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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-24
new DIRECTORY Of
CONGRESS HAS ONE
L|NEF0R CARAWAY
Arkansas Senator'S Biography
Briefest-Miss Robertson
christian, Republican,"

Tho Congressional Directory for the
frst session of the Sixty-seventh Con-
gress came or the press today, fur
nishing for members of the Senate and
House some interesting reading
about themselves.
The directory contains vast
amount Of information about the
various departmental branches, bu-
reaus and boards of tho Federal Gov
eminent but its most important sec
ton from tho viewpoint Of Senators
and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES those
who have been recently elected-ts
that which carries their Biographies
thrilling tales OF their trtumpha, Pc
litical and otherwise. from birth until
the present day.
Henry Cabot Lodge, Of Massachu-
sets, the Republican leader. who has
served thirty years in Congress. has
tho longest biography. and to the 1u-
nior Senator from Arkansas. who sim-
ply states T. H Caraway. Democrat
Jonesboro." goes the prize for the
shortest
One Of the interestine statements
included In the life stories of mem
bers Of tho House Of Representatives
appears after the name of Alice Mary
Robertson. the lady from Oklahoma
who calls attention to her campaign
platform:
Il am . Christian. an An Ameri-
can. I am q Republican"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-24
Are Women Curious?
Well, Here Are Two
Who Qualify

Women are getting more curious
each day..
Yesterday an inquisitive woman
telephoned The Times. She wanted
the exact location Of the dog GEM
etery and how to get there. It
was given. She was asked II her
dog was dead.
"Oh, no." she replied. 'T haven't
any dog. / just want to see what
a dog cemetery looks like.
Several days before another
woman called. She wanted the
location Of the Flower Hospital.
She was told it was in New York.
"My, am sorry. l thought it
was here" she said.
Now it was to this hospital that
Mildred Markley, a Rockville (Md.)
girl, was taken after she was found
in the New York Central Station
following a fainting spell. Re-
porters were trying to locate rela-
tives Of the girl that afternoon and
Immediately began quizzing the
woman.
"No, I don't know her." she adj
mitted, "but there was so much in
the papers that I thought I would
MA to-ssa 1hat shA Looked kka."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-24
ROGER SULLNAN'S
son GIVES Up DADS
| CASH TO SCHOLARS
Big Estate of Illinois Political
Leader to Be Used in Educa-
ti0na! Work.

CHICAGO. May 24-Boetius SuIli-
van will give away the fortune he re-
Gently inherited from his father.
Roger C. Sullivan, former Democratic
leader of Illinois, It was announced
today by Mr.. Sullivan.
mo portion Of tho money left me
By my father will go for my own
use. After I have paid for some
scholarships I will use the remainder
in other educational work and prac-
teal charities-"
The scholarships he referred to Will
go to the best student Of the Chicago
high schools, public or parochial. be-
ginning next year and every year
thereafter. The FIRST student will 60
next year. and one each year there
after.
Tho winners wifi be allowed TO
choose any college they desire 30 long
as the institution Is not SociAlistic or
atheistic-
The winners win be known as tie
Roger c. Sullivan scholars and thus
the heir plans to perpetuate the mem
DRY OF his father indefinitely. Other
scholarships have already been pro
vided by Mr.. Sullivan at Andover
Academy, of which he is a graduate
An annual fund OF $500 goes to some
worthy professor at Andover.
Mr.. Sullivan and his wife WILL sail
this week for Europe. where they will
remain until Autumn
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-24
FALSE EYELASHES
AND PEEP|NG EARS
LATEST VAMP AIDS
Curious Accessories to Milady's
Beauty 0Iimpsed at Gotham
Hairdressers' Exhibition.

NEW YORK, May 2A-when the
modern burglar climbs into milady's
boudoir he will see, not her teeth In
a tumbler nor her hair on the dresser,
but her eyelashes on the pin cushion.
according to the latest invention
shown at the American Ladies' Hair
dressers' Association exhibition.
Nor will milady turn bald lids upon
the intruder. Her own eyelashes,
such as they are. will be still in place.
But when she goes out, they will be
REINFORCED by detachable lashes, half
an inch long and curly, attached by
invisible adhesive plaster. II she likes
'em beaded, she can buy tho artificial
ones beaded and thus spare her own.
Mostly the ones fixed that way are
bought by actresses and also actorA
BoBBED WIGS, TOO.
Other nature-savers at tho exhibit
included half a bobbed whig to cover
your old-fashioned long hair behind
without cutting It Off This device
was a round comb, planned for ear to
ear, with a mop of any color curls
falling a few inches from It Then
there was set Of six water-wave
combs attached together and working
like those fascinating elevator doors
that are all joints. These were for
the faint-hearted natural curls which
do not need the strong encouragement
Of hot irons.
Permanent waves for infants were
also demonstrated on a living model
who went into the chair with Buster
Brown cut and came out with an
Irene Castle bob.
One firm put out q parable In
movie form showing how a wife lost
and won again her husbands affec-
ton by neglecting and then retuvena-
ting her rose-petal cheeks
The evening program of the exhibit
was a demonstration and parade of
modern coiffures. Tho knots for
these have climbed a little higher up
the back of the head. and the ears
have grown a little holder.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-24
MRS. CYRIL SCOTT,
WIFE Of LEADING
ACTOR, ENDS LIFE
Despondent Over Mothers
Death, Former Musical Star
Adjusts Moose and Leaps.

NEW YORK, May 24.-Mrs. Louise
C. Scott wife of Cyril Scott, actor,
ended her life yesterday afternoon in
her homo at Bayside, Long Island.
Her husband found her body hanging
from q banister.
Mrs. Scott had tied one end Of .
sash cord to the banister on the
In the other end over her head,
Then. apparently, she had jumped
from an upper landing.
Mrs. Scott WAS nfty-two. Her
mother died recently. and she had
seemed despondent neighbors said.
Cyril Scott for years has been one
Of Americas foremost actora He has
done equally distinguished work In
dramatic pieces. musical comedy and
farce.
In "FIoradora,' Mr.. Scott made Al
early hit He achieved stardom In
1910 in THE Lottery Man." which
charmed Broadway for . season. 9th
or notable plays In which he has
played include Modern Marriage
and Tho Prince Chap"
Mr.. Scott recently closed an en-
gagement with "The Night Watch .
He and his wife were to have at
tended . party at the Belasco Thea
ter last night
As Louise Kissing. Mrs. Scott had
been we'll known to theater goers OF
tho last generation. She appeared
chiefly in extravaganzas Of the type
of "Sinbad the Sailor and "Ths
Crystal Slipper She left the stage
twenty-five years ago. following heI
marriage.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-24
Plans for Big Fourth"

Elaborate preparations have been
made for the Fourth of July celebra'
ton at Kensington. Md. Mayor Skin
ner has appointed committees to work
out the details for the celebration,
and the cooperation of the residents
of Chevy Chase. Capitol View. Forest
Glen, Wheaton. Garrett Park and
other nearby towns will be invited.
II is planned to have para<-h and
athletic games for children in the
morning, a baseball game in the Aft
ornoon, and a pageant, followed by
dS ncing, in the evening.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-24
M|RS.N0T 7
ASKS FAITH
OF MOTHER
Writes She Did Not Plan to Kill
Husband-WiII Face
Jury Today.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn.,, May 3D.
Believing me as you do in Christ.
You know / did not plan this thing
or have anything to do with the muir.
der. / only tried to shield Elwood. y
These words penned by Mrs. Ethel
Hutchins Mott to her mother, were
made public yesterday on the eve Of
Mrs. Motifs trial on charge Of tax
ing part in the staying Of her hus-
band, George L. Mott on August 20,
1920. Elwood B. Wade was hanged
at Wethersfield prison last Friday
for the same crime.
READY FOR ORDEAL
JAN attendants reported that Mrs.
Mott is in good physical condition
and ready to stand the ordeal of
the trial She will face judge
and jury today as a public charge.
Her attorneys will be those appoint
ed by the State to defend her.
Ruth Mott, thirteen, and George
Mott, eleven, her children, will at
tend the trial under the guardian
ship OF Miss Dolly Delamater. twenty
years old. who Is their godmother.
The text Of Mrs Motifs letter to her
mother follows:
Dear Mother-Just a few lines to
say to you that the day of the trial
Is drawing near. 1 do not know how
I can stand 1t. 1t seems as though
I cannot hold out, I am so sorry for
you. dear soul, and / am praying for
strength for both of US God alone
can give us that
ASKS MOTHER TO BELIEvE.
Mother. dear. believe in me as
you do in Christ. You know I did
not plan this thing or have anything
to do with the murder. 1 did try to
shield Elwood, but that is all I did.
You know I could not plan for any
thing. for when you left, George had
not been homo for two nights, and l
did not know when he was coming
home
"Oh, why did come to Bridgeport
and You know why he brought me
here But I have much to be thank
full for when / think that I met
Dolly and her mother. Are there
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-24
TWO BANDITS DIG GRAVE
FOR INTENDED VICTIM

COATESvIILE. Pa May 24.-Be-
fore entering tho shack of Andrew
Williams seventy-four years old
recluse living in . cabin two miles
north of Parkesburg. two bandits'
evidently bent upon murder. dug .
grave in which they hoped to bury
the body of their victim
After beating Williams into IN
sensibility the bandits stole $50. Q
shotgun and ether articles Williams
regained consciousness and made his
way to the homo of David Porter.
A posse of State police and farmefs
are securing the nearby woods In
search of the bandits.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-24

others like them in the world to care
for you and my babies7
'They told me they would stand by
me, and they have, taking all the care
and worry and persecution without
finching. and 1 pray God will reward
them.
ASK Dolly to pray for me as never
before, for her prayers will be heard,
as her soul and her life are so pure
1.-THE children told the lawyer how
they loved them and how good they
were to them, and, mother dear, no
matter what happens to me. do not let
any one take them from Dolly. l
have much in that to be thankful for.
to think they are so we'll taken
care of.
TELLS OF "sAD LIFE"
Mother. why do people condemn
me so? Do they know how sad my
life was? Do they know how sick l
was. and he gave me no care? Do
they know he never gave me any
money and that most of my home I
bought when ! was working? All
tho things i could tell-but what is
the use?
Sunday is mothers day and I can
not be with you, 80 / am sending you
a poem. Last year 1 was at church.
Oh, God, why did this come into my
life? Mother. do you remember when
you left to go to Boston, George had
not been home for two nights, and
you know l did not expect him or
know when he was coming home. so
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-24
TICKLE THERMOMETER
PUTS GATHERS TO FlICH!

ATLANTIC CITY. N J. Nay ia
temperature drop Of y degrees In nh
minutes yesterday afternoon sent
many bathers scurryine from ths sur1
and drove the Boardwalk throng II
shelter and heavier clothing.
According to w. l. Day, observes
of the United States weather Burseu,
IL was the fastest fall In tempsraturs
ever recorded in Atlantic city. Many
women were on the Boardwalk In the
fiimsiest of summer afttrA
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-24
SON OF FAMOUS HOPKINS
PROFESSOR IS SUICIDE

BALTIMORE. May 24-Henry A.
Rowland. twenty-eight years old. son
Of the late Prof. Henry A Rowland,
famous mathematician and physicist
Of the original Johns Hopkins Uni
versity faculty. last night WAS found
dead in his room on the third floor OF
his home, 915 Cathedral street n
bullet from an army rifie had passed
through his body.
Coroner George C. Blades, Central
district, gave q certificate of suicide
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-24
Storm Wrecks Old Church.

HAGERSTOWN. Nd. May 24.-A
cyclone in southern Washington cour-
ty yesterday afternoon destroyed the
historic Dunkard Church at Sharps-
burg, used during the civil war as q
hospital. and unroofed the Lutheran
Church at Bakersville. Hail destroy.
ed field and garden crops.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-24
Philippine Judge Hero.

BALTIMORE, May 24.-Judge SIM
plicio del Rosario, of tho Ninth Judi
cial district of Manila, p. l. Is In
baltimore today. Judge del Rosario
said through an interpreter that this
IL his FIRST visit to the United States
and that he will visit the principal
cities.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-24
how could have planned anything!

how could I have planned anything!
II am so sorry to think II brought
SO much trouble to Dolly. Oh, what a
friend she has been.
MAY God bless you all. Give my
babies a kiss for me. tell them to be
good children and mind what they
are told. Your most unhappy daugh-
ter. ETHEL
"P. slot Of XXXXxS
The first woman deputy to be sworn
in for duty at a trial In this county
will be appointed by County Sheriff
Simeon Pease for the trial OF Mrs.
Mott. She viii take care Mrs. Mott
at the trial.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-24
ROSEN NAMED GERMAN
FOREIGN MINISTER

BERLIN, May 24.-Baron Rosen.
German ambassador to Holland. has
been appointed German foreign min
lister. Chancellor Wirth had been
filling the post since the creation of
the new cabinet
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-24
Hold Negro as SLAYER.

BALTIMORE, May "a - William
Henderson. colored, OF this city, was
arrested and is being held here today
for the police OF Jamestown, Pa. Hen
derson is charged by the Johnstown
authorities with highway robbery and
murder.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-24
Ohio Oil Prices Cut.

FINDLEY, Ohio. May 24.-The Ohio
Oil Company today announced furth-
err reduction of rs cents barrel In
the quotations of i've grades Of Cen
trail West grades of crude Oil. The
new prices are: Lima, $20S; Indiana,
$1.s6; Wooster, $3.50; Illinois, $2.02;
Princeton $2.02.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-24

MARGARET LAWRENCE,
~ alias ''Gertie the Gun Girl"
alias Lucille DeVoe," Chica-
COS nervy gill auto bandit.
She would nirt with sporty
looking autoists, accept an in
vitation for q ride, and drive
to a lonely spot in the woods,
where a couple of her boy pals
would pop out and rob the
Lorelei's victim.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-24

MRS. F. J. HERMAN is seen
here with the latest in pets
for Milady at the openeing of
the Belmont Park racing sea-
son She appeared on the lawn
with an infant monkey. II is
needless to say that Mr.. Monk
created a sensation.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-08-05
Banker Accused OF JuaaIIna

Fargo, N. DIT, w. Bies' cker OF
Fessenden, N. D.. owner of chain "t
banks in North Dakota and Montana,
was arrested Thursday, charged with
making false entries In his books and
otherwise violating the national bank
ing laws. Two of the banks control-
led by Bleslcker were recently closed
because of shortage at Towner. y, n.
and at Plentywood, Mont Biesiekv
Is one of the wealthiest men IN the
state. His home at Fessenden is rai-
ned al 100000
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-08-05
DAIRY
FACTS
sUccULENT FEED FOR DAIRY
Modern Machinery for Planting and
euitiVating Roots Makes Work
Less Laborious.

prepared By the United States Depart-
ment of Agrtculture.)
with the development of the silo
many dairy COW owners have over
looked the value of roots as succu.
lent feed for cattle. Mangel-wurzel
reefs, carrots, and turnips are the prinr
clpal roots grown for this purpose.
Ihey are particularly adapted to the
cooler and more moist portions of the
country. The principal drawback to
their use is the labor of growing, har-
Vesting Gnd storing them. On the
other hand. say specialists of the Uni
ted States Department Of Agriculture,
~oot crops have a distinct advantage
Tor small diaries, as it Is generally ac-
cepted that a silo will not prove eco
nomlcal where less than six animals
are being fed. Roots may be stored
In a proper cellar, or buried In the
ground, and can be taken out in any
desired quantity without injury to the
remainder.
A surprising amount Of roots can
be produced on a small acreage. A
yield of % tons per acre of mangel
wurZels is nothing unusual, while III
England, where roots are used almost
entirely to supply succulent food, the
yield per acre Is increased still further
by intensive farming.
Other kinds of beets, and also tur
nips and carrots, may be used. Tur
nips, however, should be fed after
milking rather than before, as they
give bad flavor to the product. Vel
low carrots impart a desirable color
to the milk. For feeding purposes the
mangels will probably be found the
most practical beet Among carrots.
the Long Orange is recommended be.
cause of its large size and heavy yield.
1t ferns long, thick root, and is very
easily grown. The White Vosges or
Belgian is grown exclusively for stock,
and is an even heavier yielder. The
rutabaga is recommended as a good
turnip. The same soils and methods
of cultivating are adapted to all three
kinds of roots.
The soil should be well enriched, anG
should be one that warns up quickly
in the spring. Most growers regard
sandy loan as best adapted to the cul-
ture of root crops, this being partic,
ularly true of the early spring crop.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-08-05

For later crops heavy soils can be EN-.
ployed, and muck soils are widely used
for the midsummer and fall crops
Land that is In good physical condi-
ton an the result of early and prope,
handling, well supplied with available
is essential to best results. Appli
cations of stable manure at the rate
of 20 to 80 tons per acre are advis-
able, and this may prof1tably be sup.
plemented ty the use of commercial
fertilizer containing at least 2 per
cent nitrogen, s per cent phosphorie
acid, and per cent potash.
The seed is sown In rows at least
so inches apart If horse cultivation is
practiced, but under hand cultivation
they need not be more than Is to Is
inches. Ordinarily about pounds
Of beet seed per acre is required. Seed
Is ordinarily covered to depth of
Y to ] inch. AS beet seed is rather
slow in termination, the practice OF
sowing some quick-sprouting seed
along Win " ~ N''iNtt Hl''~ " ~ w
These plants serrp as markers for rh'
rows before the beets are up. so thu
cultivation may be begun before the
beets show above the ground. Radlshes
are frequently used for this purpose.
Beet seeds come in clusters, and il
Is inevitable that thinning by hand
will be required. .,. B.
Roots intended for winter storage
are allowed to stand In the field until
lust before heavy autumn frosts oc-
cur, when they are pulled and stored
In pits or cellars, requiring much the
same treatment as potatoes and sim
liar root crops.
From 20 to 35 pounds Of sliced or
pulped roots, with proper grain ra-
tsan and dry foliage, is days ration
FOR an ordinary dairy COW. Thus 1t
win be seen that "a tons will carry
a COW through the usual ive-months
winter feeding period An acre or two
of beets, carrots and turnips should be
enough to supply any herd which is
not large enough to make silo profit
able. With the development of the
sugar-beet industry many implements
and methods of culture have been de
yised which reduce the labor required
to grow root crops.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-08-05
Mother Spoiled 1t All.

While | was still in school, attend
ed an evening party at the home of
one of my girl friends, writes a cor
respondent of the Chicago Journal.
When it was time to go, there were
two fellows who wanted to take me
home. wus very much fiattered and
accepted them both. One of the boys
appealed to me strongly and l imagin-
ed myself deeply in love with him. But
as it was getting late, and my folks
were worrying about me, my mother
set out to meet me. When she saw mt
with a fellow on each arm, she was
scandaIized and started to scold while
the boys, very much frightened, ran
away.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-08-05
Removing Ink Stains

Pyrophosphate of soda is recommen-
ded for the removal of ink stains. This
salt does not injure vegetable fiber ana
yields colorless compounds with the
ferric oxide of the ink. 1t is best to
first apply tallow to the Ink spot, then
wash in a solution Of pyrophosphate
until both tallow and ink have disap-
peared. Another formula is to use
mixture of four parts of tartar and two
parts of powdered alum. This IS not
Injurious TO cloth. Other stains also
may be removed with 1t.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-08-05
Hint Was Taken.

eve had a number of guests to din
ner one evening"" writes Mrs. W. G..
land in serving the chicken my hus-
band overlooked our little daughter
Elsie. She sat there with disap-
pointed look on her face for while,
then thought struck her. She crump-
led piece of bread on her empty
plate and holding it up she beckoned
to the dish of chicken saying coaxing-
ly, Here chick, chick chick! Here
chick! Here chickr There was ii
roar of laughter and Elsie was quickly
served" Transcript.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-08-05
GAVE HIS LIFE 70 SAVE tts WIFE
President Stone OF Purdue Lo'rs Life
In Attempting To Save Maze

Banff, Alberta, Canada-Gul,1es,
carrying Mrs. w. e. Stone on stretch
err, picked their way over q treacher-
Gus path from the foot of Mt. canon
to Marble Greek Thursday, according
to word reaching here.
The widow of the president Of Pur.
due university was still in serious
condition, 1t was reported. and too
greatly overcome with grief to speak
of the eight horrifying days during
which she lay helpless In deep crew
Ice of the mountain near the body OF
her husband.
A temporary camp was prepared at
Marble Greek with rough comforts for!
the suffering woman. A party of Al
pine club members and newspaper men
left here Wednesday at noon to take
food and medical supplies to the camp
at Marble Creek. They were due to
reach the spot some time Thursday.
The party carrying Mrs. Stone out ne
the wilderness was due there Thursday
The body of Or. Stone is also
being brought out and should reach
here Friday night.
Doctor Stone gave his life in an eff
fort TO save his wife. who had fallen
to a narrow ledge on the face of a
deep crivice. With Mrs. Stone in his
arms. he was attempting to scale the
steep side of the cliff when he lost his
footing and hurtled TO the bottom Of
the chaSm