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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-02
NITRATE PLANS
OF US. FLAYEO
c. gresham Graham Charges
-,Tavagance and Vigorously
Fights New Appropriation.

Vigorous protest was lodged
against the Governments program
for nitrate production by Congress
man Graham, of Illinois, who de-
clared in the House yesterday that
the money expended would more than
pay for the principal Federal build
ings in Washington, including the
CAPITOL.
CHARGES ENTRAVAGANCE.
Charging extravaganza In the eN-
pcnditure OF money for the various
projects, he claimed that army Off
.ers are living in luxurious bachelor
siubhouses at certain quarries built
~ the Government in Illinois.
One OF these clubhouses, built at
cost of 100000. he said. contains
'hiEty suites of rooms, while still an
other cost the taxpayers $3GO,OOO,
showing where the money Is going
Graham declared the amount OF
money already spent for nitrate pro-
ductlon. including the famous Muscle
Shoals project, would buy the build
ings and grounds OF the Library OF
Congress, Capitol. House and Senate
office buildings, State Department,
Treasury, Bureau of Engraving and
Printing. Pension Office, G. eneral
Land once, the department OF Ag-
riculture. Pan-American Union, Pat
ent Office, Interior Department, Mu-
nitions building. War and Navy and
100 public school buildings and
grounds in the District of Columbia
CITES IMMENSE COST:
What we propose to spend, SEQ
O00, 900 more. would build the Assuan
dam" he said, seventeen temporary
war buildings, food buildings Nos.
and =, fuel buildings Nos. and Z,
ii. L. Peters building, War Trade
building, National Defense building.
Archie Butt building, Corcoran
Courts. Temple No. 6. 1900 Virginia
avenue, buildings A to + at sixth
and Il streets. the Roosevelt dam and
reservoir Elephant Butte dam, and the
Keokuk dam, and then have money
left over"
Furthermore. Congressman Graham
declared the money being spent on
the nitrate program would build
tw Give battleships OF the Idaho type.
four destroyeEs of the Manley type,
and leave a balance of 1858 S9I.
What we already have spent he
said would build concrete road at
| $50 800 a mile from New York to San
Francisco and another narrower one
for Si6.72S per mile from New York
| to San Francisco and have 400 miles
| left"
The estimated cost of the nitrate
plant. SI60OO0,0O0. he declared, is
| about half what it cost to build the
Panama canal.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-02
DIR. H.A. BUMSTEAD
| DIES ON D. c. TRAIN
Journeying From Chicago, Noted
Yale Physicist Is Over
taken by Death.

DR.. Henry A. Bumstead, chairman
OF the National Research Council,
Washington, and professor of physics
at Yale University. died Friday night
while on a train en- route to this city
from Chicago. The body was brought
to this city by friends with whom he
was travelling, and will be taken to
his home in New Maven, Conn, to-
morrow Funeral services will be held
there Tuesday morning.
DR.. Bumstead was born in Pekin,
H., fifty years ago. He was grad
uate of John Hopkins University in
1892, later receiving his Phi. ID. de-
gree from Yale University. He was
on leave of absence from Yale Uni
versity, and was on his way here to
take up his work with the council. He
was regardeCt~as one of this country's
leading physicists. During the war he
performed large amount OF scien
tifc work as attache of the American
embassy in London.
He is survived by his widow, MRS.
Luetta Bumstead; son, John H.
Bumstead, n student at Johns HOP
kins University medical school; and a
daughter, Eleanor, n student at Smith
College.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-02
j. s. DEBTS TOTAL
Top. c. OF WEALTH
Figures Show America Is on
Easy Street Compared to
European Obligations.

The commanding position ;hH
United States occupies in the financial
world is aptly shown in figures lust
published in the Congressional Rec
ord by Chairman Good. of the House
Appropriations Committee.
AS compared with other govern
ments in the world" says Mr.. Good.
the United States stands first III
credit, first in international wealth,
and so far as the present indebted
ness is concerned, it stands the lowest
among the great nations of the world
in its indebtedness as compared win
the wealth of its people.
when the world war began. Great
Britain propor--that is, the British
Isles--had a national wealth of about
$50, 900. 900 600. That was the Nalu,
of all the banks and all the factories
and farms and everything owned by
the people of Great Britain.
AT the close of the war. Great
Britain had a national debt of more
than s3s, 5000, 600, 900, a debt equal to 60
per cent of the wealth of all the peo-
pie of the British Isles before the
war.
France had national wealth be-
fore the war of SIS 600. 100000. France
closed the war with a national debt Ct
more than $4,000, 000,0 The inter.
est on the debt of France will require
every year more than $4,000, 100000.
Italy entered the war with a M
.ional wealth of less than $4,000
600. 900. She closed the war with a
national debt of more than $1,000
900, 900.
The United States today has a ma
tional wealth estimated at s240,00a-
900. 900. and she has a national debt
of approximately s24, 1000. 600, 900. In
other words. the national debt is equal
to about 10 per cent of her national
wpalth."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-02
GOAL OIL JOHNNY"
GONE
Noted Squanderer of Petroleum
Riches Threw Away Half
Million in Year.

OMAHA, Nebr.. Jan. John w.
steele. known in the East half a
century ago as Coal Oil Johnny"
reputed to have spent a comfortable
fortune when oil was discovered on
his Pennsylvania land, is dead OF
pneumonia at Fort Crook. Nebr. He
was agent at that place for the
Chicago. Burlington and Quincy
Railway and lived with his family
in four small rooms in the station
house.
steele was born in Shakleyville,
Pa. in 1913 when young man
he is said to have attracted atten-
ton in New York by throwing
money away TO boys and men on
the street apparently because he
liked to 90 ethom scramble Tor il
He came West forty-fve years ago
and had ben in ,hc Burlington
employ for thirty-sevcn years.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-02
ASKS WILSON TO AID
BOY WELFARE WEEK
Baltimore Mayor Sends Son to
See President in Airplane.
Seeks Boost.

SO important is boys welfare
week" regarded in Baltimore that
Mayor W. r. Broening yesterday sent
his hftecn-year son, William f.
f,roenlng. in an airplane with n letter
requesting a special message from
the President. Young Broening land
ed at Boiling Field and was quickly
taken to the White House.
please accept my sincere wish for
IA new year of health, happiness and
prosperity" said the mayors letter.
AT . o'clock p. m. today we begin
week to be devoted to the boyhood
of Baltimore. 1t liz to be a period OF
dedication and conservation in boy
conservation and development so es-
sential If we would look forward TO n
better and nobler manhood in the ma
ton.
"The movement not only has my
enthusiastic Endorsement, but in my
humble opinion possesses such merits
as may be Of great service to our
common country, and impels me thus
to bring IL to your attention with the
hope that 1t may bring from you to
them a message ~cncouraee cement
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-02
i. S,W0RKERS''
STORE FAILURE
Cooperative Plan Impractical.
Stockholders Still in Will
Lose Money.

Cooperative stores 90 HoI Gu
operate. This is the opinion OF
Treasury Department officials,
whose cooperative store was closed
Friday night and now is in process
Of liquidation. When the subject OF
closing the store was brought up
last August, the members were told
they could realize about $l.25 each
on their stock. This meant they
would lose $3.75 of the original 80
they put into the project.
BY vote OF the stockholders at
that time it was decided to run the
store until the first of the year. to
see if. by a change in methods, each
stakeholder could not be insured
money invested.
According to officials Of the Treas
ury Department. it is the old story
of a beautiful idea not proving prac-
tical. These are the reasons they
give for the failure:
Chain grocery stores were able to
sell many things, especially canned
goods, lower.
PLANS TOO AMBITIOUS.
The store was too ambitious. In
stead Of handling a few things which
would have saved the patrons money,
too lavish a scale was attempted.
They tried to get everything that
was asked for at the store. Instead
of having on, kind of butter, one kind
of canned corn, one grade of soap,
etc. attempt was made to get every
brand which the patrons wanted. This
tied up great deal of the capital
and necessitated buying in smaller
quantities than sufficient to obtain
the lowest possible price.
The greatest obstacle which con-
fronted the store was the refusal of
patrons to carry home with them
the big packages They went TO
the corner grocery. where they did
not have to carry home the bundles.
1t is expected the inventory will
take the better part of this week
and the exact amount of money the
stockholders will get will be known
in a few weeks.
STOCK TO BE SOLD.
After the inventory. plans will be
discussed for selling the goods
quickly. It is not known yet just
what method of sales will be fol-
lowed, but it is supposed the
grocers of the city will be asked
to take advantage of the low prices
of the goods after the stockholders
are given an opportunity to buy.
There are now about $500 stock
holders in the store. The largest
number in the enterprise at any
time was $500, which means that
j. 700 have withdrawn and exercised
their privilege of taking out their
So. Those who remain viii lose
about 81 each, il is thought.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-02

G!orgi lived in the fifteenth and ak.
, teenth century and is the sculptor OF
replica Of The Crouching Venus
The original is in the Vatican. Giorsi
made four rcplicas OF the famous
statute. but they have been lost for
several hundred years and it was only
by accident that Mr.. Sauna discovered
that he was the owner of the valuable
work of art.
The four rcplicas are also known
as Venus with the Veins" on account
of the fact that they were carved mt
of Carrara marble which has a vein
running through it. The kind OF
marble of which they are made has
not been quarried in Carrara for sew
eral hundred years.
Mr.. Sanna's father. +. l.. Sauna, was
merchant of Sciacca. Sicily. and came
to this country in the early '90's. 49,
tablishing residence in New York
city. He had been in the coral and
ssrdine business in Sicily for many
years. but when he came to this coun'
try he engaged in the dairy trade.
DROUGHT TO L. $. BY MISTAKE.
When he left his native country he
had the caretaker of his home pack
several pieces of furniture which he
him. Stored away in an old part OF
the house was big packing box. with
whose contents he was unfamiliar
He did not ask that 1t be sent with
the furniture, but. by a mistake, II
was included in the shipment and
arrived in this country. The crate
which contained the statue was never
opened and when the elder Sauna
moved from store to store in New
York he always said that 1t would tie
the last ~time that he would take the
crate with him. He did not know that
1t contained a statue. but thought that
il was part of the furniture that
adorned his old home in Sicily.
r. DISCOVERED BY ACCIDENT.
Last spring when Mr.. Sauna finish ed
his home in Chevy Chase, he told his
brother while on a visit to New York
that it might be good thing to have
some OF the old fashioned Sicilian
furniture in his new home here. His
brother told him to take anything he
wanted and he started rummaging
about to find things that he thought
would be suitable. In the basement
he found the old crate. He had re-
| membered it since he was a boy and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-02

gambling. The signal is never given,
however, before the nim-fammer is
sure his victims money is almost
exhausted. During the argument of
the fake policeman with the victim
the fim-1ammer slyly steals away and
when he is far out of sight, the man
who is stung is severity admonished
and told to go about his business.
THE gold brick trick Is old, but is
still being used to advantage by this
class of crooks.
Negroes SCHEMES.
"The negroes employ numerous
schemes for separating illiterate and
unsuspecting members OF their race
from their money. The most common
is the dropped pocketbook trick. The
victim usually is some poor gullible
person fortunate enough to have a
savings account. The film famine RS
watch the bank and when the victim
energies from the building. one OF
the gang walks ahead. The second
man keeps close to the proposed
victim. Suddenly the man ahead Is
seen to pick up "A pocketbook and
the second man calls the attention OF
the other to the find.
THE finder is hailed and told the
money should be divided equally. In
the meantime great display OF fake
money in the pockctbook is made
They compromise by taking all the
victims money in exchange for the
money found The trick usually
works,
- sentence of ten years was i'm
posed on two negroes who operated
the fim-nam game here some years
ago. They have since been rearrcsted
on the same charge and are awaiting
trial"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-02
TWOD.C. GIRLS
BECOME NUNS
Enter Sisters Of Mercy With
Impressive Services at Mt.
Washington, Md.

A deeply impressive ceremony took
place yesterday afternoon at Mount
Washington, Baltimore, where eight
young women, two of them Wash
ingtonians, were received as novices
into the order OF the Sisters Of
Mercy. The sermon was preached
by the Rev. John S. Geale, s. j. of
Holy Trinity Church, Georgetown.
MAKE FINAL vows.
This ceremony was preceded in che
morning by exercises in which three
nuns, among them Sister Loretta Cos
tsllo. of Washington. made their final
vows and three others their first vows.
The ceremonies were attended by
large number of relatives and friends
The afternoon ceremony consisted
of investing the young women Win
the white veil. marking their fare
we'll to life in the outerworld and
their entrance upon the life OF the
convent. The investiture was con-
Quoted by Rt. Rev. O. b. Corrigin.
auxiliary bishop OF the archdiocese,
assisted by the Rev. J. A. Curran. of
Sacred Heart Church, Mt. Washing
ton. The reception was followed by
the benediction of the blessed sacra-
ment.
RECEIVE WHITE VEIL.
The white veil received by the
novices will be worn by them two
years, at the end of which time they
will receive the black veil of the cr-
der. The Washington novices are
Miss Mary Sullivan. to be known as
Sister Mary de tourdes. and Miss
Alma Sweeney to be known as Sister
Mary Eileen.
Bishop Corrigan also ofriciated at
the morning ceremonies. An enter
tainment by the sisters in charge Of
the convent followed. The ceremony
was conducted during the celebra-
ton of the mass at o'clock and the
sanctuary was filled with clergymen
from all parts of the archdiocese.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-02
LEADS LAST SERVICE.

LEADS LAST SERVICE.
With more than 1900 girls present.
Miss Burial today led one of her last
services today. The girls gathered In
the Rialto Theater at 0:i0 this morn
ing. and for one hour sang hymns
and listened to Bible lessons.
The Sunday school class, which
Miss Burial organized with six girls
in November, 1917. now has grown in
size to /, 800. and includes girls from
seventeen denominations. The class
became so large in the spring OF 1910
that IL was necessary to change the
meeting place from the church to the
Rialto Theater.
Beginning with the motto "We spo-
cialize on the wholly impossible,
Miss Burial aimed to organize a class
of 100. This number was soon OBJ
tanned and the class set out for an
other hundred. and this continued
Sunday after sunday until the class
now has enrolled 600 members.
I'VE are after 400 more girls" said
Miss Ruth Martin, secretary 10 Miss
Burial today. land when We got
1000 we Will try for $500. Thcre Is
no end to the number OF members this
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-02
BAG D E. COUPLES
Welded in 1920
IN ROCKVILLE

ROCKVILLE, Md. Jan. Am
average of about one Washing
ton couple day took the great
plunge here during the past year.
Tho clerk Of the circuit court is
sued marriage licenses to 346
couples from the District.
In all he issued licenses to $50
blushing brides and an equal
number of bridcgrooms. This is
n record for the office, exceeding
wv forty-nvc the number issued in
1919. the best previous year.
The Rov. l.. Rowland wagner
pastor Of the Baptist church, led
tho list Of Rockville ministers In
tho number Of ceremonies per-
formed. officiating at 1916 mar
riaccs. The Rev !. W. nuncN
pastor OF the Methodist church,
ran him close second with 1870
marriages.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-02

"a scheme that netted the operators
many thousands of dollars was. and is
being, used by clever white men.
Their rendezvous usually is high
class resort, where men and women
OF means arc wont to sojourn. One
of the trio-three men comprise the
gang br fim-fiamers--forms the &C
quaintancc of a man whom he sus-
poets OF having money. AS they walk
along some quiet path, they come
upon a pocketboCk containing 5000
or $500 and a card bearing the fcti-
tious name of person supposed to
be a member OF the stock exchange of
some large city.
hThey have the supposed loser PACED
at the hotel, and, of course, the sec
ond man of the gang steps forward,
claims the money, and is profuse in his
thanks. In fact, he is so grateful that
he promptly offers to buy shares Of
stocks for the two honest men. In a
day or two word reaches them that
! several hundred dollars have been
made on the deal and then tho victim
Is induced to speculate in the alleged
stock.
DEMANDS SECURITY.
"a third member of the gang APP
pears on the scene, and, purportinR to
be n broker, affably reminds the gen
tlomen that he must have some sp-
promptly furnishes the security and
curity for the stock, Tho victim
awaist results. AS one man said II"
Is q good waiter at the hotel
Another plan is that OF matching
pennies with a victim. Usually. the
frst time they match for the smokes.
Tho stakes increase and ut a given
sianal a fake plain-clothes policeman
steps ND and charges them with
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-02
RESCUED WOMAN
LAUDS FIRE HERO
Madame Guzman Writes High
Praise of Fireman New
mans Conduct.

High praise is given Frank New
man, the Washington fireman who
recently risked his life to rescue Nine.
NJ. L. Ewing de Guzman at the Hotel
Everett fire. Nine. de Guzman is the
wife of the former minister to this
country from Nicaragua.
"A hearty word Of cheer and cour-
age for my brave firemen who assist
ed in my rescue and escaped from a
horrible DEATH" says Nine. de Guz-
man, in a letter yesterday. 81 shall
never forget them.
And to Frank Newman l owe my
life, for he rescued me amid the most
horrible, black, hot, binding smoke
and carried me out unconscious at
the risk Of his own life"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-02
LEGION WILL INSTALL
OFFICERS ON TUESDAY

installation Of new officers and
routine business will be the order at
the next meeting of Vincent II. Cos
tollo post. American Legion. TO he
hold Mt \ o'clock Tuesday night in the
board room OF the District building,
The Ladies' Auxiliary Of the post
will meet at tho same time in room
q of the District building, There
fore bring the women folks along
with YOU" says the invitation OF ID.
]. Donovan. commander OF tho post
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-02

class may have in the next few years.
The class is divided into fourteen
groups, each group representing girls
from different parts or the city. Each
group meets In q certain section of
the theater on Sunday and hoi1 class
meetings and parties all during the
week.
ORGANIZED CLAssEs
"The work OF the class Is to provide
wholesome recreation for the busi-
ness girls" explained Miss Martin to-
day. "An during the week our swim
ming, ukelele. mandolin and dra-
matte clubs are meeting. We have
also organized basketball teams
Bible mission classes and White Cross
classes"
During the past year the Sunday
school class, through collections and
other ways. raised $4,000. This fund
Is distributed in various ways. part
TO charity. part TO the church and part
for the upkeep OF the class
Miss Burial will be present at the
theater on the 18th and 23d. The
church will give her "A farewell re-
ception on January II.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-02
Col. Jones Resigns N. G. Post.

Col. Winfield Jones, chairman ~
tho National Guard COMMITTEES q
tho Washington Chamber of Com-
merce, resigned from the chairmaDs
ship yesterday. In letter to Rob
ert n. Harper, president Of the
chamber. Colonel Jones said that
he did not havo tho opportunity
now to properly serve as chairman.
as nearly all his spare time is taken
M with the District suffrage moves
mCnt, ,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-02
This Thief Can log Right
Out Now; Robs Home
OF $3.50 in Clothes.

1f the thief who entered +, champ
plain street home last night stole
only what he needed, he must have
been dressed like Adam Neforc the
fall. His loot consisted Of sib(
worth Of clothing
Tho thief was reported 70 the po-
lice OF Tenth Precinct by Mrs. Ray
mond y. Cunningham. l2O5 Champ.
lain street northwest. The thief
entered through q window.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-02
Giorgi's Fan1ous Venus,
Lost For Centuries, Is
Found in N. Y. Cellar

Gorgi's famous replica Of the "CrOuching Venus" a
wonderful work of statuary now grazing the Vatican
gallery at Rome, has been discovered and is in Wash
ngton 1t is in the house of Anthony r. Sanna production
engineer of the ChapnSacks Company at Chevy Chase
Nd plaster of the statue is the Corcoran Gallery
of Art, in this city.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-02
BELFAST UNION STRIKES
TO BALK CUT IN WAGES

BELFAST, Ireland, Jan. IA gem
eral strike was declared by the
building trades unions of Belfast to-
day ms the result OF the decision OF
employers e. reduce wages and in
crease working hours. Five thou-
sand workers arc affected.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-02
N. Y. Society to Meet.

The annual election of officers
dancing and other features are
scheduled for tho meeting or the
New York state Society to he held
"wednesday evening at o'clock at
the Wilson Normal School.
Harry Landon. room SIS. House
Once building, secretary OF the So
cicty. urges that all members whose
dues are unpaid send him the ncccs-
yGry dollar
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-02
WHITE HOUSE BEING
PUT IN SHAPE
FOR HARDING

Extensive improvements to the
White House and the surrounding
grounds preparatory to the advent
OF the new administration are al
ready under way.
The first thing engaging the at
tention OF workmen Is restoration
of the tennis court at the rear OF
the White House. IL has long since
fallen into disuse. Senator Harding
is said to be an ardent tennis player.
The tennis court first became Ia
nous In the Roosevelt administra-
ton. when a little group who play
ed constantly with the President be-
came known as the tennis cabinet
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-02
WOMAN HIT BY AUTO
IN CROSSING STREET

While crossing a street near her
home at 634 II street northeast last
night, Mrs Helen Guschnitt, forty
one, was struck by an automobile
operated by Floyd Lawrence, 23I Sew
cnth street northeast. She was
knocked down and her shoulder dis
located Her two daughters-Ethel
twenty-one and Mildred. eighteen
who were walking with her, were not
hurt.