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Evening star., 1926-03-19

learned of the colonel's imminent
breakdown. He loved to sit with his
fellows in the general store, keeping
in touch with the activities Of the
village.
1t was noticed that the colonel, usu-
ally alert and bright, would fall asleep
in his chair beside the stove. Then
the neighbors learned that he sat up
night after night at his home attend.
ing to The heavy correspondence.
which developed after his son became
President. Plymouth attributes his
breakdown to the responsibilities he
assumed as father Of the Nations
Chief Executive.
Iron Will Evidenced.
The iron will, which drove him to
greet thousands of tourists to the
Presidents birthplace when he was
too sick for the task, was evidenced
throughout his long illness. In the
midst of a heart attack, his physi-
clan said, Col. Coolidge would remem.
her some unperformed task and would
force his body to obey his indomita BILE
will.
7 From his father, the Plymouth folk
say, President Coolidge has inherited
many of the qualities that brought
him to the highest position In. his
country. ......--
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COOLIDGE SPECIAL
|SST0pPEDBY SON
John Waits Three Hours in
Cold After Railway Sta
tjOn Is Closed.
By the Associated Press.

NORTHAMPTON,M Mass. March 10.
John Coolidge. Amherst College stu'
dent, son of the President, showed
chara ct eristic Coolidge determination
after he had been reused from sleep
by Northampton newspaper man
and informed OF his GRANDPA ther a
death.
He received the news at his board
ing house at IL O'Clock and 35 minutes
later was on his way here, an eight
mile trip by trolley.
He did not go to the paternal home
on Massa soft street, where his grand
mother, Mrs. Goodhue. Is keeping
house, but from a public telephone
station called the chief dispatcher OF
the Boston & Maine railroad in Spring
field and ordered him to stop the presi
Dental special in Northampton, saying
he would accept responsibility.
With nearly three hours to walt,
he spent the first walking the familiar
streets. tugging his suitcase with him,
then went to the railroad station.
Northampton's railroad station is de-
serted md locked in the early morning
hours. and the mere fact that a son of
the President Of the United States was
joining his father from it's platform
didn't revise the schedule.
Nearly two hours would pass before
the flyer could reach the city, and
Young Coolidge was faced by A cold.
bleak platform upon which to spend
the time. A newspaper man and po'
lice officer were his only compa mons
as he strode up and down the length
of the platform. stopping occasionally
to peer impatiently down the tracks.
"I hope we come back Sunday
night" he ventured, 1--WE got a lot of
studying to do"
Did you bring any books with
you?" he was asked.
NO, l didn't have time," was the
answer.
A Pullman porter and cluster OF
secret service men were waiting on
the step of the presidential car when
the train pulled in at 3:01. John was
gathered In and two minutes later was
speeding north.
Evening star., 1926-03-19
STRING OF PEARLS
BUYSBACK ASHES"
Countess Vera, Paying Price
of Broadway Opening,
Parts With Carroll.

The Countess of Cathcart and Earl
Carroll have parted company pern1a-
nently-'the very dea rest Of friends
and the countess has bought back her
play for a string of pearls.
As result Ashes Of Love" in
which the countess has been starring
here for week under tho direction
Of Mr.. Carroll will conclude its Wash
ington engagement tomorrow night
and open up Monday night either AT
the Ritz Theater or Miller Theater, in
the roaring forties' of Broadway.
These announcements were author
lied this morning ny the countess her
self. All business arrangements have
been settled between Mr.. Carroll and
herself when the producer insisted
that upon the drop of the final cur
tain At the Belasco Theater tomorrow
evening Countess Cathcart should pre-
pare Immediately for "barnstorm.
ing trip throughout the country.
LOnged for Broadway.
Il wanted to open up on Broadway:
Mr.. Carroll wanted me to make one
and two night stands en- tour was
the way Countess Vera explained the
situation. I'VE could not agree, so
simply asked Mr.. Carroll what he
would take for his interest in my
show. lie quoted 500. 900.
'Of course, did not have that
much money. but | did have a string
or pearls-the last of my jewels.
pledged them AZ security for the
100000. Mr.. Carroll agreed. and now
Ashes of Love is my own in every
sense Of the word ! shall close here
tomorrow evening and open up on
Broadway on Monday. the theater de.
pending upon word from New York
today
II wish to deny that ever said
was tired Of the footlights. love
the stage. And have heen Informed.
ny competent persons. that under nv
own ma anagement ! will. In time he
come worthy actress. shall keep
the entire staff and all Of the artist g
now engaged with Ashes of Love. .
and exactly the same cast will appea r
with me in New York
Dearest of Friends.
The countess said she had taken
strong exception to the curtain an
nouncement when the show opened
here last Monday that Ashes of
Love was the story Of her own life
Il was good sport. though. and
| let 1t pass, she added. But that
! mad nothing TO do with nv par1inr
from Mr.. Carroll: we are the very
dearest Of friends"
The countess also denied that she
had attended Mr.. CarrolI's CHORUS
( girl bath tub party" in New York.
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against him. The colonel did not
favor dancing. and one night the
boys. then visiting here, attended a
do nee at the public hall.
Next morning Col. Coolidge asked
where they had been the night before.
The boys replied In chorus. II don't
know" The colonel pursued the mat
ter no further.
Arranged Own Funeral.
The philosophy of the squire" was
evidenced in his attitude when he
knew that death was at hand. Months
ago he called Selectman AFRO John
son in and made all ARA angements
for his own funeral. The selectman
waa given the task Of preparing a
grave. The plot in the town cemetery
already was marked with the stone
bearing the name John c. Coolidge
His business affairs were In order long
before he was doomed to inactivity.
The neighbors tell how they drst
Evening star., 1926-03-19
Army Recital Tomorrow.

The joint recital by Angel del
Busto. on the bassoon, and Miss
Dorothy Bedford. pianist. which was
postponed from the originally fixed
date Of March 13, will be held at the
Army Music School tomorrow after,
noon at 2:30 o'clock. Two numbers by
Mr.. del Buste, an intermezzo, by
Samuel Gardner and "Capriccio," by
Elna Sherman, in which Miss Bedford
will ACCOMPANY him, were written
especially for tAis recital.
Evening star., 1926-03-19

the Colonel, and his friends said that
he never fully recovered from the
shock.
The condition Of the Presidents
father first attracted public attention
early in April of last year, about a
month after he had returned from
Washington. where he had attended
the Inauguration of his son. His
condition gave such concern to his
physician that 1t was arranged for
him to come to Boston on May l
for an examination at the Massa-
chusetts General Hospital
There Drs. Paul d. White and
Arthur Chute. Boston experts. in
consultation with DIR. Cram, dag.
nosed Col. Coolidge's ailment a.
heart block" = condition character
ized by a slow pulse. Otherwise, the
aged patient was found to be in good
health. On May IL it was reported
that he had suffered a faintinE speel.
but the colonel jocularly told in
Quirers that If he had been i'll he
had not known of 1t himself.
Condition Grows Worse,
Later his condition took a turn
for the worse on June q and he was
reported In serious condition. Attor.
ney General j. G. Sargent drove over
from Ludlow and visited him, and
DIR. Cram. who was I'm almost con-
stant attendance. reported that the
colonel had developed temperature
around 100 and was in consif era BILE
pain.
DIR. Cram said the colonel had gas
on the stomach and bowels and that
an inhamn1atory condition had set In.
but that the heart action remained
good. Nevertheless. he ordered his
news Of these developments, Presi.
Evening star., 1926-03-19

dent Coolidge, who was summering at
White Court, in Swampscott. directed
his personal physician. Maj. j. F..
Coupal, to his fathers bedside.
In the meantime, Dr.. White Of Bos-
ton had arrived. and on the afternoon
Of June % he operated on the patient.
who lay stretched on a table In the
same room in which, on that historic
day August 3. 1928, he had sworn
his son into office as the President Of
the United. states. The sick man
stood the operation well. and felt
greatly relieved. II was reported that
the oDeration was to clear an abscess
Of the prostate gland.
Another severe heart attack early
yesterday heralded the approaching
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DESTITUTE FAMILY
OF Is IS CENTER OF
CHARITY DISPUTE
CONTINUED from First PageD


in two small rooms there. the only
place available for them. One of
these rooms Mr.. Farr said IL entirely
without any heating facilities, owing
to defective pipes.
Some time prior to the arrival of
the family a man from Washington
appeared before the board OF super
visors of Fairfax County. according
to Mr. Farr. and attempted To prove
that the county was morally and
legally responsible for the Campaell
family. He was advised. Mr. t'arr
said. that there was no proof of his
assertions and that until such proof
could he given the county would not
he responsible for the care of the
family.
Six Held SubnOrInai.
This was the last that was heard of
the affair. Mr.. F'arr said. until the
arrival of the family last Tuesday.
According to MIR. Farr and officials Of
the Board Of Charities here. six mem
bers Of the family are subnormal men.
tally. One of the children is baby
two months old.
Board of charities, asserted that send
ing the family to Fairfax WAS the
only possible solution of the difficulty.
According to the records of the board
MIR. Campbell came here with his lam
lily from Arlington County about the
1st of November. They lived at 1l10
Maryland avenue and paid one
months rent there, the records show.
The condition Of the family first
came to the attention of the board
when the father was picked up on
the street in a dazed condition and
sent to Gallinger Hospital November
1s. He was found to he suffering
from tuberculosis and sent to the
tuberculosis Hospital for treatment.
In connection with the Associate ed
Charities, Mr. Wilson said. an in
vestisation was started which dis
closed the deplorahle condition of the
family. Every effort. he said. was
made to come to some agreement
with the Fairfax County authorities,
hut all appeals to them were prac-
tically ignored.
1t was learned that Judge j. G.
Parrish Of the Juvenile Court at
Manassas Va, had some knowledge
of the family and 1t was mainly
ON the strength of a letter from him
that the Board of Charities sent the
family to Fairfax.
Judge Parrish said That ne hau
known the people for some time and
that to the best Of his knowledge
Fairfax County had been their legal
residence for the better part of the
past five years.
When threatened with eviction from
their home here the family was taken
to the House of Detention for care,
Mr.. Wilson said. After remaining
thAre few days, they were taken to
the station by a representative of the
Women's Bureau, given $20 and
placed on a car for Fairfax.
when they left Washington. Mr..
Wilson said, he considered the matter
closed 80 far az his board was. con-
cerned.
"It IL now up to the Virginia au-
thorities to settle the dispute between
the counties as to the legal residence
or the family" according to Mr.. VIII
son.
Evening star., 1926-03-19
Today in Congress
Senate.

As soon as the Senate convened
today 1t adjourned out of respect
to the memory of Col. Coolidge.
father Of the President. who died
last night. The motion was made
by Senator Dale of Vermont.
Agriculture committee held an
other executive session today on
the Haucen hill. passed by the
House. establishing p bureau of CO.
operative marketing in the Depart
ment Of Agriculture.
The judiciary subcommittee met
in executive session again to de-
eide whether open hearings should
he held on beer and light wine
bills.
The joint committee on bids for
Muscle Shoals met in executive
session.
Military affairs committee held
an executive session on current
bills.
The District committee will meet
this afternoon on the bill to change
methods of handling fees in the Of
fees Of recorder of deeds and
register Of wills. A dangerous
weapon bill also will be considered
Senator Couzens of Michigan an
nounced he would confer with the
civil service committee next week
relative TO his bill to place all
municipal employees of the District
under civil service law.
House.
The House today adopted a
resolution presented ny Minority
Leader Garrett expressing deep
sympathy with the family Of the
President
The House continued general
debate on the legislative appro-
priation bill.
The committee on interstate and
foreign commerce continues hear
ing on railroads.
Military affairs committee hold
regular meeting in executive ses.
sion.
Committee on agriculture con-
tinues hearing on Louisiana and
Texas inter.cOstal waterways.
Merchant Marine committee con-
tinues hearing on Bacon bill to
amend shipping act.
Committee on irrigation and
reclamation continues hearing on
Boulder dam with Ward Rannister
of Denver as principal witness.
Judiciary committee continues
hearing on bill To control disburse-
ments Of Federal funds on public
work.
Committee on coinage, weights
on metric system.
Evening star., 1926-03-19
First Official Request.

The letter from the Post Office De-
partment was the first official com
munication addressed ia the cOmpa ny.
IL was explained although the test
case on which the controller general
issued his decision concerned the De
partment OF Agriculture.
The Department Of Agriculture yes
terday sent to the company its re-
quest for refund under the McCarl de-
cision. The application was made on
the regular application blank. such as
used by the public. and attached there
to was n list Of the various buildings
concerned during the period. Mr.. Neal
indicated IA reply would. he made to
the Department Of Agriculture similar
to- that issued to the Post Office De
partment.
The chief clerk Of the Post Office De
partment had written the company in
regard to the refunds. claiming the re-
funds said by Mr.. McCarl to he due
the Government. and inclosing a copy
Of the controller generals decision OF
February Il. 1925.
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PEPC0 WILL FIGHT
RULING OF M'CARL
Refuses to Pay Government
Seven-year Refund From
Impounded Funds.

Flatly refusing to follow a ruling by
Controller General McCarl, the
Potomac Electric Power Co. has serv-
ed notice that 1t will fight his de-
cisiOn, which holds that refunds from
the company's impOunded funds are
due the Government for a period Of
seven years. instead of the two years
az contended by the company.
In letter to &. j. Howell. chief
clerk Of the Post ONCE Department.
A. q. Neal. vice president and CON
troller of the power company. de-
clared: I'VE cannot agree with the
position assumed by the controller
general" He based his stand on de-
cision of the District Supreme Court.
contending that since the Govern
ment had not contributed TO the fund
for the five years in question II could
not be due a refund.
The letter TO the Post Office Depart
ment was carefully prepared. Mr.. Neal
said, and is considered as a precedent
i'm the case of all departments and
esta blishments Of the Government.
who expect to approach the company
for refunds Copies Of 1t have been
sent to other Government agencies
inquiring about the matter since.
A fight Of far-reaching proportions is
forecast by the action of the power
company. The controller genera !,
whose power in the Federal Govern
ment has been a source of controversy
with practically every bra nch OF the
service. fs on record in his decision ~
declaring that the Government estab.
lishments and departments in the Dis
trict of Columbia should collect from,
the company for the entire seven
years, the same period for which the
public is receiving refunds.
The compan ny, on the other hand
has taken the position that the Gov
ernment did not begin TO contribute
| to the impounding fund, by reason OF
! special rates accorded. until July /
1922, whereas the public had been con.
tributing since August J. 1917.
Evening star., 1926-03-19
PASSING OF LEADING
CITIZEN IS GRiEVOUS
LOSS TO PLYMOUTH

continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1926-03-19
CITIZENS INITIATE
A NATIONAL DRIVE
FOR D. C. SUFFRAGE

Continued from First psr.1
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-05
GALS COHORTS
now TERRORIzE
MEXICAN LABOR
Launch New Attack on
Foreign-BOrn Workers

Following the vicious attack on the
foreign-born workers In the italian
colony, the Chicago police feeling SCI
cure their steps would be backed by
the Coolidge administration, launched
a series of raids on the Mexican
quarter In the southwestern part of
the city. In these raids many Mexi-
can railroad Iaborers were rounded
up, brought to the Chicago bureau Of
Identification, where they were finger
printed, photographed, their BertilIion
measurements taken and filed away to
De used against them at some future
date.
After this procedure had been gone
thru most of them were released. Tho
the bills aimed against foreign-born
workers have not yet passed congress,
the attacks of the Coolidge admins
tration on the foreign-born workers
has begun. Foreign-born workers need
not think they will end soon. Neither
need they think that the passage of
the finger-printing laws will bring
them a respite. AS soon as the anti
foreign-born laws are passed the raids
that are now being carried on in Chi
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-05
1000 F:URRIERS
MARCH THUUNE
YORK'SSTREETS
Police Fail to Disrupt
Strikers Parade
BY A. l. susKlN.

NEW YORK, March 4.-Seven thou
sand striking fur workers, marched
thru the streets in the fur district
in solid ranks, and have showed their
unity and determination to fight for
the demands they have submitted.
The procession started at seven
o'clock in the morning at 9th street
and Seventh avenue thru Seventh Ave-
to West SOth st. where the fur manu-
facturers' association has its office and
then thru Eighth Ave. thru the other
streets Of the fur market and then
down to the halls where a roll call
was made and pickets sent out on
duty.
The whole police force was out and
tried in many ways to break thru the
ranks and thus stop the demonstration
but was unsuccessful. The police then
tried to provoke some of the workers
into fight with them but this did moi
help them, for the workers refused
to be provoked. The workers marched
in orderly fashion thru the streets
until 10 o'clock and then went to the
halls.
One of the features of the demon
CONTINUED on page 81
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-05
SENATE FIGHTS
over SUBSIDY TO
SILVER owners
Democrats Join Mellon
Opposition

WASHINGTON, March 4.-The ma
iority of the senate committee on
banking and currency, composed Of
republicans, voted unanimously last
week to recommend the bill directing
the secretary Of the treasury to buy
100000 additional ounces of silver
on the open market for coinage pur-
poses at the rate of 81 an ounce.
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon
is opposed to the measure and is sup
ported by the democratic members led
by Senator Carter Glass, of Virginia
Mellon states the legislation will make
a gift of s5OOO,OOO dollars more to
silver producers. who, he declares
have already received a bonus of
s58,169,95 from the treasury under
the provisions Of the -Pittman act.
Economic Determlnlsm.
The Pittman act ordered that from
time to time the secretary of the
treasury should purchase silver on the
open market at price which was
above the market quotation but would
by increasing the demand raise the
price. Pittman represented Nevada
in the senate. Silver mining is a
principal industry in that state.
Must Create Tissues"
The democratic alliance with Mel
Ion is only for political effect. The
democrats have decided that they
must create as many issues as possible
during the remainder of this session
Of congress in order to wipe out the
fact that they lined up with the re-
publlcans in support Of the Morgan
tax bill.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-05
Chicago Politicians
to Whitewash Selves

Chicago's political pot continued to
boil following the statement last night
by Mayor William E. Dever that he
would like to go before a committee
of congress to refute charges Of the
better government association that
Chicago has surrendered to criminals
and crooked politicians"
Prove your charges or get out,
was the mayors defiance to the so
called reform organization which re-
Gently, on the eve of a statewide
primary campaign, appealed to con-
gress thru vice-President Charles G.
Dawes to investigate crime conditions
here.
IL am concerned about this city's
reputation rather than the cheap little
vendetta which has cost the lives of a
few people, clustered Dever.
Mayor Dever has gathered invest
igators," members of his cabinet and
heads Of departments to start a white.
wash expedition on conditions in Chi
cago.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-05
Anti-F ascists of u. S.
Call Protest Meetings
In All the States
tspeeIaI to The oany worker,

NEW YORK, March 4.-The Anti
Fascist Alliance of North America,
with headquarters here, announces
that in view of the forthcoming trial
of the assassins of Matteoti, set for
March Is in Italy, II has laid plans
for mass meetings to be held In every
state of the union, at which prominent
speakers will expose the muderous
record of Mussolini and the cut-throat
gang which surrounds him.
Matteoti's widow has withdrawn
her counsel, declaring that 1t was "re-
pugnant to her to participate in what
she considers a comedy, since those
really responsible for her husbands
death will not be present"
The Anti-Fascist Alliance has been
endorsed by the American Federation
OF Labor, the Amalgamated Clothing
Workers, the International Ladies'
Garment Workers, the Central Trades
and Labor Council OF Greater New
York, the Italian Chamber of Labor
and the United Hebrew Trades of this
city, the Workmens Circle, and scores
)f local labor bodies thruout the
country.
The first mass meeting Will be held
iere at the Manhattan Lyceum, &C
last Fourth street, Sunday afternoon,
March IA, at . Pm A x
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-05
RIFF ATTACK
STAGGERS THE
French FORCES
Expect TetuGn to Fall
Soon


TANGIER, March 4 = Riffian artiI-
iery resumed the bombardment of the
strong French positions at Tetuan to-
day and for ten hours have steadily
pounded the enemy lines, slaughtering
many. French achievements cannot
get to the scene of battle until night
fall or tomorrow, while RIffian rein
forcements are expected within two
hours in sufficient numbers to make
possible an advance to the entrench-
ments of the imperialist enemy lines.
The advance, if it can be made be-
fore nightfall, will wipe out the
French or capture them and their sup
plies. A thanking movement has al
ready begun that aims to surround
and bottle up the escape of the French
forces with their equipment.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-05
WOMAN WORKER KILLED
IN FACTORY FIR { DUE
TO EMPLOYER NEGLIGENCE

A woman worker was killed by
flames and smoke when fire broke
out In the 3-story factory Of the
Western Halrcloth Co. Of Chicago.
The landlord owner Of the building
was too greedy TO spend any money
on fire escapes, the city inspectors
we're too anxious to please the own.
err to order them installed and the
manufacturer himself helped the
tragedy along by mailing wire net.
ting over some Of the windows
which prevented his IA employees
from escaping without injury when
the fire broke out.
Mrs. Marcella orlepka, an en-
ploye, was found dead by fremen
on the top story, after the flames
we're subdued. Six other women
workers were Injured. The coroner
Is investigating"
The law firm Of Schuyler, EtteI.
son & Welnfeld, Of which Samuel
Ettelson Isl a member, owns the
property which was burned and
leases II to'the Western Hair Cloth
company. nEtteIson Is a prominent
republican, politician O. Chicago.
The properly was insured for S25,.
600.