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The New York herald., 1921-09-09
HARDING CoarMuTEs SENTENCE

WASHINGTON, Sept. s. President
Harding has commuted to life imprison-
ment the death sentence imposed by
military court-martial at Manila upon
Private Lefwitch Wylie. the War De-
rartment announced to-day. Wylie was
convicted of murder.
The Washington times., 1921-07-26
DESIGNED
FORPORTECOCHERE
At WHITE HOUSE
Executive Offices to Have Cow
cred Approach Similar to
That at East Entrance.

Plans for a handsome portecochere
to be erected In front Of the entrance
to the executive offices of the White
House have been prepared In connec-
ton with prospective alterations and
improvements in the building, which
has remained substantially as It was
designed by President Roosevelt In
1909.
The necessity for more adequate
driveway space In front Of the offices
has been caused by increased auto
mobile traffic. One Of the reasons
for the proposed portecochere Is to
expedite this traffic. while another 10
TO afford q shelter for visitors during
stormy weather.
It 10 planned to have the new
canopy Identical In design to the one
at the east entrance Of tho White
House.
Because Of the economy wave which
has engulfed the Administration 1t Is
not likely that the proposed porteco-
chere will be erected IN the near
future. as President Harding is anxi-
Gus to set a shining example In thrift,
although the War Department has
just completed the plans.
The Washington times., 1921-07-26
ORPHANS TO ROMP
IN FUN" PARADISE
IN ELKS' CHARGE
Eats, Drinks, and Stunts Galore
In Store for 1,4oo Young
sters Tomorrow.

Nearly 1.40o children attached to
the various orphanages Of this city
are to be the guests Of Washington
Lodge OF Elks at the annual outing
in Glen Echo Park tomorrow. Chair
man Samuel Richards with a commit
tee OF more than 100 Elks assisting
has planned big day of enjoyment.
Sixteen special cars will transport the
happy youngsters to and from the
park.
Edwin II. Neumeyer. jr., has ar
ranged a feast consisting OF 5000 as.
sorted sandwiches. 1000 hard boiled
eggs, Is barrels of red lemonade, 100
pounds of assorted cakes, 200 gallons
Of ice cream and 700 pounds of candy.
boxes of fruit. etc. l.. b. Schloss,
manager Of Glen Echo, will see that
all of the parks manifold amusements
are open to the children, while A. l..
Hollander will have charge of the dis
tribution OF 5000 toys
The Elks' Band of sixty pieces under
the dictatorship Of Arthur Witcomb
will play, while Messrs. Harry Givin,
Arthur A Riemer. William Deitz and
seven other Elks have arranged 4
special feature in a clown band with
amusing stunts" and antics.
Samuel Richards, general chairman,
has appointed the following subchair-
men: Z. II. Neumyer, 1r.. commissary;
L. B. Schloss. grounds: J. H. Stephens,
J. A. Hegarty and e. II. Bailey, trans
portation; Herbert c. Leach, music;
Harry Givin, amusement: DIR. w. F.
Walter, physicians; A. A. Hollander.
toys, and Lem Robey. law and order.
The chairman In charge OF asylums
are as follows: r. ]. Foley. st.
Joseph's; E. F. Simpson. Bruen Home;
John II. Outrich. Gospel Mission;
Julius wenig, st. Vincent's; A A.
Riemer, st. Johns; Charles c. Rogier.
Good Hope; @. e. Beckman, Washing
ton City asylum; F. ". A. Brown, Bap-
list q. Home; p. J. Callan. St Rose
School; Tracy M. Payfair. Jewish
Foster Home; George King, Home In
dustrial School.
The Washington times., 1921-07-26
POLICE ARE SEEKING
0NE-EYED AUTO|ST
bOUNDFOR DENVER
Ex-SoIdier Engages to Take
Tourist Over Long Route,
Then "Borrows" Car.

Reed V. Richmond. a war veteran,
who lost leg and his left eyesight
while in active service during the
world war, and who lives at 23SS
Champlain street northwest, is on his
way 20 Denver, Col, In an automobile.
He has a passenger in the car who
believes the machine belongs TO him.
1t Games about this way.
Richmond was standing on a crutch
in front OF the Washington Motor Elk
change Company's garage, 2129 Four
teenth street, yesterday when man
approached him and asked IL he could
hire an automobile to take him TO
Denver.
Sure" said Richmond. I've car
and will be glad to drive you to Den
yer. 1t will give me chance to see
the country"
The man was told to wait moment
or so, and Richmond soon drove a car
out of the garage.
Get inland well CO." said Rich
mond.
They left.
But the car they drove away In did
not belong to Richmond. r
After receiving the proposal from
the stranger. who had coolies of cash
in his pockets, Richmond hired a car
from the company, giving check for
$40. He said he would bring the car
back at midnight. Today he is some
where away from Washington, the
police say, and the check he gave they
also say was a forgery.
The Washington times., 1921-07-26
CATHOLIC YOUNG FOLKS
FORM NEW SOCIAL CLUB

Young Catholic men and women
in the District have organized a
new social club, to be known as
the Amitie Club. Twenty-Five
names are registered as charter
members.
The purposes of the new club, as
outlined in the constitution, are
Ito promote the social and intel
lectual welfare Of young Catholic
men and women Of Washington and
to maintain an open forum for the
discussion and advancement of mat.
ters Of General interest as shall lie
desirable and proper"
The officers were elected as fol
lows: Francis A. Mccain, president;
Margaret Costello, vice president;
Thomas Myers, recording secretary
and Marsare; Ganey, financial secre-
tary ard treasurer. The directors
for the first year: Adolph J. Fu-
gift, Victor v. Dickson, Thomas A.
O'Brien, Florence Fugitt, Gertrude I.
Tylor and Leonelda Volkman. The
club meets temporarily in the X. Of
c. hall every Wednesday evening
at 1880 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1921-07-26
SEDAN LEFT $2,50O TO
FRIENDS AND RELATIVES

More than $4,000 In cash II to be
distributed to friends and relatives
by Edward F. SEDAN, secretary of
the Claflin Optical Company, who
was drowned in the Potomac river
above Chain Bridge last Sunday, &C.
cording to the will filed for probate
yesterday.
Mrs. Stephens Owens, a sister, is
given $500. Similar requests are
made to Mrs. Adolph Schmald, Mrs.
Harry Pfeiffer and Mary Edith Ers-
field Bequeaths Of $3.50 each, to
come out OF funds on deposit with
the Washington Loan and Trust
Company, are made to w. r. Frs
field and Mrs. Lennie Ersfeld. The
remainder on deposit in that insti-
tuition Is given to the children Of
Mrs. Schmald. Seidam's stock In the
optical company, his will directs, is
to be offered to the remaining MEM
bers of the firm at par value. The
balance of the estate is devised to
sister. Mrs. Gertrude McClery.
The will Is dated November 3.
1917. Siedman was forty-three years
old and had been a resident of
Washington for eighteen years.
The Washington times., 1921-07-26
JUDGE HOEH[|NG
S|TSAS SOLOMON
|NCH|LD DISPUTE
Solves Domestic Problem by
Alternating Custody Of Two
Nash Children.

Justice Adolph A. Hoehling, Of the
District Supreme Court, who has quite
a record for quick settlement of mat.
rimonial disputes, essayed the role of
family mediator in his chambers yes.
terday and settled. at least for the
time being. the differences between
Raymond e. Nash and his wife, Mrs.
Marcia r. A. Nash. over the custody
of their two children. Howell and Con-
stance Nash, aged ten and six. respec-
lively.
After a heart-to-heart talk with the
couple, which lasted about fifteen min
utes, Justice Hoehling, who had ad.
journed court for that purpose. re-
turned to the bench and signed an or
der which allows the father to have the
children during August and allows the
mother to have them during Septem-
Der, when the father is to begin paying
$40 a month for their maintenance
Beginning October I, the order reads,
the boy shall stay with the father and
the girl with the mother with an allow
ance Of $50 a month for her support.
The Washington times., 1921-07-26
FORMER SOLDIER.
ILL, OUT OF WORK,
COMMITS SUICIDE
Charles Ammon Sends Dollar to
War Risk Bureau Before
Taking Life.

Unable to obtain employment he
cause of illness contracted during the
world war, Charles Ammon. thirty
years old, OF New York. ended his
life yesterday by firing a bullet into
his heart in a room of the Senate
Hotel, where he had been a guest
since last Friday.
Before committing suicide Ammon
placed in an envelope addressed TO
the Bureau OF War Risk Insurance.
81 bill on which he wrote: This
eagle will scream no more for me.
II il the first dollar / earned since
being discharged from the army in
September. He also left the fol-
lowing note:
ITO whom II may concern.
apologize to the management for any
trouble this act may cause, AMI leave
$50 to pay my account. Ill-healti Is
the cause OF my taking my life. I
have been in the United States army
for five years. and request that my
body be buried in Arlington Gene.
terry"
Other papers found among Am.
mons effects show that his father
was a native of Germany, and that
his mother Is an Austrian. His New
York address was 1873 East Twenty.
eighth street. Coroner j. Ramsay
hewitt issued a certificate of suicide.
The Washington times., 1921-07-26
4OM0T0R CORPS
MEN WILL Join
POLICE TONIGHT
District Commissioners to At
tend Ceremony at Interior
Department Building.

Forty members of the motor corps
will be sworn into the police force
this evening at a meeting in the
Interior Department Building. There
ore now more than $50 members Of
the corps in the Police Department.
The District Commissioners will be
present at the meeting and will sd-
dress the members. Edwin Hesse,
chief clerk of the Police Department,
VIII swear In the men. Captain e..
p. M. Lord will speak on Police
Power and Procedure"
Detective Joseph Grant, champion
amateur wrestler OF the District, will
give an exhibition OF jiu Jitsu, besides
demonstrating methods of handling
and searching prisoners.
w. Pierce Rayner will preside. The
program will start at o'clock. A
report OF the activities of the motor
corps will be given.
The motor transport corps has
leased a four-reel motion picture,
showing the workings of an auto
mobile engine.
Capt. Albert Headley. traffic chief
will answer questions regarding the
new traffic regulations.
The Washington times., 1921-07-26
Ex-CONG. GIBSON, "a,
TAKES BRIDE OF 35

Mrs. Elizabeth Clark. thirty five
years old, sister.in-law of Congress
man Frank Clark of Florida, and
Henry r. Gibson, scventy-four.year-
old former Congressman from len.
nessee, were married early this
morning at the home OF Rev. J. ].
Muir, chaplain OF the Senate, 1917
Kenyon street. The couple left the
city on a morning train.
Mrs. Clark. who lived at SIT Sixth
street northwest. was married twice
previously, both husbands being
dead. Mr. Gibson. who came to Con.
gross in 1895 from tho second Con.
gresslonal district of Tennessee, has
been living at SIS Connecticut ave-
nue.. Mr.. Gibson's first wife In doad.
The Washington times., 1921-07-26
LEGION TO PROBE DEATH
OF KRITSCH IN AIRPLANE

An investigation Of the death Of
Karl B. Kritsch, who was killed Sum
day afternoon in an airplane accident
at Arlington, Va, is to be undertaken
by members Of Costello Post, Ameri-
can Legion, of which he was one of
the founders.
julius /. Peyser, Post attorney, is
to have charge of the investigation.
Commander William e. Franklin in
tends to prosecute the company in
whose plane Kritsch was riding, in
event they are found to blame.
Funeral services for Kritsch will be
held from the residence of his sister,
Mrs. w. II. White, 1853 Good Hope
road northeast, Thursday morning at
Gao o'clock. Interment will be made
in the Arlington National Cemetery
at 11:45 o'clock. with members OF the
Costello Post. in attendance.
The Washington times., 1921-07-26
PARTNER CLEANED
HIM ON CLEANSER
DEAL, HE CHARGES
Druggist Asks Share of Profits
From Magic Compound Which
Dooms Bathtubs.
Exhit the bathtub and the shower.

Exh!t the bathtub and the shower.
The former, which has long been an
instrument Of torture for small boys
and tramps. can now be moved to the
cellar for use as a vat for home brew
or for an ash can.
Tho electric-chemical bath Is now
the thing in best circles. Everett r.
Carpenter. a druggist, at Fourteenth
and Girard street northwest, has filed
suit in the District Supreme Court for
an accounting against John II. Law
renee and the National Products Man
ufacturfng Company.
DR.. Carpenter invented 'Pluro." a
combination OF chemicals, which by a
mysterious method, creates electro
lysis when used on the human body
and you are supposed actually to see
the dirt fly. Moreover, you have a
good time watching "Pluro" at work
because II is almost human. Just
smear II on and smile.
"Pluro" is used for other things, too.
1t can be used to clean metals and
other objects.
DR.. Carpenter complained to the
court that Lawrence, who was selling
another cleaning compound. entered
his store In 1913 to make a sale. The
druggist confided to the salesman that
he had something better, the petition
declares They got their heads to-
gether and Lawrence agreed to exploit
the new invention on a fifty-fifty
basis.
Since that time, Dr. Carpenter now
claims, Lawrence, by the use of the
new formula, had made 5000. 900 in
profits and bought himself a house at
1852 Spring Road northwest and pur.
chased stocks. The court La now
asked to require Lawrence to render
an accounting to the druggist.
The Washington times., 1921-07-26
OYSTER WANTSUSE
Of FAIRGROUNDS.
FOR YOUNGSTERS
Commissioner to Ask Congress
For Money-lf Refused Will
Appeal to People.

Commissioners Oyster IL goins to
.dsk the Board of Education for the
use. during the summer months. Of
the school Fairgrounds for the chill
dren of Washington. Under the pres
emit management between fifty and
sixty school Playground arc closed
TO the children during the summer
school vacation.
The Commissioner, after obtaining
the consent Of the Board OF Educa-
ton, is going to ask Congress to
appropriate money to supervise them
and II Congress refuses. he - go
ing to ask the citizens OF Washing
ton to subscribe to fund to pay
for tho supervision.
There are seyenty-two school piny-
grounds In the d strict. and between
sixteen and twenty are being USED
four hours a day. five days "A week
for the six-weeks' sumIrcr sch"cl.
The others are idle. Just at time
when the children need them most,
the Commissioners says.
Commissioners Oyster Is going 10
ask the Board OF Education to pla'e
the Fairgrounds Of the school sys-
tenn under the supervision OF the
Municipal Playground Department
for the summer months. so there will
be no conflict Of authority.
Just at this time Of the yesr
when the Fairgrounds are most neod-
ed for the children of the District"
said the Commissioners today. they
are closed and the children are
forced to play in the str,ets In con-
slant danger OF being injured. This
is condition that should not be
allowed to exist and i am going TO
do my best for the children CT tho
cifv "
The Washington times., 1921-07-26
FOREST AND BROOKS
ESTATES TOTAL SPLIT

Petitions for probate OF the wills OF
Charles NJ. Forrest, real estate agent,
who died June %. and Capt. Newton
M. Brooks, U. s. A., were filed today.
The estates total S27.177.24.
Forrest, according to the petition
fled by his widow, Mrs. Hattie r. For
rest, owned real estate which he de-
scribes by lots and plans, valued at
$4,000 and personal property valued
at s966.24.
Captain Brooks. who represented
the United States at the International
Postal Congress, left real estate val
ued at $3.50, and personal property
valued at $4,000. The petition was
fled by the widow. Mrs, Minnie NJ.
Brooks.
The Washington times., 1921-07-26
SAWYER 7 0
SEE DAWES
()NEV|CTl0N
Women Roomers Keep Up Bat
tie Against Closing of
u. S. Hotels.

In an effort to thwart any at
tempts to close down the Govern
ment dornitories, committee rep
resenting guests at these hotel to-
day enlisted the aid of Brig. Ger.
Charles e. Sawyer, physician to
President Harding. General Sawyer
received the committee in his office
IN the War Department this morn
ing.
Promises to Help.
During the interview with General
Sawyer the committee complained
generally about conditions'at the hos
pitai. 1t was declared that the food
served during the past six weeks was
inadequate. The quality of some Of
the food was especially condemned.
General Sawyer told the committee
he was very much interested in the
dormitories and promised to talk with
Brig. Gen. Charles j. Dawes, CHIEF
budget officer. 1t is expected the
general will urge Dawes to retain in
the budget for 1922 the appropriation
Tor the dormitories.
The members of the committee were
greatly pleased with the interview.
They expressed the belief that Gen
sral Sawyer would aid them in every
way possible.
The general was very sympathetic
with u.s." said the spokesman for the
committee. He said he had heard
many things about the dormitories.
but what we told him was entirely
new. We laid special stress on tho
action of the hotel management to-
ward tho girls when so many were
I'll last week. During the illness no
concessions were made to the sick
girls, and they were compelled to take
the regular course Of food served in
the dining room or else buy food out
side"
Rebels Fight Eviction.
The twenty-five girls at the Govsrn-
ment dormitories. who refused to
obey an order Of the management to
yacate the third floor Of the CD
building, are still in possession. Bed
linen and towels are still lacking.
Robert Watson. president OF the
United Housing Corporation, an
nounced today that statement
would be issued tomorrow, dealing
with the food served Mt the hotels. the
recent illne2s of the girls, and the ex.
listing squabble over the closing Of
the CD building.
James T. Lloyd. attorney for the
girls, addressed letter to Watson
yesterday.
The Washington times., 1921-07-26
O'CONNOR PLAYERS TO GIVE
"AUNT JANE" AND ROSA"

The OConnor Players, for their
seventy-third performance OF the sea.
son. will give two original short
plays-"Aunt Jane" rollickIng
comedy, and Rosa" a detective play.
The players are the advanced pu.
pills Of the OConnor School of OK
preston, who have appeared in
prologues at the Rialto Theater, ond
with the summer stock company at
the Shubert- Garrick-
The Washington times., 1921-07-26
PRIZE FIGHT DOPE.

ROBERT ED0REN contsnds that
under the old London prize ring
rules q small man had q pretty good
chance against big one, and gives
several good reasons. He omitted
the most important one. Under the
London rules a man who went
down-if only on one knee-had
thirty seconds to get up instead OF
ten, as at present. Many q game
man may recuperate from a blow
in thirty seconds, while not able
to do so in ten seconds.
FRED VETTER-
The Washington times., 1921-07-26
MTORY GIRLS ENLIST PRESIDENTS PHYSICIAN In CUSTER FIGHT
Patient Scales 1913 In
Temperature, But
Survives

When q patients temperature
roves past 104--a half dozen
above part is not an unusual
procedure at Emergency Hospital
to cross that patients name of
the list and put the medicine back
on the shelf.
But Isadore Levin has estab-
lished some kind Of new record
for the local hospital. He has
scraped the lower edge Of 108
degrees during the past four days
and just this morning dropped
down within the law with a 104.
Isadore's case il blood-poison-
ing. He skinned his foot and his
father, Jacob Levin, Of 3479 Hol-
mead place northwest, tried q
home remedy. He put crab juice
on the wound.
The Washington times., 1921-07-26
WOUNDED SOLDIERS
GO TO CHESAPEAKE
ASEAGLES' GUESTS
Big Dinner on Boardwalk for
Walter Reed Men to Be
Feature of Day.

Wounded soldiers from Walter
Reed Hospital are being given an
outing today at Chesapeake Beach
by washington Aerie, No. 125. Fra
ternai Order Of Eagles. Special ar
rangements were made for their
Station this morning.
A big dinner will be served to the
boys on the boardwalk this after
noon, and cigars and cigarettes will
bo distributed. There will be an
elaborate program OF athletic events,
Including q peanut race and a fish
awtm. An interesting vaudeville pro-
gram will be presented at the dancing
PAVILION. Harry c. Given and the
dancing twins will give burlesQue
act.
Hineharat, president: Harry c. Given,
treasurer, and ]. P. Kelly. secretary.
J. 8, Spalding is chairman Of the
excursion committee and j. D. Britt
IL secretary.
The various subcommittee follow:
Entertainment, Harry G. Given,
chairman; reception, Peter White, O..
A. Williams, John Kapp, w. L. Dy-
son, T. G. Furnary, It. c. Mozingo,
A. r. Zimmerman, and j. d. Britt;
refreshments, Charales Long, George
b. Haske, and Walter Jacobson; ath-
ietics, L. B. Hayes. John oDay. DR..
Wright and @. ". Davis: transporta-
ton, w. II. Rinehart, w. N. Smith,
r.. v. Frankhouser. George Denham.
Louis Wege and L. Dugan. and
Judges, Charles Myers, Frank Weth-
erbee, John T. O'Connor, A. +. Jones,
l.. Werden and A. Schickler.
Adah Chapter. No. %, Order OF
Easter Star, also is holding an ex-
cursion at the beach today. William
70. Tip. of Mt Rainier, is in charage
of arrangements.
The Washington times., 1921-07-26
BATHING SUIT CUSTOMS.

BATHING SUIT CUSTOMS.
The chief of police of Atlantic
City went to the Pacific coast;
watched shapley sea nymphs out
there in the salt water; took pic
lures of their bathing suits; re-
turned home and exhibited them
to the authorities of Atlantic
City. One look was sufficient to
cause the authorities to firmly
decide to stand pat on their rul-
ing that one-piece bathing suits
will not be allowed on the beach
at Atlantic City.
When Atlantic City officials
become Mortified over Pacific
coast bathing suits either the
suits must be the worst ever or
Atlantic City is suddenly getting
mighty good.
And over at Deauville, frances
wide-open seashore resort, where
anything and everything goes
without question, the society
sports go down to the beach in
the evening in their silk pa
jamas, pull the pajamas off, re-
vealing Evesque and Adamesque
bathing suits, and jump in the
water or loll on the sand.
In Paris during some Of the
hot nights this summer fashion
able young men have appeared
in restaurants in their pajamas,
thereby starting a discussion Of
whether the pajama is evening
dress"
And yet some society people
become Mortified il they see a
small boy in a country town
Jumping in and out Of the old
swimming hole" clad only in
very small trunks.