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The Washington times., 1924-06-16
Staying
TRIALS To GO
AHEAD
In Spite of AcquittaI in First
Case, District Attorney
Will Call Others

EBENSBURG, Pa, June 16.--Ap.
parently not discouraged by the set.
back received in the acquittal Of
the first of thirty.one defendants
charged with murder in connection
with the rioting at Lilly. Pa, on
the night of April 8, during a Ku
Klux Khan demonstration, the State
today prepared to fight each indi.
Wdual case to a finish.
This information was given to In.
ternational News Service by Dis.
trict Attorney D. p. Weimer, who
has charge Of the commonwealth
case against the fifteen Lilly men
ana sixteen Klansmen indicted on
charges Of murder in connection
with the death Of three Lilly men
In the wild turmoil that followed
when water was turned on the
marching klansmen. Eleven klans.
men and two Lilly men also in.
dicted have been released from the
murder charges by direction Of Pre-
siding Judge Finletter.
After Samuel Evans, one Of the
klansmen, had been acquitted by \
jury in criminal court here Satur.
day there were rumors that the
other cases would be dropped, but
Weiner refuted these reports today
by stating that he would proceed
with all the cases according to law
even to the extent of trying each
defendant on the murder indictment
against him.
This would make niney-three
trials necessary If the proceedings
went against him. This would drag
the proceedings out for months.
The district attorney declared he
would call William Monahan, one
Of the Lilly men, for trial today.
Attorney Philip Shettig. one Of
the leading Lilly counsel, said today
that little could be proved against
any Of the defendants in addition
to the testimony which was adduced
at Evans trial, and was confident
of further acquittals.
The Washington times., 1924-06-16
CANADA TAKES MARKET
FOR WHEAT FROM u. 8.

WINNIPEG, Man. June H.
Canada Is rapidly understanding the
United States as an exporter of
wheat, according to William r.
Motherwell, Dominion minister of
agriculture.
Returns just completed for
March," said Mr.. Mothorwell, "show
that Canada exported 13,446,100
bushels Of wheat In March, as
against 6,613,612 bushels in the
same month of 1923. The United
States exported 2,S57,710 bushels
in this period, compared with L.
290,944 In March, 1923.
more Canadian wheat is going
to United States millers, in spite
of the accent tariff duty recently
Mills in Minneapolis,
Duluth, Chicago and Buffalo have
contracts aggregating 100000
bushels now registered at Fort
William and Port Arthur.
"The total amount Of wheat
shipped out Of Canada to all coun.
tries in the year ending April
was 366,S70,237 bushels, valued al
1851, 760,559, an increase of 49,.
612,754 over the preceding twelve
montha."
The Washington times., 1924-06-16
CABINET
OUTLINES ITS
PROBLEMS
Declaration of Policies Will
Be Handed to President
Doumergue
By International News Service.

PARIS, June 16.--After q fort
night Of domestic political turmoil,
the cabinet today plunged into an
accumulation Of home and foreign
problems with the determination Of
settling them as speedily az posi-
BILE.
Premier Edouard Herriot's new
ministry held its first formal SCUM.
ell at the Elysee palace to draw
UP the program which viii be pre-.
scented to the chamber of deputies.
The cabinet, after two hours dis
cussion approved the outline of a
long ministerial declaration detail.
ing the precise domestic and for.
eign policies that the Herriot gov.
eminent will follow. A complete
copy will be handed to President
Doumergue this evening. 1t will
be read in the Senate as well as
the Chamber tomorrow.
After the cabinet council, Premier
Herriot said he planned to visit
Brussels either Immediately before
or after his conference In London.
His conversations with Belgian
statesmen will deal with repara.
tons and Ruhr occupation.
Premier Herriot is expected to
read the governments declaration
Of policy in the chamber tomorrow
afternoon and debate upon Il will
open at once.
As the left bloc is in control in
the chamber the opposition will
have no chance TO upset any part
Of the governments program.
The next few days will be spent
in dealing with domestic business.
It 10 not expected that the gov.
eminent will tackle any phase Of
the reparation issue untik after the
conference between Premier Her.
riot and Premier Macdonald In
London at the end of this week.
Premier Herriot already has
pledged his support to the Dawes
reparation plan.
The Washington times., 1924-06-16
BlackmaiIers Flayed.
By Justice OF
London

LONDON, June. 16.-"Civil-
ization has many cancers. In
my view one Of the worst Of
those cancers is this offence Of
blackmail!"
Justice McCardie, who has
started a campaign to wipe out
blackmailing in London, made
this statement and then pro-
ceeded to sentence six men be-
fore him on blackmailing charges
to an aggregate Of thirty-three
years imprisonment.
"The result Of blackmail is
to inflict slow death on the
victim" said Justice McCardie.
"The object being to extract
from his terror as much or
more money than he can pos
sibly afford. Blackmail must
be stamped out"
Justice McCardie invites all
upon whom blackmail is being
practiced, or attempted, to bring
charges against the blackmailers
in his court.
The Washington times., 1924-06-16
BRITAIN SLABOR
FACES FIGHT
ON BILLS
Parliament ReassembIes With
Liberals and Tories In
Advantageous Position
BY LUTHER A. HUSTON,
international News Service.

LONDON, June 16.-Parlianent
reassembled this afternoon following
the Whitsun holiday to deal with a
heavy accumulation Of domestic and
foreign business.
Owing to the forthcoming re.
parAtions conference between Prem.
Ter Ramsay Macdonald and Premier
Edouard Herriot of France 1t was
anticipated that the foes Of the
labor government would bury the
Ratchet" temporarily. Among the
pending issues with which Com.
mons must deal are the govern.
ment'g financial program, the hous-
Ing shortage, pension bills, labor
troubles and unemployment.
There are controversial provisions
in the pension bills which would
give the tories and the recalcitrant
Liberals plenty Of ammunition for
attacks against tlse government, IL
they desire to take advantage Of
them.
Premier Macdonald has returned
from Scotland to prepare for the
reparations conference with Prem
Ter Herriot and to deal with the
delicate situation In Mexico where
H. A. G. Cummins, the British
charge d'affaires has been ordered
expelled by the Mexican government
on the ground he was guilty Of
circulating propaganda Injurious to
the obr6gon regime.
The Washington times., 1924-06-16
DENIES LUMBER
MEN BOOSTED
PRICES
Assistant Attorney General
Tells Probers Records
Show No Increase

Assistant-Attorney General Sey-
mour today declared before the
er-Brookhart Committee that
there is no evidence in the records
of the Deparetmnt, or Federal Trade
Commission Of an increase in price
Of lumber during 1919, due to an
agreement between members of the
Southern Pine Association. The
record Of the Federal Trade Com.
mission, he asserted, contained ex.
tracts Of letters from members OF
the association concerning the meet.
ing in st. Louis, In 1918, the in
depreciation Of which would be
changed entirely If the complete
letters were inserted in the record.
The letters would show, he de-
clared, that the assertion in one
OF the letters that perhaps the meet.
ing had better be held in Jail"
was made because the members be.
neVed they were violating the public
health laws by meeting during the
influenza epidemic. He stated the
case against the Southern Pine Az
ISOLATION was not brought to trial
last year because the maple floor
Ing case was stronger" and II is
the policy Of the department to try
the stronger cases first. He de.
clared Attorney Henry s. Mitchell
had recommended civil action in
stead OF criminal and civil action
because 1t would be quicker.
seymour appeared voluntarily ut
the request OF Attorney General
Stone. -
The Washington times., 1924-06-16
BUSINESS MEN
BACKFR0M
CRUISE
Declare Boosters Trip Record
Success-Praise 'AdmiraIs'
Andrews and Lyon

More than 200 tired business men.
literally speaking, returned to the
city today from the annual boost.
or" trip Of the Merchants and Man.
ufacturers Association into south
ern Maryland and northern Vir-
ginia.
According to schedule. the steam.
or City Of Atlanta, on which the
merchants cruised, locked at Balti.
more at o'clock and shortly there
after the Westinghouse were on
board a special train headed to-.
ward the Capital.
By 1880 the boosters" were back
at their desks pronouncing this
years attempt to impress on resi-
dents of nearby sections the ad-
vantages Of buying in Washington
a big success. No praise was too
great for the efforts Of Admiral"
Ross p. Andrews. leader of the
tourists, and r. B. H. Lyon, en-.
tertainment chairman, to make the
trip pleasant.
Cape Charles. Norfolk and Ocean
View, Va, were visited by the
boosters" yesterday. They en-
joyed the bathing and beach sports
at the latter point, and attended
church at Cape Charles.
The Washington times., 1924-06-16
CORVERLOAF
TO cost HIM
100 DAYS
Joseph Groves Brought Into
Court Second TIme-TWo
I Others Fined

Disregard Of the warning issued
by Judge Mcmahon that loafing ct
Seventh and Pennsylvania avenue
northwest must be stopped brought
one heavy and two lighter fines on
three offenders in Police Court to.
day.
Joseph Groves was told last. taoek
In court that IL he was brought In
again he would be severely dealt
with. A case OF vagrancy pending
against him was dismissed. He re-
appeared today charged with int0xi.
cation ana was fined 500 which he
could not pay. He was sent to jail
Tor sixty days.
Aloysius J. Brown ana Charles e.
O'Hagan were found guilty Of In.
toxication and fined SIS in default
Of which they win serve fifteen
days In jail.
The Washington times., 1924-06-16
Died Rather Than MoYa

RANKIN, Pa, June 16.---Bocause
he believed that his long residence
ing Q boarding house entitled him TO
be considered In its sale, John 10th
shot and killed Mrs. Julia Draskoy,
his lanAAndy, and then shot himself.
The Washington times., 1924-06-16
SOUGHT
FOR PUBLIC
WEDDING
$50 in Gold Offered for cere.
mony to Be Staged at
Silver Spring Fair

ROCKVILLE, Nd. June TO-
Couples contemplating matrimony
in the near future who are not
averse to having the knot tied In
the open and who are willing to
accept $50 to let something like
1000 men. women and children look
on, should get in touch with John
J. Dolan, Of Silver Spring, this
county, who is chairman Of the
committee Of arrangements for the
annual fair and bazaar for the bene.
tit Of the Silver Spring volunteer
fire department, which began Sat-
urday evening to continue through
next Saturday evening.
Mr.. Dolan IL endeavoring to Ars
range q wedding to be held on the
dancing pavilion at 10 o'clock next
Saturday evening. Not only has he
offered to present $50 in gold to
the couple agreeing to be on hand
for the purpose indicated. but he
has induced q number Of the Silver
Spring merchants to offer valuable
presents.
The county board OF education
has named the six members Of the
board committee to select a site
for the new high school building
soon to be erected near Talorna Park
this county. It is understood to
be the committees purpose to hold
q public meeting at Takona Park,
or nearby, in the near future and
receive suggestions from citizens az
to location Of the building.
In its annual expense budget, re.
Gently approved by the county COM
missioners, the county board of edu-
cation included an item Of $4,000 to
pay the expenses at the Maryland
State Normal School, Baltimore,
next school year, Of some OF the
public school teachers of the county
who do not now hold normal school
certificates. According to Professor
Edwin w. Broome, county superin-
tendent Of schools, only thirty-five
Of the 1876 teachers Of the county,
not including the high school
teachers, are in that class, ana it
In understood to be the hope of the
school board to have all Of these
obtain such certificates within the
next three years. Professor Bro0rne
hopes to send twelve of these thirty
five to the normal school in Sep
TENDER and q like number each
year until the entire teaching force
Of the county win have had normal
school training. Virtually all Of the
high school teachers are college
graduates.
The Washington times., 1924-06-16
DUFFY CLEARED
IN TRAFFIC
DEATH
Grand Jury Holds Killing Of
Aged Man by Auto An Accl-
dent-others indicted

Eugene Edward Duffy was TODAY
exonerated by the grand Jury of a
charge OF homicide in Connection
WIN the death, November 8, 1929.
OF william s. Goodwin, an aged
man who, 1t is alleged was run
1oWn Dy an automobile operated
py Duffy at Georgia avenue and
kenyon street northwest.
others exonerated by the grand
jury are George Dorsey, charged
with assault with a dangerous
weapon; Sarah Mickey, violation Of
section S14 Of the District code re.
lating to abandoning a child and
samuel Thompson, accused of grand
larceny.
Eleanor Williams, colored, was in.
dicted on charges Of murder in the
second degree in connection with
the death Of her husband. James
Williams, April II, at COS Desmond
street SOUTHWEST. The woman who
is accused of killing her husband
with an axe told the police that
she acted in self defense. and that
the dead man had cut her the day
before.
Others indicted are Walter =
Coleman, false pretenses in connec.
lion with cashing a bonus check;
william I. King. assault with a
dangerous weapon and with intent
TO XIII; Louis Henson Williams,
nouseoreaking and grand larceny;
James Brown, robbery: John A.
hawkins, alias John r. Hawkins,
robbery; Thomas Byrum and Robert
Byrum, forgery and uttering: Frank
Lyman, alias Frank Berry, bigamy;
William Kinard, James w. johnson
and George Lee, robbery, and Ken.
meth w. Cugle, Philip Thomas. Mar.
tin ]. Dunsworth, Fred Q. Pensel
and Fred A. Reed. non.support.
The Washington times., 1924-06-16
CO.
COURT OPENS
JUNE TERM
Construction of New High
School Building is Begun
BY Contractor

CLARENDON, Va. June 49,
The June term of the circuit court
OF Arlington county convened to.
day in the Arlington county court
house, with Judge Samuel G. Brent
on the bench.
Commonwealth Attorney william
C. Cloth stated that fourteen cases.
most Of which are for violation Of
the prohibition laws, were laid be-
fore the grand jury. Those serv-
ing a. members of the special
grand jury are. George D. Cross.
man. j. K. White. w. C. Hull,
Frederick Kahler, A. B. voolfolk,
e. A. Pitkin. e. b. Van Everoi,
8. r. Rose, and I. 8. Carpenter.
]. c. Curtis, Of Denbigh, Va,
who was awarded the contract by
the Arlington county school board
for the Central High School for
Washington and Arlington districts
started work today. The building,
which will be fire proof, will be
erected on the Willard Douglas es-
tate, Of which the school board
purchased eight and one.half acres
located at Cherry Valley and Gar
riSon roads, equally distant from
Cherrydale. Blllston and Clarendon.
The building will contain twenty
large class rooms, auditorium, gym
nasium and 4 modern cafeteria.
The first graduating exercises Of
81. Charles Paroehial school took
place in 81 Charles Church yester-
day in the presence Of the parents
and friends Of the class which
packed the church.
The program opened with process
sional hymn. Faith to VIM" sung
by the children OF the school, &C.
companiod by Mrs. Gillian, organist.
The Reverend Father r. P. Lackey
presented the diplomas. The exer-
cises closed with the benediction by
Father Lackey, who was assisted by
Father James O'Connell.
Those who received their diplomas
were Edith Simpson, Nell thinner
man, Joseph p. Batch, Josephine
Sterling and Florence Kennedy.
Bertha Hall. Elizabeth Burrows, Jane
Dubois, Charlotte erosion, Rita
Cornwell. Marie Milks, Margaret
Childs. Phillis Behchert, Theresa
Drake, Albert Toulotte. and Burton
Sullivan were flower girls and boys.
Class night exercises of the CIar.
nY0HRn Al T.
place tonight in the Clarendon
Methodist Church. Following the
exercises reception will be ten
dered tho members of the class by
the ladies' Of the Parent-Teachers AS.
ISOLATION.
In accordance with Governor n.
Lee Trinkle's proclamation on Flag
Day, az instituted by ex-President
woodrow Wilson eight years ago,
the Sunday school Of the Clarendon
Methodist church observed the day
with special exercises yesterday In
the large assembly room OF their
new building.
Over two hundred children and
adults gathered from all the depart.
ments OF the church to receive a
large American flag, the gift Of the
Ladies' Auxiliary, to the William
B. Cushing Camp, Sons Of Vet
Grams. Of Washington, d. G. The
program was in charge OF Mrs.
A. J. Webb, patriotic Instructor Of
the auxiliary.
In presenting the flag TO the
Sur day school, Mrs. Webb spoke OF
whit the flag meant and how It
should be honored and respected.
The gift was received with appro.
pirate remarks by the superin-
tendent, Robert A. Sauls, for the
Sunday school and by the pastor,
the Reverend Charles I. Flory, for
the church.
The Washington times., 1924-06-16
WITH BABY WILL TAKE
LONG TRIP IN OPEN BOAT

ANACORTES, Wash, June 16.-
A married couple with their baby
ana q cat and goat are af1oat ana
northward bound from here to
Skagway, Alaska. The goat will
supply milk for the baby, who 10
going along with Mr.. and Mrs.
Linden B. Pentz, it's. parents, on the
1,000-nile trip in a small catboat,
According to the plans they wilt
arrive in the North just about time
for the babe to cut his teeth on q
piece of, grizzly bear hide or noun
tain goat steak. Each night the
tiny motor boat will be beached
and the goat permitted to forage
while the family enjoys sleep In q
tent
The Washington times., 1924-06-16
Town VOTES ON
MUNICIPAL
TAX
Upper Marlboro Will Hold
Special Referendum on
This Question
q z

HYATTSVILLE, Nd, June 16.-
Tomorrow special referendum eIec-
ton will be held in Upper Marlboro.
when voters of the town win ballot
on q proposition. authorized by an
act Of the last legislature, which
would empower the town commits.
sioners to levy q tax on town real
estate not to exceed 20 cents on
each 800 assessed valuation. The
town has never had a municipal tax
ana II the referendum is approved
the towns total annual income will
be close to $500. This would in
clude about $3.50, the estimated
revenue from the town tax, If the
referendum carries and the nlaxi-
mum rate Of 20 cents put into
effect: $500, which the county tom
missioners, in accordance with an
act Of the last legislature. have been
authorized to appropriate annually
to the town, and the towns road
rebate money amounting to about
$500.
II the proposed tax is approved
the town will, 1t IL expected, be in
a position to give further attention
to the matters Of fire protection,
street improvements, lights and
other improvements.
Construction OF concrete curbs
along the streets is expected to be
considered.
The annual defamation contest
to be held in the school auditorium
at s o'clock tonight will usher in
commencement exercises at Upper
Marlboro High School. Tomorrow
evening AZ s o'clock class night ex-
ercises will be held in the audi.
tor1um, and Wednesday evening
graduation exercises will be held in
Gibbons Hall, Upper Marlboro.
Miss Louise Duley, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Duley. Of
Groom, Prince Georges county, was
a member of this years graduating
class at Western Maryland College,
Westminster. Miss Maud Gibbons,
Prince Georges county public rural
school supervisor, attended the
commencement exercises at Western
Maryland, her alma mater.
The $1,000, 900 Robert Grain high.
way, which when completed will az
ford q much more direct route be-
tween Baltimore and the Southern
Maryland counties, Is now open
from Upper Marlboro to Charles
branch, on the Upper Marlboro end
OF the project. Continued wet
weather has delayed work beyond
Charles branch.
Organization Of the newly APP
pointed board of election super.
visors for Prince Georges county
has been effected with election Of
George s. Dove, president. In ad.
dition to Dove. a Democrat, who
was reappointed, the board COM
prises Charles I. Wilson, Democrat,
who succeeds lie Page, Cronmiller,
and Boylkin E. Watson, Republican,
who succeeds William b. Fenwick.
Samuel Wyvill has been named sec-
rotary to the board.
st. Mary's Church. at Upper Mari.
boro. will be the scene within a few
days Of two weddings of interest.
Saturday morning at . o'clock,
Miss Elizabeth Dent, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Marshall dent,
jr., will become the bride of Frank
Philip Scrivener, jr., and Monday
evening, June 80 at 1880 o'clock Miss
Ruth Mildred Mayhem, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas jefferson May.
hew, will become the bride OF John
Christopher Wyvill.
The Washington times., 1924-06-16
ADVERTISEMENT

Prices realized on Swift Company
sales Of carcass beef in Washington,
d. c.. for week ending Saturday, June IL,
1924. on shipments sold out, ranged from
1900 cents TO 1880 cents per pound and
aged 1907 cents per pound.
The Washington times., 1924-06-16
Fined SIS For Row

Interrupted during a quarrel with
the proprietress of Penrsylvania
avenue store over an alleged failure
TO pay Tor a pair OF socks, Peter
stack, white, whipped out a toy cap
pistol ana tried to COW Policeman
Hull when the latter attempted to
arrest Stack for disorderly conduct.
Stack was arrsigned before Judge
McMahon today, where he was
The Washington times., 1924-06-16
BULGARIAN DEPUTY SHOT
BY POLITICAL FOES

SOFIA, June 16.--Police today
are searching for an assassin who
Bulgarian parliament.
Potkoff had accused his political
enemies Of plotting the assassina.
ton Of the premier.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-14
NO REDUCTIONS
SEEN IN LEVY
Rate of $101 Expected to
Remain Same.

The city council viii make no re-
auctions in the 1925 tax levy of s1.o1
submitted by the finance department
Aug. 4. 1t was indicated today.
Leonard ". Harrison of the Cham
Der Of Commerce is studying the bud
get to determine whether requests
can be consolidated, but the levy Isl
expected to remain the same. The
council has the power to lower the
rate by not increasing it over the
mayors figure.
The levy as finally approved pro-
vides for a rate OF $1.055 on each
800 Of taxable property, but the
park board sinking fund Of As cents
Is certified direct to the county an.
ditor. This years rate was s1.OS75.
The budget and tax levy were In
troduced at the last council, meet
ing. a public hearing probably will
be held on the measure before its
passage.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-14
TWO SU|TSIAKEN
AT TAILOR SHOP
Charles Montgomery Dis
covers $40 Theft, =

When Charles G. Montgomery
opened his tailor and pressing shop
at 901 N. New Jersey st. today. he
found that a rear door had been
unlocked and $40 in money and two
suits, valued at $50 taken.
Calvin A. Smith. 26. Of 412 E.
Market st. rs charged with issuing
fraudulent checks. The L. E. Nor
rison Company, 81 w. Washington
St., charged he gave check on the
First National Bank at Evansville,
Ind, for two handbags and toilet
articles. Investigation showed there
was no such bank. Smith was ar
rested at Union Station.
Miss Ruby Hathaway, 507 n. Della
ware ST., reports two dresses and a
fur neck piece, valued at SIS. taken
from her room.
The Diamond Taxi Company told
police the driver of cab No. IA was
to turn it in at 6 p. m. but has not
appeared.