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The Washington herald., 1921-06-22
MOTOR SERVICE
TO Be EXTENDED
Southern Maryland Interests
Lay Plans for Better
Transportation.

WALDORF, Nd. June 21.-Far-
reaching plans for transportation
development in southern Maryland
were adopted at a joint meeting of
the Tidewatcr Lines. Inc. officials
OF automobile truck manufacturing
comp" nies and prominent citizens
here last night
The Tidewater Lines already have
in operation "A large fleet of pas
senger busses, freight and express
trucks, connecting a rich section of
the state with Washington. There
is practically no railroad Commu-
nication. Harry Allyn, general man
ager of the transport service. an
nounced that he proposed to extend
the Gervice very materially. New
routes will be established over the
splendid State roads far beyond
points now reached.
Among those attending the meet
ing were Col. w. White, San Fran
cisco, an expert in land develop
ment; Col. j.. L. wickes. engineer of
transportation for the State Public
Service Commission; F. H. White,
Cleveland. vice president: Milton
Lusk, of the White Motor Car Com
pany. and S. G. Durant, of the Tide
water Finance Corporation.
The Washington herald., 1921-06-22
JURY FINDS FATHER
GASSED 3 CHILDREN

A coroner's jury yesterday re-
turned a verdict that Carolyn Gran
ford. 5 years old. who with her
father. Samuel r. Crawford. g wears
old. and two sisters. Charlotte. aged
:. and Evelyn. aged =. were asphyNi-
ated by Illuminating gas in thira-
floor room of e06 c street south
west. Saturday night. came 10 her
death as the result of Illuminating
gas administered by her father with
homicidal intent.
The inquest was held only owe
the body OF the Oldest child. IN
bodies were turned over to an un>
dertaker. Funeral services for the
children will be conducted this
morning and burial will be in Po-
hick. Va. cemetery. CRAWFORD
body will he buried in Washington.
Miss Mabel Bingler. who discov-
cred the bodies Saturday nlcht'
Charles E. Bingler. who also lives
at the G street house. and Police
man I. II. johnson. ~ the Fourth
precinct. who responded to the call.
testified. Mrs. Crawford did not an-
pear.
The Washington herald., 1921-06-22
JUSTICE WHITES
ESTATE 57,696
Petition for Letters of Admin
istration Filed; Widow
Sole Beneficiary.

The late Edward Douglass White.
Chief Justice of the United States
Supreme Court, who died at Garfield
Hospital on May 9. left an estate
valued at S57.696. according to the
petition for letters of administration
on the estate filed Monday by At
torneys Mckenney and T'lannery on
behalf OF the widow. Mrs. Leita NJ.
White.
The estate consists of $4,000
worth of personal property, such as
stocks. bonds, cash, etc, two un-
improved lots in Washington valued
At 1856 and property in New Or
leans, La, valued at $500. The
widow is the sole beneficiary. Mr..
mcHenney at first estimated the es-
tate as worth SI50.000.
Though not named as heirs, the
petition lists the only surviving
relatives of the deceased. They are
Edward Douglass White Brosseau.
nephew. and Mary L. W. Brosseau.
niece, both of so West Tenth street,
New York; Sidney l.. B. Hardin.
niece. OF New Orleans. La: Andre
r.. and Maunsell w. Brosseau.
nephews, both OF Baton Rouge, La
The debts of the estate will not
exceed $500, the petition states.
The Washington herald., 1921-06-22
BOY HERODROWNS
WITH HIS BROTHER
Swept to Death by Strong
Current of FOur-Mile
Run.

Rrotherly love. invoked by danger
of death. called Lee Rollins. s years
old, to the aid of Harold Rollins.
10 years old. who was f1oundering
in deep water in Four-Mile Run.
near Del Ray, Va. Monday noon.
and a few minutes later the youth
full hero and his older brother were
swept by a strong current to death.
Held for a brief minute when his
brother shrieked for help. little Lee
broke from the clutches of a COM
panion, Thomas Pence. and dashed
swim. and to death.
Neither boy knew much about
swimming-hardly more than the
dog paddle" Harold slipped from
a rock upon which he was resting
for a while and fell into a deep hole.
The shock and his lack of a knowl-
edge of swimming is thought to have
terrified him.
Soon after the accident the bodies
of the boys were found-Lee's body
first and an hour later that of
Harold. Two little girls also wit
messed the tragedy-Anna Eathornce
and Emma Cobean.
Harold was in low fifth" at
school and Lee was in high third"
Both boys attended the Baptist Sum-
day School in Del Ray.
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow afternoon at 4 o'clock in the
Del Ray Baptist Church. Mr.. and
Mrs. James II. Rollins, the parents,
have two other children, Richard,
IA years old, who was away from
home when the accident occurred.
and Virginia, the youngest child.
The Washington herald., 1921-06-22
ALLEGED BAD GANG
TAKEN BY POLICE
Arrested in Potomac Park
Charged With Numerous
Offenses.

Swooping down on Potomac Park
took into custody FIVE negro
boys. one of whom is alleged
to have confessed to the at
tempted attack on young girl
last Friday, and two others are said
to have admitted numerous purse
snatching offenses. The other two
lads claimed innocence of any wrong
doing, but on the belief that they
are members of the gang they
also are being held at the First
precinct station.
The lads under arrest are: Will
lam Claughton. II years old, 327
Third street southwest. who accord
ing to the police confessed to the
attempted attack on Miss Mary
Doyle, 1871 Florida avenue north
east. at Thirteenth and streets
northwest. last Friday, ana who is
also held on a housebreaking charge
Henry Davis. 10 years old. ~ Fenton
street, and Oliver Adams. l6 years
old. 43 Defrees street, alleged to
have confessed to several purse
snatching offenses; william Worm
ley. Is years old. $50 X street south
west. and James Cooper. 81 years
old, 50 Dixon court southwest, who
profess innocence.
The arrests were made by Sergt
Bartemann and Private Reese. who
had concealed themselves in the
shrubbery at the park last night in
an effort to a7prehend the band of
law breakers who havN been active
in that section for the past several
weeks.
The Washington herald., 1921-06-22
SENATE APPROVES
MEMORIAL ON MALL
Postpones Considering Day.
light Saving and $3.50
Act.

The Senate Monday passed .
joint resolution authorizing the
erection on the Mall, between
Twelfth and Fourteenth streets, of
a memorial to employees of the De-
partment OF Agriculture who died
in the war with Germany.
The bill for tne saving of daylight
in the District of Columbia. and
that for the re-establishment of the
$3.50 fiscal relation between the
Federal and District governments
were passed over for consideration
at a future date. The Senate also
passed over the bill by Senator
Keyes creating a bureau of aero
nautics in the Department of the
Navy, and a bill by senator Sterling
to repeal the act prohibiting in
creased pay under lUmp-sum appro-
priations to employees transferred
from one department or branch OF
the government to another within a
year.
The Washington herald., 1921-06-22
FEDERAL WORKERS
MORE THAN 100000
Less THAN in 1918
Number in District Still
Twice That of Five
Years Ago.

The Federal government will be-
gin the nscal year July l with ap-
proximately 100000 employees on its
payrolls.
This number compares with 49,
7ss hve years ago. before America
entered the war. 1t compares with
a total of sl7.760 on November IL.
1918. when the armistice was
signed.
The reduction from the time the
Federal government attained its
greatest point of expansion Is thus
shown to be something more than
800. 900. II the number OF employees
were reduced to the prewar figure.
ISL 900 more would have to go.
All Under Civil Service.
These figures refer to employees
working under Civil Service. and
include all but a fraction OF the
total.
They illustrate the inability of
Congress, despite all attempts to
compress the Federal government
to something near its prewar ex-
tent. to make rapid reductions.
Wartime agencies persist. and the
mushroom growth of tina war re-
mains in many directions.
District Has S3,5s7.
There are, for instance, two gov
ernment employees in the District of
Columbia for every one there was
before the war. Now there are S3,-
597. where five years ago there were
but 3s,25s. When the armistice was
signed there were 117,000.
Two or three thorsand more will
lose their jobs June 30, when re-
duced appropriations for the next
fiscal year become effective. The
War'Department Is dismissing 1900.
the navy 800. and other departments
lesser numbers.
The Washington herald., 1921-06-22
Famous Screen
Producer Dies
At Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, Cal, June 21.-
George Loane Tucker, credited with
having produced one of the greatest
film plays in history, died at his
home here yesterday.
Tucker was the director and pro-
ducer OF The Miracle Man"
His health recently failed and he
went to Honolulu IN an effort to re-
gain his strength. On his return
to Los Angeles. however. it was
found necessary to perform an op-
plicated form of kidney disease.
He sank rapidly following the Dp-
Grafton.
The Washington herald., 1921-06-22
ABOUT 300 TRY
COLLEGE EXAMS

Some of Washington's future
citizens consisting of Approximate
ly 800 high school graduates, spent
three hours taking college entrance
~Vamiration Monday at the Frank
lin and Y. NJ. c. A. schools.
George Jones, teacher at Central
High School, who had charge of the
girls examinations at Franklin.
announced that college entrance
blanks showed that Vassar. Rad
cliffe. Smith, Goucher, Barnard and
Wellesley colleges would receive the
most freshmen. Harvard, Yale,
Princeton, Pennsylvania, Dart
mouth, Georgetown, George Wash
ington and Catholic University are
the most popular among the boys,
according to information received
at the Y. NJ. C. A. School.
The Washington herald., 1921-06-22
WESTERN FARMERS
WILL POOL ON COAL

CHICAGO. June 21.-P'ane fNr
pooling orders on more than s.o00..
900 tons of coal for farmers OI the
Middle West were outlined at the
second coal conference here yester-
day. Farm bureau secretaries ana
presidents of ten States, including
Ohio, Michigan. Iowa. 1l1in"'s
sofa. Indiana, Missouri, Wisconsin,
Nebraska and Kentucky, acton e.. Il
the conference.
After, an investigation by a sub
committee, the farmers find they
can buy coal at a saving of $3.50
a ton. They will place orders with
their county farm bureaus. and the
purchasing agent of each State
farm bureau will contract for the
coal. The coal will be shipped in
carload lots to local cooperative
elevators and the farmers will pay
cash at the cars.
The Washington herald., 1921-06-22
DOCTOR SAVES LIFE
BY USING AIRPLANE
Flies Across Flooded Area to
Reach Woman Critically
iii. !

Second Assistant Postmaster Gem
eral Shaughnesy has Just received a
report of the use of an air-mail
plane to carry a physician and medi-
cad supplies across the bridgeless
and flooded South Platte River at
North Platte, Nebr., to save the life
of a woman dying at a farmhouse
two miles on the other side of the
river.
The local physician, DR.. Selby, had
phoned to all towns in a radius of
twenty miles of North Platte to de-
termine, if possible, whether he
could cross or ford the river at these
points, but all bridges were washed
out. The local air-mail people took
the responsibility of carrying the
physician, which has been approved
at Washington. Pilot Smith took
the doctor across without any mis-
haps or trouble of any kind, and re-
turned in twenty-one minutes.
The superintendent's report says:
AT 1920 p. m. June 13, l received
a radiogram from the manager of
the Air Mail Field, North Platte.
stating that the bridge over the
South Platte River, at that point,
had been washed out at o'clock
that afternoon; that there was no
method of crossing the river; that a
woman was dying at a farmhouse
two miles on the other side of the
river, and an immediate operation
was necessary to save her life. In
reply to this radiogram 1 stated that
authority for such use should come
from Washington. but that il it was
a case of life and death, with posi-
lively no other means of crossing
the river. I would grant permission
to use mail plane to cross the river
with a physician, but would hold
the pilot and manager strictly re-
sponsible for the safe return of the
plane. The plane left the field at
4:O7 and returned at 4:2S."
The Washington herald., 1921-06-22
Harding's Uncle,
Bowed by Years,
Calls on Nephew

A white-haired. feeble old man.
nearly blind, was assisted laborious-
Iy from an automobile in front Of
the White House Monday and was
ushered directly into President
Hsrding's study. where he spent an
hour with the Chief Executive.
IT was the first time the old man
had been in the White House since
l65, when, as a returning veteran
from the civil war. he was received
by Abraham Lincoln1
The day was perhaps the most
memorable OF his long life, for Presi-
dent Harding was waiting for him,
and coming to the door. extended
his hand and said heartily:
Hello. Uncle Bob, it's been years
since ! saw you"
Feebly the old man responded with
a "Howdy. Warren" and the two
sat down for a long chat Of bygone
years.
The man was Robert T. Parkinson,
uncle Of the President. who re-
members Warren out in Marion when
the Chief Executive was practically
unknown outside his home town.
The Washington herald., 1921-06-22
OYSTER WILL FILED
GIVES VALUE 500, 900

The will of George NJ. oyster,
dairyman and horsebreeder. who
died at Atlantic City, n. J.. April
"a, last, was filed for probate Mon
day, representing the estate at a
value of 100000.
Mr.. Oyster, who signed the docu-
ment on his deathbed, cut off mis-
young widow. Mrs. Cecil Ready
oyster. with a bequest of $4,000.
Letters of testamentary were
granted to Edwin c. Brandenburg,
attorney. Mrs. oyster has six
months in which to decide whether
or not she will contest the will or
accept the s25,o00 in lieu of dover
rights.
The Washington herald., 1921-06-22
TRACK MEET WON
BY GAGE SCHOOL

Gage School won the annual
track meet Of Bloomingdale play
ground Monday afternoon, beat
ing its nearest competitor. Emory
School. by a margin Of % points
Third place was won by EckinetO1
School.
More than zoo boys and girls
attended the meet from the ten
competing schools: Gage Emory.
lexington. Cleveland. LanEoon.
Brookland. Brightwood. Porta bles
Brightwood Park and Woodburr
The meet was under the direction
of Miss Elizabeth Mshon srI was
divided into two sections, one for
the boys and the other for the girls.
The trophy. which will 60 to Gage
School, is a tall silver vase
The Washington herald., 1921-06-22
On Trial Again Charged
With Race Riot Murder

William Laney, a colored janitor,
was placed on trial for the second
time Monday in Criminal Court
No. On charge OF first degree
murder in connection with the
shooting and killing of 17-year-
Kenneth Grail on. July 81, 1919. dur
ing the race riots.
AT the first trial last summer
Chief Justice Mccoy declared a mis-
trial because of the publication of
certain evidence before it hat been
at the trial
The Washington herald., 1921-06-22

The trollibus or trackless trolley
car, in which a great deal of inter
est has been aroused throughout the
country because of the present high
cost of street railway construction
and the competition from the motor
bus. was given a practical demon
straticn before 200 or more street
railway representatives at the
Schenectady works of the General
Electric Company on June 10.
This thirty passenger car. with an
external appearance similar to the
single truck pay-as-you-enter troll
ley. car, except that it has rubber
tired wheels and its trolley pole
mounted well to the front. was made
to operate under various conditions
about special belt line route within
the works.
Since there are no rails to COM
plete the electric circuit two trolley
wires are necessary, one to carry
The Washington herald., 1921-06-22

the current to the motors and the
other for its return.
The car is operated similar to tho
automobile. The steering is done
by a large circular wheel, as used
by the auto. and the power Is ap-
piled by foot pedal operating an
electric controller similar to those
seen in the motorman's vestibule of
a street car. The pedal works au-
tomatically and when the driver re-
moves his foot the power is OFF
There is a foot brake and an emer-
gency brake as on the motor bus.
Directly over the head OF the driver
is a lever by which the trolley
pole can be pulled from the wires.
as might be necessary in emer-
genCies.
In European countries the track
less trolleys have been successfully
operated for years. In England
there are more than 100 miles in use.
The Washington herald., 1921-06-22
THEATER CONCERN
OWES S32,25f.76

Alfred VI. Schwartz, receiver OF
the Washington Theater Produc-
tions. Inc. which was organized
in September. 1920. to encourage
local theatrical talent. yesterday
filed a schedule OF the debts of the
corporation, which was forced into
Involuntary bankruptcy on March
The debts are listedst s32.25476.
There are no assets. Among the
preferred creditors are: The Mu-
sicians' Union, S1.7oc3 SO: stage crew.
s26O.7s; dancers. S1.O25: Gertrude
MCRae. pianist, $5l: George Thomp-
son. pianist, $50; chorus actors.
s7Os.s5
There are also thousands Of dol
lars of claims by local merchants.
The Washington herald., 1921-06-22
DriUer Has Slim Escape
When Auto Turns OUer

Attempting to make the turn
north at Thirteenth and l streets
northwest. Monday night. while
travelling at a rapid speed in an au-
tomobile, Peter Bonelli. "a years old.
who gave his address as the Pow
hatan Hotel, narrowly escaped
death. There were two other
passengers in the car. according to
Bonelli, who when the crash came,
leaped to safety.
According to Bonelli, whom the
police are holding for operating an
automobile without a permit, he
became confused and forgot how to
manipulate the complicated gears
of his car, which he had hired. The
spill completely demolished the car,
the police say. Bonelli escaped
with slight bruises.
The Washington herald., 1921-06-22
ALLANSON TO HEAD :.
PLANT RESEARCH

Announcement was made Mon
day of the appointment of Henry
E. Allanson as assistant to the
Chief of the Bureau of Plant In
dustry In the Department of Agri-
culture, succeeding James E. Jones,
who resigned to accept a position
In the Internal Revenue Bureau.
Mr.. Allanson entered the govern
ment employ as a stenographer In
1911. He later became active in
the Bureau Of Plant Industry. He
spent one year at the experimental
station at Chico. Cal
The Washington herald., 1921-06-22
SAYS WORLD NEEDS
SPIRITUAL MOTIVE
Coolidge Declares Gain Appeal
Will Fail to Get Re-
suits.

AMHERST. Mass. June 21.-The
world today has nothing to rely
upon except spiritual values. and il
progresses only as 1t learns to rely
on these. Vice-President Coolidge
declared here in an address at the
commencement exercises of Am
herst College today
Old time materialistic standards
have been swept away. Coolidge
said. The work OF the world will
not be done unless IL is done from
motive of righteousness. There
is no other principle that men OF
the present day need to keep so
constantly in mind.
The nations are struggling under
a great lead of debt incurred and
resulting from the war.
The question that confronts US
on every hand is how these burdens
can be borne. What motive can
there be for nations to meet this
great cost OF taxation, or for in
dividuals to discharge their great
obligations?
The world must look for some
thing more than prosperity. The
individual must look for something
more than wages and profts. I'm
less this satisfaction can be found
by proceeding in the way OF truth
and right and justice. the search
for 1t will fail.
There has been tendency Of
late years for institutions Of learn
ing to drop away from this posi-
tion. There has been a tendency to
teach methods OF acquisition rather
than methods of righteousness.
The power exists for the re-
establishment of the world. but II
will not be called into action by
mere appeal to the desire for gain"
The Washington herald., 1921-06-22
William Clark Dies.

CHARLOTTESVILLE Va, June
H.EWilliam Clark, 80 years old.
farmer and professional dog trHin"r.
Is dead at his home at Stony Point.
He was a native of Albemarle. For
several years he Travelled with n
circus and was widely known
throughout the East. He is sur
vived by his widow, two brothers,
both residents of Washington. d.
C.. and four sisters.
The Washington herald., 1921-06-22
Won,an's Ankle Injured
When Leaving Ca,

While alighting from a street car
at Fourteenth ami T streets north
west Monday. Mrs. W. F. Mari.
of Seat Pleasant, Md. fell and suf-
fered an injury to her left ankle
Thomas A. Winfield. 633 Georgia
avenue northwest. was slightly In
tured yesterday when the bicycle
he was riding vas struck by an
automobile near Ninth ans ~ streets
northwest. He refused hospital
The Washington herald., 1921-06-22
Real Marrying Parson.

LYNCHBURG. Va. June 2l.-The
view Methodist Church here, has
ofHciated in more than 1000 mar
riages here in the past twelve years
and believes he is the real mar
rying parson" of Virginia.
The Washington herald., 1921-06-22
Festival for Hospital Fund.

FREDERICKSBURI Va, June a.
A lawn festival took place this
evening at "Beauclaire." the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Beverley r. Har-
rison. in Spotsylvania. for the ben
eft of the Mary Washington Hos
nitaf garden fund.
The Washington herald., 1921-06-22
Women Indorse Mothers Bill /:

CHARLOTTESVILLE Va, June
2l.-The League of Women Voters
OF this city has adopted a resolu-
ton urging on Congress immediate
action on the Sheppard-Towner bill
providing for protection OF mater
nity- and infancy; also 'one COM
mending the movement for a con-
Terence of the naval powers to con-
slider steps for simultaneous reduc-
tion of naval armaments.
The Washington herald., 1921-06-22

Mrs n II. Baca, recently commits
stoned assistant adjutant general,
with the rank of major. in the New
Aextco national guard. is believed to
De Tie hrst' woman national guard
nicer in the country.
New Britain herald., 1921-07-23
FRANCE INSISTS ON
 SENDING SOLDIERS
Asks Berlin Government to Guar antee Safe Conduct to SileSia

Paris, July 23.-Premier Briand, following meeting of the council of ministers at Rambouillet yesterday has dispatched a telegram to Berlin requesting that the German govern ment take all necessary steps to in- sure safe conduct through Germany of a new division of French troops, which it is said in official circles will be ordered to Silesia within few hours.
 This mornings newspapers give considerable prominence to the coun- cil meeting, which was the second to be held at Rambouillet since the cleo ton of President Millerand. It is understood that the Silesian question was the chief subject under discus sion and although the official com munique fails to say so, the news papers declare unqualified approval was given the premier's position after he had explained in great detail
 The ministers are reported to feel that France should not retreat an inch from the determination to send endorsements to Upper Silesia, de- spite opposition to such a move by Premier Lloyd George. '.... s Instructions were sent late last night to the French ambassador in London requesting him to tell the British go .ernment that France con- | siders it useless for the allies to estab- 1 fish a Silesian boundary without pro- viding sufficient troops to enforce the provisions and adding that France
 intends to dispatch another division
 without waiting for action by the other allies.
 | Several newspapers are inclined to
 take a more hopeful "7iew of the dead lock of this morning and to believe that England will recede from hel Iposition The Petit Parisien says however, that the French decision tc