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Evening star., 1925-03-01
TODAY'S STAR
PART ONE-40 PAGES.

General News-Locai, National Foreign
The Starry Skies in March-Paae "a.
District National Guard-Paee "a.
Parent Teacher Activities-Page IS.
Boy Scout News-Paee IS.
D. A. r. Activities-Pages 80.
Civilian Army News-Pase 81.
Y. w. c. A. News-Paee 81.
Girl Scouts-Page 81.
Veterans Of the Great War-Page 80.
Spanish War Veterans-Pase 90.
Notes of Art and Artists-Paee 80.
Serial, The Astonishing Adventure ot
Jane Smith"-Page "a.
News of the CIubs-Paee 35.
Radio News and Programs-Paaes 81
and 81.
Current News Events-Page 81.
Schools and CoIIeges-Paoe SO.
PART TWO-e0 PAGES.
Editorials and Editorial Features.
Washington and Other Society.
Tales of Well Known Foik-Paee 16.
At the Community Centers-Page 1s.
Music in the Churches-Page 10.
PART THREE-1s PAGES.
ANU use ements-Theaters and the Photo
play.
MUSIC IN Washinoton-Page 5.
Motors and Motorins-Paees 6, 7, {
and 9.
Army and Navy News-Page 10.
FraternaI News-Paoe II.
Around the City-Page II.
PART FOUR PAGES.
Pink Sports Section.
PART FIVE-8 PAGES.
Magazine Section-Fiction and Features
The Rambler-Page 8.
PART SIZE PAGES.
Classified Advertising.
Reviews Of New Books-Page g.
Financial News-Paees 10 and II.
GRAPHIC SECTIONS PAGES.
World Events in Pictures.
COMIC SECTION PAGES.
Mr.. Straphanser; Regular Feilers; Mr.
and Mrs.; Mutt and jeff
Evening star., 1925-03-01

New York's many-sorted canyons of
steel and concrete felt the shock, too
In fact, reports from observers at
For5ham University there said that
the tremors, lasting for more than
two minutes. were the strongest ever
. felt in the metropolis. The needle OF
the Fordham seismograph jiggled
over an amplitude of inches.
At the height of the shocks, which
| occurred about 9:24 o'clock, the indi-
Gators on two of the seismographs
at Georgetown University began vibrat-
ing so furiously that they ran off the re-
cording chart something that has only
happened on such rare occasions as the
Toxic and San Francisco disasters. The
maximum oscillations continued for
about four minutes and then settled
down to steady succession of shivers
| that jiggled the seismograph needels in
greatly agitated fashion.
Apparently the only casualties of
the strange performance of the land
scape Were a few disarranged pic
lures and juggled vases in home in
various sections of the city. Occu-
pants of at least one apartment house
ran into the Railways in fright. par
ties and parlor conversations We're
interrupted and telephone lines were
soon congested with calls to news
1 =.
Area Tremendous.
Father Tondorf, after readings OF
| the seismograph records of the quake
| pronounced it as tremendous" The
center of the disturbance, he said
could not be determined specifically
| but was between 500 and 600 miles
| from Washington.
A slip in one of two we'll known
| faults in the earth in the northeast
ern United States was thought by the
scientist to be the probable cause
One of these faults, is the Laurentiar
! fault line, which, he said, runs VI
| along the New York border, while the
| other is in Massachusetts, and has
caused considerable trouble in the
past. In 1868. for instance, he said, q
slip in this fault caused a quake
which was felt markedly in Mas
sachusetts.
Seldom in the recording of earth
disturbances, according to Father
! Tondorf, are the indicators thrown off
| the scales of seismographs, but last
night both the vertical and the hori-
| zontal instruments were thrown be-
| yond their ability to record the limit
of the extreme shock.
Exceeds Recent Shock.
| The most pronounced earthquake OF
rece MT years which was felt here in
Washington, was said by Father Ton
| dorf to have been one centering in
| Virginia, not far from Richmond
| which broke some window panes here
| At that time the needle was shaker
Evening star., 1925-03-01
President Considers Leaving Capital
For Eight or Ten Weeks During Summer

In making known the. Presidents
tentative Summer plans, one of his
friends explained that his idea in
leaving the White House for so long
a period is not with the idea of
seeking cooler climate so much
as 1t Is for him and his house,
hold to be away from the White
House while extensive repair work
Is being done. Congress appro-
priated $4,000 to be used in put
ting a new roof on the White
House and in making fireproof the
attic and other parts of the famous
old residence which are now con-
sidered unsafe. During this period
conditions about the house and
grounds Will be greatly upset, and
it has been pointed out to the
President that he and Mrs. Cool
idge might be greatly inconven-
fenced. s..- q
Evening star., 1925-03-01

President Coolidge is understood
to be seriously considering aban-
doning the White House for at
least or 10 weeks this coming
Summer.
Although he has not reached any
definite conclusion regarding this
change, he has intimated that he
will visit his father in Plymouth,
VT, for two weeks, and will then
establish a Summer CAPITAL at
Swampscott, an attractive Sum-
mel colony on the north shore of
Massachusetts,. 1t is understood
that the President practically has
decided to take over White Court,
one of the show places in that Sec
tion, which is commodious and has
five or six acres of attractive
grounds surrounding 1t.
Evening star., 1925-03-01
PRESIDENT SIGNS
POSTAL PAY AND
RATE RAISING BILL
Coolidge Springs Surprise by
Quick Action on Measure
He Once Vetoed.
PLAN FURTHER INCREASES
AFTER INVESTIGATION
Informed of Provisions Executive
Decides Not to Ask Budget
Bureaus Opinion.

The postal pay ana rate increase
bill was signed last night by Presi-
dent Coolidge.
Announcement at the White House
that the President had signed the
measure came as a surprise, as earlier
indications were that he would send
It TO the Post Office Department and
the Budget Bureau for study before
taking action on it.
The bill. which was received yes
terday at the White House, provides
for an average increase of about $500
annually in postal employees salaries,
effective as of January 1, this year,
and increases postal rates, effective
April Is next, to raise about 500
100000 of the $6S,O0O,OOO required for
the pay advances.
Carries Campaign Expense Rider.
The bill also carries rider" rec
ommended by the Senate campaign
funds committee strictly limiting
campaign expenditures of congress
sional candidates.
The salary Increases are similar to
those carried in the measure passed
at the last session, which was vetoed
by President Coolidge on the ground
that no provision was made to meet
the expenses incident to such a raise.
The bill which is one of the first
pieces of general Legislation sent to
the White House this session, was
advanced at the time the Senate, by
very narrow margin, voted to sus-
tain the veto of the pay increase
measure.
While no time limit is placed on
the rate Increases, the bill provides
for a joint Congress ional committee
to conduct hearings this Summer
with a view to recommending further
revision of sch edules at the next ses-
sion.
President Informed on Bill.
The President had been made ia
miliar with provisions in the bill by
Senator Moses, New Hampshire. a
Republican member of the Senate
Post Office committee, who sponsored
ths, bill in the Senate, and had been
advised as to its financial clauses IN
particular through an alalysis of the
bill by Postmaster General New.
When the President left his Office
late yesterday, ii was not anticipated
that he would take action on the
postal measure for several days at
least. After dinner, however, he re-
turned. unexpectedly, TO his work
room. sat down to his desk and placed
his signature on the document. then
walked out to the telephone room and
informed the operator to call the
newspaper correspondents and inform
them of his action.
Instead of sending the measure to
the White House by messenger. as is
the custom when Congress takes final
action on legislation, Representative
Rosenbloom, Republican, West Vir-
ginia. carried the document to the
Executive mansion in person.
Evening star., 1925-03-01
DEMOCRATS NAME
GARRETT LEADER
House Minority Selects Tennessean
as Candidate for
Speakership.

Representative Finis J. Garrett of
Tennessee was elected by acclama :
tion last night in the caucus of Dem
ocratic members elect in the next
tSixty- y-ninth) Congress to be the
party candidate for Speaker, and au-
tomatically becomes minority leader,
which office he is now holding.
AS the Republicans will control the
next House and the Democrats will
be unable to poll enough votes to
elect their candidate as Speaker, the
action last night was merely an en-
thusiastic Endorsement of Represent
ative Garretts performance as mi
rority leader and assurance that he
will continue to be his party's leader
in the House.
Placed in nomination by Repre-
sentative Byrns of Tennessee, Mr..
Garrett was cheered by his col
leagues and later delivered speech
thanking them for the honor they
had conferred on him and assuring
them that he would wage a militant
fight on behalf of the minority dur
ing the next Congress
Representative Carter of Oklahoma
was designated as chairman of the
caucus, while Representative Hill of
the first time in history a woman
Mrs. Mary T. Norton of Jersey City,
who will represent the twelfth New
Jersey district-participate in a
Democratic caucus. She was selected
as assistant secretary.
Fill Committee Places.
The Democratic places on the Ways
and Means Committee were filled al
the caucus SO that those appointed
could in turn make assignments OF
minority members to other standing
committees.
All Ways and Means Committee
members who will be members OF
the new House were selected again
and Representative Doughton, OF
North Carolina, was named to fill
one of the two vacancies, after a con-
test over Representative Shallen
berger of Nebraska. The other will
not be filled as the Democrats expect
on account of the increased Republi-
can majority, to have their represen-
tation on the committee reduced by
one.
Evening star., 1925-03-01
Fill Committee Places.
French Bakers Raise Price.

TOULON, France, February 2S.-
Forced to raise the price of bread
another centimes per kfIogram, the
bakers have. decided to make a new
type of loaf called Partisan bread"
IT will be sold to large families at q
reduction of Is centimes.
Evening star., 1925-03-01
Tremendous Area Is Affected
Without Damage; Exact Center
500 to 600 Miles Away.
TREMOR GREATEST SINCE I755.
SCIENTIFIC OBSERVERS SAY
Thousands Flee From Homes and The
aters; Seismographs in East Thrown
Out By Intense Rocking of Earth.
By the Associated Press.

TORONTO. Ontario, February 28.--The Dominion OBJ
servatory reported late tonight that earthquakes
at the mouth of the Saginaw River in Michigan.
Evening star., 1925-03-01
BIG CENTERS AFFECTED.

In the country great of popuaton-New York.
Chicago, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh Cleveland Boston,
othershe quake enough to alarm millions of people
according to Associated Press dispatches In cities notably
Detroit hotel guests hurried the heaers
and movie halls vacated their patrons msang
aSeriOu explosion
Evening star., 1925-03-01

Old Mother Earth shook herself from long period of ethargy
last night and treated Washington genuine athtakng
earthquake that startled running the
alarm reused early umberer ratified dishes windows and
knocked of commission temporarily the sesmographs
Georgetown University.
Cognizant that the Nations Capital has been sighted
marked degree the with her hmmyng
tactics Mrs Earth that the along
favored viii than hour and half of tremb be-
ginning at o2:50 pm and continuing in diminished form until
after II o'clock Widespread reports showed that the
and direction from Colorado the Atlantic
coast Father Francis A. Tondorf professor of esmoogy
Georgetown University declared the quake of
violent recorded the local
the of the disturbance about
from Wash
Evening star., 1925-03-01
WEATHER.

90. s. Weather Bureau Forecast.1
Increasing cloudiness with slowly
rising temperature, followed by rain
today and tonight, followed by clearing
and colder tomorrow. Highest, SO, at
4 pm. yesterday; lowest, IS, at am
yesterday. Full report on page s.
Evening star., 1925-03-01
From Press to Home
Within the Hour"

The Star is delivered every evening and
Sunday morning to Washington homes at
90 cents per month. Telephone Main 5000
and service will start Immediately.
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The Coconino sun., 1925-09-25
ARIZONA, THE BRoNCHo STATE

Editor Bill Stuart of the Prescott Courier, in
his editorial on Confidence in Arizona covers a
whole lot of ground and whether one agrees en-
tirely with him or not, will start AriZonans to
thinking along the right lines. If only fair
share of the money made in Arizona was spent
in improving and helping to develop the state, our
advancement would not be so slow and uncertain
Many far-seeing pioneer has taken advantage
of his opportunities and made a comfortable for
tune. Too MANY other boomers came wanted
immediate millions and naturally were disap-
could not stay put long enough for the eggs to
hatch. The boomer" could do politics, stir up
strife get what quick results he could in finan-
cal way then move on, leaving the honest slayer
and builder to foot the bill
We hope the boomer" and the boomer days
are gone forever in Arizona. Helping "a poor
devil" is all good enough, but why shouldn't a
poor devil" help himself little and not lay the
whole burden on the worker who does not claim
to be devil" at all.
Being poor and down trodden" has been slo-
gan in Arizona politics for years, and, it has won
too often Brains and honest ability to help the
people of the state did not count for much. An
honest endeavor to do something worth while for
Arizona and those who are proud to claim it as
their state, has not meant much to despolers.
Cruelty the rich, and, all are rich who oppose
them
It may be for this reason that there was lack
of confidence in men who made money in Arizona
but did not care to trust it to our down trodden
system of politics.
There is evidence that revuIson of feeling IS
coming in Arizona and the folks are going to vote
for and with those who are kicking IN to make
Arizona real state, the Broncho State, if you
feel that way
The Coconino sun., 1925-09-25
A NEW POLITICAL STUNT?

Governor Hunt has asked the government to
turn the Grand Canyon, the Kaibab forest ard all
government land in Arizona over to the state lie
also advises that he will enlist the support of
Senators Cameron and Ashurst in having the
proper legislation passed by congress to effect the
transfer While we do not understand why Gov
ernor Hunt does not include Ceve VanDyke in
the list, we presume he may have got the inspira-
ton from him.
Editor VanDyke has been complaining so bitter
" and constantly over the management of the
Grand Canyon national park that one must come
to the conclusion that he wants it turned over to
the state in order that he may handle 1T better;
Evidently since VanDyke so successfully unloaded
his water system onto the city of Miami, he seeks
other and greater fields to conquer.
This will be great campaign stuff next year.
Their slogan should be Let nothing be lost be-
cause we forgot to say Gimme.
The whole program is so absurd futile and
foolish that reasonable citizens of the state can
only feel humiIiated in the eyes of the restof the
nation. but there may be some who will swallow
the bait, hook, line and snker.
The Coconino sun., 1925-09-25
ICE SKATING IN ARIZONA?

Heres an Idea we pass on free of charge to
Phoenix and Tucson, Arizonas foremost winter
resorts.
Less than two hours flying time away from
these cities is good-szed lake, which is covered
by about IA inches of ice each winter, affording
one of the largest natural ice skating rnks in the
southwest-St -Stoneman's lake
Admitting that most of the winter-time visi-
tors to Tucson and Phoenix go there to escape
rigorous weather where they live we still believe
that many of them, as well as quite number of
local residents would enjoy the opportunity of an
air trip to Stonemans lake and the zestful, invig-
Grating pleasure of ice skating
A party could leave either of these towns in
the morning, spend the day skating and return
in the afternoon to thaw out under the warm rays
of Arizonas perpetual sunshine that covers its
valleys as completely as ice covers this northern
lake.
You may giggTe bit, if not openly scott, at
this idea. But if you're lucky you'll live to see
the day when such an arrangement will be an
added inducement to spend winter in Arizona.
AS we mentioned, we don't expect the Sunshine
Climate club, nor the Salt River Valley-Arizona
club to mail us check for the idea-Miami Bull
letin.
Odd as it may seem, Editor "Andy' Anderson S
editorial will cause a giggle and several 'scOffs
down in the warmer environs of the state where
many residents of the state never heard of real
lakes of ice up on this big plateau and only be-
llGNE ollOW IUuoIo w olI bilC VCly .IOp VI Oo'iA
Francisco peaks. Also, amid the largest continu-
ous pine timber forest in the world they buy Ore
gon pine, shipped in by boat and rail- Arizona has
the whole world beat for climate, summer win
ter and as to scenic wonders, it has two of the
"seven wonders of the world" in Coconino county
alone-the Grand Canyon and the Painted desert.
These two are thus cataogued to fame. Locally,
however they are discredited probably because
familiarity breeds contempt and all are not low
erS of nature.
Arizona is known throughout the east as hot,
desert country, which Gila monsters, rattlesnakes
and bad men generally infest Great deserts of
sand-nost of which are loaned to us by Cali
fornia press agents. We are inclined to believe
Dick Wick Hall loans himself and his frog too
cheaply to send forth the same sort of informa-
ton to cnch the idea in the minds of the eastern
ers. The easterner does not know how to take a
southwestern joke but merely adds it to the great
fund of information" he has gathered from
'Wo1fvilIe" and "Red Dog"
Los Angeles has for years studiedly located
orange groves beauty and flowers in that section
of the country and made it point to see that
cactus, ella monsters, rattlesnakes, hot sandy
deserts and bad gun men were located over the
line in Arizona.
The time has come when we should lay aside
our petty political and personal preferences and
Join hands to tell the rest of the United States and
the whole world the truth about Arizona.
Arizonans need not lie about Arizona. All we
need to do is to get the truth known and get out
from under the great load of humorous publicity
stuff which gave truth no chance.
The Coconino sun., 1925-09-25

Naturally it is suggested by adverse politicians
that "whitewash" will be applied to the charges
service. W 1t is very probable these whitewash ac-
cusers have not reckoned with the New Eng
land conscience of President Coolidge. Firstly,
the president picked Investigators whom even
Colonel Mitchell approves secondly, ne orders tne
hearing to be wide open and above board so all
can listen in and form their own opinions as to
the charges If Colonel Mitchell is right he shouo
be entitled to the thanks of the nation. II ne Is
wrong. well, he should be out of luck for causing
a whole lot of unnecessary expense Just TO get ms
name before the public.
The Coconino sun., 1925-09-25

The federated council of churches re-
port on results of the prohibition law after five
years of trial, is not as rosy as that depicted by
federal enforcement officers. The federal coun-
ell of churches went into the question to ascertain
facts as they actually exist from such reliable
data as could be obtained The report is not GER
tain but evidently unbiased in spite of the hope it
could show moral gain by reason of the law. On
the other hand there was set purpose on the
part of chiefs of enforcement to show that
through their ability the whole situation was well
in hand, but needed few additional millions to
clamp down the advantage gained. The point we
are getting at is, the church council regardless of
heir personal feelings on the subject wanted only
facts which could be relied upon to show actual
conditions in the United States after five years
trial The plain matter of fact report, digested
IN a basis of calm judgment by the council Of
churches, is one of the most wholesome evidences
chat Americanism is not dead yet, though it may
be somewhat dormant. Real American men and
women want real truth as to the situation con-
fronting them and they detest the unreliable
propaganda issued with public funds to aggrandize
he holder of a public office
There is really nothing worth while about
booze, but there is wide spread feeling that just
4 legal "don't" don't don't the rising generation
to any great extent "Why don't is often more
efficacious than law
The Coconino sun., 1925-09-25
SOME HEROINE

Col. Theodore Roosevelt, at an
Oyster Bay reception, said apropos
certain oil scandals:
"You'd think. from the talk that
goes on, that America was the most
corrupt country on earth Most peo-
pie exaggerate so. Like the girl you
know.
"a girl said on her return from a
Mediterranean cruise:
esLast Tuesday week mercy! I'll
never forget that day. In the after
noon frightful tempest burst upon
us, the seas rolled mountains high,
and all hope abandoned, but | made
up my mind to stay on deck, even
though the wind increased to such
demoniac fury that it was only with
the greatest difficulty could keep up
my parasol, !"
The Coconino sun., 1925-09-25
souTH AFRICAN ENGLIsH

This amusing example of literary"
English is from letter written by
"a student to the superintendent of a
missionary institution in South
Africa: "My lord, I find | will be un-
able to be at the aperture on the Inst.
on the 13 February. On returning
from my holidays | found that my
brother had fallen asleep. The Incl
dent of the accident was lion"
The Coconino sun., 1925-09-25
SHE KNEW THE BREED

Little Marion and her next-door
neighbor, Donald, were engaged In
an absorbing conversation.
"What are anarchists" asked lit
tile Marion.
Then Donald swelled with wisdom
"They want everything any one
else has got, and they never wash
themselves" he replied.
"Oh, yes!" cried little Marion, with
enthusiasm. II see-they is just lit
tie. boys growed up!'
The Coconino sun., 1925-09-25

The latest from Tucson is cat liquor Ticker.
When it wanted to be brave and kill off regi-
n1ent of rats in the prohibition store house, it is
said to have bumped a bottle of booze and Tapped
it up. On one spree it is claimed the cat killed
27 rats. When the liquor supply ran out it COM
menced on dope packages it broke open We are
glad the Citizen reporter stopped where he did,
FOR If he had said the eat had filled up the broken
narcotic packages with sawdust and when caught,
accused the caretaker of the pilfering, we would
nave been inclined to doubt the story.
The Coconino sun., 1925-09-25
HIGH FINANCE

"Clem," who used to photograph the
Sennett beauty brigade before he
turned real estator up in Sycamore
canyon, Glendale, has quit smoking.
"Yes," he explained to Mrs. Glenn
1--WE got to cut it out. The doctor
says one lung is affected, already"
"Oh, dear!" and his loved one hung
on the awful possibility. Cant you
hold out till. we get enough coupons
for that dining-room rug 2"
The Coconino sun., 1925-09-25
OUTGUESSED

Tex Rickard, the fight promoter,
was talking in Trenton about lost
fight.
"Lost fights are gloomy things to
talk about he said. ga chap was
telling a friend one day how girl
had turned him down when he pro-
posed
"'Ah,' said his friend, you didn't
play the winning card. The winning
card is to tell your girl you aren't
worthy of her. Why didn't you tell
her that?'
81 was going to- said the other
chap, but she told me first.
The Coconino sun., 1925-09-25
ANOTHER FLASH

"Whither away, stranger? What
wouldst ?" cheerioed St. Peter, as he
leaned over the pearly gates.
Gosh, let me in" muttered the
wandering soul of convict No. 500
just released from the electric chair,
81 just had the shock of my hfe."