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The Washington herald., 1920-05-04
WILMETH now
.TAKOMA MAYOR
Engraving Bureau Director
Has Practically No OPP
position in Election.

Out of a total of 341 votes cast
for mayor of Takoma Park last
evening. James L. wIlmeth. director
of the Bureau OF Engraving and
Printing. received 800 in his favor.
1t was the largest election ever
held at Takoma Park. Mr.. Will
meth had practically no opposition.
Mr.. II. F. Tan. general manager
OF the Western Union Telegraph
Company; Louis d. Bliss. president
Of the Bliss Electrical School. and
J. w. Shade were elected members
OF the council. Mr.. Tan receiving
2SS votes. Mr.. Bliss 237 and Mr..
Shade 221. Other candidates 10 the
council were John r. Adams. who
received 13O votes; F. l. Leuton,
sixty-nine. and Scott Lilly. forty
seven.
Mr.. wilmeth was born near Mem
phis. Tenn. in 1870. He moved TO
Little Rock, Ark, where he received
his early education. Coming to
Washington in his 25th year. he
attended the National Law School
of this city. He has been employed
in the government service since that
time. Mr.. wilmeth has been a res
ident of Takoma Park for four
and one-half years.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-04
O'SHAUGHNESSY SAYS LIND
WAS SENT TO GUST HUERTA

President Wilson sent John Lind
into Mexico to force the resignation
OF Huerta, according to Nelson
.O'Shaughnessy, former charge daft
faires at Mexico City. testifying be-
fore the Senate Mexican Investigat-
ing Committee yesterday
He was convinced that the only
solution of the Mexican trouble was
In the triumph of the revolution
under Carranza." O'Shaughnessy
said.
He gave the Mexican govern
ment to understand the United
States would use force if necessary
to accomplish this"
The witness said Lind was bit
ter" against large English oil in
terests in Mexico and the Catholic
church, both of which he blamed
for Mexico's ills.
The Mexican land problem,
oShaughness said, is exaggerated
by Americans.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-04
BURIED VICTIM
ALIVE, HESAYS
''Bluebeard' Thinks Wo-
manMay Only Have Been
Unconscious.
FORGOT FIFTH CRIME
Trivial Matter Escaped
Memory Can't Recall
Her Name Either.
FORGOT FIFTH CRIME

Los Angeles. Cal, May 3.-"Biue-
beard Harvey. while confessing to-
day to the murder Of a fifth OF his
numerous wives. calmly stated that
In the killing Of Miss Nina Lee De-
loneS confession Of whose murder
he had previously made, he had ac-
tually buried the woman alive in
Borego Valley.
His previous confession, he said.
had not given fully the details OF
the murder. He struck her on the
head with hammer, he said. then
wrapped a blanket securely about
her to smother her, and drove in a
leisurely manner to the place where
he buried her.
Blow Knocked. Her out.
THE blow only knocked her out"
explained "BIuebeard." He contin-
ued:
Il took a blanket and wrapped II
around and around her head so she
could get no air. ] guess she was
uedu "nSn DuTleQ ner. one olo
not move. killed her in that way
because 1t prevented dangerous
blood stains"
District Attorney Thomas Lee
Woolwine, TO whom the confession
was made. said he would compel the
prisoner to exhume the body from
its desert grave to ascertain, IL pos
sible. whether the woman actually
smothered to death.
Forgot All About Victim.
"Bluebeard" intimated that the
murder Of the fifth wife was OF
such slight consequence that trivial
matter had almost escaped his mind.
He could not even recollect her
name. he declared. nor that which
he had given when he married her
in Tacoma
He stated that he took the woman
in a rowboat on Lake Washington
and threw her overheard. Then, as
she strove to seize the boats gun
vale. he grabbed an oar and beat
her on the head until she sank and
drowned.
Late today IL was learned that
the bigamist-murderer married q
woman named Mrs. Beatrice Andre
wartha, Of Canada. in Tacoma on
February s. 1919. The woman has
long been missing and efforts are
being made to ascertain IL she was
the victim of the rowboat murder
The Washington herald., 1920-05-04
TOWN UPHOLDS
RELIGIOUS LAW
Tangier Sentiment Favors
Constable Who Shot
Roland Parks.
Especial to The Washington HeraId.)

Especial 10 The Washington Herald.D
Tangier. Va. May J.-The pillory,
as a means of punishment for the
sinful. has passed out of existence.
and the stern views of the pilgrim
fathers have been supplanted with
liberalism in the greater part of
America.
But the fishermen of Tangier Is
land have retained some of the
qualities of Americas colonists
They are upholding Charles Connor-
ton. town constable. who shot and
wounded Roland Parks when the
youth refused to go to church and
who stood in front of his home dur
ing services, in violation of the
towns peculiar laws.
Connorton was released last Sat-
urday under bond of s2.500 in con-
nection with the shooting. When
his case comes to court many stern,
sanctified citizens will eye the Jury
/ critically. for thcy want Connorton
freed of all blame. In the views of
these people, the officer was doing
his duty TO the church.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-04
CITIZENS ASKED
TOAIDCHURCH
Campaign VIII Now Be Cen
tered Upon Those
Friendly to Cause.

The drive for contributions 70
the Interchurch World Movement
budget entered upon a new phase
yesterday when the campaign was
centered particularly upon the coli
lection Of subscriptions from friend
ly citizens who may or may not be
members Of the participating de-
nominations but who wish the inter
church movement success.
Cburches Make Reports.
Reports from various churches
continued 20 be received at the local
headquarters. The Disciples of
Christ announced that up to Sunday
night they had obtained subscrip-
tions amounting to sst.22I. which is
more than the quota, tTs.ooO. The
Reformed Church announced s2t,-
900; the Friends. Sl.273; the Lu-
theran Church. 5000.
The Business women's Council.
with a membership OF 1000 young
women, which meets at the Church
OF the Covenant, has put a team into
the field to aid in the drive.
New Team Enters Drive
II is composed of Mrs. John Her
yey Young. captain. and Miss Ethel
Bagley, president of the council
Miss Elizabeth Groves. Miss Heloiso
Brsinard. Miss Helen Childs, Miss
Annabel Crandell. Miss Mary Wright
Miss Matte Morrow. Miss Lucille
Smith. Miss Jane Ash. Miss Edna
FitZhugh, Miss Louise Lawson, Miss
Pearl Huber, Miss Ethel Holmes
The team will report upon it's work
at the Friday night meeting OF the
council.
From national headquarters in
New York word was received last
night that incomplete returns from
! twenty States showed a total sub.
scription OF Sl24 .2os. 900.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-04
1920 Directory Prints r.:
028 Less Names Than
1919 Book.
NEW GUIDE OUT TO-DAY
Estimated Census Gives Dis.
trict 460, ,280, Decrease
OF 30,570.

Prideful Washingtonians who have
an eye to the growth OF the National
Capital will be pleased to note the
increased size and volume of the
1920 City Directory. which will be
given its first circulation today. but
they will be shocked to learn that
the directory this year has 12.02s
less names in it than in 1919, and
that the population is given at 3o,-
$40 below the 4so,s5o total accred-
tied last year.
Last year 1e6,140 names were
printed in the directory. while this
year only 1s4.112 appear. In 1913
the estimated population was plac-
ed at 4s0,S50, while this year 1t is
only 4so.s $50.
More colorful than last year the
directory also enjoys an improved
typographical appearance II con-
tains all of the features which
have signified 1t in former years
with a few new ones.
Not Yet Bone Dry.
While Washington and the coun-
try at large may be bone-dry.
plenty of beverages may be found
within the 2,072 pages of the di-
rectory. There are plenty of Beers,
eleven Wines. dozens of Coffeys
and any number of Waters. There
are also any number of Sugars listed.
Siegfried I. Aaal. 1854 Columbia
road. is the lead-off man in the di-
rectory, while the "finis" honor goes
to William T. Zychlinskl.
Smiths Defeat Browns.
Smiths gain an overwhelming
lead over the Browns in their yearly
struggle, seventeen pages being set
aside for the former while only
eleven pages of>Browns hold forth.
All of the color in the dictionary
is not on the cover. as outside of
the eleven pages of Browns there
are scores and scores of Whites, a
dozen or more Reds, several Yellow
leys and hundreds of Greens.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-04
Dublin Corporation Secedes
Army Only British Link

Dublin, May 3.-The Dublin City
corporation adopted resolution
today acknowledging the Dali
Eireann. and pledging itself to give
effect to the Irish parliament's de-
crees.
This marks the completion of the
Irish capitals secession from the
British empire, the British military
forces of occupation being the only
nominal link holding 1t.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-04
Island Off Virginia
Keeps Old Customs
Of Pilgrim Fathers

Tangier Island, Va, is WHARF
the constable shot a boy of II
whom he found sitting on the
front porch on Sunday during
church hour in violation of a
town blue law. Some OF the
things that make Tangier Island
oinerent from the rest of the
United States are:
Till Connorton shot Parks
nothing exciting had happened
here since the British camped on
the Island in 1912 on their way
to attack Baltimore and Wash
ington.
Every front lawn is a grave
yard. Rll marked with large
white monuments and otherwise
decorated.
Children marry at "A.
The town goes to sleep when
the sun goes down.
There are no street lights, tel
ephones, telegraph. automobiles,
movies. baseball diamonds,
Dancing Is forbidden.
Profane language is unlawful.
Smoking is permitted week
days. but is very bad form Sun
days.
No new blood has moved to the
island since it was settled in the
sixteenth century.
Most of the people are named
Thomas, Crockett. Parks or Con-
norton.
The people are sturdy. Their
principal foods are fish. oysters
and clans.
The only electric lights are in
the church, run by a little
plant all its own. The church
is big enough to scat all the
residents.
Negroes are not allowed on the
island after dark.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-04
PROPOSES SCHEME
TOREFUND PUBLIC
DEBT OF NATION
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.
ernment securities warranted It,
government bonds, and at the end of
twenty years begin to reduce the
public debt $1,000. .o0o, 900 per annum
until the entire amount was liqui-
dated.
Will be thus attained by this liking
Of a definite plan of liquidation of
our public debt, the government
would be fully justified in paying
a per cent rate of interest. This,
however. do not think would be
necessary, but such plan would
relieve the banks of the country of
this great burden which they are
now carrying which is such a mem
ace on their financial horizon.
Securities Would Rise to Pnr.
Il am supposing, of course. under
this refunding plan which would
make all government securities
worth par and better that something
over $4,000, 600. 900 worth Of govern
ment bonds now held by our banks
would be taken by the public. II
this were done the result would be
hat Investments in speculative en-
erprises would almost Immediately
case"
Mr.. McFadden pointed out that
e banks of the country are today
IRVING In one way or another
onds and Treasury certificates to
e amount of 0o.co0. 600. In adj
'tion 10 this. he said, they have
:ued and have, now outstanding
'cr $4,000 100000 of Federal Re-
rye bank notes. making a total
$4,000. 100000 of frozen assets"
Need Liquid Assets.
When we passed the Federal Re-
crve act we adopted the principle
Of liquid assets for our banking
The Washington herald., 1920-05-04
WIDESPREAD DESERTIONS
OF CARRANZISTAS CONTINUE

II Laredo. Tex, May 3.-Desertions
from the ranks of the Mexican fed
,eral army with resultant increases
I'm the strength of the reyolutionists
have been so widespread in the last
ten days as to create the possibility
,pf President Carranza's overthrow.
NJ rhts news reached here today in
he form OF entirely reliable advices
ahom Mexico City.
q Scarcely q state in the Mexican
republic, II was declared, has es-
cxpsd this wave of dissaffection.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-04
Wheeling Teacheu Granted Raise

wheeling, ". Va. May 3.-Teacn-
ers of the Triadelphia district were
granted an increase Of 35 Ia per
cent over present salaries at
meeting of the Board of EduCation.
This is the first advance granted
in wheeling district since the agi-
tation for more pay started here.
1t affects more than nifty teachers.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-04
MILLIONAIRE IN G. o. P. RACE
FOR GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK

q New York, May 3.-Elon Hunting
ton Hooker. millionaire chemical
manufacture, has announced his
eandidacy for the Republican gu
,bernatorial nomination.
N He Is the seventh candidate who
is expected to enter the primaries.
His opponents will be Francis VI.
Hugo. Jefferson; Eugene NJ. Travis.
Kings; Thaddeus c. Sweet, Oswego;
The Washington herald., 1920-05-04
DEATHSEALS
] BOMBSECRETS
Anarchist Plunges From
Fourteen-story Building
In New York.
FEARED RED REPRISALS
Dead Man Admitted He
Printed Dodgers Found
AT Palmer Home.
FEARED RED REPRISALS

ofhcials of the Department of JUS
rticc Acknowledged that their chanc-
ses OF rounding up the perpetrators
OF the bomb outrages OF June last
vanished with the death of Andrew
Salcedo. the anarchist informant.
who jumped from a fourteen-story
building in New York yesterday.
Government agents. who have been
working steadily on the case since
bomb explosions in ten cities last
June did great damage and cost
two lives. made no secret Of the
fact that they regarded Salcedo's
testimony and information absolute
ly essential to the establishment OF
the identity of the bomb throwers.
Belonged to Anarchists.
In fact. the death of Salcedo
tipped on the governments plans
and made II known at once that
Secret Service men believed the an
rarchists who bombed the home Of
!, attorney General Palmer in WASH
'ington. the Church of Our Lady of
svictory in Philadelphia. and others,
sail belonged to the L'Era Nouva
ggroup OF Italian anarchists of Pat
''erson. y. J.
= EIudes His Guards.
a The death Of Salcede, who eluded
his guards in the Department Of
-Justice offices in New York and
plunSed' from the window rather
'tssn take a chance with the re-
,prisaIs which might be visited upon
p i'm as an informant by his fellow
W '',i.;. marks the second setback De-
lC rrtment of Justice agents have re-
'fsRiyad in the hOnb case
% SaIcedo acknowledged he had a
Sand in the printing of plain
Words. the infammatory dodger
found scattered about the Washing
lSon home of Mr.. Palmer after the
'6omber had blown himself to bits.
public Ledger Serviee.)
The Washington herald., 1920-05-04
Infant Slayer Held Insane.

Centreville. Nd. May 3.-Harriet
Wilson, a young colored woman. who
was arrested on the charge OF
drowning her 2-day-old baby son,
and lodged in the Centreville jail
last Friday. has been declared in
sane by DR.. H. F. Mcpherson and
DR.. J. NJ. Corkran. OF centreville.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-04
MEXICO BUYS 8 TRAWLERS
FOR PACIFIC PATROL DUTY

Halifax. N. s., May 3.-The Mexi-
can government through Comdr.
Charles p. Boheverria, in New York,
has purchased three of the Canadian
fleet Of war trawlers in Halifax har-
Dor. 1t became known today.
Nine other boats may be pur-
chased. They will be used for patrol
work on the Pacific coast of Mexico.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-04

John Lord o'Brian, Erie; Henry NJ.
Sage. Albany. and possibly Nathan
l. Miller. Onondaga-
Hooker is civil engineer and
president of the Hooker Electro
Chemical Company. He was chair
man Of the finance committee and
national treasurer of the Progress
siye party in 1912
The Washington herald., 1920-05-04

ernment bonds secured currency and
nonliquid assets had been so bad
that we must get away from it, and
this Is how we have succeeded. We
now find that that portion OF our
banking assets which should be
available to finance necessary in
creased production and foreign
trade Is all tied or frozen"
Public Ledger serviee.)
A short story by o. HENRY, mas
ter of short-story writing. appears
daily in The Washington Herald.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-04
Escapes Death in Culpeper Fire.

Culpeper. Va, May 3.-Mrs. Phll.
Butler. 20 years old. narrowly es-
capped death from suffocation when
fire broke out last night in her
home. She was carried out in a
semi-conscious condition. The struc-
ture, a large ONCE building owned
by L. p. Nelson, was damaged to
the extent of several hundred dol
lars.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-04
'CARRANZA CHIEFS
GRANTED PERMIT
= TO CROSS BORDER
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

"a fact which throws additional light
ion the action of CarranZa in send
1ng Gambia Aguilar into that dis
Itrict. II the rebels should maintain
their control over the railroad to the
teIexican gulf il would interfere Sc
ifiously with plans that Carranza is
said to have formulated for his es-
cape from the country when he no
longer sees the slightest hope of
holding power.
Public Ledger Service
The Washington herald., 1920-05-04
CARRANZA'S RURAL TROOPS
IN PUEBLA JOIN REVOLT
OBy Herald Leased wIre,1

NY hernid Leased "irc)
San Antonio, Tex, May 3.-Two
regiments of Carranza rural troops
stationed in the city of Puebla have
revolted. This announcement was
made at the obregon headquarters
here today.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-04

Highest. OF: lowest 40.
Relative humidity--s a. m. 81; 2 p. M,
40; p. m.,' Il.
Rainfall Is p. m. TO y. MI, o.
Hours Of sunshine. 40.
Per cent Of possible sunshine, SO.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-04
Departures from Norm.l.

Accumulated deficiency Of temperature
since January 1, 1920. los.
Deficiency Of temperature since May I.
1890, ia
Accumulated deficiency Of precipitation
since January I, 1920. -1.e6.
Deficiency Of precipitation since May 1,
1890, oil.
Temperature same date last year-High-
est, II; lowest, 4S.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-04
The Weather
Forecast.

Forecast.
District Of Columbia and MARYLAND. Fat,
I today and probably tomorrow: iittIe cL.n,c
IN temperature: gentle winds mostly north
and northeast.
Virginia: Fair today and probably TO-
morrow; gentle to moderate winds mostly
northeast.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-04

When we passed the Federal Re-
erve act we adopted the principle
Of liquid assets for our banking
SYSTEM Our experience with gov-
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1920-05-04
EVitemOS ell 6xOdO de
los buenOS maeStTOS

va que nuestro Gobernador ha he
cho recomendaciones en- su mensaje a
los cuerpos Legislativos, para que sean
aumentados en- cuanto sea possible los
sueldos de los maestros, convene citar
algunos puntos nuestros dignos Sc
nadores Y Representatives., para evitar
de una vez, el gran exodo que Sc aguar
da.
Para ell curse escolar corriente, fue-
ron aumentados los sueldos por los ac
tuales Legislatures; pero debido al
nisero aumento que Sc hizo dadas las
grandes oportunidades que Sc presen-
tan cada dia a los maestros para CO.
locaciones permanentes, trabajando los
doce meses del a1o, hacienda trabajos
de menos responsabilidad mas faciles
con mayor sueldo, etc, un ntmero ma
yor que durante ell curse pasado han
abandonado la escuela han lido EN-
pos de mas brillante porvenir
Maestros rurales q. trabajaban en- ell
distrito de Fajardo, y que por virtud
de la ley del Presupuesto CANADIAN $54O
al afio, han sido contratados por cor
poraciones y casas comerciales con
sueldos de $1,000 al afio, mas un 20
por 100. Maestros Graduados, Especia-
les, de Alta Escuela Inspectores han
fnoihido oFertoo ID ovnY11aoe n, 81 voaSo
Islas virgenes, Estados Unidos San
to Domingo, con un aumento de so
por ciento sobre ell susldo que perci-
ben actualmente.
Desde luego, que brindandoseles tan
tss oportunidades para progresar eco
nomicamente, serian los tontos los que
permanecieran en- sus puestos, 81 nues-
ira Legislature no aumenta ell sueldo
de los educadores en- mas de nm 25 por
cisnto; aumento que aun debe consi-
derarse exiguo.
Aumentese Ell sueldo en- la forma in
dicada y paguesele al maestros los IL
meses del afio, con derecho a un mes
de vacaciones, Sc habra resuelto ell
problema que nos ocupa.
NADIA mas podemos agregar sobre 10
mucho que va So ha escrito sobre ell
estado econ6mico del magisterio insu-
lar, y el hombre que en- Puerto Rico
sea contrario a nuestras demandas es
un enemigo de la instruction.
cuandb nuestra Legislature puefl
tratarlo en- session ordinaria, trataremos
sin adornos ret6ricos acerca del esta-
do politico del magisterio, sefalare-
mos los medios para resolverle.
Antonio Dominguez NIEVES.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1920-05-04
A LA LEGISLATURE DE PUERTO
RICO

Los firmantes de es.a exposition he
NOS sido autortzados por numerosos pa
dres de fanliha, que tienen hijos hacien
do sus estudios en- la Alta Escuela de
Rio Piedras para someter a vuestra con-
siieracion los hechos que pasamos ma
rrar someramente:
En- una de sus ultimas sesiones, la
Junra de Sindicos de la Universidad de
Puerto Rico tomo ell acuerdo de supri-
mir la Alta Escuela establecida en- es-
te pueblo desde Setiembre de 1913.
Las razones aducidas para justificar
est ia determination, son las siguien;es:
Falta de credito legislative en- canti-
dad sufciente para ell adecuado sosteni-
miento de los departamentos regulares
dc la propia Universidad.
Falta de local para efectuar ell ira
bajo. lI>,I}
carencia de obligation legal dentrc
de Las especificaciones de la ley prove
yendo fondos con destino al sostenimien
to de la Universidad, para sostener igual
mense la Alta Escuela.
No es nuestro proposito discutir los
fundamentos que han servido la Jun
ia de Sindicos de Ia Universidad para
| justificar su resolution. Debemos, no obs
tante, hacer constar, que Ia Alta Escue
la de Rio Piedras fue fundada en- virtud
de una resolution de La propia Junta de
Sindicos, fechada ell siete de abril de
: 1913, y que comenz6 a funcionar, como
expresamos antes en- setiembre del pro
pio afo.
Amparados por esta resolution, nu-
merosas famihas de la Isla comenzaron
enviar sus hijos Rio Piedras, con ell
prop6siso de que aqui cursaran sus es-
tudios partir del noveno grado Muchas
resolvieron trasladar Y trasladaron aqui
su residencia. Algunas dificultades eco
nomicas surgidas en- los pasados cursos
obligaron las autoridades escolares de
este pueblo a hacerse cargo de sufragar
La falta de recursos bas.antes a aten
der las necesidades locales de la instruc
ci6n primaria, siempre crecientes en- las
poblaciones como esta, cuya densidad
aumenta considerablemente cada ano,
y Ia carencia de un edificio adecuado
para Alta Escuela, impedian la mu-
nicipalidad de Rio Piedras ell hacerse
cargo totalmen:e de esta atencion Y
aceptar los deberes y las responsible
dades inherentes a la misma. Ademas,
la Alta Escuels aqui establecida pode-
mos afirmar que tenia, como tiene, ca
racter insular. Los benefcios educacio
males que ella Sc derivan no Sc lie limi-
ian a los linderos geograficos del mu-