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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-11-28
BURGLAR FLEES
RAIN OF SHOTS
Special Officer Believes He
Wounded Negro Caught
In Store.

A volley Of shots was fired by Spe-
cial Officer Grinder at a negro thief
leaving the Scogna Brothers cloth
ing store. sl4 Ninth street northwest.
shortly before o'clock yesterday
morning. The negro dropped a bun
die containing nearly $1,000 worth
of clothing and escaped.
Grinder on making his rounds, de-
tected the negro walking through the
rear of the store with a bundle un-
de- his arm. By the time the on
Ger had unlocked the front door. the
negro was heading toward rear
Window. Grinder emptied his gun
at the negro as he dropped from
sight on the other side OF the win
dow
Nc trace of the intruder could be
found. but blood stains along the
ground led the officer to believe he
was wounded. The stains were trac-
ed to n rear fence over which the
negro gained entrance to an alley.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-11-28
EXPECT NO WAGE
CUT FOR DISTRICTS
Per DIEM WORKERS
Board Members Say Liv-
ing Costs Warrant
No Reduction.
MEET NEXT MONTH
Chairman Brown Intimates
Decrease, If Any, Will
To-. Be Slight.

No. reduction in wages for the
1000 per diem employees of the Dis
trict government of the Wage Board
conference TO be- held next month
is probable, II was indicated in
statements, several members of the
wage board last night.
Mai. Carey II. Brown. chsirma n
of the board, stated that there had
been no great drop in the price of
necessities since the present scale
was fixed last July, and while he
would not announce what would be
the boards action in the matter he
intimsted that the cut. IL any, would
be very slight.
VIII Fight Reduction.
Frank ]. Bresnahan. member of
the City Employees Association on
the Wage Board, and A. w. oliver.
representing the Federal Employees.
do not look for a wage reduction
and will fight any attempt to lower
the present scale.
J. II. Hurley. president of the City
Employees Association, said yester-
day that the organization would
carry the fight to the White House
| u inc WAKE DodIu Noltu lONtT
wages and was Endorsed by the
| Commissioners.
Cites Birmingham speech.
Approximately 900 colored en-
! ployes would be affected by a re-
ductiOn of wages. They cannot get
along on less money and IL they
suffer reduction We will ask
President Harding to Intervene and
furnish the first concrete evidence
of the sincerity of his Birmingham
| speech in favor of the negro" said
Hurley last night.
At the present time mocha mics
among the per diem employees re-
ceive from s4.s4 to s6.24: skilled
laborers from s3s4 to s4.S2, and
unskilled laborers from sass to
S3.76.
When the existing scale was fixed
| last summer IL was voted that the
board meet in December and again
consider the matter. At the last
meeting a minority report favored
a deeper cut than the one finally
agreed upon and IL is this that has
caused some concern among the
1000 members Of the City EN-
ployes' Association as to the action
next month.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-11-28
Airship Will Fly
With Heliuln Gas
Naval Dirigible, CT, Coming
From Hampton Roads
About Dec. 1. -.

The first demonstration Of the use
Of helium noninfiammable gas, for
airships, will be held about Deem
Der l. according to. reports from
the Navy Department. The. first
trials will be made by the nonrigid
dirigible CT from the Naval Air
Station at Hampton Roads, Va. 1t
Is planned to make Washington the
flight objective.
One Of the antisubmarine diri-
gibles, the CT. measures 1872 feet
In length, with a diameter of ~
feet. Its speed is sixty miles an
hour generated by two 125-horse-
power engines.
The United States has a practical
monopoly of the helium supply, ac-
cording to Navy Department fg-
ures. The source of helium Is in
certain natural gas fields within
the continental limits If the coun-
try. Helium has 90 per cent of the
lifting power of hydrogen,
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-11-28
Sees RED RULE
QUILTING EUROPE
French Attache Believes Even
England Will Fall to
Bolshevists.

That Europe would fall into the
control of the Bolshevists and Po-
land, Germany, France and even
England would be swept away be-
fore the onrush of the red hordes
from Russia was the assertion of
Lieut.. Jean Labot, attache of the
French Embassy, last evening at a
meeting of the Poles of the city
concentrating the Polish insur-
rection of 1880.
Lieut.. Labot, who has been prom
inent in the aid his country has
given Poland, compared the posi-
ton of France and Poland, terming
Poland as one of the great but
warks against the spread of anar-
chy in Europe.
Last nights meeting, celebrating
the vain attempts of the Polish peo-
pie in 1880 to obtain a constitution
and their own government from
Russia. was held at Pythian Hall
under the auspises of the Polish
Club of the District. of which STAN
ley Wisnioski is president.
DR.. Henry Kalusowski, dean OF
the George Washington School OF
Pharmacy. and the son of DR.. Henry
Corwin Kalusowski. one Of the lead
ing figures in the Polish revolution
Innate pictures of the Poles strug-
Innate pictures of the Poles strug-
gle for freedom.
John Wedda, prominent in Polish
newspaper circles in this country
addressed the audience in his native
tongue. pleading for American sup
port of the restored republic IR-
natius Jawney gave a history of the
instruction.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-11-28
EMBASSY ACCUSES
FOR MER BUTLER

On the complaint that the Belgian
Embassy had been broken into early
Yesterday morning. John Papen, a
former butler at the embassy, IS
years old. 2124 Pennsylvania avenue
northwest. was arrested yesterday. by
Precinct Detective Murphy at Tween
tieth and l. streets northwest. and
held at the Third precinct station
for investigation
According to the Ambassador, Pa
pen was seen in the embassy shortly
after o'clock. yesterday mornng.
Upon being detected. the .Ambassa.
dor told police. Fapen fed. Up to
a .ate hour last Eisht officials could
learn OF nothing that- was missing.
Papen, according to police, was dis
CHARGED from the embassy on Novem-
her 10.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-11-28
FORDNEY'S HOME
ENTERED BY THIEF

The home of Representative ]. W.
Fordney. of Michigan. 1917 Jenifer
street northwest. was entered by a
jimmy thief early yesterday morn
ing during the absence of the occu-
pants, but nothing was stolen. ac-
cording to police.
A Waterman passing the house
shortly after s o'clock yesterday
morning. discovered a window had
been forced open. An investigation
was made.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-11-28
JIMMY BURGLARS
GET $500 IN LOOT

Thieves broke into the home of
Levin c. Mertz. 800 Taylor street
northwest. early yesterday. and es-
capped with several pieces of jewelry
and clothing valued at nearly $500.
Entrance was gained by jimmying
a rear window. The robbery was
discovered yesterday morning.
The home of w. s. Lloyd. $3.50
Broad Branch road northwest, was
broken into early yesterday. "A heat.
ing appliance valued at 500 and a
lot Of electrical equipment were taken.
The thieves entered through the base
ment.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-11-28
National WOn,an's Party
Group Hears Journalist

Henry w. Nevison. prominent Eng-
lish newspaper man, was the p-in-
cipal speaker yesterday at the first
of q series of teas teld at Watch
Tower, headquarters Of the National
woman's party. Nevison, who is rep
resenting the Manchester Guardian
at the arms conference. spoke on
the political status of English women.
Miss Maud Younger dealt with the
constitutional amendment to abro-
gate all legal disabilities for women.
which will be presented at the new
Congress. Many women visitors to
the conference from foreign coun-
tries were present at yesterdays tea.
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states, serving in this Office also
in Panama and Colombia in success
sive years. In 1907 he became d.
rector Of the Bureau OF American
Republics. now known as the Pan
American Union, serving until his
resignation last year. Mr.. Barrett
is founder and vice president OF the
Pan American society of the United
States and a member of the Metro
politan and University clubs of this
city. He maintains an office at
sls Fifteenth street northwest, and
resides at the Metropolitan Club.
Paul F. Grove, washington insur-
ance broker. is celebrating his 9th
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-11-28

and former direc-
tor of the Pan
American Union.
is celebrating his
55th birthday an
niversary to d a y.
Entering the jour
nalistic Z ! e ! d
shortly after his
graduation fro m
Dartmouth c OIL
lege, in 1884. Mr..
Barrett served as
a war correspond
emit during the
Spanish American
War. He later was
appointed Minis
ter to Argentina
from the United
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-11-28

UT tnodN dnnlNer-
sary today. Mr..
Grove is a native
of Harrisonburg.
Va but came to
Washington when
s years old. later
graduating from
c en- trail High
School. He mar
ried Nellie Erie
bus, of Washing
ton in 1896. Mr..
Mr.. Grove is a
member OF the
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given Tuesday evening, November
l, at 1880 p. m. This lecture will be
handled by Mr.. Petty. the instructor,
and his topic will be The Analysis
of a Real Estate Business" 1t is
expected that this lecture will be
in the nature of a skeleton outline
of the real estate business, which
win serve as basis for the entire
course.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-11-28

Mrs. E A Perkins, widow of
Major. z. A. Perkins. U. s. NJ. c..
who suffered a broken leg in an
automobile accident near Ports
mouth. Va. october 1. has recovered
sufficiently to leave the hospital
and return to her home in Smith
Geld. Va
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-11-28

Board of Trade and president OF
the Sixteenth Street Highlands Citi-
zens' Association. He is a mem
Der of Kallipolis Grotto and Almas
Temple of the Mystic Shrine. Mr.
Grove has Offices in the Southern
Building and resides at l4l7-Long-
fellow street
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FLAMES SWEEP TWO BUILDINGS OF FURNITURE COMPANY
M;,,!!!!!1a@W
2Tehu7zS!

John Barrett. counselor and adj
visor in international and Pan
American affairs.
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AND Nov TtI,sJH OF ANY,
VttilG THAT WOULD Dc FOJ
WITHOUT hoTtGR AID -.-,
FATRGR AID SIS AND NoO
NE ARCH SHED a Tie 40
The Washington times., 1921-04-03
EASTER EGG-ROLLING
ONLY REAL PARTY.

There was but one real party at
the White House in the last week. 1t
was. however, the largest function
the President and Mrs. Harding have
given or are likely to give this year.
Their guests numbered go, 000-the
children of Washington, who were as
sembled on the "White Lot" which
was always so picturesque a feature
of the Easter season until the war
made such a gathering impossible.
1t was the largest assemblage since
President Grant first threw open the
White House grounds to the children
of the District for this pretty pas
time. The day was glorious, warm
and sunshiny as May and the beautl-
full White House grounds were decked
out in tender green and abloom with
golden forsythia, bridal wreath, flow
ering plums and Japanese cherries,
with the huge magnolia trees which
stood sentinel above the merry groups
of children, clothed in snowy bloom
or blushing rosy pink. And II cold
wind did come up out of the north
west to send the kiddies scampering,
IL was when they were tired with
hours of play and when the Marine
Bands concert a feature of the en-
tertainment, was just drawing to a
close.
All the usual bits Of human inter
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AHer-Easter
Season To Be
Unusually Gay

" ASTER balls, Easter brides, the
r.. Easter egg rolling at the White
- House. the usual grist of lunch
cons, teas, and dinner parties. with
the visit of M. Rene Viviani. former
premier of France, to give an official
tCne to much of the entertaining.
Verify Washington's post-Easter sea-
son may be said to be we'll launched.
1t will be longer this year than usual.
since Easter came so early; and il
will be gayer than ever. for there
10 an Administration to be made well
come and entertaining in honor of the
newcomers Is just now getting under
way. Indeed, it seems more than
likely that the little season" will
rival the official season the season,
with a capital 81 for brilliance.
NJ. Viviani, who is in this country
''on mission of courtesy" from his
government to President Harding,
was made right royalty welcome and
In renewing many acquaintances
made when he visited this country at
the head of the French High Commits
sion when the United Stats entered
the war. The French aMoassador, M.
Jusserand, met him in New York, as
did Robert Woods Bliss, Third As
sistant Secretary of State, who went
up as the State Departments repre-
sentative. They came to Washing
ton with him. A suite was reserved
for NJ. Viviani and his party at the
Shoreham Hotel and in his honor the
tri-color waved beside the Stars and
Stripes above the door.
-
The former Premier's first visit to
the Capital vas rather in-the nature
Of q preliminary canter, as he only
got in on Tuesday night and was due
back in New York yesterday for a
dinner to be given by the Federation
OF the Alliance Francaise. However,
during his brief visit here, he was
formally and officially received by
President Harding. he called upon the
Secretary of State and he met a good
many of the Senate leaders who are
high in the councils of the Republi-
can party.
The only entertaining in his honor
this time was the dinner at the
French Embassy on Thursday, but M
viviani will be back again tomorrow
and dinner party will be given for
him at the White House on Tuesday
evening. Tomorrow night he is din
ing with Senator Medill Mccormick
who will have some of the. "best
minds" of the Senate to meet him
and by the time he returns to France
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FIRST "sTATE DINNER"
TO HONOR yIyIANI. -

The dinSer which the President and
Mrs. Harding are giving in honor of
NJ. Viviani will be the first state
dinner" at the White House i'm the
present Administration. The Hard
ings have guests at the White House
for luncheon or dinner pretty nearly
every day, but so far their parties
have been quite "unofficiap in char
acter. There was certainly no hint
of formality last night when Presi-
dent and Mrs. Harding entertained
at dinner the group of newspaper
correspondents who had been with
the President at Marion during the
campaign and who had banded to-
gether under the name of the "Order
of the ELEPHANT" and even when. the
Hardings had the Vice President and
Mrs. Coolidge to dine a week or ten
days ago 1t was en- familie.
Mrs. Harding has been devoting
pretty nearly every afternoon to re-
ceiving miscellaneous callers"-as a
wag dubbed her constant stream OF
visitors. And on Wednesday she gave
audience to the delegates to the bien-
nial convention of the Association OF
Collegiate Alumnae, nearly 300 strong.
After shaking hands with them all
and having an animated chat with
many of them, Mrs. Harding accom-
panied her visitors onto the White
House portico and was photographed
with them.
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eff it's made
Of Paper, you
can get it at
ANDREWS "
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several weeks from now NJ. Viviani
will undoubtedly be well qualified to
speak on the trend of the American
mind in relation to international mat
ters. That he will impart much valu-
able information on the French atti-
tude to our statesmen goes without
saying. So his visit should do much
toward cementing the friendship be-
tween his country and ours and help
ing to work. out their joint prob
lens.
The Jusserands' dinner was COM
paratively small, but the company
was carefully selected and included
such "Senatorials" as Senator Lodge.
Senator Moses, the Cappers and the
Pomerenes George w. Wickersham,
sometime Attorney General, and Mrs.
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YOUNG AIDES SERVE
As OFFICIAL ESCORTS.

Like Colonel Ridley the five young
had little chance to prove their tact.
and cleverness in managing SOCIAL af-
fairs at the Executive Mansion. 1t is
an unwritten decree, whether military
or social, i am unable to say, that
these Junior aides must be bachelors,
free to be as gallant as occasion de-
mands-to dance and to play escort
to maids and matrons. According to
present plans the officers, denied the
opportunity under the previous Ad-
ministration Of gracing receptions
and other formal entertainments, will
continue on duty. They are Major
Alfred B. Johnson, Major Theodore
Barnes. jr., and Major Harold NJ. Ray
ner, all of the United States Cavalry.
Commander Robert Griffin, u. S. NJ,
and Cat Albert NJ. Sheppard, u. s.
NJ. c.
These officers were on duty at q
big social function for the first time
on the occasion of the reception to
the diplomatic corps, March list.
Patrick's Day. In their dress uni
forms they presented a fine appear
ance and performed their exacting
duties with the sort of dignity that
conveyed. also, the impression of Of
ficial hospitality and friendliness
truly American and democratic.
The list Of aides is likely to be
increased as the administration plans
advance is probable. 1t has been the
custom for many years to have from
six to eight young officers assigned
to the pleasant duty of serving at
White House entertainments, which
they must live up to in addition to
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of the fact that small figure Of
Iaddie standing at attention was
cleverly modelled by a woman Is an
interesting little story which IL
Illustrates the difficulties encountered
by the gifted ones OF the world, who
usually suffer doubly II they are
women.
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their work at the War or Navy De-
partment.
in this connection II is of interest
to recall that Rear Admiral Gray
son began his career at the white
House as aide during the Taft ad-
ministration.
-
Somehow in connection with White
House social affairs / can not help
thinking OF Laddie Boy, the Airedale
that has become SO conspicuous a
member of the Presidents family. 1t
is easy to imagine Laddie as making
his appearance. unlimited but never
theless welcome. at garden parties
and one believes that he might be a bit
stubborn in obeying any suggestion
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sHERRILL Is HONOR
WEST POINT GRADUATE.

Colonel Sheriff. is a native of North
Carolina, an honor graduate from
West Point, an honor graduate Of the
Army School of the Line and a grad
uate of the Army STAFF College. He
has been stationed in the Philippines
and in Panama. More than ten years
ago he married Miss Geraldine Taylor.
of Leavenworth, Kan, who is the
niece of Mrs. H. Campbell Graef of
this city. Colonel and Mrs. Sheriff.
have two children, a boy of nine and
a girl of five. Like Colonel Sheriff.
Mrs. Sheriff. has great charm of per-
sonality and is one of the most
popular women in the army. That
they will both mean a great deal in
the revival of the social life of the
Capital. which has been so long af-
fected by the, war can be confidently
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predicted. They have been long we'll
known in Washington and since
Colonel Sheriff. has been on duty
here for some months. they have had
a chance to renew old acquaintances
and to make many new friends. They
have a home I'm California street
-
Since every sweet must have its
bitter the early departure of Col.
Clarence Ridley. aide under President
Wilson, is deeply regretted, while
are being extended to
his successor. Owing to the COM
plete suspension of entertaining dur
ing the war and later on account of
President Wilson's illness, Col. and
Mrs. Ridley have been but slightly
Identified with the White House and
Col Ridley has had little opportunity
to demonstrate his rare qualifications
for the position of aide. After taking
a leave OF two or three months he will
go to Leavenworth, Kan, where he
has been assigned to duty.
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of the fact that small figure Of
i-addit standing at attention was
cleverly modelled by a woman Is an
interesting little story which IL
illustrates the difficulties ountered
by the gifted ones OF the world, who
usually suffer doubly II they are
women.
BELONGS TO HONORED
SOUTHERN FAMILY.
Miss Elizabeth swafrield. the scuIp-
tor, belongs to an old Southern
family. When she was a little girl in
Columbia, $. c.. Miss Swaffield hap
pened to be an unobserved guest
while sculptor who was to make a
statue OF Wade Hampton exhibited .
small model OF his work When the
| sculptor left the model and his clay
one day the child borrowed both
without permission and after a few
hours of hard work exhibited what
was intended to be a replica, but IL
was not for the figure on the horse
was not the idealized conception of q
popular hero, erect and beautifully
proportioned, but a realistic port rait
OF the everyday man that the little
girl had often seen on the streets of
her native town. The sculptor. was
so impressed with the talent revealed
by the girl that he offered to pay
part of her expenses abroad when she
was older. and had overcome parental
objections to a career. She was al
ready a promising musician and
finally she was reluctantly permitted
to choose sculpture instead of music
as her life work, and was sent to
Europe. Fragile of body small ana
exceedingly delicate, II was soon ap-
parent that the girl could not endure
the strain of constant work and she
had to return home. 1t had been
against all family traditions for her
thus to attempt a career. for in the
South even a decade ago, girls were
not encouraged to become wage
earners or even artists, II there was
no economic necessity to goad them
to work.
COLLEGE WOMEN HOLD
THREE-DAY CONVENTION.
The Vice President and Mrs. Cool
idge have had a busy week, particu-
larly Mrs. Coolidge. Several lunch
con parties have been given. in her
honor; and she has been taking an
active part in the festivities in con-
nection with the biennial convention
of the Association of Collegiate
Alumnae. Moreover, she was one OF
the special guests at the College
Womens Club banquet last evening.
sharing honors with three Cabinet
women, Mrs Wallace, MRS. Hoover and
Mrs. Davis
This dinner was quite independent
of the A. c. A. conference. but WAS
purposeIy arranged to take place ae
the same time. Moreover the College
Women's Club, a purely local organ
ization, asked the delegates to the A.
c. A. convention to its weekly tea
on Monday. This time the honor
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Norman
Hapgood.
The old Slidell house in Lafayette
Square, where the Association Of Col-
legiate Alumnae has its national
headquarters. was veritable bee
hive all last week. The convention
met at the Washington Hotel, but
the delegates were in and out OF the
clubhouse all day and parties OF one
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to depart even though made by the
most forbiddingly dignified young
aide. in all the glory of full dress uni
form.
Daddfe. who gave sitting, or
rather standing, for a sculptor last
week is believed to be the inspiration
that has renewed an enthusiasm like
ly to lead to large achievement Back
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I Wickersham, who were in town at the
/ time and young Theodore Roosevelt
the Assistant Secretary of the Navy.
| were also "among those present"