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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-04-29
Woman Says She
 Is Dorothy Arnold

Continued from Page One) thought might be able to throw some light on the disappearance of Mrs. Ingraham, had vanished from town this morning in almost as mysterious a way Mrs. Ingrahan.
 David A. Francis, superintendent of the Merriam Manufacturing Co., said today that while naturally skep- tical of the IngTaham woman's story. he was inclined to be<ieve that it had the earmarks of truth There was no question he said. but that the woman n had been used to refinement. Her manner indicated it in every way She o1way~ was neatly and finely dressed and conducted herself in the manner G one who had been used to different Conditions than those under which she was living at the Ingraham home
 New York, April 29-Although the family is positive the quest is hope less John $. Keith, attorney for Fran cis R. Arnold, father of the missing Dorothy Arnold, went to Durham Conn.,, to further investigate the state ment of Mrs. Dorothy Marshall Ingraham that she was the Arnold girl. MT. Arnold called attention to- day<to the fact that Mrs. Ingraham's age was given as 26. His daughter would now be 35.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-04-29
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-04-29

lature committee on agriculture, and will be reported at the opening ses- sion of the General Assembly on Tues day.
 By the provisions of the bill, whole sale and commission merchants are compelled to inventory their stock of agricultural products twice a year. and make public reports. The pur- pose is to aid farmers and merchants to avoid losses on account of over
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-04-29

stocked markets by keeping them regularly informed of the supply and demand of farm products. It is pro- posed to have the work done through the state board of agriculture.
 The bill is also calculated to pro- tect consumers from the practice of some dealers in varying the sizes of baskets of fruits and vegetables, as it gives the board of agriculture author ity to establish standards of pack
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-04-29

| Every article offered in this Sale is of TIa, | stock and carries with it Hadley's ABSOI | ANTEE OF SATISFACTION !! Every | herein is correct-Every statement true
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-04-29

ages. it was brought out before the Committee that peach baskets have frequently been found to be ten quarts short in capacity and that con sumers have consequently been inn posed upon to pay for considerable fruit not transferred. The following is the text of the bill, which will have to be further referred to the appro- priations committee on account of the s30.O0o appropriation carried:-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-04-29

CHINESE GRASS CHAIRS Finely woven of ever lasting materials. Most comfortable and pleasing. Formerly priced S33.OO. Spring Sale Price
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-04-29
MUST INVENTORY
 STOCK TWICE YEAR

A measure expected to prove of great value to wholesale and commis- sion merchants throughout Connecti- cut has been approved by the Legis-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-04-29
Every Price Reduced About One Half ]!

WhittaIl Rugs-Pullman and Kroeher Davenports and Suites--fIandel mpsAnd-Hundreds of other staple and world known lines included in the Sae1l offered the lowest prices we've known since the year 1915 ! And remember: At Hadeys: "Terms To Suit Your Convenience"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-04-29

That's the best to describe the Spring Sale! Prices reduced One-IIalf ! And from these few words, you figure your share of the benefts-Whaever you need Either in the fuure-can be bought at Hadeys, NOW at just about ONE-HALF the usual price ! No ceptions-NO restrictions ]
The Washington herald., 1921-07-26
SEEKING NEIGHBOR
In MYSTERY DEATH
Police Search for Occupant of
Hotel Room Next to One
Where Body Was Found.

Mystery surrounding the death of
Charles Ammon. 20. of New York
City. who was found dead on his
bed in the Senate Hotel yesterday
afternoon with a bullet through his
heart. is leading police to investi-
gate the whereabouts of the occu-
pant of a room adjoining Ammon's
The body was discovered at $40
p. m. yesterday by Elizabeth Scott,
maid at the hotel. The revolver
was lying near the body and a note.
supposed to have been written by
Ammon, stating he had committed
suicide because Of i'll health. was
on the table.
Coroner hewitt declared last night
that Ammon had been dead since
morning His room joins another
On the same floor, only a door sepa-
rating. The guest of the adjoining
room checked out late IN the morn
ing and. according to Coroner
hewitt. must have heard the shot.
although he reported nothing Of
the incident to hotel officials. A
search for him is being made.
Letters in Ammon's pockets in
dicated his nearest relative as Mrs
MCGUIRE. of 1T East Twenty-eightn
street, New York. who has been
notified of the death. The body is
being held at the District morgue.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-26
Each Parent Gets
Both Children For
One Month Only

Asked to divide human lives be-
tween father and mother yesterday,
Justice Hoehling. in Equity Court,
settled the delicate problem by
granting the two children OF Ray
mond L. Nash and his wife. Mrs.
Marcia f. A. Nash. to the father
for the month of August, TO the
mother for the month of September
and the boy to the father there
after and the girl to the mother
thereafter.
The children are Howell and Con-
stance, 10 years old and years
old. respectively. While they are
with their mother during Septem-
ber. the father is to pay $40 for
their maintenance. After October
l, when the fafh"- -
boy and the mother takes the
daughter. SzU a -.a~.-..
paid by the father for the main
tenance of the girl.
Nash originally fled suit for the
custody of his children and alleged
they had been taught to be disre-
spectful to him. Mrs. Nash an
swersd with a cross bill. The case
originated in the Juvenile Court
on the complaint of the wife. The
couple were married at Rockville,
Nd, in 1914.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-26
BOYS BODY FOUND
NEAR BASIN BEACH
Bather Stumbles on Corpse
Concealed Under Three
Feet of Water.

With several hundred bathers in
the vicinity. the drowned body of
Thomas Economou. years old, of
229 Third street northwest, lay In
three feet of water at the north
end of the Tidal Basin Bathing
Beach yesterday morning nearly a
half hour before it was discovered.
John l.. Moring. of the Raleigh
Hotel, one of the bathers. stepped
upon an object in the water and
upon investigation found it to be
the body of a small boy. The boy
was rushed to the office Of the
beach physician here three doctors
vainly attempted to revive life.
The lads clothing was found In
a locker, but there were no mark
ings npon them which would lead
to an Identification, hence the body
was sent to the District morgus
as an unknown"
Later in the day the youths
father, George Economou, became
alarmed about the prolonged alb
sence of his son and sought .the
assistance OF the Sixth precinct DO
lice. He was sent to the morgue.
where he identified the body as
that OF his son. According to the
parents, the lad had left his home
shortly before 8 o'clock about fifty
minutes before the body was found.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-26
Most of Siedam's Estate
Is Willed to His Sister

Mrs. Gertrude MeClery, of New
York. sister of Edward F. >Siedam.
secretary of the Clafiin Optical
Company. who was drowned in the
Potomac River near Chain Bridge
Sunday. will inherit the bulk of her
brothers estate, according to the
will filed yesterday
The will is dated November q,
1917, and bequeaths $500 each Nto
Mrs. Stephen Owen. another sister.
and to Mrs. Adolph Schmald, Mrs,
Harry Pfeiffer, and Mary Edith
Ersfeld. W., r. Ersfeld is given $3.50
and a like amount is bequeathed 10
Mrs. Lennie Ersfeld. The last two
bequests are to come out of funds
of the deceased on deposit with the
Washington Loan. and Trust Conn
pany. The balance of the cash in
that institution Is given to the chill
dren Of Mrs. Adofph Schmald. Sic
dams holdings In the optical com
pany, the win provides, are to be
offered to the remaining members
of the firm at par value. The ball
ance of the estate is given to Mrs.
McClery. :, !.
siedam lived at $40 F street
northwest.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-26
GRANTED .
SUPREME COURT INJUNCTION
Chaloner Seeks to Prevent Seizure of Property
Near Charlottesville.

John Armstrong chaloner. of
Roanoke Rapids. N. c.. cobham, Va,
and New York City. who has been
the principal in numerous senss-
tional legal controversies. is again
cast as the central figure in court
action. this time before the United
States Supreme Court
Chaloner, who recently carried en-
a lengthy law fight In the courts of
Virginia. was yesterday granted a
temporary injunction, signed by
Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes. OF
the United States Supreme Court.
restraining a litigant in Circuit
Court of Virginia and the sheriff of
Albemarle County, Va, from pro-
ceeding further with a judgment
and levy upon his personal property
until the question of his legal resi-
dence can be settled at the October
term of the nations highest tribunal.
The temperance Of Chaloner In
legal battle yesterday recalls his
sensational suit carried on In the
The Washington herald., 1921-07-26
PLUNCESMTOSAND;
DIVER BADLY HURT
Chesapeake Beach Employe
May Have Sustained
Broken Neck.

Plunging headlong into sand when
diving in shallow water at Chesa-
peake Beach shortly after 6 o'clock
last evening, Charles w. Hawes. 81
years old, employed at the beach
pavilion, narrowly ESCAPED death,
sustaining a severe dislocation of
the vertebra besides bad bruises and
lacerations of the head.
The lad was removed to the
Chesapeake Beach railway station
and upon arrival in Washington at
9 o'clock was met by the Casualty
Hospital ambulance. Owing to
every bed at the institution being
occupied he was rushed to Emer-
gency Hospital where surgeons
worked several hours endeavoring
to right the dislocation and deter
mine the possible break, The en-
tire neck is paralyzed. Early this
morning hospital doctors reported
his condition as critical.
According to witnesses, the lad
was performing fancy diving stunts,
when. springing from the board he
landed headlong in three feet of
water He was quickly pulled from
his perilous position and given first
aid by beach officials until the ar
rival of the train.
Hawes accepted the position at
the beach for the duration of the
summer season. He came from
Pottstown, Pa. The accident was
reported to headquarters early last
evening and Ninth precinct police
were detailed to meet the train.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-26
FORMER WAR RISK
WORKERS INDICTED
Charged With Presenting
False Vouchers for
Extra Pay.

David W, Barrow, former super
visor in the mimeographins section
of the Bureau of War Risk, and Roy
Harper. an assistant supervisor
were indicted yesterday by the
grand jury on a charge of present.
ing false vouchers to the govern
ment in connection with the pay
rolls.
The Indictment alleges they falsi-
fed the payrolls and secured several
hundreds of dollars on checks drawn
to the order of persons no longer
in the employ of the bureau. Bar
row was separately indicted on two
other charges of forging the names
of the payees of the various checks,
and later. it is alleged, he passed
these checks on Washington mer-
chants in payment for merchandise.
william W. Dumville. formerly
employed by the Hughes Finance
Corporation of this city, was in
dicted for alleged embezzlement It
is alleged that Dumville. while act
ing as a stock salesman, collected
about $3.50 and some bonds in pay
ment for securities, and then, it is
alleged, he failed to turn in the
money. Detective Pratt has gone to
Oregon with a bench warrant for
the accused.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-26
DISTRICT BANKER
MARRIED IN WEST

William Erick Fowler. Washington
banker. will be married Wednesday
noon in Los Angeles, Cal, to Mrs.
Emily Jarvis Earl, widow of the
late Edwin T. Earl. publisher of the
Los Angeles Evening Express. An
nouncement of the marriage was
made yesterday by Mrs. Earl. News
confirming the event was received
yesterday from Mr.. Fowler.
Mr.. Fowler is president of the
William E. Fowler & Co., with Of
fices at S19 Fifteenth street north
west. The company devotes itself to
banking and real estate. Mr.. Fow-
ler left. Washington for Los Angeles
in June.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-26
BOARD CONSIDERS
REFUSE PROBLEM
Trade Body Finds That Mer-
chants Need New Dump
ing Facilities.

The Board of Trade yesterday
referred to the industrial
interests committee the question of
providing waste and refuse dump
for the merchants of the District.
1t was urged that in view of the
closing by the War Department of
Bennings road aId East Branch.
immediate action be taken to OBJ
tain substitute dumping facilities.
At present the only recourse Of city
merchants is to burn their trash
or cart it to Maryland. where they
must pay for dumping.
The following new members were
elected to .he Board of Trade: Olin
II. Clarke. ]. W Hoffman, George
p. Marshall. DR.. Harry A. Ong and
James N. Proctor.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-26
AA A OPPOSES
TW0TAC SYSTEM
FOR MOTORS
Association Will Garry
Fight Before Con-
gress.

Elimination of the Maryland Ii
cense for District automobile own
ers before the close of the year will
be- sought by the American Auto
mobile Association in a campaign
to be launched before Congress and
State legislatures Immediately, it
was determined at q meeting Of the
executive committee here yester-
day. National motoring reciprocity
bills are now before the Senate and
House
The decision to lend its efforts in
the tight for motoring reciprocity Is
part OF q general plan on the part
of the Automobile Association to
widen the scope Of it's activities
Try Out Protective Means
New and special protective meth
DDS for cars of association men,
bers, enlargement of the strip map
system and procurement of cheaper
car insurance are included in the
new program outlined at fhe meet
ing yesterday.
New methods of protection from
thieves win be tried out here with
in the next thirty days the COM
mlIec announced TnG nature OF
the new schemes is secret.
To Broaden Map Service.
The trip map service developed
largely by Manager A G. Seller, of
the Washington bureau. which in
cludes strips of special roads en-
larged for short distances, and
which has been confined mainly TO
Eastern States. Is to be enlarged to
encompass the entire country.
Past efforts of the association in
promoting or combating national
legislation affecting the interests of
car owners will be continued, the
committee announced.
Conjolntly with the branching out
Of the association into larger
sphere of usefulness. a nation-wide
campaign will be inaugurated to in
crease its membership. The goal
of the drive will be to make every
motor car owner in the United
States a member. A large number
of local and field representatives
will be employed to present the
aims and objects or the A. A. A.
to motorists.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-26
Waste on River
Ruins Clothing,
Canoeists Wall

Complaint that the Potomac River
has been so flooded with tar and
gas waste from the Washington
Gaslight Company's plant that
canoeists' clothing is ruined, was
made by the Cumberland Boat Club
yesterday in asking Commissioner
James F. Oyster to stop the gas
company from using the river as
a dump.
Commissioner Oyster has taken
the matter up with the gas COM
pany and has also. ordered DR..
William C. Fowler to take a sample
of the water for examination. The
Commissioner said last night that
the gas company was endeavoring
to flnd another method OF gas
waste disposal.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-26
SUSPECTS CLEANER
CLEANED TOO MUCH

Dr. Everett E. Carpenter. a drug
gist at Fourteenth and Girard
streets northwest, filed suit yester-
day in the District Supreme Court
against John H. Lawrence and the
National Products Manufacturing
Company for an accounting.
The druggist claims to have en-
tered into an agreement with Law
renee in 1919 to exploit on an equal
profit basis a new cleaning COM
pound used for metals and the hu-
man body. the formula to be fur
nished by the druggist. Since that
time, it is claimed. Lawrence has
made about 100000 profits and
bought himself a house. The court
Is asked to require the latter to ac-
count for the proceeds Of the sales
and to establish the druggists
rights in the invention.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-26
"Y" School Gives Prizes.

Eight boys attending the Y. NJ.
c. A. vacation school for boys re-
ceiyed scholastic. prizes as leaders
in their various classes yes ,erday.
The Y. NJ. C. A. school. which opened
at the close of the public schools,
will close two weeks from today.
The prize winners were Henry Her
.zog. Eighth grade; Frank Besson
and Charles F. Hifty. Seventh grade,
Edwin Wells and Philip Gore. Sixth
grade; Willard Martin, Frank Nebel
and Encil Bradley, Fifth grade.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-26

Federal District Court for the
Southern district OF New York two
years ago in which he was granted
dhe right to handle his own affairs.
and had restored to him his large
estate in New York, estimated at
more than SI,50J,oOo.
Chaloner. who created a model
city at Roanoke Rapids. n. c.
building up a city of nearly 10000
inhabitants on an isolated tract -
who established a cooperative NOV
ing picture theater on his estate.
I'The Merry Mills" Gotham, Va, for
the amusement of the rural resi-
dents of that section and the pur-
pose of keeping the younger people
on the farms. and who has been the
central figure in law suits which
commanded the attention of the bar
throughout the nation, arrived In
this city yesterday and win remain
at the Washington Hotel for sew
eral days.
Statement of Case.
In his appeal for an Injunction in
the proceedings instituted against
him by w. Gilmer Dunn, an attor-
ney of Charlottesville. Va, in the
courts of Virginia. Chaloner sets up
the complaint that Notwithstanding
his appeal on legal residence
claiming North Carolina as his legal
rcsidence-which is still pending in
81 r'atcs S"nreme Court
Dunn has secured judgment in the
=. -.~.-.--. - -. .-.t lure 10 the total
amount OF SlS.6O0.
He further alleges that the sheriff
| of AIbemarle County has levied on
all of his personal property in that
county and has served garnishmen nj
proceedings against various banks
and other parties having dealings
with him.
Following the issuance of the
restraining order by the Supreme
Court yesterday. ChaIoner WAS re-
quired to give bond in the sum oi
| $4,000.
Claim Different states
The suit involved was originally
! instituted against Chaloner by w
J GiImer Dunn. in the District Court
( the United states for the Western
district Of Virginia, claiming q
arGe sum of money alleged to be
due him for legal services. Chal'
Oner claimed citizenhsip in North
Carolina. while Dunn alleged him
self to be a citizen of Virginia
which gave a diversity of citizen
ship necessary 10 bring the cast
within the jurisdiction Of the Fed
eraI Court.
After due consideration. the Fed.
eral Court ruled that in the opinion
Of the court he was not a citizen oi
North Carolina and exponged the
case from the docket. The citizen
ship controversy was then carrie'
to the Supreme Court of the Unite'
| States
Takes Drastic Action.
Notwithstanding this action OF
the part of Chaloner, Dunn carrieC
the case to the Circuit Court o.
Albemarle County. Va. with the re
suit that a verdict in favor Of the
plaintiff was rendered
The action is considered a mos
unusual zone. according to lega
practitioners. in that II restrains
state court being invoked in the Su
preme Court to maintain its juris
| diction and to prevent q question
regularly brought before IL b!
process of appeal duly allowed from
| being taken out of its hand
through obtaining complete salts
faction by State proceedings on tn,
same claim before a decision i,
rendered.
The injunction was secured
through the efforts of Thomas
Rudolph, of Charlottesville. Va.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-26
POST OF VETERANS
WILL INVESTIGATE
FATALPLANE DROP
Legion Body Aroused BY
Death of Member i'm -
Crash.

Investigation into the cause q /.
the air crash at Arlington, va.
Sunday afternoon. which resulted .n--
the death of Karl i. Kritsch, OF
1883 Good Hope road northeast, and
the serious injury Of Bertram n.
Stewart, Of the Manchester apart
ments. 1926 N street northwest, has
been begun by Julius /. Peyser. ad-
vocate of the Costello Post, AmerI-
can Legion. of which Kritsch was .
member and one of the founders.
Commander William r. Frsnklla--
of the post. Yesterday. laid the case
before Peyser with the instructfoks
that thorough Investigation
should be made to determine tife
responsibility for the fatal crsSH
and any action taken which may bo-.
deemed advisable following the fHSs
vestigation. -
Plans for Funeral.
Funeral services for Eritsch V'ftf-
be held from the residence Of his
sister. Mrs. w. IL. white, I353 Good
Hope road northeast, Thursday
morning, at $3.50 o'clock. Inter
ment will be made in the Arlington
National Cemetery at 11:45 O'Clock.
with members Of the Costello Post,
American Legion. in attendance.
Kritsch enlisted in the army en-
gineering corp in June, 1915 and
served throughout the war being
discharged from the Washington
Barracks following the signing of
the armistice.
Wants more Inspection
III the North American Aerial
transportation Company. whici;
operated the plane that caused the
death of Kritsch. was responsible
for the fatal crash, we intend 40
take every action toward ecurinG
a prosecution" said Comdr. Frank
lin last night
We also intend 20 exert everv
effort 10 safeguard the lives of
other persons who are passengers In
planes operated by private concerns
for financial gain. but attempting to
secure a more thorough examina-
tion of the planes by authorized
inspectors"
The Washington herald., 1921-07-26
Want to Keep Your
Hair Perpetually Curlya

PerpetuaRy vavy or curly hair is now
'ithin the means of I.ry woman 10
'ossess. One need only Est few ounces
plain liquid silmerine from the druxxist
nd apply little Of IL occasionally with a
lean tooth brush before doing up the hair
When this dries the most beautiful and
atural looking waves and ereases imarin-
e,e are IN evidence Wind and heat do not
heet the eurliness as where a heated i'm,
as been used.
Liquid silmerine Is so pure and harmless
here Is not the slightest danger Of spottiux
ae scalp or streakfng the hair. and II leaves
: sticky or greasy trace. II win also be
ppreeiated as q beneficial dressing. as II
eeps the hair % soft. silky and iustrous.
ADV
The Washington herald., 1921-07-26
Open Air Entertainment.

Representative Sidney Anderson,
- Minnesota, chairman of the Con-
gressional Committee on Agriculture
Inquiry. will speak tonight at the
Sylvan Theater, and motion pictures
dealing with Department Of Agri-
culture activities will be shown un-
der the auspices of the department.
Dances will be given by the Misses
Margaret and Elizabeth German,
daughters of NJ. J. German, Of the
Department of Agriculture. Music
will be furnished by the United
States Navy Band under the lead
srship of Charles Benter.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-26
EplDorth League to Hold
Camp Meeting Service

ROCKVILLE, Md. July 25.-The
Epworth leagues of the Washington
district. NJ E Church, will have
charge of the exercises at Wash
ington Grove on Saturday, July so.
An elaborate program has been ar
renged, which includes an address
in the evening by Chaplain F. NJ.
Mccoy
The Washington herald., 1921-07-26
TIDo Generals and Three
Rear Adn1iraIs Appointed

President Harding yesterday made
three naval captains rear admirals
and appointed two brigadier gen.
erals in the Army Oficers' Reserve
Corps. The army men are Howard
seymour Boyden and Jacob Frank
lin Wolters; the naval captains
Richard H. Jackson. Benjamin F.
Hutchison and Thomas p. Magruder.