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The Washington times., 1919-11-06
FIND RUMRUNNERS
GUILTY OF ASSAULT

Bryant c. Mcmahon. twenty-four. a
white man, who lives with his wife
and child at oil Potomac avenue
southeast; Willie Lee, alias "Hippy,"
and Ben Butler, both coIored, all
charged with assault with a danger.
Gus weapon, were found guilty by
jury yesterday in Criminal Court No.
2. Justice Stafford presiding.
The testimony produced at the trial
showed that Mcmahon and Claude w.
Bailey, also white, who was included
in the indictment, but who failed to
appear at the trial, were BLOCKADE
runners in liquor traffic, making fire.
quent trips to Baltimore and dispos-
ing of their cargoes to negro boot
leggers in the southwest part of the
city.
Excited Gangs Envy.
They made SO much money, II was
stated, as to excite the envy of two
gangs Of negro bootleggers, who de-
cided to hold up their machine and
rob 1t Of its contents. April 80, early
in the morning, these two gangs held
up Mcmahon and Bailey at Neal
place northwest while they were at
tending to their business"
Iney roppeo the car OF Its contents
and stole the machine. Mcmahon re-
ported the loss Of the car to the DO
lice, but said nothing about the
liquor. Mcmahon and Bailey hired
another machine and engaged Hip
py" Lee and Ben Butler, said to be
professional negro gun toters," to
help them in running down the two
gangs.
All were heavily armed. They pro-
ceeded to Logan place northwest,
where they spied Edgar Primrose.
also colored. whom they chased, send
ing hatl of bullets after him. Prim-
rose escaped.
+ Gangs Rally To Ala.
| At the corner of First and Pierce
streets northwest the blockade rum
ners. who were out for revenge, met
Sam Magruder and chased him, shoot
ing as they went. In the meantime
the Pierce street and southwest gangs
had rallied their forces and returned
the fire from the windows, piercing
the machine without doing any in
jury to the occupants.
The only casualties so far as
known. were Mary Collins, a colored
pupil of the Douglas School, who was
shot in the heel. and Mrs. Eta Fu-
received a glancing shot in the head.
Headquarters Detective Barbee and
Beckley ran down the machine in
front of the White House and placed
Its occupants under arrest
The Washington times., 1919-11-06
EGYPTIAN RIOTERS
ATTACK HOSPITAL
One Man Killed in New Out.
break in Cairo-Busi-
ness Halted.

LONDON, Nov. s.-Another. out
break Of rioting, in which one man
was killed was reported from Cairo,
Egypt. today.
A news agency dispatch said a band
of men attacked the military hospi-
tai at Cairo. but were driven of. 1t
was during this fighting that the
fatality occurred.
General uneasiness prevails at
Cairo and Alexandria, and business
Is at a standstill.
The Washington times., 1919-11-06

Tea Cloths, worth up to $500.
Twenty styles to select from. Very
special, $3.50 each.
Centerpieces-I3o styles to select
from.
28-inch diameter. Values up to
SIS for $3.50.
24-inch diameter. Values up to
Sl37S for $50.
. "a Inch diameter. Values up to S.
for $3.50.
2o-inch diameter, Values up to 81
for SITS. -
The Washington times., 1919-11-06

IT HE o. s. s. Reid, the navys newest destroyer and
the last word in craft of this type which will be
delivered to the Government at the Boston Navy Yard
today.
The Washington times., 1919-11-06

The American Red Cross IL Ameri-
can manhood and womanhood mobiI-
lied for service as the Army and
Navy mobflised for victory!
The Washington times., 1919-11-06
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CARPETS y WV '~.<VS'"v ~'ueSlS

Extraordinary Sale Of Fine Ma
deira Linens, imported high-class
Table Cloths, Luncheon and Tea
Cloths. Tea Sets, Napkins and
Scarfs, at prices greatly under to-
days market.
This special purchase was made
before the great advance in pure
linens and the result is a showing
of Exclusive Linens at a great
saving.
z Madeira Hand-scalloped, Hand
embroidered Pure Linen Pieces.
Beautiful seed, eyelet and solid hand
embroidery in the wanted basket,
floral, fruit and antique designs on
very fine pure linen. 125 styles to
select from. The finest assortment
ever shown in Washington.
The Washington times., 1919-11-06
ELECT DANIEL ]. DONOVAN
: LEGION POST COMMANDER

Daniel ]. Donovan. District Audit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-14
SAY AUTO DRIVERS
MUST KEEP SOBER
Intoxicants Add to Traffic
Troubles, Police Assert.
Accidents Reported.

Gasoline and alcohol will not mix,
the police say, meaning when driver
of an automobile fills himself up with
the intoxicant and attempts to oper-
ate machine.
Recently there have been several
viola tions of that traffic regulation
which prohibits the driving of an
automobile by a man while under
the influence of intoxicants.
There is a stringent law covering
such cases which provides minimum
fine of $50 and a maximum fine OF
$500. and, in default of the payment
of the fine, term of three months
in Jail or the workhouse. or both, in
the discretion of the court in an ag-
gravated case.
= The Police Court docket shows half
Il dozen defendants charged with this
offense who have elected to be tried
by jury.
All offenders convicted of the
charge of running an automobile
while under the influence of liquor
are deprived of their permit to OPP
crate an automobile.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-14
TO PUSH RETIREMENT BILL.
Naval Gun Factory Committee to
Formulate Plea to Congress.

Ways of inducing Congress to pass
the Mcclellan Heating civil service
retirement bill before adjournment on
March will be discussed at con-
ference of the joint retirement com
mittee of the Naval Gun Factory in
Naval Lodge Hall, 4th street and
Pennsylvania avenue southeast, to-
night.
In announcing the meeting, c. f.
Reed, secretary of the committee,
said:
There will be only sixteen days left
of this session of Congress. Only
the most important measures will be
enacted. The Importance of the Nc
Kellar- Heating bill. so necessary for
the proper functioning of our indis-
pensable civil service. must be kept
in the foreground of the thought of
our Legislators and of our public
This conference is called in the hope
of arousing some inspiration of ways
and means of continuing the agitation
in effective style"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-14
ACES GUESTS OF HONOR.
At NATIONAL PRESScLUB.
Lieut.. Donaldson, Washington
Filler, Tells Thrilling Story
of War Experience.

Maj. Maurice Connolly, Capt. Ed
ward V. Rickenbacker. ace of aces.
Capt. Douglas Campbell and Lieut.. J.
c. Dona idson. a Washington fier. all
aces of the American air forces. were
guests of honor last night at the Ma
tional Press Club. They related ex-
periences of the war and Lieut.. Dom
aldson told Il vivid story of his cap
ture by Huns and of his getaway.
Nine miles behind the Hun lines,
Lieut.. Donaldson was attacked by
enemy planes. One he brought down
in flames. but was himself forced to
descend, fiuding himself a prisoner.
He was interned in the Condo prison,
where he met an American officer,
Mendall, who became his companion
in eScaDS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-14

PARIS, Thursday. February iS--Cog-
e Francis Riggs. former Americas
military attache at Petrogrsd. 80
eight other American military obssFs-
ers left Paris today for the Black 80
region, where they viii visit ne
various Russian governments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-14
WAR REVENUE MEASURE
PASSED BY THE SENATE

Bills passed by Congress awaiting
the signature of President Wilson on
his return from Europe will include
the war revenue bill with its provi-
sions for raising six billion dollars in
taxes this year and four D billions
thereafter until revised.
Final legislative action on the meas
ure was taken late yesterday by the
Senate in adopting the conference re-
port. The adoption was without a
record vote and only few scattering
noes were heard.
After Vice President Marshall and
Speaker Clark. sign the bill. upon
which the ways and means committee
began hearings the middle of last
July. 1t win be sent to the White
House to await the return of the
President, whose formal approval is
regarded as assured
Treasury officials. who already have
taken the initial steps toward collec-
fion of taxes under the measure, to-
day began extensive preparations for
carrying out its provisions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-14
IS UNAUTHORIZED BY Law.
Marine Hospital May Not Be To-
Gated in Vacated Building,

A marine hospital may not be es-
tabIished in the building formerly
occupied by the Emergency Hospital,
18th street at Ohio avenue, be-
cause the assistant controller of the
Treasury. C. NJ. Force. finds no au-
thority in law to permit it.
Il am constrained to answer mega
lively the question Of establishing
the hospital" says Assistant Con-
tro1ler Force.
''The fitting up Of the building for
public health service hospital would
be more in the nature of new work
and improvements than such as might
be ciassed as repairs and preserya-
ton, and, would not be within this ap-
propriation," he says, citing the law
permitting expansion OF the public
health service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-14
JAPAN'S CONSENT LACKING.
Desires More Complete Details of
Mandatory Scheme.

PARIS, February 13 (by the Asso-
ciated Press).-Japan has not yet
agreed to the plan for making her a
mandatory for the Caroline and Mar
shall Islands. While the other powers
have practically agreed to the man
datory principle and are willing to &C
cept direction of the various German
colonies. Japan desires more COM
plete definition of the plan under which
the two groups of the Pacific Islands
will be intrusted to her. and a more
complete statement of the kind of in
ternational control and supervision
which will obtain under the society of
nations plan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-14
SCIENTIFIC ASTROLOGY.

FRANK THEODORE ALLEN, DIRECTOR,
Astrelogieal Research Society. private read
tnsA g spseintment only. e: typewritten
adyiser. lis NV. Phone Franklin 6s22-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-14
INFLUENZA DEATH TOLL.
Total of 1855 Fatalities Four
Month Record for Cities,

Figures announced by the public
health service show that there were
le5.562 deaths from influenza and
pneumonia in forty-five of the
largest cities of the country from
September S of last year to January
- of this year.
Washington total for that period,
according to the incomplete report,
was 2S92. New York leads all other
cities with 2T.363. Philadelphia came
second with 14,19S deaths.
San Francisco. with 1857 deaths. had
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-14
Traffic Accidents Reported.

Maj J. E. Horn, L. S. A. 2712 On
tario road. was owner and driver OF
an automobile that struck two pedes
TRANS at 18th and L streets this
morning about 1890 o'clock. The pc
destrians were r. n. Nails, 1928 G
street, and Miss Lena Thacker, Bal
four apartments. Nails was taken TO
Emergency Hospital and treated for
slight bruises to his body, while Miss
Thacker, who was not seriously hurt,
was taken home by Maj. Horn.
Raymond Hall, colored, thirtyfour
years old, 1915 o street, riding a BIZ
cycle at 18th and NJ streets early last
evening, was struck by an automobile
and slightly hurt. Physicians at
Emergency Hospital rendered first
a id
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-14

a larger annual death rate per 1000
persons for the period reported for
each city than did all other cities. Its
death rate averaged 25.S for each
thousand population.
Cities following closely with high
records We're: Philadelphia. 24.7; New
Orleans, ~, and Baltimore. 23.s. Wash
ington averaged EOS per thousand
population. and ranked eighth in the
list of forty-five cities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-14
Young Woman Severely Hurt.

Miss Eleanora Linkins, Seat Pleas
ant, Md, last night about IL O'Clock
alighted from a street car at 9Th ard
z streets and was knocked down by a
government automobile driven by
Charles Hepburn, 1921 I'd street, and
severely injured. She was taken to
Emergency Hospital
Jacob Shives, Baltimore. Md, was
riding a mule that was struck by a
street car at 18th and K streets last
night about $50 o'clock. The animal
was SO severely injured that it had to
be killed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-14
Former Turkish Vail Shoots Self.

CoNSTANTlNOPLE. Monday, Feoru-
airy I3-Dr. Reshid Bey. former vail
of Diarhekr, accused of completely in
Armenian massacres. who recently es-
capped from custody. was run TO earth
by the Turkish police and shot himself
through the head to avoid arrest. 1T
Is renorted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-14
Giving Relief for Near East.

DR.. J. r. Barton and DR.. George
washburn, representing the American
committee for Armenian and Syrian
relief, have arrived in Constantinople.
A shipload of supplies is expected to
reach Constantinople in a few days
and other vessels are on the way
there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-14
Walked Out of Prison.

They merely walked out of prison,
taking to the woods, moving on till
they came, to a German aerodrome,
where there was nobody about. In
the dark of night they proceeded to
get out a plane and received the I'M
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-14
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suspecting assistance Of German
fiier who came along.
The German, however, at dawn OBJ
served the enemy insignia, let out
yeIl, and was jiu-jitsued and knocked
senseless with fashlight stick The
Americans gave up the attempt TO
take the plane and again made for
the woods.
In FIVE days they had made their
to swim a stream opposite British
trenches. when the boche nabbed
them. They were returned to prison.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-14
General Prison Break.

Several weeks afterward there was
a general prison break, four or Ave
officers getting away safely into
Dutch territory.
Maj. Connolly urged that the lessons
of war in development of the air serv-
ice should not be allowed to lapse.
The possibilities of air navigation,
he said, have only been tapped, and
no investment of public moneys, he
considered, would yield a greater re-
turn.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-18
POWERS READY
TO AID RUSSIA
IN FOODSTUFFS
HoStilitieS Must Cease Within
Certain Definite
Lines
BIZ Associated Press

Paris, April is. - The allied and as
sociated powers are prepared to aid
in the relief of Russia with food
stuffs, medical supplies and other nee
essaries provided there is a cessation
of hostilities within definite lines in
the territory of Russia This fact
became known in correspondence
which has passed between Dr.. Fridt-
jof Nansen, head of the commission
oent Wilson and Premiers Clemen-
ceau, Lloyd George and Orlando.
DR.. Nansen. in his appeal to the
Council of Four for aid in bringing
relief to Russia. where he said thou
sands OF persons were dying monthly
ed a neutral and purely humani-
tartan committee" for the purpose.
The Council of Four, in reply, recog-
nized with sympathy the situation in
Russia and gave assurance of its
readiness to succor the stricken peo-
pie of Russia along the lines that
Belgium was fed and ministered to,
but with the fundamental proposition
that a cessation of hostilities would
be brought about.
Premier Clemenceau withheld his
approval of the proposition tempo
rarily. but added his signature yes
terdaN to those of Premiers Lloyd
George and President Wilson. thus
practically assuring the immediate
economic relief of Soviet Russia, as
Icnine is known to he willing to aC-
Ccpt food on the conditions outlined
hy DR.. Fridtojf Nansen, and discuss.
cd with the BolSheviki by various
neutral representatives at Moscow.
politics, il is generally believed by the
Entente powers that it will eventu-
ally restore order and enable Russia
to Danish chaos.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-18
Mrs. EIlenberger Better
After Heart Attack

Mrs. Margaret Ellenberger, 922 North
Third street. is recovering after u sud
den attack of heart failure. which she
experienced Wednesday morning. while
distributing reading matter articles OF
clothing and the like to the inmates of
the County Jail. For about thrty-five
years it has been her custom to per-
form this errand weekly, but this time
she was obliged to carry heavy basket
and the strain proved too great for her
weak heart She collapsed shortly after
arriving at the institution where the
officials cared for her until the arrival
of her son, DR.. G. r. Phillips, who took
her to his home where she is now slowly
improving. Mrs. Ellenberger is in her
eightieth year and unless complications
develop it is thought that her recovery,
from now on, will be rapid.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-18
EVENTS FOR NEW
COMMUNITY CLUB
All Departments of Penbrook-
Progress Organization Are
Busy Working For Civics

The Penbrook Community Civic
Club was given a delightful illus
trated lecture on Trees" by George
Writ of the State Forestry Depart
ment, at its meeting on Tuesday
evening. Miss Tilda Zarker, presi-
dent of the club, announced the fol-
lowing classes and social events:
On the evening of May the So
cial committee, Miss May Member,
chairman, will hold a social and en-
tertainment in the Penbrook High
School
Beginning May and continuing
on Saturday afternoons, a story tell
ing hour will be held in the Civic
Club rooms in the Town Hall. Girls
and boys, ages 6 to 10, will be told
stories from 3 to $40 and boys and
girls. ages 10 to IA, from to 4.30
o'clock. Miss Irene Shields and
Miss Mary Speas will have this in
charge.
A pasketry class has been organ
ized, to which all members are eli
gible. The first class will be held on
Tuesday evening. April %, at I
o'clock in the Civic Club rooms.
Miss Helen Aungst and Miss Mary
Hoofnagle will instruct.
The Camp Fire Girls will be organ
lied on Friday evening, April %, in
the Civic Club rooms at Z O'Clock.
under the supervision of Miss Tilda
NJ. Zarker.
The municipal department will
hold a meeting Wednesday evening,
April 90, at 7.30 o'clock in the club
rooms. Mrs. L. Kirby Lawson is
chairman of this department and
Myrna speas, <ice-chairman.
The next meeting of the club will
be held on the evening of May 10
at 7.30 o'clock in the Progress
school. The Rev. DR.. Bagnell will
speak at this meeting.
The club membership has now
rea ched n total of 317 members.
The piano fund committee is hold
ing its Easter sale of homemade
cakes, candy. salads of all kinds,
canned fruits, ice cream, etc, to-
day and tomorrow in Kichman's
store, Main street. Mrs. Lawrence
A. Hetrick is chairman of this COM
mittee.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-18
JURY CONVICTS II
MEN ACCUSED OF
FISH CONSPIRACY
Finds Them Guilty on All Six
teen Counts of the
Indictment
BIZ Associated Press

Boston, April 1S.-Seventeen oil
the thirty men who have been on
trial in the Superior Court on charg-
es of having conspired to raise the
price of fish in time of war and Oh
having created a monopoly in the
fish industry of this city, were found
guilty late last night.
Those convicted were f. Monroe
Dyer, Joshua Paine, Joseph A. Rich,
Ernest A. James, Albert e. watts,
Ephraim n. Cook, John Burns, Jr''
William +. McKeon, Herbert A.
Rich, Winfield S. Kendrick, William
r. Cox, Herbert +. Phillips, Fred G.
Phillips, William L. Curran, Simeon
Atwood, Jr., Alvin q. Baker and
Louis G. Goodspeed.
The jury was out nearly seven
hours. In his charge to the jury,
which has been hearing the evil
dence for eight weeks, Judge San
derson told the jurors that if any
of the defendants appropriated
money realized from excessive prices
of fish and distributed it among the
stockholders of the Bay State Fish
Company of Massachusetts,, which
was absorbed by the Bay State Fish
ing Company of Maine, the act con-
stituted an offense under the law.
Counsel for the defense took eX-
ceptions to some of Judge Sander
sons rulings and to his refusal TO
give certain instructions and to parts
OF the closing argument of Attorney
General Attwill. The men found
guilty, were convicted on all sixteen
counts of the indictment.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-18

Mr.. and Mrs. John L. Fox and
family of 223 North Front street,
are occupying their country. place,
! "FoXleigh," in Cumberland county.
Miss Ethel Jones, of 1926 Chest
nut street. will spend the Easter
holidays in > 'entown.
Miss Margaret Bream, of the School
wood will be an Easter guest of
Mrs. Philip r. Meredith. at 1906
North Front street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Sanderson.
of Buffalo, n. Y, are in town for
short stay with their relatives. Mr..
and Mrs. Waldo Orvin, of Green
street.
Miss Reba williams and her
brother, Horace b. Williams, of
Brooklyn, are visiting their rela-
tives, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward NJ. Dor
sey, of State street.
Miss Pearl Thompson went home
to Baltimore this morning after a
short visit with her aunt. Mrs. Lu-
ther G. Fairchild, of Green street
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin NJ. Singer
have removed from their home at
2007 North Second street to the Ell
| phinstone Apartments, Front and
| Forster streets.
Lloyd G. Pierce, a State College
student, is visiting his mother, Mrs.
| A. V. Metzler, superintendent of the
| Civic Club.
Miss Elma johnson and Miss Lu-
cette johnson, of Pittsburgh, are
visiting their relatives, Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter B. Rogers, of Market street
for the Easter season.
Mrs. A. T. Hubley, Jr., and Miss
Georginia Weigle, of 203 Herr street,
are enjoying a stay at Spring Lake,
n. j.
| Miss Frances Acuff, of the Seller
school faculty is visiting at her home
in Amber during the Easter re-
cess.
Peter J. Amboy and Miss Helen
Belle Amboy. of New York, are
guests of their relatives. Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Deane, of State street
Miss Millicent Grambs, of Wilkes
Barre, is stopping for week with
her cousin, Miss Eleanor Young, of
North Second street.
Martin l.. James and his brother
Perry +. James. of Brooklyn, are
in the city for a brief visit among
old friends and neighbors.
DR.. and Mrs. Edward Kirby Law
son and son, E. Kirby Lawson, Jr.,
| of Penbrook, are spending the Eas-
ter holidays in Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Musser. 81
North Second street, motored to
Wilmington, Del, and Atlantic City.
where they will be the guests of
their daughter, Mrs. J. Hay Barn
| holt.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Jones. of North
and Second streets. and Miss Kath-
crime Mumma, of Derry street, left
this morning for Washington to
spend Easter with Norman c. Jones'
Miss Margaret K. Oyster, 1876
State street, left to-day for Allan
| tic City.
Frederic F. Forester. 1116 North
! Second street. VIII spend the week
| end in Atlantic City.
Mrs. Simeon Grier. Philadelphia. ar
rived in the city to-day to spend the
Easter holidays with her mother. Mrs.
w. D. Block, 100 Evergreen street. She
was accompanied by Miss Katherine
Beidleman. daughter OF Lieutenant
| Governor Edward Z. Beidleman, who is
a student at the Mary Lyon School.
Swarthmore.