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The Washington times., 1924-02-19
MINERS To WIN
|. !. RENEWAL Of
/ CON TRACTS
~ IN

! JACKSONVILLE, Feb. 19.-After
q week of heated; wrangling the
subcommittee, appointed to settle
sall wage scale differences between
operators and miners Of the central
competitive district, reported to the
general conference this morning
: that they had decided on a renewal
s0f the present wage scale with a
! three-year contract period.
There were manifest signs of
dissatisfaction when the report was
read to the general assembly, but
Z due to the fact that the subcommit.
/ tee was appointed with power to
press out difficulties it was gen.
orally believed that the report will
! be adopted in full. If the report
t. accepted, it will then be consider
ed by the policy of the miners or.
ganization, which will make plans
and set dates for submitting 1t to a
referendum vote Of coal miners in
the various districts of the coun.
try.
According to all reports, there
was hard-fOught contest in the
subcommittee. Operators of the
Illinois district, with a few high.
! cost operators from the other Cen.
trail States, held out for a one.
year contract period against the
majority Of operators from the
three other States, who offered and
urged a compromise and conditions
which were voted down, one after
another.
The result was generally consid.
cred a decided victory for the
miners who demanded q renewal OF
the present wage schedule and a
four-year contract. The miner rep.
! resentatives came with instructions
from the Indianapolis convention
! ito get the best terms obtainable. q
and 1t was generally believed that
promise on the three.year contract
It appeared likely today that the
conference will be concluded and
final adjournment taken by tomor
row afternoon.
The Washington times., 1924-02-19

ed a company Of ten at dinner last
evening there.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cowen Let's
and their daughter, Mrs. William
Guthrie, who have been in Honolulu
for the last month, will arrive in
San Francisco Tuesday, where they
will be joined by their daughter
and son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred.
erick Henry Jones.
Miss Virginia Selden, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles 8. Selden, jr.,
returned to Washington yesterday
from a months stay at Pittsburgh,
where she was the guest Of her
aunt, Mrs. Thomas Fitzgerald.
Mrs. Stuart Olivier, of Baltimore.
has Joined Mr.. Olivier at the
Hamilton Hotel, where he has been
for several days. Their daughters
Miss Stuart Olivier and Miss Anne
Fox Olivier are with them.
D. ]. Donnelly was host to for
NAL supper party Of thirteen al
L'Aiglon last evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Erlebacher are
several weeks in Palm
Beach and Miami.
A reception was given Saturday
evening by Miss Airline E. Smith to
Frank MAloney, who has recently
passed the bar examination in the
District of Columbia and was ad
mitted to the Supreme Court anC
the Court of Appeals during tho
last week. Those present were
Frank Maloney, Jack Smith, FREQ
j. Maloney, George Fleming. DR.
D. J. Mcmahon, Eddie Collins
James p Thornton, Dick English
and Misses Airline and Florence
Smith, Theresa Fitzpatrick, Cattle
rine Wood, Isabelle Campbell, JeaI
Castel. Nellie White and Mrs. Eng
fish,
y
Arthur B. Koontz, Of Charleston
w. Va, is making an indefinite
stay at Wardman Park Hotel.
The Washington times., 1924-02-19
Texan Wants Votes
on President
Mailed

The Electoral College, can
vassers of the election returns
for President and Vice Presi-
dent, which has been accorded
the courtesy since the found
ing Of the Government Of hav-
Ing the returns presented by q
special messenger from each
State, would have to get the
returns by registered mail un-
der provisions Of a bill intro
duced today by Congressman
Summers (Dem.), of Texas.
The purpose generally said
Summers, is to put common
sense, facility, increased safety
and economy into the method
of getting these returns before
the Electoral College. The
present method belongs, he
says, to the age Of the stage
coach and horseback travel,
antedating even the general es-
tablishment of a comprehensive
postal system.
cat the last election" Mr..
Summers said, cit cost $12,-
516.25 to get all the returns
to Washington"
The Washington times., 1924-02-19
FINED $500 AS KEEPER
OF GAMBLING HOUSE

Harry L. Davis, of this city, was
fined $500 and sentenced to six
months in the house Of correction.
when he was found guilty of oper-
ating a gaming house at the River
view Club on Conduit road, before
Judge Samuel Riggs. Of Rockville,
yesterday.
The sentence of six months was
suspended, though Judge Riggs bit
terly denounced the gamblers who
operate in the lower part of this
county" Six Washington men who
were caught in the raid, were dis.
missed by Judge Riggs following
Davis Alea Of guilty. They de.
scribed themselves as Joseph Hos.
letter, Michael Shapiro, Daniel
Bresnahan, Edmund Seyfried, John
Brown and M. o. Wilson,
The Washington times., 1924-02-19
JUDGE PRAISES
GIRL BANDITS
STORY
''Sheik" Told Her She Was
yellow" If She Didn't
Hold-up Store.
By WILLIAM j. HUSKE.
International News Service.

CLEVELAND. Feb. 19.-Although
Mrs. Anna Strawn, twenty, pretty
girl bandit, who confessed in court
that she robbed a drug store clerk
at the point of a gun. when her
boy "sheik" told her she was vel
low If she didn't do it, will have
to face a grand jury investigation
and police prison term, the presid.
ing judge told her "she was a
plucky girl, and he admired her"
because her conscience impelled her
90 make a clean breast of the whole
affair.
Anna last December met and
married man after a brief court.
ship. Within a week she became
suspicious, because her husband,
although always supplied with
money, never seeemd to have a
regular job. She left him.
A few days ago. out of work and
Respondent, with but SO cents In
her pocket, she visited a picture
show. Sitting next to her was a
youth of seventeen, who learned
her story when she wept.
Come and live with me-" he
pleaded. "I'n cure your troubles. y
Worn out with the struggle, the
girl assented.
Her happiness lasted four days.
Then, pressing a shiny new re-
volver in her hand, the "sheik"
told her to go out and rob =
store. 49,
You're yellow If you DON'T" he
told her.
Smarting under his taunts, she
started out. She passed a dozen
stores before she screwed heI
courage to the sticking point" and
staged the hold-up.
A lone clerk in a drug store was
the victim. The loot was $50.
Escaping safely, the girls con
science troubled her. Two days
later she went to telephone and
caller her victim.
When she identified herself, the
clerk said:
I'm busy. Call me little later. >
When the girl called again police
had been tipped off, and she was
arrested as she left a telephnoe
booth a few blocks away from the
scene OF her crime.
In custody she made a clean
breast Of the whole affair.
my conscience troubled me after
the robbery" she said. II couldn't
sleep, / couldn't eat. So I decided
to call the clerk and tell him how
sorry ! was. couldn't give back
the money, for I'd used It to, pay
a debt.
The Washington times., 1924-02-19
HAWAII IS BEST
FOR PLANE
FLYING
Tom Gums Air Pocket Talk
Set at Naught by Opinion
of U. S. AirAChief.
BY international Ncwa Service.


HONOLULU, Feb. 19.-There ia
no place in the world better suited
to the flying Of airplanes than
Hawaii, Brig. Gen. William Mitchell,
assistant chief Of the army air
service, told group of Honolulu
business men at the completion OF
his recent inspection tour, which in.
cluded nearly all the islands of the
group.
The statement caused old.tirners
to recall that Tom Gum, Chinese
aviator, and one or two other air
men of twelve or fourteen wears
ago, who tried flying on the island
OF Oahu with but little success. had
asserted that flying conditions here
would never permit of anything hui
short hops because of the "air pock
cts" that hung over the island. The
incident Is illustrative of the adj
vance that has been witnessed in
aviation since that time. Flights t.
the outside islands from this LAND
are almost daily occurrences now
with the army and navy.
General Mitchell predicted that In
the days to come Hawaii will be nc
more than twenty-one hours from
the mainland and not more thar
thirty.three hours from Yokohama
The islands, which are now known
as the Crossroads Of the Pacific. )
will then take On q new appellation
he said; they will be known a. IN
Crossroads OF the Air"
The Washington times., 1924-02-19
HAS
AN ORIGINAL
PLATFORM
Would Cut Food Prices, Raise
Wages, Stop War and
Jail Daugherty.
By Internatlonal Nevs servloe.

BRIDGEVILLE, Pa, Feb 19.--
Every now and then a candidate for
office comes out with card show.
ing a slight variation Of the time
worn your vote and support is
respectfully solicited" but John w.
Hedderich, jr., is passing one
around that is admitted to be en-
ttrely original. Hedderich's card
10 about three by five inches and
tells everything from the pronuncia.
ton Of his name to all the details
Of his platform. He would like to
go to Congress.
On the face OF the card Is He'd
derich's picture and the note that
the name is pronounced Head.
rich." He says he is a La Toilette
Progressive" was drafted and
served overseas with q unit Of the
Eightieth division. After that state.
ment In capital letters are the
words-''NOT A SHAVE TAIL.
Beneath his picture is the state.
ment: II was born the year of the
BATTLE OF HOMESTEAD, when
Labor was defeated by Capital y
The platform which he an.
nounces is. he says, what you
will get after you clean the tools Of
big business out of office The
platform follows in part:
&c sugar all the year round.
&c beer same as before the war.
&c gasoline, same as in California.
&c carfares and free transfers.
&c phone calls, same as first
class letter.
Lower railroad rates, higher rail.
road wages.
More pay for clerks, less profits
for companies
No injunctiOns, Jail for Daugh'
erty.
Stop immigration, keep up wages.
No war, richest men first over the
top.
Legally tressilan anyone who
dares to interfere with enforcement
Of law as enacted by Congress.
In foOtnote he explains the use
Of the new verb tressilan by telling
that he was the Chief Justice OF
the Supreme Court of England
who was hanged for declaring un
constitutional a law passed by
Parliament and the other members
of the court were banished from the
kingdom"
In another prominent footnote he
says: III &c beer is the only item
you favor in the above list, dom
vote for mel don't want YOU
vote"
The Washington times., 1924-02-19
CREEK BENEFIT
.]PETRONESSES
NAMED
Festival to Be Given in Aid Of
Children Orphaned in
Smyrna Disaster.

eas The list Of patronesses who will
aid in the Greelx-American festival
to be given under the auspices Of
the Greek-American Club Of Wash.
ington on, the night Of February
~, in the auditorium Of the Central
High School, was made public today.
III, The proceeds of the festival are
% be devoted entirely to the relief
e"of the refugee children of Greece
aSWho were victims Of the Smyrna
disaster Of year ago, and because
OF this fact large number OF
y women in official and social life
IN z Washington are giving their
support to the entertainment. The
= leading artist viii be Mr.. Tcherni.
q 1EOff who will be assisted by the
q students Of the King-Smith studio
II school, in Greek folklore songs and
Greek poses under the direction Of
4 August King Smith and Miss Carol
h ane Mckinley.
Ia Senator King of Utah, is presi-
!, dent of the Greek-American Club
and the list of patronesses follows:
:. Mrs. Minnegerode Andrews, Mrs.
Frederick Anterior, Mrs. Harris G..
Baldwin, Mrs. Alice Barney, Mrs.
Charles J. Bell, Mrs. Montgomery
blair, Mrs. Delos Blodgett, Mrs.
w. Henry Brown, Mrs. Charles
Henry Butler, Mrs. Henry Bush
Brown Mrs. Wilbur ]. Carr, Mrs.
William e. Chamberlin, Miss
Martha G. Goldman, Miss Anne Darl-
ington, Mrs. Jack Davidge, Mrs.
Henry r. Dimock, Mrs. Charles B.
Drake. Mrs. Peter. Drury, Mrs.
Frederick Harrington, Marie Moore
Forrest, Mrs James w. Frizzell,
Mrs. Louis N. Geldert, Mrs. Gilbert
Grosvenor, Mrs. John Hays Ham
imond.
= Mrs. E. "A. Hartman, Mrs.
Howard l.. Hodgkins, Mrs. Ollie
James, Mrs. Hennen jennings, Mrs.
Charles M. Foulke, Mr.. Henry p.
Erwin, Miss Bessie ]. Kibbey, Mrs.
William III. King, Mrs. Austin
Knight, Mrs. John Mock, Margaret
b. Merrill, Mrs. w. A. Moffett, Mrs.
Theodore B. Moves, Mrs. Frank G.
Odenheimer, Mrs. John Jay O'Con-
nor, Mrs. Logan Waller Page, Mrs.
Armistead Peter, jr., Mrs. Leigh
Palmer, Mrs. Mark Potter, Mrs.
Percy Quinn, Mrs. Wallace Rad
cliffe, Mrs, Giles Scott Rafter, Mrs.
William Ritter, Mrs. Cuno Ru-
0o1ph, Mrs. Edward T. Sanford.
Mrs. Cabot Stevens, Mrs. Eugene
p. Stevens, Mrs. John P. Story, Mrs.
John :. W. Summers, Mrs. Claude
!, Swanson, Mrs. Lyman Swormstedt,
!, Mime. TsaInados, Mrs. Walter r.
Tuckerman, Mrs. Otto L. Veerhoff.
Mrs. Harold Walker, Mrs. Thomas
j, T.. Walsh, Mrs. Harry Wardman
Mrs. Charles Warren, Mrs. Charles
!, Wood, Mrs. Tom Williams. Mrs.
Charles r. Shepard. Mrs. Frank.
lin Jones, Mrs. Mitchell Car.
roll, Mrs. Campbell Forester, Mrs.
/ Franklin Ellis, Mrs. A. Garrison
cClintock, Mrs. Charles Boughton
Wood, Mrs. Truxton Beale, Mrs
Charles S. Hamlin, Mrs. c. Mac
Weigh, Mrs. William Mather Lewis,
Mrs. George F.. Bowerman. Mrs.
Henry W. Watson and Mrs, John
Nelson Mills.
The Washington times., 1924-02-19
Likes Ninth Street.

II had just turned north into
Ninth street from the Avenue
southeast, your honor. and. saw
the defendants lights coming in
my general direction and mainly
on the wrong side. He got over
where he belonged when he was
about a hundred feet away.
Then he started toward me
again, as straight as, he could
wobble. speeded up to get out
Of his way, saw I never could
make it, and ran into an alley
to hide until he got by. Then
I backed out and went after him.
He was taking up the whole
street.
A Corner Cutter.
II found him hung I'D on the
car track in the center parking
on Pennsylvania avenue. He had
run through a hedge, squeezed
between a tree and a lamp post,
and was resting his head on the
steering wheel"
The cop: His car was stalled
on the tracks and 2 or 3 street
cars were hung up. I pushed
MIN clear, and carried him over
to the box. He was paralyzed
drunk"
Boob: II was making left
turn into the Avenue from Ninth
street. There was a lot of trees
and things in my way, and then
someone said He's we'll enough to
stand trial now
This is the first time I've
ever been in court. I have a wife
and two children dependent on
me, and ask for such clemency
as the court can give"
That's 800 or 80 days"
The Washington times., 1924-02-19
LONE WOLF |RED
At CAPTAIN s
SNEERS
Called "Piker," Asher Says
6akcsy Can't Get in Back
Yards Where He Enters.

Those two doughty arch.foes of
the bootlegger, James Leroy Asher,
alias the Lone Wolf, alias the Ken.
lucky Colonel, and the mysterious
Capt. Charles Bakcsy, alias a num-
Der Of non de plumes are now en-
gagged in a hectic battle of words
following the captains original dec.
Aration that Asher was a piker.
"A piker. Say, l go in the front
door of places where he wouldn't
even be allowed in the backyard, -
Asher chortled today.
Il rub elbows" the Lone Wolf
added, with high society every day.
l put on evening clothes and / look
distinguished. / have the entire.
And that captain-why 1 hob-nob
with the biggest Of them. What
did he ever do. l go out and make
cases, l don't talk about what I'm
going to do"
The remarks were given utter
ance because of the published state.
ment appearing in recent publica-
ton decrying Asher's ability as q
rum sleuth.
You can tell that captain for
me that l can mix with high So
ciety and get away with it any
day. Some Of my friends are in
the highest rank of the social life
of this city-and who does he know
but lot of cheap skates"
AS a direct result of the contro-
versy, It is likely that both Asher
and Captain Bakcsy will don their
full dress attire and match each
other in their ability to mingle in
the ranks of the most exclusive of
Washington's circles.
1t is a we'll known fact that often
times the Lone Wolf has resorted to
the dress suit to gain entrance to
bootleg ranks. 1t was impossible to
locate the captain today to acquaint
him with AHher's comments
The Washington times., 1924-02-19
The Abb
Artists
A Skeleton Record Of
Cases Tried By
Judge Mcmahon.
BY Donald Med O1sGl
Yes. We Have No Anarchy.

Yes. We Have No Anarchy.
'"The defendant stopped his ma
chine about In the middle Of
Fifteenth street. your honor. q
little below H street, and went
into the Woodward building.
When / got closer saw the en-
gine was running. and ! waited
for the man to come out.
Has Hunters License
HE returned in about five min
utes looking like Santa Claus, with
q sack on his back. asked him
what was the idea Of leaving his
engine running, in that crowded
locality, and pointing down hill.
He told me that the regulation
against leaving the motor run
ming didn't apply to him, because
he was a mail collector"
Lizzie Takes Civil Service Exam.
Boob: my boss told me I didn't
have to shut my engine off, be.
cause there was an understand
ing about that with the police.
So when the officer at Fifteenth
and H gave me a ticket, went
on collecting mail, and showed
the ticket to my boss when got
back to the office. There's no
danger of those cars starting off
by themselves.
Asks Law-breaker's Permit.
HE called up Inspector Head
ley and asked him to have the
ticket cancelled. / didn't know
what else was said, but was in
court the next morning."
Political Economy,
Counsel. 1.-THE carrier on this
route makes 1913 stops daily It
would be a physical impossibility
Tor him to complete his talks If
ne had to crank up each time.
THESE United States mail cars are
not provided with starters. The
department cannot afford them. I"
The court: This case must be
decided on its merits. There is
nothing in the traffic regulations
that exempts hand-started cars
from the provisions of this law"
Endorsed by All Undertalers.
Counsel: THE Postmaster Gen.
eral Is agitated over the fact
that the entire postal service of
the District may be thrown out
OF order by this regulation. The
schedule Of collections is based
on leaving the engine running"
Uncle Sam Loses Sovereignty.
The court: THE law is that
the engine Of a motor vehicle
in public street must not be
left running while unattended.
This applies to everybody, whether
federal employees or not. The
court finds the defendant guilty,
S."
The Washington times., 1924-02-19


he was at playy few blocks from
his home, and his legs were run
over. He was removed to the
Homeopathic Hospital, returning
home later.
Coroner J. Ramsay hewitt issued
a certificate Of accidental death,
following an inquest, yesterday, over
an unidentified negro, who died
from injuries which he suffered last
Sunday night, after being knocked
down by a taxi cab. Alexander T..
Spick, the driver, was exonerated.
The Delaware avenue entrance to
the Capitol grounds was the scene
Of an automobil esmash-up for the
third time since January /, yes.
terday. Cars Of Raymond Tolson,
1116 Twenty-fifth street northwest,
and the University Auto Company,
operated by Robert j. Lawrenson,
81 K street northeast, collided.
Neither was hurt.
The Washington times., 1924-02-19
TAKES UP CLUB
FOR: AUTO
DRIVER
N. M. A. Secretary Says Fa-
naticaI Ideas Undermine
Their Morale.
BY WILLIAM j. HUSKE,
International News Service.

CLEVELAND, Feb. 19.- Morale
of the drivers of automobiles is
being undermined through the play.
ing Of dirges and the painting of
motor transportation as a death.
dealing instrument, Fred H. Galley,
executive secretary of the National
Motorists Association, declared here
recently.
Galley said the erection of monu-
ments to the memory Of children
killed in traffic accidents, as was
done recently in st. Louis, was
the most fanatical safety plan"
conceived in recent years.
ANY city that sanctions the erec-
ton and dedication of such a mon
ument is backsliding in safety
work." Carley said. "If the fatal
ity rate is so alarming, the cost
of the memorial should be invested
in removing tangible causes of
fatalities. educating the police to
stop encouraging motorists to hurry
at the crossings, keeping children
off the streets and lighting the
streets. These monuments, if the
truth were admitted, are memorials
to the stupidity displayed in acct
dent prevention"
Cooperation Needed.
Automobile drivers, Galley said.
are perfectly we'll aware of the
necessity Of preserving the lives of
children and other people. He
added that what is needed "is a
little cooperation from authorities
and the general public"
EVILS In present traffic control,
elimination Of which, Galley said,
would reduce the mortality and ac-
cident rate, were:
l. Illumination Of part time traf-
TIC OFFICERS charged with the pro-
tectlon or children at schools.
Replacing Boy Scouts, who
serve as traffic officers at schools
officers.
There is too much loose think.
ing IN the accident question, Galley
continued, and not enough action. !"
Ignoring facts leads to hypoc.
risy and fanaticism. An estimate
OF deaths in the United States
curing the first ten months of
1870 places the figure at 1926, 600.
OF which but 10000 are said to
Oe oue TO motor vehicle traffic.
h Other Great Problems.
This indicates clearly that there
a ar. many greater causes Of death.
put DO we witness the dedication
~ monuments to the memory OF
nose VINO are victims to Bright's
uAsease or tuberculosis?"
On the contrary, we find scien-
sssS, society and the public invest
ing thought, energy and resources
Al Lne removal OF the causes of
me same attitude must be taken
seDeraily toward traffic deaths and
ACCIDENTS. Then we will find a
decreasing number of accidents
Witn decreasing number Of fatal
The Washington times., 1924-02-19
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The Washington times., 1924-02-19
SALLIE B. LUCAS SUES
SPOUSE FOR MAINTENANCE

Alleging cruelty and inadequate
support, Sallie B. Lucas today filed
suit for maintenance in the District
Supreme Court against Ernest e.
Lucas, who, she says, is employed
by the Pullman Company at a
monthly salary of 5000. She also
asks the court to enjoin defendant
from molesting her.
Mrs. Lucas, represented by Attor-
news Newmyer & King, declares
that her husband never adequately
supported her and their children,
and "has at all times had two loaded
revolvers in the house" ana has
threatened her life on several occa.
siOns. They were married in this
city June 8. 1918, and have two
rohildren. ,:a.
The Washington times., 1924-02-19
PAUL M. WARBURG HEADS
U. s. ADVISORY COUNCIL

Paul M. Warburg, New York
banker, today was elected president
Of the Federal Advisory Council Of
the Treasury Department, succeed.
Ing L. L.. Rue, OF Philadelphia.
Other officers were elected as fol.
lows: Vice president, a. j.. Aiken.
of Boston; executive COMMITTEES
L. L. Rue, Philadelphia; J. M. Miller
jr., Richmond, Va: p. j. Mitchell
Chicago, and q. r. Swinney, Kansas
City.