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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-01-12
QUICK TRIAL IS
PROM|SEDFOR
STONEHA|N
District Attorney to Push Case
Against Giants Owner
and Others.

NEW YORK, Jan. 12.--Quich
trials were promised today by
United States District Attorney Viii
liam Hayward for Charles A. Stone
ham, principal owner of the New
York Giants, and seven other men
indicted with him on charges OF
using the mails to defraud.
The eight will be arraigned Mon
day and brought to trial las quickly
as the condition Of the court cal
endar permits" Hayward said.
The indictments, including twelve
counts, were based on representa-
tons to the public at the time
Stoneham transferred his broker,
age business to Elmore D. Dyer
who formed the firm of Hughes and
Dyer, which later became E. D.
Dyer and company.
The Dyer concern failed for more
than 100000 about two years age
and Dyer awaits trial on sixteen
charges Of larceny and bucketing
The indictments named in addition
to Stoneham, are Leo j. Bondy, his
attorney; Horace A. Stoneham, his
brother and former partner in
Charles A. Stoneham and Company
Gilmore d. Dyer, Ross F. Robertson
one of Stoneham's partners; Freder
lex Andrews, Bernard A. Andrews
and August Stroh, clerks for e. d
Dyer and Company.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-01-12
LONG SESSIONS FOR
YOUNG PUPILS PROTESTED

Sunshine, fresh air and unsuper.
vised play are just as important as
mental training, said DIR. Lewis j.
Battle, chairman of the Chamber
Of Commerce committee on public
health, last night in protesting
against morning and afternoon ses-
sions for first and second grade
pupils. The protest was made be-
fore the John r. West Schools
Parent Teacher Association.
Resolutions approving DR.. Bat
ties suggestion were adopted.
Copies will be sent to the Board
Of Education, the District Commits
sioners and the Federation of Citi-
zens' Associations.
The association appropriated 800
to be given to the Parent Teacher
Association of mcfarland Junior
High School, which will be organic
ed next Friday night
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-01-12
GROUP TOSFUDY
VIRGIN ISLES
LEAVES
Killing of Rum Making, Prin-
cipaI Industry, Cut PopuIa-
ton in Half.

A commission appointed by Sec.
rotary of Labor Davis left New
York city this morning to study
economic conditions in the Virgin
Isles. Since the Government closed
down the main industry of the
island, which was rum making,
there has been idleness and much
dissatisfaction. The population has
been reduced, as result, from 5000
inhabitants in 1917, to about $4,000
at the present time.
A complaint was made that un.
less employment is found for the
natives and health conditions i'm
proved the isles will soon be de-
serted. After a study of conditions,
for six weeks, the commission will
return to Washington with reports
and recommendations.
The committee is composed Of
Charles E. Mitchell. West Virginia
w. H. c. Brown, Newport News;
George H. Woodson. Des Moines;
Jefferson Coage, Delaware, and
Cornelius Richardson. Richmond,
all colored.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-01-12
RAILWAY STRIKE
THREATENS
BRITAIN
Labor Party Expected to At
tempt to Avert WaIkout
by Engineers.

LONDON, Jan. 12.-Reports that
strike of railway locomotive en-
gineers has been secretly called for
next Saturday in England, Scot
land, and Wales, led to predictions
today that Ramsay Macdonald and
other moderate leaders of the Brit
ish Labor party will concentrate all
their efforts next week toward
averting such a walkout
The National Union of Railway
Employees denied that any other
branch of railway labor save the
engineers were involved in the re-
ported strike movement.
There is much speculation as to
what effect railway locomotive
engineer strike would have upon
the Labor party's chances of coming
into power. If Ramsay Macdonald
should become premier next week,
as many believe he will, leaders of
the railway strikers would expect
the government to compel the rail-
way companies to grant all the
mems demands.
Sees Strike as Only Way.
1--WE do not see any way out of
it but to strike" said F. Bromley.
leader of the engineers. 1--WE are
to strike within twenty.four hours
and we can tie up every railway
line in the country.
1.-THE attitude of the railway COM
panies is uncompromising.
The men demanded a wage in
crease and the reduction of the
working day from nine to eight
hours.
The railway wage board made
recommendations which the en-.
engineers union refused to adopt.
It is expected that the threat
ened strike will be brought ID in
the House of Commons next week.
King to Speak.
King Georges speech, opening
the business session of the new
House of Commons, will be read
Tuesday. The fireworks are antici-
pated at once. Labor party lead
ers already have intimated that
they will attack the kings speech,
suggesting an amendment dealing
with unemployment.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-01-12
Parental Strategy Met
With Waterloo in Case of
Mary Henriette Rogers
BY MARGERY REX,
Written for Cosmopolitan New. servic,

Written for Cosmopolitan News Service.
NEW YORK, Jan. 12.-Society's
small world. and the great world
that reads of society, always ex-
pected Mary Henriette Rogers,
known to her intimates as Millicent,
to make brilliant marriage.
Mary Henriette Rogers is heiress
to $40,0O0,000.
H. H. Rogers. her grandfather,
made 1t in Standard Oil.
The Prince of Wales, on his first
visit to this continent was struck
by the rare beauty of Miss Rogers.
And he made no secret of his ad-
miration.
While this in no way affected
the good qualities of James Madison
Thompson, to whom "Millicent" was
then engaged. 1t did emphasize the
desirability of the lovely Miss
Rogers.
Mrs. Henry Huddleston Rogers,
the mother Of Mary "Millicent,"
then became strategist. Paris
was the only place in the world,
she told Mary, in which a proper
trousseau could be obtained. Her
daughter took the maternal word
for 1t and permitted herself to be
taken to Europe.
Parental Tact.
Europe would be q long wav
from Jimmie Thompson, of course,
and Europe, like other places, is
full Of men. Some of them worth
while, and many of them titled,
From London, in 1921, came news
of the Prince of Wales continued
admiration. And a cablegram an
nouncing that the engagement of
Mary Millicent Rogers and James
Thompson was ended by mutual
consent" A successful strategy on
Mrs. Rogers part.
Now let us see what the result
of parental tact" has brought
about.
She that was" Mary Millicent
Rogers has become secretly and
suddenly the bride of Count Salrn.
Hoogstraeten, an Austrian, forty
years old and divorced.
The lovely American girl heiress
whose wedding was expected to be
a dazzling international event, with
paens of triumphal music from tall
cathedral organs to celebrate it's i'm.
portance, instead chose the plain
little chapel in the municipal build.
ing. No flowers, no -four hun
dred," no ancestral wedding veil.
A Plain Ceremony.
Just the plain office, furnished In
golden oak, where thousands Of
couples in humble Circumstances have
made their vows. And where dozens
probably were waiting for Mary
"Millicent," heiress to forty mil.
lions, to get through becoming the
second Countess Salm-Hoogstraeten.
wife Of q divorced Austrian dealer
in antiques.
Elopements, ssudden - marriages.
and marrying for love are not alien
to the history of the Rogers family.
Mai Rogers, sister of H. III.
Rogers, jr.. father of the present
bride, eloped in 1893 with Joseph
Cooper Mott, descendant of revo-
lutionary family. Her father, H. Fl.
Rogers. ST., grandfather of Mary
Millicent. had threatened to Danish
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-01-12
MELLOW PLAN
BENEF|TSMCH,
HESAYS
Tax Proposal Does Little for
Small income Man, Cong.
Tague Asserts.

Asserting that the propaganda
in favor of the Mellon tax plan has
been marvellous and about the best
I have encountered in Congress.
Congressman Peter +. Tague. Massa-
chusetts Democratic member of the
Ways and Means Committee, today
issued a statement asserting that
the Mellon proposal was a measure
that would heavily. cut the taxes of
wealthy folk without doing much
for the man of modest means. He
also charged that agitation for the
Mellon plan seems also to have been
directed as a bludgeon to kill the
soldier bonus and asserted that I'M
der the measure, the sponsor of 1t,
Secretary of the Treasury Andrew
w. Mellon, would save himself in
the vicinity of 100000, along with
other men of large income"
The man of modest income"
said Tague, will be obliged to meet
the deficit, caused by reductions in
the higher brackets of surfaces I'M
der the Mellon proposal"
He pointed out that the Demo.
cratic tax reduction plan, offered
to supplant the Mellon proposal,
would reduce the amount of taxes
the man of modest means is now
required to pay, making his exemp-
ton $4,000 where it is now 81 900
and reducing the tax assessment on
the remainder.
From what l can perceive the
organized propaganda for the Mel
Ion plan has not had the effect
looked for" he said. Very nearly
every member of Congress is con-
WINGED that the demand for a bill
along the lines of the Mellon plan
has not been spontaneous, and, Con-
gress Is proceeding to consider the
problem of tax reduction with a
view of enacting the best bill for
the most people. Congress Is the
lawmaking body, and, having re-
ceived Mr.. Melons plan, will digest
1t. extract onlv the best features,
and prepare a tax reduction bill
for the plain, everyday people-not
for the financial interests.
Congress has. kept it's head above
the deluge of propaganda for the
Mellon plan and is working hard
and earnestly to prepare and en-
act the best tax reduction program
consistent with the expenss of con-
Quoting the Government. The only
net result of the Mellon plan propa-
ganda has been increased postal
revenue, and increased work for
printers and stenographers."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-01-12
GIRL BANDIT IS
SOUGHT IN
DENVER
Directed HoId-up by Male
Companions and Escaped
With $4,000 Loot.

DENVER, Col, Jan. 12.-Denver's
underworld today is being combed
by the police in an effort to ferret
out beautiful girl desperate and
her two male companions who last
night held up the Christensen &
Jacobson Diamond Company and
escaped with gems valued at be-
tween 100000 and $4,000 while
hundreds of people thronged the
street.
Under the command Of the girl
bandit, one of the two men, stepped
to the side of Christensen, who was
removing the jewels from a show
case and ordered him to stand
where you are"
With revolver pressed to his
side, Christensen was ordered to
hand over the bag containing the
valuables. He then was marched
to the basement of the establish
ment while the bandit retraced his
steps to the street and entered q
waiting automobile.
The woman, who was described
as being unusually attractive, en-
gineered the robbery from the side
walk in front of the automobile.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-01-12
Wives Keep Husband
Looking Seedy,S Says
ClOthier

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j.,
Jan. 12.-Men of the United
States display a lack of good
taste and do not give enough
time to the selection Of their
clothes, Leo H. Schwed, of
Elizabeth, president of the New
Jersey Retail Clothers and Fur
nishers' Association, said at the
annual convention of the asso-
citation.
"They want their wives to
be well dressed and take pride
in their appearance, but their
wives frequently are embar-
raised because their husbands
have not shown good taste in
the selection of their Clothes"
he said.
Schwed urged the clothiers
to give their support to a "bet-
ter wearing apparel" drive and
endeavor to educate men to a
point where they will demand
better, quality.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-01-12
WAR
POPULAR IN
GERMANY
BaVarian Minister Cites Hatred
of France as "coupists"
Motives.
BY BERNARD PERSON.
International News Service.
IbIHtANTUWstT NVWN bUEVICCs
Copyright. 1924, by International
News SerVicel

NEWS CeENlCe.D
BERLIN, Jan. 12.-"The idea of a
war of revenge against France is
growing in Germany by leaps and
bounds; it is even taking hold on
persons who were formerly pacif-
lists" said Hans Guertner, Bavarian
minister Of justice, in an exclusive
statement to International News
Service today.
Herr Guertner added that hatred
of France and indignation with the
Berlin government for not taking a
more aggressive attitude toward the
French were the emotions actuating
most of the followers Of Herr Hitler
and the other Bavarian "coupists."
Force Is Approved.
Minister Guertner continued:
'In the oppressive atmosphere in
which Germany has been living for
years anyone who advocates force
readily finds a following. The cry
for war of revenge. for a dictator
and the support of the National So
cialist Party FascistD led by Hitler
all these things are traceable in
the last analysis to the unbearable
economic conditions imposed by the
Versailles treaty and the occupation
of the Ruhr and Rhineland by
French and Belgian troops. The
danger of a new 'putsch' is ever
present as long as the economic con-
ditions of our country continue what
they are today. What we demand
in Bavaria is this:
First, restoration of the Rhine
land and Ruhr to full German SOW
ereignty.
Second, recognition by the rest of
the world of the fact that foreign
loan to Germany would be good
business investment"
(Note: France has just sent
note to Berlin which is under
stood to refuse to restore Ger
man civil administration in the
Ruhr and Rhineland. The allied
investigation of Germany's ca
pacity for PREPARATIONS payments
and the advisability of making
foreign loan to Germany will
open in Paris Monday.-Ed)
DeplOres Anti.Semiticism.
The correspondent asked Minister
Guertner what he thought about the
anti-Semitic movement in Bavaria,
which appears to be growing
stronger. He replied:
every nation that is in misery
seeks culprits. Just as the wrath of
the French people after the French
revolution turned against the 'ac-
capareurs' and the 'acquisiteurs' the
Bavarians are now concentrating all
their fury upon the Jews.
"Of course, this Is wrong, and the
Bavarian government does not share
this attitude. 1t is true that there
are many people in Bavaria who
have been profiting from the misery
of their fellow-countrymen, but 1t is
wrong to say they are all Jews.
There are plenty Of Gentiles among
them"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-01-12
.LUDW|G'S WIFE
IS WITHOUT
DOWRY
Rumor Has It Count and
Heiress Are Not Forgiven
by Family.

NEW YORK, Jan. 12.-There
were indications today that Count
Ludwig Salm Won Hoogstraeten
and his beautiful society bride, the
former Mary Millicent Rogers,
were still awaiting parental
forgiveness, with little likelihood of
getting 1t. incidentally, the smart
set wonders If the charming Mill.
cent hasn't jeopardized her queen
ly dowry by the secret match.
The countess has been regarded
as virtual heiress Of the SAC. 600. 900
fortune left by her grandfather, H.
H. Rogers, Standard Oil pioneer.
Evade Publicity.
The clippers literally harricaded
themselves in the palatial apart.
ment of the brides millionaire
father at the Ritz-C Carlton in an
effort to shut out further publicity
of their secret marriage.
Certain lips in the brides mar
row circle OF friends lid not
AAOSAS0bS " WuAcpSA u 6udtLI1Ht OO-
jections on the part Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Huddleston Rogers to
their charming daughters secret
union with a foreigner whom they
had not accepted as q sOn-in-law.
There were those of this group
who professed that no later than
yesterday, Mrs. Rogers reiterated
her un4lterable position, and that
her husband acquiesced in 1t. Others
who declared their conviction that
there would be no royal dowry
from the vast wealth Of the Rogers
were told that the countess herself
was protected by her grandfather's
will to the extent Of $4,000 an.
nually.
RumOrs Have Basis.
RumorS that GOODNESS continues
seem to be founded on the fact
that Mr.. and Mrs. Rogers are not
in Tuxedo park, as reported by the
count, who held this as evidence
that he had been forgiven since
the Rogers city apartment had
been turned over to the honey.
mooners.
The count and countess had
luncheon in the Ritz-Carlton with
DR.. Schmidt. the Aus.siap vice con.
sui, as their guest. The bride and
bridegroom dined last evening with
Mrs. Charles Henry Coster.
Meanwhile, at the Great Northern
Hotel. was Baroness Won WEIGHS.
who, as Fern Andra, was a NOV
ing picture star in Berlin. The
count was leading man in her pic.
ture, The Red Rider"
The baroness said 1t was no sur
prise to learn the count was mar.
ried so soon after arriving in
America. She said he had been
because of his position, his
athletic figure, and his title
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her to Europe if she did not give
up this young Mott, who was al
ways about.
So Mai Rogers ran off to Sleeps
head Bay and became Mrs. Mott.
Forthwith her stern parent placed
her in a convent with a companion
to see that she did not communicate
with her young husband.
Results: First, Mai Rogers mother
died of a broken heart, and, second
a divorce was obtained for Mai
Rogers by mention of Motifs &C
ouaintance with a frankie
Adams" In June, 1900, Mai Rogers
married William e. Coe, an English
man. The Goes now live at plant
ing Fields" oyster Bay, according
to the social register.
Before this, in 1895, Mai Rogers
brother, Henry Huddleston Rogers
jr., son of the Standard Oil king
who dealt so firmly with his daugh
ter'sl romance, met and courteC
pretty Mary Benjamin, granddaugh
ter of Park Benjamin, the poet, anC
comparatively poor girl.
This is not the Count Salm
Hoogstraeten's first venture into
matrimony. His first wife. from
whom he was divorced in 1912, was
the Countess Marie Won Krumsta.
An affidavit from the municipal
court in Vienna presents a curious
preclude to the Counts marriage tc
Miss Rogers.
This document stated that there
was no legal obstacle to a marriage
between the Count and Grace Sands
Coffin, who, by the way, is known
in New York society as Mrs. Mont
gomery Coffin. Count Salm-Hoogs
traeten explains that statement as
follows:
THAT was just an idea Of mine
last July"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-01-12
RICH STATE CARRIAGES
TO BE REBUILT BY JAPS

TOKYO, Jan. Estate carriages
for the imperial family. valued at
approximately 100000 yen Isl, $780,
000), must be replaced, as result Of
the destruction in the September
earthquake of vehicles there. Hand
somely decorated coaches, among
them the coach built for the prince
regent and his bride to ride in
directly following their marriage
ceremony, and the one the present
emperor rode in to his coronation
ceremony in 1915, were demolished
when the stables in the imperial
palace compound fell in the earth
quake of September /, 1923.
In all eighty carriages in the
imperial palace compounds were
destroyed, as were thirteen At the
Akasaka detached palace.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-01-12
PLEA FOR MATCH COSTS
THIEVES 100000 SMOKES

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 12.-One
hundred thousand cigarettes and
not one match! Got a MATCH"
queried one of three men to De.
tective Holman, near Eleventh and
Vine streets, this morning.
Yep" And then, when the
three reached into a big carton they
were carrying between them and
secured a pack Of smokes" the
detectives placed them under ar
rest. In the huge carton were
found 100000 cigarettes, said to
have been stolen from Pier 10.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-01-12
CHECK FROM PARADISE
CASHED AT TOMBSTONE

SANTA BARBARA, CAL, Jan. IL.
City Treasurer w. r. Kearney
for a time believed he was being
made the victim Of a practical Joke
when he received a check from
J. c. Hancock in payment of taxes.
The check was drawn on Tomb
stone bank, and Hancock's resi-.
dence was given as Paradise. Lo.
cal bankers accepted the check as
good. Hancock formerly lived here.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-01-12
PARIS BIRTH RATE RISES,
WHILE FRANC GOES DOWN

PARIS, Jan. 12.-While the franc
does down, the birth rate goes up.
according to official statistics for
the first nine months Of the year
1928
In the ninety departments there
we're 5S4,45S births in that period,
against 506,007 deaths, or an excess
OF 78,451 births.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-01-12
lNDIAN-AFGHAN BORDER
SITUATION is SERIOUS

LAHORE. India. Jan. 12.-The
situation upon the Indian. Afghan
border is again becoming serious.
II 10 alleged that the Afghan gov.
eminent ig giving protection to rov.
ing gangs of murderers and bandits.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-01-12
Failures Increase

NEW YORK, Jan. 12.--Business
failures for the week ending jan
uary 10 number SEA. which COM
pare with Ala last week. $50 in the
like week Of 1923. III in 1922, SCI
in 1921 and 1913 in 1920, according
TO Bradstreets.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-01-12
M'LEAN CHECKS
NEVER CASHED,
SAYSFALL
Former Senator Refuses to Exc
plain Further Source Of
Funds for Ranch.
By International News Service.

PALM BEACH, Fla, Jan. H..
The source of a loan Of $1O0, 900,
which ex-SecretaFy of the Interior
Albert B. Fall secured to complete
his purchase Of a ranch In New
Mexico adjoining his property, re-
manned unexplained today as @ re-
suit Of statements taken from Ed
ward B. Mclean, Washington pub
Usher, and Fall himself, by Sen.
ator Walsh, Democrat, Of Montana.
Walsh, acting as a subcommittee
of one, came to Palm Beach to take
testimony from Fall and Mclean
in connection with the Senate's i'm
vestigation into Falls leasing of Tea
pot Dome Oil Reserve to Sinclair
interests.
Checks Never Cashed.
Mclean admitted making Fall a,
loan of 100000 at the latter's re-
quest, but stated the checks were
returned uncashed by the former
Cabinet member.
Fall confirmed the transaction Of
the loan from Mclean and the re-
turn of the checks uncashed, OK.
planning that he was able to finance
his deal from other sources. The
identity Of these sources, Fan de-
clined to reveal.
II wish it thoroughly under
stood, however" said Fall in q let
ter to Walsh, that the source from
which I obtained the money was
in no way connected with Mr..
Sinclair. or in any way involved in
any connection regarding Teapot
Dome or any oil concession.
Health Too Bad.
Further than this L would not
care to go at the present time, in
asmuch as ! am not in anything
like the physical condition to stand
the ordeal Of examination. / may
desire to amplify this statement to
you for the committee at some
later date"
Senator Walsh probably will re-
turn to Washington to make a re-
port to the committee before any
further effort is made to ascertain
the source Of the 500, 200 ,Celn.
Whether Fall will be summoned be-
fore the committee for further
questioning will depend upon the
committee itself.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-01-12
HE[['S BOTTOM
STORE ROBBED
BY GANG
Still Found in Home of One OF
Three Brothers
Arrested.

CLARENDON, Va. Jan. H.
Sheriff H. B. Fields, investigating
robbery at the store Of John
Wise, colored, of "Hell's Bottom"
in which 500 worth of merchandise
had been stolen, found evidence
which resulted in the arrest Of Al.
bert Cooper and Lester Cooper,
Another brother, Manuel Cooper,
said to be the ring leader of the
gang, was found after a search of
his home. A fifty-gallon still was
found in the house by the officers.
All three men were taken to the
Arlington county Jail. where they
were locked up charged with rob-
berry. In addition, Manuel Cooper
was charged with manufacturing
whiskey in violation of the prohibi-
ton laws.
Most of the stolen property was
found in Manuel Coopers house.
A gallon of whiskey was found
in the house occupied by Sussie
Beverly and Agnes Morris, colored,
of Hell's Bottom, searched yester'
day by Sheriff Fields and several
officers. Both women were taken
to the Arlington county jail and
locked up, charged with illegal pos
session in violation of the prohibi'
ton laws. Fannie Grimes, colored
who was found under the influence
of liquor, was arrested and jailed.