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The Washington times., 1921-07-24
BRISBANE ARTICLE
ON MRS. EDDY IS
APPROVEDBY SECT
Boston Christian Scientist
Finds That Journalist Under
stood Founder of Faith.
70 the Editor of The Times:

TO the Editor OF The Times: ~
In behalf of all Christian Scientists,
wish to express appreciation for MI
brisbane's recent article on Mary
Baker Eddy. 1t has an extraordinary
interest for Christian Scientists by
reason of his acquaintance with Mrs.
Eddy and the unusual opportunity he
had. for one who Is not Christian
Scientist, to form impressions of her
rom immediate contact.
In her later years she rarely re-
,eived callers unless their coming per-
aimed to the affairs of her church.
Mrs. Eddy did not. however make
my arrangements for her funeral.
Mr.. Brisbane was invited TO be one of
he pallbearers. because IL was pre-
sumed that this would be agreeable
10 her.
Throughout her writings Mrs. Eddy
distinguishes absolutely between hu-
man and divine will She describes
the former as "The motive-power OF
arror;" but the latter as The might
and wisdom of God" c'Science and
Health with Key to the Scriptures. ="
p. $50.
In this respect, as in every other,
her teaching is purely Christian. Thus
she accepts the Christian precept,
Not my win, but Thine, be done
Therefore, to practice Christian Sci.
ence, the student thereof must con.
and instantly discern and
obey the Ged-given intent and volt
ton" miscellaneous Writings. =.
l17)
Likewise, Christian Science distiu
guishes absolutely between that men.
tally which is spiritual and that which
is n6n-spiritJal or material The
former 1t classifies as real; the latter
~ erroneous. Elusive and unreal. So
while Christian Science teaches that
all cause and effect are mental, It
finds the cause OF every Ill, but not It's
cure. In what Is commonly called mind
II finds the remedy for every III In
The Mind, which is God, and which Is
by man.
To quote Mrs. Eddy: The basis OF
III health, slnlcssness, and Immortal.
ty IL the great fact that God Is the
Dnly Mind; and this Mind must he not
merely believed. but IL must be under
stood tSriencc and Health, u. 33a
The description OF science proposed
by Mr.. Brisbane. that which responds
20 the same tests for everybody. every.
The Washington times., 1921-07-24

ton showed this had not been done.
The bottle OF chloroform was corked
and the conclusion was reached that
the man had been chloroformed, the
woman's handkerchief being used for
this purpose, after he had been struck
a blow which broke the three ribs
Slayer Returned.
No trace has been found as to
where the lime or chloroform had
been purchased. The. can Of lime had
apparently been placed near the skele'
ton just few days before the body
was discovered.
Did the slayer or slayers Of the man
return to the scene of the murder
and intend to cover the body with the
lime to quicken it's disintegrationg
This is the theory of the police. That
the lime was not strewn over the body
is believed due to the fact that moth
ing was left but the skeleton, which
Il was believed could not be identified.
No trace whatever has been found
of anyone who could Identify the man
through the unusual bridge work In
his mouth and the cuff button. II
was at first believed that 1t would be
a simple matter to identify the skele'
ton through the peculiar bridge work
but despite the fact that photographs
of the teeth have been sent through.
out the United States for observation
of dentists, the man who did the den
tai work has not been located.
From the shreds of clothing and
shoes found near the skeleton. the au-
thorities discovered a tailor mark
"Nesser' or "Nessil." New York. The
man wore green felt hat, brown
cordovan shoes, plain toe, and heavy
underwear. The body was found by ].
shelton Andrew, colored. who was
passing near the gully when he dis
covered the body.
The Washington times., 1921-07-24
WHEY IS gentle
IN name ONLY, So
HE DIVORCES HER
Her Maiden Name Was Kane,
and Hubby Declares She
Lived Up 10 It.

NORFOLK. Va, July 2s.-what's
In a name? $3.50
Well, there may be nothing. and
then again--but listen. ~ ~
Leander Pinkey Gentle. OF this city.
appeared before Judge Hanckle In the
circuit court the other day ard aAked
for q divorce. 80 ~
What fory' asked the Judge.
"'Cause she's far from gentle" r.
piled Leander. !. ~ ~
''Ever since she married me she
lived up to her maiden name and not
her welded one" the aggrieved hubby
averred.
What was her maiden namer' the
court inquii ed.
"Kane-NelIie Kane. and she Ger.
tainly raised Cain most OF the time
vouchsafed Leandey.
James Owens, at whose home the
Gentles one time boarded. was called
to the stand.
What do you know about this
case?" he was asked.
Gentle asked me TO 80 70 his wife
and ask her to return to him after
she had left him." said Owens Il
did, and she said she'd rather live In
well. Hades---than with him. She
certainly did cuss him somethin
awful"
You said IT," reminisced Gentle.
Divorce granted" said the judge.
Thank the Lord" murmured lie
ander, who will now have to raise
Cain all by himself in the future.
The Washington times., 1921-07-24
BOY BURIED ALIVE
BY TONS Of EARTH
IN CELLAR DITCH
Life Extinct When He Is Taken
Out Thirty Minutes After
Landslide.

ROANOKE. Va. July 23.-Millard
Woody. a sixteen-year-oid boy OF
Graham, Va. was buried alive and his
brother-in-law, Joe Amos, also of
Graham. was seriously injured when
several ton of earth gave way while
they were engaged in excavating Tor a
foundation. according to information
received here.
The work of excavating for the eel
bar of a store building had been COM
pleted and the men were at work
in a ditch which was being put down
al one nd of the basement. I'm order to
get solid ground for the foundation.
Joe Amos was not entirely covered by
the dirt when the slide occoured, but
stone and dirt caught him above the
waist line. Greed and Charley Woody,
brc hers of Willard. who also were
working in the pit, quickly reached
Amos and rescued him. Their Younger
brother who had been completely
buried was caught by a second fall
of dirt which crushed out his life
II was fully thirty minutes before
the body of young woody could be
recovered DIR. o. X. Phlegar, of
Graham, who rushed to the scene Of
the accident. announced that the boy 8
neck had been broken.
The scene of the accident Is but a
short distance from quarry where
six workmen were trapped Nv the
fall of a limestone ledge and buried
alive several years ago.
The Washington times., 1921-07-24

where. In the same way" is fulfilled
by Christian Science. The demands OF
this science are uniform and It's re.
suits invariable.
Its requirements, however. are re
ligious and spiritual: thus they differ
according to its nature from the con.
ditions called for by other teachings
more commonly regarded as scientific.
For several years after Mrs. Eddy's
initial discovery of Christian Science
had wrought her own healing, she
sought a positive rule for demonstrate
ing the divine principle of such heal
ings. Interested readers may find her
own account of this search and its
results on pages 1903, 123 and l47 OF
Science and Health.
Ultimately she was able to declare
and to say as the result of experience,
"To mortal sense Christian Science
seems abstract, but the process is sim
pie and the results are sure IL the
science is understood" (Science and
Health, page 1850.
/ hope that readers of The Ameri-
can will be interested in these expla.
nations. Sincerely yours,
CLIFFORD y. SMITH,
Committee on publication Of the
First Church of Christ, Scientist, Bos.
ton, Mass.
The Washington times., 1921-07-24
TO ERECT MARBLE STATUE
OF DEVIL ANSE" HATFIELD

STERRIT. W. Va, July pa
memorial to "Dcvil Anse" Hatfield.
leader Of the Hatfield clan in the
famous old Hatfield Mccoy feud. who
died last winter. will be erected near
here by his son. Johnson ID. Hat
field. The memorial will consist OF
a life-size statute of the late feudirt
ana 1t will be erected on the family
burying lot.
The work will be done at the
Carrara quarries In Italy and will
arrive here the latter part OF the
summer. The statute will show the
imposing figure standing bareheaded
and looking over the landscape of
the mountain which he loved and Ia
which he was so thoroughly at homr.
The statute will be carved from
marble and will stand on pedestal
OF polished granite. In all 1t will
measure IL feet in height.
The Washington times., 1921-07-24
Most Hearuess Kind
OF Profiteering
Uncovered

NEW YORK. July 23.-The
most heartless form of profiteer-
ing that has yet come to light, in
which the families of dead Ameri-
can soldiers were the victims, has
Just been unearthed, and the
American military authorities are
taking steps to end it.
1t was announced at Governors
Island today that undertakers
will no longer be allowed to en-
ploy soldiers of the 23d Infantry
TO serve in firing squads at mill
tary funerals. This action fol-
lowed the disclosure that the un-
dertakers were impressing upon
the families Of the dead American
soldiers that firing squads must
be part of the burial ceremony.
Excessive prices were then
charged and a portion Of it was
turned over to the soldiers of the
firing squad. In the future the
American Legion will furnish sol
diers for firing squads at funerals
of war veterans.
The Washington times., 1921-07-24
MEN AREN'T MUCH GOOD (.
IN THIS WOMAN'S OPINION

FOLKSTONE. England, July 23.-
Every woman knows that men. tho
interesting creatures, are tiresorne.
hard to control and arc prone 70 seek
their own way in spite of warnings
according to Mrs. II. A. L. Fisher,
wife of the president of the British
national board of education.
She told an audience at the Royal
Sanitary Institute congress that most
men become i'll entirely through
faults of their own and SOW seeds OF
trouble for themselves by eating too
much. eat the wrong things. drink
ing to much, being lazy, keeping late
hours or living in Theoretically sealed
rooms"
The Washington times., 1921-07-24

Hundreds of clues have been run
out. Many persons have been close
~ questioned, but no tangible clue
has yet been uncovered which would
in any way explain the death of
either of the men. Will the deaths
20 down in criminal annals as un-
solved mysteries
Theories of Investigators.
Here are some of the theories that
the police authorities not only of
Washington. but of Arlington county.
Va, and Montgomery county. Nd,
have worked on:
Was Scanland killed by former
soldier against whom he was to give
testimony in murder case at El
Paso, Tex? He was out on bonds for
participation in the crime when he
met his own death.
Were the men lured from their
haunts in Washington by women and
then killed by irate husbands or
jealous lovers:
Was the motive for the two STAY
ings that Of robbery
Were they struck down by speed
ing motorists, who, fearing arrest
and and its consequences, carried
their victims to the secluded spots
In the woodlands where they were
found?
Were the men killed in Washing ton
during brawls and their bodies ear
ried to the suburbs to be hidden 10
cover up the crimes?
Suicide Theory Secuted.
The suicide theory was soon scout
ed by the police after investigating
various angles of the cases. An
autopsy on Major Scanland's lody
showed that his skull had been frac-
tured I'm two places-that death
apparently was due to one of these
fractures. Examination of the sksle-
ton developed that three OF the ribs
had been crushed. Neither of the
men suffered bullet wounds,
Major Scanland's body was found
in a remote section OF the woodlands
to the right of Alexandria city. Sew
eral days before the army officer,
who had made an enviable record in
France. was found dead, persons liv-
ing In the vicinity declared they had
The Washington times., 1921-07-24

Did any Washington dentist do this bridge
work? If so, get into touch NTH States Attor-
ney Thomas L. DauDson, of Montgomery county,
Nd, lUh0 is anxious to identify the man whose
skeleton lOas found tuOo months ago in gully
near the Georgetown Preparatory College,
A description of the dental york is as fOLLODs:
LolDer right, sanitary alI-gold bridge, extending
from second bicuspid to second moLar, right side.
Loper left, sanitary alI-gold bridge, extending
from first bicuspid to second moIar. Upper right,
second bicuspid gold croDn Upper left, 3-tooth
bridge from, second bicuspid to second m0Lar.
The Washington times., 1921-07-24

heard screams from a woman in an
automobile which passed near the
woodlands. .
But the police were never able 20
develop who occupied the automobile,
or from whom the screams carne.
They placed but little credeace in the
theory that Mai Scanland was in
the mystery automobile. At the spot
where the army officer was found
We're numerous trees and under.
brush. Nothing was found near nv
which NAV have heen used in brain.
ing the officer. There were no signs
OF struggle, either.
On Wild Party.
This brought forth the theory that
Scanland may have been struck
down in an automobile while on d
wild party" and that his body
was carried under cover of darkness
to the spot where 1t was found. Then
the theory that he had been struck
down by an automobile, the occu.
pants carrying the body to the
woods. But his clothes were not
soiled as they would naturally he
had he been knocked down in the
roadway.
Overdrew Bank Account.
Who last saw Scanlaud alive, asked
the Investigators.
Major Scanland left the Raleigh
Hotel on the afternoon of October IS.
He had been a guest at tho hotel for
several days and had given several
worthless checks, having overdrawn
his bank account. This for a time
revived the theory of suicide. But
when search was made of the army
officers trunk, a .49-caliber army
service revolver was found, He could
have used this death-dealing weapon
had he decided to end his own life.
On the evening he disappeared,
Scanland had a dinner engagement
with Lieut.. Walter Sheehan, Of Wal.
ter Reed Hospital, whom he had met
at Fort Sam Houston Hospital
where the two officers had been
patients after the war. But
Scanland failed To keen the an
pointment. And nothing further was
heard from him by his Washington
friends until his body was fuond.
Search of Scanland's pockets re.
vealed that he was high degree
Mason, cards to this effect being
found. He also had less than SO in
his pockets. But a plain gold watch
which had been presented to him by
the Italian government in recognition
or his services on the battle front
and a Masonic pin that he usually
wore were found.
Suspected Soldier.
Police ran out the theory that Scan.
lon may have been victim of
witness who feared he would be In.
volved in a murder case at. El Paso.
They found that the suspects were
nowhere near the Capital at the
time the army officer was killed.
Because OF Scanland's strange &C.
tons before he was found dead, some
Of the investigators were inclined TO
believe that he committed suicide.
His wife declared he had been moody
and morose ever since returning from
France. And, a few days before his
death he had gone TO the Bureau OF
Risk Insurance and arranged
The Washington times., 1921-07-24
NAN SAVES WOMAN, BUT
BROWNS UNDER PIER

SCRANTON, July 23.-Rudolph VIII
hams, a Scranton business man, was
drowned, although he saved Mrs.
Frank M. Walsh, of West Scranton,
rom similar fate in Lake Winona.
near here.
Mr.. Williams was caught by a float.
ing dock. under which he was drawn.
Mrs. Williams made a frantic effort
10 save her husband, and twelve.year-
old boy saved her from drowning.
The Washington times., 1921-07-24
Spurned, Girl Takes Poison.

GRANTSVII.LE, Md. July "a
Miss Estelle Marietta, aged nineteen.
who lives near Uniontown. attempted
suicide with poison. following disap-
pointment in love. A note was found
beside her unconscious form reading:
He quit me, so 1 am going to quit
everything" The girl swallowed a
quantity of wood alcohol.
The Washington times., 1921-07-24
Shipping Pooled WooI.

PURCELLVILLE, Va, July a.
x. A. Keithly, of the Division of Mar.
kets, has given out the information
chat approximately 10000 pounds Of
wool already have been graded and
shipped to Alexandria for sale under
the cooperative plan. We estimated
that there will be twice ca much wool
graded and sold under the co-opera.
tive plan this year as there was last
year.
The Washington times., 1921-07-24

Maj. Scanland's body was
found lying in q clump Of
woodland near the Alexandra
pike, about five miles from
Washington, on October 25,
1920. The army officer had
suffered two fractures of the
skull, from which he died.
Police say he was a victim
either of foul play. or was
killed by an automobile and
his body carried to the woods
The Washington times., 1921-07-24
By C. LEO GIBSON.

After months of investigation, the police yesterday admitted
that they still baffled heir investigation of the mysteri
deaths OF Major Frank Murphy Scanand whose battered
body found field the Alexandra pike that
the man, yet unidentified whose skeleton found gully
the Georgetown Preparatory College. .t
The Washington times., 1921-07-24
GERMANS SEND HELP TO
PlAGUE-RIDDEN RUSSIA

BERLIN, July 23.--The German
government is sending physicians
and medicine into Russia for relief
OF the plague sufferers, 1t was an
nounced today.
The Washington times., 1921-07-24

solved. The investigation Is prac
tically over, the authorities admitting
they are baffled in clearing up the
officers mysterious death.
Chloroform Believed Used.
There is more mystery enshroudins
the skeleton case. than in that OF the
Scaniand. Beside the skeleton the
police found an eight-ounce bottle,
partly filled with chloroform. and a
small can of lime. A woman S
handkerchief also was found. as was
an oval-shaped pearl cuff button on
which was the letter +.
The dead man Is believed to have
been a soldier 1t was suggested that
he had been lured from Washington
TO the. Rockville pike, near where the
body was found-that he had been
robbed and knocked off"
The man had apparently been dead
for weeks, probably three months.
There was nothing but the skeleton.
In the mouth were found unusual gold
bridge work had been done on the
teeth. This indicated to the author
tiles that the man was probably of
good breeding and family. His teeth
Indicated that they had been given
good care, particularly in recent years.
No explanation has yet been made
as to the presence OF the bottle of
chloroform and the can OF lime near
the body. At first IL was believed lime
had been scattered over the body to
quickly disintegrate II, but invesuga-
The Washington times., 1921-07-24

An unccnfrimed report came out
OF Russia on Thursday night that
moro than quarter OF a million
Russians are dying every twenty-four
hours from cholera. typhus, and fam
inc. The whole of the southeastern
part OF Russia is reported in the
grip of the plague. which is spread.
ing at an alarming rate, owing to
the lack OF preventives. Maxim
Gorky. the Russian writer, has
cabled to Anatol0 France, Gerhard
Hauptmann, and Glasco Ibanez, ask
ing them to appeal for Russian re-
lief.
The Washington times., 1921-07-24

An oval-shaped cuff button,
with the initial F printed on it,
was found near the skeleton of
the man found near Georgetown
College.
, 1921-11-10

Rural photographers are packing
away their wooden fish for the winter.
Flint Journal.
, 1921-11-10
Nearly A Million Dollars for
Work on Highways of Wyoming

Senator Warren wired Governor
Carey last week that the Phipps bill,
providing that public domain states of
the west shall receive an additional
highway aid in proportion to the acre
age they have under federal govern
ment control, had been finally approved
by the senate II sent to President
Harding. Says the Sheridan Post. The
measure carries with it an appropria-
tion of $T5.OOO. 900 for the fiscal year
ending June 30. 1922. of this moun
S~25.OOO.O0O will be available Jan. 1.
1922. Nearly all of this will be spent
in the west. The amount due wyom-
ing in case the bill is signed by the
president which it probably will be
shortly. is about 100000 which will he
sufficient to allow the state To carry on
ii large not of highway work.
, 1921-11-10
SOLDIER AID IN STATE
Carried on by Red Cross
Chapters.

In at least five important centers
In Wyoming there has been much
work carried on by Red Cross chapters
for former soldiers and their families.
At Laramie. Cheyenne, Casper, Sheri-
dan and Thermopolis the extent of Ibis
work has reached a greater volume
during the past yea than in the three
preceding years.
h is in part due to the develop
ment of tuberculosis and mental de-
fects long after soldiers have been
discharged as well. Frequently after
a period of months it is found that
the former soldier is unable to con
tinue ut his previous occupation and
must receive training to fit him for
work suitable to his handicapped con-
dition.
An approximate average of D
cases per month of soldier work is
carried on by these five chapters. A
problem equally as great exists through
out the state.
Trained workers are employed in
all these chapters to help the men in
adjusting their difficulties. In both
Casper and Laramie two workers are
employed TO carry on this and other
activities of the present Red Cross
program.
The large number of transients in
Cheyenne and Casper-many of them
ex-service men-who are looking for
employment have greatly complicated
the problem of the Red Cross chapters.
Accordingly, a special effort has been
made to assist men with families to
find work and thus diminish the hard
ships strangers might otherwise I'M
dergo.
There is a large foreign speaking
population in Thermopolis. Many OF
the men are employed in the coal mines
and efforts of the Red Cross worker
to help them in various ways have
met with a ready response.
Excellent work in helping ex-service
men and their families to meet their
various problems has also beer done
in Lowell. Much help was given them
by distributing food and clothing to
families of men who were disabled.
A call for these necessities was issued
after the increasing need and lack
of money to provide adequately for
them was discovered.
Because of the distances here I'm
Wyoming and the fact that former
soldiers often lived in distant parts
of the county from Red Cross chapter
headquarters. there is great need for
increasing chapter activity along
these lines. The fifth annual Roll Cab
which opens on Armstice day. Novem-
Der IL, and continues until Thanks
giving Will furnish every person with.
an opportunity 10 cooperate in the
soldier work and other local activi-
ties by renewing the dollar member
ships.
, 1921-11-10
L. P. HAS TAKEN OVER THE $. & f..
tContinued from First Page,

1 80 abty
income and that is from the trnnsror-
tation Of commodities 1t handles. 1t
has just II thing to sell-transportn-
ton. Unless this valley will produce
that transportation it does not require
Il railroad. If at the end of three
years, the earnings show no nppreci-
able increase. II would be nothing short
of folly TO expect the cotinued opera
tion OF the road. DO not labor under
the idea h n the government will re-
Iquire Its continued operation for they
viii not If the experiment proves a
failure, and it will. unless You support
the road.
THE freight rates throughout the
country are high. Everybody is versed
on that. But remember this valley is
not being penalized alone. The same
condition exists everywhere. and when
rates are adjusted elsewhere. that nd
justment will be- reflected here.
Don't feel that because the Union
Pncific have taken over this road in
your interests. that they should i'm.
me1iately reduce freight rates. This
would decrease your earnings. and in
crense the hazard of losing your trans
portation facilities three years hence.
shipments of parcel post should be
minimized 10 the lowest possible
extent. It's convenient to have thesc
shipments delivered to your door. but