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The Washington times., 1925-10-24

Executive and Membership
Groups to Have Sessions
Early Next Week

The last meeting Of the executive
committee of the Washington
Board Of Trade before the annual
meeting Of the members will be
held Monday at 40 o'clock. A
meeting of the membership COM
nnitteee win be held Tuesday at
1910 p. m. George Miller, chair
man, will preside.
The chief feature of the annual
meeting, November at the Will
lard, will be the election Of ten di-
rectors. Only four of ten whose
terms end are eligible for re-elec.
ton, and have been renominated.
They are John Joy Edison, William
W. Everett, Francis r. Weller ana
george w. Offutt. Others retiring
are J. Harry Cunningham, Samuel
y. Prescott, Frank A. Sebring.
Odell s. Smith, Theodore w. Noyes
and Charles w. Waters.
Nominations will be received I'M
til the day of the annual meeting.
Those nominated thus far besides
the four present members are C..
J. Gockeler, Edwin c. Brandenburg,
George Miller. Joshua Evans, jr.,
Charles F. Crane, Harry Blake and
John L. Weaver.
The Washington times., 1925-10-24
DEATHS

Helen Winters. 90 years. No. GIT
Four-and -a-half street southwest.
Lucy e. Fairfax, so years, No sos
G. street southeast.
Charles Hays. 50 years, GalIinEsr
Jennie NJ. Bettes. ss years. No. 11aG
x street northwest.
Annie r. Cooper. 81 years. No. 214
Seventh street northeast
Alfred 0. Hays. II years. United
states Soldiers Home Hospital.
James Hawkins. SO years. United
States Soldiers Home Hospital.
Elizabeth A. Little. ~ years. No.
SZ1h Eleventh street southwest.
Alice Murphy, 81 years, Providence
Hospital.
Annie v. Burke. 81 years. No. 1908
w street northwest.
James G. Scott. 80 years. No. 174z
street northwest
Octavia Ferguson, 70 years No. 1918
Thirteenth street northwest.
Frank Mayo. s6 years. GallingeT
Agnes williams. IS years. Freed
mems Hospital.
Abraham Wilson. IS years. No. lis
Shots alley northeast.
David Hoban. 50 years. Freedmen
johnson West. SIS years. callinEer
Hospital.
Joseph Hawkins. S years. Freedmen
Hospital.
Howard DishmAn. 10 days. No. All
I. street northwest,
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RICH cLU5MAN IS HURT
WHEN HORSE RUNS AWAY

PHILADELPHIA. Oct. "a
Spencer K. Mulford, jr., member or
the chemical firm bearing his name
prominent clubman, was resting
comfortably today, according to
physicians at the Arlington Hospital
after receiving serious injuries late
yesterday when a blooded horse ne
was driving ran away and upset the
light carriage in which he and MRS.
Mulford were riding near Willow
Grove. Mrs. Milford escaped with
slight cuts and bruises.
He received a fractured pelvis,
possible internal injuries, and severe
bruises, according to doctors.
The Washington times., 1925-10-24
WELL|VER POST
MAY NOT Be
FILLED
Coolidge Undecided on Sue
cessor to Expert, Who Goes
to Petroleum Institute

A SUCCESSOR to Judson c. Welli-
yer, White House chief clerk, who
resigned yesterday to become pub
licity director for the American
Petroleum Institute, probably will
not be determined upon by Presi-
dent Coolidge for a long time.
The President has given no indi.
cation as yet as to whom he will
appoint or whether the position
will be filled. The post Mr.. Welli-
yer occupied was one created for
him by former President Harding
and was more or less detached
from the additional White House
staff.
Mr.. Welliver's work at the
White House involved the col
lection of research material in the
shaping of. administration policies
along economic lines, and also the
handling of the correspondents re-
ceiving these policies. President
Coolidge has found his services Of
the highest value and it was indi-
Gated by Presidential spokesman
Yesterday that it will be difficult
to find q suitable successor for
him.
Mr.. welliver entered the service
OF the White House in 1921, but
before that he served nearly
twenty years as q Washington
correspondent. He came to the
Capital during the Roosevelt ad-
ministration from Des Moines,
Iowa, where he had made an
enviable reputation as political
correspondent.
He became one Of President
Roosevelt's councillors on railroads
and other economic projects, and
was conspicuous in the progressive
movement Of the development Of
Washington during the latter years
Of the Roosevelt administration.
Serving as a political writer on
The Washington Times, Mr.. Wei.
liver took a leading part in the
Insurgent movements of 1910 which
resulted in the dethronement Of
Uncle Joe" Cannon as speaker OF
the House Of Representatives. In
the progressive movement Of 1912,
which eliminated with the nomina-
ton Of Roosevelt on the bull moose
ticket, Mr.. Welliver's writings at
tracted national attention.
In the campaign OF 1920, Mr..
Welliver was associated with for
mer President Harding as secretary
and publicity director. He came
with Mr.. Harding to the White
House nominally as a chief clerk,
but in reality rs an expert adviser
of questions of policy and admin
istration. He has occupied much
the same place under President
Coolidge.
The Washington times., 1925-10-24
coRoNER'S JURY CALLED
IN DEATH OF LINEMAN

A coroner's jury will be called
today at the District morgue to
investigate the death Of James c.
Kittrell, thirty-three, Of 1904 @
street northwest, who was killed
yesterday while working on an cleo
trio light pole at Fourteenth and
Kennedy streets northwest.
KittrelI, a lineman for the Po-
tomac Electric Power Company,
was working on the top of the pole
when he touched wire that sent
1900 volts into his body. When
the wire was cut by a fellow work
man, Kittrell fell to the ground.
He died a short while afterwards
despite the efforts Of Doctor Lewis
The Washington times., 1925-10-24
ARMY HAVING No
DIFFICULTY IN
GETTING MEN
Unusually High Class OF Re-
cruits Filling Vacancies.
Fewer Desertions

According to figures just released
by the War Department, the reg
ular army today is slightly above
the average OF 1880 enlisted men
permitted by the appropriations for
this fiscal year. The recruiting
situation OF the army. both as too
original enlistments and re-enlist-
ment of soldiers at the termination
Of enlistments period. is said to be
In a satisfactory condition.
Whereas in the old army, men
sometimes enlisted in the winter
because they were unable 20 find
work in civil life and promptly
deserted when the building trades
resumed active hiring Of labor in
the spring, now an unusually high
class Of men is being obtained.
Most recruiting now Is being done
to fill existing vacancies.
Enlistments for one year are
being made, as required by law,
but men Nnlisting for one year are
not sent to distant stations, be-
cause they scarcely have time to
learn the business Of soldering
OS1OE0 IAClT cLlI46IIllS1IS SApAA C.
Therefore, recruits are encouraged
to enlist for the three-year term.
About 40 per cent of soldiers dis
charged on expiration Of enlist.
ment now are re-enlisting. This is
considered an excellent rate, and
1t is the highest since the world
war. The greatest difficulty in oh.
tanning enlistments is in the
specialists ratings. Recruits assign
ed TO mechanical positions and
units are given instruction at one
D fthe army schools. Some Of them
become expert airpfane and auto
mobile mechanics; and, when their
enllstments expire, they can obtain
jobs in eiyu life at much greater
compensation than the army can
give.
There also has been improvement
lately in the situation as regards
to assertions.
It Is believed that at the present
rate Of enlistment and re-enlistment
the army can be maintained this
fiscal year at III, $50 men for which
appropriations are available, not
withstanding the fact that an
average Of about 5000 discharges
q month will occur
The Washington times., 1925-10-24
5000 PRIESTS TO HELP
100000 NEW VOTERS

TOKYO, Oct. 24..-Japan's newly
enfranchised citizens, amounting to
about 1000 900 who were given the
right to vote by the universal man.
hood suffrage law passed ny the
last session of the Diet, are to be
instructed in their duties as voters
by 1000 priests.
The Nishi Hongwanji, a Buddhist
temple in Kyoto, Is training the
priests G teach the populace me
FIJI! rleaning of the suffrage law.
The Washington times., 1925-10-24
TURKS HAREM GRILLES
ALL TO BE REMOVED

CONsTANTINOPLE, Oct. "a
AAnother age-old Turkish institution
will soon be no more. This time
it will be the grilles in front OF the
Turkish houses designed to prevent
the harem women being seen from
outside.
The ministry Of health has or
dered the removal Of the grilles on
the ground that they keep out the
sunlight and air, with injurious
results to infantile health.
The Washington times., 1925-10-24
ROCKVILLE CHURCH
HAS LEAD IN CONTESTS

Christ Church. Rockville, with q
score of eight points, now leads
among the rural churches IN the
contest for the prize offered by the
board of publicity of the Episcopal
Church in the diocese Of Washing.
ton, for efforts toward encourage.
ment OF diocesan solidarity.
Christ Church also leads in the
contest for the second prize, hav-
ing the largest number of credits
in proportion to the number Of
communicates. The Church OF the
Epiphany, with a total of seven
teen credits, leads for the first
prize of $50.
The Washington times., 1925-10-24
BANQUET FOR DR.. CLARK
WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY

A banquet in honor OF Doctor
Francis E. Clark, founder Of the
Christian Endeavor, will be given
at Calvary Baptist Church Monday
evening at o'clock by the seniors.
intermediates and alumni Christian
Endeavorers of the District.
Preparations will be made for 400
people. Besides Doctor Clark, there
will be present DOCTOR William
Shay, publisher of the Christian
Endeavor World, and Fred Sweeney,
a member of the united society's
executive committee and comptrol-
Ter OF the Great Northern Railway.
Percy s. Foster will have charge
of the music.
The Washington times., 1925-10-24
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Louise staak. is. The Reverend J. r.
Ernest L. warde. 80. of New York
rIsburg. Pa. The Reverend A. e.
Charles w. Bucky, s5, ana Maggie
Mockbee. SO. The Reverend H. X.
Waiter A. Thomas. 2s. and Stella
Crawford. 81. The Reverend T. A.
George Denney Wilson, rs. and Teresa
Mcdonnell. 20. TIE Reverend w. H.
ADD MARRIAGE LICENSES
| Joseph c. crosas. "a. and Dorothy
Ethel Anderson. 10. The Reverend
Ira S. wilbur. 81. and Alice W.
Meyer, 20, both Of Allentown. Pa. The
Reverend VIM. NJ Hoffman.
Frederick Francis Laufer, ~. and
Esther Willard Johnson. 20. The Rev
ersnd A. II. Mckinley.
Lawrence c. M. siebel 80, ana Mary
c. Kennedy. A6. The Reverend VIM.
Clarence Denny. 80. and Mildred Gun
ner. %. The Reverend w. Robinson.
Thaddaus Copeland, 60 and Maggie
Brown. 81. The Reverend c. e.
stewart.
William Francis Harris, 81, and Fred
ericka I. Brew. 10. The Reverend VIM.
James Paul Meegan. 30. of Buffalo.
N. Y. and Mary Eloise Butler. 81. The
Reverend VIM. II. Meegan.
Thomas Edward Maggie. 2e. and Helen
Julie Carey. 20. Of JsmaiGa Plains
James T. Pryde. jr.. ~. and Bernics
Golden Byrd, 20. The Reverend w. ].
Brooks
The Washington times., 1925-10-24
TOWN OF FAIRHAVEN
THREATENED BY FIRE

NEW BEDFORD, Mass, Oct. "a.
-Fairhaven was saved from de-
struction by fire today by the COM
bined efforts of local firemen, New
Bedford fire fighters and scores
of volunteers.
Fire destroyed the shipyards of
Major Casey and damaged the Of
fees of the Fairhaven water de-
partment and the homes of Daniel
Dean and Michael Kerns.
The Washington times., 1925-10-24
Children's Health Poor

MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 24.-Half
the children OF Minnesota are in
poor physical condition. Doctor l..
r. Critchfieldr health service officer,
declared after a Statewide investi-
CATION. Even this record Ia better
than the country's general average,
he said.
The Washington times., 1925-10-24
Births, Marriages, Deaths
Phone Notices to Main $780, Obituary Desk.

MIR. AND MRS. VIM. MADIGAN
A double funeral will be held on
Monday for Mr.. and Mrs. William j.
Madigan, AZ Girard street northeast,
who died within a few hours OF
each other. Mr.. Madigan, who was
an inspector for the Washington
Gas Light Company for thirty eight
years, died after a years illness in
Providence Hospital last Thursday.
Mrs. Madigan, who had been an
invalid for three years. died a few
hours after being told OF her hus-
bands death. The couple, who
were both fIfty-six years old, were
natives Of Washington. Mrs. Madl-
gan's brother, the Reverend Father
Owen Hill, Of st. Aloysius' Church,
will officiate at the services. Inter-
ment will take pace in Mount
Olivet Cemetery. Surviving the
couple are two daughters, the
Misses Agnes and Anna Madigan.
and five sons, John, William. War
rem, Joseph, and Raymond Madigan.
The Washington times., 1925-10-24

F. Battle, Of 1401 Kennedy street
northwest, and Doctor ]. =. Pres
ton, of Emergency Hospital, who
worked on him in the street for
twenty minutes
The Washington times., 1925-10-24
MRS. JENNIE M. BETTES

Funeral services for Mrs. Jennie
M. Bettes, who died Tuesday at
her residence, 1924 K street north
east, were held yesterday after
noon from Deals chapel. The Rev
erend e. M. Parlkman officiated.
Mrs. Bettes, who was eighty-seven
years old, had been resident OF
Washington for sixty years. She
was the widow of Doctor Eugene
Bettes and was native OF Boston.
She is survived by three daughters.
Mrs. Josephine B. ParRxman and
Mrs. Emma B. Phillips, OF Wash
ington, and Mrs. Sephera L. Jen-
kins, of Baltimore, and two grand
sons, Edward Jenkins, OF Baltimore,
and the Reverend Edgar M. Park
man, OF Montgomery, Ala.
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death Notices


HoRN-rhursday, Oct. 20 at $3.50
o'clock T. M, at Takoma Park SAN
tarium, Ida Horn, aged "a years Az.
ter OF the late Edwin Horn ana MIS- %
Laura Bose. Funeral. Oct. 70, .ec
NJ from the chapel of j. VIM. Les 1
Sons. Friends and acquaintance
vited.
SHAFFER-On Friday. october 70, I tsSS
at 1920 D. m, Ambrose L. ShatIsTd
the son of the late susanna aadanne
Augustus Shaffer. at his resl9SSm ~ ;
ia Third street northwest. VASE asn :
ington Council. Fourth Degree Ahls MS
Mass at st. Aloysius ChurA Mon
day, october rs, at IL a. m.
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APPROPRIATE Funeral Tokens
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Prompt Auto Delivery Service
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ROBERT BUDDY

Funeral services for Robert II.
Rudy, forty-nine, who died Tues
day in the United States Soldiers
Home, Hampton, Va, were held this
afternoon from the chapel Of Thomas
s. Sergeon. Services were under
the auspices OF Harden Camp, No.
2, Spanish-American War Veterans.
Interment was at Arlington Ma
tional Cemetery.
Mr.. Rudy, who died after a lin.
gering illness, was a native OF
Butte, Mont. but came to Washing
ton about fifteen years ago. He is
survived by his widow, Mrs. Mae
F.. Rudy; a daughter, Miss Marion
e. Rudy; five brothers, Samuel
Rudy, Of Buffalo, N. z, James
Rudy, Of London, Canada, William
and Joseph Rudy, Of Cortland,
Ohio, and Albert Rudy. of Cleve-
land, Ohio, and three sisters. Mrs.
Alfred Watson. of Georgetown,
Canada, Mrs. William Mercer, of
Kinley, Canada, and Mrs. Conrad
Weiffenbach, Of Grand Rapids, Mich.
The Washington times., 1925-10-24
BIRTHS

Guy and Rose Stsfanelii boy
Walter and Grace Mason, girl.
Floyd r. and Bessie L. Ives. boy.
Fred A. and Amelia T. Allison. girl.
Philip II. and Marion r, Cook. boy.
Charles A. and Mary J. Scheuch,s girl
William n. and Margaret Deving.
James and Eva Muldoon. boy.
Thomas A. and Mary L. Dennison,
boy.
John q and Maud Tillett, boy.
David and Bessie Isarel. boy.
Manuel c. and Marie e. Teller, boy.
Thomas and Josephine Harley. girl.
Andrew and Sarah Burr. boy.
Alfred and Maggie Greer, boy.
Joseph H. and Bertha Barnes, boy.
Sammy and Alice Thomas, boy.
James and SalIie Steward. girl.
John A. and Agnes Lucas, girl.
James z. and Zelma Tabor, boy.
Ira and Lydia Glenn, boy.
Henry and Louise Williams. boy.
George and Louise Williams. boy.
George and Rosa Young. boy.
William and Elizabeth Scrivner, girl.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1925-02-04

something and you kept on getting it
for couple of hours or so.
cold lazy Lou Beauchamp was one
of them. A long, lean, slow-moving,
slow-speaking boy he was. He told
the oldest stories in the world. No
use protesting that they were old
Lou didn't give snap of his fingers
Used to start out by saying:
Now, get ready, because Pm go
ing to spring a few new ones. If /
tell you story you've heard before,
wave your hats in the air.
Good grief You never saw any
thing like it when Lou was lecturing
You'd think the audience had gone
daft. They'd sit there waving their
hats all the time, not that Lou cared
Ever hear of Sam Jones, the
temperance lecturer?"
"No," / was compelled to admit.
Old Sunshine Hawks seemed grieved
Don't seem right. somehow, to see
Young fellers getting older these days
ignorant of all the old-timers," he
mourned. "Well, Sam Jones just
naturally tramped on the citizens.
Rough, He was awful Billy Sun
days mild-speaking man compared
to Sam. Why, I've heard folks leave
Sans tent of an afternoon vowing it
was shame that something wasn't
done to stop him.. Never coming
back, they weren't. But thai night
they'd be there first to get a good
front seat.
Where you going, Sunshine?' he
asked me one night in st. Louis.
To Heaven says |, wondering
what Sam would say to that.
This, is hell of a place to start
from" he said, just like that.
eyes, Sam Jones was rough on his
fellow humans.
"Sam Small was a wonder. too.
Couldn't stump Sam Small. Came to
a town one night and was told he was
to speak to convention of dentists.
Sam hustles up on dentistry. and next
day he was all but pulling teeth.
Never heard anybody funnier
than Strickland Gillian. who made
himself famous with Off Again, On
Again. Gone Again, Finnigan. And
| don't know that I ever saw on the
lecture stage anybody bigger or with
a hotter temper than Joseph Cook.
Funk and Wagnalls used to run a
hotel in New York, and just before it
was formally opened | got a room
there. The only other guest was a
monkey until Joe Cook came in one
night pretty late He was very tired
and went right to bed. Next morn
ing he didn't come down to break
fast, so we went to see what the mat
ter was.
"Great grief The monkey had
got into his room and stolen all Joe's
clothes.
"One time at Ocean Grove Joe was
to introduce Walter Thomas Mills.
very small man. Joe looked down at
Walter and said that the mills of
God grind slowly, but they grind ex-
ceedine nall. And then Mr.. Mills
proceeded i to speak about great
quantities of nothing looking at Joe
now and then.
Bishop Robert Mcintyre of Chica-
go used TO lecture about the Chicago
fire. and, son, you could smell the
smoke. don't think, though. that
any Of them ever fooled me except
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scaffold near me was Thomas Jona-
than Jackson, afterward famous as
General Stonewall Jackson. Cover
nor Wise and his staff We're there, and
they were entertained in my fathers
house while they were in Charles
Town
Now listen to this, my boy. It
was in my fathers parlor that | met
John Wilkes Booth. He was a great
fop and very proud of himself. Used
to recite the quarrel scene from
Julius Caesar, and we thought he was
perfect as Brutus. Now, here's a
story you haven't heard.
"While Booth was in our town he
made the acquaintance of John Yates
Bell, who, during the war, was cap
tured and condemned to be hanged
as spy. Booth went to Abraham
Lincoln and interceded for his friend
Bell, and Mr.. Lincoln promised to
save Bell from the gallows.
Abraham Lincoln was a merciful
man, and no man appealed to him in
an even half worthy cause in vain.
He was willing to save Bells life. He
issued the order against Bells execu-
ton. But Booths appeal had come
too late, and Bell was executed be-
fore the President could act. Booth
avowed he'd avenge Bell. and I think
it was due to this fact he shot Mr.
Lincoln"
Sunshine Hawks peered out of the
window, made a few observations
about the state of the nation, and,
observing that Mis- Emmett's melod-
con was not producing the Doxology,
reekoned that the lady must have got
dry and gone for a drink of water.
II don't preach skittishness." he
said, "and Pm for solemn thinking
now and then as much as the next
man; but folks are likely to take
themselves too seriously if they amt
stirred up now and then | went in
for lecturing just naturally. Used to
recite pieces in school and practice
on my father He was deaf.
AWAY back in the days when |
started lecturing there were a lot of
good men in the business Wonder
what became of old Tom McNutting,
who used to lecture all around Mary
land? Then there were William Hall
and the Maosha Sisters and Hugh,
their father.
uotAi W AtiiA QP my IEBuldI iGE-
lures with political speeches. Course
I'm Democrat, which is mighty con-
venient for busy man. All a Demo-
Gratis got to do is to vote his ticket
and then go on about his business,
because he amt got anything to
worry about He's licked before he
starts: at least it was that way up
until Cleveland.
CAS- lecturer my inspiration was
Colonel George w. Balm. Never for
get one night the Colonel was on the
platform and Mrs. Balm was sitting
there with him and he said:
If | could live my life over
again. I'd marry the same woman
Well, I don't know about that, +"
said Mrs. Balm, as quick as wink.
Mighty fine woman, Mrs. Colonel
Balm. Frances Willard, one of the
founders of the Women's Christian
Temperance Union, was another fine
woman, and ! used to sit and listen
to her by the hour. Yes, sir: when
folks got lecturer those days they
got their moneys worth. You got
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ton to them.
"Shucks, you get used to tricks to
make you stop talking. Never for
get one night a manager tried to shut
off celebrated speaker who had
been talking for more than two
hours. The audience was weakening.
Something had to be done to save
them from just going to pieces.
The telephone bell rang and the
manager toll dthe speaker that lady,
Mrs. Ollincuffer wanted to speak to
him on the telephone.
Ask her what she wants said
the orator.
4 did, lied the manager. She
won't tell me; says it's very impor-
tant'
"Tell her I don't know anything
about it.
"Tf you don't know what she
wants how do you know you don't
know anything about it?'
See here roared the orator,
who's the lecturer here, you or me?'
"And bless you, he went on for an
other hour; just to get even, l guess.
No, the old-timers were hard men to
deal with. Very jealous of their
art"
At dinner Sunshine talked of food
He delivered a gastronomic trav-
elogue which started with Holsters in
Portland, Maine, and beans in Bos-
ton to chill con carne in Eel Paso and
pompano and sand dabs in San Fran
cisco. He delivered a panegyric
over Smithfield hams in Virginia and
fried chicken in Maryland. He held
forth on the food preferences of
Jubal Early, Jeb Stuart, Stonewall
Jackson, and Robert E. Lee. He de-
voted considerable time to a dinner
he ate in New Orleans-shrimp on
ice, crab gumbo, broiled crab. fried
chicken, red snapper threats, crab
salad, Bernhard cake, corn bread,
yams, alligator pears, French peas,
coffee, ice cream, and minor dishes.
"Quite dinner, that was. and
plenty of it, too" sighed Sunshine.
Ever have indigestion?" ventur-
ed.
mo, sir, I was always careful
what l ate"
But at this point the telephone bell
rang. A lady desired to speak to
Sunshine Hawks. The old boy look
ed suspicious.
What's her manner" he demanded.
"Ollincuffer?"