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Evening star., 1925-07-01
TRAFFIC COFFENDERSC SCETBARRACE
OF QUESTIONS FOR EACH SLIP
Coior. Age. Sex and ~ Worid Of Details Demanded on
Spot Nor. and Director Eldridge Smiles
. IN Triumph.

HC Wing sesn tha. every police
precinct was supplied with the new
mud voluMihous traffic accident aues-
tionnaire. guaranteed TO reduce the
haoless traffic offender 10 state Of
willing culpa bility. whether or not
Traffic Director E]drlige leaned back
, in his chair today. smiled and dared
any motoi'ist TO rt,n the risk of get
| ting into 3n accident now.
Yesterday tie motorist who was
| arrested fnr. snra ping somebody !
fender merely uassed rhs matter off
I with II W3vs Of upologN "a his victim
ana a severance or his relations with
n s. bill 1T Ira fir Cour:
Today he hot onir farea HE abovs
consodusnces, hit also ran agaius; n
broadsids Of pproNiTia ely $50 soul
trying queries from which there was
no escape. u was ~ no Use 10
leisue-he was beat before na
Started.
One hundred and AFT" questions.
emhra cling every conceivable phase
Of his personality. from the color OF
his ances ors to his present state Of
sobrietN---an because he was careless
enough To tap q nelghborly fender.
u l. MOI safe . assume that fender
humping pedestrian -iludgins and
similar pastintes on The streets of our
fair city soon may become lost
art
One may imagine how Director Ed
ridge rubbed his hands with satisfac
ton when he received word that the
iirst victim had become enmeshed in
he mazes ~ his QUESTIONABLE. we
Shall spare ths unfortunate Offender
he Ese Of his anne here. bit let us
re-enact in presumptive form the de-
tails of his arrest.
The Bump and Its Results.
Picture the motorist driving his car
somewhat hastily down the street.
thinking OF yesterdays game and mus
ing upon the pleasures of living in so
beautiful a city. and only suhcon
sCiouSly aware that traffic ahead has
come to dead stop. A rasp
of brakes hitting on all fours, a clash
of bumpers and finally spell of
ominouS silence.
HurrNine to the scene may he noted
an alert member of Inspector Browns s
traff1c force. his left hand delvins
into bulgins pocket for a question
nsire bls nix and heavS-duty pencil.
With deliberate precision he began
his work. while crowds gathered dis
concertingly.
Time he mumbled. consulting
his watch. "S:35 am"
DAY Wednesday. Date. July l..
1925. location. Ninth street between
f and +.
TYPE of vehicle involved. private
PASSENGER car. Driver of striking
car-let's see. now. What's your
name? Married or single? Where
ito YOU live? White? What's your
nationality. American? How old are
youo What. your sex? Let me see
your permit. How long have YOU
been driving car? No. not this
car: any car. BE specific. About
six months" II -nf.m m.
Abruptly he turned to the driver
of the bumped car.
Evening star., 1925-07-01

Continued from First Page
owner of a quicksilver mine on the
Santa Ynez River.
we were at breakfast when the
first shake occurred he said. Our
table seemed lifted from the floor.
nearly turning somersault and
scrsmblinF the breakfast on the floor.
The floor seemed tilted at an angle
of 35 degrees, and then swung like a
pendulum back in the opposite direc-
ton. We rushed, or rather staggered,
from the house. and some of my COM
panions were thrown to their hands
and knees by the impact of the shock
AS / looked out across the range of
mountains they swayed perceptibly.
A great dust cloud was thrown up by
the agitation. accompa MED by deep.
rumblina roar, almost sickenine in its
intensity"
Evening star., 1925-07-01
FUGITIVE DRIVERS
UNDER HEAVY BOND
Turnage Sounds Warning
Against Shooting and
Speeding in Streets.

Warming all offenders akainst the
ing through the streets Of Washing
ton at a speed of IS miles an hour.
shooting and driving automobiles At
breakneck speed has got to stop.
United States Commissioned n. c.
Turnase today held George Kins and
John Casson. members Of an alleged
bootlegger convoy, for the action Of
the grand jury. King and Casson were
held on a charge of conspiracy to
violate the national prohibition law
and also held on charge Of impeding
and interfering with a Federal offlr
in the discharge of his duty. Be
$4,000, an amount which Commits
sioner Turnage said he was disposed
to fix because of the shooting said to
have occurred when the men were
captured early Yesterday morning.
Commissioner Turnase made il
plain that he holds no sympathy with
any offender against the law who
drives an automobile at excessive
speed through the streets Of Wash
,ngton. and that this. combined with
what he called q prin1a facie case Of
conspiracy to violate the prohibition
law and the firing OF several shots
from another car In the alleged bpot-
leg convoy, caused him to Ak bond at
5000.
Says Oficer Hit Him.
Casson appeared in the ONCE ~ the
United States commissioner today
with both eyes blacked, his lips cut
and a general appearance of having
been mania ndled. He testified that
he had been struck with the butt end
of a gun in the hands OF Off1cer Heide.
a member OF Capt. Guy r.. Burlin-
games liquor squad. King, who was
arrested with Casson. Is already out
on heavy bond on another charge.
Prohibition Agent r. f. Hartman n.
Capt Burlingame and r. F. Langdon,
another member of Burlinsame's fiy-
ing squadron testified that the two
men were in an automobile which was
driven ostensibly as the blocking
car" of bootleg convoy chased about
AIS YESTERDAY morning.
Lianor WAS not found in the car
occupied by King and Casson. hut
the testimony was that the car pre-
cedine that driven by King had a load
of corn whisky. Capt Rurlingame
said he chased the liquor car down
Good Hope road at So miles an hour
and estima Ell the speed of the other
car At 100 miles an hour. The LIQUOR
car. he said was driven by Raymond
Bea vers. a man known to. the police.
shots Exchanged
As the liquor car passed one OF
the two police cars scattered along
Good Hope road In the dawn yester-
day morning, shots were fred at the
police cars. Langdon testified. and the
fire was returned by police. Wit
nesses varied in their account of the
number OF stfots fired, the estimate
running from 3 to 15.
Evening star., 1925-07-01
BONDS OvERsUBSCRIBED.
France Backing Financial Policy. Be.
renger Says.

PARIS, June 30 @.-During dis
cussion of the French budget in the
Senate today senator Henri Berenser,
chairman of the Senate finance com
mittee, quoted figures to show that
public confidence in the co,fntry's
financial situation is returning, as
evidenced by subscriptions to bonds
for the national defense.
For the second fortnight in May
5S1 900, 900 fra rlcs more in bonds were
presented for repayment than. were
subscribed. but during the fir-t fort.
night fin June repaymehts exceeded
subscriptions by only e55, ,00u, 900
francs. Senator Befenser anticipated
that the difference would be in favor
OF bond subscriptions during the sec.
ond half OF June.
Evening star., 1925-07-01

with the purpose Of collecting data
that would afford a basis for con.
structive suggestions for improve.
ment The department desires to as
sist the large number OF progressive
dealers who are striving for greater
eff1ciency. better methods ana better
service in theit buAinese. The depart.
ment desires to help correct ursa tis-
Axist and we shall be rad to cooper
ate with you in every possible way
70 continue the improvement OF con-
ditions surrounding the handling Of
meats In WashintSon."
Evening star., 1925-07-01
ORGANIZATION rs URGED. .
Labor Union Head Appeals to Teach
ers' Convention.

CHICAGO, July ! Cp).-An appeal
for further organization Of labor, espe.
cially among teachers and other edu.
Gators. was made by George w. Per.
kins, vice president of the union
labor department Of the America I,
Federation of Labor. in an address
before the American Federatie of
Teachers convention Yesterday. He
defined laborers as ''all who give serv.
ice"
Brain work and men of bra ins
contribute more TO the progress oi
civilization than physical labor he
said. Teachers are doing more fo,
constructive advancement than any
other class of workers. If you we're
paid the wages you are worth, you
weuld receive $4,000 a year rather
Evening star., 1925-07-01
SHIPMENTS HALTED.
Storage Facilities Lacking In Santa
Barbara

LOS ANGELES, Calf. July 1 Op).-
A request that shipments Of non
perishables destined for Santa Bar
bara he withheld for the present was
made public today by officials of the
state railroad commission. 1t was ex-
planned that handling and storage
facilities we're lacking in the earth
quake-torn town.
Evening star., 1925-07-01
SHOT MISSES GOVERNOR.
Bullet Skaters Windshield o
Utah Executives Car.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. July 1
Hp.-A bullet from a small-caliber
rihe shattered the windshield Of the
automobile OF GOV. George H. DArn
Of Utah a. ne was being driven home
last night from the Capitol. Neither
the governor nor his chauffeur was
hurt. The governor expressed the be.
lief that it was a. "Atray' from the
gun OF some youth. The police have
started an investigation.
Evening star., 1925-07-01
than the 81 200 or 81, 500, most Of you

than the 81 200 or $1,000 most Of you
get
Aimlessness, futility and waste
characterize the public school system
declared Or. II. r. I,inville. president
of the Teachers Union of New York
in his report before the convention.
"The present course Of study IA anti
ouated.- nd children universally hate
it," ne added.
DR.. 1.inviilp outlined methods 81 re-
form. among them the establishment
of experimental schools using the
creative methods Of ieachirs Under
this method children Are instructed
along the lines for which they have
particular talent and In which they
have an interest.
Evening star., 1925-07-01
Communication Interrupt ed .

FL. ARAiSH. spanish Morocco. Jul,
P).-Advices from the French bat
tie front in Morocco are 10 the effact
that communication between III.
E'rerch positions OF Tizzs and Air
Aicha ia interrupted. The tribesrner
are said 10 he pressing stronki,
aEainst these sectors
Evening star., 1925-07-01
Tights OFF Aid, Leaps to Death.

NEW YORK. July ] tP.-F'ishtine
OF several persons who tried 10 hold
him. Harry Hazzon. q. today. jumped
from the williamsburg Bridge to th.
East River. lis feet below. He diel
soon after being taken to 4 hospital
Evening star., 1925-07-01
RIVERA Is PLEASED.
spanish Front Quiet. General Says
on Return.

MADRID. July OP).-Sa tisfa ction
over the situation in Morocco was e1-
pressed by Cen. Primo de Rivera
head Of the Spanish military direc-
tory. in talk with newspaper men
on his raturn from the front. The sit
uation in the entire Spa nlsh zone is
one of tranquility. he said.
Gen. Primo de Rivera expects to re-
turn to Morocco within 10 or 12 days
after signing the agreement for
Fra nSo.S Spanish collaboration against
the rebel tribntmen. which IL now IN
the process ot negotiation here.
Evening star., 1925-07-01
Is Girls Die in School Crash.

BUCHAREST. July | R).--Fifteen
schoolgirls were killed and number
were severely injured when a build
ing cola psed during school fAatlvAl
at OitenitSa, RurnafiiA.
Evening star., 1925-07-01

What's your color. nationality and
age? th-huh. hut answer one aues
ton AT time. You're lady.
take it? Been driving long? My my
I didn't know YOU We're that old
Anybody injured"
Now. lets seA whats next. Type
Of accident; well. it's not collisior
with pedestrian. street cor, lam"
rest. bicycle. trolley pole. horse
drawn vehicle. motor cttls, safet,
2ohs marker railroad train. loading
platform or other fixed nbject. so II
must ha collision with an autoino
bile.
Extent OF the Damage.
Any damage? Yep. you've got 9
denied fender. Do YOU consider II
slightly Dana sed. badly damaged
hut can be repaired. or q total loss
How slightly. s5? o. X. How about
yotr car brother. No darnaa
Fair enough.
What caused the accident?
mean Was i, due 10 improper driving
exceeding ;ha spesd limit. cutting In
passing on curve ct over hill. pass
ins on wrong side. lost control. in
attentive driver. skiddins, driving or
wrong side ~ TOAD. backing. view
obstructed BY parked car. failure to
signal. driver physically detective
eckiess driving. wrong right OF way
passing standing street car. passing
through safety zone dr intoXica Hot
Of driver. None ., these! All
right. III chsrk the not stated
column
Reluctantly The officer passed over
half dozen gra de crossing questions
to the heading Condition bf vehicles
involved in accident
Il could ask tou nine questions
under this heading but III let you
down easy this time. being 80 It's youl
first offense, by checking The 'sood
condition bla at least until i test
your brakes in a moment.
Sorry | can't ask YOU Ia questions
q bout pedestrian accidents. Lets see
about the condition of the roadway
No surface defects. no repairs under
way. no Instructions unliEhted. roac
level end straight, between intersec
tiOns. surface not wet. muddy. snowy
or icy. bui dry: weather not cloudy
foagy or rainy snow. but clear; light
conditions good. viz. daylight.
Test NJ Rrakes Next.
Now In gonna test your bra kes
Rack up and then come forward al
20 miles an hour. That's it. Now stop
You're q. n. on that score. I guess.
Wen. think that's about all now
Oh. yes. forgot the dra wing. Sort OF
rusty on my sketchins. but orders il
orders. Here's the curb. thst'll bs thu
corner: here's your car nd there's tht
other fellows. You're about ave feet
from the curb guess. There. that.
not bad. Ia it,
Dizzl,y the befuddled motorist look
ed at the rough chart.
Put an x there somewhere to show
where my body was found under til.
barra ge of internal Questions. and tel
Mr. Eldridge | suctumbsd fighting.
lie muttered.
Evening star., 1925-07-01
RIFF ATTACK FAILS
WITH HEAVY LOSS
Violent Onslaughts Against
0utposts Beaten OFF by
French Troops.
By the Associated Press.


t'EI, lulV Violent Riffian at
tncks upon French outposts have been
Beaten off with very great enemy
losses. stales French communfque
today. Rittia n forces composed largely
1f regulars wee ordered to take the
heights of the upper Lebeu group Of
0iitposts A. ali costs. ana with threats
Of punishment If the offensive failed.
Evening star., 1925-07-01
FRENCH SEEK PLAN
TO PAY DEBT: ITALY
SUSPENDS PARLEY

Continued from First Paee.l
Evening star., 1925-07-01
REBUILDING OF CITY
ON NEW SCALE BEGINS
IN SANTA BARBARA

Continued from First paeeo
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-07
RAFFLES FREES
GIRL FROM
SAFE
Earle Theater Stars Thrill
Crowd Gathered in Front
of Hearst Building

Before a thrilled crowd of hun
dreds in front Of the Hearst build
ing today at 1915 O'Clock. "Raffles,
the Craftsman" headliner at the
Earle Theater this week. liberated
Miss Babe Belmont from a locked
safe in a little over one minute.
The safe, donated for the occa-
sion by the Shaw Walker Company.
was placed at the entrance to the
building. Its combination was un-
known to Raffles, and a represen-
tative of the company stood near
by to use his knowledge if the
cracksman's skill failed.
Previous to the demonstration,
Raffles addressed the crowd, stating
that his method of opening safes
could be applied to any, and he
offered to call at the establishment
of any business man in the audience
between IL and l o'clock tomorrow,
and again prove his ability
Pretty Miss Belmont then entered
the safe and the heavy door was
swung shut. A committee turned
the knob and tested the lock to
ascertain that the guarding tumblers
were in place.
RaffIes then donned N black
blindfold. rubbed sandpaper in his
sensitive forefinger and middle
finger, to insure a delicate touch,
and, with his back to the rafe and
his hands behind him on the knob,
went to work.
The crowd waited breathless as
the cracksman again used the sand
paper His fingers, turning the
knob, told him when each tumbler
fell. AT the expiration of seventy
seconds Raffles took off his blind
fold, turned and easily opened the
safe.
Amid applause, Miss belmont
emerged a little warm. but other
wise no worse for the dangerous
experience.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-07
STILL EXPLODES
WRECK|NG
GARAGE
Owners Unknown, But Police
on TraiI-FuII Equipment
Found on Third Street

The explosion of several cans of
alcohol in the rear of 317 Third
street northeast, today. totally
: wrecked garage and revealed to
the police distillery of 2CG-gallon
per-day production.
Too close proximity Of one of
the five-gallon cans of alcohol to a
tank under which a coke fire was
burning was the cause of the blast
according to the police. The in
side Of the garage, large enough to
house three automobiles. was black
ened and charred wherever the
fiery fluid struck.
Flames. shooting out Of the doors
and windows of the garage. i'm
mediately after the explosion.
brought several companies of the
fire department to the scene. Chem
icals and water were used in ex-
tinguishing the fire.
Three fifty-gaIIon barrels partia-
ly full and eight cans full of al
cohol were found In the place. More
than 100 empty five-gallon cans
were scattered about the premises.
The three tanks used in the dis
tillation process were of seventy
five, sixty-five. and forty-gallon ca
pacity, according to revenue agents
summoned to the scene.
RUNNING soup was the bust
ness carried on in the garage IN
the language of the bootlegger
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column Sd
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-07
FEC D
BY HEAT,
I IS
SAID
Ralph Todd Attacks Wife
and Mother-i1- Law in
Automobile
BY A STAFF CORRESPONDENT

By A STAFF CORRESPONDENT
HUNTINGTON, Nd, July r..
Armed posses today are searching
the woods alnog the Patuxent
river in Calvert county for a heat
crazed man who last night shot
his wife and nfother-in-law while
riding in a motor car near this
city.
The wife lis in a serious condi-
ton in the Calvert County Hos
.pital. The mother in-Iaw Is in the.
same institution, but her condition
today was not regarded as grave.
Early today band Of armed
farmers saw Ralph Todd, the al
legged assailant, lodging into 4
clump of woods between Kendall
Station and the Patuxent river.
Pursued Man Seen.
The pursuers got good look at
the hunted man before he eIisap-
peared in the woods. His face and
hands were torn by brambles. His
eyes protruded and shone with an
insane light. it was said. He shook
his. cienched fiat at the posse and
plunged into the woods before any.
one had a chance to level a gun
and fire.
The story of the murderous as-
sault on the two women was re.
lated today by Mrs: Oden Lyons.
mother of Mrs. Beatrice Lyons
Todd, whose death is feared.
Lying on a cot in the Calvert
County Hospital, Mrs. Lyons told
county police that there was abso-
lutely nothing in the married life
of Todd and his young wife to
justify the attack. They had al
ways lived happily together, she
said, and up to the moment Of the
assault Todd appeared normal.
Her Story of Attack.
Mrs. Lyons account follows:
On Friday night Todd. who was
employed as a street car conductor
in Baltimore, came to the Hunting
ton home to spend the Fourth of
July holiday. He was to return to
Baltimore last night. His wife,
who had come to Huntington a
fortnight previous to be with her
mother, was to follow him in a few
days.
Last night the little family had
it's last evening meal together. 1t
was a happy one, according to Mrs.
Lyons, narrative. About 1880
o'clock Todd manifested a desire to
catch a bus at a station between
and Towards Cliffs.
With Mrs. Lyons at the wheel of
her car. her daughter and son-in-
law in the tonneau, the car sped
toward the station.
AS they approached a secluded
part of the countryside. Todd drew
a pistol and shot both women. Mrs.
Continued on Page 2. Column II
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-07
BANS
ANII-KLAV
PARADE
Refuses Permit Sought by
Rev. G. [. Lawson, candi-
date for N. J. Governor
{, ,iNTEasaTioNAL NEWS REEL Y

Plans for an anti Klux Khan dem
onstration in Washington on Au-
gust Is, were rejected today by
Lieutenant Colonel G. o. Sheriff.,
director of public buildings and
public parks.
The request for an anti-calm
demonstration came to him from
the Reverend George H. Lawson.
OF Matewan, n. j., who styled him
nor of that State.
Colonel Sheriff. takes the ground
that the law strictly forbids any
political demonstrations on public
property in the National Capital
For that reason he will not issue
a permit for the demonstration to
be held in the Sylvan Theater or
any other point on the mall.
Reports indicate that the anti
khan demonstrators may seek to
stage their demonstration in Wash
ington without using any Govern
ment property.
1t is not known just what back
ing Reverend G. H. Lawson had
for his proposition.
~ ldt as the nu nluA hAdH
demonstration on August 8 is con-
cerned. Colonel Sheriff. said today
he had not issued any additional
orders. but would hold plans strict
ly to the terms of the permit which
was issued for the use of the
Sylvan Theater.
The permit provides that they
can use the theater for memorial
service. but that there shall be no
political speeches made.
The permit also bans fireworks
or other form of illumination.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-07

Colonel Bell sees the need for
immediate improvement of traffic
conditions on Connecticut avenue.
He believes that much of the street
is now going to waste So far as
traffic is concerned.
ION each side of the avenue.
there is forty feet , of parking be
tween the curb and building line. v
he explained. This is entirely too
much. Why not make use of this
eighty feet of space?
IL have in mind the retention OF
the trees on this street, enclosing
them in a five foot space. On the
sides nearest the building line, traf-
fic lanes twenty feet wide could be
provided for slow moving traffic
and for parking. This would leave
fifteen feet for pavement. In the
center of the street. there could he
fast driving and no parking on the
present so feet space"
Survey Is Ordered.
Sometime in the future it might
he wise TO remove the car tracks
from the center of the street to
the side, having them within d few
feet of the five foot tree space.
Colonel Bell has directed g. r.
Hunt, Engineer of Highways, -
make a study of Connecticut avenue
and report if the suggestion is
feasible.
THE idea is not original with
me-" Colonel Bell explained. "In
Paris they have a similar scheme
on several streets.
First there is small pavement,
next a lane for slow moving traffic
and parking. next a lane for trees,
| next street cars and then the cen