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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-10-09
BIDS.FOR Hotel
END in DISPUTE
Court Must Decide Between
Alexander Mcneil and
Gimbel Brothers.
POWHATAN AT AUCTION
Final" Offer of 1924, 100 Raised
$500 by Philadelphia Firms
Representative.

Receivers for the Hotel Powhatan, at
Eighteenth Street and Pennsylvania Ave-
nue. Northwest, last night received two
bids for the property offered under pub
lie auction for the second time. Because
OF a dispute on the final bid, the receiy-
ers, Z. S. Duvall, jr., T. c. Dulin. ami
J. Barrett Carter, will report the matter
TO the District Supreme Court, under
whose order the sale was conducted.
Alexander Mcneil bid S2S4. 100, but his
deposit check for $500. required by the
order of sale, was stated to be lacking
in certification. He sought to substitute
that amount in cash. In the meantime
David Mandell, Of Philadelphia, and II.
Winthrop Wheatley, of Washington, rep
resenting Gimbel in Philadelphia, made
a bid of S2S5,O0O, and made a cash deposit
OF s., 500
Court VIII Decide.
Which, If any, of these bids will be
accepted by the court will be decided on
submission of the case The George A.
Fuller Company, builders of the hotel,
was the third and lowest bidder.
The auction was made on order of Oc-
tober in front of the premises. The
property has been in the name of the
Lewis Hotel Company. II includes the
furniture. fixtures. paraphernalia, stock.
license, &c, of the hotel. c. & c. Sloan
& Co, Inc, were the auctioneers.
The total claims against the property
aggregated Sl25. Co., of which GimbeI
Brothers had $4,000 for furnishings.
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Plan for the Refunding
Of 2 Per Cent Bonds
Criticised by Vanderlip

The provision of the GIass-Owen cur
renCy bill providing for the refund'ng of
II per cent government bonds Having the
circulation privilege with per cent
| bonds. to which this privilege is not at
tached will fail according to Frank A.
Vanderlip, of the National City Bank.
of New York. who appeared before the
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
yesterday
Mr.. Vanderlip said that banks now
made a net profit of LIS per cent on cir
culation. They receive : per cent on the
bonds on which this circulation is is
sued making a net income of ais per
cent. This being more profitable than
a per cent bond. will deter them from
presenting government bonds for pay
ment
He declared that government bonds are
worth face value TO any bank which
wishes to hold them until maturity and
which can. during that period. keep its
circulation out.
Mr.. Vanderlip declared that the nearer
the approach to a. central bank the bill
provides the better will be the system.
lie disapproved the proposed twelve re-
gional reserve banks, which are to be
linked together only by a system Of en-
forced loans.
In praise of one section of the measure
he said that the creation of a rediscourt
market would eliminate TO a large degree
the stock exchange loans now made by
New York banks. He declared that New
York banks do not wish to make these
loans. but that they are compelled 10
make call loans on stock collateral be-
cause they must have a secondary re-
serve which readily can be converted
into money whenever the demands of de-
positOrs threaten the integrity of the
bank.
Mr.. Vanderlip declared that loans On
stock collateral, as made in New York.
constitute unsound banking. but that it
was the best banking possible under eN-
listing conditions.
He objected to the constitution OF the
Federal Reserve Board and to the power
of that board to remove three of the
directors from each of the regional re-
serve bank boards He declared that the
Federal Reserve Board members, in any
event. should be appointed for long terms
and should be paid large salaries in or
der that they might acquire the neces-
sary experience and devote their whole
attention to their important work.
He asserted that the average rate col
IeCted on call loans by his bank during
the last ive years was 296 per cent, and
that during the same time an average of
2.sS per cent had been paid on country
bank deposits Investment of country
banks deposits at a more profitable rate
is impossible, because these deposits must
be kept in liquid form. The only alter
native, lie said. to call loans under pres
ent conditions was to tie up huge sums
of deposits in bank vaults.
large number Of new witnesses will
appear before the committee next week,
following the conclusion of the meeting
of bankers in Boston.
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INCOME OF Mr.. DENT
TO BE INVESTIGATED
Members of House District Committee
Make Plans for Starting
Inquiry.

Members of the House District Com
mittee probably will commence soon
an investigation OF the office of Louis
\. Dent. auditor of the District Su-
preme Court, with a view to deter
mining whether Mr.. Dents income
from fees is as great as it has been
represented to be. 1t has been stated
that Mr.. Dents annual income ranges
from $4,000 to $4,000. Mr.. Dent de-
MES that this is so.
it is planned to send an expert ac-
countant into Mr.. Dents office to do
some preliminary investigating. Mr..
Dent said yesterday that he would well
come such an investigation at any
time.
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GEORGE f. DAVIS

you can't make him drink ] made a
canvass of 40 banks in the State Of Wis
cOnsin, and of the $50 replies received 800
said they would not 20 into the system
As proposed by the currency bill Is not
that an answer 10 Mr. McRae?"
J. II. O'Neil, Boston, moved the fol-
Lowing resolution:
Resolved. That we commend tTfesP Pres
ident, the Secretary of the Treasury, and
Congress for their efforts to give this
country an elastic. as well as 4 safe
currency. and pledge them our hearty
support toward the enactment OF proper
legislation to that end
Mixed voices greeted the resolution,
and some one shouted: shut up"
Mr.. 0'Neil: 81 will shut up any time
you like"
Chairman: This gentleman has the
floor"
Mr.. O'Neil: Il am a banker as well as
you. and know the people of this coun-
try want the government behind the cur
rency. Don't abuse the people who are
trying to evolve a bill. Every member of
the currency committee of Congress, has
read more about currency than any
gentlemen in this convention"
President Freeman. of the New York
State Bankers Association. moved that
the session be continued in the afternoon,
adding: Give everybody a chance to
be heard. rather than choke them on
Mr.. Hepburn opened the afternoon sit
ting by suggesting that Mr. O'Neirs
resolution be added to those moved by
Mr.. Hill, and said he was heartily in
favor OF il.
Discussion followed upon the advis-
ability Of including farm mortgages in
the currency bill. but it was decided
to leave this question to be dealt with
under the foreign credits legislation,
which is to be brought forward in the
near future
The resolutions were then put to the
vote, one by one.
Mr.. McRae shouted No. his being
the only voice raised in opposition.
Many Bank Burglars.
That burglary is still a Furnishing
industry was indicated in the report
of the standing protective committee.
During the past year the banks Of the
country were robbed of S171.4lS.32. Ac-
cOrding to the report. there were. be-
tween September l, 1912, and August
81, 1913, thirty-nine burglaries or at
tempted burglaries of banks which are
members of the association, and 100
the association.
Oklahoma seems to be the choicest
field of operations for the bank-pil-
laying fraternity. That State holds
the record of the year, with twenty
five bank robberies. New York. with
its billions of deposits, pulled through
with only eight burglaries.
The total loss sustained by the
banks of this country through the
operations of burglars for the year
ended August 81. 1913, was Sl71,4lS.32.
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CITIZENS CONDEMN
CAR COMPANIES
Several Other Matters Taken I'D by
the Connecticut Avenue
Association.
RESOLUTIONS ARE ADOPTED

Resolutions COndemning street railroad
companies in general. motions to compel
street car companies to start new lines,
suggestions that the companies be per-
TIED to run cars across Connecticut
, Avenue Bridge. requests that universal
transfers be provided for. and a solution
of the suffrage problem in the District,
were discussed last night at a meeting
of the Connecticut Avenue Citizens As
ISOLATION. at the assembly hall in Upton
Street Northwest, near Connecticut Ave
nue.. The resolutions all were referred
to committees for report.
y committee composed of George 4.
Armes, d. Fl. ROsen. Edgar d. Turner.
II. c. Dickinson. and S. G. Nye reported
the following winners in a contest for
well-kept lawns in the vicinity:
First prize. so. Charles ]. Happier,
1855 Tilden Street; prizes of 81, Army
and Navy School, 4l0l Connecticut
Avenue: DR.. Thomas A. Poole. 5611
Connecticut Avenue; DR.. Henry A.
May. 1851 Mckinley Street: DIR. Will
lam II. Heron, 5437 Connecticut Ave-
nue.: Jesse p. Crawford, 2915 Abe
marie Street; L. F. Adams. 3717 Nor
rison Street; A. l.. Falk. 3SIO Living
ston Street; Julian A. Lounsbury. 3O4O
Highland Avenue. and Frank Bond,
1927 Newark Street.
Because of the number of well-kept
lawns, it was decided TO give prizes only
for the less pretentious grounds, the
committee reported. The following,
therefore, were not listed as prize win
ners, but were mentioned:
DIR. Charles W. Richardson. Grant
Road: William L. Grounse, Gales Road:
Scott E. weIker. Pierce Mill Road;
Harry wardman, Connecticut Avenue:
Senator Francis G. Newlands, woodley
Lane, and Gardiner Hubbard, woodley
Lane.
The following were elected to MEM
bership:
William T. Poole, Chevy Chase
Heights: J. S. Gruver. $500 Thirty-ninth
Street; Alexander Wolf. 1853 woodley
Road; Herbert L. Wood. Acadia Park;
Ralph B. Fleharty. 54O6 Forty-first Street;
Isadore Freund. 1903 Connecticut Avenue;
Redmond S. Brennan, 3SlS Jocelyn Street:
DIR. A. s. Heltol, 1884 Morrison Street ID.
Il. Luttrell, SS2l Livingston Street; DIR.
W. II. Heron, 5437 Connecticut Avenue;
Percy C. Smith, 1898 Morrison Street; F.
Wenner. 343S Albemarle Street. and John
r Peak. woodley Park.
Among those W. took part in discus
sion of the business of the meeting were
E. W. Parker, J. P. Crawford. ID. III.
Rosen, James E Alexander. George A
Armes, Dr. Emory A. Bryant. w. B.
Follmar, Dr. william "a. Veditz, d. L
Selke, president. and Alfred T. Gage,
secretary.
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MUNICIPAL ARCHITECT
SEVERELY CRITICISED
Congress Heights Public Improve
ment Association Complains About
DelAy on Schoolhouse.

Emphatic complaints were made
against Srowdon Ashford, municipal
architect, bF members of the Congress
Heights Public Improvement Associa-
tioI at Their meeting last night. The
members ars angry because work on
their new school house, for the construc-
ton of which $4,000 became available
last July l, has been delayed, causing
children of their community to walk to
the schools il Anacostia, where they are
given only one-half days time. Work
upon the Congress- Heights school build
ing was begun only week before the
school term.
Vent to Their displeasure was given by
the members 81 the association upon lis
tening to the report of Charles F. Purdy,
chairman of he committee on schools.
Blame for the delay in the construction
of their building was placed upon the
municipal architect. and a committee
was appointed to call upon the District
Commissioners and ask for an investi-
CATION. E. J. Newcomb, Francis Wal
ker. and A. e Mckay were appointed
members Of this committee.
II was further decided at the meet
ing to rush the preparation OF the list
of Improvements wanted hy the $3.50
citation for Their section. so that the
Commissioners 3 ~ bssa meInorsnds
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HoOray! Blood
Free of impurities
Eczema Gone! Acne, letter,
Rash, Pimples, Carbuncles,
Boils-Banished!

It is certainly remarkable how quickly
The action Of S. S. S., the famous blood
purifier. shows itself in the skin.
There is one ingredient in s. S. s.
which peculiarly stimulates cellular or
Elandular activity to select from the
blood, or from the fine network Of blood
vessels in the skin. those elments which
Il requires for regeneration.
Thus pimples. acne, eczema. lupus, or
any other blood condition that attacks
the skin or seeks an outlet through the
skin is met with the antidotal effect OF
S. S. S.
This is why skin troubles vanish so
readily and why they do not return. I'm
der the influence of s. S. s. this fine net
work of blood vessels in the skin is con-
stantly selecting from the blood the nutri-
tion required for healthy tissue, and the
cause Of disease is just as constantly be-
ing removed, scattered and rendered
harmless.
II is great mistake to rely upon ca
thartics to cure pimples or other facial
eruptions. Not only do cathartics cause
chronic constipation. but they thin the
blood of its valuable and essential pre-
servatives.
You viii be surprised and delighted at
the quick change II you will use s. s. s.
the famous blood purifier. Its action In
the skin is quite sensational These facts
are most fully explained in book on
skin troubles sent by the Swift Specino
Co., 2I3 Swift Bldg, Atlanta, Ca You
will find S. S. s. on sale at all drug stores.
Get a bottle today and Danish all skin
afiictions.
When you ask for S. S. 8. look out for
the common trick Of trying to sell you
something else. Don't be misled-
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ALL OPPONENTS
TO BE in DOUBT
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

make public a statement setting forth
his suspicious and the grounds for them.
This will hang up the question mark,
not only on the private interests and
individuals who are opposing considera..
ton of the bill, but upon those members
of the Senate, who. While opposing the
measure or clamoring for further delay.
give no adequate explanation fcI their
attitude.
IBceEsed Mt Publication.
President Wilson was much incensed at
the publication here yesterday morning
OF a statement in which he was quoted
as declaring that Democrats who oppose
the currency bills are rebels to their
party. He sent the following denial to
the editor of The Washington Herald:
"Sir-I am quoted in your issue OF this
morning saying that anyone who does
not support me is no Democrat. but a
rebel. or course, l never said any such
thing. 1t is contrary, both to my
thoughts and TO my character. and l
must ask that you give a very prominent
place in your issue of tomorrow to this
denial. Very truly yours,
''(Signe6 WOODROW WILSON"
In the face OF the fact and patience
which the President is displaying in his
handling of the currency situation in the
SENATE, STATEMENTS SuCn as lndI referred
to above have proven most annoying to
the White House. They are looked upon
as aiming at a definite breach between
the President and Senators Hitchcock,
Reed and OGorman. Democratic men,
bers of the committee. who are opposing
a shortening of the hearings on the cur
rency bill. The President has every hope
that two. at least, OF these Senators VIII
see the light and agree to offer the Sen
ate an opportunity to debate the bill at
an early date.
Statement by Reed.
Senator Reed yesterday made public
a statement advanced as an outline Of
the position taken by himself and his
two Democratic colleagues on the COM
mittee in opposition to an early termina-
ton of the hearings. In this statement
OF nearly 400 words. the Missouri Sena-
tor fails to offer a single criticism
against the bill. or a satisfactory rea-
son for delaying consideration OF the
measure. In effect, he says: This bill
calls for a new departure. We are not
certain what this departure will lead to,
therefore let US either not take the step
at all or else postpone it until some one
enlightens US 10 our complete satisfac-
ton and insurance This is believed
to be the attitude OF many, both in and
out of Congress who are opposing the
bill.
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WANT MEN TO DO COOKING.
Women Decide to UrSe Domestic
Science schools for Males,

Hull, Eng. Oct S.-The proposal of DIR.
Mary Murdoch before the National
Union OF Women Workers yesterday that
men should take the place of women in
cooking and doing the general house
work was debated by the delegates to-
day and 1t was decided by a big majority
that DR.. MurdOck's assertion was a
good one.
\ committee was appointed to work
for domestic science schools for men.
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in time to consider it in connection
with the working out of their esti-
mates. A. z. Mckay was appointed
chairman OF the committee on parks,
and was Instructed to request the Dis
trict heads to include in their budget
an item providing for the survey OF
the tract to be improved as Oxon Park.
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Auto Repair Man Missing.

The police have been asked to conduct
a search for Charles Hall. twenty years
old, an automobile repairman. missing
from his home Il Grant Place North
west, since Sunday. Hall has dark hair
and dark eyes, full round face, and when
last seen wore gray cap. light clothes
and tan shoes.
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NAB CANISTER FOR SHOOTING.
Police Arrest "DOPey Kenny" for
Firing on Rival.

New York. Oct. S-Charsed with shoot
ing rival gangster Benjamin Fein, gang
leader and gunman. known throughout
the East Side as ''Dopey Benny was
arrested today
The police say Fein was the man who
stabbed "Bridgey'' Weber last spring
He is accused Of shooting William Lustig
Fein. who succeeded Big jack Zelig as
the most prominent gangster on the East
Side, was at liberty on $4,000 bail on old
charge when arrested
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POLICE COURT TALEsMEN.
Twcnty-six Men Selected to Serve
on Jury Trials.

The twenty-six talesmen selected TO
serve on jury trials in the Police
Court from now until the LIST of jan
uary will report for duty in the United
States branch of the court today. The
panel was completed yesterday with
the drawing Of thirteen names. thir-
teen others having been selected on
Monday.
Those drawn yesterday were Hugo
A. Hease, Albert W. Felka, Thomas
L. Leatherwood, Edwin A. Newman,
George Bowie, William L. Burkhart.
Warren Dyson. Willis f. McNally,
Flagler II. Phillips. Henry Akers, and
William ID. Dawson.
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Narrow Escapes in Hotel Fire.

Groton Conn. Oct. &-The Harbor View
Hotel a four-story structure on the
Thames River front. was burned early
today and seventy-five guests had a mar
row escape, being aroused only in time
to flee in hastily donned attire and with
little of their belongings.
The fire was started by a careless en-
Move
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New Life
Free TO All
No Longer Any Excuse for Men or
Women to Be Weak NerVed, Brain
Tagged, Thin or Haggard.

Send Your Name and Address Today for Z
Free Fifty-cert Box Of Kelloggs
sanitone Waters and Learn
the Grand Truth
II you are sick or ailing It Is because
the very foundation of your existence
is gradually being dried up, the nerve
force which radiates through every
atom Of your being is perishing. The
brain and the nerves require nourish-
ment just as much as the rest OF the
body
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Aviator Hawker Injured.

Brooklands. Eng. Oct S-Harry G.
Hawker, one Of the best known aviators
in England. was seriously injured here
today when his aeroplane fell while max
ing spiral turn. The machine was
smashed
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GIBSON FACES ANOTHER TRIAL
Lawyer Accused of Murder TO Face
Jury in November.

MiddletOwn, y. Y. Oct. Sat a con-
ference held between the Supreme Jus
tice Tompkins, District Attorney Will
son. Burton W. Gibson, Mrs. Gibson and
GihsOn's attorney. Henry Kehlit, it was
tentatively agreed that Gibson shall be
tried for the third time in special term
at Goshen in November for the murder
Of Mrs. Rosa Menschik Szabo
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Segundo Sanchez, Of Penonome, Pana-
ma, who has proclaimed himself ths
Messiah. has predicted the destruction
of the world
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FREE SOC BOX COUPON

The regular 800 size of Kellogg's
Sanitone Waters are for sale in Wash
ington at Affieck's Drug Store, 18th and
F SITS. n. W.: Day & Co. northeast cor
ner 5th and G SITS n. W; Peoples
Pharmacy, two stores. 18th and X SITS.
y. w. and 7th anG z SITS. n. W; O'DOn-
nelrs Drug Stores. sO4 F 81. W. and
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druggists.
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BY breeding blind fish found in dark
caves under red light for several years,
a German scientist has succeeded in pro-
ducing fish with useful eyeG
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Answers Mr.. McRac.

A. Frank Frame, of Waushaka, Wis,
said: You can lead horse to water, but
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in a framework of green hills;
through the valley wound the James
river sparkling in the sunlight and
embroidered by a line of trees In
full leaf; while the streets, parks,
buildings, and the distant village of
the state hospital, added a touch of
human workmanship to the beauti-
full design created by the great Mas
ter Hand of all scenic painters.
H. M. Taber, president Of the
board Of trustees, presided at the
exercises.
He said: "We meet here today to
lay the corner stone of this structure
which in the coming years is going
to be SO servicable in the great edu-
cational work upon which this in
stitution has entered. The citizens
Of jamestown and all friends OF
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seminaries of the west, and three
years hence will be preaching the
gospel as it has never been told be-
fore in this state. Upon them is
placed the burden, and we bespeak
for our commonwealth that each will
make good
"The highest aim of this institu-
tion as We today understand it, shall
be the building of character, and
sending forth galaxy Of young men
and women who will raise and pro-
tect the character of our citizenship
throughout all time to come. Mr..
Taber, I am delighted to hand to
you the trowel and mortar, and with
you seal the corner stone of Taber
Hail."
Name Changed to Taber Hall.
In his remarks Judge Knauf re-
ferred to an unexpected incident
which deserves special mention, the
change of the name of Gordon Hall
to Taber Hall. President KroeZe
received telegram from the donor
of this splendid building asking the
privilege to change the name to Ia
Der Hall, in recognition of the splen-
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In reply to these kilograms the fol-
lowing message was sent:
jamestown, N. D., June 4, 1919.
feel most profoundly grateful to
you for the honor you have paid me
in Your suggestion that my name be
attached to our splendid new build
ing. Especially do l appreciate this
coming from you. DR.. Kroeze and
our board of trustees have been urg-
ing that your suggestion be accept
ed by me, but l do not feel that my
service to Jamestown College is of
such nature as to make it appropri-
ate that my name should be attached
to so fine a structure. Then l do
not like the prominence that this
gives my name, and Mrs. Taber feels
as I do in this particular. l wish
might do differently because you re-