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The Washington times., 1926-06-18
III Case There Is Failure to
Elect q President
condtion ma would Be FaII q Perl to Che NatOn

The House Steering COMMITTEES composed o. the big men
o the party ii power in the House Of Representatives ana
aapes All party policies in that body Il Is about to permit
adjournment Of Congress without any action the Norris
resolution which would pave the way for most vital ana I'M
portant changes affecting the Of Senators and
aves and remove really grave peril Of the nation being
without q duly elected President
This Norris resolution passed BY the Senate three LINES
BY more than twods majority and each time unacseo
mon il the House. would submit the States
amendment providing among other things:
Beginning the term Of Senators and as
noon tie first Monday ii January after their election the
preceding November.
Beginning Of the President and Vice President
st noon the third Monday il January after their election n
November.
yino CONGRESS the power to provide by law who shall
act Is President ii case where the election Of President
has been thrown into the and the House has failed to
elect and tie Senate has likewise failed elect Vice Pres
dent
The first two changes would put Congress to work almost
Immediately after the November elections instead Of waiting
hirtesn months for newly elected members Be in,
as now would eliminate the Congressional lame ducks from
participation legislation the election of President
Il case President i not elected Y November would dO
able peoples Wishes expressed st the polls "a the No
vsmber elections be enacted into laws without long delay
Representative Taylors resolution ii the House Is similar
IS that 81 Senator Norris provides however for
terms for members o1 tie House. and both resolutions fix the
The vast Importance 81 these proportions should have
caused the Republican Steering Comttee II tie House
nave acbe0 long peLOre - NOT zoo ate
there is little open opposition to the resolutions
ft Is seous reflection upon American statesmanship that
EXISTING conditions should bs permitted y continue any
longer than possible especially As grave dangers involved
Il The nation being without President and with no ma
chnsy . choose present constitutional provisions
eaould fail to meet tile situation.
my happen that the election o. President may
s. thrown into the House Il may happen that il does
te VII fan % elect and tie senate viii fail 70 elect
Vice President but such contingency may after any
Presidential election.
There provision Tor filling the positions q President ana
Vice President III o vacancies through death removal
resgnatiOn but there provision u the present Cons
tuition that gives Congress any other authority the
select acting President a cases where the election goes
to tie House and that body fails TO elect with the Senate
doing likewise ~ 70 vice President
It IS difficult ~ conceive that the dominating powers in
the House viii let things they when time can
IS found Is pass Norris resolution is equivalent the
House resolution.
The Washington times., 1926-06-18
DIR. FRANK CRANES
DAILY EDITORIAL
True PrOgTe ss


EVHE Boulder Dam project was favoraby reported the
other day By the United States Senate
IT difficult realize the impor Of this work
If be true that who has made two blades Of grass
grow where one grew before has been Of benefit humanity
certainly it would Of ncacuabIe advantage mankind
to redeem many acres Of waste land IN the West
Little by little what called the Great American Desert
has been disappearing before the encroachment Of va
ton The completion Of the Boulder Dam project win
deem many square mile Of waste land to arabic soil t
provide home for many people and be Of
power for many factories.
hoped that those who engineering this project
may able to arrange satisfactorily al the demands Of the
various parties concerned.
The great problem Of the West is wafer Water means
vegetation and it also means power
AS far that concerned all the United States
have not yet begun realize the latent force Of water
power Doubtless the assistance Of the Federal Government
viii be necessary properly take advantage Of the
When the Lord God made the Scriptures say that He
him in garden and gave him the task OF tending that
garden Man greatest business ever SINCE has been
proving the soil, making it productive.
Whatever tends make better garden out OF this sub
unary sphere is in line with the general purposes of
kind. $500 Sf
Better than conquerng other country and adding It
to our national domain better than taking the Philippines
Cuba any other territory improve the territory which
possess mquestionably. We have many thousand
acres of unproyed land inside of the boundaries Of the
United States To transform them into homesteads ucra
tive farms surely worthy business Of government
increases our revenues and makes better citizens I is
hard to imagine business which isof Importance.
Mcclure Newspaper syndicate
The Washington times., 1926-06-18

, Of what was already known from
different sources.
Accept Facts
For the laynaan the appeal 81
these discoveries q especially 70
the ina inatiOn, because the meth
DDS Of investiea ton lie beyond the
circle OF his usual mental opera.
tons. However, he readily under.
stands the general Significance Of
the statement that the earth is be.
ing swept through space &C the trey
I Inendous velocity mentioned. and
& he instinctively thinks OF hts every
day experience of the consequences
OF higll-speed motion. He can
hardly help asking: What would
happen Il we should hit some
thing2"
If some astronomer soothes
him BY pointing out the excessive.
~ slight chance Of anything be-
ing hit by the earth, he IS apt
to remember the new stars that
occasionally blaze out In the sky.
and he may say to the reassurtng
astronomer. But haven't YOU
yourself said that these con.
flagrations in the sky are prob
ably the result Of violent colli.
sions in which worlds may have
gone up in flame? And haven't
some OF you affirmed as probable
that our sun. with its worlds has
once already encountered great
nebula? Have you not shown Us
photographs of vast dark clouds
in space, covering triIlions OF
cubic miles, which would be as
easy to hit as the side OF q barn?
Has IL not been worked out
mathematically that q. body like
the earth plunging at the rate OF
many miles per second through
q huge gaseons cloud would the
friction, as meteors are burned
In our atmosphere? Is not one
/ Of your most widely accepted
theories Of the origin OF this
planet on which we dwell and OF
its sister planets based upon the
assumption OF q disastrous en-
counter OF the sun with another
star, with the result that the
planets were struck off something
like sparks from flint?"
Caution Is Needed
Like Columbus, the astronomers
must be careful Of what he saws
about the speed the earth-ship4 is
making. The one general assur-
ance that he can give Is that he
has the means Of foreseeing any
very serious malencounter. His
lookouts are constantly at their
posts and continually increasing
In number. The care with which
any unwonted appearance IN the
heavens is. now sdetected and scrt.S
tinized Is indicated by the tele-
graphic service that has Just
been arranged between the Har-
ward College Observatory for
America and the Bureau Central
Astronomique at Copenhagen for
Europe. The special object Ii
exchange of information Of the
d covery Of new comets, or Of
old comets returning and of as.
taroids and other remarkable OBJ
jects in the sky. Codes for fast
cables and night letters have
been agreed upon. so that no ex-
traordinary apparation in the
sky Is likely to escape the eyes
of the watchers. or to fail OF
OF being Immediately notified to
other watchers on the other side
of the world. BY this means
strange object can be kept I'M
der almost continuous observa-
ton. 1t would not be the astron.
omers' fault IL the earth should
ever meet with misfortune in its
swift flight; he could at least
not avert the CONSCIOUSNESS.
The Washington times., 1926-06-18
.HyattsyiILe Again in LimeIight

Hyattsvie that small but proud Maryland city, which
narrowly escaped being in the District Of Columbia is again
in the hmeght And all because it lives up to its motto:
Drive slow and town. drive fast and jail
This time the offender, victim, according to the view,
point Is Representative John German Of Chicago German
was arrested while driving through Hyattsvle his way
to Washington from Baltimore and fined $40 and costs
The Representative Congress Of the great State Of Illinois
he arrested by two hick cops and tried by
uman magistrate which, he opnes, adding insult to
Injury.
German saws he going appeal to Governor Richie
TO remit the fine ycae the conviction and restore the family
escutcheon to its pristine purity is safe bet that the
town burgsSes Of Hyattsve and It's feminine ]. p viii be
"a hand 70 oppose executive clemsnCy.
The Washington times., 1926-06-18
b. ELSIE ROBINSON

not share, but he has q contact
with garbage which you badly.
need. So 1t evens up. Outside
Of a few superficial contacts
such as these, your lives run
surprisingly parallel.
After all, did you ever stop to
consider that many Of the books
you read and the paintings you
cherish and the buildings you ad-
mire and the plays you attend
were written or painted or built
or staged by poor, shabby young
men who originally ate with their
knives?
You are evidently one of the
subscribers to the popular phrase,
COMMON AS DIRT"
But there is no commences to
dirt. There's lots OF dirt in the
world, but every ounce Of it is
sacred and mysterious. Every
ounce Of it is impregnated with
the fire and ashes Of a million
vibrant lives. Every ounce Of
It will give birth to millions more
such lives.
AS IL the soil from which they
sprung, as are these people whom
you cali common"
They, too, are one with the
sunset and the dawn. In their
poor flesh affairs burn. In their
dim eyes candles are lit. And In
their calloused hands. lies the
keys OF heaven and hell.
Not understand?
I only wish / could minister to
. tenth q their understanding!
The Washington times., 1926-06-18
NEGOTIATIONS
OF al WIFE
TT Helen R0RIand-

Tire Lone. L0g'n Husband
ANE thing that nearly ruins
W every wOnan's summer va.
cation, IS the haunting thought
of how her poor. lone, lorn hl1s.
band win miss" her.
And, ads, she's right. He does
miss heroh, HOW he misses
her!
He misses her gentle knock on
the door, as she routs him out
OF bed In morning and reminds
him that the coffee Is getting
cold.
He misses her sweet voice, call.
ing to him to hurry through with
the shower and asking him to
hand her the talcum or the az
pirin, when he is in the bath tub.
He misses being advised to take
his umbrella and reminded that
he has a date with the dentist.
And being called at the office
in the middle OF a conference,
and asked to stop by the gas-of.
flee on his way home. and not to-
forget to bring the new electric
bulbs.
He misses being run in on" at
noon, for = little surprise lunch
con and having $40 sweetly taken
away from him, In the presence
of his stenographer, just to show
he's a good generous husband"
And being reminded that the
dinner has been waiting half
hour that his soup is getting
cold and that it Is "Hulda's even
ing off,
He misses the little morning
discussion over the grocer's short
comings, and the little evening ar
guInent, over where all the
money goes.
And being regaled with ORA.
matte accounts of the cooks In
science and the new club presi-
dents imported gown and speech
of acceptance when he wants to
read the sporting page.
He misses being reminded that
cream pie lS Da0 IOr Hiiu anu
that so much salt is against the
Doctors orders"
And being hustled into evening
clothes when he wants to look
over the new magazines; and told,
just as they are ready to start,
that there Is no gasoline In the
car, because she had 1t out all
afternoon.
He misses being dragged away
from the blonde flapper. at the
party, and told all the way home
that he could have made 1t on
the second hand" IL he had had
his mind on the game.
And being cautioned mot to
sit up Iate;" to put out the fire,
the cat and the lights; and rot
creak on the stairs"
Oh yeG he misses his little hu.
man conscience!
The Washington times., 1926-06-18

tism and incite rebellion amongst
them. For this reason i am
forced to consider you a dam
gerous agitator."
Lead me to it, Penny!
Agitation Is my favorite food.
And you're right in thinking
that I'm starting It: But you're
wrong, very, VERY wrong, Old
4 Egg, il you think that my Gang
doesn't know what it's all about.
Or that they're so common"
they can't assimilate it.
Where do you get this Com
mon People" stuff. anyway?
Have you ever met Common
Person? II so you'd better grab
the specimen quick and ship It
to the zoo. For you've baRged
what AMT. boy. and your royal
ties will be something enormous.
Personally, guess I've got as
good a chance to meet folks as
any living biped. meet them
by the thousands every month.
/ not only meet them but ] hear
their family secrets and what's
their favorite cure for corns. l
get them all ages, colors, creeds
and conditions.
AND HAVE YET TO SEE
MY FIRST COMMON PERSON.
have yet to meet a person who
wasn't different from all other per-
sons on earth.
/ have yet to meet person who
isn't filed with wonders and cap
able of miracles.
/ have vet to meet a person
who hasn't been swept by the
glory Of love, the bitterness Of
despair. the fury Of hata, the chill
Of fear, the fire Of ambition the
tender ministEation Of hope
The Washington times., 1926-06-18
THE EARTH'S EYE By Garrett P. Seryiss

combination of motions TO which Il
ii subjected, and which appears
more imposing the more It Is stud.
lea. The critical experiments OE
Prof. Dayton q. Miller by which
he proves that the celebrated
nicholson Morley experiment,
used as basis Tor Einstein,s rela-
tivity theory, has been wrongly In
terpreted, and that the motion OF
the earth through the ether does
produce measurable effects upon
light waves. whereby the direction
and speed Of the motion may be
determined, show that We are be.
ing carried toward q point IN the
The Washington times., 1926-06-18

eonstells ton Draco, ia right asccn.
sion 2s2 degrees, north declinatlon
as degrees. with b velocity ck at
least ZOO kiiOnaeters Ga miles, per
second.
II has long been known that the
earth was flying along with the
sun toward point not very far
from that above indicated. but the
calculated velocity was generally
placed &C something like IL miles
per second. The meaning Of the
later results win require long and
expert study, but the experiments
are Ii general way confiT1natory
The Washington times., 1926-06-18

You think these
experiences are
the exclusive
property OF the
ri c h nd cul-
tured. Penny.
They are no.
more the exclu-
.sive property Of
the rich and cul.
tured. P Q n ny,
than toe nails
and tummy aches
are their excIu-
sive property.
THERE rs NO
T r. Al VAIL OF
THE III u M Al N
s OUL WHICH
ia NOT cHAREn
BY RICH OR
POOR ALIKE.
You may have
q n appreciation
Of Zorn's etch-
ings which your
ora Ss1Ao -. asaa :.
The Washington times., 1926-06-18
MR.. PENNING-
M TON WAITE

likes this column,
but he doesn't APP
prove Of II.
II consider it
one Of the most
unique and rad
icaf departures in
m cd ern Journal
ism. :" says he,
''and i am per-
sona1Iy interested
in the ideas you
advance. BUT /
FEEL THAT 1T
rs DANGEROUS
TO PUT UGH
d e A s IN T o
THE MINDS OF
4 H e COMMON
PEOPLE. They
c a n n o { possibly
understand what
you mean, and you
will simply in
The Washington times., 1926-06-18

Pennsylvania Has More Money More OIL More Steel and
More Candidates Senator Than Any Of Our Other States
The Washington times., 1926-06-18
ONCE OV'E ELS
WHY CARELESS YOUTH HAS NO PATIENCE WITH
CONSTANT COMPLAINING

By j. j. MUNOX.
well, die if you going to, said young girl to
complaining mother in small town Of Eastern State
The girl heartless but she tired Of hearing
the daily reiteration of this work is killing me.
Such tragic statements shock the nerves of the child
Perhaps he does not show it but he gets the jar just
the a
When repeated many times the child may become
hardened to the constant whining and feel only
instead of sympathy.
hard to you mothers and fathers because the
children do fully appreciate what you are doing for
them but whining will gain neither appreciation nor respect
from youth
The Washington times., 1926-06-18

ETlHfs planet on which We are
embarked Is in swift and In
cessant flight through space. Its
annual Ewing around the sun Is
but 4 small part Of the wonderful
New Britain herald., 1926-06-23
KHAN PARADE AT
 SESQUI FORBIDDEN
Had Been Scheduled for Sep
 teTnbeT-- Permit Revoked

Philadelphia, June 23 LPN-A Ku KluX Klan demonstration and parade scheduled as a part of the sesquicen- tennial international exposition pro- gram. has been forbidden by Mayor kendrick. president of the exposition association.
 September g, 10 and II, which had been allotted 10 the klan on the official program of the sesqui, have been declared open dates and no of ficiaI recognition will be given the K. K. K. Orders were issued last night to refuse police permits for the parade.
 "The organization known as the Ku Klux Kan" said an announce ment from the mayors office, will not be permitted to parade and will not be permitted to assemble as q body within the sesQuiccntennial grounds on September 10 or any other day"
 Paul NJ. Winter, Kleagle in charge of the local Klan, said he vas amazed" al the mayors action and that they will pay in the long run"
 4. l.. Sutton. director of domestic participation and special events of the exposition. said the Klan was on the program and was going to stay there"
New Britain herald., 1926-06-23

At WICK, Detroit. which came through with moderate volume, a fellow glorying in the name of Ray Van Tine sang in d pleasing baritone voice, ""That Certain Feeling" from "Tip-Toes," and q Wonder Why"
 We wandered over 10 WIZ, New York. to hear George Olsen, but just as We got there, The station signed off for an sos. call and, as far as we know, it never did come back on the air.
 The BuffaIodians playing at the Monte Carlo, New York, broadcast smooth dance program from WEAF. This station was unusually loud at times and then again it f@ded to a whisper. On the whole the program was satisfactory, +~ough. Big Blue Eyes" a new number written by I member Of the band. was very nice and it was aid cd by q superb orchestration, featur- ing brass chattering and saXophone mumblings, together with enraged banjo breaks.
 And so we dash away 10 some thing else.
 That's all for today, thanks.
 p. E l..
New Britain herald., 1926-06-23
Friends of Slayers
 May Be DepOrted

Mexico City. June 23 CP) - The American embassy here emphati- cally denies a story printed in To- cal newspaper saying it was pre- pairing a note 10 the Mexican gov ernment demanding that Mexico punish the Cuban communist Mella and other persons who held demon- strations before the American con- sulate last Sunday in sympathy with Sacco and Eanzetti, the Ital- ians convicted Of murder in Massa- chusetts.
 The foreign office announces that the government has decided to take drastic steps to prevent repetition Of demonstrations similar 10 that before the American con- sulate. Mella and other foreigners arrested for participation in the demonstration will be deported. according to the foreign offices an- nouncement,
New Britain herald., 1926-06-23
WGCP-SEWARK-252

! De Eita's orchestra. s-H. c. Sievers. zither. S:15-Marie Ensenat, contralto l WODA-PATERSON-22i i 5:So-News; sport talk. 1 6-Dinner music.
 WLIT-PHILADELPHLA-395 5:5o-Bill Dooleys Sport Flashes. T:30-Dream Daddy with boys and
 girls. S-Talk, Advertising Convention" 6:So-Progress program. ! 9-Montco Artists. 1 10-Arcadia Cafe dance orchestra. WIP-PHILADELPHIA-5Os 1 6:05-Dinner music, 6:6o-Department O. Agriculture. .. l T-Roll call; birthday list; violin | solo. WCaU-PHILADELPHIA-2IS 1 7:30-Recital. S:10-C!arence Seaman's orchestra. S:30- Miller piano period. ! 9-Eddie White, Jack Mazer, songs. 1 9:3o-FIelen Hoel soprano. l 9:45--Senator Hassenpfeffer. l 9:50--Agnes Everts, soprano. , 10:10-Maurice Patton, tenor; liar
 " Reudy, baritone. | 10:45-Frank Cook, songs. | l1--Artie Bitton's Cheer-ups.
 WFI-PHILiDELPHIA-S95 l 6:45-Dance orchestra. WGY-SCHENECTADY-3SO S-stock reports. news items and
 baseball scores. 1 6:30-Children's bedtime story. 7-"Book Of Knowledge" program. IT:35-Baseball scores. 7:S0-Program by Eastman theater
 orchestra, Rochester. \, Y, also
 broadcast by WHAM.
 WAfAK-BUFFALO-o66 6:30-Dinner music. 7:3Q-Eastman theater program. S:30-WHAM studio program
 WGR-BUFFALO-31s 6:30-TWo-p piano recital. S-Jointly with WEAF. S:80-Dulcime recital, George Mar
 shall.
 9-Jointiy with WEAF. 10-Musical program. 11-12 mid-Fincent Lopez's orch.
 WHAM-ROCHESTER-27S 7:30-Eastman theater orchestra.
 WRC-WASHINGTON-469 6-T:30-U. s. Marine band.
 KDKA-PITTSBURGH-309 6:3o-Dinner concert, Everglades
 club orchestra. 7:15-Baseball scores. 9-Stockman- Farmer news and
 market period, 10 - Florence Schwartz sprano;
 Christine Adams. cellist; Robert
 NJ. Owrey, baritone; Mrs. J. Ed
 gar Knott, accompanist. 10:55-Time signals and weather
 forecast; scores.
 WCAP-WASHINGTON-t69 S:30-U. s. Army band. 9-Troubadours. 1O--Light opera. 11-1-Dance music.
 WCAE-PITTSBURGH-i5l 6:S0-Dinner concert. S-Merrymakers. S:S0-Saxophone Octet. 9-Concert. s-Concert. 10-From WEAF.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-23
19 INDICTMENTS FILED

New York, June 23 R,-Nine- teen indictments against members of an alleged countrywide narcotic ring were handed down by the federal grand jury in Brooklyn yesterday. Eleven of the indict- ments are against Ernest Bowes and Mrs. Marion McCIclland, both of whom arc in jail here. Other members of the gang are said to be in southern states.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-23
PROBATION OFFICER RESIGNS

Tallahassee, Fla, June 23 Pl- ], F. Lassiter, probation officer for Hi,lsborough county, rendered his resignation here today 10 Governor Martin, after the executive held a personal hearing into alleged in rogularities in office, Lassiter de- nied he was guilty Of charges against him including alleged misuse of funds and sending of Protestant delinquent girls to Catholic institu- tions Of other states, where they had been subject to Slavery con- ditions."
New Britain herald., 1926-06-23
Organ ReCitals.

WBZ, Springfield, 1o:30-Marie
 Heath orchestra. WOR. Newark, 10;So-Organ music by Leon Wood. WrIC, Hartford, I1:05-Recital by Chandler Goldthwaite, ia nous organiSt.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-23
{ OnCRrts-

IVIICPTLS. WEAF. New York, 7:30-Cnited States Army band. Also broad cast by WJAR. Providence. WTIC, Hartford, 9-The Travel CTS Jongleurs and the Un- known Troubadour. WNYC, New York, 9:20-Pull- man Porters' band. WRNY. New York, 10:l5-1Sth Infantry band.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-23

They were having Amateur Night at WFBH, New York, and we heard one young lady sing 'Bye-Bye Blackbird." l. proved 10 be too heavy for us, so We decided to try other parts Of the dials Anyway, WFBH got all tangled up with some other station from time to time, al- though it's volume was enough the greater part Of the time 10 bring t out Of the dense fog which seemed to surround the entire system at times.