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Evening star., 1925-12-07

Veterans, continuously. for over so
years. | have the very highest regard
for the attitude of the Grand Army of
the Republic upon any question.
feel. however. that the position taken
in this instance has been without full
realization of the exact situation
Il have frequently visited Arlington
Cemetery with friends from Michigan
in the course of the II years or more
that | have been in Washington. ANY
one who has ever accompanied me
there has expressed regret at the
barren and uninteresting condition of
the interior OF the mansion. If to be
restored TO it's condition as 1t was
when occupied as home, II must
necessarily be the home of Gen.
Robert T.. Lee.
Willing to Honor Lee.
1T will have very great interest To
the many thousand visitors at Airing
ton to see there a fine type of home
of the pre-Civil War period, Just as
people enjoy seeing a home of the
Colonial period at Mount Vernon. The
fact that, incidentally, honor Is shown
to Gen. Lee, l do not regret. 1 an
perfectly willing TO do that.
Furthermore, the Civil War is
those men, who. like yourself, made
possible the victory, the sectional bit
terness which accompanied it has
passed away.
1T is not always remembered but
it should be remembered that while
Gen. Robert f. Lee led the armed
forces of the Confederacy in war, he
was not a leader in the movement
that brought about the war and haG
no responsibility for the secession o1
his States.
I'VE are fortunate beyond compare
in having a truly united land today
to face the new problem Of right and
humanity that always press upon us
and 1 wish very much / might have
your cooperation in this effort of mine
for restoration of the mansion al
Arlington, rather than you opposition
since it Is but a continuation of the
strengthening Of the ties of Unior
in this Republic, once saved by yo,
and your comrades from disunion."
Evening star., 1925-12-07
PRIVILEGES COMMITTEE
TO ACT ON NYE'S CASE
Will Decide Whether North Da-
kota Governor Has Right 70
Appoint Senator

The credentials Of Gerald +. Nye a.
Senator designate from North Dakota
We're referred today by the Senate 70
the privileges and elections committee.
The question at law hinges Or
whether the North Dakota state Legis
lature has in fact enacted a statute
which gave Gov. Sorlie the right T.
appoint Mr.. Nye since the ratification
of the seventeenth amendment to the
Constitution providing for direct eleC
ton of Senators.
This action was taken on motion o.
Senator Frazier. Republican. North
Dakota, who said he saw no reason
why Mr. Nye should not be seated. but
that since question had been raised
he though it best that the matter go
committee.
Evening star., 1925-12-07
CHILD IN SLAYING CASE
MAY BE KIDNAPPED BOY
Foster Mother, Whose Arrest He
Caused, Says He Is Nephew
of Famous Musician
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, December 7.--Ten-year-
old Samuel Scardina, whose story
caused the arrest of his foster mother,
Mrs Blanche Scardina, for the murder
of her husband, may be the kidnapped
nephew of a musician once famous in
New York.
Ten years ago Samuel was left with
Mrs. Scardina by a Mrs. Dazelle, who
said the baby's uncle was a noted
New York musician. Mrs. Dazelle
never returned and the Identity of the
uncle never was established, Mrs.
Scardina told the police. She asserted
that she is the daugter of the late
Court Haring, prominent lumber
dealer, and that she deserted her first
husband, Raoul Vanier, an attorney
for Scardina, known to the police as a
bootlegger and gunman.
A further investigation to determine
the boys identity will be made.
Evening star., 1925-12-07
BY the Associated Press.
Republican,

Representative Hill, Republican,
Maryland, leader of the wet forces in
the House. introduced today joint
resolution proposing the repeal Of the
eighteenth amendment.
The resolution seeks to refer the
prohibition amendment to State con-
ventions instead of State legislatures.
Representative Hill. in a statement,
pointed out that the Constitution pro-
vided amendments might be passed by
either legislatures or conventions. The
convention method. he said, requiring
the election of delegates for the par
ticular purpose, would permit "a
clear-eut vote by the people on the
Evening star., 1925-12-07
SENATE TO GET BILL
ON RETIREMENT SOON
Senator Stanfeld's Measure to Be
Introduced as Early
as Possible.

Senator Stanfield of Oregon chair
man OF the civil service committee of
the Senate. will introduce at the earli-
est opportunity a civil service retire
ment bill, amending and EberaIizing
the present act, so as to increase an
nuities. and provide for earlier ages
OF retirement
The bill will be practically the same
as that passed by the Senate last ses-
sion, but which failed of action in the
House. Representative Lehlbach Of
New Jersey will introduce the same
bill in the House, and efforts will be
made 10 get action on it before the
present session closes.
Evening star., 1925-12-07
Y. w. C. A. PLEA BY RADIO
Mrs. Hildebrandt, Assistant Attor-
ney General. in Fund Drive.

In behalf Of the Y. ". c. AS 800.
600 campaign for Il new building IL
Washington, Mrs. Mabel Walker
Willebrandt Assistant Attorney Gen
eral. will speak tonight from radio
station WCAP. The address is sched-
uled ut sos.
Mrs. Willebraudt's subject will be
the girl who comes to Washington in
search OF political or clerical career
with the Government.
Mrs. Nillebrandt has been active in
the Y. W. c. AS campaign, serving
as a member of the business and pro
fessional woman's division and of the
citizens committee.
Evening star., 1925-12-07
Hill Introduces Bills for Repeal
OF Dry Amendment and Volstead Law

subject of the eighteenth amendment. =
State conventions" he added, "are
not complicated by the usual political
questions relating to legislatures.
Representative Hill also introduced
other measures seeking to change the
Volstead act.
One bill asks for State local op-
ton" by permitting each State to de-
fine for itself the word Intoxicating"
as used In the eighteenth amendment
Mr.. Hills measure legalizing 2.75
per cent beer and cider was reintro-
duced, as was his bill placing en-
forcement of the Federal prohibition
law entirely under the Attorney Cen
eral,
Evening star., 1925-12-07

trict Commissioners, points out that
the activities Of the sewerage divi-
sion have so increased that il is found
necessary to acquire additional land.
The transfer of this reservation TO
the District Of Columbia will not only
afford the necessary space for con-
struction of More or less permanent
buildings. but also will supply much
needed water front Tor the handling
of materials collected from sewer
catch basins Al present the land
east of First street and south Of .
street IS used for storage OF materials.
for a temporary blacksmith shop.
shop for making concrete tops for
catch basins and for housing machin-
cry to operate Il marine railway.
The reservation is also needed for
the construction of automobile garages,
q machine shop and a gasolin" and oil
warehouse. The director of public
buildings and public parks has stated
TO the Commissioners that he has no
objection to the passage of legislation
permitting the transferring of jUris-
diction to them.
Evening star., 1925-12-07
Kipling Rests Easily.

'BURWASH, Sussex. England De-
cember P.-Rudyard Kipling pass
ed another good night. His strength
was being maintained this morning
and the lung condition was the same
as yesterday. The noted author is suf-
fering from bronchial pneumonia.
Evening star., 1925-12-07
Catholic Women to Meet.

A meeting of the Washington Dis
man of Maryland, the new chairman
Of Catholic Women will be held Fri
day night at the Mayf1ower Hotel. A
report of the recent convention will
be made. and there will be addresses
and discussion.
Evening star., 1925-12-07
November Circulation
Daily 1859
Sunday. 1O7,2O5

District OF Columbia, ss..
FLEMING NEwBOLD. Business Manssrr
OF The EVENING and SUNDAY STAR.
does solemnly swear that the actual mum.
ber OF copies of the papers named sold and
distributed during the month of November,
AID 1925 was as follows:
Evening star., 1925-12-07
MILITARY TRAINING
IN SCHOOLS UPHELD
War Department Fights
Propaganda Aimed al u. S.
Education Policy.

ne War department today made
IL plain 1t Will actively combat propa-
sanda springing up throughout the
country against military training in
american schools and colleges through
Inc issuance of a letter to all corps
area commanders. in which it is
asserted the War Department Stands
squarely in favor of military train
ing Tor the greatest possible number
ol students, considering available
personnel, funds and equipment"
Agitation designed to curb "the
present tendency toward military
training III educational institutions. ;"
"hlch IT Is understood helped provoke
the war Departments letter. was in
me FORM of a foreword to Il pamphlet
on nilitartsm written by Winthrop
ID. Lane of New York.
The sfGners include:
senators Borah of Idaho, Norris of
Nebraska. La Toilette of Wisconsin
ana Shfpstead OF Minnesota; Rabbi
stephen :. Wise of New York. Bishop
francis }. Mcdonnell of the Methodist
episcopal Church. Presidents Mac
tracken of Vassar. Maurer of Beloit
ana Wolley Of Mount Holyoke: Repre-
Sentatives Huddleston Of Alabama and
Nelson Of Wisconsin. Jane Addams
MRS. Carrie Chapman Gait, John
Brophy, the Pennsylvania labor
leader Samuel McCrea Cavert, gen
e[aI secretary of the Federal Council
or Churches: James Weldon johnson
secretary Of the Association for the
Advancement Of Colored People: Os-
wald Garrison Willard, editor. and
many others.
Inc war Departments stand In
.his matter, continues the official let
Yer. is based upon it's plan for ma
national defense act, which in turn is
based on the constitutional principle of
common defense
Flea for National Defense
Inc successful application OF the
principle of common defense can ONLY
ne assured when every citizen. in
ciuo!hg students in universities and
coHeges, realizes his obligation under
the ADOPTED policy, is acquainted with
the war Departments plans 10 eye
cute said policy, and is prepared to
play his part in these plans. The
principle OF common defense snd tho
ADOPTED system under which II is
earned out Is not new, as il has ex-
listed IN America since the earliest co.
Snial days"
In the pamphlet which drew the fire
or The War Department.. made public
today. the following assertions are
made:
Military training should not be per
United in any high school. and it never
should be made compulsory in colleges
ana universities. 1t would be Il trag.
| edy II, at the very moment when such
enemies as France and Germany are
outlawing war against each other the
military spirit should assert Itself in
he United States"
Declaration also IS made in the
pamphlet that the American people
sere unaware to what extent the War
department is fostering the military
.pirit in schools. in contravention 70
american ideals"
Evening star., 1925-12-07
THANKS COOLIDGE.
Pinchot Grateful for Withholding

HARRISBURG, Pa, December
@.-Gov. Pinchot today wired Presi-
dent Coolidge his thanks for the
Presidents action in withholding from
publication the text Of his reply to the
complaint Of John l.. Lewis, presi-
dent of the United Mine Workers, re-
garding the situation in the bitumi-
nous fields pending Mr.. Pinchot's ef
forts to end the anthracite suspension.
Evening star., 1925-12-07
Amends Zoning Law.

The other matter to be presented by
Chairman Zihlman would amend the
present zoning law. The proposed
amendment is in accordance with the
original intention of the Commis-
sioners in making favorable report
on the Zoning bill when il was referred
to them by the Senate and House Dis
triCt committees before the bill was
passed. The bill will also be intro
duced in, the Senate by Senator Cap
per.
Since the adoption of coming regu-
lations on August so, 1920, the Com
misSioners have required compliance
with section 6 of the law as con-
tained IN the proposed amendment.
and it was only after a recent legal
Interpretation given this section that
il was realized it did not conform to
the standard practice in coming. The
proposed amendment is recommended
for the purpose of preventing a non
conforming use from continuing, If
structural alterations are made,
which is now possible because of in
correct punctuation in section of
the law.
Six measure OF interest to the
District of Columbia will be introduced
in the Senate at the earliest oppor
tunity by Senator Capper, chairman
of the Senate District committee
They are:
Anti-Pistol Bill.
A bill to regulate the sale of fire
arms, which has been one of the
city's legislative needs for a number
of years.
A bill to amend the District code
to permit women to serve on juries
in this city, which is being supported
by the legislative committee of the
Woman's Party.
A bill to transfer to the jurisdiction
of the Commissioners n Federal reser
walton near the District Sewage
Pumping Station, which is being used
now by the municipality.
A bill to provide for the payment
to retired policemen and firemer
pension allowances which they failed
to receive between 1911 and 1915, ag-
gregating S6S,000
A bill to authorize a flag for the
District of Columbia, which has been
a subject of discussion for several
years.
Senator Capper will leave Washing
ton this evening for Chicago to ad-
dress the American Farm Bureau
Federation tomorrow, following which
he will return to the Capital.
Evening star., 1925-12-07
MANY DISTRICT BILLS
OFFERED AT OPENING
SESSION OF CONGRESS

CONTINUED from First Page
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-13

mouth he breathed hard. "Toot.
foot. Tootityoot!' went the horn.
lit was just frozen up bit, said
the Elephant. And truly enough,
he blew cat lot OF snoWflakes.
By this time the snow was blowing
in the open door of the woodshed
and Uncle Wiggily said they had
all better hurry to his bungalow to
get warm.
So the Elephant and the monkey
said goodbye to their friends and the
shree rabbits Jrnpeo, across the
snow surface Uncle Wlggily lead
ing Sammie and Jingle.
Just us they reached the bunga-
low they saw Susie who was Sam
ME 5 sister. She wds hopping
around in the SNOW crying.
"What S the matter.' kindly
asked Sammie.
a1-now-l-I-los-los - lost
my penny sobbed Sts,ic..
"Never mind, spoke Uncle Wig
gily ~ am going to buy a snow
shovel IN toss away the snow and
find your penny. Come on TO the
shovel store with me-" They
started off hopping SO fast that they
were quite warm now, when, all
of a quickness the four of them
stumbled and fell and the next mo-
ment they felt themselves sliding
rapidly along, going faster ana
faster. the wind WhlstlinC in their
ears.
"Oh, now what is going to hap
pen - cried Susie.
1--WE shall have just to wait and
see, " answered Uncle Niggily. And
that is what you will have TO do un-
less you can get the postman to
bring you tomorrow 5 paper today
for tomorrow l shall tell you all
about it.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-13
BOIL WEEVIL LICKED

The American cotton crop this year amounts to
100000 bales, which is bouncing crop if not
bumper 1t would have been 100000 bales
cept for burning drought in Texas. 1t plenty
of cotton for America and the of the world and
boost for southern prosperity
1t means something notable than that few
years ago cotton growers were very pessmistc. The
boil weevil making steady headway. They fear
ed it going to destroy the great cotton industry
Now the tide has turned. Man has learned how to
fight this pest and is winning The 1925 crop proves
that at last the weeyil is definitely the
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-13
THE LOSING SUCCESS

1t is tragic story, that of "the David Harum of
Stony Point" Balzac might have made novel of it.
Fifty years ago Ezekiel Rose, drug clerk at
Stony Point-a little village with Revolutionary his
tory short distance up the Hudson from New York
ANNOUNCED that he going to make million dol
lars, and make it right there at home.
Friends laughed at him. But Ezekiel meant it.
He saved his money After while he bought the store
he worked in. Then he opened general store Little
by little his activities grew until he handled just about
everything the people of the whole township needed
He guaranteed metropolitan prices and service, and
made good. He kept Is delivery wagons running. He
started his days work at 80 in the morning and
didn't leave the store until 10 at night.
Recently he sold the store and invested his money
in other enterprises. He had made 81 100000 He was
80 years DID, He thought he would take things easier
And then the court obliged to adjudge him ncom
peten and separate him from the fortune he had built
up.
Why moralize? Many man has done the
thing in form or another. Perhaps, in manner
of speaking, most do it. They like the noun
tain climber who if he does finally arrive at the top
finds his strength too far spent to enjoy the prospect
or even to realize clearly what he has accomplished
Better stop half way up than struggle bndly on to
such losing success.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-13
PULPIT RADICALISM

It was strong meat that Rev. Carl S. Patton of
Los Angeles gave to the National Council of Congrega
tonal Churches in the recent meeting at Washington
D. c. And the council responded to surprising de-
gree.
The social gospel said the Rev. Mr.. Patton,
must be preached at all hazards.
ut would be BETTER" he said, that fine
churches be built big endowmes be raised fine
choirs life their praises to God and that the church be
poor and despised again she in the time of
Paul. than for the world to know, suspect that
Christian men have mind about these matters,
afraid to speak OUT
He insisted on these basic convictions:
"That economic laws are human; that they do not
move on merciessly and quite out of control but
that they be turned to human welfare and spiritual
good.
THAT the organization of the world is not
and never has been ideal any deep Christian
"That there is nothing sacred about the present
order and there is evidence that created by
divine fiat to remain forever it is. That bet
ter fairer. juster, more Christian arrangement of
society is always possible and that it is the business
of the Christian man to push hard for it,
This is radical teaching. If some of these mini
sters not careful they may be accounted dan
gerous radicals as Jesus was in his time.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-13

VII take pace.
"If | could only blow this horn,
pryfed Sammie, making his cheeks
look like balloons and he tried
hard, - could call the Police Dog
and he could tell US what makes this
wood shed act so funny.
"Never mind your old horn.
exclaimed Jingle. II can tell you
what Is the matter, without blowing
Tor the poiice Dog
..What Is the matter, my dear!
asked Lncie " iggliy who Is bl
worried lest his wooashed fall apart.
lit the Elephant, - reported
Jingle, looking ouC the door, whle.-
was closed. The circus Elephant
is rubbing UP against thls woodshea
and he Is making 1t shake and hit
up off the ground.
Poor telIow-I sJppo5e he Is
cold" said Uncle M.sgly. ..Ele-
pnants don like winter, You
Anow," he explained.
- don either, chattered the
old monkey gentleman.
II can I ask the Elephant IN,
went on Mr.. Longears, looking at
the small size OF the woodshed
room.
Then please ask him to 60
away and shlver somewhere else,
suggested Jingle. ASK hlm tC
shlver against the side of a hill -
it won matter il he shakes the
hill.
so Uncle W,ggily opened the dool
a little way, ana pohtely twlnknne
...s pink nose 1t The Elephant the
rabbit gentleman said:
Wound you mind kindly leaning
up against a side hill to snlver ano
shake. Besides, if you don t like
1t here, now that It is showing, why
don t you go down south where they
have no winter? Why don t you go
"Thanks, l will, - spoke the tle
phant through his long trunk of .
nose. - never thought Of that. L Il
90 TO Palm Beach.
"1ake Inc with you,' begged the
monkey gentleman. =.
Right gladly L will do that,
said the Elephant. SO he httec
the monkey upon his back BY HI;
trunk, and as they were starting OH
Sammie again tried to blow th'
horn.
but it won't toot. = said the
little rabbit boy.
Let me try, suggested the Ele
phant. He took the horn N his
trunk and putting one end IN his
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-13

seventh and eighth grades at the
other buildings were to be trans
ferred to the new school upon its
completion.
Mrs. j. b. McDougal entertained
the members Of the p. f. O. with a
|, llcheon at her home on Hamilton
street. She was assisted by Mrs.
+. Il. Albright.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-13
Owner and Son
Watch Thief Rob
Service Station

MODESTO, Cal, Nov. 13.--While
an OIL station proprietor and his son
lay in bed watching, marauder
broke the glass and carried off n
cash register containing $12 at
Ceres, it was reported to police to-
day. Jesse Yowell, the proprie-
tor, ran for a gun and fired one
shot without effect. A store next
door had been robbed Of clothing,
cigarettes and other things.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-13
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Toll OF
Imperial Valley for This Dats
in Past Years
EIGHTEEN YEARS AGO
Novon1her 10 1907

A monster pumpkin from the
Wales ranch in the Silsbee district
was being exhibited at the real
estate office of the Ira Aten corn
pany. The pumpkin weighed 70
pounds, and measured % inches in
diameter. Mr.. Aton also had some
splendid specimens of white field
corn, the ears being nearly foot
long.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-13
CHEVROLET TO TURN OUT
$4,000 CARS EACH MONTH

Announcement has just been made
that Chevrolet will maintain a pro-
duction Of $4,000 cars monthly from
now until the inventory period in
December. All factories have been
running at capacity since last Jan
uary,
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-13
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD E. GARIS
Copyright, 1923, by Mcclure
newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY AND SUSIE S
PENNY

Uncle Wiggily, with Sammie Lit
tletail. the rabbit boy; Jingle, who
was a little rabbit girl, aad a nice
old monkey gentleman were stand
ing inside a hollow tree house, won
der;ng what was going to happen
next. The hollow tree was the
woodshed of Uncle Wiggily' S bunga-
low, and the friends had gone in to
be safe from a snow storm. Sam
ME had tried to blow a tin horn,
but. somehow. it wouldn t blow, and
then. all of a sudden, the woodshed
began TO shiver. 1t seemed to be
lifted up off the ground, so hard
was it shaken.
"Oh. what do YOU suppose is 60
ing to happen - cried Jingle.
Il don I know answered Tn
Gle Wiggily. On these adventures
of mine YOU never can tell what
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-13

Reports from 81 California coun-
ties indicate that ground squirrels
are becoming searcer.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-13
TEN YEARS AGO
NOvembar 13. 1918

Charles Berkman, Of the city
school board, announced that the
new school house On Main street
(the Wilson schoolD would probably
be completed about December Is.
Some $50 pupils from the sixth,
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-13
klan Invasion
of Canada Started

VANCOUVER, B. c., Nov. 15.-
The Ku Klux Khan invasion of Can
ada has started.
Ministers of the United Church
aipisssa,aI of aAssaa' s,jsIs ssssIess5s ls sss
fused to entertain anything of the
klan S efforts to secure a hearing.
Representatives of the khan, who
said they had been deputized from
the United States, were refused op-
portunity to speak before the mini
sters.
Later the khan delegates We're
given unofficial opportunity to ad-
dress such ministers as cared to lis
ten to them after the regular session
was over.
\ thousand ministers on the other
side of the line belong to the khan,
the Canadian pastors were told, and
reports of khan violence were de-
MED.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-13
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
November 13. 1910

l.. +. Cooley, who had a five acre
tract Of asparagus on his place
northwest of FL Centro, was pre-
pairing to plant five additional acres
1t was announced that f. Graham
Cootes had been engaged to illus
tratc Harold Bell Wright's new
story Of the reclamation of the des-
crt. which was to be brought out in
Auousf 1911