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The Washington herald., 1921-09-17
BRYAN IS CRAZY,
BIRGE RETORTS
University Head Refuses to
Answer Atheism Teach
ing Charge.

MONROE, Wis. Sept. 16.-Charg-
ing President E. A. Birge. of the
University of Wisconsin, with fos-
t-CinG the teachings of atheism and
ridiculing the belief in God and the
disinity of Jesus Christ. William
Jennings Bryan brought upon him
SEX a hot retort from the head of
the Badger State institution late to-
day.
Bryan is crazy" said President
Birge. He is seeking notoriety and
l refuse to engage in a newspaper
argument with him. No one pays
any attention to what Bryan says,
anyhow"
The atheism charge by Bryan
was made in an address opening the
Citizens Lectures and Entertain
ment Course here. He charged
President Birge with making a joke
of the religious convictions of the
fathers and mothers of the students
in attendance at Madison.
Il think that the mothers and
fathers and the grandmothers and
grandfathers who believe in God
and believe that Jesus Christ was
more than an unusual man ought to
know what the president of the
university is teaching and foster
Ing" said Mr.. Bryan.
He further claimed that such
teachings as philosophy, evolution,
modern science, and the Darwinian
theory were tending to undo all the
good work of the earlier influence
brought to bear upon the students
in their homes.
THE great need of this country
is to get back to a strong belief in
God" said Mr.. Bryan.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-17
NAME DELEGATES
, TO SUGGEST PLAN
AT CONVENTION
Would Erect Building tG
House All Washing
ton Posts.

sErection of a home for head
qasfters Of the American Legion in
the District was proposed in res
olution passed last night by the
Tank Corps Post, No. 10. American
Legion.
Plans for the home will be pre-
sented to the department conven-
tion. of the legion posts Of this
city-.at the Washington Hotel, oc-
tobers IA and Is, by a delegation
headed by Charles w. Swan, COM
mander of the Tank Corps Post.
The Tank Corps Post has been
taking steps throughout the sum-
mer to enable them to present their
plans to the convention. The prof.
est has been the object of the posts
in this city since the organization
OF the American Legion. Delegates
to fhe national convention will be
Instructed to put the building plan
bsfoss the national body.
X campaign will be started
among the various posts of thi'
city, to back the project. Several
Of the post commanders have as
sursa Swan of their support.
Charles W. Swan and T. P. Ran.
dal were chosen to represent thu
post at the District convention.
Charging that the Shipping BCart
Is employing aliens and paying
them good salaries while fOrme
service men are being refused jobs
the delegates were instructed L
make an attack on the methods
used by the board at the conven-
tfon- Plans were also drawn uT
for the post dance which will bt
held in the near future.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-17
THREE ARRAIGNED
FOR INTOXICATION
Aged Woman Is Committed
To Asylum Hospital
For 60 Days. 2

Three persons, two men and one
woman, We're arraigned in Police
Court yesterday on charges of in
toxication. with the result that one.
a previous offender, was fined SO,
another was sent to the Washing
ton Asylum Hospital to break the
habit" and the third was released
on a promise of soberness.
John r. Clark, of 5212 Conduit
road, released on probation Thurs
day after being found guilty on
three charges of assaulting hi:
wife and one of intoxication, was
fined $40 on a charge of intoXica-
ton when he appeared before the
court again yesterday.
Charged with having created q
disturbance in Nailor's Alley while
under the influence of liquor. Mar
garet Wilson. an aged white woman
was sent to the Washington Asylum
Hospital for sixty days
After promising to remain sober
Edward Rabbit. 474 Maryland ave.
nue. southwest, charged with in
toxication, was released on a per-
sonal bond.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-17
WORKERS
REFLECT STEWARD
FEDERATION HEAD
Convention Provides for
Committee on Busi- )
ness Methods.

NEW ORLEANS, Sept 16.-Luther
C. Steward. OF Washington. was re-
elected president Of the National Fed
Grafton of Federal Employees at the
concluding session Of its convention
today.
Other officers elected were Edwin
J. Newmyer. Washington, secretary
treasurer; John Fitzgerald, New
York City, first vice president; Alfred
L. Beryessa, San Francisco, Cal,
second vice president; Miss Gertrude
McNally. Washington. third vice
president; william ]. Sleep. Boston,
Mass. fourth vice president; S. Tyson
Kinsell. Philadelphia. fifth vice presi-
dent; Clarence NJ. Smith. Muskogee,
Okla. sixth vice president; Matthew
B. Couch. San Juan, Porto Rico. sew
enth vice president; Thomas f. Ryan,
Chicago. eighth vice president; w.
w. Sibray. Pittsburgh, Pa, ninth vice
president.
The members of the auditing COM
mittee chosen are Theodore s. SaaI.
New York City; Timothy NJ. Crowley.
Jersey City. n. J.; Arthur V. Leduy,
Albany. n. Y. Porto Rico is repre-
sented in the federation for the first
time.
Among the resolutions proposed
during the convention but rejected
were ones asking for special privi-
leges for Federal employees and a
higher exen ption from income tax.
Among the resolutions passed was
one providing for a committee on
business methods. The work OF this
committee will be to study problems
OF inef1ciency in the government man
agement and to submit solutions.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-17
Dinner for a Phot0play.

What may have been the first
banquet ever tendered/a photoplay
was given by the proprietor of the
Madrillon Cafe last night to Cecil
B.. DeMille's all-star production.
The Affairs of Anatol." at which
were present Douglas MacLean. the
screen star; "Chic" Sale, the vaude-
william; Lawrence Beatus and E. J.
Stutz.~ theater managers, and Albert
Boasberg, of the local Paramount
forces. At the banquet. long tele-
gram of congratulation to DeMille
was prepared.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-17
RUNAWAY TEAM STRIKES MAN
IN DASH OVER BUSY STREETS
Detective Leaps From Running Board of Auto
In Checking Frightened Horses.

In a mile dash through the bust
ness streets about o'clock yester-
day afternoon a runaway team OF
horses knocked down a man and
narrowly missed many other pedes-
trians and motorists before the
horses were checked in spectacu-
lar flying leap by Detective Lowry,
of the First precinct, to the should
ers of one of the animals at Twenty
first street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue. northwest.
Frightened by a passing automo-
bile at the intersection of Fifteenth
and H streets northwest, the team,
driven by Floyd Hate, of 1921
Twenty fourth street northwest,
started down Fifteenth street.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-17
EXPERTS EXAM Inc
DISTRICT EXPENSES
Reductions Expected to Fol-
low Efficiency Sur
vey.

Reduction of expenses in Dis
trict government offices by reor-
ganization and adoption of i'm
proved methods is expected to fol-
low the survey of the District gov
ernment, which was started yester-
day by the Bureau of Efficiency.
Bureau of Efficiency experts de-
clared their surveys were usually
followed by a reorganization, which
resulted in more work being done
by fewer employees. and this is ex-
pected to meet the need of more
employees in the District depart
ments.
A comparative survey of salaries
of Federal and District government
employees has just been completed
and will probably be submitted to
the Commissioners next week.
Recommendations for considerable
increases in salaries are expected
in the report.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-17
URGES REPEATING
OF BORLAND Law

Repeal of the Borland law. pro-
viding for payment of half the cost
Of street paving by owners Of abut-
ting property. was urged by WILL
lam NICK Clayton. president Of the
Federation of Citizens Associations,
who headed a committee which ap-
peared before the Commissioners
yesterday.
Violation of the financial pact be-
tween the Federal government and
the District was charged by Clay
ton. who said that the District is
now paying so per cent of the paw
ing costs. while 1t was agreed that
il should pay but 60 per cent
The Washington herald., 1921-09-17
Chandler of Commerce
To Work for Members

The Washington Chamber of
Commerce is preparing to launch a
membership campaign which will
include every business interest in
the Aity. according to plans formu-
lated last night by the membership
committee.
The campaign will begin with a
dinner at the Washington Hotel
Wednesday. September IS. for the
membership committee. An enter
tainment committee for the dinner
chosen last night includes: Ivan c.
Weld. Edna ]. Sheehy. Joseph D.
Dreyfuss. John F. Slavan and Henry
G. Cole
The Washington herald., 1921-09-17

take care of my two boys and do my
own work. recommend your medi.
cine to anyone who is aIling. You may
publish my testimonial if you think
Il will help others. Mrs. CARRIE
WILLIAMS, Oyerpeck, Ohio.
/ For more than forty years Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has
been restoring women to health who
suffered from Irregularities, displace-
ments, backache, headaches, bear
fng-down pains, nervousness-or "the
blues. To-day there is hardly q town or
hamlet in the United States wherein
some woman does not reside who has
been made well by it. That is why
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound is now recognized as the stand
kd remedy for such ailments.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-17

Reaching the corner at Pennsyl-
Vania avenue, the galloping horses
swung west on the Avenue, the
wagon making the turn on two
wheels. AS the team passed the
Riggs National Bank, d. C. Thomas,
% years old, of 2O29 Portner street
northwest, was struck. He was ap-
preaching the street car platform
and was knocked to the floor of the
walk. suffering severe cuts and
bruises. He was removed to the
Emergency Hospital in an uncon-
scious condition, but was reported
out of danger last night. s.
Team Scatters Pedestrians.
Continuing west on the Avenue in
a path marked by fleeing pedes-
trians and motorists, the team was
lost completely from control. View
ing the accident at Fifteenth street
and Pennsylvania avenue, Detec-
tives Lowry and Fowler, of the
First precinct, commandeered a
passing automobile and took up the
chase. As the car approached the
galoping runaways at Twenty first
stret and the Avenue, Detective
Lowry leaped from the running
board of the machine to the back OF
one of, the horses. He grabbed the
harness. while his partner. Detec-
tive Fowler, followed him, leaping
to the wagon and took hold of the
reins.
Auto Strikes Woman.
While crossing Vermont avenue,
near II street northwest, yesterday.
Mrs. Helen Westbrook. 40 years
old. of 1906 Emery place northwest.
was struck by an automobile oper-
ated by Mrs. Caroline Gibson. of
1926 S street northwest. Mrs.
Westbrook suffered slight injuries
and went to her home.
Mrs. Minnie Tiggeson, 55 years
old, of Tudor Hall. Tenth street and
Massachusetts avenue northwest.
suffered an injury to her knee yes
terday when the automobile in
which she was riding collided with
another machine near Eleventh and
Irving streets northwest. Mrs. Tig-
Geson was taken to Garfield Hos
pital.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-17

Millions of Books
In Libraries For
Arms Delegates

Delegates to the arms limitation
conference will find opportunity for
research and obtaining information
in Washington's 10 libraries. which
have 7,983,157 volumes on their
shelves, according to a pamphlet
on Washington's libraries. issued
yesterday by w. /. Swanton, 1464
Belmont street northwest.
The sixty-three government IL
braries have 2,1S4.700 volumes ac-
cessible to all, as well as 100000
prints, 100000 musical compost
tions, and 100000, maps and charts
at the Congressional Library.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-17
ALLEGED ROBBER
OF APARTMENTS
WILL WAIT JURl
Oscar r. Slack Anon
Several Held by
Judge. al

oscsr r. Slack, alleged membe.
Of a gang of apartment hous,
thieves which has been terrorizinr
residents in various sections Of IN
city for several weeks. was held I'd
action Of the grand jury by Judd
McMahon in Police Court yester
day under $4,000 bond.
Z Slack is charged with havfn>
stolen $50 worth Of clothing fror
Edward J. Combes. 1900 Q stres
northwest, and personal effect
valued at $50 from George NJ Raf
1919 Nineteenth street northwest[
Investigate Other Thefts- :
The bond was set high. al polio
are investigating numerous oths
thefts they believe can be traced
to Slack.
Warner F. Bell was held 20 az
grand jury on two grand lsrcen5
charges in s2.500 bond each. on
theft was of S45 cash and clothinr
from Charles Herndon, lls Msrx
land avenue northeast: the other q
clothing worth S73 from Clark Hall
lS43 Kalorama Road northwest
Held for Auto Theft.
Benjamin Richards was held ID
connection with the theft on Sep
tember IL of the automobile of Pau
p. Robey, 4l9 Sixth street south.
east. He is charged with larcen,
after trust.
Frederick E. Lipphard and
jacques NJ. FARRELL were held undei
$1,000 bonds for conspiracy in 4
scheme to get $50 from the West
ern Union Telegraph Company. II
agreement with three others. the,
are alleged to have arranged Aug
to send a telegram to q womar
stating that her daughter was n
and asking her to send $50.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-17
Hurt by Burning Auto.

Samuel Madeoy, 40 years old, of
500 H street northwest, was Sc
verely burned on the legs and body
last night. when his automobile
caught fire in Brewers court. be-
tween Sixth and Seventh and G and
H streets northeast. The blaze in
the machine was caused by-a leaky
gasoline tank, according to the po-
lice. ,Madeoy is said to be in a Sc
rious condition.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-17
Home Builders Meet
And Elect Officers

James F. McIlree was elected pres
ident of the Washington Home Build
ers' Organization at the initial meet
ing OF the society held last night at
the Public library. The purpose of
the society. IT was announced, is to
foster the cooperative building OF
apartment houses.
Other officers elected are D. {.
Davis. vice president, and Capt. o. c.
Howard. secretary. Miss Emma Ar
mold, Mrs. Ida Buxton and ]. l..
Bateman were named lot committee.
The following were appointed men,
bers OF the committee on. entertain
ment: Miss Margaret Worrell. Miss
Rose Seton, F. A. De Groot, A. B.
Baldwin and J. Clinton Hiatt. Meet
ings will be held monthly.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-17
FOUR GIRLS FLEE
FROM DISTRICT JAIL

Four colored girls, inmates of the
phychopathic ward at the District
Jail, escaped last night at 1920 by
breaking down a heavy screen door
and leaving by the fire escape.
Their escape was noticed about
twenty minutes later by Il watch
man making his rounds. No trace
OF the girl had been found, however.
at an early hour this morning.
The girls had been confined for
treatment for about four months.
Their ages ranged from Is to 10
wears.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-17
Payne Held for Jury.

Arthur L. Payne. AZ years old, OF
brentwood, Md, charged with hav-
ing shot and seriously Injured
Thomas d. Klea, of Brentwood, and
Edward Cairns, of this CITY,, was
held for action of the grand jury
under $500 bond when he waived
a preliminary hearing before Jus
tice of the Peace Robert L. Joyce In
Mount Rainier last night.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-17
Rosedale Playground Exhibit.

An exhibition of the articles made
by thee baskt-makipg, sewing,
knitting and rug-making classes of
the Rosedale playground was held
at the Fairgrounds yesterday after
noon under the direction of Mrs.
Daniel W. Alexander and Miss
Ethel Pilson. supervisors. A pro-
gram of folk-dancing was pre-
sented by the girls of the play
ground.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-17
Cheated of S34.

John B. Rhone, colored. lI5S sixth
out OF s34 by two negroes at FIn-
teenth and H streets northeast yes@
terday afternoon. Rhone gave I
description of the two con" men ID
police of the Ninth precinct.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-17
Motorman Suffers Cuts.

5. A. CiHeI, 38 years old, motor
man for the Capital Traction Com
pany, was cut about the face and
hands yesterday when his car
jumped the tracks at Eighth street
and Pennsylvania avenue south
east Ciffel was taken to Casualty
Hospital.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-17
Vaccination Clinic Moves.

The free vaccination clinic has
been moved from the District Build
Ing to the. health department
clinic at 400 Fifteenth street north
west. to accommodate the large
number Of children who are ex-
pected today and during the first
weeks Of school. The hours of vac
cination, noon until 1 p. m.,- will
remain unchanged, it was an
nounced
The Washington herald., 1921-09-17

ulc DOIu ~lOEt
and after my baby
was born. / suf.
fered with back
ache, headache,
was generally rur
down and weak. ]
saw Lydia E. Pink.
hams Vegetable
Compound adver-
tised in the news
papers and de-
cided to try 1t.
N0w 4 faaI Gpa
The Washington herald., 1921-09-17

Frank McNally and Capt. Charles
q. Simons went to Aqua Creek
Tuesday morning, the former for a
few days. the latter for 4 pro-
tracted stay.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-17

Bass were not biting for Ben
jamin A. Neyitt while fishing from
the sea wall at the Tidal Basin.
He laid out one line for carp baited
with dough ball and caught two
carp, one fourteen-pounder.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-17
BEFORE AHDAFTER
CHILDBIRTH
Mrs. Williams Tells How Lydia E.
Pmkham's Vegetable Compound
- Kept Her in Health

Overpeck, O.-"Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound helped
The Washington herald., 1921-09-17

LESTER ID. VOLK,
Republican Representative from
New York. former service man,
and lawyer who II today ceIe-
brnting his thirty-seventh
birthday. Representative NoIk
WIS born in brooklyn. lie was
graduated from the Long Island
Medical College and holds an
VI. ID. degree. He f. n Journal
list and contributes TO medical
magazines. He was admitted
10 the bar In 1913 and practices
law. Representative NOIk
served with the Medical DiVi-
sion during the war. He is a
member of the following COM
mIttees. Accounts, banking and
Currency, and Expenditures in
the State Department. He re-
sides mt the Continental Hotel.
Hickory daily record., 1921-08-31
aEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published BY the Clay Printing Co.
Every Evening Except Sunday
NO WASTE THERE

With ready eye, the Charlotte
Observer spotted some old waste cot
ton on Conover lot few days age
and mistakenly assumed that three
bales Of 1850 cent cotton had beer
allowed to 90 to ruin by its owner
Not so. 1t Is cotton known by the
trade as mote" being small partl-
cles Of seed and other elements whic'
the cir failed to remove. Whe'
cleaned again small bits Of cotton
cling to the notes, which give the
appearance Of real cotton. AS fer
tilizer the notes have the same value
as cotton seed and the lint which
clings to them retain moisture ano
make corn thrive Notes are use
on many farms in this section of the
&,4ir. Tho Oheerver's surprise VS.
tqs d. VorJrr"a d however for
( sQe. tave had 8 rgd th" nccas.
(. nal icstrur.i ~ cattor - account
u 10 pr'. md general rargi, 3
~ n Leaving whole bales out IL
d. leather for months at time.
Hickory daily record., 1921-08-31
IF STATE BANKS ARE TO RE-
TAIN PUBLIC CONFIDENCE

Greensboro News.
There are no two ways about it. II
the state banks are to retain the con-
fidence Of depostors, the bank eX
animation system must be frightened
up. The collapse Of three state BANKS
in Davidson county within SIX
months has given Il shock to the state
banks credit in the piedmont from
which il will take years to recovef.
It is revealed that these banks had
all been insolvent for considerable
period OF time prior to the actual
losing Of their doors, and had ac-
,apted deposits long after national
bank would have been shut up.
There is III this nothing necessar-
Nv ,iscle editable to the personnel OF
the state bank examiners office. His
nen find the weak spots, all right
but the trouble is they don't find
them quickly enough. The state has
not a sufficient number of .eXam-
ners to maintain as close and as eff
cient control over the state banks as
the federal government MAINTAINS
over the national banks. The state j.
always niggardly in providing to1
its departments, and in this partlcu-
lar instance the niggardliness has
cost bank depositOrs tremendous
sums.
we have already in North Carolina
90 much money withdrawn from
REGULATION and slowed away in OF
stockings. This condition has an ad-
Hickory daily record., 1921-08-31

The Record prefers to wait until
the court has an opportunity to pass
upon the case Of Charles Warren, fire
truck driver who as deputized Off
Ger shot and killed Henry Holmes,
Salisbury negro charged with store
breaking and larceny. As driver Of
the fire truck and police automobile
Mr. Warren was useful; he also was
good in chasing criminals, but he is
necessarily more Of target for crit.
icism than would be any member Of
the regular police force. The office
Of deputy policeman was an office he
did not seek, and the responsibility
for the occurrence Monday night
rests equally with those who ordered
or allowed him to take part
Hickory daily record., 1921-08-31

verse effect on all lines Of business.
We can afford to neglect nothing that
will remedy it, and the first essen
tial to remedying 1t is the strength
ening, rather than the weakening, Of
confidence in the banking system.
But this will never come about
while the system of examination Is
as loose as recent events have prov
ed il to be in North Carolina. The
Hickory daily record., 1921-08-31

Judge McElroy has upheld :ha
Cannon mills property assessment, the
Cabarrus county commissioners win
ming the first court tilt with the
state tax commission.
Hickory daily record., 1921-08-31

West Virginia is in a pretty rotten
state if one would Judge by the press
reports. II an operation is neces-
sary, an operation ought to be per-
formed.
Hickory daily record., 1921-08-31

After causing many Hickory people
TO build fires, August turned right ar
ound and gave them another COB of
summer.
Hickory daily record., 1921-08-31

President Harding has called upon
the miners in West Virginia to dis
band and return to their homes. If
they do that they will show that they
have no stomach for federal troops.
Hickory daily record., 1921-08-31

The Sim Fein reply is expected
to arrive in London at any time. It
will be another Of those long notes
which may be construed three ways,
but II it is another step in the direct
ion Of ending the ISish row, its am
biguities may be overlooked.
Hickory daily record., 1921-08-31

People in West Virginia love their
state Of course, but there are probab-
ly parts Of it which they love more
than other parts.
Hickory daily record., 1921-08-31

Tomorrow is the first Of another
month, date that numerous Of our
enemies, Judging the future by the
past, will not forget.
Hickory daily record., 1921-08-31

Although ~ have seen very few
MOSQUITOES this year, we are per-
fectly willing to aid the town in get
ting rid Of them. There ought not
TO be any Of the pests in Hickory.
Hickory daily record., 1921-08-31

Raleigh's water famine is growing
more acute every day. The Tar
ii9el capital has hsd verr little rain
a.lce 10 Hepuhicans assumed cna .e
of The executive departments al wash
jnglou
Hickory daily record., 1921-08-31
HICKORY DAILY RECORD

state should either get out of the
business of bank control altogether,
or it should erect system OF con-
troll that will control.
Hickory daily record., 1921-08-31

Mrs George Craig returned TO
Asheville today after visiting hei
mother, Mrs Walter S. Taylor.