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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-08-17
tey The Associated Press)

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Aug. 16.-For-
NAL application for change of venue
from the court of Judge E. S. Smith
and from Sangamon county, was filed
here today by attorneys for Governor
Len Small. under indictment charg-
ing embezzlement and conspiracy
while he was state treasurer. 1t was
Indicated that efforts would be made
for separate trials for Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor Fred Stirling and Vernon Curtis,
Grant Park banker, Grant Park, Ills,
indicted with Governor Small.
Statements We're exchanged today
between George B. Gillespie of the
governors counsel and states attor-
ney Mortimer, over the question of
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-08-17
ASSAILS PROVISION FOR
AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.-The agricuI-
tural bloc" in the house today forced
the reinsertion in the McNary agricultural
relief bill Of senate provision eliminated
by the banking committee which would
authorize the smaller finance corporations
to make advances TO accredited foreigners
engaged in the expectation Of American
farm products.
Chairman McFadden, Of the banking
committee. assailed the provision as
dangerous" Passage OF the bill would
make one billion dollars available to the
war finance corporation for the production
and expectation Of agricultural products.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-08-17
EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS ARE
FELT OFF COAST RED SEA
tnx Rae A..oeIatea srssa.l

ROME, Aug. 16--SerIous earthQuake
shocks are reported from the Italian coli
ony of Eritriea. on the African shore Of
the Red sea. A telegram from Asmara,
the seat OF the governmental residence of
the colony, says four people have been
killed and a score injured at Massowe, on
the Red sea coast. Several houses have
collapsed and others have been damaged
in that town while other casualties are
reported from nearby places.
The Italian minister OF colonies has or
dered that aid be Immediately dispatched
to the scene OF the earthquake.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-08-17
NEGRO CHAUFFEUR
CREATES TROUBLE
WITH SHOT GUN
Two White Men and a Negro
Who Began the Shooting Are
Dead-Eight Wounded
OF NEGROES
FIRED IN RETALIATION
Crowds Gather and Set Fire to
Wagon and Automobile Be-
longing to Black Men.
fsv The AsaocIated Pressl

AUGUSTA, Ca, Aug. 17-Incendiarism
against negroes property was reported in
two cases early this morning.
One incident occurred earlier in the
night when the automobile in which the
negro Smalley drove to the wagon works
and from which he alightsd to meet his
death was fired supposedly by members
of the crowd assembled at the time.
Another incident was reported after
midnight, autoists coming into the city
saying that they were stopped on the
outskirts and asked to furnish some gas
oline to make a negro's automobile burn
better. The automobile at the time was
ablaze, they say, and quite crowd of
whites were gathered about the car.
AUGUSTA, Aug. 16.-Three persons are
dead and eight are wounded as the re-
suit, of shooting affray here this after
noon in which whites. blacks and city
and county police were involved.
The dead are:
BEN TILLMAN HIGHTowER, man
ager OF local wagon works.
w. w. MOORE. police officer.
WALTER SMALLEY, negro chauffeur.
The wounded:
William f. Britt, police chauffeur.
c.. W. Hardeman, police officer.
w. u. Redd, chlef or deLecJlVeS.
ALT Stewart auto mechanic.
Grocer C. Reid, auto mechanic.
J. II. Stanton. wheelwright.
L. n. Blackstone, occupation unknown.
A. Evans, mechanic.
All the wounded are white, although
two negroes are reported wounded. An
unidentified white woman Is reported to
have been shot as she passed in an au-
tomobiIe The known wounded are those
only who have reported at hospitals.
The trouble began at the wagon works
when the negro, Smalley, chauffeur for
DIR. w. w. Battey. one of Augusta's lead
ing physicians, and who, it is said. had
been struck by Mr.. Hightower earlier in
the day after he had called the wagon
works manager "a liar" returned with a
shotgun and shot Mr.. Hightower to death.
Mr.. Hightower at the time was talking to
DR.. Battey, who following. the homicide.
went to the Telephone and called the
police.
From the wagon works, Smalley is said
by witnesses to have walked out on the
sidewalk seated. himself on the curbing
and started firing at every white person
he saw. When the police arrived in the
patrol and the detective automobile. the
negro fired into both vehicles. wounding
Continued on Page Three)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-08-17
CHANGE OF VENUE ASKED FOR
BY GOV. SMALL'S ATTORNEYS
Was Indicated Efforts Would Made Separate Trials
for Lieutenant Governor Fred Sterling and Vernon
Curtis Indicted With the Governor

the change of venue. Mr.. Gillespie
urged the states attorney to be more
explicit in his recent offer to grant
change without opposition and to
name the judge before whom he wished
arguments on the change to be pre-
sented.
Mr. Mortimer, in his reply, reiterat-
ed a former statement agreeing not to
oppose any attempt to take the case
out of Sangamon county. He added
that he did not care to avail himself
of an opportunity to name the judge
before whom the arguments for a We
nue. change would be heard. He add
ed, however, that either Judges f. w.
Burton or N. L. Jones, associates of
Judge Smith, would be satisfactory to
him.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-08-17
JURY IN KINCAID
CASE COMPLETED
IN RECORD TIME
t5y The Associated Press.>

MoRGANTON, N. c.. Aug. 10
Within an hour and twenty min
utes a jury was completed in Burke
county superior court this after
noon from a special yenire of Is
men summoned from Lincoln
county for the trial of Sidney A.
Kincaid, Burke county commits
sioner. charged with murder in
connection with killing his wife in
July.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-08-17
TURKISH NATIONALISTS
MOVE HEADQUARTERS
fev The Associated Pressl

CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. Is - The
Turkish nationalist government has been
transferred from Angora to Caesarea
(Kalsariyeh). 160 miles southeast of An
CORA and the civil population of the ma
tfonaIist capital is being evacuated be-
cause of the advance of the Greeks. says
a dispatch from Angora today.
The Turks intend to make a stand
against the Greeks at the SakaEia river
and IL this position is lost they win fall
back on Caesarea and Yozgad, IS miles to
the northeast of Caesarea.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-08-17
CARPENTERS UNION
CRITICIZES GOVERNOR
FOR CALLING TROOPS
(Ry The Associated Presa.l

WINSTON SALEM, N. c., Aug.
16.-Criticism Of Governor Morri-
son in calling out troops in connec-
ton with the textile strike in Con-
cord and Kannapolis was expressed
resolutions adopted here tonight
by the Carpenters union.
moral support of those strikes
were pledged.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-08-17
AGED MAN is RUSHED TO
JAIL FOR SAFE KEEPING

SWAINsBoRo, Ca, Aug I6-G. D.
Atkins, 81, was rushed TO the Augusta Jail
by Sheriff Coleman today for safe keep
ing, following alleged threats OF violence.
Atkins, according to the sheriff. is ac-
girl.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-08-17
CINCINNATI NURSE PLEADS
NOT GUILTY TO MURDER
Yay The Associated press.

NEW YORK. Aug. 16.-Miss Olivia N.
P. Stone. Cincinnati nurse. held for shoot
ing and killing Ellis G.. Kinkead. former
attorney of Cincinnati, on August 5. to-
day pleaded not guilty to an indictment
of first degree murder returned by the
grand jury.
Being without funds. the court assign
ed counsel to defend her. No date was
set for the trial.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-08-17
THE WEATHER TODAY

Pensacola and Vicinity-Local thunder
showers Wednesday and probably Thurs
day; little change in temperature
Winds:
over East Gulf of Mexico-AIoderato
southerly winds and generally fair
weather Wednesday
over West Gulf Of Mexico Moderate
to fresh southerly winds and <air wealth
er wednesday.
Sandy Hook to Hatteras: Moderate
south and southwest winds and overcast
weather Wednesday.
u. S. Weather Report.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-08-17

Mean same date last year, go.
Accumulated excess this year to dates
highest Of record for August. 90 de-
Lowest of record for August. 81 de-
gTees.
Rainfall
Total for this month TO p m, 1.So.
Normal for August, 7.15 inches
Accumulated deficiency this year to
date 1924.
Humidity
Z a. m..,..7s u non. ..ss p.m...71
Z a. m......aO.os Z p.m....-sO.os
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-08-17

9IRDtdf = AdssH aug IL
Sunrise 5:17 am.
Sunset e:z9 pm.
Moonrise 5:47 pm.
Moonset 4:23 am.
Next phase Of the
moon, fun moon. Aug.
18th.
High tide 9:37 am.
Low tide $40 pm.
Yesterdays Weather:
temperature
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-07-20
RIGS


japanese sx12 mating $500
China Mating Ar Square heavy grade 800
Gold congoeum Rugs, 9x12 $13.'o-'x1o - S2c"-
9x7 $S0o-6x9, 500.
yard yard-lnld Sl'V et'NE
Heavy Chinese Mating, per yard, 35
formerly $780, special now $3.50
9x12 it. formerly s9o ana SoooV no"
$4,000.
Velvet rugs size 9x2 formerly $1,000 $500
$500 and wollen fibre rugs now $500 each
selling $4,000 S23oo ana S'o0o size
only $3.50.
Rag Rugs formerly $500 $50
Rugs for the following low prices:
#. by II ft for $500
#. by #. $3.50.
27 inches by inches for S125
it. for S11.00
- inches for s165
On our cents YOU bargains needed
every day among traps cents large size
10 potato wire vegetable masher ena-
fruit funnel Of enamel
kitchen spoons gar
trowes broom holders duplex vegetable 1orks only ~ ce
reduction in the prices Oh our Keen hu
ter hammers brick trowes hooks
OIL COOK sTOVEs-Adephia, Dangler and Chesgod TO De
follows:
without $1,000.
No. withou
Nc. $500
No $500.
The Majestic Washing Machines with
Shifting prints ) yard.
Sea inches 1sc, 1oc and II 1-2c yard
\ Amoskaeg Cypress 10 cents a yard
Utility and A F. C. 20 cents
Feather Ticking 2 cents yard
Denims Is 2o weight brown and blue at 25 cents
per
shirts Is
Homespun oents and Is cents Outings Lights and
cens-good quality.
Cloth, heavy weight 25 cents duck at % cents
Kddie 25 cents
20
Robe Prints, howered and figured at 10 cents.
One Of floral and fancy
patterns 19 cents.
Scrms floral borderd Is
per'yard.
One lot of fine pcale shrng
shirting 25 cents other Percas suitable
shirts at IS cents
Voes at cents 25 cents, SO and 49 cents
all the wanted shades at % cents
per yard
White Lawn 40 inches only Is cents
Organdie at 80 cents 30 cents 80 cents
$1oO
infants dresses at % cents
35
Quality Of a cents and 80 cents
yard
lnene. Very yard
30 cents Il yard White plssc for rni,r-
Englsh II.! f,r.
Sky NanSooH :Iac quality g.
tleached 1aErna rhcs*S. heavy at i cents
;;, quality At ;"
yard
= ,~E.- aG1" quality o'1" :"
yard.
Icd r,ar,c 1>:.ssh c* l,- .:.,t.y it. <, ,.~ .
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-07-20

MoroL,4,, M,.
Io.. S. I.. .a. . $50, a:; 800 pee. yard, napkins It.
Hn3 ,i"zr!
.,'l quality per
!"r3 ethics,
hrnr W. 10
only lcr yard.
very low prices.
"f Ladies' Ni@lt
lo @ Hospital Cow tt
of Toldcs. nicely :iJlon
I:.Itr,Gr!N
Covers. nicely
Union suits
1t cen
white brown. good qualify
Triple \ ho in black on" lot at 1'" Good F" silk hose
in LACK and white at Csc.
'siz zl'A sI hose at >" pair Black and Whit" Coz
ton Hose i'A i"'IitS at ID ana :" CENTS
Ladies' Full Fashioned BLACK Nix Hose At $l'S P" others "
bl''N an" "!ll' at El.7''
Other values being Family Pins cents paper VISIT 'S depart
" ~ ~ M ", :, ~ w ; 'a ,. w. s,- +, sn.oo
l''''"N | ~ ,| ':,~- ~ 49, So. 90 -..-
~ .,, ,I *. :. ,.>,..'. - tro,, n, 1,1, ,,c.s
: : . .,.n - 40
49,. =. --.-7 ~.,.. go ..,,,
w.. -. ~ -, w , :u - -
.'" 1'"S' ''>' '''~ ' "
.. ;,,,. ,..;ooa
,:,.. ,; .1., ,+ co
7:,a 1;., ,o.., 49, - oy
| !, t|.~:-, 1; ,. s1rS
-:;, r..,,, 1:,Ir.. <1.s
:,, G.. ,,.,,, ,,.,n i've . ,,oro,,+ .o.i,s
s.oy , go ,y ,,, ,,. i, 1,, ra co,ors o., g 40 ,,.,
, ,.o.,, ,,oa.o, ,..,,, :, Now.
.,,, .,... :: ,u. 49,, ,o,,. 80 (, &c -, ,,,r
go. ,. =; ,ro,ns ond NAVY, - q 20 Tareta and Aessa-
,:. + e "a .. 90 "A ,.,in 7.r. - g. cents = 6 Fou}-
saki Silks in all shades at 80 cents per yard
All Infants CIV" 'i-SN7 ''''> "N'oO' 9" '0 N
Nii7i'i1' NtN"'N' 1''4'- >>1'0 W f1O'
go NO''"'
llIaIts 1L1S 'o' Co'o 'eS's ~ ceis' A''O" 0-''
SIX ana N"ol vests loF infants only Sl'VV
Chl!drehS FL waists At -'c ana 'oc'
bunny waists At % ce'tS'
ti,1o cs.c, Seal snits cents
Ribbed stockings at 50
formerly this sale
only
MEMS CLOTHING
Htll SUITS in ialn i's|cl' >'FSeS NolSteuS' etc
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-07-20
.\l,U MINCM WARE

, quart Rice Boilers $500 each.
! Gal. Berlin Kettle $50 each.
quart preserving kettle S1.93 each
l pint syrup pitcher - cents each
, Gal Berlin Kettle $3.50 each.
= uut. Tea Kettle $3.50 each.
cups percolator % cents each.
quart sauce pans 50 cents each.
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-07-20
GALVANIZED WARE

No. Wash tubs. $l.23.
No. Wash Tubs, 10 cents.
10 ut water pals, 25 cents each.
Large size foot tub, IS cents.
No. Wash Tub, 500.
No. O Wash Tub, 80 cents.
y at. water pail, 80 cents.
II ct. chamber pail, 80 cents.
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-07-20

s inch plates $3.50 per set.
6 inch plates $500 per set.
inch plates $1.25 per set.
Oat Meals $1.75 per set.
7 inch nappies $1.25 each.
inch bakers $500 each.
s inch Dishes IS cents each.
Il inch Dishes $3.50 each.
Butter Dishes S1.25 each.
Creams IS cents each.
Sauce Boats, $3.50 each.
Individual buffers. so cents set.
Tea Cups and Saucers $500 per
ct.
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-07-20

Z inch plates $500 per set.
y inch plates $50 per set.
inch coupes $500 per set.
Fruit Saucers $1.0O per set.
inch Nappies, S3c each.
{ inch Bakers $1.5 Oeach.
10 inch dishes $1.50 each.
Covered Dishes $3.50 each.
Sugar Dishes S1.50 each.
Gravy Boats $1.25 each.
Pickle Dishes Is cents each.
Coffee Cups and Saucers $3.50 per
It.
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-07-20
Crockery Department

| Ice Tea Glasses $4,000 per dozen
Water Tun1bler $500 per dozen. Sdndaes $500
Gobes $500 per Champagne Glasses $4,000 per
The Very Best Plain Glass Ware.
One half gallon piche.5o cents s. cents 500 and $127
Quart pitchers 80 cents pint pitcher 20 pint
Plain Glass Ware ice tea glasses. 10 each.
| Ice Creams 60 cents to $125 per SET
Heavy Hotel Tumblers o. from 50 cents to - cents per
Table Tam3!srs .s1 81 90 per set t. cont. e.c
Lanterns Is and 81 90 each
Jumbo Sewing Lamps only $l0o.
2n:* pint bowl @ lamp 5? oa cents Plain White Double Thick
in plate 1925, plate $500. in plates S75. in.
c 01 3si Mss s block Hee rtsms Hn sh psss
| $3.50. Individual butter dishes 65 cents
TOILET WARE
DECORATED Ewers and Basins $500 each = ~ piece Deco
Toilet set 1000 set Plain white Basins $40 each
| sen-Vitreous plain white follows:
BAL cents set
% c"ch GA" "'''" 90 '''S !' S'"
| 5inchr@ cent
INCH ares co cents per set
Large bowl 80 cents arh plates set
| nchna Il inch bowl IS cents each
inch nap,es cents - each
inch platers % cents ach ? pitchers
each Il quart pitchers % cents ~
y inch rlatcrs cents eac
"A inch rlaters al
THE VERY BEST NIPPON WARE: THE
| inchpl 500 set
incll y
5inchco "n:s r,ui- s.ucarx nor
s 'hcn ->'P14es fo.' Nap,e~ ,u,"h
;a, otsnos each inch I3akcrs$2 0,ach.
| inch Dishes $50 each
nchd ah dishes $500 each
Butter Dishes 1925 each Covered dishes ca.h
$50 dishes $3.50 each
Muffin dish $3.50 each Sauce eIsoass4 400
plates 1926 each
Coffee cups and saucers per Gravy
Very Best English Ware, Several Different Patterns:
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-07-20
pYREN WARE

Large size casserole $500 each.
Small size casserole 500 each.
Bread Pans, loaf size 500 each.
Bread Pans. II 1-2XS in. 50 each.
Medium size casserole Sl.15 each
Pie plates. regular size 500 each.
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-07-20

ENAMEI4WARE,. ". & W. SWEDISH MD
qt. preserving kettle, 60 cents "2rn
qt. preserving kettle, - cents e"rn
10 at. preserving kettle, 90 cents e"rn.
2.qt. rice boiler, $110 each.
Wash Basins, so cents to $1.OO each
Tea Kettles so cents to $50 eacn
Infants Bath Tubs from $500 up.
2 qt. sauce pans, G5 cents each.
qt. sauce pans 500 each.
qt sauce pans, $1.25 each.
l IL at rice boiler s1.00 each.
Tea Pots, so cents 10 $1.0O each
Roasters from s1.57 to $500 each.
10 at. water pals, $40 each.
- at. water pals S110 each.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-01-28
Ii,T TIL. uI.RAIn

your wants thrOuEh tie want
columns.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-01-28
NOTICE 70 BOOZE HOUNDS:
U. S. WILL LET YOU DRINK
YOUR FILL OF JAKE GINGER

The United states government is
going 10 hold "a little surprise
party for thousands OF jamaica
auprr pddicts iu this country ON
Monday. FH'b. a. lrll be "a rcal
valentine party, In conformity
with the date.
The main entertainment VIII be
o.. ftD-hmonts and the main roe
treatment viii be Jamaica ginger
oh. Juy' But not so fast, Wat
SON Wait until you hear the rest
TN, government will allow the
serving OF jamaica ginger refresh
iucuts commonly known as lake 10
But there the Joy ends. And right
there burning tongues. mouths and
HtumHChs begin.
The government has made a
regulation, 1t seems, that begin
aiuF Fob ~, every druggist who
SELLS his little two-ounce bottle of
Jamaica ginger must add Just
twice az much ginger TO the mia
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-01-28

pYs O. a srevicu
WASHINGTON Jan. 2N.-"rvll this
To any bachelor pr uny selfish child
less couple, there's nothing like "a
house fun ~ children to make lifo
really worth while
Tho authority America cham
piun bachelor daddy. Rear Admiral
Newton 4. McCully, T.. ). IS. li' is
the old s'adog who has adopted .uy.u
russian children and b. bringing
them up according 90 some novel NOE
lions.
uua ~ these notions lbs that us
easter tu rear 3D. llrE, family lN.H
% email uH,,
How?
Hy system.
You know SAYS the admiral .If
Ia adopted only ono coz two. IN .H..
had to have q nurse cor maid with
them am the time, liut with ..N.u
thry amuso th'msoI,ys, look u.',r
themselves. play together, and AREN'T
How it Happened.
How'd YOU ever come 60 lfuu.
such n family" the admiral was
asked In his fine old house 3D., 1891
I street It's ID CHEEKY places uIg
Windows, htigit rugs. mo- pip, rJu.H
a. cvilurot- lut toy locomotive .uu
doll carriage.
rive always loved children" au-
sW'rcd this bachelor sHtIOE -dlp|..
mat, who brouEht the youngsters with
him when hr recently returned from
serving as Uncle SANS naval rDpr..
sentative with the Russian commi
sion at ~~onust"uuI.
II love The Russian people. t0u.
"Now l'm 3" aud in the navy i've
ma NNN UH.N go .H. zoo. .A .# 0
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-01-28

"N'iN hiAfI hblHit
H'It lust came homo from college
ana 20" had q shadow" ON His upper
ilu- H' stopped 20 say hello" to his
prIudflthtr.
HH grandfather looked him over
.ud said why. son, you look more
IIt' yuur mother every day"
what makes you think 80 p" ask
cd Bort
why because your father had "A
m3"'ayh" that come down 10 his chin.
"u'' 'uuk at IA u n or yours, you
n."' take after your mother "-Iu-
~UIIutuulis News.
IIdIIng the last year FISH deaths
occurred TO Veterans of the civil ,yaY
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-01-28
WHY Di,END nc TNAnLY?

~ tdkr- 90 lnriirlur Ut - Ia
solve ths prubYom 81 raising u hig
brood a. NuubH-tDr-. WITH cu-U-
mach nuTr easily thuu raising a
small ,nmi!,! How rs ,N-trin!
it,ir admiral Nutully hi- nut hi-
seven adopted liu.-iau children pa
q schtuNic. \ time ipr work, "a
time col study. q ttntr tor uinN,
and "a special iuh and responsibility
fnr caCiL NuvL- great. IrN the
utlUlral'- system.
Evening star., 1921-06-21
BRANCH LIBRARY
SITE IS SELECTED
D. c. Commissioners Also
Name Architect for Building
in Southeast Section.

The triangular lot bounded by South
Carolina avenue. D and 7th streets
southeast, has been decided upon by
the Commissioners as the site for the
new branch Public Library. Col.
Charles w. Kutz. chairman of the
branch library building commission.
announced today.
Announcement also was made that
Edward L. Tilton. New York archi-
tect. has been engaged to prepare
plans for the building. Mr.. Tilton. it
is stated. has made a specially Of
library construction.
Erection of the building will be
under the supervision of the building
commission. which is composed of
Commissioner Kutz. chairman; The
odore w. Noyes, president of the
board of trustees of the Free Public
Library, and Charles j. Bell, chair
tee of the board of trustees.
Carrying out of the plans for the
branch library in the Southeast, which
has been looked forward to by the
library trustees. is now made possible
by the appropriation of $4,000 for a
library site in the emergency school
budget.
The Carnegie Corporation Of New
York some years ago offered to give
not less than $4,000 for a branch liz
brary, with the proviso that the Dis
trict should furnish the site.
Evening star., 1921-06-21
HOUSE MEMBERS FAVOR
14TH STREET CLOSING
Military Committee Orders Favor
able Report on Kahn Bill.
Mr. Rogers Views.

The House committee on military
affairs today ordered a favorable re-
port on the Kahn bill, which would
close any street the extension of
which would cut into the Walter
Reed Hospital grounds. This was an
nounced in the House by Representa-
tive Mckenzie of Illinois when Rep
resentative Rogers of Massachusetts,
spoke to warn the House that hear
ing was to be held before the high
way commission on Thursday re-
garding the extension of 14th street
through the Walter Reed property.
He advised the members of Congress
opposed to such extension to register
their objection at the hearing.
The District Commissioners and the
chairman Of the House District COM
mittee are behind a proposal to open
14th street from it's present ter1ni :
nus to q point north of Walter Reed
Hospital and to run 14thy street
through the hospital property.
Representative Rogers said he was
very much opposed to such a plan.
He thought it was a shocking thing
to subject the crippled soldiers to
motor and trolley accidents and to
subject those critically i'll and in q
nervous condition to the noise and
foul air of boulevard traffic. He said
also that he thought it was a serious
mistake to, invade for traffic COM
merce a beautiful park.
Representative Rogers explained
that he is not opposed to the ex-
tension of 14th street and has no wish
to impede the development of that
section, but he does not believe In
hewing a street which has not existed.
through the park. II trolley cars must
be run out there, he said. they could
verge on at the southern boundary
street.
Evening star., 1921-06-21
Today's News
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One thousand four hundred U: s. busi-
ness concerns vote for increase in pay
for federal workers. Page l
Secretary Mellon approves plan for
seven hospital projects for former SOL
diers, to cost $3,010,000. Page 3
colored man lynched at gate of state
convict farm. Page 8
All oil burners ordered to Pacific fleet.
Page 4
secretary Weeks declares U. s. must be
cautious about disarming when others
are preparing for war. Page z
Grand jury returns thirty-seven indict-
ments and drops three cases. Page z
Committee formed to give information
on u. s. resources. Page 13
district Commissioners report unfavor-
ably on King traction bill. Page Is
roroma- Md, council will ask for ex-
tension Of 14th street through Walter
Reed grounds. Page Is
Senator Ball introduces bill to extend
rents act until Maya, 1922. Page 1s
Amundsen tells of ice packs which made
him abandon trip to pole. Page 10
ohor board upholds unions' contention
IN controversy with Pullman company,
halting wage cut. Page Is
King and queen given great send-of in
London on way to attend Belfast
parliament. Page 13
Veterans attack war risk bureau be-
fore Senate committees Page q