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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-12-04
WOMAN WINS SUIT
AGAINST OFFICERS
Spectacular Raid In Augusta County
Has Court SequeI-One Officer
Must Pay $500

: John Lafferty, one of the five
state prohibition agents who raided
the home of w. Lee Gardner at Way
nesboro year ago, was found guilty
in so doing of subjecting Mrs
Gardner to ''uncalled for embarrass-
ment and humiliation" and therefore
due to pay Mrs. Gardner $500 dam
ages.
Mr.. Gardner sued the five agents
for $4,000 damages in Augusta
County Circuit Court and hearing
was started Thursday. The jury de-
liberated 80 minutes today before
returning the verdict against Latter
ty and generating the other Off
cers-D. H. Dofflemyer, of Elkton;
H. B. Hook, Warren E. Thurber, and
H. E. Rittenour. All of the officers
took the stand with the exception
OF Rittenour who is said to be out
of the state
1t is understood that before the
hearing of the suit, all of the Off
GERS pleading poverty having no prop
erty in their own name, and so would
be unable to pay the damages if
awarded.
/ Gardner charged in his suit that
the five officers entered and search
ed his home without finding any
whiskey and that in conducting their
raid they placed his wife who was
/ i'll and only scantily clothed at the
same time in an embarrassing pos
ition. and also injured the family's
reputation. In her testimony. Mrs
Gardner described the raid as
crude" and anything but gentle
manly"
Officers Denied Charge
The officers on the stand denied in
substance practically every detail of
Mrs. Gardeners story as told to the
jury They said they were admit
ted the house by Mrs Gardner and
that after Agent Dofflemyer looked
over her room. she was allowed to
go and dress and then accompanied
them in the search of the remainder
of the dwelling. They denied leav-
ing the house in state of disorder
That Lafferty may have had mo-
4 tive for revenge in staging the raid
on the Gardner home was brought
I out by counsel for the plaintiff. They
charged that Lafferty a former Way
nesboro police officer had been dis
charged by Mr.. Gardner from his ex-
I tract plant only a short time before
I the raid. Opinion was that this
connection with the major considera-
ton of the jury in awarding damag
I es against Lafferty.
4 In her testimony, Mrs. Gardner
charged that the officers forced"
4 their way by her to enter the front
| door of the home. She said that Of
/ ficers denied her appeals to be al
lowed to go and dress until she final
/ ly suggested they search her room
so she could go there and put on
more clothing. The dwelling and
outbuildings were then searched
from top to bottom, the officers, she
contended, leaving everything strewn
about behind them. No trace of any
liquor was found.
The defense counsel contended also
that the officers did nothing more
or less than any prudent officer
would do in the discharge of his
duties"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-12-04

The Shenandoah Herald. the coun-
ty paper published at the County Seat.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-12-04

Read the Christmas ads.
Evening star., 1925-10-07
SNOW THREATENS
WHEAT THRESH|NC
Three Midwest States Have
Touch of Winter With More
Expected During Day.
By the Asknt.iafefl nress

BY the A Assotiated rress
CHICAGO, October THE Mid.
west Is overcoa ted and snow shovels
are being welded in South Dakota.
Montana and Wyoming.
But while surcease from shivers is
promised the Far West today. the
wheat belt looks for it's first snow and
the la ern sections may expect. later
I'm the week. temperatures approach
ing frost
Five inches OF snow has fallen In
Lead. s. -. The. white blanket I'm
Casper. Wyc.. is three inchex thick
and elsewhere east Of the continental
divide f. averages down to an inch.
Heavy Rain. Reported.
Heavy rains are reported over a
region reaching as far south as New
Mexico and Arizona. Hundreds of
men are repairing landslides and wash
outs along the Denver and Rio Grande
Western Railroad near Grand June.
ton. Colo. near where a Iocomotive
plunged through rain-weakened
bridge yesterday, seriously injuring
two trainmen.
Union Pacific trains are delayed in
w NpltllIlS
Freezing temperatures and light
SNOW near Bozeman. Mont. are delay
ir: threshing with about 80 per cent
Of the Spring grain vet to he worked.
Forecast rising temperatures may
bring resumption. Helena. Mont ..
theremnmeters read as lsst night.
MeitS As II Falls
The snowfall in Sioux City. Iowa
and Virginia. Mimi. melted as il fell
Storm warnings remain displa yed
on celtral and eastern Lake Superior
and northern Lake Huron, though
mostly fair weather Is predicted for
the lake region.
The Gulf States are the warmest
spots in the country Fort Worth was
only four degrees under the century
mark at it's heat peak Yesterday and
Florida. Louisiana. Alaba ma and
Mississippi were well up in the
eighties and smaller nineties
Chicago and New York. with tenn
pera lures about equal. had taste Of
Winter winds that brought out
hea vier clothing. but generally fair
conditions were expected.
Evening star., 1925-10-07
THE WEATHER

District of Columbia-Fsir and cool
er tonight: tomorrow partly cloudy
and continued cool: moderate north
and northeast winds.
Maryla nd-F'air and cooler tonight
proba bly, light frost in north portion.
heavy In the mountains: tomorrow
partly cloudy. continued cool: mod
crate to fresh north and mort hives,
winds
Virginia Partly cloudy and cooler
tonight: proba bly, frost in northwest
portion: tomorrow increasing cloudi-
ness. proha bly, showers in southwest
portion: cooler in south portion:
fresh north and northeast winds.
West Virginia Parity clondy and
cooler tonight. proha bly, frost in north
portion: tomorrow increa sing cloudi-
>. probably showers in south por-
ton.
Records for 81 Hours.
Thermometer-4 pm. 63 S pm.
so: - midnight. so: 4 am. IS: s am.
JS: IL am. 80.
Rarometer-4 pm. 29.93: pm
90 az: - midnight. 1872: 4 am. 2a.9t:
Am. 3O.03: II am. 1905.
Highest temperature. SIS. occurred
at pm. yesterday: lowest tempera-
ture 5S. occurred at S:45 a m. today.
Temperature same date last year
Highest. IS: lowest Sc.
Condition Of the Water.
Temperature and rendition of the
water today At Great Falls at s am
Temperature. sS; condition. clear
Evening star., 1925-10-07
PLEASED WITH RECEPTION.
President Is Convinced of Political
Solidarity Of Nation.
By the Associated Press.


PRESIDENT COOLIDGE'S TRAIN.
EN- ROUTE TO WASHINGTON.
sTANSBERRY. Mo-. October FIRES
ident Coolidge was on his way back to
-the White House today. inspired by
the pa triotic demonstra ton he wit
nesse.i In Omaha. where the America n
Legion convention. which he ad-
dressed. is in session. Pleased by the
enthn sia site reception accorded him
and Mrs. Coolidge yesterday in the
conve ntion city. the President saw in
1t reassuring ma manifestation of
solidarity and potential man power
in America.
In his speech to the convention. Mr.
Coolidge warned the men who fought
in the World War that there can he
no lasting peace unless II casts aside
hatreds and suspicious and becomes
imbued with spirit of tolera Re
pea tedly he was cheered and later
for two hours. witnessed parade Of
men and women identified with the
legion and it's auxiliary.
Late in the day. the President
boa rtled his train for the return trip
memory Of stirring day and two
presents gold watch. presented by
Washington State delegation to the
convention. and "10.sallon" hat, a
gift Of the. Texas legionnaires.
Mrs. Ia mes A. Drain, wife of the
ma ational comma nder OF the legion. and
Mai. Gen. Lejeune. comma ndant of the
Marine Corps. who acco61pa MED the
President to Omaha. remained In
Omaha. but Director Hines Of the
Veterans Bureau Joined the presiden-
tial party for the return trip.
The presidential train. with a day
light ride through southern Illinois.
Indiana and Ohio in prospect. was due
in Washington tomorrow morning.
Evening star., 1925-10-07
Turk Officials Hard Put to Get Hats.
Without Which They Lose Their Jobs

ADOPTED the fez. Objections OF officials
mat hats could not be bought on such
snort notice were not taken into con.
sideration. high officials at Anrora
replying that il they could not p,,r
chase hats they could make them
One official who protested enereeti
eaiiy against these measures received
this sharp reply:
Nobody believed a sma II uniformed
band Of few thousand Turks could
defeat mighty European powers such
"a Great Britain. France and Jtaly-
vet. we did It. Nothing fs impossible.
and II by the end Of the month YOU
have not discarded the fez YOU will
he replaced"
Oncials seeing their positions
threatened left their posts hurrIedly.
travelling hundreds Of miles TO cities
where they hoped to purchase the
once much despised European n head
gear Some Of them were lucky
enough TO And hats for which the.
paid anything between SIS and $2b.
but the others. after spending q
months salary for q trip. had to re-
turn empty.ha nded to their posts. The
unlucky ones resigned. hut Others of
A more inventive spirit kept the fez,
placing around 1t a strs W hrin, thus
giving the Oriental headxear a queer
appearance.
Copyright, 1928. BY Chicago Dali, News Co.,
Evening star., 1925-10-07
.RY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

By Gable to The star and Chicago Daily News.
PARIS. October 1.-Mosul is not the
burning question which occupies the
minds Of all Turks. They have A
much more complicated problem to
solve-where to get hats to replace
the traditional fez.
A. foreign diplomat who ha just ar
rived in Paris after two-month trip
through Turkey says. the, only topic
OF converse tion among the Turks IL
where to purchase hats. Kemal's
orders are drastic. He has given his
fellow cnuntrymen 30 days to discard
the fez and replace II with Western
headRear. All officials who by the end
OF that term had not obeyed orders
we've to be dismissed without further
notice
kemal's decree, which was more or
less unexpected. gave place to wild
speculation. Those who had inside In
forma ton bought up all the availa BILE
hats in Constantinople and in other
cities with European Or Christian
popula tions. making as much as I 900
per cent profit. Officials were only too
glad to obtain hats at any price.
The situation turned almost to tras.
edy. in the smaller places where there
are no Europeans and hats are seen
only rarely. since even Chrtstians had
Evening star., 1925-10-07

tello Drum Corps and Department
Comdr. Julius l. Peyser. The post
colors represented in the parade were
George Washington. u. s. s. Jacob
Jones. Vincent b. Costello and Ia mes
f. Walker. all of which will be
ava rded silver bars. feature of the
District delegation was the flag Of
George Washington Post. the pioneer
post Of the American Legion. which
has been present at every one Of the
conventions since 1919. In addition to
being awarded a bar this year. bars
have also heen awarded the post for
1919 and 1920 conventions. making it
total of seven bars. or a 100 per
cent attendance record, and holder
Of all records in the District Of COlun-
bia Department. The colors were car.
ried by Post Comdr. Howard s. Fisk.
who has attended every convention
in addition TO the st. Louis caucus in
1919. In the parade with the District
outfit were Post Department Comdrs.
Watson 3. Miller and Paul !. Nc
Gahan and Department Vive Comdr.
Helen c. Mccarthy. "Stubby." the
famous bull dog. who was overseas
during the war. was in the front
ranks. led by Bob" Conroy. his
owner. attracting widespread attention.
Cc,ndr Drain was on the reviewing
stand.
Evening star., 1925-10-07
VISIT
zoo IN ST. LOUIS
Hours Sightseeing Tour
Breaks Monotony of Presi-
dents Trip From Omaha.
Rv the As.ociatpd Press

By th. Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS. Mo. October 1-PreSi-
dent and Mrs. Coolidge, on their way
10 Washington from the America n
Legion convention at Omaha. left
their train here today for 4 morning
automobile ride and a visit Ia the loo.
Arriving at Union Station shortly
before :. o'clock. the Executive was
greeted by Luther Ely Smith. a st.
Louis attorney and friend Of long
sta ndins who. like Mr.. Coolidge. was
graduated from Amherst: Mayor Mil
ler and Representative l.. &. Dyer
whose home is here.
For an hour Mr.. nd Mrs. Coolidge
were taken through the residential
md park sections OF the city. through
Forest Park. site of the World Fair
Of 1904; into the suburbs of Brent
moor and Forest Ridge.
Al the Zoo the President and Mrs.
Coolidge left their automobile for q
look AT the bears-polar bears. black
bears nd brown bearS-none Of which
seemed ia know what it was all about.
The air was cool and crisp and
both the President and Mrs. Coolidge
seemed greatly refreshed by the ride.
When the preside ntial train. after
an overnight run from Omar ha, drew
into The Yards here at $40 a m. the
President and Mrs. Coolidge had fin
ished an early breakfast. Twenty
minutes were required to back the
train into the station. Then they
started on their sight seeing tour
through almost deserted streets.
Shortly after O'Clock the presi-
dental train continued on its way to
Washington. which will he reached
tomorrow morning.
Evening star., 1925-10-07
POSTAL RECEIPTS HERE
SHOW JUMP FOR MONTH
Are 4.63 Per Cent Greater Than
Those Of September. 1924. Hay
cock Announces.

Postal receipts for the District OF
Columbia for September jumped $16.-
511.s>. or 4.63 per cent. over the rec
ord of September Of last year. W. n.
Haycock. assistant postmaster of
Washington. said today. The total
receipts for the month just past We're
1878. .122.61. as compa red with S356, $40
for the same period last year
" had been feared there would he
no increase this year because Of the
unusually large increase last year
over the 1923 September ,otal for the
District. when an increase of 1852
per cent was reported. The receipt $
covered all kinds Of postage.
September postal receipts at 80 Sc
lected post offices amounted to &2s-
sal $40. an increase of 32.s53.75S, or
1925 per cent, over September year
.asos
Jacksonville led the fifty cities with
an increase of 32.s1 per cent. Akron
was second with 3l.s6 per cent. Syra
cuse third. with o2.Ss and Hartford
fourth with 22SS
Evening star., 1925-10-07
ON MITCHELL:
CERTAIN IN LEGION
Determined Move Seen for
Showdown on Issue Of Back.
ing Air Officers Stand.

b. the Associated Press.
OMAHA, Nebr- October IA de
cisive contest on the floor of the
American Legion's seventh national
convention as 10 the official attitude
toward Col William Mitchell. critic
of the Nations Air Service. seemed
certain today. regardless of action in
committee.
Rev. Joe Mike Lonercan of Hi
noise. national chaplain of the Legion,
last night MAS chosen by the oregon
delegation 10 take the place of the
state delegate At large. who did not
come to the convention. He is known
To he strong supporter of Col.
Mitchell and in the unusual action
by the OREGON representatives some
of the delegates professed t" zee a
determind move toward showdown
on the Mitchell matter.
Chaplain, Lonersan is fnrceful
speaker.
Committee to Meet.
The aerona uticaI committee was TO
meet today TO receive the report oi
subcommittee of five appointed last
Monday TO digest numerous proposals
for resolutions to he reported 10 ne
convention.
Ii was indicated that the suhcom-
mittee's recommendation woula i'e
that Col. Mitchell's suggestion tor
unified Air Service under separate
cabinet officer be accorded the
Legion's approval. but that the name
Of no person he mentioned.
While that was regarded as salts
factory in some quarters. in others
II was regarded as sidesteppine the
actual issue.
PerfunctOry Program To-day.
After the gala occa sion Of yesterday.
when the legion laid aside its work
To hear an address by President Cool
idce and to march In colorful four
mile parade before the Chief EXecu-
tive. a perfunctory program was set
for today with six addresses by high
ranking Army and Navy officers and
two civilis ms and three committee re-
ports thai gave additional time for
the committees to perfect their
recomme ndations and for the delega
tions TO draw their lines on the other
important itenI- the election of ON
GERS.
Only one committee today had com
pleted its considerations, that being
the time. and place committee. which
has decided unanimously TO recon-
mend the 1925 convention go to Phil
adelphia. Pa. with the date to be set
by the legion executive committee.
Apparently the big points for legion
fights have settled down to two, Nit
cheli and the election OF national
comma nder.
Evening star., 1925-10-07
CARUS| DELAYED
IN JOINING BOARD
Fails to Receive Commission
as School Body Member
Before Meeting.

F'ailurs of the District supreme
Court justices to send Charles F.
Farusi his official commission as a
member Of the Board Of Education
will prevent him from taking The oath
Of Office when the school hoard meets
this afternoon in the Fra nklin School.
Mr.. Carusi. chancellor of National
University and acting dean nf it's law
school. WAS appointed To the boa rd
YESTERDAY afternoon as successor TO
James +. Lloyd. who resigned
All arrangements had heen made
TO administer the oath to Mr.. Carusi
al today's meeting. hut it was learned
at the last minute that the court had
not forwarded the. commission and
probably would not do SO for several
days. IT is not likely that Mr.. Carusi
Will he sworn in until the boa rd g
next meeting, October 2l.
Living In Missouri.
NJ. LLOYD has esta blished resi-.
dence in I'anton Mo-. and. writing
from there. told the Supreme Court
justices that he expected to spend
but little time in Washington in the
future and regretted that he would
he unable To serve on the board until
the expiration Of his term.
Mr.. Carusi has been connected with
National University 25 years. serving
as the dean Of it's law school for l5
years. He was appointed head of
the university last year. Two wears
ago he established the school of busi-
ness administration and government
at the institutions. -
Persons in close touch with school
affairs were specuIs ting today as to
whether Mr.: Lloyd.s resignation came
as sequel to the row between him
and Capt. Julius /. Peyser, early this
year. Capt. Peyser. 1t will be reca lied
accused Mr.: Lloyd of using his ONCE
as president"of the board 10 xdva nee
his business interests. and demanded
his resigna tion as a member. Shortly
afterward Capt. Peyser made public A
letter from Mr.. Lloyd in which he
promised 10 resign on March 10. Mr..
Lloyd cha anged his mind in the mea n
time and declined to resign. Capt
Peyser then threatened to press the
charges. The affair ended when
Capt. Peyser's term expired June 30
asst,
Capt. Peyser now Is in Oma ha. at
tending the convention OF the Amer
ican Legion. He Ia departmental |
comma nder of the District Legion.
Evening star., 1925-10-07
WORL.DsA!R ACES
GATHER FOR MEET.
500 Planes Bringing CeIebri-
ties to Mitchell Field for
Record Aviation Races.

BY the Assocjsted Press.
mitchell. FIELD. y. Y. October
'.--Aviation's fnterns tional celebrities
were either at this flying center or
headed this way by train and plane
today for the ma tional air races. which
open tomorrow with military and
civilian flyers participating in Whist
may he the largest air meet in his
tory.
Five hundred p,ane. are expected
to bring Army and Navy aviator. and
civilian from various parts Of the
country.
Civilian ns in an "On to New York"
race ending today furnished the pre-
liminary to a three.day racing pro
gram OF 10 events. which starts 70
morrow and winds up with the Pulit-
zer speed classic Saturday afternoon.
as Flyers in Race.
Forty-six flyers entered the ''On 10
New York" race. from which Army.
Navy. and air mail pilots We're ex-
cIuded- The entrants were from such
widespread points as Concord y. H:
Lakeland. Fla: Temple. Tex: Santa
Monica. Calf: Denver and Cleveland
The winner Is determined on The ha sis
speeds diS,a noes covered, passengers
carried and engine horsepower. Eight
prizes totaling 50 0O0 are offered.
Three races are scheduled for to-
morrow. two being free -for-all races
for civilians in planes of differsn,
carrying capacities. with prizes n
S2.san in each. and the third being
The liberty engine builders trophy
race for two-place observation planes
for military flyers only.
French Flyers Entered.
In tn. latter event the two famous
French hyers. Capt. Pelletier a'Oisy
md Capt Le Maitre. are entered with
two BreEust planes which they
brought from France. Ten American
Army aviators. flying chiefly de- Havi-
Ia nds. are tentatively entered with
three Navy flyers and on. from the
Marine Corps.
The civilian races are 70 he 90
times around smile course. In
the military race the plan will 60
Is times around a course NJ II miles.
Capt Rene Fonck. French aviator
credited with Is enemy planes during
the war. arrived in New York and "
was "a id that he would ny an Ameri-
ca n plane in one Of the races. Eddie
Rickenbs cker. American ace. also
"a me yesterday hut II is not expected
he will participate. Col. W. A. Bishop.
the Canadian ace. arrived last week.
The three will fly together over New
York City some time this week. Presi-
dent Cooiidge's Air Inquiry Board are
expected to attend the meet as we'll
las Army and Navy air chiefs and
French and Germa avia tion authori-
ties.
Evening star., 1925-10-07
FINDS COLLEGE DEGREES
CUT DOWN ON FAMILIES
Ry the Associated Press.


RERKELEY. Calf. October -
After an exhaustive research. DR.. S.
J. Holmes. professor of zoology Of
the University of California, has an.
nounced that fewer children in the
ratio Of l to are born to parents
possessing college education than
to parents who have not attended
an institution Of higher learning.
The report OF Dr. Holmes was
hased on data gathered on more than
81. 900 families.
He also found that a college-edu
Gated wife leads To q smaller family
than does A college -educat ted husba nd:
that college men tend to marry high
school graduates rather than college
graduates. and that the average NUM-
her of brothers and sisters of the
modern college youth is about so per
cent less than the number possessed
by their parents.