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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-17
z KILLED IN
R(A[)HO|JSE
H(NOJP
Eight Men Attempt to Rob
Throng in Road House
Shooting Follows
BY International News service.

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GRANITE CITY. Ill, Nov. II.
Two men were shot and killed
and a third probably was wounded
fatally when eight bandits, who
are believed to have held as pris-
oners for six hours and robbed
more than fifty couples at the
Lake View Club, a roadhouse
near Mitchell, III, Sunday morn
ing, sought to repeat their per-
Torrance at the Eagle Park Club,
> resort near this city early to.
day.
Guard Is Killed.
The dead, Melvin Norvell, twenty.
six, of Madison. ILL.,. guard 1T the
roadhouse, and an unidentified
bandit.
Chicken" Ridge, another guard,
was seriously wounded.
The eight bandits entered the
Eagle Park Club, a roadhouse near
Mitchell, ILL.,, with guns drawn, in
the midst of a gay dance. At the
sight of the robber gang the or
chestra stopped playing Norvcll
who stood at the door, reached for
his gun. The bandit leader ccv
cred him and searched him. THEN
he shot Norvell twice, killing him
Ridge, the other guard, managed tc
get his gun and blazed away al
the bandit who fell as his com.
panions riddled Ridge.
Take Slain Men Away.
The bandits then carried the
bodies Of the slain men into their
machine and drove off toward
Granite City. AS they passed the
city hall here they fired three more
shots into Norvell's body and threw
1t in the street.
The bandits drove to a hospital
here and carried their leaders body
into the operating room, demand
ing that something be done for
him" He was dead, however.
The robbers left the body and
fled. Their loot was estimated at
$1,000.
Madison county authorities be-
lieve the same bandits participated
in the robbery Of more than fifty
couples Saturday night at the open.
Ing dance at the Lake View resort.
near Mitchell.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-17

NVAANDO DNSAA WO0 AhAMAWOA C&Ns
LOOney, alleged former vice lord
Of Rock Island, Ill, two years
fugitive from Justice, charged
with alleged crimes ranging from
auto theft 10 murder, Is the
father Of John Conner LOOney.
who was murdered October 8. He
Is now in New Mexico, but prom.
ises to return to Illinois Deceln.
Der l. ROsenfield, mayor Of Rock
Island, Is charged with alleged
participation in . plot said to in.
clude thirteen persons, to ere
mover the father Of the slain
youth from the city in order to
end the power he Is alleged TO
have held over one factor en-
gagged In the vice war. The al.
legged murder Of his son was q
part Of the alleged plot, It Is
charged. Ramser, prominent
Rock Island jeweler, Is accused
by A. w. BiIlburg and George
HOIsapple Of q part i'm the alleged
murder Of young LOOney.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-17

Actors Fight Over ArbuckIe Case
18th Child Born I'LL
AT ii P. M. Weighed
Ill Pounds

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. IT.
Number II has played an i'm
portant part in the life Of Les
ter Dyer, driver in the Cam
den fire department.
He is the father of a baby
daughter born last Tuesday,
November III. That was the
eleventh day in the eleventh
month, and the baby came at IL
p. M Dyer and his wife live
in the 100 block on Lawrence
street. They now have eleven
children.
Dyer himself, who is but
thirty-five, was born during the
eleventh month and had eleven
brothers and sisters.
Baby Dyer weighed eleven
pounds.
So they named her Elevyn.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-17
MRS. MORGAN
S0N0N
OCEAN

HIGHLAND FALLS, N. Y, Nov.
17.c-Mrs. Frances Morgan, widow
of the late j.. Plerpont Morgan,
multimillionaire banker, died here
today OF pneumonia while her son,
J. p. Morgan was at sea, called
home BY her illness.
She was taken III five days ago,
but pneumonia developing unex-
pectedly fastened her end.
Word that she was worse was
sent her son In London last week
and he sailed Saturday on the
Berengeria, although his plans had
mot provided for his departure for
several more days due5to the ne.
gotiations abroad for asR21O0, 600. 900
loan to France.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-17
TROOPS TO END.
WATER FEUD
SOUGHT
Farmers Seize Los Angeles
Aqueduct Gates, Turn
Flow Into River
~ InternafinnnI Nam Rerrice.

4 LOS ANGELES, CAL, Nov. II.
Sheriff Charles Collins, of Inyo
county, has asked Governor Friend
w. Richardson to rush State
troops to Lone Pine, where a band
of 100 Owens Valley residents
yesterday seized the Los Angeles
city aqueduct.
BloOdshed Feared.
The appeal for troops followed
unsuccessful efforts Of Inyo county
officers to dispense the valley party,
which opened the head gates Of
the aqueduct, turned the water into
the Owens river and placed an
armed guard on the gates.
According to a telegram received
here by city water bureau Of
ficials from Sheriff Collins, blood.
shed will only be avoided by State
troops arrival.
The officials here said the water
being wasted was worth $4,000
daily, and should the head gates be
kept open long this city,s water
supply would be greatly en-
dangered.
Chapter in Feud.
The seizure OF the aqueduct is
the latest chapter in bitter feud
between Los Angeles and Owens
Valley farmers over the waters OF
Owens river. Three months ago
the aqueduct was dynamited and
damaged. Los Angeles officials said
seizure OF the head gates was an.
other attempt to force the city to
purchase extensive property hold.
ings in the Owen Valley.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-17
VICTIM OF AUTO
VAS HERALD
EMPL0YE
Charles B. Jarvis Identified as
Man Killed BY Car il
Kane's Lane

Determined to put an immediate
stop to the cold.blooded traffic
MURDERS OF the kind which have
resulted in five, deaths since Hol-
loween, and in an effort to catch
the offenders in the five cass
alrady reported, Major Daniel Sui
Ivan. superintendent Of police, to.
day posted an offer OF 500 reward
for information leading to the ar
! rest of any of the criminals who
have run down pedestrians in the
streets and sped away without aid.
ing the injured or reporting to po.
lice.
The fifth Of the victims, who was
killed yesterday by speeding car
| in Kane's Lane, near BenninK road
was identified today as Charles B.
Jarvis, stereotyper Of The Washign.
ton Herald.
Identifned by Brother.
Identification was made today by
Norris Jarvis, his brother.
Jarvis Is married and ID sur
lived by his widow and four chill.
dren. His residence is at 140S
been on tn eHerald force for sew.
yeasa before that time with the
Government Printing office.
The car which hit him was driven
by Vernon 8. Story aided by James
r. O'Connor, 40 M street northwest.
They are being held at the Twelfth
and Ninth precincts respectively
-
jury. No date for the cornoer's
inquest has yet been set.
The car in which the two were
riding was the same auto in which
Storey and Earnest Clancy rode TO
Clancy's death two weeks ago, and
Storey was driving with one hand
in bandage as the result OF
injuries received at that time.
Car Was Speeding
witnesses Of the accident last
night declare thatsthe car was go.
ing at an excessive rate of speed
when 1t hit Mr.. Jarvis in Kane's
lane last night They declare that
the car did not stop Immediately,
but when ii did, the two men got
out, took the body off the mud
guard, where 1t had rested, and
then tried to make their escape.
They were captured at the end OF
the lane, which is a blind street, by
Detective l.. M. Wilson and Police
man j. J.. Mccarthy, of the Ninth
precinct. The men are said by
police to have been drunk.
Captain Stahl, Of the Ninth pre-.
cinct, aided by Headquarters De.
tectives O'Dea and Cullinane; and
detectives from his own precinct,
are investigating the case. They
spent all the morning today at the
scene OF the accident, trying to de-
tertnine just how 1t occurred.
Pockets Empty.
The theory advanced BY detectives
that Mr.. Jarvis had been robbed
after His injury Is being thorough.
~ investigated. This theory has
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column ~.
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FRANCE AND ENGLAND
WILL DISCUSS DEBTS

LONDON, Nov. 1.-THE foreign
office expects the question OF inter.
allied debts to come UP at the
forthcoming meeting OF finance
ministers N Paris and Premier
Baldwin's cabinet Is anxious to dis.
cuss the question with France
without malkipg any concessions.
Canceliationl win not be con.
sidered. 4 wa announced
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-17
0VANT3AD
NEWS

Here are few Of the new wants ap-
pearing In today's classified section:
WHITE POODLE lost, reward.
TWO CARPENTERS wanted.
FAIRMoNT ST. NJ w.-SLarge ana
floor front room for rent furn-
ished
coRBIN PL N. E--Two furnished
rooms for light housekeeping.
CoLoRED girl wanted for general I
homework.
RING lost; set with Is diamonds;
reward offered.
lsss CHEVROLET for sale: $500.
: room uniurnIsSed Sou., T for rsSti
$50 per month.
xME CLASSIFIED SECTION.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-17

No matter how it is, you
can improve it by reading the
new sporting page feature,
Pictorial Golf Instruction
by H. B. Martin, editor of the
Metropolitan Golfer, begin
ming today.
Mr.. Martin is a master of
golf, both in theory and prac-
. tice, and illustrates his les
sons with "close-ups" of how
each stroke should be made.
He swings as wicked a niblic
as he does q pen, and you
can't help but benefit from
his course, which is given to
Washington Times readers.
See Il in the sports section.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-17
BIND GUARD;
ROB CHICAGO CABARET

CHICAGO, Nov. 17.--Sevon yeeg
men today bound the Waterman in
Al Tierney's "Pershing Palace
cabaret and restaurant, blew the
safe anA escaped with sl2.SOO.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-17

Because OF the fact that the Su.
preme Court and the Federal judges,
as well asfJnany State judges, are
appointed Bor life, the courts are
the nostN remotely responsible
branch OF the American Govern.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-17

Increasing cloudiness tonight; minimum
temperature Is degrees; tomorrow rain and
warmer; moderate north winds.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-17

The theory advanced BY detectives
that Mr.. Jarvis had been robbed
after HIS injury Is being thorough.
~ investigated. This theory has
CONTINUED on Page 2. column ~.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-04
SURE; MODIFY IT, PAT

is AN interesting picture of American life that Pat Har
rison Mississippi Senator presents IN announcing that he
ready help modify repeal the law that makes income
payments public.
First industry and labor. IF captains of industry
great any year they employ these losses
argument reduce wages says Pat In fat years the other
hand when profits have been large and incomes the
poyes may be strike otherwise seek larger
share Of the excess earnings Pat says.
As that it didn't require a publicity law to start
either of these movements up Employers pull long
when hard and reduce they En-
poyes try climb aboard and ride when profits sky
rocketng They always and always will And there ism
much chance for deception which time IS which.
The publication of very small income the part of a
physician lawyer Pat says might affect the prestige of the
worthy professional though he possessed the largest
practice in the community and the small because
Of losses otherwise incurred Pats idea would be that when
times lawyer doctor the fact should be
carefully covered up That would be the time for the lawyer
doctor buy automobiles and confound
his shopping competitors if Pats theory correct American
business, Pat it, IS built entirely front and
this front must be maintained. matter how phoney
If that the basis Of American business and American
prosperity. it ism a very sound basis.
But Pat says he viii join in modifying the law. very
simple modification viii All necessary
make the did when originally passed by the
This required the publication of income
Note the difference Now publicity is given only the
Of paid If the complete published it
would explain why the eminent lawyer doctors
small and his prestige and Pats feelings; if the complete
published employees would exaggerated
ideas of the employers profits in good years employer
could give the employees exaggerated idea of his losses
in bad years.
That1 do the business, Pat. Think
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-04
Science

Sir Charles A Parsons, noted
British scientist, believes the world S
heat and power problems could be
solved forever by sinking twelve
mile shaft and exploring the interior
Of the earth He suggests that this
hole be lined with granite and be
twenty feet in width, with platforms
at frequent intervals. II would cost,
he estimates, about one hundred mil
lion dollars.
The project has been suggested
many times before. but has not been
proposed in such detail. Sir Charles
has experimental to the extent
where he says it is practicable from
an engineering point Of view and
the only bar is the money.
Solution Of the power problem by
drilling into the earth lies in tap
ping steam supplies. There is moth
ing experimental about this phase Of
the project. For several years. engi-
neers in Italy have used steam from
boiling springs to operate engines
Near Healdsburg. Cal, a supply Of
natural steam has been tapped at
500 feet underground. This project
is nearing completion and It is
claimed that power from this steam,
when suitably controlled. will light
and heat San Francisco, seventy-fve
miles away. and run every factory
in the vicinity.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-04
Letters

It's easy enough just to promise
YOUTH write and with friends Of
yours keep in close touch. But the
thought dies away. when the friends
out Of sight. though the task ne'er
amounts to so much.
Some relatives visit you; then go
away. with requests that you drop
them a card. You promise, but hest
tate. day after day. Why is It that
writings so hard?
No doubt there is paper, right
ready at hand. that you purchased
for letters and such. but it seems
that you never can quite understand
Why you seldom are using it much.
In Just 8 short time you could
dash OFF note that would tell
friends the news Of the day. But, at
postponing writing We all seem to
lote. though real promptness at
writing would pay.
Just take a night off; write the let
ters you owe. for on writing a whole
lot depends You'll find that the lei
ters To friends that you know will
help them to always he friends
Copyright. 1929. NEA Service. Incl
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-04

Tive fremen were injured
r when the truck OF pmuer
- company No Is collidcd late
Tuesday afternoon with an automo-
bile at Meridian and sixteenth SITS.
The automobile driver didn't hear
the warning siren. So he drove past
the silent policeman-wh which was
flashing go north and southland
into the path Of the truck speeding
west.
lie needed the automatic signal
but not the behest of the emergency.
Automatic signals facilitate traf
fic regulation. Without them there
would be chaos. Curbs. sidewalks.
and private property at many cor
ners would be cluttcrod up with frag,
mentary humans
Silent policemen are always on
the job and are certain and imper-
sonal in directing rtaffic.
But they haven't any brains. No
emergency disturbs their poiso They
fash stop" and Ego" with me-
chanical Unconcern Too efficiently!
For they lull motorists to "A false
sense Of security. A driver failing
to hear a fire siren and relying on
he signals authority may cause
disaster.
An emergency demands thought
Only humans, not machines, can
supply that And at corners secur-
ity is only assured by thinking driv-
ers or thinking cops.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-04

~7YLVESTEB NJ JORDAN.
y 1882 y Alabama ST., r'-
- pplsed-w.th It r~yoi>o caor
coIored bandits who attempted o
hoid-up hts ErisLtWooa pcoirnln,
Tuesday night AS they "Ied Ho
the place lie opened fire Trey zoe
piled
Result; His trigger finger was
smashed. one bandit was badly
wounded, and all four fed There
was no hold-up.
II was nervy for a law-abi1ing
citizen to walk toward menacing
pistols and begin hostnlties But II
tanned one quartet ot outlaws.
TToldups are so common they ey-
cite no comment. And with cold
weather they increase in frequency
instead Of diminish BUT active re-.
sistance to them Is rare.
Consequently bandits grow holder
with each successful foray.
Every quiet citizen believes some
thing should be done to lessen the
nightly Iawlessness. The police can't
90 it--for they can't be every whore
at once. Unless vaporized and mixed
with city atmosphere Which would
be unsatisfactory-to them
Buc The hold.up rostlience can be
eradicated A few protests registered
with smoking guns will DO much to
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-04
More Than l,00O Miles

From the end OF the Civil War to
1915. or for q period of forty
consecutive years. the new trackage
exceeded 1000 miles every year and
ran up 10 12.S7S new miles in 1857,
the biggest Notwithstanding year in
the. history OF the country.
The three big eras in American
railway building We're the years from
IS66-75. 1SSl-e0 and l900-l0 The
first boom followed Immediately
after the Civil War and saw the com
pletion Of 10000 miles Of new track
age. After a comparative lull for
a few years, the building was re
stunned at the rate Of over $500
miles per year just after 1880. In
the COS new construction again sub
sided somewhat. only to be followed
by a boom which carried it 10 $1,000
miles between 1900 and 1910.
The present annual rate az con
s5ructiou Of new lines is only one
fifth Of one per cent Of the total
mileage which now approXimates
350o00 miles Of single track lines
Among the most important add
tons that have been made 10 the
railways in 1924 is the "Castleton
cutoff. built by the New York Cen
fral lines Just south Of Albany New
York The new construction In
Guides a m.le-long bridge across the
Hudson River ana about thirty miles
y new tracRaee ia approaches.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-04
SHE FORGOT. TOO LATE

TAI PROMINENT woman in New York went her garage the
~ other day and started her automobile.
She thought of something she had forgotten back
get in and left her running in the closed garage
Returning she got far the door Of her where
tainted and fell
When found half an hour later, she dead.
Carbon monoxde gas from the running had killed
her.
OdOres silently crept around her and poisoned her be
fore she could fee call for help.
She knew what carbon m0noxide would do to her but She
remembered it too late.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-04
Tongue Tips

DR. Eugene Lyman Fisk, New
York: The price exacted Of the
napper by what she considers her
freedom Is a lessening Of her years.
an inability TO get all that should be
obtained from life. physically and
spiritually, and a general deprecia-
ton Of health"
OTTO Kahn. Financier and Sup
porter Of Music and Art. New York;
Want to know how I got my first
promotion? My first boss called me
to him and informed me I was pro
noted out Of my turn in recognition
Of the zeal. energy and accurnteness
with which / accomplished the func.
lions Of stamprcker."
DR. Payson Smith, Commissioner
of Education Massachusetts: "A
great problem Of the schools IS the
economic complexity OF life facing
boys Of Il. who are hunting not only
their first Job but for some avenue
20 life work. For the girl this is not
So pressing, as the answer to her
question may walk In some eve
ning.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-04

Georgia has 3l0.732 farms
one Of Po1and's most important ex-
ports IS dried mushrooms.
Yellowstone National Park has
about 80 kinds Of birds.
Japan has a land area Of $4,000
square miles
A national cancer institute has
been established by the government
of Peru at Lima.
Between 500 and 1000 lepers are
believed to be at large in the United
states
Thirty thousand gray whales were
on the California coast in 1858.
Fifty thousand square miles are
devoted to wheat in India.
The best plant for use IN an
aquarium IS sagittaria-
Corn brings a greater total return
to the farmers than any other crop
Goldfnches are fond of sunfiower
seeds.
The lady's slipper has been sug-
gested as the national floral emblem.
The Torrey pine IS restricted to
the southern California coast.
Timber farming has not been
profitable in the United States.
An elephant consumes about COO
pounds Of hay daily.
Canada has about 500. 000. 900 acres
Of forest land.
There We're 267. 600 enigrants from
England last year
a meadow ants three eyes are on
the top Of its head.
Old jokes are called ''chestnuts"
IN England.
The earth must move about
seventeen miles a second in order 70
"a. @round the sun once in 356 days.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-04
WHY FOLKS LIKE PUZZLES

fF1OUR THOUSAND years ago the Island of Crete
u making and solving word puzzles The Johns Hop
kns University Museum has relic of days
Disk that Of modern times has solved
The Greeks had their REFUSES and acroStics.
And modern has his crossword puzzle
After all shese crossword puzzles fill very fundamental
need of human nature
Man. beset every side with problems that he
beaten and cowed by the puzzles of existence Of
tons of everyday affairs is rested and restored by
tering problem that he solve
It puzzles him, he it. but at last he domi
mates The thing brought submission and he supreme
That's a valuable experience. We all
quen IF not to become brokenspried of our
inferiorty compexes each of little world
in which he can be glorious conqueror.
The puzzle multitudes Of rs
CHICAGO UNIVERSITY will prepare dictionary Of
cl;s Anrlasa,1na
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-04
RAILROADS
ADD LITTLE
NEW TRACK
Slightly More Than 500
Miles Built During
Year.
Times VdShinGt0tl BUrcau,
:. q =.

Eva ASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-Thirty-
IWI FIVE years ago it was a rare
- month that did not see the
completion of from 500 to 1000 miles
Of new railroads in the United
States. Today, 500 miles of new
trackage is a record road Of an
entire years building
Statistics now being compiled by
the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion in conjunction with Railway
Age" indicate that 1924 will see the
completion of hat little over 500
miles Of new trackage Not since
1919 has the 500 figure been reached,
and in that year the total new
mileage was only CSC.
An idea Of how completely railroad
building has fallen behind it's old
records may be gained by comparing
The decade lSS1-l8e0 with that Of
I915-1924. In the former ten-year
period slightly over $4,000 miles Of
now railroads We're completed Since
1915 the total is approximately 5000
niles
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-04
Tim for Girls

Why have YOU traded your car
for a mOtorboat?"
Took a girl in the car five miles
from town last week, told her she'd
have to kiss me or walk home, and
she walked home. Missouri Show
me.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-04
Costly

I'm sorry my engagements pre-
vent my attending your charity con
cert. but 1 shall be with you IN
spirit
Splendid, And where would YOU
Ike your spirit to sit? have tickets
for 4 half dollar. q dollar. and two
dollars. "-Ch.cago Tribune
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-04

why art thou cast down, Q my
soul? and why art thou disqujeted in
me? Hope thou in God.-Ps. apis.
Christians are directed to have
faith in Christ, as the effectual
means Of obtaining the change they
aasire- Franklin