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The Washington herald., 1914-12-16
SALE OF PAINTINGS
Brings BELGLANS AID
Many Local Studies on Exhibition at
Society of Washington Artists to
Help War Sufferers.

An exhibition OF more than 100 paint.
ings, executed and donated by artists
of this city or their friends. were placed
on exhibition yesterday at rs Seventeenth
street northwest by the Society Of Wash
ington artists. This collection which is
made up almost entirely Of the work OF
local artists, is being sold for the bene-
mt OF the Belgian relief fund. A smaller
collection OF sculptures, etchings and car
toons is included.
Work showing the influence OF all
schools OF art is included. The canyasses
include vivid Italian landscapes, Dutch
peasant scenes after the manner of Jo-
sef lsraels and representatives OF the
post-impressionist school. Many Of the
pictures are street scenes in Washing
ton or bit OF landcape in the vicinity. A
number OF brilliant water colors are in
cluded
Among the paintings most admired YES
terday was an exquisite study, "Twi-
light, by Mathilde NJ. Leisenring Equally
popular was "A Studio Courtship," by
Mrs. II. X. Bush-Brown, Evening in
Constantinople," by Lucien W. Powell,
and Southern Carolina Coast" by +.
Carl Smith. A post-impressionistic
study, Arrangement" by Nina l. AL
lender. attracted attention and caused
some bewilderment
- eASAp VA NANhlNSE, MOIntntE AuEl-
CAL" by Anne GoIdwaite, are noteworthy
exhibits among a collection OF other ad-
mirable etching subjects. including three
by L. II. Miller, several donated by An
dro Antique, a French artist, and five
scenes by G. j. Zolmay and
his pupils. A striking classic head by Miss
Clara Hill Is shown with a pair Of book
ends by II. X. Bush Brown.
Among other noted artists who have
donated their work for sale TO relieve
the Belgians are Richard n. Brooke, E
c. Messer, Edgar a. Nye, Catherine C.
Critchter and Bertha +. Perrie, all Wash
ington artists who have paintings in the
Exhibition Of Contemporary American
Paintings at the CorCoran Gallery; E!iz-
abeth Sawtelle, William B. Closson and
Anna ID. Kelley.
A feature of the first days sale yes
terday was that the purchases. which
were numerous, did not include the more
important canvasses Of the exhibition.
The gallery Is open from 10 a. m. 10
p. m. The exhibition will continue until
December @
The Washington herald., 1914-12-16

Louisa c. Groff. parcel %. lot n; award,
A,s7O; old award, N,sT0.
Estate Of Michael I. o'DonneII, parcel
2. lot No. .; award, $3.50; old award.
$3.50.
Sarah Mareau and Ida A. Green, parcel
2, lot No. p; award, $500; old award,
S,sOc.
American Security and Trust Company,
trustee for Theodore A. Mayer, parcel a
lot No. 30; award. $3.50; old award, S3.s7d
Philip NJ. EIklns. parcel "A. lot No, 81,
award, 5000; old award, s7,2O6.
Mary C. Maloney, parcel 3. lot No. 90;
award, $3.50; old award, S.45S.
Dennison p. Rowell, parcel 26, lot No.
g: award, 5000; old award, s6,2O1
George II. Zellers and others, parcel q,
lot No. 81: award. 500: old award, $s,sT7.
Isaac q. Peetry, parcels q and p lots
ss,SS5.
Charles P. Jacobs. parcel 81. lot No. Il;
award, $500; old award, SS,76s.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-16
EUROPE In DANGER OF
COMMITTING SUICIDE
Nine. Schwimmer Says United States
Alone Can Force Old World to
Mediate Its Differences.

4 pray to God night and day that the
Cnited Stat"s will prevent Europe from
Committing suicide
With thes. words, Nine. Rosika B.
5, hwiumrr secretary OF the Interna-
hrnal Woman Suffrage association, yes
to-day con !Ided a remarkable address
before several score of society women n
the auditorium Of Woodward & 10th
rop's. She will address a mass meeting
here in January.
The United States, by failing to step
In and stop the war. will write into his
tory The final and most horrible ChaT-
ter of tho worlds greatest horror" Nine.
SChwimm"r said.
President Wilson today - the most re-
sD~cted man in the world she said
'and Mr.. Wilson. backed by thu public
opinion Of the greatest neutral world
power, can stop the war The United
States must not offer mediation timidly
but must demand mediation, and demand
tn'msdiate cessation of hostilhies with
. force that will make Europe's mon
srrhs bow"
Nine. Schwimmer's address was one of
Several hundred she has delivered since
she started speaking in this country in
September
When the war started" she said, IT
vas in London. press represt ntative Of
the international Woman Suffrage Alii-
hn'c. The silence Of the censor was at
once imposed. but the wOmen's -organiza-
lions of sixteen COuntric,; succeeded in
uniting in an effort TO stop the war
They knew they could not get word
through ti'@ renSors to the outside world
SO they sent m" TO tell the story. I
saw President Wilson as soon as I ar
rived, and though h. approved my mis-
sion-tO enlist the public opinion Of this
nation in the cause for peace-he said
he could not grant my prayer"
The Washington herald., 1914-12-16
District Attorneys Cite Cases.
YESTERDAYS ROBBERIES

Ten dollars in cash from W. II. COL
Inns. Old Dutch Market. l539 Seventh
street northwest, by the fiim-fam trick
in making chance
A black fur automobile robe. valued at
S.. from the machine of DIR. Harrison
Cook, The Sherman. while at Fifteenth
and l. streets northwest.
A section Of lead pipe. valued at SO
from the Chesapeake and Potomac Tel
ephone Company.
Cigarettes. chewing and smoking to-
bacco. valued at s.. from the store OF
Max Weisfield, 6l9 Gordon avenue north
east
Mail from letter box in front of 227
X street northwest.
Fifteen dollars from the person OF
Herman Berry. who works at 14O4 Penn
sylvania avenue northwest, while he was
in Georgetown.
Fifty-four dollars in bills from the per-
son of Amos Huls. of Cherrydale. Va.
while going from Thirty-fourth and NJ
streets northwest to the Postoffice De-
partment, where he is employed.
Two dozen cans of tomatoes and
peaches and a pint of apricot brandy
from l2l5 VI street northwest
The Washington herald., 1914-12-16
LAWYERS ARGUE
RED-LIGHT Law
Constitutionality of Kenyon
Bill Discussed by Attorneys
in Ardmore Case.
NOW UNDER ADJUSTMENT
District Attorneys Declare Law Should
Be Upheld-Willard Estate Says
Measure Furnishes Innocent.

Declaring that simply because a Law
| is harsh and drastic, IL is not neces.
sarily unconstitutional, United States
District Attorney John Z. Laskey and
Assistant United States Attorney Laws
yesterday before Justice Walter Nc.
Coy, in the District Supreme Court, de-
Tended the Kenyon red light" law
which was attacked by counsel for
Franklin Jackson, manager of the Ard
more Hotel whose place the govern
menf seeks to close, and attorneys for
the Willard estate, which owns the
property.
Assistant United States Attorney
Laws, who made the principal argu-
ment for the government, declared that
the law properly sought to provide the
most effective means of abating the
evils of prostitution by causing own
ers of property out of self-interest to
co operate with the government. The
law says an owner must advise him
self as to the use being made of his
property. The owner may no longer
shut his eyes to the conditions OF his
property and call himself innocent"
declared Laws, nor. on the other hand
may the owner by nonaction and fall
ure to keep in touch with his property.
call himself an innocent owner"
Law Attacked by Estate.
Attorneys Hoehling, Peelle. and Ogil-
by for the willard estate attacked the
law on the ground II was not right
to hold the owners Of the property re-
sponsible for the wrongs Of another
person.
Attorneys John Ridout and n. 6.
Bowles, representing the occupant Of the
hotel, Franklin Jackson, cOntended the
Kenyon law was unconstitutional on the
LaW I'M Ion
should issue. without bond, and without
hearing from the defendant.
Assistant United States Attorney Laws
reviewed the testimony in the case, stat
ing there had been six raids on Hotel
Ardmore. In defending the Kenyon act
against the point argued by counsel for
the hotel, he declared that the United
States Supreme Court had ruled in pass,
ing on a similar case in Kansas for the
abatement of a liquor nuisance that 4
court had the right to issue a temporary
injunction against a nuisance II the evil
dence conclusively proved the nuisance
existed.
District Attorneys Cite Cases.
District Attorney Laskey and Mr. Laws
cited several cases before the United
States Supreme Court in support Of their
that the Kenyon law is con-
The government took the position that
the defendant owners. the Willard estate,
are deprived Of no constitutional right by
the provision in the law that the owners
Of the property may be enjoinCd from
permitting a nuisance to exist on their
premises, even II they have no knowledge
of the existence Of the nuisance upon the
premises.
Justice Mccoy took decision under ad-
visement, and probably will not pass on
the case for the next ten days
The Washington herald., 1914-12-16
WILL AID AMERICAN SHIPS.
British ConsuIs to Give Their O. X
to Neutral VesseIs.

American vessels carrying goods to
Germany or Austria Hungary, or to
neutral countries adjoining those coun-
tries at war against Great Britain, are
to he invited to supply British consuls
in the United States with information
regarding their carGocs, if they desire
to minimize the danger of detention by
British warships.
The State Department is not to be
party in this proposed arrangement,
or even advise American shippers to
conform to the British wishes in the
matter. but is fully informed on the
subject. 1t will be for American ship
pers to do as they please.
The British point out that IL British
consuls a American ports are permit
ted TO satisfy themselves as to the nell
trality of cargo and destination of a
vessel about to clear. they can give the
ship papers certifying to that effect.
These papers will be accepted by British
naval patrols as evidence of the neu-
trality Of the vessels errand.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-16
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

So 1858 Its to 8 blk / EdgeWood 50 Sois It 1:
blk Whitney Close-BOsS. Wn ct w AHc.
p to Clarence KiIby $40 covenants i
So 1905 1t ID 50 SO It lyl-Same TO same SO
QZls st ne & 81 7th st mel q
81 1854 II blk West Brookland Pk-CAMP.
BELL Milton ID ct u1 Faunie Z to Julian De
Court SO tr s, $50
Lawrence ); bet 7th & sth sts mel 81
So sSs pt org It 6-CARLL. Jno II ct VI Lillian
Geo W Carll ct uI Margaret A to Thos A
Jameson SO
50 81 north pt 1t 10 blk washn Hts-DULANY,
H Roner tr to Wm Pitt kellogg $3.50 u
$Jl2l.3e.
(KsI I'd bet Conn ave I'D st nwl u
So 2526 Its "a & IS Keating Est-DISMER, Loui,
c & Alfred d Smith receivers & trs 70 Mary
Elizabeth Nan 200
tPrO~IeCt Of Lincoln I'd De) Il
So 5b south \ Il 52-FLEHARTY, Ralph B tr
TO Stella Nelson Sl.3OO
I'D ST bet VI & \ SITS sWl 81
So l23l pt It l5 L int in-FRANK. Leona ct yir
Nathan to Alma Baer Young $40
20 ST near Wis ave nwD
So IS west IT 1t 2i-GIORDANO. Gerando ct uE
Marie to Annie Bifeld SO
&c st bet lst & 81 SIS mel n
So southeast Of 1868 It 3-GERTMAN, Geo &
Harry Packard trS TO Jno Lewis 81 so
u5th bet st & n e ave mel q
So 55 east It 2-HERRMANN Philip TO
Margaret Hermann $40
(K ST bet ID & 4th sts nW) II
So 4-9 II i blk WOodridge-HAISLIP Wcrrrie
to Jno Il HaisHp SO covenants
dakota st bet Carlton x Vista sts mel s
So 2J9s 1t 81 blk 10 Ingleside-HEFFERT, Jno ] to
Annie Sawyer SO covenants
IN Of Kenyon. W Of 18th St nwl -
So 40S5 1t - & 1T 1t y blk Trinidad-LEE Sarab
W ct Tir Walter TO May Miller SO cove
nantS
IN Of Morsc W Of 18th st ncl 81
81 4O6j It Il x 1T II "a blk J Trinidad-Samc 10
Fannie Jones SO covenants
IN n MOrsc w Of I2th st mel %
81 80 east pt Il l5-LECH, Annie NJ TO Nellie n
Simering SO
t3l7 st mel "a
81 3lII It 10 blk Moore & Barbours Add.D~
MELTON, ThoS II ct ux Martha B to Rose :
Hendel SO CoEenEnts & tr S2I,oO
iT2 4 NV. the AlzaradOl a
So J9I Il e0 blk 72 Petworth-NJDDArcu r
SHANNON Inc TO Margaret " Block SO cove
nRnts
IN Of Shepherd. W n In It nw) %
81 8B Its "a & 5 blk . Ingleside-MURRAY Cha,
e ux Ella & Edw ct TX CruzeIla TO
Mary G Ring $40
f7n5 & S3J7 18th st nwl n
50 7ss pt 1t Is int in-NOTTINGHAM. Katharine
to Geo Henderson 81
(3G X st sci -
81 sos II 57 blk 32 Col Hts-RING. MARY G. dc,isoc
under viii BrdgetU Callahan to Chas @ Murray
Edw Murray SO covenants
l3I. Faimunt st nWl Z,
81 252 Il q Wash'n Hts-REILLY. Hugh ct uT
Man t" Harry ,Wardman and Thos Bones joint
On Of Wyoming ave. of I'D st nw) q
50 20 cas-; IT It I5-sIMERING, Nellie R to Alicr
NJ Lanahan SO
f5I7 E st mel -
So leoo uts Its % & A-TAyLOR, Beatrice n st Wv
. Jno 10 l. Garrett SO "
Market Space bet Grace & NJ SITS nw) An
So lois It ss-TAYLOR Elisha P 2, c-,oo =
to GustaTe Forsberg SO
tl5I5 LS5lS L st - a. /
The Washington herald., 1914-12-16
Describes Hittite Empire.


The story OF unearthing the capital
OF the Hittite empire, which reached
the zenith of its power in 1900 II. g
and was destroyed, before Rome was
founded, was told by Dr. Felix Won
Luschan. director OF the Museum fur
Volkerkunde, Berlin, at a meeting of
the AnthropolOgieal Society of Wash
ingtOn in the Public Library last night,
Owing to the failure of the steriepticon
DR.. Won Luschan's lecture was not ex-
actly as planned, but he interested his
audience with an impromptu narrative
OF the excavation Of the ancient city
Boghaz-keul, Of which he was in
charge.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-16
COMMISSION REPORTS
PROPERTY AWARDS
Union Station Plaza Valuations oi
One Square Announced-Others
Will Be Made Ere Long.

Twenty-four Union Station pIaza
awards. eight Of which are smaller thar
former ones. were announced yesterday
by the commission appointed to deter,
mine fair market valuations Of the con-
demned property. The awards announc-
ed are for the property in the square
bounded by Massachusetts avenue. E and
Second streets northeast, one OF the ten
squares to be acquired by the commits
sion.
AS soon as the awards are accepted
by the property owners. they will be
sent to the President for approval. The
Department OF Justice then will arrange
for transfer OF title and payment. Others
are to be announced within a week or
two.
The awards announced are:
John NJ. Gronf, owner; parcels ], and
,. lot No. Is and part Of IS; award, 1000;
old award, R.5l5.
Mary E. BrowneII. parcels 5 and 8;
award. $500; old award, $6.l51.
Martin E. Allen and heirs Of James
NJ. Allen. parcels and I. lot No. Is and
part OF II; award 1850: old award. $500.
Clarence c. Kilby, parcel 9. lot No. Is;
award A.474; old award. A.47L.
Mary d. Sutton. parcel II. lot No. IS;
award. A.7I2; old award. 34.7iZ
Clifford u. Smith, parcel u, lot No. 49,
award, 81 $50; old award. 1859.
Margaret A. Casey. parcel l3, lot No.
%: award, S5.lOO; old award, $500.
Devisees of Mary E. Sage, parcel Il.
lot No. q; award, $5,175; old award, S5,l75.
Estate OF Joseph W. Nairn, parcel Is,
lot %, award s3,SS7; old award. S3,SS.
Henry E and Annie II. Perkins. par
eel l6, lot No. .; award. S4,5S7; old award,
1887
Samuel r. Henry. parcel II, lot No.
"a: award. s3S52; old award, 1852.
S. B. d. Rollins. parcel Is, lot 2S; award.
81. .221; old award, A,22l
Lucinda H. Hall, parcel 10. lot No. 25;
award, A.l4s; old award, A,1B.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-16
BRIT0NS SAVED AT SEA
TELL OF DESTRUCTION
Put Several New Submarines Out of
Commission, Aviators on Float
ing Plane Saw.

London, Dec. 15.-An Exchange teIe-
gram from Flushing. Holland, states
that the British officer and his me-
chanic. who were picked up in the
Channel by the Dutch steamship Oranje
Nassau from a disabled British naval
hydrOaeroplane, had dropped a num-
ber of bombs on Zeebrugge, destroy
ing. they stated. several German sub
marines that were being assembled
there after having been brought from
Germany by rail in sections.
When hailed by the Dutch shin the
aviators refused to be rescued until
they were assured they would not be
interned in Holland. whence the ship
was bound.
On being informed that they would
be treated as rescued mariners and
not as belligerents, they were taken
aboard.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-16
MARINE BAND TO AID
CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL
Will Furnish Music for Community
Tree Celebration-School Chill
dren Urged for Chorus.

Assurance that the Marine Band will
furnish music for the community Christ
mas FESTIVAL, to be held on the CAPITOL
plaza Christmas Eve. was given r. P An
crews chairman Of the music committee.
SE RANKIN ID. Roosevelt, Assistant
Secretary of the Navy, Yesterday prof
OTTO T. Simon, musical director OF the
festival, will rehearse with the band at
the Marine barracks Tuesday, Decem-
Der %
Arrangements for tableaux showing
scenes Of the nativity. which will be a
feature of the festival, have been COM
pieted by Mrs. Clara D. Neigh, chair
man OF the committee. Letters have
been sent to the public school princi-
pals. asking them to urge school children
TO join the chorus, which will sing carols
and Christmas hymns.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-16
BENEFIT FOR UNFoRTUNATEs.
Concert at Congress Heights to
DInuse Christmas Spirit.

A special concert was given last night
in the town hall Of Congress Heights for
the benefit Of the unfortunate persons Of
the community who are unable to provide
themselves with things that make the
season bright and enjoyable. ]. z. Will
Jams acted as master Of ceremonies.
Charles F. Purdy. Of the Public I'M
provement Association Of Congress
Heights. has written an interesting paper
concerning the work accomplished by the
organization during the past eight years.
The list OF improvements secured includ-
ed extension Of water mains, sewer mains,
gas mains, electric light service. double
track street car system. through street
car service. sidewalks. addition to the
public school and rebuilding Of the town
hall.
Anacostia Council, No. IS, Junior Order
Of United American Mechanics. last night
admitted new members to the order.
The Hillsdale Citizens Association will
petition the proper authorities TO aIlot a
portion OF the reclaimed area OF the Ana
costa flats for promulgation OF the study
OF agriculture in connection with the Bir-
ney school.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-16
TO SWIM AND DIVE.
Irene Deal Contest for Local Boys
and Girls at Keith's.

Ideal in private life Irene Deal
the champion lady fancy swimmer and
icrobatic diver, met the Keith audi
ence on the stage of the theater after
The matinee yesterday. Hundreds OF
ladies' gathered for the event. which
vas disclosure Of beauty secrets
and instructions on the Identification
sf the feminine form. The ladies pres
ant listened with rapt attention. They
we're particularly interested I'm her
Measurements, which are practically
The same as those of the statue of
Venus de Milo.
Ideal" will give free amateur
winning and diving contest for boys
1t the matinee today and the contest
ants will represent all the first-class
boys schools Of the city. A fine silver
trophy will be awarded the winner by
The Keith management At Thursdays
matinee there will be another contest
tor girls only, and many of the clev-
brest and fairest swimmers in the city
will participate for the grand prize.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-16
Harvard Club to Elect

The Washington Harvard Club held
its regular monthly meeting last even
ing at the University Club with Presi-
dent J. W. Holcombe in the chair. A
committee OF hve on nomination of
oincers Tor next year was elected to
report at the January meeting A
on entertainment was an
pointed to arrange for the annual din
ner early in February. The evening
closed with music and refreshments.
The secretary Of the club "a John w.
Davidge, the woodward.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-16
KAISER IS OPTIMISTIC.
VIII Turn Disaster Into Victory,
He Predicts.
By FREDERICK WERNER.

Berlin, Dec. Il lby wireless)-In re-
sponse to a message from the president
of the Reichstag expressing sorrow oveg
the loss of the squadron of Admiral
Graf Won Spec, Emperor William sent
this reply:
MAY the heavy offers we are forced
to make in this battle for our existence
be borne by all OF US as a single man.
Supported by an unshaken hope in God,
our Lord, from whose gracious hand we
humbly receive fortune or misfortune.
Joy or sorrow. we will turn the most
difficult hour into a blessing for the
nation and fatherland.'
The Washington herald., 1914-12-16
AppEAL AGAIN 10 WILSON.
Local Merchants Request saturda,
Half-hoIiday for EnpIoyes.

Another appeal for q half.holiday this
Saturday for Government clerks to enable
them to do their Christmas shopping was
made yesterday by Charles J. Columbus,
secretary Of the Retail Merchants Asso-
citation. 10 Secretary Tumulty.
Mr.. Columbus asked that President Will
son reconsider his former refusal OF the
request, and laid particular stress on the
portion OF the Presidents letter Of re-
fusal which said that the holiday would
willingly be granted II there was any
legal authority for 1t. Since that letter
was written attention has been called to
forgotten statute OF the District Code
which declares every Saturday afternoon
a holiday IL the President chooses to
grant IL.
Secretary Tumulty said he would take
the matter up with the President imme-
diately, affirming that his heart was in
the cause.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-16
School Gets Silver Gun.

A silver cup was presented to Mckinley
Manual Training School yesterday morn
ing by the Princeton Alumni Association
of the District. The school auditorium
was crowded with the 200 students As
sistant Secretary of War Breckenridge,
z. S. McCalmont, president of the alumni
association, and Edward Gisburne, a stu
dent at Tech in 1905, who lost a leg at
Vera Cruz, were among those who spoke.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-16
Mcfarland Heads Enpineers

W. A. Mcfarland, superintendent Of
the District water department, was
elected president of the Washington
Society Of Engineers at the annual
meeting at the Cosmos Club last night.
Others chosen were G. r. Putnam,
vice president; John C. Hoyt, secretary;
Carl F. Jeanson, treasurer; William
Bowie, Frank Sutton, A. F. Baldwin.
Van Manning, Frederick W. Alpet. F.
c. Boggs, F. F. Peele, and E. F. wendt,
board Of directors.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-16
MONEY FOR TURKISH RELIEF.
Red Cross Sends 10000 for Main
tenance of Hospitals.

The American Red Cross yesterday
cabled $4,000 TO the American Am
bassador in ConstantinOple to assist in
maintaining numerous hospitals in
Turkey.
This was I'm response to a cable
message to the State Department from
the Ambassador, in which he asked
that the American Red Gross be in
formed that the COnstantinople Chapter
OF the Red Cross has made arrange
ments to put at the disposal of the
sanitary officials Of the Ottoman gov
ernment two hospitals in Constanti-
nople, and the missionary stations flt
Konia. Narsovan, Sivas, Casarea. Har-
put. Aintab. Marash, Adana, Mardin.
Erzerum: Van Mersine and Dlarbekr
He asked that $4,000 be sent him to
help maintain these hospitals and hos
pital stations.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-16
Mrs. J. Borden Hartman Ill.

Denver, Col, Dec. 15.-Ptomaine pol
soning contracted last Saturday and ag-
gravated by a severe cold contracted in
visiting mining camps, has confined Mrs.
]. Borden Hartman, Of New York. a
member Of the International Relations
Committee, to her bed here. She il un-
der the constant care OF q doctor,
The Washington herald., 1914-12-16
LEARNS LOVER DIED IN WAR.
Her Sweetheart n Hero, PennsyI.
vania Girl Hears,

Harrisburg. Pa, Dec. 15.-"Your fiance
died a brave soldier and a good leader.
Your country has lost a hero
This is the concluding line of a letter
received by Miss Amelia Kovachet, of
Middletown, Pa, breaking the news of
the death of her lover. Lieut.. Weiss, OF
the Sixteenth Infantry of the Imperial
German army. Lieut.. Weiss was killed
in battle in the Russian field on October
20. The letter was written on the field
by a comrade.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-16
DYNAMITE" WASN'T LOADED,
Just a Roll of Paper, So Negro
Goes to Asylum.

Arthur Carroll, colored. with no fixed
place OF abode. walked up to Crossing
Policeman Desch at Eighth and II streets
northeast yesterday and complained that
a bank on II street, which he owned.
would not give him his money He also
said he had a stick of dynamite in his
pocket and would use 1t IL he was not
paid his money.
The dynamite happened to be a roll
of twisted paper. Carroll was sent to
Washington Asylum Hospital on a charge
OF insanity.