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The Washington times., 1920-02-03
1OMORE DIE OF FLU,
IS OF PNEUMONIA
Total of 5000 Cases Reported
Since Outbreak of In
fIuenza Here.

Deaths from pneumonia continue to
maintain their same level, with no
signs Of an early decrease. The mum
Der of deaths recorded on the books
OF the District Health Department
today were IS. while the number OF
deaths from influenza were 10.
Apparently the influenza epidemic
has subsided. but from all indications
1t appears that cases Of pneumonia
will continue to keep the daily death
rate running high.
Only 81 cases of influenza were re
ported to the Health Department to-
day. This makes total OF more than
5000 reported since the date OF the
first outbreak. January 10.
DR.. William c. Fowler, District
Health Officer, is encouraged over re
ports to the department on influenza.
The health officer Is not alarmed
at the number of pneumonia deaths re
ported.
Influenza deaths follow-Emilie T
Coleman, 1b years, Walter Reed Hos.
pital; Nathaniel Washington, 81
years, 1906 South Capitol street: Mel
den Byerge, 25 years, United State,
Naval Hospital: Egbert @. Mac
kenzie. 80 years, St Elizabeth's Hos
plthl, mary blsss, % ytaTs, izSod
Carrolberg place southwest: Jane.
A. SALESMAN, - years, 270S Twenty
seventh street northwest; Ethel B
Carlock. 27 years, 15s Sixth street
southwest Mckinley Lyons, 20 years
Washington Asylum Hospital; Kath
crime NJ. Center, 81 years, 31+9 Mt
Pleasant street northwest; Samue
Tolson, 20 years, Freedmen's Hos
pital.
Pneumonia deaths follow-Marit
Robinson, 80 years, Georgetown Hos
pital; Ida ID. yon, % years, 305 Ma
comb street northwest: Leon A
Dixon, Z months, 413 V street north,
west: Marten Druell. 1 year, 1907
Twelfth street: Peter Rounel, 70
years, 1904 Seventh street northwest
Ewell c. Noland, % years. ia Bry
ant street northwest; John o. Hichew
81 years, 26 Seventh street, south.
east; Margaret ]. Schooley, 81 years
516 X street northeast; Cecia Mullens
40 years, @ Columbia Terrace north
west; william Ross, 81 years, Gar
field Hospital: James Farr, 90 years
Washington Asylum Hospital; Mar
garet Winslow, 85 years, Garfield
Hospital: Roy Mason, I year, Chill.
drens Hospital; Teresa A. Doherty, A
years. the Roland apartments: Marie
A. Shsrpless, 30 years, 70o Upshur
street northwest; Thomas II. Nickens
40 years, 2104 l. street northwest;
Lillian r. Sybot, % years, 7s4 Morton
street northwest; John Suits, 81
years, 100 Upshur street northwest
The Washington times., 1920-02-03
SAYS 3OTHER WOMAN"
WON HUSBADSLOVE

Mrs. Gertrude M. Clapp has filed
suit in tho District Supreme Court
against Albert d. Clapp, an employe
'of the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion. for limited divorce and ALI
mony. alleging cruelty and insuffi-
cient support. Mrs. Clapp, represent
ed by Attorneys Hawken and Havell,
alleges that her husband told her
repeatedly that he no longer loved
her or their daughter, and that he
was In love with another womany>
The wife AYERS that this "other
woman" addressing her husband un-
der the fictitious name Of ''B. W.
Deane." sent him love messages
signed Carrie" Mrs. ClRpp says that
when she asked her husband about
the name Of this woman he refused
to divulge it.
Plaintiff, declaring that her bus-
band might leave the city IL he heard
of this suit asked the court to issue
an order preventing him from leav-
ing the Jurisdiction. Mrs. Clapp also
asks to have the custody of their
child. They were married September
8, 1910, at Philadelphia, Pa, and
have one child.
The Washington times., 1920-02-03
DISCUSS RETURN
OF SE|zEDL|QUOR
Police Department Chief Clerk
To Confer Today With
Roper.

what procedure the police depart
seized liquor in their hands under
,ourt OF Appeals, probably will be
decided this afternoon. Edwin Il.
desse, chief clerk or the police de-
the District Attorney and later get
Into communication with Daniel c.
Roper, Internal Revenue Commits
sioner, to determine what steps he
will take.
Commissioner Roper will probably
decide whether owners OF the seized
liquor can transport the stock to their
homes as the prohibition amendment
effective January 16 last prevents the
transportation OF liquor except by
permit from the International Reve-
nue. Commis ssioner.
The liquor In the hands of the po-
ice department was seized under the
Reed bone dry law. This law, IL IL
explained. carried a clause as to the
penalty for violations but did not in
.lude clause relative to its con-
hscation.
The stock Of liquor seized under
this law remains intact in the police
storeroom. The Sheppard law. how
ever, carried a clause permitting the
destruction OF seized liquor and under
that law q quantity of liquor has
been destroyed.
1t is estimated that the stock of
seized liquor to be returned to the
owners under tho Court of Appeals
ruling Is valued at nearly 100000.
The Washington times., 1920-02-03
KENlWORTH CITIZENS
APPROVE CAR MERGER

The Kenilworth Citizens Associa-
ton, at its February meeting at the
Kenilworth Presbyterian Church last
night, unanimously indorsed the pro-
posed merger of the Washington Rail-
way and Electric Company and the
Capital Traction car lines. The asso-
citation also went on record favoring
suffrage for the District of Columbia.
Ten dollars was voted for the fam
lily of Policeman McKimmie. and an
equal amount was presented to the
Kenilworth Presbyterian Church fur
mace fund Three new members were
admitted.
The Washington times., 1920-02-03
REVIEW RENT
CASES TODAY
Board to Hear Of Charges, Heat,
Repairs, and Unsanitary Con-
dition Complaints.

When the District Rent Commits.
sion meets this afternoon for the
frst review OF the many protests OF
Washington tenants, IL will md the
following classes OF complaints:
Against an increase OF rent on tn.
part OF the landlord.
For a reduction of rent on he part
OF the tenant
For possession OF property.
For heat.
For repairs-
Against unsanitary property con6i
tions.
Complaints of roomers in boarding
houses. -.
Blanket complaints from apartment
house tenants.
1t will be the frst time that the
commission as q body will read over
the complaints which are as numsr-
GUS and varied. perhaps, as the
nuctuating ranges OF rents charged
by Washington landlords. a
Blanket Complaints.
In giancing over the protests In the
hands of the commission. one gets the
Impression that almost every tenant
In this city has some kind of kick"
This 10 strongly indicated by what
inc commission mas teTmou Dlhnket
complaints" fled by apartment house
tenants. -,
Such complaints are generally
about increased rents. but also in
ciude protests about inadequate heat
These complaints arc signed in
''round-rotin" fashion by every ten
ant in the particular apartment house.
To ConsiAer GroapinE.
Tho commission will read the com
plants thus far received for the puft
pose of determining some means OF
procedure in hearing them. 1t may de-
eide to group complaints Of like ma
ture and hear them as a whole, the
decision in one being applicable to
the others Of such a group. On the
other hand, the commission also win
consider the hearing Of the cases In
the order in which they were filed.
The reviewing Of the complaints
this afternoon will mark the hrst real
business session Of the rent commis-
sion. it's work heretofore having been
preliminary in the shaping Of poll
cies. Several Of these policies. how
ever, still remain to be agreed upon.
The Washington times., 1920-02-03
PROHIBITION TEST CASE
TO Be ARGUED MARCH 8
Rhode Island and u. s. Reach Agree
ment on Date-Supreme
Court Recess.

Solicitor General King said yester-
lay that by agreement with Attorney
ieneral Rice, of Rhode Island. argu-
ments before the Supreme Court In
original proceedings brought by
Rhode Island to determine validity Of
he Federal constitutional prohibi,
ion amendment would not be heard
before March 8.
The agreement was made because
Of the large number of cases assigned
for argument Immediately after court
reconvenes March 1, after its Feb
ruary recess
Counsel on both sides plan to have
the case argued soon thereafter, how
ever in hope of having the question
determined finally before court ad-
journes for the summer.
The Washington times., 1920-02-03
73LAWYERS ADMITTED
TO D. c. SUPREME COURT
Former U. s. Senator, Congressman
and Ex- Governor Among
Those Qualifying.

Seventy-three candidates, including
four women, were admitted to the
bar of the District Supreme Court to-
day at a meeting Of the court in gem
eral term, the motion to admit being
made by Attorney John Paul Earnest,
chairman of the examining COM
mittee.
Among those admitted were Moses
Il. Clapp, former Senator OF Minne-
sofa; Congressman Samuel J. Nichols
II South Carolina. Joseph W. Folk,
Seth Shepard. son OF the former chief
justice Of the Court of Appeals.
welcopes New Lawyers.
Welcoming the lawyers. Justice
Siddons said: ain these critical times
the war-torn world as never before
needs the, best services that men and
women trained in the principles of
law can give 1t. Never before has it
poise> steadiness of purpose, love Of
country, and OF the principles of law.
The women admitted are Miss
Rosalie G. Jones, OF New York. Miss
Jones is an active suffragist, and took
part in the celebrated suffrage hike
some years ago from New York to
this city. She expects to practice law
in New York.
Leads Fight on Reds.
Miss Vera v. Brungart, OF Mime
sofa, employed in the Department of
Justice, where she is assigned to the
radical section which is engaged in
the handling of the reds" Miss
Helen Eisenhardt, of Michigan, who
has been in Washington eight years.
She Is employed in the Department OF
Agriculture, where she is connected
with the legal section Of the public
roads division.
Miss Matte A. Horner, OF New
Hampshire, who has been in the Gov
ernment employ four years. All the
woman lawyers are graduates of the
Washington College of Law.
The Washington times., 1920-02-03
MORE FUNDS FOR D. c.
SOUGHT FROM U. S

Supplemental estimates for the Dis.
trict OF Columbia, totaling S53S,905,
were submitted to Vice President Mar
shall today by the District Commits
sioners. The items include S3,855 for
the three public libraries: $4,000 for
Improvements in repairs to suburban
roads; S25, 900 for sewers: $4,000 for
longevity pay for public school teach
ers; $3.50, 900 for care Of INDECENT in.
sane patients at hospitals for the In
sane, and S3S,000 for the Board of
Children's Guardians.
The Washington times., 1920-02-03
U,SEMPLOYES
TO AID VOTERS
Union Of Government Workers
will Enter Actively Into
Political Campaigns.

A nationwide move by the Ma
,ional Federation OF Federal EN-
nIoyes 10 use it's full power In the
Gaming elections was inaugurated to-
day with the announcement that
bureau OF information for voters Is
about TO be established by the fedora
ton and will be ready Tor operation
In about two weeks.
Such announcement Is regarded as
OF considerable political significance.
IL marks the entrance or organized
Federal employees into national poll
tics. Growing with leaps and bounds
within the past several years from a
mere handful OF aggressive organic
ers the National Federation OF Fed
nral Employees today Is looked upon
as a factor which must be reckoned
Nth by aspirants to public office.
Many Live Issues.
This is said to be especially true
because of the many live issues at
present occupying the minds of Fed
eral employees, among which are num-
bered the night for increased salaries.
better working conditions, retirement
and q number of legislative matters
which have been pressed with con-
siderable energy by the federation.
1t has been openly. admitted by a
number of ''men on the hilf' that the
defeat at the polls OF some OF their
colleagues was the direct result of
the campaigning OF unionized Gov
ernment employees.
While the federation has previously
taken a hand in politics to advance
its principles, 1T is stated that II did
not have the force which its vastly
increased membership now gives 1T.
Informatio Bureau.
The information bureau for voters
will undertake to supply to all Gov
ernment employees full information re-
garding the primary and election laws
of tevery State, and for Federal en-
pldyes in Washington, 1t will give
special attention to the States that
have absentee voting laws.
The bureau also will furnish in
formation as to the record of candi-
dates for election to Congress on
measures of interest to Government
employees, and will urge its member
ship to register a 100 per cent turn
out at both the primaries and the
polls at election time.
The bureau will be established at
the headquarters of the federation
at 1893 New York avenue. But such
activities will not be confined to
this office. Each of the l5S local
unions. representing membership
in every one of the As States, will
be asked by the national officers to
set up a local bureau through which
information as to candidates will be
disseminated to all members in those
States.
Such political information will be
of inestimable value to employees In
this city who heretofore, because or
the lack Of convenient information
have practically lost interest In elec-
tions in their home districts.
TT is the first duty of every
American to exercise his right tc
vote" commented Luther c. Steward,
president of the National Federation,
this morning.
"And he should vote, not accord
ing to some doctrine Of Jefferson, nor
Lincoln's Gettysburg speech. nor
some Fourth of July grafton. but his
vote should be cast to meet the de-
mands OF the present day"
The Washington times., 1920-02-03
MAN BADLY BURNED
IN GAS TANK BLAST

An explosion in q gasoline tank
last night caused a fire in a garage
in the rear 437 o street northwest.
which resulted in a loss OF $4,000.
Ernest Washington, twenty-five
years old. who was standing nearby
at the time OF the explosion was
burned about the body and taken to
Freedman's Hospital in a serious con-
dition.
The fire burned three automobiles
and partially destroyed the garage
before IL was extinguished by NOM
bers OF No. 7 Engine Company. George
Washington was named as the owner
Of the garage.
The Washington times., 1920-02-03
D. c. Will Sell Properties
For Unpaid Taxes

Ben L. Prince District collector of taxes, announced
today that the time for paying 1919 taxes had expired
and that properties which taxes unpaid would
be advertised and offered for sale The date for selling
is set for the second Tuesday in March
Nearly 10000 properties in Washington affected
by Mr. Princes announcement The money derived from
the selling of these properties will be used to pay the
taxes in and the remaining money will be turned
back to the property owners.
The number of persons failing to pay taxes is lower
this year than in many years, Mr.. Prince said
The Washington times., 1920-02-03
POSTPONES TALK
HIGHLAND CITIZENS

Practically an business was post
poned at q meeting Of the Sixteenth
Street Highlands Citizens Association
last night.
DR.. Louis J. Battle, president Of the
association. and several officers be-
sides the chairmen Of most Of the
committees were absent on account
of the induction Of officers into the
chamber of Commerce Former Rep
resentative James T. Lloyd, the speak
or Of the evening. also was unable to
be present
DR.. J. d. Buhrer. Of the association.
spoke briefly Of his investigations of
the moving-picture censorship in the
District
A letter Of protest was sent to the
District Commissioners on ash coliec-
ton on Sixteenth street
The Washington times., 1920-02-03
GOODWILL CHURCH SEEKS
$l25,OOO BUILDING FUND

A church that will be a combina-
tion place Of worship and community
house will be built at Seventh and A
streets northeast The church will
be built by contributions OF the peo-
pie and will be known as a Christmas
Goodwill Church. It will take the
place Of the Epworth Methodist Epis-
copal church that was destroyed by
fre December -.
Rev John Paul Tyler, pastor, who
recently returned from overseas, has
issued an appeal asking for a con-
tribution of at least 81 to the fund
OF s12b, 900 which he is raising. Mem
bers OF the congregation have pledg-
ed sss,oeo OF the amount needed,
The Washington times., 1920-02-03

Should such a system be approved
Congress would write into the salary
appropriation bill annuallye q lin
something like these:
"The value of the unit for the COM
ing year shall be 95 cents"
THE value OF the unit for the COM
ing year shall be Sl.05."
In the former case the salary OF an
employe receiving $1,000. or 1000
units, per year. would drop to $3.50
for that year. BY the second example
his salary would jump to $l.050.
Such a plan Is beIieyed to have a
number of advantages, principal
among them being the maintaining of
uniformity or equality of all salaries.
With the setting of the monetary
value. of the unit by Congress the en-
tire Government pay roll. from the
highest to the lowest paid employe,
The Washington times., 1920-02-03
START WORK TOMORROW
ON DRASTIC SPEED LAW

The day Of reckoning is approach
ing for speed maniacs and traffic vio-
lators Of the District.
Under the direction of Senator Dill
ingham, a Senate District subcommit-
tee Is to begin tomorrow the franz
ing OF drastic legislation TO put an
end to the increasing number of traf-
fc accidents, due chiefly to reckless
driving.
senator Dillingham; hopes to he able
10 report a bill adequate to meet the
situation here in the near future.
The Washington times., 1920-02-03
How System Would Work.

would rise or fall without the slight
est chance for any individual discrep-
ancy.
Another advantage which Is seen
that IL sets an equitable standard for
the purchasing power of the dollar.
On the other hand doubt is express
ed whether the unit system would
be practicable from the viewpoint OF
its moral effect upon the Government
employe. 1t Is not believed that the
Government employe would be salts
fed with a periodic reduction or in
crease in his salary.
Under the unit system the Bureau
OF Labor Statistics of the Depart.
ment of Labor would no doubt hol'
an important position, since Congress
would no doubt base its value of the
unit upon Investigations into living
conditions made by the bureau.
The Washington times., 1920-02-03
COMMITTEE TO PROBE
$3.50 PLAN APPOINTED

The Senate District subcommittee
which is to investigate the Mapes bill
to abolish the half and half form OF
appropriating for the District OF Co
iumbis was appointed today by Chair.
man Sherman.
II consists OF eSnators Dillingham;,
~ New Hampshire. chairman; New, OF
Indiana, and King. Of Utah.
The Washington times., 1920-02-03
New Regulations
Made for Sale
T, WIquor n D. c.

Wade II. coombs. superinten-
dent OF licenses. no longer has the
authority to issue permits which
will allow clergymen to purchase
sacramentai wines and commercial
establishments TO purchase slco-
hol. IL was learned today.
A recent ruling OF the Internal
Revenue Bureau decreed that the
wines and alcohol can only be OBJ
tained by application TO that bu-
reau. Under the Volstead prohi-
bition act the District has no right
to grant such permits.
The Washington times., 1920-02-03
Propose u. S. Workers
Be Paid on Unit System
Set By Dollars Value

Will the Government empoye of the future figure hit
salary in the terms of units'
Such proposition today made to the Congress
sonal Joint Commission Recasscaton of Salaries and
by it salary of 1000 per year would be listed 1000
units for the purpose of establishing convenient scale
which would slide up down. according to the prevalent
purchasing value of unit
The Washington times., 1920-02-03
LAW SCHOOL SMOKER.

The freshman class of the George
town Law School, whose 500 students
constitute one of the largest law
classes in history. will give n smoker
at the Hotel Lafayette Thursday
at . o'clock.
The Washington times., 1920-02-03

The fun text Of the new District Of Co
Iumbia Rent Law, with explanatory
notes BY the Real Estate Editor Of Tho
Times, has been printed In convenient .,as1 ,ns
the asking at the counter Of The Wash
ington Times.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-09
D'ANNUNZIO'S STORIES
"Tales of My Native To,cn' Is
Rich in Romance
and Reality

"Tales of My Native Town repre-
sent the newest of Gabrielle D'Annun-
zio's literary production to reach the
American reader. Il we except the nu-
merous and fervid pronunciamentos and
state papers of the liberator of Fiumc,
quickly wirelcssed to the newspapers:
The short stories and sketches in this
column have taken a more prosaic route
to print than the romantic radio, but
here they are at any rate, and very
rich too, in romance, poetry and
fervor.
The stories apparently are semi
autobiographic in substance and theme,
experience and recollection. The back
grounds and environments, as the COZ
iective title indicates, are OF the au,
thor's natal scenes and hnunts, ana
the characters are obviously persons
among whom he once dwelt and whom
he was able to study not only Mt irst
hand but close up. Some OF the poet
patriots own people are said TO nave
offered lineaments and traits for the
various folk, hot bloodcd, Latin. ardent
people. who figure In the stories--stories
that snow, IN snort iehsIh ~
fullness Of psychology. the lie nara
tives~.sordid, sensuous. tragic, or ro-
mantic-of real people, though their
moods and ways and impulses may
seem strange to the alien temperament
and understanding Of Americans. For
those TO whom nothing is foreign that
pertains to humankind, these Dan.
nunSio tales will bring much interest
and enjoyment and to many other
readers they will have an appeal on
account Of their exotic quality, their
color, their passion. their understand .
ing Of emotion. their searching quest
for motives aud their interpretations
of character in clashes with life and
under stresses Of circumstance and
situation.
TALES or MY NATIVE ToWN,: BTS,f,s. Ky ia,
brele D'Annunzo. Ne" ioFN' b'N''s
day, Page g. Co.