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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-18
DODGES
PROTOCOL Of
GENEVA
Prefers to Mark Time Until
Another Disarmament Par
ley Is Called

LONDON, Nov. 1S.--<areat Britainin
reported desire to dodge the Geneva
PROTOCOL while waiting for President
Coolidge to call another disarmament
conference took tangible form today
with the governments suggestion
to the council Of the League OF Ma
tions that the question of the pro-
tocol be deieted from the agenda
OF the council at the Rome meeting
In December.
Tn suggestion merely stated that
England was not ready to discuss
the protocol at this time.
It is the first definite move sup
porting the reports that Premier
Baldwin and his associates want to
evade action on the protocol, pre-.
ferrinR to let 1t die altogether and
discuss the same issues later on
terms acceptable to the United
States at an international confer.
ence called by President Coolidge.
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PR0GRESS|VES
WANT EXTRA
SESSION
Cong. Nelson, Leader pf House
Group, Urges stabiIizatiOn
of.Farm Industries

The House progressive group mum
bering from 16 to rs members, ac-
cording to legislative issues and
controlling the balance OF power In
the House viii fight for progressive
legislation during the coming SEES
sion Of Congress, Congressman John
II. Nelson. Of wisconsin. leader, to-
day announced.
Fl do not look for other Iegisla-
tiOn than the appropriation bills at
this short session" said Nelson.
''Buf whatever opportunity shall be
presented we wlII continue our In
sistance on progressive legislation"
Urges Farm Relief.
Nelson said he favored an extra
ordinary session of Congress next
kpring and summer to enact farm
relief legislation.
'SOmething should be done at the
earliest opportunity to stabilize the
agricultural industry and prevent
recurrence OF periods OF depres.
sion" Nelson said II think the
coming spring and summer would
be an excellent time for this be-
cause the work is important and
difficult and viii require study and
time to. perfect"
Nelson also said he understood
that President Coolidge was not IN
favor Of an extraordinary session,
Of the new Congress.
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RETURNs DRAG.
ON RED CROSS
DRIVE
Appeal Is Made to Public
to Join Roll Call
Quickly

Red Cross officials, IN charge Of
the eighth annual roll call, today
added another word to their APP
peal, Please join" The word was
quickly"
While the ron can workers are
tOiling day and night to gather
Washingto quota before the close
Of the week.. returns continued to
lag.
Cody Marsh, executive secretary
Of the roll call in Washington, Ii
sure that many more members have
been obtained than the reports indi-
chke.
we should have been able to
give out the returns on govern.
nent day, which was last Satur-
day, and on church day. which
Was Sunday by rnis time" Mr..
Marsh said today. "But the re-
turns are so far from complete that
Il would be useless to give out any
figures now
Mr. Marsh expressed his belief
that the women workers had been
sWamped with memberships, and
had not had sufficient time to make
an adequate report Computers at
roll call headquarters, 1413 G street
northwest, last night stated the
membership in the present drive
t0taled 11,4S2.
u. 8. Departments Report.
i Government departments and bu.
reaus teIephoned headquarters dur.
ing the morning hours today, asking
that someone be sent to collect the
receipts Of the roll call in the yari.
Gus stations. The Department Of
Agriculture booth reported 1t had
more than $500 on hand to be sent
to headquarters.
Harry X. Thaw, now living with
his mother on an ora Virginia
estate, enrolled in local hotel last
night. He took SO bill from his
pocket and handed 1t to the worker
In charge Of the Red Cross booth.
You ladies keep It up said
Thaw. "The Red Cross Is the. best
thing we have"
Partial returns from local churches
showed the following figures: st.
Johns, Georgetown, twenty-three
members; Church OF the Covenant,
LOT; PetwoFth, fourteen; Washington
Heights Baptist, eight; New York
Avenue Presbyterian, thirteen; st.
Johns Sixteenth street, III; First
Congregational, 12T; Memorial Lu-
theran, fifty-six; Church or Our
Father, 10.
The Junior Red Cross girls are
actively engaged In the roll call.
Last year, they enrolled 10000 In
washington. "a
Outside Of their solicitations, they
have made during the past few
months more than 5000 jars Of jel-
lies and jams for the wounded vet.
Grams In the local Government hos
pitfalls.
The Juniors also have Christmas
program, work upon which will be-
bin as soon as they are through
with the roll call.
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IN ERNAT |ONA[
LABOR GROUP
PLANNED
Cooperation Of Trade Unions
Throughout World Is Hope
Of Samuel Gompers
BY KENNETH CLARK,
InteEn flonal Nawn RerYInn-

Ell PASO, Texas, Nov. is. PLANS
for strengthening the trade union
movement all over the world occu-
pied the chief attention Of the dele.
gates at the second session Of the
American Federation Of Labor con.
ventiOn here today.
In conference with labor repre-
sentatives of Mexico, Great Britain
and Canada, American Federation
leaders discussed plans for co-or-
dinating activities of international
labor bodies to work for the al.
vancement Of workers throughout
the world.
Out Of these conferences Is az.
pected to come a call for a world
labor gathering, probably this win.
ter, then a definite organization of
European and American labor
would be formed.
Ideal Of Gonlpers.
That some sort OF a union OF world
labor organizations may be estab-
nshed underatfe guidance Of the
American Federation Of Labor is the
chief end which Samuel Gonpers,
veteran president, hopes to accom-.
plish before laying down the active
leadership Of American labor which
he has held for sixty years.
This is probably the last year that
Gompers win seek reelection as
president of the federation. With
an international labor organization
an accomplished fact, he would feel
that his work was at an end and that
the time had come for younger hands
to guide American labor. This he
has confided to friends
Because of another joint meeting
with the Mexican Federation OF
Labor the American delegates were
unable today to- dispose of any inn
portant business. The session was
devoted mainly to speeches and in
PRODUCTION Of resolutions.
Charge Exploitation.
Mexican labor leaders, addressing
the convention, were bitter In de-
nouncing what they termed the Tex
plotting capitalists who come to
Mexico and secure large land and
mine holdings"
These financiers are responsible
for any unfriendliness that exists
between the two republics" declared
Richarde Travino, secretary Of the
Mexican federation. I'VE of labor
in Mexico are determined to break
the hold Of American capitalists
upon our business and government. !"
The report of the federation's
executive council on politics is to be
laid before the convention tomorrow.
Recommending that labor as an or.
ganization shun any third party
moves, 1t Is expected to be adopted
with uttla argument
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INsPECTIO Of
TAX RETURNS
LIMITED
Special Hours WIN Be Set for
Public Examination 81
Records

Special hours viii be established
for public inspection OF income tax
returns, internal Revenue Commits.
sioner Blair directed today.
In regulations concerning publicity
dispatched 10 all collectors, Blair
recommended that the list be opened
Tor inspection only three days q
week and three hours . day.
Blair reiterated his warning 70
newspapers against the publication
|of returns, calling attention 10 pro-
visions Of the law prohibiting such
publication.
10 Sue NeWspapers.
While Blair was sending out mis-
instructions Attorney General stone
was completing preparations for i'll
ing charges against newspapers for
violation Of the publication restrIc-
ton. It was expected the action
against newspapers would be filed
within . short time.
Experience has demonstrated
that there are many who desire to
see the lists for no obvious reason"
Blair told collectors. cit Is necos.
sary that careful supervision Of the
publicity section Of the revenue act
be made In order that work Of post
ing payments to the list and other
administrative details may not be
delayed.
1T is essential that the Decom.
Der bills be mailed promptly on De.
cember l, and notices Tor delinquent
taxpayers be sent out promptly"
Blair's suggestion that collectors
might be able to modify the time
OF inspection either by increasing
or decreasing the days and hours
suggested.
The collectors we're instructed to
give notice to the press to the time
they had allotted for inspection and
to explain the necessity Of the 10.
striction.
Requests Disregafded.
Requests from individuals for
lists OF persons paying taxes in ex-
cess Of 5000, or any other given
amount viii be disregarded, Blair
ordered. Blanket requests from
applicants who desire information
as. to the amounts paid by COM
petitors or persons engaged in sim
liar industries without specifying
the names or concerns can OF course
not be complied with unless the
names Of the taxpayers are given.
This applies to any other re-
quests Of similar nature. Requests
for dnformatione received from any
branch or establishment Of the Fed
eral Government WIN be referred
to the bureau for attention.
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SCHOOL TO BE NAMED
IN HONOR or STUART

Formal notification from the Com
missioners of the approval OF the
name of Alexander TAFT Stuart, late
director of intermediate instruction
and former superintendent Of
schools. for the junior high school
to be opened at Fifth and # streets
northeast, will be presented TO the
Board Of Education at a meeting
tomorrow afternoon at Franklin
School.
Mr.. Stuart, during his long period
Of school service, was closely identi-
fled with the schools Of the eastern
section OF Washington, having
served as supervisor Of the schools
Of the southeast He also was a
believer in the junior high school
movement.
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POTOMAC YARDS
FIGHT AGAIN
IN COURT
Southern Railroad Would Pre-
vent R, r. & P. Enforcing
Ban Order

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Nov. 1S.--
Court action was .resorted to by
the Southern Railroad yesterday
In the controversy with the Rich
Inond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
Railroad over the use or certain
tracks in Potomac yards.
Representative of the Southern
appeared before Judge Samuel G..
Brent. sitting in the circuit court
here. and obtained an injunction
against the r. f. & p. restraining
It from enforcing an order to keep
the Southern from using tracks Of
egress and ingress into the yards,
which Is the terminal for freight
and passenger service between the
South and the North.
The trouble, 1t Is alleged, il the
outcome of the construction by
the Southern railroad of their own
yards south Of the city and the
removal Of the greater part Of
their business to this point. Previ-
GUS to this arrangement all the
freight and passenger service had
been attended to through the Po-
tomac yards, the property of the
r. r. and p.
The injunction Is returnable No
vember 25, and the case will be
argued before Judge Brent on that
date.
Tonight the judges in the Booster
contest will appear at the audi
forum of the Chamber of Com
merce and make the awards, which
are as follows: First prize, one
Ford sedan: second prize, one radf.
ola; third prize, one radiola; fourth
prize, 500 in merchandise certifi.
Gates; fifth prize, SIS In merchan-
disc certificates; sixth prize, $50 in
merchandise certificates; seventh
prize, $26 in merchandise certifi-
Gates; eighth to tenth prizes, SIS
In certificates; eleventh to six
teenth prize, $40 In certificates;
seventeenth to fifty-second prizes,
IS in certificates.
Funeral services for Robert M.
West, Gum Springs, Va. who was
killed Saturday night when the car
in which he was riding was forced
off the Camp Humphreys road, were
held this afternoon from Demaines
Chapel. Burial was In the Union
Cemetery. Mr.. West was q bachelor.
j. Randall Cation addressed the
students in the high school today
on "The Constitution" as part OF
the program arranged here for the
observance OF Education Week. Each
school will hear a speaker on some
subject relative to. the government
this week.
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SCHOOL BOARD SOCIAL"
RESULTS KEPT SECRET

The results OF the social gather.
ing Of the Board of Education last
Friday evening may be revealed at
a meeting Of the board tomorrow
afternoon at Franklin School
The presence of officials Of the
community center department Of the
public schools ct the conference,
otherwise termed social gather
ing" Friday night, led to, the belief
that discussion of community center
affairs had been included In the
procedure, and would be brought
into open session tomorrow. Doc
tor F. /. A. Bennett, hoard mem.
her. at a previous meeting, OBJ
jected to reports on center activities.
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FIDo TO HAVE YAPoR
BATHS IN NEW HOSPITAL

NEW YORK, Nov. 1s.--vapcr
baths. dietary kitchens and open
air runs. all for the benefit Of
dogs, are among the features Of the
addition Just completed to the hos
pital OF the American Society for
the Prevention Of Cruelty to Ami
mails here. The addition win be de-
voted exclusively to the treatment
Of dlstemper, dogdon's most de-
vastating disease.
The new ward Is isolated ana
has separate operating rooms. 1t
is the second addition built within
tive years. The hospital now has
accommodation for z6S dogs. and
in ten months has given $4,000
days treatment 20 about 1000
animals.
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COOLIDGE GETS TARIFF
BOARDS SUGAR REPORT

The report of the United States
Tariff Commission on the sugar
tariff is now before President Cool.
idge, it was announced at the White
House today.
The President win use the report
as a basis for any changes that
may be made in the sugar duty.
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SAVINGS funds
SHOW BIG
XMAS
Banks Start Paying Out 81.
500, 900 Buying Boom
Reported BY Stores

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win be between $4.5OO,OoO and
IS 100000
The cold weather has started q
buying wave which is not expected
to stop until after the New Year,
and this wave is expected to be in
full swing by December /, accord
ing to opinions expressed today BY
department store managers and
other business men.
Business Is better right now
than 1t has been at any time during
the present year, and there ID no
reason why It should not keep up"
declared A. G. Case, general man.
ager Of the Palais Royal, today.
"Since the cold spell set in we have
had some Of the busiest days in
the history OF the store and It
seems to be getting heavier every
day.
Shop Early Their Plea.
Harold H. Leyi, manager Of The
Hecht Company also reports a
large volume OF business within the
past few weeks.
"with the appearance Of cold
weather our entire sales force has
been taxed to the utmost" he said.
zone day alone last week we sold
more than 1900 overcoats and other
sales were In proportion. / look
forward to one OF the busiest
Christmas seasons in the history
Of our store. The people Of Wash
ington apparently have plenty OF
money, and they are beginning to
spend IT," he declared. Similar ex.
pressions were voiced by other
store managers, all of whom seem.
ingly had but one request ana that
"Do your Christmas shopping
early"
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$50, 900 IN DAMAGES IS
SOUGHT FOR AUTO HURTS

Thomas Sharp today filed suit in
the District Supreme Court against
Robert M. Thompson and Hilda
Sykes, claiming from each $4,000
damages for alleged personal in.
jufies.
Plaintiff, represented by Attorney
James Sherrier claims that while
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MRS. HARDING IS
SOMEWHAT
BETTER
Widow Of Late President Raj
lies From Early Morn
ing Weakness

MARION, Ohio. Nov. 1s.-The
condition OF Mrs. Florence King
Harding, widow Of the late Presi-
dent warren Q. Harding. remained
unchanged this morning. according
to bulletin issued by Doctor Carl
w. Sawyer. her physician.
MRS. Harding's condition re-
manned unchanged during the
night" Doctor Sawyer said. AT
6 o'clock this morning her pulse
became very weak and her respira-
ton shallow. She Is now rallying
from this and seems to be little
stronger"
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These two veterans Of the world
war are scheduled to die Friday
for the murder Of Major Samuel
HI. McLeaFy, Of the United States
army. formerly stationed at Camp
Meade. Md. The two soldiers were
walking along the road to Column
bla: 8. c., from their camp. Major
McLeary was driving his car
their way and Offered them q
lift. During the ride, they at
tackled and murdered the officer,
rObbing him and hiding the body
In the woods. When Major Me
Leary failed to call for money
sent to him, army officials con-
Quoted a search and located the
body. The missing car was traced
to Kings home. When questioned,
he confessed. HaFreII was later
taken into custody and admitted
completely in the attack and muir.
der
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NO Glue IS
FOUND TO
SLAYER
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oner, and the inquest, held early
this morning. resulted In verdict
Of death from repeated blows by
blunt instrument III the hands Uf
q person unknown to the jury. !"
Attacked From Ambush.
''The murderer must have waited
IN cCncealnent and taken his
victim by surprise" declared
States Attorney Briscoe. There
were no sIgns Of q scuffle. II was
. most brutal and unexpected at
tack.
.'1Er. Ching was struck across the
front OF the head ana then the
back OF his skull was crushed in
by three or four blows. His cloth
ing was not disarranged and his
pockets, as far as we can tell, had
not been searched.
thought at first he might have
been struck by an automobile and
his body flung onto the sidewalk.
This theory, however, was discarded
az soon as the body was examined.
&c was deliberate murder"
Mr.. Briscoe said that the victim
left his home last night at 6 o'clock
without telling members OF his fam
Ny where he was going.
Long In Politics.
Mr.. Ching, who was fifty.five
years old. had been q lifelong resi-
dent Of LeOnardtown. and had been
engaged In the practice Of law here
since 1895. He had been prominent
In Maryland politics for thirty years
and earlier In his career had held
minor public offices. He had been
chairman Of the Republican state
central committee for many years.
He was one of the best known
lawyers In this section Of the state.
He was "a law partner Of General
i. Allison Wilmer, former adjutant
general Of Maryland.
He leaves q widow and five
daughters, one of whom Il q nuns
living at Nazareth, KY.
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riding in his automobile on b near
Seventeenth streets, northwest on
April rs, 1922 he was run into by
defendants automobiles, suffering
serious and permanent injuries.
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Coolidge to Name Judges

Vacancies in the Federal judiciary
win be filled by President Coolidge
soon after Congress convenes next
month. 1t was stated at the White
House today.
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one MIasInt Il SO. OO0 Fire.

NEWARK. N. T.. Nov. 1s.--one
man was missing today after an
explosion on q barge at Linden, N.
j., fired a gasoline tanker along
side. These flames threatened to
sweep the entire water front. Sew
eral members Of the crews Of the
barge and tanker, their clothing
blown away, saved themselves by
plunginK into the ICY waters Of
Staten Island sound in their blazing
vnderclot
The barge and tanker were de-
struyed. Tanks on shore contain
In more than $4,000 gallons OF gaso-
line. went up In smoke and flame.
Damage was estimated at 100000.
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TMo Die 4 Az crash

TOKYO, Nov. 1.-two army air
planes collided in mid-air this after.
noon during military maneuvres at
Nagoya. Pilots of both machines
we're killed.
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Grange EXHIBIT Lost.

The fire started in the Hotel
Boutwell,, a frame structure,
spread to the Senator Hotel, a
frame and brick building and from
flying embers, the casino caught
fire.
The exhibit Of the National
Grange, which is concentrating in
Atlantic City, with farmers and
ranchers from all States attending,
was destroyed. It was valued at
SO 900.
Firemen from VentnOr city, Mar
gate City, Longport, Pleasantville,
Somers Point and Ocean City,
aided the local department.
The exact origin Of the fire has
not been ascertaineu. 1t was dis.
covered by a bellboy, who detected
smoke In the rear OF the kitchen.
II had evidently been burning for
a long time. It spread from the
timel1eepers' department to the
upper floors, and soon the whole
rear Of the building was a mass
Of flames.
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DISTRICT
WOMAN IN
Bis FIRE
Heroine Carries Mrs. Franklin
to Safety Woman and
Man Lose Lives
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trating wind. which fortunately bley
from the northwest toward the
boardwalk ana away from . group
Of hotels in the square. made their
work doubly difficult.
m. J. Collins. owner Of the Hotel
Boutwell,. in which the fire started.
said the Boutwell, and the Hotel
Senator. owned by him, had been
damaged to the extent Of $7O0, 900.
More than 100000 damage was
done to the Casino and to the Wilt
shire, which was nearly flooded.
Guests were forced to flee in night
clothing. They were sheltered at
nearby hotels.
The Injured were: Mrs. Nettie May
Slick, South Fork. Pa, both legs
fractured. condition serious; Bedford
Taylor, Frank Marsh, Captain Allen
Darby. G. Il. Fry, and George VOL
sieffer, firemen, who suffered cuts
and Commissions in the difficult fight
against the fire. Temperature near.
~ 20 degrees below freezing. and a
cutting wind made their task more
difficult.
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six FurIongs.
FOURTH RACE.

One aaile and seventy yards.
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SECOND RACE.
Six and one-half furlonRs.
FIRST RACE.
= = = NAe1y+ AN<ANA1s
Five and one.half FurIones

Rags. Belcross. Sweepstakes, Glenn
TheisGa, Marie Maxim.