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The Washington times., 1920-06-24
384 GET DIPLOMAS
AT CENTRAL HIGH
|Supt. Thurston Given a Great
Ovation at Graduation
Exercises.

New Central High School. one of
Americas largest and most modern
high schools, last night graduated the
first class that took its entire four
year course in the new Institution.
The graduation class had 3S4 mem
bers.
Ernest l. Thurston. superintendent
Of schools. presided. When he rose to
introduce the graduates Mr.. Thurston
was given an ovation unlike that ever
known in the District schools. 1t waa
fully two minutes before the crowd
CEASED cheering to permit the super
intendent to speak.
Mr.. Thurston expressed apprecia-
tion Of the welcome accorded him
noted. regret at being unable to con-
tinue in his post, and in a short ad-
dress reviewed the school work dur
ing the war. He paid special tribute
to Emory Wilson, former principal of
Central, who died some months ago
Congressman Patrick H. Kelley OF
Michigan was the orator Of the even
ing. The Congressman declared that
the free compulsory school system OF
the United States was the greatest
force for unity and Americanization
Of all national institutions. He
warned against "class control" and
spoke in favor of higher pay for
teachers.
Scholarships were awarded by Rob-
ert A. Maurer, principal of the school
stephen e. Kramer, assistant superin-
tendent of schools, presented the di-
plomas. and the invocation was pro-
nounced by the Rev. James H. Taylor
of Central Presbyterian Church.
The Washington times., 1920-06-24
D. c. LETTER CARRIERS
PICNIC AT CHESAPEAKE
More Than 5000 Take Trains for
Beach and Program of
Sports,

More than 5000 persons are at
Chesapeake Beach today on the an
nual outing Of the local Letter Car
rier's Association. Officials Of the
postoffice, headed by Postmaster Mer-
ritt o. Chance, Assistant Postmaster
William Haycock and Superintendent
Of Mails Clarence e. Schooley, left the
District line on a special train at
o'clock for the resort. Most of the
letter carriers also made the trip
on this train.
Those unable to spend the entire
day or the afternoon at the resort
will take the train leaving the Dis
trict line at $50. Athletic events, in
cluding six big races. will be held
this afternoon. Free dancing will be
a feature. M. X. Eppley is chair
man of the committee in charge of
arrangements.
The eighteen local councils Of the
Daughters Of America, a patriotic or
ganization cooperating with the Jun
Tor Order Of United American Me-
chanics, will hold their annual outing
and reunion at Chesapeake Beach to.
morrow. The organization has $500
members, who have invited their rel
atives and friends to accompany them
on the trip.
rangements 10 composed of Mrs. r.
man; Charles H. Miller, State secre-
tary; Mrs. Sadie Levy, associate State
councillor: Mrs. Lula Grubbs, State
vice councillor; Mrs. Ada Herbert, as
sociate vice councillor: Mrs. Clara
Rock, Junior past state councillor;
and Mrs. Mary A. Ferguson, State
treasurer.
The Washington times., 1920-06-24
STREET CROSSING
LANE IS W|DENED
Safety Zone in Front of Times
Office to Be Duplicated
Elsewhere.

Further extension Of his plans for
marking street crossings in the down.
town sections of Washington, as d
part of his safety first" campaign.
has been made by Capt. Albert Head
ley. traffic chief.
He has acceded to a suggestion made
by The Times for two feet additional
crossing space in front Of the Num-
sey building. Similar lanes are plan
ned at other busy corners, and there
is now a painted "crossway" at Fiji
teenth and New York avenue north
west.
The public has been asked to use
tho specified places for crossing the
streets in busy neighborhoods. Cap
tain Headley says he has noticed q
decrease in minor collisions. Though
the lessening OF accidents has not
been marked, 1t is an established
fact that fewer lives are endangered
when the rules he has made for cross
ing are observed.
The Washington times., 1920-06-24
PEPCO FEARS COAL
SHORTAGE IN WEEK
Only Five Days Supply on
Hand, and RepIenishment
Is Uncertain.

With but Ave days supply Of coal
on hand and little prospect Of having
their supply replenished, officials Of
the Potomac Electric Power Company
today admitted they were confronted
with serious situation
I'VE have 5000 tons Of coal on
hand" said l. e. Sinclair. general
manager of the company. today. This
will last Us five days. At the coal
mines in Cumberland we have ordered
$500 tons. but we have been advised
II has not left for Washington. In
normal times II takes about four
days for the coal to reach Washing
ton. but with present conditions it ID
very uncertain"
Every effort 10 being made to have
the coal hurried to the Nations Capt.
tai, but company officials have little
hope of this coal reaching here be,o-o
q week is up
The Washington times., 1920-06-24

Superintendent Thurston for the,
past two years has made q careful
study OF the situation. AS one means
TO relieve congestion he introduced In
the Park View School a platoon sys-
tenn which enables schools to accom-
modate nearly double their capacity.
II Is planned to establish this system
In other schools. II sufficient teach
ers can be secured.
SITUATION IS ALARMING.
'-rhe crowded conditions next year
will be alarming" said Thurston.
Last year the schools hardly could
handle all the students, and with a
bigger enrolment a more serious sit
uAtion is faced. Although every
thing possible will be done to pre-
vent double sessions in the grades.
II appears they must come. In the
high schools. hours already have
been extended, but next years en-
roliment will call for another exten-
sion"
The high schools can accommodate
about 1900. Superintendent Thurs
ton predicts an enrolment Of 10000.
The Washington times., 1920-06-24
ENLIST BUSINESS MEN
IN DRIVE FOR HOSPITAL
Luncheon Meeting Will Map Out
Plans for Campaign to Aid
Casualty.

With a luncheon to the big business
men Of the city at the Hotel ArlinK-
ton at 1890 today and a special meet
ing Of the captains and teams sched-
uled for tonight, important develop
ments are anticipated in the Casualty
Hospital campaign to raise $4,000
and thus place the hospital in a rosi.
tion whereby 1t will not be forced to
go before the public of the District
again for financial assistance.
DR.. Noble p. Barnes, who Is chair
man Of the luncheon committee, has
appealed to the leading citizens of
Washington to attend the gathering
and help to solve the problem of saw
ing such an institution as Casualty
from closing it's doors.
The meeting of the team captains
and their workers will take place at
the office Of Clarence +. Donohoe, 314
Pennsylvania avenue southeast, and
all are urged to be present and rem
der their reports to date. The amount
raised thus far is less than S22, 900,
and as the campaign closes July I
extra efforts will have to be made TO
secure the balance of the fund by
that time.
The Washington times., 1920-06-24
Wilson Asks Tennessee
To Give Women Votes As
Real Service TO PARTY"

President Wilson yesterday in
jected himself into the fight for
ratification of the suffrage amend
ment. In a telegram to Gov. A. II.
Roberts, of Tennessee, the Presi-
dent urged that a special session Of
the State legislature be called to
vote on the amendment.
The President said such action
"would be q real service to the
party and to the nation"
-he National Woman's party will
call q convention of women voters
20 decide on an election policy,
Alice Paul, leader of the militant
suflrngists, has announced.
The convention will be held in
Chicago, San Francisco. or Denver
soon, and will decide whether the
party viii center Its activities In
the campaign against the Repub-
licans or indorse a third-party
movement
The Washington times., 1920-06-24
ID. c. GIRL AWARDED
HIGHEST YAlEPRRE
Miss Marjorie Hope MicoIson
Wins John Porter honors
for Exceptional Merit.

Ancient traditions OF Yale Univer-
sity. which for q century frowned on
higher education for women. are be-
ing upset today by q Washington girl
The John Porter prize. highest hon
or In connection with the conferrins
OF the degree OF doctor OF philosophy
10 being given to Miss Marjorie Hope
Nicoison, OF Roslyn. formerly employ
ed in the Washington Library. and
daughter OF c. B. Nicoison, washing
ton correspondent OF the Detroit Free
Press. The degree OF Pm. ID. Is con
ferred at the same time. women being
admitted to postgraduate work ~
Yale. although not to the graduate
schools.
The John Porter prize OF $500 IL
given only for exceptional merit In
the way of originality. literary and
scientific value OF the doctors theshs
While the prize IL offered annually. II
has not been awarded for two years
because none OF the theses measured
up to Its qualifications. Miss Nicol
son 10 the nrst woman to whom II
ever was awarded. Her thesis 10 or
"The Cambridge Platonists. with espe-
cial reference to Henry More"
Miss Nicolson 10 a graduate Of East
ern High School. Detroit, and OF the
University OF Michigan, where she re
ceived the A. B. degree in 1914 and
masters degree the succeeding year
In her senior year she wrote the pa
geant OF Joan Of Arc. which was pre-
sented by the students. She was
chosen a Phi Beta Kappa and won q
number OF special honors. She has
been studying in postgraduate work
at Yale for two years.
The Washington times., 1920-06-24
DREAM IDENTIFIES
WATCH THIEF,
SAYSOWNER

NOTICE. know who has my watch
Send word where TO come. will
bring $40 and ask no questions. J. w.
JONES. Gil + street northwest.
After inserting this advertise
ment in yesterdays Times, J. w.
Jones, who resides at ia G street
northwest and is employed at Gil r
street northwest, went home and
got 20 thinking about it. with the
result that he dreamed of his watch
last night.
II dreamed that II was broken
into pieces" Jones said today. "In
my dream saw the thief who lifted
II last week. He had an evil eye"
II Jones RECEIVERS his watch. which
set him back $T5 when purchased.
he says he will put more stock in
dreams in the future.
The Washington times., 1920-06-24
HOLD DC. MAN.
/. AS B|CAM|ST.
New York Court lndicts J. F.
McNulty, Former Policeman
and Coast Guard officer.

Lieut.. Commander John #. NC
Nulty former Washington policeman
and ex-coast guard. was indicted yes
terday in the General Sessions Court
OF New York city. He Is now held
In $4,000 bail and charged with big
amy and perjury. McNulty was ar
rested in Baltimore recently upon the
complaint OF Frank i. Finkier. OF
Brooklyn and taken to New York for
trial.
McNulty was appointed to the ,po-
lice force here on August 10. 1917.
and attached to thte harbor precinct.
Much of hi slime was taken up while
a policeman, In letcurlng on life-sav-
ing methods before the children In
the public schools.
He had long experience In this
work. and was In charge OF the coast
guard exhibit at the Safety First
Exposition at the National Museum In
the spring OF 1915.
ENTERED NAVY IN 1917.
McNulty resigned from the police
force on october 3 1917. to enter the
navy. after whiI he was engaged
IN secret service work in Brooklyn
where he became acquainted with
Miss Martha Ruth Finkler, nine
teen years old. who was member or
the WOman'S MOtOr Corps.
Often he had to call on the corps
to furnish him with cars to convey
him on his missions. Miss Finkler
often drove him out. and eventually
McNulty became a frequent visitor at
the residence of Miss Finkler's father,
Frank /. Finkler. of Brooklyn. and
a member of the New York law frm
Of Finkler & Mcintyre.
McNultys stories of the war. and
how he was one Of the hrst fifty naval
aviators sent to the North sea to COM
bat the U-boats, and his adventures
while in command Of the Gould yacht
Niagara, on which young Jay Gould
served under him. completely capt-
waited the girl, and they were nnally
married on April IL. 1919.
The young girls father was not
satisfied with the marriage. and on
one of his trips to this city he took
time to examine the record OF the
naval aviator, and found that Nc
Nuity had already a wife and three
children in Baltimore. The record
showed that he had been married In
1911 to Miss Ruth Ennis.
MARRIAGE ANNULLED.
After this discovery, Mr.. Finkler
went to Philadelphia. where the
couple were residing. and took his
daughter back to her home in Brook
lyn. He then set legal machinery in
motion to bring McNulty to account
for his alleged philandering. The
petition for the annulment Of the
marriage of McNulty and Miss Fink
ler was granted by Justice Whitaker.
In the supreme court, Manhattan, last
Thursday. .s.E S..
According to Moses B. Ryttenberg,
assistant district attorney of New
York, the prisoner married his first
wife in Crisheld, Nd, on November
8. 1911. He had during his career
been a manufacturer agent. a car
conductor, a sailor on the steamship
Apache, as we'll as a Washington po-
liceman and life guard.
Washington police. records show
that McNulty was twenty-nine years
old last May. and that he had a wife
and three children at the time he was
attached to the department here. He
resided at 519 L street northwest
The Washington times., 1920-06-24

There will be $500 students who must
bo crowded in-"@.
With the announced intention of
District officials to begin building.
August 1, six new graded schools and
the new Eastern High School, some
relief 10 promised In several years to
come. However. school officials. In
dealing with the present situation, are
facing q difncult task.
THURsTON's PLAN sUCCEBDs.
The new superintendent who re-
places Thurston will have the benefat
OF Thurston's study for several years.
Whether he will approve Thurston's
plans remain to be seen. but the pres
ent superintendent successfully has
handled the excess enrolment to date.
and 1t ID believed his ideas are a.
practical as they were q year ago.
Glasses in the high schools may be-
gin as early as 8 o'clock, with the last
class CLOSING around 4:30 o'clock.
Morning classes In the graded schools
will come about $50 o'clock and be
dismissed At 1890; and afternoon
classes will come at I o'clock and be
dismissed at 8 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1920-06-24
What's Doing; Where; When

lima avenue northwest from 7 to 1880 D
m
Meeting-French Club, washinGton sa.
lon, 1917 II street northwest,ts d. m.
MISUNDERSTANDING House Organisation
board room, District Building, Fourteenth
and Pennsylvania avenue northwest . p
m.
Meeting-D. c. brotherhood Personal
Liberty League. Victor building, 9 p. m.
l. Parade-Coiored Baptist Young Peoples
Union, starts at Peace Monument, First
and Pennsylvsnia avenue northwest, p
m.
TOMORROW.
Annual Eyoursion-State council, Daugh-
ters Of America, to Chesapeake Beach.
Baseball Prsctice-Blue Triangle Re-
oreati5n Center, Twentieth and street,
northwest, 6 p. m.
Recreation Party-Pius Triangle Recrea-
tion Center, Twentieth and streets
northwest. .. m
The Washington times., 1920-06-24
FAILS TO APPEAR ON
SHORT WEIGHT CHARGE

Charged with given wrong measure
in selling seven -eighths OF a pint of
raspberries for one pint. Patsy
Cataldi, whose place of business Is
at 1406 New York avenue northwest,
today forfeited $25 collateral in police
court.
Officials Of the Department of
Weights and Measures in the District
believe this practice to be general
throughout the city and warn the
public to be on the lookout John
c. Bondurant was the inspector who
/ preferred the charge against Cataldi.
The Washington times., 1920-06-24
LEARNING
Washington Youngsters
Take to Swimming
Like Baby Ducks.
LAST TEST SATURDAY
Instructors Believe 500 Of
TOO Pupils Will Pass
With Honors.
LAST TEST SATURDAY

Swimming? You just bet they
are. And IL you don't think The
Washington Times is going to .urn
out Ave hundred sure enough swim
mers just 60 down to the Tidal
Basin Bathing Beach. where l.. Cor
don Leech 10 handling the children.
and see what's going on.
Seven hundred cards were sent
out by The Times, and TOO children
boys and girls--ranging from six to
twelve years took advantage of the
offer of The Times and the Tidal
Basin. The result has been that
Manager Leech has had to turn one
section of the beach over to the
youngsters nearly all day.
Glasses start at $3.50 o'clock In
the morning, and by S o'clock the
last of the youngsters are on their
way home. Miss Eta Mackay Is
doing wonders with the kids.
They take hold quickly. these
American youngsters" says the
Scotch professional woman swim
mer. They obey. and are eager
and anxious. 1t Is a pleasure TO
work with them. they want to
learn, and SO quickly. I am sur
prised that such progress can be
made by children"
The children go through a course
of dry-land swimming. Then they
get in the water. Already. many
are in a fair way Of being real
swimmers. Some who just needed
the confidence are already plugging
around through the water.
Saturday the tests will be given.
and 1t Is confidently expected 500 of
the TOO student-swimmers will be
able to pass.
The Washington times., 1920-06-24
TELLLANDLORDST TO
co SLOW ON RAISES
Justice Dept. Warns Owners
Not to Ignore Ball Act
Entirely.
Continued from First Paxe.)

rent or charge therefor in excess of
the amount fixed in q determination
of the commission made and in full
force and effect in accordance with
the provisions of this title. he shall
be liable for and the commission is
hereby authorized and directed to
commence an action in the Municipal
Court in the District of Columbia to
recover double the amount of such
excess. together with the costs of the
proceeding, which shall include an
attorneys fee Of $50. to be taxed as
part OF the costs.
"Out of any such sums received on
account of such recovery the commits
sion shall pay over to- the tenant the
amount OF the excess 50 paid by him
and the balance shall be paid into the
Treasury OF the United States to the
credit of the District Of Columbia"
The Washington times., 1920-06-24
LC0ME so ROYAL
MARY PICKFORD IS Ill

LONDON, June 24-The reception
given to Mary Pickford by her Lon
don admirers was so strenuous that
the petite American moving picture
actress has been compelled to cancel
her engagements and take a brief va
cation,
She was to have sold roses at VIM
bledon for a hospital benefit during
the Queen Alexandra day ceremonies.
but had not recovered from the los
Ting she received at a garden party
and had to keep to her bed.
The Washington times., 1920-06-24
TODAY.

Concert-United States Marine Band,
BriGhtwood Reservoir, Sixteenth and Ken
nedy streets northwest. 7:30 to 0 y. m
Baseball Practice--Blue Triangle Recres
ton Center, Twentieth and II streets north
west, 8 D. ha-
Dancs-Blus Triangle Recreation Center.
Twentieth and Il streets northwest, 7 p. m
Meeting--Republican state Committee
headquarters 1875 New York avenue
northwest, p. m.
Thought Temple, 1914 " street northwest
t.s0 and . p. m.
Commencement Exercises - James Or
mond Wilson Normal School, school hail,
Eleventh and Harvard streets northwest, 4
D. m.
Lawn Fete and Band Concert--Boy
Scouts Band. Sixth street and North Caro-
The Washington times., 1920-06-24
BATHING ATTIRE CENSORED,

NEW YORK, June 24.-"No stock
ings, no bathing" is the warning
sounded to the sprightly nymphs at
Bradley Beach, N. J. Neither will one
piece bathing suits be allowed. Men
will be required to wear trunks ex-
tending to within four inches OF the
knees.
The Washington times., 1920-06-24
MOTHER OF SEVEN KILLED.

NORFOLK, Conn, June 24.-Mrs.
Norman Francis, forty-two, was in
stantly killed and Mrs. Harry Scriber,
both of Chatham, N. Y, was seriously
hurt today when an automobile In
which they were riding struck a rail-
road abutment on the road east of
here. Mr.. Francis, who was driving,
and Mr.. Sriber were unhurt.
Mrs. Francis leaves seven children.
The Washington times., 1920-06-24
GARDEN PARTY TONIGHT,

The College Women's Club will give
garden party this evening at 7:30
ocolck at the club house, 1922 street
northwest. There will be informal
dancing. Members are privileged to
bring guests.
The Washington times., 1920-06-24
$4,000 Pupils To Be
Cro.uded Into $4,000
Seats Here Next Year

Washngton's public schools, which can comfortably
accommodate $4,000 students will be called upon next fall
to for about 0 Ernest L. Thurston Superintendent
of Schools predicted today This will result in double ses
sons in schools and extension OF study hours
in the high schools.
The Washington times., 1920-06-24
Brownlow and Engineer
Go to Jail Today-But It
Is Only on INSPECTION Trp

Commissioner Louis Brownlow
and Major Carey H. Brown, assist
ant engineer commissioner, went to
Jail today. However. they are at
liberty to return at any time they
wish.
The two men are on an inspec-
ton tour and expect to return some
time late this afternoon. They are
at the workhouse at OccoQuan. Va
The Washington times., 1920-06-24
MOVIES AT TRINITY HOUSE.

Through the generosity of the
Washington Rotary Club motion pic
lures will be given each Friday eve
ming. beginning tomorrow, at Trinity
Community House.
The Washington times., 1920-06-24
CERTIFICATE GIVEN
EACH BABY IN SHOW
Judges of Exhibit at Polls Have
Passed on More Than
700 to Date.

Everyone must pass his test in life
and win a certificate of merit II he
would succeed, moralists tell us, and
the coming generation Of Washing
ton has accepted this dictum with =
unanimity that is keeping the judges
at the Baby Show, being held at Polls
Theater. in connection with the show
ing OF the film, THE House without
Children" almost continuously busy.
And each little entrant will get his
certificates handsomely engraved
document. signed by the Baby Show
judges ana setting forth just how he
passed his first test on the road to
health. happiness and prosperity in
the strange world on which his baby
eyes so recently looked for the first
time. These certificates will give in
detail not only the physical ratings OF
the babies. but their mental and tenn
'peramental standing as WE'LL
CERTIFICATE FOR EACH BABY.
The certificates will be issued to all
the babies entered and will be apart
from the many valuable and useful
prizes offered by Washington bust
ness firms interested in the Better
be given by the management OF THE
House Without Children"
More than 700 children in the classes
up to two years old were passed
upon yesterday and Tuesday, and the
entries for the exhibitions this aft
ernoon and tomorrow indicate. the
total for the week will be more than
1900.
Because of the large number Of en-
trants in the show II has become i'm
possible to hold 1t any longer in the
lobby of Polls, and arrangements
have been made to use che theater
proper aftos the first performance Of
THE House without Children" which
begins at Q o'clock in the afternoon.
No admission will be charged to the
baby show.
ALL IN THE MOVIES.
Motion pictures of the babies and
their mothers are being taken at 2
o'clock each afternoon and are being
shown from that hour until IL o'clock
each evening in connection with the
regular performances in the theater.
Those taken one day are added to the
reel on the next. The names of the
prize-winners in each class and of the
winner of the grand prize as Wash
ington's Best Baby" also will be
flashed on the screen in the theater
as soon as they are announced by the
Judges. So far, because of the length
Of time required to examine the
babies entered, the judgs hav not ar
rivd at decisions in any of the classes.
Children from. two to three years of
age will be judged today. Two classes
will be on exhibition tomorrow-from
three to four years and from four to
five. Saturday the winners in all
classes will compete for the title of
"Washington's Best Baby"
The judges are Miss Ina c. Emery.
q writer Of text books on English {;
Mrs. F. A. Evarts, a newspaperwom-
An, and Mrs. Will II. Chase, wife of
Major VIII H. Chase.
Among the prizes offered each day
are handsome photographs of the
winners by the Royal Studio, a s5
present by Kafka's, a ring by Castel-
berg's, and a baby's assortment by
the Liggett Stores
The Washington times., 1920-06-24

w N. GILMORE Qsft), of the Wardman Park Hotel,
W. and James w. Clinton, of 4027 Connecticut ave-
northwest appointed cadets at large to the
United States Military Academy at West Point by
President Wilson today.
The Washington times., 1920-06-24
TRINITY HOUSE DANCE.

A dance will be given tomorrow
evening at $3.50 o'clock at Trinity
Community House.
The Washington times., 1920-06-24

~SwfnMing. according to . AsaaII
boy, II the only exercise yen eo~se
clean fron.o