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The Washington times., 1924-01-12
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CASE Up
MONDAY
j. w. DeCamp, R. A. Howe, and
Edwin c. Reed to Go on
Trial for Fraud.

The 1000 Washingtonians who
invested $165,627 in the Crystal
Gless Casket Company will hear
the inside story of their transac-
tions Monday when j. W. De
Camp, R. A. Howe, and Edwin
C. Reed, officers of the company,
will be placed on trial in Criminal
Court charged with using the
mails to defraud.
Severance Obtained.
A. B. Lacey and S. NJ. Acker,
| jointly indicted with the above
named officers, recently obtained a
| severance and will not be placed
| on trial at the present.
The officials of the company are
| charged with selling worthless
stock to the amount of $3.50. 400, OF
which amount $165.627 was OBJ
| tanned from citizens of Washing
ton.
OF the total amount obtained, De
| Camp Is alleged to have received
$45, 423 in cash and stock valued
at $4,000. The remainder of the
money is alleged to have been ex-
pended in salaries, commissions
and expenses.
A list of the stockholders" in
| the CaSket company in the posses.
sion of the District Attorney, shows
| that no strata of Capital society
| was overlooked by the promotion
managers of the concern.
Among the misrepresentation al.
legged to have been made in the
sale Of the stock is the pretention
by officials that they were buying
manufacturing plant in West Vir-
GINA.
Option Expired, Is Claim.
An option which they obtained
on the plant. and details of which
were advertised, was allowed to
expire, it is alleged.
The company was organized under
the laws of Delaware as corpora
ton. The capital stock was sup
posed to be $1,000,000, divided into
100, 900 shares of $40 each.
The case will be called before Jus.
tice Hit. The defendants will be
represented by T. Morris Wampler,
and the Government by Assistant
District Attorneys Bilbrey and Nc
Call.
The Washington times., 1924-01-12
ENDS
HANGING
HERE
Electrocution Provided Under
DiaI's Measure-Two Others
Held for Consideration.

Favorable action was taken to-
day by the Judiciary Sub-com-
mittee and the Senate District
Committee on the following bills:
The District Commissioners
bill transferring a portion of Ana
costa Park from the War De-
partment to the local municipal
government for tree nursery. The
Dial bill substituting electrocu-
ton for hanging as a mode of
capital punishment in Washing
ton, and the measure creating
q deputy coroner.
Two Measures Held Up.
Two bills were held for further
consideration-one of them putting
a small additional tax on national
banks with savings accounts and
another providing no reservations
for the licensing Of plumbing and
gas fitting. The last two bills are
revenue producing measures and
the Senate probably will wait be.
tore passing on them.
Commissioner Rudolph who met
the subcommittee made an unfav
Orable report on Senator Fletcher's
bill relating to the settling Of dam
ages incurred by automobile acct
dents and collisions.
Senator Fletchers bill provides
that the burden of truth in such
accidents falls upon the automobile
driver rather than upon the in
jured person.
The Washington times., 1924-01-12
CAUGHT At TER
FILING DIAL
OFF SAFE
Job Prevents Coal Dealers
Carrying On-Can't Get
Books Out.

charge of attempted house.
breaking today was made against
Edward Bolts, colored, twentw.three,
who was arrested last night by Po-
liceman Allen E. Brown, of the Sew
enth Precinct, after he is said to
have chiseled the dial and hinges
from a safe in the office of William
King & Sons. coal dealers, 1851 Six
teenth street northwest. Bolts adj
mitted the charge, it is alleged.
Attracted to the office by I'M
usual noises, Policeman Allen
waited for a few minutes for
something to happen. While he
was standing there, Bolts came out,
he says, with a kit of tools under
his arm. Bolts was locked up.
Officials of the company declared
there was nothing missing from the
safe. but they couldn't have any
work done today, since their books
were locked in it. Loss of the dial
prevented them from opening it.
Bolts is alleged to have been
placed on probation in Criminal
Court about two years ago on a
charge of housebreaking.
The Washington times., 1924-01-12
D. c. SURPLUS FOR STREE
is BOARD OF TRADE Al

Congress will be asked to all
the District Commissioners to spe
a large portion of the $5,O00.(
surplus D. C. fund in the Ire
ury on streets and lighting. Re
lutions to that effect were ado
ed last night at a meeting of
committee on streets and light
of the Board Of Trade.
The Rock Creek Park vouleva
project was the subject of a 81
cial report by Charles W. Morr
In his report Mr.. Morris ask
Congress to speed up acquisition
property necessary to complete (
project.
H. w. Peaselee was appoint
chairman Of subcommittee
consider the artistic and esthe,
treatment of streets and avenue
Oliver Metzerott was named to he;
a committee to look into the pla
Of Commissioner Bell for widenii
downtown streets.
The Washington times., 1924-01-12
DEMANDS
SCHOOL BOARD
HARMONY
Issues Statement Pointing Out
Necessity of Passing Teach
ers' Pay Bill.

Declaring that 1T is an absolute
necessity in the interest Of the
school system that legislation be
enacted at this session of Congress
that will give added compensation
to the teachers and others who are
employed under the system, James
T. Lloyd. president of the Board of
Education, today issued plea for
harmony among members Of the
board.
After pointing out that the bonus
will end with the fiscal year in
July, Lloyd said that If the teach
ers' salary bill should fail to ma
terially raise teachers paw 1t would
be a matter of grave concern to
the public schools.
Lloyd said that at the conference
with the Budget Bureau, the Dis
trict Commissioners and the mem
bers of the Board of Education
Tuesday he hoped to see rho salary
bill go through with increase for
the teachers.
"Out of this conference it is
nOD6U, ne duuGu, lhhI q p'Ah " AA'
be agreed upon that will bring sub.
stantial relief and meet the approval
of President Coolidge. If this can
be accomplished then 1t is believed
that Congressional action can be
easily and promptly obtained.
THE school board is usually solicit
tious about this bill. for II legisla-
ton cannot be obtained no one can
foretell how much Of disaster will
come to our schools. In this emer'
gency wise counsel. cautious state
ment. harmonious action end active
cooperation of all concerned Is
necessary.
There are other matters in legis
lation and administration of great
importance that demand the best
thought and attention Of the school
board, ard 1t is hoped that there
may be the same faithful and har
monious action on the part of each
member Of the board as there has
been In years recently past.
The Washington times., 1924-01-12
CUMMING APPROVES
HOSPITAL At PRESIDE

Senator Shortridge was informed
today that his bill for the construc-
ton of marine hospital on Pre-
sidio reservation at San Francisco
is approved by Surgeon General
Hugh Cumming. United States
Public Health Service, under whose
administration the hospital will be.
The Shortridge bin calls for on
appropriation of $1,50O,oOO, and the
hospital, IL erected, will be for the
purpose of taking care OF sick or
disabled seamen Of the United
States merchant marine and sick
or disabled Government employees.
The Washington times., 1924-01-12
THE BUSTED FILTRATION


Ont saw her in the street car
she dropped her glances slyly, just
as cute as cute could he.
FAIrest maid-n0 one could dOubt
with her charming, quiet grace,
and her lashes long and dropping
as they kiss ed her dimpled face.
limo and time again 1 caught
her-glOFy to the saints that be.
Every time she looked and fingered
lovely glances just for me.
Looked me down from head to
CATERS. then from shoes to my
tie, tin I sort Of got to thinking
that I'd surely caught her eye.
Once I caught her chances. side
ways, which / thought were meant
to guide. and she Redeemed lovely
crimson in tantAllEing smile.
Turned away then when I
nOeiced-sure-she saw that i was
pleased. how her blue eyes fairly
twinkled as she tried to look at
ease.
Then she got up-'twas her
StatiOn-and, as she passed out
through the door, turned, and.
with parting chances, cOyly looked
down at the floor.
Not until the car rolled onward
and my heart subsidized, too, did l
notice that my garter had slipped
down below my shoe!
THE UNKNOWN.
The Washington times., 1924-01-12
Y. M. n. A. to Install Officers.

David Wiener will be installed as
president of the Young Mems He.
brew Association tomorrow evening
at 3 o'clock at the association head
quarters. other officers to be in.
stalled are: Vice presidents. DIR.
Abram Simon, Morris Cafritz. Nor
ris Garfinkle DR.. Joseph Norman
and Barnett Siman: executive score.
tary, Moe Offenders; recording
secretary. Isador Lesser. treasurer.
Paul r. Streett: sergeant at a rms,
Morris Blum.
The Washington times., 1924-01-12
HAROLD P. BERKELEY, SR.,
D. C. AUDIT CLERK, DEAD

Harold p. Berkeley, ST., chief
audi clerk Of the District gov.
eminent died after an illness of
nine months from paralysis today
at his home. 210 Eleventh street
southwest. MIR. Berkeley was horn
in Alexandria In 1854 and moved to
Washington in 1893.
He married Matilda H. Church,
daughter Of the late c. 3. Church,
In 1897. Mrs. Berkeley died in 1918.
Mr.. Berkeley is survived by three
children, William Norris. Harold J.
ir. and Matilda Fl. Berkeley, all of
210 Eleventh street. Funeral
arrangement will be announced
later.
The Washington times., 1924-01-12
NEW MEMORIAL COIN
ASKED IN HOUSE RlII

The coinage Of 5O-cent pieces in
commemoration of the commence.
ment of work on the carving of
the great Confederate memorial on
Stone Mountain, Ca. and President
Warren G.. Harding, in whose adj.
ministration the work was begun. is
provided in a bill now before the
House Committee on Coinage.
Weights and Measures.
The number of such coins struck
off would be limited to 5000, 600
and the distribution of the coins
would be through the Stone Noun.
tain Confederate Monumental AS.
ISOLATION, which is also to hear the
expense Of making the dies.
The Washington times., 1924-01-12
|t{
Sc 7 F Or
MONDAY
ON BILL
Measure Provides Pay jun
All Along Line in Both
Departments.

Consideration of bill to p
vide pay increases for Distl
policemen and firemen will be
dertaken by a special subcomn.
tee of the House District &C.
mittee at 1890 o'clock Mono,
morning.
Increase All Along Line.
The bill, which has been rec,
mended by the. District Commiss,
ers, provides for increases all all
the line. The salaries for the ma
and superintendent of police will
increased from $4,000 to 5000. =
heads of police bureaus will recc
pay increases of $500, bringing Il
total annual pay to $500.
The bill also recommended an
crease of $340 a year in the saIa
of inspectors, captains. lieutena
and privates of the first, second
third class.
Firemen Increase.
An increase for the fire chiefs
$1,000 year is recommended.
$340 increase is provided for
deputy chiefs, the chief battaj
engineer, fire marshalls and de
ties and privates Of the first, sec
and third class.
An investigation by Congr
man Frederick N. Zihlman, of Nj
land, chairman of the sub conn
tee shows that the salaries ]
police and fire departments
Washington are considerably To-
than those paid in nearly all of
larger cities of the country, /;
some of the smaller cities.
Among the cities which pay Il
officers and privates more q
Washington, Congressman Zihln
has listed Atlantic City, Bridgepo
Hoboken, n. j.; Lawrence, Ma .
Akron, Ohio, and Jersey City /;
Newark, n. j.
To Attend Hearing.
Commissioner James r. Oys
Major Daniel Sullivan, superinte
ent of police, and George S. "
son. chief engineer of the fire
partment, have been asked to
tend the hearing Monday.
The subcommittee, in. addition
Congressman Zihlman, is compo:
of Congressman Florian Lampert
Wisconsin, Edward NJ. Beers
Pennsylvania, Thomas Lawrei,
Blanton of Texas and Charles F.
O'Brien of New Jersey.
The Washington times., 1924-01-12
BAcTERIoLoGISTS MEET
IN CAPITAL MONDAY

A program arranged by the dairy
division, the bureau Of animal IN.
dustry, will feature the thirty-first
meeting Of the Washington branch
Of the Society of American Bac
teriologists. to he held Tuesday
night at the T. s. Naval Medical
School, Twenty fourth and E streets
northwest.
:. Among the speakers will be DR.
". q. Gochenour II. James, Anne
Benton, Alan Leighton and DR.. G,
=. White. G. S. Butler. president
Of the society will preside.
The Washington times., 1924-01-12
BILL ASKS RELOCATION
OF WEAVER PLACE, N. w.

Change of the location OF Weaver
place northwest to conform with
the street plan in that section of
the city is provided in bill intro.
duced in the House by Congressman
Zebulon Weaver, of North Carolina.
The bill would call for closing of
a portion of the place northeast of
Dorsett place and for it's relocation
according to plans Of the District
surveyor.
The Washington times., 1924-01-12

SNAPPYGRAPHS.
'"The candid truth" 10 swallowed with
o frOwn,
But 1.-The caDdied truth" quite easily
slips down.
C. BASCOM SLEMP'S mid
die name may puzzle some of the
fGV0r seekers at the White
House. While they bGsk in the
sunshine of his CHEEKY presence
he frequently fails to "come"
across.
No, Mabel. a young man "fresh
from college" is not necessarily q
"fresh" young man from college.
The er-King of Greece WOuld
not make a moVe tVithout the
permission of Col. PlGsterGs, aVe
note. And he seems to haze been
pldstered all over.
FRED VETTER.
The Washington times., 1924-01-12
A PESSIMISTlc OUTLOOK.

MiIdred-I've just been reading
where q famous writer says that
in a million years from now we
.may really become civilized and
have some brains.
Catherine despair of 1t COM
ing about i'm that time. / don't
believe a million more years will
ever teach married men how to
behave when they go out with
their wives. GENEVTEVE.
The Washington times., 1924-01-12

DIR. Frank Crane. one Of Americas
foremost writer's. IL daily CON
tributor to the editorial page Of The
Washington Times. There 10 inspi-
ration IN his articles.
The Washington times., 1924-01-12
HOW ABOUT BEING BOTH.

A valued contrib who has been
promoted to colonel in the Off
GERS Reserve Corps Of the Army
inquiries if our readers ever read
or heard this A. E. F. ditty:
Which would you rather be, a
colonel with eagles on his shoulders,
or q private with chicken on his
knee?
The Washington times., 1924-01-12

OperH-Paris seems to have an
abundance Of water right nOw?.
Ja1H-NO wonder. the Parisians
don't drink any Of IL.
HARPER'S FERRY.
The Washington times., 1924-01-12

J0hm Henry James Mcmillan at the banquet table sat,
We the speaker of the evening spoke through his hat
Of food John James Mcmillan had surrounded quite heap
He settled dOWm into his chair and promptly Uent sleep;
me master Of the ceremony John Henry droaOsim0
Amd topped him NTH his 00Vel IN most GrOusng.
McAfdtGn partly opened and to the master then
He SAID II still hear him. VOnt you hit GgGin?
JACK HARLAN
The Washington times., 1924-01-12

HONEST, NICKY, DID YOU?
dedicated to Nick Longworth. Repub
lican House Leader.)
Say Nicky, did you ever,
When the wal. was at its height.
Take q message to the trenches
In the middle Of the night?
Listen, Nlclky. when fighting our bonus
Do you ever stop to think
That often we waded thru mud, blood
and slime,
orr for days without food or drink?
1 wonder, Nioky, II yOu ever
Knew what II was to see
Your pal lynlg dead, his life's blood
running red,
For the cause Of "OId liberty"
Please think II over, Niclxy;
believe you have u heart.
Well never squeHl. but we want n
square deal,
So get busy, we did our part.
WALLY GEE.
The Washington times., 1924-01-12

A Virginia UGg opimes that
there are lots of mouths that
need netO break Innings.
The Washington times., 1924-01-12
Concert

Concert
By the U. s. Soldiers Home Band
Orchestra, at Stanley Hall, this
evening. beginning at 6:36 o'clock.
John s. NJ. zimmerman. band
master
March, "Florentiner' ......... Fucik
Overture, Hungarian Lust
spiel' ............ Keller Bella
Indian Characteristic
Cherokee and Apache Mel
odfes."
b Indian Love Song" .. Lake
Selection from grand opera
La Traviata' .......... Verdi
Fox Trot, salt Your Sugar" Simons
Waltz Suite, Under Loves
Window ...............Li neke
Finale, Love, My Heart Is
ealing You ....-..,.,.. cooper
The Star-SpanKhd Banner"
The Washington times., 1924-01-12

%O%-
1T WAS.
Walk slowly, stranger. past this post.
For here 10 buried Adam Vest.
He took a drink of home made stuff
To see II it was old enough.
FLORENCE N. HOAGLAND.
Evening star., 1924-12-30
STREET PROGRAM
SEEMSASSURED
Commissioners Find Liberal
Attitude in House Commit
tee Toward D. C..

Practically the entire program Of
streets and road improvements recon-
mended by the Bureau of the Budget
will he approved in the District ap-
preparation bill, according to indica-
tions given at the hearing of District
officials by the subcommittee of the
House appropriations committee to-
day.
At the morning hearing most of the
street projects included in this pro-
gram were discussed, and while the
subcommittee is planning to make a
tour OF inspection of the principal
streets and highways, Maj. J. Frank
lin Bell, the Engineer Commissioner
said after the hearing today that he
believes the entire program will be
adopted without any serious change.
Three Items Included.
This includes $2ss, 600 for street and
road Improvements and repair, S279,-
500 for suburban roads and streets
and S722,500 for road and street work
to be paid for out of the funds cre-
ated by the gasoline tax.
The hearing this morning progress
ed as far as discussion OF the gaso-
the hearing was resumed this after
noon.
Both Commissioners Rudolph and
Bell expressed themselves as much
pleased with the attitude of the sub
committee. We have a fine COM
mittee." said Maj. Bell.
Accompanying the Commissioners
at the hearing today were Daniel
Garges, secretary of the Board of
Commissioners. and c. b. Hunt, Dis
trict engineer of highways.
Evening star., 1924-12-30
DISAPPR0VES AIR MAIL
LINE TO LATIN CAPITALS S
Postal Committee Cites Objections
to Proposed q. S.-Central
American Project.

Establishment Of an air mail serv-
ice to Central American capitals from
the United States will not be under
taken in the near future by the
United States Government, it was in
dicated today.
Discussions on the subject, between
Central American and American Of
ficials resulted in Postmaster General
New sending a committee of two
postal officials to the Latin American
capitals to survey the situation. Their
report was not favorable to the pro-
posal principally because Of the in
sufficient amount of mail to meet the
heavy expense the service would en-
tail.
Tentative plans called for airpiane
departures from Key West, with
Havana, Cuba, the first stop. thence
across the Yucatan Channel and
southwark to Guatemala City, San
Salvador, Tegucigalpa, Managua and
Panama. Other proposals suggested
New Orleans as the American termi-
nal.
Evening star., 1924-12-30
DAVIS, BACK HOME,
DENIES HE'LL QUIT
Secretary OF Labor Returns
From South American
Tour of inspection.
By the Associa ted Press.

NEW YORK, December 30.--James
j. Davis, Secretary OF La Dor, who has
been away since November s investi-
eating immigration systems in South
American countries, returned on the
liner Santa Teresa, which docked last
night.
He denied report published
shortly after his departure which said
he intended to resign from his posi-
tion In the cabinet
My resignation" he said. "is q
matter between the President and
me- I don't wish to discuss it"
Mr.. Davis said he returned more
in favor Of selective immigration
than before, and just as strongly in
favor of higher salaries for the Immi-
grafton and Public Health Services.
This was his first visit to South
America. He said he went because
he had heard 80 much about the
South American methods of handling &
immigration and he wanted TO see
for himself Now he returns feeling
that the South American methods are
not so good as those of the United
States. he said.
Mr.. Davis visited all the large
ports in South America, and was
greatly impressed by the country he
visited He was accompanied by
Mrs. Davis and his son, James, jr..
and Ethelbert Stewart, commissioner
of labor statistics, and former Repre-
sentative John J. Lentz. He said he
would return to Washington today.
Evening star., 1924-12-30
SENATE @. KS BILL
TO CLOSE STREETS
Thoroughfares Made Unnecessary
by Changes Would Be Aban-
doned Under Plan.

The District Commissioners woulo
be given authority to close streets
roads or highways, or any part of o
street, as may In the judgment OF
the Commissioners become useless or
unnecessary by reason Of the open
ing, extension, widening or straight
ening, in accordance with the high
way plan of a street road or high
way in the District of Columbia, un-
der the terms OF a bill passed by the
Senate today.
TIL bill provides specifically for the
closing of Piney Branch road. between
Jocelyn and Thirty-first street;
Piney Branch road, between Spring
road and Blair road; Pierce Mill road
between Tilden street and Wisconsin
avenue, Belt road between Wisconsin
avenue and Chevy Chase Circle, Col
fax street, through square 7l2;
Queens Chapel road, between Bla-
densburg road and Irving street, and
Grant road, between Wisconsin ave-
nue. and Connecticut avenue.
Evening star., 1924-12-30
152 ARE RESCUED
FROM SHIP AF|RE
Passengers and Crew Take
to Lifeboats as Vessel
Burns in Pacific.
By the Associated Press.

BY tne Associated Press.
Los ANGELES. Calf, December 30,
After fighting flames aboard the
japanese freighter Ginyo Maru
through the night the remnant Of tho
crew--So men-left the vessel at day
break today off the coast Of Mexico
near Acapulco to board the res,u We
chip Julia Luckenbach, which hAd
previously picked up 70 passengers
and ~ members Of the crew, mes,
sages radiocast TO stations here saie
only the captain and his officers rs-
manned aboard the burning ship at
daybreak. The passengers were sent
INTO llfeboats shortly after midnight
The Luckenbach will proceed to Man
zanillo with the survivors.
How long the passenger and mem
bers of the Ginyos crew were tossed
about near the scene of the burning
Tessel before they were picked u
was not indicated in messages from
the Luckenbach.
Passengers scanttly Clad.
One report said that most Of the
Ginyo's passengers were scantily CLAD
when the fire alarm sounded and they
were forced to take TO small boats
and were exposed 10 the elements
until the rescue ships searChlights
stabbed the waters near the scene and
spotted the loaded lifeboats.
The Ginyo was north and west OF
Acapulco. Mexico, about 1900 miIes
south Of here, when it began sending
out distress calls.
Come quick" was the urgent meg
sage picked up by the Julia Lucken-
ba.ch's operator, and by the time the
vessel had put about and steamed TO
the burning ships assistance the IRE
had broken through the Ginyo Maru's
No. hatch. The No. hold waR
loaded with nitrates, and fear OF an
explosion hastened the decision to
launch the HfeboatS The Ginyo, of
$500 tons, owned by the Togo Kisen
Kebushiki, and operated on a triangu-
lar route between the Orient, Cali
fornia and South America, was bound
from Valparaiso TO Japan via San
Pedro and San Francisco.
Evening star., 1924-12-30
Veterans Bureau
Death Puzzle MAY
Be GiUer, to Court

The Veterans Bureau probably
will ask the courts to decide
whether Arthur Frazier, a war
veteran, is dead or alive.
DR.. II. Burns, a bureau investi-
gator assigned to the case, has
been ordered to continue his In
cuiry In the West. as bureau Of
fcials here feel that his work is
not yet complete.
The Frazier case is the most un-
usual In the experience of the
bureau. Frazier, an Indian youth.
is listed by the War Department
as killed in action and buried In
Nebraska, but another Indian
listed as Frazier is receiving treat
ment at veterans hospital in
Minn eapolis. An immense file of
aftidavits has failed to clear up
the mystery.