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The Washington herald., 1920-01-22
M'KIMMIE FUND
REACHES
Family Of Slain Policeman
Get 81, 400 from His
Own Precinct.

Residents and policemen of the Sec.
ond precinct. who are aiding the fam
lily of Policeman Oscar A. McKimmie
who was shot and killed by a bur glal
Saturday night, brought the total sub.
scriptions of the Second precinct fund
up 10 S.413.75 last night.
Mckimmie was well known and ad-
mired by persons living in the precinct
where he served.
The grand total, including subscrip-
tions from the police. newspapers and
other sources, last night stood al
81. .22S15.
Maj. Pullman's Office at police head.
quarters yesterday was visited by
generous Washingtonians who wished
to know what they might do to he,r
the fatherless family. Many pieces oi
mail received at the Office contained
some token of regard for the widow
and little one of Mckimmie.
Citizens associations and other or
ganizations are preparing to do Their
bit in order that the surviving men,
bers of the McKimmie family. who
have lost husband and father through
his zealousness to duty. may not suf-
fer.
The Washington Herald will receive
contributions to the fund.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-22
Chief of Foreign War Vets
To Urge Land Grants Today

Early adoption of the soldiers
land bill and extra bonus bill will
be urged before members of Con-
gress today by Col. T. Warner Kar-
ling, of Kansas City. Mo-, COM
chief of the Veterans OF
Foreign Wars.
Col. Karling arrived in Washing
ton last night and left shortly
thereafter for Baltimore. where he
attended the conference of District
of Columbia and Maryland veterans,
at which plans were made for or
garizing State departments in the
posts.
He will confer this morning with
Representatives E. D. Brooks and
Thomas 8. Crago and other mesn-
bers of Congress regarding the well
fare of former service men.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-22
Students of Anacostia
District Forced to Play
In Mud or Not at All

In that portion of the southeast
section OF the city bordering on the
Anacostia River and where there
hasn't been a new school building an
years, The Herald representative
found some Of the worst conditions
OF crowding In the classes that he has
yet run across. Classes running from
hfty-three to fifty-eight children each
IN some cases were found, cramped
Fairgrounds in most places. in others
not any.
At the Buchanan School, < street
southeast. between Thirteenth and
Fourteenth streets, there have been
added to the etght-room building three
portables. located outside the brick
wall surrounding the grounds. They
are situated In the midst of most in
sanitary conditions, on what appears
to be an old dump. The lot, a rented
one, has on II piles of debris almost
under the class windows.
To reach these buildings the chill
dren have to travel through mud
which, in some cases, Is over their
shoetops. There was much complaint
few months ago over the muddy
conditions under which the soldier.
of the .embarkation camp at Brest
France. lived. but the public does not
know of the muddy conditions under
which the growing children of this
community have to live for five hours
day. five days a week.
Request for Relief Ignored
Many people have foreseen the
growth of this section of the city
hich m
country. There have been repeated
requests to provide for an eight
room addition to the Buchanan
building. but no results have yet
been obtained. Not even ground has
been bought. The space Immediately
in the rear OF the school and ex-
tending to d street southeast Is va
cant now. and 1t is this ground for
which the District is paying rent for
space on which to keep the very
necessary portables.
There are $50 children now on
the rolls of this school. 120 Of whom
must daily wade through mud to
get to their portables. There are
3s4 seats in the main building. and
In some cases two grades have to
use the same classroom. Glancing
through the doors of the classrooms
one can see pupils seated at unsat-
isfactory tables. placed anywhere in
the classrooms that vacant spaces
can be found. The eighth grade at
this school has fifty-three pupils, and
there Is not a class in the main
building running less than forty
eight.
The basement rooms are dark,
dingy and insanitary. and the boys
playroom can only be reached by a
narrow, dark passage past the two
furnaces and through the coal dust.
The facilities can only be said to
be fair at the most.
Built 80 Years Ago.
The Cranch School at Twelfth and
K streets southeast. a building
nearly fifty years old, but remod
eled about ten years ago. is crowded
TO overfiowing. The rooms and cor
ridors are dark. To get to the prin-
cipars room one has to feel his way
cautiously along a dark corridor.
The childSen attending this school
have absolutely no play space which
could be called such. a very small
yard. paved with brick, extending
around two sides of the building.
There is no ro<m for an addition
to this school unless it Is by the
purchase of valuable improved real
estate.
There are $50 children daily at
tending the school and 3s4 seats to
The Washington herald., 1920-01-22
DISTRICT SUFFRAGE
COMMITTEE MOVES

The executive committee of the Ma
tional Press Committee for Suffrage
for the District of Columbia, of which
Col. Winfield Jones IL chairman, met
Yesterday and decided to remove their
headquarters from the Franklin Ma
tional Bank building. Tenth street
and Pennsylvania avenue. to the
building occupied by the War Camp
Community Service on Pennsylvania
The Washington herald., 1920-01-22
DR.. budding Quits Relief
Work Among Ex-Convicts

DIR. Earl L. budding. founder and
president of the Prisoners Relief So
ciety. yesterday announced he was nc
longer able to continue his work OF
re-establishing former convicts in
American business life due to a ner-
vous breakdown. which his associates
credit to overwork.
DR.. Dudding's society. however. will
continue under the leadership Of ]. w.
Koontz, vice president, who will be
assisted by Mrs. E. A. Bell and Mrs
Rex B. Duckett of the executive staff.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-22
Arrange Scout Anniversary.

the tenth anniversary of the Ameri-
can Boy Scouts foundation. to be
held here February Z. were COM
pleted at a meeting of the >colored
citizens committee. at eel1 Georgia
avenue northwest, last night. John
r. Hawkins presided. Henry f. Ba-
ker. DR.. d. E. Wiseman and Charles
A. Marshall were appointed as pro-
gram committee.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-22

take care ,of them. Some of the
grades here have to be placed two
in a room, and nearly every class Is
filled beyond its normal capacity.
Just around the corner on Elev-
enth street, between @ and streets,
is the Tyler School. building about
twenty-five years old. 1t is an
eight-room building. little better
of than the cranch because ground
adjoining the school has been pur-
chased for use as a playground.
452 Scholars. Ss4 Desks.
For its 452 children. there are
3S4 desks. necessitating a doubling
up as in the other schools.
At Thirteenth and B streets is
the Bryant school OF twelve rooms
and. of course. portable, filled
with many classes running as high
as nifty.
These four schools nowsare used
by the supervising principal OF the
division in one scheme. each try
ing to handle the overflow from the
other. but 1t is a diniAult propo-
sition. There are enough children
I'm these schools to make several
additional classes. which would re-
Quirc more teachers. However, IL
| the teachers were provided, there
would be no place to seat the
pupils. The only solution to the
problem is to put them in classes
already large.
The average number of pupils in
each class IN these four schools is
forty-fve children. fva over what
educators consider a class for ef-
ficient teaching methods. But the
majority OF the classes run in the
fifties. and no relief is in sight. The
only way that the pressure can be
relieved is by an addition to the
buchanan school. In some cases il
has been necessary to send chill
dren to the Wallach and Towers
schools. in another division.
Hold One-thIrd Back.
The effect Of these over-sized
classes can readily be seen by a
glance at the statistics showing the
promotions on February !. A look
down the column showing the number
to be kept back to review their studies
for another half year shows in many
cases that one-third of the classes
are to be kept back. This can be
attributed in most cases to the very
'oa BE SioSScs Which prevent lne IN
dividual teacher from giving a sufi-
cient amount of time to children who
are inclined to be a bit backward.
Even should provision be made for
an addition to the Buchanan School
this year, il will be two years before
any relief from the pressure can be
felt Failure to provide for a building
now will prolong the serious situation,
constantly growing worse. due to the
great growth Of the community for
which these buildings form a center.
With the growth shown in the at
tendance in the schools of this group
during the past year or two, IL is not
going too far to suggest that by the
time the eight-room addition to the
Buchanan is ready for occupancy
there will be need for another eight
room addition, making a twenty-fo four
room building. By purchasing the
ground for sixteen rooms all in one
lump the government could save itself
money. for IL there is delay these
certainly will be improved instead of
vacant property TO buy. judging from
the way the section Is building up at
the present time.
Tomorrsw The Herald will outline
the conditions at the WaiIach-Tew-
ers Group two baildiaxs on the
lot at Eighth street and Pennsylva-
min ayruue a0ufhAasf
The Washington herald., 1920-01-22
win Meet for Y. M. c. A. Drive.

For the purpose of discussing
plans for the campaign to be con-
Quoted by the Washington Y. NJ.
c. A. to raise funds during the nine
days beginning next Sunday. jan
uary rs. and ending Monday. Feb
ruary 2. preliminary meeting will
be held at the central building.
1886 G street northwest tomorrow
evening at s:30 o'clock
The Washington herald., 1920-01-22
Judges Welcome Back Counsel.

Assistant Corporation Counsel Ring.
gold Hart resumed his duties yes
terday at the Police Court after ar
absence of two weeks, dut to an at.
tack of pneumonia.
He was accorded a cordial welcome
back by the judges and other court
officials.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-22
Spain Delights in Jazz and Gum,

New York. ian. 2t.-Jazz dancing
and gum chewing are close TO the
national pastime. in Spain now. two
arriving members OF the Spanish
educational commission said, in en-
phasizing how near like Americans
they were.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-22
LIQUOR Dealer, Seek Drv Job,.

Boston. Jan. z1.-James T. Pursell.
officer in the liquor dealers assoc
alton. and Dennis Mccarthy, an
other liquor dealer. have applied for
jobs as prohibition enforcement Of
Ulcers.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-22

Temorrsw The Herald will outIine
the conditions nj the WaiIach-Tew-
ers Erosp baiIdi.xs on the
lot at Eighth street and Pennsylva-
mia avenae southeast.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-11-17
BANKERS
WILL AID CHINA

Washington. Nov. 13.-speaking
for the American group of bankers
in the consortium for China, Thomas
w. Lamont, of New York, declared
in letter made public here today by
the Far East commercial intelligence
service that no preference will be ex-
tended to any particular business in
terests in the undertakings that are
contemplated.
81 have no authority to speak for
the other groups" said Mr.. Lamont,
"but my conferences with them con-
VINCE me that their attitude is iden-
teal with ours.
"Our aim is to aid China in devel-
oping her great basic enterprises such
as means of communication, etc. and
at the same time to protect both
China and the foreign investors to
purchase her bonds in the underly-
ing and intrinsic valus of projects
for which she borrows and then
loan."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-11-17
BREWERS FACING LOSS

Milwaukee, Nov. 16.-Large brew
ing interests which have been manu-
featuring syrups from which home
brew could be made declared that if
the recent ruling of John F. Kramer,
national prohibition commissioner,
making the sale of these extracts
illegal is enforced they face serious
loss.
After the 18th amendment went
into effect the majority of the brew
cries decided that the manufacture
of near beer would be less profitable
than making malt syrups, a combina-
ton of malt and corn in the proper
ton of 40 and 60, which could be used
for making home brew.
Approximately 100000 pounds are
said to be used every day in Mil
waukee for the manufacture Of home
brew mixtures. Breweries have. : in
stalled special machinery for the
of malt syrup because
of the increasing demand.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-11-17
LABOR LEADERS
IN CONFERENCE
Executive Council Of Federation
Meets Taken Up.

Washington, Nov. 16.-The execu-
tive council>of the American Fedora
ton of Labor continued here it's dis
cussion understood to be largely de-
voted to seeking methods by which
differences between labor and capi-
tai may be adjusted peacefully. There
was no indication Of what progress
was being made, however, except
that it was stated officially the meet
ing would probably continue several
days. All sessions are executive and
no statement of the matters under
consideration had been given out.
Suggestions that the federation
planned to select some widely known
man to act as it's intermediary with
capital in future labor controversies
were characterized by officials as
"absurd." Those who would discuss
the suggestions, which named Her.
bert Hoover, former food admins
traitor, as the man likely to be Sc
lected, declared the reports base
less.
"Neither Mr.. Hoover nor any other
man outside of the president of the
United States," was in a position to
render beneficial services in such
capacity one Of the officials asserted.
It was recalled, however, that it
was stated at federation headquar-
ters last week that Mr.. Hoover was
expected to confer with the executive
council during it's session regarded
steps to increase production and i'm
prove working conditions in various
industries through cooperation of la
Dor officials and scientists.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-11-17
BAIL is FIXED AT $4,000

New York, Nov. 16.-The two pro-
prietors and the doorman of the East
side motion picture house where six
children were killed and IL others in
jured in panic last night, were held
in $4,000 bail late today for a hear
ing Friday.
Earlier in the day they were ar
raigned on charges that they had
failed to take proper precautions for
safety, that an exit door was locked
and that they violated che law prohib-
ing the admittance to theaters of un-
accompanied minors. The panic oc-
Cured when smoke from a furnace
filled the theater and caused a cry of
"Fire."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-11-17
coLLETON SELLING HOGS

Clemson College, Nov. 16.-The
first hogs ever shipped from Cole
ten County were s,ld November a;
and shipped to the Carolina Packing
Company, Wilmington, II. c., when
County Agent F. w. Risher and Ex-
tension Marketing Agent L. H..
Lewis succeeded in getting the Will
u,ington company to meet them and
the farmers at Walterboro. Grades
h1ed by Messrs. Risher and Lewis
we're satisfactory to the buyer, and
before the first car was loaded, air
.aneements were made for two 9TH
er shipping dates for the county,
when several other cars will be sold
comparatively by Colleton County
hog growers.
With best corn-fed hogs selling in
Chicago at IA cents the Colleton
farmers were able to get for their
mixed peanut-fed and corn-fed hogs,
IL cents, which (after figuring off
freight, lottage, commissions, and
difference in price beween corn-fed
and peanut-fed hogs) was over a
cent a pound more than local buyers
were paying and about cent
pound more than they would have
gotten by shipping direct them
selves.
County Agent Risher has worker
hard for several years to put Cole
ton on the swine map, and this int-
tial sale of hogs to the Carolina
Pseking Company marks the first
evidence of his success. From this
fine forward, he says, Colleton will
have hogs to sell constantly.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-11-17
LOSES E|GHTy-F|VE
POUNDS IN HOSPITAL
Mrs. Mcpherson Regains Weight
Through Use of The Reese For
mula R-11
DRANK OTHER MEDICINES BY
THE QUART, SHE SAYS

After trying everything known to
the medical profession as relief for
stomach trouble, indigestion and gall
trouble, Mrs. Ella Mcpherson, Mech
anicsburg, Pa, says she is feeling
zone thousand per cent better" as
the result of taking only one bottle
of The Reese Formula Ri. Mrs.
Mcpherson says she consulted one
doctor after another, drank medicines
by the quart-everything that was
advertised and everything that was
not advertised-and R-11 is the first
medicine that has given me relief"
81 recommend The Reese Formula
Ri because it has helped me Won
Serfully," she continues. While in
The hospital I dropped from 225
pounds to 140 pounds, but now am
rapidly regaining my former weight"
Anyone suffering from Indigestion
nervousness, rheumatism, backache'
Iumbago, sour stomach, heartburn
urinary, kidney or liver troubles OF
any kind will do we'll to stop in u
McMurray's Drug Store and get a
bottle of The Reese Formula Ri
today.-Adv.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-11-17
1919 DEATH RATES IN
u. S. LOWEST YET MADE

Washington, Nov. 16.-The 1919
death rate in the death registration
area Of continental United States,
embracing 81 per cent of the total
population, was shown in statistics
made public today by the Census
Bureau to be the lowest recorded
for any one year. The rate of 1919
per 1000 of population showed a
drop of 81 per 1000 from the un>
usually high rate of 1918 resulting
from the epidemic of influenza.
The total number. of deaths in
1919 was 1,096,436 of which Ill.,
579 or 1912 percent were caused By
heart disease, while tuberculosis re-
suited in 106,9S5 or 9.s percent, the
statistic showed s.S per cent, the
statistic showed. Deaths Of pneu-
monia totalled 1o5,213, influenza,
94,113 nephritis and Bright's dis
ease 75,005, and cancer and other
malignant tumors, 68,551.
Three State-DaIeware, Florida,
and Mississippi-were added to the
registration area in 1919, making
a total Of 33 states, the District Of
Columbia, and 1s registration cities
in non-registration states in the
area ,HRA
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-11-17
MANY PIG TAILS
MADE INTO CLOTH
Houston Company Asks That Carload
Rate Be Granted for Shipment

Washington, Nov. 16.-Establish-
ment. of a car load rate on Chinese
pig tails pressed into cloth, from
Houstons Texas, to various parts of
the country was asked of the inter-
state commerce commission today by
the Oriental Manufacturing company
of Houston. Clifford Thorne of Chi
cago, representing the applicant, told
the commfss. on that the pig tails
pressed into cloth were used for fill
teration, stra n.ng soups and similar
purposes. The commission took the
application de- consideration.
Mr.. Thor :. led that prior to
the war European supplies Of goat
and camel ha were drawn on for
filter purpose. but that when this
source was cut OF, the industry he
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-11-17
MAY BE REPRESENTED

Washington, Nov. 16.-President
Wilson and state department Off
cials are considerisg the question of
having the United States represent
ed unofficially at the league of ma
tions meeting at Geneva next week.
If it is decided to have such a repre-
sentative, one of the American dip
lomatic officials in Europe will be
designated.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-11-17
WINTHROP ALUMNAE
RECEPTION

Rock Hill, Nov. i6.-All alumnae
and former students of Winthrop
College are cordially invited to be-
present at the Winthrop Alumnae re-
ception which will be held in the ball
room of the Cleveland Hotel, Spar
tanburg, Friday evening, November
26, from six to eight o'clock.
Minnie Macfeat,
Chr. OF. the Alumnae Committee
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-11-17
CAMPAIGN TO REDUCE
RENTALS IN GREENVILLE

Greenville, S. c., Nov. 15.-A
campaign to reduce rental on homes
and apartments in Greenville was
inaugurated here today by CONNER
cial organizations in view of "the
general decline in prices"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-11-17
STILL AFTER THE
DEMONS IN INDIANA
(From the Brazil Times.)

will lecture on the sin and evil
effects of tobacco and coffee from
Scriptural and physical standpoint
on the streets of Harmony Saturday
evening. Come, everybody, to hear
and help me cry against this terrible
curse. R. Cloe.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-11-17
WANTS.

FOR SALE-At my residence next
Wednesday, gath, 10 o'clock, two
wagons, two buggies, plows, plow-
stocks and farming implements,
fodder, etc. T. H. BOTTS, near
Darraughs. 1t-pd.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-11-17

FOR SALE-Small bay mare, works
anywhere, so gentle children can
drive her. Also milk cow for sale
cheap. B. L. MaGILL, Due West,
S. C. 11,17-2tc.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-11-17

The Mississippi river, after leav-
ing its source at Lake Itasca, is less
than 20 feet wide and two feet
deep.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-11-17

FOR KENT-Two connecting rooms
for light housekeeping. No chill
dren. Call 278. l..
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-11-17

AGENTS WANTED Exceptional
opportunity for one man each state,
who has S100 to invest; appoint
-one man each town who will earn
you $500 month. Just say "show
me-" Magic Metal Co. Atlanta, Ga.
II, 5.-6t-pd.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-11-17

FOR SALE-Phone R. C. WILSON
for nice fat hens. 80 cents pound.
Phone on 375. II, 17-2tc
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-11-17

It North Tor Tho, c :umers. N1ne0eeH
car loads already have been ordered.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-11-17

CARPENTER-Building and Repair
Work carefully and accurately
done. JACOB ENLOW, 27 Branch
St., Abbeville, S. C. 10-29-5-pd.
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