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The Washington herald., 1921-05-06
YOUTH GIVES BOND
ON ATTACKCHARGE

Surrendering to the police last
night, Lester Lee Davidson, 10 years
old. of 1925 Thirty-fifth street
northwest. was released under $500
bond on the charge of attacking
Naomi Florence Bond. IS Years old.
of 1905 Eighteenth street, who was
beaten about the face and neck
when she escaped from three men
who volunteered to take her home
in an automobile early Wednesday
morning.
According to the police. Davidson
admits he was one of the three
young men in the automobile. but he
denies attacking the girl. He says
he was in the rear OF the machine
and did not leave the car after
the young woman escaped by leap
ing. Police say one OF the men
felled the girl when she was in
fight. WP
James homas walker. who was
arrested Wednesday night. fur
nished bond of $500 for his release
Yesterday
The Washington herald., 1921-05-06
SLIPPERY STREETS
CAUSE ACCIDENTS
Several Persons Injured in
Automobile Traffic
Yesterday.

Slippery pavements caused by in
cessant rain were responsible for a
number of automobile accidents. ac-
cording to the police.
Cornelius Madden, 46 years old,
1z4 b street northwest, was bruised
about the body and legs when
knocked down by an automobile at
Ninth street and Massachusetts ave-
nue. northwest yesterday afternoon.
After striking Madden the machine
failed to stop.
Peter Romers. S years old, 1885
Ohio avenue northwest, was treated
at the Emergency Hospital for lac
erations of the head and face as q
result of being struck by the auto
mobile driven by David F. Scanlen,
2l17 N street northwest. The acci-
dent occurred on Ohio avenue near
Fourteenth street northwest.
Miss Josephine Kicker. of Lans-
dale, Pa. registered at the, Metro
politan Hotel, was injured about the
body when she was struck by the
automobile operated by D. B. Frank
lin, lo6 Seventh street northeast, at
First street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue..
Mrs. Catharine Gardner, 81 years
old. of Clinton. Nd, was treated at
the Casualty Hospital for cuts about
the chin, sustained when the auto
mobile in which she was riding, and
which was being operated by her
husband, Charles H. Gardner, COL
lided with machine driven by
Percy L. Tucker, 81 years old, sta
toned on the U. s. s. Mayfiower.
Three unidentified men occupying
an automobile struck Elizabeth
Hawkins, 72 years old, 1o1 Seven
teenth street southeast at Columbia
road and Nineteenth street north
west. The injured woman Is being
treated at the Emergency Hospital
for a possible fracture of the skull.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-06
w. II. RiddeH Is Named
Chief of RaiIUag Mail

The appointment of Walter H.
Riddell as general superintendent of
the railway mail service, succeed
ing William /. Denning. was an
nounced yesterday by Postmaster
General Hays. Mr.. Denning will be
assigned to special work in connec-
tion with readjustment of the rail-
way mail pay.
Mr.. Riddell was born at Cortland,
Ill. and was appointed from De
Kalb. Ill, as a railway postal clerk
in 1883. He is now general super
intendent of mails, with head
quarters at Pittsburgh. In his new
position he will have charge of the
fifteen divisions of the railway mail
service and $4,000 officials and
clerks.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-06
COURT DISMISSES
I WIRE Line SUIT
Western Union Loses Plea to
Stop Valuations
Process.

The Supreme Court of the Dis
Gict yesterday declined to interfere
10 the tilt between the Western
Union Telegraph Company and the
Interstate Commerce Commission
over the valuation of the formers
telegraph lines which parallel the
right Of way of the railroads
throughout the country.
The telegraph company sought a
writ of mandaIhus to compel the
Commission to revise and correct it's
valuation figures.
IAN opinion signed by Chief JUS
tfce Walter l. Mccoy declares that
the court can neither suspend the
work of valuation nor engage in the
field work connected with the same.
The court expresses the opinion
that the valuation work begun by
the Commission is of a very COM
plicated character. because the rail-
roads are claiming-or may claim
an equity in telegraph lines belong
ing to the Western Union because
they have contributed labor. trans
portation. right of way. and other
considerations to the construction
or maintenance. or both, of these
lines
The Washington herald., 1921-05-06
RITES TOMORROW
FOR MISS III. e. SHORT

Funeral services for Miss He4eu
E. Short. who died at Georgetown
University Hospital as the resu1e ~
burns received last week while
lighting a gas steve at her home.
1918 Thirty-fourth street northwest
will be held at the Western Presby-
terisn Church. tomorrow morning.
Interment will be In Rock Creek
Cemetery. ''a'
Miss Short. who was twenty years
old, was a native of this city. She
was the daughter OF Mr.. and hrs.
II. p. Short. and was employed AZ
stenographer In the casualty section
Of the United States Marine Corps
The Washington herald., 1921-05-06
= ENDORSES
TAXATION PLAN
OF RETAIL MEN
committee of Merchants
And Manufacturers, As
sociation Favors Tax.

The board of governors Of the
Iferchants and Manufacturers As
ociarion and the committee on
taxation yesterday indorsed the
axation plan of the National Re-
all Dry Goods Association. which
win be presented TO Congress next
week for the early passage OF a
turnover tax. Philip King. presi-
fent of the association. said that
the committee on taxation VIII
make every possible EFFORT to have
Congress come to an early termina-
ton in favor of a turnover tax.
Harold r. Young. secretary of the
Washington National Retail Dry
Goods Association. and John W.
Hahn, secretary OF the. National Re-
t1il Garment Association, also
spoke at the joint meeting.
The members of the committee
on taxation. of which Charles NJ.
Keefer is hartman. are: Adolph
weyl. Leo Baum, Robert Buckley.
NJ. G. Gibbs, E. H. Droop, Sidney
w. Stratus, Gen. Anton stephan, John
Dunn. William John Eynon,- W. W.
Griffith, Henry Offterdinger, H. D.
OFmsby. Howard Mckinley. Sam
zirkin. Charles W. Semmes, Ernest
Mayer, Sylvan King. l. l. Gold
helm, ]. Maxson Cunningham, Her
bert j. Rich, r. E. Mathers, F.
W. Harper. o. ]. DeMoll, Harold H.
Levi and David Sanger.
The workmen's compensation bill
for the District, which is now be-
fore Congress. was referred by the
board to the committee on law and
legislation giving the committee
powef to act. q
The Washington herald., 1921-05-06
Neighborhood House Riddles Take
Little Journey to Fairyland With
Stopover in Kingdom Of Flowers

"And little child shall lead
them"
The way to escape the fatigue of
sameness was shown ly the little
kindergarten children last night at
the Neighborhood House. 40 "
street southwest. May Day in the
Land of Make Believe" was staged
and ifty children dressed in Chinese
costume, played on the 'Samm
Jimm.' an rental Instrument. and
ate Chow Semi" which is the way
they say lunch in Hong Kong and
some of the children acrried make
believe" even further By pretending
to be fairies. snowdrops, and vio-'
let's forget-me- -nots, and buttercups
and poppies. And Ike the overs. in
The Washington herald., 1921-05-06
Rain! Rain!
Still More Due
To Arrive Today

With, the waters of the Potomac
River swollen as the result Of the
continual rains during the past six
days. and with reports from Mary
land cities skirting the river To the
effect that thousands of persons are
In danger of being driven from their
homes by the rising waters. the
weather forecast for today is over
cast. with occasional rains
The rains of this month have sx-
ceeded the average rainfall for this
period by nearly one and a half
inches. according to the U. s.
Weather Bureau.
While the rains OF the past six
days have caused discomfort and
danger to those residing near the
banks Of large streams. the down
pour has had some good effects, .ac-
cording to the forecasters. who
claim that nothing better could have
The Washington herald., 1921-05-06
NelD Church Is Factor
On Building Program

Business and professional men of
Washington who were guests Of
Edward F. Colladay at a lunche On
yesterday in the interest of the
s125.OO fund being raised for the
building of the Chevy Chase Presby-
teFian Church, at the University
Club were unanimuos in their opin-
ion that the building of the edifice
would be a factor in the greater
building program of the District.
Edward F. Colladay. who is chair
man of the citizens committee for
the fund. announced that the fol-
lowing were added to the committee:
Colin H. Livingstone, william
Knowles Cooper, Byron S. Adams,
Jesse c. Adkins, Ralph w. Lee, Al
fred B. Leet. Frank p. Leetch, Paul
Sleman and Charles J. Waters.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-06
BAKER TO TESTIFY
IN BERGDOLL CASE

The disclosures thus far made re-
garding the escape of Grover
Cleveland Bergdoll, the draft slack
er. have So aroused the House COM
nittee investigating the case that
Il has determined to leave no stone
unturned and to summon every per-
son involved in the affair in its
efforts to fix the blame.
1t is likely that Newton d. Baker,
former Secretary of War. may be
called to the witness stand. and the
committee is considering the advis-
ability of summoning Mrs. Emma
Bergdoll, mother of the escaped
Stacker. A host of additional wit
nesses probably will be announced
in a day or two. The inquiry will
be resumed Monday.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-06

power of speech and talk with
princes and everything. the children
say.
Present Folk Dance. :.
This afternoon, the weavers, a
folk dance, will be given in COM
rliment to the department Of hand
weaving. The afternoon program
will be closed with a Maypole
Dance.
The program this evening consists
of a Holiday in Make BeIie
Town" celebrated by the boys. This
number is, concluded by a country
darce. In which all join.
The Quest of the Pink Parasol," !"
relating the story of what happens
when "a disconteDted little girl
changes place with a disconnected
little poppy, and "In the Palace
Garden" telling of a lovely" queens
friendship for flowers and fairies.
will constitute the principal parts
In the entertainment.
Open to Inspection.
The climax of the festivities will
come Saturday at O'clock with the
May Day. procession and GROWING
of the May queen. The street will
be roped off in front of the Neigh
borhood House for the exercises
The program of the children Is be-
ing directed by Miss Edith Coulsen.
The Neighborhood House will be
open for inspection to the general
public today and tomorrow. II is
The social center is in
need of a gymnasium, swimming
pool and similar equipment: the day
nursery needs clothing, cribs, towels
and IL Is believed the May Day cele-
braton will result in interesting
many in the work and needs Of the
house.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-06
COOLIDGE RECALLS
VERMONT BOYHOOD

Reminiscence of his bOyhood days
in Vermont. to show the contrast
with the recent progress of that
State, were related by Vice Presi-
dent Coolidge TO members of the
Vermont Alumni Association and
the. Vermont State Association at
their annual maple sugar banquet
last night at Rauscher's.
Guy w. Bailey, president of YER
mont University. who followed the
talk given by Vice President Cool
idge eulogized the lives OF women
and charged the audience to incul-
cate the true ideals of Vermont.
Prof. J. W. Votey. of Vermont
University. in a short talk. conclud-
ed the affair. Many Vermont nota-
bles were present.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-06
Thirteen Are Injured
In w. B. e A. Collision

BALTIMORE. Md. May 5-Thir-
teen persons were injured. two of
them seriously. when a passenger
train of the Washington. Baltimore
and Annapolis Railway collided this
afternoon with a work train at
wellham. Anne Arundel County.
Maj. John Du Puyster Douw. for
ner mayor of Annapolis. received
the worst injuries of the passen-
gers, suffering scalp lacerations and
cuts on the face. Mrs. BENJAMIN
Beard. of Annapolis and Mrs. Vir-
ginia Immel. of Earleigh Heights,
were the only other passengers in
p fured
The Washington herald., 1921-05-06

happened for the crops. az it has
overcome the lack OF moisture
caused BY the iiEht SHOWS ourinr
the Wtrtlr.f. $50
AccordlnE to oficial predictionsl
the rains will have reached their
limit sffer today. and the dawn Of
tomorrow r. expected 10 bring with
Il clear skies, accompanied by q
rising Of the temperature
The Washington herald., 1921-05-06
Opens New Thought School.

Summer training school at the
New Thought Temple, 1914 n street
northwest, will open here May 16
with many students from many
States of the union. Four instruc-
tors. DR.. Joseph Perry Green, DR..
r. c. Douglas. DR.. f. c. Hartmann
and DR.. Mary E. Whitaker will be
in attendance.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-06
Wellesley Offers Prize
For Best Greek P0ste,

FOR the best poster submitted By
a public or private school girl an
"a nouncing the coming presentation
Of the Electra of Euripides," by
Edith Wynne Matthison, the Wash
ington Wellesley Club offers a prize
of SO.
This performance will be given
for the benefit of the Wellesley
College Semi-Centennial Fund.
Posters must be in the hands of
Miss Mary Riley. 2141 LeRay place
northwest, by o'clock Tuesday,
May 10.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-06
Ingersoll Portrait Is Gift.

Helen H. Gardener, a member of
the Civil Service Commission, in
behalf Of the family of the late
Col. Robert G. Ingersoil, lawyer and
orator. will present the Washing
ton College of Law with a portrait
of the late Col. Ingersoll and q
signed manuscript tomorrow after
noon at 4:30.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-06
Charlestown Boy Found Here

Robert d. Ray, 16-year-old fugi-
tive from his home in Charlestown.
w. Va, was picked up last night
at the Union Station by Detective
sergt. springman and is being held
at the House of Detention. He
will be returned nome today.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-06
MISS MANILA MARTAN'S TRIBUTE

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The N her N street palm h flowers 1t nvey
New-York tribune., 1921-06-19
Illustrations by WILL CRAWFORD

various tasks. Then we started in a body to
get behind the herd. Every five hundred yards
stationed a man in tree to steer the drive.
Driving elephants at night is a slow, trying,
dangerous job. 1t means fighting every foot
of the way through dense jungle and keeping
up continual hubbub Of tom-toms and shouts.
The elephants wish to avoid the noise and
they move slowly away from it, crashing
through the trees and vines. The men who are
directly behind have the easiest time, for they
can follow the trails broken by the elephants;
those on the side must cut trails with their
parangs. No lights can be used, and care must
be taken to avoid the little elephants, which
roam about, investigating the noise. If they
see man and give the danger signal the en-
tire herd stampedes.
When we arrived behind The herd spread
New-York tribune., 1921-06-19

power to force much labor as we might need.
A few days later Omar and /, accompanied by
the Sultan, sailed down the coast to the Pa
hang. 1t was wide, deep river, infested with
crocodiles; settlements dotted the banks. At
each of these we stopped and called on the
head men to conscript labor.
Since the men had to supply their own food
and travel in their own boats, the cost of the
expedition was reduced to nothing. We ar
ranged that the men might be replaced by
others from their villages, because they were
loath to remain long away from their families
Five days after leaving the capital we ar
rived at the place where the herd had been
located. We disembarked. There followed
two weeks Of hunting before we found the
spoor that told us we had reached the ele.
plants.
1t was dense jungle; underground, creepers
and vines bound the trees together. The lack
of sunlight and the dense atmosphere made
progress slow. Sometimes the task of driving
elephants on foot through such country
seemed hopeless, but kept the men at work.
hacking out trails with parangs-their big
knives The insects were frightful, and we
were all covered with bites / developed
fever and went about SO 'groggy' that was
not at all sure of myself; but huge doses of
quinine and the excitement Of tracking so
large herd.kept me going.
The scouts reported that the herd num-
bereo about one hundred. I assigned ifty
men to surround the elephants and keep .lem
moving in circle within a definite AREA while
we built the stockade.
The work of making the trap was prodig-
lous. Trees twenty to twenty-five feet in
length and foot and half in diameter were
cut down and dragged through the jungle for
hall mile or more to the spot had selected
These were planted five feet in the ground and
braced by three smaller trees, so that thay
could stand the enormous pressure of ele-
plants trying to lunge through them. The
trap was roundabout seyenty-five feet III
diameter--with two wings, each one hundred
feet long, converging to the entrance After
planting and bracing all the posts we bound
them together with heavy ropes made of
twisted rattan and then covered them with
vines and leaves. For all this work the natives
had no tools except their parangs It was
amazing to see the rapidity with which they
cut down the big trees and slashed trails
trough the jungle. Omar and ! were with
them constantly, keeping up their enthusiasm
and excitement
In building the trap we took great care not
to disturb the jungle through which the ele
phants were to be driven. Like all jungle ami
mails, elephants can see at night, and there
is always the danger Of stampede unless pre-
cautions are taken against arousing suspicion
The jungle leading up to the wings was un-
touched, and the wings and the trap could
scarcely be distinguished from the dense
growth that surrounded them. In ths run
New-York tribune., 1921-06-19
AN ELEPHANT HERD IN TRENGGANU
Making the Trap Itself and Fighting Jungle In
sects Would Be Adventure Enough for Most
Men, but in This Particular Instance That
Was but the Preliminary to the Main Bout
BY CHARLES MAYER

way and in the trap the jungle was still stand
ing without injury.
When the stockade was completed an old
Siamese priest offered to perform the cere-
mony that would bring the blessing Of the
deity of the jungle upon the drive. A white
cock was found and fastened in the center Of
the trap. The priest selected~a hundred men
and stationed them near the entrance with
fruits and branches Of trees; then, with two
natives, he withdrew into the jungle. Pres
emily we heard them shouting. They came
through the underground, chanting and strik-
ing the trees with their spears and parangs.
The priest rushed through the runway into
the trap and seized the cock With his knife he
severed it's head. Them while the natives
joined in a chorus of shouts, he ran about the
trap, sprinklng the blood. Instead Of coming
New-York tribune., 1921-06-19

was taken up on each side of US, and presently
we heard the elephants moving forward, throw
ing their great hulks against the jungle
growths The night was black, and we STUN
bled on, guided only by the calls of the men
In the trees. Insects swarmed about US, biting
until we were frantic. Sometimes the noise
on either the left or the right suddenly in
New-York tribune., 1921-06-19

creased and we knew that the herd had veered
IN that direction and that the men were fright
ening them off.
Dawn came, and we found that we had driv-
en- them mile and half. It had been ex-
hausting work. I posted guards to watch the
herd and we slept until late in the afternoon.
Our bodies were covered with welts from insect
bites and the sting Of nettes and were torn
and scratched by the sharp vines, and I was
throbbing with the fever. When darkness
came again it seemed to me that the enterprise
was all wild nightmare
Early the next day the stampede hit us with
out warning. A small elephant, straying from
the herd, saw some Of the men on the right;
he ran back, trumpeting danger. Then the
believing herd came down upon US,
Ali showed my rife into my hands and I
Jumped behind tree The Siamese priest
stumbled and fell. Before I could shoot big
bull elephant stepped on him and tore hin,
IN two, throwing the upper portion of his body
over my head. I was spattered with blood.
Elephants, believing furiousy rushed past us:
men screamed and scrambled for places of
safety. The immense animals loomed up in the
darkness for second and then disappeared
In their excitement some collided with trees
There was no need to shoot; it would have
been like holding up fan to fepd off a cyclone
hugged my tree, keeping my gun in position
L was discouraged; our efforts had been vast
ed and the herd was scattered That would
be fine story to take back to the Sultan.
When the elephants had passed T called to
the men. We lighted torches and searched for
the injured. Three had been killed and twelve
hurt, and / was thankful there weren't more
casualties. We buried the dead. Ali brought
up my medical kit and helped me dress the
wounds.
After few hours sleep found that I
wasn't quite discouraged, and so j called
the men together and lectured them on the
necessity of being careful. They showed no
signs Of mutiny, and so we started off again
IN search of the herd 1t was not difficult to
ind them, for they cut swath in the Jungle
TO the point where they stopped, five miles
from the scene of the stampede.
Again posted guides in the trees and spread
out the drivers. Every man was alert and
when night ended we We're considerably nearer
the trap. In the minds of the elephants there
seemed to be no connection between the noise
that was driving them and the men thew had
seen the night before and they went ahead
peaceably.
Leaving scouts to watch the herd, / gath
cred the men together and praised them. Sue
cess rekindled the enthusiasm that had been
damped by the stampede, and when we threw
ourselves down to snatch few hours sleep we
were convinced that the drive would proceed
without trouble. The scouts reported that the
herd was. slightly depleted, but even SO it was
New-York tribune., 1921-06-19

diagram of the trap wanted to build. He
asked if it would not be a better plan to shoot
the big elephants and capture the young I
put stress on the royal payments he would
receive, and thus I won him to my way of
thinking.
He assigned his nephew Omar---a tunku--
to the duty of assisting me- and gave him full
New-York tribune., 1921-06-19

the men out in U formation, warning them
to make no noise until the signal was given
With Ali standing near me with my express
rifle l waited until darkness came, then gave
the signal and started forward Ali. Omar.
the priest, my Chinese boy and few others
followed along behind me, shouting. The noise
New-York tribune., 1921-06-19

out through the gate he crawled between the
posts. The ceremony ended and the natives
were ready to begin the hunt.
Word came from the men who were watch
ing that the herd four miles away I
gathered the natives around me- explained all
the details of the drive and assigned men to the
New-York tribune., 1921-06-19

Copyright, 1881. Asia Masasins,l !
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-04-27
;uumorlaI Forsstsf

Memorial trees have been planted
by the hundreds in honor Of the boys
who fought In the great war. and
hundreds will be planted yet in their
honor. says the American Forestry
Magazine. But why stop with the
planting Of one tree In honor Of eachf
Why not make it a half-acre, or even
more, for each, and bunch the plant.
Ing to make forest7 We can call It
whatever we may. n township. a mu.
nicipal. county or community for
est. letting 1t be distinctly understood
that 1t Is to serve as a memorial for.
ever TO those Tor whom planted.