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The Washington times., 1925-09-10
GIVEN YEAR IN
PEN FOR AUTO
THEFT
Another Receives Six Months
For Similar Offense.
Other Sentences

Robert Fields, colored, was SEN
fenced today by Justice Hoehling in
Criminal Court No. 2 to one year
and one day in the penitentiary for
the theft of an automobile. the
accused pleading guilty. Willie
Roth, colored, was given a similar
term in the penitentiary for a
charge of assault.
r. e. Chandler, white, who stole
an automobile and drove 1t to St.
Louis, where the machine was sold,
received a six months Jail sentence.
The court was inclined to give
Chandler a chance at parole by
sending him to the penitentiary for
one year and one day but Chandler
pleaded not to be sent to the
penitentiary in order that he might
not lose his citizenship. The court
then sent him to Jail for six
months.
Joy-riding charges brought six
months each at Occoquan, to Roy
V. SponaugIe, white, Robert Field,
Joseph Ford, both colored and
Charles f. Burns. white. James
| West, colored, was given SEN
| tence of six months, which was sus-
pended. the accused being put on
| probation.
The Washington times., 1925-09-10
OBTAINING own
FRENCH DEBT
DETAILS
American Commission Will
Not Depend on Paris Data.
Belgian Text to Be issued

The American Debt Funding Com
mission has launched an important
study OF the capacity OF France to
pay her 81 ,0OO, 900, 900 obligation to
the United States, the Treasury an
nounced today.
Acting for the commission, Secre-
tary Of Commerce Hoover Is max
ing q detailed survey OF Frnech
conditions through commercial at.
taches, trade commissioners, and
other agents Of the Department OF
Commerce.
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon
let it be known that the American
commission will not rely entirely on
the report OF French conditions to
be presented to the body next
month by that government.
All available information and the
slant Of all recognized authorities
on this question will be in the
hands Of the commission before the
arrival Of the French commission.
SO far the Government has
learned that the French tax rate Is
the lowest in Europe. However. It
was pointed out, the French peo-
of special, private and business
taxes, government monopolies and
local taxes that prove burdensome.
Mellon feels that the French
debt must be settled on an eco
nomic, rather than political basis.
Some political arguments I'M
douhtedly will be brought into the
discussion nevertheless, Treasury
officials admitted. They hold, how
ever, that the Belgian agreement
was based on economic considera-
lions in spite Of the fact that a
promise given that government
by former President Wilson had an
important bearing on the final pact.
The complete text of the Belgian
agreement will be made public soon.
according to Mellon.
Reports from Belgium that some
unrest existed there because the
complete pact had not been made
public brought the statement from
the Treasury that all important de-
tails Of the funding agreement
already have been published.
Mellon explained that the text
would only explain more fully the
facts already given out to the pub
lie,
The Washington times., 1925-09-10
KAHN HURT IN
AUTO ACCIDENT
IN EUROPE
Head of D. C. and Baltimore
Stores and Wife Home
Now Recuperating

1t was learned today that Sig
mund Kann, who lives at 1920 Eu-
taw place. Baltimore. and who Is
head of the s. Kann Sons stores
there and in Washington, was pain
fully injured in an automobile ac-
cident during his recent vacation
In Europe.
Mr.. Kann. with Mrs. Kann, sail.
ed June Is. While going from
Belgium to Touquet. France, on
August 1. the chauffeur lost con-
troll Of the car on a curve, and It
crashed into a tree. Mr.. Kann,
who was doing in the car, received
q cut across the face, requiring
thirty-six stitches to close, from
the broken Windshield. A cut on
Mrs. Kann's face required six
stitches. Both were badly bruised.
Mr.t Kann, who is sixty years of
age. and his wife, returned to
America Tuesday, and are now
resting in their Baltimore home.
where their injuries are being
treated. At the local Kann store,
Eighth street and Pennsylvania av-
enue, it was said Mr. Kann would
not attempt to resume his business
interests Until he had entirely re.
covered
The Washington times., 1925-09-10
MELLON s { { s
PATROL ON
RUM ROW
Secretary of Treasury Partici-
pates in Exciting Mid
night Chase

Back from vacation which in.
cluded a personal inspection of
Rum Row. off the Long Island
coast, Secretary Of the Treasury
Mellon was at his desk today with
a volume OF stories of the sea
which he declared rivaled the pirate
talee of the Spanish Main.
Mellon Ia convinced that the Gov
ernment's rum patrol must be made
a permanent law enforcement arm
II smuggling Is TO held in check.
While Rum Row has been scat
tered to the four points Of the
compass with smuggling an ex-
tremely Improbable business, :he
liquor trust will get in action
again II the coast guard relaxes
it's vigilance, according to Mellon.
Mellon detailed an exciting mid
night chase and gun battle between
coast guard cutter and a rum
runner.
Sighting the rum boat. command
ed by a sea captain whose SNUG
cling record was well known to
the Government, and who was sail
ing under fraudulent papers, a
ccast guard cutter gave chase.
After one shot was fired into the
rum runner, the captain of the
craft, using q megaphone, told the
cutter that one man had been Killed.
A fake burial was staged by the
rum runner.
Mellon explained that the cutter
commander, not sure of his. au.
thority, communicated with coast
guard headquarters here by wire
less telephone. He was instructed
by Admiral F. c. Billiard to capture
the rum craft.
Within two hours after the chase
started the cutter sent a one
FOUNDER shell through the rum
boats wheel house, and the craft
was captured.
Treasury officials said that many
of the rum chasers would be with
drawn from rum row soon to begin
the winters work of navigation pro-
lection. They believed, however
that owing to the scattering of the
rum ships this sector can be handled
with a smaller force Of ships ana
men.
The Washington times., 1925-09-10
CAR
MERGER
HERR.
Commissioner Sell Believes
Better Service Would Cut
Use Of Autos

The enormous increase of private
motor car transportation, as re-
ported in the traffic survey OF
washington, will be arrested in the
event Of a merger of the street
railway lines of the city, Engineer
Commissioner y. Franklin Bell said
today.
Greater comfort and correspond
ing facilitation of service would be
the direct outgrowth Of the merger,
Colonel Bell declared, and he added
that this condition would attract
the present users of private motor
vehicles into the circle OF street
car riders.
What bearing the merger would
have on an immediate reduction in
fare, the Commissioner was not
prepared to state but he doubted
the wisdom of q request of the
Public Utilities Commission for
lower rates.
Immediate Effect In Doubt
TT does not seem feasible that
the street car companies, through
the contemplated merger, would vol
unfairly reduce the fare, Colonel
Bell added, even though additional
profits were in sight, unless we
gave them a higher valuation. We
cannot fOresee with any degree OF
accuracy just what the immediate
effect q merger would have on fare
rate, but no doubt a combination OF
the companies would render better
service"
This situation would again bring
up the question as to the advis-
ability Of including the bus compan-
les in the merger, the Commits
sioner said; but 1t was believed that
the pressure Of competition would
have a better effect on both sides.
Thus, in accordance with the Con-
gressional stipulation, the bus serV-
ice would not be included in the
merger.
Major w. e. r. CoveIl, Assistant
Engineer Commissioner, places
more faith in the possibility OF
fare reduction, showing that II the
North American Company can be
convinced that q large profit could
be shown as a result Of the merger
lower fare rate would follow inme-
diately.
Would Decrease Auto Use.
He stressed the merger as a means
of decreasing the number Of prl|cfe
motor car riders by offering better
service.
"A merger, by furnishing peter
and faster transportation, and per-
haps cheaper car fare, will undoubt-
edlv stimulate street car riding ana
tend to lessen the proportion OF the
population using private automo-
biles, said Major Covell.
Alarming though the number OF
users Of private machines may be.
Colonel Bell and Major Covell hold
that means OF attracting the per"
sons to riding street cars is obvious
When service has reached the
proper point and the street car
rider can rest assured that he will
he carried to his destination com
fortabIy and, above all. promptly,
the present conditions will be REM
edied. thew said
The Washington times., 1925-09-10
TECHNICALLY SAVES
MAN LONG JAIL TERM

Speedy justice, but tempered to
4 minimum sentence, because Of
technicalfty, was registered in
Traffic Court today in the case of
Owen Shelvy, 21SS Ward place
northwest, charged with driving
while intoxicated.
Shelvy was arrested today by
Policeman Clyde NJ. Strange and
convicted two hours later by Judge
George H. Macdonald, who gave
him the minimum sentence of sixty
days in jail and the fine Of 500
or an additional ten days.
The records of the court show
that Shelvy was convicted CT the
same offense on the day before the
rev traffic laws went into effect
Had he been convicted one day
later he would have beer charged
with a second offense and liable
to a year in Jail.
The Washington times., 1925-09-10
D
PUT FRATS
ON HONOR
Pledge Cards Stating AffiIia-
lions Of Students Will
Be Used Again

School officials are planning to
prescribe again this year the use
Of cards on which students will
be required to pledge themselves
to refrain from joining unapprCved
organizations or to state the so
cieties to which they belong, It
was learned today.
It is believed that there is no
effective substitute for the pledge
card by which school officials can
obtain the information they desire
regarding the affiliations OF stu
dents.
Honor System to Prevail
Unless new procedure Is
ordered by the Board Ue EducA-
ton, and that is not thought
likely. enforcement of the anti
secret society rule which is to be
adopted next Wednesday VIII de-
pend on the honor system as here
I'VE want the students to be
honorable. That Is all, said an
official today.
Sliperintendent Frank w. BalIou
is opposed to so-caIled sleuthlng
methods by teachers or officers to
find out who belongs to organiza-
lions disapproved by the Board Of
Education. The pledge cards,
therefore, viii be taken at face
value.
Not Fighting ''Frats" as Such
That school authorities are not
fighting fraternities or sororities as
such was emphasized by officials
today. 1T was declared that the
opposition is directed against or
eanizations that will not meet re-
quirefnents laid down by the Board
of Education. These requirements
consist, briefly, in letting the board
know the general aims of the so.
ciety, who comprises its member
ship, what goes on at its meetings,
with the further stipulation that all
students will at least be given an
opportunity to qualify for mem
bership.
Fraternities and sororities that
are known by Greek-letter designa-
tions may win the approval OF
school authorities. Their intra-
organization affairs will not be
laid bare to public inspection, but
will be received in confidence by
the officials designated to supervise
them.
Admission Of all applicants will
not be insisted on by school Off
cials, it was stated. The right or
fraternity organizations to select
their members by majority vote
will be respected. 1t was indicated,
with the only stipulation that one
or two blackbaIls do. not bar pros
pective members. Placing an OBJ
stacle of small minority opposition
in the way of candidates is one
important objection of school Off
Gals to certain fraternities and
Sororities.
School officials are exceedingly
hopeful that solution satisfactory
to all concerned can be reached
regarding the so-called frat" prob
lem. From conferences with leaders
in various organizations, including
a Greek letter fraternity with q
large membership here, they believe
that these organizations can qualify
for official approval by the Board
Of Education. Further conferences
will take place in the near future
looking to the adoption of def
mite program for recognition OF par
ticular organizations.
The Washington times., 1925-09-10
LEE HEIGHTS RESIDENTS
ASK NEW BUS STOPS

Residents of Lee Heights, speak
ing through Ruby Lee Minar,
Washington realtress, today petit
toned Major w. E. r. Covell, as.
Eistant engineer commissioner, for
two additional bus stops in Wash
ington Of the Alexandria Vehicle
Company
The request stated that the
bus line made great Improvement
in the transportation facilities, but
that stops aC or near Twenty-second
and Pennsylvania avenue north
west and at or near Wisconsin
avenue and M streets northwest,
would be appreciated.
The Washington times., 1925-09-10
SAFETY FENDER COMPANY
TO GIVE TEST HERE

sHow TO pick up a girl" will be
practically demonstrated tomorrow
afternoon at O'Clock on Third
street between Maryland and Penn
sylvania avenues northwest, by a
safety fender company.
Using a human being in their
demonstration, the manufacturers,
under the supervision of the traf-
fic directors office, will show a
recently devised scoop, which is
80 designed that when attached to
the front of an automobile striking
a person, injury is ayerted.
The Washington times., 1925-09-10
CRUDE RUBBER USED
IN U. s. SHOWS INCREASE

A survey of rubber consumers of
the United States, completed today
by Secretary of Commerce Hoover,
disclosed that 487 American fac
tories used 233,s1 tons OF crude
rubber during the first, seven
months Of the year.
No comparative figures were
available, but officials said con-
sumption this year IL greater than
in 1924.
The Washington times., 1925-09-10
MILES CAMP TO ADMIT
TEN TO MEMBERSHIP

The candidates for membership
will be initiated at the meeting to-
night of the General Nelson A.
Miles Camp, United Spanish War
Veterans, in the G. A. r. Hall, 1412
Pennsylvania avenue northwest.
The feature will be an address by
District Commissioner Frederick A.
Fenning.
The Washington times., 1925-09-10

also remembered as leader In
Christian thought"
While the plans outlined by Mr..
Callahan are as yet tentative, 1t
Is probable that they will be
adopted, with few changes, il any,
at tomorrow's meeting.
1t is likely that arrangements for
raising the funds necessary for the
memorial work will be made at
later time.
The Washington times., 1925-09-10
M u IA BILTTY

''Time h the present hour. the past
80. tho1 Tuturity. eur hope and
dread"
"How fAdins are the Joys We Aots
uD0n."
10. while / speak, the present mo
meats gene"
In the verse above, eaptiOned ''Mu-,
Quotetions from four different writers
II you have their names IN mind,
Inform the readers Of III and 8, re-
fined. II. SMITH.
The Washington times., 1925-09-10
FALSE ALARM BRINGS
FIREMEN TO HOTEL INN

Firemen of No. IA Engine and
No. 3 Truck companies answered
a. call from the Hotel Inn, sos
Ninth street northwest, about 10
o'clock this morning but found no
trace of fire of any sort. The
alarm was thought to have been
the work Of some practical joker.
The Washington times., 1925-09-10
BALoNEY.

We drifted gently dotDn the stream,
You sIiSns berino on my breast;
As the moon peeped oVeT the tree
tops,
And the sun sank dotOn to rest.
/ crOoned sspeet 4uords Of IoVe
to you,
I sought pour lips Nth mine.
The Washington times., 1925-09-10

Some of these skeiss seem.
TO be trying to giVe up one
arm driving, because Of its
dangers, but the fLGppers
kGVM't 0iVen Lp ho}dia0 their
sUeeties around the meciEs BIZ
both arms WhiIe the boobs
try to steer their care.
GENEVIEYE.
The Washington times., 1925-09-10
WITH THINKERS.

TXNKERTNG WITH THINKERS.
SEINE there be that . ssadS.: k1,''"
But some there are who prefer : MiSs.
''How ,, ssss.'Ily We drag shs 49, LEAD Of
when paying aIlmony to wife.
-IEnoE .;.s. end Innooenee, S ere tSin
nat beth at times are sin twisteTs.
"a Jealess man slssps Scss sIssg'"
with enc ere opeA % ne can peep.
'-rAs r sss ss gather around .r .4s man
Trying 70 get twenty-five for their
twOs.
'-Thelr,s vas the slee Of martial
when ssseis.s. WARRIORS IasS 'tss
Athletics 70 rest.
~There IL : history In an naen's IIves."
ma. they keep ..orss Snf fTo% sSsir
'rh. en-. Of music slumbs ss.i n the
whea 5asaers are simply raasinE pm
mel.
'HAii sssisl NE Into shy plsast,nE
ElAppefs ChSrleston with ram.hounds.
"a light wife and . heavy husband
make the home unstable"
rhey lie IN bed fate ASd lie q the
breakfast table.
she negIests her heart who studaeS
her Glass," lL@vateRl
Tire fellow who wrote that u IN e9-
b0lete aso.
80 wamam In oar hears Of ease, an
certain, coy and hard e pIease,9
N year one.pleee bathink suit please
don't anee4e.
ssDrunkennemS IL the vice 81 . 6oOd
constitution" (COle0n1
The Eiehteenth amendment End gen.
OLD SOCKS.
The Washington times., 1925-09-10
A REAL -AL.I.srAR TEAM.

Now that Babe Ruth has
crossed me and the majority OF
the sport writer's in naming his
alI-star American team, | SUBJ
NIT an all-star aggregation
which completely overshines his.
They are all scintillating per-
formers and have been brought
up in the Milky Way. They
are: Polaris, Betelguese, Mira,
Capella, Castor, Aldebaran, 81
RUS, Canopus and Rigel.
Should the pitcher go into right
ascension, use the Big Dipper.
SILICUS.
The Washington times., 1925-09-10

And LIGHTLY stroked your soft bro.cr
hair,
AZ zoe met In a kiss divine.
4 kiss that Snednt the toorld to me,
One that I'll neVre forget;
IT'S q good thing the boat tipped
ovef,
or i might be ktssin0 you yet.
II. NASH.
The Washington times., 1925-09-10
THE HUMAN PALINDROME.

A. L. Tippit, Dent county,
No., justice Of the peace, prides
himself on the fact that his
name is Just the same, spelled
forward or backward.
The Washington times., 1925-09-10
MANY HTS; NO ERRoRs.
trrom blake. No. weekly.)

Mrs. Charles Hitte presented her
husband with . brand new bon last
ThursdAy morning. This IL the
fourteenth child In the hiSeo
family.
The Washington times., 1925-09-10
WHY CAN'T 1 GET A WIFE7

Why can't I get . wife, why must I
live Alone9
live an upright life and my virtues
haveM'e Town.
1 believe In being COED, believe IN
sharing all,
No WOn1AH eyer would hear me rave
or b9w1.
I'm kid. Pm sane, I'm worldly wise,
I'm faithful 70 q Vgw,
I listen well anA sympathize, 70 the
Golden Rule 4 bow.
I'D dearly love . home, NJ Hes I'd
e'er invent,
In welded bliss I'd like to roam, but
haven't rot . cent.
The Washington times., 1925-09-10

Meet to Provide THO Bryan Memorials
CONCERTS

hand at the sylvan Theater,
Monument Grounds, at 40 p.
m, William H. Santelmann,
leader; Taylor Branson, second
lAaAAr
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-21
NATIONAL HOME.

onicer of the day, Capt. Charles A.
Dunno.
Foster L. Wakefield has returned
from a furIough to Augusta.
Henry Beatty, late Co. G, Hath U. s.
Inf, has been granted discharge to
enter the Marine Hospital at Portland.
Herbert E. Hodgdon, late Co. G, End
u. S. Inf, and James J. Mcneil. late
Co. A. eth Mass. Inf, have been grant
ed discharges.
Horace P. Wood, clerk in the chief
engineers Office, has resumed his du-
ties after a weeks vacation.
Charles l.. Beale has been granted
weeks vacation which he will pass
with relatives in Clinton.
Miss Elsie Reynolds has returned
from n motor trip to Houlton with her
father, Of Portland.
The returns from passes Tuesday
were Gage w. Russell from Augusta,
John J. Mooney, Augusta, and Law
renee Mcneil from Lawrence.
Mrs. Minnie Durham and little
daughter Lydia Of Bristol have arriv-
ed on account of the serious illness of
Mr. Durham, formerly undertaken at
the hospital, who recently underwent
an operation for appendicitis.
The attraction at the Home Theatre
Wednesday evening will be Whites
Revue. The doors will be opened at
tbs and the curtain will so up at 7.45.
Everything is all set at the Home
Hotel for the reception of the reserve
ohicers OF this county who will arrive
here tonight for a banquet and bust
ness meeting. They will attend the
performance of Whites Revue.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-21
Men of High Rank
CONTINUED from Page one)

medals of honor or distinguished
service crosses or medals. The
court was composed by special effort
only of officers free from duties con-
nected with the war department and
general staff administration.
Mr.. Davis action today came as
the elimination of several years OF
disagreement between Colonel Mitch
ell and war department officials and
general staff officers over policies
connected with the administration
of the air service. 1t was precipi-
tated, however, by the recent state
ment, in which the Colonel, then on
duty with the Eighth Corps Area
headquarters at San Antonio, Tex,
sensationally charged that the con-
duct of the war and navy depart
ments in certain air service functions
had been almost reasonable" and
criminally negligent.
The Mitchell charges were pub
lished on the heels of the Shenan-
doah disaster. and before the finding
of the PM, number /, naval. plane
then lost in, the Pacific ocean after
it's failure to negotiate the flight
from San Francisco to Honolulu.
While the war department with
held the specifications of the charge
from publication tonight so they
might be read first before the court
in accordance with custom. the
ninety-sixth article. for violation OF
which Colonel Mitchell will be tried
reads:
Though not mentioned in these
articles, all disorders and neglects
to the prejudice of good order and
military discipline. all conduct OF a
nature TO bring discredit upon the
military service. and all crimes or
offenses not capital, of which per-
sons subject to military law may be
guilty. shall be taken cognizance OF
by general or special or summary
courtmartial. according to the nature
and degree of the offense, and pun
ished at the discretion of such
court"
The court of Is members will be
headed by Major General Charles p.
Summerall, comman ding the Second
Corps Area, New York. Within Its
membership are included four other
corps area commanders. With the
exception of Colonel Blanton Win
ship. law member of the court, all
other members are brigadter gen
erals.
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Not Resoureeful A. White Ant

Man regards himself proudly as
the lord of all creation" His
achievements in adapting nature to
his needs he usually regards as un-
precedented and unrivaled.. And yet
man does not control the growth of
his own numbers. He Is not sure of
his food supply; in many parts of
the world he is ravaged by recur-
ring famines. The problems of the
division of labor and of the equita-
BILE distribution of the usufructs OF
labor and yet unsolved. But one
hundred millions years before mans
advent upon earth there existed a
race Of insects which had success
fully solved all these problems. To-
day these insects still exist and
maintain a civilization in many re-
spects superior to that of man him
self t
The layman who knows them at
all calls them white ants" or simply
ants, but to the entomologist, the
particular scientist who studies in
Sects, they are "termites," of which
there, are more than 1900 species.
Man is proud of the fact that his
habitate is not limited, as in the case
OF many other animals, to certain
regions Of the earth. Human beings
live everywhere except in the cold
est parts of the world. But so do
the white ants. And in the tropics
their number is enormous. Their
abundance is due to their success
ful solution of the preeminent prob
lem confronting, all living creatures:
the maintenance of an adequate food
supply.-Forum.