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The Washington times., 1926-07-27
smoke Screen
E0|LS POLICE

Residents Of the Northeast section
Of the city were startled from their
sleep early this morning as q high
powered automobile, emitting 4
smoke screen, sped through, closely
followed by a motorcycle and 8 num-
Der OF revolver shots.
The man riding the notorcyc1e
was Policeman j. Al. GodboId Of tho
Ninth precinct, who observed the
speeding Cadillac car near the Ben
nings bridge.
Godbold rode mp beside the car,
but the driver swung to the side Of
the road and forced the policeman
behind. At the same time he in
creased his speed and loosed the
smoke screen.
The policeman then drew his re-
volver and started shooting at the
fleeing car as II sped toward
Fifteenth and II Streets Northeast.
I Five times he pulled the trigger.
he claims. as they passed street
after street.
As the large automobile gainej
speed the smoke screen Increased
in volume until when they reached
North Capitol and X Streets the
policeman was forced to give up the
chase.
The police are now looking for 4
Cadillac touring car with q number
Of bullet holes in the back.
The Washington times., 1926-07-27
EXAMINATIONS LISTED
FoR TEACHERS HERE

Examinations for census enum-
orators and domestic and science
teachers III public schools divisions
! to 8 WIN be held Ii the Frank
lin School September s. with writ
ten and oral examinations that day
and practical tests for domestic
science teacher applicants at the
Morse School the day following.
Minimum and maximum salaries
for census takers IL 81 400 and 81
900. Minimum and maximum il
81 400 and $4,000 for domestic
science instructors.
Stenographic examina tions for the
same divisions will be held Septeln-
Der in Central High School. with
written examinations in the morn
ing and oral in the Franklin Echool
during the afternoon. Maximum
and minimum salaries for the tat
ter position are 81. 800 and 81 $50.
The Washington times., 1926-07-27
4Rg7 new SLASH IN D. c. ELECTRIC RATE PROMISED
III ART \
:|AND
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MBIuPRIcE
re Us.PAr oFFIcE G
IN APPRECIATED HONOR


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American Association Of Carr
toonists and Caricaturists, New
York, because of the interest
you have shown in the develop
ment of young cartoonists,
especially in giving them an
opportunity to publish cartoons
Of their own making in your
column
This honor, deeply appreciated
by this editor, is announced in
. letter from Freeman Hs HUB
bard, secretary Of the Associa-
tom of which Eugene Zimmer-
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first vice president, and 'Rube"
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Your election entails no ex-
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The honor thus conferred will
be appreciated by all Of our
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Heard and Seen is the only
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ganization Of famous cartoonists
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The Washington times., 1926-07-27
AUT OS INJIIRE
s CHILDREN

Three children. all under eight
years Of age. were injured last
night in traffic accidents.
Edward MorsoneIli, six years old,
OF So Seaton PI. N. E.. suffered a
fractured Jaw, cuts and tauises
when he was struck and knocked
down by an automobile operated by
Ernest Williams, 10 years old. Of
Brentwood. The child is said to
have run into the path of the ma
chine. Hs was taken to Sibiey Hos
pital.
/ IN ike manner 5.year-old George
Rose. S08 G ST. IN. E., was knocked
down by an automobile driven BY
William Long, Is. 1435 Maryland
Ave. ~. e. He was taken TO Casus
atty Hospital and treated Tor q
severe laceration to the head.
Viola Cray. colored, 613 Il st. s.
e.. received slight injuries to the
leg when Knocked down by an
automobile. as she was crossing the
street in front Of Gel B st. S. e.
The Washington times., 1926-07-27
MEYER DAVIS IS
EXONERATED
IN DEATH

Charges OF manslaughter and reck-
less driving against Meyer Davis.
cafe proprietor and orchestra Inn
presario. will be carried on appeal to
the Prince Georges county grand
Jury when it convenes in October
in Upper Marlboro. It was an
nounced today by States Attorney
Alan Bowie.
The charges were dismissed last
night by Justice of the Peace John
]. Fainter, following a tumultuols
hearing in the garden in the rear Of
the HyattsvilIe home of Constable
Thomas Garrion.
The charges were placed against
him as the result Of q crash at
Riverdale, June q. when Bernard
Becker. OF Philadelphia, passenger
in Mr.. Davis automobile, was killed.
When Justice Fainter dismissed
the charges, Bowie jumped to. his
feet and shouted angrily:
1.-THE State notes an appeal and
announces that this case will be
taken to, the grand jury. will see
that some action is taken"
M. Hampton MagrUder, counsel
for George b. Al. Becker, father Of
the crash victim, exclaimed:
II never have heard OF q more
fragrant instance Of prejudging q
case. we anticipated the whole BUSH
ness. The States attorney and /
were warned In advance this was
what would happen.
The hearing was attended by
more than 100 persons. There was
a burst of handclapping when the
dismissal was announced, and even
more applause and shouts Of APP
prevail when the appeal was noted.
The justice OF the peace, in an
nouncing the dismissal Of the case,
said that he felt the accident was
unavoidable. He discounted festi-
mony. Of witnesses near the scene
OF the accident who declared the
Davis car was travelling at u speed
of more than 40 miles an hour, de-
claring It was impossible for a
pedestrian to judge the speed Of
an automobile.
Mr.. Davis was present but did
not testify. None of the defense
witnesses was called to the stand.
Miss Marian Northrop, passenger
in Mr.. Davis car, also was present.
It was charged attempts had been
made to influence her testimony.
The Washington times., 1926-07-27
TRIO FLEE, BUT
ARE ARRESTED !
LATER


Two policemen parked IN 4 dark.
ened police automobile near wv
city last night. In wait Tor 'pet.
tiers, z partially solved q daring safe
robbery before Ii was known that
the crime had been committed.
Their activities resulted in the
finding Of q safe. the contents and
the automobile III which It had
been carried from the store where
It belonged. Aid received later from
headquarters detectives resulted III
the arrest OF three men.
Policemen j. III. Major and o. b.
DuvaIl, 81 the Twelfth precinct.
were parked on side road, near
Ivy City. when another automobiIS
passed, without the occupants see-
ing them. drew on ND the road and
stopped.
The policemen waited for q little
while, then silently approached the
parked car and turned d flash light
into It. There were no persons IN
the car but, to their annazement;
they beheld safe, unopened.
They took the automobile ana
safe back to the station house
where they learned that the safe
had been stolen from the Sanitary
Grocery store at 2017 Fourteenth ST
N. w. Al further investigation re-
vea1ed the fact that the automobils
was listed under the name oE
Thomas IL Fields, colOred, GIL M
st. n. w.
They visited Field. III company
with Headquarters Detectives FoW=
Ter and Flaherty, and were told
that his car was Id the garage. The
police were unconvinced so all went
out to look and found that the car
was missing.
Fields then told the police that
he had q son living at 41S Washings
ton st. N. W.. and intimated. they
claim, that the son may have taken
the car.
All then went to the Washington
Street address and there arrested RO-
land Budd Fields, "a, son Of the
former; Cody Holmes, % and Charles
Walker, 21, ali coIored. The three
are said to have admitted their
gilt. They ran when they say
the policeman turn the flash Hght
into their car, they said.
Two 0f the men are being held
at the First Precinct station house
and the other ut No. 3. All are
charged with usebreaking.
The Washington times., 1926-07-27
COURT WILL FIX
JURY STATUS

The question whether the jury
now serving in Police Court is
legally constituted will be deter.
mined at a special hearing before
Judge Isaac r. Hit tomorrow, It
was announced today.
Former Assistant District Attor.
ney Bertrand Emerson, jr., con
tends that the panel, because it
was not chosen and appointed in
accordance with the Congressional
amendment of July 3, according
to Emerson, Is without power.
When Emerson challenged the lie,
gality Of the jury Saturday, the
question created much excitement
and the judges announced they
would hold a special conference
This was called off, however, In
favor of the hearing tomorrow.
The amendment of July pro
vides that the panel should have
been chosen fifteen days before It
was. Emerson contends.
The Washington times., 1926-07-27
6 PER CENT CUT
At LEAST IS
FORECAST

Further reduction In the electric
light rates may be expected by jan
uary 1, 1927, Maj. w. e. r. Covell,
utilities assistant to the Engineer
Commissioner, said today.
The cut, which viii equal and
possibly exceed that made last jan
ury, will come as g. result OF the
tremendous growth in the consumps
ton OF electric energy in Washing
ton, stimulated by a % per cent
reduction in 1925 and s per cent In
1926, Major Covell declared.
s'The amount available for re-
duction." he explained" according
to the profit-sharing plan in force.
is somewhat greater for the first
six months Of this year than 1t was
for the corresponding period last
year, in spite of the fact that al
lowance has been made for the
SAC, 900 reduction per year just made,
in charges for street lighting.
1.-THE increase in the consumption
Of electrical energy is shown by the
number OF kilowatt hours sold to
consumers. This was 1913 million
kilowatt hours in 1928, LAT million
in 1924. and 173 million in 1925-a
80 per cent increase in two years.
Judging by the first four months,
the 1926 consumption will reach
over 200 million kilowatt hours or
over so per cent more than 1928.
More Houses Wired
1.-THE electrical department of the
District Government, under Mr..
Hadley, has felt the effect of re-
duced charges for electricity in the
great increase in permits Tor wiring
houses7an increase which has been
so large as to seriously handicap
this department because the number
OF inspectors has not been proper
tionately increased. The number Of
permits issued for electrical wiring
jumped from 6,217 in 1921 to 1900
in 1926.
The number of permits for the
fiscal year 1926 Is not avoidable,
but win probably reach $1,000.
Cut Generating Cost
Another indirect effect of the
profit-s1aring plan which started
January /. 1925. has been the re-
duced cost per kilowatt hour or
generating and distributing the en-.
ergy. Since 1923 the cost of gen.
Grafton has dropped .02 cents per
h4toWaIL muir uOt tHuSu PCT Unit
but over third Of q million dol
lars total. The electricity unac-
counted for, such as transmission
losses. etc., has dropped from 2S.1%
in 1923 to 1890 for the first four
months OF 1926-all OF which is re-
Elected in decreased costs and lower
charges to the public.
with continual increase in cleo
trical consumption, Washington in
December 1928-or less than two
and half years from the present
date-shouId reach a household rate
OF cents for lighting and &c for
heating and power-a rate which
would be one OF the cheapest on
the Atlantic seaboard."
The Washington times., 1926-07-27
TAXI RATE RULE
IS REVISED

The District Commissioners today
authorized changes in the police
regulations which were inconsistent
with the order Of the Public Utilities
Commission in the provision for the
control Of taxicab rates.
The regulations for meter charges
now read:
First passenger. 80 cents for the
first one-third mile or fraction
thereof and 10 cents for each addi-
tionai one-third mile thereafter. and
20 cents additional per trip for each
Of the second and third passengers
and no additional charge for fourth
and fifth passengers. Each four
minutes Of waiting time 10 cents"
No local company charges as
much as is allowed under the
regulation because of competition.
it Is said.
The Washington times., 1926-07-27
SHEEP AND CATTLE
WAR IS MEDlATED

A threatened war over the use
OF the range in northwestern Col
orado between sheep owners and
.catt1emen, has been averted through
the mediation of the Interior De
Esrtment, it was announced today.
The trouble, centering in Gar.
field and Rio Blanche counties,
grew out of the invasion of this
grazing area by sheep owners.
The matter was finally adjusted
by partitioning this particular
range between the cattlemen and
sheepmen.
The Washington times., 1926-07-27
GETTING HTs KNOCKS
.s.L AT ONGp

D. the Little Fellers' Heaven
IL the one where ] would be;
Where, al the pups that men have
Can have good times with me.
And poor bedraggIed alley cats
Can lie on clean green grass,
without the fear that they must
dodge
when people chance to pass.
wen ell be 80 eontented,
For therem be no buIIteS there;
No enc will take advantage
Wen just treat each other fair.
The little FeIIers' Heaven
VIII be kinda full Of clerks
WhO've seen the undeserVing 70
Above their heads by jerks.
But there well all get JUSTICE:
Wei have q place to rest:
We won't be knocked and walked on
In that home of the blest.
Wen sing and shout and skyIaFk,
All the air q happy hum
In the Little FellePs' Heaven,
Where the big guys cannot come!
GENE BLOSSOM
The Washington times., 1926-07-27

Today Cohn filed suit in the Dis.
trict supreme Court against p. II.
s. Cake. Of 1881 Chaplin st. N. w,
from whom he purchased these
stamps, for $1,000, this represent
ing to him the amount he claims
he paid in excess Of the actual
value OF genuine stamps in the
collection.
Examination of the collection,
Cohn says In the complaint, was
made by Treasury Department and
philatelic experts, who declare, he
says. some of these stamps were
only cardboard proofs Of genuine
stamps
May Is, last, Cohn ayers, Cake
came to Charles Kohen, COINS
agent. and offered him q IS 900
commission if Cohn would sell the
collection for $4,000. Cake, he
charges In the suit, would exhibit
the stamps only at night "or late
In the afternoon.
The stamp dealer claims he had
faith in Cake and made an out-and-
out purchase for $4,000 cash. Dur
ing the negotiations Cake insisted
on cash transaction, 1t is set forth.
Closer examination OF the stamps
the suit alleges, disclosed that there
were only 81 800 worth OF genuine
stamps. The others are called "a
collection OF spurious, forged and
c0unterfeited stamps.
Attorney Harlan Wood represents
Cofn,
The Washington times., 1926-07-27
HELD FOR
BAD CHECKS

Pretty Nellie Long. Of ss2 q st.
N. e., whose love Of fine clothes,
police aver. led her to make out
seven alleged bad checks totaling
$50, given as payment to downtown
department stores. was freed today
In 81 900 bond when she pied not.
guilty in Police Court and asked
for jury trial.
The papers, sworn out by Head
quarters Detectives Patrick O'Brien
and Thomas Nally, charging the
young woman with false pretenses
and violation of the check law,
show she had written all the checks
since June 4. -
legged bad checks to police a few
days ago and her arrest followed.
The Washington times., 1926-07-27
MYSTERY MAN" WILL
APPEAR AT LAWN FETE

A mystery man" will make his
appearance tonight at the carnival
and lawn fete at st. Gabriel's
Church, being held on the church
grounds at Grant Circle and Varnum
Street. The mystery man" will be
christened with the name of a we'll
known public official. and will bear
certain marks indicating his name.
The visitors will be asked to
guess 1t.
The carnival, which is drawing
throngs to the grounds each night,
VIII close tomorrow night. Con.
certs by the Boys Independent
Band feature the carnival each
night
The Washington times., 1926-07-27
HOOVER ENDORSES MOVE
TO SERVE RRoADcASTING

Secretary Of Commerce Hoover
today endorsed the proposed plan
of radio broadcasters, manufacture
ers and listeners to form an a.
ISOLATION to help keep radio broad
casting off the rocks until Con-
gress can pass regulatory legisla-
ton. Is.
! The association would be OF
great value in welding public opin-
ion to prevent wave length piracy,
Hoover said. He reiterated that
broadcasting would be damaged if
many new stations opened up.
Many stations which jumped
their wave lengths have gone back
to their own frequency because Of
protest by listeners, said Hooves.
The Washington times., 1926-07-27
ANGLING

On the pike and the plckerel caught
me 9Governor Of New York was
saumpfuously fed,
And Cal talked to Al I'm low UNDER
As they cautiously ate. avoiding the
bonee.
I've ye.s, from now the bones Of
contention
WIIl Be- fought over in each National
Convention
on vacation
BUT as to whether either Or both
will land the nomination.
The Washington times., 1926-07-27
AIR BUREAU TO FOSTER
COMMERCIAL AVIATION

The chief aim Of the Department
OF Commences new air bureau will
be to promote and foster CONNER
cial aviation throughout the nation,
Secretary Hoover said today. Much
Of the work will be- regulatory.
An assistant secretary in charge
OF air il expected TO be named
shortly
The Washington times., 1926-07-27
HIS NOSE WILL KNOW.

The Los Angeles surgeon 4Uho
yenodeted Jack Dempseys nose
notc furnishes an affidavit that
Jacks nose 10 25 per cent. stronger
than II 4Cas before the operation
and can sustain blotp that much
harder than before. This may be
all for the purpose Of giving a
tip to Jocks HeJt opponent that
Jdck's nose 70 not the place to
peck at, but, dRyhotD, after the
Schether 10 u really tougher than
BATTLING BEN.
The Washington times., 1926-07-27
WHICH Is TIE BRIpEe

The preachers toho do marrying
are h0ptMO hard time TO dis
ttBQwtsh betsceeB the brides and
arooms sUhen both happen to be
dressed IN knickers and both sCedT
bobbed hair. These marrying nltssis-
eers 4DtH hare to get dnno1incers
60. sing out "here COMES the
BRIDE" so thev aCiIl knOac tchtch
the bride Is, and II the announcer
shouid happen to get lene ntired
up Tiers tEtH indeed be mieHps.
-GENEVIEVE.
The Washington times., 1926-07-27
Textile Men to See Hoover

a committee OF the National Cot
ton Textile Institute. headed ~
Stewart w. Cramer, of North Caro-
lima, win call on Secretary Of Conf
merce Hoover tomorrow to discuss
plans for stabilizing the textile IN
dustry.
The Washington times., 1926-07-27
THE BRAKELESS FLrVVER.

A guy once bought o fIIVver
which WAS sold - Guaranteed.
II wasn't much for looks, you know.
But it sure had plenty speed.
n vent down q steep hill one day,
And az the bottom were two lakes,
He wanted 10 see how well IL stop
But II didn't have any brakes.
what hnppened to him was enough,
Hie lungs all filled with water,
And In his dying breath he said:
s'Why, oh! why did i buy that
- -RoFE1EAN.
The Washington times., 1926-07-27
J. c. SUMNER SCHOOLS
TO CLOSE AUGUST ~

The 7,10O District summer school
students viii get out two days
earlier than originally planned, it
was announced at summer school
headquarters in. the Franklin School
Building this morning.
The Washington times., 1926-07-27
Police Find Unopened Safe n Car
Stamps Faxed, Claim
Of Dealer IN Suit

Cohn stamp dealer who used to have shop the Old
Ebbt House. has moved COG Thirteenth St N. w.
recently paid $4,000 cash for rare" stamps.
The Washington times., 1926-07-27

TO SAVE THE LIFE OF his
wife. Mrs. Susan Hill, Represen-
tatfye John Philip Hill Of Mary
land gave more than q pint Of
blood in q TRANSMISSION operation
yesterday afternoon. Internal
hem0rrIages seized Mrs. Hill late
in the day and when Representa-
tive Hill arrived for dinner he
found her in serious condition.
The operation was ordered at
once. DIR. Charles Stanley White
reported Mrs. Hill on the road TO
recovery this morning.
The Washington times., 1926-07-27
Hoover to Take Vacation

Secretary Of Commerce Hoover
expects to spend vacation in Cal
ifornia late In August and early in
September.
The Washington times., 1926-07-27

staff Photo
the lady friend of one of his cell-mates Noah vau-
able Australian penguin, beaten to death by his
fellow prisoners during a recreation period. They
gathered around Noah in circle so that guards could
not tell who struck the first blow. The survivors of
the fight will not be punished.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-18
DEATH CORNER
To GET LIGHTS

Traffic control lights at Fifteenth
Street and New York Avenue N
w. will be turned on Saturday
morning after the usual office
rush.
The lights already are installed
and temporary structure has
been erected in the middle of the
intersection from which the lights
will be controlled during the expe-
rimental period.
"In removing the traffic bar
riers at this points we feel that
we are responding to a public de-
SIRE" Col. I. C. Moller, assistant
traffic director. said. But the bar
riers in question were placed there
because the corner was deemed a
hazardous one for traffic. For this
reason we ask the public to unite
with us in an effort to reduce the
hazard after the corner Is opened. I"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-18

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Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1926-12-10
Ctyri zachraneni z horiciho
domu.

Ctyrem osobam zamezen byl
v sobotu vecer vychod z apart
ment1ho domu ma rohu North
a Maryland avenue, kdyz dun
pozarem zasazen byl. Dve ze-
ny a jeden muz sneseni byli
hasici po zebrfku druheho
poschod1. Druhy muz, jenz
prekvapen byl ohnem kdyz
spal, nalezen byl poloobleceny
an slepe bloudil v jednom z a.
partmentu.
Ohen v dome zuril prave V
dobe, kdz nejvfce osob vracelo
Sc z obchodd dflen. Mnohe
linie poulicnfch kar zcela Ia
staveny byti musely zatlm co
druhe obraceny byly dale po
West North Avenue a pax ro-
zeslany pc jinych liniich. O.
hen v dome zavinen byly asi
pretopenymi kamny. Skladiste
plan firmy I. S. Reed bylo po-
skozeno.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1926-12-10
Nalezen streleny v dome
manzelkv.

Oliver T. Bell, 25 rok1 starry
z Belair road dopraven byl do
nemocnice v kritickem stavu
nasledkem strelne rany, kdyz
FRY nahodou postrelen byl v
dome sve manzelky, {. 349 Be-
lair road, v sobotu v noci.
Poole udan1 Bell cekal u do
mu, kdyz manzelka dvema
d1tkama, vratila Sc domG. Po
navratu jejich odesel ma pore,
kde nalezen byl lez1c1 ma po-
dlaze krvaceje re strelne rany.
Revolver pry spustil nahodne.
Manzele spolu nezili.
- James Lawson a Lewis
Cuttings, cernoSi, nalezeni byli
tezce zranen1 strelnymi rama
mi bllzko Caroline a Lombard
ulic. V nemocnici udali, re ma
ne strelili osoby kolem jedou-
c1ho automobile.
- Cernoska, Anna Green
strelena byla do nohy, kdyz cel
noch Duffy Mitchell z N. Bono
ulice strelil pc druhem cerno.
chu, Johnu Brownovi.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1926-12-10
Padesat ctyJi trestanci zadaji
"a miIost.

Satnf zalarnf vybor zadan
jest 54 trestanci, aby jim dal
milost, by pred svatky Vanoc-
mimi mohi ma svobodu.
Mezi zadateli jest Spaniel
sky namoTn1k Amelio Terre-
grcssa, jenz odsouzen byl pro
loupez ma pet rokd do kaznice
spolu jinym spanelskym ma
mornfkem, Jesus Rodriguez "a
nekolik dn1 po zavTenf v kaz-
nici v sebevrazednem 1myslu
vrhl Sc pod truck a tlmto zabit
byl. Terregrossa po nejaky
cas- strezen byti musel, aby po-
dobneho pokusu Sc neodvazil.
Kdyz castecne zapomenul a Sc
uklidnil, stal Sc jednfm z nej-
vzornejsfch trestanc1.