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The Washington herald., 1919-11-17
FUEL FAMINE In
10 DAYS PREDICTED
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from now on-industrial plants may
have to close. The people must not
be allowed to freeze to death"
Many big coal mine operators do
not feel that an agreement will re-
suit from the Washington confer
ence. A few are optimistic. others
are silent, but most Of them are
pessimistic.
Reports from Iowa show scores
Of small towns are already suffer-
ing an acute fuel famine. In some
places wood was being burned.
Corn makes excellent fuel and 1t
was said 1t might be resorted to
for heating homes.
Reds mt Work.
Throughout the Illinois coal fields
radical literature is being circulated.
urging the men to remain away from
the mines until they can get full pos
session of them. The circulars are
attributed to the i. w. W.
THE mines are yours" the miners
are told. Seize them In the name
Of the proletariat"
Some of the circulars are printed in
Russian.
The Washington herald., 1919-11-17
SERVICE CLUB
AT UNIVERSITY
LOO Of 5000 Students at
Washington u Are Be-
ieved Eligible.

a George Washington University
world war Veterans Club will be or
ganized at o'clock tonight at a meet
ing In the assembly hall of the Arts
and sciences Building. 2o23 G street
northwest.
All students who Joined the service
81 the United States between April g.
isl'' and November II. 1918, are eligible
ior membership. University officials
estimate that about 1.2o0 of the 5000
students are eligible. This number in
Guides women as well as men.
The club will establish clubrooms in
the neighborhood of the university's
Administration Building, which is To-
Gated at Twenty-first and G streets
northwest. Plans will be formulated
Tor literary. theatrical and social pro-
grams for the winter.
The Washington herald., 1919-11-17

L. Steel. who directs the Travellers
Aid in Washington. declared last
night.
The majority of arrivals in this
country who have been passing
through WASHINGTON were bound for
points beyond Chicago. Many of them
We're Italians and n good percentage
French women teachers.
In the light of past history the work
of the Travellers Aid has done much
to make travelling for young women
safer. During the year 1911, LOO for
eign women were lost between New
York and Chicago. Since that time
the Travellers AID has thrown careful
protection around the woman traveller.
The organization handles on an aver
age of 5000 persons n week. refers
them to hotels and private homes.
puts them in communication with
friends and directs the soldier who is
a stranger in the city. "The purpose
is to make it a welcome to Washing
ton committee" says Mr.. Steel.
The Washington herald., 1919-11-17
IMMIGRANT FORTUNE HUNTER,
STOPPED BY WAR, HERE AGAIN
Foreigner and His Gaudy Bandana Object OF
Curiosity Passing Through the Union
Station-3oo Cared for This Month

Once more the immigrant with his
gardy bsndana and his bulky pack Is
with us. ID.
The influx which Was abruptly end
ed by the war il on again and most
any day a flock OF new arrivals seek
ing fortune in the land of opportunity
may be seen passing through the
Union Station Dressed in their native
Sarb and conversing in their native
language. they are always an object of
interest
Three hundred foreigners. unable to
speak English and helpless in a
strange land. have found their way
to Washington. and through the Com
munity Service Travellers Aid have
been directed to their new homes. to
date this month. The heaviest week
OF the month ended November s. In
which los sought aid from this service.
These immigrants present 4 diff
cult problem. which has finally been
solved by the employment of persons
who speak the various languages, o.
The Washington herald., 1919-11-17
MISSING SON OF
MILLIONAIRE Is
FOUND In WEST
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not enough work to engage his at
tention. He married Miss Carolyn
w. Pitkin. of South Braintree, Mass,
by whom he had q son.
worked Passage.
But when he became acquainted
with Mrs. Bovine. wife of Walter
Bovine, prominent and wealthy
of Long Island. and began to re-
darling boy" and alluding to him
boy" the home ties strained and
snapped He and Mrs. Bovine de.
serted their homes in May, 1872,
and fed for Gibraltar on the Brit
ish freighter Indradeno, he booked
as purser and she as stewardess.
Motifs father was furious. He
gave $4,000 letter of credit to
Hector Fuller. hsi sons closest
friend, with instructions to pursue
him to the uttermost parts of the
earth and fetch him home IL DOS
sible. So whilst the eloping couple
were crawling toward Gibraltar on
the lumber freighter, Fuller board
ed the swift Mauretania in pursuit.
He was delayed in Paris and
reached Gibraltar just after Mott
and his companion had left. Then
followed a chase clear to Hong
Kong with Fuller always q little
behind the fleeing pair. At Port
Said. Colombo and Singapore he
barely missed overtakinE them.
And when he met them in Hong
Kong. Mott fatty refused to re-
turn.
Led Gay Life.
Thereafter Mott and his companion
removed to Japan. where reports in
, dicated he entertained lavishly and
led a gay life. Occasionally he sent
postcard to his wife. in one of which
lie informed her a magazine he had
started was going fine and the goose
Is hanging high"
In September. 1913. Walter Bovine
was reported to have divorced his
wife in Trenton. n. j., while she was
enjoying the gay life in japan.
J. L. Mott. ard, was reported to have
received $947, sos from his fathers es-
tate, and large sums from other
sources, but when he visited America
in September, 1918, his wife had him
served with papers In a separation
proceeding in which she charged he
had not provided for her son or her
self. Supreme Court Justice Seeger
granted the separation decree at
White Plains. n. Y. allowing Mrs.
Mott s625 a month alimony.
Since that time trace OF Mott and
his companion was lost.
The Washington herald., 1919-11-17
$l0,0OO,00O Memorial
Plan for Pershing Square

New York, Nov. 16.-PIans for the
great memorial building to be erec-.
ed by the Victory Hall Association
IN Pershing Square, covering the
whole block bounded by Forty-fir
and Forty-second Streets and Park
and Lexington avenues, were al.
nounced tonight.
The building. which is intended
as memorial to the land and sea
torces OF the United States and the
aiiied nations engaged in the war.
including the auxiliary services and
civ'e organizations and individuals
VINO contributed their services or
money to cost approximateIv
$40. 100000.
The Washington herald., 1919-11-17
Wanted Dog Rescued Too.

New York. Nov. 16. Mrs. Mary
Tracy. as. trapped on the third floor
of a fve-story tenement at 55 Firs,
avenue by fire today refused to be
rescued unless a fox terrier, her
companion for fourteen years. was
taken out with her.
When the firemen picked her up
and carried her toward a window
she cried that she would not go un-
less the dog was saved. The terrier
was placed in her arms. and both
were carried down a ladder to
safety.
The Washington herald., 1919-11-17
Treasury Workers Launch
Social-Recreation Club

Representatives from thirty-five
branches of the division of loans and
currency, Secretary's office. Treasury
Department, made initial plans at a
nneetinsi last week fog the formation
OF a welfare social andrecreation club
among employees.
Clubrooms to be obtained at once
will provide reading rooms and facil-
tiles for gymnastic exercises and in
door games. A slee club, orchestra
and dramatic productions from club
talent also are promised
A social entertainment and dance to
be given the first week in December
will inaugurate the clubs activities
A campaign for membership in the
club to enlist clerks in the division
is in charge of Chairman Gade ard
Miss Oldham, secretary
The Washington herald., 1919-11-17
Machinists to Strike AS
Anti-Strike Act Protest

Chicago. Nov. 16.-The Interna-
tional Association of Machinists, an
American Federation of Labor or
ganization. today sent out a circu-
lar asking all local unions to take
a vote Of protest against antl-strike
legislation.
A strike of all railway employees
will be the first step to back up the
protest. and If that fails a nation
wide strike will be called. The
Chicago Federation of Labor at q
meeting today indorsed the move
ment.
The Washington herald., 1919-11-17
Talks on Personally"
Before Catholic Meeting

Personality" was the subject OIL
lecture by the Rev. william J.
Kerby. Pm. D., Instructor at Catholic
University, yesterday afternoon at
the National Catholic Community
House. COL L street northwest.
The lecture was followed by sew
eral musical selections by Miss
Marian Green and songs by Mrs. Al
derman, both OF the Community
Service. A girls rally will be an
entertainment feature at the Com
munity House tomorrow night. The
er. Nine. De Veyra, dressed in ma
tive costume. will lecture on the
Philippines next Thursday evening.
A dance will be given Friday eve
ming.
The Washington herald., 1919-11-17
Foreign Service School
To Be Admitted Nov. Is

The new school Of foreign service
will he formally admitted to
Georgetown University at exercises
to be held in CASTOR Hall. November
%. Senator Walsh will be the prin-
cipal speaker.
Rev. Edmund A Walsh. regent.
will present the new school and IL
will be accepted by the deans OF
the other schools of the university.
Alumni from Boston. New York and
other cities will attend.
The Washington herald., 1919-11-17


side. and feel my mother is calling
ne ct the hunting lodge"
Prince Rudolf owned hunting
lodge at Meyerling. a few miles
rom Baden. Early one morning a
woodcutter found. according 20 his
Jwn testimony, the prince dead. and
also the body of his beautiful NOR
ganatic wife. both shot through the
Head. The Austrian people. how
ever. generally believe the prince is
still alive and lives somewhere in
obscurity.
Alma Vetsera Steane unquestion-
ably looked like the Baroness, Mary
Nctsera. who was well-known in the
sristocratic world.
The MeyerlinC tragedy always has
been considered one of the great
mysteries Of European royalty.
Owing to the care with which such
things are usually concealed. by in
terested parties the most painstak-
Ing search has failed to unearth the
true story Of the princes disap-
pearance.
Unhappy With EusrnIc.
One pet story in connection with the
drama is that important papers relat-
ing to it are locked in a trunk which
y not to be opened until 1870. by order
OF the late Emperor Francis Joseph.
According to Countess Lariscn,
daughter OF Prince Ludwig of Bavaria
aLG "ho WIS a great friend OF Bar
oness Vetsera, Prince Rudolph's mar
re'l life with Princess Stephanie of
Belgium was not a happy one. The
Prince met Mary Vetsers. an un-
usually handsome woman, through
Countess LaTisch.
But since there is no record of a
1augnter born from the morganatic
union Alma Fetsera Steane's story
does not. for the present at least
hold water officially. though there
The Washington herald., 1919-11-17
Tells of Reconstruction.

Miss Elsey L. Taft, supervisor of
reconstruction aides for the United
states. now at Walter Reed Hospital.
VIII talk on her work before the
College Women's Club this afternoon.
Mrs. Emily S. Cooke and members
OF section eight will be hostesses to
the club.
The Washington herald., 1919-11-17
PLANE RIDES TO
COERCE GUILTY

Oakland. Cal. Nov. 1s.-Suspecteo
criminals in Alameda County will De
taken on perilous lights in order to
obtain confessions from them. said
Frank Barnet. sheriff. in explain
ing the appointment Of four men on
aerial patrol for the county.
The aerial patroimen. three OF
them former army ! avistors. will
also be used to pursue violators OF
the law. The sheriff said he could
reach any part of the county In
twenty minutes by using an air
plane.
The Washington herald., 1919-11-17
Loses Wealth, Insane.

Hammond. Ind, Nov 16 - -Four
months ago George Lungu, of In
diana Harbor, was one of the city's
wealthiest foreign-born citizens.
lie left America with scores of
trunks and his money stored in diff
ferent receptacles therein. As he
neared his home he was set upor
by one of the numerous rowing
bands of marauders which now in
fest Rumania and stripped of all
mis- possessions.
He went insane over his loss.
The Washington herald., 1919-11-17
Americans thrifty.

Paris, Nov l6-Americans are not
half as generous now as they were
during the war, according to II. J.
Collier. chief Of the commission on
relief in the Near East. Mr.. Collier
told Universal Service today the COM
mission Is preparing to return home
because there is not nearly enough
money in the treasury to pay for
supplies and salaries.
The Washington herald., 1919-11-17
Navy Comnuta6on Continued.

Navy ofnciais said last night thai
Il Is not intended by the department
to take away from officers their com.
mutation and allowances II Congres,
should adopt the scale of pay increase
suggested by Secretary of the Navy
Daniels or II any other fair scale be
agreed upon.
The Washington herald., 1919-11-17

Is plenty Of unofficial circumstantial
evidence to bear out her dramatic
tale.
Comes to America.
II Is known Mrs. Steane was taken
to America when she was by a
Polish priest. to whom, 1t is said.
she was entrusted by people OF
prominence" who pledged him to
have her well educated. She was
placed. it is said. in a convent in
America, but after some years re-
turned either to Poland, her ma
tive country. or to Austria
When she was II. she went back
to. America. She was always well
supplied with money. No trace has
been found of the priest. The girl
lived with friends in New York.
and when she arrived to young
womanhood she met Haynes, a
wealthy Canadian. They lived t.
gether- happily. but were finally d.
yorced in New Jersey. Mrs. Steane's
son. whom she loved passionately,
is now 1S and is going to school
in England
After her divorce from HAYNES.
Mrs. Steane plunged into the CAV
life of London's West End, where
she soon made a host of friends.
She was fond of gambling, but
even more fond OF dress. In her
fiat in Duke street where she ended
her life. after an unsuccessful sui
eide attempt some years ago, she
was a lavish entertainer. giving
some artistically perfect dinners
and dances at which army and
navy officers were particularly well
represented.
Was Beautiful woman.
She was a beautiful, vivacious
woman of 20. with curly hair and
remarkably pretty eyes of indistinct
color and dreamy depth.
Al gay party in New York dur
ing the war she met an American
named Andrews with whom she fell
in love at first sight. They were
married. but the romance was short
lived. ending in divorce.
Returning to London she became
the central figure of many of the
gayest fashionable gatherings. be-
ing noted for her gorgeous dress
and lavishness in spending.
For while the eyes of Scotland
Yard and of the American Secret
Service were fixed upon her doines,
but nothing discriminating was ever
found against her.
year or so ago she met a prom
tnent London society man, who's,
name is still undivulged. Her en-
Sagement with him was broken off,
and she is said to have attempted
suicide at the time.
Today II was learned that not
long ago she tried to/return to the
United States. but was officially
prevented from so doing. However.
she went to Buenos Ayres and from
there attempted vairly to proceed
to New York.
Much mystery still surrounds the
life story of the beautiful suicide
British officials apparently know
more than they are willing to tell
about her connections with person.
ages closely watched by the foreign
office and Scotland Yard.
The Washington herald., 1919-11-17
Fuel 0rders Effective.

Indianapolis. Ind, Nov. IA dras.
tic order promulgated by the public
service commission curtailing the uss
Of coal In nonessentiai industries weni
into effect in every city and town ir
Indiana TODAY
The Washington herald., 1919-11-17
LINK MYSTERIOUS
SUICIDE WITH THE
CURSE OF HAPSBURG

CoNIINuEp FRoM pAGE ONE.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-06-07
The Vaccination Of Pupils

After a long delay vaccine points
from the State Department of Health
have been procured which are pro-
neunced to be perfect in every way
70 this end the pupils who were vac
scinated during the year and whose
vaccination did not take and others
who may need to be vaccinated will
be raccinated at the school building
within the next week.
As ali pupils who enter the school
next year for the first time will be
required to have vaccination certffi-
Gates it will be q source of great con-
veniences if these little folks are sent
to the school building on Friday OF
this week at 10 o'clock There viii be
about $50 pupils in next years first
grade and great deal Of time would
be saTed if these prospective pupils
would procure their vaccination Ger
tiacases now instead of waiting until
the opening of school next fall.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-06-07
commencement Notes

The first night of Commencement
viii be next Tuesday the 10th OF
June at 9 p. NJ, the second night on
Wednesday at the same hour. With
such large class to complete the
prescribed course of the school. the
exercises on these two evenings
should be unusually attractive. AS
usual the admission fee will be Is
cents for each night. The money
thus raised is employed in buying
books and other useful things for
the different school buildings. The
public is asked to keep these two dates
in mind and to honor the graduates
by being present on both evenings.
Yesterday morning at chapel, Su-
perintendent Edmunds Congratulated
the thirteen boys for the splendid
showing that they had made in the
execution of the manual Of arms
This drill has been favorably com
mented upon by expert witnesses. i
has been pronounced one Of unusua
excellence. The participants were:
James Blanding, Edward Booth
Pinckney Bradley, Douglas Cheyne
4 Lloyd cothran, harold DeLorme, Hen
rys Edmunds. Charles Haynsworth
Donald Kirven. Eugene Lewis, Archie
Phelps, Wiley ShoIar, Jack Wright.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-06-07

In past years Sumter, through the
Chamber of Commerce, and by..indi-
vidua1 citizens, has spent thousands
of dollars and untold effort and elo-
quence for the purpose of starting
something that would induce indus
trial and manufacturing enterprises
to locate in this city. to the end that
the population of the town might he
increased and business condition i'm
proved. Something has caused Sum
ter to grow in population during the
past three years in a most surprising
manner and today it is Impossible to
house the people who are here seek
ing homes If the business men can
afford to spend money to maintain
the Chamber of Commerce and other
money to promote the growth and ie-
velopment of the town, they should
spend what is necessary to provide
housing accommodations for the
people who have come and want TO
come here TO work and make their
homes. If houses are not provided.
then all that has been spentin pro-
motion has been literally thrown
away. Sumter is just beginning to
grow and develop as a manufacturing
center, and if the business men and
real estate owners possess. the v1sion
and the courage to take advantage OF
the opportunity that is at. hand the
will be great within the
next few years.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-06-07

The regular monthly meeting of the
Board Of County Commissioners was
Held Tuesday There was present large
delegation OF citizens Of the lower
part of Mayesville township and Shi-
Iof1 to urge the proposition that the
proposed highway be built via Nc
Brides crossing and Shiloh to Flor
ence instead of by way Of Mayesville.
There was a lengthy discussion. in the
course of which there was evidence OF
considerable feeling. In the end,
however. as the result of the state
ment of Chairman McLaurin that the
Board had already decided to build a
good road to Shiloh that the work
was already in progress under the su-
pervision of County Engineer McLel-
ian. that the work would be continued
until the road was completed. that
under this plan. using county funds
entirely, the Shiloh road would be
completed much earlier than the roads
built in cooperation with the State
Highway Commission and that the
, road would be built according. to the
pest specifications, everybody appear
ed pleased and satisfied.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-06-07

Editor The Daily Item.
Your editoril in today's Item Are
You for SUMTER" certainly deserves
attention.
A few months ago I came to Sumter
to work and long before reached
my destination l was Informed that
I could not find a house for my fam
lily. Such 1 found to be true. And
SO far my wife and children have not
yet moved to Sumter.
MY position pays me about $40 per
month, the greater part of which
would be spent here in Sumter if my
family was living here. AS. it is
spend about ten dollars per month
for amusement and smokes and thirty
dollars for board, the other one hun
dred and seventy dollars goes home to
my wife and kiddies to be spent IN
another mans town.
Of course this little amount would
not average very much divided among
the merchants and business men OF
Sumter. but suppose SO others are nef g
working away from home. JuSt=ihInk
one hundred times s170 each month
added to the amount already in cir
culation in Sumter would be more and
bigger business Come now, start q
build up your own town movement;
houses and more houses. l am. re-
spectfully,a Xxx
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-06-07
Senator Hough Dead
Well Known Lancaster Man Sue
cumbS to Illness

Lancaster, June 4.-State Senator
w. C. Hough died at his home here
thi snoring at $50 o'clock after an
illness Of several months. His health
in fact, has been bad for the pas;
several years, though recently he had
shown improvement. Several weeks
ago he went to hospital in Rock
Hill and returned to his home ten
days ago. Since that time he had been
critically i'll.
Mr.. Hough was SO years of age and
is survived by his wife and fourGsail-
dren. He represented Lancaster
county in the general assembly for
several years and was elected again
last summer. He served during the
recent session.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-06-07

:, The annual dinner for the Confed-
crate Veterans was served on the
Court House square by Dick Anderson
Chapter L. D. G. Tuesday noon.
The attendance was larger than usual
and the old soldiers did 'fu1l justice
to the bountifuI repast provided BY
the ladies.
There were not quite fifty of the
Veterans to sit down to the dinner
and they were waited upon attentlveiy
by the ladies of the L. d. C. DIR. Nc
Laurin presided at the head Of the
table. and at the end of the dinner
proposed resolution Of appreciation
for the Kindness of the ladies, which
was adopted by rising vote.
Mr.. D. J. Winn had copy OF the
list of volunteers in CO. D., the first
company organized in Sumter at the
beginning of the war, which he read.
Out of 100 names there We're only one
or two present 10 respond.