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The Washington times., 1925-01-06
COSMOPOLITAN
To GO IN FOR
ACTING
Popular D. c. Club Launches
Dramatic nitQuestion-
nairos Sent to Members

Members Of the Cosmopolitan Club
today received missionaries induir.
ing as to their ability 20 sing ana
act, in preparation for organisation
Of "a glee club and dramatic troupe
from the membership OF the organ.
I1ation.
George A. Lucke, chairman OF the
glee club committee, and Fernand
Petit, heading arrangements for the
formation Of the dramatic group,
combined their questions In q single
blank, and mailed the composite re.
suit to the membership.
AspirAnts for the singing organi.
zat1on were asked II they are now
members, or have been members,
Of any choir or chorus; IL they coul1
sing q solo, read music, play any
musical instrument, and what part
would they want assigned to them.
The prospective thespiAns were
confronted first with the question:
HAS 1t ever occurred to you that
we are all actors?" There followed
Inquiries as to whether the mem.
bers had ever taken part in a play
or minstrel, whether they wished
to Develop latent qualities Tor pub
lie speaking. whether they had ever
participated in spontaneous or in
terpretative dancing and whether
they would help In any other way.
The Washington times., 1925-01-06
u s. PAYS FIRST
INSURANCE
BONUS
Mrs. Irene Q. Crisp q Given
Check Tor 81 1859 81
Vet Bureau

The first payment to Be made un-
der the Insurance GESTURE 0f the
adjusted comp naation act WAS exc
cufod at the Vetofana Bureaus today
when General Frank g.. Hines. az
rector. personally handed d check
for e1,Bt3 TO Hrs. irene g. Crisp,
1891 Tennysoil avenue northwest,
widow oe former Lieutenant Fred
william Crisp, Of the Sixty 1Curth
Coast Artillery.
lieutenant CFIDD was ac0IdentAlly
killed last August when he was run
OVER BY truck belonging 10 the
convoy o8 his organization ct
Brown Camp, Oahu, Hawaiian
Islands. He was Ine son cf Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas b. Crisp. 500 T.
street northeast, and IN addition to
his parents And his widow Ii sur
vived ~ two brothers. Thomas b.
Crisp, ri, and Edward s.. Crisp,
and & sister, Mr.. KAthryn Mallett,
1886 Cathedral avenue.
The adjusted compensation act
provides for immediate payment In
the full face value of the insurance
policy to the beneficiary ok a vet
eran who has dtod after filing his
application Tor adjusted conapensa.
ton.
The Washington times., 1925-01-06

~ 20 the plain purp0rt d these
words. inspection 81 the current
ratings for each grade Or clAss
thereof" u . sgiven department. ~
any or all Of the employee Of sala
department cannot be REFUSED ~
the employees are expressly Eiven
the Same right Of inspection - the
representatives Of the board. This
right Is not discretiOnal IN any
sense and nothing IN the history Or
The Washington times., 1925-01-06

Charles w. Pimper Succeeds
Joseph A. Burkhart, Out
going President

Charles w. Pimper, vice presi'
dent Of the Security Storage Com.
pany, was installed as president OF
the Newcomers Club, at the first
business meeting Of 1925, In the
City Club, yesterday.
A standing lamp and a brief case
were presented to the outgoing
president, Joseph A. Burkart, OF
whose service during the past year
William q. Leahy spoke in com
mendation.
other officers installed were
Brigadier General Anton Stephan.
first vice president: Adolph Schip-
pert, second vice president; Ed.
ward M. Tyler, treasurer; J. B.
Mcpherson, secretary; Raymond
Florence, dime-hound; Charles A.
Appleby. dollar chaser, and Karl E.
Gooseman, choirmaster. The Rev.
erend Earle Whitley will continue
to serve as the clubs chaplain.
Members of the board for 1928
are: c. e. Fleming, L. Pierce
Boteler, Doctor James T. Wolfe,
George p. Killian, Colonel Charles
r. Stark, jr., and Charles A..
Applsby.
A musical program was given by
J. J. p. Mullane, accompanied by
8. p. Holland, and the Newcomers
Quartet.
The Washington times., 1925-01-06

OYES'
INTEREST
GUARDED
CONTINUED from First Page.)

Continued from First Page0
Mterested and profoundly concerned
a possibilities OF such Legislative
enactment due 20 the wide publicity
and prestige which measures affect.
ing the Capital City obtain. Here
tofore legislation Of this character
has been limited to rent control
during periods Of national emer-
Rency, but In times of peace to
take the control of private property
permanently out OF the hands of
owners and place 1t In the hands Of
Government bureau is q step which
this country never has taken yet.
1.-THE Court Of Appeals Of the
District Of Columbia has held that
the housing emergency created by
the war no longer exists. Owners
Of real estate in Washington, there
fore. are confronted with the pos.
sibility Of permanent Government
control Of their property in times
OF peace and in the absence OF any
emergency.
s.1r me regulation Of rentals and
the control OF character, terms and
duration OF occupancy Of residential
properties were to pass from the
hands OF individual owner and in.
weston iEtc those of government in
the city Of Washington permanently.
as 1t is proposed In pending bills,
q new legal principle would be
established which would endanger
private property rights in real estate
everywhere and would tend TO drive
capital out of this field of invest
menf'
The Washington times., 1925-01-06
ITALY 8 KING IS
APPEALED TO
IN CRISIS
Victor Emmanuel III Asked 70
Restore Civil Liberty In
Present National Trouble

LONDON, Jan. 6.-Appeals were
being made today 20 King Victor
Emmanuel III, as guardian Of the
nations constitutional rights, 70
take steps to restore civil liberty
throughout Italy, according to pri.
Vate advices received here.
Cheveliers of st. Annunsiala, who
include, Giolitti, Orlando, Bonomi
SfOrza, and Diaz, have intimated to
the King that they feel the time has
come for him TO act.
King Reluctant TO Act.
1t 10 understood that the King
however, is fearful that any effort
Of the throne to force Premier Mus.
solini to give up his power would
result in serious conflicts, particu.
larly in northern Italy, between
Fascists and regular troops.
For the present, the King is said
to be unwilling to take any step
which might bring on civil war, even
for q few days.
The anti-Fascists say that MusSo
lini knows Of the Kings dislike for
the possibility OF civil war and
mat, therefore, he continually en-.
courages threats Of q revolution by
Fhscists.
FascistS Attacks Reported.
Throughout some northern cities.
local Fascist are reported to be
mobili1ed and making sporadic at.
tacks against opposition newspapers,
Masonic lodges, Catholic organiza-
tons, Republican and Socialist clubs.
The Washington times., 1925-01-06
WIFE
CHARGES WILL
COERCION
Labor leaders Son Named as
Having Influenced Father,
In Opinion

A contest over the estate Of Sam.
uel Gonnpers late president Of the
American Federation Of Labor, who
recently died at San Antonio, Texas,
in his seventy-four year, was to-
day begun in the District Supreme
Court by his widow, Mrs. Gertrude
A. Gompers, furty.one years old,
who filed a caveat against the will
dated November 8, 1894, executed
about six weeks before his death.
Mrs. Gompers also questions the
validity Of an attempted revocation
by her husband Of g. former will,
made September Fl, 1891, shortly
after their marriage, in which the
widow was given, the bulk Of his
$50, 900 estate. Under the later
document, the validity OF which
Mrs. Gompers also attacks, she il
to have only the minimum dover
provided by law.
that the attempted revocation Of
the will which was in her favor.
and the making and publishing OF
q new will practically disinheriting
her as far as possible under the
law, was the result Of undue influ.
ence of Samuel J. Gompers, son OF
the labor leader, and named az
executor in the NV will.
Mrs. Gompers asserts that the
new will is not the voluntary act
Of her late husband, but results
from fraud, coercion and undue
influence of Samuel j. Gompers, or
some other person unknown to
her."
The widow, through Attorney
Julius I. Peyser, asks the court to
refuse probate Of the later win, to
set aside the attempted revocation
Of the earlier document and to ad
NIT the will Of September, 1891, to
probate. Attorney Jackson n. Raj.
ston, who Is named executor Of the
earlier will, left the Jurisdiction.
Mrs. Gompers tells the court and
for that reason te.e offers that docu.
ment for probate In his place.
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his crew OF investigators, including
accountants and other technical
men, are working along the lines
of a welI-defined theory, which he
has laid down to them.
ST do not believe In talking In
generaIities of my work" said
Assistant Attorney General Dono-
van today, and It 10 obvious to
everyone that / cannot discuss in
detail the progress of this inquiry.
End Is In Doubt.
"You must understand that no
one knows where an investigation
Of this kind viii end and that no
one knows whether q clue leads in
the right direction or ends In q
blind alley. / can say that ] have
q large number Of workers on this
matter"
Mr.. Donovan was unable to say
how soon the inquiry would be com
pleted. The Department Of Justice,
however, Is making an effort to
present its report to Presiden.
Coolidge IN time for COngressiona.
consideration n connection with
the proposed rent legislation.
One agent called ct the offices Of
the District Rent Commission yes
BoE0aJss anu sCOAA4CEACA WIN ~Assss@
man Richard 8. Valley.
Police Task Ended.
The police department today win
complete q survey OF vacant houses
and apartments within the DIS
trict. The final list will. be sub
mitted to the census bureau tomor-
row and probably will be forwarded
to President Coolidge in o. day or
+
Major Daniel Sullivan, Superin-
tendarlf OF Police, ordered the survey
last Friday. About seventy-five men
were put to work, making reports
daily.
Police are furnishing the Census
Bureau with the addresses OF the
vacant places, names Of the owners,
size of the apartments or houses
and description Of the neighborhood'
The Washington times., 1925-01-06
CAR COMPANIES TO AID
m REMOVAL or SNOW

1f another snowfall comes this
winter, Washington may expect bet
ter TRANSPORTATION facilities, Major
william IL. r. CoveII, Assistant
Engineer Commissioner, naid foday.
The street car companies have
agreed TO aid the District govern
ment In cleaning of the snow near
car tracks, The washington Rap-
10 put plCws 10 work and clean
OFF the streets over which buses
run. Major COvell said that under
the circumstances the railway COM
pany did well during the recent
snow storms He pointed out that
street car transportation here was
better after the storm than In Bal
LstimuRe.
The Washington times., 1925-01-06
Business Men VIII
Oppose D. C. Rent Bills
Now Before Congress

Opposition by business organiza-
tons of Washington to pending
rent legislation was forecast today
In the action Of the board of slirec-
tors of the Board Of Trade opposing
rent bills pending in Congress. The
trade board directors authorized
President Samuel =. Prescott to
appoint committee to formulate
the opinion Of the board and express
& to committees fh Congress.
The appeal Of the Real Estate
Board for cooperation Of business
men In the fight againts rent con-
troll by law which prompted action
Of the board Of directors OF the
Board Of Trade yesterday afternoon
win also be cof.s1dered by the
board OF governors Of the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers AssOcla-
ton at special meeting this after
non. s
The realtors appeal has not vet
been brought officially to the notice
Of the Chamber OF Commerce, but
e IL not improbable that it may be
brought up tonight at a meeting
Ct the board OF directors Of that
organization tonight.
President to Act.
The Board OF Trade directors ex.
pressed the stand OF that organize.
ton in two resolutions adopted.
The one placed the board definitely
on record a. opposing the passage
Ct present bills on rent LEGISLATION.
The other gave the president au-
thority to appoint q committee or
committees to express the stand Of
the Board of Trade to appropriate
committees of Congress and take
such other action which Is deemed
effective to maintain the stand OF
the organization.
The Board Of Trade IL already
on record as opposing rent leg1sla-
zion when the question arose a
year ago in connection with ex-
tending the rent law. The or.
ganization adopted the report Of q
special committee, which held the
view that the emergency had ceased
for which the rent commission had
been created, but conceded that IL
Congress, after investigation, found
the need still continued, the rent
commission should not be extended
for more than one year.
The Merchants and Manufac.
turers Association entered the rent
fight with special attention 70 the
inclusion OF business property In
that over which the rent board
would have Jurisdiction. The as.
ISOLATION strenuously opposed the
inclusion of business property and
won its contention.
The Washington times., 1925-01-06
Z wanted HERE
ARRESTED IN
ALEXANDRIA
Henry Kelley and John Thomas
VIII Faces Robbery
Charge in D. G.
Ar.rxANDRTA'

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Jan, e.
Henry Kelley, twenty.one, and John
Thomas. thirty-one. both colored, OF
Hell's Bottom. Queen county, Va
were turned over 60 the washington
authorities yesterday Following their
arrest here by Policeman Lawrence
Padgett In connection with the hold
up January 8 Of two men at Sew
enth, and B streets northwest.
These two men, IL q alleged, held
up Roy Smith, 1865 Third street
northwest. and Andrew Reed, 10
street northeast and took a gold
watch and S. from them.
Policeman Padgett saw the two
men standing at the corner Of King
and Pitt streets, and started after
them. Thomas spied the officer and
ran down the 0treet. He was over.
taken and brought back to the
corner where Kelley was still
standing and the two men were
taken to the police headquarters.
1t has been decided BY the George
washington Birthday Parade Asso.
citation that there win be no parade
in celebration OF Washington's birth
day this year because OF the iuaug-
ural celebration to be held Ia
washington March &.
Several years ago the association
decided to hold parade on Feb
ruary % Of each year ana an
organization was perfected 70 curry
out the plans. The association will
meet sometime next month TO elect.
officers to handle the next parade
which will be held in 1926. The
last parade was held IN 1929.
Michael +. Dwyer, reporter for
a local paper, was instrumental to-
day in saving q colored youth from
1anguishing In jail until the next
grand jury met to Investigate the
charge Of arson preferred against
the boy, to which he had pleaded
guilty without knowing what the
word meant.
Al warrant had been sworn ous
against Louis Hines, nineteen, Tor
setting fire to a house In Muir
Court, and when asked by the
fudge today whether he was guilty
or not guilty Of arson, he said ~
am guilty"
Dwyer asked the boy how he had
set fire to the place and the youth
replied that he didn't do It. The
case was reopened and he was dis
missed.
The Washington times., 1925-01-06
MERCHANTS NAME HEADS
or COMMITTEES FOR 1925

Three trade sections OF the Mer'
chants and Manufacturers As'0>a'
ton have elected chairme51 for 13kS'
It was announced today by Seere'
tary Charles J. Columbus. John A.
Eckert heads the photo-lithngraph-
ers. Ford E. Young the ice cream
section, and Lee Thompson VIII be
chairman of the dairy section.
Section meetings for annua! e,ec-
ton of chairmen will be held THIS
week as follows: Thursday, con1ec'
tions, 10 a. M; china and glass
ware. IL q. m; department stores
2 o. M; ,dyers and cleaners. p. M
Friday, retail jewellers, II q. m; en-
rravers, 10 a. M; furniture. p. mi
Saturday, five and ten cent stores
2 D. M; furriers, II a. m. ana heat
ing, .. m.
The Washington times., 1925-01-06
RoAD OF TRADE ELECTS
EIGHT TO MEMBERSHIP

Eight candidates were elected to
membership in the Board of Trade,
It was announced today. They are
Wiiitam T. Bets, Luther F. Hall.
Alexander NJ. Pringle, Fred NJ.
Rauch, Gustave H. schulze, jr.; ~:
Tennyson, Dwight K. Terry, and
Lloyd II. Van Kirk.
The board Of directors yester:.
day authorized holding the annual
shad bake in the spring at guam
tico, Va.
The Washington times., 1925-01-06
SNOWFALL Cuts Her Face

A SNOWFALL thrown by an un.
known colored girl broke the window
glass In the home Of Mrs. Annie
Young, 1916 Seventh street north
west, yesterday, and Mrs. Young,
who was sitting nearby, was cut
about the face by flying glass. She
refused hospital treatment.
The Washington times., 1925-01-06
WANT@AW
NENkCZ

WANTS APPEARING I'm TOOAYS0
CLASSIFIED SECTIONS
BULLDoG-Lost; short tall, white
chest: reward offered.
10TH ST. 8. W.-3.room ana bath
apartment; $4,000.
SOUTHEAST SECTIONS roomn
bath, Al condition; 0s6.7G
monthly.
PAPDRHANGERS Non union.
wanted at once.
D ST. 8. B.--S rooms and bath,
5000.
JOB PRINTER-Apply ready for
work.
GLASSE9-Lost; tortoise nhalI
trimmed; reward offered.
BoY--with wheel for errandS.
FLINT roadster. 1894. 1900.
g ST. n. w.-~il-POom house.
splendid rooIning house PROPOSE.
tion; 1895 monthly income.
FOR FURTHER DETAILS rUMN ru
T1IB CLASSIFIED sECTION.
The Washington times., 1925-01-06
u. s. Agents Speed Up
Probe; Police Ready
With Survey Results

Spurred on by Administration
i, support Of the Coolidge rent bill.
] q large force Of Department of
Justice operatives. working from
the office of Assistant Attorney
General William J. Donovan, are
today engaged in the final import.
an. stages of the Federal investigar
ton into charges Of criminal activi.
lies In connection with the housing
situation in the District.
Mr.. Donovan revealed today that
The Washington times., 1925-01-06
louisiana Gets River Fund

An allotment Of $4,000 for In.
provenent Of river and harbor work
at Bayou Terredonne, Louisiana,
was announced today by Major.
General II. Taylor, chief OF en-.
gineers.
Washington telegraph., 1925-05-01

, popular name of the torcrurne'
4--Jewish Passover month
5-Definite article (Fr.)
6-First mention of Pauls con-
verts
7-Hour (abbrv.)
S-An entrance or passage
9-Capital Of Lycaonia. Visited by
Pau! on his first missionary
journey
10--Steal
l1-Insect used by Solomon to point
an injunction to industry
16--Fasten together
18-Falsehood
21-Province evangelical by Paul
22-Exist
24-Short meter
25-Paul's native city
27-People to whom the gospel was
first preached
2S--A willow used for basket work
29-Used in illness
30-Mournful
35-Condition Of men found in the
market place. Matt 2O;3,6)
36--A winglike organ
3S-Their wicked plot foiled wheh
discovered by Paul's nephew
39--Fabric used for clothing
40-Paul's early name
42-What scribes and Pnafisees d'u
with the weightier matters Of
the law
45-A Part of Christian worship
50--Son of Benjamen
51-Fruit frequently mentioned IN
the Bible .-
54-Province evangelized by Fsu
during his first missionary Jour
ney
55--Adam's wife. (possJ
56-Contraction Of ever
57-A salutation (haiD
60-Female deer
6l--Smna as eleven vertical
Washington telegraph., 1925-05-01
COMMISSIONERS SALE

Notice is hereby given, that in
pursuance of the authority and di-
rections contained in the decretal
order of the Chancery Court of
Hampstead County, made and en-
tered on the 1th day of April 1925,
in certain cause (No. 1420) then
pending therein between NJ. A Holt G.
complainants, and Woodson Thomas
Co. complainarts and Woodson Thom-
as ct al, defendants, the undersigned,
as Commissioner of said Court, Will
offer for sale at public vendue to
the highest bidder. at the front door
or entrance cf the Citizens National
Bank, in Hope, Arkansas, within the
hours prescribed by law for judicial
sales on,
. Saturday May %, 1925
the following described real estate,
to-wit:
Part of the South half Cf Nor;L
west quarter Of Northwest quarter
of Section Twenty-eight (2S), Town
ship Eleven (1D South, Range Twen-
ty-six (26) West, described as fol-
lows to-wit: Commence at the
Southwest corner Of said Ncrth vest
quarter of Northwest quarter Of Sec
ton %, Town'hip II South, Range
26 West, and run East 5 chains to
point Of beginning; thence Norti-
3.18 chains; thence East 6.36 chains;
thence South 3.1S chains; thence
Wcst 6.36 chains to point of begin
ming, containing two acres morc or
less. in Hampstead County ARR.
TERMS OF SALE: On a credit
cf three months, the purchaser be-
ing required to execute a bond as
required by law and the order and
decree of said Court in said cause.
with approved security, bearing in
terest at the rate Of ten per cent
per annum from date of sale until
paid, and a lien being retained OIL
the premises sold to secure the pay
ment of the purchase money.
Given under my hand this l6ti
day of April, 1925.
f. Y. TRIMBLE,
Commissioner in Chdncerg
Washington telegraph., 1925-05-01
NEW ERA FOR
AGRICULTURE

New York.-A new era lies ahead
for agriculture because it now com
mands the best economic thought Of
the business world directed on Its
prime requirements Of better distribp-
tion and marketing, President w. c.
Gordon of the State Bank Division,
American Bankers Association, de.
clares in a recent communication 10
the thirteen thousand members OF
the division. He seeks to enlist their
interest in the work OF improving the
marketing Of farm products.
"The farmer today finds himself
far removed from his consumer.cils.
toner by a long line OF intermediate
agencies, which often leave him in
position of disadvantage as an n.
dividual producer" Mr.. Gordon a
at is. therefore, not strange Ia
should seek to apply to agrici
those principles of production
distribution found successful iff
dustry. His rightful ambition Is
make, where feasible, a general b
plication OF successful business ex.
perience to the marketing of agricul.
tural products. Commanding the best
economic thought Of the business
world, agriculture undoubtedly stands
on the threshold Of new era. In
lieu of fantastic panaceas. agricultur.
al welfare-which, after ALL IS the
Nations welfare-has need OF a sane,
long range program that is at once
practical, constructive and economl.
cally sound"
He goes on TO call attention to the
long view program suggested for az.
rlcultural distribution" at Washing.
ton by the Agricultural Conference,
urging study OF IL.
Washington telegraph., 1925-05-01
Low SUNDAY EXCURSION
FARES

The Missouri Pacific Rail
road has inaugurated Round
Trip Sunday Excursion Fares
betUeen all stations where the
one-way fare is not less than
soc nor more than $500. This
rate will be one fare plus 25c
fqr the round trip.
Tickets limited going on all
Sunday Trains, returning to
original starting point prior 80
900 A. NJ. Oh Monday follow
ing the date of sale.
This arrangement viii b. in
effect each Sunday until Sept.
9th. See local Ticket Agent,
Missouri Pacific Railroal, for
further information. ADV.