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The Washington times., 1925-03-05
COOLIDGE KEPT
BUSY WITH
CROWDS
Hundreds Crowd White House
to Congratulate Him-Many
New EngIanders Present

Post inaugural crowds came In
droves to the White House today
and gave President Coolidge a busy
40 minutes q continuous hand
shaking.
The crowds overlooked the execu
tive offices and hundreds were
forced to stand out in the rain
until the President was ready to
receive them. Delegations from
Vermont, Indiana, Massachusetts,
and other states were markedly in
evidence.
President Coolidge today received
an invitation from Governor Bill
ings,. of Vermont, to visit the Green
Mountain State during the sum
mer. The President was told he
could come whenever he pleased
and visit any town in the State,
and that a statewide celebration
would be provided in his honor.
Delegations from Indiana divided
their interest between President
Coolidge and Secretary Sanders,
who is citizen of Terra Haute
and one of the familiar landmarks
Of Indiana politics. So great was
the crush that the President WIS
forced to stay in the Executive
offices for a considerable period
after O'Clock. which is his luncheon
hour.
The Washington times., 1925-03-05
PATRIOTS HEAR
COMMUNISTS
SCORED
Deport All DisIoyaI Aliens,
Congressman Free Tells
National Council

A bitter attack on communism
and pacifist organizations by Con-
gresham Arthur M. Free of Cali
fornia featured the opening SEES
sion of the National Patriotic Con-
ference at the New Willard Hotel
today. The conference viii last
two days and Is being held under
the auspices Of the National Pa
triotic Council.
Congressman Free urged the
deportation Of all aliens not loyal
to the United States. He declared
that the Wall street bomb ex-
pIosion and similar outrages in
various parts of the country were
due to the teachings of communists
propaganda carried in foreign Ian
guage newspapers published in
this country
Addresses were also made by
Paul Hamilton Keough, local
high school student, and Major
General George Barnett, u. S.. M.
c., retired.
Visit to Mt. Vernon.
This afternoon q pilgrimage will
|. be made by members of the con.
ference to Mt Vernon, where a
wreath will be placed on washing
tons tomb.
At tonight's session addresses
viii be made by Rear Admiral
Moffett. Major General John A.
Leieune. and Frankn L. Peckham,
commander of the American Legion
for the District Of Columbia.
Patriotic Privileges of Publish
ers'' will be the topic Of tomorrow
mornings sessions. Addresses will
be made by Washington News
paperrnen, including Captain Paul
". Collins, A. Cloyd GIL, Mrs.
VyIla Poe Wilson and A. M
Adams.
patriotism in Church and
School, win be the topic OF the
afternoon session. The convention
will close with q banquet tomorrow
night at the Willard, at which Sec
rotary of the Navy Curtis d.
Wilbur win be one of the speakers.
Others who will speak include
Brigadier General Amos A. Fries
and Captain W. T. C1uverius.
The National Patriotic Council ID
committed to the teaching of. the
principles Of loyalty to country and
to the flag, and to vigorous OPP
position to uItra-p acifistic and com
munistic propaganda. It provides
channels for the obtaining and dis
semination of authentic informa-
ton looking toward the further
ance Of true American patriotism.
and functions as d clearing house
for various accredited patriotic
aYifzaflons
The national president ID Mrs.
Noble Newport Potts, Of this city.
Other officers are: Vice presidents,
Major General Eli A. Helnlick, u.
S. A, inspector general. U. s.
Army; Rear Admiral William A.
Moffett, u. s. N, chief Of the Blu
reau of Aeronautics, U. S. Navy;
Brigadier General Amos A. Fries,
chief, Chemical Warfare Service,
u. S. Army: Mrs. Larz Anderson.
Mrs. Laura B. Evans. OF Taylor.
vile, ILL.,, a trustee of the .Univers-
ity of Illinois, and Mrs. Samuel
Preston Davis, of Little Rock,
Ark, president of the National So
ciety, u. s. Daughters of 1872.
HI. E. West, of Bancroft, Va. il
the corresponding secretary, and
Major F. w. Keough Is the treas
urer. Rexford l.. Holmes, Of Wash
ington, is director Of publicity and
procedure Of the conference.
The Washington times., 1925-03-05
JARD|NE JOINS
PRESIDENTS
FAMILY
New Secretary OF Agriculture
Sworn ln-PIunges Into
Work .

William A. Jardine, of Manhat'
tan, Kan, former president OF the
Kansas Agriculture College. was
sworn in at 1880 a. m, today. as
Secretary Of Agriculture, succeeding
Howard M. Gore, who resigned to
become governor Of West Virginia.
. The oath of office was admin
istered by r. M. Reece, chief clerk
of the Department Of Agriculture.
! Among those who witnessed the
induction Of the new Secretary into
office were Senator Pepper, Senator
eddie. congressman Tincher, Hook,
Strong, Guyer, and Sproul OF
Kansas, and the various bureau
heads Of the department. Following
the taking OF the oath Secretary
Jardine held an informal reception
and then plunged into his work.
The ceremonies were delayed Tor
AN hour, Jardine having been sum-
moned to the White House for a
conference with President Coolidge.
They discussed, the work OF the
Agriculture Department, and the ap-
pointment of an Assistant Secre-
tary.
The Washington times., 1925-03-05
HOUSE DISTRICT
COMM 7 TEE
HARD HIT.
Half in Next Congress to Be
New Observation-Disclosures
Assured Chairman

The House District Committee will
be entirely reorganized for the next
Congress, according to plans now
being formulated. More than half
may be new members, unfamiliar
with city affairs.
The only appointment definitely
decided is that of Congressman Fred
erick n. Zihlman OF Maryland. who
will be tho chairman. This was
assured yesterday by his appoint
ment as a member of the National
Capital Park Commission. a post,
which. by law. goes to the chair
man.
Chairman Stuart F. Reed, of
West Virginia, today retired to
private life, with Congressman
Henry L. Jost, of Missouri; Everett
Kent, OF Pennsylvania. and Charles
r. x. o'Brien, OF New Jersey.
Congressman Florian Lampert, of
Wisconsin, and Oscar e. Keller, Of
Minnesota, members of the Sin
surgent bloc are slated to lose
their posts.
Congressman Christopher d. Sui
Ivan OF New York, technically listed
as minority leader of the committee.
but who has never taken part In
PAOO<NHAy 49,
be continued as a member. His post
will go to Congressman Thomas l..
Blanton of Texas.
The only other member whose
continuation on the committee is
regarded as at all ASSURED is Henry
L. Rathbone of Illinois. who Is one
OF the committees most active mem
bers, and who was born in the Dis
trict and received his early educa'
ton here.
Appointment of the District COM
naitfee probably viii not be under
taken by the Committee on Com
mIttees until next fall. The latter
committee held its first meeting
today, but will adjourn for the
summer after naming members OF
about five of the leading House
committees, which WIFI be required
to begin work before tn eopening
of the next session.
The Washington times., 1925-03-05
ASHURST FLAYS
DAWES
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tional and time-honored rules
which allow a minority a lot OF
time in expounding its views on
pending problems.
And he served notice that as
presiding officer he would work Ior
| the reform Of those rules.
| This threw q scare into every
| faction in the Senate.
The right OF the minority 10 be
fully heard is a very sacred right
in the Senate, jealousy guarded
| irrespective Of which party - in.
Hence the uneasiness among Re
publicans as well as Democrats
The Republicans are in the saddle
now, but there are many who re
member the eight long years under
Wilson when they were "out.
Real direct ActiOnist''
General Dawes is direct action
list in the conduct of Governmental
affairs. He believes that when the
ma jority has decided upon some
thing that is all there should be to
ytt-it should be put over with a
minimum of wasted effort and talk.
The Senate is a @deliberative body
it has been called the most de
Lucrative body" in the wOrld-and
it holds no such views.
General Dawes attack on the
Senate rules was not the only part
| of his first days demean0r that
caused acute resentment in the
Chamber.
If there is one thing in the
world the Senate is jealous OF. IT
is it's dignity.
And the general completely shat
tered this by breaking up the decor
GUS and time-honored ceremony OF
a-swearing in new Senators and
"herding them like sheep" as one
sorrowfuIly expressed it. before the
rostrum to take the oath.
He hastily adjourned the session
and went outside to see the Cool
idge ceremonies before third of
the Senators had signed the regis
ter-another affront.
Private Comment Harsh.
In that group of new. Senators
were such veteran members as Sem
ator Warren, who Is starting his
thirty-third year in the Senate. He
is the dean of the Senate.
There was also Senator Simmons
Dem.) of North Carolina, the oldest
Democratic member, with twenty
| four years service.
There were Norris of Nebraska
Walsh of Montana, Robinson OF
Arkansas, the Democratic leader,
and others of twelve years service.
"Clownish, "acrobatic," "'ridicu'
lous," and "disgraceful" were some
Of the milder terms used by Sen
ators today in denouncing General
Dawes summary action in the ira
clifton honored chair.
They used these terms in public
comment. And privately their com
ment was much more emphatic.
The Washington times., 1925-03-05
TELLS Of LOVES
UNDER FIRE
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lady. 1t was one Of my business
trips
3. Marshall Hall, as counsel for
Colonel Dennistoun, attempted to
show that Mrs. Dennistoun, when
writing letters to her former hug
band stating she was absolutely
down and out" actually had money.
The witness admitted that she
wasn't literally down and out"
but that was my feeling" she
added
She denied intimations that she
expected to get money from Colonel
Dennistoun after his marriage with
Dowager Countess Carnarvon. She
said she asked the colonel about his
relations with Lady Carnarvon and
he told her he didn't think he
would marry Lady Carnarvon.
Suing for $4,000.
The defense was attempting to
tear down the structure built on
Mrs. Dennistoun's statement, in
support of her suit for $4,000 she
claimed was owed her by her
former husband, that she was called
on TO make great sacrifices to
gain promotion for her husband.
The General X' with whom she
said she was intimate with her
husbands approval. was later re
vealed as the late Sir John Cowans,
quartermaster general of the
British army.
The Washington times., 1925-03-05
OVER MIGHT AIR
MAIL SERVICE
PLANNED
@B NJ vs.
New Route Between New
York and Chicago Will
Begin June I

An overnight air mail service
between New York and Chicago will
be inaugurated by the Postoffice
Department before June l, it was
announced today Tentative plans
called for a plane to leave New
YorRat $50 p. m. arriving at Chi
cago the next morning at $50 a. m.
The Chicago plane will leave at
$50 p. M. arriving in New York
at $50 a. m.
Stops for refueling the planes will
be made at Cleveland, Marion Ohio,
and Bellefontaine, Pa.
This new service will supplement
the transcontinental air mail service
between New York and San Fran
cisco and is designed to give the
several million people in New York
and Chicago quicker mail service.
Beacons to light the planes on the
night flight will be e"ncted at
several points over the Allegheny
mountains.
The Washington times., 1925-03-05
w. c. HOBBS is WITNESS IN
LONDON BLACKMAIL CASE

LONDON, March 5.-William
Cooper Hobbs took the stand today
in his trial on charges of defrauding
Sir Hari Singh in the famous $780,
900 blackmail case. The elderly
lawyers clerk appeared weakened
by his many attacks of coughing
when he was called to testify.
He told of his early relations
with Montague Noel Newton and
Charles Robinson, other figures
named by the crown in the alleged
conspiracy against the young In.
dian prince.
The Washington times., 1925-03-05
RESTAURANT OWNER IS MYSTERI0USLY SLAIN WITH
Ford Adds DuIciner
to Orchestra at
His Home

DETROIT, Mich, March 5.
Henry Ford's taste for old
fashioned music has led him
to acquire a dulcimer and to
add Edwin Baxter, former
street railway conductor, to the
Ford private orchestra, it was
learned today.
A dulcimer-in case you
don't know what that isis a
stringed instrument, as old rs
the Bible, and is adaptable to
the playing of quadrilles, reels,
n1inuets and such music.
Baxter, who is forty-two, will
Join Jep Bisbee, upstate fid-
dler, and others in the orches-
ira that plays at the Ford
home.
Not content with the instru-
ment Baxter had, Ford author
lied him to get new one.
Bakers new dulcimer is five
feet broad and three feet high.
He will get 1926 month.
Baxter plays by ear and does
not know a note of music.
The Washington times., 1925-03-05

taken an active part in District
affairs. He will take up a legal
practice in Florida.
Frederick w. Dallinger of Mass
chusetts, chairman of the House
Committee on Education, who will
practice law in Boston
John c. Mckenzie, chairman Of
the Military Affairs Committee, WHO
retires after fourteen years of
service in the House. He left t.
day for his home In Elizabeth, I'll.
George M. Young Of North Da-
kota becomes member of the
United States Board of General
Appraisers at New York.
Everett Sanders, of Indiana, yes.
terday took his post as secretary to
President Coolidge.
SchalI Goes to Senate.
Thomas d. Schall. blind member
from Minnesota, was one of the new
Senators who took the oath Of office
yesterday.
Calvin D. Paige, of Massachusetts,.
retiring after twelve years of SER
vice, he will again take up the cotton
manufacturing business in Fitch
burg.
Samuel e. Winslow, regarded as
one Of the ablest members Of the
House, will return to Worcester,
Mass, to resume active control of
his roller skate manufacturing
plant. -
Sydney Anderson, Of Rochester.
Mimi, has accepted the presidency
of the Millers National Federation
and will open his headquarters in
Washington within the next
month.
Homer P. Snyder. of New York,
will resume the control of his
bicycle manufacturing plant at
Clinton, N. Y.
The oldest member of Congress.
General Isaac Sherwood, will re.
turn to his home in Toledo. Ohio
The Washington times., 1925-03-05
Are S1.89 Dresses
"Frocks," Ponders
Business Bureau

When is a frock not a frock,
or what is frock:
This problem, which may have
have upset many a feminine
mind on more than one occasion,
is vexing members of the Better
Business Bureau. AS the officials
in question are male, the prob
lem is not one of modish diff
culties merely, but involves truth
in advertising.
Noting the advertising of
Crooks" at prices ranging from
80 cents to $3.50, bureau officials
believe that there is danger in
over use of the word as it usu-
ally calls to mind a light, dainty
party dress, worth a much
higher price.
The Washington times., 1925-03-05
TAKES
STAND IN OWN
DEFENSE
Millionaire Tries to Show
There Was No Malice in
Investigation Of Wife
BY MERLIN MOORE TAYLOR.
international News Service.


CHICAGO, March 5.-Details Of
the web of investigation which he
spun about his wife, Helen EllWood
Stokes, the tangled threads of
which finally enmeshed him in
charges of conspiracy to defame
for which he now is standing trial,
were related from the witness
stand in criminal court here today
by w. e. d. Stokes, aged New
York millionaire.
His story traced down the gilded
byways of Chicago's underworld
where his investigators sought to
find the foot prints of the titan
haired Helen, through the motor
ious Everleigh club where they
endeavored to establish her as an
inmate and into the apartments
Of owners of quasi-respectable
cafes and dancing places, black and
white, where he believed Mrs
Stokes had visited.
The corset and stockings garb
which his testimony, of yesterday
had declared was Mrs. Stokes cos
tune for entertaining various men
in the Stokes New York apart
ment was temporarily relegated to
the background as the hotel man
and his counsel attempted the most
difficult feat Of the trial-that Of
proving that all this investigation
was a result Of an honest belief,
based on reasonable grounds, that
it was warranted. -
Attorney Charles r. Rathbun,
opening the examination, made
another attempt to get before the
jury the affidavits from servants
regarding Mrs. Stokes which were
ruled out yesterday. Immediately
the state objected, and the court
sustained them, but Rathbun,
lettering back and forth before the
bench, showed a disposition to
argue the matter, and the jury was
sent from the courtroom while the
xuyaO 0OnkfV1Vaa
The Washington times., 1925-03-05
Ex-coNGRESSMAN NAMED
ASSISTANT TO HOOVER

Secretary Hoover, of the Depart
ment of Commerce, today an
nounced the appointment of former
Congressman James H. McLafferty,
of California, and Harold M.
Graves, formerly of the Bureau of
Efficiency, to be special assistants
to the Secretary of Commerce.
Mr.. McLafferty served during the
latter part of the past Congress.
completing the unexpired term of
the late Congressman John A.
Elston.
The Washington times., 1925-03-05
VANT~AV
NEVxC/

HERE ARE A FEW OF THE NEW
WANTS APPEARING IN TODAY's
CLASSIFIED SECTION:
WANTED information of the
whereabou of Miss Frances
Jane Donald.
PIN-Lost; small black onyx, pearl
in center: IS reward.
BABY CARRIAGE-Twin, white
fibre in fine condition; reason
BOOMING HOUSE - For sale;
price, $1,000.
BREAST PIN--Lost February 81:
reward offered.
DIRECT current battery recharger
for sale.
SALESMAN-To sell high grade
ginger ale
FORD COUPE BODY-Good con-
diuon: will sell, SOS,
BUY HOME for $40 a month;
something new inspect today.
FOR FURTHER DETAILS TURN TO
THE CLASSIFIED SECTION:
The Washington times., 1925-03-05
With The
|Alibi Artists
la Cross Section Of the
Daily Grind in Judge .
McMahon's Court. j
Read EN- and Weep.
By DONALD McDOUGAL.
The Higher Education.

"At 2:30 this morning, your
honor, my lights went bad and l
, pulled my motorcycle to the road
side at Harrison street and Con-
necticut avenue to see what was
. wrong.
"A pair of headlights down to-
ward Chevy Chase circle turned
into & tail light up toward Cleve.
land Park while ! was Kicking
off, and my machine did all it
could to Davenport street before
] got within pacing distance Of
the defendant.
He slowed up there and 1 fol-.
lowed him to Albermarle street
at 50 miles an hour. He said he
didn't think that was excessive
under the circumstances A good
many people seem to hold some
kind Of theory like that, and I
asked him to come over and ex-
plain it to the desk man at
Tennlytown station.
Decries Change Without Notice.
THE desk man told him that
theory was exploded a long time
ago. There wasn't any traffic
Is
but the sergeant told him what
little there was didn't like to get
switched off to the n1orgue at
that hour Of the morning. and
made him put up $40"
Boob: I've been driving con-
stantlV for IL years"
You ought to be quite a long
way off by this time. IL 80 miles
an hour is your usual speed"
IT go back and forth, your
honor"
7 see. Like the seventeen year
locusts."
II only drive that fast in out
of-the-way places, your honor.
thought I could do that long
stretch"
1.-THE District has an out-of-the.
way place down in Virginia where
you can do a long stretch
about 30"
Nobody Home.
"It didn't seem as though any.
one ought to object, that hour in
the morning, in such a sparsely
settled section. There wasn't
anyone there
The trouble is that you never
can tell when someone will be
there. The officer was there, and
he thinks he's someone
Il was coming in from the
Congressional Club"
You'd better join the Chess
Club-you won't have to hurry so
fast. They made you put up $40
at the station?"
Yes, SIR 49,
You'd like to have some OF it
back, L suppose?"
L could use it to advantage.
your honor"
Scan you remember not to
speed any more after this?"
Yes, SIR"
You've spent your $50 to the,
best possible advantage"
ArithmeticaI Progression.
HE parked at 9:16 yesterday
morning. your honor, on Thirteen
and-a-haf street in the one-hour
zone, and didn't drive away until
1917"
Il was under the impression it
was a two-hour limit there, your
honor, so / stayed three"
THE court doesn't quite follow
your reasoning, but you can pay
five"
The Washington times., 1925-03-05
Coolidge Shakes 700
Hands of White
House Visitors

President Coolidge held a
small.sized inaugural reception
today, when, after the morn
ing's work, he received and
shook hands with nearly TOO
inaugural visitors in his office.
The White House grounds and
the driveway leading to the ex-
ecutive offices were hopelessly
damned for nearly an hour with
with taxicabs bringing those
who paid their respects.
This afternoon, President and
Mrs. Coolidge will receive in
formally the men and women
of the Republican national COM
nlittee.
The Washington times., 1925-03-05
I 0
Considerably
ORDINANCE
City Will Get Fines Imposed
for Law Violation it Pro-
posaI is Favored

ALEXANDRIA, Vaa., March g.
A proposed prohibition ordinance
will be considered this afternoon by
the City Council. Should this ordi-
nance be acted upon favorably all
Of the fines imposed for violation
of the Volstead Act WIFI be turned
over to the city instead of to the
state, as heretofore. Such action
has been taken in several other
cities Of the State and has been
contemplated here for some time.
The city manager will announce
at this afternoons session that pay
ment Of delinquent taxes will not
be received after today and that
legal proceedings will be instituted
tomorrow against those who have
not paid up. The city auditor win
make his report and 1t IL under.
stood that he will not recommend
the appointment of an expert" as
had been previously suggested.
Approximately fifty delegates to
the National Patriotic Council, now
meeting in Washington, stopped
here today on their annual patri-
otto pilgrimage. They We're re-
ceived at the historic Christ Church
by a delegation Of citizens headed
by City Manager Rich.
The Reverend William j. Morton,
rector of the church, delivered a
brief historical sketch of the life
Of the church. The delegates then
visited the Carlyle. House and later
Mount Vernon.
No successor will be named to
III. l.. Durrer, captain of police,
whose resignation takes effect on
April 1, until his term Of office has
expired, it was announced today by
Director of Public Safety Paul Nor
ton. Sergeant w. II. Wilkinson,
connected with the local police
force in various capacities for
twenty eight years, has been prom
inently mentioned as Durrer's sue
cesSor.
The Washington times., 1925-03-05
FOUND IN
KITCHEN
BY COOK
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Hundreds of protests were made
Ito the authorities by prominent
citizens and government officials in
connection with the inability Of the
police to clear the mystery. Mickle
at the time Of bis death lived with
his wife on Mount Vernon place.
northwest, few blocks from his
store.
Only a short time ago. on March
: 6. 1922, word was received from
Pasadena, California, that James c.
Norton had confessed to the muir.
der Of Mickle. but after investiga-
ton it was found that the confes-
sion was "a fake"
The Washington times., 1925-03-05
New Committee to Meet

The newly appointed committee Ut
the Chamber Of Commerce on uni
versities, colleges and private
schools will hold an organization
meeting at noon tomorrow in the
Homer Building. John II. Hanna
Is chairman of the committee.
The Washington times., 1925-03-05
Synagogue to Hear Senator

Senator King. of Utah, will de.
liver the address at the regular
Friday night assembly at Sixth
aAS~sts northwest. tomorrow night.
The Washington times., 1925-03-05

FINES AND COLLATERAL FORFEITUREs

Total for yesterday. 239
Grand total: =. ...................... 341S4
The Washington times., 1925-10-23

Solution to Wednesday Puzzle