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The Washington times., 1925-11-20

mo. / precinct. stationed In front
OF the Fourteenth street entrance
to the willard Hotel yesterday.
arrested the two men.
According to the policeman,
Zeitler ran his car into him while
he was making room for some of
the crowded taxi's to get out Of
q Jam.
Goldberg, ii Ii alleged, became
angry at Zeitler's arrest. followed
the policeman toyth8 box and asked
to be locked up. His plea was
granted.
a crowd Of 200 gathered around
the policeman while he was making
the arrests and Jeered him.
Taxi drivers followed the police
man and his two prisoners to No. ]
precinct station, where they were
met by the captain. who asked
them why they din't walt until the
court had decided on the econces
sion" question. This plea aroused
the cab drivers to heated replies
and Fathers ordered them from
the station house.
The Washington times., 1925-11-20
N'|BER
70 HAVE
([AY
OPEN
b. G., However, Is Expected
to Get It's FuII Share Of
Consideration

The District Of Columbia prob
ably win not receive any time on
the floor Of the House until Jan
nary, it was indicated today.
The House rules provide that the
second and fourth Mondays in each
month shall be set aside for the
consideration Of District Of Colum
BIT legislation. but As the second
Monday ii December comes just 2
week after the House convenes, II
win Be impossible for the District
committee to organize and con-
slider local legislation ID time Tor
this day, as prescribed BY the
rules.
Fourth Monday Is Holiday
The fourth Monday In December
win come during the Christmas
holidays, and the House win not be
In session
The policy adopted BIZ the House
last year OF giving the District the
advantage of every Legislative cay
Hlk0NEG05 IL WN ~ kAAss4 n - $1,000
will be followed this year. 4 vas
stated
Last year Congressra Nicholas
LongV0rth, Of Ohio. then floor
leader. protected the Distrlctss III
ferests and personally SAW to Il that
the District was given its proper
time IN the House. AZ Speaker Of
the House, Congressman LOngWOrth
Il expected this year TO exercise
similar influence in behalf Of the
District.
TiIden IS Sympathetic
The new floor leader. Congress
man John @. Tilden, Of Connecticut.
also Is sympathetic toward the Dis
trict. and is expected to defend its
rights on the floor.
The House District committee VIII
be asked to prepare . list Of the
most important measures during
December, so that 3 legislative pro
gram may be ready for the first
District day in january.
The Washington times., 1925-11-20
SEVEN ARMY OFFICERS
TO ASSIST GEN, PERSHlNC

At the request of General John
J. Pershing, seven army officers
were detailed by President Coolidge
today to proceed to South America
for duty in the work of arbitrating
the Tacna-Arica boundary dispute
between Peru and Chile.
The officers detailed were: Col.
onel Francis j. Parker, Lieutenant
Colonel Arthur w. Brown. Lieuten.
ant Colonel Frederic M. Browne,
Major Robert M. Campbell, Major
Martin Shallenberger, Major Carey
Crockett and Lieutenant Colonel
Frank Pyle.
The Washington times., 1925-11-20
TRACTION co. STUDIES
NEW COL OBS EoR BUSES

New color schemes for buses
are being considered BY the Wash
ington Railway and Electric Conn
pany.
A bus painted buff and blue was
brought down to the District build.
ing today for the inspection Of
District officials.
With the idea of making passen.
gers more comfortable new type
of car also is being considered.
The rear wheels of the new car
are placed further back.
The Washington times., 1925-11-20
GETS 36O-DAY TERM
FOR CARRYING PISTOL

A. drunken man and a. loadc
pistol are g dangerous combination,
according to Judge John P. Nc.
Mahon, in Police Court, who today
sentenced Henry Burrell, colored,
to serve a term of $50 days in
Jail.
Henry. who was arrested In the
southeast section Of the city by
Policeman William v. Watts, de.
MED that he knew anything Of the
pistol. Someone must have put it
in his pocket while he was dead
drunk, he said
The Washington times., 1925-11-20
Promise Money Back
HARVEST FETE PLANS
BY CENTER COMPLETE

Plans have been completed by the
Community Center Department for
the Harvest Festival at Central High
Community Center Wednesday at 8
o'clock.
The occasion, which will be city
wide celebration of Thanksgiving,
will likewise feature the dedication
of the new cycloraIna curtain. Ed
gar c. Snyder will deliver the dedi-
catory address. Edith Athey will
speak. Marie Moore Forrest, Har.
old Snyder and Mrs. Edith III. !fun-
ter are in charge.
The Washington times., 1925-11-20
Z TAXI DRIVERS
FACE COURT
TODAY
First Outbreak of Independent
Drivers in WAR" Will Be
Threshed Out

Interested citizens and taxicab
drivers are expected to go to
Police Court today when two indie
pendent cab drivers will be ar
raigned as the result OF the first
outbreak in the taxi war
After the alteration late yester-
day afternoon when the two men
were arrested, the factions assumed
an air of quiet hostility without
disorder, Captain Colin Fathers
of First precinct declared today.
William Lee Zeitler, 737 Thirteenth
street northwest, charged with as
sault, and Isadore Goldberg, GIG
Twenty-third street northwest.
charged with disorderly conduct.
who were In the open break yes.
terday, will be arraigned today
Policeman G. w. Masenheimer OF
The Washington times., 1925-11-20
BAPTIST BODY PRAISES
POLICE RUM ACTIVITIES

A resolution was unanimously
adopted at the annual meeting OF
the Columbus Association Of Bap-
fist Churches yesterday. in the
First Baptist Church, Sixteenth and
o streets northwest, commencing
the courageous stand taken by
Commissioner Frederick A. Fenning
and Major Edwin B. Hesse, Super
intendent OF Police, with reference
to the enforcement unit in charge
of Captain Guy E. Burlingame.
The resolution called on all law
abiding citizens to support those
who are striving in great peril to
bring about strict enforcement Of
the Eighteenth Amendment.
The Washington times., 1925-11-20
Jardine Back at Desk

Secretary of Agriculture Jardine
returned to Washington today. He
attended live stock show at Kan
sas City and a convention of land
grant colleges of the country at
Chicago. Nelson A. Crawford,
chief Of the information bureau of
the department Of Agriculture, &C.
companied him on the trip.
The Washington times., 1925-11-20
FISHES LIKELY TO GET
MUCH MORE BOOZE

Destruction OF many thousand
bottles OF beer and whiskey, red
and Gavin is asked Of the District
Supreme Court today III b petition
filed BY United States Attorney Cor.
don.
With the wet goods their contains
ers. jugs. bottles and Jars, are also
to be destroyed IL an order of con-
defamation Is passed BIZ the court
The goods sought to be condemn
ed represent the gathering from a
number Of raids BY prohibition Of
ficers.
The Washington times., 1925-11-20
$4,000 EXPECTED TO SEE
LINcOLN-HOWARD GAME

Howard University and Lincoln
College officials announced today
that more than $4,000 people are ex-
pected to witness the Howard Lin
coin football game, at Philadelphia
Thanksgiving, November 26, Of
which number 10000 will journey
from Washington.
A feature this year will be the
students special train over the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad which will
leave the Union Station, November
20, at $3.50 a. m. Returning 1t will
leave Philadelphia November q at
5 a. m.
The Washington times., 1925-11-20
THE OH ATTIC.

The place IL old and dusty
And the toys are kind Of rusty,
But to me It's still haven.
For fond memories linger still
In the old deserted attic,
In q manner most emphatic
I'll admit i have Q eFRvtn'
To be playing there with Bill.
Now old BIN is big and ruddy,
But he's still my friend and buddy,
And sometimes when IL IL raining
And we've nothing much to do
We forget our ways errattc
And again we see our attic,
Then we cease our complaining
And our laughter blooms anew.
Fond memories I treasure
OF the hours spent In pleasure
When the rain outside was falling
And we played che whole day long
In Q kingdom known to boydOm
with eur soldiers and our toy drum
It'll we heard q voice q calling
Telling Bill to come along!
JOE n. HOLMAN.
The Washington times., 1925-11-20
COMMITTEE ARRANGES
DINNER FOR a. c. CARR

The committee to arrange tes-
timonial dinner for Arthur Carr, re-
firing secretary of the Board Of
Trade, to be held at the Willard
Hotel December at 7:30 o'clock,
was named by Frederick =. White,
chairman, today.
George Miller, Il. ]. Murphy and
George Pitt. complete the dinner
The Washington times., 1925-11-20
SUICIDE IS IDENTIFIED.
AS ]. F. McEACHERN

The man found dead in room
at 938 New York avenue northwest
yesterday was identified today as
James r. McEachern.
McEachern was fifty years old.
He was born in Scotland, and had
been in this country for twenty
years.
He was found by Mrs Frank de
Roose, proprietor Of the house,
where he had room. Coroner ].
Ramsey hewitt has issued a Ger.
tificate Of death by suicide.
The Washington times., 1925-11-20
WON IAN IN
RUSH FOR
POISON
argument Leads to Action
Which Doctors Think
Was Fake

Because she made q rush toward
some poison tablets last night
after an argument with Abraham
Shulman, her landlord, Mrs.
Sarah Schaffen, 1887 H street
northwest, is held for observation
at GalIinger Hospital tod q. "
against her will.
Schulman had warned Mrs.
Schaffer he wanted her to move.
She did not wish to go and last
night the two began an argument
which waxed warmer as the even
ing wore on. After midnight the
landlord called in Sergeant J. S.
Johnson and Policeman B. Lam
caster, of the Ninth Precinct.
Dashes For Poison
AS the police entered. Mrs. Schaf-
fer made dash toward the poison
and other members Of her family
and the policemen stopped her
She was taken to Casualty Hospital
for examination and transferred to
GaIlinger.
The woman protests she had no
idea of taking the poison and de-
clares she is being held unneces-
sarily and against her will.
Move Believed Bluff
She will be held at Gal1iuger by
order of the police for observation,
though physicians have found moth
ing wrong with her and believe she
made the Suicidal move only as a
The Washington times., 1925-11-20
WOMAN REPORTS OLD
DIAMOND RING CONE

A diamond ring that had been in
the family century is reported
missing by Mrs. Allen Mcdonald.
2s01 Cathedral avenue northwest
She suspects two eolored boys.
The ring is diamond cluster set
In gold and black enamel.
The Washington times., 1925-11-20

I Y OF
RAIQ)
STOCK
Frank w. Steck Used Name
of Ellie Sheetz to Get
Girls So, 800

| Using the name of Ellie Sheetz,
proprietor of the Martha Wash
ington Candy Stores, in connec-
ton with selling stock in the
Chautauqua Photograph Company,
Frank w. Steck, representing him
self as salesman and manager of
the concern in Washington, was
today found guilty by jury in
Criminal Court No. 2, Justice
Bailey presiding, of false pre-
lenses. Assistant District At
torney William H. Collins APP
peared for the prosecution.
Met Him In 1928
The complaining witness. Miss
Jane M. Ferguson, 9O5 N street
northwest. told the court and jury
that she met Steck in March 1928,
and that he asked her the follow
ing month to buy stock in the
phon6grapf -concern, claiming that
he was also the head Of the firm.
Miss Ferguson said she hesitated
about investing, but Steck insisted
that it was good thing and
would pay dividends in a short time
Miss Ferguson still hesitated, but
after informing her that Mr.. Sheetz
had invested $11 900 in the COM
pany's stock and was very much
pleased with it, she finally invest
ed, giving Steck April Z, 1928, 5000
in cash and followed up by giving
him. May IL, 1928, 81 400 more to
purchase stock with.
Miss Ferguson told the court that
the stock turned out to be Of no
value. And that Mr.. Sheetz in.
termed her that he never invested
one cent in the concern: that the
accused had approached him, but
that he never contemplated in
vesting.
Promise Money Back
Miss Ferguson said she had fire.
quently talked with Steck about
the matter and that he promised he
would return her money to her
which he failed to do. A sister OF
Miss Ferguson, Miss Mary Fer.
guson, of Spring Run. also invested
and gave Steck August 20, 1928 a
check for 1910. Steck was repre-
| scented by Attorney Philbrick Nc
Coy.
The Washington times., 1925-11-20

Captain John K. Christmas, Of
tn army ordnance department, Aber.
deem Proving Grounds. Md, will be
the speaker at a meeting of the
Washington section of the Society
of AutomotiVe Engineers at S:15
O'Clock tonight in the Cosmos Club.
The Washington times., 1925-11-20
Dancer to Be Hostess

Lettie Marie Barrett, danseuse,
will be hostess at the Masquerade
Frolic to be given by the Castle
Club on Thanksgiving Eve. Music
will be furnished by the Cas he Club
Saxophone Orchestra. Dancing will
begin at d. m.
The Washington times., 1925-11-20
BOOTLEGGIN'

BOOTLE G GIN
(By THOMAS FITzHUGH DAwSoH1
"Whuh my kusbGn' gone tOs
Deed, sab, 4 don ksaO1U;
Jes' Lef' hear dSs nsGaO1ti1s,
Nev' say sUhath he go.
"WhGt he do fer liVin'?
He ies' AUX GrOu1a,
Film in at odd jobs
Some place '1oGy dosC7s-tOsOSa.
dom knoO sOhut you mean,
sub,
Ain't no liclsuh heGk.
You de u. S. offer?
What you think keGhs
go on, search desc premises,
You sUon't find no cGsCm
All go time done s0Gsted,
OATS so, sHo's you bGscn.
''Hos0dy do, Mist EdsOdrd.
KmoaUd you'd be urost1';;
I'll sem right oatt and git it,
Take dis cheer>'1s set dOaOn."
The Washington times., 1925-11-20
THE CREDIT MANS CREDIT


Does the credit man get credit
In creditGbIe toGyf
Does he ever somewhat dread u
When he knos1s IT'S time to PGyf
Does he ever get the shiUers
Thru the patches on his pants
As he pays the doc for liVers
To be grated IN his GuMtsi
Does he turn the Shakespeare seller
From his ornamental door
Cause he hasn't paid the teller
He bought BGISGo from befoTef
Does he hare to count the pennies
On the day before he's paid;
Does he hook his boots and bef's1eS
For the Sunday LentomGdef
Does he GItCGys haze the dOlIGrS;
Does he Glt0Gys pay in cash
For his spifty shirts and collars
When he t1Gnts to make a splash
Here's the question: just said
To myself the other day
Does the credit man get credit!
HoD's his credit, Gnyt0Gyf
GENE BLOSSOM.
Maurice Bobbitt lives in Mt.
Washington, Mo-, but denies
being the man who started,
eyes, I'm going to bob it."
Willie Sleeper is a wide-awake
chap at Springfield, N. Y.
The Washington times., 1925-11-20
DISTRICT LEGISLATION FACES MONTHS |
'".Suicide" attempt Holds Her in Hospital
HgARn4t ogggn
~acaAzDeL-9 BY BILL PRICE sre y 81 oFi,cr
SHE KNEW HER HUBBY.

SHE KNEW HER HUBBY.
New Maid-There's . man at
the door who wants to come into
the house.
Mistress Did you ask for his
card3
New Maid-Yes, but he Just
laughed and then he kissed me.
Mistress-Let him come in,
that's my husband.
ROSE s. STREET.
A 49,
NOR TUAR y
Here rest the bones Of A. Brighter,
Who didn't die aA fighter,
But left his coupe
by the WrOEg way
Exit q ssIeft-hamded alighter."
JINGL1NG JACK.
This contrib, finds that the
person who gets out of his car
on the left hand side, right in
the face of oncoming traffic, is
q thoughtless bird.
A 49,
There was . fellow named De JOOf.
Standing up his head touched the roof.
To his sorrow one day
The roof gave way,
And now he 10 Just . graveyard spool.
HOFFMAN.
The Washington times., 1925-11-20

Fats" NcGarglc 1ays1
"Women just about excel at
everything no1o 'cept listen
ing to reason and sS0ina''Gisa
the English channel"
WOODY.
The Washington times., 1925-11-20

He was . great believer in hugging,
But IL at last brought him strife:
A much enraGed husband caught him
HuGKinG his (the huSband'gl wife.
REVENGE,
Evening star., 1925-10-11
By Aida S. MALkCS.

@ HERE are still miracles and
miracle shrines in this year of
grace 1925. and right here in
L the United States. What do
Evening star., 1925-10-11
How the Casket of Father Padilla
Rises From Grave Every 20 Years

more than likely three hundred and
fifty years ago. During all these cen.
turtles the tradition has been handed
down by word of mouth. There seems
to be no written historical reference
to it, but that is not strange, for at
best there is scant local record of
that most picturesque and important
period of conquest. 1t lives in the
traditions of a prehistoric people.
Finally, in our lifetime, came the
young Franciscan father, Pere Docher,
from the south of France, to take
up his charge in that vast domain
of the Catholic Church which was
then still a part Of Mexico. That was
a quarter of century ago. 1t
was more than 10 years ago that
Father Padilla's coffin came up the
last time. 1t was observed that the
boards above the grave were raised
by q pressure from beneath. They
were removed, and there lay the cof-
fin pushing through the earth, the
wood at last beginning to show the
effects of being buried all those years.
The coffin was lifted out and set be-
fore the altar.
II myself opened the coffin. which
1 do not believe had ever been done
before" Father Docher recounted,
washed the face and wounds of the
martyr, who appeared at that time
very natural, but of course he was muy
seco, very dry, and a little bit dusty,
also somewhat withered and brown.
1 turned the good father over and
there in his back We're the holes Of
the arrows"
Here followed some gruesome and
Evening star., 1925-10-11

men. You tell the Judge about it.
Come on"
Red watched them stow him in a
taxi. and remarked over the edge Of
the cockpit: "If you want to kiss your
little playmate good-by. you better
hurry"
Nope" answered Myrick. me and
Joe Pelly are square"
IT was nearly midnight. Stuffy John
son arose and stretched. Where
do you think that crazy little runt
has gone to, Red?"
Il dunno. He's all right. He'll
show up some time tonight"
We'll. I'm going to bed. G'night." "
me, too. Night
Red was awakened by Harry Myrick
shaking him by the shoulder. wake
up, Red. I got a surprise for vouI'
Red mumbled unintelligibly. wake
up, you poor slab head. an see what
I got! Come on, Dooley. get up on
-ha bed n tell him about it,
A long, warm, wet tongue took q
swipe at Red Luke's face, and he
sleepily fought 1t off. but the tongue
was irrepressible. Red sat up to
behold a reddish, blackish mutt puppy
facing him. tail humping the bed.
You remember that day at Long
Beach when ] told you about Pelly?"
demanded dauntless Harry Myrick
We'll, 1 got thinkin' about it. an
how we were sayin' that day that we
wanted dog, only we didn't have
any place to carry him. Remember
Il didn't want any dog" responded
Red stoutly. The pup pounced upon
him with fervid enthusiasm
Sure You did" said Harry. We'll.
today / felt SO darn good after /
cooked Pelly's hash-''
who cooked it?''
"Well-we did. But it was my idea,
anyhow. 1t was my imagination. But
I felt so fine-kind o. like I loved
Evening star., 1925-10-11

IN HERE are still miracles and
miracle shrines in this year OF
| grace 1925. and right here in
| L the United States. What dc
you say to the tradition OF q
| Spanish priest whose body has been
rising from the grave every twenty
years for the last three centuries?
| / had 1t from old Pere Docher him.
| self, gentle. charming little French
priest Of 1sleta, an Indian pueblo
| that nestles in n crook Of the Rio
Grande some fifteen miles south of
/ Albuquerque, y. Mex. Father Padilla
| has to he reburied every twenty years,
| ten feet deep each time and with great
ceremony. by the church and the In.
| dians of the pueblo.
His narrow coffin lies to the left
Of the altar. where King Albert of
Belgium stood when he visited the
place and took mass from Pere Do
cher. The boards dropped in place
by Pere Docher himself the last time
the old Spanish padre. saint and
martyr came up are once more start
ing. That is sign that Padre Pa
dilla is beginning to get restless
again.
What makes Father Padilla rise?
Quien sabe? These are no ghostly
visitations. no haunting appearances
around the scene Of his martyrdom,
but actual appearances in the materi-
allied body centuries after his death.
What does 1t mean? Here are the
facts Of the story as attested by the
old Catholic padre and the Indians
! of the pueblo.
Standing within the old. old church,
cool as cave, Its twelve-foot walls
| desert heat in which the little In
dian village fairly shimmered,
heard Pere Docher's version.
II had been here but five or si>
years." said Father Docher. "wher
| 1t came time for the good padre t,
rise. 1 can tell you all about it. There
are many things of which canno1
| speak, you understand" He locke,
| about quickly for a moment. There
violent shadows. But Of this l ma,
speak. Every one knows of it. Any
one in the pueblo among the older
| men will tell you of it. There art
plenty who have seen and remembe,
| WELL"
Father Padilla was one Of the early
, F,ranciscans who came with the
| conquistadores to Spain's new en-
| pire in the vast southwest. That he
| came with Onate in 1540 or there
| abouts seems probable. That was
a hard winter and the Spaniards made
the mistake Of raiding the friendly In,
dian villages which had promised
them cloth and skins to repair their
tattered clothes. and taking what
ever they wanted. A Spanish cap
tain looked too crdently on the wife
Of one of tho chief men In village
which had long since crumbled in
ruins.
! As a result there was trouble with
all the pueblos lying between Acoma.
to tho south, and Albuquerque, even
then a flourtshing pueblo. to the north.
The usually gentle agricultural peo.
pie Of the pueblos entered on state
Of warfare with the white invaders.
| X y X
DURING q siege Of Isleta, where a
church had already been built.
the good Father Padilla, who was
caring for the wounded and admonish'
ing the Spaniards to peace, was killed.
HIS back was pierced by two In
dian arrows. The Spaniards were
driven into the church for protection
There, with the help of the friendly
Indians who had remained with Them
they buried Father Padilla beside the
| altar.
it was at least three hundred and
Evening star., 1925-10-11

gealed. Face twisted. lips parted. he
took in that yellowish specter drawn
somehow from a grave at Penang
took 1t in with eyes that were round.
stark. unblinking.
Harry Myrick grinned at him, and
uttered a long-drawn, sepulchral. "Ha
nv ma "a, ,;, ha
lurch upward. whipping Pelly forward
in his seat; 1t lashed about. tormented.
In the sky
Somehow Pelly's confused, battered
senses came to realize that South
Haven was directly beneath him. He
dared to look around toward the pilots
seat once more, and found there Red
Luke's unconcerned face; that black
and-white checked helmet which he
had seen launched overheard. The
roar OF the motor died, and the field
came flooding up beneath them; then
the wheels were bounding along the
ground and the tail-skid was biting
into the earth. dragging them to q
stop.
Two men stepped up to the plane.
One of them pulled back his coat and
showed a police badge. Come on,
Pelly." he said. I'VE want YOU"
Pelly struggled In the belt until Red
Luke unfastened the catch; then he
arose and tumbled out into the arms
of the two officers, babbling inco-
herentiy, pointing.
HE seemed to go kind O. nuts in the
air." remarked Red. Acted like he
was seeing things. There are some
people that just can't stand flying
But he'll be all right after he's been
locked up while and has a chance
to think it over
Pelly. limp, hlubbering now, was
pointing skyward. up there. E.
up there, / tell you. Myrick
!. I saw him, tell you. :.
Up there. B. ;"