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Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-24
Albert Hill Sets Fast Mark for Mle-Nurses Theory
Of Running For Quarters in Sixty Two Seconds Each

New York. July 16.-(Special.)-
While Charlie Paddock was tearing
up the track in the short dash in
worlds record time at Pasadena, Al
bert Hill was setting a mark for the
mile in England that will take lot
of beating. The Englishman, who
created such an uproar at the
Olympics~ by taking the 800 and
1,500-meters, reeled off the mile in
4:l3 3-5, which is still behind the
worlds mark, but pressing it pretty
hard. Hill is the man who has
nursed the theory that he could run
four quarters in 62 seconds each,
thus covering the mile in 4:08. Per-
haps if any man can do it, he is the
chap, but such a thing as two even
halves, let alone four even quarters,
has never been heard of.
Even Joie Ray. who, when at his
best, laid out his mile and stuck to
the schedule closer than any other
runner III lcCcHt years, HeVCI WOI heu
on such a theory, even though he had
the habit of going out in front from
the start unless he had an unusually
good man to beat. 1t is impossible
just at present to learn the fractional
times that Hill hung up, but it is
evident that they were far from the
even marks of the Englishman's am
bition.
John Paul Jones had a habit Of
running a rather slow first half mile,
even in his fastest races. No power
on earth seemed sufficient to urge
him along in the early stages. 9th
ers of our crack milers have also
run the second half almost invaria-
hly faster than the first. although it
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-24

present city series, which will begin
August IS Grimm, who played
with the Riggs, and McAndrews.
who played with the Bowen's, will
be fighting through their third city
series, this time in the Swift's line
up.
Because their teams have been van
cuished on local sandlots by the
Drive-Its, Grimm and McAndrews
will fight extra hard to make win
ming crew of the Swift & Co. nine.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-24
Ex.President Wilson Has
Bodyguard for Line Drives

Val Picinich, catcher for the Wash
ington Americans, had tough JOB
the other afternoon. He was perched
out in right field, holding his big
catcher's mitt ready at all times to
keep line drives from flying through
the window of an automobile
drawn up close to the foul line. Who
was in the carl Why, former Presi-
1elt Woodrow Wilson. thst's all
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-24
From Hockey to Base
Ball Star in Year

When Jim Riley, home run king
of the Pacific International league
arc former Seattle hockey star, was
scid to the St. Louis Americans for
$4,000 he set a record for rapid rise
in base ball. Within three months
he jumped from the hockey field to
the big league.
After thrilling thousands of
hockey fans during the last few years
with his sensational playing, he
troke into base bali this year for the
first time, and developed almost i'm
mediately into a star.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-24
Georges Plans to
Continue Ring Work

New York, July 23.-(Special.)-
Instead of retirig at the request of
his wife, it looks as though Georges
Carpenter will continue his ring
career for some years to come.
Georges evidently intends to do most
OF his fighting in America, where the
purses are so much bigger, even
though the going is tougher than on
the other side of the water.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-24

most interesting distances on the
same day, so many miles apart.
There is a great fascination that
clings to both these events, partly,
perhaps, because of the fact that they
are natural" distances, and partly
because of the great names con-
nected with them.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-24

The Swift's diamond crew, twice
champions Of the Commercial, Class
A league, with a record of having
waded through last seasons schedule
without defeat, and having lost
but one game this season, making a
record of g games won and l lost
in two seasons, are certainly making
history in the Municipal Amateur
Base Ball association.
With c. King, F. Hiatt and M.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-24

does not follow that the last quarter
has always been as fast as the first
quarter Many star has followed
false pace in the first quarter and
then come home a winner stagger-
ing, in slow time for the last 440.
1t is an odd coincidence that there
should be such a crash in the two
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-24

when some one
butted in with
a query that
came near start
ing a riot. The
innocent person
who tossed the
bomb never did
stick around long
enough to hear
his ques sti o n
thrashed a n d
pasted all over
the p re m I S E s,
making his exit
while the group
of ordinary we'll
behaved citizens
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-24

to be a general
desire on the part
of coaches and
athletic directors
to lean toward
the smaller men
when final selec-
tons of teams are
made.
While tn er e
have been some
great little men
in all branches of
athletic endeavor,
those with giant
physical bui | d 5
generally ha v e
been given pref
erence. This was
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-24
Faster Thinkers
In Competition,
View of Coaches
Noted Foot Ball Mentor Rates
Size As Secondary-Fa.
nous Athletes Have Been
Small in Structure.

With athletics reaching a scientific
point of development, there appears
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-24
By HARRY NEWMAN.

A lively group were bandying
fight talk in a fanfest in New York,
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-24
Harvard.Pr Princeton Grid
Teams to Clash on Nov. 5

The first of the big annual foot
ball classics, the bame between Har-
ward and Princeton, is scheduled
for November S.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-24
Stanford's Huge Stadium
Ready for California Game

Stanford's new stadium will seat
10000, cost $4,000, and be ready
for the Stanford against California
foot ball game November 19.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-24

Top row, left to right: c. King. pitcher;
+. King, first base; NJ. PRESLEY. pitcher; !;
j. Dasovitch, first base; r. Atkins, right
field and manager.
Lower row. left to right: G. Grimm.
shortstop; l.. Bazaar, second base; Nc
Andrews. third base; A. Myers. catch, and
b. Scarles, utility. &C. Bachmann, CEN
ter fielder and +. Haiti. left fielder, not
present when picture was taken.)
Presley on the pitching staff, this
team is favorite over the Drive-It-
Yourself company aggregation in the
The Washington herald., 1921-07-31
POLICEMAN NABS
THREE In MOTOR
Lone Officer Takes Colored
Men Half Hour After
Theft.

Half an hour after il is charged
they had stolen the automobile of
G. W. Kenny from the garage in
the rear of his home at Hyattsville.
three negroes. armed with a .3S
caliber revolver, were caught on
the Bladensburg road heading
toward Washington by Policeman
George Little of the District flying
squad. single-handed. This occurred
shortly after 10 O'Clock Friday night.
Driving his motorcycle alongside
the speeding auto, Policeman Little
commanded the men to stop. One of
the negroes was preparing to grab
the policeman's machine and shove
him to the side of the road when
Little. pulling his pistol. flashed it
in the face of the driver and the
machine came to a halt.
At the Ninth precinct station the
negroes were charged with larceny.
They are Lawrence Dunnigan, IS
years old; Harvey White. II years
old. and James Thompson, Is years
old, all of Hyattsville. Dunnigan Is
also charged with carrying a con-
cealed deadly weapon.
Manuel Eleton of 1909 I street
northwest, reported to the police
Of the First precinct that he had
been held up and robbed of cash and
jewelry valued at s35 by an armed
white man at Twelfth and H streets
northwest. just before midnight.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-31
POLICE GET REPORT
OF FIVE ROBBERIES
Thieves in District Gather
Variety of Loot Dur
ing Day.

Tobacco, chewing gum, iewelry,
clothing and money comprised the
loot gathered by thieves working in
the District Friday. None has
been arrested.
The delivery truck of the Stand
ard Cigar Company. 635 Louisiana
avenue northwest, while parked in
front of col First street southwest
yesterday afternoon. was ransacked.
The thieves escaped with cigars,
tobacco and chewing gum valued at
$50.
Removing a screening in the rear.
thieves entered the home of c. F.
Rauth, apartment 115, Cavanaugh
courts and Seventeenth street north
west, early yesterday morning, and
during the absence of the owner
made a getaway with jewelry and
silverware valued at SIS.
Jewelry valued at $50 was stolen
by thieves who broke into the
apartment of Col. Fred w. Boschen
at the Wardman Park Inn early in
the morning. The loot comprised a
pair of gold cuff links set with dia-
mOnds and a diamond stick pin.
Mary r. CalIidge, 1901 Georgia
avenue northwest, reported that the
theft Of clothing valued at $50.
George Biddle, 1903 H street
northwest. reported the theft Of $50
from his coat pocket in the base
ment of his home.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-31

subsided in the days of abnormal
prosperity, and the experts pre-
dicted at the time II might reoccur
in any period of depression.
I do not know what causes pellagra.
but l think the Public Health De-
partment is on the right track ana
should continue its investigation
just now. when they tell US the
disease is coming back
Many Similar Reports.
There have been so many re-
ports of precisely the sort which
would justify Mr.. Hearon's Views.
and they have come from such au-
thority. that it has seemed to me
desirable to take the steps which
have been adopted. These do not
contemplate any organization Of re-
lief measures or special extension
of relief, unless full investigation.
covering the entire affected area.
shall make apparent that sucn
measures are necessary.
II cannot but feel that II these
reports have misrepresented condi-
tions in any parts of the South to
the disadvantage OF that section, n
full and official refutation of them
would be highly desirable; while,
If such investigation should de-
velop the need of unusual measures
OF relief. those could be promptly
and intelligently applied.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-31
ENTIRE TARIFF BILL
MAY Be REVAMPED
Valuation Feature May Make
This Necessary, Says
PenrOse.

rewriting of the entire tariff
bill at the hands of the Senate
Finance Committee will result IL
the American valuation feature of
the sill is found unsatisfactory. ac-
cording to Senator Penrose, Penn
sylvania, chairman of the COM
mittee.
The committee has by no means
dete rmined that the American val
uation system is impracticable. But
cognizance of opposition has been
taken by the decision OF the COM
mittee to continue its hearings on
the valuation sections, which will
delay the bills eactment, and per-
haps open the way for the tax bill
to be showed ahead OF II.
american valuation is the basis
of the whole bill" said Penrose
1T is a complicated question, in
view of the status of foreign eN-
change and world conditions. 1t is
task that taxes the best judgment,
and the hearings so far held have
demonstrated differences Of opinion
My mind is open. intend to
confer with experts in executive
session after the hearings have been
concluded. This will necessarily
suspend the hearings"
Penrose explained that there
would be no advantage in conduct
| ing hearings on rates until the val
uation question had been decided
The bearings on the bill, he said,
may be longer than were contem-
plated originally.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-31
WIFE DESCRIBES
DIR. STONES PLUNGE
INTO DEEP ABYSS
Building Raft to Bring
Courageous Woman
From Mountain Top.

BANFF, Alberta. July 30.-out
here where news travels slowly. the
final chapters of an almost un-
equalled. tragedy were being writ
ten Friday night.
Torn with grief and with hardly
any sleep for more than two weeks,
Mrs. Winthrop Ellsworth Stone was
frantic over the death in the pic
turesque Canadian Rockies OF her
husband. the late president Of Pur-
due University. She cannot rest, she
said, until his body is found.
Saw Husband Fall.
Il looked up the steep precipice.
I saw something give way. The
doctor slipped, and down he plunged
into the abyss"
Thus this woman. who was held
prisoner 1000 feet above an abyss
for eight days, without food. de-
scribed the death OF her husban nd.
She talked reluctantly. painfully,
She is being cared for in tent near
Mount Eon. fifty miles from here,
until a raft can be built to take her
-
Mrs Stone wants to go back and
help guides find her husband
body. A party is being equipped TO
undertake the difficult task.
Rescued by Guides.
Guides who rescued Mrs. Stone
have marked the spot where the
body hurtled over the edges of a
cliff on July Is.
Mrs. Stone said the doctor was
scaling a precipice when a project
ing rock which he gripped gave
way. He was slightly in advance
of her. She saw the body turn over
and over. She descended the noun
tains as rapidly as she could to hnd
him. She was unsuccessful. Later
she found herscls on a narrow ledge
unable to progress or return. She
had nothing to eat for eight days
and drank only the drippings from
the rocks where a spring seepeo
through.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-31

~BAD CHECK MAN"
ISLODGED MyAIL

Wanted in several sections Of the
country on false pretense charges
and known as the fugitive bad
check man." Edward william John
son. coiored. 20 years old. was
arrested Friday by Headquarters
detectives Thompson and Embrey
johnson when lodged in jail, gave
his address as James. Ga. He will
be returned t.. Meter. Ca. today TO
face a charge OF jail-breaking and
finish an unexpired term for forgery.
Police say johnson is wanted in
Cleveland for passing a worthless
check Of $50. He was arrested on
six charges OF forgery in Meter.
Ga. and last October broke jail. He
came here late last year and was
arrested in Mach. charged with
passing bad checks. At that time.
police say the complainant refused
TO prosecute the cases and Johnson
was released.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-31
BRIBE INDICTMENT
QUASHED BY COURT

Justice Jennings Bailey in crimi-
nal Court Friday sustained a
motion by Edward l.. wittemeyer,
a New York brOber, and Edward
Weisberg, to quash an indictment
charging them with conspiracy,
bribery and receiving a bribe in con-
nection with the purchase Of lOO. 900
cases OF condensed milk for the
allied governments during the war.
Weisberg was formerly employed
by the food administration. The
indictment alleges that in Septem-
Der, 1918, he conspired with witte-
meyer, after furnishing him with
information which the government
claimed should have been kept
secret. to buy the milk for $3.50. 900
and sell it TO the allies for $3.50, 900
and divide the s5O.OOO profit between
them.
Justice Bailey sustained the de-
murrers on the ground that there
was no statutory authority for the
food administration to regulate the
purchase and sale of the milk.
United States Attorney John L.
Laskey gave notice OF appeal to the
Court of Appeals.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-31
HELDN $4,000 BOND
ON BREAK CHARGES
Three Counts of Robbery
Placed Against Negro by
Grand Jury.

Arthur F. FIemming. 90 years old,
alleged to have been WashinEton's
housebreaker who terroriZed the
city for three months. was held for
the grand jury Friday by Judge
Mcmahon under $4,000 bond on three
charges of housebreaking and lar
ceny.
While the police We're on the look
out for him for having failed to
appear here for trial on other
housebreaking charges. Flemming
stepped off a train from Atlantic
City last Sunday into the arms of
the police.
The charges against him allege
that on April %. last. he entered the
apartment Of Rudolph COldenstroth.
at 1929 Belmont street northwest.
and stole jewelry, and also entered
the apartment of Eugene Sarkoff. at
1892 Belmont street and stole ar
ticles OF personal property, jewelry
and money. and also entered the
apartment Of Arthur l.. Mundo. at
1871 Belmont street. and stole 5000
worth of various articles.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-31
Girl Wife Gains
Freedom on Writ
OF Habeas Corpus

Lodged in the House OF Detention
the day after her marriage, ls-year-
old Mrs. Viola Mercilliott gained
her freedom Friday on writ oil
habeas corpus filed in the District
Supreme Court.
In her petition for the writ, hied
by Attorney Leo A. Rover. Mrs.
Mercilliott alleges she was taken
before the Juvenile Court on COM
plant Of her mother. who, she says
charged her with incorrigibility
Mrs. Mercilliott denies the charge
Mrs. Mercilliott Is the wife OF
Warren p. Mercillio.t. They were
married Tuesday at Clarendon. Va
and returned to Washington the
same night. Wednesday the young
wife was hailed before the Juvenile
Court and ordered held at the House
of Detention. Mrs. Mercilliott de-
clares she was held without bail.
The case was set for trial in Juye-
nile Court for next Tuesday.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-31
HUGHES EXPECTS
VICTORY ON YAP
Thinks America Will Obtain
Guam Cable and Old
Privileges.

A settlement of the dispute with
Jaran over the former German
cables, radiatins from the Island Of
Yap. is indicated in letter written
to President Harding by Secretary
Of State Hughes.
The letter was made public Fri
day by Senator Jones, of Wash
ington. 1t was sent to him in re-
sponse to questions he had asked
about his bill to appropriate s25,-
100000 for the construction of a
trans-Pacific cable.
The letter said 'ft is probable
that the United States will obtain
the cable running from Yap to
Guam to the United States, and will
have restored all the privileges of
using other cables which were en-
ioyed before the war"
Private Capital Preferable.
Hughes indorsed the construction
of a cable. but suggested that use
of private funds would be better
than to have the government under
take the project.
THE ALLEGATION of the German
cables centering at Yap has been
the subject of discussion at the pre-
liminary communications confer
ence, and negotiations are still
proceeding" wrote Hughes. The
American delegates to the confer
ence have contended that the serv-
ice which we enjoyed in the past
should be restored. and it is prob
able that the cable from Guam to
Yap will be allocated to the gov
ernment of the United States"
Must Await Outcome.
Hughes discussed the Importance
of adequate trans-Pacifc cable
service. but expressed the opinion
that extension of present facilities
should await the outcome of the
Yap negotiations.
TT is Undoubtedly desirable for
political, strategic and commercial
reasons" Hughes said, that every
effort should be made to improve
and extend the existing communi-
cation facilities across the Pacific"
Hughes said the government
might find it necessary Ito provide
certain services" But he did not
believe it wise to commit the gov
ernment to a large outlay, pending
a survey as to the needs.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-31
Representative Jones, of
Texas, Says Law Re-
strictions Tend to Low
er Efficiency of Trans
pOrtatiOn.

To the f1tcr, The Washington Herald:
The aftermath of the war has
left unsolved two outstanding eco
nomic problems, tO-wit: The trans
portation question and the secur-
ing of increased credits and better
markets for the producer. or
course. there are many other prob
lens of much Importance, but none
which compares with these two.
The present railway laws have
many defects. In the first place, the
Washington control Of the distribu-
tion of cars is a great mistake. The
man has not lived since the orSani-
zation of this republic who can
sit at a desk in Washington ana
distribute cars over this broad, big
country without getting them into
a jam.
Roads should Control.
When the present railway meas
ure was considered in the House 1
offered an amendment eliminating
the car service section, the amend
ment being defeated by small ma
Jority As a matter OF fact, this
provision should nave never been
included. The car distribution
problem should be left to the roads
themselves. so that the roads might
be held responsible. and being re-
sponsible would, in the nature or
things, become more efficient. When
complaint Is made now, they simply
pass the buck" to the car service
section of the commission.
Practically the entire measure is
so drafted as to relieve, in large
measure. the Individual RESPONSE
biIity of the roads and thus to
decrease rather than increase ef-
ficiency, and the measure Is so
drafted as to encourage rather than
discourage an increase in rates,
The rates are now so high that
they decrease the traffic and thus
injure both the public and the rail-
roads themselves. If a merchant
were to sell goods at too low a
price he would go broke and go out
of business. II he raised the price
Of the goods too high he would de-
stroy his trade and be compelled to
The Washington herald., 1921-07-31
|HE EURGESREPEA
of SHOW LEVIES;
1900 ARECLOSED
Brady Says But One Com
pany Is Paying
Dividend.
STARS MAKING LESS
Days of Big Chaplin, Pickford
And Fairbanks Salaries
81 Are Over.

Hearings on tax legislation were
ended by the House Ways and
|sfeSns Committee Friday after
reus4sntatives of the motion picture
F |fuf and other industries had ap-
pesred 10 urge the repeal of the
spscaal taxes applying to them.
Seeretary of the Treasury Melon
ana commissioner of Internal Reve-
nue. Blair will meet with the Re
puhuean members of the committee
|toho-row. Chairman Fordney an
1 noorced. Fordney said he believed
ab3nt three weeks would be re-
cuired - prepare the revenue bill.
This will mean its passage by the
House about the end of August.
REPRESENTATIVE Tilson. of Connec-
ticht one Of the Republican mern-
be-s Of the committee. urged today
that .the Senate combine the tax
aud tariff bills and enact them into
iaS as one measure.
stars Salaries Drop Too.
Representatives Of the motion
picture industry indicated that the
depression has hit the amuseme NJ
business. William A Brady. Saul
Rogers and others on behalf Of this
industry urged the repeal OF the
hIIn tax. the seating tax applying
to theaters and the admission tax.
They declared that businesss has
fallen off to such an extent as to
cause a curtailment in salaries OF
moving picture stars.
Ninety per cent Of the actors Cf
the country now are walking the
streets" said Brady. only one
movie producer was able to pay a
dividend last year. High salaries
have disappeared. 1t avs mainly
the inability of the producers to
nay the salaries demanded by tire
stars that caused them to organize
their own production companies.
The day Of the Pickford, Fairbanks
and Chaplin salaries has PISSED.
smaller Theaters Hit Worst.
The depression and the high
taxes have hit hardest the smaller
theaters in the little towns. Then
the people are refusing to accept
the cheap orc-rcel hlms."
Brady said that the salary Of
Charles Chaplin in one year was
sI2OO.OO0. including royalties, while
the producers made sl,JOO,0OO SELL
ing the films.
Rogers said that 1000 moving
picture houses throughout the cOun-
try have closed their doors: that
only one company in the East is
producing pictures and that the
California production is only about
30 per cent of normal.
Industry Being ThrottIed.
The theater and movie business,
Brady declared. is being taxed TO
death
The amusement business is now
being dOwned by a multiplicity of
taxes" Brady said. There is a
; per cent film sales tax, 10 per
cent admission tax and levies Of
from $50 10 $3.50 on the seating ca
pacities Of theaters. In addition,
there are many local and State
taxes. The legitimate theaters
have been virtually wiped out in all
except the six largest cities of the
country. The people are demand
ing better films. and the day of
s1.5OO or $4,000 films has passed"
The Washington herald., 1921-07-31
GETS THREE YEARS
FOR 1898 THEFT

James Jackson. alleged colored
''flim-fiam" artist, was sentenced TO
serve three years in the peniten-
tiary Friday by Justice Bailey in
Criminal Court for the theft Of $3as
from Carl Dean, also colored, on
May 20 last.
Dean claimed TO have been ap-
preached by Jackson and his con-
federate at Fifteenth street and
New York avenue northwest. Jack
son claimed to have found a pocket-
book containing s2,l0O and offered
to divide with Dean IL he would
change the large bills in the wallet.
Dean drew $3.50 from the bank and
handed it over to Jackson, who dis
appeared. but was lated apprehended
in Newark. y. J., where the police
were holding him for similar tricks