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The Washington times., 1925-05-06

minutes 1 was dancing around
like base runner trying to steal
second.
I'D be there vet doing q horn
pipe Il IL wasn't that q lazy old
horse came along and / got
across ahead Of him. III they
ever take the horses off OF Man
haitian don't know what III do.
was that mad ducked into q
store and bought q pair Of white
canvas gloves. I painted STOP"
on one and "GO" on the other,
and when get nerve enough I'm
going to wear 'eIn and see W0t
little signaling Of my own will
get me-.
Honestly, the way some Of
these autOmObilists treat US hOOf.
crs you'd think they never walked
in their lives.
I like TO see everybody get
along, whether they walk or dine
in town cars, taxis or trucks,
but IL sure is tough to be side
lined while q string of ears come
like q link OF saIIsages, and we
have to stand tight until finally
SOsuC BOOu AcAlOW ~ Ofho WUStA
slows up q bit and gives us a
chance TO dodge through.
always wish that guy good
luck.
It's so easy to make up time
when you are at the wheel. you'd
think they wouldn't be so tough
about stepping on the brake and
letting q mother and her children
get across to the park.
The pedestrian has his faults,
too, ducking I'm ahead OF q ma
chine suddenly. And I've even
seen kids I'm pure spite dash into
the street to scare the mOtOrist.
That amt fair, either.
But q machine can be patched
and broken bone can't, and
that's why / think the guy at the
The Washington times., 1925-05-06
Slippery Shad Cause
Two Automobile
Wrecks

YARDLEY, Pa, May Cor
the few shad caught this year,
two have wrecked automobiles.
A passenger with a fish boarded
a Lambertville bus at sWilburtha.
The shad slipped, the chauffeur
tried to catch it and the bus
ran into a pole and was wrecked.
Miss Lillian Ryan, Lambertville;
Mrs. George Forrest, Wilburtha
and Miss Florence Shoemaker,
LambertviIle, were injured, and
Robert Rockafellow, of Stockton.
the driver, was cut by glass.
Later when Thomas Crynae,
of Yardley, tried to keep a
shad from slipping off the seat,
his sedan crashed into a stone
wall and was wrecked.
The Washington times., 1925-05-06

Colonel Clarence j. Owens, director
general of the forum, and Captain
Jean Henri Clos, historian of the
society.
The plane will be piloted by
Lieutenant Colonel Harold e. Hart
ney, who formerly was stationed at
Boiling Field. The ceremonies at
Boiling Field will be under direc-
ton of Claude N. Bennett and
Colonel Wade Hampton Cooper.
The plane will be christened
'"The Yorktown" by Miss Elizabeth
Owens, daughter of Colonel Owens.
assisted by group Of Washington
sub-debutantes.
The Washington times., 1925-05-06
Public school Address

Doctor Joseph Al. Murphy chief
medical inspector for the public
schools, will speak on The Welfars
OF the Child from the Standpoint OF
the Physician, tonight before the
District OF Columbia Public School
Association in the board room Of
the District Building.
The Washington times., 1925-05-06

wheel Ougfta be more COfsfd-
crate Of the fellow or foot.
I also hate to see 4 m0tOrfst
duck ahead Of b horse that has
10 pull its head bark or slide TO
stop. The horse FEELS. The
car dOesn't--Have q HEART!
The Washington times., 1925-05-06
Seems to Her Something Could Be
Done to Give the Pedestrian a Few
Rights at Crossings.

ginIxs that ankle our way around
a few rights, so we could get
across some of these streets
The other day 1 was marooned
i'm a safety zone trying to get
across q street. For about fifteen
The Washington times., 1925-05-06
By FAY KING.

/ pity the poor pedestrian.
Probably because I'm one Of
'em.
1t seems to me that something
could be done to give us poor
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-21
COP PROSECUTED, Is CHARGE
Subs Running Liquor
On Jersey Coasts,
Says Reports

ATLANTIC CITY, Jan. 2l.
Reports that submarines were
being used by liquor smugglers
along the Jersey coast to land
their cargoes from Rum Row
were discounted here by Captain
Randolph Ridgley, commander
Of the DRY Navy" base, who has
under his jurisdiction the coast
from Cold Springs Harbor to
Asbury Park.
Captain Ridgley said that he
had heard Of the reports, but
was not inclined to put much
credence IN them owing TO the
shallowness Of the Jersey
waters. He pointed out that
there was only fifteen feet Of
water over Absecond Bar and
that K would be impossible for
: submarine to enter submerged.
The other inIets along the coast
were also shallow, he cid
ssIf they should start ssi1lg
submarines which I very much
doubt he said. then We viii
have to fall back on depth
bombs. These were very effec-
tive during the war. They
would Be rather hard on the
snuggIers, though"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-21
| INAUGURATION
PLANS NEAR
WRECK
CalIiherl Discouraged by His
Third Failure to Get O. K.
on Bigger Fete

Inaugural plans are steering
dangerously near the rocks Of dis
appointment, it was indicated to-
day, following a conference between
Secretary to the President G.. Bias
com Slemp and William T. Galliher,
chairman Of the inaugural com
mittee.
Mr.. Galliher went to the White
House today to urge for the third
time an inaugural celebration which
would merit substantial contribu.
tons from Washington business
men, who naturally desire to attract
a large crowd to the city on
March a.
After the conference, Mr.. CALI.
her showed by mien, If not by
word of mouth, that he was
deeply concerned.
Newspaper correspondents at the
White House were unable to elicit
definite statement from Mr.. Gal
liner. He was silent on the meet
ing with Mr.. Slemp.
Didn't Get Far" He Says.
He went to committee headquar
tiers, and there sat and considered
his course.
81 talked over different matters
with Mr.. Slemp," he said, signifi
cantly, but we didn't get very
far"
Twill you have a statement tC
make later?" he was asked.
Yes" said Mr.. Galliher. "But
not today"
1t has been previously pointed
out in Washington newspapers tina
Mr.. Galliher, imbued with the sen
timent of Washington's business
and civic interests, has consistently
urged the President to sanction ar
"old fashioned inaugural" and {
large parade, in order to bring
good-sized crowd to Washington.
Plans for full and complete pub
licity on the inaugural ceremonies
were to be laid today at meeting
of the publicity group of the inaug
ural committee in the New Willard
Hotel
Thus far. practically all publicity
on the arrangements has come from
Chairman GaIliher and from Score
tary Frederick A. Fenning. The pub
licity committee, however, under thu
craftsmanship OF Frederic William
Vile, is said to contemplate more
elaborate arrf0 gements as the dat'
Of the inaugural approaches.
Many hundreds of newspapers an
periodicals, not only in the United
States, but throughout the world
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column L..
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-21

100 Thoroughfares Listed for
Improvement in Spring
Paving Program

The spring program Of the
highway department Of the Dis
trict calls for the paving Of near
" 100 streets at q cost cf neariy
ST ,6OO,OO0, Len Robartsop, as-
sistant engineer Of highways, an
nounced today.
The first big paving job to be
undertaken is Wisconsin avenue,
from Massachusetts, avenue to
River road, at a cost of $3.50, COO.
Work begins April 1.
The paving of sixteen other
streets and the grading of three
more starts in April.
IS Others Await Action
Work on paving seventy-five
other streets awaits the action of
Congress on the District appropria-
ton bill, the measure providing
that the street improvement ap.
propriation be made available i'm
mediately. District officials expect
to start this big job sometime in
April.
The streets. definitely listed for
paving sometime in April follow:
Monroe street northeast, Eight
eenth to Twentieth street; cost.
1900.
Second street northeast, Bryant
to Charming streets; cost, $1,000.
Bryant street northeast, Lincoln
road to Fourth street; cost, $14.S00.
Continued on Page 2, Column u
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-21
: JAZZ SLAYER
PR|NPS FOR
COURT
Girl, Accused of Matricide,
Has Hair Bob Before
Facing Judge
By COPELAND C. BURG,
international News Service.

SAN, FRANCISCO, Jan. 21.-
Dorothy Ellingson's battle for
freedom in the coming years of
her young womanhood, is to be
taken into court today.
The titian-haired sixteen-year-
old girl who killed her mother
in a "red-headed rage" because
she wanted to live her own life, :"
was scheduled to appear at II
o'clock this morning to face police
Judge Lazarous on charges of
matricide.
Father Holds Girls Fate.
The girls father. Joseph Filing
son, a viking-faced tailor, will be
the first witness and on his testi-
mony probably will rest the fate
Of the girl.
Il want her to hang" the broken
father said week ago, but since
then he has forgiven and his state
ment before the Judge that the girl 5
age is only sixteen was expected.
This will automatically cause
transfer of the child defendant
case to Juvenile court, where Dor
othy viii be arraigned tomorrow
before Judge Murasky.
Brother Brings Flowers.
Her brother, Earl. visited Dor.
othy early in the day and brought
her a basket of fruit and bouquet
of violets, which she selected to
wear from dozen other gifts of
flowers sent by anonymous friends.
Alexander Mosltn, San Francisco
attorney, now in charge Of the
case, announced today that he.had
arranged for physician, a special
ist in gland treatments, to examine
Dorothy.
For the first time since the girls
arrest a statement from the district
attorneys office showed the hand
Of the prosecution.
It was declared that should the
girl select mental illness" as her
defense, a barrage of expert testi.
rnony would be available in contra,
dfction to the claim that the girl
did not know right from wrong.
Hundreds Try to See Girl.
Curious to catch a glimpse of the
child who slew for the sake Of
"iazz." hundreds gathered in front
of the hall Of justice before the
ease was called, and extra police
officers were ordered out to handle
the surging crowds.
Appearing to have regained the
vivacity which made her known
in San Francisco's dance halls a.
s.Peppy Jazz Baby Dot" the gir
CONTINUED on Page 2. Column 81
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[ EDWARDS
AC(aJSERA
CONVICT
Government Witness Admits
Conviction on Petty
Larceny Charge
Isy international News Service.
JERSEY CITY. N. II. Jan. 81.

JERSEY CITY, ~. ~, Jan. 14.--
Lionel Wilson, a Treasury Depart
ment agent, who said he saw
So 800 paid to United States
Senator Edward |. Edwards,
Democrat, Of New jersey, for
one hundred cases Of Scotch
whiskey, admitted today under
cross-examination in the Wee
hawken rum ring trial here today
that he on one occasion had been
convicted of petit larceny.
Counsel for the Government,
whose witness he is, announced
that it was not known to them
when Wilson gave the Edwards
testimony, that he had been con-
yicted of such an offense.
Admission q Surprise.
The admission created surprise
in the packed court room.
It was given just after court
opened and when George T.
Vickers, special Government prose
cutor, was about to sum up his
case against the ten Weehawken
policemen, William Griffin, accused
as director of the alleged rum ring,
and another civilian, Harry
Stearns, of Weehawken,' who are
0 George Cutley, Of defense coun.
sci. asked that the summing up
be halted to permit him to ques-
ion Wilson. When the Treasury
agent took the stand. He had ad.
mitted in answer to a query that
he had been convicted on July
10, 1913.
Were you not arrested for rob.
bing coin boxes of the New York
Telephone Coz" Cutley asked the
witness and later put the question
this way:
Were you not discharged for
robbing coin boxes Of the New
York Telephone Coz"
Admits Losing job.
THAT was in the complaint, -
Wilson responded.
But, you were discharged?"
Yes"
Cutley then moved that the
testimony of Wilson and Che les
Hurlbut, another Treasury Depart
ment agent, concerning Senator
Edwards, be stricken from the
record and the jury be instructed
| to bring in a verdict for the de-
| tense.
The lawyer told the court that
| the grand jury should have known
| of the identity of Senator Edwards
| in its investigation. Prior to the
actual trial, an unknown man
| was mentioned frequently in the
evidence as one of the hackers OF
| the ring.
The court. overruled Cutiey's mo-
| ton.
Defends Edwards.
When Cutley began to sum up
| he devoted himself to an oratorical
| defense Of Senator Edwards, rather
than to the men on trial
do you believe" he asked the
| jurors, that a man convicted OF
snatching coins from a telephone
box, a petty thief. a contemplate
convict, should accuse Edwards
your former governor and present
| United States Senator?"
To offset prejudice CutIey thought
| might have arisen because of Ed
wards non-appearance, he said:
IF Senator Edwards were tc
answer every accusation brought by
convicts and buns. he would be
kept too busy - perform his of
fetal duties in Washington
Cutley then launched a denuncia
| ton of Samuel Wilson, acting head
OF the New Jersey Anti-Saloor
League. He said Wilson had haG
his evidence of the alleged payments
to Edwards Of bootleg money foi
year and demanded to know why
Wilson hAd not acted.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-21

The British pound sterling W
go back to par.
Britain will resume being al
lutely on the gold standard.
The British embargo on the ca
portarion Of gold from Britain
will be removed. -,
London once again will be a
classic international free goIo
market.
Five Nations to Follow Lead.
Five other European countries
will follow the example thus set
by Britain and will permit exporta-
tions of gold and will themselves
also become free gold markets.
This will be the greatest resump-
tion Of normality and the greatest
nsu,rance of financial business
freedom and stability that has been
achieved since the Germans sur
rendered.
,The United States, which pos
sasses lust about half of the world 8
whole total physical supply OF the
metal. gold, and which today Is the
worlds only great free gold
market. is not attempting in any
wav to monopolize that position
and is not attempting to impede
Europe in it's return toward the
nossession of gold and toward the
T,ossAssion of gold markets. This
country. the worlds so-called "shy-
lock" is, on the contrary, COM
pletely prepared to do just those
things which most need to be done
In order to enable Britain to
resume her legitimate rivalry with
this country in the matter of gold
and in order to enable all Europe
to participate in the advantages
(Continued on Page 8, Column So
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-21
F FACTS ON. PARIS
PACT SOUGHT
BY SENATE
Resolution Demanding Full
Information of Hughes
Is Passed
By GEORGE r. HOLMES,
International News Service.

The Senate today adopted, unani-
mously, the Johnson resolution
calling upon Secretary Of State
Hughes for complete information
concerning the Kellogg Churchill
agreement signed at Paris. whereby
the United States becomes an Of
ficial partner in the Dawes plan in
return for PA per cent Of the Ger
man reparations payments.
The resolution tame on the Sen.
ate floor with the unanimous ap-
proval of the Foreign Relations
Committee. which had considered it
in executive session during the
morning.
Text Is Changed
Resolved, that the Secretary of
State be and is hereby requested, If
not incompatible with the public
interest. to transmit to the Senate
copy of the agreement signed by
Messrs Kellogg, Herrick and Logan
during the past week at the con
ference of the allied and associate
powers in the world war relating to
the Dawes plan and the payment
of reparations by Germany, together
with such information respecting
the circumstances surrounding the
negotiations and execution of the
agreement as may be relevant to a
full understanding Of it's terms"
:sMoUoJ uo!lpIos9I 9ql p9ldopB sV
AS adopted the resolution differs
materially from the original one
sponsored by Senator Johnson Rep.
of California Johnson at first
souoght to secure only the copy OF
i the agreement.
In the committee today, however
CONTINUED on Page Q, Column 81
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-21
BLANT(NV IS
R(QJSEDBY
SMITHS
TRIAL
Punished for Telling Truth,
coi1 ssnie1 Declar robe
BY COMMITTEES Ordered

.s { 8
Charges that Policeman Milton
D. Smith was brought before the
Police Trial Board following his
recent arrest Of . major in the
army for speeding as = punish
ment for testifying before . House
committee regarding laxity Of law
enforcement in the District, were
made at meeting of the House
District Committee today.
At its last meeting the COM
mittee requested that Commissioners
James F. Oyster, in charge Of the
Police Department report the facts
in the case.
Reply BY Oyster.
Commissioner Oysters reply was
received by the COMMITTEES today.
The Commissioners stated that
Smith was tried January 10 on Il
charge of conduct prejudicial to the
good order, reputation. and DIS
cipline OF the force.
He was found guilty (technlcaIlyl
and sentenced to be warned
Oyster reported. AN appeal has
been noted in the case, but final
action has not yet been taken"
Congressman Thomas Z. Blanton
OF Texas made the charge that
Smiths trial and conviction were
ordered as punishment for his tes-
timony submitted to q House COM
mittee last May during investiga-
ton or Bookkeeping and lawlessnesS
in the District.
before the committee" Blanton
said, ''he told US frankly that If
he answered our questions he knew
he would be punished. He said
that he would answer any ques-
tons, II we compelled him to do so,
but stated that he preferred not
to.
I'VE did compel him to answer
our questions, and promised him
that we would protect him..
Duty Brings Punishment.
This case is a punishment OF
that policeman for doing his duty
in telling the truth to this commit.
tee. There is no foundation to the
case on which he was convicted =
Congressman Alard HI. Ga8que Of
South Carolina declared that he
had investigated the case and found
the conviction ''the most filmsy
thing ever saw" He declared
that the action of the trial board
rendering verdict of technically
guilty was preposterous."
Blanton declared that the com
mittee could not afford to let the
case drop. He stated that the COM
mittee had promised to protect
Smith. and that it would be a
violation of the committees word
Of honor to abandon him now.
Holds Charges Ridiculous.
policeman Smnn told us he
would be punished and has been
punished" Blanton said. IF any
member of Congress wishes to In
vestigate the charges, even though
he secures his information from
Smiths worst enemies he win find
the charges ridiculous.
eff we drop this case now. and
let this conviction stand on q
foolish pretext, you viii never get
any policemen to ever tell this
committee the truth again.
Congressman Henry Jost of Mis-
souri, urged that the committee wait
disposition of the appeal noted by
Smith. He declared, however, that
'.if any official in the police de-
partment has been guilty of oppres-
sion we should see to It that ne
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-21
Soviet Unable To Pay
Officials, Schools
Forced To Close

RIGA, Jan. 21.The Soviet
treasures are empty and the
Russian government has been
forced to abolish salaries of
Officials in towns and villages,
dispatches received here today
from Russia said.
Local taxation has increased
enormously mad schools are
closing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-21
YOUTH coNFESSES he
CHOPPED BOY TO DEATH

DALLAS. Tex, Jan. 21-Confess-
ing, police say, that he had chop
ped a nine-year-old negro boy to
death with an az because his
mother was going to adopt the
youth, John L. Rucker, twenty.
three, white, was lodged in jail
today.
Deputy sheriffs, acting on infor.
nation supplied by Rucker. dug up
the skeleton Of a small boy on the
latter's farm. Rucker Is held
pending Investigation Of his sanity.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-21
Eaxors Special Coin Issue

Senator Shortridge, Republican,
If California, announced today he
would Immediately introduce a bill
authorizing the u. s. Mint to coin
600, 200 special 50-cent pieces COM
memorating the Silver Jubilee OF
the admission Of California into
kha Union
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-21

Cross Word Puzzle on
Page 80.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-21
Coupon Lets Women
In Food Show Free

Included i'm a full page an
nOuncement of the program
of the Better Homes EXpOSi-
ton and National Capital Food
Show in tOday's paper is
coupon which will admit any
woman reader of The Wash
ingtOn Times free to the Audi
tOrium tomorrow AFTERNOON.
There is another cOupOn
which will admit any member
of the family, afternoon and
evenings, for fifteen cents
instead of the regular ad-
mission charge Of twenty-five
cents.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-21
US. to Britain Put
Sterling to Par
Bv WILLIAM HARD.

This country it learned today is fully willing and now
flv prepared to it's part bringing about the greatest
dramatic financial which has happened internationally
since the end of the This event. firmly hoped
will he contaminated during the OF this year. 1t
will consist of the following developments
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-04-01
Injured By Big Timber.

Turning his head few inches
just as a six-inch maple timber
crashed down from the rafters of
a blacksmith shop upon him,
Charles Richardson, 81, of Mercer,
blacksmith at Pine lake camp,
narrowly escaped a fractured skull
and probable death.
The full force of the falling tim
Der struck him on the shoulder,
and he was brought to St. Joseph
hospital Wednesday.
Richardson was shoeing a horse
and felt strong draught of wind
from outside. He asked his helper
to shut the door. When the doors
were slammed, the vibration shook
the big timber, which had been
lying in the rafters, loose and it
crashed toward Richardson. The
helper yelled and Richardson
turned his head to see what was
wrong. The slight movement of
his head saved him and the timber
crashed into his shoulder and bore
him to the fioor.-Ashland Press
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-04-01
Sayner News.

Mr.. and Mrs. Silas Sayner have
arrived home on Plum lake after
spending the winter in Arizona
Their arrival brought forth an cid.
fashioned charivari, which was
given them by over hundred OF
their friends last Friday evening
1t was In the nature of a real
friendly welcome to tn e couple
who number their friends in this
section by the bushel, and it but
shows that Sayner people appreci-
ate their neighbors who have been
builders in community activities
A lunch was served to one hundred
and fifteen merry-makers at the
Sayner resort.
Plum lake and Sayner commun-
ity is beginning to show much ac-
tivity since spring has broken in
upon us. There will be many new
buildings erected and from the
outlook, business for this section
during the year will be above the
average. All of the resorts. are
making preparations for a mighty
big run of summer trade. Book
ings at the resorts so far are way
ahead of any previous year.
The next thing to create activ-
ity is the spring election and the
following officers have been put on
for the town of Plum Lake:
Chairman-Peter Anderson, S. M.
Sayner.
Clerk-Wm. Froelich, G. w. Say
ner.
Supervisors (2)-Hermann Fab
ian, Mike Froelich, Jr., Ole Rismon.
Treasurer Melvin Long, Fred
Meloy.
Assessor-Herbert Warner.
Justices V. Dewitt, Herbert
Warner.
Constable-Chas. Schmidt.