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Every Car Backed b.
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Public

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1883 LTNWOOD N. w.

Apartment of four large rooms and
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A bargain at SOS; heat, electricity,
Ras and phone included. Adams I194.
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MARINE CORPS
CHANGES

Col. Harold C. Snyder, Marine
Corps. has been ordered from duty
with the first brigade OF Marines
in Haiti to duty with the Philadel-
phia Marine Barracks. according 70
information received from the head
quarters of the Marine Corps.
Capts. Robert w. Williams and
John j. Haley have been trans
ferred to the retired list on ac-
count of physical disability. re-
sulting in the promotions of First
Lieuts. Jesse "A. Nelson and Fred
s. RobilIard and Second Lieuts.
Everett III. Clark and Horace g.
Bushey.
Pay Clerk Herbert H. Wood has
been placed on the retired list, and
Second Lieut. Delbert d. Spangler,
with naval hospital in the District
of Columbia, has been ordered be-
fore retiring board.
Second Lieuts.. James A. Dono-
hue, G. X. Frisbie, Donald M.
Hamilton, Matthew G. Horner,
Lawrence Norman, Earl H. Phillips,
Paul A. Putnam, James M. Ranck,
Presley NJ. Rixey, and Laramie u.
Snead. who have just received con-
missions in the Marine Corps have
been assigned to the Marine Bar
racks at Norfolk, Va.
Major Randolph Coyle, now on
duty with the Marine Corps schools
at Quantico, Is expected to be Sc
lected as the captain of the rifle
and pistol teams of the Marine
Corps for this year.
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most generous array of them because we
have provided for the young stout woman and
the woman of more mature figure. Also for the
short stout figure. Georgette afternoon frocks.
Others for less formal of faille (plain
brocaded), fiat crepes or printed crepe de chine.
In distinctive one-of-a-kind styles and the most
becoming of the Spring coors.
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0. K. CONGRESS
AK ADVISORS


Members Of Congress- may legally
Inspect income tax returns Of tax.
payers represented by them az at
torneys. Al. W. Gregg, solicitor OF
the Bureau OF Internal Revenue,
ruled today.
Although the law prohibits mem.
berg OF congress from acting as
agents or attorneys In the prosecu-
ton Of claims against the govern
nent, this provision does not apply
In the case OF inspection OF tax re-
turns. according to Gregg
The decision was made at the re-
quest OF Congressman who de
sired to examine the return Of a
deceased client, In order to pre-.
pare will Gregg held that auth.
orized representatives OF taxpayers
may inspect returns upon "a show.
Ing Of material interest which will
be affected by information con-
tanned In the return"
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Practically every new coat fashion is represented.
Sleek straightline models, bound to add to your
height and create the illusion of senderness you
desire. Others with just enough flare to give
smartness without detracting from your height.
Beautifully tailored of fine orsheens tweeds twill
sheen and tweed mixtures. Most of them trimmed
with soft Summer fur. All carefully lined with
silk. Sizes 421a to 52l2-incuding number for
the short, stout woman.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-16
MINNEsoTANs HOLD
ELECTION OF OFFICERS

The Minnesota Society OF Wash
ington elected officers for the
coming year at a meeting at Ward
man Park Hotel last night. Fol-
lowing the meeting there was an en-.
tertainment and dance.
Those elected were: Miss Bede E.
Johnson, president: Allen J. Fur
low, vice president; Elwood J. Way.
secretary: E. A. Hohlt, treasurer,
and W. M. Morell. chairman of the
executive committee.
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'.klDNAPED" CHILD
TAKEN ACROSS PACIFIC

NEW YORK, March 1e.-John s..
Ogden, who kidnapped his nine,
year-old son, Jack, from The home
Of his wife. East Orange, TWO weeks
ago, while the boy was under quar-
antine, is on his way to Australia
with the boy, according TO Chief Of
Police O'Neill. OF East Orange.
Ogden and his wife had been sep
arated. When he learned the boy
had measles he insisted upon having
the boy examined in New York. He
left with him and never returned.
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YOUNG PEoPLE Is UNION
or DISTRICT 70 MEET

The Methodist Protestant Youne
Peoples Union Of the District #
Columbia and Northern Virginia
will meet in the North Carolina
Avenue Methodist Protestant Church
Friday night under the auspices OF
the Young Peoples Union Of Balti.
more
The Union Ii composed Of 10
Christian Esndeavor societies, and
has a total membership Of 1000
Election OF officers will be held.
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city. Walker will leave Cincinnati
the following day for st. Peters
burg, Fla.
En- route, the mayor will stop at
Atlanta to pay his respects to
Major John s. Cohen, who was his
host on his last trip South. In
Florida, Walker win visit the base
bali training camps of the New
York Giants and the New York
Yankees.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-16
BANK HELLER SHOOTS
sELF DEAD At WORK

PHILADELPHIA, March t.
sitting on his high stool In his
cage at the Philadelphia Savings
Fund Bank here, where he was en-
ployed for years as teller, John
Bertolette, SO, shot himself in the
head today and died few minutes
later at jefferson Hospital.
Bertolette had been i'll. He Is
survived by his wife and two chill
dron
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COSTA RIGA IN MOURNING
FOR 24a XII 81 IN WRECK

SAN JOSE. Costa Rica, March
16.costa Rica ii IN public mourn.
Ing for the victims Of Sundays
train wreck
Numerous funerals are being held,
bit undertakers were not prepared
for such catastrophe and the
supply Of coffina has run short
Public organizations have started
subscriptions for the relief Of the
families of the killed and injured.
The newspapers place the death
list at 24S.
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GREECE PLANS TO BORROW
$40, oOo, 900 FROM ITALY.

z LONDON, March 1.-THE Greek
government Is planning to borrow
$10,00O,O00 In Italy, q dispatch
from Athens said today.
The loan II to be Hoated in italy.
as result OF the loan of so, 900 .0O9
granted to Italy in the United
States.
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N. Y. MAYOR TO SPEAK
TO CINCINNATI IRISH

NEW YORK. March j6.--Mayor
James J. Walker leaves tonight for
l-Cincinnati. where he will speak to-
morrow night at dinner Of the
! Friendly Sons Of st. Patrick. of that
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MYSTERIES OF EGYPT"
1. w. ROGERS TOPIC

Two lectures will be delivered this
week by L. w. Rogers, president of
the National Thesosophical Society,
If the Playhouse, 1914 n ST. n. w
The first will be Friday night, on
sThe Mysteries and Wisdom or
Egypt" and the second Saturday
night on "Earth's Next Civiliza-
ton
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s GRE
IS ACCUSED

NEW YORK, May 1S.-Charges
of drunkenness, cowardice and neg
lect Of duty made by some of the
passengers against the crew Of the
Clyde liner Seneca, 2 which
grounded fifteen miles or Miami,
were emphaticalIy denied today by
Arthur w. Pye, passenger traffic
manager of the Clyde line, and
Ebert B. Kip, travelling passenger
4 statement making the charges
had been signed by Is passengers
and given out to newspaper men
when the passengers arrived here
today.
There is not a grain of truth
in the assertions" said Pye. 1t
is significant that out of 235 pas
sengers, only is signed the state
ment."
One hundred and eighty-three Of
the passengers who were taken OH
the Seneca when she grounded ar
rived here by special train today.
The statement, which bore the
signatures of the Is passengers, fol
lows:
Miami, Fla, May 16, 1925.
ITO whom 1t may concern:
I'VE, the undersigned, being pas
sengers on board the steamship
Seneca, bound from Miami to New
York, leaving May 15S 4 p. M, from
Miami, hereby certify that the fol-
lowing statements are true, in the
affair OF the Seneca being in a
sinking condition on the night of
Nav Is and 16, and passengers
being removed in lifeboats. to wit:
81. Liquor was sold in open on
the Seneca.
"2 A portion of the ships crew
were under the influence of liquor.
'3. Men were taken ashore on
large tugboats, while many ladies'
were forced to use small boats. The
first boat contained men.
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SENATE To ACT
ONPENS|O|Vs

The Administration civil service
retirement bill probably win be
passed by the Senate tomorrow.
1t was slated to be considered by
the Senate today, but at the last
minute the leaders decided to post
pone action until the Senate Civil
Service Committee could go through
the formality OF passing upon the
measure as enacted by the House
yesterday.
Senator Stanfield. chairman of the
Senate Civil Service Subcommittee,
will place the House bill before
the Senate when it convenes to-
morrow. He will offer as sub.
stitute, however, the Stanfield-
Lehlbach bill, carrying the 1900
maximum annuity which the Senate
civil Service Committee favors.
1900 Here Affected
More than 1900 local retired en-
ployes in Washington are await
ing the increase in the annuities
that would result from the passage
Of the legislation, which will go
into effect with the new fiscal
year July 1.
AhS OAAb dS pdSSSO ny Tic 11OuSC'
is based upon the recommends
tons OF the Budget Bureau, fol-
lowing rejection by the Admins
tration of the original Lehlbach
bill.
The measure provides general
increases In the annuity rates, with
a maximum of 81 1000, based on a
salary of $1,000. The contribution
of the emDlovaa Ia Increased from
IA to 3h per cent and, as re.
suit Of this increase, the bill will
cost the Government $29, 900 a
year less than the present retire
ment law.
Retirement ages remain un-
changed, with the limit at 20 years
for the average employees. No
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In 4 further effort to break up
the practice Of Commissioner Fred
erik Al. fleming Representative
Ernest w Gibson Of Vermont.
chairman Of the House District
Subcommittee, ii charge q the
Penang investigation, today il.
trodpesd. three bills III tlle House.
These bills would rest ct Fens
ming practice ii civil lunacg
ease they are designed 10 sup
plenien bill sent u TIE Sem
ate today following tie passage
late yesterday 81 the House which
would wreck Esnning's practice
among insane veterans Of the
world war.
Puts Limit on Guardians
Representative GIbson's three
bills are as follows:
TO prevent appointment by the
courts, as committee or trustee, Of
any person now acting as guardian
for as many as five insane persons.
10 prevent appointment OF guar
dian for more than five INDECENT
children at one time.
To prevent any person acting as
IL guardian for the estate OF more
than five infants or other wards.
Representative Gibson also intro
duced bill to prevent the shack
ling OF prisoners at the District
WOrk-house.
District work-house officials tes-
titled that prisoners must be
|chained to prevent escaping. The
Gibson bill provides that any per-
son who escapes or attempts to es-
cape from police officer or q Pc
nal institution while in lawful GUS
tody shall be imprisoned for five
years.
This Is designed to bring about
the removal Of prisoners who have
attempted to escape from the work
house to Federal penitentiary.
The House District Subcomnit-
tee was In executive session for a
short time today to discuss propo-
sails for legislation to correct exist
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NEW GOVERNOR GENERAL
SELECTED FOR CANADA

OTTAWA, Ontario, May H.
From most reliable semi-official
source it was announced today that
as the result Of communications be-
tween the Canadian and British
government, Viscount Wellington
would succeed his excellency Lord
Byng as governor general OF Can
ada.
An official government statement
on the subject would be made short
", governments officials said.
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/ D R [ St fires
SWEEP MINI.
d Internaslonal News serylee

~ International News Service
DULUTH, Mimi. May 1S.-Eighty-
four forest fires today were sweep
ing over timber and cut-over lands
in five northern Minnesota areas,
comprising more than 100000 acres.
Eighteen of the fires are beyond
control.
Confronted by the most serious
fire situation that has arisen in
years, forest rangers and volunteer
fire fighters battled valiantly in an
effort to halt the advancing fire
monster.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-05-18

Table-tipping seances at the
White House for President Cool
dige and horoscope readings for
members Of the Senate were de-
clared to Be regular occurrences
when the Judiciary subcommittee
Of the House District COMMITTEES
resumed hearings today on the
bill to prevent fraudulent me-
diums from operating in the Dis
trict.
Harry Houdini, ahandcuff king, z
was the chief witness at meet
ing which broke up IN near riot
rs local spiritnalists stormed the
eomnittee table in an effort to
defend themselves against bis
charges.
nSpEEit Vcfe1 shown %
Houdini reVegna the methods
used BY spirituaiists in producing
ssplrit voices. He delivered splrit's
ssnssagss to Representatives Edith
11ourss Rogers. OF Massachusetts.
and william g. Hammer, Of North
Carolina.
The meeting was thrown into tar-
mol when Houdfni called to the
stand Miss Rose Mackenberg. an
investigator for him. to testify re-
garding readings given her yester-
day by Miss Jane Coates and
Madame Marcia here.
Miss Maskenberg testified, 7
went around and also was robbed BY
ten other people who told my for
tune.
Miss Mackenberg testified that
Miss Coates told her that table tip.
ping seances were regular occur
ances at the White House. She said
Madame Marcia told her that "aa-
most all the Senator'S came TO her
for readings. She named Senators
Capper OF Kansas. Watson OF In.
diana, Dill OF Washington. and
Fletcher of Florida as regular GUS
toners.
investigator Is Minister"
Miss Mackenberg declared scores
Of mediums and spiritualists had at
tempted to enroll her in the spirital-
istic church. She said she had
hbeen ordained a minister OF spirit
ualism six times at SIS each, with
authority ito marry and to bury"
Houdini delivered a savage attack
on washington clairvoyants, spin it.
ualists, mediums, PSYCHOLOGISTS and
palmists.
This Is the only place in the
United States where crooks or
clairvoyants are licensed for $25
and under the license can commit
blacl1mail or any crime under the
calendar where physical contract
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lITBREAK5
1T Poll
FEARED
By GEORGE h. HOLMES
InternatIonaI News Services

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, May Is.
More than ! million Pennsyl-
vaniaus marched to the polls To-
day to decide the bitterest and
most important State political
fight IN generation fight
that viii determine whether The
second largest State n the Union
i wet or drv. and At the Same
time determine the epnb lican
leadership of thu rucIE-rihbed ne-
publican stron hold which has
been disputed since the death 0f
ssB6ss Penr0se.
Record Vote Expected
A REGARD vote and hot time var
81 prospecE this morning - the pole
opened. with cries Of fraud and
charges of doubles dealing and trick.
cry already resOunding from the
SchuyIlxill to the donongahela.
nv common consent, the verdict
goes with the Senatorahip hornfna.
ton, for which there are Tires con
tenders Senator George Wharton
Pepper backed BY the powerful
Mellon INTERESTS: Congressman VIII.
liam s. Ware, the boss OF Phila,
leIphia, and Governor Clifford Pin.
cn0t, the rebel reformer Or Key.
stone Republicans.
The trio represent every shade
OF prohibition thought. for Ware
Ii wet. wringing wet:' Pinch0t ID
dry, sbone-dry,p and Pepper repre-
sents what he and his hackers char.
acterize as the 1moderates element.
being neither very wet nor very
dry, but standing rather for the
law las is Their fight constitutes
the clearest-cut referendum on pro.
hibition that is afforded BY the OFT
year political contests.
Many Side Issues.
There are extraneous issues "a.
lore. Almost every dispute that can
be dragged into q primary arena
has been dragged into this fight
and the result is afsituation unique
in Pennsylvania political annals
nobody knows who Is going To
win. All are vociferously claiminG
Continued on Page 3. Column -
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z &
Dying Of cancer Of the stomach
and mentally unbalanced BY the
intense pain he has been suffer
| ing. with only the temporary SUR
cease that opiates have provided
since last December, William
Dean Ham, Washington inventor,
contractor, and single tax adyo-
cate, Is now the object of 3 fran
lie search being led 81 his wife,
lO skcl1lneas hs sluded yes
tsrday
Wires . The Tilnes
me first clae ID ~ Han
whereabouts came, afEsk Ill
night search, Ia D night letter BE
sent to The Washington Times from
FIorence, s. e.. and which reached
The Times today. Mrs. Ham be
Iieves her husband was en- III way
to Tampa, Fla, but fears lat his
illness was such that ne had to
aGt4NG LIS. bI6AAAA d. bAAAS k1AAAANAA Ng2AA
lima town. His condition is 50
critical that he may not live with
out expert care, she fears.
In his telegram to The Washing.
ton Times, Mr.. Ham speaks OF the
possibility that death viii overtake
him before the delivery Of the
message. It Is the rambling product
OF an apparently unbalanced mind,
and speaks Of fear that his family
would send him to st. Elizabeth'E
Hospital, here.
Sent Message From Train
The Western Union Telegraph
Co. told The Washington Times to.
day that inquiries made BIZ them
In Florence indicated that Mr.. Ham
was on the Florida bound Atlantic
Coast Line train which passed
through there at 500 this morning,
and that he dropped the message
without leaving the train.
Mrs. Ham and other relatives
had been keeping close watch on
the dying inventor for several
months at the Ham apartment In
the Kedrick, 1901 X st. ~. w.
About 10 o. clock yesterday morn
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-22
BAPTIST CHURCH
TOSTART SOON
Proctor and Dudley To
Begin Work on Struc-
ture This Week

Work on the new Baptist church here
will begin during the present week, Rev
2. ". Marshal, pastor, announced this
morning.
The structure, which is to be two sto-
ries, and a basement and is 10 cost moro
than $4,000 when completed, is to he
built by Proctor < Dudley Oh 4 cost plus
basis
The church, which is to be located at
Sixth and Elizabeth streets. was planned
under the supervision of thc Baptist Sun
day school board and includes the most
modern ideas for church plant The
plans call for 55 rooms, including the
main auditorium with a separate sot
of class rooms for each department ~
the Sunday school, inclucing an assem-
bly, room for each.
An organ loft will be built in the mair
auditorium and the organ possibly viii
be installed short time after the build
ing is completed.
The building is to be of brick and tile
construction with a concrete and steel
foundation. It II expected it will be ready
for use late this summer
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-22
SANTA FE TRAIN
GOES IN DITCH
Several Hurt in Accident
Bear Lubbock, Includ-
ing Trainmen
lRv The Associated Press }

LUBBOCK, Texas, Feb. 22.-South-
bound Santa Fe passenger train, Am
arllo to Sweetwater, went into the
ditch at Posey Switch, about IL miles
south of here at noon today. Several
reople are reported seriously injured
in meager advices reaching here. The
cause has not yet been learned.
Fl. r. Shelby, engineer; r. II. Todd
fireman; r. A. Rice, baggageman; and
The mail clerk whose name has not been
learned, were bruised and steam scald-
ed, but the extent of their injuries has
not Yet been determined. Shelby is now
in a local hospital, and is said to be in
critical condition. Others are not
believed so seriously injured. No pas
senEers were hurt.
The engine, baggage car express car
and two. passenger cars went into the
ditch and about 300 feet of rails were
torn UP. The engine turned completely
over and the four coaches were almost
demolished.
Ambulances with lungmotors and 9th
er equipment were rushed from here
ard a relief train was brought out Of
Slaton, division headquarters.