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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-09
CO..
MAY VOTE ON
BONDS
Commissioner Of Revenue TO
Report on Valuation Of
Segregated Zones

CLARENDON. Va. July s.--Fcl-
lowing the announcement Of the
board Of supervisors Of Arlington
county at their May meeting that
the Commissioners Of Revenue be
authorized to segregate zones clio
and A In order that the assessed
valuation be known, Harry *.
Green, Commissioners Of Revenue Of
Arlington County stated last night
that he win be prepared to submit
q complete report at the meeting OF
the board on Monday.
Mr.. Green said his report VIII give
assessed valuation Of zones 6-1O and
A, which comprises the thiclKly set
tied sections Of Arlington and Wash.
ington districts, in order that q
bond issue for sewer and water
might be ordered.
Under the Jesse sanitary bill. Mr..
Green said any one Of the sanitary
zones can be bonded for sewers and
water after the matter has first
that zone by ballot. The board of
supervisors win determine by the
figures he win submit whether Il il
practical to call an election for q
bond issue for sewers and water In
any one or all Of the zones now
segregated.
r. Blakeley James, commander Of
Arlington Post No. 1S9, American
Legion, announced last night that
following instructions received from
headquarters at Richmond, Va, a
history OF the post since its or
ganization will be prepared by H.
Herbert Porter, post historian.
Commander James said that It Is
the plan Of headquarters to have
arranged the history Of all posts In
the State, which will be published
and distributed at the annual con-
vention to be held at Danville, Viz
GINA, the latter part Of August.
The newly elected officers Of Ball.
ston Council No. 221, Junior Order
American Mechanics, will be In.
stalled at the regular meeting Of
the council tonight which win be
held in the junior hall at Ballston.
The lawn party given last night
at the Baptist Church Of Potomac,
was very largely attended both
by members Of the church and their
friends. The proceeds win be used
to purchase a piano for the primary
department OF the Sunday school.
A special meeting Of the vestry
OF Emmanuel Episcopal Church Of
Braddock Heights. will be held to-
night at clock. All members are
urged to attend.
A marriage license was issued by
the clerk of the Arlington county
court yesterday to John Schmitz
and Nora Elem Davis, both Of
Washington. b. C.
Ethel ana Elizabeth Gary. OF
Jacksonville, Florida, who have
been the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Gary on Mt. Vernon avenue.
Potomac, left yesterday for Hunt.
ington. West Virginia, where they
win visit relatives.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-09

Carrying concealed weapons in
Arlington county cost John Car.
penter $26 and costs, totaling SAC.
76 in the Arlington county police
court yesterday.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-31

QUIT
SEATTLEPAPER;
137 STOP WORK
Union Men Leave Positions on
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Statements.

SEATTLE. May 31.-Ninety-seven
printers. 20 sterofypers and 20 mail
ers, all union men, walked out oil
the Post-Intelligeneer last night.
The action was taken after re.
peated efforts on the part of the
newspaper and the union to agree
to a contract, the former refusing
to sign because of working condi.
tions and the refusal of the latter
to tubmit to arbitration" said a
statement by E. o. Griffith. general
manager.
"a contract was offered by the
newspaper increasing shift one
hall hotsF-,ana seeslslys wages cut
500" said Secretary Murphy of the
Typographical Union.
The printers demanded $3.50 for
day work and 1926 for night.
1t is said negotiations between
the three unions involved have
dragged along for months. In the
meantime the Union-Reeord, Times
and Star signed the identical agree.
ment which was placed with the
Post st-Intelligencer, owned by William
Randolph Hearst
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-31
PICNIC WEATHER FOR
TOMORROW PREDICTED:
ALMA EXCURSION ON

With fair weather predicted for
tomorrow locally and for this vic
Unity, as shown by the official wealth
er forecast, 1t was expected that a
good crowd would be on hand for
the initial "Alma excursion" of this
season The trip tomorrow will be
to Taku Harbor, the boat leaving
here at 1880 a. m. calling at Doug
las and Treadwell, probably reach
ing its port of destination about 10
a. m.
Ample preparation has been made
for the enjoyment of those making
the trip, it was announced today.
Dancing will be one of the features
of the trip, the Novelty Four being
taken along to furnish the music.
A big warehouse of the cannery at
Taku will be used for dance hall.
Fishing is said to be good in the
streams right at hand to the can
merry, with cut throats, rainbows and
mountain trout in abundance. There
are trails for hikes into the hills
and good sand beaches for the kid
dies to play and romp on. Persons
making the trip should take along
their own lunches. Coffee will be
furnished free aboard the boat.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-31

RINGSIDE. May 31.-Tom Glib
bons dccisively defeated Georges
Carpenter this afternoon before a
crowd that filed the Blue Sky Arena
to capacity.
Gibbons wen virtually every
round. He had his opponent in dis
tress dozen times.
In the ninth, after a lively ex-
change Carpenter sank to the floor,
indicating to his handlers he had
injured his right ankle. He strug-
glsd to his text, however, and fin
ishtd the contest, lmping badly.
Gibbons, a master boxer, was Car
pentier's superior in every round.
Carpenter rctIcating from the
start and Gibbons had no difficulty
in catching up.
Carpenter shook Gibbons up once
with his famous right hand punch
but the St. Paul boxers defense was
almost perfect and made Carpenter
miss like novice.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-31
ACCUSED MATE
DENIES BICAMy

LOS ANGELES, May 31.-Carl E.
Cody, who is said to have a sur
plus of wives, appeared in Justice
Ambrose's court and loudly protest
ed his innocence as he was bound
over or a double-jointed charge of
bigamy.
The charge alleges that he was
married to Margaret Elkins Cody,
Ruth Gibson Cody and Lillian Hen
erickson Cody at the same time.
All three women testified against
their alleged husband.
Cody, it is alleged, left a trail of
broken hearts all over the state,
and. according to Deputy District
Attorney Bert Eaton, had stated
that he did not know how many
times he was married.
Beyond specific denial of the
charges. Cody presented no defense
testimony. He was held under a
$4,000 bail, after Deputy District
Attorney Murray had presented the
States evidence.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-31
Tacoma Manufacturer Says
He's Innocent, Bank Robbery

SEATTLE. May 81. - Russell r.
Evans, Tacoma manufactures ad-
mitted today in a signed statement
published in the Times, he had been
an inmate of the Washington Re-
formatory and Oregon Penitentiary.
The statement declared that he
and three other Tacomans were alb
solutely innocent of any connection
with the Anacortes bank hold-up.
The four Tacomans were taken
to Anaeortes earlier in the week
but were not positively identified
by Is persons as the bank bandits.
The four were released on $1,000
bail each. put up by Is Tacoma
business men.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-31
CONVENTION NIGHTS WILL SEE 4
NEW YORK ABLAzE WITH LIGHTS

NEW YORK May 31.--The show
places Oh Manhattan will be clothed
at night. during the Democratic Ma
tional Convention. in mantle of
incandescence beside which the Great
White Way win pale into Insight
canoe.
The undertaking has been spon-
sored by business mems associations
in cooperation with the big electric
companies. ana huge sums are TO
be spent in carrying it out.
Madison Square Garden, the ad.
joining park and all the immediate
section will be festooned with myr-
lads of twinkling bulbs. and sprayed
by batteries of floodlights. The
Broadway Association intends tc
make its thoroughfare, the longest
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-31
Two Sons of Millionaires Tell
OF Grewsome Crime
Was Deep Laid Plot.
CONFESSIONS ARE MADE
FOLLOWING A GRILLING
Mystery of kidnapping and
Murder of Chicago Million
aires Son Cleared Up.

CHICAGO. May 81. = United
States Attorney Grow, after an
nouncing that Nathan E. Leopold,
IT,. and Richard Loeb, sons of mil
llonaires, had confessed to the kid
mapping and Staying of Robert
Frank, l4-year-old son of another
millionaire, declared they said in
their confession. which came after
they broke down under long ques-
tioning, that they had considered
kidnapping the son of julius Rosen-
wald, Pre-ident of Sears -Roebuck.
internationally known philanthro-
pist.
According to Grow, the boys
planned the kidnapping and holding
for ransom as early as last No
yember and did not make final
choice of their victim until shortly
before the deed when young Frank
was Kidnapped and then slain.
The prisoners said the spirit of
adventure partly actuated their
plans.
Leopold is the 19-year-old son Of
the millionaire box manufacturer,
and Loeb is the 1s-year-old son of
Albert II. Loeb, Viee-President OF
Sears-Roebuek.
Admits Ransom Note.
Young Leopold admitted typing
the letter demanding $4,000 ran
som.
Loeb first telephoned the Franks
home, the night of May 81, after
the boy was dead. He told the
boys mother that Robert had been
kidnapped but was safe.
Both prisoners have been studying
law and they told apparently frank
stories until confronted by many
discrepancies.
After SO hours of grilling. At
torney Crow said the two youths
then broke down and made their
confession.
Leopold, even after the confes-
sions. maintained an entirely nom
chalant manner.
The boys admitted taking young
Frank away in an automobile.
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The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-31
Japanese Light Cruisers
Show Defects on Trials

TOXIC. May 81. Japanese naval
authorities are anxious about the
performances of some of their new
est light cruisers, which are being
launched at the rate of two a year
by domestic shipyards. Newspaper
reports of defects are substantially
confirmed by well informed experts.
The light cruiser Tama. $500 tons.
developed engine trouble recently
during her trials. II is understood,
and few days previously the small
Ter cruiser Yuhare showed similar
defects IN her trials.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-31
ROUND SEVEN

They feinted, clinched, exehang-
ing body punches. Tom landed left
hook to chin on breakaway. Car
pentier stuck left to Toms face,
but missed another shot to the same
spot. So did Gibbons. Carpenter
short with right to head. Gibbons
rocked the Frenchman's head with
two left uppercuts and whipped over
a right to the head forcing his foe
to hang on. Gibbons drove Carpen-
tier to his corner with a right to
the body. Gibbons landed three
rights to head, making Carpenter
groggy. Carpenter was hanging on
at the sound of the bell
ROUND EIGHT
The sun burst out. They clinched
Carpenter hung on and punched to
body. Gibbons scored a left to the
head and drove two lefts to the body
and a right to the stomach and an
other to the same place. AS he
backed away, Carpenter hooked a
savage right to the head and landed
light rights to the head. Carpenter
hooked a left to the head and missed
left to chin and hung on while Glib
bons scored body punches. Tom drove
right to the ribs. Carpenter
missed a right and left to the head.
Gibbons landed four uppercuts. They
clinched. Carpenter wild with a left
hook. Gibbons shook him with two
lefts to the head and a right to the
body. Carpenter missed a right at
the sound of the bell.
ROUND NINE
Georges sneaked over a little left.
Gibbons clinched. No harm done.
In the ciinch that followed they ex-
changed rights to body. Carpenter
put two rights to Toms face, then
fell to the floor indicating he had
hurt his ankle. He limped around.
Gibbons drove two rights to the body
before they ciinched. Tom landed
five rights to the body while Car
pentier hung on. Tom cracked a
left to the chin and drove right to
body. Carpenter groggy, and hang
ing on. Carpenter lashed out two
rights which missed. Gibbons laugh
ed. Tom drove rights to chin. Car
pentier limped to his corner while
the crowd booed.
ROUND TEN
They shook hands in the center
of the ring. Carpenter retreated to
the ropes Gibbons went after him
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-31
BISHOP BROWN
NOW ON TRIAL

CLEVELAND, May 31-Blshop
Brown. testifying in his own defense
before the trial board of the Pro
testant Episcopal House of Bishops,
reaffirmed disbelief in "eyery word
of the Bible, the Book of Common
Prayer, from cover to cover, and
each and every article of the Apos-
ties Creed"
Bishop Brown acknowledged au-
thorship of his book which he pre-
sented 10 the Court and admitted
himself was "heretie" symbolic in
depreciation of the whole Christian
religion given as reconciliation of
his attitude.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-31

in the world a Great White Way
from end to end.
The Fifth Avenue Association will
rival Broadway by keeping it's gor-
geously decorated shop windows
uneurtained at night; by flooding
them with color symphonies" of
electric light, and by training spot
illuminants upon the outlines of the
avenues most imposing structures.
Searchlights will be brought by
the Merchants Association to play
upon the towering pinnacles of the
Metropolitan, Woolworth and other
tall buildings whose lofty crests al
so will be lined against the sky
by strings of smaller lamps.
The Golden Way" which was
tcontinued on Page Two.i
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-31
GET OUT SMALL EDITION

SEATTLE, Mao 31.-As the result
of the strike ON the Post-Intelligenc-
err. that newspaper appeared with
three pages of live news this morn.
ing but the rest of the space was
largely occupied by plate matter
and miscellany in type when the
strike started at the time to begin
work on the paper late yesterday.
Negotiations have covered several
weeks. The determination of the pa
per to eliminate dead horse" was one
of the principal points in the dis
pute.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-31
Girl Killed
Taking Flowers
To Mothers Grave

ONTARIO, May 31.-Enroute to 4
cemetery with flowers for her moth
er's gravee, Mary Elizabeth Rasor,
aged 8, of Los Angeles. was struck
yesterday afternoon by an automo-
bile. The little girl was attempting
to walk across highway nearby
at the time.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-31
Gibbons Wins Decision Over
Carpenter; Goes 10 Rounds

trying to land. Gibbons hooked a
left to the body. Carpenter clineh-
ed. he was limping as he retreated.
Tom grinning Tom hooked a left
to the chin, cutting Carpenter over
the right eye. Tom scored two
rights to body and snapped right
to the chin. Carpenter sagged into
a clinch. They were split up. Car
pentier missed a right and left to
the head Carpenter drove three
rights in at close quarters. Carpen-
tier bleeding and fast tiring, and fell
into a clinch just before the end
of the bout while Gibbons was try
ing to shake him off for the finish
ing punch.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-31
ALASKA NOW
ON WAY NORTH

SEATTLE, May 31-Steamer Al
aska sailed at 3 o'clock this morn
ing for Southeastern and South
western Alaskan ports with 275 pas
sengers aboard, the following for
Juneau: f.. T. Clark and wife, Lii
lian Clark, B. Clark. F. T. Kelsey,
Miss Elaine Foster, ID. ]. Argall,
II. Cowles, Mrs. b. Smell and five
steerage.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-31
REED DISCHARGES JURY
FROM FURTHER SERVICE

With all of the cases ready for
trial disposed of, the petit jury panel
for the regular May term of Court,
has been excused from further SER
vice for the term by Judge T. M
Reed, it was announced today. The
term was one of the shortest on
record.
Judge Reed will continue to sit
stood. A number of cases on the
equity calendar are at issue and will
probably be taken up for hearing
before Judge Reed at once.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-31
MEN ENTER RING.


MICHIGAN CITY, lnd., May 81
Gibbons parted the ropes at 1888
O'Clock this afternoon and entered
the ring. He went to his corner
attended by Eddie Kane, manager,
Dick Pape, trainer, and Kid Her
man. Gibbons wore a black dressing
gown over his tights, which were a
light brown, and a Jersey sweater
coat.
Carpenter entered the ring. three
minutes later with a towel thrown
jauntily over his shoulder and wear
ing salt and pepper dressing
gown.
Carpenter was attended by Man
ager Descamps. Trainer Gus Wilson
and two other members of his
party.
Gibbons had his hands taped.
Carpenter wore no bandages.
Descamps protested and forced
Gibbons to unwind his bandages,
Carpenter watching intently, Glib
bons smiling broadly.
Descamps was careful that every
inch of the bandages be removed
Emerson w. Dickerson, referee,
wore white flannels and white shirt
and black tie.
Officials representing Governor
Branch climbed into the ring and
spoke to the boxers and managers.
Gibbons set about wrapping his
hands in bandages but was pre-
vented.
A telegram was read from Jack
Dempsey challenging the winner.
Men introduced.
Carpenter was given tremend-
Gus ovation when he was intro
duced. His weight was announced
at TIA pounds.
A deafening roar greeted Gibbons
when he was introduced. His weight
was announced at 1T pounds.
When bandages were adjusted and
the gloves put on, the ring was
cleared for action.
At AIS the two men dug their
toes into the resin while the train
ers rubbed their backs to warm
them.
ROUND ONE.
The fighters shook hands Car
pentier shot to head with long
rights and drove to body. Clinch.
Carpenter walked away. Gibbons
landed lightly to head. Carpenter
reached chin with right. Both boxed
cautiously. Gibbons drove both fists
to body. Tom jabbed light left to
body. Carpenter missed light left
to chin. Gibbons hooked a right to
body. Carpenter landed a hard
right to head Gibbons hooked a
left to chin and chased the French
man around the ring, ducking a
savage right which Carpenter at
tempted to land.
ROUND TWO.
Gibbons feinted for an opening
and hooked left to body but failed
with left to chin. Tom landed a
light left to head. forcing Carpen-
tier to retreat. Carpenter missed
a left hook to chin. Gibbons pound
ed him on the body in clinch.
Gibbons ducked a right to head and
hooked his left to Carpenters body.
Carpenter landed a left to head.
Gibbons swung right to jaw. Tom
drove rights to head. Gibbons land
ed two lefts to jaw, driving Car
pentier to his corner. Carpenter
smashed a left to face and received
two left hooks to chin. Carpenter
danced away from rights and lefts.
ROUND THREE.
Rain sprinkled as the boxers came
out. Gibbons missed a long left to
head. Carpenter caught Gibbons
flush on the jaw with a right. In
the clinch Gibbons drove a right
and left to body. Carpenter missed
rights to body, missed right up
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-31
Women to Deliberate
Vital Public Problems

LOS ANGELES, May 3f.-Among
the many outstanding problems of
American life that will be discussed
by prominent people at the biennial
convention of the General Fedora
tion of Women's Clubs here June
2-13. will be "Who Shall Inherit
the United States" and "War or
Peace"
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-31
ARMY FLIERS
May CONTINUE
flying, TODAY

KASHUMIGAURA. May s1.-The
American aviators hope to hop off
sometime today or Sunday for Kago.
shima, making if in two jumps.
Yesterday the fliers Witnessed the
fatal fall of Japanese ayiators in a
naval plane Of the Avro type. The
fuel tank exploded and the plane
crashed down on the shores of the
lagoon.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-31
Low WAGES
IN GERMANY

BERLIN, May Si.-Current wages
in Germany are substantially less
than in pre-war times. according to
recent statistical tables. 1t is con
tended that the purchasing power
of wages today, when adjusted in
accordance with the corresponding
cost of living, is only about 75 per
cent. of the pre-war purchasing
power
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-31
Favors Arbitration Board
In Place of r. r. Board

WASHINGTON, May 81. = The
Senate Interstate Commerce Com
mission has fayorably reported the
Howell-Barkley bill as a substitute
for National Arbitration Board
for the Railroad Labor Board.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-31
YOUNG SONS OF MILLIONAIRES
CONFESS TO MURDER OF BOY
Lifelong Friend
OF Coolidge May
Nominate Him

WASHINGTON. May 81
Marion Leroy Burton, lifelong
friend of President Coolidge,
and President Of the Univer-
sity of Michigan. will probably
nominate Coolidge at the Re-
publican National Convention
according to Indications here
today.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-31
Salvation Army Officials
Drop Dead, Memorial Day

CHICAGO, May 31.-Col William
Finn. Field Secretary of the Saliva
tion Army of Is Central States,
dropped dead yesterday afternoon
while awaiting to lead a section of
the Memorial Day parade. He was
IS years OF age.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-31
LEAVE WITH PRISONERS

With two prisoners, julius Hawk
ins and Amos Panno, U. S. Marshal
George d. Beaumont, and A. j.
Ficken as guard. left yesterday on
the Yukon for the States. Hawkins
will be taken to McNeill Island to
serve a sentence of 10 years for a
statutory crime. Panno is being
taken to an industrial reform school
at Golden, Colo.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-31
WENTWORTH HERE YESTERDAY

Edwin Wentworth. Superintendent
OF Territorial Hatcheries. was a pas
senger on the steamer Yukon yes
terday enroute to Ketchikan where
his headuarters are located. He has
been at Seward and Valdez for the
past three weeks on official bust
ness
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-31
OIL DRILLERS
COMING NORTH

SEATTLE, May 81. - Two drill
ing crews of the Associated Oil ar
rived here yesterday in charge of
f. l.. Jones. superintendent of the
company's oil field in California.
They will leave for Kanatak
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-31

pereut. In a clineh, Gibbons drove
two lcfts to body. Gibbons swung
a left to head and right to body.
In clinch Carpenter missed a
left swing to head. Gibbons planted
right and left today at close
quarters and nailed Carpenter with
right to chin. The Frenchman
ran to his corner, Gibbons chasing
Gibbons landed a left after Carpen-
tier hooked him left to stomach.
ROUND FOUR.
They clnched. Tom dug three
Iefts into body and hooked left to
chin. He whipped a right to head.
Carpenter backed but suddenly
lashed to chin and shot a short
right to chin. He missed a left
swing. Tom backed him into his
corner and punished his head and
body. Carpenter dropped left to
face and caught two lefts to chni.
In return Carpenter landed a left
to chin. Tom ducked a right swing
and landed two lefts. Carpenter
missed a right to jaw.
ROUND FIVE.
Carpenter began backing away.
Gibbons hooked a left to head.
They punched each other on the
body. In a clinch Tom was short
with a right to head. Carpenter
landed right and got one in re-
turn Carpenter boxed continuously
and continually backed away. Tom
caught him two rights to jaw. Car
pentier missed two rights to head.
Gibbons missed two left to head.
Gibbons whipped two rights to body
and left to chin, checking Carpen-
tiers uppercut.
ROUND SIX.
Gibbons drove Carpenter to his
corner connecting with body punch
es and landed two lefts to head
and right to ribs. They exchanged
body punches and clinch. Carpen-
tier missed a savage right uppercut
and missed left to head Gibbons
hooked a hard left to head and got
upper cut in return. Carpenter
drove three uppercuts to body and
head. Clinched. Carpenter landed
a left to head and right to body.
Carpenter missed a right uppercut
and right swing to head. Gibbons
hooked a left to chin. Carpenter
failed to hear the bell and started
after Gibbons.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-05-31

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