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The Washington times., 1924-11-15
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With JIM RING.

Z On such a day as this, with
cold skies wrapping the city in
their gray gloom, threatening
4 rain and causing haberdashers to
hurry downtown in order to, get
out the rubber and umbrella
signs, we are somehow reminded
OF an ancient Chinese poem. No
fooIingI
Phil orme wrote out that pre-
cious piece OF imagery one winter
I. night some years back in the
! press room at police headquar-
ters at our request. The verse,
he said, was written about 1000
years before Christ, ssCiviliza.
tiong sn0rted Phil. as he handed
5s1is the poem.
Az Well as we can remember It,
( the verse began:
There Is q pleasure tower on yon dim
Built By some king Of Chang.
Brazen.. across the shining marble
His anEists FLASHED ana rams.
At evening. strange guests go trailing
Old ghosts and nlockinE winds.
on rain,
To lash the ragged blinds.
We don't remember. any more
of it, but the first lines always
were enough to cause a sensation
of delightful depression.
Passing along to the next
exhibit, have you heard Of the
flies at Saranac Lake?
Ferd Petit says they are big
and black, and buzz up from
the ground Of camping sites, to
the great annoyance Of tented
folk.
Doc Ed Silver reports another
variety-small and singing. II
a group Of campers walks away,
the flies follow faithfully. But
if the campers. after a short
walk, run in various directions,
dividing their trails, the flies,
becoming bewildered and dizzy,
fall fainting to the earth.
Saranac Lake, we are so bold
to suppose, would be no place
for the Hon. Pete Drury, whose
principal report on his trip to
Panama was the great fly scar
city in the tropical cities.
Every now and then, we hear
Of a new club in the city, and
are constantly being surprised to
find that there are so many pur-
poses for which clubs may be or
ganized.
The idea for the preceding para
graph came from notice of an
entertainment to be given by the
Tekakwitha Club, helpers Of needy
Indian missions.
One of the evenings artists is
Miss Celia Fioravanti, and well
do we remember her debut at
the Belasco one summer Sunday q
few years ago, when she appeared
in joint recital with a Bohemian
violinist named Vesa Prihoda.
A remarkable musician was
Vasa, especially when he played
Corelli's la Follia;;" but he never
came back to Washington, and we
are wondering IL some kind friend
can enlighten US as to what in the
world became of him?
We make a low and obsequious
bow to three entertaining Wash
ingtonians, and apologize to them
for sins Of omission and commits
sion in reporting the Ladies'
Night Of the Cosmopolitan Club
In yesterdays paper.
We misnamed Mrs. Helen Holtz-
jclaw Gawler, giving her the name
Of Flora" and we forgot to men,
ton the admirable efforts Of
George O'Connor and Matt Horne.
The only thing we have against
George Is that he didn't sing,
stYnli Amt No Relation of Mine -
The Washington times., 1924-11-15
REVIVAL DRAWS MANY
TO SOUTHEAST CHURCH

Fine ATTENDANCE and interest
marked the revival in its first week
at the Fifteenth Street Christian
Church, Fifteenth and Kentucky
avenue southeast, conducted by the
Reverend g. N. Jarrett, pastor.
The evangelist is Arthur Long, from
Enid. Okla. Professor l.. c. Greene
is leading the large choir and con-
gregation in song services.
The church plans a Bible school
at $40 o'clock and at IL o'clock the
evangelist will preach on "Why
Pray?" At 3.o'clock Mr.. Long viii
speak to women and girls only on
Genuine or Sham Womanhood."
The Washington times., 1924-11-15
GOSPEL MISSION SEEKS
FUNDS FOR THANKSGIVING

An appeal for funds to be used
for Thanksgiving charity is being
made by the Gospel Mission. The
mission last year gave nearly 200
bags of food to needy families and
held q Thanksgiving dinner for
more than 400 persons.
The mission is now planning to
furnish the needy families of their
Sunday school with baskets of food,
give the forty-one children in their
children's home a dinner and hold
IA dinner for men and boys who
are at the mission THANKSGIVING
Day. The mission has been filling
its 145 beds each night. All kinds
Of clothing is needed for distribution
to the poor.
The Washington times., 1924-11-15
Go % Cbllrcb TOMORROW
Or. FREEMAN 10 CONFIRM
CLASS AT ST. ANDREWS

Doctor James p. Freeman. Bishop
OF Washington. win administer the
rite Of confirmation at st. Andrews
Chapel, College Park. Nd, tomorrow
morning. The class to be con-
firrned has been prepared by the
Reverend Ronalds Taylor, the Vicar.
st. Andrews IL the community
church Tor the Episcopalians living
Ia College Park Formerly It was
q chapel of Zion Parish, which
centers III BeItsville.
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Or. STOKES TO PREACH
AT BETH EHEM CHAPEL

Ths Reverend Anson Phelps
Stokes. p. D., Canon Of washington.
viii preach the sermon at the il.
o'clock service tomorrow morning
IN the Bethlehem Chapel Of the
National Cathedral
At the peoples evensong service
1t o'clock. the sermon win BE do
tlivered " the Reverend Arthur
SCayley Headlam, Bishop OF Glouces-
ter, England This service will
be broadcast as usual. The fun
Cathedral choir viii sing 1T both
services.
The Washington times., 1924-11-15
cHURcH's MISSION TOPIC
AT FIFTH BAPTIST CHURCH

''The Mission OF the Church. viii
be the subject Of Doctor John r..
Briggs at Fifth Baptist Church to-
morrow morning. There win be a
special program Of music and the
entire service will be broadcast by
WCAP. At night Doctor Briggs
will preach on i'God in the Flow
ers and God I'M the Heavens.
The grand lodge Of Odd Fellows
OF the District Of Columbia will
attend on the night of November
Is and the Junior Order United
American Mechanics November so.
The Washington times., 1924-11-15
MODERNISM IN RELIGION
70 BE PIERCE SUBJECT

miracles and Science" In which
modernism IN religion win be dis
cussed, win be the sermon of Doc.
tor Jason N. Pierce, Of the First
CONGREGATIONAL Church, at the eve
ming services at the church tonor-
row. Earlier IN the day he viii
talk on Meet the Need"
The musical; program for tomor-
rows services win be furnished
by the Boston Brass Octette and
Court Trumpeters.
The Washington times., 1924-11-15
REL OIoUs LIBERTY lM
MEXco," 10 BE THEME

Linn Al. 3. Gale, recently re-
turned from Mexico, viii speak be-
fore the open forum OF the Secular
Lek.Sle, No. 1905 r street NORTH
west, tomorrow afternoon at 3
O'clock on Religious Liberty IA
Mexicp.R
The public Is invited. A general
discussion of the subject Will follow
the lecture.
The Washington times., 1924-11-15
CHURCH COUNCIL TO MEET
IN NINTH STREET CHURCH

The council OF the Washington
Federation OF Churches win meet in
the Ninth Street Christian Church
at 8 O'Clock, Monday, December
i. All present win attend the
evangelist mass meeting to Sc
held In the auditorium at s o'clock.
The Washington times., 1924-11-15
d. Darby to PraacI1

Doctor w. T.. Darby, executive
secretary. Washington Federation
Of Churches. win preach tomorrow
morning in the Presbyterian
Church at Takoma Park. The pas
tor, Doctor Thomas G. Clark, is
confined to his home by severe
The Washington times., 1924-11-15

BUYING a home is made easier
by the wide selection OF desirable
houses fully describe d--in the Real
Estate columns OF the Classified
Section today.
The Washington times., 1924-11-15
MSS MASTERS TO SING
AT ASCENSION CHURCH

Jessie Masters, contralto. win sing
the offertory solo at the IL o'clock
service at the Church OF the Ascen.
sion, Twelfth street and Massachu-
sets avenue. tomorrow. The Rev.
erend Thomas w. Cooke viii preach.
The days services are: Holy eu-
charist, 8 o'clock in the morning;
church school, $50; Chinese Sunday
school, 2:3O; Young Peoples Society,
6 o'clock; evensong, o'clock. The
Women's Bible class will meet at
o'clock Tuesday night, the Girls
Friendly Society at 10 o'clock Satur-
day morning.
The Washington times., 1924-11-15
ZaghIuI Pasha Resigns

CAIRO, Nov. 15.-Cabinet dis
sentions have led to the resignation
of Zaghlul Pasha, according to re-
ports here.
The Washington times., 1924-11-15

CONGREGATIONAL.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-03-24
EXPERTS
To Be He ARD
IN BLAST PROBE
SiIzer, Mcbride and Stricken
to Hold Session Tomor- !.
row Morning
CALLED BY THE GOVERNOR
Possible Results of Analysis
Will Show Percentage of
TINT in Materials

1t is expected that reports on the
findings of the states explosive ex-
perts will be made known at a con-
ference to be held at Trenton to-
morrow morning between Governor
Silzer, Commissioner of Labor Nc
Bride and County Prosecutor Joseph
e. Stricken for the purpose of go
Ing further into the explosion at the
Ammonite Company's plant at
Nixon on March 1.
The meeting has been called by
Governor Silzer for 1890 o'clock
and it is possible that the results of
the analysis made of samples of
materials found at the plant will
show that the percentage of TINT
contained in the materials used and
stored there was much greater than
the authorities have been led to be-
iieve.
Following tomorrow's conference
the county should have sufficient
data with which to bring the case
before the grand jury 1t is likely
that the April term grand jury will
be instructed by Supreme Court JUS
tice Kalisch in his charge to the new
jury to carry on an intensive investi-
CATION into the use and storage of
explosives in Middlesex county.
Chief of County Detectives Ferd
A. David will also go to Trenton to-
morrow morning, taking with him
the vast amount of data collected by
Assistant Prosecutor John Z. Toolan
and himself since the explosion
which took a toll of at least twenty
lives.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-03-24
DELAY PROBE
Of DAUGHERTY
Illness and Conflicting Dates
Put Investigation Off
Until Wednesday

WASHINGTON, March 24:-Fur-
ther hearings in the senate InVestl-
cation of Attorney General Daugh-
erty today were postponed until
Wednesday.
The postponement was due to the
illness of Senator Wheeler, Democra' ,
Montana, the committee prosecutor,
anC to conflicting engagements by
other committee members.
Senator Wheeler is confined to his
bed with a severe cold. Another
member, Senator Moses, Republican.
New Hampshire, was engaged with
the opening of a new investigation
into Rio Grande land transactions.
Still another, Jones. Republican,
Washington, was called out of the
city.
Chairman Brookl.~rt said that the
inquiry would proceed on Wednes-
day, even If S-nator Wheeler should
be unable to return. The Montana
Senator has been suffering from a
cold for several days.
When the committee resume m
Wednesday it hopes to conclude the
testimony and cross-ext -1ination OF
Miss Ro,,ie Stinson. divorced wife OF
Jess Smith. the dead friend of the
attorney general.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-03-24
RACE {
FINISH FIGHT
Hayes and DeVoe Stick
Judge Daily as Compro-
mise Candidate Unlikely

There was no apparent change
today in the Democratic national
CO .vention delegate fight in this
county, both County Chairman
Edmund A. Hayes and Assemblyman
Fred w. De Voc having nothing to
saw when interviewed this morning.
Both are apparently in the race for
a finish fight and the possibility OF
Circuit Court Judge Peter f.. DAILY
being a compromise candidate
seems slight.
Although Judge DAILY has been
mentioned as the personal choice
of Governor Silzer as a delegate
none of his petitions have been seen
in circulation and it can be seen
that he is taking no initiative MN
self in the matter.
Judge Daily has openly declared
that if Governor Silzer wants him 10
renresent him at the convention ana
making the speech nominating New
Jersey's governor for the presidency
ON the Democratic ticket, he Is VIII
ing to be a delegate. But with TINS
declaration Judge Daly's part IN the
fight seems to end.
As far as can ts learned Judge
Dalv mas circulated no petltlohs
and he is leaving this entirely TO tne
organization. 1t appears as tnoueli
the governors workers, supporting
Judge DAILY, have withheld placing
any petitions in circulation as they
had hoped to have both Hayes anu
DeVoe drop from the race tnus
leaving a clear field to Judge Daly'
CONGRESSMAN Ge.an will be one
of the delegates from this district,
This is assured as lie mas received
the endorsement of III factions. Al
present it Is a choice between Hayes
and DeVoe as to who the other dele
gate shall be. If the governors con-
stituents insist on Judge Daily max
ing the run, it will mean three
cornered fight and party workers
see in such a condition, results detrl-
mental to the best interests of the
party at next falls election.
The activity taken by the judges
in this political scramble is the sub
iect of considerable comment, most
ly unfavorable, especially in New
Brunswick which is the hot-bed OF
this fight. The activities of Gov
ernor Silzer, former circuit court
Judge: Judge Peter F. DAILY, his
, successor to the circuit court bench;
County Judge Ruff Lawrence, oi
Monmouth county lad County Judge
John p. kirkpatrick, of Middlesex
have been the outstanding features
of this delegate fight.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-03-24
POLICE TRIAL
AGAIN HALTED
Restraining Order Prevents
County Continuing with
HanSen-Marmon Case

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Ka-
lisch signed a restraining order on
Saturday preventing the county of
Middlesex from going ahead at this
time with the trials of the two Perth
Amboy policemen, Lawrence Mar
mon and Louis Hansen, Indicted for
misfeasance or malfeasance in office.
Judge Kalisch's action followed the
application by Thomcs Brown, attor-
new for the two officers for writ of
certiorari.
The court order prevents any pro-
ceedings being taken in this case
until the application for a writ of
certiorari is considered by the su-
preme court justice or until the
court issues a different order.
The trial had been set for today
at the time it was last postponed.
Owing to certain technicalities in
the manner In which the original
indictments were drawn the grand
jury last week reconsidered the case
and returned new indictments. 1t
was then expected that the trial
would commence on Thursday of
this week.
THE case will not go on this
Thursday" Assistant Prosecutor
John E. Toolan said when question:
ed concerning the date of the trial
this morning. when will it go on?''
he was asked. when Attorney
Brown is ready" was the reply.
Both officers have been suspended
from the force awaiting the outcome
of their trials. If they are acquitted
they can be expected to ask the city
to pay them for the time they were
suspended and failure on the part
of the city to do this will no doubt
result in their resorting to court
action to get the money.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-03-24
RECOMMEND REFUSAL
TO testify GO TO THE
DISTRICT GRAND JURY
U. S. COUNSEL TO START
CRIMINAL ACTIONS SOON

WASHINGTON. March 24-Gov-
ernment counsel in the oil cases on
returning to Washington today an
nounced that presentation of Grim
inal evidence in the cases would be
started about April 10 before a spe-
cial District of Columbia grand
jury.
Names for the grand jury have
been drawn and the jurors will be
impanelled soon after April /.
Atlee Pomerene and Owen J. Rob-
erts, the counsel members, submit
ted to President Coolidge today re-
port on their trip to Wyoming and
California where they instituted
civil proceedings in the Teapot
Dome and Elks Hill lease cases
They will resume Immediately their
study of any criminal phases OF
the cases and soon will present to
the President a report on the offer
of Edward L. Doheny to complete at
his own expense the Pearl Harbor
project for oil storage.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-03-24
cite SINCLAIR FOR CONTEMPT IN prob
State Now Turns To
Presidential Primary

residential nominees. The Demo-
cratic balloting is not likely to wit
ness a contest on this score as Gov
ernor Silzer has a clear field in his
home state for the endorsement.
Whether or not the friends of Sem
ator Hiram johnson, of Co1ifoI mia,
will make a real bid to have their
man contest with President Coolidge
for the New Jersey vote seems to be
moot question at the moment.
Four years ago Johnson lost this
state in the primary contest to
General Wood by little over a
thousand votes each polling about
fifty thousand and Californian land
ing some of the North Jersey dele
gates to the Chicago convention.
Coolidge has the backing of the
G. o. p. organization leaders gen.
orally. William P. Verdon, of Hud-
son who led the johnson battle four
years agf is still in the field for the
senator. Just how much of splash
the latter's friends will make for
him in the coming primary will be
determined this week when all pc
titions of delegate candidates must
be filed with the secretary of state.
Continued on page 50
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-03-24
WILBUR AT HIS DESK

WASHINGTON. March 24-Curtis
D. Wilbur of California, the new
secretary of the navy, arrived in
Washington today, conferred with
President Coolidge, and then was
installed at his desk at the navy de-
partment.
Secretary and Mrs. ilbur were
met at the station by two naval
aides in one of the White House
automobiles. Mr.. Wilbur went di-
rect TO the White House and spent
a quarter of an hour with the Pres
ident in a general discussion of his
new work.
"I have no preconceived ideas as
to naval policies" the secretary said.
81 am taking it for granted that the
naval establishment is well organ
lied and will be able TO run along
while 1 pick up the threads"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-03-24
NARROW ESCAPE FOR 8
IN WOODBRIDGE ACCIDENT

WOODBRIDGE, March 24:-
Three occupants of a new sedan had
miraculous escapes from death or
serious injury shortly after / o'clock
yesterday afternoon when their car
ran into a ditch on the side of st.
Georges avenue. broke a gas main,
turned completely over by upending
and fell against a telephone pole.
The chauffeur, Jack Chaison, of 50
Suffolk street, New York City. man.
aged to get out of the car through
front window but the other two
occupants. a man and a woman,
were trapped in the rear.
There were many cars passing al
the time and efforts were made to
free the two imprisoned passengers
by lifting the car but this failed.
Finally the window in one of the
rear doors was kicked thu Iough and
the man and woman were pulled
out. The woman escaped injury but
the man had a scalp wound. He
gave his name as Harry H. Govishki
of 5277 Neptune avenue, Coney Is
land.
All three occupants of the car
went into the Harrington home
across the street from where the ac-
cident occurred and DR.. Spencer
cared for the injured man.
The car was pros eding south on
st. Georges avenue and had just
reached Durham Place. when an
other car turned out of Grove ave.
nue., north on st. Georges road
Chaison said his steering gear JAM
med and he lost control of the car
The tracks made by the tires of the
machine on the road showed that the
car was on the left side and the
brakes had been jammed on hard.
When the front of the car hit the
side of the ditch it stopped its prog
ress but the momentum caused the
car to go up in the air and crash
down against the pole, all four
wheels and the underbody being
clear of the road. The position OF
the wrecked car was unusual and
the police had difficulty in keeping
traffic moving, spectators feeling
certain that the occupants must have
been killed. The wrecked car was
removed to a Woodbridge garage
soon after the accident.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-03-24
FOR CHAN'7 0F
Government I
Thomas Brown Hits at Pres
eIt Charter, Police 0rdi-
nance-For Commission

In a communication to the Perth
Amhoy Patrolmen's Benevolent AS
sociation today. Thomas Brown. who
represented Hugh Steed--in the
charges preferred against him which
were tried before the Board of Al
dermen on Friday night, resulting
In a verdict of 500 fine. points out
that in his opinion the conviction
could be set aside by review in the
supreme court. Mr.. Brown contends
the papers served against Steed were
defective.
at appears to me- writes Mr..
Brown, that because of monstrous
stupidity or disregard of the law
and legal proceedings it is impossible
for a policeman to be served with
proper charges and receive a fair
and impartial hearing as required oy
law before the council of the City
nf Perth Amboy as it is now consti-
tuted." Continuing. Mr.. Brown
writes:
..The charter and ordinances are in
glaring conflict. There are no legally
adopted police regulations. AS an
instance. in the Steed case he was
fried upon an ordinance that was
aseertained. and in any event was
not passed in accordance Win tue
charfer of the city. The convictlon
was not had upon violation OF .ne
nnrnorted ordinance but upon rules
and regulations that were not pro-
mulgated and enacted as required py
the charter and the laws Oh TINS
state.
c+aed failed to state whether the or
dinance was an ordinance OF the oies
re Perth Amboy at the time the Nlo-
,a+ions were alleged to have been
committed. BY reason of the dlsfe-
rard Of nroper legal procedure no
ooIiceman. whether guilty or lnno-
ront can feel secure in his position
nov can he feel confident that he wlii
aStair a fair trial anc nearing az
reorired by law. This leaves IN
49,. omen for favoritism and pollt-
'oo1 nreference to be exercised.
In order for the ASSOCIATION an an
its members to protect li.,a lheliise' =, -
and to secure the run pehent ae
~ tanure of Office act as Wen a.
s,,,y - in,nartial hearing 1t will DC
nnnPSSaTX
dinance in the city of Perth Am.
bay or have the charter changed Q,
better still to change the form M 81
government If the city OF Pertn
Amboy. The only other remedy ina, d.
is left is that of obtaining VII, .,
certiorari to review the so-caileo
convictions as they occur. The con,
viction of officer Steed can no ooup'
be set aside on legal grounds.
"UnIess the case is reviewed II
| the higher court you may e&-
pect that every complaint against
an officer will reveive tnet
same treatment as in the steeo
case or possibly worse. The othei
remedies. that is to say. the passage
of an ordinance lies with the boaro
of aldermen. The matter OF
change of form of governments lies
with the citizens of Perth Amboy
| Until one of the remedies indicated
becomes effective it is not worth the
while of the policemen's associatloI
TO attempt to defend themselve:
before the board of aldermen as nov
constituted and encur the expense o.
legal representation.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-03-24
BY LEO j. LANNING
Trenton Correspondent of the Even
ing News

TRENTON, March 24-The leg
islature of 1924 having gone into
the limbo of dead things and the
cry of battle between the Demo-
cratic governor and the Republican
lawmaking body having died in the
distance. the attention of the polit-
ical observers is now turned toward
the events of the future. An exam
ination of '. hat lies in prospect indi-
Gates that New Jersey. is about to
experience another year frought
with political activity.
The first event on the schedule
will be the skirmishing at the pres
idential primary election on April
% for the honor positions of dele
gates to the two party conventions,
the Democratic at New York and
the Republican at Cleveland. Friday
of this week is the last day for the
filing of petitions by those who in
tend to run for delegates or alter
mates next month. At the April pri-
mary, of course, the party voters
will express their preferences for
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-03-24
Turn Down TreaSury'S
Provision I'm Tax Bill

WASHINGTON, March 24.-Thc
treasury provision in the revenue
bill limiting capital loss deductions
to II 1-2 per cent. was turned down
today by the senate finance commit
tee and the present law which does
not restrict such deductions retain
ed.
A House amendment which would
make gains from tie sale of stock
dividends subject to normal income
tax rates rather thin the IL 1-2 per
cent. Capital gain t. y also was ell
minated.
The income tax rates will be the
first of the SCH edules up for action
by the committee, and both Repub-
lican and Democratic members hur-
ried their plans today for the con-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-03-24
SEE GOVERNMENT COLLAPSE

WASHINGTON, March 24.-Early
collapse of the de facto government
and ultimate success of the revolu-
tionary forces headed by General
Ferrera, was predicted today in des-
patches received by the navy depart
ment.
Commander Causey, in charge OF
the American naval detachment sent
to protect American lives and prop
erty in Teucigalpa, the Honduran
capital, predicted certain victory for
the revolutionists.