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The Washington times., 1920-06-16
NEGRO MINISTER'S
TO AID HARDING FIGHT
Rev. s. p. w. Drew Calls Organiza-
tion Meeting at His Church
Thursday Evening.

what America needs just now.
more than anything else, is to pro-
mote the brotherhood Of the Ameri-
can millions and have all Of them
understand the mutuality of interest
which ought to inspire all our en-
deavors"
This paragraph of letter from
Senator Warren @. Harding of Ohio
to the Inter Racial Congress held
in this city recently at Cosmopolitan
Colored Baptist Church was empha-
sized by Rev. s. p. w. Drew at a
meeting of colored ministers at the
church yesterday afternoon. when
plans were discussed relative to the
formation OF Harding Negro Minis
terial Campaign Committee.
Various other ministers spoke on
the subject, and IL was agreed to
form the organization at a meeting
to be held in Cosmopolitan Church on
Thursday evening.
The Washington times., 1920-06-16
MILWAUKEE MAN MAY
GET THURSTON'S PLACE

Superintendent Purse. Of the Mil
waukee schools. is the latest educator
to be mentioned as Superintendent
Thurston's probable successor. and,
although no member of the Board of
Education will discuss the matter, 1t
is understood his name has received
serious consideration.
Others also discussed today were
Assistant Superintendent Stephen E.
Kramer and Supervising Principal
Selden n. Ely. neither Of whom, 1t is
understood, have made q move to
succeed the present superintendent,
and are regarded as his loyal sup
porters.
Willard Small. former principal Of
Eastern High School, and Allan Davis,
principal of Business High School,
whose names have been under discus
sion for some time, are highly re-
garded by members Of the board.
The Washington times., 1920-06-16
HEALTH CRUSADERS
TO 0HOLD PAGEANT
President Wilson's Message
Will Be Read to School
Children Tomorrow.

President Wilson has sent a mes
sage to the $4,000 young health cru
saders of the District Of Columbia and
through them to the 5000 900 health
crusaders in the United States. This
message will be read at the modern
health crusade pageant to be given
at the Central High School stadium
tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
The first part OF the program will
consist OF the presentation Of a play.
king Health Wins" The 800 chill
dren OF the Dennison School who will
participate have been trained by Miss
Lackey, their principal. The play has
been written by Miss Alberta Walker,
dramatic instructor, Wilson Normal
School.
y Following the pageant-play. Surg
con General Ireland, OF the United
States army. will present two ban
ners, one to the white school division
and one to the colored school division
which have enrolled the largest per-
centage of knights and knight ban
nerets in the health crusade. Pen
nants-seventy-e in all-will be
awarded to the different grades in
each division which has made the
highest score in the contest. Four
children from each OF these grades
will represent their classes and will
march past General Ireland to receive
their awards.
Superintendent Thurston will be
master OF ceremonies and the United
States Marine Band will furnish the
music for the occasion. Twenty thou
sand tickets OF admission have been
distributed to those pupils who have
won knighthood honors. The parents
Of these children also are invited.
The Washington times., 1920-06-16
LIGHTNING.
It Strikes Patrolman
Grimes Horse and Brings
Him Hard Luck.
DISTRICT WON'T PAY
Hes Walking Now Be-
cause D. G. Refuses to
Buy Another Steed.
LirhtninR IL a great revealer

Lightning is a great revealer.
Sometimes II shows things which
were not seen in ordinary daylight.
For months Policeman Everett
Grimes Of the sub-Tennallytown
precinct patrolled his beat on horse
back and people thought he had a
nice Job. Even when his horse
died, May I. from natural causes, 1t
did not arouse widespread comment.
The public merely saw him riding
a new horse. and did not know
that he had dug into his bank ac-
count, saved out OF a salary Of $3.50
a month. to buy horseflesh on
which to serve the District.
Then Monday came a flash OF
lightning. When the peculiar acrid
odor had disappeared. Nellie.
Grimes second horse, lay dead,
and he was dazedly thinking of his
narrow escape.
But the bolt OF lightning which
killed the second horse revealed
something.
1t revealed that the District,
which requires mounted policemen,
does not pay for their mounts. 1t
merely allows a pittsnce to buy
provender at present ruinous
prices.
Grimes could buy q second horse,
but when IL comes to a third-well,
over In AnAcostia, where he lives,
there are two interesting children,
Webster, aged three, and Vivian,
eighteen months. There are other
ways for money besides buying
horses for the District.
Just now. Grimes is walking his
beat.
But he Is an experienced mounted
officer.
On tho other hand, he can't buy
horse, and the District won't.
even though Nellie was killed in
the line OF duty.
Possibly some one wants to con-
tribute toward restoring to tho
District the services OF a mounted
policeman on horseback.
There are two methods open
proher OF a horse outright, or con-
tributions which will buy one.
The Washington times., 1920-06-16
CLERK OUSTED
|. BY BURLESON
Postmaster General Discharges
Subordinate for Testimony
Given to Pay Revisers.

Charged with having inspired and
caused the publication OF false Accu-
sations against tn ePostmaster Gem
eral," Stewart Il. BlassinKham was
this morning dismissed from his posi-
tion as a law clerk In the Post ONCE
Department
This action on the part OF Mr. Bur
Lesson Immediately stirred a storm OF
protest among Government employees.
and the urgent necessity for a court
of appeals or some impartial tribun.i
TO which Federal workers may 60 to
"for justice" was voiced on every
side.
CALL 1T AUTOCRATTC.
The National Federation of Federal
Employees was especially emphatic In
its denunciation OF the "autocratic
action" of Burleson, which was de-
clared to be one OF the most unjust
acts on the record of any public or
ncial In Washington.
The federation, through Acting
President Gertrude NJ. McNally, and
ecretary- Treasurer e. J. Newmyer, at
once appealed the case to President
Wilson.
The dismissal of Blassingham is
the elimination OF testimony pre-
sented by him to tho Joint congress
sional commission on reclassfncAtion
Of salaries regarding conditions AT
the mailbag repair shop In this city.
BIassingha as a representative
Of the employees OF the Postoff1ce De
partme mt, was a member OF one OF the
committees which served the Reciassi-
f,cation Commission In presenting
facts relative to wages and working
conditions OF Federal employees.
The false accusations" with which
the Postmaster General charges
BIassingham are that he told the re-
classification that working conditions
at the mail bag repair shop are in
sanitary and that women are re
ouired to work on heavy leather mall
pouches. -
According to the transcripts of the
reclassi ification commissions hearings
such testimony was substantiated by
employees in the shop, who declared
that conditions there approached
those found in a "sweat-shop."
MEMBER OF UNION.
Blassingham IL a member OF Local
No. Q. National Federation of Fed
eral Employees, and the federation has
assumed the responsibility for the
publicity given to the two charges
against him.
Blassingham appeared before the
reclassifcation commission at the re-
quest Of the commission. He was ap-
pointed as were hundreds OF other
Government employees to gather facts
for the salary -nxing board.
At the time of the hearing OF the
mailbag repair shop employees. who
have been given repeated publicity
because Of the alleged deplorable con-
ditions under which they work, the
rehabilitation commission voiced Its
displeasure at existing conditions as
presented in testimony.
Several days following this hearing
the commission announced that II
would protect any Government en-
ploye who might suffer at the hands
Of superiors for giving testimony
which might be embarrassing to such
superiors
Although the commission no longer
exists 1t Is expected that individual
members will come forward in de-
fense of Blassingham.
The Washington times., 1920-06-16
MUNICIPAL SWIMMERS
CHALLENGE TIDAL BASIN
Plan Contests at Both Beaches to
Be Held in the Near
EufuTe

Employees of the Municipal Bathing
Beach have challenged the employees
Of the Tidal Basin Bathing Beach to
a swimming and life saving contest.
half Of the events to be held in the
Municipal pools and half at the Basin.
in the near future, according to F.
F. c. Drummer. superintendent Of the
Municipal Beach.
Elementary swimming, life saving
and advanced swimming will be taught
free Of charge at the Municipal
Beach.
The regular summer schedule starts
there Saturday. and is given below:
Daily. except Sunday, to a. m.
mixed swimming; Mondays. Wednes-
dsys and Friday, 0 a. m. to 6:45 p. m.
girls; Tuesdays, Thursdays and SAT-
urdays, o. a m. to 6:45 p. m, boys.
Swims will be for an hours duration
only.
The Washington times., 1920-06-16
nine new MEMBERS
ELECTED BY CITY CLUB
Public Safety Group Will Meet TO
Adopt Charter and Choose
Officera

Nine new members have been
elected to membership in the City
Club. according to announcement by
the board OF governors. They are
J. r. Jameson, automobile salesman;
II. d. Lipford. grocer; G. E. String
fellow. sales manager for the Edison
Storage Battery: Z. T. Goodman, mer-
chant; e. w. Hyde. general con-
tractor; Clair d. Vallette, lawyer:
Samuel T. Lsnders, sales manager Of
the Motor Company of Washington:
J. A. oliver. wholesale sheet metals
business, and Harry /. Sharr. electrical
contractor.
Edgar d. Shaw and II. r. Adams
have been transferred to the non-rest-
det membership list Shaw has moved
his offfce to New York city, and
Adams has taken the Stutz agency in
Richmond, Va.
The newly formed public safety
group of the club will meet at s
o'clock tonight at the clubhouse, on
Farragut Square, to adopt a charter
and elect permanent officers. The
seventy-two present members OF the
group and all other members OF the
club who are interested in public
safety have been invited to attend.
Every club member 10 eligible.
w. p. Rayner, temporary chair
man, will preside. He will call for a
report from a committee appointed at
the organization meeting to draft a
charter setting forth briefly the aims
Of the group. This committee is COM
posed OF w. N. Burr. chairman; I;
Rayner Robert A. Geib. temporary
secretary OF the group: william Car
roll. ]. NJ. Dugan, and J. c. wineman.
The permannet officers to be elected
probably will be a chairman, a vice
chairman, and a secretary.
with a charter definitely defining
the scope OF activities, tho group will
be prepared to take under considera-
tion whatever matters its members
care to bring up. The group has full
liberty to take any action II chooses
concerning questions related to pub.
lilo safety, so long az the broad pur-
poses OF the club are not contravensd
The District suffrage group OF the
club, the second OF the activities
groups to get under way, will hold
an organization meeting at T.3o
o'clock tomorrow evening In the srill
room OF the club. n, L. Neuhsuser.
temporary chairman, will preside.
other members OF the organisation
committee are J. d. Kaufman, w. p.
Borland. and p. Il. Lesh.
The Washington times., 1920-06-16

and later wandered about the coun-
try obtaining money in any way he
could. The Government scouts the
theory that McHenry was or Is now
insane.
Under the cross-examination of As
sistant District Attorney James B.
Archer, DR.. Lind admitted that Nc
Henry told him he ran away from
homo when he was twelve years old
because his father whipped him and
his mother would punish him by
holding his head under a faucet run
ming water.
When asked IL McHenry when
boy had not gone to farmers and told
them he was an orphan and asked
for shelter because he feared his
father and mother. the witness ad-
mitted the defendant made this state
ment to him.
> STOLE FROM HIS MOTHER.
"Did McHenry tell you he had
stolen money from his mother"
"Yes," said DR.. Lind. He also told
me he had been arrested for riding
on freight trains, and when released
got a job on lake steamers. going
from one port to another; He tod
me he carried 4 revolver because he
OoiSu coahS "'~A'
tack him"
when DR.. Lind was asked what Nc
Henry had told him of the shooting
Of Mulcare and Armstrong. DR.. Lind
said:
"McHenry told me he went into the
store and asked for money. He said
that Mulcare shot at him, And that
he shot back because he was afraid
he would be shot.
He then told me that he went to
Union Station and shot Detective
Armstrong because he feared the Of
ficer was going to attack him"
you don't mean that he was afraid
Armstrong would place him under
arrest? asked Mr.. Archer.
mo, he told me he was afraid OF an
attack by the officer" replied DR..
Lind.
TOLD ANOTHER TALE LATER
"I tried to tell him the enormity Of
the crime he had committed, but he
said he saw no difference between the
,tiIiing of a man and the burning OF a
barn"
DR. Lind admitted that McHenry
sri id he would try to escape from jail
~ he was locked up. He said Nc
Henry in q later statement and ex-
animation told an entirely different
story. 1t will be the contention OF
the prosecution to show that Nc
Henry's first story is true, and that
the second was told to strengthen the
insanity defense.
However. the alienist emphetically
declared McHenry was irresponsible
for his acts, that he was victim OF
dementia praecox, and should be con-
fined in an asylum.
Or. Lind was asked by Samuel Nc
Comas Hawken, OF counsel for NC
Henry, whether a sane man, who had
robbed and shot a man. would loiter
around Union station waiting for
train after commission of the crime.
81 don't think a man OF normal
mind would do that--he would get
out OF the city by some out-of-the-
way method" DR.. Lind answered.
The Washington times., 1920-06-16
COLUMBUS POPULATION
INCREASES 80 PER CENT

Preliminary population figures were
announced today by the Census Blu
reau as follows:
Columbus. Ohio. 1920 population,
3T,o31: increase since 1910, D5,12o. or
30.6 per cent.
Lawrence, Mass, 1920 population,
94,270; increase since 1910. s.37s, or
9.s per cent.
Jenkintown, Pa, 1920 population,
$500: increase since 1910, 3ss, or 1874
per cent
Independence, Mo. 1920 population.
1896: increase since 1910, 1877. or
1S.b per cent.
Ashland, KY, 1920 population, IA
T29; increase since 1910, 6,0+1, or 69.b
per cent
The Washington times., 1920-06-16
What's Doing; Where; When

Meeting-chevy Chase Citizens As.oeis-
ton, Elizabeth V. Brown School, Chevy
Chase. d. c., p. m,
Annual Dinncr--Kappa Sigma Frster-
nifty, Franklin Square Hotel, Fourteenth
and X streets northwest.
Meeting-w. n. a A. Commuters Club,
Gongaaa Hail. North Capitol and streets
northwest, S y. m.
TOMORROW.
Meeting Colorado state Society, Mar
shall Hall, boat leaves Seventh street
wharf, s:ib p. m.
Baseball Praetice-Blue Triangle Recre.
alton Center, Twentieth and n streets
northwest s y. m.
Dsnce--Blue Triangle Recreation Cen.
ter, Twentieth and streets northwest. 7
.. m.
The Washington times., 1920-06-16
TRADE BOARD MEMBERS
PLAN OUTING ON JUNE "a
Forty to Motor to Anglers' Club for
Annual Dinner and En-
tertainment

Forty members OF the Washington
Board of Trade will celebrate the an
nual outing OF the membership COM
mittee Thursday, June -, at the
Anglers Club on the Conduit road.
According to the plans Of the COM
mittee in charge of the outing. tho
party will gather at the Board of
Trade rooms at 4:45 o'clock THURSDAY
afternoon. and travel by automobile
to tho club.
Dinner will be served at the club.
followed by games and other enter
tainment.
The board has established a record
in the number OF members secured
this year.
The Washington times., 1920-06-16
MOB
PROPAGANDA
Commissioner BrownloW Says
Education Heads Will Not
Be Intimidated.

DenouncinE persistent efforts of
propagandists to create . mob spirit
in connection with the school board
affairs" Louis Brownlow. president
OF the Board OF District Commission
ers, In a statement issued shortly af-
ter reaching his office today. denied
reports that police will guard the
school board meeting this afternoon.
Commissioner Brownlow character
lied members OF the school board as
"self-respecting men and women"
who will not be intimidated." He de-
clared he did not believe Superin-
tendent OF Schools Thurston was in
sympathy with the efforts OF these
propagandists.
He called upon "ali good citizens
to refrain from repeating such idle
and dangerous gossip" as is now go
ing the rounds concerning the school
board.
TEXT OF STATEMENT.
His statement in full follows:
The statement that police win
guard the school board meet this af-
ternoon is untrue. No application for
such a detail has been made: no such
orders have been given. Published
and spoken statements to the con-
trary are untrue.
II do not believe that the per-
sistent efforts OF propagandists to
create a mob spirit in connection with
the school board affairs will succeed.
Nevertheless. similar efforts last
summer did succeed. and therefore, I
take the liberty. as the head Of the
municipal Government, to call upon
all good citizens to refrain from re-
peating such idle and dangerous gos-
sip.
NOT TO BE INTIMIDATED.
"Of course. the school board win
not be intimidated. II Is made up OF
self-respecting men and women. or
course. Mr.. Thurston does not desire
his cause to be supported by threats
OF mob violence. OF course, no self
respecting citizen has any patience
with such tactics. And. II the people
will only analyze the outgivings of
trouble-making propagandists there
will be no trouble.
THE last cry Of mob violence re-
suited in only the presence OF seven
reporters who smoked cigarettes on
Dr. Van Schaick's front porch. Not
they. but somebody has been smoking
something more potent than cigar
ettes.'
The Washington times., 1920-06-16
TODAY.

TODAY.
RehearsaI--Jewish Choral Society. 1904
X street northwest, sifo .. m.
Conoert--United States Marine Band
Franklin Park. from T:io TO sp. m.
House Feosption--plue Triangle Reores-
tion Center, Twentieth and n streets
Meetlnr-Arksn.ss state society Thom.
son school, Twelfth and streets north
Neetibs-Ho.rd Of Education, District Of
tesnth And X streets northwest 4 p, m,
Mceting-Condult Road Cltirens' Atso-
eiatIon, St. David's parish hall, Conduit
road near Nebrasks avenue northwest. .
.. m
The Washington times., 1920-06-16
CARS SISTER STARVING.

BELGRADE, June 16.-Garbed in
a tattered ermine cloak, priceless
once, but now so weather-beaten and
worn as to be utterly worthless, the
Grand Duchess Olga, sister of the
last Czar OF Russia, has been among
the thousands OF refugees seeking the
aid OF tho American Red Cross here
The Washington times., 1920-06-16
MICHIGAN SOCIETY PICNIC.

The Michigan State Society will
hold Its annual basket picnic at Mar
shall Hall next Saturday, Thomas Z.
Wall, chairman OF the committee on
announced today. The
steamer Charles Manchester will leave
the Seventh street wharf at 2:30 D. m.
The Washington times., 1920-06-16

DEMARKABLE character study Of Mrs Warren @.
Harding wife of the Republican Presidential nomi-
nee This photograph was made this morning by The
Times staff photographer at the Harding residence,
1914 Wyoming avenue northwest.
The Washington times., 1920-06-16

THIS design miniature painter this
city being
millionaire
the o oereca a
The Washington times., 1920-06-16
GRADUATE ON MONDAY.

Commencement exercises OF the
Armstrong Manual Training School
will be held Monday, June 81, at the
Dunbar High School Hall at & o'clock.
The Washington times., 1920-06-16
INSANITY FLEA scUTED.

The contention Of the Government
has been that MeHenry was q bad
boy" that he ran away from home
because OF his parents punishment
The Washington times., 1920-06-16

Thousands of Washington
children are joining the
Swimming Glasses of The
Washington Times.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1920-06-23
ATLANTA MAIL TRUCK ROBBED.
Between 100000 and 500, 900 Worth
Of Bonds wers Stolen.

Atlanta Ga, June 16.-Between
$4,000 and 100000 in bonds, gov
ernment and corporation, we're sto-
len last night when post office
truck transferring registered mail
from the post office to the terminal
station, was held up by a lone rob-
ber. This statement was made to-
day by postal officials after an unsuc-
cessful all-night hunt for the thief.
The truck, in charge of John Il.
Widener, registry transfer clerk, and
a negro driver named Craig, return
ed to the post office early to-day,
three hours after 1t should have re-
ported at the terminal station. Ac-
cording to the clerks story, man
armed with two revolvers stopped
them at South Forsyth and West
Hunter streets, three blocks from
the station, forced them to drive to
a lonely spot beyond West View cem-
etery, where he bound and gagged
them and rifled the mail sacks. The
negro Craig finally succeeded In
freeing himself, and Widener and he
returned to the post office and re-
ported the hold-up.
Headed by Oliver G. Cole, post
office inspector, officers Immediately
took up the hunt for the robber.
Bloodhounds were, obtained in an
effort to pick up the trail, but the
attempt was unsuccessful.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1920-06-23
Watching and WAITING for johnson.

Tiajuana, Mexico, June 17.-Om-
cials of the Department of Justice
Of the United States were waiting
at the border to place Jack John
son, former heavyweight champion
Of the world, under arrest when he
steps across the line.
The new Mexican government has
ordered Johnson, who has been a
fugitive from justice on convic-
tion of white slavery" for eight
years, to leave the country. He is an
undesirable" they say, and he has
no place to go except to the United
States-and to jail-for If he fails
to leave willingly Johnson will be
deported.
The new government is making q
nationwide drive against undesir-
ables, and hundreds Of men with
out a country will be forced to get
out Of Mexico.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1920-06-23
JURYMEN FOR THE July TERM.
Names Of Thirty-siX Gentlemen Who
Will Hear Cases in Court.
Petit ,JuryIncn.

Petit Jurymcn.
j. E. stephens, West Union, Rt. i
D. n. Vaughn, Walhalla, Rt. 2.
3 w. A. Smith, Westminster.
e. NJ. Smith, Walhalla, Rt. 3.
5 r. l.. Robins, Mountain Rets,Rt.
6 Walter Lyles, Westminster, Rt.
z RI. Snelgrove, Walhalla, Rt. 1.
8 j. L. Sanders, Seneca, r. r. D.
9 Ottie Burriss, Westminster, Rt. Q.
10 w. A. Gray, Westminster, RID.
l Perry Richardson, Newry.
IL ]. w. Cox, Walhalla, Rt. 2.
13 T. l.. Alexander, Westminster Rt. a
Ia T. D. Powell. Madison, Rt. !.
Is B. F.. H. Littleton, West Union, r.
+. D. l.
16 w. D. Giles, Seneca. Rt. 3.
II G. w. Deal, Walhalla, Rt. 2.
Is w. G. Rogers. Tamassee.
10 Mac Kelley, Walhalla. Rt. 1.
20 G. A. Pike, Westminster.
81 L. A. Honea. Westminster RID.
% D. NJ. Mcguire, Westminster, Rt.
23 NJ. S. Brown, Walhalla.
"a w. B. Fowler, Walhalla, Rt. 3.
25 ]. E. Fricks, Walhalla.
2G J. l.. Rholetter, Long Creek.
27 IT. u. Dillard, Westminster.
2S T. J. Lee, Long Creek.
20 j. e. Hopkins, Seneca.
80 II. E. Neal, West Union, Rt. I
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1920-06-23
VIII Help Ont Some.

Frederick J. Stimson, ambassador
Of the United States to the Argen-
tine government. has obtained per-
mission from President Irigoyen, of
Argentina. for the shipment Of Ar
gentine sugar to the United States,
for the account Of his givernment
up to 1900 tons, in order to relieve
the sugar shortage
President Irigoyen waived the pro-
vision Of his recent sugar export de.
cree requiring exporters to deposit
with the government an amount OF
sugar equal to thirty per cent Of the
quantity exported. Emilio Figeroa,
Chilean minister to Argentina, has
obtained similar concession for O
shipment Of 5000 tons.