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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-26
EVADES MOOSE !,
FOR 8 YEARS
Smokey joe" Slayer Of
Two Children, Best
Fakir in Georgia.

Atlanta. Ga. Dec. 22.-"smoky Joe"
IL the best fakir in Georgia
The opinion OF two physicians r.
that he has faxed the gallows for
the past two years.
William Daniels. negro. alias
Smoky Joe" was convicted in 1916
OF The murder in Pulaski County Of
two children, because he was angry
with their mother. He was con-
victed and the death sentence i'm
posed.
In 1917 attorneys filed q petition
with the governor claiming that after
his conviction he had become insane.
Three physicians reported him in
sane. whereupon he was committed
to the asylum, where he remained
but a short time before efrectinE an
escape.
He went TO Macon. where ne be-
gan preaching on the streets, and
was captured. Experts there sub
mitted MIN TO another examination,
reported him sane and returned him
to Pulaski County. where he was
repTieved by Governor Dorsey to De-
cember /. and two more physician
DIR. George l.. Echols and DR.. J. 9.
Wall. Of Eastman-were appointed 20
make an examination. Their report.
Just received by the governor is as
follows.
Il. He IS not insane
so. He has been malingering tn"
whole time.
- He is now in condition 20 pay
the penalty for a crime of which he
is accused
While no order has yet been is
sued. il is n foregone conclusion that
the sheriff OF Pulaski County will
carry out the death sentence.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-26

yer and lead producer in the world.
And it found HIM in control,
The former newspaper man lately
paid a cool million for a railroad.
and set about revitUlizing the city
Of Eureka, once the most glorious
camp of all
In some of his larger mines the
miners are working three shifts day
on a profit-sharing basis, novelty
in mining.
The silver situation is frauGht with
tremendous possibilities" says Davis.
England must bid to her last shiI-
ling for the control of silver. or else
lose her hold upon the Orient and
see the decline of her Worldwide
trade.
Where else can England look eX-
Ccpt to the great silver deposits in
our own country?
While the demand is greater than
the world has ever known the cost
of producing silver is also unprece-
denied One result is a famine in new
production and overabundancc Of pa
per currency with abnormal credit
imitation"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-26
Bullet Kills Unborn Babe;
Mother May Not Recover

Chicago. Dec. 25.-The unborn babe
of Mrs. John Tessaelaro is dead today
and Mrs. Tessaelaro is near death as
result of a Christmas eve tragedy.
While Mrs. Tessaelaro and her hus-
band were spending Christmas eve
with friends, Tessaelaro brought forth
the automatic revolver he had used in
the army. In handing il to friend
for inspection it accidentally dis
charged. A Caesarian operation was
performed, but the child was found to
Ne dead Little hope is held out for
the mothers recovery.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-26
VERSATILITYHIS
STRONG FORTE
Leon Meyer Estabrook' S
Career Somewhat Like
Character in Fiction.

Farm boy. school teacher, stenog-
rapher, reporter government clerk
organizer and master statistician-
these were steps in the career Of Leon
Meyer Estabrook, chief Of the bureau
of crop estimates, Department OF
Agriculture. who lives at lT26 Seven
tecnth street northwest.
EStabrook was born in Rockford
Ill. fifty years ago. At an early az"
he left. with his parents. for a TeXas
farm. where he was raised.
While still in Texas he became, in
succession. a teacher in a small school.
stenogTapher and a reporter. In lN>-
Estabrook came to Washington. wher.
ne obtained a position as a clerk in
the War Department. studying at tn
same time AZ Georgetown Law Schoo!
and George Washington University
Estahrook was transferred to the
Department Of Agriculture in l93
Here he served on almost every com
mittec appointed by the depal tment
until in 1893 he became chief of the
office Of Congressional food diStrIbu'
ton. BY 1914 EstabrOOk had mounted
to his present position.
He is well known for his organiza'
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-26
D. G. COAL DEALERS
SAY OPERATORS ARE
HOLDING THEM UP
CONTINUED FTOM PAGE ONE

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.
flying their customers that all coal
sold since November is subject t."
Ia ~ cents n ton. Washington dealers
declare
Based On Wage Raise.
This-propoSsd increase is subject TO
the findings Of the Coal Commission
created by President Wilson to in
NcstiEate the coal situation. and is
based upon the - per cent wage in
cree Sc allowed the miners in the strike
settlement at Indianapolis nearly two
weeks ago.
The action OF the operators in de-
handing more money for coal which
has already heen sold and which has
gone beyond the control of the deal
ers. is characterized by Washington
coal merchants as an imposition.
The government should not permit
the operators to ship coal at a con-
tract price and then. after the coal
is sold. collect an added amount from
the dealer. these merchants say.
At Orrrators' Mercy.
But what can We do" asked L. E.
White. president of the l. r. White
Coal Company. We are at the mercy
Of the operators. We can't refuse to
pay it because We would not get any
more coal On all cash sales we lose
that money ard have no redress"
Mr.. White estimated his loss on
cash sales alone would be befs cen
2,e0O and SS.061. with an additional
600 if the increase could not be cob
lected On coal supplied under contract
We are between the devil and the
deep blue sea-" said ]. VI. BurreIl
president Of the Allegheny Coal Com
pany. We cannot refuse to paw the
increase If il comes and if we attempt
TO pass il on to the consumer before
the increase actually is announced
then a big 'hoIler' is raised. we are
Se7ounced. and the government Is
asked to make us keep our prices
Gown"
Doesn't Expect PROFIT.
Mr.. BurrcIl said the Allegheny
Company last year made but per
cent on 100000 worth of business,
and that this year they didn't ex-
pect to make anything.
IF we can take care of our Gus
timers this year without an actual
loss he said. "wc may be able TO
make a profit next year under more
favorable conditions"
Asked il he had heard anything
about a contemplated increase in
the price of hard coal. Mr.. BurrolI
said there was no definite informa-
ton to that effect. but that he had
received bids from two operators
for January shipments at 81 ami
$3.50 over the prices prevailing to-
day
Ward W. Griffith. president Of the
Wv. Griffith Coal Company. de-
clared the coal dealers were being
made the goats" and the only way
to cover the retroactive increa Sc
would be by a reduction of our
bank accounts"
Washington coal dealers" Mr..
Griffith declared. have been operat-
ing strictly under the old rules of the
Fuel Administration. with a few ex-
ceptiols. Under those rules our mar
gin of profit is very small and II we
are forced to pay 30 to 10 cents a ton
additional on coal which we have al
ready sold we stand to lose money on
the deal"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-26
Give Concert in Courtroom
To Show Value of Fiddle

New York.-Magistrate Sweetser. on
the bench in Yorkville Court. varied
the session by oblginG with violin
selections. He played Turkey in the
Straw" the Blue Danube" and other
melodies.
Oscar Davis. a colored hall hoy and
telephone operator OF No. 234 West
13Ith street, stood accused OF stealing
two violins from the store OF Joshua
Nicholson. Assistant District Attor-
ney O'Shaughnessy commended they
were antiques and worth $50. At
torney Robert Donough. for Davis.
asserted they were just plain fiddles. -
worth less than S. each.
Magistrate Sweetser qualified him
self as an expert and ordered Davis
charged with grand larceny on the
$3.50 valuation. and held him in s2.e0
bail for the grand jury.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-26
Cloth for Hard Wear.

A new textile fabric which, il Is
claimed, will tend to lower the present
high cost Of mems clothing Is being
placed on the market by Pud-
sey CYorkshire) manufacturer. writes
Henry F. Grady from London. The
London agents Of the manufacturer
state that the new cloth is made en-
tirely Of silk noil Tor short fbres);
and that. while superior. in wearing
properties to a pure worsted, II can
be sold at the price of the best wool
fabrics 1t is said TO be strong and
almost untearable. very suitable for
hard wear and can be obtained In
gays. browns and blacks. !
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-26
Boy Prisoner Battles
All Efforts of Court

Atlantic City, y. IA curious case
of obstinacy on the part of a l4-year-
old boy puzzles County Judge Robert
f. lnEersoll.
For more than three months the
county authorizes have had under
lock and key a li-year-old boy. who
has pcrsistently refused to divulre his
name or where he belongs
When asked TO disclose his name
he invariably makes the same an
swer. Call me John Henry. That's
good enough" And for three months
he has been known as John Henry.
He was arrested for "loafinG"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-26
MADE MILLIONS
IN SILVER Mines
Eugene Davis Rose From
Humble Country Print
shop to Great Wealth.

Ask Eugene Davis. OF Eureka, Ne
vada. about Aladdin's wonderful lamp
and he will tell you it was made Of
silver.
The Arabian Nights contain no
more allurinE chapter than the
story of the rise of Eugene
Davis from an obscure newspa-
per office in an Indiana country town
to control of Americas silver mar
ket-with the silver in a dollar worth
81 and some cents over.
Davis is chairman of the finance
committee of the American Mining
Congress.
When the Eureka mines and the
Comstock lode were making million
aires overnight, Davis was there but
was too young to profit thereby
Later on. "silver died. and the
Vests wonderful camps became
queer ghost cities in forgotten plains.
Now, Davis studies of economic con-
ditions convinced him silver would
some day stage a sensational come
back. So he bought land and waited.
Immediately after the great war
started. Davis acquired more than 200
worthless" properties in the Eurkea
district-once the second largest sill
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-26

The government built 5000 houses like these
for war workers and is selling them out. Houses
at Rock Island, ILL.,, are being disposed of at the
rate OF fifty day. When the sales were started
all the houses rented, except at Erie, Pa,
and Bridgeport, Conn. where only so per cent
occupied
Tenants given the first option to buy. The
houses are located at Aberdeen, Md; Alliance,
Ohio; Bath, Me; Bremerton, Wash; Bridge
Davenport Iowa; Eric Pa; Hammond, Ind;
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-26
Axe on Head Greets Man
Visiting Friend on Xmas

When James Simms, colored, Of
Brookland. d. c. entered the home
OF his friend. Morris Davis. 2IS2 Mich
OILS avenue southeast. yesterday aft
ernoon for a Christmas call, he was
greeted by a heavy blow on the
head with an. axe.
Simms was treated at Casualty
Hospital, and later went TO his home
Davis was locked un at the Eleventh
precinct station. charged with as
sault.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-26
RAIL WRECK In OHIO
KILLS ONE; TWO DYING

Columbus. o.. Dec. 25.-One man
Is dead and two others may die as
the result of a Big Four railroad
freight wreck near WorthingtOn
late last night
The victims are Charles r. Miller.
So. Cleveland, engineer. killed; Har-
ry Camplin, IS. Gallon. fireman,
scalded; Arthur F. Thoman, %. Ga
lion, brakeman, scalded. Miller died
at $40 a. m. today at Grant Hospi-
tai.
Shortly after leaving Columbus
the train hit a derail and the engine
and six cars left the track and went
over an embankment The boiler
exploded and set fire to the wreck
age.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-26

condition of material and labor"
Cullock said the average in
crease in the cost of material
throughout the country is from 10
to Il per cent since 1913. In his
opinion owners who charge 100
pr cent more rent than in 1918
are not prOfitecrinE. but those who
charge more arc.
81 know a case in Washington
in which an apartment was leased
for $35 a month and sub-let for
$500" he said
Government Offers Nothing to Helm.
No department here is giving
IN" general housing situation any
attention. All any Washington off,
ciai knows is that houses are
scarce and rents high. Congress
has attempted to legislate rents
down in the District of Columbia
and the landlords have been
branded as profiteers.
The only way to solve the hous-
ing problem is to build more
houses
Two cities in the United States
nave more houses than they can
use Erie. Pa, and Bridgeport,
conn. All the other cities are
suffering from a shortage of DWELL
inss and apartments and rents are
high.
me United States Housing Cor
po[ation has quit providing homes
ana Is selling off the 5000 houses
IL quilt during the war. Congress
mas two bills. one to make the
bureau a permanent branch of the
LABOR Department and the other
70 abolish it. The latter probably
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-26
Astounding Campaign.

Basic, Switzerland - After having
secured the Italian government =
consent to the suppression Of a gam
bling center at Campienne. Lake
Lugano. the Swiss government has
now protested against a project for
similar establishment at Lich-
stechein.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-26

When is a syndicalist? That is
what people are asking in regard to
the sensational arrest and trial OF
Miss Anita Whitney. one of Cali
fornia's most prominent clubwomen
suffrage leaders and social welfare
workers. who has been held to answer
in Oakland. Cal. on charge of Grim
inal syndicaliSm.
II was shown before the committing
a magistrate that Miss Whitney was a
member of the Communist Labor
party. the principles of which, in the
judges opinion, called for a revolu-
tion in this country and therefore vio-
lated the law in question.
Miss Whitney declares she Joined
this new party because neither Of the
old parties gave her an opportunity
to cast ballot for drastic reform.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-26
Cabinet Situation Saved.

Rome. Dec. 24.-The cabinet crisis
has been averted by the vote of con-
ndence given the Nitti government, it
was indicated today. 1t was reported
The Socialists, Independents. COM
batants and part of the Catholics in
the chamber of deputies will vote to
sustain the governments program.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-26
BY GEORGE Il. WATERS.

BY GEORGE II. WATERS.
There are five million more fam
lilies in the United States than
there is living room for. accord
ing to figures.
AS a matter of fact. the five
million families are jammed in
with the rest of the hundred million
or more and many, many millions
of the whole population are at the
mercy of landlords.
And landlords are living up to
their ancient reputation in the ma
jority of cases.
They hardly can be called merci-
full.
The natural cause of the shortage
of homes is the growth in popuIa-
ton, and the increase in the num-
Der OF families. without a corre-
spending increase in the number of
houses.
In 1910 there were 2O.255.555
homes in the United States and in
round numbers about 20,40O.OO
families occupying them.
The 10 years previous to 1910 the
number of homes had to increase
rs per cent to keep up with the
increase in the number of families.
That would mean that the in
crease since 1910 would have to
be in round numbers 5000. 900 more
homes.
But the war stopped building,
for two years of the decade, thus
preventing construction of 1000
900 of the homes. In round num-
bers. the 100000 families who
would have occupied these houses
are crowded into the homes of
otherh
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-26
Shin Load of Sugar Coming.

Savannah. Ga, Dec. 25-The first
Ship load OF the new crop of Cuban
sugar Is due to arrive here Sunday,
Consigned to the Savannah Sugar Re
hnery Company. The shipment, con-
sists of S25O.OO0 pounds and is expect
ed to relieve the shortage in this sec
tfon
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-26
Bubonic Epidemic.

London. England-BubOnic plague
is reported at Athens. Constantine
pie. Smyrna. SaloniCa and Egyptian
ports.
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indian Head Md; New Brunswick, N. J.;
New London. Conn; Newport R. l.; Niagara
Falls n. Y. Miles, Ohio; Philadelphia, Pa;
Quincy, Mass; Rock Island, ILL.,; Truxton. Va;
Vallejo, Cal; Waterbury, Conn. Watertown,
N. Y, and Washington, D. c. The houses are
bringing from $500 to $4,000 each. and
down and I per cent month. On this basis
it is estimated about $75,ooo,ooo of the $Iooooo.
900 expended by the United States Housing
Corporation during the war will be put back in
the Treasury.
The sun., 1919-03-30

forward; "A ring Intoxicating and
charming, rustic and voluptuous. a
Bachanal of the countryside which Lee
mordant has been able to spread upon
the sky of a theatre, all trembling with
agile feet and whirling skirts. with the
same grace, the same amorous in
tensity. the same fleeing and tender
beauty Of life as revealed to the trav-
eller who stops in surprise before such
fete-a bright spot with it's vivid
costumes, in the solitudes of the cross
roads and the moors.
THE design of this ceiling was to
have been completed by a striking
scene painted upon II drop curtain. OF
deep red draperies edged with gold
which were parted to disclose the de-
scent OF swarm OF women. maidens
and children in garments of brilliant
colors embroidered with gold and sill
YER 1t is the continuation OF the gar
land of the ceiling, the prolongment
of the movement and intoXication OF
the dance. Thus the decoration OF tho
theatre would have been conceived and
completed by the same artist, and the
eyes OF the spectator would have found
no break between the dancing figures Of
the sky OF the amphitheatre and the
JOYOUS descent between the folds OF the
crimson curtain"
The sun., 1919-03-30

with special reference to its former
activities on Long Island.
Under the general designation OF
wild life in art" the museum has
undertaken to assemble an exhibition
of the work of contemporary American
artists in sculpture, painting and black
and white dealing with animal life.
This exhibition will be representative
partly of the artists who have been en-
ployed for illustrative purposes from a
scientific point OF view in natural his
tory museums, among whom there are
many men of real distinction, and It
will partly represent the painters and
sculptors whose point of view has been
decorative and artistic and who have
drawn their subject matter from
animals and plants
AS regards the relations of pictorial
art to nature 1t should not be forgotten
that the earliest art works of primitive
man, namely, those of the cave men OF
the paleolithic period. were devoted to
animal life. Although this was prob
ably a phase Of a belief in magic which
considered that success In the chase
and power over animals were obtained
by pictorial reproductions, the vigor
and the fidelity to nature in the broad
sense of the art in question are widely
recognized. Thus the oldest art of man
was devoted to the representations OF
animals. In later times, and especially
The sun., 1919-03-30

/ in the seventeenth century, Rubens,
Snyders and many other painters,
especially of the Flemish school. are
noted for their interest in this kind Of
art, and in our own times and in our
own country the number OF .Gculptors
who have devoted themselves to
animals is very large. The success of
American artists at the Chicago
Worlds Fair OF 1898 is not less striking
than the continued interest in this
field which has since developed.
In the field of animal sculpture OF
small dimension the success of recent
American artists is notorious. and as
regards the collections of the Brook
lyn Museum the important collection
OF BarYe's work leads us to think Of
European success in this direction.
The exhibition is of an eclectic and
comprehensive character as regards
the schools of art represented and the
N ost recent and most advanced school
has not been neglected. Among the
artists represented are the following:
James Earl Fraser. Anna V. Hyatt.
Eugenie +. Schonard. Paul HerZel. Eli
Harvey. Mrs. Converse, Bessie Potter
Nonnoh, Robert II. Rockwell, Antonio
Miranda, Dwight Franklin, CASTOR La
chaise. Eli Nadelmann, Carton Moore
park, Henri Caro- Delvaille. T.. W. Ben
son, Charles r. Knight. Charles Liv-
inEston Bull, Gerald Thayor, u. II.
Pritchard, ii. Il. Tschudy, Carl Run
g!us and Julius Rolshoven.
Another feature and phase of this
combination exhibition relate to ma
r. hn hn
public exhibition of the kind ever
made in this country. and represents
the origina studio and planning mate
rial, including both models and dia-
grams. which has been used by the
United States Shipping Board and the
United States Navy Department. The
exhibition is thus loan of United
States Government material of an eX
tremely interesting. important and
novel character The fact that the
system Of military and army camou-
flaEc is derived from tlt,, theory ana
principles of protective Coloration in
animals, especially as explained by the
notable authority of the American
painter, Abbott II, Thayer and other
artists, again offers Il point of contact
| and relation between art and science
1t is true that marine. camoutiaGe was
obliged to depart widely from the prin-
ciplcs at stake in military camoufiage
but its inception was wholly derived
from il. Marine Camouiiage was. of
course actually designed ana executed
by men who were artists and deCora-
tors
Even in the relics and memorabilia
of the whaling industry. which are a
third feature of the Brooklyn Museum
exhibition, there will be found an in
teresting phase Of art in a collection
OF the curious work known as scrim-
shaw tor ScrimShaWn. and there are
various other spcllingsl. The sailors
nf the old whalcra naturally had many
The sun., 1919-03-30

Success, In short, Is highly desirable
thing. and IL the Latin blood that
courses through the veins OF the pres
ent writer sometimes prejudices him
into momentary enthusiasms for the
mad geniuses who defy the public be-
lieve him, it Is only momentary, and
as soon as the At passes he realizes as
well as the gentle reader that interest
ing as eternal glory may be in theory,
in practice worldly success in ire
sistible.
Miss Genth paints female nudes
She Is almost alone among our artists
to do this. Practically she has mo-
nopoly OF nudes. II is no longer con-
sidered quite the thing for gentlemen
artists TO paint nudes. The reason for
this American state of affairs is not
known. 1t has been said that our
artists wives do not care TO have them
do that sort OF thing, but / think 1t
much more likely that the wives Of our
collectors do not care to have nudes
upon the walls of the drawing rooms
where they give their teas. Whatever
the reason may be. nudes are scarce,
and so Miss Genth. with greater ease
than she would have had in another
epoch, has obtained speciality.
But what pleases our gentlemen art
jurors with Miss Genth's work is not
so much the motif-for to do the gen
tleinen art Jurors justice they are not