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The Washington times., 1928-02-04
Z POLICE AUTOS
IN CRASHES

Two Police Department automos
biles, one from the detective bureau
and the other from the Fourteenth
Precinct. were badly damaged in
collisions last night. There were
no injuries.
The first wreck occurred In front
OF 1915 Fourteenth st. N. W., when
the detective car. operated by
chauffeur and occupied by Detec-
tive BENJAMIN Kuehling, is said to
have struck the rear of a street
car and then collided with two
parked cars. The detective was
speeding to the scene of a hold-up
when the crash occurred.
A short time later the precinct car
operated by Policeman Sam j..
Prophet. was In collision at Seven
teenth Street and Pennsylvania
Avenue. Northwest. with an automo-
bile operated by Robert r. Padgett,
at North Alfred ST.. Alexandra, Va
Both cars were slightly damaged.
Miss Thelma Williams, 18, 4412
Bowen I'd, S. E., was bruised on
the body when struck by truck
operated by Norman s. Campbsll,
coIored, $40 Fifth ST., s. Il. She was
treated by q nearby physician.
Clara billiard. colored, 81, ZOOS. /
St, NJ. E., was slightly injured when
the antov obile in which she was rid.
ing slidded and overturned at
sT'rirty.fourth Street and Massachu.
metts Avenue. Northwest
The Washington times., 1928-02-04

NEWSPAPERS reporters some
times have to obtain facts
under circumstances In which IL
Is impossible to take notes They
sometimes develop d capacity Tor.
retention IL detail that Is amazing.
witnesses In court frequently
differ materially and sincerely in
their accounts OF an Incident.
Would you be an accurate wit
ness? Or good reporter? Read
to yourself, slowly, the account
of an event which follows. DO not
read II aloud. After you have
read it-only once, remember
put away the paper, and jot down
as many OF the facts as you can
remember. See how long il takes
you. Here is the incident:
A small yellow dor with . black
spot on his left fOrefOOt ran
across Thirteenth Street and
Fifth Avenue, just MS the children
were leaving school 1T noon. As
he ran behind d Ford truck he
narrowly missed being struck by
q Packard sedan which was be.
hind the truck. However, he
reached the sidewalk in safety,
Just rs John Brown came out Of
the school house door. tNOw, time
yourself and put away the paper
After you have written every
thing that you can recall of the
story. see II you have answered
these questions: t1) What animal
The Washington times., 1928-02-04

The peaceful current "a ths III.
publican pre Dental race Hrt ont
81 Its smooth bed today and started
going over the rocks DC controversy
resulting iii considerable boiling
and cllurninR Of waters
THE first def ar 1898 hiss
been hurled. II came from Senator
Frank II. Willis. who has elected &C.
run AZ Onioss 1av0rite and b0me-
dry son. 1T was directed at Herbert
Hoover. the Cabinet candidate who
has never ANNOUNCED HIS can acs
bit who, nevertI leless. IaaG ia opera
.tion the most vigorous and
thoroughly org anized apaign yaE
seen
willis has dared Hoover O. eDnlS
into the Ohio primary ana try ~
take any of HIS delegates
And It should be uildsrlt00d 8
said Willis, sthat this contest de-
TWEEN Hoover and Willis viii 10 NO
kid glove or powder pun affair.
Al Matter sof Thinking
Things win s. called by tAeir
right names. provided We car
think Of the words. Card dateg
VIII have the opportunity to declare
their position on many public uuees
lions about w llfck the people DC this
country have long been In doubt &
whether the Hoover MlanageKH
win accept the challanse remains ~
be seen.
WilIis' explosion was touched or
by Represented Theodore Burton
the veteran CIevelandeE who han
been Republican Ieader III Olas0
Tor many years. Burton issued q
statement intimating that Willis
wasn't going anywhere IA artscu-
lar. and inviting the H0over people
to come into the primary and make
q contest for the delegates. Hoover
sentiment, Burton allowed. ~ strong
III Ohio and needs only some crystal.
lizafiOn.
The willis candidacy, Burton said,
was predicated almost entirely on the
assumption there would ha i dad
lock III the convention such aa 0c-
CURED In 1890 when Harding, an
other Ohio favorite son. slipped III.
Burton cannot aea any deadloclxs
hence he considers willis caxd &ey
IA Major DeCs siCF
Political experts here believe that
liz Hoover elects to make q 9ikl4t Tor
Ohio he can obtain at least some cE
the AS delegates Cincinnati Renxlb.
Iicans have already refused IN
dorae Willis because Of his taki III
loon League leadership ana fok other
reasons. 1T II believed nxphnblD
that Burton could SWING some ~
CIevelandss deleeates> away ncm
Willis. And Walter 81 Brown,
Toledo leader. II now Assistant Sec.
retary De C0naFderce and ora W
Hoever's principal behind he-scenes
strategists.
The Hoover MANAGERS &xs ND
AGAINST . major decision. If Ohio,
the home State of one fav0rito mam
n ~ Be invaded ana battle ElweSa.
then there Is no apparent reason
yghy other States having 1av0rSta
IONS might not also bs invaded.
States like Kansas. Indiana. Illinois
ana Nebraska. Leonard Wood tried
similar invasions iii 1870 Without
much success.
The Washington times., 1928-02-04

Returning from party, sAloIn anu
Miss Scmdder entered the girls apart
ment about 12:s0 ii M. and the
raiders, led by Lieut.. jerry Sullivan
of the Tenth precinct. entered q few
minutes later, according to Cloth.
Booked at Tenth Precinct. both
posted collateral.
When the case was called. Assist
ant District Attorney Ralph Given
asked for d continuance IN order
to make further inquiries. Bertrand
Emerson, jr.. attorney for Cloth
and Miss Scudder, WAS ready for
immediate trial, and when Judge
MattingIy granted the continuance,
Emerson demanded q. jury trial.
Cloth, e coIorfuI and prominent
figure in Arlington county political
wars, did not meet Miss Scudder
until he had been divorced for nine
months. He stated he saw her fire.
quently on washington visits.
In addition he let 1t be known
that since his divorce his wife had
harassed him. He charges that
opposition thrown up by his wife
In social and political life can be
traced to dissatisfaction on her
The Washington times., 1928-02-04
SOUGHT
FOR BAL ISM

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
CHICAGO, Feb. A.. Michael Cohen.
"a. confessed today that he had at
tempted to extort $1,000 from his
wealthy uncle. Ignatz Victor, 50
that he could marry pretty Gale
Kozak, is, Of Michigan City, Ind.
Cohen's mysterious letters and
phone calls have had the Victor
household and police investigators
on pins and needles" for several
weeks.
The first demand was for SO, 900
Victor was to be "bIown up il he
didn't leave the money at a certain
epOf on such and such q date.
Police set trap. but the terrorist
did not call for the money.
Another date was arranged
TEis time Victor was to be let off
bv leaving 5000, but It was posi-
lively his Alast chance.
Last night three threatening teie-
phone calls to the Victor home were
traced by police to three different
drug stores The officers overlook
the terrorist in the third drug store
as he walked out OF booth.
Yes, I'm the guy" said young
Cohen. You see, I'm going to
Join my girls chupEh. I'm to be
baptized Sunday and thought I'd
need some money for the celebra-
Eion."
Victor collapsed when he learned
the identity of the terrorist.
The Washington times., 1928-02-04
COUNTY BUYS Z
FIRE ENGINES

ARLINGTON COUNTY, Va, Feb.
Harrington county's fire fighting
equipment has been increased with
the purchase of two American La
France combination chemical and
pumping engines by the board Of
supervisors.
The $4,000 contract was awarded
at the meeting last night. In addi-
ton, the board purchased from the
Lindsey Nicholson Corporation, Of
Alexandra, 1000 feet of hose for
$2,25O.
The engines will be delivered in
30 days, one going to the Jefferson
District fire department and the
other to the Cherrydale department.
With this added equipment Airing
ton county will have nine pumping
engines.
A special meeting has been called
for tonight in the rooms of the Ar
lington County Chamber of Com
merce for the consideration Of the
establishment OF the John Marshall
Highway through Arlington county.
The calling of this meeting by
prominent business men. with no
consideration having been given TO
the orga nixation recently formed
in Ballston, known as the Arlington
County Unit Of the John Marshall
Highway Association, has caused
much comment.
With the general assembly now
considering the road building pro-
gram which will it is said cover
q. period of years, there are now
three separate organizations making
effots to have an appropriate boule.
ward built from the approach Of
the new Memorial Bridge.
The Washington times., 1928-02-04
How 5 the Old Bean?

il mentioned? ID His sizeG t0
Color "a IrreguIarity Of coIor2
f5l II any. where? Isl Location 81
incident: I'd Time of day? Cd
Persons mentioned? ~ What
were they doing2 (IO) what did
animal do? iii Other objects II.
the street? ~ What make? "a.
Animals location in front or be-
hind. besidel with reference To-
each? IA what happened here2l
tI5l What did animal accomplish?
u6l Where? al Wheng t1Sl
What person Il mentioned? t19l
Where was he? t20) What was
he doing? (21) What part Of q
building is mentioned?
Count for every question You
answered correctly, and sIbstract
from the total, the number Of
minutes il took you to do it.
Then try 1t on the cook.
fCnnyrfwhf 1921
The Washington times., 1928-02-04

HERE ARE THREE of the scenes and the chart
the .loVemeter test conducted BY DR.. William M. Mar
pretty blonde Of Ziegfeds Show Boat and Miss Patsy
ODay, brunette Of the "Rosae' cast subjects The
The Washington times., 1928-02-04
DRYS FIND OPIUM

WILMINGTON, Feb. while q
squad OF policemen under direction
Of Sergeants Blackiston and Devin-
ney were searching the home and
laundry Of Mark Chung at Ninth
and Popular streets they discovered
three cans OF what IL believed by
the police to be opium.
The Washington times., 1928-02-04

Chart Of Love Test
Shows Pit-Pats
Brunette More Emotional
Than Blonde OUer
Scenes Of VoOing
The Washington times., 1928-02-04
l,Ces Joke il this s''

Thus did Secretary ok stats
kellogg comment today on r.
ports that LeopOIdo 81 zulninf
had bsen sent Nv Premier Muss0-
Iini ~ minister Of Italy to tho
city Of Chicago.
kellogg explained the American
Government would recognize no
envoy except the Italian Ambas
sador III washington.
The Washington times., 1928-02-04
HIGHLANDS MEETING

The sixteenth Street Highlands
Citizens Association will hold its
monthly meeting Monday IN the
assembly room OF the sixth Pres.
bvferian Church, Sixteenth and
Kennedy streets Northwest.
The Washington times., 1928-02-04
Cloth BLan1es Ian.
For Arrest Here

Blaming political cOnnivance and charging that the k
Khan had a hand in matters William CT Cloth, Common
wealth attorney for Arlington county demanded trial
yesterday Police Court when he and Miss Edith Scudder
to statutory charge following the arrest Of
the the sendder apartment 1886 Kenyon St ~ W
The Washington times., 1928-02-04

part to the aIimony arrangement.
Miss scudder stated that she.
knew the former Mrs. Cloth, but.
not intimately.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-22
BOARD
TO MEET HERE
Local Drive for Mem.
bers Is Planned AS
Visitors Arrive

The third quarterly meeting Of
the state board Of directors, Texas
division of the Travellers Protective
association, is called to meet in
Brownsville next Saturday, ut the
Travellers hotel.
An important feature of the gath
ering will be the presence Of the
national secretary, T. S. Logan, who
will arrive in the state a few days
before the directors meet. Secre-
tary Logan. who is from st. Louis,
No., will be leader in a special
membership drive to be conducted
Saturday morning by Post A Of
Brownsville. approximately 100
members of the T.. p. A. from all
sections of the state will attend the
meeting and will assist with this
special drive. Teams Of workers
will visit the commercial and indus
trial firms of the city in their quest
for new members.
Last year the Texas division led
all other states in membership gain.
Texas now has q membership of
over 5000, and plans are being made
to bring the total enrolment up to
10000 for the year. Post A of
Brownsville has a membership of
rs and is setting its goal at 400.
A. c. Hipp, president: A. NJ. Jes-
supp, secretary, and r. C. Hawkins,
state director, are busily engaged in
making preparations for the week
end activities.
State committee chairmen who are
expected 70 be present are: Joe o.
Naylor Of San Antonio, press and
publicity; j ]. Dixon of San An
tonic. membership; F. N. Palmer Of
Dallas, railroad; A. z. Nations of
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-22

again, pointing to a series OF rocky
formations piled one above the other
that seemed to block the trail ahead
lis that tn Devils Luck-or Leap
! meant"
He looked at her. both suspicion
and inquiry in his eyes.
WELL" he said at length, you GER
certainly do shoot mighty close to
tn mark for a stranger in these hills.
In fact, you made a bulrs-eye on
tn first try. TIL DEVILS Luck
that's tn name OF tn pile o. rock
you picked out. There's three of EN-,
tn DEVILS Leap, tn Devils Luck,
and tn DEVILS Lodge. There's a
funny little story about tn DEVILS
Luck!"
There usually is" was the laconic
comment of the girl called mike"
But" with a shrug Of the graceful
shoulders shoot, if you must;
I'm helpless!"
He eyed her thoughtfully. specu-
lating on the honesty of this hard
boiled attitude. The truth was, he
told himself. she had him guessing.
One minute she seemed all girl. sweet
and wholesome. Then. in a flash she
was the typical flapper as described
in the daily newsprints.
at has n good feature, anyway"
he said. offering her a cigaret, which
she accepted. and lighting one him
self. 9Th story. I mean" he went
on. marveling a little at her deep in
hale Of smoke. ut has tn advantage
of being fairly short, il not so aw-
fully sunny."
She laughed, the gurrling. hubby
laugh. and that. too. still had him
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-22

guessing. Was it natural. spontane-
ous-or was il unreal, affected and
forced?
my dear Tonyl" she exclaimed,
when her laughter had subsidized, "you
don't have to apologize any more for
your story. Don't you know I'm just
dying to hear it? SO, 60 ahead.
Fire, Gridley-whenever you are
ready'i"
And "Gridley" fired.
"Once upon a time-or so run tn
story" ne began, with the good old
orthodox lead, "a man named Olson
climbed to tn peak OF yonder hill,
looked over tn landscape, started
down and - slipped! He finally
reached tn bottom. but in tn descen.
he lost a lot of clothing. a lot Of
skin. some hair and broke his leg.
In tn operation that followed he lost
tn leg. So much for Olson.
"Then a man named Johnson tried
it. His experience was almost iden-
teal with that Of Olson. with tn adj
dition that he lost an arm. too.
"And still men persisted. Hard
luck Mountain il came to be called.
1t presented a lure. challenged tn
bold and beckoned TO tn foolhardy.
Man after man climbed that rock
pile. only to tumble and hurt him
self. Everyone lost something. if no
more than an ear and a lot of skin.
"Then along comes tn woman She
was a famed mountain climber. She
had "done" tn Matterhorn. negotiat-
ed Mt. Mckinley. and topped tn
wicked crests of tn Himalayas. She
was a noted lecturer. had talked
mountain climbing tn world over
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-22
Valley Boosting
Talked at Meet

Plans for boosting the Valley at
the democratic national convention
at Houston in June was a keynote of
a meeting here Friday night OF sec
retaries Of various Valley chambers
of commerce.
A Valley headquarters will be To-
Gated at some prominent spot in the
city during the convention and liter
ature will be literally distributed
among all the delegates. G. c.
Richardson secretary of the local
chamber and Leslie Neal Of Edin-
burg. were named a committee Of
two to make the necessary advance
arrangements.
Such a scheme will do more to
advertise the Valley where adver-
tising will do the most good. than
any other campaign that has been
thought of to date, Mr.. Richardson
said. Among those present were:
Kirk Mallory. Mission; W. r. Nc
Garity. McAllen; j. G. Mccullough,
Mercedes; George Toolan, Harlin-
gen; j. +. Bell. San Benito: G.. C.
Richardson. Brownsville, and Leslie
Neal Of Edinburg.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-22

From tn peaks of tn lofty Sierras
in Colorado she came 10 this stone
heap Of Hard Luck in West Virginia.
They told her all tn hard luck
stories. She scoffed at them. Old
woman stuff. she said. Then she
donned her climbing toys.
9Th ascent was made-as others
had made it-without mishap. d
seems that in mountain climbing. as
in sree climbing or-perhaps-porch
climbing, tn difficulties consist, not
in tn going up. It's in tn coming
down.
"Ih' woman came down. But not
as she had ever come down before
This come-down was IN relays, incl
dents, events and episodes. Every.
thing happened, from the instant
she lost her equilibrium and her
foothold.
"At last she hit tn bottom. She
had lost her all. her nerve, her side
bet, her reputation as a climber and
coolies of skin.
But not until tn next day did she
hHOW VI awful uLH- A1Al Ca
tent of her great loss. Then tn doc
ors told her. In one of her falls
it seemed. her throat had come in
contact with a stone with such force
as to dislocate tn larynx. She would
never again speak above a whisper!
She had lost her voice! 1t was, in.
deed, hard luck.
Hard luck'i" tn woman's hus.
band explained, when he got tn re
port, it's tn DEVILS W luck-anc
I'm tn lucky devili'
"And that" concluded Tony. flip
ping away his cigaret butt, "is he=
yonder pile came to be called tn
DEVILS Luck!"
9TH poor woman" commiserated
Mike, with tears in her voice, "whai
a pity that husband of hers couldn't
have been with her so that she might
have lost him. alsol"
She looked hard at The Devils
Luck.
"C'mon," she said suddenly, turn
ing with a mocking grin to Tony
9TH Devil and his ways have always
held more or less attraction for me
Let's see If we can locate him oil
some Of his imps!"
(TO BE CONTINUED)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-22

regulation Thursday. the day i
went into effect.
"A similar rule ~ 90 be enforced
on Lsvee and Washington streets
within the very near future. re-
TO Lieut. y. TT. Aimstro-
Of the city police de- 1rtment.
Street domes sufficient to supply
all interesting streets from Ninth
TO Palm boulevard have zen or
dered and are expected IN reach
the city within the next few days,
the official said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-22

BeeviIle, hotels of southwest Tex
as; c.. W. Lemm Of Brennan, ho-
tells Of southeast Texas J. B.
Stewart Of San Angelo, hotels OF
northwest Texas; VIM. J. Rueh Of
Fort Worth, employment; L. 3.
Carlton Of Houston, relief; Dayton
Hale. Jr., of Beeville, good roads
and public utilities; III. +. Outer
side. Of Houston, legislative; Perry
S. Robertson Of San Antonio, state
attorney; DR.. L. Mackechney Of
Wichita Falls. state surgeon; Rev.
j. W. Dairy of San Antonio, chap
lain.
The state officers, directors and
committeeman who will be here are
as follows: II. 0. Newton Of Wichita
Falls, state president; G. W. Lemm
Of Brennan, first vice president;
H. F. Outterside Of Houston. second
vice president; O. E. Casey Of Gal
weston, third vice president.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-22
is NICKED 81 FOR
" ~ Y
TRAFFIC
u - y
REPEATS GET $40

Police Judge Celcya Saturday
continued TO wreak the wrath OF
justice on motorists failing f, heed
the new boulevard regulation on
streets interesting Elizabeth
street.
Of the is persons hailed before
him Saturday afternoon - the
charge. IS were fined the minimum
Of 80 each. while two others, alleg-
ed reporters" were nicked for 4
fine of $40 each.
Those appearing in court Satur-
day were captured by police Friday
after ~ others had been fined So
each for failing to observe tn,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-22
Free Lecture on
Christian Science

Under the auspices OF the Christian
Science Society Of Brownsville, BY
Algernon Hervey- Bathrust. G. s. B.,
Of London, England, q Member OK
The Board OF L~ectureship OF The
Mother Church, The First Church Of
Christ. Scientist. in Boston, Mass, nc
Dittmann Theater nc $500 y. M.
Tuesday, January oath. The public
is cordially invited.-Adv. "a.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-19
DRYS WILL NOTIFY
EDGERTON AT HOME
Parade Through Downtown Streets
to Fort Lyon Planned
for Candidate.

James A, Edgerton will be formally
notified of his nomination for Vice
President by the National Prohibition
Party at his home at Fort Lyon, Va,
at I pm. Wednesday. August 20. The
jefferson Lincoln League will have
charge of the event.
The notification will be preceded by
motor car parade through down
town Washington and Alexandria to
Mr.. Edgerton's residence The parade
will start from the 1900 block of X
street at pm. There will be band.
Various prohibition and anti-Smith Or
ganizations have been invited 10 Join
the procession, individuals may Join
the parade upon application.
The program at MIR Edgertons resi-
dence will be followed by an old-fash-
ioned Southern plantation watermelon
feast and perhaps also by dancing, The
ceremonies will be broadcast between Z
PM and pm. by WRC.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-19
W. C. PIERCE WINS
FIRST GARDEN PRIZE
City View Heights Garden Club
Announces Awards to 81
Contestants.

winners Of the 1923 garden contest
OF the City View Heights Garden Club
were announced yesterday by Elmer E.
INLAY, il, chairman of the contest COM
mlttee Prizes totaling $3.50 offered by
Harry A. Kite. were distributed among
81 winning contestants The Judges we're
M. G. Wilson. president of the Rhode
Island Avenue Citizens Association; l..
M. Clark, vice president of the Wood
ridge Garden Club, and H. j Clay. editor
OF Neighborhood News.
First prize of $50 was awarded Will
fred G, Pierce, i743 l. street northeast
Mrs, Rosaline Spaulding, 1903 l. street
northeast. and James L.. Dyer. 1902 l.
street northeast. each won $25 prizes,
Prizes of SIS each were awarded Elmer
L. Inlay. jr., l94a: Edward d. Nc
Carthy. 1903, and Wilbert r. INLAY of
1921 l. street northeast Thomas r.
Clancy of 1900. James j. Brogan of
1908, Harry Il. Davis of lT25 and NAL
colin b. Crismond of It'll l. street
northeast each were awarded $40 prizes
five-doliar prizes we're given each OF
The following William r.. Martin. 1887.
Miss Catherine Conroy, 1852, George
y, Beveridge, lT27, Ambrose e. Brown
la20. and Robert l., Talbot, 1912 l. street
northeast,
Those awarded prizes of 81 so each were
Jess b. Martin. i724 Eldridge N. Ford
lT28; John Allen Long, 1895: Mrs. Ruth
I. Howell, 1851, Nolan s. Curles. 1910:
James II, Kidwell 1911; Wiley n. Dur
den, lai2, John MEG Hutchens. 1910:
Patrick Doherty, 1909; Mrs. Ethel F..
Valade, 1915. John X, draybill i9i4,
Howard d. Leslie, 1917. Charles r.
Ward, 1919, Julian Selhy, 1923. William
w, Mohley 1925, and William C, Chap
maA, l9a3 l. street northeast