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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-08

The House of Representatives on
Thursday will have to decide in
the Chandler-Bloom election con
test the important and novel Ques
ton as to whether or not the in.
tent of the voter should be the de-
termining factor in the controversy
over the seat held by Congressman
Sol Bloom, Democrat, of the Nine,
teenth New York district.
Former Congressman Walter M
Chandler, Republican, disputes Mr..
Blooms election. Both on the face
Of the original returns and on the
recount conducted under CongrSs.
sional direction Mr.. Bloom was
shown to have been elected.
The Republican majority of the
House Elections Committee, No. 3,
mas recommended the unseating of
Mr.. Bloom and the seating Of Mr..
Chandler by throwing out the vote
In three entire election districts.
thus DISTINGUISHING several hun.
dred voters. Only in this way can
Mr.. Chandler be given a majority
essential to his seating.
An examination of the evidence
discloses that minor irregularities
the responsibility of which admit.
tedly does not rest-on MIR. Bloom,
none approaching the dignity of
fraud, were seized by the majority
OF the committee as a reason Cor
the seating of Mr.. Chandler,
II presidents of the House IN
former election cases are followed
the recommendation Of the mato.
ity of the committee that the vote
In three districts be thrown out,
will not be needed.
Attitude Of Chandler,
In fact, it has been uointed ont
that Mr.. Chandler is now asking
the House to do what he himself
refused to countenance, when as a
member OF an election committee
In the Sixty-third Congress, he
Joined in q report which held that
lis monstrous proposition. 4,
say that the voters OF an ent!E,e
precinct shall be disfranchised upon
mere irregularity."
Granting that the House will &C.
cept Mr.. Chambers reasoning on
this proposition, it would seem that
the issue would be joined on the
question whether the voters Of the
Nineteenth Congressional district OF
New York wanted Mr.. Bloom or Mr..
Chandler to represent them in Con.
greSs.
The facts on the face of the brief
are apparently all in Mr.. Blooms
favor. Approximately $4,000 voters
Of the district were registered and
enrolled as Democrats. Appfoxi-
mately $4,000 were registered and en-.
rolled as Republicans and about $500
enrolled with some other party or as
independents.
Bloom and Chandler ran in a spe.
cial election held January, 1923, to
fill vacancy caused by the death
of Samuel Marx, who had defeated
Chandler at the preceding general
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-08
RECORDS SHOW 6 EACH
WEEK BITTEN BY DOGS

Six persons, on the average, are
bitten by vicious dogs every week,
according to records of the Police
and Health Department, who re.
ported that seventy-four had been
attacked by CANNES since the first
Of the year.
Although three dogs were found
to have been infected with rabies,
health officials said that these bit
no one. Other dogs, bitten by these
hounds. have been Guaranteed for
one year.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-08
RHODE ISLAND DELEGATES
INSTRUCTED FOR COOLIDGE

PROVIDENCE. r. l., April g.
The thirteen delegates chosen al
the Republican state convention
here to the national convention are
instructed to fuse every reasonable
means to bring about the nomina.
ton Of Calvin Coolidge.
A resolution condemning the
Ku Klux Khan as "a threat TO our
institutions and destruction to our
fundamental law" was passed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-08
ALBANIA KILLING
/. CALLED ERROR
IN IDENTITY
Believed That Americans We're
Mistaken for Swiss Repre-
sentative OF League.

LONDON. April Sword reached
the Albanian Legation today that
the assassination of George B. De
Long, of New York, and Robert
Lewis Coleman, OF San Francisco,
may have resulted from mistaken
identity.
1t is believed in some quarters
that the Albanians thought they
were attacking Prof. Eugent Pitard,
Swiss representative of the League
of Nations, who is in Albania on a
mission Of frontier delimitation.
Some attaches of the Albanian
Legation intimated the assailants
might have been inspired by Serb
ians for political reasons.
The Albanian cabinet at Tirana is
taking energetic steps to investigate
the double killing and to punish the
offenders.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-08
ANNUAL COUNTY
SCHOOL MEET
MAY 10
Over 1000 Montgomery Chill
dren Expected to Participate
in Athletic Events.

Prof. Edwin w. Broome, county
superintendent of public schools,
has announced that the annual field
and track meet Of the public school
children Of Montgomery county will
be held at the Rockville fair grounds
on Saturday. May 10. Hundreds of
the best athletes among the 5000
pupils Of the various schools are in
training for the events. The mum.
Der of contestants will probably
+, total 1000 more. DR.. William E.
Burdick, Of the Public Athletic
League of Baltimore, will again be
in charge.
William Oliphant, colored, of
Washington, was found not guilty
by Judges Urner, Peter and Worth
ington in the circuit court here Of
attacking and robbing Mrs. Jeanette
Doty, of Sparrows Point, Nd, on
the Conduit road, near the District
of Columbia line, last December.
1t was charged that while Mrs,
Doty was waiting for Washington
and Great Falls electric car at a
lonely point Oliphant attacked her,
threatened her with butcher knife,
knocked her down and stole her
pocketbook containing several dol.
lars.
For the benefit of the Rockville
baseball team a dance will be held
in st. Mary's hall here April 21.
1t will be in charge of a committee
consisting of J. Harry Gormley,
chairman; Roger Shaw, J. Vinson
Peter and Misses Alice Cashell,
Rose Dawson and Helen Kirkland.
Licenses have been issued by the
clerk of the circuit court here for
the marriage Of James M. Murphy
and Miss Ethel l. Burke, both of
Frederick, Md; Preston H. Lyon
and Mrs. Margaret l.. Dawson, both
of Washington; Robert B. Reams, of
New Bern, N. c., and Miss Char.
lotte Johns, Of Cincinnati.
More than 1000 dog tags have
been issued by Thomas Colt, clerk
Of the police court here. 1t is esti.
mated that the number will total
around 5000 when the work is
finally finished. The tax on each
male dog is 81 and So on each fe-
male. The money goes to- the
county police fund.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-08
LABOR COALITION IS
SEEN IN SOUTH AFRICA

PRETORIA, South Africa. April
S.-Tielman Roos, leader of the
South African Nationalist party, de-
clared today in the event OF his
party winning the general election
In June. he hopes to form a coali.
ton government. including labor.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-08
WOMEN VOTERS
Of ARLINGTON
To MEET
Congressman R. Walton Moore
Will Be Principal Speaker
at Gathering.

CLARENDON, Va, April S.--Con.
gresham r.. Walton Moore will be
the principal speaker at a mass
meeting of the Organized Women
Voters of Arlington county to be
held in the auditorium Of the
Cherrydale School at o'clock to.
morrow afternoon.
Preceding the address Of Mr..
Moore, luncheon will be served at
IL o'clock by the Ladies' Aid So
ciety Of the Cherrydale Methodist
Church. According to the commit
tee on arrangements, the meeting is
expected to be the largest gather
ing of women voters ever held in
Arlington county.
1t was announced by Mrs. Cath.
crime M. Rogers, president Of the
Organized Women Voters, that the
Old Dominion railway will run cars
from Rosslyn to Cherrydale on a
fifteen-minute schedule tomorrow.
The women of Arlington county
are thoroughly organized and will
take an active part in the coming
Presidential campaign. The follow,
ing have been appointed chairmen of
their respective districts: Mrs
Louise Burkeholder, Of Cherrydale,
Washington district Mrs. Olive
Moreland, Of Fort Myer Heights,
Arlington district, and Mrs. Alice
Semones, Of Aurora Hills, Jeffer.
son district.
Ashton c. Jones, chairman of the
electoral board of Arlington county
announced today the appointment Of
the following persons, who will act
as registers in the several voting
precincts Of Arlington county: Mrs.
A. C. Yates, jefferson district; Mrs.
Lizzie Rucker, Clarendon; Mrs.
Mae Jenkins, Cherrydale precinct;
Mrs. Elsie Wills, Ballston precinct;
Mrs. Jessie Moran, East Falls
Church; Capt. c. G. Davis, Glen
Carlyn; Arlington precinct, Mrs.
Vivian Symonds; Carne precinct,
Henry @. Parker.
Mrs. w. w. Snyder, chairman of
the Thomas jefferson Monticello ex-
ecutive committee OF Arlington
county, announces that a Monticello
dance will be given at the Claren.
don Community Hall, Saturday
night.
The Francis Wallis Chapter of
the Daughters of the American Rev.
olution of Arlington county, will
hold a 500 card party for the bene-
fit Of the Monticello fund, at the
home Of Mrs. Fred Per Lee, / Wal
nut street, at o'clock tonight.
The Clarendon fire department
will celebrate its second anniversary
n RNsrw ~
quarters tomorrow night with a re.
ception and dance from to IL
o'clock.
The reception committee, headed
by Chief A. B. Eaton, who is as.
sisted by his officers and members
of the executive committee from the
Clarendon Citizens Association, has
invited all the county officials and
citizens Of Clarendon to join the
fire fighters in the celebration.
Refreshments will be served dur.
ing the evening by a committee Of
ladies from the Clarendon Civic
Club.
The Women's Civic Club of Clar-
endon will meet tomorrow afternoon
at 2 o'clock in the Clarendon Com
munity Hall, when plans for the
planting of the memorial tree to
mothers whose sons were sacrificed
during. the World War. will be
made.
Ballston Council, Junior Order Of
American Mechanics, No. 221, will
! hold their regular meeting in the
Junior Hall tomorrow night, at
which time a large class of candi-
dates will receive degrees.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-08
TAX REDUCTION BILL TO
BE REPORTED TO SENATE

The Senate Finance Committee
today completed the 1924 tax reduc-
ton bill and ordered it reported to
the Senate.
The bill carries the Mellon tax
plan.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-08
BURGLARS LOOT
DAUGHERTY'S
PAPERS
Files for 20 Years at CoIum.
bus, Ohio, Home Robbed by
Mysterious Thieves.

Former Attorney General Harry
M. Daugherty was advised today
by friends in Columbus, Ohio, that
all Of his personal files for twenty
years back have been burglarized
The files were removed to Daugh.
terty's home in Columbus from his
law office when he became Attor.
ney General in 1921. The robbery
is said to have occurred last Friday
night, but Daugherty did not learn
Of it until today.
He said today that he did not
Know what had been taken from
the files and would not be able to
determine what was missing until
ne had made a personal investiga.
ton.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-08
Mystery to Police.

. COLUMBUS, Ohio, April s.-Po.
lice officials here today had no re-
port of any robbery at the home of
former Attorney General Harry M.
Daugherty here.
NO one was at the Daugherty
home today. Intimate friends of
the former Attorney General, who
might know something about the
reported burglary, were out of the
city today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-08
Albania Mourns Dead.


TIRANA, Albania. April S.-The
bodies of George B. De Long, OF
New York, and Robert Lewis Cole
man, of San Francisco,N who were
killed by Albanian brigands, were
brought here today by motor car.
Practically all the shops IN III
rama were closed and immense
crowds made a demonstration of
friendly sympathy in front of the
United States legation.
The automobile bearing the bodies
could hardly get through the jam.
The Albanian chamber of depu-
ties suspended it's sitting for ten
minutes as sign of mourning.
Troops are enforcing martial law
in the district where the assasSina-
tons took place Sunday in the
mountains along the Tirana.Scutari
road.
Conflicting opinions are held but
police believe the brigands killed
the wealthy Americans, hoping to
obtain large sum Of money.
The independent-reporter., 1924-05-22
Wiltoa Asa Satisfied With Fishing
Trip

A party of Wilton men including
George F. Goodspeed, f. H. Holman,
Dan Briggs and A. II. Morrison re-
turned last week from several days
at the Fairgrieve cottage at Moose
head Lake. They found the lake
clear of ice and got Captain Simon
Mahew's boat. They had extra good
luck, especially at Cowan's Cove and
very good luck at South Attean but
not 30 good at Tom Haggan and moth
ing at Bakers Brook. They found
the fishing very good at Fairgrieye
Camp but the season seemed too early
at the mouth of the river and at the
Rips. The gentlemen returned home,
however. we'll satisfied with the re-
suits of their expedition. George B.
Fairgrieve will go, himself a little
later to enjoy a season at his camp.
Others from Wilton who have been
enjoying the charm of Moosehead are
DR.. and Mrs. Charles Rowell at their
camp and l.. F. Adams and John
Bump at the Adams camp.
The independent-reporter., 1924-05-22
AYhat the Press Says of John Har.
ringten

Perhaps no member OF the Lake
wood Stock companies OF past years
has achieved more distinction In his
profession than John Harrington, who
has been O member of the Lakewood
Stock Co. during the years 1913, 1914
and 1922. While his engagements
for several years have been notable
in association with many of our fore
most stage artists, Mr.. Harrington
has the past winter the rather un-
usual experience of creating parts in
two plays and in each scoring two Of
the outstanding hits of the New York
theatrical season. His first part vas
that of Capt. Blackie in the play
Magnolia" written by Booth Tark-
ington, and some of the New York
press clippings relating to his work
in this play may be of interest.
New York Times-"John Harrins-
ton discloses a fine presence and
abundant powers of Characterization
as Mississippi River gambler and
desperado."
The Variety-"John Harrington
gives thoroughly sinister portrait
as Blackie, the Mississippi gambler" !"
New York American-"John Har-
rington is more than excellent"
New York Herald-"It is worth not
The independent-reporter., 1924-05-22
Itlons and Rebekahs Attend
Church

fe was a splendid attendance of
|ellOws and Rebekahs and allied
at the Bethany Baptist Church
|unday morning. A formal pa
In which there were twenty
nembers Of Canton Halifax at
fville and thirty-six Captons
Somerset County and an espe-
large delegation from the En-
Pent, Odd Fellows and Rebe-
marched from Odd Fellows Hall
church. led by the Citizens
Rev. George Merriam in his
4 spoke on the value and re-
EOlty of fraternal relations. his
Pelng, from Genesis 40 "And
FFd said unto Cain, Why is Abel
Eother and he said, know not,
| my brothers keeper" He
lesson from fraternal ties as
N this verse and our duties to
[noW men. A large choir sang
lhe direction of Mrs. Marion r.
sno also sang a solo. Prof.
Nendall furnished violin music
('H Ethel Whittier Ames was at
Esdn as usual. Special flower
EuonS added 10 the beauty of the
Y me services, the visiting Can
Es'e served to ice cream. assort-
|et hall
The independent-reporter., 1924-05-22

ing that the two characters which
have caught the eye and tickled the
fancy in the new season are both
Montebanks Of an older and more
florid age. One is a magnificent
Capt. Blacllie who breathes fire and
birthstone in Magnolia" that too by
the way is another delightful per
formance, lively and colorful and
humorous embodiment by one John
Harrington, sometime private in the
L. S. Marine Corps
Harrington's second play was a
novelty in that it was white cast
blacked up and playing negroes. In
the play he was featured as a co-star
with Crystal Hearne, as Cicero
Brown, the black preacher Press
comments on Harrington's part in the
Play were as follows:
Alan Dale in the New York Ameri-
can says-"John Harrington is cx-
eellont as preacher in a most try
ing and difficult rofeF
New York Herald-"John Harring-
ton PLAYED to the hilt. the huge and
hvpocritical spokesman of God"
Mr. harrington picture appeared
in the March issue of THE Vogue"
in page devoted to the stage preach
CT Of the current year.
Mr. Harrington has already arrived
at Lakewood together with Robert
Hudson, member Of the 1928 com
pany, and both gentlemen are spend
ing several days this week fishing at
Moosehead Lake.
As the Reporter goes to press an
important engagement of new mem
ber of the Lakewood Stock Company
Tor 1924 has been made and which
@ill be announced next week, which
assures the completing of a company
which will certainly excel even tho
splendid company of last season.
The independent-reporter., 1924-05-22
ilathcas Have Modern School

regular meeting of the Ella F.
|pu Philathea Glass was held
Ey evening in the Bethany Cha
ItN the president, Mrs. Bessie
|Dson, presiding. The reports
secretary and treasurer were
|sDd accepted and Mrs. Belle
chairman of the calling COM
reported ten calls made during
IOuth. The report of the post
committee was given and Mrs.
liza Merriam reported for the
l the class had done for a fam
town. Mrs. Jessie Fletcher
Mrs. Cora Nye were appointed
keral chairmen of the supper
|nee. which is to serve the
\ banquet on June 18th and Mrs.
Turner, Mrs. Eva Stanwood and
Nina Clough are to be in charge
dining room. The remainder
committees will be announced
The meeting on June 9th will
charge of the officers. Follow
\ benediction a school was con-
with Miss Evelyn Bridges as
Il. This was a modern school
|up Of boys and girls and the
hrs we're dressed in costume.
Charlotte Gates played a violin
bid a class in reading was heard.
HAL reading was given by Miss
|yalliere and the Misses Dorothy
Milne Burnor and Airline Plum
|ayed piano trio. Miss Velma
vas dressed as a little colored
bud was very unruly. The pu-
bad their regular sewing class
Iorning exercises were conduct
} school opening with the class
y Good Morning to YOU" A
hnce was given by Miss Dorothy
Miss Airline Burnor, Miss Ruth
Miss Airline Plummer, Mrs. Ora
h and Miss Velma Fogg. Other
sr we're Mrs. Charlotte Tarbox.
Ehe Nye, Mrs. Effie Currie and
Ionic Fickett. Ice cream and
Fge sold during the evening.
The independent-reporter., 1924-05-22
|1l FISHING IN THE
|RRASsUA SECTION

,i,ent that spring fishing is
p prassna or at least in the
lake Camps section from the
as ls, Dr rcports Of fish caught there
|keek
IT, . Webber. Waterville: One
nnounjs salmon, two 4 3-4 pounds
% iro 3 pounds trout, six trout
n - TO 3 3-4 pounds. II. B.
i, Wateryille:. One 5 Ia
|. ~ ,almon, three , IL pounds
oos 1 S-4 pounds salmon. four
'h to 3 pounds. John A. David
k,,eryille Two salmon, s 1-2
N three trout, ? Ia TO 8 IL
\ Fred l.. Andrews, Bath:
/ mounds salmon. one D 3-4
/. salmon. two 4 IL pounds sal
|onr 3 "a pounds salmon. one
lDds trout. two 3 1-2 pounds
Carol n. Perkins, Wateryille:
! IA pounds salmon, one 5 "a
|. salmon. one 5 IA pounds sal
|,vo 4 - pounds salmon, one
mounds salmon. seven trout.
/. 10 hounds. one togue, 8 "a
I Ope togue. 5 1-2 pounds. John
[,v Wateryille: Two S pounds
4 one 6 1-2 pounds togue, 7
b IA to 3 1-2 pounds.
camps are full, booked to the
H this month.
The independent-reporter., 1924-05-22
FISHING At ITS BEST
At CR0CKER POND
Ice Left the Pond the 1itl. Catches
Recently Made

The ice left Crocker Pond the 14th
and the fishing is at its best just now
Mrs. J. II. Rock landed nice square
tailed trout weighing four and three
fourths pounds and one of the Great
Northern men got fine salmon
weighing three and one-half pounds
J. B. McKenney of Crocker Pond
Camps reports a favorable outlook for
the summer. party of six from
Boston is expected the last of this
week
Mr.. McKenney has only been at the
camps a little over week and has
seen six or seven deer, four in one
bunch just before dusk Saturday
night He has also seen several
partridge.
The independent-reporter., 1924-05-22

we get so accustomed to things that
we get bit careless.
The first thing | knew, the whole
thing went out from under me. An
open space had formed. | suppose as
result of heavy rain, which had
raised the ice and SNOW. This bad
been followed by severe freeze and
then the excess water ran off My
weight was enough to break through
this thin skim OF ice and it dropped
me down into the water about To
my knees.
IL tried to get out, but every time
would bring my feet up onto more
solid ice the way the snowshoes
struck would break it and down
would GO l had a stick about six
feet long which helped me to keep
erect, but ! couldn't get hold Of any
thing by which | could drag myself
from the water. | struggled and
struggled. but it was no use. My feet
were getting numb and | knew Id
have to get out of that water or my
time had come.
AT last. having houndcred for
considerable time, managed to get
'iiOu6i VI q 9bHli1iA a. Oill WV H'iA ~
lift first one foot up cut of the water
and unfasten a snoWshoe and throw
it out on the bank and then the other.
Freed of the snoWshoes | succeeded
in getting out onto the shore, but for
quite a while there was decidedly
dubious of doing so.
PLANNED SILENT MESSENGER
81 should say that it was about Il
years ago" said Ed. Lowell game
warden of Kennebago, "that had one
of the wickedest days of my life in
the woods and | have had a lot Of
them.
81 had arrived at a camp ON Baker
lake the night before in an old canoe
which had up in that section. | had
to cross the lake next morning in
order that my companion and ! might
get along with our work \ man
at this camp wanted to get across the
lake We asked him TO go with us.
He accepted and we set forth in the
old canoe 1t was late in November,
but the lake hadn't frozen over.
There was some anchor ice but that
would not bother
Before we got half way across il
came on to blow, as have never
seen it blow before or since. In
flash the lake was covered With
white caps It began driving the
anchor ice down in mass together
between US and the shore. The old
canoe, weak In all parts, began 10
show the effects of the strain. The
spray breaking over the sides grad
ually filled it with water. We dare
not go into the anchor ice for once
there we would be lost yet we must
keep on. ! was III the bow. my part
ner ner in the stern. the third man IN