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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-01-12
MILLER BALkS
At LOVE BALM
PAYMENT
Asks Retrial of Decker Suit
Judgment Giving Girls
Father So, 700.

The $4,000 compromise verdict
against Charles F. Miller,
wealthy Bethesda coal merchant,
on q suit charging him with the
seduction Of sixteen-year-old
jeanette Frances Decker, his
stenographer, will not be paid
without q further court fight.
Motion was filed by Miller's
attorneys yesterday at Rockville
asking the court to order a re-
hearing of the motion for a new
trial.
In decision recently announced
by Judge Worthington, Miller was
offered y new trial or q reduction
Of the verdict from $4,000 to $4,000.
Miller agreed to compromise.
The motion for re-argument of
the motion for q new trial Is
based upon Judge Worthington's de-
cision which held that Miss
Decker had acted as a person with
out any idea Of modesty or delicacy
In her dealings with men,"
Miller's attorneys contend that
inasmuch as testimony showed the
girl to have been unchaste prior to
the alleged seduction, the plaintiff
Is not entitled to q verdict.
The original suit, filed by Elmer
g. Decker. father Of the girl, asked
for 100000, for expenses incident
upon the birth of Miss Decker's
baby and the loss to him through
his daughters shame. -
After sensational trial In tha
Rockville court in which one Of
the witnesses appearing against the
girl was threatened with vioiance
by crowd of townsmen. Miller
was ordered to pay $40, 900 to Deck.
or.
George p. Hoover of Washing.
ton,- and Thomas l.. Dawmon. of
Rockville, represented Miller. Doclr-
or y represented by John Garrett.
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lawyers who can argue from any
side.
I'VE are both business men, 80 I
think joint debate would be fair
test Of our knowledge of the subject
and enable the people OF the country
to get at thu ruth. Therefore, IN q
perfectly friendly manner, 1 suggest
that we engage some large hall. d.
vide the expenses, and invite the
public to hear the discussion"
Scores An Arguments.
Secretary MELONS arguments in
favor OF reducing surtaxes from so
per cent to 26 per cent were chal-
lenged all down the line by the
Michigan Senator. who il rated as
probably the richest man in the
Slxty-eighth Congress. He made his
money a. q partner Of Henry Ford.
(Continued on Paga 4 cplumnsaA
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The Story Of
''Chickie''
BY EIenore MsheTi1s
PART ONE.
READ THIS FIRST.

II sCGs q Distinct shock 70
Jonathan Brice to discover one
day that his daughter, Chjchie,
sD0s no longer a gGsCky. IGnky
chit of a girl. She had quite
grOwM up. She had reached the
mature age Of sixteen, had ''dome
up" her hair and lengtksned her
skirts. The shock 1UGs Intense
to the dotiNO parent. He sOGs
filled NTH vGgMe misOiVinOs,
and almost sV;sked she had been
a bog. In the meantime Chictie
met Arthur SOntGg and e1peTi-
emced the joys Of her first To-
nance.
ChicEeie's first "GffGir" emde6
disGstrOsGsly, for SoatGO soon los
interest in her and finally disGp
peGred. At eighteen Chicleie OBJ
tciMed a Job IN a brokerage office
and there met JGmiasG, a girl 9Uise
IN the soGys of the sOOrld Of (Which
Chickie kneV so little.
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MINE
GIARDSAT
BAY 70
HOURS
Mutiny When Warden Puts
Three Men in DOG Boxes"
Do sac, 900 Damage.

M0NTEVALLo, Aha. Jan. II.
After holding officers at bay
for almost twenty hours and
doing damage to mining machin-
cry conservatively estimated at
$50, 900, the sixty-three convicts
who mutinied in the Aldrich coal
mine Of the Thomas Weller Min
ing Company, early today were
overwhelmed by guards, accord
| ing to officials.
The rebellious convicts, armed
with hundreds Of sticks Of dyna-
mite, decided to call the mutiny
off when eighteen officers, with
high-powered rifles, forced their
way into the mine. There were
Ino casualties.
Want Warden Fired.
The convicts blew up two loco
motives, pumps. dynamos and other
machinery. The damage was ex-
pected to reach a much larger figure
when a complete check-up is made.
An investigation into the mutiny
was to get under way today.
The mutineers defied officers all
| day yesterday, demanding that
Warden J. M. Jernigan be fired be-
fore they would come out Of the
mine. They alleged the warden had
punished three OF their number by
keeping them in dog boxes
throughout Thursday night.
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S1,00OG0NE
FROM CAR
VICTIM
Mother. Incapacitated and
Badly IN Need, Says Son
Had Money.

Bereft Of her son, who was her
sole support, Mrs. Kate Sprowl,
Of 1908 c street northeast, totally
blind and suffering from the in
firmities Of age, today faces the
world without means Of support,
bordering over the mysterious
disappearance Of $1,000 from the
pockets Of her sons clothing.
Killed In Crash.
Allen Sprowl, thirty-six, had that
sum Of money with him when he
left his mother to start on the Joy
ride that ended in the snuffing out
Of his own life ana that Of Miss
Regis Hancock, nineteen, his sweet
heart.
Mrs. Sprowl today confided in
friends that she would soon be in
desperate financial straits. Where
the money went or who got It. Mrs.
Sprowl does not know. She was
debating whether or not she should
ask the police to aid her In locating
the money. Mrs. Sprowl intimated
that she might demand an investiga-
ton to learn where the money went.
In the meantime the other occu-
pants of the death car are recuperat-
ing from cuts and bruises. Joseph
Stoddard, 1412 Eighth street north
west. Is the most seriously injured,
and physicians stated that his condi-
ton was not serious. Miss Alice
Luber. of 2246 Nichols avenue
Continued on Page 2. Column ~
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GUARD
IS UNABLE
To STEM
I IDE
Liberals and Democratic
Threaten to Amend Measure
Point by Point.
BY WILLIAM HARD.

A majority Of the Republican
members of the Ways and Means
Committee Of the House, a ma
jority Of the Republican members
of the Steering Committee Of the
House, and a majority Of the Re-
publican members of the Steering
Committee Of the Senate, are con-
WINGED that the Mellon proposed
schedule Of income tax reductions
cannot now be put through Con-
gress.
Direct communications to that
effect will be made to the Presi-
dent in the early part Of next
week.
Present Situation.
The President will be told that the
following situation exists:
II the Mellon plan as written 10
introduced into the House Of Repre-.
sentatives, It win be amended point
by point until it is more radical
than the so-called Garner plan"
drawn up by the ranking Democratic
member of the House Ways and
Means Committee.
There Is q majority of Democrats
and OF fnsurgent Republicans in the
House for amending the Mellon plan
in g. radical" direction until by COM
parison the conservative Republicans
win prefer to vote for the Garner
plan itself.
Garner Plan Gains.
Republican leaders in the House
and in the Senate are finding their
followers breaking over toward the
Garner plan on the plea that the
Garner plan reduces the taxes OF
three-quarters Of the taxpayers more
than the Mellon plan does.
Many conservative Republicans in
both houses Of Congress are addi-
tionally having q fit Of petulance
against Mr.. Mellon and President
Coolidge and against the letters and
kilograms sent to them by cpnstitu-
ents telling them to do what Mr..
Mellon and President Coolidge say.
Republicans OF the staunchest
NOhS0A NusAoAA 0AO N1AAhAAAB nOO0L bAAO
"indignity" Of being told to ''sign
on the dotted line" and are de-
claring that II any tax reduction in
passed It is going to be one which
will not be dictated by q branch Of
the Government which constitu-
tionally is not the law-making
- Difficult Situation.
A knowledge that the Democrats
and the insurgent Republicans have
q majority for ''radicalizing" the
Mellon plan, fear that the Garner
plan win appeal to the self-intorest
OF the more taxpayers than the
Mellon plan, and a personal revolt
against alleged "dictation" by the
Treasury Department: these three
developments constitute q situation
which Republican emissaries from Z
Capitol Hill will explain TO the
President in full.
They will be able also TO ten him
Of something even more upgetting
The pro-bonus majority In the
Senate " planninG = RtitcA =
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Woods, FORMER
DC. NAN, To
Be SHOT
Will Be Executed by Firing
Squad as Slayer Of His
Wife, in Utah.

SALT LAKE CITY. Jan. Ia
The Utah State Board of Pardons
today denied the appeal Of omer r.
Woods, formerly of Washington,
d. c., convicted wife murderer, for
clemency, and his execution on
January 18 will be carried out.
Woods elected to face q firing
squad instead Of being hanged.
Woods, with his wife, was ac-
cused Of burning house in Wash
inRton,
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BERLIN AGREEMENT
WITH PARIS FORESEEN

BERLIN, Jan. 1.-THE French
note received here today replying
to a German communication sent
December "a, leaves open the way
for further negotiations between
Berlin and Paris over the status of
future civil administration in the
Rhineland.
There was feeling Of optimism
in government circles that eventu-
ally a satisfactory agreement would
be reached.
France has requested further in
formation from Germany regarding
the Ruhr administration question.
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SHOT BY BANDITS IN
HoLD-UP OF GROCERY

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan. H.
Anthony Bublo. special agent for
the Union Trust Company, was
shot and probably fatally wounded
here today by three bandits, follow.
ing successful hold-up OF a gro.
Gerry store in which $50 was OBJ
tanned.
Following the robbery. Bublo,
who was passing. heard the call for
help, attempted to grab one Of the
fleeing bandits, and was shot down.
They escaped.
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PUT MOTORS IN PLANES
FOR 0RRECON'S FORCES

DAYTON, O., Jan. 12.-Mechanics
at Wilbur Wright Field today were
installing motors in eight De Havi.
land airplanes, which, under orders
from Washington. are to be shipped
within fifty hours to Mexico
The. eight planes viii be Grated
and It is expected they win start
on their way south Sunday night.
Announcement Of the purchase
by Obregon's government was made
q week ago in Washington.
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CHAPTER vi.
Jimmy Speaks.

Chickie turned on the faucet,
began very deliberately to wash
her hands.
"Huffed?" Janina asked. mot
sore because / gave you a little
pointer"
''Oh, I don't think want any
Of your pointers, Janina. The
man doesn't live that's worth
all that troubled
The brilliant eyes narrowed
threw out little intense darts Of
amusement. "oh, he doesn't?
Well-just YOU wait, my pretty
one!' You'll find that such a man
does live. We all find that outl
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NOW CONTINUE.

Janina shrugged. ooh, well;
men and babies, you know! Both
alike. We have to dandle them
e we want to see them COO
Janina broke, off abruptly, her
vivid face suddenly pale. Coming
directly TO them was 8 tall, mag
flifleente Fellow, with black eyes
and q flashing, kingly air. Jake
Munson. Chickie knew OF him.
She had heard endless gossip
about him.
Munson was at the head Of a
big brokerage business, q man
about thirty-dve, wealthy, mag
netic, a lavish spender.
Every girl in Chickie's office
was wild about Jake Munson.
They kept detailed cab on him.
They knew who he was taking
out, who happened to be driving a
gray roadster he, owned. When
he gave diamond wrist watch to
Amy Heaton, every girl on Mont
Eomery street learned of it before
two months were past.
Fury Of Silence.
Janina withdrew into a fury of
contenptuous silence when Jake
Munson was discussed by these
other girls.
Now she put out her hand,
saying, with a touch Of eager
Notwithstanding Chickie out
Hello, Jake! Haven't you for
gotten about tomorrow night, Oh,
cay, did you hear about Bess?"
ChiclIie was about to walk on
when Munson said, aren't you
going to introduce your friend,
Janina?"
"Oh, sure! She's my partic.
ular discovery, Jake. My own
little. shrinking violet, Mass
Chickie Bryce"
Chickie felt the mans rich,
dark eyes dwelling kindly on
her face. She wanted to say
something easy, something SUI
perior and woman f-the-world
like, but Janina's taunt LETT her
red and flighty.
Munson laughed. "A violet,
Janina. What a treat in this
day to come upon the vanishing
species"
Janina bit her lips, her olive
skin dashed with red. She didn't
say a word to Chickie as they
walked back to the office.
Meets Him On Street.
Not long after this Chickie
passed Jake Munson on the street.
With a delightful friendliness he
stopped and began to talk. "You
and Janina friends, Miss Bryce?'
Eyes, we work together"
ChiclIie liked the warm vitality
Of his face.
He lowered over her, smiling.
"Well, then, wen have to ar
range a little party. You'll come?
I'll tell Janina."
She went hurrying back to the
office. culver with flushed
elation.
Janina was in the dressing
room. She put her arm affec-
tionately in Chickie's, whisper.
ing, with a soft, malicious laugh,
Trying fling at Jake? Better
not, baby-take IL from me, you'll
not get away with 1t. A good fire
can melt a little snow. Watch
outw
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Cupid Wins Millions
of R0thschi[ds
BY MARGERY REX.
twritten for CosmopOIItan News serviC

NEW YORK, Jan. 12-Whether not love is more i'm
portant than money question often discussed But not
discussed by money kings But it appears that the
famous Rohschid family European money monarchs show
appreciation Of the tender transactions that take place
between human beings.
Baron Henri de Rothschld has directed the municipal
council of Paris to distribute $1,000 francs in dots to
couples who marry between and July H. and to charge
it to him. >rr
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girl Is marrying the donors SON,
Baron James Henri de RothschiId,
for love and not money.
Mile. Claudia Dupont, Of Paris,
met q young man at a tennis club
to whom she took a great liking.
q fcndness which was mutual. He
!. Continued on Pase-2.- Column a
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Blow Up Rum Ships In
4-Mile Limit, Says
BrOokhart

The three-mile-limit, famed
in song and story, should be ex-
tended to twenty-four miles, in
the opinion Of Senator SmithW.
Brookhart (Rep.) Of Iowa.
Senator Brookhart's opinion
was given today to a convention
of Anti-Saloon League workers,
gathering here for a national
meeting: Furthermore the Iowan
asserted he was in favor Of
Blowing up" liquor ships.
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The Washington
Times Introduces
'Chickie, I Whose
Adventures Will
Be Related in a
Daily Serial by
ElenOre Meherirl,
One Of the Great
est Writers of
Serials Of This
Age.
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The couples must be between the
ages of twenty.seven and thirty.
And the selection of the particular
fifteen pairs will be left to the
discretion of the council.
This sentimental action on the
part Of a representative OF the great
banking family OF Rothschild is due
- The -faet thak . -ZQung French
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THE WEATHER

Mostly cloudy and some
what unsettled tonight and
Sunday; colder; gentle to
moderate variable winds be-
coming northwest.
Evening star., 1924-11-10
Democratic Goat Seeking.

Now those Democrats who want to
find out which particular blow 1t was
that almost killed father" last Tues
turns to see how the McAdoo sup
porters behaved toward the party
nominee. And, according to some fig.
ures just printed In one Of the party
organs that has never been particu-
larly partial to Mr.. McAdoo, there is
evidence Of a disposition on their part
either to stay at home or to support
the third party ticket. Thus it is
pointed out. with statistical table
offered as evidence, that, for example,
in Tennessee, one of the strongest
McAdoo States, the Davis vote was
about 10000 less than the vote given
in 1920 to Cox. In Kentucky, it is also
noted, Davis received nearly 100000
votes less than Cox. California gave
Davis 125,000 votes less than it gave
Cox. All of these were McAdoo States
at the New York convention.
So harsh are the asperities of the
post-election Democratic discussion
that question is even raised as to- the
genuineness of the illness Of Mr.. Nc
Adoo which prevented his participa-
ton in the campaign. There is, 1t is
true, public record of an operation.
But, hints the opposition. there are
operations and operations. and they
suggest that this was a most untimely
one from the point of view of Demo-
cratic welfare. Has it come to this,
that Mr.. McAdoo must produce ply.
sician's certificate to the effect that
surgery was necessary?
All these things are the natural
aftermath Of defeat. 1t is inevitable
that there should be search for a
goat" First it was La Toilette, but
La Toilette was originally a Republi.
can and can hardly be used for Dem
ocratic party blame-bearing. Now it
is McAdoo's turn, or rather the turn
of his followers. All of this is very
interesting, but not so much to the
point as that in the judgment of most
observers of the recent political cam
paign the person chiefly responsible
for the Democratic defeat was Calvin
Coolidge.
Evening star., 1924-11-10
Praises Chicago Ban
On Grade Crossings
To the Editor Of The Star:

I notice an editorial in your issue
of November 8 commenting on Chi
cago's grade crossings which gives a
reader unfamiliar with the facts an
impression that Chicago is in no.
toriously bad shape in this respect
This is far from the truth. The abo-
lition of grade crossings in Chicago
was in some respects very diff1cult
problem, but 1 know Of no city that
has tackled the problem as effective
ly as has Chicago, or that has gone
further in the abolition OF grade
crossings While / have not been in
Chicago much for the past 10 years.
1 can say with definiteness that
very large proportion of such cross
ings had been abolished by track
elevation above the streets and that
ordinances for abolition OF the re-
mainder had been adopted previous
to 10 years ago. The accident as to
which your editorial comment is d.
rected happened in an out-of-the-way
section OF the city, where it was not
possible to adopt track elevation;
but, deplorable as this accident was,
feel sure you do not wish to give
the Impression that a city which COW
ers so large an area as Chicago-un-
doubtedly the greatest railroad CEN
ter in the world-has not gone far
in abolishing this evil. While. can
not state the exact percentage Of
grade crossings removed, think I
can safely say it is we'll over 95 per
cent FREDERIC A. DELANO.
Evening star., 1924-11-10
Good Roads Bond Issues.

Two adjoining States voted at the
general election last week on road
bond issue amendments, Illinois and
Kentucky. In the former State 1t was
proposed to issue 500, 200, 900 in bonds
for extension Of the State road sys
tenn. The voters approved. In Ken
lucky a plan was submitted for a
s75,oOO,OOO issue, $4,000, 900 to go to
road building. The voters rejected it,.
Thus Illinois will go forward in the
important work of improving the
State highways, while Kentucky will
lag. with it's roads in bad condition.
Yet Of the two Kentucky needs good
roads more urgently than does Illi-
nois. A large part of the State is
mountainous and communication is
difficult. There are regions in the
eastern part of the State which are
veritably inaccessible because OF the
lack of dependable highways. 1t was
hoped that the State would bond IT.
self. and with its own funds, supple
mented by Federal money, make a
OII d SOOu TuduS
system. Other questions, however,
were involved in the bond-issue pro-
posal. For instance, of the SIS 5,0O0, 900
issue $6.000,000 was to have gone to
pay off a State debt incurred before
the Civil War. This was undoubtedly
a factor in the rejection.
States that fail to invest in good
roads are handicapping themselves
seriously in their development. Eco
nomic advancement is one Of the sure
results of liberal good-roads expendi-
lures. Maryland has found this to be
true, and the voters Of that State ar0
now quick to respond to proposals for
extending the States highway sys-
tenn. North Carolina has made most
promising start, and is already realiz-
ing the advantages Of modern road
construction. 1t is to be regretted
that Kentucky has not grasped this
opportunity to start a work which
must eventually be undertaken, and
which is sure to bring in large divi.
dends upon the expenditure.
Evening star., 1924-11-10

less than assault and battery, Police
Judge Samuel Sibert ruled today in
sentencing John O'Boyle, % years
old, to the workhouse for 60 days.
O'Boyle was arrested on complaint of
his wife, who stated that while she
prepared breakfast her husband was
delegated to care for their 9-month-
old daughter. While she was absent
from the room O'Boyle spanked the
baby. she told the court"
Many persons will admire the grit
and determination Of Mrs. O'Boy1e in
taking this case to court, and many
will hope that when John comes home
from the workhouse he will take his
morning exercise by raking the lawn
or chopping wood. He may hold baby
on his lap for a few minutes, but he
must keep his spanking inclination
under control.
Evening star., 1924-11-10
Forest Fire Reports.

The forest fire situation in the first
and second mountain ranges west of
Washington-the Catoctins and South
Acknowledgements from meager news
dispatches to have improved during
the past twentyfour hours. The out
turn Of people in those sections to pro-
tect villages and farms from the sweep
Of the flames seems to have been eff.
fective, and up to this hour none of
the hill villages has been reported de-
stroyed. Here and there In the wide
spread forest fire region light rain has
fallen, but a downpour is needed to
put the fires out. The weather fore
cast for the District of Columbia and
nearby territory is Partly cloudy to-
day and Tuesday; warmer Tuesday;
moderate northeast and east Winds"
Rain may fall in the mountain dis
tricts of Maryland and Virginia.
Farther west in Maryland than the
Catoctin and South Mountain ranges
the news reports state that the fire
situation is very much better. 1t is
said that the fires in the Allegheny
Mountains in Allegany and Garrett
Counties have been brought under
control. but that in Randolph County
the fight against the flames is still
being carried on.
Forest fire news comes from many
places in the East. Thousands Of men
are fighting forest fires in New York,
New Jersey and New England. In
Kentucky losses from forest fires are
estimated as high as s35O,00 but the
situation generally throughout the
State is reported as considerably i'm.
proved, as rains have aided in several
sections.
The sawmill and ak are eating into
the American timber supply fast
enough, and effective measures ought
to be taken to save the woodlands
from fire, which is generally started
by careless or foolish men. Tens of
thousands acres of woodland in the
Eastern States have been burned this
Fall and other thousands will be de-
stroyed unless Fall rains set in soon.