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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-26

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-26

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The Washington times., 1924-12-02
SHOOTS WIFE As
MIDNIGHT
STRIKES
Husband Then Fires Shot Into
BralnFoIIows Bitter
Quarrel
~ Internatlonal New. service.

SYRACUSE. N. ri, Dec. q. His
brain penetrated by d bullet, Harry
Al. Klock, thirty-six, died in st.
Joseph's Hospital today while his
wife, Mrs. Matilda Klock, was max
ing q brave fight for her life, suf-
fering from two bullet wounds in.
fliOted by her husband before he
turned the gun on himself. Physi-
clans said Mrs. Klock has chance
to recover.
The shooting resulted from q
domestic quarrel and followed two
hours OF terror in the KloclS home,
during which Mrs. Klocx and her
eldest daughter, Esther, sixteen.
were held prisoner by the husband
and father while they pleaded for
their lives.
While the two women, suspecting
nothing, were preparing for bed,
Klock shipped the telephone wires.
Then he made out ewo blank checks,
signing each 80 that with filling in
Of the amount, they would be ready
to cash.
Despite Klock's impending death
he cody noted that the hands Of
the clock just had passed midnight
when his task was completed, so
carefully he dated the checks dec.
q" The writing was firm and
clear.
Then he went to the women's
room and shot his wife.
The Washington times., 1924-12-02
WANTS REVENUE
FOR POSTAL
PAY
Edge Sponsors Legislation to
Overcome Objections to
Wage Increase
By Intsrnatlonal News servlce.


A new revenue raising measure to
pay the cost of increased salaries
under the postal wage bill, which
was vetoed by President Coolidge,
was sponsored in the. Senate today
by Senator Edge, Haep) Of New
Jersey.
Edge estimated that his bill would
increase postal receipts by $4,000
600 or approximately $40, 900, 900 less
than the outlay under the wage
increase measure.
II am opposed to any move to
destroy the postal wage increase
bill, but at the same time l agree
with President Coolidge that addi-
tional revenue should be raised to
meet the higher postal salaries"
Edge said.
Edge announced that he would try
to avoid a vote on overriding the
Presidents veto on the pay bill
until he has had an opportunity to
get action on his revenue measure
in the Senate. He expressed conf
dence that Mr.. Coolidge would APP
prove the wage increase measure IL
adequate revenue raising provisions
were attached to pay its additional
costs to the government.
On the Democratic side, however,
leaders were anxious for vote on
the veto, announcing that sufficient
strength had been assured to go over
the Presidents objection. A move
Is expected to be made shortly
to get = vote en- the veto.
The Washington times., 1924-12-02
GIRL
FINDS HOME
IN D. {.
Childhood Filled With Priva-
ton and Suffering-Was
Once Sold for SIS

After a childhood spent in terror,
prtvations and suffering at the
hands Of the Turks in Armenia,
Miss Tavoukjinn Serpouni is safe
In the home of a cousin, Arthur T.
CARING. Soldiers Home Hospital
employee, 405 Flower avenue. Takoma
Park, Md.
Tavoukjinn is twenty wears old.
She began to learn the horrors of
racial hatred nine years ago, when
Turks captured the village in which
she lived. She saw the men of the
family forced into the Turkish
ranks. The women, including her
self, were driven from home.
Tavoukjinn and her mother strug-
gled through the hot country for
days until they werc faint from
lack OF food, the little girl was sold
TO an Arabian family for a sum
less than So in Our money. The
mother then went on alone, and
Tavoukjinn found a home.
The girl was finally rescued
when the British entered Turkish
territory and restored to her family.
With the assistance of the Travel.
ers Aid Society. the girl was sent
to this country, to live with her
cousins family and to learn how
to become a good American She
is to attend the Americanization
School in this city, and some day
She hopes to return to her native
land and show them the Yankee
way OF getting things done.
The Washington times., 1924-12-02
TAX PUBLICITY
GOES To HIGH
COURT
Kansas City Paper Wins First
Round-Government to
Take Case Up

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Dec. a.
The question of whether news
papers have the right to publish
income tax returns will go directly
to the Supreme Court Of the United
States from the United States Dis.
trict Court for the Western District
OF Missouri. Judge Albert T.
Reeves this morning sustained the
demurrer Of attorneys for the Kan.
sas City Journal-Post to the in.
dictment OF Walter S. Dickey, pub.
Usher, and Ralph Ellis, general
managing editor.
United States District Attorney G.
G. Madison, had announced before
hand the Government would appeal.
Judge Reeves held the indict.
ments, which charged illegal publ.
cation of income tax payments. VIC.
lated the first amendment to the
Constitution which guarantees the
freedom Of speech and OF the press.
The Washington times., 1924-12-02
COOLIDGE STRIP
RECORD FOR
SIMPLICITY
President, Wife, and Party Viii
Travel 40. Chicago in an Or
binary Passenger Car

President Coolidge is going to
make history tomorrow when he
leaves washington for the first
western trip he has made since he
entered the White House seventeen
ago. The President is CO.
ing to Chicago to make a couple OF
speeches and inspect a livestock
show.
There will be no special train, no
special cars in the ordinary sense
Of the term, no special dinner, and
no special schedule. The President
Of the United States is going 10
travel as an ordinary passenger in
the drawing room end of an ordi.
nary Pullman car, according 20
present plans, disclosed today.
Secret service men, newspaper
correspondents, secretaries and
stenographers will make up the
Presidents party and be quartered
as any other casual passengers.
The party will I'LL one car to
overlooking, but 1t will not be a
special car in the ordinary sense.
1t probably will be placed mid
train, and there will be nothing to
prevent passengers from passing
through the Presidential car en-
route to the observation car on the
rear. Meals will be served from
the regular Pullman diner.
II these tentative arrangements
are carried out it will be the first
time in recent memoroy that a
President Of the United States has
travelled in such casual fashion.
The President, accompanied by
Mrs. Coolidge, Secretary Slemp,
Senator Mccormick of Illinois, and
the usual correspondents and secret
service men will leave Washington
on an afternoon train, arriving In
Chicago Thursday morning and
leaving that night for the return
trip.
The Washington times., 1924-12-02
FURNACE CASE.
REPORT IS
AWAITED
Scientists Expected to Settle
Definitely on Suicide or
Staying Theory

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. o.
County Prosecutor John R. King
and his staff Of assistants investi-
eating the Bexley furnace mystery
were to meet today with Doctor H.
NJ. Brundage. pathologist. and c. r.
Long, chemist, to receive and con-
slider the report of the scientists.
The report was expected to set
tie definitely whether Mrs. Addie
Sheatsley, wife Of the Reverend Mr..
G. V. Sheatsley, pastor Of Christ
Lutheran Church, committed suicide
or was murdered and her body
stuffed into the parsonage furnace,
where it was found almost In
Generated more than two weeks ago.
Prosecutor King indicated the
contents Of the report win be with
held until the investigators have
united in the acceptance Of either
the suicide or murder theory.
Doctor Brundage informed the
prosecutor he would be ready to
submit his written report late this
afternoon. The pathologist In
Dictated he had arrived at con.
clusion and that stenographers
were preparing the final report. but,
at the instruction OF the prosecutor,
he refused to discuss the results
of his experiments.
Meantime, the investigators were
marking time, awaiting Doctor
Brundage's report.
The Washington times., 1924-12-02

What's Doing Today
and Tomorrow


Meeting-p G Chapter OF the
Daughters Of American Colonists at the
College Women's Club tonight.
Meeting Speech Reading Club lip
reaalnE class at ITO ! street north
Bazaar Under auspices Of the
Women Of All Souls Church at Six
teenth and Harvard streets northwest
today and tomorrow.
Benefft---For Columbia Hospital at
given.
tayy BAH At the City Club:
Teacher Association at the Peabody
School at 2:S0 o'ciocok.
Observation-Disclosures County Civic Fed-
GRAFTON at Clarendon Courthouse * 8
Card party Undsr auspices Of the
Humane Education Society at Ward
man Park Hotel at 2 o'clock.
Meeting-Troop 70, Boy Scouts Of
An AmsFIsa, In the 7 N H. A. building;
o'clock.
Meeting--Gen NJ. Emmett urell
Camp, No. . and Warrington Temple
No. 1, National Lnaal Society OF the
Spanish War at 1919 Ninth street
mary Department Of the Park View
Christian Church at the church to-
Lecture-Graoe L. Holder at the
Johnson Powell Community Center at
Dance BENEFIT Of families Of ex-ssrv-
ice men at the Willard Hotel under
auspices Of the auxiliary OF George
Washington Post, No. l. American
MeetinE--Manor Park. Citizens AS
ISOLATION at 210 Third street, at 8
o'clock.
Meeting P. o. e. Chapters OF
Washington at the College Women's
Club at o'clock.
Meeting - Weightman Parent. Teacher
Association at o'clock,
Musical and dance--Under auspices OF
the Jewish Community Center at the
Arlington Hotel tonight.
Concert-U. s. Army Band at Eastern
High School tonight.
MeetinB-Board Of Trustees Of Ameri-
can University at 1901 r street north
west. tonight.
Basaar-Under auspices Of the Re-
bSkah lodges of washington at the I.
O. o. F. hall AIS Seventh street NORTH
west, tonight
Card Party-For benefit Of wash-
ington Animal Rescue League at the
Washington Club from 2:30 to p. IN.
Luncheon-Op timists Club ct the City
Club at 1890 o'clock.
LuncheOn-Soroptim Club at the
City Club at 1890 o'clock.
Luncheon--Rotary Club At the Will
lard Hotel at 1880 o'clock
LuncheOn-Lion'e Club 1t the Will
lard Hotel at 1880 O,clocok.
Lpncheon--Wapiyg Club at the Uni
versity Club at 1880 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1924-12-02
KORETz To FACE
QUIZ ABOUT
100000
States Attorney to Question
SwindIer, Who Will Plead
Guilty
ny International News. Service.

CHICAGO, Dec. 2.-Leo Koretz.
Bayano river bubble swindler and
self-confessed confidence sharp Of
eighteen years, faced two fnquisi-
tons today as the State prepared
for quick hearing Of his pre-an-
nounced plea Of guilty.
BY Saturday, developments today
indicated, the man who for SIX
months lived as patron Of the
arts at Halifax, N. s., may begin
serving sentences at Joliet which
may be from one to fourteen years
or from four to fifty-six years de-
pending upon the viewpoint of the
case taken by the Judge.
$11 Is All He Admits.
Between now and then, the States
attorneys office hopes to have
established what became of the $2,-
100000 which the oil field promoter
mulcted from friends here and
which so far has been only partially
accounted for. Today he will be
given another opportunity to dis.
close other assets when he appears
before Harry A. Parkin. referee in
bankruptcy, but he has repeatedly
declared that his financial standing
at present is exactly $11.
Four indictments. charging opera
ton Of confidence game, have
been returned against him by
Cook county grand jury. Each of
these carry a penalty Of one to four
teen years in the State penitentiary
and the length Of sentence which
Koretz must serve will depend
largely on whether or not the judge
permits the sentences to run con-
currently.
Besides this there Is a Federal in
dictment, charging using the mails
to defraud, against him, but this
Is not figuring in the present prose-
cution.
VIII Plead Guilty.
"I'll plead guilty. I'll be glad to
take my. punishment and have Il
over with" said Koretz. II only
hope my predicament win be an
object lesson to my son--will show
him that the easy money game does
not pay. 1t will all be over with
soon and I'll be glad OF It,"
Physicians say Koretz is suffering
from diabetes In its advanced stages.
Whether or not he would survive
long period of prison confinement
is held doubtful.
The Washington times., 1924-12-02
FIRE.
MEASURE
SOUGHT
Regulations Being Drafted
Deal Particularly With
Public institutions

Frank H. Stephens. District cor.
poration counsel, today was ordered
by the District Commissioners to
draft a bill providing strioter fire
regulations for orphan asylums and
other institutions in which children,
men and women mentally and ply
sically helpless. are housed.
The new regulations were recon.
mended by Fire Chief George s.
Watson several months ago, follow.
ing an inquiry OF local conditions,
which revealed the need of drastic
fireproofing measures.
The bill probably win provide that
all such institutions OF frame struc-
ture be compelled to provide fire
proof buildings within the next
few years. Other institutions in.
semi-frame structures possibly will
be required to replace them in five
years.
The Washington times., 1924-12-02
SHIP At MERCY
OF GALE;CREW
STARVING
Plight Of Lumber Schooner
Desperate If Aid Has Not
Reached Her

NORFOLK, Va, Dec. 2.--If aid
already has not reached the four
masted schooner Bluebird, bound
from Barbados to Boston with a
cargo Of mahogany logs. reported
last week to be in helpless con-
dition 800 miles east Of the Virginia
capes, her plight is desperate, &c.
cOrding TO southeastern coast guard
headquarters here. The cutter
Carabassett, sent out from Hampton
Roads Friday. has not yet located
the little vessel.
When last reported on Thanks.
giving Day, the Bluebird had but
two days supply Of food aboard, and
the captain and his negro crew of
sixteen were then on half ratiOns.
Even the sturdy Carabasgett 10
proceeding cautiously in the bitter
gale that is sweeping the Atlantic.
The schooner Henrietta Simmons,
wood laden, which went ashore
waterlogged off Winter quarter
light, may be towed into Hampton
Roads by the cutter Mascoutin to-
day. Her crew Of three men will
be landed at a gulf port by the
steamer The Lambs which picked
them up.
z Few craft have put to sea within
the past forty-eight hours.
The Washington times., 1924-12-02
Of lakes
PROTESTED BY
CANADA
Fall In Water Laid to Chi
cago Drainage
Canal
By international News Service.

Diplomatic parleys between the
United States and Canada may re-
suit from a fall Of about two feet
In the water level of the Great
Lakes, Secretary Of Commerce
Hoover said today.
Canada has protested informally
to this Government because of the
heavy economic loss occasioned by
the new lake level, which has
caused tightening Of cargoes Of
lake vessels
Several American lake ports have
brought court action against the
city Of Chicago, claiming the de-
creased stage has been caused by
the Chicago drainage canal. The
case win go before the United
States Supreme Court.
Hoover declared that the proposed
development Of the st. Lawrence
waterway win hinge on lake levels.
Any development plan must COM
prise regulation Of the lake stage,
according to Hoover. A % per
cent fluctuation OF the st. Law
renee stage must also be regulated.
It was stated.
Canadian engineers will be In
Washington this week to confer
with United States army engineers
and Secretary Hoover, relative to
the St. Lawrence project.
The Washington times., 1924-12-02
CLARENDON P.O.
MOVEMENT IS
LAUNCHED
Postal Examiner From D. c.
Attends Conference With
Builders

CLARENDON, Va, Dec. AT a
conference yesterday attended by
w. Chambers, postal inspector for
this district; Henry ID. Sherwood.
postal examiner from the District
OF Columbia postoffice: Charles w.
Smith, OF the firm OF Lyon and
Fitch, and Arthur J. Porter, builder
and contractor Of Clarendon, a
movement to give Clarendon a
modern postoffice was started.
Fines amounting to $193.SO were
placed against James Daniels, Raw.
mOnd Penn, e. r.. Callahan, Mary
Callahan, Thomas Penn and George
Jackson by Police Judge Harry r.
Thomas in police court yesterday
on charge Of being under the In.
fluence of liquor. Raymond Penn
in addition was fined $s4.26 and
sentenced to thirty days in jail on
charge Of assault.
while under the influence Of hduor.
II. w. Reed was held for the action
OF the grand jury.
Donaldson Trucheart, who was
charged with Transporting liquor,
was held for the action of the grand
jury. He was later released on
$500 bond.
The Arlington County Sunday
School Association will serve a ban.
quet and social tonight at $50
o'clock at the Clarendon Methodist
church.
The Woman's Civic Club Of
Clarendon will meet tomorrow after.
noon at . o'clock at the Clarendon
citizens hall.
The Washington times., 1924-12-02
BANK BANDIT Is STILL
"HOLDINC BAG" He SAYS

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Dec. 2.-''I'nl
st.ll holding the bag" George Sheer,
twenty-four, told police today, fol-
lowing his Identification by EN-.
ployes Of the Lakewood branch of
the Cleveland Trust Company here.
Sheer was identified as the man
who held the bag" while four
other stickup men scooped up ST., 900
in a hold-up here Friday.
County Prosecutor Stanton began
preparations to go before the grand
Jury and obtain indictments against
both the prisoner and another man,
said by police to be Vincent La
panco, with whom Sheer was ar.
rested at Fremont.
Both Sheer and Lapanco say they
do not know the names of other
members of the quintet, claiming
they were to meet in a gambling
house Of Detroit. where the loot
was to be split.
The Washington times., 1924-12-02
CAUSE Of
MOST SCHOOL
ABSENCES
Survey Is Conducted Covering
Third Grade in Fifteen
Institutions

II IT, not measles. chicken pox,
whooping cough or similar diseases
Of childhood that keep washington
boys and girls out Of schools most,
but the common cold" according
to q report embodying the results
Of a. survey by the committee on
health and sanitation Of the Dis
trict OF Columbia Public Schools
Association.
Through the courtesy OF Superin.
tendent BAllou, the committee.
under the direction Of Doctor
Louise Taylor.Jones, its chairman,
made q study OF causes for alb.
sence In the third grade OF fifteen
public schools here. Absences for all
causes were recorded for $50 pupils
IN fourteen third grades, of which
one was In c0lored and one In
an open-window school.
Never Missed.
OF the 400 children considered In
the survey, only twelve were perfect
IN attendance. Five OF these were
pupils Of the e. v. Brown School in
Chevy Chase, four in Park View,
two IN Dennison and one In Love.
Joy. Seven were boys ana five were
Colds, 1t was found, caused more
than one-fourth Of all days of alb.
sence, and comprised more than one.
third for all illnesses. The OPEN
window school, the survey revealed.
had the fewest days Of absence from
colds per child.
The committee was assisted by
principals and teachers and members
Of the Twentieth Century Club and
the Washington branch OF the
American Association of University
Women.
Schools In Survey.
The schools where the survey
was made included the Abbott.
Bake. Henry, Twining, q. ",
Brown, John Eaton, John Bur.
roOghs, Takona Park, Brightwood,
Park View. LoveJoy, Force, Nor.
gan and Dennison schools. The
report has been published by the
Public Health Service.
Walter Trey, secretary of the
public school association, announced
today that q limited number Of
copies would be available for dis
tribution at q meeting Of the asso-
citation tomorrow night in the Dis
trict building.
The Washington times., 1924-12-02
1ANT@AD
NENkC/

DOG, Airedals, lost November rs.
no collar or tag; reward offered.
MORTON ST. N. w.-Nioely furn-
ished room for rent.
FIsHcHER two-skln neclspiece lost;
liberal reward offered.
YOUNG MAN to drive liKht de-
livery truck.
GARAGES, private, concrete floors;
$500 month.
b ST. N. e., s2O--Three unfurn-
tshed rooms for rent.
WOMAN for lunch room work de.
sired by large corporation.
A ST. s. E.---Near Capitol; house.
large rooms, bath; ami. only
$4,000; $500 cash.
nth ST. N. We rooms. bath
heat; $50 per month.
MONTHLY rummass sale. excep-
tionai bargains offered.
OR FURTHER DETAILS TURN m
THE CLASSIFIED SECTION,
The Washington times., 1924-12-02
HE|RESS FACES
LOVE BALM
SUIT
Wife Asks $4,000 Damages
for Lost Affections of
Ex-PoIice Chief

HAGERSTOWN, Nd, Dec. a.
Charges Of alienation Of the affec-
lions of her husband have been
made by Mrs. Emma r. Minnick.
wife OF David E. Minnick, former
chief Of police of Mercersburg. Pa,
against Miss Lulu Kreps, Of that
place. Mrs. Minniek asks 5000
damages. Minnick. it is charged,
has been living in the same house
with Miss Kreps in Mercersburg
since April last.
In November Of last year Minnick
was elected chief Of police OF the
college town and his activity in
enforcing laws brought him con-
siderable prominence. Early this
year Minnick suddenly resigned.
Mrs. Minnick's statement of claim,
filed IN court at Chambersburg
states that she was married to
Minnick in 1920. and last November
he met Miss Kreps. Frequently, It
is alleged, since last December, Miss
Kreps hired taxicabs and brought
Minnick to Hagerstown. entertained
him at dinner and the moving pic
ture shows, paying all expenses Of
the trips.
Mrs, Minnick alleges that last
March her husband moved her into
a house owned by Miss Kreps and
from then until they separated in
April, took one meal with his
family but did not spend his nights
at home. Mrs. Minnick has two
small children. Recently Minnick
was hailed into court on q charge
Of desertion.
Miss Kreps inherited a large
estate from her brother, William c.
Kreps, a Mercersburg man, who was
killed in an automobile accident
between Hagerstown and Green
castle last January. She is said
to be much older than. the former
police chief.
The Washington times., 1924-12-02
Virginia Posse Kills
Man Wanted In
Robbery

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. e.
Shots exchanged between
posse of armed officers and two
brothers--Joe and Mack Miller
resulted today in the death
Of Joe Miller.
His lifeless body was found
by bloodhounds in q patch Of
woods near South Hill.
The two brothers were wanted
on charges Of robbing store,
and the shooting occurred when
the officers sought to arrest
them.
Mack Miller was still at large
today, but the officers believed
he was wounded in the fusilade
that killed his brother.
The Washington times., 1924-12-02
SENATOR sMooT CHOSEN
RECENT OF SMITHSONIAN

Senator Reed Smoot of Utah was
today appointed a member of the
Board Of Regents Of Smithsonian
Institution.
Senator Smoot takes the place
of the late Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge. The appointment was an
nounced by President pro tam
Cummins of the Senate.
The Washington times., 1924-12-02
ASKS ADVERTISERS TO TRY
MERITS OF VETS WEEKLY

An appeal to Washington adver-
Users to try the merits of a U.s.
900 circulation weekly newspaper"
was made today by Carl H. Wylie,
official advertising solicitor Of
the Disabled American Veterans
Weekly, from his cot in the Mount
Alto Hospital.
Wylie is a veteran of the world
war. He is being treated at Mount
Alto for tuberculosis,
Naturally" said Wylie, "I can't
go out to solicit advertising. SO I
am asking the advertisers of Wash.
ington to help by communicative
with me at the hospital"
The Washington times., 1924-12-02
MANOR PARKS SCHOOL
IS OPENED TO PUPILS

The portable schoolhouse given
to the Manor Park section was
opened today with an enrolment of
twenty pupils. The portable is sit.
uated at Fifth and Sheridan streets
northwest.
The majority of the pupils com.
prising the kindergarten and two
primary grades, have been trans.
ferred from the Brightwood school,
with few coming from Takoma