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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-04
Love GODDESS
GAINS IN FIGHT
AGAINST DEATH
Would-Be Suicides Condition
improves, Says Doctor-Man-
ager Pleased With Publicity.

While Miss Rita Hail. Goddess of
Love" of Mecca" who attempted to
end her life with bichlsride of mercury
during the Thursday matinee mt
Polls Theater. was reported in a crit
ical condition at Emergency Hospital
last night. John J Dillon. boss show
man Of the desert troupsrs was said
to be coInplimenting himself upon
the publicity Afiss Halls tragic at
tempt had brought to the troupe.
Declaring he didn't know any
thing" about Miss Halls condition.
Hall had been fired" from the cast
for her alleged participation in a
wild liquor party" here during the
past week.
Crisis Not Yet Passed.
Miss Hall has been placed under
the care Of DIR. Harry Kaufman. Her
condition was such last night that
she could not be moved from the
hospital.
DR.. Kaufman's. report on Miss
Halls condition was encouraging.
Though Miss Hall Is an extremely
nervous girl in rundown health, her
condition is very satisfactory" said
DR.. Kaufman. III no complications
set in. 1 believe she will recover.
Though 1t will be several days before
she will definitely pass the critical
point, believe her chances are very
good. Compared with other poison
ing cases, Miss Halls is serious. but
not such that recovery is improbable"
Dry Agents War on Parties.
Unofficial word went forth from
prohibition headquarters last night to
clamp the lid down tight on gayeties
indirectly connected with the disarma-
ment conference In which women Of
the stage and bootleg liquor play more
than an incidental part.
The tragic attempt of Miss Hall to
end her life following a round Of
merrymaking has centered attention
upon what the dry forces call a real
eN,s associated with the large number
Of visitors to Washington.
I'VE propose no espionage or any
IN n o.r. man suict supervision
Of the conduct Of certain elements who
prey uponN women with liquor as a
lure" said one Of the Governments
high officials.
Recently there have bee held a
number Of big parties. and hose in
vited have been led to underst nd that
the liquor which flows no freel, In the
finest of brands, secured throu. n the
limited restrictions placed upon for
eign ENJOYS" he said. AS a m after
of fact, 1t was just the ordinary vile
stuff that the bootleGgers reap a mar
vest on, and those who have imbi bed
freely have risked not only tn cir
health. but their lives"
Revelry Inquiry Continues.
Revenue officials are continuing
their inquiry into the revelry which
led two other girls Of the Mecca"
company to lose their engagement
through enforced visits to the hospital
caused by alcoholic ailments. 1t was
said last night that there was some
doubt as to the truth Of the story
which linked two United States Sen
ators with the party which ended SO
for the chorus girls. THE
girls probably told the truth when
they said they were out with two Sen
ators but the men, they were with did
not" according to the prohibition
officials.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-04
Veterans Offer Jumping
Beans to 5000 u. S. Girls

SANTA FEE, N. M, Dec. g.
"Lookie! Watch II! There 1t goes.
These ordinations will soon be heard
all over the United States with the
distribution Of 5000 genuine Mexican
jumping beans.
The jumping beans have been
trained to leap through hoops and
stand unhitched by the 5000 disabled
war veterans recuperating in this
State. They are to be sent to girls
thu oughout the country who agree to
corr espond with one OF the war
yeteia ans.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-04

not care about the outcome Of the
jury's deliberations"
Mrs. belmont. when taken into Gus
tody, pleaded illness. She lies now In
o pink and white embroidered kimono,
tossing on the prison cot, moaning
and crying that she is deserted by all.
Where are Virginia Rarpe's fam
ily7 Why don't they come to help
me?" sc queries.
"Oh, why didn't they let me tell my
own story on the stand? Why didn't
the district attorney let me testify?''
Mrs Belmont mutters in hysteria.
She will be taken to MADEIRA in
charge of officers within the next few
days.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-04
FEDERAL BAR TO MEET.

The Federal Bar Association will
meet In the auditorium of the Interior
Building at SI5 o'clock tomorrow
night. Among the speakers will be
william c. Dennis. former financial
adviser to the Chinese government;
r. w. Tourney, jr., Edgar burlington.
Ralph w. S. Hill and William r. Val.
lance.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-04
Navy Gunners Establish
New Record in Practice

LOS ANGELES, Dec. "a worlds
record In gunnery was established by
the gun crew of turret No. Of the
q. s. S. New Mexico in practice of
the harbor here.
In short range director practice five
shots were fired from three fourteen
inch guns in / minute. 3S seconds. all
director hits at 5000 yards.
The previous record was 1:42. An
other score was seventeen out OF
twenty hits at 5000 yards.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-04
Maryland Hen Adopts
Family of Four Kittens

HAGERSTOWN, Nd, Dec. 3.--De-
serted by their mother. four maltese
kittens have been adopted and are be-
ing mothered by hen on the farm Of
John Kepler.
The kittens plaintive cries were
heard by the hen, which promptly
took charge OF them. feeding them and
covering them with its wings at night.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-04
Late Heir to $4,000
Now Held as Slayer

NEW ORLEANS, La, Dec. g.
John T. Moore. late possessor OF an in
heritanceupf $4,000. today Is under ar
rest erdcharged by police with hav-
ing shot and killed Peter Liten In a
squalid, dirty room where they were
living together penniless.
Police declared that Moore fired
when Liten objected to having cold
water thrown on him.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-04
Fisherman Fined After He
Lands 1OO-lb. Sturgeon

OTTAWA, Dec. 3.-Victor Desjar-
dins. who caught a 100-pound stur-
geon. measuring five feet. four inches
in length, in the Ottawa river. de-
clares he is through with the rod and
line forever.
Then the police department heard
OF IL, Desjardins was hailed into police
court and fined for fishing without a
license. The fish was confiscated.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-04
Warm Winter Ripens
Melons in New Jersey

CAPE MAY, Dec. al. N. Hoff-
man, a farmer, sold ten watermelons
today that he had picked on his farm
at Fishing Creek, nearby.
Sunflowers are in bloom along the
highways.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-04
N. W. CITIZENS TO ELECT.

The North Washington Citizens As
ISOLATION will meet at o'clock to-
morrow night in the Sunday school
house Of the United Brethren Church.
North Capitol and r streets north.
west. The annual election of officers
will take place and about 200 new
members. will be admitted.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-04
MODERN WOODMEN TOELECT

Washington Camp. Modern Wood.
men of America. will hold a special
meeting Tuesday night In Topographic
al Temple to elect officers for the
coming year.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-04
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actions would be that of the nine
teen-year-old girl. sometimes that
of the child. The complete and
apparent change of personality
would occur ten times a day.
The doctors, scientists. not
auacks, think they have cured the
patient and driven out or sup
pressed the abnormal being.
Such dual. triple or centuple
Municipalities exist, more or less
under control in all human
beings-and naturally. as each of
Us has millions Of ancestors
buried beneath the surface. How
many would be willing to have
all their suppressed thoughts. i'm
pulses and desires made public?
In minds of great power
nearly always there exists con-
flict or difference Of person
atty. Newton, the greatest
mathematical intellect ever born,
wrote like a child of ten on re-
ligious matters. And Napoleon,
master of men and of material
conditions, speculated like
baby on abstruse subjects.
We are such stuff as dreams
are made of-dreams, and dim,
past memories. The majority,
fortunately, are dull, and do
their work not troubled by the
dreams. -
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-04
Prayer for Arms
Meet Success to
Grid Globe Today

~ "A ~ NNAVUS AVNA&S.y
A one-minute prayer for the
- success Of the Washing
ton conference will encircle the
globe at 5 o'clock this after
noon.
Eight million Salvation
Army workers, scattered
throughout sixty-five different
nations, will join simultan-
eously in the prayer. under the
orders from their international
officers, 1t was announced last
night.
While Evangeline Booth.
head of the army in America,
is leading the prayer here.
other workers in every coun-
try on the globe will kneel
simultaneously.
Theodore Roosevelt will pre-
side at the Washington meet
ing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-04

If 5-5-3 should not be settled the
conference will blow up. But this Is
n small III" The big III" is whether
China and Japan get together. II
they do the Administration will let
out a sincere whoop that can be heard
from London TO Tokyo and from Seat
tie to Cape Cod. II Japan and China
split on that point In their separate
parley. as they split in the confer.
ence, with so nearly fatal results,
then indeed the beans will be spilled,
and II will be nard to see how any
final and satisfactory arrangement
can be arrived at.
An interesting luncheon was given
today in the Shoreham Hotel by Mr..
Sennosuke. president Of the japanese
bureau Of Legislation. a technical ad-
visory body to the japanese govern
ment. He has been here n month
md leaves on Monday for Japan. He
leaves in his place Messrs. Kawahara
and Tyamamoto, bosses of the Con-
rtitutional or now dominant party in
Japan. They were described as the
Penrose and Watson OF the Japanese
government.
In his speech after. lunch, filled
The New York herald., 1921-01-05
WOMEN'S ROOMS CLOSE
IN POLICE STATION
Neuu Order Relieves Mofrons
in 47th Street.

orders relieving the three matrons OF
the West Forty-seventh street police
station from further duty there were
issued last night from Police Headquar-
ters. This means the closing of the
women's rooms at the station. As this
station is in the heart Of the theatrical
and shipping districts the precinct po-
lice are required frequently TO take
charge OF women who have been taken
III with falnting or. other illnesses. be-
sides attending TO similar emergency
cases. In such conditions women have
been cared for by the matrons.
The new plan bears directly on the
new police order requiring prisoners to
be taken TO one central station In each
inspection district In the Third lnspec-
tion district. which includes the district
between Fourteenth and 10th streets.
from Sixth avenue to the Hudson River.
the West Thirtieth street station has
been fixed az the central station. All
prisoners must be taken there instead
of 10 the nearest station.
Although It was announced that the
centralized system was devised as a
time saver II was PORTED out that in
cases OF arrests near the boundaries OF
tho inspection districts officers may
spend an hour away from post taking
their prisoners TO the station.
The New York herald., 1921-01-05
REFORMATORY HEAD
is FACING REMOVAL
Major Sidney w. Brewster Tn
der Charges by State Com
mission Of Prisons.

The removal of Major Sidney w
Brewster as acting superintendent of
the New York City Reformatory at New
Hampton for cruelty is recommended by
the State Commission of Prisons after
an investigation of alleged brutalities
practised there.
The report states that even after he
had been notified by the Commissioner
of Corrections to discontinue punish
ment by isolation Major Brewster inn
posed isolation on bread andDwater diet
and compelled prisoners to stand up nine
hours n day. They were made to sleep
on a cement floor in their underclothes
with only single blanket for covering,
it is stated.
immediately after Major Brewster
assumed charge of the reformatory q
cruel system of isolation as a means oil
punishment was put into effect" the re-
port declared. "An inmate committed
to an isolation cell was placed upon q
diet of two slices of bread twice a day
and two cups of water for a period of
five consecutive days. On the sixth day
the inmate in solitary confinement re-
ceived regular rations and then followed
five more consecutive days of the re-
stricted bread and water diet. This
treatment continued in like order for the
duration OF the prescribed number OF
days in solitary confinement. In some
instances this course of treatment would
continue from twenty-eight to thirty
four days"
The New York herald., 1921-01-05
100000 IN BROOKLYN
FOR STARVING EUROPE
Hoouer and AL Smith Speak
at Big Mass Meeting.

Herbert Hoover and former Gov.
Alfred f. Smith were the principal
speakers last night at a mass meeting
in the Brooklyn Academy of Music to
raise money for the $4,000 starving
children of Europe. An audience of 1000
persons signed pledges amounting 10
about 100000. Two individual gifts of
more than 100000 each were received.
Mr.. Hoover. appealing for funds, said
we must write the last paragraph of
one of the greatest chapters in Ameri-
can history. our intervention in Europe
to save life. We have saved Europe
from starvation three times during the
war. he pointed out. While 5000, 900
lives were lost in the war. American
charity has kept that many children
from starving to death. :.
Mr. Smith referred TO America as "the
instrument OF Divine Providence for the
salvation Of the world" Frederick II.
Pratt, chairman of the Brooklyn Mems
Committee of the European Relief Coun-
Gil. presided. Mrs. Walter Brewster
headed the women's committee. A pro-
'gramme was rendered by the Paulist
Choir.
The New York herald., 1921-01-05
CRAIG TRAILS MORE
THEFTS IN HIS OFFICE
Two Employees Under Comp
trOller Indicted on Grand
Larceny Charges.

With two employees of the Finance
indictment for alleged defalcations.
Comptroller Craig stated yesterday that
Investigations of the last few days have
uncovered several other peculations. The
Comptroller added that there are indica-
tons that other items may be added to
the shortages with which the indicted
employees are accused.
The Grand Jury returned indictments
yesterday against James #. Harris. Al
years old, of 467 ST. John place. Brook
lyn, and Charles Kloos, 35 years old, OF
1881 Greene avenue, Brooklyn, an ac-
countant and a clerk in the Finance De-
partment. charging them with. grand
larceny in connection with the disap-
pearance of two Liberty bonds, one
valued at $500 and one at S100 which
had been deposited by contractors as
evidence of good faith. Kloos who was
arrested Monday. was held in $4,000
bail before Magistrate Tobias. Judge
Thomas G. II. Grain, in General Ses-
arrest of Harris, who had not been
found last night.
Mayor Htlan made public report
sent to him ten days ago by David
Hirshfeld, the indicted Commissioners
OF Accounts. stating that tho shortage
recently revealed in the department of
the Public Administrator, and for S17.-
900 of which William L. Becker. o
clerk. awaits sentence. would exceed
A.
Mayor revealed why Mr.. Hirshfield, a
city official, should have made an in
vestigation of county shortage.
Hirshfield recommended that William
NJ Hoes, Public Administrators, and
Frank V. Arnold. his assistant "be not
retained in office" 1t was reported that
the Commissioners Recommendation was
made after Il became known that Mr.
Hoes had decided to retire from Office
after many years of service.
Mr. Hirshheld issued statement
yesterday in which he declared that
Comptroller Craig never had permitted
him TO carry out an audit of the ac-
counts of the Department OF Finance,
as had been requested by the Mayor.
and urged that the Comptrollers ac-
counts be checked by an auditor not
connected with the Comptroller's Of
fee.
Comptroller Craig told newspaper men
that five more contractors have come 70
his Office and told him of having de-
posted Liberty bonds with the Finance
Department and inquired concerning the
safety Of those deposits. The Comp
troller was not ready to make a state
ment that those deposits are safe. be-
cause he had not completed his inves-
tigation of the extent of the laxity per-
mitting unauthorized persons TO receive
such deposits. through which laxity the
indicted men are alleged to have OBJ
tanned possession of bonds.
The Comptroller said also that yester-
days examinations In his department
showed the existence of several other
shortages. lie would not say what
amount OF those shortages was nor
whether other employees than those al
ready indicted arc involved In them.
Neither would he say whether additional
warrants will be sworn out for the sus-
pected persons.
The New York herald., 1921-01-05
TWO YOUTHS ARRESTED
IN BOLD STOCK THEFT
Police Bond Squad Traces Sc
curties From November IL.

Edward Holtz. aged IS, of 400 Miller
avenue, and Irving Cohen, aged IL, OF
7S0 Llvonia avenue, Brooklyn. were ar
rested on charges of grand larceny last
night, after detectives who had been
tracing a package of stolen certificates
since November is. decided the two
youths were responsible. simultaneously
with the arrests 1t became @lnown that
the Police Department is represented in
the Wall Street district by n special
bond squad. which maintains "brok-
erage" office for the purpose OF tracing
securities.
According to the detectives who made
the arrests the theft of the stocks in
volved about s3,10O. They We're stolen
from De Coppet & Doremus, brokers, Of
AZ Broadway on November IL and. so
the detectives said their investigation
disclosed. the method followed was the
most daring yet concocted.
Holtz, II is alleged. walked into the
brokers office and relying solely on his
nerve and the fact that he was a
familiar figure 10 firms that knew him
as n financial district messenger. ac-
costed the cashier.
Have you got anything for Wrenn
Brothers" he asked the cashier. the de-
tectives said.
Without question n package contain
ing Mexican Petroleum stock certificates
among others was passed over and he
walked out. Cohen. say the police. re-
ceived the certificates In the street and
passed them TO - third accomplice
From then uo TO the time the certificates
were located through the efforts OF the
bond squad several persons handled
them. many unaware that crime had
been committed
Holtz and Cohen will be arraigned to-
The New York herald., 1921-01-05
WINS PLATINUM TROPHY
FOR KILLING FIRST FLY
PhiIadeIphian Victor IN 81
Minute Struggle.

George r. Dimond of Philadelphia
has won the metal effigy of fly
mounted in platinum which is awarded
each year by the Merchants Associa-
tion to the person who kills the first
housefly of the new year. Mr.. Dimond
beat a fly to death after a terrific
struggle I'm a restaurant in East Twenti-
eth street early New Years morning.
and the trophy was presented to him
yesterday by Edward Hatch, represent
ing the association.
Mr. Dimond now has two metal eff
gies Of flies mounted ia platinum, as he
won the 1920 trophy also and expects
to add others to his collection. On New
Years eve, sharply at midnight Mr..
Dimond and several friends who had
volunteered TO act as retrievers gripped
their tlusty swatters and set forth to
kill a fly They couldn't find any on
Broadway, so they went to East Twen-
tieth street. There. at exactly fifty
seven minutes after the new year Mr.
Dimond slew his fly.
The New York herald., 1921-01-05
VETERAN WINS IMMUNITY.
Prosecutor Recognizes Man Who
served Under Him.

James J. wilson an Assistant District
Attorney. was prosecuting cases In HaT-
lem Court yesterday when he recognized
one Of the defendants. Max Freelander
OF % East 10ist street. as a private
who had served under him in the war.
Freelander. according 10 Patrolman
James Rivers, was peddling bolts OF ell,
at Park avenue and 10ist street and re-
fused 20 move on when ordered. The
charge was obstructing passage. Mr..
Wilson obtained the dismissal OF the
charge. stating that Freelander to his
knowledge was gassed overseas and had
been ordered by army physicians to do
outdoor work when he returned 10 civilian
life. Mr.. Wilson was a lieutenant In the
Fifty-eighth Infantry Regiment.
The New York herald., 1921-01-05

VERDICT SET ASIDE
BECAUSE OF PERJURY

Supreme Court Justice Callaghan in
Brooklyn yesterday set aside verdict
OF $4,000 returned by jury last April
in favor OF Mrs Bertha Brunner, n pub
lie school teacher OF 457 First street
Brooklyn, against the city of New York.
81 have reached the conclusion" said
Justice Callaghan. that the plantiff
would not have been successful on the
trial but for the perjured testimony
given In support OF her case"
On June "a, 1918. the plaintiff stun
bled over n hole in the sidewalk near
1905 Eighth avenue, Brooklyn. and was
injured. Witnesses called In her behalf
described the hole as being from eight to
twelve inches wide and from six to
twelve inches in depth. The tagging
was brought into court
1T is apparent" reads the decision.
that the hole Is not more than three
quarters OF an inch In depth at the
deepest point"
The New York herald., 1921-01-05

After a conference with officers OF the
Air Service of the United States Army
and representatives OF aero associations.
f. H. La Guardia. President of the Board
OF Aldermen. announced yesterday that
an agreement had been reached on sail
the essential features Of the proposed
ordinance to regulate the flying of air.
planes over this city.
There was some argument. Mr.. La
Guardia said. over what constituted a
safe altitude. 1t finally was agreed that
the ordinance will prohibit airplanes
from flying over the city at an altitude
OF less than 1000 feet An agreement
also was reached as 10 the definitions
Of landing places. emergency landing
places and gliding angles. The ordin-
ance, Mr.. La Guardia said, positively
win prohibit the dropping of literature
The New York herald., 1921-01-05
ROBBERS AT LAST BEAT
CHEWING GUM MACHINE
But They Use an Axe and Get
Other Loot in Grocery.

BURGERS visited the grocery of Fred
4, Devurst in Mount Vernon early yes
terday morning. and carried away IN
trucks almost everything in the store
except the fixtures and a contribution
box for the Blind Babies Fund. The
fixtures were nailed 70 the floor and the
contributie;. hox was screwed TO one Of
the counters.
The loot included $4,000 worth of gro
ceries. $500 from the cash registers, the
contents of the candy showcase. and
chewing gum and pennies from chew
ing gum machine.
So far as could be ascertained last
night they were the first persons to get
anything from a chewing gum machine
in five years However they used an axe
The New York herald., 1921-01-05
KEEP 1000 FEET OVER CITY
is NEW LAW FOR A VIA TORS
Stunts Barred and Literature Must Not Be Dropped
Under Code Adopted by Army Men
and La Guardia

from the air ana there will be no
"stunting."
At the conference were Major Christie.
comma ndant at Mitchell Field; Lieut. :
Col Hickman OF the Bureau or Aerial
Strategy. Washington, d. G., .. Il.
Gardner. representing aero publications
Charles A. Boston. chairman of the Aero
Legislation Committee of the Bar Asso-
citation, and Major Reed Lands.
The objection was brought up" said
Mr.. La Guardia, that such an ordin-
ance as is proposed would be unconsti-
tutional | reminded them that the
aviators had overcome gravity and that
we likewise would try to overcome what
ever trouble there is with the Constitn-
ton. However, even in piece of legis-
lation as necessary and sound as this. |
expect opposition from the same quar-
ters which have opposed all aviation
legislation in Congress and elsewhere" "