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The Washington times., 1919-03-30
ALAS FOR SHORTY
TOO, TOO TRljSFFlJl
It was around Christmas time.

II was around Christmas time.
Everybody was good natured ~
everything, particularly the occupants
OF big. lOw-necked touring car that
rolled idly through the classic streets
OF southwest Washington.
Out from the curbinE. dashed a eoi-
Ored man He jumped on the rum
ming board OF the car. leaned over
and talked to the occupants, con-
fidential-like. He asked Il they were
looking for shorty
A glad light leapSd into the eyes %
all four autolsts, who happened 70 De
Detectives Kelly, Mullen. Connors ana
Scrivener from Police Headquarters.
They said they were
And So confdingly. the negro led
the autoists to his home. There ho
'-aH"d me- half pint Of bootleg
liquor for S1.25.
--I- 5-sS lVr nat, they locked him
up.
At the police station they took his
name-James Preston Tolson, ana
searched him. His pockets yieldsd
1O6 81 bills. and a bunch of ehange-
the proceeds OF just enc days work.
And now, Judge MeMahcn has sens
James to the jAiEhOuse a. oeeoquaA
for sos days.
And that would seem 70 be the sna
OF the story, but u isn'e The rest
deals with crepe. That crepe swatheS
the headquarters OF the BoOtleggsrs'
Union, Washington Local. No. 4.
For James. though little, was tho
biggest guy In that union.
A half pint Is q Shorty" the city
over. and James was the guy they
named the half pints after. James, in
brief, was the original shorty"
The Washington times., 1919-03-30
148BOOTLEGGERS
At OCCOQUANN0N

wazhinEton's bootleg eoIOnT il
chsrIes c. Foster, supStintsndsIl
OF the D1stEIet reformatory and
svoFkhoase at 0ceoqu4 An, Va, today
announced that the personnel Of boot
Ieggers now residing in the penal
colony on the Potomac has reached
the number Of 14S
"And more are coming down daily,
said Mr.. Foster, with q hOspitable
smile.
shorty" is not having a life OF
Ease at the workhouse. There are al
together 2s5 inmates Of the work
house, the others serving Police
Court sentences for various offenses.
During the past month, Shorty and
his confreres have made 1000, 900
brick, blasted and broken stone in the
quarry, cut down hundreds OF timber
trees, worked in the saWmill, built
roads, and taken q hand at farming.
Mr.. Foster has found that shorty"
makes a pretty handy emplOye-al-
though an enforced one. Some of
the bOOtleggers are skilled mechanics,
and are found handy about the insti-
tuition.
The Washington times., 1919-03-30
Pseudo Irene Castle
COn1pIicateS Mystery
Of Boulevard Bandit

The mystery OF the boulevard ban
dts for whom the police of three
cities are searching is now further
complicated by tho mystery surround
ing the identity Of the pretty young
woman masquerading as Mrs. Vernon
Castle who narrowly escapedt their
bullets on the Annapolis highway a
few nights ago.
Expecting a rich booty and jewels
the same highwavmen who last week
held up and handCuffed Karl Wicgand,
d local chauffeur, lay in wait for an
automobile containing Lieut.. Com
mander Lee Cummings Cracy, OF the
Naval Academy, and a dashing young
woman who IL she wasn't the dance
queen, Irene Castle, certainly look ed
enough like her to fool many others
teSiues the bandits.
Craey with his fair companion was
driving along the boulevard near
GIerburnie, when he came upon a
machine standing by the roadway,
The Washington times., 1919-03-30

apparently disabled. As he slowed
down to see 81 lac could help. the fmi-
tRtiOn Mrs. Vernon Castle suddenly
shouted: Drive on, that man has 4
pistol"
Craey threw 'eF into high, and at
that moment bullets began to fly
around them. one striking a front
wheel and punCturing the tire.
Cracy switched Off his lights and
drove his car for all the fat tire
would stand. Then seeing a lane
leading into a .plOwed field, he turned
his car in and waited. In q few mo-
ments the bandit car sped by, entirely
fooled by the navy mans ruse.
The police took up the bandit
search and now the secrets out
The naval officers companion was
a pretty Baltimore girl all made up
to look like the famous Irene and on
her way to take part in some anna
teur theatricals at Carvel Hall in An
napolis.
The Washington times., 1919-03-30
STAGE IS set ]
FOR TRIAL Of .
BOY SLAYER.
Turner Bowling to Begin Fisht
For Life Oh Insanity Pea
Tuesday.

-
The stage Is All set for ths tfial
OF Ralph Turner Bowling the boy
murderer.
One OF the hardest fought Legal
battles IN the recent hisfoty of lTont-
somery eounty, Md., Is to 6e Wasga
when court - convened "a Rockviite
Tuesday mornfnK.
More than twenty-five witnesses
already have been summoned 70 sea-
Try. Sheriff William 4 Aud. Of Mont
gomery county announced today. and
ts = probable this number win Be o.
ereased before the trial Begins.
Ts PIeaa Inaaaity.
J The most interesting featurs q Eha
trial b expected 70 Develop 10 ths
attempt 81 BOWIing's counsel g provs
he was insane when he killed m.
- l@aoeth Beekwith, widow. sIxty-
Bowling. only eighteen year5 Ga
has declared he ended the worhanig
life because she Insisted that -
marry her and because she Attempted
q poison him by putting iodine e.
his tea.
Bowling viii be represented b. A.
torneys L J. COlladay and Galsn y.
TAFT The prosecution win be con-
Quoted By Albert n BOuic, stats's
attorney.
The fact that Bowling IS bslisvSa
20 be the youngest prisoner ever trisa
IN the Rockville court ls expected -
attract large number to the trial
stFOag Plsa Fsr sS.lathy.
The youth os the accused. eoupisa
with the faet that Bowiin<s fathsr
IS seriously Hl, 4 sufsrer frsn tubal-
cllosis, g expected to dsvelsp sy1,-
pathy foF the boy.
But the proseeutfoa - eohndsnf a.
proving Bowling was cane When -
beat the aged Mrs. Beekwith to daafh
u her little home a colesvills, "a
BoWlingis drst account of the kflIlnT
was that Mrs. Beekwlth had pianusE
"a lyin him and conlrnlg suicIde. LaAag.
- EtoelEFllls fan. lIIs BSr ifSl.F t1.f
s. AmUEt have bsen insane, Ana tthe
Insanity, would Be bis plea
The Washington times., 1919-03-30
REV. TURNER
CONSECRATED
BY CARDINAL
Church Dignitaries See Catholic
University Instructor Don
Purple as Bishop of Buffalo.

With all the impressive brilliancy
of the ceremonial Of the Roman Cath
olic Church, the Rev. DR.. william
Turner. professor Of philosophy at
the Catholic University OF America.
was cOnsecreate bishop of Buffalo.
n. Y, at the Franciscan Monastery
in Brookland today.
The conservation. which was per-
formed by His Eminenee James Car
dinal Gibbons, was the second OF its
kind in the history Of Washington.
Bishop Thomas Shahan of the
Catholic University, preached the con-
secration sermon.
Bishop Shahan emphasized the
grave responsibility OF leadership in
the church during the present period
of transition. He declared that the
world needs religion now more than
ever before and that IL Is the duty
of a bishop to interpret religion to
his people and 60 protect them
against the many radical doctrines of
TIE day.
Cardinal Gibbons was assisted by
the Right Rev. Nelson II. Baker, ad-
ministrator Of the diocese Of Buffalo.
The first co-consecrator was the
Right Rev. Denis ]. O'Connen, D. D..
bishop Of Richmond. The second CO.
,onsecratOr VAS the Right Rev
Michael J. CUrley, d. D.. bishop of St.
Augustine.
other DignItarIes Participate.
Other dignitaries Of the church who
took part in the conservation cere-
monies were the Very Rev. Edward A.
Tate, d. D., notary; the Rev. Felix
SculIy. II. r., and the Rev. Henry
NJ. r., deacons; the Rev.
Joseph Bhrode and the Rev. Vincent
r. KienbeFter. cantors: the Rev
Thomas H. Baird and the Rev. James
=. McGlOin, chaplain to Bishop O'Con-
nell; the Rev. Luke F. ShaTlGey and
the Rev. Denis NJ Reilly, chaplain TO
Bishop Corley: the Rev. John +. Tur-
Ger, and the Rey. sPatrick Turner,
ehaplSiR A. Es F., chaplaips to BishoDa
EFifty priests from the dloesse 6r
Buffalo were among several hundred
cIergymen who attended the cere-
monies. Practically every State in the
Union was represented.
Bishop Turner will remain in Wash
iugton for a few days. after which
duties. Cardinal Gibbons expects to
return to Baltimore tomorrow
CkevaIIer Of Honor Legion.
Bishop Thomas Shahan. rector Of
Catholic University of America, to-
day has the honor OF being made .
chevaIier Of the Legion OF Honor by
the French government
In the presence Of a number OF
bishops and close friends, Bishop
Shahan received this decoration from
Edouard de Billy, deputy French high
TO the United States,
at the Catholic University yesterday
afternoon.
M. de Billy said the decoration was
made in recognition of the espOusal
Of the French cause by Bishop Sha-
nan and his close cooperation with
the hierarchy Of France. A reception
followed the bestowal OF the decoTa=
tion.
The Washington times., 1919-03-30
The1nquiring
Reporter
= y -
Every Day He Asks a Question
OF Five WaShingtoniaAs
Picked At ReAdOm.
ToDAY'S QUESTION

T0DAY'S QUESTION
What sort of moving pictures do
EOH like bsstf
WHERE ASKED
On F street, between Twelfth and
Thirteenth streets.
THE ANSWERS
PRIVATE WILLIAM =. BARDEN,
CO mp Meade: like a good feature
film with a vein Of comedy running
through It.
SERGEANT JOHN BARDEK, Camp
Meade: / like good slap stick COM
edy films and the animated cartoons
MSS GRACE MILLER, $50 K
Ttreet southwest: 1 like a drama
with all that hero and heroine stun
MRS. FRANK Y. RADZEK, Ontario
Apartments: l like films Of outdoor
life.
ALBERT JOHNSON, 62S F street
northeast: l like military films.
The Washington times., 1919-03-30
RED CROSS TEACHES
PUPILS FIRST AID

Public. school children throughout
he United States are TO receive first
I'd instruction n the plan Of the
American Red Cross is carried out.
Already a number OF cities have
.IaUgUrated the first-aid course ia
rubIic schools under the supervision
u the Red Cross. il was announced
Today.
Most Of the State superintendents
ia instruction have Endorsed the Red
lross hFst-aid course.
u is believed that the national or
r8niZation Of Boy Scouts will help
IL encourage the Red Cross course.
Red Cross officials estimate that
here are 100000 fatal accidents in
he United States annually. A large
number Of these deaths could be
lveFts6, IL 10 said, bF the timely use
% AFSt-Ata tFa8&DA8t
The Washington times., 1919-03-30
CHARLES WALTON PITCH

CHARLES WALTON FITCH.
or S616 Newark street northwest
graduate of Western High school and
Cornell University. He is believed
to have achieved more rapid pro-
motion than any Washington man in
the army. although this will not be
settled until War Department records
are completed.
He enlisted in the Seventeenth
tRailwayl Engineers as a private
eight months ago. His knowledge
OF railway engineering won him a
meteoFie rise. he is the son OF
Charles H Fitch, Of the United States
Reclamation Service. and is thirty
two years old. Several years ago he
married Miss Margaret ParhaIn,
daughter of the treasurer OF the
Southern railway.
The Washington times., 1919-03-30
GLYNN WILL FILED.

Naming John Joseph Maher, .
nephew, and Michael n. Doyle, exc
cutors OF her estate, the will Of Kate
GIynn, dated September 16, 1912. has
been filed for probate. TestatriX
leaves to her niece, Nina Agnes Baes-
sell premises at ZOE Columbia road
and to her nephew, John Joseph
Maher. premises at III, 7lS, 7l5, and
III Columbia road northwest. The
rcst OF the estate Is left in equal
snares to the nephew and the niece.
The Washington times., 1919-03-30

Four hundred thousand residents OF
the District of Columbia go to war TO
defend the Federal Governpent, but
these 400. 900 have no local self-gov-
eminent. no Presidential vote, no ma
tional representation.
The Washington times., 1919-03-30
FENDNER WILL FILEp.

John w. Fendner talso known -
william J. Fendner) in his wiz dated
November 8. 1914. which has been
fild for probate. leaves all his prop
erty to his daughter-in-law, Mf&
Olga I. Fendner, and his two grand
children, willard J. Fendner and An
nette II. NJ. FendneT, in equal shares
Fendner. who died March IS last
named Charles S. ShreVe, jF.. execu-
tor.
The Washington times., 1919-03-30
SUE CAR COMPANY FOR CRASH.

Cora Cohen and Bertha Kaufman,
through Attorneys King, Simon =
Young, have hled suit against thO
Washington Railway and Electric
Company for $4,000 damages for per-
kOnal injuries suffered August last.
when an auto in which they were rid
ing was wrecked at Twenty-sevenkh
and P streets northwest by q street.
car.
The Washington times., 1919-03-30
Business Here Is Booming;
Big Mails Prove Il
The postoffce is the pulse of a city.

The postoffce is the pulse of a city. =
When the mails are heavy, business is good.
Postmaster Chance proves Washington's bushes
is healthy by these figures:
Outgoing mail
First two months this year, 37,23177o.
First two months last year, 28,213,326.
First two months insf917, 21O13 9S7
The Washington times., 1919-03-30
SIX BOYS ESCAPE FROM
INDUSTRIAL HOME SCHOOL

Police today are searching the city
for six negro boys. the oldest Of
whom was fifteen years old, who es-
caped from the Industrial Home
School at Blue Plaine, D. c., yester-
day.
The BOYS wore the regulation uni
form, blue stripe shirts. gray sweat
ers. and corduroy trousers at the
time OF their escape. They are Ray
mond Forbes, fifteen years old; John
EJuIhurn. thirteen years old; George
UJahh Frank Waters, Theodore
TTurner. all fifteen years old, and
Tobn Long, fourteen years old.
The Washington times., 1919-03-30

Minors, lunatics, and convic's nave
- Neither do 400, 900 residents
% tho DIstrict OF Columbia.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-11-01
Dr.. Hollweg Testifies
on Acts During War
(Ey Associated Press)

BERLIN, Friday, Oct. 31.-Dr Won
Bethmann-Hollweg, German chancel-
lor for the greater part Of the war,
underwent grilling Interrogation be-
fore the national assembly sub-com-
mittee, which is endeavoring to deter
mine what possibilities for peace had
presented themselves during the war
Commissioner Sincheimer question
ed the former Chancellor SO insiStently
on matters detailed at the morning
session that Won Hollweg
grew almost savage. although for q
long time he had adopted an apologetic
attitude.
Considerable time was devoted to
the part played by American Ambas-
sador Gerard. Won Bethmann-Hollweg
repeatedly asserting that Germany
was suspicious OF President Wilson's
sincerity In offering peace, because he
president WILSON, did not confide in
Gerard, and the latter had to go to the
president for information. The ex-
chancellor said Ambassador Gerard s
observations in Germany generally CO.
incided with his own.
Direct answers were frequently
evaded by Won Bethmann Hollweg.
who said he could not remember
whether he gave Gerard German
peace terms. although they had often
spoken Of peace and he had told Ger
ard things he said in the reichstag.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-11-01

operation and simultaneous services
are to be held In the following church.
es: First Methodist, First Christian,
Grace Methodist, First Baptist, Third
Methodist, First Presbyterian, Second
Presbyterian, First English Lutheran,
United Presbyterian, Second English
Lutheran. West Richmond Friends,
South Eighth Street Friends. United
Brethren and East Main Street
Friends. 1t is probable that other
churches will also conduct meetings
during the campaign, although official
report had not been made Saturday
morning
Many Meetings In County.
In Centerville, the Friends, Method
1st and Christian churches are to open
Simultaneous services. In Cambridge
City the Baptists, Christians and Pres
byterians are to hold union services
and the Methodists are to have serv.
ices in cooperation. In Pershing the
Evangelical and Lutheran churches
are to hold union services.
The Christian church of Jackson
burg. is to have services in cooperation
with the campaign. The exact plan of
the evargelistic campaign in Dublin
was not known at the county feder,
alton Office Saturday morning, The
Friends, Christian and Methodist
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-11-01
CHARLES R0THERMEL
KILLED; VICTIM OF
HUNTING SEASON

Charles R. Rothermel. Is years old,
son Of Will R. Rothermel. died about
2:30 o'clock this morning at Reid
Memorial hospital, the first Wayne
county victim of the hunting season.
Rothermel. who lived bout mile
east of Fountain City, took advantage
of vacation from school yesterday
and with a friend, went hunting in a
woods near his home. While walking
through the woods. thorn stuck into
mis- rubber boot and he climbed on a
fence to pull it out. He fell from the
fence. and the gun was discharged in
the fall, the full force Of the shot en-
tering his left side, tearing his lung.
His companion called for assistance,
and he was taken to his home. Later
he was removed to Reid Memorial
hospital, where a desperate fight was
made to save his life.
The lad retained consciousness from
the time Of the accident. yesterday
morning. until about half an hour
before his death. He was a student
Of the Fountain City high school, and
was very popular among the students
of the school
His parents, two brothers and
three sisters survive. Funeral services
will be held Monday afternoon at 2:3C
o'clock at the New Garden church
Burial will be in the Fountain City
cemetery Friends may call at any
time
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-11-01
RecoUer Seuen Bodies
in Ohio Mine Disaste,
(Bv Associated Press)

AMSTERDAM, O.. Nov. with the
recovery Of seven bodies from the
burning No. mine of the Youghiogh-
eny and Ohio coal company late last
night officials Of the concern early
today held out small hope for the re-
naming 13 miners being alive after
having been imprisoned - hours. OF
the bodies discovered last night one
was identified as that OF James Gray.
The other were said to be foreign
born miners.
Following attempts to disperse the
crowd of relatives and friends who
have thronged the entrance to the
mine ever since the disaster occurred
mine officials hoped early today to
remove the bodies from the mine
On account Of the women and children
at the mouth Of the mine last night no
efforts to move the bodies were made
From the condition OF the bodies
it was stated that all had been suffo
Gated by smoke or gas as they bad
not been touched by the flames. Com
pany officials expressed the belief
that the remaining men had wandered
farther into the mine.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-11-01
CUT OUT DEAD ONES
IN ARMY-PERSH|NG
(Bv Associated PresS)

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-Elinaina-
ton Of dead timber" among army Of
ficers was suggested by General Per-
shiug, before the senate and house
military committee today. as one Of
the steps advisable in peace time re-
organization of the military establish
ment.
In nearly every grade, the general
said, there were a few officers who
had passed the stage of usefulness
and should be replaced.
Extending some Of his remarks OF
Yesterday, General Pershing said the
army department Of purchase and fl
name recommended by him should not
take over the buying OF articles now
secured by the quartermaster gener-
ais bureau.
In reducing the army from 100000
to 100000 men, the general said only
a small reduction could be made in
the number of staff officers.
I'VE had $50 on our staff in France
for an army Of 2,09A,000 men. We
should have needed the same number
for half as many"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-11-01
Hoover Asks Friends to
Help in Work in Germany

Herbert Hoover, former United
States Food Administrator. has re-
quested the American Friends Serv-
ice Committee to become his special
agents for the distribution of relief to
the children of Germany, according 70
a notification received Saturday by
Walter c. Woodward, associate secre-
tary Of the service committee, sum-
moning him to called meeting in
Philadelphia next Thursday afternoon
to consider the proposal.
The letter signed by Wilbur X.
Thomas. general secretary. stated that
the matter must be considered at once,
Mr.. Hoover. lie said, had made a
definite proposal to the A F. S. C. For
several months since the signing OF
the armistice Friends Of all denonina-
tions throughout the country have
been active in investigative work in
Germany.
DR., Woodward will leave Wednesday
for the meeting, which is to be held
in the Friends headquarters, Cherry
street. DR.. Allen D. Hole Of Earlham
College. and Prof. Homer L. Morris Of
Earlham. members of the committee,
will probably attend the meeting also
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-11-01
Timothy Nicholson's Views on
Life on Eue of 91st Birthday

ing, l have found. You see. il could
not get whole loaf l would take half
loaf. The trouble with the long
prohibition campaign in this country
was that too much was wanted at
once. You see it is impossible to get
moral question out Of the jaws Of
politics in one effort.
II have always been governed by
my conscience. That is the one big
gest things I would point out to the
young man or woman of today, as a
result of my experience. However,
have never undertaken to force 9th
ers to accept my views"
Expects World Peace.
When the national prohibition
amendment was passed. Mr.. Nichol-
so said he at once expanded his ideal
istic dreams to include the day when
the whole world should go dry.
Today he is also looking forward
to universal peace, which he says
will be the greatest accomplishment
CONTINUED on Page Six
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-11-01

The world has grown better il
many respects and shows a tendency
to retrograde in other directions, is
the conclusion of Timothy Nicholson
on the eve of his ninety-first birth
day.
At an age which gives him oppor-
tunity to look back over a long lapse
of time, and with a judgment ripened
and matured, by participation in some
of the foremost moral movements OF
the century. Mr.. Nicholson's views of
life. the questions of the day, and the
principles that make for success. are
interesting. He celebrates his ninety
first birthday Sunday.
Richmond'S noted Friend explained
that throughout his career he had
found it advisable in reform move
ments to get whatever was possible
and to hold that until another step
| toward the desired goal could be
taken.
IF you keep your mind on the ideal
there's very little chance OF you los
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-11-01

churches OF Milton are to cooperate
in union services
The Christian and Methodist church
es Of Boston are to have union serv-
ices. The Methodist and Friends are
cooperating in Economy. The Meth
odists and Friends are to have union
services in Williamsburg. The Chris
tian, Friends, Methodist churches Of
Fountain City are to have union
services.
The colored Methodist church CT
Fountain City is to conduct evangelis-
tic services. The Christian and Meth.
odists are to cooperate in Whitewater.
Definite plans for Greensboro an !
Webster were not known at the feder.
alton offices Saturday but it is expect
ed that services will be held. Dalton
township is also expected to have
some services in cooperation with the
campaign, as also is Abingdon town
ship.
The union cottage prayer meetings
have been held this week and are TO
be held next week at 10 o'clock in
the morning. The church bells are to
ring at the hour Of prayer, and all
Christians, whether in prayer meeting
or not, are asked to pray at that time
tor the work of the county eyangelistic
campaign.