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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-08
ICIALS
PLAN To
ISOLATE
CASES
Or. Fowler Reports Disease
Kills More People Than
Any Other in D. c.

Isolation of persons ill with
pneumonia may be sought by Doc.
tor William C. Fowler, District
Health Officer. He wants this
malady placed in the same class
with other communicable diseases
"The Health Department" says
Doctor Fowler in his annual re.
port, sis considering the advisable.
ity of recommending to the Com.
missioners the promulgation of
regulation requiring the reporting
Of all cases of pneumonia and the
proper isolation of persons suffer.
ing from that disease"
Reasons For Action.
The increasing number of deaths
from pneumonia and the fact that
certain forms of the disease appear
TO be communicable caused Doctor
Fowler to consider the drastic &C.
tlon ne proposes, tho report said.
In the District during the calen-
Oar year, 1928, LOIS persons, or
ABOUT one-seVenth of all those who
oleo' We're pneumonia victims. In
1SSz' oSs died of this malady: 1921,
BAY; 1916 to 1920. average deaths,
6O6 1911'1915, average deaths, SAT
ana 1Soo-191O, average deaths, 554.
Prepares Special Report.
Doctor Fowler is preparing a
special report for the Commits.
sioners setting forth figures show.
ing the great increase in pneu.
monia deaths and the need for
immediate action to curb the
spread of this disease.
During 1923, 7,105 persons died
in the district, 4,449 white and
1856 colored. The white death
rate rose from 11.S3 per thousand
population in 1922 to 1887 in
1923 and the colored rate from
20.1S to 22.82. The total deaths
showed an increase of 800 over
previous year. the general death
rate increasing from 1889 to
1888. Pneumonia and grippe were
the causes of the increase in
deaths. Doctor Fowler says.
Reaper Passes Stork.
The birth rate during 1928 show.
ed a decrease, the report reveals.
There were 1923 births in 1928 and
9,121 in 1922. The rate in 1929
was 10 per thousand population
and 20.10 per thousand in 1922.
Doctor Fowler reports a decrease
in infant mortality during 1923.
The increase is due in part, he
says, to the decrease in the general
birth rate. The report shows $50
persons were cremated in the Dis
trict reformatory.
Thirty-nine dogs in the District
were diagnosed as rabid during the
year.
Doctor Fowler declares that ty.
phoid fever is gradually disappear
ing in Washington, only 113 cases
reported during 1928 as compared
with 1873 during the previous year.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-08
GIRL CALLS
CHARGES
UNTRUE
Denies She Was Found Scan
tiIy Clay With Man or Is
To Wed Senator

Forfeitures by both the princi-
pals marked the calling today in
Police Court of the cases against
Miss Margaret Rhumbar Harri-
son, twenty-six, the Rockledge
apartments, and Albert Howard
Stevens, Washington real estate
broker.
Neither Miss Harrison nor Mr..
Stevens appeared to answer the
charges. The Fairfax county
beauty forfeited $25 for illegal
possession of liquor, and $25 on
a statutory charge. Stevens for
feited $50 on a statutory charge.
utterly ridiculous" said Miss
Harrison today of police charges
that she and Albert Howard Ste.
vens, local real estate broker, were
found scantily clad in her apart.
ment, 401, the Rockledge, 2456
Twentieth street northwest, early
yesterday morning.
The reports of the police giving
the details Of the raid on her apart
ment are too absurd to talk about"
the pretty Southern beauty, reared
IN Fairfax county, Virginia, and said
to be the daughter Of retired
army officer, declared.
Not Senator's Fiancee.
"As to the statements / am On.
gagged or was engaged to United
States senator, they make nIe
laugh" she declares. II am not
planning to marry any senator.
Lieutenant o. T. Davis and Ser
police vice squad, say Miss Harri-
son, when taken to the Second pre-.
cinct police station, begged not to
be arrested because it would ruin
heI matrimonial plans with a sena-
tor, now campaigning for re-ele2.
tiCn, who she was to marry after
the November election.
Even though the charges are Fri
diculous," Miss Harrison said today
she didn't think she'd go to court. +"
Wife Trailed Pair, Charge.
Police say that Mrs. Edith
stevens, wife OF the real estate
broker, trailed her husband and
/. Miss Harrison for two weeks.
On one occasion, Miss Harrison
Is said to have been in the com,
pany of q Senator from the South.
Early yesterday morning Lieu
tenant Davis, Sergeant McQuade
and Detective N. o. Holmes visited
Miss Harrison's apartment. Posing as
telegraph boys they gained admit
lance.
Miss Harrison and Stevens were
very scantily clad, police say, and
were arrested. They were ordered
to dress Immediately.
Police permitted them to ride in
Stevens automobile instead of a
patrol wagon. During the trip, the
young girl is said to have pleaded
with the police to release her.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-08
ARTISTS AND WRITER'S
TO HEAR JUDGE HARRISON

Members Of the Arts Club, the
League Of American Pen Women,
and the International Association of
Arts and Letters will be guests to.
night at a meeting of the Mcdonald.
Washington Blackburn Club at the
home of its president, Mrs. JEANNE
Blackburn Moran, 1915 Massa.
chusetts avenue.
Judge Robert Bibb Hardison,
long identified with the work of the
Democratic party, will be the
speaker at the meeting. A musical
program will be given by Mrs. la.
vid H. Kincheloe, wife Of Congress.
man Kincheloe of Kentucky.
The offices Of the club, at the
home of Mrs. Moran, will ne open
every day this week from Q to q,
o'clock. The club buttons, carryin..
the slogan Honest Days With
Davis, are on sale at these hours.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-08
GR|FF
STADIUM FOR
SERIES
Workmen Tear Down South
Wall to Make Room for
Stands

A crew OF thirty workmen took
possession of the Griffith Stadium
today and hacked away at the old
familiar scoreboard until nothing
was left but a yawning gap in the
south wall of the field.
Tomorrow they will lay the foun,
dation for a temporary tier of seats
for spectators at the World Series,
in the place where the scoreboard
has long made its announcements
of joy and gloom.
No matter what the Griffmen do
in all the ball parks of other cities
in the next few days, the workmen
will continue their feverish work
of making ready for the return of
the Capital heroes.
Announcement was made TODAY
that the work would not be stopped
until and unless the Griffmen. BY
tome caprice of fate, were do
prived Of the pennant that now
seems to be theirs.
A new scoreboard for the big
games will be erected probably
farther along on the right field wall
directly over the advertisement of
the Washington Times.
Applications for seats to the
World Series continued to pour into
the office Of William Eynon, score
uIry of the ball club today. More
than 400 applications for reserva.
tons were in the early morning
mail. All of the applications are
filed in the order in which they are
received.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-08
SOLVING Of D. {.
Staying LAID
To CITIZENS
Chief of Detectives Grant
Publicly Thanks Those
Responsible

The colored law-abiding citizens
of the District were publicly thank
ed today by Chief Of Detectives Clif.
ford l.. Grant, for their aid In run.
ming down those accused of slaying
Policeman Raymond C.. Leisinger.
1T was largely through the CO.
operation Of colored informants that
the police were successful In their
round up Of the suspects, Grant
Through the medium of the
press, l wish to inform the general
public, how much I thank them
for the wonderful cooperation and
assistance rendered the detective
bureau Of the police department of
Washington, of which I have the
honor to command, in solving the
mysterious murder of brother Of
ttcer Raymond G. Leisinger, who
met his death in the strict per.
Torrance of his duty" Grant states
1T was highly gratifying to see
how the law-abiding colored citi-
zens of Washington responded to
our aid on this occasion"
Additional donations to the fund
being raised for Leisinger's family,
brought the total up to $500 to.
day.
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CD.
SHOWS HUGE
PROFITS
Earnings Are s.42 Per Cent
On Invested capitaI-Lower
Rates Discussed

The Chesapeake and Potomac Tele.
phone Company has made large
profits in the past year, figures OF
the Public Utilities Commission
show.
Earnings Of the company last
July increased $5,189.S4 as COM
pared with July 1928 In addition.
the twelve months previous, with
one months exception, showed ma
terial boost in profits.
That immediate action to bring
about lower rates is necessary is
indicated by the telephone com.
pany's own reports whica show a
steady rise in earnings each month.
Fiscal Profits.
Following is the official report
of the company's profits for the
past twelve months. compared with
the same months in the preceding
year:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-08
RESERVES
TOBE LED
BY HINES
Defense Day Appointments
Are Complete For Divisions
To Be in Parade

Brigadier General Frank T
Hines, director of the Veterans
Bureau, has been designated by
the citizens Defense Day commit
tee to lead the organized reserves
division Of the parade Friday aft
ernoon.
This completes the appointments
Of the leaders of the various d.
visions Of the parade. Colonel
Hamilton F. Hawkes.. commander
of Fort Myer, will lead the first
division, composed of the regular
army, end General Anton Stephan,
commander of the National Guard
of the District of Columbia, will
lead the second section, composed
of the National Guard.
Hazen to Head Citizens.
Melvin c. Hazen, District sur.
veyor, will lead the last two di.
visions, composed of the veteran,
patriotic, and military societies
and the citizens division.
General Hines will review the
officers and men Of the Fortieth
Infantry, one battalion of which
will be composed of employees OF
the Veterans Bureau, just before
the regiment enters the parade, at
the Peace monument. The other
81 -
Bureau Of Engraving and Printing
and the Department OF Labor.
A meeting Of the Citizens Com
mittee was to be held this after
noon at the office Of the Engineer
Commissioner of the District, j.
Franklin Bell, to complete plans
for the observance. The meeting
was called for today instead of
Wednesday, as usual, so that the
committee will be able to see If
all plans are working out smoothly,
and If not, have time to make
corrections.
Work on Stand.
Work on the reviewing stand at
the Ellipse, from which place the
President, members of his cabinet
and General Pershing will review
the parade and make addresses. is
beginning today, in order Mat the
stand will be completed in time
for the day.
ENROLMENT figures are beginning
to mount, with an increasing num-.
Der OF blanks being received daily.
Many OF them are being received
from organizations which are send.
Ing blanks for their members or
employees in blocks.
The Maryland division Of the
Sons OF Veterans has notified Eo.
ward F. Colladay, chairman of the
cooperation committee, that they
Will parade as a unit In the dem.
onstration, headed by their Com.
mander. Herbert Walter Rutledgc.
More than 500 members Of this or.
ganization have agreed to take part.
Other EnrOlIments.
Other organizations to signify
their co operation today were How
ard University and the O'Donnell
Drug Stores. The former sent a
letter to all its employees through
Emmett Scott, secretary.treasurer
urging them to enroll with the
first separate battalion, infantry.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-08
GRINDSTONE MARKET
SHOWS BIG INCREASE

"Stick to the grindstone" is a
slogan which has brought an in.
come of $1,093,511 to a group of
American manufacturers during
the past year. according to the
reports on the biennial census of
manufactures, made public TODAY
by the Department of Commerce.
There were ZIG persons engaged
in the manufacture of grindstones
in this country last year, accord
ing to the report, or an increase
of 31.6 per cent. The total value
Of the products of these workers,
including grindstones, pulpstones
ano other products, was $2,096,l31 :
an increase of 1913 per cent.
IT is an old saying, however,
that there are a great many grind.
stones used which will never
appear in any census report.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-08
CHARLES w. SEMMES, ILL,
IS IN GRAVE CONDITION

Charles w. Semmes. president of
the motor sales organization which
bears his name, former president of
the Rotary Club and generally
prominent in civic work for several
years, is gravely i'll at his home,
1900 Delafield place northwest.
His condition today is unchanged,
following a complete relapse last
Wednesday. Mr.. Semmes under
went an operation in November,
and the illness Slapped his strength.
Until recently, however, he was re-
garded as being on the road to re-
cOVery,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-08
D. c. HEADS WILL ASK
FOR BROADER POWERS

The District Commissioners will
again ask Congress to broaden their
powers, Commissioner Cuno H. Ru-
dolph announced today.
The bill drafted last year which
extended the Commissioners powers
will be introduced in the House and
Senate at the opening of Congress
in December.
Principal among the extra duties
sought by the Commissioners are
the appointment of the Board Of
Education and the judges of Police
Court
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-08
EX-SECRETARY WILSON
AT SCHOOL FLAG RAISING

william B. Wilson, former Score
tary of Labor made the principal
address at the flag raising exercises
at the Holy Comforter School, ut
Fifteenth and East Capitol streets
yesterday. Mr.. Wilson spoke on
the part education had played in
the material and spiritual program
Of the world.
The flag was presented to the
school by Cornelius Ford, on behalf
Of the Holy Comforter branch OF
the Holy Name Society, of which
Mr.. Ford is president. Nearly
1000 attended the ceremony.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-08
DRIVERLESS BOOTLEG
MACHINE HITS TREE

After speeding driverless for four
blocks, a bootleg machine with fifty
gallons Of whisky early today
crashed into a tree in front of IS
V street northeast and was wrecked.
Ninth Precinct Detectives Kuehl.
ing and Davis discovered the car
on Bladensburg road. They pur-
sued it to Rhode Island avenue
and Third street northeast where
the driver Of the fugitive machine
leaped out and ran.
Police said the driver of the We.
nicle is known and will be arrested.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-08
VICTOR AND THEODORE.

VICTOR AND THEDOKE.
Written on the passing Of Victor
Herbert and Theodore Morse.)
o what did they say a. they passed
victor and Theodore.
And where did they 60. with the
winds that blow,
Out to the silent shore?
o we'll did they sing, and their
praises ring,
Where people merry are.
Ain, could they be near to us staying
Or on . star ATARI
For victor was great. or so some
folks state,
He Was greater than Theodore.
Hut they both have gone to their
passing ON,
They have learned one thing more!
And I like to dream that the cOsmic
Listens to Victor still.
That the old cello and the master
Carry their Old-time thrill.
And ! like to think that the spirits
drink.
AS In the days of yOre,
To Dolly Gray, and the health, j say,
OF Victor and Theodore.
GENE BLOSSOM
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1922, certain persons in Texas con.
spired to injure him by depriving
him Of his position in the Veterans
Bureau and that defendant and II.
w. Longfellow signed the order OF
dismissal.
Plaintiffs claims that ne appealed
to the Civil Service Commission and
to the President for reinstatement.
but that this was refused because
he says, he is a Democrat. Hunt
claims damages because, he saws.
defendant deprived him of his work
at a reasonable salary.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-08
ALL-ELEcTRIc IRON
MINE STARTS OPERATION

The Wabigon iron mine near
Bull. Mimi, said to be the firs.
completely electrified open-pit mine
IN the country, commenced opera.
tions the last of August. Engineers
In charge of this identification state
that the electric locomotives haul
ore for half the cost per ton ,,f
steam locomotives and that the cost
of power for operating electric SNOW.
els is but one.half a cent per cubic
yard as against two and one. half
cents for steam shovels.
Electrical energy for operating
the Wabigon mine is supplied by a
Minnesota electric service company
and Is transmitted to the :nine over
o special 22,000.volt line.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-08
Rates Decreases May Come.
SLIGHT DROP IN POSTAL
RECEIPTS OF so CITIES

Postal receipts in fifty leading
cities of the United States decreased
79,2O1, 1871 in August, 1924, com
pared with the same month last
year, the Postoffice Department an
nounced today.
The falling off was said to be
due to the fact that there were
not so many business days in
August of this year. The total IN
the fifty cities for August, 1924
were $22,545,27744, compared with
$22 1924, 479.33 for August, 1923. The
decrease was O.35 per cent
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-08
FLASHLIGHT SAVES
LIVES OF THREE BOYS

Three Racine. Wis, youths. Sid
ney Burman, Howard Default and
Marvin Nelson, owe their lives to
an electric pocket flashlight. They
left Racine one afternoon recently
for Milwaukee aboard a naval re.
serve cutter. A storm came up,
the cutter turned turtle and the
three chung to it for three hours.
Then one of them pulled out his
flashlight and began flashing a dis.
tress signal.
A nearby United States Coast
Guard station picked up this sig
| raj and rescued the boys.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-08
Earnings Decreased One Month,


In only one month, September of
1928. did the company show Il de-
crease in profits. earnings dropping
off about $4,000.
Figures of the Public Utilities
Commissio show that the telephone
company earnings a return fS.42
per cent of it's valuation during the
six months ended June 80, last.
The commission has always consid-
cred z per cent a fair return,
1t has been a year and half
since telephone rates have been
decreased. This reduction, coming
in December, 1922, was voluntary
on the company's part, cost of
unlimited service being reduced
from $3.50 a month to IS. Since
that time the Federation of Citi-
zens Associations has asked the
commission for reduction, but the
request was denied.
Rates Decreases May Come.
The Public Utilities Commission
will meet Thursday. Telephone rate
decreases may be discussed, but
action is likely to be postponed for
several weeks. In the meantime
the telephone company continues
to earn a high rate of return.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-08
ELECTRIC SURVEY is
PLANNED IN VIRGINIA

A preliminary survey Of rural
uses OF electricity in the State Of
virginia has been commenced.
A fund Of $4,000 to finance this
work was raised at recent con-
terence attended by representatives
OF several Of the States largest
electric service companies, agricul.
tural agencies and organizations
and the Richmond Chamber Of
Commerce.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-08
viii Open Clinic Nov. 1

The Women's Welfare Association,
Of which Mrs. Wesley Martin Stoner
was recently unanimously elected
president, announces that an eye,
ear throat and nose clinic for white
working girls and woman will be
opened after November |. The
clinic now In operation treats nerv.
Gus and mental diseases.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-08
SEEKS $4,000 FOR LOSS
OF JOB IN VET BUREAU

A. X. Hunt, formerly an employo
Of the Veterans Bureau, living at
1871 Potomac avenue southeast, and
who appears as his own attorney
today filed suit in the District SUI.
preme Court against Franz r.
Hines, chief Of the Veterans Blu.
reau for $4,000 damages aIleglnC
humiliation suffered by plaintiff on
account Of his dismissal from the
service.
Hunt declares that in Dec cInber,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-08
HARRIS WON'T TELL

SMITH D. FRY arises to nx-
plain this Washington baseball
generalship. He says that when
General Grant was winning bat
ties, enemies complained to Pres
ident Lincoln that Grant was
drinking whiskey, and the pa
tient President told the sancti-
fled ones that if they would tell
him where Grant obtained his
whiskey he would like to order
barrels of the same brand for his
other generals, who were always
getting licked.
Smith says that nobody ever
told Lincoln where the distillery
was located, but "Bucky" Harris
seems to have discovered it.
Will he tell where it is located I
Not yet! The Yankees might
bootleg it.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-08
D. c. EMPLOYEES TO WORK
ALL OF DEFENSE DAY

Defense Day, September IL, will
not be a holiday for District EN-.
ployes.
Employees desiring to parade will
be permitted TO 60 off. the Com.
missioners have ordered.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-08
JUST LIKE A MEAN MAN.

Dear Bill: EUery time 60 to
a bathing resort Nth nuy has
band he spends most of his time
IN the WGter teaching other
aOomen hoW to sOim. What
shall / do to break up this n0Lit2
CORA K.
Maybe you had better get some
OF the male swimmers to teach
you some fancy strokes your nus.
band doesn't know.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-08
1T. c. w. WATTS RETIRED
FROM FIRE DEPARTMENT

The District Commissioners today
ordered the retirement of Lieu.
tenant c. w. Watts, of Number
25 Engine Company, who has been
member Of the fire department
for twenty years.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-08

Some fellows think that life Is
filled with cares and troubles,
while others stay singlel
Wise William says: "It is some
times the 'dumbest' people who
talk the mostH'
1t isn't always the fellow with
the handsome map" who is in
strumental in changing the map.
II may be a good policy for a
person 20 believe half of what he
hears" so long as he refrains
from attending q session of Con-
gress!
Some pessimists are never salts
fled until they find something to
worry about
man named viii B. Good has
been sentenced to a year i'm
piisOnment after having been
convicted Of robbery. This is sill
another proof that there Is
nothing in a namel
JOE ii. HOLMAN.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-08
RECIPROCITY WOULD END
1T ALL.

Dear Bill: Ttco chaps loho argue
over politics i1ere trying to dis
cwss "reciprocity," in connection Nth
the tarttt. A bystdnder suggested
thGt they didn't knoW the meaning
OF the qDord
"WeH,' said one, az kneto a tei-
IotO tDho corresponded Nth a tDonl0n
once for year 10ithout seeing her.
Their letters Oreto quite todrnn totta
IoVe. She fin0IIy sent Aim her
photo. He looked at it and said,
My 0GtUd, t0hGt a map. HoOH
eUer git rid of her nOtoP Where
upon, one of his t0itty friends s~g
Oested:: 'Thdt's easy. Just send her
one Of your photos. She'll haze
enough, too As understand it
that 70 true reciprocity"
GINGER jim.
GEOGRAPHY TO DATE.
He-Are you hungry?
She-Yes, Siam.
He-COne on, I'll Fiji.
MICHAEL j. Is.
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