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The Washington times., 1926-03-11
FUND Bill
HEARINGS On

The last regular appropriation bill
OF the present session VIII be pre-
sented to the House next week, fol-
lowing passage Of the District ap
preparation bill.
The last measure, In accordance
with custom, provides for the legis-
latfye branch Of the Government, IN
GLIDING the Senate and House, the
Capitol, Library Of Congress, Gov
eminent Printing Office Capitol
police. and 0Eher legislative
branches.
Hearings on the bin now are Lear
ing completion before q subcOm
mittee OF the House Appropriations
COMMITTEES.
d ii Is expected that the bin viii
be passed by the House before the
close OF March.
While this WIN complete the list
Of regular appropriation bills, II y
likely that b second deficiency bill
win be presented TO the House to-
ward the close Of the session to care
for neede arising since the passage
Of the urgent deficiency bill.
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GHARLEST0 ON IS.
On At SHOW

Members 81 the Board of Trade
wiz be honor guests tomorrow night
at the Second Annual Industrial ~.
position now in progress at the
washington Auditorium under the
auspices OF the Washington Cham
Der OF Commerce.
Yesterday the fiftieth anniversary
OF the telephone was observed.
Last night was inventors night and
interest naturally centered around
the exhibit Of the local telephone
company.
The Charleston competition, held
in connection with the exposition
last night, attracted much attention.
The competition, which will be con-
Guided Saturday might. has been
divided into three divisions.
Among the prizes. offered Is q
permanent wave by q leading hair
dresser exhibiting In the exposition:
q silver loving cup to the best mala
"charlestoner,O and a radio set 70
child most adept at the dance.
Tonight is ARTISTS Night" The
Secretary Of the Navy and Mrs.
Curtis d. Wilbur are expected to
be present. Music will be furnished
by the u. s. Marine Band. The
handiwork OF local artists win be
given special emphasis. A. room on
the second floor has been set aside
for an exhibit Of paintings and
acXalntIP0
The Washington times., 1926-03-11
To TAKE
STAND AGAIN

A favorable report by the House
District Committee on the GasQue
bin providing for election Of the
District Board Of Education win be
followed immediately by the intro
duction of q bill giving the board
complete control OF the local pub
lie school system. It was announced
today by Representative Allard II.
GasQue, OF South Carolina.
Hearings on the election bill will
Be continued at 8 o'clock tonight
III the House Office Building by the
elective franchise subcommittee OF
the House District Committee, Of
which Representative Frank r. Reid
OF Illinois L. chairman. DR.. Frank
w. BalIou, superintendent Of
schools. will resume the stand.
Doctor BalIou appeared before
the subcommittee Tor more than
two hours : last night. He was
closely questioned regarding every
phase of the public school situation
In washington. Doctor Ba1Iou
stated that fully 80 per cent of the
difficulty encountered in public
school administration in Washing
ton Ii due to the lack Of authority
OF the board to act Ia certain mat
ters.
The Washington times., 1926-03-11
CO
GE!LEBRAT Is

washington celebrated the fiftieth
anniversary Of the telephone LAST
night, and the cheering could be.
heard Tor blocks. due 30 8 new
simplifying device.
The biggest celebration OF all
naturally. was ct the City Club,
where 100 employees Of the ghes-
apeake and Potomac Telephone
Company assembled to honor the
memory O9 the late Alexander Grar
ham Bell, whose ingenuity resulted
in their getting Jobs IN modern
office building on Tnirkeenth Street,
occupied BY the telephone company.
Al touch Of real revesry was added
To the occasion BY q huge birthday
cake, more than two feet high and
five feet In diameter. Fifty candles
gloWed upon the gargantuan pastry.
j. @. Martin. the editor Of Tho
lTransmitter, was for cutting the
cake and distributing slices all
around on the theory that ''yOu can
eat your cake and have it--inside. !"
Hist Missed Ed Hill. the direc-
tor Of publicity, with q restraining
gesture. Put your ear down to
the cake"
Martin complied with the strange
Il hear murnuringa from with
In" he reported. Number, please
and Columbia 1882 Il . party
| line.
sWeII, I yum" said Mr.. Martin
(for he lives In Virginia..
And before he could say. We
have no bananas, two beautiful
girls. both employed by the tele-
phone company, burst through the
top OF the cake, scattering icing
and sunshine everywhere. To keep
the record complete. It should be
stated that these young ladies' We're
Misses Bernice Teunis and jerry
BOrruat They distributed favors
for the dance which followed the
program.
Albert q. Berry, president Of the
telephone company. seized this
opportunity to make speech on
the struggles of Inventor Ben to
make his great contribution to
American life.
He did not. however. credit Mr..
Bell with the invention Of the
telephone booth or the system for
cutting off telephone conversations
just when they're getting inter.
esting.
All in all. the company employees
agreed. it was a great birthday
Iparty.
The Washington times., 1926-03-11
BANDITS LOOT FREIGHT
TRAIN OF MERCHANDISE

PEORIA, H.. March 11.-Bandits
with drawn guns bounced on a
Minneapolis and St. Paul freight
train early today at Tivoh. west
of here, leisureIy looted the cars
of merchandise and escaped with
their. plumber. Officials are at
tempting to check up the loss.
Appearing in the dim light, the
bandits surrounded the train and
cowed the crew into submission.
Cutting the train in half. the des-
peradoes forced the engineer to
move half OF the train on for sew
eral miles, then looted the remain
ing half.
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Charleston Now Said
to Cause New Type
Of Appendicitis

COLUMBIA, Pa, March liz.
That the Charleston is respon-
sible for appendicitis is the
belief Of surgeons in the local
hospital. Within the last week
they have operated on three
young women who are fol-
levers Of the dance.
One Of the patients il Hem
rietta Taylor, who won the
contest over many competitors
in 4 theater here two wekes ago.
In each case the appendix
was found to be greatly en-
larged and the disease quite
difficult In character from the
ordinary appendicitis.
The Washington times., 1926-03-11
VETS WIN
MOVE FOR
PROB.

The drive Of Senatorial vets
for public hearings upon proposals
TO modify national prohibition
came one step nearer their goal
today when the Senate Judiciary
Committee voted to turn the
question over to 3 subcommittee
Cor decision.
The subcommittee, to be named
By Senator Albert B. Cummins,
(R.) of Iowa, chairman, viii hold
private hearings upon all meas
ures now before the Senate, seek
ing modification of prohibition,
and render q report to the full
committee. A final decision then
viii be recalled upon the question
Of holding public hearings.
Cnnmina To Keep Power
The committee also voted to sus.
tain the right Of chairfnan Cum.
minis to appoint suncpmmittees for
consideration Of any bilI-a right
challenged by dry leaders unless
otherwise directed By the fun com
mittee..
cummins announced he would
name five Senators to the subcom.
mittee
t'The subcommittee said Cum.
minis, "will consider the various
prohibition bills without public hear
ings, and then report to the full
committee for instructions as TO
public hearings.
Resolution Adopted
The committee, in upholding
Cummins right to name subcom,
mittees adopted the following reso-
luton, which was proposed by
Senator Means R.l OF Colorado;
Resolved, unless otherwise direct
ed, the chairman is authorized to
appoint subcommittees for the con:
alteration OF and to report upon
bills. resolutions and nominations
referred to the committee by the
Senate.
1.-THE subcommittee appointed may
hold hearings, either public or exc
cutive, In their discretion, unless
the fun committee otherwise di-
reefs"
The Washington times., 1926-03-11
NEW DOLLAR BILLS. ARE
EXPECTED TO LAST YEAR

Two millions worth of dollar bills,
made by a new paper process de-
yeloped at the Bureau of Standards,
were issued today In Chicago and
Washington.
The new bills are expected to
last in good shape for more than
a year. Present notes are worn
out in eight months.
The Washington times., 1926-03-11
vvoMEN's CLUB BIBLE
Cl ASS HOL Ds MEETING

The Bible Study Club Of the Dis
frict Federation Of Women's Clubs
held the fourth az = series Of spe-3
'cIaI Lenten services at the Hotel
Roosevelt today.
Prayer as d Means OF Healing
was the topic upon which Rev.
George Fislke Dudley, pastor Of st.
stephens Episcopal Church, ad-
dressed the service. Mrs. Walter
Howard Is chairman Of the club.
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Mellon Silent on Politics

Secretary OF the Treasury Mellon
declined today to comment on his
conference yesterday on Pennsyl-
vania Republican politics with his
nephew, w. L. Mellon, of Pitts
burgh.
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works display. riveting the atten-
ton Of police and pedestrians, q
burglar working on the opposite
side Of the street smashed the win
dow Of a jewelers. escaping I'M
noticed with $4,000 marks worth
of gems and ornaments.
The Washington times., 1926-03-11
GERMANY NEAR
LEAGUE ENTRY
BY Tnternatlonal News Service


GENEVA, March 1.-THE politi-
cal commission OF the League OF
Nations assembly, meeting todaN
under the presidency OF Sir Austen
Chamberlain, unanimously adopted
the report of the subcommittee that
Germany IL eligible to membership
in thee League.
While the various commissions
and subcommittee are voting Ger
many eligible to League member.
ship. there Ii still- considerable
doubt as to the peaceful entry Of
that country into the League.
Despite rumors circulated yesters
day. both here and abroad. that
the deadlock over the expansion o1
the council had been broken, the
impasse still exists today.
BRAND Arrives
Premier BRAND Of FraAce arrived
and Immediately plunged into con
ferencee. but he found the task
was 4 difficult one.
Chancellor Luther Of Germany an
nounced that It might be necessary
for him to return to Berlin tomor-
row "a receive instructions, which
wcmid probably mean p0stponemenI
~ C4ermany's entrance into the
I.eagle until next week.
Rriand called upon Sir Austen
Ghamberlain Immediately upon MS
arrival and then proceeded 70 the
d0uartere Of the German dele
rafion Tor conferences with Luther
and Stres6mann.
This afternoon BRAND was to 81
tempt the role of mediator before
secret session Of the League coaan.
ell.
Sweden Won't Yield.
The deadlock no longer appears
10 center around Germany, Francs
and Great Britain. IL il apparently
due to the unyielding attitudes Of
Sweden and Brazil.
NJ linden, the Swedish delegate,
has openly announced that he VIII
vote all motions for enlargement u
the council, with the exception Of
q motion for the admission OF Ger
many.
Senior Yanguas of Spain have coun'
tered with an announcement that
they will use their temporary seats
In the council to veto Germany
admission eunIess they too are
granted permanent seats.
There were reports circulated to
day that Italy has agreed to stand
with Spain and Brazil, and IL these
reports prove true the difficulty OF
breaking the deadlock win be even
greater than has been anticipated
The Washington times., 1926-03-11
BURGLAR RAIDS SHOP AS
PAL SHOOTS FIREWORKS

BERLIN, March 11.-Burglary
of new and unique design made
it's debut here today. While ac-
completes set off an elaborate fire
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-12
G1ANrs-BRooKLYN SPLIT

NEW YORK. Sept. 1.-THE Giants
divided double header with Brook
lyn today, winning the opener by B
to 8, and dropping the closing con-
test by to 0. Doc Farrells nome
run with two on base in the eighth
decided the issue in the opener. Jess
Harnes blanked the New Workers with
five safeties in the second game. 1t
was the final twin bill between the
clubs. New York has wo0 1S OF
2G games with Brooklyn this season.
The second game saw the New York
debut of Jack Cummings, catcher
from the Wheeling club Of the Mid
Atlantic league. The score:
First game r. H E..
Brooklyn ......, 300 900 OOO-9 }
New York .... 100 010 03x-5 IL 0
Batteries: Petty and Deberry; Nc
QuilIan and McMullen.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-12
REDS REAT PIRATES

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 1.-THE Gin
cinnati Reds defeated Pittsburgh in
the last home game of the season
today 10 to 6, and as result of the
victory became more firmly entrench-
ed in the runner up position.
Pittsburgh used four twirlers in a
futile attempt to hold the Reds in
check. Carmen Hill, who had pitched
and won two games for the Pirates
since he came from Indianapolis,
started on the mound, but did not
last one inning. He gave way to
Yde after four runs had been scored
and Yde was relieved in the third
after the visitors had added four more
tallies to their string. Koupal Jared
better, but was benched in favor OIL
Songer after pinch hitter was SEM
in for him.
Carl Mays held the champions in
check, easing up after his mates had
amassed their commanding lead. Over
$4,000 fans saw the finale. Kenesaw
NJ. Lands, baseball commissioner, and
number of the magnates and clut
representatives here to make arrange,
ments for the world series were il
the stands. The score:
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-12
CARDINALS AND
BOSTON SPLIT
DOUBLE-HEADER
(By Dispatch A. P. wIre)

BOSTON, Sept. list. Louis won
and lost in Boston today. The league
leading Cardinals took the first game
Of a double-header 2 to 0, but the
Braves won the decision in the sec.
ond game, to 3. 1t was the second
victory for Boston in the present
series.
In the first game Jesse Haines held
his old mastery over Boston and won
pitching duel with Bobby Smith
Tn the second the Braves used two
pitchers, but credit for the outcome
went to Cooney Harold Goldsmith
who started the game lasted but one
inning, st. Louis touching him for
three hits and two runs. Boston won
the second contest in the eighth when
Douthit attempted to play Highs
drive with one hand. 1t went for a
triple, and rown then scored High
with sacrifice fly. Moore got a
triple in the sixth inning that counted
for a run. The scores:
First game r. H. E.
st. Louis .... OO2 900 OOO-2 4 3
Boston ........ 900 600 OOO-0 4 1
Batteries Haines and O'Farrell; r.
Smith and Taylor.
Second game
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-12
Hartley Thaw Winner of
Y. M. C. A. Channel Swim

One of the greatest physical de-
partment competitions ever held at
the Y. M. c. A. was ended Saturday
when Hartley Thaw won the chan
mel swim. Tnaw was pressed very
closely by Robert Wish who won
second place, Lee Bodenhamer, third,
William Bouldin fourth and Leslie
Miller, fifth.
This is one orN the many competl-
tions that will be held during the
season.
The regular gym classes will be
under way Monday. Regular volley
ball classes have aready been started
and the senior gym class will start
at p. m. Monday, at which time
class work will be given. This class
has been put on schedule in order
that those who want course of sys-
tematic physical training can get it..
Better health" will be the pass
word of this class as only health and
body building methods will be used.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-12
Francisco Elias Very
Confident He Will Win
in Sonora Election

Francisco Elias, former business man
of Aqua Prieta and now a candidate
for governor of the state of Sonora,
Mexico, is confident that he will be the
next governor of the state. In CONVEX
sation with J. G. Soto, Douglas busi-
ness man, at Nogales, last week, Elias
said:
II am confident that I will be elected.
Already I have received hundreds of
letters from friends throughout the
state assuring me of their earnest sup
port Friends Of Francisco Elias feel
that an important factor in his -candi-
dacy will be his we'll known friendship
for the United States, since his occupa-
tion of the governors office in Sonora
will tend to further promote the good
relations alreay existing between the
United States and Mexico in the border
states.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-12
BEATS
TILDEN IN HIS
SINGLE MATCH

GERMANTOWN CRICKET c L U b
Philadelphia. Sept. II. William 7.
Tilden, American national champion
suffered his first defeat in seven
years of Davis cup tennis competi
ZION when he lost a sensational four
set match to Rene La Coste of France
after suffering badly twisted knee.
The scores were 4-6, Ga, SO, s..
Tilden fell and injured mis- knee in
tho thirteenth game of the third set,
a misfortune that cost I'm this Sc.
and played big part in his down
fall in the final set. He rallied to
make gallant uphill fight and was
once within a point of taking the
fourth set, but found La Coste's un>
falling steadiness too great an OBJ
stacle to overcome. The Frenchman
scored a placement for the deciding
point as Tilden was spraWled on the
ground, where he slipped trying to
make a quick turn.
Tildens dramatic defeat came in
the final match of the challenge
round series with France and after
William M. Johnston had conquered
Jean Borotra in three hard-fought
sets at Sc, GA, 81.
This made the final score 4 to l
in Americas favor, her possession OIL
the Davis cup having been settled
yesterday when the doubles match
was won by r. N. Williams and V:n.
cent Richards.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-12
LEAGUE STANDINGS
(By Dispatch A. P. wire)

NEW YORK, Sept. 11.-Cincinnati
gained a half game on the st. Louis
Cardinals, leaders in the National
league pennant scramble today by de-
feating Pittsburgh while st. Louis
was splitting a double header with
the Braves. The Reds now are two
games distant from the Cardinals and
are leading the third place Pirates
by one and one-half contests. Grant
ing that Cincinnati wins all of its
remaining Is games the Cardinals
must come out on top in all of their
13 engagements to clinch the flag
The final standings then would be:
Team Won Lost Pet
ST. Louis .......... 95 SO .617
Cincinnati .....94 so $40
The Yankees started their last lap
in the American league champion
ship today with a victory over De-
troit on their opening tussle with
Western teams but as Cleveland took
both ends of a twin program with
Washington, the New York lead was
whitfield to seven and one-half games.
The New Workers need to win only
nine of 16 remaining starts to cap
ture the bunting in the event the
Indians make a clean sweep of their
Is games yet to be played
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-12
B o w LIN G

With 18 wins and only 2. games
lost, a percentage of 900, the c. and
A. five-pin' team wins first place
in the contest being held at the
Y. M. G. A. One more game remains
to be played before the tournament
is completed, but the results of this
match cannot change first place
honors
American Legion No. team will
play a postponed game with the
Railroaders on Wednesday. Even
though the Railroaders should win
all four points, the Legion team will
still have second place honors, and
should the Soldier team take four
points they will have a percentage of
500.
Repairs will be started on the all
leys this week, two alleys being out
of commission at time. Everything
should be in tip top shape for the
beginning of the ten-pin season on
September 27. In the meantime
challenge games and practice games
may be played
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-12
GERMAN RUNNER
WINS In CLOSE
RACE in BERLIN
(By Dispatch a. P. wire)

BERLIN, Sept. 11.-Three marvellous
distance runners finished race here
today so close that less than two
seconds marked their finish. DR..
Otto Peltzer, the German crack, took
the 1900 meter race at the Charlottes-
burg sport club. Emil Wide, of
Sweden was second and Paavo Nurmi
of Finland was third.
The German flyers time was three
minutes and 81 seconds, worlds rec
ord, breaking the previous mark set
by Nurmi, in Finland on June 19.
1924, when he ran the distance in
2 minutes SO 3-5 seconds. Nurmi's
time was 8 minutes 52.S seconds.
More than $4,000 German spectators
went frantic when Peltzer was an
nounced the winner. The national
anthem was sung in mighty chorus
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-12


day at a conference of X. M. Lands,
czar of baseball, and representatives
of the first contending clubs in the
American and national leagues. The
third, fourth and fifth contests Will
be played in the city that wins the
National league bunting.
The sixth and seventh games, If
necessary, will be played in the Amer
ic alneague city. All games will start
at 1880 o'clock standard time, eastern
or central.
Should the classic be between New
York, Cleveland or Philadelphia, in
the American league, and St. Louis,
Cincinnati, or Chicago in the National
a day will elapse between the second
and third and fifth and sixth battles
to permit the contesting teams to
travel
The conferees agreed that if
of rain, or other inclement weather
before the regulation four and a half
innings had been played, it will be
contested on the grounds of it's orig
inal schedule.
Provision was made that in case Of
a legal tie, the game would be play
ed after the seventh contest.
Prices that prevailed during the
| 1925 series will be in vogue this
year as follows:
Box seats $3.50; reserved seats $3.50;
general admission $3.50 and bleachers
$1.10, all including tax.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-12
YANKEES BEAT
DETROIT BY A
10 TO | SCORE

DETROIT, Sept. 11.-During rally
in the ninth inning, New York scored
six runs, overcoming a four-run lead,
and beat Detroit, 10 to 8, in the first
game of their series today. Ruth s
42nd home run was one of six hits
punched by the Yankees in the ninth
and scored two runs ahead of him. New
York used five pitchers in winning the
game, Pennock being driven from the
box in the fourth inning when Detroit
scored five runs. Fothergill improved
his league leading batting average,
getting three hits in as many times at
bat, and Ruth crowded closer to Man
ush, runner-up in the batting averages,
getting three hits in four times at bat.
TTbo
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-12

x-Batted for McCurdy in 3rd.
xx-Batted for Cox in 7th.
xxx-Batted for Kamm in 9Th:
xxxx-Batted for Schalk in 9th.
xxxxx-Batted for Blankenship in 9Th.
Score by innings
Philadelphia WA IVY ,5aO-l1
Chicago ....... .l0l O2l OoG@ .
.Sheely (3), Schalk, Metzler. Three base
',hits-simmons, Hale. Stolen bases; -
,Mostil, sheely, Falk (2). Sacrifice hits
Edwards. Left on base-Philadelph
10; Chicago 13. Base on balls-Off Ed
Gray 2; off Blankenship 1. Hilts-Off
Grove 2 in 2; of Walberg 6 in ID;
off Gray in 4 2-3; off Edwards in 5;
off Cox in 4; off Blankenship in. 2.
Hit by pitcher-By Walberg 1Ihurs-
toni Passed balls-Perkins. Winning
pitcher-Gray. Losing pitcher-Cox.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-12
ATHLETIos BEAT CHICAGO

CHICAGO, Sept. 11--Ray Morehart'S $
tumble in the seventh inning which
would have retired the side was follow
ed by some heavy hitting on the part
of Philadelphia which gave them lead
which Chicago was unable to overcome,
winning the game, II to s. Leslie Cox,
who had relieved Edwards, held the
visitors hitless until after Morehart's
tumble. The visitors punched hits off
Edwards in the third for four runs,
chicago overtal1ing the Athletics by
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-12
CUBS BEAT PHILLIEs

PHILADELPHIA, Sept LITTLE Chi
oago Cubs evened the series with the
Phillies by winning the second game
today, 10 to 6. A seven-run rally IN
the seventh allowed the Cubs to over
come a 3 to Lead. Pate Scott eli.
NAKED the rally by hitting home
run into the bleachers with three
men on base. The score:
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-12
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.
Douglas Elks Attend
Dance in Bisbee, Given
by Elks There Saturday

A number of Douglas members
of the B. P. o. E. drove to Bisbee
Saturday evening to attend a caro-
party and dance given by the Bisbee
lodge of Elks in the lodge home at
Bisbee. This was the first social
event of the season given by the
Bisbee lodge, and a number of Elks
from neighboring cities attended it.
The social party Saturday was the
first of series to be given by the
Bisbee lodge during the fall and win.
ter. The program will also include
number of shows and entertain,
ments by prominent theatrical STAYS
''No Breakfast Complete Without
The DispaIch.''