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sac 10000 for food control OF the
Colorado River to the Imperial Valley,
and that johnson who Is Republican
had voted against it,
Tell the Truth
"Did YOU or did you not?" questioned
Ashurst, pointing his finger across the
aisle at Johnson.
THE Californian arose and started TO
explain the committee action on the
flood control provision, but Ashurst m
terrupted him ferociously with the de-
mand:
like your lodging. You don't dare 10
answer that question:
Meanwhile Senator johnson had left
his desk, and while walking toward the
Arizonian was trying to get In word,
but Ashurst was pounding his desk with
his hand as he barked his demands.
When he finally could be heard, the
Californian pointed finger at Senator
Ashurst and thundered:
II don't propose to be accused by the
Senator from Arizona or by any one else
Of dodging an issue"
Explains His Stand.
The question of flood control as pro-
posed in the committee was put In such
a way, he continued, that 1t was case
of being for a flood control bill alone
or for the Boulder Dam bill, which
provideds also flood control, and that
he voted for the latter.
"The flood control proposal of the
Senate was not made in good faith, ="
Johnson concluded, and again Ashurst
was on his feet.
1T is sineularly characteristic that
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Middle West In addition many In
formal suggestions as to the general
character of the design have been re-
ceived. June 2 has been fixed by the
War Department as the closing date
for the reception of competitive designs.
Congress has authorized $4,000 for
the work of completing the memorial.
and $500 will be awarded for each Of
the best five designs received. A jury
of award will select the best Of the five,
and It's creator will be the architect for
completion of the memorial under for
NAL contract providing commission
of per cent Of the amount of the
contract
For selection of the designs the Sec
retary of War has requested the Ameri-
can Institute of Architects to recon-
mend an adviser to assist him on
professional questions and to assist the
jury of award. The Jury will be COM
posed of five members, three architects
selected from list to be submitted by
the Institute of Architects, one rep
resentative Of the American Legion and
one representative of the Gold Star
Mothers Drawings submitted will bear
no mark or name to identify them, and
designs must comply with certain man
datory requirements which have been
| furnished competitors.
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FREE HIGH SCHOOL
BOOKS WIN FAVOR
Senate District Committee
Also Approves Other Pro-
posed Measures.

Furnishing of free text books in high
schools. together with several smaller
bills relating 10 the school system, has
been approved by the Senate Distric;
committee
The committee also voted to report
favorahly bill giving the National
Capital Park and Planning Commission
authority TO buy certain rights over
land facing existing parks or boulevardS
In order TO safeguard the appearance of
the land without acquiring 1t outright.
The bin also would permit purchase OF
park land subject to limited rights re-
served to the grantor. provided the per-
manent park purposes for which con-
troll over the land is sought are not inn
paired by the reserved rights. 1t was
explained to the committee that TINS
authority would enable the commission
to protect the appearance of certain
areas without making outright pur-
chsSeS
Upon recommendation of Corporation
Counsel Bride the committee reported a
bill TO improve the method of serving
notice on property owners against whom
special assessments are levied by lurles
In connection with public improvements
Representative Gilbert of Kentucky, a
delegation from the District Bar ASSo-
ciation and a group from the Womans S
Bar Association discussed with the Sem
atoTS a bill to correct inequalities in
existing law relating TO the distribution
of real estate and personal property fol-
lowing the death of husband or wife.
The question was referred TO Senator
Blaine. Republican. of Wisconsin to
work out the technical details of the
bill
The other school bills reported are:
To remove an existing salary limitation
70 permit Government employees to
teach in night schools. to relieve MEM
bers OF. the school board from personal
liability for official acts of the board
and a measure making minor admins
trative changes in the teachers salary
law
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restful upholstery-seats like
easy chairs. Luxuriously fitted
even to arm rests and ash
receivers. Amplihed-action,
4-Wheel brakes. Oil change
necessary but once every
$500 miles.
See this great new Erskine-
TODAY. Avail yourself of
this easy way to buy a car of
the sturdy integrity which
has been characteristic of
Stude ba ker throughout
seventy-six years.
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MANY SEEK CONTRACT
FOR WORK ON TOMB
More Than 70 Architects and
Sculptors Would Finish
Arlington Shrine.

That general interest Is being taken
by architects and sculptors in the Ma
tion-wide competition for the honor Of
designing the completion of the Tomb
OF the Unknown Soldier at Arlington
National Cemetery is indicated by the
fact that already more than 10 archi-
tects and sculptors in all parts of the
country have applied to @. M. Gen.
Cheatham for detailed information on
the subject. One of these applications
is from the State OF Washington, but
the majority are from the East and
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COLONEL WILL RETIRE.
Howell Has Completed More Than
81 Years Service.

On his own application. Col. Wiley
Howell, United States Infantry attached
to the Office Of chief Of infantry. Afu-
nitionS Building. viii be placed on the
Army retired list August q. after more
than 81 years service He is from
Arkansas and entered the Army as a
private In June, 1897 In the following
year he was commissioned a second
lieutenant of Infantry and reached the
grade of colonel in July, 1920 During
the World War he served as q colonel
Of Infantry in the National Army and
was awarded the Distinguished Service
Medal.
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the Senator Is trying to escape by i'm
repudiate this and say 1t is unworthy
of the Senator from California"
Some time later as he took the floor
in his own right Senator Ashurst ex-
pressed regret over the incident, as did
Senator Johnson. The Arizonian then
launched into heated assault upon
the bill, which he said would rob Ari-
zona of Its only and greatest resources
water power. He gave notice that he
expected to carry on to the finish
against the bill.
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SENATORS IN CLASH
OVER BOULDER BILL
Ashurst and Johnson Stage
Fiery Tilt as Fight on
Measure Opens.
Nv the Associated Press.


Charges and counter charges flew
thick and fast about the Senate cham
ber yesterday as johnson of California
and Ashurst of Arizona squared away
for their battle over the Swing johnson
Boulder Dam bill. The tall Arizona
Democrat carried the attack as he
shouted his States protest against the
bill and the argument between himself
and Senator Johnson grew so heated
at one stage that the presiding officers s
raps for order could not be heard.
Later both Senators expressed regret
for their heated exchange but otherwise
there was no diminution In the fury
of the feud.
Senator Ashurst started the big row
when he recalled that he had offered
an amendment to the bill to provide
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FAIL TO GET BUTTONS.
6,00O of Those Wounded in War
Due Congress Award.
st long distance tumbler.

Approximately 5000 Of i82. .622 sur
viving soldiers who were wounded dur
ing the World War. have failed TO re-
ceive the silver button and memorial
certificate prescribed by Congress for
such service.
It is explained at the War Depart
ment that it has sought every possible
means to get in contact with those en-
titled to these undelivered certificates.
In order 10 effect delivery. but so far
without success.
Canada is expected TO produce more
than 3,000,0 gallons Of wine this year.
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Cathedral Has Elevator.

Correspondence OF the Associated Press
MILAN. - An elevator now carries
visitors to the dome Of th2 famous
Milan Cathedral.
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World War Spies

A firing SQUAD marched in. Lody
asked that his eyes should not be
bandagcd. Then gravely he bowed, and
so he died.
To the end he thought 1t was his
letter from England that had doomed
him. He was wrong. He was marked
man even in Berlin at the spy school
The loss of Mr.. Inglis' passport was
also noted by British secret service In
Berlin. But Lody was allowed to land
in England and to travel about with a
minimum of interference.
The British secret service needed his
freedom. They wanted him to send a
report to Germany on the bit of theater
that was being staged-the Whirling OF
empty trains with drawn blinds through
the railroad station at Edinburgh. For,
as all the world now knows. Russia had
need within her own borders Of all the
men she could gather.
When a too jealous civilian 'indi-
Gator" made himself noticeable to Lody,
"Terrill" had to rescue him. 1t was
only when Lody's work for the British
was done that he was arrested.
But in his native town near Stuttgart
an oak was planted by its citizens
named after and in honor of the little
boy who used to watch oaks in the hope
OF catching one grow.
tThe End
Copyright, 1929
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Joseph Stephenson. w. r. Johnson, A
T. c. Dodge, Charles E. Coon, N. .
Chapman. Charles Warren, George w
Balloch. J. NJ. Mason. C, B. Blanchard
H. A. Higgins. Charles W. Dcnison ano
William r. Singleton.
To the Masonic fraternity. the death
of Garfield was of the deepest concern
He was the most active Mason. locally.
who has ever filled the presidential
chair. and he had endearcd himself 10
the craft. not only in our own country
but abroad as well. as may be seen by
the following expression of regret for
warded to the United States by the
United Grand Lodge Of England:
"Freemasons Hall. London.
18th December 1881.
ITO His Excellency the Honorable j.
Russell Lowell. Minister Plenipotcn-.
tiary from the United States OF
America at the Court OF st. James.
Sir: have the honor to inform your
Excellcncy that at general meeting OF
the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted
Masons of England. held here on the
7th instant. it was proposed by His
ROYAL Highncss. the Prince Of Wales, K.
G., Master of the Order. seconded by
the Right Honorable Lord Tenderden.
K. C. B.. and carried unanimously: That
the Grand Lodge Of England should
place on record their deep regret at the
calamity which he's recently bafallcn
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Nv JOHN CLAGETT PROCTOR

~ EpTEMBER 10, 1881, was indeed
day throughout the nation. For
more than eleven weeks, the peo-
\ nile of the United States had
praved for the recovery Of James
Abrarn Garfield, one of Americas most
beloved and esteemed Presidents, who
was struck down by the bullet OF an
assassin on July 2. only two days snort
of four months from the day OF his
Inauguration.
washington particularly loved Gar
field. From the day he entered the
House of Representatives on December
s. 1863, he became identified with the
citys religious. fraternal and social actl-
vities, and when news of his death was
received here. Washington became a
city of mourning. Grief was universal.
and the highest and the humblest OF
its citizens put crepe on their homes:
Thou: a lad at the time. yet shall
never FORGET the morning he was shot.
NV brother had gone down town early.
but soon returned with another boy OF
the neighborhood. all full of excitement,
as he told such details Of the crime AS
he had been able to gather while ming
ling with the crowd which soon congre-
gated around the Baltimore and Poto-
mac Railroad depot where the assassin,
Charles ]. Guiteau. had laid low the
President of the United States. The
Evening Stars extra edition was soon
on The street. telling of the crime. and
other extras and bulletins soon followed.
Informing the public of the Chief
Magistrates condition. Every bit OF
news was eagerly scanned. in the hope
Of learning that the distinguished pa
tient would live. or that at least the
physician in charge might note some
improvement.
In my childhood days. each Sabbath
I passed by the church of the Disciples
of Christ. or the Vermont Avenue
Christian Church. Frequently saw the
President. as he and his family drove
I'D in their carriage. Though l do not
recall the rest of the family. / still re-
member that MFR. Garfield was always
accompanied by his mother and Mrs.
Garfield. and that the former was al
Nays paid the most affectionate respect
and attenti~n. Garfield was his mothers
Youngest born and best beloved. When
she learned of the cruel attempt on his
life. she wept and cried, why do they
went to kill my baby"
This church building had an interest
ING career. It is said once to have been
the meeting house of the Mount Vernon
M. E. Church. when it was at the
northwest corner of Ninth and M
streets northwest, and upon being
bought in 1863 by the Disciples OF
Christ was moved to the lot on Ver-
mont Avenue. where it was consecrated
June 81. 1859. The first pastor there
was Rev. F. D. Power and the latter
filled the pulpit at the time Garfield
was President and for a number OF
years afterward At one time he was
CHAPLAIN of the United States Senate.
When it was necessary to clear the
ground for the laying of the corner
stone of the present building, July 2,
1892, the little frame church was
moved back On Fourteenth street, a
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Artificial Fish Nests.

TT has been ascertained that black
bass culture is greatly aided by arti-
fetal construction of nests. The male
small mouthed bass builds Its nest by
sweeping the stones of lake bottom
bare of sand in three foot circle. AL
ternately using his nose and his tail,
the fish makes saucer-shaped nest
ready for the eggs of his mate: but
he will readily use nest that has
been prepared for him. Accordingly
the fish experts expedite his home
building.
For the big-mouthed bass nests are
made of moss embedded In concrete,
as this species prefers a fibrous bed
for its eggs. Ponds with basins six feet
deep in the center and with shallower
water elsewhere are so prepared. Wild
fish caught by the hook are put in to
mate here, to the great increase of re-
production. Proper assortment of the
fish and the prevention of crowding
accomplish excellent results.
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coming to Washington. was sworn In by
Chief Justice Waite, on September %,
in the Vice Presidents room in the
Capitol. after which he took up his resi-
dence at the Butler House. occupied by
Senator Jones. There he stayed until
December Z, when he moved into the
White House.
Mr.. Coolidge. when President Hard
ing died. was sworn In by his father at
PAT in the morning. in the Plymouth
Notch farmhouse, where he had spent
his boyhood days.
Lincoln died at 1922 a. m, and 1t was
not until about two hours later thet
Andrew johnson took the oath of Office
in the Kirkwood House. where he lived.
the site being where the Hotel Raleigh
now stands.
President Garfield was an able orator
and debater in Congress. There were
few occasions where he was not In de-
! mand. and his significant utterances In
speech delivered on the first anniver-
sary of the death of Lincoln are worth
'cpeating here. He said:
There are times in the history OF
nen and nations when they stand 50
1ear the veil that separates mortals and
mmortals. time from eternity. and men
hear the breathings and feel the pulsa-
ions of the heart of the Infinite
Through such a time has this nation
PASSED. When two hundred and fifty
thousand brave spirits passed from the
cid of honor through that thin veil to
ne presence of Gov, and when at last
s parting folds admitted the martyred
resident to the company of the dead
heroes Of the Republic, the nation stood
so near the veil that the whispers of
God were heard by the children of men
Awe-stricken by His voice. the Ameri-
can people knelt in fearful reverence
and made a solemn covenant with God
and each other that this nation should
be saved from It's enemies; that all its
| glOries should be restored, and on the
ruins of slavery and treason the temples
of freedom and justice should be built
and stand forever. 1t remains for us
consecrated by that great event and
under that covenant with God. to keep
the faith-to go forward in the great
work until 1t shall be completed. Fol-
lowing the lead of that great man and
obeying the high behests of God, let us
remember"
What of Guiteau? Two attempts tc
kill him were made. one on September
ii by Sergeant John A. Mason, Battery
B, I'd Artillery, u S. A.. whose duty
was to guard the prisoner. The Other
attempt was made on November 49, b.
William Jones. who afterward was
styled. Bill Jones the Avenger."
Guiteau was indicted by the grarc
| Jury on october 8. placed on trial No
vember ID. found guilty on January 25
1882. and hanged in the District Jail or
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by A. F. Rockwell to D. G. Swain,
which read:
The President has been shot. Am
1fraid is serious. Keep it from Mrs.
Gcrfield till you hear further. The
doctors say not dangerous
j. S. Brown. another secretary to the
President. telegraphed Mrs. Garfield:
Don't believe sensational dispatches
bout the President. Will keep you
constantly advised"
To Gen Swain fell the duty of in
forming Mrs. Garfield of the attempt
to kill the President, and of his condi-
ton. This he did in as gentle manner
3 possible, at the same time urging her
immediate return to Washington, which
was done in a special train, and as fast
an affectionate greeting awaited. her
md other members of the family.
For nights and days the distin-
rushed patient fingered between life
and death. until it was deemed best to
remove him to Elberon. Long Branch,
N. j., which was successfully accom-
plished September 6. Every possible
care was exercised in his removal. and
no inconvenience was suffered by the
patient from the time he left here until
he arrived at the Francklyn cottage,
except the unusually hot weather ex-
pcrienced in Washington at the start.
The following day the thermometer
reached here a record height of lo1
degrees.
4 T first Long Branch seemed to be
"A of benefit to the President. H
was propped no that he might see the
ocean, which he greatly enjoyed. But
his strength had been sapped by his
prolonged illness. and the end came at
1O:43 am. September 10. On Wednes-
day. September 81. the body Of the be-
loved President arrived in Washington
at 4:A4 pm. and was escorted to the
rotunda of the Capitol. where it lay in
state until two days later. when 1t was
taken to Cleveland, Ohio, to be buried
In Lake View Cemetery.
The old Baltimore and Potomac De-
pot. where Garfield was shot, was re-
moved about 1909. The site is now &C.
cupied by cement foundation for a
memorial building which has been at
standstil for some years. The depot
building stood on the southwest corner
of Sixth and B streets. and the Presi-
dent was shot while in a waiting room.
entrance to which was on the B street
side.
A FTER the death of Garfield. Presi-
"a dent Chester A. Arthur took the oath
Of office at his New York residence, at
2:ls a. M, September 90. and. uporf
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| little nearer to Rhode Island avenue,
and there the congregation met until
the new church was dedicated, January
20. 1884.
w. P. Lipscomb who superintended
the construction of the new church.
states that after its completion the old
building was razed. as the authorities
would not permit it to be moved.
IRON 1870 until he was inaugu-
rated President, Garfield made his
residence at 1927 1 street northwest,
and although remodeled with ain addi-
tional story and change OF entrance.
the building occupying the present site
is the same one in which he lived.
Before moving to this corner he had
resided at several different places. In
1863, few months before he entered
Congress. he boarded at 435 Eleventh
street northwest. moving from there to
3S6 C street between Third street and
John Marshall place.. For a time in
1855 he was registered at the Metro
politan Hotel. completing that year and
the following two years at 1853 F street
between Eighteenth and Nineteenth
Streets. In 1863 he boarded at 3Q7
Delaware avenue. corner of c street, and
divided the year 1869 between that
address and 2S2 G street between
Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets
northwest). The addresses given arc
according to the old system of num-
bering
His connection with the Masonic
lodges in the District Of Columbia be-
gan in 1865. when he was knighted by
Columbia Commandery, No. 2, whose
members later escorted his body from
Washington to Cleveland. In 1869 he
became a charter member of Pental-
pha Lodge. No. g. F. A. A. NJ, and in
1871 and 1872 received the Scottish
Rite degrees. from the fourth to the
fourteenth. in Mithras Lodge of Per-
lection. then meeting in the Masonic
Temple. at the northwest corner Of
Ninth and F streets northwest. He was
r. A. NJ. The names of the charter
members of Pentalpha Lodge are in
teresting. The list not only contains
the name of President Garfield but
those of other we'll known public men
of that period. including N. P Chapman.
who served as the Districts delegate
in Congress when Washington had a
territorial form of government. The
list follows: John W. Griffin, Lewis G..
Stephens, Henry Q. Hood. James C..
Poynton, j. Daniels. Benjamin w.
Browne, John c. Stewart. j. P. Rich
ardson. E. Warren Hale, H. o. Moves,
H. D. Barr. Henry T. Munson, Charles
H. Hall, Charles C. Casey, j. o. P.
Burnside, j. A. Duren, H. H. Day, H. C..
Burr. N. P. Chapman. E. T. Bower. T.
B. Amiss, J. G. Richards. James A.
Garfield. Frank G. Daniels, Charles H.
Dwinal. A. j. Bentley Henry C. Nc
Lean. O.. w. Cooke W. H. Whitney, j.
NJ Whitney. James S. Waugh, w. S.
Roose. William H. Barton, H. S. WASH
burn. E. F. M. Fachtz, NJ E. N. Howell,
.J F. Stock. James j. Barns. F. r.
Griffin. E. w. w. Griffin. James S.
Grinnell. D. r. Pierce. John J. Knox,
Benjamin r. French, w. T. Turpin.