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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-31
\. c. HEADS MUM
ON SUFFRAGE

The District Commissioners today
declined to take any part in the
controversy as to whether the DIS.
trict of Columbia should be granted
representation In Congress.
They returned to Senator Capper,
chairman OF the Senate District
Committee. the resolution providing
for constitutional amendment
which would give Washington Ma.
tIonal representation and permit It
o vote in Presidential and Congress.
sional elections. They declined Il
make any report upon IT.
The Commissioners stated. In their
letter. that they took this position
because they were administrators
under the existing form of govern.
ment in the District and could no:
lay themselves open to the charge
OF attempting to influence Congress
in favor of any change In the pres
ent local government.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-31

call his resignation from the corps
rendered 50 he could accept the
position Of director Of public safety
Of the city OF Philadelphia. which
he did not get. General Butler if
one OF the most popular Officers
In the Marine Corps. There Il
some talk that he will succeed
Maj. Gen. John Lejeune as com
mandant Of the corps, when the
latter retires.
Due to lack Of funds there prob
ably will be no national rifle
matches in 1925. unless Congress
does some quick work in this con.
nection. These national matches
are practically the only stimulated
for rifle shooting among the civilian
ard military rifIemen.
The Bureau Of Navigation of the
Navy Department reports that It
Is prepared to- act upon APPLICATIONS
for promotion to the next higher
rank, but not above the rank of
lieutenant commander, OF such
general service officers Of the vol
unteer naval reserve, as have been
taking an active interest In the
reserve force Of the Navy. The
applicant must had six years Of
service in his present grade.
Major General Charles w. Berry,
commanding the National Guard OF
the New York, has been chosen as
comptroller OF the city Of New
York, to take effect January 1.
Col. John j. Byrne. commanding
the 244th Coast Artillery OF the
New York National Guard, which
il the old Ninth. has been selected
to succeed General Berry az the
commanding general Of the New
York National Guard by Gov. Al
Smith. according to the same In
formation.
The new commanding general Is
well known in the military field,
and has been connected with the
New York National Guard for more
than thirty years.
There have been no promotions
in the regular army in the last
partment. The senior officers Of
the respective grades of lieutenant
colonel, major and captain, are
Harry c. Barnes. of the Coast Ar
tillery: Emory s. Adams, Of the
Adjutant Generals Department; and
Selden B. Armat, Of the Finance
Department.
There Is one vacancy in the
grade of captain to which First
Lieutenant Thomas b. Richardson,
of the infantry, is entitled, after
which Samuel w. Stephens, also
OF the Infantry, will be the senior
officer OF this grade. There are
three vacancies remaining to be
filled in the grade of first lieuten-
ant, to which Second Lieutenanta
William d. Long, of the infantry;
Henry I. Hodes. of the cavalry,
and Harvey L. Greenlaw, Of the
infantry. are entitled by rights of
seniority. When these vacancies
are filled, the senior second lieu
tenant will be William J. T. Yancey,
also of the infantry. There are
now 144 vacancies in the regular
army in the grade OF second lieu
tenant.
Second Lieutenant Buford A.
Lynch, who recently was graduated
from West Point, and has, been as
signed to the Eleventh Infantry,
Fort Benjamin Harrison, was in
town for Christmas. Lieutenant
Lynch, who is now a student with
the Harvard School of Law, - a
son of Buford A. Lynch, prominent
man OF the National
Capital. Another brother, Charles
Lynch, IL now a cadet at West
Point
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-31
CAPT. RIO. CRISP
IS RETIRED

Capt r. o. Crisp. on duty at
Coast Guard headquarters, after
A years of honorable service, has
retired with the rank of commo-
dore. He is graduate of the
Naval Academy and entered the
Coast Guard as cadet in 1885,
receiving his early training aboard
the famous Chase"
In 1919 he commanded the
Unalga on her around-the-world
trip. In the course of this cruise
a religious uprising broke out in
Turkey and he was ordered to pro-
tect American life and property In
the more turbulent districts. Com.
modore and Mrs. Crisp for the Inn
mediate future will remain at the
Brighton Hotel in this city.
The headquarters also announces
the following changes in Coast
Guard personnel;
Pay Clerks Maurice Rice. de-
tached from New York store and
assigned as recruiting officer Of
Chicago, and William Pugh, de-
tached from the DeFoe Boat and
Motor Works and assigned to
headquarters in Washington.
Boatswain J. S. Fletcher, de-
IdcHcu AIUm the duo EOluI STATION
and assigned to the Fire Island
Station Of the fourth district.
THE Coast Guard Is making
steady and gratifying progress IN
breaking up the smuggling or
liquor into the United States from
the sea, according to the annual
report Of Rear Admiral Frederick
G. Ballard, commandment, who also
states that rthe Coast Guard saved
the lives of 2,484 persons during the
fiscal year 1925; 1865 persons
were aboard vessels assisted; 1854
vessels were boarded and and their
papers examined; 2,1S3 vessels
were seized or reported for al
legged violation of the law and SIS
derelicts or other obstructions to
navigation were destroyed. The
value Of vessels assisted amounted
to $23,335, s75.
The Coast Guard commandment
pays fine tribute to the unselfish
service Of the League Of Coast
Guard Women, saying: The com.
mandant feels that he may with
propriety express here his appre.
citation Of the splendid and helpful
work OF these good women"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-31
NAUTCH GIRL IS
|. SEEKING GEMS
D. InternatIonaI News service

BOMBAY. Dec. 31.-Mumatz Be
gum, the Natuch girl who gained
worldwide n0toriety when men from
Indore attempted to kidnap her
from her lover, the wealthy Bombay
BaWla, and restore her
to the palace Of the Maharajah OF
Indore, has now petitioned the
vieeroy at Amritzar for permission
to claim from the Indore state
valuable jewels which she left when
she fled. The jewels are said to be
worth q half million dollars.
Mumatz declares that the jewels
are not those given her by the
Maharajah of Indore, but are treas.
urea bequeathed to her by her
grandmother, who received them as
presents from the famous Mana
rajaA Ranjit Singh.
Tia Jewels she IL claiming,
Munatz adds. were left in charge
of the minister of household at
fairs, Shankar Rao, who Is some
times called the Rasputin Of
India
1t claimed that the parents
OF Munatz desire to layaclaim to a
furthe' portion of the estate Of the
murdeled Bawla.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-31
GUARD GENERAL
To TRAIN HERE

Brig. Gen. Clarence B. Blethen,
commanding the National Guard Of
the State Of washington, arrived in
the National Capital today to attend
the winter session of the Army
war College.
General Blethen IL probably the
best known National Guard officer
on the Pacific coast and his con.
tributions to the national defense
and his efforts in behalf OF the
national guard organization of his
State have made him q national
figure in military circles.
General Blethen was highly COM
mended for his organization work
during the world war and was
assigned to. command the Twenty
fourth Heavy Artillery, q motorized
regiment which was under orders
to sail for France when the armis-
tice halted the further Transports
ton Of United States troops abroad.
The washington officer comes to
the War College well grounded for
the course OF study. He has at
tended three courses at the Coast
Artillery School at Fortress Monroe.
General BIethen Is owner and
publisher of The Seattle Times.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-31
MITCHELL CASE.
IS SPEEDED

Because President Coolidge is
anxious to dispose OF the Col. VIII
am Mitchell case. the War Depart
metn,s report on the court martiafs
five-year suspension sentence is be-
ing accelerated. it was declared at
the Department today.
The report probably will be ready
~ Nr. Coolidge within ten days
or two weeks. War Department,
officials are considering a possible
Recommendation for . modification
Of the sentence, which stripped
Mitchell Of pay and allowances for
five years.
The consensus among military
men is that the sentence will be
initfsated at least to allow Colonel
Mitchell a rortion of mis- pay. II
a. said that to cut the suspended
officer completely OFF the payroll
would set disturbing precedent In
the service.
The Judge advocates office is
about ready to present the court.
martial proceedings to a board Of
review composed of officers in the
arny,a legal bureau. From this
board the court.martial review
would be returned to the Judge adj
vocate. passed on to the Secretary
of war, who would lay It before the
President for final approval.
Unless the Judge advocate
quashes the sentence on grounds Of
lllegality, no change in the court
martial's verdict and sentence can
Be made except by the President.
The Secretary Of War may recon-
mend or suggest q mitigation, but
has no power to make any change
himself.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-31
COMMITTEE NAMED HERE
FOR BRYAN COMMITTEE

A local committee, composed Of
many prominent business men. has
been selected to handle plans for
the erection OF a memorial to Will
lam Jennings Bryan.
The committee was announced by
Charles A. Douglas, chairman Of
the local organization of the Ma
tional Bryan Memorial Association.
He said cooperating committee
of women will be named in a few
days.
Officers In charge of the local
committee are: Robert N. Harper,
vice chairman and treasurer;
Charles NJ. Galloway, vice char,
man, and Manton NJ. Wyvali. sec.
Rotary.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-31
PROBAT ION WIFE
IS SHOT

ROCK ISLAND, Ill.. D90. H.
While Constance Rusao. ~. liea in
the hospital hers with ! bullet
through her neck and lungs. police
were searching the ChicAgo Italian
aIIarter TODAY Tor her brOthor-iu.
and ..probation husband.
q wierd tale 81 being the ''proaa-
ton bride 81 Cosinl0 Malcnl, ~,
who Il legally married 70 Con
stanzo.s sister, Carmella, vas un.
folded as the eirl lay IN = serious
condition. She told the police
authorities she had a8roed 70 I'VE
sIx months with MAlOns beeorN
marrying him, but after seven days
left him. She charges him with
sl1ooting her while III the home q
4 friend to whom she had flea.
CarmeIla, who has served zen
fence IN the WOmen's state Prison
az Rockwell City. lows, TOR the
murder Ok her first husband. mar
RED Maloni = upon completing her
sentence. Constance said.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-31
Etchings d Exhibition

An exhibition q96 etchings por-
traying scenes oftaly. France and
Spain will Omen aturday at the
Smithsonian 1nstiE e. and continue
on exhibit until nUary 90. The
etchinge are the fork of Earnest
Ruth of New Yor land the exhibi,
ton, according tokmithsonian Of.
ficials, will be oneR the best ever
held IN the divistoStf graphic arts.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-31
RUMANIA RFUsEs
CONNECT ON PRINCE

PARIS. Dec. 1.-THE Runhanian
legation here tdky would not COM
ment upon rep-ts that the alb
sence of Crownsprince Carol from
Bucharest Is ca9ng some concern.
The Crown Phce left Paris at
the epd Of Member. going to
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-31
Mine Layer to Be Saved

An effort will be made as soon
as the weather clears to salvage
the mine layer Curfew, which went
aground a month ago off the east
ern side or the Panama Camel. ac.
cording to advices to the Navy
Department today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-31
Army Would Abolish
Spiral Puffees
~ VIVIAN LIE TILLMAN

Throughout the there developing strong belief
army should abolish the spiral puttee by
the enlisted personnel This type Of Logging into ex
istence during the waran adoption from the British
Organization commanders report that only do the spiral
putes unsoder appearance but when oosened
they hinder the progress the soldier hikes
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-31
Hold Up, 10 MiIkmen

CHICAGO. Dec 31.-Four gun
men held up eighteen deliverymen
in a dairy, fleeing with the days
collections amounting to $4,000.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-31

Measuring the percentage OF
shrinkage IN lumber Is the pur-
pose of a new precision rule.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-23
DREADFUL PAINS
Georgia Lady, Who Had Lost Too
Much Weight, Was Advised
to Take Cardui and Is
Now Well.

Columbus, Ga.-Mrs. George S.
Hunter of this city, writes.
AFTER / married, thirteen months
ago, I suffered with dreadful pains
in my sides during -. My side
hurt so bad it nearly killed me.
had to go to bed and stay some
times two weeks at a time. 1
could not work and I just dragged
around the house.
Il got very thin-I went from 126
pounds down to less than 100. My
mother had long been a user of
Cardui and she knew what a good
medicine it was for this trouble, SO
she told me TO get some and take it.
/ sent to the store after it and be-
fore l had taken the first bottle
began to improve
"My side hurt less and began to
improve in health. -. The Cardui
acted as fine tonic and | do not
feel like the same person. I am
30 much better. I am we'll now.
have gained ten pounds and am
still gaining. My sides do not
trouble me at ALL
Il wish every suffering woman
knew about Cardui." NC-16O
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-23

won his spurs in that capacity, he
might easily have been passed over
for an older man.
On the other hand, Eugene San
dow, famous strong man of the last
generation, has just died, only II
years older than the young" sec
rotary of war.
Sandow, at SO, was already an old
man. The present generation knows
him, if at all, only as a tradition of
a distant past.
And yet, SO is not old, for anyone
but an athlete. A large share of the
best known men in active life today
are as old or older, and most of them
have no thought of dying, old and
forgotten, for many years.
Cultivate athletics while you are
young. Keep up exercise and whole
some activity all your life.
But don't overdo it, at least after
youth. Muscular giants are motor
iously short-lived. And the brain is
the only organ that ought to be bet
ter at 70 than at so.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-23
new INVENTION
SAVES MILLIONS
A Lamp That Burns "a Percent
Air

A new oil lamp that gives an
amazingly brilliant, soft, white
iight, even better than gas or cleo
trlcity, has been tested by the U. S.
Government and 35 leading univers.
tiles and found t ODE superior to !
ordinary oil lamps. 1t burns without
odor, smoke or noise,-no pumping
81 per cent air and per cent com
mon kerosene (coal oiD.
The inventor, R. H. johnson 642
N. Broad Street, Philadelphia is of
fering to send a lamp on 10 days
FREE trial, or even to give one
FREE to the first user in each To-
cality who will help him introduce
it. Write him today for full partic-
ulars. Also ask him to explain how
you can get the agency, and with
out experience or money make $3.50
to $500 per month.-(Adv).
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-23
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER %, 1925

interment was in Elder Hill Gene
terry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bacon came here
from Cuthbert. They were formally
from Plains. Several from there at
tended the last rites.
Julian Riley, Earl Riley and Theo
Petty were visitors at Mrs. Coker's
at Herod Sunday.
Mrs. Hannah, Miss Jimmy Cocker
and Mr.. Hood Cocker, of Herod spent
Saturday here.
Misses Annie Ruth Turner and
Sally Gore, Mr.. Thomas Turner and
Charlie Hay enjoyed the show in
Bronwood Monday night.
Miss Sally Gore of Camilla, Ca,
is visiting relatives here this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mitchell of Al
bany who is attending school at Z.
II. C. in Milledgeville spent the
weekend with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. D. Collier.
Miss Alice Ruth Zimmerman spent
the weekend with he rmother, in
plains.
Mr.. Ed Brim attended the fair in
Atlanta.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-23
JAPAN MAY
BACK DOWN

Japan may back down on its de-
mand for a monopoly of radio de-
Eelopment in China. But if it in
sists, instead, on partnership ar
rangement, the result is not much
better.
There are two reasons for an
American radio station in China
One is to make money for its pro-
motors.
A partnership may do that as well
as competition. But the other is to
have one uncensored avenue of COM
munication out of the Orient.
The cables go through Japan.
News, information and business. get
out of the Orient if and as Japan
pleases. In some emergencies, that
might be not at ALL
The same situation would result
if the radio on Chinese soil were
owned in partnership by American
Japanese and Chinese capital.
The only sure way is to have one
line owned by Americans alone
Then, if the Japanese want another,
and the Chinese as many as they
can finance, we must be prepared to
meet that competition or take the
consequences.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-23

Indeed, if Mr.. Davis had not al
plete frankness. And it was dis
courteous to President Coolidge,
who is so eager to get before the
public every necessary fact relat-
ing to aircraft.
The country could do very well
without Wilbur as Secretary of the
Navy; Coolidge could do very well
without Wilbur in his cabinet
Fewer battleships, fewer men
in the army and more aircraft
should be the demand on Con
gress. Such a program would in
sure greater protection and lot
less expense.
Wilbur conduct is proof OF
the unsympathetic attitude assum-
ed in the trial thus far of Mitch
ell, and is proof that the air is
not getting a square deal.
We do not believe the air will
get a square deal until it is placed
on an EQUAL footing with the
Army and the Navy. If there i:
to be secretary of war and an
other for the Navy, then there
should be a secretary of Air.
If, as some have suggested
there should be but one secre
tary, heading Army, Navy anc
Air, with assistant secretaries f..
each of the three branches of de
Tense, then that probably is al
right. But the air should have al
equal showing, with the Arm!
and the Navy and no longer b.
subjugated to military men whC
have demonstrated that they
know little or nothing about thu
air service.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-23
.z5s.<.jRAMA,RJ0d$I|2ggIEEiEEf)

It's always the little old mirror that baes the fact that
getting gray hairs AS upon you you look the
glass, and that the change slowlys coming to
wee little touch of the gray by your will set to
thinking back the You wonder what the
creep through Is really telling its story you?
You worry bout whether you've worried not. And that
blame for the you've got The real thought perhaps
that mind will unfold just the idea that you're ge gold
And yet after ALL you'll laugh the and know there
harm in turning that still in youthful
like fling for of hair doesn't blamed thing
YOU'RE only old act after ALL When spirit
knocking just the CALL Arouse all the that you're leav
and then through gayn you still feel
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-23
Federal Tax On
Automobiles
Should Stay

Automobile manufacturers and
dealers organizations of the Unit
ed States are doing their utmost
to persuade the House Ways and
Means Committee to recommend
to Congress the repeal Of the Fed
eral tax on automobiles which
brings into the Federal treasury
about $90.000,000 annually.
1t is understood that several
members of the House committee
favor the repeal of this section of
the tax law. However, Secretary
Mellon thinks the section should
stand.
1t is true that the tax is a d.
RECT tax on the purchaser of
automobiles, but it is also true
that the Federal government puts
practically every dollar of this tax
BACK INTO ROADS.
We do not believe that the
repeal of this tax will benefit the
purchaser of automobiles. AS
soon as the tax is repealed-if
such happens-the manufacturer
will ease UP the price on cars to
a point where they will absorb
a sum equal to the tax. In other
words, in our opinion, the manu-
facturer will benefit by the tax
and not the purchaser.
One automobile man goes so
far as to state that not only will
this occur, but the states will lose
the Federal aid money that is now
going into roads. And we are
inclined to agree with him.
Federal aid for road building
is not a popular appropriation in
the East and North where large
percentage Of this tax is collected.
These states already have THEN
roads; they are not building road:
IS we are in the South and West
therefore they pay but do not
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-23
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY.
Monday, No Paper Published.
THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY.
From The Times Recorder, Oct
%. 1857

Mrs. Dupont Query and Miss Guer
ry came down from Macon yester-
day, and are guests of Mrs Florence
D. Hollis at her home on Taylor
Street.
Miss Clifford Hightower returned
yesterday from Atlanta and is again
a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Joel High
tower at their home on Lee Street.
Miss Fora Wheatley rendered Miss
White and her lady attendants We
ry delightful luncheon yesterday
afternoon, at her home on College
St. The occasion was designated a
''heart luncheon" and was most en-
poyable. Those present were Miss
Raine of Atlanta, Miss Gilbert of AL
bany, Miss White of Griffin, Misses
Hollis, Chloe Bell and Gertrude
White of this city.
Indications point to large at
tendance at "Yeold folks concert
and rag doll drill" at the city hall
tomorrow night
The many friends of Egbert Allen,
were glad to see out again yesterday
for the first time since his recent
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-23

From The Times Recorder, Oct.
%, 1879
Petite Miss Speer, the little five
year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Callie Speer, will have an exhibit at
the State Fair this week that any"
grown young lady might be proud of.
Miss Melva Clark is spending the
weekend in Ellaville, the guest of
Miss Mary Strange.
Rev. j. B. Lawrence, returned to
yesterday from Sewanee
Tenn. where he went several days
ago upon church mission.
Mrs Charles NJ. Council is the
guest of her parents Col. and Mrs E.
J, Willingham, at their handsome
home in Macon.
The first Halloween party of the
season, was that at the home of Rev.
and Mrs R. D. Bivins Friday night.
Mrs Bivins and Mr. E. Y. Andrews
classes were host to large number
of charming young ladies.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-23
DIT ORlAL $

benefit directly from the automo-
bile tax.
When the Federal government
fails to provide this Federal aid
for roads, the several states and
counties must pay all instead of
half. In that even the repeal of
the tax will place an additional
burden on the people in the road
building states, rather than light
en- their tax.
We believe the tax on automo-
biIes should remain as it is, with
the further provision that every
dollar derived from the tax by
Federal government be put into
road paving. If the tax be ninety
millions a year, then Congress
should appropriate that sum to
Federal road aid. If more, then
increase the appropriation, and
if less. decrease it.
The automobile owner resid-
ing in New York wants to ride
on hard-surfaced road from his
home to Florida. Unless he is
taxed by the Federal government,
he has no part in the building of
the road. IF the auto tax remains
as now. he will contribute to road
extension and maintenance.
We cannot now see any rea-
son tor Congress to repeal this
particular section of the tax laws.