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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-20

Humphreys to sing, and stayed TO
dance. There was a dreadful accident
ON the bridge over Little Hunting
Creek, just below Mt. Vernon, on the
road from Camp Humphreys to Wash
ington, at about midnight. A big
truck full of soldiers returning to
camp backed through the guard rail,
and went into the creek. and seven
were killed and eleven injured. And
IL happened that the first car on the
scene after the accident was the one
which was bringing Mrs. Baker home
after the dance. OF course, II stopped
until it was sure that everything that
should be done was being done-but
it took Mrs. Baker several days to
get over the shock.
Mr.. Baker was not with her. He
doesn't go to dances If he can help il.
though he did go down to one OF the
Humphreys dances with her-and
they actually danced together. "for
the first time in years. Last week s
experience, however, did not prevent
Mrs. Baker from going down to Hum
phreys this week-only she didn't
come home at midnight. She ar
ranged this time to spend the night
down there, and came home the next
day when the road was quite clear.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-20
ADMIRAL CHANGES
BATTLESHIPS' BASE

NEWPORT, r. l., July 2o.-Admi-
raj Henry B. Wilson. commander-in-
chief of the Atlantic fleet, will have
the big ships maneuver in the waters
of Provincetown, Portland and Gar
diners Bay during most of the sum-
mer, according to word received here,
instead of using Narragansett Bay
as the battleship base.
Some years ago. when the. late
Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans COM
manded the North Atlantic fleet he
abandoned Provincetown as a base
and sailed away with all his ships
one summer day because the town
authorities would not permit his men
to play baseball on Sunday. From
that time until the United States en-
tered the war the battleshFps came
annually to Narragansett Bay.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-20
Mrs.. HendersOn's
Penn Cone Ont.

mrs. HeB0erBon0
Poems Come Out.
Do you remember my mentioning
to you a book which Mrs. John B,
Henderson was writing? Well, it's
out, a slim little volume Of child's
stories published under the happy
title of a Few Doggerels for Trixie.' "
"Trixie," Of course, is Mrs. Hender-
sons granddaughter, Beatrice Van
Rensselaer, Henderson, and the stories
anecdotes of the authors dogs and
other pets, were originally written
for the little lady's scrap book. She
loves them so and they have proved
so interesting to other children that
Mrs. Henderson was persuaded to per-
NIT their publication
The little volume, which has been
put out by the Christopher Publishing
House, of Boston, is charmingly IL
Illustrated with photographs and re-
productions Of dog portraits by Mrs
Henderson, who 10 a painter as well
as q writer-you know, she's the
author of 1.-THE Aristocracy OF
Health" and other books. She be-
lieves that children's books should
furnish mental seed planting in some
useful direction, and this book has it's
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-20
tcontinued from PaEe Ten.l

No one had told him to admit Lord
Reading-so Lord Reading had to
wait until the officer had been author
i1ed to admit him CThat, Of course
was merely q wartime precaution
Ear the safety Of the President It had
never before been customary to keep
he gates even closely Fortunately
Lord Reading quite understood
ne was an understanding person-and
did not take offense.
To return to the Capitol-it is told
that on one occasion when the Pres
dent was to address the Congress,
Mrs. Marshall-the wife Of the Vice
Airs. Marshall, and could not get an
other. And it is told that one OF the
heads of missions-the Japanese am
bassador, If memory serves-was
denied admission because he did not
have his pink, blue or yellow ticket
II forget which color il was.
He had not realized the Importance
Of that bit Of colored pasteboard,
and had not brought il. And although
there was q representative of the
State Department on hand, whose
business IL was to see that everything
ran on well oiled ball bearings for
the members Of the corps, and he
assured the doorkeeper that this was
indeed the Japanese ambassador, the
who he was, he couldn't get in with
out that pink ticket.
The State Department has its hands
full on those mementous occasions. It
sends cards TO the head Of each mis-
sion, for himself and wife-or for
the ranking member of the mission
and his wife, or the ranking lady
whoever she may be. When the Pres
ident addresses a joint session in the
chamber Of the House, il has been
customary 60 seat the heads of mis-
sions on the floor of the chamber
and leave the diplomatic gallery, which
is small, to their wives. And repre-
sentatives Of the State Department
have to be at the entrance to steer
the men to their places on the floor,
and escort their ladies to their places
in the gallery. And when it's over
they have to round up their charges
nnd sort them out, and see that the
separated couples are reunited-and
IN the moment when that tremendous
crowd is making its way out that
is something Of an undertaking.
II is to be hoped that the new Con-
gress, having started out bravely, will
not revert TO the old custom of treat
ing the Cabinet women nike a step
child" or q whoie step family, rather!
] noticed that Mrs Baker was not in
the gallery last time, and as she was
one OF those who had said she would
like to go, but she did not expect to
since she did not feel like begging
anyone for ticket, fancy she did
not realize that Congress had reform
ca and was actually sending her two,
until she had made other engage
'ments.
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suggested as a means of coping with
the problem.
The letter, written by Miss Jessie
r. Haver, Washington representative
OF the league, was addressed to Com
gresham Tinkham of Massachusetts,
who recently introduced a bill to ap-
propriate $50, 900 for an investigation
of the food situation.
I'VE should like to remind you that
a very thorough investigation took
place last winter during which as
founding facts were brought to light"
Miss Haver wrote.
las a result of the hearings, the
Kenyon-Anderson bill has been drawn
with the cooperation of producers,
farmers and consumers. This bill
seems to strike at the root of the
evil. namely the monopoly exercised
by the five great packers of the coun-
try. We are convinced that sufficient
facts have been brought to light to
warrant Congress passing the bill.
Things have reached such a crisis that
nothing short of this program can
meet the situation. and we are hoping
that such a program will be imme-
diately pushed by Congress"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-20
MR. Wilson Brings
French Maid Home,

On the night of the Presidents
triumphsl progress up Pennsylvania
avenue on his return home a dozen
people asked me who was the lone
woman in one Of the smaller White
House motors which preceded the
Presidents car. Apparently it was
Mrs. Wilson'S maid. No, my dear
not Susie, the colored maid who has
been in the Boiling family for gem
erations." who came to the White
House as Mrs. wilson's maid and
went abroad with her last December
and accompanied her to Buckingham
Palace and was an object of interest
and curiosity to Queen Mary and all
the royal family-not that very i'm
portant colored pusson at all, but a
brand new French maid whom Mrs.
Wilson brought over with her.
For whether that meeting with
royalty turned Susie's head-oF
whether she really was not up to the
demands Of the situation. deponent
sayeth not, not knowing. But any
how, Mrs. Wilson did not take that
famous colored lady back with her
in March, and there has been an ex-
woman around Washington for the
last three or four months, and the
First Lady of the Land has a white
maid.
Presumably It is this white maid
who will accompany her when she
goes or with the President on his
tour in defense Of the league. Is she
going? Why, yes, of course! At least
1 suppose she is. haven't asked her
not having had the chance. But
she always does go. And her init
Inmates, although they do not seem
sure that she has announced the I'm
tention in so many words, seem re
sonably sure, from various little
things she has said" that she plans
to 20. At this writing. it seems hit
uncertain just when they will start
but when the train pulls out, it is
safe to gamble that Mrs. Wilson will
be on board.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-20

about eight days in Baltimore en-
gaging in further research at Johns
Hopkins. when he will leave for Hol-
land and Paris to get his new instru-
ments, and then move on to the coun-
try where everybody wears turbans
and white clothes the year round and
il costs only 4 cents to have a whole
suit laundered. The most astonish-
ing things about America, aside from
Johns Hopkins Hospital, DR.. Wander
min says. are the prices one pays the
laundries for washing shirts and col
lars.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-20
-FOUR INJURED WHEN
L TRAINS CRASH

NEW YORK. July Colour per-
sons were injured, one probably
fatally. when two wooden elevated
trains on the Third avenue line crash
ed in a rearsend collision yesterday.
The motorman Of the rear train was
taken to a hospital in a critical con-
dition. The other injured were pas
sengers. Defective brakes caused the
accident.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-20
JEAN ELIOTS WEEKLY CHRONICLE. OF CAPITAL sc

Miss Myrtle Kesheimer will accom-
pany at the piano during the singing
by the audience; Lieut. Hollis Edison
Davenny, of the War Camp Commu-
nifty Service, will act as director OF
the sing.
In the list OF songs that will be
sung by the audience are q number
OF popular songs that have recently
been issued, as well as folk songs Of
the United States and other countries.
The exercises will begin at $50
o'clock
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-20
j. S. PROFESSOR TO
GUIDE QUEEN MARIE

MIDDLEBURY, Vt, July 2O.-Vi-
comte q. d. Della Jarrie, a member
OF the faculty of the French school
at MiddIebury College. summer ses-
sion, has been chosen by Queen Marie
of Rumania to act as her guide dur
ing her proposed visit to America.
Prof. Della Jarrie, as a representa-
tive of the French government,
passed two months in Rumania last
winter. He has received word that
Queen Marie expects to arrive in this
country the last of October, prob
ably accompanied by Princess Eliza
beth, her daughter. and a retinue of
about twenty persons.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-20
NOTED ARTISTS At
SING HERE TODAY

Marguerite Holt. who recently has
come to Washington TO make her
home, will appear as a soloist at the
community sing at the Central High
School this afternoon. She will
sing two groups of songs, one OF
them with a harp accompaniment.
william van der Wall, a harpist,
formerly with the Metropolitan Opera
i'm New York City, will appear at the
sing, and render several selections.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-20
.CONSUMERSLEAGUE
ASKS H. c. |. ACTION

Action instead OF Investigations to
bring down the cost of living is de-
mandad Of Congress by the National
Consumers League, representing
thousands of housewives throughout
the United States.
Weary of endless Congressional
hearings the league. in letter, de-
clared that a crisis has been reached.
Passage of the Anderson bill
to regulate the packing industry was
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-20
SHE SMOKED IN BED,

NEW YORK. July 2O.-Mrs. Mary
Bernhardt stayed in bed and smoked,
endangering the life Of q baby in its
crib nearby. according to charges she
must answer in court.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-20
HE WILL BE AN AVIATION.

CHICAGO,'July 20.-Bobby Schuch-
mann, twenty-siX months old, invented
a new parachute in his play. He
dropped from the second story when
he pushed a screen from the window.
Slightly bruised.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-20
NO CARs. RIDE m HEARsE.

BOSTON. July 20.-A crowd Of girls
forced to walk during the trolley
strike gladly accepted an invitation
to ride to town in a hearse.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-20

mission in helping to cultivate love
for animals.
Henderson Castle in Washington,
built during the lifetime OF the late
Senator Henderson of Missouri; Mrs
Henderson's place at Bar Harbor and
a charming lodge in the Adirondacks
where she used to spend much. time
are the scenes OF several of the
stories included in the little volume.
Mrs. Henderson, Trixie and the lat
ter's father, John B. Henderson, jr.,
are now at Bar Harbor for the sum-
mer
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-20

Wouldn't You pay a quarter to buy
your child II virtue! Buy a Thrift
stamp today md start bin In the
" nys of intelligent economy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-20

Thrift Il progress. Keep o.
eIiabIng with W. 8. 8.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-20

She, by the way, had rather q hGr-
rewing experience q night or two
later, when she went down to Camp
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-20

Apropos OF dog stories. you'll be in
terested to hear that Miss Kathleen
Neelan is developing into a budding
author. Yes, T refer to no less a per-
sonage than Mrs. Warren Cards niece
and the apple of her two very love
ly blue-gray eyes-aged nine. Kath-
leen lives in Hamilton, Ohio, which is
also the home of the Cards, but she
visits her uncle and aunt here fire.
quently and has a wide circle of &C
quaintsnces-and admirers-among
the Cards friends.
Her dog story concerns a big over
grown puppy person, who brings dis
grace upon himself by planting his
muddy paws upon everything in sight,
is just at the point of being sent away
and finally earns forgiveness for all
misdeeds. past, present and future,
by rescuing his little mistress from
treacherous undertow. It's q
charmingly told little tale, really a
remarkable achievement for a kiddie,
and so promising that / say Watch
Miss Neelan-aged nine"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-20

Arrangements for the Fowle- kim
NELL wedding were also made more
or less hastily. as Mr.. Fowle, who Is
with the Shipping Corporation, is un-
der orders TO go abroad. The en-
gagement of Ethel Hickey, the tai
ented daughter OF Mrs. Edmund
Plowden Hickey. and Edward Tier
ney. Of West Virginia, was announced
last week, but the wedding is not to
take place until autumn. Although
the Tierney family lives in PhiIa-
delphia, they are coal people" with
large interests in West Virginia and
for time Mr.. Tierney and his bride
will live in close proximity to the
mines. I'm sorry to see Miss Hickey
leave town, for she's "A particularly
charming person. She and her
fiance have known each other from
childhood, and she has spent much
time visiting his people
Fondly yours.
JEAN ELIOT.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-20

The announcement Of Hayes Breck-
lnridge's engagement to Henry Ran
dolph Brigham, of Cambridge, Mass,
was coupled with the news that the
wedding would take place on Monday.
And, although a very quiet wedding,
II will be quite the most interesting
event Of next week. The ceremony is
TO be at noon in the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church. Miss Breckin-
ridge is the daughter of of Brig. Gen.
J. c. Breckenridge. Her fance Is
connected with the United States
Housing Corporation, and they will be
in Washington until autumn, when
they will go to Cambridge.
Last weeks list of weddings in
cluded the marriage of Helen Kim
nell, daugher of Commander Harry
Kimmell, TO Philip Fowle, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Bernard FoWle. and of En-
mala Frances Capers and Major Will
liam Capers James, L. :. NJ. c. No.
Miss Capers isn't the daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. John g. CaDers. but their
niece, who had been visiting them for
week or two, and who made up her
mind to be married at once, as her
fiance, who had been stationed at
Quantico. was ordered away. She's a
South Carolina girl, and Major James
halls from the same State The
"Capers" in his name is in recognition
OF the long friendship which has ex-
listed between his family and the
CaperS.
Arrangements for the wedding were
made in forty-eight hours-a rather
terrifying proposition. but one which
had no terrors for Mrs. Capers. She
had another impromptu wedding at
her house last year when a cousin
of hers was married to an army Of
ficer who had received immediate
orders to duty elsewhere. And a 1T
tie bird tells me that there's to ne
another wedding in the Capers fam
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-23
Strahlberg Is New Conductor
For Rivoli Orchestra

Frederick Strahlberg will succeed
Emo Rapde as conductor of the Rivoli
orchestra. He will hold the baton for
the first time to-day. when he will
conduct "Le Roi d'Ys," by Edouard
Lalo.
In the choice of Mr.. Strahlberg as
the leader of his Rivoli orchestra,
Hugo Riesenfeld, director of the Ri
wolf and Rialto thaaters, has again
shown how great a part music-worth
while music--is playing in his two
theaters.
AS member of the Philharmonic for
ten years and later as assistant con-
ductor for two years, he won praise
from the public and critics. But it
is as composer that he is best known.
The following works are his: Sym
phony to the memory of Abraham
Lincoln; Suite for Orchestra; Polish
Suite; Symphonic Suite, "Across the
Sea of Worlds; Symphonic Sketches:
Capriccio for nineteen solo instru-
ments; Symphonic picture, "The We'd
ding in the Highlands; Ballet pam
tomime, "The Bridal Choice; Dramatic
sketch, "The Dreamer; Concerto for
violin, string quartet, ballet for male
chorus. alto and soprano solo and or
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-23

chestra mad three violin solos. "Across
the Sea Of the Worlds" was produced
by the Vo1pd Symphony Orchestra of
New York.
The Philharmonic Society produced
Orchestra, Opus S3, on February A.
1916, in Carnegie Hall. The symphonic
poem, abraham Lincoln" was given
to the public in 1909. and other works
have been played in New York, Phia-
delphia and Chicago, from time to time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-23

IN Edgar Allan Woolf's
Mngs at Smoke"
With MILE. MARGUER-
lie and FRANK GILL.
leila Rambeau. Lucillc Love.
Lillian Nermoyle and Vincent
Lopez and His Six Kinrs of
Harmony.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-01-31
WORKMAN'S SPADE
B A r e S GRUESOME
DEATH M Y STERY

Atlanta. Jan. 30.-The accidental
thrust of workman's shovel here,
this afternoon, unveiled the mystery
of the disappearance of Mack and Jack
McAuliffe, aged IL and 8 respectively:
two weeks ago. All appearances indi-
Gated the boys, whose bodies were un-
covered under the porch of their home,
were smothered by cavern of
trench" dug while playing soldiers.
The mother and father had accused
each other of spiriting the boys away.
Detectives had. secured the state for
them.
The mother of the McAuliffe boys
is employed at Camp Gordon. and had
slept each night after their disappear
ance in the house under which the
lads bodies were entombed. The
father of the boys was engaged in en-
gineering work at Valdosta, Georgia
The coroner announced he would
hold an inquest tomorrow.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-01-31

The committee was to consist Of
the three city commissioners, three
county commissioners, Messrs.
O'Brien and Cressy of the Pensa-
cola shipbuiIdine company, Messrs.
J. T. Peele and C. r. Geek of the
Rotary Club and DR.. Blocker and
John A. Merritt OF the Chamber
of Commerce.
DR.. w. K. Sharpe of the U. S.
Public Health Service addressed
the morning meeting, at the invi-
tation of Mayor Sanders, who pre-
sided. DR.. Sharpe outlined what
the government proposed to do for
Pensacola and his suggestions
were approved by the meeting that
the committee was named to act.
Program is Broad.
There are eight lines of work
which the proposed health service
would cover, which is to provide
a federal health officer and at least
two assistants at federal expense.
They are: control of eommunica-
BILE disease; sanitation; water sup
ply protection; food protection;
protecting the milk supply; inspec-
ton of health conditions in the
schools; and the control and erad-
ication of venereal diseases.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-01-31

A committee headed by the city
commissioners, county commits
sioners, Rotary Club members,
Chamber of Commerce delegates
and representatives of the ship
plant, considered the proposition
presented to the meeting of citi-
zens yesterday morning. Ii was
the unanimous decision of the
committee that the city meet the
proposed arrangements, and the
city commissioners agreed to the
proposition.
Mobiles May Remain.
Although present plans are yet
tentative, it is probable that DR..
w. D. Mobiles, present city physi-
clan will remain in office, and that
additional sanitary inspectors will
be named. The federal men who
will come here will be paid from
government funds.
At the meeting yesterday morn
ing i'm the city hall, it was the
unanimous decision of those
present that some action be TAX
en- to remedy health conditions in
Pensacola, and when a motion to
that effect was made by George
p. Wentworth, a committee was
named to act.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-01-31
CONSISTENCY,
WHERE ART THOU?

The Chamber of Commerce
failed to adopt resolutions, yes
terday, which would have endorsed
government ownership of the tele-
phone lines, until such time as
congress had completed set of
laws TO regulate the industry un-
der private ownership.
A meeting of the board of direc-
tors was called by President
Louis DEM. Blocker, at the sug-
qestion of J. T. Peeie, Pensacola
manager of the Southern Bell Tel
ephone and Telegraph Company.
The directors of the Chamber OF
Commerce failed to adopt the reso-
lutions which were offered to them
by Mr.. Peele, in which the above
policy was endorsed.
Apparently it was the consensus
of all present that private owner
ship was best, and the sooner
adopted, the better.
Is it not peculiar that while J.
Ogden Armour, of the packers,
and a dozen other big business
leaders are arguing against fed
erai control, that the telephone
companies should prefer Uncle
Sans dictation?
Is il not reasonable to infer that
Mr.. PeeIe's action was inspired by
the telephone company? And IN
the meantime the phone companies
accept the assistance of govern
ment attorneys and use their own
lawyers, even in Florida, in legal
battles to avoid "private' dicta-
ton by the state commission del
eqated with rate fixing authority
in Florida.
CONSISTENCY, THOU ART
A JEWEL"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-01-31
KEHOE TIRES TO
GET MORE MONEY
Fer POSTOFFICES

Washington Jan. 30.-CongT essman
J. Walter Kehoe introduced bills in
the house today to increase the appro-
priation for constructing postoffice
at Apalashicola from $500 to $685.
600; to increase the appropriation for
postoffice at Mariana from $4,000
to $150.o00, and to appropriate $4,000
for postoffice at st. Andrews
In the public buildings bill of 1913:
congress appropriated s57.50o for
and $4,000 for Mariana.
but the money was never used, owing
to the rule established against any
federal building construction during
the war Congressman Kehoe is now
trying to have the appropriations in
creased and $4,000 appropriated for.
a postoff1ce at st. Andrews.