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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-02
fashion REVUE.
PRIZES ARE
AWARDED
Window Dressers and Writers
Of Best Essays Are Given
Cash Awards.

After wading through hundreds Of
letters the judges in the essay con-
test to determine which three stores
had the best all round window dis.
plays during the Spring Style Re-
vue last week, today announced the
prize winners.
They were:
William C. Bowman, window
dresser, Woodward and Lothrop,
$50.
o. Joseph Ryan, window dresser,
Raleigh Haberdasher, $50.
j. X. Chambers, window dresser,
Frank Jeffeff, $50.
Ruth Riggs Coleman, S10O Con.
necticut avenue, SIS.
Hettye Johnson, 1880 Vermont
avenue, $25.
Aloysius p, Kane, so1 North Cap
itol street. $25.
The three window dressers were
awarded prizes Of $50 each because
Of the displays they arranged for
the Revue. Hundreds Of letters
were written about their displays.
Miss Coleman wrote her essay
about Woodward & Lothrop's win.
dows, Hettye Johnson described
Jelleff's windows, and Kane wrote
Of the display Of the Raleigh Haber-
dasher. Checks will be sent out to.
day to the six winners Of the con.
test, which was arranged and fl.
nanced by The Times and Herald.
Public interest in the spring revue
was at maximum. Large throngs
crowded the street until 1880 each
evening to see the unusual displays
local merchants had arranged The
Merchants and Manufacturers Asso-
citation, which inaugurated the Re.
vue, divided the stores into three
divisions, Department Stores, WON.
ems Specially Shops, and Mems
Wear Shops. The three window
dressers arranged the exhibits In
the winning store of each division.
More than thirty stores were
mentioned by various writer's as
having displays worthy Of note.
Many Of the contestants were placed
out Of the running through their
carelessneSs in writing on obth sides
Of the paper, or in failing to observe
some other Of the few rules of the
contest.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-02
FIGHT IN HOUSE
ON PLAZA
HOTELS
Larsen Accuses Matron OF
''FamiIy Graft"-B. & o.
Railroad Attacked.

Efforts will be made on the floor
Of the House this week to cut all
appropriations for the Government
Hotels on Union Station plaza from
the supply bill for the Independent
offices now before the lower body Of
Congress.
"A bitter attack on the administrA-
ton of the hotels. was made late yes
eerday afternoon on the floor by
Congressman William w. Larsen Of
Georgia during the course of gem
eral debate on the supply measure.
Congressman Ben Johnson of Ken
lucky charged that the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad is attempting to
9xtort exorbitant profits from the
Government for the use of strip
OF land on which a portion of the
hotel buildings stand.
Charges Family Graft"
Larsen accused the matron in
charge of the hotels Of running a
little family graft machine" He
declared that she has a luxurious
suite Of rooms at the hotels, re-
ceives a salary of $4,000 year,
maintains a limousine and private
chauffeur, and keeps her nineteen
year-old son with her in the hotel,
q the expense Of the Government.
He further charged that, despite
the high rates charged guests of
the hotel, the hotels serve whole.
some food "only two days out Of the
week" He said his secretary had
been ordered by her physician to
move away from the hotels because
OF bad food.
Defended by Wood.
Congressman William r. Wood
Of Indiana came to the defense OF
the matron. declaring that her son
IL paying for the service given him
and protesting that Larsen was
doing an injustice in making such
charges against her.
Congressmna Martin B. Madden.
chairman of the Appropriations
Committee, told the House that the
Government is paying $4,000 a wear
Tor portion of the ground occupied
by the buildings, and stated that
the hotels are continually losing
money, "even at the rates that are
being charged for hotel accommoda.
tons"
Congressman johnson declared
that the Government donated land
worth $5,000,000 to the railroad com.
panies for the erection of Union
Station and said that the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad is now attempt
ing to resell a part Of the land to
the Government, at an exorbitantlv
high rate.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-02
SHORE SOCIETY STIRRED
BY DoUBLE,EL

ATLANTIC CITY. April 2.-Chel.
sea society was stirred by the an.
nouncement Of double elopement.
Miss Cecilia Nusbaum. Of North
Montpelier avenue, and Paul M.
Lake, Of Mortified, decided to go
to EIkton. They asked Eugene Hen.
erickson, Of Chelsea, and Miss Elsie
L. Gordon, Of Pleasantville, to go
along as witnesses.
The party set out, and on arriv.
ing at the Maryland Gretna Green
Miss Gordon and Mr.. Hendrickson
also decided to be married. Each
couple in turn attended the other,
and they all returned to Atlantic
City.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-02
HEROIC BUCKET BRIGADE
SAVES HOME WITH CIDER

NORWALK, Conn, April O.
Cider and pals replaced water and
the old oaken bucket when q bri.
gade was formed to save the home
OF Stephen Reynolds in Scribner
avenue, on the outskirts Of Nor.
walk.
No water was available, so the
bucket brigade, formed when chem
1cals were exhausted, broke in the
heads of six barrels of cider and
saved the house.
The barn, garage and automobile
were destroyed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-02
WHAT'S DOING
Today and To.1lorgos0

Today
Meeting Board Of Education, Frank
Meeting Lincoln Post, q. A. r..
Grand Army OF the Republic Hall.
Luncheon-wapIya Club, Representa-
tive Caleb Powers, Of Kentucky, speak
or, Congressional Investigation" Uni
.versity Club. 12:45 p. m.
c,a M,ee.ng s9I1 Park Citizens Asso $50,
Nesting Helen Keller Guild, residence
Mrs; W.. F. Spransy. 1874 Columbia
Meeting--Young Italians club. Church
of the Immaculate Conception, Eighth
and N streets northwest. p. I'M.
Meeting-Dupont Circle Citizens AS
avenue northwest, at 4:45 p. nj.
Zoning committee will report status of
permit to build apartment at Twenty
first and Massachusetts avenue.
Dinnef-Women's international League
at the Wolnen's University Club, 1884
/ street northwest, at $3.50 p. m. s. X.
Radcliffe will speak on the New
wan6SmeKer y I ftaiian y Nir S Z
the University Club at s:l5 p. m. Re-
marks by Prince Caetani, Italian Ann
Luncheon--Ladies Auxiliary Of the
Bible Institute. at 1916 Vermont avenue
northwest at 8 D. m. DR.. A. G. Dixon,
pastor of the University Baptist
Church, Baltimore. will speak.
Tomorrow.
Meeting-Equality-W Walter Reed Post
No. 2S6, Veterans Of Foreign Wars, in
Pythian Temple at 8 p. m.
Meeting-League Of Republican State
clubs at the Willard Hotel
Dinner-In the interest OF creating
q permanent parks commission for the
District at the Burlington Hotel at
1880 p. m. Arthur c. Moses will be
Sional District Committee to be present.
Dance-Young Mems Hebrew Asso-
ciation,. Eleventh and Pennsylvania
avenue northwest
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-02
Dies at BirthdaY Party.

WEST NEWTON, Pa, April a.
Mrs. Anna Milllgan Loughman
dropped dead in her home here
while she was receiving the con.
gratulations Of relatives and friends
on her eighty-fifth birthday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-02
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-05
FEW QUALIFIED VOTERS
FOUND IN BRUNSWICK

BRUNSWICK, June 5.-For a
CITY of Brunswick's population,
there are probably less qualified
voters here than any other place in
Georgia and this condition of affairs
was brought about by the ruling OF
City Attorney Meader, which is to
the effect that all taxes due the
city must be paid six months prior
to any election or primary and as
the primary for commissioner 10
succeed Commissioner McKinnon
will be held in December, it will
be seen that those who do not pay
are disfranchised.
1t was this decision that defeat
ed the car line and caused Bruins
wick to be without street car serv-
ice. A decision with disfranchised
property owners who have paid
their taxes all their lives
and it has been the cause
of much concern as many
who had always exercised the right
Of franchise were turned down
when they went to vote for the car
Ala1Sa - =, ss.l.. I -. s..t y. u ~
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-05
FAST LAKE LINKS ARE
TURNED OVER TO ARMY

ATLANTA, June 9'--l ne E"9"
Lake golf course, the home course
of Bobby Jones, nataional open
champion, has been placed at the
disposal Of authorities of the
Fourth Army Corps area for the
golf elimination tournament to be
held in Atlanta on Monday, Au-
gust II. The tournament to be
held here is for the purpose of Sc
lecting two officers to represent
this corps area at the national
army golf championship at Fort
Leavenworth in September.
Captain o. G. Trunk, recreation
officer of the Fourth Corps area,
has issued a circular to all military
commands in this area outlining
the condition of the contests, both
area and national.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-05
State Authorities AIlege Thous-
ands Of Acres Do Not APP
pear On Tax Digest
WANT LAND LOT NUMBERS
Cards Being Sent Every Tax
payer By Board Asking Full
information

Thousands of fertile acres in
Sumter county have been lost off
the tax digest, according to ac-
counts kept by state tax authors
ties in Atlanta, and these officials
are demanding that the missing
acres be located by the board Of
tax equalizers. This board, Of
which Frank Wilson is chairman,
is now in session, and an energetic
search for the land is being made.
"If taxpayers would list their
lands by lot numbers when return.
ing these for taxation, it would be
a great help to the tax assessors,
said Chairman Wilson this morn
ing. "Unless this is done it is very
difficult to locate all the land in
the county, and the board must
comply with the rulings of the
state tax department. If these
missing acres are really in Sumter
county they are going to be put
on the digest this year, and the
board isn't going to quit until the
last acres is properly assessed
where it can bear its share Of the
county's tax burden.
"A great many taxpayers who
have failed to make any return of
taxation under the law, and the
board wants to avoid putting this
burden upon anyone if possible.
Because Of this we are sending out
cards to taxpayers who have either
made no returns or who have inn
properly listed their lands. All
lands must be listed under lot
numbers, and the board is going
to insist upon this. 1t is our sworn
duty to do this, and we are only
doing our plain duty as public
servants in demanding that tax re-
turns be properly made"
Following the above statement
by Chairman Wilson, it was dis
closed that records in the office Of
the state tax department show
there are a total of 307,5G0 acres
of land in Sumter county, with
only 295,000 returned for tax
alton. This leaves an apparent dis
creuancy Of 12,50O acres which
have escaped taxation during how
many years nobody knows, but this
lis offset by at least 5000 acres,
it is claimed, representing land
embraced within the three incorp-
GRATED towns within the county,
and returned as city property.
There remains, however, a little
difference of $500 acres between
the figures upon the tax depart
ment at Atlanta, and these acres
must be found or accounted for
in satisfactory manner, say state
tax officials.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-05
CLUB GIRLS CAMP
BEGINS TUESDAY

Sumter county club girls, mem
bers of organized canning indus
trial and agricultural clubs VIII
gather Tuesday at the Third Dis
trict Agricultural and Mechanical
college here for a demonstration
camp meeting lasting until Friday,
Recreational features will feature
every day during the encampment,
and these will be directed by Miss
Catherine Mcdonald, Of Sumter
1t is expected there will be between
forty and fifty girls attend the
camp
Demonstrations in picking and
bread work will be the principal
activities during the camp, and lee
lures will be given daily in bas-
kerry in addition to these. Miss
Ruth Bryant, member Of the fac
ulty Of Pleasant Grove Academy
during the past year, will lecture TO
the girls upon reed basketry, while
Miss Bonnie Parkman, county home
economics agent, will talk to them
upon other kinds Of baskctry. Dem
onstrations in Discriminating will be
given by both Miss Bryant and
Miss Parkman.
In addition to the girls attending
the camp there will be a number of
chaperones, each community being
asked to send a competent woman
to care for the girls of each cldD
during the period of the camp.
Principal John M. France has con.
scented to permit the use of the
Aggie dormitories and other facili-
ties by the girls attending the camp
and it is assured that every CON-
fort will be provided them as well
as much valuable instruction given
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-05
FRIENDSHIP ASSN.
TO ENCAMP SOON
Second Annual Gathering viii
Be Held AT Myrtle Springs,
Beginning June 3Oth

The Second Annual Encampmen5
of the Friendship Association win
be held at Myrtle Springs, com
mencing Monday morning, June
3Oth; closing Thursday night, July
3rd. Come early and bring every
body you can. We want every
church, B. Y. P. IT,, w. M. U. and
Sunday school represented. Come
and bring the young people, if you
can't come send the young people.
They will be taken care of. Let's
give this week to the young people
and the Lord. Lets make this one
Of the greatest Encampments in the
country. There will be good speak
ing and study courses every day.
Also a demonstration put on by
b. Y. P. U. or Sunday school.
There will be plenty Of sleeping
quarters. Everything will be free
except the bathing privileges, which
viii be vey reasonable. You Will
be required to bring your bedding
one cup, fork and spoon. Program
will be mailed out later. sss. -.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-05
CLOSING Exc RCISES
OF HIGH SCHOOL At
.RYLANDER 7 DWIGHT
Commencement Occasion to
Begin Promptly at 8 O'clock
Mathis to Preside
HOOPER no BE SPEAKER
Diplomas to Be Presented Mem
bers Of Senior Class By Presi-
dent Dykes Of School Board

Closing exercises will begin at
the Rylander theater tonight
promptly at o'clock Thursday
evening with the professional play
ed by the Community Orchestra, Of
which c. A. Ames is leader. The
invocation will be by Rev. Milo H..
Massey, pastor Of Central Baptist
Church. Robert Hooks, a member
Of the senior class, viii be chief
usher, and others who will assist
him are Roy Adams, Malcolm An
drews, Ray Ansley, Harry Barton,
Henry Coleman, Hawkins Dykes,
Hal Harris, J. r. Hambrick, Allen
Hill, James Mcdaniel Walter
Mask, Albert Cutler, John Edgar
Sheppard, Robert Seig, Lionel
Stukes and Otha Weed.
Glass officers are:
Melvin Tye, President; Gilbert
Purvis, Vice President; Alice Har-
|rold, Secretary; Chloe Davenport,
Treasurer Fannie Love Stevens,
Historian; Martha Johnson, Prohet
Villa Sanborn, Poet.
The members Of the senior class
are:
Eva Braswel, Marjorie Cargill,
Frances Castlebery, Mildred CLARK,
Anna Belle Crabb, Chloe Daven-
port, Mozelle Deavours, nellie Ellis,
Catherine Goodman, Alice Harold,
Christine Harvey, Martha Johnson
Mary Helen Joyner, Julia Mae
.Owen, Annie Rec Riley, Dora Riley,
Villa Sanborn, Lucille Schneider,
Frances Shiver, Fannie Love Stew
ems Florence Stevens, Ethel Suggs,
Charlotte Turner, jamie Tye Matte
Lou Vaughn, Eugenia Walker.
y. T. Adkins, Dwight Barnes, Ed
win Bell, Russell Clark, William
Dykes, Joel Hightower, Sam MGR
CONTINUED on Page Five.)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-05
MRS HAROLD RETURNS

Mrs. Frank Harold, president
general of the Daughters of the
Confederacy, returned nome today
from Memphis, where she has been
attending the veterans reunion.
Mrs. Harold returned before adj
journment of the reunion so as to
be present at the graduation of her
daughter, Miss Alice Harold.
Frank Harold, Jr., of Atlanta. is
visiting his parents for few days.
coming to Americas to he present
at the graduation Of his sister. ~
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-05


Foremost in rejecting any in
sanity defense talk are Drs. Hugh
4. Patrick, William 0 Krohn and
Church, who examined
the youths while they w.re in the
custody OF tate's Attorney Robert
q. Crow. Notwithstanding the
uniqueness Of the case, it is ex-
plainable within. perfectly sane lin
its they assert.
Both slayers were precocious
Leopold, the supercilious aestete
always was considered a genius
Loeb, the quick likable prefligage
was pampered darling And at
10, they found life a bore, with
physical stimulants stale and men
cal adventures exhalated.
Their "thrill" explanation is 10
gical. They are simply extreme
products Of the jazz age-brilliaat
swamp flowers with poisonous per-
fume.
So say the states alienists.
Among the non-technical witness
es for the state, it may be set down
in advance that few viii be watch
ed more closely than Miss Susan
Lurie, beautiful University Of CHE
cago student friend Of Leopold's.
They were simply good friends, she
declares, and they aren't any more.
But there never was any question
as to his being sane, she is ready to
{ Continued on Page Four.l =
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-05
THIRTY YOUTHS ARE
POLICE
DURING VICE RAIDS
High School Students and Foot
ball Squad Members Among
Those Arrested
EIGHT GIRLS IN CUSTODY
Serious Charges Made Against
Nine of Those Arrested At
Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO, June Thirty
youths half of whom are high
school students, including several
members of a football squad, have
been arrested within the last 4s
hours, following an investigation on
reports that vice ring exists here.
Serious charges have been made
against nine of those arrested.
Eight girls are in the custody of the
county juvenile agent in connection
with the inquiry.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-05
Slayers of Robert Franks, IF Sane, Could Not
Have Been So Brutal, Doctors Say, Declaring
Cruelty is Sole Defense Of Such Crime
BY GEORGE BRITT
NEA Service Writer

CRICAGO, June 5The dabolca bacbness
earod Robert Franks will be the principal defense
slayers, Nathan Leopold, Jry and Richard Loeb
This the belief here city at the nightmare
killing which remains cold daylight reality.
the youthful millionaire murdere killed primarily because
they needed they had killed woman there
element of hatred fear would be comprehensive
on the street. would be issue simple guilt
But there is no precedent to guide motveless murder
Just to get thrill" explained Leopold when asked why If
ha for taking life then black blue is red
Therefore, psychatris the
hey could conceive carry incredible plot they they
cannot be normal
the other hand the c5 foremost iensts declare
hey normally respect Their trouble these
scientists in brain will, but heart conscience
There the point is expected which will depend whether
the boys the gaow Many believe the hearess unbelievable
ruhenes will favor the insanity strengthen
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-05
HUGE REFUND To BE
MADE BY TREASURY

WASHINGTON, June 5.
Refunds totalling $16,141,OOO
must be made by the federal
treasury to taxpayers in COM
pliance with the provision Of
the new revenue law reducing
by rs per cent paid by individ-
uals this year on 1928 incomes.
A request from the budget di-
rector for the appropriation of
this sum was transmitted today
to Speaker Gillett.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-05
MCFARLAND HEADS
ATLANTA s. G.. f.

ATLANTA, June 5-Robert NJ.
Mcfarland, Jr., Of the Westmini-
ster Presbyterian Christian En-
.deavor society Of Atlanta, has been
elected to the office Of president
of the Atlanta Christian Endeavor
union, formerly filled by Thomas
Alvin Moye, president Of the Geor-
gia Christian Endeavor union.
At the large city union rally the
retiring pesident, T. A. Move, was
.pesented. with a leather brief case
by the retiring officers Of the city
union
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-05

Assessors Begin Hunt
For Missing Land Here
RALSTON DECLARES
HE'S NOT CANDIDATE

INDIANAPOLIS, June s.
Peclaring "there is something
about the greatness of this ex-
allied position that admonishes
me against wanting to under
take the execution of its grave
and solemn Duties" United
States Senator Ralston today
urged the Democratic state con-
vention in session here not to
consider him a candidate for the
presidency.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-05
TO RE-ORGANIZE
BOARD OF TRADE

BOSTON, June Boston is TO
have a big get-together meeting Oh
Thursday evening, the object being
the reorganization Of a Board OF
Trade. Merchants, business men
and famers are invited to attend
and an interesting progam been
arranged.
An address will be made by
Judge Roscoe Luke and Z. E. Mill
er of the Payo Board of Trade viii
tell Of what the Payo Board Of
Trade has done for that town and
community.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-05
FATHER G|LBRIDE IS
KILLED BY JNQ. KING
Capt. Petrie, of Lowell Police
Force, Seriously Shot During
Exchange of Shots

DRACUT, Mass, June 5.-Rey,
Michael Gnbride, pastor of ST..
Mary's church, was shot to death
at the home of John King, ST.. to-
day. Captain David Pesrie, of the
Lowell police force, was seriously
wounded while pursuing John King,
Jr., who has been arrested on a
charge Of murder.
The priest had gone to the King
home to make call and what led
to the shooting is not yet known.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-05
SIXTH ANNUAL LEGION
CONVENTION BE GINS
Session At SAVANNAH

SAVANNAH, June 5.-Thc sixth
annual convention Of the depart
ment Of Georgia American Legion
began here today with interesting
exercises at the municipal auditor
ium. The first meeting was a joint
session of the legion and quxiliary,
at which Edgar Dunlap, Of Gaines
vile, state commander, presided,
followed by the roll call and adj
dresses Of welcome. RESPONDED to
by Mrs j. L. Newbern, Of Valdosta
president Of the auxiliary