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The Washington herald., 1921-03-20
Arlington County

CLARENDON. Va, March 1s.-The
hog question is causing considerable
agitation in the county at present.
A large delegation of citizens ap-
peared before the supervisors on
Monday requesting the repeal of the
present ordinance which forbids the
keeping Of hogs within one hundred
yards Of a residence in the more
thicily settled districts. A special
meeting has been called by Chair
man DeLashmutt for Monday morn
ing at $3.50 in the court house, when
all interested are requested to ap-
pear. DR.. Cox. the county health Of
icer. is leading the night in support
OF the present ordinance.
Governor westmoreland Davis has
accepted an invitation to attend the
annual banquet of the Cherrydale
volunteer fire department at the
Cherrydale Auditorium on Tuesday
next. This banquet has in the past
been a red-letter day in the his
tory of that community.
Nearly forty candidates, including z
county officials, Legislators and lead
ing business men. were elected to
receive the degrees in the new Ar
lington Lodge of Odd Fellows at the
first business meeting this week.
william W. Malone was elected
manager of the Clarendon baseball
team at the annual meeting Of the
club Thursday night. and he prom
ises to again bring to Clarendon
a winning nine. Capt. Tim Jordan
was elected president: Fred B. Kee-
fer, secretary and director Of pub
licity, and Oscar L. Basye, treas
urer.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-20
ROCKVILLE

ROCKVILLE. Nd, March 1s.-The
fact that marriage licenses issued
in Maryland are good until used
was emphasized .here yesterday
when one obtained November of
last year was the authority under
which Rev. P. Rowland Wagner
married Miss Edna Parker, OF
Washington, and William Roberts.
Of Philadelphia.
At the recent annual oratorical
contests among the public school
pupils of Montgomery County the
first prize Yas awarded to Miss
Esher Grub, Of the Poolesville
School, and second honors went to
Miss Elizabeth Twombley, Of the
Kensington School.
The March term of the Circuit
Court for this county will convene
here Monday morning with grand
and petit juries in attendance. A
large number of cases are docketed
for trial, including 46 criminals, 3
criminal appeals. 81 civil cases, 1s re-
moval cases and appeals from de-
cisions of justices of the peace.
Miss Jeanette H. Adams. of, New
York City, and Benjamin C. Hartig,
of Washington, were married in
Rockville today by Rev. P. Row
land Wagner, as were Miss Helen
Augusta Hinton and Clifford r.
Allen, both of Sligo, this county.
Miss Lake ]. Halbert. of wash
ington. and Mausel A. Gray were
married in Rockville on Thursday
by Rev. John r. Henderson.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-20
STATE EVENTS
Smallpox Rages
With Little Check
In Virginia County

WINCHESTER. Va, March Ia
The smallpox epidemic in the
northwestern and western sections
of Frederick County has gotten De-
yond control OF local authorities
The State board of health probably
may be asked to send agents here
to patrol the affected districts,
where there have been numerous
fragrant violations Of quarantine
regulations.
County authorities, 1t was said,
had advised people what to do. but
that no police authority was as
serted. The result is, II was said.
an extent that physicians are un-
first cases were reported in the
Pentecostal preacher.
Prayer meetings have been In
progress at the Mcfarland home for
some time, and II was said that n
number of persons who attended
regularly are among those now i'll
of smallpox. Reports today showed
between fifty and sixty cases, some
of which were~said to be Of a moss
yirulent type A number OF men
who contracted smallpox and were
ordered by doctors to remain at
home and isolate themselves from
their families were found going
about their neighborhoods as usual,
and several came here with their
families and attended the theaters
and mingled generally with people
on the streets. Six cases have been
reported in Winchester.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-20
GOVERNMENT AIDS
WORK OF FOREIGN
STUDENTS in u. S.
Influx of Learning Seek.
ers from Europe Grows
Since War.

A separate branch of the Bureau
of Education has been organized to
handle the new problem of dealing
with foreign students who arc COM
ing to this country for education, it
was announced yesterday.
Since the war there has been a
phenomenal increase in the demand
Of alien youths for American learn
ing.
DR.. G. w. A. Luckey, specialist in
foreign educational systems of the
Bureau of Education, whose quar-
ters are located in the Pension Of
nee. is the man-in- the middle of all
International educational business
with which the government of the
United States is connected. In touch
with him is the Institute OF Inter-
national Education of New York.
This conducts an exchange OF stu
dents, placing those who come to
America in the universities on this
side. and those who leave this
country in Institutions of learning
beyond our borders.
DR.. Luckey consults records of for
eign countries and those of the
hundreds Of educational establish
ments of this country, and finds
where tho q incoming or outgoing
students belong. Bulgaria sent a
student recently to the University
OF Illinois. member of the fac
ulty communicated with DR.. Luckey
to find out how he should be graded.
The student was entitled to rank as
one who had completed high school
in this country. One from Russia
had credentials issued before the
war, and IL was something of a
problem to md out just what to dc
with him, but DR.. Luckey, who is a
linquish with the understanding OF
many languages. and who has sew
eral interpreters at his disposal
soon found out where the Russian
belonged with his prewar creden'
The Washington herald., 1921-03-20
Whisky Business
By Radio Latest
Bootlegger Move

CHICAGO, March 1s.-Formerly It
was flash" by wire and wireless.
but now II appears to be a flask
Radio experts today began search
for bootleg gang that has been
selling liquor by wireless.
. An amateur radio operator is re-
sponsible for the tip. He picked
up. a conversation last night In
which certain operators in or near
Tventy-second street were being
."bawled out" for not delivering a
shipment of whisky. 81.
IF you don't deliver 1t BY. Thurs
day, there viii be no pay" was
the final warning.
The prohibition oficisls have had
a haywood institution under OBJ
servation for some time. All the
amateur radio stations in the city
are listed. and hereafter an expert
operator will '1isten in" to catch
liquor orders by wireless.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-20
NelD Court Effort Begun
To Free Thomas Mooney

SAN FRANCISCO. March ia
new effort to secure a retrial for
Thomas Mooney. defendant in the
San Francisco preparedness day pa
rade bomb case, now serving a life
sentence in San Quentin peniten-
tiary. came to life today when B. c.
Parker, who said he was acting
for Mooney, fled a power of sttor-
ney with the local courts empower
ing him to act for Mooney.
He said the exact plan under
which he hopes to bring Moneys
case before the courts is a novel
one, but will not be revealed for
several days.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-20
Kills Hin,seH After .
!. Wouy,ding Texas Girl

wAxAHAcHIE. Texas; March
is.-A. @. Hervey, drug store clerk,
was dead today and Kathleen Con-
nelly, a daughter Of prominent resi-
dents Of waxahachie. was in hos
pital seriously wounded as >the re-
suit Of what officials declared was
an attempted murder and suicide.
Hervey, a married man. according
to information gathered by authori-
ties. had been standing In front of
the Connally homo last night about
twenty minutes when Miss connally
and two young men companions
drove up. Hervey stepped to the
side of the car.
TIM going to kill you and then
kill myself" Miss Connally's COM
panions said he told her.
.Hervey nred. the bullet striking
the young woman In the side. Her
companions pursued Heryey to his
room. A shot was heard and pur-
suers found him dead. -
The Washington herald., 1921-03-20
RUDOLPH SEEKSA1
AID FOR CHARITIES


Calling upon the residents Of
Washington to care for the needy
in their midst. District Commis-
sioner cuno H Rudolph, az presi-
dent OF the Associated Charities.
yesterday urged Washingtonians TO
join the band OF 10000 needed q
make this organizations good work
effective during ths present year.
Our people have given gener-
ously to every call from abroad
both during the war and since.
would be the last one to keep back
a dollar from any OF these world
wide causes. But / cannot help
thinking that in our prosperity at
home, IL is hard for US TO realize
that there are folks in our midst
who live constantly on the poverty
line and need help"
The Washington herald., 1921-03-20
NelU Engineer Building
Proposed at Vir1inia

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, March
plans for a s175,Ooo
engineering building at the Univer-
sity Of Virginia were approved last
night by the engineering faculty.
The proposed new building, made
possible by the Centennial endov-
ment fund, is expected to occupy a
site near the present engineering
building, to the south of the Nc
Intire amphitheater. 1t would stand
on a line with Cabell Hall, form
ing the fourth side of the quad
rangle between the present build
ing, the Commons and Minor Hall.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-20
Hagerstown Store Robbed.

HAGERSTOwN, Nd, March ls.-
In one of the .boldest robberies COM
mitted in the city in years thieves
early this morning looted the store
of Brewer Brothers. in the western
section, securing goods valued at
several hundred dollars. The thieves
hauled a cash register weighing 200
pounds on a two-wheel cart to a
dump at the end OF Elizabeth street,
where they broke II open.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-20
Lake States Dry Agent
Named in DiU0rce Suit

Richardson, prohibition enforce
ment officer for the lake States,
was named as correspondent In a
cross bill for divorce filed by Ralph
Neager here today. Mrs Neager
hled suit for divorce recently.
The husbands petition said Rich
ardson and Mrs. Neager had been
on "spooning parties together. He
claimed the couple were together
at cabarets. on automobile parties
and were seen spooning in parks.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-20
RebuttaI of Election
Protests Scheduled

BERRYV1LLE. Va. March 10
Dispositions in rebuttal are to be
taken here Monday in behalf of Rep.
resentative T. W. Harrison Demo-
crat. winchester. whose reelection
last fall Is being contested by John
Paul, Republican. Harrisonburg.
Nearly all the witnesses sum-
moned by Judge Harrison are Re-
pubhcans, and 1t is the intention
to prove by them that the conduct
of the election was fair and inn
partial.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-20

win be saved in rentals to the gov
ernmsnt, 50
In the buildings occupied by the
Coast and Geodetic Survey there
was not sufncient room for the
Boundary Commission, but the
four-story public health service
building adjoining on the north
made room. and by Monday evening
the work Of removing the boundary
desks and parspher-
MALTA will have been completed all
packins. having been done during
the last three days
The Washington herald., 1921-03-20
Insanity Plea Probable
Insurance Murder Case

WARSAW, Ind, March 19.-An
insanity plea probably will be made
in the case of Virgil Decker, con-
fessed murderer OF his chum and
Leroy Lovett, it was indi-
Gated today. Pm.
Decker told several weird stories
since his arrest. One was that a
mysterious stranger named Guy"
was responsible for the murder.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-20
Danville Judge Dies.

DANVILLE, Va, March 10. -
Judge James Lewis Tredway died
after forty-eight hours illness of
pneumonia at his home at Chatham
this morning. He was IS years of
age. He was County Court Judge
until recently and had served in the
State senate.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-20
Election Asked
For Highl1ay Bond

BERRYVILLE, Va, March ia
Clarke County supervisors have peti.
toned Judge whiting, of the Cir
cult Court, to call a special eIec-
ton for May in Greenway and.
Cnapel districts to vote on a $780,
ooo road bond issue, the money to
De loaned to the State for building
INK OF the Lee highway through
Cisrke County, for which surveys
now are being made by engineers.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-20

stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets after a
meal. Sour risings, gassiness, a
heavy bloated feeling and such dis
sress due to indigestion or dyspep-
sia are usually only temporary.
And. yet they may lead to serious
disorder. The regular use of Stu
arts Dyspepsia Tablets after meals
reflects to a high degree the intel
hgent selection OF preventive meas
ares.
One cannot always select or in
spect the quality Of food to be
saten nor its method or manner of
preparation. But 1t Is possible to
avoid the acidity that is so often
the result. And II Is a far better
plan to eat without worry over
what may happen than to starve
.or fear II will happen. Many ply
Iicisns recommend these tablets for
stomach distress due to Indigestion
" dyspepsia.
They are sold by all druggists
,vtrywhers as so cents a box
The Washington herald., 1921-03-20
Discuss English Drama.

DR.. George W. Johnston spoke at
the women's City Club yesterday
afternoon on Characterization in
Drama" discussing the work of
contemporary English dramatists.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-20
lightning Sets Barn Attire.

WINCHESTER, Va, March Ie-A
large barn on the farm of Jobn
Gardiner. near Nineveh. was struck
by lightning during a severe storm
Thursday night, and was DESTROYED
by fire. The loss was placed a.
about $4,000. =
The Washington herald., 1921-03-20
" hen Food
Doesn't Digest
Dkve the stomaeh q Rational Rest
~ Proper Aid. Not by Harsh
starvation Methods. Use
stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets.

A sour stomach may indicate an
acid condition that calls for an aka
line effect.
This you will get from one or two
The Washington herald., 1921-03-20

The choir of Christ Episcopal
Church at 8 o'clock tomorrow night
will render Maunder's "Penitence.
Pardon and Peace" under the direc-
tion of DR.. James Dickinson.
A special Palm Sunday musical
program will Be given tomorrow at
both services at the NJ. E. Church
South.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-20

Miss Virginia Worthington, So
years old, died this afternoon al
her residence on Seminary Hill
Fairfax County. The body will be
buried Monday in Greenmont Gene
terry. Baltimore.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-20

In the Police Court today Joseph
Bradley was held for the action of
the grand jury because the police
yesterday afternoon found a still
in the woodshed in the rear Of his
home
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-08
RAISED BILLS IN PLENTY
Crooks Are Circulating Cur.
rency In Iowa and Gopher
State Towns

Keep your eyes open for any SIC
bills that may be presented to you
Crooks are working in Iowa and Min
nesota. They were in Des Moines q
few days ago. and $500 of this money
had been discovered at the banks be
fore closing hour.
Bank officials declare it to be the
work of an artist Of exceptional abil
ity; the work being smooth and except
for one detail the change is very HARD
to detect.
In the change two twenty, one five
and one dollar note are used. The
$40 bills are torn, carelessly at on,
end. The numerals and the wore
twenty" are torn from one and the
numerals only from the opposite enc
OF the other. Enough of the Juveniles
is left to make them redeemable a.
the banks while the torn OF ends art
used in raising the fives. "
The corners OF the SIS bills are split
the numerals neatly dut out and thu
numerals from the larger bills insert
ed, thus the numerals show on botf
SIDES OF the note. The word twenty
and part OF the dollars" was pasted
on the top of the five dollars" as i
was not necessary in this case to hav,
the opposite side showing.
The numerals from the S. bills ar,
then inserted by the same method in
to the 81 bills, making them fives. Tn,
scheme Melted a profit OF $19 on eaci
job. ~. - - : o"e'
While the work was smooth enough
TO, put 1t over on the unsuspectint
clerks.
In passing in the twenty dollars
into the space used for five dollars
1t was necessary, in order to make
10 cut off one of rs" making it reat
twenty dollars" This together wifi
the fact that a $40 note has a mic.
ture of Grover Cleveland, while tn.
five has one of Abraham Lincoln made
it an easy matter for tellers to spoI
the fake at once. 'po
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-08
VISITING FARM SCHOOL
TRIP FOR PRIZE WINNING
BOYS AND GIRLS
Annual Short Course Week
Starts April 4; Will Receive
Advanced Work
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch


Minneapolis, March Slight hun
dred boys and girs from the high
schools, consolidated schools and grad
ed schools throughout the state will
attend the eleventh annual short
course week at the University farm
school, April to 8, according to an
announcement by T. A. Erickson
leader of boys and girls clubs OF the
state.
The boys and girls coming for the
short course are prizewinners from
clubs teaching farm subjects and will
be given instruction in work not in
Guided in the regular school courses
The boys will be given instruction in
the care OF stock and poultry, and also
will be taught an advanced system OF
corn growing, canning, gardening and
general farm operation.
Instructions For Boys and Girls
fhe boys will be give some instruc-
ton, too, in business subjects and
methods of conducting a farm on a
thorough business basis. Keeping OF
records, and making out reports and
similar subjects will be offered.
The girs will be given instruction in
sewing. bread making and canning and
other subjects they may elect.
During the course the visiting stu
aonIo viii OS QudIlcT6u IN the OOI1nl-
tories Of the farm school and will al
so board on the campus. The stud
ents will berequired to make a small
payment for these accommodations
but Mr.. Erickson said that in most in
stances principals vi the schools
sending the children had arranged tc
take care Of all expenses.
Registration Day April q
Monday, April 4. will be registration
day and the remainder of the week
will be devoted to study. Glasses
will be held mornings only, from 7:4O
until noon. During the afternoons
the visitors will be escorted to various
spots of interest in the Twin Cites
by students of the university and m
the evening will be guests of the farm
school at movie programs in the
campus auditorium.
The short course this. year will at
tract more students than any year
before, Mr.. Erickson, said. Starting
with an enrolment of 108 in 1911, the
attendance has increased until it NAV
be necessary next year to extend the
course of dividing the classes.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-08
TWO PROFESSORS DEAD
Murder and Suicide Staged
At Syracuse, N. Y.
SUICIDE DOES STAYING
Believed Dean Wharton Died
Trying To Prevent
BeckWith
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.I


Syracuse, N. Y, April al. Her
man Wharton of the college Of bust
ness administration of the Syracuse
University was shot and killed by
Holme Beckwith, professor of flnan-
cial and insurance subjects in the
college this morning. Beckwith then
turned the gun on himself and COM
mitted suicide.
Shooting Occurred at School. q
The shooting occurred in the Office
of the school of administration, in the
college of agriculture building. Pro-
fessor Beckwith had been unpopular
with the students it was said and pc
titions had been circulated among the
student body asking for his removal.
In a statement issued soon after the
shooting, Chancellor Day declared
that it was his belief that Dean
Wharton died trying to prevent Pro-
fessor Beckwith from committing sui
eide.
This was indicated in a note left
for Dean Wharton by Professor Beck
with" said the chancellor, lin which
he intimated that he was going to kill
himself and referred to alleged unjust
treatment of himself based on the fact
that he had been dismissed, the dis
missal to take effect at the end Of the
year. Dean Wharton's chair, stout
Ou6a WAS UTOhSu. ne SNIueutly reap
ed from ii when Beckwith tried to kill
himself, the gun was turned on him
and the dean was shot through the
head. Beckwith was shot in the chest.
He also stabbed himself to make
death certain"
Dr. Beckwith Was In War.
DR.. Holmes Beckwith was first lieu
tenant of a field artillery in the world
war. He joined the Syracuse univer-
sity faculty last September. He was
head of the department of finance
and insurance, and formerly taught
at Colorado college, Colorado Springs
Colo; Grinnell College; and North
western university at Evanston, Ill
versity of California and P. H. d. by
Columbia
Dean Wharton was a graduate OF
Syracuse university and has been one
OF the instructors for the few years
his first service having been with the
engineering school. in which he was
head of the English department.
Two years ago he conceived the
idea Of college of business admins
tration and he was appointed by the
chancellor to carry out the plan. He
organized the college and last fall
was made its dean. In the two years
an enrolment of 900.
Beckwith Was at GrinnelI
Grinnell, Ia, April 2-Several years
ago, Holmes Beckwith was an assist
ant professor in the department Of
business administration at Grinnel
College. He was here about a yeal
and never popular with the students
He left Grinnell about the middle Of
1917.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-08
1920 STATE FIRE LOSSES
REVIEWED INREPORTSTATE
BLAZE MARSHAL
The Number of Them Given As
2,468 and Property Losses
At $500, 274
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.l

st. Paul, April Property losses
of $6,097,274 were caused by fires in
Minnesota during 1920, according to
the report of George H. Nettleton,
state fire marshal. The property was
valued at $64,947,56S and was insur-
ed for $43,S59,254 The number of
fires reported during the year was
given as 2,46S.
Of the total loss, dwellings suffer
ed to the extent of $1,190- 905, either
through being wrecked or destroyed
by fire. The report stated that dur
ing the past year 6s1 residences were
burned, with a credited valuation of
$7,295,559, carrying a total insurance
of $4,067,445
Gasoline stations, smoke houses,
paint shops and saloons. said by of
ficials to be greater fire hazards, than
dwellings or other buildings were at
the end of the list, with but one cred
tied to each classification.
Fires Not Classified.
The report states that there were
231 fires which caused property dam
age of $180,162 and valued at $1,927,-
507 of buildings and sheds not elias
sified in the marshaps report This
group carried insurance of $1,073,-
626.
Two hundred twenty FIVE barns
were reported as burned causing a
loss of $379,505. Garages and fac
tories also were the particular prey
of the flames during the past year.
Fire destroyed ITO garages with a
loss of $342.907 and 142 factories with
loss of $39S,321 reported:
Two hundred twenty nine stores
valued at S7,397,393 sustained dam
ages of $1.206,1 through fire. The
fire marshal's list of buildings de-
stroyed includes CLASSIFICATION of Sc
buildings.
As To Cause OF Fires.
AS to the cause of fire, the re-
port states that sparks from chin
neys leads the list, the fundamental
origin Of 220 fires causing damage
estimated at more than 100000.
Defective f1ues, are also cited as Gre
ating 120 fires causing damages of
$242, 1853, while al fires are charged
to miscellaneous causes.
The causes of 472 fires is reported
as unknown origin. The loss sus-
tanned through this unknown source
amounts to $2,346,743. OF the total
for the year, 403 were reported as in
st. Paul: 7S2 in Minneapolis and $50
in Duluth. The other 1,141 fires re-
ported were in communities other
than the three cities.
The buildings outside these three
cities were valued at $6,764.944, loss
$2,316,61S, insurance $3,157,237. The
value of the contents was s4,809,037,
loss $1.523,601 and total insurance
$1919,729.
The fire marshal's office also made
6,255 inspections and condemnations
during the past year. OF this number
ninety six were schools: 725 thea
tiers: 989 elevators; 4,24O miscellan-
eous inspections. There were 207
concentrations rsported.