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The Washington herald., 1920-07-11
'CASECREATES
1 LEGAL TANGLE
Suit for Divorce Involves
Question Of Authority Of
Two Courts.
BRINGS UP FINE POINTS
Washington Lawyers Fol-
low Complicated Action
With Interest.

The Court OF Appeals, the highest
court in this Jurisdiction. next
Tuesday will be the scene of an at
tempt to force the District Supreme
Court to abide by a ten-year-old
decision of the higher tribunal for
bidding IL to take any action in any
proceeding after an appeal to the
latter had been duly filod and re-
corded for action.
Attorney crandali Maekey, on be-
half OF DR.. Robert l.. Bradfeld, q
druggist at Eleventh street and
Rhode Island avenue northwest, will
sponsor this attempt and try to
force the lower court to cease In
terfering indirectly with the Circuit
Court of Arlington County, Va
Injunction Contested.
The object of this action will be
to force the District Supreme Court
to Withdraw an injunction restrain
ing DR.. Bradfield from prosecuting
suit for divorce against Mrs. Essie
Bradfield in the Virginia courts.
This Injunction was signed by
Justice Bailey on application OF
Mrs. Bradfield, even though the at
tentien OF the court was called to
the fact that DR.. Bradfeld was a
'citizeH Of Virginia. having his yot-
ing residence at Clarendon. and
that several decisions of the Court
OF Appeals specifically forbid the
Issuance OF such an injunction.
State Court Involved.
II Mackey loses his fight to have
the Injunction withdrawn then the
Virginia Court will be at logger
heads with the District Supreme
Court, a Federal tribunal The DOS
sible result of this litigation has
caused no little amount of specula-
ton among members of the Bar
Association.
What makes the proceedings more
Interesting and complicated is the
fact that there is now pending in the
District Supreme Court petition
filed by Mrs. Essie Bradfeld for an
absolute divorce in which she
charges cruelty.
Counsel for DR.. Bradfeld contends
that there is nothing stopping his
client from securing an injunction
In Virginia restraining Mrs. Brad
neld from prosecuting her suit In the
District Supreme Court.
Or. Bradheld filed suit in Virginia
on March "a charging Mrs. Bradfield
with wlllful desertion and abandon
ment. he renewed the suit on June
20. On July Attorney ]. D. Easou.
on behalt of Mrs. Bradfield, applied
10 Justice Bailey for an Injunction
70 stay the Virginia proceedings.
Justlce Bailey at that time indicat-
tu that he would sign an order re-
stralning DR.. Bradfeld as requested
ey Eason.
The Washington herald., 1920-07-11
IDISTRICTDEATH'
| RATEDECLINES.
Health Department Report
Shows N9o Drop
Since 1901.

Washington people each veal
take better sanitary precautions
health oficials claim.
DR.. william G. Fowler. District
health officer. attributes this care
and the general faiiing-off ir
deaths from typhoid to many ad.
vantages offered here.
For one thing" he said yester'
day, there is our filtration plant
That alone has helped tremendous
Iy. Our water supply today 10 al
good. IL not better than that OF any
other city in the country. Another
cause for a gain in. the general
health IL the interest Of Washing
tonians in the health education
campaigns which are constantly In
progress.
"The health department has done
its bit toward checking typhoid
II has encouraged swat the fly
movements and has showed ways To
destroy germ-carrying insects and
yermin. The department has Its
sanitary and food inspectors al
ways on the Job.
"Ffom 1901 to 1905 the annual
number OF deaths from typhus on
an average was G3. In the FIVE sue
cecding years the yearly average
had dropped to 1l9. The most nota-
ole drop came in ths flve-ycar period
II 1911-l915 when the average stood
at 50. In 1913 the figure went down
to 4s. and In 1918. when the latest
figures for typhoid mortality were
compiled. 4s was the rverage. This
Indicates q fsii OF 40.5 per cen: In
'he death rate per 100000 popula-
tinn since 1901.
THE average annual case rate of
1868 Of the lo06-1elo period in sue
ceeding years continued to fall until
IL hit rock bottom in 1913, when the
average stood at 81"
The Washington herald., 1920-07-11
American Bishops Speak
At English Conference

London July 10.-The following
statement was given out by the
Archbishop Of Canterbury:
The fifth day of the Lambeth
conference was occupied by a dis
cussion on the opportunity and the
duty OF the church in regard 10
Industrial and social problems. The
first speaker was the Bishop OF
Tennessee, followed by the Bishops
OF Chelmsford, Fredericton and
Lichfeld and New Castle. The
Bishop-elect OF Durham. the Bishops
of Truro. Western New York. On
tario. Oxford. st. Adams. Kwangsi
Exeter. Willesden. Manchester and
Barking"
Copyright, 1920, by Public Ledger Coz
The Washington herald., 1920-07-11
FINDS LONDON
FOODS CHEAP
Former N. Y. Administrator
Compares Prices With
Those in US.
By w. oRToN TEwsoN.
lWashington HeraId-Public Ledger
servfce-Specinl Cable Dispstch.)


service-speciaI Cable Dispstch.)
London, July l0.-Arthur Will
iams. the former food administra-
tor OF New York City, who Is here
studying food conditions. is aston
ished at the smaller increase pro-
portionately In the cost of food
mere, as compared with America.
1t Is his first visit since the war,
when he found prices at war peak.
British use Of food substitutes
astonishes him. When he ordered
butter recently he was served with
what looked like beautiful but
ter" He asked about 1t. and was
told 1t was oleomargarine. 1T was
better than butter" he says. He
expects the food price situation to
improve soon.
ITS going to be a year Of ma
terial readjustment," he says. "but
1 doubt IL there is any sharp de-
crease in wages. This Is not an
important concern What everyone
should center on Is a fair days
labor for the higher wages thar
are being paid. When labor under
stands that s5 per cent of the in
creased cost Of living falls on labor
itself and only per cent on the
class to whom costs mean little
then labor itself will insist On a
fair days work from all laborers,
and on a normal period of work"
Williams is much impressed with
the spirit Of England. which is GO
Ing ahead in its rebuilding and re.
adjustment to peacetime condi-
tions despite Its heavy losses in
man power and wealth during the
war,
The Washington herald., 1920-07-11
NEGRO SHOT DURING
LUNCH ROOM FIGHT

After a battle yesterday in q
lunchroom at 1s47 L street north
west, Bryant Jones, colored. Of 1888
Linger's court northwest, was taken
TO the Emergency Hospital with a
bullet wound 4, in his leg and Nick
Zaneros. Greek, Is locked up
charged with assault.
The two men had some words at
the. eating place. When Jones was
on his way out OF the door. it is
alleged. Zaneros attacked him. In
the melee pistol was fired. the
colored man receiving the bullet in
the thigh.
The Washington herald., 1920-07-11
Still in Church
Startles Pious
Liquor Officers

Martinsburg. w. Va. July TO-
Moonshining In West Virginia 10
on the increase, according to ro-
ports received at state prohibit
ton Headquarters. There were
more stills raided during June
than during any other month In
the history Of the State.
In one raid a still was found
In the attic sof o CHURCH. The
janitor ~ charged with being
engaged In moonshining. No
charges have been preferred
against the minister although
Another was foupd In success-
full operation IN, charieptown SO
feet from the State capital. s,.
Some, of the. weaIthiest. aud
most prominent figures In West
Virginia society are under sus-
picion.
In Lincoln county raid
showed still on the premises Of
a man who owns two farms
worth $4,000 and has a large to-
bacco crop. The pastor of his
church was horrified to learn
that he was a moonshiner.
In Summers county omeers
captured a still in the home of q
man who had been teaching
school for Is years. Another
moonshlner was also a school
teacher of Is years standing.
The Washington herald., 1920-07-11
Anniversary Of Battle
of Monocacy Observed

Frederick, Md. July 1o.-Wsdnes-
day marked the 56th anniversary OF
the battle OF the Monocacy, when
forces under General Lew wallace
stopped the Confederate troops IN
their march to washington. A
sanguinary conflict took place at
Frederick Junction. near this city
Monuments have been erected on
the battlefield by the states OF
Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Ver-
mont.
Portions OF the original trenches
on the south bank OF the Mopoeacy
River. which were occupied by the
Union forces, are still visible.
The Washington herald., 1920-07-11
FAMILY THINK
man MURDERED
Widow Arrested But Insists
Her Estranged Husband
Shot Himself.

Martinsburg. W. Va. July 1o-A.
though the coroner's jury declared
James Mahoney, who was toupa
w. Va, with q bullet wound In his
heart, was q suicide, members OF
his family insist that he was MUIR
dared and caused the arrest OF MOS.
Gienna Mahoney, his wife. Manoney
ana his wife were on friendip terms,
although they had been separated
for a year.
His death occurred at the wom-
ans home after he Is said to nave
gone there with a notary 10 take
bsr aeknowledg to a deed for
the sale OF the property. Accord.
ing to Mrs. MahoIey. her husband
said he was going on long trip
and she was going with him. AZ
the same time he drew PISTOL nreo
ar ber ana then shot himself dead.
Mrs. Mahoney has tire middle nngs,
of her left hand shot on.
The Washington herald., 1920-07-11
Wealthy Bride
Wants Extra Hat
For Honeymoon

Cumberland, Nd, July 1o.-Be-
moaning the fact that she has only
one hat for her honeymoon at fash
ionabls Atlantic City, Mrs. Edith
Louise (Watt) Carlson is waiting
for word that her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. II. Watt, the wealthiest
people in Wayne. Pa. have forgiven
her for eloping.
She eloped with Raymond Fred
erick Carlson. aged 22. a former
naval officer, to Cumberland
Wednesday forenoon. They were
married at ST. Psul's Lutheran
Church and planned to go to At
lantic City at once after the cere-
mony.
A telegram was sent to the
brides father at once after the
wedding asking forgiveness. No
reply has been received. She has
asked friends to ship her trunk to
her in order that she may secure
another hat.
She met her future husband while
engaged in Red Cross work at the
naval hospital at Paoli.
The Washington herald., 1920-07-11
2 MORE TAKEN
in W.R.I. FRAUDS
Two Nutmeg State Men,
One Former Soldier Ar
rested, Confess, Is Claim.

Hartford. Conn, July lo.-Daniel
O'Keefe. a lawyer, and officer Of the
Yankee division during the world
war. and Aloysius Young. both of
New Britain. were arraigned before
United States Commissioner Corbett
today on a charge of defrauding the
government through the War Risk
Insurance Bureau. They were held
in bonds Of $4,000 and 5000, re-
spectively.
The agents of the Department of
Justice, who made an investigation,
declared they have confessions from
O'Keefe and Young. A plumber of
army officers stationed in Washing
ton are alleged TO be involved by the
confessions.
The Washington herald., 1920-07-11
Broonstick Flies
As Women Fight
! At Hagerstown

Hagerstown. Nd. July To-
An encounter between Mrs.
Lewis Meats. a frail little wo-
man and her neighbor, Mrs. Sal
lie Toms, spare but stalwart, IN
which brooms. fists and hair
pulling figured, was aired before
Justice j. II. Bitner In the
County Court yesterday.
she hit me over the shoulders
with a broomstick and then
broke IL over my head. Then
she got me on the ground and
pounded her fist in my neck. II
she did IL once, she did Il a
dozen times. while was down,
too" was the testimony of Mrs.
Meats. The fine was $40.
The Washington herald., 1920-07-11
CITY Affairs in Middle
As Mayor Fights Council

Martinsburg, w. Va, July 10
City affairs are In a muddied con-
dition because Of q scrap between
Mayor G. 3. wiltshire and three
Republican members OF the city
council. The mayors claim that he
was entitled to vote as a member
of the council was opposed.
Since the scrap started the mayor
has refused to attend council meet
ings and the councilmen have re-
fused to transact business.
City checks have not been honored
because they were not signed by
the mayor.
The Washington herald., 1920-07-11
CHARGE AGENT.
FAXED ''SLIPS''
Express Employe Held for
Sending Trunks to
Confederates.

The mystery OF many e. lost trunk
will be solved. the police say, by
he arrest OF Chas {. Wright and
Ada Poindexter. 1927 C street north
east, In Nav York yesterday.
Wright. formerly employed by the
American Express Co.. is charged
with changing the address ta3o on
'runks, and sending them to con-
federates. who sold the contents.
His loot is Fnid &c totsl $4,000.
Special agent John p. Costello, OF
the express company. ana Detective
Sergeant Sweeney left wushingtcn
yesterday to bring the accused
back.
The Washington herald., 1920-07-11
Silver Bullets
Used by Miners
To Break Charm

Cumberland. Nd July 10.
Fire. clay minArs employed ar
the Benson mine near FinzsI
Nd believe the mins is be.
witched.
In order to discover who tba
malgnant person who was ex-
erting evil influence on the mine
was the miners resorted to an
Old country superstition the
other day. They nodded a hu-
man figure In clay and riddled n
fu,i OF silver bullets made from
coins.
Z ,rhsy believe that the person
who has bewitched the mine will
show wounds on his body be-
cause Of this procedure.
One Of the fellow miners an
peered at work the next day
With his head bandaged, but in
dignantly denied that he was re.
sponsible for the series Of aco,.
dents that have happened In the
mine recently.
The Washington herald., 1920-07-11
Auto Accident Victim
Unconscious Six DAYS

Salisbury. Nd, July 1o.-william
Truitt, who has been unconscious
night of Friday last. has regained
consciousness.
Truitt was very seriously Injured
in an automobile accident when
the glare of an approaching auto
light drove him from the road. In
his effort to get back upon the ROAD
his car turned turtle,
The Washington herald., 1920-07-11
CHILDREN ENLISTED
N-PED PIPER CORPS

Luray. Va. July Io.-Chiidren of
clarke County few days ago pa
raded carrying banners and led by
brass bands as the initial step in
the anti-rat campaign which the
farmers of the county will wage
this summer.
All the school children have been
enlisted. Rats yearly cause losses
Of thousands of dollars to the
Clarke county farmers.
The anti-rat movement is spread
ing to other sections OF Virginia.
The Washington herald., 1920-07-11
NEW PLAGUE CASE
FOUND IN PENSACOLA

Pensacola. Fla, July 1o.-The NTH
positive case of bubonic plague de-
veloped here last night in a 9-year-
old white boy. John Henry Hudson.
express driver. who contracted a
type OF the disease July 4, was pro-
nounced convalescent today follow
ing a serum treatment.
Ordinances requiring rat proofing
of all buildings will be rigidly en-
forced beginning today.
The Washington herald., 1920-07-11
Dog Resents Fireworks
Barrage and Bites Boy

Hagerstown, Nd, July 1O.-Ths
seven-year-old son OF Frank New
lin was attacked and bitten by
bulldog owned, it Is said. by ID. 3.
Rector.
The dog followed Mrs. Rector TO
a store and passed the lad when ne
threw a frecrscker into the street.
The explosion startled the dog and
it attacked the boy. biting him In
the arm.
The Washington herald., 1920-07-11
Lonesome Widow
Desires to Find
Refined Husband

Mrs. Mary Kelsey. a widow.
Yesterday asked Col. William
A kroll, washington,s oficial
Cupid" to find her "a refined
Christian companion between
the ages Of so and IS years"
In q letter to Col. Krou Mrs.
Kelsey makes her wants known
thus: %will you please put the
Following in a Sunday paper.
am refined Christian lady
widow. no children. In middle
life. And I desire to meet a re-
hned Christian man in good cir
eumstances between so and IS.
None but the best need answer:
am . stranger In the city and
have no one togo AROUND with"
The Washington herald., 1920-07-11
Pickers Hurt When Tree Falls.

Frederick, Nd, July 10.-An entire
cherry tree, from which fruit was
being picked, collapsed, and Mrs.
Della Ausherman, Arsby. was in
jured, Mrs Mamie Rice and her
son and daughter narrowly escaped
injury. All four were picking cher
ries when the tree broke.
The Washington herald., 1920-07-11
Churches of Four States
Plan Reunion at Pen Mar

Frederick, Nd, July 10.-rhs an
Hual reunion of the Reformed
Churches OF Maryland. Southern
Pennsylvania, the District OF CO.
lumbia, and Virginia will be held at
Pen Mar July, Is.
The Lutheran reunion will be held
July 2e and that OF the Presbyte-
rians July 90.
The Washington herald., 1920-07-11
War Veteran Is Drowned.

Fredericksburg, Va, July 10. -
Thomas Young Davis, son OF DR..
j. W. Davis. CT Partlows. Spottsyl-
vanis County. was drowned while
swimming in q river near Logan,
West Virginia yesterday. Davis
was wounded in France while serv-
ing In the 315th Fiele Artillery.
s0th Division.
The Washington herald., 1920-07-11
Fall from Window Kills Child.

Hagerstown, Nd, July 10.-Fol-
lowing his father up into a new
building near Hancock. Caven
Wharton. son Of John Wharton.
while playing at an open window,
lost his balance and fell thirty feet
in his resent his head struck the
scaffolding causing a fracture OF
the skull. The child was hurried
to a hospital where he died later
from his injuries.
The Washington herald., 1920-07-11
Machine Gunners Plan Reunion.

Frederick. Nd. July 10. - The
nth Machine Gun Battalion of the
zsth Division will hold a picnic and
reunion at Chesapeake Beach July
u. This will be the second ami
versary OF the entrance Of the bat
talon into the front lines In France.
The Washington herald., 1920-07-11
100000 Loss in N. Y. Fire.

New York, July 10.-Fire swept
the Star Lumber Company yard.
Brooklyn and destroyed nine near
by frame buildings today causing
$500. 900 damages. One of the
buildings was used by the govern
ment as a warehouse.
The Washington herald., 1920-07-11

By French law. no physician may
inherit property left to him by a de-
ceased patient
The Nenana daily news., 1920-10-05
HARDING PRAISES MEN
 WHO DIED FOR NATION

MARION, Oct. 5-Senator Hard ing delivered the principal address at the dedication exercises held at Fremont yesterday, the occasion be- ing the unveiling of a tablet on which were engraved the names of Fremont men who died in service during the late war. The senator praised the heroism of the American expeditionary forces and asked that their services be made the example for American citizens in time of peace. Political issues were not mentioned by the senator.
 The trip to Fremont was made by auto. ...
The Nenana daily news., 1920-10-05
BISHOP ROWE IGNORED
 AT SEATTLE MEETING

SEATTLE, Oct. 5--Bishop Peter Trimble Rowe, who completed ais twenty-ffth year of service last week, has been honored by the crea- tior of the Bishop Rowe Foundation fund of 5 100000, the income from which is to be used in Alaska. The fund will be presented to the bishop next month and may be used by him in any manner desired during the remainder of his episcopate. After that the income is to be used in car rying on the bishops work under the direction of the president of the synod and the governing council.
 Action creating the fund was talk en at a synod meeting held here on Saturday. The bishop has been at work in Alaska since 1895. .:
The Nenana daily news., 1920-10-05

FRANCE IS PREPARING TO
 MAKE TREATY TERMS HOLD

PARIS, Oct. 5-The French for eign office is authority for the statement that important steps are being taken to enforce the treaty terms which have been imposed up- on Germany and Austria and to pi-e- vent the union of those countries in case Austrians vote in favor of such step. The question of join ing Germany is now being voted upon in Austria, the plebescite hay ing started on the first of this month
The Nenana daily news., 1920-10-05
HAYWOOD MUST SERVE
 SENTENCE COURT SAYS

CHICAGO, Oct 5-The federal circuit court of appeals has handed down a decision in which it upholds the conviction of William D. Hay wood and 93 other Industrial Work CTS convicted on the charge of ob- structing the draft during the war The men were sentenced to imprison- ment at Leavenworth, but Haywood and most of the others have been out on bonds for some time.
The Nenana daily news., 1920-10-05
BURSTS END VACATIONS;
 MUCH BUSINESS AWAITS

WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. b. When the supreme court of the United States reconvened yesterday the jurists found the docket piled high with important cases awaiting final decisions. There are antitrust suits, further attacks on the validity of the prohibition amendment, ac- tions contesting the anti-profiteerlng section of the food control act and appeals in the Newberry election cases. It is expected that actions also will be filed in an effort to set the suffrage amendment aside.
The Nenana daily news., 1920-10-05
GOVERNOR COX IS HOME
 FROM TRIP TO COAST

MARION, Oct. 5-Governor Cox is at home again after trip of more than 11,000 miles. He took in every state west of the Mississippi and throughout his tour he pressed the plea for the adoption of the League of Nations, as the paramount issue of the campaign.
 Addressing body of women upon his arrival in this ity, the governor pointed out that it lay within the power of women to abolish warfare as a result of the ratification of the suffrage amendment, and he urged them to give their support to the party favoring the league plan of abolishing war.
The Nenana daily news., 1920-10-05

BROOKLYN, Oct. 5-In the op- ening game of the 1920 worlds baseball series, which was played here this afternoon in the presence of nearly 24,OOO fans, the Cleve- land Americans carried off the honors, defeating the Brooklyn Ma tionals three to one. The next two games will be played here and the next three at Cleveland.
 In this afternoons game, the Brooklyn batsmen were helpless be- fore the wonderful Coveleskie, who was given splendid support, especial ly by Speaker, who robbed the help less Brooklyns of many seeming hits.
 O'Neill started at bat with two doubles.
The Nenana daily news., 1920-10-05
OFFICIALS HAVE CLUE
 TO WALL STREET PLOT

PITTSBURG, Oct. 5-Informa- tion obtained from Floren Zelenaka, who was placed under arrest last night with a small quantity of ex- plosive in his possession, may lead to a solution of the recent Wall street explosion, according to fed eral agents instrumental in se- curing the apprehension of Zelenaka.
 Zelenaka was arrested in his room in a second rate hotel in this city, following a fight in which several shots were fired, and it is under stood that scores of other arrests may follow in New York and Brook lyn.
The Nenana daily news., 1920-10-05
BORAH LETTER PUBLISHED;
 SHOWS STAND OF SENATOR

MARION, Oct. 5-The local Hard ing headquarters has caused the pub lication of letter written by Sen ator Borah to Senator Harding, in which Borah says q want to sec you win and the league scheme de- feated" It is also announced at the headquarters that Borah will speak at Concord, as originally announced.
 The letter was made public to set at rest certain reports in circu- lation to the effect that Borah had bolted.
The Nenana daily news., 1920-10-05
CONVENTION IS HALTED
 WHEN BUILDING BURNS

TOKYO, Oct. 5-The building in which the worlds Sunday school convention was being held in this city, was totally destroyed by fire soon after the session started this morning. The building was crowded with delegates when the fire started but it is believed all of them made their escape.
The Nenana daily news., 1920-10-05
DEBS SAYS SOCIALISTS -..
 CAN'T JOIN COMMUNISTS

ATLANTA, GA, Oct. 5-Eugene Debs, Socialist candidate for the presidency, who is serving time in the federal penitentiary here on a charge of violating the espoinage act has issued a statement in which he declares that the Socialist party cannot join the third internationale at present.
The Nenana daily news., 1920-10-05
DEPARTMENT DISCOVERS
 .-.- COMMUNISTS IN U. s. /

WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 5-, Officials of the department of justice claim to have discovered in America the existence of a communist party tightly connected" with the Russian third internationale. The discovery was made during the examination of Witty Shackman, former secretary to Lenine, who was placed under ar rest recently in this country.