davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington herald., 1921-05-09

Negotiations-are still under way
between representatives of Southern
cotton yarn spinners and the Ru-
manian government, looking toward
the purchase of $4,000. 900 pounds
OF coarse yarns for shipment before
October. Payments are to be made
in Texas cotton.
Revisions in prices named on
some of the leading brands of
bleached muslins are being made.
They do not conform with the low
prices that have been prevailing on
unbranded goods.
Clothing prices suggested to re-
tailers by some OF the large cloth
ing manufacturers now out with
fall goods are on a basis of 10 to
20 per cent under spring prices,
first named.
Some of the large rubberizing
companies and automobile companies
whose orders for clothes were de-
ferred in delivery last year are now
beginning to ask for deliveries, and
in some Instances they have begun
negotiations on additional contracts.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-09


when ndandF hppedh
of
o
the in n
il
foreign with
dprobaby EcononiN nh our
so IA hae greatly IN r OF r
n
The Washington herald., 1921-05-09

The principal reason for this
The Washington herald., 1921-05-09
BANK STATEMENTS.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
Seventh Street Savings

At Washington In the District Of Co
Iumbta- Mt the close Of business
April -. 1871.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-12-30

II r"n"'iy judged lest no be not
I.ip,d in"I" would h" a lot or polce-
mru ,uuIrs amt lIrvm"n out OF jobs.
Evening star., 1921-03-27
|DRALSBERC QUITS CHElNIS7RYBUREAU u
TO STUDY FEEDING WHOLE NATIONS

Dr. Carl L. Alsberg, chief of the
department of Agrfculture's bureau
OF chemistry. yesterday announced
ms intention of severing his connec-
tion with the department June /.
preparatory to taking up his new
duties as one of the directors OF the
new Food Research Nutrition Insti-
tute at Leland Stanford University,
California The resignation of DR..
Alsberg Is now in the hands of Sec
retary Wallace.
Problems of feeding people in the
mass and of work in connection with
the food supply of a nation will be
unuertaken in the work to which he
is going, DR.. Alsberg said. Before
the war tho matter of nutrition and
food supply. he explained, was left
70 the individual, but as a result OF
conferences Of the allied nations
recommendations were made to the
respective governments that this mat
ter be taken up as national prob
lem. None of the allied nations, how
ever. has acted on the suggestion.
nor has the United States govern
ment taken up the matter. At the
suggestion of Secretary Hoover. the
Carnegie Corporation, however. de-
cided to make available funds for
such work. and the work will be car
ried on at Leland Stanford Univer-
sity. DR.. Alsberg will be direct or
of the agricultural end, and there
win be two more directors, yet to be
chosen. who will have charge of
Evening star., 1921-03-27
MRS. MARY M. COOKE
is DEAD AT AGE OF 86
Native of Frederick County, Md,
Had Been Resident Here Since
the Early COS.

The death of Mrs. Mary y. Coohe.
Friday morning at her home in this
city, marked the close of a long and
useful life. most o. which was spent
in Washington.
Mrs. Cooke was the deughter Of
Samuel and Agnes Stephens. and was
born in Liberty Town. Frederick
county, Md, in 1885. At sixteen years
of age she was married to l.. NJ.
Cooke, the editor of the newspaper
IN her native town, and IN the early
sixties they came to Washington to
live. both Mr. and Mrs. Cooke being
identified in many ways with the
growth and progress of the city.
Mrs. Cooke was woman of high
mental development. as we'll as pos
sessed of a keen business sense. at
tributes which won for her a large
widow for thirty years al the time of
her death, her husband having been
a principal examiner in the patent
Office.
She is survived by daughter. Mrs.
William Ramsburg of Braddock, Md.
a son, Charles Lee Cooke, officer in
charge of ceremonies at the State
Department: three grandchildren and
four great-gra andchildren.
Rev. j. ]. Muir. chaplain of the
Senate, will conduct the funeral serv-
ices in the w. H. Speare Chapel. 1903
H street northwest, at 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning. The interment will
be in Loudon Park cemetery, Balti-
more.
Evening star., 1921-03-27
Deaths Reported.

The following deaths have been repsrted to
the health department in the last twenty -four
hours:
Fred N. Nestler. 81. 514 C st. ne.
Edward r. Esminger. 50, Tuberculosis Hos
pitai.
Herman c. Ewald. 7s 100 10th at. Sc.
Elen 4. Imirie. 81, 493 Maryland ave- sv.
Mary A. Cooke. SO. l4O4 II st.
Mabel Spence, q. George Washington Uni
versity Hospital.
Anna +. Myers. "a. 1417 Park road.
Edwin u. Crutt. 8i 1896 Cambridge pI
Hospital.
William J. Green. u. 1908 st.
Lydia Is. Pyle. 82. 2833 Adams Mill road.
Carmelina Bmelio. =, 213 st. NE
Infant OF Lillian and James Wells. 20 hours.
Garfield Hospital
Martha f. Cheeks. So 1928 K st
Jane Wood. 60. PIG Parker st. ne
Leroy W. Greene. IA. 253s p st.
Ellsworth Robinson. 8. 244I ST.
Elmer Holmes, l. 71j 24th st.
Marcelius Moten. tr., Z months, s25 9th .t
Stanley A Stone. months. 1920 st. ne.
Evening star., 1921-03-27
100000 IS OFFERED
CITY OR TOWN WHICH
NEEDS 1T FOR BABIES

Does any American city or town
of between 10000 and 10000 popu-
lation need help in raising ITS
children? If so. the Nationai
Child Health Council. so it an
nounced yesterday, is willing 10
aid to the extent of 5000. 900.
The proposed aid will be ad-
ministered over a period Of five
years in such 4 way as to OBTAIN
"as near as possible ideal condi-
tions for the development OF its
children. from babyhood to adoles
cence. into sturdy, happy, userui
citizens"
The town. the Child Health
- Council has decided. should be 10
Gated in a county of between 5o,OoV
and $4,000 population. with the
area outside of the city agricul-
tural. The city itself should nave
a normal percentage of its popu-
Iation engaged in manufacturipg
The committee which will recon-
mend the town to be chosen Tor
the experiment is headed by Or.
Richard A. Bolt of Baltimore. gen
eral director of the American
Child Hygiene Association.
Evening star., 1921-03-27
MRS. CORDELIA c. TURNER
DIES At AGE OF SO YEARS
Washington Woman Passed Most
Of Life in Virginia-Leaves
Six Daughters.

Mrs cordelia Celestins Turner
eishty-three years old. widow OF
Samuel Vincent Turner, died yester-
day afternoon at 8 o'clock at the
homo of her daughter. Mrs Clarence
E. Ingling. 2540 14th street north
west. following an illness of three
weeks.
Mrs. Turner was born in Matthews
county. Va. and lived most of her
life in that state. but for several
years had resided in Washington with
her daughter.
Mrs. Turner is survived by six
daughters, Mrs. Milton Lemuel Odell
and Mrs. c. F.. Ingling. both Of this
city: Mrs. Albert Ford Ferguson of
Duluth. Mimi: Mrs Edward C. Parker
of Philadelphia, Mrs. Joseph Dickie
of Spokane. Wash. and Mrs. Julia P.
Ward of Norfolk. Va, and these
grandchildren. living in Washington
c. n. Odell, Mrs. Homer Joseph Dodge
and Turner Ward Graham.
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow afternoon at o'clock in
Norfolk, Va. Interment will be in
the family burial plot in Norfolk.
Evening star., 1921-03-27
Births Reported.

The following births have been reported t,
the health department in the last twenty -fou
hours:
Joseph and Mary E. Anderson. boy.
Thomas J. and Flossie NJ Chofin, girl.
Harold Il. and Elsie N. Russell, girl.
James G. and Elsie G. Hendry. boy.
Jessie c. and Emily iF. Haineigh, boy.
Raymond l.. and Lillian A. steEmaier. boy.
Edward and Catherine Kengla. boy.
Edward T. and Nellie NJ. Hughes. girl.
John L. and Margaret A. Gray. boy.
Antonio and Theresa Cusiman. boy.
Alexander l.. and Helen II. Weinberg. boy.
Joseph and Annie Corrado boy
Charles +. and Elizabeth g. Tucker. girl.
Harry G. and Matte Dalton. boy.
James and Agnes Herbert, girl
Clifford &. and Mary c. Payton, boy twins.
James X. and Lillian Wells. girl.
Don r. and Harriet Sutton. boy
Hubert and Lola Culbers0n. hoy
William ii. and Catherine v. Moore girl.
Joseph s. and Rae L. Colbert, boy
Frank NJ. and Mary V. Boiler. girl
Lewis Il. and Emelia G. Harris, girl.
Walter B. and Yale g. Sanderson hoy
Benjamin and Helen Lonesome girl
John W. and Bertha n. Parker. girl.
Harry \. and Retn A. Kicks. girl.
James and Sadie QuilIes. boy.
Evening star., 1921-03-27
BALL TO AID INFANTS.
st. AIMS Asylum Will Benefit b,
Convention Hall Party.

A ball for the benefit of st. AIMS
Infant Asylum will be held at the
Convention Hall Friday night. under
the auspices of the Ladies' Auxiliary
of the institution.
The Knights of Columbus and the
Mems Aid Society OF ST. AIMS are as
sisting the Ladies' Auxiliary in ar
ranging for the entertainment. Mrs.
Samuel B. Tucker, president Of the La
dies Auxiliary. is chairman Of the COM
mittee on arrangements. and c. w
Aughinbaugh is chairman of the mems
committee.
According to statement issued last
night. expenses at the asylum have
been increased greatly during the
past year on account Of the preva-
lence of sickness in the wards One
hundred and fifty children have been
admitted. ranging in age from one
and two days to several years. To
feed them milk supply totaling
from $500 to $500 per month is neces-
Sary.
Evening star., 1921-03-27

largest imposed at the whipping post
in this county for many years. as
the tendency of recently enacted laws
has been to allow more discretion
in the courts in respect of imposing
corporal punishment. The sentence
of three of the culprits to forty
lashes each for highway robbery was
in accord with law enacted by
the present legislature in punish
ment of this offense.
The whippings were administered
by Warden Plummer of the work
house and the lashes were but lightly
applied. as a vigorous application Of
the nine-thonged cat would cut
a mans back into ribbons in the
administration of a dozen or more
were marked with slight discolora-
tions as the result of the fiagellation,
but only by occasional f1inching did
they give evidence of physical suf
fering.
The whippings were public and
were witnessed by about a hundred
persons.
Evening star., 1921-03-27
SEEK NEW TRAFFIC OFFICE
Police Hope to Get Former Fire
Station on D Street.

The former fire engine house on D
street between 14th and 18th streets
northwest. now under control of the
Treasury Department., may be turned
over to the police department for a
headquarters for the traffic bureau.
The building is being used by the
government, but it is understood the
local authorities hope to obtain it as
soon as it is given up by the depart
ment now using it.
If Maj Gessford should get the
structure for the traffic bureau. ap-
plicants for permits to operate motor
vehicles would have to go there to be
questioned as to their knowledge of
the regulations and ability to drive
machine.
Even ii this plan Is carried out the
permits still would be issued by Wade
H. coombs. superintendent of licenses,
at the District building.
Evening star., 1921-03-27
PREPARE CASE AGAINST
ALLEGED NURSE SLAYER
Trial of Henry Brown, Negro,
Charged With Annapolis Kill
ing, to Start Monday.
ing, to Start !
l:cnafnh N The 2ka.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. March 26-I. S. Dis
trict Attorney Robert r. Ca:man and
his assistant. George E. kieffner, were
busy today preparing for the trial Mon
day in the federal scourt of Henry A
Brown. negro. charged with the murder
Of Harriet A. Kavanaush, a nurse OF
Buffalo. n. Y. at the Naval Academy
Annapolis. The alleged murder was
committed with a piece OF iron pipe
January IA.
There is a coincidence in the fact
that the last previous trial in the
OF a capital crime was Of a negro
charged with killing a sailor on the
government reservation at Annapolis
January IA, 1903. exactly eighteen years
before the murder of Miss Kavanaugh
The negro was convicted Of murder in
| the second degree and sentenced to i'm
prisonment for life, but released in
| about five years.
Evening star., 1921-03-27
PRAY FOR LIEUT.. CONEY.

NATCHEZ. Miss. March 26.-At the
request of the Natchez Chapter of
war Mothers special prayers for
the recovery of Lieut.. w. d. Coney.
transcontinental flyer. lowering be-
tween life and death in a hospital
here as the result of crashing to the
ground when his plane hit tree
near here, will be offered at Natchez
churches Easter morning
The mother. aunt and brother of
the injured flyer. who are on their
way here, are being kept informed
regularly as to the lieutenant's con-
dition through the efforts of the
local post of the American Legion.
Evening star., 1921-03-27
CLEVELAND BREAD DROPS.

CLEVELAND, Ohio. March ga
pound and half of bread will cost
10 cents. and pound loaf cents,
beginning Monday, drop of 3 cents
on the large loaf and 2 cents ON The
small loaf. it was announced by re-
tailers today. following a reduction
by wholesalers Of cents on both
loaves. effective Monday.
Evening star., 1921-03-27
CARDS OF rHASKs

CAsHEIL. We wish to express our sincere
thanks and deep gratitude TO our relatives.
ness. sympathy and beautiful floral tributes
during the illness and at the death Of our
only and beloved daughter. MARIAN LA RUE
CASHEII.
HER FATHER AND MOTHER. %.
KING. We wish to express sincere thanks
and apprecia tion TO our rela atIves and ffiends
for their deep sympathy and beautiful doraI
tributes at the death of beloved hush nd
and father. GEORGE r. KING.
LOVING WIFE AND CHILDREN. .
RALLo. We wish to express our gratitude 70
our relatives. neighboss and many frisuds
for their kindness, sympathy and Beautiful
doral tributes during tbs ilness and at ;hs
death Of darling wife and mother, CATH.
ERNIE RAIIO.
HUSBAND ASD DAUGHTERS. /:
Evening star., 1921-03-27
AsroR's YACHT LAUNCHED.

/. CITY ISLAND. n. Y. March 90
Vancent Astors new steel motor
yacht Nourmahal was launced here
today. christened by Mrs. Oliver Fill
ley. The yacht is 160 feet 8 inches
over all and ISL feet on the water
line. She has beam of % feet and
draws 10 feet. Seaworthiness is
feature of her design. She is driven
by two internal combustion engines
Sdeveloping $50 horsepower.
Evening star., 1921-03-27
WILL GREET zIoNIsTs.
z. M. n. A. Plans to Welcome
Noted Group From Europe.

The Jewish public has been invited
to a meeting of local Zionists, to take
place tomorrow at o'clock at the
Y. NJ. II. A. building. 11th street and
Pennsylvania avenue, at which will
be considered plans of cooperating
in q national welcome to the noted
group of world Zionists. headed by
Chain Weizmann of England. who
arrives in the United States in April
for a tour Of the country.
Included in the group are also AL
bert Einstein, famous scientist. and
Cssishkin, great Russian Zionist.
Israel Brodie of Baltimore 4 member
of the national executive committee
Of the American Zionist Organization,
will speak. A musical program has
also been arranged.
Evening star., 1921-03-27
FOUR CONUCTS GIVEN 40 LASHES
BY WARDEN UNDER DELA WARE Law

WILMINGTON, Del. March 26-At
Newcastle county workhouse today
four negroes felt the sting of the
Delaware whipping post law. Those
whipped were Warner Lewis. con-
victed of larceny and sentenced to
one year in prison and twenty lashes; ;
Leonard Barrett. highway robbery.
ten years and forty lashes. and John
and Horace Archie. high
way robbery, ten years and forty
laShes each.
This total of 40 lashes was the
Evening star., 1921-03-27
TO VOTE ON CLUBHOUSE.

A special meeting Of the City Club
will be held Wednesday night to vote
on a new plan for the erection of a
home for the club. 1t is proposed to
erect the home on G street northwest
between 18th and 14th streets. If the
plan is indorsed work on the new
clubhouse Is expected to begin about
May 1.
Evening star., 1921-03-27
T1NPLATE PLANT TO OPEN.

CANONSBURG, Pa. March 26-The
Standard Tinplate Works here will
resume operations April II. according
to notices posted by the company to-
day. The plant has been closed since
March s. All OF the 2.400 employees
will return to work when the plant
re-openS.
Evening star., 1921-03-27
LEAVES MEDICAL CORPS.

The President has accepted the
resignation Of Maj. Harry L. Arnold.
Army Medical Corps. to take effect
in Honolulu. Hawaii, whore the Of
.icer Is stationed.
Evening star., 1921-03-27
MARRIED.

wnLIAMS-BoGGESS. Mrs. E. A. BoSgess
announces the marriage ~ her dangn'e
MILDRED TO Mr.. JOHN p WILKINS "n
November ~. 1922 at Annapolis, Md. y"
cards
Evening star., 1921-06-26

a special effort to get rhinoceros for
hiss geological gardens. He had made
the same request the year before. and
l had had a standing order with my
agents in Trengganu, but nothing had
come of it. There was constant good
natured rivalry between Mr.. La Seuf
and his son. who was director of the
gardens at Perth. and, as I had pro-
vided the son WITH a rhinoceros.
I wrote to him, saying that l should
communicate with my agents. and
that. il they had nothing to report.
would go out myself and see what I
could find for him. Accordingly.
sent Ali to Trengganu with the mes
sage. telling him to wait there until
l arrived.
There seemed to be so little chance
that the natives would capture a good
specimen that, after attending to the
business at the animal house. gath
At Trengganu I found Ali and some
Of the headmen waiting for me.
Just as 1 had expected. they had moth
ing to report. One Of them said that
he thought l could find rhinoceros
near Rawang.
why do you think sou
"Tuan." he replied. there are
traces"
but why haven't your men been
digging pits and capturing it,"
He made some reply to the. enect
that his men were busy planting rice.
and i let the matter drop. for I saw
that he was unwilling to talk. After
the headmen had left the house I
questioned Ali. While waiting for ME,
Ali had drawn the headman out on
the subject. 1t seemed that the mar
Evening star., 1921-06-26
Chinese Sugar.

~HfNA is the land of many frst,
things, and some writers have SCI
forth that sugar cane was first grown
and used there. Many Chinese au.
thorities do not accept this render
ing of history and yield the honor for
having first used the juice and crys-
tails of sugar cane to the people OF
India. They point out that II the
writings of Confucius in the sixth
century befoue Christ there is mem
ton of oats. beans. rice. bamboo and
many other foods/ butt no reference to-
sugar cane. II is supposed. says a
writer in North China Commerce. thar
in the third and second centuries
B. c.. when Emperor WI ri con-,
quered south China and communica-
ton began with southern India the
sugar cane was brought to China
from the northwestern part Of south
India and the border province OF Ben
gal, The old home of silk.growing ands
the home Of tea. In the year 40D
BIC. the culture of sugar was gen.
orally we'll spread over the southern.
part Of China, and it is said to be
Of record that a hundred or so ycars
before that time Chinese emperor.
had sent some of his wise ped3DIc "fen
India 10 learn til. scirnceE oE sls.....
manufacture" ,s.s
Evening star., 1921-06-26
By Charles Mayer.
Illustrated by VIII Crawford.

~ OR several years after the
- orang-outang hunt dill not
venture i9to the jungle for
more than a day or two at a
time. My fever and dysentery had
become chronic. realized that I had
too often disregarded. the warning
of the doctors and that. If I had an
other bad attack. Of illness. far away
from medical attention. should have
tofeave the country or might possibly
die before I got away. My animal
blsiness In Singapore had grown SO
large that it gave me plenty to do.
and left to my agents the work of
collecting. Through my house in Or
chard road passed a steady stream Of
Anim1ls, destined for geological gar
dens all. over the world
Most of the animals went to the va
rious Australian gardens. for which /
acted as agent. They allowed me to
make my shipments I. o. b. Singapore,
relieving me Of the risks OF transpor-
tation. In return .ISgave them hrst
call on all OF my best specimens,
I had my choice between shipping to
HaEenbeck's agent at Calcutta. ship
ping to Europe land selling toathe
crews Of boats that called ut Singa-
pore: Tho ,:onicers., and men bought
mGny animals, sharing the cost and
oZentu1lly sharing the .Hfofts u the
enimals lived to reach Europe. Arifi.
6y crooked dealing. and passing OF
0ickfy animals. had almost ruined this
6asfness, but it revived rapidly when
9he word spread that could be de-
pended upon. Arin andI had many
0tormy seseions beforessI" convinced
Adm that my way was tie better, and
Evening star., 1921-06-26

he finally came to handle q large part
Of the boat trade for me-. doing the
work Of soliciting orders and making
deliveries on commission. -
made very few sales directly to
America. The trouble and risk OF the
long voyage were too great, and also
there was a IS per cent duty to be
paid when the animals were landed.
The gamble was large, and. even
when the deliveries we're safely made.
there was little profit. Some of my
animals reached America through Ha-
genbeck, who kept them until they
were acclimated and then shipped
them across the Atlantic. The accli-
matization and breeding Of animals in
in"captivity is business In itself.
**
rIAGENBEcK approached me several
IL times with the proposition to be-
como his exclusive agent in the far
east, but preferred to have my own
business and sell independently.
Both he and Cross of Liverpool kept
me busy with orders: and. with the
orders from Australia. found that l
had a greater demand than I could
meet. Almost every boat that came
to Singapore from the: districts where
animals were captured SRrought speci-
mems, and I was contifually pressing
my agents to send more.e / Travelled
constantly throughout. tAe archipela-
go, urging the natives y work faster
and keeping in touch with the isource
of~my supply. AS L have said before.
I made few excursions INTO the jun
gle, and then only WheH- 1t was i'm
possible for my agents. who were gen.
Evening star., 1921-06-26

lived as an object lesson in what
might happen ii, Europeans were al
lowed to come into the country.
It was inevitable that Trengganu
should eventually be taken over BY
the British. but the sultan fought
see in such a possibility nothing but
ruin for himself. and he was deter
mined to hold out as long as he
lived. In our long talks we dis
cussed every phase Of his situation.
and 1 pointed out to him that other
sultans had prospered under the
British. He was interested in >that
fact and asked for more informa- =
tion. Finally. it was arranged that
Sir Frank 'Swettenham. who was
Trengganu. That was the entering
wedge A few years later. an agree
ment was reached by which the
country became a British protecto-
rate and the sultan. a prosperous,
velopment of this virgin territory
began.
AS a reward for the advice and as
aistanec gave him. the sultan. before
Trengganu passed out of his control,
made me a present. of five different
and surface rights. Though the con-
cessions, which totaled nine hundred
square miles. were rich in tin the sui
tan advised me to let the tin stay
where it, was and plant rubber. l
could see, that I had reached the be-
ginning of the end of my career as an
animal dealer.
nN my return to Singapore after
~ one of my visits to Trengganu. l
found letter from Mr. La Seuf of
Melbourne. asking me if I would make