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The Washington times., 1926-03-04
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Dodderidge w. Pickett, social
worker for the Board Of Children.s
Guardians, who. according to w.
w. MILAN, president Of the Beard
OF Charities, Ii the best known
and least advertised man In Wash
ineton," was accorded q birthday
party on his SEVENTEEN anniversary
by his friends in the District Build
ing today.
Adorned by 20 lighted candles. q
large cake occupied the center OF
the room. Arranged nearby were
d smoking set. reading lamp and
an easy chair, all presented TO
Pickett by his felIow-workers.
Today also marked the close OF
IS years OF service for Mr.. Pickett
during which time he has had
charge Of the runaway boys under
Jurisdiction of the Board of Chill
dren's Guardians. He estimates
that he has come into contact with
$500 minors during his term Of Of.
flee. At the time Of his retire
ment, $50 boys were under his care.
The Washington times., 1926-03-04
10 FIXED AS RETIREMENT
AGE FOR PRooFREADERS

The Interior Department has sus-
tanned the stand taken by the Civil
Service Commission that proof
readers in the Federal departments
are not subject to automatic retire
ment until they reach the age of
90 years.
Public Printer Carter contended
that proofreaders should be classed
as mechanics and thereby could be
retired when they were IS years of
age, but this contention has been
denied.
A split decision as to bindery
operatives has been given by In
terror Department officials. Some
of them are retirable at SIS years of
age and some at 10, according to
the type of work they do.
The Washington times., 1926-03-04
Hope To CLEAR
TRAFFIC RUL

Although Judge John p. Mcmahon
today expressed himself as unwilL
ing To comment on the clarity Of
4 regulation drawn by Col. /. q.
MoIler, assistant traffic director.
pertaining to the making Of turns
at intersections controlled BY auto
matte lights, an effort Is being made
by e. w. Thomas, assistant COR
poration counsel. to draft q law
which viii meet the situation.
Judge Mcmahon last night dis
missed charges against William al.
KimbaI1. who was charged with
making q turn on the red signal,
which Is construed as q violation
Of Section Is. Article 10. Paragraph
r Of the traffic regulations.
The regulation reads: AT all In
tersecttons controlled by traffic sig
mails right-hand turns shall be made
only on the green signal and left
hand turns shall be made only on
the red signal" Judge Mcmahon
held that the meaning Of the regu-
lation was not clear.
1t was learned today that on
February Colonel Moller drew a
new regulation which was supposed
to supercede Paragraph r, but as
1t had never been approved by the
District Commissioners the court
did not recognize its validity.
Even when it was ready to be
adopted today Judge Mcmahon would
not tell Moller whether he thought
it would be clear to the public or
not, SO Moller asked Thomas to
draft a new regulation which would
be clear, even to the judge. Thomas
said he would act as soon as pos
sible, and his amendment win be
sent to the Commissioners.
The Washington times., 1926-03-04
MINUET AND SPEECHES
ENTERTAIN SOCIETY

Senior members of the Capitol So
ciety, Children of the American
Revolution, entertained the West
Virginia society in the Park Saw
ings Bank Building last night with
minuet.
Following the entertainment
speeches were made by William Fl
Hendricks, of the University OF
West Virginia, Roy Yolk. field sec
rotary of the alumni association.
and Miss Pauline Spangler.
The Washington times., 1926-03-04
Thrill Hunter to Talk

Richard Halliburton, who went
around the world In search or
thrills and found many OF them, ulli
tell Of his experiences before mem
bers OF the National Geographic So
ciety tomorrow afternoon and eve
ming at the Masonic Auditorium
The address will be illustrated From
the collection OF slides made by Mr..
Halliburton during his travels.
The Washington times., 1926-03-04
POSTAL EMPLOYEES ARE
LAUDED AT BANQUET

The faithfulness of postal en-
ployes throughout the nation was
warmly commended by Representa-
tive Clyde Kelly of Pennsylvania in
an address last night at the annual
banquet of the Washington branch
OF the Railway Mail Association. In
the Continental Hotel.
Representative Kelly predicted the
enactment by Congress during the
present session of the proposed lib
eralized retirement law, establishing
maximum $1,000 retirement rate.
Other speakers were Senator
Porter III. Dale of Vermont, Sen
ator Robert N. Stanfield of Oregon.
Representative Ernest w. Gibson
Of Vermont and Representative
James M. Mead of New York. c.
M DeIlinger was toastmaster
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COLLIFLOWER ELECTED
EXALTED RULER OF ELKS

James E. CollifIower was elected
exalted ruler of the Washington
Lodge of Elks last night to succeed
William A. Finkel. His election
was not contested but rivalry for
the other offices ran high.
Others elected were: John r.
Lynch, esteemed leading knight;
Nathan WE'LL, esteemed loyal night,
John d. Fitzgerald, esteemed lee
turing knight: John G. Wood, trus.
tee for three years; William s.
Shelby, secretary; Michael G. No
Cormick, treasurer: Thomas j. King,
tiler; William A. Finkel, delegate to
the grand lodge and James A.
Balderson, alternate delegate.
The Washington times., 1926-03-04
COOLIDGE
BACKS
IDEA

President Coolidge and Senator
Reed Smoot, chairman Of the Pub
lie Buildings Commission, have
been approached by Senator VII
liam Cabell Bruce of Maryland,
with important proposals relating
to the future sites Of Government
structures in Washington.
Senator Bruce thinks that the
purchase of sites for these build
ings should be lifted out of the
zone of speculative real estate ac-
Invites in the District and that
the original plan of developing
the Mall and Pennsylvania Avenue
should be maintained as far as
practicable.
Supported by Coolidge
In this belief he has the support
OF both the President and Senator
SmOot, although neither one Of
these officials has Endorsed the
specific proposals which Senator
Bruce believes should be incorpo-
rated in the pending $150,000, 900
public buildings bill
Real estate speculation with re-
gard to these new buildings, based
tremely active IN Washington, said
Senator Bruce today. 1T is a
nuisance to property holders and ]
think il should be stopped.
There is no reason why there
should be any false real estate
boom in the city on the axpeeta-
Jiou that the Government is going
to purchase the land or to build
nearby"
Senator Bruce's first amendment
TO the public buildings measure
provides that no land shall be pur-
chased by the Federal Government
a. sites for new departmental
buildings north of Pennsylvania
and New York Avenues.
He is planning, however, to with
draw this amendment in favor of
one which he thinks would have
the effect of rehabiIitating Penn
syIvania Avenue-proVid that
new Government structures shall
be erected on sites on either the
north or south side of the avenue
within a mile directly west Of the
Capitol.
Senator UnderwOOd's Plan
Senator Bruce thinks the one inn
peratiye need in the development
OF Washington is a clean up" OF
Pennsylvania Avenue, and he be-
Ieyes the required land, now &C.
cupied mostly by cheap and in
ferior buildings, can be obtained by
the Federal Government at a rea-
sonable price.
The problem is being attacked
from another angle by Senator Tn
derwood of Alabama, who also is
familiar with local real estate ac-
ttyities and is proposing an amend
ment preventing the Federal Gov
eminent from purchasing any addi-
tional land for the proposed new
buildings.
He believes there should be erect
ed on the sites of the present tenn
porary Government buildings adJa-
cent to Potomac Park.
The public buildings bill probably
will be taken up in the Senate as
soon as Senator Fernald, chairman
of the Public Buildings and Grounds
Committee, returns to the city.
At this time the Bruce and Tn
derwood amendments to the DILL will
be the center of a hard fight on the
floor of the Senate.
The Washington times., 1926-03-04
GIRL FOUND ON STREET
RUM VICTIM, CHARGE

Police are today investigating toe
case of Miss Adele Parker, %
years old, COS Sixth ST., n. W., who
late last night was found i'll on the
street at Sixth and g Streets
Northwest.
The young woman was removed
TO Gallinger Hospital where physi-
clans reported that she was SUI.
fering from alcoholism. Efforts arc
being made to determine who she
was with before becoming i'll and
from whom she obtained the al
legged whisky.
The Washington times., 1926-03-04
RAIL WAYS
OWN
NOW

The District of Columbia never
win have proper street railway
fares until - accurate valuation
81 the street railway properties
can BE made.
This statement was made By
Representative Frank =. BOwmans
Of West Virgins when hearings
were resumed today on the five
cent fare Bill bsfore the House
District COMMITTEES.
Mr. Bowman declared that II
would Be impossible 10 secure :
fair valuation until the Public
Utilities Commission il given sui
ficient funds ID make i thorough
investigation.
Mako Their Own Valuation
He developed, through questions
put TO b. M. BacI1nall, accountant
for the Public Utilities Commission.
that the commission has been
forced I'd rely entirely upon the
valuations made by the railways
themselves. No valuation has been
made which Is fair from public
viewpoint, Mr.. Bachman admitted
Major Covel1 told tho committees
that, for every dollar granted bv
Congress for increased personnel N
the Public Utilities Commission.
the commission could save AT least
$50 for the people Of the District III
reduced fares.
There is nothing greater that
this committee or Congress- can dp
for the District, Representa-
Pubic Utilities Commission The
NECESSARY funds Is 20 after the
local street railway companies and
10 prepare 4 case for the public. as
wen as the companies prepare their
case. IL this is done, we may get
q closer approach to justice Tor tn
people"
Facts Are Hard 70 Get
Representative Bowman declared
that Ii il impossible for Congress
to secure the facts Ii needs upon
which to base b bill for reduction
of fares In washington.
eve cannot get these facts from
the Public utilities Commission. Be.
cause it is unable to make the
necessary audit and valuation" ~
said. 1T Is idle to think OF getting
the figures from street railway
officials, who naturally would pro
sent statement favorable to them
selves.
Turning to Major CoveII. Repre-.
sentative Bowman said:
It would be far better for you
to come here and tell Ms you have
not made the audit Of thess com.
paEies' books that we supposed you
were making"
Representative Bowman declared
that there IL not "a single soul
connected with the Public Utilities
Commission that knows q thing
about what we are trying to find
out as q fair basis on which we
can move to correct the situation
that exists"
He declared that the fault lies
with Congress in failing to provide
the necessary funds and employees
to conduct the work TO be per
formed by the commission.
The Washington times., 1926-03-04
POLICE ARE SEARCHING
FOR STOLEN TROMBONE

James L. Kidwell, $50 Alabama
Ave. s. E., is undecided as TO
whether it was some irate neighbor
or a musically inclined person who
stole his trombone from his auto
mobile last night.
At any rate, the instrument Is
missing and Kidwell has asked the
police to aid him in a search for It.
The trombone was engraved with
the name of J. w. Baker
The Washington times., 1926-03-04
REP. BLACK AGAIN HEADS
POTOMAC GARDEN CLUB

Eugene Black of Texas as president
of the Potomac Garden Club was
announced today following the an.
High School.
The office OF vice president wan
created and N. G.. Watts was elect
ed to the post. AIphous Sholl was
reelected secretary. Members OIL
the club cultivate gardens under
the direction OF the Department of
Agriculture in Potomac Park.
The Washington times., 1926-03-04
FEDERATION or CITIZENS
WILL MEET SATURDAY

The regular meeting OF the Fed
GRAFTON of Citizens Associations viii
be held Saturday night at o'clock
in the board room of the District
Building.
Several important announcements
including the introduction of
nominees for posts on the Citizens
Advisory Council for the ensuing
term, wit. be made.
The Washington times., 1926-03-04
PoIicewomen's Bin Endorsed

The Women's City Club last
night endorsed Mrs. Nina Van
Wrinkles bill increasing the power
of the Women's Bureau of the
Police Department after lengthy
debate. One faction of the club
argued that the club should in.
vestigate before indorsing the bill.
The club also adopted a resolution
indorsing the bill to allow women
to serve on juries.
The Washington times., 1926-03-04

Mr.. Blanton produced records
which told the story Of a girl who
refused to marry her sweetheart
on the eve Of war. because she
did not want to put an additional
burden on her Government: OF the
happy wedding after the soldier
had returned from France, after
long and heroic service: of the
struggles Of the couple to buy their
own home, and at the same time.
maintain payment OF premiums on
the veterans war risk insurance.
Then It related his sudden death,
the grief Of the widow-and finally
the loss of the little home in Texas.
with all the two had worked and
scraped to put into it, because
payments could not be made on It.
payments that could have been
made had not the Veterans Bureau
held up money due to the widow
under her husbands insurance
policy.
Letter Was Delayed
The widow now receives her
monthly payments under the insur-
ance, but the home and the savings
1t represented have gone.
The case cited by Mr.. Blanton
is that of Roger Fenlaw OF Gilmer,
Tex. He was behind In payment
of his insurance premiums in June,
The Washington times., 1926-03-04
SWEET MARIE

Oh my, Marie, I'm feeling queer,
ct doesn't improve when you are
near).
I seem to see. I'm every place.
Reflection of your lovely face,
And hear. echOing DER Hill and dale,
Your sweet voice, like the nightingale.
And when l touch your little hand.
NY poor heart thumps ''tO beat the
bandv
And at your smile, or at your fr0Tn,
MY temperature goes up or down.
And when to you 1 try to speak,
MY paIsied tongue Just malcas q
squeak.
I'd hate to tell the pounds I've lost,
And believe me, this amt "apple-
sauce"
Please diagnose this case for me,
Perhaps you know the cure, sweet
Marie.
EDDIE CLEMENS.
The Washington times., 1926-03-04

son. colored, a driver for the COM
pany, whom. he claims, Is missing,
together with sum Of the COM
pany's money.
A lookout was at first sent out
for the team, but that was later
found abandoned. The mans nd
dress is not known.
The Washington times., 1926-03-04
EFFICIENCY Galleries

Bill: About these Government
seroice efficiency ratings; 4Ohy
can't the Bureau of EFFICIENCY
get up ratings on a cGI0ry
bGsis-so many efficiency ca
tories necessary for each a0orker
each month?
SMALL CLERK.
The Washington times., 1926-03-04
OFFENDERS
JAM j. 8 8.
PRISONS

The Federal prison population
Of the United States win exceed
5000 within two years, Depart
ment Of Justice officials estimated
today as result Of reports from
all judicial districts showing 4
large increase in convictions.
A big percentage Of convictions
is being obtained in all but prOhi-
bition cases.
About $500 prisoners now are
CHARTERED in Federal penitenti-
aries having . normal capacity
Of $500.
Board Is 81 Daily
Mrs. Mabel Walker WiIIebrandt
Assistant Attorney General, after 3
survey Of conditions, announced
that increasing cost Of maintainina
Federal prisoners In State insEitu-
tons has created q serious problem
for the Government.
In many city and State prisons
the Government must pay board
kiIls Of more than 81 day. Cost
OF keeping prisoners in other than
Federal institutions ID about 81
z5O, 900.
Many state prisons have notified
the Federal Government that its
prisoners must be removed at once
owing to overcrowded conditions.
The Washington times., 1926-03-04
DRIVER AND MONEY
MISSING; SEARCH IS ON

Charles w. Miller, manager Of
Farran's Transfer Company, 22o D
st. s. E.. has asked the police to
institute search for Frank John
The Washington times., 1926-03-04
Bruce Urges 1. S. Building Site Buying
Red Tape Costs WidolD
Of Veteran Home

Few of the inustices the hardshps-even the
crueehat can be enwned in the mesh of governmental
red tape times rival the record which Representative
Blanton put before Congress yesterday IN his at
Bureau.
The Washington times., 1926-03-04

"You are not foolish enough, I
hope, to think you can drown
your sOrrOys in drink?"
"Of course not. My wife can
swim"
BOX CAR HARRY.
The Washington times., 1926-03-04

Lizzie Swallows lives in 39th
street, New York, but didn't get
a mouthful of that bath tub
champagne the chorus lady first
bathed in. Maybe that's not the
kind of swallows Lizzie likes.
The Washington times., 1926-03-04

NY wife she tried to drive q nail,
But with hammer she did slam 70;
when she mashed her thumb sho
turned
And said: ''ThIs was your Job,
dam it,"
MARMAI.ADE MIKE
The Washington times., 1926-03-04
THE PRESIDENTS
ENGAGEMENTS

GT1WD8
M 10 3. m.SenatOrs william
B. Mckinley and Charles 8.
Deneen Of Illinois.
1915 3. M. Senator Irvine
u. LenrOof.
1890 d. m.-RepresentafiVe
Grant NJ. Hudson.
1O:45 d. m. Representative
John MI. NORM.
IN d. III. Henry II. StO6dard.
11:3O q. n. CarIni a. Tllo1np-
son.
Noon The British Anbas-
sadOr 20 present the Earl and
Countess Of Buxton.
1915 p. nn.-Th6 Rev. Charles
PrimrOse-JaInes, Of Australia.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-12-22

ago in which the Governors office sought information regarding Dennie Foley, letter was received by The Gateway in the last mail from MT. Fo- ley who is now in Los Angeles, resid- ing at 521 Sanjualian street. MT. Fo- ley, until two years ago, was quite we'll known in this city and Anchor age but since leaving the Territory has been making his home in the South. He had no idea search was being made for him, and asks further particulars be forwarded.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-12-22

Ralph Kitzmiller, captain general; H.
 A. Blyth, senior warden; J. c. Knapp. junior warden; Robert S. Bragaw, jr., prelate; J. P, Frisby, sword bearer, J. M. Clarke, standars bearer; w. L. Durham, warden; E. S.. Hall, sentinel.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-12-22
YEARS MEAN NOTHING
 ID THIS 0LO COUPLE

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 21. (P- Joseph Santos, 94 year old chicken farmer of Oakland and Mrs. Mary Sill va, 80 years of age. admitted that she had been married four or five times before they were married by Judge Edward Johnson in Oakland yester- day.
 You read it in The Gateway first.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-12-22

rigid position. It is estimated that it
 will require about ten weeks for the knitting process to be completed. Thomas Harrington, one of the ear- ly pioneers of Fairbanks and Alaska, died at St. Joseph's hospital in Fair banks last week, after lingering ill- ness. MT. Harrington was born in Ot- tawa, Canada, in 1863, and came to Alaska in 1899, first settling in the Forty-Mile district and engaging in mining there. He came to Fairbanks in 1903 and for many years has been engaged in driving logs for the mill companies and in mining.
 Bert Stewart, who with his partner R. M. White, has been conducting a road house at McGrath for the past two years, arrived in Fairbanks few days ago, having made the trip from McGrath to Nenana by dog team. Messrs. Stewart and White recently sold their business to Walter Scott, who has been in the employ of the Northern Commercial Co.,, at McGrath, and intend to engage in mining in the Koyukuk district during the coming year.
 News reached the Fairbanks News Miner during the past week of rob- bery which took place at Tacotna on Thanksgiving evening, the strong box in Jake Mutchler's store having been footed of $2,300 in gold dust and money, and as an aftermath of the af fair the return of a part of the stolen funds and the finding of the rest of it. No details are given as to the matter further than the fact that on return ing to the store from dinner, one evening about two weeks after the robbery, Mr. Mutchler found a part of the money at the front door of the store, and a few days later the bal ance was found hidden in a woodpile
 Upon discovery of the robbery, the the case was put in the hands of Deputy Marshal Pete McMullen, and it is the presumption that the chase became so warm that the thief be- came frightened and returned the property.
 Joint installation ceremonies were held at Masonic temple last week, An chorage Commandery No. 2, Knight Templars, and Anchorage Chapter No. 3, Royal Arch Masons.
 The officers installed were as fol- lows:
 Anchorage Chapter, No. 3, R. A. M. John Parsons, high priest; J. A. Borges, king; w. A. Sherman, scribe; F. o. Berry, captain of the host; H. A. Blyth, Royal Arch captain; J. B. Gott- stein, principal sojourner; Frank l.. Knight, treasurer; Ray o. Scott, sec retary; John Weiss, master of the third veil; c. M. Eckmann, master of the second veil; B. s. Hall, sentinel
 Anchorage Commandry No. 2, K. T. Henry M. Chesterman, eminent com mander; John Parsons, generalissimo;
Seward daily gateway., 1926-12-22
GATEWAY ARTICLE BRINGS
 RESULTS FROM SOUTH

In response to all enquiry published in The Seward Gateway some weeks
Seward daily gateway., 1926-12-22

You read it in The Gateway first.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-12-22
NORTHERN LIGHTS

Miss Christiana Anna MacRae, be came the bride of John Parsons in g wedding ceremony performed at An chorage last week.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-22
HEFLIN AGAIN MAKES
 POINTED ACCUSATION
Declares Mellon Advanced Republicans , Million
 in 1920

Washington, Dec. 22 T7-The story that Secretary Mellon ad- vanced s5,000,O00 to the republican national committee for the Harding campaign of 1920 was repeated on the senate floor today by Senator Hetlin, democrat, Alabama, who told his colleagues that Secretary Mellon has not denied the truthfulness" of the charge.
 He simply waved his hand, looked uneasy, and said it was a de- lirium," Senator Hehin continued. Then he paraphrased a line from the poets:
 "Old distiller of beer, wine and
 rum,
 Mellon, thy name is 'Delirium'.'
 Turning for the third time within a week to discussion of the charges against former Attorney General Daughertys friend Jess Smith, the Alabaman continued:
 MT. Melons name was connected with the bootleggers and" breweries in this matter, not by me but by one of the prominent, and at one time very important republicans of the Harding administration, Jess Smith. He is the man who told confidential friends that Secretary Mellon had loaned the republican national committee S5,OOoOO and that s3,o00,00o of it had been paid back.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-22
BRIDGE SPAN FALLS,
 FOUR WORKMEN LOST
Believed Drowned in West Virginia Construction
 Tragedy-3 Badly Hurt

Huntington, w. Va, Dec. g CRl- Four men were reported missing and were believed to have been drowned today when the center span of the Midland Atlantic bridge over the Big Sandy river at Catlettsburg, Ky, collapsed. Three other men, working on the bridge, which Is un- der construction. were removed to a hospital. One is in critical condi- ton.
 Ten of the workers escaped, some by swimming to shore in the icy water. The river was above normal stage, having been swollen by rains of the past ten days.
 The missing:
 Paul Carter, Al Campbell and Bud German. all of Catlettsburg, and Burt Slack, Huntington.
 Lander Elders, of Slachys, Va, was injured internally and doctors held little hope for his recovery. John Swan. of Carnegie, Pa.. taken to an Ashland, Ky, hospital, suffered a broken jaw and crushed foot. It was Swans second accident this month. On December 15 he fell from the bridge but was rescued.
 Edward Dodst, Columbus, Ohio, was bruised and suffered from shock. He was taken to a Kenova, w. Va. hospital.
 The new bridge spans the Big Sandy between kenova and Catletts- burg, near the spot where the Big Sandy empties into the Ohio.
 Seventeen men were working on the bridge when the center span, weakened by high waters of the Big Sandy, crashed into the stream.