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The Washington times., 1924-06-12

Dave Danforth, who specializes'
in elusive southpaw slants, is Sis.
ler's choice to face the visitors to.
day. He won his last time out
against the New York Yankees,
who kicked all day against the
delivery they couldn't solve.
Bucky Harris says Curly Ogden
may fling today, seeking his fourth
straight win since reporting to
Washington. but Joe Martina and
Walter McG!ew are also possibil.
titles.
AS the Browns were whipped
Harris figures on having a pros.
porous stay in the Missouri metrop.
oils. Three more games will ne
played and II the other pitchers
repeat the excellent performance
rendered by Paul Zahniser, the
Griffs will he bouncing along In
the first division before many hours
have passed.
Having won three. out Of four
from the Yanks the Browns were
prepared to start another win.
ming streak when the Griffs re.
ported. And the latter having
dropped four In q row, promised
to become the second party to the
celebration arranged BY the homie
side.
But baseball has its ups and
downs and the visitors were the
picture of a world champion. In
fact. having recovered their bat
ting stride they can be expected
to finish the Western tour. VITA a
winning streak.
If this fellow Shirley, sitting In
for Joe Judge at first base, played
according to form yesterday Harris
will mot be handicapped during the
absence Of reliable Joe. The rookie
really was the one who busted up
the game for the Griffs. as he
slammed a triple in the fourth
round off Urban Shocker that was
prominent in the rally of three
runs. He returned in the seventh
with double to center to drive IN
two more runs.
Shirley is a mere college boy,
but his lively spirit proved infec.
tious. He kept everybody popped
up all the way, even when his team
had grabbed a Fat lead.
Judge, Washington's veteran first
sacker, Is on his way home and
may be out of the game for weeks.
He injured a weak leg during the
Cleveland series. Finding himself
unable to run, he reported to Man.
ager Harris and was ordered to
rest.
spark Plug" Matthews got
himself q double and single be.
fore being slammed on the left
knee by George Grant. That
came In the sixth and the little
gardener had to give way to
Memo LeibOld, who is even
smaller. Sparkle" is expected TO
be back OF the job today.
The Griffs showed no mercy to
Shocker. They started right In on
him and, collecting nine hits, drove
him from the box in the fourth.
Shirley's 'wallop was the finisher,
bringing in Billy Bayne.
The relief man was pretty good,
but Tobin hit for him in the fifth
and so George Grant appeared. The
lads from the nations capital took
a great fancy to George, betting his
The Washington times., 1924-06-12
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had fourteen killings for the day,
with Rice having one more than
Shirley, the firstsacker.
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The Washington times., 1924-06-12

feld-watching it win more smokers
at the rate Of over 1000 day.
Such popularity is not luck. Ches.
ter6elds deserve 1t. They deserve IL
simply by right Of their decidedly
better taste.
The Washington times., 1924-01-15
THREE INJURED
IN TRAFFIC
! M|SHAPS
Woman, on Safety Platform,
ls Struck and Knocked
Down by Auto.

Three persons were injured by
automobiles yesterday, according to
reports reaching police headquarters
While alighting on a safety plat
form, at Thirteenth street and Penn
sylyania avenue northwest, late last
night, Miss Hazel G.. Pettijohn, liv
ing at CD Government hotel. waa
struck by an automobile. She fell
but refused hospital treatment.
Pearl Wilson, colored, thirty.five
is nursing a broken leg al
Emergency Hospital. She was cross
ing at Twenty-first street and New
Hampshire avenue northwest, when
q machine, which sped away, ran
into her.
Turning his truck aside to avoid
q collision, Samuel Washington,
colored, 631 T street northwest. sua-
tanned severe bruises. when he ran
into q tree. The truck turned over.
The accident occurred At the Hane
time and at the place where Pearl
Wilson was injured.
The Washington times., 1924-01-15
HUGHES ENDORSES BILL
ON FOREIGN SERVICE

Secretary of State Hughes. aD-
pearing before the House Foreign
Relations Committee yesterday,
heartily indorsed the Rogers bill
providing for reorganization or the
diplomatic and consular services.
The bill permits interchange Of per.
sOnnel between the two services.
Hughes said the bill would in.
crease the efficiency Of the service
and would better enable young men
to devote their lives to the foreign
service Of the United States.
The Washington times., 1924-01-15

ness manager Of Penn Hall, ex-
planned to members Of the Rotary
Club of Chambersburg when he
drove up Lincoln Way In his road
ster. The right-hand side Of the
body Of the automobile is painted
blue, while the left-hand side is
painted gray. The wheels are done
In bright red.
Mr.. Diehl explained that his wife
likes blue for an auto body color,
while he prefers gray, and as they
like to go riding together, the color
problem was solved by using two
kinds of Daint.
The Washington times., 1924-01-15
THAW PosTPoNEs HIS
FIGHT FOR FREEDOM

NEW YORK, Jan. Is. Harry
X. Thaw's promised fight for free
dom, scheduled for opening In the
Philadelphia courts, was postponed
yesterday.
Bartholomew Coyne, Thaw's New
York attorney, who two weeks ago
announced he would today appeal
to the Pennsylvania authorities to
free Thaw from the Kirkbride aSy.
lum on the grounds that the slayer
of Stanford White was now sane,
announced he would not go to Phila-
The Washington times., 1924-01-15
BLo GOD Pols soNlN0 KILLS
DOCTOR AFTER OPERATION

WEST CHESTER. Pa. Jan. 1S.--
DR.. wellington woodward, forty
four, Of this place. died from blood
poisoning. the result Of performing
an operation two weeks ago in q
local hospital.
DIR. Woodward, who was critically
III since the operation, cut his hand
in some manner not made knOWns
and 1t was believed that he would
recover. He suffered relapse and
failed to rally.
The Washington times., 1924-01-15
CARTER PLANS TO OPEN .
KING TUT's sARcoPHAcUs

LUXOR, Egypt, Jan. 1S.-Howard
Carter, in charge OF the excavation
Of Tut-Anlh.Amen's tomb. in the
Valley Of Kings, said today he
hoped to start opening the sar.
cophagus within q fortnight. This
work will be difficult 80 the lid
weighs two tons.
Newspaper men, permitted to
enter the tomb, could not aee the
sarcOpiagis nor inner shrires as
they were hidden by scaffolding.
The Washington times., 1924-01-15
Presidents Engagements

1O:SO-CAblnet meeting.
12:3O-Washington correspon.
dents.
12:46-Dalegation from the
American Association Of Whole
sale Hatters, sidney I. Roths-
child president.
12:SO-Bishops Of the A. H.,
E. Church. delegation.
The Washington times., 1924-01-15
Mice Start Fire.

Mice. gnawing matches In q
Rev. K. D. Hall, 222s Virginia
avenue northwest. started q fire
which did about 800 damage early
this morning. The blaze was con.
fined to the drawer.
The Washington times., 1924-01-15

delphia. COyne refused to say
whether Thaw's effort to gain his
release had been entirely abandoned.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-09
ASKS AMERICAN
 GUNB0AT PATROL
Claim Is Made That Americans
 Suffer in China

Washington, Dec 9.-Declarlng piracy. Kidnapping and murder with Americans the most numerous Yic- tims were rife in China, the asso- ciated American chambers of com- merce in China has appealed to Chairman Hale of the senate naval committee for a strengthened American gunboat patrol in Chinese waters.
 The appeal was made by J, J. Underwood Washington representa-. tive of the organization, who said action was needed to the end that these outrages will cease and a measure of protection and security bo given to the courageous Amer ican citizens who are cndeavCring to build up our foreign trade in the far east"
 Mir. Underwood included in his communication, long list of out 70 rages to foreigners in China, headed by tho Linchcng train hold.up In May. 1893, when many Americans and others were taken captive and held for ransom. The list went down through various instances Of Kidnapping, piracy and other violence adding however that ths data was 'incomplete.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-09

''nd Sulphur Compound" you will get n large bottle Of this old time recipe, improved by the addition of other ingredients, all ready 10 use, at very little cost This simple mix turo cnn hc depended upon 10 re- store natural color and beauty to the hair.
 Wcll-knoWn druggists Sy rycry- hody uses Wyoth's Sage and Sulphur Compound now because fl darkcns so. naturally and evenly that nobody can tell it has bnnn applj"d--it's- so easy tN usc, too. You simply dampcn comb or soft brush and draw if through your hair, taking one strand at Q time. EY morning the gray hair disappears: after another application or Two if is rest 10 It's natural color and looks glossy, soft and beautiful
New Britain herald., 1924-12-09
Sl2,5OO,OOO GIFTS
 MADE BY EASTMAN
Kodak Head Donates Money to
 Six Institutions

Rochester, N, Y, Dec, 9,--Georgo Eastman, Of the Eastman Kodak company, has announced new gifts of sl2,500,O00 to educational instI. tutions, bringing his total known benefactions to sS5,5l5,OO0, and dis. posing Of tho last large block of his personal stock holdings in the East. man Kodak company.
 The institutions which benefit un- der the new gifts arc the Massachu. setts Institute Of Technology, s4, jO0,000; Eastman School of Music. s3,O00000; University of Rochester Medical school $L5OO,OO0; Univcr. sty of Rochester College for Won, cn. S1,5OO,00O; Hampton inetitutn. $LOOO,0OO. and Tuskcsee institute. Sl,000.00O.
 Gifts made are under terms sim liar 10 those to cmpIoycs. Stock ie sold 10 the beneilting institutions for less than it's actual value.
 bllN Il " hipilS iS IldIe LIluL II may be paid for in instamcnts dur ing the life Of Mir. Eastman, it Is given without any restriction regard ing the time Tor sale. IL may be sold today, if the beneticiaries desire 10 part with 1t.
 In thc event that they wish 10 keep the stock, it may be paid for out of it's own earnings, as was the case with that given to employrs s, the company.
 If the stock is kept by those to whom it is givcn,' there is the pos sibility, not only that 1t may be paid for by it's earnings. but it will increase in value, thereby making the gift much less than its present face value.
 Despite the fact that he has part cd with these large holdings in his company, he made it clear that he will continue to direct the affairs Of the company and continue his work there until his death.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-09

probably all of the l6 stll unac- counted for early today would prove to be ordinary absentees,"
 In the official report listing the missing men they were described as "absentees from ship, possibly some In burned shore boat, probably ordi- nary absenlees,"
 Meanwhile two official boards pre- pared to inquire into the tragedy in which at least two lives were lost and close to 30 sailors and civilians injured, several seriously One was the board of Inquiry appointed to in- vestigate the death of the two known victims and the other a na- val court of inquiry charged with fix Ing responsibility for the accident,
 Survivors said a backnre In the engine room of the LaMoync ignlted gasoline yapor, About ij men re- turned 10 various batteships in the harbor were aboard the water taxi.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-09
MATS. SELL TWO

Wichita, Kansas, Dec. 1.-Two pitchers and an intieder have been purchased from the Washington Americans by the Wichita Western League Baseball club.
 The infelder is Miller, who sub stituted for Roger Peckinpaugh in the world series after the veteran was injured Erillhart right handler, and Hankins, a port sider, are the twirlers.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-09
MORE MAY BE DEAD
 IN FIRE ON SHIP
Two Sailors Known Dead, Others
 May Be A. ". Q. 1.

San Pedro, Calf, Dee, 9,--Thc possibility that more than two sail OTIS may have lost their lives in the burning of the water taxi LaMoync was Investigated today in connection with tho unexplained absence from the drnaduaughls New Mexico and the Tennessee Of if enlisted men whose shore leaves expired last night,
 Moro than half inc casualties in the water tax fire and explosion yrs- toriay wc''H.among mon and officers ol those two ha'tlcships, but fleet officers. nevertheless predicted that
New Britain herald., 1924-12-09

tive with a brew of Sage Tea and Sulphur, When ever her hair took on that dull, fad
 rl or sircakCd
 appearance, this simple mixture was applied with
 wonderful effect. By asking at any drug store for "Wycth's Sag e
New Britain herald., 1924-12-09
HAVE DARK HAIR
 AND LOOK YOUNG

Grandmother kept her hair beau. utuliE dWIoncd, glossy and nttrac-
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-08
PRESBYTERIANS ARE TO DISCUSS
MODERNISM AT next ASSEMBLY IN
MICHIGAN TO Be HELD THIS MONTH

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, May 8. -
Fundamentalism. allegations of un-
due modernism among Presbyterian
missionaries. charges of too vigorous
pacifism in the Chicago Presbytery.
and renewal OF the controversy that
has centored about Rev. Harry En-
erson Fosdick. New York pastor, are
expected to take up much of the time
of the 136th annual assembly OF
the Presbyterian Church of the Unit.
ed States here May 22-2S.
The propesd unification of the
Presbyterian Congregational churches
and selection Of a moderator to sue
ceed the Rev. Charles F. Wishart
who retires. also are regarded as
matters of business certain to create
more than casual interest among the
$50 commissioners who are to at
tend.
The New York presbytery, to whicl
the last general assembly preferref
charges of undue modernism made
against Rev. DIR. Fosdick. acting pas
tor of the First Presbyterian Church
, New York. has reported Dr. Fordick'l
religious views as seeming to 1t no
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-08

subject to just criticism. A minority
report to the assembly here is ok
pected to renew the attack OF tie
fundamentalists.
The charge that the Chicago pres
bytery has taken too strongly paci-
fist views in the matter of the lndl-
viduaps right or lack of right 10
pledge himself not TO share in war
fare. even though his country be at
war, is expected to bring spirited d..
bate OH the floor
Several names are beeing heard IN
connection with the office of MOI
orator. Most prominently mentioned
are the Rev. Clarence E. Mccartney.
pastor of the Arch Street Presby-
terian church. Philadelphia; the Rev.
Robert E. Speer, secretary of the
Presbyterian board of foreign mis-
sions. and the Rev. Charles f. Erd-
man, professor of practical theology
and the English Bible at Princeton
Theological seminary.
Charles Evan Hughes. secretary Of
state, has accepted an invitation to
address the assembly the evening Of
May 25th.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-08
WORLD court
RESOLUTION is
HANDED SENATE
Senator Lodge Introduces
Plan for Participation Of
United States.

WASHINGTON, May 8. - Senator
Lodge, Chairman OF the Foreign Re-
lations Committee, has introduced a
resolution in the Senate proposing
the establishment of a World Court
ct The Hague and adherence OF
the United States to such a court.
BY the resolution, President
Coolidge would be respectfully re-
quested to propose calling third
Hague conference"
The resolution endorses a COM
plete plan for the World Court
which would have 16 judges chosen
by an electoral commission.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-08
M'CLATCHY PROTESTS.

WASHINGTON, MGy /. - V. 5,
McClatchy, the Sacramento publish
er, representing California, Oregon
and Washington organizations, in
Guiding the American Legion, or
saifzed labor, the Native Sons,
Grange and others, in a statement
given out this morning declared
that ito give Japan time under the
gentlemen's agreement seems to in
vite the negotiation of an immigra-
tion treaty, which Japan desires
Secretary Hughes said that such a
treaty would be an invasion of the
Congressional prerogatiyes. The
regulation of immigration with
Japan through a treaty would be to
make a discriminatory concession to
Japan which is made to no other
Nation, one which others might
fairly demand"
"The delay also,' continued the
statement, "giyes an opportunity to
10000 Japanese bachelors in the
United States to secure brides and
rear families in the United States.
Five children to the family is fair
average among the japanese. That
would mean 240, 900 additional Jap
anese in this country within ten
years" and the foundation for in
calculable further increases.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-08
Talk of Heaven
And Then Rob
Beauty Expert

CHICAGO, May 3-Soms time will
elapse before Mrs. Betty Webber.
beauty specialist, becomes an angel
This Is because she listened to reason
when two bandits called on her last
evening.
Two snappy young mon ersssed
and one of them said:
as my wife here yet7''
Since no customer had arrived
the men said they would wait Also
might they trouble Miss Webber for
the phone book. When she turned
to get 1t she was gently prodded
with a revolver.
you're a nice girl and you'll 20
to heaven when you die" she was
assured. "But why hurry? Just giya
us your money and you'n live to
good old age
They got s12 and her $500 fur
coat.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-08
JAP EXCLUSION
MAY BE DELAYED
TO MARCH |, 1925
Conferees Agree to Partly
Meet Urgent Executive
Request for Time.

WASHINGTON. May 7. = At the
1nsistence Of President Coolidge the
Senate and Horre conferees on the
immigration bill have agreed to re-
port a compromise on the japanese
exclusion provision and recommend
that it become effective March l,
1925. President Coolidge hrged
that the date be fixed for March
/, 1926. The conforees had already
decided upon July /, 1924.
The conferees agreed TO the March
1, 1925, date with the understand
ing that the formal abrogation of
the gentlemen's agreement under
which emigration TO the United
States is forbidden by Japan b.
negotiated in the meantime, the
abrogation to become effective on
the same date the exclusion be-
comes effective.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-08
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS AND MARY
PICKFORD HANDED STIFF JOLT

COPENHAGEN, May 8. = When
Douglas Fairbanks press agent in
formed a Danish newspaper that
Fairbanks and Mary Pickford were
ready to visit Denmark, if arrange
ments could be made easily for an
audience with the king, the editor
rang up the Kings chamberlain and
asked If such thing would be
feasible.
who is Fairbanks and Pick
ford" the Chamberlain asked
Upon learning their vocation and
nationality, the Chamberlain re-
piled:
American citizens must apply for
an audience through the American
Minister"
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-08
PLOT AGAINST
GOVERNMENT OF
RUSSIA; DEATH

MOSCOW, May 8. = Tshrdynzeff
and Kalinin, directors in the State
Textile Trust, the largest govern
ment textile syndicate in Russia,
have been sentenced to death. They
were found guilty of corruption in
exploiting the state organization in
their own interests, plotting to COM
bat state capitalism in favor of a
private enterprise and giving in
formation secretly.
Both were former owners of tex
tile factories. They are now abroad.
Thirteen others were convicted of
similar offenses and sentenced from
two to ten years.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-08
WOMAN CROOK
IN LAST GAME

DETROIT, Men. May S.-Sophie
Lyons Burke, aged rs, former in
inethnatinoal confidence woman, ar
rested over 100 times and impris-
oned in so jails, authoress of a
book entitled, why Crimes Do Not
Pay" died last night of cerebral
hemorrhage. For the past 80 years
she has been helping criminals to
reform.
Several months ago she was in a
cafe and three youths entered and
held up the place. There were only
five occupants in the cafe at the
time and youths escaped with about
S13 in money. She phoned the
police and when they arrived asked
that IL the youths were caught she
would like to talk to them about
crime never paying.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-08
REPUBLICANS
ARE ASSISTED
BY DEMOCRATS
Cooperation Between Lead.
ers of Two Parties Shown
In Cleveland Convention.

CLEVELAND, May S.-The coop
Grafton of prominent Cleveland Dem
ocrats in the financing and planning
of preparations for the Republican
National convention to be held here
the week of June 10 presents to old
residents glaring contrast with the
intense partisan feeling of the last
century.
Old cavalry caps and oil-proof capes
worn in torchlight professions of the
sos probably will reappear during
the convention, but the hanged and
quartered roosters formerly displayed
before Republican saloons are past
revival. The eagles or roosters that
once crowed or screened or crowded
on the front pages of newspapers
were scrapped long ago by the dailies
of both parties.
Old-timers still smile over the story
of a man who sought the retention
by a new mayor of porter en-
ployed at the city hall by the pre-.
vious administration, which had a
different political complexion. He
was known as Captain" Boothby and
belonged to the party of the former
mayor.
"You tell this Captain Boothby'
the new mayor is quoted as saying
crisply and sardonically, that to-
morrow a captain belonging to my
party will take over his duties. Fur
thermore. IL | can't find a captain
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-08
EVELYN NESB|T
GIVES UP FIGHT

ATLANTIC CITP, May 8. - 1.-The
Thaw millions are too much for q
working girl to combat" was the
declaration of Evelyn Nesbit made
today when she announced with
drawal of opposition to the efforts
of Thaw to regain his freedom
She denied that any settlement had
been made for herself or her son,
Russell.
Thaw is on parole and visiting
his mother at Pittsburgh but under
charge of the special man who has
been his guard for the past seven
years.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-08
Revenue Bill Is Being
Worked Out in Senate

WASHINGTON May S.-The Sen
ate Republican insurgent and Demo
cratic coalition last night voted an
amendment by Senator A. A. Jones.
Democrat, of New Mexico. into the
revenue bill substituting a graduated
tax on the undistributed profits of
corporation for the flat levy.
The Senate then accepted an
amendment by Senator David /.
Walsh, Democrat, of Massachusetts,,
substituting a new schedule for the
present estate tax.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-08
Trains Collide on Eve
OF japanese Elections

TOXIC, May S.-A train carrying
former Premier Takahashi, President
of the Seiyukai or Majority Party
from Morioka to Toxic. crashed in.
to a freight this afternoon. Three
persons were killed and 23 injured
Takahashi was not hurt.
The collision came on the eve OF
the japanese elections with Taxa
hashi's party the governments prin-
cipal opponent. -;E
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-08
Stokes to Be Tried
For Defaming Wife

CHICAGO. May S.-W. r. d. Stokes
millionaire New Yorker, must stand
trial in Illinois on charges of con
spiracy to defame the character ol
his wife, Helen Elwood Stokes. This
was the decision announced by Judge
Wells M. Cook in criminal court
when he quashed four counts in the
Indictment against Stokes but up
held the other five.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-08
German Miners Strike
Following Big Lockout

BERLIN, May 8. A general
strike of miners in all Rhenish and
West Phalian mines is called. About
50 per cent of the men in the pits
have been locked out by the owners
on refusal of the miners to work
over eight hours day. A general
strike of miners was the answer to
the lockout.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-08
Methodist Churches, North
And South, to Consolidate

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, May 8.-A
new chapter in the history of Am
erican Methodism has begun. The
report for unification Of the Metho-
dist Episcopal with the churches OF
the south has been ratified by 814
to 213 by the General Conference OF
the former. Final ratification will
be completed by the General Con-
ference soon at Nashville.