Evening Star Newspaper, October 28, 1926, Page 25

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LEARUF BODY ASKS 1100 Candidates Ave Secking Election To 472 Places to By the Associated Press. Despite the avalanche of criticism jaimed at Congress in recent years, |seats in that body still are eagerly | sought.” . 5 his “off-vear” campaign finds near. 1y 1.100 men and women seeking the | 472 places to be filied in the Seventieth i Congress—435 in the House and 37 in the Senate. CONTROL OF ARMS Commission Urged to See That Nations Uphold Disarming Terms. ship—396 to be exact—is trying to ’smfl" a comeback, while 29 Senators Greation | would succeed themselves. ,oreation | House members _seeking ged With 1951 are Republicans, 170 TELEPHONE | By the Associated Press. PARIS, October 28.—] of & permanent body surveillance of armament facturers of war the “mixed com re-election Democrats, srial is recom- b ission” of the | © $540,000 d with control and would be » that whatever arms limi- tatfon program the projected dis- &rmanient conference ma o upon Provision to Be Made for 4,900 Lines From Center on Georgia Avenue. ting cussing the d f the economic phases of disarmament and will make S report to a subcommittee of the reparatory disarmament commission, ow sitting at Gemeva. on which the | od States sented commission also Washington's next telephone ex- changs to be erected at once at « avenue and Gallatin street, amed Lepl after R. Shepher lust governor rict. It will involve an outlay £540,000, including land, building and_equipment. The switchboard being designed fc ¢ office will provide for positions and will have a | of 4,900 lines. he contract has been awarded to | muel J. Prescott for a structure of ! is re it be | Alexand jof the Di onvention en. amounts of thel of all categories. Be Filled in Congress| Almost the entire House member- | Of the | EXCHANGE PI.ANNED'} Thieves Make $491 Haul by Enter- | THE EVEX Among the Senators are 22 Republi- cans and 6 Democrats and 1 Republi- can who is running as an independent. | In one State—Illinois—there are 10 candidates for a single Senate seat, | while the total number offering for | {the 37 Senate vacancies to be filled next Tuesday exceed 110. | There are 933 candidates for the | House, the Democrats having nearly 1400 in the fleld, with 64 of them unop- sed, and the Republicans having 2, of which 23 are without opposi- ion. Besides the major parties the Social- |ists have 78 offering for the House, BURGLARS ARE BUSY. ing Transom—Other Losses. | Burglars invaded the home of Wil- | liam J. Smith, 1619 Corcoran street, s day, gaining entrance through a m over a side door, and stole numerous articles of wearing apparel, | including a $185 fur coat and several articles of jewelry. Total value of the | property stelen was placed at §491. Rosa B. McKalg, 3024 Porter street, f PONZI LOSES LATEST EXTRADITION APPEAL Financial Wizard to Fight Until New Massachusetts Officials Take Office. By the Associated Press. HOUSTON, Tex., October 28, —After losing another legal hout in his fight against extradition to Massachusetts, Charles Ponzi, former Boston “finan- cial wizard,” declared that he hoped to delay his return to Boston until after new officials take office January 1, next. Ponzi admitted that he expects to he forced to return to Massachusetts eventually to face a prison term of rom seven {o nine years in connec- tion with I | asked police to investigate the theft | of a diamond ring from a room at | the s Bureau, where she Is em- | ployed. The ring, gold and platinum, | was set with a large diamond sur: | rounded by several smaller ones. It | is valued at $350. | young snatehed the nerman, 208 d R stree small sum. andbag of S Zim- | anning street, at Fifth | The bag contained ! colored man last night | | to throw off your burden of i Give your body the tonic-food it needs to build health and strength. FATHER JOHN'S MEDICINE combines purest cod liver oil with other healing, strengthening proper- ties. It relieves COLDS, COUGHS, BRONCHITIS, FLU, and other ailments. Get a bottle today. “But,” he said, “I want to delay my return until after a new set of officials are put in office. A new attorney gen- | eral and a new Boston district attor- | ney will take office on January 1. I ; don’t want to go back as long as the court atmosphere is.as it {s." { The Texas Criminal Court of Ap- peals at Austin denied Ponzi a writ of , habeas corpus and ordered him re- { manded to the custody of Massachu- | setts authorfties. His attorneys an- inounced a new hearing would he asked, which will operate to keep Ponzi in Texas probably several weeks more. { The erstwhile financier declared he would carry his fight against extradi- tion to the United States Supreme Court. He asserted he was being given his case. STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY. OCTORER_28. 1926. POLICE PHONE JOB OPEN. Civil Service Examination to Fill Vacancy Announced. The United States Civil Service Commission, has announced an open competitive examination for telephone clerk to fill & vacancy in the Metro- politan Police Department and vacan- cles in positions requiring similar qualifications. The entrance salary for this posi- tlon is $1,320 a year. Advancement in pay, without change in assignment may be made up to §1,680 a year. Applicants must have had at least one year's experience as telephone “hounded” as the result of publicity | operator in a large central office, or at least two years' experience as operator D OLW On Special Exhibition — here all next week-— (A. RARE colle&ion of exclusive wrist and pocket watches in exquisite platinum and diamond settings —the official workshops’ patterns of the Gruen Watch Makers Guild. in a branch exchange. It is desired to get eligibles who have had experi- ence in recording telephone messages. Applicants must have reached their twentieth but not their fiftieth birth L ] day on the date of examination. Full information and applicati blanks may be obtained from the of of the United States Civil Service Commission, 1724 F street northwest. e e i) 6081614 pbilipsborn Higher-Priced Shoes ELEVENTH ST. 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