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The Washington herald., 1921-09-11
d. G.. REALTY BOARD
MEETING OCT. 10

Monday, October l. is the date set
for the annual meeting of the
Washington Real Estate Board.
Plans for the annual meeting were
made at Fridays session of the ex-
ecutive committee. Officers are to
be elected and action will be taken
on the sixty applications for MEM
bership.
The special committee headed by
Percy H. Russell. which is handling
the problem of securing housing IA
cilities for the foreign delegations
to the disarmament conference, re-
ports that the response to the public
appeal has been very satisfactory.
A considerable number OF properties
have been listed and the committee
Is now occupied in examining these
listings in order to supply the EN-
bassies' needs that are known at
this time. The full requirements Of
the different embassies are not ex-
pected to be learned for several
weeks
In some instances hotel accommo-
dations were required and this to
some extent VIII relieve the demand
for homes and apartments. On the
other hand the properties listed will
be held available for visiting news
paper men and informal observers
from other countries.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-11
Law and Order
League to Fight
Liquor Running

LYNcHBURG. va. Sept Io.-An
effort will be made at Rustburg. the
county seat Of Campbell County on
Monday to combat an apparent
whisky ring In thai county. by the
formation of a county Law and
Order League, call for which has
been issued by Commonwealth At
torney A H Light II Ia expected
also that a grand jury Invcstiga-
ton viii throw rome sensational
light on the Illicit sale OF liquor
there in the past few months It Is
also believed that the day will
bring some developments which
may tend to throw some light on
the murder of Pat johnson At Six
Mile Bridge last November.
Judge Barksdale Is expected slto
to take some action about a petition
for police protection for Brook VILE
district in which the suburbs OF
Lynchburg are located, where there
has been much lawlessness in the
past. The court was asked two
months ago for more adequate pc
lice for the suburbs.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-11
OldLir1e Tickets
Elected in Prince
Georges Primary

HYATTsvILLE. Nd. Sept. To-
The organization forces Of both
Republican and Democratic parties
yesterday scored substantial vic
tories.
The Democratic nominees are:
For the State senate, Lansdale G:
Sasscer, Upper Marlboro. House of
delegates, Charles D. Ager. Chillum;
George j. Hess, Spaulding: Thomas
C. Jones, Marlboro; William p. Ma
gruder, Hyattsville, and Clarence
M. Roberts, Kemp. County com
missioner. George A. GUIDE, Chillum.
Sheriff, B. Frank Brown, Laurel
State central committee, Efhe
Gwynn Bowie, Melwood; Mary w.
Browning, Riverdale: Herley Ma
chen. Hyattsville: George Palmer.
Seat Pleasant; Henry Santer, jr.,
Nottingham. and George w. Waters.
jr.. Laurel. Delegates to State con-
vention. Charles e. Benne. Kent;
Brice Bowie, Riverdale; Henry B.
Brady. Aquasco; John F. Lillard,
Hyattsville: William II. Lusby,
Brandywine; Philip G. Miller. Sur
rats.
For State senate. William N. Fisher,
Seat Pleasant. House of delegates.
Neuman e. Dubrow, Hyattsville; j.
Alton Harron. Hyattsville; Arthur
G. Keefer. Chillum; George Merrick,
Marlboro; J. William Wachter,
Laurel. County commissioner. John
M. Bowie, Queen Anne. Clerk of
the court, John Fisher, Oxon Hill.
Sheriff, James A. Sweeney, Noting
ham. State central committee, Hem
derson /. Brooks. Seat Pleasant;
Samuel Gardner Coale, Upper Marl-
boro; Edward Gasch. Bladensburg;
George e. Lancaster, Bowie: w.
Claude Smith, Queen Anne; William
Lane Watkins. Bowie. Delegates
to State convention, Eva c. z.
Chase. Riverdale; James c. Curley.
Laurel: Louis Griffith. Marlboro; j.
A. Mcfarland, Hyattsville; ELI liza
beth H. Prout. Bowie.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-11
MISS MAE HUNDLEY
WEBS ADOLPH WOOD

FREDERICKSBURG. Va. Sept.
lo.-Miss Mae Mason HundleT.
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Alwyn
Hundley. Of this city. became the
bride OF Adolph Crittenden Wood. q
Norfolk. son OF Mrs. Zilpha Barnes
Wood. OF New York. at the Fred
ericksburg Baptist Church today az
high noon. The ceremony was per-
formed by the Rev. Emerson L. SNEI
pastor of the church. The church
was decorated with white cut flowers
and palms. and AT DawuinG Was
sung by Mrs. A. p. Rowe. preceding
the ceremony.
The bride, who was given In mar
rage by her father, wore navy
blue cloth travelling suit and car
ried q shower bouquet OF brides rose
and lilies of the valley. Miss Mildred
Dew peterborough. OF Emm Ion,
was maid OF honor. and little MS
Emily Mclean. Of Norfolk. Was ing
bearer. otto B. Mclean, OF Ncrioik'
was the bridegroom's best man. Il
ushers were Frank Mast, and Il -
Nichols, Of Norfolk; Dr. Noble Barnes,
of Washington, and Alwyn Huud.'H'
jr., OF this city. The Wedding music
was rendered by Mrs. Mary QUINN
Hicks. A large number OF oI'-of-
town guests were present After a
Northern bridal trip. Mr.. and Mrs
Wood will make their home IN Nor
folk, where the bridegroom Is manaf
ger Of the General Carbonic IONS
pany. 4
The Washington herald., 1921-09-11
CLARENDON TRUST
COMPANY ELECTS
Frank Sutton Named Presi.
= dent and DR.. Sutton
Chairman of Board.

CLARENDON. Va. Sept. 1o.-First
steps toward organization of the
Clarendon Trust Company were TAX
en- at a meeting of the stockhoid-
ers held in the Follansbee Build
ing last night, when the following
temporary officers were chosen:
Chairman board of directors, Dr.
Richard N sutton; president. Frank
T. Stone; vice presidents. DR.. J. r
Smallwood. Peter Latterner. z. M
Shreve; counsel, Charles T. Jesse
and Amos Crounse; secretary-treas-
urer. to be named later: directors
r. N Sutton, F. T. Stone. ]. r.
Smallwood, Peter Latterner, Il. M.
Shreve, DR.. w. c. Welburn. w. o.
Won Herritis. DR.. J. Ernest Mitcheil'
Frank Lyon, DIR. w. r. Boyer. D
H. Cooper, ]. L. Crupper. T J.
Crack, T. J. De Lashmutt. c. c. La
mond, L. Morgan Johnson.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-11
FARMER IS VICTOR
WITH ANGRY BULL
Attacked in Field, Has
No Recollection of
Killing Animal.

CHARLOTTESVILLE Va. Sept.
r. Tisdale. a prosperous
farmer living near Jacksonville,
had an experience yesterday he
does not care to repeat. He went
into a field to catch a bull. The
animal attacked him. and to de-
fend himself. Tisdale accepted bat
tie. When the conflict was over the
animal lay fiat on the ground and
was carried into the house
in a dazed condition. A doctor was
sent for and found his most serious
injury to be several broken ribs.
II want you to fix me up SO I
will get well quickly" said the re-
farmer. 'for 1 want to
get out as soon as I can, take my
gun and kill that - bull"
You needn't worry about the
bull, George" treasured the doctor.
He is dead"
>Tisdale had killed the animal in
the fight. but he doesn't remember
how he did it-events were moving
so rapidly.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-11
TlOo Virginia Couples
Married in Rockville

ROCKVILLE. Nd, Sep. 10
Among the couples married here
within the last few days were Miss
Grace Agnes Bailey and Herbert
Cole, both Of Washington; Miss Sarah
z. Cation and Albert L. Dove, both of
Fairfax Courthouse, Va; Miss Dor
othy M. Insecs, of Forest Glen, and
Eugene H. Allison, Of Friendship
Heights: Miss Elsie ". Dietrich and
Henry w. Holland. both OF Danville,
Va.
Licenses have been issued by the
clerk Of the circuit court here for the
marriage of Miss Olga A. Spencer,
Of Chevy Chase, this county, and Nor
well o. Moses. of Lexington, Va;
Miss Florence .Epps. Of Virginia, and
Taylor Kurel. of Washington; Miss
Matte E. Berry. of Seneca, this
county. and John Curtis, of WASH
ington.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-11
Women Take Part
In Rurn-Rurlning
At'Atlantic Port

NORFOLK. Va, Sept. 1o.-women
are now taking part in rum-run-
ming and whisky making activi-
ties here. This includes wives,
daughters of the ship captains and
still operators.
However the part they take is
not one which renders them liable
to exposure, since they stay in the
background. and 1t is seldom that
the feminine end of the work reach
es the ears of prohibition officials.
One women Is known to be on a
rumship which is running whisky
from the Bahamas to some port
along the Atlantic Coast. After the
cargo is gotten aboard she Is usu-
ally put in charge of it since a
woman can keep the crew sober
better than men. When the ship
reaches port she comes ashore, To-
Gates the prohibition officers, and
II the cargo Is being expected by
them she warns the rum-runners.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-11
TU0-County Railroad
May Lose Mail Contract

LYNCHBURG. Va, Sept 1o.-If
the Franklin and Pittsylvania rail-
road cannot give service to the towns
on that 36-mile stretch Of railroad
between Gretna and Rocky Mount,
daily except Sunday, the company
stands to lose theg overnment mail
contract. The government pays the
system about $4,000 annually for its
mail contract, but now. 1t is under
stood. Uncle Sam threatens to re-
scri to star routes II the mails have
to wait while the one locomotive is
transported to a foreign system for
rcpairs.
The road was formerly operated by
the Southern system, but that sys-
TEN some years ago turned II back
to Pittsylvania and Franklin counties
to operate. The road has the dist:nc-
ton. 1t is said. of piling up a deficit
a. its tonnage increases.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-11
NelDLylDed Is Charged
With Passing Bad Check

LYNCHBURG. Va. Sept. TO-
George r. Thomas. who recently
welded a Lynchburg girl, was ar
rested late Thursday night by local
policemen at Melrose, Halifax County,
and brought here to answer a charge
Of getting money under false pre-
lenses.
Thomas is alleged to have depos-
tied a check in the Peoples National
Bank, drawn on the First National
Bank. Philadelphia, for $3.50, which.
It is claimed. was declined when
offered for payment in Philadelphia.
Meantime, 1t is charged Thomas drew
a $50 check in payment Of an insur-
rance premium here.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-11
Pershing May Go Abroad
To Honor Allied Dead

Gen. John !. Pershing, Chief of
Staff. and general Of the armies of
the United States, probably will make
a trip to Europe next month, A was
learned yesterday.
If Gen. Pershing goes, as is now
planned. he will represent the Amer
lean army and the United States at
ceremonies IN honor Of the allied I'M
known soldier dead.
Secretary of War Weeks said that
number of American army officers
are going to Europe to rttend the
honors for the allied soldier deao.
Weeks COULD not tell much about the
details of the plans. beyond that the
ceremonies probably will be held
sometime in October. The plans are
still indefinite.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-11
Mrs. Helen Hutchinson Dies.

CHARLOTTESVILLE Va, Sept.
10.-Mrs. Helen G. Hutchinson, of
this city. died yesterday afternoon
at the home of her son, Robert L.
Hutchinson, near. Orange, after an
illness Of tire. weeks. The funeral
and -interment were held this aft
ernoon. Mrs. Hutchinson before
her marriage. was, Miss Helen c.
Atkins, of Orange County, where
most of her life was. spent. Eight
children survive% Mrs. j. H
Donaghy, of Reading. Pa; Mrs
Robert Downer. of Daniels, Va;
Mrs. Jennie Downer, of orange.
Bradshaw G Hutchinson and Miss
Maude Hutchinson, of this city:
william Hutchinson, of Smiths
Ferry, Pa: Robert Hutchinson, of
Orange. and Mrs. J. W. Palmer. of
Clarendon, Wa: also two sisters.
Mrs. Maggie DEBTOR, of this city,
and Mrs. ). w. Johnson. of Locust
Grove, Va
The Washington herald., 1921-09-11
HARMONY SLATE
WINS MONTGOMERY
COUNTY PRIMARIES
Carries Democratic Vote
By Majorities of 1893
To 1000.
RIGGS RETAINS SEAT
His Stand for Increased
School Funds Apparently
Endorsed.
RIGGS RETAINS SEAT

ROCKVILLE. Nd. Sept. 1o.-By
majorities ranging from 1913 to near
ly 1900. all the candidates on the
so-called harmony or organization
slate. that is those supported by
the leaders of what were formerly
the Lee and Peter factions of the
party, won out at yesterdays
Democratic primary election in this
county.
They carried Laytonsville. Bethes-
da and Wheaton districts by heavy
majorities, and most of the organi-
nation candidates came out ahead
in Poolesville. Rockville. Colesville,
Gaithersburg and GAINESVILLE dis
tricts. The anti-organization forces
had the better Of 1t in Clarksburg,
Jamestown. Olney. Potomac and
Damascus districts. About $500
votes. or approximately s. per cent
Of the total registered Democratic
votes. were polled. Many women
in all parts of the county failed to
vote.
The Winning Candidates.
George L. Edmonds. Charles q.
Griffith. Carson Ward and P. Hicks
Ray. for the house of delegates:
Samuel Riggs. Robert L. Hickerson
and Lacey Shaw, for county coin
missioners. and ALIVE A. Monkey. for
sheriff. were the successful can
didates.
The contest between Samuel
Riggs. incumbent. and Lewis w.
Barnsley. for the nomination for
county commissioner from the First
district. attracted the most inter
est. because. as a member of the
board of county commissioners, he
recently voted in favor, of Increased
appropriations for public schools,
which resulted in e substantial in
crease in the county tax rate. Riggs
was fought bitterly. especially in
the central and upper sections of
the county. but his home district
Of Laytonsville. and Bethesda and
Wheaton districts stood by him
loyalty and furnished more tnan
enough votes to overcome the ad-
verse vote In the rest of the county.
His majority was 5S5.
The election was the elimination
VI a oi1lcr CdhpdlBH, marked Dy
more than the usual amount OF
other triumph for E. Brooke Lee.
who led the successful forces. and
acyanother demonstration of his
supremacy in the Democratic poll
tics of the county.
How the Vote Stood.
The vote in detail was az follows:
follows:
For the House of Delegates
George L. Edmonds. 3.09S; Charles
G. Griffith. $3.50; Carson Ward.
3.055: P. Hicks Ray. 2.753: Clarence
L. Gilpin. 1880: John L. Welsh.
1871; Francis Snowden, 1922; James
D. King. 1874.
For County COMMISSIONERS
district: Samuel Riggs. 1858; Lewis
w. Barnsley. 2.2ss; Second district:
Robert l. Hickerson. 1885: Waters.
also; Fifth district: Shaw, 3,0SS:
Bonifant. 1913.
For sheriff-Alvie A. Moxley.
1886; Thomas L. Lechlider. 1874:
Randolph Luhn, 1875: Robert L
Saunders. s04.
between State Senator Willis B.
for the nomination for clerk of the
Circuit Court. Senator Burdette
carried all but three of the twenty
one precincts and in a total vote of
approximately 1900, had a majority
of about 600. Very little interest
was shown in this contest, as 1t was
a foregone conclusion that Burdette
would win, and only about 20 per
cent of the party vote was polled.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-11
Miss Maria Field Tucker
WEEDS NeJUt0n Mcclure

LYNCHBURG. Va, Sept. 1o.-Miss
Maria Field Tucker, daughter Of J.
L. Tucker. became the bride OF New
man w. Mcclure. Of St Louis Tues
day. the ceremony being performed at
the home Of the bride near Ltnchburg
by the Rev. r. +. Jones. Of Staunton.
brother-in-law of the bridegroom
Miss Annie Lisle Tucker. Of South
Hill. was maid Of honor, and L. c.
Harrison. Of warheld. was best man.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-11
Lieut. Neubauer's Parents
GrieUed by Refinement

LYNCHBURG, Va, Sept. 1o.-The
body of Lieut.. William o. Neubauer,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. v. Neubauer,
of this city, who was killed in France
october 4. 1918. has been brought to
Arlington Cemetery and re-interred
there. despite the protest Of his par
ents. The family did not want the
resting plade Of the soldier disturbed.
Lieut.. Neubauer was with Com
'pany e. s1sth Infantry, soth Divi-
sios, and was to have been commits
stoned captain in a few days, when
he was killed in action.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-11
CENTER FIRE OFFICE
NEEDS MORE ROOM

More ONCE space for the central
office of the fire department will be
asked of the Commissioners soon,
Fire Chief Watson said yesterday
Watson said that he would not recon-
mend a separate building for his CEN
trail office but preferred to remain in
the District Building with the COM
missioners. Two more rooms would
give his office ample space, he said
Considering the recommendation Of
Chief Watson for installation Of 900
more fire alarm boxes, James Simp-
son. Of the electrical department, said
yesterday that this would necessitate
an enlargement Of the fire alarm re-
ceivin station. which can accommo-
date only about 500 more boxes.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-11
Frederick Cattle ShouD
Will Be Opened Oct. Is

FREDERICK, Nd. Sept. 1e.-The
sixty-first annual cattle show OF the
Frederick County Agricultural Soci-
ETY. will open in this city October is
and will last four days. After years
Of conservatism, the directorate has
this year erected new buildings and
arranged for exhibits Of school, farm
and garden products. which in the
past have been considered unimpor-
tant. An entire building will be given
over to exhibits OF the work Of school
children OF the county.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-11
Police and Firemen
May Haze Field Day

Plans for an annual police and fire.
mems field day is being considered
by Mai. Harry L. Gessford. superin-
tendent Of police, and George Watson,
chief engineer of the fire depart
ment.
A baseball series, between Home
Defense. Firemen. and Police teams,
a tug OF war. track events, and police
and fire drills would be features OF
the all-day celebration OF Washing
toms protection forces. according to
the plan outlined by Fire Chief Wat
son.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-11
Charlottesville Y.M.C.A.
Official Takes Reins

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Sept
10.-The staff Of the local Y. NJ. C. A.
has been completed by the arrival of
John A. Cramer, Of scottdale, Pa.
who will have charge Of the physical
work Of the association during the
coming year.
Mr.. NCramer has served as physical
director and boys work secretary in
Trenton, N. j.. Clearfield, Pa, East
Liverpool. Ohio, and also for a period
Of six months was physical director
for the Y. M. C. A, at one Of the
buildings at Camp Lee, Va. From
April. 1918. to April, 1919, he was
a member of the U. 8. Marine Corps.
being honorably discharged on April
80, 1919.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-11
Negro Taken to Lynchburg.

DANVILLE, Va, Sept. 10.-Irvin
B. Pierce, a negro, sentenced to
serve fifteen years in he peniten-
tiary for second degree murder. was
removed at an early hour this
morning to Lynchburg Jail. The po-
lice officials state they felt It
wisest to send him, there, though
there was no local situation making
the step Imperative. Pierce will
remain at Lynchburg pending the
outcome of his appeal.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-11
FUNDS ARE ASSURED
FOR UNWILLING FETE

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. Sept.
1o.-The success Of the great Confed-
crate reunion here on the occasion
Of the unwilling of the "Stonewall''
Jackson equestrian statue Is now as
sured by the prompt appropriation Of
the necessary funds to defray the ex-
penses thereof by the legislative
bodies Of the city and county.
The board Of aldermen and common
council concurred last night in appro-
priating $4,000 for the purpose, and
the board % supervisors of the county
followed suit this morning by voting
the sum of $1,000 additional. all by
unanimous action.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-11

Highest. SAG; lowest, 7O.a.
Relative humidity a. m, rs; q
p. m, so; s p. m, S..
rainfall Is p. m. to D. MI,
Hours OF sunshine. rs.
Per cent Of possible sunshine, s..
Departures from Normal.
Accumulated excess of tempera.
ture since January /, 1921. sa7.
Excess Of temperature since Sep
TENDER /, 1921. 7s
Accumulated deficiency of precipi-
tation since January !, 1921, asa.
Excess OF precipitation since Sep
TENDER 1, 1921. 81.
Temperature same date last year
70; lowest, g..
Tide Conditions.
data furnished by u. S. Coast
and Geodetic Survey
High tide 3:22 a. m, 2 It. 6 In;
1851 p. m. Aft. 4 in.
Low tide n:o6 a. m, 2 in; 1925
p. m, 2 in
Sun rises 5:IS a. m, sets e:24 p. m.
Moon rises 500 a. no, sets 1895
p. m.
River Conditions.
Potomac and Shenandoah rivers
10th very cloudy at Harpers Ferry
yesterday afternoon.
Other Temperntures
The Washington herald., 1921-09-11
MURDERED DOCTOR
ALIVE AND WELL

RICHMOND. Va. Sept 1o.-Thst
DR.. J. A. Grifith. who Or. W. A.
Hadley confessed to having murdered
at the time he Killed his wife here
and threw her body Into the river
is alive and well at this time, is ire
received in a telegram
here today. stating that he was awe
and well and now living in Holly
wood. Cal. The message was from
DR.. Grifith's niece.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-11
MISS ELSIE ORME
WINS SCHOLARSHIP

ROCKVILLE, Md, Sept. 10-The
Montgomery County Federation of
Women's Tbs has awarded to Miss
Elsie orme. Of GAINESVILLE. a schol,
arship n the domestic science de-
partment OF the University Of Mary
land. She was selected in a competi-
tive examination.
Miss Orme graduated from the
Rockville High School in the class of
1921. The amount necessary to pay
her expenses at the university was
contributed by the various organiza-
lions belonging to the federation.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-11
LYNCIIBUKG BEGINS IMPROVING
PARK SITE ON JAMES RIVER
Lies on Bluff With Broad Outlook Swimming
Lake to Be a Feature.
Swimming

The site lies on a blum overlook
ing the James River and abuts on
Rivermont Avenue. The property in
the early SOS cost the city $4,000
for forty acres, thirty.nve of which
were bought to settle suit against
the city for locating a smallpox
hospital adjacent to that land, then
used as a farm by Robert Ould
The Washington herald., 1921-09-11
George r. Macdonald Dies.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Sept.
1o.-A telegram was received here
last night, announcing the death yes
terday, in New York City. Of George
Robert Macdonald. Less than a year
ago Mr.. Macdonald married Miss
Pearl Estelie, Day. daughter Of Mrs
]. F. Day, of this city. Mr.. Mac
Donald was q native Of New York
State.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-11

LYNcHBURG, Va. Sept 1o.-The
city of Eynchburg is beginning to
improve a park which It has
owned for about forty years, and
next year the property. known as
Riverside Park. will be developed
Jnrst along recreation and play
ground ideas. One of the nrst I'M
provements is to be a swimming
lake.