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The Washington herald., 1921-09-08
THREE ASK $45,OOO
| In DAMAGE SUITS
)arpenter Demands $25,OOO
For Alleged Injuries in
1 Fall of Ladder.

Damages amounting to s45.00O for
alleged personal injuries are asked
in three suits filed in the District
Supreme Court yesterday.
Lyle E Gould. a carpenter, tiled
suit for S25.00O damages against the
National Fireproofing Company.
Through Attorney Thomas NJ.
Baker. he alleges that on Septem-
ber 9, 1918 while employed on the
range finding tower at the navy
yard. the ladder upon which he
stood sank into the ground and
caused him to fall twenty feet and
seriously injured him.
Peter Grogan & Sons. furniture
dealers, were sued for $4,000 dam
ages by Francis r. Clark. Through
Attorney Frank Hogan Clark claims
that on February 19 last, while
making repairs to his automobile
on the Baltimore Pike, he was run
into by a truck belonging to the
furniture dealers and seriously in
Jured.
The Capital Traction Companv was
sued by Richard Hartley for $4,000
damages. Through Attorneys Lam
bert. Yeatman and McArdle, the
plaintiff alleges that on July "a last,
his automobile was struck by a
street car on the Calvert street
bridge, resulting in serious injury
to himself and damage to tie auto
The Washington herald., 1921-09-08
cOITRT FINES FOUR
LIQUOR OFFENDERS
One Man Forfeits SIS on
Charge of Illegal Pos
session.

Persons accused of violating the
prohibition laws got of compare
lively easy yesterday in Police
Court
Irene NJ. Green. colored, whose
home at 213 Fenton street north
east was the scene of a spectacular
raid Tuesday night. pleaded guilty
to selling liquor and was fined s25.
Lieut.. Guy E. Burlingame of the
Ninth precinct headed the raiding
party. -.-. 1pEVW
Harry Hannibal, a soldier, plead
ed guilty to transporting liuuor.
was fined $50 and sentence was sus-
pended. He was later turned over
to the military authorities. Police
man J. F. Langley of the Fourth
precinct arrested the soldier on C
street southwest and took two half
pint bottles of gin away from him.
Griffin Lucas, arrested by Police
man c. A Berry of the Fourth pre-
cinct, was fined SIS for transport
ing liquor. He was arrested ON +
street southwest and found to be
carrying a half pint of gin for his
own personal use"
George Williams, also arrested by
Policeman Berry, forfeited SIS on
n charge of Illegally possessing In
quor. John A. Rhoden, arrested by
Policeman Harry @. Bauer of the
Second precinct was fined $50 for
Transporting liquor.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-08
(c) Harris D Ewing

Hardison. Davis admitted that he
strapped a six-shooter to his waist
for the express purpose of being
Jailed on charge Of carrying con-
cealed weapons.
He was arrested Tuesday when
he walked into the Sixth precinct
here. asked Policeman E. C. O'Meara
to arrest him and showed the po-
nceman the gun.
They wanted to work me to
death in New York" he said in
court. Il got fired on every job I
had. And I don't believe 1 could
have held a steady Job even In a
New York Jail. Somebody would
kick me out of a cell before was
there long. I got paid off with SO
on my last job as an elevator con-
ductor and had to wait ten days
for nv money. T"fasted, those ten
days and saved the money for my
fare to Washington. believed
that once l got here l could get
into jail and no one down here
would dare fire me before my time
was up. / figured that by the time
I got out there would be plenty OF
work everywhere.
I've only got s1.27. All I want
is a steady job and a place to eat
and sleep where l won't have the
fear of someone ordering me away"
Judge Hardison referred him to
the Prisoners Aid Society and then
suggested that an alienist look him
over.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-08
CLIMBING WALL,
GIRLS GET AWAY
Colored Inmates of Training
School Form Human Lad
der and Escape.

BY forming a human ladder. three
colored girls. inmates of the Ma
tional Training School for Girls on
the Conduit road near the District
line. scaled the ten-foot wall in the
rear of the institution last night
and escaped.
The girls are Fannie Holland. 16
years old: Emma Green. 16 years
old, and Pearl Wallace, Is years old.
One girl braced herself against the
wall while the second climbed upon
her shoulders. The third was lift
ed to the wall top and pulled the
other two up.
Police of the Tennallytown and
Seventh Precinct stations secured
the vicinity until a late hour last
night but could find no trace of the
fugitives. This is the third break
made by inmates from the school
recently. On July 10, eleven girls
escaped. Two weeks ago, nine girls
escaDed
The Washington herald., 1921-09-08
FRUIT VENDERS
FINED IS TO $50

Judge John p. Mcmahon of the
Police Court yesterday imposed
nnes from IS to $50 on fruit vend-
ers who appeared before him. Sew
eral days ago, Judge Hardison heard
the cases of several venders and
imposed minimum fines of 50 and
declared that the presept law re-
quiring venders to keep moving un-
less they were making a sale.
worked a hardship on the vendors
and expressed the hope that some
plan might be worked out which
would establish certain zones for
the vender where he could carry
on his business uninterrupted. g,
In one Of the cases before the
court, 1t was testified by the police
man who made the arrest that the
yender stopped only fifteen seconds
and was picked up by tho patrol
wagon as II was passing with sew
eral other. vendors In II, according
to Harry T. whelan. counsel for the
venders.
Fines imposed by Judge Mcmahon
yesterday were John caulanka, $40
on two charges; Michael Manos, SO;
Peter Mandis, IS; Nicholas diayos,
IS. and Chris Manjurasr IS,
The Washington herald., 1921-09-08
THREE ARE HELD
FOR GRAND JURY
Alleged Ex-Convict Charged
With Robbing Confec-
toner's Shop.

George Herrick, alias George
Starr, alleged by the police to be
a former convict from Pittsburgh,
Pa. was held for the grand jury
yesterday by Judge Hardison in
rolice Court in s?.5oo bond He is
charged with housebreaking and
larceny in connection with the theft
of $3.50 from the confectionery
store of PeteSChristokes. 6Os Penn.
sylvania avenue northwest. Monday
morning.
Herrick, who said he would have
pleaded guilty II the police had
properly counted the money found
on him, was arrested by Policeman
w. B. Haislip, of the First precinct,
after he had taken refuge in the
east wing of the Postoffice Building.
at Eleventh street, from shots fired
at him by Policeman J. NJ. Sweeney,
who discovered him leaving the con-
fectionery store. Entrance was ef-
fected with a duplicate key which
was found on the prisoner.
! John Reeves, colored, was held for
the grand jury in $4,000 bond on a
charge of assault with a dangerous
weapon. He is alleged to have at
tackled John Doran, Of 1915 Nine
teenth street northwest. with a
heavy pair of pliers. injuring him
severely.
Samuel Lewis, colored, accused
of having stolen clothing, valued at
$55, from John Briscoe, of 1904
Tenth street northwest, was held
for the grand jury in $500 bond on
a charge of grand larceny.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-08
FIRE CHIEF WANTS
1000 MORE BOXES
Watson Advocates Plan for
Alarm in Every Block
In City.

Installations OF at least i,UvU
more fire-alarm boxes was advo-
Gated yesterday by Fire Chief Wat
son as a needed means to reduce
the loss by names In wasnIngton.
This would place a box, in practi-
cally every block in the city and
in all Of the pubic institutions,
Watson said.
Installation of the boxes would
cost more than s225. 900. according
to Calvin X. Lowe. chief clerk of
the electrical department. The box
itself costs $l5l. ana the cost or
installation varies from SbV for a
box on corner to 5000 or $500,
for installation IN a hospital or
other institution.
There are now Yl4 boxes IN serv-
Ice. The downtown section has one
in every two or three blocks, but
in the outskirts some are a mile
apart. Tho electrical department
has been installing about twenty
boxes a year.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-08

Colored Driver
Fined S15O on S
Traffic Charges

Louis H. Phillips. colored. Of 1909
Twelfth street northwest, was fined
a total of $3.50 by Judge Mcmahon
in Police Court yesterday on
charges Of speeding. driving on the
wrong side Of the street, falling
to stop when warned by a police
man and having dead" tags on his
car.
Policeman F. L. Tyser, Of the
Tenth precinct, said that he first
noticed Phillips on Sixteenth street
northwest. The colored man was
going at a fast clip. Tyser stated,
and when ordered to stop. Phillips
started up the street at seventy
miles per hour. The policeman mar
rowly escaped being forced into a
ditch several times, he said. When
the automobile reached Georgia
avenue and Kennedy street, Tyser
claimed. Phillips nearly collided
with a machine driven by c. N.
Hesse. Phillips finally lost control
of the car as IL plunged across the
sidewalk and upset when 1t struck
tree.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-08
WASHINGTON GIRL
VIES WITH ARTIST
MODEL FOR PRIZE.
Howard Chandler Chris
ty Eager to Sketch =:
Miss German.
GUEST AT FROLIC
Shore Pageant Will Close To-
night, With Gay Social
Function.
CONFINED FROM PAGE ONE.


All along the boardwalk. lined by
a crowd estimated at 100000. Miss
Washington" was given an ovation
that was not approached by any Of
the visiting young women with the
possible exception OF Miss Virginia
Lee, who represented New York
Miss Lee is an artist model. under
the chaperonage Of Mrs Howard
Chandler Christy. Mr.. Christy is
one of the judges. She is one Of
New York's most famous beauties
but in comparison, Miss Washing
,on" looked equally as charming. so
much so in fact that Mr.. Christy
expressed a wish to paint her pic
ture.
Guests at Beach FroIIe.
Miss Washington" and her COM
panion beauties were honor guests
at a great carnival and frolic given
in honor Of King Neptune on the
beach tonight. The carnival was
devoted largely to a display of fire
works and historic pageant,
staged under the direction Of WILL
lam Fennan Of the pageant COM
mittee. The frolique was a mas
querade ball,
Tomorrow Miss washington"
will take part in the bathers fevue,
and at night will attend the gov
ernor's ball. which will formally
close the pageant In the revue
Miss Washington" will go in the
amateur class, while her nearest
rival in the contest OF this morning
will go in the class devoted TO pro-
fessional beauties.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-08
TEXAS man FACES
HOLD-UP CHARGE
Police Accuse King of Steal
ing Car From District
Hacker.

In the arrest of James Anthony
King. "a years old, of Saa Antonio.
Tex, who was picked up yester-
day at Fredericksburg. Va. Wash
ington police believe they have the
bandit who stole an automobile
from Clarence Beall of sol Stanton
place. a hacker, after binding and
robbing the driver Tuesday night
diamond ring, owned by Beall.
was found on King at Fredericks-
burg by Detective Livingston.
valued at $1,000. Beall was robbed
of $500 in cash and a ring. He
was bound with wire and tossed
into a clump of bushes adjoining
Mount Vernon pike, about two miles
below Alexandria.
The automobile was found aban-
doned in fredericksburg and $275
OF the money was found on Kings
person. Detective Livingston dis
covered THO ring hidden in a tube
of tooth paste.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-08
ELECTRIC HEALING
APPARATUSSHOWN
BY ASSOCIATION
D. C. Physicians Attend
Electro-Therapeutic
Convention.
BANQUET is HELD
Physical Methods of Treat
ment Indorsed by Notable
Medical Men.

With what is claimed to be the
most complete exhibit of electric,
mechanical and surgical apparatus
ever shown at a medical meeting
the thirty first annual convention
of the American Electrotherapeutic
Association opened its sessions yes
terday morning at the Hotel Wash
ington. Several hundred visiting
physicians of various schools Of
healing are present and will remain
until the close of the convention
Saturday.
The morning session was given
over to welcoming addresses and
responses, the afternoon to commit
tee reports on various phases of
healing. In the evening was the
banquet at which the Surgeon Cen
eral of the army. the Surgeon Cen
eral of the navy and theN Surgeon
General of the Public Health Serv-
ice were the special guests and
speakers.
Welcomed by Gen. Sawyer.
At the opening of the convention
on behalf of the government. Brig.
Gen. Charles L. Sawyer. the Presi-
dents physician, gave an address
of welcome. The general appeared
for the FIRST time in Washington
without his beard and many of his
friends at first failed to recognize
him. Referring to the present ad-
ministration, Gen. Sawyer paid a
special tribute to the government
clerks.
Dr. H. c. Macatee, president of
the District Medical Association.
extended the welcome of the pro-
fession to the visitors. A response
was made by Dr. William l.. Clark,
of Philadelphia
Turning to New Methods.
The chief address of the session
was that of the president of the
connection DR.. Byron Sprague Price,
of New York City. He said the
practitioners of all schools. regular
and irregular. are turning more and
and electrical methods of healing
that the society as advocated.
DR.. William L. Clark, of Philadel-
phia, as toastmaster at the banquet,
declared that this convention was
by far the biggest and most sue
cessful that had ever been held.
Mai. Gen. NJ. W. Ireland Surgeon
General of the army, told Of the
scant eletrotherapeutical equipment
in the government hospitals at the
outbreak of the war and Of the
problem OF quickly equipping and
training aides and nurses to handle
standard acknowledgements appa-
ratus.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-08
Oldest Inhabitants
Hear History of the Mall

A history of the Mall was out
lined to the Association of Oldest
Inhabitants at a monthly meeting
at the engine house at Nineteenth
and H streets northwest. last night.
John c. Proctor described the tract
Of land now occupied by the Smith,
sonian Institution before its ac-
QUESTION by the institution in 1886.
Robert johnson. 231S / street
northwest, and James w. Lawren-
son, 1115 Clifton street northwest.
were elected to membership. Harry
l.. Bryan presided in the absence
Of President Theodore Noyes.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-08
PLANS INCLUDE
ADDITIONS TO nine
GRADED SCHOOLS
With Site for New Junior
High, at lexington,
Cost is $15S,731.
BOARD GIVES LIST
Court of Appeals Requests
Appropriation for Salary
Adjustments. Z
BOARD GIVES LIST

Sites for additions to nine graded
schools and the new Junior high
school in lexington, to be used for
building purposes and adequate
playground space. costing 1885,
1918, have been purchased by the
District Commissioners. 1t was an
nounced at a meeting of the Board
of Education yesterday afternoon In
the Franklin School.
The location and costs of the var
ious sites are as follows: Adams
School. $4,000; Buchanan School.
$4,000: Peabody School. ss.s55;
Mott School. $4,000: Langdon
School. s2.s542s; H. D. Cooke
School. ss.1Oo; Logan school. s2.-
800; John Eaton School. $4,000;
Emery School. ss,7s15o.
VIII Occupy Two Blocks.
Covering 17l.1O1 square feet. its
several sites costing $43.530, the
new Junior high school in Ecking-=
ton. will take up approximately two
city blocks when it Is completed.
Despite the fact that hundreds
OF residents in the neighborhood Of
the Peabody School. Fifteenth and
c streets northeast. have protested
against the purchase of a site for
the Peabody School. members of the
Board of Education passed reso-
luton advising the commissioners
to make the purchase. Ground for
the Peabody School. however. has
already been purchased by the com
missioners. The resolution was in
troduced by William l. Houston.
member of the board.
Asks saIary Adjustments.
A letter from the Court OF APP
peols of the District of Columbia.
requesting The Board of Education
20 ask the District Commissioners
10 make anIappropriation of Sill
O14.62 for school teachers whose sal
aries have been adjusted by the
court, was read. The highest amount
totaIed S2,720.57. which will be paid
10 c. V. Contee. a teacher. IL ap-
proved.
Mrs Susie Rhodes. supervisor of
the municipal Fairgrounds. report
ed TO the board various activities
during the summer months and ex-
nressed her appreciation to the
school officials for permitting sew
eral of the school playgrounos TO
remain open after the clSse OF
school last year.
Appeals for adequate ground space
for the Ludlow School, Sixth ard q
streets northeast, were voiced m
letter from members of the North
washington Citizens Association
DR.. Abram Simon presided.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-08
MEN and ALCOHOL
SEIZED BY POLICE
IN SEVERAL RAIDS
Days Score, Five Arrests
And Seventy Gallons
. Of Spirits.
WHISKY FOUND, TOO
Happy Joe" Has Secret Room
Which Officers Almost
Overlook.
FOUND, TOO

Five men were arrested and
seventy gallons of alcohol. in addi-
tion to several quarts Of whisky
and juniper berries. were confiscated
by police in whisky raids in the
District yesterday.
Thirty gallons of alcohol were
confiscated last night when three
automobile loads of policemen
raided the residence of George H.
Jason, colored. at Sc street south
west. They arrested Jason.
Stored in the rear of the house.
policemen found the alcohol and
several quarts of whisky. This was
Jason's third arrest for bootlegging.
and he was out on bond for his
previous arrests, police say. He Is
held at the Fourth precinct.
50oth Warrant.
The search warraALon which the
house was raided was the FIVE hun
dredthSssued by Commissioner Hit
since assuming ONCE.
- The Happy Joe" club and road
house on the Virginia shore Of the
Potomac River about three miles
from the south end OF the Highway
bridge was raided early yesterday
morning by police, who seized forty
gallons of grain alcohol and si1
quarts of juniper.
The proprietor. known to police
as Happy Joe. was charged with H.
legal possession and selling. The
seized goods were in a hidden room
For nearly an hour police searched
apparently every nook and corner
and did not discover the blind
room and the proprietor until they
were about to leave the place.
Detectives Get Three.
I Detectives Fowler and Lowry. OF
the First precinct. and Detective
Sergeant Messer gathered in three
violators of the prohibition act
yesterday.
George Augustus Joyce, colored
of 1922 wfltbrger street north
east, and Ernest GARFIELD Frye. COL
ored. Of 1913 New York avenue
northwest. were arrested at Ninth
and L streets northwest yesterday
morning after a chase from Tenth
street and New York avenue. The
detectives purchased a quart of al
legged liquor from the men.
Frye was released on $1,000 bond.
Joyce is held at the First pre-
cinct station.
William H. Gates. OF Takoma
Park. Md, was arrested by the same
detectives at Tenth and C streets
northwest after he is alleged to
have ma;S a sale of liquor to a
police agent.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-08
Says His Prescription
Has Powerful Influence
Over Rheumatism

Mr. James Fl. Allen suffered for years
With rheumatism Many times this terrible
disease left him helpless and unable to
EoKK-
He finally decided. after years Of cease
ess study. that no one can be free from
heumatism until the Accumulated impuri-
5es, commonly called uric acid deposits,
Fers dissolved In the joints and muscles
nd expelled from the body.
With this idea In mind he consulted
Ihysieians. made experiments and finally
compounded q prescription that quickly and
ompletely banished every sign and symp-
ON Of rheumatism from his system.
He freely gave his discovery to others.
mo took 10. with what might be called
narveloos success After years Of uxing.
q decided to let sufferers everywhere KNOW
bout his discovery through the newspapers.
'eoplss Drug Stores has been appointed
gent for A1ienrhu In this vicinity with
he understanding that he viii freely re-
urn the purchase money on the nrst two
otfis. to all who state thsy received no
snsht--Adv.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-08
THREE ROBBERIES
LAID TO QUARTET
Youths Accused of Hold Ups
And Stealing of Silk
Shirts.

A series OF roDDerIes. comprising
two noId-up JOBS ana the steaIIng
of $1,000 worth OF SILK snIrIs from
the Schlossberg haberdashery shop.
31O2 Fourteenth street northwest.
during the latter part of August.
was cleared yesterday in the arrest
of four youths by variohs precinct
police. detectives DeIIeve.
Those arrested are: Raymond
Clancey. 25 years old 44s K street
northwest: Albert Wilmer Krouse.
% years old. 3342 NJ street north
west: Henry Connors. % years old.
1917 New Jersey avenue southwest.
and Harry Larmon. alias Joseph
Kelley, 16 years old. 72e Fourth
street northwest.
Larmon and Krouse were ar
rested by Sergt. Russell OF the
Ninth precinct station at Thirteenth
street and Florida avenue nortn-
asst. charged with holding up Arthur
Flynn. 511 NJ street southwest. a
hacker. on the Bladensburg road.
and Albert Gates. 55VS Connecticut
avenue northwest. at ConnecIIcut
avenue and Keokuk street north
west. Flynn's automobile and 81 In
cash was stolen. Gates was robbed
of $50.
Clancy was arrested by Precinct
Detective Charles wise OF the rTItn
station and several patrolmen from
the Tenth precinct on the informa-
tion given police by Krouse and
Larmon.
Connors was arrested by Head
quarters Detective Robert Livings-
ton two days ago on suspicion.
When the four were brought to-
gether at headquarters last night
they gave full confessions. police
say
Half of the shirts stolen from the
haberdashery were recovered yes
terday by police. Part were sold
in Baltimore, police were told.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-08
1t Proved to Be
Tea, But Fails To
Save Statesmen

1t was case OF trickinE the
truckers yesterday when Detectives
Messer, Fowler and Lowry arrested
Fred Thomas, 20 years old. Of
Cleveland, and Albert Balm. % years
old, Of brooklyn, y. Y. who made
their Washington home at the Cen
trail Mission, Seventh street and
Pennsylvania avenue.
1t appears that the police received
a tip that tea" was being sold on
the quiet near the mission. One
Of the police dropped in yesterday
and bought a sample Of the tea
at bootleg prices. when tested IL
proved TO be a good sample OF tea.
False pretense and VaErancy arr
the charges against the tea boot
leEgers." who will not have to an
swer for violating the pruhlbi'Io2
law.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-08
MUSCOLINO FREED
UNDER $1,000 BOND

John Muscolino. of sos Sixth street
northwest. who has been in the Dis
trict jail since August ~ on a charge
OF shooting Gerald Lacovera. his
stepson. was released yesterday un-
der $4,000 bond on a charge OF
assault with a dangerous weapon.
Lacovera was shot on August 81 as
he got up from the dinner table at
his home at 1904 Sixth street north
west Due to the precarious condition
of the wounded man when Muscolino
was arraiEned in police court. Assis-
tant District Attorney Ralph Given
asked that the accused be held with
out bond until Lacovera was out OF
danger. The police claim that the
alleged shooting resulted from a fam
lily disagreement.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-08
THIEVES OBTAIN
GEMS WORTH $500

Jewelry valued at aprONimately
$500 was obtained by thieves who
broke. into the apartment of Mrs.
Henry X. Urion. The Lansdale. 2l3S
California street northwest, last
night. Entrance was gained by
climbing up the fire escape and
forcing the bath room window.
Among tn eloot was pearl neck
lace valued at $500.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-08
ACCUSED PHYSICIAN
TAKEN TO RICHMOND

DR.. Wilmer Amos Hadley. who
was stationed here as an army sur
geon during the war. passed through
Washington early this morning in
the custody of Sheriff w. webb
Sydnor. on his way TO Richmond.
Va. where he is alleged to have
killed his wife in 1918.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-08
Average Wealth Drops.

The total stock OF money in circu-
'lation now averages s5s.41 for each
resident of the United States. it was
announced at the Treasury Depart
.ment yesterday. The per capita circu-
lation one month ago was $500 and
one year ago 5000.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-08
Overworked, He Fasts Ten Days
AndSaves Fare to Washington
For Pleasant Winter in Jail.

Belief that he had a beter'
chance of remaining in a Washing
ton jail through the coming winter.
than in a New York Jail led Egbert
E. Davis, 80 years old. a former
navy bluejacket. to fast for ten
days in New York in order to save
the fare to Washington. That's the
story he told in police court yes
terday morning.
When arraigned before Judge