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The Washington herald., 1921-05-20
WARNS OF WATER
SHORTAGE DANGER
Weller Tells City Club Group
Situation Needs Prompt
T Action.

III / picked up my morning pa
per and found that the aqueduct
had broken down. I would pack my
family in my car and get out of
Washington as fast as / could
drive" Francis r. Weller, chairman
of the City Clubs public utilities
group. told the group last evening
in discussion of the city's water
supply problems.
Drawing from his information as
an engineer Mr.. Weller asserted that
the 60-year-old conduit might break
down any day.
The best we can hope for is to
get an auxiliary conduit built in
five years. and to do that Congress
must pass the army appropriation
ILL amendment to provide a start
on it," he declared.
Weller reported that the inter-
cession of Representatives Moore
and Zihlman and himself with Sec
retaEy Weeks had resulted in the
amendment being tackled on the
Senate appropriations measure.
Through the efforts of Senator
swanson, he said, the minority
members of the Military Affairs
Committee had Joined with the Re-
publicans to approve the amendment
unanimously, with prospects almost
certain that the Senate would
pass it,
The Washington herald., 1921-05-20
ID. C.Missionary Society .
Holds Annual Election

HAGERSTOWN, Md. May 10
Officers of the Christian Missionary
Society of the district composed Of
the District of Columbia, Maryland
and Delaware. in the forty-fourth
annual convention being held at the
First Christian Church in this city
were elected as follows:
President, Rev. W. NJ. Norment.
HaSerstown: first vice president.
Rev. p. A. Cave. wsshington: sec
ond vice president, B. H. Linville.
Baltimore; third vice president. H.
T. Law. Washington: secretary
evangelist, H. F. Lutz, Washington.
recording secretary, ]. A Scott,
Washington; superintendent of
evangelism. Rev. L. B. Bagby,
Washington; Bible school superin-
tendent. A. w. Gottschan, Balti-
more; Christian Endeavor superin-
tendent F. w. Poffenberger,
The Washington herald., 1921-05-20
RICH HUNTER LOST
ON HIKE OFLORIDA
Relatives Here to Ask Police
To Locate Missing
Man.

Police here will be asked today by
Alfred E. Lewis, jr., of the Dresden
apartment, to assist in the search
Bedford, westchester County, New
York. who mysteriOusly disappeared
about the middle of February. after
leaving Roanoke, Va, on hike TO
Miami, Fla.
Nothing has been heard of Har-
sell, who was wealthy and widely
known huntsman, sportsman, and
writer on outdoor topics, since he
left the Roanoke Hotel, Roanoke,
Va. where he was registered from
February IL to 16. He had intended
continuing his hike to Miami, where
he was to join a friend.
Harsell was planning a big hunt
ing expedition next fall, and de-
cided TO hike from New York to
Florida to. get himself in perfect
pms steal condition for the trip. ON
his way from New ToDk he stoppco
off in Washington for several days
as the guest of his sister, Mrs. Al
tired +. Lewis.
Relatives here believe he may
have met with foul play in the
mountain regions of the South. He
was armed when he left here.
Harsel is about 4S years old. He
is described as being feet inches
in height, weighs 230 pounds, has
blue eyes and light hair.
Harsell is a member of the Loril-
lard family of tobacco fame.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-20
Over $4,000 Women War Veterans
Entitled to Care Of Government
For Services In World Conflict

Nobody says anything about IL,
but there are feminine war veterans
to be looked after by the govern
ment these days, as well as the
male. heroes.
When Col. Forbes, the new diyec-
tor OF the War Risk Insurance Bu-
reau. took office he discovered that
the benefits of the bureau were also
intended for former service wom-
en-" Reconciliation plans provide
that. the women, as well as the men,
shall receive the. compensation and
allowances from the gov
ernment.
More than $4,000 women are en-
titled to the care of the government.
Army nurses lead the list, followed
by yeomanettes, navy nurses ana
women who served in the Marine
Corps.
Many OF these women, especially
the nurses who saw service at the
The Washington herald., 1921-05-20
STREET ACCIDENTS
GET SIX VICTIMS
Frank Malickson Injured
When Automobile
Hits Post.

Six persons injured in a number
of accidents occurring in the Dis
trict yesterday were admitted TO
hospitals for treatment.
Frank Malickson, rs years old.
sos Kenyon street, was cut about
the head by flyin glass when the
automobile in which he was riding
and which was being driven by
Abraham Fox, of the same address,
was struck by another machine and
knocked against a lamp post at
Park place and Irving street.
While aIighting from a trolley
car OF the Washington Railway and
Electric Company at Seventh and +
streets northwest. Mrs. Kate Sproll.
1908 E street northwest, fell to the
street and sustained injuries about
the body.
Martha Taggart. colored. 20 years
old, s4l New York avenue north
west, was injured about the. right
leg when she was struck by the
automobile driven by Ralph l..
Stello, IS years old. 1894 Twelfth
street northwest.
John Robinson. colored. IL years
old, $40 Second street southwest,
as Nht hSaN dA -
p. m. yesterday when he was struck
by the automobile driven by Lewis
B. Olwstead, of Congress Heights.
While arranging harness on his
horse at Twelfth and II streets
northwest. Joseph Hackney, colored,
306 l. street southeast. was kicked
by the horse and sustained a broken
leg. He was treated at the Emer-
gency Hospital.
Chester Butler. colored. S years
old. was injured about the head
and face when he was struck in
front of 1888 Meridian street north
west. by the automobile driven by
l.. E. Clark, 2l24 p street north
west The accident occurred at l 80
p. m. yesterday.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-20
BRUCE ON LEAVE.
INDEFINITELY FROM
COLORED SCHOOLS
Action Ends Long Fight
Waged by Members
OF Own Race.

r. C. Bruce, colored assistant su-
perintendent of schools. was grant
ed an indefinite leave Of absence
from ONCE, to take effect Septem-
Der /, by the Board of Education
at special session yesterday at
the Franklin School, following a re-
quest which Bruce made to the
board.
board with the following conditions:
That the leave be without pay;
that Bruce be permitted to engage
in other occupations; that his re-
appointment be upon the written
recommendation and at the discre-
tion of the superintendent of scheels
and that an appointment be made
at the convenience Of the superin-
tendent to fill the vacancy. A vote
of the members of the board showed
approval og the granting of the
request, with the dissension of FouI-
tain Peyton. who said that a def
mite removal from office was the
only solution to the problem.
The action of the board yester-
day was the elimination of a con-
tinuous attack on Bruce by various
,colored organizations in the Dis
trict which was started in 1911 and
waged because of the alleged lax
ness in moral character OF the as
sistant superintendent.
Those on the board who voted
for the granting of Bruce's leave
of absence were: DIR. Abram Simon.
president of the board; Mrs. Susie
Root Rhodes. Daniel A. Edwards,
Edwin c. Graham, Mrs. Howard l.
Hodgkins, DIR. J. H. Johnson, Mrs.
e. F. Cook and DR.. H"-ry b. Learn
ed. Fountain Peyton opposed the
resolution.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-20
ST. PAUL MAN HEAD
OF PRESBYTERIANS
General Assembly Faces Keen
Contest in Choice
Of Clerk.

WARSAW. Ind. May Is.-Dr
Henry C. Swearingen. pastor of the
House of Hope Presbyterian Church.
at st. Paul. Mimi, was elected mod
orator of the Presbyterian Church
late this afternoon by the 1880 gen.
eral assembly. now in session at
Winona Lake. The only other can
didate was DIR. John D. Laird, of
Philadelphia. The vote was 500
to 325.
The annual address by the re-
firing moderator, DR.. Samuel F
Palmer, of Columbus. Ohio. the
election of the moderator and the
annual communion service com
prised the first days business of the
assembly.
kilograms of greeting were read
from President Harding. Vice Presi-
dent Calvin Coolidge and Gov. War
zen 7. McCray. of Indiana.
The battle lines were drawn to-
night for one of the most spirited
fights of the session scheduled for
tomorrow. This will be the election
Of clerk. The first fight is ex-
pected to come on the proposition
Of changing the church laws to
make the term of Office five years
instead of life. The most active
candidates are DR.. ]. NJ Hubbard.
of Philadelphia. present acting
clerk: DR.. J. Ross stephenson.
president of Princeton Theological
Seminary: DIR. William p. Fulton,
Philadelphia: DIR. Benjamin F. Gem
mill Ivyland. Pa; DIR. John F. Pat
terson. Orange, n. j., and DR.. James
F Clark. New York City.
The committee on Sabbath Day
observance will present a report
calling for closing the movies and
theaters and stopping Sunday base
ball
The Washington herald., 1921-05-20
Bad Conditions Charged
On Frisco Air Mail Line

CHICAGO, May 19.-Charges of
improper conditions on the Salt
Lake-San Francisco Air Mail Serv-
ice made by William H. Jones, for
mer pilot. were presented to Federal
officials here today.
Jones sent a telegram to c. C.
Eversoll. who made charges of ma
chimes prepared by drunken me-
chanics.
Conditions are just as bad on the
Salt Lake-San Francisco branch as
you described in the Midwest"
Jones' telegram said. Many forced
landings are made because of pi-
lots being sent up in dangerous
planes"
The Washington herald., 1921-05-20
Charges "Third Degree"
Methods to Detectives

Alleging that he was insulted BY
detectives of the American Railway
Express Company who endeayored
to force confession from him that
he had stolen some fruit. ]. G. Pat
terson, 1918 K street northwest for
merly in the employ of the COM
pany. filed suit yesterday in the
District Supreme Court for 500
900 actual damages and $4,000 pun
tive damages.
Patterson asserts that the detec-
tives called him a liar and thief,
threatened him with a gun and,
dragging him about the room.
bumped his head on the floor.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-20
NEGRO USES GUN y
ON GIRL, POLICE SAY

With two shots going wild and
the third jamming the weapon,
George Johnson. alias Dummy
George. % years old, colored, 1912
Covington street northwest, had
thrown the pistol aside, police claim.
and was about to spring upon his
victim and former sweetheart, Miss
Mable Russell. 1859 Tenth street
northwest, when he sighted Officer
Burke of the Eighth police precinct
and escaped by rear door, yester-
day morning.
The light started at the home of
the woman over somet clothes pur-
chased for her by Johnson, accord
ing to the police. Officer Burke was
attracted to the scene by the shots
and was entering the front door as
johnson was about to spring upon
the woman.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-20
M. F. O'DONOCHUE'S
FUNERAL TODAY
Deceased Was Prominent in
State Societies. Affairs
Here.

Michael F. O;Donoghue. 1914 l
street northwest, an examiner in
the Patent Office for a number OF
years, died wednesday at the Provi-
dence Hospital He was founder
of the Shamrock Club and the Cali
fornia State Society here. and was
for some time president of the Fed
Grafton Of State Societies. Funeral
services will be held at 10 o'clock
today at the undertaking parlors
of Frank Geier, 11l3 Seventh street
northwest. Interment will be at
Alexandria, Va.
Mrs. T.. A. Greer.
Funeral services of Mrs. E. A.
Greer. who died Wednesday at her
home. 1898 Crittenden street. will
be held at 1880 o'clock today at
the residence. Interment will be
in Glenwood Cemetery. She is suv-
vived by two daughters, Mrs. Jack
Lewis and Mrs. L. G. Julian, both
Of this city.
Mrs Elizabeth C.. Estey.
Funeral services for Mrs. Eliza
beth c. Estey, wife of Wilbur H.
Estey. discussing officer of the
House of Representatives. viii be
conducted at the residence, 30l3
Fourteenth street, today. Mrs. Es-
tey is survived by her husband and a
son. W. H. Estey, of this city, and
Mrs. l.. L. Chisholm, Of Bridgeport.
Conn.
Eugene Peters.
The body of Eugene Peters who
died at his apartment in the La
fayette Hotel. was taken to Will
mington, Del, yesterday, where in
terment will take place today in
the Brandywine Cemetery. Mr.. Pc
ters was part owner of the Nor
ris-Peters Lithographing Company.
He was IS years old and had been
d resident of the District for fif-
teen years.
Mrs. Mary +. Reed.
Funeral services OF Mrs. Mary Z.
Reed, resident of the city for
twenty-five years. will be held to-
day at o'clock at the residence of
he'd son, Clyde Reed, 1880 Park road
northwest. Interment will be in
Fort Lincoln Cemetery, Giadensburg
road.
Mrs. Reed is survived by her hus-
band, Charles Reed. a retired en-
ploye of the Pension Office. and four
sons and two daughters.
Joseph VI. McCann.
Funeral services for Joseph w.
Mccain. who died at his home, 47l4
Fifteenth. street northwest, will be
held tomorrow at the Sacred Heart
Catholic Church. Interment will be
az Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Mr.. McCann was 6: years old. He
was inventor of a linotype keyboard
and other devices, a writer for labor
periodicals and an excellent vio-
linist. Up to the time of his last
illness, he was a copy editor in the
Department of Commerce.
He is survived by his widow and
eight children. Brendan. a Chicago
patent attorney: Francis, Joseph,
Agnes, Mary, Helen, Catherine and
Richard McCann. all of this city.
Morris Ketcham.
Morris Ketcham. an employe of
the Pension Office for nifty years,
died Wednesday at his residence,
2635 Adams Mill road. He is sur
vived by his widow and a married
daughter, living in Philadelphia.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-20
st. Johns School Cadets
Plan Competitive Drill

ST. Johns College Reserve offi-
GERS Training Corps will hold its
final competitive drill at 3 D. M,
May 26. in the Ellipse, ust south of
the White House. Brother d. Ed
ward. president announced last
night.
Three army officers will judge
the drill and award a silver loving
cup to the winning company. Mu-
sic will be furnished by the fifty
two-piece Babe" Ruth Band of St
Mary's Industrial School.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-20

front. received injuries during the
war. 1t is Uncle Sans opinion
that the nurse who strained her
back while lifting a wounded sof-
dier from his bed Is as much en-
titled to compensation as the SOL
dier himself. This policy will De
carried out in all the activities or
the War Risk Insurance Bureau.
In fact. this policy has already
been put into practice.
one nurse. who was incapacitated
for future nursing by injuries re-
ceived in France, was given busi-
ness course. at the expense of the
government, so she could earn her
livelihood in other work.
Another, whose long night duty
at the front had shattered her
nerves and made her subject to
mental delusions. suffered after the
war from lack of confidence. She Il
now receiving compensation from
the government.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-20
Fire Damages Tailor Shop
And Bedding Plant Stock

The explosion of a can of gasoline
yesterday in Perry Brothers tailor
shop. at 242 First street northwest,
resulted in a fire which damaged
clothing and the building to the
extent of S700.
Fire of unknown origin occurred
in the basement of the Capital Bed
ding Company. AL G. street north
west. and damaged furnishings to a
value of 81 900.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-20
MT. VERNON FLAGS
LOW FOR JUSTICE

With the flag at half mast in
memory OF the late Chief Justice
White, who was chairman of the
advisory committee since 1913, the
regents and vice regents of the
Mount Vernon Ladies' Association
of the Union were in solemn con-
claye yesterday in the historic
home of George Washington on the
Potomac.
1t is the siXty-first annual coun-
Gil, and vice regents are present
from States as far west as Califor-
mia.
No definite action was taken on
the proposed movement to have the
government purchase the shrine to
do away with the idea of charging
admission to the historical place
The Washington herald., 1921-05-20
ALsdcian Butcher Takes
OUn Life BY Gas Fumes

Noise Meyer, SO years old. known
as a butcher from Alsace. France.
committed suicide yesterday morn
ing by inhaling Illuminating gas in
his room, 47S Pennsylvania avenue
northwest: The body was found at
1L30 o'clock during an investiga-
ton which resulted from the de-
tecting the odor of gas. A note was
found near the body, written by
Meyer, declaring he was better off
dead.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-20
HAD DANDRUFF
AND ECZEMA
Head Itched and Burned
Badly. Cuticura Healed. i.

81 was tro1eled with dsuduf md
eczema for four years- ~ bad
nrhed and burned % hadRy that h
was all duptions where I sGxfehed
h, md I w,s unable to sleep E nixhs.
My hair started TO fall o<t, and then
wss . bald spot On de right side of
my bead.
81 read an Advertisement for CD
OHa Soap and Ointment and sez
forafree sample. I Ibought more. ssd
after bad used one cake of cuticura
Soap and one boz of Cuficma Otue-
mani / vas cpmpseeeay heaaed h
three weeks" (Sisned) PsedSmlkh,
Eli McHenry s., BeartDore, ~
hakecssiemAsosp. Ointment sad
raicumyordaiiy toilesprepsr.sio.A
s@pa. - r.y nsn Aadr-.: -o.a-~.L.S-
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The Washington herald., 1921-05-20
Studies Prisoners Here.

With view to use Washington
methods of handling penal. chari-
table and correctional matters as a
model, Brig. Gen. j. T. Zervey, city
manager of Portsmouth. Va, spent
Wednesday studying the procedure
used in these institutions in the
District.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-20
Peru Hero's Bust Accented

Secretary OF State Hughes last
night accepted. in behalf of the
Pan American Union. a bust of DR..
Hipolito Unane, founder of Peru
Wan independence. The bust was
gift from the Peruvian govern
ment.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-20
President of Pressmen Here.

Maj. George l. Berry. of Rogers
willie. Tenn. president of the In
ternationsl Printing Pressmen's and
Assistants Union of North Amer
lea. is in Washington and will
speak at the old Masonic Temple,
Ninth and F streets, today.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-20
Steamer Catches Fire.

NEW YORK, May 1s.-The United
American Line Steamship Panhandle
State was attacked by fire at her
dock here tonight Fire tugs towed
the'steamer into the bay to continue
the fight on the flames.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-20
39c and 49c Cretonnes, 19e

Mill lengths of Cretonnes,
lengths from to 10 yards, in
light and dark colorings, for
draperies, cushions and furniture
slip covers.
q First Floor-Bargsin Tables.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-20
$3.50 and SIS Three-Ply
Veneer Trunks. STATS

These trunks are termed fac
tory seconds" on account of
slight defects, faults that are so
small as not to interfere with
appearance. One of a kind. with
vulcanized fiber three-ply veneer.
heavy brass trimmings, some
cloth lined. Choice of "a, 36, 3S
and 40 inch sizes.
Goldenberg's-Fo Floor.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-12-08
Concord

Xmas Special, Ladies' Felt slip
pers, same style as "Comfys" but
lower grade, several %colors. e1.25
per pair. Amey and Reed. Adv.
fhe following taken from the
Manchester, N. II. Union will be
of interest to people in this vicin-
ity as. the family we're former res
idents here. Pembroke, Nov. Is
Altho there are no professional
aViatorS in town, there are some
youthful aspirants for the holors
which have come to the successful
birdman, Bob Fogg, of Concord.
Two boys who are residents OF
Pembroke, are very much inter
rested in aviation and had their
ae%roplanes on exhibition at the
recent fair which was held by
Pembroke Grange where they at
tracted much favorable comment.
The first of these planes was made
by Basil T. Cutting son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank A. Cutting. He is IS
years of age and a member of the
%sophmore class at Pembroke Acad-
envy. He made his model Curtiss
training plane last August nam
ing it Bearcat Jr. J. n. 4 DE-. The
model is one-fourteenth the size
of its name sake, which is the
property of Lieut.. Fogg. Young
Cutting brought nearly all the ma
terial for his plane, but construct
ed it himself. The length of the
wings is 3 in. the length of the
fusilage 20 in, and the nropeIler
10 in. The plane stands Ain. from
the ground and its entire height is
nine inches. AS an evidence of the
work entailed in the erection of
this miniature aeroplane. it may be
stated that between IT'S and 200
pieces of woodwork were used 20
make it, besides other material.
With the propeller its weight is
10A ounces and without, eight.
What time the young man hal
during 4 days was used in its man
ufacture. The propeller was whit
tied out Of mahogany. the propell-
Ell shaft is ball bearing, there are
shock absorbers, rubber tired
disc wheels and elevators operated
in the pilot seat. The material
used include reed, veneer, pine,
poplar, bamboo, paper, piano wire
aluminium cowling, aluminium radi-
ator, steel screw eyes. and bolts
and mahogany. The Bearcut Jr.
has had several trial flights some
of which have been successful.
With the propeller making 1875
turns the little plane glidedthrough
through the air to a distance of
the air to a distance of over five
feet. At present the youthful avn
ator is much interested in wireless
te~legraphy, having recently ac-
quired an outfit which he put to-
gether without any assistance. He
is gradually becoming familiar
with the wireless code, and at a
recent football game in Manches-
ter listened in and was able to in
terpret some of the conservation.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-12-08
East Ryegate
Successful Session of the District
Sunday School Convention

Ou1ACSolul OCooAOil Vi AilS y
Sunday School Convention
The District Sunday School con-
vention, including the schools in
the towns of Ryegate and Groton
was held December 2nd at East
Ryegate. All the schools but two
represented, and the reports given
were very Encouraging.
The convention opened at 1890
o'clock with a conference for the
pastors and superintendents led
by the general secretary of the
Vermont S. S. association, the Rev
G. E. Robbins. AT noon the dele
gates were served a delightful din
ner in the basement of the church
by the East Ryegate ladies The
afternoon session was opened with
the devotional led by the County
S. S. A. President, the Rev. Wal
ter Gould.
Superintendent Lewis Chamber
lin welcomed the delegates by stat
ing a number OF reasons why East
Ryegate delighted in their coming.
And DR.. J. s. Garvin responded
very gracefully.
After the roll call the convention
was favored by two very excellent
addresses by Secretary Robbins
and DR.. Garvin. Mr.. Robbins en-
pmasized the fact that if we want
the boys and girls to be Interested