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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-13
OFFICER URGES
PEDESTRIAN
CONTROL
F. S. Hathorne Would Make
Them Obey Signals at
Street Crossings
TIMES STAFF PHOTO

Installation of the electric signal
system in connection with the
boulevard plan in Washington is
the remedy for traffic snarls pro-
posed by Crossing Officer Floyd s..
Hathorne, who gives the 'Go-stop"
signals at Seventeenth street and
Pennsylvania avenue northwest.
Hathorne believes that if Wash.
ington were to adopt the same plan
that is in operation on Michigan
boulevard, Chicago, and Broadway,
New York, traffic on the Capitals
streets could be controlled much
more easily and speeded up with
maximum safety to the pedestrian.
The boulevard plan Hathorne de-
clared today, would have the much.
desired effect of removing a large
part of the traffic from otherwise
congested streets. Were a few
streets, preferably ones without
street-car tracks, selected as boule-
wards, Hathorne pointed out, traffic
in the rush Hours as well as at
other times could be moved swiftly
and safely. There would be the
two-fold effect of speeding up
traffic, which must be done if con-
gestion is to be avoided and acct
dents prevented, and of providing q
safe passage across busy streets
for pedestrians.
There ought to be a law to
oblige pedestrians to watch the
signals of the traffic officer and
obey them just the same as We
hicular traffic Is obliged to do
Hathorne declared. There. are
some at this intersection who watch
my signals" he added, but there
are a great many more who do not.
There is only one result possible
and that is danger for the pedes-
trian who lodges across the street
when traffic has begun to move.
There is no reason why pedes-
TRANS should not be able to cross
streets with perfect safety at inter-
sections where traffic officers are,
on duty. If they disregard his sig
nails, of course, he might just as
well not be there as far as they
are concerned"
Hathorne said he did not have
so much trouble with left hand
turns at his intersection, where
they are banned during rush hours.
This ban should be put in effect
at all busy intersections, he as
serted
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-13

First prize of SIS to LOrena
Murray, twelve years old. a pupil
at the Park View School, who
resides at 4722 Eighth street
northwest.
Second prize of SIS to Dorothy
L. Sampson, seventeen, q pupil
at Central High School, who re-
sides at 613 Gresham place north
west
Third prize of $40 to Margaret
Mary Shea, fourteen, q pupil at
Notre Dame Academy, who resides
at IL Florida avenue northeast.
The winning answer and essay
Of little Miss Murray was a model
for neatness and clever compost
ton. That of Miss Sampson, who
wrote on the Spirit of Washing
ton" was well phrased and her
limerick answer was among the
best. The third honors were given
to little Miss Shea for a concise
and Informative story with APP
propriate accompanying limerick.
The task Of the judges was no
easy one for all Of the stories and
limericks were scanned carefully.
In the eliminations, the number of
contestants was reduced to twelve
and these stories were all given
minute inspection. One Of these
twelve would have been given first
prize in the opinion of all of the
judges were 1t not for the fact
that the little essay writer, care
lessly or otherwise, fixed February
IL as. the date of George Washing
tons birthday. Others were elimi-
mated in the final selection because
of some minor disregard Of the
rules. Space limitations prevent
the publication Of the winning
essays, but the winners may know
that the decision of the judges
was unanimous. The judges were
Mark Gates, manager Of Loew's
Columbia Theater; Lawrence Beatlls,
of Loew's Palace Theater, and the
Limerick Story editor Of the Wash.
ington Times.
The contest revealed that the
school boys and girls of Wash
ington are we'll informed on Amer
lean history and the life Of George
Washington. answers were received
from children ranging In age from
seven to pupils rin the evening
schools well grown up, and one and
all showed an intimate knowledge
of the events surrounding the birth
of this republic.
Tickets were forwarded through
the mails to all contestants and
they are advised that today is the
last day Of the Janice Meredith"
engagement at Loew's Columbia
Theater.
More than 200 children who re-
cived their tickets were guests at
the performances of the Marion
Davies picture yesterday. In ad.
dition to the school children, teach
ers in the District schools to the
number of 100 have seen this great
historical romance as guests OF the
management.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-13
WORE STOLEN HAT
TO STORE, Is CHARGE

ALLENTOWN. Pa, Dec. 49,
Mrs. Kate Pinter. Of Bethlehem,
was arrested here charged with
shoplifting.
Mrs. Pinter's undoing, according
to police, was a $50 sport hat which
disappeared from q store two
weeks ago., Yesterday the woman
visited the same store and clerk
recognized the millinery. The pro-
prietor engaged Mrs. Pinter in
conversation until the police ar.
rived. Articles valued at several
hundred dollars were found in her
possession.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-13
+. L. CHISHOLM Is SUED
FOR ABSOLUTE DIVORCE

Alleging desertion and misconduct
and naming. a correspondent, Mrs.
Miriam Uhler Chisholm has filed
suit in the District Supreme Court
against Theodore L. Chisholm for
absolute divorce and alimony.
Plaintiff, represented by Attorney
Stanley D. Willis, alleges that de-
PENDANT and correspondent are liv.
ing together as husband and wife.
The Chisholms were married June
IL. 1921, and have no children.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-13
BIC CHRISTMAS
TREE ON WAY
FOR D. {.
Will Be Set Up South of the
Treasury for Community
Celebration

Washington's Community Christ
mas tree viii be located south Of
the Treasury building near the
Sherman statue.
Plans for christening the tree by
President Coolidge are now being
made by the community center COM
mittee of which Mrs Cecil Norton
Sisson is chairman and Colonel c.
o. Sheriff. is vice chairman.
The tree, forty feet in height, was
shipped from New York State Fri
day and is expected to arrive in
Washington not later than Monday.
More than two thousand electric
bulbs will light up the tree and a
sixty kilowatt cable will be required
to carry the current. President
Coolidge will turn the switch light
ing the tree on Christmas Eve, dur
ing the christening ceremony.
The Electrical League Of Wash
ington and the American Forestry
Association are cooperating with
the local community center in the
hope of making the event the big
gest Christmas celebration that
Washington has ever seen.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-13
LONDON FIRM IN
OPPOSING j. s.
WAR CLAIM
Foreign Office Undecided
Whether to Reply Now to
American Note

LONDON, Dec. 13.-The Foreign
Office was undecided today whether
it will reply to the American note
on the subject of war claims or
allow the discussion to rest until
the financial conference in Paris
in January.
Great Britain is gratified at the
courteous tone of the note, 1t was
said at the Foreign Office. The
British view, nevertheless, Is stronger
than ever that America has no
right to demand payment of war
claims through the Dawes plan, 1t
was said.
II America is to collect its war
claims, the collections must be
made from sequestered German
property, 1t was said unofficially.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-13
BOSTON COMMUTERS
SEE MRS. COOLIDGE

BOSTON, Dec. 13.--Hundreds Of
early morning commuters today
were afforded glimpse of Mrs.
Calvin Coolidge as she entrained for
Washington on the Colonial Express.
She was escorted by Captain Adolf.
phus Andrews.
While guest at the installation
Of Mrs. Lucy Jenkins Franklin, as
the first woman dean of Boston
University, Mrs. Coolidge was
awarded an honorary degree of
IL, D.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-13
ROW ON POSTAL
Rates CROWS
BITTER
Senator Couzens Will Try to
Block Coolidge Plan to
Meet Pay Raise
BY WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON,
International News Service.


The problem Of meeting Presi-
dent Coolidge's objections to the
postal pay increase bill today
threatened to provoke new pos
tai rate war in Congress.
At the Presidents. earnest So
licitation, Administration leaders
sought to arrange a compromise
postponing Senate action on his
veto of the bill until new meas
ure can be drafted to raise the
$6S, 100000 new revenue necessary
to finance the raise" for postal
employees. With the fund provided
by higher postal rates, it was said
the President would withdraw his
opposition to the vetoed bill.
New Seeks Increase.
The Administrations recommends.
tons for increases In postaV rates.
drafted by Postmaster General New.
meanwhile were said to include
new schedules on second-class mail
matter and the parcel post in line
with suggestions from the Presi.
dent. They were sent to the Cap
itol today.
The tentative plan to increase
second'class postage, affecting every
newspaper and magazine in the
country, provoked widespread oppo.
sition in the Senate. Members of
both major parties declared that
wartime rates were now being
charged for second-cIass service and
that any additional increase would
destroy most of the newspapers now
published in the smaller towns and
rural communities.
The proposal to link the rate and
pay bills in a single measure Incl.
dentally was the principal obstacle
to an agreement for postponing the
veto vote.
Senator Couzens Cf4ep.) Of Michi.
gan, who blocked one agreement.
declared he would continue to OBJ
pose all plans for postponing the
vote until he was assured the two
bills would not be united. Such a
procedure. he said, would result in
defeat Of both measures.
Applies to Advertising.
Hc pEOpOScu Increased postage on
second class matter, one Administra-
ton leader said, will affect only the
rate applied to advertising portions
of publications.
It will not affect the lower rate
now applied to educational sections
of newspaper or magazine. The
increase, however, is expected to be
much higher than the rs per cent
advance recommended last March
by Postmaster General New. when
the pay bill was first DISCUSSED be.
fore a joint Congressional commit.
tee. At that time, New said the rs
IS, 000, 900.
Senator Sterling tRep) Of S. D.,
chairman of the Senate Postoffice
Committee, who received the new
schedule of rate increases, an
nounced that he would not intro
duce the bill until next week.
Sterling said he desired TO study
the increases and that the leglsla.
ton might have to be initiated in
the House.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-13
CANADA HOPES TO END
TARIFF WAR WITH SPAIN

MADRID, Dec. 13.-Canada has
sent representative to confer with
the Spanish government with the
purpose of ending the present
tariff war between spain and the
dominion.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-13
HOW Resident
NEARLY LOST
HIS WATCH
Thurston Reveals to News
paper Men One Time When
Magic Went Wrong

How. near he came to actually
smashing the treasured watch Of
President Coolidge was ccnfided by
Howard Thurston, magician. at the
National Press Club last night. Mr..
Thurston, with number Of stage
stars and local celebrities, entertained
on the Newspaper Mems Night"
program.
Some assistants ana myself went
to the White House TO mysttfy the
President and Mrs. Coolidge" said
the wizard. I'VE arranged "a trick
in which we borrowed the PreE-
dents watch, apparently smashed
It, and then allowed Mrs. Coolidge
to cut open a loaf of bread in
which the timepiece was to be
found as good as new.
"A watch, duplicate Of the
Presidents had been provided 1t
was to be smashed. In the
manipulations prior to the smash
Ing operation the watches were
mixed SO that when an assistant
reached another room where the
Presidents watch was to be placed
In a loaf OF bread, he found he
had the duplicate.
Watch Is Saved.
HE returned just al I had placed
the Presidents watch on a piece
Of iron and was preparing to WELD
the hammer. was forced to in
troduce some superficial presto
change and switched watches.
This, would say was a narrowing
experience"
Another interesting guest was S.
L. Rothafel, Roxy" of the Capitol
Theater, New York, most popular
broadcaster Of the East, who ad-
dressed the newspapermen and pre-
sented Yascha Bunchuk, cellist of
the Capitol Theater Grand Orches-
ira, and one Of the leading virtuosos
Of the country.
Joe Brown Entertains.
Joe Brown, comedian with the
Betty Lee company. contributed
some comedy bits. Nick ,Altrock,
baseball clown. told who cracked
the winning joke In the world
series and directed the Happy
Walker Orchestra
The musical numbers included
jazz tunes by Joe Daily. accompanist
for Grace La Rue, playing at
Keith's Theater, and piano num-
bers by Arthur McCreight- lobe
Gremmer, who comes from Georgia
and sang about it.
Congressman Frank Crother of
New York told some amusing stories
during an interlude.
Newspapermen, not members Of
the club, were the guests last night.
as was Otto Harbach, author Of
Betty Lee" the musical comedy
now playing at Polls Theatsr.
Movies Of the Washington-New
York world series baseball games
were shown.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-13

THE SHOP-o-sCoPE - meaning
the Christmas Gift Suggestions
columns of the Classified Section
is everybody's gift finder.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-13
~ Year-Old Girl Wins
First Honors for
Lin1erick-Sto
INTERNATIONAL NEdE REA

All the honors in The Washington Times ick-Sory
contest go to the school girls Of Washington
From than 1000 in this of educational
Skill the judges selected three winners and their prizes will
be duly forwarded today. They
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-13
Quake Rocks Alps

ROME, Dec. 1S.-Earthuuake
shocks again rocked the Julian Alps
today.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-02-21
Morris Hardware
is always at your service.

six new members were added. All
present report a good time. The
next meeting will be at Mrs. Minnie
Mills, Thursday, March 13.
The Oakland Epworth League
held a Washington tea party and
business meeting at Chas. w. Thorn
iley's Friday evening, "a persons
being present, and IL new members
united with the league. A collec-
ton was taken and enough money
raised to pay for the bunch of ferns
and pink carnations which the
league gave in honor of their de-
ceased friend, ARA B. Evans. The
next meeting Of the league will be
a leap year party and business
meeting at the home of Mrs. Minnie
Mills, Saturday evening, March lst.
The girls will entertain the boys and
also furnish the eats Come to
this leap year party and business
meeting and you will have good
time. Everybody welcome,
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-02-21
Report Not Encouraging
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RROKAW

Edith and Glen Evans. Emma
Van Fleet and Mr.. and Mrs. j. j..
Johnson attended the funeral of
VIM. James Of Stockport, Saturday.
Dock Kinney of Stockport spent
Saturday night and Sunday with his
parents Mr. and Mrs. John Kinney.
Mrs. John Kinney is sick.
Lee Frye and two sons spent Sun
day with j. j. Johnson's.
]. R. Bell and wife were Sunday
guests of f. O. Balls.
Mr., and Mrs. Raymond Miles
were Sunday guests Of Z. T, Whites.
G. W. Thornley,, wife and daugh-
ters Maud and Goldie, and Helen
and Ted Ball spent Sunday at Arley
Johnsnn's.
Misses Jennie Loughridge and
Doris Walker spent Sunday night
with Mrs. Fred Thompson. Miss
Loughridge left Monday for Zanes-
Vile, where she is taking a business
| course
Mrs. Lee Frye returned home
Monday, after spending week with
her parents at Parkersburg, being
called there by the illness Of her
father Mr.. Buchanan.
A. D. Kirkbride returned to
GAINESVILLE Monday, after spending
| he week end with his family.
DeIbert Hoover Of McConnels-
Vile visited over Sunday with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. f. F. Hoover
The ladies aid of Oakland and all
others We're invited to the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs Floyd Ball Thursday
| At noon dinner was served cafeteria
| style, to 46 people. also the sick OF
| he community were remembered
1 With nice lunch which was sent to
I sacn snee. In the afternoon the So
ciety held business meeting and
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-02-21
CALVARY

G. M. June and family and Miss
Freda Hambel returned to Junction
City Tuesday, after spending a week
in this vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Royal Wade Of Pts
gah were week end guests of Silas
Ahle's.
Mrs. Pearl Wogan and baby OF
Sharpsburg are visiting in this local
ity and attending revival services at
Wrightstown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Zach Moody We're
dinner guests of Carl Ahle's Sunday
Misses Leona Wade and Marie
Leeper of Mountville were over Sun
day guests of Miss Oca Able.
Vinton Wogan of Zion Ridge at
tended church here Friday and was
the dinner guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
c. c. Mills.
George Balderson was the Sunday
guest of Chester Balls.
Isaac Ball is very sick, threaten
ed with pneumonia.
Rev. Samuel Lewis is conducting
revival services here.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-02-21
FAST WINDSOR

Mrs. Lucy Henery and children
and Jess Hennenger spent over
Sunday at James Halls.
VIM. Lindimore sold his farm TO
Mr.. Montgomery of Kenova, w. Va.
Possession given at once.
Mrs. Martha Ash and children
spent Saturday and Sunday at Ber-
nard Hanson's.
Vest Hutchins and daughter Vii
lie Pickering and husband visited
VIM. Fulmer's recently.
VIM. Lindimore and Mr.. Mont
gemery were in the twin cities Fri
day.
Frank Graham and Alva Cooper
were in Beverly Wednesday.
Friends and neighbors gathered
at James Halls Wednesday and had
a wood chopping.
Herman Hall and James Mum
mey. ir.. spent part of last week
with the formers parents.
Malcolm Mcveigh is spending a
few days at home.
Annie Fitch visited at Rilla NC
Weighs Monday evening.
Mrs. Cora Phillis and daughter
visited one day last week with
lydia McVeigh.
Homer Tennent is spending
few days at home.
j. w. Fitch bought and hauled
corn from A. j. Davis Friday.
Florence Mummey spent Saturday
night and Sunday with Bernice NC
Weigh.
Emmett Gatewood was at Nicely
vile Monday.
Chester McKibben was IN the
twin cities one day last week.
w. w. Rollison and wife moved
to their new home Thursday.
The Farmerette met with Mrs
JamesIall Wednesday.
p. M, Feb. 20.
VIM. Lindimore called on Ear
Phillips Monday evening.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-02-21
naafh Of +. A, Thomas

Mr.. John A. Thomas. son OF the
late Wesley and Sally Miller Ihom-
as of Malta, died Feb. Ii at the
home Of his son Mr.. Will Thomas
of San Diego, Cal. Death was due
to pneumonia and heart trouble
He was GO years of age and went to
California 40 years ago. For time
he was in an auditors office, and
later was employed with bond and
trust company. Besides the son
mentioned he leaves another son
Eldridge Thomas of the same place
He also leaves a brother Mr.. +. G.
Thomas of Malta, and a sister Mrs
Wilbur McHenery of Cambridge
His wife who was Alice Stubbs, is
deceased.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-02-21

appointed me to what was my work
before i went home, but my terri
tory is slightly changed. Heavenly
Peace church. Little Hill church,
and Upper Ferry church dying
south of the river) have been added
to the district that Hayes is to
work with; while four country
churches lying up river were added
to mine.
I went there couple weeks ago,
travelling all night in the miserably
crowded and dirty river launch,
tramping all day and part of the
next day to get to the one point,
day and half to get to next, part
Of day to the third-all of this
through the cold rains and along
! slippery mountain trails, It was as
unpleasant a trip as | have ever
/ taken; but we fthe district SUI
perintendent and y saw our new
churches and members He was a
sadly wrecked Chinese by the time
we reached home, for his body isn't
as good machine as is mine, and
he was unable to get a sedan chair
for a foot Of the journey.
We have found discouragements
here. all too many of them. Two
preachers have been jailed in con-
nection with dirty land deal which
has compromised the names of sew
eral OF our leading Christians-and
the end of the case is not yet. One
of the younger men, on whom had
been counting for fine leadership in
another year or SO, has seemingly
left church work for keeps. The
bandits are increasingly active all
around us and have recently begun
to attack foreigners as we'll as their
own people. The corrupt officials
ARE encouraging and, in places, even
ordering the planting of poppy, the
brilliant flower from which comes
one of China's curses, opium.
But-the growth in our confer
ence was last year the best and most
thoroughly representative of any IN
recent years. A fine group of
young men came up for ordination
at conference time. Some of our
preachers are taking an inspiring
stand on moral questions. The stu
dents are aroused on the opium
matter, having .petitloned the gov
ernor, and having staged a parade
CT protest to wake up the people.
This was against the governors or
ders. The next day appeared a
placard announcing the organiza-
! tion of an Assassination Society to
4 take care Of these bumptious 81
/ students, naming dozen and a
| half as slated for extinction. All of
these were graduates or students
in mission schools In the country
/ places the Christians are protesting
against the planting of poppy. A
magistrate ordered planting on pen
atty of Imprisonment; the people OF
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-02-21
SCANDALOUS IYON

Ever since Woodrow Wilson re-
tired from the White House, there
has been scandal after scandal in
volving the higher ups These
seem to come from the Republican
reactionary type, however, they
have not only disgraced the Repub-
lican party. but have brought dis
honor upon the entire nation, They
have lessened respect for and conf
dence in our country abroad. and
have lessened the faitn of the peop,e
is the Teapot Dome scandal, which
gets more and more deplorable the
farther it is investigated. While
this scandal is of such gigantic pro-
portions as to overshadow others,
there have been others. The at
torney general and the department
of justice have been under fire al
most ever since Mr.. Daugherty went
into office; the interior department
has been in for it's share of criti-
cism as the result Of the reclama
rion bureau scandal The agricul-
tural department is involved in the
packers and stockyards scandal.
The treasury department has its in
come tax bureau scandal and its
prohibition unit scandal The rev.
a in hn atAys 80
scandal have shocked and disguised
the nation A resolution to inves
tigate the shipping board and the
emergency feet corporation has
been introduced in congress. The
post office department has made
joke of the civil service law, and
the civil service commission has
tamely submitted: Besides these
there have been numerous personal
scandals, such as the Senator New
berry scandal
After noting the foregoing which
have taken place in about three
years, what deplorable contrast
TO the eight years of Wilson's ad-
ministration, which so successfully
conducted the greatest war in all
history, and which after searching
investigations by the Republicans,
spending thousands upon thousands
Of dollars, was shown to have a
record free from a single national
scandal