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The Washington times., 1921-05-21
GEORGETOWN WILL PAY
HONOR TO JUDGE GOULD

The faculty and student body Of
Georgetown University School of Law
will pay a tribute to the late Justice
Ashley NJ. Gould. for many years one
of the prominent faculty members, at
mass meeting Monday afternoon at
$40 o'clock.
George L. Hamilton. dean Of the
law school, will tell with what af-
fection the students and faculty held
the late justice. Students from all
the classes will attend the exercises
at which appropriate action will be
taken on the death OF Justice Gould
The Rev. John b. Creeden, S. j., pres
ident of the university, will preside.
The death OF Justice Gould cast
gloom over the law school last night.
He was universally liked by the
students who showed their regard for
him on the occasion of the golden
jubilee celebration at which the uni
versity bestowed upon him the de-
gree of doctor of laws. Members Of
the faculty and officers of the classes
wul attend the funeral services.
The Washington times., 1921-05-21
CAR MERGER PLANS
!! Up UPTOCOMM|TTEES
Senate and House Conferees
Study Suggestions in D. c.
Traction TangIe.

Members OF the Senate and House
District committees today were study.
ing the report OF the conferences be-
tween the officials of the street raj, .
way companies and the District Com
missloners on their merger plans
The report was sent To the Capitol
yesterday with word from the Dis
trict Building that the conferees
were hopelessly at odds on a merger
plan.
The Senate Wednesday will take up
the rent situation in Washington
with view of continuing the pres
ent rent law. Both Senator Ball
chairman of the Senate District Com
mittee, and Congressman Focht, chair
man of the House District Commit
tee. are firmly convinced that a mer-
ger Of the street railways OF the Dis
trict is matter that requires imme-
date attention, and they have said
they will begin work on 1t as soon
as they get the school and rent ques-
tion out of the way.
1t is the pla nof Senator Ball to
work on the merger problem between
the meetings of the District commit
tee on the rent and school situation.
The Washington times., 1921-05-21
TWO HOMES RA|DED
ByL|QU0R SQUAD
Woman Arrested After Cops
Gain Entrance With Fire
Engine Ladder.

Prohibition agents and policemen
last night shortly after 10 o'clock
created a great deal Of excitement on
Seaton street northwest when they
raided two houses.
The residence of John Mccoy, 1871
Seaton street. was locked, and the po-
lice went to No. 0 engine house on u
street, between Sixteenth and Seven
teenth streets, and obtained a ladder.
They climbed to the roof and let
themselves in through the skylight.
The police charge that In the house
II ey found the most complete rectify-
lug plant yet discovered In Washing
ton. Everything was in working or
der. they said. as IL someone had left
hurriedly.
Two children asleep in a bed in one
OF the rooms were the only ones the
police found on the premises.
At 1877 Seaton street the police
found several gallons Of alleged corn
whiskey and several gallons of alco-
fol. They arrested Mrs. Frances T..
Foyer and charged her with selling
whiskey. concealing unpaid-tax spir-
its, and illegal possession. Mccoy
v as not arrested.
The raid was led by Lieut.. william
l.. Holmes. OF the Eighth precinct
assisted by Detectives Barbee and
Burke, Policeman Helmuth and Reve-
nue. Agent II. r. Stephenson. Two pa
tyol wagons were used to transport
the alleged illegal goods to the sta
ton house, while the street was
crowded with several hundred per-
sons, who watched the policemen
make the raid.
The Washington times., 1921-05-21
SUBURBAN CHURCH
IN $125,0O0 DRIVE
Chevy Chase Presbyterians Will
Open Campaign With Special
Services Tomorrow.

Special open-air services in connec-
ton with the campaign of the Chevy
Chase Presbyterian Church to raise
S125,000 will be held tomorrow morn
ing at IL o'clock on the lawn adjoin-
ing the church. Notable speakers will
take part in the services, which will
supplant the regular worship.
Among the speakers will be Sena-
tors Weller of Maryland, Robinson
and Lenroot. and Congressman Mon
dell OF Wyoming. Madden of Illinois,
Aswell of Louisiana, Temple of Penn
sylvania, Wingo of Arkansas. Byrnes
CT South Dakota, Macarthur Of Oregon.
Dyer of Missouri and Band of Geor-
gia.
Senators Ball and Capper and Dis
trict Commissioner Rudolph will
address the Chevy Chase Club at q
jolliication meeting upon the close
of the canvass at 5:45 o'clock Mon
day evening.
At the meeting last night. Edward
F. Colladay, chairman OF the cam
paign, made a special appeal to the
citizens of Washington to respond t.
the call for subscriptions, and a
tribute to the vision of the church
in seeking to enlarge it's facilities
was made by Senator Calder, a dea-
con in the Dutch Reformed Church.
The Washington times., 1921-05-21
FAIR WEIGHTS
THEIR SUBJECT
DR.. Stratton, Herbert Hoover,
and Others to Address
Standards Conference.

DR.. S. w. Stratton, director of the
Bureau Of Standards, will make the
address of welcome at the fouf
teenth annual conference on weights
and measurs of the United States
which opens at the Bureau OF
Standards Monday morning at III
o'clock.
HOOVER TO SPEAK.
Herbert Hover, Secretary Of Conn
merce; d. A. Gregg, deputy superin-
tendent OF weights and measures for
the State of Texas: w. r. White. di-
rector of weights and measures for
the States OF New York. and direc-
tors of weights and measures from
other States, will be speakers at the
conference, which will close Thurs
day, May 26.
IL suitable arrangement can be
made, there will be a reception by
President. Harding at the White
House, 1t was stated today.
One of the features of the con-
ference will be the manufacturers
exhibit of mechanically operated
liquid measuring devices. and 3
manufacturers exhibit of weights
and measuring devices. which is said
to be one of the largest and most
up-to-date that has ever been en-
hibited.
SEEK AID OF PUBLIC.
Among the problems which will he
discussed at the conference will be
the education of the public to the
necessity for accuracy in weight q.
and measures, enforcement of the
law in the marking Of weights on
wrapped meats, detecting shortages
and prosecuting offenders.
Other subjects to be discussed will
be the Standardization of containers
for food, net weight marking or
packages other than foods and
uniform bushel weights.
The Washington times., 1921-05-21

on the portrait. Mrs. Grant is a clas-
SIC type, noted for her beauty.
The portrait of General Blethen Is
in full length. 1t depicts the WELL
known newspaperman and soldier
attired in frock coat, in remi-
niscent pose.
NOTABLEs VIEW PAINTINGS.
Mrs. Grant will receive interested
visitor and art critics at her home
today for the last time. The por-
traits will then be taken to California
Officials of the diplomatic corps and
other members of Washington society
Will view the paintings today.
Among those who viewed the paint
ings yesterday were General Pershing
Major Queckmeyer, Major Marsh
Lieutenant Synder, Mrs. David Elkins
GENERAL and Mrs. Joseph Barnett. Gen
eral and Mrs. Dennis Nolan, General
and Mrs. Charles Drake and party
General Sniffen, Mrs. Delos Blodgett
Hamilton Howard, Mrs. Alexander
sharp, Mr.. and Mrs. r. II. Arnold, Mrs
karney Carr, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Colonel and Mrs. Rivers, DR.. and Mrs
Paul Reinsch, Mrs. M. Andrews, Mrs
Davenport White and others.
The Washington times., 1921-05-21
HOLDS INQUEST ON
WOMAN CAR KILLED
Coroner Acts in Death of Mrs.
Bergin, Struck by Candy
Mans Auto.

DR.. ]. Ramsey hewitt. District
coroner. this afternoon will hold an
inquest at the morgue on the death
OF Mrs. James Bergin, sixty-four
years old. a widow, of % Seaton
place. Mrs. Bergin's skull was
fractured when she was knocked
down last night at First and s street
northwest by an automobile operated
by George Potzler. wholesale candy
manufacturer, as she was returning
to her home from st. Martins
Catholic Church. where a few minutes
before she had attended May devo-
tions.
Potzler, who was arrested, stat ed
to the police that the accident was
unavoidable on his part, claiming Mrs.
Bergin stepped in front OF his car.
Mrs. Bergin's husband was the former
private secretary of Congressman
Lentz, OF Ohio.
The Washington times., 1921-05-21

That immortal outfit who knocked
the foe for a goal at Balaklava. Of
.Tennysonian chronicle. had nothing
on the 700 employees OF the United
States Engineer office this morning
when 1t comes to being gluttons for
punishment. All the history OF
Government clerkship recalls no brav-
er deed or sterner devotion to duty
than theirs.
They knew last night that all the
Government departments would be
closed today. as a tribute to the mem
ory of the late Chief Justice OF the
United States. They also knew when
they left the office last that they had
to report for work this morning.
POOR THINGS JOKED AT.
The seven hundred drew all the
jibes their more fortunate associates
in other departments could invent
The men declined invitations for fish
ing parties. the girls withstood the
pleadings OF beaux from other bu-
reaus who wanted to make a day OF
it," with a picnic at Cabin John or
in the warm May sunshine at Rock
Creek Park, and all hands made them
selves thoroughly unhappy with envy.
But when this morning dawned
and the alarm clocks began dinning
their maddening call to arms, there
was no faltering-no hanging back.
Seven hundred strong. they arose
from a cheerless breakfast, wrapped
up the gloomy lunch. put on the
old hat. and sailed forth to the
business of bread winning.
OH! TWAS DISMAL.
AS they sailed past more fortunate
homes there were expressions OF
sympathy hurled at them from be-
hind closed blinds. Gentlemen in
fishing clothes, and young ladies in
holiday attire passed them, yrinning
widely. on their festive way.
They arrived at the engineer Of
fee In the old Land Office Building
and prepared for the business OF the
day. The chief clerk appeared.
There's no work today" he said.
SORRY you people had to come down.
Somebody blundered about the
orders"
NO work" gasped the hardy 700
where's Major Tyler. the chief?'
asked lad whose sweetie went to
The Washington times., 1921-05-21

II not you had better steer clear
Of Milton Smith, who passes out driv.
ing licenses (sometimes) at the Dis
trict building.
For Mr.. Smith got fooled on one ap-
plicant and now he's IVORY.
SHE'S SOME HITTER.
This applicant was a woman. and
her batting average was perfect.
Every applicant for license will
be required hereafter to drive his car
among innocent bystanders. And
there won't be any street cleaners
around to sweep up the debris. So
you had better be pretty sure you
can miss 'em before you see Mr.. Smith
The lady applicant, an attractive
young woman, went through the ex-
animation swimmingly. until
"Can you drive an automobile ?"
asked Mr.. Smith.
can II" she exclaimed. We'll,
should hope so. ! have been driving
fo1three months"
LIT Smith was suspicious. He took
The Washington times., 1921-05-21
IMPROVE .P.O.
RADIO SYSTEM
Two New 0irectionaI Loops Pick
Up Cincinnati and AirmaiI
Field at BeIIefonte.

Erection Of two "directional loops "
perhaps the largest of the kind in
the world. for direct receiving VI
radio messages from a pre-deter
mined point, has just been completed
on the roof Of the Postoffice depart
ment building.
MARKS BIG ADVANCE.
This is one of the latest local ad-
vances in the Postoffice Department. s
nationwide radio system, which has
been growing with great rapidity,
especially in the Western part Of the
country. and which now Includes fif-
teen stations.
Agriculture market reports and wea-
ther reports are sent out daily to
thousands of amateur receiving sta
tions in the farming districts.
The directional loops, a new form
of antennae, are designed to pick up
messages coming from certain direc-
tion. to the practical exclusion OF
those from other points Of the COM
pass
They consist merely of large loops
OF wire standing vertically and point
ed in the direction from which the
desired message will come. This type
exceptionally successful in aTplane
use, being made to rotate within the
body of the airplane so as to catch
messages from any direction. By the
strength of the sound it's direction
can be found, no matter what the wea-
ther, thus giving the airplane pilot a
fairly good idea of the location Of the
station from which the messages are
coming.
"PICkS UP- CINCINNATI.
One OF the posteffice loops is located
on the big tower on the Pennsylvania
avenue front of the building and is
used for picking up messages from
tho Cin1innati station, which was put
into commission yesterday, the f1f-
teenth station completed in the chain.
The other loop runs the entir :
length Of the roof from north to south
and is used for messages from Belle
fonte, Pa, one of the airmail land
ing fields.
Beginning June I, the daily market
reports and weather forecasts will be
sent out to farmers and stockmen in
Colorado and Idaho, through the
North Platte and Elko stations.
Among the requests received by the
Postoffice authorities for daily radio
reports were number, especially
from the Pennsylvania, for the daily
baseball results.
1t is the desire of the radio offi-
cials to extend the service to the
mining, numbering and other isolated
sections where the inhabitants are
cut of many weeks in the year from
outside communications.
The Washington times., 1921-05-21
CASH FLOWS INTO
BOYS CLUB GOLFERS
Civic Clubs Aid in Selling Tickets
For NationaIs-Tiger Benefit
Game June 9.

Thursday June s'is to be an event
full day in Washington's boydom.
That is the date set apart for the
game between Washington and De .
troit for the benefit of the Boys Club
at Third and c streets northwest
Tickets are selling rapidly and
the game bids fair to provide a
goodly sum for the benefit of the
club. Friendly rivalry between va
rious civic organizations. including
the Board of Trade and City Club.
and others in the sale of tickets is
filling the Golfers fast. The in
dividual honors in the ticket selling
contest have been held so far by
Ralph w. Lee and to hear the
kids" tell it he is some ticket
seller.
The Boys Club is an outgrowth and
development of the former Working
Boys home and includes boys in it's
membership from eight to sixteen
years OF age. The total enrolment
is 21S and during the month of April
the club entertained 3E03 boys. The
club activities include swimming,
showers, gymnasium work, industrial!
work and general instructive classes.
4 savings bank is operated and has
los depositors.
The Washington times., 1921-05-21
DROP grind" AS
SHAD BAKE LURES
Over 600 Eat Their Fill and Play
Baseball at Beach Outing
of Trade Board.

Casting aside their cares and
worries and abandoning themselves
10 boundless fun and frolic. more
than 600 Washington business and
professional men are at Chesapeake
Beach today on the annual outing
and shad bake OF the Board OF Trade
One hundred guests OF honor are
er'o'''~~ the day with the board's =
membera
The nrst train reached the beach
at 1890 this afternoon. No sooner
had'it stopped than a wild rush was
made for a sumptuous dinner, all set
and fit to place before a king. An
extensive program of athletic events
then was presented. One of the fea-
lures was a baseball game. Fred J.
White and Lee Combs were the
captains of the opposing teams.
second train left for the resort
early this afternoon. Following its
arrival there will b second dinner,
just as sumptuous as the first. Then,
DR.. Frank Il. Gibson. chairman of the
entertainment committee, will offer a
varied vaudeville bill.
Herbert Swift, minstrel. Nill pull
some of his funny stuff; Milo B. At
kinson will tell humorous stories: Ar
thur S. Witcomb, soloist of the United
States Marine Band, will give a cornet
solo; "Griffuno" will initiate sundry
noises; w. Brooke Johns will tickle
a banjo: Edward B. Smith will sing a
bass solo; Edward p. Fitzgerald will
offer a mystery act, and w. Cameron
Burton and TEX" Hall, George Wash
ington University students, will sing
duet Selections will be given by
the Imperial Quartet, composed OF
James II. Young, Newton T. Hammer,
Edward l.. Hutchinson, and Ambrose
Durkin, with Byron Blodgett as ac-
companist. Charles L. Mark and John
l.. Smith will give a sparrfng exhibit
ion. The Boy Scout Band, the forty.
five members OF which will be the
special guests for the day, will give
serenade and render other selec-
tions.
l.. Pierce Boteler, chairman of the
souvenir committee, presented each
excursionist with a large bag Of
souvenirs. Both local ard ou'-of-
town merchants contributed thou
sands of articles for distribution.
Supper will be served on the
boardwalk at $40 tonight.
Charles +. Crane is chairman of
the committee in general charge Of
arrangements.
The Washington times., 1921-05-21

Art lovers of Washington visited
Mrs. Grants home yesterday from 10
a m. to p. m. and viewed the paint
ings, which have been pronounced su-
Ierb by art critics. General Pershing
was one of the callers and was enter
tanned informally by the assembled
guests.
PICTURES PAINTED HERE.
Cahill. who was present during the
exhibition, will leave tomorrow for
San Francisco, where he will present
the Pershing portrait to the Legion
of Honor Palace in that city. He in
tends to give an exhibition of all his
PAINTINGS at his studio, The Bohemian
Cub, in San Francisco, in the near
future.
The three portraits on exhibition
now were painted in Washington.
General Pershing's portrait presents
him standing up as though viewing a
battlefield. Every facial Characters
tic OF the former leader of the A. Z. r.
is carefully brought out. The artist
tas received several complimentary
offers for the picture.
Mrs. Grants portrait is bust pic
ture. Cahill was the recipient of
much praise for his excellent work
The Washington times., 1921-05-21
CITY CLUB TO AID BALL
GAME FOR YOUNGSTERS

A committee OF City Club members
headed by DR.. J. Roster Biggs will
meet at the clubhouse Monday at IL 80
p. m. to devise means to get the City
CLUB membership out in n body at
the Washington-Detroit baseball game
on June 0 for the benefit of the Boys
Club of Washington.
The members of the committee are
R X. Baker. vice chairman: r. J. Muir
ply, John c. Merkling, A. S. Gardiner,
]. S. d. Sauls, +. ID. Williams. Frank
T. Mitchell. Thomas A. Cantwell, Har-
ry r. Carroll, James L. Colliflower,
r. X. Ferguson. Arnold Hirsch,
Charles f. Lanman. Ralph w. Lee,
Roger O'IIanlon, James T. Ryan, and
DR.. Charles Stanley White.
The Washington times., 1921-05-21
KeyBridgeP Pier
| Still Standing
"Quicksand" Yarn Prod
uct of Brainstorm, Says
Boss of Job.
Lay minds subject to brainstorml

Lay minds subject to brainstorms
stampeded last night.
The pier on the Virginia side OF
the S2,OOO.O00 Key Bridge was sud
denly found to be built on quick
sand. The powder gang was busy
under arc lights blasting the pier
to prevent a crash which might
wreck other portions of the bridge
Other arches OF the concrete
structure were crumbling, meditat-
ing a plunge into the Potomac.
The whole works was a big engi-
neering mistake. Anybody could
have done a better bridge job while
eating dinner.
But this morning the lay minds
came out of the dream with a bang
Major l.. K. Oliver. in charge o
the job. laughed long and well.
why. the parts of the Key
Bridge already in position will
stand an earthquake that would
level most Of the building in Wash
ington." he smiled. None OF the
piers have been frostbitten. none
are cracking. and there's no quick
sand. Rumors that we'd struck
trouble probably originated because
we started the powder gang on
night shift last night. We are
anxious to clear away the part of
the old bridge abutment on the Vir-
ginia side. 1t interferes with the
construction of the final span. and
until it is removed we cannot bring
the steel framework for the con-
crete forms into position. We hope
to float that into place this coming
week.
"Rumors that the bridge is
crumbling are absurd. The trouble
is. too many bridges. better than
the Key Bridge are being built at
the dinner table by people who
know more about it than we do"
The Washington times., 1921-05-21
What's Doing; Where; When

the Friends of Irish Freedom. Typograph-
lcal Temple, t25 G street northwest, s
p. m.
Meeting-George Washington Council,
american Association for the Recognition
OF the Irish Republic, National Capital
Bank hall, ais Pennsylvania avenue south
east. p, m.
Hike-wanderlusters. end OF Mt Pleas
ant car line, 1880 p. m.
Directors -Womens City Cllo,
~ jackson place, i:30 p. m.
Play-"Drama Of st. Rita" young ladies
or Holy Rosary Church. Carroll hall. A:lj
p. m.
Meeting-Dominican Lyceum. st. Dominic s
Hall. sixth and + streets southwest, II a. m.
Special Nesper Services-Blue Triangs
7:N y. m
Annual Memorial Service-Lincoln Post.
No. g. @. A. r., Hamline Methodist Episco-
pal Church, Ninth and p streets northwest
! \ u. m.
The Washington times., 1921-05-21
SWING DOORS EXCITE
SAD MEMORIES, so
OFF THEY COME

The barroom doors of the Dis
trict Health Department were re-
moved today.
Officially, they were removed to
prevent them swinging back and
forth in the faces OF visitors.
But unofficially, and right from
a thirsty tongue:
They were removed because they
brought back memories which
memories kept many employees OF
the department from concentrate
on their work.
Or. william c. Fowler. District
health officer, won't verify the
unofficial reason. but he doesn't
hesitate to declare that once or
twice ethe swinging doors have
been pushed into his nose.
The Washington times., 1921-05-21

her to a demonstration car and told
her to cut loose.
TAPS FOR PEDESTRIAN.
luckless male pedestrian stepped
off the curb just after she got under
way. Pow! She bunted him lightly,
dropping him just in front OF the
plate-license plate, of course. Pedes-
trian struggled gamely to his feet.
Excited, she promptly lattened him
again.
Here's the way Smith stacks UP her
average:
BATTING.
C. Abb. H.. Ave.
1000
FIELDING.
&. TO. A. r.. Ave.
? Whatever you like.
The pedestrian looked decidedly
pained. but was uninJured
Smith Is conducting a lot OF demon
stration trips.
The young lady is riding on street
cars.
The Washington times., 1921-05-21
Dc. H|KERON
WORLD JAUNT
Ballard Has Hoofed 1t 68,E
Miles Since May, 1918.
Five Years to Go.

SCHENECTADY, N. Y, May 21,--
II there is young woman in VAST
ington who is awaiting the return
of ]. H. Ballard, she had better take
brace and prepare her wedding
clothes in 1926 style.
ON JAUNT AROUND GLOBE.
The young man in question is walk
ing around the world and is resting
here for a few hours preparatory to
resuming his globe jaunt He left
Washington on May 13, 1913. has COW
cred 6s.541 miles. and still has Ave
years of tramping ahead of him.
The young woman can bank on his
being there, by May 13, 1926, accord
ing to the terms of his schedule.
Ballard has a unique method Of
checking up on his route. At every
village that he visits he deposits the
sum of 13 cents in the bank; at each
country seat, 81, and at each capitol.
S.
The world traveller carries all the
data to show just where his money
awaits him. Up to the present time
he has 3,971 deposits for 13 cents
each, zoos 81 deposits. and fifty-one
IS deposits.
RIBBON OF POSTMARkS.
Another curiosity that Ballard car
ries is a ribbon of canvas 2.615 yards
long, literally covered with post
marks 1t Is a rule of the wanderers
game that he must get the postmark
OF every village or town postoffice In
his itinerary.
He Is allowed transportation to
cross bodies of water that may inter
sect his route. but all land distances
he must traverse on foot.