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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-17
ALEXANDRIA DAY
OPENS At
FAIR
Boosters Will Attend Fairfax
Exhibition in Automobile
Caravan

alexandria Day" at Fairfax
County Fair, which opened yester-
day at Fairfax. Va, was postponed
until today by the rain. and boosters
from the larger city will go in cara
van to the fair today, their auto
mobiles decorated with placards adj
Vertising the city's merits.
The first day Of the fair was
marked by horse racing and an old
fashioned tournament, the latter in
Guiding a large group of jousters,
the winner being A. ID. Langley. Of
Clarendon. The judges Were Mrs.
James Carp, B. II. Schwartz and
f. NJ. Palmer.
The annual horse show one Of the
biggest events of the fair, opens
at noon today. In charge are T..
NJ Palmer. j. II. Barnes, of Fair.
fax; Edward r. Connor, of Manas-
sas, and Doctor James j. Garvey, of
Alexandria.
Three horse races and a pony race
on the opening day We'd with the
unusually large farm and and
flower exhibits for interest of the
large crowds attending. There
races were won by Midnight, owned
by H. c. Ayers Bouzock, owned by
J. W. Adams; Bob, belonging to
Miss Roberta Ayers and s. H.
Thornton,s pony in the last race
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A. A. A. To HELP
AUTO|STS IN
MD. TRAP
G. L. Offutt, Counsel, Will
Defend Victims Held on
License Charges

Washington motorists who have
temporary Maryland homes and
were arrested at Rockville, Md,
yesterday on charge of using "f1c'
titious licenses will be defended
in court Saturday by George l..
Offutt, counsel Of the American
Automobile Associat ton, George II.
Poske, local manager of tile
A. A. A, stated today.
Many of the fifty arrested yes
terday,'' said Mr.. Poske, "only
live in Montgomery county two or
three months a year and it is these
motorists Mr.. Offutt will represent
at Saturdays hearing"
While the customary fine for
fictitious markers" is SIS, Mr.. or
futt expects to get majority OH
on personal bonds" inasmuch as
the defendants are expected tc
snow no deliberate attempt tc
evade Maryland's tax laws was
made on their part in using Dis
trict tags.
Sheriff CLAY Plummer declares
that arrests would be made until
all motorists have complied with
tile law which requires residents OF
Maryland TO procure Maryland
aut0nAobiIe licenses.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-17
DRY CHIEF HITS
REPORT BY
CHURCHES
Finding in Wide Investigation
Nearly All Wrong, Wayne
Wheeler Says

Professional prohibition leaders
in Washington, like Wayne 3.
Wheeler, generalissimo Of the Anti
Saloon League, do not intend to
accept the report now being pub
lished by the Federal Council of
the Churches OF Christ, which
characterizes five years of prohibi-
ton as having failed to achieve
it's purpose.
Wheeler declared today that,
despite the religious origin OF the
report and the months, of work
that preceded it's publication, 1t
contains nothing but destructive
criticism, and offers nothing CON
structive."
Entirely wrong conclusions are
drawn" said Wheeler.
The third section of the church's
report, published today, found
courts congested with liquor cases
to a point where ordinary litigation
is being delayed.
Most of the prohibition violation,
the report stated, can be traced to
the diversion of industrial alco-
hol into bootleg channels.
Smuggling and home brewing
while important adjuncts of the
illegal liquor trade, nevertheless
are minor phases of the enforce
ment problem, the churches found.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-17
WORLD MINERS
To AID j. 8.
STRIKERS
European Organization Votes
to Reduce Expectation
of Coal

BRUSSELS, Sept. 17.-Strik-
ing anthracite miners in America
today were given the support OF
the Miners International Commit
tee, when delegates from Eng
land, France, Germany, Holland
and Belgium voted unanimously
to reduce exportations ii Welsh
coal to Canada anc the United
States.
The report of the Am arican
miners on condition leading up
to the walkout September i was
received and considered by the
delegates before they determined
their action.
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It's Not What You Write, She Says. Blu
What Is. Read Into En- That
Counts Burn Them Yourself.

and he's left it lying around or
lost it.
Saving love-letters is foolish.
They're never halt as ardent as
you think they are. It's what you
feel that you read into them, and
when you like somebody you can
make the most formal note look
like d love-Ietter. If you don't
like 'em, you can read into the
most romantic epistle merely .
casual correspondence.
Our heart puts the accent on
the written word.
my dear Miss Heart" means
nothing from one guy, but my,
DEAR, miss hearth can mean
much if you punctuate according
to the way you feel about the
guy that wrote it.
A lOtta these birds that can
spin such swell stuff in letters
Gun't mean the half of it, dearies.
So be careful how you answer
'em back!
What HE SAID and what SHE
SAID, Is one thing, but what they
write is another matter. The
best letter writing is the kind
that says much but says nothing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-17
BY RODDY THOMAS

Jim Barnes, the British open
golf champion, was two up on
Willie MacFarlane. the American
open champion, at the end of
eleven holes of a thirty-six-hole
match at the Columbia Country
Club today, which will conclude
their series for the world title.
The two holes that Barnes
gained this morning placed hin,
eleven up on the series, thirty
six holes of which were played in
Philadelphia last week.
Stars Off With Birdie
Barnes, at the top of his game,
pared hole after hole. after start
ing the round with a birdie 3
against a ) for MacFarlane. The
British champion then shot the next
nine holes in par He finished the
first nine in "a which was one
under par, and gave him a splendid
opportunity to better the course
record for competitive golf.
This mark is held by himself, he
having on two occasions negotiated
the Columbia links in 50. The un
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-17
TEN
BANDITS
TO ROPE
Two involved in Drake Hotel
Killing Must Die on
GalloWs
BY International News Service

- =
CHICAGO. Sept. t7.--J Joseph Holmes
and James Wilson, alias Jack
Woods. two Of five bandits who
two months ago participated in n
holdnp 81 -ahe, ashionaEfe Drake
Hotel here. must hang for the
killing of Frank B. Rodkey, cashier
of the hotel.
A jury in criminal court so de-
cided shortly after o'clock this
morning after nine and one half
hours elaboration during most of
which the jury was deadlocked by
two jurors who held out for life
Imprisonment.
The holdup of the Drake, in the
heart of the gold coast district,
took place on July 90. Rodke was
shot to death by Holmes when he
smiled at the bandits boasts that
he was bad man and a killer.
One of the bandits, Texas Court,
was shot to death by police as he
was fleeing from the hotel and an
other, Erik Nelson, was slain after
six-mile chase through parks and
boulevards. The only one to get
away was William Mellenchuck, al
legged leader of the band. who car
ried most of the $4,000 loot.
The. defense of Holmes and Will
son was that both were feeble
minded and under, the influence of
moonshine, neither denying the
hold-up.
Sentencing Of the nair to the gal
lows seven weeks after the crime
and after a trial 0f Oulv fen DAVIS
Continued on Page 2, Column A.
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By FAY KING

The other day a r0adhouse sheik
was shot, and among his effects
were found a lot Of letters from
women, some of 'ern married.
How do Won suppose these
DANES feel now?
Writing letters is a bad habit
to get into, unless you are care
full to write your letters 80 tame
it wouldn't matter If they were
lost i'm the subway, read to 4
stranger, or printed in the paper.
The telephone and the tele-
graph have helped a lot to take
the curse Outta correspondence.
You can't make much of fool
Outta yourself in fifty words, and
knowing that the telegraph CON-
pany shares your confidence puts
a brake on your banter. Tee
phones make no record of rO-
mantle rawlings, but be careful
what you put into black and
white on paper!
Many a dame has poured out
her heart to some simp on pale
blue stationery with violet ink.
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Cooldge-Town Man
Beaten at Polls,
Backs G. O. P.
By international News Service

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Sept.
17.-Mayor William H. Feiker,
of Northampton, "home town"
of President Coolidge, an
nounced yesterday tn t he
would not run for Congress as
an independent, following his
defeat in the special primary
by Henry L. Bowles, we'll known
political leader of Springfield,
for the Republican nomination.
Mayor Feiker issued this state
ment:
'"The Coolidge-Stearns-Wh White
combination of Swampscott has
won. l congratulate Mr.. Bowles.
Let's all be good sports and
friends and support Mr.. Bowles
and the administration"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-17
GORDON FIGHTS RELEASE
OF SCHWARTZ ON BAIL

District Attorney Peyton Gordon
has filed his answer in the Court
of Appeals to the petition of Sgd
ney A. Schwartz. convicted OF rob
tery by a jury in Criminal Court
No. 2, Chief Justice Mccoy, pre-
siding, to be admitted to pail pend
ing his appeal.
Attorney Abner Siesel, appear
ing for Schwartz who was recently
disbarred from prac.icing before
the courts. claimed thai the trial
court made thirty-three errors our
ing the course of the rial.
District Attorney Gordon denies
this and declares that SchWa "tZ
received a fair and impartial trial.
He opposes bail for Schwartz. The
latter was sentenced to six years
in the penitentiary and is at pres
emit In the Diatrict jail,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-17

Powder Explosion in
Mine Kills Two;
Three Hurt

WHEELING, w. Va, Sept.
17.-Sparks from charged rails
are believed to have been re-
sponsible for an explosion of
powder two miles down in the
Triadelphia mine of the Elm
Grove Mining Company early
today that killed two miners. in
iured three others, and i'm
perilled the lives of seventy.
Twenty-Five cans of powder,
being distributed to miners from
mine cars, exploded.
The dead:
Rock Sande, thirty-five, of
Triadelphia, mine mOtorman.
William. Kimble, thirty, of
Cambridge, Ohio, brakeman.
The injured:
Ross Baker, twenty-eight, Tri-
adelphia.
Sidney Pritchard, forty-five,
Elm Grove.
Clifford Dixon, twenty-eight,
Elm Grove.
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.I[)(1lu (NJS
MOVE, IS
B()RAH
VIEW
shapurji sakIatvaIa Viewed
AS = Dangerous Character
KaroIyi Case Recalled

"A determined effort will be made
in the approaching session Of Con-
gress to amend the law which
gives the State Department auto
cratic power to exclude foreign
visitors on the ground they are
dangerous characters"
This became assured today fol
lowing the departments revoca-
ton of a passport to Shapurji
Saklatvala, Indian member of the
British Parliament, British dele
gate to the Interparliamentary
Union, invited by Congress to meet
in Washington early in October.
Admits He's Communist
Saklatvala, by his own admission,
is a Communist, and Secretary of
State kellogg decided the inflam-
has made in Commons and in pub
lie in England make him undesir-
able even as a guest of the Atueri-
can Congress for the few weeks
the union will be in session here.
Influential members Of Congress,
among them Senator William E.
.Borah, chairman of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee, took
decidedly opposite views 1oday TO
those of the State Departments
action
Pointing cut that Saklatvala'
speeches had been made in the
British parliament and in public,
Borah declared the United States
should be as liberal in, the matter
of free speech as the British parlia-
ment.
Compares With karOiyi
He decried the barring of the
Indian as a short-sighted policy,
comparable only to the ''gagging"
of Count KaroIyi of Hungary by
the State Department some months
ago. which caused a nationwide
stir.
Eve have laws in this country to
protect ourselves" said Borah. IF
Saklatvala violates them he can
be arrested. If he incites Amerl-
cans to commit crimes put him IN
Jail. But to deny him visitors
adn1ittance is ridiculous.
Kellogg's decision to bar Saklat
vala was reached after considerable
hesitation on the part of the State
Department. during which time 1t
had been indicated that he would
be admitted on a passport visa the
same as other union delegates.
Department Is Silent
The department declined today to
state what caused the apparent re-
versal of it's earlier decision.
After citing portions of Saklat.
vala's speeches in which he said
he was a Communist and was mot
2 1hamed of it, and that he be-
5leved in the overthrow OF CAPT
yalism. Kellogg said:
ut is the policy of the Govern
r,ent to exclude such persons from
ror14tng to this country"
Agitation for change in the
present law had its inception when
Count Karolyi. the Hungarian Re-
publican leader, was admitted as 2
visitor some months ago only on
condition that he refrain from
political comment
In many quarters. Sakiatvala's
case is considered parallel to the
Karolyi case.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-17
HURT IN AUTO, MAN Tries
IN VAIN TO GET HELP

ATLANTA, Ga, SEPT. tf.-Danjel
McCrae, of Cincinnati. was dying
this afternoon ir Gfadv Hospital
from injuries received 81 a motor
crash near Hamrt2a. Ca He sur
fered fractured sE1H and intern
injuries.
Police today learned that NcCrae,
touring from Cincinnati to EacridA,
had attempted to wall. for ne4p a,gel
his car crashed int a. ooIs lie
collapsed in the road 800 ths 3G'yer
of a, constructicr aauy's rick
picked him up. tsyo ~ A.
lanta and sum- 49, - .%gSoa'
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-17
ST|RS
ANGER Of
10000
!. MEN
Would Stop Their Appearances
Before congress-Status
As Civilians Questioned

In an attempt to control the
activities of reserve officers of
the United States not on active
duty, the Director of the Budget
and the War Department have
aroused the more than 10000 re-
serve officers, all members Of the
Reserve Officers Association of
the United States, to fighting
mood.
General H. Lord. the Director
of the Budget, has objected to
the War Departments permitting
reserve officers to go before
Congressional Committees and ad-
vocate passage of additional ap-
preparations over that passed by
the Budget Bureau. The reserve
officers have been forced to this
for the past three years, in order
that the units of the organized
reserves could receive sufficient
training.
MuzzIed at Conventions
In former years, at the request
If the Reserve Officers Association,
the War Department has permitted
officers to attend the various con
ventions of the association and out
line recommendations of the War
Department General Staff.
These form the basis of resolu.
tons that have been adopted at the
conventions.
This year two reserve officers on
duty with the War Department will
be permitted to attend the cOnven.
ton, but will be 'fmuzzIed'' from
speaking, in so far as their ad
dresses would concern the budget
This attempt to ''muzzie" the re-
serve officers, who enjoy the status
OF civilians when not on active
duty, has aroused resentment among
the reserve officers all over the
country.
According to many of the leaders
Of the association, who have studied
the regulations and laws on the
subject, the reserve officers when
not on active duty are not subject
10 the regulations.
Menace to Defense
II the Director of the Budget /:
upheld by the War Department. il
will mean a smashing blow to the
national defense.
The plans of the Director of the
Budget are said to be centereC
upon two reserve officers Lieuten
ant Colonies Fred B. Ryons. of 173:
Lamont street. and II. +. Bulls, o.
1899 Livingston street. this city
who are on active duty with tn,
War Department general staff.
In addition, Colonel Ryons is tn,
national secretary of the Reserv,
Officers Association and has beer
an untiring worker in behalf o
legislation in behalf of the or
ganized reserve.
1t is expected that the entir
matter will be a vital subject 70
discussion at the coming nationa
convention Of the. Reserve Officers
Association. to be held in kansa
City from October 1 TO 4.
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Marlboro Scratches

SECOND RACE-Sunlos.
SEVENTH RACE-Corfie.
Weather, clear: track, fast.
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Barring of Red Arouses Criticism
Attorney He Owes
Pays to Keep Him
in Prison
by international News Service


DALTON, Ga, Sept. 17.-En-
tering his second week of con-.
finement for contempt of court
because he refused to pay an
attorney fee, Charles Bishop
today announced he was thor
oughly enjoying" himself in the
city prison.
II am getting three square
meals a day. and a place to
sleep without working" said
Bishop. II think I'll stay here
always"
G. G. Glenn, the attorney who
brought contempt proceedings,
while compelled to pay for
Bishops board at the jail, an
nounced he too was satisfied.
"I'm doing without cigars
Glenn explained, "and that just
meets the jails bill.
'PN keep him there until he
pays me.
official record is SIS established By
Freddie Mcleod. the home pro.
MacFarlane. undaunted by Barnes
brilliant birdie on No. /, flashed a
birdie himself on No 2. a 309-yard
hole.
Mac" Gets a 36
Both players drove into the
rough from the tee. but MacFar
lane laid his approach to within
six feet of the pin and holed it fol
a three. This was the last birdie
recorded by either up to and in
Guiding the eleventh hole. Mac
Farlane finished the first nine In
thirty-six.
A gallery of close to 1000 people
watched the match. Following /.
the card for the first eleven holes
Out
Barnes ........ 443544 "a.
MacFarlane -. 5 4-3t
In ...
Barnes "....'.
MacFarlane -.
MacFarlane aud Barnes pla1
quite different games.
shoots a long, straight ball tina
varies seldom from the middle o
the course.
Barnes Is erratic at times blu
great in the matter of making re
COY cries.
He played brilliantly to beat Mac
CONTINUED on Page 2. Column 81
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SakIatvala Wants
To Know If America
Has Fear of Truth
BIZ HARRY FLORY

international News Service
LONDON. Sept. lis -Amarica
AFRAID of line truth"
Shaprji tsakiatYaia indignantly
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-17
AIRCRAFT JURY
MEETS WITH
COOLIDGE
President Instructs Body to
Get to the Bottom of
MitcheII's Charges

A national grand jury assem-
bled at the White House today to
conduct an exhaustive investigation
into prevailing conditions IN ma
tional air defense
Summoned by President Coolidge
because of charges by Colonel
i Billy Mitchell that there has been
ALMOST reasonable administration"
Of the country's air service, mem
bers of the jury metNwith the Chief
Executive and from him personally
received instructions to go 10 the
bottom of the ugly situation created
by Mitchell's charges.
Free Hand Promised
A free hand and no restrictions
we're promised the investigators.
The, Presidents principal request
was that the jury return him some
kind of a report ny the last of
November, ten weeks hence, that
will enable him to report TO Con-
gress the following week the pro
gress made in getting at the truth
about the air service
The future Governmental policy
toward military and naval aviation,
as we'll as toward the development
of commercial aviation. may be said
to hinge to some extent upon the
findings of the jury in its investi-
cation and examination of witnesses
during the next two months,
1t was expected when the mem
bers OF the Presidents commission
gathered this morning that Dwight
w. Morrow, of Englewood, y. j..
banker, lawyer and former army Of
ficer, would be elected to the chair
nnanship of the commission. Nor.
row was a classmate of the Presi-
dents at Amherst and has been one
of his trusted unofficial advisers.
Other Members
Other members Of the commits
sion are Major General James G..
| Harbord, former Chief Of Staff of
| the Army; Rear Admiral Frank +.
| Fletcher, L. S. N. retired; Howard
L. Coffin. aeronautical engineer;
Senator Hiram Bingham of Con
necticut: Judge Arthur G.. DennisOn
of Michigan; VIM. F. Durand. of
Los Angeles, aeronautical engineer
and two members Of Congress, Con-
gresham Carl Vinson. DemJ of
Georgia and James 8. Parker, Rep)
OF New York.
Methods or procedure and details
Of how the investigation is to be
conducted will be left to the jury =
determination.
Even as the members of the air.
craft grand jury gathered at the
| White House there came another
| protest against the selection OF
Howard +. Coffin on the the board
In a letter to President Coolidge
The Coronite Manufacturing Com
| pany, w. w. Christmas. president
Long Island City, protested against
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
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BARNES u UP ON MACFARIANE AFTER 81 HOLE

OFFICIAL WEATHER BUREAU REPORT
Fair tonight; Friday fair and warmer;
gentle north winds. Temperature yes
terday-Highest, 70; lowest, SO.
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Evening star., 1925-08-24
An Effective Pistol Law.

Judge Schuldt Of the Police Court,
from his experience in that tribunal.
declares that there is need OF a more
rigid regulation Of pistol vending in
the District Of Columbia. He sees con-
stantly in the procession Of cases
through his court evidence Of the ia
cility with which the crininally
minded can arm themselves with dead
~ weapons. There is, indeed, virtual
ly no restriction upon them. The
District law regulating pistol sales is
practically worthless. It requires
merely the recording Of a name and
address and the subsequent fling Of
that record with the police. The record
Is Of no value whatever. Consequent.
ly Judge Schuldt proposes legislation
TO correct this condition and outlines
a plan similar to that which has been
for many years advocated by The Star
as a means Of curing this evil Of the
easily obtained deadly weapon. In
brief his proposition is that the pur-
chaser Of a pistol must present to the
vender a certificate from the chief of
police, based upon character ref
erences and a showing OF need for per-
sonal armament. Several days must
elapse between the application for a
permit and its issuance.
Several measures have been intro
duced recently IN Congress to cure