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Evening star., 1925-08-07

courages a certain class of drivers to-
disobey the law.
The refusal of street car motormen
to-pay the slightest attention TO the
stop signs has made points where
boulevards cross the car tracks points
OF imminent danger. a survey of
conditions during the rush hour this
morning disclosed but one motorman
who stopped or even slowed down in
the face of stop sign. He was in
charge of a Connecticut avenue car
bearing the block number of sos.
All of the others who went before
and came after him darted across the
forbidden intersection. missing law
abiding motorists by inches and seem
ingly ohlivious to the rights of any
one else One motorist missed certain
injury or possible death only by stop
ping so suddenly he stalled his motor
in the midst of traffic and caused
jam that took several minutes and d
lot of risk to expensive tenders TO
straighten out.
So serious has become the menace
of the street railway company'S re-
fusal to obey the stop regulations that
Traffic Director Eldridge has decided
to hold up plans for the selection of
additional boulevard highways until
after the Public Utilities Commission
has acted A public hearing on the
railway company's stand is to be held
Evening star., 1925-08-07
MACMILLAN PARTY
SEEkSP[ANE BASE
viii Fly From Etah to EIIes-
mere island in Search of
Halfway Site.


Planes OF the Macmillan Arctic ex-
pedition planned today to fiy from
Etah. Greenland, over Smith Sound
to Ellesmere Island in the hope of
selecting a suitable base about half
way. to Cape Thomas hubbard. on
Axel fteiberg Island. where the ad-
vance flying base will he located
a water lead is opening in the ice
of Smith Sound between Etah, and
Elfesmere Island
Tests with rhe planes yesterday
showed them loaded too heavily, and
Encouragement of the cargo was made
necessary. Lieut.. Comdr Byrd. in
command of the Navy section of the
expedition, in a radio dispatch to
the Navy Department told of the
activities of the flyers and reported
the failure of the engine on the MAI.
one of the three planes carried North.
new engine was put into the ma
chine
The men with me are tireless," he
said, seldom knocking off work until
Evening star., 1925-08-07

next Tuesday, when it is hoped the
difficulties will be ironed out.
Bad Accidents Likely.
At the same time the danger of
motorists who fail to halt at the desig-
mated spots is recognized. Drivers
using boulevard thoroughfares have
every reason to believe those coming
from the side streets will obey the
law and stop. A serious accident is
likely to result if they don't, and that
is the reason a movement has been
started to impose severe fines for Vlo-
lators of the regulation.
Traffic Director Eldridge promised
today that any motorist coming out
of a side street without making fun
stop before crossing a boulevard will
have cause to regret his negligence if
he ever hits anything. Boulevard traf-
fic has the right of way, Mr.. Eldridge
said, and the motorist who hits in
crossing will have Scant excuse to Of
fer. The Traffic Bureau will ask the
utmost limit of the law in such cases.
The boulevard stop system has
brought up a number of questions
that were not anticipated, but all have
proved easy of solution thus far. For
instance, an undertaken called up to-
day to inquire whether every carriage
in a funeral would have to make the
required stop. Col. Moeller. traffic en-
gineer. ruled that although the law
Evening star., 1925-08-07
PROBE BY SENATORS
Is INVITED BY WORK
"Interior Department Doors Wide
Open" Secretary Tells Public
Lands Committee.

Secretary Work said yesterday the
doors Of the Interior Department were
wide open to such an investigation as
the Senate public lands committee
proposes to make into natural re-
sources, or to any investigation by
any other authorized agency.
THE department welcomes investi-
CATION, and il there is anything going
wrong here We want to know it." the
Secretary said. II have been inyesti.
eating the department for the last two
years and / want all the help / can
get. We have nothing to hide here.
The department has furnished the
Senate committee with all the files and
data requested, and will supply any
other information desired. Off1cials Of
the department and the field forces
have been instructed to cooperate
with the committee in every respect.
I am willing to give the committee
blanket authority to investigate every
angle of the department work.
Il have neither political nor social
ambition nor financial obligations.
am only a public servant and want
all the aid can get in administering
the affairs of this office"
Evening star., 1925-08-07
MRS. VAN WINKLE SEEKS
WOMAN'S BUREAU LAW
Wants Service Made Permanent
Fenning to Study Proposed
Legislation.

Plans are being formulated by Mrs.
Nina G.. Van Wrinkle to have reintro-
duced at the next session of Congress
the bill to make the Woman's Bureau
of the Police Department permanent
establishment and to increase the
number of policewomen from 2S to As.
Lieut.. Van Wrinkle, chief of the bu-
reau. had discussed the measure with
Commissioner Fenning, who suggested
that she submit draft of the pro-
posed legislation to him for study.
Mrs. Van Wrinkle said that all ~fi-
cials who have held Office since the
bureau was started. have been friendly
toward its work. The lieutenant feels.
however, that there should be some
basic law providing for the existence
of the bureau and defining the scope
of its work.
Evening star., 1925-08-07
British Columbia Field Yields Gold
After Miners Labor Months in Vain

tract. $50 worth Of gold \ day a
man was being removed. The fif-
teenth, sixteenth and seventeenth
claims below the discovery, which
are owned by Albert Dease and
partners, are yielding SIS daily a
man.
News that gold was really com
ing out of the country. following
authoritative reports from travel
ers and other investigators that a
stampede into the Csssiar in the
Spring had been a fiasco, set per-
sons who had abandoned claims to
restaking them.
:. The gold brought here was OBJ
tanned when miners began wash
ing or cleaning up earth that they
had dug out and piled up, Grady
and Ford garnered II ounces in the
first three days of their cleanup
with three men shoveling. An
other cleanup four days later pro-
duced II ounces
Evening star., 1925-08-07
USED AS SHELL, !. 4.
WOMAN IS KILLED
Thug in Gunfight With Police
Hides Behind Her-De-
tective Dying.
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. August Ia mot her
Of four children, used as a human
shield by thug fleeing in a hail of
police bullets, Is dead. and detective
dying. as a result of "a spectacular
gun fight near the Pennsylvania Rail
road terminal.
Two youthful gangsters were cap
tured. police saving them from
crowd of 1900 persons. who threat
ened lynching. Two others escaped.
Detective Richard E. Hepneberry
and a patrolman in a police tcar last
night attempted to stop the automo-
bile in which the four suspects were
riding. The gang opened fire.
Henneberry fell, a bullet severing an
artery near the heart.
The men scattered as other police
approached. Edward Hart, IS, the
youngest, grabbed Mrs. Mary Connel-
ly, 35, as she stepped from her door.
way, held her in front of him and
returned the police fire. A moment
later the woman was struck and Hart
darted into the house. .
Think Robbery Impended.
Mrs. Connolly died at hospital and
Henneberry is not expected to live.
Police say Hart shot both the detec-
tive and the woman. Coils of rope.
the fact that the car was stolen, and
other evidence convinced authorities
that the four men were about to stage
a robbery.
Alma Johnson, a 17-year-old girl
clerk, was later arrested in Brook
lyn rooming house as an accompiice
of the gunmen. Michael Guidice, a
cha uffeur, was arrested with her and
charged with suspicion Of homicide
and grand larceny. Automobile IL
cense plates which had been issued to
Guidice and which were found on the
of the gunmen led to the
arrests.
Evening star., 1925-08-07
Rr The Associated Pres

By the Associated Press.
WRANGELL, Alaska. August :.
After repeated reports of failures,
gold is being taken in paying guam
titles in the Telegraph Creek dis
trict of the Cassiar country, Brit
ish Columbia. where a strike was
made last Autumn.
First shipments of gold from the
district, which lies 800 miles east
of here, were in Wrangell today,
brought out by a boat on the Silk
inc River.
On Gold Pan Creek, where Viii
liam Grady made the strike. he and
his partner. named Ford, obtained
III ounces of gold in Is days. Next
above Grady and Ford on the creek,
a claim owned by Judge w. G.
Thomas of this city and worked by
three employees is producing about
equally well.
On the claim of r. D. Brunnon.
the second below the Grady-Ford
Evening star., 1925-08-07

requires all automobiles TO make the
stop, whether in a string or not, it
would not apply TO funerals.
Have Right of Way.
Under the law a funeral always has
right of way in traffic, and its line
cannot be crossed by another vehicle
With this in mind, Col. Moeller ruled
that only the first car or carriage in
funeral would be obliged to halt. The
remainder could then follow il across
with safety, as no other vehicle would
have a right TO break its line.
The present system of warning
motorists to stop is TO be greatly I'M
proved. Some distance before reach
ing d stop sign the word SLOW" is 10
be painted to warn the driver he is
approaching a boulevard and must
stop. In addition, red and white
signs, which would be illuminated at
night, are to be placed at each stop so
that no motorist will have the excuse
that he did not see the sign. He
might miss one, Mr.. Eldridge said.
but no court would believe he could
miss three and still have good enough
eyesight TO hold drivers permit.
Evening star., 1925-08-07
Murderer Pays Penalty.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, August N0.-
LenZy Traylor, 2i, Portsmouth, Ohio,
was electrocuted in the Ohio Peni-
tentiary here yesterday for the mur-
DIRE of Frank Funk, a gasoline filling
station attendant. during a hold-up
in October, 1924. Jason Adkins, Tray
lor's accomplice in the murder and
hold-up, was electrocuted last May.
Evening star., 1925-08-07
HOOVER is MISQUOTED.
San Francisco Tax Speech -Misun-
derstood, Secretary Says.

Returning. to mis- desk yesterday
Secretary of Commerce Hoover cor
rected a much discussed statement
which he said had been erroneously
attributed 10 him in published ac-
counts of his speech of July "a, at San
Francisco.
The speech was delivered extern
poranaously. and MIR. Hoover was
quoted as having said that lawyers
and tax experts collect Ave times what
the government collects from the in
come tax.
This quotation, he said today, ap-
parently resulted from a misunder-
standing. What he did say. he eX.
planned. was that the cost imposed
upon citizens in time and clerical help
and by the necessity to employ
lawyers and tax experts. was several
times as much as It cost the govern;
ment to collect the tax. a12-
Evening star., 1925-08-07
GREENWOOD QUITS POST.
Resigns Craftsmanship of School
Board Building Committee.

Ernest Greenwood. vice president
of the Board of Education. has re-
signed his post as chairman of the
boards important committee on
buildings, grounds and equipment
because of the pressure of his regu-
lar duties with Department of Com
merce. A successor will be appointed
by President Edwin C. Graham at
the boards first Fall meeting.
Evening star., 1925-08-07
Dentists Ordered Here.

DENTAL officers at other stations
have been. ordered TO duty at Walter
Reed General Hospital, this city, az
follows: Capt. James =. Mann, at
Fort Dupont. Del; First Lieut.. James
NJ. Epperly at Denver, Colo. and
First Lieut.. James II. Pence, at Fort
Sam Houston, Tex.
Evening star., 1925-08-07
MYTHICAL FORTUNE
PROBE HOLDS TWO
Police Sceur Nation for
Third in Alleged Mail Fraud
Conspiracy.
BY the Associated Press.


RICHMOND, Va, AuEust is. I.
Kent Oliver and r. w. Warren, fash :
ionably dressed men Of middle age,
We're held in the city Jail tonight
while Department of Justice agents
combed the entire United States for
George Stevens Sterns. third MEM
her of the trio said to be responsible
for the most gigantic mail fraud
conspiracy this section of the coun-
try has ever known.
Oliver and Warren will be given
q hearing before United States Com
missioner Melvin F1eSenheimer to-
day.
Warrants for the three men carry
only the one specific charge, con
spiracy to defraud certain persons
by use of the United States mails.
Federal agents say that citizens of
Petersburg alone contributed as much
as $4,000 to a fund to recover
by suit mythical s360;OOO,00O
fortune lying unclaimed in the treas
ury 70 the United States Government.
Many Alleged Investors.
Many persons in other parts of
the country are said also to, have
Invested their dollars with the trio
in the hope of realizing large profits
when they should come into posses
sion of the fortune.
The history of the mythical for
tune" resplendant with episodes Of
the stirring days of 'forty.nine." when
the gold rush carried many men to the
Pacific slope to seek their fortunes
with pick and pan. is set forth in a
prospectus with which the trio are
said to have lured the alleged victims.
AS the story goes. in 1S4S the Cen
trail Pacific and the Union Pacific
Railroad companies applied to Con-
gress for loan of $50. 900 900 for the
purpose of carrying the construction
of the roads through to the Pacific
coast. A bill was introduced by the
Representative of Utah, then Terri
tory, and the loan was granted.
Loan Paid Back.
In later years. says the prospectus
The loan was paid back and the rail
road directorates at the same time
voted to pay the Territorial Repre-
sentative a like amount in apprecia-
tion of his services in getting the bill
through Congress. Accordingly, S60,-
100000 was deposited to his credit in
the United States Treasury. The Rep
r'esentativs, however. was taken sud
denly i'll and died before signing the
necessary papers to gain possession of
the money. 1t was this fortune with
accumulated interest which Oliver and
Warren and their associates proposed
TO gain possession of through the
courts If they we're able to raise suf1i-
cient funds to carry on the case.
Federal agents say that the history
of the case is not incorrect in all it's
details, but that so far as the fortune
waiting to be claimed by heirs of
Utah's Representative is concerned it
is a myth.
Evening star., 1925-08-07

near midnight. midnight fight
over. Smith Sound last night disclosed
the fact that a water lead is opening
up in the ice between here and Ellis
mere IslandsH
Evening star., 1925-08-07
SUMMONSES GROW TEETH"
Arrests Are Ordered Where Gentler
Means Fail.

Washington motorists who have ig-
nored summonses TO appear in TRAFFIC
Court will be sought out by Sergt.
F. s. w. Burke or one of his helpers
in the near future. Acting Supt. of
Police Evans said TO-DAY that Sergt.
Burke has been assigned TO the job
of segregating these warrants and
seeing that they are served.
Following are the number Of war
rants for the various violations: Park
ing, Sic; passing a standing street
car, 10: no signal, 5S: speeding, I02;
lights. 10l: no permit, 81; no certifi-
cate, Z; failure to give right of way. 9;
tags. %; reckless driving, 81, police
regulations, 21; cutting corner, ?:
hacks, Is; failure to stop, .: driving on
wrong side of street, =; leaving after
colliding, 6; colliding, Is; unattended
motor, s: passing on right, ] too heavy
a vehicle on bridge, /; bad brakes, &:
passing at intersection, .; falling to ex.
hibit permit, /; no muff1er, 3; lending
a permit, 3; smoke screen, l: dead tags.
3; driving in safety zone, l: misceila,
neous, IL unsigned permit. /. and
locked steering wheel, g.
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OF the courts has resulted, however
In making it thrice as difficult for the
police to enforce the regulation. Had
a few s25 fines been imposed at the
outset, it is held, there would have
been very few violatorS to contend with
now. Moderation. it was said en-
Evening star., 1925-08-07

Girls of Spain demand such Ella bo.
rate clothing for their dolls. that don
garment factories employ nearly as
many workers as doll makers.
Evening star., 1925-08-07
NEW LIGHT SIGNALS
TO GUIDE TRAFFIC
AT 5 MORE POINTS

Continued from First Page1
Evening star., 1925-04-02
SCHOOL BOARD DELAYS ACTION
ON BAN AGAINST FRATERNITIES
Subject to Be Taken Up Behind Closed Doors Mon
day-Minor Clashes Mark Initial Discussion.
Continuation School Voted Dozen.

and caretaker, Kingsman School;
Dolphus Danile, laborer, Miner Nor
NAL School; Gabriel Furr, laborer.
Central High School.
Terminations-H. F. Myers, teacher
class Ia, domestic science; A E. Dill
Ion, teacher, class IA, Seaton School.
Leave of absence-Mrs. F. b. Samp-
sell. teacher, class Ia, special schools
Transfers.. j. DritZ, teacher, class
&C. Macfarland Junior High School, to
class 3A, Mckinley Technical High
school; w. l. Conway, teacher, class
ga, from Mckinley Technical High
School to sMacfarland Junior High
School; NJ. E. Moore, teacher, class Ia,
from Frank lin Thomson School to
Morgan School; A. B. Field, teacher,
class Ia, from grade to grade Z.
Franklin Thomson School; M NJ.
Burk. teacher, class IA, from
Henry-Polk School to Franklin
Thomson School; NJ L. Sanderson,
teacher, Henry-Polk School, from
grade to grade 6; G. H Bordstrom,
teacher, Henry-Polk School, from
grade 4 to grade 5; Arthur Bolden,
janitor, from Wormley School to
Montgomery School; William Howard,
janitor, from Montgomery School to
Wormley School; @. c. Hutchins,
teacher, Douglass Simmons School,
ner, teacher, Douglass Simmons
School, from grade 3 to grade 4; f. n.
Simms, teacher, class Ia. from Mott
School to Douglass Simmons School;
f. T. Broadus, teacher, class la, from
Deanwood to Old Bell School; S. +.
Browne, teacher, Deanwood School,
from grade to grade Z; NJ. J. NC
Cloud, teacher, Deanwood School,
from grade 4 to grade 5; r. ]. LIE
Compte, teacher, from j. f. Cook to
Deanwood School, class la; H. E.
Shorter, teacher, Douglass s-Simmons
School, from grade to grade 6.
Promotions-John Contee. from coal
passer. Central High School, to fire
man, Miner Normal School; r. l.. Mil
Ter, janitor, from Polk School to
kingsman School
Appoin intments-Nell Johnson, pro-
bationary teacher, class IA, Henry
Polk School; NJ. A. O'Donnell. proba-
tionary teacher, class Ia, domestic
science; B. II. Lawrence, permanent
teacher, class la, Cooke School; J. NJ.
Schmitt, permanent teacher, class Ia,
Cooke School; G.. A. Hawkins, laborer,
Central High School; w. F. Ward,
janitor, Polk School; r. L. Miller,
caretaker, Kingsman School; /. H.
Gibbs, laborer, Emory School; Z. F.
Hallman, coal passer, Central High
School; V. NJ. Kerrick, laborer, Shaw
Junior High School.
Reinstatement-R. NJ. Hillyard,
teacher, class Ia, Seaton School.
Evening star., 1925-04-02

Changes in personnel approved by
the board upon the recommendation
of Supt. Ballou follow:
Resignations-R. E. Acton, teacher,
manual training: r. A. Jones, teach
er, manual training; j. G. Queen,
laborer, Shaw Junior High School;
Harry Fields, janitor, now on leave
OF absence; c. r. Harris, laborer,
Emory School: G. A Streitz, janitQr
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-03
A Special Purchase of
1000 Mems
BrOadclOth Shirts
2 for 81

Fair A should make buy by
least Imagine two splendidy made hne
Broadcloth for only So. -.
WHITE ONLY. in collar attached neckband styles
Aiso-sOo fancy Madras striped patterns
" " STREET FLOOR.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-03
Afa-Pac Sanitary
Napkins, 7 Boxes, 81

Afa-Pac Sanitary
Napkins 7 Boxes, 81
sell regularly for sc box Of Dozen Very
Chinese Basket
Set of for 81
various Sizes painted tases
Imitation jade handles Regularly $4Oo-STREET
Splendid Oak Dining
Chairs, Only 81
Substantial dining chairs oak in either golden
oak and comfortable backs A
bargan.-SIXTH FLOOR.
Unfinished Spindle Back
Chairs for 81
surdiy chairs with scroll top
piece off match other furniture
SIXTH FLOOR.
White Enameled
Garbage Receivers, 81
receiver White ename sson with
and serviceabIe an excellent buy.-SIXTH FLOOR
"Mirro" Aluminium
Preserving Kettle 81
14uuart preserving Aluninuand
could ask high quality and durability
SIXTH FLOOR
Filet Net
Panels, Each at 81
Attractive panels with scaloped bottom
and silk fringe white. Remarkably undeprced
this sale.-FIFTH FLOOR
Filet Net
Curtains, Pair, 81
homelke inviting for
Fall patterns in this splendid quality net
A good value!-FIFTH FLOOR,
$3.50 to $500 Plated SilVerware
Reduced Tomorrow, So
regularly $780, now S.
GM DutchS Peppers. regularly $3.50; now. So
(24 Handle Bread Trays regularly $685. now, ST.
STREET FLOOR.
Putnam patriot., 1925-12-11
POST OFFICE FORCE
 TOENJOY HOLIDAY
Postmaster General Orders All Offices Closed Christmas
 Except For Specials
Late Packages Will Lie Over Until
 Day After Holiday

The Post office Department is now in the midst Of is shop early. mail early campaign All the officials of the Department. starting with Post master General New, are determined that the thousands of letter carriers and clerks employed by Uncle Sam are entitled and are going to have the very merriest and happiest Christ mas Day this year in their history.
 With this end in view. the Post master General is urging on every man. woman and child in the United States the absolute necessity for shopping and mailing early and often Only through the hear.iest and most nationwide cooperation on the pa [ af the general public will the letter carrier and postal clerk be permitted to enjoy Christmas Dav with his fam ily and his friends as all other Ameri- can citizens will be doing.
 Get Leasings
 Attention of the public is called to the fact that if YOU leave your Christ mas shopping until the very last min ute you get what other people have left There is no selection of gifts from which to make your purchases
 And it iH likewise true that if you nut of your mailing until the very last minute. the congestion that al ways takes place at Christmas time will be bound to delay the prompt delivery Of your gifts on the day intended by the sender.
 To insure that your remembrances will be in the hands of your friends make your purchases early and turn them over to the employees of the postal service not later than December Is. By doing SO you will be happy and those for whom they are intend ed will have nothing to interfere with their happiness and joy at Yuletide
 Pleased Employees
 If Postmaster General New has his way about if. Christmas Day this year Is going to be the biggest and the best for all the employees of the postal ser- vice. and especially for the ever-faith- ful letter carriers.
 He has issued orders to postmasters throughout the country that their of fees will be closed all day Christmas except for the dispatch of special de livery letters and parcels and special handling letters and parcels.
 In order that the vast army of car riers and clerks may enjoy Christmas Day to the fullest extent with theif families and friends. the cooperation of every man. woman and child in the United States will be necessary
Putnam patriot., 1925-12-11
FIRE HOSE FOR D. K. II.

At the meeting of the Woman s Board Of the Day Kimball Hospital held in the Chamber of Commerce rooms. Wednesday afternoon. S200 was appropriated for the purchase of fire hose to be used inside the hospital
 Earle Prince returned Saturday eve ming from Miami, Florida.
Putnam patriot., 1925-12-11
PUTNAM CLERGY FELLOWSHIP

Monday morning there was a meet. ing of the Putnam Clergy Fellowship at the Second Congregational church. Members from all the towns in the eastern part of the county were pres ent. The devotional services we conducted bv Rev Da'id Hatch of Woodstock Rev Edward Aver chap lain of the State Senate. was present and spoke briefly in behalf of the Storrs community church camnaivn The main sneaker wns Rev William FrylinV of Wauregan. who gave a v2rv interesting and helpful beok-review of the Modern Use Of tho Bible by Harry Emerson Fosdick. DD.. af- ter which a discussion was held or the subject of this book Rev N B Burton acted as chairman of the meeting and Rev. James r English as clerk Rev Frank Fuller closed the meeting with prayer