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The Washington times., 1920-01-17
SEEKS TO IMPROVE
STREETS SMEAR REED
Mapes Bill Asks Extension and
Widening of Thoroughfares
About Hospital.

Chairman Mapes, OF the House Dis,
the House a bill authorizing the eX-
tension and widening of several
streets in the vicinity OF Walter Reed
hospital.
The measure provides for extend
ing and widening Fourteenth street,
from Montague street TO its southern
terminus, south of Dahlia; Nicholson
street, from Thirteenth to Sixteenth
street; Colorado avenue, from Mon
tague street TO Thirteenth street:
Concord avenue, from sixteenth street
to it's western terminus, west of
Eighth street west; Thirteenth street
from Nicholson street to Piney Branch
road and Piney Branch road, from
Thirteenth street to Blair road.
Condemnation proceedings are au-
thorized by the bill. The area In
volved Is approximately l,6OO. 900
square feet: the value of the land
and Improvements, based on the last
assessment, is c92 500.
The District Commissioners believe
four-tenths OF the cost should be paid
by the property directly benefited by
the improvements, the balance TO be
paid out OF the general treasury.
The proposed development will
mean the destruction or removal Of
thirteen dwellings.
The Fourteenth street extension
runs through the Walter Reed Hos
pital reservation for a distance OF
about one-half a mile. The bill would
authorize the Secretary of War 10
pitsl reservation for distance OF
auired for the new street TO the Dis
trict Commissioners.
Senator Sherman introduced the
same bill in the Senate today.
The Washington times., 1920-01-17
EXPECT To COMPLETE
D. c CENSUS BY TUESDAY

Census work in the District cannot
be completed before Tuesday, It was
announced today by Robert T.. Mat
tingly, director of the census for this
city. II tho work is completed on
Tuesday, however. 1t is probable that
Washington will finish at the top Of
the list of larger cities.
At noon today $50 enumeration dis
trlcts had been competed, and It Is
expected that by nightfall this will
have been increased to 200.
"The thing that is delaying the
work here Is the war workers and
other Government employee refusal
10 cooperate with the enumerators."
said Mr. Mattingly. They seem TO
take delight In avoiding the enumer-
ators for some reason.
They arc the very people we count
cd on TO help us put Washington frst
on the list II we are not fret IL Will
be because they delayed the work to
such a great extent
The Washington times., 1920-01-17
FEDERATION OF CITIZENS
PLANS ROUTINE MEETING

Although Charles S. Shreve, chair
man ~ the legislative committee OF
tho Federation Of Citizens hssocia-
tions, has prepared a bill to be pre-
sented TO Congress, proposing seps-
rate utilities board and a merging OF
the traction companies in the District,
~ "a understood that the committee
viii not make a report on the bill at
the meeting of the federation to be
held in the District Building tonight.
The committee has the Dill, ana IL
is being examined, put u ls ss,o 'ha.
II nrobably will not be reported on
until next week.
n Is also unlikely that the nomins-
ton of DR.. John Van Schaick, jr, to
he District Comm ssioner, will be dis
cnssed at the meeting of the Fedora
tion tonight. only routine matters
will be discussed.
The Washington times., 1920-01-17
GLASS WANTS PLACE
TO STORE U.S.. RECORDS

An appropriation OF Sis6,O0o ~
asked of Congress by the Secretary
OF the Treasury for a site for the
proposed national archives building.
Secretary Glass, in his letter to
Speaker Gillette, also asked S1,5o0,o 600
Tor the building itself.
He sets out that valuable Govern
ment records are now scattered
throughout the District in wooden
structures and that there is need
for a permanent freproof building in
which to store records of the late
war and other Government docu-
ments,
The Washington times., 1920-01-17
COAL DEALERS DISCLAIM
SMOKE RESPONSIBILITY

To assure Commissioners Brownlcw
and kutz that the coal being sold in
Washington was of good quality and
was not responsible for the increased
number OF violations of the anti
smoke law committee from the
Coal Merchants Board of Trade tcld
a conference in the District building
today.
Johnston Zimmerman. secretary Of
the association. with w. w. Griffith
and L. T.. White. composed the com
mittee. They told the Commissioners
that they had learned that violators
of the smoke laws were placing the
blame on the quality of coal.
The committee assured tho Com
missioners OF their cooperation In
enforcing the smoke laws.
The Washington times., 1920-01-17
DRIVE FOR THRIFT
OPENS IN DISTRICT
Bankers Push Campaign to Edu-
cate People on Value of
Saving.

Beginning with "bank day." :he
National thrift campaign was inau-
gurated today in Washington and 700
with banks and financial institutions
urging upon everyone to open saw
ings and other accounts today.
AS special feature OF the bank
day program, all bankers will devote
their time today to the dispensation
of investment advice to their GUS
toners.
1t is estimated that blue sky stock
sharpers have cost almost every city
millions of dollars of money that
should be invested in local homes and
industries, and the banks are deter
mined to lessen this drain on local
wealth by getting the people more
"bank-wise" and bank minded"
Assistance To Industry.
NJ. d. Rosenberg. president OF ths
District of Columbia Bankers Asso-
citation, in commenting on National
Thrift Week, said today: National
Thrift Week is Of significance not
only to the business men and all
families of the 700 cities which are
to join Washington on active educa-
tional campaign, but is of great mo-
ment to industry. employment and
production throughout the nation.
Il trust that every business nan
in Washington will realize the i'm
portance of the sound economic think
ing which thrift week is designed to
foster. 1t makes not only for Amer
icanism, but for far-sighted Ameri-
canism which will help to solve the
immediate problems as we'll as the
Iar tn1 20 hA
pected."
Purpose of Drive.
The direct purpose of the National
Thrift Week Is to get every one to
take the following ten steps to finan-
cial success: Work and earn, make
a budget, keep a record OF eXpendi-
lures. have a bank account. carry life
insurance, make a will. own your
own home, pay your bills promptly,
invest in Government securities and
share with others.
Tomorrow will be "share with
others" day. Monday will be life in
surance day. Each day for week
will be devoted to advocating certain
action on the part of the people that
will inculcate thrift and lead to
sounder economic conditions through
out the country.
The employees OF Woodward &
Lothrops department store wero ad-
dressed by w. w. Everett, vice presi-
ident of the concern, when they met
before the store opened this morning.
Mr.. Everett outlined the purpose of
the campaign and urged his employees
to seriously ponder over the lessons
promulgated.
The District OF Columbia Fedora
tion OF Women's Clubs will hold a
mass meeting at the Women's City
Club, Friday, January '23. william
Mather Lewis, William Knowles Coop
or, Miss Katherine 2. Howard and
Mrs. Endora Ramsay Richardson, OF
Richmond, will make speeches.
The Washington times., 1920-01-17
RENT COMMISSION
BEGINS WORK TODAY
Members to Meet Informally
Without Awaiting Official
Commissions.

Without waiting for the formality
OF presentation OF their commissions
from the President, which will make
their acts official, the members OF the
newly appointed District OF Columbia
Rent Commission arranged to hold an
informal meeting in the office OF
Capt James +. oyster at $3.50 o'clock
this afternoon to expedite their work.
The other appointees all OF whom
have been confirmed by the Senate.
are Guy Mason and A. Leftwich Sin.
clair. The commissions are expected
to be forwarded from the White
today.
The commission will meet Senator
Smoot, chairman Of the Committee on
Public Lands. and Colonel Ridley.
superintendent of Public Buildings
and Grounds. and endesvor to secure
quarters in the temporary structure
at Fourteenth and Il streets, now oc-
cupied by a section Of the Internal
Revenue Bureau.
Appropriation Only $4,000.
AS there is only a $4,000 appro-
priation for the commission, an effort
will be made to have the Government
to donate the space.
Informal selection OF the clerical
force will be made at once. These
clerks VIII set TO Work on classlnca-
ton OF complaints from tenants and
requests for relief on the part OF prop
erty owners. 1t is expected that the
commission will get down to actual
work within week.
Plans Not Complete.
Members of the commission have
not fully formulated the plans under
which they will work.
The Ball act Is construed as giving
the commission authority over every
class Of rental property, even to
hotel rooms. Complaints will be re-
ceived, classified, and investigated
and the interested parties will be
called before the commission for hear
ings. The commission has authority
without process of court, IT is held.
in every case except for nonpayment
OF rent.
The commission will have no police
officer to enforce its findings. but will
have recourse to a writ OF the munich
pal court
The Washington times., 1920-01-17
TWO MORE OFFICES IN
PROBATION DEPT. URGED

Two additional offices in the pro-
bation department of the police court
are created in 3 bill offered in the
House today by Chairman Mapos, CT
the House District Committee. one
is third assistant probation officer
and the other stenoErapher and typ
Ist. Each position would carry a
salary OF $1,000 a year.
The measure was introduced at the
request OF the District Commiss, n
crs. who explained that the proba-
tion department created last March
has become one OF the most valuable
adiuncts 70 the police court.
The Washington times., 1920-01-17
CAMPAIGN PLANNED TO
IMPROVE D. c. SCHOOLS

The National Capital School Bet
terment Council will meet next Tues
day afternoon TO go over fnal plane
for the campaign to better school
conditions here, Charles !. Corby,
chairman Of the councn said today.
William Enyon, chairman OF the
salary committee OF the council with
his committee is making survey
of salaries being paid in local schools
and schools in other cities. His CONF
mittee is expected to report new
salary scale within the next ten days.
The Washington times., 1920-01-17
ASKS $4,000 FOR DEATH.

Albert Taylor, administrator OF the
estate OF Bernard Taylor. deceased,
today filAd suit In the District Su
preme Court against Edward Mullen,
owner OF a junkshop az Is L street
southeast for $4,000 damages in cen
nection with the death OF Bernard
Taylor II Use alleged truck bo
longing 70 Mullen and operated by
one OF his employees, February l Last,
ran into Bernard Taylor at Nichols
avenue and Y street southeast. kill
Ing him
The Washington times., 1920-01-17
PLEADS FOR OHIO U.

Ohio State University can no longer
depend entirely on legislative appro-
priations for It's expansion, according
to DR.. w .. Thompson, president OF
the Institution and a member OF
President Wilson's industrial com
mission, who addressed the members
OF the ohio state University Associa-
ton OF Washington, at Cushmsn's
cafe, 607 Fourteenth street north
west. He declared that friends OF the
university must come to its aid.
The Washington times., 1920-01-17
BACK PAY FOR HOLIDAY
ANDSUNDAY WORK URGED

Back pay for stationery engineers
and other employees OF the water and
sewer departments Of he District
fcr work - rformed On 6 r'avs ana
olidavs authprlzcd in = hill OF
feied in the House by Cong -cs, han
billy Mason OF Illinois yesterd ~.
UnCer the PROVISIONS ~ tho hill, ell
employees who have been VITA thu
water md sewvr departments since
1000 would be afccted. In o me csb>s
hack pay would amount 10 several
hundred dollars per man.
The Washington times., 1920-01-17
CHANCE RENAMED
D. c. POSTMASTER
Reappointed by President VIII
son to Serve for a Period
of Four Years.

The nomination Of Merritt o. Chance
for postmaster of the District of CO.
lumbia to succeed himself was sent to
the Senate yesterday by President
Wilson.
Mr.. Chances new term begins on
February 7, and lasts for a period OF
four years.
The Washington times., 1920-01-17
HIT BY CAR; ASKS $4,000.

Alleging that while she was at
tempting to croes Pennsylvania
avenue al Third street northwest,
December 10. 1918. a Capital Traction
Company car collidtd with the wagon
she was driving, and she received
injuries that crippled her for life.
Hannah a. Hicks, through her nttor.
neys, McIanahan & Burton, yesterday y
fled suit in the District Supreme
Court for $4,000 damages.
The Washington times., 1920-01-17
OCULIST OPENS OFFICE.

Or. Claude s. semones, whe for the
past nine years has been associated
with Edwin II. Eta. has opened mol
ern offices In the McLachlen bu.d-
ing, where he will conduct a business
OF eye examinations and the manu-
featuring of eyeglasses.
Or. semones is graduate OF the
Mccormick Medical College, class OF
1911.
The Washington times., 1920-01-17
ANOTHER FRENCH BRIDE
TO MAKE D. c. HER HOME

Another French bride reached
Washington this week when George
g. W Shea, washington soldier, re-.
:urned to this country after twenty.
,wo month"; service In France.
George found all OF France he
wanted In Paris. Her name is Rose.
What her last name was makes little
Inference. and It's an almost impos.
can 1nyway
The Washington times., 1920-01-17
TO ADDRESS Y. W. C. A.

II co to wsr--Afterward" viii be
the subject OF an address by Miss
Margaret Slattery, OF Boston, before
girls and women OF Washington, at
citation, 1888 street northwest on
February 4
The Washington times., 1920-01-17

II ERE is Washington's latest French bride" the
wife Of George M. w. Shea son of John " Shea,
of the Treasury Department This picture was snap
ped the deck of the George Washington on Its ar
rival in New York Monday just after she had her first
eyeful Of the land in which she will make her home.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-22
JAMAICA MEN IN
LIMBO IN HOLYOKE
Arrested Twice Same Day for IntOXica-
tion-WilIiam Mcdonald and Dennis
ToOle Went from Log Camp.

William Mcdonald and DeAnis !
TOole, who hit HOlyoke Saturday for a
visit. going from a logging camp III ia
maica (Nt.), are evidently very fond of
Holyoke liquor. or the stuff they got to
drink there had too much of a kick in it
for them. They had the distinction of
being arrested twice Sunday for drunk
enneSs, but it is probable that they will
be arraigned on only one charge in police
court today.
Mcdonald and Toole were stopping at
a lodging house in Holyoke. They appar-
emily were enjoying themselves and the
police say that one of them was smoking
in bed The bed clothing caught fire and
there were a few lively minutes in the
reonl and others in the lodging house be-
came much alarmed. The fire was quickly
distinguished and at the same time a police
officer was summoned and Mcdonald and
/ IToole We're locked up charged with drunk
enneSs.
The Vermont visitors were bailed out
! some hours later and they were right
/ back again in the police station at ! H
O'clock yesterday afternoon for drunk
enneSs, evidently having obtained fresh
supply of liquor after they had obtained
| their freedom. The pair was well sup.
| piled with money. Police officials say
that it has been the rule that whenever a
! person happened to be arrested twice on
the same day for drunkenness only one
/ charge has been brought forward in court
/ the second Offense being considered a part
or continuation of the first.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-22
MRS. BURTON HARRISON DEAD.
AuthOress Was Mother of Governor Gen.
eraI of PhiIinnines.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.-NIrs. Bur
ton Harrison, the authoress. mother of
Francis Burton Harrison, governor gen
eral of the Philippines, and of Fairfax
Harrison. president of the Southern Rail
way company, died yesterday morning at
her residence, 1862 Eighteenth street, at
the age of n. Her maiden name was
Constance Cary. An ancestor, Colonel
Myles Cary, settled in Virginia in the
seventeenth century. She began her writ
ing in the seventies, with 4 Little Cen
tcnnal Lady, many of her stories and
novels first appearing in The Century.
Among the best known Of a long list of
works are The AIglomaniacs, Sweet Bells
Out of Tune, RecolleCtions Grave and
Gay, an account of her experiences in
the COnfederacy days, and The Russian
Honeymoon an adaptation of Scribe's play
that ran at the Madison Square theatre
New York.
She was married in 1867 to the late
burton Newell Harrison, a Virginia law.
yeI who for a time was secretary to Jeffer
son Davis.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-22

Seventy-five Tenants Have Narrow Es-
cape-Was Recently RemOdelIed.

MANCHESTER, n. H., Nov. ~
Webster block, a four-story brick apart
ment house in the North end district of
this city, collapsed last night, and about
70 occupants escaped with difficulty. The
property loss is about 100000 Several
women became hysterical and were car
ried from the wrecked building by police
and firemen.
w. l.. Charlten. his wife and two
children, who came here recently from
Gardner, Mass, barely escaped being
crushed to death. Charlten grasped his
two children in his arms and took them
to a fire escape, returned and rescued his
wife.
The streets about the building were
roped off by the police and a guard was
placed about the building. Fire officials
and police, as well as building department
authorities, will start an investigation.
The block, which has frontage of 113
feet on Elm street and a depth of 100
feet, is one of the oldest buildings on the
street, and was recently remodelled. The
street floor and basement were occupied
by stores, which suffered heavy damage
TO stock
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-22
KEYS TAKEN FROM
FIRE ALARM BOXES
Fire Chief Streeter Calls Attention of
Parents to Seriousness of Practice.
Probably by Children.

Fire Chief F. c. Streeter says that
keys to fire alarm boxes have been stolen
recently and at box 40 on Western ave-
nue. the key has been taken three times
within a comparatively short period,
doubtless by children
He expresses the desire that parents
be urged to impress upon their children
the seriousness of this practice as the
delay likely to be caused in case of fire
might mean the difference between a
slight damage to property and total de-
struction and possible loss of life
While fire alarm boxes are examined
frequently it is impossible to make the
rounds every day or even every two or
three days in order to ascertain whether
the glasses of the key boxes have been
broken and the keys removed
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-22
TO OPEN ROOM FOR
RED CROSS DUES
Memberships May Be Paid in Town
Hall Building Beginning Tomorrow
MOrning-Need Is Tremendous

Plans have been made to receive Red
Cross membership dues at the room in the
town hall building which has been used
heretofore for similar purposes. Tuesday
and Wednesday, when Mrs. Fayette
Miller. chapter secretary, will keep Office
hours from 8 to II O'Clock and , to
O'Clock each day.
There also will be a house-to-house
canvass this week and those already mem
bers viii be expected to renew their
membership, while those who have not
joined will be asked to do so.
The need of the funds made available
through memberships in the organization
Is tremendous if the lives of thousands OF
children in European countries are to be
saved this winter and if the work of the
greatest organization in the world is to
be carried on successfully.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-22
OVERALL PLANT TO
CLOSE FEW WEEKS
Has Accumulated Usual Fall Surplus
Stock-Millers Falls Co. Goes on
F0ur-Day Basis This Week.

Business conditions are necessltating
a curtaiment of production in some of
the local plants. while some others re-
ported on the street to have been affected
are working on the usual basis, both as
TO the schedule of hours and the number
of hands.
H. r. Brown of the Hooker, Corser
& Mitchell Co., when asked regarding
the situation at the overall factory, said
the different departments were closing
as the material in process was completed
and that all employees probably would be
out BY the end of this week or early
next week and that the factory doubt
less would remain closed then until
early in January. He said the factory
usually ran on short hours during No
vember and December. making up sur
have been coming in more slowly re-
Gently and the surplus stock already
has been completed and the company has
no untitled orders.
Shortage of orders at the plant of the
AIilleIs Falls Co. has necessitated short
ening the hours of operation and the
plant has gone on a four-day schedule
beginning this week.
At the Estey Organ factory, where
the discharge of employees had been re-
ported because of lack of business off
cials say that orders are coming in ex
ceedingly well. While few have been
cancelled the cancellations have been sc
small that operations have not been cur
tailed. 1t was stated that several more
hands would be taken on if they could
be secured.
Practically the entire plant of the c
u. Bradley Corporation is working full
time. and it was said there today that
they hoped to be able to prevent q shut
down or curtailment.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-22
LATER CROWD IN
PARK ATTACKED
Number of Casualties Her
Unknown - The Military
Uses Machine Guns-LOrd
Mayor of Dublin Calls TO
Military ProtectiOn-City
Reported Comparatively
Quiet Today-POiice ShO
at Many Points

LONDON, Nov. 30 (AssOciated Press
The sending of additional troops 70
Ireland is being seriously considered 1t
was stated at the war Office this after
noon. London was waiting anXiously
today for further news from Dublin,
where at least % were killed and 100
wounded yesterday, but few dispatches
had been received.
Reports to the Irish Office at noon said
that three or four unidentified persons
had been killed in Dublin late last night
and that several policemen had been
killed in other parts of ireland. A short
telephone message at s o'clock this morn
ing reported the city at least temporarily
quiet.
Scanty reports during the night stated
the shooting was going on as a sequel
to yesterdays assassinations and the
subsequent clash between the military
and the crowd at Croke park.
Official announcement was made this
afternoon that the assassinations in Dub
lin yesterday totaled IA, while six per
sons, including Sim Fciners, were in
jured. During the attack four persons
were taken. The figures do not include
the casualties at Croke park, because of
the perfection with which the attack on
the officers was planned. says an official
report.
The troops and police in Dublin have
made few attacks. The Lord Mayor OF
Dublin applied for police protection last
eVpuinp II was stated officially today.
No regular military or police being avail
able a party of Black and Tan was sent
to guard him.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-22
SEASON CLOSES
AT INWOOD INN
Summer HOsteIry on Putney Road to BE
Opened Earlier Next Year-Business
Thus Far Unexpectedly Large.

Mr.. and Mrs. L. Z. Carhuff today
closed Inwood Inn, on Patney road. the
former AIcElhinny place. which was CON
Quoted a. an inn the past season for the
first time. Some of the furnishings will
be taken to Summit. n. j., by automO-
bile trucks. which came yesterday, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Carhuff win conduct a
winter hotel there as usual.
The season at Inwood was unexpect-
edly successful. the rooms and dining
room being full all the season, and the
proprietors are planning to enlarge the
dining room and provide - or more ad-
ditional rooms before another season.
They will leave here in a few days. hut
plan to return next year and open the
inn considerably earlier than the open
ing date this year.