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The Washington times., 1926-09-27

While the political interest OF
these prediction days centers more
in men than in issues nevertheless
there is an oninous question which
observers in Washington are Gx
pecting to, cause critical embarrass
lnent to members of both parties
at the coming session Of Congress
This is the question of redis
tributing the number of Representa-
tives in each State on the basis Il
the 1920 census.
For six years now the question
of redistributing seats in Congress
of cutting off one or two Repre-
sentatives from one State and oil
adding another here and there In
other States has been kept sub
merged.
True. from time to time. some
unruiy member of an 'toverpopu
lated" State has arisen to denounce
the present apportionment of seats
and to demand redistribution &C.
cording to population. but these
outbursts so far have been effec
lively brought to naught.
Delayed by Politics
The means by which this has
been accomplished are the, same
tactics of trading" and wire-pull.
ing so familiar to all students of
House and Senate politics.
The fact remains, however, thai
California, with a, population of
3,426,S61 persons in 1920, has II
Representative in the House, while
Mississippi, with but 3,404.055 per.
sons has Is Representatives.
This is but one instance.
There are many others that stand
out.
For instance there is Illinois with
one Representative for every 100000
one four every 212, 200. There is
and one for every 100000 in Michi-
gan.
The question takes ION large pro.
portions when one figures that
there are in the United States to-
are ''disfranchised" by this inequit-
able distribution.
Though scattered, and with the
added disadvantage of belonging to
two political parties, these ten mil
lion voters are beginning to make
themselves heard.
Moreover, these voters have on
their side the plain mandate of the
Constitution, which specifies thai
Representatives shall be appor.
toned among the States which may
be included within this Union &C.
cording to their respective num-
bers. !"
And it further states that these
respective numbers shall be de-
termined by the latest census.
The present seating of Congress
is based upon the census of 1910,
or upon figures that are approx
imately IL years old.
There has been no consideration
Of the fluctuation of the population.
so far as representation in Congress
is concerned, for II years.
The reason for opposing d redis.
tribution of seats may not be at
once apparent.
In many cases it Is personal, rs
The Washington times., 1926-09-27

MIAMI. Fla. Sept. 27.-orders
for the. departure of the Chicago
Herald and Examiner relief train
from this city today were Cancelled
after an urgent plea had been sent
by Mayor E. c. Rompl- to William
Randolph. Hearst and Mayor Wi.
liam e. Dever. of Chicago. to keep
the train here. At a meeting of
city and relief officials late yester-
day 1t was empha tically stated t.lat
unless the 100 doctors and nurses
continued their work grave conse-
Quences would ensue
The plea was presented to DR..
Herman II. Bdndesen. health com
missioner of Chicago, in charge OF
the train He ordered the unit 10
remain on duty. Following is the
message telegraphed to Mr.. Hear ST:
William Randolph Hearst, Los
Angeles, Call:
ron behalf of the city OF Miami
We appeal to you to keep the Chi
cage Herald and Examiner RELIEF
train here. The train, in charge
Of Doctor Bundesen and Doctor
Briggs, chief surgeon of your papers
in the middle West, has saved the
situation In Miami, and 1t Is alb
solutely necessary that this train.
stay here another 48 hours. We
implore you to grant our request.
Without the assistance rendered by
this unit there is no telling what
our situation would have BEEN
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ALLEGED BANDIT
SHOT BY COP

John Cross, colored, 26, of 1877 X
st. N. W.. is dying at F'reedman's
Hospital today from gunshot
wounds in the abdomen and head
sustained in running pistol
battle with police Of the Twelfth
precinct last night after an at
tempted robbery OF the Piggy
WiggIy warehouse at Fifth and T
Streets Northeast.
Policemen M. w. King and l. M.
Laughton said they saw man
enter the warehouse after breaking
the glass in a door. As they APP
preached, King was felled with an
iron pipe by the robber, who fled.
With LAughton in pursuit. Cross
fired three times. The return fire
of the police failed to halt the
robber. In responding to the call
Policeman Rosson, of the twelfth
precinct, fell to the pavement, in
juring his left knee. Both the
police were treated at Emergency
Hospital, King having six stitches
taken in his head.
Cross, who is a former cmploye
at the warehouse, was found later
at Freedman's Hospital in a serious
condition He is not expected to
recover.
The Washington times., 1926-09-27
FRANCE To RAY.
SAYS PREMIER

BARLEDUC. France. Sept. a..
Premier Poincare. speaking today
before the general council Of the
Department of the Mouse. fatty
denied that France had ever thought
OF renouncing her debts, or ever
would entertain such a thought.
France has never renounced
her foreign debts" he said. I'm
fact, she already has made impor-
tant interest payments. which would
have been even larger IL Germany's
failure to pay up had not forced
France first to restore her own
devastated regions.
"For the future. France IS
nevertheless determined TO liquidate
her debts Loyalty up to the very
limit Of her capabilities.
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Swelling Ii Knees
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MIR. J. r. Higdon, Washing
ton, D. c., Says He Gives
All Credit for His Re.
markable Recovery to
Todd's Tonic.

81 was in a general rundown con-
dition and was losing weight every
day. / had heard so much of
Todd's Tonic that decided to try
It. began to gain in weight from
my first bottle. Now, after taking
eight bottles. / have gained twenty
pounds in good weight and my sys-
to- is in wonderful condition. II
can frankly give Todd's Tonic credit
for 1t ALL Todd's Tonic is wonder.
ful system builder and flesh pro-
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Place N. f., Washington, ID. G.
Todd's Tonic is made of finest
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Peoples Drug Stores.
The Washington times., 1926-09-27
GEORGETOWN CIVIC
BODY WILL GATHER

The fall opening Of the George
town Civic Association at Ebenezer
A. NJ. e. Church, o ST.. between
Twenty-seventh and Twenty-eighth
SITS, N. w. will be held at 8 o'clock
tomorrow night.
Lieut.. r. III. r. Clark will make
an address and Rev. D. B. Hill will
preside.
The Washington times., 1926-09-27
II. X. LAMB. D. c. BOY.
GUIDES HARVARD "FRoSH"

r. K. Lamb. Of washington, q
Junior at Harvard, has been ap.
pointed one of the 20 upper class
men who will be advisers for the
incoming freshmen class at the Uni
versity.
Lamb. who has been prominent
In other undergraduate activities.
is an editor Of the Harvard Grim
son, the undergraduate daily. and
OF the Harvard Lampoon. the col
lege comic.
The Washington times., 1926-09-27
French Stay Germans

GERMERsHEIM. Baden. Sept. II.
Two French soldiers. following :
quarrel. today shot and killed two
German civilians. The French army
command has ordered their arrest.
The Washington times., 1926-09-27

by Washington talent and others.
under the direction of Mrs. Howard
A. Blandy, and Dr. Osgood delivered
short address. All OF the services
were largely attended.
Although Boyds. with IA victories
and five defeats. leads by a game
and half for first honors in the
Montgomery Baseball League, Sandy
Spring, which is second with IL
wins and six losses. still has a
chance.
Next Sunday the two teams play
at Boyd's. It will be the last. game
for the leaders, while Sandy Spring
plays Bethesda the following Satur-
day. Should the Sandy Spring team
win both games, It will tie Boyds
and a play-off will be necessary.
Next Saturdays game is being
looked forward to with interest.
The Washington times., 1926-09-27

when such redistribution would Gu.
down the number of seats in q
given State.
This means the loss of $4,000 a
year to some one. And, too, the
loss of whatever prestige and other
emoluments that go with the office:
Besides that, and possibly of more
Importance, is the loss of party adj
vantage. or the gain in numbers
for the opposing party.
These are the obstacles that must
be met, and overcome, by the pro-
ponents of redistribution.
1t is certain that, after the en-
crossing interest of the November
primaries has passed and the anxi-
ETY. of election days has passed,
the demands for a re.apportionment
of the seats. will some. along with
prohibition, World Court. tax.cuts
and the 1923 Presidential race. to
tax the honesty and astuteness Of
the members of both parties.
The Washington times., 1926-09-27

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Specially trained clerical help are
now. listed at The Times and Herald
Employment Service Office and are.
for the detaiIs--Main $3.50. Many en-
pioyers have secured some of their
best help throuEh this service.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1926-04-29
EDITORIALS
woEFUL NEED IN HUNTERDoN COUNTY

Agriculture is the backbone of a county Without
food nation exist And the most profitable agri-
culture is the kind produced by intelligent farming
To this end experts developed by the agricu-
ural departments of every in order to nteigeny
arrive at the best crops to be produced in their states
intelligent tests made Of soils and seeds; intelligent
plans devised for marketing the products. And
where these things have been done the country has
prospered in the backbone industry of feeding the
world.
Hunterdon County is primarily an agricultural
county But it is the only agricultural county in New
Jersey which does not employ Agricultural Agent
for intelligent cooperation and research in developing
the best and most profitable crops from its fertile soils
The State Department of Agriculture will pay
$4,000 year toward the employment of Agricultural
Agent and the Board of Freehoders should provide
the balance to provide such a benefit to the county
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1926-04-29
"Lesf Ne FORGET"

Pm getting sick and tired of puny minds confusing
politics with patriotism!
Regardless of my preferences and prejudces, / can
understand that politician be genuinely patriotic.
But to my soul | can't understand why niggard-
ly minds should always try to tie patriotism up with
potcsl
| have endorsed the proposed Memorial City Hall
for Lambertve purely from standpoint of patriotism.
The fact that supporters of it may be termed poll
tcans doesn't worry at all! Lambertvlle it to
itself to provide memorial to its soldiers No more
practical memorial could be conceived than a public
building serving all people.
But the deplorable thing is that people in
their prejudces will snarl and zap around like
pack of NANCY dogs, forgetting their patriotism
submergng their best instincts just because they think
a politician will get the credit for a patriotic memor
ia!
But the spirit of jealous combatveness is responsible
for the fact that today, EIGHT YEARS AFTER THE
CLOSE OF THE WAR, LAMBERTVILLE is WITHOUT
A MEMORIAL TO IT'S VETERANSi
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1926-04-29
GIFFY THE GUFFER ISN'T
BIG ENOUGH FOR THATI

prediction has been made by Mark Sullivan,
Washington political correspondent that in the Senator
al Primary contest between Pepper Ware and Pnchot
in Pennsylvania, that Pepper and Pinchot will share
the dry Republican VOTE and that Ware will get the wet
votes of both the Republicans and Democrats and thus
win the nomination.
In the face of this possibility Pennsylvania leaders
calling Pinchot, otherwise known as "Gfy the
Gufer,'o to withdraw from the But they will
make their pleas in vanl
City the Cutter isn't big enough for that. He claims
to have the interest of the Commonwealth heart,
but what he really has at heart is the personal
dizement of City the Gufer He is bloated with self
Importance that he would sell out his best friends Gas
he has done in the past) to further his selfish
And just as sure God made little green apples,
City the Gutter will independent platform
if he isn't nominated May 18th!
So the only thing for loyal, self-respectng Republ-
cans to do is to vote for Pepper
Remember:-"A VOTE FOR PINCHOT is A VOTE
FOR VARE!"
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%A ~
s 9
VETERANS COLUMN
MILITARY GUARD PLACED AT
TOMB OF UNKNOWN HERO

Washington, d. Ca permanent
military guard of honor over the
tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Ar
lington Cemetery has been ordered
by Dwight F. Davis, secretary of
war. This has been done because
tourists and visitors at the shrine
had been lacking in respect, had TAX
en- away souvenirs and the spot was
constantly Uttered with picnic scraps
left by disrespectful visitors.
Replying to an objection to the
plan raised on the ground of ex-
pense, one official said: Enough sol
diers to guard the Tomb of the IN
known Soldier could be supplied
alone from the number of enlisted
men detailed as orderlies and grooms
for the officers polo ponies at a
nearby military reservation.
A soldier in field uniform, with
light pack, steel helmet, wrapped
puttees and fixed bayonet, marching
post before the Tomb, will do more
than any other one thing to bring
home to the onlooker the realization
of the sacredness of the spot, ard
entertains for the heroic deaths and
the deep reverence which America
World war, of which this tomb is
sacrifices of its civilian army of the
the symbol.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1926-04-29
PLAN PHILADELPHIA
CONVENTION TO BE
HELD IN 0CT0R f.

Philadelphia, Payment A Car
roll, national viee-commander of Tn
American Legion, was named chair
man of the Philadelphia comm lite
for the October Convention, at re
cent meeting of the PHILADELPHIA
County Committee of the Legion.
Colonel Carroll selected the follow
ing as chairmen of the subcommit
tees; J. Borton Weeks, parking
Judge J. Willis Martin, reception an
distinguished guests; Miss Anna /
Hawkins. registration and informa
ton; Theodore Rosen, decorations
John NJ. Dervin, transportation
James f. Ryan, convention hall an
seating; Louis Slepin, badges an'
trophies; George Wentworth Carr
program; Glendon T. Tongue, re-
dio; Mrs. William H. Biester, Jr
Auxiliary, and Virgil B. Bald, Fort,
and Eight.
H. Harrison Smith and f. Z. iol-
lenback were elected vice -chairmen
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1926-04-29
is LAMBERTvILLEs PATRIOTISM DEADY

eprined from the Feb H. 1921 issue of this paper)
There two hundred from Lambert
vile who answered the call of this country when civil
cation and freedom were threatened by German
dalism Over hundred of the finest and fttest of
the youth of the town sent offering the
altar fires of 1t is record of which the town
should rghtfuy feel proud.
They proud then. They cheered and wept and
waved flags and sang keep the Home Fires Burning"
until they hoare The people of the town decorated
their windows with service stars and made themselves
nusances generally by Dragging of their particular boys
and proudly displaying the letters they had from them
They knitted socks that fearfuly and wonder
fully made Wrist and ingerless mittens
made in profusion Women prayed and wept into their
knitting and their letters, Fathers under
their breaths and became narticulatc with pride and
anger their emotions stirred by what their
boys doing and what they suffering.
Men and alike felt gratitude to those
two hundred odd boys that would have built churches
and schools and memorial galleries galore
And then the boys back.
For a day two they heroes. They were
dned and wined and fed bursting. They pated
the back and hailed "savors of the country" FOR
A FEW DAYSl
And nowl
Lambertvle hasn't even stuck up a bulletin board
to bear the of the they gave to the
There isn't sign symbol shaft stone to i'm
dictate that Lambervtile KNEW there has been the
greatest of history, and that from the homes of
this town OVER TWO HUNDRED MEN AND TRUE
beaten and abused by poppycock incubator shaveail
officers; dug larnes and pounded gravel in drills until
their like sausages; ate "mess" that was
true to its name until garbage would have looked
clean to them; they tghtcollared o. D. coats when
the thermometer at % and 100 and shvered under
two blankets when the thermometer at zero; they
huddled like sheep in mserably made barracks;
packed like sardines in transports that filthy
the of hell; they begged thru the mud in
France until their very skin took the color of mud
they mud in their food and scraped mud of their
undercothes; they lived like rats in holes ate when
they could get it, slept when human endurance could
carry them further they learned to dodge the whine
of shells that sang their song of hate; they learned
to live like animals with "every for himself and the
devil take the hndmost."
And then they backl
Then they petted and pampered-FoR FEW
DAYS.
Then they tried to organize post of the American
Legion. They couldn't get enough support to provide
a room for their meetings. They all left penniless
by the ptful dollar day they received while sac
rifcng themselves And those who had reaped profit or
profit from wars high prices serenely went their way
Not stone or shaft mark sign!
And vet there were OVER TWO HUNDRED MEN
from Lambertvlle who marched away with fear-tight
ened hearts to the of Keep the Home Fires Burn
ing" Continued in next columnl
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Interference With Personal Liberty Chief Objection
of AGED Ecclesiastic

ASSOCIATED Press in Trenton Times)
NEW YORK April 10.-Opposition to the present
prohibition law expressed today by the Rev. DR..
Charles H. Parkhurst aged pastor emeritus of the First
Presbyterian Church, famed generation ago as a
crusader against vice.
"My objection extends to the point that the law in
terferes with rights which personal to the indivd-
ual" he said in statement to the Sun.
"The temperate of spirits liquor of any kind
individual right justified by individual conscience
by old time usage by the Bible. The mistake made by
those responsible for the prohibition law has been in
undertaking to do too much at the start
"There are prohibitions which justified There
are excuses to which liquor drinkers go which
sentally criminal If the law had wiped out those ex
cesses it would have had the support of ALL
As the present situation is he continued, the better
classes the people against the law and if proper
enforcement of the should be brought about there
will be constant evaporation and the people will be
left in crumped unsatisfactory state of mind"
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My Fauorife Stories
eu lRulN s. coBB
Spreading the Feast for the
Stranger
su lRulN 5. coBt

When Sam Blythe was a Washing
ton correspondent he went into New
England to sound out public opinion
on one or another of those erise.
which. politically speaking, are for
ever threatening the liberties of tn
American people. | forget now jus
what particular crisis it was, but a
any rate, for the moment 1t was o.
deep concern to the public at large
and Sans job was to get slant or
the prevalent sentiment in certain
states.
Among others. he called upon the
retired political leader of New Hamp-
shire, who lived in a small but com
Portable cottage in a little town. The
old gentleman felt a deep concern In
the vital question of the hour, what
ever II was. He argued and he ex-
pounded, and he produced documents
In support of his views. Noontime
approached and still he was nowhere
near through with what he had to
say, So he insisted that Blythe
should remain with him through the
afternoon.
Having sampled the cuisine of the
local hotel at breakfast, Blythe
promptly consented The old gentle
man excused himself In order to In.
form his wife that there would be a
guest for the midday meal and also
to get some important papers bearing
on the subject under discussion
which were slowed away, he said, In
a room upstairs Going out he left
the parlor door ajar.
Through the opening Blythe heard
voice, evidently one belonging to
the mistress of the household.
Samantha" the lady said. raising
her tone in order that she might be
heard by the cook In the kitchen
my husband has invited gentleman
to stay for dinner, Take those two
large potatoes back down cellar ant
bring up three small ones"
Copyright by the McNaught Syndicate. Incl
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AGE OLE TILE WORLD

There seems to be an eternal and
continuous struggle among scientists
to figure out the age of the earth.
A report of the Smithsonian Institute
gives as it's opinion that the uni
verse is three billion years old,
which would seem to establish a
record that not only exceeds all pre-
vious guesses hazarded along this
line, but which, moreover, sets a
standard for future jugglers with
figures to shoot at as they attempt
to Guido their predecessors.
Bristol Courier.
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a heavy Spring shower, he was
caugh on the wrong side of the little
bridge leading to his patients home,
after the stream had risen. So the
patients husband had to carry the
doctor across the bridge, which was
no mean achievement. This is the
time to laugh. The doctors bill was
s35; the other mans, SIS. And the
doctor won't get his So till the for
eigner gets his Is.
Clinton Democrat.
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MYSTERIOUS DEATHS MAY BE
EXPLAINED IN LIQUOR WAR

POMERoY Ohio--With the Staying of James Me-
Cumber victim of murder order" moonshine gang,
solved by the confessions of John shorty Bryant,
coored John Hendrick and Richard Rhodes authorities
believed yesterday that Pomeroy Bends mount of
horror would have wrested from it the secret of
it's weird murders.
The grand jury expected to return indictments
against the named in the MeCumber shooting and
question the trio concerning four other mysterious
deaths N. Y. Mirror.
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EDITORIAL

CONTINUED from preceding column)
THEY kept the "Home Fires Burning! THEY
stood the frontier of civilization and fought back the
barbarism of blood-mad race of Huns THEY nour-
shed the beauty and of homes they dreaded
to see devastated likes the homes they in Francel
THEY came back to hunt and tramp and beg for jobs
where they could earn their daily bread!
And not even a stone slab marker to tell the
story!
PATRIOTISM
God pity the mark :
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HooTcH KILLS BOY; FRIEND MAY DIE
Poison Rum Blamed in Ohio Tragedy

Poison Rum Blamed in Ohio Tragedy
FLUSHING o., April (AP)-The death of Ray
mond Van Fossen, eighteen high school senior, early
today and the critical illness of Floyd Tanley, sixteen,
of Martins Ferry attributed to poison liquor by
authorities.
Both boys found by roadside near their home
last night Van Fossen died later and physicians were
doubtful of Taneys recovery.
The boys attended show last night at Holloway,
near here Coroner Clyde Hardesty said Tansey told
him they obtained liquor.