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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-06

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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-06
THE BALLOON ENDURANCE

The wisdom Of setting out on bal
loon endurance test Is doubtful The
The Washington herald., 1921-09-13
Red Cross to Give
$4,000 to Flood
Victims in Texas

At the request of the San An
tonic Chapter. National HeadQuar-
ters of the American Red Cross has
appropriated $4,000 to further re-
lief work in the fiood-stricken city.
This action was taken upon the re-
ceipt late yesterday of a atele-
graphic report from Red Cross Off
cials at the scene which stated that
800 volunteer relief workers under
Red Cross direction, are assisting
in the relief of the families made
homeless. Five hundred such
refugees are being fed and 800 are
being provided with shelter. the
message stated.
The property loss is approx
mately s6.000.o0o," the report con-
tinued Judge McCloskey. repre-
senting tn city,, is chairman of the
relief Organization comprised joint
ly of the American Red Cross. the
American Legion and all church
and fraternal organizations. The
most urgent cases are being re-
lieved in a spirit of magnificent
cooperation. Martial law is en-
forced between s p. m. and 6 a. m.
daily. The military establishment
has performed wonderful service.
The city is confronted with a sani-
tation problem due to the absence
of water supply in many parts of
the city. Removal of dead animals
is one of the biggest immediate
problems"
The Washington herald., 1921-09-13
BELT rs LEFT
HUSBANDS ESTATE

Mrs. Laura V. Belt. widow OF Al.
win G. Belt, who died September 1
Is ramed sale beneficiary in the
l3ttr's will fld for probate in tn,
District Supreme Court yesterday
Belt was secretary of President
Wilson's first inaugural committe,
and later was administrative on.
Ger In-the orflse or the Alien Prom.
erty Custodian
The will OF DR.. Henry W. Saw.
tells. surgeon in the U. s. Public
Healtn> and Marine Hospital Serv.
ice. who died August Is, was hIet
yesterday for probate in the Dis.
trict Supreme Court. The estate
Mich ~ understood TO amount Z.
aCout $4,000. in bonds and money
is bequeathed as onows: To DIR
Henry F. Sawtell, a son, 81 900 anC
MS fathers sworG. ring and medi.
cal books and papers; TO Mrs
Marion Sawtelle McGinty, q daugh.
ter. $1,000; TO Sawtelle McGinty.
grandson. a gold watch and chain
to be delivered when ne is of suit
able age; the remaindr to Mrs
Clara F. Sawtlle, to be namet
eNecutrix.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-13
AIR RIFLE SHOT
CAUSES BIG SUITS
Major Files Actions Asking
$105,000 Total of Of
ficer's Son.

Injuries to Josefa Mccormack.
17-year-old daughter of Maj. Edgar
W. Mccormack. of Brandywine. Md,
which are alleged to have led to the
loss of an eye and to have been
made by an air-gun in the hands of
a small boy. yesterday resulted in
two separate suits filed in the Dis
trict Supreme Court for damages
aggregating s1o5,ooo.
In each suit Erskine Lippincott,
son Of Col. Aubrey Lippincott.. 1918
Kalorama Road. the minor child who
Is alleged to have caused the injury,
is named defendant. One is filed by
Maj. Mccormack in his daughters
name, and asks SIS, 900 damages on
each of three causes. The second,
fled in the fathers name, alleges
he suffered mental and pecuniary
loss on two causes at $4,000 each.
The injury is said to have been
inflicted in the District Decembe
IS. 1918.
Suit for personal injuries in the
amount of 100000 on two separate
causes was filed in the District Su-
preme Court yesterday by Samuel
J. Jones against Edward Wells.
On January 2S of this year, Jones
alleges. the defendant assaulted him
In shop of the Washington Navy
Yard, with the result that he has
been disabled ever since.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-13
BALOU FOR
Court Postpones
Taxicab Hearing
ToSeptember 22

Independent taxicab men yester-
day secured a stay until September
% of the new regulations whIch
were to go into effect today and
which they claim win put them On
tirely out of business. It came aboat
through agreement with Corporc-
tion Counsel Williams who appeared
before Justice Hoehling of the Dis
trict Supreme Court on behalf of
the District Commissioners and
asked more time to answer the
court order requiring them to show
cause why an Injunction should mo-:
be issued.
The court first continued the
hearing until September s2 and
then N. c. Turnage and C. 7. Clay
ton, attorneys for the hackers. ask ed
an Injunction to prevent any arrests
under the new regulation Assur-
ances from the Counsel for the
Commissioners that the status quo
would be maintained until the court
has acted rendered such an order
unnecessary.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-13
SCHOOL MARKS
TERM OPENING

The opening of the fall term of
,n. Riley School of Chiropractic
vas celebrated last evening by an
entertainment. which included talks
by members of the faculty ana mu.
siosI selections by students and
graduates.
In his address to the new stu
ssnts DR.. ]. S. Riley. president of
fhs school, said that the institution
was dedicaed to teh broad policy
of drugless healing. with no pref
ndice whatever against other
therapeutic doctriens. Several new
teachers have been added to the
stan, oen of whom. DR.. L. ". Nc
Masters, was formerly with the
Medical Corps. The faculty now
includes three doctors of medicine.
DR.. ". w. Shefferman announced
that negotiations are now in prog
ress for the purchase of new
school building.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-13
TWENTY INMATES OF JAIL
ARE CHARGED WITH MURDER
Four Will Hang Before Christmas Unless
They Gain Reprieves.

Twenty inmates of the District
jail. or approximately one-tenth OF
the jairs population of 2o7 prison.
ers, are awaiting Death or trial on
the charge of murder. the largest
number of these cases in the history
of the institution. These homicide
cases will be among the 200 cases
which will be probed by the grand
jury during its fall sitting, which
opened yesterday.
Ziang Sung Wan, Edward R.
Perrygo, John McHenry and Charles
Price will die before Christmas, un-
less they gain reprieyes.
Hanging November IS
McHenry, who is to be hanged on
November Is. was convicted of the
murders of Wallace w. Mulcare, a
Washington automobile accessory
salesman. and Detective Armstrong,
of the Metropolitan Police Depart
ment. Seyen days later Edward A.
Perrygo will pay the penalty for
the murder Of Mrs. Emily Faithful,
of Anacostia. Wan, who was found
guilty of the murder of Ben Sen
Wu, a member of the Chinese Edu-
cational Commission which visited
this country in 1918, and Price, who
killed a negro during an alteration,
will be hanged on December 9.
All four of these men have spent
nearly two years at the District Jail.
McHenry has had three reprieves.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-13
ASKS TRADE BOARD
TO OPPOSE BONUS
Letter from u. S. Chamber of
Commerce Referred to
Committee.

A communication from the United
states Chamber of Commerce. ask
Ing the Board of Trade to oppose
a national cash bonus, was referred
10 the committee on military and
naval affairs, of which Mai. Fred
srtck A. Fenning is chairman, by
the executive committee yesterday
i Maury Dove. of the ]. Maury
I5oye Coal Company, in a letter
nrped the board to request the Dis
trict Commissioners to abandon
DIans for the removal of business
establishments on the city's water
front. This was referred to Frank
P. Leetch. chairman of the River
and Harbor Committee.
Announcement was made that the
fall activities of the board would be
resumed tomorrow when the mem
bership committee meets in the
hoard rooms at 1910 p. m. 1t is ex-
peoted that approximately fifteen
candidates will be elected as mem
hers at the meeting.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-13

being originally sentenced to hang
October S. 1920, reprieved to Decem-
Der 10, 1920, and again to June "a.
1871 The last reprieve expires
November is.
OF the other fifteen, William
Laney has received a sentence Of
thirteen years and the remaining.
who are now awaiting trial, are:
Aloysius Chase, Flora jackson, Ed
ward G. Evans. George Maroms
takis. William J. Carroll, James F.
Rison, Jesse Dozier. william II.
Barnes. John Niffin, Milton Solo
mon. Leslie Shelby. Herbert s.
Weston, Roy Gordon and Rufus Cor
dom
Woman on Bail
Mrs, Lydia Gertrude MolavI. con-
fessed murderer Of her husband, is
out on ball waiting trial.
Wan. the Cbinaman. is one of the
best behaved men in the institution,
according to guards. He has little
to say to anyone and is seldom ad-
dressed. Occasionally. his brother
Lee, who was indicted with him.
visits him from New York, but no
one else ever sees him.
The others. with the exception of
McHenry. often receive visits from
relatives and friends. McHcnry,
whose mother is now In New EGG
land, is without visitors. Ills iden-
tification card is marked nc
frie ends."
The Washington herald., 1921-09-13
RECEIVE PROTEST
ON WHARF RULING
Congress Heights Citizens
Listen to w. A. Wimsat
At Meeting.

Objection to the plans OF the
District Commissioners to abolish
use Of the wharves for commercial
use by coal. wood. lumber and
other concerns was voiced by w. A.
Wimsatt before the Congress
Heights Citizens Association last
night.
A special committee was orga-
nized to make an investigation. 1t
consists of J. A. Marceron. secre-
tary: d. J. Moyniham and Raymond
Campbell
The plans of the Commissioners
at the present time" said Wimsatt.
consist of merely refusing to re-
lease wharves that are occupied by
coal, wood and lumber concerns.
The wharves, which are owned by
the District government. are leased
for a period OF two, years and all
improvements on the property have
TO be paid for by the lessee. The
present custom of the Commission
ers Is TO take up each lease when
1t expires and to refuse to give
another, thus leaving the merchants
without a place 10 carry on their
business on the waterfront. This
location is necessary. as they do
their business by Shipping"
The association also discussed
further plans for asking the COM
muting of the death sentence Of
Edgar Perrygo to life imprison-
ment. A petition signed by 24O
people, has been sent to President
Harding. Clemency was urged due
to the youth Of the boy and to his
previous good record.
A special committee headed by
DR.. E. E. Richardson. acting presi-
dent of the association. will rep
resent Congress Heights at the
Borland law hearings in the-board
room of the District Building FRI
day. DR.. Richardson presided at
the meeting.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-13
STREET CAR HITS
AGED MAN; BOY, 5,
INJURED BY AUTO
Rain Held Responsible
For Several Traffic
Accidents.
TWO CARS CRASH
Collision With Truck at 27th
And M Streets Damages
Motor Car.

Two persons were injured and
four automobiles damaged in a Sc
ries Of traffic accidents yesterday
afternoon. The heavy rains early
in the afternoon is held partly re-
sponsible for the mishaps,
George Honeycult, 50 years old,
20s1 First street northwest. was
struck by a street car while cross
ing Ninth street near G street,
shortly after noon. He was taken
to. the Emergency Hospital in a
passing automobile, where he was
treated for cuts about the head.
Boy struck by Auto.
William Martin, colored, years
old, 2438 Nichols avenue southeast.
was knocked down and injured
about his head when an automobile,
operated by Max Zweig, 937 ID
street northwest, struck him, at
Nichols avenue and Messer street
southeast. shortly before noon yes
terdaay. Young Martin was treated
at home.
An automobile, driven by Thomas
Collins, 340S Fourteenth street
northwest, was struck by a street
car about 2 o'clock yesterday In
front of 63S C street northwest and
damaged to the extent of $50, but
Collins escaped uninjured.
Cars in Collision.
Automobiles driven by James
Gordon, 1889 Marion street north
west, and Walter Patten, 32s Four
tenth street northeast, skidded and
collided at Twenty-sixth and Ben
ming road. Both cars were slightly
damaged, but the drivers received
no injuries.
Accompanied by several friends.
H. NJ. Van Dyke, 1870 Biltmore
street northwest, crashed into one
of the trucks of the Rosslyn Steel
and Cement Company at Twenty
seventh and NJ streets about 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon. Radia-
tor. mudguards, and hood were
thrown across the street. The dam
age was estimated at $500, Van
Dyke told the police. None of the
party was injured.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-13
JEWELRY STOLEN
FROM RESIDENCES
One Reports Thieves Have
Entered His House Twice
Within Week.

Jewelry, automobile tires, tools
and cash, aggregating a value of
s53s. comprised the loot of thieves
in Washington yesterday.
r. H. Lewis, 1880 Neal street
northeast, reported the theft of
jewelry valued at S240 from his
residence, which was entered
through rear window early yester-
day morning.
Albert saur, 2413 Nichols ave-
nuesoutheast, told police his resi-
dence was entered early yesterday
morning for the second time within
a week and two rings valued at
s1s5 taken. Last Thursday a GOLD
watch worth $50 was stolen.
Frank Balsam, who operates a
rooming house at 1904 Pennsylvania
avenuesoutheast. told police that a
man named Goodwin had rented a
room from him Sunday and disap-
peared yesterday morning He
missed about $50 in cash and a re-
ceipt for a gold watch being re-
paired.
Ralph W. Mathews, 4501 Iowa
avenue northwest, reported the
theft of about a dozen automobile
tools from his automobile in front
of the round house at Ivy City,
where Mathews is employed, early
yesterday morning. The stolen
tools were worth about $40.
George W. Vinbuchen, ia Four
teenth street northwest, told police
that a tire worth s45 was stolen
from his automobile while II was
standing on New York avenue be-
tween Thirteenth and Fourteenth
streets, yesterday afternoon.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-13
DISTRICTS PLANS
FOR ARMS PARLEY
GET UNDER WAY
Ninety More Members of
Com mittee to Be
Named Today.
LABOR TAKES HAND
Colpoys Named Chairman for
c. L. U. Demonstra-
tion.
LABOR TAKES HAND

Plans for washington's ps-ticipa-
tion in the Limitation Of Armsments
Conference. which convenes here
November II. were put under way
last night and actual organization
of a District committee to direct
plans for entertainment OF the visi-
tors will be completed today.
John B. Colpoys was appointed
chairman Of the Central Labor
Union committee to arrange for the
mammoth demonstration to be
staged by Labor representative
here on the eve OF the conference
other members Of the committee
named at the regular meeting Of
the Central Labor Union last night
include J. J. McCracken, c. II. May
er. w. NJ Lynch, B. A. O'Lesry, John
Botts and Frank Coleman. 81
Many More To BE Named.
About ninety additional mernb>rs
viii be added TO the District COM
mittee TO arrange entertainment for
the visitors at the Organization s.k-
sion this afternoon, Commissioner
Rudolph said last night Comnis-
sioner Rudolph has been named tam
porary chairman OF the District
committee, which plans to co-oper-
ate with State Department in the
care and entertainment Of the visit
tors.
Present members Of the commit
tee include W. T. GalIIher, Edward
T. Colladay, Ralph w. Lee, z. G
Graham, Alfred SchuIteIs, Thomas
Bradley, c. w. Semmes, CIaude
Woodward, Samuel ]. Prescott.
Thomas Bones. Melvin c. Hszen ana
Frederick A. Fenning.
Thomas Bradley, president Of the
Board Of Trade, was instructed by
the executive committee of that or
ganization yesterday to communi-
cate with all members of the BODY
requesting that every effort be
made to comply with the plea Of the
District Commissioners that wsrh
ington be made as attractive and
sanitary during the Conference.
In reply to action taken by the
board onering its cooperation 10
the State Department in various
courtesies to the foreign delegates
atte nding the Conference, the fol-
lowing message from the State De-
partment was read:
In case an opportunity is pre-
sented. the State Department may
take advantage of the courtesIes
you so kindly offer to the delegates
attending the Conference on Limi-
tation Of Armaments.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-13
LAWYER PROTESTS
UTILITIES RULINGS
Calls Depreciation Decision
Unfair Discrimination Be-
tween Cab Companies.

The tentative depreciation rulings
OF the Public Utilities Commission
were branded as gross discrimina-
tions between the taxicab compa-
nies OF Washington which will
work against the public good" by
George Dunlop. attorney for the
Terminal Taxicab Company. yester-
day in protesting the allowance OF
a higher rate OF depreciation to the
Federal Taxicab Company than was
granted the Terminal Company.
The protest was made at a hear
ling held at the District Building
yesterday to consider the tentative
rules which were submitted to the
various utilities last week.
The reserve created by the COM
mission will not be enough to re-
place equipment. Osborne !. Xellott.
counsel for the Washington Railway
and Electric and the Potomac Elec-
trio Power companies. said.
Yellott stressed the change in div
idends. which the regulations will
make by providing that the depre-
citation fund be cared Cor before
dividends are declared. Dividends
are now declared first and deprecia-
ton cared for afterward. he said.
At the request OF several of the
attorneys for more time to consider
the tentative rules, Col. Kutz.
chairman of the Public Utilities
Commission. adjourned the meeting
until September 81. VIII the hear
ing will be resumed at 1880 a. M
Col. Eutz also invited the utilities
representatives to confer with MEM
bers of the commission before the
next hearing.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-13
MINGO COMMITTEE
MEETS TOMORROW

The Senate committee investigating
conditions in the coal fields of West
Virginia will meet tomorrow to ar,
range for its trip to the seat OF
trouble.
Committee members. 1t is expected.
will gather at Huntington, and win
go from there into the southwestern
counties.
The date of departure may be ad-
vanced several days from September
1s. the original date contemplated.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-13
PLAYGROUND sum
MAPPROPRIATION
TO HAMPER PLAN
Amount Considered In
sufficient to Carry Out
Projects.
DoOMs NEW POOLS
Hopes for More Swimming
Places Abandoned for
Third Time.
DOOMS ! NEW POOLS

Appropriations for Fairgrounds
for the next fiscal year, although
larger than the amount received
last year. which had to be bolstered
by voluntary contributions, will not
be sufficient to enable the play
grounds department to carry out its
plans. 1t was learned at the District
Building yesterday.
Hopes for additional swimming
pools for the Fairgrounds will have
to be abandoned for the third con-
secutive year. it is believed.
Got $25,OO0.
Two years ago $4,000 was ap-
propriated for the construction OF
two swimming pools, one in the
southwest and one in the southeast
sections. Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes.
municipal supervisor. asked for an
additional appropriation and re-
ceived 5000 more, but this was not
enough to complete them.
Construction OF pools at the Vir-
ginia avenue playground in the
southwest section and at the Cor
doza playground for colorG children
in the southeast section was planned
for this year and appropriations for
this purpose were REQUESTED. It is
understood.
To Mellon Thursday.
Work on the estimates containing
the pared playground appropriation
was practically concluded by the
Commissioners yesterday. They will
go to Daniel Donovan, budget officer
of the District, this morning. He
will send them to Secretary of the
Treasury Mellon Thursday morning.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-13
NEW ASSOCIATION
UNITES WAR VETS

Approximately $50 war veterans.
employees OF the Government Printing
Office, who have seen service in the
Civil. Indian. Spanish-AmericaR or
World War. formed an organization
called the Association Of War Neter-
ans at a meeting Sunday.
Capt. r. A. Williams was elected
president and William Shreve was
chosen >adjutant The purpose of the
organization is to amalgamste the
employees. belonging to the various
war organizations. into one body. with
the hope of obtaining a closer COM
radeship.
An arpreciatiin for the service they
rendered curing the burial ceremonies
of Corp. Charles A. Jacobs was ten
dered to Capt. Williams, Charles M.
Flanagan and Frank p. Plat1 by
members Of the association.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-13
COURT JAMMED
MORNING AFTER
Bibulous Crowd Appears Be-
fore Judge Mcmahon
And Pays Fines.

Added to the usual Monday morn
ing jam in Police Court yesterday
were more than a score of defend
ants charged with intoxication, SO
many that Judge Mcmahon, after
appearance of the fifth offender,
declared: There must have been
a meeting of the clan last night"
William Maloney and James
Garner, each 10 years old, were
placed on probation after solemn
promises that they would never
do 1t again.
Raymond Haynes, who was fined
$40, explained that a friend offered
him what he thought was a drink
OF corn whisky but after he had
swallowed it he learned IL was de-
natured alcohol. 1t caused him, he
said, to lose consciousness. How
ard Miller, former service man.. was
given the minimum fine of $40.
Thomas Moran was back again
after being placed on probation
Saturday. II was the same drunk
that. had not worn off. he insisted.
but the patrolman who made the
arrest did not back him up, so
Moran suffered loss of his proba-
tion and an additional fine of SIS.
Jacob Polomsky, Polish cabinet
maker. living at 500 X stree:
northwest, was found guilty before
Judge Hardison in Police Court
and fined $3.50 for keeping a dis
orderly resort.
Neighbors appeared to testify that
the men, both colored and white,
who frequented the place "wobbled
all about the sidewalk when they
came out" Polomsky was arrested
early in August on the same charge
and at that time forfeited his col
lateral.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-13
STEALING
METER, POLICE SAY

James Francis Donovan. 20 years
old, 2425 N street northwest, and
William Theodore Mangum, % years
old. us Fifth street northwest were
arrested yesterday by Headquarters
Detectives Alligood. Jett Hushlett
and Conner on larceny charges.
With the arrest of these men. po-
lice believe, they have solved the
mystery of the disappearance Of a
number of motor-meters from auto
mobiles during the past few weeks.
They were caught in the act OF
removing a motor-meter from an auto
mobile owned by Miss Cecilia Saffer.
of the Franklin Square Hotel and
the men confessed to previous Of
fenses. police saw.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-13
COMMISSION LIKES
IMPROVEMENT PLAN

Improvement OF the water front
and the construction of a boulevard
connecting the Potomac and Ana
costa parks has been approved by
the Beaux Arts Commission Of New
York. Mai. NJ. {. Tyler, engineer
officer in charge of the local river
improvements, told the chief Of en-
gineers in his annual report sub
mitted yesterday,
Commerce on the river during
1920 amounted to 9s3.2sI tons and
was valued at Sl6.ls7,O54, slight
decrease compared with the preced-
ing year. Arriving and departing
passengers numbered 557,74I.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-13
STANTON CITIZENS
IN WARM DEBATE

A heated debate was INDUCED in
by members of the Stanton Park
Citizens Association at the meet
ing last night over use of the play
ground on Massachusetts, avenue
and D. First and Second streets
northeast.
The debate came as the result OF
a resolution introduced by II. N.
stull. protesting that the playground
was being used exclusively by the
Christ Child Society and other chill
fren had been refused permission to
play baseball on the ground The
resolution was referred to the play
ground committee. .