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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-11-07
CENTRAL HIGH TO HOLD
REUNION AND PAGEANT
Thousand Alumni Will Gather Decem-
Der 28-Ceremony to Mark Closing
of Building Next Spring.

More than a thousand alumni of the
Central High School are expected to at
tend the annual alumni reunion at the
school building on the afternoon Of
December IS. from to o'clock. This
reunion will be the last in the old school
building. which has housed the institu-
ton for more than thirty years. Next
year Central will be occupying its new
home on Clifton street.
Plans for the reunion formed the chief
topic Of discussion and vote at the meet
ing of the advisory board Of the Central
Alumni Association. held at the school
last Wednesday evening. The board took
up the question of cooperating with
Principal Emory N. Wilson and Others
to be held next June to commemorate the
departure from the old building and the
entrance into the new. The board au-
thorized the appointment of a special
alumni association committee to assist
in preliminary work.
President Robert C Greene presided
at the boards meeting. Others present
were Emory NJ. Wilson. L. Russell Alden,
Bruce Baird. Miss Magdalen Breuninger.
Miss Mildred Dean. Harry English Fred
L. Fishback. Mrs. S. NJ. Farr, Miss Eliza
beth Harris. Lawrence ]. Heller. George
w. Hodgkins, Milton A. Kaufman. Miss
Anna NJ. Lynch. Lucy G. Lynch John
NJ. McLachlen, Miss Airline NJ. Pollock,
Miss Anna Z. Pollard. George Risk. Miss
Elsa Raner. Miss Sara Z. Stephens. Mrs.
Paul Scharf. Capt Thomas NJ. Spaulding.
Miss Dorothea F Sherman and Gerald
W. Weikert.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-11-07
HILL HOLDS RECORD
AS LAUGH-PRODUCER
Owner and Star of the Midnight
Maidens" Company at Gayety This
Week Has Unique Career.

Gus Hill who brings his Midnight
Maidens' TO the Gayety Theater this
week. has launched and produced over
100 plays and has the reputation of Great
ing more laughter in this country Il an
any other single producer. He is said to
be one of the first to have brought olt
the popular cartoon-musical play. Ills
Happy Hooligan" has made hundreds
of thousands laugh. This was with
drawn last season in order that he might
devote most of his time 10 the new car
toon sensation. Bringing Up Father"
and the new edition of Mutt and JEFF. =
The latter continues to break previous
records all over the country and has
made a tiny fortune for Mr.. Hill.
His next offer to the laugh-lovers will
be a very elaborate spectacle, entitled
Polly and Her Pals a musical play
with an American atmosphere.
Mr. Hill has been requested by the
management of the Columbia circuit,
controlling the Gayety Theater here. to
again assume charge and revive his
once-famous Midnight Maidens" This
aggregation is said TO be one of the most
pretentious ever presented in burlesque.
Its cast includes several well-known
stars and the famous Gus Hill chorus.
Mr. Hills name is sufficient guarantee
Of the quality of the Midnight Maidens."
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-11-07
Chief to Make Gift.
u. C.. T. TO ENTERTAIN
PROMINENT MEMBERS
Men in Congress and Rivers and Har-
bors Body Will Be Flagg
Councils Guests.

Plans for an entertainment to be held
on December q at which members Of
Congress and delegates to the National
Rivers and HarbOrs Congress who are
members OF the Order OF United Com
rnerciaI Travellers will be guests. were
discussed last night at meeting OF
Flagg Council OF the order at Pythian
Temple.
Several members OF Congress. includ-
ing Representative Winslow, of Massa-
chusetts. and Representative Fields, OF
Kentucky. are members OF the society,
and there will be many members among
the delegates TO the Rivers and Harbors
Congress- which meets here December y
.. and 10 Acceptances Of Invitations
from Mr. Winslow and from ]. ]. Hayes
mayor of Vicksburg, Miss. have beqn
received.
w. II. Beale. Of Baltimore, grand eX-
ecutive committeeman of the order.
smoke on The Cheerfulncss Of Life at
the meeting last night. Initiation OF
candidates by the degree team was a
feature. The following were candidates:
DR.. A. w Evans. Ernest Deal. \. T.
Hulligan, and A. c. Almond.
Members Of the degree team arc: a. w.
Parker. of the executive committee OF
the council. captain: |. r. Hunter. senior
councillor: T. V. Smith, Junior councilor'
Albert Triplett. past councillor w w
Mansfield, conductor; A G. Brooks.
mage: b. NJ MOndell sentinel ana
George : Hopper. chaplain. speeches
were made by Mr.. Hopper. Mr.. Iripiett'
MIR. Mansfield. and Mr.. Smith.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-11-07
Indians Hunt Canadian Woods
For Mrs. Calls Wedding Furs
Black Feet Braves Plan Royal
Gift for Descendant Of
Pocahontas Chief Three
Bears to Make Presenta-
ton Just Before Nuptials.

Word has just been received here that
the Blackfeet Indians of the Glacier
National Park Reservation, Northeast
Montana, are preparing to honor Mrs.
Norman Calf. the fiancee of President
Wilson and a descendant of Pocahontas
by making. as her wedding gift. what
will probably be the most elaborate as
sortment OF furs ever given to a single
person.
This set of furs. made up OF skins from
forty-eight animals, Is the Indians idea
of the proper material for the making
of a cloak for the squaw OF the nation's
chief-especially since that squaw Ii to
be the first OF real Indian blood ever TO
live in the Big White Tepee at WASH
ington.
Half Century Old.
This collection of furs will not be COM
plete until the last of November or the
first OF December, II Is thought. The best
Indian hunters OF the reservation. includ-
ing Medicine Owl, Wolf Plume, Lazy Boy,
Fish Wolf Robe and Two Guns White
Calf are now securing the mountain
country that lies just south Of the Cana
dian border in quest OF the best furs to
be had. Already they have bagged fine
Horn sheep. elk. four kinds of bear. a
moose and weasel mink and marten.
Some of the more valuable pieces of
the collection OF furs that are to be sent
to the next FIRST lady of the land have
been In the possession Of the Blackfeet
chief for half a century.
Notable among these Is q white buffalo
skin-a calf buffalo. There is a sacred
legend connected with this rare skin,
which has been greatly cherished by the
Blackfeet. Chief Three Bears has re-
peatedly refused fabulous offers from fur
collectors for this particular skin.
Chief to Make Gift.
When the collection Is complete ar
will be made with the In
terror Department here for Chief Three
Bears to come to Washington with his
precious bundle of furs and make the
presentation personally TO Mrs Gait
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-11-07
EMBALMING LAW
ASKED FOR D. c.
Undertakes Also Score the
Health Office Rule on Re
moval of Bodies.
"ANYBoDY CAN EMBALM"
Speaker Says DR.. Woodward Should
Be Catered to When Right. but
Ignored When Wrong.

The regulations Of the health office now
In force governing the embalming ana
removal Of bodies In the District were
scored last night at a mass meeting OF
local undertakers at Washington Hall.
Third street and Pennsylvania avenue
southeast Charles s. Zurhorst, president
Of the Undertakers' Association Of the
District. presided. About forty members
Of the profession were present.
The object of the meeting was to dis
cuss proposed legislation to be presented
at the coming session Of Congress, pro-
viding for a uniform and reasonable law
governing the subject
Among those who spoke were W. X. r
Hines, William s. Riley, X. M Perry, ana
Charles s. Zurhorst. According to the
speakers, the District at present mas no
embalmers' law. Any man with the price
of a license and without examination can
receive an Endorsed certificate.
Many Complaints Registered
II was stated that at the present time
removal certificates are issued at the
Government Hospital for the Insane, the
White Plains Poorhouse. and the Walter
Reed Hospital, while they are refused at
the Gallinger tuberculosis Hospital and
the Washington Asylum Hospital II
was pointed out that the health depart
ment is closed from IL p. IN. until a m.
during which time II is impossible to OBJ
tain a removal certificate. and that often
the undertakers and members Of the
family Of the deceased are put TO unnec-
essary delay, annoyance. and expense
because Of the existing state of affairs
DIR. Woodward should be catered to
when he Is right" said one speaker. but
when he is wrong he should be ignored
like any other man. We ought 10 re-
spect our health officer as far as posi-
BILE. but when II comes to unnecessary
expense and delay, some action should
be taken
This committee was named to draft an
embalmers' bill-P. a. Taltavull, Alfred
Gawler, Frank Wright. Thomas Nalley.
Thomas Sergeon. Thomas Costello, Robert
C. Mcclure. Martin w. Hysong, William
:. Riley. Joseph S. Birch and a repre-
sentative from the firm of w. r. Speare.
meeting will be held Saturday night
when the petition addressed to Congress
will he signed.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-11-07
WILSON GIVES FIANCEE
JEWELED VANITY CASE
President and His New Walking Stick
Attacked by Youngsters Before
They Recognize HiA

Mrs. Edith Boiling Gait displayed to
friends yesterday a dainty gold vanity
case which bears her initials set in
tiny diamonds II was gift from
President Wilson, purchased during
their recent stay in New York.
The vanity case contains a compart-
ment for photographs and II is said
Mrs. Cats favorite picture of the Pres
ident has been already placed within.
The President has a new walking
cane with silver mOuntings- He car
ried II TO his office yesterday. Later
il was observed hooked over his left
forearm as he walked jauntily out to
Mrs. Calls home in Twentieth street
for luncheon.
On his way to the Gait home. the
President was attacked by crowd Of
youngsters armed with pea shooters.
The first volley was fired before the
make-believe warriors discovered the
identity of their distinguished target.
Then they turned from assault to &C
claim which was acknowledged by a
broad Presidential grin.
After luncheon the President and
Mrs. Gait motOred through Maryland
until it was time to return to the
White House for dinner.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-11-07
BRYAN DEFENDS HIS
CRITICISM OF WILSON
Friendship with President mistaken
by Attack on Preparedness Pro-
gram, Declares Commoner.

William ]. Bryan maintains that his
friendship with President Wilson con-
tinues, regardless Of what he has said
about the Presidents nationaI defense
policy. In a statement made public
yesterday Mr.. Bryan says that his
criticism of the Presidents preparedness
program is only In answer to the Presi-
dents appeal to people Of all shades
of opinion" His statement Is a defense
Of his remarks on the ground that ad-
verse critics have as much right to air
their views as those falling in with the
Chief Executives ideas.
The next interesting development in
the national defense issue that will be
watched closely in Washington will be
the conference between the President
and Claude Kitchen, the new majority
leader of the House Mr.. Kitchin has
an appointment to see the President the
first of the week. He already has in
timated that personally he will oppose
the Presidents national defense pro-
gram, although he will not .use his in
fiuence as majority leader against IL.
There are other members of the House
who are certain to adopt an attitude
similar to that of Mr.. Kitcf I, and these.
together with the perscl.al following
of Mr.. Bryan. are likely to bring about
situation in which the President will
be obliged to appeal to the Republican
side in support Of the furtherance of his
program. e,
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-11-07
STARTS aero Flight
FROM ship in MOTION
First Launching Of the Kind Success
fully Made from United States
Cruiser North Carolina.

The first launching Of an .aeroplane
from the deck Of a warship under way
was reported to the Navy Department
yesterday from the naval aviation school
at Pensacola. Fla
Lieut.. Commander n. c. Muslin. at
tached to the aviation school. made the
successful flight from the cruiser North
Carolina Friday.
The feat Is regarded by naval onicers
as eliminating a series OF experiments
which began In 1872. So far as Is known
no other nation has developed aeroplane
launchings to the extent that has been
done in the American navy. The launch
ing device Is In the form Of a car, upon
which the aeroplane Is mounted for 4
fight. The car is propelled along
track on the deck Of the ship. attaining
a speed OF about fifty miles an hour al
the end of the track When the car
reaches the end Of the track a device
checks II and automatically releases the
aeroplane which then flies on over the
water under its own power.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-11-07
SIMPSON PLEADS NOT GUILTY.
Former school Principal and TIVE
Physicians in Court.

Arraigned before Justice Covington yes
terday in Criminal Court No. |. Horton
Simpson. DR.. Albert l. Lawrence and
Dr. stanton Wren Howard. who were
indicted six years ago as responsible for
criminal operation on Miss Abbie NJ.
Coultry. a school teacher. pleaded not
guilty.
The defendants asked leave to with
draw the plea and demur to or move to
quash the Indictment. Mr. Simpson. for
merly Washington school principal,
was represented by Attorney II. Prescott.
DIR. Lawrence was represented by Attor-
ney Alvin l.. Newmyer. Attorney Joseph
4. Burkart appeared for DR.. Howard.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-11-07
PEEPS AT PEPPER FROM BATH.

Eugene p. O'Daniel was taking a bath
in his home at 294 Upton street north
west last night A noise at the window
attracted him. He saw a man. The
man saw him. That mutual glimpse was
simultaneous and surprising.
The strange face at the window dis
appeared and there was a noise as
though some one were scurrying down a
ladder. O'Daniel looked out and saw
the ladder. but the man had gone.
Police say the glimpse O'Daniel had OF
the stranger was so cursory he could not
tell whether he was white or colored.
The ladder had been placed to the sec
ond story and the window opening upon
ODanieL
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-11-07
SUFFRAGISTS ON
VICTORIOUS TRIP
Mrs. Sara Bard Field Writes
of Reception In
Missouri.
NATIONAL VOTE In. 1916
Frank P. Walsh, at Meeting. Predicts
Accomplishment of Women's
Aims Next Year.
NATIONAL VOTE IN 1916

Mrs. Sara Bard Field. the plucky
Young woman who is motoring from
San Francisco to Washington to pre-
sent to Congress and the President res
olutions and petitions urging the adop-
ton of the Susan B. Anthony suffrage
amendment. is being enthusiastically
received all along the route. according
to a letter received from her yesterday
by Miss Alice Paul, chairman of the
executive committee OF the Congress
sionaI Union for Woman Suffrage.
I'm the enemy's country is what
the newspapers said when we got to
Missouri" wrote Mrs. Field. Mis-
souri, was the first nonsuffrage State
we reached on the way from California.
1 wish that all enemies were of the
same disposition as the Missourians.
For a whole day and night Kansas
City, Mo-. was rocked in the cradle
OF suffrage enthusiasm. Great crowds
attended our advent everywhere.
LAS our simple auto procession
passed down the street, crowds lined
up to see II. The windows Of every
business house and office building bud
ded with cluster of heads
National Suffrage in 1916.
AT the City Club meeting Frank P.
Walsh predicted national suffrage in
1915"
The State Equal Suffrage Association,
the Stanton Club, the Washington
Woman Suffrage Council, and the Col
lege Equal Suffrage League, represent
ing some 500 members. are cooperating
to commemorate the Tooth birthday ami
versary Of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, born
November L, 1875.
A mass meeting for that purpose will
be held in Carroll Institute Hall next
Friday evening Edward F Mccarthy
of Petworth. and his three sons will
furnish music. The leader for the sing
ing by the audience will be DR.. Clifton
Power Clark. H. Martin Williams, read
ing clerk of the House. Miss Emma NJ.
Gillett, Mrs. Helen II. Gardener and Mrs.
Frank Hiram Smell will speak. Miss
Mary O'Toole. president of the State
Equal Suffrage Association, will pre-
side.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-11-07
CHARITY VAUDEVILLE
AT BELASCO TONIGHT
Sisterhood of Eighth Street Temple
Sponsors Program Will Include
Classic and Modern Numbers.

The Sisterhood Of the Eighth Street
Temple are sponsors for a vaudeville
entertainment to be given for charity's
sake at the Belasco Theater this even
ing at o'clock.
Twelve big features have been provided
for the coca sion. including operate en-
sembIes. an orchestral program. the LII
cha Sextet, by noted local singers, who
will also be heard in the Rigoletto quar-
tet: cabaret advertisements by a grour
Of clever performers: Ralph Goldsmith.
in VieUxtemp's "Ballade ct Polonaise,
op. IS. Flora Brylawski, in One Night,
assisted by a sextet OF clever perform
ers: George II. O'Connor. in songs: Ar
chic EngeL in feats of prestidisitation;
Selma SeIinger and Herbert jacob, and
a beautiful number called The Animated
Calendar"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-11-07
Subs Sink Allies Merchant Ships.

Paris, Nov. 6-Two French and one
Italian merchant ships have been sunk
in the Mediterranean by German sub
marines. It was officially announced to-
day. The following communiQue was
given out by the ministry of marine:
Enemy submarines, on November 4, on
Orseu, sank the French steamer Dhra
and near Cape wi they destroyed the
French steamer Calvedos and the Italian
steamer lono. The crews of the Dahra
and Iono were saved. but the fate Of the
Calvados' crew is unknown" The British
steamer Woodfield, ASA tons. has been
sunk. Thirteen members Of her crew
were sayaA- '
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-11-07
HOLD SERVICES FOR
MIDNIGHT "PROWLERS"
Baptist Evangelists Will End Revival
with Mass Meeting at Cosmos

To give even midnight "prowIers" a
chance at salvation. the Baptist evan
geiists who have been conducting a cam
paign here for two weeks will close the
revival with q mass meeting at the
Cosmos Thester at 1870 O'Clock tonight.
The meeting will last until midnight.
The campaign will end formally with
services at Calvary Baptist Church this
afternoon, which will be IN the nature Of
jubilee service. Particular attention
will be paid to giving a final word Of
advice to the hundreds of new members
who have Joined the various Baptist
churches of the city during the cam
paign.
DIR. Weston Bruner. secretary Of evan
gelism for the Southern Baptists, ex-
pressed qualification last night at the re-
suits OF his campaign in Washington.
All the churches have reported increases
in their congregations.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-11-07
$500 Fire from Spark of Match.

Fire at soO Twenty-secOnd street north
west, last night, did damage Of 800
The place is occupied by Mrs. Mary
James. The blaze was caused by a spark
from a match she had struck which set
fire to a bed. She was not injured.
Three sheds in the rear Of lHi. 1913 and
1915 Ninth street northwest. were dam
aged $50 by fire yesterday. The cause
was not learned Fire in the home Of
Gertie Williams at - Hanover street
northwest. yesterday did damage of s2oo.
The cause was not asCertained.
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times in the descent. She was killed by
the fall.
A moment later there was another
gasp from the throng In the vicinity of
the building. A woman was either push
, ed or fell from exhaustion. She landed
dead at the feet OF hremen and police
men who were struggling vainly to enter
the building or to raise ladders to the
imprisoned women.
A third woman followed to a death
fall. She had already reached the third
floor landing. and either dropped from
exhaustion or her hands were burned so
that she lost her grasp.
With a blind courage that only those
fighting for life know, six mere girls
tried to make their way down from the
fifth and fourth stories. Hundreds in
front Of the building watched In amaze
ment. or shouted to the girls to go back.
No living thing could have escaped the
flames that now roared out of the third
and second-story windows.
Burned on Fire Escapes.
Down came the six girls, but fell one
after another as they neared the third
floor Their burned bodies were later
carried down from the fire escape land
ing.
While these victims were giving up
their lives many men and women ap-
peared at the third-story windows and
franticalIy cried for aid The flames
which had started on the first floor. be-
fore this had enveloped the side walls
and windows and prevented firemen from
running up ladders either at the sides
or in front
The flames were so intense that Are
men were at first unable TO raise scaling
ladders. But after a brief battle the
blaze was checked at some Of the win
dows and ladders were hastily run up.
One man on the third floor implored
to firemen to save him. Flames were
closing in behind him and despite shouts
Of warning from the crowd. he climbed
out Of the window and jumped. He was
picked up dead.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-11-07
FAY AND sCHoLZ WERE HERE.
Elected from Local Navy Yard--Car-
ried Mysterious Box.
to me WashinCton Herald.

Special to The Washington Herald.
New York. Nov. cit was rumored
here today that Robert Fay and Walter
E. SCholz, held for action of the grand
jury on a charge of Conspiring to blow
up munition ships, may turn States
evidence. Such a development. it is
expected. would reveal startling facts
regarding the origin of the numerous
bomb plots that have been discovered in
this country in the last few months.
1t also developed yesterday that the
two men being held in New York were
caught lettering in the Washington
Navy Yard in September. 1914. Officers
and civilian workmen of that yard came
to New York, Friday. and positively
identified Fay and Scholz as the two
men who were elected from the Wash
ington yard, carrying a mysterious black
box
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-11-07
BOMB THROWN FROM AUTO.
Explosion Near Italian Consulate in
New York Causes Panic.

New York. Nov. GA bomb dropped in
front Of Do Lafayette street today ex-
ploded, throwing hundreds of persons into
a panic The explosion was heard at po-
lice headquarters half block away. The
Italian consurs Office is at 90 Lafayette
street. There were about 80 Italian re-
servists in the place when the explosion
occurred.
All the windows in nearby houses were
shattered.
The police arrested a man whom they
found on the roof OF the building at 80,
but most of the detectives working on the
case hold the theory that the bomb had
been flung from a passing automobile.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-11-07
KENTUCKY G. o. P. MAY WIN.
Democrat Has 400 Lead with Four
Counties in Dispute.

Louispille, KY. Nov. 6.-The election
for governor in Kentucky had the ap-
pearance Of a dead heat at noon today.
The latest revised returns show that
Stanley. Democrat. has a lead OF only
400 with returns from four counties in
dispute and liable to change the re-
suits.
The Republicans say that wit ha square
count they will show at least 100 ma
jority for Morrow.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-11-07
DANIELS PLANT BURNED AGAIN
Rn;eigh News and Observer Estnb-
II.hment Is Destroyed.

Raleigh. n. c. Nov. 6.-The plant OF
the Raleigh News and Observer. owner
bv Secretary Daniels was destroyed by
fire today The blaze originated in the
I'zzell Printing Company. next door. ana
spread to the paper and an aooJlhlhs
.Dartmant house. Two firenen were
seriously injured by falling walls. This
was the second time the News and OBJ
server plant has been destroyed by fire.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels left
Washington hastily yesterday for his
home in Raleigh. n. c. on receipt OF
news that the plant of his newspaper
there the News and Observer. had been
destroyed by fire The building destroy
ed is a new one. Teplacing one that was
burned in April 1913. soon after Mr..
Daniels entered the Wilson Cabinet.