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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-07
DONALD LOWRIE'S STORY Back in Prise
New and Amazing Serial Describes in Detail One Man.
Long But Losing Battle for Freedom, AS Told
By Himself.

did not lock up the whisky
kept in my room because o.
borne, struck by the former dis
trust4rof the convict housemen,
as evidenced by locks everywhere
when he took charge Of the
place. had collected all the keys
and left every bureau and closet
and chest wide open.
"SampIing" Whiskey
Personally. 1 had even more
reason to know that the best way
to get honesty from a prisoner is
t. trust him. so 1 could do no dif-
ferent than follow suit, so far as
locks were concerned. knew
some of the housemen were i'm
bibing from my whiskey bottles
and it worried me. I knew, II
they were caught with the smell
of LIQUOR on their breaths or
should one of them take too much
and become tipsy, it would result
In disgrace and punishment, not.
to mention possible material for
the already turntailing press.
Some papers were already show
ing teeth antagonistic to the new
prison policies and on the lookout
for proofs" that the prison adj
xnlnistration was open to adverse
criticism.
Sing Sing wardens had always
afforded scandal copy for the
newspapers, usually for graft or
other fragrant malfeasance in Of
flee. Some of them had been in
dicted; others had been forced to
resign. Here was one whom the
politicians knew could not be
''got" for any such reasons, but
wncm they were determined to
Gust. ANY kind OF irregularity or
lExity would do for an excuse.
I already knew that, and I knew
that the use of alcohol by myself
under such circumstances. espe-
cialIy in such a way that prison
ers might get some of it, consti.
tuted a grave menace to Osborne
and to his hopes for prison better.
ment.
Yet I was enslaved to the point
of selfishness where / couldn't
sacrifice the appetite, and was
willing to go on taking chances
OF helping bring disaster upon my
friend and to the men in gray.
The very fact that I stopped oc-
casionally to reason about the sit
uation seemed only to drive me t.
more drink.
Part Of Long March
Inexplicable? Yes; and all a
part of the long, long march. with
the muffled drum beating time,
that brought me back to the por-
tails Of prison as law breaker
and convict again.
1 spent New Years in Auburn
with Osborne, visiting the prison
there and learning how the new
system was progressing. We
returned to Sing Sing on Janu-
airy 2, and found an innovation
had been instituted.
The men, as a New Years
present" to Osborne. had asked
Johnson, the deputy warden, that
me guards be removed from the
mess hall during meal times and
from the prison yard during the
recreation hour. This matter had
been discussed during the latter
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-07
Famous French
Recipes
DE LAITUE

CHLFEONADE DE LAIIOE
PARIS.-Chiffonad de laitue.
chiffonade of lettuce, is an ex-
cellent dish for utilizing the out
side leaves of lettuce, which are
often thrown away.
Cut into fine Julienne the
leaves of the lettuce. Put into
a casserole ana heat with a
good spoonful of butter Season
with salt and cook slowly, with
the cover removed.
This chiffonade makes a de-
licious garniture for eggs, fish
and meat, or for adding to
thick and clear soups.
BEEF IN FRICADELLES
Beef in fricadelles" is the
speciality at Albert's, the elegant
little restaurant just off the
Champs Elysees, where many a
lovely bachelor eats.
Chop into very fine pieces,
one pound of cooked beef. Put
into a bowl and add two-fifths
pound of PURGE of potatoes and
two large spoonfuls of chopped
onion, cooked in butter, and one
half spoonful of chopped parsley.
Bind this with a whole egg,
season with salt and spices and
mix well.
Divide into small portions and
form into palettes, rolling in
flour afterward. Brown the
fricadelles in butter and then
bake in the oven. Serve with a
PURGE of vegetables and o
piquant sauce. -. ''~
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-07

suggested by his superior ortlcer'
At first I didn't like MIN.
sensed latent disloyalty. or some
thing / couldn't quite name. Bnt
with the passing of the days TINS
dislike disappeared. lullsd to sleep
by his subtle flattery, which !
mistook for esteem. That NV first
impression Of the man was correct
was finally established, though Il
took me a long time to place real
.credence in Toms first intimatio'n
to me, made within a few weeks
after taking office, that he wasn't
"sure of Johnson's loyalty"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-07
Here and There

At fourteen years Of age, George
Washington gave up 4 mtdship-
mans warrant and stayed at
home at his mothers behest.
The Washington times., 1925-06-10
DIR. PIERCE FOR
EVOLUTION
THEORY
Pastor of CooIidge's Church
Denies That Bible and
Theory Clash
BY international News Service.

LOS ANGELES, Calf, June
10.-When John Thomas Scopes,
young Tennessee college professor,
goes to trial on charges of teach
ing the theory of evolution, the
country twill be done great good, !"
Doctor Jason Noble Pierce, pas
tor of the First Congregational
Church, of Washington, D. c., and
spiritual adviser OF President
Coolidge, said in a statement to-
day.
Doctor Pierce, who came to Los
Angeles to dedicate a church, de-
clared that William jennings
Bryan had utterly misrepre-
sented" the attitude Of many
religious thinkers and tina t
Scopes trial would be welcomed
by many members of the clergy
as a means of wiping out mis-
representations made by Bryan
and others.
Asserting that he believed the
theory of evolution as the "best
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column 50
The Washington times., 1925-06-10
HITS
RIVAL. BUS
LINES
Explains Own Plans for New
Chevy Chase Route Arnold
to Be Heard Later

John II. Hanna, vice president
Of the Capital Traction Company,
today told the Public Utilities
Commission, at hearing in the
District building that his cor
poration plans to put on Con-
necticut avenue q parlor car line
furnishing the most up-to-date
service in the most luxurious
busses available.
He vigorously opposed the pc
ton Of the Washington Rapid
Transit Company for q parlor car
route on this avenue at 1O-eent
fare, Is cents lower than his COM
pany wants to charge.
ut would be unjust and illegal
to allow another company to OPP
crate directly paralleling cur
lines" Mr.. Hanna said. ''Tne
commission has said heretofore
that competition such as proposed
would not be in the public inter-
est. This company trusts the
commission will not grant the
transit company's petition"
Recalls COmpany's Service.
Mr. Hanna declared the neighbor.
hood OF Cleveland Park, Chevy
Chase, and nearby sections was
built up directly as a result Of
opening Of the Rock Creek Rail
road, now the Capital Traction Com
pany. He said his company has
been furnishing transportation in
this territory since 1892.
THE service we furnish is now
adequate" he said, This parlor
car additional line we propose would
not be competitive. It would care
for a class Of persons who would
be willing to pay rs cents when
guaranteed a seat in q luxurious
bus"
He said the buses would seat
only twenty-one passengers. There
will be no standing room. When
the capacity Is reached the bus
will stop only to let off passengers
The proposed line would run from
Chevy Chase Circle to the Union
Station.
Stresses Direct Competition.
Mr.. Hanna CITED many reasons
why the commission should not
grant the transit company's appli-
cation, particularly stressing the
direct competition it would have
with the street cars on Connecticut
avenue.
The new buses, Mr.. Hanna said,
would have smoking compartment
in the rear. Drivers would be clad
in uniform. The buses would be
kept in excellent repair at all times,
he declared, and would operate from
1880 a. m. to midnight on twenty
minute Roadway.
Residents of Chevy Chase ap-
peared before the commission and
approved the Capital Traction Com
pany's application.
There were some objections over
the proposed route, particularly by
Secretary of State Kellogg VINO
does not want buses to run by ms
new home on Nineteenth street. lie
protested by telephoning to the Com
mission.
Later in the day, the Commits
sion will hear from Leon Arnold
president Of the transit company
who will present his arguments
why the transit company's petition
should be granted.
Several other proposed bus
routes are also before the Commits
sion today.
The Washington times., 1925-06-10

Mr.. Fenning went to his office,
leaving Mrs. Fenning and the
chauffeur in the car.
The big Cadillac car, bearing the
official licence tag, 3D." created
no little comment from other
motorists, who were careful not to
violate the parking rule.
Along came Policemen Green and
Gore, Of the Traffic Bureau, whose
unpleasant duty is to 'tag" park
ing violators.
Warned i'm His Office.
Here's a violator," said one OF
the cops to his comrade.
Better look out, it's the Com.
missioner's,' the other is said to
have replied.
At any rate, according to per.
sons familiar with the affair, Green
went up to Mr.. Jennings office
and informed him that inasmuch
as 1t was against the law for mo.
florists to park in the block, it was
his duty to call the Commissioner s
attention to the fact that he was
a law violator.
Mr.. Fenning, it is stated, amiably
told the policeman he would be
down in five minutes, and lauded
him for taking his duty so serious
ly.
Failed To Tip Hat.
Policeman Gore, however, did not
fare so well, If reports current to
day in police circles are true. Be-
cause Gore did not tip his hat to
Mrs. F'enning, it Is said, he has
been ordered reprimanded by his
superior officer.
Gore is said to have told friends
he will not stand for a reprimand.
He must be given a fair trial be-
fore the Police Trial Board. he
said.
This morning, according to wit
nesses, the Fenning motor car
bowled up to the curb of the Evans
building, and waited for a minute
and a. half before the chauffeur
began to travel round the block
until the Commissioner came cut
again.
Fenning Refuses Comment
Commissioner Fenning refused to
comment on the alleged dis
courtesy" shown Mrs. Fenning or
on, the traffic violation.
1T will not discuss the affair one
way or another" he said. 1T is a
closed incident"
Reports that Fenning. during his
The Washington times., 1925-06-10
DRIVE
OVER TOP FOR
CREDIT men
Commercial Crime Fund is
Quickly Pledged Here at
Convention

Oversubscription of the 81 ,000,-
900 drive Of the National Assoc
citation Of Credit Men for the pur-
pose of fighting commercial crime
was, reported to the convention of
the organization IN the Mayflower
Hotel today. Pledges from key
cities throughout the country
amounted to more than $4,000
over the needed amount, the re-
port showed.
| This was Campaign day of the
credit mems gathering.
Assistant Attorney General Will
liam ]. Donovan fired the opening
gun with an address in which he
commended the association for
its work in raising the fund and
the purpose to which it will be
devoted:
Chance for Penitent Urged.
He urged the credit men to act
also as agents of prevention Of
commercial crime, as well as assist
ing in the prosecution Of business
wrongs. He advised them to give
q chance to those men who have
expiated for their commercial crimes
in the penitentiary, stating that
the credit men mustn't degenerate
into just "a hard-boiled guy"
He outlined the history of modern
business practices, especially in re-
lation to credit and debt, going far
into the B. c. period for his first
examples.
w. H. Pouch, who served as head
of the committee engaged in rails
ing the fund. was presented with a
loving cup by W. H. Tregoe, execu-
tive manager, in behalf of the
latter's office staff.
Tells of Committee Work.
Mr.. Pouch spoke briefly Of the
committees work and called on the
representatives Of each of the key
cities contributing to the drive. AS
the amount raised was stated by
the speakers, 1t was chalked on a
large blackboard, and finally was
totaled up.
The session opened today with
invocation by bishop William F,
Mcdowell, and talks by Edward
Bains, William Walker Orr and
Lewis E. Pierson.
c. d. West, manager of the in
vestigation and prosecution depart
ment. related several instances in
which the association had success
fully combatted men and women
who take unfair advantage OF
credit facilities.
Chairmen Of the credit justice
committees in important cities were
presented to the convention.
Discussion On Credit.
The morning session closed with
an hours discussion on credit in
Interchange work, in which partici
pated j. NJ. Paul, of Minneapolis
e. B. Moran, ST. Louis; John z
Norvell. Huntington, w. Va; J. E
Black, st. Louis, and Lawrence r
Power, Boston.
The association later today will
journey to Mount Vernon, where a
wreath Is to be placed on George
Washington tomb by General John
j. Pershing. A vaudeville and dance
program, and a specially arranged
visit to the National Museum are
arranged for tonight.
The Washington times., 1925-06-10
RUM CHASE
LANDS 4
HVJA|L
Dry Agents Capture List OF
Names With Two Prisoners
on Connecticut Ave.

A wild liquor chase, in which
Lone Wolf Asher led a detail Of
prohibition agents in pursuit .of a
large sedan, came to a dramatic
climax late yesterday when the
sedan was cornered on upper Con-
necticut avenue and one of the
occupants IS alleged to have
showered the sedate thoroughfare
with Jars Of gin and whiskey.
While the liquor was success
fully destroyed by Charles M.
Reed, prohibition scents declare,
preventing them from seizing the
expensive sedan, an additional
charge of breaking glass in the
street was placed against Mr..
Reed at the Eighth precinct sta
ton.
Get List OF Names
Harry Luckett, divisional prohibi-
ton chief, it is learned, has been
working on this case for several
weeks and II is frankly admitted
that q list of names, said to have
been liquor customers Of Reed, was
found on him. 1t included numer.
Gus families in the city's elite list. !.
Immediately after the liquor
chase, police took Reed and his
nineteen.year-old son, Bernard Reed,
the occupants of the sedan, to the
Eighth precinct station, where they
then raided a garage at Fourteenth
and V streets northwest, where
the Reeds arc charged with keeping
some OF their supplies. This raid
netted between seventy-five and
eighty quarts Of selected liquors,
which the raiding officers say they
found in offices of the garage.
Make Two More Arrests
In addition to arresting the two
Reeds, officers also took into Gus
tody on charges of illegal posses
sion:
Frank w. Hill, 2O29 Hillyer
street, said to be proprietor of the
caided garage.
Luther c. Bushong, The Portner,
said to be manager of the raided
garage.
The prohibition agents report
shat in addition to finding the list
of presumed bootleg customers on
Me elder Reeds person, they also
found a paper on him showing
large bank deposits and pertinent
data at the garage
Harry Luckett, divisional prohibi.
ton chief, today said he was elated
over the success of his men yes.
terday. It is was limited that other
arrests are expected.
One Of the agents said today:
I'VE believe the raided garage
Is only one of the bases of supply
Of this combination"
The Washington times., 1925-06-10
BOY SLAYER, 1e. SAVED
FROM DEATH BY GOV

RICHMOND. June 10.T-Governor
Trinkle announced tdoay he had
ordered Virginia penitentiary au-
thorities noto t proceed with prep
arations for the electrocution of
Rodney Hoke, nineteen-year-old
mountain boy, sentenced to die Sat
urday for the murder Of a man
during a drunken brawl several
months ago.
Trinkle saio he would either com.
mute the sentence or grant a re-
prieve to permit a full investiga-
ton Of Hoke's case.
The youth declraed he was crazed
by liquor and did not remember the
killing. He has a wife and baby
The Washington times., 1925-06-10

Cong. Langley Goes
To Jail 10 Hours
For Contempt

PIKEvILLE, KY, June TO-
Congressman John Langley
faces a charge of drunkenness
here after spending ten hours
in jail for contempt Of court.
The warrant for Congressman
Langley's arrest on a charge of
drunkenness was sworn out by
a woman here.
When Congressman Langley
blurted out with an oath that
the charge was q lie, Magis-
trate Harris fined him $40, but
when he repeated the statement,
he SENTENCED him to spend ten
hours in Jail.
The Kentucky solon is under
sentence of two years and a
fine of $4,000 for his alleged
part in q liquor conspiracy.
His. appeal in the case is pend
ing,
The Washington times., 1925-06-10
BOY TRIES TOD|E.
WHEN GIRL, 10,
ENDS Lift:
Parents Objected to Romance
Of Youthful Pair-Youth
May Live
By International News Service.

WELLESLEY, Mass, June TO-
"I shot myself because she did;
/ couldn't live on alone"
Over and over Sterling Mills,
eighteen, local high school athlete,
muttered this in Newton Hospital
today, following the tragedy in
the woods here in which his school
girl sweetheart, Priscilla Amidon,
fifteen, ended her life and the
youth shot himself through the
head.
Mills, whose life was first des-
paired of, regained consciousness
and may live.
Girls Father Wealthy.
The girl was the daughter of a
wealthy crockery merchant.
She left a note to her mother
reading:
Dear mother: 1 am going away
and not coming back. Love. Pris.
ella"
This was at first thought to in.
dictate an elOpement, but Medical
Examiner George l.. West said to-
day that from the position OF the
revolver. wound on her left fore
head he is satisfied that no other
hand than the girls fired the
fatal shot.
Parents Objected.
The Junior high school girl and
the high school athlete had been
madly in love, police said. Parents
of both objected because Of their
ages.
Young Mills, police said, decided
to leave home. At the final love
tryst, police think, separation was
too much for the girl and the
tragedy followed.
The Washington times., 1925-06-10
MACHINE is
OVVNEDBY
CHILD
FATHER
Mother Arrives From St. Louis
as Baby Is Stolen in
Chevy Chase

Enticed into coupe bearing a
Pennsylvania license, five-year-
old Mary Estelle Welsh, was kid
mapped today while playing IN front
Of No. s Quincy street, Chevy
Chase, Md.
The car bore License No. 927-199
and the Washington Times today
ascertained from Harrisburg, Pa,
that it is owned by Albert D.
Welsh. Philadelphia, father of the
little girl.
Parents Separated.
It is further learned that Mr..
and Mrs. Welsh are separated and
the mother sent the little girl down
here q month ago to stay with
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles G. Ross at
No. Primrose street, Chevy Chase,
Nd.
Mother Arrives Here
Ignorant of the fact that her
daughter had been stolen, Ms.
Welsh is scheduled to arrive at the
Union Station early this afternoon.
block from the spot where the girl
was kidnapped.
Mr.. Ross. who is newspaper
man representing st. Louis
paper here told police today that
the little girl had been sent down
by her mother to spend a vacation.
The only person who saw the lid
mapping reported to the police that the
little girl apparently knew the occu-
pant OF the Pennsylvania car.
While It is admitted by the Ross
family that Mr.. and Mrs. Welsh are
separated, II is not known which
parent. IL either, had been given
legal custody of the child.
Police learned that the little girl
A large for her age; that she has
black hair, and wore light brown
dress, black shoes, and no hat.
Chauffeur Saw Kidnapping.
Eugene Ryter, chauffeur for Mrs.
J. Eris Powell, who lives at the
Quincy street address was an eye
witness to the abduction.
Ryter told police that as he was
preparing to take the Powell chill
dren to. school this morning he
noticed a Dodge coupe bearing the
Pennsylvania license stop in front
Of the Powell home.
The child was called to the car
and conversed with the driver of
the car for. about two minutes.
The driver then stepped out Of the
car, picked the child up in his arms
and sped away.
Ryter says that he shouted to
the man to stop.
The Washington times., 1925-06-10
JAMES WIGNALL, M. p, ..
DIES FROM HEAT STROKE

LONDON, June 10.-James Wig
nall, labor member of Parliament,
died today after collapsing from
the excessive heat during a session
of the House OF Commons. He was
sixty-nine years old.
Wignan was prominent as the
national organizer of the Dock,
Wharf, Riverside and General Work
ers Union. He had been a mem
Der Of Parliament since 1918.
The Washington times., 1925-06-10
I)0N0V IN
GA|NSB
SlONF(R
CITY
Long Fight Brings Decision
From Mccarl Uphold
ing His View

The surplus fund Of $4,43s,
1892, granted the District by
Congress recently and now being
used FOR purchase u schools,
school sites, Fairgrounds and
parks, has been increased by
$S19, S7S.SS, making the total sur
plus available 81, 267, 63S.75.
j. i. McCarI Comptroller Of
the United States, today notified
Cuno h. Rudolph, president Of
the Board Of District Commits
sioners, that his office had granted
the claim Of the city for the addi-
tionaI amount.
Victory for Donovan.
The $s1s,s7s.8s represents the
difference between claims made by
Daniel J. Donovan, District Auditor.
and others made BY accountants who,
under the direction Of Congressional
committees. investigated the surplus
fund and reported to Congress.
In passing the act granting the
District the use of the surplus. Con-
gress gave Comptroller General Nc
Carl the power to determine whether
the Districts claim for the add.
tlonal amount should be allowed.
Immediately after the act passed.
Auditor Donovan prepared the Dis
trict's argument for the 1913, 373.S3
He submitted a brief to McCarl on
February Z of this year. Since that
time. McCarl has been studying the
Districts claims.
Accordingly" says McCarI. in
his letter. after reviewing the vari-
GUS contentious set forth by Don
ovan," there is authorized to be
credited to the general account OF
the District and made available for
appropriation by Congress for the
purpose set forth in the act OF
February 2, 1925, the total of four
items herein described, as follows.
Items Made Available.
First item-Excess revenues col
lected by the District and deposited
in the Treasury-$16 ,508.85.
Second item-The city's proportion
OF deficiency appropriation dated
July /, 1922-$239. 430.72.
Third item-The Districts pro-
portion OF miscellaneous revenues
deposited directly into the treasury
NOT through the collector OF taxes
during the fiscal year 1922-$11,-
679.14.
Fourth item - Representing
Of Districts proportion Of
surplus warrant dated June So,
755.12."
In his opinion, McCarl recognised
every claim made by the District
Commissioners.
His decision declares that the
various items were not properly
taken into account, but should now
so be included.
Report For Congress.
McCarIs decision viii be reported
to Congress when It convenes in
December.
The action OF Congress Il allow
ing the District more than $4,000
900 was taken early last February.
used for schools, parks and play
grounds.
In the same month the District
Commissioners submitted to Con.
gress recommendation for the use
of about $4,000, 900 Of the funds.
This was approved and Is now be-
ing expended.
About s., 900, 900 now remains in
the fund, and with the addition
brings It up to almost $4,000, 900.
The Commissioners will early next
tall prepare for Congress recon-
The Washington times., 1925-06-10

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The Washington times., 1925-06-10
LEASING OF SHOALS IS
OPPOSED BY COMMISSION

Any temporary lease by the War
Department of power at Muscle
Shoals is opposed by the Muscle
Shoals Commission, according to
an announcement made today by
Chairman Mckenzie.
The commission, now in confer.
ence here, sent letter to the act
ing Secretary of War stating that
in its opinion a lease for use OF
the power might complicate the
situation in connection with fina:
disposition of the Muscle Shoals
property.
The Washington times., 1925-06-10

tours OF the olice and fire stations
had been shown discourtesy by
officers before they knew who he
was, were denied.
Stories that he was spending
much Of his time ''gumshoeing"
about the police stations were also
branded as false by the Commits
sioner.