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The Washington herald., 1919-12-30

gree OF rulchritudinity. After they
vanish from the bedazzIed eye, the
vision is again taxed by the be-
wilderingly beauteous young ladies
accompanying Anatol Friedland.
Boutwell, Brownies Bathing Beau
ties are all designed on stream lines.
1920 model. Their costumes run ali
the way from a half yard Of velvet
TO a yard and a half of chiffon. thus
striking good medium and set
ting an excellent example for the
sweet debs to follow next summer.
That the beauty in the Browne pro-
duction is supplemented by brains Ia
proven when the Browne Sisters
come on with their trained accor-
dions and ingenue smiles and capti-
Vate orchestra, mezzanine and ball
cony. Then Boutwell, Browne him
self appears in an Oriental fantasy
entitled The Dance Of Jealousy"
rounding out the act most satisfac-
torily.
number of Anatol Friedland's
myriad hits. including my Little
Persian Rose,", and THE Lily OF the
Valley" vie with his latest COM
position. One of the new ones is
Ohs nat Dog ana Is
put over in great shape by a pocket
size grille with the most electrify-
ing black eyes.
OF equal worth with the head
liner. Is the act of Ernestine Myers
and Paisley Noon. These young
folks are real dancers. One will not
soon forget Miss Myers Hell Cat
Dance" where the CLEAN of her
earrings, the glow of her cigarette
and the sparkle OF her little golden
slipper heels almost blend in the
fury of the dance. Her oriental
number. full of snaky twinings and
the suggestion OF stilled savagery,
is equally effective. The Myers
Noon setting of jade and flame tint,
mauve and scarlet would grace any
act.
Joe Cooks one-man show is a feast
of variety. Joe can juggle, tickle the
ukaiele. pitch the Indian clubs and
ventriloke Invented word) to the ex-
tent Of a half-dozen encores. School
days are recalled by Aileen Bron-
sons Late Again." giving an au-
The Washington herald., 1919-12-30
JUMP STEADY" MAKES JAIL
LOOK LIKE HOME TO JULIA

II must ave been a fierce brand even
of bootleg" booze that caused Julia
Welch 10 break into Jail two nights
in succession. mistaking the "hoose
cow" for a lodging house.
But that was what happened. accord
ing 10 testimony in the Police Court
yesterday. Julia fitted away from
her quiet and orderly lodgings in sun
shine Home for Women. 3S9 e street
northwest, Saturday. She evidently
found some Jump steady" for that
same night she appeared in front OF
the big brown Jail in a hilarious frame
Of mind. Rapping loudly on the great
barred front door she demanded lodg-
Ings for the night.
But this is not a lodging house"
the turnkey expostulated. It's the
'hoose gow.'"
Julia. who is about 20. appeared to
be suffering from the combined effects
The Washington herald., 1919-12-30
SPORTS" PLAY SANTA
TO 68 DISTRICT ORPHANS

$500. thus proving their right to their
name.
Sixty-eight children from the
orphans home on r street north
east. were borrowed" and asked
what they wanted for Christmas.
The answers were many and va
ried. but the committee did all
it could in giving each child as
near It's hearts desire as possible.
They were given a tree. stockings
full of fruit, toys and clothing.
Santa Claus himself presided.
On Christmas morning the Real
Sports had a Christmas tree of
their own. Each girl drew the
name of some other girl from a
box and marked the package which
she had purchased with the name
on the slip she had drawn. Thus
no one was forgotten.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-30

OF booze and exposure, and the jailer
admitted her for the night. She was
released Sunday morning after break
fast.
But Jdlia must have liked her lodg-
ings in the Jail as, Sunday night. she
returned and demand to be shown
to her cell OF the night before. The
turnkey took her in once more, as a
prisoner this time. In the morning
she was taken TO Police Court.
Clerk Campbell Howard recalled that
the woman had been released on pro-
baton some time ago. and that she
also had been before the court for
intoNication on several previous oc-
casions.
Judge Harrison sentenced her to
thirty days at Occoquan and to pay
a fine OF 500 or serve thirty days ad-
ditionaL He then suspended sentence
and again placed her on probation.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-30
Don't Want Liquor to Go;
Refuse to Load It on Shin

Baltimore, Dec. CAS- a protest
against the removal of whisky from
This country. members of the Long
shoremen's Union refused today to
oegfn loading the Lake Ellerslie, the
whisky ship that Is to take 5Oo,O 900 gal
Ions OF booze from Baltimore to the
Bahamas.
Othciais OF the union said members
of six gangs had pledged themselves
not to assist in loadin., the whisky
The Washington herald., 1919-12-30
Poor Pay Drives Lawyers
From, Federal Service
Numerous designations in Past Few Months
Have Caused Serious Situation, Committee
Tells Congressional Commission on Reclas-
sifcation of Salaries at Hearing.

signed from the Indian Office during
the same period. La Roe said.
whitten. opening the hearing, said
Eve things should be considered in
compensating and classifying law
officers. of which there are s55 In
government service: the good of the
public service. the character and i'm
portance of the work. the knowl-
edge, efficiency and ability required;
fair. just wages, and similar salaries
for similar work.
Pay Fixed Years Ags-
He cited a case where a member
of the government law service re-
Gently represented successfully his
department in court in q case where
his opposing counsel received q fee
of s25.000. while the government
paid only a little more than one
tenth as much for the entire year
A..-i.>-- -.-sks-h- r. --~-4.--.4A Z. l-
COuII @U0uI sINTy UvHvT IupUI Iaur
cases at an average compe nsation OF
about s45 each.
The salaries in the law service.
Whitten said. were fixed many years
ago and were gauged by the basic
salaries in the four general classes
of clerks who are paid 81 200. 81, 400
8, 600 and 81 so per snnum.
These basic salaries" he said.
were fixed in 1858 and have remained
unchanged since notwithstanding the
fact that the compensation OF nearly
all higher officers has been greatly.
but not too greatly. increased"
At the times these salaries were
fixed. he said, a member OF Congress
received IS a day and the salaries
Of other higher officers were but q
fraction OF what they are today.
Promotion for Fitness.
Promotions in the law service.
Whitten told the commission. should
be made through selections by the
superior officers who supervise the
work and should be based on fitness
demonstrated by previous effective
service and in no other way"
Chairman Needham made a plea
to place the government law service
in a position where Il would attract
aspiring young lawyers.
Ffnney made the point that a value
should be placed upon experience in
the government service and that in
creased pay would be economy
through keeping of experienced men.
Golze brought out that the spec
ialized work in the government sery-
ice put a lawyer out of touch with
the public and rendered il difficult
for him TO enter private practice.
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OPINION SHIFTS
MHER0 AWARDS
Sentiment Now Nine to One
In Sims Favor, One
Admiral Says.
ARMY PROTEST WEAK
Congress Is Expected to
Thresh Out Formula for
Deciding Honors.

The revolt among navy officers
against the list Of awards made by
the knight Board Of Awards is grow
ing daily. seemingly in favor OF Ad-
miral Sims. who refused the Dis
t.nguished Service Medal because
many Of the officers Of his stan were
ignored by the board and by Secre-
tary Of the Navy Daniels.
Danislz after tnrri,s III. ushoiA h.,.i-
H-ss UdcK asaInlo Ine ooaru ana
necessarily making The President the
arbiter OF the case il the board does
not reverse itself. left her for North
Carolina The board will meet jan
uary ; by which time il is supposed
II will have sent to Congress the
record In each case where an award
was made and where a susgestion for
a better award was either accc pied or
rejected
Baker Unaware of Move.
The agitation based ON the charges
by Admiral Sims of rank injustice in
the navy now is looming up in the
army and Secretary of War Baker
may be brought into the limelight
also. Baker said yesterday he had
not heard of any organized movement
looking 10 a ripping up OF the war
records. In a general way. however,
Mir. Baker did not interfere with the
awards of medals by army boards
Na
some changes where the army board
dld not sufficiently recognize the
merits of civilians who were war
workers. Mr.. Baker held that he was
perhaps a better judge of such serv-
ices tnan board of military officers.
IL Is practically certain that when
Congress starts on its inquiry il will
not hesitate to make public the notes
the army, and navy boards which
nasde the awards.
Two Gases Prominent.
Two cases that stand out over and
seoye the others as test cases are
tiose OF Commander Babcock, Ad-
utrsl Sims chief-of-stafY. and Rear
Admiral Decker. formerly naval at
Ische at Madrid. who asserts that he
Aad his STAN prevented Spain from
entering the European war against
the allies
congress is certain to adopt a rule
which will make such quarrels in the
iqture impossible Secretary Daniels
mas one formula for the awarding OF
afaIds and Admiral Sims has an
oher- II Sims is right. Daniels is
wfonE. and IL is UP to the President
afd Congress to define a hero and to
AXE rule that will hit everybody's
casC.
Daniels stnnds Pat.
There is no doubt that Admiral Sims
y getting volunteers on his side every
cSy. y few days ago there was taken
z straw vote as between the board
and Admiral Sims. 1t was claimed
tqat Of twenty-nine interviewed all
Hht a few were for Daniels" One
OF the admirals, however, said TODAY
that that was all wrong because he
had talked to high officers and that
Irne of them favored the Sims
formula.
80 far as Secretary of the NAVY
Daniels Is concerned in this merry
Nof the medal against the cross
ne - "a all appearances standing pat
snd will abide by whatever the board
shall approve at its next attempt at
reconciliation of conflicting claims.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-30
FUND
WORK Revived
Division Leaders in Hospital
r Drive Behind Quota.
Seek 100000.

Taking advantage of the Christmas
holidays to recuperate. the volunteer
warkers, who pledged themselves to
secure 100000 for improvements to the
buildings and equipment of tho Chill
dren's Hospital, Thirteenth and w
streets northwest, returned to their
task yesterday, With more than $50
060 already subscribed or pledged to
add to the comfort and physical well
fare of the thousands of sick children
in Washington each year. the mem-
bers of the teams have decided not to
cease their canvass until the balance
of the fund has been obtained.
Although none of the division lead
ers have reached their quota, twefity-
seven workers have turned in more
than the amount that was allotted to
each solicitor. namely. $3.50 to collect.
Those on the honor roll are Mrs.
Charles c. Glover. jr.. $2053.36; Mrs.
Frank S. Hight, 81. $3.50: Mrs. William
The Washington herald., 1919-12-30
BRYAN BOOSTERS
TO GATHER HERE
New York and New Jersey
Clubs Get Behind the
Move.

New York. Dec. ss.-Immediate re-
orssnisstion Of the former Bryan
Lesgue Of the State OF New York was
announced today by Frank u. War
der. its former secretary. The object
OF the reorganization. according TO
Warder is to promote Bryan policies
and. Il was Indicated. to urge Bryan
az a candidate for the Democratic
Presidential nomination.
Harry NJ. Walker. a personal friend
OF Bryan, left New York today to
visit various New York and New Eng
land cities. He will confer with on
GERS Of former Bryan State organiEs-
tons and urge than to attend a Jack
con Day banquet at Washington Jan
uary 8 at which time Democratic
clans will gather 10 name the national
convention city.
A meeting of the old New Jersey
league will be called at Newark next
week, IL was stated.
IL a---EA ---- ~ ~ -
The Washington herald., 1919-12-30
SEEKS MONEY
OF PRESIDENT
White House Caller Given
Quarters at Asylum
Hospital.

Declaring President Wilson knew
the whereabouts Of a large sum of
money which had been sent her from
Germany, Fredricke Radtke, who
gave her age rs 40 and who said
she is a German citizen, appeared
at the White House yesterday and
demanded an audience with the
President
A hurry-up call was sent police
headquarters and a squad of police
Immediately started for the White
House. where the woman was de-
tained. being told that the Presi.
dent was busy.
AT police headquarters the wom-
an talked incoherently and was sent
to the Washington Asylum Hospital
Tor observation. She said a man
had been following her. and when
ever she was about to get the money
/. the money, she declared. was sent
her by relatives in Germany. She
said she was a housekeeper and
lived In Baltimore.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-30
Overseas Worker Starts Chorus.

Miss Elizabeth Howry. who has lust
returned from work abroad with the
Young Women's Christian Association,
Is preparing a chorus for January -
10 be made up OF men and women
from the Munitions Building. Nine
teenth and streets northwest. The
first meeting viii be held this after
noon in Room 1850, ut l:E
The Washington herald., 1919-12-30
Tulsa Find" Not Dansev

: Tulsa, Okla, Dec. 2s.-Little Billy
Dansey. OF Hammonton. N. j., is still
missing. Robert Auton. chief Of Do
lice at Collinsville. Okla, has gone
back to his home disappointed. The
little four-year-old boy in the custody
Of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. C. Schaefer, Of
Tulsa, 10 not the Dansey child :. ;
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Ruling By Court Viewed
As Blow to the Defense
In Wan Murder Trial
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

CONTlNlED FROM PAGE ONE.
an effort to show it might have been
someone other than Wan who forged
the cheek which figures in the case.
Was the ink in Hsie's ROOM" ne
asked.
Grant wasn't sure about it.
what became of Hsie's fountain
pen?"
1T was found on his body"
Where there any fingerprints on
the pen?"
Not to my knowledge"
Previous to this Grant had ex-
planned some interesting details of
Vans confession. made to Mai.
Pullman at the mission house, re-
garding the forged check
He said a number of specimens Of
Vans handwriting. some photo
graphic copies. were laid out on the
large check book which had contained
the forged check. and Mai. Pullman
pointed out the similarity between
several characters known to have
been written by Wan and the writing
on the forged stub.
Like Same Writing.
There was marked similarity.
Grant said, between the W's and G's
in the handwriting specimens and
that on the stub.
Pointing this out to the young Chi
nese. according to Grant, Pullman
said:
did you write that?" indicating the
stub.
Wan. after thinking it over for sew
eral minutes, replied:
Il think I did. 1t books like my
handwriting"
I'VE don't want to know what you
think. Did you do it?'
Wan again was silent. He hung his
head. Finally he answered:
Yes"
During this stage of the testimony,
Attorney O'Shea reverted to his at
tack, begun earlier in the trial, on
kang Ii. to whom he has steadfastly
endeavored to divert suspicion from
the prisoner. Kang Ii is a dapper
little Chinese student who discovered
the murder, and whose testimony has
been invaluable IN strengthening the
case of the prosecution.
conserved" Not Compared.
Was Kang Lis writing compared
with that on the stub?" OShea de-
manded.
Grant declared it had been, but a
few moments later. under further
admitted it hadn't been di-
rectly compared, but observed"
One of the handwriting specimens
was VANS signature in a notebook
belonging to Ii.
Grant admitted he was a little
hazy on some of the details of
the handwriting examination. The
sleuth declared he had been hard at
work on two other important cases
at the time or the triple Chinese
murder and consequently overlook
ed some Of the minor details in
the latter.
Struggles With Trigger.
How Wan attempted to throw off
suspicion. by declaring he was un-
able to fire a pistol with one hand.
was related by Grant.
Get me one and I'll show YOU"
Wan said, according to the witness.
GIANT said a pistol belonging to
Detective Ed Kelly. with a trigger
easy to pull. was given the Oriental.
Wan, he said. feigned an effort to
pull the trigger, and, seeing he was
blufing. the witness testified, he
said to Wan:
Now. you know you can do bet
ter than that"
The Washington herald., 1919-12-30

Dificulty in obtaining attorneys. ex-
aminers and counsels in the govern
ment service, because of insufficient
pay. is so great as to cause serious
concern. the Joint Congressional Com
mission on Reclassification of Salaries
was told yesterday by a committee
representing what is classed as the
government law service.
The committee. Of which DIR. Charles
w. Needham. solicitor In the Inter-
state Commerce Commission and
former dean OF George Washington
of: James w. whitten. attorney, In
terror Department; f. C. Finney,
member of the Board of Appeals, In
terror Department; r. l. Golze, at
tnrnev in the nffica Of the -C<>..e .>.-,eiI<-
partment. and Wilbur La Roe. jr, at
torney-examiner Interstate Commerce
Commission.
Cites Recent Losses.
La Roe. In calling attention to the
dinieuity OF retaining lawyers in gov
ernment service, asserted that, in the
ioSS iO" iiontnsp tWtnty lawyers In
the Department OF Justice, with SAL
aries ranging from 5000 to 5000 a
year, had resigned to accept outside
employment with salaries ranging
from 1900 TO $1,000 per annum.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion. he said. in the past two and
half years has lost twelve attor-
neys designated as examiners with
salaries of from $4,000 to $1,000. who
left to accept positions on the out
side which. in the aggregate. ex-
ceeded the salaries received in the
government service by 20 per cent.
At different times in the past year.
La Roe asserted, the United States
Shipping Board has had three dif-
ferent general counsels. at SO. 900
salary, and has lost all because of
better pay outside.
P0stofice Affected.
The solicitor OF the Postoffice De-
partment, he said, reports the work
OF his office has been seriously en-
barrassed by reason Of the made
quate salaries received by the men
in his department, which has caused
a turnover of more than 100 per
cent since January l. 1917.
OF 81 lawyers in the Labor Depart
ment. IL have left in the last two
years. and IS out Of 81 have re-
The Washington herald., 1919-12-30
Rsh. Rah! Rah.
Who are We?
Real sports, real sports.

Rsh, Rah! Rah!
Who are We?
Real sports. real sports.
One. two. three!
Aud they are!
Their name originated when the
girls in the other buildings of the
government dormitories started NAM
ing themselves ABB (American Beau
ties). CD Charming Darlinss). P-Q
Petticoat ouarters). etc. So RS
took unto themselves the name of
Real Sports.
To qualify as real sports the sug-
sestion was that those in RS who
were going to stay in Washington for
Christmas should take up a collection
for the orphans Christmas. These
girls contributed to the amount of
The Washington herald., 1919-12-30
Women Witnesses
Tell of Shots Fired
In Bootlegging Raid
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

NoNllNI Ell FhOn fAGk ONb
statement on the assumption that
Hudson was "wrongfully and unlaw-
fully killed. Hudson. he said. was in
an automobile with Lawrence d.
Shackleford. who, Tavenner stated,
also was shot fatally by Hall.
Three other prohibition officers,
Harry F. Sweet, ST., ]. ii. Sullivan and
w. q. Dunleavy, previously were in
dicted jointly with Hall and under
the same charge.
IL a verdict Of guilty is returned
against the prohibition inspector. the
other three will be tried separately
IN case of Halls acquittal. 1t was
stated. the cases against Sweet. Dun
leavy and Sullivan will be nolle
pressed.
Should Hall be found guilty of MUIR
der in the first degree. the penalty
viii! be death or life Imprisonment.
Electrocution at Richmond. the State
capitol. is the mode of execution.
Tells of Hearing Shots.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Blye, whose
house stands $50 yards from the
point where the tragedy was en-
acted, testified that about o'clock
the morning of March 26 they heard
shots being fired near Tumbling
Run bridge, where the automobile
of the prohibition officers was said
to have been waiting for a boot
leggers' car"
Blye. his wife. and Miss Della
Racey, sister of Mrs. Blye. who was
at the Blye home for the night,
said they saw flashes and reports.
as II coming from revolvers.
Mrs. Blye testified she saw the
form of a man, near the two auto
mobiles at the bridge. both cars be-
ing illuminated by lights. When
asked il she heard anything. Mrs.
Blye declared she heard someone
say:
Harry! oh, Harry! wait a min
ute" The answer came back. "Oh.
hurry up"
After that, she said. three shots
were fred.
Blye and his sister-in-law sub
stantiated this testimony.
Many Phases Covered.
Hugh Morrison. jr.. of Woodstock.
Va, who took photographs of the
place, where the shooting occurred: :
Edward Beasley and H. B. Carter.
who were in charge of the garage To
which the so-called "bootleggers'
car" was-taken; DIR. w. c. Ford. who
performed the autopsy on Hudson.
and Harry Rude and Landon Ward,
of Strausburg, Va, also testified.
Rude and Ward declared they
were in an automobile between mid
night and / o'clock on the morning
of March 26. and were stopped at
Tumbling Run Bridge by other au-
tomobilists, who searched the car.
Hall. who was at the trial, was
identified by both men as one of the
men they encountered.
The witnesses were questioned by
Tavenner. and cross-questioned by
Louis o. Windenberg. attorney for
the defense. The curtains of the
car in which Shackleford and Hud-
son were killed were introduced in
evidence. So was a grease can, which
had been struck by a bullet.
The case will be continued tomor-
row. The trial probably will be
ended within q week.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-30
Cosmos -Vaudeville.

Cosmos patrons this week are hav-
ing what Is generally believed to be
the best bill of vaudeville offered at
that theater this year. Two splendid
headline attractions include Mine
O'CLOCK" surprise Offering OF music
and pathos, which arouses great en-
thusiasm not unmingled with tears,
and the Royal Pekin Troupe OF unique
Chinese entertainers in a remarkable
combination OF magic. contortion. bal
ancinS and boomerang throwing. to-
gether with plate spinning that Is lit
tie short of marvellous.
The bill opens with Ling and Long
in an act that offers pretty songs well
sung and a long. lank comedian in as
clever a bit of fun as has ever been
put over in a team act. Bert Lewis,
not unlike Douglas Fairbanks. keeps
his audience in laughter with new
jokes and new songs which are sung
inimitably. The Barra Sisters-One an
unusually good high soprano. the
other a pianist-present notable
song act that is new in showmanship p
and has real merit, while Barry and
Rae duplicate 1t with a flavor OF Irish
that is unusually refreshing. Jack
and Tommy Weir complete the acts
with laughable racetrack sketch
and some eXcellently sung songs by
one OF the brothers. Mack Sennett's
hlm comedy, "A Ladies' Tailor" and
a new Mutt and Jeff in activity, add
to the laughter. while the Pathe News
is especially interesting.
The matinee feature, Constance Tai
madge's new picture. The Virtuous
Namp," is shown only at the second
matinee and at p. M. this week only.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-30
Seek Martinsburx Gun Thieves.

Washington police have been asked
to keep q lookout for two men who
on Sunday night looted a store at
Martinsburg. w. Va, of thirty-two
guns and revolvers and a dozen safety
ra5ors. fleeing toward this city.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-30

The body OF Alexandra Molinari. Il
years old. a musician at Camp
Va, who died several
daNs ago. was shipped this morning
to QuebrsdIllss, Porto Rico, for burial.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-30

Cornwall. Eng.-with an ordinary
hook and line Miss Daisy NJ. Jewell,
aged II. caught shark six feet long.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-30

To Fertify the System Against Grin.
Take LAXATIVE BRoMO QUININE Tablets
which destroy germs. act 20 . Tonic andsLaxa-
tive. and thus prevent Colds Grip and hfu-
enza- There Is only one ''BR0MO QUfNINE." I"
~ W. GROVES signature On the boz DC
The Washington herald., 1919-12-30
Fire Record.

5:5 p. m.-Fire in the home of Mrs,
Louise Green. 1O17 Jefferson street,
caused by overturning oil stove.
Damage, 500.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-30

The Rev. John Lee Allison, pastor
Of the Second Presbyterian Church.
is confined to hi. homo with infisua-
tory rheumatism.