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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-01
BRYAN'S WIFE VANiSHES
FOLLOWING FAITH CURE

.HAzELHURST. Ca. May L.
The disappearance Of Mrs. William
Jennings Bryan from a hotel here
after giving a testimonial that the
4 Kew. Raymond Richey, evangelist,
was effecting cure for paralysis,
gave rise to the opinion here that
she was seeking to avoid unwAnted
publicity.
1t Is reported that telegram was
sent by Bryan from Miami asking
Richey to keep down all publicity in
connection with his wife so far as
possible. Mrs. Bryan did not attend
services last night and was reported
as having checked out" al her
hotel. -,
In her testimonial Mrs. Bryan is
said to have informed Richey that
Tor the first time in many years
she has felt pain in parts Of, the
body paralyzed. She has been able
TO move her arms somewhat within
the last few days. -, ;...~
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-01
Y A |!| [ IN ]
OPENLY SOLD,
n AH
aHH r.
! IS CHARGE
Norman Hapgood, Hearst
Editor, Brings Out Weak
ness Of Present Law.

Inability of the Public Health
Service to control effectively the
distribution of worthless vaccines
and serums was brought out at a
nearing yesterday by a special
House committee on the Rathbone
bill to control the sale Of such
serums. ~ E,
The weakness of the present law
was stressed by Norman Hapgood
editor Of Hearst's International
Magazine, who put a series of sharp
questions to representatives of the
Health Service appearing before
the committee. - II.
Assume that you have a disease
Tor which no recognized vaccine has
Deen discovered" Mr.. Hapgood said.
a vaccine is put on the market
which purports to cure, this disease.
That vaccine contains every sub.
stance 1t is alleged to contain and
IL IS prepared under sanitary con-
ditions and by approved methods.
Under the present law you can't
control the distribution and sale of
that vaccine. That is the whole
crux Of the matter" IN. -
Cites Present Troubles.
Mr.. Hapgood presented a list of
diseases for which Vaccines are sold
on the open market, over which
there is a decided difference of opin.
Ion in the medical world. This list
included influenza, Bright's disease,
0laDeteS, maStOidS, appendicitis and
Inflammation of the gall bladder.
Do you license people to manu-
facture and sell these vaccines?'
Mr.. HapgOod asked DIR. w. 4. Har
rieon, representing the hygiene
laboratory of the Public Health
Service.
mo" DIR. Harrison replied.
You must; they are being sold,
Mr.. Hapgood stated. ~,
What would you do. If q manu-
facturer put on the market a cure
Tor diabetes, knowing that it was q
fake?" Congressman Clarence ]
Mcleod, of Michigan, chairman d
the subcommittee, asked DR.. Har
rison. - - i
I'VE would take it up with the
manufacturer and he would stop it,
DR.. Harrison answered.
Congressman Henry r. Rathbone
OF Illinois, author of the bill, then
attempted to show that the Public
Health Service issued licenses for
VacclneS on the basis of opinions in
the medical profession rather than
on the basis of scientific knowl
cage of the value of the product
This charge was not denied.
An attempt was made to include in
the Dill a clause to prevent the ad
vertising and sale of worthless pat
ent medicines. This move was CD.
posed by supporters of the bill on the
ground that it would present techni
cal difficulties of administration
which would endanger passage OF
the act. .21*>'T2E.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-01
CHILD HEALTH PROGRAM
INCLUDES MOVIE STAR

A feature Of WEAFOS program
Tor this afternoon under the aus.
pices Of the American Child Health
Association, will be rendered by the
Boys Choir Of Calvary Baptist
Church. New York city. DR.. Liv.
lngston Farrand, president. of Cor.
nell University, will speak OH
Child Health and May Days +"
Paul Whiteman and his orchest "a
as a part of this program will en-.
Iertain with selections especially
arranged for his young listeners.
Mlcky Bennett, 1907 child movie
star star will deliver a message to
Following this program Anne
LI1oyd, The Airship Fairy" and
aar1orle Horton Haskell, ''The Bird
Lady" will give one Of their series
OF programs for children.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-01
JUSTICE UPHOLDS RIGHT
OF WIFE TO BOB TREssEs

NEW YORK, May 1.-The in.
alienable right Of woman to bob
her own hair was upheld in JET.
ferson Market court by Magistrate
Sweetster-who couldn't bob his II
he would-when he warned Edward
.O'Donnell, twenty-six, a clerk, that
If he hit his wife again, no matter
If she had her whole head shaved
off, he would not be discharged
as he was today.
Anna O'Donnell, twenty-five, a
pretty brunette, appeared in court
against her husband. Magistrate
Sweetster said:
EVERY lady is the mistress of
her own head Of hair. You are not
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-01
DELINQUENCY WILL BE
DISCUSSED AT COURT

Delinquency problems of social
work in the District will be dis.
cussed today at $3.50 o'clock in the
Juvenile Court rooms. Judge
Kathryn Sellers, of the Juvenile
Court will review the problems
which social workers face.
Emma o. Lundberg, of the
United States Children's Bureau.
will give the standards of the
Juvenile Court. Miss Lundberg
long has been a leader in child
welfare movements in Washington
and elsewhere.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-01
ASSISTANT POLICE CHIEF
SHOOTS SUPERIOR DEAD

,PINEVILLE, KY, May 1.-Jo.
seph Asher, police chief, was shot
and instantly killed in police court
here by Garrett Smith, assistant
chief, following an alteration be-.
tween the officers concerning the
arrest. Of a prisoner for LIQUOR law
violation.
Asher was hot five times. Smith
surrendered IT, Jailer James How.
ard
Asher did not speak after tina
shooting began, and did NOT returr
Smiths fire, Judge Hoskins said.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-01
PITTSBURGH CAR STRIKE
HELD UP BY MAYOR

PITTSBURGH, Pa, May 1.-The
strike of 5000 Pittsburgh car men,
which was to begin at midnight last
night. was indefinitely postponed a
few hours before. that time. after
Mayor A. w. Magee and the ex.
.ecutive board of division S5, of the
Amalgamiated Association of Street
and Railway Employees conferred.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-01
A DAYS
WALK
With jim RING.
WELCOME, MAY!

Our Duly Advertised Poem, as
Predicted Exclusively in This
Column Last Week:
Welcome, May!
The "straaO" approaches,
And the day
On night encroGckes;
Long day hours
!, And budding fVoWers
Are our lot.
Do the folks
Who moVe their homes
Read ear "jokes"
And (kG, hGL "pomes"
Mid the SmGsheS
And the crashes
Of the woving?
They do not!
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-01
20 WOUNDED VETS ESCAPE
/ FROM $15O.OOO INN FIRE

STRoUDSBURG, Pa, May L.
The main building of Pocono
Pines Inn, used as vocational
training school and hospital for
disabled war veterans was des.
troyed by fire. About twenty men
were in the place and all escaped
without injury. .a...
The loss is estimated at $50, 900.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-01
Spain Entertains Thomas.

MADR!D, May ALBERT Thomas,
1orIner socialist minister in the
ench cabinet, was the guest Of
nVnor at banquet at the ministry
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-01

Rotary has done well in getting
you as president, William, is our
good guess. IT.
Tripping gayly through the Mu-
nitions building to avoid yester-
days downpour, we observed d
door sign reading:
Asst. Secretary Of War. Pur-
chase Information"
Professional Investigators are
asked il this does not smack of
low graft, what does, then?
George Milburn, who is a part
ner with Mike Holster in architect
ing, was in the willard yesterday,
offering inside information on the
mosquito situation at. Piney Point.
George claims personal acquaint-
ance with every mosquito there.
The. manager of the NJ, Y. ave.
nue. autometer failed to. show up
early yesterday, morning, and the
cashier didn know the 'cornbiha-
ton to the safe and customers
couldn't get their quarters changed
to nickels, and you have to use
nickels to get any food, and there
certainly was the d-v-l to pay
Coke!
Walter Rogers, our erstwhile
boss. was chasing an invisible
press agent through the stately
halls, of the National Academy of
Science building Yesterday with
less success that we could have
desired for such a pleasant ex-
boss,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-01

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Regular 5000 Pure Linen Nap
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-01
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September Morn, 1862,

Field headquarters,
Sixth Army Corps, C. s. A.
Special order No. 23-Firing on
enemy flags.
All officers and enlisted men of
this command are forbidden to
fire upon or in any way modest
the occupants or appurtenances,
including enemy flags, of the
premises known as the Barbara
Frietchie House in the city of
Frederick, Md.
BY order of General jackson.
B. B. Beebee, Major, C. A. A.,
Ad1utant.
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Evening star., 1924-11-30
Special Dlspat tch TO The Star


COLUMBUS, Ohio. November 2s.-
for weirdness. for CHASTITY horror. no
tale of Edgar Allan Poe exceeds the
terrible actuality Of the death Of Mrs.
Addie Sheatsley in the cellar Of the
parsonage of Christ Lutheran Church
in Bexley, November II.
In The Murders in the Rue
Morgue" an escaped ape, holding his
woman victim. kills her with a razor
and then, with extraordinary brute
strength, thrusts the body up the
chimney of the fireplace. Did some
maniac suddenly surprise the frail
little wife of the Rev Clarence ".
Sheatsiey, murder her and thrust the
body into the glowing furnace?
Suicide, Husband said.
Or, under the spell of depression,
did she torturingly wedge herself feet
foremost, into the flames through the
narrow door? Her husband believes
she did. He recalls that on Sunday.
the day before her death. he preached
on Paradise Lost and Regained"
Did the words he used, Cast in the
fire and purified" burn into her brain,
her mind already depressed to sui
c1dal stage, ready to act on some sug-
gestion such as this?
Seldom has there been a stranger
case-most grueSome of tragedies,
occurring in family that by all
training and habits of life had been
sane and wholesome.
Back-trailing the movements of
Mrs. Sheatsley has led to nothing
Jealousy is out of the question. Rob-
berry has been eliminated The death
of Mrs. Sheatsley still is a concen-
trating mystery.
Body in Furnace.
1t was suicide or murder. In the
bewildering maze of the imagina-
ton. who could wish to harm the
frail little minister's wife, who, be-
sides her home duties in the parson-
age and her parish work, was doing a
large part domestically in the edu-
eating of her four children-two boys
nearing manhood and two younger
girls?
In the Lutheran center of Capital
University, of which the widower
parson is religious professor and min
ister of the student body. most of the
people insist Mrs. Sheatsley ended her
life by getting feet first into the fiery
furnace in the parsonage cellar. They
say she must have done so-crawled
in there through the IA by 14-inch
door, over the flaming Goals, and
shut the door behind her. Many don't
believe such a thing humanity possi-
BILE. One of her feet must have been
in mass of flames before she could
get the other in. Her whole body
was inside the furnace, her face to
the closed door, when it was found.
No Rescue Attempt.
No effort was made by any one in
the family to drag her body out of
the fire when they discovered it.
They did not even attempt to ex-
tinguish the fire by throwing a pail
of water on 1t.
The minister explained they were
self-contained from their religious
teaching.
He took his children to his brothers
home in the country for a week after
the funeral and then returned to the
parsonage for Thanksgiving.
Then he declared his mind was no
longer set upon the suicide conviction
he had set forth, but that he was
open to accept a finding of his wife
having been slain if facts that the
authorities might ascertain should
warrant it. r7- -
1t is a crime-suicide or murder
that may go by the board unsolved
along with another that affected
minister's household that of the
Evening star., 1924-11-30
COMMUNITY COUNCIL
PROGRAM ARRANGED
Reports on Health, Social Service,
Chest Fund and Other Matters
to Be Heard at Marlboro.

UPPER MARLBORO, Md, NoNem-
ber 29-The completed program for
the annual meeting OF the Prince
Georges County Community Council
to he held in the county courthouse
here next Saturday beginning at 10
am, announced today by C. P. Close,
president of the council, includes
these high spots in the morning ses-
sion:
Reports of progress of work by the
county agent, public health and
school nurse. social service worker,
school truant officer, county super
visor of graded schools and county
supervisor OF rural schools; report
of community chest committee, DR..
Harry J. Patterson, chairman; report
of committee on fire prevention T. w.
Neneman, chairman; report of COM
mittee on suppression of boxing
matches, Judge J. H. Shepard, chair
man; special report of standing COM
mittee on roads, j. H. Blandford.
chairman; progress in agricultural
exhibits at the Southern Maryland
fair, by w. B. Posey, county agent;
What the States Attorney Is Do
ing in Law Enforcement" by Alan
Bowie; THE County Farm Bureau"
by Clarence NJ. Roberts.
Following luncheon to be served
in the Masonic hall by members of
the Mellwood Wonan's Club the af-
ternoon session will begin at 1880
o'clock with a discussion by a mem
ber of the commission of the "Activi-
ties of the Southern Maryland I'm
migration Commission in Our County"
following which these features will
be offered: Report of public health
committee, DR.. A. +. Woods, chair
man; address, DIR. Huston Thomp
sion of tho Ee6eral Trade Commission
of Washington: election of officers
for 1925; cost of installing and main
tanning street lights, Prof S. S. Stein
berg; Protection of Our Native Dog
wood, Holly and Other Plants" by
State Forester F. w. Besley.
Evening star., 1924-11-30
FURNACE MYSTERY
is UP TO EXPERTS
Prosecutor, Baked, Awaits
Further Report on Body
s. of Woman.
BY the Associated Press.


COLUMBUS, November 29.-Probe
of the Bexley furnace mystery was
at a standstill today, while County
Prosecutor John r. King and his
aides awaited the report of experts,
expected Monday or Tuesday.
All efforts of investigators to as
certain how the body of Mrs. Addie
SheatSley, 50yea -old wife of Rev.
G. v. Sheatsley, pastor of Christ
Evangelical Lutheran Church. came
to be in the furnace of She parson
age on November II, have been futile.
The body of the victim was found
by the pastor late in the afternoon.
In a statement issued shortly after
noon today, Prosecutor King de-
clared that he and his aides have ex-
hausted every clue that has been
given them and that their investi-
cation has been as complete as pos
sible, with no result.
Awaits Experts Reports.
Nothing can be done, he said, until
the report of DR.. II. Brundage, a
pathologist, and Chemist c. F. Long
has been made. These experts by an
experiment conducted with guinea
pigs placed in the furnace expected
TO establish definitely whether or not
Mrs SheatSley was dead when she
entered the furnace.
Blood taken from lungs show that
she was dead, according to Chemist
Long, who reported to Mr.. King that
he was unable to find any trace of
carbon monoXide poisoning. He said
If she breated after entering fireboX.
gas poisoning would be evident in
the blood.
Mr. King indicated today that
other experts may be called in. the
case after Mr.. Brundage and Mr.. Long.
make their report. He refused to in
diCate for what purpose they might
be used
Mr. Sheatsley has told Mr.. King
that he believes his wife committed
suicide by casting herself into the
furnace after becoming violently in
sane
Prosecutor King maintains that
she did not enter the furnace volun-
tarily.
Evening star., 1924-11-30
BOY EMPEROR FINDS
REFUGE AT LEGATION
Seeks Protection of Japanese Flag
in Peking Due to Disorderly
Conditions.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PEKING. November 29.-The "boy
emperor of China, Hsnan Tunk. found
asylum today at the Japanese lega-
tion, it became known here tonight.
AS far as can be ascertained no
threats have been mate against
Hsuan and nothing to menace his
safety has appeared. but in view of
the disordered conditions in China it
was regarded as prudent that he
should find foreign protection.
The move to the Japanese legation
from the home of his father. Prince
oh I'm, former" regent. was said to
have been made With the knowledge
and consent of other interested lega-
tiors, and on the advice of Hsuan's
English tutor, who accompanied him.
The young eY-emperor has expressed
a desire to travel abroad. ..eS.E, .,
The month has been an active one
for Hsuan Tung. On November he
was forced to leave the imperial
palace in the forbidden city, home of
the Manchu Royal since it's downfall
in the revolution of 1911. The order
to depart came from Feng Yuh Hang,
the "Christian general" then in pow
er in Peking. Hsuan took up his
abode in the home of the former
regent, Prince Chun.
The turning out Of the boy en-
peror" and his family aroused much
comment and Tuan Chi'i-Jui, now act
ing head of the defacto government
at Peking. warned Gen. Fenk that
the treasures of the imperial palace
must not be disturbed.
Dispatches from Peking have given
no hint why Hsuan has seen fit to
seek the protection of a foreign flag
Evening star., 1924-11-30
WOMAN is ASPHYXIATED.

Miss Edna A. Dixon, 80, of 1915 G
street, was accidentally asphyxiated
in the kitchenette of her studio
apartment at that address today, and
her father, DR.. Henry NJ. Dixon, 2013
l street, was the physician who pro-
nounced her dead
{. Coroner j. Ramsay Nevitt found
that gas from an escaping pipe lead
ing to a gas stove was responsible
for asphyxiation and issued a GER
tif1cate of accidental death
Miss Bertha Yoder of 2514 Thirteenth
street. pupil of Miss avn -.
dancing, discovered her body on the
floor when she went to the studio TO
take her lesson yesterday afternoon.
She called Emergency Hospital and
then telephoned DIR. Dixon. He ar
rived before the ambulance and pro-
nounced his daughter dead.
Evening star., 1924-11-30

Ing hours. after binding and gagging
the night watchman, held at bay several
citizens, while they wrecked the Int sfdr
OF the bank with charge of explqnfS,S
and escaped with $4,000 in casha Ill
The Bank of House Springs, M JeYf-
erson County, Mo. % miles southwest
of st. Louis, was held up this m6rnfng
by three men who forced the casfti{rito
open the safe and vault, and escAped
with about $4,000. virtually am The
money in the institution.
Harvey Caudell, driver for a towel
company, was kidnapped by two armed
men, who, after slugging him, robBsd
him of 800.
Evening star., 1924-11-30
BANDITS GET 5000
IN ELEVATOR Theft
st. Louis Newspaper Is Vic
tim-TWo Banks in Near
by Towns Robbed.
By tho Associated Press.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-. November 29.-
Despite the order placing all patrolmen
on 10-hour shifts because of the in
crease of crime withip the city, ban
dts today added a $4,000 payroll, and
500 street hold-up to their list. while
two banks within the immediate vi
cinity of ST. Louis yielded a total of ap-
proximately $1,000 to hold-up men.
Although crime generally has been on
the increase within the city, probably
the most spectacular hold-up of the
present wave was that perpetrated this
afternoon, when two armed men held
up the cashier and assistant cashier
Of the st. Louis Star in an elevator on
the ninth floor of the building, and
escaped with $4,000 The money was
to have been used for payroll purposes
The newspaper office is located in the
heart Of st. Louis downtown district.
Two Banks Robbed.
Equally as spectacular was the rob-
berry Of the Hogans State Bank of Alta
mont, ILL.,, 80 miles east of st. Louis.
Six armed men, who entered town III
an automobile during the early morn
Evening star., 1924-11-30
Hungary Revels Again.

Night life in Hungary has been
practically absent. SO far as it's old
effulgence is concerned, since, 1914,
but recently. with returning prosper
ity, many of the famous old places
have reopened. Gypsy music"
which was an outstanding feature of
night entertainment there for years,
is now quite common in the Budapest
cafes, and buildings which formerly
held famous cafes and were closed
for banks and other marts of trade
have ousted the business enterprises
and are now teeming with merriment.
Evening star., 1924-11-30
DIR. c. D. WALCOTT
.HONORED IN FRANCE
Sorbonne Faculty Awards
Degree to Capital Scien-
tist for Activities.
By the Associated Press.

PARIS, November 29.-Charles D.
Walcott OF the Smithsonian Institu-
tion of Washington, D. c., was one of
several distinguished foreign scien-
lists awarded honorary degrees by
the University of Paris. at a session
today of the Sorbonne faculty.
A letter was read from DIR. Walcott
expressing his regret that he was un-
able to be present. The degree was
delivered to American ambassador
Herrick, who will forward it to DR..
Walcott at Washington.
DIR. Walcott said last night the de-
gree was awarded to him in recog-
milton of scientific services performed
by himself and the other Amer
leans who also were awarded degrees
at the same time, but he did not
know what the degree was. He had
learned previously that it would be
forwarded to him by Myron T. Her
rick, American Ambassador at Paris.
Dr.. Walcott said he had been noti-
fed some time ago that the degree
was to be conferred.
Evening star., 1924-11-30
Gale PLAYS Queer Prank.

When a gale struck the home of
George Nelson in a small New
England town, it ripped off one
chimney on his house and blew a
hole through the other. leaving
stable shell and in no way disturbing
the top layers of brick or other parts
OF the building. 4