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The Washington times., 1922-09-23
TRADE BOARD
ASKSFUNDSFOR
LOCAL SCHOOLS
Worthwhile Appropriation" Is
Necessary, Says
Committee.

Congested conditions in the District
public schools must be remedied Iy
worthwhile Appropriation from
Congress, and efforts to obtain such
legislation are being put forth today
by the public school committee OF
the Board of Trade.
The general lines of the campaign
will be embodied in the annual report
OF the committee, to be submitted
to the executive committee at the
annual meeting of the board next
month.
The school committee, headed by
DIR. William S. Washburn, will recon-
mend to the organization that school
authorities be assisted in getting
remedial legislation through Con
gress.
1t was shown today that conditions
in the schools this year are much
worse than in 1921, and that con-
siderable work must be done to care
for school children during the win
ter. High schools particularly are
crowded to capacity.
The enrolment today passed the
62, 900 mark, while the schools con-
tinue to operate under conditions
originally instituted to care for thou
sands less than that total.
The Washington times., 1922-09-23
CAPPERSPEEDS
WORK ON CITY
SCHOOL REPORT
Expects to Have It Ready When
Congress Meets-Sena-
tors Fishing.

Senator Ball chairman Of the SEN
ate District Committee. has gone
upon a fishing trip In his home State
Of Delaware. accompanied by Sena-
tors McCumber, McNary and Stan
field.
Senator Ball expects to make a
visit to the Capitol at least once a
week in the period intervening he
fore Congress Is again in session.
President Harding has promised him
70 consult him regarding Rent Com.
mission appointments early in Octo-
Der.
During the period of adjournment
the report on school conditions in
the ID strict will be whipped into
shape by Senator Capper and his as
sociates Of the Joint committee. Sen
ator Capper IL anxious that the
school situation should take prcCe-
denCe OF all other matters. at the
forthcoming session.
The report il now complete IN
most details, but an important fca-
ture Of II relating to the reorganiza-
ton OF the manual training SCHOOLS.
IA not yet finished. This part Of the
report Is lodged In u hands OF DR..
Thomas Finegan State commission.
er Of education in Pennsylvania.
The Washington times., 1922-09-23
AUTO ACCIDENT
k|LLS2,HURTS
CONGRESSMAN
A. M. Frees Party Overturned
on Baltimore Pike-Secre-
tary Dead.

Two men are dead and two others.
one of whom Is Congressman
Arthur M. Free of California, lie
at deaths door today as the result
of the overturning Of their automo.
bile at an embankment near Saw
age, Md, last night.
The dead are Grant c. Freeman,
of 1868 F street northwest, Con.
gresham Frees secretary, and
William S. Dennis, of San Fran
cisco, Cal.
Congressman Free, suffering from
severe shock and serious bodily In
juries. is in a critical condition at
the Maryland General Hospital in
Baltimore.
N. A. Denvir, of San Francisco.
injured about the legs and body, is
in Mercy Hospital, Baltimore.
The Congressman's party was re-
turning from Baltimore shortly after
nightfall for a dinner engagement
at the Raleigh Hotel, where Mrs.
Free waited for two hours. At the
expiration of this period, she went
home, leaving a note for her hus-
band. News of the crash was re-
ceived at the hotel before Mrs. Free
reached home. She Immediately lett
for her husbands bedside.
1t. is believed the driver of the
wrecked machine was blinded by the
headlights of an approaching car.
The dazzling light caused the chauf'
feur to run into a telegraph pole.
after which the car plunged down
the embnakment, its occupants pin.
ned under 1t.
When help arrived. it was found
that w. S. Dennis had been killed
instantly. Freeman died on the way
TO Maryland General Hospital, in
the automobile of DR.. Linthicum. of
Savage.
Congressman Free was rushed to
Mercy Hospital in the car Of the
Rev. Father Myer. pastor of st.
Mary's Church at Laurel.
The Washington times., 1922-09-23
CONGRESSMAN
NICK WANTS To
LOSE 3OPOUNDS
Longworth Taking Up Golf and
Hiking in Course of Re-
ducing Plan.
Wanted: Thirty Shylocks.

These Shylocks must have an In
satiable craving for their full pound
o. flesh each, but they must also
have a painless and not fatal method
of acquiring 1t.
Congressman Nick Longworth of
Ohio offers himself up to the thirty
Shylocks who can fulfill these condi-
tons. He does It cheerfully. The
portly Congressman confided as much
to White House newspaper men to-
day.
While making his lugubrious offer,
the son-in.law of the late disciple Of
physical fitness, Theodore Roosevelt
paused anon to wipe his streaming
brow. He wore stuffed into the neck
Of his open shirt a limp and wilted
handkerchief His trousers were
stuffed into heavy walking shoes.
Recognized despite the disguise. the
Ohio statesman admitted that he was
reducing. He was even then, he
said. on his way afoot to the Potomac
Park golf links, where he expected
10 put In a strenuous morning pur-
suing elusive golf balls.
Later, he said, he would give a
Incidence ball what-for, with the aid
of a burly secret service man. He
intimated that any reliable informd-
ton as to effective methods of drop
ping poundage would be as welcome
as mamma in the desert.
The Washington times., 1922-09-23
WHAT'S DOING
Today and Tomorrow

To-day.
Meeting-KevIn Barry Council, A. 4.
r. 7. r.. 70l Southern building, FIJI
teenth and II streets northwest, 2. IN.
Band Concert-NaVy Yard Bani.
grounds south of white Lot, Seven
teenth and e streets northwest, 1880 PIN.
Meeting-Ladies Auxiliary TO National
Capital Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars,
PythiAn Temple, p IN.
Dance-Eeleet Rlub, 2iO0 sixteenth
street northwest, evening.
Food saIe-Bcnetit Of Ladies' Of Emory
NJ r. Church, Rittenhouse street and
Georgia avenue northwest, p. m.
Dance - BandOver Community Club,
Holmes Hall, evening.
Meeting-Former members OF the Cen
tury Cycle Club. sos Eleventh street
northwest, 3 p. IN.
Meeting = East Washington Post,
Veterans OF Foreign Wars, p. m.
Dance - Honor of the Assoc tion
Western Union Baseball Club, Arcade
Hall, p. m.
Tomorrow.
Meeting--Pal O. Mine Social Club, eli
l. street northwest, s y. IN.
Services - Washington Congregation
Fifth and ! streets northwest, ) y. m,
The Washington times., 1922-09-23
JENNIE E. STEIN WINS
$50 A MONTH ALIMONY

Jennie f. Stein. who, September
IS. 1919. filed suit for limited
divorce and alimony against George
Mitchell Stein, and was awarded
temporary alimony of $40 a month
and the custody Of their children,
has filed suit against him Cor
an absolute divorce and alimony
alleging misconduct and naming
a correspondent.
Plaintiff, represented by Attorney
Leonard A. Block, alleges that her
husband has repeatedly failed to
pay the alimony and that May 2
last he returned home to her after
living with "the other woman" tell
ing plaintiff ''he intended to end
his relations with the other woman
and would in the future live only
for his wife and children"
He is alleged to have told her
that he would return to her the
next day, stating II will be home
tomorrow II do not have bullet
in me-" Her husband said he fear
ed the other woman would shoot
him IL he carried out his intention
of living with plaintiff.
The Washington times., 1922-09-23
W|LLPREvENTS
WEDDING BELLS
IN SLAVE CASE
Man Accused by Girl Says He
Will Lose Inheritance II
He Marries.

II was certainly not trying 20
make a getaway.
This was the statement today OF
Mrs. Hazen II. Witt, divorced wife
of the man charged with white
slavery here by a nineteen-year-old
girl, relative to her alleged APP
preparation of a headquarters de-
tective's taxi yesterday morning.
Detective Bradley. Central Bureau
operative. claims Mrs. Witt jumped
into a machine he had ordered while
watching her home, 702 II street
southwest, and dashed off to the
Burlington Hotel to warn her hus-
band the police were after him. He
admits 1t was a neat coup. But
Mrs. Witt refuses to appear in the
light Of running from anything.
The interesting case in which Witt
is charged with transportation for
immoral purposes by Miss Ethel NJ.
Olswang, OF Brooklyn, will come up
Monday, perhaps to be settled in the
District Attorneys office, which was
abuzz with many parties Interested
and family members all day yester-
day.
A marriage between Witt and
Ethel has been suggested, but, ac-
cording to Bradley, he protests he
would lose a considerable inheritance
were the wedding bells to chime for
him and the girl accusing him.
The Washington times., 1922-09-23
HERE 'SANOTHER
STATE PROBLEM
N|CELYSOLvED
Internecine War Averted When
Police Find Parking for
White House Autos.

How to arrange for the parking
of the seventeen automobiles be.
longing to the attaches of the
White House executive offices, is a
perplexing problem that has baffled
the best minds of the metropol-
itan police, the park police and the
secret service during the week, but
today there was a solution in
sight.
Trouble began when a couple Of
Cabinet officers found no parking
space on the east side of Execu-
tive avenue when they drove up
in their limousines. They made a
mild "squawk," which was sup
plemented by a casual complaint
by a plutocrat clerk, and the mat
ter was officially referred to the
office OF Col. c. O.. Sheriff., in
charge of public buildings and
grounds and, by virtue Of that fact,
director of traffic regulations in
Executive avenue.
A conference was called and
there participated in. the parley
Captain McMorris and Lieut.. Pat
Carroll, of the park police; Maj.
Ora NJ. Balldinger and Detective
Sergeant Dalrymple, OF the White
House Police; Chief "Dick" Jervis,
Of the White House Secret Serv.
ice and some lesser limbs of the
law. Several sessions were held
during the week, and auto owners,
including scribes with side jobs"
illuminated the discussion with ideas
in their own little zehalf-or be-
halves-until the evaporation of
the aforesaid limbs reached such
acuteness that an arbitrary ruling
was made.
Now there are seventeen
spaces reserved and two preten-
tious park policemen on duty to
intimidate possible poachers and
keep the proper cars in the spots
reserved for them. Their duties
involve a wealth Of tact, diplo-
macy and common sense. as there
are some really hard-boiled army
officers across the street who can't
quite understand why they can't
park their machines about any
place they please to select.
The Washington times., 1922-09-23
RAID 3 HOUSES,
GET 8 AND ZOO
GALS. Of CORN
Cop TumbIes in Hole, Where
Much Hootch Was Cached.
Other Arrests.

l. A squad Of police led by Captain
Keefe. Of the Eighth precinct, and
Internal Revenue Agents Hines and
Rose caused a furore in the 1900
block Of Fourth street today when
they swooped down on three
houses, arrested eight colored per-
sons and confiscated 200 gallons Of
liquor. The houses raided are at
1904, 1885 and 1914 Fourth street
northwest.
Those arrested described them
selves as Sarah Hill. thirty years
old; Theodore Duckett, twenty
years old; Jacob Handy, twenty
years old; !Estelle Th m p n,
twenty-seven years old; Ossie Gray,
twenty-six years old; James Find
field, nineteen years old; Alfonso
Gibbs. thirty years old. and John
Barnes, twenty-nine years old. They
were all charged with illegal pos
session of liquor.
At 1644. Acting Lieutenant Sui
livan fell through a hole in the
floor Immediately behind the front
door, when he entered. In the hole
sixty.five gallons of corn was dis
covered. The policeman injured his
leg and had to be treated at Emer-
gency Hospital. II is thought that
the hole was a trap for the ralding
party.
Those participating in the raid
with Captain Keefe, Sullivan and
the revenue agents were Policemen
Hellmuth. Nally, Billman, Knoble
and Hansboro.
One quart Of whiskey was seized
when Louis Gritz was arrested at
his home, 524 Eighth street south
east. early today.
Three quarts were seized when
John A. Porter. thirty-four years
old. 431 Tenth street northwest, was
arrested on the charge Of selling
and illegal possession.
Edward Bowman, colored, 221
Third street southwest, was arrest
ed on the charge OF selling and
illegal possession. A gallon Of
whiskey was taken from him.
Twenty-four persons were arrest
ed from o'clock. yesterday morn
ing to 8 o'clock this morning on
the charge OF intoxication. Eleven
others were in the tolls during the
same period on various charges of
violating the liquor laws.
The Washington times., 1922-09-23
COMMISSIONERS HOST TO
ARGENTINE POLICE HEADS

Three prominent officials OF the
police department Of Argentina were
guests today OF the District Commits.
sioners and Ma jor Daniel Sullivan at
a luncheon given at the Arlington
Hotel and a sightseeing trip through
the city and to Arlington National
Cemetery and Mount Vernon.
They are Cesar E. Etchevery, chief
OF the Argentine police: @. Salgado.
secretary of the Buenos Aires police
department, and Francisco Lagardia.
Besides the Commissioners and
Major Sullivan. other guests at the
luncheon were Albert Schulteis. Odell
Smith. Inspector Pratt, Lieutenant
Stott, who acted as interpreter. and
J. p. Laws. secretary to Major Sui.
livan.
The South American delegates are
returning from New York, where
they attended the national conven-
ton of police chiefs. Through inter.
prefers they said they were very
much impressed with the efficient
management of the police depart
ments of the country.
The Washington times., 1922-09-23
BUDDY" THREW A CLOCK
WHEN DADDY HURT MAMA

Little Buddy" Fairall. seven-year-
old son of George l. Farall, testified
in Police Court today against his
father. who was charged with as.
saulting his wife, Mrs. Ada NJ. Fair.
all.
Buddy" told Judge Mcmahon that
he threw a vase and an alarm clock
at his father because. he said,
Daddy was hurting Mama" Mrs.
Fairall testified that her husband
struck and Choked her. She said
she also threw vase, which Fairall
lodged. Attorney Raymond l.. Ncu.
decker, representing the defendant,
informed the court that suit for
separation between the Fairalls was
pending.
Fairall was given his choice OF
paying $50 or going to Jail for thirty
days.
The Washington times., 1922-09-23
GIVES $500 TO
FEED SMYRNA REFUGEES

According to a statement issued
by the Near East Relief Association
through It's Washington representa-
tive, John B. Larner, treasurer of
the Near East office, in the Bond
building, food stored for the winter
months in Constantinople was used
up in the present emergency and an
immediate replenishment was neces-
sary.
A check for $500 from Mrs. Alfred
Post Carhart, sister of DR.. Wilfred
Post, in charge Of the associations g
medical work in Smyrna, was among
the first of tho contributions in the
present campaigu for more funds.
Contributions from residents in
Washington will be received by Mr..
Larner.
The Washington times., 1922-09-23
HARDING SIGNS BILL TO
CHANGE FIRMS CHARTER

Authority to change the character
Of the Masonic Mutual Life In
surance Company. and also the
name OF the organization, was
granted yesterday when President
Harding signed the Williams bill.
The new incorporate name OF the
company will be the Acacia Mutual
Life Insurance Association. Change
in the charter permits the writing
OF policies in excess OF $4,000. The
company is also permitted to do
general life insurance business
under the new charter.
]. Harry Cunningham. vice-presi.
dent of the company. was presented
with .he pen with which President
Harding signed the measure and 1t
will be formally presented to William
Montgomery, President Of the con
cern at ,remonies, details of which
will be announced later. &,
The Washington times., 1922-09-23
MISS EDNA JENKINS
CHOSEN AS PRETTIEST

Miss Edna Jenkins, 14OS Thirty.
fifth street, was selected last night
as GeorEetown's prettiest girl, and
Maude Clinedienst. 1852 o street, and
Ruth Molyneaux. took second and
third prizes, respectively. Honorable
mention was given to Catherine Don.
ovan, 3426 p street, and Margaret
Henderson. 1715 Thirty.third street.
Prizes offered for the prettIeist
costumes were awarded 10 CErc
Hannecke, 3933 p street: Ethel
Haines, 34lS n street. and Ruth
Pearson, 1909 Thirty-third street.
The Washington times., 1922-09-23
FOUND "oTHER MAN." HE
SAYS, AND BEAT HIM UP

He discovered the, other man"
with his wife in his own home at
706 F. street southwest, June 8,
1917. and thrashed the intruder
as he made an effort to escape by
the rear OF the house.
This is the sum and substance
OF suit filed today in the Dis.
trict Supreme Court by George w.
HiSbee against Ida May Higbee
for an absolute divorce. Plaintiff.
represented by Attorney p. J.
RYAN. also declares that his wife
left him on the same day he "phv.
sically Chastised" the alleged CO.
RESPONDENT. and abandoned their
three children. The couple were
married at Rockville, Md, Decem.
ber s, 1905
The Washington times., 1922-09-23
ASKS $4,000 DAMAGES
FOR DEATH FROM CAR

The Capitol Traction Company
was made defendant in a suit filed
yesterday in the District Supreme
Court by Reba NJ. MacMullan, admin
istratrix Of the estate of Edward j..
Macmillan, deceased, for $4,000
damages.
Plaintiff. represented by Attorneys
Wilton J. Lambert and Rudolph
Yeatman, alleges that while walking
on Fourteenth and l streets north.
west, April rs last, a car OF the de.
fendant company struck the de.
ceased. as the result OF which he
died April 20 last.
The Washington times., 1922-09-23
FILES APPEAL FROM
COMMISSIONS RULING

The first appeal from a decision of
the Rent Commission under the new
Ball rent control act was filed today
in the District Supreme Court by
Isadore Reichman, who asked that
the Rent Commission decision be re-
versed on the ground that 1t lacked
Jurisdiction to entertain his com.
plant against his landlord, Mary A.
Miller and Israel S. Miller. for reduc-
tion of rent at sol H street north
east.
Reichman, represented by Attor.
ney Louis Ottenbergh, says he paid
$3.50 month rent under lease and
claimed before the Rent Commission
that this amount was accepted. The
commission ruled II has no authority
to modify leases made prior TO the
approval of the Ball act.
The present appeal is filed to re-
vert this ruling.
The Washington times., 1922-09-23
LEASE STATUS
AF TER MAY, 1924
.|SNEWPROBLEN|
Board Asked to Fix Rule After
It Expires in Fritz
Argument.

Can the District Rent Commits.
sion declare invalid leases which
would. without interference. con-
tinue in operation after May %.
1924. when the rent board is sched.
uled to expire?
This was the question put 10
the commission by Roger ]. White
ford and X. Golden Donaldson,
attorneys opposing Miss Mimi
Z. Fritz, lessee OF the Hadleigh
Apartment Hotel. who seeks a re.
ductlon in the amount Of her 81
SOC, 900 lease.
The agreement, signed in 1920, Is
for a period Of twenty one years at
an annual payment OF $4l5,OOO.
Albert +. Sawyer, owner Of the prop
erty, has asked. through attorney
that the petition of Miss Fritz be
dismissed. The commission yester.
day heard the motion.
The decision OF the rent judges,
which may be deferred for several
days, will have direct bearing on all
leases extending beyond May, 1924,
affected by previous or future
rulings OF the commission.
The status of a broken lease at
the time OF the commissions death
Is to be fixed.
Provoked Sharp Repartee.
The hearing was intersoersed with
bitter Tepartee between Sawyer 8
representatives and Edward Stafford,
attorney for Miss Fritz.
The point was raised by Chaplin
Brown. attorney for the commits
sion. that Miss Fritz had signed
the lease with persons from whose
ownership the property had passed.
He inquired whether formal ratifi-
cation of the original lease had
been negotiated between the pres
ent owner and Miss Fritz.
Mr.. Donaldson declared that on
this question hinged the future ma
neuvers of Miss Fritz in the case.
IF you reduce the amount Of
the lease" he told the commits.
sion," they will accept the instru.
ment as binding. II you increase
the amount. they will say there is
no lease"
81 refute that imputation and I
resent it," said Mr.. Stafford 1--WE
are making no efforts to evade the
lease"
II charge it, Mr.. Donaldson
snapped back. Lets settle 1t here
and now; will you consider your
self bound by that lease or not?
You have just paid $4,000 because
you were served with a seven day
notice"
There were about six people
claiming the rent" Mr.. Stafford ex
planned. I'VE want to know to whom
we were expected to pay the money"
Would Reduce Income.
You can't make lease scrap
Of paper" Mr.. Whiteford told the
commission, and he pointed out that
If the rent board, for the term of its
life, broke the lease, the gross in.
come for twenty-one years would be
materially reduced"
The status of the Hadleigh under
the provision OF the rent law Of 1922
also was argued. 1t was shown that
one floor of the building Is devoted
20 transient guests. and this, IL was
claimed, made the property hotel
and therefore not affected by the
rent law.
1t was shown by Mr.. Brown that
the lease provides that Miss Fritz
shall share her profits for the first
three years, over a certain amount,
with the owner. 1t is believed this
will have important bearing on the
commissions determination.
Miss Fritz opened a denial OF haV.
ing delayed rent payments as Chair.
man Sinclair of the commission
raped adjournment.
The Washington times., 1922-09-23
LIVED IN
HOTEL AS
RECTOR
Society Woman Said to Be In
terested in AdeIbert vezes-
Iaus de Sternberg.

booo dO SkOttoOtks
Headquarters detectives today
are tracing the movements in Wash
ington Of a foreigner who is said
to have posed as Count Adelbert
Vezeslaus de Sternberg, of the
famous De Sternberg family of
Bohemia, Czechoslovakia, and
who is held at the First precinct
for Maryland authorities charged
with passing worthless checks in
the Monumental City.
Lived at the Wardman.
Booked at the First precinct as Ar
thur Norman Rector, the alleged
count was taken into custody by De-
tectives Fowler and Flaherty last
night at l146 Fifteenth street.
Police say that papers found in his
possession indicated that he had been
representing hims ELF to be Count de
Sternberg.
Il am not a count and l have no
right to use the name of de Stern
berg" Rector said today. MY real
name is Rector and l have been
using no other name"
Officials of the Czechoslovak lega.
ton on s street northwest said today
that they knew of Count de Stern
berg in Bohemia, but declared that
they did not know whether Rector
was the same man. They are max
ing an investigation.
NAI hot hn
passed two checks in Baltimore
knowing that he did not have sufti'
Client funds in bank to cover the
checks. The two checks totaled
about S12S, he said.
In U. 8. Twenty.three Years.
Rector said he had been in this
country twenty-three years. He was
divorced In New York three years
ago and has two children, both Of
whom are in Bohemia, he said.
The prisoner came to Washing.
ton two months ago, registering
at the Wardman Park Hotel. Po-
lice say that Sergt. William Greene,
Washington's wealthiest policeman,
sponsored him at Wardman. He
has been working as. a stock sales
man in this city.
Rector was taken to the First
police precinct last night. Several
hours later he was visited by two
women, whose names he would not
disclose. One was said to be
wealthy and well known socially
in this city. One of the women be-
Icame hysterical at the station
house. 1t was reported that he was
engaged to one OF the women.
"I will not discuss my personal
affairs. "he said, refusing to either
affirm or deny that he was to be
married.
Police say he had a wide ac-
qualntance among women in this
city.
Baltimore detectives will reach
the city some time today and take
Rector back to the Monumental
City.
The Washington times., 1922-09-23
BOY KNOCKED DOWN BY
AUTO HE RAN ACAINS!

Knocked down by an automobile
into which he ran while he was
crossing the street at Nineteenth
street and Wyoming avenue yester-
day, nine-year-old George l..
McMorris, 184S Wyoming avenue
northwest, received fracture Of
the nose and cuts about the face.
Alma +. Cunningham, 1907 Ken.
yon street northwest, the polise
say, was operating the automobile.
The boy was removed In her car
to his home. His condition is not
critical,