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The Washington times., 1925-05-30
VICTIM
Of MISTAKE
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by mistake, the police

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ministered by mistake, the police
say.
William A. Eaton, the woman's
husband, was nearly frantic with
grief today. But there is nothing
he can do to obtain satisfaction for
the ghastly mistake until the
Coroner's jury convenes Monday. =
Wilton j. Lambert, the attorney
retained by Mr.. Eaton, said he will
take no action in the matter until
the Coroner's jury convenes.
There is little we can do until
that time" he said
An autopsy performed last night
by Deputy Coroner Herbert F..
Martyr showed that Mrs. Eaton
died from hemorrhages caused by
an injection.
X-Ray Necessary
When Mrs. Eaton was admitted
to the hospital three weeks ago.
she was suffering from an ailrnent
requiring an X.Ray examination
Hospital authorities and the physi-
clan on the case. although ref,ls.
ing to discuss the case fre ,ly said
that the solution given the patient
was not in accordance with the re-
quest made.
From the time the injection was
administered Mrs. Eaton failed in
health. The husband declares his
intention of determining the re-
sponsibility for the error.
Has Four Children
Besides Mr.. Eaton, Mrs. Eaton
is survived by four children, Louis,
William, Joseph and Julia Eaton,
all residing at the family home on
Lee street in Arlington, Va.
Funeral services will follow the
inquest at Gawler's undertaking es-
tablishment on Monday afternoon.
Interment will be at Mount Ollvet
Cemetery.
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LEFTY GROVES PITCHES
!MACKS TO WINrovER YAVKS

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, May 3d.
The Athletics continued their win
ming streak at the expense of the
Yankees today. winning the morn
ing game, to Z. Lefty Groves
pitched good ball until the eighth
and ninth when he was hammered
hard, but lasted. Shocker gave way
to a pinch hitter in the fifth. Score:
NEW YORK Athletica ALB. H.O.A.
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Totals 80 q l5I Totals 86 10 q 10
xBatted for Shocker In 5th.
xxBatted for johnson in 9th.
New York. .. 0 0 o 0 0 0 o Al
Athletics ......... o. o 0 / x-9
Runs-Dugan. Combs (2), MeuseI (2),
ascna "a sir,on ssneopen psn;e h1shGp 90 Dykes
(2). Errors-O'Neil (2), Ward, Dykes,
Galloway. Two-base hits-Simmons.
Dugan. Home runs-Pa schal. MeuSel.
Passed balI--O'Neil. Sacrifices-Groves,
Miller. Double plays--Poole to Gallo
way to Poole; Galloway to Bishop to
Poole. Hit by pitched ball-By John
son MILLER and Dykes). Base on balls
OFF Groves s: off H. johnson. /.
Struck out--By Groves, %: shocker: l..
Stolne base--Poole. Hits--On Shocker.
8 in innings. Umpires-Evans and
Hildebrand.
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'sNeWs Briefs
Taken from Today's Classified Ads

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special personal attention; all
other repair work done.
HIGHEST paid profession for
ladies'; beauty culture; complete
course, $35; positions furnished.
DENTAL oFFICES-Fully equipped
with all privileges.
ITALIAN school OF art; clay mod
cling, free-hand drawing; class
or private at home.
BOSTON terriers cheap; also one
Pekinese pup; dogs boarded.
TURN TO PAGES 10, 30 AND 81
AND FIND OUT EXACTLH--
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Memorial Day for Washington be-
ran today while the dawn was still
CRIMSON in the East.
Before o'clock this morning Boy
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-06
LUNCH CLUBS
BUNK, He
SAYS

Luncheon clubs are the
bunk" said General Anton Ste
phan, president of the Kiwanis
Cub, at the weekly luncheon
meeting Of his organization in
the Washington Hotel Thursday.
Similar comment was heard
from William Cl4baugh, presi-
dent Of Rotary: Paul r. Brand
stedt, OF Cosmopolitan. and
others.
Simon J. Higginbotham, of
the Concrete Mixers and Pud-
dIers Foundation, had been in
vited to speak, but was inter
rupted at the end OF his first
minute, and told to shut up or
get out Of the hall.
4 movement to raise S25. ZOO
for homeless alley cats was ex-
planned to the Kiwanians by
Mrs. Junius Brutus QuoppY.
president OF the Poor Thing AS.
sociation.
TITS a graft, pure and Sim,
ple," said Mrs. Quoppy. but
I'm getting along in years, and
q woman musst live"
After Mrs. Quoppy had been
thrown off the roof, the club
sang, London Bridge Is Fall
ing Down" The meeting end
ed I'm q free-for-all fight in the
check room.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-06
COOLIDGE FOR
JAZZ INAUG

President Coolidge today de-
manded that Chairman w. r.
Galliher, OF the inaugural COM
mittee, Increase the scope Of
his plans to unprecede pro-
portions, or resign his posi-
ton.
White House conference with =
heavy head.
II wanted just q quiet. little
honey affair" he told reporters.
II believe that TRANSFORMATION
Day should be strictly q Wash
ington snstitutionmerely the
welcoming of a new and dis
tinguislled citizen into our
midst
AS polesman for the Presi-
dent declared that Mr.. Coolidge
had his heart set on an inaiig-
uraI that would make all pre-
.ceding events Of the kind look
like something the cat dragged
In
These two-by-fOur plans may
be all right for a hick mayor,
but not for yours truly, boys. !"
said the spokesman. "I want
a lot Of music and lights and
Jazz. In accordance with the Adj
ninistrationss policy OF extrava4
Hgance, ] have sent to Congress-
d suggestion that 81 900 900 be
appropriated for the purpose.
IF Galliher doesn't wake up
and show q lot OF speed, I'll
take charge OF the committee
myself
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-06
RoMPINO AROUND
the
RADIO DlALS
~ WHISTLER INN.

THE program from WRC TO-
night win be made up entirely
from talent supplied BY the
American Society Of Composers.
Authors and Publishers. This
society, which holds that the
copyright laws Of the country
should be repealed, makes It
clear that they are In favor Of
their members working on the
ralIio gratis, and that no fee
should Be collected for use Of
their compositions on the radio.
Tonight's program viii include
Gene Buck, head of the Associa-
ton. Charles *. Harris. Percy
Wenrich and others. Rudolph
Friml win sing '.Marcileta. "
The name Of the station VIII
not be announced between NUM-
bers. as local fans know what
station II Ii, anyway, and dis.
tant receivers will nave more
fun guessing who and where.
we didn't listen In last night,
owing to slight indtapO sition
of the hetereperiwiukle III the
third alidIofrequeI1cy unit. How.
ever, we shall get q lot Of dis
lance tonight II everything
comes out as predicted.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-06

HAVING converted the May
IL flower into q coaIer in the
interest Of economy, President
Coolidge today took q large COM
pany of guests down the Poto-
mac for q cruise in the new
White House row boat.
Pictures Of the recent Demo
cratic National Convention In
New York were shown, having
been rushed down : by slow
freight in order that President
and Mrs. Coolidge might have
the privilege Of presenting to
their guests a pictured account
of one of the most important
events leading up to Mr.. Cool
idge's approaching Inauguration.
Many Guests
On Cruise.
Members Of the Presidents
new Official family" who &C.
companied him on this cruise
were John w. Davis, "runner-up"
in the race for the Presidency
and. soon to be sworn in as
bert NJ. La Toilette, Secretary
Of the Treasury, Edward L. Do
heny; Secretary Of the Interior,
and Peggy Hopkins Joyce Nor
ner, who Is to head the new De-
partment Of Education and Child
Welfare.
Emma and Hughes
Are Guests.
Emma Goldman, who has re-
Gently presented her credentials
as envoy Of Soviet Russia to
the United States, was present,
being under the wing Of retiring
Secretary Of State Mr.. Hughes.
On their return to Washing
ton tonight the party will attend
the prize fight being put on at
the Ladies Congressional Club
2001 New Hampshire avenue.
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YeGatePost
Hot AS the Hinges

Well. here's this best of all pos
aiblo worlds at the END Of what
any rational person would cali it's
The whole thing loks like flop
to me. Much Of the last act will
have to be rewritten. The direc-
tion has been bad and the cast is
nH rh Usas L. stodaard Taylor over
there In frayed cuffs and q dirty
collar. End of the world or no
end of the world. Mr.. Taylor
will never be found with frayed
What this production needs 10 a
baiiyhoo like Morris Gest or p. +.
Barnum. It won't so over with
such absurdities az Roland Robbins
Sneering at patron or Bill Fowler
one threat this side of fitting him.
Important, IL true. this spectacle
but even for such an event one can
not be expected to tax his intel
liGsnce to the outermost rim Of the
heaven with anachronisttc abor-
tons ana more or less rot and
The property boy puts artificial
flowers In q David Belasco set and
isn't shot in his tracks. Pah!
Maurice Kafka enjoys a show.
Nelson Bell repeats same ad,.
tJGCStV0 IWAGG AH 1870. AhGN000lO0Ss
Fiddledee and Fiddledum, Keith
acrobats fail to say "Alley-HUP"
Nobody asks won't you sit
DOWN" In q play Of English man
ners. Small child attending per-
Torrance with grandma, shuts up
during whole performance. Four
people get right seats at New Au-
duItoriun1. BrummaBemI
Johnny Chevalier has wrinkle In
left trouser leg. Steve Cochran tells
old lady from Georgetown for thir-
teenth time, there are no Friday
night matinees. Steve Coster puts
dramatic critic Of The Times in
same seats for two succeeding
weeks. Hodge-Dodge! Also stuff and
nOnsensei
And 90 ont
The whole spectacle fairly crawls
surdIties. faults in direction. flaws
in casting, mistakes In this and
that and what not
END OF the world?"
80 much sponge-cake.
Stay home and meet your end
ever the radio.
TO8h!
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DEMPSEY NEVER HEARD
or THIS JANE, TAYLOR

MANASSAS, Colo, Feb. g.
That's all bunk, that marriage
stuff" was the announcement
here today Of Jack Dempsey,
heavyweight championship Of
the world. "I never even heard
Of this Jane, Estelle Taylor.
She's merely looking for public
ity, that's all. She's a movie
actress. isn't she? Well, that
explains everything from her
angle. She's nothing to me,
whoever she is.
81 am here to begin active
training for my coming bout
with Harry Wills. I've canned
Doc Kearns, who was my man,
ager for SO many years, and
have signed Sammy Harris, Of
Baltimore, a good, square guy.
He got me this fight with Wills
right off the reel. The proceeds
Of this fight are all going to
charity, Of course. =
Dempsey announced that he
would do all his training on the
old farm. of the Dempsey family
here. It is a bit run down.
but Jack says it just suits him.
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T0PAY
Continued from Elsewhere
sIeight q Hand.

The effect Of the Reed orah
amendments was magical.
While there was EroWl OF
discomfort from the Democratic
side Of the chanlbsr, the Rotus
lican members Of the Foreign
Relations COMMITTEES, with tears
streaming down their faces,
rushed to congratulate the Sen
ators from Missouri and Idaho.
So ardent was their fervor
that Reed johnson and BOrah
were finally carried from the
floor on the shoulders Of their
colleagues. while the Commit
tees male Quartette marched
around and around the historic
chamber singing the words. Of
GLORY. GlOOry, Halleli1 jeh, . to
the tune Of ''The Old Gray Mare,
She Amt What She Used 10
Be-
The shades OF senator Lodge
and Senator Brandegee seemed
to observers to look down on the
inspiring scene.
Mccormick Pleased.
ooh, il they could only have
lived to see this day., calculated
Senator Medill Mccormick Of
Illinois fiji u paroxysln OF ecstacy.
The Senator from illinois paused
In his dervish dance to voice his
appreciation and approval Of the
Senate's action to The Times
correspondent.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-06
Chatterbox Habit
Of C. Coolidge

Newspaper correspondents
at the White House today
decided to abolish the un-
written law that the Presi-
dent must not be quoted.
They found that President
Coolidge chatters so inces-
sanity and on such q wide
variety Of subjects that, no
matter what they write, he
has already said it.
"We can just sit down and
write anything about any
thing under the u1n, pu.
quotes on it and attribute it
to the President" said one
Of the correspondents. "We
can do this knowing it will
never be denied, because the
President has undoubtedly
said it to someone"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-06
GRIFFITH GIVES
AWAY PASSES
To 10000

TAMPA. Fla. Feb. 6.-"T am
offering today something never be-
fore heard Of in professional
baseball, Announced President
Clark G. Griffith, of the Wash
ington club, world champions
beginning with the opening game
Of the season, I snail give away
10000 grand stand tickets for
each and every game on our
home schedule. This win include
all the seats directly behind our
bench. First come first served,
will be the order every day. tho
distribution beginning at 2
o'clock.
''I am doing this az a reward
to the loyal fans OF Washington
who have supported the club
through 20 many terrible years
of tailend teams. They are
entitled to It,"
President Griffith admitted to-
day that he did not expect his
team to win another pennant
until 1850.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-06
MAGAZINE PAGE
Confessions of Feature
Writers

TO a crowd Of adn1iring read
ers, Helen Rowland today con-
fessed, with tears in her eyes
that Her Confessions and Say
ings are all the bunk. She
knows nothing about men, never
having had any experience. Rut
she must have three meals day
and a comfortable bed at night.
Marriage is all wrong, declared
Beatrice Fairfax. She has tried
it for three months, and ought
to know There's no such thing
as faithfulness in men and
women. =
AS for Nora Lee-she's only
"A brain storm, conceived while
Elenore Meherin slept and
dreamed at a modem prayer
meeting.
Doctor Charles A. l.: Reed said
he knows darn well nobody ever
reads his articles-except the
headlines by Helen Rowland, who
gets peeved because he gets
space at the top Of the page
but he's under contract to write.
And Madame Jeritza wouldn't
try any Of the lotions, exercises
and suggestions on beauty which
she writes about on a bet. She
wants to continue to be beautiful
and sllapely. She believes in
trying experiments on the dog.
Mrs. Beekman really believes
that human beings should drink
coffee from q saucer, eat peas
with a knife, and should wear
overalls to the opera. However,
she reac Emily Post one day
and decided to steal her stuff,
just to see IL she could get
away with 1t.
Foxy Grandpa, the sly old
man, listens to stories told by
his fifty grandchildren at play,
then rushes to the typewriter. to
get a few of them down. Smart
kids, bllt a foxy grandpa. He
gets the coin. the kids do the
work.
After reading the inside dope
of what seven of the foremoeu
writer's Of the day really belisvS
and how they get their stuff,
nobody will care to read any
thing about when Did 1t Hap.
pen."
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MORON IS HIT
BY. TAX|CAB

Ira Unkempt Torony, low-grade
moron, from Idaho, now visiting
in Washington, was critically in
jured when struck in the middle
of Thirteenth street by a Red
and Rosy taxicab, shortly after
10 o'clock today.
SIT was all my fault" wept
the taxicab driver, as the nearest
traffic policeman offered a fresh
handkerchief for the tear-stained
pink cambria Of the chauffeur,
Are you going to sue, sir?''
"Who, me?" asked Torony,
from the street, while waiting
for the ambulance. II should
say not. I'll be in the hospital
only about six months, and I
need a rest. That is, Of course,
If / live. And besides, you boys
have always been nice to me.
and your rates are disgracefully
low
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-06
District People
Too Pampered
By FANNIE BRICE.

It is high time that the PEG.
pie of the District Of Columbia
woke up to the fact that they
are too much favored. All this
talk about what they want Is
silly.
They have grand schools, over.
paid and too numerous teachers.
Extravaganza prevails, and this
10 known by all members of
the Board Of Education, who
agree on this, as on everything
else.
What would we do with
franchise? We don't want to
vote. It might keep our women
out Of the kitchens. 1t might
make US proud, and pride i'm
mediately precedeth a fall.
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HORIZONTAL.
1. Overworked periods of time.
6. Crossword puzzle birds.
8. Graphic description of co..
cratura sopranos mouth.
10. Oliver Thompson's initials.
IL. What big, Bad Bill" got
for "a Kiss in the Dark.
Is. Awful sap (abbrev)
IA. Cockney pronunciation OF
"hay." :.
Is. Correlative with nanny"
In Tin Pan Alley.
IT. Waikiki banquet.
18. What Boob McNutt says
when hiu with sledge- hammer.
20. Ambition Of dieting ladies.
%. Simplified spelling OF odd. "
%. One who can never be
found, when needed.
%. Containing nothing (phone.
rs. Convenient synonym for
napkin.
81. This is a very good word.
but we can't think Of its meaning
just now. Isn't that too bad?
%. What people usually say
when they get a court summons.
80. What ails it, nowadays
Clever pun)?
81. The egotist's motto.
80. Singular for dose" in
street Jargon.
SO. Shot for air rifle.
"a. We have an idea that this
is the name of an Indian tribe,
but are too busy to look 1t up.
Stet!
SO. Mentors spelled back
wards to make it look hard.
80. Sound made by supposedly
contented cows.
40. Often found in sugar, &C.
cording to humorfsts.
AZ. wise" in four letterA
4S. What we never. are.
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Bill LIONS
PAID BY
FRANCE

A certified check for SAIL
a2z ,ss3.99 was received at the
Treasury Department today, in
complete payment of the French
debt. which recently has been the
subject of diplomatic negotiation.
A hitch in the settlement OF
this obligation appeared probaoie,
however. owing to the aversion
IN Congress to letting France
pay.
II shall forthwith introduce a
resolution sending this money
back to France" said Senator
Borah, land I am assured OF
enough votes to pass it.
'sImemdiately upon its passage,
I shall introduce another resolu-
ton providing that the entire
cost Of the war, from August,
1914. until the completion Of the
Paris Peace Conference. in June,
1913, shall be assessed entirely
against the United States, and
bonds issued to. indemnify the
French, Britishs Italians. Bel
CLANS, ct cetera, for their ex-
Denditures of money and men.
ssThus viii America discharge
her obligation to mankind and
make atonement for q war that
America really started"
"Bills ceding Porto Rico, the
Philippines, Alaska, the Virgin
Island, the Island of zap, and
the District of Columbia to
France as an international ges.
ture Of good will'' will be held
IA allegiance pending Congress
gIonal action on the debt matter.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-06
TARPoN SEASON TO
OPEN IN POTOMAC

All eyes are turned TO the
broken waters of the historic
upper Potomac. This evening
at s o'clock marks the opening
Of the tarpon season. The sill
very-scaled fish, noted for their
giant build and hunger. are
schooling in vast numbers, and.
according to some OF Canada's
best informed anglers this should
be a banner year. The street
cleaning department completed
It's task this morning Of clean.
ing the ice IN the vicinity Of Lit
tie Falls. to allow free passage
to sail and motor boats.
Anglers from all sections OF
the country have arrived so as
to be among the first on the
field OF conflict. The Cotton
Thread Line Club, OF Tampa,
Fla, was the last OF the South',s
famous organizations to put in
its appearance. Thirty pieces Of
music accompanied the club and
they will render popular airs
throughout the night.
r.. "A. ANGLER.
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FINANCE

By Melted Iron Financial Ed.
Branch banks are a splendid
thing" declared Francis NJ.
Savage, president OF the North.
west Savings Bank, especially
IL they are in China or points
East" Mr.. Savage is giving
a dinner tonight to Milton Allies
and other officers Of the Riggs
National Bank, at the Molten
Lead and Brimston" cafe.
'"The deuce with the Washing
ton Auditorium, Colonel Robert
N. Harper, murmured, while
waiting for old "Gabe" to strike
his sour note on the saxaphone
today.
"I guess that's where it's
going" replied Chris Gockeler.
genial vice president and what
not Of the District National
Bank.
''Well, take care Of 1t down
there, will you Chris, old boy?''
IS the colonel's last farewell.
TN be seeing YOU" said Chris.
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FULL SUFFRAGE
FOR DISTRICT

Conscious-stricken over their
treatment of residents Of Wash.
ington, the Senate today unani-
rnousIy passed a measure grant
ing complete acknowledgements.
1--WE are too stingy in this
BILL" declared Senator Borah,
who confided that he had been
laying awake nights worrying
over the plight of Washing
tonians.
Instead OF giving the District
two Senators and twenty-nine
congressman, I think we ought
to give them fifty-eight Sena-
tors. understand this would
enable every citizens association
in the city to send a Senator to
Congress-, and this is what we
want"
No Record Vote
Senator Borah's suggestion
was Immediately adopted. with.
out record vote or quorum call,
and Senator Morris Sheppard of
Texas obtained the floor.
I'm sick and tired" began
Senator Sheppard, with his usual
high voice and arrogant Inanner,
"of seeing Washington. bone-dry. .
1T was not my intention when
I championed a dry law here
that it should make the seat Of
government a desert spot in
America and I therefore move
you that the Senate adopt my
new measure. making 1t man
datory that 10 per cent OF the
population engage in the honor
able bootleg industry and adj
minister to the needs OF the
other 80 per cent Of the popula-
ton"
Agreeing without debate. as
usual, the Senate then adopted
a joint resolution introduced by
Senator Copeland, giving q prom
inent local florist a concession
on the Senate floor with the
understanding he is to furnish
him red carnations gratis daily.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-06
PEGGY JOYCE KEEPS
NAME OUTA PAPERS

Peggy Hopkins Joyce, famous
stage star, quietly stole into
Washington today in an effort
to evade newspaper reporters
and photographers.
Cornered at her hotel, she
positively refused to make any
statement about the theft Of
81, 439,5 47.51 worth of jewelry
which she had carried concealed
in the toe of her shoe. She
declared that she loathed the
publicity which she knew would
follow the discovery and, falling
on her knees. begged the re.
pOrters. with tears In her eyes,
not to print anything about 1t.
Calamity, the reporters agreed
to comply with her request, and
tore up their notes.
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Believe It Or Not

Colloquy between Earle D.
Stocking, president Of the Wash
ington City Duclxpin Association.
and John Evans, president or the
Capital City Duckpin Association.
ganization:
Stocking: You were right,
John. / knew It all the time"
Evans: sIt was the greatest
error OF my life, Earle.
CThey shook hands and cooked
their ears for the trunpet.l
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-06
PEYSER, LLOYD AND
BALLOU IN ACCORD

superintendent Of Schools
Frank w. Ballou and Captain
Julius Peyser, member OF the
Board of Education, today held
prolonged love feast and
walked out OF a serene and
peaceful meeting Of the board
arm in arm. Just before leav-
ing Captain Peyser told James
T. Llody, president Of the board,
that he thought 1t was perfect
ly proper for any member OF
the board to use his official
position as means for further
ing himself in a business way.