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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-15
DID COOLIDGE FISH ON
CRUISE IS QUESTION
as President Coolidge turned

Has President Coolidge turned
angler?
The question has been raised be.
cause certain members Of the week
end party on the Mayflower tried
fishing on the Potomac yesterday.
Whether they were joined by
President Coolidge. who recently
expressed his lack of appreciation
Of angling as a sport in clear and
incisiVe terms. has not been
learned.
The Presidents guests on the
Mayflower were Secretary of State
and Mrs. Kellogg, General J. j.
Pershing, General and Mrs. LIE
Jeune and the famous editor,
Arthur Brisbane.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-15
s. L|CHAD
DIES IN GAR
ACCIDENT
Didn't Hear Approaching EIec-
tric-Was Stock Broker
Here and Well Known

Henry S. Lichau. fifty, of 1918
New Jersey avenue northwest. said
to have been deaf failed to hear
the whistle of an approaching Wash
ington-V Virginia electric car at Union
station, Va, today, was run down
and died shortly after at Emer-
gencv Hospital
According to reports received
from Motorman C. ]. Rallston and
Conductor j. E. Thompson, In
charge of the car, the train was
approaching Upton station at about
thirty miles an hour, when Lichau
stepped across the opposite tracks
in front of the car. Although
brakes were applied it was impossi-
BILE to stop, they said.
Lichau. suffering from q fractIir-
ed skull and a broken arm. was
placed aboard the train and brought
to the Highway bridge where he
was transferred to an Emergency
Hospital ambulance. He died
within two hours.
Lichau lived alone at the New
Jersey avenue address and accord
ing to friends deaIs In stocks to
some extent. He was a well known
figure about town and at one time
was in charge OF refreshment
concession at Bennfngs race track
He was Shriner. His relatives
have been notified.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-15
JOHN DOE" JAILED FOR
DISoRDERLY CONDUCT

YOUNGSTOWN. Pa, June 15.-
John Doe" was sent to prison
for five days after his conviction
on disorderly conduct charges. He
was committed by Magistrate
Frank. OF New Grennville.
call with the caution to take no
chances"
bvRaids by thirty-two picked
squads on known gangster hang
outs were ordered continued.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-15
PIER FOR PLAY.
ON RIVER IS
PLANNED
Georgetown Citizens Want Old
Aqueduct Bridge, and Bell
Favors Idea
A municipal recreation pier for
Washington!

A municipal recreation pier for
Washington
This is the aim of a group Of
pubIic.spirited citizens who dc not
want to, see the suffering OF the
recent heat wave duplicated next
year. .
A movement is on foot to utilize
the first 800 feet of thu old AdaIe-
duct bridge. in Georgetown, for q
municipal recreation pier similar to
the one established several years
ago In Philadelphia.
The Georgetown Citizens Associa-
ton, clergymen, business and pro-
fessional men and all persons inter.
ested in civid development are
heartily in accord with the project.
The District Commissioners are
said to be in favor Of the municipal
recreation pier scheme and win con.
slider the item when next years
estimates are made up.
Commissioners l3ell's View. Il.
Mrs. FredlT. Dubois, 200 @ street
northwest, one Of the leaders in the
movement. has received letter
from Engineer Commissioners j.
Franklin Bell in which he concurs
with the belief that The old Aque-
duct bridge could well be use for
a recreation pier.
Mr.. Bell writes. in part:
The engineer Of y. z. bridges
has prepared an estimate OF cost
Of the work involved IN vIlis project
and this item will be given careful
consideration by the Commissioners
when they make up the estimates
for next year.
Cost Les Than NVrecl1ing.
This project ,is one OF a number
Of improvements which the tom
missiOners and the people of Wash
ington would like vsry much to
see completed.
whether or not we will be able
to take care of it this year Of
course depends upon its .elative lin.
portance ais compared to tho many
other worthy projccts which Wiz
have to be considered.
81 am hopeful that IT can be pro-
vided for In this years estimates. "
Engineers have estimated that ne
bridge can be converted Into q rSer
for less money that It would cost
to demolish the strueture.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-15
81 ,0O0, 900 FIRE
BURNS FRISCO
PL ANTS
Fireman Killed II Disastrous
Blaze ID Packing House
District
q InternatIonaI New. seryIee.

SAN FRANCISCO. June 15.-0ne
fireman was killed, two were ren.
dered unconscious BY smoke and
damage estimated at more than
s1 900 900 was done By two fires ~
San Francisco today.
The first fire destroyed the plant
OF Berg Brothers.. confectioners.-
Damage there was estimated at
over 100000.
While the Berg Brothers fiTs
was still burning a disastrous blaze
broke out In the packing house dis
trict in south San Francisco sweep
ing four large packing plants and
causing damage placed at about
81. 900 900.
Lieutenant j. b. Hirlihy, Of the
fire department rescue squad died
iii the blaze which destroyed The
Berg plant.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-15
DANCERS GO TO PARIS
FOR GUEST, APPEARANCE

Elizabeth Gardiner Of the Tcher-
nikoff- Gardiner School of Dancing,
sailed Thursday on the de
Grasse" to spend three months on
the continent. Mr.. Tchernikoff,
who IL conducting a summer course
through the month of June, wall
sail on the Paris on June q.
While in Paris both Miss Gardiner
and Mr.. Tchernikoff plan to make
guect appearances with Pavlowa
ard also to take part in the dance
recitals which Hubert Stowitts Is to
give at the Champs Elysees theate~
in July. They. will spend part Of
the time on the Riviera studying
with Cecchetti, foremost creator OF
the Ballet Russo, who is teaching
In Monte Carlo. returning to open
their studios the latter part of Sep
TENDER
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-15
Four Generations Get
Hair Bobbed On
Same Day

STROUDSBURG, June 15.--
Four generations of women and
girls of a single family had
their hair bobbed in a local
barber shop Iby Russell Nase,
a well-known local barber.
The first to get into Masses
chair was four year-old Dorothy
Marie; then followed her mother
Mrs. Martha Marie, and her
grandmother, Mrs.J. G. Staples.
They all got straight hobs.
Then Mrs. j. B. Heater,
seventy-two years old, got in
the chair and asked for the
--latest style boyish single"
"Are you releated to the little
girl who just had her hair
bobbed?" asked Nase.
Eyes," she replied, "I'm her
great grandmother"
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ing to rescue him. The two
aviators remained at the Hartman
Hospital at their comrades bedside
until yesterday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-15
BOY EvADEs POLICEMAN
AND BROWNS m BASIN

Falling from float into the
waters Of the Tidal Basin. Howard
Joshua, colored. eleven, q ward Of
the Board Of Children's Guardians,
living at the home of Sarah Bryant.
1917 New Jersey avenue northwest,
was drowned yesterday.
According to witnesses, the child
had been warned to stay off the
raft, but had returned with several
EIsymateS when police were not
watching. He slipped on the wet
boards of the float. Police rom the
harbor precinct recovered the body,
which was taken to the morgue and
later identified.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-15
LAST DAY FOR PAYING
INCOME TAX IS HERE

Today Is the last for payment of
second quarter assessments for 1924
Federal income taxes, it Is an.
nounced in Baltimore by Galen L..
TAFT. collector.
About $4,000 bills have been
mailed. Mr.. TAFT Safd. Compared
with the first quarter payments
when approximately 10000 sched-
ules were sent out receipts for this
quarter are expected to be vely
light. This is because many per-
sons paid their taxes in full the
first quarter, Mr.. TAFT added.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-15
CHICAGO PLANS
FINISH FIGHT
ON GANGS
City and County Authorities
Agree on Methods, for
Joint Action

CHICAGO June 15.-Chicago's
answer to Gangland's challenge
took form today.
Chicago counted its toll OF five
policemen killed within week by
the forces OF united crime, and pre-
pared to smash back with sledge-
hammer blows, in spite Of techni-
calities and subterfuges interposed
between the gunner and the law
by Gangland's highly paid mouth
pieces, the criminal lawyers, in
spite OF all the drag" that Gang
lands political protectors can bring
to bear. in spite of all the threats
and intimidation that Gangland's
gunner may use to prevent wit
Iesses from telling their stories.
E'actionalisn1 and politics were
downed, for the time being, in the
action, and the morning found
States Attorney Robert z. Grove,
Chief OF Police Morgan Collins,
Sheriff Peter M. Hoffman, Mayor
William E. Dever, and the forces
under command OF each prepared
to .sgo the limit" in erasing the
s power Of gangs. gangsters, and
Gangland.
Program Is Drastic.
Here was the program:
/. John Scallse and Armelino, the
two gunner henchmerl of the
Genna Brothers. aptured in battle
with police Saturday. IN which two
police and Mike Genna were slain,
were to face grand jury. action i'm
mediately.
3. Two hundred and nine Of the
800 odd men taken N police raids
on hangouts Of the gangsters dur
ing the weekend were held after
tWenty-four hours of questioning,
mill at the bureau OF Identified
ton today, with Federal deportation
facing all those found to have
served jail sentences Of year.
). Sheriff Hoffman announced
that he had determined to close ali
cabarets, roadhouses and resorts of
any kind IN the county at / o'clock
each night, and to put out OF busi-
ness those places whose owners
or managers can be shown to have
police records.
Early Closing Planned.
Chief Of Police Morgan Collins
planned to take up with Corpora
ton Counsel Busch ways and means
to bring about q return OF the
o'clock closing law for Chicago
cabarets and amusement places nor
devoted strictly to catering to food
necessities of night workers. either
by council ordinance prohibiting
music and entertainment after that
hour by revocation OF licenses in
places OF doubtful character or by
the expedfent OF placing policemen
in each resort if other legal means
cannot be found to curb them.
1A blanket order to all police
captains to bring In every man Of
known criminal record to explain
his means Of livelihood.
eEOrders were repeated TO bring
In the known gang leaders.
''Shoot to kip Orders.
IA shoot to Kr1f'' instruction
was read BY all captains to police
men and detectives at morning roll
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-15
LOCOMOTIVE BACKS INTO
TROLLEY, KILLING ONE MAN

SIOUX CITY, Iowa, June 15.-
Arne WartIie, thirty, was killed
and b dozen persons were injured,
some yof them probably fatally.
when a Great Northern railroad
locomotive and tender, backing up,
struck an inbound Seventh street
car here today.
The injured were rushed to
hospital where 1t was said several
of them probably would die.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-15
A DAYS
WALK
-Wnh JIM RING


That snappy little magazine, La
Federation Balkanique, has Just
come to hand. 1t is printed in
six languages, and at last gives
Ye Ed an opportunity to anuse
his Albanian readers.
For their benefit, we Gull this
amusing bit from the dispatch
Of the Albanian correspondent at
Geneva:
"PopuIi shquiptar pa. dyshim
do TIA shku4di zgyedhen . z.
Pashiquit."
do te jete | zoti te rifitoje
ate independence Of ka kushtue
mundime heroike."
The summer is Turing our
luncheon clubs away from their
accustomed haunts, and from
now on, you may hear of merry
goings-on in the surrounding
country.
The Cosmopolitan Club started
it last Thursday, by all packing
up and going to Dick Whitty's
rustic retreat, where the boys
put on bathing suits and made
merry until the curfew rang,
WuSH lucy ali TSLUTHeQ nome.
The Civitan crowd starts out
tomorrow, deserving the gold
room Of the Lafayette for the
Beaver Dam Golf Club. Lunch
is to be served on the lawn at
the club, and the rest of the day
will be given over to romping on
the greensward, under the genial
Craftsmanship Of Harry Pitts.
From Cincinnati comes the
story of the most unreasonable
woman in many years.
Her husband, an industrious
chap by the name of Charles
thinner, went to the trouble of
having tickets printed and sold.
for their wedding week ago.
Now what could be more sensi-
sible than that? II that isn't
economy, what is 1t?
But does Mrs. thinner appre-
ciate it? Not a bit. She went
to court about 1t, and, further.
more. charged that Mr.. thinner
struck her. He probably didn't
mean to, at that. But the court
fined him $50 and costs.
Amt there no justice no more,
asks tntE disciple Of liberty.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-15
What's Doing Today
and Tomorrow

4 -
bard 4 the Capitol g 7:so o'clock
'on hssctn;re-.rhe chemical Property o.
Psychology swau Club 81 washlnstoe at the
Pisya9ss + PinsS pnnes'
Aseociation in the Hamline Methodist
Church at o'clock tonight. .
operaThe Mikado, presented ~
Central High school tonight.
Lawn Fete-By the st. Vincents
Orphan Asylum on the orphanage
Streets northeast tonight
Tnftiation--The zeta Tau Alpha
Sorority Of George Washington Uni
clsphane. 500 Connecticut avenue,
IN MestinEs Masonic Lodges Potonaae.
70: = sep No penta snSn' NoN II.
Mount Pleasant. No. 50, and Albert
Pike No. So.
ruth, No. ST Johns Lodge, No. Il.
Meeting = -Dokey Club. Amaranth
Lodge. No ~ and Century Decatur VI
Meetinrs Naomi Lodge. No. IS and
Ruth Lodge. No. 2. u the Rebskahs
Memorial services-Of the Knights
Of Pytilias in the Pythian Temple e
o'clock.
Meetings Masonic lodges NatIonaI.
No. II; Arminits; No. rs; Myron III
Parker. No. ~: King David. NJ. IS.
ana Talxoma, No 20.
MeetIngs-Eastern Star chapters
Mizpah. No. 8; Acacia, No. zs, and
Meetings Excelsior Lodge, No. III;
Capitol Lodge, No 24 and Myrtle
Lodge. No. 30. OF the Knights Of
Pythfas.
Friendship Lodge No. 8, oE the Re-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-15
CIVIL SERVICE FOR DRY
UNIT URGED BY WHEEL R

Wayne b. Wheeler, general coun-
sci OF the Anti-SalOon League, to-
day renewed his appeal TO President
Coolidge that the Government act
promptly in placing prohibition
agents under civil service.
Evening star., 1925-01-02
DENIES SCoTT'S CHARGE.

That he is being made "the goat"
by Representative Frank d. Scott in
the Scott divorce suit being decided
at Alpena, Mich, was alleged las
night by Harry Wyckoff, cashier of
the Wardman Park Hotel Mr..
Wyckoff issued a. statement which
said
Representative Scott and his Sec
retary. Miss Kennedy, have deliber-
ately sought to give the impression
that I was attentive to Mrs Scott.
This is not true. My relations with
Mrs. Scott are above criticism. The
extent of my acquaintance with her
is that / met her two years ago and
several times talked with her-al-
ways In the presence of others. I
was never alone with Mrs. Scott in
her apartment; never attended any
o-called wild parties alleged to
have taken place in her apartment
The slanderous attacks on me are
without foundation. Mr.. Scott is
making me the goat.
The first visit I made to Mr.
Scott's apartment was at his own in
vitation. On four subsequent oc-
casions Miss Kennedy and a Miss
Fuchs of New York were present.
| was never in the apartment with
any OF the Army officers mentioned
in the case. There was never any
thing improper going on in the
apartment at any of the times 1 was
present"
Evening star., 1925-01-02

Mrs. Scott has filed in connection
with her cross-bill
The deposition taken from Miss
Fuchs of New York, nurse and
close friend of Mrs. Scott, is under
stood to bear upon the allegations OF
gambling for high stakes in official
circles in Washington. 1t was taken
in New York by attorneys for Mrs.
Scott. with Representative ]. T.
Tincher of Kansas acting as attorney
for Representative Scott
Mrs. Scott, indisposed at her hotel
here yesterday, made a statement
denying her husbands accusations
concerning the clerk of a Washing
ton hotel where the SCOTS made their
home.
"All that stuff about my affair with
this clerk is silly" Mrs. Scott said.
DO you suppose If / were doing any
thing so foolish or wicked as Jane
Kennedy says 1 did I would tell my
husbands secretary? Certainly not.
1t would not be showing poor judg-
ment; it would show insanity"
Scott. in his testimony just before
court adjourned Wednesday, charged
that Mrs. Scott received the hotel
clerk in her room late at night; that
she had code" method of commu-
nicating with him, and that on one
occasion the clerk assisted his wife to
dress in order to keep a luncheon en-
gagement.
Miss Kennedy, who was excluded
from the courtroom Wednesday, is ex-
pected to be a witness for Scott
Evening star., 1925-01-02
DEATH OF GRANT
DECLARED SUICIDE
Woman Testifies He Attempt.
ed to Take His Life With
Poison Month Ago.

verdict of suicide was issued to-
day in the case of Earl H. Grant,
who was shot on the Speedway in
Potomac Park near the Railway
bridge at about 4 am. December 81
Evidence was given by Mrs. Belle
Calhoun Of the Tuxedo Apartments
a friend OF Grants, who told of an
attempted suicide by Grant about a
month ago. She stated that while
in her apartment he had taken five
poison tablets and had fallen on the
floor. Mrs. Calhoun said that Grant
had told her the next time he would
make 1t a sure shot.
A question brought up by DR.. Raw.
son, who had performed the autopsy
as to rupture of the spleen which
Evening star., 1925-01-02
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to the
following:
Nathaniel McLendon and wiIlette Jones.
Harold N. Harshman of New York City and
Margaret s. Cheer of Memphis, Tenn.
Cleon j. Roberts. and Adah L. Mapes, ootn
of Louisa, Va.
William n Doyle of ouantico, Va, and
Helen Terhune of this city.
Robert ID. Landsman Of Waterloo, Iowa, ana
Mary ID. Stevens of this city.
Everette G. Bywaters and Edna M. Francis,
both of Warrenton, Va.
Silas l.. Ledman of Norfolk, Va, and Ethel
G. Thorp of Richmond.
Cortez w. Peters and Ida Nelson.
Charles e. Francis and Louise Williams.
Howard II. Nash and Myrtle A. Gray.
Leon III. Frischknecht of Newark, N. J., ana
Marietta A. Andrews of New York City.
Charles Fl. Brewer and Patience Stanley.
Stanley r. Darcy and Hazel p Harrison.
Morris Mandle OF New York City and Bebette
II. Hopfenmaier of this city.
Percy A Freeman and Ethel A. Dooley.
Joseph A. Voice and Myrtle Hollins, both of
Baltimore.
Eldridge L. Davis and Beatrice e. Ander-
son.
Thomas s. Bean and Emily Pezzaro.
Fred Hoffman and Grace S. Freeman, both
of Culpeper, Va.
Carl Zobel and Kathryn Harris.
Robert J. Stevens of GAINESVILLE, Wis, and
Margaret j. MentZel of this city.
Dudley ]. Vaughan and Ruth NJ. Galeher
Joseph NJ. Munroe and Eleanor T. Barnhart
James II. Greene and Pearl CUTLER.
George X. Coburn and Hermine Ii. kadra
bek, both Of Baltimore.
Guy III. Lewis and Lottie NJ Mainhart, both
of Sellmon, Md.
Charles w. Tredway and Mary Z. Boltin.
Frederick Stebbns and Caroline Gayle.
Richard w. Westwood and Edna /. Edwards.
Evening star., 1925-01-02
SCOTT To RESUME
/ DIVORCE EVIDENCE
House Members Wife May
Be CaIIed-Denies In
diScretions Here.
By the Associated Press.

ALPENA, Mich, December 2
Further testimony by Frank D. Scott,
a deposition by Miss Johanna Fuchs
and the possibility that Mrs. Scott
and Miss Jane Kennedy. secretary to
Mr.. Scott, would be called were in
prospect when Representative Scctt's
divorce suit hearing was resumed to.
day. Mrs. Scott's testimony is ex
pected to be a fiat denial of all the
charges Of extravaganza and indis-
erection her husband has made.
Counter charges of gambling and
! drinking are indicated in the answer
Evening star., 1925-01-02

the doctor stated must have been
caused by some blow, was apparently
satisfactorily described by Alexander
T. Speck, who was with Grant when
he was shot. Speck explained that
Grants body was moved around quite
bit after the shooting and that he
thought a rupture might easily have
been caused at that time.
Evening star., 1925-01-02

Hoo dae ye maxi that oot?" in
quired Donald.
''wee1, ye ken, IL ye're smokin' yer
ain tobaccy ye're aye th'akin' o the
dreadful expense and IL ye're smokin'
some other bodys tobaccy yer pipe
is jammed sac fu' 1t winna draw"
Evening star., 1925-01-02

The British embargo on American
potatoes, imposed late last month,
stated the action was taken for pre-
vention of the Introduction into Eng
land and Wales of the Colorado bettle
or potato bug.
Evening star., 1925-01-02
No Satisfaction at All.
From Capper's Weekly.

Sandy and Donald sat smoking and
saying little. until Sandy, signing,
ventured:
There's nae muckle pleasure in
smokin'"
Evening star., 1925-01-02

A motor combination road sweep.
er, sprinkler and dirt collector Is be.
ing tested in England
Evening star., 1925-01-02
AMERICAN POTATOES
ARE BANNED In IRELAND
British Action, Taken to Prevent
Beetle Spread, Followed
in Belfast.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BELFAST, January 2-The Ulster
ministry of agriculture yesterday is
sued an order on lines similar to the
recent British action, placing a ban
upon the importatio of American po-
tatoeS.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-04-22

I But there was no time to be lost,
for the tall ruffian who had fed was
bowling somewhere along the shore,
and all depended upon the nearness Of
the motor boat. Lee. covering Pierre,
backed quietly to the place where he
had laid the girl. He picked her up
and ran toward the boat with her.
Instantly Pierre's figure was blotted
out in the darkness.
Lee had set down the rifle when he
picked up the girl; he placed her in
the bottom of the boat, ran back and
found it and threw it inside, together
with the pack from his shoulders. He
raised the heavy anchor. He threw all
his weight against the boat, which re-
coded in a trail Of viscous mud until
it was afoat. Lee leaped in, seized
the oars. fired another shot in warn
ing. All the while the wounded man
was bowling along the shore.
Lee pushed desperately with the
oars till he was in deeper water. He
pulled furiously for mid-channel. AS
he did so there came a sound that for
with the psychological effect Of that
all-day listening to 1.-THE chugging
of the engine. Then, as he reached
open water, he saw by the light Of the
pallid moon that issued for moment
through the storm-clouds, the black
speck of the motor boat trailing the
second York beat dimly.
But suddenly the rafting Of the en-
CINE died In splutter. The motor
boat was about a hundred yards dis
tant. The next instant the bang Of
rifle confirmed Lees hopes. The en-
CINE had either run out of gasoline or
had become out of order.
Instantly Lee was pulling as he had
never pulled before. Again the rifle
sounded. Twice more. Now the
motor boat was almost invisible in the
darkness
Then, simultaneously with another
discharge, something struck Lee a VIC
lent blow In the side that knocked him
on his back.
He was up in a moment, and pulling
with all his might, though he knew he
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-04-22
OF course the girls delirious
utterances mean nothing. What
will the forlorn couple do next?
tTO BE CONTINUED
announcement Currency"

Economists tell learnedly why money
makes he commercial world go round
but Pa.isian opera singer of a decade
ago learned the lesson in one classic
experience. She was determined to
tour the world thoroughly and she
stopped over in the Society islands,
where her manager contracted to have
her sing for one-third the receipts. Her
share of 1.-The box Office" was pigs,
% turkeys. ~ chickens, 5000 COCO
nuts and an uncomputed quantity of
bananas and oranges. She couldn't
convert her proceeds; the natives had
no money. She fed the fruit to the
animals and donated her baruyarc u
the community when she sailed away.