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The Washington times., 1923-05-08
To SPEND
MILLIONS IN
FLORIDA
Barron Collier Has Vast I'M
proVements for New County
Named in His Honor.

NEW YORK, Nav S-Receipt Of
ture had created a new county and
named it after Barron Collier, spe
cal police commissioner Of New
York city in charge of safety, wa.
followed by announcement that, he
ginning Immediately Collier will
spend $1O,000.000 within the next
few years in Florida west coast
improvements. The new county will
comprise the fiftY-seven southern
townships OF the present Lee
county.
OWNS MILLION ACRES.
Collier now owns more than a
million acres of West Coast Florida
land, ard is interested in various
large Florida hotel properties. The
largest is located at Useppa Island,
off Fort Myers. He has spent more
than $2,000,000 in the last few years
in the territory now named after
him. extending railroads and giving
the section better navigation facili-
ties. One project which he has
just completed is deep waterway
from Everglade, which proba bly,
will be the seat of Collier county
to the Gulf of Mexico. Railroad
extensions which will connect the
lower west coast with the main
lines of travel are understood 10 be
under considerations
Collier County now comnrisos
some OF the widest of the west
coast country. II abounds in 1aer,
bear. mountain lion and other wild
game. The land is fertile in great
part and heavily timbered. Tho
new auto trail from Tampa to
Miami runs through it.
The Washington times., 1923-05-08

Today. =
Meetng-Lincoln Park Citizens Asso-
cia ton, Bryan. school. Thirteenth and b
streets southeast, p. m.
Entertainment - Platemaking division
of the G. p. O.. Harding Hall, SIS p. m.
.Play--"The Toastmaeter," St. PauFs
Council of National Council of Catholic
Men, ST. Paul's parish, evening
Characterization OF Churches, in
Epiphany Parish House 1917 @ street
northwest, Rev. DIR James F. Freeman
presiding, O'Clock.
Meeting-AmeriCan Horticultural So
ciety, National Museum. Tenth and r
streets northwest. Spea ker i, p s.
Norton, University of Maryland, Notes
on the Newer Dahlias," illustrated.
Ladies' NiEht-~Reserve Air Service of
Ulcers Ora ham building. Fourteenth and
II streets northwest, p, m.
Minstrel SHOW Ca tholic Daughters of
America, Immaculate Conception Hall
evening
Meeting--French section. Wome n 8
City Club. evening
Meeting Business Girls Club, Y. W.
G. A. building. 1888 street northwest,
80 D. m
MeetinR-Park View Mothers Club
and Park View Citizens Association
schoolhouse. evening.
Tea-Gradust of colleges In the
North Atlantic States, National Club of
the American Association of University
Women. evening.
Cslebration-Sixtleth anniversary Of
The Washington times., 1923-05-08

proVement. converted into an area
accessible to the people, with prop
erly constructed quays and parked
background. Existing ferry slips
and wharves are defined as being
of temporary construction which
could easily be replaced with sub.
stantial and permanent structures.
With the population of the city
increasing and the certainty that
it will reach the million mark in
the future, those pressing for river
front improvements insist that it
is futile to disregard the city s
commercial interests. or to assume
that eventually industrial districts
will not be developed in regions
approximate to the Capital
The demand for river traffic il
is pointed out. is one that will be.
come more insistent as such. devel.
opments take place Hence, it is
urged. it is important. in anticipat.
ing coming developments. to adopt
constructive plans of improvement
which will in turn determine the
character of the changes to be
made.
Men who declare they are not
visionary insist that within the
next decade Washington river
front will be one of the city's boast
ed attractions, a panorama impress
ing on memory imperishabla recoI-
lections of the stately and the beau
tiful. At least they declare this is
possible if the interest awakened ny
the deepening of the Georgetown
channel is taken advantage of prop
erly by those who believe that the
best investments the Government
makes are those insurirg for the
National Capital improvements ex-
pressive of the dignity OF the ma,
ton
The Washington times., 1923-05-08
HUNDREDS. HERE
At BOYS CLUB
MEET
Experts and Youngsters Fronl
U. S. and Canada Open
Big Convention.

Washington. stamping-Eround Of
statesmen and Mecca of diplomats,
became a boys town today.
From. North. East, South and
West of the Capital, from all parts
of the United States and from sew
eral Canadian provinces, adult of
ficiaIs of boys clubs and youthful
delegates from scores of such or
CARNATIONS are in the city today,
attending the Boys Club Fedora
ton convention in New Willard
Hotel.
While the main body of delegates
the grown.ups-sit in session at
the hotel today to discuss problems
of club government and the in
creasing importance of boys work,
the fifty-odd young men who were
sent here by the club members
themselves will go sightseeing.
with a business meeting to follow.
Have Busy Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hays Ham.
mond will give reception to the
adults and boys at their home, 1901
Kalorama road, at 4:30 o'clock Va
automobiles to take the boys to the
Hammond home Hammond is vice
president of the federation.
The convention was formally
opened last night with addresses
by E. F. Colladay, William Knowles
Cooper, the Rev James e. Free
man, and Robert Lawrence.
William e. Hall. of New York,
president of the federation, told the
delegates of the organization's work
during its seventeen years of
activity.
Has 16O, 900 Members.
He said the federation now con
sists of 212 clubs in LOG cities. with
a membership of $50 ,000 Frank
r.. Jelleff. of the Washington Boys
Club, presided.
Following registration at the hotel
yesterday, Executive Secretary C.. j.
Atkinson called for two-rninute re
ports from representatives of va
rious cities.
DR.. Frank w. Ballou. superin
tcndent of public schools, welcomed
the delegates yesterday afternoon.
and called particular attention to
the exhibit of boys handiwork. dis
PLAYED in the small ballroom.
The Zonta Club is to give a tea
to the wives of delegates and to
ton Boys Club Wednesday, from 5
to o'clock. in the Hut Of the
Grace Dodge Hotel. A quartet from
the Washington, Opera Conlpans
assisted by members of the ballet.
will entertain.
Exposition of Work.
c.. J. Atkinson, executive seere-
tary of the federation, declared that
the convention would be clear ex-
position of. the work done by the or
gani5ation among the under-privi-
legged boys of the country.
THE remarkable work contained
in this exhibit is proof that OR.
work has not only succeeded in a
large measure, but is steadily pro-
gressing,' said Atkinson. Boys
Clubs fill a crying need in cities
and towns where there are large
foreign populations. Such work
as this we believe to be a practi
cal means toward good citizenship"
The Washington times., 1923-05-08

The Rockville Town Hall property
has been sold at public auction to
Einson Peter, of Rockville, for $10.
003. 1t is understood the purcha ser
Is considering using the building for
steam-la undry purposes.
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most dangerous of the invading
survivors
Several prominent English play
ers survived the early matches in
the second round. T. A. Torrance
disposing of J. Dickinson, 3 up and
to play, and Michael Scott over.
coming DR.. John y. Mccormack
after a gripping struggle that car
ried right through to the nine
teenth hole.
Bobby Hunter Defeated.
The first American to fall before
the British charge was Robert Hun
ter, of Claremont. Cal He was
beaten up and 5 to play by F..
X. Fradgely, Of Royal Northdevon.
the American being outscored CON
sistently after the opening holes
Ouinet Defeats Darwin.
Francis Ouimet. Boston, defeated
Bernard Darwin. England, and 2.
Roger Wethered. England. de-
feated Colin Aylmer, England, 4
Jack Neville, San Francisco. de-
feated c. G. Chard, England, T
and 6.
L. A. Terrence, England, defeated
j.. Dickinson. England, and 2.
Michael Scott, England, defeated
DIR. John D. Mccormack, England,
up, nineteenth hole.
F. X. Fradgely, England, defeat
ed Robert Hunter, Claremont, Cal.
6 and S.
George V. Rotan. Houston, Tex,
defeated Leslie Schon, England. 7
and g. s.
S. Davidson Heron. of Pittsburgh,
defeated J. B. Peddard, England,
q and !
DR.. O F. Willing. Portland, Ore.
defeated Robert Grant, England,
and i
The Washington times., 1923-05-08
FACING PRISON
AFTER WEEK Of
N|LDL|FE'
Leslie SpraIey Made cabarets,
Race Tracks, and Taxi Men
Prosperous.
BY Cosmopolitan News Service.

NEW YORK, May SIT was a
gloriously luxurious and colorful
week which Leslie Spraley, sixteen,
of Chicago, spent in New York.
starting a week ago today.
True. the $500 which the youth
full Prince Charming spent in
Broadway cabarets, at the race
tracks, on taxis and in gay dining
rooms had belonged to the Daniel
Levinson steel mills, Chicago, and
today Leslie is under arrest charged
with the theft of the money. But
even though he is facing the pen
atty now, Leslie, who the police say
confessed he stole the money he
was to deposit for the firm, feels
a thrill from a wild week
A taxicab driver took Leslie in
charge when, he arrived from
Chicago. He installed the lad at the
Grand Union Hotel Then he prom.
ised TO show him the town. First
he took Leslie to the Bowery, where
the hoy bought a suit for Sis and
another for $1S5.
Then, arrayed in these suits, the
chauffeur and the lad did" the
cabarets. Here and there were a
few kind-hearted souls who seemed
to know the chauffeur IIla affably
they happened to be in hard luck
just at the moment. A loan FROM
Leslie remedied that.
Then Leslie was taken to seq the
races. A man who said he was a
betting commissioner and a book
maker took $500 from the boy.
Every horse he bet on finished last
1t was just about the time that
his money was gone-only $50 was
left-that Leslie was traced by de.
tectives. He had mailed the bank
book in hotel envelope back TO
his firm.
The Washington times., 1923-05-08

Raymond Stewart. colored, of
Bethesda district, was adjudged not
guilty by Judge Samuel Riggs on
charge of throwing several stones
at and smashing five window panes
of a Rockville electric car. The
conductors Identification of the
man was not sufficiently definite.
The Washington times., 1923-05-08

For violations of the motor ve-
hicle regulations, these paid fines in
the police court here today: Frank
Schroeder, $3.50: T. j. Stafford,
s13.75: Armstrong Development Co.,
$2450: Harry w. Ramsch, $T.25;
Warren ]. Bowman, 1925.
The Washington times., 1923-05-08

barking at each other in the course
of buying and selling Cuban sugar
futures just exactly as if no gov
ernmental lawsuits had ever come
along to interfere with the steady
speculative anticipation of sugar
developments based on inside and
outside sugar statistical reports and
rumors.
Statistics and speculation in the
sugar exchange went ZIP against
politics and moral augmentation in
the Federal court building, and ii
looked as if statistics and specula-
ton had temporarily won.
Copyright Washington Press Servlce)
The Washington times., 1923-05-08
REFLECTS
OFFICERS FOR
NEW TERM
Robert G. Hilton President of
Rockville institution Again.
Town Hall Sold.

ROCKVILLE. May S.-The stock
holders of the Farmers Banking
& Trust Company. of Rockville.
have reelected directors as follows:
Alton C. Bell, Albert NJ. Bouic.
Thomas D. Darby, William w. OAR
by, Thomas Dawson, James, T..
Deets. Robert G. Hilton, Thomas w.
Perry Edward @. Peter, John w.
Walker and Horace d. Waters.
The directors have reelected these
officers: President and secretary.
Robert G. Hilton; first vice-presi-
dent. Edward C. Peter; second vice
president, John w. Walker; treas
urer, James F.. Deets; assistant
treasurer, F.<Bache Albert; assistant
secretary, J. Hampton Jones; coun-
sci, Albert M. 13ouic.
The farm of the late Henry E.
Henschew near Germantown has
been sold to c. Edgar Snyder for
$13,500 The place contains ninety
one and a half acres.
The Washington times., 1923-05-08
AXES
SECOND ROUND
Of COLE
American Star Moves Step
Nearer to British Title
by Victory.
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a strong armed approach. but four
beautiful, long and accurate tee
shots on the second, third, fourth
and fifth gave the Boston ace four
holes in succession and lead OF
3 up at the end of the fifth
Darwin. who with Willie Hunter
Colin Alymer, and others. was one
of the obscure players to rise to
fame and fortunte in the 1921 cham
pionship. never recovered the
ground he lost during the Ameri.
cans streak of straight hitting.
Wethered Beats Aylmer.
Oddly enough. Aylmer also pass
ed out of the championship during
the second round, being defeated by
Roger Wethered, perhaps the most
dangerous of the Englishmen, up
and 2 to play.
Jack Neville of San Francisco,
who joined the American team al
most at the moment of its depar
ture again gave the critics some.
thing to think about when he sur
vived the second round today. He
defeated G. G. Chard. of Royal
North Devon, by I up and to play,
displaying a very impressive game
that forced Chard to accept defeat
many holes from the clubhouse
In postponed first round match
played this morning, S. Davidson
Heron, of Pittsburgh, amateur
champion of the United States in
1919, Joined the list of American
winners in the British amateur
golf championship. He disposed
of J. 3. Peddard. of Southstaffs,
by up and l to play and Incl
dentally uncovered a turn of SEN
sational golf.
Heron smashed his way through
the first nine holes in a splendid
80 and at the end was only two
over even tours for the seventeen
holes played, in spite OF the fact
that his game struck the inVariable
snag from the fifteenth hole on
ward.
He was dormie four, coming TO
the latter. but lost the hole when
a two-foot putt got away from him,
and also dropped the sixteenth when
a trap snaggcd his drive. He replied
with a par four on the seventeenth,
however. getting n half on the hole
and summarily ending the match.
Herron's golf today was one of the
finest displays of the tournament,
and with Peddard playing almost DIS
well. dazzling match was the result
Links Drenched With Rain.
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Inc INKS were Ur6nCne0 from AAlt
heavy rams of the night but the
morning broke clear and bright,
with a strong off-sea wind rioting
across the course,
Heron. however, was right on
his game after Peddard won the
opening hole with remarkable B.,
and thereupon proceeded to play
the first six holes in two under As.
The American, however. holed
twelve,footer to win the fourth and
also captured the sixth by laying
great brassie dead to the pin.
This left Heron ! down. but he
squared the match on the ninth
where Peddard ran into trouble
and stayed there. He took fiVes on
each Of the next five holes and
Heron went out to a long lead,
ne~er to be headed
DIR. o. +. Willing. of Portland.
Ore. who drew bye in the first
round, was the first American to
score in the second round today
defeating Robert Grant of Prince s,
up and | to play. The Portland
medico Is looming up as one of the
The Washington times., 1923-05-08

Judge Edward c. Peter has signed
decree granting to Mrs. Addie l..
kerns. of Takoma Park, an absolute
divorce from John w. kerns, of
Beltsville. on the ground of deser-
ton. According to the bill. the cou-
pie lived together but five months
after their marriage on June 80,
1914. Attorney John A. Garrett, of
Rockville, represented the plaintiff.
Evening star., 1923-12-23
FOUR DIE IN FIGHT.
Federal Soldiers Rout Insurrection.
lists at Pedernales.

BY the Associated Press.
.JCAREZ, Mexico, December e.
Four insurrectionists were killed
when federal soldiers of the 22d
Cavalry, commanded by Capt. Satur-
nino Tribe, overlook revolutionists,
headed by Gen. Manuel Chao, at Pc
dernales. Chihuahua, according to
travellers who arrived in Juarez to-
day from Chihuahua City.
Gen. Chao and twenty-four follow
ers held up and looted a Parral and
Durango railway train at Sierra Del
Astillero several days ago.
A. representative of Gen. Ignazio
Enriquez, who obtained leave OF
absence as governor of chihuahua
to take charge of military operations
in this state, is reported In FL Paso
purchasing guns. Two airplanes that
have been used by the customs serv-
ice In Juarez for several months have
been sent to Irapuato fo- use in the
campaign against revolutionists in
Jalisco.
Foreign aviators are Offering their
services to both revolutionists and
iedera)s.
Eight hundred loyal YaqM soldiers
commanded by Gen. Joaquin Amarc
have been moved from Irapuato te
Puebla. They had been mobilixed n,
Irapuato for use in the Jalisco cam
paign.
Evening star., 1923-12-23
TAX OFFICER OUSTED
AND HELD IN FRAUD
Baltimore Deputy Collector
Charged With Retaining
Income Fines.
Snecial nisnatch To Thu star

Special Dispatch TO The Star
BALTIMORE, Md, December %
James d. Bozman. dismissed TODAY from
his position as a deputy collector of in.
ternal revenue, was arraigned before
United States Commissioner SupnIee
and held under $4,000 bail on charges o,
conspiracy to defraud the United States
and citizens of income tax money.
Bozman is alleged to have collected
fines for non-payment of income taxes
from foreigners in East Baltimore and
to have failed to deliver the money to
the internal revenue department.
Galen S. TAFT. collector of internal
revenue. today said:
Il have dismissed Mr.. Bozman and
have secured the services OF a member
of the secret service of the internal
revenue department in Washington to
assist my chief field deputy, Mr. Rasin,
in making an investigation"
1t is said that other arrests are i'm
mnent, and that persons not connected
with the internal revenue department
may be questioned.
Evening star., 1923-12-23
Mother Gets Cell
Unless Dad Takes
Children to Santa
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH. Pa, December
22.-The two children of Mr.. ana
Mrs. George S. Low will visit Santa
Claus in company with their ia
ther on next Monday, or their
mother will go to jail.
This was the ultimatum served
on Mrs Low today by Judge A. b.
Reid. The Lows have been sep
arated for some time. Low OBJ
tained court order early this
week requiring his wife to give
him custody of the children three
days, during which time he said he
wanted them to visit Santa Claus
and select their Christmas gifts.
Mrs. Low, he complained, refused
to permit him TO have the children
and he appealed to the court.
Il am warning you," said Judge
Reid, that unless you give your
husband the little girl and boy, /
will have to adjudge you in con-
tempt OF court and put you in
jail"
Evening star., 1923-12-23
MUNICH COUP FEARED.
Iudendorff-H Forces Restive,
Indicating New Outbreak.

By Cable TO The Star and New York Tribune
Copyright. 1923.
BERLIN, December G2.--Increasing
evidence that a new outbreak OF
Ludendorff- Hitler forces Is brewing
at Munich is accumulating daily and
IL Is believed that the Pan-German
fascist concentrated In Bavaria may
soon make another attempt to seize
power there and use this power as
a springboard for another assault
on the reich government.
In fear of his own life. DR.. Won
kahr, the dictator" has surrounded
himself with a small army of armed
guards, who watch over him day and
night. The dictator" hardly ever
leaves his official residence and never
ventures on the street unless sur
rounded by an iron wall of heavily
armed detectives.
Ludendorff and Hitler, however
are themselves in no better position
Ludendorff's home near Munich
where he is kept under arrest, ION
his own recognizance," is watched
by huge complement of secret
service men, while the prison guard
watching over Hitler has been or
dered doubled by Won Kahr, follow
ing reports that the fascist leaders
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Evening star., 1923-12-23
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
COOPERS MILLS, Me. December
22.-Six lives were sacrificed today to
the murderous frenzy of John Snow, a
young man who came from Poland a
few years ago and married a Maine
woman. according to the definite asser-
tions Of county officials. The authori-
ties said they had unquestionable proof
that after shooting his wife, three other
women and a tifteen-year- boy Snow
turned the revolver on himself in1icting
a fatal wound. The dead:
John Snow.
Ida Snow, his wife.
Mrs. Ruth Brann, eighty years Of age,
Mrs. Shows mother
Mrs. Eva Eaton. Mrs. Shows sister.
Mrs. Frank Jewett. wife OF Deputy
Sheriff Jewett.
Kenneth Jewett, the deputys son.
Mrs. Jewett and her son were killed
in their home at Whitefleld, seven miles
from here, while Deputy Jewett and
other members OF the household were
Evening star., 1923-12-23
SMOOT SAYS TAX CUT
NEEDS DEMOCRAT VOTES
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 22.-The
Mellon tax reduction plan cannot pass
the Senate without the aid of at least
eight democratic votes, it was de-
clared in a letter from Senator Smoot
Of Utah, chairman of the Senate
finance committee, made public today
by W. W. Nichols, president of the
American Manufacturers Export AS
sociation.
It approve in large part the Mellon
plan and will gladly support tax re-
ductions if we can pass it through
the Senate" he stated THE repub-
licans do not control the Senate
There are about ten so-called repub-
licans who will not only oppose the
Mellon plan, but will support radical
amendments to the present revenue
law. which, If adopted. would result
in business stagnation. If we can
get about eight conservative demo-
Gratis to vote for sensible revision
and against all radical amendments
to the revenue law, I think we can
secure favorable action"
Evening star., 1923-12-23
Kills Wife, Three Other Women,
Youth and Self IN Mad Rage
Maine Farmers MOtiue for Sensational
Crime Defies Police; Deputy's
Wife First Victim

doing some Christmas shopping in
Gardiner
The others were shot in the little cot
tage which they occupied about a mile
from the center Of Coopers Mills, which
is in the town of Jefferson. Mrs
Eaton's fve-weeks-old baby was found
unhurt in a crib in the cottage when
the murder was discovered by Mrs.
Eaton's ssven-year-old son. who had
Terrified at the sight of the three
been playing in the yard.
women lying dead and Snow dying, the
boy ran to the home of a neighbor.
Others living nearby were notified and
their first thought was to send for
Deputy Sheriff Jewett. A messenger
was dispatched to Whitefeid. When he
reached the deputy's home there was
no response to his ring at the door bell
he entered the house. There he found
Mrs. Jewett and her son dead on the
floor
Meanwhile Deputy Jewett had been
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