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The Washington times., 1919-06-28
SOCIETY RAISING FUNDS
TO ERECT NEW BUILDING

Erection OF building on NJ street
northwest, near Seventeenth street,
for the Medical Society Of the Dis
trict, at a cost OF 100000, has been
planned by the society. More than
$4,000 already has been subscribed
and the society now is making an eff
fort to obtain the $4,000 needed be-
The Washington times., 1919-06-28
RECENT SALESOF
REALTY ARE HUGE

Sales totaling over a hundred
thousand dollars were negotiated dur
ing the past several weeks through
the real estate firm Of Gardiner &
Dent. Leading the list was the sale
Of the westoVer apartments at 25O1
Pennsylvania avenue to a local BUSH
ness man who will hold it as an in
vestment. The price paid was $40 900.
The property was sold for Mamie z.
Goss.
The apartment Is four stories in
height and contains twelve apart
ments OF three and six rooms and
bath. 1t is built on q lot with q
frontage Of 70 feet on Pennsylvania
avenue, and 10 feet on Twenty-fifth
street The apartment produces an
annual rental OF about $4,000.
The same firm sold for Mrs. Myra
c. Marshall, her home at 1857 Eight
eenth street, at the corner OF Kill
bourne, to George N. Curtis, who will
occupy IL. The property is three
stories high and contains ten rooms
and two baths with ali modern i'm
provements. The price paid was
$11,500.
Sell APters Reaidenee.
The new, modern. tapestry brick
residence Of L. NJ. Arters at 1927
Crittendon street, was sold to Frank
Skinner for $3.50. The house con-
tains eight rooms and two baths and
front and rear porches. The pur-
chaser will occupy II.
George H. Lillebridge sold his home
at 1925 Hiatt place to Mrs. Clara
Robin for $3.50. This is a two
story, colonial brick home, contain
ing seven rooms and bath and fur
nished with electric lights, hot-water
heat and all modern improvements.
The purchaser will occupy the prop
erty as his home.
Archie ]. Murray purchased through
the same office the two-story brick
home at 603 North Carolina avenue
southeast, for $5,75O. The house con-
tains six rooms and bath and all
modern improvements.
Arthur A. Crow sold his home at
31S North Carolina avenue southeast,
to D. Valenza- The price was $4,000.
The house contains seven rooms and
bath. 1t will be occupied by the pur-
chaser.
ShePidans Purchase House.
SOnu anu GllLdDcIn D. SnSElOau
were the purchasers of the brick
home at 1922 East Capitol street. It
was sold by Gardiner & Dent for
Francis G. Boswell for $4,000. The
house is two stories high and con-
tains all modern improvement
Fred. Muhlhausen and S. Louise
Mulhausen sold the property at 321
G street northeast to Prank Pignone
for $4,000. The purchaser will oc-
cupy the property as his home.
Mrs. Mary J. Hausman sold her
home at 72S Hobart street to Fred A.
Heimer, who will occupy the prop
erty. The house is colonial in design
and contains six rooms and bath with
all modern improvements. The price
paid fas $4,000.
The three-story and basement brick
home at 1017 Otis place was sold for
Lieut. F. K. Kennedy, jr., to the
Misses NJ. z. Coleman and A. E.
Thomas for $500. The purchasers
will occupy it as their home.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-07-26
Big Dirigible Falls

Chicago, July 21.-After cruising
back and forth across Chicago's loop
district for. hours, dirigible balloon,
bearing five persons exploded late
this afternoon, the blazing wreckage
crashing through the sky light OF the
Illinois Trust and Saving Bank in the
center of the financial district. To-
night the police fixed the list of dead
as the result Of the accident at ten.
More than a score were Injured.
Three Of the dead were passengers on
board the sdirigible.
The others were employees of the
bank. Thousands of people saw the
smoke and flames that enveloped the
balloon followed by three parachutes
which dropped from the balloon. Two
of the parachutes opened and the
third dropped to the street.
The dirigible exploded and dropped
on the roof of the bank building and
the gas tank and parts Of the steel
frame crashed through the skylight
into the bank room, where the tank
exploded. A fire which followed the
explosion was extinguished.
The air ship was an experimental
device, modelled after army planes
and it had been planned to make
daily trips, between an amusement
park and Grant Park.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-07-26
The Price of Food :
Wide Range of Prices in South
ern Cities :.'s'5

Washington, July 21.-Cost of liv-
ing in principal Southern cities shows
a wide divergence in the latest gov.
ernrlent statistics just published
which show average retail prices OF
the principal articles of food prevails
ing on April Is, 1919. These food
prices have doubled in some instances
and almost doubled in practically all
others during the period of the war
and are higher now than they have
been in many years, both in the: coun-
try as a whole and in the South. The
average of all articles is IS per cent
higher than on April Is. 1913.
Lard has arisen higher proportion
ately than any other article, followed
closely by -four, sliced bacon, .:pe-
tatoes, sliced ham and corn meal.
all of which have more than doubled
in price in the six years. Practically
all other articles of food are 70 per
ce.il and upwards to 100 per cent
higher than they were six years ago.
They range in this order: lamb,
eggs, sugar, hens, pork chops, plate
beef, round steak, chuck roast, but
Ter. Dread, ITO roast, SHlCm Seedh'
and fresh milk
Comparison of the April Is prices
for nine Southern cities and Washing
ton. as announced by the bureau OF
labor statistics OF the Department Of
Labor shows a wide range of prices
compared with the average for the
country as a whole. Forty-one ar
tic1es are enumerated. The statistics
show Washington, D. c., prices are
higher than any of the nine Southern
citinS
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-07-26

district government was organized,
Tonight was the first time that the
patrols of cavalry had patcolled the
streets since March 3, 1913, when po-
lice refused to stop woman suffrage
demonstrations.
The outbreaks started Saturday
after a series of attacks on white
women, several murders. scores OF
robberies and general lawlescness
Several hundred soldiers, sailors and
marines joined together Saturday tc
search for a negro suspected Of at
tacking the wife Of an employee Of
the naval aviation bureau. Unable
to find him they made their way to
the center of the city where they vent
ed their anger on any negro they hap
pened to meet.
The provost guard and police re-
serves had been called out early tha,
evening but the disturbances contin-
ued. Negroes were taken from street
cars and passing automobiles and beat.
en-. Numerous brawls occurred on
Pennsylvania Ave. and other streets Of
the business district. Fifteen negroes
were injured so seriously that they
were taken to hospitals. Patrolmar
McGrath was shot in the breast and
several white men were cut and bruis-
ed. The outbreaks continued unabated
until several hours after midnight.
Negroes who ventured into the busi-
ness districts were chased and beaten
while it was unsafe for white persons
to venture into negro residential sec
tions.
Officers OF the army and navy to-
day declared that there was no proof
that enlisted men We're inciting and
participating in the riots but stated
that if such was found to be the case,
steps would be taken t, prever 'hen
leaving the camps.
Secretary Daniels directed officers
in the Washington district to spare no
effort to prevent participation Of men
wearing uniforms
The district authorities issued a
statement today pointing to the ac-
ton which had been taken by govern
ment authorities in the outbreaks and
urging the people to remain in their
1iOlICS QIIItSo WIS dDSciu lc-
ly necessary for them to leave.
Leaders in the house and senate an
nounced tonight that congressional
inquiries would he started tomorrow
to fix the responsibility FOR the riots
and to formulate plans for prevent
ing further outbreaks. Meetings of
the district. comnittee of both cham
bers will be held, it was stated and
the city commissioners and police OH,
Gals Will be called into conference.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-07-26
Monsignor Duffy
Has Passed Away
Vicar General of the Diocese of
Charleston

Charleston. July 2S.-The Right
Rev. Monsignor Patrick Lawrence
Duffy, Ii. D.. Lift D., vicar general
Of the Catholic diocese of Charleston
and rector of st. Joseph's Church,
Arson street. died at s o'clock yes
terday morning, at the age of sixty
eight years.
His funeral mass will be celebrated
in ST. Joseph's Church Saturday
morning at II o'clock, the Rev. j. T.
McElroy, rector of the Cathedral Of
st. John the Baptist. to offlciate. The
Right Rev. William T. Russell D. D.,
Bishop of Charleston, will preach the
sermon and pronounce the Absolution.
At the request of Monsignor Duffy his
body will be laid to rest in the priests
lot in the Cathedral yard.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-07-26
FREE MURDER
IN MEXICO
Americans Killed With Impun-
ity and No Arrests
Made
FIFTY MURDERED
WITHIN TWO YEARS
Fletcher Makes
Statement Before Congress
sional Committee.

Washington, July 22.-Although
about fifty American citizens have
been killed or outraged in Mexico
since 1917. not q single arrest Or con-
vjction is known to have resulted,
Henry p. Fletcher. United States am
basSador to Mexico. today told the
house rules committee, III hearing
on the Could resolution proposing ap-
pointment of q congressional commit
tee TO investigate relations between
the two countries.
The ambassador also laid before the
committee report compiled by the
State department in response to SEN
ate resolution showing that since the
close Of the Diaz regime. about ESQ at
tacks of a serious nature had been
made on American citizens in Mexico.
Relations between the two coun-
tries however, Mr.. Fletcher said, have
improved during the last three years.
He added that there was a wonder
full submission" to the Carranza rule
in all the sections which the govern
ment controls.
Although declining to express an
opinion as to the policy, either past
or future, of this country towards
Mexico the ambassador in effect op-
posed suggestions advanced by mem
bers Of the committee looking to
withdrawal by the United States of
recognition of the Carranza govern
ment. Such step. he said, would
only increase the existing unfriend-
ly feeling of MeXicans toward Ameri-
cans and would not. unless accompan-
led by other action, in the way of as
sistance, bring about the establish
ment of a more stable government in
Mexico, but would add to the diff
cuIties Of that country.
At present, Mr.. Fletcher said, there
were no revolutionary leaders in Mex
leo with sufficient following to over
throw the existing government and
set UP a stable one.
What would the permission of this
government to all Mexicans to secure
arms and ammunition furnish these
anti -Carranza leaders," asked Chair
man Campbell THAT would have the
effect Of increasing the turmoil in
Mexico" replied the ambassador.
whether it would ultimately result
in a government more stable than
this one, more able to discharge its
national obligations, ara not pre-
pared to say"
Ambassador Fletcher said hs had
noticed no special anti-Anerican sen
tinnent or discrimination against na-
tionals of this country in favor Of
those Of other nations. Newspapers,
however, during the war, he said.
we're very hostile toward the United
States.
The Mexican government. he said.
has divided some land owned by
some Americans among Mexican
poems, but he added that those cases
have not been very frequei
In reply to questions regar .lng the
Mexican governments attitude toward |
American oil men the ambassador said
Carrarza had not prohibited the drill :
ing of wells. but only denied permits
for wells unless certain prerequisites
were agreed upon. Another hearing
will be held by the committee tomor-
row at which Mrs. John w. Correil.
Of Oklahoma. whose husband was re-
Gently murdered near Tampico. and
1ilmber Of former American residents
Of Mexico. will appear.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-07-26
Regiment of
Married Men
War Department Orders Regu-
lars With French Wives
Transferred

Washington July 23.-Special reg
iments composed largely. if not en-
tirely, Of married men probably Will
result from the war department pol
icy announced today regarding the
disposition Of regulars who are re-
turning TO this countr; with French
wives. Orders have been sent to the
commanding officers Of debarkation
ports to transfer such men and their
wives tc either Fcrt Oslethorpe. Ga,
Fort Ethan Allen, Vermont or Fort
Myer, Va.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-07-26
United States Attorney Starts
Investigation Of Dirigible
Explosion
PILOT ESCAPED
IN PARACHUTE
Eleven Persons Were Killed and
Twenty Six Injured

Chicago, July 22.-An official in
curry was started today by the Unit
ed States attorney to fix the responsl-
bility for the explosion. and collapse
of the dirigible which crashed through
the roof of the Illinois Trust and Say
ings bank yesterday, killing eleven
persons and injuring twenty-sx oti2-
ers. Among those detained are JACK
Boettner, the pilot, who escaped by
humping with parachute. Of the
dead nine were employees of the hank
and two passengers in the air ship.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-07-26
FOREST FIRES
RAGE IN West
Thousands of Men Fail in Effort
To Check Sweep Of
Flames
FORESTRY FORCE
INCREASED TO 5000
Lumber Company Employees
By Hundreds Called in To
Help With Fight

Spokane. July 23.-The twenty
FIVE hundred forestry service men,
soon to be increased to three thou
sand, and hundreds Of men in the
employ of the Timber Protective AS
sociations have failed to hold in
check the serious forest fires which
are raging in Northern Idaho ard IN
Western and Central Montana a Sc
rious blaze which is Spreading over
approximately twenty-five thousand
acres if the Madison National Forest
threatens this property.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-07-26
Bloodshed il, Berlin
Ten Men Killed At Socialist
Meeting

Berlin. Tuesday. July % (Associat-
cd Press)-Tcn persons were shot dur
ing disorders which attended the
breaking up of a majority Socialist
meeting by communists and Sparta
cans here Yesterday Those attend
ing meeting. which was held in the
Trade Union building. attempted to
lynch the man who fired shots into
the crowd. but he was saved by hos
pital helpers, who were in the build
ing
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-07-26
= c1OthinE.

stripped of her clothing.
Secretary Baker went to the mu-
nicipal building early tonight aud
held brief conference with District
authorities. presumably relative to
the placing Of troops brought int"
the city.
The troops from Camp Meade com
manded by Major General Ham ar
rived about o'clock and were sta
toned in various parts Of the CITY
The troops. all OF them belonging to
the regular army. comprised a battal-
ION Of infantry Of more than 1000 mon
i battery of machine guns. and four
or five truck leads Of ammunition.
Police headquarters in the munich
pal building resembled an armory as
the distribution of army revolvers ana
ammunition to the service men Wa:
started
With the exception of its lower por-
ton. Pennsylvania Avenue between
the White House and the capitol prac-
tically was clear Of crowds as dark
ness fell. In the portion about Seventh
aad Ninth streets. opposite one of the
negro districts of the Southeast sec
ton thcre were crowds Of white civil
ia!is. but marines stationed few yard
apart kept them moving.
The police reported thai q number
of posters signed by negro ministers
Ii: : ing members OF their race - say
within their homes and to preserve
oIGcr had appeared about the c;1y.
he sheriff of Prince George Com
tv Maryland. adjoining the District OF
Columbia reported that a large crowd
Of negroes had gathered in Hyattsville
Just across the district line and were
moving toward Washington. The dis
trict authorities began an jnvestiGa-
ton and at the same time dispatched
troops and motorcycle police to the
district line.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-07-26

Washington, July 23.-Althoush
there was sporadic firing Of firearms
in some of tho negro districts until
curly this morning III" major casual
tics of last nights clashes between the
whites and negroes consisted Of only
one white man killed and another
probably fatally wounded. Scores Of
Wounded in various Degrees as the
result of blows from fists. ci;:bs and
stones and knives. but in none Of
these cases were the wounds expected
to be fatal,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-07-26
AUSTRIA. BLUFFS
ABOUT. SIGNING
DR.. Renner Says He Will Not.
Accept Peace
Treaty !
BUT HE KNOWS
HE VILE
BUT HE KNOWS
HE WILL
Files Protest Against the I'm
heard of Hardness of Peace
-

Paris. July 22.-Dr. Renner, head
OF the Austrian peace delegation, de-
clar.l he would mot sign engage
nents which he knew could not be
executed in commenting on the
peace terms. prior to his departure
from ST. Germain, according to morn
ing newspapers. According to these
reports he protested against thes1ufa-
heard Of hardness of the conditions
made against Austria and Germany.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-07-26
Lane Asks For Money
Congress Urged to Make Special
Appropriation to Fight Forest
Fires

Washington. July 23.-Renaission OF
at least part OF the federal, State
and municipal taxes on street rail
ways as one means of relieving their
financial difficulties was suggested 10
the federal electric railway commits
sion by Prof. Charles J. Bullock OF
Harvard University He was former
president Of The National Tax Asso-
cia ton.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-07-26
Joke on Prohibitionist
Officer Arrested Moonshiners
and Convicted of Boot
Logging

Huntington, W. Va, July 23.-Seiz-
ed by gang. Of alleged moonshiners
and brought before Greenbrier
county justice Of the peace and found
guilty on the charge Of boot-1egg;ng
was the experience Of H. a. Ratliff,
Of Hinton, w Va, State prohibl-
ton officer, who returned late yes
terday from an investigation tour into
the hills. He was rescued by a broth
er officer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-07-26
Riots Serious
In Washington

Washington. July 21.-It was said
by officials that the riots were OF
more serious nature than anything
which had occurred since the out
break during the period Of the ola
feather duster legislature" in the tur-
baIent days after the War between the
states before the present form Of
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-07-26
Suffrage Victory
In England
House of Lords Passes Bill
Granting Women Right to
Hold Once

London. July 2S.-The bill emitting
women to hold public Offices and to
exercise public functions. which pass
ed the second reading in the house of
lords today is the one introduced by
the government as substitute for
the bill Of the labor party.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-07-26

London. Tuesday. July 2s.-A Boil
shevik delegation has arrived at
Kishineff with an offer of peace to
the commander of the Rumanian
Dniester troops on behalf of Nikolai
Lenine. the Bolshevik premier, ac-
cording to a Berlin government wire
less dispatch.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-07-26
Military Prison Strike
Leavenworth Inmates Want
Shorter Hours, More to Eat

Leavenwcrth. nas., July 22.-Twen-
ty-fve hundred military prisoners in
the disciplinary barracks at the fed
eral prison here went on strike today
and resisted attempts of the guards
to force them to work. Col. Fred
erick Rice. commander OF the bar
racks, received a committee of twelve
prisoners who asked that the men be
given shorter hours and more to eat.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-07-26

Washington. July 2s.-On June 1st
thirty-nine hundred and fifty-nine
railroad transportation passes and
nineteen hundred and three Pullman
passes were in force, the senate was
informed today b. Director General
Hines. in response to resolution Of
inquiry by Senator Newberry.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-07-26

Washington, July 23.-Congress was
asked by Secretary Lane for a special
appropriation of five hundred thou
sand dollars to fight forest fires III the
northwest The fires cannot be eX-
tinguished unless by a heavy rain CT
which there is 10 immediate prospect,
Saf8-the secretary.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-07-26
Confidence in Cabinet

Paris, July % (By the Associated
Press)-The chamber of deputies
gave a vote of confiderce.in the cab
met of NJ. Clemenceau this afternoon
hy a vote Of 272 against lS1.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-17
FACES MORE SERIOUS CHARGE.
Roy Delap Alleged to Haye Stabbed
Mrs Lizzie SwaIleY.

Declaring Roy DeLap had entered
her home in the night time and stabbed
her with pocket knife or stiletto
Mrs Lizzie Swallcy Saturday swore
out a warrant for Delays arrest. This
was the third charge filed by the
plaintiff against DeLap. Thursday
right the defendant was placed under
arrest by Sheriff Henry on complaint
of Mrs. Swalley, who charged DcLap
with threatening TO commit an Of
Tense and with assault and battery
Friday, in justice Burritt's court. De-
Lap promised to stay away from Mrs
Swalley's residence and was released
on his own bond, the case; being taken
under consideration.
Friday night he is alleged to have
returned to Mrs. SWalley's home and
to have attacked apd stabbed her. Ac-
cording to Mrs. Swalley, she was told
by the attending physician that had
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-17
SEEK BUILDING ADVICE.
Representative Men TO BE Asked For
Opinion on Memorial.

Advice OF representative men In
banking. business, labor. religious ana
agricultural circles, as to the best plan
for a memorial hall TO the soldiers OF
American wars. Will be sought by a
committee appointed 10y President A, F.
Ralch. of the memorial hall aSsocia-
ton, In order that the association may
consider various plans Tor a building
before action Is taken looking TO
campaign Tor an election to vote bonds
for the hall Many plans have been
suggested by citizens and the general
expression Is favorable TO the project.
The committee, with President Hun
as chairman is composed or IL A.
Larson, Mrs Rose Carney, Mrs. iaNia
Lennon. Mrs. Marion Gard, Warren
Stevens, Joseph \. Whitacrc and ~
-. Palmer Twelve or fifteen repre-
sentative citizens Will be invited 10 ad-
dress meeting OF the association AT
the y NJ. {. A. next Monday night
and il Is proposed that the association
then select an advisory committee OF
representative citizens to assist in the
work.
The impression seems to have been
gained that the memorial hall assoc
citation had accepted plans for build
ing and had chosen site without hay
ing consulted citizens who would be
called upon TO vote the bonds and Civ
ing the public no opportunity to have
a voice in the matter. The association
has not taken any action, but has acted
only Within It's rights as provided BY
the memorial hail bill. in that II has
discussed the best methods Of pro-
ceeding with campaign to secure
hall 1t will attempt to provide the
board Of supervisors with n concrete
proposition and a petition calling for
an election, after 1t has determined the
sentiment of the public. The circula-
ton of the petition and the call for an
election is matter for the patriotic
societies under the law. Volunteer
suggestions will be welcomed by the
association and anyone who has
plan should see members ofTthe COM
mittee or write to President Hull