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Evening star., 1925-02-24
SENATE FAILS TO ACT
ON BRANCH BANK PLAN
Debates House Measure Seeking
Equality Between State and
National Institutions.

For five hours yesterday and last
night the Senate discussed the House
bill to place national banks more
nearly on. a basis of equality with
state banks in the matter of branch
es but it got nowhere. General de-
bate continued we'll into the night
and discussion of the first committee
amendment consumed the remainder
of the session.
Senator Pepper, Republican, Penn
sylvania, in charge OF the Dill
explained each section and described
the measure as intended to permit
rational banks to give modern serv-
ice" by authorizing them, with re-
strictions, to establish or maintain
branches, Tightening the present reg
ulatfon affecting loans on improved
real estate, and providing for easier
admission of banks to the Federal
Reserve System. Other sections pro-
vide for punishment in Federal OF
State courts of offenses against ma
tional banks.
Evening star., 1925-02-24
Los ANGELES DUE
TO MAKE LONG TRIP
Will Go Either to England or
Honolulu Between May
20 and June 20.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LAKEHURST. y. J.. February "a
Assurance that the dirigible Los
Angeles would make at least one Sus-
tanned flight during the Summer COM
parable to her journey here from Ger
many last Fail was given yesterday
by Capt. George w. Steel, commandant
at the Lakehurst naval station. The
time of the test has been set for
between May 20 and June 90
Whether the proposed trip bill be
made to England, as suggested yes
terday in Washington by Rear Ad-
miral William A. Moffett, or to Homo
lulu, will not be decided until the re-
suits of trial flights to Bermuda
Porto Rico and the Canal Zone are
made known, Capt. Steele said.
The dirigible's water recovery sys-
tenn of one of the motors, which did
not work well on the recent flight to
Bermuda, is being overhauled, and il
not completed in time will delay the
next journey to Bermuda planned fol
tomorrow, Capt Steele added. Ten
tative dates selected for the Porto
Rico trip are between March l and
II. The Canal Zone trial is scheduled
for some time in April.
Theodore Douglas Robinson, AS
sistant Secretary of the Navy, who
went to Bermuda last week will be
a passenger on the next trip there
but Rear Admiral Moffett is not ex-
pected to attempt the next flight, &C
cording TO Capt. Steele.
The ability of the Los Angeles tc
cross the Atlantic inflated with hy
drcgen was effectively demonstrated
by the trip from Germany, Capt
Steele said, and the next ocean flight
is designed to test the imitation power
of the safer, though less bnoyant
helium gas.
Evening star., 1925-02-24
HOUSE BODY HITS
SURCHARCE SLASH
18 of II Commerce Commit.
tee Members Protest AC-
tion of Senate.

Eighteen of the 81 members of the
House commerce committee formally
and officially protested late yesterday
against the Senate bill to eliminate
the 80 per cent surcharge for travel
in Pullman coaches. Two Democratic
members of the committee, Barkley
of Kentucky and Parks of Arkansas,
announced that they will file minority
views showing why the bill should
be passed.
Despite the committees recon-
mendation, the House will vote on
the question when it takes up the
conference report on the independent
offices appropriation bill, which car
ries a Senate rider to repeal the sur
charge.
The report flied yesterday by Chair
man Winslow of the commerce COM
mittee declared the bill, which was
approved by the Senate at the last
session, would initiate direct rate
making by Congress- serious AMI
Gnwise departure from long -estab-
lished policy"
Sees Doors to Others Opened.
This precedent" it said, would
open the doors for every interest dis
satisfied with any existing rate to
ask Congress to take on the Inter
state Commerce Commissions statu-
tory duty as to rate making.
The removal of the Surcharge
would reduce service rates for those
best able to pay, result in raising
other passenger and freight rates or
postpone reductions in general pas
senger rates, or postpone general re-
ductions in freight rates on agricul-
tural products, including live stock
and other articles, and would inter
fere with and retard the general sur
vey and adjustment, where possible,
of freight rates as directed by the
Hoch Smith resolution recently enact
ed"
The report said that undispted tes-
timony showed that railroads in 1928
received about s37,000,00O from the
surCharge.
"A Assuming that carriers can stand a
revenue reduction of S37,00O.OOO," it
continued, there is no reason why
the entire reduction should be made
for the benefit of Pullman travellers u
The repeal question was debated
briefly yesterday in the House, Repre-
sentatives McKeown, Oklahoma, and
Oldfield, Arkansas, Democrats, advo-
eating repeal, while Representatives
Tichner, Republican, Kansas. and
Hawes, Democrat. Missouri, express
ed opposition to such a course.
Evening star., 1925-02-24
HOLIDAY OBSERVED.
Takoma Park Citizens Hold Com
munity Celebration.

A community celebration was fea-
tured last night in honor of Wash
ington's birthday in the Takoma Pres
byterian Church. The affair was held
under the auspices of the Takoma
Park Citizens Association, the Citi-
zens' Association of Takoma, D. c.,
and the Community League of Ia
koma Park.
The program was opened at
o'clock by DR., Guy Clinton, president
of the Takoma Park Citizens Asso-
ciation, followed by pronouncing the
Invocation by Rev. William E. La
Rue, pastor of the Takoma Park Bap-
tist Church.
After musical selections by the
Brotherhood Quartet and the Bischoff
Chorus Club, the presiding officer
made brief address and introduced
Representative Ira G.. Hersey OF
Maine, who delivered an address on
the life of Washington.
The speaker was followed by selec-
tions by the Bischoff Chorus Club and
the Brotherhood Quartet, after which
the benediction was pronounced by
Rev. Thomas c. Clark, pastor of the
Takoma Presbyterian Church. Dele
cations were present from the various
associations, Boy Scouts of America
and Campfire Girls
Evening star., 1925-02-24
ASKS FULL POWER
FOR SCHOOL HEADS
N. E. A. Speaker Scores
Fetish" of Need for Busi-
ness Man in Education.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
CINCINNATI, Ohio. February. 24-
An efficient educational program for
d community is much more likely TO
be provided when a competent super
intendent is in full charge, with
school business officers subordinate to
him, than when an independent bust
ness manager is provided, DR.. C. d.
Strayer of Teachers College. Colum-
bia University, said this morning be-
fore the first executive session of the
convention of the department of su-
perintendents of the National Educa-
ton Association.
THE fetish of the efficiency of the
business man has often operated to
interfere with sound principles of ad-
miniStration," DR.. Strayer declared.
citing instances in which the applica-
ton of accepted business principles
in providing school equipments had
failed to recognize standards of edu-
cational practice.
Not only in the administration of
schools, but in the administration OF
private enterprises, efficiency de-
mands that there be a chief executive
officer to whom all other executives
are responsible" he said
DR.. Strayer pointed out that super
intendents of schools in large cities
are usually selected from men of long
executive experience, capable of di-
recting that part of the organization
having to do with finances and said
that the setting up of separate bust
ness and educational authority was
to propose that school business af-
fairs could be conducted without ref,
erence to the educational program, in
the furthering of which all admins
trative activities are concerned. He
said that experience had shown the
cost of school systems administered
by Independent management and by
an educational executive, in complete
charge, to be virtually the same, with
the operating costs somewhat greater
in cities where the business Office is
kept separate.
Results of Investigations which
showed many old teachers lodged in
poor houses and insane asylums, that
the income of the unmarried woman
teacher during the earning period is
usually too small to provide ade-
quately for old age conditions and
the need for a home for retired teach
ers were outlined before the executive
session by. Olive NJ. Jones, public
school principal of New York City.
The value of motion pictures taken
in the schools as a means of taking
the school to the parents" and en-
listing their interest In the latest ed
ucational developments was discussed
by James A. Nugent, superintendent
of Jersey City, N. j., schools.
Evening star., 1925-02-24
NEW CONGRESSIONAL CLUB HEAD
is FIRST FROM PACIFIC COAST
Mrs. L. H. HadIey Will Serue TtUO Years-CeOgraph.
icaI Distribution FOIIo,ced in Recent Election.
Organization Entering Eighteenth Year.

Mrs. John Sharp Williams of Missis-
sippi and Mrs. w. Murray Crane of
Massachusetts. as the only represent
atives of the senatorial set. OF the
10 others who saw tremendous possi-
bility in Mrs. Perkins suggestion
but one, Mrs. Henry Allen Cooper of
Racine, Wis, remains in Washington
OF the others, Mrs. James Schoolcraft
Sherman, later appeared in the role
of the second lady of the land, and
Mrs. Jacob S. Fassett, like her hus-
band, became a power in New York
State politics. But she never lost in
terest in the club which she helped
to organize.
Mrs. Serano E. Payne and Mrs. Her
women who responded to Mrs. Per-
kins' first call, and other wives of
members of the existing Congress
were Mrs. John Dalzell of Pennsyl-
vania, Mrs. Edgar Crumpacker of
Indiana and Mrs. William F. How
ard of Georgia.
ECO Sign Charter.
About the middle of April, 1908, Mrs.
Perkins issued a second call, and
about rs women from the Senate con-
tingent equally with the House an
swered, and gathered in the small
ballroom of the New Willard and
articles were drawn up, afterward
written into a charter by the late
julius Kahn Nearly 200 members
signed the charter, which was grant
ed by Congress in May, 1908. The
new club met with varying success,
and it's first place of meeting was in
the large dwelling, since demolished,
on the corner of Fifteenth and K
streets.
About a year after it's formation the
Congressional Club faced such a
financial crisis that hundred women
not affiliated with the lawmaking
bodies were asked in on the payment
of a lump sum which secured life
membership. Among the first who
accepted the invitation was Mrs. Will
liam Howard Taft, who was then
wife of the Secretary of War. In the
roles which she has since filled, Mrs.
Taft has retained her interest and
deep affection for this organization.
Mrs. John B. Henderson, widow of
the Missouri Senator, has been one
of the clubs most consistent sup
porters, and her aid in financial
stringencies has been its pillar and
it's strength. 1t was the generosity
of this pioneer member which, Sc
cured the handsome clubhouse, the
! scene of such hospitality. Mrs. Had
ley is the twelfth chief executive
elected by this representative body
from every part of the Union, and
she succeeds Mrs. James F. Byrnes of
South Carolina, whose husband re-
tires with the Sixty-eighth Congress.
Mrs. James Breck Perkins of Roch-
i ester, the founder, was logically the
| first president, but she retired before
| her term was ended because of i'll
| health, and was succeeded by the
first vice president, Mrs. Isaac Gregg
| of Texas.
Mrs. Ernest F. Roberts of Boston
| was the next executive, and she was
| followed by Mrs. Duncan Upshaw
Fletcher, wife of the Senator from
Florida Then came Mrs. Atlee Pom
Evening star., 1925-02-24
FAILED TO MAKE GOOD.
Reason Assigned for Suicide o,
New York Actor.

NEW YORK, February 24-Con-
tinued failure to make good in the
profession, which brought fame to his
parents was thought here to be the
reason for the suicide of Milton
Mobiles, jr., on a New Washing
ton train.
Mobiles was the son of Milton and
Dolly Mobiles, a famous theatrical
couple of other days, his father be-
coming especially famous before his
death two years ago when he took
the title role in "Lightnin' left va
cant by the death of Frank Bacon.
Mobiles was said by his friends to
have had little aptitude for the
theatrical profession, having been re-
leased from the casts of several pro-
ductions. The last time was Satur-
day night when he was dismissed
from road production of a Broad
way success in Baltimore. Mobiles is
survived by his mother and his wife,
an actress known professionally as
Norma Farms worth.
Evening star., 1925-02-24

The Erie Record believes things
might be worse. Suppose" says the
Record, that every law in the land
required 81, goo officers to enforce.
Evening star., 1925-02-24

Mrs .Lindley Hoag Hadley of Bell
ingham. Washington, who has been
elected president of the Congress
sional Club. New Hampshire avenue
and Sixteenth street (to which are
eligible the woman members of con-
gressional families and the wives.
mothers, daughters and sisters of
all formed members of Congress), with
eight other officers elected with her,
will serve for two years.
Six of these new officers are from
territory west of the Alleghenies.
Geographical distribution for such
elections, though written into the
charter of the club, was said never
before to have been so explicitly
obeyed.
The new officials, beside the presi-
dent, are: Mrs. Edward Thomas
Taylor of Glenwood Springs, Colo.
first vice president; Mrs. Schuyler
Otis Bland of Newport News. Va.
second vice president; Mrs. Albert
Vestal, Anderson, Ind, third vice
president; Mrs. Porter Hinman Dale,
Island Pond, VT, fourth vice presi-
peer, Mich, fifth vice president
Mrs. Olger B. Burtness of Grand
Forks, ~ OAK, corresponding secre-
tary; Mrs. Thadeus H. Caraway of
Jonesboro, Ark, recording secretary
Miss Clara Sproul, daughter of Rep
resentative Elliot w. Sproul of Chi
cago, treasurer.
The two senatorial selections were
Mrs. Dale and Mrs. Caraway. Rock
vile, Ind, is the birthplace of both
Mrs. Hadiey and the third vice presi-
dent, Mrs. Vestal.
Member Since 1915.
|. :. The new president has been a
member of the Congressional Club
since 1915. She and her husband
| Repre- from Bellingham
| Wash, both attended Indiana State
University at Bloomington, and went
West to the village of Whatcom,
which later grew into the city of
Bellingham.
Mrs. Hadley is the first president
of the club selected from the Pacific
Coast and begins her term just as
one of the first members of the club
Mrs. julius Kahn, Is elected to the
House, to succeed her husband Mrs
! Kahn was one of the first vice presi-
dents of the club under its founder
| Mrs. James Breck Perkins of New
York, and she served in 190S-10. :
Mrs. Kahn is expected in Wash
: ington in about week and Will be
| in charge of the birthday party OF
the club, proposed for March IL. This
/ is expected to be a reception and
ovation to Mrs. Kahn as one of the
| first II women who made the or
ganization possible.
Enters Eighteenth Year.
On that date the Congressional
| Club will enter its eighteenth year
commemorating the time when i.
wives of members of the Sixtieth
] Congress responded to the invitation
! of Mrs James Breck Perkins of New
| York to organize. The first plan was
| for a social body to promote freeI
and more cordial relations between
the families of members of Congress
] The women who first answered tht
call for the organization included
Evening star., 1925-02-24
CITIZENS OPPOSE
SUNDAY REST BILL
Georgetown Association
Passes Resolution Against
Jones Measure.

The Georgetown Citizens Associa-
tion, meeting in the Potomac Savings
Bank Hall, last night opposed the
enactment of the proposed Jones Sun
day rest bill, or blue law. A resolu-
tion to that effect was adopted fol-
lowing discussions by members from
the floor and hearty applause for John
H. Small, chairman of, the legislative
committee, who advocated opposition
to the proposed bill, and spoke
strongly against one body of citizens
restricting the rights of another body
of citizens, provided such restrictions
were not necessary to properly pro-
tect other citizens.
Mr. Small said that such matters
should be governed entirely by the
conscience of the Individual TT
should not be the right of any re-
ligious body to restrict the right of
another, provided the rights do not
impair or interfere with the rights of
Others" he said.
Fight Smoke Nuisance.
Resolutions were adopted to wage
fight against the smoke nuisance"
and the all-night parking of automo-
biles. 1t was resolved to send letter
to the Building Owners and Mana
gers Association requesting that
body to cooperate in doing away
with unnecessary smoke.
The association reiterated a, former
stand taken to request the establish
ment of a business course in Western
High School.
Alvin E. Dodd, manager of the do
mestic distribution department of the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States addressed the association on
the question of community co-opera-
ton in advertising and general bust
ness enterprise. He said that the
main arteries of traffic which pass
through Georgetown furnish a great
natural advantage for trade, and
should be taken advantage of.
William Winfield Ross, Clarence
A. Miller and Clarence S. Putnam
We're elected new members, Joseph A.
oliver, president of the association,
presided.
Evening star., 1925-02-24
Women fer Church Merger.

Women prominent in the Methodist
Episcopal Church South are taking
leading part in the activities to bring
about the merger of their church
with the Methodist Episcopal Church.
The unification movement is a promi-
nent one in Methodist circles but it
is only in comparatively recent years
that the women have taken such an
active part,
Evening star., 1925-02-24
Girl Falls Dead at Dance.

BALTIMORE. Md, February "a
Miss Delmar Carroll, 26, dropped dead
on the dancing floor at the annual
ball of the Italian Club of Baltimore
last night. She had just finished a
lively fox trot when she; collapsed.
Physicians believe death was due to
sudden heart attack.
Evening star., 1925-02-24
Flock of Crows Best Eagle

When a flock of crows and an eagle
battled on farm near Nevers,
France the eagle was the first to call
enough" seeking refuge on the roof
of a farm house, only subsequently to
be killed. The crows apparently at
tackled without due causes
Evening star., 1925-02-24

creme, wife of the former Senator
from Ohio. Mrs. Horace Mann
Towner, wife of the Governor of
Porto Rico, then member of Con-
gress from Iowa, succeeded Mrs.
Pomerene, and was, after two years,
followed by Mrs. Charles Bopnell
Ward of New York Mrs. Irvine Len
root OF Wisconsin succeeded Mrs.
Ward.
Evening star., 1925-02-24

After spending five years as fellow
students in a school in Dallas, Mrs.
c. f. Bradley of Grosbeck, Tex, and
her daughter entered the law school
of Cumberland University. Both will
receive their LII. B. s this Year..
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-18
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Evening star., 1925-11-07
SOCIETY
The President and Mrs. Coolidge We're
Guests at Luncheon Today at
the Girl Scouts Little House.

alike IN yellow saIin aud Wore brown
velvet hats and carried yellow chrys-
anthenumS.
Mr. Villa IN Willard WAS best man
aud the ushers were Mr.. John NJ.
Tuttie. ir.. OF New York. MI. Walter
Willard BoNd Of Wa Washington. Mr..
George Howe Of Cambridge. Mass;
Mr. Frederick sullivan OF New Bed
fordA Mr. Francis Pratt and Mr.
Theodore I.Ndsate Of Schenectady.
All the reception after the cere-
mouY Mrs. Hooker. mother Of the
bride and Mrs. Willard. mother Of
the bridegroom. received With The
-sddins party. The former in black
satin With a ~ to match and the
latter wearing gray and bs"e EN-
hroidered 81 tin With hat in the same
shades.
l.ater IN Lhe AAN Nh and Mrs.
Evening star., 1925-11-07

Willard started on their wedding
"Trip. the latter travelling in a gray
suit with gray caraCul luT coat
and 81 small green hat. They VIII
go to cana da. later visiting in 'ana- :
ma end California before coming 20
VIZ shin2ton. where they will be at
home after January Is.
Yesterday was the seventeen
anniversary Of The marriage Of Mr
W illardS grandparents. the late Nj.
and Mrs Henry Augustus Willard
aud was the twenty fourth ami
verssry nf The marriage Of his par
ents. Mr. ana Mrs. Henry Kellogg
W lizard. Among the out-of-tOwn
guests wer" Mr.. and Mrs. :. |. OH
phant and Miss abell Larner OF
Washington. Mrs. I.eir Fuller and
Mrs. Julius Estey Of BrattleborD
VT: Miss Eleanor Grant of Svra
cuse end Nj. and Mrs. van Rens
selaer Iansinger OF Pelham. y. Y.
Mrs. John HAYS Hammond Joined
Mr.. Hammond in Washington yes
terdsv from Gloucester. Mass. where
she closed her sumner home earlier
in the week Miss Natalie Hammond
and her aunt. Miss Eliza beth Ham
mond. will remain in New York with
Nj. John HAYS Hammond. ir.. for
several DAYS
Mr.. Mannix Walker has gone to
New Yorh to bt the guest OF Mr
F'rederick Eoeike er son of Mrs. Cou-
derl Erskine. formerly OF Washing
Ton. Nj. Walker and Mr. RoeIker
VIII attend the Harvard Prince OF
game today.
The marriage Is announced Of Mrs.
Grace l.. GormAu of Philadelphia 10
Mr.. Joseph II. Ere. uf New York and
Washington. Mr.. and Mrs Free are
Spe uding the Winter in Mia mi Fla.
Mrs. Florence jackson Stoddard has
gone South for an extended visit to
feCuperate her health. Her home. al
4OlS y street norl h west viii he Occu-
pied by Mrs. j. W. TraVer.
The marriage Of Miss Emily Barton
Parks daughter "f Mr.. and Mrs Fred.
erick Reuben Parks to Mr.. Irving Per
ciyal He'll will take place at 5 O'Clock
W ednesdaN evening. NOV ember II. in
All Saints Episcopal Church. Chevy
chase circle. Miss Parks only at
tendant will ba Miss katharine Dor
othy Merrill. daughter of DR.. nd Mrs
George r. Merrill. and Mr. Han will
have a : his beSt mau Mr. Lawrence
Harry. While the ushers will be MI
Alvin Parker. Mr.. Joseph Berger. M.
Edward Fush Mr.. Edward I.ohSe Mr
Charles Mackert and Mr. Gerald phii-
lips
Evening star., 1925-11-07

~ HE President and Mrs. cool
ldes went TO the little house
of the Girl Scouts. on New
4 York avenue 81 Eighteenth
street today for luncheon.
when Mrs Herbert c. Hoover. VIE
NJ n. Secretary Of Commerce ana
national president of the Girl Scouts.
acted as hostess.
Mrs Coolidge. wearing her an
form ae honorary presidenl Of the
Girl Scouts oC America. attended me
motion picture tor children TINS
mornins at the TIror Thea1er, which
inaucurated the Girl Scout drive.
The President ana Mrs. Coolidge
viii entertain Count ana countess
Asa hroJher-in- Ia W and sister of the
Emperor OF Ia pan. at luncheon TO-
morrow aboard the Ma NhoWer. "rui%-
ing as far ~ Mount Vernon. Whert
the count viii place wrea IN on the
tomb Of George Washington. The
Secretary Of STATE aud Mrs. N heiloSs
and the Ambassador of Iapan and
Nine Mausudaira viii Also he ia tn"
company.
The Secretary "f STATE and Mrs.
II Alloee viii have guests dining with
hem this evening MRS. Frank j.
Oftis Of 81 Paul brother in law of
Mrs kpllogg. arrived III Washing ton
ioday and will I've the Suest of the sec
retary and Mrs. keiloag for few
days.
The Secretary OF Agriculture and
Mrs Jsrdine are motoring to Prince.
top today 10 attend the Princeton
Harvard foot hall game They are ac-
compa anied by Nh. and Mrs. Il. X.
Eakin OF Kansas City, who are spend
ing some time in Washington al the
MsvhoWer Hotel
Evening star., 1925-11-07

Johnston president of the society,
will be assisted by q group Of mem
bers among them Mrs. George h.
Wright. Mrs. Godbold. Mrs. Louise
Brown. Mrs. Lucia Humble. Mrs. Mar
shall. Mrs. J. r. Latimer. Mrs. NJ. F.
Hudson, Mrs. Caroline Gillett. Miss
Caroline Gasser. Miss Lee Miss F'lors
EaNmond ana Miss Grouse.
Evening star., 1925-11-07
Admiral xnd Mrs. Clark Motor
to White sulphur Springs.

Admiral and Mrs. George Il. Clark
left Yesterday FOR "A motor trip to
White sulphur Springs. They are ac-
compa nying Mr.. ana Mrs. cha res A .
King end Mr.. Warren {. King who
motored from their home in Bound