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SENATE.

Met Ut II o'clock and adjour,ed nj
ASS until ~ e'cisct tomorrow.
Hearisg on I3iair nominstiep for
Internni Revenue Commissioner con-
tinned by Finance CemmitteS uutiI
next Thursday, after some tak.ns ~
testinsny.
EnerEeney tsrin debate re..mea
by Senator Pat Harrison, uhc
charged Hepubiicnn aide WITH rar-
rule Tactics I'm proposing thrours
senator Pesrose. 60 pass bu With
sut amendments.
senator Capper speaks on excess
sive railway rates, declaring busi-
ness. tndustriai, civic. professional
and NIL eissses OF citizenship hayr
petitiened Congress- for Legislative
relief. expressing the fear that bu.i-
ness staguation and caIamities
would result unless the railroads are
forced 20 lower their rates.
Nominations of Frank NJ. Goodwin
10 be Assistant Secretary Of n. In
terior and william M. steuart. diree-
tor Of the Census among more th.n
a sco5e confirmed.
Marine Insurance huI co,.,serea
by Commerce Committee.
Bills Introdueed.
Sheppard, Texas-S. Res. 70. n
resolution authorizing the SavaI
Comnafttee to investigate the eourt-
martial proceedings I'm the case Of
Capt. Edward q. Chamberlain, u. .,
Marfnesj also 3. I649. n bill to dis
pose Of Rio Grarde waste and draiu-
age water.
Borth, Idaho-S. Res. n, n re.o-
lutton providing that the Inter-
oceanic Canals Committee be au-
therfsed to hold bearings.
Mclean. Consecticut-s. Res. y n
resolution ito change the senate
rules 30 that bills providing for
changes I'm laws dehniteIy state the
changes proposed.
Mckinley. IIiBoIs-s. 1852, q reso-
tuition TO provide for the purehasr
| Of . site and erection OF N puhIie
BUILDING at BlooDington.
Harris, GeorgIa-s. 1853, q bill
providing for the appointment Of
additional judges In the Northeru
and Southern districts of Georgia.
Spencer. Missouri-s. 1855, n bill
Go correct the military record Of
| ofncers and enlisted men of all or
ganizations that co-operated with
the Federal forces in suppressins q
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Gessford and OBrien Get
Commissions as Captains

Richard S. Gessford. son OF Maj.
Harry l. Gessford. superintendent
of police. and Walter p. O'Brien.
son of Detective Sergeant Patrick
|O'Brien, have both received commits
sions as captains In the regular
army.
Capts. Gessford and o'Brien both
served overseas during the world
war.
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Gwathmey-Burrage Wedding

NORFOLK. Va, May I'm Christ
Episcopal Church Thursday evening,
Miss Mary Graham Burrage. daugh-
ter of. Rear Admiral Guy H. Bur-
rage and Mrs. Burrage. became the
bride of William Watts Gwathmey.
jr., of Philadelphia, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. william Watts Gwathmey, Of
this city. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rt. Rev. Beverly d.
Tucker and DR.. Francis C. steinmetz.
They will reside In Philadelphia.
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Robs Laundry Cash Register.

Mrs. Ida NJ. Mckinney. employed
at the Palace Laundry, s15 e street
northwest. reported to police that
n negro about 20 years old pre-
sented ticket for laundry Lass
night, and when Mrs. Mckinney
turned to the shelves the negro
robbed the cash register Of se5 and
fIo6
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Kills Wife; Ends Own Life.

ATLANTA, Ca. May 7.-Believed
to have been crazed through his
inability to secure narcotics, a man
thought by police to be Otis w.
Crane. today cut his wife's throat
from ear to ear and shot himself
through the temple.
Both were killed instantly
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Rob Bank of S5O.O00.

CHANDLERSvILLE, H., May T.
Bandits today robbed the Peoples
State Bank here OF nearly s5e.0op
in cash and Liberty bonds and es-
capped. They blew open the vault
with nitrogiycerine-
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Robbed on Car, He Reports.

William T. Turner. OF Burnt
Mills. Nd. reported to the police
that while riding on Ninth street
car last hight between l. street and
New York avenue. someone picked
his pocket of $50 in bills and some
valuable coins. He says he was
jostied by Q colorsd man.
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WEATHER

For the District
Of Columbia. vir-
ginia and Mary
land. partly cloudy
today and tomor-
row; moderate
temperature; gen
tie to moderate
variable winds
mostly northerly.
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Police Hold Y.M.C.A. Roomer,

Thomas William Whittow, 25
years old, residing at the Union
Station Y. M. C. A.. was arrested
yesterday by Detective sergts.
Thompson and Ennsry on a warrant
issued by F. ]. McMahore. chief OF
police of Richmond. Va, and is
being held at the Sixth precinct.
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Highest, IT; lowest, IS.
Relative humidity. 9 a m. So; 2
p. m. rs: p. m. Sc.
Raiifall ts p. m to p. m.). 0.
Hours of sunshine. 14.0.
Per cent OF possible sunshine. 100.
Temperature. same date last year
Highest, So: lowest, 50.
Other Temperatures.
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I.sse Divides Parties.

That puts. ] think. very fairly. the
cleavage throughout England to-
day. Il Is not only on party lines.
for Il divides them all. as Il divides
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Opposed to Foreign Adventure

But home prosperity, they think.
Is entirely dependent on foreign
policy, and for this reason they pro-
test against the imperial adven-
lures in Asia and any acts or policy
involving such military expenditure.
Temperance ntally as well as intel
lectually they look with disfavor
upon the French occupation of the
Ruhr because 1t not only seems to
them to guarantee another war OF
revenge before babes just born
have reached their manhood, but
certain and immediate prevention
of the recovery in British export
trade and In general European con-
ditions. They are also prepared to
go all the way short of a republic
to secure peace. Ireland still be-
lieves II the United States would
come into ,the world council on be-
half of humanity and gradual de-
mobilization OF the world these and
many other problems could quickly
be settled.
The Washington times., 1921-02-09
CARE[ESSCOMET|S
HEADED THIS WAY

LONDON, Feb. 9.-The greatest dis
play OF fireworks that the world has
yet seen, including a bump, is due to
occur June 20, II Pons-Winnicke 10
allowed to have his own way.
comet with fiighty nature and ir-
responsible habits, travelling 700
miles in excess of the speed limit and
heading straight for the earth"
Unless the comet can get provided
with a rival attraction, or the earth
can be induced to swerve at the psy-
Geological moment. the two will come
into collision June 20. These facts
are given by DIR. Crommelin. known
as the most famous astronomical
mathematician in the world.
"Pons-Winnicke was discovered one
hundred years ago" said DR.. Crom-
melin. 1T is short-period com ct,
and returns every five and three
quarter years. When first seen IL
was 100. 900, 900 miles from the earths
orbit, but II has been coming nearer
since then owing to the disturbing ac-
tion of Jupiter.
IT'S orbit next June will almost
intersect that of the earth. but the
chances of a collision are not great
II the actual date of Intersection is
June 20 there will be a collision. Tho
world will not be wiped out, but
there will be the biggest shower OF
moteors ever seen, and possibly some
damage and casualties. After that
date, however, the comet will recede. ,,
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Fear Economic Upset II Roads
Violate National Agreement
With Workers.
PLEADS FOR ToILERs' GAINS
Says Victory Laborers \ Have
Won Must Not Be
Thrust Aside.
BY w. H. ATKINS.

loteH19sSVnob NSWs
Labor won strong champion TO-
day. John Skelton Williams, Comp
troller Of the Currency, lined up be-
hind workmen. pleading their cause,
and warning capital that it can ILL
afford to risk the dangers of wage
cuts upon an unjust scale.
Mr.. Williams new role as a labor
defender, comes upon the heels OF
q survey of the economic situation
over the United States.
HIS MATURE OPINION.
He expressed optimism of the flu
ture, but viewed with some apprehen-
sion the results that may follow any
attempt Of industrial powers to wipe
out some Of the blessings which have
come to laboring men and women.
out Of the world conflict.
Comptroller Williams, after care
full study Of the financial situation. as
1t relates to the industrial future.
said 1t is his mature opinion that
there should be no clashing OF wages
II wages are to be reduced, they
should be eQualized.
"One Of the chief blessings grow
ing ont of the war" said Williams,
ahas been the movement toward
equalization, and the decided raising
/ OF the wages of the working people,
to q fairer and more equitable basis.
"This Ia for the permanent better
meut Of the whole country" Williams
continued. "Yet wages have not been
altogether equalized. In some cases
the advance has been insufficient. In
others 1t has been excessive.
1--WE need not depart from the eight
hour day, not relinquish any of the
legitimate benefits which the laboring
man has won and is now enjoying in
the shape of improved environment
and working conditions. in order ia
| keep this country on the highest
plane Of prosperity and on basis
which will enable 1t to compete with
any other country"
Although williams goes on record
| as a worm champion for the fair
wage for fair doy's toll" he Is
| equally enthusiastic in scoring any
attempt by labor to throttle capital
and refusal to give adequate labor for
adequate wages.
The prediction is made by Comp.
troller Williams, as a result Of his
survey of the Industrial situation, that
the United States will not definitely
reach a firm and stable foundation
unit II the private citizen is able to buy
| for his dollar bill something closely
approaching the quantity and quality
this same dollar commanded in the
pre-war days.
The Comptroller in referring to the
ability of the private citizen to get q
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Messengers from the various states
have been arriving at Vice President
Marshalrs office for the last three
State electors. These were counted
and officially verified by the Vice
President today before the joint ses-
sion. and not until this was COM
pleted and announcement made by
the Vice President that everything
was in order did Warren G. Harding
and Calvin Coolidge constitutionally
become elected. The solemn an
nouncement from Mr.. Marshall was:
Il do hereby declare Warren G..
Harding elected President OF the
United States for the term beginning
March 4, 1921, and Calvin Coolidge
Vice President of the United States
for the same term
Under the curious electoral system
devised by the trainers OF the con-
stitution. IL would have been entirely
possible for some other men to have
been announced to these high Offices
today. The constitution provides
that the Presidents and Vive Presi-
dents are elected by presidential
electors" who are elected by the main
body of qualified voters. These elec-
tors then meet in their various states
in January and proceed to ballot for
their choices. Strangely enough, thtr
is no law or provision Of any Kind
which would bind them to vote Tor
the men who won the popular ma.
jority at the polls In November. The
electors of New York, for example,
could legally vote for Bill Hart and
Fatty Arbuckle II they wanted to. or
for Eugene V. Debs and Henry Cabot
Lodge.
ELECTORAL VOTES SEALED,
The House met sbortlyabefore noon
today. AS tho hour approached the
serecnnt-at-arms announcsd:
The Vice President OF The. United
States and the members OF the United
States Senate" a.
A procession headed by Mr.. Mar
shall and membeds OF the Senate,
walking two by two, came through
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LASKEY TORES|GN
AS j. s. ATTORNEY

United States District Attorney John
Il. Laskey, in a statement issued to
The Times this morning declared that
he intended to resign from the Fed
eraI office as soon as President-elect
Harding appointed a successor to At
torney General A. Mitchell Palmer.
In his statement. Mr.. Laskey fur
ther stated that for long time 1t
has been his desire to resume the
practice of his profession, and he
was resigning primarily because
believe II is the right of the Repub-
lican party, after it's overwhelming
victory, to have the opportunity OF
selecting it's own Presidential ap
pointees as soon as may be-"
District Attorney Laskey's state
ment in full IL as follows:
"I am a Democrat, but not hungry
one. An article appeared in The
Times of yesterday, headed AIT Stools
at q. o. p. Pie Counter occupied By
Hungry Democrats" followed by
what is termed a bird's-eye view Of
the offices heretofore greedily re-
garded as spoils for the victor. The
birds-eye view. comprising list OF
the District OF Columbia Presidential
Appointments, with the. names of the
incumbents. salary received, date OF
expiration OF term OF Office, ana In my
case with parenthetical stimulus to
aspirants Has six assistants. y
SO far as the office ] occupy is
concerned, no aspirant should relax
his efforts 20 secure the appointment
because of the published fact that
my present term does not expire
until October 27. 1922, as IL IL my
Intention upon the qualification Of
the new Attorney General to tender
him my resignation to take effect as
soon as he shall have had an oppor-
tunity to make his selection OF my
succe ssor.
II have bcfn District Attorney for
something over six years. and deeply
appreciate the confidence with which
the people of the District haye favor.
ed me. ! desire to give up the inn
portAnt duties of the office In ad.
vance OF the expiration OF my term
NOT bccauae J an weary OF endeavor.
Ink TO serve the public. but primarily
bebause 7 believe II II the right OF
the Republican party after its over
whelmins Victory. to have the oppor-
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WIFE SNAPPED FOR LOT
LIVES UP TO BARGAIN
Won't Leave Family Butcher
Who Paid Realty for Her.

CHICAGO. Feb. s.--cora johnson.
nineteen years old, who says she
agreed to her husband swapping her
for $500 vacant lot I'm court yestor-
day, decided to live UP TO her part Of
the bargain. Bnoch Johnson, the hus-
band; Bcrger Peterson, the family
butcher, who gave the real estate ftr
the girl and Cora were In court~when
the prosecuting attorney put the aucs-
tion to the woman.
What do you say Who will II bef
Your husbaud-or tho other man.
the proreciftor snapped. ",
Il tnNe B~rror." was tho reply. as
she pointed her finger at the man she
said had bought her.
Judge Heap, In tho morals court.
continued tho case against the girl.
saying ut needs untapriing."
Berger Peterson he sent to tho
workhouse for two months. Erorts 10
have the sentence changed TO D nsA
we're unsucccssfuL
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the doorway and down the main aisle
OF the House. Bringing up the rear
were two page boys each bearing a
box in which reposed the sealed bal
lots of the various State electoral
bodies
The boxes were deposited on the
rostrum and the seals broken by the
Vice President, as required by law.
The tellers of the House, one on each
side, then began counting the ballots
as they were read off by the reading
clerk. As the ballot of each State
was read there was applause from
the members from that State.
When the ballots were all counted
and the result verified, Vice Presi-
dent Marshall announced the result
as stated.
BALLOT BOxEs ARE GIFT.
Following an ancient custom, the
boxes in which the ballots reposed
become the personal property OF the
outgoing Vice President They are
beautiful pieces of cabinet work
The constitution requires that in
order to be elected. the President
shall receive a majority OF all tho
votes cast by the electors. If 1t should
happen that the count Of the electoral
votes show no majority, then Il Is
provided that the House of Repre-
sentatives shall begin at once to bal
lot for the election OF n President,
only the three who received the
highest number of electoral votes
being voted for. In this count, the
members of each State delegation
collectively cast one vote, and there
are forty-elght votes In all II the
House is unable TO select a President
by March 4. but selects a Vice Presi-
dent. then the Vice President serves
as President until the new President
Is selected.
In case neither President nor Vice
Prcsident Is selected by the House,
there would bo an interval in which
there would he no President for the
constitution makes no provision for
a President other than that set out
above. and II ~ unlawful for the
outgoing President to hold effice
until his successor is elected
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SECESSION BEATEN
IN SOUTH AFRICA
Gen. SHUTS Leads ImperiaIists
To victory-Election Dis
astrous to Labor Party.

LONDON, Feb. 9.-The South Afri-
can nationalists, who favor the Sc
cession Of the Union of South Africa
from the British empire, were de-
feated by the imperialists tanti-se-
cessionists) in the general election
on Tuesday, according to advices re-
ceived today from Cape Town giving
latest returns.
The feature Of the result was the
collapse of the labor party. which
lost eleven seats in the national leg
isiature. Labor will have only eight
seats in the next legislature.
General Smuts, the premier and
leader of the imperialists, returned a
large majority for his party through
his personal efforts and following.
The minister OF justice. N. J. De
Wet, who was a candidate for a seat
In parliament, was defeated by a
nationalist.
Cape Town advices said the fol-
on returns received there up to
o'clock this morning:
South African party or Imperial
ists-39 seats.
Labor party--S seats.
Nationalists-6 seats.
Constitutional democrats seat.
These returns were not complete.
British newspapers expressed jubiI-
alton over tho election result. Such
naring headlines as the following
were printed;
South Africa stands by the nagr'
and "No secession In South Africa:
civil war In averted!"
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.SHORT-HAIRED WOMEN
TABOOED IN ZION CITY
0verseer Also Raps Tea Room
MuStacheS and SpatS.

CHICAGO. Feb. 9.--Women with
short hair. bass voices and fond
ness for publicity and men with spats,
middle names and tearoom mustaches
were warned away from Zion City In
the regular Tuesday morning sermon
OF Overseer Wilbur Glenn Noliva.
Addressing his flock. the apostle
denounced women in. Congress and
men in velour hats. Here Is the way
he pounded home some of his points
God never intended that a woman
should 20 around wearing brecches
and suspenders and felt hats.
'It is an outrage the way some Of
these women stand around on street
corners bowling like short-hoTn bulls.
Let us take the word OF God that
the man Is the head of the house.
mo woman Will ever preach In
Zion's Church; I tell you that right
now.
"If any women In this town want
to be men and I fnd out about It, I'll
knock 'em on the head"
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MYSTIC WHO SLEW SELF
HASN'T REPORTED YET
Woman Left Behind Believes
He's Angry With Her.

DETROIT. Feb. Off Prof. Thomas
Lynn Bradford, lecturer, author and
student of the occult. who Is believed
to have deliberately killed himse'f in
an effort to prove to douh,i z
world that the dead can commurieR, Q
with the living. has sent fnessa-e
from the great beyond ii has rot
reached Mrs. Ruth Doran. she told
the International News>Servicc
81 have received no message frNvr
Professor Bradford as yet" she ea'1.
"But, oh, 1 would be so happy il ne
would send IL through me-
"But we auarreled day or SO be-
fore his death and IL Is hard to toll
whether he will select me as the
medium"
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Their parents, NJ. and Aes~ Clarence
Watts. Of Clark station. Va. mother
and step-father of Margaret, and Mr.
and Mrs. Franklin Shorey. Of 17le II
street northwest. will leave for Jack :
sonville this afternoon to bring the
girls back.
SEATED ON COTTON BALE.
The Times man found the pair seat
ed on q cotton bale on the docks OF
the Merchant and Miners Steamship
Company. swinging their silken clad
ankles, and munching from hye-
pound box of candied cherries. They
had left the boat on which they sailed
from Baltimore Saturday evening, at
Savannah, Ca, to do q bit OF shop
ping. and 60 sightseeing. They tar
ried so long browsing about the
quaint old Georgia city that their
boat went on without them.
without baggage, but plentifully
supplied With, money, the pair boarded
a trains IT Jacksonville. They arrived
there ahead Of the boat, and were
waiting for II to come in when The
Times man found them. The boat had
been held up by fog.
TRIED TO vAMP SCRIBE.
That didn't work, and the girls
finally confessed; then switched their
tactics and tried to ''vamp" The Times
man. They begged that he mot say
anything to anybody, and let them so
on" They insisted they were old
enough to look out for themselves.
That didn't work very well either;
and then the feminine runaways got
good and mad.
They announced. very positively.
that as long as they could pay their
own way, what they did, and where
they went was strictly their own
business. They demanded to know
by what right The Times manor
anybody else, for that matter-dared
to interfere with them.
The answer to that was q call to
Policeman Copeland, who happened
to be passing. That one decided
they'd better talk IL over at the
Jacksonville Police Headquarters. SO
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legislative wheels go round at the
Capitol has altered his belief in the
Democracy his daddy taught him, nor
has II changed his conviction that the
United States Government is the best
government In the world to date.
He has Tot OF ideas" which later
he may write a book about. His
good-humored criticism Of many as
poets of government has brought him
q number of offers from publishers to
incorporate them into book
CRITICIsEs PRIMARY LAW.
One thing he does think is wrong
the direct primary law as it now
operates-and he thinks II ought to
be remedied at once.
Trouble is" he criticised. "that It
bars from political activity all but two
kinds OF men-the very wealthy, who
can AFFORD to go out and make a big
splurge, or the sons of poor but dis
honest parents. The man in moderate
circumstances, who is honestly ambi-
tious for a political career, II bars.
"If there had been a direct primary
law in operation when L statred out,
/ never would have been governor of
Indiana, nor Vice President of the
United States. Maybe some folks" "
he continued drolly. would say that
that would have been a good thing.
But let them say IL. I WON'T
y x1ONE WITH POk.fTICs.
W&h politics. however, the Vice
;HTcs50 aAsaaId he was d69e. 80
~ For myself. mean. I've been fu
politics all my life. The habits 6f q
lifetime are not easily shaken. When
something comes UP that want to
talk about, I'm going to talk. But as
for me. I'm done. I've no ambitions"
"A suggestion that he might in
terest himself in the war that is now
going on for control Of the Demo
cratic party. or in its proposed re-
organization. brought both hands in
the air.
Fools" commented the Vice Presi-
dent rush in where angels fear to
tread"
The Washington times., 1921-02-09
BAVARIA CABINET QUITS
OVER GERMAN DECISION

BERLIN, Feb. o.-The Bavaria,
cabinet has resigned in protest
against the Berlin governments con-
sent to the agreement to disarm the
whole country by July I. said a
Munich dispatch to the Achtuhr
Abendblatt today,
The South Bavar,an Socialists are
reported to have sent an ultimatum
to Munich refusing TO agree to Bavar-
Ian secession from the federation Of
German states.
The nansa league, a powerful ma
tional organization has made public
a proposal for boycott on ali British
and French goods.