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The Washington times., 1920-02-05
NOT A HOTEL IN CITY,
BEN JOHNSON DECLARES
His Legal Definition Brings to Light
Kink That Will Force Re-
vision of Bill.
What is a hotel?


1t took the House District Com
rnittee two hours this morning to
reach the conclusion that there is no
such thing as a hotel, in the true
sense of the word, in the District OF
Columbia.
The committee was considering the
bill relieving hotel keepers Of Jiabili-
lies for jewelry and valuables lost by
guests.
The measure carried the word
hotel"
Congressman Ben Johnson of Ken
lucky called the committees attcn-
tion that the legal meaning of hotel
is the place where there is no dis
elimination because Of color: whore
food and lodging and drinks are fur
nished for all persons, their horses,
and servants.
Tho committee decided that no hos
telry in Washington conforms to such
definition. Action on the bill was
postponed until the next meeting of
tho committee. In the meantime the
subcommittee will try to iron out the
kinks in the phraseoloEy OF the bill.
The Washington times., 1920-02-05
PAY BILL SATISFIES
DISTRICT TEACHERS
Measure Provides Increases of
From Twenty. to Forty
Per Cent.

Public school teachers apparently
are satisfied with the wage scale in
crease as provided in the pay raise
bill Of the Board OF Education, which
will be submitted to Congress shortly
by the District Commissioners.
When the teachers council met in
the Franklin School yesterday after
noon DR.. John Van Schaick, jr, presi-
dent Of the Board of Education, read
the original draft of the bill. Only
one objection was offered. DR.. z. O..
Kimball, supervising principal OF the
seventh division, criticised the reduc-
ton of $500 from the original salary
recommended for supervising princi-
pals In the original wage scale and
declared that the reduction was un-
fair. Dr. Van Schaick' promised to
give his complaint consideration.
1t is understood the bill provides
raises in pay for teachers ranging
from 20 to 40 per cent.
The salary of the superintendent
OF schools, in the bill, is increased
from $4,000 10 $4,000. and assistant
superintendents to S4,S00.
Immediately after the teachers
council had concluded its meeting the
Board of Education held session.
The board granted authority for the
establishment OF a community center
at the Deanwood School. Citizens in
that neighborhood promised to finance
the center until Congress makes an
appropriation.
The Washington times., 1920-02-05
WOUNDED YANKS HEAR
TALK BY GEN. CONNOR
Present Day Conditions in France
Depicted BY Former Commander
of 32d Division.

Present day conditions in France
were depicted by Brig. Gen. W. d.
Connor before a large audience OF
wounded veterans in the Red Cross
House at Walter Reed Hospital. yes
terday.
General Connor, who was assistant
chief Of staff under General Per-
sbinr. related his experiences on the
battlefield when he was in command
OF the Thirty-second division.
"Chateau Thierry and the country
surrounding it has changed greatly
s,id the general. "You would think
TO look at it now that the war was
fought there ten years ago. The
woods are growing up, people are re-
turning to what was their iorIner
homes, and have started In 10 re
construct and to rehabilttate what Is
left Fields are being cultivated sheu
holes are being obliterated and even
the lanes are resuming their normal
appearance. / went over the Rrouno
where my division went and was
surprised at the difference a rev
months have made.
"Regarding our dead in France, the
French government has agreed 20
nermit us to remove the l1.OOo boys
who lie in graves in the interior.
There are about $4,000 graves around
the fighting zones. The cemeteries
are in good condition, and the French
neople are assisting greatly In tax
ing care OF them,
The Washington times., 1920-02-05
BILL TO REPLACE CHAIN
BRIDGE WINS APPROVAL
House District Committee Expected
to Report Favorably On
Measure in 2 Weeks.

Members of the House District
Committee today went on record as
favoring new structure to repiaco
the old chain bridge three miles above
the Key bridge.
Just when the committee was pre-.
pairing to report the bill favorG bly,,
Congressman Lampert made a point
of no quorum. This will delay a re-
port for two weeks.
Engineer Commissioner KutZ told
the committee the present bridge ~
unsafe for traffic, and that II should
be abolished or rebuilt.
Because of objections raised by
members eof the co,nmittee against
employing outside architects, Colonel
Kutz agreed that all architectural
and engineering work should be done
in the municipal architects office. de
said, showever, that In project OF
this kind, expert bridge architects
should be engaged.
Congressman r. walter Moore OF
Virginia explained 70 the committee
the needs OF the bridge as a means
OF communication between the Dis-
trlct OF Columbia and Virginia.
The proposed bridge would bo
larger than the Key bridge. and
would not entail so great an expense
The cost OF the Key bridge now under
construction will exceed s2Ooo,Oo'
The Washington times., 1920-02-05
PRESIDENTS SECRETARY
ON PARIS TRIP RESIGNS

Gilbert F. Close. of the White
House. who acted as the Presidents
confidential secretary during the
Peace Conference at Paris, has re-
signed to accept an appointment as
assistant to the president of the Com
monwealth Steel Company OF st.
Louis. Mr.. Close will leave Wash
ingtou tonight to assume his new
duties.
He came to Washington about
three years ago as confidential clerk
to the secretary OF the navy and was
later promoted to the position or
special assistant to the secretary OF
the navy. In August, 1918, the Pres'-
dent asked Mr.. Close to become per-
sonalIy associated with him in con-
fidential relation at the White House.
Mr.. Close was with the President
during his entire stay in Paris, and
had charge of tho Presidents onice
there. He also accompanied the
President on his recent trip to the
Pacific coast. Mr.. Close was formerly
associated with the President as his
secretary while the President was at
the head of Princeton University. Mr'
Close is a native OF Scranton, Pa.
The Washington times., 1920-02-05
CENSUS TABULATION
NOW WELL UNDER WAY
Official Announcement of Capitals
Population Expected BY Middle
of Month.

Tabulation of Washington census
figures is well under way, and with
all but 2 few scattered names in, Off
cial announcement of the figures on
local population should be made by
the middle of this month, 1t was
stated this morning by officials in the
population division, which has charge
of the District census work.
All but one or two of tho 36I local
enumeration portfolios are in the
in the mail by tonight, it was said.
missing portfolios is that for tho dis
trict covering the Walter Reed Hos
pital. This work is practically COM
pleted and the portfolio should be
in the mail yy tonight, 1T was said
Several districts still contain scat
tered homes which have not yet been
visited, but these figures Will be re-
turned on separate sheets so as to
delay the return of the portforios.
No official announcement of the
completion of enumeration work in
any Of the larger cities of the country
has been received by the Census Blu
reau to date. Figures on rural popu-
lation OF the various States should
begin coming in at the main census
office here by the end OF this week. II
was stated. Tabulation OF these fg-
ures will not be made until after the
city population figures have been dis
posed OF.
The Washington times., 1920-02-05

To-day.
Addresses--By Sam L. Rogers, William
N. Steuart, and DIR. J. A. Hlll, National
Press Club, Riggs building, Fifteenth and
G. streets northwest, $3.50 p. m.
Meeting-Cathedral Heights Citizens As
sociatioh, st. Adams Parish Hall, 6 p. m.
Dance and Card Party-Northwest Girls
Club Thomson School, Twelfth and l.
streets northwest, s p. m.
Dance-Community Service Club, No. a.
els Tenth street northwest, 7:ib p. m,
Dance-war Risk Insurance employees,
Community Service Club, No. 3, 9lS Tenth
street northwest, s y. m.
Meeting--SerReant Jasper Post, NO. IL,
American Legion, room 302. Carroll In
stituts Hall 9ls Tenth street northwest, s
IN.
Special Convention--District OF Columbia
Department, American Legion, board room
District Building. Fourteenth street and
Pennsylvania avenue northwest, p. IN.
Moetlng--Anthony League, 2Oo7 Colum-
bia road northwest, s y. m.
Entertainment and Dance - Kimbali
Quartette, the Playhouse, 1914 street
northwest, 3 p. m,
Meeting Equality Post, No. 2S. Vet
ersns Of Foreign Wars, Pythian Temple. 2
y. m,
smok,r--oeorsetown Unfv.rsity Ls-
The Washington times., 1920-02-05
POLICEMAN KNOCKED
DOWN BY STREET CAR

Policeman A. c. Belt. of the Ten
nallytown precinct, suffered injuries
to the body early this morning when
struck by street car of the Capital
Traction Company, at Connecticut
avenue and Morrison street northwest
He was taken to Georgetown Hospi-
tai
An automobile operated by Herbert
c. Jackson. of Takoma Park, yestcr-
day collided with Edward +. Stroll
man, seventy-nve years old. of 1914
New Hampshire avenue northwest at
Fourteenth street and Park road
northwest. Strohman was slightly in
jured and taken to his home.
While working on the street car
tracks at Wisconsin avenue and VI
street northwest yesterday, Douglas
Johnson, colored, 1918 Tenth street
northwest, employed by tho Capital
Traction Company, was knocked down
by an automobile. He refused hospi-
tai treatment.
The Washington times., 1920-02-05
DELAY GROVE TRIAL
AS WIFE SLAYER
Bail Raised From $4,000 to
$10,000-Suspect Re-
manded to Jail.

The trial OF Raymond E. Grove. 523
Third street northwest, a telegraph
operator employed by the Interstate
Commerce Commission, for shooting
his wife, Elanore f. Grove, January
II, last, which had been calendcrcd
for today in Criminal Court No. .,
Justice Stafford presiding, was post
poned to afford tho accused's attor-
ney opportunity to study the case
Upon request Of Assistant District
Attorney Bolitha Laws, appearing for
the Government. Groves bail was
raised from 5000 to 10000. Not be-
ing able to obtain bond, Grove was
rcnnanded to jail.
Mrs. Grove. according to the police,
was at First and Fl streets northwest,
when her assailant fired three shots
at her. One bullet lodged in her left
shoulder. She was treated at the
Casualty Hospital.
x short time after the shooting
Grove was arrested in Balls court,
and the revolver with which he Is
alleged to have done the shooting
was found on a vacant lot nearby.
At the police station Grove is alleged
to have admitted that he went out
that night with the expressed inten-
ton of killing both his wife and a
male acquaintance.
The Washington times., 1920-02-05
DEATHS
IN D. c. INCREASE
Nineteen Recorded At Health
Department-Seven From
Influenza.

Deaths from pneumonia took a ma
terial increase during the past twen-
ty-four hours. nineteen being record
ed at the District Health Department
However, deaths from influenza took
a drop. only seven being reported.
The number OF new cases of infu-
enza reported still continue low. To-
day sixty-four new cases were re-
corded. bringing the total number of
cases reported since the outbreak to
$3.50
DR.. william c. Fowler, District
Health Office, urges the public to "be
careful" during the present incle-
ment weather. Keep warm and wear
dry clothes. Do not get your feet
wet" advises DR.. Fowler.
Deaths from influenza follow:
Gilbert NJ. Theisen. 20 years, Walter
Reed Hospital; Pearl Barnes, 2 years.
sos L street northwest; David Hutch
inson. IS years, 1875 Thirty-fourth
street; Ira p. Rock. "a years, 4l4 Ninth
street southwest; Burt L.. Thomas, 80
years, Sibley Hospital; Winifred c.
Hume, 4s years, 1918 Eighteenth
street northwest; Edna NJ Keating,
IL years, 415 o street southwest.
Pneumonia deaths follow:
JOStpn bCHdDelL, % years, '-l n
street northeast; Edith Z. Waters, S
months. Harlan place, d. c.; Pauline
E. Bryant, 80 years, 1915 T street
northwest; Mary X. oLeary. 4 years,
372S Jocelyn street; James W. Butch
er, II years, 225 c street southeast;
Herman Newly, SO years, Sterling
avenue southeast; Lemuel r. O'Ban-
non, IS years. 1872 Fourteenth street
northwest; Peter J. Clark, 66 years,
46i y street southwest; Milton n.
Kaufman, IS years, sos Fifth street
northwest; Pictrc Piszuti, II years,
709 II street northeast: Alberta Dove,
% years, Freedmen's Hospital; George
Carter, 81 years. Frecdmen's Hos
Emma Bianchini, is years, Providence
Hospital; Anna J. Manning, 90 years,
1897 Clifton street northwest; Mida
W. Shepard, So years. 6223 Ninth street
northwest; Chin Cling. so years, Gar
field Hospital: Carl w. Thomson, 40
years, 16fS Irving street northwest
Cornelis McVay, 81 years, Washington
Asylum Hospital; Rosa oliver, 80
years, Freedmen's Hos.
The Washington times., 1920-02-05
FEW SEATS LEFT FOR
"HULLO WASHINGTON

Nearly all of the seats for the per-
formance OF "Hullo Washington"
which will be given at the Marine
Barracks, Tuesday evening, for the
beneht of the Children's Hospital
have been sold, and quite few of the
seats for the second showing, We'd
nesday night, have been disposed OF.
Two hundred tickets remain to be
sold for the matinee performance
Tuesday afternoon.
Those attending will see how the
old Washingtonians of 1909 enter
tained in honor of President and Mrs.
Madison; how Miss Jazz and Waugh
Beighbec invaded Washington in
1917; they can attend the royal re-
ception and see what tho Supreme
Court will be doing in 1910.
The Washington times., 1920-02-05
THIEVES CALL MAN TO
DOOR AND ROB HIM

John l.. FosSctt, 40 Elm street
northwest, last night was held up at
his home by three colored men and
robbed of 800. Fossct told the police
he went to the door in response to
knock and. on opening the door, two
of the men pointed rcvolvers at him
while the third entered the house:
Searching Fosset5 pockets. the trio
took his wallet which contained $400
and escaped
The theft of coat valued at $3.50
was reported to the police last night
by Miss Thelma Sweeney, employed
i'm the war Risk Bureau. The coat
was stolen from her office, the police
were told
The Washington times., 1920-02-05
SP|KER VISITS
OFFICIAL HERE
Comes to Washington for Per-
mission to Wed Mother OF
Brothers Baby.

Guy :. Spiker. who plans TO marry
Emily Knowles, his brothers English
sweetheart and mother or his broth
er's child. came to Washington today
from Fall River, Mass. He was at
the Bureau OF immigration to learn
whether the bureau would interpose
any objections TO his marriage to
Miss Knowles, on account OF the fact
that she was allowed TO enter this
country on a temporary permit.
Commissioner Caminetti took the
position that the bureau should not
interpose any objection to the mar
riaxe, and that the permit for the
woman would be made permanent
upon her marriage.
Mr.. Spiker was told that the
Knowles case IL closed for ninety
days, and no further action will be
taken until the temporary permit for
entrance expires. Mr.. Spiker told the
officials at the bureau that he plan
ned to be married at the earliest pos
sible moment. He later left for his
home In Baltimore.
Says Girl IL .Hounded."
Solicitor Abercrombie, of the bu-
reau, who talked to Mr.. Spiker, told
newspapermen after the interview
that he thought II was a shame the
way the newspapers of this country
and England were bounding the
young woman"
Miss Knowles, the hancee OF Spiker.
who is living with friends at Fall
River. did not know that Lieut.. Per-
ley r. Spiker was married until the
night before he left England.
Her boy. she says, Is legitimate
child under an English law enacted
during the war. and In Great Britain
the child Is entitled to bear the name
of his father.
License Applied For.
Both Guy Spiker and Miss Knowles
have applied for a marriage license,
and one will be granted them Sunday
Spiker wishes to marry the girl i'm
mediate1y after he gets the license,
but it was said at the Battersby home
in Fall River. Mass, that the mar
riage would not take place for sew,
eral days after that time. Miss
Knowles does not care to discuss the
matter.
Solicitor Abercrombie, of the i'm
migration Bureau, declined to say
whether or not Spiker can marry the
girl, rasmuch as she Is only in this
country on temporary permit
Spikcr left for his home in Baltimore
after his interview with Mr.. Aber-
crombic.
The Washington times., 1920-02-05
What's Doing; Where; When

school freshman class. Hotel Lafayette, s
D. IN. a. =, ,.....,.t ,..i,.r,
Cluh IL Dupont Circle northwest, .. IN.
Meeting-Esther Chapter, q. r.. =
ctIng--National Camp, woodmen OF
the World. ~
Meeting-A r. Talbot Camp, No. ll9l2.
Modern woodmen Of America.
MeetingAColumbi Camp, NO. llsSS,
Modern Woodmen OF America.
MISUNDERSTANDING Council, knights OF
Columbus g.
bees.
Tomorrow.
Dance---Blue Triangle Recreation Center,
twentieth and b streets northwest, 9 p. m.
Bowiing-Bell Telephone vs.. Income Tax,
Community Service Club. No. 8, eis Tenth
street northwest, s:lb p. m.
Dance--Communlty Service Club, No. =,
s1S Tenth street northwest, 7!aO p. m,
Dance--wsr Department employees,
siSty.third Infantry, East Potomac PARK,
y, m. ,------,. .-
Service, Fort Myer, Va, 7:30 .. m.
Meetins-Business Women. Council
Church OF the Covenant. Eighteenth and
N streets uorthwest, gib y, N.
The Washington times., 1920-02-05
TO SPEND S263,0OO
STREETS
Work Will Begin With Advent OF
Good Weather and Be CON-
pIeted BY July.

Engineer Commissioner Charles W.
Kutz todev announced the District
will spend $263,0O0 on street i'm
provements before the end of the MS
cal year, June 80. Work will begin
as soon as good weather sets in. Con-
tracts have been let for most of the
improvements.
Here are the streets that will be
surfaced:
Georgia avenue, from Buchanan
street to Military road, with asphalt;
cost $4,000.
Euclid street, from University
place to Columbia road: $4,000.
X street, from Rock Creek to Thir-
ty-second street with small granite
block; $4,000.
H street northwest, from Twenty
third street to Virginia avenue, as
phalt; s17.5C0.
Eighteenth street northwest, from
G to D, streets; $500.
Eleventh street northeast, from Fl
street to Maryland avenue; $4,000
Elliott street northeast, from +
street to Maryland avenue; $4,000.
Warren street northeast, from B
to C streets; $4,000.
Twelfth street in Brookland, from
Monroe to Otis streets; $4,000.
Shepherd street northwest, from
Rock Creek Church road to Fourth
street; $1,000.
Taylor street northwest, from
Rock Creek Church road to New
Hampshire avenue; $4,000.
The Washington times., 1920-02-05
G. W. U. TO INACCURATE
OPEN FORUM ON SUNDAY

Washington is to have new open
fsrum on Sunday afternoon when
the Agora OF George Washington
University is launched at , o'clock
at the Woodruff Administration
Building OF tho university. twenty
frst and G streets northwest.
The forum, which is being inaugu-
rated for philosophical, religious, and
scientific discussion, Is to be address
ed at the opening by the Rev. DR..
William A. Haggerty. pastor OF the
Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church,
and King Chu, OF the Chinese legation.
a student OF the university.
"whst Christianity has done for
civilization" will be the topic OF the
former. while the latter viii discuss
what contuciapsm Has Done FoF
Civilization"
The Washington times., 1920-02-05
SUCCESS OF MARINES
IS TOLD AT SMOKER

Capt. ]. Walter Mitchell, u. S. VI. c.,
told of the work and accomplish sh-
ments OF the marines, during the war
last night at Masonicl Temple. before
large crowd. TNe address was
delivered at an entertainment and
smoker given by "The Rowing Mar
ines." squad Of marine entertainers
sent out 70 stimulate interest in the
rec'witing campaign.
captain Mitchell stated that the
marines have already proved them
selves to be smphibious by serving
On both land and sea and now they
srs using horses IN the mounted
marine regiments
The Washington times., 1920-02-05
HOLD F|ANCEE
Of FBOYBAND|T
Girls Confession Leads to Re-
coyery of sl,935 Hidden
in Piano.

With Mabel Hill. his seventeen
year-old sweetheart. at his side as he
answered questions put to him by de-
tectives. Edgar r. Perrigo. seventeen
years old. alleged to have assaulted
and robbed Mrs. Emily Faithful,
sixty-three years old, at her home In
Congress Heights Tuesday. today de-
clared that 81, ,ss5. which has been re-
covered by the police. was the total
amount OF money taken from the
woman's home.
The police yesterday recovered
sl.935 which they sllegs Perrigo took
from the unconscious form OF Mrs.
Faithful. The money was recovered
after Miss Hill appeared at the Elsv.
enth precinct police station and told
Sergt NJ. L. Ready the money had
been secreted in house at 413 South
Carolina avenue southeast where she
has been staying.
HiA Money Il. Plane.
Sergeant Ready. with Detectives
Hushlett and Connors, went to the
house, where they recovered the
money. II had Been secreted III a
piano. Miss Hill told police she had
been unable to sleep because OF the
money in the house.
Perrigo when arrested said that
$50. which the police found on him,
was all he had secured from the won'
an. He admitted yesterday the police
say, that he gave Miss Hill the $l.P3o
which was recovered from her.
Perriso fully realizes the serious
ness OF the offense with which he is
charged. and had a detected attitude
when brought to police headquar-ors
this morning.
The police have accounted for $S.4sS
of the woman's money. Some OF this
amount was found on her when she
reached the hospital. and the re-
mainder was recovered yesterday.
victim At Deaths Door.
Mrs. Faithful is still in a serious
condition at Casualty Hospital. Her
condition, physicians reported this
morning, was unchanged, but her age
is a factor against her recovery.
Because of a recent order by Major
RAYMOND w. Pullman, Superintendent
of Police, newspapermen were not al
lowed to interview Miss Hill when she
was brought to police headquarter'
this morning.
The recent order by Major Pullman
bars newspaper men from Interview
ing any arrested persons while thu
police are investigating the case II
which they are alleged to be involved
Miss Hill Is being held at the hous'
of Detection for Investigation. while
Perrigo is locked up at the Eleventh
precinct police station.
The Washington times., 1920-02-05
POLICEMAN CHARGED
WITH THEFT OF AUTO

Charged with the theft Of an auto
mobile belonging to J. B. Hill, 2116 p
street northwest, Gather W. Bayliss
a policeman stationed at the Third
precinct, and Marcus Costallow, Of
2434 Pennsylvania avenue northwest
today are locked up at the Third pre-
cinct police station.
James Madison Fitzgerald, twenty
two years old, 3179 Eighteenth street
northwest, is under arrest on a charge
of receiving the Hill car.
The trio were arrested yesterday by
Detectives Hughlett and Conners OF
the headquarters automobile squad.
Tho detectives also charge that
Bayliss stole an automobile belonging
to the American Red Cross which was
recovered in Cherrydale. Bayliss has
been on the police force for eight
months.