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Corey. alias Mecorian. has : grocery
store
Miss Mae Jensen, q vaudeville
actress who had been living at the
Hotel Hollis since May, has identi-
fled the prisoner as the man who
accosted her the night Mrs Price
was robbed and slain.
Traced to Worcester.
Evidence found by the police two
weeks ago indicated that the man
who had lived In Room 612 as
Frank Mulleono was guilty Of the
brutal murder Of Mrs. Price. He
was finally traced to Worcester by
Sergeant Harvey and identified as
Frank Corey through q letter writ
ten him by his sister, Bessie Corey,
OF Worcester, and which arrived at
the Hotel Hollis after the murder.
The sister admitted writing the let
ter and claimed she addressed her
brother as Mulleono. because he told
her he had q theatrical ENLARGEMENT
IN Boston under that stage name.
The police insist that they have
Corey failed to secure q room at
LAt1 AASSSA AAOtAA0 IAAC night u MAY
80, by presenting a bad check for
$50 he watched his chance to slip
up stairs with the intention OF
robbery.
They claim that when Miss Jen-
sen found him lurking in the CDR
rider on the sixth floor he accosted
her with hello kid, wait a min
ute; want to talk with yon."
Miss Jensen said that she sup
posed he was would be masher
and so she lodged into her room
and locked tho door.
Later, the police evidence indi-
Gates, Corey slipped down on to
the fourth floor and concealed him
self under the bed in Mrs. Prices
room.
A cigarette Of the same brand
found in his possession when cap
tured yesterday was left by the
murderer under Mrs. Prices bed.
The suspect is alleged TO have
beaten Mrs. Price frightfully on the
face and chest knocking out two
teeth and breaking several ribs.
Eventually he beat her into un.
consciousness. turned her over IN
her face, the police claim, and
bound her hands behind her back
with strips Of sheeting.
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been assured her from all quarters.
But she is disincIined to become q
candidate When the question first
was called to her attention. she said
she didn't care to become candi-
date. that she had no love for
political office.
Up no Mrs. Ia Toilette
The selection of candidate
awaits her decisions
YeafS before he died Senator La
Toilette had hoped that Robert
would follow him in political po-
sition. He had kept young Bob
closely under his eye and had made
him chairman Of the State Repub-
lean central committee.
Those who want the son, say he
could defeat any candidate IN the
State Ut present because Of his own
hold upon the voters. and because
OF the high esteem and love In
which the name La Toilette Is now
held. That was shown by the out
pouring Of Thousands at the Sem
atoria bier.
Youth Only Objection.
The chief talk against Bob q that
he Is too young, having reached
thirty eonly last January, and sven
though he might get office now
would have trouble holding ali FAC
lions In line later.
whoever ID elected. and II does
not appear probable now that the
legislaAdre viii grant Governor
Blaine power to make an appoint
ment, will hold office for the un-
expired term until 1928.
Under present plans. that would
mean that Blaine would be the
choice Of the progress.ves to run
against Senator Lenroot, Administers.
ton msn, next year, and Hermann
Ekern, State attorney general would
become candidate for kovernOf.
On the whole. political observers
here believe that the death Of La
Toilette, because ii has given birth
20 great sentimental wave, will
make the I.rcgreasives Of the State
stronger than ever, for the pee cert
at least.
The family will Semain here for.
several days before returning to
Washington to wind up the Sena
tors affairs. Then Mrs La Toilette
expects to return home to Maple
Bluff farm.
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WOMAN s
FLIGHT
Vain
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alleged rum runner. covering his
prisoner with his pistol.
Young and Mrs. Robinson We're
questioned separately at Police
Headquarters by Captain Albert j..
Headley, Inspector Grant, Detective
Arthur Scrivener, and Policemen
Ogle and Schenck.
Both prisoners denied there was
liquor In the car. Ogle, however,
declared he saw the woman throw,
out several glass jars, and that the
course Of the car revealed 9 tfail.
of broken glass.
Young and the Robinson woman
were taken back to the Fourth
precinct station house where q
technical charge OF investigation"
was lodged against them until the
police arrange to make other
charges.
According to Policeman OgIe. the
chase of the bootlegger continued
for several blocks before the acci-
dent occurred. All along the route
Of chase the woman dropped bottles
containing liquor on the street, the
police said, while Young whooped
II up" at sixty miles an hour.
Sister Cephas was one OF the
most beloved Sisters Of Charity In
this city. She was about sixty
three years old. and had been on
the nursing staff Of Providence
Hospital for about thirty years.
Sister Cephas was sixty.two years
oIds. and was g native OF Ba1ti-
more. She took the veil while q
girl in her teens. and was assigned
to the staff Of Providence Hospital.
In Baltimore all records Of her
early life have been lost. and IL
was impossible today to trace mem
bers Of her family.
Sister Agnes, although much
younger. was one Of the favorites
Of patients at the hospital.
Both sisters are from Baltimore.
Police said the. Robinson woman's
husband was killed several months
ago in q motor car accident in
southeast washington.
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HUGE BUDGET
FOR DISTRICT
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measures and markets office. Pub
lie Utilities Commission and sur
veyor's office.
An increase Of appropriation Of
only $4,000 Is recommended for
the traffic. directors office, be-
cause the council believes the prob
lem of traffic control should be
studied more carefully before q
large appropriation is made for
equipment or extra personnel.
An increase in the emergency
fund from $4,000 to $4,000.
An increase of $1,077.750 for
stgeet and road improvement and
repairs. In this item is included
n recommendation for the elimina-
ton Of the Michigan avenue grade
crossing at cost Of $228,0O0
There is also an item in this
class for a site for storage yard
and esalldings for the road depart
ment to cost $S36,000.
The council recommends expendi.
ture of $4,000 for a recreation pier
in Georgetown, probably on the old
Aqueduct bridge.
N4OEe IOT bowers.
Forty thousand dollars is pro-
vided for q new convenience station,
the location to be selected by the
Commissioners.
An increase of $510,7 $50 for sewers
This will permit, extension of sew
erage- facilities in the Barry farm
and Deanwood sections.
Small increases in the approDria-
lions for the collection and disposal
OF refuse are asked.
In recommending an increased APP.
preparation of $S4,372 for the electri-
cal department, the council "goes
on record as opposing the use of
any part of the appropriation for the
lighting Of streets for the purchase
and installation of ornamental posts
and globes to replace satisfactory
lights now in use until such time
as all Of our street and property
lights and al gas lamps are re.
Llaced by electricity.
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RUM FORCES To
Be CHANGED

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less administrative and more su-
pervisory.
Opportunity win be given for
these officers to spend consider
able portion Of their time in the
field outside Of Washington.
1.-THE district administrators win
be given fun authority and be held
responsible for the enforcement Of
the law and personnel within his
jurisdiction.
''FIis official staff win include q
first assistant directly in charge OF
perTnissive work, and second as
gistant in charge Of enforcement
work, a chemist, and q counsel.
who will work In close coopera-
tion with United States attorney.
Agents under the first assist.
ant win be trained pharmacists
and chemists and under the sec
ond assistant. trained criminal in
vestigators and detectives.
Sources to BE Stopped.
''It is believed that the federal
function in prohibition enforce
ment Is to stop the sources Of sup
ply. importation, diversion Of
legitimately manufactured alcohol,
illegitimate manufacture, and trans.
portation Of alcoholic beverages.
Federal law enforcement energies
will be directed primarily against
the bootleg industry in all phases
of its operation. Effort will be
made to assist and develop local
enforcement.
1.-THE Treasury Department will
work in closest possible cooperation
with the Department of Justice,
both at headquarters and in the
field
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Al EEA|VDR|A Tx
EL.NlQUENTS
SCARED
Halt Of Towns usoists Have
Not Paid Of Liable
10 Arrest

ALEXANDRIA, June 2s.-In
spite 81 the crowds which have Be-
kiered the city managers office
for the past few days. At least
hair Of the automobile owners ot
this city are liable 70 arrest Tor
failure to pay their city license
taxes. ii was announced today.
The final day for the payment Of
city licenses was June /. Because
or the large number Of delinquents
an extension 81 time was granted,
bur the tardy ones were slow 10
avaiI themselves Of the opportunity
and orders to arrest all who had
failed % comply with the ordinance
were issued from the city managers
office.
The rush followed and Ii is re-
ported that SIS, 900 has been added
to the city treasury since the first
OF the month. The rush continues.
but half Of this cify's motorists are
still on the blacks hooks Of the
police and may be brought into
police court at any moment IT
was said 1T headquarters today
IN making arrests there viii be
no Discrimination whatever. City
Manager Paul Morton has an
Drivers 81 sightseeing busses are
not exaupt Approximately twenty
bus drivers were arrested yester
day for failure To pay the city tax.
Merchants and business men Of
the city met with the city council
this afternoon to considel the Ques.
ton Of limiting the stopping places
OF the Alexandria Washington
busses, which have been the cause
OF considerable complaint from
King street merchants as well as
motorists who insist that the buses
stop at inc0nvenient places to take
or passengers. causing unnecessary
congestion An informal meeting
OF the city council behind closed
doors followed the open meeting.
Surprise was expressed at last
nights meeting OF the Civic Bureau
OF the Chamber Of Commerce that
although the number OF school build
ings III this city has been steadily
increased and all schools have been
reported crowded to capacity the
recent census OF school children re-
ported a total Of approximately 200
less than was the case five years
ago when the last census was taken.
Since the State pays the city 81 Tor
the maintenance OF each child III
the public schools this means loss
of between five and ten thousand
dollars to the city within the next
five years. at which time another
census win be taken.
The executive COMMITTEES of the
Booster Club viii meet tomorrow
night to consider plans for the
Booster Club drawing Of prizes 70
be made on July Z. approximately
$1,000 In awards will he made at
this tifne. All Of the awards win be
in Gle form Of trade certificates.
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sPEEDER GETS 90 DAYS
FOR SECOND oFFENSE

The maximum sentence was Inn
posed on Ellsworth Holland. color
ed, 721 Navy place southeast. last
night in Traffic Court by Judge
George H. Macdonald, on the first
charge Of second offense speeding,
tried before this court.
The fine was 500 and Holland
was remanded to Jail for ninety
days in default of payment of the
fine. Should he be arrested the
third time for thss offense he will
face q penalty of mot less than 500
nor more than $500 and imprison.
ment Of not less than thirty days
nor more than one year and re-
vocation OF operators permit.
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f1 ever went
Fishing

I'd GO early, because the
, early worm catches the fish.
I'd get started before sun
e up, by the aid of a good fash
light. I'd use it to And my
way to the dark attic to
get my equipment together.
I'd take my hashlight on
the trip, to light a path Of
safety through dark woods
or countryside. Yes, I know
Il would be as useful as rod
or reel.
/ hardly need to tell you
that it would be the best fash
light made-an Evereadyl
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WIFE CHARGES CRUELTY
IN SUIT FOR DIVORCE

Alleging cruelty. Minnie Lee Hes
ter Brown, S17 West Virginia ave-
nue. northeast, today filed suit In
the District Supreme Court against
Henry Baxter Brown, 1892 Ecking-
ton place, for a limited divorce AMI
aiimony.
Represented by Attorney D. Ed
ward Clarke, Mrs. Brown alleges
that her husband is a bricklayeT
making In excess OF $500 81 month,
thaG he Is drinking to excess" and
has repeatedly assaulted her. She
asks the court to prevent him from
coming to her house and from as.
were married at Richmond; Va
June 80, 1911, and have two chill
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-23
FRANCE TO BE FIRM IN
MOROCCO, SAYS PAINLEVE

PARIS, June 23.-France's Mo
roccan policy will be one of steel
backed by a grim determination
to control territory over which II
claims sovereignty.
France has no intention of evac.
uating Morocco and leaving Add
El.Krim to pursue his reign OF
terror" Premier Painleve' told the
Chamber Of Deputies this after.
noon.
France will continue to fight
for territory which international
treaties have allotted to her
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-23
COOLIDGES OFF.
FOR SUMMER
VACAT| ION
President and Party Depart
by Special Train for Rest
in Massachusetts
By GEORGE e. DURNO.

President Coolidge left Wash
ington this afternoon for q two
month vacation on the north shore
of Massachusetts.
Coli bags and tennis rackets
were CONSPICUOUS by their abb
sence in so far as the Presidential
baggage was concerned. Mr.. Cool
idge accepted the offer Of .
'tsummer White House" at Swamp
scott from his old friend Frank
w. Stearns with the sole idea
Of getting away from official
Washington to q spot where he
could enjoy a complete rest-and
the accepted forms Of summer
recreation do not appeal to the
President as restful.
Going In Special Train.
The Presidential train-and it was
again a Special pulled out OF
the local terminal over the Penn.
sylvania railroad a few minutes
after l o'clock.
It is due to reach Salem, Mass,
early tomorrow morning. from
whence a four.mile auto trip will
be made to Swampscott and White
Court" the Coolidge summer resi-.
dence.
Accompanying the President and
Mrs. Coolidge were Secretary to
the President and Mrs. Everett
Sanders, Colonel S. A. Cheney,
military aide; Major ]. F. CoupaI,
physician; the White House secret
service corps, and eleven newspaper
men and two photographers.
The journey to New England IS be-
ing made aboard Pennsylvania rail-
road special composed Of the Presi.
dents car, q press car, an observa-
ton car. a dining car and a bag.
gage car
VIII Escape Humidity.
Aside from a desire to get away
from the terrific humidity Of
| Washington summers and q general
need of rest, the President is anx-
while the White House Is under
going its annual repairs.
Immediately upon his Departure,
workmen started extensive renova-
ton and refurnishing.
The principal work to be done
includes reconstruction Of the ele-
vator, installation of q new vacuum
cleaning system and general re.
furnishing OF the draperies and
hangings.
1t is estimated that the entire
$4,000 appropriation allotted by
Congress will be utilized In the
work.
The now famous White House
roof, which has been reported to
every Congress for the past five
years as unsafe and dangerous -
will not be touched owing to fail
ure of the last Congress to make an
! appropriation.
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ECONOMY PROGRAM
IS DEBATE SUBJECT

The Mems Bible Class, Of Mt.
Rainier Christian Church, will de-
bate the Mems Club. OF Brentwood
Methodist Episcopal Church, tomor-
row night in the Christian Church
auditorium in Mt Rainier.
The subject will be whether the
'Ir sistence is beneficial or detriment-
al to the country. Judge Robert
i. Joyce. Nicholas Orem. superin.
tendent of schools and Mrs. c. H.
Reed, principal Of Mt. Rainier and
Brentwood schools. will judge the
debate.
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MISS HARLAN To
OUT POST
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effect. however. has yet been made.
The sweeping change in the
social routine Of the White House
il understood to be the plan OF
Colonel Sherwood A. Cheney, the
Presidents military aide. who took
over this position as successor to
Colonel C. o. Sheriff. several months
ago.
The exact reasons for Miss Har-
lan's retirement have not yet been
made known.
Whether there was eny disagree
ment between her and Mrs. Coolidge
or friction over the management II
social events has not been dis
closed.
Miss Harlan so far has not
Issued any statement and probably
win continue in her position until
the fall.
Speculation became current in
Washington several days ago when
II became known that Miss Harlan
would accompany Mrs. Coolidge
t0 Swampscott. Miss Harlan has
been at the White House ever
since the first days Of the Harding
administration.
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A. ]. McGARRAGHY HEADS
BUSINESS HIGH UMNI

Alfred ]. McGarraghy was elected
president OF the Business High
School Alumni Association last
night.
Other officers elected are Mar
guefite McDohough, first vice presi.
dent: Richard Hart, second vice
president; Jerome Kaufman, third
vice president; Mary Sherman, Sec
retaEy, and Henry Clay Espey,
treasurer.
The executive committee com.
prises Joseph McGarraghy. John
Riley. Henry Schweinhart, Margare.
McCloskey. Ethel Ginberg, Amy
Norton. William Sullivan and e.
YbomRs Du Fetf. n.
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SISTER CEPHAS
WELL LOVED
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with head bowed in contemplation,
but with the same sweet smile
curving her lips.
Shortly afterward the life of this
saint was cut short in the twink
ling of an eye by a law.breaker.
There is scarcely dry eye among
the physicians and nurses at ProVi-
dence Hospital today. Sister Cephas
was beloved-and will be sadly
missed.
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MayfI0wer Arrives.

MaYflOwer Arrives.
SWAMPSCOTT, Mass, June a.
Carrying the domestic personnel OF
the summer White House, the presi
Dental yacht Mayflower arrived off
here today.
The Mayflower was met off Bos.
ton light by navy tug which ac-
companied her into port and aided
in the transfer OF the baggage from
the Mayflower.
President Coolidge and his eff.
cial family are due here tomorrow
morning.
The voyage OF the yacht from
Washington was uneventful. Pas.
sage was made through Cape Cod
canal early today and q quick run
across Massachusetts, bay followed.
Besides three cooks. two buffers,
one door man. one baggage man and
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EYE JUMPS SOCKET, BUT
IS REPLACED SAFELY

DEFIANCE, Ohio, June 23-One
Of the eyes of Edward Sackett,
colored porter, game out Of its
socket when a friend tried to re-
move a cinder from the eye.
The physician who replaced thu
optic said Sackett's vision was not
impaired by the unique experience.
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Bow of q browns in Trough

FRANKLIN. Pa, June "a Fall
Ing into water trough at his home
at McClintockville, ten miles from
here. four-year-old Leonard Sweet.
son Of William Sweet. was drowned.
The child had been playing with a
ted kettle and went to the trough
to till it.
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one maid, the Mayflower carried
two dogs and one auto truck.
With forty-one picked marines
and Swampscott police guarding
White Court" the summer White
House on Little's Point and with
everything inside the house ship
shape, those who arrived today
found little to do except ito unpack
trunks
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Rum Trading Co. IS
Selling Sares In
England
N Tnterrational News Service. !

LONDON, June 23.The Ba-
hamas international Trading
Company Is circularizing inves-
tors in England, according to
English newspapers today to
take shares in rum-running &C
tivities. The circular said the.
company was doing "a cash
trading business in whiskey
and gin, but an hours cruise
from the American prohibition
area"
The company is registered in
London with = capital Of $1,000,
and Kenneth Bernard and Lau-
renee Grimes are named as di-
rectors.
Evening star., 1925-07-31
little BenYS
Note Book I

Pop was late for dinnir today, and
everything was reddy and ma kepp on
looking at the clock and tawking out
loud to herself about 1t, and pop came
In and saw mas face and quick kissed
It, saying, Well, hows everything, is
dinnir reddy?
It's stone cold and all dried up,
that how reddy it is. but wat do you
care, wat difference does that make to
you, coming floating in heer at 20 min
nlts after as if you had jest won a
prize or something, ma sed.
Wen you heer wat a narro ixcape
had you'll be glad to get me home
alive and well under eny circum-
stances insted of having my limp form
carried In on strange shutter, pop
Sed.
Wy Willyum. wat do you meen, wat
aXsldent? ma sed. How do you meen
you had narro ixcape? o deer, wat
happened? she sed.
better not tell you before dinnir,
there's no use spelling your appetite,
pop sed. You know wat a perishible
appetite you have, he sed, and ma sed,
Yes, that's SO, we'll come rite back and
let's start before the things get eny
colder, altho l don't see how they
could.
And after dinnir pop started to
0iAlOhe anu lHllh IN MS mOrrlSS chair
and ma sed, Now Willyum, tell me all
about it.
Watts that? pop sed.
wy, the axsident of corse, my good
Mss wat a memory, ma sed, and pop
sed, o, you meen the narro ixcape, I
dident say enything about an axsident.
You certeny did, you made all sorts
OF illusions about being carried home
on shutter, ma sed.
Wen was that? pop sed.
Wlllyum Potts, the ony narro ixcape
you had was from getting a good
scolding from coming home late and
you know it, ma sed.
l wasent so very late. was L? pop
sed, and ma sed, o, keep quiet and
and change the subjeck.
| cant very well do both, so III jest
keep quiet. pop sed.
Wich he did.