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The Washington times., 1924-02-09
WOMAN ANNOYS
HER,PET|T|ON
CLAIMS
Mrs. William n. Stuart Asks
Injunction Against Her Next
Door Neighbor.

Alleging that Mrs. Mary Crow
annoys her, Mrs. William H. Stuart
yesterday filed petition in the Dis
trict Supreme Court to enjoin the
defendant from continuing in this
practice.
The litigants occupy apartments
in the Revere, 1901 NJ street north
west, on the same floor. Mrs.
Stuart declares that Mrs. Crow
rings the plaintiffs doorbell, moves
her door mat, bangs on her door,
calls out names at her across .he
hall and on the public street. Mrs.
Stuart says she has no remedy at
law, the only help being an injunc-
ton.
The trouble between the plaintiff
and defendant, according to Attor.
neys Charles E. Ford and Daniel H.
Carragher, dates back to June IL,
1921, when the defendant threw a
pail Of water onto the plaintiffs g
porch and some days later swept
water from her own porch onto
to that Of Mrs. Stuart. On another
occasion, according to the plaintiff,
the defendant asked child to ring
the bell to the Stuart apartment
which was done.
The Washington times., 1924-02-09
500, 900 MAIL FRAUDS
BY FAKE ADS CHARGED

NEW YORK. Feb. Gloss OF
more than 100000 through alleged
bogus advertising of army shoes,
raincoats and underwear led to the
rounding up Of fourteen individuals,
indicted in Federal court for use
Of the mails to defraud. Some 800
complaints were received by the
Post Office Department against the
men. who inserted 5000 advertise.
ments In out-of.town newspapers,
as far off as Alaska and the Philip.
pines.
Assistant United States Attorney
Berg said the men, whose alleged
leader is Harry Goldstein, alias
Gordon, would set themselves nm
under names similar to legitimate
concerns and. after collecting re.
turns, disappear. Most Of the "of-
fices" were on Broadway. Only a
small fraction Of the orders were
filled, Mr.. Berg said.
The Washington times., 1924-02-09
SCHOOL BOARD
ROW EFFECT
FEARED
Northwest Suburban Citizens
Association Forwards Reso-
luton to That Body.

Regret for the dissension that
marked the last meeting Of the
Board Of Education was expressed
in a resolution passed last night at
a meeting Of the Northwest Sub
urban Citizens Association in the
Tenley School. The resolution ex-
pressed fear that the factional feel
ing would seriously interfere with
the usefulness Of the board. 1t was
contained in a report Of Joseph B.
Kincer, chairman OF the education
committee, and a copy was sent to
Harry o. Hine, secretary OF the
Board of Education.
The association will unite with
others in the territory bordering on
Wisconsin avenue in efforts for
improvement of that highway.
The necessity Of diptheria tests
was the subject of an address by
DIR. J. w. Chappell, while Charles
A. Baker, president of the Fedora
ton of Citizens Associations termed
the functions of the citizens asso-
Citations as the expressions of a
Voteless District.
The Washington times., 1924-02-09
BILL
!. FOR WORKERS
ATTACKED
Cong. Fitzgerald Charges
Trade Concerns Would
Kill Measure.

The Senate committee investigat-
ing lobbying and propaganda today
has before it the first evidence that
commercial concerns are seeking to
defeat the Fitzgerald workmen' g
compensation insurance bill for the
District Of Columbia.
The evidence Is contained in a
letter from Congressman Roy G.
Fitzgerald Of Ohio, chairman Of the
workmen's compensation subcom.
mittee Of the House District Com
mittee, and copy Of a letter re-
ceived by Congressman J. B.
Tincher, Of Kansas, directing him
how to proceed to assist in beating
the workmen's compensation bill"
Fitzgerald charges that opposition
to the bill arises from "a greedy
idea Of certain casualty companies
which seek to impose a charge OF
from 80 to 40 per cent of the
premiums for the benefit of com.
mercial companies and arrogantly
assert that they will not allow a
workmen's compensation measure
to pass unless the insurance com.
panies are permitted to make q
profit out Of the misfortunes OF
workmen."
Fitzgerald today renewed his
charge that Ernest Greenwood,
vice president of the District Board
of Education, is assisting in cir.
culation of the propaganda through
Insurance Field" a publication
of the insurance interests, of which
he is associate editor.
Greenwood yesterday visited
Fitzgerald and explained that he
had opposed the bill because it
is socialistic legislation. aiming to
legislate all insurance companies
out of the District through Gov
ernment monopoly"
The Washington times., 1924-02-09
j. Of MD. GIRLS
0U5TED Fol-: :.
REBELLION
DR.. Woods, President, Gives
No Specific Acts in Reply
to Suit.
ONO

An echo Of the "petting party"
charges which year ago broke out
in an epidemic at the University of
Maryland, at College Park, Md, was
heard in court at Baltimore late yes
terday when Vivian v. Simpson,
Washington junior, 277 Carroll ave-
nue., Takoma Park, and Miss Vir-
ginia Flanagan, of McKeesport, Md,
both Of whom filed suits to force DR..
Albert F. Woods, president, to admit
them to the junior class at the
school, had their petitions answered.
IAN open rebellion against all
authority" was charged against
them in DR.. Woods answer which
was filed by State Attorney General
Thomas s. Robinson. The girls
were further charged with causing
much discomfort among the other
students; with maintaining an in
sOlent and intolerant attitude to-
wards the dean Of women, and with
disobeying the rules governing the
conduct Of students in the dormi.
tory.
No specific act Of misconduct
or infraction Of the schools rules
was charged against either Miss
Simpson or Miss Flanagan. DIR.
Woods determined in the due exer.
else of his authority as executive
head of the school. that the pres
ence of the two in the school was
detrimental to the university and he
refused them permission to register
for the third year. Both had COM
pleted their sophmore years.
Writs Of mandamus to compel DR.
Woods to permit them to register
for the present school year were
filed in October, 1928. The girls
charged that because Of their refu
sal to resign from the Chi Omega
Sorority they were barred from
the school.
The Washington times., 1924-02-09
TAX RULES FOR
AUTO OWNERS
GIVEN OUT
Cars Used Exclusively for
Pleasure Permit of No
Deduction.

A flood Of inquiries from tax
payers on deductions allowed for
the maintenace and operation Of
automobiles in filing their income
tax returns, has resulted in the
following statement by the Col
lector Of Internal Revenue, designed
for the benefit Of those making out
returns.
Garage bills, gasoline, repairs and
similar items may be deducted as a
business expense when the auto
the purpose Of hauling or in trade,
profession or farming. If it is used
partially for business and partly for
payer and his family, the cost may
be divided and the part attributed
to business deducted. The same
rule applies in depreciation. Where
an automobile is used exclusively
for pleasure, a deduction for de-
probation Is not allowed.
Deduction of the purchase price
of an automobile is prohibited by
the revenue act. The purchaser
must pay the per cent tax which
attaches to the sale Of an auto
mobile since it is levied on the sale
by the manufacturer and must be
returned and paid by him. The
tax is a part of the cost to the
purchaser.
Automobile license fees are re-
garded as taxes and may be Ge.
Quoted whether the machine is used
for business, pleasure or con-.
venience.
Damages resulting from a collision
between a truck and pleasure car
may be deducted by the owner of
the truck If it was being used for
business purposes at the time OF
the collision. No deduction is al.
lowed the owner Of the pleasure
The Washington times., 1924-02-09
MOSCOW o. KS BRITISH
CHARGE D'AFFAIRES

LONDON, Feb 9.-The Moscow
Soviet government this afternoon
notified the foreign office that Rob-
bert Hodgson, present British agent
In Russia, is acceptable as charge
d'affaires.
The Russian note, accepting the
terms for recognition, was publish.
ed today. The Russian government
said it was anxious to settle out.
standing questions in a friendly
spirit, adding:
Mutual confidence and non-in-
reference in Russian domestic af-
fairs are indispensable"
The Washington times., 1924-02-09
FINDS SECOND BIG SNAKE
INVADING CELLAR OF HOME

EAST MAUCH CHUNK: Pa.
Feb. 9.-Edward Binder, Of East
Mauch Chunk, who several weeks
ago pulled a live blacksnake from
his cellar drain pipe, which was
clogged, had another thrilling ex.
lar and saw another large black.
snake, believed to be the mate to
the former one.
He quickly killed the reptile,
which, it is believed, entered the
cellar through the pipe and lived
on Binders potatoes. The snake
previously killed measured six feet
three inches and the one dispatched
today six feet.
The Washington times., 1924-02-09
HOUSE 200 YEARS OLD
BURNS NEAR NEW LONDON

NEW LONDON, Conn.,, Feb. 9.
The historic Jonathan Barber
House, three miles from Groton
Center, was burned to the ground
with many articles of historical
value.
Complete destruction resulted
from delay by the Groton firemen
in getting official authority to leave
the fire district. The firemen ar
rived in time to save other near
by houses which took fire. The
house was more than 200 years
old.
The Washington times., 1924-02-09
MIDSHIPMEN COMMANDMENT
IS ASSIGNED TO WARShlP

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, Feb. a.
was stated officially at the Naval
Academy today that Capt. Thomas
r. Kurtz, commandant Of midship.
men, and second ranking officer at
the Academy, would be detached
from the institution within a few
weeks and would be assigned to the
command of the u. s. s. Galveston.
The change Of duties is at the re.
quest of Captain Kurtz. Captain
Kurtz assumed his present duty as
commandant in June, 1921, about
the time Rear Admiral Henry B.
Wilson became superintendent Of the
Academy. The probable successor of
Captain Kurtz as commandant Ia
Capt. Harold z. Cook,
The Washington times., 1924-02-09
PARIS POLICE ARREST 40
IN BREAD DEMONSTRATION

PARIS, Feb. "a demonstra.
ton against bread at / franc 2S
eentimes the loaf and additional
taxes was organized by the Commu.
nists after the close Of session Of
the Chamber Of deputies.
A shouting crowd assembled. They
were dispersed by the police. Forty
arrests were made and many were
injured in the clashea
The Washington times., 1924-02-09
IN
ALPS TAKE
BIG TOLL
Many Persons Are Killed and
Much Damage Wrought.
Train Under. Slide.
By International News Service.

VIENNA, Feb. 9.-Many persons
have been killed and terrific prop
erty damage caused by avalanches
reported from the Alpine district to.
day.
A train was buried and the en-.
gineer and fireman killed. Eight
raftsmen lost their lives. Three
school children were overcome and
smothered to death. Two telegraph
operators were among the victims.
Postal, telegraph and railway
services have been disorganiZed.
The Washington times., 1924-02-09
WOMAN WHO KILLED HER
HUSBAND TO HANG MAY 20

PRINCE ALBERT. Sask., Feb. Q.
Mrs. Katherine Tratch was sen.
fenced by Justice j. F. Lembury
to hang May 20 after a jury re-
turned a verdict Of first-degree
murder in connection with the slay.
ing Of her husband in the Fish
Creek district, October 10.
During the trial testimony was
introduced to show that she was
persuaded to kill her husband by
another man.
The Washington times., 1924-02-09

Mrs. Daisy r. Campbell, wife of
James N. Campbell, has been award
ed limited divorce by JuE-
tice Stafford, of the District Su-
preme Court, on the ground of
cruelty and desertion. Mrs. Camp
bell alleged her husband was in
fatuated with a woman to whom
he had written endearing letters,
agreeing to meet her in Atlantic
City.
The Washington times., 1924-02-09
Daily Traffic Calendar
FINES AND COLLATERAL FORFEITUREs.

Total Tor year O4
Total for yesterday
Grand total '...................... 2158
The Washington times., 1924-02-09
W A R N I n 6

Thousands of dollars were lost during 1873
through unsuspectng housewives paying
money to door-todoor solicitors:
These iinerate vendors peddle multitude
of intriguing ideas, ranging from the so-called
"Suit Club" to the picture salesman whose
real purpose it is to sell picture frames They
operate from city to city oftentimes- like a
chameleon changing his name as often as
his location.
The Better Business Bureau warns the pub
lie of Washington never to pay money to door
to-door solicitors unless actual merchandise
is received. Even then it is best to be sure
that the merchandise is as represented.
IF such a salesman wants you to pay money
down on something to be delivered later refer
him to the Better Business Bureau.
Remember, whether you buy shoes or ships
or candlesticks, the transaction is an invest
ment, and it is safest always to
Investigate, Before You MOeH
Better Business Bureau
Washington D. G.
The Washington times., 1924-02-09
ADVERTISEMENT.
GaIlStOneS

Or. II. 10. Paddock, Box 201-WT, Kan
eas City, MO-, says about one person in
ten has infected gall-bladder or gall
stones and neglect often leads to sur
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weak or III for dangerous operations.
These people reasonably wish to avoid
suffering and obtain relief with medi-
cines. The Doctor began specializing on
these troubles rs years ago and his
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60 thousands all over the U. g. Hum
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Rather than suffer or let condition grow
7pd before you decide on sur.
.SEy write the Doctor for his FREE
BOOKLET Describing gallstones and ex-
planning this homo treatment.
The Washington times., 1924-02-09
CO-ED,17,DOFFS SKIRTS;
WOULD BE BOY

Girl in
Liberal Arts
College of
Syracuse
University
startles
faculty by
cutting hair
short and
adopting
stern and
nannish
attire. She
wanted to
finish
education
at Yale,
posing as a
boy, but her
mother
wouldn't
let. her.
@Ma
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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-04-03
Confirm Report of
,Sicilian Earthquake

Rome - Reports of a violent ex-
plosion in the vocano Stromboli, sent
out by the royal observatory on the
island yesterday, were fully confirm
ed by an official communique today.
Meanwhile practical jokers attempt
ed to play an April FOOLS day trick
on the Rome newspapers by causing a
rumor to. spread that there had been
no disturbance and that the observ-
atory's report was itself hoax.
Considerable confusion as to who
was the butt of which joke ensued,
finally to be Strengthened out by to-
days communique, which confirmed
that the explosion occurred at Strom-
bolt early Tuesday morning, follow
ed by fall Of cinders, ashes and a
flow of lava.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-04-03
HARLAN FISKE STONE
SUCCEEDS DAUGHERTY.
Dean of Columbia Law School Picked
by Coolidge for Attorney
General.

Washington, D. C. Harlan Fiske
Stone of New York has been selected
by President Coolidge as attorney gem
eral.
Mr.. Stone was breakfast guest of
the president, and was presented by
Mr.. Coolidge to a group of Senators
called to the White House to discuss
the legislative situation. Although no
direct statement was made to the
presidents guests, they left the White
House with the impression that Mr..
Stones appointment might be an
nounced momentarily.
Mr.. Stone has served since 1910 as
dean of Columbia university law
school and recently resigned to be-
come an active member of the New
York law firm of Satterlee, Garfield
and Stone. He received his law edu-
cation at Amherst and Columbia, and
was admitted to the New York bar in
1898. He is a director of the Atlanta
and Charlotte Air Line railroad COM
pany and other corporations, and is a
Republican although he never has tax
en- leading part in politics.
Summoned to Washington yesterday
Mr.. Stone had a breakfast conference
today with President Coolidge and
was presented by the president to a
number of his callers including the
Republican leaders of the Senate.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-04-03
WHITE ASKED ABOUT
CAMPAIGN FUND
Former Chairman of Democratic Com
mittee Faces Teapot Dome
PrObers Today.

Washington, D. C. With George
White, former chairman of the Demo
cratic national committee, in the wit
ness chair, the oil committee renew
ed its wrangling today as to the relev-
ancy of testimony relating to cam
paign contributions.
Senator Spencer, Republican, Mis-
souri,, asked White if he knew what
contributions had been made to the
Democratic fund in the 1920 campaign
by E. L. Doheny and Harry F. SIN
clair.
Announcing that he would not OBJ
ject to the questioning of White on
this line, Senator Walsh, committee
prosecutor, said the testimony sought
was nevertheless wholly irrelevant.
Senator Spencer insisted, and White
sain Sinclair made no contribution to
the Democratic fund. Doheny had
given $4,000 during the campaign, he
said, and $4,000 afterwards to help
wipe out a deficit.
When, his attention was called to
Doheny's testimony that his contribu-
ton had been $4,000, White said the
California oil magnate was mistaken.
Senator Walsh recalled that Doheny's
memory for figures was faulty in the
case. of the payments made for the
legal services of William G. McAdoo.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-04-03

Kenosha county declared for the re-
nomination of President Calvin Cool
idge at the election on Tuesday and
this county gave majority of the
Republican votes in the presidential
preference primary to all four of the
delegates named to support Coolidge
at the national convention to be held
in Cleveland At the same time the
county gave to it's ''favorite son dele
gate" Thomas S. Scott, vote of con-
fidence which was over five hundred
larger than cast for any other of the
district delegate candidates. Con-
gresham H. A. Cooper of Racine, rum
ming as LaFollette delegate, was
second on the list of district dele
gates 5O4 votes behind Scott. J. A.
Craig of Edgerton, the. other Coolidge
district delegate named by the recent
conference at Elkhorn, was little
over hundred votes behind Mr.. Coop
er in the voting. j. B. Christoph Of
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-04-03

Present Councimen Are Returned By Voters At Polls
CARRY +. ON PROBE
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
Probe of Charges Against Congress
man Zihlman and Langley
is Resumed.

Washington, d. c. The House
committee which is investigating
charges against Representatives ziht-
man of Maryland and Langley of Ken
lucky, Republicans, resumed its hear
ings today behind closed doors. Com
mittee members said it had not been
determined when open hearings would
be held.
Representative Zihlman, who is
chairman of the house labor commit
tee with his counsel, was before the
committee today as was Elias H. Nor
timer who testified before the Chicago
grand jury investigating the veterans
bureau charges.
A report by the Chicago grand jury
was looked into by the grand jury
here, which found no ground for ac-
ton against Mr.. Zihlman. Mr.. Lang
ley, however, was indicted on charges
of conspiracy to violate the prohibition
law through illegal Withdrawals of
liquor.
The committee plans to take up the
Zihlman case for investigation.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-04-03
SCATFE Is WITNESS
in DAUGHERTY PROBE
Once Agent of the Department of Jus
tice Regales Committee with
Story.

Washington, D. C. - Continuing his
complaints about failure of the JUS
tice department to prosecute various
war frauds cases, H. L. Scaife, once
a department investigator told the
Daugherty investigating committee
today that in his opinion Harry M.
Daugherty, Secretary John W. Weeks
and others ought to be indicted in the
WrightMartin Aircraft case.
The witness declared that on the
very day the army airship Roma was
destroyed at Norfolk in 1921, he
had tried to start a department of
justice inquiry into that subject, but
had been blocked by William j. Burns.
1t was his judgment, Seattle said,
that the Wright-Martin case was one
calling for indictments" Pressed by
Senator Moses, Republican New Ham
pshire, he named Secretary Weeks,
former Attorney General Daugherty,
Charles Hayden, chairman of the
Wright Martin board and Guy D. Goff,
former assistant attorney general as
those who should be indicted.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-04-03

Milwaukee, Wis. - Senator Robert
M. LaFollette of Wisconsin continued
to maintain a substantial majority in
the contest for delegates at large to
the Republican national convention
over those pledged to- President
Calvin Coolidge as additional re-
turns were received over crippled
transmission facilities.
Returns from 543 out of 2574 pre-
cincts in the state gave LaFollettee
delegates at large 60,576; Coolidge
delegates at large 32.761.
The majority of the vote reported
up to noon today was from towns and
cities, with very little of the rural
vote showing, i7.s to crippled tele-
phone connections. The delegates at
large who have signified their pref
erence for Governor A. Smith of New
York were leading those pledged to
w. G. McAdoo but the precincts re-
porting were too meager to vouchsafe
prediction on this result.
This was the chief Democratic con-
test in the state although there was
another preferential primary between
McAdoo and Senator James A. Reed of
Missouri. No delegates were named
in support of Senator Reed and with
approximately one-fifth of the state
reporting little interest was display
ed in this race, Mr.. McAdoo was run
ming, however, considerably ahead of
the Missouri senator.
President Coolidge appears almost
certain to have two delegates support
ing him from the first district where
those pledged to him are leading the
LaFollette delegates by more than
1000 votes with but seventeen pre-
cincts to still hear from. The first
district in the extreme southeastern
part of the state takes in the cities
of Kenosha and Racine. This district
also returned plurality for some of
the Coolidge delegates at large and
was the only district. in the state
where the presidents delegates show
ed real strength in the early returns.
The only other district in the state
that the delegates pledged to Senator
LaFollette are liable to be beaten in
is the Sixth, but returns from that sec
ton are so meager as to give no in
dication either way.
The returns from 487 precincts out
of 2574 for the Democratic delegates
at large give Smith 14,109; McAdoo,
9,765. Return from 374 precincts in
the preferential primary between Nc
Adoo and Reed give McAdoo 6,719 and
Reed 2,442.