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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-26
Held
FORAJTO
SCHEME
w. n. McNeaI, Agent Of Capt.
toI Automobile Owners Assn,
Accused of Fraud

Through a warrant sworn today,
officials of the Better Business
Bureau believe they have nipped in
the bud scheme to ensnare Wash
ington motorists in an automobile
owners organization of very du-
bious standing.
A score Of local men have COM
planned to Howard II. Cool, di-
rector Of the bureau, that they
were inveigled by a salesman into
joining the motorists association
after having been promised insur-
ance, towing and repair service-in
short, to use Mr.. Cool's expression,
everything on the Christmas
tree"
Man Is Arrested.
After q conference with Assistant
District Attorney Ralph Given yes.
terday. Mr.. Cool today brought sew
aral complaining motorists to the
formers office and q warrant was
obtained for the arrest Of w. H.
McNeal. agent of the Capitol Auto
mobile Owners Association. The
warrant charges McNeal with OBJ
tanning money fraudulently.
The principal complaint made to
Mr.. Cool was that the prospective
members OF the association were
led to believe they were to be in.
sured against loss or accident.
Inc men were signed up as men,
pers without seeing the contract"
said Mr.. Cool. but they were told
tnat insurance was one Of the out
standing features Of the plan.
When they got the contract later,
they found there was no provision
Tor insurance. At least one man
visited the offices of the associa-
tion after an accident and was told
tnat there was no insurance clause
in the agreement"
To Fight Organization.
Mr.. Cool said today this was the
first step in an action by the
Eetter Business Bureau to keen
such organizations out OF the dis
trict.
The Capitol Automobile Owners
Association has offices in the In.
vestment building" he stated.
The plan outlined to Mr.. Cool hy
those who say they were defrau,ied
is, according to him, strikingly
similar to these schemes worked
in Pennsylvania and New York.
The organization, Mr.. Cool said
is much the same As the Mutual
Automobilists' Cooperative Associa-
ton, which operated in Philadelphia
and the Aetna Automobile Service
Association, which was brought TO
terms in New York.
Both Pennsylvania and New York
were forced to incorporate, in their
state insurance laws, provisions
against automobile service assocIa-
tions. Vigorous campaigns AGAINST
frauds Of this kind were waged in
both States.
Wording Of Contract.
The contract Of the Capitol Auto
mobile Owners Association. Inc.
states at the top. This IL a service
contract--not a policy OF insur
ance." 1t gives the address of 1923
investment Building as the Wash
Ington office. and 1887 Broadway,
new York. as the home office.
one provision of this contract
reads:
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d. c., driver of the car, reported
the accident to the police. Two
other persons suffered slight injuries
last night in traffic mishaps.
John Tyler, fifty 345 # street
southwest. was struck by an auto.
mobile which backed to, the curb
near his home. He was treated at
q physicians office.
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XII" TAKES.
POISON
DOSE
Molina, Prize Fighter, Sayo
Girl Refused to Run
Away With Him

Disappointed in love and desir-
ing to end it all, Adolph Molina,
nineteen-year-old Spaniard, at
tempted suicide last night and to-
day is recovering in Emergency
Hospital from iodine poisoning.
"My girl, she threw me down."
Molina, in broken English, told q
newspaper reporter today. Il
tried to get her to run away, but
she say. Mo- So / try to kill
myself. That's all.
Il am through with women
now. I used to have two of them,
but both threw me down, so now
want nothing more to do with
them"
''Tired Of Life," Note Says.
Molina, who has been in this
country about two years. swallowed
iodine about 10 o'clock last night in
his room at 4O1 q street northwest.
BOOMERS discovered the youth
writing in pain. A note was found
on q table in his room which read:
81 win kill myself because am
tired Of life"
Molina is a prize fighter and ex-
sailor. He fights under the names
Of kid" Molina and John Firpo."
He Is giving exhibitions in several
local clubs.
The boy, powerfully built, and
dark Of complexion, has q sister
living here.
''She referring to his sister gave
me hell today for what / did"
naively stated the Spaniard.
His father is a pharmacist and
is living with his mother in Pan
anna. Molina says he has not seen
them for a number of years but
has been spending his time roaming
over the world.
Woman Also Poisoned.
Mrs. Florence Wilkinson, thirty
six years old, Of 5000 Dent place
northwest, is in Emergency Hos
pital today suffering from the ef-
fects Of iodine poisoning. She was
taken from her home at 2:30 o'clock
this morning and rushed to Emery
ency Hospital in the automobile Of
a neighbor.
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Here's hop%'n We have
a fuN house.
no THE H 8 5 CLOWNS.

TO THE H & s CLOWNS.
Blessia0s on thee, little oIoDns
Who head our page and SaoGt the
fro1D1IS;
You are on duty eVefy dag
And drive the dreaded blues Gt0ay.
In your gay caps and olownish
frockS
Yow stop the bIoaUs of oGreleSS
knocks,
You Stceep the clouds and bring the
sun
That spreads the joy on everyone.
We knot0 not tOhGt birthdays V0W
haze had
But each MetC one does make Us glad.
You're eVer jGithfu4 to your posts,
Your friends are numbered By the
hosts,
YoW'Ve earned rest aud here's our
4Oishift'S
That yoW may turn fltpflops betaOeen
editions. SILICUS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-26

OUR OWN DICTIONARY.
MONEYMO O N--IntermisstOn
between the wedding and divorce.
K1MON O-.JapaneSe word for
Mother Hubbard Gown.
OIDONO.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-26
ALL-ANIERICAN FOOTBALL
TEAM

These stars, says j. r. NJ,
ought to get on the all-America1,
football team:
Il E.--FOuntain, Penn.
L. T.-COyne Of Carnegie.
4. G.-&InOIxe Of Pittsburgh.
C.-BattIe Of Gettysburg.
-. G.-6hade Of Brown.
Ii. T.--HilIs Of Maryland.
Il. E.-Graves of Wash. and jeff.
Q-Bier Of Lafayette.
~ H.-WOOds Of Maine.
Il. H.Swamps Of Florida.
F.-Hale, Columbia.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-04-02
Sc ACABARON LOS
IOJOS

iiendres otros iusectos que sc crfau en- las
parties yelIosas del cuerpo humane, con solo
o'3 aplicaciones. de Ia pomada
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tcontlnuaci6n de Ia Ia. paginal
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-04-02
Luis c. vARELA.

NJ. de la R.-El recargo que Sc
refere Ell sefior varela en- su carta es
de s centavos por quintal sobre cier-
tas mercancfas, recargo que, segLn Ell
sufrira un nuevo aumento dentro de
un termino de 80 dias
/ En- cuanto a la llamada que hace Ell
senior Varela al Comisionado Residen-
te podemos informar que en- este Pc
ri6dico Sc han publicado informacio-
mes acerca de la gestion hecha por di-
cho funcionario para obtener del
Shipping Borad,' 10 que ahora pi-
de nuestro amigo.
Respecto la idea que motiva la an
terror carta, Ell MUNDo, que Sc debe
al pnblico antes que a NADIA nj ma
die espera conocer pronto este asun-
to en- todos sus detalles. a fin de tener
bien informados sus lectores sobre
el particular.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-04-02
UNA CARTA IMPORTANTE
fscalera's S Gregg Short 'llt
| hand, School
Santurce, Puerto Rico.

Santurce, Puerto Rico.
: Mup senores nuestros: s
Certifcamos por medic de Ia pre-
sente que la seTorita Digna Orchard
aluinna de ese acreditado Colegio es
actualnente nuestra empleada Y sus
servicios como taquigrafa son insupe-
rabies.
Estas razones nos inducen a reco-
nendar "a quien interese que ell Cole
gio 'sEscalera's Gregg School, es com
pletamente eficiente ysque los alumnos
sTle salen de esa meritfsima institu-
Zion son verdaderas potencias.
lie saluda respetuosamente,
Produce Mercantile Co. of p. r.
IS Francisco Rodriguez, (Mgr.)
Advt.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-04-02

unen para tratarnos tan injustamen-
te, como hemos sido y somos tratados,
no hay raz6n alguna para que los CO.
merciantes de esta isla no deban unir-
Sc defenderse de elias.
El Shipping Board, de los Es-
tados Unidos, no ha vendido a1n los
centenares de barcos que posee, y de
acuerdo con la prensa americana, Sc
estan enyiando fotas enteras las IS
las Filipinas y del Hawaii para Slevar
carga y traer Ell azucar de aquellas is
las a Estados Unidos.
iQu6 va a hacer nuestro Comisio-
nado Residente. en- Washington so,re
este particulls, para ayudarnos? INo
seria bueno traer algunos barcos de
esos para aca, fin de acabar con ell
NAL apuntado?
Las compahias, segln parece, inten-
tan subir los hetes por tercara vez.
Soue hara Puerto Rico ST este suce-
de7 1Que hara la Camara de Conner
clio v 81 Rotary Club, instituciones que
pueden ayudar al pals en- este respec-
to?
Por mi parte seguir6 liamando la
atenci6n al pueblo 4cada vez que me
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-04-02

4fCaraeolesl iQue calor mas terri
iblei Chiquito, We la farmacia mas
scercana y pide uno de los abanicos de
los COLORANTES PUTNAM. No; no
es necesario dinero, son gratis. iES
.perate un momentitoi Toma 10 centa-
vos y traeme un paquete de los colo
res. Los COLORANTES PUTNAM
me GUSTAV mas que cualquier otro."
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-04-02
Sc ALQUlL-A

Un piso grande, muy fresco y yen-
tilado, con magnifico servicio santa
rio. situado en- la Gale del Cristo IL,
Immediate la Faftaleza. Para iflfor-
mess Cipriano Santo. Tel. 1924 Rojo,
San Juan. Adyt.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-04-02

namente convencido de que debe ha-
Der aiguna combination entire las COM
pahias de vapores al realizar semejan-
te abuse.
Que la CAmara de Comercio no pare
ce estar interesada en- favorecer los
comerciantes en- cuanto a este parti-
cular, 10 prueba Ell hecho de que no ha
formulado ninguna queja, protesta, o
iniciado investigator alguna nj Sc sa-
be tampoco haya actuado en- nin-
guna forma en- este asunto. Esta ms
tituci6n deheria defender los derechos
que asisten todos los comerciantes y
al pdblico en- general, hacienda algo en-
ese sentido.,
81 la prensa en- Puerto Rico empren
diera una campafa para hacer yer a
los lamados, (que somos todos los que
recibimos carga) a defender esta eau
sa, no dudo que cada ano de nosotros
haria 10 que estuviera su alcance
para cooperar en- la defensa. La 'sCAU
sA" Es DE JUsTlCrA.
5Qnsn puede asegurar que las com.
pafiias estan unidas para subir los fe.
tes? ;Pero, quien 10 duda? Sc sabe
que una de elias, que tiene negocios
en- Puerto Rico solo, perdi6 una respe-
table suma, (se dice veinte miilones de
pesos $2o,ooo,Ooo) en- especulaciones
petroleras en- Mejico, y ahora parece
intenta resarcirse de esa siina toda
costa.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-04-02
Protesta de un conocido hOlnbre... !.

10 permitan las circunstancias.
Gracias, senior Director, por la aten-
ci6n que usted dara q este asunto de
tan extraordinaria importancia para
la prosperidad y el bienestar de nses-
tro pals:
sinceramente suyo,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-12

Little Flannel Rabbit was hop. ping through the pretty painted forest early ore morning. when he met little Woody White DoG limping along On three paws. Good mornin0. Woolly White Doal'' said little Flannel Rabbit. ''How are you feeling today2" Woody White Dog sniffed. "I. should think yoa could see for yourself that ' am not feelin9 as well as | might" he replied. rather grossly. ''DOn'e yoa see tlAax aay ieft frout paw is lsurt?" Dear me, dear sneT' cried little Flannel l2abbiE. That is too bad.
 How did itf happea7'' Wooily White Dog sat dowm on a painted log aad held gp his paw ia . be. seechimg saanner, '"T did 1t help. iaa uaY aaoeher." he answered. 'Oh dear." said little Flannel Rabbit, "T am sorry to- hear that" "Yes," went on the white dog. ''T was cleaning a window for my mother and got an cleo. tric shock '' "An electric shoCkl" cried little Flannel Rabbit; 'tis t possible?" The woody doe modaed his head vigorously. sCome and E'li show y0u,'' said :t,e. So little Flannel Rabbit and Woolly White Dog scamspered away together down the patiis WoOiiy Dog forRetEing to Iimp and Flannel Rab6ie eogaeesina to notice it. Pretty soOa they
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-12
Society Note

Mss Beiiada Wax Dol. daasglsser Of Mr. and Mrs. Chris aorher UobsOm Wax.DOa. Of Alphabet Blocks fsill, North. west. is wisising at de home of Miss Chsorinda isabelle Stuffed. Dosls daughter of Mary lane Bennett, who lives across gsae street. She is expected to res turn at ( o'clock this afternoon.
 Honor Returned Soldier
 A deliGhRful affair vas giveA in honor of the return Of Master Willie Tin Soldier Doll, recently found beneath the radiaaDF. Master Willie told charmim9ay Oe his adventures every time the broom or the mop came toward the spot where he lay. or passed over hipn. and of lais encounters with Glae wild 6easts whO make. their homes there, nCeahay a 3efOcDOaB spider and a bsOOdu thirsty ay. Naaster WiIlie was able Go laAsh heartily from time 0 time. aOw that t $ aM over, but his Gsaeaegs skuddered wiSis. 0ms a paazse at his eerrslsse experi. emces However. Master WsIse seems Co be entirely vel. except tOr a GttSe dmsE. AN Samdpiae VSlz@Ge was present. and the TSm-SOadier Doll home near the, bottom Of che hilI Jimmy Jones, bu5at yesterday was taSsegMlgy decorated Catering vas by Jim aRd lack Black DoN of, Cake Corners.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-12
Fish Fond Nearly
FisIaed Oua

The 6sh pond has pfOsed so attractive to several cassldrcm, siso ising in the Rei9hb0aaaOod OG aake sisat tsc Eish. frogs amd dasciss which were ias former imhab. .itants have become mearay ax. tinct. se $ de haa,ie Oe E>e -cisildren wh0 ssscceed im enacane enc of tAe ceHaloid lish e ogkleF creatures Go carry them oR and play with them in a distant pagx of she grounds, 6oeReeiin9 10 lreearn them Co eheir mmamfma :AamntS. As . resaEG siae pretty things are Scaaaered ear and vide, iand some have 6eea aaapina eOr breath far frOm eiseir waaery home for a week Or aaOSe. Mrs. Sawdaast. President oe tie Society EOe Ehe Prevention of Cruelty Go Toy Animals. de. ciares tssae although fish are not mentioned ia AaAe TsaIes Of Sase sOciesw, she wiM eHaue action ia the aaafser # she Ssh, frogs and dacsD are nOt returned to the Hsh pOad immediately. Children ,Eaare mOsice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-12
Small Doll Believed
Kidnapped

Betty Chinaface. the pretty Estle daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Casmaface. has been missing since yesterday morning. and 6he en. tire doll scouts organization has been working steadily ever siace . tO 6sad her. Betty is a cunning lietae doll, with a smile for every. Oae. She could not walk nor talk. but she was very, handy to carry and Co wash. NeighbOFs of the Cgsimaface family declare that they saw Betty in a sand wagon drawn by a strange child. wl1OHn none of the neighbOrs recOgs nized. Tt is beaieved that a de- saand tor rassOm wiIl soon be usade upon tke Chinafaces.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-12
THE SANDPILE VILLAGE WEEKLY
Horse Races Attract Scciety

%AOESS EN0@SS fAt6n 0@A 0OA:1CE4.
 Society dolls were present i3 large numbers ak slae races held on Wednesday d tise Racetrack three feet from Saadpsle Village. Interest in tae races was no stronger than the interest tn the lady dolls cioeAes. Spottef Hobby, Jimmy Ssaith's Gaor. oughbred, won the bie race. and was duly awarded the blue sib. bon. Tin Mare. owned by Bily. gJehkins, came iie . close second. lOnly one accitaeae uaarred -ths afternoon. This occAFTed when Wooden Blaciie, Ehe rather w6sn property of am uaknowm Gsfle lgirl, was overc0ese waaiae stands ing in the hot sun and became lunglued in places.
 Following is . siss of some oe the most promineat society dolls tn attendance and sheir coslmmes:.
 Miss Polly SawJamst, 0lme crepe de chine with wAiee Ssraw aAak: Mrs. Walking Doll, rcd aad white checked 9inghana. white sunbonnet; Miss Tillie TcddIe,i pink Georgette. ribbon bow in hair; Mrs. Kidd Bcdie, yellow satin, no hat, black siippers: Mrs. Unbreakabie, white linen. hat to match: Miss Ella Nae CeaAaa6ssst. brown roaipess. barefoot SasAdais. lT'ootles Don Hie Oy Train
 0T'iny Tootles. the small son of MT. and Mrs. Rabber ToO&ses.l was severely csWs&ed early lastI week when he was struck and rsanl over by a locosm0eipe ca aOha Smiths automatic raiRway. Tiny had been warvsed again ard aRainI by Mrs. ToOG1es Co paay amv- where except Om sAe gsirnaA track, but the caEs seemed 0 fascinate che ssna3 d0al add he; was to be found beside sAe road watching them pass 6w aeassv any time Of the day. The Tootles family. greatly disturbed; over the accident to their son, asonce called in Dr. PillbOx, whol examined the dOla and soassdl bothing the matter. dae dOssbeaessl b the fortunate eact sAae Tiny s made of rubber.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-12
The Dollies' Bedtime Story

.reached the pretty paper 6unga. low where Woody Dog lived with isis mcsher. Woolly Dog led Flannel Rabbit into the house and right up to the window. "Theref' said he. ''pnt your paw on that window and see if you doa't aet a shock" Flaanea Rabbit iitted one paw 9in9erly and put t against the window. Feel she pane?" cried Woody Dog. ''EaaI Hai Har' assd asc ran Ost of the door. closely par. sued by Elanael Rab6ss. Bat
 Flaaael Rah6sie cossld oaly hop. wlsile Woody Dog cosaad run. so that he soom teas Flannel Rak6ie far besaimd. which was a good tasme for Woody White DoR. CT he miaase have bed oae of tis shoe-6uef0a eyes put 0sast
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-12

EEa. MsRe. Tsss seautifuI seuIsment Was p9aaea 6v e8ssS ezAribelisA Cenevievs gsiuasa-D -D0e, cad sAUwe that we have . Eeusmuasey spsrse, especially among the ySg@g1F eosk. Ssa% tAsRc come Saadpas WSi11sse WAO >W5a set theso, wOrds to GsSsTG
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-12
Jokes Heard atstlAcI Toy Theatee,
 IT IS

IT IS
 First Doll-Why is the mes0 on your face like the W" ia civiiity7
 Second Doli-Becausc ;t's bcs tween two eyes. j
 JUST ALIKE
 Sailor Doil-Why is A ike N 0Ower? Soldier Ooil-Because a B toalows is.
 YOU DIDN'T Mrs. WOrssed -- Way is a dogs tail Gke something entirely new2
 Mrs. Rabber--Because no oneI ever saw it before. THERE TT IS Gisi Dola-Whas .woulsl YOU -d0 Co snafe . eOaA baoad2 Boy DOas-yast psE Q Ste. fore st.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-17
Observations on The Weather

Washington, April i7.--Forecast for Southern New England: Increasing cloudiness. followed by showers late tonight and Friday; slightly warmer in the interior. increasing east and southeast winds.
 Forecast for eastern New York; Showers tonight and Friday; warmer tonight and in southeast portion Erie day; increasing southeast and south winds becoming fresh to strong.
 For Connecticut: Increasing cloudiness followed by showers late tonight and Friday: slightly warmer in the interior: increasing east and southeast winds.
 Conditions: The western disturb ance forms long trough of low pressure extending from Minnesota southeastward to Alabama. Ii is causing unsettled weather with show CTS in the central and southern dis tricts. The front edge Of the shower area was as far east this morning as Pennsylvania. This disturbance will probably pass out the St. Lawrence Valley late Friday night or Saturday and Connecticut will be on the south crn' edge Of it. The temperature is rising from the Mississippi eastward.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity fair followed by unsettled weather with slightly higher temperature.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-17
MUSCLE SHOALS AGAIN
 COMING BEFORE PUBLIC
Today's Hearing at Washington Brings Caus,ic Comment
 on Henry Ford.

Washington. April 17.--Considcra- ton by the senate agricultural com niittoe of bids for Muscle Shoals was thrown temporarily off course today while the committee and It's witness. Elon II. Hooker, a bidder, discussed the question Of Henry Ford's ap- pearance.
 Hooker insisted that Ford should come to Washington to explain his bid.
 Why you must remember" inter. iected Senator Norris, republican. Nebraska. chairman of the commit- tee, that Mir. Ford did come 10 Wash ington and talked with the president but very little publicity was given 10 i;. How do you account for the fact that Ford came to Washington angry with the administration and after his visit he came out and endorsed President Coolidge?"
 Senator Hefiin, democrat. Alabama. then announced that ho understood Ford's chief engineer would appear.
 Hooker said he looked for very little profit from the enterprise for the first ten years. Net profits. he said. would be placed in rotary fund controlled by the secretary of war to be used in the Muscle Shoals enterprise or otherwise as provided by law. When he completed his tes- timony the committee adjourned un- til tomorrow.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-17
Dr. Traprock on snakes

Dr. Walter l.. Traprock, the noted traveller. was speaking Of snakes Of which he has probably seen as many as any living man.
 "Thc revulsion felt by most people in the presence of snakes" said the doctor, lis wrong, all wrong. They are mainly harmless and useful. One Of the gentlest companions l ever had was Naa-Naa, the pet Ooka or hot water bottle snake which l brought back from the Hilbert Islands.
 "The ooka derives its name from its curious ability to retain heat for an indefinite period. 1t lives on the juice of the hoopa, the only fur-bear- ing cocoanut 1 know of. The Ooka absorbs it's meal during the tropic noon hour, what at that time is at its highest temperature of about 110 de- grees. This meal the snake retains until the following day. when the process is repeated. It is very pleasant. during the cool nights, to have one of these gentle creatures wrapped about ones body.
 "A less attractive but equally use  ful serpent Is the great Desert Python which blows its way through the sands Of the Sahara. This creature is the terror Of all the small animals Of the desert. The natives, however, prize them highly, using the smaller ones as tires for their primitive automo- piles.
 Tt was by good fortune to capture the record snake last September, a giant measuring S2 feet from tip to lip. T. had him reaned out by forcing sharp egg-beater through his entire length, after which l presented him to the 1rkuts Hook and Ladder Co. No. 5, who, up to that time. had no hose whatever. They were so pleased that they made me an honorary life member with the grade Of Bushwa, or chief. Whenever there is a fire in the Sahara am allowed to so inside the lines"