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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-07
PROPERTY To Be
RETURNED TO
ALIENS
BoraK Urges Prompt Action
on Bill He Introduces
in Senate

The $500, 100000 worth OF Ger.
man. Austrian and Hungarian prop
erty held by the alien property
custodian since its seizure in 1917
would be returned to the German
owners under bill introduced in
the Senate this afternoon by SEN
ator Bofah Rep) of Idaho.
Borah urged the Senate to take
early action on the bill Ills de-
mand was supported by Senator
King Dem.l of Utah, who has in
troduced similar bills at every ses-
sion of Congress- since the end Of
the war.
Borah declared the seized prop
erty should be returned because
American claims against Germany
were protected by the Paris pact.
with an agreement entered for
the settlement of American claims
there is no longer any need to hold
this property" said Borah. 1.-THE
time has come to release It and to
get rid Of the allen property institu.
ton as a matter Of self-respect z
The bin was referred to the Sen,
ate Foreign Relations Committee
1f which Borah is chairman.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-07
RECORD INSURANCE IS
SOUGHT BY REALToR

Application for what is believed
to be the largest life insurance
policy ever issued in this city. il
not in this section Of the country
has been made by Francis ,.
Lukens, q local real estate operator
to the international Life Insurance
Company Of ST. Louis. Mo-. through
Edward Strohecker, Inc. local
agents for the company.
The Stroheclxer firm. which only
recently has been appointed repre-
sentatives OF the insurance company
in this city, has started with an
unusual record, having written. DUR
Ing the month Of January. $642 900
in life insurance. This figure leads
the entire United States for the
month OF January Tor this insurance
company, which, Mr.. StroheclEer
claims, is the fastest growing life
insurance company west Of the
Mississippi River
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an airship could destroy a battle
ship.
wilbur Went too Far.
Wilbur also told the COMMITTEES
that President Coolidge. was op
posed to an independent and unified
air service, such as Mitchell has
long advocated.
Efforts to confirm this view at
the White House today met with
failure, and it was plainly intimated
that Secretary Wilbur went too
far in speaking for the President,
who has never, publicly at least.
committed himself on the question
Of an unified air service.
This was responsible for reports
that President Coolidge Is not
pleased with Secretary Wilbur's
conduct OF the affair.
Boards Report Displeases.
In fact, the president is reported
to be highly displeased. He per
sonaIly ordered an investigation
last September to determine the
relative value Of aircraft and sub
marines, as opposed to battleships,
in national defense.
1t was conducted by the general
board Of the navy, all Of whom are
ANTI Mitchell" and while its re-
port has never been made public,
it is known that 1t indorses the
capital ship as still ''the backbone
of national defense"
The board sent its report to
President Coolidge ten days ago,
and the Presidnet sent 1t back to
the board with request for ad-
ditional information on aircraft,
which was rather belittled in the
report.
The board is now trying to re-
vamp II to meet the points raised
in the Presidents mind.
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where. in some part Of the world,
the promised sign had appeared.
1T may be seven days and it may
be longer" he explained last night
to the few curious persons gathered
about him on the lawn in front OF
his Takoma Park hut. before the
signs become visible to US here
But they viii come and we will ser
Christ coming to earth from the
heavens in all his splendor."
ApIin kept his vigil as he hal
promised Through the early eve,
ming he remained In ,his room en-
gagged in prayer and scripture read
ing. Shortly before midnight he
appeared, bareheaded, on the lawn
outside the house.
To the reporters and the curious
who had gathered to be with hin:
at "the end" Anlin spoke coHrte.
Ously and then earnestly began to
discourse on his belief.
One Follower Faithful.
Only one of his former followers
was in the crowd.
AS midnight neared, both the be.
levers and unbelievers anxiously
watched the heavens in silence.
But only full moon rode in the
cloudless sky.
The watchfu1 waiting continued
until almost ] o'clock.
Then. Aplin, pulling himself to.
gether, gave his explanation that
the sign had appeared somewhere.
He then went to his house and 70
bed.
A second Rowenite meeting was
held at 312 ID street northeast, at
1.-THE home OF ]. T. Hickman. Here.
with no leader to explain away the
failure Of the world to end. the dis
illusionment and regret was great
est.
Movement Costly Here.
In all the Rowen prophecy is
said to have cost the followers OF
the prophesy in Washington APP
proximately $4,000. This amount
was given to the movement through
the sale of property and the
abandonment Of well.paid positions
by members OF the faith.
Several of the Rowenites, after
stalking much of their personal
property on their belief, recently
became doubteRs. and turned back
to their work to recoup their
losses.
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of times. but the next day we
began TO get worried and his
brother set out to Iook for him.
''I was at the door when FIoyd's
brother came back long bout
dusk. He says: Well, Ma, Floyd's
got a-caught.
Yes" I says eand they'll never
git him out.
Mrs. Collins planned to remain
at the cave until r1ightfaIl and
she aims to be there when they
reach Floyd, IF ] can anyway
work to do it. !"
If Floyd is dead, Mrs. Collins
said, the coveted funeral will be
held at Mammoth Cave church and
burial will be in Mammoth Cave
Cemetery where his brother, Jim,
is buried.
That's what Floyd would have
liked" she explained. He loved
the caves and he'd like best to
be put away among them.
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Society Tongues Wag
at Gracie-De Urbina
N1ptiaLs Report
Announcement Widow Will
Wed Youthful Chilean
Musician Stirs Smart
Circles

Again Washington society is agog
with expectancy. The reported an
nouncement that Mrs. Archibald
Oracle, prominent in New York and
washington society, viii marry Sig
noI Humberto Aguerre De Urbina,
prominent Chilean musician and
painter, furnished the principal topic
of conversation today in the Cap
itals smart circles.
Mrs. Oracle, it is stated, has an
nounced that her marriage to the
thirty-two-year-old Chilean will take
place in this city sometime in April
The social leader, widow Of Colonel
Archibald HGraeie, one OF the VIC
tins Of the Titanic disaster four
teen years ago, is said to be about
ten years older than De Urbina:.
Last July a marriage license was
issued in New York City to Mrs.
Oracle, whose home is at 1927 Six
tenth street, washington. and
young De Urbina. Under the law;
the license is valid for an indefi-
mite period
Mrs. Oracle Author
The license gave Mrs. Gracie's
age as forty-one and her occupa-
ton as authoresS.
De Urbina attended many house
parties at the Sixteenth street
residence. The Chilean was always
an attentive sutton, friends OF the
couple said, making frequent trips
between this city and New York
in order to be near his fiancee.
De Urbina is described as a
good-looking young man and q styl-
ish dresser. He has been in this
country less than two years, but
has found little difficulty In estab-
fishing himself in the social empty
rean.
Loses Her Money.
Mrs. Gracie,s life has been char
acterized by many vicissitudes Of
fortune. Her father. Colonel Otto
w. G. Shack, q native Of Copen-
hagen, was a wealthy stock broker.
Her husband, an army officer, H.
nancier and real estate broker, was
also well-to-do.
After her husbands death, how
ever, Mrs. Oracle startled her
friends by announcing she was
practically penniless, having lost
her possessions in a brokerage
failure.
In 1918 Mrs. Oracle sued her
son-in-law, Dunbar. Adams. son of
John Dunbar Adams, the chewing
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-07
SENATE FIGHTS
BOOST IN MAIL
RATES
Opponents Of Measure to Pro-
pose Sharp sIashes i,
House Bin Figures

The Senate today accepted the
challenge Of the House over IN
creased postal rates.
With Indications pointing TO &c
ceptance BY the House early next
week Of the higher rates approved
by its postal committee, opponents
of the measure ia the Senate an
nounced they would propose sharp
slashes when the bin comes over
to the Upper Chamber for con
sideration.
Publishers Protest.
The original Senate postal rare
ana salary bill was refused BY the
Hol,se which brought out meas
IRE 81 its own, greatly increasing
rates. The added revenue In the
House bill over the Senate was
estimated 1T $50, 600, 900. The boosts
III rates were added to absorb sal.
ary advances to workers.
one Or the heaviest increaaeg Ia
the House measure was In second
class rates, newspapers and n1ag3
zines. Publishers said the House
rates would produce less revenua
than the lower Senate proposals
BY driving publications ont Of e E
mails.
Alien Sentiment Strong.
Opposition ID the alien depOrta
tion bin which cropped out IN the
House immigration COMMITTEES ard
led to minority report against
the bill has grown since it, pressEl.
tation to the House.
The fight against IL now seems 20
formidable that House Republican
leaders have failed to include it
among the measures given preca-
dence. and committee members VIII
sponsored it said today there Wis
little prospect for it's passage ~
the House 1T this session.
Ever should they get Il through
the House, they assert, there is no
reasonable ground for believing il
could be pushed through the Sen
The senate,s chief attack VIII
lbe directed at second class rates
Senator eddie (H.l Of Nevada al
nounced he would carry the night
by reintroducing his second class
rates, two cents q pound for the
I1FSL TWO ZO4HC4s tlNcE NSAAA1 -
the third. four cents for the fourth.
fifth and sixth zones. and eighE
cents for the seventh. eighth and
ninth zones. The House commit
tee established but three zones
making the rates three six arr.
nine cents, respectively.
Coolidge For House BiII
Spurred by the White House an
nouncement that President Coolidge
. fayors the House bin over the
Senate,s. Senator Sterling Hl 0s
South Dakota. predicted the uppet
chamber would accept the H0uss
/ bill.
I'm view OF the Presidents -
titude feel certain the Senate
, now win approve the House bill
! which would bring in greater rev
enue to take care Of the salary IN
lcreases, said Sterling. The Senate
defeated move by Sterling which
would have incorporated In tbs
original bill rates substantially
Identical with those proposed IN
| the House.
"A poll Indicated that Democrats
and Progressives again wouiu
stand firmly against higher rates.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-07

NENE

HERE ARE A FIcW OF THE NEW
WANTS APPEARING IN TODAY'S
CLASSIFIED SECTION:
cAT-Lost: gray and black tiger;
reward offered
ARTISTIC painting. papsrhanginEs
9Th ST. N. w.-Two large rooms.
kitchenette: unfurnlshed: reason
able
EYE ST. N. w.-Brick garage for
cars; $500 month.
COOK second: must be experieaeed;
apply.
EMPLOYED mother with child S
years old: desires unfurnished
rooms and board.
SEWING MACHINE-Taiior model:
prosperity pressing machine. 1924
model for sale.
GLASsEs-Lost. she'll rim. in ease;
reward offered.
2sRD ST., WASHINGTON CIRCLE
Three large. nicely furnished
rooms. vacant Feb. 18th; adults;
FORD COUPE = 1895; modernly
equipped; terms.
MODERN new home In 3. q, only
$3.50; colonial type; porChea, biz
yard. wide alley; easy terms
rOR FURTHER DETAILS TURN n
THE CLASSIFIED AECT1O&s
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ONLY HOPE
BURIAL
RIGHT
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act that after trip into the pass
age in the early morning hours OF
Thursday, he declared rescue by
that means was impossible and that
he would not make another trip
into the passage where it was "a
''10-to-1 shot man would never
come out alive"
Had Their Chance.
1t was Geralhs who directed the
early rescue efforts and who said
who should and who should not
make trips into the passage. With
the arrival Of State forces, he was
relegated to the background with
Collins brother, Homer. They. had
had their chance Of effecting res
cue, the State believed, and had
failed.
Then Geralds and Homer Collins
adjourned to the neighboring hill
side and there, while State forces
worked below, talked to groups OF
cronies gathered about them and
told how they WOULD have brought
Collins out and how the new
methods would serve only to jar
down tons Of rock on the victim
and CRUST out his life.
Many listened to this line of
talk. and wave of unrest, Of
lack OF sympathy with these
strangers who had come In and
taken possession OF their native
hills and caves was rising rapidly.
Slipped Past Guards.
The climax came when Geralds
slipped past the guards and, tear
ing away O canvas sealing the inner
entrance to the passage placed
there to protect Collins from gas
that might filter In, made his way
along the tunnel to an undeter.
mined point. He was ordered out
and then told to keep away from
Sand Cave.
Homer Collins came under the
same ban and immediate arrest Of
any other fomenters OF trouble was
threatened by Denhartit.
There was q hint Of rain In the
dawn today and workers were cast
ing anxious eyes skyward. Thus
Tar ideal weather has prevailed. hus
q rain would turn the pit where
work Is in progress into q bog and
materially hamper operations.
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new entrance to which lies less
than mile from Sand cave. q
Some OF the arms of Mammoth
cave. 1t is generally admitted, must
terminate within half a mile of tho
living tomb
To bear out Funkhouser's opil.
ions are the tales OF neighbors Of
Collins former explorations. Once.
they say, he told OF remaining I'M
foreground for four days and four
nights, twisting and sQuirming
through narrow passages until at
length he came out in a corn field
eleven miles away.
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gum magnate, for the recovery OF
her daughters estate of 100000
Mrs. Oracle claimed that her
daughter made q will naming heI
sole beneficiary, and that the in.
strument was locked up in the
writing desk Of New York Hotel,
The hotel was illegally entered, she
said, the writing desk broken open
and the alleged win distracted.
A settlement was reached in the
case.
ing in New York and Bar Harbor,
Me-. since last summer, recently
returned to her Sixteenth street
home.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-07
Fairgrounds Open Soon

Twenty-six municipal Fairgrounds,
closed since December 81, will re-
open on March l, Mrs. Susie Root
Rhodes, supervisor Of Fairgrounds,
announced today. The two months
closing" period is necessary because
Congress appropriates funds for
salaries for only ten months ed ch
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-07
SOLDIER GIVEN 8 YEARS,
1000 FINE IN $1.70 CRIME

CHICAGO, Feb. STANLEY j.
Mcmahon, a private of Fort Sheri-
dan, who pleaded guilty in Judge
Cities court to forging four checks
totaling $1.70, has been sentenced
to eight years in the Federal
prison and fined $4,000.
McMahon's home is in Newport,
Tam
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-07

NEW YORK, Feb Up. A.
Shanor, of New York city, dictator
of the New York State lodge, Loyal
Order of Moose. has been elected
to the Supreme Forum at meet
ing of that organization at Moose
Haven at which Secretary Of LaboI'
James j. Davis presided.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-07
AssaiIant 81 Woman Fees

Anna M. Eiclxleberry 1926 C
street southwest. was grabbed from
behind and thrown to the sidewalk
at Twelfth and Ohio avenue north
west, last night, by white man,
she told police. Her screams scared
the man away, and he disappeared
through the Mall.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-07
Capt. f. n. Wilson Transferred

The War Department announced
today that Captain Francis II.
Wilson, now on duty at the Uni
versity of Oklahoma, at Norman,
has been transferred to the Uni
versity of Tennessee, at Knoxville,
as assistant professor of military
science,
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CONGRESS GETS
RENT BILL
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the decision in the case Of Peck
VS.. Fink, by the Court of Appeals
o. ;hu District, has rendered. cen
= -: fHr tenants in the District
intoleranls and immediate legisla-
ton for their relief is necessary.
Your committee recommends that
the bill be enacted into law without
further amendment"
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Stepnother's One Hope
Is That Collins Can
BE Put Away Right

CAVE CITY, KY, Feb. LA
little gray-l1aired woman, clad in
the black calico Of the housewife Of
this vicinity, leaned over the guard
ran Of shaft being drilled into her
native Kentucky hills today-looked
It the yawning pit which busy
workmen and modern tools were
digging ever deeper and deeper
gwayed as tears dimmed her eyes
and collapsed above the spot where
Floyd Collins lies in living tomb.
She was Mrs. Jennie Collins, step
mother OF Floyd. It was her first
visit 70 the cave where Floyd has
been imprisoned seven days.
Mrs. Collins was carried from the
Cave by a physician and soldiers
and revived in a Red Cross tent
erected near the scene.
She had completely recovered
within two hours and, standing on
the hillside overlooking the pit, the
soft Kentucky breeze warmed by a
0ummer-lile sun tanning wisps of
faded, greying hair about a fur
rowed. careworn face, she told the
story of Floyd Collins, OF his life.
Of his work and Of her own hopes
and her fears.
Believes Him Dead
She believes Floyd is dead. She
has no faith in these modern "doo-
dads" which strange men are
bringing into her country to try to
rescue her boy. These things are
new to her and people of these
parts take unkindly to strangers
and new ways.
He only interest now lies in
bringing out Floyd's body so 1--WE
can put him away right" 1t
seems to take precedence over the
question Of life and death and for
some reason as she talks one
gathers that this is one of life's
most important things-to be put
away right"
Wed all feel so much BETTER
she said. eff. we could just know
that Floyd has been put away with
q preacher talkin'-just to think
Of him lynn down there for ages
and ages-don't you think that
would be lovely If we could only
DO that?"
Hopeless from First
Mrs. Collins has had no hope
that Floyd would be rescued since
the first day she knew he had been
trapped.
1.-THE man walked up to our door
and told me Floyd was a-caught,' -
she will tell questioners.
Yes. and says" she goes on,
they'll never git him out
Floyd had a premonition of the
accident, she said-had dreamed
Of being caught in a cave with
people "a-clawin' at him.
This was just the day before
he set out from home TO go into
the cave which may become his
tomb.
HE come down in the mornin',"
Mrs. Collins said. land said to me:
LOT Ma. got three days more
work in that cave. and Lor'! How
wish it was over. been a.
dreamin' of bein' caught in some
rocks and some men a-clawin' at
me-"
''And 1 says to him: You stay
home here today. We amt got
no wood chopped and we need
you here
Chopped Her Wood.
well, sub, that boy he went
down behind the house and
chopped up a whole pile of wood
why we just used the last of il
today.
"But he was set on a-goin' and
along about 10 O'Clock he went
away.
'gThat night he didn't come back
but ! didn't think nothin' Of that
He's been away that long loads
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D. C. PROPHET OF DOOlNSDAY
IS LEFT ALONE

group OF doom-woOers waited ana
prayed Still others were scattered
about Long Island, the interior OF
the continent and in the West.
About Reidt's home stood q crowd
that at times was well above the
hundred mark. It came to laugh,
but instead it had little difficulty
keeping its nerves conbed down in
place. The seriousness Of the
apostles followers was bit dis
concerning. 1T made them fidgety,
because their jibes could not shake
the faith Of Re;dt in his prediction.
Midnight was the hour when. &C
cording to Reidt, the Saviour would
make known his presence in the sky
as preliminary to gathering the
$4,000 destined to be transported
to Heaven upon cloud and wait
ing them away from a planet that
would be at once a bog, q glacier,
a huge pest house, and other things
horrible.
has done for thousands of years.
There was to have been tiny,
foamy cloud friSking about the
moon as the first sign Of the big
crack. This, If you believe the
apostles followers, was to have
been followed by other clouds that
would warp themselves up to the
Reidt home, let the chosn get
aboard and take them to Heaven
via Hollywood, San Diego and
Jupiter.
Midnight found not a cloud in
the Heavens. The atmosphere was
az clear as mountain water.
Blinking stars had no vapors to
pierce.
The moon was of the kind that
turns lovers heads. 1t Was
beauteous night.
Five past midnight and no cloud.
Half after. One o'clock.
At two Reidt gave it up as q
bad Job. He toasted his Wet
socks before the stove In his bare
home. He confessed having seen
no godly signs.
The movie men spoiled 1t all,
he grumbled, taking pictures and
lighting up his place with flares
and defiling It with devilish
But, he frightened. doom has six
more days to make good.
End Comes for One
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Feb. t.
After an all-night vigil spent in
prayer, the little band of faithful
Reformed Seventh Day Adventists.
vainIy waiting for the end Of the
world. dispersed to their homes to-
day, their faith in prophets shat
tered and grinlly ready to take up
workaday tasks after just getting
a glimpse of the Elysian fields.
the walls of Jasper and the gold
streets of Paradise.
IT still believe in God, but I'm
not certain about the prophets"
one man declared. THE end Of the
world Is coming soon, but I'll never
believe another human being who
says he speaks with the tongue OF
prophecy.
John r. Kinper, one of the little
handful of faithful here, realized
his hopes. The lend of the world
came for him. Death came as he
was sitting beside his wife, both
heads bowed in prayer in the bar.
rem and denuded home.
Mrs. E. H. Frey, local prophecies,
could not be found today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-07
CHINA FOLLOWS y. s.
OUT OF OPIUM FARLEY

GENEVA. Feb. THE Chinese
delegation today withdrew from
the International Opium Confer
ence, following the withdrawal yes
.erday of the United States.
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MITCHELL CHARGES DENIED
BY CAPT. JOHNSON
wilbur Went too Far.

81 aIrahip could destroy a battle-
Evening star., 1925-12-04

and propaganda, stir up as much
trouble as Is possible for Great Britain
in that part of the world. The cor
respondent declares the Turkish army
is well trained and disciplined along
the German model and that it is well
equipped. except that 1t is lacking in
heavy artillery and tanks.
The Turks are said to be spending
large sums on arnaments and making
feverish efforts TO create an air force.
The German junker company has
erected an airplane factory at Eski
Shehr, and every possible means is
being adopted to raise funds to buy
aircraft. There has been considerable
troop concentration north of the
Brussels line. and it is reported that
four infantry divisions and one cav
airy division are in that area.
The correspondent says he gained
the impression during discussions with
well informed Turks that the Angora
government would accept the line of
the lower Zab River as a compromise
frontier.
Evening star., 1925-12-04

Lady Simpson, an English heiress,
has perfected a non-infilmmable mos
quito netting which is said to he alb
Solutely insect proof