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The Washington times., 1925-10-08
COOLIDGE BACK;
TRAIN HELD Up
BY WRECK
Presidents Special Never IN
Any DangerLose Two
Hours by Detcur

The special train carrying Presi-
dent and Mrs. Coolidge on their re-
turn trip from Omaha arrived here
shortly after 10 o'clock this morn
ing.
The train was held up by .
freight wreck on the Baltimore q
Ohio near ST. Johns Run, ". Va,
100 miles from washington. and
forced to detour around II over
the lines Of the Western Maryland
Railroad.
The President and Mrs. Coolidge
were at no time in any danger,
the only Inconvenience being de-
Law az two hours.
The wreck, which completely
blocked the four tracks OF the
baltimore 81 Ohio with twenty-five
smashed cars, occurred an hour
and half before the scheduled
passage of the special at Sir Johns
Pm Al 3. N. The Presidents
train was halted by railroad of
ficiaIs well behind the wreck, ana
It's transfer to the Western Mary.
land railroad quickly arranged. The
special was hacked over q con-
I1ectirg track. Al western Maryland
locomotive engineer was secured az
4. pilot 1T Green Ridge, w. Va, and
the journey resumed.
The detour was about thirty-tWO
miles and the lines Of the Baltimore
3 Ohio were rejoined at Cherry Run.
w. va. fourteen miles west OF
Martinsburg and eighty-seyen miles
west OF Washington.
Mr.. Coolidge was asleep at the
time and was unaware Of the IN
terruption Of his trip, He learned
az II when he arose FOR breakfast
and found himself going through p
rev section. He brealEfasted leisurely
and ala not seem put out BY the
nishapthe first OF its kind II his
presidential travels
The Washington times., 1925-10-08
c. o. p. WOMEN TO MEET
NEXT WEEK AT BOYDS

The regular quarterly meeting Of
the Federation of Republican
Women of Montgomery County, Md,
will be held at the town hall at
Boyds next Wednesday. Members
are to gather at the home of Miss
Margaret Dawson, Montgomery
avenue, Rockville at ! o'clock and
will proceed in a caravan, led by
Mrs. John A. Holmes, president, to
the town hall at Boyds. Mrs. VIII
ham Wolff Smith, member OF the
speakers bureau of the national
committee, will address the mem
bers.
Members with available space in
their motor cars and members
without means of transportation for
the event are asked to get in touch
with Mrs. Holmes. The date for
the associations benefit card party,
to be held under Mrs. Harry a.
Dawson's direction at the Columbia
Country Club, will be announced
later.
The Washington times., 1925-10-08
..NIear-Beer'' To Bier

ST. LOUIS, oct. s.. MY life !.
sI,lse near beer, without q kick,
Jacob Waldhauser, a miner, wrote.
Ha then tiled gas hose to his
mouth turned the cock and plunged
4 butcher knife into his heart.
The Washington times., 1925-10-08
BAKING MERGER
INQUIRY IS
BEGUN
Attorney General to Rule on
Combine Under Anti
Trust Law

s4e4H

Attorney. General Sargent has
started an inquiry into the merger
Of the General, Ward and Continen-
tai baking interests, the Department
Of Justice announced today.
The New York office of the de-
partment is making a study of the
incorporation papers and other fac.
tors involving the merger, to de-
ternine whether or not there has
been a violation of the Sherman
antitrust law.
Since the Federal Trade Commits
sion is apparently in disagreement
as to whether the merger constitutes
conspiracy in restraint of trade,
it was understood it will be up to
Sargent to determine what action
the Government will take.
AS soon as q report Is received
from agents of the New York Of
flee the case will be placed in the
hands of William j. Donovan, as
sistant to the attorney general in
charge Of antitrust prosecutions.
The Washington times., 1925-10-08
Druses Suffer Defeat

BEIRUT, Oct. 8.-French troops
have routed Djebel Druse tribesmen
ut Reasas and AsIeah.
Despite heavy losses, Sultan At.
trache of the Druse tribes con.
tinues guerilla warfare against the
French,
The Washington times., 1925-10-08
CAMDEN POLICEMAN
Is HELD UP IN PARK

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. SAC
cused of holding up Thomas Bright.
a policeman, Elfisco Raymond.
owner Of refrshment stand in
Forest Hill Park, was held In $500
bail In police court on charge Of
carrying a deadly weapon.
Bright testified before Judge
Cleary that Raymond held him up
ut the point Of gun until he was
rescued by Policeman Frank Glenn
entS.
Raymondo said he did not know
Bright was policeman, but
thought he was burglar. Bright
said he showed Raymond his
badge. Officer Clements said
Raymond had a fifteen-year-old
girl in his place. Later Anna
Rosen, fifteen, was arrested. The
girl failed to appear in court.
The Washington times., 1925-10-08
GENERAL RIVERA
TO BE HAILED
AS HERO.
Cross of Victory Will Be Be-
slowed Upon Dictator on
Arrival in Spain

MADRID, Oct. 8.-Greeting be-
fitting a conqueror awaits General
Primo de Rivera, COMMANDMENTS
chief OF the Spanish forces in Mo-
rocco, on his return to Madrid. He
will start home Saturday after a
conference today with General San
jurjo according to dispatches from
Alhucemas bay, scene of the Span
ish victory over the Riffs.
Every city council in Spain has
been invited to contribute for the
purchase of a valuable cross Of vic.
tory, to be bestowed upon the die.
tator on his arrival in Madrid, when
jubilant parade will vent the
enthusiasm instilled by the turning
Of the tide in Morocco in favor OF
Spain and her ally, France.
The move to decorate de Rivera
with a valuable medal originated
with the mayor Of Badajoz, who
telegraphed mayors throughout
Spain inviting them to take part
in the project. Regional capital
will give fifty pesetas each and
smaller communities in proportion.
All patriotic societies Of Madrid
are preparing a banquet at which
homage will be paid Primo, head of
the military directory and high
commissioner OF Morocco.
The Washington times., 1925-10-08
MON TEE WINS
ON=:TO-N, !.
AIR RACE
California Filler Captures
Event for Civilian
Pilots
BY IntcrnatlonaI News Service

MITCHELL FIELD, N. Y, Oct.
S.-The on-to-New York race. open
to civilian pilots flying to the
national air races here from points
at least 200 miles distant. was
won by Kenneth w. Montee, of
Santa Monica. Cal, air field Of
ficials announced today.
The contest was judged on the
distance covered, fuel consumption,
passengers carried and other fac
tors entering into efficient flying.
Esch pilot kept a. log of his journey.
Montee arrived here at SAB last
night with one passenger, Peter
Marashi. Second place was won
by .. L. RenaIin. also OF Santa
Monica, who arrived here at S:54
q, M, on october s. e. G. Pyle
was Remlin's passenger.
The trophy was warded Montee,
1t was said, becsuse the motor Of
his special plane, ninety.horse
power engine, had fewer cubic
inches displacement than the 100
horse power Curtiss ks motor In
RemIin's plane.
Perfect meteoTpIog conditions
existed today for the races, sched-
utcd to start at IL a. m. The field
was dotted with planes and aviators.
with mechanics exerting last-minute
energies toward tuning the huge
motors to perfection. Lieutenant
Afford D.. Williams, who recently
broke speed records by a direct
flight at 302 miles an hour, was to
take to the air today.
Other EveTfa Today
The other two. races scheduled
for today are the free for-alI race
for two-seater low horsepower air
planes for the Glenn III. Curtiss
trophy, and the free-for-alI race for
two, three, or four-place airplanes
for the New York Merchants As
ISOLATION trophy. These events
start at II o'clock and o'clock
respectively.
Retween events there win be
demonstrations of stunt flying,
parachute jumping, and formation
flying under radio commands given
by General Mason M. Patrick,
ekief Of the air service.
Concentrating its greatest air
force since the great war; the
United States army began aerial
air maneuvers with the attack,
pursuit and bOmbardnent units
operating together. The maneuver-
ing force consisting of forty-five
planes will repeI a theoretical at
lacking fleet which has established
its base in Chesapeake Bay. When
the races are over. the air force
VIII bomb the enemy base and
neet-theoretically.
General j.. e. Fechet 10 in COM
mand of the squadron which in
cIudes a pursuit group from
Selfridge Field, Mich, an attack
group from Kelly Field, Tex. and
a bombardment group from Lang
ley Field, Va.
Large delegations Of aeronautical
men from San Francisco, Kansas
City, ST. Louis, Omaha, Dayton,
Cleveland and Detroit were early ar.
rivals. 80,
The Washington times., 1925-10-08
CITY or is, 900 HAS s
DEATHS IN TWO MONTHS

FAYETTEVILLE. n. c.. Oct. B.
This city has population Of 10000,
and out Of this number not a single
white person has died in Fayette-
vine during the past two months.
In July there were three deaths
among the negroes and none Of the
whites, and this figure was dupli.
Gated in August.
This record. so far as health
records 70 here, Is absolutely un-
precedented.
The Washington times., 1925-10-08
Honor for Grand Knight

Potomac Council, knights of Co.
lumbus, having postponed its reg.
ular meeting scheduled for next
Monday In order that members
might attend the Columbus Day
celebration in the K. of C.. Hall,
will hold their next meeting on
Monday night, October rs.
At this meeting a reception will
be given to Michael ID. Schaeffor,
the newly-elected grand knight, as a
beginning of the activities Of the
winter season.
The Washington times., 1925-10-08
S5oo,ooo FIRE CAUSED
BY PHONE SHORT CIRCUIT

READING, Pa, Oct. S.--A $500, OOc
fire which broke out in the base
ment of the Lyric Theater here
early today, from a short circuit
of telephone wires, for time threat
ened the entire central business Sec
ton of this city.
The blaze was brought under con.
troll after a six. hour fight.
The Washington times., 1925-10-08

hairs, was found near the Ross
garage, where the master was last
seen.
The teacher recently received q
death threat which read: Wen get
you and get you good and right Il
It takes 100 years. Ross treated
the, note as a practical joke.
Today, Lake Chauncey, a mile from
the school and the Ross home, was
dragged on the theory that the
scIooImaster was slain with the
pipe and his body dragged to the
lake shore and thrown into the
water.
The Washington times., 1925-10-08
STAINS ON PIPE
MAY REVEAL
SLAYER
Missing Teacher at Defectives
School, Last Seen Near
Own Garage
D. Internatlonal Now sefviee

WESTBORO, Mass. Oct. S.--
Strands Of gray hair and blood
stains on an iron. pipe revealed what
police today feared was the murder
OF George Ross. fifty-two. master Of
the Lyman School for Boys, an In
stitution for youths Of criminal ten
denotes.
The pipe. with the bIoodstains and
The Washington times., 1925-10-08
S0USA CONCERT
IS QUALITY
Plus
Fine choirs, Solos and Novel;
ties Reflect Distinction on
Great March King"
By JESSIE Mcbride

With eight Sousa marches as en-
cores, for good measure, the famous
March King and his Band were
enthusiastically welcomed by an
audience that almost filled the large
Washington Auditorium last eve
ming, for the second concert given
by them yesterday.
There's a martial spirit to a
Sousa, concert that Is individual in
itself, setting the pulse beating, tho
toes tapping, with that quick-step
impetus that has always made the
great brass band lead US on to
National enthusiasm. whether 1t be
the Inauguration of a President, or
the sad call to arms.
Fine Show11anship
And Sousa and his Band show
us a perfection of ensemble and q
purity of tone in the various choirs
that. are inspiriting.
lieutenant Commander John Philip
Sousa is also an excellent show
man. He catches his crowd.
There's always novelty, as when he
marches the cornet group forward
In solo bit in his ''Semper Fidelis, !"
or assemblies at the front first the
flies, then the comets and the
tronbones for the MOBILES or the
Shrine march,
The Almas Band was there in full
regalia, as a picturesque part OF
the Shriners' march, and they
PLAYED under their own leader. their
ever popular excerpt "CaH Me
Henry's-named for well-knoWn
Almas man and merchant OF this
city.
John Philip Sousa's head IS now
sprinkled with the snow OF years.
He is the military man bit stopped,
less pompous, but with that in
separate swing to the arms that
is his special Characteristic.
Then. too, he is musician In tho
handling of his choirs. He. has
magnificent artists in his group.
And he became modernist in a
Gaelic Fantasy" by 0'Donnell, and
emotionalist in the great love song
that his band played symphonicalIy
with rare violin tones from the
clarinets) in the love scene from
Richard Strauss opera 'Feuersnoth.
SoIOist Scores
As soloist, Marjorie Moody, colora-
tura soprano, quite entranced her
hearers with the sweet limpid
beauty of her song, of her runs and
triIIs that are strikingly lovely.
She gave the ST am Titania" from
the opera "Mignon" by Thomas.
with DANNY Boy" and Comm
Thru the Rye" as encores.
John Dolan played some most
effective cornet solos, his mellow
tone pleasing greatly in the slow
waltz of Victor Herbert's kiss Me
Again" George Carey gave IN
teresting ,xylophone solos.
But foremost is Sousa's genius
for putting together popular hits
| and delighting in his arrangements.
| whether it be the Southland and
| Dixie" his own Cuba under Three
Flags" of Spain, America and Cuba,
the latter with its "Clavelitos," or
| his new "JazZ America"
The Saxophone Octette were the
| fun makers and excellent artists
We have more beautiful music 4o1
/ America, but none more typically
Of today than this Charlie Chaplin
medium of fun-music
God speed to our own John Philip
Sousa and his Band.
Hollins, of England, gives the
first Auditorium organ recital Friday
evening.
The Washington times., 1925-10-08
RE0RGANLZED PROHIBITION MACHINE BEGINS WORK 0CIOB
Sec. Mellon Neutral
on World Series
Outcome

At least one native Pitts
burgher is neutral in the world
series.
Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon told callers today he
viewed the series with entire
equanimity "a native Smoke
Towner transplanted in Wash
ington.
'I called up my office there
yesterday on some private bust
ness" said the secretary, "and
couldn't get hold of a soul.
Everybody was at the ball
game"
The Washington times., 1925-10-08
Boy to Rule IN Morocco

PARIS, Oct. S.-MuIey Hassa1,
fifteen-yearAoId heir to the throne
in Spanish Morocco, shortly will he
proclaimed Caliph Of Morocco by
the Spanish, according to advices
from Madrid to lie Matin today.
General Primo de Rivera will at
tend the ceremony, the dispatches
said, and afterward will relinquish
his position as high commissioner
of Morocco. naming a general to
succeed him.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-24
NIXON STUDENTS
TO TOUR VALLEY

Twenty agricultural students IN tn
Nixon high school, near San Antoine
are coming 300 miles to the Rio Grande
Valley to study agriculture as it is
carried on here, according to
communication received today DR.. W.
A. Wilson of Brown svillc.
The letter, from D. c. Glover, states
that the boys left Nixon on the morning
of April %, Thursday on the education
trip from the vocational agricultural
class of the Nixon school, in the care of
their teacher, Mr.. Moore, also secretary
of the Nixon Chamber of Commerce,
The group of young men are scheduled
to arrive in Brownsville some time Sat
urday afternoon, after touring other
parts of the Valley, and will spend sew
eral days in this section after arriving
here Saturday.
The boys are making the trip in auto
mobiles, in order that they will be able
to tour the Valley country, and study
conditions of agriculture here under
their instructors guidance.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-24
Montana Under SnO1U
Relief From Heat Is
Sought IN Central us.

ket Of snow reaching depth Of II inch
es u Butte, at the same time the
prairie and Great Lake states were con
sulting records of previous April heat.
A forerunner of the cooling rains
came last night in Missouri and Kan
sas, and wind of tornado proportions
in South Dakota. jefferson City, Mo-,
previously had reported temperature
of "a degrees. the highest reached in
the hot weather area.
The soaring mercury in several Sec
tions ran close to the Missouri capitols
record. St. Louis reported a maximum
of 81 and the same point was reached
in various sections Of Kentuscky.
ST. Paul. Mimi. which reported an 80
degree temperature attributed two
deaths in Hennepin county to the heat
Detroit. which with other Michigan Sec
tons, had weather Of 90 degrees, hao
one prostration and Milwaukee report
ed two.
The blackland cotton sections of Tex
as were hopeful that some of today's
promised rain would extend to thei,
sections. West Texas had rain in vary.
ing quantities yesterday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-24
THE WEATHER

Brownsville and vicinity: Partly
cloudy tonight and Saturday
East Texas: Partly cloudy to unset
tied tonight and Saturday; little change
in temperature. Moderate to fresh
southeast to south winds on the coast
Weather Conditions
The disturbance over eastern Mon
tana yesterday morning was central
over the Canadian province of Manitoba
this morning and increased in intensity.
Showers occurred within the last "a
hours in western Texas and in Okla
homa and general rains in the north
central and northwestern states. Temp
eratures were abnormally high practic-
ally throuhgout the eastern half of the
United States, and below the seasonal
average in portions of the Rocky Noun
tain region and the far northwestern
states.
The lowest temperature last night at
Texas stations ranged from 48 at ANA
xillo and FL Paso to IA along the coast.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-24
MANY ATTEND
PRESBYTERIAN
Morning Session of Meet
Success; Business Up
In Afternoon

More than one hundred women are in
attendance at the conference of District
No. 1, Western Texas Presbyterial
which opened at the Presbyterian
church here this morning at o'clock,
and will continue throughout the day,
while pastors of the Presbyterian
churches of the Valley were also pres
ent, and met in separate gathering at
the Presbyterian manse here.
The program today includes number
of talks on the work of the Presby-
terial, as we'll as business meeting
this afternoon, following a program of
musical numbers and addresses.
With Mrs. J. w. kirkpatrick of
Edinburg, chairman Of the Presbyterial,
presiding, the meeting opened with
singing of Come Thou Almighty King. .
and was followed by invocation by Rev.
E. P. Day.
Mrs. G. L. Jessup of Brownsville ex-
tended the welcome of this city, and of
the Presbyterian church here to visitors
from other parts of the Valley, and a
response to her welcome was extended
by Miss L. Mary Cowgll of San Benito,
WIN ueCidIeO tHdC Falley residents feel
grateful to Brownsville as their guests
Mrs. L. f. Snavely of Harlingen con-
Quoted devotional, with First Corrinth-
ian, chapter Is, on iove being stressed
in the lesson.
j. A. Russell and H. H. Banker Of
Brownsville followed with a duet Tho
Your Sins be as Scarlet"
t,1l ~ Il.
vice" was given by Mrs. E. B. Wilmer,
of Mercedes, who stressed the work
among foreigners in the United States
and particularly in the Valley territory.
Mrs. W. H. Foster of McAllen read a
paper on Our Responsibility for Our
Young People," which proved of unusual
interest
Noon recess witnessed the delegates
seated on benches, boxes, running
boards of automobiles, steps and other
places, enjoying. lunch prepared by
members of the reception committee of
the local church. The afternoon pro-
gram is scheduled to open with hymn,
Faith of Our Fathers" followed by
prayer by Mrs. Wiener, and an ad-
dress by Mrs. Hart Mussey of Kings
vile as the feature Of the afternoon
program. The Brownsville Music club
is on the program for one number, and
Mrs. Cleve Tandy will give a solo.
A short business session will also he
held at the meeting this afternoon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-24
Montana Recovering
From 20-Inch Snow

BUTTE, Mont. April 24-King Win
ter's most bitter springtime onslaugh,
yesterday released the elements on
Montana and left snow covered state
high running streams and partly par.
alyzed transportation and communica,
ton systems.
Small hamlets were marooned, high
ways blocked, wires down. city indus
trial traffic was demoraIized and rail
road traffic seriously affected by the
winters fleeting lash. Clearing skies
over a greater portion of the state to-
day promised relief. along with the
weather mans predictions that \ the
storm would move eastward.
Butte prepared to dig Itself out of a
20 inch blanket Of snow left by the
storm which diminished last night and
was followed by rain. Workmen began
to repair the damage. estimated at So
600, which the storm caused in the
city to power lines and traffic lanes.
Striking in its greatest fury in this
section, the storm stripped thousands
of trees barren in it's "a hours vista
tion. Two hundred automobile or more.
stalled in the drifts in city streets and
country highways, were rescued by
workers who towed machines to safe
destinations.
The wintry gust brought JOY to Mon
tana's agriculturists. Farmers every
where hailed as mama the white flakes
which ended a drought period that Sc
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-24
Los ANGELES MAKES
SAFE RETURN TRIP
(By The Associated Press.)

LAKEHURST, N. j., April 24.-Exact-
ly 20 hours and 43 minutes after she
had sailed from Bermuda where she
went Wednesday, the big United States
dirigible Los Angeles bumped to earth
at her home field here at $40 o'clock
this morning. Twenty-Five minutes
later she had been safely wheeled into
her hangar.
Aboard the giant aircraft were three
sacks of American mail from Bermuda,
brought here almost SO hours sooner
than boat could have brought them.
Strong headwinds and generally rough
weather accounted for the slow time on
the return trip, Captain George w.
Stelle, commanding officer explained
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-24
Truck Markets
Today Fort n'1a' Brown na'''

AUSTIN, Tex. April 24.-Carlot chin.
ments Of fruits and vegetables-Sn;r.
ach. Texas, 0; Virginia, 26: Others Q.
caooage' Iexas. s; Florida, 0; South
.aroiina' i; New York 1; Wisconsin.
=; others go; mixed vegetables. Texas.
~; total, 162; grapefruit, Texas. 2:
TOTAL l44; cucumbers. Texas. 9: beets.
Iexas, n; beets and carrots. Texas. 10.
onions. Texas. 1874.
shipments by districts Of origin, Tex
as-Lower Valley, beets, 8: carrots. a.
Deets and carrots. 10; cabbage, 6.
ohlpping point information-Potato
steady, $3.50; usual terms; string
beans, unchanged; $1.25 to s1.35.
Onions-Kansas City. six Texas ~
track, stronger, yellows, $500; whites,
s2.25; Chicago. nine Texas. one others.
~ track, stronger. yellows. 5000.
whites, S2.4O to $3.50; Denver, no ar.
rivals, two track, staedy. unchanged: !:
New York. as Texas. ii others. dun
yellows, $500 to $2.15; whites, s2.25 TO
$3.50; Philadelphia, four Texas. one 9TH
ers, 39 track, stronger. $500 to $3.50
for yellows; Pittsburgh. three Texas,
IL others. stronger, yellows, s2.1O to
S215; whites $2.40 to ESQ; Atlanta. one
Texas, two track, steady, $500 for vel.
lows; whites, $3.50; Baltimore, two
Texas, 10 tracvk, unchanged. s2.10 to
$2.25; Washington. three Texas. ~
track, steady, yellows. $2.25 to $3.50;
whites. $2.75.
Potatoes-Kansas City, four Texas.
two others, 81 track, stronger. 1925 to
$3.50; Chicago, four Texas. rs others,
19 track, weak. $3.50; Baltimore. one
Texas. IA others. dull. $3.50 to s3.75:
Fort Worth three Texas, two others, IL
track steady, s3.40 to $3.50.
String beans Kansas City two Tex
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