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The Washington times., 1920-07-20
District Japanese Girl
Left Note For tPierre'
Before Ending HerLne

'Pierre"-whoever he may be-
when he calls at the general delivery
winow OF the Washington Postoffice.
will not get the little note which Yuki
Onda had intended he should receive.
The note, found in the room of the
Japanese girl at the Pennsylvania
Hotel in New York, is being held by
the police OF that city as an important
link in the supposed suicide Of the
young woman, who registered at the
Pennsylvania as from Washington.
In the note, which, according to
dispatches from New York, Is written
In a timid hand, but in pure English,
the writer tells Pierre" that she
probably will never see him again and
expresses sorrow for having accept
ed the attentions Of an American
suitor.
Following the finding OF a hat and
handbag. on which was written,
Miss Yuki Onda, 583, Washington,
u. c.. near one OF the big lakes in
Central Park. the New York police
dragged the lake for twenty-four
hours, bN found nothing of the body
The Washington times., 1920-07-20
MEN
T0PASS upon COX
Meeting of Executive Committee
Here on Thursday to Dis
Cuss Candidacy.

Whether the Anti-Saloon League of
America will wage an open hght
against Governor Cox, Democratic
Presidential nominee because OF his
leanings toward the "wets" will be
definitely decided at meeting OF
the executive committee OF the
league to be held in Washington
Thursday.
Ernest II. Cherlngton, general man
ager of the league, is now making
arrangements for the meeting of the
committee, which is composed or
nineteen members from all sections
OF the country. At this meeting the
committee expects to outline the
national campaign plans of the
league during the coming elections.
Although Mr.. Cherington would not
make any forecast as to the result
OF the meeting, It Is known that the
question will come up as to whether
they will wage a fight against Gov
ernor Cox, support Senator Harding.
or remain neutral, and plans will be
made accordingly.
The Washington times., 1920-07-20
Washington Spends
$50, 900 a Day Upon
Ice Cream Appetite

"I'll take a pineapple sody," drawled
Charlie" with back ohum accent.
as he started fishing for the neces-
sary nickels.
"We'll take one, too" piped Flo"
with a smile at little Ruby.
And thus more than $4,000 a day
Is spent in Washington for ice cream
alone, and approximately S210,750 Is
spent here in a week for 'Choclit,
strawberry and vaniller," according
to local ice cream manufacturers, who
declare that the National Capital con-
sumes more ice cream than any city
of its size in the United States.
1000, 900 GALLONS YEARLY.
During the past year more than
100000 gallons of ice cream were
sold here at an average wholesale
price OF $1.50 a gallon, which amount.
ed to $6,0O0O0O. Added to this amount
is the retail dealers profit Of approx
imately 33 1-3 per cent, thus tacking
another S2,0O0,000 on to this amount,
or about $S,O00,OO0 in all, which was
paid out by the Washington public
in nickels. dimes. and quarters.
At the present time approximately
$4,000 quarts of ice cream are deliv-
cred by the wholesale dealers in
Washington daily. The average retail
price of the cream is 65 cents a quart,
although some places charge as high
The Washington times., 1920-07-20
GRAND Jury PROBES
THEFT Of MACHINES

Grand jury investigation into the
half million dollar traffic in stolen
automobiles shipped to Washington
from New York and Newark is ex-
peoted to result in a second arrest to-
day or tomorrow.
The police believe they know the
man who carried on the Washington
end of the traffic, which is alleged to
have been conducted through the
Lincoln Automobile Exchange" a
little garage in Newark to which, 1t
is said. the stolen cars were taken
from New York and altered to BATTLE
Identification. Morris Elias, reputed
proprietor OF the garage, is now un-
der $4,000 bond to await trial.
More than forty cars, said to have
been stolen and sold, are now in the
hands of the police. Most of them
have been identified by their riehtful
owners. A number of New York au-
ton yesterday to identify their ma
chimes. Among them were James
fremont, 2 Rivington street, New
York; A. G. Borley. Brooklyn: Anton
Scholl. Jamaica, l.. l., and William
Hoff. Corona, l.. 1.
The grand jury continued its ses-
sion today. Among the evidence pre-
sented to IL are several certified
drafts amounting to a total of s12,50O
which we're turned over to the po-
lice by Albert McIlveen. dealer, at
523 B street northwest.
The police believe the drafts were
connected with the dealings OF the
alleged automobile theft ring In
Washington.
The Washington times., 1920-07-20
SAYS GIRL CALLED
HUSBAND DARLING

Mrs. Emma Peake, of Sc S street
northwest, forty-fve years married
and several times a grandmother. has
filed suit in District Supreme Court
for limited divorce and alimony from
William c. Peake, who conducts a
paint and hardware store at 36lS
Fourteenth street northwest.
Mrs. Peake. according to her suit,
has four children, all of whom are
married and have children Of their
own.
Life for herself and her husband,
she says, went along smoothly
enough until some time in 1903, when
he met an uplift worker in Washing
ton and became interested in her to
the exclusion of practically other in
terests.
Until the time of his acquaintance
with the woman" the suit alleges,
my husband had ostensibly inter
ested himself in the church and va
rious philanthropic enterprises, but
after becoming acquainted with her,
he no longer seemed interested in
religious matters"
Mrs. Peake declares that she has
letters addressed to her husband by
"the woman n in the case" in which
she addresses him as Darling
and signs herself Your
devoted little girl"
The plaintiff claims that her hus-
band has an income OF $1,000 a year
from his business, but because of
his failure to support her she has
been forced to make her hone with
a sister. who married brother OF
the defendant.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peale, according TO
the suit, have been living apart for
ten years.
The Washington times., 1920-07-20
B|GAM|ST-COP
GETS5 YEARS
Judge Regrets He Can't Give
John F. McNulty Longer
Sentence.

John +. McNulty. former WASH
ington policeman and senior lieuten-
ant In the navy during the recent
war. was sentenced TO serve a term
Of five years in Sing Sing for bigamy.
by Judge William II. Wadhams. In
New York city. yesterday.
McNulty's arrest in Baltimore fol-
lowed charges made by Frank J.
Finkler, Brooklyn, father OF Miss
Martha r. Finkler, whom McNulty
married. although he had a wife and
three children in Baltimore.
Finkler charged that the former
naval lieutenant had tried to poison
members OF the Finkler family, and
to burn their home, when they ac-
cused him OF being bigamist,
charge which he pleaded guilty to
yesterday. McNulty admitted he had
married two women while his first
wife, whom he divorced, was living.
SENTENCE TO LIGHT.
In imposing sentence, Judge Wad-
hams said: 81 regret that l cannot
give you longer sentence"
McNulty became acquainted with
Miss Mary Ward. of Crisfield, Nd.
shortly after he entered the navy.
They were married, only to be di-
vorced several, years later. He then
met and married Miss Ruth Eunis,
also Of Crisfield, who now is residing
with her three children in Baltimore.
When the war broke out. Lieutenant
McNulty was sent to Brooklyn by the
Navy Department, where he was en-
gagged in secret service work. There
he welded Miss Martha r. Finkler.
after a short acquaintance.
BECOMES ID. c. cor.
He lived in Washington for several
years. He Joined the police force on
August 10. 1917, and was attached to
the harbor precinct. While member
of the force, McNulty spent most Of
his time visiting schools and lectur-
ing on life saving methods. subject
with which he was familia-. having
served with the coast guard. He was
put in charge of the coast guard ex-
hibit at the National Museum in the
spring of 1915. Police records show
that McNulty and his family resided
at 519 l. street northwest.
The Washington times., 1920-07-20
ST0CKYARD KILLINGS
SHOW BIG DECREASE
Meat Production 400 Million Pounds
Short So Far This Month,
Compared With 1919.

At Washington and sixty-eight
other markets combined, slaughter of
cattle hogs and sheep for the first
six months of the year shows a fall
ing Off Of over 100000 animals as
compared with the first six months
of 1919.
This indicates a probable decrease
at the sixty-nine principal stockyards
of more than 400,000,000 pounds in
meat production for the first six
months of 1920 as compared with the
same period in 1919, according to the
Institute of American Meat Packers.
Such rate Of decrease, should it
continue for the rest of the year,
would be just under per cent of
he 1919 production. So far as domes-
tic supplies are concerned, it is pos
BILE that this decrease would be
cuunteracted to some extent by the
decrease in exports.
The Washington times., 1920-07-20
BUDDING TO TELL Why
D. c. VOTE IS OPPOSED

why some members OF Congress are
averse to the idea of granting suf-
frage to the District OF Columbia will
be explained by Or. f. f.. budding,
president of the Prisoners Relief
Society, at the Metropolitan Memorial
Methodist Church, John Marshall
place and d street northwest, next
Sunday night.
Members OF both House and Senate
are numbered on the advisory board
OF the society, It was stated, and some
OF their reasons for not voting in IA
vor OF representation In Congress for
the District will be made known by
budding.
The speaker will be introduced by
Congressman Stuart Reed, OF West
Virginia, a member of the board of
directors OF the Prisoners Relief So
ciety.
The Washington times., 1920-07-20
PRINCE GEORGES BELLE.
WILL Be AWARDED RING

The question. "Who is the belle of
Prince Georges county?" has not yet
been decided. The Berwyn- Branch
willie Carnival has offered a ring as
prize to the girl receiving tho
greatest number of votes during the
carnival.
There are no restrictions as to age.
and all patrons are eligible to vote.
All you have to do Is write the namo
of your choice on a prepared coupon
and deposit it in the box which you
will find al the Fancy Work Booth"
On Saturday, July 81. 1920, the name
Of the belle will be announced, and
the ring will be on exhibition and
awarded.
The Washington times., 1920-07-20
LIFT OPERATOR, INJURED
AT WORK, ASKS $4,000

william S. Clark today filed suit
against the Connecticut-Cop
Pie Company for s25,0oo damages
alleging personal injuries.
Clark, who is represented by Attor-
neys T.. u. Fry and IT. NJ. Wampler
alleges he was employed by the de-
fendant. as elevator operator and in
that capacity was required to operate
the machine on February 1, last, by a
rope which caused him to inJure him.
self severely through a strain.
The Washington times., 1920-07-20
Boys Today,
Men Tomorrow

At the bottom Of the
classified page in this issue
there is a coupon that will
interest the three hundred
and more newsboys and
carriers of The Times. 1t
will interest YOU, too
for by using it and giving
it to a newsboy you can
have The Times, daily and
Sunday, delivered to your
home for so cents a month.
The boy benefits. Why not
help him to help you and
himself.
The Washington times., 1920-07-20
ASKS TO ISSUE NOTES.

Authority to issue ninety-day per
cent notes to tho extent of S925,000,
to cover the cost of Liberty bonds,
was asked Of the Interstate Commerce
Commission today by the Pittsburgh
and Lake Erie railroad. Authority
was also asked for the Issuance OF
g., 400 900 worth Of equipment trust
certificates to cover the purchase OF
1875 hopper cars.
The Washington times., 1920-07-20
TRAIN GUARD OFFICERS.

Further opportunity for the train
ing and development of officers Of the
National Guard is offered through a
War Department order providing spe-
cial courses for instructors at service
schools for officers below the grade of
major. The adjutant generals OF the
various States have been instructed to
submit to the Militia Bureau the
names of those recommended for the
schools.
The Washington times., 1920-07-20
LAW REPORTER PRINTERS
TO HOLD OUTING JULY "a

The tenth annual outing given by
the Law Reporter Printing Company
to it's employees and their families will
be held Saturday, July "a, at Chesa-
peake Beach.
to and from the beach. with refresh
ments served en- route.
The personnel of the committee in
charge is as follows: Fenton w.
Crown, Harry r. Fellinger. John d.
Fletcher, Harry i. Montg and
William Rosser.
The Washington times., 1920-07-20

as 30 cents quart. AT the rate OF
65 cents a quart this tmounts to $50, ,25O
a day or s2l0,750 a week. However,
this does not include thousands Of
quarts of cream used daily in the va
rious Washington hotels, restaurants
and confectionery stores who make
their own cream every day.
Also several thousand dollars can be
added to this sum from the sales of
ice cream sodas and other soft drinks
which are sold in the drug and con-
fectionery stores throughout the city
each day.
MANY CANDY STORES.
Washington is fast establishing a
reputation for having more high class
confectionery shops than any city OF
its size in the country and hardly
visitor comes to the National Cap
ital without noticing this situation.
At the present time there is hardly
section of the city but what hasn't
number of high grade confectionery
stores which make a specially of maxi
ing high class ice creams and other
confections.
In addition n number OF these
places are beginning to serve sand
wiches and light lunches and quite
a little money is realized in this way.
although the purchaser originally in
tended buying only perhaps a soda or
sundae.
The Washington times., 1920-07-20
CUT BY BROKEN GLASS.

Stepping on broken glass at her
home, Margaret Drury, aged ten, Sc
verely cut her foot last night at her
home, S25 Fourth street northwest.
She was removed to Casualty Hos
pital in an ambulance. Her condi-
ton is not serious
The Washington times., 1920-07-20
FALLS ON CROCHET NEEDLE.

Beatrice Johnson, colored, of 322
b street southwest. was playing at
her home last evening when she fell,
striking a crochet needle so 1t lodg-
ed in her left side. She Is eight
years old. Her wound was dressed
at Emergency Hospital.
The Washington times., 1920-07-20
AGENTS SET TRAP FOR "B|G MEN' AS B00TLEGGER

CAPACITY audience the vaudeville by members st.
(above)
n
The Washington times., 1920-07-20

2,574 firms in Washington
advertised for help in The
Times in June. Read the
Help Wanted ads today.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-04-15

shall know them" most certainly ap-
plies in this case. For the limited
capital at his command, since he first
commenced to build for Brookings,
he has accomplished more than any
other man we can name, and we have
been here for thirty years. II Brook
ings becomes city we must have
men Of vision and good judgment at
the head Of affairs, broad-minded
man, if you please, one that is not
afraid of the cars. He should be a
man familiar with the details of city
building and its business affairs, a
practical man who understands how
to handle the city appropriations for
public works and secure the greatest
results for money expended. Having
handled so many phases of these vari-
Gus propositions Mr.. Roberts is well
equipped for the position and the Reg
lister heartily recommends him to the
people Of Brookings for their fran
chise.
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Z" . y y %
This department is edited by Mrs. Rila L.
Ziegler and anyone having social news Of
interest will confer a favor on the Register
by pnoning Mrs. Ziegler. 3l6.
Womans' Study CIub-On Saturday
afternoon the Womans' Study club
celebrated their twentieth anniversary
most enjoyably at the home of Mrs
A. A. Harris. The program was di-
vided into two parts. Mrs. Loucks
of Watertown, gave a very interesting
talk on the organization Of the club
twenty years ago. Mrs. Chas. Collins
read fine paper on "The History of
the Club" written by Mrs. White
head. A club meeting of twenty years
ago iii costumes of that age was con-
Quoted by Mrs. Powers In very able
manner. The second part Of the pro-
gram was in charge of Mrs. SEVERN
in the play Of Nowadays" Light
refreshments and social time fin
ished most interesting and pleasant
meeting.
Saturday Literary Cuba most in
teresting meeting of the S. L. club
was held at the home of Mrs. Herman.
Mrs. Storm gave very interesting
comparison of cities in both the United
States and South America. A fine
paper on ireland" was given by Mrs.
Colgrove. A dainty lunch with a So
cial chat proved very pleasant.
T. c. CIub-Mrs. A. Fry was the
gracious hostess for this pleasant meet
ing Of the 7. c. club on Tuesday after.
noon. Lively chatting over dainty
needlework filled the early hours and
later most delicious two-course
luncheon was served to the guests.
Soross Club-Miss Edith Pierson
entertained the Sorosis club at the
home economics Practice House on
last Wednesday evening. Three in.
teresting papers were read and re-
freshments, in two courses, were
served by the hostess assisted by her
pupils.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-04-15
MUST HAVE MORE PAY

Aberdeen News South Dakotans
may well give serious consideration
to the suggestions made by E. C. Wood
burn, president OF the State Normal
school at. Spearfish, relative to the
steps that should be taken for the bet
terment OF the schools of South Da-
kota. first. by raising the tax limit
if it is too low for communities to
deal justly with their teachers and
school children and, second, to make
additional appropriations for salaries
for instructors in state institutions
in order that trained instructors may
be retained in those schools Educa-
tors are patient and long-suffering. but
there is d limit even to their patience
and, that, limit Is about reached in
many Instances. An adequately paid
teacher viii have far more import
ant effect upon pupils with whom be
comes in contact than does one who
has constantly 20 struggle 70 make
ends meet.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-04-15
.W. 8. SO.

The Importance of raising full
crop Of good spring wheat this year
cannot be Cverestimated. The world
visible supply Of wheat is about 200,-
10000 bushels less than year ago,
while the supply Of spring wheat in
the United States is 63,000,00) less.
Elevator stocks in Minneapolis and
Duluth are only about 100000
bushels as compared with $4,000, 900
year ago. The percentage of spring
wheat left In the hands of the farmers
is less than ten per cent. The acre
age sown to winter wheat last fall was
much less. than year ago. AS the
winter wheat acreage cannot be in
creased, there will be a heavier de-
mand than usual upon the crop from
the spring wheat states, which will
undoubtedly reflect itself in the price.
Every fact and figure points plainly
to the advisability Of greatly increas-
ing the spring wheat acreage. The
conditions are such that the farmer
is justified in expecting profitable
crop. The soil and moisture reports
from this section are much more ia
vorable than year ago.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-04-15
COUNTY RECRUITING OFFICER

Rev. Earl V. Pierce of Brookings.
has been named county representative
of the Life Service department of the
Interchurch World movement for
Brookings county by Rev. l.. w. FL
field, state representative of the de-
partment, whose headquarters are at
Sioux Falls. 1t will be the task of
Mr. Pierce to recruit likely young men
in the county who wish, to enter the
service of the Protestant church as it
is now coordinated by the Interchurch
World movement of North America.
The importance of Mt. Pierce's work
is readily recognized when 1t is real
i7ed that all the churches, colleges and
seminaries are unable to supply the
demand for pastors and missionaries,
or even to fill the places left vacant
by those who fall sick and die. or
enter other business.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-04-15
CROP REPORT SHOWS DECREASE

A decided decrease in acreage Of
or less unfavorable prospects and
marked tendencies toward an increase
in corn acreage in South Dakota is
shown by the April report on the gen
received from the field agent Of the
department of agriculture.
Due to the adverse conditions dur
ing the autumn, South Dakota planted
Conditions were not at all favorable
for it's growth so that it went into
the winter in poor shape" says the
report. Winter rye in the state suf
fered'a reduction in acreage of 101 900
acres, largely due to the sudden drop
in price, and also the unfavorable con-
dition of the soil at the time of plant
ing.
1t should be mentioned, however,
that q very low condition as has been
experienced this year is much more
liable to favorable turn than if the
conditions had been unusually high
early in the season as was expert
enced in 1919, when a great depreca-
tion occurred later in the growing
season. This may be an opportune
year for South Dakota to grow more
spring wheat.
There is little change in the ten
denotes in the acreage of oats and
barley, with a possible increase in
oats There is a tendency toward
slight increase in fax, due no doubt
to an increase in fallow land
The farm labor situation has not
been improved as was expected. Ac-
cording to figures given in the report
the demand exceeds the supply by
twnty per cent. Farmers will tend
to curtail acreage and utilize their
home help as far as practicable" is the
prediction.
Farm machinery has advanced in
price but is no factor in the changed
acreage. The relation between feed
and livestock prices are averse to the
grower but are expected TO improve.
The required amount of seed for all
crops is available. Spring moisture
is abundant and field work will be
in full swing very soon.'
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-04-15

This department Is edited by Mrs. Rila L.
Ziegler and anyone having social news Of
interest will confer a favor the Register
by pnoning Mrs Ziegler. 316.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-04-15
PRosLEMs DISTURB CAPITAL

Continued from Page ~
and 1913 OF drilling and eQuipping a
2.500-foot well in Oklahoma was $12,-
5O0," said Mr.. Howard. and he addea
that Gin 1919 1t was $4,000 to $4,000.
Now IT is $4,000 to $4,000. In the
deeper fields Of Texas the cost IL
around $4,000 per we'll. many Of
which deplete 100 per cent in twelve
to Afteen months. When you add to
this cost the large number Of dry
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-04-15
-WW. s, SO

The Watertown Daily News an
nounces that it contemplates an ad-
vance in the rates Of subscription and
advertising soon. On the basis of
the present cost Of white paper 1t
says, publishers pay more for the
white paper used in a years sub
scription than they get on subscrip-
ton at five-dollar rate. The sub
scription rate of the Daily News at
present is four dollars.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-04-15
%w. s. SO

/, The highest priced weekly in the
state, to date, is the Interior Index,
which has announced raise in its
subscription rate to $500 a year 1t
figures that the sS.bO raise no more
than takes care of the difference in
cost of publication before the war
and now.