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KEARNS AGREES TO TAKE A CHANCE ON DEMPSEY’S LAST SIOO,OOO
FIGHT NOW
BELIEVED
SURF :
r fl&mtinutd from First Page.)
•losing love scene was built from a
•loud of gloom which settled over
the eitir early in the
“Once Looked Hopeless."
J. E. Lane, trustee for the fight
declared early that “it looked hope
less."
“Doesn't look as if there’d be a
fight,” was the comment of George
H. Stanton* the Great Falls banker
who had nursed the bout along at
various stages of its uncertain
career.
And Jack Kearns, the business
man for the worlds champion, ex
pressed his opinion as follows:
"No dough; no fight.”
But somehow as the night wore
en there came a feeling to those
Who hoped for the bout that Kearns
was weakening. His unemotional
utterances regarding dough and
fight no longer carried the final
ring. It was sensed that he was
weakening. He seemed to be yearn
ing for a chance to talk it over
again. He had come to know that
Montana was not bluffing. He
knew, as did everyone else, that
Great Falla did not have and could
not find that extra SIOO,OOO. And,
also it appeared he had come to
the conclusion that if he did with
draw Dempsey and retreat, some
thing dire and sinister that did not
eound good even to think about
might happen.
Word of the newer attitude was
conveyed to Lane, Stanton and to
Judge Roy Akers, anothsr “angel.”
Stanton went after Kearns. For
an hour these two remained closet
ed. and then Kearns told Stanton:
“I win send Dempsey into the
ring if you place $50,000 in my
hands now and lot ma gamble to
get the rest out of the gate receipts.”
“That is extremely nice of you,”
Stanton responded with a touch of
aaro&sm. “It is most kind of you
to want to accept a proposition now
which you rejected several times
earlier in the day—most kind, Mr.
Kearns, but, unfortunately, that
proposition no longer holds good.
The men who put up that $50,000
withdrew their loan when you turn*
ed down the proposal. Therefore,
It looks to me as if Dempsey would
fight for $210,000 or not at all.”
“All right,” snapped Kearns,”
•the fight is off.”
“Guess it is," Stanton replied.
But before the word could reach <
those who waited for the final an- ;
swer Lane and Akers entered the ,
picture. i
“Wait a minute,” they said. (
“It’s OK with me,” Kearns re
plied. “One more little conference ■
means nothing to me.”
And again they went into secret ,
session. That conference —the last ,
one—lasted two hours. When the .
•onfabbers finally got through all
Were smiling, except Kearns. ]
The announcement, official, came •
from Lane as the crowd sensed it
and hit the open air to rejoice. .
“The fight is on tor July 4,” ,
Lane announced, and went Into the ,
details whereby Kearns agreed to
■end Dempsey gambling for
1100,000.
Terms of Kearns’ Agreement. 1
The following program has been 1
agreed to and will be more or less
carried out tomorrow in Shelby.
(1) —The missing SIOO,OOO to be paid 1
•ut of the first gate receipts, if 1
any, with the promoters to finance
the preliminaries, the cost of the *
arena, the $6,000 salary of the 1
referee, Jimmy Daugherty, and 1
the show in general. <
20—-Kearns, in return, guaran
tees Dempsey’s appearance at the 1
scheduled hour. regardless of
whether the receipts Justify the
step.
(3) —Loy Molumby returns as pro. ,
snoter of the show, succeeding ]
Major Lane, Dan Tracey and other «
Individuals who have taken a shot ]
at managing the affair at one time ]
or another. ,
Just bow much ready cash .
Molumby will find available for
promotion purposes upon his re- {
turn to Shelby today is another j
matter. According to a formal (
statement issued by Kearns upon ]
the premature occasion that ,
marked calling off of the bout,
there is only $4,000 in ready cash (
money at Shelby, with debts many
and pressing. He also hinted that
the ticket situation was in a de
’plorable condition. The $6,000 due
Daugherty, the wages of ushers and
preliminary fighters and other incl
dental expenses must be paid before 1
the great fight goes on. Otherwise,
the second fight will be between the
promoters and the infuriated
creditors.
The exact number of tickets sold
Is not known. Stanton, when
pressed for answer, said he believed
the fight would be witnessed by
20,000 persons. This, if true, would
bring the promoters out in the
clear, but it is significant that
Stanton declined to be a party to
one of Kearns’ many propositions.
Additional news of the Dempsey-
Gibbons fight will be found on the
sport pages.
CUT IN COAL FREIGHT
RATES ORDERED BY I. C. C.
Substantial reductions in freight
rates on bitumious coal moving
from Pennsylvania and Ohio mines
to Michigan were ordered today by
the Interstate Commerce Commis
sion to go into effect by September
27. The rate will be 60 cents per
ton lower than the corresponding
rate from mines in the inner
crescent district in Pennsylvania,
West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky
and Tennessee to the same destina
tions, and which shall be 75 cents,
per ton lower than the rate from
the mines in the outer crescent dis
trict in Pennsylvania, Maryland,
West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky
and Tennessee to tbs same destina
tion*
I Daily Traffic Calendar
FINES AND COLLATERAL FORFEITURES:
Total for year $109,167
Total for yesterday 793
Grand total *. $109,960
YESTERDAY’S ARRESTS AND FINES:
G. W. Johnson... SBQ
Kermit F. Schell. 70
Eugene P. Smith 40
Leroy 8r00k5.... 88
W. N, Manuel... 30
Richard Kr»ram, 30
Janier E- Mora.. |0
w. h. Baxter..., to
Marion A- Brown 30
Harrison Ranks.. 30
John R. Harris.. 30
T. D, Newman... 15
Leftwitch Bmith. 15
William C, Smith 18
S. W. Daniels... 15
William Krause.. 13
William Mydd ... 12
Homer Sullivan.. 12
F. M. Mitchell... 10
W. P. Pringle ... 10
Major A. Gray... 10
Andrew Tinney.. 10
L. H. Albey 10
F. B. Hutchinson 10
Rosa Lavin 10
Blfton Woodfbrd. 10
Charles Moran.. 10
M. A. Marks.... 10
Benj. Morse ■lO
W DENIES
EMMS
SEIZED
Removal of Garrisons In Neat*
by Towns Responsible for
Report, Bays Paris. ,
(Continued from First Page.)
In French circles tho press re
ports that England would take in
dependent motion unleaa a speedy
agreement was reached with
France, were Interpreted as “threat
ening” and Premier Poinoare is
understood to have sent a note to
Lord Curson, stating that France
eould not enter negotiations “under
menace.” '
He euggested that the reports be
denied.
The foreign office statement that
the reports were "premature” is
believed to have paved the way for
a resumption of the Franco-British
discussions today.
It is considered Improbable, how
ever. that the French reply t<i the
British Questionnaire will be definite
enough to enable the English eabl
nst to outline its policy. The result
of the conversation, it is fslt, can
acoomplish little more than to drag
out the negotiations.
Count De Saint Aulalre was ex
pected to give only a verbal reply
to the British questionnaire, al
though he has prepared a written
memorandum on the general French
policy.
Dissatisfaction with a verba! reply
has been expressed in official circles
here.
The Daily Express, commenting
on tho situation, said: “The govern
ment thinks it would be folly to
allow matters to drift further.”
Situation Tense.
There are no signs that the repara
tions situation “is easing,” it was
stated at the foreign office.
Count De Saint Aulalre early In
the day had not Informed British of
ficials when he would present his
answer to Lord Curxon.
It was Indicated that the French
attitude of apparent indifference
was giving rise to a feeling of im
patience and resentment in official
circles.
4 VAST TRACTS DECLARED
FREE PORTS BY MEXICO
MEXICO ' CITY, July B.—Exten
sive tracts of land adjacent to the
Pacific ports of Guaymas and
Salina Crux and the gulf port of
Puerto Mexico and the interior
point Rincon Antonio have been de
dared free porta under a presi
dential decree.
This decree was issued coinci
dentally with Treasury Department
regulations governing the free ports
of the country. The project has
been under consideration for more
than two years.
OUSTED BISHOP TO
START NEW CHURCH
LONDON, July 3.—Bishop Anto
nin, removed as head of the Su
preme Council of the Orthodox
Church, is plannnlng to organize
his own churcn, according to a
Moscow dispatch.
Bishop Parker Tevdokim, for
merly Russian Archbishop of New
York and lately head of the Odessa
diocese, was chosen to succeed
Bishop Antonin. Antonin’s dismis
sal is believed due to dissension in
the reform party in the Church
They’re Getting Good
The Editor:
As president of the South Washington Citizens*
Association, and as a lover of good music, I wish to
appreciation to those in charge
of The Washington Times-Herald Boys’ Band so s the
excellent program rendered at the Fifth Baptist
Church on Sunday evening, July X, 1923.
T*!n. s ? ec * a ,* numbers were particularly pleasing
and the band selections were rendered in a manner
that would be a credit to professionals.
South Washington is proud to have been favored
by this band and I hope that the pleasure of having
them with us again will soon be ours.
Very truly yours,
GEORGE M. YEATMAN,
President.
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
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Louis Salter 7
R. H. Thornton.. 7
Cecil Grsmde.,. 7
Patrick H. Hicks 7
Henry Canty,.,. 6
Robt. Robertson. 5
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PUBLIC UNG
ORDERED ON
DUSFARES
Application for Increase to 10
Cents to Be Threshed
Out August 2.
A public hearing to consider the
request of the Washington Rapid
Transit Company for an increase in
Care from 8 to 10 cents will be held
by the Public Utilities Commission
August 2, in the board room of the
District building. E. -J. Milligan,
acting executive secretary of the
commission, announced today.
Indications were today that the
Washington Railway and Electric
Company and . Capital Traction
Company would take no part in the
hearing. ,
S. R. Bowen, acting president of
the Washington Railway and Elec
trio Company, said today that the
petition of the transit company did
hot corns as a surprise to officials
of the company.
"Three months ago we knew that
the transit company could not con
tinue to operate on the 8-cent fare,”
he said.
It was also said today that
neither of the railway companies
planned to ask the commission to
boost the fare on the bus lines
which they operate.
Opposition to the 10-cent rate
may be voiced by representatives of
citizens’ associations, it was said
today.
A meeting of the public utilities
committee of the Federation of
Citizens Associations probably will
be called shortly to decide on some
plan of action at the hearing. Wil
liam McK. Clayton is chairman of
this committee.
DDEIENTIELD
ONMDBDDD
IN KILLING
Haynes Will Support “Ken
tucky Colonel” in Bartender
Death Case.
Held under $5,000 bond for grand
Jury action in connection with the
death of Peter Yonkoski, Philadel
phia bartender. James Leßoy Asher,
“Kentucky Colonel” of the Federal
prohibition forces, is assured of his
superiors’ support.
Federal Prohibition Commisioner
Roy A. Haynes and other officials
today reiterated expressions of con
fidence in the agent.
Asher is said by dry officials
to have been acting within his au
thority when he entered Yonkoski’s
saloon in a raid several weeks ago,
and was forced to defend himself
against the Pole’s attacks.
The raid was conducted by Asher
and F. V. Hertzig, both of whom
went to Philadelphia on special
duty from the local office.
An inquest in Philadelphia late
yesterday resulted In holding Asher
for action of the grand jury.
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John D. Babcock 3
Benj. Kerman... 2
John A. Russell. 8
Ralph Roland... 2
Morris Lustine.. 2
T. p. McMurray. 2
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Frank Vaughn.. 2
Theo. Bramon... 2
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William A, Frye.. 2
Carl W. Jones... 2
Omer F. Webb.. 2
James S. Brpdner 2
Austin Carter ... 2
Frank Coleman.. 2
Edward F. Carr. 2
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* * Th* ftmtUnwl DMy • •
FINDS SOLUTION
OF SOFT COIL
PROBLEM
Commissioner Potter Would
Permit All Bhippers to Use
Their Own Care*
(Continued from Firet Page.)
the side of complete non-discriminat
ing car-servlee to all mine* Ip pro
portion to their rated coal produc
tion output and irrespective of
their coal production cost.
Agiapst this principal Commis
sioner Potter raises a piercing pro
test in tones both negative and
positive.
Negatively he charges that the
Commission's decision will increase
the chief evil which the Coal Con*
mission was created to try to re,
move. This evil is too many bitu
minous mines and too many bitu
minous miners.
We, pay several hundred million
dollars every year, says Mr. Potter,
to support bituminous mines and
bituminous miners that work half
time. We need fewer of them.
The commission, by enacting a
wider car-service, Is going to give
us more of them.
The effect on the efficient con
sumer, according to Mr. Potter, will
be orippling- Consider the case of
Henry Ford,
Suppose that Henry Ford ahould
want to send coal cars of his own
to mines of bis own. Under the
commission's present ruling .he
could not have his oars placed in
front on his mines except hi pro
portion as a “pro rata” number ol
cars was placed in front of each
and every other mine in the whole
district.
The result might well be that a
lot of Mr. Ford’s cars would stand
idle on a distant aiding while out
of the cars delivered to high-cost,
mines Mr. Ford would have to buy
high cost coal.
“This illustration,” eaya Mr. Pot.
ter, "is typical of what the majority
decision will do throughout the
Industrial world.”
Negatively Mr. Potter maintains
that the commission's merging of
“private cars” and of the “assigned
car" into the general pool of tramp
cars will be a deplorable and dis
astrous step backward. Positively
he makes the novel suggestion that
the “private car” could be made the
agency for puncturing the inflation
of the bituminous coal industry and
for bringing the industry down from
a high coat to a low cost average
level.
Potter’s Argument.
The fact that most of Mr. Pot
ter’s colleagues do not seem to be
in agreement with him is perhaps a
point against his scheme, while the
fact that he has been a railroad
president and has" dealt with coal
mines is perhaps a point In favor
of it—or perhaps not. In any case
Mr. Potter argues as follows:
“Instead of prohibiting assigned
and private cars, their use should
be encouraged. The greater their
number and the fewer, the mines at
which they are placed, the better.
If this commission would announce
the right of shippers (that is, of
consuming shippers) to use private
cars in their own service, and If
it would announce that they would
be protected, then private capital
would promptly come to the aid
of the carriers and provide private
cars to an ample extent. Then the
carrier equipment available for
others would be greatly Increased
and the of would drop.”
Elf Coal Supply.
It would drop, says Mr. Potter,
because with more cars there would
be a bulge in coal supply com
pared with coal demand. Having
dropped, however, this new low
price would operate as a scissors
which would cut the high-cost mines
out of existence.
There are really two stages, there
fore, in Mr. Potter’s argument.
First, he sees the private car re
leasing the regular railroad car to
bring more coal to the cities and so
pulling the price of coal down.
Next—and permanently—he sees the
private car giving more and more
trade to low-cost mines and so mak
ing the high-cost mines lose more
and more of their market.
“We need Interfere with no one,”
says Mr. Potter. “All we need to
do is to permit all shippers who
want them to possess and use pri
vate cars in carrying on their busi
ness. With this right recognized
and protected, the coal world itself
would remedy the evils.”
It is a reasonable calculation that
Mr. Potter’s scheme will becomS One
of the rallying points of all those
coal solvers who do not want more
Governmental regulation and regu
lators.
(Copyright, 1923, by Washington
Press Service.)
UTICA MAN RUN OVER
WHILE CRANKING AUTO
UTICA, N. Y., July 3 —W. E.
Hopeton, Syracuse insurance agent,
is in th© hospital here us the result
of Injuries received in Utica when
he was run over by his Own ma
chine. Mr. Hopeton, who was on
a business trip, had trouble witn
his machine, which stalled in the
street. When the starter failed to
work he endeavored to crank the
car.
The machine was In gear at the
time, and with the revolution of
the engine the machine started for
ward, knocking Mr. Hopeton down
and running over him before It
came to a stop.
HALF U. S. FRESHMEN HAVE
BAD SPINES, SAYS DOCTOR
cenf f Y °? K ’ July 3 - —Fifty per
cent of freshmen girls and boys in
the nation s colleges have curvature
of the spine In some degree ' Dr.
Evelyn R. Bush, of Louisville ’ Ky.,
said today at the annual convention
of the American Osteopathic Asso
elation.
Faulty seats roller skating and
too strenuous basket bill were re
sponsible, she said, W ®
HARDING VISITS INDIAN TRIBES
President Harding, mounted on a hardy mountain horse, is shown leading his party up tho canyon
at Zion National Park. During his stay at Cedar City, Utah, the nation’s Chief Executive visited the
Indian* at Toquerviiie ami conversed with tho leaders of tho tribe.
PHONE COMPANY
OPENS RIO
STATION
Will Broadcast New York Inda
" pendence Program of Ora
tory and Music.
Washington’s radio fops will have
the complete broadcasting service
of the WBAF station In New York
city available beginning tomorrow
morning at 9:80 o'clock when the
huge broadcasting station that the
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company begins operation. Burdette
Stryker, Vice-president and general
manager of the Telephone Company
announced that the finishing
touches on the statiofr were com
pleted and the station in readineea
to operate by tomorrow.
Through arrangements with the
telephone company in New York
city a line straight from the broad
casting station has been allotted the
local company. This line will go to
the broadcasting station on -the
roof of the building at 728 Thir-'
teenth street and from there will
be sent out anew. This is the
first time, so far as officials of the
company know, where the same
program has been broadcast simul
taneously from two stations.
The main advantage of the station
here is that it will enable the
smaller listening in seta to catch
the New York program. It will
have local entertainments and
various other features of its own
also. The nearest set, outside the
Government’s, that equals the new
station is at Philadelphia. The new
set will/have a normal radius of
about 800 miles.
Following is tomorrow’s program:
9SO A. M.-12 Noon.
Annual Independence Day celebra
tion of the Society of Tammany or
Columbian Order direct from Tam
many Hall, New York city.
Address of welcome, Grand fsxchem
John R. Voorhis.
“Rally ’Round the Flag,” Tam
many Quartet, audience and Ridg
ley’s Sixth-ninth Regiment Band.
Recitation of an Americ&n’s Creed
with salute and pledge of Tammany
Society and audience to our flag.
“Red, White and Blue,” sung by
Tammany Quartet, audience, accom-
Band* 1 by the Ixty ' ninth Regiment
Reading replies to invitation of
society from distinguished Demo
crats and absent brothers, by Bro.
Willis Holly, secretary.
Patriotic airs, by Sixty-ninth Regi
ment Band.
Reading of the Declaration of In
dependence, State Senator Thomas
J. Sheridan, of New York.
“America,” Tammany Quartet and
audience, accompanied by the Sixty
ninth Regiment Band.
Address. Hon. Matthew M. Neely
United States Senator from West
Virginia.
Address, Hon. Alfred D. Smith
governor. State of New York
Music, Sixty-ninth Regiment Band
and songs by the quartet.
Addresses by Congressmen Finis
J. Garrett of Tennessee, Henry B
Hawes of Missouri, James A GaTll
van of Massachusetts, John W. Pe
rilli of New York, and Samuel Dlck
steirt of New York.
“Star-Spangled Banner,’’ sung by
Tammany Quartet, audience, accom
panied by the Sixty-ninth Regiment
Band.
6:30 P. M.
Address, Hon. Clarence G. Case
State senator from New Jersey.
6:45 P. M.
General Pershing.
7- P. M.
Special Independence Day pro
gram. Personally arranged and
presented by S. L. Rochafel and his
distinguished corps of assisting art
ists, broadcast direct from the studio
of the C&pitol Theater, New York
city.
8- P. ML
Special program of dance music.
GEORCIA NEGRO EXODUS
HITS COLORED CHURCHES
MOULTRIE, Oa., July 3.—Declar
ing that the exodus of members of
his race has caused his church to
lose 137 members- since January 1,
the pastor of a negro church here
has called upon the white people of
Moultrie to help meet notes now due.
The preacher said that other negro
churches were having a struggle, but
voiced the opinion that “the prodigal
sons and daughters will soon come
TUESDAY. JULY 3, 1913.
Child Rods Pistol In
~Anto; Shoots Hole
In Ear
LYNCHBURG, V*., July
The three-year-old son of Harry
White, oil tank truck driver here,
climbed on the seat of the
truck while his father had the
ear before his home and left it.
The child found a small re
volver under the cushion of
tile seat and, while playing
with the weapon, discharged it,
the bullet passing through his
right ear. The boy was little
the worse for the experience.
STRANDED SHIP
TOM WRECK
ON ROCKS
General Cargo Gone and Ves
sel Breaks in Two—Seventy
Passengers Rescued.
Si International New* Rente*.
HALIFAX. Nova Scotia. July 3.
The steamer Advance, out of Bos
ton, today was a total wreck on
the rocks off Shut-In Island.
Her general cargo was gone and
the ship cracked In two. The
seventy passengers—mostly women
and children—were taken off safely.
Ships Sink, But Crews Are Safe.
ST. MARYS, New Foundlapd, July
3.—Rescued crews of the Norwegian
steamer Knudsen and the Frencn
ship Banba were " landed here to
day, telling a story of a collision
between the two coal freighters off
Bpw Foundjand.
The crash occurred In a heavy
fog late yesterday. Both ships sank,
but the crews were picked up by
other vessels.
HARKTAUDS
OREGON TRAIL
BLAZERS
(Continued from First Rage.)
miners, farmers and townspeople for
miles around came to Meacham to
see the President and enjoy a day
of sport.
Governor Pierce headed the recep
tion committee which welcomed the
President to Oregon early today.
From the train the President and his
party were escorted in concord
coaches to a large reviewing stand
on which were seated many of the
gray-bearded pioneers in whose
honor the celebration was staged.
There they reviewed a colorful
pageant depicting the coming of the
white man Into the great North
west —from 1792 on to the late
eighties. *
The rest of the program was an
unusual one for a President of the
United States. After lunch, in a
tent on the grounds, a pioneers dance
was scheduled for mid-afternoon and
Mr. and Mrs. Harding were listed to
lead it.
Still later the President was
scheduled to hold a powwow with
the Indian chiefs present and to par
ticipate with them in smoking the
traditional pipe of peace, pledging
anew the peace between the white
man and the red.
After the pipe smoking there was
to be a horse shoe pitching contest
billed "for the championship of the
world,” and after this contest Mr,
Harding was to take on the winner
in a special match.
The program concluded with a
spectacular attack by Indians on a
wagon trail and. the rescue of the
train at the last minute by United
States cavalrymen. Few movie
thrillers ever had any more action
than the program that was laid out
for President Harding here today.
The Presidential special will leave
Meacham late tonight for Portland,
where the President will spend the
Fourth and make ai» address at
Multnomah stadium,
SHOT IN ROW
OVER TAKIN6
A WALK ,
Dispute as to Direction Lands
One Man in Jail and Other
In Hospital.
ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3.
Emmett Moncress, colored, died at
the Alexandria Hospital last night
from a gunshot wound in the abdo
men. Herbert Henderson, also col
ored, is said to have admitted hav
ing shot Moncress last night. He
is quoted as stating that he had
gone to the well for some water
and Moncress followed him and
suggested they take a walk. An
argument arose as to what direc
tion they should take, and Mon
cress shot at him but missed, and
he returned the fire, hitting Mon
cress in the stomach.
Henderson was arrested last
night at "Hell’s Bottom" in Arling
ton county, whsre he and Moncress
livsd, and whsre the shooting took
place, by Deputy Sheriff Z. O,
Klnes and Special Officer William
Thompson.
C. C. Kent, secretary of the Y.
M. C. A., announced this morning
that five bids have been received
for the erection of the new Y. M.
C. A. building, and that the board
of directors would hold a meeting
this afternoon to look them over.
W. E. Moore, exalted ruler of
Alexandria lodge, No. 768, B. P. O.
E., is at the head of a delegation
from the lodge which is visiting
the Fredericksburg lodge for two
days. The party which left yes
terday afternoon comprised approxi
mately twenty-five members.
Paul Morton, director of public
safety, is ready to receive applica
tions for the position of deputy fire
chief. The salary for the position
has not yet been announced. The
duties of the office will be princi
pally electric wire inspecton. Ap
plications should be In before
July 7. ,
Condemned as the most vicious
dog in the city, a huge wMte bull
dog belonging to Steve White, a ne
gro, that attacked little Faith May
Sutton, ten-year-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Sutton, 10(1 S.
Fairfax street, yesterday morning,
today was ordered held for ten days
for observation as to rabies, and
then either removed from the city
or shot.
Chief of Police Charles T. Goods
says that the dog also attacked him
some time past when he was chas
ing a prisoner through the yard
where the dog is kept. The dog
leaped at the chief, he says, and bit
him on the wrist.
Mrs. T. C. Howard, In charge of
the committep on playgrounds in
Alexandria, has appointed Miss Mar
garet Bahrenburg, of New York, a
graduate of Sergeant School at Bos
ton, to take charge of the play
grounds on Queen street, between
Washington and Columbus streets.
Miss Bahrenburg arrived this morn
ing and is making preparations to
begin with a schedule of play to
morrow.
The committee has been making
arrangements for three other play
grounds in different sections of the
city.
Alexandria-Wash ington Lodge, No.
22, of Masons, which entertained the
Doric Lodge, No. 316, of Toronto,
Saturday, was presented with a sil
ver gavel made from silver mined
In the Cobalt mines of Canada.
An invitation was tendered by the
guests to Alexandria-Washington
Lodge to visit them in Toronto
when they celebrate their anniver
sary next May.
COURT DISMISSES SUIT
FOR CONTROL OF STOCK
Chief Justice McCoy, of the Dis
trict Supreme ourt, yesterday dis
missed the suit of Charles Relmer, a
broker, who sought to compel the
trustees of the Virginia Plate Glass
Corporation to transfer the owner
ship of ninety-eight shares of stock
from the name of Maggie Icenhour
to his own.
The defendants, it was shown,
were nonresidents of the District,
and could not be sued here. The
court sustained their contention.
Relmer claimed that the defendants
refused to transfer the stock to
him, although he was the*, owner I
thereof. V !
POLICE HUNTING
WOUNDED
BANDIT
Expect Arrest Today of Negru
Hold-up Man Who Fought
Battle With Doctors,
While many pedestrians were |n
the neighborhood of Second and C
streets northwest about • o’clock
last evening four negroes, two of
whom were armed, attempted one
of the most audacious holdups that
haa been staged here in years.
One of the Bandits Shot.
Drs. C. J. Robinson, SIS C stmt
northwest, snd William J. Sullivan,
also of the G street addrees, and
George Kernodle, 1406 Kennedy
street northwest, were the Intended
victims. While the trio were riding
in their automobile three of the ne
groes leaped to the running beard of
the veterinarians* machine while
one remained at the wheel of the
bandit car. The engine was kept
in operation. ~
▲ demand for whiskey was made
by the highwaymen, and in an In
stant Robinson whipped a revolver
from a side pocket in the door of
his machine and fired. A negro, who
flourished a revolver, groaned and
sank from the running board. His
comrades hurried to his assistance ,
and carried him to the waiting auto- A
mobile. J
Sullivan leaped from the car to 1
telephone to headquarters what had W
happened, while the other two fol- ’
lowed the fleeing machine. The
chase led from C street to New *
Jersey avenue, through the Capitol
grounds to East Capitol street and
then to Sixth street, where the
bandits disappeared.
Three Negroes Arrested.
About an hour later, after Lieut.
Walter E. Emerson, at the central
office, broadcast a description of
the highwaymen, three negroes
were arrested- They gave their
names as James Edwards, twenty
three years old, 447 P street north-,
west; George Dodson, twenty-six
years old, 67 H street northeast,
and James White, 455 Sixth and
One-half street southwest.
Milford Tucker, who the police
say is the wounded negro, is still a:
large. The police claim his pistol and .
shirt were found in a garage in an
alley, near Tenth and Q streets. It
was learned that Tucker had re
ceived treatment for a bad wound in
the right side near the shoulder, but
got away from the dispensary in .
which he was admitted before the J
police, were notified. Detectives are
confident that he will be taken into
custody in » few hours. m
The police who figured in the ar
rests were Lieutenant Groves, Head- J
quarters Detectives Keck and Mans- I
field and Preoinct Detectives Beery *
and Mansfield and Policemen {Spaul
ding and Belt.
The men held are to be questioned %
regarding other crimes that have
been committed in the District re
cently.
MISSILSON IS <
NOW AN "AD”
WOIN
Former President’s DaughterJl
Joins National Agency With
Offices in New York. 1
NEW YORK, July 3.—Miss Mar-'j
garet Woodrow Wilson, daughter of £
the former President, embarked
upon a business career yesterday,
associating herself with a national
advertising agency of this city.
Assigned an office forker ex
clusive use and given a private
secretary. Miss Milson arrived at
9 in the morning, took a half hour
for lunch and did not leave her
desk until 5:30 in the afternoon.
Lands One Big Contract.
During the time not- devoted to u
answering questions of reporters
and posing for photographers Miss
Wilson landed one large contract
and had half a dozen consultations
with her business associates. All
told, it was a satisfactory, not to
say remunerative, beginning.
Commercial undertakings always
have interested Miss Wilson, but
until a year ago she did not yield
the lure to rub elbows with the
business world. Advertising made / .
an especial appeal to her. So she
began to prepare herself. Twelve**
months of Intensive study followed, w
Asked which trend her work dm
would take, Miss Wilson replied: V
“I shall endeavor to sell the j
services of the company with which M
I have associated myself and act m
as a member of its consulting l
board.” '
"And you are sure business will
appeal to you?” was suggested.
“Most assuredly,” she replied. “I
look forward to the work with zest
and eagerness. At first I felt it
might be like taking a cold plunge.
Then I remembered the after-ef
fects and reaction of such a plunge
are most exhilarating.” ,
13 Years In Welfare Work. f
In taking up a business career, V
Miss Wilson does not Intend to
abandon her interest in civic wel- J
fare work. For twelve years she . |
has devoted most of her energies ij
to propaganda work in behalf of ■
community centers and community IS
councils throughout the country. use
Miss Wilson was fitted for a mu- If
steal career by her father. After i j
her graduation from Goucher Col- If
elege, Baltimore, she studied sing-1 _
Ing under the best instructors her* im
and abroad. Early in the war she M
made a concert tour of the Middle *
West and South for the Red Cross-*
Afterward she sang in the training*
camps of the South and for the*!
American Expeditionary Forces and*
allied armies in France and Bel**f
glum. t