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The Washington times., 1925-08-07

to know how it is done If he had
never known before.
However. he dances with an
ease and grace that could not be
learned from observing on the side.
KELLOGG ENTERTAINS
DEBT COMMISSIONERS
The Secretary of State. Mr.. KEEL
logg. will be host at a dinner this
evening in the Palr American Union
Building, to a company OF about
thirty. men. who will include the
members of. the Belgian Debt Fund
ing Commission ana the members
Of the American commission Q ssem-
bled here for a settlement of the Bel.
gfan debt to this country. The rank:
ing guests in the company will be
Baron de Cartier. Belgian annbassa.
dor. head Of his group; the Secretary
OF the Treasury, Mr.. Mellon. head Of
the American group, the Postmaster
General. Mr.. New. and the Secre-
tary Of Commerce. Mr.. Hoover.
\ \ y
The Attorney General, Mr.. Sar.
gent. left last evening for a short
visit in Vermont.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles p. Taft, "a,
of Cincinnati, Ohio, who are visiting
Mr.. Taft's parents, Chief Justice
William Howard Taft and Mrs
Taft. at their summer home at Muir.
ray Bay, Canada, will return to Mar
ragansett Pier the first part of next
week and join Mrs. Taft's mother
Mrs. Irving H. Chase, of Water
bury, Conn, at her cottage.
Mrs. Hurley accompanied her nus
band, Edwin N. Hurley, formerly
Shipping Board, who came from
Chicago to take part as a member
of the American Commission, in
the Belgian Debt Funding confer
ence. They are staying at the Viii
lard Hotel where they entertained
informally at dinner last evening.
Captain and Mrs. Martin e. French
are in Washington for a few days
before leaving for the Virgin Islands
where Captain French is to take
up his new duties as naval governor
of the islands. While in Washing
ton they are guests of Mrs. Paul
A. Capron, at 1914 n street north.
west.
Major and Mrs. George Oakley
Totem, jr.. have returned from
Sherwood Forest, where they passed
the early summer, and are now IN
Boston. They will come to Wash.
ington within a week and will open
their house mere.
X
Mrs. Frank J. Birmingham, OF
Pittsburgh, is visiting her sister
Mrs. Katherine Fuqua. at her
apartment at Wardman Park Hotel
X +
Mrs. Rowland Quinby sailed yes
terday on the Berengaria to take
the cure at Vichy. She will return
to Washington in October.
The Washington times., 1925-08-07
MISTAKEN FOR BANDITS
THEY LOSE $4,000 JOB

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Aug. t.
Two Iowa contractors, Tom johnson
Of Eagle Grove and o. M. Gallafeld
of Forest City. arrived at the union
station here at 1890 today en- route
to Lees Summit, twenty-five miles
from here, to bid on an $4,000
sewer job. The time limit for bids
was o'clock this afternoon and
there was no time to spare.
Upstairs in the Pullman office IS
they arrived here a pair Of bandits
were robbing F. S. Lenherts, receiv-
ing cashier, of 5000. The robbers
escaped.
The two contractors entered q
taxicab and told the driver to step
on it,"
When word Of the hold.up reached
the station the cab starter recalled
the hurried passengers and set the
police and county sheriff on the
trail to Lees Summit. They found
a posse awaiting them.
But 1t was then Ais and the
Lees Summit sewer job had been
let.
The Washington times., 1925-08-07
i POSTPONES RETURN
FOR A MONTH.

Miss Janet Moffett, daughter of
Rear Admiral and Mrs. William A..
Moffett, who was expected back in
Washington on Monday, will re-
main another month as the guest
of Mrs. Joseph Stoddard and Miss
Ruth Stoddard at their summer place
in New Hampshire. On her return
t., Washington, Miss Moftett will
accompany Miss Stoddard as far as
New York, where Miss Stoddard will
rass the winter to study art
h@M
Miss Bobbie Mcdonnell enter.
tanned at bridge Wednesday evening
at her home on Mt. Pleasant street
in compliment to Miss Alma Prick
Of New Orleans. Others present in
cluded Miss Anne Deegan, Miss
knoxie Crump, Miss Anna May
Stinson, Miss Lea Crump, Miss
Mary Henderson, Mrs. Christine
Coombs, Miss Ruth Petit, Miss
Evelyn Henderson Miss Lillian Pet
tit, Miss Katherine Lynch, Mrs.
Ruth Barnes, Miss Virginia Lynch,
Miss Margaret Cahill, Miss Loretta
O'Donnell, Miss Margaret Kane,
Miss Marie Best, Miss Ruth Kuhl.
man, Miss Margaret Matthews, Mrs.
Maud O'Toole and Miss Loretta
Monahan.
Brigadier General and Mrs. Dion
Williams have returned to their
home, 1746 Q street northwest,
after visit as the guests of Briga.
der General and Mrs. Smedley B.
Butler at their home, Overlook,
Philadelphia.
Mrs. F. p. Davis has come from
her home in Chicago to join her
husband who has been at Ward.
man Park Hotel for some time.
Mrs. Davis reached Washington yes.
terday and will be here for a few
days.
The Washington times., 1925-08-07
JUST Bring Slips

Bear in mind that it is not neces-
sary for you to spend all the money
by the sales slips. You
can turn in sales slips received by
your relatives, friends and neigh
The Washington times., 1925-08-07
ALBIONS ON VACATION
SOON IN CANADA

Mr.. and Mrs. Edouard Albion,
and their son. Norwood Albion, will
leave tomorrow for Port Stanley,
Ontario. Canada, where they will be
for two weeks before returning to
Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albion hope to get
there in time for the celebration Of
Norwood's ninth birthday. The
child adores staying in Canada,
his fathers native land. and, If
he had his way ne would transfer
citizenship under the Stars and
Stripes to the land where there was
once a forest primeval."
He was discussing this change
recently with his mother, asking why
they had to live in Washington, in
stead of Canada. When his mother,
in part Of her reply, said: But,
this is your country" the boy puz.
zled bit and finally asked.
But, mother what's country"
He knew well enough what the
country" meant, but "a country"
had never taken root in his knOwl
edge Of the universe. And even
after the explanation he still pre-.
ferred Canada
Reginald Werrenrath. the noted
baritone, has been in town confer
ring with Mrs. Albion relative to
his appearance here in the Peggy
Albion Concert series next winter.
He is staying with Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Shipp and will accompany
them as far as the Adirondacks
when they leave in a few days for
a months tour by motor in the
Adirondacks and Canada. Mr.. and
Mrs. Shipp will visit Mr.. Werren.
rath in his camp in the mountains.
In the party there will also be
Miss Verna Neidig, sister of Mrs.
Ship, who is her guests here.
The Washington times., 1925-08-07
CONCERT

The Thirteenth Engineer
Rard, from Fort Humphreys,
will present It's second concert
OF the summer at Central High
School community center sta
dium az 7:30 tonight. Warrant
officer r. w. Treichel VII cCn.
duct.
THE PROGRAM
March, 'ssalute TO Washington
Keller
Overture. Merry Wives of
windsor - =. !. ~ lcolAt
Moroccan de Salon. First Heart
Thvobag ....... Eiienberg
Waltz de Concert, Jolly Fell
lowe as.ss.sss.ts 1865 - NOiisISub
Selection from musical comedy
THE BuTg0nlaster ..... Luders
Ynterrnezzo. Russo 1880. FRANKIE
Fartasia. Musical Scenes from
Spain .s.s..s... 80. A1nHAey
March, THE Proclamation"
:. Hughes
"The star-spangied Banner.
The Washington times., 1925-08-07

to know how it is done il he had
never known before.
However,. he dances with an
ease and grace that could not be
learned from observing on the side.
The Washington times., 1925-08-07

Mrs Frank J. Birmingham, OF
Pittsburgh, is visiting her sister.
Mrs. Katherine Fuqua. at her
apartment at Wardman Park Hotel.
The Washington times., 1925-08-07
TIMES VACATION
AWARDS DUE
MONDAY
Second Shopping Contest
Prizes Are Free Resort
Trips

Tomorrow All midnight viii mark
the close OF The Times, second week.
YIy shopping contest, the aWards IN
which are free trips to New York.
Atlantic City. Eastern mountain re-.
sorts. Norfolk, Virginia Beach and
Hampton Roads.
Everybody In urged 10 do his
or her buying this week and save
all sales slips received In stores ad.
vertising in The Times this week.
All sales slips should be brought TO
the Vacation Editor Of The Times
before o'clock next Monday. As
soon as the sales slips can be
counted and careful check up
made, the winners will be an.
nounced.
The first award, a trip to New
York, Atlantic City or an Eastern
mountain resort will go to the per.
son who brings in the sales slips
showing the expenditure Of the
greatest amount Of money this
week In stores advertising in The
Times The second award, trip
to Norfolk. Virginia Beach and
Hampton Roads will go to the per-
son who turns in the greatest num-
Der OF sales slips, regardless Of the
amount Of money spent.
Trip On ID. G. Steamer
The trip to- Norfolk, Virginia
Beach and Hampton Roads will be
made on the palatial steamer dis
trict OF Columbia" the pride of the
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat
Company, Of which T.. j. Callihan
is president and William Callahan
general traffic manager. Thousands
Of Wasl1ingtonian have made this
beautiful water trip aboard the
sumptuously appointed liners oper-
ated by this company and pro-
nounce it one Of thea most delight
full cruises offered in any part of
America. The Norfolk and Wash
ington Steamboat Company will
provide every comfort and luxury
for the winners in The Times con-
test, each Of whom will take along
a companion whose expenses also
will be betrayed by this newspaper.
The winners of last week shop
ping competition say that nothing
could be simpler than saving sales
slips and winning beautiful trip.
Patrick C. McNulty, of 333 Ken
lucky avenue southeast. won the
first award, while Miss Dorothy
Davenport, a Columbia Junior High
School student, of 1920 Ninth street
northwest won the second.
just Bring Slips
Bear in mind that it is not neces-
sary for you to spend all the money
represented by the sales slips. You
can turn in sales slips received by
your relatives, friends and neigh
The Washington times., 1925-08-07
MORTON OTIS, AMERICAN,
WEDS BARONESS ABROAD
81 International Newa ServIce

LONDON, Aug. Morton Otis,
an American resident of London,
and son of the late Theodore Cush-
ing Otis, was married today at the
Princess row registry office to the
Baroness Louise Won Skhuck.
Evening star., 1925-10-15
Move to Raise sl,Oo0,OOO Among Fans
To Buy Club for johnson Is Started

each year in his homecoming game
at Coffeyville, kans.
CHARLOTTE. \. G.. October Is
CR.-Hardly had a dispatch from
Muskogee. Okla, announced the initia-
tion of drive for "a million
dollars from ;. a million fans" to
buy base ball club for Walter John
son. than set on news hounds" here
made claim to being the first to fol
low"
Eight minutes after word of the
fund had been received, six fans had
contributed their pro rata" and the
club had started
PITTSBURGH, Pa. Ocober IA L4S.
Walter johnson, the Nationals pitch
ing ace, has been offered a contract to
appear in vaudeville. beginning at the
New York Hippodrome next Monday
at salary of 1000 a week. provided
he wins today's game of the world
series with the Pirates.
Eugene Connolly. local theatrical
manager, announced that he made the
offer to johnson on behalf of the Keith
circuit management. Johnson's wife
said last night it was doubtful If he
would accept. as he had planned to
spend the Winter in Florida.
Evening star., 1925-10-15
Leader of Navy Flyers in
North Insists Object Was
Not Spectacular Dash.
PRAISES WORK OF MEN
AMID HARD CONDITIONS
Flew More Than 5000 Miles, But
Had Less Than Four Good
Aviation Days.

Back from the Arctic where his air
planes fought vainly TO conquer the
clements of that region, Lieut.. Comdr.
Richard F.. Byrd. comma ndins the ma
val aviation section of the Macmillan
Arctic expedition. said before the
Presidents Air Board today that the
idea of the project was not to make
a sensational. spectacular dash, but to
do sane exploring and TO advance
gradually toward the objective. put
ting down bases as we went along"
The foregoing statement was de-
signed to answer critics of the expedi-
ton who had told the board that it
was a failure and was gotten up in
.'haphazard manner"
Avoided Dramatic Situations.
We avoided the dramatic to such
an extent that whenever possible We
and result of flights at the same
time, though l believe the public
would have preferred the suspense
and the drama
Lieut. Comdr Byrd emphatically
declared there is mo part of the
world that cannot be conquered by
aircraft" which also was taken as a
DEFENSE of criticism that the plane
is worthless and the dog is supreme
in the Arctic. The planes used. he
said, were undoubtedly the best for
this work. They are the best am
phibians in the world. and up there
both wheels and a boat are most de-
sirable. The beaches are rocky and
could not be approached without
knocking a hole in the boat. unless
the wlAels were put down. Besides
we could not have gotten them on the
beach to erect them without wheels
With more time and a little better
season the center of the unexplored
region in the Polar Sea could be
ached with airplanes.
This expedition went out under the
auspices OF a million of our citizens.
the great, dignified National Geo
graphic Society and it has been a
Continued on Page 4, Column ~
Evening star., 1925-10-15
STUDENT ARRESTED
IN S6DO,O(O THEFT.
Popular Member of Law
Class "Cut" School to Rob
Mail Truck, Police Say.
BY the Associated Press.


LOS ANGELES, October 15.-One
night last week Robert Cargo, Young
law student. was absent from his class
at the Polytechnic Evening High
School. The next evening he returned
and in a election for class representa-
tive he was chosen over his opponent.
Alexander Siegler. police officer, who
also was studying law.
Police announced yesterday that
Cargo had confessed that the evening
he cut class he was a member of
ii gang which robbed a United States
mail truck of $500, 900 in money. Sc
curities and jewelry. He and four
others are in Jail in connection with
the crime and two others are being
sought.
Federal authorities announced the
Federal grand jury had returned
seven secret indictments in connec-
ton with the robbery in which Cargo
is alleged to have participated. The
Government did not make public the
names, but police announced that
those held in Jail in addition to Cargo
are:
Charles CHUCK" Wagner, Frank
Tesciona. alias Dago Fra ank, and
George A. Jack" Davidson. Sam
Sandberg. alias Shapiro, was Jailed in
Kansas City, Mo-, yesterday in the
case.
About $500 900 worth of the loot
has been recovered.
Evening star., 1925-10-15
BY BEN NcKEIWAY

Millions of Washington dollars are
being invested in Florida real estate
How many millions, or how few. is a
guess at best. My only authority for
using the figure at all is a Washington
bank president, who bases his estimate
upon the Withdrawals from his own
bank and what he knows is going on
in others. \ score or more of Florida
land companies have opened and now
are maintaining offices in Washington.
From all reports they are doing good
business. The Better Business Bureau
has been informed of fly by might
statesmen. who hurry into town, con
duct houSe-to- house or community"
Evening star., 1925-10-15
Women. in France
Learn Bobbing to
Cut Barber Bills
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS. October II. - Homemade
haircuts and neck shaves are he
coming the regular thing in
French households where there are
several women with bobbed hair.
The expense of keeping short
hair trimmed neatly is SO great
that many women are having some
member of their family take a
course in haircutting so as to
eliminate the heavy bill of the
hairdresser. Clippers. a safety razor
and a short course in a barber
school are considered excellent in
vestments in family where there
are several daughters-and perhaps
mother or an aunt or so-who
require weekly bob-trimming and
semi-weekly neck Shaves.
Evening star., 1925-10-15
CHIEF GOES TO AID
Of JAILED AVIATOR
Patrick Seeks to Have Sen-
tence for Hitting AdmiraI's
Car Changed to Fine.

Gen Mason NJ. Patrick, chief Of the
Army Air Service. is leading a move
ment by the military to have the sen
tence of 80 days meted out in Traffic
Court last night by Judge John =.
McMa hon to Lieut.. John Mcdonald.
stationed at Gen. Patrick's Office,
hanged to fine il not completely
Withdrawn.
The Army air chieftain visited Po
lice Court today in behalf of the de-
fendant. who is now in the District
Jail because of the sentence imposed
on the charge of leaving after collid-
ing without making his identity
known.
Gen. Patrick told the court officials
that Lieut.. Mcdonald had an excel
lent record. and that he wished every
step to be taken by the court 10 keep
this record from being blackened. A
dishonorable discharge could result.
it was said.
Affair Not Closed.
Judge Mcmahon. when interviewed
today. said that he had nothing to
say relative to the matter, but admit
ted the affair was not A closed sub
ject.
II have nothing to say now he
said. ".aS yet nothing has been done
1t was learned. however. that an
attempt is being made to reach Rear
Admiral w. H. Bronson. L. s. n. re-
tired. whose automobile Lieut.. Nc
Donald is said to have collided with
last night. Full extent OF any damage
done will be ascertained. The admiral
was not in the machine at the time
of the alleged collision, which occurred
at Nineteenth and y streets. and il
was being driv an by his chauffeur.
William Allen.
Blamed Other Driver.
When brought into court, shortly
before II o'clock. the defendant is said
to have admitted coming into collision
with the admiral's car, but stated that
Allen was to blame.
Il ascertained that no damage had
been done and kept on going. thinking
I was doing him a favor, because, |
believed. a report would have caused
his arrest" the lieutenant stated.
When the sentence of 80 days was
imposed he appeared to be in a daze.
interrupted only when the turnkey
summoned him to the dock just prior
TO the closing of the night court.
The MAKING m penalty under the
law allows a fine of $500 or sentence
of six months upon conviction.
Evening star., 1925-10-15
SENATOR RALST0N
TAKEN BY DEATH
Indiana Democratic Leader
Was Mentioned Prominent
Iy for Presidency.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. October Is
Samuel NJ. Ralston. junior United
States Senator from Indiana and
Nenerated patriarch of Indiana de.
mocracy. died at his estate here
HooSier Home. last night after ar
illness of six weeks. He was 81 years
old
Death came to the Senator after
- hours of unconsciousness climax
ing an attack of uraemic poisoning
which, had copfned him to his bed
since September 5 and which had
impaired his health since early this
year.
Members of his family and more
fhan a score of intimate friends were
gathered at the home to receive the
news shortly after II o'clock Ia ST
night that death had come. Senator
Ralston had known for some weeks
OF MS condition and had bade his
family and friends farewell before
lapslng into the unconsciousness
which preceded his death.
Mine Runner i'm Youth.
Mine runner in his early youth
kalston farmed and taught school
before turning to the study of law
which opened a political career for
MIN and brought him in 1912 to the
GoVernorship of Indiana and in 1922
to the United States senatorship.
AFTER four years in the governors
chalr Ralston had retired from poll.
tics, and 1t was only at the behest of
close friends that he returned to the
arena in 1922 as the party's nominee
against Albert J. Beveridge. Repub-
ilcan candidate, who had defeated
Senator Harry New. now Postmas aster
General, in the primaries. Ralston' 8
victory gave an impetus to Indiana
Democracy which put him forward
last year as candidate for the Dem
ocratic presidential nomination.
Refused Party Nomination.
At the New York convention in 1924
his fortunes We're in the hands of
Thomas Taggart. Democratic leader
and longtime personal friend of the
Senator, who insisted on presentation
OF his name over Ralston's own
strenuous objection.
When it appeared that his nomina
ton would offer an egress from the
McAdoo-Smith deadlock. however, and
support began to rally to him. Ralston
Immediately ordered withdrawal of
his name, confiding to Taggart that
his health was so precarious as to pre-
clude the possibility Of a strenuous
campaign.
For several years Senator Ralston's
health had not been sound. and he
had been compelled to abandon the
rugged outdoor life which he had led
since boyhood. AS late as last july.
however, he made trips to his farms.
of which he was in active manage
ment until late Summer. Several
weeks ago physicians told him that
his life depended upon his remaining
in bed, and he failed rapidly after he
learned that he would be bedfast.
Was Deeply Religious.
Senator Ralston was lifelong Pres
byterian and revered because of the
genial honesty and sincerity which he
radiated. A man of powerful build. he
was known both as governor and Sen
ator for the vigor with which he la
bored. and he was seldom absent from
Il session of the Senate until he was
Continued on Page IA Column ~
Evening star., 1925-10-15
AIR RULES IGNORED.

LONG BEACH. Calf. October l )
LP.-The so-called rules of the air.
observed by military and commercial
pilost. have no standing in a court
of law.
J. V. Anderson sued Early f.
Daugherty of the Long Branch flying
field for $1,000 damages when his
airplane was wrecked in a collision
with one piloted by Daugherty. claim
ing the latter disregarded the gener-
ally recognized landing rules.
Evening star., 1925-10-15
ny the Associated Press.


MI-SkOGEE. Okla. October 15.-A
movement TO raise q fund among
base ball fans of America for the pur-
chase of a base ball club for Walter
johnson. the Big Train of the
Washington Americans, has been
launched here.
The plan originated with Claude
Williford, president of the Eastern
Oklahoma Fairgrounds Association
and local business man.
a million fans give a million dol
lars for base ball team for Walter"
fs the slogan of Williford's campaign.
In less than an hour last night 55
local men and women gave 81 each to
the fund.
Williford. who is acting as trustee
for the fund. recalled that after the
1924 world series Johnson expressed
desire to retire from active play
and attempted to buy minor league
club.
Gahby Street. who caught Johnson
early in the speed ball kings career
on the Washington club. is manager
az the Western AsSocia tion club here
and this fact is partly responsible for
The local rorularitv the plan is en-
Soying. Street catches for Johnson
Evening star., 1925-10-15
BANKERS BUY CONTROL
OF TWO BIG CONCERNS
Albert Pick Company and Barth
interests, in Hotel Furnishings,
Will Be Merged.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
CHICAGO, October 15.-Confirma-
ton of the purchase by an Eastern
banking syndicate of stock control of
Albert Pick & Co. of Chicago and l..
Barth & Son, Inc, of New York. has
been given by Albert Pick, president
of the Chicago company.
The Albert Pick & Co. common stock
will be taken into the merged corpo-
ration at a price of So a share. the
president stated. adding that further
details of the consolidation would be
announced later.
The two corporations are the larg-
est manufacturers of hotel and insti-
tut:onal furnishing supplies in the
world doing an aggregate business of
some $25. .000,00 a year.
Evening star., 1925-10-15

which mas already reached gigantic proportions.
a bubble which is to burst Their dollars.
according to an opposing school of thought,
going into the development of a state
whose vast resources are virtually untouched.
Their dollars. in many cases. are Washington
dollars. Are they going to bring back others.
or they being thrown away. to disappear
into thin air when present conditions in Florida
seek normal level?
Your investment in Florida today, if you
are among the thouSa ndS Of observation-disclosures
who have put money into one Of the scores of
propositions for getting rich there. is either
safe or unsafe. This you already know, but
whore the pitfalls?
Seeking answer To Of these lueS
tons. vitally interesting where your money
is concerned The Star sent Ben Mckelway,
one of its editorial executives. to Florida to
port conditions he found them. He not