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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-10
THE GATE-POST
BIZ Harold Phillips

York, calous old is $500 chorus
girls of work. and though all but pay the
little
and know that ernecad truan of
fashionable finishing schools stage
The Washington times., 1924-12-03

Rigid economy In all branches Of Government
No tax tnkering at this session if ayoidable
Repeal Of income tax publicity clause.
Lowering Of higher surtax rates. If taxation is taken u
An adequate army and navy Of full treaty strength
but with no armament races Of any kind with any
nation.
American entrance into World Court but with specific
reservations TO effect that this Government will NOT be
bound by advisory opinions be dragged into htiga
tion without its consent.
The United States should remain OUTSIDE the League
Of Nations
Some revicon Of existing immigration laws to allow
those aliens already here latitude in bringing in
their relatives
Disposition Of Muscle Shoals to private interests either
by outright sale long term lease subcommittee Of
Congress to be appointed to consider bids
ment Of further cancellations into fewer systems
Railroad Labor Board cannot be improved on it should
be left alone.
Amendment Of present election laws 10 provide equal
representation Of the parties election boards and
boards Of registration.
Reconsideration BY Congress Of whole Government ship
ping problem.
Continued development of waterways and reclamation
projects within limits Of general economy program.
Extension Of life Of American Debt Funding Commits
sion now trying to fund $70O0O00,000 unsecured
loans.
Some revision Of judicial procedure relieve court
congestion and expedite justice.
Conversion Of pOstmaters Of first three classes and
Of prohibition enforcement officers into civil service
Sympathetic consideration Of Legislation for disabled
veterans.
The Washington times., 1924-12-03
Full Text Of Coolidge
Message to Congress

The present state of the Union,
upon which it is customary for
the President to report to the Con-
gress under the provisions of the
Constitution. is such that 1t may
be regarded with encouragement
and satisfaction by every Ameri-
can. Our country is almost unique
in its ability to discharge fully
and promptly all it's obligations at
home and abroad, and provide for
all its inhabitants an increase in
material resources, in intellectual
vigor and in moral power. The
nation holds position unsur-
passed In all former human expe-
rience. This does not mean that
we do not have any problems. 1t
Is elementary that the increasing
breadth Of our experience neces-
sarily increases the problems of
our national life. But it does
mean that If we will but apply
ourselves industriously and honest
ly, we have ample powers with
which to meet our problems and
provide for their speedy solution.
do not profess that we can Sc.
cure an era OF perfection in hui
man existence, but we can provide
an era Of peace and prosperity,
attended with freedom and justice
The Washington times., 1924-12-03
FOR)C COLD
T0SHOALS
OFFER
Efforts of Southern Senators
TO Get Renewal Of Bid
Bear No Fruit

Efforts Of Southern Senators
to prevail upon Henry Ford 10
renew his offer for the Muscle
Shoals nitrate and power prop
critics bore no fruit today.
In telegrams 70 Senators Nc
KelIar, Of Tennessee, and Heflin,
Of Alabama, who made the re-
quest, F. q. Leibold, Ford's sec
rotary, said:
"Mr. Ford's offer was with
drawn by him in hiss letter to
the President October To-"
Definite Rejection Seen.
Heflin and Mcclellan took Lei.
holds message to mean that Ford
would not renew his 100000 offer
for the property.
President Coolidge today dis.
cussed the Muscle Shoals problem
with Senators Curtis OF Kansas, the
Republican leader: Pepper Of Penn
sylvania, and Mckinley, of Illinois.
Four Plans EspOused
Several separate plans for dispos.
ing of the property were before
the upper chamber. Each has a
militant following and leaders pre-.
dicted an outburst Of oratory that
would equal in intensity and bitter.
ness the forensic fireworks in
the last turbulent session of Con-
gress.
The first plan was by Senator
Norris Rep.l Of Nebraska, setting
up q Federal corporation to cp.
crate the plants. This was report
ed favorablya by the Agriculture
Committees
Another by Senator Underwood
(Dem.l Of Alabama, would sane.
ton leasing OF Muscle Shoals to
private interests before July /.
1925, but If not leased by that
Said to, have the approval OF the
White House, Administration lead.
ers were prepared to sponsor a plan
to take the whole question out Of
the hands Of Congress and refer it
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
The Washington times., 1924-12-03
FLEES SON
Of RICH
MAN
Bride Of Month Speeds East,
Eluding Pursuit BY Young !.
HiIlmal1

8 4 II
CHICAGO, Dec. s.-The next
moves Of Edward ]. Hillman, son
and heir Of the millionaire Chi
cago department store owner to
halt the flight Of his bride Of .
month which started with q mad
auto race through Indiana to
overtake the Broadway Limited
last night, were cloaked in mystery.
today as the principals in the
drama dropped mysteriously from
sight.
Wife Ready To Sail.
Mrs. Hillman was somewhere In
New York. presumably awaiting a
favorable moment. to board the.
Mauritania, scheduled to sail at
noon and on which she Is said to
have planned booking passage. And
on her trail in New York, pre-
sumably. were emissaries Of the
frantic husband whose millions last
night failed to prevent the arrival
OF his runaway wife In New
York
All through the night Young Hin.
man made desperate efforts to halt
the flight OF his wife as she sped
toward Europe and freedom on the
Pennsylvania crack flyer.
At Garrett, Ind, he had police
stop the machine in which Mrs.
Hillman, accompanied by friends,
was making a dash to Overto Ike the
limited. A policeman attempted 10
arrest her for stealing the machine
and she only laughed.
You can't arrest me without q
warrant" she declared pertly as
she and her party abandoned the
car and charted a taxi for dash
to Crestline where she boarded the
train.
Flight Was Planned
Young Hillinan, it was rumored.
was rushing East In the hone Of
overtaking his wife. However. at
the fashionable hotel where the
couple made their home and at the
Hillman store where he was mas
tering the business from the ground
up" 1t was said that he was
out"
A veil also shrouded the exact,
reasons for the flight, but II was
evident today that the trip had
been carefully planned. Mrs. nm.
man, is said to have wired for
reservations on the Mauretania sun.
day..
QuarrelIed On Honeymoon.
Friends Of the Hillmans in New
York revealed that the ouarrels
which resulted in her running away
from him began while they were
spending their honeymoon in the
exclusive Ambassador hotel in Park
avenue here.
The quarrels eliminated In the
bride telephoning her Gather IN Chi.
cago that she was going home.
The Washington times., 1924-12-03

and made more and more satisfy.
ing by the .ministrations of the
charities and humanities Of life.
Our domestic problems are for
the most part economic. We have
our enormous debt to pay. and we
are paying it. We have the high
cost of Government to diminish,
and We are diminishing 1t. We
have a heavy burden OF taxation
to reduce. and we are reducing it.
But while remarkable progress
has been made in these directions,
the work is yet far from accom-
plished. We still owe over $21,-
600, 900, 600, the cost OF the ma
tional Government is still about
$4,000, 900, 900, and the national
taxes still amount to about SGT for
each one of our inhabitants.
There vet exists this enormous
field for the application of econ
omy.
Urges Rigid Economy.
In my opinion the Government
can do more to remedy the eco
nonic ills rs :he people by, sys-
tenn OF rigid economy in public
expenditure than can be accom-
Continued on Page IL. Column 1.
The Washington times., 1924-12-03
DOCTOR IS HELD
IN DEATH Of !
WIFE
Woman Found Slain in Home
With Electric Iron. Spouse
Shot in Hand

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Dec. 81
Authorities investigating the muir
der Of Mrs. Annie Dudley Edwards,
who was slain with an electric
iron as she lay sleeping in her
home in Fairfield, a suburb, ex.
pected more definite information
today, following summons sent
them by Doctor George T. Edwards,
her husband, who said he would
tell something at / o'clock. Doc.
tor Edwards Is under arrest in the
Tennessee Coal and Iron and Rail.
road Hospital, where he was sent
with a bullet wound in his hand.
He formerly was a member of the
hospital staff
Doctor Edwards was arrested fol.
lowing an examination of the house.
Sheriff j. I. Reeder said he was
convinced that Mrs. Edwards had
been slain by some one in the
house and not by an intruder. as
Doctor Edwards said. The physician
asserted the intruder opened a
window after first Sitting a screen.
chloroformed and killed Mrs. Ed.
wards and then attempted to cholo-
form him, He said re WIS aw,,lS.
ened, grappled with the man. and
was shot through the hand when
the killers pistol was exploded.
Doctor Edwards declared he fired
three shots at the man as he fled
through a rear door.
Officers who Investigated the
house said the slit in the screen
was not large enough for a man
to insert his hand and open the
window, They also said they
doubted that an intruder would
have attacked Mrs. Edwards first,
had he wanted to kill both.
Physicians at the hospital where
Doctor Edwards is a staff physician
said Doctor Edwards actions OF late
had been SO queer" as to cause
them to keep him under close
scrutiny.
The Washington times., 1924-12-03


decision to dispense with private
car and a special train solely by
considerations Of economy.
The railroad companies exact a
rental of $50 day for private
car, and, in addition, require TWEEN
ty-five fares to be purchased for the
car. On long journey this
amounts to tidy sum. Further.
more. twenty-five persons obviously
cannot be accommodated in the
Presidents private car.
In the case OF the Chicago trip
the cost Of the trip would have
amounted to approximately $2,250
When Mr. Coolidge was apprised
OF these figures, the Coolidge pen
Gil got busy. A few minutes fig
uring disclosed that by goinp
regular" on regular train, the
SOntaAAaA sA Raaa 2, Column 2.
The Washington times., 1924-12-03
u. S. AND GREAT BRITAIN
SIGN PAL ESTINE PACT

A treaty concerning the British
mandate over Palestine and defin.
ing the rights OF the American
Government and its nations in the
inundated territory was signed to.
day in London, according to an an
nouncement by the State Depart
ment.
The treaty In its principal provi-
sions is similar to the treaty already
concluded with France, with, re-
spect to the mandate for Syria and
the Lebanon, and grants Ameri-
cans equal rights with the nationals
Of all other countries.
The Washington times., 1924-12-03

Few things he has done in the
year and half Of his Presidency
have caused more talk than this
casual decision to embark upon his
first trip west of the Alleghenies
as an ordinary Pullman passenger
Some say that no President has
ever done such thing before. This
is disputed In other quarters, but In
any event 1t is certain that no
President has ever left the Capital
in anything except private car
since the days Of Mckinley
Brought Safeguards.
1t was McKinley's tragic assas.
sination that resulted In the present
safeguards that are thrown about
la President, the ever.present Secret
Service operatives, the keen scru.
tiny of all visitors, and the precau.
ton to insure privacy and freedom
from annoyance.
Mr.. Coolidge was actuated In hAa
The Washington times., 1924-12-03
STRNTEST.
ECONOMY
|SIJRGED
BYH|N
Executive Favors Leaving
Revenue Law Alone
This Session
BY GEORGE r. HOLMES,
XnternationaF News seryte

II - 4
Prosperous at home, at peace
/, with the world, the country can
60 forward with supreme conf
dence in the future, provided 1t
stays within the roadway Of rigid
public economy and sound bust
ness principles Of government al
ready charted--this was President
Coolidge's annual report to Con-
gress today on the state Of the
nation.
The most important thing this
Tame duck" session Of Congress
can do, the President said, ID to
abstain from going on any spend
ing sprees, stay within the budget,
and by so doing make certain
another substantial cut in taxes
next year.
Tax Changes Proposed.
II this Congress wants to tinker
with the tax laws, in the three
months Of life left to it, Mr.. Cool
idge proposed that it abolish the
publicity feature OF the income taz
law, and provide some reductions
In the higher brackets of the same
law.
Otherwise he recommended that
further tax revision be left until
the new Congress, elected in No
vember, comes into power.
So Tar as international affairs
are concerned. the President told
Congress that not since pre-war
days have they been in such salts.
factory shape. There are no clouds
on Americas international horizon.
Mr.. Coolidge reiterated that he
is DESTROYS OF calling another arrna,
ment conference, but said that be.
cause of proposals being made
abroad for European conferences
he believed it advisable to hold
american plans in abeyance for the
time being.
Recommendations Numerous.
Numerous recommendation were
made by the President on a variety
of subjects, but none Of them was
startling.
Throughout his rather lengthy
message, the President reflected
his own and the leaders opinions
that little beyond passage of the
necessary appropriation bills VIII
be possible in the short and dying
session Of Congress at hand.
For this reason, perhaps. his mes
sage was filled more with general
observations than with specific
eXhortations.
The more important Of his recon.
mendations were:
/. An adequate army and navy
OF full treaty strength, but with no
armament races OF any kind with
any nation. He advised the public
to be little impressed" by reports
OF what other nations are doing i'm
this line.
2. American entrance. into the
World Court, but with specific res
ervations to the effect that this
Government win not be bound by
advisory opinions, nor be dragged
into litigation without its consent
Bans League OF Nations.
8. The United States should lie.
main outside the League of Ma
4. Some revision Of existing nm
migration laws to allow those aliens
here more latitude in bringing in
their relatives.
5. Disposition of Muscle Shoals
to private interests, either by out
right sale or long term lease,
subcommittee OF Congress to be- Sp-
pointed to consider bids.
8. No extensive tinkering with the
The Washington times., 1924-12-03
JUSSERAN[)
TALKS To
MELLON
Early Settlement OF Terms
Expected British May
Protest

=
Diplomatic exchanges between
the United States aud France
over the payment Of the $4,000, 81
100000 French war debt have
been such as to require another
extended conference between Sec
rotary Of the Treasury Mellon
and M. Jusserand, the French
ambassador, it was learned today.
This conference, the second
within a few days, was held last
night.
Negotiations Secret
There is reason to believe that
the negotiations are close to the
point of definite propositions.
although an aura of, secrecy has
been thrown about them by Treas
ury officials.
It was partially confirmed
here today that France has re-.
quested moratorium as a basis
for the whole settlement This is
believed to be ten years, in which
time the French government would
pay nothing on principal or in
terest.
Tho moratorium aspect is not un.
acceptable to this Government, 1t.
was said today, provided that the
terms of payment at the end of
the 'ten-year period are such as to
approximate the terms of the Brit
ish settlement.
British Protests
1t began to be clear today that
the United States cannot grant to-
France any terms that are very;
materially better than those of the
British settlement, without running
afoul of the British government:
and of Congress-. The sentiment Of;
Congress generally has been that
the British settlement was a gem
erous one, and It might be diff
cult to secure approval of any
other that went far afield from
the Baldwin.Mellon agreement.
Last nights conference between
Mellon and Jusserand was hurriedly
arranged because OF the impending
absence from the CITY of both! After
the conference, M. JusSerand is un-
derstood to have sent a long cable
report to Paris, containing b precise
outline of this Governments posi-
ton.
See Early Settlement.
While officials are chary Of dis
cussing details Of what has actually
passed between the two govern
ments, there Is every prospect, It
was said today. that by the time M.
Jusserand returns to France early
next month, the negotiations will be
in fair way to successful settlement.
If not settled at that time,. 1t Is
probable that M. Jusserand will res
turn to Washington as a special
debt envoy, even though the French
embassy where he has presided for
twenty years, Is occupied by e.
Daeschanel, his successor.
The Washington times., 1924-12-03
MAN HELD IN THEFT
OF $4,000 IN BONDS

PITTSBURGH, Dec. County
detectives today received word from
New York city that Fl. s. Linn,
wanted here on charge Of receiv-
ing stolen goods, had been arrested
there.
1t is alleged that on recent trip
to Pittsburgh, Linn attempted to
dispose Of $4,000 worth Of bonds
which were stolen from the Tucker.
Anthony Brokerage Company, of
New York. Extradition papers are
being prepared.
The Washington times., 1924-12-03
HEAVY SNOW STORM
SWEEPS GARRETT COUNTY

CUMBERLAND, Nd, Dec. a.
Another heavy snowstorm IL re-.
ported In the mountains Of Garrett
county, twenty-five miles west OF
here, adding to the ten.inch fall Of
saturday. which has blocks "a county
roads with six.foot drifts.
The sun Is peeping from the
clouds here. The temperature
dropped almost to zero In the noun.
tains again last night.
The Washington times., 1924-12-03
Urges Rigid Economy.
YoUTHKILLs FATHER; SAYS
HE THREATENED TO SHOOT

PITTSBURGH, Dec. 3.--Austin
Wooster. fifty, a farmer living near
Bridgeville, and his nineteen,year-old
son, Lynn, always had been pals"
rather than father and son.
But during an argument Lynn
shot and killed his father when the
latter threatened him with a shot
gun. the son declared in statement
he Is said to have made to police.
The Washington times., 1924-12-03
POPE TO RAISE RANK
OF CARDINAL GAS0UET

ROME, DEC. 3.-cardinal Gasauct
who has been a member of tile
Sacred College for ten years, viii.
be raised from the category OF car.
dinal deacon to that OF cardinal
priest, y and the Pope will mama
the cardinal legates who win open
the doors OF the three basilicas
sistory here December IS. II was
learned today.
The Washington times., 1924-12-03
CURE FOUND
For
Waffle EYE
Good Fellows Get Real
Kick Out Of Helping FAmi-
lies Who Happen % Be
Down This Year.
TRY THIS REMEDY.

Wattle-eye has the city
In its grip.
We've had epidemics
of iritis, conjunctivitis,
trachoma and schWartzo-
sis (black eyeJ.
Now it's wattle-eye.
The symptoms are a far
away focus, accompanied
by wrinkling Of the brow,
biting of the nails and
general irritability. That's
wattle-eye. Listen:
q, Wcttts-eye oct for papa this
ClaristNs1s7
WdttIe-eye do about Uncle
Ned and Aunt CIaricea They
might not send as anything, and
1 don't 1OGnt To-
Wattle-eye get for holiday
cards There ought to be-
The Good Fellows Of WASH
tngton have no wattle-eye. They
don't have to worry about what
to do for the recipients Of their
gifts.
The Good Fellows are folks
Of all creeds and ages, and of
both sexes, who find lot Of
Christmas joy in giving a lift
TO those who happen to be
down and out this year.
Here's what they do. The
Good Fellows write to The
Washington Times Good Fellow
Editor and get the names of
families or individuals whom
they can help. They investigate
conditions and do what they
want to.
There is no rule or regulation
for Good Fellow to follow.
He does the whole business him
self. The Good Fellow Editor
merely gives his a place to 60.
The Times does not collect
Or distribute money or any
thing else.
Knows All About Il.
It's one thing to hand a little
money to some charitable
agency to spend for some excel
lent purpose at Christmas time.
It's something else again to
know exactly what is being done
with your gift. Under the Good
Fellow system, the donor knows
that his gift is going where it
Is needed, and also that it is
exactly what should be supplied
Some of the experts tell us
that the Good Fellow movement
Is all wrong. It's unscientific
and all that sort of thing. We
don't give b whoop. Let it be
Jinscientif, unorganized and I'M
anything else. We know that
for years the Good Fellows of
Washington have stepped into
the breach Christmas I and
have brought cheer To places
that would otherwise be cheer
less at the holiday time.
Plead Guilty.
If it is wrong to bring, happi.
ness into homes where gloom
would otherwise pervade, we
plead guilty to being wrong.
The trouble with much Christ
mas giving is that it is per-
functory performance Of duty.
There's no kick in it.
Getting a real kick out Of
Christmas consists in doing
something for somebody who
really needs Christmas gifts.
1f you want to realize what
Christmas means, write to the
Good Fellow editor and let him
tell you what's what.
Being a Good Fellow viii take
. 'loti of the curse from the
Vvattla-eva
The Washington times., 1924-12-03
British Demand Equal
Terms With French
In Debt Settlement
BY DAVID NJ. CHURCH,
International News Service.

LONDON, Dec. 3.--If France
gets better terms than were &C.
corded Great Britain in settlement
OF its debt to the United States.
Britain Is expected to INST on
reimbursement Of its debt funding,
Continued on Page Q. Column 81
The Washington times., 1924-12-03
President Will Save
81, 700 on Trip
BY GEORGE R. HoIMEs.

President Coodges decision to Chicago today aboard
regular train following regular schedule with none Of the
special equipment and r and urbelows that usually attend
President leaving the Capital has given Washington a
distinct shock s.
The Washington times., 1924-12-03

Radio Programs and
Other Radio News on
Page II.
The Washington times., 1924-12-03

The WEATHER

Cloudy and unsettled to-
night and tomorrow warmer
tonight; gentle to moderate
variable winds.
The Washington times., 1924-12-03
PROHIBIT TAX PUBLICITY.
COOLIDGE MESSAGE ASKS
Chief Recommendations in
Annual Message

Rigid economy in all branches Of Government.
No tax tinkering at this session if aYoidable
Repeal Of income tax publicity clause
I0uerinn nf 11i0ay s,,rtav ,.otnQ IL +awo+;or ;o
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= To raise money to pay the
- bank to stop the interest,
thus cutting our overhead ex-
pense. We realize the necessity of low
overhead. We sell for cash. To get
cash we must under-sell credit competition. To
sell cheap we must keep down the expense.
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Three Things to Accomplish:

To induce many people to
= come i'm our store that do not
come now. We want them to
see our super grocery stock and
we want to get acquainted with
them.
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- To reduce our stock to the
= very minimum that it is pos
sible to operate with, thus cut
ting our investment and elimin-
ating interest charges on Dor
rOWed money.
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Beginning Friday, February 2oth.

Fouda
can adord not supply qIse
First
1aaia instead bill
values
will
speed ga turn b much and will
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Fine Eats

Our selection of Spring vegetables for your
Sunday dinner will include
Extra Fine Celery
Extra Fine Head Lettuce
Extra Fine Hot House Lettuce
Extra Fine CauliflOwer
Extra Fine New Beets, Carrots and Turnins
Extra Fine Green Onions
Extra Fine Home Grown Spinach
Extra Fine Grape Fruit, Oranges. Bananas
and all kinds of nuts that should complete fine
meal S
Always headquarts for fine eats. what moro
could we say? Nothing is finer than fine aats