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The Washington times., 1925-04-16
ALEXANDRIA TO
ADVERTISE
ITSELF
Publicity Campaign Launched.
500 Dogs lnnoculated
Against Rabies

ALEXANDRIA, April 1S.-' Boost
Alexandria Is the slogan OF q
publicity campaign to be iraugu-
rated BY the Chamber OF Com
merce OF this city.
Officials of the chamber have
decided to appropriate $3.50 in ad-
yertising the advantages as > man
ufacturin1 city. Alexandria. situ-
ated as II Is as the gateway to the
South, IS admirably located for all
kinds OF manufacturing enterprises,
it was said.
IN addition to the advertising
fund, $3.50 viii be expended Tor
Improvement of headquarters o.
the Chamber of Commerce. =
About 500 dogs in this city have
been innoculated against rabies,
thus decreasing the number o.
"mad" dogs within the past several
e. F'oulks, city health officer. No
cases Of dog bites have been re-
ported in the last ten days.
Children Of the Alexandria public
schools performed in record fashion
yesterday by setting new time
marks for fire drills The high
school, with $50 pupils, was emptied
in forty-tllree seconds. The records
Of the other schools were CORE
spondingiy good. j. l.. Taylor, OF
Richmond, State deputy fire mar
shall, and James NJ. Duncan, Of
this city. assistant fire chief, wit
messed the drills.
Alonzo Carter, eighteen years old,
shot in the lung last Sunday when
q pistol said to have been manip-
ulated by Humphrey Dawson &C
cidentaIly exploded, was reported
out Of danger at the Alexandra
Hospital.
1.-THE Tailor Made Man" viii be
presented in Lyceum Hall on April
% and ~ by the Columbian Play
ers, local organization.
The Washington times., 1925-04-16
j. s. DANES Of
LOYAL LEGION
MEETING
Growth Of National Society IS
Outlined by Officers at
Opening Session

Growth of the National Society
Of the Danes Of the Loyal Legion
to its present membership of 1000
in twelve States was outlined today
by national officers at the opening
of the twenty-sixth annual meet
ing, convened at the Federation Of
Women's clubs. 1874 N street
northwest.
= Mrs. Logan Tucker, national
president, reported that Mass
achusetts is the latest State to join
the legion while Kansas is forming
chapter
$1,4OO Fund Raised.
Report also was made that the
81, 400 pledged by the legion to-
ward the Mary s. Logan Scholar
ship Fund OF the Lincoln Memorial
University at Harrogate, Tennessee,
had been raised. 1t was brought
out also that the Michigan women
in the legion raised an additional
So, 900 to the fund which is for the
purpose Of educating n1ountaineers.
The session today was adjourned
early in order that the women
could go in a body to the White
House to be received by Mrs. Cool
idge.
A flag was presented today in
memory of Mrs John A. Logan.
who was national president from
1898 to the time of her death a few
years ago.
Officers Report.
Reports were given by Mrs.
Tucker, president; Miss Marian
Seville, national recorder; Mrs.
Thomas Biddle Ellis. national
treasurer; Mrs. John r.. Hoffman,
national registrar; Mrs. Isabelle
Boniface, national chancellor; Miss
Bessie Sensner, national historian,
and by each State president.
The annual banquet will be held
tonight at the Willard hotel. Ad-
miral Franklin j. Drake, u. s.
Navy; General George Richards, u.
S. Marine Corps; Mrs. George Bar.
nett, chairman of the Council OF
Veterans and Patriotic Societies and
Mrs. Charles E. Herrick, State re-
gent of the ID. A. r., from Illinois.
The Washington times., 1925-04-16
| BILLION RAIL
MERGER SAID
To BE FAIR
Nickie-PIate President Ap-
pears Before !. c. c.-van
Sweringens Spectators

Terms and plans of the billion
dollar" nickle plate railway merger
are equitable. just and fair. !"
John =. Bernet, president Of the
system asserted today in the re-
sumption OF hearings on the legality
of the move before Interstate Com
merce Commissioner b. III. Meyer
and Director OF Finance G. y.
Mellaffie.
Today's hearings lacked the fire
works Of the opening session yes
terday when minority stockholders
OF the Chesapeake and Ohio made 9
futile attempt to block hearings
on the consolidation of five roads
into one giant system. v
o. sB. and M. q. Van Sweringen.
central figures in the fight to Sc
cure government approval of the
scheme, again were interested spec
tators, listening closely as w. O.
Colston, their chief lieutenant, con.
tinued his plea for the mammoth
undertaking.
Representing minority stock.
holders, r. w. Anderson and
Thomas B. Gay were preparing to
continue their battle against the
undertaking.
The Washington times., 1925-04-16
PLOTS To KILL
CA|LLAUX
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cabinet which would omit Social


cabinet which would omit Social
lists.
PainIeve Sees HeFriot.
Painleve was in conference with
Herriot and it was arranged that
Caillaux and BRAND would meet
this afternoon and discuss their
differences.
CailIaux is said to be convinced
It is possible to restore the finan-
cial stability OF France without
carrying out the plan of the radi-
cal Socialist party to collect a 10
per cent tax on all accumulated
wealth. CaiIlaux's program was
said to contemplate q temporary
reputation OF all government
bonds. BRAND was declared to be
emphatically opposed to such a
move.
CaiIlaux, once convicted as a
traitor to his country. is looked
upon as one OF Europe's shrewdest
financiers.
sheet was published today and
showed q decrease in circulation
OF $4,000, 900 francs oyer last week.
The banks loans to the govern
ment last week increased $50, 000, 900
francs. This makes the total loan
70 the government 22,350, 900, 900.
The legal limit heretofore has been
% .O0O, 900 900.
The Washington times., 1925-04-16
WOMAN AID TO ACT AS
DEPUTY REGISTER

The oath of second deputy re-
gister was today administered by
Chief Justice Mccoy, Of the District
Supreme Court to Francesca b.
Mclaughlin, who is to fill the place
of Deputy John A. Shell until he
returns from pilgrimage to Rome
and the Holy Land, about June l.
Miss Mclaughlin was appointed
today to the position by Corporal
James Tanner, Register OF Wills.
She has been in the offlce Tor
nearly twenty years and as IN
charge Of the financial affalrs OF
the registers office.
The Washington times., 1925-04-16
MAS 7 TOP
HANG5AT
NOSE
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the gale would work itself out by
nightfan.
The air ministry stated it had
no reason to believe the R-33
would not be brought safely back
to it's airdrome.
The Godetia put to sea fifteen
minutes after the airship disappear
ed. The air ministry also broad
cast S o s signals for all ships to
keep a lookout for the R-3S.
The dirgible has been in commits
sion but nine days, and last week
took a test flight across England
and over London. Her fugitive
flight today is the first airship ac-
cident since the R-S4 claimed its
heavy toll Of lives.
The Washington times., 1925-04-16
CAUGHT
BREAKING INTO
LUNCHROOM
Held With Admitted Accom-
pIice-Sister and Another
Girl Detained

Charges of housebreaking have
been placed against Raymond j..
Rohme, twenty, OF 500 Thirteenth
street northwest. caught robbing a
lunchroom at 1928 d street north
west, last night, and an admitted
accomplice, william r. Hoffman,
nineteen, of 35A Bates street north
west, who IL said to have entered
the place on two previous occasions.
Two girls, also living at tho
Thirteenth street address. are being
held by the Women's Bureau for
investigation. They gave their
names as Miss Maizie Liberick.
twenty, and Mrs. Jane Pucci,
eighteen.
Rohme and Mrs. PUGET, his sister,
whose husband, a marine, has not
been seen for some time, held open
house, the polio say.
Miss Limerick, who came here
from fredericksburg Va. has been
stopping with them five months
and Hoffman has paid frequent
visits to the house.
The proprietor OF the lunchroom
at 1928 D street whose place had
been broken into once before, while
the police were awaiting outside
for developments, last night turned
out the lights and took up a vigil.
Rohme, entering by the skylight,
was apprehended when he attempt
ed to make off with cigarettes and
was held until the arrival of De-
tectives ]. e. Kane and Sinclair
from the First precinct.
Rohme, on being questioned, ad-
mitted his guilt and gave the police
information which led to a visit at
329 Thirteenth street. Efforts will
be made to send Mrs. Pucci to her
mother In Wilkesbarre, Pa, and
Miss Limerick to her parents in
virginia
The Washington times., 1925-04-16
DR.. FAIRCLOUCH ASSUMES
DUTIES WITH MAGAZINE

Doctor H. RushtOn, Fairclough
has assumed his duties as director
and editor OF Art and Archaeology
magazine for the spring months,
taking leave of absence from his
post as professor of classical litera'
ture at Stanford University, it was
announced today.
Doctor FairclOugh has been an as.
sociate editor and contributor to
Art and Archaeology.
The Washington times., 1925-04-16
WHEELER JURY
BAT TIE ON
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acts set forth against Wheeler
were that on January 8, 1924, he
agreed to intercede for Campbell
at the land office, and on january
10 and February 10 he received
from Campbell checks for $4,000
each as fee to carry out the
alleged agreement.
Courthouse damned.
After this trial, Wheeler must
answer an indictment at Washing.
ton, charging him with conspiracy
to obtain Government oil and gas
lands in Montana.
Included in the Washington IN
dictment were Campbell and Edwin
S. Booth, formerly solicitor of the
interior, both here as Wheeler
witnesses.
Long before court convened to-
day, throngs of curiosity seekers
jammed the little courthouse, an
ticipating thrills and sensations.
The trial, with but few parallels
in American history, has engendered
the bitterest feeling and aroused
the entire State.
On the trials outcome, admittedly
may rest the political destinies OF
two of its principals, Wheeler and
John l.. Slattery, who as United
States attorney, is chief prosecutor.
If convicted, Wheeler must vacate
his seat and will be denied all pub
lie offices. II acquitted, political
leaders of all affiliations admit he
will gain tremendous political pres
tige.
Battle Over Jury.
Slattery's commission expires
next month and this is his last big
case on the present docket. If he
loses, a strong faction of his own
Republican party is prepared to
fight his reappointment. If he
wins, he is expected to have little
opposition for another term.
With these issues ever promi-
nently In the background, both Gov
eminent and defense counsel moved
cautiously toward selecting a jury.
The defense inquired particularly
Of prospective jurymen whether
they had any opposition to Wheeler
on political grounds and whether,
in the last few days, they had dis
cussed the case with Department of
Justice agents. E. B. O'Leary, of
Wheeler's staff declared twenty
five operatives of the department
are here. This was denounced as
bunk" by Slattery.
So searching were the questions,
that few believed the task Of select
ing a jury could be completed be-
fore Saturday.
The Washington times., 1925-04-16
CONG. FREE TO SPEAK At
TRADE BOARD MEETING

Congressman A. M. Free of Cali
fornia. will be the chief speaker at
the Board of Trade meeting Satur-
day night at the willard.
Chairman a. J. Driscoll will re-
port for the committee on American
ideals. Asa E. Phillips will report
for the sewerage committee.
The Washington times., 1925-04-16
TSH AIRSIP WITH TWENTY ABOARD BLOWN TO SEA IN GALE
Tombstone Is Offered
As Kiwanian
Prize

ALEXANDRIA, April 16.--
Alexandrians who are far
sighted enough to visualize
tombstones for their graves will
get an opportunity to purchase
4 chance on one for 10 cents.
Al New York firm Of tomb
stone makers has donated as
one Of the pri3es at the Kiwanis
Karnival, which is being held
this week at Armory Hall,
large block OF granite.
The proceeds from the sale
Of tickets will be devoted to
work among the needy children
of this city.
The Washington times., 1925-04-16
Daughters of Rebekah Fair

Washington will be selected at the
big fraternal fair to be held at
pvthian Temple for twelve nights
beeinning Monday. The contest
will be staked under the auspices of
the Daughters OF Rebekah.
The Washington times., 1925-04-16
Sargent Silent On Agents.

Attorney General Sargent today
declined to comment on the report
that an extraordinary number of
Department of Justice agents have
been concentrated at Great Falls,
Mont, for the trial of Senator
Wheeler.
Other Department of Justice Of
ficials denied that large number
Of agents were in Great Falls.
The Washington times., 1925-04-16
Hayre de Grace
Entries For
Tomorrow

FIRST RACE-The Lansdowne Steeple-
chase: four-Year- olds and upward;
The Washington times., 1925-04-16

Dresses of the better kind
beautiful Flat Crepes, CantO
Crepes, Satin-faced Crepes, Geo
gettes and Printed Silk Crepe.
Styles of real individuality.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1925-10-01
EVILS OF THE SAVING HABIT

Recently | got the me-saving
bug. | bought bank for the purpose
and stuffed it with every dime that
came into my possession. 1t was
amazing how rapidly it filled. | be
came so enthused over the thing
that | would break bill when max
ing a purchase rather than use my
dimes.
On Saturday before last | return
ed home from Philadelphia with a
pocket full of dimes | was gloating
over them. But when | went for
the bank which was kept handy on
the desk 1T WASN'T TIIEREl
Search high and low failed to re-
veal it. Then it was learned that
the doors had been left unlocked
during the afternoon when every
one was out, and some DIRTY,
LOW-DOWN, Shrinking POLE
CAT HAD STOLEN TT
| happened to mention it to Neil
son Rittenhouse, and with his char
acteristic habit of pointed express
sion, he said, THAT'S what you get
for saving your money! just pro-
viding funds for some one else to
enjoyl Hereafter, you had better
spend it when you get il, and then
you'll get the benefit of it,!
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1925-10-01

IRAN bus leaves n. Union & Elm Ste g. :,
the d. 5S down train i" Ihe 10 connect with
Elm Sts daiv t or huooer Mil employees leaves Union
lar 700 Trenton Bus) " ~ audtlon to the regu-
SITS. at $50 every evening 10 raves ~ Union & Elm
at $50 for Lambertvile trenton Terminal daily
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1925-10-01
SMILIN' THU

Continued in third column)
sumed, "Deacon Simon wuz a-tellin'
me erbout his brudder whut works
on Mr.. Montague's plantation. Yo'
know, Mr.. Montague is kinder rup-
tuous man, and sometimes he gifts
mighty mad. An wen e do e doan
think nothin' o. kickin' an cuffin'
de niggers roun"
"Well, here bout fo' munts ago
Mr. Montague git religion. An e
starts out ter try an refawn from
is bad temper. So e quit kickin'
an cuffin' de niggers.
$50 one day Deacon Simon's brud-
der go ter i'm an say, Boss, Abs
CINE quit NAH job An MIR. Monta-
que, ak i'm whut fer 'e's gwine
quit. An dat niger tell i'm. We'll
Mr.. Montague, yo' ulster git mad an
aft'erds yo'd feel bad an slip
me two bits an fo' bits in change
ter make me feel good. But ev' since
yo' got religion yo' quit kickin an
cuffn me, an" all de time his fool
ishment is gwine on Abs loosin' puff
fectly good money all de time. So
Abs gwine quit"
And Docs gale of laughter follow
ed Professor Cutter across the cam
pus.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1925-10-01
Mu EaUorifc Stories
By lRplN S. cOBe
A Customer Who Wasn'l
Wauaal

Almost invariably, when men fall to
discussing examples of business sa.
gacity, some one present is reminded
of the Illustrative incident of the white
tramp and the colored saloonleepcr.
For the benefit of those who have not
heard the Story-if any such there be
1t is here and now set forth:
The colored man sat behind his bar
In moment when trade was slack.
Through the swinging doors entered
the ragged Caucasian
Give me good lve-cent cigar" he
ordered
The proprietor produced box cons
tanning number of malignant-looSing
dark-hrown rolls. The patron made a
discriminating choice and then In the
act OF putting the cigar between his
with new idea.
Say. I've changed my mind" he
said. "Believe I'll take a glass of
beer instead"
The negro returned the cigar TO its
box and drew glass of beer. The
customer drank IT, wiped his mouth
on the back of his hand and started to
withdraw,
"Yere, hole on. wife man." said the
negro, you forgot TO pay fur dat
beer"
"Why. give you a cigar for II"
"Yes, but you amt paid fur de
cigar. neither"
But you've still got the cigar, amt
you? What's the matter with you,
anyhow"
The eolored man scratched his head.
"Lemme see, boss" he said, "ef
gifts dis thing straight: You don't owe
me for de beer, cause you give me de
cigar fur II, and you don't owe me fur
de cigar cause you handed It back to
me- Is dat right?"
Certainly it's right said the crafty
white.
"yer' well. then" agreed the colored
man, "but say. mister. I wants to ak
you a favor: Next time you feels lax
smokin' or drinkln' please TEX yo' Gus
tom somewhars else"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1925-10-01
IT'S A POOR PUP THAT CAN'T
SCRATCH IT'S OWN FLEAS,

One Of the greatest. weaknesses
with which the human animal is
cursed is the incurable habit of
spilling the sob stuff all over the
bosoms of our friends. We like to
tell about our troubles. Like job of
old we love to sit in the ash heaps,
INDEPENDENTLY and scrape the
boils of sorrow before the public
eye.
But if there's anything in this
world that shows impartiality, it's
TROUBLED Rich and poor, young
and old, male and female, Cor what
have you?), troubles descend upon
our heads alike. Trouble is no res
pector of persons.
So fight your own fightsl Scratch
your own fleas! If you have any
tears to shed, shed them in the
sinkl They'll make about as good
water as we've been getting in Lam
bertville recently. And if you want
to air your woes, blow off in the
gas pipe! It'll make better gas than
we've ever had in Lambertville.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1925-10-01
+ d r o r | A L S
THANK GOD

Once more we are back on Gods
timel Now when we plan to catch
an 1875 train, IT'S 1875! And don't
mean maybe! And when you make
an engagement to meet someone at
a certain time, THAT'S THE TIME!
Look back over the summer and
see if you think this so-called day
light saving has been of any value
to you. Now be honest-haven't the
Inconvenience and misunderstood
ings and delays and misconneetions
and general annoyances lost you
more time than you have saved?
And don't you think you were
just kidding yourself by turning
the clock ahead? And the confusions
of figuring the differences in time
have caused more hard feelings than
any enc thing concerned with pub
lie affairs.
The whole blamed thing has been
about as silly as man would be
who wants to earn more money, and
in the absence of it, grasses the $50
from his pay envelope and substi-
tutes $40.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1925-10-01
SPECIAL, RJrSSEc

ROUND TRIP TICKETS Use coon ,7>,
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1925-10-01
NO BUDDY

NO BUDDY
A certain Major H. Roswell had
been registered in one of the two
passenger cabins of a New York
Liverpool liner, and the purser,
running over the list, assigned to
him as roommate a husky stock
man from the Texas panhandle.
Shortly afterward the latter, ignor-
ing the purser, hunted up the cap
tain of the ship.
"See here he demanded, "what
kind of a guy is this here head clerk
of yours? amt goin' to travel
with that Major II. Roswell. So
far as that goes, neither one of us
likes the ideaw
whats the NATTER" asked the
skipper. "Do you object to an army
officer for travelling companion ?"
mot generally" stated the Texan.
"Only this army happens to be the
Salvation, and that majors other
name is Henrietta"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1925-10-01
SMILIN' THU
BY GORDON COOPER
Copyright 1925 by Gordon Cooper
TROUBLE, TROUBLE, TOLL
AND DRUBBLE

Nobody knows de trubble All sees,
Nobody knows but Jesus!
Nobody knows de trubble All sees,
GLORY HALLELUJAHp
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1925-10-01
AND JOHN IS RIGHT!

San Francisco, Cal.-John r.
Quinn, past national commander of
the American Legion, in recent
address here deprecating the atti-
tude of many toward the veteran
of the World War, said;
"We1l get our rights; we'll get
all our rights in the end; but of
course we will have to work for
them. Human nature, you see is
human nature, and there's a lot of
people like the grocer.
"The grocer said as the young
hero of Chateau Thierry limped out
from the grocery on his crutches
with a half pound of rice under his
arm:
"'That boy deserves credit for
his surpassin' bravery, but | wish
to goodness he'd stop coming to my
shop to get it'p
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1925-10-01
WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH
YOUR LAST TEN MINUTES
ON EARTH?

IF you should suddenly realize
now, at this moment as you read
these lines, that in ten minutes death
was to claim you, what would you
do? A telegraph operator sat alone
in his little tower on an important
railroad running into Pittsburgh. A
dozen trains, three of them carry
ing passengers, were under the di
rection of his finger that rested on
the telegraph key Suddenly he was
seized by illness. Everything began
to swim, then turn black before
his eyes. He could feel unconscious
ness, the blackness Of death, creep
ing over him. lnstinctively his
thoughts turned to the speeding
trains under his supervision and the
lives they bore. What of them?
Ten minutes later train crew, halt
ed by the danger signal at the little
tower, climbed the stairs and found
the operator dead across his tele-
graph key, but with every signal
red and every train halted on his
division. What would you do with
the last ten minutes of your life?
-Centralia News.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1925-10-01
INK FROM OTHER
PRESSES
Humorous and Serious Topics
From Leading Editors
of the Country
ONE FOR THE PREACHER
TO ANSWER

Mother, do cats go to heaven?"
mo, my dear. Didn't you hear the
minister say that animals didn't
have souls?"
"Well, where do they get the
strings for the harps them"
-Eychanpe.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1925-10-01
BIS line

= Trenton Terminal at 20 n Willow St met e WI
State St First bus for Lambervie at 600 o west
nour thereafter until midnight. Lambervie T anu every
Union and Elm Sts First bus for Trenton at 600 at N
every hour there after until II o'clock mdnigbt a. W. ana