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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-01
FOUR DEAD, TEN
HURT |NF|RE
IN NEWYOR
Blaze in Lodging House
Forces Many Occupants to
Leap From Windows

NEW YORK, Dec. Trapped
by flames while they were still
sleeping, four persons were burned
to death and ten others were
seriously injured in a fire in a
four-story lodging house at No.
113 West Sixty-third ttreet early
today.
The body Of Mrs. Mary DON
nelly, forty-five, was the only one
identified. The bodies Of the other
victims were found when the
ruins cooled. They were SO badly
burned that even their sex could
not be determined.
Panics in Big Hotels.
The fire was in the heart of the
uptown hotel district. Guests in
the Hotel Empire were awakened
and prepared to leave the hotel, but
were sent back to their rooms by
firemen. BY the time fire ap.
paratus responded to the first
alarm, the four-story lodging house
was clouded in heavy smoke and
fire had enveloped the upper
floors. .Scantily clad guests flooded
the street from nearby hotels.
So quickly had the flames eaten
their way into the building that
stairway exit was cut off.
One Of the first persons rescued
by the hook and ladder crew was
Michael Garcia, who was hanging
by his fingers from .the ledge Of q
fourth-story window.
Early investigation failed to in,
dictate, firemen said, what caused
the fire.
Dozen Leap TO Safety.
Over a dozen tenants leaped from
second and third story windows.
Mrs. Anna Kelley, proprietor Of the
place, was among those who jumped.
The bodies of the fire victims
were found on the third floor.
Frank Donhelly and his wife.
Mary. escaped from a fourth-floor
bedroom by a rope tied to the bed.
post. Donnelly first lowered his
wife. then slid down the rope him
sen, 49,. i---s----a---.
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COOLIDGE CONSIDERS
LEAVE FOR BUTLER

President Coolidge today took
under consideration a request from
Mayr Kendrick, Of Philadelphia, to
extend for three years the leave Of
absence OF Brigadier General Smed-
ley d. Butler from the marine corps
10 that he may continue TO serve
~ chief Of police Of Rhiladslphia. :
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Radio Program and
Other News on Page IS.
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GAS KILLS
NOTEDD. {.
ARTIST
L. II. Gerhard Is Found Dead
@ in HE Pennsylvania
Avenue Studio

Louis H. Gerhard, forty-five,
widely known as portrait
painter, was found dead from
gas today in his studio on the
fifth floor of an office building
1t 631 Pennsylvania avenue north
west. The coroner issued a YER
dict of accidental death.
'Gebhard's body was found
stretched on the floor of the dingy
room atop the office building
where he had worked for twenty
years or more. Handsome por-
traits that came from his brush
stood not far his lifeless body,
waiting for delivery to persons
from cities throughout the coun-
try who sought his art.
DUST Back From Trip.
Work that would have brought
him a sum running into the thou.
sands was awaiting the def strokes
Of his brush. He had just returned
from Tulsa, OKLA, where he had
been urgently invited to paint for
q wealthy man.
Gerhard had been well known in
Washington for his portraits of
members of the District judiciary
for many years past and for his
paintings of many prominent Of
ficers OF the Masonic order here 4
Gerhard executed four commits
sions for a committee of the Bar
Association, headed by Joseph Burk-
hart. The paintings were likenesses
Of Justice Ashley M. Gould and
Chief Justice Harry M. Claybaugh,
Of the District Supreme Court;
Chief Justice Seth Shepherd. of the
Court Of Appeals. and Justice
Thomas III. Anderson, of the Dis
trict Supreme Court.
Gerhard previously had painted
other portraits of famous jurists,
Including Justice Joseph Barnard.
One of his later paintings was one
Of Colonel Eldridge j. Smith. a
Washington inventor.
Mr.. Burkhart today termed Geb.
hard an artist ''who had exceptional
ability for reproducing exact like.
nesses."
The artists body was found
when Louis Freeman, 700 Eighth
street southeast, for whom Gerhard
had done some work, came to the
studio at about 8 o'clock. Receiv.
ing no response and detecting an
odor of gas, Freeman called John
Coleman, colored janitor.
Together they forced in the. door
end discovered Gebhard's lifeless
body on the floor with gas pouring
from fixture on the wall. They
threw up the windows and called
Emergency Hospital, Gerhard was
pronounced dead by an ambulance
surgeon.
Artistic Ability Praised.
Persons who are acquainted with
Gebhard's work are unanimous in
praising his artistic ability and his
loveable disposition. He was
particularly well known among
members Of the District Of
Columbia bar for his paintings az
virtually all the members Of the
District judiciary for some years
past. as well as to the members
Continued on Page 2. Column 81
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RAID
MADE BY .
POLICE
Many Robberies Here Cleared
Up BY Arrest Of Six, Says
Detective Chief

With the arrest Of six men yes
1terday in connection with i recent
series of hold-ups. Inspector Cliff
ford Grant, chief Of detectives,
announced today that the men
had formed one Of the "slickest
and cleverest" hold-up gangs which
were ever ''under the eyes Of
the detective bureau"
The gang was led, according to
Grant, by an attorney, Sidney
Albert Schwartz. 2414 Twelfth
street northeast, who was admit
ted to the bar Of the District of
Columbia in 1920. He, police say,
was the brains Of the organiza-
ton, and planned the hold-ups.
Admissions Claimed.
Five members OF the gang admit,
police say, either participation in or
connection with five hold-ups which
have been pulled Off within the
past month. Schwartz, however,
denies any connection with them.
Inspector Grant says that the con.
fessions of the other five men impli-
cate him. as the leader of the ban.
dts.
While most OF the crimes to which
the gang has confessed Melted them
small sums, Inspector Grant declares
that a month ago the men planned to
rob q bank messenger, but changed
their plans when they found the
messenger would only carry $50, 900,
and they believed they could get
more at another time.
According to the story told by
the Inspector today, police got a
tip a month ago that three of this
gang had engaged colored hacker
to meet them at certain place in
the downtown section of the city
with a high powered car.
Tipped By "Flappers."
When headquarters learned of
this,% several detectives were placed
hacker had been told to come. It
was at this time, according to
Grant, that the men planned the
big robbery. When this failed to
materialize, detectives continued to
keep close watch on the men.
When the series of robberies Sat
urday night was reported to police
Inspector Grant Immediately set a
dozen Of his best men on to inves.
tigate. Those men worked without
Interruption from Saturday night
until this morning, catching the
culprits and closing in on them
with evidence.
A tip from three pretty girl
fIappers is said by the detectives
to have aided them in making the
arrests. The girls were questioned
closely yesterday, but released
They were friends Of the men
arrested, but police say did not
know anything about the criminal
activities Of the six men,
Face 3O.Year Terms.
The six men are charged with
robbery and hold-up, land IL con.
victed will face a maximum penalty
of thirty years in the penitentiary.
Those arrested, besides Schwartz,
gave their names, addresses and oc-
equations as follows: Theodore Wes-
ley Merritt, twenty, metal worker,
Fairfax, Va: Victor Paul Purey,
chauffeur, $40 Randolph street
northwest; Scott william Smith,
twenty-one, helper, 449 q street
northwest; Henry Mann, forty, meat
cutter, Stag Hotel, and Charles
Beall Mcdonald, helper, 1924 H
street northeast.
Detectives who worked on the
ase are Sweeney, Waldron. MUIR
ply, Mullen. Springman, Darnell,
Kelly, Scriyener, Alligood, Kock and
Weber, .------>..A
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INSIJRGENT
B|()C5 TO
FIGHT
COL
Little Legislation Expected IN
Addition % S. Ooo. oOo. 200
Appropriation Bills
BY GEORGE Z. HOLMES,
Internatiaual News aerYica.


A Congress upon which the
American voter turned thumbs
down last November came back
to. Washington today to conclude
the rites incident to death BY
statute on March 4 next.
The final session Of the turbu-
lent Sixty-eighth convened at noon
with its program uncertain, It's
leaders uneasy, and its various
political components at each
others threats.
On all sides there is general
agreement that the session will
see much fighting, guerilla war
fare, and little of real legislative
accomplishment.
Want Only Fund Bills,
If the Sixty-eighth Congress will
simply pass the necessary appro.
priation bills which are necessary
to provide money to run the
Government for another year and
then die peacefully, President Cool
idge and his advisers viii be i'm.
mensely pleased-Rnd relieved.
The balance Of power remains
fer three months yet, as II did In
the last historic session, In the
hands Of the insurgents from the
West.
The Republican control ID nomi.
nal, not actual, and the Democrats
can only control when they can
attract to their banner the little
group Of Senators and Representa-
lives who followed La Toilette OF
Wisconsin In the last campaign.
Snlarting From Defeat.
The big question mark of the day
and Of the session is the attitude
to be taken by these insurgents.
At swords point with the, Ad.
ministration at the close Of last
session. the Insurgents returned to
Capitol Hill today snarting under
the severe spanking accorded them
by the Republican conference FRI
day In reading four Of their mum
Der, La Toilette, Brookhart, Frazier
and Ladd. out of the Republican
party.
Their attitude toward the Ad.
ministration before was coolIy in.
different. Today it is hotly iiidig-
nant.
The Republicans are QuarrelIing
among themselves because OF the
insurgents. They are split into two
opposing factions over the dds
ciplining Of the La Toilette, group.
East Against West.
The Western contingent generally,
composed Of Senators like BOran.
Norris, johnson, Cummins. McNarv
and Curtis believe that colossal
blunder was made by expelling the
insurgents; the Eastern crowd. com.
posed Of men like Reed Of Penn.
sylvania, Edge Of New Jersey,
| Wadsworth Of New York, and But.
Ter Of Massachusetts, are defsnslve.
ly defiant.
Little work Of any kind win be
accomplished in the dying session
until after January /. IL win take
week to get organised, mother
two weeks to get going, ana then
the holiday recess will intervene to
postpone action.
The meeting Of both houses today
was. more or less perfunctOry--ro
calls and then adjournment out Of
respect TO departed members.
President Eoliage viii transmit
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D. c. HEADS
FLAY RUM
TRAFFIC;
Sixty-Day Jail Term for First
offense Urged in An
nual Report

Heavier penalties for violation
Of liquor laws are urged BY the
District Commissioners Ia their
annual report fos the fiscal year
ending June 80 last, submitted to
Congress today.
The commissioners recommend q
Jail sentence of at least sixty
days for the first offense, with
out fine, with proportionate heavy
increases in the period of inn
prisonment for each subsequent
offense.
Small Fine mo Deterrent"
The report points out that the
sale of liquor is not an offense
which is committed on the spur
Of the moment, but is on the con.
trary a carefully planned and sue
cessfully executed violation of a
law, the existence Of which Is
known to all men.
THE imposition Of small fine
does not act as a deterrent" the
Commissioners declare.
Another recommendation aimed
at District bootleggers-the number
Of liquor vendors was recently es-
timated at 5000 here's legisla-
ton providing penalty Of not less
than two years in the peniten-
tiary for the operator of an auto
mobile to which is attached a
smoke screen.
Urge Traffic Court.
Among other recommendations in
the report are:
Establishment OF a Traffic Court
simultaneous with the abandonment
OF the privilege to forfeit collateral
for traffic cases.
Material increase in traffic police
men, to the strength of 200 at least.
Stricter regulations for dance
halls,
A fugitive law.
Additional judges in Police Court.
Legislation making drug addiction
felony, with the penalty one to
five years in the workhouse, the
addict to receive medical treatment.
Restriction OF use and purchase
Of deadly and dangerous weapons.
Law. regulating chiropractors and
osteopaths.
Change ine the time Of making
returns for personal property from
July to May.
New Insurance Code.
Early enactment or the new in.
surance code.
More rigid regulation Of buck
sters, peddiers, pushcart men and
other transient vendors.
New precinct stations in the vi
cinity Of Colorado and Georgia ave.
nues, Bennings northeast, and
Tenleytown.
Additional motor apparatus for
the fire department.
Erection of an isolation building
for persons suffering from, minor
contagious diseases.
Public Mental Clinic.
Establishment Of Department
OF Public Welfare; sale OF the In.
duStrial Home School; erection of
small modern institution for the
care OF white delinquent children,
and a public mental clinic.
establishment OF park in the
Reno subdivision.
Office space outside the District
building to relieve congestion in sew.
eral District departments.
Improvement Of street lighting.
Improvement Of the water front
along the Washington channel be-
tween Washington Barracks and
Fourteenth street southwest.
Carrying out OF a flve-year sewer
construction program to bring the
Continued on -PagN 8. cOlumn- u.
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beware THE
COUGH OR COLD
THAT HANGS ON

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fed creosote that is pleasant to take.
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covery with twofold action; 1t soothes
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OF all known drugs, creosote is rec
ognized by the medical fraternity as
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Circumcision contains in addition 10
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-19
GAETHERUN CASE
MAY END TODAY o
Defendants in Damage Suit
Take Stand.

Defendants in the $4,000 damage
suit brought by James Gaetherun,
formerly Of Jasonville, against
thirty three residents of that city,
took the stand in their own behalf
in Federal Court today. Case was
expected to reach the jury before
nightfall
Gaetherun, who was mine boss for
the Queen Coal and Mining Com
pany. testified ne was driven out Of
Jasonviile after being beaten by
mob the night Of Sept. 13, 1921.
Story was verified by his wife.
Among defendants are Mort Ladson,
mayor Of Jasonville: James Nichol-
son, chief Of police, and TWO police
men. Henry Miller and David
Walker
Defendants testified they were
spectators and took no part in the
attack.
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SURVEY OF ODD
FELLOWS GIVEN
Total of 249 EncampnentS
in Indiana.

Routine business of the Grand
Lodge. independent Order of ODD
Fellows. occupied the morning
session Of the eighty-eighth annual
convention Of the order at Odd
Fellow Bldg. today.
Report OF committees at the night
session Tuesday showed 2l9 cncamp-
ments in the state, a loss OF eight
during the year.
A Past Grand Patriarch's Jewel
was presented to Frank McIlwain,
Nashville. retiring Grand Patriarch.
Lodge law was changed on vote
so that representatives 10 the SOY
ereign Grand Lodge shall serve two
Years instead Of one and two years.
as at present.
The lodge voted that delinquent
encampments are not entitled to a
representative in the next grand en-
campment session.
Report Of the grand scribe showed
a membership Of 10000 In the state
a loss of 1886 during the year. he
sources Of the encampment were re-
norted at S215.635.83. Gain was
shown.
Tonight At Patriarch Militant
degree will he given at Capitol Lodge
Hall and Third degree at Meridian
Lodge Hall.
The meeting will close Thursday
with election Of Grand Lodge oii'cef7.
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trail Ave. Oct. 25, in a fight at the
entrance of the Athenaeum ballroom
during a public dance.
Judge James A. Collins fixed bond
at SO. Blackburn was released
from Jail, where he has been held
since the shooting. when hail was
provided by Robert l. Fitch. 1929
Central Ave. and William j. Schnei-
der. 81 Hampton Court.
The Indictment charges Blackburn
with purposely and maiiciously
shooting Martin, but without pre-
meditation. Martin died Sunday fol
lowing the Saturday night dance. as
the result Of a .44-cahber bullet from
an oId-fashioned English revolver
ranging through his right breast and
lung.
The shooting occurred when Mar
tin, accompanied by Arthur Lyness.
20. Of 115 Z. Fall Creek Blvd. went
to the han to keep an appointment
Lyness had with Miss Virginia Red
dick. 10, Of 1926 Ashland Ave-,
singer. They attempted to enter the
room without tickets, and Blackburn
and another doorkeeper. Smith Mar
Tin. SO. of 727 Congress Ave. son-in-
law of Blackburn objected. Lyness
claims Blackburn shot his com
panion as he mounted the stairs
after having pushed past the son
in-law.
Blackburn claims he fred in de-
Tense Of the son-in-law. He said he
struck the youth on the left temple
with the gun and 1t was accidentally
discharged.
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URGED
Taxpayer Asks County Engineer
Has New Job.

Support of the stand of county
commissioners John Kitley and Al
bert Hoffman in paving county roads
with crushed stone instead Of gravel,
which local men claim costs the
county 100000 year extra. was
contained in a letter received today
by the board from John w. ClaypooI,
Washington Township taxpayer
Among other things Claypool said:
1T is amusing that Mr.. John j.
Griffith, county engineer, has been
building Concrete-stone roads for two
years and then finds gravel is not as
good as stone. ] would like to ask
Mr.. Griffith if it is not a fact the
gravel people have offered him a pc.
sitjon after he leaves Office Jan. I -"
Griffith denied the innuendO.
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TALGE'S NAME ON
POLICE SLATE NOW
Didn't Know Chief, but Was
for Him..

John Talge. president of the Talge
Mahogany Company. 1101 f. Thir-
teenth St. was slated today on a
speeding charge, after he escaped
arrest by Motorcycle Officer Hudg
ms on the plea he knew Police Chief
Herman f. Rikhoff.
When Rikhoff heard that Talse's
name was not on the slate he called
in IEudgins, who told him that Talge
when arrested claimed friendship
not only with the chief. but with
Capt. John White and Earnest
Kingston. Of the board of safety.
Talgo used the telephone, Hudgins
said, and told him that Capt White
had released him. White denied
Taige talked to him.
TalEe came TO Rikhoff today and
attempted to explain, stating that al
though he didn't know him person
ally. he was for him
Chief stated he appreciated the
sentiments, but II puc him in bad
light before his force. I'll have to
slate you" said RikhoG IF you
have any more explanations, tell
them to the judge"
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Mrs Mary Rost. 1886 Beecher St,
was fined 81 and costs on charges Of
trespassing and $25 and costs on
charges Of assault and battery today
by City Judge Delbert O. Wilmeth.
Judge Wilmeth also fined Fred Nc
CURE. a roomer. $50 and costs for
assault and battery and 81 and costs
for trespassins. 1t was alleged the
two entered the home OF Mrs. Laura
May. 1884 Beecher St. and attacked
her
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MERGER TO BE DEBATED
Indianapolis Post to Decide at Meet
ing Tonight.

Indianapolis Post American Ie-
.gion viii meet at tho Board of Trade
building at tonight 10 vote upon
the question of entering the pro
posed consolidation Of all Indian
apolis posts into one large organiza-
ton to be called Memorial Post.
Robert f. Remington post, one
II the oldest in Indianapolis. an
nounced Monday that it would en-.
ter the consolidation. making twelve
posts to take favorable action 10
date.
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DEAF, BUT GAME
Examined to Hear Possession Appeal
in Superior Court.

Prospective jurors were being ex-
amined before Superior Judge Gin
ton H Givan today to try a possess
sion appeal from a justice of peace
court.
"Win you try the case on the law
as explained by the Judge and the
evidence as developed on the witness
stand?" asked one Of the attorneys.
IN do my best replied the farm
er under examination
well, do you know of any reason
why you can't?" queried the attor-
ney.
None, except I'm pretty deaf,
and 1 won't be able to hear all the
law and evidence was the answer.
But I'll try the case on such as 1
do hear"
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MICHIGAN BANK LOOTED
Ten Bandits Raid Town and Escape
With $4,000.

bW IWIITW IFsN
FARMIEGTON. Mich, Nov. ia
Ten Italians held up employees Of the
Pennington State Bank, took 100000
in cash and escaped after running
battle with townspeopIe.
The bandits drove TO the bank
in a Cadillac motor car and five en.
tered with drawn revolvers. As the
bandits started to leave several men
opened fire with shotguns from
across the street. No one was hit.
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DAVIS OFF TO EUROPE
Defeated Democratic Nominee Sails
on Liner Paris.

~ rifff PTFsE
NEW YORK. Nov. 1a-John w
Davis defeated Democratic presi-
Dental nominee, sailed for Europe
TO-DAY with Mrs Davis aboard the
French liner Paris.
Davis said he is out Of politics for
the time being and intends TO spend
several months on the French Ri
ylera and viii probably visit Eng
land on rs way home
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CREDIT MEN TO CONVENE
National Electrical Association Meets
Thursday at ClaypOOl.

National Electrical Credit Associa-
ton VIII open a two-days' convention
Thursday at the Claypool. Talks are
scheduled by Governor Elect Ed
Jackson. James NJ Ogden, John b.
Reynolds, Z. c. Johnson and James
Martin.
Convention will close with a ban
qGet and dance Friday evening.
Thomas r. Marshall will speak on
Peace" Mrs. f. c. johnson will
sing. and Miss Clara Obinger viii
give dances.
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SUPPORTERS TAKE VOW
Lucius r. Hamilton Proclaims Self
Candidate for Mayor.

Lucius B. Hamilton is today pass
ing out pledge cards, proclaiming
himself a candidate for mayor in the
city primaries.
The cards are arranged for index
and proclaim the signer as standing
for Hamilton on the Republican
ticket
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HALF MILLION IN COURT
Cash and Bonds Part of Evidence i'm
Evidence in Mail Robbery Trial.

Bp United Press
CHICAGO, Nov. 19.-Currency.
Liberty bonds and commercial paper
toralling s53l 600 was brought into
court today as part OF the evidence
in trial OF William J. Fahy. former
postal inspector. and two Chicago
politicians. charged with plotting the
sensational S3.00O,000 Rondout Qn)
mail robbery.
Brent Glasscock, leader Of the ban
at gang, testified Fahy supplied him
with information regarding the
money shipment