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The Washington times., 1924-02-12

emit owners with regard to Fall?"
asked Walsh.
81 don't think they have at
tackled him."
Well said there has only been
one comment ip the paper since
July. 1922. about Fall.
ScOoped Coolidge Himself.
'~That was the day after Doheny's
testimony about loaning 100000
to him. said Well. "The paper
carried this: "Oh, what a Fall there
was, my countrymen.'
Well said he did not think Tan
knew anything about the purchase
Of the paper, nor had any connec-
ton with it whatever.
'As further evidence to the en-
terprise Of the paper, l want to
call your attention to the fact
that you not only scooped the boys
around the table here, but that
you also were ahead Of the Presi.
dent" said Walsh.
ION June 2 Fall wrote Senator
Smoot that he was preparing 4
report for the President on Teapot
Dome and would have it ready
WbSuIu IWO VI IuIC0 OdJSs Ou june
z Fall sent Smoot another letter
ana on the same day Fall sent
President Harding q letter accom-.
panying the report. Yet your
erticle was dated Washington, June
4, and carried in your June s paper.
$50 Fox got a complete summary
~ Falls report before 1t was sub
mitted to the PRESIDENT"
Records Seem Real.
"It would seem that way from
your records, but I didn't know Il
at the time"
Well said that the article did not
come by telegraph but probably
by mail to Fox.
''You know It IL customary to put
q Washington date line on news
from Washington" Well said, in
explaining that the story was
brought into his office by Fox and
The Washington times., 1924-02-12
.D.C.RENT BOARD
NEEDED HERE,
CLAIM
Mrs. Clara Sears Taylor Tes-
titles at Hearing on Hous-
ing Conditions.

An exchange Of charges and
countercharges marked hectic
meeting Of the special committee Of
the House District Committee on
the extension Of the District Rent
Act today.
Mrs. Clara Sears Taylor, member
Ct the Rent Commission, was the
chief witness. She made a fervent
plea for continuation Of the rent
act.
Mrs. Taylor offered as evidence
that rents would be increased II
the rent act was allowed to expire.
a contract for an apartment in
the Chastleton on Sixteenth street.
In this contract the tenant was
required to pay an immediate in
creased rental and to pay an in.
above the figure set by the Rent
Commission.
Mrs. Taylor declared that her
Investigations show that the aver
age Washington family IL com.
PEELED to put nearly so per cent of
its income into securing hahita.
ton.
She declared that the average
should not be above 26 per cent.
This percentage IL far too great"
she declared. 1T IL not nearly
enough for the care Of children. I
have known cases Of actual want as
direct result of high rent"
A prolonged debate between Mrs.
Taylor and Congressman Thomas L,
Blanton Of Texas, began shortly
after Mrs. Taylor took the stand.
AS the debate waxed hot there
were Interruptions and bursts of
applause from an audience Of near.
ly 100.
Blanton finally demanded that
Chairman Florian Lampert keep the
audience in order or clear the room,
Blanton declared that II tenants
are charged excessive rents they
should move. Mrs. Taylor replied
that there was no place for them
to go, that there are no apartments
vacant.
Blanton then proposed that the
committee make a survey to de.
termine whether there are vacan clos.
Mrs. Taylor testified that as
result of the high rentals in Wash.
Jngton she had seen conditions
that / didn't know colud exist, :"
She declared that she had visited
homes Of colored people which be.
fore the war were rented for IS.
but which had since been increased
l23h per cent
The Washington times., 1924-02-12
VAGRANT RAISES
PROTEST ON
RELEASE
Court Refers Case of North
Carolina Man to Proba-
ton Office.

When Abraham @. Lakey, a tall.
lanky son of North Carolina, ap.
peared in Police Court today to
answer charges Of vagrancy, the
arresting officer told the court that
after the arrest he went back 10
the station house determined to re.
lease Lakey but the latter refused
to go, saying that he wanted to Ego
down Tor a WHILE" To which Judge
John p. Mcmahon replied:
We've got enough Of them to
house down there now. II he was
on his way out, why In the world
didn't you make him keep going"
Lakey told a jumbled story OF
ms Journeys around the country
and OF the work that he did---wEen
he did 1t. He said that no had an
aged mother back home and sent
her $50 last summer when he was
working in the harvest fields in
Pennsylvania.
Judge Mcmahon referred the mat.
ter to the probation office with n
view to possibly sending Lakey hack
70 his bono In North Carolina
where he could care for the mother.
The Washington times., 1924-02-12

west; T. r.. Jones, Sixth street and
Massachusetts, avenue northwest;
o. w. Holland, 9O1 Hamilton street
northwest; Harvey Temps, 1913 K
street, northwest: James Wood. Fort
Myer, Va.
Any Of these men can give you
information about The Washington
Times Savings Club plan that you
may want to know. One OF them
is located in your neighborhood.
Go and talk 1t over with him.
The Washington times., 1924-02-12

did not come a. . telegraphic dis
patch.
why did you go to Chicago to
handle this deal?" asked Walsh.
why didn't you go to FL Paso or
Kansas City,"
Because neither MCGEE nor I
wanted gossip to leak out in
Albuquerque IL the sale Of the paper
didn't go through"
$50 you elected to go to Chicago
to Standard OIL bank?"
II didn't know 1t was O Standard
Oil bank until this morning." 70.
piled Well.
The Washington times., 1924-02-12
MOTHERS WILL
HELP BOYS IN
SAVING
Their Encouragement Listed
for Washington Times
~ Money Club Plan.

Continued from First Pagel
money to provide him with his
necessary spending money. He
will therefore learn to be self-reliant.
Innumerable signs and other re-
minders urging people to smile
stand as mute testimony to the
value of friendship in business. A
business man that makes friends
will succeed in his" plans where
hundreds of other men with equally
good plans have failed.
While serving his papers and re-
curing additional subscribers and
also in his contact with his associ-
ates at the branch office Of The
Times your boy will learn that he
will earn more money, and be
more popular IL he tries to make
friends than If he does not.
Taught Thrills Meaning.
Last Of the three is thrift. BY
Offering $75 savings accounts %
boys who fulfill its requirements
and urging them to put this money
in a reliable savings bank The
Washington Times is cultivating
this spirit of thrift in its boys.
AS q final testimonial to the
value of the savings club 1t has
numbered among it's endorsers Sena-
tor Royal 8. Copeland Of New York,
Congressman Sol Bloom Of New
York, District Commissioners Cuno
H. Rudolph and James F. Oyster,
James T. Lloyd, president Of the
Board Of Education, and Capt.
Julius I. Peyser. president of the
District of Columbia Public School
Association.
Any wide-awake boy between the
ages Of twelve and sixteen years
should be able to fulfil the re.
Quirements of the club and earn
his $15S.92 by the end Of eleven
months.
Service to Parents.
Parents Of ashington, The Wash.
ington Times believes that 1t is
rendering you a great service. See
that your son takes advantage Of
this. opportunity Immediately, not
tomorrow or the next day, but
right now, before it is too late and
the membership Of the club win
be closed.
Send or bring your boy to see
the Circulation Manager of The
Washington Times on the fourth
floor Of the new Hearst Building,
1315.1321 H street northwest, or to
the nearest branch office In your
neighborhood between and
o'clock any afternoon except Sun
day, or call Main $3.50 and the Cir
cuiation Manager will be glad to
send a representative to your home
to explain the plan. Have that boy
enrolled in The Savings Club of
The Washington Times.
Places Of Enrolment.
Branch managers of The Wash.
ington Times who can enroll boys
in the Savings Club and the ad.
dresses Of their branch offices are:
7. Horne, ITO Tenth street north.
west: o. r. Lewis, 946 Tenth street
northwest; F. Hartwell, 906 Twenty.
first street northwest; G. Reinhard,
141 Bates street northwest.
A. Furman, Twenty1ninth and
olive streets northwest; j. Crick-
enberger, 100 Fifteenth street north
east; w. G. Cation. 2219 Minnesota
avenue southeast; e. Chambers,
sixth and I streets southwest: r,
Ouistorf, S25 Thirteenth street
northeast; Edward Kohler, 723
Ninth street northeast; HartwelI,
Eighteenth street and Oregon ave.
nue. northwest.
J. H. Vittum, Georgia avenue
and Rock Greek Church ROAD north,
The Washington times., 1924-02-12
LEAGUE CALLS MEETING
OF OPIUM CONFERENCE

GENEVA, Feb. 1.-THE League
Of Nations today convoked a meet
ing Of representatives of England.
France, Holland and the United
States here March s, to outline
a program for the international
Opium Congress in the United
States next November. Washington
has not vet REPLIED.
The Washington times., 1924-02-12
ILLNESS CAUSES
|. GAMBLER CASE
DELAY
MiIiIonaire's Wife Ready 70
Testify, But Chief Wit
ness Is Sick.
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Continued from First Page.)
were still at the Gambler mansion
with their fate a mystery. Their
mother has not returned since the
arrest Saturday.
Gambler Action Unknown.
If Gambler has a move to make he
has given no intimation Of it. All
he would say was: "She is not at my
home now" His lawyers likewise
refused to say whether or not the
aged multi.millionaire Is considering
divorce proceedings.
Papers and extras" Of nearby
cities continued to pour into Atlanta
last night and today. At midnight
Inewsboys were reaching out to the
most remote sections with their
wares ''all about the Gambler scan
dali"
They get almost any price they
ask. Many of them sold for 25
cents, while none were delivered for
less than a dime. Not a word Of the
affair has been printed in Atlanta
Stoddard for years has been among
select social sets Of Atlanta, and his
uGlIIVc IL WSil AAOWA4 AAA AASSSASAAS-A NNSA
ness circles.
He declared to international News
Service that "their drinking party"
was nothing other than a ''busi-
ness conference" He refused to d.
vulge the nature of the business"
and had no comment to make on
the liquor which Chief Beavers de-
clares he found. %
Keeling Keeps Silent.
Keeling, like Mrs. Gambler, has
kept silent. In fact, efforts Of news
papermen to locate him have proved
| futile. He also Ii listed with the
prominent Of Atlanta.
One week ago today this same
crowd Of fashionably gowned women
and prosperous looking gentlemen
damned q Federal court listening to
another chapter of Gamblers ''IOve
tragedy" Then they heard fervent
love letters the aged capitalist was
said to have penned to Mrs. Onezima
DeBouchelle, of New Orleans.
These, the Southern beauty de
clared. led to an engagement be-
tween herself and Gambler which he
abruptly broke five days previous to
the date set for the wedding.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-30

Troop . of the Baptist church in., itlated three new scouts at i,s meeting last night. A program committee has been appointed to work out plans for the coming year.
 Troop { of the First Congrega- tio5ah church will make its second overnight hike this weekend, go- ing to Deputy Commissioner Nor gan's cottage at Monahguin. sooutmnster Parker and Assistant scoutmaster Parker will be in charge, and 1t s expected that about 30 boys will go along. Scout Executive Cook will be the troops guest.
 The bugle band met at the state armory Monday evening and prac- ticed under the leadership of Leon Bradley and William F. Baker. Thirty-one scouts were present, in- cluding good number of newly aspiring musicians, although there is safe number Of old members left, The new boys will receive in- struction on the drum and bugls at a special class. ..N
 Spout Executive Cook Is planning to bring the doings of the local troops more to the notice of the public, and requests that items of interest be sent to his office that they may be published in the Her aid,
New Britain herald., 1924-09-30
City Items

A new traffic bell has been install cd by the Are department at the cor ner of East Main and Stanley streets.
 A son was born to Mir. and Mrs. Kenneth Sloan of st Church street at the New Britain General hospital yesterday. A daughter was born to Mir. and Mrs. Daniel German of &l Clinton street.
 Miss Estelle Cuddy, Miss Eliza beth Leghorn and Miss Anna Fo- berg Of this city. have returned home from the quarterly meeting of the directors of the state federation of Business and Professional wom- ems clubs, held last Saturday at Milford.
 There will be sixth anniversary high mass for the late Private John J. Moriarty at St. Peters church, Hartford, tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock.
 Mrs. Sheridan and Mrs. Brady of Newark, N, J., have returned to their homes after a visit of two weeks with Mrs. Sheridan's sister, Mrs. Charles A. Bonol of Chester Place. Belvicee.
 A son was born at the New Brit ain General hospital today to Mir. and Mrs William Quinlivan of IT West street.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-30
Wall Street Briefs

An increase during the first eight months of this year or seven-tenths of a ton in the carrying capacity of freight cars and gain of .542 pounds in the tractive power of locomotives is reported by the American Railway association. On September 1 the average carrying capacity per car was 441-5 tons compared with 4S1z tons on Janu- ary 1. The average tractive power per locomotive was Ss,6O7 pounds compared with S9,164 pounds. Class one railroads placed in service fO4.956 freight cars in the first eight months, a decrease of 11.I61 under the corresponding period of 1928.
 Net profit of s4,250,049 after taves, depreciation and bond interest reported by the CruciSle Steel Go. of America for the year ended August Sl, is equal after peeferred dividends to S4.54 & share on the common stock against s5,S02,.43 or s6.46 a share in the preceding year. Surplus was sSOO,135 against S3,nN2,264 a year ago. Profit and loss surplus totaIled S23,S10,66O.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-30
BALBOA MONUMENT

Panama, Sept. 3o.-Sixteen special envoys from the Latin-American countries and Spain participated in the dedication yesterday of monu- ment of Balboa in commemoration of the Tooth anniversary of the dis covery of the Pacific ocean. Presi- dent Porras unveiled the Hfe-sized bronze statue, which, facing the Pa- cific ocean,, stands on a terrestrial globe supported by male figures rep resenting the white, Indian, yellow and negro races. Ii Is on site be- tween the new hospital and the Cor gas memorial institute. Its cost was defrayed by funds subscribed in Spain and the Latin-American states. Panama Canal officials and the American minister took part in the ceremonies.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-30
No More Blockade at Whiting St. Crossing

At the last meeting of the Traffic Bureau, one of the traffic managers reported that there was considerable congestion at the Whiting street crossing at noon when people com ing out of the factories ere anxious to get by and because of Park street being closed for repairs, the traffic this way was more than doubled. Freight Agent Joseph Leitch agreed to take 1t up with the yardmen and see what could be done about get ting the switching time at a different hour. The Chamber of Commerce is in receipt of a letter today from Mir. Leitch stating that: ..
 T have handled this matter To- 'cally with our force performing this work, with view of securing some relief Also have referred same to the superintendent and trainmaster, who have issued instructions o'our yardmaster and ward conductor in that territory to see to it that there Is as little delay as possible, to traf- fic over this crossing"
New Britain herald., 1924-09-30
Capital City Truckman
 Held for Fatal Crash

Bridgeport, Sept So.-John Der nard Hickey of Hartford, motor truck driver, was today held by Coroner John J. Phelan to be crim- inally responsible for the death, in Fairfield. on September 19, of Earl T. Dorr, IS, also a driver of motor truck.
 Dorr, whose truck was stopped by a state policeman because his tail light was not burning. was at the rear of his machine making repairs, when Hickey's machine crashed into the standing truck, fatally injuring Dorr. The coroner says that the road was free of traffic and well lighted. Hickey is under arrest and will he arraigned October 2 on a nanslaughter Chargs.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-30
ID USE CEREMONY
 IN MAKING SCOUTS
Executive Cook Wants All Can.
 didatss to Be Impressed

A new procedure in taking boys Into the Boy Scouts has been an- nounced by the local council as the result of an investigation by Scout Executive w. o. Cook into the causes leading to boys remaining scouts for only few months and making but slight progress In the movement. MT. Cook has reached the conclusion that this is mainly due 10 the casualness and lack of formality and impressiyeness which attend the reception of a new boy into the majority of the local troops. The boy passes his tender foot tests and Is perhaps sworn In by taking the oath before the as- sembled troop but he is not made to feel that there Is any dignity or difficulty about joining the scouts, and consequently he Is apt to slide out again as easily as he slid in.
 Several troops in the city have an investiture ceremony which con- vinces the candidate of the worth of the movement and the good for- tune which is his to be taken into 1t. As a result of this. boys gener- ally remain in these troops from one to five years, making rapid progress with their tests, and build up nucleus of older boys which keeps scouting going.
 To offset any slipshod entrance into scouting, boys must now ap- pear before the court of honor for the awarding of the badge and the national council certificates of membership. This is not an exam. ination and does not interfere with the prerogative of the scoutmaster but 1t Is intended as an additional means of impressing the recruit Scouts from Plainville, Newinston, Berlin and Kensington will not be required to appear in this manner, but will be sworn in at their troop meetings by the executive, Scout Commissioner Logan Page, or Dep uty Commissioner Charles Morgan.
 Scout Notes
 Troop 20 of the Lincoln school is soing in for hikes and camping as much ss possible. Last Friday night Scoutmaster Radil and Assis- tant scoutmaster Porter took eight scouts on an overnight hike to the canal, where they camped until Haturday. The troop has held three |eetings this year and reports a Jrge attendance.
 Troop IA of the Stanley school will hold a reorganization meeting Thursday eSening. at which time Ffhe patrol system will be formally placed in effect John Grobstein is lgain scoutmaster of this troop.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-30

will blow a fuse. That's the safety valve. Somewhere a wire is shorl clrculted, Never try to remedy this by placing a penny or wire in the fuse. If you do you can look for fire within a few hours.
 Last year there were Ts9 womer burned to death cleaning things with gasoline. They didn't need a match or fire. Two gasoline soaked articles rubbed together make a static spark that starts a fire. One gallon of gasoline ais equal in ex- plosive power to S3 2-S pounds of dynamite.
 Don't let anyone use your elec- tric iron who doesn't turn off the current every time they leave"
 Mir. Fleming spoke of old-fashlon- ed school houses with red hot furn- aces under low ceilings, wooden stringers above them and stairways nearby. He advocates fire proof furnace rooms with outside entrances for the janitor. He severely criti- cized the custom of many janitors of piling up old mops under stair way and said, "The oily mop under the stairway Is the best agency of spontaneous combustion in exist ence."
 He paid his respects to many out side fire escapes which he said were made as cheap as possible. Many of them are just hung on the walls of the building and cover as many win dows as possible" He said the aver age fire escape is only five per cent efficient, because the fire breaks through the window and the flames follow the fire escape.
 Wire screen glass and metal sashes would make these fire escapes 75 per cent efficient he added.
 He told of contest for fire pre- yention posters being held by the U. s. Chamber of Commerce and also of prize contest for slogans. which ends October II. One boy in Texas offered the slogan, Matches have heads but no brains. When you use their heads. use your brains" He recited an original poem written by himself for New Britain and Connecticut.
 The Lions club acted as host. President C. W. Buckley presided. A balloon blowing contest vas held be- tween Attorney Donald Gaffney and Sturman Dyson of the Kiwanis club. pr. J. E. Potts and A. w. Piper of the Lions club and Fred o. Rack life and Leon A. Sprague of the Rotary club. Donald Gaffney, known as the Sage of Kiwanis," :" won the prize, he having blown his balloon up first. He vas presented with an inner tube, but told he could use mechanical means to blow it up, if he cared to.
 In honor of the return from Scot land of Dugald McMillan, Rotarians present insisted upon singing Sweet Adeline." Several solos were sung by Miss Alice Sullivan. The doctors chorus of the Kiwanis club and the Anvil chorus of the Lions club had been scheduled to sing a vocal duet but the battle was called off because of the scarcity of phy- sicians.
 MT. Buckley turned the meeting over to President Joseph R. An drews, who introduced the speaker.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-30
REBELS SURRENDER.

Buenos Aires, Sept. 3o.-A bat talion of Brazilian rebels, composed of 200 officers and men, has sur rendered to federal troops near Sac Jao, where the srebels were defeat ed, according to an official telegram from the commander of the federal forces in Matto Crosse, forwarded by the Rio Janeiro correspondent of La Nacion. The rebels suffered many killed and wounded.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-30
RIG LOST AND FOUND

Isaac Elkin reported to the police that he had parked his horse at the curbing in front of 324 East street and when he went to drive it away, he found the rig had been stolen. A short time later, Traffic Policeman John Stadler reported that there was horse and wagon pitched to a pole on the lot at the corner of East Main and Stanley streets, and Elkin was notified.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-30
LA TOILETTE TO TOUR.

Washington, Sept. 30,-Senator La Toilette, independent presidential candidate. expects to start off on an extended stumping tour early next week, having modified plans which called for his departure from Washington late this week. He is still undecided as to his exact itin- rrary, although he intends to swing westward 10 the Pacific coast.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-30
GIFTS HoNORs YOUNG

Paris, Sept. 3O.--For the first time in it's history the Academy of Science listened yesterday to the work of a man born only 21 years ago. He is Jean Painleve, son of Prof. Paul Painleve, former premier of France, who now holds the office of pTesi- dent of the chamber of deputies Jean gave an interesting accuunt of morphology researches.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-30
CALKINS RENONnNATED

New London. Sept. 3O.-Judge Arthur B. Cakins, judge of probate for this district comprising the city of New Lond and town of Waterford was renominated by the democratic probate convention here this after noon. It Is the ninth time that he has been named by the party, and has served for 14 years.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-30
RrScneS Rnnster

Pittsburgh - Oliver" who has been called the "noisest rooster in Pittsburgh" owes his fife to Oliver O. Page. wealthy business man. When the police imposed the death penalty on Oliver after occupants of an apartment house had com plained that its growing made sleep impossible, Page agreed to buy the fowl to save it from execution,
New Britain herald., 1924-09-30
WOULD WHIP PTPMS

Elmsford, N. Y, Sept. 30,-Su- perintendent of Schools Howard L. Holden, IS or 22 teachers. and three members of the board of ed- ucation here have threatened to re- sign because of a resolution passed by tSe board of trustees recently forbidding the use of rubber hose for inficting corporal punishment in the schools.