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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-16
Santa Coolidge Gives
!. S Clerks -Day
Xmas Holiday

President Coolidge today handed
out to the Government en-
ployes 4 most welcome Christ.
mas present III the shape Of d
three-day vacation for the Christ,
mas season. His order follows:
It II hereby ordered that the
several executive departments
and Independent Government
establishments ii the District 81
Cclumbia, including the Govern.
n1ent Printing office and the
Navy Yard and stations. be closed
on Saturday. December IA. and
al clerks and other employees ii
the Federal service III the Dis.
trlct Of Columbia except those
who may for special public rea-
SONS be excepted from the Dro.
visions Of this order, or those
whose absence from duty would
bS inconsistent with the provi.
sions Of existing law, are hereby
excused from duty OH that date. 2
Monday being legal holiday.
the executive order win close the
Government departments from
the close Of business FRIDAY
afternoon until Tuesday morn
ana ~ e..
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ANNAPOLIS Md Dec. IL.
Fifts patients, including nine
Fanthers and young babies,
were carried Is safety earIy
today when fire Quilted the
entire top fIoor Of the Elmer.
gency Hospital here One baby
was only three hours old, and
another had been id the world
only two days.
Patients Uninjursd
The rescues were made without
injury to any of the patients. de-
spite the fact firenen and poliee
were hampered III getting the pa
tients out because there were no
fire escapes, according to Fire
Chief James A. Fisher. Two fire
men. however, were overcome by
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GIIkTEN|ll \
H|SNEK
STOP

MEXICO CITY Dec 16
Mexican senoritas are no dit.
aerent from their foreign
sisters when It comes to i
detife to hiss Colonel Lind
berg whether he likes It 81
not.
Since his arrival many III
|tempts TO accomplish this
seemingly difficult feat have
been attempted. Today 4
pretty typist, Miss Lolita Con-
gress, emerged as the only
one to be successful.
Flappers Trap Him
And it was al q plot, too. For
when the handsome young Amer
lean came from the official re-
ception, d crowd OF girls sur
rounded him. First they shook
his hands; then suddenly they
Rugged him.
Lolita Does Her Stuff
While Lindbergh was thus tenn.
gress planted 4 kiss on his cheek.
The piot2 The girls doing the
hugging were Miss Congress
friends. How the group decided who
was 70 DO the sdssing was not dis.
closed.
Excursions throughout the city
and its eYvirons ana further hpnors
by officials and the popuIace were
in store for Colonel Lindbergh
today.
1t was also highly probable that
the flying colonel would attempt i
temporary escape from his Mexican
admirers, who apparently have no
thusiastic receptions, and visit Val
buena Field to give the other half
Of we thorough inspection,
Tor Guatemala
While Lindbereh.s plans Is. ID the
length Of time he VIII remain here
were still indefinite. It was under.
stood that rs next destination
would be Guatemala and that froln
there he would continue On 8
swing Of Central America, touching
ct Havana during the sessions of
the Pan American Congress before
returning home.
At any rate according 20, the
flier himself, wherever he goes
from here ut viii BE- BY air.,.
Lindbergh closed another day Of
furtously enthusiastic welcoming
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models Mnd eixeB aRs offered fnr 80
p todayss Classified Ads. q a -
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AASon1 former secretary of the
Hermitage Country Club, Is on trial
A Hastings Court for the murder
Of his alleged paranour, Mrs. Elsie
Holt Snipesy pretty divorcees
Court attendants stepped back for
. moment as the demure. pale.
laced wife clung to the man who IL
charged with having deceived her.
DR.. w. w. Weeks, Baptist minis.
ter and Faison's pastor, was called
to the stand by the defense after
! the prosecution had rested. All.
though ruled out. his testimony was
permitted to go into the records.
Faison came to him d month be-
fore the shooting Of Mrs. Snipes,
he said and told him he was think
ing Of leaving his wife. having
fallen IN love with another woman.
Go Home and Prayl
ST advised him to 30 home ana
pray to God to save him from such,
= step, the pastor declared. Fsaison.
ne said, agreed to do this.
Many women spectators dabbed
IT their eyes with flimsy 1landker
chiefs as Miss Bessie Wright, who
lived In the apartment over that IN
which Mrs. Gnipes was killed, told
Of hearing q man pfayinR. I. ..f4es
was pleading with God "a forgfve
him for killing POOR Elsie. I. she
Detective sergt. b. II. organ haa
Just testified that Faisoni had told
him that he prayed over the
wounded body OF Mrs. Snipes.
Court was recessed for few
minutes shortly after the start "
the afternoon session when one Of
the jurors tainted curing q detailed
description by physician OF Mrs.
Enipes' wounds.
Despite Il ruling BY Judge w.
Kirk Matthews that no one under
III years Of age would be per.
naitted to attend the trial, the.
courtroom was crowded with boys
and flappers. Many appeared to
be of high school age.
Mrs. Faison was on the stand
when the second day Of the trial
came to close.
Ten defense witnesses who pre.
csded her failed 10 offset mater.
tally the evidence presented Nv tho
prosecution, ii view OF the FACE
that the jury was out Of the room
the greater part Of the aftefnoon.
while counsel argued the adtnissas
bflity Of evidence. ii
Frequent clashes between coun.
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" ant 70 Be A
Good Fellow?
% ca, Play Santa
Clans 10 Some or
tIe CITY Poor
Children

Don't YOU want to be 4 GOOD.
FELLOW
Don't you want to bring Christ.
mas to q few of the many poor
children Of this city to whom santa
Claus Is just q name, and Christ.
mas Day just as tirah ana cheer
less a. the rest Of the days la the
year. 81 -
Hundreds Of these children and
their mothers have written to The
WASHINGTON TIMES GOoDFEI..
Lows asking cor help. We are
depending on you to join our ranks
and answer these appeals.
would YOU like to ,lielp little
Elalphg This Is what ne writes
To us: 80
you viii help ct christnias. / am
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Three Eanlb ling Raids
Prisoners For felt 500

TaTee men. arrested BY police or
the First Precinct. in raids con.
Quoted on gambling houses last
week, forfeited 500 in Police Court
today each on charges Of setting
up gaming tables.
They were Harry Al Perkins, III.
legged proprietor Of an establish.
n1ent at 906 Ninth st. N. W.;
Ernest Truesdale and Gus Clutch
book, said by police to be the pro
prietors Of. the place raided at 7S0
Thirteenth st. N. w.
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RENUS SANITY
REPORT CUT
BY JAMES Z. KILGALLEN
International News serv,ee

CINCINNATI Ohio. Dec. IT,
Only two paragraphs 81 the $500.
word report of the three court
alienists, who found that George
Remus was sane at the time he shot
and killed his wife Imogene lass
October. will be read to the iurya
Judge Chester r. Shook ruled Is.
day. rs
These paragraphs will inform the
Jury the alienists made VERY ex.
haustive' study Of Remus, AZ well
81 his family, and that they unaIii.
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TURN OVER

Coed used carr If many l,aaI,aa.
r today,s classified Ads. 800
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Phssos y intsrnAslons
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Vic % Watson editor 81 the
New York Daily Mirror was
The principal witness today BE-
fore THE special Senate CON-
niittee Investigating the a.
Ethenticity of Mexican docu-
nnents published BY the Hearst
newspapers pirporting to
show that more than 81. 25O.-
600 was withdrawn from the
Mexican Treasury for pay
ment to four United States
Senators,
saw Papers ii July
Watson said. he had first heard
of the Mexican documents early
in July from e. D. Coblentz. edi.
tor Of the New York American.
Later he said he inspected the
papers. at William Randolph
Hearts, ranch in California.
RS H ~
Wanted More Evidence
what did you think Of them,
asked Reed.
AT first blush was impressed
with their genuineness.r replied
Watson. While ne himself enter
tanned no doubts as to their authen-
ticity, Watson said. ne thought
there should be some elinching evi.
dence as to their genuineness.
Il thought the shortest cut would
Be to plant somebody III the Mexi.
can consulatess office, said the
editor also thought the Mica
ragtan legation might help us In
confirming the facts relating 10
Nicaragua. and the British embassy
in that part Of the evidence relar-
ing 70 the British coal strike.
Compared Signatures
Senator Robinson d. 81 Arkansas
asked the editor what convinced
him that the documents were
genuine.
y asked Page. said watson. III
he had some Of Gales signatures.
He ga and ! compared them with
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Hammers layer 7 lnaid
lpe, Says LalDyer
'iI,ass s.all !. soto

CLEVELAND, Dec. Picturing his client al the un-
hard boiled International type Francis W. Poulson chief
ct counsel TOR Vema West hammer slayer Of the village Of
Perry today characterized her Of negative per-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-16

REND CHRIsTlTAR AT HOME
Qrentfy reduced fares Tickefr SnAa
sylecembfr 3srd to 1lst. January III s,,d
1eas Good also n parior ans sl.s s, 1ss.s
Tears For Tickets. and reservations eSff
tCity Ticket OFFICE. 1919 81 Street s. ~
sN4Q1es Mein 1le6-laee. SOUTHERN
WuWAx SYSTEM , -
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I ais 81 ) Wife Sticks
Despite Evidence

Il RICHMOND Va Dec. Cinging to her husband a IL
was being led court after Completion of
session Of his murder Mrs John Wesley Faison brushed
aside her tears and kissed him. although she had lust listened
loved another woman and planned to leave his
Nogales international., 1927-10-14
Board Of Control
Is Chosen

(From the Apache Warcry
Nogales High School paper).
The whole Cholo Ticket was
elected by a big margin in the
election which took place near the
end of last year to chose the
Student Body officers. Three tick
cts were in the field; namely, the
Cholo Ticket, the Progressive
Ticket, and the Independent Tick
ct.
Those running on the Cholo
Ticket were: Arsenic Espinoza
for President; Ruben Velasco for
Vice-President; Guillermo Enciso
for Treasurer; and John Dawson
for Secretary. Miss McKereghar
also ran on the Cholo Ticket, but
as she did not return this year,
the Adviser is yet to be chosen.
The members of the Board of
Control include the Student Body
Officers, and the Presidents of
each class. The Board Of Con-
troll is as follows.
Arsenic 'Espinoza, Pres. Stud
ent Body.
Ruben velasco, V-Pres. Student
Body.
Guillermo Enciso, Treas. Stud
ent Body.
John Dawson, Secretary Stud
ent Body.
Tiny Legarra. Senior Clasa
President.
Enrique Lineiro. Junior Class
President.
Charlotte Oates, Sophomore
Class PRESIDENT.
Mary Smelker, Fres hman Glass
President.
1t is the duty of the Board of
Control to choose manager of
Annual, the manager of the foot
ball team, the business manager
of the Apache Warcry, and to
govern the Student Body collect
lively.
Nogales international., 1927-10-14
THE SMALL NEWSPAPER

The spirit Of the small weekly newspaper pub
lished in towns of from 100 to 1000 population but
really furnishing rural neighborhood of from 500
TO 1000 population, is expressed by the Amity Ore
gon, Standard in its slogan, "Why roam? Make
Amity your home"
The small local paper, four-page folio, a six
page flye-column paper, or eghtpage five-column
patent inside, properly conducted, when measured
n Influence, probably exerts greater power in the
community it serves than any other form OF pubca-
ton. e
Such newspapers become very profitable wheu
they confine themselves to service of the home, in
that community, giving all the little local personal
items OF the community and taking an interest in the
smaller social and industrial affairs like the gasoline
oodsaW the little chicken FARMS the local creamery
the country churches and the Saturday NIGHT dance
There are from two to five of these smaller
slzed weekly papers in practically every county in the
states and the editor-whether man or women
exerts an Influence in local and state affairs that is
.ncomparaby greater with subscribers than that of
She large metropolitan press with its readers
The newspaper above. mentioned for the Issue
II August 26 had136 items of local. COUNTY and state
news, all OF intense interest to the community Il
efVes and read in all the homes in it's terrtory for
Its contents which are supplied by no other news
paper industrial News Bureau, The Manufacturer9
Nogales international., 1927-10-14
MINING INDUSTRY rs STABLE

The mining industry, through research has de
~.p~u lnelnoos OF mining and treatment OF ore thar
nave created vast reserves Of ore which once were
waste rock 1t has discovered and developed new
uses Tor the various minerals. And all of this work
IS gong forward continuously meeting the needs Of
cyer-developing civilization.
The mining industry is stable When a new ven
ure has been brought to the production stage, and
las reached a dividend paying basis, stock in the
onpany takes its place in the investment market
along with railroads, manufacturing and other in
dustral undertakings.
The public must not ignore the Importance of
the mining industry It pays major portion Of
tie total taxes collected in score or more of states
furnishes direct employment to more than million
citizens, and indirectly to several times that number
provides more than SO per Of the annual freight
tonnage of the railroads. and supplies raw materials
for the manufacture of most of the convenences and
luxuries of life
Nogales international., 1927-10-14
APACHE wARcRY BANNER

(From the Apache Warcry.
Nogales High School paper).
Every year, the Apache War
cry awards a banner to the class
which gets the highest percentage
of subscriptions. AS this BAN
ner was awarded to the Seniors
asst year, the inscription, "Senior
Class, 1927" may be read on it.
This year, the class getting the
highest number of subscriptions
gill be awarded the banner to
,eep for the whole year.
So far, the Seniors and Juniors
are neck and neck in the race,
Ihile the Sophomores and Fresh
.,en are tagging some distance
behind.
Come on!! Let's all subscribe
nd help our class get the ban
ner.
"How can cure my son of
striking matches on his trousers?"
"Buy him some celluloid pants"
Judge
Makeup Editor:--How shall
head this story about the woman's
hotel burning at noon?
Editor-".Guests fee in scanty
attire" of course.
Judge
Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
But they're too expensive
For me to give to you.
Cincinnati Cynic.
Nogales international., 1927-10-14
LIBRARY NOTES

(From the Apache Warerg,
Nogales High School paper). .
The library has been greatly
improved this year. A new book
shelf has been added, allowing
sufficient room for the teachers to
have a shelf apiece in which to
keep books for collateral reading.
Mr.. Stiles Manual Training
class is making magazine rack,
which will be ready in the near
future.
The list of books and magazines
for the ensuing year has just
been completed and sent to the
various publishing companies.
According to Mrs. Saxon, the
librarian, the students are literal
ly "eating the library up' this
year.
Nogales international., 1927-10-14
DID YOU KNOW THAT:

(F'rom the Apache Warcfy,
Nogales High School paper).
Eva Loera hit the volley-ball 50
hard in, P. E. class the other day
that she knocked one of the cleo
tric lights down from the ceiling,
and that it almost fell on the
coach?
The Booster girls are putting
their pledges" thru a stiff initia-
ti0n7
Mrs. Williams Is running the
minds of all her students by Civ.
ing them so much collateral read
fngf
The Seniors are getting awful
" tired of studying grammar
There are only s more months
Of school7
Subscription money for the
Apache Warcry" is always vel
come?
The Seniors are deciding on a
ring already?
We don't have holiday again
50 very soon?
The building is always cleared
within five minutes after the last
bell at noon?
This was put in just to "fill
up space?
That we beat Wilcox?
That Muggins Fowler and Mon
ty Richards are the best little
cheer-leaders we've had for a
lone timer
Nogales international., 1927-10-14
Visiting

It's always gamble to take chill
dren calling, as many a mother has
found out to her sorrow. Some.
times they behave according to
HOyle, and then sometimes they do
or say very strange things. The
other afternoon mother and FIVE
year-Old Dorothy went calling and
were served tea. This didn't both
er mother. because she had fire.
quently had her little daughter with
her when serving tea at home. al
though, of course, the child's re-
past was limited to the cakes. On
this occasion the hostess had sand
wiches instead OF cake. When she
asked Dorothy II she would have
some, imagine her surprise, and
mothers chagrin at the youngsters
reply: Il like cakes better, but
they'll do."-Philadelphia Record.
Nogales international., 1927-10-14

In the house in Bonn, Germany,
where Ludwig van Beethoven, the
famous composer, was born, is an
interesting exhibit of some of his
personal belongings. placed there in
connection with the worldwide OBJ
servance this year of the centenary
of his death. Alongside such inti-
mate personal possessions as his
manuscripts and musical instru-
mems arc four of his ear trumpets.
AS is well-known. Beethoven was
stone deaf when he wrote some of
his greatest compositions. For
many years before this final calamity
befeii him. his hearing was seriously
impaired. and it was during these
years that he had recourse to vari-
Gus devices to aid him in hearing.
The trumpets now on display are
of brass. Two of them are provided
with a metal band to wear over the
head, in which respect they some-
what resemble certain types OF
head-phones. A third is not unlike
the horn Of a loud speaker. Bee
thoven is said to have used the
smaller trumpets for ordinary con-
vcrsational purposes and the larger
ones when trying to listen to music.
Nogales international., 1927-10-14
Reduced Road Costs

Reduced expenditures In the con
struction of roads are predicted In
the paper of A. J. Brosseau. a d..
rector Of the National Automobile
Chamber of Commerce. presented
recently before the National
Crushed Stone association conven.
ton. ''In our factories we are con,
stantly seeking to improve details
so as to provide the public with I'm
proved vehicles at the same cost
or even lower" said BrOsseau.
Nogales international., 1927-10-14
Got His Big Ballroom,

Melbourne, Australia, has one un-
usual distinction because one of
Its ministers of public works
wanted spacious ballroom. &C.
cording to story told many years
ago by George Bowen, formerly
governor Of Victoria: Bowen re.
lated that when the Victoria gov
ernment house was built at Mel.
bourne the then minister Of public
works inquired of the architect
what was the largest regal or vice.
regal ballroom in the British EN-.
pire. The architect replied that
buckingham palace held that dis
tinction.
Then make ours one-third
larger" said the minister grandly.
His orders were carried out.-Syd.
ney Bulletin.
Nogales international., 1927-10-14
Wyatt and Hi. Cot

1t is said that Sir Henry Wyatt,
who was privy councillor under
King Henry VII Of England, always
had his picture painted with a
cat beside him, because when he
was confined by Richard III In
cold and dark tower. where he
had neither food to eat nor fire to
keep him warm. cat brought him
regularly every day q pigeon for
his dinner and kept the warmth In
his body by permitting Sir Henry
to caress her. He was an an.
ceStor OF Sir Francis Wyatt, one
of the early governors Of the col
ony OF jamestown.
Nogales international., 1927-10-14

Above-Ear trumpets used over q
hundred years ago by Beethoven.
whose picture appears at left. Be-
low, right-View of man using q
modern hearing device. the audi
phone.
Photograph of s0v sy1mbsss b eofsy.
sssy of InfE Stcxdard Electric Corr.
In contrast 70 the relatively in-
conspicuous devices used By the
hard of hearing nowadays, these
trurnpets seem almost unbelievably
cumbersome. One Of these modern
devices. the audiphone. made BY the
Western Electric Company, makes
use of vacuum tube amplihers. A
small microphone. the amplifers,
and q tiny telephone receiver
to fit the ear make q strik-
ing contrast to the heavy and un-
wieldy brass eontriyances oa Des.
thoven's day. )
Nogales international., 1927-10-14
Pneumatic Troubles

"My back feels terrible-rheu-
matIsm, I think"
'Didn't hear you say you'd
pumped up four tires3"
eyes. Why?"
'SThen It's pneumatism you've got
not rheumatism. Boston Tran
script.
Nogales international., 1927-10-14

FIRST MOSQUITO: "What
t happened to Cousin Swamnv
that he's all puffed up this
niornin97"
SECOND MOSQUITO: "He bit
the Prince of Wales. last night. !"
J! The Scholastic.
AT q college exam a professor
asked: "Does the question em.
barrass you?"
mot at all; sir" replied the
student; not at all. It is the
answer that bothera mel"
observation-disclosures
Heck: Do you have any trouble
with Shall" and "wilw1
Peck: No; my wife say "You
shall. and 1 say II will"
Nogales international., 1927-10-14
--Hunorist.

Teacher - Jeanette. what
course are you taking?"
Jeannette-"P. G."
Teacher - "Never heard of
that"
Jeannette-"Postponed grad
uation."
Nogales international., 1927-10-14
Oh Georgei

Grace (dreamily)-Oh, George !,
remember, 1t was just such night
as this that we metz
George (married to her)-Yes.
rotten night. wasn't it?-Wallaces'
Farmer.
Nogales international., 1927-10-14

Bathst (rescbed iii an exhaust.
ed eonsition)--"I say, w-w-what
are you going to do I"
Absent - Minded Angler -
Throw you back; you're not big
enoughp
-Humorist.
Washington telegraph., 1927-12-09

ArkdDSdS.
Washington telegraph., 1927-12-09
Chris ,s99 a..
For Him

So - u aeHEE
CilaPs in Christmas Boxes
CiearG ties
RaZOrS
KOdaks
Stationery
Shaving Sets
Fountain Pens
Pencils
Fountain Pen and Pencil Sets
Bill Folds
Cigarette Case and Bill Fold Set
Military Brushes
Watches, Chains
Bibles and TestamentS
Many Other Items