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The Washington times., 1919-04-28
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FLEES NLHOySlfE

BALTIMORE, April 2s.-A man
driving a limousine and representing
himself as jockey robbed the home
OF Allen Merriheld. Arlington. Nd.
OF jewelry valued at nearly $1,000
and S75 in cash Saturday. and then
drove to Havre de Grace, where he
gained admission to the apartment Of
a horseman. broke open his trunk.
and got away with clothing and
jewelry valued at $500.
Detectives are positive that the
thief was familiar with racing and is
believed to be a chauffeur, and prob
ably former Jockey.
A. young man who gave his name
as. Lynch called at the home OF Mr..
Merrifield Friday night and said that
ne was a jockey employed by Mr..
Fitzsimmons, and that he had come
to arrange for stabling a number OF
horses. He Obtained a room at Mr..
Mcrrifield's home.
The Jockey was driving a limou-
sine and shortly before noon Satur-
day drove away from the Merrifeld
home. An hour later Mrs. Merrifield
went to her room on the second floor
and found that all OF the family's
most valuable jewelry was missing.
Police OF the Northern district were
notified, and description Of the sup
posed thief was obtained. A report
was sent to police headquarters yes
terday. In the meantime II. G. Bed
well, Of New York, who has been at
tending the Havre de Grace meet, re-
turned to his rooms at the home OF
Mrs. James Malone, near Havre de
Grace, and was surprised when told
The Washington times., 1919-04-28
3 HURT IN SUNDAY
AUTO ACCIDENTS

Mrs. Harris Gum, sixty-seven years
old. OF Uxbridge. Mass, today is suf-
fering at the Emergency Hospital
from injuries on the head and body
received yesterday when she was
knocked down at Thirteenth street
and Pennsylvania avenue northwest
by an automobile operated by Ernest
CucinelIi, Of 12G D street southeast.
According 10 the police, Cucinelli
lost control OF the machine, causing
IT 10 run across the pavement. strik-
ing the aged woman. CucineIli Wa
arrested by Headquarters Detective
Barbee charged with COlliding.
Miss Kate Wallace. seventy years
old, OF 3SO3 Jocelyn street northwest.
was thrown from the automobile in
which she was riding yesterday when
the machine was struck at Twentieth
and NJ streets northwest by an auto
mobile operated by Charles VenajIe,
1i4i W street northwest. Miss Wal
lace was taken to the Emergency
Hospital suffering from scalp
wound.
Knocked down by an automobile
while crossing at Seventh and p
streets northwest yesterday, Lewis
Clap9, four years old, of 1916 Seventh
street northwest, was taken to the
Childrens Hospital suffering from
bruises on the face. The automobile
was operated by Alex ToIson, 1913
Nine-and-a-hah street northwest.
An automobile operated by Miss
Elizabeth List. Of the Highland apart
ments, cOllided with an automobile
operated by Webster r. Frye. of 426
Taylor street northwest. at Sixteenth
and Newton streets northwest. Both
automobiles were damaged.
The Washington times., 1919-04-28
HUMPHREYS HAS SCHOOL
FOR ENGINEER OFFICERS

a school for engineer officers has
been established at Camp Humphries,
according to information received
here today. This school has been es-
sabiished to complete the training Of
junior engineer officers who had
their training in engineering and
other technical subjects shortened by
being graduated, under war pressure,
from one to two years ahead of their
proper classes.
One hundred and eight.of the junior
officers-captains, and 9ieutenants-
are in attendance at the school, which
is under the charge of Col. V. l..
Peterson. who commanded the engi-
neer Officers training school at Camp
Lee and later at Camp Humphries.
The course to be given covers two
years. and viii be followed by a post
graduate course. to be attended by all
officers of the engineer corps.
The Washington times., 1919-04-28
FOE WOULD ALTER
LEAGUE OF NATIONS

BERLIN, April 2s.-Prof. Schueck-
ing. member of the German peace
commission, scheduled to leave Mon
day for Versailles. today outlined
Germany's plans for a league OF ma
tions. They are rapidly being whip
ped into shape for presentation at the
conference.
president Wilson's plan, which the
Paris conference adopted. is not sat
isfactory. because it is league OF
diplomats, or governments, rather
than Of peoples" said Schuecking.
Our league would be a parliament
made up Of representatives elected
by the people. one for each million
population. No nation would be al
lowed more than ten.
Wilson's league makes five big
powers dictatOTs OF world affairs
through an executive committee.
which we would abolish since small
nations and neutrals would not sub
nit to domination. We propose a
standing council, serving continu-
ously, chosen by each nation naming
several OF their world parliament
delegates, who would in turn name Il
limited council from their number
Our league would abolish secret
control news SO as 10 pre-
vent falsifying, and would have far
more extensive powers than Wilson
We would make the par
lament a governing body controlling
world problems, the same as your Ma
tional Government controls the
United States. 1t would abolish war
by force. HostiIities OF any kind
would be an offense against the
league. Freedom OF travel would be
by an international police.
There would be no national arma-
ments.
Colonies would be controlled by
areas. through a world commission,
except those independents like Cam
ada and Australia. Our league would
regulate labor and guarantee minor
ity populations, like the Germans in
Poland, their own language and cul-
tUrc.
I'VE propose TO present our plan at
Versailles. We hope for acceptance
in part, At least. We have embodied /
a number Of features from neutraIs, !
using The Hague tribunal as a basis" !
The Washington times., 1919-04-28
MRS. GORDONLOSES
$4,000 NECKLACE

Loss of a $4,000 pearl and diamond
necklace, believed to have been the
result OF a theft. is reported by Mrs.
Alexander Gordon. jr.. prominent in
social circles in this city and Balti-
more.
Mrs. Gordon, who has her winter
home in Baltimore, but now is occu-
near Annapolis, reported her loss 10
the Baltimore and Annapolis police
yesterday. 1t is believed the Jewels
were removed from Mrs. GOrdon's
neck when she was leaving the annual
race of the Maryland Hunt Clubs
steeplechase on the estate Of Capt.
John Ridgeiy. of Hampton Mrs. Cor
don remembered having been jOstlsd
by several men a few minutes before
she entered her automobile.
Marshal Carter was asked yesteT-
day TO aid in finding the necklace by
Mrs. Gordon, who called on the tele-
phone from her home at West River.
Later she went to the office of Chief
of Police Charles o. Berry, at An
napolis, and officially reported the
loss.
According to information furnish
GU lHc pOiCS py M D nOluOh' ShS
missed her jewels soon after leaving
the Hampton estate. At the time she
thought that it was probable that the
string of pearls had slipped from her
neck.
She remembered. however, that the
clasp was securely fastened and
made inquiries. The pearls, it is un-
derstood, were a gift to Mrs. Gordon !
from her husband and she priced
them highly because of their matched |
beauty. The string was about thir-
ty inches long and the gems were Of |
graduated sizes. The clasp was of
platinum and was studded with dia-
rnondS Il
The Washington times., 1919-04-28
PROCLAIM MARTIAL
LAW IN BUDAPEST

AMSTERDAM, April 2s.-Martial
law has been proclaimed at Budapest
as result OF the steady onward
drive Of the Rumanian army OF inva-
sion in Hungary, said dispatch from
Vienna today.
Since Thursday night the Ruma-
mans have occupied four more towns.
Nyirbathor, Gyula, vazar and osfa-
menz.
Commissioner Pogany OF the soviet
government threatens to exterminate
the bourgeois hostages il the city is
entered.
The Washington times., 1919-04-28
DR.. DAVID JAYNE HILL
WILL LECTURE TODAY

George Washington University will
inaugUrate a series Of university ex-
tension lectures in constitutional and
international law this afternoon at
4:45 o'clock. in Memorial Continental
Hall, when DR.. David Jayne Hill, for
mer ambassador to Germany, will
speak on THE Corporate Character
of the League of Nations"
DR.. Hill will give the second of
the series of lectures tomorrow aft
ernoon at AS o'clock in the same
hall. his subject being THE Treaty
Making Power Under the COnstitu-
tion OF the United States
The Washington times., 1919-04-28
SAY ALLIANCE OF AMERICA
AND FRANCE IS UNDER WAY

PARIS, April 2s.-A project for an
alliance between France and Amer
lea actually is under way, the Echo
de Paris says.
President Wilson, however, the
newspaper adds, is Withholding action
until he can place the matter before
the American Senate for ratification.
The Washington times., 1919-04-28
EGYPTIAN sTRIKE ENDs.

CAIRO. April 2s.-The strike OF
government officials which has been
going on for some time Is over and
work has been resumed. The pubI-
cation OF the American letter recog-
mixing the British prOtectorate acted
like q cold doucffe to the extremists.
who recognize the futility OF their
aspirations regarding eonplete indo-
pendenee now that Ameriea has taken
the lead in recognizing Great Britaln's
position in Egypt
The Washington times., 1919-04-28
BOLSHENKlDRNEN
BACK THIRTYM

LONDON, April 2s.-Russian white
guard troops (anti-Bolshevilli) have
captured ~olonets,. in northwestern
Russia, and have formed a provisional
government there, said a News
Agency dispatch from Helsingfors
today.
The Bolshevik forces were driven
back thirty miles eastward, losing
coo prisoners.
The Washington times., 1919-04-28
I4sTH RY. ENGINEERS HOME.

BOSTON, April 2S-The transport
Dakotan, with the famous 14Sth
Railway Engineers on board, docked
here. The 14Sth Engineers, re-
crUited mostly from New England
railroad men, made a name for itself
when the men fought the Germans
with construction tools during a sur
prise attack near Cambrai in March
1918, when the engineers were bri-
gaded with the British.
The Washington times., 1919-04-28
MANY ARRESTED IN INDIA.

SI8ILA, India. April 2S.-The situa-
tion in the Punjab is declared Off
cially to be well in hand. Many
wandering Indians who are suspected
of spreading false reports and endeav-
oring to create discomfort have been
arrested. Admiral Niscount JcIIicOe
and his staff have arrived here.
The Washington times., 1919-04-28
SON OF EX-K.AISER
PLUNGES DEEP
ATROULETTE

LONDON, April SS-Prinee
Joachim, one Of the ex.Kaiser's
sons, IS the greatest gambler at
the new Italian Monte Carlo aE
CampiOne. Every night the for
mer imperial prince plunges at
roulette. CamplORe is crowded
by fugitive German and Austrian
ariStOcrats.
The Washington times., 1919-04-28
TODAY'S CONCERTS

AT THE MARINE BARRACKS
THIS AFTERNOON AT $3.50 O'CLOCK
BY THE
MARINE BAND ORCHESTRA
WILLIAM SANTELBIANN, Leader.
March. "Sempre FideIis" ..... Sousa
Overture, Poet and Peasant" Suppe
Ealsette. La Danseuse" Won Blon
Grand scenes from Faust" .GOunod
Waltz, Beautiful Spring. Lincke
Caucasian Sketches --...-. .lWanOW
Ca) I'm the Mountains"
Cb) in the Village"
(CD 'In the Mosque"
Cd) Procession OF the sardar.-
Hungarian Dances No. and 6
Marine Hymn, The Halls OF
Montezuma-"
BY THE UNITED STATES SOL
DIERS' HOME BAND
IN THE BAND STAND THIS EVE
MING, BEGINNING AT O'CLOCK,
JOHN s NJ. ZIAIMERKIANN, Director.
March, 'Aianouevrcs Of the Corps
BOehnlein
Overture. lie Pre- aux CIerc" Herold
CDUelling GrOUnd.)
Spanish suite, LA Feria" Lacome
ID Los Toros" C2) La Serenata'
90 la Zsrzuela"
Excerpts from Her Soldier Boy"
RomberG
Fox trot, I'm Always Chasing
Requested
Waltz, Hawaiian Moonlight
(RequestedD
Finale "Oui. Oui Marie Mccarthy
The Star-Spangled Banner
The Washington times., 1919-04-28

that "a man had visited his apart
ment during his absence and had
taken his bagshge."
The Washington times., 1919-04-28
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Yard-wide; bIeached cotton of
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The Washington times., 1919-04-28
brilliant Debut.

In the meantime Miss McNair made
her debut and several other young
"cligfbles" were anxious to have her
say the necessary yes"
One magazine, which had heard re-
ports Of Vera's attachment to the
Philadelphian, printed the announce
ment of their engagement The fol-
lowing week at Mrs. AIcNairs re-
quest, the announcement was Tetract-
ed with an apology.
Following that episode young
Hutchinson went away and when next
heard from had Joined the United
States naval aviation forces and was
~doing his bit" in the world conflict.
One day Miss McNair and Hutchin-
son happened to meet. He was at
tired in his natty aviation uniform,
and the young couple talked over old
times-and Reggie was again in the
running for the heiress' hand.
After the armistice was signed and
the young aviator released from tn a
service, he determined to overcome
the objections Of the McNairs and sc
cured a position in New York. He
was successful and a few months
later society was surprised TO learn
that Mrs. McNair had made a formai
announcement Of the young peoples
engagement
The Washington times., 1919-04-28
HEIRESS TO
MILLIONS IS
BRIDE TODAY
OF YALESTAR

NEW YORK, April ga TO.
nance which had its inception at
Bar Harbor and has interested So
ciety in this city and Philadelphia
for several years progressed happily
when Vera McNair, heiress to the
Brokaw millions, and Reginald Low
EFT Hutchinson, noted Yaie athlete
and scion of one Of Philadelphia's
oldest families, were married in st.
Thomas Church, on Fifth avenue.
Reggie" as the young BRIDE
groom is known to his pals. was a
student at Yale when he first met
the beautiful daughter of Mrs. VIII
liam McNair, who was a Miss Bro
kaw, daughter Of the late Isaac
Brokaw.
Crack Football Player.
He had made quite a reputation on
the gridiron and in other branches of
athletics OF old Eli, and at the time
was taking a summer vacation at Bar
Harbor. Ne, with his mother, Mrs.
Daniel L. Hutchinson, jr., one OF the
leaders Of the conservative sets in
Quaker City society.
The McNairs had just acquired one
OF the show places of Mt Desert ISL
and as summer home, and Vera was
one OF the bellies Of the colony. She
had many cavaliers in the New York
contingent, but II was not until she
met the Yale athlete that the Bar
HarboT matchmakers took much in
terest in the plans of the heiresG.
They met one morning at the
swimming pool, the mecca of society
at Bar HarbOr. It was a case Of
love at first sight" Young Hutch
inson broke away from the Phila-
delphia colony at the watering place
and was seen quite frequently at the
AcNairs' splendid villa overlooking
the bay. 1t was there, in a setting
which rivaled in beauty an italian
lake, that the romance OF Vera and
Reggie ripened.
Later it was reported about Bar
Harbor that Mrs. McNair did not look
nth favor upon the young Phila-
delphian. Just why, no one appeared to
know. True, he was far from being
financially affluent; in fact. the
Hutchinsons possess no wealth at all,
but then Miss McNair had more than
enough to keep the wolf away from
any doorstep. However, he could boast
Of a family tree second to none in
Philadelphia, and was a model youth.
The couple continued to see each
other, however, and when Miss Nc
Nair returned to town in the autumn
and Reggie to his studies at Yale.
IL was thought by the matchmakers
that all was of. They figured, how
ever, without taking that very Won
derful quality-love-into account.
and was not long before the young
Philadelphian was noticed about New
York at week-ends. paying ardent
court TO the heiress.
The Washington times., 1919-04-28

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Putnam patriot., 1919-04-18
WALL 40 FEET
HIGH CAVES IN

A wall from 40 TO so feet hlgh on
Pomfret street, which for years mas
supnorted the street abutting the
property of the Putnam Wooden Co.,
cayed in between and o'clock this
Thursday morning.
The cavern was no surprise, as II
had been noticed that the high wall
was bullying badly Mayor Marcy
had viewed the place and gave orders
that a fence be placed there, and
also that a warming be put up that
travellers passed at their own risk.
The water department had just
reachea this point laying the new
main from the Little River bridge to
Church street, and work will now be
stopped for some time.
1t is understood that the wall was
built forty odd years ago. City on
Gals are delving into old records TO
see where the burden of replacing the
wall lies. 1t will be an expensive Jon
for some one.
Putnam patriot., 1919-04-18
BOARD OF HEALTH ORDERS
CLEAN UP

While so far as known there is to
be no organized cleanup week this
year there is, nevertheless, to be a
general cleaning up of premises by
property owners. This is mandatory,
as will appear by an advertisement
published elsewhere.
There are many property owners
who need no suggestion to keep their
premises clean, while others neglect
the care necessary to have their prop
erty look neat. Others there is no ex-
euse for. The latter throw out refuse
and matter that is apt to decay and
cause a nuisance other than being an
eye sore.
The health officer and members of
the board of health are going to en-
force the law regarding nuisances and
they have full authority under the
statue to do so. In other words, peo-
pie are going to be made to so main
tain their surroundings that the
health of the public will not be en-
dangered.
Putnam patriot., 1919-04-18
MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR MRS.
HARRIET A. TOURTELLOTTE
GATHERING FILLS ASSEMBLY ROOM OF MEMORIAL
HIGH SCHOOL AT NORTH GRosvENoR-DALE
OUT OF RESPECT TO DONOR
Justice Isaac ~ Mills of New York Supreme
Principal Address

benediction was pronounced by the
Rev. William b. Chase.
Mr.. President, Ladies and Gentlemen:
For me to speak at all upon this oc-
casion may seem to some inappropri-
ate in view of the fact that | was so
closely related to Mrs Tourtellotte
Aside from the children of her de-
ceased brother there is no living rel
alive of hers nearer than l. My per-
sonal relations with her were always,
even to the last, most agreeable, and
she was wont in later years to speak
of me as her favorite cousin, a con-
sideration which was fully recipro-
Gated upon my part. In accepting
the invitation with which the commit
tee having this service in charge hon
ored me, | called attention to this sit
uation and stated that | should en-
deavor to confine my comments here
to her personal characteristics and
should not attempt to express the ap-
probation in particular or of people
in general for the founding and en-
dowment of this institution. | so re-
frain, not because | am at all wanting
in such appreciation, but because |
realize that if | were to express my
self fully in that regard, | would
seem to some, and perhaps to many,
to be exalting my own family. | am
more than gratified that my profess
sional brother, Mr. Searls, is to speak,
and am confident that he will amply
fulfil every requirement in that re-
spect.
Doctor Tourtlelotte was also my
cousin as my fathers mother was the
elder sister of his father. Indeed,
outside of my nephew and my own
descendants, | am the only living
blood relative of both DR.. and Mrs.
Tourtellotte, certainly the only living
person in my generation who COM
bines the Tourtellotte and the Ar
mold blood. The Doctor and Mrs.
Tourtellotte, however. were not relat-
ed except by marriage.
Permit me now to advise you more
fully of the nature of my relation
ship with Mrs. Tourtellotte and my ac-
ouaintance with her. Her father, the
late William S. Arnold, and my moth
err were brother and sister. In
large family of children they were the
two who were especially devoted to
each other. | had even from Mrs.
herself the family tradi-
ton that when, in 184l, according to
the custom of the time, my father
wrote to my mother asking permission
to pay his addresses to her with a
view to matrimony, she referred his
letter to her brother William for IN
vestigation and advice, and in ulti-
mately granting the request acted up
on his counsel. In his teens he LETT
the paternal Woodstock farm ana
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