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The Washington times., 1929-02-27

His attainments as an engineer'
and an administrator are exempli-
fled in certain aspects OF the in
auguration. Bulking large, of course
will be the element Of pageantry
and of ceremonial in it; but there
viii be other features more dis
tinctly of the Hoover type.
Biggest Air Display
The air caravan to fly over
Washington as part of the in
augural parade-possibly the largest
display of its kind ever seen in the
United States-is distinctly an Off
shoot of the Hoover personality,
for his career as Secretary of Com
merce' has no more marked feature
than the stimulus he gave to COM
mercial aviation. He believes in
flying, not merely as a military
and romantic issue, but as an eco
Tlomic and commercial issue.
1t will be a symbol of the eco
nomic and engineering progress of
the United States when 90 planes,
plus an airful of dirigibles and
blimps, fly at the head Of the
Hoover inaugural pageant.
The leaders will be the dirigible
Los Angeles, the Navy'S pride, and
the endurance plane, Question
Mark, which recently broke all rec
ords for continuous flight near Los
Angeles.
Communication Methods
The aviation display, however,
will be all but equaled by the re-
markable array of modern COM
munication apparatus that will be
brought to Washington for the in
augural event.
science, with the single exception
of television, will be used to send
news and pictures of the inaugura
ton to the American people.
Sound pictures will make the in
augural audible to Broadway and
Philadelphia audiences the same
night.
Still photographs will be flashed
by telegraph wires the breadth of
the country. There will be two
national radio hookups, carrying
broadcast to the remotest sections
of the country. 1t will be carried
abroad, also, by short wave process
The press win probably do the
most elaborate and effective job of
reporting the inauguration that has
ever been seen in Washington.
Housing Arrangements
The systematic arrangements made
for the comfort of the 10000 Wis
itors who are expected here March
q, 8, and also bear the mr. rk of
the Hoover passion for administra
tive efficiency. At no previous in
auguration has the housing problem
been given such intensive scrutiny
The Washington times., 1929-02-27
PoliceMakeB BigPLans
To Handle CroUds
Times Staff Photo

Once upon time Gilbert and Sullivan in writing Of
their famous comic operas wrote that "a polcemans lot IS
hannu nre'
The Washington times., 1929-02-27
Inaugural VIII 7pify
Engineering Epoch
inaugural ball

impress personality of Herbert Hoover to be
found sharply etched in the plans for his induction into
fbn preSidep
The Washington times., 1929-02-27
HOOvers Will Dine At
White House Sunday

The President and Mrs Coolidge
will entertain President-eIect and
elect Curtis at dinner Sunday at
the White House.
It will be the last social FUNSTON
at the mansion during the Coolidge
Administration.
Saturday night the President will
give a farewell dinner to his
Cabinet.
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Average Temperature
For March 4. So Degrees

The average temperature ror
Washington on March is 80 de-
grees, according to the Weather
Bureau.
On the occasion of Grants second
inaugural in 1878. however, the tenn
perature dropped to 4 above zero.
one of the coolest days that Wash
ington has ever experienced.
When President Coolidge was in.
augurated four years ago the tenn
perature was % degrees,
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Coolidge Glad to Put
Big Responsibility
Aside

Calvin Coolidge will leave the
White House on the 4th Of March
with no regrets other than those
occasioned by the severance of
personal ties and pleasant asso-
Citations, he has told callers.
As the responsibilities of the
office, the President told ques-
TONERS he laid them down with
relief. He contemplates a long
period of rest with real pleasure.
Concerning his future activities,
Coolidge said he had made no
decisions. Reports that he was to
engage in this or that activity,
he indicated, are erroneous.
The Washington times., 1929-02-27

Anyone connected with the .ad-
ministration Of the Washington
Police Department will gladly affirm
that statement, especially when
those officials are called upon to
perfect plans for the handling and
protection of three-quarter of a mil
Ii, i persons, who viii be crammed
into a very small area to witness the
inaugural !. ceremonies and celebra-
tions on March A.
For on that date Washington's
average population of half a million
will be augmented bv crowds OF
visitors estimated now to amount
to anywhere from 100000 to 300 ,OOO.
. Upon the police falls the job OF
seeing that everyone is protected,
aided, treated courteously and, as
far as possible, kept in good humor.
Some two months ago, at the time
the local citizens began preparations
for the gala event, Major Edwin B.
Hesse. superintendent of Police, and
his aides, Inspectors w. s. Seiby
and Henry Pratt, began a sys-
tematic planning of police activi-
ties.
needs for the inaugural period,
which was transmitted to the DIS
trict Commissioners and which soon
reached the halls, of Congress.
There, an appropriation for $25,OOO
was voted to take care of the police
end Of the event.
Made New Map
Followed then meetings and con-
ferences with Congressional leaders,
civic leaders and all those in any
nav connected with arranging the
narade. charity ball and other events
forming q part of the inaugural
celebration.
The printing of all sorts of cards
Of Identification, vehicle passes,
nress tickets, photographers cards,
vendors licenses and congressional
and distinguished guest" tickets,
have been arranged through the
police.
A complete detail map has been
drawn up of the entire parade route
and adjacent territory.
Major Hesse expects to have 800
uniformed police along the line of
march from the Capitol Plaza to
Nineteenth Street Northwest. in the.
side streets and in streets near the
Capitol where units of the parade
will form.
Each precinct in the city will send
TO the parade zone a number of its
men, but. at no time, Major Hesse
emphasized, will anv police post in
the city be left unguarded. 49,.
Leaves Suspended
All leave and "day off" will be
suspended for tnat day.
With every policeman and detec
tive in the city, except chose in
capacitated by illness or injury, on
the job, Major -Iesse believes Wash
ington's record of having the ''clean-
est parade route in the world" will
be lived up to. Only once has the
washington force been unable to
handle the crowds and that was at
the time of the suffrage parade on
March 8, 1918, the day before Pres
ident Wilson's first inauguration.
Augmenting the local police wilt
he 200 uniformed policemen from
Baltimore and detectives from S6
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interest and activities of almost
the entire rising generation in
Whittier.
'Of course, we all knew her
father was the town banker, but a
stranger to the school never would
have guessed it. Justice to all, and
for all. That's what l consider Lou
Henry Hoover's outstanding princi.
pie of conduct. So 1 wasn't sur.
prised when / read recently that IN
the Congressional cookbook she had
given credit to her cook for origin
ating recipes therein. 1t was, /
read, the first instance of a contri-
butor not claiming to have been
the originator"
The Whittier banker declared that
Lou Henry, as far as he could recall,
never had any school romances,
'but she did play 'Postoffice' along
with the rest of the children"
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Only One Inauguration
Day Fell on Sunday

March 4, 1917, fell on a Sunday,
and as a result Woodrow Wilson,
who had been reelected, was pri-
vately inaugurated that day, with
a public ceremony the next.
This is the only time since the
nations beginning that inaugural
day has fallen on the Sabbath.
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Butler, who is escrow officer in
the Home Savings Bank here, told
today the story of how little Lou
Henry championed the rights and
privileges of two negro boys, smaller
and younger than herself who at.
tended the same school.
"The boys were Joe and Charlie
Anthony, and their lives often were
made miserable by the racial taunts
of the other children" Butler said.
Attending school became a tor
ment to the two bashful, negro
lads until Lou Henry. who seemed
born with a keen sense Of impartial
justice for every person, went hotly
to their defense.
Recall Incident
II can recall very clearly the
incident that launched Louis cham
pionship for the two boys. One day
during recess Joe Anthony was be-
ing taunted on the playground by a
white boy of Southern descent. Un-
able to stand the ridicule any
longer. Joe broke into tears. Lou
Henry ran to the badgered little
fellow, took his hand in hers and
comforted him.
"Once started, Lou was compe-
tent in everything she undertook,
and in this instance the way in
which she set all of us young bar.
barians back in our places for our
false assumption of superiority left
nothing to be desired by Joe and
Charlie Anthony.
N"Her school friendships were un.
emotional but sincere, and they
never were better evidenced than
on the occasion when she went to
the social rescue Of the two teased
boys. For some time afterward,
as though her action and words had
not been sufficient, Lou Henry
helped the two colored youngsters
with their lessons. Joe was partic-
ularly grateful to Lou for the help,
for Joe. as remember it, was
rather obtuse, especially when it
came to multiplying numbers con-
tanning decimals.
"The example thus set by the
daughter of the village banker had
the desired result, and in fullest
measure. Why, Charlie and Joe
Anthony even were cultivated after
that"
Butler cited other instances of
the girlhood kindness of Mrs.
Hoover, declaring that she was al
ways giving her time to others not
endowed to learn as quickly as she
could.
Always Happy
Lou Henry was always happily
disposed, always tolerant, always
human, never cruel" he said. "Un-
her her leadership, the old Bailey
Street school became the center of
The Washington times., 1929-02-27
Grand Stand Builders
Ordered to Protect
Historic Trees

Care is being taken to guard
against damage to Washington's
historic trees during the Inaugural
period.
When stands are being erected
along Pennsylvania Avenue, con-
tractors are warned to frame
around" the trees, no matter if
the expense Of construction is
increased. This is particularly
true in the Court of Honor facing
the White House and lafayette
Park, where the official stands
have been put up.
More than 100000 feet of
lumber is being used on the grand
stands. 1t will be resold at a
salvage value of approximately go
per cent.
The Washington times., 1929-02-27
Always Happy

"I.ou Henry was always happily
disposed, always tolerant, always
human. never cruel" he said. "Un-
her her leadership, the old Bailey
street school became the center of
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-08
CHAPTER XII

CTEPHEN had experienced a
y definite reaction in regard to
Mildred.
Rather tolerantly regretful at first
OF what appeared to be the end Of
their poisoning friendship, he
found after night Of sleeping on it
that he did not want to let her go.
OF course il wasn't serious, the
way he felt about her. No more
serious than was his feeling for
Pamela. Mildred wasn't so amusing
as Pamela, either
He didn't quite know why he was
attracted to her. She was just a
nice girl, while Pamela O.. well,
Pamela kept a fellow guessing. You
never knew what she. would 90 next.
It was exciting.
But a fellow didn't want excite
ment all the time. It was restful
being with Mildred He guessed
he'd better see her again and fix
things up"
And then. when Mildred had
evaded him, he grew determined to
see her.
She couldn't put him off, either,
although she told him she didn't
lecI like seeing any one shat night.
Stephen was insistent.
ooh, all rieht" Mildred gave in,
IF you want to-"
She thought her indifference
might cause him to change his
mind.
She hoped he would stay away.
At least she told herself she did,
but her eyes already had grown
brighter and the WEAKNESS that had
lain like a film over her sensitive
features was gone when she re-
turned to the living room. In its
place was a look of transport that
brought a scowl to Harold's visage.
Who was that? Jack Gilbert?"
he said sarcasticalIy. Look out or
you'll melt before he gets here"
Mildred went over to see if she
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could get more volume out OF the
radio.
mo one in particular. jealous,
she said lightly, but the oyertones
Of her voice were joyous in spite OF
her effort to keep it level.
In that case I suppose you won't
leave that devilish invention in the
next five minutes and rush of TO
change your dress while sit here
and twiddle my thumbs Harold
Knocked.
NEILDRED turned with we'll
Vl feigned surprise. Why, how
did you guess I'm just roasting to
death in this jersey?" she asked in
nocently. :.
I'm good at guessing" Harold
told her. But 1 don't have to guess
now. You ought to learn to play
poker, Mildred. Your face is as
open as a deck of marked cards
Mildred walked over to window
and opened it. But it IS hot" she
maintained naively.
Harold came over beside her. He
put an arm swiftly around her and
Mildred felt the trembling of his
fingers as he pulled her to him.
I'D give half my life if you would
put on an expression like that for
me-" he burst out pasSionately.
He had buried his face in her hair
and Mildred heard him sob.
oh, don't, don't" she cried, and
put her arms around his neck.
They stood there, like that, quiet
ly, for long moment. Then Harold
lifted his face and smiled. That
smile tore at Mildred's heart.
Loves a damn fool thing" Har-
old said bitterly.
Mildred looked at him steadily
and her eyes grew misty with tender
sympathy. I've an idea it might
be very sweet" she said softly. But
I guess you and I won't find that
out, Harold. We aren't lucky"
Harlod uttered harsh laugh.
What are you worrying about?" he
jibed. You burst out like a mid
summer garden of roses just be-
cause some guy telephones that he's
coming up. Well, what do you sup
pose he's coming for? If you feel
like that about him you've no need
to worry over your luck"
Hes just coming because he lives
in a hotel and misses his home, ."
Mildred said, trying to deny both to
Harold and to herself that Steph-
ems visit could have a portentious
meaning.
Don't you believe itw Harold de-
clared warmly. Its you he's COM
ing for. Who's going to waste his
time on parlor atmosphere unless
there's a girl in it that he wants?"
Mildred shook her head mo,
you're wrong, Harold" she said,
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notwithstanding party. Tony APP
peared in the living room door,
proudly holding aloft the single
proof of her skill with the % rife
slung over her shoulder.
"One for me. two for George and
five for Nils-the lucky stiff" she
sang out exultantly. Rabbit pie
for supper . F.. No, I can't come in.
Wet boots. The SHOWS glorious.
You don't know what you missed,
Harry
Il shant sob in my sleep over
it" Harry Blaine assured her, with
significant glance toward Crystal.
while you've been numbering inno-
cent beastieS, Crys and I have been
cooking up swell play for you
Didn't Dick make a killing?"
NO, but wait and hear his ali
bis. They're masterpieces" Tony
laughed. Don't shoot, Dickl You
might not miss this time Do I
smell lunch? We're all starved"
Wait! I'll go up with you" Crys-
tai suggested. We'll both have to
dress. Cherry wants to take us all
over to Darrow for movie party
this afternoon she added, as she
Joined Tony in the hall.
What's that?" George Pruit, al
ready halfway up the stairs, paused
to demand Il thought you were
going to pose for me this afternoon.
The suns going to be just right"
I'm afraid I'd forgotten" Crys-
tai confessed. But Of course I'll
pose
4 don't believe you heard half
I've said" Tony charged, in the
midst of her joyoys recounting of
the mornings adventures.
You were saying something about
Dick" Crystal defended herself.
Something's" echoed Tony.
And here I am, telling you that
George came within an inch of clip
ping off the poor boys ear with a
shotgun cartridge. Not that Dicks
ear looks much like a rabbits He
can't even wiggle it. But the queer
thing is what Dick said"
Crystal was startled into COM
plete attention. How awful if
George had killed him! What did
Dick say?"
Poor George was simply falling
over himself, apologizing and try
ing to explain, and Dick told him
to forget it, that, as a matter of
fact he-George-would have done
his daily Boy Scout good deed by
humping him of. And he looked
at me when he said it. I didn't
know whether to laugh or-or what!
Do you suppose he really feels that
bad about the-well, the things he
said to me the other night, Crys?"
Either that, or he's irving to
make you believe he'll kill himself
if you won't-marry him." CRYSTAL
answered slowly. Then suddenly
she remembered that mysterious
telephone call from "Callie" which
Cherry had insisted upon repeating
TO her and Harry Blaine.
She hoped Cherry would have the
good taste to deliver the message
to Dick Talbot privately. A rather
forlorn hope, knowing Cherry as
she did.
Her fear was justified. Lena, the
maid, had scarcely left the dining
room, after serving the cream-of-
mushroom soup. before Cherry be-
gan:
I'm surprised at you, Mr.. Rich
ard Warrington Talbot A rich
young man like you. not paying
his grocery bill"
Dick Talbot stared at his hostess
blankly. his soup spoon halfway to
his mouth. Grocery bill?. he
echoed.
Ito Be Continued.)
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When Crystal descended to the
living room that Saturday morning
she found Harry Blaine stretched
out in the biggest armchair, pipe
between his teeth, his gray eyes
watching his hostess with quizzical
amusement and admiration. Cherry
was arranging dollhouse flowers in
a row of vases and bowls.
At Crystals Good morning."
Harry sprang to his feet and in
dicated his own chair with a grand
flourish of his pipe. THE top OF
the morning to you, Crys! You're
lust in time to catch Cherry in the
act of performing her heavy morn
ing chores"
Z never get any credit for any
thing!" Cherry protested, with an
air of deep injury. I suppose you
think this house keeps itself, Harry
Blaine! If you only knew how 1
slave"
Just work your fingers to the
bone. don't you, Cherry?' Harry
chuckled. We'll. must say the re-
suits do you credit. Oh, so l
get a bowl of roses right at my
elbow, do l?
Would you put one of those yellow
ones in my buttonhole II I told you
that you're the most picturesque
household drudge I ever saw?
Thanks! Now where can Crystal and
I so to some real drudgery, away
from the disturbing effect OF your
beauty2
DO spare yourself as much as
possible" Harry called out I'M
feelingly as his hostess left the
room. We'll. Crys! Ready to get
to work on the play?'
"R'aring to go!" Crystal smiled.
Knowing the speed with which you
work. I suppose you already have
the thing sketehed out?'
Roughly" Harry admitted, draw
ing some folded sheets OF copy
paper from his pocket. Here's the
main idea
He was reading his notes, with
many explanatory interpretations,
when the prolonged shrill of the
telephone interrupted. They heard
the clatter of Cherry's high heels
on the stairs, then her high-pitched
voice. The reporter had resumed
his reading when an excited Cherry
came running into the room.
The oldest thingl" she gasped,
but her eyes we're sparkling with
wicked glee. You heard the phone,
Of course. Well, the call was
for Dick Talbot"
That is odd, of course!" Harry
Blaine grinned. Fancy old DICK
getting a telephone call! Probably
doesn't happen more than once or
twice a year. Extremely odd, I
calls tt
You needn't jeer!" Cherry scold-
ed. Just wait till I tell YOU"
Better tell Dick, hadn't you?"
Harry suggested.
1T was girl" Cherry went on,
sublimely impervious to reproof.
And she was crying, or had been;
because her voice was all choky
and gaspy. Like this: Isis Dick
Il mean. is Mr.. Dick Talbot
there?
And when I said, no, and that
it was Mrs. Jonson speaking, ard
I'd take a message, she said, oh!
Please. please tell him to call Callie
at the grocery storel You won't
forget. will you. Mrs. Jonson? The
grocery sterel Tell him it's terri
bly important" Abruptly abandon
ing her imitation OF weak. freight
ened little voice, Cherry went on:
Now If that isn't odd. Harry Blaine
The grocery stere'l 'Calliel' What
has Dick Talbot been up to-"
The baying of hounds and joyous
shouts announced the return of the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-08
LECTURE SERIES OPENS

Rabbi 3. j. Bamberger. Lafayette,
will initiate the spring ltcure series
of Jewish studies for laymen at the
Kirshbaum Community Center to-
night.
The general text of the lecture
will be The World of the Rabbis, :"
being an account of the contribu-
tons to religious and ethical
thought of the rabbi scholars and
mystic. Tonight's lecture is entitled
Men, Schools, Books
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Ibis HAS HAPPENEn

MILDRED LAWRENCE. stsnographer
Ct the Ju1son Hotel, has her flr
snatched from her In a crowd, but SlE-
PHEN ARMITAGE catches the thief and
returns the scarf. He asks 70 take her
home Not wishing 70 seem unSratefll,
she invites him 70 dinner.
Their evening IS spoiled when PAMELA
hudson. daughter OF Mildreds employ
~. phones .her TO return 70 duty ste
Pamela recognizes him as the salesman
q no had sold her car. she snuos
Mildred and tries to lure Stephen aTay
bv pretending she wants 70 buy ano:her
car. r..-,- --,-,-,-1.-,
Who becomes infatuated With her. and
sire smuses herself by playing With both
men. When Stephen favors Mildred the
manager asks her 10 be careful or
Pamela Will have her DISCHARGED But
this NAV not be 50 easy as her brother.
HAROLD. is in love with Mildred. He
is rather a WeakIlng. and Mildred warns
ifn1 against gambling with Hucks crowd
and permits him 70 call at her home in
order 70 keep him from them. While
he vas there Stephen phoned.
NOW GO on WITH THE STORY