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Evening star., 1925-04-14
LOST.

AIREDALE dog. large: named Roxie: vicin-
lty | st and BRYANT: reward. North I04O5
BAG-BlacS. travelling containing important
papers dropper from auto. Reward Mr.
koOnIn. A39 Pa. ave. NV. Ia
BAR PIN diamond and sapphire. SATURDAY
evening. April IL, at Congressional Country
Club: $50 reward if returned to 1886 Mass
ave NV North 3154
Evening star., 1925-04-14

Dinner dance, University Club. Din
ner, o'clock; dance, $50.
Evening star., 1925-04-14

"Reincarnation'' will be the subject
of discussion at United Lodge of The
osophists, 1871 X street, tomorrow,
s pm.
Evening star., 1925-04-14

Junior section, WOmen's City Club,
will give a cafe dansant tomorrow
from to $3.50 pm. at the clubhouse.
Supper will have cabaret features.
Evening star., 1925-04-14

Monday. April 13. 1925. at her
residence. 100 ,4th st. Sc. ANNIE N1R-
As Funeral from the above residence
Wednesday. April Is. at $3.50 am. thence
to st. Peters Church. where mass will he
sung at 10 am. Relatives and friends in
yited. 1nterment Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Evening star., 1925-04-14

BlLLFOLDER containing identification card
other papers and considerable cash: reward.
Call w. H. Holiday. Main 1850. Branch 1876.
Dept. Agriculture. SO5 Beiber BLDG La
Evening star., 1925-04-14

1ERARM BAG. dark blue. Please re-
to 1890 Swami st. NV: So reward.
Evening star., 1925-04-14

kRESS. Monday, April 49, 1925. at 6:25
p;m, HAROLD y. beloved and only, son
Of Adolphe and Jean Kress Funeral IL from
day. April 16. at = pm; thence to st.
Mark g Church 3rd and A sts. sc. Rela-
tives and friends invited. Lancaster,
Pa, papers please CODY. 15S
The Washington times., 1925-03-03

There were three set events on
his days program. He had an
hours conference with Vice Presi-
dent elect Charles G. Dawes, this
morning. witnessed the end of a
marathon race between local rum
ners at noon, and tonight will attend
the performance Of Aida" in the
Washington Auditorium.
Outside of this. the President did
little except to hold an abbreviated
cabinet meeting. talk patronage with
two Senators. subject himself to a
cross examination by the Washing
ton newspaper correspondents and
take his usual exercise
Cabinet Session Erief.
The cabinet meeting was memoir
able in that it was the last meeting
which will be attanded BY Secrs-
The Washington times., 1925-03-03
DEADLOCKS
HOLDuP
SENATE
fractional Fights Get Beyond
Control of Leaders-House
Is Marking Time
BY WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON

By WILLIAM n. HUTCHINSON
With adjournment twenty-four
hours away, the dying Sixty
eighth Congress stagge d
through a legislative mire today
hopelessly deadlocked by warning
factions.
A free-foF-all battle was staged
in the Senate, where Administra-
ton leaders abandoned their pro-
gram and stood aside while a
dozen factions fought to force en-
actment of their pet measures.
The House meanwhile assumed
the role of spectator, patiently
marking time in the faint hope
that some legislation m g h t
emerge from the senatorial jam.
Situation Beyond Control.
The situation slipped beyond
control of both Republican and
Democratic leaders. and the con.
flicting factions ignored all ap-
peals for unity of action.
A dozen filibusteTs were threat.
ened by groups which refused TO
yield a legislative inch to any OF
the opposing cliques.
AS a result, the jam. was such
that a single Senator held the
power to block all legislation by
merely holding the floor to the
exclusion of all business.
centprp1
on a single task, that of finally
enacting the second deficiency ap
preparation bill, which was sent
back to conference because the
House eliminated $7,98O,OO0 APP
preparation for new Federal build
ings.
If this measure can be passed
over the jam, the Administrator"
will have removed the last possible
obstacle to prompt adjournment
of Congress tomorrow noon.
If it fails, the loss Of this ap
preparation may force the cal'ins
of a special session, although the
President might meet the deficiency
ny the transfer of other Govern
ment funds.
Farm Relief In Jam.
The legislative jam hit farmers.
bankers, business men, Govern
ment workers. old soldiers and the
common citizen alike.
This lack of fayoritism was
demonstrated in the death OF such
legislation as all farm relief mea-
sures, the McFadden National Bank
ing Act. the omnibus public build
ings bill the Government reorEan-
ization and Federal retirement acts,
the Bursum omnibus pension bill
and such sectional measures as the
Continued on Page 2, Column g.
The Washington times., 1925-03-03
FATHER WIRES
D. c. TO HOLD
EL0PER5
Honeymoon Bliss of Day Is
MARRIED by PoIice-GirI But
Sixteen. Is Claim

Honeymoon bliss, enjoyed since
yesterday afternoon by MCKEE
Rebick and Louise Rice, came to an
abrupt end today in downtown
hotel when local authorities entered
bringing telegram from the brides
incensed father, who claimed that
she was but sixteen years old.
when we reached Washington
from King William, Va, yesterday"
declared Nickie, strapping farm
youth, we wasted no time in hunt
ing up a preacher--Lord-I thought
he never would finish the cere.
mony."
The couple, according to their
statements to Headquarters Detec-
/. tives Ira Keck and C. J. P. Weber,
! were wed by the Reverend Stauffer,
pastor of the Ninth Street Christian
Church. after Louise had sworn that
she had seen eighteen summers.
When James Rice, the father Of
the bride, discovered the flight he
Immediately wired to all police be-
tween King William and Washing.
ton. Headquarters detectives told
the newly-married couple that the
arrest could have been made yester.
day-"But," they said, I'VE know
how IL is
Nickie and Louise are being de-
tanned today awaiting the arrival
of the father, who, 1t is said, will
endeavor to prove that his daugh'
ter is under age, but until then no
charges will be preferred against
Rabick
The Washington times., 1925-03-03
GOV. ROSS SAYS
SHE LIKES D. E.
COLD SNAP

ReVeling in the frigid blasts which
swept the concourse of the Union
Station, reminding her of far-away
home, Mrs. Nellie Ross, governor of
Wyoming, accompanied by her sis
ter. Mrs. George Tayloe. arrived IN
Washington at 8 o'clock this morn
ing.
Young and attractive, Mrs. Ross
received an ovation when she step.
ped from the Broadway Limited and
was escorted through the station
by the members of the reception
committee.
While in Washington the COVER
nor and her hister will be the house
guests of Mrs. John E. kendrick,
wife of the Senator from Wyoming.
Mrs. keEdrick makes it plain
that Governor Ross has come to
Washington as the guest of the
Women,s National Democratic Club
The Washington times., 1925-03-03
Loss
DEN|EDBY
MELLON
Secretary Calls Charges Of
Congress Committee "Ab-
urd"-$13.ooo Only Lost

The Secretary of the Treasury
formally denied today in letter to
President Coolidge that the Gov
eminent had suffered any large
losses because of alleged duplica-
tion of Liberty bonds and other
securities in the Bureau Of En-
craving and Printing. The charges
were made by Congressional in
vestigating committee.
Although bonds reached the
total of $1O0,OOO,OOO,OOO Mel
lon said no Implications had &C.
Cured, and that the Government
lost only $13,10O as a result of
these issues, several bonds of lower
denominations having been stolen
by Treasury employees and re-sold
to the Government.
Charges Found Groundless.
The alleged Irregularities COM
planned Of. Mellon said, had &C.
CURED during a pervious admin.
istration. and that they had been
found groundless when investigated
by former Secretary Of the Treas
ury Houston.
Mellon pointed out that Brewer
cation making several reports to the
Department of Justice, indicating
he suspected irregularities but could
not prove them.
In January, 1924, Mellon said
that Brewer filed a report with the
Attorney General which contained
no evidence which could anywise
be construed as justification OF
the charges.
''As an investigator of the De-
partment of Justice" Mellon said,
lit was Brewers duty to determine
whether the charges were true or
untrue. He did neither. His re-
port was merely a reiteration of the
charges, with embellishments and
with comment that further investi-
cation would develop the fact.
Charges Are Absurd"
There have been no fraudulent
duplication or over-issues of the
public debt These charges are
cal and clerical errors in the pre-
paration and recording of the enor-
nous volume of wartime secur1.
ties and there were some petty
shefts of retired securities from the
files.
The mechanical and clerical er
rors did not result in any loss to
the Government, while the thefts OF
retired securities from the files
have involved a loss TO the United
States of only S13,10O, out Of dp-
proximately $100,O0O.OOO, principal
amount of securities retired by the
register of the Treasury from 1917
to 1922. Any fair-minded person
will agree that this is a remark
able record. The wonder is that
errors were so few and actual
losses to the United States so in
significant.
in March, 1924 the House passed
n resolution authorizing Il special
committee to investigate the Brewer
charges.
The committees report is hardly
more than REPETITION of charges
made by Charles B. Brewer, spe-
cial assistant to the Attorney Cen
Continued on Page 2. Column A.
The Washington times., 1925-03-03

Radio News, Page 8.
Puzzle, Page 7.
The Washington times., 1925-03-03
L. SIN Danger of Losing NextWa Says FuIIar
Whole Nation To See
And Hear 1929
Inaugural

How the Presidential lnaugu-
ration in 1929 will be presented
to the nation was a question
widely discussed by Government
and private radio experts today
as arrangements were COM
pleted for broadcast Of tomor-
rows inaugural throughout
United States.
Many declared that sufficient
progress will have been made
in the development of visual
radio before the next inaugura-
ton that the entire country will
be able to see the President
indicted into office as well as
hear the words of his address.
Transmission of photographs
by wire and radio is already.
an accomplished fact; success
of laboratory demonstrations of
radio movies led experts to
predict that this form of aerial
transmission will be a practical
employment of radio before
another President enters the
White House.
The Washington times., 1925-03-03

FREQUENT hook-ups that will plaC" the
wide agricultural and industrial ye-
gions between the AppalachianS and
the Rockies within hearing distance
OF affairs at the National Capital and
other eastern cities.
Til" hook-up from WEAF fol
lows.
Eastern States-WEEI, Boston:
WAR. Providence; VITO, Hart
ford. Conn. WOO. philadelphia
WCAE, Pittsburgh; WIZ, Buffalo:
WFBL. Syracuse; WSD Atlanta
and WCTS. Worcester Mass.
Middle Wost-WEAR, Cleveland
Continued on Page 2. Column a.
The Washington times., 1925-03-03

Details of the gigantic station in,
ter connection project were completed
today by the Chesapeake & Potomac
Telephone company and the Radio
Corporation of America.
The telephone corpora ton. with
WEAF of New York as the key sta-
ton will span the United States.
making possible re-broadcast of the
inaugural so that the occasion he
fore the National Capitol virtually
will be within earshot of the nation.
Particular attention has been given
to the inter-connections in the middle
West and in the view Of Government
radio experts tomorrow's Inaugural.
ton marks the beginning Of more
The Washington times., 1925-03-03
THOUSANDS
MORE GET
IN FOR
EETE:s
CooIidge's Desire for Simple
Services Adhered To--AIl
Details Completed

/ 4
Completion Of plans for the in
auguration of President Coolidge
and Vice President Dawes were
marked today BY q furry Of ex-
element over last-minute details,
rehearsals, and the constant ring.
ing Of telephones in the offices of
those connected with the arrange
ments.
By noon today, the vanguard Of
the inaugural crowd had been aug
mented by several thousands, who
entered Washington by every
modern means of transportation.
Capitol attendants were re-
hearsed in their duties of tomor-
row morning. Ushers were in
structed about the seating ar
rangements. Inaugural committee
headquarters at the New Willard
Hotel was in a state of constant
siege by committee chairman and
members, purchasers of grand
stand seats and patrons of the
inaugural concert.
Reviewing Stand Ready.
The reviewing stands fronting
Lafayette Square now extend for
practically the entire length Of the
White House.
Contractor w. E. Mooney stated
that he expected to complete the
job by nightfall. The stands are
similar to those erected for the
Shrine parade, except that those on
the White House size of the Ave
nue.. which includes the glass
enclosed stand for the President,
are not so high.
Brigadier General S. D. Rocken-
bach, chief of staff for the parade.
conferred with officers who will
lead the troops in tomorrow's pro-
cession. William T. Galliher, chair.
man of the inaugural committee, Is
busily jumping from one detail to
another.
Government employees and many
workers in private establishments
look forward to a holiday tomor-
row. although the retail stores vii.
remain open.
Start of the Parade.
No definite time has been sci
for the parade to start, but the
nearest estimate is. / o'clock, on
shortly thereafter.
The police and fire departments
have completed the assignment OF
officers and privates to their var
nd
parade.
President Coolidge and vice
President Dawes will arrive at the
Capitol tomorrow at about IL
o'clock, when the committee on ar
will meet them and
escort them to their respective
chambers.
The heads of the Government.
Senators. Congressman, army and
navy officials and the diplomatic
corps will attend the swearing-in
Of the vice president in the Sen
ate Chamber. President Coolidge Is
to be seated in front of the clerks
desk.
Ceremony At the Capitol.
Following the vice presidents ad-
dress, the assembly will leave the
Senate and re.assemble on the stand
at the east front of the Capitol.
where President Coolidge will be
formally and publicly sworn into
office He will then deliver his
inaugural address. which will be
carried by amplifiers to the crowd
and by radio to all parts of the
At the conclusion of the inaugural
address,, the President 10 to be es-
orted TO his automobile, which
viii proceed around the south enA
The Washington times., 1925-03-03
Accidental Death

A certificate of accidental death
was given by Coroner hewitt today
in the case of Thomas Daniels
coIored. waiter, at 24O0 Six
teenth street northwest, who died
from gas poisoning in his room at
1852 Eleventh street northwest,
today
The Washington times., 1925-03-03
Coolidge, Calm, Waits
Inaugural Euents

Taking the coming Inauguration without visible sign of
element President Coolidge spending the day before the
big event simply and quietly
While the White House grounds and offices hronged
with expectan inaugural and visitors, the President
himself maintained his characteristic calm and did not let
ANYTHING interfere with his working schedule
The Washington times., 1925-03-03

tary of State Charles E. Hughes,
Former Attorney General Stone
was missed; yesterday he was sworn
in as a member of the United
States Supreme Court. At the next
cabinet meeting it is probable that
Charles B. Warren will be present
as Mr.. Stones successor.
General Dawes emerged from the
Presidential conference with a ccm-
plete absence of verbiage. He had
nothing to conn rRte to the press
and said tina ,be difficult
even to coin about
his inverted he
~ House
he 1T his
Cont nm 81
The Washington times., 1925-03-03
Keeping Up With
The Champions

The World Champion Griff-
men are in Florida, getting
ready for the 1925 baseball
season-and Louis A. Dougher
is with them.
Mr.. Dougher, dean of
Washington sports writer's,
will send the news and
gossip of the team daily to
readers of THE WASHING
TON TIMES.
The Washington times., 1925-03-03
Will Hear
Inaugural Address
Rv ROBERT S. THORNBURGH

Twenty million Americans will hear ceremonies attending
the inauguration Calvin Coolidge hrtieth President OF
the United States tomorrow.
By greatest radio hookup attempted the
of his inaugural address, the keynote OF his Admins
will he carried the farhes OF the land.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-03-20
No Method Yet Found
to Preuent Hoilstorn,

The United States weather bureau
says 1t Is often asked whether there
Is not some way that hailstorms can
be prevented. The answer, replies the
bureau, is In the negative, Pathfinder
Magazine reports. There is no known
way to prevent hail. Much powder
has been burned in Europe lombard
ing the clouds In a futile attempt to
avert hailstorms. In some countries
an elaborate technique has been de-
veloped. requiring the use of special
types of mortars, bombs and rockets.
In France before the World war 1t
was customary to erect hail rods or
electric Niagaras" These were large
copper lightning rods installed on
high buildings and steel towers built
especially for the purpose. A hun
dred years ago 1t was a common prac-
tice with Europeans to put up small
hail rods, often consisting of poles
with metal tips. These were erected
in fields, gardens and vineyards. None
of these methods, says the weather
bureau, had any plausible scientific
hypothesis behind them. Any effects
ascribed to them were purely inagtr-
airy.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-03-20
Real Meaning of Words
Used Almost Every Day

When person is in an unhappy pre-
dicament-'between the devil and the
deep sea"-he is sometimes said to be
between Seylla and Charybdis." Ac-
cording to a Greek legend, these were
two monsters, one of which lurked on
each side Of a narrow sea passage. In
steering his vessel in such a way as
to escape one the unlucky mariner fell
into the clutches of the other.
There are two words-panic and
hyglenic-which we use almost every
day. Panic" is q sudden, unreason-
ing fear of something. 1t is derived
from the name of the god of shepherds
-Pan-whose presence as he lurked in
visible amongst the thickets or reeds.
made itself felt by mortals, and sud
denly smote them with a fear so acute
that they fled from the unseen.
"Hygienic" is derived from the name
of the goddess of health-Hygeia.
How many people realize when they
speak Of putting an animal into q
lethal chamber that the name comea
from Lethe-a river on the borders
of Hades-whose waters brought for
getfulness to whoever drank of themi
And when they describe something as
being In state of "chaos' do they
ever think that they are naming the
first Of all the old heather gods
Chaos-who ruled over confusion be-
fore any other gods existed?
Under his aegis" is another phrase
often used. "Aegis" was the name Of
the shield of the goddess Of wisdom,
Minerva, and is used to indicate what
the shield neutrality-suspicious..
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-03-20
Made Good Claim TO
$ PorUer 0Uer Reptiles

Until quite recent date at Luxor was
to be found an Egyptian who claimed
direct descent from the pharaohs. and
who possessed wonderful power over
snakes. scorpions and other reptiles.
An exhibition Of his uncanpy power
was given amid the ruins of Karnak,
a favorite haunt Of reptiles. Before
entering the garden the man removed
all his clothes. He then walked in, and
commenced an impassioned harangueI
summoning all the snakes in the gar
den to obey the powers be had de
rived from his pharaoh ancestors, and
come forth. Not many moments
elapsed after he had finished his ha-
rangue before long, thin snake
came gliding toward him. 1t was fol
lowed by another and another, TIL
about a dozen snakes had come out or
to the path where he stood, which were
picked up by the snake man and stuck
into a basket. The man quietly ap-
preached spectators and asked If they
wished him to gather scorpions. He
then turned to an old well and ey
horted the scorpions to emerge. Al
once large one came out Of hole
In the wall, the man picked it up ant
placed 1t on his palm. The scorpion
Immediately stung him, drawing few
drops of blood. but the man paid not
the slightest attention TO this. The
mans strange powers were not inner
tied by his SON. as the latter was
shortly after bitten by cobra ant
died Immediately.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-03-20
Ancient Scottish Family

The late Colonel Scrymgeour We'd
derburn held the office of hereditary
standard bearer of Scotland and was
the lineal descendant of two famous
families. The name of Wedderburn
was taken from the lands and barony
of that name near Berwick, and Wal
ter de Wedderburn swore fealty to Ed
ward I. Alexander Wedderburn was
a great fayorite with James VI, went
with him to England, was a signatory
TO the union, and was presented by the
king with ring from his own finger,
still preserved by the Wedderburns.
This branch became extinct In 1851,
when the estates were inherited by the
heir of the line, now represented by
the eserymgecrr Wedderburns of We'd
derburn and Kirkhill-Family Herald.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-03-20
She Knew Sheep

A young city woman went out te
teach a country school, The class in
arithmetic w6s before her. She said
Now, children, if there are ten
sheep on one side of a wall and one
Jumps over. how many sheep will be
Ieftsn
Then up piped a little tow-headed
daughter Of farmer:
No sheep. teacher; no sheep"
"0h oh p cried the young city WON
an reproachfuIly. "You are not so
stupid as thati Think again. If
there were ten sheep on one side Of
the wall and one sheep Jumped over,
nine sheep would be left. Don't you
see fhat?s
"Noi mol mol" persisted the child.
IF one sheep jumped over all the 9th
ers would jump after. Ny father keeps
Sheep"
Then, seeing the puzzled look on the
ieacher's face. the little tow-head ex-
planned apologetically: aYou know
sr::<hmetic, but know aheeps-
CnnSls1eon MewsL
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-03-20
Mechanics Represent
Character of Cities

Unfortunate is the city which 10 its
career has not been dubbed by some
nickname or other. Some Of the nick
names of cities express admiration,
some are frankly deprecatory, Others
are facetious, and all represent in some
measure the character of the city.
New York city is blessed with many
aicknames, for whatever may be Its
virtues or its vices, no one will deny
that it has character and distinction.
Perhaps 1t is best known as the EN-
pire City," sobriquet clearly earned
by its premier position in the United
States. its wealth, its population, its
enterprise and its influence in the en-
pire of the Western world.
Gotham" name first applied hu.
morously by Washington Irving, comes
next. 1t is an allusion to that older
Gotham, the extraordinary stupidity
of whose citizens won them the ironlc
appellatioR Of 'sThe Wise Men OF
Gotham"
Much-abused Brooklyn is preten-
tiously called 1.-THE City of Churches"
but is also known as New York's
Bedroom"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-03-20
WED ONLY CLOSE RELATIONS
Custom Of Burmese Tribe Leads @
Marriages Between Extreme Old
Age and Youth.

The only occasions on which lotlx
and lassies of the Red Karen tribe IN
Burma meet are at marriage feasts
and at wakes, according to the Ma.
tional Geographic Magazine. These
festivals last over three nights, ana
are veritable orgies, with great en-
cess Of eating and drinking. Both
sexes are well-seasoned vessels, since
they begin drinking strong drink be-
fore they are weaned Marriages ara
limited to near relations and result
quite often In unions where husband
and wife are Of very unequal age. the
husband fifteen, the wife seventy. or
the other way about.
Punishment for marriage out Of the
clans was formerly very severe. a large
hole was dug In the ground ana !
log placed across It, to which two
ropes were attached. The ends Of
these were noosed round the necks
Of the offending pair. They were
made to jump into the pit, and 90 hans
themselves.
Now they are accommodated II
stead, and never allowed IL enter I
Karen village again. The two VI
lagos Of Kara In the NanraWo circle
are said to be inhabited e6{1rua, -
such eioping cegpasa