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The Washington herald., 1920-08-26
CLAIMSFL0OD
PENSION OFFICE
Acts of May | and June )
Add 10000 to Bureau S
Roll.
CLERKS URGED TO HELP
A. D. Wilkinson Issues Cir
cular Letter Asking for
Cooperation .
CLERKS URGED TO HELP

Administrations of the pension acts
of May and June 5. 1920, has
brought approximately 10000 claims
TO the Bureau of Pensions for at
tention. according to Chief Clerk A.
d. wilkinson. BY the close of the
summer il is expected that the num-
Der of pending cases will have to-
tailed 1900
The steadily growing accumula-
tion OF work which has been aug
mented by the decrease in personnel
through retirements moved Chief
Clerk Wilkinson to issue circular
letter yesterday. in which he calls
upon his fellow workers to continue
their efforts to expedite the busi-
ness Of the bureau.
Increase Of 10000 Claims.
= Nearly $4,000 claims have been re-
cefNed under the act Of May, l, 1890,
better known as the Fuller bill
which increased the amount of PEN
sions to widows OF veterans Of the
war Of 1912 and to veterans of the
Mexican and civil war and their de-
pendents.
Another $4,000 has been added to
the plumber of pending claims by the
storing NJ DdCu Dill Ol June D.
1920. sfOr retirement Of employees in
the classified Civil Service"
"A sweeter. more satisfying task
there is nowhere in the governmental
service than falls to our lot" Will
kinson says in the letter to his CO.
workers, Ito care for him who shall
have borne the battle and for his
widow and his orphan Imbued with
the Pension Bureau spirit, we shall
not fail the veterans now, nor their
widows and their orphans.
Asks Cooperation.
1t behOoves US. therefore, at this
time to be diligent and cheerful and
unErudging- in the performance OF
all those Things we are called upon
TO do, even If at times they do not
seem to measure up to our attain
ments, our aims and our ambitions
After urging cooperation upon
the part OF all sections and divisions
as we'll as individuals, he says:
Suggestions that may bring about
improved methods of service will be
welcomed by those who supervise
the business and direct the activities
OF the bureau"
The Washington herald., 1920-08-26
RAILROAD BOOSTS
ZONE FARE RATES

4 Frederick. Nd. Aug 25.-While
its passenger fares in this city will
remain the same, the Hagerstown
and Frederick Railroad Company
has announced an increase in
charges outside Of this city.
The cash fare per zone will he
eight cents instead Of seven. or an
increase Of about Il per cent
Freight. rates have been increased
from 10 to % per cent.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-26
Veteran Says Pals
Forced Him to Rob
Bank in Maryland
Especial to washington HeraId1

tspecini TO washington Herald.D
Harrisonburg. Va, Aug. 25.-Lu-
ther Frye, veteran of the world war,
yesterday told the police of Wood
stock that he was forced to help rob
the bank Of Kftsmiller, Nd, of SIO,-
600 in May. 1917. by his companions,
Paul and Dave Neff
These men now are in the Virginia
penitentiary serving terms for max
ing armed resistance to officers who
tried to arrest them.
Frye and the Neff brothers. the
police charge, took refuge in a
mountain cabin after the robbery
and detied a sheriffs posse for
months.
Frye, however, responded when he
was called by the draft. Because
of this fact charges of resisting Off
GERS against him weEe dropped"
He will be taken to Cumberland
Md, for trial
The Washington herald., 1920-08-26
SCALDS FROM STEAM
FATAL TO ENGINEER

Fairmont. W. Va. Aug. 25.-K. c.
Bunner. 81 years old. Baltimore and
Ohio engineer. died yesterday OF
scalds, sustained from steam when
locomotives sideswiped in the Fair.
mont yards.
Pipes were broken, allowing live
steam to pass over his body. Be
sides his wife he is survived by his
parents and several brothers and
sisters.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-26
Cumberland Dentist, Believed Dead
Comes Back from Frozen Gold Field
With Fortune Made in Sable Furs

beyond his widest dreams in the
days when he was a struggling
dentist.
After prospecting for a number
of years and sccumulating a con-
siderable fortune. he claims, he lost
all he had gained in an unfortunate
investment. BY that time the
cream had been taken from the
Alaskan gold fields.
He thon abandoned prospecting
and engaged in trapping sable and
other valuable fur bearing animals
along Alaskan rivers. OF this busi-
ness he made a big success. On
this trip from Alaska he brought
thousands Of duslars worth of sable
furs with him.
Dr.. McElfish has spent the week
renewing old acquaintances.
He has become so accustomed to
living out OF doors in Alaska that
he claims he cannot endure to re-
main inside a house and has pitched
a tent on the outskirts of the city.
He is about IS years old. He plans
to return to Alaska soon.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-26
TWO MEN CRUSHED
UNDER AUTOMOBILE

Hampton. Va. Aug. 25.-Charles
Major. of Magnolia avenue. near
Pivcrview, was instantly killed and
Robert Dishman. Of kecoughtan,
was probably fatally injured when
tre automobile in which they were
riding turned turtle. crushing the
two occupants beneath IL
Following the accident Mr. Major
was found with his feet in the car
and his head under the front wheel
Mr.. Major was about 30 years Of
age. He is survived by a widow
and four children.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-26
SAME LIGHTNING BOLT
STRIKES TWO HOUSES

Petersburg, Va. Aug. 25.-During
a severe electric storm yesterday
the palatial homes Of Thomas B.
Maclin and p. H. Booth were struck
by lightning and greatly damaged.
The storm was one Of the worst
the city has experienced in years.
The damages to the homes will
amount to over $1,000. Both houses
were struck by the same Volt and
after ploughing holes in the roof Of
both spent itself TO the inside walls.
Mr.. Maclin was standing by the
fireplace in the library of his home
when the bolt struck and his escape
from injury is considered miracu-
lOus
The Washington herald., 1920-08-26
River Rises 30 Feet.
MAN WAITING PARDON
ESCAPES FROM JAIL

warrenton. Va. Aus 25.-Jsmcs
Chichester. Colored. escaped from
the county Jail Monday night auc
has not been reCsptured. He hac
been in Jail since March and was
sentenced 10 three years in the
penitentiary for d theft NJ whisky
which had been confisUatCd by the
authorities Chichester sentence
had been suspended pending Pc
tition 10 Governor Davis FOR his
pardon.
After the trial the principal wit
ness against him. another negro
swore that his testimony had bcsg
false and that Chichester was not
guilty. 4 majority Of the jurors
had signed the petition for his par
don.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-26
Aged Woman's S Body
Saved From State
By Offer of Burial
Especial to Washington Her.,e.)

~
Lynchburg. Va. Aug. 25.-- Popu-
lar indignation ran high this week
when IL was announced that the
State law required city authorities
to send the body Of Mrs. Caroline
Turner. aged woman who died al
the city home. to the University OF
Virginia medical school for use in
class demonstrations.
Mrs. Turner had been well known
about the city but died without
funds or near relatives. Numerous
persons offered to bear the expense
of burial
At last a distant relative was
found to whom the body was turned
over.
Mrs. Turner formerly resided or
farm on Pedlar River. This she
sold later and moved 10 the city.
II still is believed that she has
funds somewhere to pay the cost OF
her burial.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-26
CANAL BED CLOSED
BY MOUNTAIN SLIDE

Hagerstown. Md. Aug. 25-Traf-
fic on, the Chesapeake and Ohio Ca
nal which is now the heaviest of
the season. was blocked for more
than a day by a landslide on the
mountainside at the upper end Of
the tunnel, above Hancock.
A mass Of earth and stone. loos-
ened by recent rains. slipped into
the canal. nearly closing it.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-26
TAKES NAP ON TRACK;
TRAIN BREAKS SKULL

LynCbburE. Va, Aug. 25.-Artie
Wood. a local shOewOrker. sat down
os the end Of tie on the track of
the Norfolk and Western belt line
in Fairview Heights Monday night
and fell asleep. During the nap a
coal train happened by and the pilot
of the engine side-swiped the sleep
er, who was carried home with a
slight fracture OF his skull and
scalp wounds in the back Of his
head
The Washington herald., 1920-08-26
SUBDUES BUMPER
RIDERS WITH PISTOL

Hagerstown, Nd. Aug. 25.-Four
train riders were captured at Pen
Mar by Officer John E Zang. OF the
Western Maryland Railroad deteC-
tive force. after a fEht in which
Zang subdued the men with a pis-
tol.
He brought them handCuffed to
this city and they are now serving
hVe-day terms in the county Jail.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-26
Prince Georges County

Rlverdale, Aug 25.-Dr. S. NJ.
Mcmillan. mayor Of Riverdale. an
nounces the appointment of the
following standing committees:
Finance, Councilmen f. B. McBath,
chairman: George +. Montgomery.
w w. Thompson. Lights, W. W.
Thompson. chairman; +. B. Nc
Bath. W. F. Thorne. Roads. G. W.
Whalley, chairman. w. W Thomp-
son. George F. Montgomery. Sani-
tatiOn. George r. Montgomery.
chairman: G. w. Whalley and W.
p Thorne
The Washington herald., 1920-08-26
REFUSES TOEAT
DAYS; THEN DIES

Portsmouth, Va, Aug. 25.-Michael
WeIch. 81 years old, died in the
county Jail yesterday. His death is
believed to have been caused by
wood alcohol poisoning.
The man was picked up by the
police on August IL in a dazed con-
dition. He was at times violent and
during the past five days has re-
fused to eat anything.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-26
FIRE CAUSES $4,000
LOSS TO HARNESS SHOP

Harrisonburg. Va. Aug 25.-Fire
Of undetermined origin Tuesday
afternoon caused damage amount
ing to $4,000 at the harness fac
tory and storage rooms Of the
Brock Hardware and Harness Com
pany.
The loss is fully covered by in
suranCe.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-26
ARMY LAUNCH BURNS
AT LANGLEY FIELD

Newport News, Va. Aug. 25.-Fire
OF an unknown origin destroyed the
launch Lieut.. Cleo ]. Ross at Lang
ley Field. entaiIing a loss of prob
ably s3.5O0.
The boat was discovered burning
about 8 o'clock last night. The
little craft was burned to the wa
ter's edge in few minutes.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-26
Target Shooters Kill
Boy in Blueberry Patch

Grantsville. Md, Aug. 25.-Milton
Ford, IL years old. is dead with a
rife bullet in his brain at Union
town, and Ernest BlaCy and John d.
Yates, both young men Of Smith
field. ars under arrest charged with
the shooting.
The boy was carrying a tin pail
filled with blueberries on his shOul-
der. 1t is alleged that the men used
the bright tin-pail as a target for
rife practice.
Residents near the berry pasture
say the two men had been shooting
recklessly all the afternoon.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-26
FAMILIES LOST
IN RIVER FLOOD
Woman S Body Found in
Treetop and Farmers
Search for Children.
BRIDGES DISAPPEAR
Amherst and Nelson County
Grain and Tobacco Crops
Washed Away.
Especial TO Washington HeraId.)

NsUtsi" 10 "asnihtAoh hfEalo=l .
Lynchburg, Va, Aug. 25.--At least
four persons, two women and two
children. were drowned in the Buff
falo and Tye River floods which
swept Amherst and Nelson counties
late last week.
with railroad service suspended
and telephone and telegraph wires
down, details OF the tragedies are
just reaching Lynchburg.
Body Found In Treetop.
Mrs. Eliza Martin and her two
children were carried away with
their home late Thursday night by
the overflow from the Tye. Satur-
day the body Of the mother was
found in a treetop a mile away.
All the clothing had been torn
from the body and nearly every
bone broken. A posse OF farmers is
searching for the bodies Of the chill
dren.
Family Lost.
Another family living at the
Piedmont soapstone quarry. on the
Buffalo River. were washed away.
and nothing has been heard from
/ them. The names cannot be learned,
and II is not known how many were
sleeping in the house.
Not a single bridge over the Tye
| River from Massie's mill to Tyro
was left standing. One Of the old
est Amherst County landmarks. a
covered bridge north OF Amherst,
was washed away.
River Rises 30 Feet.
The Tye River rose from = % 80
| feet and spread over the country. in
many places a mile wide. Corn and
! tobacco crops in the valley were
ruined. and much wheat in shock
was washed away. CarCasses ot
cattle sheep and hogs were LETT In
] the wake Of the food.
The Blue Ridge Railroad Is al
most a complete wreck Traffic
cannot be resumed for weeks.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-26
DIES TOAVOID
'DOCTOR'SKNIFE
Aged MAN Shoots Self on
Eve Of Surgical Operation
To Save Life.
Especial to washington Herald,

Cape Charles, Va, Aug. 25,-A few
hours before the time set for a
difficult operation, Lewis Vincent,
20 years old. killed himself with a
dOuble-barrel shotgun.
He had been in poor. health for
some time and the operation was
planned as the last hope of saving
his life.
He went into the woods near his
home, placed the butt of the gun
against tree, the barrel against
his heart and pressed small cane
against the trigger.
He Is survived by five children.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-26

NO I4-VAUGHN CONNELLY.
You remember the mob man" OF the Tidal Basin? Well
Connolly is the ladies man"
The other guards say that he's girl every port,
but in every pool.
The fact that Connolly was born in Charlotte N c. may
this popularity He is also Central High School
product and student Staunton Military Academy He played
football both places His Washington address is Gard
northwest
He guard Georgetown pool last and before he
at Tidal Basin this he life guard a
Rosedac pool He is fancy diver.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-26

Hyattsville. Aug. 25-Plans for
the Labor Day celebration to he
given BY the Hyattsvillc Fire De
partment on the DuVall estate on
the Washington-B Baltimore boule-
ward arc nearing completion. These
committees have been named.
Speakers and athletic. Walter s.
Dutton: soft drinks. John l.. Zim-
norman: ice cream. Robert King
paddle stand, John Fainter. The
celebration will include an Aida )
carnival featured by athletic
events. addresses by political can
didates and a dance in the Ma
tional Guard armOry.
Capital Heights. Aug. 25.-The
Civic League of Capitol Heights has
started preliminary arrangements
for mardi gras in Capitol Heights
the week of September 25i The
committee in charge of arrange
ments comprises Carl Grimes. Jo-
seph Paravati and Mrs. Grace
Stansbury. 1t is planned to stage
a pageant on the steps of the
school, depicting the various stages
of Maryland history.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-26
Ask Road Continuation.

Upper Marlboro. Aug. 25.-A dele
cation of citizens from Piscataway
district appeared before the county
commissioners at the meeting in
Upper Marlboro this week asking
continuation of the Livingston road
in ONOn Hill district.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-26
CHICAGO GRAIN.

Chicago. Aug. 25.-Future prices in grains
and provisions are:
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-10-26
The Passing Shoe

HOG can stand pat on a pedigree
DJT man has TO have
MORE than that II he wants to make
good.
AFTER a girl has invested i've
PERFECTLY good bucks in a pair OF
silk stockings
SHE doesn't care how doEgonc tight
THE skirts set.
THE political future never seemed
more
UNCERTAIN than now
AND We imagine more than the usual
NUMBER OF dear school teachers
ARE formulating their distinctive
memories
OF patting little boys on the head
AND positively foreseeing the time
when they will grow
Up to be Gamaliels or Middletons
WHEN. II and as the opportunity al
fords.
- - -~0S1h " ny q III AA%S AAAHtA
ALWAYS sets by is because the
emergencies
THAT We are prepared for are
THE ones that never turn up.
IT has just reached the point
WHERE one-tenth OF the world
DOESN'T care a whoop about the
thirst
OF the other nine-tenths.
LOT Of men never appreciate the
advantage
OF saving money until they
ARE down to their last cent
If girl wants him she
WILL entlce him into the porch
swing
But II a widow wants him
SHE will maneuvsr him into the din
ing room
THERE'S nothing like experience
SOME OF the boys and girls so to
high school
AND forget all they learned
IN the grades and some or them VIII
GO TO college and forget
EVERYTHING they learned in high
school
AND some Of them will so to work
AND forget all they learned in col
lege.
ANOTHER nice thing about being an
American
Is that no matter what it is
THAT you like best
YOUR state legislature
WILL see to it that you cant have
any Of II.
WE are a nation Of humorists
AND this must be the
REASON SO many OF US let on
TO think We can reduce the cost OF
living
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-10-26
THE ISSUE.

Not all the maunderings of Candidate Cox can
distract popular attention from the main issue OF the
campagn-the failure CT democrats deserve contn-
uation in power. That the theme Of Herbert
hoovers speech at indianapolis and it is put
ting democrats very much the defensive everywhere
This practical issue far transcends theoretical dis
cussion league of nations.
TO have obstinately held up the peace CT the
world for Is months" said Mr.. Hoover; to have re
ected the opportunity OF amcable adjustment OF diff
ferences methods have projected the issue in
the presidential election is the greatest failure of
American craftsmanship since the Civil Real re-
gard the welfare of people and the world would
have accepted the treaty with reservations and then
IL they thought it vital matter have gene the
country the political issue Of correcting the
vations. This solemn referendum is the league
it is on the failure of the democratic party"
There is way fer the democratic party to wrig-
gle out of this responsibility The fact that there
serious disafection within the party that
OF democratic stood for the reservations the
covenant in defiance CT the boss does the
supineness of those other democratic senator's who
obeyed the crack of the White House whip Wilson
and the democratic party solely TO blame for the
killing of the treaty in the fer the pro-
longing of the anomalous situation And the people
preparing their verdict to that effect which
will be returned at the polls November End.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-10-26
WORK FOR WORKS SAKE.

News dispatches tell OF another rich woman who
has chafed under the pail Of dleness and has set
shop In New York City. Wherein those whose chief
ambition it is work may well find food for
thought idleness. even with wealth. dull and
stupid. after all?
Most people stayt out life with expectation OF the
day when they shall have saved up a competence
will them the necessity daily They
approach middle life with a fearful expectation CT the
time when they will no longer 5e able to do lays
work every day. They come TO the declining years
with many regrets the passing of the good Ola
days activity.
No achieve any permanent success un-
he is imbued with the of work. greatest
men in the world are the hardest workers. They are
graf because they work
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-10-26
RECALLING THE 80.

The issue is not "a league of nations but the
league nations President Wilson deliberately in
terwove the league with the peace treaty that 1t
could not be amended We go into the league as
he It, stay That not mean however.
that if stay of the league. there would be
further efforts preserve world peace promote
world disarmament. The SO senators who signed the
round robin pledged themselves take up the sub
ject of agreement among the nations having this
end in view But it will be a carefully deliberated
agreement in which the minds leading statesmen
will meet and not one-man prepared by
who has consistently pursued policy of surrend
ering American rights and interests
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-10-26
COUNTY COMMISSIONER
(Third districD
) ames Black
Democratic Ticket

PRESIDENT
James NJ Cox
VICE PRESIDENT
Franklin D. Roosevelt.
U. S. SENATOR
Thomas Taggart
GOVERNOR
Carlton B. McCulloch.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Samuel ". Foster.
ONGRESSMAN. 10TH DIST.
Fred Barnett. Hammond. Ind.
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
William J. Murray. East Chicago.
JUDGE CIRCUIT COURT
Pcarlee A. Parks. East Chicago. mi
JUDGE CRIMINAL COURT
John D. Wells. Cary. Ind
AUDITOR
John A. Tokarz. Whiting, Ind.
RECORDER
James v. Costello. Gary. Ind
CORONER
John Mcdonnell. Hammond. Ind
COMMISSIONER. 1ST DIST.
Mrs. Fred Carter. Hammond. Ind.
STATE SENATOR
George Z. Hershman. Crown Point
Ind.
STATE SENATOR
Mrs. Margaret Mcclure Turner. Ham
mond, Ind.
STATE REPRESENTATIVE
Ferdinand ketclke. East Chicago.
Ind.
STATE REPRESENTATIVE
William McAfee. Hobart, Ind.
STATE REPRESENT ALIVE
Mrs. Myrtle Meara. Hammond, Ind
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-10-26
OUR CoUNTRY'S HONOR.

There is one phrase in President Wilson's appeal
to the voters to rafy the league of nations which
wers his question. because it begs the question He
says:
The chief question that is put you IS, of
course: Do you want your countrys honor vindcated
anl the Treaty of Versailles ratifed?'
There is need "vindcate" this countrys honor
because it has never been pledged the Treaty of
Versailles declares the Wall ST Journal. Mr. Wilson
had power to pledge this nations honor. Even il
he not student of the constitution himself
voters in 1918 had ted him in reply his own
direct appeal. He went to Paris in defiance of the
result Of that solemn referendum Whatever honor
he mortgaged. it that of his country.
The league of nations stands before the country on
its merits. whatever they may be; and the country
honor is unpledged. may accept or reject with a
clear conscience. To that there is ques-
ton abont this is insult the intelligence of the
American people
Suppose leave homer out of the question.
LOT OF WOMEN should be develop their
fitness for the ballot by voting against
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-10-26
TOOK NO SENATE ADVICE

As last attempt to defend the manner in which
President Wilson negotiated the peace treaty par
tculary the league Of nations covenant It now as
serted that Wilson took advice republican on
the subject. 1t appears. however. common
knowledge. that the only whom he took ad-
vice a who had already gone on record in
favor Of his ideas At time did the president carry
out either the letter the spirit of provision OF
declares that he shall negotiate
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-10-26

treaties by and with the advice OF the
senae. lie took advice only from outsider but
from outsider had been defeated the polls by
the most overwhelming plurality IN the history OF
American politics lie refused consult the authorized
of the people in the senate whose
sci he required take, merely received sug
gestions from outsider whose mind along with
his The present show that he took advice
merely emphasize the fact that be did not
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-10-26
THE TWO TICKETS
Republican Ticket
PRESIDENT

PRESIDENT
Warren c. Harding.
VICE PRESIDENT
Calvin Coolidge
L S. SENATOR
James z. Watson.
GOVERNOR
Warren T. McCray
CONGRESSMAN
VIII r. Wood.
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
Dwight NJ. Kinder.
JUDGE CIRCUIT COURT
L. Miles Norton.
JUDGE CRIMINAL COURT
Martin J. Smith.
STATE SENATOR
c. Oliver Holmes
STATE SENATOR
James j. Nejdl
STATE REPRESENTATIVE
Oscar A. Ahlgren
STATE REPRESENTATIVE
James l. Day.
STATE REPRESENTATIVE
Otto G. Fiheld.
STATE REPRESENTATIN
J. Glenn Harris.
JOINT REPRESENTATIVE
(Lake and Porter
Jay J. Overmyer.
COUNTY AUDITOR
George NJ Poland.
COUNTY TREASURER
Ralph b. Bradford
COUNTY RECORDER
William c. Rose.
COUNTY SHERIFF
william H Odds
COUNTY CORONER
Edward E. Evans
COUNTY SUVEYOR
Ray Seely
COUNTY COMMISSIONER
6First district)
George 0. Schaaf.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-10-26

Baron Raymond de Waha is the
first accredited diplomatic repre-
sentative from the grand duchy OF
Luxembourg to the United States
Shortly after his arrival in Wash
ington he left for visits to Chicago
Dubuque and ST. Louis. wher,
there are more immigrants from
his country than there are in
habitants Of the grand duchy itself
The baron is grateful to President
Wilson for the latter's advocacy of
Luxemburg's autonomy in Paris
and expects to see the president be-
fore he returns to Europe. Baron
de Waha's diplomatic excursion is
only temporary. He expects to re-
turn tc Luxembourg soon. where he
is minister of agriculture.