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The Washington times., 1924-01-07
,kS ROB 40 HOMES,
800 GIRLS GET GEMS

kEW YORK, Jan. 7.-Scores OF
brA Aded haired sweethearts Of Ruth
eArd, N. j., schoolboys have re-
cded unexpected calls from police.
Tky were obliged to surrender
riys, wristwatches, bracelets, jew
eli combs and other menentos
pksented to them by 800 SWANS in
sbrt pants.
E'he terrible boy bandit gang OF
rutherford and Lyndhurst fell igno-
Hniously into the tolls of the law.
IJames Bright, fifteen, and his
bother. Edward, eleven, of Lynd-
Hlrst, were stealthily proceeding
d,wn a Rutherford street when
q policeman, watching them with
amusement, noticed they were armed
d the teeth with revolvers, knives
9hisels and crowbars.
At the police station they con
fessed they had robbed forty houses
in the last month.
The Washington times., 1924-01-07
PROBE BEGUN|N
S4,0OO,00O
BLAZE
Los Angeles Resort Wiped Out
BY Fire That Started in
Fish Market.

LOS ANGELES, Calf, Jan. t.
An investigation was under way
today by fire and county officials to
determine the cause of the fire
which yesterday razed four blocks
of the Ocean Park pleasure resort,
doing damage estimated at $4,-
100000.
The fire is reported to have
started from stove in a small fish
market.
The fire first wiped out the ST.
100000 Pickering pier and within q
short time the flames ate their way
to the Frazier pier destroying con-
cessions, including the Giant Dipper
and Bon Ton ball room. Fire ap-
paratus was called from all the
bay cities, including Santa Monica,
Sawtelle, Beverly Hills and Culver
City and equipment was also sent
from Los Angeles.
The $750.O00 munition AUDITORIUM
was barely saved. No casualties
were reported.
The Washington times., 1924-01-07
DARE'S
GNE MAY
| HERE
Lead 4, With inscription
Is hd on P Street
Northwest.

l7indik a lead plate bearing
an insdbn that would indicate
that II liked the burial spot 'ot
Vjrs;ni1are, first while child
horn irherica, in the rear YARD
OF the he of Russell Kaufman,
1soo Rstreet northwest, has
nrac;,s a controversy here
among Itorians and scientists.
The lie, about the size Of an
auton,I tag, bears the inscrip-
tion. 'kinia, Dare died here 1880,
CantiHpwhatan Charles K"
Thakory advanced by rese l-cn
work asbf the Carnegie Institute
10 tb%harles r. was a member
of thkroup of colonists Of Roa-
nol,e Hand. which disappeared
shortEafte 1887. The entire
Colon as carried away by Indians.
II wfIeIieved. Charles +. could
haveBhed to leave a trace Of tie
colou| by leaving the plate, 1t
is tight. ,
oil historians. while admitting
tha1e date, 1890 comedies with
the kappearance of Gae colony
ask khy any more importance
shoH be attached to the death o.
Virfa Dare, who was at the TIM
thrEears old, than to other mem
herNf the colony. They poin. on
thakhe colonists could not hav'
knh that she was the first lorn
hedse communication with othe
coNsts was impossible.
tavating will be reAhmod to
dalai 1920 p street northwest
wIe Kaufman says the tablet wa
diS vered when he was digging t
nh a tree.
The Washington times., 1924-01-07
INTERNATIONAL. NEWS REEL

and planes Of all types. is kept up
by means of radio.
The airplane alone, however, does
not comprise the whole of aviation
at sea. The u. s. Navy has re-
Gently built and put into commits
sion the first American built rigid
airship, the u. S. s. Shenandoah.
This airsnip, inflated with the non.
explosive gas helium, represents a
big step forward in the application
of lighter-than-air aviation to the
requirements of the Navy. The
Shenandoah is long range scout
for the fleet, with cruising radius
Of many thousands Of miles at q
speed of sixty miles an hour or
more.
The activity of the United States
Navy Of building up an adequate
air force is a vital part of the work
Of keeping our Navy second to
none, as provided for in the Five
Five-Three ratio decided upon in
the Conference for the Limitation
of Armament Aircraft forms a
very vital part of all modern navies
today, and this country can not
afford to lag behind
The Washington times., 1924-01-07
PRIEST TO CELEBRATE
HIS SILVER JUBILEE

The silver jubilee of the entry
of the Rev. James e. Connell into
the priesthood will be celebrated at
a solemn high mass at his church
Of the Immaculate Conception.
Wednesday morning. Archbishop
Curley will be present.
The Rev. John s. Martin, Of Holy
comforter Church. will deliver the
sermon, which will eulogize the
nastor Many Washington priests
will be guests. A luncheon at
(which the archbishop will be the
guest of honor will be held after
} the mass.
The Washington times., 1924-01-07
NEX|CO'S TRADE
HARD HIT BY
REVOLT
Trade Commissioner Gives
Details to Department
of Commerce.

Mexico has been hard bit by the
revolution from the commercial and
industrial standpoint, Assistant
Trade Commissioner H. B. Mac
Kenzie, of Mexico City, has notified
the Department of Commerce, 1t
was announced today.
Business dropped in December to
it's lowest point of the year." Mac.
Kenzie said. Heavy shipments OF
holiday goods for Mexico City re-
leased by the settlement Of the
strike at Vera Cruz again failed to
move when communication was
cut off,"
Breaking OF communication be-
tween Mexico City and several i'm
portant producing and consumin3
noints. has resulted in a heavy IN
crease in foodstuffs prices, 1t is De
coming difficult to make collections
and several textile and steel mills
have shut down because OF In
ability to obtain raw materials.
Freight congestions have resulted
from action Of the Government II
declaring the ports OF Vera cruz
lFrontera and Progreso on the GuI
land Manzanillo on the PaclIlc
closed to traffic. The port Of Tam
pico is suffering principally, NC
Kenzie said. A heavy reduction II
the oil export is anticipated. d,
A loan of 1O,000,0 pesos OF
tanned by the government from on
of the large oil companies to pa;
back salaries. and adjust the diff
cult position of the treasury WI
IiISelv be needed for the feders
army. the trade commissioner sait
The loss of Vera Cruz as Tex
, eral port has seriously damaged n
habilitation of finances. customs n
ceipts at that point providing a
important part Of the national II
The Washington times., 1924-01-07
FATHER BEATS BOY
TO DEATH WITH WHIP

CALGARY, Alberta, Jan. twill.
liam Hilsabeck, q farmer, today
faced q charge of murder. His six.
year-old son, Billy, died two hours
after he had been beaten into un.
consciousness with a horsewhip.
His daughter, Mary, ten, also was
beaten, and tonight her condition
was reported as serious.
Police said Hilsabeck lost his tenn
per when the children refused to
tell him where they hid the key Of
his violin case. He is alleged to
have whipped both children until
they fell to the floor unconscious.
The Washington times., 1924-01-07
HUNGRY WOLVES ATTACK
AND DEVOUR A EGGAR

AoUILA, italy, Jan. 7.-Unarmcd
nersons in this region are In dan.
ger of their lives from attacks or
rayenous, wolves, driven from me
Anennines to the lowlands by the
deem snow and intense cold.
cattle, sheep and goats have Deen
the prey Of wolves. but near Cltta-
ducale recently a beggar was at
tackled and devoured.
peasants have organized to hunt
the animals, some Of which have
descended through the Sabine Hills
toward Rome.
The Washington times., 1924-01-07
FIRE FOLLOWS.
ROCKVILLE
BLAST
Hot-Water Compartment of
Stove ExpIodes FLAMES
Quickly Extinguished.

ROCKVILLE. Nd, Jan. THE
bursting Of the hot-water compart'
ment of a range in the home OF J.
J. Markley here yesterday. morning.
causing hot Goals to be scattered =
in all, directions. threatened Seri- s.
GUS fire. The fire alarm was sound
ed, but when the volunteer firemen
arrived on the scene they found !
that msmbers Of the family had
extinguished the flames. ~s
Union evangelistic services began 9
in Grace Methodist Church, Gath !.
ersburg, last evening and VIII con-
tinue, It ID understood. until interest
begins to lag. Evangelist William
B. Waters, Of Rockville, VIII preach
every afternoon and evening. exos
cepting Mondays, and music VIII beo
rendered by . a choir under the Oh
rector of Prof .Christy, q co-worker
Of Evangelist Waters.
According to figures announced
by Albert S. Cook, State super1n-
tendent Of education, the average
attendance Of pupils at the public
/ schools Of Montgomery county DUR
ing the year 1928 was 1895 was an
| increase Of LII since 1920.
Under the auspices Of the RocD-
Vile branch of the National Council
of Catholic Men, the Rev. Ignatius
Smith, Of the Dominican House OF
study. Catholic University OF
America, delivered an address In
st. Mary's Hall here last evening.
r. Bernard Welsh. Of Rockville,
has been made a member Of the law
firm of Dawson & Dawson, OF
Rockville, and the firm name will
hereafter be Dawson, Dawson q
Welsh. Welsh, who is a son OF the
late William w. Welsh, for many
years a prominent Rockville mer-
chant, practiced law in the West
for a number of years.
John A. Garrett, elected last
month states attorney for the
county to succeed Thomas l.. DaW
J son. subscribed to the oath Of office
before the clerk of the circuit cour,
here today. He will serve but three
years. instead of the usual four
the law enacted by the last legis
lature providing for fewer elections
!. having shortened the term one yea
a to fit in with the plan OF four-yea'
Y terms for all county officers ate
g the next three years.
The Washington times., 1924-01-07
WIVES OF EX-PRESIDENTS
! TO ATTEND RECEPTIONS

Mrs. william Howard Taft and
Mrs. woodrow Wilson, wives Of the
ONLY living former Presidents, will
beY honor guests at reception given
III the National. League of Women
VSOters at league headquarters here.
JANUARY IL.
Mrs. Maude Wood Park, president
III the, league; Mrs. Harriet Taylor
TTJhton, vice chairman Of the Re
NJ blican national committed, and
Ma. Emily Newell Blair, vice
chk kairman Of the Demobratic com
md tee, will assist In receiving.
The Washington times., 1924-01-07
DUTIES Of
AIRCRAFT
VITAL
Admiral Sees Aviation As I'm
sepa[abIy Linked With
1 Fleet"

Command of the air is essen
tt0t for OictOry IN the neat 4OGr,
according to nGVGJ and agitation
e1perts.
OUer land and sea huge craft
S0iH dart aOith i1ocOmceiUGbLe speed,
dropping missiles of death and de-
stsMctiot. Land fOftificGtio bat
tLestips and inland cities aOiI be
en- equal danger of attack from en-
ensy flyimg ships. Is the United
States ready for attack and de-
lerse IN this newest form of seGr-
fare?
Rear Admiral William A. Mof-
tett, U. S. ~, chief of the Bureau
Of AerOnGutics of the NGVy De-
PGrtnaent, has sUTitten a series of
articles eGclaIsiVely for The Wash
Sngton Times sEoaOi1tg the progress
IN air fighting made By our 4aGvg.
The first of these articles, pub
lished today, outlines the duties of
the UGTious ships of the air as GuG-
iliGries to the sea fleet.
By REAR ADMIRAL WILLIAM
A. MOFFETT, u. S. N,
Chief Of the Bureau Of AerOnautacs.
Navy Department.
Copyright. 1924. by Cosmopolitan
News Service.)
The most spectacular change
that has ever entered into the
development of navies has taken
place in the brief span of ten
years. The navies of the world,
for centuries limited in their
operations to the sea, are now
taking to the air. Air squadrons
are an integral part of sea power
today and will undoubtedly play
an ever increasing part in the
naval operations of the future.
Must Control Air, Too.
The United States navy should
maintain the lead in this new form
of naval power, for sea power, with.
out the control of the air over the
sea, is an unreliable foundation
upon which to base the nations
defense.
Aviation in the navy today is
inseparably linked with the fleet.
An organization Of aircraft squad
ronS, composed Of all the necessary
types of planes, is q part Of the
established naval force on each
coast. Besides these squadrons of
aircraft, the battleships and cruisers
of the surface fleet are being
equipped with planes on their
decks, and with catapults to launch
them into the air.
A further development is the air.
craft-carrier, fast vessel Of con-
siderable size with a large flying
deck over it and capable Of carry
ing and operating large numbers of
planes of all types. The United
States navy is converting two battle
cruisers into aircraft carriers, and
has one experimental aircraft car.
ier now in sercice, the United States
steamship Langley. The mission of
these vessels is to keep aircraft
The Washington times., 1924-01-07
To Address Education Board.

Ernest Greenwood, OF the Board
Of Education. will address the Co.
lumbia Heights Citizens Associa-
ton meeting at o'clock tomorrow
night in st. Stephens Hall, 3O17
Fourteenth street. Herbert l.. Davis
is president of the association.
The Washington times., 1924-01-07
ARLINGTON CO.
SUFFERS IN
FREEZE
Pumps and Water Lines Are
Frozen; Two Fires Are
Hard Fought.

CLARENDON, Va, Jan. 7.-As q
result of the severe cold wave which
struck Arlington county Saturday
night a large number Of homes were
without water yesterday, due 10
freezing Of pumps and water lines.
In addition to this suffering, two
fires visited the county, one on sat
urday night, which called for the
combined efforts of the Cherrydale,
Ballston, Clarendon and Arlington
departments to save the buildings OF
r. w. Bause's concrete block plant
at Clarendon. The fire was caused
by an overheated stove. Damage
was slight. 80.
The second alarm came from the
home of r. Hall, of Columbia pike.
The fire was caused from SCOT In
the chimney. Damage was slight.
The annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the Clarendon Trust Com
pany will be held tomorrow night
at 1880 o'clock in the board room.
at which time the annal election OF
officers will take place.
>. A special meeting Of the degree
| team Of Clarendon Rebekah Lodge
. will be held in the Clarendon Com
munity Hall tonight at 1880 o'clock
, The newly elected officers OF the
lodge will be installed Monday night
{ January IA, at o'clock.
= The question of the appointment
D Iof a health officer for Arlington
$ county will be taken up at a specia
meeting Of the board Of supervisor
}. and the board of health, to be hei'
|. tonight at the Arlington count
= courthouse at 1880 o'clock.
). The regular monthly meeting q
q the Lyon Park Citizens Association
8 will be held in the office Of Lyon
!. Fitch tomorrow night at o'clocF
The election of new member 9
a the executive committee to I'LL tn
n vacancy caused by the resignatto
, of Ms. Charles H. Richardson,
II we'll as a delegate from the associ'
Z ton. to the Arlington County Civ
a. Federation, will take place.
The Washington times., 1924-01-07
so MARRIED WOMEN
TO LOSE TEACHERS JOBS

PERTH AMBOY, N. j., Jan. q
yhe board of education today adopted
a resolution by which the employ
ment Of married women as teach
ers In the ten local schools will be
discontinued at expiration Of present
contracts.
Approximately fifty teachers VIII
lose their positions due to the
boards action.
The Washington times., 1924-01-07
BEAVERS REPAIR LEAK
IN DAM FOR MILLER

HLooMsBURd, Pa, Jan. Al.
thc.,Dh the miller at Bowman
mil, six miles from here. had tr,eo ;a
for years TO repair q leak In MS
dam all his efforts were OF no
avail. Yet the dam now is repaired
and doesn't leak a drop.
A colony OF beavers from tlio
North Mountain recently moveo
down to the dam and within Few
DAYS had tho leak securely plug
ged. a -. g..
The Washington times., 1924-01-07

By the United States Marine Band
Orchestra, at the Marine Bar
racks at 3 p. M, William n.
santelmann, leader; Taylor
Branson. second leader.
March, "Clear for Action.
Blankenburg
Overture Bohemian Girl. Balfe
Nocturne in r, Krzyzanowskl
Excerpts from ''Tales of Hoff-
man" ..............Of .Offenbach
Waltz, ''Pluie d'Or" C"Golden
Paraphrase, "Old Folks at
Home" BUSCH
(For strinBB)
Gounod
q. Tempo d valSe.
b. Adagio.
c. Allegretto. -
d. Moderate Maestoso.
Marines Hymn, '"The Halls OF
MonteZuma"
1.-THE Star-Spangled Banner"
The Washington times., 1924-01-07
j. S. employees
HELD Up FOR
MEMORIAL
Senator Caraway Charges
Pressure Is Being Exerted
to Rise Funds.
By GLADSTONE WILLIAMS,
Cosmopolitan News Service.

Senator Thaddeus III. Caraway OF
Arkansas, today charged that in
formation in his possession indicates
| public employees throughout the coun'
try are being "held UP" for con.
tributions to the Harding Memorial
Fund.
Senator Cafaway said that postof'
flee clerks who waited eighteen
years for an increase in salary are
virtually being forced to contribute
to the fund. He said he has seen
copies of letters sent to clerks and
carriers in Washington by w. w.
Mooney, the local postmaster, and in
other cities by postal authorities,
urging them to contribute as
generously as possible.
1t would seem that this request
is mandate" said Senator Caraway.
SenatorN Caraway said the names
of employees to whom letters were
sent and the contributions from them
are kept in the records. Any en-
ploye who fails to come across"
may be a marked man, he said.
Patriotism Test.
According to my information, :"
the Senator declared, "a new ef-
ficiency test Is being conducted in
the various departments to determine
q mans patriotic fitness to hold of.
fice. Reports on the test are to be
made a part of the permanent
record"
Cbor-os e,.a batro. xooao .LA -.
ficials in the United States Depart
ment of Interior have gone N rough
that department with sur .S.ription
blanks requesting the employees to
sign.
Senator Carawy is investigating
that and other departments.
AS an instance Of this alleged
hold up" Senator Caraway revealed
letter sent to employees of the Fed.
eral Land Bank, of Wichita, Kan,
over the signature of Milas Lasater,
it's president. Lasater said in the
letter to them:
Your names and addresses were
furnished to the Memorial Associa-
ton by the Federal Farm Loan
Board at Washington, D. c., believing
that you would gladly join IN
soliciting contributions to the
memorial fund.
"It is certainly fitting and proper
that every friend of the system
should contribute to this memorial
fund, not only as a mark Of Presi.
dent Harding's splendid qualities as
a man, citizen and President, but
also as a friend Of the Farm Loan
system. We expect here at the head
Office to be 100 per cent represented.
and we hope that the National Farm
Loan Associations will respond -
that 100 per cent can be report
them"
Congress Probe Seen.
1t Is not unlikely that an investiga-
ton will be asked in Congress.
PRESIDENT Harding was known as a
kindly man in his personal dealings.
VINO would himself undoubtedly re.
buke the character of the campaign
Tor funds which is being made, Sena-
tor Caraway said.
The Harding Memorial Association
plans to raise $3,0O0,OOO by popular
subscription. Brig. Gen. Charles E.
Sawyer, who was the late Presidents
personal physician, is the active head
or the campaign. It is planned to
reproduce the Harding front porch,
10 oulld a memorial mausoleum and
TO establish course in economy in
one of the universities. President
Coolidge and members of the Cabi-
net are honorary officers of the
campaign.
The Washington times., 1924-01-07

Command of the air is essen
ttGl for Oictory IN the neat 4UGr,
according to nGVGI and aviation
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-03-20
Legion Posts Provide
Radio for Disabled

Use of the radio for entertainment
of disabled soldiers in government hos
pitfalls is one of the principal activities
of several posts of the American Lee
gion in larger cities.
Legion Night on the Air" estab-
lished by the Kings county On. ~
posts of the Legion, is one Of the
first and most popular of these. Art
lists well known throughout the coun-
try are frequently heard on this pro-
gram. Recently, all posts in New
York combined in great program
which was broadcast by the powerful
WEAF station. One of the headline
attractions was the singing of Chris
tian Holtum. himself disabled man
and I.egionnaire. who since his return
from service has been giving concerts
throughout the country. That's Ma
Crane. an A. f. F.. entertainer, and
president of the auxiliary unit TO the
s. Rankin Drew post Of the Legion,
an all theatrical post, also read sew
eral numbers on the program.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-03-20
Form Club to SaUe for
Trip to French Capital

Another savings club, deposits OF
which are destined to be used for q
trip TO Paris in 1928, has been started
bv Legionnaires in Uniontown, Pa.
Goat" Davis, an active member of the
post. and one of the most earnest
boosters for the proposal to hold the
national convention of the American
Legion in the French capital on the
tenth anniversary of Armistice day, is
responsible for the club.
Davis proposes that each Legonnaire
put away at least 50 each week from
now until 1928, which will give Sutti-
cient funds to make the trip and re-
turn.
Sentiment in the Legion clearly in
dictates a desire to hold such conven-
tion in Paris At the first national
convention, committee was author
ICED to study feasibility of Paris pill
grimage. which would be in the nature
of A visit to the battlefields where the
Americans tr0d in 1917 and 1913, as
well as for administering business OF
the Legion. A number of posts have
already formed savings clubs along
line similar to that suggested In
Uniontown.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-03-20
Trees Infected With
Gypsy Moth Destroyed

Federal and state inspectors of the
federal horticultural board recently
discovered the shipment of 10 or 10
eonsignments of gypsy moth infested
conifers from quarantined New Eng
land into Pennsylvania and New York
The trees We're found, however, and
We're destroyed before this insect could
establish itself in the new territory
The gypsy moth has been responsible
for a great deal Of damage through the
southern part of the New England
states, and its spread to other regions
would be calamity of nationwide
Importance. In general, New England
nurserymen are cooperating loyalty
with the government in maintaining
the very necessary strict quarantine of
the infested district.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-03-20
Big Liners Use 5000
Tons of Water on Trip

Few people would care to pay for a
liners drink for one voyage across the
Atlantic, even in water at a penny per
gallon. Very little change would be
given out of a $500 note.
One of the big Atlantic liners has to
carry about 5000 tons of fresh water
for all purposes for single voyage
from Southampton to New York. This
tonnage alone is about two and half
times the weight of Nelson's old flag
slip H. NJ. S.victory, says London Tit
Bits.
A passenger on one Of these Ievia-
tlans tlses for drinking and domestic
purposes about five gallons a day on
the voyage. And as the ships average
5000, passengers and crew, it means
they have TO carry, roughly, weeks
water supply for a small country town
in tanks. neatly slowed away along
the sides of the ship.
Bun it is the giant boilers that have
the greatest thirst On one voyage the
Rerengaria used over 5000 tons Of
water. or, ut ten pounds to the gallon
rnughly, $4,000 gallons. London Tit
Bits.