Evening Star Newspaper, June 21, 1925, Page 3

| AFTER 2 ARE SLAIN Baitle in Dark Between Offi- { cials Due to Failure to | Recognize Each Other. By thé Associated Press INGTON, W. Va., June 20.— Drohibition agents were killed &nd a third wounded early this morning when F and State prohibition agents met and opened fire in a ravine along Camp Creek, 5 miles from here. Lach group of enforcement agents mistook the other for moon- shiners, for whom they were search- ing ne: a concealed still, it is said. A battle with sawed-off shotguns and revolvers in the semi-darkness of the ravine followed. Two had been killed and another wounded before the error was discovered. The dead are William F. Porter, chief of the Federal agents for the southern district of West Virginia, and George Ball, chief of State agents in this district. 3. Workman, State prohibition '\u‘nt was the head and shoulder with buc but_is expected to recover. When details of the shooting became known, J. ¥. Poe, State agent, was arrested and held without bail on a charge of murder, in connection with the tragedy. Homer Joy, Federal agent, was arrested, charged with shooting with intent to Kill, and released under $5,000 bond. A similar warrant was d for Workman, who is in a hospital. Describes Shooting. Jov's account of the shooting was #s follows: “Porte Camp « Jocati fnoon “¥ine Workman and T went to reek last night to cover a still 1 in the hope of capturing the iiners. We proceeded to a ra- where we had discovered the T went to sleep while Porter and rkman watched I was awakened by the sound of ghots close at hand. Before I could arise from the ground Workman, badly wounded, fell across me. I turned my flash light on two men who e nearby with guns in their ds. T recognized Poe and Ball and 1t relieved, for I had no idea they did not recognize the members of our party. “Then the and the bullets tore up the ground about me. I could not see who was shooting. A shot from a shotgun nipped my arm. I tried to roll away. T saw Poe and Porter come close to gether. Porter recognized Poe and did not draw his revolver. He grabbed Poe by the arms and, sticking his face close to Poe’s, said: “‘It's Bill Porter, Joe. Don't shoot any more; vou'll Kill some one.’ “Porter’ started to turn away when aced his revolver close to Por- t and fired. Bill fell back- without a sound. All during the shooting T had been yelling to Poe and Ball trying to make them recog- nize us. Just before Porter was shot I heard Ball cry and saw him tumble to the ground. T cannot say who shot him.” Jov declared that neither he nor Porter fired a shot, but said he thought Workman shot once or twice Dbefore he fell wounded Poe’s account differed but slightly from Joy's story, although he declared he did not recall grappling with T BE_RESPONSIBLE FOR A} debts_contracted by any one other than my- self l'hnn.\an E. Langley, 1412 Perry nluce ow 100 MIMEOGRAPHED LETTERS, 1,000 ine multigraphed letters, District National Bank Bldg Bin Tast “seen in Brookland on £hie 16ih ST gums. “He Ted Rores ana. Shrom: color of horse, sorrel: two front white feet. All information as 1o his whereabouts wili be, thankfully d by his wife, Marie I WILL NATBLE FOR ANT debts flnly um-» Sontracted by myeelt.” €C. pats wu .m sw. 2 Lo Fork. EIISaeIPon OF sum ITH'S TRANSFER AND NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY debts contracted for by any other than my. self. J. A. MORTIMER, B Md. 21% PONSTBLE FOR DI by_any one other than my L TAYLOR. Huntsville: Md L OR PART LOAD X YORK ASH,, B, BU m.u on WAY TaL’ RAT) TIONAL o 3 AY Washington. b Whereas, by gentad to the un: “May 11. 1025, aiistactors avidenes - pre- reizned. it has been made e Northwest National shineton?” tn the Clty of “Wash: Inglon.'In the District of Columbia. has co d ith all the provisions of the Statutes DE%he United Staten: reciired 1o e commtics ~with before an Stearns, - Acting \ vm hereby certi- [ he, west National Bank of ashington” in the City of Watkington. on the' District of Columbia, is authorized 10 cgmmency” the basiess’ of Banking s pro: wided in Section y-one hundred and_sixty- ine of the Revised Sl atutes of the Lullefl tates ONVERSION of Northwest Savings Bank of Washington, D. Tan office " and 006" branch, hmud within the limits of | the Cits (Seal) Washington. District of ‘Columbia, IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF. witness my hand and Seal of this Elaventh day of May. 1925 W STEARNS, Acting € (‘nmn!mllrro NTED—TO BRING I)A(K A L. * househol om Boston, Mass.: OF Spring- feld : New Haven, Conn., or Hart- With Baron $2 3 1 No.'10 Tin Veivet Chocolats Sirap. 45l Concentrated Slrup, Marchiony Iee Cream Cones. carry, 3lc. feliver. 34c (5-box lots. 1o oft, ‘and 2e oft in 10). ~Stone 10c Straw, doz.. carry, 68c: deliver. 70¢ George J. Mueller, Inc., 3303. rnummd “Parkin o take charge of small Fepair. shop close to. HoMmes Bakors ou sas rms or sell cheap on time, E. RYON CO., INC, Main 1423 F THINK OF THE ROOF There may be a hard Winter ahead and you want that roof ready for it. TRONCLAD Roofios_1121 5tn s Company. Ph. Main UST RECEIVED — FRESH SHIP R s ’;‘zfi’:’é‘ 3345 M n.w. West 1408. DENTISTRY MYERS. 627 PA. AVE. N.W. 21* SOSORENE For use in gases in the .stomach and intestines and mnusual acidity of stomach, shooting started again | PARLOR CAR BUS Takes Sarcastic Fling at Proposal for 25-Cent- -Fare Line. The application of the Capital Trac- tlon Co. for a “parlor car” bus line from Chevy Chase to the Capitol at a stipulated fare of 25 cents s vigor: ously attacked by the Federation of Citizens’ Associatfons, which through William McK. Clayton, filed a brief with the Pubilc Utllities Commission yesterday opposing the approval and the granting of the application. Mr. Clayton in his brief declared the “only new comet” the proposal “shoots across the transportation heaven is a joyride for a 25-cent jazzer whose car or chauffeur is temporarily laid up for repairs,” and that if the “proponents had thought that what they seek to accomplish could more effectively be ‘put over’ by offering a fare of 50 cents it would have been as readily offered.” The bus line asked by the Capital Traction Co., the brief protested, is a “mere duplication of service, differing but slightly in_character from its rail ervice through a territory now amply nd completely served by its present eet cars.” Special attention of the commission “is here invited,” the brief continued, “to the fact that no claim is made that the present car service operated by the company from Chevy Chase to the city is poor, inade- quate, insufficient or lacking In the slightest in speed, character or equip- ment in its operations.” “Opposed to Public Policy.” Further, the brief set forth, the par- lor car line proposed “doesn’'t pioneer new territory; it doesn’t reach out a helping hand to sections neglected or forgotten; it doesn't hold a hope for lower fares; it doesn’t promise to ‘ease up' traffic conditions on the streets.” The grant of the appucauon “is op- posed to public policy,” the brief de- clared, “in that one of the great duties imposed by Congress upon this regulatory body is for the commission to compel the public service com- panies to operate economically at all times, to save and conserve the peo- ple’s money devoted to the upkeep and operation of their properties, not to extravagantly waste it in an experi- ment seeking to encourage snobbish pride and un-American caste on pub- lic transportation lines regulated by the state.” Mr. Clayton cited testimony of Leon Arnold, president of the Washington Rapid Transit Company, “that the proposed Chevy Chase line could be operated on a 10-cent fare and a good profit made.” Fears Further Increases. Mr. Clayton said the question ‘‘can this Chevy Chase line be operated as proposed by the Capital Traction Com- pany on a 10-cent fare and a return, even beyond that justified by the law, earned” is answered “a thousand times yes” by the sworn testimony of the president of the Washington Railway and ctric Company, the president of the Washington Rapid Transit Company and by the records of the commission itself. “If the commission,” declares the brief, “is ready to say that a rate of return of 30 per cent to a public util- ity regulated by it under a law that directs the commission to see to it that the fare producing that return must be just and reasonable to the public is not enough, then let the com- mission say on this case to the Cap- iial Traction Company ‘we will award you two and one-half times the fare upon which your rival bus company is now earning 30 per cent net, so that a few lollipops and jelly rolls ing in an isolated section of this ‘Bovernment reservation” may ride undisturbed by the vulgar annoyances and cheap discomforts sometimes inci- dent to street car travel.’ " The brief concluded that if the street car companies are going into the business of ‘“class distinction on public tramways with 25 cents as the hallmark of respectability, the ex- ample set by the 25.cent group may be tomorrow eclipsed by a 50-cent group seeking to hold themselves aloof from such poor skates and cheap pik- ers as can only afford to pay 25 cents to pick their company:.' CONTENTED COUPLES WILL VIE FOR AWARD Most Satisfled With Married State to Get Prize at St. Aloy- sius Fete. A contest to determine the most contented looking married couple will be the opening feature of the annual garden party of St. Aloysius parish, at E. | the church grounds, North Capitol and I streets, tomorrow night, under the auspices of the Aloysius Club. Joe Judge, smiling first baseman of the Nationals and the father of sev- eral potential first basemen, will pre- sent the prize. Under the rules of the contest, what goes on behind the four walls of the most contented “looking” married couple’s home, i8 out of the question, immaterial and inconsequential. If appearances are that one couple is more blissfully satisfied with their lot in life, that couple will win a sub- stantial cash prize. The fact that ap- pearances are deceptive carries no weight with those in charge of the contest, who rebut this contention with the objection that all the greater honor should be given those able to muster blissful outward appearance despite squally internal engagements. Tuesday night’s contest will purely athletic. “Babe” Ruth, recent refugee from the ranks of convales- cents, will present a prize to the ‘“classiest” looking athlete in the Washington Sandlot League. Con. testants must wear the uniform of their team. It must be a recognized sandlot team. ‘Walter Johnson, who pitches for ‘Washington for & few hours a. ‘week, and presides as the head of a flm"y which boasts four husky youngsters during the rest of the time, will pre- sent the prize Wednesday night for the largest and healthiest family con- test. Ordered to Texas. First Lieut, John F. Harrington, Medical Corps Reserve, of Alexandria, Va., has been ordered to Fort Sam Houston, Tex., for duty under train. ing. Retires From Army. Staff Sergt. Harry M. Kipp, de- THE - SUNDAY - STAR, WASHINGTON, MA3 GEN.GEOC RICKARDS MA3.Gen.CrEED C HAMMOND AMUNDSEN LURED TO UNKNOWN BY GLORIOUS HALOS OF ARCTIC Beautiful Circles of Light Enveloped Planes as They Drove Into Frozen Spaces—One Craft Nearly Wrecked When It Crashed Into Hummock. (Continued from First Page.) ering the hummock and constructing a slip to raise the plane. May 25 was similarly occupled. While we were engaged in this work we were greatly surprised to see a seal pop his head up in the lead, but he was too far distant to shoot. I never believed I would find a seal so far north as 87.40. Ellsworth, Dietrichson and Omdahl wigwagged that they wished to join u Their plane had been badly wrecked. Nails had been torn out of the bottom of the hull, which was leaking badly. They had Kept their pumps going constantly for two days. Originally there was a distance of over 3 miles between us, but daily we had drifted closer together until today we were only about a mile apart. “I told the three to come over to us. CALLES ASKS STUDY OF MEXICO WITHOUT *“MATERIAL INTERESTS” (Continued from First Page.) to the nations that would have com- mercial or spiritual intercourse with Mexico. Now, then, our constitutional laws provide the means to obtain this redemption, and following the letter and spirit of sald laws, and without allowing transgressions on the legal text nor any disorderly or violent ac- tion, I shall endeavor within the pos- sibilities of time and action to ralse the economical and cultural condition of the great masses of Mexican labor- ers. Without their moral and economi- cal redemption no organic can ever exist in Mexico. Neither can our country obtain the necessary improve- ment to win a seat of honor in the as- sembly of nations, with its contribu- tion of progress to the task of univer- sal civilization. A design of such high finality and of such an elemental and humanitarian sense, since m purpose in the last in- stance is to give a human aspect to the life of millions of beings, ought not to be handicapped with actual egotistical points of view arising from the small incidents unavoidable in every complex action of government and ‘social nature in which there is intorvention of many wills and differ- ent legal authorities. Such incidents should not be permitted to serve as motive to handicap the development of a patriotic and humanitarian pro- gram, especially as the government over which I preside has been, and is, disposed to settle such incidents with- in the lmits of equity, justice and law. I do not believe that any alarm should arise among capitalists of good faith who wish, according to our laws, to obtain the benefits of an invest- ment in our country, since every one of them will be welcomed and given the support of our laws. Strife Solves Ills. It would be desirable that the press of that great country and the men of culture and wide humanitarian sense ‘who are an honor to the United States should study the true conditions of Mexico from a high point of view and without having only in mind interests of a material order. It would then be understood how true is the affirmation that the lot of ajl the revolutionary governments of our country and mine among them has been to solve social and economic problems, the moral and humanitarian substance of which not only affects our country but consti- tutes a task that del;rvu nconssen ment, sympathy and respect from other natfons which, like the United States, have been more fortunate in reaching a more beautiful conception of fatherland and a fairer economical and social organization. I hope, based on the uprightness of the purposes and actions of this gov- ernment and that of the American Government, and based also on the be | spirit of justice of the people of your great country, that the present i dent shall not in any form modify tha diplomatic relations between both coungries, and still less the affection- ate feelings existing between both peaule; (Copyright, 1038.) —_——— For Friends Back Home- Send a bouquet of flowers. Consult Gude, florist, 1212 F.—Advertisement. e s tached enlisted men’s list, on duty with the Virginia National Guard at Richmond, has been placed on the ro tired list of the Army on account of age. Assigned to Active Duty. Lieut. Col. Raymond M. Cheseldine, Adjutant General's Department Re- serve of London, Ohio, has been as- signed to active duty In training in the Militia Bureau, War Department. Resigns From Signal Corps. The resignation of Second Lieut. Lawrence W. Adams, y Signal Col’Dl. has been accepted by the Pres- Its -7argc - trees and sloging hills WRITE OR PHONE FOR LITHOGRAPHED MAP SHOWING SIZE OF LOTS. Hedges & Middleton, Inc. 1412 Eye St. I thought naturally that they “would follow the hummocks, that being the only safe way, as any one knows who has traveled much in the Arctic. But they started over the new ice. After two different routes had failed them I belleved they would be successful in the third attempt, so I started out in the canvas boat to fetch them across an intervening lead. Now occurred a terrible incident. “Our view of each other was cut off by hummocks, some 40 feet high. Sud- denly I heard In the distance cries of men unmistakably in fear of death. 1 knew something terrible was happen- ing. 1 pushed on, trembling with fear, toward the three, but was unable to get near enough to lift a finger to help. The anguished cries continued and then stopped. But presently heads appeared over the top of the fce. As the men came Into view I saw two of them dripping wet and weak with cold. The temperature was 12 below zero Centigrade (10 above zero Fah renheit).” Ellsworth Saves Comrades. Amundsen said that Ellsworth told him what had occurred. As they were approaching the lead in single file Dietrichson plunged suddenly through a hole in the ice, and an in- stant later Lars Omdahl followed him. Each fought hard to keep afloat, but the current sucked them down. Ells- worth shook his skis loose and pulled out Dietrichson. Omdahl dug his fin gers into the edge of the ice, but was almost gone when Ellsworth, lying prostrate on the thin ice, ripped off Omdahl’s 80-pound pack with his knife, enabling him to rise. “It was a very narrow escape,” sald Amundsen. “From then on the six of us made our home inside the N-25, one sleeping in the tail, three in the freight compartment and two in the pilot’s cockpit. The gaunt hull served as bedroom, dining room, kitchen and living room for a month. “I reduced rations fmmediately in anticipation of a possible trip afoot to Cape Columbfa. At first we cut from 1,000 to 300 grams (11 ounces) daily, then to 250 grams (9 ounces). ‘We ate pemmican, chocolate, bis- cuits and malted milk. Although working 20 hours daily we felt no weakness except during the first days, due to the change of diet. This was evidence of the suitability of our choice of provisions. “By May 27, we had completely leveled the hummock and constructed ? slip, rmoving countless tons of ce. “With the ald of the motors we got the plane out of the dangerous lead. We had always kept her rid- ing free by breaking the ice con- stantly as fast as it formed.” (To be continued tomorrow.) (Copyright. 1925, in U. America _and Japan Newspaper Allance: in' England by Central News: in Germany by Ullstein Verlax: France by Fetlt Parislenns: in Itayy b Cor. Ficre “Gella Sera: in il Seandinerian” conn: Norwegian Aero Club. Al PRICES Paint and Varnish CERTAINTEED HOUSE PAINTS capacity, 350 equare Xset. depending upon lul'f Brown, No. 437. - .Q0.90 ‘Window Blind Green, 2. 105 0. 442. Colonial Ivory, No. 18.. 1.10 Pearl Gray, No. 403.... 110 Inside White, No. 44¢ Outside White, No. 448.. 1.20 CERTAINTEED ROOF PAINT STOPS ROOF LEAKS tl 75 GALLON 600 Square Feet Screen_Enamel, black, 35 pimt Stove Pipe Enamel, 305 half pint Weathershield Paint, white or my color, $2.25 gallon Expert Paint Advice Free MUTH Quality Stnce 1865 710 l3lh St.. N.W. Canada, South o Sor “mSetn tries by the rights reserv Covering two coats, '3.00 GEN. G. C. RICKARDS, RETIRING, IS FETED Gen. C. C. Hammond, Suc- cessor as Militia Chief, Also Guest at Dinner. Officers of the Regular Army and National Guard on duty in the Mili- tia Bureau of the War Department tendered a farewell dinner and dance to Maj. Gen. George C. Rickards, the retiring chief of the Militia Bureau, and to Maj. Gen. Creed C. Hammond, his successor, at the Officers Club, 'V:'Bahlng'nn Barracks, Friday eve- ning. The evening was shadowed by the passing from the active military service of Gen. Rickards, the first National Guard officer to hold the post of chief of the Militia Bureau under the new National defense act. Served 48 Years. Gen. Rickards was born in Phila- delphia on August 25, 1860, ‘and en- tered the military !ervlceunpflvnle in Company F, 17th Pennsylvania In- fantry, on June 9, 1877. He rose to the rank of major general on June 29, 1921, and will retire June 28, after completing a service of more than 48 vears. Those In attendance at the dinner in addition to Gen. and Mrs. Rickards and Gen. and Mrs. Hammond were the Acting Secretary of War, Dwight W. Davis; Maj. Gen. and Mrs. John L. Hines, Maj. Gen. and Mrs. D. 8. Nolan, Col. and Mrs. P. L. Miles, Col. and Mrs. G. F. Baltzell, Col. and Mrs, E. J. Willlams, Lieut. Col. and Mrs. €. C. Wren, Lieut. Col. and Mrs. T. W. Davis, Lieut. Col. and Mrs. E. M. Caldwell, Lieut. Col. and Mrs. M. A. Campbell, Maj. and Mrs. H. W. Tay- lor and the officers of the Militia Bu- reau and their ladies. PARENTS’ NléHT PLANNED Troop 73, Boy Scouts, will hold its semlannual Parents' night Tuesday evening, June 30, at the Y. M. H. A. Building, Eleventh street and Penn- sylvania avenue. Stephen Kramer, assistant superin- tendent of schools, will be the princi- pal speaker. Isaac Gans will act as chairman of the evening. Edward D. Shaw, Scout executive for Washing- ton, will present awards. The annual outing of the troop will be held at Marshall Hall Sunday, June 5. D. C, JUNE. 21, 1925—PART 1. COOLIDGE ON RADID TOMORROW NIGHT U. S. Business Meeting to Be Broadcast, Including Lord’s Speech Also. Addresses by President Coolidge and Director of the Bureau of the Budget Herbert M. Lord will be broadcast from the meeting of the business organization of the Government to- morrow night at Memorial Conti- nental Hall. The radio hook-up for the occasion will connect several stations to carry the President’s voice to many parts of the country. The stations will be: WCAP, Washington; WEAF, New York; WJAR, Providence; W Boston; WOO, Philadelphia; “bAl Cincinnati, and WOC, Davenport. The program of the evening will open with a short concert by the United States Marine Band, Capt. William H. Santelmann conducting. The selections will include “Liberty Bell,” by Sousa; “Raymond,” an over- ture by Thomas; “Intermezzo Char- acteristic,” from “Cinderella’s Bridal Procession,” by Dicker; “Eileen,” by Victor Herbert, and “My Own United States,” by Bdwards. The four flourishes, indicating the entrance of the President of the United States into the hall, will be given by the Marine Band. The ad- dresses will follow. RUM DRIVE OPENS. Capt. A. J. Headley started in yes- terday on an unannounced program to purge Southwest Washington of illicit liquor selling by supervising raids, which netted nine arrests and 100 gal lons of whisky. Precinct Detective Ogle and Nally participated in the raids. Those ar- rested_were as follows: Frank Sims, colored, 27 Virginia avenue southwest, charged with sale and illegal pos session; Beatrice Dudley, 31, colored, same address, illegal possession; E lene Carter, colored, 30, 1341 South Capitol street, sale and illegal pos- session; James Crawford, colored, 309 H street, illegal possession; Beatrice Johnson, colored, 307 I street south west, sale and illegal possession; James Louis Palmer, colored, 6A M street southwest, illegal possession: James Skinner, colored, 947 Golden court, sale and illegal possession; Beatrice Skinner, same address, il- legal possession, and J. Johnson, col- ored, 307 I street southwest, sale and illegal possession. Z WONDERFUL BUY \ In Exclusive Woodley Park 2725 WOODLEY PLACE (Furnished by Palais Royal) 8 Rooms—3 Baths—Built-In Garage 71 Built—69 Sold % All Modern Improvements $15,750—$2,500 Cash—$125 Month For Auto Service, Phone Col. 4946. 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