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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-23
ARLINGTON. BILL
FOR SEWERS
FAVORED
District Commissioners Tell
House Committee They
Have No Objections.

The Commissioners today notified
the House District Committee that
1t had no objection to the bill intro
duced into the House by Congress-
man r. Walton Moore Of Virginia,
which authorizes the Arlington
county, Virginia, sanitary district to
connect it's sewerage system with
the sewerage system OF the District
OF Columbia.
District sanitary officials advance
the opinion, however, that there is
no need for such legislation at the
present time. 1t is pointed out by
District officials that there appears
to be no intention on the part of
the authorities of Arlington county
70 undertake any sewer construction
on a comprehensive scale in the
near future.
There is no definite information
available as to whether the en-.
gineering difficulties and the ulti.
mate cost would weigh for or
against the Arlington county sew.
ers connecting with the District
sewers as compared with local treat.
ment," one District official says.
1t should be reiterated" he con.
tinued, that 1t is the desire on
the part OF the commissioners to
offer every possible cooperation to
the end that any sewerage scheme
Tor Arlington county conforms ia
the high standards Of sanitation con.
templated by the District"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-23
Columbia President
Gives Administration
BY Coolidge Clean Bill

President Coolidge and his Admin.
4Btration were given a clean bill OF
health, SO far as the Teapot Dome
scandal Is concerned, by DR.. Nicholas
Murray Butler, president of Colum.
6ia University Of New York, who
called at the White House today.
President Coolidge has nothing
whatever to do with this scandal
and his Administration is quite
clean" DIR. Butler declared. "The
only way he could have become in
Volved would have been his neglect
60 take prompt action to have the
interests Of 1.-THE Government fully
protected. He has taken these steps
and the country feels that he will
leave nothing undone to punish
guilt wherever 1t is found"
DR.. Butler said he did not believe
the oil scandal would be issue In
the coming campaign--largely be
cause a number of members of the
Democratic party have become in.
VolVed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-23
CLAIMS POLICE
SOUGHT HIM
As Spy
Offered Prisoner Freedom II
He Helped Vice Squad,
Court Is Told.

Charged with vagrancy. William
II. Long, who said that he was both
Q timer and able.bodied seaman, ar.
raigned before Judge John p. Nc.
Mahon in Police Court today, told
the court that when arrested by Pc.
liceman H. q. Ogle and taken to the
station house he was offered his re.
lease II he would go out and work
with the vice squad in buying
whiskey from bootleggers for evi.
dence in making raids.
His refusal to mix up in such
"dirty work" resulted in his being
charged with being a vagrant, he
said. The case was continued for
Investigation.
Long claimed that he had sailed
from Baltimore and New York for
Florida. Louisiana and Texas points
and that he was in the city visit.
ing his mother. He had been here
FAR only two weeks, he claimed
and was working at odd Jobs. The
Indefinite continuance was made for
the purpose of checking up his
allegations as to his activities al
sea.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-23
pennsylvania
ALUMNI SEE
COOLIDGE
University Organization Is
Holding Meeting at Club
house Here.

President Coolidge today received
delegates to the national conference
Of alumni organizations of the Uni.
versity OF Pennsylvania at the
White House.
The group was led by alumni
prominent in American public life,
including Senator George Wharton
Pepper, Senator l.. Heisler Ball,
Secretary of the Interior Hubert
Work, Director General L. S. Rowe,
Of the Pan-American Union; Rear
Admiral Edward r. Stitt, surgeon
general Of the navy; Lieut.. Col. M.
A. de Laney, former White House
physician; Miguel Guerra Mondra.
gon, speaker of the Porto Rico
house Of representatives; Owen J.
Roberts, special Government coun.
sci In the oil investigation.
Arrangements for the reception
were made by Warren F. Martin,
special assistant to Attorney General
Daugherty.
The conference met at the Uni.
versity Club in business session be.
fore the White House reception. To-
night the delegates will be guests
OF the District alumni at the club.
house when DIR. Josiah Harmar Pen.
niman, provost Of the university,
will speak.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-23
GREENE GAINS
IN BATTLE
FOR LIFE
Senator Spends Restful Night.
Chances for Recovery
Now Good.

more hopeful" today is the re.
ported condition Of Senator Greene,
The Senator spent restful night,
was able to take nourishment, and
Is today on the road to recovery,
unless some unforeseen setback
occurs, 1t was announced.
While the Senator Is waging a
battle for his life, Major Peyton
Gordon, District Attorney, is wad.
/ ing through a mass of conflicting
testimony in an endeavor to ascer-
tain who fired the shot that struck
the Senator.
So far, he said, he has been un.
able to settle in his own mind who
fired the shot, and until he ia able
to go into court with the name of
the suspect he will delay the pro.
Practically every eyewitness to
| the shooting has a different version
Of It. Some say that only four
shots were fired, and that Prohibi.
ton Agent Otis Fisher fired them,
others say that volley OF seven
or eight shots were heard---thus In.
dicating that some one else in addi.
ton to Fisher fired.
Fisher, under suspension from
/ the prohibition force, sticks 10 the
story that he was fired upon before
| he returned the fire. In this he il
supported by the two policemen
who were with him. A further oues-
tioning of witnesses today NAV
bring to light information that will
reveal who was esponsible for the
shot that struck Senator Greene
| just above his left eye
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-23
PUT.
ON To DEFEAT
SERUM BILL
Rathbone Defies Attempts of
Influences to Make Him
Drop Reform.

Powerful influences urging hin
to smother his bill to censor shot.
gun vaccines and serum lads" have
been brought to bear on Congress
man Rathbone, Of Illinois.
In spite Of this, Mr.. Rathbone
today defied his opponents to stop
him in his fight.
II have long been interested in
humanitarian legislation and am
ready now to fight these interests
which seek. to Withhold from sick
babies the protection that the Gov
eminent already accords to hogs and
chickens" he declared.
At a. hearing ON the bill before
the subcommitte Of the House Dis.
trict Committee on Thursday, Mr..
Rathbone did much toward enlist.
ing the support Of powerful manu-.
facturers.
Wins Manufacturers.
He showed the reputable manu-.
facturers that the bill did not in
tend to interfere with legitimate
serum and vaccine business, but
only sought to let the doctors and
the people know the truth about
fake products.
my desk is piled with kilograms
and letters protesting against my
sponsorship Of the BILL" Mr.. Rath.
bone said. II have had to leave the
dinner table to answer Iong-distance
telephone calls from various parts
OF the country urging me to with.
draw my support from the meas.
ure.
But 1 have no intention Of drop
ping the fight"
That Mr.. Rathbone's attitude
helped to swing the representatives
OF the reputable manufacturers to
support Of his measure was shown
by the statements OF DIR. Reichel, of
the H. X. Milford Laboratories.
and DR.. John F. Anderson, of E. r.
Squibb & Sons.
DR.. Reichel asserted that his firm
would have no objection to the type
of serum law that the American
Medical Association would support.
Scientist Backs Bill.
DR.. Anderson, a distinguish /
scientist and former director of the
United States hygienic laboratories
some years ago stated in the
Journal Of the American Medical
Association that the claims OF GER
tain vaccines and serums to cure
various diseases closely approached
quackery."
At the hearing Thursday he took
the same firm stand against mis-
leading advertisements of fake
serums and vaccines, which under
the present law can bear the Gov
eminent license.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-23
GIRL GETS $4,000 AWARD
FOR LEG INJURED BY CAR

NEW YORK, Feb. 25.-Allegiug
that her left leg is three inches
shorter than her right as a result
OF injuries suffered when she was
knocked down by a trolley car of
the Richmond Light and Power
Company. Miss Mary Campbell. 25
years old. Of Fort Wadsworth. s. I.
was awarded a verdict of $4,000
In the Richmond supreme court,
The public utility company was the
defendant in the action.
The accident, took place in Nav.
1916, when Miss Campbell was wait.
ing in Castleton avenue for a west.
bound car. She alleges that an
eastbound car came without warn.
ing and knocked her down, drag
sing her 200 feet. She sued for!
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-23
COMMITTEE 7 D
DISCUSS D, c,
BUILDING
Congressman Langley Will
Call Farley to Consider
Federal Program.

Congressman John w. Langley,
chairman, will call a meeting of the
House Committee on Public Build
ings and Grounds. this week to dis
cuss the Federal departmental build.
ing program.
Congressman Langley made this
statement today at the White House
when he called with Congressional
delegation from Kentucky and Ten
nessee urging appointment Of Chief
Justice Flemm Sampson, Of the
Kentucky court of appeals, to be
judge Of the Sixth judicial circuit.
President Coolidge is strongly i'm.
pressed with the need for adequate
buildings to house several depart
ments, and has indicated his desire
to see legislation enacted to provide
the various arms Of the Government
with modern and substantial quar-.
ters, IL the ends Of economy and
efficiency be served at the same
time.
It Is expected that by the time
the committee meets It will have
been decided whether the construc-
ton program will be Incorporated
in general bill, as favored by men,
bers Of the House committee, or
whether the buildings will be pro-
vided for in separate measures.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-23
SENATOR BRUCE
SCORED BY
LEGION
HyattsViIIe Post Condemns
Maryland Man for Speech
Opposing Bonus.

A resolution repudiating the al.
legged criticism OF Maryland spon-
sors and national adherentS of the
bonus bill by Senator William
Cabel Bruce, Of Maryland, was
adopted by the Snyder.FarEler Post,
American Legion, at HyattsviIle
last night.
The resolution stated that an in
defensible and untenable attack on
the so-called bonus, on the floor of
the Senate, belittled and impugned
the motives Of the ex-service men
who are sponsoring this movement.
1t was said by members Of the post
that the Senator declared that the
majority Of ex-service men in Mary
land regard the soldiers bonus with
emphatic disfavor.
Pointing out that Senator Bruce
Is obviously misinformed, request
was made that the resolution be
read on the floor of the Senate.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-23
YOUNG SLAYER
PENS STORY
Of CRIMES
Cursed 'HoIy Ghost" He
Writes, Then Killed Four
to Wipe Out Sin.
Continued from First Page.)

Contlnued from First Page.)
not remember its form below what
would be the neck of an animal. 1t
was in profile. It had two forms as
though the profile were turned
slightly. 1 remembered this dream
when I awoke Monday morning.
Wrote the Fatal Letter.
Monday some time l wrote the
letter which they say they found
In my faher's mouth. I do not un.
derstand my words: For thrust
into the defiled womb of the elder
virgin of the issue Of anti Christ"
The Virgin Mary seems concerned
with the phrase about being thrust
into womb. You know Mariana
name really, as names are con-
cerned, was Mary Ann.
The dove 1>mentioned toward the
last was a reference influenced by
the images Of doves 1 saw when I
was taken from the baptizing
waters in a little Baptist church.
1 recall that when l was raised
there was the reading of a Biblical
quotation relating to the beloved
Son of God.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-23
Charges Daugherty
Had knowledge of
Illegal Film Showing

One Of the charges upon which
Attorney General Harry NJ. Daugh-
erty's foes in the Senate will seek
to try him for neglect of duty"
concerns a private showing Of prize
fight films here in Washington, it
was learned today. There is a
Federal Statute forbidding the ship.
ment of such films in interstate
commerce.
Motion pictures Of the Dempsey.
Carpenter and the Dempsey irpo
fight were transported into the Dis
trict Of Columbia and privately
shown to an audience composed Of
the highest officials Of the Govern
ment, according to information in
the possession of Senator Wheeler
Dem.) of Montana, author of the
Daugherty investigation resolution.
Government officials knew of
these violations of the law" said
Wheeler today, ''yet no effort was
made by the Attorney General to
punish the violators. The Senate
will be interested in knowing how
these films were transported into
the District of Columbia and
across a number of state lines"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-23
'BlRTHINcToN's WAsHDAY'
DRUNK COST HIM $40

"I'm not drunk. I'm Just cele.
brating the big day." John Goodall,
colored. told q policeman yester.
day.
what big day?"
George Birthington's washday,"
John earnestly replied.
"Tell 1t to the Judge"
Judge Mcmahon in Police Court
today thought that a half pint Of
apple cider could make nah
drunk and that John was certainly
not himself to mix his words in
that way. A fine Of $40 was inn.
posed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-23
FORMER TINES
MANAGER
DEAD
Alonzo T. Macdonald Sue
cumbs to Complication Of
Disease After Long illness.

Alonzo T. Macdonald, former gen
eral manager OF The Washington
Times and The Washington Herald,
died today at his home, 1910 Wis.
consin avenue northwest. He. was
suffering from a complication of
diseases and had been i'll for more
than six months.
Mr.. Macdonald. who was fifty.five
years old. was well-known in nevvs-
paper circles throughout the coun-
try, having held executive positions
with the Chicago Daily News, Dem
yer News, Chicago Inter-Ocean,
Chicago American, New York Daily
News, Louisville, KY, Herald, and
Toronto, Canada, Globe.
Born In Canada. =
Funeral services are being ar.
ranged today. Mr.. Macdonald Is
survived by his widow and one
daughter.
Mr.. Macdonald was born in
Huron county, Canada, on july IA.
1858, son Of John p. and Christie
Macdonald. He was educated at
the high school in Stratford, On.
tario, Canada. He began his news.
paper career as q reporter on the
Stratford Ontario, Beacon. in 1893,
later going to Chicago.
In 1917 and 1918 Mr.. Macdonald
was general manager of The Wash
ington Herald. Leaving this post
Mr.. Macdonald became associated
with the New York American and
interests of William Randolph
Hearst in New York city. He be-
came general manager Of The
Washington Times in 1920.
Mr.. Macdonald was a member OF
the Board of Trade. Chamb0t Of
Commerce and Masonic Order
louisville, KyJ He was a Presby-
terrain.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-23
FALLS IN LOVE WITH VOICE
OVER PHONE; TO WE'D GIRL

BALTIMORE. Feb. rs. John
Wall, forty-one, partially blind, and
a veteran Of the world war. fell in
love with q voice over the tele-
phone month ago. Now Wall,
a student In basketery at the Ever.
green School, is arranging to wed
Miss Elizabeth R. Coomes, twenty
one, who spoke from the other
end Of the line.
Miss Coomes, who also is par.
TALLY blind, is employed at the
Maryland Workshop for the Blind.
When his studies are completed at
the school, Wall says he will go to
Albany to open q store.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-23
NEW BILL AIMS TO HALT
RECKLESS JAY-WALKER"

ALBANY. Feb. 25.-The "jay.
walker is made the target of q
Dill introduced in the legislature by
Assemblyman Bert Lord, Republi.
can, OF Chenango, designed to reeu.
late the movement of pedestrians
on streets and highways.
Tne measure provides that "pedes.
TRANS shall snot use streets or
highways negligently or recklesslv
or wilfully refuse to obey the signaj
OF a traffic officer, or recklesaIv
disregard their own safety or The
safety Of any person by the ma n.
highways" -
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-23
c. D. P. SPLIT BY
DAUGHERTY'
ISSUE
Breach Between Executive
and Senators Widened by
Adams Rebuke.
CONTINUED from First Page.)

NOAILIIuSO LIOII Il lFSL 1dBo.D
to war fraud prosecutions has come
from those who had Interior mo.
tives, and in some instances his
friends assert he has proof that his
accusers have represented directly
those concerns with which the De.
partment Of Justice was in litiga.
ton.
Most of the patronage and other
deals" and the political trading
that have been contaminated
during the Republican administra.
ton have at one time or another
passed through the Attorney Gen.
erals hands. 80
i Should the Attorney General de.
eide to go to the country AMI plead
his case before "the bar of public
opinion" as he clearly threatened
to in the letter to Pepper, his rev.
Citations would be distinctly uncom.
Portable to many of those Of his
own party who are now lined up
against him, his friends assert.
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stand to explain charges made on
the floor Of the Senate. Senator
Wheeler, Dem.). Of Montana, to.
day said:
'This IN an attempt by Doheny
% drag q red herring across the
trail. What the people want il
IN investigation Of Attorney Gen.
eral Daugherty himself. That's
the main issue. After that the
ComDAittee can investigate me-"
Wheeler said he was ready at
any time to answer any call from
the committee.
Because of the examination OF
brokerage books now being made
by expert accountants. however, it
may be that McLean's appearance
will be postponed until later in the
week, Cor the committee desires
particularly to inquire as tn the
publishers knowledge Of stock trans
actions. Information Is in the
hands Of the committee to indicate
Mclean acted as agent" for some
Government officials.
Under the leadership of Senator
Walsh Dem) Of Montana. who has
Just returned from an out-of.town
trip, the committee plunged into
new reports and leads in the in.
vestigation with the scope ever
widening and sharing additional
men high in public life.
The latest information before the
committee today was that the name
Of another Cabinet officer in ad.
0ition to Attorney General Daugh-
0rty has been reported ON books of
brokerage houses which are under
scrutiny OF the committees expert
accountants. The lists were said
70 show that this official dealt ex.
tonsively in oil and steel stocks.
Name Withheld.
Committee members hesitated to
discuss the report, saying that the
names Of all officials found dealing
IN oil stocks in connection with the
Investigation would be made public
when the accountants finished their
study Of the books. The prelimi.
nary reports are expected next
week.
These first reports probably will
be on books Of w. B. Hibbs & Co.,
Washington, and Ungerleider & Co.,
Cleveland. The accountants will
have some startling disclosures in
connection with reported wholesale
stock deals among Washington Of
eicials, 1t was indicated.
Makes Vigorous Denial.
Slemp vigorously denied he made
the Florida trip to see either Fall or
Mclean. He said he went South for
political reasons. Ever since ne went
to Palm Beach himself to question
Mclean about the uncashed 500, 900
checks, Senator Walsh has intended
to summon Slemp before the in.
Quisitorial body. Walsh also wants
to learn whether the Presidential
secretary has been in conference
with any Of the committees wit.
nesses during the past few weeks.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-23
MAN IS FOUND DEAD
WHEN POLICE BREAK IN

Charles Byrne, slxty.two, 216
Third street northwest, was found
dead in his bedroom today. He
had been dead two days.
Police broke down the door upon
the request Of James L. Toliver,
proprietor Of the house, who said
that he had not seen Ryrne for
two days. Coroner hewitt issued q
certificate of death from natural
caIlRea
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-23
WOULD CALL SPEEDWAY
WOODROW WILSON DRIVE,

NEW YORK, Feb. ga reao.
luton has been introduced in the
board of aldermen by AIderma n
Joseph r. Smith to change the
name OF the Harlem river speed.
way from 155th street. north IN
Woodrow Wilson drive.
The committee on public thor.
oughfares will report on the pro.
posal.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-23
Home Devices Millions.

Over 100000 electrical household
labor'saving appliances were manu-
featured In the United States dur
ing 1923, the total retail value of
these being $230,S20,000 Numeri-
cally, electric irons topped the list
with 2,25O,000 irons made during
year; while from the point of view
of money value washing machines
lead. The retail value OF electric
washing machines made during the
past year was estimated at $780,
00Ovo0A
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-23
9
Killed
254 .
Injured
Since
Jan. 1.
1924.

They will probably resume their
duties at the naval station today.
Richard A. Laumax, 733 Eleventh
street northeast. driving a machine
owned by his wife, il said to have
collided with motorcycle oper.
ated by Richard J. Myers, thirty.
two, 1913 Sixth street northwest. at
Fourth street and Maryland avenue
northwest, yesterday. Myers fell
beneath his motorcycle. He is being
treated at Emergency Hospital for
his jnjurieas
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-23
HUSBAND WHO KEPT FEE
FOR HER BLOOD DIVORCED

HARTFORD, Conn, Feb. 25.--
That her husband compelled her to
submit to a blood TRANSMISSION oper.
alton and collected the $25 fee was
one instance Of cruelty cited by
Mrs. Louie T. Benton In her divorce
trial.
The divorce was granted.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-23
HURT
IN ACCIDENTS
ON STREETS
Employees of Naval Air Sta
ton Cut by Flying Glass in
Auto Collision.

Automobiles caused injury to
three in Washington yesterday.
James p. Miller, twenty-seven.
and John +. McQuade, thirty, both
attached to the Naval Air Station.
at Anacostia, suffered severely from
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-23


cuts inflicted by
fragments of glass
when their wind,
shield crashed in a
collision with q
street car.
Miller, the worse
injured of the two,
was removed To
e m err & en- C v Hos.
pital, where his
wounds were ban.
daged. McQuade
raf1lSad traafnaopk
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-23

Charles Bromley. colored, 80. Of
I'll Fourth street northwest, warmed
his hands over an open fire yes.
terday after having washed them
in gasoline. He was severely burned
about the hands and arms. He was
treated at Freedman's hospital.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-05-22

cinda, daughter of Michael and
Lydia Kuntz on Nov 26, 1866. He
leaves one son G. W. of Ava, and
one daughter, Mrs. Ella Fisher Of
GAINESVILLE. One son, Cassius, died
about seven months ago. He also
leaves two brothers, Wallace of
Cumberland and Elwood of near
McConnelsyille His wife died
March 21, 1913. The funeral ser
vices were in charge of the l. 0. o.
F. of Woodgrove, of which the de-
ceased had been a member for AZ
years. The funeral sermon was
preached by Rev. Martin of Renrock,
after which the remains were in
tered in Windy Hill cemetery, by
the side of his wife.
DR.. e. d. Rex died last night at
about eight O'Clock.
Child Found Dead i'm Bed
A four months old child of Mr..
and Mrs. Ora Scott, who live on the
Fred Walls farm above Woodgrove,
was found dead in bed on last Mon
day 1t was lying on its face and ev-
identity had smothered.