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The Washington times., 1922-04-14
BERKLEY, vA,.|s
SWEPT BY FIRE;
S1,250,O00l0SS
Flames Drive 500 Families
From Homes--Steamers
In River Burn.

NORFOLK, Va, April 14.--Fire
which swept through a section of
Berkeley, suburb of this city, yes
terday afternoon and last night
caused property loss estimated at
81 ESQ, 900, rendered 500 families
principally negroes, homeless and
destroyed three steamers In the
river. Several persons were hurt,
but none, so far as is known, fatally.
Church and Schools Destroyed.
The blaze started late in the after
noon in the abandoned plant of the
Tunis Lumber Company, on the
southern branch of the Elizabeth
river.
Famed by high easterly wind. IT
spread rapidly, and despite the ef.
forts OF marines and sailors from the
navy yard and the fire-fighting ap-
paratus from all the cities and towns
In the vicinity. spread until IL had
swept over an area one mile In
length, averaging from two to four
city blocks In width.
Most of the houses in the path OF
the flames were the homes of ne
groes. though Baptist church and
two public school buildings were de
stroyed. as were the homes of about
thirty whites. One block on Liberty
street was destroyed.
The wife of a watchman at the
Tunis docks discovered the fire from
houseboat. on which she and her
husband have been living. The
watchman being Ill. she took him
ashore in a rowboat and then tur-
ned In an alarm at about x:30
o'clock,
The wind carried the sparks from
the mill TO several houses nearby.
Inside Of half an hour an area half
mile was in flames. and by 6
o'clock IL appeared that clean
sweep would be made from one
river TO the other through the three
or four blocks which made the path
of the fire.
Frantic calls were made for help
! from Norfolk, Portsmouth, the
| United States Naval Base. the Nor
folk Navy Yard and other fire de-
partments in the vicinity of Berk.
ley. So great was the strain on
the water pressure. however. that
1 the firemen virtually were power
less. The wind offset all their ef.
| forts TO save buildings not yet on
fire. Houses burned TO the ground
without a single stream Of water
being poured ON them.
Last night Berkley was In utter
darkness. Gas service had been cut
or and there was no electricity
1 The water mains were exhausted
by the fire.fighting apparatus and
there was no water for several
house.
The city authorities are taking
charge OF the situation. Tents have
been obtained from the navy yarc
TO house the homeless and an att
station has been established in tbs
Berkeley precinct police station. Po
lice have been stationed around th'
stricken area 10 prevent looting.
The Washington times., 1922-04-14
WOMAN POLICE
CHIEF 5 APPEAL
WILL Be HEARD
District Commissioners Give
Mrs. Van WinkIe Ten Days
to File Statement.

Granting the appeal of Mrs. Nina
c. Van Wrinkle, lieutenant of police,
for a review of the findings of the
Police Trial Board. which found her
not guilty of charges. but held she
does not haye the proper conception
of discipline" the District Commis-
sioners today ordered that she file
her brief within ten days.
The board declined to allow the oral
presentation of argument by her
counsel, Roger Whiteford- They held
that a written brief supplementing
the testimony which was taken be-
fore the trial board. would be suffi-
cient evidence for the board 20 have
in hand when the case is considered.
The petition for appeal Is not from
the finding of not guilty, but from
the notation by the trial board that
the policewoman had not the proper
conception of the cardinal principle
OF discipline that should obtain in
the police department.
At the meeting of the board today
resurfacing of Connecticut avenue,
between Newark and Ordway streets,
was authorized. The work win cost
SIC, 900.
The board voted to amend the
traffic regulations, so as to forbid
parking of automobiles on both sides
OF Park Road, between Fourteenth
street and the service entrance TO the
Arcade Market. The regulation is
to make possible the operation of n
bus line by the Washington Railway
and Electric Company. The first bus
win go in service on May is.
Purchase of additional ground for
the Armstrong Manual Training
School at a cost of $4,000, was APP
proved.
The board amended the police
regulations so that in future loaded
motor trucks, weighing 1900
pot lds, may cross Klingie road
bridge on the street car tracks
without a written permit from the
police department. The present
regulation makes n written permit
necessary when a heavily loaded
truck uses bridge having a
wooden floor.
Several appeals by persons who
had been denied permits to drive
automobiles because of deafness
we're considered by the board. The
traffic bureau. which denied the
permits. was sustained.
The board approved of the pur-
chase of twenty mules from n. r.
Dourherty. The price was $3.50
each. They win be used In the city
refuse department.
The Washington times., 1922-04-14
WIFE CHARGES
MATE HIT HER |
WITH BOTTLE
Woman In Hospital With Pos
sible Fracture of Skull.
Husband Held.

Enragea when his wifs urged
that he accompany her home last
night, Harry Lee Hilton. thirty
four years old. Alb Ninth street
southwest, struck her on the head
with bottle and then ripped Off
her clothing, the police say.
Hilton is locked up at the Seventh
precinct police station on charges
of assault, while his wife, May. who
LIS thirty-one years old. is In seri-
GUS condition In Emergency Hos
pital.
According to the polios, Hrlton.
has been convicted in connection
with the liquor traffic. In the Dis
trict, was at the home Of Louis
Schroeder, 1851 Thirty-fifth street
northwest. last night whom his wife
arrived and asked that he return
home with her. The attack on her
followed, she said. 81
The Washington times., 1922-04-14
DESTROYER WITH WINGS"
IS NEW DEVICE or WAR

LONDON, April 1.-THE destroy.
or with wings" is the description ap-
piled to a sea and aircraft machine
which a British aircraft firm is now
completing. under the direction Of
the air ministry.
This machine is TO be fun of the
most ingenious secret devices for
"two-element navigation-on sea
or in the air.
Calculations have shown that a
.torpedo-bost destroyer has power
enough In her engine-room, II this
were applied In the right way and
she were fitted with wings, to lift
her from sea to air.
On the winged ship now complet-
Ing the small crew will take aboard
water and food supplies and will live
for days without leaving their craft.
The Washington times., 1922-04-14
MAYFLoWER DESCENDANTS
SEND INVITATION TO D. A. r.

DR.. j. Stanley Durkee viii speak
at the meeting Of the Society of
Mayflower Descendants of the Dis
trict Tuesday evening at 7:30
o'clock. The Daughters of the
American Revolution, who are now
in convention here. have been In
vited.
A special reception committee
has been appointed, consisted of
Ernest w. Bradfords Col. Thomas
s. Hopkins, DIR. William s. Wash
Warren ID. Emley, and Mrs. Bertha
M. Robbins.
The Washington times., 1922-04-14

Not Informed About
Hell, Minister
Fails in Test

NEW YORK, April IA.
Charles G. Mckenzie. a gradu-
ate Of Union Theological Sem
mary, was refused admission
yesterday by the Jersey City
Presbytery because he could not
tell where hell was. give q bet
ter description Of it than his
sit is more a condition than a
place." tell with certainty what
happened to unrepentant sin
ners after death, or say with
certainty whether they got a
second chance.
"Sin, If continued in," said
the candidate in the course of
his examination. "will result in
eternal death"
Another statement Of his be-
lief. which he made with GER
tainty, was: 81 believe Gods
love is SO great that some day
all men will be won to Him."
The examiners decided that he
ought TO have more time to
brush up on the destination of
sinners before he could be trust
ed to expound the Scriptures In
a Presbyterian pulpit in Hud-
son or Passaic counties. At
present Mr.. Mckenzie conducts
union services in Palisades, N. ].
The Washington times., 1922-04-14
FINDS MOTHER A SUICIDE
BY DROWNING IN BATHTUB

ORANGE, N. J., April 14.-Uhaware
that his mother had drowned. herself
in the bathtub. Louis Berger. on. his
return home from business last night,
washed dishes he found on the table,
thinking she had gone shopping.
Growing anxious after an hour had
passed, he went through the house
and In the bathtub. with heavy
blanket over her head, he found her
body. Mrs. Bergen had used tho
blanket to keep her head under water.
The son said his mother had been
under treatment for nervousness and
had often expressed wish TO die.
The Washington times., 1922-04-14
WILL OF LAWYER SETS
A RECORD FOR BREWTY

A record for brcuty was set today.
when the win of Augustus 8. Worth
ington. widely known lawyer and
clubman. was filed for probate. It
reads.
This is my win. All that have
I give to my wife, Louise worthins-
ton. I make her sole executrix, and
request that she be allowed 20 serve
without giving any bond"
The win was erecutsd on January
is. 1918. Il was found In worthinR.
toms safe deposit box in the Union
Trust Company. No srention of the
estates ysius is g'vens
The Washington times., 1922-04-14

The culture OF other days has been
revealed by paintings found among
the ruins Of an ancient Greek city.
Read In The Sunday Times what
Victor F1ambeau has TO say about
these paintings.
The Washington times., 1922-04-14
FEAR THWARTS
MAN s WISH To
COMMIT SUICIDE
Escaped Inmate of Asylum
Asks to Be Sent Back After
Looking at Potomac.
Robert B. Furguson came tc
Washington yesterday to die

Robert b. F'urguson came to
Washington yesterday to die
But he lost his nerve.
He had planned to leap to his
death into the Potomac river from
the Highway Bridge. Reaching the
span about o'clock last night.
Furguson looked down the thirty
five feet to the placid Potomac,
thought a moment or SO and then
decided life was worth living, even
though spent in an asylum for the
insane.
So Furguson walked Into police
Headquarters a short time later and
told Detective Sergeant Ira Keck
that he had escaped on Tuesday
from the Bayview Asylum, In Balti-
more, that he had planned to end
all by drowning himself In the
Potomac, but when he noticed the
height from which he would have
to leap he changed his mind.
Furguson said he escaped from the
asylum during an entertainment.
piano, and asked Superintendent
oooise "CNicuy W permit MN 10
so to the porch to smoke a cigar
ette, The request was granted.
1T was the first time I had had
chance to escape during the two
years I was In the asylum" Fureu.
son told Detective Keck. 'T went
TO Annapolis to end my life there.
but finally decided would prefer
jumping from a high bridge. Know
ing the Highway Bridge was high
above the Potomac decided TO como
10 Washington TO end II all. But
1 lost my nerve, so guess you bet
ter send me back to the asylum"
F>urguson. who was clerk in
business house IN Baltimore, before
he was sent TO the asylum two years
ago. will be taken back to the insti-
tuition this morning.
The Washington times., 1922-04-14
q. w. U. DEBATERS WILL
MEET OHIO WESLEYAN
s@~ s.se< ,-sls s-ae- sssss.

George Washington University WIN
debate with Ohio Wesleyan Uni
versity. of Delaware, Ohio, on the
question of subsidizing the American
merchant marine.
This is the first annual debate be
tween the schools, and VIII take place
at 8 o'clock tonight at the Thomson
School building. Twelfth and l.
streets northwest. The public is In
vited. The judges will be Senator
Shortridge of California, Congress
man Campbell of Kansas, and Il. c.
Bosworth, president Of the National
School of Commerce.
The Washington times., 1922-04-14
Cronna Under Knife.

ROCHESTER,. MINI, April IA
A. J. oronns, former United States
Senator from North Dakota, was
reported In "a very favorable con-
dftion" today after an operation for
an abdominal trouble.
The Washington times., 1922-04-14

ceived an envelope on which he had
sketched two hSarts. one pursuing
the other and labeled "The Love
Race" with the preliminary address,
Muir. care Of"
''Miz Pete Muir. the purity one In
Love Race" was another way he
invented of finding her through the
malls. Again, Miss Skeeterino
Muir. the Love Racer" Again,
Miss vid Muir, the fastest thing
in The Love Race. Seattle, Wash"
He took, one day. this flight In the
malls.
''The purtiest thing In the Love Race.
I'm sure,
Is that blond d-hesdsd kid they call
Skeeter Muir.
She's long on appearance. but lacking
in years.
She views all the world with clear. in
nocent eyes.
wise"
The Washington times., 1922-04-14

se1 nsy be Interested TO know
why sisser Ross n~cfcrrod the grave
rAtt,@ thas scpar~xaon from, her
Ssamess twin H. answer win be
tcurt = , special feature I'm The
Oum4nv xnnM
The Washington times., 1922-04-14
MISSING; 20 HURT
IN STANDARD OIL BLAST

WHITING, Ind, April 14.--Five
men are missing and twenty injured
in an explosion in the plant of the
Standard OH Company here. First
estimates placed the damage at
more than $I,ooo,ooo.
The explosion occurred in a bat
terry of tube stills, used for the
distiIletion Of gasoline. The cause
has not been determined.
Fire engines from Whiting. Ham
mond, East Chicago, Indiana Har-
Dor, and other towns, together with
ambulances, were rushed to the
scene. Firenen are searching the
debris for the missing.
The Washington times., 1922-04-14
TRIES TO DIE AFTER
ADMITTING $50 BURCLARIES

CHICAGO. April 14.--Despondent
because she and her husband, PAU.
had committed and confessed 10
more than $50 burelaries, with a
total loot of 100000, Mrs. Gertrude
Hartung attempted suicide by turn.
ing on the gas in her home.
Later she repented her act, turned
off the gas. and opened the windows.
Mrs. Hartung is about to become
a mother and the police had per-
mitted her 10 go home.
The Washington times., 1922-04-14
DOG ACCOMPANIES HIS
MASTER TO ORPHANACE

NEW YORK. April 14y--In order
that Tommy" a founding, now ten
years old. should not be separated
from the four-footed companion of
the greater part of his lifetime, Jus
hce Boyle, of the chiIdren's court.
yesterday made out special com
mittment for Rags" dog, 10 the
Mission of the Immaculate Heart on
Staten Island, whore Tommy is
10 be reared Ia tho ways Of good olti-
xenship.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-08
CALEXICO nine
TO CROSS BATS
WITH LOCAL men
Baseball Game Scheduled
Here For Sunday;
Good Lineup

Sunday afternoon at 2:30 the FL
Centre league team will meet the
Calexico baseball artists on the home
grounds, and are determined to put
a game in the 'won' column, ac-
cording to Ray Ellis, who is manag
ing the fortunes of the team. Thus
far FL Centre has been unable to get
going and is tied with Brawlcy for
the cellar championship of the
league. A well-balanced aggrcga-
tion is now sporting the local colors,
however, and with Livingston go
ing right, it is believed the other
teams in the league will be given
considerable worry by the bunch
from the county seat.
Kliegel, recently declared Il pro
fcssiona lby the Valley lntcrscholas-
tic League, may catch for FL Centric,
In this connection, the boys on the
local team keenly regret the action
of the league officials in barring
Kliegel from school athletics. They
claim he played with them honestly
and above board and under his cor
rect name. The umpire called lis
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-08
CAVORTING FORD
PLAYS TAG WITH
POLICE OFFICERS

y Ford touring ear, driven by Il
Japanese, refused to stop at the de-
sired spot on Broadway yesterday
while being driven into the curb and
continued on its way through the
plate glass window of the Japanese
Association near the corner of Fifth
and Broadway. The balky ear mar
rowly escaped striking Officers APP
plegate and Bogue of the local po-
lice department, who were standing
nearby. AFTER smashing the window,
the Ford evidently decided enough
damage had been done and came to
II stop. The driver was so badly
scared he was unable to give his
name and nearly collapsed when
told by some Of his eountrymen that
Applegate and Bogue were police
men. According to Soy" Bogue,
Jimmy" APPLICABLE never moved
so fast in his life as he did when
he saw the Ford bearing down ON
him Nand was considerably ruffled
by the unintentional affront to tn,
dignity of the law.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-08
IMPERIAL
Packing Concern
in Big Addition
to Office, Sheds

IMPERIAL, Dee. S.-An extern
ton of 80 feet is being added to the
Thornburg Ryan Fruit Company
sheds here to care for the greatly
increased business expected this
season The company has contracts
fer caring for the crops from zoo
acres of lettuce, 100 acres of can
taloupes, 200 acres of peas and so
acres of spinach.
The addition of the 50 feet to the
sheds is the second enlargement the
company is making. a two story adj
dition is being built to the office
quarters, which will, when com
pleted, give the company the larg
est packing sheds and offices in the
valley. The company expects to
make its first shipment about Dec
ember 10.
w. d. Smith, well known as fin
ancial leader in this city, has resign
ed his position with the Farmer.
and Merchants Bank to accept a re
sponsible position with the frui;
company.
The addition to the Thornburg-
Ryan Fruit Company sheds and
offices will permit the employment
of an increased number of employees
during the packing season. Imperial
business is greatly increased by the
additions of this concern.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-08
Plan Active Day
at Local Church
by Press staff Correspondent

IMPERIAL, Dec. S.-Pastor II. q.
Banks of the Imperial Community
Church, will hold a special service,
Sunday, December 10 at II a, m. 1t
will be family church day, with
special plans for family seating, The
topic of the sermon will be "Train-
ing for Leadership"
At $3.50 p. M. the Epworth League
devotional service, will be held.
All classes in the Bible school will
meet at 9:45 a. m. for study.
The Men s Bible Forum will hold
its second session, and all men arc
invited to meet with this new class
under the leadership of c. Houston
Smith.
At 1880 p. IN. service of song and
praise, short sermon, ''Why Dld
Jesus Gomez and Il preliminary
Christmas message, will close an in
teresting. day.
j. L. Powell, chief of the Imperial
fire department, has rented ms hotel
known as the ''Planter House, to
Mrs. Hart of Los Angeles.
A Mother Goose entertainment
will be given at the Methodist
Church this evening at sever
o o'clock. 1t was previously announced
to take place at eight O'Clock, but
this was an error.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-08
SEELEY
p. T. A. Movement
Receives Impetus


SEELEY, Dee. S.-What is re
gardcd as Il direct beneficial restl;
of the recent meetings of the Par
cnt Teachers Association, is the in
creased attendance at the school
there now being Ill children in the
various grades.
There was Il notable increase in
the attendance of parents at the
last meeting held last Wednesday,.
Mrs. Il. S. Cook is serving at noon
daily an average of 60 children att
the school with hot lunches at IL
cents a piece.
The Rev. Herbert f. Chapman.
pastor of the Seeley Union church
announces that following the Sun
day sehoo lexercises beginning at II
o clock on Sunday, the morning ser
vices will begin at IL, after whicl
the election of officers for the en-
suing year will take place. For thi
reason Il large attendance is re
quested. Rev. George Raglan vii
preach on "The Second Mile Ill
the evening at 1880 p. M, the Chris
ian Endeavor Society will have It
regular meeting. A cordial invita-
tion is extended to all to attend Ill |
the services of the Scelev church.
The sum of S53 was raised at III,
last box social of the Christian En-
deavor This amount and enough
more to make II total of 500, it i
said, is to be sent to South Americi
to Don Turner of California, mis-
sionary there. Miss Lillian Gobbc
is the social seeretay of the society
The Seelev Farm Center meetin,
is to be held in Community Hall oi
Monday evening, December IL. A
interesting program has been plan
ned and il is said that an athlcii
consolidation project win come ii
for discussion.
satisfactory progress IL bein
made by the women appointed I
csrry on the bazaar, TO be held |
Community Hall, beginning DeccnI
Der 10. Included IN the entertain
ment features will be a folk dane
by the children.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-08

name in announcing the batteries.
However, the name of Wheeler,
who was supposed to catch the game
for FL Centre, was left on the off
cial score, making it look us though
Kliegel had tried to hide under an
assumed name.
Deny Charges
As to the charge that he received
money for playing, the local ball
players would laugh if they did not
realize the seriousness of the accusa-
ton against Kliegel. The team
played for. money all right and re.
ccived the loser S end 800, but as
there were number of debts of
long stnding, the money was used
to pay off some of them, and none
of the players ever received one cent
for their services. This information,
signed by the members of the FL
Centre team, all o. whom are well
known for their vcracity and good
was forwarded to the
League meeting, but
carried no weight in de
Tense of Kliegel.
Kliegel S addition TO the local
team will mean considerable strength
to the batting order of the team and
will relieve Jack Tackctt of the
responsibilities of the mask and pad,
i ncasc the former high school star
decides to play with FL Centre.
To Play in City
Sundays game will be the first
on the local lot in several weeks,
as the team has played away from
home in its last two games. The
game last Sunday, scheduled for this
eit, wes called off, 80 that ii is
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-08
ALLIED FARLEY
OVER GERMANY
BY United Press Leased Wire

By VnIttU FrcHS IenSFU WVFc
LON DON, Dec. S-Premiers of the
allies came TO London today for a
conference about Germany, with the
fate of at least three governments
dependent upon the outcome.
The parlcy program, it is semi-of-
ficially said, will be discussion of:
IA moratorium for Germany
on condition France holds the Rhine.
Establishments of debts, in view
of the American attitude, which is
expected to be stated by the United
States observer.
Am international loan, which
is considered impossible at present.
i.-Rcform of Gcrmany's budget
and finances.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-08

nearly Il month since FL Centre has
seen the leaguers in action.
The lineup will be as follows:
Klicgel or Scott, catch; Livingston,
pitch; Sicgal, first base; Ellis, see
ond base; Sanders, third base; Jack
Tackett, shortstop; Baker, left field !;
Buck, center field; Bill Tackett
right field
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-08

In addition to these prizes
The Imperial Valley Press has
has set aside a special fund Of
$2,500.00 to guarantee Christ
mas Gift Of 20 per cent COM
mission to every man or wo-
man, boy or girl, who is an
active worker through the
campaign. .-...............--.............$2,;
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-08
HOW TO GAIN OYER MILLION

Up until Saturday night, December 9, every six
year mail subscription to the Press counts total of
100000 votes. If by carrier add 100000 for Club
ote.
Subscriptions count fast these days-but the
vote schedule will be reduced again Saturday night
December 9th.
The attention of contestants is again called to
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ceived earlier in the campaign. In securing these
contestants should be certain that the receipt stub is
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amount of the first subscription shown.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-08
SECOND PAYMENTS

Second payments on subscription given earlier
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while the second period vote schedule is in effect.
Contestants and subscribers alike should keep
in mind the fact that second payments on sub
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