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CUSTOMS OFFICIALS INDICTED
 FOR SMUGGLING CONSPIRACY

HONOLULU, T. H., Dec. 20.-Four United States customs officials were indicted today by Federal grand jury in connection with an alleged smuggling conspiracy. The cospir- acy involved the bringing into the islands a large quantity of merchan-- disc from Japan and China.
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TOTAL
 350,0O0 ANIMALS

WASHINGTON, Dec 20.-Domestic reindeer in Alaska are now worth $1,55O,0OO more than the United States paid to Russia for the entire Territory, announced the Bureau of Education, of the Department of the Interior, in it's annual report. The whole number of reindeer is about 350,00O, of which 235,00O are owned by natives.
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GRADUATED TAX BE CARRIED UP
 HIGHER COURT

The Territorial graduated salmon pack tax suit involving the constitu- tionality of the Territorial law impos- ing graduated taxes based upon the amount of cases packed will be carried to the Federal Supreme Court for fin al decision, it was reported from Ju- neau. This suit was recently heard on appeal by the Circuit Cocurt of Appeals at San Francisco which up held the decision of the Alaskan courts affirming the validity of the law
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RASKETBALL SERIES TO
 CLOSE ON DECEMBER 30

VANCOUVER, B. C., Dec. 19.-The present series of the Northwest h. ternational Basketball league will finish on December 30. A second se- ries will be started in the ndp year and the champions of the present series will play the winner of the second for the league championship. This was announced by League Sec retary E. N. Cowan last night
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AiRPLANE FEATS

BELLEVILLE, Ill.,, Dec. 2O.-The double feat of an airplane hooking itself onto another airship while both are in full flight, then freeing itself to sail away again, was accom- plished for the first time at Scott Field today. A metal hook attached to the airship was used to catch onto a small trapez swinging from cables slung under the bing rails of the ship. The feat was accomplished al an elevation of 1500 feet.
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$6,OOO,00O OIL EXPORT
 DUTIES TURNED OVER

MEXIO ITY, Dec 20,-Th e local manager of the Huasteca Petroleum company yesterday turned over to the Secretary of the Treasury, Pani, a check for $5,O0oOOO, with previous installment make total of $6,00O,- 900 advanced the government against oil export duties for the coming year.
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PENITENTIARY WARDEN
 HAS RESIGNED POSITION

ATLANTA, Ga, Dec 2O.-The war den of the Federal Penitentiary here has resigned his position. No req son for the resignation was given by officials but it was indicated that an investigation of prison affairs and conditions existing there was in pros pect.
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FUNDS PROVIDED FOR
 SOLDIERS BONUS ACT

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-President Coolidge today signed the deficiency appropriation measure which provides $126, 100000 for administration of the Soldier Bonus Act and for making the first payments under the law. A portion of the money will also be used for carrying out the recommen- dations of the reclamations fact find- ing commission
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Judge Deitrich Preside
 In Trial of Wheeler

PORTLAND, Dec. 20.-Judge Deit- rich, United States district judge of Idaho, has been assigned to trial judge in the trial of Senator Wheeler of Montana, for alleged irregularities of office, in connection with the oil scandals, Circuit Judge Gilbert an nounced today.
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IRISH WOULD MAKE
 ST. PATRiCk'S DAY DRY

BELFAST Ireland, Dec. 2O.-The Irish Free State Senate has amended the liquor bill to make St. Patrick's Day, Good Friday and Christmas bone dry.
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SHEA FOULED IN BOUT;
 WINS THE DECISION

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Dec. 20.-Ed- die Shea, lightweight boxer won the decision in the fifth round of a scheduled twelve-round fight, from Sarmiento by a foul. The latter land ed low left hook which rendered Shea helpless.
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PENiTENTIARY WARDEN IS
 ARRESTED SERIOUS CHARGE

FLORENCE, Az, Dec. 20.-Peniten- tiary Warden R. B. Burns was ar rested on two complaints charging him with the mobilization of the bod ies of two men who were executed and buried in the prison cemetery.
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SEATTLE AIRPLANE COMPANY
 GET LARGE PLANE CONTRACT

SEATTLE, Wn, Dec. 20.-The Boe- ing Airplane company announced the pending of contracts for the con- struction of thirty-fve new airplanes of the modern type for the Army and Navy Air services.
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CONGRESS- ASKS FOR TOTAL OF
 $763,l70,522

WASHINGTON, Dec 2o-The larg- est peace time supply bill ever pre- sented to Congress for Treasury and Postoffice department activities, for the coming fiscal year, was reported today by the House Appropriations committee. The total is $763,170,522.
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WARDER ATLANTA PEN
 INDICTED FOR BRIBERY

ATLANTA, Ga, Dec. 2O-A. E. Sartain, deposed warden from the At lanta penitentiary, was indicted by the Federal graund jury here yester- day afternoon for bribery.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-12-20

The Rev. Burdette Landsdowne will arrive on the train tonight from Anchorage and will hold the regular monthly services at St. Peters Epis- copal church tomorrow at Il o'clock, a. m.
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CAUGHT WITH THE GOODS;
 IS ACQUITTED BY JUDGE

SEATTLE, Wn., Dec. 2O.-Attorney Thomas D. Page, Seattle, whose ar rest by division prohibition chief, Hakeltin, last July, on charge of possession and transportation of home-brew created a sensation when Judge Jere Neterer acquitted Page in his court yesterday afternoon.
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BRUSSELS, Dec. 20.-It has been reported that Russian by the name of Dolborodoff, who is believed to be one of the assassins of the Czar and Royal Russian family, was ar rested here and is being held pend ing further investigation.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-12-20

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Dec. 20.- Four former prohibition agents were convicted here of conspiracy to graft through the prohibition law and were sentenced to two years in the peni- tentiary.
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MORE EUROPEAN STRIFE
 LOOMS UP IN ALBANIA

LONDON, Dec. 2O.-Shadows of an- other Balkan war as possible fore runner of another. huge European conflict were foreseen last night in the Albanian instruction by Bey Moniza, the Albanian minister to London.
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WILLIAMS AND PiGG SOLD

SEATTLE, Dec. 19.-Wm. Killefer, manager of the Seattle Club of the Coast League announced today that he had sold Carl Williams and Victor Pigg, mound artists, to the Wichita Falls Club.
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PiUs CONDEMNS THE REDS

ROME, Dec. 20.-A secret consist ory of the college of cardinals was held today in which it is reported that Pope Plus delivered a strong condemnation address of the Rus sian government.
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Judge Holman Honored
 With High Judgeship

OLYMPIA, Wn, Dec. 2o.-Judge Warren w. Holman was today elect ed chief justice of the State Su- preme court by a unanimous vote.
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VIM. GREEN ELECTED
 TO SUCCEED GOMPERS

NEW YORK, Dec. 2O.-William Green of Ohio today was elected president of the American Federation of Labor by the executive council.
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IRISH PRESIDENT IS
 TOURING CONTINENT

CHERBOURG, Dec. 20.-President Corgrave of the Irish Free State, ar rived here from Plymouth yesterday. He will make an incognito visit to France, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Switzerland, Italy and Spain.
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Man and His Wife Burn
 When Home Destroyed

PENDLETON, Ore, Dec. 20.-Mr. and Mrs. Will Church burned to death last night when their residence at LaGrande was destroyed by fire.
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TODAY'S FISH PRICES

KETCHIKAN, Alas, Dec. 20.-Sal- mon quoted here at 20, 10 and 8 cents.
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EPISCOPAL CHURCH
 Services tomorrow at Il o'clock a. m., at St. Peters church, he Reverend Burdette Landsdowne officiating.
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VETERANS!
THE TIMES CAN
SOLVE YOUR
Bonus Problems
ASK US!

Questions concerning the sol
diers' bonus are answered in this
column daily. If you are unable
to call personally at the bonus
information bureau in the Hearst
Building, 1917 H street north
west, mail your inquiry.
These answers are based on the
best available information No
legal Interpretation of the bonus
law has been issued.
@. l enlisted in the Navy on
June %, 1917, had home service
service until July /, 1919, and
home service again until Sep
TENDER "a, 1919, when was hon
orably discharged, To what
amount am I entitled? j. E. Il.
Hagerstown, Md.
A. Your service beyond July
l, 1919, is not counted in COM
putting your bonus. Your adjust
ed service credit amounts to
$348.75. The face. value of your
bonus insurance policy is determ-
ined by your age. .....,..........
@. Is 1t necessary to write to
the War Department for a dupli-
cate discharge paper and other
information about my service, as
cannot remember the dates?
E. T. B. ...''''.'..' ''..-.
A.-No. When the bonus an.
plication blanks are ready, you
will receive full instructions as
to procedure in this connection.
Communication with the War
Department about your record
will only delay the delivery Of
your certificate.
@. enlisted September 4, 1917
embarked October 90, 1918; dis.
charged lin France) July, 1919.
Please estimate for me the face
value of my bonus insurance
policy at date Of issuing and also
at its maturity. G. A.
A. You will receive an adjusted
service credit Of $625, the maxi
mum for oversee service. The
face value Of your insurance
varies with a veterans age, and
may be arrived at by multiplying
1925 by your age factor number.
@. My husband does not sup.
port me or his son. l don't know
where he is. l am not able to
work and have this child to sup.
port. He often told me that
when this bonus was paid, 1
should get part Of 1t. What can
be done? A. G. H.
A. II your husband is alive, he
must apply for the bonus. He
may name you beneficiary Of the
insurance provided in the bonus
law. Otherwise there is nothing
you can do to obtain a share of
the bonus.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-05
PORAT|ONS
TAX CLAUSES
CLARIFIED
Official Statement Says They
May Not Hold InstaIIments
Due June is

Corporations are not allowed to
make any reduction for the taxes
due on June Is, or subsequent in.
stallments. according to pamphlet
just issued by the Internal Revenue
Bureau, as result of misunder-
standings as to the application of
the new tax bill.
The law allowing a rs per cent re.
auction on income taxes applies only
TO individuals and fiduciaries, who
file returns on forms numbered 1O4O
and 104S, according to the bureau.
The clarified statement was issued
because of many differences as to
the Interpretation of the recent bill
signed by the President. According
10 OFFICIALS of the Revenue Bureau
many corporations believing they
We're entitled to the reduced rate
Planned to hold it out. Corpora.
tons Will continue to pay the same
rate as In 1923.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-05
VETERAN UR|ED
IN VAULT HE
PLANNED
Inscription Completed When
Banker c. Hall Is Laid
in Union Cemetery

For more than a year an empty
vault in the Union Cemeterv has
born the inscription, Booker G.
Hall, Born July IL, 1S4S; Died.:
today after three o'clock the same
vault will be occupied and the in.
scription will be completed to read
''Died June 8, 1924"
Over a year ago, Mr.. Hall. a
veteran Of the Civil War, ordered
vault built for himself and his
wife. He feared that after he had
died his requests concerning the
construction would not be carried
out. The vaults were built accord
ing to- his instructions and with
his personal supervision. The foun-
dations are made of cement and
are three feet deep. The walls
built of brick are lined with SOAP
stone and the tops of the vaults
are made Of one large slab Of
marble.
Mr.. Hall belonged to Sturdivant's
battery of the Seventeenth Virginia
Regiment that went from Alexan-
dria to join the Confederate forces.
He was also a member Of Robert e.
Lee Camp Of the United Confed-
crate Veterans.
The services will be held In De.
names Chapel. The Reverend
P. L. Vernon will officiate. Mr..
Hall Is survived by his wife, Ella.
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side. Judges will be the Rt. Rev.
Monsignor Edward A. Pace, of
Catholic University: Dean William
Allen Wilbur, of George Washing.
ton University, and DR.. Cary T.
Grayson.
Dinner At Willard.
The outstanding social event yes.
terday was the presidential dinner
last night at the Willard at which
H. r. Ennis, president of the ma.
tional association, was the guest
Of honor. Frank j. Hogan, address
Ing the diners, urged the realtors
to support the movement to give
the voting privilege to Washington.
j. c. Weldon, president Of the 10.
cal board, spoke on the constructive
work done by the national body.
Harry K. Boss, chairman of the
convention committee of local real.
tors was POSTMASTER. One hundred
Cleveland realtors Joined with $50
Floridians at a banquet last night
at the Franklin Square Hotel.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-05
INJUNCTION
ASKED IN
LOCAL
COURT
Joseph WheIess, Former Army
officer and Lawyer, Sues
for Himself

Joseph Wheless, a New York
lawyer, fired the second legal
broadside against the bonus law
in the District Supreme Court
today.
Following filing of similar suit
by Benjamin Catchings, also Of
New York, yesterday, the lawyer
today asked the court to restrain
Secretaries Mellon, Weeks and
Wilbur and Director Hines, of the
United States Veterans Bureau,
from administering the law.
Called Class Law.
Wheless characterized the com.
pensation act as an Obnoxious"
piece of class legislation. He de.
clared in his complaint that the
bonus benefits only a small portion
of Americas 100000 World War
veterans. 1t excludes from consid.
GRAFTON officers Of the military and
naval forces, he stated.
Plaintiff, who appears as his own
dJbOI uCy1 says ne Is q NCOSI0H Oh
the World War in which he served
as major and judge advocate and
was honorably discharged. He de-
clares that about 100000 men were
enrolled or were drafted into the
army. navy and other military
branches Of the Government who
would be the beneficiaries Of the
individually petty dole of pretended
o6j1VMfad
be paid out in petty cash payments
and futurity expectations under the
guise of adjusted service certffi-
Gates OF insurance realizable after
twenty years or upon the death Of
the holder"
Law Claimed Unjust.
1t is claimed by Wheless that
when the United States entered the
war there were laws fixing the
terms and rates of pay and com.
pensation which the men who en-.
tered the service were to receive.
but that Notwithstanding this fact
that the Government has fully met
its contractral obligations to all
persons serving the United States.
Congress established "a wholly new.
novel and non-existent debt and
obligation to a favored portion Of
such persons formerly in the serv-
ice."
The Act of Congress is declared
to be an unjust, illegal and un.
reasonable class legislation in favor
of small class of the people of the
United States and is obnoxious and
void in that its pretended adjusted
compensation is not granted to all
persons in the class it seeks TO
favor"
Wheless claims the act is ILLEGAL
Continued on Page 2sl
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-05
RAIDERS SEIZE
800 GALLONS
Of ALCOHOL
Still Found in Thirteenth
Street House-TWo Men
Are Arrested
TlMEs1sIAFE4..PIHoTo

About 200 gallons of denatured
alcohol and $50 gallons Of distilled
with a 60-gallon still were taken by
dry agents from the basement of
ST Thirteenth street northwest to-
day.
Those arrested were Leo B.
Curry Of 4613 Thirty-eighth street
northwest and Alexander Rogers,
colored, 440k Pleasant Court north.
west. They were locked up in the
First precinct, charged with manu-.
featuring alcoholic beverages. They
Aad been under surveillance five
months.
The raid was conducted by agents
Of the Internal Revenue Depart.
ment after an all night watch. The
raiders waited until they thought
the still was in. full operation and
then entered the house.
The men were said by the agents
to have been operating at the raided
property for about a month, having
been in several different places be.
fore, and moving just before the
raiders caught them in each case.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-05
HEARINGS
ON HYDRO
CLOSE
Statistical Engineer Testifies
Falls Project Cannot Supply
Enough Current

Hearings on the projected hydro
electric plant at Great Falls were
today concluded by the special
House subcommittee for the pres
ent session of Congress.
The last witness who appeared
before the committee today was
R. L. Low, one of the nations
leading statistical engineers.
Here for Boston Firm
Mr.. Low. who came to Washing
ton from Boston to appear before
the committee, represents a COM
mercial organization which prob.
ably will be one Of the bidders IL
the plant Is constructed and then
leased to private companies.
He told the committee that under
the most favorable conditions the
proposed plant would not be able
to show a profit until 1915 at the
electrical rates now charged.
1--WE have entered into a new
engineering era" he said. land
greater engineering economy is be.
ing realized every day. Steam
electrical generating plants are be.
coming steadily more efficient and
the cost Of producing current Is be-
ing steadily decreased"
Steam Auxiliary Needed.
He declared that even with the
maximum output of current from
the hydro-electric project steam
auxiliary plants would be required
to take care of the peak demand
in Washington.
He said that the local consump.
ton in 1945 would be 230, 900 kilo.
watts or $4,000, 900 kilowatt hours
year. The maximum production
from the Potomac plant at that
time, he said. would be 100000 kilo-
watts, less 10 per cent for trans.
mission losses or 598,176,0O kilo.
watt hours a year. The difference
would have to be made up by
steam plants, he stated.
Copies Of the testimony presented
at the hearings which have been
held by the committee during a
period of many weeks will be print
ed within the next two or three
weeks and will be distributed to
all members of Congress for their
attention during the summer.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-05
WOMAN PIcKPOCKET AIDS
MAN TO lift" WALLET

Piokpockets, a man and a woman.
touched" william e. Kingswell,
1891 Nineteenth street northwest,
for his wallet containing $21, early
today, and escaped in an alley be-
tween North Capitol and jackson
streets.
Kingswell was getting into his
machine after purchasing q pack.
age Of cigarettes when the robbery
occurred. Discovering the theft a
few seconds later, he turned and
saw the man and woman hurrying
away. He gave chase but lost
them in an alley.
Sergeant j. e. Thompson, Of the
Sixth precinct, has a full descrip-
ton Of the pickpockets.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-05
TWO MEN AND A GIRL
NEARLY DROWNED IN BOAT

Two men and a girl barely es.
caned death when their came over.
turned on the Potomac river at
10 o'clock last night.
Elmer Justh, 34O9 Fourteenth
street; Fred E. Starr, Of the same
address. and Miss Bessie Prinn,
ol1 Critenden street northwest,
were IN the canoe, when one Of the
men decided to change seats. The
craft capsized.
The three held on to the craft
and were able to keep from going
under until aid arrived. They were
carried to a camp ON the Virginia
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-05
5000 Realtors Hear Address BY Coolidge
81BHEARD1~SEEMS8
~<'0EEES'IoBT BILL PRICE 9A4AzaA"'
TAKE THESE BEFROE DINNER


"OWr paint Is good for tt1emtv
years." says an advertisement. We
hGve seen tconsen tCh0 had the kind
they thought 1DGs good for SIXTY
years.
No. "Cort LIcker," 0tvi,tO full at
tentton to drtUts0 doesn't m can giU-
ing attention to dY-tVin0 4ohtle tiLII
Thieves In st. Louis recently stole
truck load of cigars from cigar
store. Probably they tOere trying to
get couple Of good cigars.
The married life Of q man and a
tcons0n should be full Of emotion, ice
are told And, at that, 1t insight be
a good substitute for the cons'notiom
that most of them are fun of.
We 1roWId like to call the attention
OF corner drug stores to the fact that
scientist Is ADorkinO on q light 80
poaOertMI tkGt 1t not only attracts,
but destroys night insects.
Atoms, IN a scientific sense, are
so small that 10000 of them,
placed side By side, you'd not meas
ure as much as the thickness of q
sheet Of p0per. From the facial er-
preston of a certain 40G5ter, zoe
judge that ascent tip is the only
thing In the World that looks smaller
than an atom
CorsetS are coming back, is the
toord from Ports That Is certainly
good 'setcS for the tellotcs toho think
the U. s. 10 IN bad shape.
MIKE HENRY.
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Twelfth street and Pennsylvania
avenue.
Ceremonies were held at the tomb
of the unknown soldier on the ar.
rival Of the delegaLes. Secretary Of
War Weeks was the speaker. Doc.
tor j. j. Muir, chaplain of the Sen
ate, offered the invocation. Wreaths
were placed on the tomb by Presi.
dent H. r. Ennis and Colonel Good.
win Gibson, Toronto, who represents
the Canadian realtors at the cere-
monies.
A complimentary luncheon to visit.
Ing secretaries of real estate boards
was given at the Willard at
o'clock.
The closing feature of today's
round of convention activities will
be the Home Town Five Minute
speech Contest at 8 o'clock tonight
at Polls theater. Twenty cities
Will, compete for the cup offered by
the Chicago real estate board.
Henry g. lander. president Of the
Chicago real estate board. will pre-.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-05
HELD IN 1000 AS
DRUG LAW WOLATOR

Charged with violating the Har.
rison anti.narcotic law. Daniel Muir.
curio, No. 312 Fifth street northeast.
was held by United States Com.
missioner George H. Macdonald
under $1,000 bail today. Murcurio
will be given a hearing next Tues
day. .,
According to Detectives Saunders
and Evans, the man Is implicated
in the sale Of drugs, which resulted
in the arrests Of two men recently.
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d. XIE LA ND


Yes, sun, I'm straight from Dixie, and
1 want you folks to know
No other land Is half 40 grand, believe
me, sub, it's so.
A welcome rare awaits you there,
where
People all delight
In meeting you and greeting you and
Treating you just right.
Through golden days the sunlight
plays
Upon q world of green,
The coy hooks and babbling brooks
Present q gorgeous scene.
The hills so high, the blue OF sky
Inspires the soul, delights the eyei
The beauties grand of fairyland could
Not compare with Dlxieland.
And then the moon arises soon,
The mourning owl begins to Groom,
The fragrance rare Of flowers fair
Perfume the sweet and balmy air.
The fireflies bright fit through the
night
And bear their torches golden
And all combine to make divine
That dear Old Dixie home Of mino.
JOE H. HOLMAN,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-05
coLoRED BANDIT ESCAPES
WITH WOMAN'S HANDBAG

Snatching handbag from the arm
of Ellen Hedrick, 1921 N street
northwest, while she was walking
along M street last night, a colored
bandit ran into an alley about a
half a block below the Third pre-
cinct station, and escaped.
Miss Hedrick gave a description
Of the negro to police.