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Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-03-20

James Smith of Omak. brot
Mrs. Smith down Tuesday and
placed her in the local hospital.
'Sbeis suffering from a severe at
tack of rheumatism. Mr.. Smith,
SON and daughter returned to
Omak Sunday evening.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-01
PAR|S-NEW YORK
AIR FLIGHT IS
PROPOSED
French Ace Plans Trip in
AirpIane of His Own
Design
By HAROLD J. T. KORAN.

PARIS, Aug. Paris to New
York in thirty-six hours by air
plane looms more and more immi-
nent as details of the various prep
arations made by different French
aces to win the SIS, 900 prize offered
by Raymond Orte1g, of New York.
leak out.
Paul Tarascon. hero of a score
of aerial battles during the war
probably will be the first to hop
off. He plans to make the trip
about September / in a monster
plane of his own design. Francois
Coli, a former naval Officer and
specialist in navigation problems,
will accompany him.
When a French newspaper re-
Gently announced the projected
trip, Tarascon was flooded by an
avalanche of letters from different
girls who want to make the trip
with him.
Three American girls are among
the applicants, they claim they are
excellent cooks, and are determined
to make the trip" said Tarascon
to the International News Service.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-01
7 ARRESTED IN
Staying Of
WOMEN
Mrs. Agnes Wickham, 40
Found Battered in Ditch
on Deserted Road
international News Service

ORANGE. n. J., Aug, Five
white men and a negro couple.
were in the custody of police to-
day. as every clue was being run
down in an effort to find the
brutal murders of Mrs. Agnes
Wickham, forty-one, the mother Of
four grown daughters, whose torn
and battered body was found in q
ditch beside deserted road here
early yesterday.
Four Of the men told police
they had seen Mrs. WickhaTn in
an orange restaurant the night
preceding the murder. Charles
Capawana, another OF the men
held, said he was in Mrs. Wick
hams company until a few hours
before the murder. Capawana. WIG
10 proprietor of the restaurant,
said Mrs. Wickham was under the
influence of liquor, and that ne
had offered to take her home. She
fell on the curbstone, he said,
hurting her head, so he and two
other men put her in the car
to drive her home. A few blocks
away. she got out of the car, and
that was the last he saw Of her
The negro couple, Ella and
Clarence Blackwell, were held as
material witnesses. They said they
saw Mrs. Wickham fall in front
OF the eating place.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-01
GORDON VA|TIN
ON SARGENT
To ACT
Reappointment of District At
torney Seems Assured.
Term Soon Ends

Although the reappointment OF
Major Peyton Gordon as United
States District Attorney for the
District OF Columbia appears to be
almost certainty, he has not,
vet, received official notification to
this extent from the Department OF
Justice.
According to information received
here, from the summer White
House at Swampscott. 1t is under
stood that the President Is merely.
awaiting the recommendation from
the Department OF justice before
the reappointment Is announced.
Attorney General Sargent has
been out OF town for the past few
lays, but is expected back on Mon
day. when 1t is thought that he will
make a favorable recommendation
to the President Major Gordon S
term expires on August IL.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-01
Bic AIR CIRCUS
PROMISES
THRILLS
Dare-DeVils From West and
Army to Take Part-Great
Crowd Expected

The greatest aerial thrills Wash
ington has yet Witnessed are prom
ised for this afternoon at Boiling
Field, where the Gates Flying Cir
Gus, composed Of movie dare-deviIs
from the Pacific Coast, will give an
air circus for the benefit of the
Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Club
of Washington.
The circus, originally scheduled
for tomorrow afternoon. was adj
vanced to this afternoon at $3.50
o'clock because OF protests from
local religious groups against hold.
ing the show on q Government
reservation on Sunday.
Preparations are being made at
the field for one of the largest
crowds ever acomodated there.
More than $50 soldiers have been
detailed to assist in parking auto
mobiles and preserving order on the
field
Guards will be stationed at the
limits of the field to bar those with
out tickets.
Before each of the major events
giant smoke screens will be dropped
around the field, shutting off the
view of all except those who have
purchased tickets admitting them 10
the field.
A number OF army and civilian
planes will assist in the perform
ance. High officials of the Gov.
eminent, social leaders and mem.
bers of the diplomatic corps are ex.
The Army Band. led by Captain
w. j. Stannard, will play before
the show begins.
The show was arranged by the
Woman's Army and Navy League
operating the club for which the
benefit is to be given, in co-opera
ton with Brigadier General Samue
d. Rockenbach, commanding tht
local district.
All of the acrobatic stunts arr
to be performed close to the
ground so that spectators may
watch them clearly without field
glasses, although this means 3
greatly increased hazard to the
flyers.
The star acrobat is "Diavolo'
Krantz, who will work on a flying
trapeze beneath a speeding plane
and who will climax his feats bJ
attempting to change from one
plane to another in mid.air by
means Of rope ladder. Clyde
e. Pangborne will fly the length
of the field upside down. Several
daring parachute drops are sched
uled.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-01

CONCERTS

BY the United States Soldiers
Home Band, at the Bandstand,
at 5:45 O'Clock. John s. III.
Zimmerman, Bandmaster; Emil
A. FenstRd, Assistant Leader.
March. Colonel James s.
Petit .:.... ...s. Zimmernan
Overture. Martha F'Iotow
Merceau. prelude to Third
Act OF KuniI1ild' Kistler
Grand Selection, ''HanseI and
Fo Grets Trot .s,s Ro HgmP pssu
auest) ..s.. Ager
waltz Suite. Eileen Alan
The star spangled Banner
BY the United States Marine Band,
At the sylvan Theatef Monument
Grounds. at 7:45 p. m. William
H. Santelrnann, Leader Taylor
March. with Shot and Shell.
Overture. "caIm Sea ana
Happy Voyage" MendeissoIn
Meditation. Opus az Glazounow
Grand Scenes from Merchant
OF Venice 81. Pinsuti
waltz. "Espana' $3.50. WaIdteufell
Suite Espagno1e, 'SeviIlan
FestivaP ......... ...s. Tavan
a Bolero
Jota
Sevillanas
d March OF the Torea1fors
siegfried's Funeral March from
''7otterdammernng (Dusk
The star spansled Banner
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-01
MISSING BANDIT
BELIEVED IN
DETROIT
Pair. Captured After Hotel
HoId-up, Are Under Indict-
ment for Murder

CHICAGO, Aug. 1.-spurred on
by posting of rewards totaling
81 900 and by their own desire to
make their cleanup Of the Drake
hotel holdup and murder 100 per
cent perfect. police today extended
their search for william Meme
chuck. the only one Of the five
wine-served bandits to escape, to
Michigan In the belief that the
fugitive was headed for old haunts
in Detroit.
The search centered about Hcl.
land, Mich. following report given
by q chauffeur that he had driven
q man who answered the descrip-
ton Of the wanted bandit from
South Haven to Holland.
Chicago police wired police Of
Holland and other cities to be on
the alert for the escaped bandit.
In the hold-up, two bandits and
a clerk of the hotel were killed,
Two bandits were captured and
are under indictment for first de
gree murder
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-01
CEN. STURGIS IS
ENDING ARMY
CAREER
Commander of Third Corps
Area Retiring After Long
and Notable Service
TAts STAFF pAcro

Today is the last day in the
army for Major General Samuel ID.
Sturgis, commanding general Of
the Third Corps Area, with head
quarters in Baltimore, Md Ger
era1 Sturgis is retiring from active
duty, having reached his sixty.
fourth birthday. He has. been sew.
eral weeks on leave, and during
this absence, the corps area has
been under command of Brigadler
General Callam, Fort Monroe, the
senior brigadier
Brigadier General Johnson TIA
good is to be promoted to the
grade of major general to fill the
vacancy resulting from the retire
ment of General Sturgis. AS stated
last January in the Army and
Navy Department of The Washing
ton Times, Major General Douglas
Macarthur, commanding general Of
the Fourth Corps Area, will now
be in command of the Third Corps
Area. He has already arrived III
Baltimore.
During the war, General Sturgis
organized, trained and commanded
first units of the division arrived
in France on August %, 1918. He
later also commanded the Eightierh
division.
General Sturgis had a hand i'll
the campaign that resulted in the
capture of Manila and was adjutant
general of General Schwan's ex-
petition to the southern islands of
the Philippines during the insui :
rection.
The retiring corps area com.
mander was born in st. Louis.
August 1, 1861, graduated from
West Point with the class of 1884
and entered the artillery. He was
made a brigadier general in May,
1917 and held the rank OF major
general in the national army
reaching the same rank in the reg
ular army in October, 1921.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-01
Group
At ROCKVILLE
PLANNED
Meeting of Business Men Is
Called to Help Organize
Commerce Chamber

ROCKVILLE, Nd. Aug. L.
Business men of Rockville will hold
a. meeting here next Monday night
to take steps toward the organi-
zation of the Rockville Chamber
of Commerce. As acting secretary,
the Reverend P. j. Murdoch, pas
tor of the Presbyterian Church,
has issued the call for the meet
ing. 1t is the plan of those behind
the movement to limit the mem
bership to business men. Rock
vile has not for many years had
a boosting organization.
The annual meeting of the
Montgomery County Ant.-Saloon
League will be held in the audi
torium at Washington Grove. Fri
day, August %. Morning and
afternoon sessions will be held.
Churches, Sunday schools and other
organizations are urged to send
delegates.
The annual lawn party of the
Nomen's guild of Grace Episcopal
Church, Woodside, Md, will be
grounds of former United States
street pike, at the District of Col
I.mbia line. The general committee
H. Mrs. Archibald Small, Mrs. Enos
c. Keys, Mrs. E. Brooke Lee. Mrs.
Henry McCeney, Mrs. A. r. Grubb,
Mrs. G. l.. Fox, Francis A. Blum
don, n. T. Engel and j. w. Waters.
A dance will be held.
In charge of First Lieutenant
Paul Clark, fifty eight members OF
he Service Company, of Silver
Spring, left by rail at noon yester
day for Virginia Beach, where they
will be in camp two weeks with the
other units of the Maryland Ma
t!onal Guard. States Attorney
Joseph c. Cissel, commanding Off
Ger of the company, was unable
to go.
At noon today, the members OF
the Howitzer Company, of Silver
Spring, under command of Captain
Clarence V. Sayer. left for the same
place with about eighty men.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-01
ARCTIC AVIATOR
ELLSWORTH
ARRIVES
American, Who Was Amund-
sens Aid, Given Great Well
come at Hoboken, N. ].
Br Internatlonal SOL servlee

HoBOKEN. N. r.. Aug. Ire.
ceiving a reception that he request.
ed be simple, Lincoln c. Ellsworth,
American member Of Raold Amund.
SENS airplane expedition to the
North Pole, arrived here today on
the Liner Frederick VII.
The liner was met by two repre-.
sentatives of the Norwegian con
sulate of New York, and when she
locked a number Of city officials
were on hand to greet the explorer.
Despite his wish to disembark I'M
observed, a cheer went up from the
pepole assembled at the pier as
they recognized the smiling face OF
one Of the men who had braved
the periIs Of the North in a valiant
attempt to reach the pole by air.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-01
AUTO ASSOCIATION
PLANS SAFETY DRIVE

Declaring that, although the auto
mobile has been perfected to a won.
derful degree within recent years.
the driver and his knowledge of
the mechanism and proper driving
OF his car has been sadly neglected,
Thomas p. Henry, president of the
American Automobile Association,
announces that campaign to en-
courage safer motoring through
contests, competitions and tests will
be among the near-future activities
of the A. A. A.
These tests will be exhibitions of
driving skill and will include poise
ut the wheel, ability to watch the
road while shifting gears and abiI.
Ity to back, steer, start, shift gears
stop and turn. President Henry
expects these exhibitions to become
universal as means of maxine
greater progress with the safety
problem.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-01
GENERAL MOTORS CUTS
CAR FINANCING CHARGE

The General Motors Corporation,
through it's subsidiary. the General
Motors Acceptance Corporation, an
nounces extensive reductions effec-
tive today in the financing charge
to installment purchasers Of Gen
eral Motors cars which include
Chevrolet. OldsmobiIe, Oakland.
Buick and Cadillac.
The Tow financing rates OF the
General Motors Acceptance Cor
poration when added to the cash
delivered price will hereafter be
the standard time sales price to
the purchaser of General Motors
cars.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-01
CRITICS SCORE
BALDWIN FOR
COAL PACT
Promise of Subsidy to Mine
Operators Is Yielding to
BIackmail, Claim
BY International News servic,

LONDON, Aug. Premier Bald
win today reaped the first fruit o:
his settlement OF the, threatened
coal miners strike by promise OF a
subsidy in the storm of criticism
which came from all quarters. Even
some Tories, ordinarily staunch sup
porters OF the party government,
hal sharp things to say about the
move
II was estimated the subsidy,
guaranteeing the operators against
loss under the old time wage scales
By making eup TIE difference from
the wage levels which were pro-
posed will cost the taxpayers vi
Great Britain $1,000, 900 every
month. This sum was regarded as
the straw added to rne already stag
gering burden borne by he tax,
payers.
The Star, an independent labor
paper, said: 1T 1oo.,s like surrer.
der to blackmail."
The strike settlement did not pre-,
vent the Fascists and Communists
from meeting in what has appeared
in the last three days to be a night
ly battle. Police dispersed the mob
and made one arrest.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-01
BUCKS BETTER,
BUT PRICE IS
LOWER
Many Mechanical Improves
ments, With Increased Pow
err, Feature New Models

The Buick automobile today an
nounced lower prices in both Stand
ard and Master SKIES in addition
to mechanical improvements. The
valve-in .head six cylinder engine
with added power Is continued.
Some OF the important improve
ments incorporated in the lat
est models are: additional speed. en-
giines Of Is horsepower in the Mas
ter Skies and so horsepower in the
Standard line; stronger and heavier
frames. clutch, transmission. drive
shaft and rear aXlt to compensate
for the greater power of the engine;
an dir cleaner, oil litter and gaso-
line strainer which. With the Buick
sealed chassis pref cnt dirt entering
any of the moving Earts: new head
lights. with conlI ollable beams,
directed from a switch on the steer
ing wheel provides more safety in
driving: improved manifold and
carburetor; two unit electrical sys-
tenn specially dcsiSned by Delco
and Buick engineers: heavier wheels
with larger. low-pressure tires: new
designed water pump and seIf-cen-
terfng rims on the wheels which
prevents wheels from getting out
of true.
Open models. except sport cars.
have newly patented permanent
tops designed to accommodate win
ter enclosures. Ali closed models by
Fisher and upholstered in quality
plush. All models. Cpen and closed.
are finished in attractive shades OF
Duco; sport models in duostone
Duco. six models IN the Standard
and ten in the Master.
The new models are now on dis
play at the show looms Of Stanley
Horner at 1915 Fourteenth street
northwest and Emsfson and OrTne,
1920 M street orlnWeSt.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-01
BRITON KILLED
IN NANKING
R|OTING
Another Taken Prisoner-Four
Chinese Are Dead and
Many Wounded
BY international News Service

NANKING, August lone Eng
Iishman and four Chinese were
killed, one Englishnan was taken
prisoner and several Chinese were
wounded in a new outbreak Of riot
Ing here upon the heels OF a wage
dispute.
The situation is tense. Already
the bulk of the British residents
haye been taken aboard warships
which swing at anchor in the
Yangtse river and the remainder
were being urged TIC seek this re-
fuge today.
The trouble started after en-
pIoyes of the International Export
Company resented q wage settle
ment. The employees stormed the
company's plant ana killed the Eng
lishman. The other English opened
fire and for a time the fighting was
hot and furious.
1t finally was necessary to land
a patrol from the British ships to
restore order. The Briton, who was
captured in the melee. is held a
prisoner by the students of Marking
University.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-01
JOHN H. BOSWELL, RICH
BUSINESSMAN, DISAPPEARS

NEW YORK, Aug. John Fl.
Goswell, wealthy business man of
Baltimore, has been missing since
July % when he disappeared mys-
teriously after leaving a meeting
of the Trunk Line Association, ac.
cording to Bernard Mulvey of Balti.
more, his business partner, who 20
day asked police to search for Cos.
well.
Mulvey told police the missing
man had a large sum Of money
with him.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-01
I THOUSAND
HON|ESNV
RUINS
One Life Lost as Streets Are
Turned Into Torrents-Autos
Marooned All Night
BY InternationaI News Service

BY International News service
DETROIT, Aug. Property loss
estimated to run into the millions,
destruction of two bridges, at
least one death and a score of
disabled factories, remained today
in the wake of a heavy rainstorm
that affected the Detroit region
yesterday and last night, leaving
water standing ten feet deep in
some low sections in Detroit.
Gives Life to Family.
One father was drowned in his
home in an ATTEMPT to save his
invalid wife and two children.
More than thousand homes in
the Corners Creek and similar dis
tricts were ruined.
Police and fireUnen stood guard
beaeath viaducts throughout the
nigh. to prevent unwilling motor.
lists from plunging through the
water that would have brought
death by drowning.
netroit's loss to tax payers alone.
In ruined pavement and wrecked
sewers. will run into the hundreds
Of thousands, city officials est.
mated.
For hours telegraph and ligh.
facilities appeared beyond imnle.
date repair but temporary service
was restored after scores of extra
workers had been pressed into duty.
Some streets we've impossible ex.
cept with boats.
Police Commissioners Frank H.
Croul sent orders to policemen Oh
duty to use their own judgment IN
protecting the lives of citizens. This
was made necessary by reports tina.
indignant motorists, unable to real
ize the extent of die storm damage
were insisting on blowing their
ways through inundated districts al
the risk of their lives.
Sixty automobiles were trapped in
one section and their drivers forced
to spend the entire night in theic
cars. Taxicab companies refused to
answer calls during the night
among the auto factories forced
to shut down temporarily were the
Ford Highland Park plant, Hudson
Motors, Chrysler Motors, Con-
ttaental Motors and Packard MotoS
Car Company.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-01
MUSEUM WILL GET
WORLD FLIGHT PLANE.

The airpane Chicago, one of
those machines which went round
the world, was today ordered placed
in Smithsonian Institute.
Orders for its transfer from
Dayton, Ohio, to Washington, we-e
issued by Acting Secretary Of
War Davis.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-01
BAPTIST YOUNG PEOPLE
AT BEACH ON OUTING

The Baptist Young Peoples Union
is holding it's annual outing today
at Chesapeake Beach with more
than 1000 in attendance. Twenty
four local chapters are participant
ing.
Many Government employees will
join the excursionists on the after
noon trains. The committee in
charge of arrangements Is com
posed of John Ruthven, president
OF the union, chairman; Mrs. Fred
Braugh, w. w. st. Clair and
Thomas r. Wilson.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-01
MAJOR SULLIVAN VISITS
DISTRICT OFFICIALS

Surrounded by solicitous friends
in the District building late yester-
day, Major Daniel Sullivan, sup
erintendent of police, said that he
hoped to be back on the job again
the early part of the coming
week.
Major Sullivan visited the offic-
ials of the District government
and his own office, where acting
chief Charles A. Evans has been
superintendent during his absence.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-01
MARY HAY NOT TO SUE
RICHARD BARTHELMASS

NEW YORK, Aug. Even
though estranged, Miss Mary Hay,
dancer and actress, declared today,
following her return from Europe,
that she has no intention of suing
her husband, Richard Barthelmess,
for divorce.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-01
Matador Cored by Bull

VALENCIA, Aug. Manuel
Martinez, the matador, was under
a physicians care today after be-
ing seriously gored by the seventh
bull in the ring here.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-16
ADDITIONAL CLUBS
oRPHEoN SOCIETY TO

oRPHEoN SOCIETY TO
GIVE CONCERT
The orpheon society will appear IN
ltA first concert in the Chamber Of
Commerce auditorium on Wednesday
evening. February IS, az s:ib o'clock
The program follows;
NJ Edwin FairbouFn. director.
9rs Thso u. Callahan. accompaniHia
,.I,f..y fIfss' ............ss... Erhumann
fnrtssp,si solos Mrs. l. 4. Smith, Nrs
Atbsrlina Essss Wood. SIZES Ruby
Gilman.
.,wsndsfer's Evening Song Ruhsusiein
''nshiHd the lattice stt...r chadwick
orpheon Society
Natures Alteration t,'t .H'ethoNrn
''psrcsuss' from ''Mlrnon'.... Ihema,
Where 'sr rau walk .t.tar,ts Handel
Mr. Robert Norton, baritone.
''couvisn partir" sst,.....-ss bonlse'ii
10y Of the Morning Harriet Wave
.-ro ~. Gun ...tst-...ssss. Curran
Mics GLADYS Nourin. sophAno.
csntHtA-"A Legend Of uranada"
,..........,....... Henry Hhdlsy
Fs,ima. Mrs winifred johnson Nelson:
IIsrnAndss Robsr; Norton.
words BY Ethel watts Mumf9rd.
C~phsou Society
lNrMfflhNFftNN ~ ~
.sAfy Heart IL Weary" treri,suvc and
and air from "SadrschidH" .,s.
....,....., A. Corning Thomas
Mis- puby Gilman. contralto.
y,s MONTGOMERY Lynch ht the plano.
s,Its IN Tears That Soweth" .iiillcr
Mrs Paul y Mhekie and chorus.
"a June Day ...s.s,..s.'..s .C0oubs
"A IIongIouR Romance" --....' Hhdley
orpheon Society
The executive board OF the elub IN
eluass Nrs Frederick W Graham,
president. Mrs Theo. u Callahan. nrt
vice presidents MrH. James ~. l1nion.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-16
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