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The Washington herald., 1920-05-11
Thief and Doper from Infancy, =
Patsy O'Brien Turns Reuiualist

Chicago. May 1O.-Patsy o'Brien.
known eight or ten years ago to
every detective, every crook. every
divekeeper in Chicago as an ex-
convict. dope fend, hold-up man
and burglar. came back to Chicago
recently as religious revival
leader.
Six of Patsy's thirty-nine years
were spent in prison. He had been
arrested seventy-five times in this
city. had been shot three times,
bears a stab wound and his whole
body bears scars from morphine
needle wounds. He used the drug
for eighteen years.
Il merely made up my mind to
reform-to do it and quit every
thing" said O'Brien. six years
ago ! was turned out of BridewelI
prison for the last time. ] boarded
a freight to Columbus. Ohio. There
/ went to Mel Trotter's mission and
just vowed to reform-and did it.
Right then started straight
and I've kept so. worked six
months in garages and restaurants.
and it was the first honest dollar
ever earned. They made me jani-
tor and night clerk in the mission
and then assistant superintendent.
handled their finances for a year
$S.O0O-and never took a cent.
Then l was called to Flint, Mich,
The Washington herald., 1920-05-11
Illinois State Conventions
Promise Spirited Battling
BY WILLIS J. ABBOT.

Chicago, May 1O.--State conven-
tions of both Democrats and Repub-
Iicans in Springfield today. and
a meeting of the Republican ma
tional committee in Chicago, entitle
Illinois to the center of the political
stage for a few days.
The prohibition question enters
slightly into the Republican situa-
ton, the delegates from Chicago be-
ing inclined to preach personal
liberty" for it's local effect in the
big city. But the real fight on this
issue will come in the Democratic
convention. There. not merely the
Cook County delegates. but a large
number of down-State delegates are
believed to have strongly wet in
clinations. Roger Sullivan. the Chi
cago leader who died only last
month. was avowedly wet. and the
delegates to this convention. all the
way from the Ohio River to the
Wisconsin line, were practically
picked by him.
In the southern part of the State
the old Bryan influence is still felt,
and 1t Is not improbable that, with
the dominant personality of Sulli-
van removed, there may be a strong
er opposition to the wet program
than would have otherwise been the
case The probability is that the
Illinois Democrats will make COM
The Washington herald., 1920-05-11
Marriage Licenses.

James n. orep. ee. Of chicago. m. and
Addis I. Carnes, 80, Of cartsrssiila. Va. The
Rev. 7. II. Davis.
Robert 8. Lewis. -. and Hazel Powers, q,
Albert Butler. IS. and Jennie Dorsey. 30,
both Of Washington. The Rev. II. J.. Caiiis,
Prince A. Brandon. IS. and Edith shelton,
both Of washinston- The Rev. }. Mat
James @. Proctor %. and Margaret say
ary. IS, both Of Washington. The Rev. J. y.
WiIiian 4. Butler. %. and virginia Hsr
ris; 20. both of washington. The Rev. c. A
wiiIiam n. Harris. 80. and Addie Dixon,
g. both Of Washington. rhe Rev. G. A
walter W. Tiiford. "a. and Lila Lewis. %
both Of Washington. The Rev. d. d. Tur
Charles white. 30. and Louise Palmer. 10
both Of Washington. The Rev. J. A. Jack
son.
wriett Gaskins. 81. and Josephine Jack
son. "a, both Of Washington. Tie Rev. c. A
Devaughn.
Thomas W. wilcher. "a. and Rosie T.
Pence. IS. both Of Low Moor, va. The Rev.
II. v. Downs.
Iafsyette &. Marshall. IS. Of Lynn, Mass,
and sailie D. Herroid, IS. Of Washington.
The Rev. J. b. Rupley.
Frank 7. Keough, 81. and Minnie L. Burke
50. both Of Washington. The Rev. 2. H.
SVEN.
william L. Walker, 81, Of Akron. Ohio
and Mae X. Thagard. 81. Of Fayetteville
N. @. The Rev. 3. ii. Greene.
Fred A. Ruth. q. Of Central City. g. D..
and Grace Z. Brooker. IS, OF Rochester, Ind
The Rev. J. 8. Montgomery.
Alfonso Giliotn. %. and Angelina seag
neIt. "a. both Of Washington. The Rev
y. N. De Carlo.
William II. Espey. 80, Of Brentwood. Nd
and Clara L. Davis. 81, Of Oneida,.N Y
The Rev. J. b. Durham.
Alvar q. wallerstedt. 2s. Of Lindsborf
Fhn.,. and Forest Z. Farmer, 23, Of Adam
Tenn The Rev. @. Wood.
Benjamin Y. Keel. %. and Gzes De Lorne
q. both Of Richmond. Va. The Rev. Z
Spielman.
Dayton H. Miner. q. and Mary L. stott
ID. both Of Washington. The Rev. T. Hayes
Richard y. Anderson. a.. and Rhaa Brown
stein. 10. both Of Baltimore. Nd. The Rev
A. Shefferman.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-11

as superintendent of a mission and
was there three and a half years.
And I'm staying straight. I
have a wife and a wonderful baby.
How j think. when l sit down with
them evenings. of the days when I
was robbing and bumming. drink
ing and using dope, living most OF
the time in prison Nothing could
induce me to change places"
How did you start wrong?" he
was asked.
My good Old mother was the
best woman in the world, but my
father was a makeshift. She had
sixteen kids to keep and she could
only do washing. She could put out
two washings in a day. at IS cents
each-and what will 20 cents a day
do toward feeding sixteen hungry
kids?
That was in New York, down on
the East Side, and ! grew up in the
gutter.
81 knew nobody but buns,
thieves, joint keepers. was a
jack roller-robber of drunken
men-when ] was s years old. 1
came here when I was 12, and kept
on the same kind of life.
But I'm done now and it's my
life work to show other fellows
that they can go straight IL they've
just got the stun in them"
The Washington herald., 1920-05-11
PENROSE WILL TAKE ACTIVE
PART IN G. o. P. CONVENTION

All doubts as to whether Boise
Penrose, the veteran Pennsylvania
Republican manipulator, will at
tend the Chicago convention have
been set at rest by the Senator him
self.
He has announced to friends in
Philadelphia that he will not only
attend the convention, but will be
in Chicago in time to take a hand
in the, settlement of all contested
delegation matters several days be-
fore the convention meets.
Senator Penrose said he would be
in Chicago June 2 and will stay on
the job until the convention closes.
Penrose recently made the an
nouncement that he favored his col
league. Senator Knox, for the Re-
publican nomination.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-11
1000 TOATTEND
SESSION
Democratic State Ccaven-
ton VIII Tax Roanoke
Housing Facilities.
ONLY 1923 HAVE VOTE
Rural Delegates May Defeat
Stand Against Liquor
Law.
ONLY 1923 HAVE VOTE
Especial to The washington Heraid.)

Especial TO The Washington Hernld.)
Lynehburg, May Io.-More than
1000 delegates. alternates and Wis
itors are expected to attend the
State Democratic convention In
Roanoke May 10.
E Clyde Cooksey.. chairman of the
reservations committee. has sent out
letters TO city and county chairmen
throughout the State asking them
to furnish him with information as
10 the number of delegates and
others expected from their respec-
tive localities
The convention, it is believed.
will be the largest ever held in Vir-
Einia, and as hotel accommodations
at Roanoke are not adequate for
taking care of all those attending.
the entertainment committee at
Roanoke is making efforts to pro-
vide for them in boarding houses
and homes. IL necessary.
One reason for the increased at
tendance at the convention is the
action of more than the usual num-
Der of city and county conventions
in sending twice and in some in
stances three and four times as
many delegates as the county or
city is entitled to, the votes OF each
delegate. in these circumstances. be-
ing fractional. The convention
vote, based on the Democratic vote
in the last Presidential campaign,
will be 1.02S.
OF these 7S9 votes will represent
the rural districts and 239 will rep
resent the cities. As whatever op-
position exists to national prohibi-
tion Is stronger in the cities than in
the counties. that division of the
total vote does not augur we'll for
efforts to place the convention on
record against the Eighteenth
Amendment. IL such an effort is to
be. made.
Many Virginians of prominence
in politics will address the conven-
tion and several national figures
will be Invited either by the Roam
oke City or the State committee
Among the speakers will certainly
be United States Senators Swanson
and Glass, Governor westmoreland
Davis. Representative Woods Of
Roanoke, and possibly II. st. George
Tucker. F. p. Buchanan, Rrepre-
sentative II. d. Flood and others.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-11
Deaths in Maryland
And the Virginias

Cumberland. Nd, May l0.--Mrs.
Mary Z. Twigg. "a years old, wife
OF Henry Twfgg, died at her home,
43s South street. Besides her hus-
band. lone daughter survives. The
body win be taken TO westernport
for burial tomorrow.
Washington. w. Va. May To-
Mrs. Elizabeth Smitherman, So
years old. OF Nelson County. Va.
died yesterday. She had been an
invalid for Ave years. Mrs. Smith
erman moved to this county in
1854. She made her home with her
son, ]. T. Smitherman.
Oakland. Nd. May 10.--Mrs. Mar
garet Hauser, 10 years old. died
yesterday at Hauser, this county.
Oakland, Nd. May Io.-rhe body
of Lee Bosley, So years old. son Of
Mrs. George l.. Bosley. who died at
Sykesville, Nd. was brought hers
for burial.
Frostburg.. Nd. May Io.-Samuel
r. Yoder. n years old, who serves
In the Union army in the civil war,
Is dead at his home near Somerset.
For a number OF years ne conduct
ed the store and postoffice at Pugh.
He Is survived by one son. Harvey
F. Yoder, with whom he lived, and
one daughter. Mrs. E. L. Coleman.
Grafton, w. Va, May 10-Mrs.
Mary B. McGraw. Sc years old, died
at Grafton yesterday. She was the
mother of Col. John Thomas Nc
Graw, Democratic National COM
mitteeman from West Virginia, who
died on a Baltimore and Ohio train
Thursday night. April 20. while
hurrying from New York to be at
her bedside. Mrs. McGraw was a
native of ireland. Surviving are
three daughters, Mrs. Charles r..
Durbin, Baltimore; Mrs. A. S.
warder and Mrs. Philip deBerriz,
Grafton.
Parksley, Va. May 10.-william
T. Dix. n years old, died at HIS
home here. Funeral services were
conducted by the Rev. Z. l.. Hard
castle. Interment was made in
ParksIey Cemetery. He is survived
by a widow.
Elkins. w. Va, May 1o.-Mrs.
Helen Angeline Johrson. wife Of
Levi Johnson and mother of State
Senator Herman O. Johnson, editor
of the Elkins Inter Mountain. died
yesterday at her home at Meadow
vile, w. Va.
warrenton, Va, May 10.-The
funeral of Fairfax Gaines, who died
at Southern Pines, y. C., was held
here Saturday at st. James Church
He was so years old and leaves
three brothers. Col. Grenvillt
Gaines and John S. Gaines, of War
| renton, and Foster Gaines, of New
York, and two sisters. Mrs. Thomas
Smith and Miss Lena Gaines.
Frederick. Md, May 10.-James
n. Cannon, 56 years old, died at his
home at Yellow Springs.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-11
Warrenton, Va.

Warrenton, Va, May 10.-Mrs. S
A. Appleton, president, and Mrs. L.
N. Fell, vice president OF the War
renton Garden Club, will go to
Richmond Wednesday to attend a
meeting called by the James River
Garden Club for the purpose of
forming a federation of the garden
clubs of the State. representatives
of the Fauquier-Loudoun Garden
club will also attend.
The Rev. C. T. Herndon and d. P.
Wood will represent the Warrenton
Baptist Church at the Southern
Baptist Convention in Washington
this week. The Woman's Mission
ary Union will be represented by
Mrs. A. r. Bartsnstein and Miss
Belle Boston.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-11
Weddings in Maryland
And the Virginias

Cape Charles, Va, May 10.-Miss
Mamie Jacob Dunton, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Dunton, was
married to Albert James Savage. of
Northampton County. at Franktown
by the Rev. J. w. Gee.
Cape Charles, Va. May 10.-Mr.
and Mrs. c. w. Williams announce
the wedding of their daughter. Mrs.
Mae Williams Payne. who became
the bride of Benjamin Penney1 son
of Mr. and Mrs. b. p. Penney. The
ceremony was performed by the
Rev. J. w. Jones. The wedding
music was rendered by Mrs. Charles
Davis. sister of the bride. They
will reside in Cape Charles. The
groom is connected with the Cape
Charles Banking Company.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-11
Celebrates 95th Birthday.

Cumberland, Md. May '10.-Mrs.
Sara Ringler, a native of Bedford
County, celebrated her ninety-ffta
birthday at Connellsville yesterday.
She was married to Edward Ringler
at the age of 16. There were l6
children, of whom seven survive.
There are over 40 andchildren.
about $50 great grandchildren and
eight great great grandchildren.
She is in good health.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-11
Staunton Poll Books
Purged of 700 Names

Staunton, Va, May 1o.-As a re-
suit of a purging of the election
registration lists, under court Or
der. 700 names of former voters
have been publicly posted in accord
in a few days.
In the list are men who have died,
moved away or have disqualified.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-11
Store Burns at Franktown.

Cape Charles. Va. May 1O.-The
store of s. d. Tankard. at Frank
town. Va. was destroyed Saturday
by fire. The stock was valued at
100000. with $4,000 insurance. The
store building was owned by n. B.
Tankard.
The law Office of John B. Noting
ham also was destroyed
The Washington herald., 1920-05-11
Baker Bars Gun Toting.

Secretary Baker has recommended
to President Wilson that the maxi
mum punishment for carrying con-
cealed weapons by soldiers be ex-
tended to dishonorable discharge,
forfeiture of pay. and confinement
at hard labor for one year, the War
Department announced yesterday.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-11
Grafton Traction Sale Delayed.

Cumberland, Md. May 10. - The
proposed sale of the Grafton City
traction line, property of Potomac
Gas and Electric Company, bank
rupt. brought to an issue by the
death of Col. John T. McGraw, prin-
cipal stockholder in the company,
was postponed until June s. fol-
lowing a hearing before o. E.
wyckoff, referee in bankruptcy.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-11
Walkersville Votes for Bonds.

Frederick, Md, May 10.-A bond
issue, of $4,000 was authorized by
the voters of Walkersville at the
annual election. The money will be
used for street improvements
Thomas u. Saylor was elected bur-
CESS over @. II. c. wachter. and
J. II. Engle was chosen commits
sioner, defeating r. f. Cromwell.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-11
GOV. LOWDEN LOSES
IN FIGHT WITH THOMPSON

Springfield. Ill. May 10.-Gov-
Frank -. Lowden was forced to
surrender to Mayor Thompson at
this afternoons harmony con-
ference" and the Thompson plat
form" will go to the floor of the
convention tomorrow morning.
for roll call vote. The program
insures peace in the convention.
1t was a sweeping victory for
the mayor.
The agreement means Themp-
son will support Lowden at the
national convention as long as he
is a candidate.
Mayor Thompson will be one
Of the eight delegates at large,
and will he reelected national
committeeman.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-11

mon cause with those of New Jersey
and Connecticut in dema nding what
they call "liberaliZing," and what
the drys call "emasculation" of the
Nolstead law.
Firm for Wet Plank.
The recent assertion of leaders in
the Democratic National Committee
that there is no danger of the liquor
question becoming a bone of con-
tention at San Francisco - because
by no possible arithmetic can you
figure more than sixteen members of
theResolutions Committee favoring
a wet plank does not terrify the
thirsty ones of Illinois.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-11
Manassas chureh ceIbrsiss.

Manassas. Va. May io.-rhe Pres
byterian Church OF clifton yester-
day held an all-day meeting in OBJ
servance Of It's golden anniversary,
II having been founded May 9. 1870,
Rev. 7. II. Mcleod. OF Washington,
conducted the opening services both
morning and afternoon.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-11
WIN seu Brooke Psindne..

warrenfon. Va. May lo--Ths ws1l
OF the late Richard n. BROOKE names
his nephew. Newton n. Brooke. Of
Warrenton, as executor. Wf.
Brooke's paintings viii be brought
from Washington 10 Warrenton.
where they will be exhibited ana
offered for sale.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-11
Loudoun County Paper to Move.

rangements have been made to
move the Enterprise the county
paper of Hamilton, Loudoun County,
Va. to Purcellville.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-11
Frederick Athletes to Meet.

Frederick. Nd, May lo.-PIans are
being completed for the annual
Frederick County track and field
meet, which will be held at the
Boys High School grounds here
May II.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-11
Elkins Lumber Mill Burns.

Elkins, w. Va, May 10.-The mill
of NJ. NJ. and d. ID. Brown. South Ell.
kins. burned Saturday. 1t had not
been in operation for some time.
The loss is estimated at $4,000.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-11
Frost Damage. Potatoes.

Cape Charles. Va. May 10.--Frost
and Ice IN this section this week
has caused considerable loss to the
farmers. Many Of the potato fields
show serious effect.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-11
Negro Robs conneIIsviIIe Nurse.

Cumberland. Md. May 10. - Held
up by negro in Connellsville.. Miss
Viola Adds. nurse. was robbed of
IS, The negro cut her purse from
her arm.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-11
Girl, 7, DUN Down By Auto.

Frostburg. Md. May 10.-The 4
year-old daughter of H. B. Cober, of
Berlin, was run down by an auto
mobile driven by a son of Madison
Brant, yesterday, and was seriously
injured.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-11
Hungary Orders Mobilization.

Paris. May 10. - The Hungarian
government has ordered mobiliza-
tion OF four classes OF the army.
a Budapest dispatch today said.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-07-09
WATERLESS, MOWERLESS, NEEDLESS LAWN LATEST

LOS ANGELES, July 9.-A lawn that is not lawn, but looks like q lawn and is said by it's owner to be better than a lawn-a waterless, mowerless, weedless, gopherless lawn-fn short. a cement lawn" painted grass green, has made its appearance in front of a Los An geles bungalow.
 Mrs A. C. Woodland, inventor and owner, says it saves time, money and worry, She never has to wa ter 1t, she never has to cut it;' 1t is always dry enough to sit on and it needs painting only once a year.
 She has circular holes cut through the lawn and in them and along the edges she has flowers planted.
 1 invented the cement lawn" she said, because of trouble I had in getting a man to take care of my old grass lawn. It cost only $65.
 You don't know what a blessing 1t is, she continued. Do you know. I believe there would be much less unhappiness in married life if the husband would use cement in stead of a grass lawn, and so avoid having to come home after work and run an old lawn mover over the front yard every night"
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-07-09
GERMANY TO PURCHASE
 MILLION TONS OF CORN

BUENOS AIRES. July 9.-RecenL sharp advances in the price of Argen- tine corn are attributed to the fact that news leaked out that the League of Agriculturists of Germany had contracted with a Dutch firm for the purchase in Argentina of 1,000,- 900 tons of the cereal. The contract is said to be guaranteed by the Ger man Government and is to be paid for month by month as the corn arrives out of the proceeds of the German Government monopoly of potash and caustic soda. The corn Is to be used chiefly in raising pigs in order to remedy the dearth of fatty foodstuffs in Germany.
 Since the beginning of the year. the price of corn has risen to the equivalent of SIP per bushel. A million tons at that price would amount to about s44,00O,000 Hardly more than year ago corn was being burned in Argentina for fuel.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-07-09
B.M. Behrends Co.,, Inc.
Who's Here
 And Wheye

Mir. and Mrs. w. S. Pekovich left for their home at Funter Bay on the Estebeth last night. They had been in the city over the holidays.
 H, Moses, Alaskan fur buyer, left on the City of Seattle this morning for Seattle to visit his daughter.
 c. s. Hubbell, surveyor, who has been extensively engaged this year in surveying fish trap locations, left on the City of Seattle for Wrangell to continue his work
 Sister Mary Zeno, founder of the Juneau and Dawson St. Ann Hos pitals, left on the Princess Mary this for Vancouver. Sister Mary Zeno was accompanied South by Mother Mary Alexandrian, mother provincial, who has been on an in- spection trip in Alaska.
 Mrs. George Fockler and Mrs. J. Slater. who have been the guests of Mir. and Mrs. Harry Garlo.k of Thane, were southbound passengers on the Princess Mary this morning.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-07-09
ASK TROOPS TO
 COMBAT ROBBERS
Foreign Firms in China Suf- fering Heavily From
 Depredations

CHENGTO, China, July 9.-Depre- dations of robber bands along trade routes in Szechuen province nave become so fragrant and widespread that urgent appeals for the use of troops to combat the menace have been sent to the Chinese provincial authorities by foreign forms operat- ing in Szechuen The bands of rob bers are said to be made up to a large extent from groups of iesert- CTS from troops that have been stationed in Szechuen. The outlaws have become so bold that mail consg. mtrts. hitherto immune from them, ha.e heen seize1.
 One recent report brought to Chengtu was of the robbery of a pack train on the "big road" which is the main highway between Chung king and Chengtu. In this 40 bags of mail were opened and rifled by the outlaws and "the whole hillside was covered with stolen mail" In another case a caravan had been held up and robbed by a band of bandits when a second stronger band of brigands appeared and com pelled the return of the stolen goods. The leader of the slnallol band was then shot. The chieftain who did this declared that he had guaranteed the safe passage of this particular caravan, having received substantial consideration.
 The activities of the bandits arc felt as much by the individual as ! by the large commercial interests in, the opinion of one of 'he Chengtu mission workers who said "It is a grievous hardship to send to America for a suit of clothes pay for it at the present ruinous prices, wait patiently six mcnths for it's arrival and finally hear that it has been appropriated by robbers within a few days of it's destina , tion."
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-07-09
CZECHO-SLOVAK RULERS
 DAUGHTER OPTIMISTIC

LONDON, July 9.-Dr. Alice Mas aryk, daughter of the President of the Czecho-Slovak Republic and her self the President of the Czecho- Slovak Red Cross. who has been yis' iting London, expressed herself hope fully with regard to the future of her country.
 There is promise og good har- vest" she said. the sugar 3eDt crop is estimated at 100000 metric tons of which 100000 tons will he avail able for export. The political out look is also good. the new constitu- tion having provided a sound work ing basis. Its democratic character affords protection for the minorities in the German districts which could not be given up.
 "The Germans" she remarked. Twill not have such a hard time in the republic as we had when they were in power"
 are being organized into Junior Red Cross. men of the Serbian army as sisting. Over 5000 schools were built in one year in the eastern part of the country which was very much neglected under the Magyar rule and the children are being taught the of personal hygiene.