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The Washington times., 1920-03-31
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I.ATTACKED
Witnesses Tell Of Seeing Mary
Saunders Accused Assallant
Near Golf Links.

Vigorously attacking the offered
alibi OF Forrest Esglin. known also
as "WoodenheAd." the young wash
ington negro on trial In the circuit
court OF Montgomery county At Rock
Vile on an indictment charging him
with brutally asssultins Miss Mary
Saunders, an English student at Yale
University. and former Washington
war worker. the prosecution believes
IL has clinched its case on circum-
stantisi evidence to the guilt OF the
negro.
Witnesses today testified to having
seen Eaglin, Identifying him from the
witness stand. in the vicinity OF the
Chevy Chase and Kirkside Golf clubs
on July s, despite efforts made oy
the defense to show that Eaglin had
spent that day In Washington, and
could not have committed the crime
with which he is charged.
Prosecution Closes Case.
The prosecution closed its case At
noon today. Eaglin will take the
stand in his own defense late this
afternoon.
A score of witnesses have been
summoned by the defense to TESTIFY
that Eaglin was In a poolroom AT
Seventh street and Florida avenue on
the afternoon OF July s, at the time
Miss Saunders, then employed at tho
Army Intelligence Department, was
attacked on her way to her home In
Somerset, Montgomery county.
The former war worked was at
tackled. choked. assaulted and beaten
with a stone as she was walking
along a path at the west end Of the
Chevy Chase Golf Club.
Stolid, but manifesting keen In
terest in the proceedings. Eaglin, who
is represented by Attorneys James G..
Pugh, former Judge Of the District
Police Court, and Thomas Dawson.
formerly commonwealth attorney for
Montgomery county. seemed to realize
that his conviction will probably
mean death on the gallows. At times
CONTINUED on Page IL. Column 2)
The Washington times., 1920-03-31
RUM PRESCRIPTIONS"
CASE SET FOR APRIL 9

The trial OF DR.. Harry J. Williams,
colored physician charged with pre-
scribing liquor for patients without
proper physical examination, in vio-
iation of the national prohibition act,
was set for April Q, in the United
states Branch OF Police Court by
Judge Robert Hardison this morning.
williams pleaded not guilty and de-
manded trial by jury.
The case against Williams is based
on three counts. He is charged with
having prescribed liquor for Vermont
Chatard. on March IS, and with maxi
ing similar prescriptions for Harold
r. Stevenson and oliver Newman,
on March 10, without making the nee
essary examination in each case.
The Washington times., 1920-03-31
CorkLegged Chauffeur
Freed From Blame for
Running Over Pedestrian

The fact that James Theodore
Holmes has two cork legs was
used as evidence against him when
he came up for trial In Justice
Gould's court yesterday on a
charge OF manslaushter in con-
nection with the death Of Ramsey
Raines. who was run down by an
automobile at Foutth and q
northwest. November 2S, last.
Holmes was acquitted.
The defendant is . coiored
hacker. Assistant District Attor-
ney J. J. o'Leary brought out the
fact OF the cork legs In an EFFORT
to show criminal carelessness and
negligence, the theory being that
a man with artificial limbs should
not have under taken to drive a
high powered automobile through
streets frequented by many pedes-
trians.
The Washington times., 1920-03-31
EMPLOYESATTACK
EFFICIENCY DEPT.
Workers Federation Charges
Government Bureau Failed to
Revise Civil Service Ratings.

An attack upon the Government
Bureau of Efficiency was made today
by the National Federation Of Fed
eral Employees in answering certain
charges made by Herbert d. Brown,
chief OF the bureau. in a communities
tion to Congressman Thomas L. Blan-
ton.
The federation declares that:
ITO the Bureau of Efficiency was
given the duty Of installing a system
Of efficiency ratings in the civil
service. The bureau has not done
this, although 1t has had several years
for the purpose.
"The bureau was directed to re-
classify the civilian employees Of the
Government. 1t did not do so, and
Congress, needing the earnest re-
quests of the Federal Employees Union
and realizing the importance and ne.
cessity Of this work, finally desig-
mated another body to do the work.
and 1t has been done.
"The bureau was directed to inves-
tigate the methods of the Civil Serv-
ice Commission with a view to in
stalling more efficient methods. but
IL has not done So"
Mr.. Brown wrote to Mr.. Blanton in
reply to queries as to a supernuous
number Of Government employees, the
effect Of organization upon efficiency.
and other points concerning Federal
workers.
Mr.. Blanton asked: May we ex-
pect efficient service generally from
our employees as long as they are af.
filiated with the American Federation
Of Laborr'
To this question Mr.. Brown replied
II believe that the affiliation OF Gov
ernment employees with labor organi-
cations must, of necessity, result in
a reduction of efficiency in the de-
partments.
"I am of the opinion that such az
flliation has an unfortunate effect on
the morale OF the service. The en-
ploye comes to feel that his success
depends not so much on his individual
effort as on the political strength of
the organization to which he be-
longs"
Introductory to pointing out what
Mr.. Browns bureau has not DONE"
the National Federation Of Federal
Employees, in referring to the above,
asks: "Now. while talking of effi-
cheney In the public service, 1t IL in
order to ask How does the Bureau of
Efficiency itself measure up to the
practical test Of accomplishments
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ssv Soson ,ss Is roUer's.;

Attacking the power OF the Public
Utilities Commission to consider q
zone system OF fare collection for
Washington, William Mex. Clayton.
representing the Federation OF Citi-
sens' Association, today led the fight
to kill the zone fare proposal.
Mr.. Clayton, who was assisted by
many representatives of citizens as
Continued on Page II, Column IL
The Washington times., 1920-03-31
MISS BE|LMAN WINS
ARMY YESSAY

winners OF the three principal
prizes offered through the Comeback,
published by returned soldiers at
Walter Reed Hospital, to students of
District Of Columbia schools for the
best essays on what Are the Benefits
of an Enlistment in the Uniteed States
Army7" are announced today.
The first prizo goes to Miss Mar
garet Beilman, seventeen years old,
NJ the Notre Dame Academy, who, as
the winner from the District, was per-
mitted to select $40 in merchandise
from the stores of Woodward &
Lothrop and Lansburgh & Brothers
and $40 In books from Brentano's.
She will present the books to her
school.
The second prize goes to Miss
Gladys Belfeld, OF the Eastern High
School, who will receive n solid RolS
medal donated by r. Harris & Co, $40
in books from s. Kann Sons Company,
and two pounds of Martha Washing
ton candy.
The third prize goes TO Franc Hall
Schreiner. OF the Business High
School, who will receive a silver low
ing cup donated by Mayer Bros. g. Co,
a Garrison cap from the Speciality
Shop, and sterling silver pencil
from n. Alpher.
The judges were Capt. J. l.. Smith,
Spanish war Veterans; Capt John T.
Taylor. American Legion, and Earl
Goodwin
The Washington times., 1920-03-31
Here Is List
Of Zones
For New Carfare Schedule

Here are the tentative dividing
lines showing the end OF the hrs'
zone and beginning Of q second zone
which probably will become effective
II the Public Utilities Commission de-
oides in favor of this method OF fare
collection:
Chevy Chase line, Capital Traction
Company, second fare will be paid
when Jewett street Is reached.
Fourteenth street line, Capital
Traction. Company. second fare will
be paid when Meridian street Is
reached.
The washington Railway and Elec
trio lines follow: 49,,
Georgetown line, second. fare VIII
be paid when Thirty-sixth and Pros
pect street is reached.
Ninth street, Georgia avenue line
second fare when Park road IL
Brookland line, second fare paid
when North Capital and Michigan
avenue Is reached.
Eckington-M Maryland line, second
fare will be paid when Fourth street
and Rhode Island avenue Is reached
This line runs to Mt. Rainier, Hyatts,
willie, Riverdale, etc.
Columbia or H street line, second
fare paid at Fifteenth and H streets
northeast.
Anacostia and Congress Hell ghts
line, second fare paid at the Ana
costa bridge.
The extra fare is paid on these
lines going in or out of the city.
On two other lines. the Wisconsin
avenue -Tenallytown line and Bladens-
burg, another fare must be paid to
ride. Transferring to or from these
lines is considered the same as enter
ing from one zone into another.
The Mt. Pleasant Eleventh street,
Lincoln Park, Thirteenth and d
streets, Georgetown ION Capital Trac-
tion only, Bureau Of Engraving and
Fourteenth and b streets southwest,
lines will not be affected by a zone
system.
1t has been suggested that cents
be charged for each zone. with the
provision that the second zone be
only 5 cents, providing further that
the passenger makes a continuous
ride from one zone to another. There
will be no reduction for riding with
in the bounds of any one zone,
whether 1t be the first or second.
The Washington times., 1920-03-31

ready high scales, which average
about IS per day.
The chief objection of builders OF
the new wage demand is that the SO
rate applies to all laborers, with the
exception of the pick and shovel class
noted. regardless OF their work. 1t
was declared that the "all-laborer"
class might consist either of hod car
riers or only sweeping or any other
kind of odd Job about the premises.
Trouble Lang Brewing.
The national import OF granting the
demand of The local union, as seen by
Washington builders. is tnat II would
be the beginning of demands by hod-
carriers and common laborers In other
cities, more than 200,0 hodcarriers
being organized in this country.
The Washington times., 1920-03-31
LEARNED
ONBRUCECASE
Senate Committee in School
Probe Hears Board Member
Defend Asst. Supt.

The handling Of the case OF Assist
ant Superintendent OF Schools Roscoe
C. Bruce by the Board OF Education
vas the central feature Of the cross
examination OF DIR. Henry Barrett
Learned before the Senate inVestigat-
ing subcommittee today.
As an instance OF the so-cailed
moral charges" against Bruce, which
were found to rest upon nimsy evil
ience, DR.. Learned cited the accusa-
ton that the assistant superintendent
vas drunk at the time OF an automo-
bile accident at Relay. Nd, In 1915
hatch Of Runors.
He related In detail the, difficulties
confronting the Board of Education
n finding any SPECIFIC charge against
Bruce. He said there was brought
before the board a batch OF rumor,
gossip, and innuendo. nothing on
which the board could base trial.
He declared that the investigation
nto Bruce's efficiency conducted by a
subcommittee of tho board In the
summer OF 1919 was merely prelini n
ary and intended to show whether
there was sufficient basis for a trial
of Bruce. The evidence was not
found sufficient to warrant a trial. he
said.
Superintendent Thurston was not
given a copy of the testimony because
he did not ask for one. said DR..
Learned. although the witness admit
ted that the superintendent may have
made an indefinite suggestion that he
ought to have One"
"Thurston was SO indefinite, /
thought had a right to be indefinite
also" said DR.. Learned.
He stated that although the inves-
tigation into Bruce's work was made
in July, 1919. oy a subcommittee Of
three, composed OF Fountain Peyton,
Mrs. c. +. Cook and himself. II was
some weeks later before he made up
his mind as to report on the case.
Desies Influence.
Senator Harrison tried to force him
to admit that letters which DR.. Van
|Schaick, Mrs. Gerry. Mrs. Rhodes and
Mrs. Cook had written to him before
the report was made had Influenced
his mind in the framing of the report.
He was arm in the statement that he
alone had "made up his mind" al
though saying that the board men,
bers were frequently in conference
about II.
"I have . conviction now that we
dealt fairly with the Bruce case" said
DR.. Learned.
Indiana daily times., 1920-01-16
OPPOSES BRITISH
MINE CONTROL
Sees Dangers Ahead in Amy
Plan to NatiOnalize.

LONDON, Jan. 16.-The Rt. Hon.
Lord Emmott, G. c. NJ G., G. B. E., in
an address on Government Control OF
Industry" delivered under the auspices
of the Industrial league and council at
the Guildhall. said that they had had war
experience and prewar experience, and of
the two he very much preferred prewar
experience as affecting the subject. 1t
could hardly be disputed he said, in re-
gard to mines and railways, where the
government control was greatest, and the
spORsibility was taken for finance, that
more unsettlement had resulted, more
lack of initiative, owing to uncertainty,
more hesitation and more unrest among
the workers than in any other industry.
Those industries were in very serious
tangle. and one of them, in particular,
in consequence of the jerkiness of a re-
cent government decision.
Great Britain was the country least
adapted to making experiments in the
ease of naturalization. Unless national
ization of the coal mines would promote
export trade in coal-which it certainly
would not do owing to the impossible
red tape system set up for export coal
by the Sankey cOTnmission-the would
run great danger Of destroying the ship
ping industry, and if they did that they
would become third rate power. They
could not end with the coal mines and
railways; it was a universal scheme or
nothing, and state ownership Of every
thing was utterly impracticable-
Saving, Lord Emmott continued, was
absolutely necessary for Great Britain s
financial existence and the essence of ma
.0Pf ind hot
was no saving Profits went either to
the national exchequer or in reduction of
the prices OF commodities produced.
Indiana daily times., 1920-01-16
PLAN BILLS TO
AID VETERANS
Democrats to Start Fight for
Bonus and Legion Home.

Democrats in the state Legislature
planned today to prevent the legislature
adjourning without taking some action
on questions Of vital interest to vet
Grams of the world war.
Representative Charles Bidaman of
Terre Haute announced that he would
introduce I'm the house bill providing
that the state pay to every Indiana
veteran of the world war a bonus of $50
Democrats in the senate were prepared
to introduce and fight for a bill max
ing possible the erection in Indiana polls
of a home for the national officials of
the American Legion.
Indiana daily times., 1920-01-16
Largest Coal Mine
ReOpens Next Week

VINCENNEs, Ind, Jan. 16.-The Amer
lean coal mine No. 1, largest in the
world, after lying idle for eighty-one
days, viii resume production next
Wednesday, when the first coal will be
mined since the natlon-w strike. -Four
hundred and fifty men viii enter the
mine Tuesday. 1t is planned by the Of
ficials of the mine as soon after opera
tions have been resumed as possible to
endeavor to reach peak production.
Indiana daily times., 1920-01-16
Home Economics
Session Elects Head

Z LAFAYETTE, Ind, Jan 16--Mrs. Law
renee ]. Foster of Crawfordsville was
elected president Of the Indiana Home
Economies association at the annual
meeting today and Miss Pansy Norton,
Danville, was chosen vice president. Miss
Florence Boston. Purdue university, was
elected secretary treasurer. Two hun
dred women who attended indorsed home
demonstration work in Indiana.
Indiana daily times., 1920-01-16

Bakers ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Indiana daily times., 1920-01-16
Haute to Welcome
Commercial Bodies

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. Jan. 16.-Final
arrangements have been made for the
Joint convention of the Indiana CONNER
cial Secretaries association and the In
diana State Chamber of Commerce in
Terre Haute on Jan. 10, 20 and u.
Two programs include business ses-
sions and a banquet Tuesday evening by
the Terre Haute Chamber of Commerce
President E. T. Meredith of the Asso-
ciated Advertising Clubs of the World is
Indiana daily times., 1920-01-16

scheduled to make the principal ad-
dress.
In connection with the conventions will
be two eNhibits-the Neosho (Mo) plan
of retailing and advertising and the first
national showing~Of the community ad-
vertising exhibit of the Associated Ad-
vertising Clubs of the World.
Indiana daily times., 1920-01-16

There must be an enormous crippling of
saving if they resorted to naturalization,
but to anyone who belieeed, as he did,
that their future was precarious in any
ca Sc, and could only be saved by hard
work and the cooperation of all for the
common good, what had happened during
the recent months was deplorable
Indiana daily times., 1920-01-16
Founder of KOkOmO
Bank Dies of Stroke

KOKOMO. Ind, Jan. 16.-Richsrd Rud-
dell, so, founder of the Citizens National
bank and large investor in Kokomo in
dustries, Is dead Of paralysis. He was
stricken New Years day. He began
business life here as a merchant.
Indiana daily times., 1920-01-16
Ice FlOes in River
Cut Ferry Schedule

VINCBNNES. Ind, Jan. 16-Because
OF floating ice in White river, the Hazel
ton ferry south of Vincennes, is not
being operated at night. Notice has been
served by the ferryman.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-05-01
LaGrange Is to Have
Free Mail Delivery
Throughout the CITY

LAGRANGE, Ca, April 29.-Post-
master w. l.. Turner announces that
the postoffice department has grant
ed his request for the extension of
the city delivery mail service to in
clude practically the entire city of
LAGRANGE. The town has been grow
ing SO rapidly the past few years
that the department has ben unable
to furnish city deliveries over the
entire city. This extension will give
LAGRANGE city delivery of about
four miles each way, and will great
be quite an accommodation to the
people who have not had these adj
Vantages heretofore. A special parcel
post carrier will be appointed.
A meeting of the committee in
charge of the Salvation Army cam
palgn drive, which will be launched
early in May, was called Wednesday
night by Director l.. 3. Love. Plans
were perfected and the organizat ion
completed, SO that there will be no
doubt that LAGRANGE will go "over
the top in the coming campaign and
uphold her reputation established
during the world war.
A Boy Scout distributing store is
possible for LAGRANGE. Herbert
Stuckey, scout master, is making
every effort to secure the same,
which will furnish the entire state
with Boy Scout equipments.
R. L. Render. president Of the
Bank of LAGRANGE has been appoint
ed by President Turner, of the State
Bankers association, to represent
the state banks at the National and
State Bankers association, which
Sd. He will leave on May I'd for
Washington.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-05-01
Legion to Drive for
100000 Members

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, April 20
Nine thousand posts of the Ameri-
can Legion in every state and terri
tor1al possession of the United States
will unite in a drive for new mem
bers, to be held May 1922, it was an
nounced at national headquarters Of
the legion here.
Latest returns from posts show
men and women now belong to the
legion. National officials believe
that the membership campaign will
bring in at least one million mem
bers, bringing the total to two and
a half million, or more than ma
Jorlty of all who served.
Many governors of states already
have signified their intention of pro-
claiming the period of the drive for
American Legion week.
The legion now is less than fiji
teen months old. 1t is less than six
months since the first national con-
vention was held in Minneapolis. 1t
has been estimated that more than
5000 persons have joined the organi-
cation every day since it's inception
The drive was decided on by Ma
tional Commander Franklin O'Oler,
in response to requests from posts
in all parts of the country. He char
acterized the campaign as the le-
gion's first fight for Itself
Statistics compiled at national
headquarters show that up to April
%, 1894 posts have been chartered
by the national organization and
668 units of the WOmen'S 2uXiliarV
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-05-01
Building Boom
Hits Douglasville

DOUGLASVILLE, Ga, April 90
pouglasville is enjoying an unprece-
denied era of prosperity evidences
by a number of new Industries and
the erection of a large number of
handsome new residences.
The Lois Cotton mill has just COM
pleted an up-to-date. steam laundry
which began serving, the public last
week. j. w. House has installed an
ice plant and will begin operation. in
a few days. J. r. Duncan is putting
the finishing touches on a $4,000
garage building. V. r. Smith has
his building ready and machinery
bought for the early installation Of
a Irvine mill that will be one of the
big industries of the town.
r. c. Burton, J. F. Long, J. G. Nc
Carley, N. r. Henderson, B. B. BeaU
J. M. Harding, J. e. Wilson and N
F. House are building modern resi-
Gences and several others are being
planned. There is not a vacant
dwelling in town and property values
are unusually high.
The Methodists will begin at an
early date the erection of a new
forty thousand dollar brick church
and the Baptists have boughtN the
home of DR.. G. H. Turner for
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-05-01
Reading Decision
Shows Thickness
Of Brand Proposal

WASHINGTON, April 29.-That
there is a growing necessity for the
passage by congress of the bill in
troduced in the lower chamber by
Representative Charles H. Brand, of
Georgia, is made clear by the four
to-three decision rendered by the SUI
preme court of the United States in
the case against the Reading com
pany, of Pennsylvania, under the fed
eral antitrust act. Commenting on
this decision editorially, the New
York World, after going into de-
tails regarding the merits of the
case, said in part:
cit is never fortunate to have the
full court of nine members closely
divided in judgment on a great case.
1t is much less fortunate to have it
closely divided with only a partial
membership participating. But when
three of seven sitting justices dis
sent in a case which the prevail
{ ing four regard as perfectly clear
in fragrant" violation of the law
we have a situation even more I'M
t tor mate r1 for its impression upon
Concluding it's editorial, the World
said:
'Five-to-four decisions may not al
ways be avoided. But four-to-three
decisions may be avoided through the
Brand bill, now pending in congress,
and this should be enacted
The bill prepared and introduced
by Judge Brand provides in sub
stance that when one or more of
the justices of the supreme court
is disqualified from deciding any
case. by interest or otherwise, the
president of the United States is au-
thorized to designate and appoint a
judge or judges of the circuit court
OF appeals to sit in said case