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The Washington times., 1920-07-19
DENIES SOUTHERN
BUILDING RECEIVER
Chief Justice Mccoy Dismisses
Suit Against Realty
Corporation.

Chief Justice Mccoy OF the Dis
tTict Supreme Court. today denied the
petition for the appointment Of
receiver for the Southern building,
and dismissed the oil brought against
the Southern Realty Corporation.
The controversy between tho re-
ceiyers for the First Nationel Fire
Insurance Company, In their suit
against the Southern Realty Corpora
tiOn TO have the latter's deed TO the
structure set aside and receivers ap-
pointed to operate the building, was
settled at a hearing this morning be-
fore the Chief Justice.
Plaintiffs alleged that their inter-
ests in the property are in danger OF
being injured by the fact that the de-
PENDANTS have, and are attempting 10
raise the rents OF the tenants OF the
building in an "unconsciously unrea-
sonable manner" causing many OF
them to move and giving the property
a bad reputation. The court held, re-
garding the Validity OF the deed TO
the building. that the sale should not
be set aside until security Is given
TO cover possible loss from outstand-
ing policies of insurance, said to ag-
gregate Sl,5OO,OOO.
The Washington times., 1920-07-19
QUIZ NEW PAIR ON
ROOF WITH ELWELL
Prosecutor Calling In All Friends
Of Turfman Who Saw Him on
Night Of Staying.

NEW YORK, July ls.-In contin-
ued effort to obtain light on the last
hours OF Joseph b. Elwell, Assistant
District Attorney Dooling on Friday
night questioned Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
lam Mayhem Washburn Ut their
home here.
This became known last night when
District Attorney Swami said his In
vestigators had learned that the
Washburns were on the New Amster-
dam roof on the night OF June 10
preceding the murder. 1t was at this
place that the Lewisohn party and
Elwell danced and dined six hours
before Elwell was discovered fatally
wounded in his West Seventeen street
home. In speaking OF the question
ing Friday, Mr.. Swami said last
night:
latest inquiry We are still endeav-
orlng to learn more OF Elwelfs move
ments during his last hours. and are
calling in all his friends who saw
him the night before"
Mrs. Washburn, formerly Miss
Elizabeth Clarkson. received 5000
check from the whist expert for a
wedding present. Her mother. Mrs
Robert l.. Clarkson, said Elwell was
an old acquaintance OF the family,
and that he and Eliza beth were the
best Of friends and had been 80 for u
long time.
Washburn. Harvard graduate,
was an officer in the United States
army in the war.
The Washington times., 1920-07-19
PUBLIC MUST KEEP
SIDEWALKS CLEAN

When the rain comes and washes
the dust from your sidewalk, and in
cidentally floods IL with mud and dirt
from the lawns, it is your duty TO
wash IL off again. Major Harry l..
Gessford today instructed his men
to enforce the regulation which pro-
yides for."clean pavements."
Addressing the captains OF the pre-
cinct, he says:
complaints have been received at
these headquarters OF dirt washed on
sidewalks during heavy rains. and
no attempt made by the property
owner to remove the same.
Section II OF Article o of the po-
lice regulations reads as follows:
"'Owners OF lots abutting upon
streets, avenues or alleys, or upon
public parking or other public space,
in the District of Columbia, and which
are above grade. shall protect such
lots so as to prevent dirt, sand, or
gravel, or any bushes. trees, or like
things from falling or being washed
upon the public parking in front OF
such lots, or upon the sidewalks,
streets or alleyways adjacent to the
same
you will instruct the members OF
your command to strictly enforce this
regulation"
The Washington times., 1920-07-19

m~-riE . nIiiion dollars Is being
se-.t - a. Gsv~rnmsnt this year
- a. 3r4-tr~a.ut OF the premises
e. ~ Alts. -sss Wisconsin avenue.
Naa-a - a--d - the Public Health
--rrs-s a. q aospital for discharged
-~ea.-rs -fth tuh-rculaT trouble, and
- aa -afIIlsazI baiIdinE TO bring the
sa-u- - o. = caPasity Of 500 beds.
- u.api-t~ sarEicaI and laboratory
--.E.-nt
~ rrsp-rtT includes eleven acres
1-a-srlnE In tEs plateau on which
- h--l1ings 4re located, which IL
- tEa~st rEst - ETouud In Wash
-. t-tnE ~Ezrtly on a level with
- - - 49, Sss-foot Washington
Aauau~uL Tsis altitude. with the
u.asnrar-nt VsU aud excellent air
-arr@l4ttsn- u.akss "a an ideal spot
- t-h-rrl lasis sanitarium. in the
-uauaaa - a. putIir health experts.
E~~ sssas .~ >ED m SCHOOL.
~ prsg~rty formerly was owned
49, eurart~d ~ th- National school
- t----tir Arts and Sciences. and
- . o-usraI ~sod-n administration
s4ltdinE 80 four four-story stone
49, hzltfiuE- ranged m a horseshoe
fa~-suar. whtsh is designed ulti-
-@1~T O. ransist OF eight buildings.
wrrn EaraE-s- Laundry and other
sr-T.rt ru addition.
a Lrrs HIt ~ being completed
r-u- uEnr uzt~rials at the rear OF
go uafn suiidIuEs. This will ac-
a--1etat- ABOUT forty patients and
The Washington times., 1920-07-19
DEED
To Property Purchased
Here Century Ago
Sought by Air"
WANTS 1T CAT ONCE.

One hundred years ago Nancie
Gramil. OF Glen Dean. Ken.
bought piece OF land in this city.
Today one OF Nancie's "airs" writes
to the Country Clerk OF Wash
ington. ID. c." to have deed TO the
property sent to Kentucky I'M
mediately.
When Daniel Il. Gsrges. secre-
tary to the Board OF District Com
missioners, opened his mail this
morning. this is the communication
he received from Gramil Smith. OF
Glen Dean Ken:
Dear Sirs: Would you please
look and see IL you can tind deed
too Nancy Gramil. which came
through Matthew Gramil. 1t was
made about 100 years ago. If you
ind IL write me at once and l will
send you $3.50 and you can send ii
TO me. 1t was put there to draw
interest.
This is one OF Nancy's airs that
is writing you and II IL can be
found we will all thank you for
your trouble. So / will close hop
ing to hear from you at once"
Hardly had Secretary Gsrges put
down this letter. when his secre-
tary, Miss Ritter, showed this COM
munication in front OF him:
Attention Office, Washington,
ID. G.
Dear Sir: Please inform me how
| can become detective for the
government. l do not want to
travel any for their is things that
can be looked after around home. IL
so let me know by return mail.
CLARENCE GLISSON, p
Kitchell, Indiana"
The Washington times., 1920-07-19
u. S. to Spend Million
On Mt. Alto Hospital
For Disabled Soldiers

will have the entire sunward SIDE OF
glass. making a solarlum' The oulIu-
ings now on the grounds VIII accom-
modate 100 patients. mostly in sePa :
rate rooms, the rooms being in small
ward suites with baths and showers
PROPERTY COST s4sS.oOO.
The property was purchased for
si35, 900. The sum of 100000 is
available under the appropriation for
additional structures. 1t Is not yet
decided whether the horseshoe sys-
TEN will be completed by the addi'
ton OF several buildings at the rear
OF the plateau. or whether one large
unit of 200 beds will be erected along
the street line. The latter plan VIII
involve considerable re-terracing, but
offers advantages which may result
in its being adopted. 1t is expected
that plans will be accepted within
ten days and work will be begun i'm
mediately afterward.
The hospital is in charge of DR.. 5.
l.. Christian, of Shreveport, La,
formerly in charge OF the naval hos
pitaI at Savannah. There are now
about 100 patients at Mt. Alto, white
as many more are being accommodate
ed at Providence Hospital, where sur
gical work is done under present ar
rangements. The hospital staff also
treats about 100 outside patients
daily. DIR. Christian has four physI-
clans and three dentists under his
immediate direction at Mt. Alto. The
entire STAFF includes twenty eight
physicians.
The Washington times., 1920-07-19
FIRE CAUSES PANIC ON
ship WITH 1000 ABOARD

NEW YORK, July 10.-One thou
sand passengers on the Hudson Navi-
cation Company's steamship c. w.
Morse, bound from Albany to New
York, were thrown into panic early
today by a Are on board.
The blaze was confined to the state
room in which it started. but the
smoke caused much excitement. The
passengers fed from their berths to
the decks in their night clothing.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-02-01

ne had not found the true freedom
IN Christ. Yet here Is slightly dit
iercnt situation from that OF Anan-
las who fell dead. Peter intimates
that there 1 81 possibility of Simons
forgiveness. lie urges him 10 pray
that he may be set right. and that.
II possible. his sin might be forgiven.
The form Of expression shows that
Peter realized the enormiiy Of ST.
mons guilt. aud al the snme time
the possibility 0f his salvation: 81
mon seems 10 have felt the rcbukc
~ Peter. and asks them io pray tn
Inc Lord that he night escape his
doom. whether this WAS sincere or
not Is a question. So far a. tho
Scripture Is concerned. nothing more
Is said of him.
This unhappy affair does not close
h. work of Peter and John In Sa-
maria. The indication IN verse 20 Il
that they remained longer IN the
city aud containued and confirmed
The work which Philip had so glo-
riously begun. How long they re-
maincd Is not stated. hui ON the way
lack 10 Jerusalem they preached
the gospel Ia many villages OF The
Samaritaus. This was familiar ground
to them We may wonder whether
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-02-01
INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY SCHOOL
LESSON FOR TODAY


ful and successful evangelist. II ~
said that he went down" TO the city
Of Samaria. This city was north aud
slightly west of Jerusalem. hut II
was common 10 speak OF "goinr up"
II Jerurnlem from any quarter 81
Palestine The same mode OF speech
h. Observable IN Great Britain from
any part Of the country people 'ro
mp" Ia London. What directed Phlllp
specially ~ Sdmnria Is not told. but
be went and proclaimed the Christ.
the Messiah. or course this brings
Ia mind the wonderful conversation
Of our Lord with the woman Of this
city and her joyful testimony which
resulted In the conversion Of many
Snmarlilns al that time. Among
these previous converts there was
no doubt preparation for the sue
csflul work Of Philip. Muliitudes
ave earnest heed to his preaching.
This influence was intensified by the
niraclcs which he performed. lie had
cccivcd that extraordinary gift OF
he Holy Spirit which made possible
he exercise Of miraculous powers
Here they are called signs" that Is.
okens Of the divine presence. In
'erse : we see that the nature Of
hesc works was the same az that of
,ur Lord and his disciples healing
he demoniacs and the sick and lame.
Very naturally ~ result Of both
he preaching and tho healing. the
ity WIS filled with jov.
But very baleful shadow falls
cross the scene. Here In Samaria
vas man. Simon by nbme. who had
'ttracted the attention and aroused
he asionishment Of the Samaritan
'eOple by his practice of magic. This
'ort Of thing has always existed. We
ave u today Part Of n Is imposturc
nd sleight Of hand tricks. But I'M.
'crncath there is usually some real
Use OF obscure natural forces which.
'ecauEe they are mysterious. are
Used to play upon the supersiitions
nd rnll!hility Of the multitude.
'imon was a trickstcr Of this sort.
n the practice OF his art he made
reai pretensions. The populace was
inch impressed. and said this man
that Power Of God which Is called
treat This seems to have been
ONE definite designation. Perhaps Il
vas assumed by Simon
Into this situation Philip comes
ylth tho true gospel and with eenu-
ne miracles To support It's claims.
le did not give himself out TO he
'reai nor perform miracles 10 as.
onish the crowd. But he preached
he good news concerning the king
Tom Of God. and put above every
anne tho name Of Jesus Christ.
iany OF ihcm believed and were hap
lied Now the singular state.
rent Is macd that Simon also
himself believed and was hap.
iZed." In the light OF wha,
'ollows we know that this was
,nly u superficial belief He doubt.
ess believed In the reality of tho
MIRACLES wrought by Philip. aud that
his work was done ny greater
,owcr than he himself knew ans
Nercisrd. So far hlr hciirf cxtrrrrf
Bni what follows shows that u" Wa
not truly q converted man. Ills faith
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-02-01
INTRODUCTION.

The great APOSTOLIC leaders whose
guidance OF Christian affairs after
1.-The ascension OF Jesus We have been
studying appear in very important
way In this lesson John again ap.
nears only as the companion Of Peter
lie Is not prominent. We are To take
Tor granted. however. his coopcra.
lion and sympathy for Peter IN their
handling Of this very interesting and
difficnlt incident. This lesson fol.
lows the las, where falsehood for
personal advantage was rcbukcd
Here III" rchukc Is for any who
could Imagine tina, Christian power
and leadership could be bought suG
then used for money making.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-02-01

They therefore that were scat
tered abroad went about preaching
the word. 8 And Philip went down
TO the city OF Samaria. and pro-
claimed unto them the Christ. g And
the multitudes gave heed with one
accord unto the things that were
spoken by Philip. when they heard
and saw the signs which he did. Z
For from many OF those that had
unclean spirits. they came out. cry.
Ing with loud voice: and many that
were palsied, and that were lame.
were healed. And there was much
Joy In that
II Now when the apostles that
were at Jerusalem heard that Sa-
maria had received the word OF God.
they sen; unto them Peter and John:
Is who. when they we're come down.
prayed for them. that they might
receive the Holy Spirit: lC for az
yet II was fallen upon none OF them.
only they had been baptized into the
name OF the Lord Jesus. IL Then
laid they their hands ON them. and
they received the Holy Shirt. ie
Now when Simon saw that through
the laying on OF the apostles hands
the Holy Spirit was given. he offer.
ed them money. 10 saying. Give me
also this power, that on whomsoever
] lay my hands. he may receive the
Holy Spirit. 20 But Peter said unto
him. Thy silver perish with thee. be.
cause thou hast thought to obtain
the gift OF God with money. 81 Thou
hast neither part nor lot In this mat.
ner: for thy heart Is not right before
God. 90 Repent therefore OF this
thy wickedness. and pray the Lord
II perhaps the thought Of thy heart
shall be forgiven thee. 90 For I see
that thou art In the gall OF bitter
ness and In the bond Of inlquity
~ nd Simon answered and said
Pray ye for me 10 the Lord, that
none Of the things which We have
spoken come upon me.
e5 They thercfoia. when they had
testified and snoken the word OF tho
Lord. returned to Jerusalem. and
preached the gospel to many villages
o! the Samaritans.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-02-01
II. Peter and John In Samaria a.
nl1

II. Peter and John In samaria a.
The situation AT Samaria was
brought 10 the attention Of the
mother church II Jerusalem. When
The news was brought. II was Of suf-
ficicnt Importance for the church At
Jerusalem 10 send their two most
imporiant men To look into tho facts.
So Peter end John 20 down To Sa-
maria. We can readily imagine that
ihcv remembered the great incident
" The Master and the Samaritan wo-
man which th,v had Witnessed In
ihoir early disciplcship. They took
hold Of ;he situation at once They
rravcd for thcrc new converts that
lhcv might receive the extraordinary
and miraculous powers Of the HOLY
Spirit Simon desired To acquire To
the fullcs, extent the marvellous pow
crs conferred by the Spirit. That
his motive was gain Is clearly
Lrourht ont IN what follows. lie Of
tered q, buy this power from the
apostle Peter Indignantly re-
uudiaies The offer. Money could not
iuy the free gilt Of God. To offer
II WIS an insult 10 the divine ma
icstv and Ia the true representatives.
OF christ. Peters rebuke amounts
almcst 10 IN exccration. II II as much
Ir io gay. You aud your money to
cc'h"r arc donmed to pcrdition. and
drvcrvedly The very offer Of II
shows that Simon was not right NJ
heart. lie was still In the gall Of hit
tcrncss. that is. the character and
practice Of sin. The gall Of certain
reptiles WAS supposed to he tho
source OF poison. Simon's character
was ncisoncd by sin. lie was Yet also
IN the bond or slavery OF iniquity.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-02-01
EXPOSITION.
.. Philip In S,n,aria (,c,. n; liza

.. Philip In S,n,atia Acts n: t.i3)
In verse 4 the good which grow
out OF persecution Is declared. They
whom tyranny drove out OF Jeru-
salem were scattered in yariols d.
rections and preached the Word OF
God. Thus. as In so many other cases
God made tho wrath OF man To praise
him. Among these preachers was
Philip. who Is named in Aacis G: :
among tho seven brethren who were
chosen 10 look after III" business az.
fairs NJ III" church. lie was. there.
fore. probably . deacon and layman.
but he was ~ tie same time faith
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-02-01

Glue that ioams when Il Is ap-
piled caum. a half million dollars
waste IN the furniture industry OF
The world
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-02-01

John preached In that village which
he once wished 10 destroy because
they received not the Lord.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-02-01

lid not rise TO the reality of per
sonal acceptance OF Jesus as the
saviour. Yet ON his profession OF
acceptance quite naturally he was
baptized.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-02-01
TOPIC: PETER AND JOHN IN
SANARIA

Golden Tcxt--Ye shall be- my wit
nesses both In Jerusalem. and In all
Judea and Samaria, and unto the
utmost part Of the earth. Acts 4: n.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-02-01

Scripture Lesson: Acts n: i.s, IL
21-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-21
CHILD SUFFERS SLIGHT
INJURIES v HEN GAS
.EXPL 0OES IN HON {

Clodel the tvoyear-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Bue Clarey. was
slightly injured when the residence
in which the family lives at the Prai
rie Pipe Line Station in the Hewitt
Held, was burned to the ground. The
conllagration started as result of
volume Of gas becoming ignited by
an Oil stove. The pipe which leads
the gas from the field and distributes
it to the various houses at the plant.
had been leaking underneath the Cla.
rey house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarey had gone to
the kitchen to find the source of the
leak, according to reports. and the
child had been left in the front room.
Suddenly there was an explosion, and
the house burst into flames. The
child was found underneath one of
the chairs, At first its injuries were
thought TO be serious and the doctor
who had been brought from Wilson
believed that she was suffering from
conclusion Of the brain. However. her
condition rapidly grew better, and it
is believed that she will be all right
within the next few days.
Mr.. Clarey is employed as an en-.
gineer at the station.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-21
P PR0 GRESSIVE "A RM RS
.OF CARTER COUNTY ARE
PRAISED BY CALLERMAN

{. W. Calerman, district farm agent
for this district. who was in the city
yesterday attending the meeting Of
county farm agents, takes keen in
terest in the progress Of the Carter
county farmer and made some very
complimentary remarks touching the
interest they are manifesting in pro.
gressive farming.
Mr.. Callerman has been engaged in
the work for a number of years. and
is a frequent visitor to this city
where he meets with farmers and
discusses their problems with them.
He is an enthusiastic advocate Of
farm organizations and firm be.
lever in the old adage that in union
there is strength, for that reason he
is devoting considerable time at pres
ent in the organization of farm bu-
reaus in his district TO work in har.
mony with all other farmers organi.
cations.
Mr.. Callerman believes that fre.
quent meetings Of farmers should be
held to discuss matters pertaining to
/. their business, and likewise he is Il
firm believer in the county fair and
livestock shows that fosters competi.
ton and makes the farmer and
breeder Of fancy stock more keen and
alive to his business.
Cooperation in buying and selling
he advocates as one of the best plans
for combating certain conditions that
now exist, and he believes the time
will come in Oklahoma when the prod
uct of tn farm will be disposed of as
the crops of the California fruit
growers are sold, collectively, and to
this end the farmers throughout the
state are being urged to organize.
Breeding livestock has taken Won
derful strides in Carter county in
the past six years, and district agent
Callerman together with every county
agent in the state is urging that the
movement be continued with more
force in the end that the scrub may
be eliminated from every herd in the
state.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-21
HUGH l.. STURM QUESTIONS
REPORT THAT HUMBLE GASSER
is MAKING $4,000, 900 FEET

That the Humble Oil and Refining
Company's gasser in section 3d. 2s-3w
in the Fox district is not producing
125,OOO,OOO cubic feet Of gas, and that
test of such volume of gas il
there would have been SUCH is impos-
sible to gauge in the manner in which
this flow blew out, is the statements
made today by Hugh l.. Sturm, well
known drilling contractor of Ard
more, and the man who has charge
of the operations of the Rockland
gasser in the same section.
Its all % mistake to conceive that
the Humble well is making 1-5, 900, 900
cubic feet of gas" states Mr.. Sturm.
In the first place, there are no such
gas wells in the Fox field. 1t appears
that the Consumers Light and Power
company sent man out with gauge
to test the gas well for the Humble
people, while the well was flowing
and emitting rocks from the size of
a pea to the size of an intelligent
mans head. AS matter of fact, the
well is making lots of water, and the
man who gauged the flow of the well
gauged the water with the gas, and
consequently might have estimalted
that he had 125, ,0OO, 900 cubic feet of
gas.
"Inasmuch as / have been in the oil
and gas fields for the past twenty
there was such thing as an in
strument TO take the volume on 1885,.
100000 cubic foot gas well.
MY conclusion to this, that the
bankers who have interested them
selves in the we'll have made their
along the same lines that they arrive
at when they arrive at how many bales
of cotton can be made to an acre on
q hilltop in Oklahoma, and if they will
busy themselves enough to go out and
take % look, they will find that the
gas crop will be like their cotton. crop
far below their estimates.
"The Rockland well in section 80,
2s-3w blew out at $50 feet after the
inch pipe had been set in cement
at 2220 feet. The wind conditions rem
dered it impossible to do very much
with this well. By reason of the fact
that the wind shifted from time TO
time over the boiler from which we
were getting our steam, we had to
suspend work, until the wind went in
the direction TO carry the gas from the
boiler
"As a matter of fact, the contrac-
tors and operators of both the Hum
BILE and Rockand wells have handled
the wells in such a way as to not
jeopardize human life.
THE Humble people have their
well in fair way to be shut in as
soon as the cement sets behind the 10
inch pipe"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-21
OWNER OF STORE FRICHTENS
WOULD-BE BURGLAR

A colored man attempted TO break
into the grocery store of Mr.. Dem
ton on + street, northeast, early Mon
day morning, but was frightened away
by the proprietor. Mr.. Denton fired
several shots at the fleeing would-be
thief.
Policeman Jackson, who resides
across the street from the store, was
awakened by the shots and imme.
diately gave chase. However, the ne
gro had too great lead on Jackson,
and got away. During the chase, the
negro ran into a barbed wire fence,
and is said to have emitted yell.
which could be heard for blocks.