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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-02
HOME GREATEST
FACTOR IN OUR
LIFE : COOLIDGE
lBx Dispatch A. p. Wire


ATLANTIC CITY, N. r., June L.
President Coolidge in message to-
night read before the General Fed
GRAFTON of Women's clubs urged on
the women the Importance OF their
deliberations on the American home,
"the greatest single factor in our ma
tional life"
The message follows:
ut is with satisfaction have
learned the American home is to be
the keynote of the program at the
biennial convention of the General
Federation of Womens clubs.
character developed in the early
and formative period of the child is
a very great measure determines that
child's spiritual, moral and social re-
actions in after years. The home,
then, must be considered as the great
est single influence in our national
life. Whatever may be done to
broaden and tb enrich our home life
is vital contribution to the welfare
of the country. 1t will be felt not
alone in our private and social rela-
tions but in our public, service and
our national institutions as well.
"Will you please eAIenI my
ings and best wishes to the members
of your organization in convention
assembled, and say to them that !
am sure their deliberations Will De
productive of much good"
The convention today defeated the
resolution of the Louisville delega-
tion for minority voice" and re-
fused to rescind the policy OF binding
majority rule.
CONTINUED on Page Three)
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SMITH GETS HONORARY
DEGREE FROM COLUMBIA
(By Dispatch A, P. Wi

NEW YORK, June 1.-Gov. Alfred e.
Smith of New York received the hon
orary degree of doctor of laws tonight
at Columbia university from President
Nicholas Murray Butler, who has been
frequently mentioned as possible
republican candidate for governor in
opposition to Governor Smiths expect
ed candidacy. DR.. Butler in comforting
the degree paid tribute to the COVER
nor as "alert, effective, public-spirited
and courageous, constantly speaking
the true voice of the people,"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-02
MOTHER, CHILD
MISSING AT TE R
VESSEL SINK S
nv Dispatch A. 2. Mirel

NEW YORK, June IA woman
and her three-year- -old daughter, pas
sengers on the steamer Washington
Irving which sank today in the Hud-
son river after a collision with q
steel oil barge, had not been located
tonight by officials of the line check
ing the passenger list. All other
passengers and crew were reported
safe. .l
The missing passengers are Mrs.
LYNN A. Hoag and her daughter, Mary,
of New York. Two other children OF
Mrs. Hoag were put ashore when the
steamer reached the pier in Jersey
City. There were 200 passengers and
a crew of $50 on the vessel.
The disappearance of the mother
and child was discovered when the
two other children were found wan
dering about the Jersey City pier
crying.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-02
Coolidge Thinks Arizona
Viewpoint on Boulder.
Dam WrOng-VGn Dyke
rnv Dispatch A. P. wrs,

TUCSON, June H. - President
Coolidge believes he is familiar
with the "ArizOna viewpoint" re-
garding the Swing-JOhnsOn BOuld-
err canyon dam bill and further
believes that Arizona takes the
wrong position In opposing IT,
Such was the substance of a state
ment given to the press today by
CIeve w. Van Dyke, chairman OF
committee sent to Washington
by Governor George w. p. Hunt
to intercede In the dam cOntrO-
versy i'm behalf of this state.
Van Dyke has just returned
from the national capital. There
his committee met the president
and Secretary of State Kellogg
The committee chairman express
ed the view that the chief execu-
tive was misinfOrmed ON the Ari-
zOna angle to the question by
"enemies of the state"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-02
HOUSE ENGAGES
in HOT DISPUTE
ON SETTLE M ENT
OF FRENCH DEBT
Republican Leader An
nOunces He Will Press
For A Vote Today.
DEMOCRATS OPPOSE
Representative Collier and
Rainey Lead Attack On
Pact.
DEMOCRATS OPPOSE
lBy Dispatch A. i. Wirel


WASHINGTON, June 1.-The house
engaged today in heated debate on
the French war debt settlement
which was taken up after it's op-
ponents had won an initial skirmish
by blocking an attempt to force a
final vote on ratification before night
adjournment. Representative Tilson,
the republican leader, however, serv-
ed notice he would press for action
tomorrow explaining he was anxious
to send the bill of ratification as
quickly as possible to the senate
where still opposition was expected.
representative Collier of Missi-
ssippi, and Rainey of Illinois, both
democrats, led the attack against the
settlement on the ground that it
was not based on Frances capacity
to pay, Rainey contending that the
ways and means committee, in recon-
mending acceptance of the agreement
had only a statement from Secretary
Mellon, head of the debt commits
sion to substantiate its action.
Rainey said the agreement was ap-
proved at a committee meeting OF
two hours and Is minutes duration
while other house committees pond
cred for months to obtain informa-
tion on small claims against the gov
ernment
Proponents of the settlement, in
cluding Chairman Green of the ways
and means committee, Representative
Burton, a member of the debt com
mission and Representative Mills, re-
publican, New York rose TODAY to its
defense. Green contended that coun-
try was taxed to the limit and that
the terms of settlement were as
favorable from the American stand
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FAIL TO FIND BODIES
OF TWO AIRMEGN
(By Dispatch A. p. Wire)

LEAVENWORTH, Kan, June L.
Rfvermen and an airplane failed to-
day in their efforts to locate the bod
les of Privates Otto G. Hathaway of
ST. Joseph and William Garrett of
Lexington, Okla, who were drowned
last night when a borrowed airplane
in which they were joy riding threw
them into the Missouri river north of
here.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-02

NEW YORK, June -
Copper dull; electrolytfc
1871. Bar silver 65.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-11
SENATE BEGINS
TAYLOR QUIZ

Richard v. Taylor, Of Alabama,
was summoned before the Senate
Interstate Commerce Committee to-
day to be examined on his fitness
for service on the Interstate Com
MERGE Commission.
The appointment Of Taylor. a
Democrat, has been attacked by
insurgent Republicans and progress.
sive Democrats, along with that OF
Thomas r. Woodloclk, Of New York.
because of their former connections
with railroads.
Woodlock, who will be recalled
to the witness" stand tomorrow, told
the committee he had served as a
director of both the Frisco and
Pierre Marquette railroads and had
several posts with Wall Street bank
ing interests.
Because of a "split" in Demo
cratic opposition to the appoint
ments, there was a probability that
both men ultimately will be con-
firmed by the Senate.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-11
U. S. WATTS DEvELo PMENTs
IN MExIco'S ALIEN LAW

MEXICO CITY, Jan. 11.-Adn1in-
istration Of the new alien property
law, rather than the text of the
law. will determine the policy of
the United States, 1t was learned
today.
Ambassador Sheffield returned to-
day from a weekend trip and re-
stunned his informal conversations,
experimenting the formal notes Of
protest against the law which have
been presented by the United States.
The controversy can not develop
for a year yet, inasmuch as a full
year is allowed property holders
to renounce their foreign citizen
ship.
President Gales is understood to
be working upon regulations for
the administration Of the law,
which are expected to ameliorate
the law to a certain extent.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-11
JARD|NE AIDING
FARM SALES

Successful farm cooperative mark
citing will go far to solve the press
ing agriculture problems, Secretary
Of Agriculture Jardine today told
the House Agriculture Committee.
He asked for $4,000 to organize a
bureau to promote cooperative
organization. and assist existing
organizations. He estimated it
would require from twelve to
twenty-five experts to carry on this
work.
You should have the money"
said Representative Aswell Cd,
Louisiana. But could you not do
what you want without creating a
new bureau and with additional
legislation?
Maybe 1 could" said Secretary
Jardine. but there would remain d
question and l want to dignity this
cooperative movement. 1t Is the
big thing now. l want, the experts
to help make cooperative organiza-
tons successful, to keep them from
getting off on the wrong foot and
to prevent mortality among them.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-11
BILL
TARGET

Declaring that District welfare
legislation now pending In Congress
was gotten up by the pink tea
crowd" p. budding. president of
the Prisoners Relief Society. at 201
e st. N. W., today cautionad Con-
gress to proceed carefully in the
handling Of such legislation.
II would suggest that you move
slowly with regard to this legisIa-
tion." budding wrote to the House
District Committee. ''Our society
deals with our poorest convicts and
their dependents and we know OF
few cases where the children have
not been well managed and trained.
can see no use for so many laws.
las far as can see the bill be-
fore you was gotten up by the
pink-tea set that have no children
Of their own. think the mothers
pension is all right, but to make
every one caring for children take
out q license is wrong. The public
welfare BILL as whole. needs to
be given very careful study.
would never require a private
institution to take out a license and
lie hedged about by formality that
viii kill its effectiveness, and that
is just what this bill VIII do
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-11
READY To CLOUT
TAX BILL
By WILLIAM K. HUTCHINSON

By WILLIAM K. HUTCHINSON
The Administrations new $685.
100000 tax reduction bill viii be
reported to the Senate within a
week, it was learned today, with
Republicans and Democrats alike
joining, hoping to cut the huge
tax melon before the next income
tax returns become due, March Is.
The measure will go to the Senate
with little of the party harmony
that characterized its enactment
by the House.
Want Half Billion Cut.
The Democrats will present .
minority report, proposing a total
tax reduction Of $500. 900 200, based
on a plan of retiring the public
debt in 80 years as substitute for
the 20-year retirement plan adopted
by the Coolidge Administration. The
Democrats also viii propose lower
surtax rates on the brackets for
incomes between $22, 900 and $780,
900 and the repeal of amusement
and capital stock taxes.
Two of the big tax battles on
the floor of the Senate will come
over provisions, favored by a ma
iority of the Finance Committee
and already enacted by the House,
for repeal OF the income tax pub
lefty clique and the continuance OF
estate and inheritance taxes. Both
Of these rows will be nonpartisan
in character, as the Republicans are
just as split" upon these features
as are the Democrats. In fact, it
viii take a combination of Repub.
lican and Democratic votes on the
Finance Committee to keep the
provisions in the bill as reported
to the Senate.
Both Partise Split
The Democratic move for repeal
Of the capital stock tax will not
be as partisan as indicated on the
surface. Many Republicans also
oppose this tax as well as the
amusement taxes, which the Demo.
Gratis also propose to repeal. On
the subject OF surtaxes, the Demo.
Gratis merely propose to increase
the benefits accruing to the class
of incomes between $4,000 and
500, 900, which they contend do
not get as great a reduction In the
House bill as do incomes above and
below those figures.
1.-THE average reduction made. in
the House bill on incomes between
$4,000 and $4,000 Is 26 per cent,
upon incomes between $1,000 and
100000 is 9 per cent and over
100000 is so per cent" said Sena-
tor Simmons Of North Carolina,
Democratic tax leader. 1.-THE
minority's schedule will provide for
an average reduction upon incomes
up to 500 900 Of 26 per cent, upon
incomes between $4,000 and $780,
600 of "a per cent, and upon IN
comes over 100000 Of 80 per
cent"
These surtax changes would give
the public 100000 greater re.
duction than allowed by the House
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-11
WRITE
D. {. HEADS

The District. Commissioners mail
today contained two communications
from the British Isles, Daniel E..
Garges, secretary to the board,
found.
One was addressed to the mayor
or town clerk Of the city of Wash
ington'' in which +. St. J. Edwards,
of Park House, Hitchinherbs, Eng
land, agreed with Mrs. Mary g.
Henderson in her campaign against
short skirts. Edwards urged, that
the crusade be made international
indicating that it would have his
support when it reached his town.
A chain letter was received from
n ]. Wick. of Poole Dorset, Eng
land. 1t contained the names. OF
Henry Ford, Harold Lloyd and other
prominent citizens OF the United
States and intimated that IL the
chain was broken bad luck would
follow the District Commissioners.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-11
KING Of OSAGE'
MAY GET OFF
~ IntornaAiOnaI News Service

=, Nv lHGOE0D81OU0A NOW8 GDENAoO
GUTHRIE, okla, Jan. 11.-Con.
ferences between attorneys a. to
whether A1va Macdonald, friend Of
Theodore Roosevelt, and former
United states marshal, would be
allowed to irnmunize himself by tes-
flying before the Federal grand
jury investigating Usage Indian
murders. delayed renewal Of grand
jury sessions today.
The conference followed the ar
rival of witnesses whose presence
indicated the grand jury planned
to go into the political phases of
the murders for millions"
Macdonald said today that he
port that the investigation Of Ben.
jamin Burger, Federal operative in
the Kansas City bureau OF the De-
partment OF Justice, indicated that
a Federal officer, now out OF serv-
Ice, had received 500 for stop
ping q former inquiry.
It was reported, too, this morn
ing that the Government had aban.
doned its reliance in the confes-
sion Vt Bert Lawson, a Federal
convict, duplicating William X
Hale. millionaire politician and
rancher and known as 1.-THE king
of the Usage hills" in the murders
of Bill and Reta Smith, the latter
an inheriting heir in the $3,O00,00(
estate of her mother, Mollie Big
heart
The Smiths and their maid were
killed when their home at Fairfax
Okla, was dynamited in 1923.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-11
oUSTED C. w. U. EDITOR
TO TALK ON BLUE LAWS

His name known because he was
expelled from George Washington
University for publishing "The
LASH" upbraiding fraternities and
staid traditions Of the institution,
John r. Bromell will speak at the
"antiblue law banquet February 5
at the American and Oriental res
taurant.
Or. Joseph A. Themper. president
of the Association Opposed to Blue
Laws, announced today that the
young editor woul be the principal
speaker and Thomas B. Eckloff
POSTMASTER. Toasts will be:
"Iow Laughable Puritanism Is. I"
Making a Joke Out OF the Law. +"
Attorney T. Emmett Mackenzie,
national committeeman from Mon
tana, will speak on "The Hypo-
critical Hypercritical."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-11
CHINESE RESTAURANT
younger" IS FINED

Professional "bouncers" not equip
ped with police authority, have no
right to forciblY evict persons. ac-
cording to Judge Gus A. Schuldt.
who in Police Court today fined
Charles A. Meredith $50 for assault
on Harry E. NEWMAN, a patron at
restaurant.
NEWMAN alleges that Meredith
struck him in the mouth and
knocked all of his bridge work out.
The damage to him was $50, he
claims.
Meredith testified that he did not
strike NEWMAN. He merely at
tempted to evict him for disorderly
conduct, he said. NEWMAN pro-
duced another witness who testified
tn the assault.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-11
Courts Order Makes
Mother Sister Of
Her Children

NEW YORK, Jan. il. By
virtue Of q court order, Lillian
and Herbert Victor, s and 6
years old, became technically
brother and sister Of their
mother, Mrs. Rose ARA, OF
Bayonne.
Judge Charles NJ. Egan, in
the Hudson county orphans
court, Jersey City, granted the
request of Louis and Bertha
Goldberg, Of Jersey City, ma
ternal grandparents Of Lillian
and Herbert, to adopt the chill
drsn, after Mrs. ARA had
agreed.
The boy and girl are Mrs.
Arra's children by her former
marriage to Irving Victor, who
died two years ago. Recently
she married again.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-11
FLOOR COMMITTEES IN COSTUME
Minister Urges Jazz
To Fill Pews
of Churches

NEW YORK, Jan. ll-More
BerIins and Whitemans, and
fewer Bachs, Haydns and Mo-
zarts-that's the need of the
present-day church, the Rever-
end Christian F. Reisner told
his congregation in the Chelsea
Methodist Episcopal Church yes
terday.
The Rev. Mr.. Reisner wants
to jazz 'em up to 'high spirit
ual levels" and he believes the
rag-time music of today viii
provide the thrill that will do
it, rather than "hig-priced quar-
tets, singing over the heads Of
congregations"
The minister believes that
jazz tends to "set the passions
Free" but he believes the
church could use it to "exalt
the spirits of thousands until
fellowship with God will be easy
and real"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-11
TRIANGLE'S 'OTHER MAN
KILLS SELF IN REMORSE

LA GRANGE, H.. Jan. 11.-An
aftermath of the Staying here in
1924 Of Mrs. Julia Abb Douglass by
George Munding, riding master, has
been staged in the suicide at
Haines City, Fla, OF Elmer r.
Plummer, the "other man. in the
romance Of the couple.
Plummer, former police chief here,
shot himself, leaving letters saying
he had been unable to forget the
ira 1edV
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-11

They know how to bludgeOn O
bandit. but they haven't forgotten
how to caress child, to lend a
helping hand to a destitute widow.
They have heart"
They're showing It today in con-
tributing generously to a fund for
the mother of little Edna Proud
foot, Z, of 725 Second st. Little
Edna was killed Saturday afternoon
by a motor hearse, while she was
shedding happily on Second Street
at G. Hers was the third death
in the Proudfoot family in three
months.
Father was Killed
The first was the father of seven
Proudfoot children. Frederick o.
Proudfoot, who fell from a scaffold
to his death about three months
ago. Just after his burial, and as
the widow was wondering how she
could carry on" with her little
brood, another baby was born. only
TO grief, misery grew on misery
for the mother.
Then came Saturdays tragedy,
which took from the little family
one of the brightest of its mem.
bers. The mothers brave fight for
her children could scarcely with
stand this new blow. 1t seemed
too much.
- Captain Cornwell and his men
at the Second precinct knew ali
about the family. Their hearts
went out to the widowed mother
in her series of griefs.
Police Form Fund
How about it?'' the captain
asked a few of his men.
Their answer was to dig into
their pockets and bring forth
GIeenbaCks to add to those the
captain already had taken from
his own store and placed on his
desk.
That started the fund, and, az
word goes around the precinct to
day, the fund is growing. Only
the policemen are contributing, be
cause the law says they CAM
solicit from anyone else.
But they're giving generously
They're doing their bit to bring
@ tiny ray of happiness into the
Proudfoot home which seems tc
have had more than its share OF
misery and woe.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-11

bill. The remainder of the $175,-
O00, 900 increased reductions, pro-
posed by the Democrats, would be
scattered through the bill, chiefly In
the repeal OF taxes which have met
with public disfavor.
The Senate Committee has closed
It's public hearings. During the re-
mainder Of the week it vii; hear
individual Senators, the Couzens
Senatorial Committee on adininistra-
tive features of the law and then
compile its reports. In the back
ground, all factions will seek to
carry out the nonpartisan drive for
final enactment Of the bill before
March Is.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-11
WASHINGTON SALON OPENS
NEW CLASS IN FRENCH

Complying with numerous re-.
quests the Washington Salon has
arranged for a free class for be-
ginners In French.
Registration Is to be made this
evening at the salons French
school, 1906 Eighteenth st. N. W.,
which has been in constant opera
ton for over ten years and has
an enrolment of over 300 students.
There are many prominent men
and women in the classes.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-11
LEAGUE INQUIRY INTO
COMMUNICATING SOUGHT

LONDON, Jan. 1.-THE Little
Entente is anxious that the League
of Nations make full inquiry into
the disclosures Of Hungarian
counterfeiting plot and has sounded
out the powers to determine their
attitude in theSmatter, it was learned
here today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-11
ADVERTISEMENT

Prices realized on Swift & Company
sales of carcass beef in Washington, d. c.,
for week ending Saturday, January 9,
1925. on shipments sold out, ranged from
HOO cents to 1900 cents per pound
and averaged 1912 cents per pound.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-11
ITALIANS TO DISCUSS
BRITISH DEBT JAN. is

LONDON, Jan. INCARCERATION
for the settlement OF the Italian
debt to Great Britain will open on
January Is.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-11
Hard Police Glue Aid
to Stricken Family
IN HER GAY ARABIAN NIGHTIE

Policemen In their daily rounds much of the
side of life that might be for them become caoused
the of Others But it doesn't work out that
least of all among the policemen of the Second precinct led
by their genial captain, Fred CornweIl.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-11
DOESN'T HOPE FOR DRYS

"Pussyfoot
johnson, i
famous dry
crusader,
as he
returned
today after
an extensive
tour abroad.
Mr.. johnson
expressed the
belief that
prohibition
in the United
States would
never fully
materialize,
but will, of
course,
continue his
support of
the dry
movement.
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Queen Marie in
Bye, Bye Over Radio
To American PEOPLE

New York, Nov. 23-(P)-"The
king wants me home by Christmas
and of course l want to be there
with him. Goodbye-goodbye.
With these words Queen Marie OF
Rumania bid farewell to Dear
America" in a brief talk over the
radio today. She sails for home to-
morrow.
II did not come to America for
financial or political reasons" she
said. Il came rather to make friends
and / want to carry that friendship
back to Rumania.''
Il feel and hope that my journey
here has led to greater UNDER
standing between Rumania and the
United States. l shall remember
everything that l have seen of this
great country of yours. My chill
dren have learned to love America,
too"
American enterprise is the most
astonishing thing which we encoun-
tered on our journey. We were
amazed by it wherever we went