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The Washington times., 1925-06-03
Tax Cut May Solve
Menace To Tax
Free Bonds

The Federal Governments
drive to obtain a constitutional
amendment by which the issu-
ance of tax-exempt securities
could be regulated, is at least
partially responsible for the an
nual billion dollar boost of these
issuances.
Officials pointed out that
State and other levying bodies
which had the power to issue
tax-empt securities, fearing
Constitutional amendment, are
going the limit on these bonds
in order to make local improve
ments. OF this class of bonds
nearly $14,O0O,0O0,00O are out
standing.
This issued of tax-exempt Sc
curities is regarded as one of
the primary causes for the high
taxes which must be met by the
public for State, county and
municipal expenses.
The Treasury plans to beat
the tax-eXempt security menance
ty recommending lowered taxes
on high incomes that will make
these bonds less attractive to in
vestorS.
The Washington times., 1925-06-03
ARMY RELIEF SOCIETY
TO GIVE GARDEN PARTY

A garden party will be given by
Washington Branch No. 2, Army
Keller Society, at Soldiers Home,
from to 10 o'clock next Saturday.
The society is an organization of
army officers and their wives which
extends aid to widows and orphans
Of officers and enlisted men. Mrs.
Coolidge is a patroness and will
send flowers. Other patronesses in.
clude Mrs. Charles G.. Dawes Mrs
John w. Weeks, Mrs. Dwight F..
Davis, Mrs. Frederick D. Grant,
Mrs: Tasker H. Bliss and the wives
OF all general officers on the active
llst now stationed in Washington.
The program includes a concert
ny the Army band. a competitive
orlll pV BOY Scout troops, dancing
in the family hall and horseback
rides for children. Supper will be
served at 5 o'clock
The Washington times., 1925-06-03
KING GIRL HELD
SANE BY MD.
! AL|EN|ST
State Commission of Mental
Hygiene Finds Baby
Slayer Normal

Elizabeth King, who slew her two
newborn infants at her home near
Bethesda, has been pronounced
sane by Doctor Arthur p. Herring,
Maryland State Commissioner of
Mental Hygiene.
The King girl was found guilty
Of the crime by a jury at Rock
vile more than a month ago. She
was sentenced to ten years in the
Maryland State House of Correction
The sentence imposed upon the
girl aroused a number Of welfare
workers and. clergymen, including
the Right Reverend James e. Free
man, Bishop of Washington. A pro-
test against the 'ten-year sentence
was lodged with Governor Ritchie,
that the girl be turned over to one
Of the institutions for girls in the
vicinity OF Washington.
In his report to Governor
Ritchie. Doctor Herring declared
feeble-minded. He wrote that he
had made inquiries concerning both
the Florence Crittenton Home and
the Letha Watts Memorial Uni
versity. which had been recon-
mended as homes for the girl. He
said he is OF the opinion they
would not be as desirable as the
Montrose School.
Governor Richie said he had
not decided what to do in the
matter.
The Washington times., 1925-06-03
GEORGE WASHINGTON U.
TRUSTEES ARE ELECTED

stephen E. Kramer and Doctor
William Bruce King were elected
to the board of trustees Of George
Washington University at a meet.
ing Of the board held at the Cos
mos Club today.
Mr.. Kramer is the alumni repre-.
sentative. He has served in a sim.
liar capacity before. Doctor King
is also member of long standing
on the board. President William
Mather Lewis announced tie ap-
pointment OF Doctor :oIvin Mac
1enzie Mackall as professor of
chemistry, to take effect at once.
Doctor Mackall has been identified
with st. Johns College, of An.
napolis. Nd, for the 44ast two
years.
Class day exercises Were held on
the university campus this morn
ing. Doctor Harry Ehicrson Eos.
dick. of New York. arrived here
today. He will be the principal
speaker at tonight's commence
men. exercises at the Washington
Auditorium.
The Washington times., 1925-06-03
NJ MQN), OF.
\. !. Y.LISTS
TRAFFIC.;
CRIMES
Magistrate Opens Meeting Of
Committee on Highway Safe
Raps Speed Maniacs

Jail sentences for automobilists
convicted Of driving while drunk
were urged here by Chief Magis-
trate William MacAdoo, Of New
York, when he opened meeting
Of the committee on enforcement
Of the national conference on
street and highway safety today
at the Department Of Commerce.
MacAdOo advocated heavy fines
for all traffic vioIators and that
authority be given judges to sls-
pend or revoke auto licenses.
Catalogues Traffic Crimes.
Recommendation of the commit
tee win be put before the National
Conference to be held here In De-
cember.
Better methods OF bringing about
enforcement of traffic laws in an
effort to reduce Americas heavy
death rate from highway accidents
were considered.
'"The persistently reckless and
careless driver should be deprived
of use of public highways" MacAdoo
declared. Suspension or revoca
ton OF auto licenses is the greatest
club within the power OF the al-
thorities to bring about law obser-
walton.
I'm my opinion many drivers pre-
fer the work house to loss Of
their licenses. .
MacAdoo cataloged three traffic
crimes as inexcusable:
Reckless driving.
Leaving the scene Of an accident
without Identification.
Driving while intoxicated.
FavOrs Police School.
For conviction Of any one of
these charges, MacAdoo declared
that the traffic court should have
no option except imposition Of a
substantial fine or term Of i'm
pEisonnent.
The Washington times., 1925-06-03
T 0UN TA|VS
DENIED To
CHILDREN
Water Shortage Responsible.
Fire Hose Plan Also
Abandoned

The last chance for Washington
children to bathe and wade this
summer in the municipal fountains
went a-glimmering today when the
District Commissioners took steps
to avert a water shortage.
For the past few weeks the foun-
tains have been turned on for the
first time since the war.
Many Used Fountains.
The big fountains at Union sta.
ton plaza have been especially at
tractive to the children, and as
many as score of them at time
could be seen, splashing about
there.
The plan Of having firemen at
the fire engine houses bring out a
hose at a certain hour every day
and drench. youngsters was advo-
Gated and seriously considered. This
proposal was knocked into a cooked
hat by the order OF the Commits.
SAOnCAS Lndls SOSCAuSSs Oh IAESdCSUeu
water shortage, the fountains be
shut off and the fire hose plan be
abandoned.
Rock Creek Polluted.
And SO, as result of the closing
Of the Bathing Beach, Washington
children must swelter in a hot sun
or take their chances in the Po.
tomac. Wading and bathing in
Rock Creek is forbidden because of
the polluted condition Of the water
The fire hose plan was suggested
by Watson B. Miller, of the Amer.
lean Legion, in accordance with
the plan followed in other cities,
notably New York.
There are many small pools or
basins surrounding the fountains in
our public parks, and some ar
rangement should be effected so
that at certain periods each week
day; the youngsters might in light
clothing or bathing suits, romp in
and out OF these shallow pools
under paternal police supervision,
Captain Watson said
Rudolph FOvOred Plan
Commissioner Rudolph and Act.
ing Engineer Commissioner Wheeler
Dotn declared themselves as highly
In favor Of the plan, but said that
in view Of the threatened water
shortage, it could not be done this
summer unless the use Of water
falls off materially, which Is hard
-ly likely.
However, there is still a possible
chance that the water NAV not be
turned off altogether in the various
parks, and in that event, 1t is
thought that Colonel Clarence o.
Sherill, superintendent of public
buildings and grounds, will allow
the youngsters to use the pools.
Although Colonel Sheriff. will not
return to his office until the early
part of next week. 1t was stIted
at his office today that he would
probably offer no objection to such
a plan.
The Washington times., 1925-06-03
$4,000 ORGAN
To BE READY
NEXT WEEK
|Auditorium's Fine instrument
Will Be Dedicated With I
Concert by Composer

The giant pipe organ which will
grace the new Washington Audi
torium will be dedicated on tho
night of June 10. Archer Gibson,
widely known New York organfst
and composer, will preside at the
console on that night.
The building of the big $50 900
organ has been awaited with some.
thing like anxiety, not only by
Washington musicians, but by
music lovers from every section of
the country.
When the directors Of the Wash.
ington Auditorium Corporation de-
cided the auditorium was to have
a large organ. W. s. COrby was
selected chairman of the organ com
mittee.
The committee determined that
washington must not only have
one of the very large pipe organs
of the country as to size, but the
first and uppermost aim must be
that this organ should be the finest,
most artistic and scientifically de-
veloped instrument toneally that has
ever been produced.
His Life Achievement.
L.
the specifications. and M. p. Moller,
of Hagerstown, was awarded the
bid to build the organ.
1t so happened that Mr.. Moller
was completing his fiftieth year OF
business, and he assured the organ
committee his concern would turn
out an organ that he himself would
deem his crowning achievement OF
q half century.
The organ will have 100 stops,
comparable to a symphony orchss-
ira of 100 pieces. There will be
approximately 5000 speaking pipes,
the largest of which is 80 feet long
and OF a diameter large enough to
permit a man to crawl inside.
The organ will have seven dis
tincts divisions-solo. swell. choir,
great, echo, ancillary and pedal
organs, all controlled from a four
manual console and pedals.
The Washington times., 1925-06-03
4 UNDER BOND
IN NATTACK ON
AUTO|ST
Men Are Accused of Beating
Victim in Row Over
Right of Way

Four men We're arraigned in Po-
lice Court today on a charge of
assaulting Albert F.. Stouffle, 500
Carroll avenue, Takoma Park, dur,
ing an argument over the right of
way on Georgia avenue. They were
each held in ST 900 bond for fur
ther hearing June IL.
Stouffle is in Emergency Hospital
in a serious condition. He has not
regained consciousness, physicians
say.
The men charged with slugging
Stouffle are Theodore Raines and
Lawrence Waters, of Takoma Park;
Arthur B. Purvis, 1851 H street
northeast, and Leroy B. Harom,
3406 p street northwest.
Harom succeeded in obtaining
bond money, but the others were
sent to Jail in default of bond.
According to the police, the alter
cation arose when Stouffle attempt
ed to pass a coupe containing the
four prisoners. The quartet Jump
ed" Stouffle and, according to wit
nesses, left him unconscious in the
street.
Policemen l.. G. Miller and r. E.
Hardy and Precinct Detective NJ.
Gilfoyle arrested the accused men.
The Washington times., 1925-06-03
ARMY OFFICERS
ARE GIVEN NEW POSTS

Army orders issued by the War
Department today Included the fol-
lowing:
Captain Gersun Cronander, now
on duty at Fort Riley, Kan, de-
tailed as instructor Of the Ken
lucky National Guard at Hopkins
vile.
on duty at Fort LeaVenwOrth. Kan,
detailed as instructor Of the
Louisiana National Guard at New
Orleans.
Captain Walter p. O'Brien. now
on duty as instructor Of the Ar
kansas National Guard at Little
Rock, oFderyd to Fort Omaha, Eeb.
The Washington times., 1925-06-03
HIGHER EDUCATION.

The opinion IL quite prevalent that
OuF modern colleges
Seem tn cram the students mind
with i6ms and with OIOgiea;
That Professors impress on plastic
brains not the wisdom Of the sages
But are mOdernistS who attack and
leave unOolved the questions Of the
You'll hear these college graduates
debate and simplify
That nothing is, and nothing's NOT.
and everthing's q lie;
That we all are but tailIess apes
made so by evolution.
Who repOse In our family trees, and
descent IL the solution.
"But we need more religion In the
schools" 1s the clePGy'S cry,
So by observing spiritual law we're
safer when we die.
But the wise young men and women
seem to have q fixed intention.
To find new thrills while on earth
and patent the invention.
OLD SOCKS.
The Washington times., 1925-06-03
NEAR-RIOT CAUSED AS
WOMAN RESlSTS ARREST

While attempting to resist ar
rest last night at 331 Virginia ave-
nue. southwest, Tillsy Moten, col
ored, created a near-riot until the
arrival of two policemen from the
Fourth precinct. who assisted Pre-
cinct Detective H. e. Ogle in get
ting the girl to the station house.
She was taken to Emergency Hos
pital with Albert e. Summers, of
21I First street northwest, where
both were treated for decorations to
the lips. Summers had endeavored
to assist Ogle. A charge Of assault
was preferred against the girl.
The Washington times., 1925-06-03
NEW ASSOCIATION WILL
BOOST WEST. WASHINGTON

The West Washington Business
Mems Association was organized
last night at a meeting held at 1920
Pennsylvania avenue northwest
The Organization will boost that
section of the city through the
medium of their proposed semi
monthly newspaper, The West
Washington Booster.
The following officers were elect
ed: President, G. M. Sismund; vice
president, Samuel l.. Gross; secre-
tary, c. V. Donnelly, and treas
urer, e. w. Whiteside.
The Washington times., 1925-06-03
COLONEL c. o. SHERRILL
Is TAKING VACATION

weary from the long grind at
tending the beginning of Wash.
ington's greatest public park and
building program in the past half
century including commencement
or construction OF the Arlington
Memorial bridge, Colonel c. 0.
Sherrlll, director of public build
lnes and public parks, today began
a short period of leave.
he went today to Walter Reed
Hospital for physical examination
and treatment and will take a. few
days rest before returning to his
duties. During his absence Major
Joseph c. Mehaffey, assistant di.
rector, will DO Ia charge Of the
office,
The Washington times., 1925-06-03
THIS BEES NO BUM.

Oh! the humble bee IL really mo
bum,
For he always attends to business.
Ii ne sticks his stinger I'm yonr thumb
Take . lesson Of industry from this
bee,
But for his pointer dare not wait.
It may bring you deepest agony
And speed mp your getaway gait.
HI. SMITH.
The Washington times., 1925-06-03
cULRERTSON TO ADDRESS
BLISS SCHOOL STUDENTS

William s. Culbertson, vice chair.
man Of the Tariff Commission. will
deliver the address to the graduates
Of the Bliss Electrical School at
commencement exercises tonight in
the TakomA Park Theater.
Ten students from the District Of
Columbia are included Ia a class
The Washington times., 1925-06-03
IOE.s BACK WITH Us.

Ever since w. G. McAdoo
became inspired with California,
Here / Come, Right Back From
Where / Started From there
have been many such cases. 1t
fits yours truly. I'm back from
the cotton fields, the shack, etc.
/ like Nashville, but l like
Washington better.
JOE H. HOLMAN.
We're all glad to have Hol-
man back and will enjoy his
contributions. He is now on a
contributing SPREE" he says,
which means some good mate
rial for column readers.
The Washington times., 1925-06-03
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
ADMITS FOUR MEMBERS

The following were admitted to
membership in the Chamber Of
Commerce at a meeting of the
board of directors last night:
BENJAMIN Kraft. Henry +. Marks,
F. Romer, and Francis NJ. kSavage.
The Washington times., 1925-06-03

Of more than 800. The District
graduates are: J. W. Alexander,
Robert H. Burnett, Clarence 3.
Crummitt, Samuel G. Flanagan, s.
Price Gore, Joseph i. Johnson,
Clinton F. Minis, James H. Mont
gomery, J. D. Morris and Albert
Edward Oliphant.
The Washington times., 1925-06-03
BUG HOLLOW NOTES.

bOG HOLLOW NO1ES.
Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. IxEie slick.
. twelve-pOund boy. Friday, May
22. who has been named ElgOtt, in
honor Of Eig0tt Phitz. Mother and
child are doing well, hut lizzie is stlll
kind OF half-c0nscious. He is hand
ing out FL Ca5bagios, which we have
smoked wOrBe ones:
Field Corn and daughters, Misses
AFgO, MazclA and Karo, have arrived
from Kanaa0 and win establish .
Ladies' Store here, selling dresseo,
goods and all that goes with 'em, in
the new TOmpklns block.
Rubob Pudding at the Comfort
House Sunday.-Adv.
Miss PretH Weeke and Miss Vera
Smellle. leave today FOR the Pink
Mountains for the summer for Miss
Prett'S health.
line GOodenough IL here from Ned
die today Waiting old friends and
talking baseball, GENE BLOSSOM
~
The Washington times., 1925-06-03

During May a total Of SAG build
ing permits were issued, 3S7 for
new brick dwellings,, 5 for stone
dwellings,. 4 for tile dwellings and
119 for frame dwellings,.
The Washington times., 1925-06-03

/ see there is a movement
on foot to cut ont the 7-isqMe
magazine. NO9O that the
smoker and the barber shops
are imVGded there is no place
for risQIe stories but mGgG-
zines. .OIDONO.
The Washington times., 1925-06-03
3mZding in D. c. Smashes Al Records
90 ENR DbeSEE
BY BILL PRICE l'
FAMILY PRIDE.

FAMILY PRIDE.
81 don't like this man ". J. Bryan"
ssld the big ape at the Zoo.
..He's always kickin' and cryin'
That he DON'T look like me and
yOu."
'.weII, let him kick" said Mrs. Apo.
As she scratched herself ON the
"When his ancestors were wearing
fig Ieaves
why ours had . real family tree"
STEAMBOAT STEVE.
WHACKO GRAPHS.
" BryGn is probably fight
ing the monkeys Just to Keep has
blood IN circulation.
No, Mabel, some of those
WkO supervise" are not t1eces-
sGriLy "supeTsOtse." They just
get GaOGy tOith 1t.
Some people haze "sttch beau
tiful thoughts" Others merely
haze pipe dreams. The income
of either kind giVes Mr.. Mel
lon a headache.
"WhO's Who" in the Bible
directory of ScriptMr0l nGmes-
is the title of a SsetO book. Ne1t
thing We knoU some get-Yich-
quick sharks Wiu be cOpying
the names for their sucker lists.
"The outlook for dry enforce
ment is bad" zoe read, but the
"inl0ok" ~ many a mans stoWt-
Gck Is stiH Worse.
FRED VETTER.
The Washington times., 1925-06-03
Of + ICLAL
FIGURES
ISSUED
Wheeler Announces Total of
Over $50. .ooo. 900 Spent
Since First OF January

Acting Engineer Commissioner
Raymond A. Wheeler today pre-
dicted building operations in the
District of Columbia this year
would break all previous records.
Monthly reports show consider
bale building going on in the
city," he said. During the month
of May permits for building oper-
ations to cost more than $4,000, 900
were issued, exceeding all esti-
mates of the District Building de-
partment.
Total Of ssO.OOO. 600.
Since January /, building opera
lions here totalled nearly $40. 900, >
600. During all of 1924. the opera
tons totalIed but SAG 5000, 200.
Here is comparison between
building operations for the first
five monthsg this year and the
The Washington times., 1925-06-03
HIS REWARD IN THE
OTHER WORLD.

Old BIN Deck was mighty meek
And was awfnny scared of his
frau:
II he came I'm Mt .. m. he'd hear:
WELL, where have you been
NOWs"
So he stayed home every night
And smoked his truSty old pipe,
And the next thing she handed him
''why infIIct yourself on your
wife,"
So. II Bill goes out he's In bad,
II he stays home he gets Il In the
neck
That's why he often turns TO me and
asks:
whats . poor chap to do. By
JUMBO JAKE.
The Washington times., 1925-06-03

The f0inner of this bout may
eventually persuade Ter Rick
ard to arrange a fight 10ith Ire
land.
The Washington times., 1925-06-03

But the French wiH 1Otm for,
regardless of the outcome,
they'll WGnt to "kiss and make
up," and if FrenchmGn's GUN
doesn't kiI,- then his kiss wiIl.
JOE II. HOLMAN.
The Washington times., 1925-06-03
THOSE ROUGH RIFFS.

No4C that RiffinM sheiks are
engaged IN warfare zoe may e3-
pect a WGr tG1 on briLLiGsSti1te.
The French evidently feel that
they must do something to re-
deem the coMmtTy's prestige lost
By Georges Carpenter.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-05
MILLIONS SPENT
DRILLING WELLS

THE big oil companies" Mr..
Dawson said. LAY out millions OF
dollars in drilling what are called
wild cat wells for the purpose OF
locating and bringing in new fields
OF production. Their biologists, of
course, are remarkably skilled and
their careful examination OF the
topography and character OF an
area precedes actual work. But,
until'the test wells are drilled and
the result determined, no one can
say whether oil will be found or
not.
General Petroleum corporation
does it's fun share OF this test work
in order that It's great requirements
or crude oil may be met. Ship.
ping. as IT. does, by wholesale car
go lots to all parts Of the world,
In addition to It's other activities,
It must be assured Of constant
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-05
TO MAKE CARS
FROM SHIPS
First Vessels to Arrive in
Detroit Soon

DETROIT. Sept. 5.--The first
three OF the 100 shipping board yes
sells 10 be turned into land "flivyers"
by Henry Ford are expected 10 come
to anchor at the River Rouge plant
the second week in September.
The crafts viii be In tow Of one OF
the seven ocean.going tugs bought
from the government by the Detroit
manufacturer.
Thereafter the others OF the l<s
lake size ships will be brought to
the Rouge docks and when few OF
them arc on hand the work Of rip
ping them apart with acetylene and
electric torches win begin.
The so larger vessels Of the ocean.
going type win be strapped at ches
ter. Pa. or some other point and the
steel sheets shipped TO the Rouge
plant. A few probably will be
equipped with Diesel engines and put
into service as part Of the company
ocean.g going fleet
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-05

The riding Of the car Is further en-
HANGED by tho use Of long. semi
elliptic springs front and rear located
in the rear as close 10 the outer end
OF the axieE as possible. 20 secure
stability against side sway
Driving the JR.s AZ speed on the
road Will give the operator a new
sense OF security. stability and COM
fort. and he will become astonished
AT the ability TO cover the ground and
maintain continuous high speed with.
out discomfort
The axles on the JR-s car are built
specially 10 LocomobiIe design. and
only the best engineering practice Is
followed. The artillery type Of wheel
with the weli.known Hayes rim II
standard equipment Taper roller
bearings are used turnout.
Al present the JR-s is being pro
duccd in four types Of bodies. five
passenger touring. sedan, a broug.
ham and roadster. The details OF
upholmering and appointment. and
the scat dimensions and position are
such IA to give tho greatest possible
comfort, while careful study Of the
body design reveals the most COM
pac, aud low lines that have yet
been seen on any American chassis.
The car is equipped with drum
type headlights. made OF heavy
drawn brass. nickel plated. com.
blnation stop Ugh; and tail light, an
electric horn, an automatic wind