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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-11
PHONE COMPANY
To IMPROVE
SERVICE
Underground Conduit Will Re-
place Poles and Wires on
BIadensburg Road.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS REEL

. Telephone poles and wires along
the Bladensburg road are to be re-
placed by underground cable and
conduit, it was announced today by
Charles T. Clagett, division manager
of the Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Company.
This operation, which will be com.
pleted by next January at cost OF
$57 900, will go far toward making
Bladensburg road a fitting entrance
to the National Capital. It also
conforms to the plans Of the Dis.
trict commissioners.
The paving schedule of the Dis
trict calls for widening Of Bladens.
burg road to a sixty-foot highway,
the installation of a center parking
and for paving from L street north
east, where the present paving
stops, to Queens Chapel road.
It is understood that a further
appropriation will &c asked of Con-
gress to complete the paving from
Queens Chapel road to the District
line. This section 5 now served by
aerial cable and wire, and the re-
building of the line will require the
placing of 1926 trench feet of duct
conduit, twenty-seven manholes and
1870 feet of cable.
The telephone company, anticipat-
ing extensive development in the
Bladensburg road section, has pro-
vided ample facilities to take care
of telephone growth for several
years to come.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-11
FLAMING MOTOR
LAUNCH SEEN
OFF COAST
Lives Believed Lost in Destruc.
ton of Vessel Sighted
Near Sandy Hook.

NEW YORK, Aug. 11-Police and
fire boats today combed the wa
tiers of the lower bay and the ocean
off Sandy Hook in search of the
charred hull of a motor launch in
which, 1t was feared, a number of
lives were lost at midnight.
Persons on Coney Island sands
saw the flaming ship about two
miles off shore.
ut looked like q large motor
launch" Charles Gerheim, a Coney
Island patrolman, said today.
FLAMES enveloped the entire craft.
The cries Of men for help, and the
shrill scream Of a woman could be
plainly heard"
Gerheim, with Herbert Won
Bergen. life guard. set out in a
row boat, the only craft at hand, in
an effort to reach the burning ship.
The tide, however, forced them
back and a call was sent for the
fire boat Gaynor.
Pilice boats were rushed from the
Battery. but could not find the
vessel.
1.-THE last we saw of it the flames
had reached the water line and the
launch appeared to be drifting to-
ward Sandy Hook" Gerheim said.
1.-THE cries had been stilled," the
policeman added.
Authorities believe pleasure
party, out for the holiday yesterday,
WAS returning abroad the launch.
A check was being made Of the
craft in the bay at Coney Island in
an effort to identify the vessel.
Early last night police boats went
to the aid of a motor launch, the
Edith K, said to be owned by ]. K.
Birch and his son, Howard, OF
Brooklyn. The Birchs boat, which
at the time carried two other men
aboard, had developed motor trouble
and was being tossed about by the
sea. Birch. however, told police ne
did net need assistance.
The burning boat, sighted more
than two hours after this, was in
almost the same location as Birch's
boat had been, and may have been
the same, police said
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BOY NEAR DEATH
FOR TRYING To
SEE MOVIE
Having No Money, Youngster
Climbs SkyIight and
Suffers Fall.

An eleven-year-old boy is dying at
the Sibley Hospital today because
he wanted to see a movie last night
and he didn't have the 10 cents neces-
sary for legitimate admission. His
youthful recklessness led him to at
tempt to get into the Favorite The
alter, So H street northwest, via the
skylight in the rear.
Joseph B. Mudd, manager Of the
theater, found Clarence Latham
lying on the floor, suffering from
numerous bruises and bleeding pro-
fusely from a cut on his head.
Mudd and other employees OF the
theater took the boy to the hospital.
Physicians say that he has small
chance Of recovering.
Just a few minutes previous to the
accident, Clarence had been driven
away from the front of the theater.
He had asked Mudd If he could be
admitted to the show for nothing be-
cause he didn't have any money.
When his request was refused he
loitered about the front for time
and then disappeared.
Police believe that the boy climbed
through the skylight and was going
down an iron pipe into the lavatory
when he fell He could easily have
made his way into the theater from
there. Clarence is the son of Mrs.
Lillian Latham, IS l street north
west.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-11
STANDARD CUTS
GASOLINE To
IS CENTS
Meets States Price in South
Dakota But Claims
Cost Is More.

CHICAGO. Aug. 11.-Following re-
cent action by Gov. w. H. McMaster
of South Dakota ordering the high.
way supply depot at Mitchell. S: D.,
to sell gasoline at 16 cents a gallon,
the board of directors Of the stan
dard Oil Company of Indiana, today
announced a reduction in the price
of gasoline to Is cents Throughout
South Dakota.
An official statement Of the board
said:
1.-THE Standard Oil Company Of
Indiana asserts that such a price
is below the cost of manufacture and
distribution, and that the prices now
maintained by it and most of its
competitors in the State of South
Dakota are reasonable and just,
based upon the present cost of crude
and the cost of manufacture and dis
tribution of its products.
"Our company, however, has al
ways stood upon the principle that
the customers who purchased it's
goods should never be compelled to
pay a higher price than that main
tanned by any competitor, quality
and service being duly considered"
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WHITE HOUSE IS
HOME Of LONE
WOMAN
Wits Yours While It's Ours"
Mrs. Coolidge Tells Mrs.
Harding.
BY ELEANOR EARLY,

For the first time in history n
Presidents widow will live alone in
the White House.
Mrs. Calvin Coolidge, First Lady
of the Land" has declined to take
possession of the Presidential Man
sion until Mrs. Harding finds an
other home.
When the Hardings came tri-
umphant to the Capital, they dis
posed Of their beautiful homes in
Marion and in Washington. Now
the little widow, heart-broken and
alone. finds herself dependent upon
the hospitality of her friends. She
came back to Washington today
little while, at least, the great
Stone Mansion facing on historic
Pennsylvania avenue.
my dear" Mrs. Coolidge told
her, while the White House is
ours, it is yours-and yours alone.
We could not intrude upon your
grief and your memories. Go
there, and live as long as you
choose Think of 1t as your own
home. And then, when you have
found another place, and wish to
go, let us know"
Mrs. Frank S. Stearns, OF Bos
ton, whom the First Lady" calls
her "other mother" told Interna
tional News Service today Of Mrs.
Coolidge's generous offer.
at was just like Grace" said
Mrs. Stearns. "She is the deares,
and most thoughtful girl in the
world. She has been breaking neI
heart for Mrs, Harding. Now she
insists that Mrs. Harding remain
in the White House for the rest
Of the summer-or longer, if she
chooses. And Grace. in character
istic fashion. is cloaking her good
deed by pretending she doesn't want
to live there herself.
att terrifies me, mother" she
said today. I'd like to go back tC
Boston with you. But, since | can't
I'm quite content to spend the sum
mer in the hotel"
Mrs. Stearns is a motherly little
woman Her hair is white, and her
manner the most gracious in the
world. She is wife of the man who
made" Coolidge, mother Of three
children, and grandmother of eight
ten counting the Coolidge BOYS"
she says, for they call me grandma,
too"
She has two granddaughters Of
sixteen, the prettiest twins in the
world, she thinks. They are the
daughters Of the Francis Proscotts,
of Grafton, and pupils at exclusive
Dana Hall in Wellesley, Mass. Ru.
NOR has it that John Coolidge, train
ing now at Camp Devens, Is quite
smitten with the beauty of his
"other grandmOther's" lovely grand.
daughters. But John. being taciturn
as his father, has nothing to say on
the subject.
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z DEAD, I HELD;
DRY AGENTS
VANISH
Moonshine Feud Sweeps Wide
Section in Mountains
Of Kentucky.

HAZARD, KY, Aug. 1.-Two men
are dead and seven alleged moon
sinners are in Jail here today as the
result of a feud outbreak sweeping
this section of Kentucky's noun
tains.
An organized hand Of moonshiners
in Perry county has destroyed the
meager telephone system Of that re-
mote district, and the only informa-
ton available here Is that brought
in by messengers.
Dinnie Williams killed Hiram MID
dleton in a quarrel at kildaV, Har-
Ian county, late yesterday. officers
learned. They arrested Williams
and were en- route to the county jail
on a train crowded with miners re-
turning from work when friends of
Middleton fired into the train, killing
Williams instantly.
Arrests in connection with this
crime are expected today.
The seven prisoners taken were
brought in by the sheriff's posse that
went to the rescue of small squad
of dry raiders, headed by r. L. Stew
art, State prohibition agent, who
were beseiged on Lost Creek.
The dry agents seem to have scat
tered into adjoining counties and
rumors vary as to their whereabouts
today.
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impression that a promotion of the
world court is not going to be any
central item in next winters Presi-
Dental program.
Fits Into Party Picture.
Governor Hyde, 1t is claimed, will
in this respect fit into the party
picture perfectly. 1t is also claimed
that the putting OF his well-known
name on a national Republican
ticket would powerfully indicate a
Republican desire to recognize and
conciliate the States which with
Southern Democratic traditions are,
nevertheless, able frequently or oc.
casonally to produce Republican
matorities or near-maj orities.
In return these States, with the
Coolidge managers backing such a
prospective plan, would all the mora
be likely to send Coolidge delegates
to the Republican nominating con.
vention, according to Hyde's friends
here.
These delegates. added to those of
the solid South" and of the At
| lantic Northeast, would give Cool
| ldge nominating ma jority, even II
he did not have one delegate from
the rest Of the country.
| Such is the argument. It's sup
porters bring 1t forward at this time
partly for pure mathematical theOreti-
cal calculating purposes. They ad-
mt That no convention would be
/ likely really to nominate a man un-
less his strength was better territor
! tally distributed. They claim. how
ever, that their Northeastern and
Southern strength will give them an
extraordinarily impressive start for
Coolidge, and they feel certain thai
| their idea Of Hyde for Vice President
is an idea of the highest strategic
value
| Copyright. 1923. washinKton PrSas
| Gervice.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-11
ADR|F7
DAYS, CRAZED
BY TERRORS
Two Portuguese Fishermen at
Mercy of Elements for
65 Hours.
Bv IRENE CORDIALLY KUHN,
International News Service.

HONOLULU, Aug. 11.-Half mad
and echoing in its every word
the stark terror Of the open sea
was the story told here by Manuel
De Mello Pereira and John Piazai,
Portu@Suese fishermen, on their .'e-
turn to port after sixty-five hours
at sea in a small, open boat, with
a quart bottle of water and a half
loaf of bread as their sole pro
visions.
The return of the two men-one
In a delirious condition and each
so severely sunburned and hungry
and thirst-stricken as to make
his recovery doubtful for a time
ended a search which had ex-
tended throughout the waters Ut
the Hawaiian group.
Pereira and PiaZai left their
homes in Honolulu on a Saturday
morning. telling their families that
they would return that afternoon.
They took a small boat ard started
fishing near Quarantine Island, at
the entrance to Honolulu Harbor.
They fished for several hours,
when they noticed that the boat
was drifting farther and farther
cut from shore. Pereira attempted
to row back inside the reef, but a
strong wilma carried the small boat
farther from shore, and by day
light on Sunday morning they were
out Of sight of land.
Wind Opposed Them.
1.-THE wind was so strong 1 had
no chance to bring the boat back
to Shore" Pereira said through
lips that were parched and swol-
len. Every time pulled on the
oars we drifted farther from land.
Sunday morning, I think it was,
tried hard to make shore, but it
was no use. The sun was so hot
and we only had the one bottle Of
water. We had a loaf Of bread,
but it was hard to eat 1t, because
our threats were so dry-and the
sun was so terrible.
"All day Sunday we drifted.
Many times the waves almost up
set our boat, and I thought the end
ship, Sunday some time; but they
didn't see US. I waved my rms,
and Piazai cried for help, but it
was no use.
Our water was soon gone, al
though we tried to drink only a
little drop at a time. That night
we saw many fishing sampans, but
none of them saw us. / tried to
paddle close to them, but the wind
kept the boat going farther away.
Sunday night we were close 20
the Island Of Kauai. and then the
wind shifted and carried us in me
other direction.
One Man CraZed.
"Piazai got crazy and kept yell
ing all the time. It was terrible
no water, and I thought maybe the
boat would tip over. One time I
thought maybe it would be better
for me to jump overheard. There
were many sharks in the water,
but it would be better to have 4
shark kill me than to stay another
day. in that boat. And then the
following day we drifted and drift
ed. and the next morning we made
out Diamond Head, at the approach
to Honolulu Harbor. Then I started
to row hard, and finally we got
inside the harbor."
Pereira managed to bring the boat
within ten feet of one of the piers
in the harbor before he collapsed
completely. When rescuers reached
the boat they found both him and
Piazai in a semi-conscious stupor,
but physicians revived them and
say that both will recover.
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KILLED WIFE AS PUBLIC
DUTY" WRITES SUICIDE

ALTA, Iowa, Aug. I'm. O. Mix
kelsOn. fifty. was dead by his own
hand today after having shot and
killed his wife.
The craZed husband wrote five
notes after killing his wife, one of
which, addressed to 1.-The public"
stated he had done a public duty"
and was a public benefactor."
The couple had five children.
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HERO STEPS FORWARD
2 YEARS AFTER CALL

NEW YORK, Aug. 11.-After a
search Of two years for a man
who had forgotten he was o hero,
Edward kaVanaugh, forty, Of Jer-
sey City. able seaman, has received
the Seamen's ValOr Medal.
For two years KaVanagh could
not be found, although search was
made in Ireland where he was
born, and throughout this country.
According to the log Of the Brit.
ish ship FenChurch, which went IL
the rescue Of the laundering Amer;-
can schooner, William G. Nav ;r
a heavy sea, Kavanagh helped mar
the lifeboat and succeeded in TAX
ing off the captain, his wife and
seven others.
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FORD SAYS BUSINESS
PROSPECTS ARE GOOD

MARION. Ohio. Aug. LIME
husiness outlook is good. there is
no reason 10 be worried about fall
and winter business, and as to
foreign competition, Europe is too
lazy 10 work"
Henry Ford. automobile magnate,
so declared before leaving here on
his vacation jaunt with Thomas
Edison. Henry Firestcne and other
members Of the automobile camp
ing party.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-11
BIC MOOSE DAY
PLANNED FOR
SEPT. |
Virginia and Washington Mem
bers Arranging Details.
Davis to Speak.

CLARENDON, Aug. 11.-Plans
have been completed for a Moose
day, in which all the lodges of the
Loyal Order of Moose of the World
in northern Virginia, southern
Maryland, and Greater Washington
Lodge will unite for a twelve-hour
picnic and entertainment on Satur-
day, September /, at Arlington
Amusement Beach, at the south end
of the Highway bridge.
The details of the picnic will be
arranged principally by the commit
tee from Washington, Alexandra,
and Clarendon Moose lodges.
James J. Davis, Secretary OF La
Dor and director general of the
Loyal Order of Moose of the World,
will deliver a brief address of well
come, and at night free motion
picture show, including pictures OF
Mooseheart, will be shown on a screen
built upon a float in the Potomac
river.
Much interest is being shown In
the big baseball game scheduled to
be played at American League Park
in Washington on Saturday after
noon, August 10, between the team
representing Arlington Lodge Of
Odd Fellows and q team selected
from the various lodges of Wash
ington. Capt. Tim" Jordan has ar
ranged for the park, and Del Bolen
and Arthur WEIGH are engaged in
lining up a strong nine, one that
will bring back the spoils OF victory
to this side of the Potomac. Music
will be furnished by the Odd Eel
lows Band.
The plans for the new Cherrydale
bank, which are being prepared by
Upman & Adams, architects, OF
washington, will be ready within
the next few, days, 1t was learned
Yesterday. It is stated that as soon
as the plans are complete bids will
be called for, and it is hoped that
building operations can be started
by the first of the month.
The sale of stock, it was reported
Yesterday, had been more than two
thirds completed.
The home of the Potomac Trust
Company, Of Del Ray, it is said, will
be completed about September 1,
and upon completion of the building
the bank will be Immediately opened
for business.
The officers Of the bank are: DIR.
Harold A. Wood, chairman of the
board of directors; j. c. Ellis, presi-
dent; P. J. Conlon, first vice presi-
dent; P. P. Clark, second vice presi-
dent; and James Paul Casbarian,
cashier. H. Noel Garner and Bryan
Carbon will be general counsel for
the bank.
Clarendon Rebekah Lodge Will
hold an important meeting at the
community hall on Monday night at
8 o'clock. All members are urgent
ly requested to be present.
Chaplain Kirkpatrick, of the Unit
ed States Navy, will speak at the
Presbyterian church at Ballston to-
morrow morning to the Boy Scouts
on christian Citizenship" The
Ballston troop will attend in body.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-11
DAUGHTER TO RUN FOR
FATHERS OLD OFFICE

POTTSTOWN. Pa. Aug. 11.-Miss
Marjorie Keim, daughter Of Lloyd
c.. Keim, who retired two years ago
after serving thirty years as a
member of town council, has filed
her petition as a Republican for the
office in which her father served
for a long period She aspires to be
the Fourth ward representative.
She is the first woman in Potts
town to seek a seat in the council
manic hodV
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-11
MOURN HARDING
|NMARY[AND
CHURCHES
People Of Montgomery County
HoI dSerVices Today-Public
School Teachers, Shifted.

ROCKVILLE, Md, Aug. lin
compliance with the proclamation
Of President Coolidge, the people
Of Rockville and vicinity paid i'm.
pressive tribute to the memory Of
President Harding yesterday, when
several hundred of the members Of
all the congregations participated in
a community service on the lawn in
front Of the courthouse. Mayor
Otis M. Linthicum presided, and the
speakers included the Rev. Nolan B.
Harmon, jr., pastor of the Methodist
Church; the Rev. John T. Colahan,
pastor of ST. Mary's Catholic
Church, and the Rev. P. Rowland
Wagner, pastor Of the Baptist
Church. abide With Me" and
Nearer My God to Thee" were
sung by a large choir.
Memorial services also were held
this morning in Christ Episcopal
Church being conducted by the
rector, the Rev. Willard F. Minnick
and in st. Martins Catholic Church
Gaithersburg, where the Rev. Bern
ard Mcnamara, Of Sykesville, Nd,
delivered the sermon. In many OF
the other churches of the county
similar services were held. Bust
ness generally was suspended dur
ing the day throughout the county.
Prof. Edwin w. Broome, county
superintendent of public schools,
has announced the appointment and
designations Of the following teach
ers:
Appointments-Mis Irene Young,
principal at Boyds; Misses Nettie NJ.
Carter and Blanche Jenkins, as
sistants at Potomac; Miss Alice
Flippen, principal at Olney; Miss
Helen L. Marker. assistant at
Damascus High School.
lin, principal at Boyds; Mrs.
thesda; Miss Katie FriZZell, COM
High School.
George Jones. George Riley and
Herbert Marshall, Washington
negroes, were found guilty in the
police court here of carrying con-
cealed weapons and were sentenced
to the house of correction by Judge
Samuel Riggs. Frank Palmer,
colored, of Washington, was arrested
at the same festivity for using an
automobile without authority of its
owner and he was sentenced to the
house of correction for six months.
For violations of the motor
vehicle regulations, three men paid
fines or forfeited collateral in the
police court: John Jardine, $40; L.
l.. Griffith. $3.50. and Archie Jen-
kins, $12.25.-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-11
BROWNINGS MUST STAND
TRIAL ON KILLING CHARGE

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug.
11.-John Browning. jr., son Of the
famous gun inventor. and his
cousin, Mariner Browning, must
stand trial on charges OF first-de-
gree murder in connection with the
fatal shooting here last April of
Benjamin F. Ballantyne, according
to ruling by District Judge G. A.
Ivenson.
The men are at liberty on bond
of SIS, 900 each.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-11
DOG DIES TO RESCUE
MISTRESS FROM SNAKE

LISBON, Ohio, Aug. 11.-Bobby,
a shepherd dog. gave his life to
save his mistress. Mrs. O. w. Bur
Iingame, when he leaped and seized
a copperhead snake in midair after
the snake had struck at Mrs. Bur-
lingame.
Bobby killed the snake, but not
before it had sunk it's fangs into his
head.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-11
MOBILE BUYS FAETH
FROM NASHVILLE CLUB

MOBILE, Ala, Aug. 1.-THE pur-
chase OF Pitcher Toney Faeth from
Nashville was announced here by
President r. M. Weinacker of the
Mobile club. Pitchers Charles Full
ton and Lefty" Bill James of the
Mobile club were released.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-11
CROCHET NEEDLE PIERCES
ROOF OF GIRLS MOUTH

A crochet needle carried by five.
year-old Lola WagonaZer, Of Bal
timore, pierced the roof Of her
mouth when she fell while playing.
The child was treated at Johns
Hopkins Hospital, where it was said
she was not seriously injured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-09-29
WOMAN INJURED
INMYSTERY BLAST
Third Explosion in Toledo in
Five Days Damages Apart
ment House.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TOLEDO, Ohio, September o9.-The
third of a series of mysterious explo-
sions in FIVE days, thought to have
been caused by the discharging of a
bomb, occurred at the Charles apart
ments in Franklin avenue early last
night.
The bomb was discharged on the
roof of the apartment, a three-story
brick structure. over the apartment
occupied by J. A. Reckert, mechanical
dentist.
Mrs. Charles Olson. mother-in-law
of Reckert, was in the bathroom at
the time Of the explosion and was
badly burned about the head and
neck and is suffering from shock. &C
cording to physicians.
Detectives were at once sent to the
scene and made an investigation. 1t
being their opinion that hand gre
made had been thrown on the roof
causing the explosion. A large mole
was blown in the roof by the explo-
sion and pieces of wood showed that
the missile had been filled with DUCK
shot, say the police.
Other Mystery Blasts.
Other mysterious explosions re-
Gently are:
September "a, hole torn in the roof
Of the home of Paul Baird.
September rs. home of II. w. Hol-
linger, partly wrecked when blast
tore through a corner of the resi-
dence. The explosive was planted on
the corner of the front porch near
where Mr.. Hollinger was sitting by
a floor lamp reading a paper.