Evening Star Newspaper, February 3, 1921, Page 17

SAILORS OF FLEET 'ATTEND BULL FIGHT * Eima and Callao Share in { Program for Officers and Men of Atlantic Ships. MEN COMPETE IN SPORTS _ Notable Exchange of Felicitations Between Officials and Admiral ‘Wilson Marks Occasion. By the Associated Press. LIMA, Peru, February 3.—This city and Callao, six miles westward, shared in the program of entertain- ment arranged for the officers and crews of the warships making up the United States Atlantic fleet. The fea- ture of the day’s activities was a re- ception given by Admiral Henry B. ‘Wilson on board his flagship Penn-|. sylvania, which was planned as a re- turn of the courtesies shown the higher officers of the fleet at the pres- idential banquet Tuesday night. During the afternoon Peruvian and United States sailors were to com- pete in sporting events, and a lecture was given in this city by Harry Er- min Bard, who was charged by the Peruvian government with the task of reorganizing its educational sys- tem. _A reception at the United States embassy in this city was the conclud- ing feature of the day’s ceremonies. A large number of American sailors attended a bull fight at the fair grounds here yesterday afternoon and saw Juan Belmonte, the famous Spanish toreador, in action. Admiral Wilson occupied the presidential box, being accompanied by the members of his staff. Belmonte.was slightly in- Jured in_an encounter with an es- Pecially fierce bull, but courageously secured another sword and killed the animal. Belmonte was given the ears as a recognition of his good work, and other bull fighters who made their appearance were well received. Exchange of Felicitations. There has been a notable exchange of felicitations between governmental officials and Admiral Wilson. : Presi- dent Leguia, in one of the addresses he has given since the arrival of the fleet at Callao, said, in greeting Ad- miral Wilson: “The attitude of the United States in favor of justice and right is most praiseworthy, and its defense of these les is traditional. The spirit of disinterestedness shown by the United States has in former "times been unknown in international rela- tions, and it has intensified the senti- ments of admiration and confidence which have always inspired Peru. The sinister propagands which has at times threatened to_disfigure the re- lations between the United States and her sister republics in South America is worthy of all denunciation. Peru knows what the United States has done for weaker mnations since gain- ing her independence. The spirit of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln still preside over the people and the government of the United States, which do not tolerate injustice in territories over which that coun- try bas extengded its protection.” ~ Answering President . Leguia’s speech. Admiral Wilson .remarked upon the great progress made by Peru and extended greetings of sym- pathy, amity and fraternity. Visits Admiral Rodman. VALPARAISO, Chile, Februsry 3.— President_Alessandri of Chlle. visited Admiral Rodman, commander: of ‘the TUnited States Pacific fleet, on board the flagship New Mexico tod: Later shopper. its fullest sense. GRASSHOPPERS HOP IN MAINE FIELDS; SUMMER IN KANSAS By the Assoclated Press. PORTLAND, Meé., February 3.— Maine residents who went south to escape the rigors of a New England winter may be interested in Candle- mas day reports that grasshoppers are being caught in Oxford county flelds. from a nearby farm a fruit tree ‘branch on which buds had begun to open. In contrast with last winter, when seven feet of snow fell within as many weeks, the weather bureau re- ports show a total snowfall of two inches in January this year and an aggregate temperature more than 300 ‘degrees warmer than last January. TQPEKA, Kan., February 3.— ‘Wild flowers are in bloom and wheat is as green as in spring, an almost unprecedented condition for early February, says the weekly report is- sued today by the weather bureau. DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE TO MEET HERE FEB. 17 Chairman White Announces Ex- ecutive Body to Discuss Means of . Raising Deficit. Chatrman White of the democratic national committee has announced the appointment of an executive commit- tee which he summoned to meet in this February 17. The object of the meeting Is to take counsel in the reorganization of the party machinery and to discuss ways and means of raising the deficit in the last campaign fund. ¥ The executive committee is com- posed of sixteen members, as follow W. T. Sanders, Alabama; Homer S Cummings, Connecticut; Saunders, Colorado; M Landers, Indiana; Mrs. Ca rill, Kentuck: Maryland; William igan; J. Bruce Kremer, Montan. man E. Mack, New York; Mrs. Bernice S. Pyke, Ohio; Mrs. D. A. McDougal, Oklahoma; Mrs. Rose Heiflin, Oregon; Joseph F. Guffey, Pennsylvania; Cor- dell Hull, Tennessee; Senator Carter Glass, Virginia, and Angus M. McLean, North Carolina. Mr. White as chair- man, Wilbur W. Marsh of Iowa as treasurer, and E. G. Hoffman of Indi- ana as secretary of the national com- mittee will act as ex-officio members of the executive committee. It is the understanding in national committee circles’ that Chairman White intends to continue as chair- man of the national committee. HUSBAND ASKS DIVORCE, - Absolute divorce was asked in a suit filed yesterday in the District Su- preme Court by Waiter H. Potterton against Mamie ‘Potterton. They- Were married April 9, 1907, and ‘have no- chil- dren. Misconduct is alleged ard a co- respondent named. ——— 1 the president and the ministers of war and marine reviewed a parade of 4,000 sailors from the fleet. ° Valparaiso was crowded yesterday with officers, marines and sailors from the fleet, and the North American and Chilean committees carried a program of dances, excursions to points of in- terest _and rifie-shooting _contests. During ‘the day 600 eniisted men went to Santiago, where they were given a lunchedn by the Chilean committee and went sightseeing about the capi- tal. Twenty-five Chilean professors | went on board various ships of the.| fieet during the day to lecture on! Chile, while members of the Valpa- raiso Medical Society heard a lecture on naval sanitatien on board the hos- | pital ship Merey. A Admiral Rodman and ‘his staff went. to Santiago last évening to attend a. reception given by the -diplomatic corps. N\ O he expansion of this shopping center is being directed along lines at- tractive and protective to the Connecticut Avenne shops have affiltated to maintain the quality standards of this street and to see that, with the as- surance of excellence, you find price an inducement as well. The individual patron is recognized as an integral part of every Connecticut Avenue business, and as such receives the utmost courtesy, service, conveniences and shopping comforts devisable by brains ever alert for new ways to demonstrate Connecticut Avenne as a symbol for shopping satisfaction in Connecticut Avenue Association Lo <l FQUNTAIN DUPONT CIRCLE, CatA. AVE. parel. | Another correspondent sent | Affilated Establishments Pasternak—Women's Ap- THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 192T. WOULD CEAR WAY FORURGENT BILS House Behind Borah and Penrose to Hold Over Ap- propriation Legislation. POINTS OF ORDER BLAMED Think Highways, Railroads and Hospitals for Ex-Soldiers Need Immediate Action. Senator Penrose’s and Senator Borah's suggestions that the appro- priation bills now pending can well 50 over until the extra session of Congress in April are finding echoing sentiment in the House. The propo- sal of the senators had reference to the emergency dtariff bill. In the House there are several measures re- garded as.important upon which ac- tion is demanded, such as the hun- dred-million-dollar highways bill, the. thirteen-million-dallar bill for hos- pitals for ‘ex- to allow partial ;settlements of the railroad accounts with the govern- ment. Representative R. Walton Moore of Virginia, one of Washington's near- neighbor congressmen, has some de- cided opinions upon the subject, which he expressed in an interview s the the preceding bills do not become effective until July 1, it would have been better to postpone some of them until the extra ses more time to some of the other- mat- ters that are pressing for considera- ti he announced policy of the House leader to ‘clear the deck’~of appro- priation work by the 4th of March k nt the postponement of a of remedial and construc- tive legislation for which the coun- try has been waiting. “The scriousn of the jam that clogs the ‘deck-clearing’ ‘effort is shown by the mere statcment that in the forty-four working days behind us nin¢ of the general supply bills have passed the House, that none have in final form passed both the House and Semate, and that the three bills remaining to be passed by the House include the military and naval bills. In addition there will probably be a deficiency bill. And there are only twenty-scven working days left.” “When the process of ‘clearing the deck’ was started, there was e failure to realize how it might be impeded "in_consequence of the recent change in’ procedure that withdrew the pow- er of appropriation from ten stand- ing committees and vested it exclu- sively in a single great committee. What has happened is this: The old rule that subjects to a point of orde®. any new legislative - provision at- tached to a supply bill has come into active use. Such legislation on the bills when they were reported by the various standing committees, if conceded to be meritorious, was ordi- narily permitted to go through with- outi objection.. But the situation is now different. 3 “Nearly all the bills thus far con- sidered by the House at this session, reported by the single committee, the point of Drd);r being made and sus- tained against legisiative provisions. “Very often the provisions thus tricken -out would have been to the brreclicul Avenue-1he Slz()pping Focus of and Econo Emile—Halr sing Parlor. atienal Yeung—Millinery Importer. & Walker & Oa— L. corrl'-tdo & OCe~Interior s, ‘Decorato: TUnderwood & & OCo—B8tationews & -Wome Agpud. Phot. Ray—Architect, y & 0o ORI ion, and give | BAND CONCERTS. Concert by the Interior De- partment Band, Walter G. Wil- marth, Director, in the court of the pension office buildigy, Sth and G streets northwe: at 8 pan. March, “Boys Across the Ses.” Hahn Overture, “Poet and Peasant,” F. von Suppe Sextette, “Lucia”.....Donizettl March, “Belle of Ithaca”..Jonas (By request.) Cornet solo, “Dear Old Pal of ce (By Miss Gom‘e e “Commander-in-Chief, nars ‘Wilmerth Intermission. s Bagpipe _selections, A 3 George Young, assisted by the 1ttle Scotch dancer, Miss Katherine McLeod, in costume. Popular numbers (a) “Whisper- ing.) (Dedicated to Warren G. Hard- ing,” (b) “Alice Blue Gown/ Serenade, “O'Sole Mio”.DiCapua Selections, “Woodland”. .Luders Characteristic, “American Pa- trol” Meacham “Star Spangle nner.” A cordial invitation is extend- ed to federal employes and friends. PLANS MADE IN AID OF NIGHT SCHOOLS Board Votes $1 a Month Sal- aries Until Congress Passes Deficiency Bill. CLARK NEW SCHOOL HEAD Citizens Ask Pay Boost for Teachers. With the current appropriations for operating the public night schools al- most exhausted, the board of educa- tion at its meecting yesterday after- noon voted to pay the teachers in these institutions a salary of $1 a bert Schultefs today announced tl islation committee, which will tal the wage bill The first meeting of the new comm tee will be held Saturday night in t ing. The personnel of the committee James T. Lloyd, chairman; A. Le: ! wich Sinclair, vice chairman: Ross Andrews, Walter C. | 1. A. Douglas, William M. Dove, Dr. R. Dufour, John Joy Edson, W. Galliher, Henry ' H. Glassie, E. M. Maupin, Miss Cecil B. i Theodore W. Noyes, Miss O'Toole, James F. Oyster, Julius Peyser, Miss Edna J. Sheehy, C. Sowers, Mark Stearman, {line B. Stephen, | Washington Topham, R. H. Turn T. Wright, Milton B. Zeiler. WILL TAKE UP WAGE BILL. Following Senator Nathaniel Dial's request, made at the meeting Tues- day night of the directors of the | Washington Chamber of Commerce, rvice men and the billlthat the chamber fight the proposed Johnson-Nolan minimum wage bill, now before the Senate, President Al- appointment of the new law and leg- under consideration. chamber rooms in the Homer build- ft- Balderston, Chapin Brown, C. C. Calhoun, George ‘alvert, jr.; A. A. Chapin, Charles W. Clagett, Charles W. Darr, Charles Graham, William F. Gude, W. C. Harn- Leese, Thomas P. Littlepage, James Mrs. Caro- Conrad H. Syme, {Leon S. Ulman, W. H. Wahly, Louis | H. Warner, Ivan C. Weld. W. B. West- lake, George Francis Williams, Oscar month in order to keep them open until the deficiency appropriatio; S l!xg:;!ed by Congres:.p 5 S ene A. Clark was appointed h:ld of the Miner Normal Schonol over the protest of Mrs. Coralie F. Cook. Speeial Requests Received. The board acknowledged receipt of communications from the Mid-City G“lan!'l Association urging a mini- mum salary of $1,500 a year for ele- m|enllry teachers, and from the Ben- :eng Citizens’ Association favoring m::;:yach«;_ohl facilities in that com- !OTs;:lbl;; l_:“u"‘:““le(ler! were referred @ board received a petition from theADouglm-Simmons Parent-Teach- ;r 8sociation asking for a new piano or the Douglass School. It also re- guasled the board to install sanitary rinking fountains in the school and straighten the uneven seats. The pe- tition was referred to Supt. Ballou. Changes in personnel, approved by the board are as follows: Appointments. G. M. Boblits, he ke it- he is: B C. T. c. son, Robert N. Harper, George A. permanent teacher, Heaney, J. B. Henderson, A. L. How- ::‘rg;:-"{f"g: S:hnol: E. S. Emmons, ard, Joseph D. Kaufman, George H. School; E. M. L‘u‘:a:r' grade 1, Orr Lamar, John E. Laskey, M. A. cas, permanent teach- er, grade 3, Stanton School; H. G. Ross, permanent teacher, grade 2, gfl::‘srm! Heights School; B. B. Wis- . Permanent teacher, grade 1, Bryan Scigool; M. L. Kenned)g De:ma- nent teacher, physical culture; R. E. Tuckey, permanent teacher, domestic science; M. C. Gervals, pemmanent teacher, domestic science M. H. Fish- burn, permanent teacher, domestic art; C. S. Thurtell, permanent teach- er, manual trainin, G. A. Walker, Lk F. er, permament teacher, grade 1, Takoma ‘What occurs shows that many of tl members of the House are propriations, might effect great eco! omies. to manifest itself in rule. Perhaps the abandonment prove in any sense an evil wh be assumed that the estimates of t| bureau presented to Congress will made up on a careful minimum, rat er than on an extravagant maximu: by the time that is taken up in di cussing points of order. Nearly evei TS, Story & Cobb—Realtors. point of order invited debate.” W W AN | i Underwoed— advantage of the country if adopted. dead against the present plan, which, it was supposed, by co-ordinating ap- “If opposition to the plan continues the manner stated, apparently it will be neces- sary to redistribute the power of ap- propriation among the standing com- mittees or else modify the existing the single committee plan might not a budgét bureau is created, if it can asis. “Aside trom the manner in which 2 the supply bills suffer from points | have been pretty- badly mutilated by |of ordsx!’ {:elng made, the ,hm-.‘1 that now prevails is occasioned, in part, School; M. A. Zimmerman, perma kindergarten assistant, pPelw‘!;Ie':.‘l: School; L. S. Alexander, permanent teacher, grade 1, Abbot School; S. S. Mellichampe, permanent teacher, grade 4, Cleveland School; G. A. New- ton, permanent teacher, grade 1, Gales School; Anne 'Rodgin, perma- nent teacher, grade 4, Gage School; Laura Severance, permanent teacher, grade 4, Abbot School; L. A. Shew- maker, permanent teacher, grade 2 Emery School; F. E. Milliken, perma- nent teacher, €A, FEastern High School; D. C. Jackson, permanent teacher, 6A, McKinley High School; he [I+ M. Chapell, permanent teacher, be | 8rade 2, Tenley School; M. B. Ehr- h- |hardt, permanent teacher, grade 3, m, | Force School; M. H. Riess, permanent teacher, grade 4, Addison School; Ava McGuire, permanent teacher, grade 3, Corcoran School; E. V. Ellett, perma- nent kindergarten assistant, Bright- wood Park School; S. C. Fran- cis, permanent teacher, grade 4, he n- of en e ry Elected Principal of Miner Normal. | Petworth School; Grace Bush, per- manent teachen grade 3 biow School; D. A. Sanders, permaneny teacher, grade 2, VFierce School; D. A. Cook, permanent teacher, grade 2, Edmunds School; L. . Mason, per- manent teacher, grade 1, Wallach- Towers School; B T. Wood, perma- nent teacher, grade 1, Peabouy School; AL L. Yost, permanent teacher, grade 1, Maury School; I. B. Cain, perma- nent teacher, grade 2, Jefferson-Ami- don School; S. M. Duke, permanent teacher, grade 3, Greenleaf Schooi; S M. Gould, permanent teacher, grade Jefferson-Amidon School; L. M. Hoy berger, permanent kindergarten as. sistant, Smallwood-Bowen School; E C. Thomas, permanent teachef, grade 6, Bradley School; W. J. Wallace, tem- porary vocational instruction, Lenox School; M. H. Sharp, probationary teacher, 6A, Business High School; Lucretia Hemington, probationary teacher, 6A, Central High School; B. A. Page, temporary teacher, 6A, Kinley High School; C. E. temporary teacher,” A, Eas School; F. M. Scott, clerk, office of the supervisor of special activities; Alice Craig, temporary clerk, Central High School; J. P. Wedlake, probationary teacher, grade 2, special schools; E. G. Deal, probationar: acher, grade 6, Baton School; K. L. Eckloff, proba- tionary teacher, grade 1, Eaton School; G. 1. Plumb, probationary teacher, grade 2. Cooke School D. Colli; probationary teacher, grade 2, Brightwood School; R. F. Cogavan, probationary teacher, grade 1, Pet- worth School: M. R. Todd, prabation- ary teacher, grade 4, Langdon School; E. F. Lipp, probationary teacher, grade 2, Arthur’ School; E. I. Torkington, probationary teacher, grade 1, Brook- land School: B. L Prangley, proba- tionary teacher, grade 2, Benning School; I D. Higgins, probationary teacher, grade 1, Taylor School; H. A. Burchfield, ‘temporary teacher, grade 4, Greenieaf School: H. E. Rich- ards, probationary teacher, grade 1, Jefferson-Amidon School;: M. F. H. Apple, temporary teacher, grade 4, Lenox School: F. C. Bangerter, proba- tionary teacher, domestic science; M. J. Jones, probationary teacher, do- mestic science: Helen 3, Petworth School, teacher bett, teacher, Business High Olna Hudler, teacher, Central School; C. R. Corning, teacher, grade 1, Ludiow School: Marie Ebel, clerk, temporary, secretary's offic: H. McKenney. janitor, Blow School: J. J. Loor, janitor, Pierce School: Benjamin Holmes, laborer, Petworth School; E. M. Angle, caretaker, Congress Heights School: J. A. Burney, laborer, Henry School; Lawrence Jackson, caretaker, H. D. Cooke School: L. A. Hall, tem- porary teacher, grade 2. Military Road School: M. T. Dean, military instruc- tor, 3d Regiment of High School Cadets; D. A. Lanauze, temporary teacher, Dunbar High School; B. A. Yoder, temporary teacher, Americani- zation Night School. Terminations and Resignations. D. M. Friend, cierk, class 4, Cen- tral High Schogl; G. E. Whiting, temporary teacher, grade 4, Green- leaf School; Lundy, tempo- rary teacher, kindergarten assistant, Weightman hool ; Mertz, teacher, grade 1, Eaton School; W. J. Tastet, temporary teacher, Business High Night School temporary teacher, Eastern-Wallach School; L. E. Stewart, temporai teacher, McKinley High Night School; E. R. West, temporary teacher, grade 2, Johnson School; N. B. Kuykendall, temporary teacher, grade 3, Madison School: F. H. Scott, temporary clerk, office of supervisor in charge of spe. cial activities; Rachel King, proba- tionary teacher, class 6A, McKinley High School; M. F. Murray, tempo- rary teacher, Eastern-Wallach Night Schook; V. E. Opdycke. temporary teacher, Eastern - Wallach Night School; J. F. Hill, temporary teacher, Eastern-Wallach Night School; Cora McCarty, temporary teacher, Ameri- canization Night School; F. J. Dim- mick, Jjanitor, Blow_ School; H. J. Johnson, janitor, ~Pierce 'School: George Conway, laborer, Petworth School; R. A. Coates, laborer. Henry and Kate Brown, caretaker, H. D. Cooke School portables. E. A. Hayden, teacher, grade 7, Den- nison, to grade 8, Dennison School: 'A. R. Yarnall, teacher, grade 2, to S. $ HART SCHAFFNER MASTODON’S BONES ARE UNCOVERED BY SMITHSONIAN PARTY BISBEE, Ariz, February 3.—Dis- covery of the akeleton of a masto- don, near Benson, fifty miles north- west of here, was reported today by Dr. Gidley of the Smithsonian Insti- i tution, in charge of a party that has for several days been uncovering the bones of prehistoric animals. The tusks of tlie mastodon skele- ton measure more than six feet, Dr. Gidley announced. He sald that the remains of a sea turtle about seven feet long had been uncovered near the bones of the mastodon. Both specimens are being packed for shipment to the Smithsonian |grade 3, Dennison School; S. B. Hol- {land, teacher, grade 7, fo grade 8, Eaton School; Elizabeth ~O'Hara, eacher, grade 7, to grade 8, Takoma hool: A. V. Bowden, teacher, grade 4, to grade 5, Takoma_School: C. V. Allen, “teacher, grade 7, to grade 8. Brookland School: B. C. Norris, tem- porary teacher, grade 4. to grade 7. Lenox School: Hollingsworth, teacher, grade 7, to grade 8, Force School; M. C. Calvin, temporary teach- er, grade to grade 5. Langdon 5. AL H er, grad anft, teacher, grade 3 00l ok, 1o grade 5, West School; R. L. McNamara, teacher, grade 3, Cooke School; C. B. Crane, teacher, srade 4. to grade 5. Brightwood hool; E. B. Whitney, teacher. grade 2, to grade 4, Brightwood School; Pauline Lohman, teacher, grade 1, Taylor. to Ludlow School; H. W. Mer- riam, teacher, grade 6, to grade 7. Saton fichonl; H. B. Kennedy, teacher, grade 5, to grade 6, Eaton School; H. S. Petrie, temporary teacher, grade 5. to grade 6, Takoma School: 8. C. Francis, teacher, grade 5, Petworth, to Takoma School; R. B. Hutson, teacher, grade 3, to grade 4, Petworth School; M. C. Squire, teacher, grade to grade 6, West School: E. M. Moss, teacher, grade 4, Langdon, to grade 3. Hubbard School; P. B. Wat- son. teacher, grade 2, to grade 1, Benning School; L. A. Ritter, teacher. grade 6, Wheatley, to Blair School: to grade D. M. Hynes, teach i cher, grade 7, Blair, to Wheatley School A. R. Entwisle, teacher, grade 3, as M. body, to grade 1, Egmonds School; J. Bayles, teacher, grade 1, Edmonds, to grade 3, Peabody School; A. B. Hessler, teacher, grade 6,-to grade 7 Wallach-Towers School; M. V. Hum- mer, teacher, temporary, McKinley, to Central High School; S. F. Clokey, teacher, grade 7, to grade 6, Force School; M. F. Dumez, teacher, grade 6, to grade 7, Force School: A. A. Nevitt, teacher. grade 6, Brightwood, to grade 7, Monroe School; E. L. Maine, teacher, grade 5, to grade 6, Brightwood School; B. E. Taylor, teacher, grade 5, to grade 6, Powell School; Rebecca Smith, teach er, grade 3, to grade 4, Powell School; Carolyn Faris, teacher, grade 2, Brightwood Park, to Johnson School: B. W. Butler, teacher, grade 2, Hub- bard, to Brightwood Park School; C. to grade 3, Madison School; M. W. Hoover, teacher. grade 8, to grade 7, Force School; H. L. Grant, teacher, class 1, to class 2, Dunbar High School; M. E. Brooks, teacher, grade 7, to grade 8, Sumner School; L. E. Wilkes, grade 3, Military road, to grade 5, Gayrnet-Patterson-Phelps School; E. E. Nickens, grade 2, to grade 4, Mil- itary Road School; M. L Williams, teacher, grade 8, to grade 6, Sumner, to Montgomery School; S. E. Schooler, teacher, grade 6, Magruder, to grade 7, Sumner School; Isabelle Sidney, teacher, grade 6, Montgomery, to Ma- gruder School; G. A. Coleman, teach- er of domestic science, O Street Voca- tional, to graded schools; S. B. Piper, teacher of domestic science, graded schools, to O Street Vocational School, and E. A. Clark, teacher, class 6A, to principal. Minor Normal School. M. O=Dean, teacher, class 6A; M. B. knap, teacher, probationary, grade 1. 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Thoughts of the r cent holdups flashed through the drive er's mind, leaving him in a dilemma whether to speed by or to draw out 4 pistol he had in his automobile for protectio However, upon drawing closer, he saw that the men were soldiers, whereupon he slowed down and came to_a stop opposite them. Two of the soldiers with pistols leveled at the ocs cupants of the car approached and in | commandatory tones demanded, “W! is in the back of your car” Not fled with being told that there one in the back of the machine, one of the soldiers opened the door of the automobile and flashed his light in back. en, apparently satisfied, the soldier said, “All right, drive on, we were looking for an escaped prise oner.” Mr. Howard experienced the wame annoyance farther on, near the ems trance on 16th street to Walter Reed grounds. This time he was stoppei by two soldiers. one of whom pointes bis .45 automatic at him. Maj. L. W. 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