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The Washington times., 1925-09-17
PLAN Of ROTC
PROMOTIONS
MADE
6Oth Division Provides System
of Advancement for
Graduates

All second lieutenants of the
Eightieth Division, organized re-
serves, have received information
from the division headquarters
relative to promotion in the reserve
corps, relating to graduates OF the
r. o. T. c. units of the various
colleges and universities.
!. 1t is provided that graduata OF
the r. o. T. c. unit. who is a re-
serve officer holding the grade Of
second lieutenant. may, within five
certificate of capacity for promo.
ton to the next higher grade and
be exempt from the written exami-
nation and practical test for GER
ttficate OF capacity.
During peace time q reserve Of
ficer will be promoted IL he holds
la certificate Of capacity, and there
is a vacancy in the grade and sec
ton in the corps area, branch or
activity allotment made by the War
Department under the procure
ment objective Of the War Depart.
Ement general mobilization plan, and
that he shall have served a mini
mum time in grade in any com
ponent branch Of the Army OF the
| United States or in the Federally
recognized National Guard, or both
as second lieutenant for two years
HEADQUARTERS Of the Eightieth
Division has requested that The
Washington Times point out to the
local reserve officers that at the
present time there are many vacan'
cies in the grade of first lieutenant,
which have to be filled by promo
ton from the grade of second lieu
tenant
The Washington times., 1925-09-17
COUNTY s ROAD
BONDS SELL
QUICKLY !.
Baltimore Firm Takes Mont
gomery securities-Tax
Asked for Park

ROCKVILLE, Sept. 1.-THE Mont
gomery county commissioners nave
sold to j. A. w. Iglehart & Co, OF
Baltimore. the entire issue OF $58,O0O
in bonds for the Improvement OF the
road from Laytonsville to Woodfield.
The bid was $1O2.1297, which made
the bonds bring $59.233.23.
The other bidders. all y Ba!tl-
more, and their bids were: John r.
Baer & Co., $101.821; Weilapp'Bur-
ton & Co., $101.6511 and Townsend;
Scott & Son. Baker. Watt Co.. and
Nelson. Cook & Co., joint bidders,
SOL SIT.
The bonds bear interest at the
are in denominations of $1,000 each.
Two win be redeemed each year un.
til and including 1943. after which
three will be paid annually until
the entire issue is Cancelled.
Ten percent Of the cost of re-
deeming the bonds will be raised by
private subscription, so per cent
will be paid by the county and 4O'
per cent by Laytonsville district, in
which the two mile to be improved
wholly lie.
J. H. Elidridge, of the Citizens
~ VI al NJ az
peared before the county commits
sioners and urged the commission
ers to levy special tax against
all real and personal property Of
the subdivision tn raise funds. no!
20 exceed $2,700, for the laying OF
a sidewalk along one side of Michi-
gan avenue, the principal thorough
fare He presented a petition i'll
which a large majority of the tax
payers expressed the wish that such
q tax be levied. The commission.
ers referred the matter to their
attorneys, Talbot & Prettyman.
To adopt a constitution and by
laws and to transact other business
OF Importance, the Rockville Cham
Der of Commerce will hold meet
ing at the Montgomery Country
club, Rockville, st O'Clock tomor
row evening.
Three valuable Belgian police
puppies were recently stolen from
the premises of George Gumbell
Chevy Chase, and after investiga
ton by Deputy Sheriff Stanley Gin
| CELL and washington police, Lester
.KluG and Aubrey Charles Robinson
the latter colored, were arrested In
Washington and charged with the
| theft. Klug was committed to jai
and Robinson released on bond
| The puppies, which are valued a
! $50 each. were recovered.
The Washington times., 1925-09-17
RELIC HUNTERS
MAY FACE
JURY
Vandalism Following Shenan'
doah Crash Brings
Legal Inquiry

DAYTON, Ohio. Sept. 17.-That
the Federal grand jury will inves-
tigate charges of vandalism by SOU
yenir hunters. who visited the scene
of the Shenandoah crash at Ava.
Ohio. when it convenes in Columbus
next Monday, was announced today
nv Haveth E. Mau. United States
District Attorney, who stopped over
here en- route to Columbus.
District Attorney Mau has dis
patched Colonel Simon Ross. one OF
his assistants. to Caldwell. Ohio. to
work with the Department OF JUS
tice agents in gathering evidence
to be presented to the grand jury.
The Washington times., 1925-09-17
Notions

so Packages Paper Diapers.
10 to a package. Regularly
Csc. Special. a pack. 10O
age.
200 Pairs Fancy Round
Carriers. Ribbon covered
elastic. trimmed with bow.
All colors. Values soc, 75c
and $1.00. Special, Q0N
pair go. -.
cord uro y-covered Coat
Hangers, in bright colors.
Regularly CSC each. CSN
Special, 2 for. ....... ~
Cleanup Elastic Girdles.
from 3 to 7 inches wide
About so in assortment. soc
to $1.00 values. Spe- CEO
cial, each. @O
About 100 Dress Innings.
All long-waist styles with
belts. Assorted sizes and
materials. Special, OE0
each. ...........
Kann's-Street Floor
The Washington times., 1925-09-17

Doesn't hurt one bit! Drop
little "Freezone" on an aching
corn. instantly that corn stops hurt
ing, then shortly you lift it right
off with fingers.
Your druggist sells a tiny bottle
Of "Freezone' for q few cents. sur
ficient to remove every hard corn,
soft corn, or corn between the toes,
and the foot calIuses. without sore
ness or irritation.
The Washington times., 1925-09-17
Dresses

About $50 Printed Crepes
and a few Tub Silk Dresses,
in a variety of color COM
binations, figured, bordered
and striped patterns. A
good assortment of sizes.
Originally $14.98. C10 OK
Friday ......
IA Handmade Imported
Dresses, chiefly voiles, in,
light colors only, in a good
range of sizes. Originally
SO to $12.95. Fri &c ~
day, each @VV~
rs Dresses, of Jap crepe,
wash broadcloth, mohrane,
in plain and striped designs,
tailored styles, with hand
drawnwork trimmings and
Irish Picot edges. Also
some with pipings Of white.
Good range Of sizes and col
ors. Formerly $8.95 Cd 90
to SO. Choice, each W'~"
The Washington times., 1925-09-17
Umbrellas

-Women's and Misses Sun
and Rain Practical Umbrel-
las, 10-rib style. Good as
sortment Of handles of am
ber-tone or carved wood 10
match the materials. Regu-
larly $3.50. Spe- CD %
cial. each ...... W@eOo
Kann's--Street Floor.
Corsets, Girdles, etc.
IA C.B corsets, samples,
lace.baek or girdle styles.
$3.50 to $500 val @O 20
ues. Special at -. UAssO
10 H. & w. Girdles. of
fancy figured materials.
Elastic sides. Long over
hip. $500 values. Ct ID
Special. each .. UA
-42 Redfern ACorsets, of
pink brocade. Elastic tops.
Long lines. $1,000 Cd OK
value. Special, each Ux'OO
-15 Stylish Stout Corsets,
elastic tops. Heavily boned.
$1,000 values. Spe- &C OK
cial, each ........ VOeOo
Kann's-Second Floor.
The Washington times., 1925-09-17
THE PRESIDENTS
ENGAGEMENTS

$3.50 a. m.-Assistant Secre.
tary of War Davis.
1000 a. m.-F. C.. Hicks,
Alien Property Custodian.
1915 a. m.-WiIlis j. Abbott.
1920 q. m.-DOctOr l.. 8.
Rowe.
1880 a. mo-. e. Bradfute.
President of the American
Farm Bureau Federation.
11:O0 q. m.-Aircraft Board.
I D. m.-Lunch to members
of the Aircraft Board.
The Washington times., 1925-09-17
Ensembles and
Tailored Suits

- Ensemble Suits, in tan
and green, Is and 38 in.
size. Formerly G1O N
$2s. Special. each WA
q similar styles. sizes 16
and 10. Formerly co on
$3.50. Friday. each sUO'01
Girls Ensemble Suit, in
rose flannel; plaid dress; 10
year size. Formerly. GR M
$10.95. Friday. -. UOeV
p Green Ensemble Suits
for 12-year sizes. Both have
a cotton crepe
dress. Were $10.95 G. M
Friday. eacf .... WOsVD
30 Tailore Suits, in wom-
ems and isses' sizes, 16
to So. Formerly $1,000 to
sss.76. Friday " Price
liz PONCE assemble Suits,
two-piece d els.
Were $5.s5 iday. 60 90
each -. 80. UA'o1
Kann's- Id Floor.
The Washington times., 1925-09-17
Small Lots of Ready-tO-Wear
Broken Sizes-One of a Kind, Etc.
Kann's-second Floor


80 Wash Dresses, includ.
ing printed wolfe, batiste,
embroidered wolfe, all suit
able for school or home
wear, in dark and light col
orings. Sizes IS and 10, 36
and 3s. Formerly CT 90
$s.99 to IS. At. each
SO Tub Dresses. including
rayon striped fabrics, nov
city materials; embroidered
dotted voiles, ETC., made in
attractive styles in a good
range of sizes. Regular s.
to $685. values. co 90
Friday, each 1880. SV
Girls Coats
Navy Twill Coats, two in
10-year, five in 12-year sizes,
one ID; were
$12,s5. Friday. 81 o.
each .............
q Navy Blue Serge Coats.
in 10 and IL year sizes.
Were $1,000. Fri QS 0lA
day, each ........ O'o
The Washington times., 1925-09-17
Mill Lengths Of
s2-In. Ginghans
18c Yd.

Good lengths, fresh,
clean merchandise, in
the new fall patterns,
including checks, plain
colors. and plaids.
Included with this
lot of mill lengths Of
dress ginghams, are
remnants from our
own stock, a m on g
them are ginghanos,
plain and fig ure d
wolfe s. and many
o t h err s, the same
grades which we Of
fered last Friday at
25c a yard. Tomor-
row at 18c a yard.
Kann's-Street Floor
The Washington times., 1925-09-17
- Busy Corner Specials -
Sligo Silk Hose
S1.39 Pr.

Full fashioned Chit
fon Silk Hose, with
4-ihch garter welt.
Clear. sheer and per-
feet, in the good col
ors. Sizes S15 to 10.
Street Floor
The Washington times., 1925-09-17
89c Turkish
Bath Mats
69c Ea.

Size 22x37-inch,
good heavy weight,
in solid colors of
pink, blue, gold, and
white.
Street Floor
The Washington times., 1925-09-17
Silk Dresses rd III s Styles
At $5.95

something take the place OF the summer
frock just and
these INEXPENSIVE models will Just right They san
chimes jacquard 16 and - and Women
sizes SO to 49,
Kanns-
The Washington times., 1925-09-17
Writing Paper
Csc Box

Linen and Fancy
Finished Writin g
Paper, in white and
pretty colors. Some
of the boxes have
g oil d /. e d s g d cards
also.
Street Floor
The Washington times., 1925-09-17
$500 to $4,000
Red Cedar Chests
$3.50

Genuine Red Cedar
Chests, the Lane"
make. Strongly con-
structed and fitted
with look, key and
cedar handles, AZ to
48 inches long.
Third Floor
The Washington times., 1925-09-17
Stamped Dresses
69c Ea.

-Women's Dresses
S t a m p e d on good
quality bingham. in
rose, blue and gold
stripes. Simple. DC
signs. Sizes SO to
20.
Fourth Floor
The Washington times., 1925-09-17

The size given is
before h e m m l n s .
They are made from
good quality sheet.
ing. are free from
filling. and ample
size for double beds,
Street Floor
The Washington times., 1925-09-17
Soap and Pail
Combination
soc Complete

-10-quart Galvan-
lied Water Pail and
6 Bars of Mascot
Laundry Soap Of
fere1 Friday at this
very special price.
Third Floor
The Washington times., 1925-09-17
Hard Candies
23c Lib.

A delicious assert
ment of Hard Can
dies in nearly every
flaw or imaginable,
peppermint. cloves,
fruits, ETC.; nice and
fresh.
Street Floor
The Washington times., 1925-09-17

-Messaline MILDLY
Ties, in black, navy
blue, cardinal, and
a few white. Very
pretty to wear with
sports dresses and
suits.
Street Floor
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-21
JUDGE AUSTIN
is DEAD
Aged Justice Passes Away
at Home Wednesday

Judge Charles @. Austin. justice
Of the peace. died at his home. B4s
2gth ave. wednesday October u.
lie was 10 years 81 age, After
many years Of service on tho
King county bench. the judge was
forced to retire on account OF fail
ing health.
Judge Austin was native Of
Cleveland, o.. coming West in 1871.
70 wallH Walla. where he wag a
prominent figure IN the grain mar
kct Of that region In 1892 he was
elected TO the state legislature and
acrvcd two sessions lie had lived
In Seattle since 1890
He was prominent In lodge and
other activities In Seattle. being
member Of Seattle lodge. No. %. y.
r o. f.. Ionic lodge, No 90, +. and
A. NJ. Pomcruy chapter No. 10. 4.
A. NJ. Seattle commnndcry No, 2.
X r.. Nile temple. A. A. o. VI. s..
Post No. !. @. A. X, ara other civil
war organizations He served In
the most important battles Of the
civil war.
Iic Is survived by his widow.
Emily L.. t,yo sons, ward. OF Seat.
Tic and n A. Austin. Of Los An.
gcIes. and q daughter. Mrs. Victor |.
Hahn. OF Skag-yny Alaska,
F'uncul services viii be held from
mortuary. Saturday,
October e. al l p. m.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-21
CITY IMPROVEMENTS FOR
YEAR TOTAL 7 R!ELl- IONS
Local District Taxes Finance Vast Bulk Of
New Paving, Streets and Sewers

From January TO October Seattle,
thru contract labor. has built but ono
local Improvement by bond issue
the Montlako bridge.
During tho same time Seattle tax.
payers have financed. with some
municipal aid enough sidewalks. u
laid end to end along tho Duyull
highway, 20 reach from here to Mon.
roe.
II has laid enough paving TO reach
from Seattle to Buckley, and IT'S
done enough grading to put in a new
road 10 Snoqualmic. Snohomish or
Puynllup.
Water mains put in in the past o
months II hooked up end 10 end in
a straight line. would carry n stream
Of pure cold Cedar river wnter clcnr
out 20 Everett from the Volunteer
park reservoir.
And that's only part Of tho
work planned by the city engineer
and executed by contract thru the
bonrd Of public works on petitions
submitted to tho council by proper
~ owners.
Four and nlnotcnths miles Of now
street lighting Of the most ultra.
modern type hive been installed.
chief Of which ia the now FIFTH
ave. illumination using ripple
glass" globes
Rippleglnss is clenr with n rippled
effect which diffuscs tho light rays
(Turn TO Page a. Column ~
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-21
BY Leland Hannum

WITH two months to 30. Seattle
w is rounding out tho biggest
year in the history Of It's local i'm
provcmcnts and Developments
BY midnight, December 81, 1926.
this municipality will have gained,
In the ~ months Of the dying year,
III. T. D." works costing possibly
$1,000 900. according TO J. y. Black
well, city engineer.
Local Improvement districts are
those formed where taxpayers them
selves demand improvements thru
petitions and pay for them by local
assessments against the abutting
and benefited property.
In the first 10 months OF this
yenr. figures compiled by Blackwell
SHOW, there have been more side
walks laid, more grading done, more
pavemcnts installed md 80 times MS
much ncw street lighting systems
put In as last year
Last yenr's total cost Of local de-
yelopmcnts. such ns these, was 90
OGi.17G.8G. IT'S true Semitic hasn't
quite come UP TO tho 1924 figures
ON watermnlns and Bcwers, but
Blackwell declared Wednesday That
"Tnorc's enough contrnct work
laid out 10 be finished before New
Years day to run the Expenditures
from one-half 10 whole million
above the 1924 total cost"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-21
MAY DIE FROM
FALL OFF CAR
Trolley Conductor Topples
to Pavement

Falling over the side OF the rear
platform Of his street car at Boylston
ave. and Pine ST.. late Tuesday night.
Robert f. McGonigle, 81. conductor
on the Mount Baker park car line.
was perhaps fatally injured. He was
in the city hospital, unconscious and
suffering from a fractured skull.
Wednesday.
The street car had come TO a stop
at the street corner when passen.
ger saw McGonigle lean over the side
Of the platform as tho he had tainted
and topple into the street. He struck
his head on the pavement as he fell.
The motorman, Charles Albright, in.
vestigated when he failed TO receive
the starting signal. and found Nc.
Gonigle.
At the city hospital Il was said the
injured man WAS in critical condi.
ton and little hope is held for his
recovery
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-21

I EANtNG her homo and relatives
IL three weeks ago with the intcn-
ton Of visiting friends In Tacoma.
Mis- Grace Hays, "a, graduate nurse,
has vanished completely. her mother,
Misa Grace Hays. 20, graduate nurse,
ave, told the police Wednesday.
The mystery Of the young wom-
ans disappearance is heightened by
the fact that she never arrived at
the homo OF her Tacoma friends
and has not boon secn by anyone who
knew her, since she left her homo
in Seattle.
I'm tired OF Seattle" the girl told
her mother before shc loft. Il want
a change Of work. I'm going TO
Tacoma visit for n week or so.
and then look for work over there. Z"
Mrs. l.. l.. DIN. Of Tacoma. told
police In that city "Wednesday that
Miss Hays had planned TO visit her
on October 2, but that shc did not
arrive.
Mrs Hays wrote to hor daughter,
but was not alarmed when she re-
colved no reply Finally she wrote
TO the family with whom she sup
posed her daughter waS stopping.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-21

They answered that ,hc girl Ind not
been there.
The mother believes that some
harm has befallcn her daughter. A
complete check OF all hospitals in
Tacoma was made Tuesday night,
but the girl was not working nj any
OF them she was graduated re.
Gently from the Firlands sanitarium
near Seattle, and has been a practlc-
ing nurse since,
Tho Seattle police are cooperating
with Tacoma officers In search for
tho young woman. with her family.
she came TO tho Northwest from
Montana some time ago.
Mrs, Ann Jaken. sister OF the
missing girl, stated "Wednesday
morning that she did not think the
girl was lost. She stated that her
sister was not In tho habit of cor
responding.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-21

"If by chance sou should ever
meet the honorable sheriff. say
hello 20 him for me aud toll him
l am still wearing shoes In tho
daytime and may send him ono Of
the paper guns We used on septsm.
Der U.s. Richardson
The letter was dated October 10
and wa. mailed from the terminal
postoffiee
Sheriff Starwleh and his chief Dep.
uty William Consy. examined the
letter and compared It closely to love
notes written ny Richardson TO his
sweetheart while he was In jnii.
They announced their belief that
tho letter was genuine Later they
decided there was considerable room
for doubt. Characteristic differences
we're found in the curl os tho capital
II" and the upper loop Of the letter
'sf''
The letter as whole, however,
very closely resembles Richardson's
handwriting and Siarvich believes Il
possible that he Is the author
That Richardson Is in tho city.
s'arwich has no doubt Tho hunt
for the fugitive viii be taken up with
the letter as new clue. he said.
The notes which the fugitive wrote
to his sweetheart wcrr smuggled
from the county fail by Grocsryman
Morgan. They referred ondearingiy
70 the girl ns Honey" and "Daddy'a
Girl"
Richardson signed himself Your
Daddy Floyd"
ono Of the notes urged the girl TO
pas Morgan Tor grocery bill and
spoke Of surprise Richardson had
in store for her.
Remnant and Detective Captain
w. H. Kent compared tho hand.
writing on the penciled scrnwl 10
Richardson's signature on his po-
lice records and found the two
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-21
WOMAN Gre tied MYSTERY
ATTACKS, POLICE Believe
Detectives Say Circumstances Point to "Sym-
pathy Play" by Mrs Harder

pELlEF that Mrs. Carl Harder,
- victim" OF three mysterious at.
tncks in her apartment at the Mel.
rose, 1920 Melrose ave, was her
own assailant in each of the af.
fairs, was voiced openly by police
detectives after night of investi.
cation, Wednesday.
The woman, after receiving treat.
ment nt the city hospital Tuesday,
after tho latest smuggling" return.
cd to her home. now desolate since
her husband left her.
According TO the findings of Dc.
toctive w. A. Fuller in his report
TO Chief Of Detectives Charles Ton.
nnnt, Mrs Harder when found un.
conscious in her apartment, was
tied around the feet with n piece
OF cord. The cord was wound
loosely around her ankles and
could easily have been removed,
as Mrs, Harder's hands were not
tod.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-21

a cloth had been bound around
her mouth, but as her hands were
free, Mrs, Harder could have re.
moved this also, An open gas Jet
was pouring gas into the room. but
the door was ajar allowing fresh
air to get into the room.
In each of the three instances
where the woman has been tied
up, no one but herself has ever seen
the mysterious man, altho other
persons have been near.
She declared that another woman,
jealous of her husband. had hired
the mystery man to tic her up and
drive her out of town" Harder,
she says, left her last "Wednesday.
She has n 16year.old daughter,
Viola, a student at Queen Anne
high school.
Detective Fuller told Chief Ten.
nnnt that It was his opinion that
Mrs, Harder tied herself up 60 ere.
ate sympathy.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-21
And the Court
Room Echoed:
"Raspberries'

EDAsPBERRIESr said attor
IL neys for the Henry Fisher
Canning company. Wednesday.
"Raspberries!" echoed attor-
neys for the American Finance
& Commerce Co.
'Raspberriesr' concluded hiz-
zoner, w. p. Brown. sitting as
relief judge in disputed claims
court. -Four hundred forty.one
cases Of them held by the finance
company as collateral security
on valid claim of s4,042.s7
They may be sold TO satisfy the
claim"
Raspberry" said the deputy
court clerk as he entered the rec.
ord In his journal.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-21

Today is your chancel See that the public gets
Just as good representation!
The meeting will be at A p m. in the courtroom
ofJudge Calvin Hail. chairman of the coal commits
sion. This is on the fourth floor of the ctycounty
building.
Sitting with Judge Hall will be Capt. A. A.
Paysse secretary of the Seattle Dairy Council, and
Frank Hull, assistant manager Of the Olympic ho-
tel, other members Of the commission.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-21
TAX CUTS
Will. Be
ISSUE!
Democrat Campaign
to Urge No Pay
ment on $4,000
by PAUL H. MiIION
I nited Press staff Correspondent

tAAfN q if@N NAtll N"ftfNibidfnt
NIAsHINGToN. Oct sl-Con.
w gresslonaI democratic leaders
today took up the cry for repeal OF
taxes on incomes Of lees than S..
900 a year with the purpose Of
making ii one of their chicg .Saue
against The administration N mex,
years congressional elections
Somewhat disorEauizcd since their
defeat in last years presidential
campaign. the democrats have ap.
rarcntly gotten together aeamt rrc
feature OF the new Mellon plan
which would continue iaxcs upon
the little fellow"
Representatives Garner. ranking
minority member OF tins house
why's and means committee, win Of.
fer to the committee his proposal
for elimination Of taxes upon an
incomes OF married men under s..
600 ana single men under $4,000 as
q substitute for the Mellon PROPOSE.
ton.
n Garner is voted down in com
mittec ne will carry his fight TO tho
floor or the house and senate.
The Mellon plan. ms announced by
the United Press yesterday. cnntcm
plates reductions so that tho present
normal tax brackets % ., and
per cent would be reduced to !.
and per cent. The Mellon rates
would apply I per cent 10 incomes
Of $4,000 and lcss per cent on the
next $4,000 and per cent over
81 900,
Sur.taS rates suggested by the sec.
rotary OF the treasury would provide
a graduated scale from per cent
on $4,000 incomes 20 20 per cent on
MI over $4,000