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The Washington times., 1929-04-10
UP
OVERGANN
INCIDENT

A shake-up in the State
Department appeared prob
able today in the wake, of the
controversy over the social
status of Mrs. Edward Everett
Gam. half sister and official
hostess to Vice President
Curtis.
Both President Hoover and Sec
retary Of State Stimson were rev.
resented today as being consider.
ably annoyed by the embarrassment
which the State Department aas
been caused in the matter,
They are determined, IL was said.
that the Department of State shorid
not again be subjected to such
embarrassment, and to that end
will shake-up the protocol division
of the Departments. which has been
tho guidepost for Washington host
esses in matters of official and
social precedence.
The Protocol Division was created
by Secretary of State Kellogg little
more than a year ago and given
certain definite functions. These
had almost entirely to do with aues-
.tions OF ceremony, rank, precedence,
supervision of official functions.
State Department, and soothing the
ruffled official and social feelings,
if any, OF the various diplomats.
Grew in Popularity
AS such, the division speedily
became the social arbiter of the
Capital. Hosts and hostesses, per-
picked over matters of rank and
social standing, constantly con-
suited it.
The division is now presided over
by James c. Dunn, one Of the
wealthiest Of the career" diplomats.
who has the rating of first Sec
retary of Embassy.
1t was to this bureau that Sec
retary kellogg turned over the
question: of deciding Mrs. Cams
social ranking when Vice Presi-
dent Curtis notified the department
that Mrs. Gam was to be his
hostess.
The Protocol Division promptly
decided that in her own. home Mrs.
Gam would rank as the Second
Lady. but that outside, at functions
where there were wives of ambas-
sadors and ministers. she would
rank below them.
Kellogg duly promulgated the de.
cree to. the Diplomatic Corps.
Get Big Laugh
President Hoover and Secretary
Stimson are understood to be con
siderable nettled over the division S
handling of the whole affair. which
has not only the diplomats in Wash
ington laughing up their sleeves,
but the foreign offices abroad as
we'll
II was said today that new duties
shortly will be found for the per.
sonnet of the Protocol Division
duties other than deciding whether
Mrs. Twiddle.dum should occupy
one seat nearer the throne than
Mrs. TWeedle-dee.
Stimson with excellent diplomatic
finesse has passed the buck. on
the Gam tansle. He has refused
a decision. and now the case is up
to the diplomats themselves for set
tlement. 1t is they must finally
decide where Mrs. Gam must sit. y
A quick decision is necessary II
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c. 0. ?. RIFT
HEALED BY
HOOVER
MOVE
By GEORGE R. HOLMES

Formal announcement was
made at the White House to-
day that Charles G. Dawes is
to be the next ambassador to
Great Britain.
The announcement came as no
surprise, for it had been known
that inquiry had been made of the
British Foreign Office as to whether
the former Vice President was per-
soma grata. A reply was received
from London this morning that
General Dawes was acceptable to
the British government. and the
announcement Immediately followed.
General Dawes is now in San
Domingo, where he is heading a
commission Of financial experts to
revise that little republics fiscal
system.
Hought0n Sails April "a
Just when General Dawes will
take over his post is problematical.
It depends largely upon how soon
he can conclude his work in San
Domingo. Ambassador Houghton
sails for home on April 81. and for
several weeks ii Is probable the
embassy will be left in charge of
the. first secretary.
The selection OF General Dawes
for the British post marks another
long step toward the restoration Of
that complete harmony in the Re
publican party, which was threat
ened insthe bitterness Of the stfng.
gle over the Presidential nomination
last summer.
While Il re is no question of poll
tics entering into the selection, OF
General Dawes-for his qualifica.
tions are outstanding and are. url:
questioned from any source-t is
nevertheless characterized by party
leaders in Washington as a very
fortunate choice" from political
standpoint.
Dawes Was Candidate
Dawes himself was a candidate, al
though passively so, for the nominal
ton which went to Mr.. Hoover. The
former Vice President was active IN
behalf of his old friend. Frank Q.
Ijowden, who withdrew his name
from consideration at Kansas City
in an hour of bitterness over the
conventions rejection of the aSricul-
ttiral program which both he and
Dawes favored. And there are many
who believe that had not Lowden
stood in the way in the pre-conven-
ton maneuvering, Dawes himself
might have won the nomination.
There were a good many sore
spots after, the convention because
Of the seeming elimination of Dawes
and Lowden from the Republican
scheme of things. Lowden himself
took no part whatever. in the suhse.
ouent campaign. and Dawes made
hut few speeches, although he and
President Hoover have always been
cordial personal friends,
At one time during the Kansas
J.itv melee, strenuous effort was
made to put General Dawes on the
ticket with Hoover. This was after
the inevitability Of Hoover's nomina-
ton became apparent. The move
rnent was begun and strongly backed
NV the mid-Western agriculturists
TTl1o were not overly fond of the
Hoover end of the ticket Their er-
forts resulted in failure. The
Hoover spokesmen and managers at
Kansas City turned thumbs down on
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I'm innocent didn't do it, -
he insisted Il don't see why
should be blamed"
He was locked up in police sta
tion here, on a charge of Violating
the Federal statute dealing with
sending explosives through the
mails. He was to be arraigned
later before United States commits
sioner. ~. -.
Desire For Publicity
The motive that prompted Callegy
to mail the bomb---if he did mail it
was, in the opinion of detectives
and postal inspectors, desire for
newspaper publicity that would re-
bound to his credit, possibly bring
about his promotion. Investigators
have newspaper clippings telling
how a. porter in the Chicago posr,
office was promoted for discovering
a bomb under almost similar cir.
cumstances.
But callegy stoutly maintains
that he had no such idea. He de.
MED knowing anything about the
bomb, except that 1t threw a scare
into him by catching fire under his
feet as he was sweeping the floor.
The detectives became suspicious
when they noticed that. while the
floor was scorched, the wrapper on
the bomb was not. They concluded
some one had built fire under the
package. Their suspicious were in
tensified when experts reported that
the bomb was a 'dud" and could
not have exploded.
Amateur In Origin
The "bomb" was a make.Shift
c6ntrivance at best. And, in probing
it's apparent amateur origin. lr.
vestigators unearthed the fact that
Callesy was formerly an employe
in the Remington arms factory
Also. that several years ago he was
a partner in Hoboken radio shop,
The "homb," according to the aT.
thorities, contained material that
could be found in almost any radio
establishment
Callegy was grilled for five hours
II Hoboken and then brought 70
New York. He was asked to print
the words and figures that were on
the bomb wrapper. He did this
three times and each time the in.
scription varied.
Wax, wire coils. and other saem-
ingly significant materials were
found in his home in Hoboken. The
prisoner explained this, however.
by asserting that he was radio
enthusiast. He said that when ne
worked in the arms factory he
merely stamped shells and had
nothing to do with the handling Of
explosives.
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Luray Bus Lines
Increase Facilities

LURAY, April 1870 heavy has
become traffic out Of Washington
into Luray and the valley by way Of
the Lee Highway that bus companies
operating between the Capital and
this city. have applied for permits
to add to their present facilities.
Last week, one of the heaviest in
years in tourist business. the Wash.
ington.Luray bus line ran several ex-
ira busses, carrying several hundred
passengers. Hotels and rooming
houses were crowded during the
week.
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Sears-ROebuck To Use
$50 District Workers

More than $50 men and women
will be employed in the new Sears
Roebuck store when it opens here
July Il, according to G. r. Porter,
of Philadelphia. director of person
mel for the retail stores OF the east
krn division OF the firm.
He spoke to members of the Ad.
kertising Club of Washington at a
luncheon meeting at the National
Press Club yesterday. Employees Of
4l1e new store will be recruited from
Washington. he said.
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Ex-Gov. Cats Indicted
On Bogus Money Count

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, April 10
Il N.SO,-Sidney J. Cats, jr., a
former governor of Florida and
three times candidate for that
office, who is now Baptist min
lister. today was under indictment
on a charge of having financed a
counterfeiting ring.
Cats. who was indicted upon two
counts, is alleged to have advanced
Julian Diaz Tampa attorney, $4,000
with which to buy a printing press.
For this he was to receive S25, 900
in bogus money, it is alleged.
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Wisconsin Has 2 Bills
To Kill State Dry Law

MADISON. Wis. April 10 d.N.S,l
Two bills to repeal the State pro.
hibftion act in conformity with pub.
lie demand as expressed in the recent
referendum got under way in the
legislature yesterday.
Senator Walter Polakowski. Mil.
.waukee, introduced a repeal bill in
the Senate. The house committee on
excise and fees on Wednesday viii
grant a public hearing on the Grob-
schmidt bill to repeal the State en-
fnTceunent act
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BANK STATEMENTS

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New York Clearing House ex.'
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P. @. Helper Held Ii,
" ~ Y. Bomb Plot
By JAMES I. KILGALLEN

NEW YORK, April 10 GNS).-Thomas ]. Callegy,
postoffce employee arrested today charged with having
made and mailed the bomb which found local post
office last Sunday addressed Gov Franklin D. Roosevelt
Caegy 45 unmarried lives in Hoboken n j. and has
been employed the general postoffce where the bomb
was discovered, for the last seven wears. =,
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De PRIEST FREE
Of VOTE FRAUD
INDICTMENT

CHICAGO, April 10 1.N.sl.-Dis.
missal OF the indictment against
Oscar de Priest, negro Representa-.
tive. charged with vote frauds in
the negro ward elections here, was
decided upon by States Attorney
John A. Swanson here today.
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EDSEL FORD DUE
To ADVISE ON
AIRPORT

Selection of a municipal airport
for Washington will be made by tie
Joint Congressional Commission or
Airports only after cosultation with
internationally known experts in
all phases of aeronautics.
Senator Hiram Bingham, of Con-
necticut, chairman. made this clear
after the close of a two.day public
hearing on the local airport ques.
ton, yesterday.
.Edsel Ford to Advise
He announced that the advice of
Edsel Ford will be taken into con.
sideration before a site is definitely
selected, Senator Bingham had in
vited Ford to the hearings, but the
latter replied he would be detained
in Detroit by the city's air show,
Ford said he would be glad to tes-
tify when the show was over, and
Senator Bingham intends to give
the commission the benefit of Ford's
knowledge and experience in air.
port development.
The opinions of Colonel Lind.
bergh and other famous fliers, as
well as the less glamorous figures
of business men connected with
aviation, will be sought by the com.
mission.
Will Tour Sites =.
Senator Bingham left for Con.
necticut last night. with the an.
nouncement that hearings probably
would be resumed in about 10 DAYS.
In the interim, he and other mem
bers of the commission. together
with local advisers, will make an
automobile tour of the most promis.
ing sites.
Senator Bingham revealed that
the commission has had private in.
formation of several possible air.
port sites which have not been men.
toned in the public hearings.
The commission wants to spend
no more than necessary to make
the proposed airport a model for
the Nation. Senator Bingham
pointed out.
While local public opinion seemed
concentrated during the hearings
on the Gravelly Point site, now
under water, the trend of the com.
mission was toward consideration OF
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NEW FARM BILL
FRAMED IN
SECRET
BY WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON

BY WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON
A new farm relief BILL destined
to replace tn much vetoed McNary-
Haugen bill which has banded
around Congress for four long years
was born today at a secret session
of the Senate Agricultural Commit
tee.
The equalization fee, which
brought. two presidential vetoes
from the pen of President Coolidge
to the old McNary -Haugen bill, was
abandoned at the start of the ses-
sion.
Opposition of President Hoov to
the fee principle and general feel
ing among Congressional farm lead
ers that it was impossible to enact
into law any measure containing
the fee, brought about this aban'
donment
Farm Board Looms
The new bill. when finally drawn.
will provide the greatest relief for
.IHIOuAh a ESuSIdl AL Az
beard, which will be armed with
broad powers and a $500, 100000
Federal revolving fund to stabilize
farm prices, eliminate agricultural!
waste, encourage cooperative mar
keting and handle surplus crops.
An insurance provision. by which
the Government through the farm
board would insure cooperative as
sociations against price fluctuations,
may take the place of the old
equalization fee.
Senator James f. Watson of In.
diana, the new Republican leader
of the Senate, told international
News Service he expected early en-
actment OF the hill. II the measure
does exclude the equalization fee
and follows the other broad prin.
eipies of farm relief enumerated
above. he added. President Hoover
wiz sign it.
Fight Sure to Rise
Although Watson did not say so,
one of the amendments to be Of
fered in the Senate will be the
equalization fee. Senator Pat Har-
rison CD of Mississippi, who always
seeks to embarrass Republican ad.
rpinistration ranks, has announced
he will sponsor the fee as an
amendment. 1t will be defeated
however for the first time in four
years Of farm warfare in the Sen.
ate, since the western Republicans
have agreed to abandon 1T in the
hope of getting some remedial
legislation on the statute books.
Two presidential vetoes and the fear
of a third at last has halted the
fee fight.
Administration leaders meanwhile
were hoping to get the new bill
passed by the Senate by May 1,
through the House by May Is and
a law by June 1.
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HOLDS
To RUM
GUNS
By EDWARD B. LoCKETT

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.
April 10 (I.N.S.).-The So
called whisky rebellion
among students at the Uni
versity of Virginia, founded
by Thomas Jefferson, had this
college town and the campus
agog today.
Although somewhat aghast at the
white light of publicity, and indig-
nant over charges that liquor was
being manufactured in the basement
of their chapter house, members of
Delta Tau Delta fraternity stuck by
their decision today not TO adopt q
pledge against drinking which they
contend cannot he enforced.
The request that the various fra
ternities adopt pledges to stamp out
drinking in the chapter houses was
made by Dean Page as a result of an
investigation which followed last
falls North Carolina Virginia foot
ball game. At that game, which was
attended by President and Mrs.
Coolidge. a Fredericksburg pastor
charged he saw scores of drunken
students"
Their Reasons.
In replying to Dean Pages re-
quest. the Delta Taus here declared
in a letter that such a rule as he
proposed could only be enforced in
two ways: % by a system of fines
for violations, which would make the
officers of the chapter mo more than
snoopers" on their fellows. or (2l by
application of the honor system.
which would create an unhealthy
atmosphere for the existence of the
honor code'
I'VE are in favor of passing no
rule that we do not expect to en-.
force to the best of our abiliites.'
said the letter to Dean Page.
Passage OF a rigid rule is like
wise an hypocrisy inasmuch as few
Of ,us believe in the rule and intend
to evade it's provision in every con-
ceivable way, passing the regulation
for no other purpose than to present
ourselves to the public as what we
are not"
Rules Would Die
Furthermore. it was contended, the
law was "impracticable of enforce
ment because of it's unpopularity.
The outspoken stand of the
Debts" had a number of electrify-
ing results. The travelling secretary
nf the national organization of the
fraternity made an inspection trip
here. and the chapter is now threat.
ened with revocation of its charter.
c. E. Cuddy. of Roanoke. presf-
dent of the local chapter. went to
New York today to confer with Off
cials of the Arch Chapter. Before
leaving he gave International News
Service the following statement:
Disputes Charges
Charges which place our chap
ter before the public as distillery
and a renegade in the sight of the
University of Virginia are entirely
unfounded.
"The statement that liquor is
being distilled in the basement II
the fraternity house is absurd in
itself. 1t Is further charged we
have refused to cooperate with the
university in efforts to reduce
drinking here. On the contrary,
we. with other. fraternities, have
given the authorities every assur-
Pnce of our cooperation in the
elil. ination Of drinking. As far as
we know there is no issue between
L authorities and this fraternIty.
1t Is true that the national 2cdy
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AUyERTisEMENr

R.F. 4 p. New Motor Coaches
Quickest. and Best 70 Richmond
Phens National s7l1
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Save
Worry and
Footsteps

lin locating de-
sirable apartment
vacancies = all
prices and sizes
by reading the
Rental listings in
today's Classified
ads-next to last
page.
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THEY'RE SURE
HITS

That's what the
boys are saying af-
ter seeing the won
derful b a IL, a n d
glove that we are
offering absolutely
free.
Turn to Page 81
and read the an
nouncement there.
Milford chronicle., 1929-11-01
Lewes News

Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Cooper mo-
tored to Philadelphia on Sunday.
Misses Ethyl, Clara and Sara
Maull spent the week in Philadelphia
with friends and relatives.
Mrs. James Holden and Misses
Marian and Eleanor Rowland of
Aberdeen, Md, spent the weekend
here with Mr.. and Mrs. Rowland
Bones.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Virden Burton
and family spent the weekend in
Swarthmore, Pa, visiting friends and
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sanford G. Clifton
and family spent the weekend in
Greenwood with Mr.. and Mrs. John
Clifton.
Miss Emily Orr of Wilmington
spent the weekend here with her
parents, DR.. and Mrs. William p.
Orr.
Carlton Tracy who is employed by
William ]. Warren and Company is
confined in the Beebe Hospital due
to illness.
N. B. Register, Sr., and Charles
Howard motored to Wilmington on
Friday.
Miss Hannah Rench is spending
the winter months in Tacoma, Wash
ington.
Mrs. Mark Roach who has been
confined to the Beebe Hospital for
some time due to illness, is able to
be out again.
G. Haddock has moved his family
from the Orr property into the Bee
be property.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Wiley
have moved to Detroit, Mich, where
Mr.. Wiley will go in partnership
with his cousin.
Joseph Jett of Virginia was town
visitor over the weekend.
Mrs. Lola Baker entertained the
Mizpah Sunday school class at her
home on Monday. Quite number of
the members were present. Every
one had delightful evening.
The nurses of the Beebe Hospital
gave a Halloween party at the
Country Club on Thursday evening.
Music was furnished by the De
Vries Circle. During intermission re-
freshments were served. Everyone
enjoyed the evening.
Henry Clark has been confined to
his home due to illness.
Master Spencer Hart, son of Ar
thur Hart, was operated on for ap-
pendicitis at the Beebe Hospital on
Monday. His condition at this writ
ing is good.
Miss Grace Crotsley of Baltimore
arrived here last week to accept a
Milford chronicle., 1929-11-01

position as superintendent of nurses
at the Beebe Hospital.
DR.. James Beebe has returned
from trip through the western
states.
DR.. Arthur H. Morris is confined
in the Beebe Hospital due to illness.
Walter J. Donovan is confined in
his home due to illness.
The Lewes High School soccer
team defeated the strong Bridgeville
High School soccer team last Fri
day afternoon by a score of 4 to 0.
The game was well played by both
teams with Pierce, Jones and Ellis
starring for the Lewes team.
Fred G. Clifton and R. L. Palmer,
managers of the A. G P. stores in
Lewes and Rehoboth, will leave for
Baltimore Sunday where they will
attend a banquet given for the man
ayers of the Great A. & P. Tea Com
pany.
William May who has been en-
ployed by the A. & P. Tea Company
here for the past two years, has re-
signed his position with them, and
accepted a position with Grover Co
verdale.
George E. Vickers who has been
very i'll in his home here is much,
improved at this writing.
Milford chronicle., 1929-11-01
SORE THROATS
AND COUGHS
Quickly Relieved By This Safe
Prescription

Here's a doctors prescription that
is really throat insurance. Sore or
irritated throats are relieved and
soothed almost instantly with the
very first swallow. About 800 of all
coughs are caused by an irritated
throat; consequently for most
coughs too there is nothing better
than this famous prescription-it
goes direct to the internal cause. 1t
is put up under the name Thoxine
and is guaranteed to stop coughs and
relieve sore throats in Is minutes or
your money will be refunded. Sing
ers and speakers find Thoxine very
valuable.
The remarkable thing about
Thoxine is that while it relieves al
most instantly, it contains nothing
harmful, is pleasant tasting and safe
for the whole family. Ask for
Thoxine 35c, 60c, and $1.00 bottles.
Sold by Pettyjohn's and all other
good drug stores. adv
Milford chronicle., 1929-11-01
Union
(Near Lincoln)

The Ladies Aid was very delight
fully entertained by Mrs. John Con-
away on Friday evening last. From
the sale of ice cream and cake and
a guess box they cleared 1924. Af-
ter the business meeting the social
committee put on the following pro-
gram: Recitation, Wilson Webb; pi-
ano solo, Mrs. Katie Fitzgerald; rec
itation, "October's Bright Blue Wea-
ther," Louise Collins; recitation,
"The Hunter" Norman Lord; read
ing, Mrs. Katie Fitzgerald; recita-
tion, "How the Leaves Came Down."
Ethel Hollinger; recitation, Getting
Ready for Winter" Marie Lord.
We have been informed that a
friend of Union Church who was
not so long ago a resident of Union,
has very kindly offered to pay for
one half of the cost of painting the
interior of Union Church. Now it is
up to the members of the church to
get busy and the much needed work
of decorating the church can be
done.
Mrs. Chas. Gere is on the sick list
under the care of Doctor Pierce of
Milford. At this writing she is some
better.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Draper and
children of Greenwood and Mr.. and
Mrs. Joe Pritchard and son Gus of
near Bowers were Sunday visitors of
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Kenton.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Kenton and
brother Harold were weekend Wis
itors of Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Peet of
Wilmington.
Farmers here have been very busy
the past few days treshing soy beans
and they are getting a very poor
yield.