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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-05
tCopyrlsht. 1919. by the Public Ledger Co
THIS STARTS THE STORY

A week end house party is being
held at inquest, the country home
Of Katherine and Bingham Harvard.
"A card game is INDUCED in by
group of the men guests, among
whom are Tom Clancy. Harry Archer,
Danford Damming, Horton Sears and
Conrad Belknap. Belknap is discov-
cred cheating at the cards by Kath
crime. He has come to her home as a
newly made friend Of the Archcrs.
In the absence Of her husband Kath-
crime tells Belknap that he must
leave her home at once. He laughs
scornfully at her demand and refuses
TO do SO. Katherine is about TO tell
her husband. upon his arrival from
the city, but hesitatcs. Belknap
seems to exert a peculiar influence
over her. which makes her all the
more determined to ferret out his
real identity. as she is convinced of
his deception.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-28
SURRENDER Of
.EAGLANASKED
BY MARYLAND
RequiSition for Surrender of
Assault Suspect Is Presented
To Justice Stafford Today.

A requisition for the surrender for
Forrest EagIan, alias "Woodenhead,'
the colored caddy of the Kirksids Golf
Club, who, July 5 last, is alleged 10
have assaulted Miss Mary Saunders,
a War Department employe, signed
by Governor Harrington Of Maryland.
was presented TO Justice Stafford, act
ing chief justice of the District Su-
preme Court. today by William l. Aud,
sheriff of Montgomery county, Nd.
Justice Stafford signed an order
for a warrant requesting the United
States Marshal Of the District to pro-
duce EagIan in court August 5 when
q hearing on the requisition will be
had. At this hearing sheriff Aud and
States Attorney Albert NJ. Bouic will
present witnesses to identify Eaglan
and to prove that he was in the state
OF Maryland when the assault on Miss
Saunders was committed.
Should Eaglan's Identification be
established to the satisfaction of the
court his surrender to the Maryland
authorities will be ordered. In this
case, however, Eaglan's attorney will
in all likelihood enter habeas corpus
proceedings as Eaglan has not been
indicted and is held here merely for
investigation.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-28
TOT Of 3 GOES ON
". R. &E. JOYRIDE
Wanders So Far His Mama and
Papa Had a Merry Time
Finding Him.

A little boy Of three started out
Saturday afternoon on the Washing.
ton Railway and Electric Company
Mt. Pleasant car line to see the town.
He wanted to ride all day.
When he climbed on the car at the
Massachusetts avenue car barn. he
was not noticed by anyone. However,
passengers up town noticed him, and
when the car came to the end of the
route in Mt Pleasant, John H. Wake.
field, Of 1850 Monroe street. seeing
the youngster was all by himself,
took him along home with him and
gave him some lunch while IL re-
ported the fact to the police.
The little fellow was taken to the
Tenth precinct, where his parents
finally located him, after frantic tele-
phoning all over town. When they
came up to get him they were 50
excited and overjoyed at his recovery
they forgot all about telling the
police who they were or where they
lived.
So now a whole lot of interested
folk who knew he was lost are salts
fed the little traveller is safely home.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-28
MRS. SOMERS HAS
MET 19PRESIDENTS

When Mrs. Somers, widow Of Gen.
H. W. Somers, of civil war fame, and
widely known in the Capital for her
philanthropic activities for half a
century. shakes hands with President
Wilson at the White House tomorrow
he will be twentieth Chief Executive
Of the United States to whom she has
been introduced
The first President 1 met was Will
lam Henry Harrison, and since that
time have been intimately acquainted
with most Of them" said Mrs. Somers
today. Il made my debut at the
White House on the arm of Daniel
Webster, and since that have attended
many Of the social functions given by
the Presidents"
Despite her advanced age, Mrs.
S0mers is still decidedly active. and
in the stormiest or hottest weather
can be seen moving about among her
wards-the poor. She is averse TO
charity, she says, as too
much OF the money contributed goes
for the organization
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-28
CALLS SHANTUNG
CLAUSE ROBBERY

Senator Borah Of Idaho began a
series Of public addresses in oppo-
sition to the League Of Nations last
night at Trinity Episcopal Caureh
when he characterized the Shantung
clause as national robbery"
He said that Germany nal stolen
shantung from China and that Japan
had in return stolen it from Ger
many.
Two robberies do not make a
right" said the Senator.
Senator Borah said he was ''rer-
ally certain" that the President be-
came Disguised with the japanese de-
rnands for Shantung at Versailles.
and that was the reason why he or
cered the transport George flashing
ton to be ready for him.
IF the President had boarded the
George Washington and had returned
to the United States without yield
ing 10 this shameful thing" SAID
Senator Borah, "he might well have
gone down in history with George
Washington and Thomas Jefferson as
an upholder Of the best American
traditions"
IF I voted for the treat Of pea2e
and the League Of Natio1s in it's
present form. should consider my
self in position to sit with Benedict
Arnold"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-28
OYSTER SHELLS co
UP NPRICE, TOO

Every day we hear Of some new
food product going up in price, or
the increase in shoes, rents. or soft
drinks. Now there is a wall on the
cost OF oyster shells going up!
Yes; plain. uninhabited oyster
shells.
The citizens Of Arundel-on-the-Ba
down Annapolis way, fear they will
have to cut down on their street paw
ing because oyster shells have dou-
bled in price this year. The town, a
summer colony OF Washington and
Baltimore folks. has had the habit Of
buying shells from Annapolis and
crushing them for road paving
Two years ago they cost only 215
cents a busheL Now they are cents.
And the cost OF hauling them has
doubled also.
Arundel-on-the-Bay by the way, is
one Of the leaders in woman suffrage.
For thirty-five years all women hav-
ing any property interest in the lit
tie town have had full voice in town
affairs and elections.
Many Washington business men
have summer homes at this place,
and Edwin c. Graham, Of the National
Electrical Supply Company, has been
mayor for the past year.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-28
BROWNLOW DENIES
NEGRO'S CHARGES

Commissioner Brownlow today is
sued the shortest formal statement in
the history Of the District.
The statement consisted Of two
words. HAbsurdly untrue"
Commissioner Brownlow gave out
bis formal statement following the
receipt OF charges that he and Major
Pullman knew Of the race riots last
week and aided and abetted them.
The charges were made at a mass
meeting in the Howard Theater, at
tended by 1000 negroes, last night.
Incidentally, reporters of Wash
Ington newspapers" were included by
the speaker who made the charges in
the same category with Major Pull
man and Commissioner Brownlow.
Both Commissioner BTownloW ana
Major Pullman made remarks other
than ~absurdly untrue" about the
charges-but not for publication.
And Commissioner BrOwnlow and
Major Pullman seemed to be quite
sincere as well as emphatic, in their
aenisls Of the charges.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-28
WOMAN is GIVEN
APARTMENT BACK

In the case Of Mrs. Rena S. Smith,
who a few days ago filed suit in the
District Supreme Court against
George H. P. Cole, owner Of the Bir-
mingham Apartments, 2eI1 Adams
Mill road. and the F. H. Smith Com
pany, rental agents, to restrain the
latter from renting her apartment to
another party, and thereby prevent
her from taking possession Of it, JUS
tice Stafford today granted the in
junction.
This will result in putting Mrs.
Smith back into her apartment, which
she said she was compelled to leave
on account of a fire April IS last.
which damaged il to such an extent
as to make it uninhabitabIe.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-28
PLAN PARTY FOR
MEMORIAL FUND

The Memorial Cross Fund for the
memory Of MaFylsnd's soldiers, sail
ors and marines has been rapidly
growing, IL was announced today.
Plans are all completed for the lawn
party to be given as a part of the
benefit fund on Volland's lawn, in
Decatur Heights, on the Bladensburg
pike, next Thursday.
The Navy Yard Band will discourse
sweet music for dancing all evening
A movie show has been arranged, not
to speak Of the many fair attractions
to beguile the time in the open under
the stars.
The citizens Of BladensburE and
Decatur Heights are sparing no pains
in their efforts to perpetuate the
memories Of the fifty-two dead service
men of Prince Georges county. The
plans for the memorial cross show
that il will be built Of snow white
Portland cement made in Maryland
and mixed with Marylands own blue
limestone.
Members Of the committee in charge
include Messrs. ]. Fearing, A. Lee, T.
Cary, A. Silberton, I. wildman, G.
Wells, F. Mallory, H. Fitzgerald, T
Marshall. G. Allen, H. volland, r.
ChoWnlng, ana the Misses Virginia
Bailey, Grace Allen, Nora Allen, Dor
othy Aman. Cornelia Clark, Hilda.
Fuller, May Rodgers. Irene Lane, Fam
ME Ryan. Helen Aman, Mary thinner
man, Katherine Carr. Annabelle Rog-
ers, May Lane, Dorothy Holden, Ger
trude Ager. Mary Crawley, Virginia
Lee, Elizabeth Wells, Edith Sparks
and Gertrude Consondine.
Other members actively inferssted
are James Ray, A. Raymond, c. NJ
Parker, John Riggles, Percy Parlett,
James Rodgers, Edward Holloran, G.
Walsh, John Johnson, Jackson F.
Ralston, Moses Levin, NJ. Fowler, h.
Byrd. Ernest Lane, John Cameron,
Edward Day, Kirk Miller, G. w. Coop
er, Bally Fitz, Edward Cash. Percy
Norman, c. NJ. Keene. z. Rohrback,
Louis Miller. Henry Hiser. Harry Har-
yey, H. Johnston, H. Brooks and ].
H. Truitt.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-28
SUES TO RECOVER
LOST APARTMENT

Alleging that her apartment in the
Birmingham, 2611 Adams Mill road,
has been leased to another. notwith-
standing the fact that her lease has
not expired. Helen B. Roy today filed
suit in the District Supreme Court
against George H. P. Cole and the
F. H. Smith Company, owners and
agents OF the apartment, to prevent
them from giving possession of her
apartment to another person.
The plaintiff, represented by At
torney Ralph P. Fleherty, declares
that October 1. 1918, she signed a
lease for a four-room apartment for
the year ending September 80. 1919,
for $3.50. at a monthly rental OF $40.
She said she occupied the apartment
until April 10 last, when flre broke
out, necessitating her temporarily to
give up possession. She alleged she
did so with the distinct understand
ing with the agent that she was to
reoccupy the apartment after II had
been fixed up.
June "a last, she tells the court,
she received a motto from the defend
ants informing her that all apart
ments had been rented with the ex-
ception of hve-room apartment
which will be rented at the rate OF
SIS a month. The plaintiff alleges
that the agents have made arrange
ments to rent her apartment to an
other tenant for $50 and asks the
court to enjoin the owner and agents
from carrying out their intention, as
1t would not only violate the lease,
but would make it difficult for her
to find another place in which to
make her home.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-28

For the first time in the history Of
washingtonIs Police Department, q
woman has been forcibly arrested for
violating the city parking ordinance.
an offense for which the fine rarely
exceeds two dollars. compelled to wait
for a patrol wagon and made to ride
in it to the police station. AS a re-
suit. Mrs. Florence Roberta Rice, not
long ago winner of a contest in which
she was judged Washington's most
beautiful woman, today told The
Times of her intention to institute
suit in the District court to recover
$4,000 damages from Policeman T.
10. Montgomery, Of the Sixth Precinct.
While Mrs. Rice maintains the Off
Ger was unnecessarily rude in his
manner toward her both before and
after the arrest, and that he arrested
her without proof OF a warrant which
enabled him to do so. Capt. William
H. Harrison, OF the Sixth Precinct
states the policeman was in the law
full execution of his office when he
made the arrest, and that officials OF
the force will stand behind him to
the last
Had Permission, She Says.
Mrs. Rice, who recently moved from
her residence at 1415 Massachusetts,
avenue northwest to her present home
at 102 of the same street, said today
she had obtained permission from a
policeman to park her automobile, an
electric runabout, in the vacant lot
Just in the rear of her house. This
permission, she says, was informally
given by the policeman, who told her
no harm could come of her doing it.
A few days previous to her arrest
which occurred Saturday evening a
week ago. Montgomery. she says, ap-
peared at her house and told her she
would have to remove her car; that
keeping il in the vacant lot was a vio-
lation of the city parking ordinance.
Mrs Rice says she told him she had
permission from Captain Harrison,
commanding the Sixth precinct. to
leave her car there, and refused to
move ii.
Saturday Afternoon last, after sew
eral Intellectual attempts to see Mrs
Rice and serve a warrant, the police
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-28
ACTION ON
TWOD. c. BILLS
Mapes to Push Zoning Commits
sion and Teachers Pen
sion Measures.

Chairman Carl E. Mapes. Of the
House District Committee, will seek
to get action in the House today on
two District bills-the coming COM
mission bill and the teachers retire
ment fund bill.
The coming bill has the Endorsement
Of the District Commissioners and
various building interests of the Dis
trict. 1t would create a commission
to Ak the height, area and use Of ell
buildings to be built or altered sub
sequent to its passage.
The teachers retirement fund bill
has the Endorsement of the District
Commissioners, the Board of Educa-
ton, various teachers organizations,
the National Educational Association
and others.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-28
D. c. FACING
5OPER CENT
CUT INICEUSE
Daily Production Is Only 800
Tons, While Consumption
Runs LOO Tons.

washington's daily consumption Of
lee must be reduced so per cent with
IN a week, unless conservation meth
DDS are adopted by all residents Of
the District.
The normal consumption OF ice In
washington is now approximately
LOO tons a day.
According TO approximate figures
given out, by DR.. William c. Fowler,
District Health officer and chairman
Of the ice conservation committee.
today there Is between 6,444 and 1000
tons OF ice in reserve in Washington.
500 Tons Daily PrOduetiOn.
The daily production Of ice IN the
plants of the city does not exceed
500 tons.
Since the reserve supply is be-
tween 5000 and 1000 tons. the sur
plus ice stored in the warehouses will
disappear in q weeks time under ex-
listing conditions.
The city will then be obliged to get
along with 500 tons Of ice per day.
which, according to DR.. Fowler. is
less than so per cent Of the supply
normally needed and less than 20 per
cent OF the amount now required.
DR.. Fowler did not hesitate today
TO emphasize the seriousness OF the
situation.
Confer on situation Today.
All phases Of the situation will be
taken up at a meeting Of the ice con-
servation. committee in the Health
Department offices in the District
Building az o'clock this afternoon.
The members Of the committee,
appointed by Commissioner Brown
low. are as follows: DR.. Fowler, w.
B. Nsstlake, president of the Fedora
zion Of Citizens Associations; r. H.
GangEfsch. OF the Heurich Ice Com
pany; Luther c. Steward, president
of the National Federation of Federal
Emploes; and s. L. Kimberly, Of the
American Ice Company.
DR.. Fowler said that steps would
be taken at the meeting of the COM
mittee today to see that sick persons,
babies and children would not be
obliged to suffer from. lack Of ice in
case Of famine.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-28
CAMP MEETING TO
BEGIN ON THURSDAY

The annual camp meeting at Wash
ington Grove. Nd. will begin next
Thursday evening and continue ten
days. Rev. John r. Edwards. OF
washington, will be in charge. and he
will be assisted by a large number OF
clsrgymen OF this county. Washing
ton and other places
Next Friday will be temperance
day. when the annual meeting OF the
Montgomery County Anti-SalooR
League will be held. Addresses will
be delivered by Wayne B. Wheeler.
general counsel of the Anti-Saloon
League Of America: George W.
Crabbe. superintendent OF the Anti
Saloon League OF Maryland; Rev.
A. ]. Williamson and others
Next Saturday will be young
peoples day. and the following sun
day inter-church day,
The young peoples meetings will
be in charge of Rev. Charles +. Boss,
ST., Of Laytonsville; Mrs Sarah 4
woodward will have charge OF the
boys and girls hour each day.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-28
TRINIDAD Citizens
FORM ASSOCIATION

The urgent need Of q citizens asso-
citation in the Trinidad section Of
northeast, to look after the interests
Of that community and voice their
opinion in running the District gov
eminent, caused a number Of citizens
living in the neighborhood of Bladens-
burg road and o street northeast to
meet yesterday afternoon in the
chapel OF GaIlaudet College and OIL
ganize the Trinidad Citizens Associa-
tion.
Temporary officers were elected -
serve until September Is, when the
annual meeting and election viii take
place.
D. H York. 1173 Morse street, was
elected presidents Harry c. Murray,
1852 Neal street, recording secretary,
and S. S. Tolsonof, of the Home Saw
ings Bank. treasurer.
A welfare and membership commit
tee was appointed. Regular meetings
of the association will be held on the
fourth Friday of every month.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-28
q PASS "EXAMS"
FOR POLICE DEPT.
Largest Number Of Applicants
For Several Months Take
Tests Today.

The. largest number Of candidates
for the Police department in several
months were examined by the police
board Of physicians during the past
week. Twenty-one men passed the
examination, while nearly q Ike
number were turned down.
Major Raymond W. Pullman, SUI
perintendent OF police, said this
morning that the Police department
Is getting q larger number Of can
didates than ever before In IS his
tory. Many OF the policemen who
entered the military service at the
beginning Of the war have returned
TO duty on the force, while many
soldiers recently discharged have
been added to the rolls.
+ An increase in the quota OF the de-
partment will not be helpful unless
there Is an increase in salary, 50 that
the best type Of men may continue to
be attracted to the department, Major
Pullman said.
The salary of the members OF the
police force at the present time, the
police chief said, IL more than Is paid
in some cities, but the scale is higher
in Detroit, New York. Boston, Chicago,
Youngstown. Ohio; Butte, Mont;
Bridgeport, Conn, md in uAany other
cities.
At the recent convention Of police
chiefs held in New Orleans, Major
Pullman presented q tabulated state
ment Of the salaries paid to the police
in other cities.
FOLLOWING the riots Of the early
part Of the week just closed Major
Pullman said, "The most important
development Is the increased public
appreciation OF police service, as evil
denced by The general agreement Of
all citizens that our police should be
better paid and that there should be
large increase in the quota OF men
in the department"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-28

During the conference with the
President Of a large department
store we were interrupted by call
from the advertising manager, who
said that there were going to be
several blank spaces in the ad if
O'Sullivan, the shoe man, and Mo-
hair, the dress goods buyer, didn't
get their copy in at once.
The President got busy on the
phone avd both O'Sullivan and Mo-
hair rushed some heart-disease
copy to the advertising office in
time for the noon edition.
After my conference was over I
strolled into the advertising Of
fee for a little chat with the ad-
vertising man.
Glow often do you have to wig
wag the buyers" l asked him.
"Oh! about seven or eight times
day." he said.
"How much do you spend in per
cent year," I asked.
Last year we spent 5 per cent
and this year we will spend 515
per cent and maybe 6 per cent"
Knowing that the average all
over was 8 per cent, I decided to
spend q week or so at the advertis-
ing desk, and see what was wrong.
The copy was good, the display
excellent, but it lacked punch, and
the response was Indifferent except
when sale or event was put on.
After clocking the number of
customers that responded to daily
announcements, l called each buyer
IHnn.,r;nht 1910
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-28
8 D. C. PRESBYTERIAN
ENJOYS AT CONFERENCE

Presbyterians churches OF Wash
ington are represented by three dele
gates to the New Era Summer Con-
ference of the Presbyterian Church.
which is being held this week in
Stony Brook, n. Y. The meeting is
one Of the largest of it's kind ever
held in the country.
The Washington delegates are the
Rev. John c. Palmer, the Rev. A. c.
Barrows, and the Rev. F. Rorher. Mrs.
Palmer and her two sons accompani-
ed her husband to the conference.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-28
THE ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT
By
THE MERCHANDISE MAN

into my office and laid a tabulated
form containing their sales of the
previous year and purchases to
date before them.
To Mr.. Mohair l said: "This
is June 20 and this sheet repre-
sents your sales of last July.
During the coming month your
department will appear in the pa
per twelve times, you will have
so much space and the cost will
be 21s per cent of your total July
sales for last year.
From your present stock Of
seasonable merchandise you should
be able to give the advertising
manager copy for the entire cam
paign, and at prices the public
want to pay.
GAS your department appears in
the paper, kindly see that the ad-
vertised items are displayed on
the aisle tables, not in the order
ly way YOU have been doing, but
with little disorder"
This procedure was new to Mo-
hair as to the others, but in two
months this part of the organiza-
ton was running smoothly, the
ads were pulling and at the end
of the year the advertising per
cent was only 2A.
A manufacturer once painted a
shipment of little express wagons
for boys blue. The venture was
failure, but its failure had a big
bearing on a retail problem which
will be big help to merchants.
=, the WheeLey Syndicate. I1cl
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-28
H. c. OF |. PROBE IN
D. c. BEGUN TODAY

With experts in attendance. the
Senate District subcommittee met at
2 o'clock this afternoon to consider
living costs in Washington.
Dr. Royal Meeker. commissioner Of
labor statistics; DR.. W. B. MosheP, Of
the reclassihcation commission, and
George o. Bertue, examiner OF the
Federal Trade Commission, advised
the committee on questions relaCing
to labor and wages as they affect the
cost OF living.
Senator Ball, chairman of the COM
mittee, announced that witnesses are
to be called later.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-28
KERNOHAN LIVES
AFTER AUTOCR

John ]. Kernohan. Of 3ol4 South
Dakota avenue northeast, late yes
terday afternoon received word from
Chicago stating that his son, George
Kernohan. was injured in an automo-
bile accident there Saturday night
but was not dead as had been pre-
viously reported.
Mr.. Kernohan upon receipt OF the
telegram stating that his son had
been killed Immediately got in touch
with relatives in Chicago, who noti-
fed him a short time later that his
son was in st. Francis Hospital suf-
fering from severe injuries about the
body but that he would recover.