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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-17
NEW n. Y. CHAMPS
DIFFER IN FORM
Dundee, Feather, Brilliant Bat
tier - Rosenberg, Middle
weight, Not So Good
W SON IS CONFIDENT
BY LOUIS H. JAFFT

TIilS week saw the coronation Of two
\ new worlds champions Of New
York State One Is real good battler
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-17
SPEAKER GETTING NEW
BLOOD FOR TOTTERLNG
" GLE EVELAND INDIANS.
Cuisto and Stephenson First of Newcomers Dsplace
Teterdns-Nne 800 Hitters, Three Good Pitchers
and in Fifth Place-Wild Throu Circs A's Yin

MINE pitchers
IN the
the other sections of the
Init whose fielding far behind his
with the around third Base where Gardner held
for
Guiso
fpnch Mclnns doing we'll While the
Massachusetts hosehide
leaders
his coaching
Se~el much The
the league
Speaker
IN the league All powerful hters of territory
Jameson Evans
against ouhpaws Wood smoke ball like Russell who
olrd for the White comebacks baseball history
l. Cleveland
outhcd ths latest ability the
batter light pasr long before " ood regular
Veteran Hcirlers Hcre FEurered
SHE ONe! doing the bulk
and with Luke ScweI brother the hstop utility behind the
a
pitching Uhe. Cve"kc, nothing
lh
pcnnant
has worthless To has
and lost
lt has warmed the bench the His looks like
bushers with and defeats
Lindsay
of
pitching
could pitch InGior
roud fighting lead. "
Nr,L
soej Jamiesor, 3olj Nclnns 0I; j. SrcH o9 end Wamy
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-17
Pirates Purchase Reading Hur,sr

PrtSburTh. Aus. l6.-The Pittsburgh Ns-
uonal leaRuo basebail club has announced
the purchase Of Myrel Brown. rtght-handsd
t%irl.r OF the Reading team OF the lntsrns.
tional l>eague. Brown Is expected to report
in n few days. He has won seventeen Eauoes
and lost nine for Reading
The Washington herald., 1922-01-26
GRADUATING CLASS
OF BUSINESS HIGH
HOLDS CLASS NIGHT
Fifteen Members Present
Three-Act Play as
Feature.

Glass night for the mid year
graduating class of Business High
school was held last night in the
school auditorium.
''Milestones." a three-act play by
Arnold Bennett and Edward Knob
lock. capably presented by the class
Of fifteen graduates. was the feature
of the program. Allan Davis. prin-
cipsl of the school. gave a farewell
address in which he spoke OF the
traditions and ideals of the school
and their application to the business
world which the graduates are
about to enter.
Hugo Thran. president OF the
class, gave an address: the class
history was read by Miss Pauline
shannon. and the valedictory wa,
given by Miss Marion weyer. The
class song. written and sung b.
Miss Evelyn Davis. completed thu
program. Music between the vari.
Gus numbers OF the program wa,
furnished by the business High Or.
chestra.
The graduates are: Zelma Bessi,
Allen. Mary Frances Burns. Dor
othy Cohen, Evelyn Davis, Miriam
De Boskey. Mildred Virginia Gruver
Pauline Claire Shannon. Estells
Anna Smallwood. Marion Eleanol
weyer Lawrence Dennis Connor
Edward George Diener. Leon Strar
Gordon. Pearce Paul Smith, Hug
Herman Thran. Joseph Samue
Wagenheim.
The Washington herald., 1922-01-26
INDIAN DANCES
SMOKER FEATURE
Program Arranged for Event
At City Club Tomor-
row Night.

A presentation of the primitive
sun-worship ceremony and war
dances by a tribe OF eleven Ponka
Indians from Oklahoma, will be the
principal feature Of the first smoker
to be held in the new City Club
house. tomorrow night at s o'clock,
according to an announcement made
last night by the committee in
charge of arrangements.
Other numbers on the program are
songs by George O'Connor and
Camille Little. popular vocslists,
two vaudeville numbers and three
big athletic events. A buffet supper
will follow the entertainment.
Every member has been invited 20
bring a prospective member and
the ticket sale has been so large
already that reservations will be
closed tomorrow noon.
The club gave the FIRST OF its sup
per dances last evening. These
dances will be a feature every week
night. from 1890 to 1890 p. m. The
club also has an orchestra in the
main dining room from $40 to s:3G
nightly.
The Washington herald., 1922-01-26
Poverty Ruse
Traps Woman
Hester Smith Charged With
Using Daughter in Game
To Defraud.

Hester Isabelle Smith. - years
old, SO Fenton street. was booking
agent for her daughter. q house
maid.
After securing a place OF employ
ment she would make q fearful plea
Of poverty and request ths payment
Of the hrst weeks wages. IS, In
advance.
whenever the advance money was
forthcoming. the police say. the
by her employers. and because Of
this Hester. the teb-seeker, was
arrested last night on nine charges
Of false pretense, after attemptins
20 duplicate her activities at the
home of Policeman c. b. Mcdonald.
Of the Eighth precinct, living al
734 Seventh street northeast.
The woman confessed. according
to the, police. She was recently re-
leased from the District jail, where
she served six months for similar
offenses.
The persons alleged to have been
victimized are Harriet A. Carey,
SIT Fifth street northeast; Caths-
rine d. Tibbs. Of the Cordova Apart
ments: Elizabeth Crosby. i4t3 Co
iumbia road northwest; Sarah Nc
knight, 40 B street northeast;
Prank n Linham. ZIG Seventh
street northeast: Lillian N. Farley
l332 Columbia road northwest: Es-
teIia Connell, 1870 FsIrmont street
Mrs. Richard Hill, 1890 Eighteenth
street northwest. and Susie Moore
522 Fourth street northeast
The Washington herald., 1922-01-26
TREASURY OFFERS
SHORT.TERM NOTES
Issue of S4OO,000,OOO for Re-
funding and Current
Requirements.

The Treasury is announcing an
offering of s400.OOo.000 or there
abouts. OF al per cent. short-term
treasury notes, designated Series
A-l925. dated Feb. 1. 1922. due
March Is. 1895. Subscriptions will
be received through the Federal
Reserve Banks. The new notes
will not be subject to call for re-
demption before maturity. and will
be acceptable in payment of income
and profits taxes payable at or
within six months before maturity.
The offering is made in order to
provide for the Treasury's current
requirements and for about s25o.-
100000 of Treasury certificates
which mature on Feb. 16. 1922. 1t
is intended at the same time to
provide in part for refunding of
the Victory notes which mature
May 20. 1929. The new offering
Of notes is in substance a refund
ing operation, and the right is re-
served to allot additional notes up
to one-half the amount of the offer
ing.
In order to provide for the grad
ual retirement of Victory notes be-
fore maturity the Treasury has au-
thorized the Federal Reserve Banks
on or before Feb. 1. 1922, to pur-
chase Victory notes at par and
accrued interest direct from holders
up to an aggregate amount not eX-
ceeding s10o.00o.O0O. The Treasury s
program Gontemplates the retire.
ment of substantial amounts Of
Victory notes before maturity.
The Washington herald., 1922-01-26
five BAD-CHECK
CASES CLEARED
Police Say Two Arrests Elk.
plain Illegal Operations
Here and in Virginia.

Two alleged bad-check men were
arrested and five worthless check
cases. involving $500. were cleared
up in the District yesterday.
Alleged by police to have passed
three forgde checks. Wesley Alex
ander Pryde. % years old. OF Yates
bOro. Pa. was returned early yes
terday by Headquarters Detective
Sweeney. who went to Yatesboro
for him.
Pryde is charged with forging the
names of DIR. Francis Murray, 14O4
Irving street northwest; Jesse d.
Nolph. 233 Virginia avenue south
east. and Z. w. Jordan. of the
Washington Baseball Club. Each
check was made out for about $50,
police say. Pryde was locked up at
the Eighth precinct station and is
charged with forgery.
Through the efforts of Sheriff
KerIin and Headquarters Detectives
and Embrey. Oscar 4.
Arey. 81 years old. who gave his
address at SCI Second street south
east. was arrested last evening and
turned over to the Virginia authori-
ties. Police say the accused passed
three worthless checks on the Tre-
mis- Department Store of Nokesville.
Va. during November.
The Washington herald., 1922-01-26
AUDITOR ACCUSED
OF EMBEZZLEMENT
H. L. Gravely, Former EN-
plOye of Auto Co., Released
On 200 Bond.

Harry Lewis Gravely, 81 years
old. of Memphis. Tenn. formerly
auditor of the Luttrell Automobile
Company, was arrested yesterday on
the charge of embezzling $4,000 from
the company during the past year.
Police say Gravely returned from
Memphis two days ago with the
hope of fixing the matter up without
police action. He was picked up on
the street by Headquarters Detec-
tives Cox and Hughlett.
The prisoner is charged with hav-
ing taken the money from the COM
rany and with cOncealing the def
cheney by. falsifying the records. He
resigned his position four months
ago. it is said. after which the loss
was dicovered.
Gravely had been auditor of the
auto company for nearly year, the
officials say. He is said to have ad-
mitted taking the funds. telling the
police he needed more money than
what he was earning. lie was re-
leased from the First precinct sta
tiOn on $1,000 bond.
The Washington herald., 1922-01-26
MAY RESTORE DC.
APPROPRIATIONS
Congress Members Begir
Concerted Fight Against
Drastic Cut.

Dissatisfaction among members Of
Congress over the drastic cut in the
District appropriation was believed
by members OF both Houses yester-
day to be crystallizing into what
may be a concerted effort to amend
the bill to include the principal
items omitted.
Senator Tasker /. Oddie. of Ne
vada, introduced an amendment to
the bill which proposes to appro-
pirate Sl50,000 for the acquisition OF
site and erection OF an eight
room school building at the inter-
section OF Rittenhouse street and
Blair road. The bill also provides
for the purchase Of adjoining land
for a playground
Members of the House District
Committee have criticised the omis-
sion OF the water project at Great
Falls. and it is understood that
every effort will be made by these
Representatives to have the sp-
propriation included in the bill
when It comes before the House.
Other members of Congress feel
that the appropriation for the re-
pair Of streets is inadequate and
they will argue on this phase of the
measure. they said yesterday.
The Washington herald., 1922-01-26
WIDOW DESCRIBES
KILLING OF MOLAVI
Silence Caused Her to Pre-
tend She Would End
Life, Court Told.

Il never intended to kill my husba nd,
Or even injurn him." sobbed Mrs. Lydia
q. Molavi. "a years old. when she
took the stand in Criminal Court No.
yesterday TO explain how her hus-
band. Abdul II. Molavi. met his death
from pistol shot April II last. at
their rooms. 1914 Rhode Island avenue
northwest
ing TO shoot myself so he would speak
to me- she declared. Il did not
know he was shot until I saw him
roll OF the bed"
In response TO questions by her at.
torney, T. Morris Wampler. the wom-
an declared that she had never ham
died a pistol before until that night.
She related how. after failing to get
her husband to speak TO her all that
day, she went to the bureau. where
the weapon was kept and got II out.
Then. she testified, she held IL, as
she thought, slightly toward herself.
and said: Abdul, ! am going to Kill
myself-this is the end" and pulled
the trigger.
The woman's explanation OF the
shooting corresponds in almost exact
detail with the opening statement made
10 the jury by her attorney, who de-
clared that the course of silent treat
men complained off by the wife re-
suited from an argument on the pre-
vious night about going to a picture
show. and ended with the ''bluff'' on
the part OF the woman that she would
shoot herself IL her husband refused
to speak TO her.
The prosecution rested its case in the
early afternoon. Mrs. Molavi will
again take the witness stand this
morning II is likely that the case
will be finished tomorrow.
The Washington herald., 1922-01-26
Judge Criticises
D.C.DivorceLaws
Tells Husband His Cruelty
Warrants Decree in Fa-
vOr of Wife.

District divorce laws were scored
yesterday by Judge Robert Z. Mat
ttngly, Of Police Court. when he
placed Alfred A. PuSh. OF l112 II
street northeast. on probation for
one year on a charge of cruelty and
mistreatment made by his wife,
Mrs. d. Eta Pugh.
Years ago you could have gotten
an absolute divorce here from such
creature as your husband has
proven himself to be. but at the
present time you are forced to go
to some other Jurisdiction for re-
lief" said Judge Mattingly, after
hearing the woman's story. which
was partially admitted by the hus-
band. who blamed his action on
Saturday night tags."
Your case warrants an absolute
divorce on the ground of cruelty,
but you could not get it here un-
der the present divorce laws"
The Washington herald., 1922-01-26
CLAIMS DAMAGES :
FOR LACK OF heat
Tenant Sues Landlord Be-
cause Furnace Couldn't
Be Used.

Because Mrs. G. r. HUNT believes
she was Inundated in having to re-
celve callers in the bedroom and
kitchen. the only two heated rooms
in the house she rents at 1923 Thir-
ty-fifth street northwest, she yes
terday asked the District Rent Com
mission to award her DANA ges
amounting to $500.
The complaint also states that
Mrs. HUNT suffered great incon-
venience because the furnace could
not be used. resulting in doctors
bills and further humiliation.
Jerome A. D'Andelet is named as
owner of the property.
Eberhard J. Wulff entered a com
plant with the Rent Commission
against Frank A. O'Neill, owner OF
the Falois Apartment at 1890
Massachusetts avenue. charging
that 500 monthly rent which he
pays for Apartment SO in that
building is unreasonably high.
On petition on Nathan Peck and
Mrs. Frances F. Peck. owners of
a house at 217 Morgan street. the
Rent Commission increased the
monthly rental from S225O to $3.50
kilbourn w. Heasley is the tenant
Decreases in rentals announced
by the Rent Commission include
rent on a house at 1909 L street
northwest. owned by Mrs. Nina
Marie Costagginia and occupied by
Mrs. Minnie kearney: from s15 e
s4e.5n monthly; n house located al
BIZ X street northwest. owned by
Harry Williams and tenanted
Mrs. Robert r. Lovett. reduced, in
monthly rental from $50 to $50, and
Il property at S13 East Capito
street controlled by shannon anc
Luchs. real estate operators and oc.
cupied by Mrs. F. p. Ferris, re.
duced from $50 to a monthly rental
of $40.
The Washington herald., 1922-01-26
Supreme Court Admits
TlUO Capital Attorneys

Gilbert l.. Hall. 1906 Tenth
: street northwest, and Volney Me
F. f'addcn, 400 Fairmont street
4. northwest. were admitted to prac-
: ticc before the United States Su-
. prcmc Court yesterday.
other members OF the bar ad-
4 mitted to practice include Marion
: a.. Pierce. New York City; Parker
. McCoIlcstcr. New York City; Cliff
, ton ]. OTIarra and Lee Siebenborn.
? Carthage, ILL; IIOratio \. Marshall.
Waterloo. N V. and John NJ.
, George. Jersey City.
The Washington herald., 1922-01-26
MILLIONS TO SEE
z FREE MOVIE FILMS

- Operation Of the public service pic
turcs Of the Motion Picture Theater
Owners of America. by which 6.0OO.-
0QQ feet of films week will be shown
. free. was explained to members OF
the-I~ashington Advertising Club by
DR.. Francis Holley. director general
"f the company, at the regular
weekly luncheon of the. club in the
city Club Building yesterday.
Or. Holley pointed out that when
. the moving picture thester owners
. determine to take up the showing
Of the films. 100000 people be
: able to see the films a week. Films
: OF health exhibits. the great indus
tries OF the world and government
work comprise the subjects for the
films. DR.. Holley said.
Harry Hahn, president of the club.
presided
The Washington herald., 1922-01-26
IRISH SCHOOL BOYS
TO STUDY GAELIC,

DUBLIN. 1anL sE-Esuzas Iyneh.
minister. sf educaftsn n ths Ir1rh
prcvfdenal GovernDszt has tssued
must be taught In svsry ecAsot IN
Ireiand-
Lynch was a tsaeAsr until sh.
Easter rebellion Of t31A fs yhkoh hs
Fought a. . capfain e fhs lrfsh VOL
unteers. His participates IN the
campaiGn caused his dt@nfnsai by
the board OF education, then In
British ha.as. which he sow hea1s.
The Washington herald., 1922-01-26
ARCHBISHOP TO BE
GUEST OF SOCIETY

Archbishop Michael J. Curley. Of
Baltimore. will be the guest OF honor
at the quarterly meeting and efec-
tion Of oficerI OF the Washington
section, Holy Name Society. which
will be held in the Holy Comforter
School. Fourteenth and East Capitol
streets, at 8 O'Clock tonight.
Archdiocessn President p. J. Haiti
gan will preside. and addresses will
be delivered by the Rev. Clarence
E. Wheeler. pastor OF Holy Com
forter Church: Joseph T. Fitzgerald,
president OF the Washington section;
Representative Bourke Cochran. OF
New ork; the Rev. r. c. Gavan
pastor Of Sacred Heart Church, and
Archbishop Curley.
The Washington herald., 1922-01-26
SAY AUTO FIRED
FOR INSURANCE

Within twelve hours after his
machine had been found burning
on the Alexandria road, near
johnson Hill. William ID. Brooks.
% years old. Of Park Lane, Va.
confessed to Washington police he
had set fire to the machine in
tending to collect the insurance.
police say.
of the vicinity. When Brooks was
questioned police were not satis-
ned and brought him to wash
ington, where, they say. he con-
fessed. Brooks is being held at
the First precinct station
The Washington herald., 1922-01-26
ROOMERS VANISH
WITH $500 LOOT
Charles Walters Tells Police
of Loss of Clothing
And Jewelry.

Police are searching for two men
who are alleged to have taken
clothing and jewelry valued at
nearly $500 from the home OF
Charles Walters. 627 Seventh street
northwest, yesterday.
Walters gave the description OF
two young men. who, he told pe-
lice. rented rooms the previous
night.
margaret weaver. apartment AZ.
1907 W street northwest. reported
the theft of jewelry valued at near
W 5000 from her apartment y"ster-
day.
Thieves broke into the store Of
John E. Lipschultz, AS Eleventh
street northwest. early yesterday
morning and stole four diamond
rings and one diamond studded
stickpin. having a total value of
nearly $1,000. Entrance was gained
through a rear door.
Mrs, Edna NJ Brown. 122 Nassa-
chusetts avenue northwest. report-
ed the theft of diamond ring
Valued at 5000 during the past sew
eraI days. The robbery was dis
covered yesterday.
MIS- j. julius Krentzlin. Apart
meht 81, the Cliffbourne, last night
reported 10 the police either the
Ioss or the theft of jewelry valued
at Si'5Oo' She said her Jewels were
on hcr dresser when she retired
shortly after midnight.
A pocketbook containing $50 was
snatched from Miss Ruth Edwards,
1874 street northwest, by a man
as. she entered a street car at Eley-
enth and + streets northwest. about
III o'clock last night. Miss Edwards
wasin a crowd, she told police, and
did not miss her purse until she
had entered the car. A man stand
ing close to her was described to
police.
The Washington herald., 1922-01-26
HEALTH OFFICER
WARNS CITIZENS
TO BEWARE OF FLU
Declares District Seems
To Have Escaped
Epidemic.

Washington apparently has es-
capped the "f1u" epidemic extending
throuehout the nation. Dr. william
C. Fowler, District health officer.
declared alst night
Dr.. Fowler said, however. he Gid
not believe the department was in
possession of data which would
stve complete knowledge of the
situation, here and he indicated a
survey of the District might be or
dered today or tomorrow TO deter
mine the exact status OF health
conditions here relative to infiu-
enza-
Five deaths from influenza .have
been reported in the District since
January !, DR.. Fowler said. Nine
cases of the disease have been re-
ported to the health officer in that
period. he pointed out.
DR.. Fowler declared, however,
there was no Gauge for alarm. He
advised against visiting on the part
OF citizens in homes OF people sick
with the grip and colds. He urged
that people take seriously and treat
caerfully all colds.
TiSh"ush tneTe is no cause lot
alarm, ! think all citizens of the
District owe IL to themselves and
their enighbors to keep in ths
best OF health" DR.. Fowler said.
News reports from New York say
health officials of that city are pre-.
pairing to meet another influenza
epidemic similar in proportions tc
the deadly one OF 1918.
Meager and Incomplete report,
from fifteen States to the public
health bureau showed 274 new cases
of "fu" had been reported during
the last seven days. The totals
showed $50 cases this week, COM
pared with 30S last.
Col. c. o. Sheriff.. superintendent, N,
OF public buildings and grounds
was reported I'll at his home last
night from an attack of the grippe
The Washington herald., 1922-01-26
CulbersOn TO Run Again.

senator Cu1berson, of Texas. last
nlSht gave out the following
statement:
TO the Democrats of Texas: II
is my purpose to submit my name
TO the Democratic primary this
summer for the nomination as
united states Senator, which place
now hold through your favor
and partiality and for which I am
profoundly grateful. This is all }
viii say now, but in a few weeks
l will make further statement
to you on the subject
&C. A. CULBERSON."
The Washington herald., 1922-01-26
Investigates P0IicemaH's
Shooting Alleged HoLd-up

An investigation is being con-
Quoted by Coroner Nevitt into the
death OF Edward Edmonds, 23
years old. 1879 Vermont street
northwest, an alleged hold-up man,
who was shot by a policeman in
the near-beer saloon OF Benjamin
Acker, 709 Florida avenue north
west. Tuesday night.
The policeman, f. NJ. Dempsey.
Of the Eighth precinct station. has
been ordered to appear at the in
quest to be held at IL o'clock this
morning at the District morgue.
The Washington herald., 1922-01-26
DEATHS

cLARK-On Tuesday. January 81, 1922.
W. FRANK CLARK, aged 90 years.
Funeral from the residence Of his brother,
J. Blake Clark. on Thursday at $50
O'Clock. Requiem mass at Church Of
sacred Heart at 10 o'clock. Interment
-Glenwood Cemetery. Relatives and
friends invited. $50
DUNCANSoN-sudden on Tuesday, Jan.
uary ~, 1922. at 0:10 a. m. at Garfield
Hospital. Miss MAY PINKNEY. daugh-
ter Of the late John NJ and Sarah A. r.
DuncanSon.
Funeral at Epiphany Church on Thursday.
January 26. at p. m. Interment at
Oak Hill Cemetery. $50
The Washington herald., 1922-01-26
Children Will Hear
of Wilson Foundation

Washington school children are
invited to attend a story hour
at the headquarters OF the Wood
row Wilson Foundation. 72e Four
teenth street northwest. next Sat-
urday afternoon from . to 8 .. m.
The object OF the foundation will
be explained to the children and
stories Of interest told. Mrs. Blair
Bannister and Mrs. II. c. Bryan
are in charge of the chiIdrens'
reception.
The Washington herald., 1922-01-26
HER DRESS AFIRE
FROM GAS HEATER,
AGED WOMAN DIES
Daughter-in-Law Tries in
Vain to Extinguish
ea Flames in Home.

One woman was burned to death
and considerable damage was done
in. a series of fires occurring In
different parts of the District yes
terday
Mrs. Sarah Cecilia Cross. 81 years
old. 1859 L street southeast, was
burned To- death In her bed room
shortly before noon. Her dress tg-
nited from a gas heater and in q
minute the woman was eaveloped
in flames.
The woman's daughterin-law,
Mrs. Ethel Cross. heard the
,woman's screams and, rushing up
stairs, attempted to extinguish the
blaze. An alarm was turned in and
tho blaze was put out with slight
damage to the house. The woman
was pronounced dead upon the ar
rival of the Emergency Hospital
ambulance.
Damage to the extent Of nearly
<fqQ was caused when defective
5NiTin= on the automobile of T.. j.
esstell, 1O1 T street southeast. ig-
srfftcd the machine in the rear of
- Eighth street southeast
s.Childrcn playing with matches,
police say. was responsible for the
ftre at the home of Mrs. 4. GriSs-
,bS. 1879 Newton street northwest.
sarly yesterday afternoon, which
-caused about 500 damage.
tAn apartment house at 81 X
Street northwest. was set afire
when gas escaping from a meter
l&enitcd. Damage was estimated at
S50. The house is occupied by Mrs.
hatharinc O'Conner on the second
sHoor and Edward Evans on the
zaRst floor.
- truck of the Crawford Paving
Cpmpany ignited at Twenty-sixth
.apd ID streets northwest and dam
sased the machine. The fire. police
say. was caused by escaping gas
,ptnc