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The Washington herald., 1921-07-27
Stock Food Firm, Opens
Plant in Charlottesville

CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va, July 2s.
The Virginia Stock and Poultry
Food Company. Inc. formerly of
Louisa, has been reorganized here
with the election OF q board of di-
rectors Of well-known local men who
viii push the enterprise, with this
city as headquarters The charter
was recently amended to increase
the capital stock to $4,000 and the
mandatory removed to this city,
where IT will be conducted in a new
warehouse erected near the Chesa-
peake and Ohio depot.
The officers elected were as fol-
lows: President, ]. B. Andrews: vice
president, II. H Hankins: secretary
treasurer. H G. Linton; board of di-
rctors, ". T. Shumate. J. Goulay
Martin and ]. B. Andrews. l. F.
Yancy. OF Louise. will be the factory
manager.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-27
Hardings Go
+. North Friday
viii Attend Plymouth
Celebration and Visit
Secretary Weeks.
By EVELYN C. HUNT.

President and Mrs. Harding will
leave Washington Friday on the
Maynower to be gone about two
weeks. They will spend most OF
the time with the Secretary of War
John w, Weeks at his country
place on top of a mountain near
Lancaster, N. H, where the Pres
ident was a guest several times
while he was in the Senate.
The President viii go nrst to
Plymouth, where he and his party
will spend all next Monday. ne
will participate in the ceremonies
incident 10 the sooth anniversary
of the landing of the Pilgrims. Mon
day night the party will leave Ply
mouth and cruise along the coast
10 Portland, Me-. where on Tues
dav morning they will land. Au-
tomobiies win then take the party
to Secretary Weeks home. They
plan to start for home the follow
ing Monday. 1t has not vet been
decided whether the return trip
will be made by raH or motor or
on the Mayfiower.
The President received yesterday
Afternoon Mohammed Vail Khan
personal representative Of Amir Am
anulia Khan. King of Afghanistan,
who Is here seeking formal recog-
milton of his government. The re-
ception was real one and was
held in the Blue Room
The President will receive about
August 1s the delegates to the an
nuaI convention of the Society OF
American Florists and Ornamental
Horticulturists. which will be held
here August Is to 10.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-27
Captain and Mate Saued
From Vessel Sunk in Gale

CRISFIELD, Md. July 26.-After
narrowing night spent in the
waters of the Chesapeake Bay,
clinging TO the wreckage of their
vessel during the long night hours,
Capt. John w. Howyt and Mate
George Jones. both colored, were
brought to Crisfield in semi
conscious condition. They were re-
scued by Capt. Lora Somers OF
Smiths Island.
The schooner william McKenny,
of Norfolk. of which Hoywt was
captain. was loaded with pulp wood
for Baltimore. During a heavy gale
while the vessel was off mo Point"
the seams of the vessel began to
open and soon the craft went to the
bottom. The cries OF the men were
smothered by the raging gale. The
men were seen from a distance by
Capt. Somers as he was passing up
the bay in a gasoline boat.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-27
Alleged Mob Members
On Trial at Houston, Va,

DANVILLE, Va, July 26.-Owing
to difficulty in securing a jury to
try James A. Price. indicted for
completely in the attack made last
March on the Halifax County Jail.
his trial at Houston was not begun
until late this afternoon. The hear
ing is expected to continue through
tomorrow owing to the large array
of witnesses. Then others under
indictment will probably be tried
jointly as soon as Prices case Is
finished. John Draper, tried at the
last term was given a year in Jail
and a fine.
The indictments grew out Of the
mob's unsuccessful attack on the
Jail to secure James Coleman, a
negro. suspected of killing william
Richman. Later Coleman was cleared
and George Dickerson convicted Of
the murder.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-27
Fishermen on Eastern
Shore Catch Huge Shark

ENMORE. Va, July 26.-Fisher-
men of the Walker Fish Company,
of Willis Wharf. have caught what
Is believed to have been the largest
shark ever seen on the Eastern Shore.
The monster measured ten feet six
inches in circumference; the dis
tance across its jaws, which in
cased six rows of vicious looking
teeth. being twenty-four inches, and
its weight 1900 pounds.
Upon being dissected the shark
wfs5 found to contain several smaller
sharks and a large sea turtle. The
skin. which served as a protecting
armor plate, was more than half an
inch thick. with a rough surface
sufficiently sharp to lacerate the
hands of the twenty-odd fishermen
who participated in it's capture.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-27
Marriage Licenses

Unless otherwise specified. all the follow
ing applicants are from this city:
John Cosberry, -. and Mary B. Medley
%. The Rev. r. D. Grymes
Clifford J. Bagnell, SO. and Perdiths Ury
u, Of Savannah. Ga. The Rev. J. J. Brown
Johnnie W. Ross &C. Of RutherrIen, Va.
and Frances r. Childs. 81. The Rev. c
Wilson.
William l.. Marshall. IS. of Sharon, Pa.
and Clara 4. Green, a. Of Mount Gilead
n. c. The Rev. T. Z. Davis.
Louis W. Barry. -. and Olive V. Payne
is. The Rev. 4. J. Winters.
Walter c. Poteet. 3s. and Chrystal L
Matthews, 81. The Rev. C. d. Humphreys
Stanley p. Pumphrey, -, and Helen A
Cullember. is. The Rev. J. II. Jefries.
Albert Z. Cross, g. and Hazel Z. O1ley
Il. The Rev. =. W. johnson.
Harry K. Weston, 49, Of Wabuska, New.
and Alice n. Salisbury. SO, of Reno, New
The Rev. J. 8. Montgomery.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-27
GEORGETOWN Law
ADDSDAYCOURSE
!: FOR FRSTCLASS
Start Movement to Put
Entire School on Day
= light Basis.

Inauguration of a day course for
the hrst-year class of Georgetown
University School Of Law when II
opens on October 1 was announced
night.
In course of time the entire
school. already the largest in, the
United States. will be put on q day
hsht basis. Present plans call for
tne institution Of morning courses
Tor the second and third-year
classes. respectively. next year and
the year following.
Meets Urgent Demand.
While this new policy is a distinct
departure from the regular practice
OF the school. which draws most OF
Its students from the government
apartments and business houses OF
the city, II is being adopted with q
view to meeting the demand for day
courses for professional schools AL
over the country.
Along with the announcement is
the news that four new members
OF the faculty have been appointed
two Of whom will devote their en-
tire time to the first-year class,
This will make four faculty MEM
DSHS ueNOtfnS 1ull time 10 leCIur-
ing. exceeding the number required
BY the Association of Law Schools.
New Faculty Members.
The new faculty members are
Charles A Keigwin, former assist
ant United States attorney and
assistant to the Attorney Generai;
Charles w, Tooke. of Syracuse, ".
Y: William Cleary Sullivan and
Judge Michael NJ. Doyle, formerly
of the Municipal Court. Mr.. Tooke
and Mr.. Keigwin will be connected
with the first-year class. The other
two full-time professors are Hugh
J. Fegan. assistant dean. and DR..
Henry S. Boutell, former Minister
to Switzerland.
The sessions for the first-year
class will start at 9 o'clock in the
morning and the work of the course
will occupy the greater part of the
day. Already the registration list
is rapidly filling. Students taking
the morning course, Dean Hamilton
announces, may also take special
courses at the college. The regular
) o'clock hour for the second and
third-year classes will prevail dur
ing the approaching year. it was
announced
The Washington herald., 1921-07-27
Miss Buck to Wed DIR. Rowe.

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, July 26
Mr.. and Mrs. william r. Buck, of
Norfolk, Va. announce the engage
ment of their daughter. Mary wal
lace, to DR.. George Davis Rowe, OF
Baltimore. The wedding will take
place in Norfolk the latter part OF
August. The bride-to-be is a grad
uate, of Randolph Macon woman's
College of Lynchburg and last ses-
sion was a member of the faculty.
Dr. Rowe is a son of former Mayor
]. lP. Rowe and Mrs. Rowe. of Fred
ericksbprg. and is now practicing
in Baltimore.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-27
Sensitive Heart
OF Camera Youth
Takes Her Photo

CHICAGO, July 26.-Charles Wilk,
aged is and a newspaper photog-
rapher. took several pictures ol
Miss Elba Maple in her stunning
beach costume and she looked sc
lovely that II is charged they eloped
TO Waukegan and were married.
Charles is due for a good spank
ing said his father today. In.
stead OF the parental blessing. he
will get soundly walloped with q
paddle as soon as / can lay hands
on him. He left home yesterday
saying his paper had assigned him
to go to Springfield and photograph
the governor. Instead he went tc
WaukeGan and got married. He is
entirely too young to be a husband
Wait until l swing on him with a
bed slat."
The Washington herald., 1921-07-27
Featherstone Farms Sold.

MANASSAS. Va, July 26.-The
Featherstone Farms, in Prince
William County. sold by the Louis
Vile Real Estate and Development
Company. brought between sl25.OOO
and sl50,o00. 1t was subdivided in
farms ranging from three acres to
3S6. The largest tracts were pur-
chased by II. NJ. Janney. of Occo-
ouan. Washington people pur-
chased most of the water fronts.
and the prediction is that develop
ment of the property will start at
once.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-27
One Killed in Auto Crash;
Other Car Speeds AIDay

CUMBERLAND, Nd, July 26.-
Alexander F. White, % years old
engineer on the Johnstown and
Somerset Railway, was killed yes
terday on the Lincoln Highway.
near Stoyestown, when struck by
an automobile while he was driv-
ing a light car. He was thrown
out on his head. sustaining a frac-
tured skull. Two companions were
shaken up.
The automobile that struck him
while it was moving at high speed
did not stop, although 1t had a
blowout, but the license number
was secured and arrests are ex-
peeted. The body of White was
shipped to Marion, N. c.. to his
uncle, DR.. N. D. st. Clair.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-27
PERUVIAN AMBASSADOR
GOES TO CELEBRATION.

The Ambassador of Peru and Sc
nora de Pezet will leave today by
motor for New York. where they
will attend the celebration of the
centenary of Peruvian independence
to be given by the Peruvian col
ony in New York tomorrow even
ing at the Flotilla Restaurant.
A number of American officials
have been invited to the celebra-
ton, and all of the members of
the embassy stan will go to New
York for the dinner to be given
by the Ambassador, Senior Pezet, and
the Peruvian Club on West Eighty
eighth street Enrique Higginson'
consul general, and Rudolfo A. Ia
pata. vice president Of the club
are on the committee OF arrange
ments for the dinner. The Ambas-
sador7 and others will speak. and
Peruvian artists will sing and play
native compositions. After a short
stay in New York the Ambassador
and Sonora de Pezet will leave for
a motor trip through the White
Mountains and along the Massa-
chusetts coast. returning to Wash
ington in a few weeks.
The Minister of Nicaragua and
Sonora de Chamorro were hosts at
luncheon at the Shoreham yester-
day, having as their guests Miss
Adela Enriquez, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. F.
Lindberg, Miss Mae Cahill and F.
D. Goodchild.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-27
Gets Year in Jail
For Passing Check

William A. Hackley, of 1104 Third
street northeast, was sent to jail
yesterday by Judge Mcmahon fol-
100 days on a charge of obtaining
money by false pretenses.
The information against Hackley
who has a police record. alleged that
he presented a bogus check to
Frank Spigoni, groceryman, a,
Third and X streets northeast, and
got 80 in cash and IS in groceries
The Washington herald., 1921-07-27
Wife Sees Husband Fall
Out of Boat and Dr0lDn

DANVILLE, Va, July ga spe-
cisl from Mountain Lake tells of the
drowning there of S. L. Fielder. of
Troy, N. Y, who fell from a boat
late at night and sank in sixty feet
Of water. his body being unrecovered.
His wife and a party were in the
boat at the time.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-27
Alleged Auto Thief Who
Escaped, Still at Large

DANvILLE, Va. July 2s.-James
Mitchell, alleged professional auto
thief. who cut his way to freedom
last night. remained at large today.
Walter Bass, sllaged bigimist.
who escaped only to be recaptured
by a negro trusty. was placed in
solitary confinement and declined to
give details of the plot.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-27
Epileptic Colony Barn Burns.

LYNCHBURG, Va, July ga
barn valued at $1,000 at the State
Epileptic Colony was burned late
last night, three work horses being
burned and one so badly injured by
fire that 1t had to be killed. The
origin of the fire is unknown. The
loss is partly covered by insurance.
The colony board will meet TO-
morrow to take steps to rebuild.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-27

from Delaware. Mr.. du Pont will
make the willard Hotel his home
for the present
Senator Ralph Cameron returned
to the city last evening after a brier
absence.
Col. william f. Horton will leave
next week for Atlantic City. where
he will spend several days.
Count John de Sails sailed yes
terday from New York on board the
Aquitania for England.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-27
MRS. COOLIDGE RETURNS
FROM AUTOMOBILE TRIP.

Mrs. Calvin Coolidge, accompanied
by her two sons, John and Calvin.
jr,. returned to Washington Mon
day evening from a motor trip to
Mercersberg, Pa The two boys will
attend school at Mercersburgl thfs
fall
Mrs. Coolidge lunched informal
ly yesterday with Mrs. Arthur Cap
per. wife of Senator Capper. of Kan
sas.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-27
PERSHING AND SIMS
ASKED TO CONVENTION.

Gen. John J. Pershing, chief OF
stan, has been invited to go to Nor
folk September 1 to deliver an ad-
dress before the State convention
of the American Legion.
Admiral william S. Sims has also
been invited to attend.
Senator-elect F. Coleman du Pom,
arrived in Washington yesterday
morning to take the oath as Senator
The Washington herald., 1921-07-27
MR. AND MRS. PARIS
TO SAIL FOR EUROPE.

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Paris, of WASH
ington, will be at the Chatham Ho-
tel in New York until Saturday
when they sail on the ROTTERDAM
for Holland. They will spend some
time on the continent and in Eng
land.
Prominent members of washinp.
ton society who are at the Hotel
Chatham also include C. F. Norment.
jr.. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Richa-S Yates
Miss Gertrude E. Yates, Miss Edith
c. Yates and G. B. Ceccato, of the
Italian Embassy staff.
DIR. Mario Diaz Irizar, director of
the International Trade Mark Reg
istration Bureau at Havana, had as
his guests at luncheon i'm the
Shoreham Hotel yesterday L. s.
Rowe. director general of the Pan
American Union; Thomas Robert
son. Commissioner of Patents. DR..
Julius Klein, director of the nu-
reau OF Foreign and Domestic
Commerce: DR.. c. E. Mcclure, Sec
retary general of the Inter-Ameri-
can High Commissions; Carl Fen
The Washington herald., 1921-07-27

News has been received of the
marriage at Shanghai. China, of
Miss Lucille Everett, daughter of
the United States postal agent at
Shanghai, Edward Il. Everett and
Mrs. Everett, to Robert Buchan.
Mrs. Buchan graduated from the
Western High School just before
going to China, where she has lived
with her parents for four years, but
visited in Washington with Mrs.
Otto Praeger in March of this year.
while EN- route to New York with
her mother.
Mr. Buchan is a young banker
of New York and Shanghai. and is
manager of the Bank of Asia The
couple sailed for America July 3,
the day of the wedding, and will
stop in New York, where the broth
ers OF the bride are studying at
Columbia University. before going
to visit relatives of the bridegroom
in Scotland. They will return by
the opposite route to Shanghai.
where they will make their home
for the present
Mrs. Frederic Harris has leased
her house at 1892 Sixteenth street
and will take possession August 1
of the apartment she has rented
at 1902 Eighteenth street
Mrs. Henry c. Corbin will motor
to Nonquitt. Mass. 20 spend the
weekend with Mrs. Frederic
Brooke.
Mrs. Clarence Day. wife of Col.
Day. is visiting in Quarry Heights,
c. D.. where she Is the guest of
Col. and Mrs. Peek. Mrs. Day has
been widely entertained during her
stay, the Chilean Charge dAffaires
and Mrs Echaurren having enter
tained for her at dinner at the lega-
tion. The President of Panama and
Mrs. Porras entertained her and
Col. and Mrs. Peek and had a box
party at the opera for her while
the French Charge d'Affaires and
Nine Simonin and the British
charge d'affaires also gave dinners
in compliment to her. Mrs. Day
plans to return to Washington
about August Is.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-27
SENATOR FRELINGHUYsEN
RETURNS To WASHINGTON.

Senator Joseph S. Frelinghuysen
returned to Washington yesterday
from his home in Raritan, ". j.,
where he went with Mrs. Freling-
huysen and their children last week
on their yacht. the Victoria.
Mrs. F>relinghuysen and the chill
dren will spend several weeks cruis-
ing on the Victoria, and will not
return 10 Washington until late IN
August.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-27

ming, Assistant Commissioner of
Patents: DIR. G. A. Sherwell. juristic
expert OF the Inter-American High
Commiab.un, and ]. T. Newton, for
mer Commissioner Of Patents.
Gulam Siddag and Prince Mo-
hammed Wall Khan of Afghanistan
are stopping at the Lafayette for
an indefinite period.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-27
MRS. r. J. BRENNAN AND
MISS BRENNAN RETURN.

Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund J. Brennan
and daughter. Miss Fay Brennan,
have returned from Saranac Inn,
Upper Saranac. n. Y. where they
have been guests for the past three
weeks.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-27

OF interest here Is the news that
Comdr. Emory Land. U. s. N, as
sistant naval attache at the United
States Embassy at London, has been
ordered to this city for duty at the
Navy Department. Comdr. and Mrs.
Land were formerly stationed in
Washington, where they took an ac-
tive part in society.
Senator Frederick Hale. Of Maine.
returned yesterday morning from a
weekend spent at Atlantic City.
Senator Gilbert Hitchcock Is at
the Hotel Ambassador, Atlantic
City, for brief stay.
BRITISH NAVAL OFFICER
RETURNING To EUROPE.
Lieut.. Comdr. E. N. NJ. King. for
mer assistant naval attache of the
British Embassy, and Mrs. King
sailed yesterday for Europe.
Alan P. Graves. honorary attacn.
OF the British Embassy, who ha.
been spending several months in
England, has gone to Ostend for a
fortnight's visit. He will return to
Washington in the fall.
Signor Andrea Geisser Celesia di
Vegliasco, secretary of the En-
oassy of Italy. is at the Ritz-Carl-
ton, New York.
Dr. Arthur Hammerschlag, presi-
oent or the Carnegie Institute Of
pittsburgh, is at the Lafayette for
a short period.
Mrs. Richardson Gibson, Of This
city, who has been living in New
YORK for the past year, has re-
turned there after a visit in
Canada.
Edward White. head of the STA
tistfca1 division. income tax unit
and Mrs. White have given m their
house in Oregon avenue and orc
now occupying their new home Of
2so5 Twenty-eighth street NORTH
west Woodley Park
MRS. Edwin Jarvis Earl, widow Of
Edwin T. Earl, publisher of the
Los Angeles Evening Express. has
announced that her marriage 70
William Eric Fowler will take nIace
this afternoon at her hofne an
wiltshire boulevard, Los Angeles
Cal.
Mrs. Earl is well known in Wash.
inston. Mr.. Fowler is a prominent
local banker and served in ths
world war as a lieutenant colonel
he is member of the Riding and
hunt and the Army and Navy clubs
Mr' Fowler and his bride will
make an extended wedding trip to
honolulu and Japan and will return
to Washington about October
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1921-04-28

Mrs. Mildred Wooten of the child
placing Department of the State
Board of Public Welfare, spent last
Friday in town for the purpose OF
securing the care Of several orphan
children for the board. Her activities
were in connection with the local
chapter of the Red Cross.
All mothers are urged to attend the
County Mothers meeting to be held
Saturday morning at HOO a. m. at
the Presbyterian Sunday school ROOM
Babies under two years of age will
be weighed, measured and examined.
Blue ribbon awarded to the most per-
feet specimen of babyhood. Lunch
will be served.
Miss Marian McFadden has return
ed from Washington where she rep
resented the Margaret Gregg Gordon
chapter at the D. A. R. Continental
Congress. While in Washington Miss
McFadden was a participant in many
social affairs, among which were re-
ceptions given by President and Mrs
Harding at the White House.
Mr.. E. ]. Hester, who has been on
the tobacco market in Lexington, KY.
the past season, has returned to his
home at Newbern, n. c. He was in
Kingstree Friday, and Saturday shak-
ing hands with his old friends. He
expressed the belief to friends here
that good t3bacco Will bring good
price on the local market this season.
County Game Warden, Albert Nose
ly is busy these days watching the
river banks for violators of the fish
and game laws. Tuesday he had a
number of fellows before magistrate
Stewart of Hebron who assessed a fine
of $1,000 against eacl: of the culprits.
The party IS alleged tc have operated
seins and failed to throw back in
to the water all game fish that be-
came entanglcd in the meshes of the
net.
Il
The Rev. L. L. Lcgters of Bishop
vile, S. c., will preach at the Presby-
terian church Sunday morning and at
union services at the Baptist church
Sunday evening. Mr.. Legters has re-
Gently returned from trip to Qua
tamalo where he went to look into the
the great spiritual needs and oppor'
tunities among the Indian. The peo-
pie of Kingstree are fortunate in haV-
ing Mr.. Legters with them and we
are sure they will come out to hear
his messages.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1921-04-28
Enjoys Fish Dinner Here.

Messrs. l. w. Hill, of the Agricul-
tural Department, of Washington
and Mr.. w. w. Baker, who has had
charge of the boys club work in South
Carolina, were in Kingstree yester-
day and today in the interests of ag-
ricultural progress in Williamsburg
county. They were taken in charge
here by County Agent Madison and
with him visited several sections of
the county. They were entertained
at a "pine bark fish stew by Mr..
D. ]. Epps, at the fair grounds yes
terday evening.
Mr.. Hill is native Alabamian but
has been connected with the Agricul-
tural Department at Washington for
the past eight years. He visited
Kingstree several years ago and was
so impressed with the people of the
town. and the fish dinner he attended
here at that time that he has ever
since been anxious for the opportu-
nifty of making a return trip. Mr..
Madison gave him the opportunity.
Mr.. Hill says that fish has never,
anywhere, tasted quite as good as they
do in Kingstree prepared according to
Mr.. Epps' receipt. We agree with
him.