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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-09
NORTHEAST WARNED
GALE Is DUE TONIGHT

NEW YORK. Jan. 9.-Weather
Bureau today ordered display of
storm warnings from north OF Bos-
ton to PASSPORT, Me-, in advising
of a disturbance centering over
Northern New Jersey and moving
rapidly north.
The storm will cause strong
northeast and east winds. probably
reaching gale force this afternoon
and tonight.
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precinct, for disarming q cOlOred
boy. The boy. gun in hand. WAS
roaming the streets. He WAS
found to have escaped from the
Industrial Home. stealing the re-
v0lVer at the institution.
Private II. M. Poland. Fifth
precinct. for meritOFiOus work in
arresting an ex-cOnVict wanted
on charges Of hOusebreaking. The
criminal was armed when Poland
made the arrest.
Schmitz is Praised
In recognizing the valorous
deeds of other members of the de-
partment. the committee was unani-
nous in its praise.
In the case of Fireman Schmitz
the facts. briefly. are.
No. 8 Engine Company, Of which
Schmitz is member, responded to
a Gallon January II, 1925. from I'LL
T st. NJ. w. They found small
wooden home ablaze.
Schmitz entered the house through
the front door. going to the back of
the house. Dense smoke, however,
forced him to seek air. He went to
the front room on the first floor,
and opened one Of the windows. He
heard a scream.
"Helpw shouted q voice upstairs.
Schmitz rushed to the hallway.
He saw Mrs. Jennie Robinson, col
ored. 70 years old. at the head of
the steps. He saw her fall to the
floor and few seconds later disap.
pear from view. the dense smoke
hiding her. Schmitz dashed uu
the stairway, which by this time
was aflame. Cropping through the
smoke he found Mrs. Robinson, who
had collapsed.
Escape from the front stairway,
Schmitz found then was impossible
Still carrying his burden, he sought
another exit. He found a stairway
in the rear and carried the woman
to safety. She was rushed to Elmer.
gency Hospital, suffering from
severe BUNS. Schmitz' injuries
were slight. hospital aid being un.
necessary.
1.-The second floor was like a. fur
mace" one eyewitness said Smoke
and flames were pouring out of the
windows on the second floor. The
woman was helpless. She was too
weak to make a dash for safety.
Schmitz did heroic work in rescuing
her. 1t Is a miracle that he es-
capped alive"
Lieut.. s. M. Schmitz' superior Of.
ficer reported later.
PRIV. Schmitz, on his own in
itiative, went up to the burning
stairway with flames shooting out
of the partitions and carried Mrs.
Robinson through the dense smoke
to safety"
Schmitz' heroism brought him q
commentator from George s. Wat.
son, fire chief.
| The facts in Policeman Dowd's
case, briefly, are:
| About p. m, on the night OF
October 81, last, Ova Robinson, q
taxicab driver, reported to the
Sixth precinct police station that a
coIored man had held him up at
the point of revolver and robbed
him. Two other men had similar
experiences, he reported.
! II know where the holdup man
is" he told Detective Dowd.
A few minutes later Dowd, the
taxi driver. and Lonnie G.. JenD
nings, a civilian. of 1921 Twelfth
st. N. W., arrived in front of FOG
D st. N. w.
] II think he's in that apartment -
one man told Dowd.
Dowd went in. He looked around
the first floor, but saw nothing
He heard voices upstairs and
started ND.
who's there" shouted q voice
| Police" Dowd responded.
| ITO hell with the police" the
voice replied. "They won't get me-"
Gun Fails RObber
When Dowd was nearly to the
top of the stairs. coiorcd mar
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appeared, brandishing q revolver.
He pointed 1t at Dowd, and pulled
the trigger, but there was no re-
port. the gun clicked, but did not
60 off.
Before the man could pull the
trigger again, Dowd was on him.
1t was a mad fight, the colored
man seeking to shoot. with Dowd
making every effort to get the gun
from his hands.
~ had my gun drawn" Dowd
shoot. I fought with the man
until / knew that my life was at
stake. / shot him in the arm. He
became a wild man then and fought
harder. / shot again, hoping to
knock him unconscious. Then !
got the gun away from him and
had no further trouble.
II am sorry killed him. !
didn't want to. / tried to shoot
him in the shoulder. But couldn't
get my revolver to a position to
get accurate aim and was forced
to shoot in a hurry"
The colored man was identified as
Walter White, IS, 922 Fifth st
N. w. He weighed about zoo
pounds and had a reputation as a
scrapper.
DOwd ExOnerated
A coroner's jury exonerated Dowd
OF all blame in connection with the
death.
From statements OF witnesses"
reported Inspector Henry g. Pratt.
assistant superintendent, who made
an investigation, Dowd acquitted
himself with credit on this occasion,
knowing that the man he was seek
ing to apprehend was armed and
threatened several citizens with
his revolver.
This situation was met by DoWd
in a fearless manner and his braV-
cry on this occasion should be
recognized"
Major Edwin Hesse, superinten-
dent of police, was at the station
house Immediately after Dowd' $
fight with the colored man. He
got a first hand version of the
affair.
at was an extraordinary act Of
bravery" Hesse says.
The facts in Wolfe's case, briefly,
are:
On the night of July %, last,
William b. Thompson. colored, was
shot and killed by Denzie jackson,
alias Robert Butler. Jackson made
his escape. About 6 p. M, the
night of August II, police head
quarters got word that jackson
was at 1926 N. ]. Ave. N. W., and
was armed.
The headquarters car, driven by
Wolfe, was dispatched with Detec-
tives r. F. Sweeney, Carlton Tai
ley and c. j. P. Weber, to the
house. Wolfe and the detectives
made a careful search but failed
to find Jackson.
AS they were leaving the second
floor, they heard a noise above.
Investigating they found trap
door leading to an attic. The
opening was so small that only
Wolfe, the smallest man Of the
lot, could get through. The other
men hoisted Wolfe to the ceiling.
Wolfe was armed, but unable to
through the opening. He saw Jack
son crouched in a corner, a revolver
in his hand. Wolfe was through
the trap door in a second and in
another moment reached Jackson's
side. Before the man could fire,
Wolfe was on top of him.
Wolfe got possession of the gun
and fought with Jackson until the
man submitted to arrest. He then
forced him through the trap door
to the waiting detectives.
Inspector Pratt, who made an in
vestigation OF this case, commends
Wolfe.
"It was a daring act" he says,
''Wolfe's chances OF getting out Of
that attic alive were slight. The
colored man had his gun on him.
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And 1t was only because Of Wolfe's
speedy work that he reached the
man in time to prevent him from
shooting"
The award of gold medals, the
silver medal and merit bars will
be made at public exercises to be
held in the near future
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Schnitz and Dowd will be elected
to membership in the Honor Club
of which Arthur Scrivener, head.
quarters detective, is the president.
This club comprises men in the
police and fire departments who
have received The Washington
Times gold medals f0E hraRsrx
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-09
HOW MICHAEL DoWD BECAME HERO
Yesper Concert

Arranged by Ruby Smith StahI!
at the First Congregational
Church, Sunday, January 10, at
4:46 p. m.
The washington Quartet: Mary
Sherier Bowie, soprano; Richie
Mclean, cOntralto; j. F. d.
Bowie. tenor; y. q. 8. Kinsella,
bass.
Quartet, 'sHark, Hark, My
Soul .CnauW4Ch
Trio, con Thee Each Living
Soul Awaits .Hyden
Quartet. '''The Lost Sheep Jordon
soprano and contralto duet,
ssChIidren Pray Their Love to
Cherish" ............... Sponr
Tenor and bass duet. watch.
man What OF the Night
Sarjeant
Quartet, "Going Home" .Dvorak
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-09
MAN TO DIE IN CHAIR FOR
BEATING GIRL TO DEATH

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. s.-James
Henry, 81, was to be electrocuted
at the Ohio Penitentiary here to-
night for robbing, attacking, and
beating to death 15-year-old Edna
Boswell, near Cincinnati.
Henry pleaded guilty.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-05-19
HOW WILL WOMEN TAKE
POLITICAL DEFEAT9
BY Mrs. Walter Ferguson

x newspaper correspondent says that women may
be successful in politics. but he feels certain that they
VIII never be able to take defeat like ,the mem
Heaven knows we hope not. For The average man
who has ever been beaten for any office from county
wegher to Senator spends the rest Of his life trying
to Wndicate himself by running again He may not
get so angry at those who vote against him. but one
thing is sure he never returns private life without
struggle. And even If he finally has to succumb to
obscurity, he grasps every opportunity to make the
welkn ring with his oratory.
A great many men take defeat very calmly be-
cause they never get the message.
They go right along running happily in every fu-
ture campaign kidding themselves the belief that
the people want them in Office badly as they wal
TO get there They sense popular uprising every time
they get a letter from the county chairman
The land is filed with defeated aspirants for Con
gress and the Senate for Governor and solon for
sherlt and surveyor, who exc a existence try
ing to be elected to something. Unseat them in the
House. defeat them at the polls it makes no difference
Ihey go on announcing and running just the same.
They are apparently quite the fact that the
voters do not want them to perform in any public
capacity. Once the average politically bitten man gets
the idea that his country is calling is no stop
ping him. He will run until death overtakes him.
AS yet cannot tell just how the women will
meet their political waterloos Shed some burning
tears, perhaps, and give vent bitter invecve but
whatever they do, the chances are that they will
become greater pests than the men have proved
themselves.
IL they will but running after couple of bal
lot box disasters they will their vast superiority
the mass OF the who make our land hideous
with their campaign placards.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-05-19
PONY. TRAIN. PLANE

There people still living the plains of
the great Southwest who remember the clatter
of the express ponies hoofs They the mail
sack dropped from stage coach, too and that hasn't
been so long ago, for time hurries its way.
The other day they looked into the sky to watch
a new postman, flying wings that cut a 1,OOOmile
journey of weeks down into few hours. Curtiss
Pigeons have left the trains behind
The southwest has been quick to respond to the
new demand for speed. Kansas City, Dallas, Fort
Worth, Wichita, Oklahoma City and stops between
Kansas City and Dallas, have been brought twenty
six hours nearer to New York
plane leaves Dallas at Z: 80 a. m 1t scars into
Kansas City at 1:47. Another plane leaves Kansas
City at 1857, the mail having been transferred In
ten minutes, and it arrives in Chicago at 1920. Ten
minutes more and another plane wings its way to-
ward Cleveland. Ten minutes. Then to New
York, the mail that left Dallas at 1880 arriving in
New York at 6:15 the following morning.
From Chicago to New York, the pilots fly along
great white way Through rain, snow fair nights
or foul great shafts of light guide the daring posmen
of the skies their swift path. The air mail is
cheating time and night
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-05-19

Like the above, this feature stands little chance of
meeting favor.
If the cabled summary of the American arms re-
duction scheme gives a true conception Of it, the
portion having to do with land forces at least rep
resent ideal, not a practical working problem.
Armies in direct proportion to population or area
would be perfectly all right in Arcadia or Eysum,
but not in this gehenna which internationally speak
ing topsyturvy old world unfortunately happens
to be in at this time.
Perhaps the complete text of the American pro-
posa may shed different light It, Even the
public will do we'll not to spend all it's next year
tax money on this years vacation. The world will
have to have dts armies navies and air forces for
time to It's too bad but it's true.
There must be mental disarmament, Tristan in
ternational will not to resort to war After that the
rest is easy. Even the American plan would work
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-05-19
THE KILLER

That is the description given of the two killers
who shot down business in broad daylight,
showing no more feeling about murder than they
might in the switching of the gears on their fast
automobile
That is the description always given in these
ruthless murders as they occur In this city or in
Chicago or New York any of the great cities
It is time to realize that we have created a new
kind of criminal in these modern days OF laWless-
ness and disregard for law, patent haired boy who
dances at night, who rides in fast machines, who
packs gun for the purpose Of death
The old holdup man and yegg had some fear of
law and some hestancy about wantony killing MS
victims
He killed if at all, only when desperately driven
to that expedient by imminent capture
He carried his gun to terrify, to brighten, TO pro-
tect himself only in the last moment.
Not even the old bandit gangs Of the west were
without some feeling of horror at taking human
life.
When the James gang roamed over Missouri and
the Jennings gang held what is now Oklahoma in
their fear they shot their rifles into the air but they
did not shoot to kill.
The terrifying part Of the situation is that these
killers who have become more than problem are
never more than 25 years of age Most of them are
under 20.
too young to enter the They did not learn to
be caous to the value Of life in the stress Of battle
If YOU try for a reasonable explanation of this
new social menace, you may be led to the discovery
that home influence is losing its power and its grip
upon the youth
For these killers are but the logical product of
the spirit of the age the spirit of endeavorng to
substitute written law for character and fear for
principle.
We have made lawbreaking the great national
sport by creating so many laws to curb habits that
few longer have any respect for any law.
If we have reached the stage where respectable
people, if they retain any idea of individual liberty,
make a selection of what laws they will obey
and what ones they will disregard, it is logical to
expect that youths unframed and undscplined,
20 the full limit and disregard all laws of
God and
These killers never came from the old-fashioned
Preside where the love of a mother and the kindly
advice of a father the guides to conduct and
gave direction to character.
These youths never got that cold disdaJn of
human life in an American home, the American
home which gave this Nation its inspiration for
century and half
The influence of that American home held until
began to turn it's province and its powers over
to legislators and police and courts and sought to
establish uniformity of character and Of habit
through fear and dictation.
And since rely upon law and its penalties,
the only immediate refuge is apparently to track
down these killers who were legitimately born of
our present system and destroy them ruthlessly
and unfeelingy they kill others
For that is the underlying philosophy and theory
of our present social system.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-05-19

There is probably one chance in a thousand that
the American plan for carrying out disarmament on
land will be accepted by Japan, France Italy Bel
GUM Poland, for that matter corporal's guard
of nations.
Yesterday the international commission which is
to arrange program for eventual formal disarma-
ment conference of the principal world powers, held
its first meeting at Geneva seat of the League of
Nations America was among the twenty powers
represented, with minister to Switzerland, Hugh
Gibson, heading delegation,
Each delegation will submit its governments pro-
posal for bringing about general reduction Of arma
ments on land, on and in the air. Gibson was to
present the American proposal today, according to
last nights dispatches.
The American plan has to do with land arma-
ment Maintenance of the 5-5S limitation, as adopt
ed at the Washington conference, and its inclusion
to include all types of basis for sea power. This was
as expected. But limitation of land armament in
direct proportion to population and is novel, If
not fair.
For instance: The United States has 5000 900
inhabitants Surprising, say, it should be agreed that
each nation might have soldier per 1000 popula-
tion-which it happens, is approximately the
at the present in this country-then the United
States Army would number $4,000 men.
Similarly limited, Japan would be entitled to
less than 10000 soldiers and Great Britain only
45OOO-for the number, size and population of col
onies apparently would be taken into considera-
ton.
France would have to get along with an army
of 10000 men against Germanys $4,000, while
Chief Dictator Mussoni would have to plan his new
Roman empire with the backing of bare $4,000.
The bugaboo of Europe Russia would muster 1876 900
troops alongside Poland with $4,000 and CzechoSo-
vakia, with 10000
China with area larger than the United States
and almost four times the population, would be en-
titled to maintain army Of 100000 men, by far
and away the largest in the world,
Another feature of the American plan which
Geneva correspondents say Minister Gibson plans to
present calls for doing away with compulsory mill
tary service obtains in Italy, France, Japan Rus
sa in fact in almost all the powerful countries
in the Yorld the United States and Britain excepted
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-05-19
A Little Warm Weather Talk About
What Is New in Land of PhonOgraph
Bv Walter ID. Hickman

Many people are starting the day
with music right in their own
homes.
1t is said that there is more break
fast monograph music in Indian
apolis right now than ever before.
The other day l was in a music
shop and a prominent man Of this
city admitted while buying records
that he always turned on his phono-
graph just before he took his morn
ing bath.
And then move the photograph
into the breakfast nook and we have
more music" he said.
This actually makes music and
working factor in the home. The
monograph makes it possible to at
tend to every mood. l know that
my photograph played in the morn.
ing puts me in the right kind Of
mood.
One pleasant morning while walk
ing 10 the office I often hear a pho
nograph playing while a household
is at breakfast.
Columbia for May has announced
some records which are delightful
for early morning playing.
One Of these is Charles Hackett
singing La Boheme" and "Afri-
cana" tenor solos. Hackett is a
mighty popular American tenor and
these selections certainly bring the
sunlight Of melody into the home
These two melodies are really in
spirational.
Columbia also introduces the
Russian Art Choir. a singing group
Of sixty mixed voices singing Song
of the Field" and Village Pines, -
a collection o Russian Folf songs.
These numbers are in Russian, but
the melody is OF the gripping kind.
Ted Lewis and his gang have a
new Columbia record called Poor
Papa" and IN My Gondola.' This
high hat music master certainly can
put pep into an early May morning
with his melody.
In answer to a question: You may
| obtain two numbers from The Song
Of the Flame" on a Vocation record.
containing Song of the Flame" and
"Cossack Love Song" both fox trots.
Played by the Tuxedo orchestra.
have not heard this record, but give
the information gladly.
have some marvellous new
recorded Brunswick out at the fiat
and will tell you about them next
week.
4 + T.
Indianapolis theaters today offer:
Spring Fever" at English s;
Seventh Heaven" at Keiths; the
Giersdorf Sisters at the Lyric; Janet
Of France at the Palace; Mile.
Modiste" at the Circle; "A Social
Celebrity" at the Ohio; wild oats
Lane at the Colonial; The Devils
Circus" at the Apollo and stop,
Look and listen" at the Isis.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-05-19
LEWIS, BOOK AGENT,
TO SPY ON PASTORS
Author, Who Defied God Dons Disguise to Seek Material
for Another Best Seller

visit in Kansas City was to conduct
n Sunday school for preachers.
The Rev. Bert Fiske Of the fed
Grated church Of ottawa. Kan, told
about the Sunday school soon after
Lewis left town
Rev. Fiske was so impressed by
the force Of Lewis remarks that
after attending two sessions Of the
school he went back to Ottawa and
preached on Christian Pagans."
The sermon caused a furore. It was
denounced openly by the deacons
and Rev. Fiske consented to leave
his pastorate.
Wondering how he should support
his wife and children. last Sunday
he strolled into Lewis apartment
and told the author about his plight
Lewis insisted that he spend the
night IN the apartment. Here, "
Lewis shouted at him. put on these
pajamas and dream you are the au-
thor of 'Arrowsmith' refusing a
thousand bucks"
Promises $500 Check
The Rev. Fiske said he wouldn't
be apt to refuse a thousand, or even
hundred. The author told him not
to worry. you've been brave and
true to me and I'll look after my
own" he said. IN give you a
check for 5000 tomorrow. 1t will
tide you over until you get a job"
During breakfast the Rev. Fiske
underwent mental fldgeting, for
Lewis seemed to have forgotten all
about the check. The pastor made
every effort to swing the converse
ton around TO It. but finally gave
up. Lewis simply refused to renlem-
Der the 5000.
But the Rev. Fiske wasn't so un.
fortunate after all. The deacons
telegraphed him Tuesday that his
congregation had voted to refuse to
accept his resignation.
There is one thing about old-time
religion" remarked the Rev. Fiske,
st took care of its own"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-05-19
Sells Encyclopedias
SHIP COURSE OFFERED
Massachusetts, School Foresees Ex-
pansiOn of Marine.

pansiOn of Marine.
BIZ United Press
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, May 10
Looking toward the expansion and
more efficient operation of the
American merchant marine, with
an increasing demand for men train
ed in the business administration
OF marine transportation, Mas
sachusetts Institute Of Technology
has established a four-year course
in ship operation and management.
The new course. which has been
given much encouragement by
American steamship companies, ac-
cording to Institute officials, will be
under the direction Of Prof. ]. r.
Jack. head of the department of
naval architecture and marine
engineering, and Prof. Lawrence B.
Chapman.
1t is intended for students who
wish to enter the field of ship opera
ton and management-the shore ed.
ministration of shipping-and will
include marine insurance, admiralty
law and other branches of marine
transportation in broad ed
ucational program.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-05-19
BU Times sbccinI


KANSAS CITY, Mo, May 10
disappearing as a book agent, Sin.
clair Lewis, who writes books. is
fiivvering northward through the
main streets Of the breadcrops re-
gion in the hope of catching enough
small-town pastors off their guard %
give him material for another best
seller.
His departure was a relief to
Kansas City. where he has been dis
turbing church circles in recent
months by Gouble-daring God to
strike him dead for making unortho-
dox remarks while lecturing in or
thodoXe pulpits. But there were a
great many who were sorry to see
the red-headed author leave and a
great many more who showed keen
interest in his latest adventure.
Sells Encyclopedias
Lewis idea is to write a novel
about American preachers. He be-
lieves he can learn to know them
better by calling on them in the
guise Of an encyclopedia salesman.
Hence the trip northward
Among the many other interesting
things Lewis did during his long