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The Washington times., 1920-09-06
BOY FEUD|ST KILLS
ANOTHER AS DARE
Chatfed BY Rivals, Sends Bullet
Toward Two-lt Strikes
Lad in Hiding.

NEW YORK. Sept. Ga feud be-
tween two gangs" OF small boys in
Yonkers, which was conducted with
out causing public annoyance and
without the knowledge OF the police.
led yesterday to the shooting and In
slant death OF William Berrigan.
twelve years old. He was killed by
the rival gang" leader, Frank
ostrofsky. twelve. according TO the
police.
ostrofsky ared a small revolver nve
times into the ground. and then being
accused OF having loaded the weapon
only with blanks, aimed a shot at a
tree ninety feet away. Berrlgsn. who
mad been hiding behind il, looked out
Just as Ostrofsky fired. The bullet
entered his forehead. Ostrofsky ned
with members OF his gang,
The shooting took place In the
woods near Rumsey road. Ostrotsky
and his friends had gone there to
roast potatoes and corn. In the party
were JohI. and Raymond Dynnicki
twelve and ten years old; Helen os-
trofsky, three years old, ana other
children. The FIRE had been banked
and the potatoes were being roasted
when William Berrigan and his broth
ers, John, seven. and Joseph, ten years
old, came up with their cohorts.
The picnickers were startled by
hail of pebbles from sling shots or
the Berrigan crowd. as the police
gathered the story. Frank Ostrofsky
shouted out to quit It," but the fusil-
lade continued.
Ostrofsky then pulled out the re-
volver This move was met Win
jeers by the other side.
Dare you to shoot! You wouldn't
dare nut real bullets in"
Ostrofsky gave a demonstration, ne
told the police last night. He had
cartridge belt with thirty-eight .33
caliber cartridges. He loaded the CYL
inder and shot five times in the
ground and once in the air. AT the
reports the BeTigan crowd ducked
to cover, but from that vantage point
continued to jeer at Ostrofsky.
well, I'll show you"
Ostrofsky loaded the revolver again
and aimed at the tree as target. He
pressed the trigger. The elder Berri-
gan boy fell without making an out
cry. ..
Ostrofsky was found at home last
night and was locked up on the charge
OF juvenile delinquency. The revolver
was found in a lot by boys hunting
for a golf ball. Ostrofsky said he
got it from another boy week ago.
The Washington times., 1920-09-06
FROSTBURG MINERS GET
RAISE OF $l.5O A DAY

FROSTBURG, Md, Sept. 6.-The
Consolidation Coal Company and other
local operators have given an ad-
vance in pay TO mine laborers, equiv
alent to $3.50 day, dating from Au-
gust l6.
Boys who received less than men's
wages were given an Increase of So
cents day. These advances are
similar to those of other fields and
adjust certain inequalities of pay dis
covered in the general award last
winter. A large number OF men in
the local field are affected by the in
crease.
The Washington times., 1920-09-06
FAITH HNOTSPONG|NG
IS REPLY TO BISHOP
Christian Science Denies State
ment That 1t Is "lmpos-
ing on God"

NEW YORK, Sept. 6.-Robert Stan
ley Ross. first reader OF the Eighth
Church of Christ Scientist. yesterday
replied to the recent statement OF
Bishop william A. Quayle. OF st.
Louis. that belief in cures OF faith
means "sponging on God"
Bishop Quayle made the statement
when he denounced faith healing and
said that Lord Mayor McSwiney OF
Cork was a fool and should be repudi- =
ated. At that time he was quoted
as saying:
Trying to get we'll by faith heal
ing is imposing Non God. We've got
doctors and medicines and we ought
to use them. We could live for a
time without eating. too. but as a
matter of fact we don't. Don't sponge
on God"
Commenting on the remarks of
Bishop Quayle last night, Mr.. Ross
said:
1.-THE Christianity Of Jesus was the
religion OF healing. Indeed. He told
his students that the ability to heal
be the distinguishing science OF true
discipleship.
WAS Jesus sponging on God?
"Mrs. Eddy requires of her stu
dents nothing less than to follow the
Masters precedent Through Chris
tian Science spiritual healing has
again been established on earth, and
this is a fact which our bitterest op-
ponents can no longer deny.
In following the example set by
Christianity's Founder, are Chris
tian Scientists sponging on God?"
The Washington times., 1920-09-06
OCEAN TRADE WITH
GERMANYPR0POSED
Resources OF Hamburg-Amerl-
can Line TO Be Utilized in +
Enterprise. j

NEW YORK, Sept 0.-"Germany's
economic door will be opened wider
through Te-establishment OF her
orld-shippins routes than by any
thing that has occurred since mo
armistIce." X. III. Robinson. yice-pTes-
Ident OF the American Ship and Com
meree Corporation, representing tha
Hartman transportation interests.
said today.
Mr.. Robinson is one OF the. active
officials in charge OF reopening ana
developing Decentralization ship
ping routes, as made possible by tho
twenty-yesr partnership OF the Hsrrl-
man Corporation and the Hamburg
American interests.
Briefly, what we plan 10 do Is 10
utilize the vast resources and ex-
perienee OF the Hamburg-Americsn
line, which was the largest single
steamship company before the war.
for the beneht Of the American mer-
camille marine. Germany Is without
ships; America needs the experience
and organization in modern ocean
commerce provided by the Hamburg
American line. United. we should
make good team.
I'VE intend to develop this new
business gradually starting ntst
with freight ships and then with
will be put on in January"
Asked what immediate effect re-
opening the German trade routes
would have upon German American
business, Mr.. RobiHson said:
THE low exchange value OF the
mark will hamper trade no doubt in
sofar as German purchase OF goods
here is concerned. But for whateNer
goods Germany may have or can sup
ply to this country there will be an
opportunity not before possible for
marketing them
Speaking generally. what enecS
will the arrangement have upon
American ocean shipping" Mr.. Rob
inson was asked.
ITO my mind II seems that we
have the best opportunity in sixty
years to put the American mercantilc
marine on a firm basis" he replied.
The United American lines are to-
day operating 400. 900 tons of private
Iy owned shipping. and we have az
present about 100000 tons of Cnitei
States shipping Board vessels.
There is prospect, ] believe, of our
organization having more tonnage fly
ing the American flag than any other
concern"
The Washington times., 1920-09-06
Found Door Locked Third
Day Of His Welded Life;
Friend Wife Said Beat II

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 0.--Three
days Of married life-not bliss-ls
enough for Arthur G. Manning.
The only thing that puzzles him
is how solomon got BY.
In his suit for divorce from Billie
Manning, he AYERS his three-day
married life with her was TOO eN-
citing"
He. recites his troubles In this
MANNER:
Wedding day. Just married. Full
OF pep. Wife just presented me
with $3.50 in bills. Feel weak all
over.
Second day. wife accused me OF
stealing her watch. Going to have
me pinched,
Third and last day Came home.
Doors all locked. wife said beat
II. l did.
The Washington times., 1920-09-06
MYRIADS OF SHELTERS
DRIVING MIAMI BATTY

MACON, Ca, Sept. 6-Hordes OF
mosquitoes have run Miami, Fla,
batty ..- -...
The long-bill pests are more numer-
Gus this year than ever, and A. b.
Brickman, of Miami. has written the
Macon Chamber of Comemrce to pur-
chase for him all the various species
of Georgia bats possible. that he
might liberate them in and around
Miami to feed on mosquitoes. The
Miami man says he will pay the kid
dies of Macon a fair price on any
kind of bat.
The Washington times., 1920-09-06
NEWS OF ALEXANDRIA
AND NEARBY VIRGINIA
Labor Day Observed as Holiday But
No Formal Demonstration Held.
Sunday Schools Picnic.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Sept. 6.-La-
Dor Day Is being celebrated in Alex
andria by no public demonstration,
but the day Is a general holiday.
Banks and city offices arc closed and
the postoffice kept Sunday hours.
Most of the stores allowed their
clerks a half holiday.
Despite the rain tnere were several
private picnic parties. The Sunday
schools of the city went on picnic
TO the grounds surrounding George
Mason High School in Arlington
county At this picnic the sunday
school Of the Second Baptist Church
is the guest OF honor OF the other
Sunday schools. 1t having won the
contest for bringing in the greatest
number OF new pupils during the con-
test conducted by the Young Mems
Christian Association.
At the picnic Miss Vera Simpson
was crowned the first lady" by the
president of the Alexandria Sunday
School Association. Addresses were
delivered by Miss Barbara Cation.
Miss Elise Marvel Wallace and George
X Bender.
The funeral of the late John Baier
will be held from his home, 134 North
Columbus street, at o'clock tomor-
row afternoon. Burial will be in
Bethel Cemetery. Mr. Baier was sixty
four years Of age and is survived by
several children.
The adumnae of St. Mary's Acad-
envy has elected Miss Ella Hill dele
gate to the Federation of Catholic
Alumnaes, which will be in Boston
october s to l2. Miss Lillian Hill, of
Washington, has been elected alter
nate.
Mount Vernon Royal Arch Chapter,
No. IL, has elected these officers:
Percy Gift. high priest; Boyd J.
Richards king; Bedford n. Smith,
scribe; Frank w. Latham, secretary;
w. l.. Allen, treasurer; Alfred c.
Moss. captain of host; A. NJ. Sher-
wood. royal arch captain; r. J.
Schoolcy, master OF the third veil;
c. NJ. stump. master of the second
veil; c. C. Batchller. master of the
first veil; G. w. Zachary. tiler; the
Rev. ]. NJ. Nourse, chaplain, and Leo
pold Ruben, steward.
James W. Jackson Council Junior
Order OF United American Mechanics,
Yesterday observed memorial day,
and committees from that council Wis
tied the graves of members in The
cemeteries near Alexandria and deco
rated them.
The Rev. John Lee Allison has re-
turned from his vacation spent at
Mytheyille. Va, and occupied the pull
nit at the Second Presbyterian
church yesterday.
-
st. Mary's Academy. conducted by
the sisters of the Holy Cross, will re-
omen for the school year tomorrow
morning. The brothers school on
North Washington street will also re-
open tomorrow.
Robert S. Barrett, formerly editor
of the Alexandria Gazette, but now a
resident of Buenos Aires, Argentina,
Is spending a few weeks in this city.
The Alexandria Sunday School As
sociation has elected the following Of
ncers: Warren l.. Moody, president;
ellsworth Brown, vice president;
John w. Herndon, secretary and treas
urer: Miss Helen Cummings, n. 5.
Greenaway, Mrs. william Campbell
and Malvin Pitts, superintendents OF
different departments.
Mrs. Il. NJ. Fair'has bought from Dr.
o A. Ryder, of Richmond, house
and lot at ll5 South Columbus street.
The Washington times., 1920-09-06
POSTAL CLERK RETIRES.

SMITH CENTER, Kan. Sept. G.
After a continuous service of nearly
twenty years as carrier OF route
one, out of this city, during which
time he Is estimated to have Travelled
and buggy, c. w. McGonigal. seventy
two, was retired under the postal
pension law.
The Washington times., 1920-09-06
Liquor SLeuths Lose
Morale In Bad Attack
OF Prohibition Blues

'Prohbition Blues" has got the prohibition enforce
men forces in Washington In short the morale of the pro-
hibOn agents gone. This is the opinion of several
bers of the enforcement squad among the Federal agents
Work hard they may. they say they to
accomplish much in the prohibiting of liquor for despite
their work of the past few months the Federal agents have
made little progress.
The Washington times., 1920-09-06
TRIALS ARE DELAYED.

they simply are called in to help the
local police.
TRIALS ARE DELAYED.
The revenue officers of the prohibi-
tion bureau, it is said, have the big
gest number OF cases in which they
have worked. still on the pending side
OF the ledger. Ii is a welI-known fact
that a big majority OF the cases
worked up by the prohibition agents
IN this city have never come to trial.
some OF the cases have been pending
Tor several months
The local prohibition office this
morning said that they did not have
the hgures on the number of cases in
which they had figured and that il
would take several days to go through
their files and tabulate the number OF
cases they had made and the number
of convictions they had secured.
POLICE EFFICIENT.
The police department., however.
keeps strict record of the number
OF arrests, and have them tabulated
under the different headings. and also
divided into violations of the Shep-
pard law and the Volstead act.
The records OF the police depart-
ment. which have been tabulated up
to and including June 30, the ending
or the fiscal year, and have cards
made out for all arrests in liquor cases
after that date, but have not tabu.
lated them. They will be tabulated
this month for the first quarter Of
the fiscal year.
According to the police records,
1881 persons were arrested for drunk
Cnness from January to June 30. OF
these all were convicted but twenty
three. Drinking in public places
caused the arrest of eight persons
Turing that time and seven of them
were convicted. Thirty-five persons
we're arrested for operating a vehicle
while under the influence of liquor
md thirty-two of them were con-
victed. Eighty-two were arrested for
selling liquor and seventy-three Of
them were convicted. Only nine per-
sons out OF ninety mine were able to
get off after being arrested for trans
porting liquor, while nineteen of the
twenty-five persons who were arrest
ed for having liquor illegally in their
possession were convicted. Thirteen
persons were arrested and convicted
for the Illegal manufacture of Iiuuor
while nae persons were arrested and
convicted of illegally prescribing rum.
sixteen persons were arrested for
defrauding the Government out of the
tax on spirituous liquors. but these
persons were also arrested on other
charges and the defrauding charge
grew out of their arrest.
The Washington times., 1920-09-06
TRUCK TAKES DIVE.

BOSTON, Sept. GA truck that
plunged into the springfield waters Of
Jamaica Pond carried with 1t twenty
five feet of State-owned iron fence
and twenty feet of wooden benches.
The driver escaped by jumping.
The Washington times., 1920-09-06
THE WASHINGTON TINES, MONDAY SEPTEMBER 1920

MRS H II ANDERSON, of the Society of Domestic
iu Arts New York. who has been commissioned by
the Agricultural Department to handspiD and hand
weave wool grown in New York State into cloth for
suit to be presented to Lieutenant Governor Walker
The photograph shows Mrs Anderson at work spinning
the wool ....t'
The Washington times., 1920-09-06
LEND SOLDIERS sI1,OO0.OOO

CALGARY. Alberta, Sept. G--In south.
ern Alberta, alone. Sll 900. 900 has been
loaned TO 1000 former soldiers TO en-
The Washington times., 1920-09-06

Mrs. Il. NJ. Fair'has bought from Dr.
o. A, Ryder. of Richmond, a house
and lot at lis South Columbus street.
The Washington times., 1920-09-06

they simply are called in to help the
local police.
The Washington times., 1920-09-06

Robert S. Barrett, formerly editor
Of the Alexandria Gazette, but now a
resident of Buenos Aires, Argentina
"a spending a few weeks in this city.
The Washington times., 1920-09-06

The Alexandria Sunday School As
sociation has elected the following Of
hcers: Warren l.. Moody, president;
Ellsworth Brown, vice president;
John w. Herndon, secretary and treas
urer; Miss Helen Cummings, n. 5.
Greenaway, Mrs. william Campbell
and Malvin Pitts, superintendents of
different departments.
The Washington times., 1920-09-06

st. Mary's Academy conducted by
the sisters OF the Holy Cross, Will re-
omen for the school year tomorrow
morning. The brothers school on
North Washington street will also re-
omen tomorrow.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-05-08
RUBBER EXPERT KEEPS
SKINS OF BIG Py7H0NS

Since July 1 last. snake stories
have gone out of favor. In fact it is
doubtful II any really good snake
stories will ever again trip from the
tongue of man. Whatever the snake
stories of the future-they will lack
details as to color and size and will
not have the intriguing characteristics
OF those of e-prohibition days. II
the alcohol Is not confiscated-mus-
Gums will still have preserved speci-
mems.
Secretary of Treasurer. w. A. NJ.
Vaughan, of the Goodyear Tire g. Rub
Der company of California, who for
merly had charge of the company s
rubber plantations in Sumatra, has
avoided all chance of losing speci-
mems of three enormous pythons by
simply preserving their skins. OBJ
tanned for him by natives while the
virgin jungle was being cleared for
rubber cultivation. these skins. mea-
surfing IA. II and 21 feet long. have
been tanned by skillful Javanese and
are now kept by Mr.. Vaughan as SOU
venirs of his task of wrestling the jun
gle from nature for needs of modern
industry.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-05-08
TIRE TREAD DESIGN
H0F IMPORTANCE

/ The tread design on an automobile
tire may be a matter of small conse-
quence to the driver of a small car.
but every driver of a heavy car knows
that the tread configuration has a
good deal to do with the ease with
which the car may be steered.
/ On the smaller ears the area of the
tread that Is in contact with the road
surface Is so small that an improper
design may cause little trouble. But
when a heavy car settles down on its
tires. the driver finds himself called
on for the exercise of constant atten-
ton and effort to keep the car from
swerving off the road, IL the tread de-
sign is of improper type.
One point on which all motorists
agree is that the tires on the rear
wheels should be OF a good non-skid
pattern and that the front tires should
have tread design that will keep
them running ahead in a straight line
with minimum of steering effort on
the part of the driver. 4
The ideal tire tread is one that
can be used with equally good results
on any wheel, either front or back.
Given such tire a motorist need
carry only one spare, and his car is
awlays evenly balanced no matter
what tire changes ne makes. But N
one style tread is used on the front
wheels and another on the rear, the
motorists will usually carry two spares |
one of zach type. Having two types |
furnishes a further complication |
when ii is desired to shift partly /
worn tires from the hardworking rear |
wheels to the front wheels in order |
to get few thousand miles more 1
wear out of them before they go to
the scrap heap. The non-skids used |
on the rear may not be suited for front
wheel purposes
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-05-08
CHURCHES GET GOOD
ROADS SUNDAY CALL

n wAsHTNoTON d. c. May s.-ruus.
sEx a call for the observance of Good
Roads Sunday, May le. in connection
with National ship by Tr,sck--Gcod
Roads Week, May 1872. the commit
tee In charge OF arrangements for the
weeks have addressed a letter to
ciergymen OF every denomination in
Wiling their attention TO the relation
between good roads and right living
and coed roads and Christian pro-
grese" W
Stressine the point that the early
construction OF better highways will
prove one OF the quickest means OF
faciiitatIng production. the call says:
THE purpose is To fix in the heart
Of citizens the conviction that the next
step 20 be taken for the welfare OF
The community. the nation and the
world Is immediately to Improve the
hishways aud TO inauEurate measures
whereby every mile or road bed In the
United States may be hard surfaced
as soon as the combined forces of
counties, states, and the Federal Gov
ernment can secure this result
Calling attention to the urgent need
OF increased transportation facilities.
the call continues:
The Waterways and railways can
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-05-08
LOCAL DEALER HOLDS
TIRE SAVING DISPLAY

One of the most remarkable recent
movements to attain national prointn-
ence is one that has for its object
the pointing out of methods by which
motorists may obtain increased mile
age from their tires.
One would imagine that tire dealers
would be pleased to have tires wear
out quickly, SO that new purchases
would be necessary But this Is not
generally true. There. is more rejoic-
ing today over one car owne: whose
tires run 10000 to 5000 miles. than
over a hundred whose lack of care
prevents them from getting many
miles they are entitled to.
This national tire conservation
movement will reach Pendieton on
May Us. when Tire Conservation Days
Will be observed. Carrying out the
dea of helping all local motorists to
secure more service from their tires,
L s. Bentley Co, of Pendleton. has
arranged to have an expert from The
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company.
present at the demonstrations, who
will give an entire day over to the
consideration of the tire problems OF
all local motorists. pointing out the
r 4
made in time, will add immeasura bly,
to tire mileage. The tire difficulties
of each motorist will be given iriii-
vidual attention.
Sections of tires wiiisyb exhibited
showing the different kinds OF wear
that tires are subject to. and the meth
DDS of combating them. Tire con-
struction will be followed from the
crude rubber OF the forest to the in
ished tire. ready to start on its career
of service. Fps lastf
There is nothing mysterious about
tires, and therefore. no good reason
why motorists should not know all
about them. and be saved many OF the
they experience when
discarding tires which have passed
away before their time.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-05-08

no longer handle the volume OF traf-
fic that must he moved.
~City dwellers cannot continue 10
ray the present prices of foodstpffs,
A national factor in these excessive
casts is the haul from the farm to the
town over primitive roads. The hu-
man family cannot live on the present
annual supply. II production AZ to be
increased. the farmers life must be
made attractive. Nothing will bro
duce this result as surely as modern
highways"
National Good Roads Sunday, OBJ
served by pastors and congregations
IN churches throughout the country.
May is. is only one of the methods EN-
ployed by the campaign committee to
arouse discussion regarding the i'm
proved highways and. highway trans
porvation.
; The other means includes 60 tours
radiaung from as many cities into the
rural districts contiguous to these
centeiS, and an essay contest on the
subject ship -hy-Truck and GOOD
Roads for which four-years' uni
versaty scholarship has been Offered
Tor the best essay written by a high
school pupil. The scholarship will be
awarded after the essays have been
read by judges to be appointed by
commissioner OF Education 2. P.
Claxton.
Four minute speakers also wnl tour
the country and make addresses in
theatres where Ship -by-Truck films
viii be shown during the week of May
lT-22
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-05-08
AIR valre Has Advantages

A supplementary air valve, which,
instead of being fitted to the inlet
manifold is screwed into the cylinder
wall at the bottom of the stroke,
is attracting attention. An advantage
claimed for this arrangement Is that
the air admitted through this supple
mentary valve will remain at the bot
tom of the combustion chamber. thus
causing a stratification OF the charge.
so that the additional air viii not in
terrfere with the infalmmability Of
the charge when only a small amount
Is admitted. as when the engine is
heavily throttIed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-05-08
OH spaedomcter Drive

Don't forget the speedometer drive.
This hard working part needs little
fabrication, a few drops of oil once a
1leek. and the average owner seldom
remembers it. Given this little atten-
ton, the drive viii operate quietly and
for a long period without other care.
Before throwing tire away be certain
that il is not worth a retread.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-05-08
Don't Forget Front wheels

| The average car owner Is quite
likely, in the desire to give the reaI
wheels all the attention they need
to forget the front wheels. Now. the
front wheels should be given care
full inspection at least once month,
those of the type fitted
with ball bearings of the cup and cone
type. The cones wear rapidly because
they are subjected to heavy stresses in
travel