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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-24
FORGE
PRINTS Or
FINGERS
Criminal Has Written Rot
! In His Book. Sergeant
sandberg, Expert, Says

The forged finger print scare,
which occurs about every two
years. Il onagain. but there Ii no
need for alarm. according to Ser.
geant Fred Sandberg, finger-print
expert Of the Metropolitan Police
Department and one Of the best
known experts on this subject in
the country.
This time II is a book published
by Albert Wehde, an ex-convict
from LeavenwortIi, who was incar.
cerated there for an offense against
the Government during the world
war, In which he predicts that
! finger print evidence as proof Of
guilt is to pass out Of existence.
There are persons who claim
| they are able to forge finger prints
OF others so far as to deceive ex-
perienced finger-print experts, and
while / am not from Missouri, they
will have to show me-" Mr.. Sand.
berg said today.
Out Of Question
"As finger prints taken by penal
institutions, police departments,
army and navy, or any other in
stitutions for the purpose of identi-
fication, the forging of such prints
is out Of the question" he said.
Some time ago suggestion was
made to me by an ex-convict as to
the possibility of altering the ridge
formation on the fingers by insert
ing horse-tail hairs under the skin,
thus forming new ridges, Mr..
Sandberg continued. The original
inventor of this scheme was a
notorious criminal, serving term
Of Columbia.
"A short time after the release OF
this man the Washington Police
Department received a batch OF
finger prints from a Western city,
among which were finger prints of
this man. While he given an as
sumed name, evidently he did not
have enough faith in his own idea
to make use OF It,"
Lot of 1t Rot.
EFT have read Wehde's book, ana
while it contains some accurate in
formation, for the most part it's a
lot of rot" Mr.. Sandberg declared.
1T is well known that finger
prints as well as handwriting,
printed matted, ETC., can be repro
duced, but no one will ever, in my
opinion, reproduce another's finger
prints at the scene of a crime so
as to make it appear to have been
left by the perpetrator. and to de-
ceive an experienced finger print
man." he declared. I'm addition.
there would be so many other diff.
ficulties to overcome, that 1t is
hard to conceive that anyone but a
fool would attempt to thus circun1.
vent the law"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-24
NE "
HORSE SHOE
CHAMP
Northeast Business Men Are
Having Hot Time on chesa-
peake Beach Outing

The northeast section of the city
is "all het up" today Al momen.
tous event, the deciding of the
horseshoe tossing championship
among business men of the section,
is being held at Chesapeake Beach,
where more than 100 members OF
the Northeast Business Mems Asso.
citation today are having their fourth
annual outing.
The business men entrained from
District Line at 10 O'Clock this
morning. They will return from
the beach at p. m. Soft drinks
furnished by the Northeast Savings
Bank and smokes supplied by the
American Security and Trust Com.
pany are being handed out along
with novelties distributed by various
northeast business houses.
; After the horses shoe tournament,
for which two prizes will be award
ed, there will be a potato race.
three.legged race, special handicap
race. broad jump, and several sur
prise events. Later chicken din.
ner will be served.
The committee in charge is com.
posed of Doctor Robert w. McCul.
Tough. chairman; H. p. White, wv.
r. Lewis, c.. Poston, NJ. Cohen, A.
Felser. H. Newsom, Doctor w. ID.
Sullivan. F. RUPERT. Mr.. Smith,
Mr.. Rozey, William Levy. and Mr..
Nelson.
Two other organizations are join,
ing the business men in their out
ing-the Maryland Avenue Baptist
Sunday School and the Sunday
School of Grace Episcopal Church.
Georgetown.
The Baptist outing committee is
composed Of +. A. Frasier. super.
intendent of Nthe school; Carl Hos
kins. and John Marquette. Miss S.
S. Wheatley Is in charge Of the
Grace Church excursion. The
three excursions are drawing 1000
to- the beach.
The Letter Carriers Association
will hold its annual outing at the
resort tomorrow. This viii be one
Of the largest excursions Of the
season, more than 5000 persons at.
tending. A. E., Hamacher is In
charge. This outing had errone0uBly
been announced for Friday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-24
LAST RITES FOR.
SENATOR LADD
ARRANGED
Body Will Be Temporarily
Placed in Vault in Glen
wood Cemetery

Funeral services for Senator Id
win r. Ladd Of North Dakota, who
died Monday In Baltimore, viii be
held at Q o'clock tomorrow after
noon in Gawler's chapel, 1880 Penn
sylvania avenue northwest.
The services willtb conducted by
the Reverend j. j. Muir. chaplain
of the Senate. and the Reverend
Thomas Clark. pastor OF the Ia
koma Presbyterian Church. All
members of the Senate and House
now in Washington are expected to
attend.
Following the services. the body
will be placed temporarily in q
vault In Glenwood Cemetery. 1t
will be. taken to North Dakota for
burial az soon as the widow re-.
covers from the shock Of the death
sufficiently to enable her to travel
Mrs. Ladd,. who narrowly escaped
q collapse in Baltimore, is confined
to her home In Taxoma Park. Six
Of Senator Ladd's children viii ar
rive today from the West. They
are Culver Ladd, teacher in the
Agricultural College, Fargo, ~. D.;
Vernon I.add, q Cleveland chemist:
Miss Elizabeth Ladd. who has been
visiting /her brother at Cleveland:
Miss Catherine Ladd. a. school
teacher in Illinois. and Miss Rosetta
Ladd, a teacher In Wisconsin.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-24

Captain Charles C. Lowe, o r G,
who has been on duty with tbs
War Department for several years
is about to return to civil life.
Captain Lowe, who Is a veteran OF
the First Division, has served with
GIL and Ga bureaus Of the General
Staff, and he Is known for his
work in connection with the
Citizens Military Training Camps.
Captain Paul j. McGahan, In
fantry reserve. will be retired from
active duty with the War Depart
ment General Staff on July 10.
when he will have served six weeks.
Captain McGahan is the Washing
delphia Inquirer.
Bishop J. G. White of Spring.
field. ILL.,, who is bishop of tho
Episcopal Church, has been ap.
pointed in the chaplain reserve
corps with the rank Of ajor.
Rabbi b. A. Thinner OF New York
City, has received appointment in
the same corps with the rank of
captain.
Militia Chiefs Honored.
Officers on duty in the militia
bureau held e. reception last Fri
day night at the Officers club,
Washington Barracks, in honor Of
the retiring chief of the bureau.
Major General George c.. Richards
and the new chief, Colonel ito be
major generaD c. G. Hammond.
Lieutenant Colonies William III.
Monroe and William A. Kent have
been promoted to the grade Of
colonel. This leaves Lieutenant
Colonel Theodore Schultz as the
senior officer OF this rank in the
army Majors Henry e. Mitchell
made lieutenant scolonels, leaving
senior major Captains Jacob J..
Gerhardt and Leo A. Watson have
been made majors. the senior cap
tain now being Ralph p. Cousins.
First Lieutenants John r.. Bailey,
Elmer E. Adler and Joseph E..
Smith are to be promoted to the
grade of captain, after which the
senior first lieutenant will be
Robert J.. Kennedy.
Second Lieutenants Lyman L.
Lemnitzer, Leslie B. Downing, Will
liam /. Brady and Eugene NJ. Link
have been promoted to the rank of
first lieutenfg1t. There remain six
vacancies in the grade OF first lieu
tenant to- which Second Lieutenants
Charles Himmler. John s. Seybold,
Cornelius Garrison, william II.
Bartlett, Donald B. Heron and e !
ward c.. Gillette, jr., are entitled.
When these officers are promoted,
the senior second lieutenant will
H. D,,auAlf n G,,1ffh
The next examination for officers
of the medical administrative corps
of the regular army, is to be held
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-24
Warns Women About
High Blood Pressure
Use Norma

Thousands of middle age women
experience dizziness. shortness of
breath, nervousness, head pains,
eleeple ssh ess and flushed face.
These are danger signals of high
blood pressure Take heed now for
: IL il known high blood pressure
causes hardening of arteries,
apoplexy, Bright's disease and often
sudden death. These distressing
symptoms and the accompanying
dangers disappear with the simple,
safe Norma treatment Norma is
q purely vegetable medicine and a
PHYSICIANS prescription. It reduces
blood pressure swiftly. Often one
bottle will do it. Many have so
testified. Get q bottle of Norma to.
day from Peoples Drug Stores or
any good druggist.
N OR NJ
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-24
Bugs Drive Out Pastor

WILMINGTON. Del, June "a
The Reverend George 7. Anderson,
pastor of Asbury M. f. Church. has
appealed to the Board Of Health for
aid in getting rid OF bedbugs THAT
infest the house adjoining the par
sonage Of the church. The minister
said that the conditions are so bad
that no one will live in the house
and unless conditions change he and
his family will be driven -fyon the
parsonage.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-24
Hair Stops
Coming Out


A 35-cent bottle
of delightful, re.
freshing +Dander.
ineY will do won.
ders for your hair.
After a few appli.
cations you can not
find a particle of
dandruff or any
falling hair.
Hair grows thick,
heavy and luxuri.
ant.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-24
Staunton Academy Is
Put on Army's
Honor List
Bv VIVIAN LEE TTLLMAN.

Staunton Military Academy, Staunton, Va, has been
designated by the War Department honor military
for the year Many local boys students at
this school, Another the honor list is Augusta M
tary Academy. Fort Defiance, Va
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-24

Drug stores and toilet counters
eell millions of bottles of Dan.
derine....
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-04-24
R. E. WOODMANSEE
Is Again Elected to School
Board

By International Labor News Service
Springfield, Ill.-R. E. Woodman-
see, editor and publisher of the llli-
nois Tradesman and secretary treas
urer of the International Labor Press
of America, for the seventh time has
been elected a member of the Spring
field board of education. The Spring
field Federation Of Labor was solidly
behind Mr.. Woodmansee, and it is
felt that his election is big victory
for organized labor.
Mr.. Woodmansee has been MEM
ber of the board of education for II
years, having been first elected in
1908 At that time the school board
was operating under a special charter
and Woodmansee was elected by the
city council by unanimous vote for
three years. In 1911, when the board
of education passed out from under
the special charter and went under the
general law, there were 28 candidates
for the board of education, of which
seven were to be elected. Woodman-
see was chosen as one of the seven
and drew a two-year term. He was
reelected in 1918, 1916, 1919 and
1922 and again this year, for three
years each. At each election he car.
ried the ticket and received the high.
est vote of all candidates.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-04-24

Speakers urged that union dollars
be spent with non-members of the
chamber and that candidates for office
be questioned as to their affiliatior
with organizations hostile to unior
labor. Another mass meeting has
been called for the near future al
which time a stronger trade unior
sentiment will be developed.
Union labor in Terre Haute is con.
sistently strong and the challenge laic
down by the chamber members has
been accepted and a finish fight will
result. Trade unionists say there was
no call for the Chamber of Commerce
to force fight on the issue as unior
labor and most of the employers were
on friendly terms.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-04-24
MOCK CITY COUNCIL
To Be Elected By Voteless
Residents Of Washington

BY International Labor News Service.
Washington, ID. Washington,
the only section of the United States
outside penitentiaries which does not
govern itself, is to have the high
privilege of electing representatives
on an advisory council" which will
consult with the district commissions
ers upon municipal matters.
The city for many years has had
what is known as citizens associa-
tions, organizations formed in various
sections of the city to petition for
improvements and express public
opinion in a more or less effective
manner.
These associations are affiliated
with central body known as the
Federation of Citizens Associations
which meets. twice a month and to
which each association sends two
delegates.
This federation was asked by the
district commissioners to form an "ad-
visory council" and May 2 the dele
gates will elect eight councilmen from
a list of about 40 nominated by the
local associations.
Trade and labor bodies, clubs, pro-
fessions, and churches will have nc
voice in the selection of this council
as it is thought that the citizens as.
sociations, being accessible to all resi-
dents, will provide representation tc
everyone who wants to be represented
A great deal of interest is being
taken in the experiment, and the elec
| ton next month promises to be lively
and enthusiastic. 1t will be the first
opportunity since 1878 that Washing.
ton people have had to elect any sort
of municipal officials, as the city is
managed entirely by congress and the
commissioners appointed by the presi
dent.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-04-24
DEFEAT OLD AGE PENSIONS

Columbus, Ohio.-The state legis-
lature permitted organized labor's
old age pension bill to die in commit
tee. The workers agitation has i'm
pressed large numbers of citizens
with the condition of aged industrial
workers, and trade unionists are con-
fident that a substantial educational
gain has been made.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-04-24

Now that we are full-fiedged bum
gler, we are going to be extremely
busy; in fact, like the man who pass
ed to the great beyond, and who ex-
pressed wish that he be reincarcat-
ed, to the end that he could repay
some of the debts. He was reincar-
mated according to his desire, and the
form he took was that of an ordinary
moth. Upon his second arrival on
earth as moth, he hunted up the
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-04-24
"OPEN SHOP"
Challenge Accepted by Terre
Haute Union Workers

BY international Labor News Service.
Indianapolis, Ind. The recent
action by the Terre Haute Chamber of
Commerce in voting that city an
"open shop" has stirred organized la
Dor and trade unionists are upon their
toes. A mass meeting of union work
ers was held at which it was declared
that the action of the members of
the chamber was direct challenge
to the trade union movement in
Terre Haute.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-04-24

Scranton, Pa. The convention is
tri-district affair and the boards Of
the three districts at recent meet
ing set the convention date. The
present agreement between the
anthracite operators and the United
Mine Workers will expire on the last
day of August. The demands Of the
Scranton convntion will be formulat-
ed and laid before the operators for
ratification at a joint conference to be
held some time during the summer.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-04-24
Sure He Offered

Magistrate-The officer says you
offered resistance when he arrested
you.
Prisoner-That's me all over, your
honor. Always offerin' somethIn' /,
whether It's aid, resistance, a toast
or my seat in street car.-American
Legion Weekly.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-04-24
Wants Quiet

Departed Spirit-Charon, / want you
to ferry me across the Styx. What is
the fare7
Charon-Which do you prefer. row.
boat or motorboat?
"A rowboat, by all means. / was q
pedestrian yesterday, and the sound Of
motor still makes me nervous"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-04-24
Can't Be Beat

you say he's the LATEST man In
Tumbleinville2"
"Yup. He's so lazy that every
mornin' before he gifts up he sends one
OF his boys down to the store to see
what the loafers are arguin' about. II
they amt discoursin' on something he
wants to argue about he don't git up"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-04-24
MILKMAN'S ALIBI

A milkman was charged with SELL
Ing milk that had been watered
What have you to say In your de-
fenseT asked the magistrate.
We'll, your honor" answered the
man, "the only explanation | can Of
fer is that the COW was left outside
In the meadow all night, and as 1t
rained hard she must have got wet
through"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-04-24
AND HE CAME ACROSS

Highwayman-Did you ever par
ticipate In murder?
Pedestrian -Why-why, Of course
not And / hope l never shall
Highwayman-Well, just hand over
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-04-24
Absentmindedness

Waiter-Mr. Smith has left his um-
brella again. / do believe he would
leave his head If 1t were loose.
Diner-I dare say you're right.
heard him say yesterday he was going
to Switzerland for his lungs-London
Tit-Bits.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-04-24
SCALE CONVENTION
OF Hard Coal Miners At
Scranton, June 20

By international Labor News Service.
Indianapolis, Ind.-Thomas Ken
nedy, international secretary-treas-
urer of the United Mine Workers of
America, has announced that the scale
convention of the anthracite mine
workers will be held June 20 at
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-04-24
What Baby Thinks

Gibbleton-Edison declares that four
hours sleep a night 10 enough for any
man.
Briggs-By Jove! That Is exactly
what my baby thinks.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-04-24
Moneys Worth, Somehow

Passenger Crying to make conversa-
ton, in Scottish Express) )-Er-a-
very long, tiring journey, this?
$50 1t ocht to be at the price l"-
London Evening News.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-04-24
Too Sudden

"Margery," said her father, sternly,
hereafter when you want to sneeze
leave the table"
But, papa" protested the little one,
"the sneeze won't wait for me-"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-04-24
Mean Thing

Miss Hysee-I was encored three
times, wasn't 1?
Jealous Rival-Yes; the audience
seems to realize that you needed prac-
tice.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-04-24

home of the Judge who had sent him
to prison for taking a cross-eyed
squint at Venus as she was at her
best. He (the reincarnated man) laid
her moth eggs in the judges fur coat,
his Persian tapestries, his rugs, his
judicial robe, and then having secured
the cooperation of full-grown New
Jersey mosquito, they deviled that
judge until he admitted that he was
not infallible. Yes, like the moth, and
some damnphool judges, we are going
to be very busy.
1t must not be assumed that we are
going to twitter around Ex-Governor
Allen, of Kansas, who had the no.
strike law passed in Sockless Jerry
Simpsons state. No! Governor Allen
had it in his bonnet that the 14th
amendment to the constitution of the
United States did not apply to men
who gain their livelihood by the sweat
of their brow. After men had been
imprisoned, suffered and died, the
supreme court of the United States
opined that the governor may have
been eligible to the Missouri River
Pirates Business Mems Club, but as
an interpreter of the constitution, he
was rotten egg, and shelly one
at that.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-04-24
STATE UNIONS TO MEET

Jackson, Tenn-The annual conven-
tion of the Tennessee State Fedora
tion of Labor will be held in this
city beginning May a.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-04-24
Identical Thoughts

do you and your wife ever think
the same?'
"When I'm out late at the club we
do. She keeps thinking what she'll say
when / get home, and SO do l."
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-04-24

Employers friendly to trade unions
are reported to be taking no part in
the effort to make Terre Haute scab
town.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-04-24
Oh, Yes!

A city and chorus girl
Are much alike. tbs true;
A city's built with outskirts,
A chorus girl is, too.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-04-24

Another law that we will have pass
ed will be one that will have to do
with the income of ex-governors and
such who are given free board in
penitentiaries. In lieu of their being
selected to lead the mems Bible class
and point out the way how to take
the eye teeth from the people under
the guise of 'holier than thou" we
will compel them to wear necklace
made up of broken hearts and hearth
stones, to the end that the men in the
Bible class may know how great a
benefactor the wholesale thief was
when he had his liberty. This infor-
nation will have two-fold value.
Firstly, the safeblower will know that
he must keep a taut rein upon his
wife's affections and buy her new
hat at least once a year, preferably
before Easter; secondly, that when
the men scholars regain their liberty
they may aspire to governorship
and thus become a leader of mems
Bible class.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-04-24
Almost Universal

"What church does your new
Dor belong tor" the caller ask
"She's a utilitarian, / unde
responded old Mrs. Blunderby Z
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-04-24
CATCH POOR FISH

'And what is a blind pool?'
"A place where poor fish are
caught"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-04-24
Editors, Girl

"Oh, give to me-" the lover sighed.
Within your heart place"
The literary lass replied,
Declined for lack of space"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-04-24

Because some lawyer, who later be-
came a senator or congressman, stip-
ulated that in writing indictments OF
national criminals, that said writing
should be done with stylus, and a
Spencerian pen was used, the learn
ed" judge quashes the indictment
upon the ground that instead OF
hard lead pencil being used, soft
graphite pencil was at hand, and thus
the Indictment was faulty. We are
going to remedy that by having a law
passed that in the event OF an in
dictment being returned by grand
jury where the evidence does not
specifically produce the kind of go
loshes that defendants forefathers
wore, the indictment shall not held
and the grand jury shall be held in
contempt Of the Graduated Buffoon's
League (This league is made up OF
duly accredited Blackstone followers
but not essayers.)
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-04-24
The KALEIDOSCOPE
By /. c. McCUMBER

We have just completed a course
in "law," and are now a duly accred-
tied bungler of justice. As technical
tiles keep thousands of successful
business men out of Jail and the pen
itentiary, we are going to specialize
on "technicalities." Many men have
been sent to Jail for stealing loaf
of bread to feed their starving chill
dren. Now we are going to write a
law and have it become operative, to
the effect that loaf of bread must
be described. 1t must have crust
peculiar to the particular baker; il
must have a certain number of all
spaces; it must have certain shape
by actual circumference to tip meas
urement. After this law has beer
passed, it will be as easy as rolling
off a log to have any case dismissed
upon a legal technicality.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-04-24
Cleans the Whole Inside of the Hol

The unlimited number which the Eureka Cleaner be
actory applied makes cleaning aid the home It's
light weight and be easily carried and down stairs from
By using the Eureka clean the rugs employing the effect
But draperies upholstered furniture and furnishings
cleaned equally as WELL