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- " :- <-yV>:.^>'. -.- - ' v:V'-{^j i-vTvv^v .- *' ' - : 1 Financial and Business News Will Be Found on Pages 2 and 3 of This Section ' _j 1 weusHm?g?NNEwsD 1 Gflb Hasfungton Herald 3^^-S 11 , ?-???^izzizzziz-irzzz!z^i^izz^i^ziizzzzzzz3iz^i^iiizziz^irzziMZzzU JI SECTION TWO?PAGE 9. WASHINGTON, D. C., .WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1921. PAGE 9 .SECTION TWO ? BLONDE b COVET SELECTION I AS CITY'S ENVOY TO ATLANTIC CITY i Many Younf Women Take Photographs to Herald. NAME PATRONESSES Coast Resort Officials Choosng Prominent Society Women I For Places. cosTisrro wo* PAGI os?These photograph* will be kept in, The Herald offlce until. Aug. " when the tart will be accepts The. they will all be turned over to a board of Ave judges, who will select ten from the number and have the subjects appear in person for the decision. From these ten the fairest will be chosen. EaterUlaacat Pl???. The successful young woman will be sent to Atlantic City In the care of a chaperone and all of her expenses will be paid. Beachfront hotels all along the Atlantic City boardwalk are extending: cordial inrotations to "Miss Washington" and representative young women from other cities to be their honored guests during the coming Pall Pageant. Entire suites of the finest ocean-fronting rooms are to be set aside for the young women and their chaperones and for the three days of the big affair they wilt be the most noted guests of the most noted resort hotels of the world. Purlwt her visit "Miss Washington" will come in intimate social contact with some of the great of America. not only at the public functions, but in her hotel. Already a number of J^ntative Invitations have been extended by hotel men for special luncheon and dinner events at which they will have as their own personal truest* the vi*itlns governors. United States Senators and others of liigh political or social place In company with "Mips Washington." should she accept their hospitality. Any number ?f dances and similar affairs will he Offered and "Miss Washington will be forced lo have her chaperone select for her the moat attractive affairs to fill out the three M lays' program. >rptune'? Arrival. Sew and more ambitious plana * arc being laid for a proper reception to King Neptune, who Is to arrrve in his golden seashell on the afternoon of .September .. wh?n Miss Washington" and the coTnpan1 ion beauties will Join his court, i Naval officials will assign several I gunboats to convoy the King of the I Sea and to fire salutes of honor as f the Sea God steps ashore. The I sailors and Marines of the I craft also will come ashore for the Boardwalk parade which will convey Neptune and his consort to their place of pageant honor on the Million Dollar Pier, where the trolden craft of entry from the sea will Main until Neptune's departure on the night of the governors ball. The officers and men of the naval fleet will be among the whom "Miss Washington will meet at the big balls and other func tlons which will take place on Tuesday evening formally to Inaugurate the pageant. CkMBlX PttWifMMSelection is being made this w*?* of the special committee of leading society women who will be patronesses of the pageant and have social ihentorshtp over "Miss Washington and her companion guests at the r sort, according to advices!r?m A _ lantlc City. Places are belng eager L ly sought on this special committee, which also will include ? nu"??" of prominent women fJom cities now members of the summ# hotel and cottage colonies. The ladies will lay first claim to the society of "Miss Washington ? nil which will be Immediately on her arrival on the af ternoon of September s Alter ward they will conduct Miss Wasn ington" to greet city offlclaUan<l members of the pageant <=?mm.tteewho will offer the formal greeting of the resort and place before her the program of events in which sh is to participate. SAFETY FIRST MAN FALLS IN POTOMAC Jacob Wolf man. general manager of the Safety First Film Company, of New York, fell from a rock while filming a motion picture at Gre^t Palls Monday and narrowly escaped death in th. rapids of the Upper Potomac by clinging to a rock until assistance arrived. Wolfman suffered an injury to his arm. which is sal dnot to be ?"lou"' Wolfman. who Is best known to Washingtonians as the proprietor of a concession at Glen Echo Park, was "shooting" a scene from the Maryland side of the river when he suddenly lost his footing and fell his heavy camera falling after I him. First-aid treatment was given I the injured movie man at Glen I Echo Park- . I He is expected to resume work on 1 the picture within a few days. I SfiOO Attend Outings \ At Chesapeake Today ' More than 3.000 persons will attend outinsrs of the State eouncil of the Daughters of America and the, Great Council of the Independent Order of Red Men at Chesapeake ^Arrangements for the Daughters of America are being handled by [Charles H. Miller. The Red M?p s excursion committee Is composed of EThemas H. Dennis, chairman; W. R iirnv. secretary: F. D. Selffest. treasurer: Willlarg Alexander. Fharlea Scherrer, William Rowan. ptMue Heldenheimer. A. E. ThompJohn Veaaey. W. S. Doleman. Tf. Osmond. I>. A. Harvey. Robart Strobe! L H. Bergman, John f. ; inch. Use Emory aad H. W. ? ?? LND BRUN] ? I I \m I \\W-k > - *t|H?0h Here are three ?k utinati 1 * * "? k?"r at Wlig Kkttei ? "*IM Vukliitn." They are Miaa Aiu Niebel. 1S7? RimH street. at tap lefti Ml.. Ttrlaa Speaeer. M3 H street aerthwest. at tap risk 11 Ml.. Delia Lta<?i<erker, 1314 k .treet aarth. weat. be law. TRAFFIC VIOLATORS MAINTAIN AVERAGE Same Number Arrested During July as in Month Before. Although violators of the speed regulations for July outnumbered those arrested for the same offense during the month of June, arrests of violators of traffic regulations of all kinds was exactly the same for July as It was for June, there being 1.583 .arrests, it was shown by a report' from Capt. Albert Head ley, chief of the Traffic Bureau, made yesterday to Commissioner Oyster. The report showed that the total number arrested for traffic violations during- July was 2.428 and for the month Of June 2,330. Arrests during July exceeded arrests during June by 3S. Applications for permits to drive automobiles totaled 1,5S3. of which 234 were disapproved. In April. 83,1 applications were filed and*!2 were disapproved: in May, J, l.lTg applications were (lied and 182 were disapproved;" in Juner 1,581 applications were filed and 252 were disapproved, and In July. 1,393 applications were Bled and 234 were disapproved. San Francisco Is to Retain . Naval Bureau Headquarters of the Twelfth naval district will not be transferred from San Francisco to Goat Island. Senator Shortridge. of California, j yesterday conferred with Secretary of the Treasury Mellon and urged the necessity, from the standpoint of convenience and economy, of retaining the headquarters where they are now. As a result of the conference, Secretary Mellon telegraphed instructions to the collector of customs at San Francisco to prepare rooms in the San Francisco customs house for the accommodation of the n*val district. The naval bill recently passed made no provision for naval district headquarters in separate offices where there is a navy yard or a naval training station, but an exception has been made In this case. Invited to Hear Address Delegations of veterans from the United States Soldiers' Home and from the Walter r.eed Hospital have been Invited to attend an open air meeting tomorrow night at 8000 Georgia avenue northwest, under the auspices of the Abraham Lincoln Council of the American Association for the Recognition of Ireland. Representative W. J. McCormick. of Montana, will address the meetiag. Negro Seriously Cut. George Page, colored. 30 years old. 240 P street, northwest, was treated at the freedman's Hospital for serious cuts about the neck while Nettie Smith, colored 35 years old. 321 Fifteenth street southeast, was held at the Second precinct station charged with assault as a rfcst.lt of a fight betweenthe two in front of the former's home early last evening. BAND CONCERTS. t'oaeert y tbe V. 8 Marin# Band thi* afternoon at 3 p.m.. at the V. H oTnul. Willis* H. KantHmann. leader- Taylor Braaaon. areond leader. ' ,llor'ou? Br oner", .fetntelaua Tfce rijrlac D=t^?."..ww" | irombone Solo. Lore's Enchantment Wuicla. Robert E. Clark <.rand Sresea froai "Aids" v.mi ?rslts Saite. "noarid, . "J "' <??*' Ziaaenaasn. b.?dm.,ter " S' *' Hi Sostblasder" Tjtk__ r? Trot. "Margie" '" ""'' waits s?i?. ? t?, cijy" riisW, ;;veieti?^ TW Mi m-llllM '***** >i> "" .! *? '"* ETTE, FRA , aH Awaiting "Mis Her# In brief are the detail! for the selection of "Miss Washington": A=y woman In Washington or the suburbs Is eligible. Submit a photograph to the Art Editor of The Herald, or see the Art Editor and arrange to bare one taken. Photographs will be accepted until August it. They will be submitted to the Board of Judges August 26. The artists will ask the ten most attractive of the young women to appear in person and will select tile one most suited for the role of "Miss Washington." Tho decision will be made as j shortly thereafter as possible. ! about August 2L The Judges are: Dr. Mitchell Carroll, vice president of the Washington Arts Club and <dltor of Arts and Archaeology: I Henry W. Bush-Brown, of the Washington Arta Club, a well known artist and aculptor; Dr. Thomas A. Williams, of the Washington Arts Club, an au| I $1,000,000 SPENT IN JULY BUILDING Permits for 138 Brick Houses Were Issued Last Month. Expenditure of more than $1,000.000 for building construction and repair in. the District shows in the July report of John P.- Healy, Inspector of buildings, presented yesterday to Maj. Carey H. Brown, assistant engineer commissioner. The number and nature of the buildings started in July, as shown by the report are a* follows* Brick, 158; concrete, 5; tile. 12; frame. 52. One hundred and sixty-three permits for making brick repairs represented an expenditure of 1599.002. Fifty permits issued for the erection of frame dwellings represented an expenditure of $222,845. Distribution of improvements among the stetions of the city is shown ?? follows: Northwest $86.i?J.?80Utbeast' *".360: northeast. -?1,800, and' southwest. $1,000. Boy on Parole Again Charged With Theft Alfred U Wright, alias Jimmte Rice, a Shoplifter on parole. maAe his second rain attempt to escape from his captors yesterday, when brought before Probation Officer Amos Steel for examination Into another -charge of larceny to which Wright pleaded guilty. The first attempt to escape the Police was when Wright, accompanied by Roy J. Miller is alleged to have stolen two silk skirts from ? store on Fourteenth street, conducted by Max Levi tan. The boys were arrested by Patrolman J. R, Jenkins after a short chase. Wright upon being told by Probation Officer Steel that hla chances of being placed on probation oh the second charge ware very doubtful. broke away from the deputymarshal and again attempted to escape,, but before he managed to get vary" far ha was reptptured. JL MISS A 1 .... "v-Vv C: ; ;, ' ' * * j|k. ' 'ji W^\--., Hk^HR' I ' '*, '?* ' I ^jgSsi^mi fIf/ s Washington" thorify on art: Cuno H. Tludolpn, District Commissioner. and Bachrach. photogfapher, an expert in artistic portraiture. "Miss Washington" will receive a trip to Atlantic City, with all expenses paid, to a magnificent celebration, at which she will be an honored guest. Before departure Washington merchants will make the following additions to her wardrobe: Rixik Brothers will give her an evening gown; J. M. Gidding fc Co., a $ afternoon frock: the Hecht Co., a bathing suit; the Mey^r Rhors. a traveling hat; I .William Hahn & Co., shoes, and Selinger's, *20 F street, a string of MDu Barry" Pearls. . | She will be accompanied by a -chaperone. At Atlantic City she will have a chance to win a $5,000 golden Venus, offered for the most beautiful representative from the various cities. She will be a central figure in a series of elaborate receptions, bails and entertainments. M " . ' ' i VIRGINIA WOMAN DIES IN CAPITAL Mrs. Mamie Peyton Didlake Was Member of Prominent Family. Mrs. Mamie Peyton Didlake. 33 years old, wife of Thomas Elvin Didlake, a prominent attorney of Manassas, Va., died at Sibley Hospital yesterday morning. Mrs. Didlake. the only daughter of James Leon and Mamie Taylor Luxford, was born ih Staunton. Va? and was graduated from Blackstone Female College and the University of Virginia Normal School, after which she came to Washington, residing here until her marriage to Didlake. Later they established their home at Manassas, Va. Mrs. Didlake was of revolutionary stock. Her uncle. Cart. Overton c. Luxford, is state registrar of the District of Columbia Society. Sons of the American Revolution and her mother is an active member of the' Daughters of the Confederacy. Her uncle, the late Dr. Thomas Booker Luxford. was a prominent physician of Princess Aline, Va. Two aunts, Mrs. Blanche E. Watts of this-city, and Mr*. Eva B. Hudson of Newark. ?? J . survive. Accused of Attempt To Defrahd Bank ' 1 Suspected by the police of it"teropting to secure money by telegraph from the BlshopvlUe National Hank under false pretenses. James Halloday. colored, *0 years old. of Philadelphia, was arrested last night by Headquarters detectives. The police asserted that by usingthe namea of two depositors of the bank wbc are on their vacatioifB Halloday expected to aecure MM. Investigation by the baijk officials showed the telegram to He a fraud am! they notified the police. A letter prepared by the police was sent to Holloday by Detective Sergt. Alligood at his rooming house. 38 L street northeast, and hie arrest followed. .A I n^'.i ND ATHLf Polire Get Back I Inventor's Model Toiled on Years A model of a doorstep, representing the life work of Nicholas Carual, li?l Ohio avenue northwest, which was recently stolen, was recovered by the police yesterday when Jo?eph Antonla Parella, 1318 n?w York avenue, was arrested by headquarters detective*. Carusl told the police that ha had tolled years on the Invention, whiob he Intended patenting with the expectation of reaping a fortune from It. Parella Is charged with the larceny of the model and with conspiracy to have It patented under his o?rn name. Parella. according to the police, admitted his gtflll oon both points. WILLIAMS RAPS RESERVE BOARD ?????? Former Comptroller Says Economic Ills Due to Mistakes. The economic situation in the j country would have been entirely i different had the Federal Reserve Board adopted a different policy to- j ward deflation, former Comptroller! of the Currency John Skeiton Williams yesterday told the Joint Com mission of Agricultural Inquiry. Much of the industrial depression of the last two years wss due directly to the action of the hoard in raising interest rates. Mr. Williams charged. He also directly charged that the board had shown favoritism toward certain New York banking institutions. Governor Harding of the board! sat In the committee toom throughout Mr. Williams" testimony. He ! will be given an opportunity to de-] fend the board's policies today Mr < Williams appeared as a witness for' the Farmers- National Union. "I did not agree with the policy | Of the Federal lteservo Board In in- ! discriminate^ raising interest rate* in 1?1J." said Mr. Williams, "nor did I 'agree with It previously in a ! policy of making prodigal advances! to institutions in the Kast to the ! disadvantage of/the South and West. I "1 found that the board in 1?19 i was advancing directly and Indi-1 rectly a total of 11.10.000.000 to a! single Institution in New York ' City." Mr. Williams did not give name of the hank. He read statis- | tlca to show that during a portion j of the period of depression the re- ! serve banks of New York. Chicago j and other cities were getting more | loans than all tho country banks ! put together. The Reserve Bank of New York! had continually been a heavy borrower. Mr. Williams said, "to the' extent of four times ita capital fori use in speculative operations and S promotions." I Asks Total of U. S. Employes Who Voted in Election A resolution providing for the ! compilation of statistics showing the number of government employes ; *n Washington who cast a vote in the last general election, was intro duced in the House yesterday by ! Representative Vare. of Pennsylvania. The Bureau of Census is directed under the bill to obtain all facts and ; figures necessary to show the total j number of employes from each State, the number who voted at the last ' general election for President. Vice-I President and members of Congress ! and arranged aceordfng to depart- j ments. boards, commissions; and I other branches of the government [ service. \ The heads of the various governi mental branches are directed to cooperate with the Census Bureau in j the compilation of the figures, which must be submitted to Congress prior to September 1. this year. BOWLES RELEASED l UNDER NEW BOND Norman S. Bowleg, who was sent ! to Jail Monday when his bondsman, Charles D. Hood, surrendered him to the police, obtained a new bondsman last night and was released from durance ville on a $10,000 guarantee. Frank A. O'Neil, a Georgetown real estate dealer, agreed to produce Bowles in court when needed and went on the bond. . * Alleged to be a pal of Jules [ "Nicky" Arnstein, Bowles was convicted of a charge of conspiracy to | bring stolen bonds into the District and was sentenced to two years' imprisonment and fined $5,000. He I was at liberty, pending the outcome of his appeal, when Hood surrendered him. Mall Robbers Go to JaiL Twelve Federal prisoners, their six guards.and a U. S. marshal, all on their way from Providence. R. J., to the Federal prison at Atlanta, j Ga.. attracted much attention last) evening at the Union Station, where they awaited for two hours the departure of their train. Nine East Indian sailors, and one French sailor were under sentence for robbing mall and express packages at sea. The Frenchman, who had proved the ring leader .had escaped to France, I but was betrayed by his own inquiry concerning a $5,000/reward offered for information of the robbery. Back from Motor Journey. Isaac Oana. treasuter of Saka ani) Company. and wife, of the Iowa apartmenta. have returned from a week-end motor trip through Braddock Heights and Harpers Ferry. . JtkTGKL; COURT ORDERS 5 HELD FOR JURY; FINES 3 OTHERS Woman and Men Charged With Making False Pretenses. Five persona who appeared before Judge HardUon in Police Court yesterday were held for action of the grand jury. Three of these, one a woman, are charred with false pretenses; another ia altered to nave stolen an automobile, and the flfth * accu*ed of assault -with a deadly weapon. Three other prisoners arraigned before Judge Hardiaon were' fined, respectively, for illegal possession of intoxicating liquor, using a dipnet in the Potomac River, and passing a worthless check. ?t attempting to obtain 150 from the Western Union TeleOon^pany by false pretenses. Addison M. Carver, residing at th? ' c A- Robert L. Glass, of -*11 P street northwest, and Gladys Bartlettt, Qf 1J17 I street northwest, were held for action of the grand lnr>il ftnn>tl? ?f lh* B,en Were he,d In Jl.ooo bond, while the woman was held In $S0? bond. AsiM.kil, Mslea. Jefferson Winfred, colored, aleged to have stolen an automobile belonging to Jacol. Kohner. of 27*5 Untario road northwest, last Saturday, was held for action of the grand Jury In $1,000 bond. Alleged tn have thrown a light' <1 lamp at Katie E. Clark, of J4i Jack ll,y. last March. Ernest Bowman w? held for action or the grand Jury on a charge of as sault with a deadly weapon. Albert Sunday, of 17#4 P gtrei: northwest, was flmd K0 on ea i ?' ,'OU' ?ounl? f?r using a dlpn. t in the Potomac River. Charged wilh having paascd a worthless check for J12 at a downtown hotel. John II. Kawlings. of Th nr J"- "" flncd ?50 wi"' th,. alternative of spending thirtv k "L' Hc pl''a'J*'d guilty, and h,c h*d '"'n penniless and without a blaoe to sleep. Fine* for ?r||i?K Hkhky. Join, W leaner. years u 1*1. giv?ng his occupation a? a farmer and his address as .Seat Pleasant. Md. arrested on complaint of the man' Hlf^r of a local insurance companv. Who claimed that his aKents were drinking whisky bought from Wiesner. wa? fined $50 on a charge of unlawfully possessing intoxicating liquor. Justice Siddonx. in Kquitv Court yesterday directed the Fnlted .States marshal to take into custody IJeorge K llartlng. a hauling contractor, and require him to furnish $500 bond to guarantee his appearance in court when Mrs. I'lara Martin*, hit wife, institutes proceedings to regain the custody of their children. He also orderccd Fletcher A. Brower a clerk in the War Department, to appear before the Equity <*ourt Friday to show cause why he should not support his wife. Mrs. Mary C. Brower. Wants Him Restrained. Through Attorney l>. Edward Clark. Mrs. Hurting complained to the court that she believed her husband. who sued her for a limited divorce, to be ready to leave the clt> and take one of their children with him. She asked that he be forced to stay here until the court has decided who shall have the little ones. Mrs. Brower. through Attorney W. A. ?'oombe. filed suit for a limited divorce and alleged that since her marriaue at Koctey Mount. X. C.. on June 19, 1916. her husband has frequently beat her. Says Lack of Funds Halts Improvements There is little hope of extensive street improvements in the District, It was announced yesterday by Col. Kutz, engineer Commissioner, when a delegation of members of the Northeast Washington Citizens' Association. headed by Evan H. Tucker, president of the association, presented the District Commiw*oners with a list of civic improvements desired. Col. Kutz based his assertion that Washington will he unable to obtain sufficient money to carry through needed street improvements upon the fact that out of an estimate of $800,000 submitted to Congress, an appropriation of only $140,000 was received. Among the items requested by the Northeast Washington Citizens' Association were the purchase of a tract of land for park purposes; construction and maintenance of a bathing beach in Anacostia I*ark, and the removal of the refuse plant. Veterans Plan Carnival. - The advice to former service msn that they elect representatives to Congress who have the interests 6f the veterans at heart, which was recently given by Hamilton Fish, was indorsed by the Gen. Nelson A. Miles Camp. United Spanish War Veterans, at a meeting last night in Perpetual Hall. Soldier legislation and soldier preference in governmental positions was discussed by I John Murphy. Fred Royse an l Samuel J. Lawson. Arangements I were made for a carnival to be held September 5 to 1?,. Fred Zuich presided. Sues Virginia Railway. j' Mary E- Lehmann. a nurse, filed suit yesterday in the District Supreme Court against the Washingten-Virginia Railway Company for $20,000 damages for alleged personal injuries. Through Attorneys Geiger and Fowler, the nurse claims that on March 2 last, sne stepper into an excavation beside the track at Pettey. Va.. and was so seriously Injured that she has since been unable to work. v. I, "Will Hold Lawn Fete. A lawn fete will be held tonight at M Taylor street northwest at o'clock under the auspice^of the IJoppa Lodge Chapter of the O. K. a ASPIRE: T< I Jfe. .%X ttgtwb jflf A -. 3?^fl I chari.es w. darr. (karlfa William Darr, a local Mtlomr), wk? In tMay celebrat- | In* hi* blrtkda j- wa? bora la fhla Htf. He waa rivraiH la tkr pabllr *rko?U, and rrad atrd from (ir?rgriowa L'alver Ity. Dariag tkf war, kf wa? artkf la ikr War kavlafa *tmmp ( mmpaiKn aad a foar-atlaate *iwakrr far (kr liberty loan drlvea. He la a director a* the Dlatrtet >atlaaal Itank. aad the t kaaahrr of ( aanerre t a araker af the Sixteenth Street Hlffhlaaada Cttlaeaa* Aaaorlaf laa. aad proaalaeat aembfr of the KnlKhia of t olaaahaa aad the R. P. O. K. He realdea at 1423 UairfeU*w atreet aorthweat. Mr. Uarr derllae? ta Vive hla correct ace Hat adaalta that he la a?*r -tweat y-oae.** TWO SMALL FIRES DAMAGE PROPERTY Fire of unknown origin did 12^0 damage to a small bacn in the rear l of the home of Mr*. Maude Moore, at Seventh attest and Sfasxacbusotta i avenue northwest, early ycslerday.j i The J)laz< was extinsuishfd Vafore j any iierious damage could be done, j Tbe explosion of an oil sto\'c at j j the home* of Kmma Black. 1203, Sixth-and-a-half street southwest. | yesterday morning set Are to the premises and damaged property to the extent of $100. JEWELERS CLAIM $10fi00 OF OYSTER Gait and Brother, jewelers, yesterI day probated a elaim of I10.0P.26I ! against the state of the late George i 1 M. Oyster, jr., who aied at Atlantic I City at the age of 72 years a/ter I a honeymoon with his 26-ycar-old | bride. Mrs. Cecil Ready oyster. Te itemized bill filed in the office of the register of wills sets forth I that on April 6 Oyster paiu f 1.473.67 i on the account, leaving $10,060.26 i dueBlack Sumac in Demand For Tanning and Dyeing Rural resident of regions in Vir; ginia. Maryland. North Carolina, i Pennsylvania and West Virginia will reap an uncultivated harvest this summer and fall when the leaves and fresh branches of black sumac become ready for use in 1 tanning and dyeing. Manufacturers of domestic sumac ! extract inform the Bureau of ChemI tstry, I'll i ted States I department of j Agriculture, that they will need this j year between 300 and 400 carloads of ! the product. Small-scale gathering is feasible. because storekeepers generally act as agents to buy the tumac and sell it to the carload dealers. Only black sumac will be acce.pted this year, and the leaf must be bright. First-grade sumac must contain no l>errics and leas 1 than 25 per cent of stalks. The price per 100 pounds delivered loose i to the country dealer will approxt| mate $1. | Capital Residents Bequeath $50000 The wills of two deceased Wash| ingtonians. Involving estates of a total value of approximately ?S0.000. were filed for probate in the District courts yesterday. Miss Annie E. Stellwagen, sister of Edward J. Stellwagen. or the Union Trust Company, who died July 10. left an estate valued at f4S.168.C2. according to the petition for probate of the will filed by Stellwaeen yesterday. The estate consists of cash amounting to $1.SS8.6S and stocks and bonds valued at ?41.?00. . . Mrs. Octarla Fenwick. who died July 4. left personal property valued at l6.lM.It, according to paper* filed by Hubert P. Iliman. a relative. Bonrke Cochran to Speak. A meeting of St. Anthony's Council will be held thla evening at St Anthony's Hall. Twelfth and Monroe streets northeast. Representative Bonrke Cochran, of .New York Is expected to apeak. xsrtss 1 [j The party PERMANENT WAVE SHOP Hesse Life BnlMlns. ? lHh ss4 C. Mel-i gin ..? . _ . . . ... . 0 HONOR WASHINGTON'S OWN DELIGHTED WITli CAMP MEADE MENU" ??i??? ^ Company and Other Units Addressed bv Gen. Pershing:. Anxious mother# of the young men In "Wuhliftig'i Own." Compaay M. Civilian Training Camp at Camp Meade who jnay perchance bo tn fear leat their aona crow pale and wan on the proverbial army -bean* and hard tack" ahould take a look at the following mens which waa served by the K. P. of Cos. pany M. laat night. "Beef pie. colo claw, sliced tomatoes, fried potatoes, hot Parker Hou? rolls, butter, bread, and Irnd tea." The "chow" last night waa only * typical of the meals being served^ the young men. All of the WaahJngtonians yesterday unanimously expressed themselves as "doelirhted" or "Jolly well pfeaaed" with the "*rub." ? Will Have teiaala' Hate." But the cup of aatlafaction of Company M 'overflowed yesterday when news came that the camp will shortly contain a bona flde "swtmmtn* hole." An oil creek is being dynamited to deepen It sufficiently for swimming purposes. The men poured into the barracks of Company M. in the D block of Camp Meade, all day Monday. A continuous dining-room service waa maintained from early Monday morning till midnight to serve the new arrivals. The personnel of the company la one of .the most diverae ages. There were several wearing knee pants and a number who are beyond the draft age. Diverse aa they were In age. the? were uniform in fltneaa. Officers', were agreed that seldom had a huskier bunch invaded the conflnea of the camp. "The Fikrhting Company M" someone, taking time by the forelock, has already dubbed the organisation. Addressed by Gen. Perabiag. At noon yesterday the organiaa* tlon, in company with the other units of the camp, listened to an address by Gen. Pershing. The general spoke on the civilian train- " in*r camps as part of the national defense 0f the country. "Despite the longing for peace, wars nuv come at any time." the general declared. "and hence, preparedness was the only sane way to cope with a national emergency." These young men training in the camp, he said, would become a part of the reserve strength of the army which the country could call upon in the event arms must be resorted to. According to reports a number of the members of Company M, on the first nucht forgot the proprieties of miltary discipline after taps was usnded. Some. Indeed, it la said at that late hur recited such selections as "Wake Me Ivarlj. Mother Dear, for 1 Am to Be Wucen of the May." Boys Kaeape Penalties In view of the fact that the men had not received instruction in military disciplne. no penalties were ' Inflicted. However, hereafter, t? was said, after taps, everybody : wuld have to "make a noise like keeping quiet." All of the members of Company M. yesterday received their rifles and pack equipment, and spent the day pleasantly cleaning and pol, ishing their suns. and practicing how to put the pack together. To: day Company M will go to the ! front?of the drill field?and receive \ instruction In the manual of arms. 1 The schedule for today also calls for instructions in nomenclature of (rifle, military courtesy and settingup exercises. I Reveille Is blovtn at t:l? o'clock jin the morning. So far none of Ihe I members of Company M have de| clared their Intention of "murderj In* the bugler." Despite the earlr I rising his bugling necessitate*, it la isakl. that hi* life will be perfectly I safe for another week, when the j novelty of early rising will, perI haps, lack aomcwliat of Its present : interest. Col. Ilelms. in charge of the Civilian Trainin'g Camp, was greatly I pleased at the rapidity with whiclr the 1.360 men in the camp wert" equipped. The men were (riven' ~ ! Physical examinations, record* wer^ ! made of them, and full cguipm^Qj, Kivt-n them all in course of one Ai? | Capt. William E. Goe. of aba-. I Forty-flrtt Infantry, is in charge of Company M. He Is assisted by two other regular army officers, Ueut. H. K. Kelly and Second Lieut. Earl P. Lxniehs. The top "noncom" of the company is First Sergt. M. P. i Hamilton. 1?% DISCOUNT SALE EWctric ud Gas Fixtares TT . r I A \%% MsHUt ? As? Fitter* Aa Tbey Are All Maffced la *1 ? ?. Pfewraa. PeM Electric * Gas S^ C* IIS ht ?t. K. W. ^ ' WF. RAVI m HALF