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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-28
INFLUENZA CASES
HERE ON DECREASE
Health Officials Believe Peak
of MaIady Now Has
Been Passed.

A decided change for the better in
the local influenza situation was in
dicated in reports to the health de-
partment today.
There were but $50 new cases listed
as compared with 323 yesterday. This
gives a total of 2.321 for the month.
While there were twelve deaths for
the twenty-four-hour period ending at
noon today, as compared with nine
yesterday. the falling off in cases re-
ported furnishes the surest indication
of the progress of the epidemic, health
officials say.
Weather Causes Illness.
But for the unfavorable weather Of
the past week there probably would
have been a marked improvement in
the situation by now. they believe.
At any rate, they consider the peak
of the epidemic has been reached.
Today's deaths give a total of fifty
three for the month. The list includes
the following:
Florence L. Gill. IS years old, 231s
High street southeast; Mollie Thomas.
35 years old, 1920 LIST Atreet southeast:
Grace e. Mattingly. 81 years old, 1888
4th street northeast; William NJ. Bar
ton, % years old, All P street north
west; Earl r. Narragon. 20 years old.
Emergency Hospital: Lillian NJ. Hickey,
rs years old. 1916 Florida avenue; Will
liam Mccarthy. 60 years old, 1852 9Th
street northeast thames Ns5Cooper. rs
years old, 1904 Half street southeast;
Margaret Montgomery, IS years old,
1135 9th street northwest; Rev. Father
Thomas Doran, Georgetown University
Hospital; Besser Kemp, AZ years old.
1898 9Th street northwest, and William
T. Fisher. 81 years old, sos B street
northeast.
Total of 20 Deaths.
The health department report for
the week ended January "a. to be is
sued today. will show a total OF 220
deaths, of which fifty-three were
caused by pneumonia. Influenza was
second. with twenty-eight fatalities
to its credit, and organic heart disease
third with twenty-seven.
There were 1913 births reported dur
ing the week. At the close of the
week tuberculosis led with the larg-
est number of reportable diseases
under observation. Thre were 3,205
cases OF this disease. Influenza was
second, with 1913 cases. Chickenpox
showed 223 cases. scarlet fever. 90,
and whooping cough. 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-28
CAPT. W. P. PIERCE DIES.
Employe of Post Office Department
Was Civil War Veteran

Capt. William P. Pierce, a member
of the 11th Kentucky Cavalry during
>the civil war, for many years an en-
ploye of the Post Office Department.
died of pneumonia yesterday after
noon at Casualty Hospital.
Capt Pierce was born at Lancaster.
KY, and was boyhood friend of the
late Senator Bradley. Capt. Pierce's
civil war services extended through
three years under Gems Rosecrans
and Thomas. He was with Gen
Shackleford at the capture of Gen.
Morgan, the Confederate raider.
After the civil war Capt. Pierce
went to Georgia and was candidate
for Congress on the republican ticket
He was a delegate to the national re-
publican conventions which nomi-
mated Harrison and Mckinley. He was
the first delegate elected to attend the
national convention to announce that
Mckinley was his choice for the pres
idential nomination.
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow afternoon at ! o'clock at Eur
horsts undertaking chapel. under the
auspices of Lincoln Post, No. 3. G. A.
r. Interment will be at Arlington
national cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-28

versity as it's authority on the living
wage question. was requested by the
United Mine Workers to prepare an
annual budget of expense for the
average American family OF five per-
sons as a basis for an estimate of
the cost of living. Prof. Ogburn pre-
pared such a budget showing that
the average family required $2,243.94
a year for support on an American
standard of reasonable health and
comfort.
Included in the budget were the fol-
lowing items:
Food, $76S60; additional food II
husband is engaged in heavy work.
$32.7S: clothing. husband. $146.S1:
wife, $130.92; boy. eleven years $77.40:
girl, five years, $66.13; boy two years.
s34; clothing total. $45s.26: rent. s216:
fuel and light. $40: miscellaneous.
$5765O. Grand total, $2.118.94.
After deducting SIS for savings on
garden. chickens, etc, and adding $40
for explosives. blacksmithing, ETC.,
which are necessary expenses to the
coal miner. the net total is $2.243.94.
Mr. Bittner called attention to the
fact that there are 304 working days
in the year for the coal miner and
that II the miner worked steadily
throughout the year at the present
rate Of wages Of IS day his total
annual income would be only $3.50,
or $723.94 less than the amount which
Prof. Ogburn says is necessary to sus-
tain the average family of FIVE on an
American standard Of living.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-28
REV. THOMAS DORIAN DIES,
VICTIM OF PNEUMONIA
Stricken With Influenza While
Taking Course in Canon Law
at Catholic University.

Rev. Thomas Doran. who was tax
ing a special postgraduate course IN
canon law at Catholic University. died
Yesterday from pneumonia at George
town University Hospital. The attack
of pneumonia developed from case
of influenza
Father Doran was twenty-six years
old and was ordained a year ago by
Bishop Conroy at Troy, N. Y. HIS
brother. Maurice p. Doran, a member
of the faculty at Catholic University.
is seriously ill of pneumonia at his
home 1918 1st street northeast.
Father Doran was a native OF Troy,
N v He was graduated from La Sale
Institute in 1911 and from Niagara
University in 1914. Two years later
he received the degree Of NJ A from
that university at the conclusion of his
postgraduate work
He came to Washington in 1915, and
studied theology at Catholic University.
Following his ordination last year he
took UP special courses in canon law,
interrupting his studies during the
summer to act as temporary pastor OF
81. Anthonys Church at Troy. His
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Doran;
a brother, Maurice p, and sister,
Cecilia Doran, survive him.
Funeral arrangements have not been
completed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-28
Conference ON MUSIC,
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL

A conference on music will be held
in the auditorium Of the Central High
School tomorrow evening at S:15
o'clock under the auspices OF the
Washington Society of the Fine Arts.
The principal speaker will be Thomas
Whitney Surette of Boston. who.
through his writings and his own
leadership. has done much to encour-
age and promote community music.
To illustrate a portion of his talk on
Music for the People" tomorrow
evening, Mr.. Surette will ask the
audience to join in singing a number
of songs. The leaders of community
music in this city, Rollin Bond. Ed
ward Albion, Lieut. Hollis Davenny,
Miss Athey and others. have been in
vited to be present, and following Mr..
Surette's address opportunity win be
given fer discussion of the subject
of community music. with special ap-
plication to Washington. This con-
ference has been planned by. the
Washington Society Of the Fine Arts
in accordance with it's definite policy
of developing an interest In the Ane
arts in this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-28
RADE-PROFESS|ONAL
WOMEN MEET TONIGHT
Conference Here Will Last Four
Days, Giving Attention to Vari-
Gus Important Interests.

Business and professional women
of Washington will begin their four
day conference at the Y. w. c. A.
rooms at 1882 F street this evening
The leading woman members OF
Washington's commercial and profess
sional life will discuss everything
pertinent to such a career in addi-
ton to which a number Of promi-
nent women from other cities will
be heard.
Speakers to BE Heard.
These meetings. the first OF which
VIII be held at O'Clock this even
ing, will be free to all business and
professional women, including those
in the service of the government. and
a welcome will be extended them by
Mrs. William Hamilton Bayly. presi-
dent OF the local organization of the
Y. w. c. A. Following this Mrs.
Bertha Woodward of New York will
speak on The Developing Group
Consciousness of Business Women"
and Miss Lena Phillips, executive
secretary of the National Federation
of Business and Professional Women.
will discuss a Survey of Business
and Professional Women's Move
ment"
Tomorrow and Friday the confer
ence will assemble at pm. and again
ed by open meetings at 8 o'clock. The
conference will close with a dinner
Saturday evening, though the girls
work department of the Y. w. c. A.
has arranged for an address by Miss
Margaret Slattery of Boston at Cen
trail High School Sunday afternoon at
o'clock.
Vocational Conferences.
Five vocational conferences will be
held simultaneously tomorrow after
noon, one being exclusively for wom-
en- in the government service, at
which Miss Gertrude McNally. vice
president of the National Federation
of Government Employees, will pre-
SIDE
The other conferences and presd-
ing officers tomorrow will be: We'll
fare work, Miss Olive Ross, president
of the Welfare Workers Association;
library work, Miss Clara Herbert, as
Sistant librarian at the Public Libra
ry; tearoom management, Miss Ste
ger of the Lotus Lantern tearoom
trade and industry. Miss Anna L. Bur-
dick of the Federal Board of Vocational
Education.
Dr. Ada r. Thomas will preside at
the initial session of the conference
and Mrs. Woodward will be in charge
of the meeting at 5 o'clock tomorrow.
Miss Phillips will preside at the open
meeting tomorrow night, and the pre-
siding officers at and s o'clock Fri
day will be, respectively. Miss E. L.
Dean and Miss Ethel Smith, the latter
being secretary to the Woman's Trade
Union League.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-28
BRIGHTWOOD WILL HAVE
CARRIER POSTAL STATION

Establishment Of a new classified
carrier postal station at Military road
and Georgia avenue for the Bright
wood section is contemplated by the
Washington city post office.
Construction is now in progress, and
the post Office will occupy the entire
first floor of the building being erect
ed Twelve letter carriers will be sta
toned at the office. and will make dis
tributions from it. instead nnst dts OF report
The new Brightwood Office will be
equipped for all manner Of
POSTAL business. City Postmaster
Chance expects to make the office one
of the very finest in his rapidly grow
ing list Of full classlned statlohs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-28
GEORGE w. ELLIS DIES.
Was Connected With War Depart
ment Nearly Twelve Years.

George w. Ellis, a clerk in the in
formation section Of the adjutant gem
erals office, War Department. died of
pneumonia this morning at his resi-
dence, 1929 10th street northeast.
He was at work last week as usual
and was taken i'll q few days ago. He
was born in Windsor. Shelby county.
m, forty-one years ago, and had been
connected with the War Department
for nearly twelve years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-28
DIR. GEARHART Is CHOSEN.

Word was received here last night
that DR.. Clyde NJ Gearhart Of this city
had been elected president of the
American Academy of Periodentology
at it's annual meeting in Detroit.
DR.. Gearhart has been a dental SUR
geon in this city for many years. and
devoted much of his time to research
work in periodentology. He has pre-
scented the results of his research
work before several dental and medi-
cal societies through the submission
special address on his work at the
convention. The academy decided to
hold It's next meeting In Boston.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-28
MOTOR CARS NEEDED TO
HELP COMBAT INFLUENZA

situation is far better during
a a
to
can NAL
Of a a
a b
three ms Isl N In The
he OF north
or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-28
SLIGHT INFLUENZA INCREASE
Reports From Country Show Prac-
ticallY No Change.

There has been practically no
change in tire influenza situation over
the United States during the last
twenty-four hours A slow but
gradual increase in the number of
new cases was shown in reports from
several states received today by the
public health service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-28
KNOCKED DOWN BY AUTO.
Mrs. Mary Merrifeld Taken to
EMERGENCY Hospital.

Mrs. Mary Merrifield. 1905 Hopkins
place, was knocked down by an auto
mobile at 21st and streets last
night She was taken to Emergency
Hospital. Two white men, who failed
to stop. were occupants Of the vehicle
and the police are looking for them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-28
Secretary Lansing at His Office.

Secretary Lansing. who has been i'll
Of q cold, 10 improving. and was able
to spend q short time 1t the Depart
ment Of State today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-28
MINERS PRESENT
WAGE-SCALE DATA

Continued from First Page.)
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-12-03
Commissioners TO Conduct
City Music Next Season
at Wildwood

and dancing will be introduced, the
s~taucard, de luxe in character and re-
fined in managenent."'
So deeply impressed was Commits
sioner Bright with the representations
made by Mr.. Huebner and Miss Mech
that he made a motion at the conclu-
sion Of their remarks to take the music
matter out OF the hands of the Board
of Trade for the present, and to act in
dependent of that body in seeing what
can be done to ward providing music
for next season. Mayor Hendee
seconded the motion and it passed by
unanimous vote. Mr.. Bright was COM
mended by many for his quick action
in this case. 1t is pretty generally
G. conceded that music is a drawing card
for the seashore resort, and it is hoped
that the commissioners will now evolve
some plan to provide this necessary
feature for the coming season.
Ordinance No. 100 was now intro
OuCSu anu lOdu Wy Sity OOlACltOl I1huOs
1t provides for an appropriation Of
So 500 for the purpose Of installing a hot
water syste of heating in the re-
modelled First ward fire house. Bonds
to this amount will be issued. The
project will BE- temporarily financed by
means of notes.
On advice of their solicitor the COM
miesioners accepted the bond furnished
G%raythoIn & Nickerson by the Fidelity
and Trust Company of Baltimore, Md.
It was in the sum of $1l 1858 60-being
the same amount as hat of the con
tract awarded to this firm for the con-
struction of an underground system of
surface drainage.
1t was announced that the Fidelity
Trust Company, of Newark, has guar
anteed the titles of the five lots the
city Is arranging to purchase along
Ottens' Harbor for the purpose of
building thereon a public dock for the
accommodation Gf fishermen.
Continued on page Four
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-12-03
Christmas Sweets
Continued on page Four

Order early to get prompt service.
AT Purdey's Confectionery G. Ice Cream Store
ff9 East Wildwood Avenue
Next Door TO Journal Building
A complete line of choice Confectionery at
moderate prices. Home Made Candies a lead
ing feature. Note the following attractive
varieties at very special prices:
Chocolate Tutti-Frutti 60c lb
Marshmallows 60c lib
Peppermints oOc lb
Almond Paste : SOC Id
Lady Fingers SOC lb
Covered Walnuts : = SOC Id
Raisin Clusters 60c lb
Peanut Clusters : 60c 1b
Walnut Clusters : SOC lb
Fruit and Nut Peaks SOC lib
The Fruit and Nut Peaks are very rich, be.
ing made up with a combination of Almonds,
Pecans,. B~utternuts, English and Black Wal
nuts. Also try our Milk Chocolate Butter
nuts, a very delicious CONNECTION.
Breyer's celebrated make of Ice Cream
Served Daily.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-28
CROWDS OF WOMEN
AT BIG TRENTON FAIR
ladies Day" Attracts Thou
sands to Interstate
Exhibition

Trenton. Sept. 2S To-day is ladies
day" az the interstate fair and thou
sands Of women crowded tho grounds
early in order 20 take in all the enter
tainments presented. The domestic
science, housrhoN economy and babies
welfare departments wrrc among those
which attracted much attention.
Tomorrow viii be "farncrV' day" and
Thursday, "polririaus day" On
Thursday many "f me congressional and
legislative caudidatrs chosen at today 5
primaries throughout rho sture will at
tend the fair 70 shake hands and boost
their individual campaigns.
Liquor. oi course, Is barred, and one
of the bright spots Of the fair grounds
Is the clubhous". where formorlv intoxi-
cants flowed freely. Here dainty and
Appetizing dishes are now served.
The industrial exhibit at the inter
state fair Is one of the interesting foa
lures OF the big exposition. \ demon
stration Of local factories was arranged
through the Chamber Of Commerce.
These exhibits are in Exhibition Build
ing No. 3, and ar" grouped around n
handsome booth Of the trade body.
This afternoon exhibitions of Cos
sack and Roman riding wcr" given by
the men, and the famous monkey drill
was presented for the amusement Of the
crowds
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-28
HARVARD MAN. Is YEARS OLD
REAL FELLOW, SAYS MOTHER
Former Philadelphia Boy, Haruards Youngest STUDENT Plays
Baseball and Idoli=es Babe Ruth, Declares
Mrs. g. L. Santee

ing when he was nme years old. Since
then he has learned to read French.
Spanish and Greek flucntly. He prefers
reading French or Spanish to English.
and he has a good French library. In
the last four years he has had four years
of Latin, three years of French and
nearly the same amount Of Spanish and
German. He has never studied much
Greek, but he reads IL we'll.
Fred expects to follow in his fathers
footsteps. studying the Latin scientific
course at Harvard. and upon his gradu-
alton taking up medicine.
That the boys prowess is not limited
to books is testified to by the other
youngsters of Wapwallopen. He holds
the same position relatively on the boy 3
team as Babe Ruth does on the Yankees.
He can pitch n little, too, and on the
bases he's whirlwind. Baseball is the
only sport he has taken up.
He has been so busy playing ball
this summer" his mother said. that he
has not had much time for work. OF
course. he reads French or Spanish at
night or gets out his chemical outfit and
does some experiments that. his father
puzzled over in college.
"For while at the time he was TAX
ing the college board examinations we
thought he would not be allowed to en-
ter Harvard. He made up his mind that
if he could not go there he would go to
Princeton. The question revolved around
the mathematics Fred wanted. He
had passed analytical geometry and was
ready for calculus, but he thought per-
haps he would have to take 1t over.
| That he did not want to do. But every
thing has worked out nicely, and we will
l be starting in a few days for Cam
bridge"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-28
S5@sSsaS
-s-aaLffAf

Thirteen year old Frederick Santee,
formerly Of this city, one OF the young :
est students ever to enter Harvard. is
regular fellow.
His mother says SO herself, and VINO
is better qualified to know!
IL reading the sporting pages and
holding down Babe Ruth hunors IN the
sand lot kids league at Wapwallopen,
Po does not make her intellectual off =
snrinp regular fellow" Mrs. c. l..
Santee would like to know what does.
Mrs Santee, ucr husband, Doctor
Ssntee and their son lived here Mt 1900
Snrinp Garden street until last sum =
mer when Frederick was graduated at
thc ago Of thirteen from Central High
school. Today he registered as fresh =
man at Cambridge.
when Fred was two years old. V
Mrs. Santee said, ''he began to spell
words almost as soon as he could talk.
We encouraged him. and taught him
as much as we could for a child OF
that age. He began to spell entire sen =
tences in a few weeks. Before he was
three years old he had learned the mul-
tiplication table.
"At the age of eleven he entered the
Wilkes Barre High School. He finished
two years in one. and then we moved
TO Philadelphia, where we lived at 1890
Spring Garden street. He was gradu
ated from the Central High School last
summer when he was thirteen.
Erred took second honors in French
Among those who came up for the en-
trance examination to Harvard he wal
the only one who wore short trousers
Hc was usually finished before tht
others and he got good grade.
Latin and German he began study
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-28
STATE LEGION FAVORS
BUREAU COALITION
BIZ a stag Correspondent

Cleveland. Sept. 2S.-There was
discussion this morning at the caucus
Of the Pennsylvania delegation in the
Winton Hotel to the effect that the
consolidation Of three bureaus-the
war risk insurance, public health serV-
ice and vocational training bureaus
should be effected, but there was oD
lection on the part OF some OF tne
delegates to placing the three puIeanH aI
under Director Cholmeley Jones, OF the
bureau of war risk insurance. me
delegation favored a coantlon Vi 'n'
bureaus, however. D.,.
MayIin !. Pickering, of the benjamin
Franklin Post. No. 405. presented TO
the resolutions committee last nlgnt
resolution providing that the American
Legion utilize municipal legal ala Du-
reaus wherever such bureaus nave bceh
Organized, and that the national con
veption urge the establishment OF such
bureaus in other cities of the United
States.
The resolution designated the bureau
of legal aid in Philadelphia, under Ll-
rector Ernest /. Tustin, OF the De-
partmpnt of Public Welfare, as an or
ganization which has outlined a broad
policy and placed it's facilities at the
and rhrir families for the adjustment of
their legal difficulties and problems
growing out of service. -
Frank W. Melvin, of Post No. ~,
PHILADELPHIA, who is the state member
on the resolution committee, fostered
tho proposal in the committee and an
nOunced this morning that 1t had been
voted upon favorably by the committee.
ON the eve of the election of ma
tional commander to succeed Franklin
D'Olier, the Pennsylyanians, with
sixty-o one votes, remain unpledged 70
any aspirant. Commander David }.
Davis, of Scranton, at the caucus this
morning, put quietus on various re,
ports that the Keystone strength would
be cast for a particular candidate Tor
this high position by declaring; b.
There has been no agreement to
deliver the Pennsylvania vote to any
| individual for the office of national
commander. When it comes to ques-
| ton of backing a candidate, the dele
gates will know about it and will be
given an opportunity to express their
choice by their votes,
Colonel f. w. Galbraith, of Gin
cinnati, is making a strong bid for
nomination. He has a following among
Pennsylvanians.
Colonel G. ]. Herbert, Of Massachu
setts, Is also asking support Of Penn
sylvania, using the argument that he
comes from the eastern section of the
country Hamilton MacNider, OF
Mason City, Ia, who was defeated
last year at Minneapolis, is beins
doomed.
Nine hundred applications for the
picturesque "40 hommes ct che
vaux," the delegation which came her,
from Philadelphia In a special train o.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-28
OPEN DIVISION OFFICE
Veterans Of Famous First Prepare
for Great Reunion

In preparation for the reunion of
veterans of the First Division, to be
held in this city November 10 and II /,
an Office has been opened by the divis-
ion association in the Washington
Building, sos Chestnut street.
Captain Paul Ransom, of the Sec
ond Machine Gun Battalion, is in
charge of the reunion headquarters.
II hope every mn who has never served
in this division will call whenever he
is in the neighborhood, he said today.
The First Division circus got into
Camp Dix today after a successful tour
of the Middle West. The circus will
perform at the Trenton state fair.
Major General Charles b. Summeral,
commanding the FIRST Division. has re,
turned to Camp Dix after a trip of
several days, during which time he Wis
tied the American Legion convention at
Cleveland, delivering several addresses.
The division was commanded in his alb
sence by Brigadier General Clarence Ed
wards.