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The Washington times., 1925-12-26
Roosevelt rs LIFE IN
THE ROUGH RIDERS

Rough Riders the Of Theodore Roosevelt and his
Of volunteers during the Spanish War ~
% be filmed repic by Paramount.
cOincidnt with the Los
will
The Washington times., 1925-12-26
SOME TTIRILLAGE NOT
IN THE STORY

earthward amid the hrieks thirty
apane crashed into it full tilt huge Zeppelin
miracuously just off ground
Nationals studios within five hours the aoorea the
Shenandoah, which snuffed fourteen lives.
The Washington times., 1925-12-26
HER GRACEFULNESS A
MASK FOR HARD
WORK
WORK

Nearly every theatergoer watch
ing the work of a solo dancer
fails to APPRECIATE the artistry
The Washington times., 1925-12-26

lures, souvenirs and fun galore.
Tickets are now on sale for this
performance.
The Washington times., 1925-12-26

| of her work suggest to the
| ordinary mind that her days of
] perfecting and effort are over.
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intricate the
ballet, dash
, 1925-08-27
Tho Future OF The Philip
pines.
(NEW YORK TIMES.)

NEW AO4A LlN1I8O.J
Governor General Wood is too wise
and experienced an official. we believe,
to say without qualification what was at
tributed to him by a member of a Con
greSsiOnal delegation now visiting the
Philippines: Our commercial interests
demand that we control the gateway to
the Orient. It's retention is good for
both the Americans and the FiIipinos."
H was also quoted as follows:
once and for all. She must state
America must decide the problem
frankly whether she will give the
Filipinos independence or retain the
Islands as permanent territory.
To this he was reported TO have added
the opinion that If the average Fl
lipino understood The consequences Of
Independence he would not want it,"
What is to be doI with The Philippines
and for the FIlIpinOs is a question of
such i'm p~ortance that il a mistake IS
made Americas craftsmanship will be
g|raveIy blamed The record shows that
almost from the day the United States
took over the islands the FIlipinos were
encouraged to believe that their destiny
was 10 be Independence. President
Mckinley in sending out the first Philip
pine Commission ou January 30, 1898,
described It's mission as de bringing OF
the richest blessings of a IlheratIng
rather than a conQuerlng nation In an
annual message he said.
The Philippines are ours not TO eX-
plot bul to develops to c%lvlIlze, to edu-
cate, TO train IN the science OF self
Government.
, 1925-08-27
Wit and F1umor.

Ali night on behind there?'' called
the CONDUCTOR IRON in 'front.' of the car.
Hold on, ciied d shrIll voice. Wait
till | get my clothes on"
The passengers craned their necks ex-
pectantIy. A small boy was struggling
to get d basket Of laundry aboard.
, 1925-08-27
Storm Blamed For Accident
ON TarrytOWn Hill
over eastern Caribbean

Forty-nine persons were injured last
night at IarrytoWn, N. Y, when d sight
seeing bus from Brooklyn, carrying
many women and children, overturned at
McKeel ave. and Broadway while de
scendIng a steep grade il a heavy storm.
The bus became Interchangeable WhenI is
was ban way down me hil on Mcheei
ave, one OF the steepest grades on any
road in the state.
Nearing the foot of the slope it struck
the curling and turned completely over,
crushing many beneath its weight. a.
mOng the passengers were l6 babies in
arms all Of whom escaped injury.
Four Seriously Hurt
Four, oil Of Brooklyn, were seriously
injured, one probably fatally. The four,
all in larrytown hospital are:
Mrs. Anthony Mageo, 704 McDonough
st.
Mrs. John Schedel, POS Cleveland st.
Harry Gibbs, 868 Macon st
Mrs. Harry Gibbs, 068 Macon st.
The wrecked vehicle was one Of sever
al conveying members OF the Annie POth
chapter, Companions OF ForesteTs, who
mad been pIcnicking at Indian Lake.
About hall the injured were women and
children.
Ambulances were summoned from
larry Jown hospital and transfer OF the
injured was begun al once. Most Of the
injured were only slightly hurt, it was
believed.
According TO witnesses, the bus chauf-
feur was unable to apply his brakes be-
u Of the heavy storm. The machine
ran down nil at nigh speed while those
on board screamed IN terror.
Many in Fear
Although out OF control the vehicle
stayed in the roadway until within fifty
feet Of he level when il swerved and
crashed into a high curb. Two wheels
were crushed by the impact and the up
set followed.
Gibbs, who was h Of tie first 10 be
taken TO the hospital, is IN a serious con
dition and may die He was caught be-
meath one Of the doors as the bus over
turned. He had opened the door in an
effort to extricate women and children
who occupied the seat with him.-D0jIy
Nm
, 1925-08-27

islands should at an early moment be
given their independence without any
guarantee whatever by US and without
our retaining any foothold in them"
The Jones act. which became a law on
August 20, 1916, affirmed that the pur-
pose of the people of the United States
is, as has always been, to withdraw
their sovereignty over the Philippine Is
lands anC % ~recoqnIzeS their independ
ence as soon as a stable government can
be established therein" Mir. Wilson was
lie. elected President in the following No
vembel. The difference between the
Philippine ptank8 in the party platforms
OF 1924 should be brought out. The
Democrats declared that he FiIipinos
bal Succeeded in maintaining a stable
government" and that, therefore, in
dependence should be granted them i'm
mediateIy." The Republican expressed
the opinion that, owing to conditions in
the islands, the time for such action
open to complete independence " The
American Government would GLADLY ac-
cord ii" when it was evident that it
would be better for the people Of the
Philippines with respect to both their
domestic concerns and their status in
the world" Congress TO be the Judge.
The tiiipinos must sAoW their desire for
independence.
1t is the Judgment Of Governor Geo-
eral Wood that the FIIipinos are not yet
ready for independence. That also is
the view of President Coolidge. who has
pointed to the Houting OF the Governor
General by political leaders, and the OBJ
structive policy Of the Legislature taking
orders from them, as proof that his con
tentiOn is sound. The restoration of
harmonious relations is now promised,
and the result should be the constructive
legislation General Wood has urged.
But, however thar may be, time mus be
given the tlIipinos to show themselves
capable OF establishing q stable and re-
sponsjble government, the condition laid
down fOr their independence. The Uni
ted States, committed to granting il,
cannot reverse It's policy without break
Of faith. It cannot decide TO retain the
Philippines as ~''permanent territory" to
please the commercial or any other in
terests in the face Of the desire Of the
Filipinos Tor sell government and sove-
reignty. They may yet decide against
separation, but unless they do so the
United S5ates can pursue only one course
with honor. Porto Rico Progress.
Wit and HumOr.
The Washington times., 1925-05-09
TRAIN WRECK Is BLAMED
ON FAILURE OF BRAKES

The rear-end collision between
two passenger trains on the Penn
transfer N. J., on February "a.
was caused by the loss OF control
by the motorman of the power
train brake system, according 10
report made to the Interstate
Commerce Commission today by w.
p. Borland, director of the burea u
of safety. The accident resulted IN
the death of three persons ana the
injury of fiftynine others.
AS one measure to prevent re-
currence OF accidents of this Char-
acter, the report suggested tnat
steps should be taken to require
running tests OF the train brakes
which will positively reveal wheth-
er or not the train brake system
Is in proper operating condition.
The report failed to name any par
ticu!ar persons az responsible for
the accident.
The Washington times., 1925-05-09
EXTRAD|TION IS
BE|NGFOUGHT
BY THREE
Defendants on Charge of II.
legally Obtaining Alcohol
Claim Indictment Invalid

Claiming that the indictment re-
turned against them by a Baltimore
grand jury is invalid, because tine
charges preferred in the indictment
are inconsistent with the acts al
legged to have been committed, NJ.
H. Caro-, Isadore CHASER and Simon
Kelner, who jointly with Colonel
Winfield Jones, were indicted on
q charge of conspiracy in connec-
ton with the sale of denatured al
cohol, today opposed removal to
Baltimore to there answer the iii
dictment
United States Commissioner Need
ham Turnage announced after q
brief hearing that he would render
his decision Monday. In anticipa-
ton of an adverse ruling, Attorneys
Robert H. Mcneil, J. w Maher
and James B. Archer are preparing
applications for habeas corpus pro-
ceedings under which the question
of the validitr of the Indictment
may be subr ed to the District
Supreme Gov Assistant District
Attorney Co appeared for the
government.
Thomas "A. n. former prohi-
bition agent, gave bail for $4,000
to appear in Baltimore to answer
an indictment for bribery recently
reported against him. Nolan Is
charged with accepting $3.50 from
William Cohen, agent of the Mary
land Drug and Chemical Company,
to influence his report concerning
the sales of denatured alcohol by
the company. Former Assistant
District Attorney Bertrand Elmer
son, jr., appeared for Nolan.
The Washington times., 1925-05-09
WILL NEE I
TOD|S(;IJSS
NEEDS0F
CITY
First Of Series of Meetings
Scheduled-To Hear Heads
of Departments

The Citizens Advisory Council
meets tonight in the office of
Commissioner j. Frnaklin Bell in
the District Building to discuss
needs of the water, sewer and
electrical department for the fis-
cal year, beginning July /, 1927.
First Of Meetings.
This is the. first Of a series Of
meetings planned by the council
before 1t submits to the District
Commissioners recommendation for
the 1927 budget.
Tonight Warren B. Hadley, cleo
tricaI engineer; j. s. Garland, super
intendent of the Water Department,
and j. B. Gordon, sanitary engineer.
appear before the council to tell or
the needs of their departments.
StuIl Named Recorder.
The council has appointed Coun-
Gilman Harry N. Stull as recorder.
Jesse G. Suter, chairman of the
council, is expected to appoint COM
mittees at tonight's meeting.
The need for better lighting for
Washington streets is expected to
be discussed at length tonight. mem
hers of the council being anxious to
get detailed information as to how
lighting conditions here compare
with other cities.
The Washington times., 1925-05-09
COL, T, |, JONES
WRITES Of
QUAKES
Monograph by Coast Survey
Director Sees Possibility
of Forecasting

An interesting monograph on in
vestigation of earthquakes in the
United States by Colonel f. Lester
Jones, director of the Coast and
Geodetic Survey, has just been pub
lished.
Colonel Jones relates the history
of seismology in this country which
eliminated in an act of Congress-
approved by President Coolidge last
January, authorizing a thorough in
Vestigation of the subject.
Regarding the forecasting OF
earthquakes, Colonel Jones writes:
There is reason to believe that
the Japanese earthquake OF 1923
was fully expected by seismologists.
Such prediction should lead to the
proper construction of buildings and
the development OF special precau-
tions.
Prediction in time; though use
full. is perhaps not even desirable,
in many cases. 1t is likely thai
such prediction would disorganize
life to an unreasonable extent and
cause unnecessary panic when the
predicted earthquake arrives. Yes
sells knowing that submarine earth
Guakes were coming could go to sea
The Washington times., 1925-05-09
THOUSANDS
MUST BE
PROBED
Comptroller A. G. Neal, How
ever, Hopes to Have 80, 900
Checks Ready July 1

An investigation is now under
way into the thousands of refund
claims filed with the Potomac
Electric Power Company by con-
sumers seeking a share in the
100000 impounded fund of
which is to be distributed be-
ginning July 1, A. G. Neal, vice
president and comptroller of the
company, said today.
This action will necessarily de-
lay many payments but Mr.. Neal
said he could not estimate the
number.
Half Are Inaccurate.
I'VE only started two weeks ago
to check up claims Mr.. Neal said.
We are finding fully SO per cent
of them apparently inaccurate. In
some instances we find no record
of the name of the claimant and
in others dates and addresses diffeI,
with our records.
I'VE hope by July 1 to complete
our Investigations of most of the
claims and have the checks ready.
This, Of course, depends on the
progress of the inquiry. To every
claimant whose application cannot
be proven by our books, we are
sending out letters asking for. ad-
oitional information and suggesting
in some cases that claimants call
ut our office"
$4,000 Check July 1.
Mr.. Neal estimated today that
10000 checks would be mailed out
on July /. He said that beginning
June 1, checks would be drawn up.
signed, and held for distribution.
Our clerks are now devoting
all of their time to checking up
claims he said Every claim
which matches with our books Is
marked o. k. for a refund. The
others must necessarily be held
up. pending the inquiry.
"I am confident that inaccuracies
in many of the claims can be
respondence or through interviews
with the claimants" he said.
Our records are open to all ap-
plicants. If claimants will agree
to accept our records. the investi-
CATION will end Immediately If
they do not. a further inquiry will
be necessary.
I'VE wish we could settle all dis
puted claims by July /, but this
Is impossible. There are now hun
dreds of persons living out of
town who have filed inaccurate or
incomplete claims. There will nee
essarily be an investigation and
considerable correspondence, thus
holding up final settlement"
It is estimated that about $4,000
persons are entitled to a refund.
The Washington times., 1925-05-09
KATE WEBB.

Funeral services for Mrs. Kate
Webb, wife of Robert H. Webb,
who died yesterday at Garfield
Hospital, will be held today at tine
S. H. Hines & Co.'S chapel. Doctor
James Shera Montgomery, assisted
by the Reverend John Paul Tyler,
will conduct the services and inter
ment will be in Glenwood Cemetery.
The Washington Quartet will sing
at the chapel and at the cemetery.
Mrs. Webb has lived in Washington
for the past six years. She is sur
vived, besides her husband. by one
daughter, Mrs. Philip E. Benfield;
two sons, S. Henry and William H.
two sisters. Mrs. Isabel Appleby
and Mrs. Josephine Trimmer, and
two brothers, w. Scott Miller and
David F. Miller.
The Washington times., 1925-05-09
T ENGINEER
To MOVE.
OFFICE
Major o'Connor to Shift With
Staff to New Quarters in
Navy Building

An important step toward CO.
ordination of park construction
work in the District was taken
today when plans were completed
for the transfer of the office of
the District army engineer, Major
James A. 0'Connor, from the old
Land Office building at Seventh
and F streets northwest, to the
Navy building, adjoining the Of
fees of the director of public
buildings and public parks.
The Navy Department and
Shipping Board have set aside a
suite of rooms in the main CORR
dor of the Navy building, at
Eighteenth and B streets north
west, for the use of Major O'Con-
nor.
Transfer Is Important.
This transfer is one of the most
important Of it's kind made under
the plan of reorganization of the
independent establishments of the
Government contemplated by Con-
gress. Removal of the engineers
offices from the Land Office Build
Gig will release space sorely needed
by the Patent Office, which will
move in as soon as the rooms are
vacated.
The transfer to the Navy Build
ing will result in a saving Of $15,-
600, which was to have been spent
in building a third story on the Ma
tional Research Building, Nine
teenth and 3 streets northwest, for
the use of Major O'Connor, 1t was
stated by Lieutenant Colonel {. o.
Sheriff., director of the parks and
buildings office.
The transfer also Is expected to
speed up materially the work on the
Arlington bridge, Anacostia park
way and other projects under con-
struction jointly by the forces
under Colonel Sheriff. and Major
O'Connor.
Affects FOrty-five Employees.
It is expected that the transfer
of furniture, records and equipment
to the new offices will begin about
the middle of next week. Tne
transfer will affect approximately
forty-ifve employees now in the OF
flee of Major OConnor, all OF Whom
will go to the new building.
The Patent Office, already
crowded to the limit Of it's capacity,
is to be further taxed for space
this summer by the addition OF a
large number of temporary patent
examiners who have been employed
under authority of Congress 10
catch up on the rapidly accumu-
Tating mass of patent applications.
A large part of the examining
force will be transferred to the
engineer offices, it is planned.
The Washington times., 1925-05-09
C. AND o. WOULD BUILD
EXTENSION IN COAL FIELD

The Chesapeake and Ohio Rah-
road applied to the Interstate Com
merce Commission today for author
ity to construct two extensions 10
its system in West Virginia. 1t is
proposed to build AZ miles of new
road from Gilbert to Mullens ana
another from Stone Coal to Mullens'
a distance of eight miles.
The management of the road said
these extensions are necessary to
enable it to handle adequately and
with economy and dispatch the
rapidly increasing westbound coal
traffic '<ginating in the New river
district, known as the Stone Coal
and Winding Gulf branches. and
the rapidly increasing east-bound
coal traffic originating in 'he
Logan district of West Virginia.
The Washington times., 1925-05-09
FACULTY | A ! s
DOWN TERMS
At HOWARD
Twenty Cut" Rule to Stand.
Fourteen-Day Strikers to
Be Flunked

The faculty at Howard University
will remain firm in it's refusal 10
abrogate the twenty cut" rule
which caused the strike Of 1900
students at the institution.
IF. D. Wilkinson, registrar of the
university, speaking for Doctor j.
Stanley Durkee, president, declared
today the faculty will not give in
to the demands of the strikers.
Professors will continue TO call
the classes as if nothing had hap,
pened, he said, although the class
rooms remain empty.
The strikers were warned that
if they continue to cut" classes
for fourteen days thay will he
'flunked' in their course
1t was learned that officials Of
the institution are preparing a
QUESTIONABLE which will be sent to
leading American universities 1nqun
ing as to the method employed in
crediting students in. the military
and physical training courses. They
want to know if in other institu-
lions Of learning compulsory mill
tary training, the real reason behind
the strike Of Howard students, is
enforced.
This afternoon the students are
holding Jubilee" meeting Oh
the campus, at which time plans
for continuing the strike will be
formulated
Doctor Durkee consulted with the
faculty yesterday, but left Iater
for Rochester to attend the fu-
neral Of his uncle, James Durkee.
He will return to Washington to-
morrow
The Washington times., 1925-05-09
Births, Marriages, Deaths
Phone Notices to Main $3.50, Obituary Desk
MRS. JESSIE C. HITCHCOCK.

The body Of Mrs. Jessie c. Hitch
cock, wife of former Senator Gill
bert NJ. Hitchcock of Nebraska
will be taken to Omaha for burial
following private funeral services
at her home, 1928 r street north
west, today at 2:30 o'clock.
The Reverend Re Barney T. Phil
lips, rector of the Church of the
Epiphany, will officiate at the serv-
ices. Mrs. Hitchcock was born in
" hite Plains, N. Y. Her father.
Judge Lorenzo Crounse. was a for
mer member of Congress from
Omaha and governor of Nebraska.
She is survived besides her hus-
band by two daughters, Miss Ruth
Hitchcock. and Mrs. Henry Doorly:
two sisters, Mrs. George Mcintyre.
and Mrs. William Storris Bowen.
and a brother, William c.
The Washington times., 1925-05-09
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Basil r. Newly. 80, of Troy, n. Y,
and Marguerite E. Linthicum, 80, al
Evansville. Md The Reverend T. e
Davis.
Hubert ]. Lowe. "a. of Falls Church
Va, and Mary f. Martin, 49, The
Reverend J. H. w. Blake.
Horton Simpson. %. and Mary A.
Downing. 20. The Reverend H. ].
Smith
william j. Bressnan. SO. and Rose
G. Fluhrer, 80. The Reverend E. A.
Brosnan.
Walter Sharpe. "a and Margaret
Bernice Burnidette Quinlan, FL The
Reverend II. NJ. Henning
William A. Hicks. 81, and Ruth
Hanshourgh. 90 of Del Ray. Va. The
Reverend w. A. Lambert.
Clarence c. Collins. Al, and Alberta
Wilson. "a. The Reverend F. X.
BisChOff
The Washington times., 1925-05-09
RADIO TO ACQUAINT U. S.
WITH DISTRICT PROBLEMS

The first of a series of radio
talks, given under Board of Trade
auspices, to set forth the civic
characteristics and problems of the
District Of Columbia, will be given
through 'WCAP the evening of May
%, when Lieutenant Colonel j.
Franklin Bell, U. S. A, Engineer
Commissioner of the District, will
speak on Washington, the Ma.
tons Capital"
The plan of the Board of Trade
is to have several other officials
and prominent citizens discuss
other phases of Washington's his.
tory. government organization.
finances, school development and
other topics discussed in later radio
addresses.
The Washington times., 1925-05-09
FORT SMELLING TO GET
VETERANS HOSPITAL

Following a conference with
President Coolidge today Director
Frank I. Hines of the Veterans
Bureau announced that a veterans
hospital would be erected at Fort
Smelling, Mimi, on a site midway
between st. Paul and Minneapolis.
The hospital, General Hines said,
will cost $1,000. 900, and will have
400 beds Work on the hospital will
be begun immediately
The Washington times., 1925-05-09
D. C. COP FACES REMOVAL
OVER NICKNAME, "ClRLIE''

Call me anything but late for
meals" is a slogan that doesn't
find favor with Ethel Wright.
pretty Veterans Bureau worker Of
4011 Eighth street northwest.
Policeman Vincent H. Rosson. Of
No. precinct, has been recon-
mended for removal by the police
trial board, following the complaint
Of Miss Wright that the officer
called her ''girlie" while arresting
her. He has ten days to appeal the
decision to the District Commits
SiOnerS
The Washington times., 1925-05-09
DEATHS.

William Henry Wetzel. II years No
las A street northeast,
Margaret Hartman, 70 years No isis
Twenty seventh street northwest.
John e. Davis, IS years, No. I24q
Kearney street northeast.
Martin D. McCauley. 81 years St
Elizabeth's Hospital.
Jesse j. Smith. IS years. No. lis
Pennsylvania avenue northwest
Joseph f. Fleming. 50 years Elmer
gency Hospital.
Arthur II. Campbell. 81 years Tudor
Hall
John Thomas O'Day. So years No.
col Pennsylvania avenue northwest.
John Edward McGrath. IS years Nh.
1929 Columbia road northwest.
Jessie Siegel. 81 years. George Wash
The Washington times., 1925-05-09
ORA e. HARRISON.

Funeral services for Oria E. Har
rison, prominent attorney, will be
held in Greenville, Ohio, where the
body will be sent for interment
Mr.. Harrison was fifty years
old when he died yesterday at
Emergency Hospital from peri
tonitis. Mr.. Harrison was a former
State Senator in Ohio, and assistant
attorney general Of Ohio. Up to a
few years ago he was connected
with the Department Of Justice.
He is survived by his wife and
three children, Edison, Ellis. and
Miss Barbara Lou Harrison.
The Washington times., 1925-05-09
EASTERN STAR TO GIVE
BENEFIT CARD PARTY

A bridge and 500 party will be
given at o'clock tonight at Ill
Fourteenth street northwest by the
Eastern Star for he benefit Of the
International Temple fund. Several
prizes will be awarded. c. J. War.
nick, chairman of the international
Temple fund committee, will be in
charge. !
The Washington times., 1925-05-09
LELAND HARRISON is
ACTING STATE SECRETARY

Leland Harrison, Of New York
today was acting Secretary of
State
His two immediate superiOrs, Sec
rotary OF State Kellogg, and Under
Secretary Grew are out Of the
city. Kellogg is in st. Paul at.
tending funeral services for his
boyhood friend and former law
partner. c. A. Severance. Grew is
on vacation, but returns Monday.