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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-21
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soon, AFTER 10
YEARS INPR|SON
Mamie cIarkson, Angry Over
Discharge, Nearly Killed
Two With Poison.

Within few days, Mamie Clark
son, colored. will be released from the
Federal prison at Atlanta. Ca, where
she has been a prisoner for thirteen
years. She was sentenced to the pri-
son in 1908 following her attempt to
kill by poison Mrs. Florence ID. Bar
row and her daughter, Miss Mary E.
Barrow who at that time lived at
s Dupont Circle northwest.
The woman made the attempt to
kill Mrs. Barrow and 'her daughter
following her discharge as a cook in
their home. 1t was Detective Sergt.
Fred Cornwell OF the Central office
who arrested her and who obtained a
confession OF guilt from the colored
woman.
The poison was administered to the
Burrows in coffee. Angered over her
discharge. the cook took a box of
Rough on Rats, and sprinkled some
of the poison in a box of. ground
coffee. After the cook had left, Miss
Barrow cooked. a pot Of coffee and a
short time later she and her mother
became desperately i'll. Physicis ms were
summoned, but were puzzled.
Detective Cornwell was sent to make
an investigation and ne learned that
third person who had eaten at the
meal did not touch any coffee and
also did not become i'll.
Circumstances of the dismissal of
the colored woman were told Cornwell
and he made a search Of the premises.
He found the empty box which had
contained the rough on rats and he
had the coffee analysed. 1t proved
TO contain the poison.
The woman was arrested. She de-
MED having put the poisoning in the
can, but when question at length she
finally confessed.
She was technically charged with
assault and attempt to kill Mrs Bar
row and her daughter. Although
pleading not guilty at her trial, she
was convicted on Detective Corn
wells testimony and sentenced to the
Federal prison.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-21
BY FAY KING.

NEW YORK. Aug. 20.-Last
week 1 was telling you about Mat
tie the Meal MOocher, and today I
want to tell you about friend Of
hers. Nick, the MCKEE Nighter.
He's q fat guy with q pink shirt
and yellow diamond ring that Is
about the size of a small-towa gas
lamp. He wears q white gardenia
and q checked suit In the Summer.
He starts out early in the eve
ming with \ pocket full of nicl1les
and his Idea of q wonderful time
Is to make the rounds Of the pub.
lie phone booths where he can
kid and keep the girl ringing
number for half an hour or SO and
chin with her while he's waiting.
He shoots his nicIle over the
counter right at the start 10 prove
that he's in earnest and then, after
he has waited around and practI-
caily invited himself over 10 her
house for dinner some Sunday she
hands him back his nickle and says
that they don't answer.
Then that's where he shows
what a sport ne Is. He says that's
alright, and leaves the nickle for
the girl.
What does he care for a nicl<le?
Then he trOts off to some other
swell hotel and lObbies around Till
he finds the phone booths and he
shoots another nickel and spends
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-21
AVIATION ADDED
TOCURR|CULUM
At RESEARCH j.
Charles I. Stanton Heads New
SchooI-Courses to Begin
About September 10.

The study of aviation has been
added to the curriculum Of Research
University and the faculty of the
new school OF aeronautics was an
nounced this morning by President
Rapeer. as follows:
Charles Ingram Stanton, b. s., az.
sistant general superintendent United
States airmail service, dean and in
structor OF class on airplane engines.
for aviators and motor mechanics,
Wednesdays at p. m.
Richard A. Smith, b. s.. b. E., aero
nautic engineer in charge of the
aerodynamic at the Washington Navy
Yard, aerodynamics, Wednesday and
Saturday nights at o'clock.
Albert A. Hansen, b. s., M. s..
former professor at Pennsylvania
State College and aviation instructor
during the war, airplane construction
and navigation. Saturday nights,
o'clock.
All of these aviation courses will
begin during the week of September
10, at the opening of the fall quarter.
The class in applied psychology will
be conducted by DIR. Arthur s. Otis.
specialist on psychological tests Of the
advisory board of the War Plans
meet every Tuesday night.
John Sherman Biggs, b. c. s., L. L.
B., special agent of the Federal Trade
Commission will be professor of Cost
Accounting.
DR.. 4. ]. Mitchell, A. b., NJ. s., NJ.
D., will teach general Introductory
courses in general zoology and per-
sonal hygiene.
DIR. Gertrude Richardson Brigham
started a class in survey of art on
Wednesday evening of this week.
A course in costume designing has
been added to the Curriculum Of the
university this year, and the uni
versity authorities are now seeking q
competent instructor for the subject.
The second term of the summer
quarter started the past week. Sew
eral new courses were begun, one Of
which, machine calculation, Is arous-
ing considerable interest.
Dean Mickey, of the school Of Sec
retarial science, held a faculty meet
ing for reorganization of the require
ments for the certificate In secretarial
science on Friday evening. This
faculty now consists of some fifteen
instructors. The university faculty
is now near a hundred members.
Frederick F. ellis, of the school OF
foreign trade, has been elected a
representative of the universities OF
this country to the convention of
students of all the Americas, in con-
nection with the Centennial Of the In
dependence of Central America. Pro-
fessor ellis will teach his regular
classes in the university, but will be
a week or two late for the fall quarter.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-21
He Has Fine Evening Annoying Phone
Girls; Total Cost, 30c

another pleasant hour kidding
nice girl who has her own opinion
Of the big cheese, but can't express
il. She can't get that number 70
answer and he leaves that nickIe
for her and tr0ts off to another
swell hotel, etc, etc.
Think OF the fun he gets Tor
about thirty cents! He can have
a wonderful time, act important,
and see and be seen.
He just blooms under the beam
ing eye Of the attractive little
danes who sit like little queens
with that phone band around their
heads like a platinum crown.
And Il seems that all the tele-
phone operators have large, sad,
sweet eyes and soft, nice voices.
And like TO know, anyway, how
else and where q guy could spend
a whole evening with such a bunch
Of beautiful girls for thirty cents!
They don't answer" says the
last girl and, II being midnight. he
marches back to his little flat, puts
his pants under the mattress to
press while he sleeps, and when
the alarm clock rings in the morn
ing he wakes up frightened To
death because he thinks mes got
his number-and that's the funny
part Of the whole thing!
The number he calls Is his own
and he KNOWS they won't answer
they" Is him and he's out.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-21
MERRY CHASE
|SLEO BY G|RL
|NC0RR|G|bLE
Bette Noir of Parkersburg Off,
Gals Is Finally Caught In
Marietta, Ohio. I
PARKERsBURG. W. Va. Aui

PARKERSBURG. W. Va. Aug. 80.
Oneida Smith. seventeen years OLD.
bette noir Of police and county officers
OF this city, and of Washington
county and Marietta, Ohio, according
to reports made by officials. Is piline
up a record that will be hard for
other girls or her age to equal no
matter how hard they try.
Daughter Of a poor farmer, wnS
lives a short distance from tho city,
she started out making trouble for
officers and parents when about
thirteen years of age. Since that
pace. Her first escapade was to
runaway from home. She was ar
rested then for association with mon.
Is Declared Incorrigible.
Apprehended and taken homo she
promised to be good, but this promise
was soon broken. She was finally
declared incorrigible and sentenced
TO the State industrial school for
girls. from which she IS now a
fugitive. Three times during the
little more than a year she was In
that institution she made her escape,
was re-captured and taken back.
Officers have been making an ef-
fort to get the girl In custody for
several weeks without success. Her
latest stunt on this side Of the river
occurred about week ago when
she twice swan Worthington creek,
at the bridge near her home and
got away from the sheriff and six
deputies.
Marietta, Ohio, officers apprehended
the girl few nights ago on a
charge of lettering. She was found
in the company of a man who made
his escape before the police could
place him under arrest. Locked up in
Jail she agreed to come back to this
city without the formality OF being
extradited, and the local police were
notified
When she was taken from the jail
at Marietta 1t was found that an.
other hour would have seen her in
another escape from prison, as she
had some of the bars Of her cell
sawed through and several others
partly cut.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-21
HERO Of A. IT,.
SLAIN BY SHOTS
Of STATEPOL|CE
Charles G. Garrett, Taxi Chauf-
feur, Killed When He Failed
To Stop Car.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Aug. 20
Five. State policemen, charged with
the murder of Charles C. Garrett, q
taxicab driver of this city, who was
shot and killed on the Maiden road.
near Campbell's Creek bridge at 8
o'clock Sunday morning, have been
held for the Kanawha county grand
fury under $4,000 bond each, with
former Gov. William A. MacCorkle
and John L. Dickinson, Charleston
bankers, as surety.
Following the verdict of the coron-
er's jury, warrants were sworn out
by Prosecuting Attorney Frank c..
Burdette against b. j. Hemmings,
Cedric Plymale, J. d. Crowley, VIII
liam Kelley and c. l.. Love, all State
troopers.
They were arraigned before Jus.
tice G.. Dayton AGREE, charged with
''unlawfully and feloniously Staying
and killing one Charles Garrett"
Examination was waived to the grand
fury by counsel for the policemen
enG they were held without bond. II
was not until they were arraigned
before Judge Henry X. Black, in
intermediate court that they were
released on bail.
Garrett was shhot through tho
neck and killed while taking a fare
IN the Maiden road. State police,
men were patroling the road at the
time and two admitted to Coroner
w. p. Black ana his jury that they
fired st the Garrett machine when
an order 10 stop was ignored" Gar
rett was killed almost instantly.
He was a world war hero and was
cited for bravery at Chateau Thiery
He Is survived by a widow and baby
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-21
c. AND o. VETERANS PLAN
FOR ANNUAL MEETING

HUNTINGTON, w. Va. Aug. 90
The local committee of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Veterans Association met at
the offices of Superintendent II. e.
Webb to perfect arrangements for the
annual meeting of the association in
this city on September 8.
The meeting was called by II. G.
Bentley, secretary of the association,
Members of the local committee pres
ent were w. A. Davies, Thomas
Bishop. c. r. Alexander, Mrs. l.. y
Allen, Mrs. Thomas Bishop and Miss
Edith Davies.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-21
THREAT To KILL
GIRL IN LETTER
DEMANDING 500
Salem Merchant Goes to APP
pointed Spot to Pay, but
No One Appears.

HARRISBURG, w. Va, Aug. 20
A threat to kill his daughter unless
he paid a ransom of $50 was con-
tanned in a letter received by VII
liam Moses merchant, of Salem. Soon
after the letter was received IT was
turned over to Sheriff Laco l.. Young
and deputies at Clarksburg, who. with
Government officers, started inves-
tigating
The letter was postmarked and
mailed at Salem. 1t was unsigned
and the person who wrote IL appar-
emily is not well educated, as 1t is
crudely constructed and written with
a pencil. 1t read as follows;
"Mr. Moses:
II am going to ask you for $50,
and i would advise you to do so, for
If not, your daughter is liable &c
be blown to atoms. Now II you want
TO be safe. you walk over to the
depot at Salem and leave money
with man who calls you.
Now don't try any monkey bust
ness, for you might be shot. II
you don't have the money by
o'clock Friday, we will throw few
sticks of dynamite at your house
and we will get ours by knowing
lHdI we nave hllleu your uduBHLel
Give the money and all will be
well. Have it in ones and fives
Be by yourself and tell no one, or we
will get you"
Mr.. Moses was at the appointed
place with the money at the time
designated, but no one appeared on
the scene. He said he suspected two
men whom he had discharged q
short time ago as being the authors
of the threatening letter. These men
he said, had not been seen at Salem
since he received the letter.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-21
SHERlFFS WILL ASSIST
YANKS SEEKING RELIEF

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Aug 90
Sheriffs of West Virginia have been
requested to assist the war risk in
surance bureau in reaching all former
service men who are entitled to COM
pensation.
In letter sent out by State Auditor
John c. Bond, who himself is a world
war veteran, he urges the sheriffs to
supply disabled veterans with the
necessary blanks. These blanks
should be mailed to DR.. r. T. Davis,
State supervisor, Charleston.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-21
Two Planes Wrecked.

MOUNDSVILLE, w. Va, Aug. 20
wreckage of two de Haviland planes,
wrecked at Langin Field Moundsville,
on Saturday and Sunday. has been
removed from the aviation field. The
wrecked planes will be prepared for
shipping to Washington, where they
will be repaired. No one was hurt In
either wreck, caused by landing, but
the planes were badly damaged.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-21
Cuts OFF Cows Tail.

HUNTINGTON, w. Va, Aug. 20
A. J. Burchett reported to the police
that some enemy had entered his feed
lot during the night and cut off his
cows tail. The night before, Bur.
chett stated, the cows halter had
been removed and the animal had
been trussed up in bailing wire.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-21
He's a Mighty Hunter.

WEBSTER SPRINGS, w. Va, Aug.
20.-"Jake" Mullins, Of the Williams
river country, a recent visitor at
Webster Springs, is a noted hunter.
and 1t is said he has killed more bears
than any living resident OF that sec
ton. He confided to friends here that
he closed the season last year with a
grand total of fifty-eight bears killed
during his career as a hunter.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-21
Library to Lend Books.

LYNCHBURG, Va, August 20.-ln-
formation has been received that the
State library, Richmond. will lend col
lections of from twenty-five to fifty
books to persons or groups OF persons
throughout the State free OF chage,
the offer being intended to aid locali-
ties farthest removed from the rail
roads and towns.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-21
DEATHS.

LACOYARo-John. died suddenly We'd
nesday Aug. II, 1921, 1905 p. m. Fun
crsl from his residence Monday, q. m.
Requiem Mass. Holy Rosary Catholic
Church. 3rd and SITS. NV. Interment
st. Marys Cemetery.
OSTHAUS. on Friday, August 10. 1921,
at the residence Of his sister, Mrs. J. II
Brown, 1909 Ninth street southeast
FRENCH r.. beloved son OF Joseph J
and the late Mary Emma Osthaus. aged
thirty-siN years. Funeral from his late
residence at o'clock Monday. August
90. Interment Congressional Cemetery.
Relatives and friends invited.
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j. s. MPLOYES
. WILL CONVENE
ATNEWORLEANS
Advocacy Of Lehlbach-S Sterling
Bills viii Be Keynote Of
Speeches.

Advocacy OF the Misunderstanding
bills. which provide for reclassifica-
ton OF the entire civil service. the
elimination of politics from appoint
ments and promotions. and stand
ardized pay scale fixed according to
the skill and training required for
the job. win be the keynote of
addresses to be delivered at the fifth
annual convention OF the National
Federation of Federal Employees.
The convention will be held from
September IL to 16 at New Orleans.
La. Several hundred delegates, rep
resenting every branch of the Gov
ernment service in Washington and
in the field, will attend the conven-
ton. Many OF the delegates will be
women. three of the largest and
most active OF the organized groups
being composed entirely Of women.
Organized Five Years.
"The National Federation of Fed
eral Employees" was organized five
years ago to advance the social and
economic welfare and education of
the employees of the Government, and
to aid in the perfection OF a system
that will make for greater efficiency
In the various services Of the United
States" declared Luther c. Steward,
president of the national organiza-
ton.
zone of the present aims Of the
federation is to have Congress pass
the Misunderstanding bills which will
bring about equalization OF pay and
recognition of merit"
Mr.. Steward Is a candidate to sue
coed himself as president Of the
organization. Up to today no other
member of the federation has an
nounced himself or herself as a can
didate In opposition to Steward. 1t
is predicted that not only Steward.
but the other officers OF the organi'
zation will be reelected at the con-
vention. The other officers are:
John Fitzgerald. of Brooklyn, N. Y;
Charles l.. Wiegand, OF Baltimore;
Miss Gertrude NJ. McNally. OF Wash.
ington; Richard Nash, OF East st.
Louis, H.; William j. Sleep, OF Bos-
ton; s. Tyson Kinsell, of Philadelphia;
NJ. j. Hines. of Leavenworth. Kans.
Edward w. Tobin, of ST. Louis. Mo,
and e. G. Dauphine, Of Dayton, Ohio,
all vice presidents, and Il. j. New
myer, secretary-treasurer, of Wash.
ington.
Delegates Named.
Delegates from the WdsnIHB ION
locals to the convention include the
following:
Federal Employees Union, No. q
DIR. ]. Franklin Meyer, OF the Bureau
of Standards: w. II. Hendricks, Of
the Government Printing Office; DR..
George A. Hill, OF the Naval Obser-
yatory; Lew s. Mohler, of the Navy
Yard; Edward l.. Scheuffler, OF the
Treasury Department; Mrs. Adele G..
Guthridge, OF the Department Of
Agriculture, and James p. Mckeon,
of the Bureau of Standards.
Local No. 8, the all-womenis local
of the Bureau Of Engraving and
Printing IN ISIS Katherine Tracy,
president; Miss Gertrude NJ. McNslly.
secretary: Miss Belle Trueland, vice
president: Mrs. Ella NJ. Stork and
Miss bangle.
Union No. SO. composed OF the
District Government employes-Cor-
bin Birch, of the Water Registrars
office.
Local No. II has not selected its
delegates.
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Following the little tiff Mrs. Baker
Is said to have declared that Colford
would never again enter her house
despite the fact he is a sort Of rela-
ton. tColford married the divorced
wife of Reggie Vanderbilt and Reg
gle was of the family OF Mrs. Bakers
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-12-26
INDICTMENTS

malice of the libel against r. f. Puney
First National Bank and its
liciy fasehoods copies OF the sheet
widely circulated Saturday
reach the public OtherWe
libel would greatly narrowed in its publicity
analysis charges made against Mr. Putney and
to They
bamacrs They charged with
The charges false Both of these moved
by highest ideals justice They believe that the rich and the
believe that Influence should
jures indictments They believe that all should be
permit fight which the
bank will against Mr. Puncy Mr. Ma
the conduct insisting II grand jury Ho
brook They announced their decision allow the courts
The question decision OF public
Reynolds and Mr. Rogers should be treated by grand exactly
and yindictivcness should afford them immunity.
Mr. Puney the largest deposo in the bank and supported
used his influence grand jury which
Navajo had clamong
of the dcpotos procuring the services
assist the
than babe in
penalty activity prompt calling all Of
although renewals had already been
in the afternoon sheet Tho journal Puney
form OF attack result of his tcmcry in insisting grand
satellites to destroy Mr. Magee OF
the bank that Nagee put
editor In jail. They should do
The journal had evidence that
ed investigation and Mr. NIagee did what
yestgaion to pass lie had nothing 10 do with who should be
indicted upon what charge
The journal believes
National Bank 1t IS not partial to the strong methods
poyed by those charge punish
will.
evidence which led Reynolds
Rogers Then the public can be Its own judge
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-12-26
BELIEVES HER BOY
RESTS IN THE GREAT
ITALIAN MONUMENT !
tBy The Assoe,nled pr,ss.,

Rome, Dec. 25.-A dramatic in
cident of the funeral Of the un-
known warrior in Rome has just
become known. On the last night
when the coffin was exposed IN
the grand Church Of Santa Maria
degli Angel, a poor old woman
who had come from Venice ap-
peared at the church and passion
ately implored those in command
to allow her to see the form with
in the coffin because, she declared.
her dead soldier son had appeared
to her in vision and had assured
her that his was the body buried
in the sacred receptacle.
Flingiug herself on her knees
she cried, 81 implore you for the
love of the madonna, let me stay
here all night. and then when all
the people have gone away, yoh
will surely let me look just once
again on my own boy"
She was kindly and tenderly told
that her desire was impossible Of
fulfillment and it was with great
difficulty that she was persuad-
ed to leave the church.
1t will perhaps be comfort to
the poor, old woman that she will
certainly believe to her dying day
that her boy rests in the great
monument of the Italian nation.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-12-26
Z BROTHERS ARE
KILLED IN GALE
IN CALIFORNIA
Meet Death When a Small
Building in Which They
Were Working is Blown
Over BY 50-MiIe Wind.

San Francisco, Dec. 25,--Louis
Silverman, 80, and his brother,
Elgie, were killed on n ranch near
Hayward when a small building in
which they We're working was
blown over, Christmas, and fifty
milo gale arriving together along
the central California coast.
Vessels in San Francisco bay were
blown from their moorings and sew
eral that had put 20 sea sought
Their harbors.
The ferry boat Garden City was
blown onto q mud flat in the oak
land estuary. No one was injured.
Ferry service between San Fran
cisco, Oakland and Alameda was
suspended at intervals, while the
gale whipped the waters on the bay
into huge waves.
Trolley traffic here and to a
lesser degree in the cities across the
bay was hampered by distractions
which fell across the wires and
tracks. Communication lines were
disarranged. Small buildings were
unroofed, windows broken and adj
vertising signs displaced.
AS the day advanced, the gale
subsided.
At Martinez, across the bay, sew
eral launches were sunk and larger
craft Dragged their anchors. Sew
eral small buildings were unroofed
and many telephone poles were
blown over, and 55,000-gallon oil
tank partially collapsed