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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-06-08
FOR
UNCLASS|F|ED IS
ASKED BY WORKERS
viii Interview Harding With
View to Extending Pro-
visions of Act.

The Joint Conference on Retirement
will tonight appoint a special com
mittee to coAfer with President Hard
ing on the question OF extending by
executive order the provisions Of
the retirement act to include I'm
classified government workers.
The Civil Service Commission last
year recommended that the act be In
force one year before 1t should in any
way be extended to include unclass-
ified groups and individuals. On Au-
gust / the act will have been In opera
ton a year, and the conference which
the special committee will seek with
the President will be for the purpose
of learning President Harding's at
titude on the Availability of revising
the act after August 1.
At the meeting tonight retirement
workers will also consider ways in
which II may be of assistance to the
Board OF Actuaries, which will sur
vey the results OF the first years opera
ton OF the retirement act
Members of the Retirement Con-
ference believe the annuities should
be Increased by Congress. Inasmuch
as most of the financing is now car
ried on by contributions OF active
government employees through pay de-
auctions.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-06-08
Cop. HEADS WIFE
HOPED OVERHEARD
DAME RUMOR SAYS
Mrs. Harding's Guest, Alarmed
by Backfiring Engine, Picked
Up Eagle Boat.

Imagine the wife OF a National
Republican committeeman jumping
overheard during a Republican Ad-
ministration!
They don't do it-not with the Re
publicans just heading into a four
year run.
Captain Whalen of the "Sylph,'
from whose motorboat the jumping
is said to have taken place can't i'm
agine IL. He was aboard and says he
is pretty sure there was no jumping.
But the story was current this
morning that when Mrs. Harding took
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred W. Uphsm, Col.
Sooby of Texas, william Wrigley. jr.,
and a few other good Republican
friends aboard the Sylph's motorboat
yesterday the engine suddenly back
fred. Alarmed at the explosion, some
one jumped overheard, the story goes.
The destroyer, Eagle No. o, is report
ed to have picked up the drenched
party.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-06-08
D. c. DISABLED VETS
DENY AFF|L|AT|ON
WITH n. Y. OUTFIT
Local League Offers to Account
for Every Cent It Received.
Incorporated Separately.

The National Disabled Soldiers
League. of which @. w. Mellin is in
charge, has recently been incorpo-
rated. according to Mellin. to prevent
interference with the leagues man
agement by George Gillen, head OF
the National Diasbled Soldiers
League, Inc, OF New York.
The National Disabled Soldiers
League, unincorporated until ten days
ago, claims the New York incorpo-
rated league has had no connection
with the local organization and is in
no way responsible to 1t. This has
been pointed out by Mellin in re-
Spouse to the attack by the New
York organization which claimed the
money received at benefit perform
ance at the Shubert -Belasco Theater
had not been turned over to the
national officers" of the New York
league.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-06-08
FAMOUS SOlOlST WILL
CHRiSTEN NEW ORGAN

william r. Zeuch, organist at DR..
Edward Everett Hale's church In
Boston, and one of the greatest living
organ masters and soloists, Will this
evening give the first recital on the
new 5000 Bischof Memorial organ,
recently installed in the First Con-
gregational Church, at Tenth and G
streets northwest.
As vice president of the company
building this new organ, Mr.. Zeuch Is
especially we'll acquainted with the
instrument, and Washington music
lovers are promised an exceptional
program. Admission will be free.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-06-08
Of FRAT
BOYS RESULTS|N
SUIT BY NE|GHbOR
Mrs. Lee Tells Court She Can't
Stand Noises At Tau
Delta House.

Justice Hitz, of the District Su.
preme Court, today cited the Gamma
Eta Chapter of the Delta Tau Delta
Fraterniey, having it's frat house at
1850 Massachusetts avenue northwest,
Richard Daniels, president; Lawrence
Hollis, treasurer; Raymond L. Tay-
lor. secretary, and Paul Baker. man.
ager, to show cause June II why they
should not be enjoined from disturb
ing the neighborhood by loud and i'm
proper noises and language, "the
playing of plano and other musical
Instruments and holding dances until
the early morning hours"
Mrs. Alexander McDannold Lee. re-
siding at 1852 Massachusetts Avenue,
in a suit complained that the quiet
enjoyment of her home is destroyed
by the noises conn., :.om the frat
house at all hours =. the night and
affidavits supporting her contention
are attached to the suit.
Plaintiff, represented by Attorneys
Minor, Galley and Rowland, tells the
court that the neighborhood is OF a
residential character and says that
the noises from her neighbors were
bearable during the cold weather when
the windows were closed, but that
with the approach of warm weather
and open windows, the noise was
positively unbearable and most Do
tectionable.
Mrs. Lee declares that on May o,
last, the chapter gave smoker when
a bar was put up in the frat house
and that "what appeared to be beer
and other drinkables were dispensed.
She AYERS that suggestive songs"
were sung and that there was swear
ing and cursing. loud and boisterous
conversation and that tables bottles
and glasses were upset She declared
that sleep, rest and quiet were abso-
lutely impossible. This suit is similar
to the one brought in 1917 by Adj
miral Seaton Schroeder against the
lessees OF the Playhouse, 1914 N
street, when il was used for dancing
and other entertainments by Wash
ington society. The court granted the
injunction sought and the result was
that the dances and entertainments
came to an end at THAT place.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-06-08
CENTRAL BOYS GET
119MEDALSATEN END
OF BANNER YEAR
Star Athletes and Scholastic
Winners Are Presented With
Awards of Merit.

Central High Schools star athletes
and others of the school who have been
prominent in bringing lsurels to the
institution came to their reward to-
day. One hundred and nineteen
medals, certificates OF merit and cups
were presented at an assembly held in
the school auditorium.
Winners OF baseball, track, rife,
swimming and football champion
ships, Central today holds the high
est record OF any high school In the
District. Central is also winner OF
several track and swimming meets
outside the District.
Every athlete was awarded GER
tificate of merit. commonly known as
the school letter" Ed DUFFY, Emil
Zalesak and James Lemon were
awarded two letters, making them the
only students of the school who hold
as many as three letters. Each re-
ceived a letter last fall
Students who were prominent In
drsmatics, debating, the school pub
LEGATION and other activities were
given medals, donated by the Cen
trail High School Alumni .Associs ton
Gold, silver and bronze medals were
given to the best drilled cadets OF
the school.
George ]. Jones, chairman of the
athletic committee of the school, pre-
sided.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-06-08
LET TIER s
IS GLUE IN
DROWNING
Cuff Link and Laundry Mark
May Determine Identity Of
River Victim.

A gold cuff link bearing the initial
IS" and the mark lois on his collar
may aid the police in solving the
identity of the body of a white man
found this morning in the Potomac
River near the railroad bridge west
of Potomac Park.
The police are unable to determine
whether the man met with foul play
or was struck by railroad train. A
deep cut on the right temple is the
only mark of violence on the body.
Policeman c. f. Lowery, of the Har-
Dor police, who recovered the body
and carried IT to the morgue, stated
that ii had been in the water at least
twenty-four hours.
The man was about fifty-five years
old, had iron gray hair, weighed about
175 pounds and was Ave feet eight
inches tall.
In the mans pockets were found
8 cents. A check is being made on
local laundries to determine the own
er of laundry bearing the mark
"1O1-S."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-06-08
TODAY.

Baseball-washington VS.. Detroit Tigers.
American League Park. $3.50 p. m.
Meeting-Congregation OF the Church of the
Epiphany, parish hall, p. m.
PiCnic-Mount Pleasant Womens Christian
Temperance Union, Cherrvdale, Va.
Meeting-Day Nursery Association, Ebbitt
Hotel, 1890 a. m.
Northumberland branch OF the Negro Ma
tional Educational Congress, 1+s q street
northwest, s p. m.
Garden party-Beneht Of wounded soldiers
at Walter Reed Hospital, White House. $3.50
y. m.
Luncheon-District Chapter, Daughters OF
the American Revolution, Continental Ne
mortal Hall
Meeting-Cathoiic Women OF Washing
ton. Gonzags Hall, IS l street northwest
p. m.
10 a. IN.
Carnival Dance-Residents Of CD build
ing Of the Government Hotels, p. m.
Psgeant-Gunton Temple Presbyterian
Church. IL a.
Public Recital--wllliam r. Zeuch. organ
list, First Congregational Church, p. m.
Meeting-Ionesome Club, Wilson Normal
School, Eleventh and Harvard streets
northwest s:lb p. m.
Dance-Young Mems Hebrew Associa-
tion, Eleventh street and Pennsylvania
avenue northwest, p. m.
Reception and Banquet-Alumni OF Ohio
Colleges to Columbus Republican Glee Club,
Rauschers, p. m.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-06-08
POINTS TO VALUE.
WOMEN VOTERS TO QUIZ
JUDGE ON PROCEDURE

RIvERDALE, Md, June s.-As a
means OF preparing themselves for
the coming primary elections, mem
bers of the Riverdale League of
women voters win quiz Judge
Fillmore Beall of the seventh tud-
icial circuit at a meeting tonight IN
the Riverdale school.
The last meeting OF the league OF
which Mrs. M. r Nichols is president
was held in the church and largely
attended. Reports OF delegates to the
recent county federation of women's
clubs meeting and vocal solos by
Prof. Goodyear of the Department of
Music, University of Maryland, fea-
tured.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-06-08
Hero Speaks Tonight.

Congressman b. Carroll Reece Of
Tennessee will be guest and speaker
at meeting of George Washington
Post. American Legion, tonight at 8
o'clock at Community Service Hall.
DIS Tenth street northwest. He will
tell of some of his experiences while
bghtins with the Rainbow Division
en- the western front. He was award
ed the ID. S. c., d. s. NJ. and Croix de
Guerre with a palm for his bravery
in action. He is a-charter member of
the Rainbow Division Veterans of the
District of Columbia
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-06-08
YOUTH REVERSES
FIRST STORY OF
BRIDES Staying
Negro Now Seeks to Fasten
Weber Crime on White Man.
Two Suspects Held.

In view of the conflicting stories
related by Calvin Cousins, the six
teen-year-old negro who is being held
in connection with the murder OF
Mrs. Margaret K. Weber at White
Station. Md, the authorities of Prince
Georges county have decided to hold
Jim Dixon, alias James Vincent, the
negro charged by Cousins with the
crime, for the grand jury
A special session of the grand jury
is expected to be called next week.
Cousins yesterday was examined by
the County Commissioners Detectives
Dougherty and Bradley, and States
Attorney J. Wilson Ryon. The negro
reversed his story that Dixon had
killed Mrs. Weber, and declared a
white man was responsible for the
crime.
The colored boy described the al
l.yed slayer" as being about five feet
eight inches in height, weighing 175
pounds and wearing a blue suit. The
IMAM with the sunken eyes" who
was seen by residents OF White Sta
tion near the scene OF the crime wore
a gray suit.
Cousins said he saw the white man
force Mrs. Weber into the woods near
white Station She screamed, the
boy said, and the man then drew a
revolver and shot her. Then he cut
off the finger containing the we'd
ding and engagement ring. Cousin
said he helped the white man carry
the body further into the woods.
In her original confession" Mary
Queen, the colored girl who found
the body. said Dixon and Cousins
carried the body. Yesterday, lrw-
ever, she denied her previous state
ment and said she did not see any
one near the place.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-06-08
PENNSYL WANNA LOWERS
RAILROAD FARES FROM D. C.

The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany has lowered it's rates from
washington 10 various Western
points on the Broadway Limited, the
Pennsylvania limited. the Pittsburgh
Night Express and Other special
trains OF the company. IL was an
nounced today by Thomas l.. Bipsett
Washington passenger representative
of the road.
The higher fares which have here
fore applied via the Pennsylvania
railroad than on other roads have
been abolished and equal fares will
now apply from Washington via all
direct routes to Pittsburgh and prac-
tically all Western points. IL Is said.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-06-08
Despondent Mail
Carrier Slashes
Throat With Razor

In Mt OF dependency, w. Howard
Douglas, fifty-four years old, 426 II
street northwest, early this morning
slashed his throat with a razor. caus-
ing his death. He was found dead in
bed by his daughter, Mrs. Alice G..
Schreinert who made her home with
him, A blood stained razor was
found beside him
Douglas had been a mail carrier for
thirty-five years and was one of the
most popular employees of the POST
cffice Department. No reason can be
given by his relatives for his act
Resides Mrs. Schreinert, he is sur
vived by another daughter, Mrs.
Harry Hughes. He was a widower.
his wife having died about ten years
ago.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-06-08

Just then the telephone rang up
stairs-two fights up, the only one in
the house connected. SO we both
went up. But just as we reached the
top of the second hight-my dear,
such flights, too--the door bell rang
again.
II offered to go down and was
already several steps on my way
when Mrs. called:
"Don't open the door II it's a man /!
I'm not letting any more men inside
that door while I'm alone in this big
house. Why, l could be killed here
and no one would ever know II! I
could have been murdered yesterday!
A man came TO the door and repre-
sented himself as being from the gas
company. When he saw me hesitate,
he said he had been here before and
would lead the way to the meter.
followed him. but he was steering to-
ward the drawing room instead. /
told him IL he did not leave the house
at once / would summon the police.
He went out and slammed the door.
And i haven't let in any more men, ="
All this time the door bell was
ringing, so / hurried down TO find
three men standing outside. / couldn't
open the door, so l waved behind the
plate glass and told them to go away.
They were three more chauffeurs-
more kept coming all morning.
INDOOR SPORT ETIQUETTE.
But Mrs. couldn't engage a
chauffeur with no other servants in
the house. She didn't know when she
would have any. The desk in the bed
room nearest the telephone was liter
ed with all kinds OF letters waiting
to be answered. Her social secretary
wouldn't come till the housekeeper
was there. The housekeeper would
not come till the servants were there,
and the servants would not come I'M
less other servants were there to do
their work for them.
Isn't IL simply terrible! Why, when
left. Mra - hadn't CLEAN OF
hope. 1 made her promise she would
go over to her daughter's-she was
so exhausted from running up and
down stairs for those chauffeurs.
And today the Hotel Lafayette Is
sheltering this kindly Washington
matron-this homeless owner of
magnificent homel
The days of bum sport. Ell, Briggs?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-06-08
PIGEON, DEAD IN WAR,
RESTS At SMITHSONIAN

Cher Ami" the carrier pigeon OF
the u. S. Signal Corps which died
two years ago from the effects of a
wound received in France during the
war, has been mounted and placed in
the war collection section of the Ma
tural History Building OF the Smith
sonian Institute. The pigeon was one
OF 500 birds donated by American
pigeon fanciers of Great Britain,
trained by American pigeoneers and
flown from American lofts.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-06-08
HOWARD U. TRUSTEES
BREAK NEW GROUND

Ground breaking for the new
Home Economics building to be
erected by Howard University took
place on the university campus yes
terday afternoon Each member of
the board OF trustees turned a spade
Of dirt
DR.. ]. Stanley Durkee, president of
the university. presided, and DIR. ].
Emmett J. Scott, secretary, reported
the Congressional action providing
1901 900 for the erection OF the build
ing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-06-08
NEW SCHOOL BUILDINGS
ASSURED FOR DISTRICT

The immediate Inauguration of a
school construction program in Wash
ington is assured by the action OF the
House conferees on the Deficiency
Bill in accepting the amendment Of
fered by Senator Curtis, providing for
more than 81, 100000 for school build
ings here.
Tnasmuch as the conferees have
reached an agreement on this point,
II is probable that thI Deficiency Bill
will be enacted into law either today
or tomorrow.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-06-08

But II is all a myth. The lady
who had so many rooms and baths
she didn't know what TO do is a vic
tim OF too much housing. She tried
to open her house. but with all her
wealth, once she stepped inside her
own magnificent home-a home
which is pointed at by every rubber
neck spieler in the village-the only
thing she had was the key
Leaking through the inner circles
of social gossip, the story of the up
hill fight OF this Washington matron
against the odds of an unusual pre-
dicament is causing laughter despite
the sympathy IL has provoked. Poor
little rich girls have a hard life, after
all.
NEEDS "wHOLE BUNCH
This house, you should know, is
an ultra anair-ne plus ultra abso-
lute-countless rooms. bath tubs,
finger bowls, winding clocks and
staircases. 1t needs a complete set
OF servants. called by the upper crust
a "retinue"-by the "other half" a
whole bunch Of" But sit in with
an eavesdropper who heard the close
up story OF the wealthy chatelaine
and her troubles as II was spilled
over the tea cups at a neighboring
table at the Shoreham.
when / learned she wasn't here
at the hotel, my dear" started the
running story. II called taxi and
hurried out there, expecting to find
her all settled in her own beautiful
home.
When / arrived at the house, | rang,
and waited and waited and waited
expecting to see the footman.
looked through the wrought-iron
grating. and there was Mrs. - her
self. peering at me. But she couldn't
recognize me through the figured
bars.
ONLY Is CHAUFFEURs.
"'Whos there? who's there.
pleaseT Who is it?' she called.
And then she recognized me and I'M
locked the door. Come In quick
she said. and let me lock this door!
Here I've been waiting since early
morning for servants from the en-
ployment agencies, but not a one has
shown up. only chauffeurs-thirty-
hve OF them have already applied and
have had to go UP and down these
stairs thirty-hve times to answer this
BELL"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-06-08
ZlHlMAN TO INVITE
HARDING TO ELK'S FETE

President Harding this afternoon
will receive Representative Zihlman
of Maryland and delegation OF
seven Elks from Hagerstown, who
will invite the President to attend an
Elks meeting to be held in Hagers-
town.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-06-08
Mellon Probes Allen Charges.

Charges made by Gov. Henry Allen
of Kansas that corruption on a largo
scale exists in the Internal Revenue
Bureau are being Investigated by the
Treasury Department Secretary Of
the Treasury Mellon announced to-
day. Mellon said that he did not be-
lieve such corruption would be found
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and Imperative

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turned the day they gotten otherwise they will not
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This rule, which will be rigidy adhered to, has been
made necessary by who delayed turning sub
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wanted delivery of the paper to begin at once.
All subscriptions should be taken promptly to The
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-06-08
D. c. VACAT|ON|STS
ADVISED TO GUARD
AGAINST DISEASE
incubation Against Typhoid
and Smallpox Germs Urged
by DR.. Fowler.

warning to residents of the Dis
trict of Columbia to inoculate them
selves against typhoid fever and
smallpox before going on their sum-
mer vacations was made today by DR..
William c. Fowler, District health Of
fcer. and officials OF the Public
Health Service.
Summer vacationists, especially
those going TO the mountains and to
the country where the most of the
drinking water is obtained from wells
end springs, should not fail to inocu-
late themselves against typhoid
fCver," declared DR.. Fowler. 1t would
also be well for those who do not con-
template extended vacations to the
country or other places where well
water is used Unfortunately for
drinking purposes, but who merely
take weekend trips to such places to
take the free treatments against THIS
disease offered by the District Health
Department and the Public Health
Service in Washington.
FREE INCUBATION.
Such free NEGOTIATIONS, DR.. Fowler
stated, are given at the District Build
ing every Saturday. and officials OF
the Public Health Service declared
that NEGOTIATIONS may be obtained any
day at any one of the half dozen spe-
ciaf stations of the Public Health
Service in Washington.
Special attention is being paid to
the various swimming pools In Wash
ington, DR.. Fowler said, in an effort
to prevent swimmers from catching
typhoid as result of bathing in con-
taminated waters.
Il cannot urge too strongly upon
those who are going outside of
Washington on their summer vaca-
tions to places where well and spring
water is used for drinking purposes
to take these free innoculations." DR..
Fowler said.
POINTS TO VALUE.
ct know of case last summer
where two girls came in before going
on their vacation to some country re-
sort and at the last minute one of
them backed out from taking the
treatment. She returned from her va
cation with a bad case of typhoid
fever while the one who was inocu-
lated returned in perfect health. This
is merely an illustration OF the value
OF the treatments" he said
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-06-08
n. K. Boss to Speak.

Harry X. Boss, of Boss & Phelps,
will speak at the W. M. C A. real estate
school this evening in place OF
Charles w. Fairfax, of Stone & Fair
fax. who is ILL., Mr.. Boss will
speak on Building a Real Estate Busi-
ness"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-06-08
Citizens to Meet.

The Brightwood Citizens Associa-
ton will meet Friday at o'clock in
the New Masonic Temple. Refresh
ments will be served. Charles w.
Ray will preside.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-06-08
Palace, Sans SERVANTS,
Forces Mrs. Cr0eSus to
Endure Swell Hotel

At the Shoreham Hotel they will tell you that Mrs.
-, weI certain elderly lady of great distinction and
wealth, who has been guest there during the winter
months has opened her palata home Massachusetts
She therefore longer guest at the exclusive
hostelry.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-06-08
OF UNKNOWN WHITE MAN FOUND DATING in POTOMAC RIVE

MEET Sam Harris, who walk
ed all the way from Kitch-
ener, Ontario, to shake the
hand of President Harding.
Business men of he -" -"u
will give him a loving cup ON
his return. he ylsIIeI -. U-.IYe
House on his arrival yesterday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-06-08

Seven Afternoons q Week and
Sunday Morning The Washington
Times Gives You News While It's
News.
Putnam patriot., 1921-07-08

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