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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-11-10

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do so many moderate
priced instruments.
Because Of this en-
during goodness, you
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-11-10

Wherever pianos are sold, the Washburn
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quality. BY all ordinary standards, it belongs
in higher price class.
Outside Of those expensive instruments lay
ing great stress upon their claims to artistic
pre-eminence, few pianos approach the Wash
burn in beauty Of tone, skill of workmanship,
and excellence of material.
At the new price level, a good Washburn
Piano or Player Piano costs you no more than
many of.inferior grade. 1t saves you 500 from
the usual price of competitive instruments.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-11-10
A Sound Investment

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low prices, is unmatchablei
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Rc.ister of Probate.
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The Washington herald., 1921-03-26
Nauy ADaits Word
OF Missing Balloon

The Navy Department has re-
ceived no news of the naval free
balloon A-5597 with its five pas
sengers which has been missing
since it left Pensacola, Fla. on
March %. The last dispatch re-
ceived by the department from the
naval air station at Pensacola yes
terday indicated that the balloon
was last reported twenty miles west
Of Panama City. Fla. according 70
a message by carrier pigeon. NaVal
officers are hopeful that the balloon
lists have been picked up by some
ship not equipped with wireless.
Unexpected shifting of the winds
is believed to have been responsible
for the pilots being unable to con-
troll 1t, by rising or dropping TO va
rious attitudes and finding winds
from various directions.
The Navy Department yesterday
made public the home addresses OF
the five men in the balloon. IT. was
in charge of George f. WILKINSON
as an officer pilot. and carried four
student Marine Corps balloonists'
wilkinson's home Is at Houston,
Tex. The others were Russell YER
non Elend, Belleville, ILL.,; Edward l.
Kershaw, Payne, La; John, o. Elder
Lebanon, N. T.: and william H.
Trefery, Salem, Mass.
Authorities are awaiting anxious
ly from the other pigeon aboard the
balloon. Immediately upon receipt
Of the carrier pigeon feet Of hVe
airplanes. two dirigibles. two eagle
boats and one subchaser was sent In
search Of the balloon.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-26
c. W. U. DEBATERS
WIN FROM PENN
Outreason Visitors on La
boris Share in Manage
ment.

Noah Webster played star part
in the intercollegiate debate be-
tween George Washington Univer-
sfty and Penn State College. won
by the local institution, In the au-
ditorium of the Central Y. M. c. A.
last night.
The question was. Resolved, That
labor should share in the manage
ment Of corporate industry" The
visiting, team. upholding the affirm
ative side Of the question. contended
that this had been done success
fully in 100 big industrial plants
throughout the country.
The negative retorted with the
dictionary definition of manage
ment" as control, superintendence.
Profit- sharing plans and other SINH
lar arrangements practiced in many
industries did not give control to
labor, said the local team. And the
judges agreed with them.
The Penn State team was compos-
ed of Eliot z. overdorf. Kenneth d.
Hart and George D. Stoddard.
George Washington University was
represented by Leslie Jackson. STAN
ton Fitzgerald and Harry Perlin.
The judges were Huston Thomp-
son, chairman of the Federal Trade
Commission: Representative c. Will
lam Ramseyer and Robert L. Henry.
former dean of the University OF
Iowa Law School. Henry II. Glas-
sic, of the Department OF Justice.
presided
The Washington herald., 1921-03-26
IRISH POSTPONE
MONDAYS BALL
Deferred to April 4 in Respect
To Dead Cardi-
nal.
world News Pictures.

Out Of respect for the memory OF
James Cardinal Gibbons. one of the
originators of the Irish Relief move
ment. the executive committee re-
lief drive yesterday decided to post
pone until Monday. April 4 the ball
originally planned for Easter Mon
day night at the Catholic Univer-
sity gymnasium.
Resolutions on Cardinal Gibbons
death, drafted by Judge Morgan ]
O'Brien, national chairman, were
adopted by the local committee.
The drive for funds here. which
up to Friday had realized an ap-
proximate total of $4,000 with sew
eral districts unreported, will wind
up Monday with the tag sale which
is to begin Sunday outside Cath
Ollie churches.
Checks for 500 each were re-
ceived yesterday from Mark Sulli-
van, well-known newspaper writer
and Mrs. Pauline Velati Boyer
Government hotel residents contrib
uted $500 and the Tennallytown dis
trict, through J. B. Bowling
treasurer. turned in $2os.4s. s132.5o
Of which was raised by a concert
given by Miss Mary O'Sullivan.
Miss Edna Sheehy will sing Irish
airs at the Knickerbocker Theater
Sunday night, while Thomas Can't
well will sing at the Olympic.
Tag day workers will receive
final instructions at a meeting call
ed for Sis tonight at 1917 New
York avenue northwest
The Washington herald., 1921-03-26
DISARMAMENT DAY
SPEAKERS NAMED
Senator Borah to Address
Mass Meeting; Churches
Indorse Program.

Appeals to the United States to
Join the world wide disarmament
conference will be made through
the pulpit OF many Washington
churches on tomorrow and at
a mass meeting to be held in the
National Theater In the afternoon.
Among the Washington pastors.
who have Endorsed the purpose Of
the mass meeting. according to Miss
Emma Wood. chairman of the wom-
ems world disarmament committee,
are: The Rev. c. Ernest Smith. St.
Thomas; the Rev. Ulysses G. B.
Pierce, Unitarian, and DR.. Abrnm
Simon. member of the Board of Edu-
cation.
Speakers at the meeting will be
Senator Bor III, Representative
Frear. Wisconsin: Edward McGrady.
legislative committeeman OF the A.
F. of l., and Mrs. Ida Clyde Clarke,
of New York. Mrs. Florence kel-
ley. OF New York, will preside.
Prominent Washington women who
have taken boxes include Mrs. J.
Borden Hartman. Mrs. Philip North
Moore. president of the National
Council of Women: Mrs. Louis ID.
Brandeis, wife of the Justice of the
Supreme Court: Mrs. Frank Bald
win, Mrs. William f. Borah. Mrs.
James A. Frear and Mrs. Harriet
Stanton Blatch.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-26
BERMUDA SUBJECT
OF TAFT LECTURE

Bermuda was the subject of an
address by former President Will
lam Howard Taft at Masonic Temple
last night. The Bermudas. pune
tuation marks in the Atlantic" form
a pocket edition of all the strifes
and developments and the defeats
and victories that have made up the
institutions of English speaking
peoples, according to Judge Taft.
Some Shakespearean scholars have
maintained. Judge Taft declared.
that because the islands were so
generally associated with storms in
the minds of early seventeenth CEN
tury Englishmen, they must have
been the scene of The Tempest"
The company which coionized the
Bermudas counted on salvage from
wrecked ships as an important part
Of their income.
Earlier in the day. following a
call upon President Harding. Judge
Taft was guest of honor of Gilbert
Grosvenor. president of the National
Geographic Society, who also had as
his guests at the Cosmos Club the
board of trustees of the society, of
which Mr.. Taft Is a member. In the
afternoon he attended the annual
meeting Of the trustees at Hubbard
Memorial Hall.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-26
Veteran Turnkey
At Courthouse Is
Victim of Stroke

/ Samuel 3. Kendig. otherwise
known as sam" who had been q
bailiff and turnkey in the District
branch Of the Police Court for the
past % years. died yesterday morn
ing at his home. $40 Fifth street
northeast, from q paraiytic stroke.
Sam" was 81 years Of age. and
was probably better known to fire.
quenters of courtrooms than anyone
connected with the courts. because
he came into direct and personal
contact with all those unfortunate
enough not to have the necessary
collateral
The only time he ever wished he
was not q turnkey was when the
Police Court dock was filled with
suffragist pickets.
He had the reputation OF being
q kindly attendant when Il came
TO dealing with those who were in
his care awaiting trial. II made no
The Washington herald., 1921-03-26
LABOR MEDIATOR
SENT TO SETTLE
TUG BOAT STRIKE
Davis Leaves d. C. tc
Deal with Threat of
Coast Tie-Up.

Fred E. Davis. OF the Bureau OF
Cancellation. Department of Labor.
VINO prevented a walters strike
here q week ago yesterday, was sent
70 New York by Director Hugh L
kerwin. OF the bureau, to adjust
the differences between tugboat
owners and crews.
A threatened strike involving
thousands Of tugboat men along
the Atlantic seaboard. was held up
Thursday night when Davis ar
ranged for conferences which arc
under way.
Sent to Mediate.
Secretary J. J. Davis, of the De.
partment OF Labor, was Informed
In a telegram Thursday OF the
conditions, and II was on the orders
OF the Secretary that Director Ker-
win sent the mediator to the field.
In Chicago recently q representa-
tive OF the Bureau of Cancellation
settled strike in two days on one
OF the government hospitals that
are being built for wounded SOL
diers.
Dispatches from Boston yesterday
were to the effect that George II.
Whey, a labor leader Of Boston.
had been In communication with
Washington oficials as q result OF
which the strike was tentatively
called on
Given Authority.
As general secretary Of the Ma
rine Engineers Association and
chairman OF the Atlantic and G"lf
coast wage scale committee, he was
vested with full authority TO deal
with the situation. and IL Ia under
stood that he was advised from
Washington that IL he wouii call
on the strike. which was scheduled
for immediate effect. q nediat Dr
wouli be sent 20 confer with both
sides. His reply TO the department
"cifnals was followed by the hur-
ried der Iarture of Davis. the bureau
mediator, who telegraphed Diiccror
Kerwin Thursday evening that he
had met representatives OF both
sides and arranged the conferences.
Director Kerwin had NJ doubts
last night that the strike would be
settled.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-26
Tiny Plane With
20-ft. Wing Reach
Given Tryout

An airplane SO small that the
pilot might almost stumble over II
has been perfected by the Engi-
neering division. of the Army air
Service. Having been designed to
take the place of the motorcycle
In performing certain messenger
service. It has been ofncially dubbed
the Messenger" in army circles
here.
with wing spread Of only
twenty feet. and Weighing only 5s1
pounds, the Messenger" develops q
speed OF ninety-five miles an hour
and can climb 10000 feet In ten
minutes. Its most remarkable fea-
ture, though, is that 1t makes
twenty-five miles to the gallon of
"gas'-a better record than nearly
any automobile.
Equipped with q three-cylinder.
air-cooled Lawrence motor Of sixty
horsepower. the Messenger" was
given q tryout recently by Lieut..
corliss c. Moseley, winner OF the
Puiitzer trophy. He few from
Washington to Langley Field, Va.
distance OF 1873 miles, to attend
the opening Of q new officers' club.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-26
Motor Car Runs
Several Blocks
Without Driver

A Dodge coupe owned by Gran
Vile c. Bradford, 1861 Irwin street,
was partly wrecked shortly before
midnight when 1t crashed into St.
Margaret's Episcopal Church. after
q wild dash, starting from in front
Of the wyoming Apartment Hotel,
on Columbia Road. north of Cali
fornia street.
Brakes on the car failed to hold
while the machine was parked on
the slight incline in front of the
hotel. 1t started on its own power
south on Columbia Road and gained
speed. narrowly missing striking
other machines. At Connecticut
avenue the machine made . short
turn and crashed into the guard
rail In front OF the church With
much impact.
Police were on the lookout for
the machine. as 1t was first re-
ported stolen by the owner.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-26
ASKS BROADER
ART TEACHING
Artists Invited to Worlds Ex-
position in 1926 in Phila-
delphia.

Philadelphia in 1926 will welcome
the world to an exposition In which
the dignity Of labor win be exalted
by means of distinctive creations
in architecture. Albert Kelsey, OF
Philadelphia. told members of the
College Art Association of America
at the Washington Arts Club last
night.
Kelsey gave an illustrated address
on That Spiritual Craving which
So Few of Our Colleges Even Try
to Satisfy" dwelling on the need
for extending the, benefits of art
education to more than the per
cent of college students who re.
ceive this instruction in the educa-
tional institutions Of the United
States today.
The worlds fair will be to cele-
brate the i5sth anniversary of the
signing of the Declaration OF In
dependence.
Prof. Charles T. Carruth, of Cam
bridge University, read a paper on
Giotto. and his paintings illustra-
tive of the life of st. Francis OF
Assist.
Last night visiting delegates to
the tenth annual meeting of the
association were the dinner guests
of the Washington Arts Club. fol-
lowing a visit in the afternoon to
the private galleries OF Duncan C.
Phillips, 2017 i street northwest.
Speakers at the afternoon session
held in the Corcoran Gallery of Art
were Charles Kelley. Ohio State Uni
versity; A. W. Hickman, Columbi
University, and Ellsworth Wood
ward, of the Sophia Newcomb Col
lege, New Orleans.
The last day of the meeting will
open this morning in the Corcoran
Gallery with a lecture by Elizabeth
Kellog. of Cincinnati. Other speak
ers at this, mornings session will
be JohH Pickard. University of Mis-
souri,; Duncan Phillips, Washington,
d. c.. and George J. Zolnay. Wash
ington, d. G.
Delegates will be luncheon guests
of the Washington Arts Club.
The meeting will close with a
visit tp the National Gallery and to
the private collection of paintings
in the home of Ralph Cross Johnson.
f735 ! street northwest
The Washington herald., 1921-03-26
VETS THREATEN
SUIT TO RETAIN
WAR INDEMNITY
Declare Federal Board
HAS Acted to Cut Com
pensation.

More than 1so disabled washing
ton veterans Of the world war who
are threatened with loss of COM
pensation because they are holding
positions under the United States
Civil Service will carry their fight
to the courts IL the Federal Board
for Vocational Education decides at
Its meeting today that they are not
entitled to compensation and SAL
ary from the government in excess
of s1s6.ss per month.
An appeal will be made to the
Supreme Court Of the District of
Columbia to restrain, the board
from this contemplated action. j.
ID. Nolan, president OF Common
wealth Post National Disabled SOL
diers' League. told q meeting OF the
veterans in @. A. r. hall last night.
Charge influence.
Nolan declared that the proposed
cut, which is based on the Con-
gressional limitation of $4,000, or
1920, plus the bonus. as the maxi
mum salary that any one employe
of the government can receive
as salary from two government
sources. was prompted by the .'un-
derhand influence"
= This cut would be only an en-
tering wedge Nolan told the dts
abled men, many with artificial limbs,
and all suered from disability. 1T is
true that there are but $50 men in
the District Of Columbia who would
be affected. but the influences that
are at work are looking further
than that. they are looking toward
the $4,000 men who are under voca-
tional training In the factories and
low laborers, with unimpaired ply
sique, are. merely jealous of the
additional compensation which these
men are receiving.
Penalties sacrfnce.-
ITO deprive them of the govern
ment compensation which they re-
ceive in addition to their daily
wages would be to penalize them
according to the degree in which
they have been able to overcome
their handicaps."
The controversy between the vet
Grams who are in the employ of the
government here in Washington
and the Federal Board had its in
ception in the avowed intention of
the Federal Board to limit the men
in the District who are employees
in the classified civil service draw
ing full time salaries for such en-
ployment, and who at the same
time are in training and drawing
in addition to the salary above
named, a training allowance. to a
total salary of $2,24o per year OF
S1S6.56 per month.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-26
Parrot on Guard
For Bootleggers
Warns of Police

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, March
zs.-oklahoma bootlegEers have
found a new way to evade the laws
clutches. They're employing par
rots as 'Iookouts."
Charles Campbell, Oklahoma
City constable. Is authority for this.
Campbell and a squad of deputy
sheriffs raided a residence here
early today in search Of wet" evil
dence. As they approached the
house Campbell said he heard some
one yell in a shrill voice
Here comes the law! Here comes
the law!'
Campbell and his aides searched
high and low. and could find no
one. Finally the oficers went to the
rear Of the house Again the voice
was heard. This time 1t inquired:
is the law gone yet?"
Campbell had just about given
up hopes Of finding the lookout"
when he happened to glance u a
tree. There. on a limb. sat ~pretty
Polly" repeating the warnings its
owner had taught II to say.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-26
WHOLESALERS'ROW
IN ARMS AGAINST
AWNING EDICT
Must Remove Them To
day; Public to Pay,
Says Dealer.
The Public WIN Pay.

A1o aoAAS W - ray
This 10 the warning issued sv
fruit merchants of.Louisiana avenue
between Ninth and Tenth streets
northwest. who claim the consumer
win suffer because they are COM
pelied to comply with the latest
edict of the Building Inspectors
once. in removing '-avnings and
structures projecting into public
space" within twenty-four hours,
! The latest move in the awning
controversy," which has been wag-
{ng since last September was made
yesterday. when fifty of the nner-
chants received notice from John
p. Healey. Inspector Of Buildings. to
Remove the awnings and structures
within twenty-four hours or they
would be moved by orders from the
commissioners."
.swe intend complying with the
order" said Salvatore Scalco. presi-
dent and general manager Of the
National Fruit Company. Inc. last
night. but the public will have to
suffer. II win cost we merchants
at least $4,000 to supply awnings
that will conform with the Law. But
this Is only part Of our loss 1t will
be impossible to estimate what the
ruling will cost Us in q year. when
II is considered how much perishablc
goods will be destroyed by the sun
and rain
only awnings extending fifteen
feet from the building line are per-
missable," said Scalcco. but these
are practically worthless. as It will
be impossible to protect our goods
from the sun and rain by awnings
OF this size.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-26
DAVIS TOCONFER
WITHCAPITALMEN
Motor Line and Road Project
Will Be Discussed at
Meeting.

Promise of a conference with
Washington business men relative
to outlining plans for opening a d.
rect motor route between Washing
ton and the Valley Of Virginia was
given yesterday by Gov. Westmore-
land Davis in a letter to Herman
z. Gasch. 1895 New York avenue.
Improvement Of the old George
town-Leesburg pike will be propos-
ed at the conference as the best
means Of attaining q direct connec-
ton between the District and the
Valley Of Virginia Consideration
will also be given to constructing
a direct route to Great Falls on the
Virginia side Of the Potomac River.
No date for the conference has been
set
Gov. Davis letter Of acceptance
to Gasch was directed also to other
local business men who are advanc-
ing the reconstruction scheme, in
eIudinz Col. Robert N. Harper. pres
ident OF the District National Bank !:
B. A. Bowles. cashier Of the Poto-
mac Savings Bank. of Georgetown.
and 5. s. Mackall. Of Mclean. Va
The Washington herald., 1921-03-26
Aged Woman Falls
rs Feet, lust Bruised

While cleaning windows on the
second floor Of 2s @ street north
east yesterday afternoon. Mrs
Maggie Burning, aged 70 years. OF
ia H street southwest. became
overbalanced and fell to the pave
ment. a distance of about twenty
ave feet.
When witnesses reached the side
of the aged woman she declared she
was not hurt. The Emergency am
buiance was summoned, however.
and she was removed to the Emer-
gency Hospital. where. 1t was found
that her only injuries consisted of
cuts and bruises on the right side
Of the head and the right leg.
Physicians at the hospital state
that her case is not serious.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-26
FEDERAL WORKERS
ADDRESS TEACHERS

Representatives of the Eastern
conference of the American Fedora
tion of Teachers were addressed by
Miss Ethel Smith. publicity director
for the Federal Employees Union, at
their afternoon session yesterday.
Miss Smith told Of the industrial
character Of the union and explained
the workings of the department Of
which she Is head.
A. Hyatt, representing the Postal
Service Union, another speaker. re-
ferred to his Organization as the
first of the white collar brigade"
to become a trade union.
DR.. Wolf of the Bureau OF Stand
ards, spoke at the session Of the
conference held last night at Nc
Kinley Training High School. The
third session will be held this morn
ing at 10 o'clock at 1923 New York
avenue.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-26
Student Honor Code
In Effect at G.. w. u,

The honor system for the conduct
OF classroom recitations and exam
nations soon will be in effect in
all departments of George Wash
ington University. This system has
been nominally in effect in some of
the classes for several years. but
there never has been general adop-
ton OF the system nor rigid en-
forcement OF it.
The movement for the extension
OF this system, however, is spread
ing rapidly, and already the law
school classes. the Junior and senior
classes of Teachers College, the
senior class of Columbian College.
and the freshman class of the Arts
and Science Department have
adopted the system
The Washington herald., 1921-03-26
Pr0nsise Cash Prizes
To Bible Test Vicf0rs

The third Bible contest TO be held
by the Bible department Of the
women's City Club viii take place
Friday. April 4. In the clubrooms.
under the supervision OF hfs. Louise
Harding EariL
Rules governing the previous
contests will be effective, with the
exception that there will be no
prizes for adults There will be
100 questions on Joshua anf the
Judges. covering the books OF
Joshua which relate TO him. tie
Judges. Ruth and Samuel. The
prizes VIII be IS and . for children
getting respectively FIRST and sec
ond places in the II 10 1S-year-old
class. and 50 and % for the frst
and second in the class compos ID OF
contestants under IL years.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-26
Admiral Harris GiUen
Bulk of Wife's Estate

Rear Admiral Uriah r. Harris,
husband of Mrs. Sophia A. Harris.
who died recently, and the Union
Trust Company are named execu-
tors in the win of Mrs. Harris filed
for probate yesterday. The husband
Is directed to hold . portion of
the estate in trust forS the benefit
Of an uncle Of the deceased. George
Russ. and Jane Russ. wife OF the
latter.
The income from the balance Of
the estate Is to go to Admiral Har-
ris. No inventory was nled with
the viii.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-26
d. c. Youths Will Take
Annapolis Exam Test

Col. Theodore Roosevelt, Acting
Secretary of the Navy. yesterday
notified cuno H. Rudolph. president
Of the Board of District Commits
sioners, that q vacancy, to be filled
by appointment of District boy.
exists In the Naval Academy. At
Annapolis. Md.
among District boys, between the
ages Of 1s and 20, for competitive
examination April 81, one to be
chosen
,Applicatiops may be fled with the
Board of Commissioners. room sos,
District Building.