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Milford chronicle., 1925-01-23


and resides near here.
The cross word puzzle craze has
struck Glendale with full force.
Men, women and children can be
seen busily engaged in trying to
solve the different problems present
ed
U. G. Kintz of Pittston, Pa, spent
several days last week with his
daughter and son-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Jester.
Doctor Gregorius Of Milford made
several professional calls in our
town on Wednesday of last week.
D. M. Donovan visited the City of
Brotherly Love last week.
Mrs. D. NJ. Donovan spent Thurs
day of last week with Mr.. and Mrs.
Jehu Hudson Of Georgetown.
Norman Prettyman and Oliver
Lynch made a business trip to Dover
by motor on Monday.
Miss Mildred Jefferson Of George
town was the weekend guest of
Miss Lena Swain.
Miss May Prettyman left last Sat
urday for Philadelphia where she
has accepted position as COVER
ness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hubbard Macklin
and children of Lincoln were enter
tanned at the home Of Miss Allie
Macklin on Sunday.
Torbert Macklin has been quite
sick for the last week, suffering
with la grippe. He is now much bet
ter.
Maud Mrs. ]. D. Mills and chill
a Cedar Neck were Sunday
Mrs. Millsl parents. NJ:
Elias Macliin.
The Washington times., 1925-02-28
GREAT TRAFFIC VIADUCT FOR DISTRICT IS
APPROVED BY GENERAL COCKTAILS

Entrance and exit to the viaduct
floors are provided for by ramps
running on the supporting arches
to a great extent, and by passenger
elevators at specified distances. No
crossings Of any kind are to be per-
mitted upon the speedway at the
same level. The four floors pro-
vided for in the present designs,
and which are to be built OF suffl'
cient strength to carry two or three
additional floors, are to be about
forty feet wide and covered with
semi elastic. noiseless, fire-proof rub
Der composition.
Parking Facilities.
The two floors devoted to park
ing and storage would ACCOMMODATE
more than $500 cars per mile
while future floors to be added can
raise the parking and storage faclll
ties to 5000 automobiles per mile
Mr.. Richard Murphy, secretary to
Congressman Hill, Alabama, speak
ing for Mr.. Riker said, lit is as
police and keep the structure painted
free for the use of the two floors
for traffic purposes; and the re-
the two other floors would produce
a revenue Of more than 8 per cent
upon the cost of the structure,
based upon a parking charge of
10 cents and a monthly rate of
25 cents per day"
Cost of Viaduct.
THE estimated cost of the via
duct is two and a half million dol
lars per mile if constructed by
General Goethals," declared Mr..
Riker, and ten miles of such au-
tomobile parking speedway could
be completed and in operation
within two years time.
1.-The fleet of the proposed via
duct upon the congested districts
would be to permit the purchasers
of merchandise to reach the 'front.'
of the store with their automobiles
and find ample parking facilities
at their disposal and with far less
The Washington times., 1925-02-28
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men in the Riker parking and traf
fic viaduct, for this proposed sus-
pension not only would solve the
problem of automobile congestion
and be time and money saving. but
would protect the pedestrian.
Ball Deeply Interested.
Senator Ball and Chairman Reed,
Of the joint Congressional District
became so deeply inter
ested in the matter, after inspect
ing the Riker plans, that they
called upon him to secure the sup
port Of some celebrated engineers
and also to formulate some com
prehensive scheme to finance 1t AMI
to suggest such legislation as would
be necessary. All of which has
been done, with the result that yes
terday Congressman Gasque OF
South Carolina introduced in the
House a bill Ito authorize the APP
pointment of a commission to deter
mine routes, approaches, etc, for
an automobile parking viaduct OF
four floors to be constructed in the
city Of Washington under the direc-
ton Of General Goethals." This
bill, which was referred to the com
mittee on the District Of Columbia.
provides for the commission OF
three persons to be selected by
President Coolidge.
Everett Willing to Help.
w. w. Everett, Of the firm of
Woodward & Lothrop, has stated
to Mr.. Riker that If the proposed
viaduct or viaducts become realities,
he will in every way assist and
subscribe to large number of
parking spaces. Also that the in.
tersecting elevated tracks, which
are scheduled to run north or south
on Eleventh street, can parallel the
firms buildings without objection
of the owners. According to the
plans, one artery Of the viaduct
would go from Fourteenth and
Pennsylvania avenue TO Fourteenth
and Park road northwest.
The Washington times., 1925-02-28
Fullam Makes Warm
RetOrt to Statement
OF Admiral Jones
BY International News Service.

Rear Admiral w. F. Fullam, re-
tired. one Of the champions Of the
airplane as against the battleship in
the present aircraft controversy.
issued warm retort today to Rear
Admiral Hilary p. Jones, of the
Naval General Board. for the lat
ter's testimony before the House
aircraft investigating committee
several days ago.
In defending the battleship. Ad-
rniral Jones declared he did not
consider Admiral Fullam on air ex-
pert nor a modern expert on naval
matters"
Characterizing this statement as
'inexcusably and gratuitousiy dis.
courteous to an officer many years
his senior in the navy" Admiral
Eullam declared in an open letter
today that he had INSTRUCTED Ad-
miral Jones as a midshipman at the
Naval Academy"
Could Teach Him Now.
And" said Admiral Fullem,
with full knowledge Of his original
equipment, and of his subsequent
and present professional attain
ments it is not conceited- on my
part, but we'll within the bounds
of modesty, to declare that am
still fully competent to instruct
Admiral Jones in every department
of modern naval warfare"
Admiral Fullam called attention
to the report of the admiral who
relieved Admiral Jones in command
Of the fleet recently-"that the
speed of his fleet had been reduced
to TX knots; that even then many
of it's auxiliaries failed to keep
pace with it; that the submarines
were obsolete, badly ventilated and
dangerous, and that our one lone
experimental airplane carrier could
not keep up with the scouting
fleet"
Involves Nations Safety.
In other words" Admiral Julian
continued, "our fleet today, eight
wears after Admiral Sims reported
that German submarines were win
ming the world war, is without ef-
ficient submarines; and six ana one
half years after the armistice we
have, properly speaking, no naval
air force. In such condition it
is completely impotent in modern
warfare.
This is a matter Of vital i'm
portance. 1t is bigger than the
navy. It Is bigger than the army.
1t is bigger than the General Board
It is as big as the nation, because
It involves the nations safety"
The Washington times., 1925-02-28

risk to the pedestrian because 80
much of the local automobile traf-
fic would be diverted to the via
duct. 1t would also facilitate the
movement of fire engines, ambu-
lances and trucking for all COM
mercial purposes.
Because of the vladuct the speed
limit could be reduced for all ma
chimes upon the streets within the
district served by the viaduct. Even
ing parties could visit amusement
places and find ample parking ia
cilities. The viaduct project has
been given no publicity, heretofore,
because Of a request issued by
has appointed a committee of five
to investigate and report upon the
matter.
Riker Noted Engineer.
Carroll Livingstone Riker, me-
chanical engineer, who has con-
ceived the idea and formulated the
plans for the viad2ct, was born in
New York, but has been a resident
of Idylwood. near Falls Church,
Va, for seven years. He is best
known to Washington for engineer.
ing achievement by the fact that In
1887 he designed and built the
pumping plant which for the next
ten years sucked ooze and mud from
the Potomac river and built up the
Potomac flats-now the Speedway
and for building it at 81 100000 less
cost than estimates by army en-
gineers. He is originator and build
err of the first refrigerating plant in
the world. Mr.. Riker, who is seven
ty years of age, was injured in
street car accident three weeks ago
while crossing the Key bridge. His
left eye being torn from its socket
by small hook upon which he was
thrown while in the car. He was
taken to Georgetown University
Hospital and the eye replaced. But
suffering from shock and nervous
breakdown he is now in a SAM
tarium at Atlantic City recuperat-
ing.
The Washington times., 1925-02-28
ATTLE ON OVER
RIVERS BILL
INTERNATIONAL NEWS REL

The SAB 1000 900 rivers and har'
bors bill, providing Federal aid for
waterway developments throughout
the nation, faced new obstacles to-
day when the Senate resumed it's
final consideration.
A deadlock was threatened be-
cause Of prospective filibusters
against the efforts of two factions
to add unrelated legislation as
riders" on the waterway bill. One
faction sought to attach the Fer
maid bill, authorizing the Govern.
ment to purchase the Cape COD
ship canal for $11 100000. while
another tried to add the Gooding
'1ong and short haul" freight rate
bill.
The Cape Cod bill provoked ex-
tensive debate. It's opponents
charged the measure would make
the Government purchase a white
elephant" from private interests.
Senator Howell, Rep) Of Nebraska.
leading the opposition, denounced
the bill because, he said, the canal
had lost $500, 900 a year since the
war and that the measure would
saddle this loss on the Government.
The measure was defended by
New England Senators, led by Sena-
tor Fernald Rep) of Maine, who
contended it would supply cheap
and direct waterway between the
South Atlantic coast and North
eastern States. They also urged
purchase Of the canal as a humani-
tartan move because ships, now
forced to sail around Cape Cod,
face constant danger from storms.
The rivers and harbors bill by
itself had strong support. Its pro-
visions included waterway develop
ments in all sections of the country
and numerous authorizations for the
construction of interstate canals.
The Washington times., 1925-02-28
z ARMY PLANES
FLY SOUTH
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(COnL1nueu LrOIn rHSL EdSS1
Georgia and before the flyers reach
Macon they will have to pass over
the cotton country, which is a sea Of
sticky mud at this time Of year, and
would undoubtedly snare and hold
fast any plane that might be forced
into landing there.
The chief purpose. Of the flight is
to test the ability of the planes in
the cold of the North and the sun
shine of the South.
Upon the success of their flight
today depends the granting OF per-
mission for a dawn to dusk flight
from Selfridge to the Pacific coast,
a hop twice as long as the 1900
mile trip on which these pilots are
streaking today. Next Friday the
twelve filters now soaring to Flor
ida will swoop down on Langley
Field, Virginia, their play time at
Miami behind them, ready for the
serious business Of convincing men,
bers of Congress and Secretary Of
War John w. Weeks and his staff
officers that General Mitchell spoke
the truth when he asserted that
anti-aircraft guns cannot repel an
enemy attack from the air.
Major Lanphier, commander OF
the group now flying to Florida and
his pilots are willing to be fired
upon by the anti-aircraft batteries
at Fortress Monroe. adjacent to
Langley Field, while they soar over
Chesapeake bay next Friday. The
orders from Secretary of War
Weeks directing them to come
there for the demonstration to Con-
gressmen indicate that this will be
the main feature OF the demonstra-
ton.
''There Is no danger Of those
guns winging us. The war told US
that and Mitchell has been trying
to tell the country" said Major
Lanphier.
The Washington times., 1925-02-28

Eyes, because our planes are as
good as the other fellows"
How do you know about foreign
planes?"
wen, we get the information
from our officers abroad"
Didn't Mitchell go to Europe
and out in the Pacific to study for
eign aviation Development"
"Yes."
"Then the only knowledge you
have from abroad comes from
Mitchell?"
"No, we have attaches abroad"
els there any one in the War De-
partment who has better first-hand
information on foreign conditions
than Mitchell?'
"No," Weeks admitted.
Mitchell said we. have only
nineteen first-class pursuit planes"
interjected O'Sullivan. 1.-The chief
Of staff said we had twenty-one,
but two were lost. Nineteen seems
to be the number Of first-class
pursuit planes we have"
Have to Ask Patrick.
you'll have to ask General Pat
rick for those details" replied
Weeks.
o'Sullivan then read previous
testimony of Dwight L. Davis, AS
sistant Secretary, declaring the air
service had but 116 firct-class
planes OF all types.
In reply to questioning by Prall
regarding the countrys aviation re.
quirements, Weeks admitted I'VE
are deficient n. number Of planes.
and we are 800 officers short" 4
Are we as strong now in avia-
ton as we were in 1922" asked
Prall.
''I should have to consult the fig
ures," Weeks replied.
The Washington times., 1925-02-28
CAPITAL CITY BOWLERS
WILL MEET TOMORROW

John Evans, president of the
Capital City Duckpin Association
has called a meeting Of that body
for tomorrow at noon, at the King
hin No. bowling alley.
Evans requests that presidents OF
leagues of male bowlers attend in
person or send duly authorized rep
resentatiVes. Plans will be made
for holding the associations second
annual tournament. to be held IN
April.
The Washington times., 1925-02-28
TAL ISMAN ACCUSED OF
SETTING FIRE TO HOME

MANTUA, N. J.. Feb. a.
Charged with having set fire to his
own property three times in sue
cession within four days for the al
legged purpose of collecting insur-
ance money, Harry Bradshaw, Of
Mantua, was arrested today ami
held under $500 bail for further
hearing.
Bradshaw is a member Of the
present Gloucester county grand
The Washington times., 1925-02-28
VANT@AW
NEVkS/

HERE ARE 4 FEW or THE NEW
WANTS APPEARING IN TODAY'S
CLASSIFIED SECTION:
WILL GIVE room and board with
small salary to party who Will
assist in small boarding house.
WRIST WATCH - Lost; reward
offered.
LABoRERs wanted: Monday at
1880 q. m.
sTH ST. N w.-Beautifully furn-
ished front room; suitable for
men. high class board. home
cooking.
TAILORING, cleaning and pressing
establishment for sale.
CARS WASHED, polished, creased,
i, motors cleaned; Is to 80 minute
) service.
DON'T FORGET the big sale of
used cars all next week.
QUEBEC PL. N. vs. rooms.
bath, excellent condition; for
rent unfurnished.
MAN-Experienced. wanted for tire
and battery work.
RHODE ISLAND AVE.-Club and
home life for ex-service men and
students.
FOR FURTHER DETAILS TURN TC
THE CLASSIFIED SECTION.
The Washington times., 1925-02-28
Credits Cecil With League

LONDON, Feb. 28.-Lord Philli-
1 lore, in an address here, declared
credit for creation Of the League
of Nations was due principally to
Viscount Cecil, not to Woodrow
Wilson.
The Washington times., 1925-02-28
Considering His Successor.

BERLIN. Feb. 28.-rhe nation,
although deeply shocked because
of the death Of President Ebert,
speculated this afternoon On the
identity of his possible successor.
Chancellor Luther is acting presi-
dent. How long he will continue
in that post is uncertain, for both
republican and nationalist forces
The Washington times., 1925-02-28
VIII. BECK TOBE
SECRETARY TO.
KELLOGG
Appointee Is Native of Wash
ington-Has Served Under
Three State Secretaries

One of the first official acts of
Frank B. kellogg, Secretary of
State, was to appoint William II.
Beck, of this city, his confidential
secretary.
A native Of Washington and a
graduate of Eastern High School,
Mr.. Beck has served successfully
under Secretaries of State Lam
sing, Colby and Hughes. He is
regarded as the one man in the
State Department, with the excep.
ton of the Secretary of State
himself, who knows the inside
story Of the diplomatic moves and
conversations held by the Ameri-
can Government.
Mr.. Beck attended the peace
conference at Paris as secretary
to Henry White. one of the Ameri-
can commissioners. He went
abroad with Secretary Hughes last
summer and has made several
trips to South America. Previous
to entering the employment Of the
State Department, he was with
the National Geographic Society.
The Washington times., 1925-02-28

Britain Sends Sympathy.
LONDON, Feb. 2S.-Great Britain
today dispatched official condolences
to Germany on the death of Presi-
dent Ebert. A message Of sympa-
thy was sent by the foreign office.
The Washington times., 1925-02-28

The Weimar constitution pro-
vides that in the event IF a preSi-
dents continued disability, the
Reichstag shall designate a "presi-
Dental representative" who shall
serve until the president either re-
sumes his duties or new election
is held.
world Loss" Says Hughes.
News Of the death of Germany
first president, Frederick Ebert,
was received with genuine regret in
governmental circles today. Officials
attribute to Ebert much of the
progress that has been made in
the last few yearc toward Ger
manys sterilization.
Official condolences from the
American government will go for
ward as soon as the American en-
bassy certifies the death to tine
State Department, Secretary OF
State Hughes said:
''I have the most agreeable men,
DRY of President Ebert. having been
received by him last year while l
was in Berlin, where formed a
high opinion of his great ability
and the part which he played An
the development of German democ.
racy since. the war.
at am deeply shocked to hear OF
his death, which removes a great
figure who in time OF extreme dill
ficulty has shown extraordinary
capacity for leadership. who won
and held the confidence Of the
German people and esteem of all
peoples. His death is a great loss
to the world"
Senator William E. Borah, chair
man Of the Senate foreign Rela.
tons Committee, today expressed
keen regret over the death Of Pres
ident Ebert Of Germany.
Doctor Ebert was a great and
powerful figure" said Borah. He
was giving most valuable service to
Germany and to Europe. His
death is a distinct loss to Germany
and to all the world"
Condolences From Friend.
PARIS, Feb. 28.-As soon as
President Doumergue and Premier
Herriot learned of President Ebert g
ceath today they sent NJ. Defon-
uuieres to the German embassy to
express their official condolences.
Presidents of the senate and cham
Der of deputies also sent their condo
Iences. A spokesman for the foreign
office said:
President Ebert's death is most
regrettable at this time because he
vas a factor for political equilibrium
il Germany. We will watch with
g1 eatest interest political develop
ments in Germany resulting from
his death. The German people are
not trained in popular elections.
&C nsequently a plebiscite for the
election of President Ebert's sue
&C ssor has the most serious poten-
t;aIities."
Britain Sends Sympathy.
U1h BRIT a N
The Washington times., 1925-02-28
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The Washington times., 1925-02-28

had begun to press for action by
the Reichstag just as soon as 1t
became apparent that President
Ebert's illness was likely to in
capacitate him for a long time
The Weimar constitution pro-
vides that In the event IF a presi-
dents continued disability, the
Reichstag shall designate a "presi-
Dental representative" who shall
serve until the president either re-
sumes his duties or new election
is held.
The Washington times., 1925-02-28

Tonight at o'clock the Cherry
dale fire department will repeat
the minstrel show given recently
in the ,firehouse auditorium.
The Washington times., 1925-02-28

The Reverend z. L. Smelling.
pastor Of the Clarendon Presby-
terrain church, will conduct services
at IL o'clock tomorrow and at
o'clock he will preach In the
Methodist church, Arlington. Sun
day school will be at GAS .. m.
with C. L. Ahalt presiding. and the
Christian Endeavor society VIII
meet in the Clarendon church ut
7:45 o'clock
The Washington times., 1925-02-28

More than fifty members Of Ar
lington Lodge, No. 1913. I. o. o. f..
last night went to Alexandra.
where they attended special
meeting Of Potomac Lodge. for the
official visit Of Samuel ID. ROgerG-
grand master Of Odd Fellows Of
Virginia. Other lodges attendine
were from Potomac, Falls Church
and Accotinck.
The Washington times., 1925-02-28

A marriage license was issued
yesterday to Dewey H. Johnson and
Ruth Marie Hewitt. both OF Del
Ray.
The Washington times., 1925-02-28

Rapid progress now 10 being
made at the plant Of the Kola Mist
Company in Clarendon.
C. r. Taylor, president Of the
company, said today that II il ex.
pected to have the plant in opera
ton within q few weeks.
The Washington times., 1925-02-28

The regular March meeting OF
the Women'S Civic Club Of Claren.
don will be held Tuesday at
o'clock at the home Of Mrs. Tier
new
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-01-02
Plunge Of Us Feet
Into Sea a Thriller

One of the most thrilling mo-
ments in "Harbor Lights, Tom
Terriss production at the Gregg
Theatre Saturday night, comes
when the heroine is thrown from
a 125 foot cliff into the ocean.
Realizing her plight at a glance
the hero dashes to her rescue,
but in the uneven struggle in the
waves there seems to the terri
led onlookers on the beach little
chance for either to survive.
Then it is that the life-savIng
station down the coast is notifi-
I'd. and the gallant heroes OF
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-01-02
ly wishing you what he knows
will be yours Happy New
Year.
A Girl Worth While

Miss Annie Menuskin of Chat
tanooga recently wrote 800 let
tiers on her typewriter without
making a mistake. She has also
taken as high as fifty words a
minute from dictation direct to
the machine. That's a pretty
good record, isn't it?
But the most interesting part
Of the story is that she is totally
blind. She was educated in the
Nashville School for the Blind,
where she finished the high
school course at the age of 18,
and besides her skill as typist
she is an accomplished pianist.
After finishing a business
course, she found difficulty in
securing a position, because no
one believed that she could do
the work under the handicap of
blindness, But she would not be
twarted in her determination to
succeed and she has now been
for several years a public ste
nographer in a leading hotel,
where she is kept busy.
Whenever we who are in full
possession of our faculties are
disposed to whine about the un-
kindness of fate, we aught to
think of what this little blind
girl has accomplished and be
ashamed of ourselves.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-01-02
Mold

Miss Beulah Rice who is at
tending Cheney Normal, came
home last Friday to spend the
Yuletide with her parents.
An excellent Xmas program
was rendered at the school house
and large crowd attended.
M. Mclean is visiting relatives
at Brewster and Wenatchee. and
expects to go from there to the
coast for an indefinite time.
Miss Rocks left Wednesday
morning for her home at Spirit
Lake, Idaho, for Xmas vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. P, Weimersk-
vich are the proud parents of a
fine baby boy born December Is.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Rice en-
tertained a number of friends at
a dinner last Sunday. Those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. L. L.
Edgemon and Clarence, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chester Edgemon and little
son, Warran, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Edgar Edgemon and son, James.
A truck load from the hill at
tended 1.-The Covered Wagon,
in town last Saturday
The Misses Beulah and Vera
Rice were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Chester Edgemon Satsrday
night.
MIR. and Mrs. Will Mclean and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Nc
lean spent Sunday at the V. M.
Pitts home.