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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-17
DR.. NELN|S DIES
! AFTER SH0RT
ILLNESS
Rector Of Grace Church at
Woodside, Md, to Be
Buried Monday

The Reverend J. 1enning Neims.
rector of the Church Of the As
cension Tor thirteen years ana
more recently rector 81 Grace
Church, Woodside, Nd, died sud.
denly at the rectory Iii Woodside
early today. Death was caused BY
ID complication OF diseases. Doctor
Nelns was in his sixty.aixth year.
Doctor helms was born In 1859
In Isle Of Wight county, Virginia.
the son bf George Thomas Nelrns
and Alexina Virginia nee Darden.
He studied law at the University OF
Virginia and was q graduate OF
Richmond College. He was. adj
mitted to, the Virginia bar az The
age Of tWenty-one years.
After practising law for eighteen
years. Doctor Nelrns studied for
the ministry at Bishops College,
Quebec, and was calefd to be dean
OF the Cathedral at Omaha month
1904.
Instead Of accepting the Omaha
call, however, he became rector of
y. Matthew'S church, Philadelphia,
where he remained three years. He
then was called to Washington in
1907 to be dean Of the prod Cathedral,
now the Church Of the Ascension.
He remained with the washington
church for more than thirteen years,
when he resigned following q severe
illness. Upon his recovery he ac-
cepted the rectorship at WoOdside.
Doctor helms il survived by his
widow and one son. Hennfng g.
Nelms, Washington lawyer. His
death came after an illness OF only
few days. Doctor Nelnls was in
his chancel last Sunday.
Funeral services win be held in
the Bethlehem chapel Of the Nation.
a. Cathedral on Wisconsin avenue,
Monday night at o'clock. The
clergy of the Episcopal church in
the diocese of Washington viii at.
tend the funeral in q body, assem-
bling at the chapel at 7:45.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-17
RETRIEVE OBTAINED
FOR CONDEMNED MAN

PITTSBURGH, Oct. 17.--''Smil.
ing Joe" Valotta will not die in the
electric chair for the murder Of
Policeman Edward c. Couch.
The Federal Government, through
Judge Thompson in Federal DIS.
trict Court, interviewed when a
writ of habeas corpus was awarded
directing Warden Ashe of the West.
ern Penitentiary to bring Valotta
from the death house at the Rock
view Prison into United States Dis
trict Court at 10 a. m, November
Is.
In the petition for the habeas, cor
pus writ more than q dozen rea.
sons were cited where the constltu-
tional rights Of the convicted man
were declared to have been denied
One Of these reasons was that
he had not been tried by a Jury
Of his peers" The jury which con-
demned Valotta had several women
members. His conviction has been
confirmed by the Supreme Court Of
Pennsylvania.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-17
DEMANDS
COOLIDGE RAP
kUKLUX
Democratic Candidate Brings
Issue to Front-Five
States at Stake
CONTINUED from First Page.)

Continued from First Page.)
they commended, the Democratic
nominee would sweep all five
States, to win the presidency by 4
victory Of landslide proportions,
They declined to say what would
happen if the executive did reply.
In his challenge to the President
prompted by a heckler who de-
manded to know how Davis stood
the Democratic nominee said:
In the first speech I made In
this campaign, I declared that in
my judgment no greater nnisfor-
tune could overtake the American
people than a division along tla
lines OF race or religious belief
and that, whether II was calIod
the khan or any other name. anv
organization that Challenged the
doctrine Of religious tolerance ala
violence TO American ideals and
could not be approved by those,
VINO believe like myself, in those
principles.
AT the same time / ventured IN
express the hope that the nominee
ct the Republican party would ioin
me In similar expression. sur.
gest the question Cof the heckIer,
Is addressed to the wrong Quarter !,
The Democratic nominee rested
today in preparation for what win
probably be the most rigorous night
Of his campaign. He has been
scheduled to address three different
meetings today in as many cor.
ners of Chicago. BY turns he win
speak to a rally of Bohemians. At
q meeting Of Jews ana to gather.
ing OF Poles
His itinerary then will carry
Davis out Of Illinois on his last
westward swing of the campaign.
Leaving here late tonight he win
speak in East ST. Louis tomorrow
afternoon and wind up the west.
ern drive with a night address in
st. Louis proper. Following that
speech. the Democratic nominee
will head for Nashville. Tenn. on
his first, last and only invasion Of
the solid South" He will spend
Sunday and Monday in Nashville.
making what he has termed q
visit OF appreciation" for the sun
port given him in the solid South. %
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-17
PAINT MAKERS TO SAVE
TOLL ON CHINA WOOD

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. IT,
China wood, from which tung oil,
a necessary ingredient in manu-
featuring paints and varnishes, Is
distracted, is being raised in
Florida successfully, according TO
reports made at the convention Of
the National Paint, Oil and Varnish
Manufacturers Association at the
Hotel Ambassador here. The manu-
facturers are attempting to dodge
the heavy toll collected by Chinese
pirates from shippers Of tung oil.
Millions of China wood seed.
lings have been set out at Gaines
vile, Fla, and it was stated that
within the course Of a few years
enough tung oil can be extracted
from the trees to make the indus
try independent Of the Chinese
supply. .
The educational bureau Of the
industry decided fully to cooperate
with Secretary Hoover to obtain
greater simplification of production.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-17
D. c. CONFERENCE OF
WOMEN TO AID PEACE

A conference at which six OF the
largest wofnen's organizations in
the country win try to determine
the cause and cure Of war win be
held here January 1S to 20, it was
announced today by the General
Federation Of Women's Clubs, the
National League Of Women's Voters,
the National Young Women's Christ.
ian Association, the Women's Christ.
ian Temperance Union, the Ameri.
can Association Of University
Women and the council Of Jewish
Women.
The proposed meeting Is the re.
suit Of the step taken at the con-
vention of the League OF Women
Voters, in Buffalo last spring, when
a committee representing the sew
eral women's organizations was
formed. Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait
later appealed to the General Fed
GRAFTON Of Women's Clubs for CO.
operation in an anti.war crusade,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-17
ARLINGTON GO
To HAVE NEW
SCHOOL
Bids for New Structure viii.
Be Opened at Noon
Monday

CLARENDON. Va, Oct. 17.--
Professor Fletcher Kemp. superin.
tendent Of the county schools. an.
nounced today that the school board
will open bids for another school
at Livingston. Heights Monday at
IL o'clock noon, November 8. With
this building started, Arlington
county viii have six elementary
school buildings and two high
schools under construction.
The cornerstone of the Halls Fill.
colored school, will be laid at 2
o'clock Sunday. according to Noble
N. Thomas, who is In charge Of ar
rangements. The program VIII In
clude addresses by Professor
tendent Of schools, and Ernest
Shreve, member Of the county
school board from Washington dis.
trict. Music will be- furnished by
the Community Center, Band Of
washington.
More than 200 attended the lunch.
con served by the Ladies' Aid so.
ciety of the Columbia Baptist
church Of Falls Church. The
luncheon proceeded the annual cleo.
ton OF officers. Those chosen for
the coming year are: Mrs. III. G.
Rogers, president; Mrs. IN III. An.
derson, first vice president; Mrs.
F. o. MARI, second vice president;
Mrs. C. A. Berger, secretary, and
Mrs. George w. HauxhurBt, treas
urer.
what promises to bS the heaviest
term Of the circuit court win open
Monday at 10 o'clock at the Airing
ton county court house, according
to Commonwealth Attorney William
C.. Cloth. More than fifty indict.
ments win be laid before the grand
jury.
C. o. Donaldson, founder and
chief of the Cherrydale fire depart
ment, said last night that all il in
readiness for tho public reception to
be given the department by the
citizens tonight at o'clock in the
auditorium OF the fire house. State
Senator Frank u. Ball, on behalf Of
the citizens, win present the depart.
ment with a large silk banner.
Sheriff Howard B. Fields has
stationed traffic officers at all
schools. Efforts have been made
by the citizens to have the county
provide sidewalks for the safety Of
the children.
The Ladies' Aid Society Of the
Cherrydale Methodist Episcopal
Church win give an oyster supper
in the lecture room of the church
from 5 to o'clock today, aaa
The town council of Falls Church
win meet Tuesday night, ct s
o'clock, and q correct list Of the
resident freeholders viii be made
up by the council, for use on Oc-
tober 81, when the voters will vote
on bond issue OF $4,000 for q
new school building.
Arrangements for the opening Of
a rest room by the Woman's Club
OF Falls Church, on Washington
street, are now about complete,
according to Mrs. John r. Bethume,
president Of the club.
The room has been turned over to
the club by Mr.. M. e. Church and
will be furnished by the club. The
officers of the club are: Mrs. John
F.. Bethume, president; Mrs. w. A.
Fravel, first vice president Mrs.
Charles #. Kincheloe, second vice
president; Mrs. Carroll Shreve,
treasurer; Mrs. Guy Irwin, corr
responding secretary; and Mrs. Al
bet Eastman, secretary. Meeting
Of the club are held the second
Friday Of each month.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-17
LIBERALS JOIN
TORIES To WAR
ON LABOR
English Elections Will Find
1,4oo Candidates Seeking
615 Seats
BY DAVID M. CHURCH. /.
international News Service STAN


LONDON, Oct. 7-Although nonii-
nations win not close before noon
tomorrow. It seemed probable today
that the Tories win have thirty.two
seats uncontested, the Laborites six.
teen, and the Liberals nine.
In thirty.three constituencies, where
Labor candidates won by smnll
pluralities In three-cornered .ontesss
in last years election, only the
Tories are fighting the Labor nouli.
nees this year, by agreement. In
return, the Tories have Withdrawn
ana left the field to the Liberals
against Labor in eleven constttu.
e1icies. This situation Is certain TO
affect Liabor's strength.
1t Is expected the final tickets
tomorrow viii show 1,400 candidates
contesting FOR e15 seats-540 Tories,
500 Laborites, and $50 Liberals.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-17
PRINCIPAL v H D
SLAPPED BOY
GETS0. k.
Alexandria School Board
Passes Resolution Of
Confidence

ALEXANDER, Va, Oct. IT,
Pupils in the public schools OF the
city must submit to punishment for
attractions OF the rules Of the
school. It was made clear at q meet.
Ing Of the board last night.
This mandate was expressed by
the board during the discussion Of
the case which occurred at the
first Of this week when Richard
G. Hayden, principal of the Alex.
andria High School, was fined So
and costs in the police court for
Shaping pupil who, 1t is alleged,
became impudent when cautioned
against troubling his teacher.
A unanimous vote Of the board
passed a resolution Of confidence in
the principal when It was presented
~ Gardner L. Boothe, q member
Of the board. Opinions were ex.
pressed during the discussion Of
the incident that the matter con-
cerned the discipline Of the school
with the board.
The principal was fined after the
hearing before Judge Frederick q.
by Mrs. p. L. Wagner charging
that the principal had assaulted
her son, Kenneth Poole. The
judge in rendering his decision
stated that he did not object to the
use OF a strap in Furnishing the
pupils, but he wished to put his
stamp OF disapproval on the strik-
Ing OF a pupil in the face.
|
Two colored men givin e their
names and addresses as: William
Jackson, twenty-one, Columbus. s. c..
and William Wrainey, twenty-four.
Cleveland, Ohio, are being held for
ten days investigation in connection
with the attempted hold-up of Bal.
lenger's store at 2O2S Duke street.
It was stated by Ballinger that
the two men came into his store three
times yesterday afternoon. The
third time they entered the store one
OF the men picked up a pair of
gloves. A search Of the men revealed
four watches, several pairs Of
gloves and a new cap.
More than 500 members of the
local lodges of the Odd Fellows left
this morning for Quantico, where
they will attend the annual meeting
OF the Northern Odd Fellows Asso-
citation. Sarepta Lodge and Liberty
Rebesah Lodge will confer most Of
the degrees at the meeting.
A large number Of the members
Of the local Kiwanis club today at.
tended the initiation of a new club
at Manassas, Va. The members left
the city in automobiles under the d.
rection OF e. A. Feldtkeller, chair.
man Of the committee on arrange
naents.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-17
"A TOILETTE HEADQUARTERS Has SELFSUPP0RTNG BUREAUS
Historic Coast Guard
Cutter Bear Due
For Scrap Heap

An appropriation to replace
the historic coast guard cutter
Bear, which for many years
has cruised annually in the
waters Of the icy north, bring
ing medical relief, law enforce
ment, food and mail to the
hearty pioneers who live in the
oltposts Of civilization, will be
sought Of the next Congress,
the Treasury announced today.
The Bear came back from the
Arctic Circle month or moro
ago, broken and battered from
contact with the ice foes, and
in such q condition that another
trip is considered unsafe.
The cutter has been IN serv-
ice nearly fifty years, always
riding in the vanguard as civili-
cation pushed toward the North
Pole.
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tribute its literature" It also sells
1T. This writer, on stepping up to
the counter of the mailing room Of
the La Toilette headquarters and on
asking for La Toilette campaign
textbook was Mortified to be told
to pay IS cents. This writer Is
not accustomed to paying money for
campaign literature. He had sup
posed that in this land Of the free
our campaign literature at least
was free, along with parks and air
at filling stations. Not all, how
ever, in the La Follettite method
OF politics. The textbook said on
its cover twenty-five Cents" and
this writer paid 25 cents, and an
earnest young man put the money
in q box.
The La Follettites also charge adj
mission for hearing their hero. II
you are so far gone that you want
to dare Robert Marion La Toilette to
try to convert you to his views, you
pay money to get into the auditorium
where he Is going to crate. These
La Follettites not only poison you,
say their enemies, but they make
you pay for the bottle and the
contents.
No other party in this campaign
approaches the La Follettites party
in this brilliant idea. This writer
warns voters not to allow the La
Follettites to carry them to the
polls. The La Follettites will
make them pay the taxi bills.
According to the La Follettites,
the voter should pay for getting
enlightened and for getting chance
to vote for Battling Bob.
Moreover, the La Follettites are
rich in volunteers, who ask no
pay except a chance to talk.
At Republican headquarters
this writer found, for instance, that
the Republican division, or bureau,
Of work among farmers was taking
elaborate and excellent polls among
farmers who travel with their cat
tie to market. These farmers travel
in the cabooses Of cattle trains.
The agents Of the Republican ma
tional headquarters interview them
after they have sold their cattle
and when they are sitting on the
stockyards fences and talking It
over.
It IL said seriously-as well as
with humor-that they are much
more inclined to be for La Toilette
when the market is bad. On bad
market days, when prices have
been low, they gloomily think that
something must be wrong and
there is a bulge among them Of
La Toilette sentiment. On good
market days, when prices are high
err and the skies are bluer and the
clouds are fleecier, they are more
Tor Calvin Coolidge and against
revolution.
In any case, the ultimate point
Is that virtually all these farmers
report that as soon as they get
/ into TIE cabooses Of cattle trains,
the train crew descends upon them
with La Toilette literature and then
for anywhere from fifty to a hun
dred and fifty miles they have moth
ing to do but read about the vir-
lures Of ''our Bob"
Pay for Literature.
But do these train crews get
this literature free?
Not at all. They are expected
to pay for it-either personally or
through their unions.
OF course, 1t is not to be under
stood that the whole La Toilette
campaign Is financed in this man
ner. On the contrary, there is
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-17
13 RELIGIOUS FANATICS .
ARE HELD AS WARRANTS

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Oct. IT,
The dove Of peace filtered through
prison bars to unlock the cell door
for the little flock of "Jesus Christ
Revealed" today, but not on the
wings Of love" as the leader had
promised.
Instead, the little band Sof religi-
Gus fanatics, consisting OF the tall
blue-eyed negro, three white women
and eight negresses, found living In
a single basement room, must face
charges Of vagrancy.
The leader, who police first
thought might be king" Benjamin
Purnell, missing leader Of the House
Of David cult, had told authorities
that through his teachings he would
make them love him and release his
flock. Bonds of 800 each, however,
were asked,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-17
HUSBAND SUES.
ON DISCRETION
CHARGE
Rockville Man Asks Absolute
Divorce Women Democrats
Meet at Norbeck

ROCKVILLE. Nd. Oct. lilies.
ter Lee Davidson, Of this county,
has filed suit In the circuit court
here for an absolute divorce from
Mrs. Sarah Mullen Davidson, who is
said TO be making her home in
Corning, M. III, charging that he
was deserted by the defendant two
months after their marriage in
Washington. on November "a, 1920.
Howard q. Serrin, Of Lanfan,
Nd, and Miss Lucy e. Baker, Of
Seabrock, Nd, motored to Rock.
vile on Thursday and were married
by the Reverend p. Rowland Wag-
ner, pastor Of the Baptist Church.
They were accompanied by two
friends, the little party leaving for
washington Immediately after the
ceremony.
The Reverend Nolan b. Harmon.
jr.. pastor Of the Methodist Church.
,officiated at the marriage here Of
John D. Crist, sixty-fIve, Of Lees.
burg, Va, and Miss Carrie M. Top.
ping, thirty four, of Fairfax, Va.
Under the auspices of the Rock.
vile Branch Of the Women's Demo.
cratic Club of Montgomery Ccanty,
a big meeting was held at the
Manox Club, Norbeck, last evening
in the interest of the candidates.
OF the Democratic Presidential and.
Congressional nominees. It was
conducted by Mrs. w. Ernest
Offutt, chairman OF the Rockville
branch, and addresses were deliver
ed by Congressman Luther John
son of Texas, Major e, Brooke
Lee, secretary of state Of Mary
land; Mrs. Jesse w. Nicholson,
chairman Of the Women's Demo
cratic Club; Mrs. Offutt and others.
Mrs. William Mcmillan Adams,
daughter Of John w. Davis, was
expected to be the guest of honor,
but was prevented from attending
by speaking engagements In the
West.
BENJAMIN F. Newman, resident
.of this county for half a century,
died "Wednesday afternoon at his
home near Concord, aged So years.
His death was due to senile de-
biIity and followed long illness.
Ee1 was a widower and leaves no
children. The funeral took place
this morning from the Methodist
Church at Concord, burial to be in
IN the cemetery nearby. Mr.. New
man was native of Virginia. He
had been engaged in farming many
years.
The Social Service League :of
Montgomery county is conducting
It's annual membership drive. It
began last Monday and will con-
tinue through next Monday. Mrs.
]. Darby Bowman, of Rockville. is
chairman Of the committee in
charge. An effort Is being made
to raise $500 in this way and
those in charge are hopeful Of
success.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-17
PARKING HOGS BEWARE;
ARREST ON SIGHT NOW

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 17.-Pollce
will arrest ION sight" motorists who
ignore the newly posted notices pro.
hlbiting parking on the driving side
of central city business streets.
The "no-parking" ban will Re
strictly enforced on Chestnut and
Walnut streets from Eighth to
Twentieth streets and on the cross
town streets from Eighth 70 Six
teenth streets.
AS soon as the public becomes &C.
customed to the enforcement policy,
the zone will be extended to include
ali ot1e-way thoroughfares now
heavily conpnsted ~
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-17
U. 5. 10 Europe Line
Of DirigibIes Is
Planned

NEW YORK, Oct. 17.-AYl-
nouncernent Of the formation Of
corporation to operate dirig-
ible passenger ships Of the
zR-8 type to Europe, South
America, and trans-continental
points is expected shortly from
Boston.
Major General G. r. Edwards,
u. s. a., retired, in revealing
the plans for such a service at
q dinner Of the Military Order
Of Foreign Wars, declared an
air liner company could make
q comfortable profit by charg-
ing slightly more than railroads
or steamships.
General Edwards pictured a
trip from New York to Chicago
and return in one day, with
no noise, no nausea, dirt or
dust and beautiful fitted
staterooYa.
The future Pullmans Of the
air will use q mercury vapor
engine, General Edwards said,
which would remove the men
ace from air travel.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-17
ADMITS KILLING
TROOPER IN
H0LD-UP
N. Y. Man Surrenders Himself,
Offers Abb, and Then
confesses

HARRISBURG. Pa, Oct. IL
Philip A. Hartman, OF Rochester,
N r., voluntarily surrendered to
Reading police last night and after
a gruelIing examination, when he
offered an abb for himself and dis.
crepancies were found. broke down
and confessed that he had shot and
killed State Trooper Francis l..
Haley, at Caledonia Park, last Tues
day afternoon.
Hartman said he had robbed the
State Bank OF Abbottstown, Pa, Of
$1,400 and then fled across the
mountains, hoping to double up on
his trail and return to Aspers,
where he has a brother. However,
Haley appeared on the road and he
shot and killed him.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-17
COSTS HIM 500 FOR
BEING KIND TO COP

didn't sell any rum," declared Ed.
ward Dawson, Of Camden, when ar
raigned before Police Judge Clearly
for permitting disorderly persons to
gather in his place, equivalent to
disposing Of wet goods, so far as
Camden is concerned.
1.-THE policeman came in and /
gave him half a pint; that is what
comes Of being kind His excuse
did not save him from paying
fine of 500.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-17
U. s. offioers Detailed

Captain John F.. Roenm and
Captain John M. Sanderson, were
detailed as inspectors in the Penn.
sylvania National Guard in orders
issued by the War Department
today. Captain Roehm, now at
Fort Bragg, N. c., was ordered
to Pittsburgh, and Captain Sander
son, now at Fort Myer, Va, was
ordered to Harrisburg.