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CONGRESSPAY HSE HELDINRPORTON e i Action in Face of Economy Program Believed Likely to Make Troubie. BY There DAVID LAWRENCE. dozens of reasons why members of the House of Representa- tives and the United States Senate deserve an increase salary, but there are dozens of other reasons why it may be politically emba those who voted for added pay Introduced by Senator Ball of Dela- ware, whose term expires on March 4, dy been call showing who voted f voted against it It had been expected that if nobody else demanded a roll call, some of the insurgents would, for the feeling be- ween those who have been excluded from the F who have essaved to control the councils is none too ood. Up in the executive end of the Gov- where the increase would n in"Con- hile President cconomy to the hat the nickel ne of argument was gress, both House ut appropriations mate- Finds Hard Sledding. Time was when a s for Congress would h without dissent from any quarter That was just after war was dg- clared, when the cost of living shot ipward and most evervbody was get- ting an incr E or wages. Since the w has been a ten cy to deflate, and in many indus- ies there reductions in- stead of incre Professional sal- arfes have not kept pace with the pay in the industrial world, and there’s no doubt that the average member 2 finds it hard sledding par. It isn't that living i is higher than in increa throu been Washington New York or other hig but that members of “both House and Senate find themselves obliged to'spend money either enter- taining constituents who come to xtra clerical hire to care i'titude of details on which constituents lemanding service. always hesitated sing its own pay, and the re won- v with it” editorfal ex- come in thus indicate that while the be justified, Congress an inopportune moment to Congress has about incr truth is dering if they can this time ‘get aw of the which have however. {ncrease may has chosen e mere knowledge Springfield (Mass.) News dent Coolidg the Presi- is workir he cost of Government, & people are pleased with his purpose. should have heen enough defeat the bill. And the added fact that or- dinary workers factories and mills, are in general w- ering of th 3 made the fore incr own we There also ssmen hesitate ng the estimate of their & Nation favorable expressions no doubt diligent men who work day jobs are wt nightmare w and many of the ere seems hers d night eserving worries their at but ich the what the opponents | i ts will say the stump in months hence this: “C. appropria arg 1 membe of the in f the first cal caution has been t winds in that bod (Copyright JAMES LANE ALLEN éURIED Author Sleeps in Cemetery Near Character He Immortalized. X TN Alle February the 21.—James best as buried today etery near th, ather and mother. H place is only a short distance e grave of William p Allen in one of his storics. Whose Birthday Tomorrow? Send a Flower token—and place th order with Gude's, 1212 F ment RAYMOND M 1 WILL NOT BE othier than m 5. 657 E st. s, CHARLES 3 February 2 Washington THIS IS TO CE: nership heretofore man and 1. M. Tar Wasman, at premises No. 1017 New York ave nue n.w., has been dissolved, 1. M. Taranto succeeding as sole owner fo the bus T.G. WASMAN, I. M. TARANTO. NS PU CLA sofl and manure. evergreens and shrubbery F. A HERRELL, Lincoln 9640, E_ANY AIL furnished gardener, aphed luttes I Bank Bldg Fran FOR _YOUR CHOICE ' CHICKE other than m STOUFFER, 809 Carroll Second Trust Notes Pay. Increase your income by - trust notes, they pay You well mit what T have for approval Ofice’ Box 1707 Ideal Barber Shop. formerly with Frank buying “second assing for publican party and those there's | *|car. THE BEST-BUILT METAL known | ;| endure through the years. | Alienation of Love l Made a Crime in Nebr., February 21.-— aking allenation of the af- | husband or wife a crime, punishable i by a prison | sentence and fine, or both, was j favorably reported to the Ne: | braska “Senate by the judiciary | committee for general file. Sen- ! ater J. C. Coope author of the bill, and a bachelor, declared “There is nothing absurd about the bill,” adding that the “break- ing up of homes in this country has become a hobby It must be stopped. The sanctity of the home must be preserved. Criminal procedure is the only method of curbing this practice MCLINTOCK HEIR'S SANITY ATTACKED William D. Shepherd Seeks Guardian for Bert Eaton in Fight Over Will. the Associated Press. CHICAGO, ¥ shepherd William | te ofl e orphan | estigation | ury here, today at a | resumption of the will hearing in the | probate court sought to have a guard- | ian appointed for Bert Eaton of Nan . one of the heirs at law, on the ground that Eaton is insane. Shepherd's petition was met by At- torney Orville Taylor, who introduced telegram from Judge Claud I. “ambers of #San Diego, stating that the statement declas Eaton In- competent was false. is able to transact his own busine: the judge clegraphed. Robert Stoll, attorney or Shepherd, refused to accept the telegram as evidence on the ground that its authenticity had not been proved, and further testimony on the question of Eaton’s sanity was scheduled to be heard March 17 Shepherd also sough guardian appointed Eaton. now in the California State Hospital for Insane. The will hearing today followed a stormy hearing at the coroner’s inquest yesterday, when corge E. ¥osberg. a Chicago n, testified that Shepherd had :ome to him twice before McClintock’s death to discuss typhoid germs and the methods of admintstering and de- tecting cyanide polsoning. An exami- nation of cClintock’s exhumed body six weeks ago indicated death from typhoid fever. The inquest is to be resumed next Wednesday. heir Ordered to New Post. First Lieut. Robert E. 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Hunting Grounds And Bird Refuge | Bill Is Passed| After being before Congress for many years, a migration bird refuge amd public shooting grounds bill was passed yesterday by the House and sent to the Senate. Introduced by Representative Anthony, Republican, Kansas, it would authorize a $50,000 appro- pripation to purchase marsh and water areas suitable for migraios water fowl, some 1o be used as free public shooting grounds, but aJl to be bird havens duringthe closed season. The measure would provide for raising revenue by Federal hunting license fees. GERWNAN TRADES UNIONIST HITS NATION’S TAX PLAN Promotes Concentration of Capital in Hands of Few, Says Peter Grassman. By the Associated Press. BERLIN, February 21.—Peter Grassman, vice president of the Ger- man Trade Union, commenting on the organjzation’s objectlon to the gov- ernment’s tax program on the ground that it runs counter to suggestions in the Dawes' report, declared today that the government's policy “furthers the concentration of capital in the hands of the few.” Herr Grassman, who last Autumn attended the American Ilebor con- | vention at El Pasc the first post- | war German fraternal delegate, sald | he believed capital was n ry, but o ; ‘ 16th and Col. Rd. Have you seen the Argonne Apartments? Highest and most healthful on 16th St. Unique in modernity, size of rooms, price, etc. Convenient to all cars and bus lines; 24 hours’ efficient service. THE At Reasonable Rentals 23rd & N Streets NORTHWEST 3 to 4 Rooms & Bath $50 to $65 OCCUPANCY March 1st Open for Inspection i WAarDMAN - 1430 K Street Main 3830 KI-HODS INDIGESTION Instant Relief! MADE BY SCOTT ‘& BOWNE MAxERs o SCOTT'S EMULSION O. J. DeMOLL 0. 3. 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