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The Washington herald., 1921-02-19
FIFTEEN ALARMS
in 9 HOURS KEEP
FIREMEN ON JUMP
Twelve Brush Blazes Ex.
tinguished Without Dam.
age-Skies Aglow.

Fire crews, wearied with a phe-
| nomenal succession of alarms start
ing before noon, Thursday were
called to new battles with fame
when brush. ignited earlier in sew
eral outlying sections, spread under
high winds to proportions alarming
suburban dwellers.
No damage was recorded from the
brush blazes but the lurid glows
| seemed to indicate holocausts, in
progress. Especially was this true
around Bladensburg road and Nj.
| Olivet Cemetery where hundreds of
| Persons assembled afoot and in au-
tomobiles shortly after s o'clock, at
| tracted by red-lit skies.
During a nine-hour period fifteen
alarms were turned in, twelve of
them for these brush fires. Skillful
handling by both day and night
| platoons alone prevented several
from spreading to houses.
Yesterdays fire record follows:
1880 a. m. No. on local to
Smallpox Hospital, foot OF e street
| southeast; brush.
1850 a. m. No. 2S on local to
Thirty-second and oliver streets;
| brush.
/ -
Twenty-ninth and r streets south
east; brush.
S1:35 p. m. No. 2S engine to Six
teenth and Brentwood road north
east; brush.
enth and Webster streets north
west; brush.
1888 p. m. No. II engine to
! - \
northeast; brush.
3:37 p. m. No. 2 engine on local
to Fourteenth street and New York
avenue northwest, for FIRE in an
automobile; no damage.
3:3s p. m. No. 81 euglne on local
to Ridge and Anacostia reads;
brush.
APT p. m. Box 1s4 for fire in an
automobile at Sixth and c streets
northwest, owned and operated by
AlphonsO Routt. Fire caused by
sparks from motor; damage, IS.
5:11 p. m.-Box Sl9I, Third and
! Rittenhouse street northwest. Brush
5:25 p. m.-Box SO for fire in lamp
wagon owned by the Capital Trac-
tion Company, on Belmont street
between Thirteenth and Fourteenth
streets northwest. About seventy
| five lamps were destroyed. Damage
about $50.
1908 p. m.-No. engine to New
Cut and FoXhaIl roads. Brush.
1853 p. m.-No. 20 engine to Con-
necticut avenue and Jewett streets
northwest. Brush.
$50 p. m-Box 6l34. Twenty-sec-
ond and Irving streets northwest
Brush.
S:37 p. m.-No. 10 on local oppo-
site Mount Olivet Cemetery. Brush
The Washington herald., 1921-02-19
STAYS DETECTIVE.
WOUNDS 2 OTHERS

NEW YORK, Feb. 1S.-Policc De
tective Joseph Bridgetts was shot
and killed and two others are in a
Brooklyn hospital with bullet
wounds as a result of a visit to the
office of Charles T. Davis, wealthy
Brooklyn manufacturer. 1t is said
they went to Davis office to place
him under arrest.
Police declare that Davis used an
automatic pistol and a rifle, firing
both at the same time and also
using them to club his victims.
When arrested later another loaded
revolver was found in his pocket.
When police and detectives ar
rived theyS found Davis calmly
looking over papers on his desk,
while the dead body of Bridgetts
lay on the floor a few feet away.
Davis refused to talk. He with
nine of his sevGnty-five employees
was taken to police headquarters.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-19
URGES CIVIC AID
FOR zONINC LAW
New Yorker Addresses New
Connecticut Avenue Asso-
ciation-Elect Officers,

Members of the Connecticut Ave-
nue. Association were urged to as
sist the District authorities in en-
forcing and detecting violations of
the zoning regulations by Robert
Grier Cooke. president OF the Fifth
Avenue Association, of New York
City, at an organization meeting of
the association at Rauscher's Thurs
day night.
Cooke told of the activities of his
association toward making Fifth
avenue more beautiful and sug-
gested means of improving Connect
icut avenue.
Laurence E. Rubel was elected
president of the association. Other
officers are: Rudolph Jose, first vice
president; Fred c. Clark. second vice
president; L. E. Schreiner. treasurer:
Miss Louise Callaghan, secretary,
and Miss Louey Venn, honorary vice
president.
Members placed on the rolls last
night were the Walker-Gordon
Laboratory. f. F. Cook. Nine. Jeanne
Jaoquet, Mrs. Mamie Nichols, ]. L.
and E. B. Spier, the Brown Teapot,
Mrs. Elizabeth Gillespie. the Wash
ington Cadillac Company, the Gift
and Craft Shop, and W. E. Clark
and Company
The Washington herald., 1921-02-19
SuLliUdn Us. Davis
RetridL February q

Following close on the action Of
the grand jury in indicting Max
S. Johnson, a juror in the case OF
David W. Sullivan VS.. John T. Da-
Wis, for an alleged attempt to
swing" the jury in favor of Davis,
Justice Frederick L. Siddons Thurs
day set February 23 as the date
for the. retrial OF the case.
Davis was sued for S500.O0O dam
ages for the alleged alienation of
the affections of Mrs. Anne Marie
Sullivan. whose husband. David w.
Sullivan, unsuccessfully tried to di-
vorce her last spring, naming Da-
Wis correspondent. The alienation
case ended in a mistrial last week,
and johnson was arrested immedi-
ately afterward and charged with
William Carroll, a de-
tective. and offering to Swing" the
jury in Davis favor for $4,000.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-19
st. Johns Drill .ApriI %.

st. Johns College Reserve, on
GERS Training Corps will hold its
second competitive drill in the
Catholic University gymnasium, on
April % in connection with the
schools annual senior prom.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-19
Revue" at Walter Reed.

A reconstructed and renovated
"Patter Revue Of 1921" appeared
Thursday, when Rev. Francis Hur-
ney took his troupe of st. Patrick
players to the Red Cross auditorium
at Walter Reed Hospital, where
they played for 1000 wounded vet
Grams and their nurses. The fourth
appearance of the show brought out
several new faces, including Miss
Peggy O'Dea as the partner of Am
brose Harrison in a song and dance
act. Miss Estell Murray, Katherine
Stouffer and Tom Keleher appeared
to advantage. The next performance
CT the players will take place st.
Patrick's night in Carroll Hall.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-19
Car Jumps Tracks;
No One Is Injured

Eastern high school students and
government clerks luckily escaped
injury Thursday morning when a
street car of the Capital Traction
Company jumped the tracks at
Eighth and F streets northeast, up
rooted a tree and stopped in the
side yard of 72S F street northeast
after crossing the sidewalk.
The car approached the Eighth
and F streets intersection from the
south. Starting at f street there is
a sharp incline and when the brakes
were applied at that point, the mo-
torman, E. F. Garner, II is stated
found they failed to respond.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-19
Alleged BOnd-jumper
Brought to District

A man whom the police declare
to be Claude Bailey, under indict-
mentN for alleged participation in
a shooting affray on Pierce street
in March, 1919, was brought here
Thursday from Elkton. Md, where
he was held by the authorities un-
der the name of c. W. Burroughs in
connection with an automobile
holdup Tuesday night.
Headquarters Detectives Kelly,
Scrivener and Sweeney declare that
Bailey jumped his bond here after
being indicted by the grand jury.
Under what they describe as his
alias, Burroughs, he was released
from the Elkton jail after examina-
tion with five other men arrested
after the hold-up.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-19
DR.. Wiley Says Children
Fed Poisonous Food

Most mothers feed their children
poisonous food.
This was the declaration of DR..
Harvey w. Wiley, food expert, in an
address Thursday to members of the
Wallach-Towers Parent-Teacher AS
ISOLATION at Wallach School.
The health of many infants is
shattered through defective teeth
resulting from such poison. he said,
advocating the reform of chiIdren's
diets as one of the most urgent to-
day.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-19
First Woman Juror
PrOUes to Be Man

WORCESTER, Mass. Feb. 1S.>
Ethel o. Knight, hailed as the first
woman juror drawn in this State
yesterday proved to be really man.
I've carried that name for sixty
years." said Knight. II was named
for a Boston woman and was too
young to protest" Knight Is a re-
tired manufacturer.
Evening journal., 1921-09-07

Bach.
Hospitality - Mrs. ]. MerriclS
Horn.
Household Economics-Mrs Hen
ry J.. Bailey.
Industrial and Social Conditions
Mrs. Robert y. Rayner.
Literature and Library - Miss
Mary H.. Askew Mather.
Music-Miss Ella w. Pyle.
Americanization- William H.
Beacon.
Mortgage Fund - Mrs e. p.
Moody
The following members are report
ed as having died during the year
Mrs. Harry Emmons. Mrs. NJ. X.
Grant, Mrs Vincent c. Hazard. Mrs
Edgar NJ Hopes. Mrs. W. r. Hum
phrey and Miss Laura James.
The activities Of the club will be-
gin in October and the Entertain
ment Committee is preparing a list
OF most interesting speakers for the
lecture course. All club dues are
asked TO be paid tho treasurer. Mrs
Mode. by October 1.
The first executive meeting Of the
fall season will be held at 10 O'Clock
Friday morning in the club building
Evening journal., 1921-09-07
COL. BRLSON
PARTY GUEST

In honor Of the eighty-hrst birth
day anniversary OF Colonel Thomas
Bowers Brison a party was given
last evening at his home 1O3 West
Seventh street by his numerous
friends. An interesting program
was given. Col Brison taking an ac-
tive interest in each feature. A
special musical program was given
by Lawrence Ferry and Charles Ma
honey who sang several selections.
Miss Elsie w. Vernon entertained on
the piano. Refreshments we're
served.
In addition to Col. Brlson. among
those present at the party last night
were Leutenant-G J. Dan
forth Bush. Mr.. and Mrs. John Rem
ME. Mr.. and Mrs. r. Jones. Mrs.
Carey, Miss Elsie W. Vernon. Mr..
Peck, Mrs. MaEuire. OF Atlantic City,
Charles Mahoney, Sylvester Rennie.
Lawrence Ferry, George Rennie. %
Dunkirk. Scotland, Mr.. and Mrs.
Trexlor. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert p.
White. Miss Dietz. of Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Supplee. Mr.. and Mrs.
Geish. John Sheridan. Thomas
Vaxlos. Miss Mary Krejci, Miss Alice
Krejci and John Butt.
Col. Brison is one OF the oldest
retired Pennsylvania Railroad men
in this city. When he retired in
1910 he was station master. in which
capacity he had served for is years.
Evening journal., 1921-09-07
He Was All Right
BY RUTH AGNES ABEIINC.

OF course, Johns folk were all
right, don't you know, but
Well-Dorothy just somehow left
you in doubt there.
You knew she had married John
and that she visited his family be-
fore she walked up the aisle with
him. but she always left you hang
ing mid-air about them.
And when Johns mother visited
her son and his new wife and some
Of the mothers OF the new wife's
friends wanted to have little parties
for her. she explained that ITS only
Johns mother, you know-she's old
and 1 don't. suppose she'd want to
go out much anyhow"
And so nobody saw Johns mother
except for the glimpses they caught
OF her as her plump little figure
trundled in and out of the door of
her sons home. They saw that she
was a little. old-fashioned somebody
who still believed in bonnets with
purple pansies and to whom life
had given a habit OF folding her
hands resignedly. but not unhappily.
Dorothy went out just the same,
10 the matinees with the girls. the
card parties and for drives-but she
always excused Johns mother.
The day Johns mother went home,
John arranged TO take her to the
station. He told her that she'd be
coming back soon because he and
Dorothy liked to have her there.
But her quavering, uncertain an
swer made him think. It dug at his
Evening journal., 1921-09-07
For Women Only

BUENoS AIRES, CBy Mail to
United Press) Of i'm
ported millinery creations, covered
with bird Of paradise plumage and
not single bone hairpin. such as
one buys at 25 cents a card in the
United Statesl
Bolt after bolt OF gorgeously fig-
ured from Paris designers and not
piece Of plain moire or poplini
Case upon case filled with filmy
evening gowns and not a single plain
silk or velvet skirt
Row after row Of Jeweled satin
slippers and not a single sport or
street shoel
Such are the women's merchan-
disc stores Of Buenos Aires.
The member of the foreign col
ony, who would shop on the same
scale as in other lands, finds that,
unless she has cultivated the Argen-
tine taste in feminine apparel, all
the massive department stores in
the big city could never supply even
her most simple needs in dress ac-
! cessories.
There is one underlying explana-
tion for the general lack Of ready
to-wear garments and that is that
the local woman prefers to hire her
own dressmaker. select a picture
from a French or English fashion
sheet and instruct the woman to
make this up. The greater majority
of the ready-made goods are in
blacks, to be donned hastily as
mourning.
In striking contrast to the black
frocks are those for children in the
very brightest colors, seemingly
chosen to counterbalance the long
periods of mourning the little girl
will go through later in life. The
most brilliant blues, carmens and
rose and greens go into tiny coats,
generally with a hat to match. Of
ten the tiny miss will be completely
clad in a garment knitted from
bright tinted yarns and trimmed
Evening journal., 1921-09-07
Wives Who Fail
BENEATH HER
But Family Wasn't

heart. It wasn't like his mothers
voice to quiver. He had watched
her. when he was just a little lad,
start out for the factory. after his
fathers funeral, and stand at the
machine all day. and come home at
night and clean and cook and mend.
Her voice had never quivered theni
Must be something wrong he
thought!
He thought of it all day at the
office. That evening at the dinner
table he talked 1t over with Dorothy.
Had they done anything at all for
her-what about her days? Had
Dorothy been thoughtful-or had
the only attention she received while
there been the picture shows he
took her to in the evening when
Dorothy refused to go with them ?
well, she's so old-she wouldn't
have enjoyed the things 1 do any
how" Dorothy defended herself.
And you couldn't have enjoyed
doing anything for herr" sarcastic
ally. shes my mother, you know
and If it hadn't been that she
went into a factory and worked in
stead Of putting me there, you
wouldn't have diamonds set in plat
mum and be carrying hydinger
handkerchiefs and wearing made-to-
order suitsl" bitterly.
And that was the beginning OF a
bitterness which never ended-be-
cause Dorothy felt she had married
into family not as good as her
own.
Evening journal., 1921-09-07
CLUB DATA
IN BOOK FORM

Members OF the New Century Club
have received copies OF the thirty
third annual report Of the club in
booklet form. Ii part the booklet
contains the names Of the officers OF
the club. the committees for the
new year. president Of the club, re-
ports Of committees. annual report
OF the president. financial state
ment. corporation bylaws. standing
rules and the list OF members.
The officers OF the club for the en-
suing year are: President. Mrs. Fred
erick Bringhurst: first vice president
Mrs. Arthur Patterson; second vice
president. Mrs. ]. Merrick Horn; re-
oording secretary. Mrs. c. Stanley
Chambers; corresponding secretary
Mrs. Floy z. Booth; treasurer, Mrs
Walter d. Mode.
The Executive Committee includes
all the officers Of the club and Ger
trude p. c. Bailey. Florence NJ. Bea-
con. Martha s. Berlin. Isabel NJ
Brown, Martha L. Moody, Mary W
Purdy. Mary +. Taylor. Aurora T.
Rayner. Grace /. Wentz, Grace
Baird. Eli Pyle. Emaiea p. Warner
Ruth H. Crimth. Belle ]. Rumford.
Edwina A. Blatz, Mary H. Askew
Mather Anna T.. Bach.
The Admission Committee is Mrs
Irvine NJ. Flinn. chairman; Mabel D.
Bailey, Frances n. NJ. Barr, Lizzie
S. Wollaston. Albina p. Thompson
Josephine H. Capelle, Carolyn r
Golding and Helen II. Philips.
The chairmen OF the standing
committees for 1920-1e21 are:
Arts and crafts-Mrs G. T
Brown.
civics--Mrs. c. p. NJ. Rumfo-d.
Club classes-Mrs. Charles F
WENT
Conservation Mrs. Arthur Patter
son.
Current eycnts--Mrs. A. II. Berlin
advisory chairman; Miss Josephin
prickett. 81 3irman for November
Mrs. Georee I. Brown, chairman 10
December; Mrs. .. 9. Purdy, chair
man for January; Mrs. Thomas
Whiteman. chairman for February
1irs. f. 4. Negendank. chairman 10
narcn: Mrs Henry J. Belle.
chairman for April
Drnrnatic--Nrs. W c. Blatz
5cducafion-Nrs A. d. Warner.
Entertainment - Mrs. Fred /
Evening journal., 1921-09-07
SOCIETY AT
HORSE SHOW

Wilmington society this week is
enjoying the horse show at the State
Fair. The large number OF classes
makes the show one Of the best ever
held in connection with the State
Fair. For this reason it is necessary
to hold some of the exhibitions in
the forenoon.
More attention than formerly has
been devoted TO the show and horse
owners who have not been attracted
here in other years are exhibiting
this year. Some Of the ponies and
horses shown comprise the choicest
specimens Of the horse family.
The show not only attracts the
grown-ups but kiddies as well are
deeply interested. ). especially in the
pony classes. The regular classes of
events comprises exhibitions Of
jumpers, ponies and harness and
saddle horses.
Among the local exhibitors are:
Miss Esther Ball. Miss Mary E.
Combs. c. f. Combs. the Misses
Louise deA. and Irene dupont Car
penter. Charles e. Donovan. A. Felix
DUPONT. Miss Edith DUPONT. Miss
Esther DUPONT. Miss Mary b.
dupont, Miss Natalie DUPONT. Will
liam DUPONT. Harvey L. Fell, Clar-
ence Fraim, Arthur Gravatt, Joseph
Higgins. Josiah Marvel. Jr.. f. c.
McCune, John f. McDermott, Henry
| Parusjewsh. Miss Marian E. Pierce.
Harry NJ. Pierce, Jr.. Miss Madeline
II. Pierce. A. II. Tyson, Thomas II,
| Nansant, Hudson Walker, Irwin c.
Walker, John c. Walker, John p.
zebley, Bellevue Farms, Diamond
Ice and Coal Company. Freebooter
Baking Company. Montpelier Farms
Evening journal., 1921-09-07

with a bit OF white marabout or fur
at wrists and collar, If it is during
the cold season. Much OF this type
of clothing comes from Germany.
Quite contrary to the general i'm
preston one gets in a lingerie de-
partment OF a store in the United
States is that which one CLEANS from
visit TO such a plane here. In
stead of the heaps Of dainty white
and pale pink, lace trimmed under
garments-frilly things that even the
uninitiated have become acquainted
with on the stage and in cate pinks
grays and muddy cream are lingerie
is of the strictly y-buttoned-up-to-th
neck type; that, instead OF delicate
pinks. craps and muddy cream are
the predimonant color notes. The
Argentine woman is discreetly mod
est. unless she has come in contact
with Europe or North America. Her
taste runs to heavy woolens and
Opaque materials. She generally
is seen in street dresses of serge and
sink, made along straight, simple
lines and worn with magnificent furs
and coats.
The shopper finally finds herself IN
an English store, where all goods
have been imported from Great Bri
tain, but the clerks speak nothing
but Spanish. Each bundle of knit
wear. for instance, is wrapped II
paper and slowed away on shelves
Whenever one package is opened, Il
must be tied again with a heavy
cord before the next can be taker
down. all this going on while ths
customer frets as the hands Of the
clock go round.
At another place my lady shop.
for a hat. In an establishment
copied after French shops. equipped
with gold braid cushions, oval ar
mirrors, shaded standing lamps and
Imitation mannequins for hat-racks
fashionably-clad miss removes ont
cover after another from dozens oi
boxes. She must go through all Of
these containers in quest of th'
brown hat you have inquired for
because she has no idea in which o.
the boxes 1t has been slowed.
Evening journal., 1921-09-07
VOECLINS HOME
FROMTRLPABROAD

Mr.. and Mrs. william voeglin and
daughters. the Misses Vera and
Catherine voeglin. and Miss Jo-
sephine sherer. Of Philadelphia. ar
rived home on Sunday after spending
nine weeks in Europe.
The party sailed on August 2s
from Naples on the steamship Ia
Providence and docked In New York
late Sunday afternoon. While away
the Wilmingtonians visited France
Switzerland and Italy. They first
spent some time in Paris and then
went TO Switzerland. where they en-
joyed a month. There Mr.. Voeglin
visited many relatives. among them
three brothers. on August II, the
party sailed to Italy, where they re-
mained twelve days before sailing
for America.
Charles Voeglin, a brother Of Mr.
Noeglin, from Brooklyn, n. Y, who
accompanied the party to Europe
will remain abroad until next spring
Evening journal., 1921-09-07

won two silver cups and several rib
bons with her horse "Trumpeter'
in the Spring Lake, N. J., horse show
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs John ]. Goodman,
daughter Jean and son. Stuart. have
returned from a months trip to At
iantic City;
Miss George Young. daughter OF
Colonel and Mrs Malcolm Young,
has returned from Europe, where she
has been travelling all summer with
her grandmother. Mrs. A. II. Hig-
gins. Miss Young will return to Miss
Benefits School in New York on
October l..
Charles Groome, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. T. Groome, OF Newport, has
returned from Camp Wake Robin in
the Catskills
c. II. Jones. OF Smyrna, is visiting
relatives in this city and Elsmere.
Midshipman John j. b. Fulen-
wider. OF Annapolis. is spending a
Evening journal., 1921-09-07

Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew p. Casey
1902 Delaware avenue, have return
ed from Atlantic City.
The Misses Lorena and Geraldine
Laffey. 2314 West Seventeenth street
returned last Friday from Camp
Legawitha. Mount Pocono, Pa
where they spent the summer.
Miss Margaret Reynolds, 505 West
Eighteenth street, spent the week.
end at Rehoboth.
Mrs willard Fleming and Mis-
Ruth Fleming are spending some
time at Atlantic City.
Mrs. John Craig, eo7 Monroe
street, has returned from England
where she has been since early in
June.
The Rev. William A. vrooman and
Mrs. Vrooman, who have been spend
ing the summer in Canada, return
ed to this city on Saturday evening.
The Rev and Mrs. 2. w. Wells re-
turned on Saturday from a months
motor trip in Delaware, Maryland
and New Jersey.
Mr.. and Mrs Watson B. Lender
man and Miss Frances Irene Lender
man have been recent visitors at
ocean City, n. ].
DR.. and Mrs. F. Earle Spencer
have been recent visitors at Atlantic
City.
Miss Phoebe e. Murphy is spend
ing two weeks in Luke. Nd, as the
guest Of Miss Nina Kooken.
Miss Laureta Bedford spent the
holidays in Atlantic City.
Alexander Park has returned tc
Wilmington after spending two
weeks in Atlantic City.
: Mrs. Frank Vincent and children
are visiting relatives in Milford.
Miss Elva Dyer spent the week ID
in Atlantic City as the guest OF Mr
and Mrs. Alexander Park.
Mr.. and Mrs Wilbur c. Jones ar,
camping at Lake George this month
Il
Mrs. william II. connell and Mis-
Elizabeth Connen have returne,
from a months stay at Lake George
James b. Barkley. a member o
the Wilmington High School faculty
Mrs. Barkley and their daughte
have returned from the Adirondack
Former State Senator Thomas F
Gormley and family have returne,
from Rehoboth.
Councilman Alexander r. Abra
hams and family have returned from
a two weeks vacation at Asburs
Park, n. ].
Mrs. George Hallman and daugh.
ter. Miss Anna Hallman have return
ed from weeks visit in Atlantic
City.
Col. Edgar l. Haynes. 1915 North
Franklin street. has returned from q
business trip through the west.
Miss Carita Ortiz. daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs. Julian Ortiz, of "Valmy,