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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-22
ALEXANDRIA Police
Will HOLD EXCURSION
Permitted to Sell Tickets for Uniform
Fund Anywhere Except in
Saloons.

Alexandria, Va. April 21.-Thc MEM
bers OF the police department will be
allowed to hold their annual excursion
this summer for the benefit of the uni
form fund. This was decided upon by
the board of police commissioners at
its monthly meeting tonight. 1t was.
however, provided that they Will not be
permitted to sell tickets in saloons.
There is not any objection, however. to
selling tickets to saloon keepers. It
was stated. The question OF selling
tickets in saloons was brought up by
Commissioner Shinn.
Commissioner knight called atten-
ton to objection raised by certain res
idents against ball playing on Wind
mill Hill, and the chief was instructed
to see that the practice is discontinued
Mayor Fisher stated that he Is ar
ranging for new badges for the men,
bers of the force.
According to the report OF CHIEF
Goods there were ninety-eight prison
ers since his last report.
Preliminary plans for the proposed new
Alexandria Hospital will be drawn within
the next thirty days by Waddy r. Wood.
a Washington architect Mr.. Wood has
been authorized to proceed with the plans
by the building committee. The plans
will be submitted to the hospital officials
and 1t is expected that complete plans
will be ready within the next sixty days.
Mr.. Wood will consult with the directors
and board Of lady managers of the hos
pital to get their ideas. 1t is hoped by
the building committee to be able to start
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-22
MRS. PHILBN RECEIVERS
HER $4,000 JEWELS
Long Island Railway Conductor Re,
warded with $50 for Return
ing Them to Her.

New York. April 2l.-AIrs. Eugene A.
Philbin still owns all her jewelry today,
and a Long Island Railroad conductor
Walter Brock. possesses Mrs. Philbin
gratitude and so The interchange hap
pened yesterday.
Mrs Philbin left her house at 6 West
Fifty-second street and took the o'clock
train from Flatbush avenue for Garden
City. She carried u bag which contained
$1,000 worth of jewels including a par
ticularly valua BILE necklace. When Mrs.
Philbin reached the hotel in Garden City
she was without the bag. The hotel de-
tectivcs were put on the case.
Finally Mrs. Philbin recalled that she
did not have the bag at the station; so
she hurried back there and met the train
as it was passing on its way from
Hampstead to New York. Meanwhile
Walter Breck. the train conductor, had
found the bag and had started at once
TO take it to the lost department. He
was on the train and Mrs. Philbin de-
scribed the contents OF the bag 1t was
turned over to her and she rewarded
Breck with a fifty-dollar bill.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-22
Lewis Johnson Crash
HIT AFRICAN Church
Financial Directors Hear that One of
Their Number Put Up Personal
Collateral to Meet Checks.

The narrow escape which the Afri-
can Methodist Episcopal Church had
from succumbing to a financial death
when the banking firm of Lewis John
son & Co., OF this city. went into bank
ruptcy last November was related to
the members of the board of financial
directors of the church from all parts
of the United States by Prof. J. II.
Hawkins. of the District. at the annual
meeting of the board at its headquar-
tiers. Fourteenth and Q streets north
west. yesterday.
Prof. Hawkins, who handles the en-
tire funds Of the church. explained his
efforts to get the money from the bank
when the rumor came to him that the
credit of the institution was being
questioned. and how he was forced to
place personal collateral with the
Munsey Trust Company and the Com
mercial National Bank. to insure pay
ment of the checks that had been
drawn on the funds deposited with the
johnson firm just prior to the crisis.
In concluding his report. Prof. Haw-
kins said:
He told the board that. fortunately.
all the funds had not been in the
johnson bank. and the credit of the
church was not exhausted. He eX
planned that counsel had been re-
anu suit brought IN tne
trict Supreme Court against the mem
bers of the bankrupt firm for recov-
cry of the full amount that had been
deposited.
Prof. Hawkins report showed that
in spite of the depression and other
financial difficulties OF the past year.
the revenues of the church fell only
slightly below the previous years of
this quadrenium. The total amount
collected thus far in the present quad
renium, which began in 1913. was set
at s635.324.27, as compared with $685.
170.S5 collected at corresponding
time in the previous quadrenium-
Bishop II. X. Parks. of Chicago. H..
presided, and the members of the board
present were Rev. NJ. w. Thornton, Bos-
ton. Mass: Rev. c. II. Murray. Cation
Vile. Md: Rev. J. NJ. Gilmere. Youngs-
town. sOhio; Rev. j. c. Anderson. Chi
cago. ILL.,: Rev. ]. r. Ransom. Kansas
City. Kans.; Rev. r. II. Singleton. Sa-
vannah, Ca. Rev r. W. Nance, Charles
ton, S. c.: Rev. W. T. Strong. Jackson,
Miss: Rev. G. B. West, Montgomery,
Ala; Rev. E ]. Howard, Houston,
Tex; Rev. ]. f. Stark. Tallahassee, Fla;
Rev. v. NJ. Townsend, Little Rock. Ark:
Rev. G. W. Ellis. Chicago. Ind, and
Rev. c. E. Allen. South Bend. Ind.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-22
Men Central High Building
To Be One of Finest In u. S.

Construction work on the new Central
High School Building. between Eleventh
and Thirteenth streets and Florida ave-
nue. and Clifton street. having now
reac hed the third story. some idea OF
the beauty and magnitude Of this model
school building may be obtained even at
glance, yet few realize the proposed
advantages and modern features that are
to make this structure one of the most
nota BILE of its kind in the country. and
which is already attracting the attention
of architects, contractors and school off,
Gals throughout the United States
The building is to cost approximately
81 COZ. coo. and the equipment 100000. 1t
will accommodate $50 pupils in academic
and technical studies. a feature of the
building will be an auditorium with two
balconies, the orchestra floor being 100
feet in length and 80 feet wide, facing
stage 20 feet deep and 81 feet wide. This
stage will be equipped with scenery for
the production of dramatic and musical
entertainments OF whatever description
may be desired. Other features are to be
two gymnasiums, large swimming pool.
a lunchroom. hospital apartment for
students who may be suddenly taken
sick, and also rest rooms. A grand Or
gan will be installed in the auditorium
for concerts and for use in auditorium
exercises or entertainments.
The Plenum system of heating will
be used and the building equipped with
apparatus for regulating the temperature
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-22
TURKS LOSE $500 IN BATTLE.
BritonS Occupied Max HaiIah After
winning mt Shaiba.

London, April 2I.-The India office
announces that the Turkish losses in
the action at Shaiba are estimated at
800 Prisoners to the number OF
SIS, including six officers, were cap
iured by the British and brought to
Basra last Saturday.
British pursuing parties found the
Turks everywhere disorEanized and in
retreat along the road and in smaIs
craft of from thirty to forty tons on
The Shatt-El-Arab Twelve OF these
river craft were overtaken. captured
and sunk.
Max Hailah, to which point the
Turks retreated after their defeat at
Shaiba. was occupied by British ad-
vanced cavalry on the 18th. The an
nouncement adds that no enemy troops
are now nearer than Rattavi. about
fifty miles from Basra. Nakhailah it
self is approximately sixty miles from
the head of the Persian gulf.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-22

| in every department to make all por-
| tons of the building equally comfort
able. Fireproof construction through
out will provide initial safety for
teachers and students. but additional
precautions against alarms have been
taken in the plans providing for six
broad stairways and nine exits each
seven feet in width. Com ined. these
nine exits would equal street sixty
three feet wide, from which one may
gain an idea of the unusual facilities
for safe and rapid egress.
Covers Immense Space.
4 magnificent concrete stadium with
a seating capacity of 5000. and an
athletic field for baseball and football.
not to mention two splendid tennis
courts. are the wonderfully attractive
features proposed for the playground.
What with the space required for these
recreation features and the ground cover
ed by the building. the dimensions of
which are 373N261 feet. the new Cen
trail High School will occupy more
ground than any other high school now
constructed in any city.
While some of the New York schools
accommodate 1900 students" said Munich
pal Architect Snowden Ashford TO d
Herald representative. such school
buildings in New York are often eight
stories high and almost devoid of play
grounds. except on the roof. The ath
letic field, the playground. the stadium,
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-22
A $40 Bet
With Sl4.75 SUIT
New Yorker Who Lost WAGER
Knew a Thing or Two
About Qualities.

One of Walter Johnson's ardent ad.
mlrers went to the opening ball game
with friend from New York He be
lieves Walter is the greatest pitcher on
earth and is always willing to back
his judgment
His New York friend joshed him for
while about the probable outcome of
the game. then finally offered to bet =
$50 suit of clothes that the New Yorks
would at least score OF the mighty
Walter.
The bet was accepted. and. of course,
you know that the result put 1t UP to
Mr.. n Y. to buy the clothes.
The loser happened to be a salesman
of ~oolens, SO he took our winning
friend down to NJ. Stein & Co, at Eighth
and streets, and told him that his
suit should be designed and cut by one
of the masters of this country, Mr.. E.
+. Mudd.
They picked out one Of STEMS "Coro-
net blue serges. and our winner was
delighted until he found the price was
only S14.15
Then the argument started.
New Yorker claimed that the 'Coro-
net was $50 value and defied his
friend to find anything in Washington
to equal it at that price.
To satisfy him they took a sample
and started on round of the clothing
stores and tailoring establishments
Stein smiled-and waited.
It took some time to cover all the
shops. for our Washington man was
keen to stick Mr.. n. Y. for a full SEQ.
Nothing was heard from them that
afternoon, but Stein was confident and
offered to bet Mr.. Mudd a cigar they'd
be back. -
Next morning they appeared and the
order was given for a suit of the
"Coronet serge STEMS 314.75 value
scored victory over anything thew
could find elsewhere at $50, and waIr
ters rooter was wearing his new.
clothes at the game wednesday.-Ady. a.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-22
INCREASE POWER AT
BLACKWATER PLANT
Traction Company of Lynchburs In
stalls Large Steam-driven
Turbine.

I.ynchburg. Va, April 2.-The Lynch
burg Traction and Light Company is
completing the installing Of 50o-kilowat
steam driven turbine In its auxiliary
plant on Blackwater street. which will
Increase the capacity Of that plant about
one-third over it's present capacity.
General Manager J. w. Hancock stated
that the object of this additional power
Is to give the company sufficient auXili-
airy power to take care OF the city with
out trouble In case Of accident at the
Reusens power plant. or when that plant
il completely put out Of commission by
high water In the river.
The company has also let contra ct
for refilling all of the retorts at the gas
house, and II Is installing an auxiliary
exhaust and an additional boiler. which
will give 1t a complete auxiliary outfit in
case OF accidents at the gas plant. All
Of this work is to be done during the
spring and summer months.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-22
Services for ]. J. Hurley.

Funeral services for John J. Hurley, IS
years old. longtime resident of the Dis
trict. who died Tuesday night at his
residence. 50 X street northwest. will be
held tomorrow morning at 10 O'Clock at
St. Aloysus' Church. Rev. Edward
Sweeney will officiate. Burial will be In
Mount Olivet Cemetery. Mr.. Hurley was
born in Massachusetts, but came here At
an early age. For the past forty years
he was employed by William NJ. Calf &
Co. He leaves three sons. Joseph H.,
Francis T, and John J. Hurley. jr.. and
two daughters. Mrs. Charles Holbrook
and Mrs. Irving II. Mann.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-22

the work of construction early in July.
The hospital. which will cost $4,000 will
be erected in the square of ground bound
ed b. Columbus, Alfred, Pendleton and
Wythe streets.
Within short time II. W. Smith and
VI. b. Cation. receivers for the Emerson
Pump Company, will file their report of
distribution in the Corporation Court.
This company will shortly be reorganiZed
under the name of the Emerson Pump
and Valve Company with o. G. Staples as
president and John w. Childress as sec
The contract for the construction of
macadam roads in Fairfax County has
been awarded to l.. NJ. Johnson, of Alex
andria County. The board of supervisors
has $4,000 with which to build these
roads, $4,000 having been authorized to
be raised by a bond issue, and $1,000
contributed by Mrs. Brodt. The work
will be started at once.
J. Ben Mooge. great sachem of Vir-
ginia. will pay an official visit tomorrow
night to Seminole Tribe. No. -. Improved
Order of Red Men. The chiefs degree
will be conferred on a candidate. After
ward a supper will be served in the
Young Peoples Building.
Mrs Carrie Winston. widow of Will
lam II. Winston, former resident of
died today in Williamstown.
n. J. She is survived by a son. Mrs.
Winston was a niece of Police Commits
sioner George II. Schwarzmann.
For selling liquor to a minor. Charles
H. Zimmerman. q saloon-keepcr. was
lined $50 in the Police Court today. John
Tripiett colored. claiming to be but IL
years old. testified he purchased liquor
from Mr.. Zimmerman Monday night.
Mr.. Zimmerman said one OF the boys
claimed all were u.
These delegates have been elected by
he Alexandria Trades Council to attend
the Virginia Federation of Labor which
will be held in Fredericksburg. beginning
June Z: W. r. Hamilton, ]. X. Sparrow,
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-22
POPE 10 AID BEIGIANs.

Premises Them Their Territory
Back. Says Cable from Rome.
Rome. April a.-Msr. Lepioise. vice
rector Of Louvain University. has left
Rome after an audience with the Pope.
Il Ii stated that he carries to Cardinal
Mercier the Pope's solemn assurance
that the Vatican will use its influence
to restore to Belgium her Independence
within her former borders
Mgr. Leploige came to Rome to sub
nit to the Pope documents calculated to
disprovs the German charges against
DelgiuA
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-22

It's the corn cure of the century. the new
way, the sure. painless, simple way. II
makes a fellow really feel foolish after
he's used toe-eating bandages. blood
bringing razors. knives. files. scissors.
jabbers and what-nots. when he uses .
drops of ''GETS-IT' and sees his corn
vanish. The difference is divine Just
try it, You won't vince when YOU put
your shoes in the morning. GETS
IT. Is sure. gets any corn, callus.
wart. or bunion.
"GETS-IT'' Is sold by druggists every
where. &c a bottle. or sent direct by L.
Lawrence & Co., Chicago. Sold in wash.
inSton and recommended as the worlds
hest corn cure by O'Donnells drug stores
Peoples drug stores. and p. g. Ameck.-
Adv.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-22

New York. April 2l--DeclarinS her Eus-
band laid her over his knee and spanked
her with slipper. Mrs. John F. Beb<lf
sued for separation.
New York. April A-Pleadins for th4
release of Frederick Timer. who shot
and wounded her several months ago.
MISS Ethel ODell. IS. declared that X
was all her fault because she drove him.
half crazy when she spurned his love-,
She told Judge Walhams she would mar,
~ Timer and the man was released.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-22
SETTLE SUIT FOR s5,oOo,OOo.
British Noblcmen Accept E25.OOG
and Documents from CaIifornian.

London. April 2l.-The payment of s2J.
600 and the return of certain important
documents" are the terms of settlement
in 100000 action concerning big Cali
forna mining rights, which has been
pending in the high courts of England
for the past year. Lord Wimborne vice
roy of Ireland. was one of the parties
financially interested in the proceedings.
and the American litigants were describ-
ed as prominent financiers and promot-
crs.
The evidence of witnesses in San Fran
cisco and Fresno was taken by commits
sion. Strict secrecy was observed in CON-
Quoting the preliminary proceedings. no
names being mentioned except those of
Walker and others versus Names and
others in which form the action was
formally entered on the lists
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-22
FRIEND OF PRISONERS DIES.
Turnkey Martin Brown Mourned b!
Hundreds.

The thousands Of prisoners who have
passed in and out of the First police
station lost their closest friend and
comforter yesterday when Turnkey
Martin Brown. 81, died at his home.
1907 Ninth street northwest
Brown was the companion of all the
prisoners who were ever registered at
the station. Many of them received
gifts from him during their terms. such
as CONNECTIONS and luxuries which the
turnkey purchased at loss to his own
purse.
During Browns Illness Of three
weeks calls were made daily by the
cops"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-22
Black Hand Kills and Iniure,

Erie. April I--Samuel Leonoff, Co. was
killed, his wife fatally injured and his
I'VE children and seven boarders in the
house were; seriously hurt today when q
dynamite bomb exploded under q bed
and demolished the home The explosion
took place while all the inmates OF the
house were asleep. The police blame
bIackhanders, =.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-22
David Larkin. and Carl Rothmund.

David Larkin. and Carl Rothmund.
Arrangements were made tonight by
Ava Aerie, No. 81. Fraternal Order of
Eagles. for participating in a class ini-
tiation in Washington April q
Miss Mabel Linwood Angelo and James
Forrest Thomas Spindle. both Of WASH
ington. were married at o'clock this
afternoon at SIC Duke street by the Rev.
F.. V. REGISTER. of the NJ. E. Church
South.
Judge J. B. T. Thornton. of the Circuit
Court. has reappointed Edmund Clarke
an additional justice OF the peace for
Jefferson district. Alexandria County.
In the Police Court today Charles
White. colored. charged with the larceny
of tobacco from the Norfolk and Wash
ington Steamboat Company. was SEN
fenced to ninety days in jail
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-22
New York Hotel Arrivals.

Special to The Washington Herah
New York, April 1.-THE following
Washingtonians are registered at New
York hotels:
Navarro Earlington-
]. L. Barker. w. Starr.
Murray Hill Herald Square
X. {. johnson. l.. E. Thomas.
Flanders Hermitage-
A. ID. Levi w. L. Hoblitzell.
Broadway Central York
C. Quart. W. E. Hoover.
Marlborough Strand
Blenheim- b. NJ. Price.
w. B. Palmer.
BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVES.
]. ID. Furlong. silks and velvets, Kann
S. Sons & Co.. dry goods, etc. rs Fourth
Avenue
G. Louis. travelling bags and toys.
Woodward & Lothrop. dry goods. etc. 33a
Fourth Avenue.
J. o. Moque. rugs, bedding and furni-
ture. Woodward & Lothrop. dry goods.
ETC., 3s4 Fourth Avenue. Herald Square.
Mrs. ]. C. Nourse. notions, stationery,
art embroidery and leather goods. Wood
ward Lothrop. dry goods. ETC., s34
Fourth Avenue.
l. J. jackson. carpets and furniture,
etc, N. Goldenberg. dry goods, etc., I'm
periaL &
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-22
"GETS-IT" a Sure
Shot for All corns

Use Two Drops-and They Vanish.
When corns make you almost die with
the edge of your shoes and try to get
away from your corns, you're way behind
time If you have not used "GETS-lT.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-22

These delegates have been elected by
the Alexandria Trades Council to attend
the Virginia Federation of Labor which
will be held In Fredericksburg. beginning
June Z: W. r. Hamilton, ]. X. Sparrow,
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-22

Rev. T. A. Haughton-Burke.o Of Christ
Church rectory at Rockville. gave a
luncheon at the Powhatan to sixty clergy
men of the different parishes of Virginia,
Maryland, and the District of Columbia
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-22

the work of construction early in July.
The hospital. which will cost $4,000 will
be erected in the square of ground bound
ed b. Columbus Alfred, Pendleton and
Wythe streets.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-22

Mr.. W. II. Parry entertained at dinner
yesterday at the Willard MIR. Joseph f.
Davies, chairman of the Federal Trade
Commission. and Mrs. Davies, and Mr.
and Mrs. f.. n. Hurley.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-22

Baron Ito arrived in Washington yes
terday and is stopping at the Shoreham.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-02
549 DEAD OR MISSING IN TROPICAL HURRICANE
Number of Persons Killed Totals $50 Property
 Damage $12,0O0, ,O0O.

| New Orleans, Oct. 2.-The number of known dead, reported dead and i persons missing in Louisiana and Mississippi as a result of Wednesday | nights tropical hurricane was put at 549 in a total compiled here today from reports that came in from many points on the Gulf coast and in the interior. +. ...
 Property damage was estimated at 2,O00,0OO. S ..
 It was considered certain earlp to- day that the total dead in the storm would number at least $50. The known death list already stands at PA, with POS reported dead. Tn ad- dition there are IF known missing. While undoubtedly there has been some duplication in tabulation of re- ports of bodies found, it was said there were indications that the dead would not be fewer than $50. Property damage throughout the storm swept territory has been enor- nous and in many places the destruc- tion is complete. Relief parties re- turning today from the Delta section said that the rich plantations in that section had been wiped out, crops ruined, orange trees destroyed, build ingS dem ollShed ana washed out to sea and that the country for miles was under water four to fifteen feet deep. The levees in many places have been destroyed, rendering, more difficult the work of rehabilitation. River pilots expressed the opinion that it would te impossible to reconstruct the levees in many places. Many people today still were reported marooned on the tops of undamagcd levees, where they took refuge when the full fury of the storm broke.
 While no official estimate has been obtainable of the storm damage in this state and along the Mississippi coast, persons familiar with the ter ritory believe that it will approximate $12,00O,000. This estimate is con- sidered conservative.
 Relief work is progressing rapidly, due in great part to the quick re- covery made in larger cities from the effects of the hurricane. Vessels left yesterday from practically every point along the coast to visit isolated villages, fishing settlements and camps which were in the path of the hurricane.