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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-27
CAPPER TO
LEADD.C.
GROUP
Senator Will Be Next Chair
man Of Committee II
G. o. p. Wins

The next chairman Of the SEN
ate District Committee-provided
the Republicans retain control of
the next Senate-probably will
be Senator Arthur Capper Of Kan
sas.
The defeat of Senator L. Heis-
Ter Ball by General T. Coleman
Du Pont for the Republican Sena-
torial nomination in Delaware
means that the former will retire
from the District committee chair
manship next March.
Jones Heads List.
The next Republican Senator in
line for the chairmanship on a sen.
iority basis is Senator Wesley
Jones, Of Washington, but mas.
much as Jones Is chairman Of the
important commerce committee it
Is not likely that he would sacri.
flee the latter for the District post.
The Senate rules provide that no
Senator can hold two chairman.
ships.
Senator Jones therefore may be
counted out Of the reckoning. Sen.
ator Capper is next In line. He IL
at present chairman Of the claims
committee, but this Is not gener.
ally considered as one Of the major
committee chairmanships, and Sen.
ator Capper Is known to hold the
District craftsmanship in high es.
TEEN, especially as he enjoys his
long association with the officials
and citizens of the city.
There Is, however, a small chance
that Senator Capper may fail of re-
election next November. He has
been renominated by a decisive ma.
jority in the primaries, and his re.
election appears to be certain, but
there is always the possibility Of an
upset.
Should Senator Capper fail to
capture the chairmanship, the next
Senator in line for it would be
Senator Frank r. Gooding, Of
Idaho. However, as Senator Good
ing has taken but small interest
in District affairs in the two
years he has been q member Of
the committee, 1t Is not likely that
he will care to accept the duties Of
the Craftsmanship. This leaves
Senators Ralph H. Cameron of
Arizona and Senator o. e. Weller
Of Maryland the two remaining
Republicans to be considered and It
is quite within the possibility that
the chairwanship may devolve upon
one or the other.
The ranking Democrat on, the
District committee is Senator viii.
liam H. King Of Utah. 1t is taken
for granted that the Utah solon
would accept the craftsmanship, al.
though he is also the ranking
minority member on the important
immigration committee and in line
to be- its head il the Democrats
obtain control Of the Senate at the
next election. Following King on
the committee are Senator Shep.
pard Of Texas, Glass Of Virginia,
and Stanley of Kentucky.
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COLLECTS DATA
ON PHONE AND
LIGHT RATE
Executive Secretary is Pre-
pairing Report For Public
Utilities Commission

Earl v. Fisher, executive sec.
rotary Of the Public Utilities Com
mission, today is preparing a re.
port to be submitted to the Com
mission showing the financial con.
dition Of the Chesapeake and Poto-
mac Telephone Company and the
Potomac Electric Power Company.
On the basis of these reports,
the Commission is expected to order
public hearings to consider rate
reductions for the two companies.
Accountants of the Commission
have not yet completed their in.
vestigation of the finances of the
telephone company, but they are
expected to report. to Mr.. Fisher
within a week.
Engineer Commissioner ]. Frank.
lin Bell, chairman of the Public
Utilities Commission, indicated to.
day that the Commission would
make its general review of the
various utilities corporations inn
mediately instead Of in the fan.
as originally planned.
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Concerts

BY the United States Marine Band.
William NJ. Santelmann, leader;
Taylor Branson, second leader,
conducting, this evening at
o'clock at the U. S. Capitol
The Program:
March. "Nihelunger". Wagner
Overture. "Lenore". -. Beethoven
S'A's'' Lucia de hammi ponIes+t,
Musicians, Arthur S. Witcomb,
John #. White, Peter A. Haxes.
Edward McIntyre. Robert e.
Clarke and Lee Sanford.
Selection THE Force Of Destiny
Characteristic. ION Tiptos"
waltz. "cagliestro". ...... Strauss
The Star spangled Banner"
BY the United states Soldiers
Home Band, at the Band Stand
at 5:45 o'clock, John s. M. Zim-
= hermann. bandmasteT. The pro-
March. "Richeiieu" .Boisv.rt
Overture. sunshine and Roses
r Flath
(a) LA cinauaintaine"
Gabriel-Marie
(b) "Gavotte Louis xIIT" .Ghys
American fantasia, Tone Pictures
of the North and South" Bendix
Fox trot novelty, "You can take
me away from Dixie, but you
can't take Dixie away from me-
Waltz song, Just a Lullaby
Finale. Spirit of America"
1.-THE star-spansled Banner"
BY the United States Navy Band.
Charles Benter. director, tonight
stand. Navy Yard. The pro-
March, "one Hundred Per Cent
Duplicated to my friend Andy
LoeffIer.)
Overture, Der Geist des wojewo-
(The ghost Of the mayor
"reminiscences Of Scotland
Godfrey
Ballet. Music. .Meyerbaer
Froom Robert II Ddable."
Patrol. American" ;. .Meacham
Selection Of college songs Campus
Memories ".........t.... Seredy
Characteristic. Dance Of the Ser.
pents'' = I..@.
BOceatari
(a) Petite Bijouteries''. .Bohm
valse Intsrmezzo.
(b) "Pasuuinade" .Gettschalk
Intermexso.
The Star.spangIed Banner"
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n { v UPHOLDS
D|SCHARG|NG
Of MEN
Postmaster General Denies
Military Leave Had Any a
Bearing in Cases

Emphatic denial Of charges that
three Washington postal employees
were discharged because of their
attendance at the District National
Guard encampment was made today
by Postmaster General Harry S.
New.
The Postmaster General branded
the charges as being without the
slightest foundation in truth" He
made the statement following a
thorough investigation of the
cases. which he ordered as soon as
the charges were brought to his
attention.
AS a former national guard
officer and a colonel in the Spanish
war, the Postmaster General al.
ways has taken a keen interest in
the work of the local guard and
has encouraged the attendance of
postal employees at the summer
camps.
Encouraged to Attend.
1.-THE statement that anyone has
been dismissed from any branch Of
the Postoffice. Department because
Of having attended the national
guard encampment as members of
that organization is without the
slightest foundation in truth. with
out regard to who makes it." the
Postmaster General declared. mot
only were they not dismissed for
going, but they we're encouraged
to go.
I'm the mail bag repair shop were
thirteen young men, members Of the
national guard, to all Of whom
leave was given in order that they
might attend. Among them were
the three who have since claimed
that their separation from the serv-
Ice was the result Of their attend.
ance on the guard. All three were
probational employees whose service
was entirely unsatisfactory, as dis
closed by their averages and records,
which are open to inspection Of the
officers of their respective COM
panies. OF the thirteen, the other
ten resumed their duties on their
return.
"Since the 1st of January there
have been thirty.four instances
where leave has been granted EN-.
ployes in order that they might
perform service as members of the
national guard, twenty.one of which
were during the two weeks from
August IL to %, and ten more in
the Washington City postoffice.
THE department would be glad
to know the authority quoted in
some of the newspapers for saying
that the record Of the three dis.
missed employees was good
There is not a particle of truth
in the claim that their military
service had anything whatever to
do with the dismissal of the three
J men In question:"
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B|CYC[|ST' s LEG
BROKEN IN
CRASH
Frank HoIton Taken to Emer-
gency HospitaI-2 Others
Hurt In Collisions

His left leg broken when he was
thrown from his bicycle by an auto,
Frank Holton. 119 Pennsylvania
avenue northwest, is at Emergency
Hospital today. His condition Is
not dangerous.
An automobile operated police
say, by George Sheunsky, 720 King
street, Alexandria Va, which was
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JUSTICE ANNU[S
BOY AND GIRL
WEDDING
LoWther-B eckham Romance
OF the Naval Academy and
Washington Ended

Justice Siddons of the District
Supreme Court today signed an in.
terlocutory decree of annulment Of
the marriage of Mrs. Ella M. Beck,
ham Lowther against Robert D.
Lowther. of New York city.
The original suit was brought by
the father of Mrs. Lowther, of the
adjutant generals office, stationed
at Panama, who declared that not
only was his daughter and her hus.
band under age on April 81, 1924,
when they were married in this
city, but that neither of them real.
lied what they were doing"
The young people, according to
Colonel Beckham met at one Of
the navy hops" at Annapolis, and
the idea to get married occurred
to Lowther who was in his second
year at the Academy, while on a
holiday visit to Washington.
His wife was then a student at
q fashionable boarding school here.
Lowther was under twenty .one
years of age at the time of their
marriage, and the young bride was
not quite eighteen,
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BOARD WILL ACT UPON
DISTRICT WAGE APPEAL 6

Action on the 200 appeals of Dis
trict officials and employees for
higher salaries will be taken tornor.
row by the District classification
board.
Major Daniel j. Donovan, District
auditor and board chairman, an.
nounced today that specifications
had been received and the District
board was ready to proceed.
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Asked Additional Work.
B. M. BACHMAN MADE
UTILITIES ACCOUNTANT

Byers NICK. Bachmar, connected
with the valuation bureau of the
Interstate Commerce Commission,
has been appointed chief accountant
Of the Public Utilities Commission.
He will take his office Tuesday.
Mr.. Bachman succeeds Earl v.
Fisher, who was appointed execu.
tive secretary cf the commission to
succeed Walter Z. Allen, who re.
signed to take post with a private
corporation. Mr.. Bachman is a
graduate Of a Tennessee college,
and has had wide experience with
the Interstate Commerce Commits.
sion and railroad companies, par.
ticularly In valuation matters.
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TWO MISSING BOYS
REPORTED TO POLICE

Two missing boys are sought by
police here.
Albert Martz, twelve, has been
away from his home since yester.
day, according to a report by his
distressed mother, who lives at 325
First street northeast.
Windall Perry, eighteen, 243 Four.
teenth place northeast, vanished
four days ago. His whereabouts Is
still mystery.
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Mr.. ID. Sease, our genial undertaken,
mas returned from Chicago and re-
ports a pleasant trip. Sease says
that the undertaking business would
enjoy q permanent boom If they
were allowed to ''bury" some Of the
old jokes used in the vaudeville
houses Of Chicago.
Mark Anthony Brutus, Of this city
Is spending the weekend in jail,
being convicted of participating In q
crap game. Mark regrets the fact
since there was q considerable sum
In the game and he was using HIS
OWN dice at the time Of the arrest.
Mrs. Takes A. Lotto has contracted
9 cold which has made It impossible
Tor her to talk above a whisper DUR
Ing the past week. Doctor Sawyer
Boanes is treating her case and it
ts rum0red that he has been smoking
9 number of Mr.. LOtte's best cigars
during the last few days!
why. Bob Your HAIR" a movie of
great dramatic possibilities, will be
the film to be presented at the
Popular" movie show tomorrow
night. The. management has an
nounced that all girls who have not
bObbed their hair, if there are any
euch left, will be admitted free Of
JOE III. HOLMAN,
49,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-27
POLICE BODY RALLIES
TO MALoNEY FOR OFFICE

Sergeant John G. Maloney. Of the
Fifth precinct, today doomed as the
next chairman Of the general board
of the Policemen's Association. con.
sidered next to the presidency In
Importance, as scores of members
Of the, force rallied to his support.
Voting on the new board chair
man will take place at a meeting
at s o'clock tomorrow night in
Pythian Temple. This position was
formerly held by Sergeant Edward
Curry. He relinquished the office
when he retired recently.
Sergeant Maloney has been on
the force for twenty years. and is
popular among the members Of the
association.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-27
ST. ANN'S ASYLUM TO
HOLD BENEFIT LUNCHEON

Plans for a benefit luncheon and
2 supper, to be held in October in
Elks' Hall will be made at a spe.
cial meeting of the auxiliary OF
st. AIMS Infant Asylum at s
o'clock tomorrow night at the asy.
lum.
Theauxiliary also will make plans
to auction off a radio set to raise
funds for the asylum.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-27
WOMAN WANTS
To STAY IN
JAIL
Prisoner Says She Doesn't
Know Who Started Plan
To Get Her Out

Life as a prisoner at Occoquan.
has proved so pleasant that Mrs.
Annette Applegate. serving a sent.
ence of thirty days for peddling
liquor, declined to appear in court
today to press petition for writ
Of habeas corpus that would release
her.
II don't know who started this
plan to get me out" Mrs. Apple
gate was quoted as saying by NJ.
M. Barnard, superintendent Of the
Occoquan prison. II didn't, and /
am perfectly content to stay here,
and want to finish my sentence"
Mrs. Apologize, who is the wife
Of former marine officer, was com.
mitted to the workhouse in default
OF $500 fine imposed on her for
illegal possession. and sale of liquor.
WampIer Asked Writ.
The petition for a writ of habeas
corpus was asked by Attorney T.
Morris Wampler.
The request was opposed by
Superintendent Bernard and vii.
denied that she was imprisoned at
the Washington Jail, who denied the
District Supreme Court had jurisdic-
ton in the matter, and said that,
anyhow, Mrs. Apologize did not
want to get out.
Mrs. Applegate is assigned as
assistant bed-maker in the women g
dormitory. according to Superin-
tendent Barnard, and only has
about fhrea hoIIra xvorlr doy IL
asked that she be permitted to
hard labor.
Asked Additional Work.
The prisoner, moreover, recently
and Kentucky were active at cur.
assist in the women's sewing room
ito keep her mind occupied" Bar
nard explained in the answer he
presented to Justice Siddons today.
Tn request was granted, he
stated.
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GOVERNMENT WINS FIRST
OF TAX APPEAL CASES

The first decision rendered by
the new Federal Board of Tax. APP.
peals resulted. today in a victory
for the Government.
The board ruled that John H.
PARROT. of Roanoke, Va, would
have to pay income tax on $1,000
which he claimed was a gift from
the American Coal Company.
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! make no complaint,
But of nut songs that bore
the rubber cFuller goes 70 at
Amt gonna rain no more"
HEZEKIAH PENNY,
EvERYBODY,s FOR TT.

Dear Bill: Just got back from
q tho months vacation and the
first thing / looked for wos the
good old column. Say, that idea
of Blues Bouncer's organiza-
tion and pin Is mighty good
one. 1t represents a fine idea
IN hfe-thGt of scattering sun
shine and driving away the
5lues. Go ahead and put 1t
through. The B. BIS ought to
become as popular as the "shingIe
bob."
B. BREWER.
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gong north at Sixth
and H streets north.
west, struck the
bicycle. =
w. H. Horn, las
Uhlan d Terrac q
n ort h east, wa 8
thrown from the seat
of an auto owned by
the Beren's Bakery,
when another ma.
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k Ss
1919
Injured
Since
Jan. 1,
1924.

He suffered cuts on the face and
arms. but refused hospital treat.
ment. .
Henry Preston, colored, five, 1910
s street northwest, was cut on the
left side Of his face by glass which
had broken in q collision between
his fathers car and another.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-27

FLOWERS THAT PAIN.
a flower is really q most wonderful
thing.
To us II may pain or much pleasure
bring.
A pretty bloom my mother once
As. in ire, she met me at the door.
She executed, then, no song or dance,
As, with 1t, she famed my thin linen
pants.
Julius Caesar. Herod and Agrippa,"
How she welded that lady's slipper,
And she made no mishlts or slips,
She admitted with her own tulips
1.-TWO lips.)
HI. SMITH.
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RAY MARKS REMARKS:

! e. r q Il 4 q b
RAY MARKS REMARKS:
Moneys great stuff and you can
stake it from fae"-U yom gtUe me
Its aCorth in somethin' ,Odnt.
Take my q3uice and don't take
Nobody's
While I amt one Of tn acorryin
Kind, neUer could enjoy d plate OF
ice cream for ,thtmkin' how soon
tn plate aoould be empty En-.
"Believe it or not" but felt um-
der my seat IN tn movies. tn other
Right and there teGsnt single
piece Of cEe,oin' gum parked there.
Like q lot Of other people kmow,
I got tn bad habit of sdyin' ~
thought So" aohen didn't think
Mothin' of tn kind.
amt no pessimist, but tchen I'm
Iooktn' for a place t park my fIip-
. Ger and see an empty space up
ahead, I Just know there's q fire
plug or alley there.
f. J. SCHWAB.
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One UGy of telling the Diff
ference bettOeem an opttniist
and a pessimist:: SerOe hash
to both at the same table and
see which 1OilI enjoy it most.
G.. H. D.
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HE CAME NEAR LOSING
HIS RELIGIONS.

NE OAME NEAh LOSILNO
HIS RELIGIONS.
Old John had been converted and
the preacher called on him
To ascertain II he had lost his APP
petite for gin.
"r hasn't .n.. had ,.,,s single .,s d5ap'" he
An nebber 'spects to take drink
ontil de day ! die.
nebber picks de banjo as I sits
Nor plays s u upon u10' de fiddle like a
sinnah man no more.
Stead Of singin' Dixie Land an
charmin' Nellie Gray
Use shoutin 'Halleiujah' an Push
dem Clouds Away
l hasn't shot q game OF craps nor
played a single cyard.
Since / has been a toiIer in de
gyarden OBJ de Lord"
''Yo' suittinly is gettin'. GOOD" the
preacher said to him,
ITO quit de music an de bones, de
guards an spizen gin.
Br'er Tuckson lost q flock of gees,
some TURTLES an q hen,
rs yo' ell gwine to tell de world
II hasn't toched a feather an I
dunno whar dey went.
/ guess yo'll hab to call an see
M some other colored gent"
AHS pS3CuSr LOOK MS nat ana cane
and left Old John alone,
Who got right up and shut the door
as soon as he was gone,
Ana chuckled to himself and said,
Il sholy is in luck,
would hab lost my 'ligion IL he
had mentioned duck"
WILL T. WHELAN.
EASY TO UNDERSTAND.
At the beginning of the seventh
inning in Sundays game the game
stood:
Chicago. % oil 900
Washington. o. 0 O31
A lady who sat near me remark.
ed to her escort: IF is is 1000
TO 81 now, what will It be in the
ninth?" M r.
\ -
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First vicente Ito second ditto,
who is looking quite pale)-What's
the matter, Margie, acute lndi-
| RestiOm?
Margie-NO, q cute travelling
salesman. l. NOAH LOT.
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OUR OWN SECRET OF SUCCESS.
1--WE are often told to "know
YOURSELF" or get acquainted
with the details Of your own
own physiognomy.)
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own physiognol

&c. Y" would like to have the
column print the poem "The
Cremating of Sam McGee," and
asks if "any of the fans who
may know it will send it to the
editor" Well be glad to have
it if it is not too long. Long
contributions clog the column.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-27

Even With AL Fall out of
office the oit supply is likely
to be exhausted in ten gears,
says a scientist. PETE.
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EASY TO UNDERSTAND.
Chicago. ;. % $1,000
Washington % O q oar

A lady who sat near me remark.
ed to her escort: IF is is 1000
TO 81 now, what will It be in the
ninth?" L r.
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automobile accident last month.
left the bulk Of his estate to his
infant son. JOEL under Q win
just probated. Mary Casey Thorne.
divorced wife and mother Of the
child. was not mentioned in the
win. which was made four years
ago.
The child. Joel. win inherit more
than. 100000 from his fathers
estate and also win receive q
trust fund left by his grandfather
estimated at several millions. The
child is living in Denver. Doctor
Vincent c. Thorne. Samuel B.
Thorne and the Central Trust Com.
pany are the executors Of the
estate. S. B. Thorne is named
guardian Of the child and the
property. Shares of stock in a
radium corporation and parcels
Of realty are bequeathed to the
relatives OF the testAtor. George
Stanfield 10 given q parcel OF
Long Island property.
In the event of the Child's
death the residuary estate IL to
go to Doctor ". C. Thorne. An
oil painting, entitled "Christus, 2
by Heinrich Huffman, Is to be
presented to the Metropolitan Mu-
scum II Joel, jr.. dies without issue.
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washington for their new work
next week.
Lum entered the broadcasting
field in 1922 when he was made an
nouncer at the then Westinghouse
station WIZ. at Newark. He later
moved with that station to Aeolian
Hall, New York. when WIZ was
taken over by the Radio Corporation
OF America.
He was then appointed chief an
nouncer OF the Radio Corporations
Washington station WRC at Its
opening last August. Oliver also
came here at that time.
LuIn's voice is well known to the
|country's listeners through his an
nouncements from the Voice OF
the Capital" Oliver inaugurated
the code practice and instruction at
WRC, and has given the lessons
daily since the institution OF the
courses In Washington.
The New York municipal station
which at present holds the. call let
tiers WCNY, was officially opened
last night, ana program featured
by addresses by Governor Al Smith
and Mayor Hylan broadcast during
the evening.
The station IL owned and WIN be
controlled by> the City Of New York.
ard many novel methods OF radioed
education will be introduced there
next autumn.
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R. B. LUN MADE
OFFICIAL At
NETWORK
George Oliver Also Quits
Washington for Post With
Municipal Station

The appointment OF Roger Bruce
Lum, 20. L. M" chief announcer
and assistant program director Of
WRC. as assistant program director
of the new municipal broadcasting
station in New York city. was
made known here today.
At the same time, It was an.
nounced that George Oliver, 20. o.
NJ" senior operator Of WRC, would
become operator and public address
engineer Of the New York station.
Both Lum and Oliver will leave
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-27

The Spectre That Haunted Europe.
For almost a decade the wave of
European revolution was at ebb.
Then, suddenly, following on the
heels of the Communist Manifesto
its memorable beginning: "A spectre
is haunting Europe-the spectre of
Communism its ominous warning
LET the ruling classes tremble at
a Communistic northumberland the
uprisings of 1S4S in France, Germany,
Hungary, and Italy.
In France the workers, who could
no longer stand up under the horrors
Of unemployment after the severe cri-
sis of the winter of 1S47, participated
in demonstration; soldiers attacked
them; a riot began; the king fed;
the provisional government was pro.
claimed by Lamartine, and the nomi-
nees of the workers, the socialists and
radicals, abdicated before it.
Marx, who so early as 1S43 in a
letter to Arnold Ruge had predicted
the revolutionary wave, was invited