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The Washington herald., 1921-05-06
New Church Drive Planned.

Having outgrown their present
edifice. members OF the Chevy Chase
Presbyterian Church viii launch 4
drive May Is to raise s125.eo0 to
erect a new building. Presbyterians
in other States will be asked to sub
scribe to the fund. The Rev. DR..
Hubert Rex Johnson. pastor Of the
church, is chairman OF the COM
mittee for the campaign.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-06
School Bids to Be Opened.

uwithin the next week the District
Jpmmissioners will open bids for
srection of a four-room addition to
~ Henry d. Cooke School, Seven
,eenth street near Columbia road
forthwest- according to an an
iouncement made by Mai. C. II.
3rown. assistant engineer commits
Iioner. yesterday. In the near fu-
-ure bids will be opened for erection
u a twelve-room addition to the
wheatley School. MonteIlo avenue
Lpd Neal street northeast.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-06
Walter Reed Erfension
Nay Close Sir Streets

In order to provide for necessary
extensions and additional buildings
10 be erected at the walter Reed
General Hospital In the District.
Representative Kahn. Of Californis.
chairman OF the House Military Az
fairs Committee, yesterday intro
The Washington herald., 1921-05-06
4Umded $500 Verdict
For Street Car Injury

Mrs Lille NJ. Smith, a resident
" Ballston, Va, was awarded a
verdict of $4,000 damages yesterday
" a jury in Circuit Court No. !
lgainst the Washington and Ola
dominion Railway for personal in
isries-
" Mrs. Smith was struck by a brake
fandle on June %. 1914. as she at
4mpted to alight from a car in the
Ernninal at Thirty-sixth and NJ
areets northwest. She was knocked
Jn her feet and the fall. together
NTH the blow, seriously injured
aer spine, she claimed. Attorney
randall Mackey conducted her case
n court. Wilton ]. Lambert ap-
,eared for the railway company.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-06
Entire TolDn Quits Work
To Hunt Teacher, Suicide

CHICAGO. May 5.-Business houses
have been closed and the entire
countryside of the little town of
Mellen. Wis, has been searching
since Tuesday for Miss Ethel Gavin.
"a. a teacher in the public school
of the town.
This afternoon her body was
found hanging from q tree in a
wood on the outskirts of the village.
No clue could be obtained to explain
the apparent suicide. Miss Gavin's
home was in Glencoe, a Chicago
suburb.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-06

duced a bin prsvidins thar an pus
Ne streets and alleys within the area
bounded by Sixteenth street on the
west. Alaska avenue on the north
west, Fern street on the north. !.
Georgia avenue on the east, ana,
Aspen street on the south. be aban-
doned and closed
The portions Of public streets
with the area TO be closed are mir
teenth. Fourteenth. Fifteenth. Dshlis,
Dogwood and Elder streetn
The Washington herald., 1921-05-06
Held on Bad Checks Charge,

Charged with passing worthless
checks. Robert Earl Davis. 10 years
old. who says he lives at 127 In
diana avenue northwest. was arrest
ed Thursday night by Detectives
Fowler and Messer. OF. the First
precinct. He Is being held at the
First precinct station on . charge
The Washington herald., 1921-05-06
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.
lie Q STREET, n. WINE BUILDING,
lot 4oIl0S II. Suitable for apa artment
house, one block from Florida ave. car line
J. n. BBAMAN. s0T Westminster Ut. nv.
aO6
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-23
NEW WEED SPREADS IN LAWNS.
Foreign Plant Becomes Pest When It Is
Planted in the Open.

a few years ago lawn pennywort oc-
CURED as greenhouse weed 1t was
set IN the open for use as a border
plant, where it became so aggressive
and spread SO rapidly that it IS now re
garded as a troublesome weed. Unless
II il eradicated when II first appears in
new localities it bids fair to become
one of the worst lawn weeds in the
east, say specialists of the United
states department of agriculture To
famil.arize people with this pest, the
department has recently published de
partnCnt circular lS5 Lawn Penny
wort: \ new Weed" which describes
it and discusses methods of its eTadica-
tion.
Inc plant was introduced from south
ern Asia and about 1890 florists found
t useful as border plant and for flat
bedding purposes. Within a short time
after the plants were set in the open
it was found that they grew rapidly in
lawns, where they became object lOnable.
] he species IS particularly undesirable
On golf green's, where the seed is readily
spread when they adhere to the shoes of
the players.
The weed not only damages the turf,
b"t is also obnoxious because it some
times becomes infested with fungus
which causes the diseased areas to be
come Shiny and disagreeabe. So re
cent IS the Introduction of the weed
into the United States that it has no
generally accepted common name, but
because ii is closely related to and re-
sCmblcs species of water pennywOrt,
SPECIALISTS of the department have given
it the name of lawn pennywort, which
seems appropriate.
Lawn pennywort is a creeping peren-
niai which grows IN dense patches. The
slender stems not only creep along the
surface of the soil. but also grow a
short distance below the soil surface.
The mass of closely interviewer stems
enables the plant to live over winter.
The plant starts from seeds, which are
numerous, and also from the under
ground stems. 1t is not widely distrib-
Uted as yet, the specialists say, but its
range seems to be increasing rapidly.
w hen the weed first appears the
patches should be dug out with a spade
and the plants burned OF otherwise de-
stTCyca. saws the circular If the re-
moved plants are simply cast aside, they
are likely to mature seed i'm a short
time. and these seeds may cause a new
iiIfcstation of the weed. Experiments
TO Grad cate this weed by spraying with
solutions of common salt, arsenic, iron
sulphate, and gasoline, have proven m
SECC Sstui These sprays Kill the leaves
but thr creeping stems are only slightly
h"rmcd and soon send ont a new crop
/ Of leaves.
/ so closely does the plant trail to the
ground that its leaves are not harmed
when the grass j. being cut with lawr
mower. Owners of lawns. particularly
IN the regions in which the weed Is
3 known To occur, should be on the look
/ OUT for the niant and should not al
! low II to ohtaif-a foothold, the special
lists say. for preventive measures art
J far more effective than control meas
urcs.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-23
MANAGER MARTINS
ABILITY RECOGNIZED
Westerly sun Tells of New West Dunn
merston Quarry officials Connection
with Smith Granite Co.

The Westerly (R. H. Sun of May 20
contained the following concerning VIII
liam s. Martin, who came to Brattleboro
today as manager of the Presbrey-
Leland Quarries, Inc. owner OF the W est
Dummerston granite quarry
William $. Martin of y Park avenue,
who for IS years has been connected with
the Smith Granite company of Westerly,
first as baokkeeper and later as general
manager and secretary, and largely
through whose efforts the company was
relieved from financial difficulties after 1t
lad passed into rcceivershIp, announced
today his retirement from the company
to assume charge OF all the interests OF
the Prcsbrey-L ,QUarries Inc, OF
West Dummerston, Vt. His duties with
this company start Monday morning. Mr..
Martin expects to live in Brattleboro, Vt.
His family viii remain in Westerly pos
sibly through the summer or until ar
rangements can be made in BrattlebOro
for accommodations.
"Alr. Martin is native of Westerly
obtained his schooling here and com
menced work for the Smith Granite com
pauy in the fall of 1888 as a b0okkeeper
in the general store on the hill. Late in
the fall of 81 he was transferred to the
office of the company to keep its books.
Three years following he was promoted
to the estimating department.
When the company was IN fecetVerSmp
in '9S and 90 Mr.. Martin was appointd
TO continue the work at the plant until
the receivership was out of the courts and
the company was returned to its owner,
Mr.. Martin was chosen by the stockhold-
ers. he being one of them. to act as general
manager. 1t was in 1916 that Mr.. Mar
tin delivered the concern back to the com
pany with a substantial bank balance
With the resumption of the business in
1916 Mr. Martin became the company
secretary holding that position until his
retirement.
Mr. Martin has been prominent il
church and other work for the betterment
If the town and will be greatly missed
by his host of friends here"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-23
FIND SECRET PASSAGE.
Believed 10 BE an Underground Way
Used by Mary Queen of SCOTS.

A good deal of surface mining is TAX
ing place in and around Sheffield aud
near Sky Edge, on the east side of the
city, miners have come across a long
passage.
Tradition has it that when Mary
Queen of Scots was prisoner at Shelf
field castle a subterranean passage ran
from the castle to the manor house.
MANY passages have been discovered
from time to time, but the latest f.nd
is the most interesting.
Men were digging on the edge of Barn
sley seam when they made the diseov-
cry The passage is in line with the
route the secret way to the manor house
was supposed to take, and J. Rider, the
Sheffield collier artist, who has made
9 study of local history, is of opinion
that this is part of the passage of
Queen Mary's days.
tt was explored for about forty yards.
Tie sides are formed of well dressed
docks. and the smooth arch roof is
about six feet high. Bad air and coal
gas will prevent its being examined
but local archaeologists will probably
make another attempt later. \ similar
passage was discovered when the new
postoffice was being erected, and that
was on the same line of route.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-23
FEW VERMONT sLACKERs.
Less Than Fifth OF One Per Cent Gut
standing Cases for This State

WASHINGTON. May 23-Certain
statistics, taken chiefly from the pro
vost marshal generals final report pre-
sent the Green Mountain State in de
cidedly favorable light with respect to
World war draft assertions i'm compar-
ison with sister commonwealth.
From the compilation, it appears that
Ncrmont's total registration of men in
the service during the war was 7I,4S4.
and ont Of that number there We're 694
draft assertions reported In $50 of
these eases the deSerters wore appre-
hended. or their cases were otherwise
disposed of, leaving but 134 outstanding
assertions.
Reducing these statistics to a percent
age basis, it is found that Vermont had
only 10 outstanding desertions or less
than one-tifth of one per cent in the per
cent of the total service registration in
the state. Similarly the outstanding de
sertions in the per cent of the total re
D0rted desertions for the state numbers
but 1913 per cent or less than one-ffth
of the whole number of assertions.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-23
DECISION FOR PROSECUTORS.
Attorney General Can Present Evidence
II Grand Jury and Then Prosecute.

BOSTON, May 23.-The right of the
attorney general or an assistant to al-
pear before the grand jury and present
evidence i'm criminal cases and 'thcrca ftCr
to prosecute such cases was upheld to-
day in the supreme court. The court
'vcrruled exceptions If Holm Kozlow~zy.
convi ted j. the MiddlcScx county SUI
periOr court for attempting to steal an
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-23
MARRIAGES.

In Brattleboro. May u, by Rev. Clark
II. Brownel. Eddie Charles Tyler of
Marlboro and Miss Mary Wallace Bar
rett of Brattleboro.
In Brooklyn, \. Y, April 1. Charles
NJ. Gicblsen of Brooklyn and Mrs. Jennie
l.. Bowen of Brattleboro.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-23
BIRTHS.

In st. Bloomsbury. May 4. daughter
Geraldine Rosa, to Mr.. and Mrs Guy II.
Thayer, granddaughter TO Mr.. and Mrs
ii. ID. Thayer of West Brattleboro,
great-granddaughter to Orson Thayer OF
Guilford and Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Bet
terleX of West Brattleboro.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-23

Naa trade inducement some of the large
restaurants in London offer to supply
free of cost the recipe and cooking in
StTuctjOns for any item on the MEM that
particularly pIeases the palates of their
customers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-23

The shortest reign of an English mon
arch was that of Lady Jane Grey in
1853 She was queen for nine days.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-23

automobile. based on the presence in the
special assistant attorney general.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-23
DEATHS.

In West Halifax, May -, Mrs, Clara
l. (Tucker) Hall, 80, wife of Israel l..
Hall.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-23
DEATHS.

In Brattleboro, May y, Mrs. Emma
Gertrude Brooks Ga
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-05

Of a case came before her. Mrs.
Gardener refers to the old order as an
archaic situation" and her letter
adds:
II deem it exceedingly important,
both in the interest of the service and
IN the interest Of the development Of
women, not to mention the interest OF
the p~ostoff1ce department, to work cut
some ruling which will correct this
obviously unjust condition"
\ The subject was referred to the
solicitor Of the postoffice department,
who rendered quite an elaborate
opinion closing with the following:
Seeing no adequate legal reason
why the marriage Of postmasters, or
OF other women employees should. OF
itself, affect the tenure Of office, and
because of the fact that the require
ment Of reappointment>and reDord1ng
is very likely to result in injustice IN a
majority Of cases, as we'll as cause
useless multiplication Of work in the
department., and ecauk ~ tne
further fact that a regulation OF this
kind is objectionable because it is
against public policy as being q re-
! striction upon marriage. ! have to ad-
, wise you that in my opinion there Is
no legal requirement., other than the
| departments present regulations On
E~the subject. for the reappointn,cnt
/ and rcbonding Of women postmasters
| or Of other women employees Eno
marry during their terms CT otIce'
| and that the postmaster genera hat
| authority to, revoke the regulations n
F, question should he deem such course
| desirable.'
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-05
WOMEN CAN HOLD
POSTAL POSITIONS
THOUGH r

Washington. Dec. 5.-Postmaster
General Hays has decided that a
woman postal emp1oye does not
change her status nor lose any rights
in hefservice, by marriage.
Heretofore when an unmarried
woman, holding the position of post
master, married she was obliged to
secure a new appointment execute a
new bond, or pass the required civil
service examination in competition
with other candidates seeking the Of
fee. If she had not previously taken
such an examination. When the COM
petition was keen it has happened
the other candidates and lost the Of
fee. Under the new ruling this can
not happen as the woman postmaster
will continue to- hold the office with
out q. reappointment or another eX-
animation.
Similar controversies have arisen all
over the country when women afe
employed in the postal service, par
ticularly in schools. where it has fire.
quently been held that wonen who
marry forfeit their positions as teach
ers. The ruling of Postmaster Genera
Hays will set a precedent in the Ted
! era1 service and will no doubt have ar
important effect in establishing fol
. women the full rights of citizenship
intended to be conferred by the, nine
tenth amendment to the cotlstitu.
ton.
No Such Law.
There is no law relating to thu
status OF a roma who nlarries while
holding the office Of postmaster. bu'
the practice which has been revoked
by Postmaster General Hays has beef
in effect as a regulation for severa
years. Mrs. Helen II. Gardener. {
member OF the civil service commls
sion, brought the matter to the atIen
ton Of the postoff1ce department whe1
the examination papers in this kin
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-05
PREVENT DIFFICULTIES.

Ranger, Tex, Dec. 5.-Confdence
and use Of script is said by residents
of Ranger tt have prevented serious
financial difficulties a few months ago,
when one of the larger banks closed
it's doors. The issuance and use OF the
script as in the case here Is said to b.
unusual.
When the bank announced it was
unable to continue payments the bus'-
ness men met with bank officials. the
state banking officers others IN
terested. An agreement to appoint a
trustee of the accounts in the bank
was made. Special script was printed
so as to make it hard to counterfeit,
and depositors in need Of ready cash
were permitted to assign their &C.
counts and to issue the script up to IS
per cent of>their. deposits. Both de-
positor and trustee signed the script.
It was accepted by the business men
as cash.
The plan worked smoothly. A to-
tai Of about $40, 900 in the script was
issued, and practically all of it has
been redeemed. That outstanding
now has not been presented. and it is
| thought some probably never will be
as a small amount has been lost and
! some is being, kept as souvenirs. The
money to REDEEM the script is to be
kept ready for four years. Confidence
that all depositors would eventually
! be paid in full. with the protection of
the state banking laws made 1t posi-
| bic to put across the script plan. Sub
sequent developments are said by
! business mon here to have proved the
| advisability of the action taken.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-05
FRIENDLY FEELING
EXISTS AMONG THE
RUSSIAN SUFFERERS

.Astrakhan. Nov. 1o.-(By Il staff
Correspondent of the Associated
Press. )-Friendiiness TO the stranger.
especially the American, is the loni-
q note the traveller finds in passing
here. Both the Reds and the Whites,
possessed Of the hospiiable wide ma
tuse" OF the Russian, forget their
W miseries long enough to ob,ige
the stranger.
taken at face value. There wa no
summoning before the 'Cheka.'' or
police. 10 examine his papers. On the
contrary. Il "Cheka" agent made sure
that passage "a aIaiiaO bic on an up
river Stea mer.
The chief steward or the steamer
who carried On a brisk business sell
ing soups and sandwiches to the peas.
ant passengers, turi:cd his kitchen in.
side out in his alacr;ty to provide
meals for the stranger. II haven
had a foreigner for a passenger since
the wa began he said.
The gift of bar of American
chocolate to a little girl trotting abou
the spacious upper deck of the
steamer brought an invitation from
her Tartar parents to the "Ameri'
kanski' to leave the vessel at Tar.
itzyn and travel east some 80 mile!
! to visit the town of Tzarey, on the
site of Sardi. the ancient capital o,
the Golden HordeS where, i. wa'
stated. are still Mongol descendant:
of the Khans who dominated tn
lower Eo!ga from the 18th to the 1Stt
centuries.
They were seriously disappointe;
that the invitation couldn't be &C
copied by the NAL who had give1
their girl a bit of chocolate. ITS tn
first she has ever eaten they eX
planned. TT hasn't been on the mar
ket for years.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-05

ington: w. G.. Markham, legislative
Representative of the association, Kan
sas;SC. M. Upham. state engineer,
North Caroliha; B. H. Peipmeier, state.
engineer, Illinois; w. x. Hiatt. director
Of the advisory board on highway re-
search, Washington; H. S. Mattimore,
engineer of tests. Pennsylvania; w. A.
VanDuzer. assistant maintenance en-
gineer, Pennsylvania; Fl. G. Hotch-
kiss. second deputy Commissioners to
the New York commissioner of high
ways and w. n. Root, maintenance
engineer, Iowa state highway commits
sion.
Col. w. D. Uhler Of Pennsylvania.
chairman of the committee on stand
ards, FE s.. Mattimore of Pennsylvania.
chairman of the committee on tests
and Investigations, and L. f. Kelley
OF Washington, D. c., chairman o. the
subcommittee Oh bridge standards,
are expected to submit reports of
these committees
The roster Of members is made up
OF highway officials from fortyEeiSht
states and The District OF Columbia.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-05
MUCH GASOLINE
AND KEROSENE is.
USED IN MINNESOTA

s.. Paul. MINI. Dec. 5.-Minne-
apolis and Hennepin county used Al
373,43O gallons Of gasoline and B.
755,e8 gal ons of kerosene during the
past year, according to a report just
Issued by Hjalmar Nilsson, state oil
Inspector. while Ramsey county, in
Guiding st. Paul, was second with
il $4,000 gallons of gasoline and
3,57O,350 gallons of Kerosene.
st. Louis county was third with
1895, $50 gallons of gasoline and
1,337,100 gallons of kerosene. In 81
of tho So counties in the state more
than 100000 gallons of gasoline
were used. In the state there were
1I7.215.s55 gallons of gasoline ana
i29. 0S7.140. gallons Of Kerosene. repre-
senting an increase OF more than rs
per cent.
The oil inspection department shows
a profit to the state for its operations
of $32,21l.16 for the last fiscal year,
with net fees certified to State Audi
5o1.So and the cost of operation-for
salaries and expenses-at $1S6,290.l4.
1.-THE Minnesota oil inspection laws
and the specifications provided therein
have given service and ample protec-
ton to the consumers n the dealers
in the state since July l. 1912. when
Nilsson says ii his report. ANY fair
minded person should realize that all
states should have uniform gasoline
inspection Jaws to assure the public
that good gasoline will be supplied.
He remarks on 4 trip by w. w.
Wyman of the c. l.. Mcguire Pc
troleum company. in which it was
said that south of the Mason and
Dixon line, where lack Of state resu-
latton Of the quality OF gasoline
marketed makes it possible for the oil
companies TO ship in gasoline that will
not sell elsewhere"
J. W, WIPE OF AIsEN KILLED
Alsen. Nd. Dec. 81. w. Wipt.
we'll known banker Of this place. was
killed today in an automobile acct
dent.
Mr.. Wipf was about 81 years old
and started the Farmers State bank
here about the time the 500 Wheat
Line was built through. He also had
the controlling interest in a drue
store and general store, besides beine
the owner Of considerable farm land
He was widely known on account Of
his extensive business interests. Prior
to coming here he lived in South Da'
kota and served as register Of deeds
at Freeman in hat state.
The deceased leaves three daugh'
tnr1 rrd one son. the latter a SUDDEN
1t the University Of North Dakota.