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The Washington herald., 1920-08-20
BAGGAGE MEN
ASK NEW RATES
Union Transfer Company
Applies for 75-Cent Min
lmum Haul.

Increased rates for hauling bag
gage were asked in a petition tiled
by the Union Transfer Company
with the Public Utilities Commission
yesterday.
SeVenty-f1ve cents would be the
minimum charge for hauling one
piece of baggage. This price would
prevail for first zone districts. Cor
responding increases are asked for
the other zones. The present 81
maximum for one piece of baggage
would be raised to $125
Present charges of so cents for
each additional piece of baggage
would be raised from a minimum of
so to IS cents. The company seeks
to charge so cents for hauling hand
baggage, instead of So cents.
A recent increase in wages
amounting to 25 per cent for local
employees of the company is given
as the cause for the petition. which
Is signed by William ]. Crout, gem
eral Superintendent, of Philadelphia.
The commission has set no date
yet for the hearing.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-20
DENIED
KILLS HIMSELF
Walter Reed Patient, Miss
ing Since Aug. 9, Found
Hanging.

Despondent because he was un-
able to obtain sufficient quantities
Of chewing tobacco. a convaIescent
soldier at Walter Reed Hospital, be
Iieved to be John J FIutters. for
merIy of the uaQrtermaster Corps,
killed himself by hanging sometime
last week.
His body. suspended by a slim
halter rope from an iron rod in the
roof. was discovered Wednesday
night in a barn on the Louis P.
Shoemaker estate. just back of 1901
Georgia avenue northwest. by the
caretaker, MarcelIus Beckwith, col
ored.
The authorities believe the man
committed suicide several days ago,
probably Saturday, as that was the
last time the barn was open and
the condition Of the body indicated
that he died about that time.
At Ward ~. where Flutters, who
had been missing since August 3.
was undergoing observation, it was
said that he was continually de
pressed by the lack of chewing to-
bacco. This was caused. it was said.
by a shortage at the post. FlUtters
was originally a shell-shock patient
at Walter Reed. having been injured
overseas. He was discharged from
the hospital, but was brought back
July l.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-20
DC. ENGINEERS
SPEND MILLIONS
Bridge improvements Call
For Large Share in
1920.

Engineering improvements in
Washington and vicinity during the
present year have cost more than
a million dollars according to the
record of the District branch Of the
United States Army Engineers.
In their work. which includes the
improvements of harbors in and
around Washington. the building of
the new Key bridge in Georgetown,
the reclamation of the flats, repair
ing of the Acqueduct bridge. and
the maintenance of Washington's
water supply the engineers have
expended this year $1,000, S30.02
OF these enterprises. the most no.
table Is the construction of the new
Key bridge which, when completed,
will cost in the neighborhood of,
s2,1OO,000. The bridge has been
under construction for several years
and is at present nearly half com
pleted.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-20
DEBT FOR SHIPS
ELECTION ISSUE
in Settling Schwab
Claim May Embarrass
Republicans.
CBy Universal serviceo

\ bitter controversy. which threat
ems to have an effect on the Presi-
Dental campaign, is in progress be-
tween government officials and
Charles NJ. Schwab over a claim for
$4,000. 900 alleged to be due tine
Schwab shipbuilding firm on war
contracts.
Thus far official Investigators Of
the Shipping Board and of the Walsh
investigating committee, appointed
by the last Congress to investigate
Shipping Board operations, have
been baked in their attempts to set
a look at the books. Republicans
make up the majority of the COM
mittee's personnel.
schwab's claim is on file with me
Shipping Board. where. it was stated
yesterday, it is being examined. ."
The same officials are examining a
counter claim filed by the Shipping
Board for $2O,OOO.O0O alleged to be
due from the Schwab concern for
materials and labor furnished
Although both claims were filed
a long time ago, no progress ap-
pears to have been made toward
settling down.
1ntimations have been conveyed
to the Republicans that unless the
Schwab claim is allowed all of the
influence of the Schwab interests
will be directed toward the sue
cess of the Democratic ticket.
Representative Walsh told friends
here that as soon as the Massachu-
setts primary election is over he
intends to return here and prose-
cute a vigorous inquiry into all cir
cumstanceS surrounding the claim
The Washington herald., 1920-08-20
AGED y. S. EMPLOYE
ASKS TO HOLD lob

After serving fifty-six Of his
seventy-eight years as a messenger
in the War Department. Daniel Kill
ligan is to have pension of S36
a month instead of job.
And since he would rather have
the job. he took his plea to Presi-
dent Wilson Yesterday. Secretary
Tumulty heard the aged man tell
his story. which included the dec
laration that Il feel fit for ten wears
more" Killigan was informed that
his case would be reviewed, but was
given no assurances.
He began his service February l.,
1854. after receiving his discharge
from the Union Army, serving with
which he was four times wounded
and once held a prisoner
Killigan lives with his two
daughters. Miss Mamie KilIigan and
Mrs. Bessie Baker at 435 @ street
northwest
The Washington herald., 1920-08-20
S1O.OO0LIQUOR
CARGO SEIZED
Automobile Fleet Be-
lieved En- Route to Capt.
tal-Five Arrests.

In an early morning raid Wednes-
day. twenty-five miles north of Bal
timore on the Belair road, FIVE men
were arrested. one man escaped, and
fifty cases OF whisky, valued at
about $4,000. believevd to be en-
route to Washington. were seized
by a Maryland State motorcycle
policeman and two Federal revenue
agents operating from Baltimore.
The arrested men are: John Hayes,
colored. an employe-in the Treasury
Department, who was discharged
when he satisfied Commissioner Sup
plee that he did not know whisky
was aboard the automobile in which
he was riding; Max Pelz. OF this
city, said to be the owner Of the
liquor. and Louis Johnson. colored.
Philip Kleinman and Hyman Snyder,
chauffeurs
All. with the exception of Hayes.
were held in $500 bond each.
Snyder claimed he did not know
liquor was in the car he was driv-
ing. but his plea was disregarded
when it was charged he had offered
a bribe of $50 to Clinton Burgess.
one of the government men, for his
release.
A sixth man OF the party escaped
after pushing motorcycle police
man from the running board Of one
of the machines. His car. con-
tanning 200 pint bottles of whisky.
turned turtle 200 yards after leav-
ing the policeman. but the driver
made his getaway. Only three bottles
OF the rare cargo were broken.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-20

taken and the care of the rest de-
wolves upon the Board.
Due to this lack OF facilities, many
of the feeble minded are turned back
upon the District, put on probation
and become seasoned offenders
against society simply because they
can not be sent to a school where
they can be OF some benefit.
DR.. L. o. Weldon is in charge of
the clinic and has only one assistant.
DR.. Clark, of the Public Health Serv
ice, established the clinic out OF the
appropriation made by Congress to
the service.
In conjunction with the clinic. a
Red Cross social worker makes in
vestigations of the home conditions
of the child and files the report.
After Judge Kathryn Sellers. of
the Juvenile Court, has gone thor
oughly over the evidence in a case
she then consults the report made
by the clinic in its examination OF
the child and bases her decision up
on this information. She has been
much interested in observing how
the predictions OF the clinic have
been justified.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-20
Cognacless, Cognace,
Devil Dog Monkey,
IS Returned to Zoo

Philadelphia. Pa. Aug. 19-"Cog-
mace" the green monkey Of the
Marines. has been forced to take
refuge in the zoo by the enforce
ment of the great nationwide
drought. His master found it i'm
possible to give him his customary
nightcap Of hot toddy. and the
mournful squeals of the bone-dry
monkey made him an unwelcome
member Of the community Today
H. r. Mercer. a Philadelphia war
veteran, presented the green i'm
biber of stimulating fluid to c. wer-
sen Brown, superintendent OF the
zoo.
"Cognace," so called on account
of his frequent spells Of inebria-
tion. answered reveille one morning
while the First Marine guard was
stationed at st. Aigre. France His
love for hard-boiIed eggs and
French Ticker Immediately won
the admiration. love and eventually
the respect of the gallant Marines.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-20
AID TO POLAND
up PUBLIC
Colby Tells Supplicants Ma
ton S Views on League
Decide.
public Ledger serviceD

American relief for Poland or
American participation in any prof.
Get to save the situation in Central
Europe is political question
which must be decided by the pre-
pondersnce OF public opinion on the
league OF nations issue as expressed
at the polls in the coming Presi-
dental election. President Wilson
and has administration feel power
less to act beyond the pledge OF the
moral support of the Cnited States
already given in the Presidents re-
cent note to Italy
This attitude Of the executive
branch OF the government was
clearly and Interestingly set forth
yesterday by cambridge Colby. Sec
retary OF State, in an address 10 a
delegation of more than 200 Polish
Americans, who came to Washing
ton seeking material aid for Poland.
The President, Mr.. Colby asserted,
was forced to act within well-de-
fined legal limits and the Polish
Americans were coUnseled to look
OeSOHu 10 the true sources OF
power in the country"
In the final analysis" said Mr..
Colby. 1T is public opinion. In the
less remote view il is your duly
elected Congress. In a very import
ant sense, it is the political party
with which you may be affiliated. The
attitude OF this government can only
be the attitude OF its people and
~ l.
power TO determine the trend Of
weight OF American public opinion"
The delegation which presented a
resolution adopted by 100000 Pol
ish- Americans at 500 meetings held
simultaneously throughout the Unit
ed States on August Is. also visited
the White House executive offices
and were received by Secretary Tu-
r1r1fE
The Washington herald., 1920-08-20

Press-Chairman, Harry Hunt; vice
chairman. Miss Katherine Fenton.
Printing!. H. Greathouse. Mrs.
Gertrude Ruthrauff., Ways and
means-AleXander Mcneil. Mrs. Z.
X. Griffith. Program-Miss Dick
Root, Mrs. Samuel B. Milton. Lii
brary-Miss NJ. A. Mcneil, Mrs.
Annie Welder.
Next Meeting October IL.
Mrs. Stoddard&n commenting on
the policy of theNw league. which
admits men as ven as women to its
membership, said:
We have nationalized from the
start so as not to be tempted to as
sumo title that is not ours. and with
four past presidents of the League
Of American Penwomen and many
members of that Older organization
we begin with a past"
October l2 has been set for the
next regular meeting of the league.
The twelfth was chosen as it was
the day that Columbus landed in
America, and is taken as symbolical
of>the international character Of the
new organization
The Washington herald., 1920-08-20
POLICE SELL $4,608
WORTH OF TICKETS

Evidence that the public is inter-
ested in helping the police build up
their relief association fund was
given yesterday in the first report
on the ticket sale for the police
baseball game to be staged at Amer
lean League Park on September 4.
The policemen will play the Home
Defense League.
Since Saturday s4,608 worth of
tickets have been sold. The First
precinct leads the sale standing with
$1,000. Others well up in the run
ming are: the Eighth precinct with
500; Tenth, s613; Sixth, 1915;
Seventh, $500.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-20
WlFE'S BODY HURLED
TO STREET; HE SUES

Claiming he has been greatly
Inundated by reason of his
wife's dead body being thrown to
the street in a collision between
the hearse and a street car,
Adolphus Conner, husband of Mrs.
Sadie Conner, deceased, filed suit
yesterday in the District Su-
preme Court for $4,000 damages
against the Washington Railway
and Electric Company and the
John T. Rhines Company, under
takers.
The collision occurred on
Canal street southwest. on March
%, Conner declares, and resulted
from the alleged joint negligence
Of the railway company and the
undertakers. The declaration
was filed by Attorney P. B. More
house.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-20
g ;dSPE:'0RI!L!IG3HE!TI' 6 1T
W OJ Ganfa7d Rice

To Seeker of Fame.
l.. too. oHee dreamed of fame and
fo1rer
Amid the greater game;
i, too, once sought the crozUHing hour
That halls the 5ictor's NOME
Yes, I once thought the path Of glory
Vas all that one should seek,
Where one might lie IN song aud
story
Upon fome's fGllcst peak.
But ! hate seen the laurel token
CPoH too many spent,
Who finished IUedyy, lrOrH and broken
. In broodiHg di5eOHtcHt-
? Hho gaze their souls to hear the
cheering
.4mid the mob'S Gd5dHcc.
That turned too soon 10 louder jcrring
Upon the slightest chance.
Ind so wherc other hearts are
sfrdiHing
.fmid the storm and strife.
I'd rather hold the course main
tanning
The cIcn trails of life
We have seen so far sixteen pic
lures OF Cyril J. ToIley. the British
golf champion. and in fifteen OF
them he was smoking a pipe. Just
how he was caught off his guard
on the sixteenth occasion is not
known. but the crafty photographer
is not to be denied.
Sergeant Jim Bagby is now lead
ing the American League with
twenty-one victories. Quite a part
of this success is due to Sergeant
BaEby's manly right arm and quite
another part to a team batting av-
eraSe OF .S12. which the Cleveland
team chucked in behind him.
Which reminds US that by next
season Yankee pitchers may be
charged admission to the park. Any
day they can hold the enemy to
five runs, on an average, it's merely
a breeze under the wire.
Proverbs of the Provincial.
No man should go after the
crowds cheers whose soul isn't set
later to catch its jeers.
II full box score Of every mans
The Washington herald., 1920-08-20
LOVE REJECTED, SLABS
GIRL AND KILLS SELF

Hammonton, n. J, Aug. 70
Spurned by 23-yesr-old Ethel Daily.
with whom he was infatuated. John
Dayton. 81 years old. a gIss work
er, stabbed the girl several times
He then left for his home to kill
his wife who had interfered with
his advances to the girl. Oricers
pursued Dayton. who blew the top
Of his head of with a shot gun.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-20
3 Taken With l53 Quarts
Demand Trial by Jury

John W. Young, 925 Eighth street
northwest; James Payne. rs New
York avenue northwest, and Charles
G. Schweitzer, 1923 r street north
west. who were arrested Tuesday
evening by the police of the Eighth
Precinct. who seized l53 quarts of
whisky, were >arraigned in Police
Court yesterday morning, before
Judge Aukam, on charges of vio-
lating the prohibition laws.
All three pleaded not guilty and
demanded jury trials, which were
set for September l6 Norman s.
Bowles will appear for them as
counsel
The Washington herald., 1920-08-20
HIT FREES DRUGGIST
TAKEN BY DRY AGENT

Lucien Pinkney Johnson. colored
druggist, 124S Twentieth street
northwest, who was arrested July
81 by Prohibition Officer George w.
Hardy and charged with having in
his possession Illegal prescriptions
for liquor, was acquitted yesterday
by United States Commissioner Isaac
r. Hit.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-20
BANKERS OVER-BUY
NEW TREASURY NOTES

Subscriptions OF s20S, ,347.500 have
oeen received by the Treasury De-
partment for Treasury certificates Of
Indebtedness. dated August 16, 1920.
ana maturing August 16, 1921. This
was announced at the Treasury yes
terday.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-20

life was published daily there
would be extremely few with nerve
enough to- knock a ball player who
had made only three errors.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-20

The advice to look before you
leap doesn't mean a years inspec-
tion of the jumping-off place.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-20
Handwriting the Batsman.

One of the easiest things in the
world is to be a harsh critic of the
other fellows mistakes.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-20

hhnocumnS the batsman.
Dear Sir: "A" claims in the past
and at present such famous pitch
ers as 'Mstty." Walsh, McGinnity,
Johnson. Alexander, etc. with their
unlimited skill, could force some
batters to hit where they wanted
them to. For example, "A" has
been present at close games, say,
where the score was tied or there
was a difference of one run be-
tween the opposing teams, the bags
full or a man on third: one of the
above pitchers would call an out
fielder in closer or send him out.
and then the batter would proceed
to hit a fly" ball right into this
very outfelder's hands. "A" does
not contend that it could or can
be done on all hitters. but he does
contend. that it has been done in
other years and it can be done
today.
B" says this is all bunk" it
can not be done, the pitchers call
ing in or sending out the infielder
is grandstand play; if the ball does
happen to land in an outfielder's
hand it is a matter of luck. How
about it? GEORGE PRATT.
The smartest pitchers at times
can undoubtedly force certain bats
men to hit into one field or an
other. thereby Handwriting their ac-
tions. This, however. requires both
rare Judgment and fine control, and
only a few have put it over with
much success. Mathewson was
master at this. probably the best
Of them all. as he gave the art of
pitching closer study than any
man who ever stepped into the box.
Fred Fulton desires to get into
communication with the author of
the following phrase: "A man may
be down. but he's never out" Any
assistance that can be given him
will be greatly appreciated.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-20
WONDER WHAT DOG LEFT AT HOME THINKS ABOUT Bv BRIGCsl
Bow WOW WAUGH

DOW WOW WAUGH
WAWF- WaWe WAVE
tfATSG iF BApH LONG
GNOOSH VSG DOoR UyIll
FLY OPGN or SONG
IA,rl6 SR-a -RRWE
WAIVE WOOG- s'.l +.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-20

| WAS NEVER so
AUNtltATGO M ny ttFc.
vJoOLDNT CRRG 50
NUct If they HADN'T
SCeN so NtCS At FIRST.
CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT
vUG DonJG That TtET
..eAOOLO TRGAT NE
LIKE TttS
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-09-24

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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-02-12
CAMERA DID EFFECTIVE WORK
FIashIisht Photograph Surprised
owner OF Melon Patch Almost as
Much az II Did Thief.

One of the Companions subscribers
who was interested in our recent ar
ticie telling how the police had been
able to make arrests through the un-
expected revelations of the camera
tells of an incident in which the cam.
era did very efficient detective duty.
A farmer who owned n particularly
fine crop of melons was very much
disturbed because someone had been
stealing from his field. For several
evenings he watched but could not
gain any clue to the identity of the
culprit. More nights went by and
more melons disappeared. Finally, I'm
his evaporation, the farmer Contrived
trap. He selected the largest, most
attractive melon, tied one end of
string to the stem and attached the
other to flashlight apparatus and
camera, concealed In the shrubbery at
the edge Of the garden. He set the
camera and fiashlight so that a slight
pull on the melon would fire the flash
light and snap the shutter,
The next morning he found that the
dashlight had been exploded; and so
he Immediately developed the plate
To his establishment 1t revealed one of
his much-respected neighbors in the
act of cutting off the melon steml AT
n loss to know just how to deal with
this delicate situation, he finally
evolved plan. He made print of
the negative on postcard and mailed
1t to the neighbor in question. Need
less to say, all melon stealing ceased
at once, and the melon patch -four
ished for the rest of the season.
Youths Companion.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-02-12
KRIS OF PQLIT Cal BOSSES"
william ~. Tweca Has Had Many
Followers. But Meme Ray Be
Considered His EQUAL.

William NJ. Tweed. the most notori-
onS boss in the history of New York.
wore. at the height of his power. the
S2.CoO badge of Tsmmany. tigers
head with eyes of ruby, surmounted by
three large diamonds. He died In
Ludlow street JAIL unable 10 raise bail
for his release
Tweed was head OF the Tammany
"Wigwnm." He was state senator
and mt. the same time n street commits
sfoner. He had personal and political
Following that remained faithful TO
him even in his downfall. In july.
1871. figures were dug out of the coun-
" books showing that Tweed and his
associates had been gouging the CITY
and county for millions of dollars
one Item alone was of $4,000 600 for
carpets for the county court house
IL was found that enough carpets had
been bought-or at least paid for-to
cover eight acres of City Hall park
three layers deep. A mass meeting of
citizens was held. Tweed was arrest.
ell, and released on S1.OOO.OOO bail
Even after this, he was reelected TO
the state senate by 10000 plurality
He escaped from his house with the
cohnivance of his keepers, but was re-
turned. He was brought to trial in
1913, on charge of grand larceny and
forgery, and sentenced to IL years
Imprisonment and heavy fine. The
sentence was reversed in 1879. but
Tweed was unable to furnish bail and
was committed to Jail. He escaped to
spain later in the same year. was
caught and brought back on warshlp
and again imprisoned in Ludlow street
Jail, where he died.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-02-12
Nero Incident in Cats Life.

You're not obliged to believe the fol-
lowing story, nor even strain your
imagination over 1t. The Bath (Maine)
Times tell 1t. About four years ago a
Bath man went smelt fishing Off a
wharf on the riverside and when he
returned leaned up his pole on which
was his fishing line In a corner of the
kitchen. Attached to the hook was a
minnow for live bait and this was
wriggling on the hook. when the mans
pet black coon cat espicd the fish
and made for It. Before the owner
could prevent the cat had swallowed
the fish and the hook. 1t was impos-
sible for the man to pull out the hook
without killing his pet so he cut the
line, leaving the bait and the hook and
small portion Of the line within the
coony. The cat seems to have as
Simulated the hook. for she never has
shown any symptoms Of discomfort
from her strange meal and is still
alive and in apparent good health.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-02-12
japanese wrestIera

Because Of their enormous stature
and girth 1t has often been assumed
by foreigners that japanese wrestlers
are race apart, a strange little group
OF native giants handed down from
antiquity. AS matter Of fact the
wrestlers. recruited from the fishing,
farming and forester classes. have
splendid physique to begin with, and
become strong and muscular through
their long training and the encou-
agement that Is given to their vora.
cious apDetites. Friends are very
fond Of giving them big banquets and
are amused to see how much they can
eat. One prominent trainer. when in.
vited by his hackers to n dinner, took
all his students along with him, say.
ing, Gall my followers come alons
with me who can drink q gallon of
sake apiece" There Is touch Of tbs
Rabelaisian in 1t, especially when one
contrasts IL with the usual foreign i'm
preston of the dainty tea-sippins,
cherry-feting japanese.