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The Washington times., 1921-01-07
CLAIMS ENGINES LATE.


CLAIMS ENGINES LATE.
IL was brought out by Congressman
Mcleod and c.oary that twenty or
thirty minutes elapsed before the city
fire apparatus appeared on the scene
after the fire was well under way.
Cleary testified a chemical engine
OF Silver Springs. Md, was able to
reach the hire before the city APP
paratus arrived.
lie also testified. the only nre en-
gine of the Walter Reed Hospital.
which was late in appearing, WAS al
most put out OF commission by the
bursting OF two lines OF hose.
This unfortunate catastrophe hav-
ing happened. and / being Interested
in II AS an ex-service man. ana be-
cause l know personally some OF the
existing conditions" declared Con-
gresham Mcleod, II think u my duty
to make them known TO the commit
tee and to request an immediate
Congressional investigation OF the ex-
isting conditions at Walter Reed Hos
pital. Also, l would like TO show the
inadequate attention and care re-
ceived by the disabled soldiers. tho
men whom We must protect TO the
best Of our ability"
SAYS RULES IGNORED.
Mcleod declared q personal inves-
tigation conducted by himself reveal
ed that regulations for fire protec-
ton at the hospital are being disre-
garded by orderlies and others who
are supposed to carry them out.
Regulations prohibiting smoking In
wards we're violated, he claimed, in
Ward No. "a. where the fire origi-
mated. among the insane patients.
"On the day Of the fire there was
so little breeze that the smoke from
Wal'er Seeu ascenueu I o
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49,. a.,
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occnrrod IN IN. SosnitaI throurh
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Several forms Of explosives. such
as alcohol and other chemicals. which
caused the last nre, are IN prominent
and unprotected places throughout
the institution. The temporary frame
buildings at Walter Reed are rooted
with tar. and there are no sprinkling
systems in the entire hospital 1t Is
one OF the greatest hretraps In the
country.
On Nthe day he went to the hos
pital Mcleod said he found patients,
and even an orderly on duty, smoking
in rooms In strict violation of orders.
Both Mcleod and Cleary urged that
Congress provide some temporary fire
protection for the patients, pending
the completion OF the "perfnaneA
building plan.
CRITICISES ALARMS.
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triet Sotiisaio..i
aul,eo 10 o.oe. ma ." ta ~
"aiter Heeo Snouia oe .re",u as :.
general, ho' ioS",. "i"I"
ten engines shouio 70 sem ou' !" any
emergency II" sus ses'e
An alarm sent from o.ne, Sce''ons
Oh that neignoornooo wouio oIlhe ou'
more apparatus 'n"n ~ ''o
ne said-
chairman Cafnpoeii OF INC Io"
mlttee suggested that CoI'ii'seiohei
hehdrlck, the chiet Oh the nie uIpa
ment' ana the assistant cniei snouiu
appear oeiore the coinh'1tSo
row morning so tnat cohpiele vs.
The Washington times., 1921-01-07
POaIe Zion to Meet.

The Poale Zion Society, Branch No.
2 will meet Sunday afternoon at 4:3O
o'clock in the club rooms, 141G Sixth
street northwest.
The Washington times., 1921-01-07
COMB FORESTS
FORU..S.F L|ERS
Trappers and Royal Mounted,
, Under Crown Orders, Seek
Ballo0niSts' Position.
CONTINUED from First PageD

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and one-hslf feet OF yielding snow
from Clute toward the Abicop. bi and
Frederick House Rivers to the north
10 facilitate speedy trCkking on the
home stretch. OF the home trail over
land from the river route. Goulding
forecast that the men, II In today,
The Washington times., 1921-01-07
SULPHUR SOOTHES
| UGLY, ITCHING SKIN
The First Application Makes
skin Cool and Comfortable.

If you are suffering from eczema
or some other torturing, embarrass-
ling skin trouble you may quickly
be rid of 1t by using Mentho-SuI.
phur, declares noted skin spe-
cialist
This sulphur preparation, because
of it's germ destroying properties
seldom fails to quickly subluc Itch
application makes the skin cool
and comfortable. Rash and blotches
are healed right up. Mrntho-Sul.
phur IL applied like any pleasant
cold cream and is perfectly harm
less YOU can obtain small lar
from any good druep 1T.
The Washington times., 1921-01-07
D. c. FIRE HEADS
CALLED IN PROBE
Summoned TO Hearing on Bill
For Better Protection at
Walter Reed.
Continued from First Psge.)

NC0HtNHuo" LTOfII II II 5t "bo'V
II was his belief that II a good breeze
had been blowing on the day OF the
arc. "tse estire institut. o. wss q
have bee. destroyed a. les. skss enc
kOur.o
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-09
News Briefs

Mrs. Roy MoTsei iei
Over. of Ordway. but now residing a'
Lamar states in a letter to the New
Era that Miss Mary Dyer. her sister,
will spend tn winter with her oro.ne''
Sergt. John Dyer. stationed at New
Port News. and will attend sehooi
there. She also stated that MT
Morse had entered some hne s'oeh
in the Rocky Ferd fair. He Is assis-
tant superintendent of the Center
Farm at Lamar.
Miss Alice Yatsko returned 10 hei
home in Pueblo Tuesday after WISH
with Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. WidieK- Mrs'
Widick returned with Miss fatsko
for several days stay.
Mr. and Mrs. y Dale Bel-he ana
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Piles have moved
to the Mrs. Boise home on Sherman
avenue.
Mrs. II. F.. Aldrich has returned
from Colorado Springs where she
spent several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Morrissey ana
children visited with relatives in Pu-
eblo Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. l. H. Stanley and grand
daughter. Miss Lila Stanley, expect
to leave next week for Birmingham,
Ala. Miss Lila has spent the sum
mer here with her grand parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry HumiJton and
young son. of Bayfield,. are here this
week visiting friends and looking
after business. They are former res
idents of Ordway and Mr.. Humiston
was sheriff for several years.
Mr.. and Mr.. w. G. breckenridge
and daughter. Miss Faye, will occupy
their residence on Idaho street this
winter.
p. G. Fandsen, this week, sold his
residence property to Louis Long, of
La Jrnta. Mr.. Long and family have
taken possession-Sugar City Ga
zette.
Miss Cora Sewers has returned
from visit CT several weeks at
Gallup. New Mexico. with her sister.
and has taken up her work at the
Byars & Strickland store.
G. E. Bicknell, of the Manzanola
Sun. was in Ordway. Tuesday of this
week
Lewis Swink. of Rocky Ford, was
in Ordway on business Tuesday.
w. l.. Blizzard was here from
Great Bend. Kans, this week on bust
ness.
DR.. and Mrs. l.. G. Bowers have
returned to their home in Dayton.
Ohio. after a visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
A. G. Bowers. of Crowley.
r. G. Dalton took charge at the
local postoffice Thursday as acting
postmaster. filling out the unexpired
term of NJ. R. McCauley, who resign
ed the position.-La Junta Tribune.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Hartman. of
Pueblo. were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
A. r. Widick over Tuesday night.
The Cemetery Committee of the
town council is asking for donations
In order to have the weeds cut, the
fences repaired and other necessary
improvements made in the cemetery
Sugar City Gazette.
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-09
Enough. Anyway.

Donald is the only boy In large
family of girls. One day shortly after
the family had moved into a new
neighborhood an Interested neighbor
asked Donald how many sisters he
had Without thought Of being either
funny or impertinent. Donald replied.
promptly: "Oh. a whole house full"
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-09
alt Beed Herr

Junior and sister were playing in
the garden when suddenly sister start
ed screaming. When, mother ran out
Junior said: Mother, I guess she
thought 1t was butterfly, but it was
a bee and 1t beed her."
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-09
Possibility Of Another ie. Age.

A succession of such eruptions as
that OF the Mt. Katmni volcano In
Alaska In June. 1912. would plunge
the earth into another Ice age by re-
ducing the suns temperature TO low
degree on earth. DIR. Robert E. Grfggs
said before the American Association
for Advancement Of Science.
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-09
what Man Lsarna

Another thing the thoughtful man
learns after a while as he blunders
along through this old vale Of tears
and laughter. trying to do the best he
can under all the circumstances. 10 to
distinguish rather carefully between
the reformers who really mean II and
the ones who are doing II to make
their Jobs last.-Ohio State Journal.
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-09
Could Dare Anything.

According TO an authority. "onions
contain more calories than some
meats and make an invigorating soup
for convalescents" After nibbling al
a few scailions, eating onion soup and
topping Off with steak smothered In
onions. the most delicate Invalid should
haze q heart for any fate.
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-09
Handles Sell Them.

Manufacturers say most women
shoppers select umbrellas more for the
attractiveness of the handle than for
the wearing qualities Of the cloth. To
that end fancy handles this season are
being made even more fancy. Ivory,
amber and celiuloid are used to make
them.
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-09
BOB CREEK

Mrs l.. w. Leach-Atkins OF Hax-
tun visited the past week Win "e'
sop price Leach and family.
Clarence johnson and wife. Mrs.
Johnson and two grand children Oh
s,lina. Kans., visited Mrs. Luhdahi
and family this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J S. Work. OF oiney
snriugs. visited MIR. ana Mrs. w. W.
Wright Sunday
Mrs. Ginger and daughter. Ruth
visited with Mr.. and Mrs. F. G. Adam
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Ericsson spent
Sunday with the Lundahl and Wright
families.
Mrs. Thos. Smith and children
spent Tuesday with Mrs. w. w.
Wright, and family.
MIR. and Mrs. Tom Adams visited
Mrs. Anna Adams Sunday.
Get YOUR rubl er stamps of the New
Era.
Writing fluid for office use. in pints
and quarts. is kept in stock at the
New Era Office.
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-09
BAPTIST CHURCH

Sunday school at 9:45, with T. M.
Callthorp, superintendent. and an in
vitation is extended to everyone.
Rev. A. F. Agee. of McClean, Tex
as. will be here Sunday and preach
both morning and evening. Come
out and hear him.
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-09
First Trans,

Street tramways drawn by horses
were introduced into this country by
Mr.. Tram, an American, from whom
they take their name. They were first
run at Birkenhead in 1860. and In Lon
don the following year.-London Tit
Bits
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-09
Resist Thought Of illness.

Refuse to be Ill. Never tell people
you are Ill; never own 1t to yourself.
Illness Is one Of those things which
man should resist on principle at the
onset.-Lytton.
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-09
Ancient Armor.

The ancient armor displayed in the
Metropolitan Museum Of Art forms
one of the greatest collections of its
kind in the world-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-09

What's of feein bitter when schemeet fails to
go? virtue in litter than barreiuuu OF Woe
Heaven is gained that's cheeryhe full OF grouchy
laws What's alters hunn fer the shadders IN
yer path? Amt happiness in grutn-Comfort never
rhymes with wrath What's the in ben fearful OF the
fate that's yer track? tomorrow smile is cheerful
what's in lookin back?
Live an learn labor makes mighty sweet
quartet - We with yer neighbor! How 1t helps
We forget! scrpte maybe itAnt mandate
ner decree . but somehow-the way view tit looks
mighty good to mel
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-09
Jud Tunking.

Jud Tunkins says q mans noblest
and most philanthropic efforts often
fail to attract as much attention
among his friends as the fact that he
has bought new hat.
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-09
Defined.

A cynic is person who discovers
mean things about himself and then
says them about the rest of us.-Bos-
ton Transcript.
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-09
A comnrnmin

No college man is as good as he tries
to make his professor believe he is.
nor as bad as he tells his girl he is
Jester.
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-09
To Remove varnish.

To remove old varnish from floors.
soak the varnish with wood alcohol,
after which 1t may easily be removed.
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-09

Bills of sale blanks. the pocket
size. are now for sale a. this office. :
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-09

Links of Sausage. in large or small. or by
the pound. Made in our own market and
made by-one who knows hows. 1t requires
Just one trial by you and then you are
regular booster for our sausage. Its as
good as our meat and that is saving some
thing Our chilli. and veal loaf are other
products of this market that cannot be
equaled elsewhere.-Service is here too
try it.
THE CITY MARKET
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-09

Carbon papers-pencil or type
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-09
TIN CAN NOTICE

The tin can wagon will be sent
over town some time next week.
Have your tin cans in boxes. barrels
or sacks SO the wagon will not be de-
layed. The recepticles will be en-
ptied into the wagon and left at your
place. The men do not have time
to gether up your rubbish. You must
have 1t ready.
JOHN PLEIMAN.
Marshal
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-09

Get your rubl er stamps of tho New
Era
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-09

Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Hartman. c
Pueblo. were guests of Mr.. and Mr.
A. r. Widick over Tuesday night.
The Ordway new era., 1921-09-09

The Cemetery Committee of the
town council is asking for donations
In order to have the weeds cut, the
fences repaired and other necessary
improvements made in the cemetery
Sugar City Gazette.
Putnam patriot., 1921-07-29
Continued from page one)

ard was thereupon seized, gagged
biindfolded and placed in one Of the
cars. there being two The men were
aet masked The ear was driven
quite distance and was stopped in
the woods. where Nr. Irwin was
pulled out. undressed and treated TO
coating Of liquid tar and fresco Of
feathers.
lie was again blindfolded and
GAGGED and sack placed over his
head The ears returned 70 Miami and
he Was dumped out near the Urmey
hotel
Il got home a few minutes later.
went 10 my garage and drew some
gasoline from the tank Of the car,
. CURED the tar and feathers Off as best
could and then went 70 my bath
room to remove the remaining traces
Of the experience.
While | was in the bath the sher.
# and other officers called and inter
viewed me. | must have been sorry
sight"
Putnam patriot., 1921-07-29
Bishop msnns Statement

The following signed statement
addressed 70 the citizens Of Miami
was issued this afternoon by the
RI. Rev. Cameron Mann. Episcopal
bishop for South Florida:
Fellow Citizens have just come
to the city Of Miami upon hearing Of
the recent and most deplorable event,
the atrocity pcrpetrated by a band Of
rniIians upon one Of your notable and
most useful citizens. the Venerable
Archdeacan Irwin Of The Episcopal
church
4 am confident that goa all must
agree with me in feeling the utmost
horror and regret over this occur
renee.
But imagine that the great ma
iarity af you do not completely real
re il. inasmnch rs you have no per
sonal acquaintance with Arehdeaeou
Irwin. nor with the details Of his work
in TINS region.
There have been statements float
ing around to the effect that he had
been indiscreet in this and that way.
Putnam patriot., 1921-07-29
ManAO Obstacles

@ArcHdeacen Irwin has. Of course.
had very many obstacles To contend
with 4 Great share of the eolored
people themselves are uaeducated
and are more or less given ~ dis
putcs and factions From time to
time there has been in this or that
mission a certain amount Of trouble
This trouble has not been caused by
the clergyman. but II has come 10 him
to allay. and he, therefore, has neces-
sarily figured in it. Among other
causes there has been certain jeal-
ousy between the native American
negro and those from the Bahama Is
lands. This has more or less come 70
the attention Of some of our white
people. and it has. of course, been
known that Mr.. Irwin has had some
thing to do in connection with IT, But
again the trouble has not been caused
by him. on the contrary il has been
for him to do all in his power 10 dis
sipate IT,
About two years ago certain
charges were made against Arch.
deacon Irwin which were presented TO
me. came 20 Miami. investigated
them. and found them baseless
= ann not. # course. saying that
Arthdeacon Irwin has been at an
times ufallible and has never made
mistakes He is human like the rest
Of as am not saying that he may
not occasionally have said some
nasty things which BE- would later
qualify That is the case with most
of US.
But / do say with all the en-
phasis of which am capable. that
the rehaeaeon has always been loyal
to the authority Of the church and
state, tba, De- was an ardent patriot
during the MAR. that he did his utmost
IL raise troops for both English and
American armies TO serve ina the war
ana that be ind much TO interest his
congregations in such aid as they
we're able - give TO our government
8uA Gun army.
= have seen the statement or per
haps the usuuation. rather, that b,
has taurht race equality. He has IN
Putnam patriot., 1921-07-29
HERO OF WAR is
OVERCOME BY HEAT
Member of Black Watch Regi.
ment Is Taken To Hospital
Unconscious
Receivers In Few Hours.-Winner
of "Croix de Guerre'

While waiting at the Putnam rail
road station Tuesday for a train which
would take him to Hartford. George
Harry Gray. Of Boston, hero Of the
World War, in which he won the
Croix de Guerre. the Distinguished
Service Cross, and other awards of
valor, was overcome By the heat. He
was hurried to the Day Kimball Hos
pital, where he slowly recovered from
the effects Of his faint, and left the
city Wednesday morning against the
advice of the doctors.
Gray is a representative of Stone
& Webster. construction engineers. Of
Boston. and was IN Putnam in CON
sultation with a client Of his firm. He
had been feeling well all day up to
the time he was overcome. He was
taken to the hospital IN the automo-
bile Of Or. Edward + Perry, who was
called.
Although Gray has alwaye been an
American citizen he enlisted in 1918
as a member Of the X. II. C.. kiltie
regiment Of Canada, which won dur
ing the war the name Of BLACK
Watch" and Ladies Of He'll. He
had become acquainted with Cana
dians during attendance at McGH
University, from which he graduated.
GRAY also attended Massachusetts In
stitute of Technology.
After he had returned from France.
Gray wrote Romance Of "a kite Bv
One Of the Kilties,n in which ne de-
scribed the experience Of tis regi.
ment Out of the 900 men who lef,
{ Canada in the regiment only 50 re-
turned Refusing commission. GRAY
served through the war as a private
and was wounded in both arms be.
sides being gassed.
He has been subject to faintine
during hot days and to other trouble.
caused BY a weak heart The heart
trouble is one Of the after effects OF
his being gassed.
Putnam patriot., 1921-07-29

that he had said this or that dan
gerous thing. that ne had taken this
or that obnoxious attitude. These
statements, unsupported and unyeri-
!, fable, have probably had some effect
in making people think that while, Of
course, the outrage upon him could
not possibly be justified, nevertheless
il was not without some color or
cause.
Permit ne, therefore, TO make a
statement to you with regard to the
archdeaeon ana ms work. 10 tell you
how he came here what he has been
doing here and what trust. BY Gods
grace. he will continue to do here.
When came to South Florida as
bishop, one Of the greatest problems
that lay before me was the work
among the eolored people Il so hap
pens. especially along the East Coast.
large share Of the colored people
are those who have come from the Ba-
hamas and have been brought up in
the Anglican church Consequently
they have looked TO the Episcopal
church in this country as their super
ior mother. | found on my arrival
number Of congregations and in most
Of them the work was not going on
very well.
Several year ago ] was able TO
secure the Rev. F S irwin to take the
place of archdeacon. with the general
supervision Of the eolored work along
the East Coast-his main charge nat
urally being in the great city Of that
coast. Miami
Mr.. Irwin was qualified for this
work IN every respect. He is gen
tleman. a scholar, man Of the high
est personal character. man Of the
utmost zeal, man Of Astounding
kindness. have had occasion to
congratulate him myself ever since his
arrival on the result Of his toll. He
has greatly increased the eongrega-
tions. he has built several new church
as. of which the latest one is that nj
South Miami, ust completed. OF
course. these are rather humble strue-
lures in accordance with the means
of the poor people who have put them
mp but they are valuable fortresses
af righteoas In The community
Putnam patriot., 1921-07-29
Wa. Acting Consul

SIR Irwin declared that, for year,
after going TO Miami he was acting
British vicesconsul This was during
the war period Later he said he as
sisted in recruiting ond other forms
If patriotic cndeavor. Il have never
uttered seditious statements, nor
nave I thought seditious thoughts, !"
b. declared
The men who handled me were
misinformed; that IS all he contin-
He4 Il wish could talk with them
and explain Just what my work has
been. just what nay ideals are They
should realize that ! was acting un=
der orders from my superior church
official, whose statement has exoucr-
ated mc from blame A. to my head
ing congregation Of negroes. that
was not my will. was So assigned
BY the church aud was glad 10 serve
in such capacity. would have served
in any other capacity Just rs willing
ly Il is tie practice of the church
TO place white cierFymen over negro
congregations wherever possible.
Putnam patriot., 1921-07-29
TO DISCUSS PRACTICALLY
or COMMUNITY HOUSE

The July meeting Of the Ashford
Welfare Association will be held To-
night at Bakers hall. Warrenville
The meeting will begin at 5 O'Clock
and Rev. o. L. Beaumister, assistant
pastor Of St. Joseph's parish. Will.
mantle. will be the principal speaker
A civic or community welcome has
also been extended 10 Rev William
Dunn, pastor Of the new Catholic
parish at Warrenville. Among the
attractions Will be a musical program.
refreshments and a social time.
At the meeting the proposal for
the erection Of community kopse
AZ Ashford viii be considered. This
building would house all the eommun.
ity activities Of the village.
Putnam patriot., 1921-07-29
QUESTIONS IRWIN AFFAIR In
BRITISH HOUSE OF COMMONS

This = sound policy Did not the
chief officials Of the American army
place white officers over negro line
troops in most instances? II is a mat
ter Of leadership That is all A man
should not Dc condemned for obeying
orders served where was placed
and ! have no apologies To make for
such service. served the best
knew how My service was satisfac=
tory 70 nay superior church official.
am satisfied. Those who were respon-
sibie for the occurrence Sunday night
Just did not understand the situation
fully Perhaps they are not entirely
70 blame | am not eoudemninK them
though the occurrence was deplora-
ble."
Putnam patriot., 1921-07-29
Bishop Statement

Bishop Mann went 70 Miami. fol-
lowing the tarring. Mr.. Irwin said, at
the request Of other Episcopal clergy
men. The bishop made a thorough in
pestigation Of the affair and his state
ment follows, as reproduced in the
Miami Metropolis.