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The Washington times., 1925-08-25
COOLIDGE IRE1
BY CRITICS Of
ECONOMY
President Arounsed BY o'coFp
nor Statement Regarding
Levlathan
By GEORGE b. DURNO
Tni.rnn lln..nl NeMh eerrlea

y
sWAMPsCoTT. Mass, Aug. 2s.--
President Coolidge today laid dowI
the gaugs 81 battle TO those prop
aeandtsts. ana 'critIcs.' who arr
seeking to injuro him and his Al
minlstrasicn through assailing hiI
program o. strict Federal scCnOnN
Reports coming from washington
which represented members 81 the
general stair 81 the army 30 critt
cisinR the Administrations efforts
to hold down War Department ap
propriations, and which quoted
Chairman 81. VI O'COnnor, Of the
Shipping Board, as saying the
ID. s. Leviathar would have to, be
withdrawn from trans-oceaTiC pas
senRer service unless Congress viii
accord larger appropriations. drew
residential ire In no uncertain
fashion. And through bis official
spokesman, Mr.. Coolidge made an
swer to these statements In force
ful language.
Coolidge Issue Deiy
al virtual def was issued Il
those who the President believes
are trying To mNtIz down the Cool
idge budget system.
III was said here that the critic.
ism emanating from Washington
might be regarded a. direct op.
position to the Presidents economy
policies. It was said that while
this opposition from nov On prob.
ably would be most AcUngistent e
was Mr.. CocIidgess firm belief that
IT would not be successful.
insofar az the statements OF the
general staff are concerned which
indicated that the army was rapid.
| II deteriorating, the Presidential
spokesman said that such talk was
not to be taken seriously. He point.
ed out that approximately $500
900 900 annually was being spent On
the upkeeping Of the army. as
against about 100000, 900 before
the war, and the observation was
made that as long as the Govern.
ment continued to spend this
amount the general staff should
be able TO afford the nation an ado
quate national defense. Any fall
nre, IT was said, would in the opAn.
ion OF the President, constitute q
reflection upon the members OF the
general staff.
Doubt It ID Palmer's View
Dealing with the statement at
tributed to Chairman O'Conf1or, the
presidential spokesman pointed out
that Rear Admiral Leigh Palmer,
as president Of the emergency Fleet
Corporation. ID the one man who
has active control Of the operation
OF the American merchant marine.
1t was said that had Admiral
Palmer made the statement that
the Leviafhan could no longer
operate unless increased apprcprtas
tons were granted that some cred
ence might be given to 1t. But
until such g report il received from
Palmer the President sees no dam
ger OF withdrawal of the giant
liner from service.
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wounded. Police believe that many
victims OF the gun duel were spirited
away in automobiles and that possibly
two were killed.
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5 DEAD, 6 HURT
IN TONG WAR
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two tonss were the cause Of the
The on Leongs. powerful in
Cleveland. Pittsburgh, Baltimore
and Philadelphia, were declared III.
preme in Boston.
The Hip Sings, whose power cen.
terg chiefly on the Pacific coast,
were forbidden to organize In the
Massachusetts, city by the terms
| Of the agreement.
Hip Sings have been negotiating
with On Long leaders recently to
have this clause modified.
The tong war last fall resulted
| In the deaths Of more than thirty
five Chinese.
One Killed IN Chicago
CHICAGO. Aug. 25.--After q
truce OF several weeks. guns nared
In CnicagO's Chinatown again early
today and one Chinese fell dead.
the first victim, police believe, in
new outbreak Of the war be-
tween the On Leong and Hip Sing
Lee Hoe, thirty, address un.
known, was shot and killed at the
foot Of q stairway leading to the
Mong Sang Share Association
Headquarters, Chinese employ
ment and social club. In the loop
As the shots rang out Policeman
Gerald Guinane saw q young
Chinese dash from the doorway
and speed south. The policeman
pursued. firing five shots before he
overlook the speeding youth.
He was identified as Gee Lun,
nineteen. No weapon was found
on the boy. but when the body of
Hoe was moved, a 80 calibre re-
volver from which two bullets had
been fired was found under the
body. He had been shot twice
through the body, one bullet just
under the heart. the other through
Young Lun refused TO talk. So
too did three other Chinese. found
lettering in the vicinity. But from
close questioning OF several friend
ly Chinese, police learned that an
outbreak of the tong war through.
out the country has been expected
for several days.
Young Lun lived in the Hip sing
Tong district. Hoe, It was sac "a,
lived In the district where the ON
Leong Tong is strong.
One Wounded in st. Louis
ST. LOUIS, Mo-. Aug. 25.-That
the On Leong-Tip Sing tong war
NAV assume nation wide proper
tions became apparent here today
with the shooting on a downtown
street of Leong Choey, laundry
owner. Choey was wounded In the
back by five assailants who escaped
in the maze OF alleys in st. Louis
Chinatown.
Seriously wounded, Choey refused
to offer any motive for the attack,
but police declare they have been
prepared for several days to handle
an outbreak in the Chinese sections,
where It IL rumored war mas peen
declared between the two tongs.
Ten Chinese were arrested shortly
after the shooting In a raid on the
On Leong headquarters.
Leo Kwock, head OF the On Leong
Tong was among those arrested.
Four Of the party were identified
by Choey as members OF the at
lacking party.
Choey later in the day agreed to
talk and revealed that he was aware
IS 200 had been offered for his
head"
Pittsburgh Laundryman Slain
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Aug. 25.-
The resumed Chinese Tong war
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could be gained by any other
method and that q great deal
might be lost in view OF the fact
that the United States was the
biggest debtor and had the r1ost
to lose under any system Of stimuli
taneous adjustment Of war obliga-
tons.
Fear Talk 81 CancelIlng
In the past the suggestions for
international debt conferences al
ways were connected with proposals
for solution OF the reparations prob
lem and would have opened the
door. according to the view Of the
Administration, both under Harding
and Coolidge Tor cancellation Of q
substantial part Of the $4,000. 900
owed by European nations. That
feeling, II developed In official
quarters today, still exists with the
result that the American Debt
Funding Commission IL expected
to give little IL any consideration to
the suggestion OF q tri.partite con.
ference OF the United States. Great
Britain and France for the settle
nent Of their war debts.
1.-THE United States loaned the
money separately and now we want
and are going to have separate
settlements" q member OK the debt
commission told International News
Service. "Any conference. such as
Is now proposed, for instance, Is out
Of the question"
Senator Shoots View
The same attitude was also ex-
pressed by Senator Reed Smoot Of
Utah. the chief Congressional rep
resentative on the debt commission.
1.-THE United States" said Smoot,
els not interested in how France
settles her debt to Great Britain,
but only in the settlement OF her
debt to the United States.
"In no way, shape or form will
the American debt funding commits.
sion or the Government be drawn
into the present negotiations be-
tween France and Great Britain"
OF French Origin, Belief
Elsewhere the conference sugges-
ton was looked upon chiefly as OF
French origination and II was re-
garded. according to one official, as
please Europe instead of the United
States" =
The presence Of Alanson B.
Houghton, the American ambassa-
dor in London, at a luncheon with
Finance Minister Caillaux, of
France, and the British foreign
minister was said to presage no
change in the American debt ad-
justment policy. Houghton, it was
pointed out, Is under no instruc-
fiona or authorization to deal at
length with the French debt to
the United States. and it was as
sumed that 1t was the plan Of Gail.
laux and Chamberlain to sound
him out on their proposal for a
debt conference in which the three
governments would participate.
Houghton has been keeping the
State Department advised of tho
Anglo French negotiations IN Lon.
don, but up until today had cabled
no information indicating a desire
on the part OF the negotiators to
bring the United States actively
| into their conference.
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FATHER AND SON
HELD IN DEATH
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killed Hall. the elder Mcdonald Is
said to have replied: Because he
cussed us when we wouldn't sell
him liquor"
Interviewed in his cell today, the
elder Mcdonald said that Gray and
Hall started to quarrel as they
were leaving and called him vile
names, and that he thought one
was about to throw something ut
him. He said he was only trying
to protect his home when he fired.
He said he emptied his 3S-caliber
revolver at the two men and his
son fired both barrels of a double
barreled shotgun, both shooting
from the front door.
He sadi. according to the police,
that he did not know he had shot
anyone and was confused about the
happening. He said he found thu
body this morning about O'Clock
when he went out to get some
wood. He then came to the police
station to report 1t.
The coroner's inquest will be held
this afternoon at 3 o'clock.
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Wills REGISTER
No SUBJECT
To NFCARL
Comptroller General Rules
That Officer Can Purchase
Supplies ii Open Market

The Register OF wills Of the Dis.
trict OF Columbia IL not an execu-
tive department Of the Government
and il not required to purchase ink
and typewriter ribbons from the
contractors list upon the general
schedule Of supplies, Comptroller
General McCarI ruled today
James Tanner, register Of Wills,
apparently has been having trouble
with his present supply Of Ink and
typewriter ribbons, Is he wrote the
Comptroller asking IL dt were per.
missibIe for him TO purchase such
supplies IN the open market.
The fact that his expenditures for
such commodities are not subject
to any rulings BY the Ccmptroller
probably, win bring q smile to Mr..
Tanners face. However, the Comp.
troller warns that II he is going
to purchase supplies amounting to
more than SIS competitive bids
should be sought.
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A. j. WEDDERBURN. Jr.
Washington patent attorney. who
has asked q court ruling on
whether o fathers responsibility
for support Of a daughter ends at
the age Of eighteen or twenty-One
years in the District of Columbia.
Contempt proceedings have been
instituted against him for fail
Ire to pay for support of his
daughter since her eighteenth
birthday.
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u. S., Cold to Proposal,
Prefers to Deal With
Debtors Separately
By II. X. REYNOLDS

Renewal OF suggestions abroad.
in connection with the Anglo.
French debt negotiations, that the
United States go into an intsrna.
tional conference for the adjustment
OF interallicd debts, was received
colby today in official circles here.
The policy Of the Government
in dealing with the foreign debtors
has been to consider each debt in.
dtvidualiy and separately, always
opposing any proposal for submit.
ting the debt problem to q gen.
eral conference. This policy was
based on the belief that nothing
The Washington times., 1925-08-25
MATERNITY WARD ANNEX
BEING BUILT At SIBLEY

Construction of a $lS0,000 ma
ternity ward annex to the Sibley
Hospital, 1140 North Capitol street.
is now under way, 1t was an
nounced today.
The ward will be a four.story
brick and concrete structure at the
rear Of the present building. 1t
will be completed next spring. The
ward Is being constructed largely
than one.fourth of the cost by be-
quest of the late Mrs. Anna Hurt.
The building permit was issued yes
terday.
The Washington times., 1925-08-25
Planes Scour Kansas
For Bandit SIayers
OF Two
By international NeNs Service

COLBY, KAN, Aug. 26.-TWo
airpIanes, one from Colby and
the other from Platte City,
Neb., are securing western Kan
sas today for two cowboy-dress-
ed bandits who late yesterday
shot and killed 4 policeman at
Platte City and later, escaping,
shot to death Dan Pratt, sheriff,
at Colby.
Pratt had received word to be
on the lookout for the killers.
With d posse he barricaded the
main highway from Platte City.
The bandits halted at the barri-
cade and shot Pratt down as he
came forward.
Then speeding their powerful
roadster, they rushed through
the posse under 3 hail Of bull
lets which crippled their car.
At the farm Of Doyle Craw-
ford, they held up Crawford and
took his Buick touring car and
went on.
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Pittsburgh Laundryman Slain
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Aug. 25.-
The resumed Chinese Tong war
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CIose Watch on D. @. Chinese

3 2
Close Watch on D.. c. Chinese
A close watch is being kept on
washington, Chinatown by head.
quarters detectives. Inspector CHI
ford l.. Grant declared today when
word Of the tong killings IN New
York, Boston and Chicago reached
here.
There is no indication here that
the war has spread TO the two
tongs.t the inspector said. But we
are prepared for anything that does
break out Right now I have sew.
tral men covering the situation.
THE first indication OF . prean
in the Hip Song tong here was fol
lowed Immediately by q raid on the
tong headquarters and complete
survey of the place being maCe.
The arrest Of the forty eight Chinese
was meant as warning, the in.
spector said, and so far has
proved effective
New Britain herald., 1925-07-15
ACCUSE MAJEWSKI
 OF BINDING WATCHNAN
Police Say He Was Mid night Lass0 Thr0Wer
 at LanderS

Efforts to trace tho midnight career Of George Maicwsii 9S, of 60 High street. bound over to the fall term of superior court on a charge of burglary by order Of Judge Benjamin w. Alling in police court this morning, are bearing fruit, Detective Sergeauts William r. McCue and George C. Ellingrr an- nouncing early this afternoon that he has been definitely pointed out as the assaiIant of Sven Gustafson. night watchman at LHndors. Fray and Clark's, some three weeks ago.
 On the night in question, GuStaf- son was suddenly lassocd and tied by a prowlrr in the building, who after binding him rather insccurcly in his hurry 10 get away, escaped in the darkness GuStalson declared positively today that MajcwsId was this man.
 Scrgcants McCuc and Euugcr further stated this afternoon that MajewsIli. when arrested hy them yesterday, was wearing q pair Of shoes stolen during one of his aI- legged entries into fine Laudcr's plant, and also had adorned his per son with a gold watch obtained in a like manner.
 Majcwski, according to evidence introduced in poHre court this morning, has already served a 60 day term for burglary in house in Brooklawn street.
New Britain herald., 1925-07-15
NEWARK WOMAN THROWS
 ACID IN COPS FACES
Police Greeted With Poisonous shower When They Rush In 10
 Prevent Suicide.

Newark, N. J., July Is Rl-Mrs, Alvenah Spencer today was held in .$1,5OO baih for the grand jury for atrocious assault and battery in throwing acid in the faces of Pa trolman Carl Heckert and Alfred .Thiele.
 The police broke down a bathroom door in the home of her mother, Mrs. Chester c, Jones, last night, 10 prevent her from committing suicide and found the woman with her fathers razor in one hand and a bot tie of poison in the other.
 PoliCewoman Fallon was sent to the house when the mother told Deputy Police Chief NcRell that trouble of long standing between the two had been brought to a climax through the daughters demanding payment for a dress which shrank when the mother laundered 1t.
 Miss Fallon said she called the pa- trol wagon when the daughter be- came hysterical and shrieked that she would take great pleasure in killing her mother.
 Hecl,ert was seriously injured and physicians asserted that only for the prompt first aid administered had saved the sight of the left eye.
New Britain herald., 1925-07-15
DISPUTE OVER POLICE IN COMMON COUNCIL
Alderman Judd to Lead Opposition to Three
 Appointments

Interest in tonight's common coun- Cil meeting conters on the reCom- mendation of the board of finance and taxation that money be taken
 from the emergency fund to permit the appointment of three new pa trolmen, Alderman William II. Judd,
 republican leader, having announced
 his intention of fighting the move. ment.
 Alderman Judd rarely has diff culty in controlling the majority side
 of the house. At tonight's meeting, | 1t Is understood, some of his G. o. P. colleagues will cross his plans and will unite with the democratic forces who are solidly behind the
 boards recommendation and a close
 vote Is expected.
 It was reported today that a con- promise might be effected whereby one new beat in the northwestern section of the city might be estab- lished, and a policeman named 10 cover 1t. This would neccssitate
 withdrawal of $l,4oO from the
 emergency account.
New Britain herald., 1925-07-15
Other Opinions.

New York, July l5 P(-Wh1le some authorities are expecting the apprehension of Philip Knox Knapp accused thrill slayer, in this city, up state officials are continuing search for him in dozen cities and towns.
 District Attorney Weeks, of Mas sau county, said yesterday he belieN- ed he was hiding not far from the scene of the murder of Louis Pen ella, Hampstead taXicab driver.
 "I am convinced it Is but q matter of hours before he Is located Weeks said.
 The prosecutor made public let ter apparently written by Knapp on the stationery of an Albany hotel.
 'I don't think 1t would be wise to be seen in New York right away 1t said, "so l guess I'll keep the old bus up in this part of the country for a while"
 Weeks believes the letter was de- signed to throw pursucrs off the track.
 NltdlN lllle ItHultS llbN U i''Ni'--4 in that the former collegian and de- serter from the army aviation serv- ice, whose consuming desire to ex- pericnce a super thrill Is believed to have prompted the staying of the taxicab driver. has been seen In Syracuse, where his parents live, In Oneonta, Romulus and other cities.
 Near Romulus was found aban- doned a motor car which belonged to the fugitive's father, William w. Knapp. This led to surmises that the son had visited the cottage of his parents on Cayuga Lake. A quickening Of the quest throughout Seneca county resulted but with no tangible results.
 A man thought to resemble Knapp was arrested at ,Oneonta but was released whom airmcn flew there from Mitchell Field and failed to identify him.
 The letter made public by Mir. Weeks contained suggestions that Knapp was hootlegginE again, It was written July s to corporal at Mitchell Field. It begins:
 At last I've settled in the old game again. I came down last night on my first trip. not to New York any more, but from just above Platts burg to Albany and everything seems to be breaking right so far. When I got in New York last week. Wednesday night, everything seemed to go wrong. for,1 lost young for tune in 100's in s sitting at stud poker Tn the Pennsylvania Hotel. One of the old gang was therc, and in the mood I was In then I was easily persuaded 10 join him again"
New Britain herald., 1925-07-15
SEEK ID DISPROVE CLAIM AS DAUGHTER Two Witnesses to Testify Woman No Kin of
 Lotta Crabtree

Boston. July 15 Rt-Two witnesses were called in Suffolk probate court today to disprove the claim of Mrs. Ida Manning Blankeburg of Tulsa, Oklahoma, that she Is a daughter of the late Lotta Crabtree, actress, whose will which left an estate of S3,000, ,O00 for the benefit of dis abled soldiers is being contested here. Mrs. Blankenburg supported her claim by an entry on the fiyleaf of an old family Bible which de- clared her to be the daughter of the actress and George Manning.
 Charles Wolters of Rochester. N. r., testified today that on Decem- Der 25, 1877. the date given in the Bible record as that Lotta Crab tlee's wedding in Lancashire, Eng theater owned by the witness father In Rochester.
 Another witness, Joseph Crahtree of Crabtree Ford, Ill.,, testified that he had always considered Mrs. Blankenburg his real sister. His brother. John w. Crabtree, had tes- tiied earlier in the hearing that Lotta Crabtree brought Mrs. Blank enburg as an infant Of nine months to their fathers home In 1879. Mrs, Blankenburg, the witness said, was brought up by his parents, John Edward Crabtree and his wife, Anna Jane, The witness told the court that the Bible was given him by his father before the lattcr's death in 1910 with the injunction to hold 1t In trust for "Idy" as 1t contained writing of importance to her.
New Britain herald., 1925-07-15
WILLIMANTIC MILL
 TENANTS EVICTED
Five Strikers Put Out of Homes TOday-3O More
 Must Vacate

Willimantic, Conn.,. July 15 Pl--
 Eviction of tenants of houses belong
 ing to the American Thread con- pany who were former employees and are now among the strikers was car ricd out today hy Deputy Sheriffs John II. Fitts of Hampton. and
 Frank TillinEham of Plainfeld, with six assistants. Judgment was given against 35 tenants in summary pro- cess proceedings on June 10, and such as have not voluntarily given
 up thoir tcnemcnts, will be put out. Those cviCtcd today were Nelson thamborland, Marie Thcroux Jos cph Auhin. Noise Morrsette and William Chalifoux. The evictors had no trouble.
 Don H, Curtis, agent of the local rant of the Thread company, said today that zoo persons were at iWorli in the finishing department (which is close 10 the full force. So lar as the company is concerned, Mir. Curtis said, there is no strike, con- ditioNs are satisfactory and appli- cations for work are sufficient to fill all places which are open. The manufacturing department which had been closed since March started up today, MT Curtis said. The former employees continue their daily mass meeting in the thcatcr. Their leaders assure them that strikes will be called at places where plants are assisting the thread Icompany in supplying product. If IS also claimed that 500 persons who arc at work have come from tex IUlr plants from Lowell, Manchester land other places.
New Britain herald., 1925-07-15
BABY FARM OWNER PLEADS GUILTY
Admits Charge of Substitu. tion-Promises to Clear
 Up Mystery

New York, July 5 Pt-tfrs. Helen Auguste Geiscnvolk today pleaded guilty to an indictment returned last May charging substitution of chil- dren at "baby farm" which she conducted in East seth street. She Was discharged on her own rec ogizance in another indictment charging first degree manslaughter for the death of children at the baby home.
 The law provides a sentence of from l-2 to years in prison for baby substitution. Sentence will be imposed July %.
 Mrs. Geisen-Nolk was indicted on the substitution charge after the disappearance of William Angerer. Jr.. whose father alleged that the woman attempted to substitute an- other baby for his son. who was seven months old. The Angcrer child is still missing.
 Mrs. Geisen-Volk announced through her attorney that she would make a disclosure to the court be- fore her sentence, which would clear up the mystery of the Angerer child's disappearance.
 The manslaughter indictment Is based on the death of William Win ter, six months old who died in the baby farm" An autopsy showed that the child's skull was fractured before 1t died, Records of the bu- reau of vital statistics showed that A babies died In the East seth street institution and another one which Mrs, Geisen-Nolk formerly conducted.
New Britain herald., 1925-07-15
SUITS TOTAL S3O,OOO
 FOLLOW FATAL CRASH
Principals in Berlin Turn pike Tragedy Bring
 Legal Action

Meriden, July Is Pl-Suits aggre- gating SS0,000 were brought today against participants fin an automo- bile accident that caused two deaths on the North Colony road. July 3. Mrs. William Mccarthy and her daughter, Frances, and so seriously injured Agnes Mccarthy that she is still in the hospital The Mccarthy family sued Mrs. Julia Pappallo and Cosmo Angelletti for Sl0,000.
 Libby and French, owners of the truck that was turned over ask s1O.- 900 and W, Berghaus asks $IO.0OO damages. In the last two cases, the Mccarthy family is named as CO., defendant. Attorney Cronin. of Bridgeport, represents the plaintiffs and Attorney L. J. Somers appears for the defendants.