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Evening star., 1924-12-22

Cadillac 81 Limousine.
Fine cord tires. $3.50 coat OF paint. Runs
and looks like new. VIII take smaller car
nart n,vmeuf goa Ist ct NV 25s
Evening star., 1924-12-22

only $50. The Van Dyke, 4oI OF 8rd st. nv,
rooms. bath, s42.5o. 52l 18th st. Sc. (twc-
Ialnny apartmentl rooms. bath slec. 1907
GARDINER & DENT. Inc.
The Washington times., 1924-12-29
N. !. B. A. BABY.
To GET GREAT
WELCOME
Old Doc Stork, However, Re-
fuses All Information Con-
corning New Year Advent

Old Doc Stork, the well.known ar
ranger of human fates. destinies and
other more or less moot factors of
existence. declined today to aid the
N. Y. B. A. with any advance infor-
nation on the first baby TO be born
in Washington on January /, 1925.
In the event you are in the exterior
darkness concerning the cryptic mi
in the above paragraph, n. Y.
means the New Year Baby AS
IN, a lusty infant organization
1lic spirited citizens.
me Washington Times wired Doc
Stork: Where and when will first
1925 d. c. baby be born. Also ad.
wise if boy or girl"
The reply was considerably to
the point: Don't be impertinent
stop none Of your business"
Nothing daunted by the cool re.
Spouse. the N. Y. B. A. is going
ahead, planning a regal reception
for the premier Guild of 1925. The
parents. the doctor and nurse will
be remembered.
The baby will get everything =
prince would receive on his first
appearance in the world.
Who are the members Of the
N. Y. B. A., you ask? Not yet.
please!
The Washington times., 1924-12-29
So PERSONS OVERCOME
BY GAS IN APARTMENTS

NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-With
fifteen deaths from illuminating
gas reported within twenty-four
hours, fifty-our persons were over
come by coal gas today in a Brook.
iyn apartment house. Three OF
todays victims are in a critical
condition.
postman discovered the odor
of leaking gas. He called a patrol
man who broke in doors and as.
sisted dwellers to the street. Mary
irwin forty.two, and her two
children, James, seventeen, and
Dorothy, fourteen, were found un.
conscious, and were taken to a
hospital.
The Washington times., 1924-12-29
NJ COY VERDICT
MAY CLEAR
FIGHTER
Ballot Said to Favor Freeing
Alleged Slayer of Mrs. Mors.
Must Decide Case Today

Los ANGELES. Cal. Dec. g.
Today is the most decisive of any
since the jury trying kid Mccoy
on charge of numbering Mrs.
Teresa Mors retired to adjudge him
innocent or guilty.
For the jurors must have reached
a verdict by the time Superior
Judge Grail arrives in court-haVe
prospects of reaching one speedily
or be discharged
1t was said that if the jury has
been unable to agree by this eve.
ming Judge Grail will order it dis.
missed.
An immediate re-trial of the
"Kid" will be demanded by the
district attorneys office if the
Judge carries out his reported in
tention, Deputy District Attorney
Fricke, who prosecuted Mccoy, an
nounced today,
Substantial hopes for a decision
being reached today after a dead
lock of more than seventy-one hours
was seen, however, in the jury's
report to Judge Grail late last night
that the last ballot showed a ten.
to.two division of opinion.
From previous rumors in the
courtroom this would seem to indi-
cate that Mccoy will be acquitted.
When the jurors Saturday re-
ported they stood seven.to-five after
being evenly divided for more than
twenty.four hours on the fate of
the kid" it was said that the
larger vote was favorable to the
ex.champion fighter.
Yesterday was a quiet one. The
Jury passed up lunch. eating fruit
in the jury room while it's delibera-
tons continued without Interrupt.
finn
The Washington times., 1924-12-29
PROVISIONS
Of BILL
CARRY
TEETH
Public Utilities Authorized 10
Regulate Lines AS One
After July 1, 1925

A bill designed to compel the
merger of ALI street railway sys-
TENS in Washington and motor
bus transportation companies on or
before July l, 1925, was intro
duced in the Senate today bY
Chairman L. Heisler Ball, Of the
Senate District Committee.
This is the first time that
measure has been drafted con-
tanning such drastic provisions
and specifically compelling the
street railway systems to operate
as a single system.
After opening the door by au-
thorizing and empowering the
various companies to merge or
consolidate, the bill states that if
this advantage is not taken BIZ
July 1, 1925, the Public Utilities
Commission shall cease to deal
with them separately but regulate
them as single system.
Measures Are Drastic.
In short, il the railway com
panies i.eIe fail to merge between
now ard next July, the Public Etiii-
ties Commission would have au-
thority under the bill to compel uni
versal transfers, to compel the
mutual use of tracks, and to com
pei uniform rates of fare.
The companies which are named
in the LII and urged to concolidare
by it's drastic provisions are: Capt
tai Traction Company, Washington.
ton Railway and Electric Company.
Georgetown and Tennally Town
Railway Company, and City and
Suburban Railway Company. No
motor bus transportation company
is named hut the bill provides tlat
the motor bus transportation com
panles In the cities must lie in.
Volved iii the merger.
New Corporation Provided.
Organization Of a new corpora
ton, subject to the provisions of an
act of Congress of 1902, and to in
clude the merged street railway
companies, is constantly mentioned
in the new measure.
1t Is set forth that this new cor
poration should be capitalized sub.
Ject to the approval of the Public
Utilities Commission, land to
finance needed additions and i'm
provements and to sell stocks and
bonds"
1t is further provided in the bin
that the new corporation would be
authorized to acquire and hold all
or part of the capital stock Of the
Potomac Electric Power Company.
There have been many bills intro.
dEced in Congress pointing the way
to a consolidation of the District
street railway systems, but this is
the first one with teeth in IL"
through time compulsory clause
which would penalize them il they
failed to act within the next few
months.
A large portion of the bill deals
/ with technicalities, and are designed
! to protect the stockholders in the
Continued on Page 2. Column'1.)
The Washington times., 1924-12-29
NSAT|ON5EEN
IN NJ 'CL|NTOCK
DEATH
Report Ready by Chemists
Expected to Clear Up
Startling Charges

CHICAGO, Dec. 29.-The in
vestigation into the death of Will
liam McClintock, millionaire" or
phan, took another ominous turn
today when Health Commissioner
Herman N. Brundezen was sum-
moned to the district attorneys Of
flee to tell, among other things, of
the possibilities of a layman OBJ
tanning typhoid germ cultures.
The theory that typhoid germs
have been administered to McClin-
took either in food or hypodermic-
ally already has been advanced and
the summoning of Brundezen was
taken as an indication that this
line of inquiry was being developed.
The death probe today awaited
the report of Doctor William d.
McNally, containing matters of
interest developed in the exami-
nation or the exhumed body of
McClintock
Doctor Mentally refused to dis.
cuss 1t other than to admit that
1t did contain matters of interest"
which would necessitate continu-
ing his laboratory work for two
or three days more before his
final verdict on the case could be
given.
Retains His Secret.
He would neither affirm nor deny
the persistent rumor that solid food
generally considered fatal in typhoid
cases, had been found in the ',iscera
of the body nor would be saw
whether or not the examining PRIV.
sicians believed McClintock's death
due to typhoid fever as had been
supposed.
II can say only that we hnvh
made findings which should prove
OF great interest in connection with
the probe" Doctor McNally de-
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
The Washington times., 1924-12-29
MExlCANS TAKE LEADER
IN DE LA HUERTA REVOLT

MEXICO CITY. Dec. 29.-Jose
Iamael Aguado, former congress.
man, who acted as secretary to De
La Huerta in Vera Cruz, was ar.
rested here today. He arrived from
the United States ten days ago. tie
has been lodged in the military
prison.
Guadalupe Sanchez, leader of the
De La Huerta revolt in the state of
Vera Cruz is reported to be In New
Orleans where he went to confer
with rebel leaders on a renewal of
the rebel campaign.
The Washington times., 1924-12-29

The highest officials of the ad-
ministration made it clear today
they consider the statement of the
French finance minister to parlia-
ment on Saturday as constituting
little short of direct Reputation.
and it is probable that a note will
soon be dispatched challenging the
views that NJ. elemental expressed.
The State Departments concern
over the matter was early mani.
tested today by Secretary Hughes
sending to the Treasury Department
for all the data bearing on the
French loans in this country. Hc
conferred also with Assistant Sec
rotary of the Treasury Wadsworth.
the foreign loan expert of the
Treasury, as we'll as Secretary of
the American Debt Funding Com
mission.
Oppose Pooling Plan.
Vigorous dissent was voiced by
Administration officials to the propo,
sition advanced by NJ. elemental for
a general pooling of war debts
by the allied countries. and his
recommendation that the costs of
the war be apportioned among them
on the basis of ability to pay"
This would only mean, it was
pointed out, that the United States
would, as the nation most able TO
pay" bear the burden of billions of
dollars.
Officials expressed themselves to.
day as loath to believe that NJ.
Clemental's refusal to class France s
war debts as liabilities in the gov.
ornamental balance sheet he pre-.
scented to the chamber constitutes
the forerunner of Reputation, nj.
though they admitted that the
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
The Washington times., 1924-12-29
SA' VS. SHE
WAS NOT
|NA|JTO
Pretty Government EmpIoye
drilled, Declares She Has
Perfect Abb

Questioning by the police of
girl employed in the Government,
who is said to be a friend of
George M. King, was the out
standing feature today in the city
wide man-hunt for the slayer of
Good Old Tom" Brady, colored
porter, yesterday in near beer
saloon at 807 North Capital street
The girl was grilled without
avail, it is understood. She told
Inspector Clifford L. Grant that
she could establish an alibi, which
would prove that she was not
at the scene of the shooting. Po-
lice were proceeding on the theory
that the girl was in the machine
in which three men rode to the
scene Of the shooting.
headquarters detectives were
dispatched at once to check up
the girls story.
Inquest Tomorrow.
Coroner Nevitt announced TODAY
that an inquest into Brady's death
will be held at d1.3o tomorrow
morning. att he District morgue
where the dead mans body lies
Search also is being made for a
youth believed to be RAYMOND n
Beavers, twenty years, and a mvs.
ferrous pretty young girl. who ia
SAID to have sat with him in tho
smoke screen equipped Lafayette
winch waited in front of the near.
Deer saloon while the tragedy was
enacted
Witness Surrenders.
Joseph Nally, twenty-five wears
old, who only two weeks ago was
released on $4,000 bond in connec.
ton with the $4,000 Piggly Wigglv
holdup, and who admits he was
with King when Brady was shot
to death, has given himself up.
Nally surrendered yesterday morn.
ing in company with James F.
O'Shea, his attorney. He told re.
porters he was cold sober" at the
time of the shooting and had just
come from Baltimore with cargo
of liquor.
When King is arrested, and head.
quarters detectives and police are
confident 1t will be within the next
twenty-four hours, it will be his
twenty-eighth arrest in Washington
since April, 1921.
Fitzgerald Attacked.
His head bandaged where he was
slugged by a beer bottle right
after Brady was shot, Joseph A.
Fitzgerald, twenty-five years old,
729 North Capitol street, is being
congratulated today on his close
escape. King, it is said, fired at
Fitzgerald after he twice shot
Brady, but the shot went wild.
Nally, according to Fitzgerald, IS
the one who slugged him with the
bottle.
Police say the tragedy occurred
at O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
Brady, in company with Fitzgerald
and Benjamin F. Dorsey, We're
cleaning up the saloon when Nallv
and King are said to have driven
up to the saloon when Nally and
King are said to have driven up
inthe Lafayette. They attempted
to borrow glasses. They were turn
ed down and they sought to drink
from a pint bottle of whiskey
which they had with them. police
say.
Fitzgerald and Dorsey, however,
succeeded in ejecting the pair.
They came back. however, and
forced the door open. One Of them.
Continued on Page 2, Column a.
The Washington times., 1924-12-29
MYSTERY DISEASE TURNS
BODIES YELLOW; 200 DIE

LONDON, Dec. pa mysterious
epidemic is sweeping the Persian
Afghan border. and 200 persons
have died in the last ten days. dis.
patches from Allahabad relate.
Allahabad is in British India, $50
miles from Calcutta.
Doctors have been unable to ding.
nose the disease, it was said. The
victims bleed at thS nose and mouth
and their bodies turn yellow.
The Washington times., 1924-12-29
Dill ASKS
|. NEW RENT
BOARD
Coolidge Suggestions En-
bodied in Measure-Intro-
duced in Both Houses

A bill authorizing the creation
of a rent commission which would
be feared and respected through
its liberal judicial powers" and
positive enforcement from the
real estate industry, was intro-
duced in the Senate today by
Chairman l.. Heisler Ball, of the
Senate District Committee. The
same bill was also introduced in
the House by Congressman Stuart
F. Reed of West Virginia of the
House District Committee.
Has Coolidge PrOpOals.
The bill contains all of the sug-
gestions made last week by Presi-
dent Coolidge, and Joints out tha:
a permanent rent commission is
made niece - ry by reason Of rental
conditions al the District, which
are dangerous to the p,elic: health,
comfort. morala(
GERS and g
Governments
Through the terms of the Dill
the rent commission, which would
be composed of tawe members, ap.
pointed by the President. and ron
firmed by the Senate, would be the
sole arhiters of difficulties between
landlord and tenants, and the
only redress possible would be
through appeals made to the Dis
trict Supreme Court within ten
days after the Rent COMMISSIONS
determination.
1t is provided in the bill that
these apreals in the District Su.
preme Court must be given i'm.
mediately.
Un1er the provisions of the
measure, the landlord or real estate
owner Is deprived Of his usual re
dress IN the equity court.
Penalties Provided.
Specific penalties of not more
than $1,000 fine or not more than
one year in Jail, or both, are pro.
vided for landlords who ignore the
rent commission or who indulge
in fictitious sales or violate anv
of the major provisions of the hill
,Ihese landlords or owners would
be guilty of misdemeanor.
II the bill is enacted it would
take effect Immediately, It is
understood that every attempt will
be made to pass the bill a. the
present short session in order that
the present rent commission can
hold over and that the new rent
commissioners may be named 10
I'LL vacancies occurring on the
present board.
1t is provided in the bill that
one member of the Rent Commits.
sion shall be a lawyer, and that
the commission itself shall point an
attorney two assistants, one sec.
retary.treasury, one field engineer
and such clerks and stenographers
as 1t may need.
Would Get $4,000 Salary.
1t is made plain in the bill that
the rent commissioners must be
entirely divorced from personal
interest in real estate and the pro.
vision is made that mo commits
sioner shall be appointed who is
directly or indirectly engaged in or
interested in real estate or the
renting business
The salary of the rent commits.
sioners would be $4,000 and they
would serve a five.year term and
they shall be judicially noticed and
have their official seal.
The new Rent Commission would
-.
require their use and prohibit sub.
Continued on Page 2, Column ~
The Washington times., 1924-12-29
V;7ANT1AW
NEWS

HERE ARE A FEW or THE NEW
WANTS APPEARING IN TODAY'S
CLASSIFIED SECTION:
COLLIE lost; white; childs pet
reward offered.
GRoCERY-Must be sold at once
ST. N. w.--Nicely furnished
room; reasonable.
CHINA CLOSET and other house.
hold furniture for sale.
9TH ST. s. E.---Nicely furnished
rooms; $4,000 month.
cRosLEY SETS with tubes ana
bodies; $500.
ST. s. E.--Fdve rooms and bath
unfurnished; $50 month.
YOUNG MEN--A bout $50 week In
your starting point.
BILLFoLD--Brown, lost; reward
offered.
CARPENTER and plastOrSr: apply
at once.
FOR FURTHER DETAILS TURN TO
THE CLASSIFIED SECTION.
The Washington times., 1924-12-29
STAYING AND SUICIDE
SEEN IN DOUBLE DEATH

CHICAGO. Dec. ga murder and
suicide was believed uncovered here
today with the finding of the bodies
of Josephine Sylko, twenty-five, and
Stanley Kazynski, thirty, in the wo.
mans home. Police believe Kazynski
murdered the woman and then took
his own life.
Neighbors said he was infatuated
with Miss Sylko and insanely jealous
of her.
The Washington times., 1924-12-29
TELEPHONE CHIEF SEES
PROSPEROUS YEAR AHEAD

NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-Henry B.
Thayer. president of the American
Telegraph and Telephone Company,
in an exclusive statement to Inter
national News Service today, said
he, based his expectation of a sea-
son of prosperity upon the largely
increased buying power of the peo-
pie, small stocks of merchandise
and the general feeling of conf.
dence and hopefulness.
Reports coming to me indicate
that the Improvement in business
has already gained considerable
impetus" he declared. ~ am look.
ing forward TO a good year in
1926"
The Washington times., 1924-12-29
SUSPECT IN BALTIMORE
HOLD-UP CAPTURED

BALTIMORE. Md. Dec. 29.-Ray-
mond Scott. twenty-four, of SYRIA
cuse, was held under $4,000 bail
for court action here today for
participation in the hold-up and rob
berry of a Baltimore confectioner
yesterday.
Another bandit also believed to
be from Syracuse, who escaped
after the robbery. is still sought by
Baltimore police.
The Washington times., 1924-12-29
LAST OF "ATLANTIC" CREW
SAVED BY AIDING SAILORS

WALTON ON TIL; MAZE. Eng.
land, Dec. 29.-The remainder of
the crew OF the Norwegian steamer
Atlantic. which became waterloggetl
in the violent storms Saturday were
safe ashore here today.
They were rescued by local sailors.
The Washington times., 1924-12-29
u S. to Ask France If
She Means to Paw
BY GEORGE r. HOLMES,
international News Service.

The American Government regards with considerable
prehension Frances conspicuous ignoring war debts
and indicated strongly here today the United
States will shortly take steps obtain from France clear
and unequvoca statement whether intends
to pay the $4OCUOOOOOO borrowed here
The Washington times., 1924-12-29
ADVERTISEMENT

LIMITED All-Pullman Train De Luxe
Ono extra farel will leave Washing
ton 1910 a. m. beginning Dec. seth.
Through sleeper Washington to Miami
open for occupancy at 10 .. m.
The Washington times., 1924-12-29
ADVERTISEMENT

Important Change Of Schedule
SEAB0ARD AIR LINE ny, Caro-
a-fiOrlda Special. now leaving
Washington 9A5 y. m, effective Dec
asth utu leave S:tO .. m.
The Washington times., 1924-12-29

Crossword Puzzle on
Page 8.
The Washington times., 1924-12-29
THE WEATHER

Cloudy and warmer to-
night, probably followed by
rain or snow tomorrow;
lowest temperature tonight
about % degrees; gentle to
moderate east and southeast
winds.
The Washington times., 1924-12-29

Radio News on Page 16.
The Colorado statesman., 1924-04-12
Well Paid

Milestones in human progress were
set UP here and there by a creative
mind. Creative minds are now pretty
well paid, too.
The Colorado statesman., 1924-04-12
VARIOUS STYLES IN EASTER HATS

are much in the company of tailored
suits.
At the right clever piece of de-
signing appears in silk hat with
braid facing. The taffeta covering
seems to merge into big roses made of
folds of the silk and set about the
crown. One can imagine 1t In any of
those colorful taffetas that so delight
designers. Just below 1t favorite
tailored type shows narrow black braid
stitched to a white silk foundation. A
ribbon collar run through steel buckles
finishes 1t.
Moire ribbon is lavishly used on the
handsome Napoleon hat at the lower
left of the picture. 1t Is woven in
basket fashion and folded into points
to form covering for the upturned
brim. finished with rosettes at eacb
side. JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
GO. 1924. Western Newspaper Union)
The Colorado statesman., 1924-04-12

linery. With Its crown a little higher
and Its brlm trifie wider 1t reappears
in lovely spring models like that
shown at the top of the group of hats
pictured. This hat has n sectional
crown in which black taffeta and hair
cloth alternate and a plain taffeta
brim. A short wreath of flowers. petals
and shining rose foliage give it color
and sparkle and all are yelled with u
square black veil of delicate mesh
with chain-stitch embroidery for o
border. Fashion approves these semi
dress hats for all-round wear and they
The Colorado statesman., 1924-04-12

door The suit pictured may be taken
as a faultless model-an under-arm
seam gives 1t a little definition Of the
figure and the picture tells its story
completely.
Although the suit shown here tells
the truth and nothing but the truth
about the tailored mode, 1t does not
tell the whole truth, for there are
other styles. They include longer
coats, with braid or other decorations.
suits of barred and checked fiannels
with self-decoration OF bands or of
plain flannel and suits OF novelty ma
eerials. Every one can be suited.
Millinery shops everywhere, filed
with earnest and more or less
joyous women engaged In the pur-
suit of happiness and new headwear,
are enjoying their annual pre-Easter
salesfest. It's like attending a lively
party to saunter into a good shop
The Colorado statesman., 1924-04-12

mons. There are one button, two but
ton and link button fastenings. Lines
are straight, or very slightly fitted,
Just given a direction that is not al
ways perpendicular. Pockets vary
the slit and flap varieties on suits of
plain cloth and patch pockets on those
that convey a hint of sports styles.
Collars and sleeves also show some
variations. Buttons for decorative
purposes are very sparlngly used,
skirts are about equally divided be-
tween plain and wrap-around styles
end are ten to twelve inches from the
The Colorado statesman., 1924-04-12
TAILORED SUITS FOR SPRING;
MILLINERY FOR EASTER WEIR

these days. Every one must have a
new hat for Easter, which comes too
late this year to allow anyone to get
by with last seasons hat. Many
women are indulging In their second
purchases, changing from early spring
to summer millinery.
Among the most popular shapes are
those directly descended from the
small close-fitting cloche, which has
had a long reign In tina realm Of mill
The Colorado statesman., 1924-04-12

II o BE new-sultless comes mighty
near to committing a breach Of
the peace. in the realm Of fashion. If
madame has not already provided her
self with this necessity of good form,
let her give attention while few late
arrivals are brought to her notice. for
In them the tailored mode reaches a
climax of good style.
In styles the boxcoat leads In popu-
larIty and is shown in several var.a-
The Colorado statesman., 1924-04-12
Need SIPS to Wed

Danish banks have forbidden male
employees receiving less than 1000
crowns (about $725) a year to marry.
In many of the banks most of the
clerks have to work several years be-
fore attaining the minimum marriage
salary.
The Colorado statesman., 1924-04-12
Oldest Bottle of Wine

The oldest bottle of wine in the
world, so far as authenticated records
can settle this question. is In the pos
session of London wine expert. II Is
a bottle of Bavarian hook. which bears
on Its label the date 1910.
The Colorado statesman., 1924-04-12
His Motive

Wife-"I cannot understand. John.
why you always sit on the piano stool
Wien we have company. Everyone
knows you cannot play a note" Hus-
band-"Im we'll aware of 1t, dear.
Neither can anybody else when l ana
sitting here"
The Colorado statesman., 1924-04-12

beautiful hair in twenty minutes
Why no towel
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twill nots smarto o
Itwilh cken
Men is
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