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The Washington times., 1927-05-09
COOLIDGE WILL RUN AGAIN

O0OAADOI WILL AOG ~ kAOfAAAN
Our suspense is ended. Core
spondents at last assure US that
there is no longer a Lingering
doubt" that Coolidge ScilL again
run for President.
As 10e gather 1t nOU, Cal has
simply been forced to take the
nomination IN 1928. He didn't
aOGnt to do it. He preferred the
nomination of "Bitt" Bordh or
Nicholas Butler, but he WGs told
that he GOas the only man that
could beat Al Smith or Jim
Reed, both so "aCet" that If
either 40Gs elected President he
might stock the White House
cellars Nth choice booze gotten
through the foreign legations.
Cal doesn't aCUat to see the
White House become swim-
ming pool for booze inhGleTs,
and so he'u run again.
xxx HENNESSY.
~
GREATEST DATE FACTORY
In the matter Of dates with prunes
I'll tell you. in q monotone,
That the worlds greatest date factory
Is the little old telephone
OPERATOR sOs.
AJA 4
The Washington times., 1927-05-09
ORDERS Tunnel
DAMAGE PAID

Comptroller General j. r. McCarl
today refused the District Govern.
ment permission to pay a claim fol
S53.S4S for damages caused by the
caving in OF a section Of the new
aqueduct tunnel four years ago. He
ordered that the M. A. Long Com.
pany constructors OF the tun.
mel stand the expense.
The tunnel cayed in at a point
where it was 1870 feet below the
ground surface. successive caves
continuing more than a year and q
half and finally reaching the sur.
face of the ground. The contractor
was forced to remove 1859 cubic
Yards of earth and rock to finally
clear the tunnel
A number Of workmen in the
tunnel narrowly escaped. They
We're about thirty feet from the
point where the whole tunnel roof
fell in, escaping as the earth began
to slide.
The contractors claimed that the
cave-in was started by a Govern.
ment engineer who drove a center
plug into the roof, but McCarl dis
missed this claim for lack Of suffi-
cent proof.
The Washington times., 1927-05-09
LAWYER, So, BEATEN"UP
BY BURGL AIRS TN NIGHT
HURT BY
BLOW TO HEAD

A 6S-yearsold man was beaten and
left lying In the hallway OF his
dwelling house at 337 Pennsylvania
Ave. N. W.. early today, when he
interrupted two burglars who were
forcing an entrance to the store
below his room.
The injured man Is John III.
Adriaans, So, 4 lawyer living above
Naiman's Clothing Stores at sS7
Pennsylvania Avenue.
Between ~ and o'clock this
morning he heard q noise in the
hallway downstairs. He had started
to Investigate when a man who
had evidently been hiding in the
upper hallway. hit him with q
hammer.
He was hit three or four times
on the head and then told to
stand against the wall with his
hands up.
He obeyed the commands but
shouted FOR help. The intruders
then lift him again and dragged
him into the bathroom. Frightened
by his cries FOR help. the burglar
and q confederate fled.
Adriaans was taken to Casualty
Hospital. where physicians sewed
up half dozen severe scalp Iacera-
lions. He is expected to recover.
The Washington times., 1927-05-09
INVALID WOMAN SAVED
IN APP Art MENT BLAZE
CHILD CARRIED
OUT ALSO

A four-year.old girl and an invalid
woman were rescued today when a
$1,000 fire swept through an apart
ment house at 512 Second st. N. w.
Twelve families were driven from
their homes by the blaze.
The fire was discovered by Ernest
Thomas, when he attempted to leave
his apartment on the second floor.
Climbing to the third floor he warned
Mrs. Rosa Redmond of the danger
and, picking up the baby, Mildred,
four, he led the family to the street
through dense clouds Of smoke.
Neighbors on the second floor car.
ried Mrs. Eula Sawyer, an invalid,
to a nearby house soon after the fire
was discovered.
Firemeu We're unable to determine
the cause of the fire. Smoke and
water were responsible for the
greater part OF the damage.
The Washington times., 1927-05-09
Free Clinics for Babies
At TakOuna Sanitarium

Free clinics for babies up to two
years old. and for children up to
six years old viii be held at the
Washington Sanitarium. in TIA
koma Park, in connection with
National Hospital Day. Thursday
The program will begin at 2 D. IN.
Prizes will be offered winners. in
both classes. The babies will be
examine. weighed and measured
while those In the older class will
undergo examinations Of the eyes
ears. nose and throat.
DR.. 9. X. Abbott, Cora r. Alb
bott, Anita Lotti. r. D. Runk and
Arthur Huse will act as judges.
The Washington times., 1927-05-09
DR.. d. F. Rivers breaches
Anniversary Sermon

The Rev. d. +. Rivers preached
the twenty-eighth anniversary SER
mon Of his pastorate, in honor of
the fiftieth anniversary of Berean
Baptist Church, Eleventh and v
Streets N. W., yesterday.
Congratulations were offered the
church and its pastor, in a talk by
the Rev. Walter HI. Brooks, pastor
OF Nineteenth Street Baptist
Church, the mother organization.
The Washington times., 1927-05-09
Dear Bill: Herewith the
shortest, get bitterest, SON
net on record:
ode TO MY TAILOR"
$3.50
SILICUS.
BUG HOLLOW NOTES

OOU HOLLOW NOIES
Well. we arc among the E-Ileht AZ
last, meaning the Qwawrk County
League. The AII-StaFs finished tied
for eighth place in the county, ont
Of IL teams playing, and the franz
cnise In the league, formerly held by
Bingleburg. has been purchased hy
William SnubgFass, who viii be
owner, president and manager Of the
AH-stars from now ON.
DIR. Pulliam Legg, our weII-knOwn
vet.. has decided to retire from ac-
tive practice, and has sold out to q
DR.. A. Charley HOrsS, OF Kadatti-
wRck, who will move here aoOn with
his family. Doc Legg and folks will
80 to Australia soon for q long visit
with their folks there.
Ham BeagIebaum 10 assisting Mt
: the Phitz store this week during the
absence Of lizzie Slick, who il IN Gin.
cinnah buying his summer haberdash-
ings.
Strawberry Qmelette at the o, X.
RestauFaw Sunday Only.--Adv.
Miss Prettl Weeke. who has been
The Washington times., 1927-05-09
TRADE BOARD APPLICANTS

E. j. Murphy, chairman of the
executive committee of the Washing.
ton Board Of Trade, called a meet
ing today to pass on applicants for
membership in the board.
The Washington times., 1927-05-09
SIC, 900 Damages Asked
For G. C. Costello Death

A suit for $4,000 for the death
Of Charles C. Costello today was
filed in the District Supreme Court
by Mrs. Marguerite Theresa Cos
tello, wife of the deceased, against
the Washington Railway and Elec.
trio Company.
Costello was struck by a street
car at Fourteenth and Ohio Ave.
N. w. April %, 1926, receiving in.
juries from which he died on May
10, leaving the wife and two chill.
dren.
The Washington times., 1927-05-09
RcouS. PAT oFnec

suffering from her usual spring at
tack of wheeEerlna. Is better now.
GENE BLOSSOM.
The Washington times., 1927-05-09
TIMELY TIPS

Male Help Wanted
disappearing young men
who viii be interested in $1,000
weekly to travel In car with
manager. Experience not re.
quired, as we train you in our
own way. See the Male Help
Columns in the Classified Ads.
Chevy Chase Home for Sale
Seven rooms. two baths, semi.
detached home. containing four
bedrooms. Large lot with garage
In rear. See the Real Estate
Columns Of the Classified Ads.
Room and Board
10th Street N. w. WeIl.kept
nicely. furnished rooms with or
without board; hOmeIilSe sur.
rOundings; every convenience:
reasonable. See the Rental Col.
umns OF the Classified Ads.
Willys.Kn for Sale
WilIys.Knight Roadster, 1924.
Original dark blue finish in
wonderful shape; car has only
been run III 900 miles and IL ne
quiet as q new car; tires all
good; priced right at $595.0O. See
the Automobile r'Or Sale Col.
ulnlls, the Classified Ads.
Radio Services
Radio batteries recharged.
$1.O5. We call for and deliver
free. See the Radio and Equip.
nents Ads. the Classified Col.
un1ns. .
The abODe Wants and offers
are only fen or che nlany
interesting proportions you lDin
find adUertised in tOday's
Timee and Herald classified
ddUertisine section.
The Washington times., 1927-01-17

Congress in this regard are ignored
and our individual pleadingg and
representations seem not TO be
needed"
Question For Hines
And DIR. c. O. Beardsley? of OF.
taWa. Ohio. is quoted by Congress.
man Thompson as follows:
I'm conclusion, permit me to ask
a question which / look to be adver.
tised in capital letters all over this
land: How many United States Army
war veterans are living in aims
houses. upon the charity OF relatives
and confined in prisons for stealing
in preference to starving, feeble
minded homes, and institutions, all
due to unnecessary passing the buck
and accepting fiction for facts?'
HOW MANY OF THESE VET
ERANS ARE THERE, DIRECTOl3
HINES?
OF the $4,000, 900 economy par
ings turned back to the Treasury
Director Hines says that $2S. 900. 0Ot
and up was saved by reduced
Army and Navy compensation.
Twenty-eight million dollars we Z
scraped off the hare, bent, blisterei
backs of world war veterans
scraped until it hurt, and then the
real scraping began.
Seventy million dollars saved ii
one year is the Veterans Bureaus
record of efficiency or SHAME--ol
what?
I (AnOther InstalInent Tomorrow
The Washington times., 1927-01-17
Man and Woman Died
Natural Deaths, Verdicts

Following the finding of the body
OF Mrs. Mary Grace Allen, rs years
old, in her gas-filled room at 333
M st. N. W., last night, Corober j.
Ramsey Neyirt issued a certificate
OF accidental death. She was found
by Charles c. Glosson of the same
address. who investigated after ne
smelled escaping gas. Tbs gas
came from stove.
Stricken while in restaurant at
AIT Ninth st. ". W.. John MaIey, so
years old, 2413 Pennsylvania Ave.
N. W., was pronounced dead upon
the arrival Of the Emergency Hos
pital ambulance. Coroner Nsvfrt
issued-a certificate Of natural Geath.
The body was taken to the M7rgue
to await advices of relatives.
The Washington times., 1927-01-17
CIVIL WEDDINGS
ON INCREASE
By H. r. KNICKERBOCKER
international News Service

MOSCOW, Jan. I8. - Moscow
people are slowly ceasing to be
married in church, and to have
their children christened, but When
they come to die they still insist on
burial with a religious ceremony.
The League of the Goddess. de-
dicated to the eradication of religion
throughout the Soviet Union, has
just held it's second Moscw pro
vincial congress. and has reported
an interesting set of statistics on
its activity.
Out of 100 marriages in Moscow
in 1926. twenty-five were performed
by priests, the remainder by the
Soviet civil authorities. In 1925
only twenty-one couples out of 100
had their union consecrated by the
church. In 1926 out of 100 ehl,-
dren born. fifty-six were christened
by priests. and in 1926 the number
of christenings sank TO fifty-touT
out of 100.
On the other hand the number Of
religious funeral services has re-
mained about constant. Out Of 10f
burials, sixdy-five are performed
with religious services.
The League of the Goddess" ex-
plains these phenomena by saying
that the majority Of the dead be-
long to the older generation, which
has not yet yielded to the "enlight
ening' influence OF the leagues
atheistic efforts.
Others. however, declare that the
statistics prove the leagues con-
versions to atheism are mainly fair
weather conversions, and that when
death approaches the victim. eveL
though he had professed atheism.
wishes to be on the safe side and
demands religious ceremony.
The statistics quoted may give
an accurate picture of the religious
condition of Moscow. but they are
far from mirroring the situation
throughout the country. Moscow is
noted as the least religious and
most Bolshevik city in Russia. The
country districts, where peasant
orthodoxy still hold hts ground,
would show quite different figures
The Washington times., 1927-01-17
VITAL To
RA|LROADER

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 1S.-How
do you answer, What time is it,"
If his clock showed 500, the ordi-
nary citizen probably would reply,
twenty minutes after g."
The railroad man would politely
tell you AGO." according to Warren
S. Hays, secretary of the American
Clock Manufacturers Association, in
an address here.
1.-THE railroader presupposes that
you know the hour il you are con-
~scious," declared Mr.. Hays. sit
would not occur to him that you
had forgotten the position of the
clocks hour hand. OF course. the
exact minute might not be known
to you. so the railroad man deals
only with the calisthenics OF the
clocks large hand. His brain must
be timepiece. Every second
counts If his time is off a
minute it might result in tragedy.
Time means life to him.
Clocks surround him at every
turn. There are clocks in the
engine cab. in the freight caboose,
in the train shed and in the station
proper. He carries this clock
motif out in his own home, where
every room is ornamented with a
timepiece. In fact, society's present
vogue for clocks in every room in
the house originated with the rail.
road man."
The Washington times., 1927-01-17
1000 PLANES IN
TRADE SEEN
BY ROBERT S. THORNBURGH

by hObERG >. YHORNBURGH
Fully 1000 airplanes will be In com.
mercial operation by the middle Of
the summer in the opinion OF
Charles P. MaeCracken, air secre.
tary OF the Commerce Department.
While this large a number prob.
ably will not, be granted licenses
for interstate flying. they will be
identified with Government insignia.
Applications for aeronautical
licenses for pilots, mechanics and
planes are pouring into the Depart
ment OF Commerce. Issuance Of
licenses authorizing the holders to
participate in interstate commerce
VIII begin probably in the spring.
MscCracken explained that when
sufficient number Of applications
are on hand a number of irnpor.
tant landing fields throughout the
country will be designated for fly.
ing examinations and field testing
Of aircraft.
Ten thousand miles of airways
Will be in operation by June go,
1923. according to the plan. II
Congress approves the 1920 900 de.
ficiency appropriation and the s3..
4OO,OOO sought by the Commerce
Department in the 1928 budget,
sufficient funds will be available
to light and equip so per cent of
the 10000 miles of airway, accord.
ing to MacCracken.
The Washington times., 1927-01-17
Towers School Praised
For Goodness During Fire

Praise for the excellent order
maintained by teachers and pupils
Of the Towers School, Eighth and
c Streets Southeast, during the fire
there last Monday was voiced by
Major e. B. Hesse, superintendent
Of police In a letter to DIR. Frank
Ballou. superintendent Of schools,
today.
II was particularly impressed
with that portion of Capt. w. j..
Sanford's report, praising the teach.
ers and pupils for marching in per-
feet order out of the building with
out the slightest accident" the let
ter read.
Rawlings and the teachers in the.
Towers School.
The Washington times., 1927-01-17
ARMY BAND BILL
AID PLANNED

Lieut.. Comdr. John Philip Sousa
and DIR. Frank Damrosch, director
of the Institute of Musical Arts Of
New York City, win appear before
the House Military Affairs Com.
mittee tomorrow in behalf of the
Army Bands bill.
The Army Bands bill, introduced
by Senator Bingham, passed the
Senate in amended form last SEES
sion. 1t is proposed to Introduce
an amendment which will provide
for an increase of pay. and rating
for enlisted musicians of Army
bands and 10 equalize their pay
with the Navy bands.
Another provision desired is a
representative and experienced band
leader in the War Department. who
will direct and be responsible for
the musical activities in the Army.
The Washington times., 1927-01-17

Bonniger's case is so much like
the Jack Floyd WEIGH affair that
we can't resist the impulse to direct
your attention to it. In the WEIGH
case the petitioner was sent to the
lunatic asylum while his mandamus
case against General Hines was
pending, too. Jacks wife-Madeiine
Welsh-was the petitioner in that
case. Jack being already in the
asylum.
George r. Curtis. during the last
eight months, has opened the ST.
Eliza beth's gates to 20 falsely held
peopIe-most of them actual or pros
pective claimants against the, Vet
Grams Bureau.
Bureau Hasn't Paid
But the bureau has to pay them
anyhow, whether they are in the
asylum or not, you say. Wen, the
bureau hasn't paid Bonniger's claim
yet, and if he hadn't been "habeased
out of his prison the payment would
not have been made Until Bonni-
gers death--and that, according to
the ordinary life experience table,
would be something like 20 years
from now A hundred cases ike
that would help the bureaus eff
ciency record by 81 100000 or so,
and postpone the day of reckoning
for 20 years.
Representative Charles j. Thomp'
son. of Ohio. said recently, as re,
ported in the Congressional Record
OF December Is. 1926, page 532:
81 ~ nf nav (anI
leagues and find that they. too. have
suffered the embarrassment Of see
ing claims delayed and denied. claims
that needed quick and efficient treat
ment and also a touch of sympa'
thetic treatment to prevent suffer
ing, hardship. and even DEATH.
''It is becoming common knowi'
edge that the Veterans Bureau holds
down its regional managers an9 med
icaI officers. instructing them to
fight cases where compensation Is
sought, oftentimes denying them on
technicalities; that it continually
seeks to cut down compensation To
veterans by frequent examinations,
which are almost without exception
conducted in a far from sympathetic
manner.
Medics are Hard-bOilcd
SIN fact, to speak plainly. medical
officers SO frequently adopt hard
boiled attitude toward broken-down
claimants. seemingly wanting to
scare them off. All this seems to be
in an effort to save money and make
"a record of economy. The bureau
is continually turning back money
into the Treasury that was appro
priated by Congress to salvage and
aid these men who were taken from
all walks Of life and thrown into the
first line of defense. to take what
ever might come to them.
Not long ago nearly $4,000, 00(
was returned to the Treasury by this
bureau, while ex-service men all over
the country were living on charity
or dependent on relatives. rather
than longer fight for their claims. Oh
if they continued to fight, it got
them nowhere.
II believe in economy of govern,
ment. But the United States Vet
ernas Bureau is the last place, abso
iutely. that | would begin such
economy, and l would look upon
money saved by such methods as
unworthy Of the ideals of this coun
try. Congress appropriates literally
for these ex-service men and wants
them taken care of literally. But the
money is not all used: the wishes OF
The Washington times., 1927-01-17
Empress Charlotte, 80.
Seriously iii at Chateau

BRUSSELS. Jan. 17.-Empress
Charlotte. consort of the ill-starred
Emperor Macmillan of Mexico, was
seriously i'll today at her chateau
on the outskirts of Brussels. suffer
Ing from heart trouble and an at
tack of the grippe
She is 80 years old. She is an aunt
Of King Albert of Belgium.
The Washington times., 1927-01-17
CIVILIANS TO MEET

Representative Albert johnson. of
Washington. chairman of the House
immigration Committee. will speaF
on immigration" at the luncheon
of the Civitan Club tomorrow at the
Lafayette Hotel.
The Washington times., 1927-01-17
Veterans Suffer as
Bureau Saves
By DONALD McDoUGAL

We regret that must interrupt the regular of
unacy articles this point and insert something the way
of the L. c. Bonniger But Bonngers
perence typical Veteran Bureau methods that be-
eve outline of it worth the space it takes if
have chop off something had planned to discuss at the
end of the series. y
The Washington times., 1927-01-17
ADVERTISEMENT

sales of carcass beef In Washington. d c.,
for week ending Saturday. January Is
1927, on shipments sold out. ranged from
1900 cents TO 1900 cents per pound and
averaged 1912 cents per pound.
The Washington times., 1927-01-17

English experimenters have found
that airship engines run more
smoothly If small quantities of ny.
drogen or coal gas are admitted
with the regular fuel during sue
ton strokes.
The Washington times., 1927-01-17
ITALY SWEPT BY STORM

ROME, Jan. 17.-Italy has been
swept by heavy transforms which
has caused rivers to rise, leading 10
fears of floods.
The Washington times., 1927-01-17
STARvES, FEARING FOOD

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Jan. H.
Suffering from the delusion that all
food offered her was poisoned. Miss
Eta Hobby starved herself to death.
The Washington times., 1927-01-17

Harry Robinson, $40 Four
teenth St. N. E., runs home with
the bone this time. Send in
your idea of Hick and try
for the daily dollar.
The Washington times., 1927-01-17
POincare and Herrick
Hold Long Conference

PARIS. Jan. 17.-Premier Poir
care received Myron Herrick. United
States ambassador, today and held
a lengthy conference with him.
1t is believed that the Franco
American debt question was dis.
cussed, as Premier Poincare is ex-
pected to lay the Mellon erenger
agreement before the Chamber of
Deputies shortly.
The Washington times., 1927-01-17

Are you IN need of a dressmaker?
Read the situation wanted' ads Of
today's Times and Herald Classified
The Washington times., 1927-01-17

SO were the shopperso tremendous the stocks
made special gemens continue this rec
ord-breang SALE Reserve stocks have been added
ayed shipment just arrived and-even more drastic reduc-
tons make the last days as sensational as the first
The Alaska fisherman., 1927-09-15
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The Alaska fisherman., 1927-09-15

Whether or not 1t pays to have lawyer, even a good one, seems open to question judging from the record of the last term of court in Ketchikan.
 The long list which is here print ed also affords "some" evidence as to the purity of Ketchikan" un- der Chief of Police Humber when you bear in mind that the city po- lice of Ketchikan had virtually nothing to do with the actions. They are interesting and follows in the order in which they were de- cided by the court.
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 1O27-KA U. s. V. Alaska Hotel June 21, 1927 Injunction issued closing place to Swain after July 1. $500. bond posted. William A. Holzheimer.
 1O28-KA U. s. v. Building on Barn. ey Way and Thelma Baker April 12, 1927 Injunction issued: delft. to pay costs. Geo. B. Griggsby. 1O33-KA U. 8. v. Dynamite Joe's Place April 12, 1927 Injunction issued; delft. to pay costs. No at- torney.
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The Alaska fisherman., 1927-09-15

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The Alaska fisherman., 1927-09-15
Federal Officials Active

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 IN SPITE OF ELOQUENT
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