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The Washington times., 1925-02-21
CATFISH PLENTIFUL AND.
ANGLERS ENJOY SPORT .

Catty fishing between Key Bridge and Little Falls now ct its
and anglers Of into the big fellows will find
present high that noticeable the fore
Of all
normal allowing take to boats with safety Y
specimens
Of the horned clan picked casting from shore but it i
lot Of the fellows nshlng
midstream. -
size along about this time Of the their
Information and are not aroused
until the waters from the mountainous country
upstream laundering down the Potomac thereby unoverlng
the dreamy catty. rn-.aan. l..a.a
The Washington times., 1925-02-21
JOHNSON POOR ELECTION
BALLYHOOER FOR
HIS FATHER

Coffeyvle found the the thick
Of political campaign and father seeking election county
and the arrived he met the station
walter ne said your father running Tor office against
Naturally agreed the following morning started with
my voting district.
They loaded down with election cards bearing fathers
said
old friends will whenever crowd
gath get these cards"
The Washington times., 1925-02-21

"HOw many times did You strike
out this guy Babe i2uth?" n big
fellow i'm Overalls asked. The
minute ] answered, q flood IF
baseball questions started. Tile
next thing knew, John Ellis
was saying "Giddydp" and the
horse was off on . trOt.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-20
ME XICO MOVES
To meet i. 6.
CLAIMS
Gales Signs Decree Provid-
ing so, 600, 900 Pesos to
Pay for Lands
BY international Nsws Service.

MEXICO CITY, June 2O.-The
Mexican government has taken q
forward step toward meeting one OF
the chief American objections TO
the agrarian laws.
President Gales has signed a de-
cree authorizing the issuance OF
government bonds to the extent Of
SO, 900, 900 pesos. The proceeds to
be used In paying for lands ap-
propriated under the agrarian
statutes.
The non-payment for lands APP
propriated under these laws has
been one Of the chief points Of
trouble between the American and
Mexican governments, leading up
to the exchange Of statements be-
tween the State Department and
the Mexican foreign office recently.
This is the first bond issue for
this purpose that the government
has authorized. The bonds will be
Of twenty years duration, bear in
terest at the rate of per cent.
Coupons will be accepted for taxes.
Unless persons entitled to such
bonds present themselves the Next
can courts are authorized to APP
point agents to make appraisals,
hold the bonds for one year and
then II unclaimed will be forfeited.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-20
Macmillan Sets Sail
Today for Far North:
To Return by Sept. 20
BY BERT FORD,
International News Service.

WISCASSET, Me-, June 20.-Com-
mander Donald B. Macmillan, in
trepid Arctic explorer and the
greatest scientific polar expedition
ever organized start for the frozen
north today.
Before the sun sinks over this
pretty little Sheppcot River town
the exploration ships Bowdoin and
Peary will be out on the broad
Atlantic on the northward DASH
A visit to the North Pole ny the
air route and discovery of a sup
posed lost continent" north of
Alaska, 1.000.000 miles in area, are
the two big detectives of the ninth
invasion of the far north by the
modern Viking.
Uncle Sans naval aViators with
the expedition were fired with re-
newed zeal to reach the pole first,
now that Road Amundsen and
his flyers failed in their flight by
a distance of 100 miles because Of
shortage of fuel.
Seek Lost Continent.
Scientists aboard the Bowdoin
and Peary centered their attention
on the lost continent" thought to
be rich in oil, Goals and minerals,
fertile with rare vegetation in arc
tic summer and populated by rab-
bits as big as lambs, white wolves
and white deer, swarIns of great
rats, sea gulls with red breasts,
white falcon. white and blue geese
and possibly by human beings un-
known.
A fleet Of private yachts, score
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-20
BEAUTY CLAIMS
RICH SPOUSE.
SHOT HER
Bankers Young Wife Says
He Tried to Kill Her When
She Threatened to Leave
By IntsrnatlonaI News Service.

CHICAGO, June 2O.--Mrs. Helen
Gridley, young and beautiful vile
OF J. Seely Gridley. sixty.five.
wealthy banker, was on her way
to Clearwater, Fla, today to tell
a jury the story Of her elderly
husbands alleged attempt to MUIR
der her.
Mrs. Gridley was dangerously
wounded by two revolver bullets
on the night Of May 8. She first
said she had attempted suicide, but
later changed her story, accusing
her husband OF trying to kill her
after she threatened to leave him.
Gridley was held insane and COM
mitted to a sanitarium June 10 by
the probate court at Waukegan.
His attorneys have indicated they
will ask a continuance of the trial
on these grounds.
Mrs. Gridley, who was accom-.
panied by her two daughters, Edith,
seven, and Beverly, eight, declared
her husband was sane and that the
sanity hearing was plot to shield
hlm from Lrlal.
Before Mrs. Gridley left she told
how her husband came to her room
the night of the alleged shooting
and she awoke to find him holding
q rag saturated with chloroform
over her face. She fled to another
room and asked him why he did it.
st told you I'd kill you II you
ever left me-" she said he replied.
After she sat in the room for a
few hours Mrs. Gridley said her
husband came back with a house
coat. said 1t was cold, threw the
wrap over her, and then shot her.
She said she fell to the floor and
pretended she was dead for fear her
husband would shoot again. She
said her husband told her children
she had shot herself.
She promised her husband she
would continue to live with him II
he got a doctor, she said, and
when she went 10 the hospital told
physicians and nurses she had
shot herself. When the physicians
said it was impossible for the
bullet wounds to have been self.
inflicted, Mrs, Gridley said, she
told the truth
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-20
0 N
FRENCH DEBT
HELD NEAR
She Is Expected to Follow
Lead Of italy and
Belgium

Recent diplomatic exchanges be-
tween the United States and France
leads officials here to the belief
that negotiations for the funding
Of the $4,000, 100000 French debt
will soon get under way, it was
learned officially here today.
Secretary of State Kellogg de-
clined to discuss the debt situation
or the latest developments in the
informal debt conversations with
France, but 1t was made plain in
high Administration circles that 1t
is now the expectation that France
will soon follow italy and Belgium
with a definite move for the ad-
justment of her war debt.
It was also learned that funding
negotiations are expected soon with
Czechoslovakia, which owes the
United States SILT ,679,O96.
Italy is scheduled to start fund
ing negotiations here next Thurs
day for the payment of her ST.
OO0, 900 900 debt, while Belgium
will send a debt commission to
Washington in July.
According to information here,
preliminary negotiations with
France are being carried on in
Paris between French government
officials and Myron Herrick, the
American ambassador.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-20
SUPREME COURT
IS TANNED
BY CASES
Adiournment Came With 533
Unfinished Suits Left on
It's Calendar
d q. D. HAYWA2:s::.

The supreme Court Of the United
States. when Ii adjourned June
for the term, carried over on ita
6ocI<ef for the next term, beginning
October 5. q total OF 635 unfinished
cases.
During the last term the court
disposed of 7e1 cases. The number
of cases tiocketed during the term.
cxcIueive Of original cases. was
1881.
The total number Of cases car.
Red over ct the last term was
about sixty more than for the 1924
term. and The number Of cases
dOcketed In the last term was IN
excess u 100 over the preceding
term. Ia spite Of revised reguia-
tons 10 reduce the number Of APP
pea1e to the court. II Ii running
further behind iii its business.
The two most important cases
left undecided BY the court at the
term Just endNd were those Of the
Government against nj. 8. Daugh-
erty, d brother cf former Attorney
General Harry III Daugherty. and
that Of Myers. late postmaster ct
Portland, Oregon, against the Gov
eminent. The Daugherty case III
test ok the rights Of Couglesg 70
compel private citizen to give
testimony TO and permit examine
ticn 81 private papers by Con
gressiOnal committee, and the
Myers case brought up the power
OF the President TO remove from Of
flee first, second and third class
E0stmaGters without the consent Of
the Senate.
Decision Important.
a. r4S,.s,... =. 49,
great. Importance attaches to the de-
cause Marry Sinclair, Edward r..
Dcheny and others involved in the
naval on leases, refused, like DauRh-
erty, to testify before 3 Senate conf
ntttee investigating the Albert b.
Falls and Teapot Dome oil lease
scandal The Senate has been barred
from Furnishing them for contempt
BY the lower court decision IN the
Daugherty case.
Al final decision In the Myers case
il interesting not only In its effect
on postmasters but AZ 8 determine
tion Of the respective rights and
powers Of the Executive and Ut Con-
gresa.
"A. law passed by Congress III 1875
sought to restrict the Presidents
power Of removal Of pastn1asters BY
requiring the consent s0f the Senate.
Appointments OF these postmasters
have to be confirmed by the Senate.
The Government challenged tlae
validity Of this law when Myers. 4
postmaster. was removed By Presi-
dent Wilson. without the consent "
the Senate.
The Government holds the law IL
an demonstrations infringement on
the power Of the President, while
the Senate contends II IL q valid
exercise OF the legislative right Of
restriction on Executive noWer.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-20
FRANCO.TEUTON
TRADE PACT
SIGNED
Agreement of Industrial
Groups Clears Way for Sc
curity Understanding
By s. ID. WEYER,
international News Service.

BERLIN, June 2O.-An epoch
making trade contract between big
German and French Industrial groups,
which is expected to clear away
much of the political tension OBJ.
structing the security pact, has just
been signed at Gutenberg, 1t became
known today
If the contract becomes perma-
nent 1t will be the first step toward
the creation of a Franco-German
economic union which ultimately
will make the two nations economi-
cally interdependent.
The contract provides that Ger
many shall permit French and Lux
emburgian iron concerns to import
], 200 900 tons Of "half-ready" wares
to Germany at SO per cent of the
regular tariff rate.
The contract also provides that
the French shall supply German
industries with the iron at a price
no more expensive than the price
at which 1t is sold elsewhere in the
world.
In return for these concessions
the steel and iron companies get
monopoly of the manufacture CT
imported "half-ready" wares, which
the German steel market.
German partners IN the contract
include the steel magnate, Florian
/ Kloeckner, the Phoenix group an6
Krupps.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-20

or more of RAILROAD private Pull
mans and thousands Of AUTOMOBILES
brought to Wiscasset, q crowd go.
timated at $4,000 men, women and
children. They came to help Maine
give the departing explorer and his
men an impressive and memorable
send-offs
Men and women, prominent in
national and State affairs, college
presidents, Mrs. Robert e. Peary,
widow OF the explorer: Mrs. Marie
Stafford, the Peary snow baby
President Gilbert GrOsvenor OF
the National Geographic Society;
Adolphus w. Greeley, oldest living
Arctic explorer, were among ihe
thousands here today for the send
off" of the expedition
Set Sail at O'clock.
At least 1000 craft and excursion
steamers lowered about the Peary
and the Bowdoin to escort the ex-
plorer az his ships drop down the
river at D. m. eastern standard
time) and out toward Monaghan
island, for the final farewell.
Three Eagle boats viii accompany
the Macmillan ships as far as Capa
Sable. The exploration will call at
Sydney, N. 81. for coal and viii then
proceed to Etah. Greenland. the
farthest point north that can be
made by water. A base of supplies
will be established by the three am
phibian airplanes at Cape Thomas
Hubbard at the northern end Of
Axel Heiberg Island.
"You can look for us to get back
to civilization about September 20"
Macmillan said. THE expedition
WI endeayor to keep in touch with
the UnIcA1 States by RADIO,
Governor Brewster's declaration
to the explorer at the Maine State
Lanquet last night to plant the
Pine Tree State Flag on newly dis
covered land and claim it for Maine
raised the question as to whether
the Government at Washington
would back up the governor. The
explorer himself was silent regard.
ing the possibility Of objections by
Canada to his planting the Stars
and Stripes over the unknown
continent" Canada claims all ter
ritory north of the Dominion.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-20
JAILED D. C. LAWYER
BARRED FROM COURTS

Sydney A. Schwartz, a practicing
lawyer Of this city, convicted re.
Gently of robbery in connection
with holding up John w. Work OF
Sixth and / streets northwest and
taking $50 from him, was today
disbarred as a member of the local
court in general sessions, Chief Jus
tice Mccoy presiding. Schwartz,
who was sentenced to serve six
years in the penitentiary, was
looked upon by the police as the
leader of hold-ups and youthful rob-
bers.
J. Reamey Kelly, a patent lawyer
who had : recently been disbarred
from practice at the Patent Office,
was today also disbarred from prac-
tice in the local courts, being
charged with Irregular practice In
that he failed TO attend to his
clients business properly.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-20
Will. The
IAibi Artists.
Autos Travel Too Fast
For Ancient Bridges,
Accidents Showing
Must Wait on Congress
- .n0NAIlD ATcDOUGAI4.

II. II. Howser, IT., Assistant
Engineer Of Bridges, testified ct
the KIingie bridge inquest:
Our office ID greatly concerned
about these wooden floor bridges.
Eight miles an hour II the fast
aet vehicle can run over them
with safety, and We establtgned
that as the speed limit on these
structures = good many years
ago.
yet il you hold 10 that speed
on the Klingle bridge, yoii'll set
run over. have gone over tl1at
bridge myself at twenty miles IN
hour, and other vehicles have
passed me 70. fast Il looked like
was In reycrse.
'aThe speeding across there
has become 80 dangerous that
only last week I complained
about tt"
WHOM did you complain tor
II wrote to the Capital Trac-
ton people, and I also took the.
matter up with Director Eldridge.
when 8 car II going 81 q rate
that VIII enable i to naeMnt =
y
last for that bridge.
He explained further that e
the curbing were made high.
enough TO keep over-anbitious
drivers from hurdling a, the.
construction would be proportion
ately weaker, and . heavy car
could push Sidewalk and al OF
the bridge. that if you took the
poIes from the center Of that
narrow roadway, cars would run.
over on the wrong side oftener
and head.ox collisions would re-
suit. Klingle bridge II only ..
little more than half as wide -
the roadway leading to +.
And 50 the whole thing II up
Ia CONGRESS. az Il has been Tor
the last fifteen years.
Eleven people bumped OF N the
last two weeks - q result q
holding out our tar proceeds
airhf l1of.weaflaer drawings and
three narrow-bridgd vitims. That's
disturbing.
we don't know where the light.
ming n. going to strike next. AL
We know Il that It's going 20
strike and with greater ire.
uuency from now on.
N the meantime Il might not
Be 8 bad idea to ask the direc-
tors office TO restore the eight
miIe-an.hour regulation.
The old code fixed that speed
% the maximum over bridges
with wooden floors. The new
code has repealed this and the
legal speed over Klingle bridge
except for street cars and heavy
trucks. - twenty-five miles IN
hour.
But the bridge department re-
norta that any speed greater
than eight mile IN hour over q
wooden. floor bridge ID Of q1es-
tionable safety.
Restore and enforce the eight.
mile. regulation-that's the way
to get new bridge people VIII
kick harder for It.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-20
PYTHIANS PLAN
FIELD DAY
HERE
Other FraternaI Organizations
Will Join Knights in
Parade

Plans are being completed for
the annual field day at American
League Park, July IL, to be held
under the auspices of the Uniform
Rank of the Knights of Pythias Of
the District of Columbia in which
the following organizations will par.
ticipate:
The grand and subordinates COM
manderies Of the knights of
Pythias; Grand Guild and Templar
Crusaders; patriarchies Numbers 10
and % of Grand United Order OF
Odd Fellows; Daughters of the
First Brigade of Grand United Or
der Of Odd Fellows; calanthe drill
corps of Knights Of Pythias; Uni
form Rank Of the Grand United
Order of Knights of Pythias of
Baltimore, Md; drill teams of both
local Elk lodges, Columbia number
IS and Morning Star Number 40;
Forest Temple Number 8, Daughters
Of Elks, and the Nimrod Grand
Encampment Number J., Of New
Jersey.
A street parade OF all participat-
ing organizations will leave Pythian
Temple, Twelfth and u streets
northwest, at noon, July IL, the
line Of march scheduled is from
Twelfth and u to Seventh street
and Florida avenue northwest, to
main entrance of league park.
One of the principal features
will be competitive drills between
the uniform ranks, a baseball game
between Baltimore and Washington
orders Of Pythians and the Pythian
beauty pageant, with Major Charles
H. Neal directing.
Officials in charge of the activ.
tiles for the day will be w. r.
Conrad, adjutant general; T. F.
Harper, quartermaster general,
chairman; Brigadier General J. Clay
Smith, commanding, and Colonel B.
F. Johnson, chief of staff.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-20
La TOILETTE IS
NEARING HOME
Continued from First Pnge.)

Continued from First Page.j
which she had maintained constantly
since the death of the Senator.
OF the myriads of flowers received
aboard the train, none was more
pleasing to Mrs. La Toilette than a
mammoth wreath from President
Gales, of Mexico. She had 1t PLACED
in front OF the casket. La Toilette
had been a great admirer Of Gales
The special four car train was
due in Chicago shortly before Q a..
m. 1t is to be shunted to the Chi
cago and Northwestern railroad,
without going to station, and
started Immediately to Madison.
The body will lie in state in the
capitol rotunda until funeral services
at IL o'clock Monday morning.
La Toilette then will be buried
in the little green spot in Forest
Hills Cemetery that holds his mother
and father.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-20
Chinese DRIVE
CREWS OFF
VESSELS
Strikers Now Attempting 10
Tie Up British and lap
anese Shipping
By Internatlonal News Service.

SHANGHAI. June 20.-Chinese
strikers today sent delegates aboard
steamers and other shipping in
Hong Kong harbor and intimidated
crews in an effort to influence
them to join the general strike Of
Chinese against the British and
Japanese.
Crews were driven off some Of
the vessels.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-20
Sunday Court Banned

CHESTER. Pa, June 20.-Follow-
ing a conference between Police
Magistrate Thomas C. Berry, Chief
of Police John Vance and Mayor
Samuel K. Turner, ii was an
nounced that in the future there
would be no hearings in police
court on Sundays.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-20
TWO HUMAN EARS
FOUND IN PARIS SUBWAY

PARIS, June 20.--A police mys-
terv developed today following the
finding in the subway of box con-
tanning two human ears.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-20
COOLIDGE To BE
GUARDED BY
MARINES
Hand-Picked Squad of 42 Ar
rives at Summer White
House
Nv international News Service.

LYNN, Mass, June 20.-With the
arrival at the summer White House
at Swampscott of a squad of forty
two picked marine guards and the
hooking up of telephones in the
summer executive offices, In q local
office building, everything was in
readiness today for the arrival OF
the Presidential party next Wednes-
day.
The marines, each OF whom Ii s
feet 10 inches tall and carries new
equipment, planned to spend the
time until the arrival Of the Cool
idges In familiarizing themselves
with their duties in patroling the
grounds at White Court, the sum-
mer White House.
Wire Service Complete.
From q switchboard in the sum.
mer executive offices here trunk
telephone lines reach to the outside
world and into White Court. Tele.
graph wires connect the executive
offices with Washington.
Mrs. Frank w. Stearns, wife OF
President Coolidge's friend and adj
wiser, was improving today from a
breakdown" which came at he
end of a European tour with her
husband
The Stearns cottage, '.Red Ca
bles,'' Is directly behind White
Court, which looks out to the ocean
from Little's Point.
White Court, true to its name,
is a big white pfllared mansion,
possessing an exterior and interior
finished in cleaning white and as
stately and royal m architecture as
any European domain. Flowered
#chintz coverings and drapes, wicker
furniture and delicately tinted walls
give the rooms on the first floor
the air Of restful GOODNESS sought
this summer by the Presidential
family.
Sleeping Chambers.
A broad, velvet. carpeted stairway
leads to the second floor, where
the first room az the head Of the
stairs has been assigned as Mrs.
CooIidge's boudoir. Brightly flow
cred chaise lounges and arm chairs
and draperies in soft blues and
rose colors bespeak the careful ct
tention OF Mrs. Stearns' own super
ision over the furnishing VI her
friends room.
The Presidential bedroom faces
the ocean vista and catches the
cool, salty hreezes and afternoon
shade.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-20
MEXICO WILL ISSUE
$50, 900, 900 IN BONDS

MEXICO CITY. June 20.-The
Mexican government has authorized
the issue OF $5O,0OO,0 900 In bonds to
pay for lands appropriated by the
AgrarianS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-20
Firemen Hold Carnival

BRIDGEVILLE, N. j., June co.
The third annual carnival of the
Bridgeville firemen has started and
will continue for ten days. -