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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-11
|.C.C.AT ODDSON
LOCOMOTIVE
REPAIR
Board by Close Vote Decides
Against Outside Shops
Doing Work

The Interstate Commerce Com.
mission today frowned upon the
practice Of some railroads in having
their locomotives repaired in out.
side shops. Following an investiea.
ton. the commission found that
during 1920, seven Of the big rail.
roads systems of the country, cor.
tracted for the repair of locomotives
in outside shops, or purchased loco.
motives parts Eat costs found to
have been materially in excess of
the cost Of similar work or produc
ton in the roads own shops, in
some instances incurred because of
a want Of adequate facilities in
their own shops, which the excess
expenditures would have supplied or
gone far to supply"
The commission was divided In its
opinion, five Of the eleven, includ.
ing Chairman Hall, dissenting.
Honest, economical and efficient
management does not require a
man to make or mend his own
Shoes" Hall declared. What a
railroad shall do with the force of
men and the shop facilities which
it has at the time Is a matter Of
judgement, over which we have no
review"
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FATHER BLAMED
FOR PENN|NG
Up BOY
Police To Decide on Measures
To Be Taken in Case of
Four-Year-OId

Police today may take steps to
have four-year-old Irving Lipfield.
who was exposed, nude, yesterday
for six hours to the hot sun and
the rainstorm which followed, taken
away from his parents.
The father, Albert Lipfield, was
arrested last night on charge Of
Cruelty to children" and put up
$50 collateral for his appearance
in court. Lieutenant Michael Ready
today was gathering evidence to
present to the court.
The child, released from an en-
closure four feet square in the
back yard Of its home, 404 M
street northwest, was removed last
night to the House of Detention,
and later to the Children's Hos
pital.
"If this child had been exposed
longer, it might have contracted
pneumonia and died." Lieutenant
Ready said. "Only the interven-
ton Of neighbors saved the boys
life, in my opinion. Some action
should be taken to prevent a re.
currence Of this affair"
The child's cries attracted neigh.
bors about $3.50 o'clock last night.
Joseph Coope, 443 Neal place
northwest, climbed over a garage
and found the boy in a pen sur
rounded by two garages, one gal
vanized iron and one brick, and
wooden fence. with the flooring
Of cement, it Is claimed.
Policeman w. I. Griggs, Of the
Second precinct. who rescued the
boy, said he was hysterical, hun
cry and covered with dirt. The bow
was given a bath at the House of
Detention and sent to the hospital.
The father, according to police.
said he left the child in the yard
about three o'clock and. with his
wife and seven-year-old daughter.
went downtown. He said doctors
advised giving the child plenty of
fresh air and exercise and that
the child was naked because he
always pulled his clothes off. This
was the first time he put the bow
in the enclosure, he said.
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|NESSENGERBOY
ACCUSED Of
LARCENY
EmpIoye in Veterans Bureau
Pleads Guilty When Ar
raigned in Court

Jesse Butcher, colored, a mes.
senger in the claims division of
the Veterans Bureau, today pleaded
guilty to five charges of larceny
when arraigned before Judge
Schuldt in Police Court on the
complaints Of Bessie Kenyon, Annie
Long, Lulu Milstead, Annie Reid
and Edwina Malcolm, clerks in
the division.
The young women said that they
had placed great faith in the mes
senger and that 1t was hard to
believe that he had taken pocket
books, cash, pay checks and rail-
road Communication tickets from
them.
The case was referred to the
probation officer who will investi-
gate the boys past record, but
the court said that there was little
hope for probation to be extended.
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ARREST AWAITS
SLAYER # HE
LIVES
Attempts Suicide After He
Has Killed Woman and
Shot Two Men
BY International News Service.

YORK, Pa, Aug. 11.-Hovering
between life and death, Fred Nc.
Lean was under guard in a hos.
pltal here today, where a warrant
charging murder in connection with
the death of Peggy Larue of Col
umbia will be served on him If he
RECEIVERS.
Mclean is alleged to have killed
the woman, seriously wounded LIE.
more O'Brien, shot D. w. Dorwart
through the arm, then attempted
suicide following drinking party
on a road a short distance from
here Saturday morning.
Police investigating the shooting
declare that Miss Larue, who was
later identified as Mrs. Peggy Alb.
bolt, of Paterson, N. j., left Pater.
son some time ago with William
Snyder, a justice of the peace.
After a trip to Canada, and later
to New York, the couples funds
became exhausted. and Mrs. Alb.
bolt is said to have obtained a
POSITION in a restaurant while Sny-
der worked as a barber. Snyder
was later arrested and Is now serv.
Ing a term in the New Jersey pen.
itentiary.
Mrs. Abbott disappeared after
enyders arrest. police say, and was
last heard of on June /, when she
was employed as nurse at the
New Jersey State village for cpl
leptics at Skilman.
The body of the slain woman has
not been claimed, although police
believe that either her father, Will
liam Smith, or her husband, Will.
liam F. Abbott, will reach here
from Paterson today.
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CONCERTS

By the United States Marine
Band, at the Sylvan Theater, at
7:S0'p. M, William H. Santel-
mann; leader; Taylor Branson.
March. italian Riflemen,"
Overture, "Euryanthe" Weber
Solo for cornet. ''willow
Musician Arthur; s. s. wi i;H"
Grand scenes from ''Manon
waltz. "Estudiana". .wal eeeeisI
A Moorish Suite, 1.-THE Court
of Granada" Chant
a. Introduction
b. Meditation
c. Serenate
d. Whale
Grand march. Entrance Of
the Guests at Wartburg,"
1.-THE star-spangled Banner"
The United States Army Band.
W. J. Stannard. director, at Frank
lin Park tonight, at 1880 p. m.
March, Troopers Tribunal"
Overture, Morning. Noon and !
EXCERPTS from The RAINBOW
waltz. Dream OF chiIdhc aif''h'
Grand selection. GARNER iu .BIast:
% Me, O N.Y.. Arnold Barr
big Boy ......... Yellen-A
Characteristic, "Cocoanut Dance
March. Flag of victory Bon
THE star-spangled Banner"
United States Soldiers Home Band
at Bandstand tonight. at SEAS
mann, Bandmaster.
March. Washington Post" :. souSa
(Requested.)
Overture. "Arelde" Verdi
Moroccan. claire ue Lune" moon
se:ss: from comic opera, :p raSs:
Fox trOt popular. "Mandaiay''
Waltz petite. ron the Blue La
Finale, After the storm" Nelson
The star-spangled Banner"
At the Capitol Theater. at s
y W TIC ~ 6IdLSS navy
Band, Charles Benter, director,
March, THE Lure of Alaska"
Dedicated to the late President
Warren G. Harding.)
Overture, I'll Guarany" Gomez.
Two songs for cornet--
Il Passed BY Your window"
Brahe.
The Rosary. NeVin.
(Bandmaster g. De Giorgio.)
Suite, Scenes Picturesque"
Massenet.
Air. de Ballet.
Angelus.
Fete Boheme.
Grand scenes from the opera
The Bohemian Girl". .Flotow.
Characteristic, 'Cinderella's
Bridal Procession. Decker.
Excerpts from the Rose Of
Algeria" .......He Herbert.
Valse de concert Venus on
Earth" Lincka
Popular. selected,
Finale, Star Spangled Banner"
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Organization Divided.

N.tN w "Aht no says throughout n
city or throughout a State.
Organization Divided.
These McAdoo Democrats here
think that If George Brennan, OF
Illinois, Is going to be prominent
in the national organization of the
Democratic party, then the Demo
cratic party is no longer demo-
cratic.
Meanwhile the Smith following in
New York and in the eastern At.
lantic States in general is so far
away in spirit from the Democrats
OF the South and of the West that
It becomes necessary to have in
New York a special local eastern
and almost independent campaign
manager-Mr. Spellacy, Of Connects.
cut-who will have to make what
could be called, inconsistency and
absurdly and yet aptly, a local
national organization Of his own.
Even that astonishing step turns
out now, however, to be only the
prelude to steps perhaps equally
astonishing that may, have to be
Here It has to be decided how
OoSSCS Hho brennan, or Illinois,
and Taggart, of Indiana, can be
harmonized into the same western
organization with distinguished and
devoted McAdoo Democrats like
Mrs. O'Neil, of Iowa, and Mr..
Howes, Of South Dakota.
These McAdoo Democrats are
highly important people, both be.
cause OF their personal capacity and
skill, and also because they in fact
represent the mass of the Demo
cratic party IN the bulk of the
west beyond the Mississippi.
AT the same time Brennan and
Taggart are also highly important
and represent States which at this
time, In view of the peculiar cir.
cumstances of the moment, the
Democratic party hopes to carry.
Can Mr.. Davis, in addition to
planning his own speeches and his
own personal attacks upon the Re-
puoilcans, plan also, in the midst
OF his relative unfamiliarity with
practical politics, an organization
harmonizing these conflicting ele.
ments and capable of backing him
up with work at the polls while he
performs on the platform?
That Is the crucial question con.
fronting the Democratic party
here In ClarksburR.
Copyright. 1894, by Current News
Features, Incl
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COOLIDGE BACKS
MAN s RIGHT
To OFFICE
Refuses to Interfere In New
York Where Candidate
is Colored


President Coolidge announced to.
day in a letter to Charles F. Gard
ner, Of FIT. Hamilton, N. Y, that
he would not join in any efforts
to prevent a negro from becoming
a Republican candidate for Con.
gress from New York State.
The President cited the consti.
tutional pledge of equal rights and
the war record Of the negro race
as two fundamental reasons for
his attitude. He said that to denv
the colored people their full politi.
cal rights would be a reputation
OF the traditions and principles
OF the Republican party.
Letter From Gardner.
The letter from Gardner, which
drew from the President this state.
ment Of position. said:
1t Is OF some concern whether
negro Is allowed to run for Con.
grees anywhere, at any time, in any
party, in this. a white mans coun-
try. Repeated ignoring Of the
growing race probe does not ex-
cuse us for allowing encroachment.
Temporizing with the negro whether
he will or will not vote, either q
Democratic or a Republican ticket,
as evident by the recent turnover
In Oklahoma, is contemplate.
To this statement, President Cool.
idge made reply as follows:
Leaving out Of consideration the
manifest improperly of the Presi.
dent, including himself in a local
contest for nomination, am amazed
to receive such a letter. During
the war 100000 colored men and
boys were called up under the draft,
not one of whom sought to evade
It. They took their places wherever
assigned. in defense Of the nation
OF which they are just as truly
citizens, as are any others. The
suggestion Of denying any measure
OF their full political rights to
such great group Of our popula-
ton as the colored people, Is one
which, however it might be received
In some other quarters, could not
possibly be permitted by one who
feels a responsibility for living UP
TO the traditions and maintaining the
principles Of the Republican party.
Cites Constitution.
Our constitution guarantees
equal rights to all our citizens.
without discrimination on account
OF race or color. I have taken nv
oath to support that constitution.
1t Is the source Of your right
and my right. propose to regard
1t and administer it, as the source
OF the right Of all the people, what.
ever their belief or race. A colored
man is precisely as much entitled
to submit his candidacy in a party
primary as is any other citizens.
The decision must be made by the
constituents to whom he offers
himself, and by nobody else. You
have suggested that in some
fashion. should bring influence
to bear to prevent the possibility of
a colored man being nominated for
Congress. In reply quote my
great predecessor, Theodore Roose-
welt:
"'I can not consent to take the
position that the door Of hope
the door Of opportunity-is to be
shut upon any man, no matter how
worthy, purely on the grounds of
race or COLOR"
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The Teeming Times
By TINY TESSIE.

Scouting in a motor car Sunday
Out to get little air ere the bunch
can swoon.
Full of midday dinner. with that
stuffy Sunday feel,
knowing that you nevermore can eat
another meal.
Where the countryside lies green
where heats not scorched II
brown.
After the last gaA s.op on the out
skirts Of the town.
Everywhere the signs appear, each .
printers winner,
stop and try our whoozis Of a
country chicken dinner"
At the Notified Rattlesnake" they
In the "Sweitering Oven" is the
luscious green string bean.
"Bobby's Place" is ultra swell; they
have buttered squash:
Also signs. You're not supposed to
need your fingers washed"
stop ahead a hundred miles at Ma
"ono Grundys shack.
once you're there. you'll never have
err, the nerve % go on back"
Here We make the waffle served
with bacon on the side,
FlneSt kind Of bacon ever sliced from
Berkshire mide."
Funny little screened.in porches,
thousands in a day,
"here the housefly shows that he's
an old habitue,
crawling on the outside: and for
buzsing, he's a winner,
"a'cnIng every mouthful that you
eat Of chicken dinner.
motorfng on the highway where the
scenery's hid by signs.
"atcnlng bees do hornplpes on the
orange trumpet vines.
maybe you're not hungry now. but
pretty soon you must
neeo the virile doors of the Chicken
Dinner Trust
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Co..
CLERK
SOUGHT
Clerk Of County Court Ayers
Special Agent is Needed
For Registration

CLARENDON, Va, Aug. 11.-Ef-
forts are being made, according to
William H. Duncan, clerk of the
court Of Arlington county to secure
the appointment of a special agent
to take care of the issuance OF
automobile licenses and the filling
out Of registration cards.
Mr.. Duncan says considerable con:
fusion Is caused at his office due
to the necessity of all persons who
registered their cars prior to July
l. 1924, having to re-register. While
the blanks may' be obtained from
his office he says 1t is impossible
for him to fill them out. unless he
employees a special clerk.
The semi.monthly meeting of the
Clarendon Citizens Association will
be held tonight in the citizens
hall.
The outstanding subject to be
discussed Will be the proposal for
a bond issue for roads, as being
worked out by the Arlington DIS
trict Good Roada Commission. A
report will be received. said Mr..
Manning from the special commit.
tee to formulate plans for a drive
for funds to clear the debt on the
Citizens Hall.
The Clarendon Rebekah Lodge,
No. %. will hold its regular meeting
tonight in the Citizens Hall.
The Lyon Park Citizens Associa.
ton will meet tomorrow night at
the office of Lyon & Fitch at 8
o'clock to consider the community
house. With the question Of joining
the Ashton Heights and the Lyon
Park associations into one body still
unsettled. it is reported that the
community house plans have
reached a point where it will be ne
cessary to await a decision from the
association.
According to Captain John r.
Talman, superintendent of roads,
work on the resurfacing Of Marion
avenue will start tomorrow. Captain
Talman said he plans to take care
OF as many roads as possible.
Work on laying the foundation Of
the new Central High School To-
Gated between Cherrydale, Clarendon
and Ballston has been started and
Superintendent Fletcher Kemp says
work on the building will be pushed
as rapidly as possible.
The George Mason High now
under construction in Del Ray is
now ready for the roof. 1t Is ex-
pected the building will be finished
about November 1.
At the August meeting of the
Cherrydale Volunteer Fire Depart
ment with r. E. Janson, president,
presiding, the following members
were selected as alternates to the
thirty-eighth annual convention of
the Virginia State Firemen's Asso-
citation: Reese O'Neil, e. C. Turn
burke, F. H. Tucker, Ernest Rauth,
Richard Leigh, Roy H. Shea, r. E.
Walker, c. C. Donaldson, w. A.
Lowell, ]. H. Jenkins, Clifton Reed,
Arthur Hager and J. H. Patterson.
The department will give a sup.
per September 8. At a special
meeting to be held next Friday
night arrangements for the supper
will be completed.
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Address at Ceremony Will
Sound Keynote of Inde-
pendent Campaign
By KENNETH CLARK
international News Service.

Officials of the American Fedora.
e1on of Labor, returning today
from Atlantic City. where they
Endorsed the Presidential candidacy
Of Senator Robert M. La Toilette,
called upon La Toilette and made
arrangements for him to be mott.
fled formally this week by Sam.
uel Gompers of the backing of
organized labor.
La Toilette will be notified of
the action Of the federation's execu-
tive committee by Gompers, Frank
Morrison, secretary of the fedora
tion; James O'Connell, head of the
metal trades department, and Mat
thew Woll, vice president.
Ceremony Planned.
Tentative plans call for notifica.
ton ceremonies like those of the
Republican and Democratic parties,
thus giving La Toilette an oppor-
tunity to sound the keynote of his
campaign in his speech accepting
labor's Endorsement.
Under the direction Of Chester NJ
Wright, the federation's political
headquarters were established in
w LONoy" wight was ia
structed by Gompers, who is still in
Atlantic City, to speed up the dis
tribution Of pamphlets and other
printed matter which the federation
will broadcast among its member
ship, urging the support of the La
. Follette-Wheeler ticket.
Campaign headquarters to direct
the La Follette-Wheeler campaign in
the District of Columbia and sui.
urban territory were opened today
at 1919 G street northwest. Marx
Lewis, secretary of the Districts
La Follette-for-President Club, will
be in charge temporarily.
Membership Drive.
A drive to increase the member.
ship Of the club will be begun short.
~. subcommittee appointed by the
executive committee, are arranging
to form a league Of local business
and professional men. At confer.
ences to be held during the-week at
the campaign headquarters, plans
will be formulated to organize negro
residents.
Besides the general campaign
headquarters of the La Toilette Club,
the local Socialist organization will
maintain its regular headquarters at
811 E street northwest where Social
lists who desire to cooperate with
the La Toilette campaign will hold
their meetings.
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D.C.DELEGAT|ON
WILL ATTEND
MEETING
Howard U. Professor Will Ad-
dress Business League
in Chicago

The colored business people of
Washington are to be we'll repre-.
sented at the twenty fifth annual
meeting Of the National Negro
Business League which will be held
in Chicago August 20.22.
A silver jubilee" will also be cele.
brated.
Among those who will represent
Washington are Doctor Emmett ].
Scott, secretary-treasurer Of Howard
University; Perry w. Howard, spe.
cial assistant to the Attorney Gen
eral and legal adviser for the
league: Mrs. Georgia Douglas John.
son, author of The Heart of a
Woman" Bronze and other
poems; Doctor A. B. Jackson, direc-
tor Of public health education at
Howard University, who will speak
on Health in Business" NJ. T.
Malvin, general manager Of the Red
Cab Company. will discuss THE
Taxi Business"
The National Negro Business
League was founded by the late
Booker 7. Washington in Boston
in 1900, and during the past
twenty-five years has continuously
served to inspire and develop bust.
ness enterprises Of the colored peo-
pie as well as to advertise in a
most effective way, the growth and
advancement Of colored business
undertakings in all sections of the
country.
Doctor Robert r. Motion, principal
OF Tuskegee Institute, who has
served as president Of the National
League since the death Of Booker
T. Washington. will open the ses-
sion and preside throughout the
convention
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FORD'S FRIENDS
INSIST HE
STICK
He, However, Says He's Not
Candidate-Has 10
Days to Quit

DETROIT, Mich, Aug. IL
Henry Ford is quoted in a South
Sudbury, Mass, dispatch today as
saying he is not candidate for the
Senate and does not propose to b0r
Politicians pointed out. howeverN
that Ford might permit his name
to go on the ballot by default.
In this connection, it was recalled
that~Ford made no move to with
draw his name from the Democratic
preferential primary ticket, where it
had been placed by enthusiastic
supporters before Ford came out
for Coolidge.
Petitions placing Ford's name ON
the ballot were filed Saturday.
Mr.. Ford himself declined to be
interviewed on the latest upset
In Michigan politics, designed to
e9ter formidable candidate against
Senator James Couzens. He sent
word through his secretary that he
is not interested in politics.
Ford has ten days to order the
secretary of state to remove his
name from the Republican ballot. If
he fails to do so, his name will be
printed and go to the voters.
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FULL LA TOILETTE TICKET
IN COLORADO CONSIDERED

DENVER, Aug. 11.-With approx
mately $50 delegates present from
every section of the state, the
Colorado branch Of the conference
for progressive political action open
ed its state convention here today
with the avowed intention Of in
dorsing the La Toilette Wheeler
third ticket in the November cleo.
tons.
A full state ticket may be placed
In the field in Colorado.