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The Washington times., 1924-08-25
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ATTACK IS
BEGUN
Protest Committee Flags Rat
ings in Letter to Senator
Stanfield

The new fight for the repeal or
amendment Of the present classi-
fication act has been opened by the
departmental classification protest
committee, Of which Loren H. Witt
ner is chairman, in a letter to Sem
ator Stanfield, chairman Of the
Senate Civil Services Committee.
The newly adopted class specifica-
tons drawn by the personnel classi.
fication board force an unjust
classification on the workers In the
guise of necessary national eco.
nopy," says the communication.
1.-THE board tries to uphold it's ar
bitrary classification methods and
to fool the public on sheer nerve.
Equal pay for equal work was
ignored by It,"
Senator Reed Smoot, who is
named as the controlling influence
In the present classification policy,
is charged with .'cramming an un.
just money-saving scheme down the
Threats Of Government workers"
The Washington times., 1924-08-25
OPPOSITION
TO Plan
URGED
Visiting Pastor at Luther
Memorial Church Makes
Attack on Mobilization

Officers Of the Luther Me-
mortal Church, at Thomas circle,
are up in arms today, following
the attack on. National Defense
Day made from the pulpit of their
church during the regular Sum
day morning service yesterday
by the Reverend w. H. H. Car
ney, Of Bedford, Pa, who filled
the pulpit for the pastor of the
church, the Reverend G. M. Diff
fenderfer, on vacation
Urges Opposition.
Toward the end Of a sermon in
which. he. had attacked war as a
means toward On end. the Reverend
Mr.. Carney unexpectedly launched
into q fierce attack upon the oh.
servance Of Defense Day, asking
the congregation to withheld their
support Of the day. He appealed
to the congregation to join with
the :Quakers, Mennonites, and
other organizations" opposed to the
Observance Of she defense test.
The Luther Memorial congrega.
ton always has been active in pa.
triotic work and was prominent IN
activities during the world war. On
either side Of the pulpit from which
the Reverend Mr.. Carney spoke
yesterday are, draped an American
nag and q service flag with stars
Tor all the wounded and injured
from the parish.
The. pastor of the church, the
Reverend Mr.. Diffenderfer, was /:
chaplain in the army during the
world war and still holds a com.
mission as major. chaplain in the
officers reserve corps. He is a
committee on the selection of re-
serve corps chaplains.
Views of Minister Opposed.
AT the close of the service, mer1-
bers Of the congregation were al
most uninamous in denouncing the
views propounded by the visiting
minister. Several went so far as
to say that they had never ex-
pected to hear such a doctrine
preached from that pulpit, and
they never expected, to hear it
again.
Only one man was found follow.
ing the service who held the be.
liefs the Reverend Mr.. Carney e&.
pressed. He was heard to say as
he went out: ITO what he said
about defense test or mobilization
or, whatever you call 1t, say
The Washington times., 1924-08-25
BELIEVE CRAFT
SLAYERS TOOK
5 LIVES
Disappearance of Slain Mans
Friends Give Rise to
Theory

NEW YORK. Aug. 25-Police
were working on the theory today
that two other murders were com.
mitted by the slayer Of Aaron A..
Graft, radio manufacturer whose
disnembered body was found in a
vat in Greenwich village cellar last
Friday.
Charles Raas, partner in the radio
get manufacturing company with
Graft. has been missing since Ne
mortal Day. George H. Drumm, q
friend OF John Lugosy, caretaker
OF the murder building has not
been seen since August 4.
Police base their triple murder
theory on the fact that both the
missing men had large sums of
money on them as did the slain
man.
Lugosy, the caretaker, who has
also disappeared, IL being sought by
police in the belief he might know
something in connection with the
killing Of Graft. Lugosy Is re.
ported to have boarded a ship for
Germany,
Lugosy's wife said she had no
idea where Lugosy might have
gone. Lugosy confided to friends,
police said, his desire to return to
Germany
Raas is said to have had 81 900
OF the firms money on his person
when he disappeared. One police
theory is that the slayer killed Raas
and later decided to kill Graft 10
get sufficient funds for flight.
Drumm. friend of Lugosy, had
1880 in checks and cash to be de-
posted in bank for the brewery
ne worked for at the time he dis.
appeared.
The cellar where Crafts body
was found has been searched for
clues to Raas and Drumm but moth.
ing Of consequence was discovered.
The Washington times., 1924-08-25
DR.. K|NBALL IS
FOUND DEAD
IN BED
.. G. ocuIist Was Active IN
Civic and FraternaI
Circles

Doctor Arthur H. KimbaIl. prom.
inent local oculist and q classuata
Of President Coolidge in Amherst
College. was discovered dead IA
his bed by one, Of his four chill
dren, at his home. 100 East CAPITOL
street, yesterday morning.
Funeral arrangements, for Doe.
tor Kimball are being held In
allegiance pending the arrival In
the city of Mrs. Kimball who was
spending her vacation out OF the
city.
Doctor Kimball is q brother oR
Harry q. Kimball, president Of the
Kiwanis Club, and was himself q
Kiwanian. At the meeting Of the
club last Thursday Doctor Kimhall,
who was q musician, s'filIed in" at
the piano for the Kiwanis song
period.
A native Of washington, Doctor
KimbaIf was a son Of the late
Ivory @. Kimball, for many years
Police Court judge. He was q
member Of the first graduating class
Of Eastern High School. Later he
studied at Amherst College and re-
ceived his degree at Johns Hop.
kins University, Baltimore.
For some years Doctor Kimball
has maintained offices at the Ear.
ragut Apartment. During q brief
period he was in. charge Of the
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospt.
tai in Baltimore.
He was an active member Of
Hiram Lodge, No. 10, Masons. and
the Mt. Vernon Chapter, No. 3,
Royal Arch Masons.
Besides his wife, Doctor Kimball
leaves four children, Ruth. Arthur,
Helena, and Warren Kimbali: two
brothers, Harry G., and Doctor
Walter r. Kimball.
The Washington times., 1924-08-25
ELIZABETH DEATRlcK
TO BE. BURIED HERE

Elizabeth Deatrick, fourteen,
killed in a fall from an auto near
Fairfax Courthouse, Va. late Sat-
urday, will be buried in Fort
Lincoln Cemetery after. funeral
services at her home, 1882 Twenty.
seventh street northwest, tomorrow
The Reverend Frank l.. Metcalf
will officiate.
Miss Deatrick. the daughter of
William o. Deatrick, Internal
Revenue Bureau Official, went for
an automobile ride with Miss Mary
Page MILAN, her cousin, and two
boys. She fell from the vehicle
after her boy companion had re.
turned to his home.
An inquest by a coroner's Jury at
Fairfax county resulted In a find.
ing Of accidental death.
The Washington times., 1924-08-25
3 INCHES OF RAIN DROPS
ON lRoNToN IN HOUR

IRoNTON, Ohio, Aug. 2S.--rrch.
ton and vicinity was visited By one
OF the heaviest rain storms in its
history early today.
Scores Of business houses we're
Hooded and gas mains were out Of
commission. Fruit and food In
cellars were ruined. Garden truck
was washed out Of the ground.
About three inches Of water feil
In an hour. The rain was accom-.
panied by a brilliant display of
electricity.
The Washington times., 1924-08-25
Fire Kills 1000 Leghorns

MADISON, N. j., Aug. rs. -
About a thousand chickens were
killed and damage of about $40. 900
was done when the main building
Of the chicken farm of Arthur
Eckel at 276 Greenwood avenue
was destroyed by fire thought to
have been Of incendiary origin.
All of the chickens were white
leghorns. Of the best stock,
The Washington times., 1924-08-25
Bond Issue Proposed

The Duluth South Shore and
Atlantic Railroad asked the Inter
state Commerce Commission today
for authority to issue $4,000, of
equipment trust certificates to be
used in the purchase of certain
rolling stock.
The Washington times., 1924-08-25
PARK SITE GIVEN
To ARLINGTON
COUNTY
Funeral Services For Mrs.
John Smith Are Held
From Her Home

CLARENDON. Va, Aug. U.s.
Funeral services for Mrs. John
Smith, tRirty-four years old, who
died suddenly at her home in. Balls.
ton Saturday night, were held at
her late home on Lacey street here
today. The Reverend Charles e.
Crusoe. rector of the Episcopal
Church Of Berwyn, Nd, officiated.
!nterment was in Columbia Gar
dens Cemetery, Clarendon.
Mrs. Smith Is survived by her
husband and four children, Mar
garet, six years old; Richard, four
years old; Edward, two years old,
and baby, William, three months
old.
A ten-acre tract Of woodland on
the Lee Highway, a mile west Of
Rosslyn, has been donated to the
citizens Of Arlington county as
park and picnic ground by its
owner, Frank Lyon. 1t was an
nounced today.
Tables and park benches have
been constructed on the park site
and swings are being erected there
this week,
The park is the third to be
opened by Mr.. Lyon in the past
year. The others are at Lyon Park
ana Just outside Clarendon. No
charges will be made for the use
OF the park. Entrances have been
provided on the Lee Highway and
on Wilson Boulevard.
Louis Clark. colored, of HallG
Hill, Arlington county, was taken
to Georgetown Hospital, Washing.
ton, yesterday, suffering from a
bullet wound in his leg, inflicted
by Traffic Officer Ivan Conklin, of
the Arlington county police force,
when the colored man is said to
have resisted arrest after being sur.
pr1sed at an alleged gambling game
in the woods near here.
Three other men, alleged to have
been participating in. the gambling,
were placed in Jail. They are
Chester Smith, George Harris and
John Carter.
When Officer ConkIin, accom-.
panied by Officer Raymond Crack
and Jailer Harry woodward, rushed
the. men, all submitted to arrest
but Clark. He was fired on and
struck twice. one bullet lodging in
the ankle and the other grazing
the leg.
After a long illness, Mrs. Clara
F. Burrows, hirty.nine.year-old wife
Of ]. F. Burrows, died at her home
at Colonial Heights yesterday morn.
ing at IL o'clock.
Arrangements for the funeral will
be made later.
The condition Of Riley Cumber.
land, of Ballston, who was injured
at the Rockville fair in an automo.
bile race, was said to be greatly
improved.
Cumberland. holder of the Mary.
land auto racing championship.
was thrown from his machine when
the wheels collapsed. =,
A fund is being raised through
the lodges of Virginia to build a
home for the aged Masons and
members of their families. It is
expected the home will be built in
Richmond.
From officers of Columbia Lodge,
No. 2S5, A. r. and A. NJ, it is
learned that with less than one.
third of the membership heard from,
the lodge has reached it's quota of
$1,000 for the George w. Wright
Memorial Fund.
The semi-monthly meeting of the
Clarendon Citizens Association will
meet tonight in the citizens hall
at o'clock.
The Washington times., 1924-08-25
HITS CAR.
KILLING. TWO
WORKMEN
Party Engaged in Bridge Con-
struction-Three Others
Injured

GAINESVILLE. Tenn, Aug. 26.
Two men were dead here today,
and two probably fatally injured, as
the result Of their automobile being
struck by passenger train.
Joe Estep. of Nashville, and H. H.
Shaddox, Dadeville, Ala. and Abe
Carter a local boy, were suffering
from bruises and cuts.
All the men were engaged in the
construction Of . railway bridge
near here.
The Washington times., 1924-08-25
ADVERTISEMENT.

Prices realized on Swift q CorauAnv
sales OF carcass beef in Washingtot. b
for week ending Saturday, August Is.
1924, on shipments sold out, ranged from
900 cents to 1890 ceats per pound and
averaged 13.62 cents Per pound.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-22
VOLCANO CHANGES AGAIN
Active Crater of kilauea in Hawaii Has Enlarged To Practically Its Former Dimensions.
By The Associated Press.

By The Associated Press.
 Hilo, T. H.. May 2a.-The active l crater, or fire pit of the volcano Kilauea has changed its size again. Three days ago accretions Of lava and other ejecta had diminished its area to all opening 25 feet across, and a Hundred long. Yesterday the pit was enlarged 10 practically its former dimensions, three thousand by two thousand feet, by the new material breaking away and falling into the volcano.
 There have been no violent erup- tions of Kilauca since Sunday, though there were many earthquakes in the nearby region yesterday and a severe one last night.
 Volcano House. the hotel near the crater, which was closed while the volcano was at its greatest activity a few days ago, was reopened last night and a hundred guests spent the night there watching the volcanic action.
 There were great many light earthquakes in the Hilea district of this island yesterday. the tremors be- ing almost continuous at times.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-22
City Advertisement
WARRANT FOR MEETING. OF
 CITY MEETING BOARD

! To the members of the City MeefinI Roard Of the City of New Britain You are hereby warned and noti. i fled that a special meeting Of the City Meeting Board will be held at the auditorium of the Grammar School building. Main street. New Britain. on the e7th day of May. AID. 1924, al seven o'clock ?. m, standard time, for the purpose of considering and acting upon. the following matters:
 CD Issle of fifty thousand dollars (s50. .000) subway bonds.
 t2) Issue of one hundred thousand dollars (sioe,O0O) water bonds. 11th series.
 (sl Issue of one hundred fifty thousand dollars tsl5o,Oo0) water bonds, i2th series
 CD Issue of one hundred sixty thousand dollars tsi6O,OoO park bonds.
 (5l Special tax of one and one- half tl i-2D mills on list of October 1, 1927, one-half Of fax 10 be pay- able July lst. 1925 and one.haif July lst, 1926. 10 meet appropriation Of ono hundred forty-two thousand dol. lars siie,0o0) for Soldiers Memorial. and for the purpose of transacting any other business relating to said mat ters or proper to come before said meeting.
 Dated at New Britain, Conn, this e2nd day of May 1924.
 A. NJ. PAoNEssA.
 Mayor.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-22
MARBLE CHAMPIONS
 ARE OUT IN FORCE
East St. School and Camp School AspirantS Strive for HOn0rS

The largest crowd that has parti- cipated in the Herald-Junior Achieve ment. Marble contest, took part in the gaines at the East street school yes <terday afternoon. The Al entries were practically all on hand and the rest of the pupils were interested spectators.
 For a time it looked as though tn ? matches would have to be called off on account of darkness when Charles Mingel. F years old of 2S0 Chapman street sprung a surprise by knocking John Masalsky's agate out of the ring, thereby winning the school champion ship. Malasky had been leading the field and it appeared to be almost certain that he would he the school champion, but Mingel who had been rather cratic in his shooting during the preliminaries quietly stepped D to the ringside, snapped his agate into the circle and neatly eliminated Mas alsky with a clean hit.
 There were six players in each of the preliminary matches, the winers of which were David Kaplan, Clifford Ziegier, Victor Dagata, Arthur Cze- zinsky, Rudolph Shimek, Joseph Reg auekis, Tony Jacobinas, Charles Min gel. Francis Margentenini, Jennie Rossitto, Kaynick Torosian, Frances Sandberg. Oswalk Cumberlbatch, John Masalsky, Ruth Larson, Elizabeth Putnam. Harry Linihan, Clara Sin gleton. Adolph Deyorkartis. John Kavalanski. Wanna Meotti and James Galderone. The above named played off the semi-inals and those remaining to play off the final matches were Rudolph Shimek, Charles Mingel, John Masalsky, James Calderone and one girl, Ruth Larson. The latter was the tIrst to be eliminated Mas alsky latr in the course of the play eliminated Shimek and Calderone the fortunes of war then turning and Mas alsky himself being eliminated by aIingel, the last to survive and there fore the champion.
 The referees had their hands. full, particularly during the girls games for the young ladies all insisted on talking at once and nothing short of a. megaphonc could have made tho ref- erees' decisions audible.
 At the Camp school. Harold Hnlt- berg, 12, of 57 Columbia street. rcach- cd the semi-ilnals and he and John Henry Burke of 95 Columbia street, who had previously led the field. played off the championship match al noon today.
 In the play off Hultberg won.
 The Smallcy school and Lincoln ,chool will play off their school mat Ines tonight. The Sacred Heart ,chool games were postponed yester- Hay because of the muddy field upon which the games were to be held. The matches at that school win probably ,ake place Friday afternoon when the Tames will also be held at St. Jo- eph's and st. Mary's schools.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-22
Woman Thrown From Auto In Arch Street Accident

! Mrs. Grace Roudeau of 32 Monroe street narrowly escaped serious in- jury when an automobile driven by Mrs. Ida B. Witham of Maple avenue, Berlin. in which she was riding, col- lided with a machine driven by Jos oph Yennussionis Of 10 Kelsey street at the corner of Arch street and Webster hill last night about o'clock, Mrs. Rondeau was thrown from tho rear seat of the machine and suffered from painful scratches and bruises.
 Policeman Patrick O'Mara investi- gated the accident and found no cause for arrest. Gennussionis was driving into Arch street from tho hill and Mrs. Witham was driving north on Arch street when the machines col- lided.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-22
Want Stebbins to Act as
 Full Time Truant Officer

Edward l.. Stebbins. for the past year connected with the attendance bureau Of the school department as a truant officer and clerk of supplies, will be recommended by the, teachers committee for reappointment as tru- ant officer on a full time basis. The teachers committee has decided to engage q male assistant to Supt Stan ley H. Holmes in the school depart meat who will relieve Mir. Holmes of many of the routine duties now taken care of by him. The anpointee will probably be taken from the present teaching staff In addition 10 his other duties. he will he clerk Of sup plies, relieving Stehhins for full time service as a truant officer.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-22
Rum Treaty With Sweden
 Is Negotiated Today

Washington. May PA liquor treaty was Sweden similar to those al ready negotiated with Great Britain and Germany was signed at the state department today by Secretary Hughes and F. V G. Assarsson, counsellor of the Swedish legation. Secretary Hughes and the British ambassador Sir Esme Howard today formally ex- changed notifications of the liquor treaty with Great Britain. concluding the process of putting the pact into operation.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-22
American Flag Reported
 Hauled Down by Japanese

BN TIle AssorIltfd Pfoss.
 Manila. May 32.-The American flag flying at village on the Island of Babuyan was hauled down.and a Jap anese flag hoisted in its place by pirates said to be Japanese. who re- gently raided the village. according 10 a report brought by members of the crew of the yacht Apo, on which Goyernor-GeneralW Wood has just visit ed Babuyan and Batanes Islands
 According to the crew, the Filipino villagers pulled down the alien ban ner and replaced the American one when the pirates had departed.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-22
Conrad Cianci Sells His
 New Block in East End

Conrad Cianci, the well known builder today sold the new block, which he completed this week at the corner Of East and Rhodes streets, to Herman K. kalmanawitz and Samuel Silvcrman. The sale was made through tho Camp Real Estate Co. Tho block contains two stores and four tenc- ments, and the purchase price is re- ported to be about s30,000.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-22
ENGINEERS MEETING.

Officers for tho coming year will be elected at the annual meeting of the New Britain branch, A. S M. Fs fol- lowing a dinner at the state trade school at GAS o'clock this evening. The meeting will be addressed by Douglas P. Cook. president of the Boston Pressed Metal Co, on Pressed Metal Engineering.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-22
NEGOTIATIONS FAIL.
nv Inc Assoeiated Press.

Berlin. May 22.-The negotiations between the middle parties and the German nationalists on the subject of the formation of a government have failed owing to the nationalists' insistcnce upon their right to appoint Admiral Von Tirpitz as the new chancellor. The other parties re- fused 10 discuss a personal question of this nature until the policy of the future government was settled, whereupon the negotiations broke down.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-07-30

be holden al Ellsworth, within and
for the County of Hancock, on the
second Tuesday OF October, A. D. 1924
by publishing an attested copy of said
libel and this order thereon, three
weeks successfully in The Ellsworth
American, newspaper printed in
Ellsworth in our County of Hancock,
the last publication to be thirty days
a least prior to said second Tuesday Of
October next, that he may there and
then in our said court appear and
answer to said libel.
LUERE B. DEASY.
Justice of the Sup Jud. Court.
true copy of the libel and order
of court thereon.
Attest: T. F. MAHONEY,
Clerk
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-07-30
Strip LaFollcttc of Title.

One point needs clearing in this
political campaign, as the Philadel-
phia North American well points out.
Ii is LaFollette's right to the title of
progressive. He has carelessly APP
propriated a term used by Roosevelt
and Roosevelt's followers, who while
lined up against special privilege
were death to socialism; whereas La
Toilette wins to his cause in the 1924
election the leading socialist think
ers. Says the North American:
The Progressive party stood for
direct primaries, direct election of
United States senator's, woman suf-
frage, reform of legal procedure, a
comprehensive program of social and
industrial justice, Improvement OF
country life, constructive regulation
of railroads and other corporations,
the conservation, of natural re-
sources, Inheritance and income
taxes, the maintenance of the ma
tional defense and the promotion of
world peace.
1.-The Progressive party, formed to
advance the cause it represented,
polled nearly 100000 votes more
than the Republican party, which
had been in existence for fifty-siX
years and in control of the govern
ment for all but eight years during
that period. 1t undoubtedly would
have become a permanent institution
but for the intervention of the World
war which made unity in defense of
the nation the supreme duty But
meanwhile the Republican party had
accepted most of the Progressive
program; its purposes and policies
had been so changed that if Theo-
dore Roosevelt had lived he would
have become the unchallenged lead
er of the party which in 1912 con-
sidered him political outlaw.
Senator LaFollette in his time
has advocated not a few Progressive
measures and policies, and we have
never hesitated to commend his ac-
tivities in this direction. Yet we de-
clare unreservedly-and this news
paper has more than ordinary justi-
fication to express judgment in the
matter-that his use of the title of
Progressive for his movement is an
indefensible assumption, a calculated
effort to profit by a fraud upon the
public, which he would not have had
the hardihood to attempt if the cham
pion of Progressivism were alive
Nothing in LaFollette's envenomed
hostility to Theodore Roosevelt living
was so false and so vicious as this
dissertation of his memory and of the
great cause he personified"