Evening Star Newspaper, November 8, 1921, Page 17

CITIZENS OPPOSE | PROPOSED SCHOOL Sixteenth Street Highlands .. Association Against Plans for Tubercular. HELD MENACE TO HEALTH 'Vote of Protest Cast Against Con- tingation of Hospital at 14th . and Upshur Streetts. United effort of the education and public health committess lcd by thelr chairmen, Jesse Benjamin apd Dr. Lewis J. Battle, in which the contin- wance of the tuberculosis hospitat and the proposed crection of a school for fuberculous children at 1ith and Up- shur streets were strongly denounced, caused the Sixteenth Strect Highlands i Citizens' Association, which met last night at the Sixtah Aresbyterian Church, to go on record, as being unanimously opposed to such a plan. Mr. Benjamin argued that the loca- tion of the school was not conven- ient for the tubercular children and was decidedly out of place In a sirictly residential section. Dr. Bat- 1le made a point out of the fact that the continuance of the hospital and 1he erection of the proposed school was a menace to the health of the communif in his, opinion, tuber- calosis was highly contagious. L. G. Julibn in discussing the matter recommended that the present site 'nd building be made into a high school, which was greatly needed in tie section. Other Site Asked. Paul F. Grove, past president of | the association. Stated that the as- sociation hould determine a place where the tubercular hospital and school should be placed. in so much as the work of the association should ! be constructive as well as critical. | ! Yollowing his talk the resolution, as presented by Mr. Benjamin, protest- ng against the present site,” was DISTRICT WILLED $2,000; MAY NOT BE PERMITTED TO LEGALLY ACGEPT IT Can the District nvarnment ac- cept money left to a city institu- tion in the will of a private indi-: vidual? ‘This question came before Cor-- poration Counsel Stephens for de- cisfon yesterday, when George ‘Wilson, secretary of.the Board of Charitles, informed him that $2,000 had been bequeathed to:the Home . for the Aged and Infirm by William - Hauer. The corporation counsel said hl ‘was not certain whether the mon could be accepted without spec f authority of Congress. He will In- quire into the legal phase of the problem and report to the Cem- missioners. POISON WELL KILLS FOUR WITHIN WEEK Mother Dies Soon After Little Daughters, 6, 4 and 2 Years 0ld, Succumb. HUSBAND CRITICALLY ILL Examination of Water in Recep- tacle Used for Many Years ” Reveals Deadly Element. By thie Associated Press. AUGUSTA, Ga., November S.—The death last night of Mrs. J. W. Lee, wife of a well known planter of near Beldoo, Barnwell county, S. C., was the durth to have occurred in the family within the past week as a result of an alleged poisoned well on the farm, it became known here today. Mr. Lee Is in a critical condition, but -may recover. Three small daughters of the Lees, the eldest of whom was six, died last Tuesday afternoon, a few hours after drinking water from the well. The imail clerks barricaded HONT TEN BANDITS WHOSHOT P TRAN Robbers Wound Four, Set Car Afire and-Steal Mail on lllinois Central. POSTAL CLERKS HEROES BRefuse to Leave Car Until Shot, Dynamited and Smoked Out by Firebrand. By the Assoclated Press. PAXTON, IlL, November 8.—Hun- dreds of men in posses were search- ing early today for ten bandits who last night held up the New Orleans limited on the Illigois Central rall- road two miles south of here., wound- ed four train employes, stole two pouches of registered mail and es- caped after setting fire to the mail car. No trace of the robbers had been found early today, the only ald in|- the search being a statement by memy bers of the train crew that they headed west in- two automobiles. Squads of Chicago police guarded all roads entering that lcity, and the alarm was telegraphed to all central Illinois towns. One Passenger Shot. The passengers were not molested, although one, K. H. Knowliton of Freeport. Ill. got three bullet holes in his coat when he and three com- panions went up to the mail car and fired on the bandits as the latter were fighting the engine crew and two in the mail car. Arthur Moon, a Pullman porter, ‘was shot in the .chest and groin as he stood in the vestibule of a smoker. | Fireman Harry Bangs was wounded in the shoulder. Thomas Baker, a mail clerk, was shot in the hand and | shoulder. = Ben Robinette, another clerk. was clubbed over the head with a revolver. Two of the robbers hoarded the train_at some point between Chicago | and Paxton and covered the engine | crew with their guns as the train was_passing through here, according smended to the effect that the edu- to the report of Division Supt. J. W. Left to right: Albert Sarraut, Aristides Bfll.ll. premier of France and chief of the delegation, ama stene lani, formerly premier. near Paxton last night, and the onl member of the train crew who tool part in the affray and escaped un- injured, described the hold-up and his_experiences here today. “The first intimation I had of the robbery came shortly after we left Paxton,” he said. “I heard a grunt, turned around and a masked man clambered down beside me, thrusting a revolver against my ribs. Another had the fireman covered. ‘Stick ‘em " he shouted. efore 1 could reply slow down and run on down to the bridge across the Vermlilion river. “‘Hpw many mall coaches are there” he asked. “I told him there were four, :and he made me take them down. ' HE had a bunch of men waiting at. the river and had me flash the headlight twice to let them know all wasyWell The bandit allowed me to send & man back to flag other trains. Then he forced me to climb down and go back to the mall car. he had me cation and ‘public health committees ‘of the “association should e an idequate site for the- hospital and school. A communicati se ing forth Rep- children were Mary, agea six, Th Velma and Elm: four and (vm. respectively. youngest child, ‘a’ ten-month-old “The mail clerks ordered us te halt. They were armed. One bandit, his revolver still sticking in my ribs pushed a flashlight into my hands. Show them who you are,’ he com- Hevron. Divide Train at Bridge. They ordered the -train to proceed to a small bridge over a stream two y. was the only mem!)er of the fam- not to drink of the water. yisentative bill, “recently in- Mystery Stlll' Unnolved. milosigarther south, whergrthgitrain manix 1roduced asking for{ mpe mystery surroundi « | WAs_atopped, P “The flashlicht felt like fire in ny calways of |, The mystery surrounding the poison-| Ordering the crew to break the train | “ihe TashISHE (G0 button. ‘Don't was referred fo a commii- [ OF TS FRLer, hag ROl been cleared | the engineer and firemen were foreed | NN AP 1 P Cngineer.” 1 cried. Teport back at the nest meet-iygligoo today. The well had been used |0 Pull the mail and baggage cars|”ppe mail clerks slammed the door Ing. Commpaanicatione referri “Iby the family for vears Details as io|farther up the tracks, leaving the [nut"* The bandits waited a short fruit venders’ protest agai tie nature of the poison couid not by | Other mine coaches on the other side | ([N (hen placed & stick of dynamite required to “keep moving. Shtatned ¢ | of the stream to prevent interference | Lo (he muil car. It wasn't strong ) O T g AineS. were!” The Lec family, With the exceptfon (DY the pussengers. Iight other men |enough. to wreck the car, but another tabled, s bpicion belag, expre of the baby, becime suddenly and vio- | 8Ppeared from automob, blast opened the door. That the matter did not come under the iurisdietion of the assogiation. ¥or Great ¥als Profect. - M. Maupin asked ‘ths asseeidtion 10 indorse Secretary Falt's project. as reported to Pesident Flar the fact that in thie the association it was st Jaotion that was twice ¢ 1ot be brought up as same vear. at any % the jlently it lust drinking _ water from- the well. water during the previows hight. three chillren died within -2 fow hours of . each_other. - on of | in order, which fac stitution in pelation to that motion. Mr. but_on vote the house sustaine A moment later one of the mail clerks was lying to one side with a gash in his head and the other was standing with his arms high in the air alongside the car. Two of the men blew the safe. I were forced to lie flat on the bot- the assauit on the m On & threat of shooting the engineer and fireman if the mail car was not opencd, the robbers forced the mail clerks to open the door, but when the engineer and fireman had clambered inside the door was slammed shut. Tuéesday morning,, after : The son evidently had becn put in the ‘The The fireman and Examination of the water showed, it bullets fired by passengers partly en- As the light from the burning mounted, the bandits, either evidently frightened or satis- fied with what they had found, slow- nullified the con- —— By the Associated Press. ) 111, November 8- dansered u Woodson uppealed to the.louse, the CHAMPAIGN, cerning the Great Fallg « 1id, that it dontained-a deadly poison. tom of the car while the bandits or plan. The matter was A 5. Blanchard of Wiliiston, 8. (| o Wil Clerkn Dysamited oue. =~ |00, 5 10 & committee. Mr AMaupin, {wio Visited. the Lee ‘home yesterday, | Several churkes of dyvmamite and|TOLUS, 0 he passengers were “aun of the mombership « [ staled "togny that” he undorbiood” th( | firink from revolvers and shotguns fring in our direction. From the cars Annopnesa Jhe ey 2 (,“Kiflfi‘f".{:.'.;pfi gon B No: been as- | finally forced the door In and a hand- |in front armed guards poured 2 e G 41Nk Tiee probably will be brousnt to|to-hand batile ensued which ended |sircam of bullets toward the mail car. it was announced that tha subject]a: Augusta hospital. The coroner of |97y When the robhers had thrown |Flames from gasoline or wasto ";‘ mitting women to member Allen 1g an inquest over the | WO bombs into the car and a fire- {rited by the explokivns began m_l:: ould he brought up for this morning. brand which smoked out the four men fup the interior of the car. next 4 inside. When the clerks came out [made us throw out the pouches. Lew defer with the sacks 1l)n(u“llll§’ regl “1 lnoked at Ranks, the fireman, but from ieations i cutive discussion on the same mat- [ mail to save themse ax | who Iving a short distance from <ion of women at the n r. burned, the bandits Jumped into their e, He signaled to jump, and we ¢gms o certainty Congtitution Nuilifted. machiges and left. buth for the engine. He was ghot umorous : “The frain crew hooked up the train we ran, but I was untouc] last night. w Mr. Woodson then declared that it ,gain;without th> mail car and pro- erawled beneath the pilot of the en- djouru wax twice brought v was imp. big for th% sociation fo ] cceded to Champaign,” where the in- [give. Banks and another man were v part of the mefting a Hejotirn uiyl The Woxt™Veal. Laugh- | Jured were sent 16 a hospital. with we. efeated. Later on ing ensued, but the chair-ruled that “Under there we were:- vnruy Pro- alied the association’ ‘en‘ion tela motion of adjournment was always | ENGEINEER TELLS OF Eo;.is-ur tocted from the bandits, but the stray 15 The Constitution was 8o unended last. year prevent con< Special Bargains in Used Pianos & Players Ludwig Upright Piano $290 Mahogany A Genuire Bargain Baumeister Upright Piano $190 Mahogany Krakauer Bros. Upright Piano $165 _Gulbransen Player-Piano $385 Francis Bacon Player-Piano $430 ur chair's ruling. You Can Take 36 Months to Pay for your Piano! engineer of the 1 . Fogerty. Clyde B. Aflher prrsldeht. llreslded nn|n Central " limited train held uplly backed to the end of the bridge The Lyon & Healy Ap_artment Graml Piano : Here is an instrument - that fepre- sents the flower of two hundred years of piana evolution. Every other form of the piano, at best, has left something to be desired. This combines every desirable quality, omits none, and adds a number of new features. That the Grand Piano excels in artistic .beauty and musical quality i8 a fact too well understood to need ‘emphasis. But the usual size of the Grand Piano has made it prohibitive for the lvaxlable space - of modern homes; the price has been considerably greater than the great majority of music-loving . homes afford and the tones, adapted particularly to the concert hall, have been t toe loud for smaller rooms. In the Lyun & Hnly Apartment Gnnd Puno these three ob; nctwm o the Grand have been elimifiated. The size is, re- duced to a much smaller space, without in the least detracting from t&tu\uyof the piano as one of the pieces of furniture in a room. The price has been brought within reach of all who ‘can afford-a first-class Upright piano. * And the tones are adjusted io the acoustics of the modemn apartment ome. * The tremendoutdemand for Lyon & Healy Apa.mnant Grand Pianos—exceeding our rmmm—u the seal of public ap rov upon this logical fipality in piano bmldm( for present-day use. ost interesting dlrphzeof these de- hglnfnl instruments may in this store. Here the various styles may be compared with a view to| problem. Thete is a choice ol‘wuoth.m- cluding the new lustrous brown Be sure to come and inspect them.. recent reductions in_ price strikingly d'nat this pnn» danul one for your home. Company This' Beautiful Lyon & Healy ‘Apartment Grand Piano Now Reduced to *845 Jordan Piano G Street at Thirteenth HOMER L. KITT, Seg<Treas. = unanimously . voted an honorary mem- ber of the Board of Trade at a meet- ing yesterday of the board of directors of that organization. The fifth roll call of the American Red Cross was indorsed by the board. with the recommendation that the full board likewise approve it at the an- nial meeting next Monday night. Thirteen new members were elected Veteran Who Served In Prison for “Buddy” Free, But Penniless LEAVENWORTH, Kans, No- vember 8—Pennilexs, Harry W. Haley, an overseas war veteran, liberty here today under A War Department order re- | |are: W W. Delano, Herbert C. Eich- P a1 | |ner. Willlam H. Eichner, Miiton J SAHRE Rim\fram the fea Fililns, Francis W, Hill, jr.; John T. dinciplinary barracks, where he five months of & wix ths’ sentence for desertion I to the organization on recommendation of the membership committee. They Jones, Willlam L. Lanning, William D. Leetch, W. W. McClaine, Edgar H. Mosher, Edward Thompson, William Ross Wood and Nathan Welll. Nominations for the board of direc- tors to fill ten vacancies are now closed. Twenty-six have been nomi- nated. They are: C. J. Gockeler, George Plitt, Thomas Bradley, Charles F. Crane, Walter A. Brown, Edwin C. Brandenburg, Stephen E. Kramer, Pe xpeditionary force Haley eame to th under the nmame of Jones, hin p France. ry B. Turpin, Ben L. Prince, Frederick J. Rice, George E. Hebbard, A. K. Ber- Charles 1. Corby, Joshua Evans, Frederick A. Fenning, Edward J. i McQuade, C Calhoun, fith, Wilijan Weller, Thaddeu: thorities, real offender. Haley was released from the barracks without the usunl Jelleff,” W. W. Spaid and’ Byron s, ralirend fare and wsmall co; Adams. pensation given prisoners. -——————— and Teapea into the aarkness._Tnen | WOULD HALT BOND SALE. I heard an automobile start, and they were gone.” BISMARCK, N. D. November 8.— Judge W. L. Nuesale of the fourth has issued an order today commanding the state indus- trial commission and the Bank of North Dakota to show cause why the sale of and delivery of state bonds to a brokerage firm at a heavy dis- count »uld not be stopped by {injunction. This order was asked by attorneys for a_zroup of taxpayers, and is re- turnable Wednesd judicial district, BOARD OF TRADE VOTES TRIBUTE TO SIMON WOLF Unanimously Elected to Honorary Membership for His Services to City of Washington. Simon Wolf, for his many ¥ untiring labor for Wuaishington, an rs of was { {ORK UNDER ORDER College Abolishes Al Exams to Give \ Time: to Instruction By the Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA, Novesber 8.- —Dean Emory R. Johmsen of the Wharton School aEnegnced today that the faculy of that | SHONH MENTIONED AS HARA SUCCESSOR |Elder Statesmen of Japan Continue Conferences to De- cide on Premier. By the Assoclated Press, TOKID, . November 8.—Conferences ©of the elder statesmen continue in an effort to arrive at an agreement upon a successor to Premler Hara, who was assassinated Friday night. Marquis Balonjl, Marquis Matsukata, Baron Makino and Admiral Salto, governor general of Korea, discussed the situation at some length at the palace yesterday, but, so far as is known, no decision was reached. The funeral of the late premier yesterday was held at his residence and was attended only by personal ‘ sementer. y by lay 1t s lom to l'r_-v. the mecensity for any extemsive re- 'v::w of the work at the end of MINERS RESUME friends. After the services, con- ducted by a Buddhist priest, the funeral cortege proceeded to the headquarters of the selyukal party, of which the tate premier was the head, where the body was viewed by thousands. Later it was removed on a special train to Morioka, where ;:t final ceremony will be held Fri- Y. Operators at Pitt‘sburgh Also Will Continue the “Check- Off” System. TERRE HAUTE, Ind., November § —Reports reaching headquarters of district No. 11, United Mine Work- ers of America, show that llrat‘llcn]ly every mine fn the district had re- sumed operation following the order issued by District President John Hessler Saturday instructing strik- ing miners to return to work, and a letter from Phil H. Penna, secretary of the Indiana Bituminous Coal Op- erators’ Association, to the opsrators advising them to continue the check- off system until prevented from do- lng‘hlin by (l‘ourL s actlon taken by President Hessler and Secretary Penna fol. lowed immediately the ruling of the court of appeals at Chicago, which :n'xl:g;ng;d’;he z’l"jlunwnn against the - sued last A. B. Anderson. Rty Operators Accept Ruling. PITTSBURGH, November 8—The operators, who had previously decided to _abide by Judge A. B. Anderson's Injunction and discontinue the check- ing-off of union dues, held a meeting yesterday, and at its close the pro ducers’ association, in a letter to the | district union offic i "y resson. op o ;’z‘['m""’\“:_fiv'e“:lbg“‘lm take over the duties himself, pre- of the circuit court of appeals of the j [eTFiNE merely to have a hand in the [seventn circult. we hereby recall our |2PPOIntment. . Others believe, how. Ietter of November '3 ang will cont |CVer. that with a little additional tinue the check - | pressure he could be in ac- tinue off until further no. Gepinine ot e The letter of November 2 ‘Informe osg.of the former opinlon declare the anton tha taecmber 2 Informed | inat - Marquin Saion3i - is - againt discontinue the check-off, and soon |further monopolization of power by after its receipt the executive hoard | 1€ seiyukai. and that he has more of Wistrict No. 5, United Mine Week, |than once indicated his - displeasure ers, authorized 'the strike, effective |CONCerning the appointment of some last night. Under the producers’ Iet. |Of the present cabinet members. They ter the operators will abide by the |argue that he is too far-sighted to a decision of the circuit court of ap. |sume office under -the present circum- Deals ‘at Chicago. which suspended | stances, and thus risk Fis. political uture. that section of Judge Anderson's in- junction dealing with the check-off | Those holding the opposite view de- clare he will rise to the occagion if Until further order of the court. Mr. | Gibbons said that the order recalling jurged by Field Marshal Prince Yama- “he atrike order would be in the nanda | Enta and given the privilege of us of ail union leaders of the district his discretion as to changes in thc within a &hort time. cabinet. Crime Premediated. The assassin, Rychi Nakoka, has confessed that he planned the erim. several months ago and that he trailed the premier since that timc, seeking a favorable opportunity to stab him. The police have found, according to the Nichi Nichi, that the assassin had been inspired to commit the deed through his interest in politics aud association with ki superior. Fijoro Hashimoto, the assistarit station mas- ter at the Otsuka railway station. who also has been taken into cus- tody. Hashimoto, it is alleged, in- dulged in severe criticism of the pol- icles of Premier Hara. Referring in the presence of Nakoks to the thrilling deeds of the, so-called political martyrs whose names were “sacred in the history of the Meiji restoration,” Hashimoto is declared to have expressed regret over the dis- appearance of the Samurai and to have declared that the youths of to- day were cowardly and could not be expected to commit harakiri. 1 shall be an exception.” is said to have execlaimed 1 shall commit harakiri.” using the last word as a pun and meaning the killing of Premier Hara. There is much 'speculation coneern- ling tre possible. successor to M Hara. Marquis Saionji is most prom- inently mentioned. but in some quar- ters it is stated that he Is unwilling PRt IR o T AL 0 1S Pl 0 T 2 5 HOROOOICRRRR, G L= | S WS BN (Y St} Tell You About anthracite and prepare it for market. It This was accompamed by the statement’ that the operator is fortunate whose margin approximates 60 cents a ton. y a few exceed it, most of them make less and many are tdday ‘operating at a loss. A third advertisement set forth the actual figures-of an-average cost mire, as follows: labor, per ton, $3.92; materials, $1.05; insurance, taxes, etc., 58 cents; total, $5.55—a cost applying alike to coal selling at the mine for $7.50 a ton or more, _ mdtothesmanbyproductslzesofooalseumzas "low as $1.50'a ton. As the nvetagerewvedbythepmducetfwhn toultotmagewa:“ls andthecon$5.55 it was ‘again shown in tlnswaythat the average mme -owur'smn'gmwuaboutSOemn : this series of advertisements the producers have told yofi what it costs to mine m“fi-.‘u-—-_-.\—n,“ ANTHRACITE General Policies Committee Coal Producers Can Only the Mine Price has been shown that of the dollar received by the mine owner 65 cents goes for wages, 15 cents for supplies, leaving 20 cents for insurance, taxes, depreciation, uninsurable risks and profits. / » The profits per fon have been stated; namély, what remains out of a “margin” of 60 cents per ton afier paying selling expenses, taxes and inter&st.} All these facts relate>m> mine prices and mine costs. They are the only factors in the situation . for which the producers are responsible. Retail prices have not been discussed in thesé talks with the public because the producers had no first-hand knowledge of them, and no sta they could make would cover all the factors gov- erning prices in different places. Retail prices are not the same in different communities, because freight rates, local conditions and dealers’ costs vary greatly. The explanation of the difference between the mine price and the retail price of anthracite can be given by your coal dealer. H 437 Chestnut Street, Philadeiphia 8. D. Warriner, Praidens, | 'W.J. Richards, President. W. L. Allea, Presidens, \ Lebigh Coal & Navigaticn Co. Phils. & Reading Coal & Iron Co- Scranton Coal Company - - L W. W. Inglie, President, G\ F. Huber, Prisident, Percy C. Madeira, President, ”* Markle, President, . L Conmall, Prasidens, Gl Alden CoalCo, .~~~ " Lehigh & Wilkes Barre Coal Co- Madein, Hll &Co ~ ~ JeddoHighland Coa! Company Gresn Ridgs Coel Co- Joha M. Humphirey, President, W. A May, Presdens, William Collins, Presidens, - 4;-.1‘_'.::.:: Lehigh Valley Canl Co- * ‘Susquehenna Colliertes Co-