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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-31
Fresh New Productions Fur
nish an Exciting Contrast
to the. Usual Sales
Offerings

Bells wish to emphasize that this sale
is sale of fresh, new productions. Some
garments that have just arrived the past
few days. See the new easyzftting coats
with the wide buckle-back trousers and
stub vests-a popular model this spring
also plenty of conservatives in hard fin
ish worsteds and silk mixtures. All styles,
all fabrics, all shades-stouts, stubs, Sims
and regulars.
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$26.75
A Business Building Sale

Forced to raise cash. are building for the future at the time We desire
to thousands
They douby making
opportunity
with
store do more?
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Neu Spring
TOPCOATS

Are refreshing new light shades
of gray, powder blue, tan and shadow
overplaids, all silk trimmed box
back and easy fitting. All made to
sell $3.50 to $40. Now only
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and bent down. / couldn't see what
he was doing, but he told me after
ward. There was little safe, with
the door unlocked, and an envelope
with a lot Of paper money in It,
flves and tens and twenties. lie
stood up and stuffed this inside his
coat, breast pocket l guess.
Then he pulled both guns again,
and some quarters and pennies
jumped out on the floor. But he
didn't stop to pick them up. We
must have been in there altogether
about five minutes, but it seemed
more like an hour.
Agreed Not to Shoot.
Don't any OF you make a move, -
he yelled, and backed toward the
door. And If you want to get your
head blown off, just try to follow
us out" That was q bluff, for we
had agreed not to shoot, neither of
us.
We're out for money and we
are going to get away with it," he
had said to me couple OF days be-
fore, "but we're not out for muir
der. That's something different
again; that we don't want to ever
get mixed up with"
Well, I opened the door, with Ed
standing there, and went out first,
and he followed, and looked up and
down the street, and there wasn't
anybody. The engine was still run
ming, and hoped in first, and he
hoped in over me, and he speeded
up the engine the tiniest little bit,
and poked in the gear, and off we
went, smooth, without a bobble.
He turned left at the first cor
ner, and made two more turns,
without either of US speaking a
word. We passed oEe cop. He
didn't even turn to look at us.
Gee! we passed lots Of cops after.
ward, on other nights, sometimes so
close you could reach your hand out
OF the car and touch them, but
they never guessed thing. One
night there were five hundred Of
them, drilling in an armory, right
spang across the street from where
we were holding up a store. Gee!
we had an army chasing us that
night, and that was later--after En-.
right or somebody had given orders
to shoot and kill us on sight, but
they never got the sight, believe
me.
Ed Never Said n Word
Wen, we rode on-I'm talking
about the nrst night now just.
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and scared he couldn't move. Then
up they went, both arms together,
like one of these wooden monkeys
you buy ON a stick with q string
at the lO-cent store. thought,
Gee! that would make q pretty toy
fOr my baby"
"What'u / do next?" thought,
though we had figured 1t all out,
and I turned a little to see what
Ed was doing. II was fine. There
he stood flat-footed with his legs
spread q little apart, his cap down
a little over his eyes, looking big
and strong as Jack Dempsey, and a
lot hAndsomer. A big gun was in
each hand, held low, with his elbows
bent a little, covering the whole
store.
Get to the back, all of YOU,
quick" he calls, and 1t was a sight
to see. Honest, they were exactly
IKE sheep. They went where we
told them, and they stood in a line
with their mouths gaping and their
eyes popping, looking so silly, it
made me want to laugh.
They forgot to put their hands
w. No, that's wrong, don't be-
saw VIC CNci bOAO Tie UtAi0TS ~
put their hands up, and gradually
the manager Hogan let his drop
down. 1t didn't make anv diff
ference. You could see they weren't
going to do anything, and when
got wise to that it gave me a grand
thrill.
Was Boss for Once.
FOR once in my life was boss.
Here were six OF them, afraid to
move, afraid to do anything except
what told them. And they so
big and me so little.
: Ed says, Remember, you hold
EN- now. got to work fast" I
couldn't bear not to look at Ed, SO
1 moved around q little, so could
see him and them both. He stuck
both guns in his overcoat pocket,
and went. to the cash register.
He pOked aL something, and it
opened with n bell, and there mt
the top 10 said "NO SALE" Tint
old cash register knew, didn't it?
First he pulled out a lot of bills
and stuffed them in his pants
pockets, under his overcoat, and
then he scooped out a lot of silver,
several handfuls OF It, and dumped
1t into his overcoat pockets, where
you could hear te clink against the
guns an it dropped In.
Thom he went behind The counter
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MONT G0MERY
SOCIETIES
MEET
Missionary Unions of County
Gather at Germantown
Baptist Church.

ROCKVILLE, Nd, May 1.-The
spring meeting of the Montgomery
county session Of the Women's Mis-.
sionary Union Of the Western Dis
trict Baptist Association was held
In the Baptist church at German.
town yesterday with a large at.
tendance of representatives of the
various missionary societies Of the
churches at Rockville, Kenslngton,
Cedar Grove, GAINESVILLE, Upper
Seneca, Germantown, Mount Zion
and Travilah. 1t was conducted by
Miss Isabel Kingdom, Of Rockville
and morning and afternoon sessions
were held.
The Rev. John r. Henderson, re-
tired Presbyterian minister, official
ed at the marriage here of Ralph
u. Brotchie and Miss Grace A.
Kelly, both of Washington.
The county commissioners have
invited bids ON $27, 500 county bonds
the issue of which was authorized
by the last legislature for the i'm
provement of the road from Kens
ington to Forest Glen, by way OF
Capital View, a distance of about
one and one-half miles They bear
Az per cent. are in denomination
of $500 and two are redeemable
each year. The bids will be ouened
here at noon, May Is.
Henry Leonard Easton and Miss
Muriel o. Welsh, both of Sandy
Spring, this county, visited Rock
vile yesterday to wed, but were
unable to obtain a license because
the young man was but twenty
years old and did not have with
him the written consent of his
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WHEELER FLAYS
ATTACK OF
BUTLER
Anti-SaIoon League Counsel
Says Educators Argument
Savers of Anarchy.


"A man whb shows such ignor-
ance Of the constitution and the
duties Of a citizen toward it should
be beginning his. college days rather
than at the head of a great uni.
versity."
That was the contribution of
Wayne B. Wheeler, general counsel
for the anti-Saloon League of
America, added today to the con-
troversy provoked by the attack of
DR.. Nicholas Murray Butler upon
the eighteenth amendment.
III DR.. Butler has been correctly
reported in the press" Wheeler
said, "he gave utterance to many
statements which SAVIOR u an ap-
prevail OF the doctrine that a cftfs
zen may, with moral impunity, dis
regard the eighteenth amendment.
DOstrine Is Dangerous.
This comes dangerously near the
advocacy of the proposition that
eny citizen may choose the law
which he will obey. This reasoning
is the same as that urged by an
archfsts in justification for their
activities.
1T is respectfully submitted that
II lawless conditions are to be
remedied 1t is not to be brought
about by the advocacy of such sug.
gestions as those quoted by DR..
Butler. If the eighteenth amend.
ment is a mistaken policy of gov
eminent the people of the United
States may repeal it in the same
manner in which it was enacted,
and they will do so If they are con-
WINGED that the policy is a mis-
take.
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RALLY HELD BY
ARLINGTON
LEGION
Congressman Jeffries Speaker
at Meeting With
Auxiliary.

CLARENDON, Va, May 1.-The
Clarendon Citizens Hall was packed
last night with the members of
Arlington Post, No. 1873, American
Legion; the Woman's Auxiliary and
their friends attending the first
joint rally given by the post and
the auxiliary in Arlington county.
Congressman Lamar Jeffries, of
Alabama. was the principal speaker.
He said members of the American
Legion should teach the children,
who will be the citizens of to-
morrow, to respect the flag and
what 1t stands for. Others speaking
were J. Thomas Taylor, Of Wash
ington, member of the National
Legislation Committee, and Miss
Melen O'NeilI, commander Of Jacob
Jones Post, Washington, D. c.
The meeting was presided over
by Commander Blakley James, of
Arlington Post.
The annual election of officers
OF the Clarendon Parent Teachers
Association will take place tonight
at the school house. Preceding the
election Mrs. c. C. Donaldson, must.
cal director of the county schools,
will give an exhibition of her work.
Mrs. d. M. Smith, was elected
chairman OF the Clarendon Circle Of
st. Georges Church yesterday.
Other officers elected were, Mrs.
Homer Dougal, vice chairman; Mrs.
William FrieSS, treasurer, and Mrs.
Byron Kenyon. secretary.
FLETCHER Kemp, superintendent
OF the Arlington County schools
announced today that following the
approval of the plans for the new
Junior High School for Arlington
and Washington districts by Harris
Hart of Richmond, State super
intendent, that the county school
board would receive and open bids
for the erection Of the new building
on May 10, at II o'clock at hts
office in the Arlington County court
house.
Clarendon Lodge, No. 1915 Loyal
Order Of Moose will meet tonight IN
the Clarendon Citizens Hall, at
which time a large class of candi.
dates will receive the degrees.
Clarendon Boys Scouts, troop No.
104 will meet tomorrow night in the
Sunday school room OF the Clar-
endon Methodist Church, at Taylor
and Clarendon avenue.
Announcement was made toda v
by DR.. B. H. Swain. one of the
Elders OF the newly organized Pres
byterian Church Of Clarendon, that
extensive improvements to the
building recently purchased will be
started Immediately.
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HORIZON
CLEAR, SAYS
SEC. DAVIS
May Day Dawns on Peaceful
Industrial Relations, Sec
rotary Ayers.
By JAMES j. DAVIS,
Secretary Of Labor.
written for International News

SERVICE
Copyright. 1924. by International
News ServIce)
For some time past II has been
apparent that the industrial horizon
Of the world is slowly Frightening.
but our own people today are proud
to be able to acclaim that America
is Queen of the May In prac-
tically all lines of industry in the
United States May Day" dawns
upon a peaceful industrial relation
ship existing between employer and
employee.
The American workman has
caused to be happy and contented.
Building tradesmen in all our prin.
cipal cities are steadily employed at
good wages. Petty grievances are
being ironed out, and in many in.
stances wage agreements have been
signed for periods longer than a
year. These interests are working
out satisfactory contracts and a
great building program is going for.
ward throughout the country.
Coal production promises to i'm.
prove from month to month. A
three.year wage agreement recently
signed eliminates the possibility of
any serious strikes in the bitumin.
Gus fields for that period, and the
anthracite agreement assures peace
In that branch of the industry for
nearly two years.
Practically all of the railway diff
ferences have been settled and today
there is only an occasional road on
which the shopcraft strike of 1922
has not been terminated,
Here and there may be found
slight industrial differences between
employers and employees, but none
of these is of more than local sig.
nificance.
great satisfaction to me to be able
to say to the hundred and ten mil
lion persons I serve that so far DIS
industrial relationship is concerned
the country was never in better
shape.
During the month of March the
Cancellation Service of this Depart
ment promptly and without public
notice was successful In settling
forty-five trade disputes arising in
fifteen different States and involv-
ing over 100000 workmen is testi.
monial of the observation-disclosures Of
both men and management in in.
dustry. Reports coming to mo from
many sources from all parts of the
country indicate no serious indus.
trial controversies in existence, nor
threatened, and so May Day" 1924,
promises to be as quiet and peace
ful industrially as any other day
IN any other month Of the year
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TWO LIKELY TO DIE
FROM CROSSING CRASH

BUFFALO, N. Y, May /. - The
Pennsylvania flyer, bound for But.
falo, struck a large motor van at a
crossing here yesterday. injuring
two persons, who are expected to
die. They are:
Mrs. Henry Cotton, 80. Cowles.
vile, N. Y.
Henry Hollenbeck, 20, Akron, N. Y.
The flyer was delayed two hours,
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parents. as the law AsQuirss Of

pdTenLSs as the law S9QWTSD OF
minors.
Licenses have been issued by the
clerk of the circuit COURT here for
the marriage Of John L. Crone and
Miss Lottie v. Fielding, both of
Takoma Park, this county, and
Irving c. Ward and Miss Ruth
Schools, both of Baltimore.
Drs. @. ". Hartley ana Benjamin
c. Perry having declared Irving
Foster Eglin, Of this county, to be
Of unsound mind, the county cont
missioners have directed that he
be committed to Springfield Asy.
lum, at Sykesville, Md, for care
and treatment at the expense of
the county and State.
Mrs. Henry J. Finley entertained
the Rockville Inquiry Club at its
bi-weekly meeting. The feature of
the interesting program rendered
was an address by Mrs. White, nf
Washington who spent several
years in missionary work in China
and who will return there in the
near future to resume her work.
Refreshments were served.
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wv BOBBEDHARED BANDIT FELT DURING HER FIRST HOLD-UP
Leeds Denies Stunt
Voyage, But Still
Makes Plans

SOUTHAMPTON, Elm gland.
May 1-William Leeds, son Of
the former American tinplate
magnate, denied today that he
had decided to try to cross the
Atlantic in a small fishing
smack.
Despite his denialt he Is con-
ferring with the captain Of the
smack regarding preparations
for the voyage.
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BALTIMORE PLASTERERS
NOW GET $14 A DAY

BALTIMORE, Md. May 1.-Balti.
more plasterers today entered upon
their new wage scale of $l4 a day
or SsA Q week. an increase oe % q
.dayh
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after we robbed the Ralston store
and still Ed never said a word.
wanted him to kiss me or some
thing. but l guess that was foolish.
AT last / whispered, just as If there
was anybody to hear us, WAS 1t
all right, Ed?" And he put down
one hand from the Wheeled was
a grand one-armed driver-just like
he did before, and patted me on
the knee, and said, Sure, kid,
you're a peach" And that made
me happy.
Pretty soon / said, ED, how
much do you guess we got?" He
said, Il don't know; more than a
thousand dollars, maybe, and maybe
less, but that big envelope is thick,
feel it, and there's big bills in it,"
| felt 1t through his coat and 1t
was thick like he said.
BY that time were back over on
Atlantic avenue, and he said:
Look here, think we better
put this car up first. It's all right,
but don't want to get Horgan into
any trouble.
That was Paul Horgan, Eds boss,
who sometimes let him take the car,
but of course Horgan didn't know
what we were doing, and never
did know until after we were ar
rested, and he wouldn't believe it
even then. ST
So we drove to the garage, at
1867 Atlantic avenue, AMI Ed had a
key, and we put the car away, and
after he had switched the lights off.
/ gave him kiss and asked him
If everything was all right, and we
shut the door and locked it, and
went home.
TO Be COntinued.)
In the next chapter, to he printed
tomorrow exclusively I'm The Wash.
ingtOn Times, Celia COOney tells Of
how they hid the money, and Of
how, a few nights later, they went
out again and began committing the
other rObberies that terrOrizerl
Brooklyn and baffled the New York
police.
Copyright. 1924, by King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1924-07-30
JUDGE MCMAHON FREES
NElGHBOR OOD FOES

Double.barreled action marked the
disposal of charges in Police Court
before, Judge Mcmahon against
Frank B. Lowaal, accused Of dis.
orderly conduct, and Clyde T.. We'll
Ions, charged with assault, prin.
cipals In a neighborhood quarrel at
463 g street northwest.
Lowall offered a badly disclosed
eye and the testimony Of his wife
Ions. Wellons claimed Lowall, who
is q former prohibition agent, used
abusive language to Mrs. Wellons,
who corroborated him. The court
dismissed both charges. to the
amusement of every one except
those involved.
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by Ross f.. Wyncoop. husband sof
the woman, for alienation Of her az.
fectiens. The amount 81 heart balm
to be asked win be determined later.
Mrs. Wyncoop charged strine with
taking her to Carlisle. Pa, where
she claimed she was married ITO
strine after being drugged. Wyn-
coop secured 8 divorce from his
wife. but lated they lived in the
same house and apparently wafe
friendly. After the divorce MRS.
Wyncoop attempted to force striae
to marry her, which he refused IL
do. she then caused his arrest ID.
der the Mann act ana he was con.
vlcted in the Federal court. strinc
was released from jail here last sun.
day. .Sa
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der the steering wheel Of his auto
mobile, shot through the head and
body, while Lily was sprawled in
the road BY the side Of the car.
Georges airedale dog, with six
bullets through his body, was IN
the rear seat OF the automobile,
The weapons Of both officers were
In their pockets and had not been
fired. It was assumed that they
had been shot from ambush,
The Washington times., 1924-07-30
QUITTING JAIL,
FACESH HEART
BAL|NSUIT
HagerstoWn Business Man Il
Sued BY Spouse Of Woman
Who jailed Him

HAGERsT0WN, Md. July Pa
Waiter X strine, prominent young
business man. Of Hagerstown, who
just completed serving six months
in jail on charges preferred against
him by Mrs. Mary Z. Wyncoop. d
pretty young married woman Of this
city, for taking her into PennsyI-
vania, today was made the defendant
in suit filed In the circuit court
The Washington times., 1924-07-30
POSSE SEEKING
SEAIERSOF
OFFICERS
Dry Agent and Deputy Y. s.
Marshal Believed Shot
From Ambush
IntsrnatlonaI Nsws servIee.

WILMINGTON. N. C., July 3D.
Al posse Of 100 men, headed by
Sheriff Jackson. searched the woods
In this vicinity today for the slay-
ers Of Leon George, prohibition
agent, and Sam w. Lily, q deputy
United States marshal, whose
bodies were found last night on an
isolated road.
George was found crumpled un.
The Washington times., 1924-07-30
Veterans 70 Back MusscIini

ROME, July SO. The Italian Vet
frangf association today aIdoptad =,
resolution to support the MussoIinil
government ':on condition the
Premier suppresses ali illegalities.'.
The Washington times., 1924-07-30

Three-piece Console Set-with
purchase Of. $500.
Wrought Iron Bridge Lamp
with purchase Of $4,000.
An Electric Iron with pur.
chase Of $500.
Dinnerware, Silver or Chocolate
Set-with purchase of $4,000 or
more.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-21

men are working for both the interest of the grower and
the receiver by properly grading and packing.
We also are conducting an experimental farm for the
furtherance of the vegetable industry in this section.
On this farm we are continually trying out new varieties
and new commodities seeking at all times to have an un-
interrupted supply of all vegetables that can be grown
anywhere
Closely affiliated with us and handling the sales, is
the nationally known California Vegetable Union, with
headquarters in Los Angeles, Calf. This organization,
through their thirty years experience in the selling and
packing Of vegetables, maintains a complete office here
during the shipping season. This office is in charge OF
one of the best statesmen in the entire country.
The California Vegetable Union in addition to it's reg
ular sales organization, maintains a very complete traf-
fc, field and crop production departments. Through the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-21

The Texas Producers Union, a corporation, with a capital
stock of fifty thousand dollars fully paid up, Incorporated
under the laws of Texas for the purpose of purchasing,
packing and selling Valley vegetables, offers the grower
an outlet for his products at all times, and the receiver
an uninterrupted supply of the choicest Of vegetables
that can be grown anywhere.
We have the finest, most modernly equipped packing
sheds and warehouses that money and brains can con-
struct. These sheds and warehouses are located in the
very heart of the vegetable sections Of the most fertile
valley in the United States, and are managed by packers
and warehouse men of many years experience.
In addition to the above, we maintain a complete field
organization whose work is to assist the growers of the
Valley in planning their acreage, proper cultural and
harvesting methods and any other problems that may
arise, thus insuring a maximum production of the bet
ter grades of vegetables. During harvest season these
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-21

last named we are constantly in touch with all OF the
producing sections of the country, more especially our
competitive territories.
To the growers of this section we offer you the SER
vices of our entire organization in addition to a market
for your vegetables from the first Of November until the
first Of June. We further offer you the option of pay
ing you the highest consistent cash price or Of handling
your products for you on a commission basis, thus IN
surfing you of all that your products bring on the markets,
less a very reasonable commission charge.
To the receivers and buyers Of Valley vegetables, by
being situated as we are, we offer you a steady supply
of the very best vegetables that can be grown and you
are assured Of receiving only first class stock properly
graded and packed that will meet the most discriminating
tastes. Upon our quality pack and our service we rest
our future.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-21
Harry L. Seay, President

This Company is the largest privately owned and operated irri-
CATION system in the world. We have over $50 miles of main
and branch canals. Our pumping capacity is ~432,OOO,OOO gal
Ions every twenty-four hours. There are over $4,000 acres OF
land under the Mercedes system in a state of cultivation. During
the past trucking season., this system produced $500 carloads
of vegetables, exclusive Of express shipments, out of a total OF
$4,000 car lots shipped from the entire Valley.
A large cotton crop followed, during the summer, and we ore
now entering into another vegetable season which will surpass
that of last year, both in volume and variety of vegetables.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-21
American Rio Grande Land & Irrigation Co.

This Company has several thousand acres of choice citrus, veg
etable and cotton land for sale. This land is all watered by our
irrigation system. Our water service to our customers is admit
ted to be unexcelled.
We have been selling our lands at the rate of 1000 acres per
month since January LIST of thepresent year, and about IS per
cent of these sales have been made to residents of the Valley.
We r offering these lands at $4,000 to $4,000 per acre, ac-
cordine to location and improvements, and offer terms of "a
per cent cash, the balance in deferred payments due on or be-
fore one to ten years, in equal installments, s per cent interest.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-21
IF You Are IN the Market for a HOME--

be glad to have our statesmen take you over our tract and show
YOU our lands, and you are welcome to interview any farmers
living on our tract, as to conditions.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-21

You cannot afford to overlook this opportunity. First class VAL
ley farm land, at these prices, will not go begging.
If you will call at our main office at Mercedes, Texas, we will