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SECTIQN TWO-PAGE 9. "" WASHINGTON. P.; .. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 6, 1921. PAGE 9-SECTlON TWO. i
MUNICIPAl
SCHOOLPLANS ARE
SELD DP FOR LONG
BY LACK OF FUNDS
Architects Stoff of 11 18
Insufficient, Says Harris,
Asking 19 Men.
veeds more room
>e8?nt Quarters Too Small;
To Accommodate Needed
Additional Men.
Failure of Congress to provide for |
rchltecturml work In its f3.04t.900 I
appropriation tor schools last June [
delaying building operations and
completion of the school program
Municipal Architect Albert U Harris
eclated last night.
Harris' denunciation of Contress"
failure in this regard followed
? declaration by Superintendent of
Schools Ballou yesterday afternoon
before the Board of 'Education that
y was due to the lack of forces
" ,he' District Architect's office,
-.arlier in the meeting Daniel Edwards.
vice president of the board.
J*? delivered a scathing attack on
the to visible power which Is holding
back" construction of Eastern
rliRh School.
The appropriation for a fjew
-astern- High 8chool was first put
through as an emergence- measure
c?efore il.e war. There wa^ a postPOQUMnt
for some unknown reason
od then It was found that the $700.309
provided was insufficient. Then
there was an appropriation of 11.106.000.
and still the.i are defers.
lr isn't? a square U fi g. What is
the iry1sihl?> power that is boldi ?
^acit this building?" Edwards asked
"The whole explanation Is that
the municipal architect's ofTice Is
understaffed," Superintendent Ballou
declared. He pointed out that
plans for nine of the twelve new
schools, approved by the board,
were drawn by architects outside of
the municipal architect's office because
of the lack of help In the office.
Mr. Harris, municipal architect,
pointed out last night that he had
eleven men on his staff and needed
thirty. He could not secure the additional
help, he said, until he had
quarters in which to house them.
?nd this could not-be granted by the
Commissioners, he**?aid, because of
the crowded coridifion of th^'DiSIrfct
building. He explained the office
occupied two rooms on the flrst
floor of the District buildlns:, and
twice as much space would be necessary
If the force were increased
to its proper strength.
Plans Held In Abeyance.
Plans for the two proposed Junior
High Schools and the Tuberculosis
School would be drawn by his office
as soon as plans for the Eastern
High School were completed and
the board acted upon the design of
buildings it desired.
Dr. H. B. Learned, of the Board
of Education, pointed out yesterday
that in the four years he had been
?n the board it had never had the
power until this year to discuss the
merits of school building plans, and
he congratulated the board" on tne
intelligence and industry it had displayed
In its examination of plans.
Mrs. Cabot Stevens and Mrs. William
E. Chamberlain, representing
the Near East Relief, appeared tc
ask for a day set tside for contributions
from the school children. Th?
board, however, voted to adhere tc
Its former rule to permit no collections.
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DRY GOODS MEN
' TO SEE HARDING
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Delegates to Convention Here
Will Visit White House
This Afternoon.
Preliminary meetings by more
than a score of the officers and delegates
of the National Retail Dry
Good s Association Traffic Group
yfire held in the Raleigh Hotel yesterday
In preparation for the national
convention that opens here
today.
It was arranged yesterday to extend
a general invitation to all
Washington merchants to the meetings.
whether members of the dry
goods organization or not. It was
announced definitely that an engagement
has been made for the
visiting delegates to meet President
Harding today at 1 o'clock.
The program, which will be
opened by the chairman. E. A. Mc C
Elroy. of the Gilchrist Company, of
Boston, at 9:45 this morning, will
consist chiefly of reports on the
various aspects of traffic management.
At 12:15 a luncheon will be
tendered by the Washington members
of the National Retail Dry
Goods Association, under the chairmanship
of Charles J. Columbus,
secretary of the Washington Merchants
and Manufacturers Association.
Jn the afternoon session one
of the speakers will be Commissioner
Frederick I. Cox on "The Interstate
Commerce Commission."
Stansbury Assumes Office.
William R. Stanaoury began nil
flrst day aa secretary of the Su
preroa qourt of the United Statei
>eaterday. following the taking ol
the oath Tuesday ! He waa appointed
to succeed Jaihes D. Maher. wn<
died last spring. Stansbury, wh<
waa bom in Washington, began aa
a junior dark thirty-eight years sgo
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L ARCH1TE
| TEDIOUS PASTIMES?
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walk To T?e DOOR
To Mr
(go To TmC I .1
VA/INPO**' TO , I I
see ? ?? I
is coming I J /
HIT BY ARMY TRUCK
HIS LEG IS BROKEN
Pedestrian Knocked Down and
Run Over on Pennsylvania
Avenue."
Robert Spencer. 1? years old. of
10* K street northeast, received a
broken leg and minor bruises when
he was knocked down and run oyer
by an army truck on Pennsylvania
avenue. near Thirteen-and-a-half
street, yesterday afternoon about 3:30
T)'clock.
J\pencer. according to witnesses,
became confused in crossing tnt
street and dodged jn front of the
passing truck, operated by CHfton
Hurley. 1107 Four-and-a-half street
Mouthwest. He was picked up by
pedestrians and removed to Emergency
Hospital in a passing machine^
Pies were scattered broadcast at
the corner cf Twenty-second and M
streets northwest when George
Hughes, driver for a local bakery
wagon, was knocked down by a
i truck driven by Harold P. LLandgrin.
510 Main? street southwest.
Hughes was slightly injured, but his
armful of pies was knocked in every
direction.
' REPORTS SCHOOLS
BELOW STANDARD
HVATTSVIIXE. Md., Oct. 5.?A
survey of Prince Georges County
schools having revealed -that the pupils
of this county are below standard.
Prof. Nicholas ?rem, county superintendent.
announced today at a
I meeting of county school teachers
I that it Will he his aim to bring
1 the schools up to standard ?>y May.
The meeting, held in Washington,
was attended by about 150 feachers
; from various sections of the county.
Addresses were made by Prof. Albert
S Cook. State superintendent
of schools; Prof. J. W. HOlloway.
State supervisor of rural schools;
Prof. Samuel S. North. Stat, supervisor
of high schools, and Miss
' abeth N. Langenfelt. county public
school nurse. .
Miss Langenfelt announced she
1 would conduct this year a medical
inspection of pupUs to determine defects;
would urge regular weighing
' to determine physical fitness and see
that the re<juired fifteen minutes ot
physical exercise was given at every
school. j
\ Opened to Two-Wav Traffic.
Tenth street northwest was opened
1 to both north and southbound traffic
at lJ:01 this morning after harini
been a onq-way street for sever
' months, upon order of the District
; Commissioners. Parking Will be/prohibited
on both sides of the street, be
tween Pennsylvania avenue and K
street, from 7 to 10 a. m. and S to 1
p. m.. Capt A. J. Headley. chief ol
traffic, announced. ,,
Repairs Leaking Roof.
Repair of th? District Buildinj
roof, which has been leaking for
more than two year*, has b?gun
i Maj. F. S. Besson. assistant engineer
commissioner of the District,
announced yesterday. More than han
of1 the tile on' tdj) of the structure
must be replaced and a large slat
of marble must be plaoed on th<
i northwest comer, which was struck
. toy lightning about a month ago,
I Maj. Besson said.
Shorten Training. Period.
I The training period for engineer
i reserve officers at Camp Humphries
I will be reduced .from three to two
. months, the War Department! announced
yesterday.
A Blue Ribbon story by Arthur |
tringer of a cursing blacksmith in ^
Canadian-French village, in the
[agazine Section oF Fiction and 1
eaturei. '
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Machine Guns, Tanks,
Military Game
University A
Georgetown University afliletlc
field yesterday afternoon echoed
with the rattle of machine Run Are. j
the rumbles of tanks and the drone j
of airplanes, when the R. O. T. C.
unit staged a maneuver in celebrat- |
ing the organization of the military
department of the university. |
A good-sized gathering witnessed
the maneuvers, which were supplemented
by tanks from Camp Meade
and airplanes from Boiling Find.
At the "zero hour" (1:30 p. nt) an
enemy machine gun nest wal located
In a concealed position at the
base at the stone wall at the north
end of the athletic field. The advance
guard was held up by fire
from machine guns at the south end
of the campus, whereupon Cadet
Joseph H. McDonough, in charge
EMPLOYES ELECT
UNIONS OFFICIALS
(j
Henry S. Parsons Again
Heads Library Branch
Of Local No. 2.
Henry S. Parsons, of the copy- !
right office of the Library of Con- j
gress. was re-elected yesterday afternoon
president of the Library!
Branch of Federal Employees*
Union No. 2. Mrs. Lilla A. Shepley.
. also of the copyright office, was
chosen secretary, and Mrs. Harriet
J. Hifton-Klng representative on
the board of Local No. 2.
Mrs. Margaret D. Brightwell was
re-elected president of Local No. 2
branch of the U. S. Employees' Compensation
Commission; Augustus P.
, Norton vice president, and Miss
"Helen Hoffmaster, secretary. Cornelius
F. O'Leary* was named rep,
resentatlve on the board of Local
No. 2.
Luther Steward, president of the
National Federation of Federal Employees,
addressed both meetings
on reclassification measures pending
in Congress and was promised
co-operation to aid in their passage.
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Lynchburg Hotel Man's
; Estate Valued at $300,000
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LYNCHBURG, Va., Oct. 5.-The
wtll of W. W. Lynn, owner of the
Hotel Carroll, who died two weeks
ago. has .been probated in the Corporation
Court, tho entire \ estate,
valued at about $300,000, being devised
to the widow and children.
The will is dated November 9, 1909.
Harding Greets Portugal.
President Harding today sent the
. following cable message to the presldent
of the Portuguese Republic :
"On this auspicious anniversary of
, the proclamation of the Portuguese Re,
public, I take pleasure in extending
i to you my friendly greetings and my
: wishes for the continued prosperity of
the people of the Portuguese Republic.
Will Represent Army.
MaJ. F. W. Honeycutt, G. S., will
i attend the conference of the' Na1
ttonal Collegiate Athletic Association
in New York City aa the representative
of the army.
SUNDAY'S
HERALD
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TarLC TO 8e ?URE ,
^HIPJC-S FI)*fioTTSfJ
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Routs Enemy
Tontal Attack
and Airplanes Join in
at Georgetown
thletic Field.
of the platoon, dfecldell to~lff&ke a
frontal attack on the machine gun
nest. .
Several .37 milimeter Ktt#". and
Stoke* mortars, formic* the artillery.
delivered a barraKe fire for
the protection of the attacking
force, which was proceeded bytanks
and scouts.
The attack at this point was protected
by Manager Itourke, of the
track team, who argued that the
tanks were tearing up his pet
track. However, the battle continI
ued and the first wave advanced
1 to cut holes In the iron fence, which
I represented enemy barbed wire.
Heavy firing from automatic rifles
! was delivered to batter down the
1 defense. The second wave built up
i a firing line and moved forward
! through the holes made in the fence
by the tanks and infantry, using
1 assault fire
Plane Attack- ImfantrjrAt
the beginning of the attack
an enemy Kokker plane moved ir
from the North, attacking the In|
fantry and tanks. ? with fnachlnc
guns and* bombs. The Kokker wai
was driven oft by opposing planes
one of which took pictures of tlw
problem and fifty minutes later delivered
prints at the field. During
the attack platoon headquarters released
pigeons to carry messages tc
the rear. These circled the field
| and returned to their loft at Camr
Meade.
The attackerrf. on arriving at
I their objective, charged the trench
j and threw hand grenades Into the
dugouts, whereupon the enemy cam?
out with their hands, gestioulatine
! wildly, (indicating their surrender,
i The battle was won. . ,
* Spectators Hear Wireless.
| Hand grenades. Very pistols, position
lights. smokV lights and
parachute rockets Were used during
the attack. Communcation b|
wireless telephone was demonstrated.
and by use of the Magnavoj
the spectators in the grandstand
were able to clearly understand /thi
airplane observer's reports to th<
ground station on the athletic field
In the competitive machine g?t
firing, which followed the problem
J. F. Morgan was the winner. J
A. McDonough. cadet major, won thi
automatic rifle competition. MsU
William Hobson was in charge
with the following officers actinl
as Judges: Cpl. T. F. Morrow. Col
E. B. Bookmiljer, retired, Col. Richardson.
Maj. Walter C. Gulllon, MaJ
R. c.'BuH, Capt. J. W. Stanley, Capt
Waiter D. McChord and Capt. W
E. Bugi. i
Miss Margaret Gorman ("Misi
Washington") was an enthusiastif
spectator, having driven a Birming
ham car over to the scene with tel
of her high school friends, chaper
oned by Mrs. Gorman. Miss Gof
man pronounced the maneuver!
"perfectly wonderful." f:
BALTIMORE GRAIN.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 5?WheatClosing
pricefc, 294e to 4%.c unde
yesterday'? close, were: No. 2 rei
winter, spot. ll.lTHi No. 2 garlickj
spot, and October, $1.10%.
Corn?Cob corn prices nominal
Track yellow corn. No. 2-or bettet
for domestic delivery, ? He per bu
asked for ckrload lots on spot
Contract spot corn closed at 5SV?c
Oats?Market quiet and easy a
4Tc asked for No. 2 white oats; Nc
8 white, 44a4Sc.
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buyers'week plan!
gaining in favor;
City Officials See Relief in!
Temporary Jobs and
Low Prices. (
Possibilities that Washington
merchants and advertising: rpen
may stas^e a "buyers' meek" i-n the
city, in conjunction with the report
mad<? by the President's conference
on unemployment, were forecast <
Monday afternoon when th Wash- 1
ington Advertising Club agreed toj'
appoint a committee to investigate!'
the plan.
Officials of the city declare that.!'
if such h movement were instituted.!,
temporary employment would be |
afforded to hundreds of persons, and
necessities would be offered to the j
! publie at a greatly reduced price. J, I
J. Cassett, business manager of tne!
Hecht Company. was appointed j
> chairman of the committee. Other
! members serving will be announced
1 the latter part of this week. It is
! expected that the committee will
| make a report at the next meeting
of the club.
Two new members were elected to
the club on the recommendation or
Lawrence Rubel. chairman of the
1 membership committee. They are
Henry C. Stein and Merton P. Jack'
sqp. It was announced that A. O.
' Lasker will address the club at l\?
next regular meeting.
askthaTboard
: buy more books
| Connecticut Avenue Citizens
; Allege Needless Shortage
Of Texts in Schools.
Shortage of text boks in the pubI
lie schools, forcing some puvlls t<^
"double uv" and others to study
r from 'dog-eared" and badly-soiled
.'-pages, wa ^denounced as needless at
: the meeting of the Connecticut Av#?I
nue Citsines* Association last night.
f at All Souls Memorial Church. The
> discussion resulted in the passage
of resolutions asking the board of
j Education to use for books part oi
$10,000 understood to be available.
' The motion was made by H. C. Cobb,
?829 Twenty-eighth street north'
west.
The bo#y voted to co-operate with
the JTedct&tion of -Citizens' Associat
tions on the city-wide membership
drive" planned by the federation, to
- begin October 23. H. B. Plankinton
was named chairman of Its member
ship campaign.
W. B. Westlake. chairman of the
public utilities committee, reported
s that as a result of pointing out the
c inadequate street railway service on
- Connecticut avenue, the Capitol
l Traetion Company had increased the
- Chevy Chase car serviee materially.
Sergt. Fr#d Sandberg. of the
s metropolitan detective service, gave
f a lantern-slid^ lecture .Qn the flnger;
tyatero ?f Identification and
^ told ofnumerouscasas in his own ex'
perlenee of catching criminals by
that- rnethofL Sergt. Sandberg advo
cated that' in connection with the
r next United States census a UniverI
sal Fingerprint Bureau be e?Ub.
, lished to take a record of every per'
son over five years.
\ Matthews-Dixon Nuptials.
HOCKVILLE. Md.. Oct. J.-MIM
U Nellie I. DlJon. at HymttaTllle, Md.,
u and Allen T. Matthews. of Vuht
tnirton. were married In Rookvlll*
> yesterday by the Rev. P. Rowland
Wagner.
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Featuring an Outdoors {*11
ePage of autumn sports, a ^ 1
Fashion Page with latest tj'
American and Parisian __
e creations *nd a page of T 1
prominent women in Re- II
publican affairs. * *
R FA1LUR1
ROPOSES LEGION
HEADQUARTERS BE
ESTABLISHED HERE !
leorge Washington Post T
Will Urge Action by
The Convention.
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V1LL SEND QFFICER
Resolution Protests Against
Demobilization of Naval
Reserve Force.
George Washington Post, Am?rU
in Legion, launched a campaign 1
> bring: national headquarters of
?e American Legion to the Diaict
from Indianapolis, in a reso- *
it ion passed last night. The proosal
will be laid before the naonal
convention in'Kansas City.
Lieut. R. G. Williams, veteran of
lie. civil, Indian and world wars,
ill be sent to the national conation
as a guest of the Geoff*
'ashigton Post, of whieh he is a
lember. Lieut. Williams saWI that
e would urge every Congressional
Istrict to establish a legionnaire. _
hich, he declared, would enable
he legiin to exert an influence in ?
ongressional elections. I
A resolution was adopted protest- 1
iff against the demobilisation of
he naval reserve force, a copy of 1
rhich w/ll be sent to Secretary j
>eaby and all members of the Naal
Affairs Committee.
A motion was carried to table all
roposed resolutions concerning the ?
kU Klux Klan. and Jt was also
loved that a questionnaire be sent
0 all members of the post giving
nformation as to their civilian,
military and athletic standings snd
ccomplishments.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
?as arranged a special train to 1
arry the delegates to the national J
onvention. I ^
SELECT MORE TflANj:
150 HISTORIC SITES,:
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Committee Will Mark Places *
Of Interest for Arms Con- 1
a
fercncc Visitors. 1
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More than 150 markers will point <
r>ut historic landmarks and bulldogs
to Washington's guests dur- ^
ing the arVr.ament limitation confer- 1
enee, W. V. Cox. chairman of the i
Htlsens' committee on historic t
sites, announced last night. Build- 1
ings of international interest will j t
be favored especially in the distri- I
bution of the markers, it was said, j 1
Compilation of ' the sites to be j t
marked has begun and includes,
such spots as the residence in which <
Lafayette and ickens stayed while *
in Washington and the buildings in 1
which early treaties were made. 1
Co* said. The committee has been '
allowed $500 of the fund collected <
for the entertainment of the visi- <
tors.
Searchlights and other electrical '
and mechanical apparatus which '
the government has promised the
committee for the illumination of
the city, are now being collected '
and the contract for the installation
fit the Illumination Is being
drawn up. Commissioner Oyster
said yesterday.
AIR MAIL SQUADRON
WILL HONOR FOCH
As a special mark of anpreciatloft
to Marshal Foch, who wili be the
guest. with other notables, of the
American Legion at the third annual
convention in Kansas CI*. Mo., on
October 31. November 1 and 2. PostmasterGenera
I Hays has arranged to
have an Air Mail squadron of six airplanes
fly to Kansas City on one of
the days of the convention.
The ships of this squadron will be
regular mail planes mobilised at
Omaha from stations on the transcontinental
route?from New York to
San Savncisco?and will fly in formation
from Omaha to Kansas City. Air
mail service has been authorised between
Kansas City and Omaha during
the American Legion convention.
FAIRFAX COUNTY
G. O. P.HOLDS RALLY
FALLS CffURCH. Va., Oct. 5 ?At
an enthusiastic meeting Saturday I
nlffbt under the auspices of the Women's
Auxiliary of Fair/ax County, at
the home of Miss Gun dry. Falls
Church, Republican men and women
of the county organized the Anderson
Republican Club. The meeting
was addressed by Miss Caroline Dickinson,
of Dickinson County, who
spoke of the needed reforms whfch
the Republicans hoped to bring
about. She said the Republicans proposed
to arouse the interest of the
people in Virginia affairs.
They favor the election of school
trustees by the people, a compulsory
[ education law. enlargement of the
, department of agriculture and the
I establishment of a system of farm
I credits as a means of promoting the
State's main industry.
With but six days left in which
to register, there is much activity
in rounding up the delinquent voters.
Witha full white ticket in the field
and the fact that many Democrats
have expressed dissatisfaction with
affairs as they are,- the Republicans
are. expecting good hesults. The
Fairfax County Republican candidate
for the bolse of delegates is Leo
i Freeman, of Vienna.
UNDAY'S
ERALQI
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ASAPH HALL, JL, ?
Aatrononrr at the >?t?1 Ob.
ervatory, Is fflrkratiif hi* !
ftiK(r-*fCM4 blrtkda? today.
He wu bora fa Cambridge, S|
Maaa., and wu gradualrd from J*'
Harvard la 1882. He has brm v
profeaaor of astronomy at Yale
and Mlrkia*a Iveriltle*.
)ISTRICT SUFFRAGE!
HEARINGS PLANNED j
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>enate Committee Sets Nov.
1 as Date When Public J
May Speak.
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Hearings on the District suffrage r
litis will be opened by the Senate
>istrict Committee November i.
This was decided at a brief execuive
meeting of the committee yeserday,
at which no other business t
vas transacted. Senator L. Heisler s
5a.ll, of Delaware, chairman of the <
ommlttee, explained that numerous j i
equerts had been made for the 1
learings. Ii
Col Winfleld Jones, president of j
he press committee of the District
Suffrage Association, will prepare aj<
sit of those who desire to be heard 4
ind the committee will permit all ,
vho appear before it to go into the .
>assage of legislation enfranchiang
the citizens of the National j .
raptal.
Senator Miles Polnd??xter, of I!
Washington, has Introduced a bill j
>roviding for-the election of Hep- j
esentativos under rules similar to!
hose in States. The District Com- j
nissioners would have control of j |
:he prftr.aries and regular elections
ind the District Supreme Court (
would pass upon errors and con- [
lest cases.
Another suffrage bill by Senator j
tapper, of Kansas, provides for the ;
election of two delegates to th?>
House of Representatives, four
District^ Commissioners, a public \
utilities commission and a board of'
education. The Commissioners, unier
the Capper bill, would serve two;
rears at an annual salary of 17.500. j
The utilities commission would consist
of five members to serve two
years each at $1,000 a year.
RECORD TRIP MADE
BY U. S. SUBMARINES
A new record for American submarines
is believed by nabal author! j
ties to habe been established by thrt i
S-2, whicjj has Just completed sn 8.000 I
mile voyage unescorted. A speed record
probably hss been made also.
The S-2 made the trip from Ports
month. X. H.. to Pearl Harbor. Hawaii, j
In ^twenty-nine sailing days. Stops
were made at Charleston. S. C.;
Guantanamo, Cuba: Coca Sola. Panama
Canal Zone; Magdalena Bay.
Lower California.
The submarine tender Beaver picked i
up the S-2 at Magdalena Bay. but te-|
mained with her for /only a rsrt of a |
dsy, when she left to answer a radio
call from another submarine.
With other submerslMcs In the |
flotilla, the S-2 soon mill sail from!
Hawaii for the Philippines.
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This Book Is a
. ? Call and
We have hundred* of thei
they may be had upon app
They will Bt any shelf or b
dollar* In spare chanfce 1
In blue and rold?but wait
for It today.
SAFE DEPC
We would like also to ca
that we have the most moc
keeping of your valuable pi
may be rented here for as ll<
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110,000 OF BOOH
LONE WOLF STOLE;
IS UNRECOVERABLE
tales So Widely Spread
Police Unable to Trace
The Booty.
FORKED BY SELF
>et?cUves Believe His Hand
In Fifty Thefts in District
Homes.
More than $10,000 of the $26.0?*
rorth of watches, diamonds, stick ins
and other small pieces of ,
swelry which the negro bouse*
reaker, Ernest Johnson, has stolen
i Washington since the first of the
esr will never be returned to the
[ghtful owners. Is the opinion* of
he headquarters detectives asigned
to the case.
The youthful second-story man.
rhose arrest Sundsy by Detectives
ones and Jackson cleared up a
eries of crimes long unsolved. - Is
aid to be one of the shrewdest ?of
Is trade to come under the sureilance
of local headquarters.
Played "Lwe Hoir Gibe.
Playing a "lone wolf** game he
isposed of his loot through priate
individual*. If the negro had
sed the dealers and second-band
tores to dispose of the thousands
f dolls* worth of Jewelry he has
tolen since Jsnuary the tracing of
he goods would be much easier*
is it is. detectives feel thst $10,000
rorth of the loot has gone out of
Washington to stay.
While Johnson, terror-stricken,
as told the police of many sources
rom which the stolen property
night be recovered, men on the case
esterday recovered very few of the
nore valuable articles. Clothing.
riost of It reduced to trash; trinkets.
and such things were the limit
?f the recoveries. To dste less than
4.000 worth of loot has been found.
Blamed for Fifty Theft*.
Headquarters estimate that Johnton
is responsible for fifty thefts in
ls many different residences. In n*
>ne case was it found wh#?re- he got
-id of his findings in a large amount.
It was his policy to sell s piece here
md there, usinc scores of acquaintinces
as salesmen.
Over a score of gold watches, a
loxen or more dlsmond rings and
liamond brooches, ere incloded '?
the articles which Johnson ail
to have confessed taking.
The negro is being held w?:hent
bond. Practically sll of the delve*
:lwt at headquarters are er
In hunting down the var
ind plsces where Johnson !?lns ie
have distributed his loot.
CROWS OF CARUSO
GATHERING DC ST
new york. Oct. K.? Hit* *-n? the
public are the only two farters thst
, an decide who shall be Ceruse's * accessor."
said Ginlio Gstti-0*a/?a on
his arrival here today from an extended
European tour. TT*e impressario
of the Metropolitan Opera Companj,
said:
'There are no Caruso holes. AIT of
our male stagers hsre sung In the
same operas. There are a great many
aspirants to his place. But I am only
the manager. I cannot chose Caruso's
successor." #
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