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Evening star., 1922-07-15
Scout, I3, Who Saued Tuo Boys
From Dro,lning Hailed Hero

water told him that his brother was
held down in some way and was
drowning.
Goes Down in Bubbles.
Plunging in again. he went down
under the stream of bubbles, where
he discovered his brother stuck fast
in the mud.
With tremendous heave. Shaw
pulled his brother free and brought
him to the surface. Frank appeared
lifeless.
Shaw gave quick glance. His
brother was unconscious. There was
no time to lose.
"Hey!" he called to two colored men
on truck
Shaw then started emptying his
brothers lungs of water, putting into
immediate use the life-saving prin-
ciples taught in the Boy Scouts:
The colored men worked with him,
helping in the artificial respiration,
and soon Edward Bfue,l janitor of the
Brightwood School. appeared OH the
scene, and became a cog in the wheel,
slowly tanning back to life the flick
ering flames of respiration in Frank
Blackstone.
"Look-Hc's BreathinE."
"Look-hes breathing" came in
tones of triumph from one of the
colored men, and they continued to
bring the arms of Frank Blackstone
up and back, up and back.
The men placed the boy in the
truck, and while artificial respiration
was continued, drove speedily to
Walter Reed Hospital
When the hospital was reached. the
boy was fully conscious, so the use
of a pulmotor was not necessary. Mr..
and Mrs u. Blackstone soon ar
rived, and later took Frank home.
where today he is seemingly none the
worse for his experience.
But don't call Shaw q hero to his
face. He doesn't like that. He Is a
Boy Scout, and a Boy Scout does his
duty, that is all Shaw lives at 317
Rittenhouse street.
Evening star., 1922-07-15

Shaw Blackstone is the hero Of
Rittenhouse street today.
Yesterday this thirteen-year-o -old
Boy Scout rescued from drowning an
eight-year-old boy in Piney branch,
pulled out his own brother, Frank,
aged twelve. who had gone to rescue
the child and got stuck, head first, in
the mud, and then applied life-saving
methods to his brother.
Lets go in the pool." little Ken
meth Valentine. eight years old. of
I'll Sheridan street shouted, as he
waded into the branch at the Ritten-
house street culvert.
Come on in, the waters fine"
yelled number of boys. who, in
bathing suits, were enjoying the
water. swollen by the heavy rain of
Thursday night.
Then little Kenneth sank out of
sight.
Frank Blackstone. who is also a
member Of Boy Scout Troop, No. 56,
with his elder brother. took in the
situation at a glance.
.IM Get HIM. He Calls Out. be-
I'll get him. he called, and
plunged in.
Help" gurgled the Valentine child
as Scout Frank Blackstone grabbed
him.
Then the child seized Frank so
frantically that the boy was unable
to accomplish the rescue.
All this time Shaw, who is stu
dent at the Mckinley Manual Train
ing School. had been watching the
rescue. Now he. saw the time had
come for the oldest Boy Scout ON the
scene to act.
Scout laws allow no hesitation in
the line of duty.
Here l come, Frank, called Shaw.
Splash.
Shaw first grabbed little Kenneth
and pulled him ashore. Then he turn
ed back to look for Frank.
A trail of bubbles coming from the
Evening star., 1922-07-15
FAIRGROUNDS ssBA1T4INC BEAUTY''>
BEATS IS Nv. RACE FOR HON6RS

T 2.
Little Mary Dugan is the pref
tiest Of all the little girls that play
on the Virginia avenue play-
ground. And II there are any
others who question the wisdom Of
the judges they have no one but
themselves to blame. for little
Mary was one of the thirty-five
who braved the threatening wealth
er yesterday afternoon. when the
contest was held. while others
stayed at home. Mary is ten years
old and lives at 73S 9th street
southeast
The affair was officially known
as a bathing beauty contest, SO the
judges had to pick out the best
costume, too. They thought the
Evening star., 1922-07-15

one worn by Emaline Ostrander,
eight wears old. of s12 NJ street
southeast was very snsppy. so they
handed the prize to her. But Ema-
line had a runner-up In the person
Of Baby Lorena Brown. two years
old. of S00is I street southeast,
and Baby was too cute to be left
out. So the tot received the
award Of music box for the sec
ond-best Sathing costume. The
beauty prize consisted Of a box of
candy. and the first costume prize,
a bathing cap.
The contest was staged by Miss
Thelma e. Smith, director Of the
Virginia avenue playground, and
was an innovation among the
various activities Of that place.
Miss Smith plans to hold. some
sort Of a competitive affair for the
boys, but. of course, she said, 1t
won't be bathing beauty contest.
Evening star., 1922-07-15
NAMED FOR POSTMASTER.
President Appoints Secretary
Davis, Brother to Office.

! Secretary Davis brother. Samuel J..
Davis. may be postmaster at Moose
heart, Ill, the national home for chill
dren Of the Loyal Order Of Moose. He
was nominated for the post yesterday
by the President It was through the
Moose lodge. its organization and phe-
nomena growth that Secretary Davis
achieved much Of his national reputa-
ton, and he often returns to the big
children's home 1t Mooseheart to play
with the boys and girls.
Other nomina tions sent to the Senate
by the President yesterday included:
Andrew ]. Russell. to be United
States marshal for the western district
Of ArkansaS.
George O'Brien Of Philadelphia, to be
appraiser Of merchandise at Philadel-
phia, with Laid Curtin as assistant.
G. +. Mcintosh Of Indiana, to boz 4
member Of the Federal Board for voca-
tional Educatony
Evening star., 1922-07-15
EXAMS FOR LIEUTENANTS
Army Will Hold Tests to Fill
Many Vacancies.

Final examination for appointment
~ second lieutenants in the Regular
Army will be held at all Army posts
sk home and abroad beginning Sep
tsmber 4.
ssIt will be open to all classes OF
eligibles, !. e., to a male citizen of
the United States between the ages
Of twenty-one and thirty years;
either a warrant officer or enlisted
man of the Regular Army Of more
than two years service as such, or
Z. reserve ofiicer; an officer, warrant
officer or enlisted man of the Ma
tional Guard; member of the
Unlisted Reserve Corps or a gradu-
ate of a technical institution ap-
proved by the Secretary of War.
Vacancies now exist in large. num-
hers in practically every branch Of
the Army. and will not be affected by
tie reduction in officer personnel
efdered by Congress to be made be-
1pre January 1. AS the Army is prac-
t1cally without second Veutenants
now, provision was made in the Army
bill for the addition of large num-
ber of men in that grade to the
aDrvice, despite the reductions in
Numbers to be made in the higher
nradss-
Evening star., 1922-07-15
WASHINGTON POST OFFICE
LEADS SECOND MONTH IN
SALE OF CERTIFICATES

Two In a row for Postmaster
Chance.
Not satisfied with selling moro
Treasury certificates during May,
thin any other post ONCE in the
NTH federal reserve district, the
Washington post once again led in
June,
The certificates sell like hot cakes
sense Of Washingtonians. who know
a good Investment when they see
one, and also the initiative OF tho
postmaster and his clerks.
During June the local post Office
sold CERTIFICATES to thes amount of
$l42,S7S, this sum helug $S0,16e
larger than the sales of May.
Evening star., 1922-07-15
TODAY'S ADJUSTMENTS.

GARRICK-"Charley Aunt" Gar
rick Players). performances at 2:20 and
$40 pm
KEITH's-Princess Wah-Letka and
Eva Shirley, vaudeville, at 2:15 and
S:15 pm.
PALACE-Thomas Meighan, in Our
Leading Citizen" photoplay, at 1910
a.u., 1925. 2:10, 4, $50, TAO and $40
PINE
RIALTO-"Divorce Coupons" with
Corrine Griffith. at 1l:30 am, 1870, $3.50,
$50. 1880 and $3.50 pm.
METROPOLITAN Crossroads
Of New York" at 1885 am, l:4O.
$40. 5:S5. 1885 and 9:35 pm.
COLUMBIA-Owen Moore, in RE
ported Missing" at 1885 am, 1890,
2:10. 4:05. SIS. 7:40 and s:45 pm.
Evening star., 1922-07-15
WILL RECEIVE KINGS GIFT
Presentation Of Chalice to Holy
Rosary Church Tomorrow Morning

Presentation of a silver chalice to
the Holy Rosary parish by the royal
Italian mission. headed by Charge
d'Anaires Sabetka of the Italian en-
bassy. will take place tomorrow morn
ing at the church, Sd and F streets.
follwoing solemn high mass at 1915
o'clock.
Dr. Sabetka will present the chalice,
which is q gift to the church by King
Victor Emmanuel Of Italy, and Rev. De
Carlo, pastor. will accept on behalf of
the congregation. The mems and
boys societies of the church will es-
cort the mission. while the parish
band plays the Royal Italian March.
Through an error the announcement
of the ceremonies in yesterdays Star
made it appear that the presentation
was to take place today instead Of
Sunday.
Evening star., 1922-07-15
NEW INDIAN OIL RULE.
Excessive Rates Blamed for An
nulment of Lease Provision.

Lease provision requiring oil COM
panies operating on Indian lands in
the mid-continent field to settle for
royalty oils at a specified price was
annulled yesterday by Secretary Fall.
following protests lodged by many
companies that the price was far
above that being received for their
product. AS substitute basis for
settlement, Mp. Fall instructed super
intendents of Indian agencies to ac-
cept "the price at which not less than
a majority of the oil of similar grav-
ity sold for during the period in ques-
ton" in that field.
Secretary Fall said the new rule
would apply to ali other Indian oils.
Evening star., 1922-07-15
GARRETT IS FAVORITE
IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY
France Not without Friends, But
Prospects Are Rival Will
=. Carry Primary There.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
ROCKVILLE. MD, July 15.-while
united states Senator Joseph 1
France Is not without friends in this
county, who will Loyalty support him
In his contest for the republican nomi-
nation to succeed himself, John w
Garrett. who will be a candidate for
the nomination, seems to be the
favorite among the party leaders, and
at this time il looks very much as il
Mr.. Garrett. would easily carry the
county at the primary election early
In September. Paul Sleman, chairman
or the republican state central COM
mittee for the county; Thomas Daw-
son. veteran leader; former State SEN
ator Willis B. Burdette. William T.
s. Curtis. States Attorney Thomas l..
Dawson, Charles F. Kirk, Brainard H.
Warner. Edward L. Stock and Cor
neltus W. Clum are among the more
prominent members of the party who
are understood to be espousing the
cause of Mr.. Garrett.
Evening star., 1922-07-15
POTATOES HER BEST BET.
Argentina Likely to Be Among
Countries to Boast of Surplus.

Argentina has good prospects of
becoming one of the worlds surplus
potato countries. according to re-
port to the Commerce Department to-
day from Trade Commissioner Brady
at Buenos Aires
The Argentine potato industry. he
said, has developed on a large scale
since the war and there Is now a
strong effort apparent to export ex-
ten sively. The two Englishiowned
railroads of the country. he reported.
have recently made a mutual agree
rrlent to import selected seed potatoes
from England and the United States
fer distribution throughout the three
potato districts of Argentina. While
the system of land rentals and poor
seed selection Nave been a deterrent
to the industry, he declared it is
estimated that Argentina this year
Will produce over s00.000,000 pounds
Of potatoes.
Evening star., 1922-07-15
COFFEE NATIONS WEALTH
Responsible for Wave Of Prosper
ity in Costa Rica.

Coffee is responsible for the wave
Of prosperity now sweeping Costa
informed today by Consul Waterman
at San Jose. High London offers, he
ported. have practically wiped out alt
of the last crop left in the country
ard have SO affected the distribution
of the coffee that considerable
have been diverted to the English
port.
The present crop, he added, has
flowered. the grain has taken hold
and with reports being received from
Brazil of poor prospects for the next
crop in that country growers are an
ticipating high prices and continued
prosperity"
Evening star., 1922-07-15
SELECT PENNSY JUDGE.
Pepper and Senatorial Nominee
Recommend Robert M. Gibson,

Senator Pepper. republican, of
Pennsylvania has announced that he
and Maj. Reid, the republican SEMI
torial nominee. have selected Robert
NJ. Gibson, assistant district attorney
Of Pittsburgh, for recommendation
to President Harding for appoint
ment as federal Judge for the west
former Judge Orr.
Senator Pepper explained that he
consulted with Maj. Reid because he
could not confer on the matter with
Senator Crow, republican, Pennsyl-
vania, who is i'll.
Evening star., 1922-07-15
DOGS WELL MUZZLED..
Only Four CANNES Land in Pound
Since Last SUNDAY.

Prompt observance OF the summer
dog muzzle regulation is indicated by
partial reports from the poundmas-
ter's Office.
The rule became effective last Sun
day, and during the first four days
only four unmuzzled canines were
caught on the streets
The law provides that from now
until October nc dog shall be al
lowed to run the highways without
a muzzle. The police as well as tho
dog catcher have been instructed to
be on the lookout for violations.
Evening star., 1922-07-15
DIAL RAPS BILL DELAY.
Plans to Force Action on Cotton
Futures Measure.

Complaint of inaction by the Sen
ate agriculture committee on his bill
to amend the cotton future act was
made in the Senate yetterday by Sena-
tor Dial, democrat. South Carolina, VINO
announced that at the first. opportu-
nifty he would nave to bring the bill
before the Senate by discharging the
committee.
Senator Dial said that cotton pro-
duction in the south was being re-
dueed because of the unjust" grad
ing law. and he said the south could
not continue to raise cotton under
existing conditions. Cotton raisers,
hes declared. were, on the verge of
"pauper labor"
Evening star., 1922-07-15
WORKING ON WILSON DAM.

Orders have been issued by Gen.
Beach, chief OF engineers. for the re-
sumption Of work on the Wilson dam at
Muscle Shoals, Ala. Gen. Beash said
today that there Is available about
$3.50. 900 for use on the dam and the
commencement Of work in no w1S af-
fects any Of the offers pending before
Congress for development by private
interests Of the shoals properties.
Evening star., 1922-07-15
COL. HALL TO RETIRE.

Col Herman Hall, infantry. viii be
n1eced on the reured list Of the Army
0Etober 20, on his own application,
akker more than thirty-nine years
G.rvics. Lieut.. Col. Clarence H. Con-
nor, Medical Corps, and Capt. Martin L.
howard, infantry. have been retired on
account Of disabilities incident to the
service. ,
Evening star., 1922-07-15
BULLET IN BOYS LEG.
Fourteen-Year-old Boy Accidental
" Shoots Companion.

While playing with rife at 10th
and Hamline streets northeast yester-
day afternoon, John Lester Keefe.
fourteen years old, of 1854 Hamline
street shot John Patrick Meaay, hfteen
wears old of 1244 Girard street north
east; in the leg.
Both boys declared to the police that
the shooting was accidental. Keere
will have to explain in Juvenile Court
why he had the rifle in his possession.
Evening star., 1922-07-15
Thief USES FIRE ESCAPE.
Enters Apartment and Steals Jew
elry-Other Rotberies Reported.

IA Jul idi dSCciOcu d uTe escape ana
entered the apartment of c. T. Humel,
fourth floor Of the Montgomery apart
ments, North Capitol and NJ streets,
early last night and escaped with a
gold chain and pin worth $50.
Hubbard Stewart, 1908 Park road,
last night reported his trousers poo
ket was cut in an effort to rob him
on an 11th street car.
Search is being made for an in
truder reported to have been at 1888
Meridian place and 1889 Newton street
yesterday. At the former address he
stole bank book from a mail box
belonging to Miss Mary Coughlin, and
at the latter he made an unsuccessful
attempt to Jimmy" a dozen apart
ments.
U. S. Garnes. 1928 Bryant. street; was
minus his pocketbook, containing
$45 and cards, when he reached home
yesterday afternoon. The book and
contents disappeared from his pocket
while on a street car
Evening star., 1922-07-15
ORDERS FOREST AIR PATROL

Secretary Weeks has authorized TIE
Army air service to send ali available
airplanes in the vicinity to Oregon to
aid In the patrol of national forests for
protection against fire. About six planes
and twenty-five enlisted men at Chris
tie Field. Calf, will be the first detach-
ment employed in that service.
Evening star., 1922-07-15
POLICE coURT CLERK RESIGNS

Chester ]. Fitch. financial clerk Of
the Police Court, resigned yesterday to
enter the real estate business. He was
appointed about year ago ny Suoge
vile, Ky. His successor has not been
named.
Evening star., 1922-07-15
MAJ. BARTIETT REAssIGNED

Mai. william K. Bartlett, Medical
Corps, has been relieved from duty at
walter Reed General Hospital and as
sirned 10 temporary duty In the ONCE
al the aurreof1 general Of the Army,
War. Department, following which. he
viii be stationed at New York city.
Evening star., 1922-07-15
ORDERED HERE FOR DUTY.

Can't. Kendall; J. Fielder. 64th Infan-
try. ct Fort Washington, Nd. has been
ordered to this city for duty in the
once Of the coinm4nding general. dis-
triet- Of WaaAington-
Evening star., 1922-07-15
CHANGE FOR CAPT. BOYD.

Capt. David F. Boyd has been de-
and assigned to duty with the naval
examining and retiring boards,
Evening star., 1922-07-15
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TAXA Hsrsferd's ACID Phosphate
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Evening star., 1922-07-15

Every One Admires the Wedding Flow.
ers that Shaffer, 900 18th, arranges.-
Advertisement
Evening star., 1922-07-15
ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES.

The Music Club of the government
hotels will give a dance at 80 o'clock.
in Recreation Hall, North Capitol and
B streets.
Community Service dance at 8 80
o'clock, Pythian Temple. Class, 1890.
The Big Sisters will give \ lawn party
at o'clock. at residence Of Mrs. Surguy,
1410 NJ street.
Evening star., 1922-07-15
CAPT. RICHMOND 10 SPEAK

Capt. Richmond is scheduled to
speak tonight before the Washington
Radio Club On the Short Wave
Break-In Receiver and Transmitter."
The New York herald., 1922-08-27
PRIVATE IRONS ALIVE
BUT BADLY WOUNDED
Army Board Investigating At
tack on SoIditr at CobIenz.

CoBLENz, Aug 26 (Associated Pressl.
Private Lester Irons OF Toms River.
N. j.. who was found yesterday in
pool OF blood. with part of his head shot
away. was still alive to-day. but there
was slight hope of his recovery. First
reports last night said he had been
killed.
The board of officers of the American
Army OF Occupation is investigating the
tragedy. which occurred just outside the
garage OF Major-Gen Henry I. Ailen'
where private Irons had been on duty.
TOMS RIVER. N. J.. Aug. 26.-Lester
Irons was son OF the late Jacob A.
and Mrs Mary Irons of Toms River.
He enlisted June 81. 1917. at Freehold.
in Company II OF the Twenty-ninth In
fantry and was sent overseas soon al
terward. He was 10 years old at the
time of his enlistment. His father died
while he was overseas.
Irons had been gassed In the battle
of the Argonne. A recent letter from
him said he expected to sail for home
soon. He has not been home since he
went overseas in 1917.
The New York herald., 1922-08-27
AMBULANCE SURGEON :
HAS WOMAN ARRESTED
Doctor Says She and Husband
Interfered.

An argument over the manner in
which DR., Hayward H. Hopkins, an
ambulance surgeon of the New York
Hospital, spoke to a woman he was
treating in an ante room Of the New
York Public Library last night re-
suited in the arrest OF Jesse Mayors.
80. an advertising agent OF $50 Crown
street, Brooklyn, and his wife, Mrs.
Isabel Mayors who said she was a
newspaper writer.
Mayors and his wife are charged with
interfering with an ambulance surgeon
in the performance of his duty. and
in addition she is charged with simple
assault because she Is alleged to have
slapped Dr. Hopkins
AT about o'clock Mrs. Pauline War
shaw. 20, of 3SS Columbus avenue,
Edgemere. L. l.. became i'll in the lib
rary. DR.. Hopkins treated her and
asked if she wanted to be taken to a
hospital She hesitated, and DIR. Hop
kins told her to hurry and decide. as he
had another call to make. At this point,
he says. Mrs. Mayors. who had been
looking on. objected to his tone He
ordered her out Of the room. She went.
but returned with her husband DR..
Hopkins put him out. Then he called
Patrolman Brick and had them arrested.
Mrs. Warshaw decided to go to a hos
pitaL DR.. Hopkins took her to Belle
vue. where 1t was said her condition
was not serious.
The New York herald., 1922-08-27
WOMAN DRUG ADDICT,
HEIR ESS, TAKEN IN RAID
Tells Amazing Story of HaD.
ing Spent Fortune.

CHAcAGo, Aug. 26.-Federal narcotic
agents were confronted to-day with tho
mystery Of Mabel Howard Rockwell
Schaeffer. who was taken last night in
raid on a negro resort
Enigma to her captors, her husband
and apparently even to herself, she told
an amazing story of spending fortune
on drugs--a fortune tho source of
which, she said, she did not know.
Federal agents to-day were seeking a
wealthy Chicago candy manufacturer.
from whom it was expected could be
learned something OF her antecedents.
A business associate said the manufac-
turer was the protector of the girls d.
nancial interests.
i've spent $1,000 since the first Of
the year-most Of 1t for drugs" Mrs.
Schaeffer said. asserting that all she
knows Of herself is that she is heiress
to an English estate.
Her husband, Nicholas E. Schaeffer.
an army field clerk, told of their mar
riage last January, after tourtship OF
a few weeks. They lived for time in
an expensive apartment. he said, but
separated when he learned OF her ad-
diction to drugs and her companion
ship with other men.
II know nothing OF Mabel's early
history except that she came here from
Lexington. No." Mr.. Schaeffer said.
The New York herald., 1922-08-27
LEGISLATORS ARE
ACCUSED OF ORGY
Baptist Organ Denounces
Them for Alleged Drunken
ness and Gambling.

Special Dispatch TO THE NEwsYo HERALD.
ATLANTA, Aug. ga denunciation oi
the Georgia Legislature, based on reve-
lations of alleged drunkenness and gam
bling on the trip of legislators to Sa-
vannah to investigate port conditions
on Friday. July 20. and on the reported
conduct of members on, the closing night
OF the legislative session, is contained In
an editorial in the current issue of the
Christian Inder, official organ of Georgia
Baptists.
The editorial closed with a strong
appeal to the law-abidjng people of
sGeorgia to bestir themselves and to be
sure in the future mot to vote for law
breaking lawmakers
All legislators who wished 1t were
supplied with bottle of whisky at a
certain place in Atlanta just before they
departed for Savannah. 1t was declared.
"One of the most horrifying' stories
of that night" the editorial declared,
were indignities to which women visi-
tors were subjected through the most
violent swearing by the legislators the
women being forced to leave the legfs-
lative chambers to get beyond the vul-
gar tongues of the men honored by the
Offices of the lawmakers
The Savannah trip was declared to
have been marked by poker playing and
whisky drinking by the lawmakers.
The New York herald., 1922-08-27
FLOOD OF TOMATOES
MADE PRICE A PENNY
Very Best Went to s Cents a
Quart.

Tomatoes arrived last week in such
quantities from the Hudson River, New
Jersey and Long Island that in some
parts of the city hucksters sold them
for a cent apiece, according to the
weekly review of wholesale market prices
issued yesterday from the office OF
,Herschel H. Jones, director of Foods
and Markets. of 80 West Broadway.
The best Long Island tomatoes sold
Friday at to cents a quart. Good
tomatoes brought about half that
Carrots, red onions. lettuce. pears and
peaches were plentiful. An oddity was
the arrival of a. small shipment of up
State Duchess apples. wrapped in paper
and packed In bushel boxes. The boxes
containing about hundred apples. sold
at 50 to 50. Several carloads in bushel
baskets brought rs to S5 cents.
Duchess apples are more than 60 per
cent. cheaper than at this time last
year. Potatoes. butter. eggs and fowl
show reductions. Large cobbler pota-
toes, which last year sold for $4.75 to
IS per barrel. brought 81 TO S2.25.