Evening Star Newspaper, December 22, 1925, Page 25

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1925. MRRETNGBIL FRENCHDVDED P26 Y e WNANSINCAR INISEVIPELD [ 22 BEFORE CONGRESS N DOUNERPLANS UFTEDFROMBAY - INELEGTONCASE: wners of ethermakes! =R Edna Purviance, | Man Does Some More Looking—Meanwhile, screen actrs Los Angeles from F,nrupf* to resume | 1 ilm work. She will be starred in a | Puwer Dum!flhfq F'fllif‘l‘ 4 trade quichlyfor - 4 has b!en out of motion plt(url! fnr\ Prospects for White Chnslmas Brlghten as Weather [nrl ure Measure Proposmg Co- op-i eration for Farmers’ Benefit | Offered in Both Houses. ' == | Becretary of cooperative 1 Agriculture Jardine' bill, the only | he indorsement l *, was introduced farm measure of President Coolid in the ate yesterday McNary, Republi in the House by Ct the agriculture cc D | by Senator | »f Oregon, and | nd for | lation | d by the administra ed in tha House and | reintroduced L trowned upon last session by President, and Rapresentative on. Republican. lowa. declared House that farmers demanded slation aimed to regulate the lus MeNary-Haugen tion bi corpora Regarded as “Sugar Pill.” | The co-operative bill, said the lowa | member, “is a sugar pill that may | soothe for the moment and will do no | harm. and if given a lc time and | Proper care may do some goc Chairman Haugen announced other farm measures would be con sidered by his committee, which he called to meet on January 11, to start | hearings on the co-operative bill “as [ others.” He joined in the| n that more than one farm bill | 10 be presented to the House by the committee Representatives Dickenson and Hau =en both believed the co-operative bill, which provides for a division of co ketinz in the Depart riculture to collect infor. ssist the co-operative ®r wld have little oppo- | h the si d indorse. atives of 31 co-op. n spirit. Mr ifle with the m in this manner sression lasts even three . he said. “it will not be | d to the Mississippi Valley. but knockinz at the door of every which has any business con with the people of that he was net in favor of tariff | =lon as a remedy for the siiu e declared that, “unless th sparity is corrected, there can little doubt that certain com ities now on the protccted list 2y have the rates reduced in order to relieve the purchaser to some de- gree of his |Vurrlm-‘e ‘handicaps.” Chevy Chne Home Robbed. Local police have been asked to help in the investigation of a bur. | glary at the residence of Paul C. Harding, 303 Bradley ~ Lane Chevy Chase, day night when wearing alued at 81,000 was stolen | Doumer’s | former | leader, | effecting | plan for a mortg, | was Strong Opposition to Finance Minister’s Program Found Even in Cabinet. By the Associated PARIS, Dece finance minister to France’s zrievous treasury within the last two months difficulties. Caillaux, Painleve Loucheur have zone down since Octo- grapple in and the cabinet council met to study Paul | financial plans that not | there stronz opposition to es in the finance commit Deputies and that even concerning ‘hamber of U itself, hut the was divided th ministr efficicy The Radicals in the cabinet stoutly resist the finance minister’s plans to increase the tax business turn vers. Several conferences between M. Doumer, Minister of the Interior Chautemps Minister of Public Instruction i ve thus far failed to bri; 1zreement. M. Dour confer with the Radical possibility Letween hi Left groups, and concerning the a compromise plans and those of the who fin: order to forestall the ministers also steal the march on the indus- trialists of northern France, whose on business is already under consideration measures of their own in Declines Any Comment. The cabinet had before it today |the general outline of M. Doumer's plans, but the finance minister abso. sutely refuse comment for publi > for Vavv irers of b cady . ment bijls, If the inside the cabinet is The Socialists ha to support the manufacturers’ proposi tions upon understanding that the lat ter assume interest on !'M ln.nn and abandon to | | the state their profits on the 10 per | cent of their properties pledged security. as ritated. increased jon of the s of protest rance, mer. nen threat rliament con- Public Greatly Iri The public is show irritation at the pri financial crisis. M | continue throughout chants and other busir |ening a tax strike if tinues to piay politics with the prob- | lem The uncertain position of the gov- | ernment in the Chamber of Deputie: shown this morning when an imendment which had been stubborn Iy opposed by War Minister Painleve was adopted, 280 10 234 —and even not too now it is late! s10 DOWN Will Deliver This Fine Player in Ample Time LAS Xmas Eve Easy Monthly Terms This offer may be any day. . must hurry withdrawn You to avoid disappoint- Beautiful New Player Piano ‘295 Latest style case— genuine mahogany veneered—sweet tone. A real bargain! If you really want a player in your home for Xmas you may realize your dream right now! This is the chance you have waited for! 2. —The fourth | with | WO problems | ¢ re actively at work preparing | and | re burden of the | What is that white cloud, swirling this way from the frozen plains of far northern Canada? Scientists at the Weather Bureau picked it up this morning with their big, long-range telescopes. Is it old Santa Claus him- racing down from his mysterious shop, or is it a snowstorm to 3 hington with a soft blanket now Christmas morn? the weather men cannot make sure vet, but they are quite cer- tain it is one or the other. They first man Haugen of | Lo uing it was understood today when,| saw it up at the top end of Aiberta, in northwestern Canada, early this morning. At first it looked like & really, truly, honest-to-goodness snow- storm, and then again it looked like ©ta’s eight reindeer kicking up the enows as they race toward welcoming chimneys with a sleigh jammed full ve just looke said Forecaster Mitchell to. But we can’t tell until tomor- morning whether it's Santa or a I'd bet my biggest and best however. that it 1s one or | the other. 1I'm hoping its a snow storm, however, because we Know Santa has left his home at ihe North Pole and we are sure he'll he hers, But wouidn't it be jolly if we had a white Christmas, too”" Due Here Soon. children, go to bed early to get a good night's rest and he in the storm stocking, | night, repared for the best of new morning. Whatever that whit: flury is, it is moving fast and it's just about certain that before many hours the Weather Bureau men will have seen either Santa himself or 1 zood snowstorm coming this way, h their big telescopes. s h\glnn is just about ready for | santa In fact, some folks | here ,\;.. t to meet soma of his jolly little helpers tonight at the annual Christmas party of the Bureaun Mines, in the Interior Department The entire lenzth of one of the hig building’s vase corridors will be used the party. and it heen gayly dee Children at the party will re nts and the same time folks orated ceive pr will dance. The whole mvmvv\ an opportunity to two of this city's e he whole program attending the lighting of the National Community Christm Tree in Sherman Square Thursd evening will be broadeast throush stations WRC and V f the Radio | Corporation of America. Later, chimes | from Epiphany Protest 2 Church will be bro * {fater '@ concert by the United States Marine Band [ | Coolidge to Light Tree. President Coolidge will light the tree. The entire audience will sing the familiar Christmas hymn, “Adeste Fidelis.” led by Rollin Bond, and ac- companied by the Marine Band A special musical program also will | be offered by the Washington Quartet composed of Ars. J. F. M. Bowie, Miss Richie McLean, Mr | East. At Providence Hospital, where scores of unfortunate folks must spend their Yuletide holiday in bed, elaborate will he ziven in on at leas Join Arthur Jordan’s Lhristmas PIANO CLUB Secure the benefit of the easiest terms we have ever offered. Ten dollars sends [Flayer nfiht to your home—to be en- this joyed by all the famllv' T CALL! Only a Few Days Left! The Fun Starts One Minute Atter the Player is Delivered —and lasts for many years to come! ed, and looked, and | of | Bowie and Fred |22 City Prepares for Santa Claus. preparations are being made to make this Christmas the merriest ever. Cor- ridors will be hung with festoons, and midnight mass will be celebrated in the hospital chapel by Rev. Charles Stouter, chaplain. Every ward will have its Christmas tree and on a spe- cial tree will be hung stockings filled with toys for child inmates of the hos- pital. Santa himself will grace the hospital with his presence. Nor are inmates of penal institu- tions around Washington to be for- gotten. For Christmas day “bygones will be bygones.” and every effort will be made to make the prisoners forget their unfortunate plight. M. M. Bar- nard, superintendent of District penal institutions, is arranging a program of entertainment for the men and women at the Lorton Reformatory and at the Occoquan workhouse. Triple € ity Program. Numerous sectional entertainments seing planned. A triple com- program will be offered by the gress Helghts Citizens' Assoclation Christmas evening. It will consist of ade p v around a big, | lighted tree on Nichols avenue. To. | night the residents of the Soldiers |and Sailors’ Home will be enter- tained. Dr. William Mann, superintendent of the Zoo Park, has announced that even the animals there are to be given special portions of food on Christmas day. So, whether that white cloud is Kris Kringle or a snowstorm it makes lit- tle difference, except that it is beauti- ful see the ground covered under nature’s downy blanket on Christnfas morning. There are reports of heavy | snow in the West and there will prob- {ably be snow in the mountains of \v«uxrorn Maryland by tomorrow morn- ing. Fair and colder is the prediction | for Washington tomorrow, but only | the morning can determine what is in store for Christmas day The Senate pages and a number of employes will be guests of Viee Presi dent Dawes at a Christmas luncheon in the Sena restaurant tomorrow, It has lonz heen the custom for the preo. of the Senate to enter pages at this season of the |Several Killed in Gun Battle in Labor Dispute. TOKIO, December 22 dred casualties, incl killed, are reported to have in a gun battle vesterday groups of laborers near Tokio. A thousand police were caled out, several of whom were wounded. The trouble was not political, but the re- sult of the jealousy of contractors. : One Killed in Still Blast. [, ,GARTERSVILLE, Ga.. December The explosion of a still seven om White' Satu ¥ night caused the death of one man and | probably fatal injuries to two others, it was learned here. Act onit! Come in tomorrow and choose your player! 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The United States is now the chief supplier of goods for France, Superior Court Clinches His | * Right to Juvenile Judgeship. | | | | | | | By the Associated Press. | DENVER, Colo., December 22— Judge Ben B. Lindsey's right to the Denver juvenile judgeship was up- held in effect when the State Su- preme Court yesterday dismissed an appeal by the late Royal R. Graham, contesting Judge Lindsey's election a vear ago last November. The dismissal was made on motion of Charles L. Laney, relator; who cited that Graham, opponent of Lind- | ey in the election, had died several months ago. i Graham's counsel appealed after | Judge Lindsey had heen upheld by | the lower cout. In the election Judge Lindsey defeated Graham by a | majority of about 117 votes. 1y umn 1 want work, read the want of The St to be directed by Charlie “haplin. l ¥ Christmas Cards Ready to Mail fior can’t lose a min- ® ute! 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