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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-08
COOL|DGE'S
ACTIVITY
ST|RS
Intervention to Influence Con-
ferees on Time Limit
Arouses Congress
BY GEORGE r. HOLMES,
International News Service.

A revolt of hurricane proportions
was brewing in Congress today over
the age-old question of Japanese ex-
clusion-an issue that a week ago
was considered settled.
The remarkable about-face of the
conference committee of the Senate
and House in agreeing to an ex-
tension until March 1, 1925, before
exclusion becomes effective, has
kicked up a tempest that threat.
ems serious complications before 1t
blows itself out.
The conference committee agreed
to. the extension with reluctance.
and only al the express demand of
President Coolidge ana Secretary
OF State Hughes. 1t was reported
that Mr.. Hughes made the matter
personal issue, and it was at his
insistence that the President him.
self wrote in pencil the amendment
which the committee finally agreed
to submit to their respective houses.
Exclusion advocates, led by
Pacific Coast members, were seeth.
ing with indignation today, and
threatening to give the White
House and State Department a
snarp reouke by promptly rejecting
the amendment written in Mr..
Coolidge's own hand.
1t is unlikely a vote can be had
until tomorrow, but 1t seemed Ger.
tain today that neither the Senate
nor House will accept the date fixed
by the President and Mr.. Hughes.
No issue that has arisen this ses.
sion between the executive and
legislative branches of the Govern
ment has been productive of the
harsh words and angry comment
that greeted the Coolidge-Hughes
move today.
Senators Criticise Coolidge.
Senaor Norris Rep.) Of Nebraska,
a consistent critic of the Admins.
tration. openly expressed wonder.
ment whether Mr.. Coolidge is not
Continued on Page 8, Column ~
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ENGAGED IN
ROW OVER
MONEY
New Yorker Wanted "Retain-
ers" Back, But His Plea Met
With Refusal

The life Of Jesse w. Smith,
close friend of former Attorney
General Harry M. Daugherty, who
was found mysteriously shot in
his hotel apartment here a year
ago, was once threatened by Will
liam A. Orr. New York politician,
NJ. P. Kraffmiller, of Chicago,
testified today before the Wheeler
Brookhart committee.
Kraffmiller said Howard Man
nington, associate of Smith and
Daugherty, told him Of the threat.
1t was prompted, Kraffmiller said,
by Smiths refusal to refund
money paid him by Orr on liquor
deals.
Warrington Was Nervous.
Kraffmiller said Orr. former secre-
tary to Governor Whitman, of New
York. came to Washington after
his New York indictment to get a
refund on money paid to Manning.
tom
Orr came down here and said he
would either get his money back
or he would shoot up Warrington
and Jess Smith," said KraffmilIer.
How do you know Orr said
that?' asked Senator Jones, Re.
nI1hIiNan IF Va
Warrington told me So" the
witness replied. IT met him one
day and he was very nervous I
asked him why, he said Orr was in
town trying to get his money hack i"
Kraffmiller introduced a letter
written him by Warrington refus.
ing to return certain moneys paid
him by the witness. In the letter.
Warrington said he had accepted
the money as ''retainers" and he
would not return It to Kraffmiller.
Questioned As to Brides.
"You don't mean to say that this
money was paid to Warrington for
the purpose Of bribing anybody?"
asked Paul Rowland, attorney for
Daugherty.
mo-" Kraffmiller replied.
This money was paid to Man.
nington because he was close to. the
Attorney General and had influence
with him." asked Senator Brook
hart Rep) Of Iowa.
Yes" said kraffmilIer.
1T was the same situation "a
when z. L. Doheny employed VIII.
liam Gibbs McAdoo." observed Sem
Continued on Page ?. Column a.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-08
Z PLEAD GUILTY
IN LANGLEY
CASE
Sentence to Be Deferred for
Carey and Ruth Until Trial
of Congressman Ends

CONVICTION. KY. May s.-wal.
ter B. Carey, Canton. Ohio, and M.
E. HUH. Alliance. Ohio, jointly in.
dicted with Congressman John w.
Langley and two others on charges
Of conspiring to defraud the Gov.
eminent through an alleged liquor
transaction. pleaded guilty in Fed.
eral court here today.
They will not be sentenced until
after the trial Of Langley, now be-
ing held before Judge A. M. Coch-
ran, has been concluded.
Create Sensation.
The guilty pleas were the second
sensational turn in the trial follow.
ing close upon the testimony OF
Elias II. Mortimer, Of New York
that S17.033 In loans were made to
Langley.
He said he made the loans to the
Congressman and that they were
not TO he paid back provided Lang
ley could fix Sam Collins, prob.
bitton chief Of Kentucky, 90 that
1.4O0 cases Of whiskey could be
removed from q distillery at Law
renceburg. Ky.
Names On Register.
J. J. Clark. Of the staff Of the
Sealhach Hotel. at Louisville, On
the witness stand today. presented
the hotels register showing that
Langley. Mortimer. HUH. Carey aud
others mentioned in the alleged
whiskey transactions, had registered
there several times during Septem.
her. OctOber ana November. 1921,
when u h said conferences were held
re2rding the removal OF whiskey
from the warehouse.
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FOURTEENTH AND U SITS.
CAR STOPS ARE OPPOSED

Relocating the car stops at Four
tenth and u streets northwest
would greatly relieve congestion al
that intersection. residents Of the
Fourteenth street community de.
clared today at a hearing before
the Public Utilities Commission. II
would also make transfers easier
for the passenger. II was declared
The petition asking the change In
the stops was opposed by repre-
sentatives Of the Capital Traction
Company.
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Senators Criticise Coolidge.
UNDERTAKEN GAVE
GIRL BANDIT TO POLICE

Cecilia CoOme the RroOkn BobbedHay BCmd Uho .O;th her
husband WGittng Raymond be taken 10 ms
the ten to tysntyyear sentence eGc continues today
exclusive story Yesterdoys chapter ended pointed at
Mario the cashier Of the biscuit Today Eds
they had committed murder. F~' "S
IN J0sOnve FG the boat going hs acre ofrnd 20
public Ed did dare noneu 0one
The" the baby cOe-the baby she 0nte haze ID pretty
made of things and that crime does pCy ~ ~
she will tell tuinO omar s;ee tbs
detectives broke into their " $4,000 WV
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-08
CUBAN REVOLT AT END
AND REBELS SENT. HOME

HAVANA, May S.-Quiet has
been restored in Santa Clara prov.
ince following the collapse of the
military revolt, 1t was announced
today.
The government has adopted q
conciliatory policy against the
leaders. merely extracting promises
from them that they will never
again agitate against the establish.
ed authority.
The rebels who were captured or
who surrendered were disarmed and
ordered to their homes.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-08
EVELYN NESBIT DROPS
FIGHT AGAINST THAW

ATLANTIC CITY. N. j., May g.
I'm tired Of my whole relationship
with the Thaw case, tired OF fight.
ing the Thaw millionS."
So said Evelyn Nesbit today, ex.
planning why she had instructed
her counsel to Withdraw opposition
to her former husbands permanent
release from the sanitarium where
he has been held for seven years
Recently Thaw was pronounced
sane by a Jury in Philadelphia and
granted liberty.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-08
MOSCOW INSISTS BERLIN
APOLOGIZE FOR RAID

BERLIN, May s.-The German
and Russian governments today
created an international committee
to discuss the dispute arising from
the police raid upon Soviet trade
headquarters in this city last Satur.
day. Later the matter will be sub.
mitted to a court Of arbitration for
final decision.
Moscow insists that Germany
must formally apologize before
there can be q settlement
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-08
cRAZED BY LOST LOVE,
FANATIC IS SHOT DOWN

KANSAS CITY. Mo-, May s.
Apparently crazed by a lost love, a
religious fanatic was shot and killed
in the lobby Of the Federal Hotel
here today in revolver battle with
police and a narcotic agent.
The man was registered at an.
other hotel under the name of Peter
CASTOR. Cards in his pockets indi-
Gated his home was in Pierpont,
Mich.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-08
NEW FIGHT
|SFAC|NG
TAXES
Administration Senators May
Break Away 70 Get Action
on Other Bills
BY WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON,
International News Service,

International News Service.
The Administrators new tax
reduction bin, already rewritten
by the Democratic-insurgent coali-
tion, faced new obstacles In the
Senate today due to pressure from
conflicting legislation.
The bills future, entirely aside
from its fate in the Senate, was
uncertain due to rumors that
President Coolidge would veto it
because the Mellon rates were re-
jected. In addition, consideration
of the measure was delayed by
demands from within the Admins
tration's own ranks for immediate
action by the Senate on subjects
unrelated to tax reduction.
Groups In Opposition.
One insistent group demanded a
vote upon the Bursum pension bill,
which the President vetoed, in the
hope that 1t might be enacted into
law despite Executive opposition.
The bill increased pensions for all
veterans and their widows in all
wars from 1912 to 1902.
Another group, led by Senators
Shortridge and johnson, Republic
ans, of California, were up in arms
against the action of immigration
conferres in postponing the date Ct
Japanese exclusion until March ].
1925. at the request of President
Coolidge.
Wants Prompt Action.
They demanded that the Senate
Immediately act upon the conference
report in the expectation that II
would be repudlated.
A third group, comprising a score
OF Western Senators. demanded i'm.
mediate action Upon farm relief
legislation. Led by Senator Good.
ing Repl Of Idaho. this group
served notice upon the Republican
tax leaders that they would not ger.
NIT an adjournment Of Congress
until agriculture legislation was
enacted.
Against all this opposition. con-
sideration Of the tax bill proceeded
slowly with the launching Of night
sessions falling to speed up action.
Bitter parliamentary warfare and
prolonged debate was expected on
proposal by the insurgent group
to restore tax upon excess profits
with indications II would further
delay final enactment Of the tax
bill.
Hope for Compromise.
Administration leaders however
were seeking to force the bill to q
final vote. They hoped to enact
compromise measure by agreeing
TO maximum su.vax rate Of an
Fer cent against the 20 per cent
already agreed upon a. contained in
the Democratic (Simmons) substi.
tute for the Mellon plan. Both
Democratic and Insurgent leaders
predicted defeat for the compromise
plan.
As result Of the Legislative
taugle, hopes for q June 1: ad,
Journment Of Congress were fading
rapidly. Administrator leaders
faced either a Superhuman task
OF Jamming through n dozen highly
important pieces Of legislation, in.
GLIDING the tar bill, within twenty.
one days or going 20 the country
with half their legislative program
unenacted. The indications pointed
rather to q recess over the political
conventions and q summer session
to complete the legislative program.
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BY CECILIA CooNEY,
The Bobbed- Haired Bandit

It's too late for anything tell to do any harm now
When Ed and ran out of the biscuit company office
thought it murder and the electric may be for us
both.
We thought it all the to Jacksonville the slow boat
and nothing they do to will be awful as those
days and nights
You see, this cashier Mazio behind door We didn
how he was hit We only heard him when the
him.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-08
VET WHO BROUGHT GIRL
HERE Is HELD BY POLICE

John William Munsey, thirty.six.
world war veteran, was arrested last
night on the technical charge Of
investigation by Detectives Mullen
and Murphy. Of police headquarters,
and lodged in the First precinct
station.
The detectives said that Munsey
left his wife in Morristown, Pa.
more than a week ago, and motored
here with Eva Frederick, twenty, Of
Summerville. Pa. They lived at q
hotel In this city until both were
taken yesterday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-08
HIGH SCHOOL BRIGADE
INSPECTION POSTPONED

The annual brigade inspection and
review Of the high school cadet
brigade scheduled for today has
been postponed on account Of inclem
ent weather. until Monday az $50,
I'm the Central stadium. according
60 announcement by Colonel Wal.
lace ~. Craigie. director Of mill.
tary instructor fnr the pubic
|schnnl@
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-08

You could see he was going to take
Q chance and slam Il shut. I
yelled. "CIt IT," and pointed my
gun At him. and he Jumped back
with his hands up.
There was a door that opened
into q smaller room. Ed stood way
back with two guns. and I stood
CC0ntinusd on PaGn 3. caammn a
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-08
RUSSIANS TO EXECUTE
TEXTILE TRUST HEAD

RIGA. May s.-TwO Russian man.
ufacturers. one Of them the presi.
dent Of the textile trust. have been
sentenced to Death.
They are accused WG cnrrupeian
and unfair business prmcetc@a. 80
Q dispatch from Moscow toanvs
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-08

PORTUGUESE WORLD FLIERs
UasHURT 20 INDIA CRASH

ALL-AHABAD. India. May g.
TIE Portuguess long distance f1iers
wno Aeft karr1chi today for Agra
sr@ rsported 20 have crashed at
Pfpaw.
Th~ aviasnEs wurs aaia @ % IN
tnsurm4
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-08
Wilbur Visits Warships in NY.

NEW YORK, May S.-Secretary
Of the Navy Curtis d. Wilbur and
his wife visited the Brooklyn Navy
Yard today for an inspection Of
the battleships and various depart.
msnts q the yard
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-08
MOROCCAN REBELS HOLD
8 MONKS FOR RANSOM

MADRID, May S.-Moroccan
rebels who captured three Spanish
monks demanded as ransom 500
pounds in money, 500 wooden shirts
and 600 Arab cloaks, said dispatch
from Melilla today.
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That's why we didn't wait TO look
for money. We might have grabbed
a lot Of Il. There was the safe
door wide open. But who could Of
thought Of money then?
II all came 90 quick. When we
pulled our guns, the girls all ran
and the men threw up their hand ..
One fellow. I think his name wac
Taggert. edged toward the big safe.
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Jap Exclusion Delay Stirs Capitol
PnNLICO SCRATCHES
AND JOCKEYS
TODAY
weather, raining: track, sloppy
FIRST RACE.

Weather, raining; track, sloppy.
FIRST RACE.
Four and one.half furlonEs.
Raise Face-Hurn. .11S
Extreme-Barnes ,.115
Bright Steel-No boy. .112
Hidalgo-Marinelli .l12
Ball Gee-J. Butwell. .112
Tall Grass-Scobie. .I12
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 112
Scratched-Trip Lightly, Captain
Doane. Flying Ebony, Moon Magic
and Clique.
SECOND RACE.
Two Miles.
Canaque-Bethel
Observation-Disclosures .135
The Sage-No boy. 1877
Bon Garcon-C. Smoot. ........l 1877
Iassel-Sims .............:.... lbs
Fraternity II-Mahoney .......1 1877
Henry Dattner-No boy. .142
Verdant MISREPRESENTATION LBS
Purity-Byers .....,...........1 1877
THIRD RACE.
Six Furlongs.
Excuse Memo Boy. ........ JOB
Reprisal-No Boy. .103
Rosie H.-Williams. ............ 90
Elemental-Milner .............lO 1
Seths LeEoon-Hurn, los
Observation-Disclosures ..........1 04
Scratched-Wraith, Royal Oaks,
Frank G.. Faith, Scotch Broom,
Miss Belle. Glentilt, McKenna.
FOURTH RACE.
Four and one-haH furlongs.
Harlan-Stevens .......,.......10 7
John F. Kleaver-Corey. ....... .107
Flying Ebony-Hurn. ........ .fO7
Bernice Harrar-No boy, .1O0
Sombre-No boy. ........,. ,.1Oa
Scratched--FiGr." Flight, Prinn.
rose. Hidalgo, Jibe. Extreme.
FIFTH RACE. ~
On. Mile and a Sixteenth.
ReIentiess-Marinelli .1lS
Sunnagne-Hurn ...............1la
Sunayr-Johnson ...............12I
Nellie Morse-Merimee ..........121
Yankee Princess-Wallace. .121
Lady Belle-Callahan ...........ll3
Strut Miss Lizzie-Scobie. .121
Scratched - Blue Moon, Nancy
Langhorne. Sun Lady.
SIXTH RACE
One mile.
Heir-at-Law-S. Williams. ....... 05
Wilkesbarre-F. Hastings. 100
Indian Trail-E. Barnes. ..113
Cockney-No Boy. .............10 5
Mr.. Mutt-No Boy. .1l2
Sunspero-D. Hurn. lib
SEVENTH RACE.
Mile and one-sixteenth.
Salmon-Merimee .1O3
The Gaff-No boy .101
Flamion-No boy ............... 90
Seth's Flowers. Williams go. 400
Ticacey-Hastings .101
Freely Sneezy-L. Lang ...... 1903
Beverwyck-J. Dawson ......... SO
Scratched-Ashland, Dellahm, Sun
Turrett. He'll Gate.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-03-27
ELECTION NOTICE

taken into the booth and may be used
to copy from. The ballot must not be
shown so that any person can see how
it has been marked by the voter. Aft
er it is marked it should be folded so
that the inside cannot be seen, but so
that the printed endorsement and sig
natures of the ballot clerks or the
outside may be seen. Then the voter
should pass out of the booth or com
partment, give his name to the in
spector in charge of the ballot boz,
and pass out of the voting place. A
voter who declares to the presiding
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both ballot clerks, and no other ballot
can be used. Upon receiving his ball
lot the voter must retire alone to a
booth or compartment and prepare the
same for voting. A ballot clerk may
inform the voter as to the proper
manner of marking the ballot but he
must not advise or Indicate in any
manner whom to vote for. If the
voter wishes to vote for the candidate
whose name is printed on the ballot
he should make cross mark after
the name of such candidate, or at any
place within the space in which the
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name is printed. If he wishes to vote
for a person whose name is not on the
ballot, ne must write the name in the
blank space under the printed name of
the candidate for the Office. The ballot
should not be marked in any other
manner. If the ballot be spoiled, it
must be returned to the ballot clerk,
who must issue another in its stead.
but no more than three to any one
voter. Five minutes time is allowed
in booth to mark ballot. Unofficial
ballot or memorandum to assist the
voter in marking his ballot can be
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officer that ne is unable to read, or
that by any reason of any physical
disability he is unable to mark his
ballot, can have the assistance of one
or two election officers in marking the
same, to be chosen by the voter; and
if he declares that he is totally blind
he may be assisted by any person
chosen by him from among the legal
voters of the county. The presiding
officer may administer an oath in his
discretion, as to such persons disa-
bility. The following is facsimile
of the official ballot:
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nomination has been certified to or
filed in this office, are given opposite
the title of the office and under the
appropriate party or designation,
each in its proper column.
INFORMATION TO VOTERS
The following instructions are given
for the information and guidance of
voters: A voter upon entering the
polling place and giving his name and
address will receive ballot from the
ballot clerk which must have endors-
ed thereon the names or initials of
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OFFICE OF COUNTY CLERK

OFFICE OF COUNTY CLERK
Ellsworth, Wisconsin, March 20, 1924.
TO THE ELECTORS OF PIERCE
COUNTY:
Notice is hereby given that an
election is to be held in the several
towns, wards, villages and election
precincts in the county of Pierce on
the LIST day of April, 1924, at which
the officers named below are to be
chosen. The names of the candidates
for said office to be voted for, whose
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SAMPLE
OFFICIAL BALLOT
ELECTION OF DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CONVENTION
Prohibition Party
To for whose printed ballot make
X the square after the whom
you desire
person president
person president the Stas dele
district delegates national
venon.
FOR PRESIDENT
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Official Referendum Ballot

you any question: X other
square word yes underneath question;
you desire against question make W or
square mo- underneath such question
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Shall section 81 article ~ of the constitution IT.
Res No 49, 1921 increasing the compensation of members of the
legislature $3.50 per be adopted?
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INFORMATION TO VOTERS

SAMPLE
OFFICIAL BALLOT
ELECTION DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CONVENTION
Democratic Party
person printed the ballot make
the of the for whom
desire to vote
person for president and
president of the United Sates for four dele
gates-atarge and for district delegates party national
vention.
FOR PRESIDENT
Evening star., 1924-12-16
UNIVERSITY FLYING
PENNANT OF FUSSERS
Wiseonsin's Boast of big Ten"
Champion Flag Reproved by
Insti+uH;~-"'- --cu.
Nv the 4 sknciht,

by the Associate.
MADISON, WIS, December 16.-The
University of Wisconsin has at least
one conference title-it is flying the
Big Ten champion flag of 'Fussers.
Scott H. Goodnight. dean of men at
the university, was authority for this
statement yesterday in a talk to
members of the sophomore council.
He condemned the state of affairs
under which Wisconsin students spanr
100000 a, year for dancing
He exhorted the students to make
a determined effort to see to 1t thu
WisconSin'S renr'H.'"''
paradise" is eradicated. The council
is an eiectlV sDIy ,..uS
membership of the sophomore class.
"a tradition is being establishe
outside of Wisconsin among alumni
and other institutions of the Big Ten
that we are bunch OF cake eaters
said Dean Goodnight. Doesn't ou,
record of parties and dances go to
substantiate this tradition" he de
manded.
There are so fraternlties and so
rorieties on the campus that put on Il
dance or party on an average of once
q month. There are 10 fraternities
that have an average of two dances d
month. and one that has an average
of three"
Evening star., 1924-12-16
VETERAN SAILOR ENDS
44TH YEAR ON OCEAN
Sir Bertram Hayes Brings Majestic
Into New York for
Last Time.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, December 16.-Sir Ber-
tram Hayes yesterday brought the
White Star liner Majestic into New
York for the last time. At the end OF
his thirty-ninth trip as commander of
the great ship. of his forty-fourth year
at sea and his 60th year Of life, he will
retire from deep-water service when the
Majestic reaches Liverpool again.
He expects to do shore duty for the
White Star line In England for time,
then he will come to America as a
passenger for his first inland view of
this continent. Meanwhile, he is writ
ing his memoirs OF the sea- Sir Ber-
tram is commodore Of the White Star
fleet.
"Romance?" he asked newspaper men.
DO you know, never saw much
romance in seafaring. Most of US Eng
lishmen go to sea because England is
overpopulated, and a man must do some
thing"
Sir Bertram declined to depIore the
passing of clipper-ship days, although
he admitted preference for steamships
much smaller than the Majestic.