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SECTION TWO.
CITIZENS TO
PROBE PHONE
ATE BOOST
The Phone Situation
Xeal comalttee named to act
Increased telephone rates.
Appeal to eoarts possible.
I Mass meetlHff at citizens on
railway rate Increase Friday
nisht.
I
By BVLXi PRICK.
President Westlake. of the Federa
tion of Citizens' Associations, today
announced that he has named the fol
lowing as members of the committee
of that organization which is to de
termine whether an appeal shall be
taken to the courts against the raise
In telephone rates for the District
made by the Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Company with the approval
of the Postmaster General: J. P
Crawford, Henry Randall Webb, Ed
ward P. Colladay, Charles S. Shreve,
William S. Torbert, Frederick J. Rice.
Mr. Westlake. who has shown him
self active and alert in behalf of the
interests of the citizens of Washing
ton, is determined that the telephone
raise shall be looked into from all
angles, and If judicial proceedings can
be maintained In the courts they will
be Instituted.
Mass Meeting Friday Klghi.
Mr. Westlake has also announced
that a big mass meeting of citizens
tnd representatives of civic and labor
organizations will be held Friday
night fn the board room of the Dis
trict Building, under the auspices of
the federation, for the purpose of
permitting those present to furnish
facts or to express the views of their
communities upon the proposed in
crease In the revenues of the Wash
ington Railway and Electric Com
pany. r
Tho meeting will not be confined
wholly to representatives of citizens'
bodies of the District, but representa
tives of suburban towns outslds the
District All who are vitally interest
ed will be welcomed.
The meeting is a seouel to that of
last Friday night, at which President
Bam, of the Washington Railway and
Electric Company, before the largest
gathering of citizens held in the
boardroom in years, answered ques
tions that had been submitted to him
n writing or verbally.
Because of the length of time con
sumed by Mr. Ham in answering the
written questions there were a lance
number of representative citizens who
did not have full opportunity to ques
tion him or to make known their own
views. Mr. Ham made a good im
pression and the citizens present re
trained from open expression of their
views because they did not wish to be
Accused of "heckling" the head of the
"railway.
Probe Matter Completely.
So it was determined to give rep
resentatives of citizens' and labor or
ganizations an opportunity Friday
night to fully express themselves and
to make suggestions as to what steps
iihould be taken.
The federation is determined to
cake a stand on the railway question
n the District only after the mosi
;oroplete investigation of all phases
It has heard Mrl Ham; Its representa
lves have been present at the hear
ings that have been held before the
Utilities Commission as to the cal'
tor more revenues through a zoni
system or otherwise; It will be rep
resented at further hearings to be
ield and no "snap" judgment will be
Taken on the railroads or the public.
"I now Invite all representative
ivlc bodies In the District and out
side, along the lines of the railway.
O nave ineir represcniaiiTeo yrco
nt." said Mr Westlake today.
The Telephone Situation.
On the telephone situation Mr.
Westlake has asked the committee
tamed by him to take prompt steps
o ascertain what legal steps, if any,
hould- be taken for the protection of
be publfc.
The fact that these rates were
raised without even a hint to the
rubl!c Utilities Commission In ad
vance Is not pleasantly regarded by
he commission or by the public
rUjlonel Kutz, chairman of the Utlll-
les Commission, was not aware of
he purpose of the telephone com-
'any until he saw the news in the
jewspapers.
In many States where telephone
ates were raised the Public Service
"ommlsslons, corresponding to our
Ttilities Commission, objected to this
ictlon without consulting the juris
diction of the commissions and
promptly went to the courts for In
unction proceedings to stop the In
creases. In some States the Injunc
tions have been denied, and in others
ihey have been granted.
Supreme Court to Decide.
Appeals have been taken from all
, eclsions, and the United States Su-
reme Court, recognizing the import
nce of th issues involved, has
made the appeals special and will
et an early day for hearings, ad
vancing them over other cases.
Several cases will be argued. One
j from Massachusetts, where the
fourts upheld the right of the Post-
laaster.GeneraL
In Washington the Public Utilities
ommlssion will not take an appeal
jrom the new telephone rates by ask
ing for an Injunction. It Is a eeml
Federal Institution, its members ap
pointed by the President. It would
not wish to make a Jegal fight on the
postmaster General.
If any appeal Is taken it raqit be
through some process decided on by
th Federation. This organization Is
i.ol an Incorporated body and could
not make an appeal to the courts.
It would have to do so In the name
ot individual citizens who might have
legal rights to resist the Increased! throwing her to the ground and in
lates. IJuring her seriously and permanently.
WDfTT IfeTHANVIMACtE SAUIUDiS
Tto Tmm WaufcHl fhwM Mm trt mt
AND D&ttRABLE EMPLOYERS
PENSIONS DIVISION
OVER LOAN QUOTA
The 8rt Government salt la
Wasalagtea ts go "oxer the top"
la the Victory loan drive ( the
Special Examination Division,
Bareao f Pension, which sab
rribed 8S,000 the Urst day.
The JYavy Department Sub
seriptloBs for the first day of
drive total 9127,000.
The employes of the SalppUc
Board have subscribed $25,000 to
date.
A new war files, "The Priee of
PeaeV which has never before
been shown In pablle, will be
exhibited at te Western High
School at S o'clock tonight.
A victory loan rally will be
held by the North Capitol aad
Hekiaston Citizens' Association
at 8 o'clock this evening.
At the Government Printing
Office, at H5 o'clock tonight the
Rev. W. F. Smith will speak in
the interests of the loan.
TRY TO PROVE
Picturing James Henry Jackson,
commonly atyled the "madman of the
Northwest," as an Irresponsible vic
tim Of insanity when he made his
early morning rampage through, the
northwest, attacking and shooting
women. Attorney Royal A. Hughes
outlined the defense to be made for
the negro before the jury in Justice
Siddons' court this morning.
Attorney Hughes asked the jury to
be'Jieve that no man, white or colored.
In his sane mind, would Attempt any
such wholesale marauding. He point
ed out that in his opinion every phase
of Jackson's early morning raids on
the peaceful homes In the northwest
section was obviously Irrational. i
He declared that Jackson's record
at Leavenworth penitentiary Indicated
an unbalanced mind. He Intends, he
told the jury, to place upon the stand
physicians from the prison to show
Jackson's abnormal condition while
confined there. He will also offer a
letter, written by Jackson while a
prisoner which Will illustrate the
kind of a man he is and the unnatural
manner in which his mind works.
The reading of his "confession rf
having shot Miss Lillian Hood, the
young war worker, on the morning of
January 24, last. In her room at 1337
L. street northwest, left James Henry
L. street northwest, left Jackson un
moved and unconcerned today.
District Attorney John E. JLaskey
read to the jury the questions and an
swers put to and given by Jackson
at Police Headquarters, In which he
admitted having fired three shots at
Miss Hood. The stenographic notes
constituting the '"confession." were
taken down by John T. Laws, official
stenographer at Police Headquarters,
who identified them on the stand.
In the "confession" Jackson admit
ted having shot "directly at Hiss
iood, while she was lying on the
round in the yard of the house 1337
L street-" He also states that he hit
ier with the but of the gun on the
head.
He wore a dark blue hat, given him
at the penitentiary. Jackson is si
eged to have confessed, and that he
Jost this hat In the yard.
It is expected that the dying htate
ncnt of Miss Hood will also be read
Jo the jury today and offered in evl
dence.
6. & 0. 10 RESUME
Resumption of Sunday excursions
to Philadelphia, Chester, and Wil
mington was announced today by the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany. The first excursion will be May 4.
A special train leaves Union Station
at 7:05 In the morning. The t1r.st
stop will be at Wilmington. Del., sec
ond stop. Chester. Pa., and last stop
Philadelphia.
Leaving Philadelphia at 7:30 the
same evening the train will leturn
to Washington stopping at Wilming
ton and Chester.
The excursion rates are: Phlladel-
pnia, s-:.,u, war tax, 2.i cents; Ches
ter, ?2.G0. war tax. 20 cents, and
Wilmington, $2.25, war ta. 18 cents.
This Includes fare both ways
This Is the first excursion since the
fall of 1917.
WOMAN SUES W. R..& E.
FdR $50,000 DAMAGES
Fifty thousand ddllars damages are
asked by Emily F. Camp In a suit
filed today against the Washington
Railway and Electric Company for
alleged personal Injuries. Mrs. Camp,
represented by Attorneys McLanahan
k, Barton, alleges that while flighting
from a. car September 10. 1918, on
Columbia Road, between Eighteenth
street northwest and On ario toad, the
car started with a violent lerk.
LAWYER WILL
JACKSON MAD
SUiAYEXCURSIONS
An ALL
he
TEACHERS TO
FILE 1 SUITS
N WOOD CASE
Board of Education Refuses to
Rescind Its Action Suspend
ing Instructor.
Two suits will be filed next week In
the District Supreme Court to settle
the Issues In the Board of Education
teachers' fight, Paul E. Lesh, teach
ers' union attorney, told The Times
today, following the refusal of the
board yesterday to rescind Its action
suspending Miss Alice Wood, for her
discussion of current events, among
them Bolshevism.
The motion which denied Miss
Woods petition was introduced by
Mrs. Margarita Gerry, one 6f the
three women members following a
secret session of the board lasting
several hours.
Mrs. Susie Root Rhpdes was the
only member of the board present who
votea against tho resolution, which
was carried by a vote of B to L
"It was agreed upon that I should
introduce tho resolution denying Miss
Wood's request for several reasons,"
said Mrs. Gerry following the meet
ing. "One of the reasons Is that I
have been placed In a false light by
reports which Intimated that I had
been championing Miss Wood's case.
"I have my own reasons for voting
against the resolution, but do not wish
to discuss them n6w," stated Mrs.
Rhodes, after the meeting.
"The answer decided upon will be
sent to Miss Wood through Superin
tendent Thurston." George E. Hamil
ton, president of the board, told The
Times.
SEEKllil 47
BARRELSQFG
Whose whiskey?
Frank L. Ball, commonwealth at
torney of Alexandria County, "Va.,
today Is seeking the owner of eight
thousand quarts of whiskey which
was confiscated by Virginia authori
ties in the Potomac railroad yards at
Fort Myer, Va., yesterday.
The whiskey, value of which is.
placed by Mr. Ball at S2O.Q00, was
shipped from New York to Richmond.
During a short stop over at the Po
tomac yards the whiskey was discov
ered by Hugh Lantham, a seal in
spector.
Camouflaged by huge logs laid ovei
it and consigned as lumber, the
whiskey remained undiscovered for
over ten hours at the yard.
Discovery of the whiskey was made
by Latham- when he found the door of
the car had been forced open. As one
of the barrels was found half empty,
Sheriff H. B. Fields, who has had
the booze taken to the Alexandria
Jail, believes thieves broke lno the
car and helped themselves to the
liquor.
Sheriff Fields said that he is hold
ing the whiskey for the orders of
Commonwealth Attorney Ball and J.
Sidney Peters, prohibition commis
sioner of Virginia.
The whiskey was consigned to a
lumber firm In Richmond. Mr. Ball
says no charges of violation of tb
prohibition law will be preferred In
connection with the whiskey ship
ment. BIG BATTLE OF EGGS
There are three places in Washing
ton today that look as If the Yanks
who fought in France had gone over
the top here.
But the footprints, large and small,
are not of retreating Germans, or
charging Americans, but of Wash
ington kiddles. Another Easter Mon
day has passed.
An army of 60,000 charged and took
Zoo HIM yesterday afternoon during
the big "battle of eggs." And today
the small force of attendants who
were overwhelmed by the merry
inul.ing children are cleaning up the
place.
unly 10.0000 invaded the Ellipse,
but the "battle" lasted into the night.
It ended with an armistice AH could
not see the rhythmic dances, all could
not hear the Marine Rand, but when
things looked worst, the movies came
to the rescue As nature let down
her curtain of darkness, those who
survived watched "Jack and the
Beanstalk" on the screen.
Capitol grounds was tho third battle
field. The children u-ho could not
get to the Monument, or to the Zoo,
had their fun on the lawns of the
Capitol. The crowd was smallest
here.
PURSE SNATCHER TAKES
$22 FROM GIRL HERE
While walking near Ninth and
Monroe streets northeast last night.
Miss Freda Ford, of 3503 Tenth street
northeast, had a pocketbook contain
ing 122 snatched from her hand by an
unidentified man.
Miss Ford told the police, that she
lid not know the man was following
her until he suddenly ran up beside
her and snatched her purse. ' He ran,
down Monroe street and disappeared.
DOZE
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Washington Page for ALL Wishing ton People
Itehingt an Sinter
WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, APRIL 22. 1919.
O.S. WORKERS
PLAN PENSION
BILL CHANGES
Federal Employes Debate Dis
ability Allotments and Elimi
nating 50-50 Provision.
Important changes in the Pensl6n
and Retirement Bill for Government
employes are being considered by a
subcommittee of the Joint Civil Serv
ice Retirement Committee, which Is
representative of the employes of the
various departments.
The subcommittee Includes Govern
ment employes who havo been active
in seeking a pension and retirement
law, such as: John S. Beach,' Dr. C.
Kder Reed. E. J. Ryan, Thomas J.
Flaherty, Dr. Llewellyn Jordan, C W.
Clsrk and others.
The sub-committee will take all of
these proposed changes In the .Keat-Ing-McKellar
bill up at a meeting
Thursday and probably will settle def
initely on its recommendations.
One of the propositions on which
the men actively In charge of the pro
posed legislation for the Government
workers have determined, is (o make
a united and strenuous effort to se
cure legislation in the extra session
of the new Congress.
Disability Pensions.
Another matter which the subcom
mittee will recommend will be a dis
ability pension or annuity. The bill
as presented last session did not con
tain provision for a pension to apply
to those cases of physical or mental
disability before reaching retirement!
.
The most difficult question bo
fore the subcommittee is whether to
adhere to the "flfty-nfty" plan foi
making up the fund, or to change thh
so the Government will furnish moi
than 50 per cent. Correlated with thl
is the question of whether to maV
the proposed annuities larger and tii.
retirement age an earlier one.
If the annuities are made larger
and the retirement age earlier, it lu
apparent that the aggregate fui-d
muit be larger. Some propose to In
crease the payment by the Govern
ment accordingly. It Is not believed
possible to get the Government cm
ployes to unite on a contribution of
more than SO per cent, which Involves
a 26 per cent deduction from pay.
This Is the utmost the postal em
ployes are willing to give. At least,
that has heretofore been their posl
tlon.
Opposition to Changes.
If the wishes of some of the Gov
ernment employes who have for year?
been lighting for the proposed pen
sion legislation are followed th?
"nfty-fif-.y" plan will be kfpt and th.
ages and amount of contribution will
not be changed. The argument for
no change in these vital features of
the bill is that the demand for econ
omy In the new Congress will be great
and to try to get the Government to
pay more than was Involved In tuc
bill of last session may prevent any
legislation.
Congressman Esch of Wisconsin If
the new chairman of the House Com
mlttee on Interstate Commerce, whlcl
had Jurisdiction of the bill last s a
sion. Esch Is favorable to legislation
and he soon will be consulted b
members of the joint civil service re
tirement committee. It is assumed
the bill will go to that committee
again, but there is the possibility that
because railroad matters are going
to take up so much time in that com
mittee in the extra session it may
be sent to some other committee. Ir.
the Senate, the bill will go to the
Civil Service Committee, Who will
head this is not yet settled It maj
by Senator Colt of Rhode Island. He
is a warm friend of the cause oi
pension and retirement legislation.
WILSON NORMAL SOCIETY
TO HOLD ANNUAL MEETING
The annual meeting: of the Wilson
Normal Community Association will
be be.Id In the WilBon Normal School
at 7 o'clock tonight, E. C. Snyder
presiding. C. J. Blanchard. of the Re
clamation Service, will deliver an il
lustrated lecture on "Winning the
1 West." Moving pictures of the West
will be shown.
A new community secretary and
three new board members will be
elected. Dancing will follow the
meeting, and refreshments will be
served.
District Marriage God
Waxes Fat and Strong
As Divorce Mill Is Idle
The divorce mill in the District of les? than half of the population of
Columbia stood idle during most of
1916. Only forty-seven divorces were
asked.
Home ties apparently are growing
stronger in the District. In 1906 there
were eighty-six divorces and in 1890,
the number was 103.
These facts are In Ram L. Rogers'
"Marriage and Divorce" report. Just
issued by the Department of Com
morce. Of the forty-seven askl In 1916,
the last year of which there is an of
ficial record, thirty-six were on stat
uatory grounds, three for cruelty.
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five for desertion, and one for drunk
enness, .bigmeen or tne plaintiffs
asked alimony. Seventeen got it.
In, the city of Atlanta, Ga., in 1016
there were 301 divorces. Atlanta, is
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ililJHBIJffljB hey landed they proceeded to business, and sold quite a m
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UtUO Lit. lJU,U,
RETURNING YANKS s
When the 0.000 District men still
In service receive their discharges
from army, navy and marine corps,
a majority will flnd their old Jobs
' awaltlner them. Mrs. Mary Wrlirht
Tohnson. in charge of the campaign
f 200 women's organizations for
fobs for soldiers in Washington, so
old The Times today.
Mrs. Johnson's statement was made
ollowing a week's campaign by the
vomen. The drive Is being conducted
j the Women's Federated Council on
Employment, of which Mrs. William
ciltz Is president, of the Bureau of
Returning Soldiers, Sailors, and Ma
rines. John Joy Edson Is chairman
of the bureau and Mrs. Johnson Is
directing the campaign as a represen
tative of his committee.
"Women who have been campaign
ing the city during the last week re
port that all business men visited,
take considerable pride in stating
that their employes In service will
flnd their old Jobs awaiting them
when they return," said Mrs. Johnson.
"This means with the exception of
:he need for finding positions for
2.000 or 3,000 mrn during the next
six months, which Is a comparatively
assy task thai Washington's after
'he-war employment problems have
bpen solved, largely through the
jplendld patriotism of the business
ncn of Washington."
Further plans for the campaign
were discussed at a luncheon in the
Dewey Hotel today In honor of the
outgoing president of the State Fed
eration of Women's Clubs, Mrs. C. F.
Wood.
TWO ROBBED BY
Elmer D. Cummings, fifty-seven
years old, of 715 A street southeast.
was held up by two unidentified col
rod men while passing an alley near
'lis home last night and robbed of a
coin purse containing about $1 in
change.
Cummings told the police that the
men leaped out from the darkness of
the alley and grabbed htm. One held
hrm while the other rifled his packets.
Two colored men last night also en
tered the store of Joseph Halpert, 3315
M street northwest, under the pre
tense of purchasing some cartridges.
While Halpert's back was turned one
of the negroes picked up a pair of
shoes valued at $4 and left the store.
MOVIES TO DELIVER TELEGRAMS.
To facilitate delivery of telegrams
to soldiers at army camps, names will
be flashed on movie screens at sll
camp theater entertainments, the War
Department announced today.
Washington
Marriages in the District of Colum
bia 'n 191fi numbered 4,293 against
3 833 In 1908, and 2.1S7 In 1896.
Divorcort for the entire country in
J916 numbered 112.0:16 against 72,062
n 1006. or an Increase of 5B.5 per
cent
In 1016 there wfre 1.01Q,77S mar
riages in the entire country.
Wives Worst Safferers.
In 10S.702 divorces in 1010 33.S09
were granted to husbands and 74.9S3
were granted to wives.
Desertion was the usual can be. with
cruelty and statutory grounds follow
ing as second and third, respectively.
Alimony was granted to 14.928
wives and 1,564 husbands in 1916.
Alimony was denied 4.819 wives and
353 husbands In 1916.
NEGRO BANDITS
Did you see the ladles In the air
planes yesterday?
If you did, you saw some real
'stunts" blth in flying and selling Vic
tory Liberty Loan bonds. If you
didn't you lost a good chance not only
or seeing a spectacular performance,
but also the distinction of being sold
bonds 6y the fair flyers.
If you weren't there yourself,
thousands of Waahingtonlans were on
hand at Polo Field. In Potomac Park,
yesterday to greet the three women
liyers as they swooped down upon
them and landed In the.r midht. Vic
tory bonds in one ham J and literature
on the subject In the other.
And the women were not a bit
scared, either. They said they en
Joyed the experience of flying from
Anacostla to Polo Field.
The daring flyers were Mrs. Char
lotte B. Eldridge. Miss Marjorie Stem
son, and Mrs. Brice Clagett, all mem
bers of the District's Woman's Liberty
Loan Committee. Mrs. Eldridge sold
a $5,000 bond right off the reel, from
the cockpit of her machine, a Martin
bomber, which was piloted by Capu
Roy N. Francis.
Not to be outdone, Mrs. Clagett sold
a 51,000 Victory bond a few minutes
later to C. Erlebacher, and business
was brisk after that, the day's total
for the women's committee being f 20,
000 obtained in loan subscriptions.
Msa Billie Burke, who motored
down to the field In a car loaned by
Atiss Mabel Boardman. also gut bus
and sold several hundred dollars'
worth of bonds.
Disdaining the services of a full
fledged pilot. Miss Marjorie Stemson
skillfully guided a small Curtiss plane
between Boiling Field and Potomac
Park and upon landing sold $3,000
worth of bonds.
MRS. MILLER SEEKS
Do you know little Harry Miller, of
302 E street northwest? Harry's
been lost ever since a week ago last
Sunday, and his mother. Mrs. Annie
L. Miller, of the same address. Is
mighty anxious to have him come
back.
Harry is twelve years old, about
the usual size of a lad that age, has
short dark hair and black eyes.
That's about all his mother seems to
remember of his description.
Like many boys, Harry has been
bat at tiroes and has always had a
penchant for running away, so to
keep him around Mrs. Miller put him
In the Tenleytown Home Industrial
School February 25 last. He's been
there ever since.
No one knows where he Is or
where he might go to. Besides keep
ing herself and Harry, Mrs. Miller
has two daughters to look out for,
Ruth, aged nine, and Margaret, aged
eleven.
If you see Harry, his mother will
be awfully glad to have him back.
SCORES OF NEW BRIDES
TO HELP ENDURE DROUGHT
"The time between Easter and the
first of July is the busiest season of
the year at this desk." said Colonel
Kroll, the marriage license clerk, to
day. "We had nearly forty applicants
ye.sterday and business will keep up
at this rate from now on until July
1."
"There is nothing unusual in the
large number of licenses issued yes
terday," said Cupid's agent. "Sprinc
tlme has always been a favored tlmj
for loving hearts to get together."
JURY AWARDS HIM $50
BALM FOR BLOW IN FACE
Fifty dollars was the amount a
Jury awarded to William A. Poln
dexter In h's suit for $10,000 damage
against Emlln J. Driton tor allegeJ
personal InJii.i'-.. The trial tooi.
place In J'istice t'tafford s court
I'olndexter alleged that. May 1 las'..
ho met Briton on ink road and thai,
without cause, ltriton struck him In
the face with his fist.
HER RUNAWAY S N
"THArS THE PLAGE, JOHN"
II cood looking, coKveHhwtty lo
cated and just right rooming houte
we've boon looking for and so
quickly found by answering a
TIMES WANT AD
Aid Loan
BOYS INJURED
BY AUTOMOBILES
Struck by an automobile truck
while crossing th street in front of
his home, 941 E street southwest,
l-'rancis McCann, fourteen years old,
today Is at the Emergency Hospital
suffering from Injuries onthe body.
Corp. A. Petty, Motor Transport
Corps, operator of the truck took the
Injured boy to the hospital.
LeRoy Allen, six years old, of 115
Third street southeast, was treated
at Providence Hospital yesterday for
hurts received when he was struck
by an automobile driven by Benjamin
R. Buck, of the Evans Building.
An automobile operated by James
Green, of 1503 P street northwest,
collided with a street car at Four
teenth and L streets northwest yost'er
day E. M. Freys, Tnetorraau. of the
car, was cut on the face by broken
glass and was treated at a nearby
drug store. The automobile wa3
slightly damaged.
Martha Reynolds, colored, forty
five years old, of Alexandria, Va fell
from a car of the Washington-Virginia
railway at Twelfth and D
streets northwest, and received in
juries on the face.
D. G GIRL IS ON WAY
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Miss Jane P. Dempsey is in mid
ocean today en route for peace work
In France. Miss Dempsey. who has
been prominent in Red Cross work
here during the war. having been in
charge of the Treasury Red Cross
Auxiliary in her bureau In the Treas
ury, was the only Washington girl in
the unit of twenty-eight women sent
over to do peace work in France un
der the auspices of the National
Catholic War Council.
She is a graduate of the domestic
art and science courses at the Thom
as School In Detroit. Mich. Her
brother. William M. Dempsey, has
been in France for nine months with
the Fifty-fourth regular infantry.
His position in the Federal National
Bank is being held for him.
ENGLISH ESTATE LEFT
TO HIS THREE CHILDREN
Henry English by his will datel
March 29, 1910, and filed for probata
left to his son, Henry Ernest English
a house at 306 H street northwest; tr
his two daughters, Mary V. English
and Maud F. English, property at
1153 Eighth street northwest, and
some property In South Broakland
He leaves his son all his interest in
the Mutual Real Estate Investment
Company of which he was the owner
and treasurer. The rest of th estate
is left to his two daughters and son,
share and share alike.
Henry Ernest English and Mary V
English are named executor. Mr.
English died April 17 last.
Foe Submarine, U-117,
Coming to Aid Loan, Is
200 Miles From Coast
The TJ-117, the German subma
rine that Is coming to Washington
to boost the Victory loan is only
200 miles off the Atlantic coast to
day, according to telegraphic dis
patches received here
The sub 13 expected to arrive in
New York Saturday, and then,
after visiting several cities along
the coast, will sail up the Potomac
and anchor here.
It is accompanied by four 6ther
German sulimeiiiib'es that were
surtcndert.il as.d are being sent to
thli country m the Interest of the
Victory li.an. The U-117 is a mine
layer.
TO WORK
N FRANC
SECTION TWO.
9 PRfSONE
ESCAPE HERE
Slayer Breaks Jail EightWork
house and Reformatories' In
mates Elude Guards.
Nine men and boy prisoners In Dis
trict penal Institutions have escaped
within the tasr twenty-four hdufs.
and today are 'being sought by the
police of Washington. Maryland and
Virginia.
The escapes already have resulted
in the suspension of two guards at
the District Jail. F. B. Garrett and
j. A. Haas. These men are charged
with reporting Herbert U Copeland
In his cell two hours after he had
sawed bars in the District Jatl and
Headquarters detectives are taking
an active part in the search for
Copeland. He Is charged with the
murder of thre nollceraan in this
City some months ago. It la said he
gained his liberty through outside
assistance.
William crubbs. colored, serving
180 days for grand larceny, escaped
from the District workhouse, at oc
eoQuan, Va. John Heil, twenty years
old, eluded the guards in a field at
the Lorton Reformatory, Va and
leaped into an automobile driving
toward Washington.
Four negro "short-termers,' at
work at the District sand wharf at
the foot of Ninth street southwest,
evaded their guards and escaped last
night.
LeRoy Woodward and Samuel Pre?
ro, both seventeen years old. escaped
from National Training School for
Boys tin Btadensburg road.
3ilffli:iB
BY GIANT NEGROES
Two colored men, each over sir
feet tali, are being sought by the
police today for attacks on three
women last night.
One of the women. Mrs. Joseph Sroo
llnskl, or .Forestvll. Md., lost hsr
purse and gold watch.
The other women. Miss Brdnson
Quaites and Mrs. Gale Smith, struck
at their assailant when- ha crept be
hind them, near their home, 1320 R
street northwest, at ll:3flt last night.
The man fled and Miss Bronson
chased him up an alley He stoppi
to wait for her and she ' ran uactdi'
An auto was driving up the street. -
"I Jumped on the tunning board
and asked the two men In the car to
help me get the man," she told The
Times today. "We hunted the man
until after midnight, but could not
find him.
"I was. ot afraid pf him, for I
turned aiid chased him while seven
or eight people, stood on the outside oft
the alley looking In at me."
The two men in the car were De
tectlves Bradley and Herfurth.
Mrs. Smollnskl was beaten and
robbed on Pennsylvania avenue, sear
Alabama avenue, in dayllghU She haft
missed the motor bus to her homo and
was walking, when a negro sprang
from some bushes, snatched her
watch and purse, and ran. SRe sank
to the ground. A man passing in aa
auto saw her and brought her to
Anacostla.
A posse of 100, partly armed, was
formed, and hunted the negro for
hours.
In sustaining a protest by the Dis
trict of Columbia to a suit by Joha
C. Heald, George Hamilton and Daniel
W. Baker, representing the estate of
Eugene Peters, to recover $1,478J:6
for intangible tax on stocks and
bonds of the estate, paid under pro
test. Justice Stafford today upheld
the Intangible tax law.
The court gave counsel for the
estate ten days to file an amended
bill. If none is filed within that time
judgment will ' be rendered for the
District. An appeal probably Wlll.be
taken by the opponents of the r
law.
GIRL AUTO VICTIM SUES
FOR $15,000 DAMAGES
Arthur B. Brown has boon named
defendant In a suit filed by Harriet
A. Weeks, a clerk In tho Ordnance
Bureau of the War Department, for
$15,000 damages for alleged personal
injuries.
Miss Weeks, represented by Attor
ney Frank J. Hogan, alleges that oa
the night of November 3 an automo
bile said to be ownd by Brows,
struck her a. she was crossing Mas
sachusetts avenue at Twentieth
straet northwest, breaking her right
leg and otherw'si injuring her. She
ays she was confined at the Emerg
ency Hospital for two weeks.
PICKPOCKF.T ROH5 WOMAN.
Edith Y. Jon, oi 2017 First stroet
northwest. I ad her pcrket picked of
a pocketbeok containing 916 in Bills
and a V'ar Department pass, whit
she was va'king near Forrteenth and
L' streets northwest. last night-
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IN 24 HOURS
INTANGIBLE TAX
LAW IS UPHELD
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