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The Republican., 1925-11-05

16 West Saratoga street, Baltimore.
"The Importance of early care of
the mother-to-be is better under
Stood" said DR.. J. II. NJ. Knox, Jr.,
Chief of the Bureau of Child Hygiene,
''by study of our records of infant
deaths. Fifteen years ago throughout
the entire country, nearly one-third
of the baby deaths were caused by
digestive diseases; one-ffth We're
due to prematurity and to congenital
weakness and one-fifteenth to penu-
mona and other diseases of that sort.
among the digestive diseases,
summer complaint as it was called
tiared up each year as soon as the hot
weather set in, and for a number of
years the efforts of the baby saving
forces were directed against this en-
emy of baby life. Doctors, health Of
ficers and public health nurses worked
together in one group which was tre-
mendously strengthened, when the
mothers were added and like good SOL
diers were drilled and trained in the
ESSENTIALS of baby feeding and baby
hyginene.
Gas -esult of this joint campaign,
the digestive diseases of infancy have
lost much Of their terror, though eter-
nal vigilance will always have to be
exercised against them, but they no
longer rank first in baby deaths. The
first place is taken now, by the baby
deaths that occur during the first four
weeks after birth. And nearly half of
the babies whose little lives flicker
out before they are one year old, die
during those perilous four weeks.
This is true not only of our Maryland
babies, but of the baby deaths thru
out the United States.
'It is Obvious that careful feeding
Of the baby and training Of the moth
er in baby hygiene after the baby's
arrival will have little effect in i'm
proving this condition. The care must
begin long before this and it must
begin with the care of the mother her
self. Parents generally should under
stand that skilled advice and care are
the right Of every future mother.
When this is provided there will be
fewer unnecessary deaths among the
mothers Of Maryland and great re-
duction in the number of infant lives
that are now lost in the early weeks"
The Republican., 1925-11-05
RUDE OCTOBER.
(FrOm The New York Times)

This year October has been fizzle,
belying the rhapsodists, confounding
the weather oracles. Usually it is the
month of all the months for misty
morns, languid moons and sunsets
marked by beautiful and slowly fad
ing colors, from white lights through
orange to the reds" presaging days
Of beauty standing yelled apart" 1t
is not October ale that has gone to
the heads Of the poets, but the colors
Of the rainbow decorating the pro-
cession of the hours and rioting
around the Understanding sun. But
this year SwinbuInc Jones, the sweet
singer of Market Street, Newark, in
dicated the depravity Of October in
these lines:
The flowers of fall, the flowers
of fall,
[ love them all, I love them all,
But when [ try to think Of some,
| can't get past chrysanthemum.
The old favorites of the garden
dropped and gave up the ghost, leav-
ing the chrysanthemum to face the
bitter blasts and beating rains Of Oc-
tober. Dwarfed are the chrysanthe-
NUNS, with pinched visages and
broken stems. Songs Of Autumn have
been villianously out Of tune In
well-conducted columns Winter dirges
have been substituted for odes to
Fall With anthracite at S24 a ton,
below zero weather in South Dakota,
football teams in Indiana, Michigan
and Illinois ''forced by snow-covered
fields to practice indoors" no self
respecting poet can sing the old
songs. October has given no parties
to the chestnuts, the oaks and the ma
piles. 1t was George Cooper, New
York rhymer, who described the whir-
ling Of the gayly colored leaves that
came as guests to the rout:
The sunshine spread carpet,
And everything was grand;
Miss Weather led the dancing,
Professor Wind the band.
There have been few festivities
this year. All records for cold have
been smashed to smithereens. Octo-
Der has pushed November out of line
and masqueraded as March. The trees,
which are wont to retain their bright
raiment until the opening of Novem-
Der, had it blown from their limbs
by the passionate wind two weeks
ago. October has lost character
entirely. But Nature has her COM
pensations. November may be kind
to Us, smile on US, be gracious and be-
guile US with Indian Summer days
once more.
The Republican., 1925-11-05
Maggie. W. Va, Is To Be Lakin
Hereafter.

Maggie, West Va, is no more. The
town is hereafter to be known as La
kin, ". Ia It's name was officially
changed by tie Fedora. Postoffice De-
partment upon request Of West Vir-
ginia congressman who desired that
the rcw name be given as a tribute to
James s. Lakin, Of Charleston, for
merly of Oakland, president Of the
State Board Of Control, who was re-
sponsible for the erection Of the West
Virginia hospital for colored insane
at that place.
The Republican., 1925-11-05
Suggestions to Maryland's Fu-
ture Mothers.

Simple, practical advice to moth
efs tc-be, on matters connected with
heatb, is given in a circular recently
issued BY the State Department of
Hea ti, through the Bureau of Child
Ey2icat, under the title, "Sugges-
kors TO It@l glands Future Mothers"
COPIES Of the circular may be OBJ
taine1 hy Wci5.pg 10 the Department,
The Republican., 1925-11-05

ton on October %, Miss Fahey, the
teacher from Sunnyside, gave a splen-
did oral lesson in language in prepa-
ration for written work to both inter
mediate and primary grades. The
The Republican., 1925-11-05

in the grades and the general aims of
education. Those in attendance were
Miss Stewart, Miss Fahey, from Sum
nyside; Miss Arnold, from Red Oak.
and the four teachers Of Kemntnn-
The Republican., 1925-11-05

lesson was followed by round table
discussion under the supervision of
the district supervisor, Miss May L.
Stewart. The afternoon was spent in
discussing the teaching of language
The Republican., 1925-11-05

What it really comes down to is a
struggle for the colored vote. The
side that gets the bulk Of it wins.
That is all there is to . Republican
primary fight in Maryland. The whole
game is to line up the negroes and the
negroes know it.
Already the glad t;dings have
spread n the colored quarter. Next
year isn't going to be 4 pork-thop
year for the registered colored voter
its a fried-chicken-and-turkey
year.
The Republican., 1925-11-05
Enthusiastic Teachers Meeting
Held at German School.

A very enthusiastic teachers meet
ing was held at the German school on
Thursday, October %, under the su-
pervision of Miss Stewart, to discuss
educational plans. Those present in
cluded Miss Martin, of COrunna; Miss
Foreback, of Oak Grove; Miss Ray, of
Shook Shop school; Miss Walker, of
Steyer school; Miss Tresize and Mrs.
Hilleary, of German school.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-03-09
ROB|NSONSEEKS
To RALLY HIS
PARTY
Senator Calls for Democratic
Conference to Plan Con-
gressionaI Campaign

Vitalized leadership and elimina-.
ton of fractional influences are es-
sential for the future success Of the
Democratic party, Senator Robin
son of Arkansas, minority leader,
declared in a statement today.
Robinson heartily Endorsed the
suggestion of national party man
ayers for a Democratic conference
this spring or summer to prepare
for the next Congressional cam
paign,
The statement said. in part:
THE time is approaching when
'get-tOgether' and organization
next Congressional campaign by the
Democrats is advisable and neces-
sary.
1T is first essential that every
thing possible be done to eliminate
the spirit of factionalism which
marred the proceedings of the NeA
York convention. Just how this is
to be accomplished presents an ex.
ceedingly difficult problem
A vitalized leadership is required.
But 1t cannot come until factionai
influences are minimized.
Two other great difficulties must
be encountered, namely: First, lack
of adequate funds with which to
effect power organizat ion and to
present our appeal.
Second, all the great publicity
gencies including most of the news
papers of general circulation, NOV
ing pictures and radio enterprises,
are dominated through ownership
by the Republicans.
THE Democrats need very badly
strong newspapers in Washington
and other political centers. At
present we suffer under the very
great disadvantage of being unable
to reach the public eye and ear be-
cause our political adversaries con-
troll largely the great agencies for
publicity.
Whether and how these diff
culties may be overcome challenge
the consideration and concerted &C.
ton of all who desire to see our
marty affairs efficiently mana ged -
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-03-09
NEW ANGLES IN
GENERAL X
TRIAL
Name of Society Woman May
Appear in Suit Brought by
Mrs. Dennistoun
BY DAVID NJ. CHURCH.
international News Service.

LONDON, March 9.-Reopening
of cases considered closed and the
introduction of the name Of a wom-
an of high socia. standing were
discussed today as society awaited
the resumption tomorrow of the
suit brought by Mrs. Dorothy Den.
nistoun against Colonel Ian Den
distoun. now the husband of Dow
ager Countess CarnarVon.
One effect of the suit, according
to report, would be a new investi-
cation into a wartime military case
in which a Lieutenant Barrett was
removed from the service because
he was said to have made himself
offensive to a woman of high po-
sition.
Another angle in which society
interested itself was the question
of the introduction in the present
trial of the, name of a society WON
an who considered herself very
friendly with Sir John Cowan, the
General X" of the Dennistoun
suit.
Disclosures of the present suit
have been a considerable surprise
to her. Cowans friends. it was
TO prevent the present case coming
to trial. They were frustrated, al
though it Is reported they even Of
fered to pay the sum for which
Mrs. Dennistoun u SuinRa
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-03-09
BORAH' S-FIGHT
FOR BLOC
FUTILE.
Robinson Opposes Democratic
Aid in Contest to Retain
Their Chairmanships
By WILLIAM K. HUTCHINSON.

By WILLIAM K. HUTCHINSON.
Administration leaders launched
drive today for ratification of
their order expelling the La Fol-
lette insurgent bloc from the Re-
publican ranks in the Senate.
The issue was brought squarely
before the Senate when Repub-
lican leaders called up their list
of committee assignments for con-
firmation. On this list Senators
La Toilette (Rep.) of Wisconsin
and Ladd (Rep.) of North Dakota
were deprived of committee chair
manships, and along with Sen
ators Brookhart (Rep. of Iowa and
Frazier (Rep.) of North Dakota,
barred from their old seniority
rights and Republican privileges.
Democrats Neutral.
The attitude Of Democratic Sen
ators, who were pledged to "neu-
trality". in the fight, defeated all
hope that the insurgents might
overturn the order by vote'of the
Senate.
Led by Senator Robinson of
Arkansas. minority leader. the
Democrats were pledged to the Ad-
ministration's slate, which, in eff
feet was an Endorsement OF the
expulsion order.
The minority, however. made no
effort to punish their own recalcl-
trant, Senator Burton K. Wheeler
of Montana, who bolted his party
to run with Senator La Toilette
last November.
Opposition to the punishment
arose solely from the insurgent vic
Tins and a handful Of independent
Republicans, led by Senators Borah
of Idaho and Norris Of Nebraska.
Warned by BOrah.
Rorah warned his colleagues they
would live to regret their action
and that the custer order would
defeat many Western Republican
Senators when they came up for
reelection in 1926. He charged the
truly represented their
own Republican constituencies.
With the insurgent row ended.
the Administration faced an even
greater task in the Senate in their
efforts to obtain confirmation Of
the appointment of Charles B.
Warren as Attorney General.
Bitter opposition to the appoint
ment has developed among pro-
gressive Senators of both major
parties.
On two test votes, the Administra-
ton was defeated, but Republican
leaders continued to predict the
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column 81
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-03-09
COL. FETCHET is GIVEN
o. K. OF SENATE GROUP

The nomination of Lieutenant
Colonel James e. Fetchet. as as.
sistant chief Of army air service.
succeeding Brigadier General viii.
liam Mitchell, was approved today
by the Senate military affairs com
mittee.
Approval was given after Sec
rotary of War Weeks, in secret ses-
sion, revied, Fechet's air record.
No objections arose to the nomina,
ton, said Senator Wadsworth Repo
Of New York. committee chairman.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-03-09
BATTLE Of
TEAPOT
IS ON
U. S. Opens Court Fight to
Recover Oh Lands Leased
by Fan TO Sinclair
By MICHAEL r. DACEY,
international News service.


CHEYENNE, wye. March D.
The loudly heralded battle of
Teapot Dome" opened in Federal
district court here today amid sur.
roundings unprecedented in a
Wyoming court.
The battle was being staged in
the form of an equity case, in
which the United States Govern
nnent seeks to recover 3,000-acre
tract of naval oil lands in Wyom-
ing, which, it charges, was leased
by former Secretary of the In
terror Albert b. Fall to Harry F.
Sinclair's Mammoth Oil Company
under circumstances involving
bribery and fraud.
Battery Of Lawyers.
The Government was represented
by battery of half a dozen law.
Ryers, hc..ded nv former Senator At
lee Pomerene and Owen j. Roberts,
while Sinclair's legal staff includes
more than a dozen lawyers, with
Martin w. Littlepage, of New York,
leading the fight.
F'raught with charges by the
Government of fraud, collision, and
conspiracy, the hearing promises
to disclose exhaustive testimony,
INxy
name many persons prominent in
public life and others intimately con-
nected with the petroleum. industry.
Government counsel announced
today that the opening statement
of their case by Senator Pomerene
would be comparatively brief, Little
ton countered with the statement
that "in that event witnesses would
be on the stand before the noon
recess"
Quit u. s. Jurisdiction.
The GOVERNMENT conspiracy,
fraud, and bribery charges are ex-
pected to evolve largely around the
accusations that approximately
$3.50 900 in L. berty bonds. distributed
by the Continental Trading Com
pany, limited, which found their
the proceeds of which eventually
were turned over to the Three
Rivers Ranch Company, of which
Fall was principal owner. were in
reality turned over to Fall oy Sin
clair in connection w tn the Teapot
Dome leases
Efforts by the Government to pro-
duce witnesses or secure affidavits
from officers and stockholders OF
the trading company" have been
baked at every turn. Three of its
officers-H. M. OsIer, Canadian at
torney; Harry M. Blackmer and
James f. O'Neil-nationally known
oil opePatOrS-are out OF the cOun-
try and each. has refused to testify
before foreign courts. In France,
O'Neil and Blackmer are reported
to have sworn that 1.-The transact
tions of the Continental Company
had no bearing on the Teapot
Dome lease" but refused to answer
further questions.
Dodgers Subpoena.
In this connection the testimony
of Robert w. Stewart, president of
the Standard Oil Company, of In
diana is also wanted, but FederaI
operators reported they had been
unable to secure service of a sub
poena upon Stewart after a six
week search.
LittletOn, just prior to opening
Of the hearing, indicated the de-
Tense would only mildly object to
presentation of dispositions or testi-
mony regarding transactions of the
trading company. He emphatically
declared, however, that Sinclair had
no connection with, or knowledge
Continued on Page 2. Column 81
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-03-09

Radio News, Page Ia.
Puzzle, Page 8.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-03-09
D. c. AUDITOR URGES
BUDGET BE SIMPLlFIED

Simplifying of the District Gov
eminent budget was advocated by
Daniel j. Donovan, District Audi
tor. today.
He said he would prepare in the
next few months an alternate bud
get to be submitted with the regu-
lar budget. He pointed out that
there are 400 appropriation divisions
in the local budget.
II would like to cut that down to
about 100" he said.
Auditor Donovan also believes
that the phraseology of the budget
could be simplified.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-03-09
IDGE
TO GET
CASE
Unions viii Submit Protest,
Asserting Public Printer
Lacks Proper Training

The action of George H. Carter,
head Of the Government Printing
Office, II summarily aismissiDg
200 employees Saturday and fore
ing about 1000 more TO take a
weeks furlough without pay will
precipitate another fight on his
eligibility to act as Public Printer,
it was learned today,
Officials Of Columbia Typo
graphical Union declare that Mr..
Carriers appointment by Presi-
dent Harding and his confirmation
by the Senate were in direct
opposition to an act of Congress
passed january IL, 1895, which
provides that the head of the
Government Printing Office must
be "a practical printer and versed
in the art of bookbinding." Mr..
Carter does not have these quail
fications, they claim, and is there
fore not eligible.
Coolidge May Not Act.
The White House has not yet re-
ceived the protest relating to the
discharge of the printers and there
vas no indication today that the
President would take any action in
the matter.
While it is probable he will in.
form himself of the circumstances
and make private investigation of
the matter. if requested to do SO,
there is no likelihood, it is said, that
he will overrule the policies OF the
public printer or intervene in the
situation.
Senator Moses, chairman of the
Joint Committee on Printing. at the
" hite House today declared the agi'
tation over the dismissal of the
G. p. o. employees was a tempest
in a teapot"
Ever since the Is per cent in
crease in salaries has been granted
to the printing employees, he said.
Il has been known there would have
t. be reduction in the force.
1t is his information that those
relieved from active duty are en-
ployes who have reached the re-
tirement age and who are eligible
ment law.
Not Work Enough, Claim.
Those furloughed on a .week-to.
week basis until July / are simply
laid OFF because there is not suffi-
cient work for them to do, Moses
| said. lie pointed out that the
workers in the Congressional branch
or the g. p. o. naturally had moth.
ing TO do when Congress adjourned.
me question Of Mr.. Carriers
eligibility was taken up in January,
1874, by former Congressman
Charles |. StengIe of New York in
a letter To President Coolidge, who
referred the matter to the Attorney
| General
On January 20, 1924, A. r. Sey-
mour' as Acting Attorney General,
wrote, in part, to the President as
follows:
The facts relating to the quail.
t:cations of George H. Carter were
supIn tted To President Harding
at the tlme of his appointment.
| ffesiden, Harding was especial
! ~ quail fled by experience to de.
terinine the qualifications of a man
Tor the position of Public Printer.
| me nomination by the Presi.
cent raises presumption of fitness
OF the apo niece under the statute
provid ng for the appointment. The
confirmation of the nomination by
continued on Page ., Column S.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-03-09
Much Reading Aloud.

Doctor Wilson spent his HE s
passion on the boy. 1t was a
bookish home in which this great
love was founded between the
father and son. There was much
reading aloud of good literature
None of his boyish friends re.
member Tommy Wilson in a fight.
lie never gave boy licking. and
alas, for, the history of mankind
after 1919. he never had TO take
one and giggle out of 1t to the
arantsnuaA - Rass s. Column y
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-03-09
THE WEATHER

Partly cloudy tonight;
lowest temperature tonight
above freezing; tomorrow
unsettled and warmer; gentle
to moderate northeast winds.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-03-09
Gas Fails to Kill Her

The condition of Mrs Jennie
Rhodes, who was found yesterday
locked in room In her home at
1105 Ninth street southeast, suffer
ing from Illuminating gas poison
ing, is reported favorable at Casu-
atty Hospital. Police say she at
tempted suicide.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-03-09
OF INTEREST
TO WOMEN!

Beginning today, The Wash
ington Times will publish
every Monday Food and
Household Page, under the
auspices of the Good House
keeping Institute. Be sure
to read it-see the prizes
offered for recipes-send in
your own particular recipe or
menu!
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-04-04

effort at concealment was made. 1T
was reported that the commonwealth
attorney of the county addressed the
mob, urging that. no summary pun
ishment be visited upon the man.
There was absolutely no excuse for
outraging the law. A jury empanelled
there would have, in the face of the
alleged confession visited the sever
est legal punishment upon the man
charged with the crime.
The burning of the body of the
man was return to the Dark Ages
and, showed the depraUity of some
of the people residing in that neigh
borhood. AS for colored folks, they
regard members of their race Of this
type as being their worst enemies.
For our part, we advise colored men
to avoid localities freQuented by
white women and when they see one
coming down the road, If possible,
look in another direction or take
another route to reach given point.
The best time to punish lynchers
is when they are committing the
cnlme. Five determined. fearless,
armed white men could have pre-
vented this fragrant violation Of the
law. When Jordan was first cap
tured. he should have been rushed
to- the jail at Petersburg. only
short distance away and from that
point, it would have been only
thirty or forty minutes ride to Rich
mond.
The Richmond, Va. Times Dispatch
is right. The law should assert its
majesty and the alleged lynchers of
James Jordan should be arraigned in
a court of law.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-04-04
NEWS-LEADER SAYS LYNCHING
IS HUMILIATING TO VIRGINIA.

(Richmond News-Leader, March I'D
The atrocity of the crime commit
ted in 'Waverly last night is not re-
lieved in the slightest by the horror
of the crime it was designed to pun
ish. The law cannot be set aside
because it is broken. The violence
of an occasional offense is no war
ram. for destroying the one thing
that protects society from the great
or violence of continued lawlessness.
1t is not enough to say that the
lynching of a man guilty of criminal
assault is a warming to OTHERS, and
that, when the lynching is over,
community returns to its normal life.
Citizens of Whverly would not have
KILLED the Negro and burned his body
If the same thing had not been done
elsewhere before. The next time
similar crime is committed In Wiz
GINA the temptation to blood
outlines will be greater because the
mob will be Influenced by what was
done in Waverly.
And if men are lynched for rape,
others are soon strung up for lesser
offenses. 1t has happened so over
and over again in the country, and
wherever 1T comes about it involves
gradual weakening Of justice.
spreading contempt for law. Men
cannot take liberties with one part
of the law and not feel less OF respect
for the rest. All Of which, Of course
is old, old truth, but none the less
fundamental because old.
The outraged feeling that prompted
many Sussex people to lynch the
Negro does not keep the act from
being murder. The fact that several
hundred had hand in the murder
in no sense decreases the RESPONSE
bilitv of every man who had any
hand il It. Would the mob have
Saei. possible without Tie individual !?
Was not the very presence of each
man On invitation to every other to
ioi-, the crowd and to make 1T
mob? There are scme hundreds OF
men in Sussex who will not hesitate
today to answer these questions
6efantiy and 10 avow that they have
no regrets for what they did. They
will not lie so sure next week, and
they will have not few doubts next
month. Some of them, argue as they
will with themselves, will never be
able to forget that they participated
in murder.
That aspect of lynching is every