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The Washington times., 1926-02-20

tending a seance. and mediums to
explain their powers and effect of
spiritua1ism upon the mind OF
the experimenter? Mediums will
incriminate themselves, and expert
mentors will incriminate mediums.
The Times will then have the honor
of presenting it's trump card by
furnishing Congress with the
mediums own statement.
We notice Eckloff in his article
did not mention spiritualism; no
doubt he being president of the
Secular League is ashamed to dis
close the fact that out of his forty
five years of life, he has un)-to-date
spent twenty years experimenting
in spiritualism. Eck1off is the best
qualified experimenter in the Dis
trict to answer the questions /
have asked. But will he? Not on
your green hat.
GEORGE U. cox.
Had Vision of Father
Editor, Times Forum:
I am not a believer in spiritual
ism, but would like to know what
the following means or did mean
to me. Many years ago, my father
having been dead three or - four
months, 1 was standing in a small
room. One window and that win
dow closed. The door was open.
Something caused me to look up.
In the open door my father was
standing; as plain even to his daily
garments he wore. He was a ply
stefan and surgeon. His back was
turned partially toward me. He
took the door knob in his hand
and walked out, closing the door.
It frightened me into Mysteries.
l shall never forget the occur
renee as it happened in the day
time about IL q. m. My father
was very dear to me and 1 wonder
what It was all about. r.
MRS. JENNY NJ, SAULS
The Washington times., 1926-02-20
Prince of Wales Rides
Horse Again While
Britain Worries
BY international News Service

LONDON, Feb. 20.-Uhdis-
mayed by a long series of
tumbles from his horse, in the
last Of which he broke a collar
bone, the Prince of Wales re-
sumed horseback riding today.
He made his temperance at
fox-hunt at Melton Mowbray,
where he rode with the Blank
ney hoands.
His Royal Highness sat on his
mount unperturbed despite the
fact that ne was the. cynosure
Of all eyes-not merely among
his fellow riders but over the
whole countryside,
The consensus is that what
ever the Prince of Wales lacks
IN the art of iequitation he makes
up abundantly in. a nerve that
knows no faltering.
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SENATE 6
WARNED
BY Gal
By GEORGE r. HOLMES

President Coolidge was repre-.
scented today as being fully deter.
mined to force a showdown with
the. Senate on two of the keenest
controversies that have arisen be-
tween the White House and the
Capitol this session.
One OF them is the Italian debt
settlement. A poll of the Senate
has shown that it could not be rati-
fled today IL presented-an there
is serious doubt that IL. can be
ratified at a later date. It was for
this reason that the alI-powerful
Republican Steering Committee re-
fused to give ii place on the
calendar. an omission that drew
from the President the warning
that the Senate would either take
what Italy has offered or quite
probably nothing.
The other controversy is some
what tinged with the personal. Il
involves the appointment OF Thomas
r. woodlock, of New York. to the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
and the appointment of Judge Wal
lace F. McCamant, OF Oregon, to
a circuit iudgeship. Some of the
etaunehest administration spokes.
men in the Senate have urged Mr..
Coolidge to withdraw these nominal
tfons because the Senate will not
agree to them, but each time Mr..
Coolidge has been adamant. In
Woodlock's case. the Senate already
has rejected him once.
Today it was learned that the
President had injected into the
controversies the covert threat of
keeping the Senate in Washington
'.al1 summer" unless it yields to his
wishes.
Ordinarily this threat would not
cause much concern on Capitol Hill,
for majority of the Senate would
rather stay in Washington than
anywhere else.
But this is campaign year. and
more than score Of Republican
Senators are facing reelection, and
a majority of them are confronted
with fights of the hardest kind. To
be kept in Washington while their
political foes back home make hay
in the summer sunshine Is a spec
tacle distinctly disconcerting to
them.
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WOMAN s | A | n
BY MANIAC
BY international News Service

TROY, Ohio. Feb. 20.-Miarni
county authorities today were con.
fronted by one of the most brutal
murders in the history of the
county.
Mrs. Frances Nesbit, %, wife Of
Jacob Nesbit, her head split open
and her body immersed in water in
the bath tub, was found by her
husband upon his return from q
business trip late last night.
She was clad in her night clothes.
The house showed signs of u des-
perate struggle.
Police are inclined to belive the
murderer was maniac, as they
are at loss to discover any
motive. Nothing was missing from
the house
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j. s. MOI
To 0. k. PACT
q Interna1IonaI SCI. seryIee

BERLIN, Feb. 20.- VOTWaerts, or
fetal organ Of the German Socialist
party. viii publish this evening an
open letter appealing to the United
States not TO ratify its debt agree
ment with Italy.
Granting these favorable debt
funding terms to the MussDIIni
government, Z the paper viii say,
"wilI deal crushing blow to the
morale Of European democracy. IL
win be the bitter irony Of fate Il
the name OF Washington, noblest
champion OF freedom. IS thus linked
with that Of Mussolinf. oppressOr Of
the free.
Every American, BY asserting TO
funding the debt with Italy, Is
guilty or laying the basis OF b
new European war and places Il
premium upon war hungry
fascism. It would be illogical II
fascist italy IL treated better than
Democratic France.
The article concludes with an ap.
peal to America to free Europe
from the yoke Of MussoIini.
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ALUMINIUM QUIZ
To BE FORCED

Despite the Department of JUS
tees vindication OF the Mellon
owned Aluminium Company of
America on antitrust charges, the
Democratic. Insurgent coalition in
the Senate today continued its drive
to force a Senatorial investigation.
The coalitions plans centered first
on forcing a vote early next week
on the Walsh resolution instructins
the Senate judiciary Committee to
investigate alleged antitrust law
violations by the Mellon company.
II the investigation is held and con-
ditions are found to warrant Fed
eral prosecution the coalition Will
demand the appointment Of special
counsel to carry the case into the
Federal courts.
The progressives of both parties
served notice that they would at.
tack the departments report from
the floor of the Senate next week,
One section aroused considerable
wrath wherein the department said
1.-The dominant position in the
aluminium industry occupied by the
| Aluminium Company of America Is
| in no wise related to the admitted
fact that that company owns prac
ticaIIy all of the bauxite lands III
the United States.
The Progressives contend that any
admission that the Mellon concern
owns all the bauxite lands in the
nation is an admission" that the
company is maintaining a monopoly
The Progressives also plan to in
auire publicly what the department
| found is responsible for the Alum
mum Company's dominant, posi-
ton" If it is not it's control over
bauxite, the only material from
which aluminium can be manufac
4 fIfrnd
The Washington times., 1926-02-20
RIvERDALE MAN CLAIMS
CONTRACT BREACH. SUES

Solomon Deskin Of Riverdale Md,
has filed suit in the District Stl.
preme Court against James w. Rob
ertson. 1916 D St. N. E., and the
American Security Company Of New
York for s5,49S.9S damages for al
legged breach of contract.
Represented by Attorneys Simon
Koenigsberger. Young and Brez,
Deskin claims that he made i con-
tract with Robertson, April 20, 1926.
to build and completely finish with
in 40 days for $11,S0O, certain
buildings on ground owned by
Deskin at Riverdale. The security
concern guaranteed the contract and
Deskin alleged that Robertson failed
to carry out the terms of the con
tract.
The Washington times., 1926-02-20

The. gathering was listed az the
banquet Of the Alumni Association
OF p. s. '9s."
The room was In semi-darlSness
when the detectives entered. Spot
lighted on d small stage. the slender
girl was dancing to the apparent
delight Of the baId-headed and
paunchJ spectators.
When a detective stepped into
the spotlight, laid his hand on the
naked shoulder and announced the
place was raided. a panic ensued
in which the more anaemic guests
were trampled underfoot,
"A score Of overcoats and silk
hats and a half hundred canes were
left behind.
The Washington times., 1926-02-20
TOURISTS RUSH
To TIA Il|AVA

TIA JUANA, Mex, Feb. 20.
Many Americans crossed the inter-
national border today FOR 4 gay
weekend fiji Tia Juana.
Except for the forcefuI reminder
In the closing Or the border three
hours earlier, or at 8 o'clock IN the
afternoon, the shame suicide of
the two Peteet girls and their
parents, was forgotten.
Tia Juana,s few hotels were filled
with American tourists and hun
dreds OF others planned to spend
the night here, dancing all night
and returning to the United States
when the border opens Sunday
morning
Tia Juanas gilded saloons, gin
mills and jazz palaces prepared Tor
d record breaking weekend.
Petitions to the Presidents Of both
the United States and Mexico for
mOdif ication OF the early border
closing rule were widely signed III
Tia Juana today by American and
Mexican merchants. The feeling
was general here the closing order
would soon be lifted.
The Washington times., 1926-02-20

That's the problem Mr.. and Mrs.
Phillip Ebert, of 435 Kenyon st.
N. W., want the members of the
National Education Association.
discussing child psychology and
teacher psychology, among other
things, here this week, to solve.
Three cheers for psychology
shout Mr.. and Mrs. Ebert ironi-
caIIy. as they tell of the sound
licking administered their 9-year-Old
son by group Of other boys at
his school.
The boys teacher, say the
parents, announced in class the
other day that con account OF
these two bad boys fmeaning young
Ebert and another boy) I am
obliged to keep the whole class
after school hours
What followed? Well, what
would2 Yes. that's the right guess.
The other boys. sore because
they were kept in, waylaid young
Ebert outside of school and sent
him home. according to the parents.
torn, dirty and weeping bitterly"
Mr.. and Mrs. Ebert contend that
the teacher, by innuendO and in
citation, had encouraged her pupils
to direct action They think that's
a form OF psychology the educators
really should study.
Talk of giving children intelli-
gence tests they say-and then
add: bah! Let's test the intelli
gence of the intelligence testers"
They believe the educational con-
ference can find food for much
study in the incident.
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PRESIDENT IMPROVED,
BUT STICKS TO ROOM

Although greatly improved, Presi'
dent Coolidge elected today to re-
main in his room for the third sue.
cessive day and nurse the aggrd.
waiting cold from which he has
been suffering for week. All en-.
gagedents were cancelled.
The principal reason for today s
confinement was said to be Mr..
Coolidge's desire to be in good trim
for the. speech which he is scheduled
to deliver here Monday night be.
fore the National Educational AS.
ISOLATION
The Washington times., 1926-02-20
: SKYSCRAPER :
BEW|LD ERS

NEW YORK, Feb 20. Those
who heard John Alden Carpenters
..Skyscraper'' jazz ballet were some
what bewildered today in the desire
to classify it..
Baaijos, tonl-tonls, saxopho1es aYld
extra pianos were used In the Dig
niffed metropolitan Opera House or
chestra for the first time when the
ballet was produced last night.
The scenic Establishment included
a Coney Island ferris wheel and
half completed sIxyscraper buildings
and hot dog stands. The audience
received the premier with applause.
The Washington times., 1926-02-20
% DRY UNIT EMPLOYEES
DISMISSED BY ANDREWS

The dismissal of twenty-three EN-
ployes at prohibition headquarters
here yesterday completed Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury Lincoln
&c. Andrews policy of decentraliza-
ton
Final approval of the lists Of the
twenty-three employees to be dis
missed had been pending for sew
eral days. Under the law all those
who have served the Government
Tor three years will receive thirty
Gays leave with pay before dis
missal.
1t was stated that there will be
no more personnel shifts for the
] present.
The Washington times., 1926-02-20
PETEET FAMILY TO BE
BURIED IN SAN DIEGO

SAN DIEGO, Cal. Feb. 2O.-The
bodies of the Thomas Peteet fam
lily, formerly of Mt. Washington.
Mo, wiped out in the 'shame sui
cides'' following a night of hor-
ror in Tia Juana, will be buried
in San Diego.
J. e. Peteet, brother OF Thomas
Peteet. will arrive here next week
from York, Ala, to make plans for
the funeral, the coroner said.
The Washington times., 1926-02-20
HOUSE GROUP APPROVES
RAIL ARBITRATION BILL

The Watson-Parker railroad labor
arbitration bill was approved yescer.
day by the House Interstate and For
eign Commerce Committee. Early
action will be asked on it in the
House.
The bill would abolish the rail
road labor board and set up boards
o. arbitration and mediation to
handle disputes between the car
riers and workers.
The measure was framed by rail
road executives and union leaders.
The Washington times., 1926-02-20
JOT TINGS From
ALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Feb. 20.---In
Police Court Monday. Judge w 8,
Snow will be called upon to decide
when is a still not still. L., Stein,
a local junk dealer, was arrested
late yesterday afternoon by Officer
James Bayliss, who noticed a large
still in STEMS junk yard. He
brought Stein down to the police
station and secured a truck and
brought the still and a condenser
which was in the yard to the sta
ton house. Stein is charged with
the possession of an illicit still.
which, under the Virginia law, is a
nlisdemeanor. Stein claims TO have
bought the still from Frank Michel
back, a leading business man here,
who purchased the old MahOney
Distillery, about a half mile south
of Alexandria, and to have brought
the still to his yard to cut it up.
The still is about six feet in diam
eter and seven feet high. According
to experts around the police sta
ton, it is capable Of turning out
about 1000 gallons of whiskey per
day.
Local Boy Scouts will meet at
9:15 Monday morning for the an
nuaI pilgrimage to Mt Vernon in
company y with the Scouts Of the
District Of Columbia and Arlington
county. They will leave on the
regular 9:15 car from Prince and
Royal Streets. The local scouts viii
be under the direction Of Scoutraas-
ter Henry p. Thomas.
The meeting OF the civic bureau
of the Chamber of Commerce sched-
uled for Monday night has been
postponed on account Of the holi-
day. City Manager Paul Morton
yesterday issued orders that all city
offices shall close Monday. Judge
W. S. Snow will open Police Court.
There are said to be approximate
ly $500 cases Of grippe here. DIR.
w. G. West reports eight cases in
one family. Four of the Is mem
bers of the police force have re.
ported sick.
River men say if warm weather
continued another week, it is proba-
BILE that the shad will start running.
There are nearly 200 shad fisher
men here and they are now en-
RdS6d III OfGTHduLlIS lHCA uCIs
and boats. During the past few
seasons the fish have been scarce
The Fire Department was called
out twice last night to answer
alarms at 408 North Payne st. and
400 block South Alfred. No fire
was found at the latter place, the
former being a chimney.
An informal reception tomorrow
night will open the 18th annua
session of the George Washington
National Memorial Association
which meets here Monday and
Tuesday. The meeting will con
Vene in a room in the new temple
| especially prepared for the occasion
Chief Justice William Howard Taft
! and Frank Lowden, former Gov
ernor OF Illinois, will be the princi
pal speakers.
Capt. w. w. Campbell, of the
police force, claims to have ne
knowledge of an attack on Mrs
Laura French, 20S Queen ST., which
was reported in the local paper
yesterday. He says that police
did not, to his knowledge, aid the
woman in seeking the assailant
who is reported to have been &
| young colored man.
The Washington times., 1926-02-20
Nude Dancer Arrested
IN 'sS,Uank !" Hotel
By TnternationaI News Service

NEW York, Feb Pa pretty 25yearod dancer is held
today immortality charge. She arrested while
dancing the nude before 500 the fashionable Park
Avenue Hotel She gave her Lillian Mackey when
also nabbed Charles
Small manager Of the hotel for permitting the dance
The Washington times., 1926-02-20
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LON CLANCY

LON CLANCY
Talk about faces expressing moods
and characteristics, look at what Prof.
CLANCY, screen star, can do. Making
faces is his forte. He's q Jekyll and,
Hyde at facial distortion. And if his
own physiognOmy were perfect he never
could accomplish the feats that mean
millions in movies.
The Washington times., 1926-02-20

BY the consolidation OF 19 adjoin-
ing towns with Genoa that city will
be given d population OF 542, 900
Instead OF $40, 900 and coast line
of Is kilometers.
The Washington times., 1926-02-20
AshIar Club to Meet

The Asl1lar Club OF Master Ma
lows Temple, 419 Seventh st. N.
w. An interesting entertainment
has been arranged for this evening.
The Washington times., 1926-02-20
Here s ProbLemN. E.A.
Is Asked to SoLUe

If ssx' equals the eye and is punch in the
nose - suit Of clothes and x plus plus
- is the total of grudge fight among small boys
what is the psychological responsibility Of the teacher
The Washington times., 1926-02-20

FOR filling storage battery cells
with water nozzle has been in
vented In which an electric lamp Is
lighted automatically when the
proper level is reached
The Washington times., 1926-02-20
Ore err dePreSsed~
GEORGE Nj. CONAN

Poor George! Experts say one eye is
lower than the other. Maybe that's why
he can assume such . whimsical express
sion, write such popular plays, play them
himself, make half million dollars a
year, settle all the actors worries, and
give away so much to actors who cant
find Jobs
The Washington times., 1926-02-20

GEORGE BERNARD SHAW
He shows humor on one side
Of his face: cynicism on the
other. Still, he has strong
countenance, one that suggests
precision. brilIiance and cOnsum-
mate seIf-confidence.
The Washington times., 1926-02-20
FAY LAMPHIER

FAT LAMPHIER
prize beauty, she, and stilI experts CONF
plain about her deficiencies. Fay should give.
) toodle-oo. She has beauty and beauty Is
style not perfection. She smiles and the gods
nod in approval. Let d girl with perfect
facial construction smile and the gods MARBLE,
Give us drink"
The Washington times., 1926-02-20
MONA LISA's SMILE

MONA LISA's SMILE
Here's . girl for you. You don't know
whether she's smiling or getting ready
her features are not mates. If they
were. she'd probably have flat, unin-
teresting look and not be famous. Per-
feet ears, eyes, cheeks, etc, are ruinous
to personality. Look at Raymond Hitch
cock
The Washington times., 1926-02-20

Ali Photos ~ 1nternationa
BEATRICE LILLE
il eomedienne Dc luxe BE-
cause her smile q on y bias.
With perfection Of features Bee
would never be the best bet of
Andre CARROTS Revue and the
wife Of 1 lord
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Open Forum
for the discussion
PSYCHIC
PHENOMENA

The Washington Times Psychic
Forum is conducted for the open
discussion of psgclic phenomena
from all GmgLes and BIZ all degrees
Of believers IN any of its branches.
The public is NOTED to ask ques-
tions. mann of 1Ohich aOiII IN turn
be submitted to the public for
amstOer. Please keep all matter
submitted aUithi,s 800 1c0Yds.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-17
Lieutenant Leigh Wade Will Establish Base Within Three Hours of North Pole-Wen Known Alaskan Eng-
 neer Selected Co with Expedition Into Arctic
NOEL WEN, ALASKAN, WILL PILOT ONE OF THE PLANE
Expedition Plans To Charter Vessel In Seattle To Haul Their Supplies Into Point Barrow Via the Arctic Ocean;
 Expect Leave Seattle June Eighth

NEW YORK; Feb. IT. (AP)-Lieutenant Leigh Wade World flyer, announced he would resign from the Air Service in two weeks and lead Polar flying expedition this coming Lieut. Wade said that Lieut.. H. H. Ogden another World flyer who resigned last night will his assistant The personnel equipment and nan cng of the expedition will be strictly American and back ed by the Alumni of Harvard Yale Princeton and the Uni versity of Pennsylvania
 The expedition will be known as the American Uni versailles Alumni Expedition. Robert Anderson POpe New York engineer and well known Alaskan, Harvard graduate who spent five years in the Arctic regions ceived the idea of this expedition
 Although the personnel is almost completed the names of two pilots and navigator cannot be announced until they resign from the United States Air Service
 Other Pilots will be Noel Vein, Alaska commercial flyer, and Norman H. Head, Yale man who joined the who has flying record of six thousand hours gained by scout reconnaissance flying during the and in the service of the United States.
 Other members of the party will be Lowell Thomas engineer; L. L. Jackson, radio expert former Naval man, and at the present time geoogst and meteoroogis of the American Museum of Natural History. An ornitholo- gist and botanst are yet to be selected.
 The expedition is negotiating for steamer to trans port their equipment to Point Barrow. Wade said he hoped the steamer would be ready leave Seattle June
 The expedition will be prepared to make it's first flight early in July The flight to the North Pole will be attempted minor purpose of the expedition Wade said and If unknown continent is found which we feel certain lying north of Siberia and Alaska we will establish base there, and from that point will make round trip flight to the Pole which may be made in about three hours, providing flying conditions are right This should be very simp matter We will be equipped with five Douglas planes, each having three 220-hp. motors If land is discovered and favorable place found to tabish base the expedition will spend the winter On the other hand if the trip calls for greater preparation it Is our plan to go in again the following summer
 Lieut.: Wade IS remaining in New York for several days making up immediate preparations
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-17
AMERICAN TENNIS STAR DEFEATED BY FRENCH CHAMPION HELEN BATTLES TO THE LAST BUT FRENCH LADY IS TOO
 MUCH FOR HER
 STAGGERS FROM THE COURT WITH HER HEAD IN HER HANDS Some SWeetie Comes To Her Rescue
 With the Don't Worry" Gag
 and Sweeps Her Sobs Up

CANNES, France, Feb. IT, (P)- Helen Wills and Suzanne, tennis stars are playing off the advance finals Wills defeating Eileen Bennett yester- day, 6-2, 60; and Lenglen defeated Lady Loundway, 60 and 60.
 LATER Suzanne Lenglen, French tennis champion defeated Helen Wills, the American champ in the singles played off at the Carlton tournament by the score of 6-3, S-6. Suzzane and Mmle. Vlasto defeated Helen and Mmle. Contoslavos, GA and S-6 in the finals of the women's doubles.
 Helen won the service game at love in the second set, and took the next one after a deuce had called In the third, Suzanne began to cough, and stepped to the sidelines where she took long trough of cognac with wa ter. Supzzane took the next three.
 In the evening count, Helen took the seventh and was within a point of winning the second set when Suzzies' racquet appeared to be outside. but was allowed by the linesmen. For the hrst time in her career Helen falter- ed, and appeared physically tired. She put her hands to her head and staggered, out of sight and then hur- ried away with an American friend. who said there will be many other tennis matches in other years con- ing"
Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-17
WISHAAR FREED
 OF NINE COUNTS;
 COUNTSLEFT

SEATTLE, Wn, Feb. IT. (P)-Offi- cer Wishaar of the Cutter Algonquin was today acquitted of nine of the fourteen charges brought against him. The remainder are minor offenses.
 The specifications of which the court acquitted Wishaar included charges of falsifying the monthly reports, hav- ing deceived his superior officers, fail ing to properly supervise the repair work of the Algonquin, failing to set a good example to those under his command, failing to see drills were properly held, thereby permitting the ship to deteriorate, failing to keep the public property on record, and using abusive language toward the Junior officers.