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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-05
TIMES NEWSB0YS
TO BE>CARN|VAL
GUESTS TONIGHT
Costello Legion Post and Show
Managers to Give Lads
Freedom Of Grounds.

Washington Times newsboys, more
than 200 in all. late thfs afternoon
will virtually take possession of the
mammoth carnival on the plaza east
OF the Union Station. The boys will
be guests of the Vincent B. Costello
Post of the American Legion, the Lew
Dufour and Rubin and Cherry Shows.
Sea planes, ferris wheels, merry 60
rounds, the whip and the twenty-five
other attractions will be turned over
to the boys when they arrive on the
carnival grounds at $40 tonight. From
this time until o'clock, the boys will
have full sway.
William j. Hilliar, who conducts
Spookland, is planning a special en-
tertainment for the boys. He asks
them to come prepared with questions,
personal or otherwise. and promises
to answer them.
Col. John l.. Fehr, lew Dufour and
managers of the Rubin and Cherry.
Shows will conduct the lads around
the various attractions.
The carnival is being held this after.
noon. tonight, tomorrow afternoon and
tomorrow night. Record crowds are
expected tonight. Proceeds from the
show will be used by the Costello
Post care for penniless ex-soldisrs
who come to Washington.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-05
HAITIAN CHARGES
WILSON REGIME
USED IRON HEEL
Ex-President of Senate Tells
Committe Natives Were
UnduIy Oppressed.

Charges that the Wilson admins
tration took advantage Of weak and
defenseless nation" in establishing a
military occupation of Haiti following
disturbances at Port Au Prince in 1915,
and the subsequent death of President
Sam. were made before a Senate in
vestigating committee today by Stenio
Vincent. former president of the Haiti.
an senate.
From the point of view of interna-
tional law II Is plain that the Wilson
government had no right to order AN
invasion of Haitian territory and 10
take possession of that small and
friendly country" Vincent declared.
The only avowed pretext for inter-
vention in the annual report of the
Secretary of the Navy I'm 1920 was the
statement that the crisis in Haitian af-
fairs demanded immediate and ener-
getic action on the part OF the navy
to protect American and foreign lives
and property and TO restore order
throughout that distressed country"
But the fact that while the tragic
events occurred in Port Au Prince,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-05
RYE SCHOOLS STAY SHUT
TO AVERT CADDY FAMINE

RYE. N. Y, Aug. 6.-The board of
education yesterday voted to defer
opening of the schools from Septem-
Der IL to September 10 in order that
there may be no dearth of caddies
when President Harding. Chief JUS
tice Taft and 500 other participants
in the Apawamis seniors annual golf
tournament open play.
Thomas Byrnes. Jr., was the only
trustee who objected. Mr.. Byrnes
said the schools should not be run
to accommodate the Apawamis Club.
and that the tournament should be
held during the vacation period IL
the club needed boys. Horace l..
Hotchkiss, head of the tournament
and Of the Seniors Golf Association
of the United, States. informed the
board that upward of 81 800 would be
spent on caddies' fees during the
tourney and he wanted Rye boys to
get the money.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-05
KNIGHTS TO SPEND
S2,5O0,OOO TO AID
DISABLED VETS
Convention Hears Plans to Ex.
tend Hospital Services
and Night Schools.

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. San
nouncement that the knights Of Col
umbus would spend approximately
$4,000 900 on disqualification work for
disabled former service men was
made at the final session Of the an
nual International Knights of Column
bus Convention yesterday by William
j. MCKINLEY, supreme secretary.
Knights Of Columbus secretaries ex-
perienced In war work will be attached
to the larger hospitals, where disabled
men will be provided with comforts
and recreation.
The Knights also WIN continue their
500 college and university courses dur
ing the forthcoming year, as well as
the chain of 1872 Knights OF Columbus
night vocational schools for veterans
and civilians.
In view of present negotiations for
the settlement of the Irish question
the convention resolved that IL would
not adopt any new policy TO supple
ment its resolution OF the 1920 SUI
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-05
FREED FOR DAY TO GIVE
SKIN TO LITTLE DAUGHTER

NEW YORK. Aug. 5.--John Good
ish, who is baddish in many re-
spects, has offered to submit to
a skin-grafting operation in behalf
of his four-year-old daughter, Sophie,
who is suffering from burns In Beth
Israel Hospital, Newark, and he soon
will be released for day from the
Essex County Penitentiary in >Cald.
well. N. j., to undergo the ordeal.
At the request of physicians attend.
ing the child. court order for his re-
lease was issued yesterday, but II was
not utilized because at the last moment
the physicians decided that the time
for the operation had not come.
Sophie fell against stove In her
home. 123 Carlton street, Newark, and
the burns, while not serious, threaten
to disfigure her unless new skin Is
grated on the scars,
Her father Is serving time for theft.
He has been reprimanded in police
court several times for ill-treatins nj,
wife.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-05

MRS. SIDoNIE B. STEEL.
OF New York. who has filed suit for
separation against her husband.
John w. Steel, the noted tenor. Mrs.
Steel says her husband has been
friendly with two "Ziegfeld Follies"
girls and asks for alimony, saying
Steel earns from $1,000 to $4,000 a
week. Mrs. Steel has appeared on
the stage.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-05

good ships. while expeditiously build
ing newer types.
The super-Hood is believed to be a
large battleship type. with a consider
able displacement, and probably $50
feet long or more. Her armament Is
believed to be either eight fifteen-inch
guns arranged in four two gun tar.
rets, or an arrangement OF eight or
ten sixteen-inhcers. In the latter case
there probably would be two turrets
Of three guns each, and two of two
guns, a rather novel arrangement, but
perfectly possible Her speed is not
believed to quite equal that Of our
latest boats. Very little else is known
as these boats are among the most
jealousy guarded secrets Of the Brit.
ish admiralty.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-05
'SONGB|RD' STEEL
IS SUED BY Wife
FOR SEPARATION
Tenor Accused Of Frequent As
ISOLATION With Three 'Follies'
Beauties and of lntoxication.

NEW YORK, Aug. 6.-John Steel,
tenor, whose singing Of love songs be-
fore ziegfeld Follies audiences and on
photograph records brings him an In
come Of S10O, 900 a year. is so far from
being the fervent lover at home that
his wife started suit yesterday Tor
separation.
She was Sidonie Espero. an actress
and singer herself Of some note. They
have been married less than two years.
According to her attorneys, HAYS.
Hershfield 4 Wolf, of 115 Broadway,
her action may yet be changed 70 one
for divorce.
Charges Bad Faith.
EN- Nav. 1921" Mrs. Steel's COM
plant states, ''the plaintiff taxed the
defendant with the fact that he was
unfaithful; that he was going around
with other women. The defendant nd
mitted to the plaintiff that such was
the fact; that he was going around
with Olive Vaughn, Emily Orange and
a Miss Hovey of the Ziegfeld Follies
company, and others. The defendant
admitted this to the plaintiff and told
her that he liked the society OF these
other women better than he did the
plaintiffs, and that he did not want TO
be burdened with the plaintiff or their
expected child any further
The young women mentioned have
been In the "Follies" chorus Tor
several seasons and are noted for their
beauty. Miss Orange was out air
planning with an admirer recently
when their airplane crashed to the
ground in the Flatlands section OF
Brooklyn.
Anonymous Letter.
Mrs. Steels complaint tells Of her
husbands telephoning her last spring
from Washington, when he was on
tour with the 'Follies," and accusing
her of having written an anonymous
letter to the mother of Olive Vaughn.
THE defendant had admitted his
relations with said Olive Vaughn were
Improper" the complaint states. and
that such anonymous letter had inter-
fered with his relationship with Olive
Vaughn.
I'm the fall Of 1920 the defendant
in the most brutal manner told the
plaintiff that any wife was an obstacle
to his professional success and inter
fered with the life OF pleasure that he
proposed to lead" the complaint con-
tinues. And the defendant told the
plaintiff he intended to get rid Of her
In some way, as he did not want to be
burdened with a wife-that he had
definitely decided to lead a bachelors
life and be answerable to no one"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-05
2Lo,e Wallets After
Accepting Doped
Liquor

Bad booze knocked out two for
mer service men last night Ore
of them, Horace w. True, recently
discharged from the Walter Reed
Hospital, told the police he met
negro woman bootlegger who sold
him a half pint of whiskey. He
took q drink and lost conscious.
ness. When he came to he found
his wallet containing $1N had
been stolen.
The other man who reported he
had been knocked out by booze
was Joseph j. Cleary, twenty-five
years old, of st. Louis. Mo. de
said he was at Glen Echo park
when he met a woman who offered
him a drink. He claims to have
been in receptive mood. Cleary
also told the police that when he
awakened he was minus sos.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-05
CHILD FALLS 80 FEET;
SAVED BY cLOTHESLINEs

NEW YORK, Aug. 6.--Anna Nc
Cafferty. seven years old. was busy
hanging out her doll family's washing
yesterday when she lost her balance
and fell from third floor fire escape
thirty-five feet to the ground.
Her mother, looking out I'm time to
see her disappear over the railing,
screamed and tainted.
When neighbors rushed in, they
found-Anna administering restora-
tives to her unconscious parent, and
explaining tearfully:
IT amt dead, mummy. I hit the
clothes line"
Her fall had been broken by clothes
lines stretched from the second and
first floors. and doctors who examined
her found nothing wrong save a slight
laceration Of the scalp.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-05
BRITISH NOW Bull DNG FLEET OF GIANT MYSTERY BATH

throughout this affair the life of not
a single American citizen or foreigner
was taken or Jeopardized. No property
was destroyed. And although there
was, for the moment. no government,
there was no burning or killing or
robbing. Quiet was promptly restored,
sumed responsibility for order until
a new government should be elected"
Vincent denied that the Haitian gov
eminent had invited the United States
to straighten out its affairs.
1.-THE facts are" he said. that when
the new Haitian government was noti-
fled In 1914 that the American Gov
eminent was disposed to recognize the
newly elected Haitian President as
soon as a Haitian commission should
sign at Washington a satisfactory pro-
tocol,' the Haitian government, through
Its secretary of foreign affairs replied:
The government Of the republic of
Haiti would consider itself lacking in
it's duty to the United States and to
itself IL II allowed the least doubt to ex-
list in it's irrevocable intention not to
accept any control of the administra-
ton of Haitian affairs by d foreign
power"
Vincent told the committee that the
Haitian people ware asking for:
Outlines Aims.
1-Immediate abolition of martial
law and of the courts-martial.
2-Immediate reorganization of the
Haitian police and military force, and
withdrawal within short period of
the United States troops.
3--Abrogation Of the convention of
1gl5 which the Haitians declare was
imposed upon them by violent
means"
Reorganization of a constitutional
assembly with guarantees of electoral
liberty.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-05
DARTMOUTH MAN NABBED
ON BAD CHECK CHARGE

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. b.--Charles
N. Ballet, twenty-eight, formerly a
student of Dartmouth. and said to be
the son Of a prominent Lehighton, Pa,
attorney, was ARRESTED here today on
charges of passing worthless checks on
the Normahdie Hotel. He was held for
court in $500 bail.
Detectives who arrested him say he
defraudcd the hotel of about $500.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-05

preme convention in New York In
dorsing Irish self-governmsnt.
Last years resolution accepted Irish
claims for self-detsrmination and self
government and urged thB United
States to recognize the forms Of gov
erment set up by these claimants.
The convention indorsed the Boy
Scout movement In the United States
wherever II has been approved by the
head Of a Catholic diocese.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-05
PLANS
SHR0UDED
IN SECRECY
New Sea Monsters Puzzle Naval
Experts Who Know Nothing
Of Construction Plan.

The "Super Hoods" giant war
ships, which Create Britain has just
revealed that she is building, are
today the real mystery ships of the
world, in the opinion of naval ex-
perts here.
Secrecy Wells Design.
No one not In the confidence of
the British admiralty has been al
lowed to get more than an mixing OF
their real character. They have
been represented vaguely as some
new type OF destructive monster sur
passing anything now known 10
naval science, but officers of the
other navies Of the world know no
more today about the vessels than
when the ships were authorized many
months ago. In naval circles here
there is strong inclination to lay
much of this mystery to a desire TO
bluff" and although speculation
among naval experts about the new
boats overshadows the possibilities
of the pending disarmament talk, no
one is seriously alarmed over them.
The American navy has ships
afloat or building that approximate
the super-Hoods.
Object Is Pulling.
What naval officials are more con-
cerned with on this side Is the inter-
probation they put on the present sit
uation. They see in the laying down
of new ships a well defined plan to
have the United States carry out her
part Of any disarmament pact by dis
carding some of our newest ships,
while the other powers will oblige by
letting go Of some Of their apparently
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-05

Prices realized on Swift q Company
sales of carcass beef in Washington, ID. O..
for week ending Saturday. July 30. 1891,
on shipments sold out. ranged from 10
cents TO IT cents per pound and averaged
IL cents per pound.-Adv.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer., 1921-12-17
POPULAR UTICA GIRL
BECOMES A BRIDE

Miss Allie Severson of Utica, and
Chester r. McColm of Ransom were
married at o'clock, December Ii by
DR. A. O. Mortvedt, at the parsonage
of the Trinity Lutheran Church.
The bride wore dark blue suit Of
tricotine with small
gray velvet and flower trimmed hat.
She was attended by her sisters, the
Misses Emma and Jurean Severson.
The groom was attended by his
cousin, Howard Smalley and the
brides brother, Ben Severson,
A wedding breakfast of three
courses was served to the bridal
party and the immediate relatives of
the two contracting parties at the
home of the brides parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Severson, Immediately after
which the happy couple departed on
their bridal trip.
The bride, very charming and po-
pular young lady was the recipient of
Il large number of beautiful gifts.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer., 1921-12-17
WOMAN'S CLUB PAY
CHRISTMAS VISIT
TO COUNTY HOME

A large number of members of
the ottawa Woman's club went to
the La Sale county home this after
noon, to hold their annual party,
which is given for the inmates of the
home each Christmas. Large Christ
mas trees were placed in both the
men'I and women'S buildings and
Christmas green's and decorations
made the places exceedingly beau
tiful. At the close Of the afternoon
refreshments were served.
The following program was given
in both the mems and women's build
ings:
Vocal sOlo-Mrs Fred Hanna.
Reading-Miss Mary Roberts.
Dance-Miss Ruth Haeberle.
Violin solo--William 0sman.
Duet-Misses Vera Ham and Mary
Waller.
Violin solo-William Pusey.
Vocal solO-William Bradley.
Vocal solo-Vera Ham.
Harry Pusey acted as accompanist
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer., 1921-12-17
RICH FRIENDS AID
SICK THIEF HELD
I'M PRINCETON JAIL.
MAN ACCUSED OF RoRsING BUR
LlNGTON TRAIN is RELEASED
ON BONDS-CASH BAIL SPURN
ED BY BUREAU COUNTY PROS.
ECUTOR.

Princeton, H., Dec 17.-William
Benton, alias Lee, one of the alleged
silk thieves who recently held up a
Burlington train at Arlington, was re,
leased aSturday from the county Jail
under $4,000 bail. The bonds were
furnished by a guarantee company
after States Attorney Carey r. John,
son had repeatedly refused to approve
a cash bond offered by friends of the
prisoner.
In the negotiations for furnishing
bail for Benton, Senator Van Lent of
Chicago appeared as his attorney. 1t
is said that Benton is related to a
prominent downstate politician and
that powerful influences are at work
to get him out of this scrape.
Members of the Chicago silk
thieves trust are also said to be
eager to get Benton out Of the hands
Of the police, fearing he might weak
en- while In Jail and reveal important
information that might lead to the ar
rest Of the gang leaders. During the
time he was in Jail here several ef
forts were made to procure his re
lease by various well known Chicago
criminal lawyers, including Miles j
Devine, Jimmy Burns and ]. j. Miller
1t is said that overtures have beer
made to secure the services of Jay l.
Spaulding, Princeton attorney, to as
sist in Benton's defense, but nothing
definite has been done about that yet
OBrien and Benton was arrested
the fore part of October following {
train robbery at Arlington in which
nearly 100000 worth of silks were
stolen from merchandise car en-
route to California. Through the of
forts of Sheriff Spauding and Speca
| Agent Abbott, the truck in which thu
| loot was hauled away from the scent
was picked up at the Ogden avenue
entrance to Chicago and the two men
who were driving the machine, wer'
taken into custody and later brough
| to Princeton.
O'Brien was found to have had
previous criminal record but the pc
lice have nothing on Benton excep
| his presence on the truck c0ntainin
the stolen silks, which he claimed h
was hired to drive from Aurora t
Chicago When arrested he gave tn
name of William Lee. He is youn
man, scarcely 21 years old, and
said to have good family connection
in Chicago.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer., 1921-12-17
FOSTER PARENTS HAVE
BOYS MIND TESTED

Wilbur Bierbrodt, aged 10 was found
to be almost normal by commission
of physicians in the county court yes
terday, after he was arraigned on
petition asking that he be declared
feebeminded. The petition was nfiled
by the defendants adopted parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Bierbrodt Of La Sale,
after the boy had failed to pass a
mental test, given at a clinic in La
Sale. tt lu r9t r 4E.gmaJ
The child is said to have caused
his adopted parents no small amount
of trouble recently, and after e.failed
in the mental test, his parents decided
the best thing for him, was to lplace
him in an institution.
DR., w II. JAMESON and DR.. w. II.
Pike were on the commission, who at
the close of the hearing stated that
while the boy was subnormal in some
respects, he was not feeble minded.
They recommended that he be placed
in a home for dependant boys for a
time.
After the hearing his parents took
him back to La Sale.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer., 1921-12-17
ISSUE u. S. WARRANTS
FOR OTTAWA BREWERY
COMPANY OFFICIALS

Chicago, Dec 17.-(SpeciaI War
rants that charge beer of greater al
coholic content than is permitted un-
der the Volstead act. were issued by
U. S. Commissioner Louis F. Maston
today, against Max Stahl, T. l.. Grot
and John Damgard, officials of the
Ottawa Products Company, formerly
the Ottawa Brewing Association.
Request for the warrants was made
by Assistant U. S. District Attorney
f. J. Whitty, who claims department
OF justice investigators sent to OF
tawa obtained evidence suticientlH'
strong to require prosecution of the
two officers Of the Ottawa company.
AT the same time similar action was
taken against the Citizens Brewing
Company Of Joliet and its officers, Os-
car Weinbrod, president, William My
Ter, vice president and Joseph Heintz.
secretary treasurer.
Indictments, it is said were issued
two weeks ago but were suppressed.
Neither Mr.. Grot nor Mr.. Damgard
could be reached today, and at the
Office of the ottawa Products Co, IL
was stated today that they had no
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer., 1921-12-17
LEARNS PRISONER IS
ESCAPE FROM TWO
/ STATE PRISONS
HELD FOR FORGERY
EXTRA PRECAUTIONS ARE TAX
EN- TO PREVENT ACCUSED
FELON FROM GETTING OUT OF
WHERE HE is HELD FOR TEXAS
AUTHORITIES.

According to information received
by Sheriff Curt Ayers, George Simms,
who was arrested in Streator last
week charged with attempting to
fleece one of the Streator banks from
large sum of money, has escaped
from two prisons. Simms is alleged
to have made hasty retreats both
from the penitentary at Montgomery,
Alabama, and from the state peni-
tentiary in Texas.
Wednesday morning Sheriff Ayers
received word to the effect that
Simms had escaped from the state
penitentiary in Texas. This morning
he was informed that Simms has not
only made a dash to liberty from the
Texas institution, but from the Mont
gomery penitentiary in Alabama.
While the authorities from neither
OF these prisons have arrived in Otta-
wa to take charge of the prisoner as
yet, 1t Is likely that he will be turned
over to one Of these stated, to finish
his sentence. In this manner the
county Of La Sale will be relieved of
( the expense OF prosecuting him.
Simms is said to have been motor
ious forger, and to have operated con.
fidence games thruout many states in
the union. He has been prisoner
in the county Jail since Monday of
this week.
A special guard will be thrown a.
round him during his imprisonment in
that prison, to keep him from at
tempting to carry out the same work
he did in the southern penitentiaries.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer., 1921-12-17
PROSECUTION ENDS
ITS ATTACK AGAINST
ACCUSED YOUTHS
pEFENSE IN ASSAULT CASE WILL
OPEN ITS EVIDENCE MONDAY
IN Attempt TO BREAK DOWN
GIRLS CHANCES.

An adjournment until Monday
morning was taken in the Circuit
Court just before noon today, when
the prosecution finished its testimony
Rudolph Uebel, on trial for the al
legged assault Of Odessa Zimmerman
q student at the Ia Salle-Peru High
school The twelve jurors will be
held in confinement until Monday
morning when the testimony for the
defense will open
1t is said testimony will be intro
duced by the defendants in an effort
TO show that the girl asked to go with
the two youths on the auto ride which
she alleges ended so disastrously 1t
is alleged that an attempt will also
be made to assail the character of the
girl.
= The case attracts dozens of morbi /
minded to every session. Following
Judge Eldredge's ruling the other day
that only those having seats could re
main in the court room, large num-
bers of men congregate around the
doors of the tribunal, watching the
Witnesse as they occupy the stand.
Police Chief Testifes.
The girls mother was again put on
the stand yesterday afternoon for
cross examination by Attorney Pan
neck, after which Chief of Police Jo-
seph Puttoff of Peru, testified. lie
told the court that he arrested Berg
man and Uebel
James Comparon, an electrician in
the employ of Peru, who was in the
Peru Jail the next day, testified that
Bergman and Uebel told him of their
attack on the girl
Miss Blanche Monks, a school teach
er at La Salle-Peru high school, was
also summoned as a witness for the
state to testify in regard to the girls
age. She stated that the original
registration card had been destroyed
Marion Billiard one of the office as
sistants at the school also took the
stand and coroborated Miss Monks
testimony.