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The Washington times., 1919-10-25
SUNDAY SCHOOL INSTITUTE
WILL CONVENE WEDNESDAY

The twenty-third annual convention
of the Sunday School Institute of the
Diocese of Washington. which will be
held at the Church of the Epiphany,
will open its sessions Wednesday
morning at 10 o'clock with holy
communion. The speaker at the
public meeting at II o'clock will be
the Rev. DR.. Hughell E. w. Fos-
broke, OF New York city.
The Rt Rev. DR.. Alfred Harding,
bishop of Washington, will preside at
the first business session at o'clock
and greet the convention. There will
be number Of reports on school ac-
tivities and a number OF speakers will
address the general conference at 2
o'clock.
The Rt. Rev. Theodore Irving Reese,
bishop coadjutor of southern Ohio,
will speak at the public meeting at
o'clock on The Religious Basis of
American Citizenship" The Rev. DR..
William Byron Forbush will be the
evening speaker, his subject being
How Can We Parents Fulfill Our
Responsibility for the Religious Nur-
ture Of Our Children"
At $3.50 there will be q Sunday
school exhibit.
The Washington times., 1919-10-25
TENANTS, SCANTlY
CLAD, FLEE BLAZE
Firt At Mt. Vernon Apart.
ments, 900 N. Y. Ave-,
Does 5000 Damage.

Damage. estimated by officials OF
the fire marshaps office to be 5000
was caused by fre early this morning
in the basement of the Mount Vernon
apartment. 900 to go New York ave.
nue.. The smoke routed several ten.
ants from their beds and drove them
to the street in their night clothes.
The fire. according to the Deputy
Fire Marshal Seib, started in the
storeroom under the lunchroom OF
George Goodacre, In the ground floor
Provisions stored there were dam.
aged to the extent OF $500.
The first alarm was sounded at {
O'Clock by Special Officer r. T. Fox
when smoke was seen coming from 9
grating in the sidewalk With the
arrival of the first company of fire
apparatus, several tenants were al
ready on the sidewalk.
second alarm was sounded fifteen
minutes later, bringing several other
companies of firemen. and a short
time after their arrival the blaze wa.
under control and the occupants OF
the apartments were allowed to re
turn to their rooms.
Coffee and sandwiches were served
to the firemen by Mr.. Goodacre from
lunchroom across the street, oi
which he is also the proprietor, dur
ing the progress of the fire.
The Washington times., 1919-10-25
CHORUS OF 500 TO
GREET ROYAL PARTY

Arrangements for the reception for
the King and Queen of BlRfuu NJ y
o'clock Monday night were compIetea
today in q conference between Ass.s-
ant Secretary of State Brsckenridce
Long and Charles Lee Cook. of the
State Department. and Ars' Marie
Moore Forrest, pageant director for
the War Camp Community Service
The train bringing the royal partv
will arrive at Union Station at s:1
o'clock Monday night, and - mem
bers will be met by Vice lSrssidonl
Marshall and State Department St-
fIcsls.
a chorus of 500 girls in whitx
grouped about the Columbus statue
will sing as the King and Queen pss.
The Marine Band will play.
At the Capitol. under flood lights.
the National Community Chorus.
under Lieut. Hollis Edison psvennr.
Will be grouped on the central stepa
On one side of the chorus will hs
300 girls grouped and dresssd 10 rep-
resent the Belgian flag.
When the car carrying the royal
party draws up in front OF the csoi-
tol, Maude Howell Smith, ss CoIun,-
eia, Will come from the portico 20
greet Florence Beach, as Belgium
coming up the steps.
Before the arrival OF the party the
chorus will sing several selections.
beginning at s:l5.
The Washington times., 1919-10-25
WOMEN
TO MEET MONDAY

The new club year of the Fedora
tion of Women's Clubs of the District
will begin when members of the fed
Grafton meet at 2 o'clock next Mon
day afternoon in the board room of
the Municipal building.
The work of the past year has
been very successful and Mrs. How
ard /. Hodgkins, newly elected
president, has many events planned
for the coming year. Mrs. Hodgkins
has spent much time recently in con-
ference with forty or more Of the
chairmans of departments and COM
mittees recently elected by the fed
Grafton.
Since the federation has grown to
include about thirty clubs, and has a
membership of more than 5000, the
new president intends to have a COM
plete directory of all the members
compiled.
The Washington times., 1919-10-25
3DE BY GAS IN
ROOMINC HOUSE
Two Men and Woman Pound
Dead in Room With Jet
Wide Open.

Three persons were asphixiated by
gas this morning while asleep in a
rooming house at 3l1 PennsyIvanis
avenue northwest
From cards found in their clothing
they were Identified as PeterYeaser
and wife. both about fifty years. of
Niooe, N. Y. and John s. Carter, sew
enty years old, of Ben Bush, w. Va.
who is thought TO be q brother of Mrs.
Yeager.
Yeager was found on the floor. near
window, where he apparently had
fallen after arising on detecting an
door OF gas and attempted to reach
the window.
A small table beside the ga. let
had collar and tie belonging to one
OF the men on IL. The police believe
the stop-cock was Jared open by an
elbow of one of the men when he
went to place his collar on the table
The trio appeared in the hotel
about 10 o'clock last night Rhey
Immediately retired and their bodIe.
wer found about IL o'clock this morn.
ing by oJhn S. Garner, an employe
or the hotel, who traced an odor of
gas to the room.
coroner hewitt issued certificates OF
accidental death and the bodies were
taken TO the morgue until the police
can communicate with officials OF the
Two cities from which the cards in
oicated the victims came.
The Washington times., 1919-10-25
ROB APARTMENT OF
JEWELS and BONDS

Jewelry and Liberty bonds valued
at Sl,ooO were stolen from the apart
ment OF Mrs. Mary L. Mahoney, in
Northbrook Courts. Sixteenth and
newton streets northwest. some time
yesterday, according TO a report made
to the police today.
The burglar forced open the front
door and made a clean getaway. Ac-
cording to Mrs. Mahoney, the thief
stole one green gold brooch, set with
about twenty diamonds and twenty
saphires. value $500; one gold bracelet,
set with six diamonds. value $500;
one gold oval shape bracelet, $50; one
gold oval shape bracelet, $40; one
small size gold ring, set with three
diamonds. $50; one string OF pearls
$50; one gold wedding ring, engraved
inside j. NJ. and NJ. E. G., SO; gold
chain necklace, SIS; one pair Of pear
earrings, $50, and two 800 Liberty
bonds.
The Washington times., 1919-10-25
H0LD-UP MEN GET
LONG SENTENCES

Hold-up men and pocketbools
snatchers need expect no mercy when
they face the court for sentences.
Justice Stafford. presiding in Crimi-
nal Court, No. ., conveyed this idea
In unmistakable terms in the long
sentences he imposed upon a quartet
of young colored highwaymen who
on August 10 last held up and soo-
bed William J. Rowe, of his watch,
money and other valuables.
Lawrence Hatton, the ring-leader
got twelve years in the penitentiary:
Jesse Johnson, ten years; James Over
ton, ten years, and John A. Allen,
eight years.
Murphy Jefferson. colored was
sentenced to fifteen years in the PEN
itentiary on his conviction of rob
berry and his confession to two at
tempts at use-breaking and lar
ceny.
The Washington times., 1919-10-25
What's Doing; Where; When

MeetingIMichisan State Society, Wilson
streets northwest. s D. m
Tomorrow.
Lecture-By Gen. B. Booth Church of
EEpipnsny. II a m, and the Calvary Baptist
church, y. m.
Lecture-By the Rev Herbert F. Ran
dolph' pastor of Foundry Methodist Epis-
copai church, Central Y. NJ c. A., 1896 @
street northwest, p. m.
Meeting-Zionist organization Young
Mems Hebrew Association Hail. Eleventh
street and Pennsylvania avenue northwest,
IL a. m.
Lecture-Samuel Soloman, at Secular
League, Pythian Temple, p. m
The Washington times., 1919-10-25
COAL STOCKED UP
y y -
Most Hotels and Apartments
Have 80 to 60 Days
Supply on Hand.
" u ~
OPTIMISM FELT HERE
" u "
Dealers Believe Only Long
Drawn Out Strike Would
Seriously Cripple City.

Washington is well fortified against
from the threatened strike of bitum.-
nous coal miners In the opinion OF
leading retail and wholesale coal
dealers OF the District
Optimism permestes theatmosphere
of the coal yards and the offices OF
the companies. The "store your coal"
campaign brought wonderful results.
and even such small householoers as
use bituminous coal have put in a
goodly supply.
The general opinion among coal
dealers is that only a long drawn out
strike would hamper activity here
and cause more than passing discom-
fort II is the consensus Of opinion
that all buildings. hotels, apartment
houses. and the like have stored up q
supply that viii last anywhere from
thirty to sixty days.
Must Have Stocked %.
NJ C. Burreu. manager of the AL
legheny Company. one of the largest
coal sales agencies In the District,
declares. that the records Of his COM
pany show that more than so per
cent Of their regular patrons have
put In . large supply. in all instances
sufficient to last from thirty to sixty
days
I'VE foresaw a situation of this
kind last spring and succeeded IN con-
vincing our anthracite patrons of the
necessity for storing coal We have
ourselves stored up a supply that will
last more than thirty days. and
understand All other dealers have
likewise provided against q contin-
gency such a. this. The same situa-
tion prevails with regard to the users
of bituminous coal Chief among
these are hotels. apartment houses.
and office buildings. All OF these
patrons are provided with a large
supply. many OF them having enough
for the entire season. In my opinion
only q strike of q months duration
would cause any discomfort In Wash
ington."
Says ID. c. Went Feel Strike.
o. C. Raymond. manager of ]. p.
Agnew 4 Co.. another large coal sales
agency, declared that washinrtonians
had made cautious provisions against
coal shortage. and that there 10
little occasion to worry much over
the strike at this time.
I'VE have had strikes before and
always managed to get by" Mr.. Ray
mond said. Our customers have pro-
vided against the threatened shortage.
We ourselves have put in a larre
stock, and, in my opinion. washington
VIII never know that strike occurred.
The only persons who could possibly
suher In Washington are the small
kouseholders who have been unable 10
stock any coal. The coal dealers
however, viii be able to care for thi,
trade for a month or more"
The Washington times., 1919-10-25
Today.

Dsnce-Ohio State Girls Club. Wilson
Normal Community Center, Eleventh and
Harvard streets northwest, s n. m.
Meeting-Alpha Chi Delta Blue Triangle
Recreation Center. Twentieth and B streets
northwest, s p. m.
Dance-Eeleet Club. ballroom, 2I0o Six
teenth street northwest, 9:15 d. m.
Dance-Thomson Community Center
Twelfth and L streets northwest, from s:45
until IL D. m.
Seymon-"Our Blessed Lady and Purga-
tory" by the Rev. Edward j Sweeney, at
Holy Souls" novena. st. Aloysius Church,
North Capitol and streets, 1880 D. m.
Meettng-fowa State Society, Wilson
Normal School. Eleventh and Harvard
streets northwest 8 d. m.
The Washington times., 1919-10-25

publicity. The commission states
that 1t has considered the budget in
"A most informal fashion" and has
not in any way indicated its position
on the items. Regrets is indirectly
expressed that the commission was
not permitted to thoroughly consider
the bureaus report before 1t was
made public
Budget for Family.
The following statistics represent
the results of study made by the
Bureau of Labor Statistics for the
Congressional Joint Committee on
Redistribution of Salaries to deter
mine the cost of maintaining the
family Of a Government empIoye in
Washington at a minimum level of
health and decency. This budget has
heen worked out for q family consist
ing of husband. wife and three de-
pendent children.
The total of such budget Is
s2,262.t7. The cost of the same STAN
dard OF living for a single woman as
ascertained by the bureau, is 1853
year and for a single man. 1000.
The replacement per year represents
the life of the article mentioned. Thus,
when the replacement of a felt hat is
given as "a" Is means that the hat
should be worn two years.
The statistics follow:
The Washington times., 1919-10-25
Federal Employees Think
$2,262.47 Too Meager
For Families to Live On

The announcement by the Bureau of Labor Statistics
that the minimum of health and decency standard
of living in Washington for the typical family of five is
$2647 per year, proves above everything else that Gov
employees justified in asking for much higher
salary.
family of five could live for less than $2,26247 in
Washington but the family of Government employe should
be compelled to do the attitude taken by those who
believe that the Federal worker has had the benefit
living conditions which his position entities him.
"Should Provide Decent Living
The Washington times., 1919-10-25
WIFE CHARGES MISCONDUCT

Elizabeth Boyer today filed suit in
the District Supreme Court against
Harry M. Boyer for an absolute d.
vorce, alleging misconduct They
were married at Sharpsburg. Nd. and
have fve children. Attorney Joe c.
Brown represents Mrs. Boyer.
The Washington times., 1919-10-25
SEES END OF ANIMAL ACTS.

Guy Richardson. of Boston, editor
or our Dumb Animals" in a speech
In the Public Library last night, pre-
dicted the abolishment of trained
animals as performers on the stage
The training of these animals, Mr.
Richardson explaiend. is done by
cruel AND inhumane systesm.
The Washington times., 1919-10-25

MILE. vICToRIE CAPPE (rght) and MILE. DE
A'A LALIEUX DE LA RoCQ deft), Belgian dele
gates to International Congress of Women Workers to
meet here Tuesday and continue in session to Novem
ber Mile. Cappe is secretary to the women's unions
OF Belgium and to the minister of labor Her companion
is secretary to the Brabant trade unions.
The Washington times., 1919-10-25

/. Total meat ard nsh, equivalent to, 1.37
pounds per day.
2. Equivalent to l.27 quarts OF milk per
day
3. Equivalent TO l3S-pound loaves Of
bread per day.
4. Including crackers cake. pies. ice
cream. candy. jelly. oil, chocolate,
peanut butter cocoa, nuts, gelatine
and canned SOUP
Housing. fuel and light. .s42s. 90
This item covers rent at 5000 year, and
fuel and light at sl?s year
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-24
STEAMSHIP LINE TO ASK
FOR WORK ON CHANNEL
Old Dominion Company Hopes to Sc
cure Improvement and Shorten
Kun to Norfolk.

Officials of the Old Dominion Steam
Richmond and SorfoIk: are expected
shortly TO request the Richmond Cham
Der OF Commerce to indorSc move
ment they have on foot To secure inn
provemcnt TO stretch of water in
The James River Immediately below
jamestown. II is tho announced in
tcntion of the company to bring the
matter finally to the attention of the
government with the hope of having
this channel included in the national
program for Improvement to rivers
and harbors.
The channel in question is at present
used by light drawing vessels with Il
maximum of only twelve feet. cNciud-
ing the heavier craft. 4 saving of an
hours time on each round trip is the
estimate given by officials OF tho
steamship company under operation
through ti..s channel. During the
war the water course was used 10 adj
vantage by. government ships. the oili-
Gals assert
Improvement 10 the channel would
call for the excavation of ~ quantity
of rock and the widening and deepen
ing all along the course. Estimated
costs by the company are $4,000. Use
of the channel instead OF the longer
one around Il bend would bring Rich
mond and Norfolk five miles nearer
each other as far as river traffic is
concerned.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-24
WILLIAM AND MARY HAS
ITS LARGEST ENROLMENT
Institution Makes SpIcndid Start
ndcr Presidency Of DIR. i. \. &.
thunulrr

The College of William and Mary.
under the presidency of DR.. j. \ G.
Chandler. until July / SUPERINTENDENT
OF the Richmond CRY Schools. reports
the largest enrolment in its history
Tor the session which began Thursdav
TWO hundred and sixty students had
ALREADY matriculatcd NcStc r'lay which
Is sixteen more than the total for any
one entire year heretofore. one hun
nrcd and thirty eight is the largest
total OF any preceding wear for tho
nrSt inur days after the formal OMEN
ing OF me college, which shows a
Classes began Monday. All Of The
professors have returned. Dr j. r.
|ciGcr, the head of the department Of
philosophy. who was operated on in
'hicaSo. was able to resume his
classes The new professors who re-
ported arc DR.. t. Juchhoff. head Of tho
ncNaftmcnt of business administra-
ton and accountancy. and Professor
Snnh"rhcld McCartcncy. associate
professor OF commerce and economies
pi hiStorY and political science; DR.
Donald ". Davis. head of the DEPART
mcnt o! biology, and Professor Earl /
,,rln"S associate professor OF biology:
Professor LIoNd Williams head OF thc
acparcncnt OF mathematics: Professor
~ g Young, head of the department
OF physics and Captain James q;
i'rrNcr' director Of physical education
inc onrollmcnt in the department
Of commerce. business administrator
ana accountancy TO date lis forty. ana
inc enrolment in tho department Of
education Is ninety five.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-24
STRIKE ACTION DEFERRED
Machinists Mt American Locomotive
Company Plant Await Word
From New York

Action in regard TO the proposed
strike o! machir $ IS at the p!ani OF
the American locomotive COMPANY
here because or ;ai alleged attempt to
cut wages was POSTPONED Yesterday
until NEGOTIATIONS by tho National
Mocha ntsts union with New York
ofhcials OF the company arc completed
Dispatches received by union oi'i-
Gals here yesterday led 10 the belief
that an understanding between the
union and the company probably wOuId
be reached today and the machinists
notified AT once.
Officials of tho American Locomotive
Company deny that an attempt was
made TO cut wage rates. hut simply
an endeavor 10 adjust rates so AS TO
be similar 10 those paid AT other cities
where the company has shops.
Machnists say that they were noti-
fed of decrcasc in wages Of from two
to twenty cents An hour 10 bc effective
September .. Whether or not this
cut was enforced they arc unable TO
say until pay envelopes for last week
are received next Saturday
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-24
20 BAPTIST CHURCHES
HOLD PRAYER SERVICES
Part of Worldwide Movement 4,
interest of S.5,Ou0.OUU
Drive.

IN twenty three Baptist churches in
Klchmont today prayer services are
list $4,000 900" campaign TO b, com
pieted with Victory week. November
so. December :; These services arc a
part OIL world wide prayer movement.
which started with dawn i'm Bohcmia
Italy and other European countries
where BAPTIST missionaries are station
ed and WAS taken up IN America. Be
fore the day is over the liaptists viii
have formed prayer chain cncirclinr
me globe When services close in
itichmond, for instance. they will have
september was set aside as inter
cession month for the campaign. To-
day comes as n climax. when every
Baptist Church in the South will be
open all day.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-24
COMMISSION GETS REPORT
ON STANDARDIZED RATES
Charges All Kinds OF Material to
lie Sent by Freight Figured
out.

Tho state Corporation Commission
has just received from the Interstate
Commerce. Commission its report on
standardized freight rates in which ii
has been working for years The re-
port covers hundreds OF printed PAGES
II viii be sent to The pirector-Geucra.
OF Railroads for his approval or
alteration. Commissioner Richar ri
Woolcy, Virginia man. sent in a,
dissenting opinion OH the c!assihca-
tionS.
Rates on every, Kind of material to
be sent by freight have been Inquired
out on standard scale in the report
II adopted. these rates will become CT
tcctive on every railroad in the coun-
try. Major Alexander Forward. mem
Der Of the Corporation Commission
said yesterday that he was OF the opin-
ION that tho new classiticatioas would
he accepted within month or six
weeks. and 70 into effect before the
ines. are turned back TO the companies
by the government
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-24
SPECIAL TERM OF COURT
ORDERED BY JUDGE SCOTT
'hHc> "t 'on'icts VIII &c Tried mt
fAtrn session of CITY Circuit
court September 10

Judge Carter scott Of the City
1lrcHlt Court yesterday issued an or
ger Tor a Spcclal term or the court for
September ~ just preceding ,bc fan
term The special session is convened
10 Try tn" cases OF several State perii-
ientiary convicts who arc charged with
various oifcuscS
Judge Scott also issued the following
orders Yesterday.
:, Appointing. Carroll Watts. Archer
Mason and c. VI. Norman trustees OF
tho Holy Tabernacle church Of cod
and giving the trustees power 10 as
sumo mortgage OF $4,000 on the
church property at . ives, Jackson
Street.
Appointing as trustees of Gintcr
Fork Methodist Episcopal church
South. &. u. Wa!ford T. Lee Eodcn, o.
i. BEDFORD, j. 7. Mcdonald, W. r.
Richardson. w . shelton. NJ. w
STROLLER, W. /. Fierce ana J. H. Layne
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-24
SOLICITORS WORKING TO
GET FUND FOR MONUMENT
tinancc Committee of South,idc Ncmo-
r'hi As>"cintion Plans Housc-to-
House Canvass

Members OF the finance committee
OF ne Southsidc Memorial ASSOCIATION
met last night at the Iiust.nes Cuurt
iart II" TO confer on the house-to-
mouse campaign being conducted bv
me committee 10 raise funds for the
erection OF a monument in honor OF
ihs south Side boys Killed in the war,
40 hGures on the amount already
g,S9iIecled We're available, according 10
IhouEts h. Morton. one o: the com
mutee but Judge l.. H. Wells. chair
man called another meeting for Tues
DAY. September so, at which time /,
Is though figures on the amount raised
WI! he ready. The goal OF the as
ISOLATION is $4,000.
short addresses were made by j. p.
Jones, w. {. pu!liam and j. X. Robin
SON
1t is planned TO let all contributors
TO The funds being raised for the
erection OF the monument vote on the
location where II shall stand. The two
most popular places appear to be
C"wardin Avenue and Hull Street or
Bainbrdge and Hull Streets
over 100 solicitors are busy raising
the funds needed and it is reported
that the campaign is moving along
rapidly.