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The Washington times., 1924-12-25
PRE- HISTORIES
HAD HOUSING
WORRIES
Apartment Situation IS 3.
G., to Be Told at ceog-
raphers' Meeting

Those who worry about the
housing emergency'N in the Dis
trict may find some pointers to re-
lieve their sufferings il they attend
the meetings Of the Association Of
American Geographers which viii
be held here December 80 to Janu
airy 1.
Doctor Neil M. Judd, one Of the
foremost geographers Of the coun-
try will address the association on
the new finds made this summer on
the scene Of an apartment house
civilization" in New Mexico where
the housing condition became acute
about Is BIC.
Among the other subjects Of in
terest to be discussed during the
meeting win be the events that
took place on the North American
continent during the year that VIII
liam the ConQueror set foot on Eng
lands shores and during the time
that Moses was leading the Israel
ties out Of Egypt.
Doctor N. H. barton will address
the meeting on the volcano-pre-
served temple near Mexico City
which is believed to be the oldest
edifice on our continent, and TO
have been "a worship place at least
5000 years ago.
There will be two sessions each
day at 10 o'clock and 2 o'clock.
The meetings will be held in the
library Of the National Geographic
Society in the Hubbard Memorial
Hall
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CARE IS ASKED.
FOR GENERAL S
GRAVE
Tomb Of Daniel McCook in
Georgia Desecrated.
Is Charge

Z II
ETEUBENVILLE. Ohio, Dec. 20.
Complaint that the burial place
Of General Daniel McCook. one Of
the famous Fighting McCook's" of
this city, is about to fall into the
hands Of Georgia tax collectors a ID
that the place is being desecEated,
y made in a letter sent to United
states Senator Frank B. Willis. of
Ohio, by Colonel William L. Curry,
Of Columbus, secretary Of the So
ciety OF the Army of the Cumber.
land, relatives of McCook here
have been advised.t
Colonel Curry requested that the
War Department take charge of
this property.
General McCook was killed June
~, 1864, during the battle of Ken
.esaw Mountain, from which place
Judge X. M. Lands, of baseball
fame, received his name.
At the time Of his death General
McCook was commanding a bril-
gade of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois
soldiers. After the civil war, sur.
viving members Of the brigade pur-
chased sixty-seven acres of land n
which the battle was fought and
erected monument in memory Of
the general.
1t is charged that residents in
the region Of the Georgia battle.
ground have been cutting timber
on 1t and disposing of the lumber.
The alleged vandalism included re-
mova1 OF lumber from a building
on the site. Some years ago, it
was pointed out, Congress author.
lied transfer of the property 10
the custody Of the Federal Govern.
ment.
The Washington times., 1924-12-25
NEW YORK. GIRL SCOUTS
GREET BETTY BRONSON

NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-Betty
Bronson, seventeen years old. who
sprang into motion picture fame
over night, when Sir James Barrie
picked her to play "JPater Pan"
for the films, has arrived in New
York. To meet her on the train
were fifty girls in Peter Pan" cos
tunes. about 200 Boy Scouts, for
mer schooln.ates Of the little star
from the East Orange, N. j., high
school, cameran1en and reporters.
Hundreds Of spectators packed the
waiting room and gathered about
the car which was taking her TO
the Plaza, where she was the guest
at a dinner-dance and Christmas tree
party last night.
Miss Bronson was accompanied
by her mother and Jesse L. Laaly,
vice president of the Famous Play
erB-Lasky Corporation.
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REWARD FOR ARREST
RAISED TO $4,000

soMERVILLE, N. J., Dee. 25.-
The reward for definite information
leading to the arrest of the SLAYER
or State Trooper Robert Coyle was
raised to $4,000 by the Somerset
county Board of Freeholders. who
adopted the recommendation OF
prosecutor Beckman that the
county add $1,000 to the 81 500 now
standing. l.
The State last week offered
xI:OOO, and Henry L. Schaefer, OF
this city. offered $500, ito further
the cause, of law and order"
state police and other authorities
searching for the murderer are
hopeful that the $4,000 will bring
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FALLS rs FEET, LANDING
ON BACK OF WORKMAN

NEW YORK. Dec. 26.--Archibald
Foote was at work on the top Of
the tower Of the new bridge being
built across the Raritan near Perth
Ainboy when he fell to what OBJ
servers thought was certain death.
He dropped seventy.five feet and
struck John Gunnit. who was work.
ing on the scaffolding at the base
Of the tower.
Workmen, hearing the crash,
found both men unconscious. AT
the Perth, Amboy City Hospital it
was found Foote had fractures Of
both legs. wrenched back, and pos
sible internal injuries. Gunnit had
a wrenched back and fractured
right foot.
Foote probably saved his own life
by striking Gunnit.
The Washington times., 1924-12-25
z SISTERS die
FROM CAS-
FUMES
Children Suffocate in Bed
When Heater Is Extinguish-
ed-Third Near Death

YORK, Dec. 25.-Sadie Shirley,
nine years old. and her sister Ruth,
thirteen, daughters OF Mr.. and
Mrs. William Shirley, are dead and
q third sister. Agnes, sixteen. is
lowering between life and death at
the York Hospital as the result of
inhaling gas from a heater in their
room Sunday night.
To get the children's dresses
ready for Christmas services this
week, the mother worked on the
clothes all night.
When she went to awaken the
children she found that the fire in
the gas heater had been extin-
guished, and the room was fall of
gas.
The children were apparently
dead in bed. A physician was sum-
moned and a pulmotor procured,
and after several hours Of work it
was believed they would recover.
A life-sized doll, intended for
Sadie's Christmas gift, rests beside
her tonight. The other Christmas
presents remain in the closets and
other. out-of-the,way places where
they had been hidden, awaiting
Christmas morning.
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THIEF AFTER
LIQUOR STOCK IS SHOT

NEWARK. N. J., Dec. 25.-An al
legged thief who attempted to steal
liquor from the cellar of Jacob
Turks. at 81 Rutgers street, 10 in
the hospital with a bullet wound IN
his head, and the police turned over
to prohibition officers $4,000 worth
Of liquor which they found in the
cellar and confiscated.
The alleged thief. George Lindsay,
thirty-one years old, Of this city, is
not in q serious condition. Accord.
ing to Turk, he was told that some
one was breaking into his cellar. AS
he and others approached several
men ran from the. cellarway. Turk
found Lindsay, whom he led to the
street where the latter broke away.
Turk fired, inflicting a scalp wound
Lindsay was caught and declared he
was alone in the attempt to steal
the liquor.
The Washington times., 1924-12-25

The days between Christmas and New Year are sup
posed to represent nothing in business waybut Berber
chs going to make them attractive to the thrifty men
and Of Washington who appreciate real footwear
bargains Values in famous makes of shoes that are
commonly offered at the crest Of the Women read
to the left-men, yours is at the right!
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Manufactures Returns
$4,000 Gift to
Firm

BALTIMORE, Dec. rs. Frank
A. Furst, president Of the board
Of the Arundel Corporation,
turned down Christmas gift
Of $4,000 voted to MIN by the
directors Of the company.
"How does it feel to turn
down that much money!" he re-
peated. "AlI can say is, that
there's no feeling at all on my
part. I've got plenty Of money,
and / haven't any more hurdles
to 60 overs l just didn't need
it. I'd rather see my company,
that I've helped to build into 9
big corporation, have the money
than myself" Furst is seventy
five years old.
The Washington times., 1924-12-25
TINE ON POSTAL
HEARINGS IS
DENIED
Publishers Request Not Grant
ed BY Senator Moses Bill
Expected to Go Over
By KENNETH CLARK,
international News Service.

Although open hearings were
suspended, members Of the joint.
Congressional Postal Committee to-
day worked privately over a mass
Of evidence presented by American
newspaper and magazine publishers
protesting against proposed in
creased rates contained in the Ster-
ling postal bill.
The material was left with the
committee by the National Pub.
liBhers' Association through it1
president; Arthur ]. Baldwin, Of
New York Because Of the desire
Of the committee to rush hearings
to close, Baldwin was permitted
to insert the evidence into the
record without reading It himself.
Open hearings will be resumed to-
magazines. farm journals ana news.
testify. The COMMITTEES hopes to
complete its investigation and draft
a report. not later than Monday or
Tuesday Of next week.
System Is Scored.
The publishers chief attack upon
the Sterling bill was directed at
the cost ascertainment report of the
Postoffice Department, upon which
recommendation for Increased rates
were based. Magazine and newspa.
per owners charged that the report
was founded upon system of book
keeping and accounting which was
prejudiced against 'second-class mail
matter, and therefore failed to give
accurately the cost to the depart
ment of handling this class OF mail
Baldwin also left evidence de-
signed to show that adoption Of
the increased rates would force pub
fishers to abandon the use of the
malls for. distribution Of magazines
and newspapers.
This would result in a great loss
to the postoffice," Baldwin said.
The publishers further challenged
the figures of the department,
which showed q loss Of STA, O00, 900
in secOnd-class mail. Had a fair
system Of cost ascertainment been
followed, the publishers declared,
the department would show a profit
rather than the reported deficit.
Time Asked.
Another request by publishers for
q poatponenent of hearings to give
them more time to answer the post.
office recommendation for increased
rates was refused today by Senator
Moses Rep.) Of New Hampshire,
chairman of the committee. Jesse
The Washington times., 1924-12-25
Girl is Cares for Tin
Transatlantic
Trip

NEW i YORK; Dec. 25.-Ten
children, ranging in age from
eighteen months to sixteen
years and unattended by adults.
.arriged here on the liner Cedric
from Liverpool 70 spend their
Christmas day in American
homes.
The heroine Of the voyage, is
sixteen-year-old Rose Farley,
who brought back to- her
parents seven younger brothers
and sisters from a visit to an
uncle in ireland. The children
were all dressed in clothes made
Of one piece Of material by the
busy young substitute mother.
They were met at the pier by
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Farley, of Arlington,
N. j.
1.-THE children were all very
good" she said. Eve had q
very rough voyage, and as they
all got sick right away, / put
them to bed and kept them
there. They all said their
prayers regularly, but they
didn't eat very regularly"
The Washington times., 1924-12-25
ExERTION KILLS WOMAN
WHO RAN AFTER TROLLEY

YORK, Pa, Dec. rs. - Mrs.
Amanda E. Shaffer died at the
York Hospital as the result of over
exertion when she ran to catch a
Dallastown trolley. She became I'M
conscious on the street car after
she ran more than three-quarters
of mile.
The Washington times., 1924-12-25

H. Neal. Of the Associated Business
papers, asked that the hearings of
his organization be delayed from to-
morrow until Monday.
With only one dissenting voice,
committee decided to continue these
hearings uninterrupted" Moses an
nounced. THE chairman is going
to hold to that rule"
Sentiment among Congressional
leaders today indicated that it would
be difficult, even were the bill re-
ported favorably next week, to get
final action before the session dies
In March. The Senate has not dis.
posed Of Muscle Shoals. On this
question an extended fight is ex-
pected. Then the upper chamber
must take up the appropriation bills,
three Of which already have come
over from the House.
The Washington times., 1924-12-25
TIMES" NEWS CARRIERS
TO BE THEATER GUESTS

Newsboys of the Washington
Times and Washington Herald will
be entertained by Sidney G. Lust,
proprietor Of the Leader Theater,
on Sunday at the opening Of the
big serial Into the Net"
With this feature will be shown
The Washington times., 1924-12-25

information from some source that
will lead to his arrest. Coyle was
shot down in an attack by six hold,
up men whom he had helped foil in
an attempted robbery of the $4,000
payroll Of the Bound Brook
Crushed Stone ,ComnanY.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-24
Cupid Winning Out in
Race Against Divorce

NEW YORK. Dec. 2t-Tha
IN great American home han
survived another scar with Cupid
running well ahead Of Tho apple
u dlscord. according 10 figures
from more than "a score Of
states and cities obtained By the
United Press today
There were more than four
times an many marriages as
divorces in 90 principal cities
and states. and IN many large
areas Of population the number
OF young couples ombarking on
the ship OF matrimony was ten
times as great ag those walk.
ing down tho sangplank Of d.
vorce,
New York City led the coun,
try in marriages with an o..
innate Of $4,000 for the year.
compared TO sc. I30 last year.
Total figures OF separations FOR
tho greater city were not avail
able. but In Manhattan tho
principal borough. there were
1900. compared to 1859 liant
tnnr
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-24

ts=..-=- ~ "A =a uasstaaHaHt inter.
view vltA aamebaiy else. that be
vented his frflfah.l.iy ga hts wife
And %. Iu accordance with her
usual habit. Naa nodded a ETcsiinE
% Cannon RHd said pleasant coed
morning
You know. Ma - nor" be BE-
san. abruptly 4 know q io' about
your husband
Il suppose so. aIr Cannon
.'EIo was a hard man. usa'am q
Esgy hard IMAM
Nau'z big. m0uruful eyes n1ri Tor
moment 90 thc rugged face ~ The
man beside her.
II sou have anything 90 tell mF.
1 Nr Cannon please DO CO. II not
prefer not 20 have my solitude Ga
. trldrd uu'
LAY of the h0ilytulty Language
ma'am. I'm pIain-spoksn myself and
. I've plain word t0 saY."
say De-. then. please Nan said
/ N-arily.
We'll its just this, Young Ray
nor has come here % make trouble
. for sou. ma'aw
HAS hep
yes. no has. and I know Dc. You
know he's going 90 take all DIS faith
. rrs property and sou don't get any
Srsrf
swhut DO sou know about that
viii. Nr Cannon San turned sud
dealy and fired tFs question 40 HIN
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-24
NEVADA LEADS
IN DIVORCES

Reno. New. led tho percentage
Of the country in divorces over
marriages. as usual. only i6i
couples went 10 tho altar In
the city, while $40 were united
from unhappy alliances.
Cupid worked overtime In Chi.
aago. and Cook county showed
1929 marriages during tho
year. compared to 1925 d.
vorces. There were 42,sG3 mar.
riages last year and only T7l5
divorces.
Chicago had moro marriages
than tho entire state Of Massa.
chusctts during 1928, and n lot
moro divorces. too. Mnasa.
chuBetts statistics showed &c..
500 couples married last year
and only 2.503 divorces. Figures
FOR this year were not avail.
able.
Los Angeles, Cal, shows one
OF the highest percentages OF
divorce in the country. There
were 1906 marriages there
this year and 1889 divorces.
Marriages last year were &c..
200 and divorces 1878.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-24

likely thing he for the poi,9nrr %
plant he poison gn vase GA Mr.
RayBpr.s rCam
Look here, Mr Finley you're 70
msneiEE altogether too much I
haven't time Tor such baideuiasb m
sou. or ans body else, has any facts
90 communicate 90 mc. So ahead hgi
otherwise. muFt 81 uu with mF
proceedings against Airs Rayn0r n
she Is really nnoeent ft must come
out IL she Is guilty q must he
shown Ju7tlye must be- dome
On thr meantime. Nan RayuaE at
her Wits end as 20 what course 90
pursue. WAS walking Boa thr Italian
garden As she paced tho flower
hordsred walks she marvelrl At the
icsoIats position lB which she found
herself
Her brother loved hcr-but after
all Orry seemed % her more like a
child than source 20 help 1r
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-24

10 quickly that he was decidedly ia
ken abark
'Mrr Met" he stimmsrrd. why,
I don't know nothing, mA'am."
you wouldn't BE- fustsrcd n you
had clear eonarisncsl Sow. what
Do you know about that wiil=that
you witnessed and that you said you
didn't wiiueas7 attn sure you know
something
What's lt worth 20 sou. ma'hm.
for me 20 toll you what know
1T Isn't worth one daliaraia
money Ii that Is your meaning bat
can tell you. % viii b worth all
your peace Of mind for you 70 tell
mc about that wiils
Peace VI mlgd=now, dunno,
ma'am- that's n large order, peace
OF mind Does amy o. us have that.
wonder
'YouIl have none from now on
unless you toll tho truth
ooh. I haven't any truth 10 tell that
[ haven't told was JUST auniiug
ycu-iuat tryin. you out"
Continued la Our Next 1ssuri
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-24

Hack 10 Chimney Land flew John.
ms Sweep and the Twins with
snitehsr Snatch ths goblin. sitting
on the front OF JaHauya broom
whore they could watch him
The Christmas notes were ~1fe NJ
iarr-Earr lu santa Claus' mail box.
where h.E helpers could find them
and take them aII tho rest ~ The
way 90 tHt North Pole
''rrI-In iaIelgmr sang Johnny
Sweep happily, "Sor everything Is
lovely The notes aIl delivered. tie
stockings aII darurd. and everything
ready for Christmas. except "a few
ChlmnryF ! haven't had time 70
sweep out set, And that won't take
long because ! can make my old
broom gy Ike everything when ]
want 90"
An this time sHltchsr Snatch was
watching lHI chance.
Ana when they came 20 nm extra
tall chimney sticking straight up
into the air, be Ier go Johnny
sweeps broom, and dlyrd head FIRST
into iu black depths The black
depths o. the chimney, ! mean.
quick" cried Johnny Sweep,
jumping or after him. Come on.
rhiiIrenl There is no time 10 be
lost, Wen have 90 catch him"
"WhyT asked Nick. wondering
what an the fuss was about why
don't you Jet him go. Johnny He
can't stop the notes now. Santa
Claus has them by this time"
"Oh. ho' So he has" declared
Johnny sweep And that's al the
more reason why We should stop
this rascal Of O goblin, Do you
know what place this lE7"
The Twins looked around. bot all
they could see was wide fiat root
and tho great chimney.
~ doesn't look like a house top
said Nancy. IT'S too big. and tho
chimney O. much, much too high"
I'm tell you what Il Is" said
Johnny Sweep. ITS the Toy Max.
cr'8 shop Santa Ci1us doesn't have
time TO make quite al The toys and
tho Toy Maker helps him out
II wouldu'; DC surprised II he's Al
u now. And II snltchor Snatch gets
inside when he's al work. he can DO
an sorts Of damage, On. he's ras.
cal. that fellow isr'
I'm ready" said Nick
so am J." said Nancy.
So down tie big chimney they
cruwlcd-all three.
a little sootie man stuck his head
out between the bricks as they
passed and called out, "snitcher
Snatch Just went by and he's films
all his pockets with SCOT"
Don't worry" said Johnny Sweep
Wen set him"
Down they went, down and down
tho great chimney. past all the littl,
sootle houses-thc sooties them
selves staring for a minute in tho
dark. and then gkedaddling off into
the side flues for dear life
Wen not hurt you. You needn't
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-24
SEEK AID FOR is
AMERICANS
Ask U. S. 10 Free Alaskans
From Soviet Capture

wAbHNGTuN. Dec al@Fasbt
ling nau" sutherland. Alaska dele
gate 90 congress. and Carl Iamsn.
"ThH reindeer man" ~ Alaska and
Seattle. yesterday HppFalsI for sIs
from me government ia seeking Do.
grafton uf ig Americans. alleged ta
have brsn kidnapped from WunrrLl
island and carried ta Siberia ny
soviet rsU.lrrH
Etrfars-ru HffIrd che island ID 1880
Cos Bingham Die iafr four men and
8u EeE.-a8 woman with rw0 years
Huup'Irs
lumru bought ODE Arctic explorer
equity lH raa .saHI Boa a. and OCT
nrtri vessel with la ErElmoH. five
ar them women and five children. n
Frirlr there They found che original
four men had died and the woman.
tha famous Ada blackjack. near
death She had lived alone for q
yeHr supporting herself
l.omrH'r second expedition. 20 learn
ne fate ~ DTS 1899 expedition. De
says. found that tho RED October. a
soviet ice breaker. had landed Do
August and took away the settlers
and thrr urz
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-24

strength. Malcolm Finley loved her
but Just now he vas the last ono 20
apply 10.
Miss Rayu0r was weather yaur
Now she seemed fond ag Nan, and re-.
scented the suspicious OF her. and Tho
next minute she would be vulciug
the same suspicious herself
A. Nan walked along. her hands
clasped behind her. her eyes cast
down. she WAS Joined b. Grimshaw
Cannon.
She had never liked tho old man,
but az her husbands especial com
mand. she had always been courteous
10 him she had never Understood
the link that bound these two lily as
sorted natures. but She couldn't help
seeing there WAS one. For. occasion
ally. Cannon would come up 10 tho
house and b. clusctsI an hour OF HD
with Rayuur. after which episode
R1ynoT would be unusually harsh 20
Nan. Ey this she knew that tho
relations between tho two men wrFa
no; amlcahlc. for Il was always after
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-12-24
- CYNTHIA GREY -
Doubtful Woman Asks
for Your Advice
Man She Loves Drinks and Has Broken
His Promise; Should She Marry Him?
BY CYNTHIA GREY

I lEAK NIao TkEl. 7 wonder n You VII pTnI my IeI-
- ter and ask for opinions from the answers want
10 Try 30 decide what 10 do
! have been expecting TO marry man who, from all
points except one has proven himself worthy Of becoming
m ideal husband
We have both been married before and Of the same
age lie had had great deal Of trouble which now be-
ieye he brought to himself and he began 10 drink some
had smeled liquor his breath several times while going
with him, but paid no attention 20 IT,
! am prude and have any particular harm
in the drink Of now and them In fact there times
when / like the warmth Of a hot toddy myself.
But this letting his troubles get the best Of
him and going under until he was degenerating into
common drunkard. | found him night completely
that he did not know what he doing saying
helped him home and until he Of H. excused him,
because Of his mental condition account of his worries
He then made faithful promise that he would never
touch the stuff again. did not believe but willing 10
give him a chance TO prove IL.
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tongues would come out any better
II they we're all tho while dlsportiuE
themselves about IN "a FIaFs bowl
whore everyone might sec their an.
ties.
Hollywood, my dear. il a nome OF
beauty. I used to think thar one had
70 so to New York or baltimore or
Washington 10 sec tho most beautiful
exubsrant youth on tho globr.
Right hero on the Hollywood
boulevard I have sssn within three
squares more beautiful girls and
handsome young men than have
ever sean IN all tho other three
places put together.
Beauty Is one Of tho things that
must be- tho stockln.trude Of thoas
who want 10 be seen on tho screen.
te0pyriEBl 1885 s. y. A. ssrries. tbsJ
TOMORROW: This letter con.
tinued.