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The Washington herald., 1921-09-14
BALLOU SUGGESTS !.
SOCIETIES UNDER
FACULTY CONTROL
Would Have School Board
Represented in Student
Fraternities.
HEARS COMPLAINT
Athletes Will Be Allowed Ia
Take Part in Practice
Games.

Faculty supervision Of high
school fraternities instead of abol-
ishing them. as provided in the rul-
ing of the Board of Education. pro-
hibitinE society members from gain
ing scholastic honors. was forecast
Yesterday afternoon when local bus
mess men and a group representing
the Interfraternity Council con-
ferred with DIR. Frank w. BalIou
superintendent of schools.
DIR. Ballou suggested to the repre-
sentatives that high school faculty
members be elected to membership
of the various fraternities to serv,
as agents of the board in order
to perform improvements in accord
ance with the superintendent:
wishes. This plan, II is understood
will he decided by the Board o.
Education at the request Of DR.. Bal
lou.
To Suggest improvements.
Hundreds of questionnaires in re-
gard to the functioning of fraterni
ties will be sent to principals OF the
five high schools by DR.. Ballou mex
week. They will be filled out b,
fraternity members and forwarde'
to the superintendent. In case.
where improvements are needed IL
the fraternIties. II is, understood tina
DR.. Baliou will Sffer constructiv,
proposals.
During the time DIR. Ballou is in
specting the fraternities, with the
help of faculty members. athlete;
belonging to secret organization,
will be allowed 70 participate II
practice games. probably football.
So satisfactory was the confer
ence. the representatives declared
after the meeting, that there II
little need of hearing before th'
Board of Education. Louis A. Dent
prominent attorney, and Paul +
Grove. insurance man. were tn
spokesman for the business men
while Edward Joyce, Joseph Mac
Garraghy and Frank Acorn repre-
sented the Interfraternity Council.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-14
ON ARMAMENT
Ad Club to Stage Beauty Contest;
Newspaper Advertising is Lauded
By New York Publicity Expert.

vice president of Thomas F. Logan.
Inc. Advertising as a Motive
Force" was the topic of Mr.. Fayant.
The superiority OF newspaper ad-
vertising was stressed by Mr.. Fay
ant, who said in part:
IF an American citizen-Mr. Ford
or Mr.. Gompers. or Mr.. Rockefel-
ler-wants to deliver a message 10
all the people of the United States,
the cheapest and surest way Is
through the newspapers.
Think what 1t would cost to print
and distribute through the mails
10000, 900 statements. The one cent
postage alone and postage Is only a
minor part OF the cost OF mail dis
tribution, would be 100000. The
postage on sixteen distributions
would be t4.S0O.00
The buyers of newspapers read
them. The recipients of printed cir
culars often never see them. The
American waste basket overflows
with them day after day"
The Washington herald., 1921-09-14
LUXURY TAX DRIVE
BRINGS IN MILLIONS

Delinquent nuisance" and lux
ury" taxes to the extent of nearly
Sl2.O00.000 were collected as a re-
suit OF s~n"i"' drive ending Sep
tember 3, according to a prelimi-
nary report submitted yesterday to
Internal Revenue Commissioner
Blair.
The drive, in which 1,725 deputy
field collectors were engaged. COW
cred practically every large city in
the United United. Special attention
was given to verification of returns
of the manufacturers excise tax (the
so-called luxury taxi, the tax on
soft drinks. and the transportation.
jewelry, admission and insurance
taxes. Monthly returns of these
taxes are required.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-14

Another beauty contest will be
staged in Washington. This latest
one is to be held under the auspices
of the Washington Advertising Club.
The decision to hold the contest was
arrived at by the club at its first
meeting for the, season held yes
terday noon at the Raleigh Hotel.
Considerable objection to the
holding of the new beauty competi-
ton was voiced at the meeting,
many adhering to the opinion thar
since the Washington Herald's win
ner, Miss Margaret German, had
been crowned at Atlantic City. the
prettiest girl in America. II i'll be-
hooved the club to question the title
of Miss Washington. The vote of
the members, however, overruled
the objection and at the next meet
ing of the club. next Tuesday noon.
a bevy of beauties will pass in re-
view of the Ad Club members.
The official passing OF the straw
hat season which takes place to-
morrow was anticipated by mem
bers at the meeting yesterday. who
took summary action with all
straws worn to'the meeting. A COM
mittee. consisting OF Sidney Sell
niger, Henry Breslau and Maurice
Kafka, confiscated straw hats be-
longing to twenty of the members
and after pounding on the hats with
their FISTS and gently stepping on
them returned them to the owners.
who. however. failed TO recognize
them. in their new condition.
Taking advantage Of the situa-
ton. ]. ID. Kaufman and J. L. Gold
helm presented the club with two
felt hats of the seasons most dash
ing styles. One of these was won
by J. F. Rogers, manager for Doug
las Mclean. movie star. who was
present. Mclean himself drew the
lucky number but turned il over 10
Rogers.
The principal address of the meet
ing was made by Frank II. Fayant.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-14
LIST OF ROOMING Z
HOUSE ROBBERIES
BLAMED ON BELL
Three Owners Identify
Prisoner Charged With
Grand Larceny. 1"
ADD 2 MORE COUNTS
Forced to Relinquish Shoes
When Claimed by
Accuser.

Walter p. Bell, arrested by police
Monday when identified on Ninth
street by a former landlady as a
roomer who disappeared with some
Of her valuables, was identified yes
terday by three others as the man
who had rented a room for a short
while and left with goods Police
believe they have washington's
professional room thief and placed
two additional charges OF grand
larceny against the man.
James Wilson. s2I c street north
east. told the police that Bell came
TO his house July Is and asked for
a room. A short time after enter
ing his room. he left the house to
mail a letter. When he did not re-
turn il was discovered that a watch.
clothes valued at $50 and a kodak
worth S65 were missing. Wilson told
police yesterday when he identified
Bell as the roomer. /.
II. H. Dawson. OF lls Maryland
avenue northeast, yesterday identiS
fed Bell as the man who on Au-
gust 3 rented a room from him and
then disappeared with a shirt. $40
in cash and a razor.
A. c. Dunfree. 1919 X street north
west, Identified the prisoner by the
shoes which he told police Bell had
stolen from him August 6 shortly
after renting a room. Dunfree
brought Bells old shoes down to the
detective bureau and forced an ex-
change with the alleged thief.
Luther Raymond Ogle. % years
old. OF the Hudson Hotel. was ar
rested yesterday charged with re-
ceiving stolen goods from Bell. Po-
lice say he purchased a gold watch.
an overcoat, and trousers ogle was
released on $500 bond
The Washington herald., 1921-09-14
.MAYDELAYINQUlRY
in MINING REGION
Senate Committee Urged by
Operators to Await Ac-
ton by Juries.

Members of the Senate committee
investigating the industrial situa-
tion in the coal fields of West Vir-
ginia may postpone or abandon
their projected investigation on the
ground.
Senator Kenyon, chairman of the
committee, said yesterday when he
returned to Washington that senti-
ment among committee members is
undecided. The question will be
settled at a meeting today.
IL the committe decides against
formal inquiry. Kenyon said
members may make personal inves-
tigation by going among the miners
themselves. This was the course
followed by Kenyon in a similar
investigation some years back.
Efforts of the committee. Kenyon
held. should be directed toward
finding a remedy for the existing
situation and preventing a recur-
renee of outbreaks. He believes
also the committee should find out
the causes back of the recent
miners insurrection.
Coal operators. in a telegram,
asked postponement of the investi-
cation until after juries in Mingo
and Logan counties have finished
deliberations. In Mingo County
men are on trial on a charge OF
having killed mine guards. The
Logan County grand jury is inves-
tgating the recent uprising.
Activities of the committee. the
operators argued, would interfere
with the juries and would prevent
testimony being received from men
who are now enga ged before the
juries.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-14
MISS GORMAN WILL
RETURN TOSCHOOL
Prettiest Girl in U. S. Visits
Disabled Soldiers at Mt.
Alto Hosital.

Definitely declining all offers for
motion pictures or the stage, Miss
Margaret German, 3O15 Cambridge
street. who as Miss Washington
recently was judged the prettiest
young woman in the United States.
yesterday made arrangements TO
return to her cfss at the Western
High School.
Her only appointment yesterday
was a visit TO the disabled soldiers
at Mount Alto Hospital. Many of
the men had expressed a wish 70
see her and she took advantage of
the first opportunity. II. B. Leary,
jr., 1921 Fourteenth street northwest
placed a Chalmers touring car and
Maxwell sedan at her disposal anc
she took along with her a number
OfNer schoolmates. After visiting
all of the men confined in the wards
she was the center of a large group
on the lawn.
This morning she will visit the
wounded men at Walter Reed Hos
pital.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-14
X. of c. Supports 400
=. Buddies in CoHege

About S355.oOO will be spent by the
Knights Of Columbus this year on
scholarships, books, and main
tenance for over 40 former service
men attending colleges. Supreme
Treasurer Daniel J. Callahan an
nounced yesterday.
This sum is exclusive of the
money to be spent for 100 night
schools. The veterans, who are as
signed to thirty different colleges.
come from thirty-five States.
Callahan said Hannis Taylor. in
ternational lawyer, of Washington.
had accepted appointment to the
Knights Of Columbus history com
mission. He will serve with Al
miral William S. Benson. Maurice
Frsncis Egan, Profs. George Her
mann Derry, of Union College
Charles H. Mccarthy, of the Catho-
he University. and Chairman Ed
ward F. McSweeney. OF Boston, in
.frfrPring historical monographs for
distribution in the X. of C. $1,000, 600
nlstory campaign
The Washington herald., 1921-09-14
ASKS ANNULMENT
OF GIRLS MARRIAGE

Suit for annulment of her mar
rtage to Herbert F. Bailey, 81 years
old, performed August 9. was filed
yesterday on behalf of Eugenia L.
Bailey, l5 years old, by her mother,
Maude NJ. Flora, in the District Su-
preme Court
The petition alleges that Bailey
called on the girl, who was attend
ing summer school, and showed her
a marriage license, to procure which
ne had stated she was Is years Of
age. He told her, she states, that her
mother had consented to the cere-
mony being performed. Upon going
nome she learned that her mother
had not given her consent and
would have objected to the mar
riage.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-14
AUTHORIZES CUT
IN FREIGHT RATES

Railroads operating in the terri
tory west of Chicago and the Missis-
sippi River were authorized yester-
day by the Interstate Commerce
Commission to make substantial re-
ductions in rates on livestock in
that territory, effective September
20.
The amount of reduction in the
carriers annual revenue which will
result is not definitely known" the
commission said, but IL has been
estimated to be upward of 10000
900. 1t is the hope of the commits
sion that the reduced rates will
prove OF material benefit to the
Western livestock raisers who have
been heavily affected by the rapid
decline in livestock prices since
July 1920
The Washington herald., 1921-09-14
Two Men Jailed
For Attempting to
Steal Cops Auto

Taylor Cruthchfield and John
Smallwood, both colored, two
would-be automobile thieves, will
not meddle with a policeman's car
IN the future.
At 2 a. IN. Monday Patrolman A.
H. Colvin was awakened at his
residence, 1895 Fifth street north
west. by the attempt of men to
crank his machine. He fired five
shots in the air and the men sped
down the allev ard into the arms
of Policeman Waller.
In Police Court yesterday before
Judge Hardison the men were found
guilty. Crutchfield, because of q
police record for larceny. was SEN
fenced to one year. Smallwood was
given six months.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-14
ARMS CONFERENCE
COMMITTEE NAMES
BOARD ON HOUSING
Percy Russell Elected as
Chairman, Petty Made
Secretary.
NEXT MEET FRIDAY
Numerous Subcommittees Are
Then Expected to Be
Chosen.
NEXT MEET FRIDAY

Housing of the foreign delegates
TO the armament Limitation confer
e1ce and the hundreds of visitors
who. will flock to Washington, will
be the first task of the citizens
. committee on the arms conference
which met at the District building
yesterday. Cuno H Rudolph, chair
nan. said.
Percy A. Russell was elected
chairman of the housing committee
and John A. Petty was made secre-
,tary. Other members of the COM
mittee are Robert c. Howard, F. 7.
Middleton. r. L. McKeever. and j.
Leo Kolb.
Others to Be Named.
Committees on finance, reception,
legislation, press, public order,
street decoration, Illumination
music. official program, parade, car
nival, local transportation, review
ing stands. and medals will be
elected at the next meeting. Friday
afternoon at o'clock in the board
room in the District building, chair
man Rudolph announced.
About eighty more citizens, both
men and women, will be added to
the committee. Mr.. Rudolph said.
Many will be asked to serve before
the next meeting.
Although the embassies will care
for number Of the foreign dele
gates, many of those attached to
delegations must be housed by the
City and the housing committee will
start the work of compiling resi-
dences for the visitors Immediately
Mai Gessford, superintendent OF
police. said yesterday that he was
considering the part the police
must play in safeguarding the city
and assuring comfort of the
visitors during the conference.
Racquet Club to House Many.
Foreign delegates will occupy
seventy-five rooms in the new
Racquet Club at 1l35 Sixteenth
street northwest. II was learned
from officials of the club yesterday
The force of workmen has beer
increased in order to have the club
ready for furnishing within the next
few days preparatory to the formal
opening on the afternoon and even
ing OF October l. Final arrange
ments for the opening will be con-
sideresl at a meeting Of the bOa-1
OF managers at noon today.
The pCSpose Of the new club will
be similar 20 that of the various
Racquet CLUBS throughout the
Rited States. and in beauty and ap-
pointments 10 will be on a par with
the finest clubhouses in the coun-
try.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-14
WORK CONFERENCE
PLANS COMPLETED

Plans for the unemployment con
ference. 1t was learned yesterday.
have virtually been completed and
submitted for approval. 1t was antic-
ipated that the President and Mr..
Hoover would go over the plans on
their return trip to Washington.
Acceptances to the conference have
been received from a number of leada
ers in the industrial and business
world, among them, 1t is understood,
being Charles NJ. Schwab. SamuelGom-
pers, president of the A F. Of L.,
and John l. Lewis, president OF the
United Mine Workers.
The date for the opening of the
conference has not been determined,
but 1t is expected that September 26
will be the date set
The Washington herald., 1921-09-14
Maj. LaGarde Named
As Military Director

Maj. Richard d. LaGarde, of the
District National Guard. one of the
best known army officers in Washing
ton. has been appointed as director
Of military tactics at st. Johns Col
lege, 1t was announced last night
by 1.-The War Department.
Maj. LaGarde succeeds Capt. A. C,
Strecker. of the Coast Artillery. La
Garde formerly was instructor at the
Gonzago College here. Sergt Joseph
Seubert has been detailed ,as assist
ant military director Ihe col
lege. Nearly 800 boys are expected
to enlist in the st. Johns College
Reserve Officers' Training Corps the
coming year. Four companies will
be organized.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-14
TALY'S. INDUSTRIES
MORE RESTRICTED

Unemployment conditions in Italy
daily are becoming more acute. ac-
cording to information collected by
the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The iron. steel and metal industries.
1t is reported, have restricted produc-
tion in an unprecedented manner.
The textile industry. which heretofore
has been prosperous. has now been
by conditions in other indus
tries.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-14
p. o. Saves NelU York
$1,000 EUery DAY

The Postoffice Department, It was
announced yesterday, Is saving
$1,000 a day for the New York busi-
ness community through expeditin.
mail deliveries.
The saving is effected by deliver
ing registered bank mail in time to
put it through the clearing house
on the day of its receipt, it was
stated.
Interest is saved on 5000, 900 for
one day through the earlier deliv-
cry.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-14
Variety of Loot Taken
BY ThieUes in District

Quantities Of ice cream. cigarettes,
and soap. a truck load of Eingerale
fiavoring. six bicycles, a motorcycle.
a rug. automobile accessories, a
watch and pocketbook. and bed linen
and clothes. valued at S443.75, were
stolen yesterday, police report.
Andrew Bridges. grocer at 200 NJ
street southeast. told police that S25
worth of cigarettes. cigars, ice cream.
and soap. were stolen rom his store
early yesterday.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-14
Advocate School Eve Test.

Eye exercises for thousands OF
school children in the city. whose
eyes are below normalcy, was advo-
Gated 10 members OF the Board of Edu-
cation BY DR.. Samuel J. Harris, of
Boston. yesterday afternoon Of the
Franklin School.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-09-12
Driver Hurt When
Ford Coupe Strikes Pole

Max u. Moulton received Sc
we're cuts on his forehead and sut-
fered minor bruises of the body
when his Ford coupe struck tele-
phone pole, Sunday near West
Danville, skidded and crashed
into a culvert, the machine turning
completely over. He was fortunate
to escape without more serious in
jury. The car was demolished,
the top of it being buried in the
culvert, which was about three
feet deep.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Beaton Of
Ryegate, who happened along just
after the accident, gave first aid
treatment to Moulton and brought
him to st. Johnsbury in their au-
tomoble. His wounds were dress
ed by a local physician and he was
able to be out today although his
head is swathed in bandages.
Mr.. Moulton, it is said, was on
his way to St, Johnsburv from
Wolcott where he had visited his
parents over the week end. He
turned out to pass another car,
evidently on a narrow stretch of
road. His machine collided with
pole and swerved fifty feet into
the culvert, the machine being
overturned.
This is the second time an ac-
cident has occurred at this spot
during the past month.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-09-12
SAYS "FATTY" ARBUCKLE KILLED GIRI
PEOPLE FLED FROM
CITY FOLLOWING BLASTS
-

HALIFAX, N. s. Sept. 12-
The explosion of five tanks of the
Imperial Oil Company plant at
Dartmouth on the east side of
Halifax Harbor early today
caused the evacuation of half the
homes of Halifax. Those who had
gone through the explosion Of
December, 1917, when munition
ship blew up and wrecked a third
of Halifax with loss of 1900 lives
thought it was another such dis
aster. When the explosions were
over, however, and the fire sub
dued, all indications were that
there had been neither loss of life
nor injury.
1t was little after 3. A. NJ.
that Halifax was shaken by the
first explosion which was succeed
ed by second and third within a
few seconds. Glass was shattered
in windows here with each shock
Dartmouth, Woodside and East
ern Passage also felt them in
varying degrees. Telephone SER
vice was disorganized.
Aroused from sleep people rush
ed to the streets. Many left their
homes in their night clothing.
Some were ,barefooted. Families,
in some cases carried their house
hold effects. Soon, police officials
actir7atod half of Halifax was in
the open. The east slopes of Cita-
del Hill were crowded with peo-
pie, the more cautious staying on
the hill for hours, fearful of fur
ther explosions. There were seven
men working in the vicinity of
the refining stills when the fire
started. One of their number was
missing several hours afterwards,
but as he was seen running with
others from the scene it was be-
leived he had taken to the woodss
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-09-12
MRS.PLATTSAYS
CASE WAS
WELL HANDLED
Evidence In Dunnett Es-
tate Hearing Completed
Saturday

Testimony in the Platt-Dunnett
case before Judge Sherman r.
Moulton in Caledonia County
court was completed last Saturday
night.
The last witness was Mrs. Clara
f. Platt of Rutland, executive of
the estate of her husband, the late
Hon. Frederick S. Platt. Mrs.
Plate testified in detail of her
husbands long personal acquaint-
ance with Mr.. Dunnett and how
she happened to engage him to
conduct the damage case against
the railroad. She had set S20,Uvo
as the lowest sum she would be
satisfied with. She admitted on
cross examination that she was
perfectly satisfied with the way
Mr.. Dunnett and his firm handled
the case.
David S. Conant, Esq, identified
many of the letters and documents
in the case and how the case was
prepared. He thought that $1,000
would have been reasonable
charge and would have been
charged anybody else, but Mr..
Dunnett was a personal friend of
Mr., Platt and had often express
ed the desire to be of service to
him in some way as Mr.. Platt
had assisted him professionally on
many occasions.
J. r. Searles, Esq, of St. Johns
bury was called as witness, but
on the statement that he was at
torney for Mrs. Dunnett was ex-
cused.
David E. Porter, Esq, of st.
Johnsbury testified that in his
opinion 80 days would be a gener-
(fODtipuod on paco 0N
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-09-12
CONNIE KIRWAN
TRIUMPHS OVER
ST. HYACLNTHE
NewpOrt's Crack South
paw Is Aided by Mates
Score Was 6 tO5

Sundays victory by a score Of 6
to 5 over the st. Hyacinthe base
ball team terminated very sue
cessful though g1illing trip for the
fast travelling Newport club. Con-
nie kilwan, who was such an enig-
ma TO the aCnadians the last time
that he appeared against them,
was elected to mound duty SUNDAY
at St. Hyacinthe. He displayed
his usual sterling form and won.
The Newport club has been alb
sent from the Border City for
full week, and during this period
has flashed steadily the best brand
of ball that it has shown all dur
ing the summer. There was moth
ing freakish about the brilliant
fielding against the Haverhill
Pros, who were defeated for the
championship of Massachusetts.
Manager Merritt's team has
played scintillating ball day in and
day out.
A team may look like a million
dollars one day and the next day
be trampled under foot. Not so
with the Newport aggregation
The same steady consistent work
has characterized every game
away from home. The real test
of championship ability comes
while away on the road.
Monday Newport appeared at
Lebanon, N. H., where the Con-
cord SterlinCS were soundly
trounced by score of IL to ..
Tuesday the Border City diamond
contingent jumped back to Lyn-
donville, taking that strong local
nine into camp bv y to 5. The
next hop was to Haverhill, where
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