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“SILENT PARTNERS” - LONGONU. 5. 1085 Careers of Capitol Employes and Specialists Cover Many Years. BY WILI Congress has as “silent: partners an interesting group of several score long-time worke! lists in legislative matters who have been on the job an: dechde to cal E In both Senate and House there are veteran members who have been con- spicuous in the public eve, and who have been heard throughout the length and breadth of the land. ~But they are out-numbered and out-distanced in longevity record by several score men, and a few women, who, have kept the legislative machinery in motion from their seats behind the scenes. These workers came to the Capitol as boys, most of them as pages or messengers, and they stuck. They came to know all the moves and ge: tures of parliamentary procedure in the making of laws and the s law-makers and blazed the trail as the business of Government expanded and multiplied. Their youthful zeal has mellowed and been tempered into most expert and efficient routine service. Shuey Nestor of All Nestor of them all is Theodore F' Shuey, who has not missed a day's work at the Capitol in 59 years. M Shuey is dean of the official reporters and for almost three-score years ha been taking down the senatorial ora- tory. He bezan his long career at the Capitol more or less by chance. In 1868 Col. Crutchfield of Rich- mond, Va., publisher of Literary Pas- time, decided to remove to Baltimore to publish a weekly paper and offered Shuey a position. Shuey started for Baltimore, but never having seen Washington, decided to stop off and get a glimpse of the city. Washington appealed to him, he found an open- ing at the Capitol and remained here. On February 2, Mr. Shuey will be 82 vears old. He is a native of Augusta County, Va. In charge of the Congressional Record at the Capitol is Willlam A. Smith, better known as “Andy,” who has been on the job for 52 years. He has lived in the District since 1868 He went into the Government Printing Office in 1873 as the first messenger appointed in the the proofroom, and served under all 10 public printers but the first once, Cornelius Wendell. The Government Printing Office start- ed that year to print the Congres- sional Record, which previous to that was known as the Globe. W. H. Col- lins, afterward chief clerk of the G. P. o, s in charge of the Record at the Capitol for two years and then “Andy” Smith took the work over. Assisting Mr. Smith are two Con- gressional Record messengers, for the Benate and House, respectively. Sam Robinson, after 46 years’ work, is well called the “wneel horse™ of Congress, for he rides his bicycle all over town each night collecting speeches that members of the House have held out for revision. Billy Madden performs a like service on the Senate side, where he has been on duty nearly 40 Jake Cameron 48 Years On Job. For 48 years Jake Cameron has been connected with the office of official reporters of debate in the House and for 35 years he has been at the Speaker’'s desk in charge of assembling all the transcript of de- bate for the Congressional Record. Fifty-two years ago Joel Grayson came from Virginia and served six Yyears as a page in the House. For the last 46 vears he has been indis- nsable to members in the House ument Room, for he is the only man alive who can put his hand readily on any old bill or report or speech. This daily service to both Republicans and Democrats led to Mr. Grayson being signally honored some years ago in having his name written into the law, so that he is one of two men in the whole Govern- ment service who have their salaries apropriated in their name. The other is Henry M. Rose, as- sistant secretary of the Senate, with a background of 32 years of high- grade work. From 1900 to 1905 he was chief clerk of the Senate. In 1905 he was about to take the post of collector of customs at Detroit, but the Senate protested and passed a resolution creating the office of as- sistant secretary for him by name and fixing a salary of $5,000, which was exceedingly good in those days. Illustrating how the increase in leg- islative business has forced a speeding up of the machinery, the reading style of John C. Crockett, chief clerk of the Senate and reading clerk for 20 Years, is in distinct contrast to that of Mr. Rose. Mr. Crockett had pre- viously attracted attention for expedit- ing procedure as reading clerk in the Iowa Assembly, so Senators Dolliver and Allison brought him on to Wash- ington, where he won the job of read- ing clerk in the Senate in a notable contest against 49 candidates. It is rather a contradiction in terms to mention reading clerks among “silent partners" of Congress, but the House also has two veteran employes in this capacity who are performing daily—A. E. Chaffee, who has been a House employe for 22 years, and P. J. Haltigan, whose resonant voice fis known all over the United States as a lecturer and as reading clerk at Democratic rational conventions and who has been reader in the House for 16 years. Record of William Tyler Page. Forty-five years ago a boy--the great- great-great-grandson of Carter Brax- ton, who signed the Declaration of Independence—came from Cumber- land, Md., wearing a homespun suit of clothes that his mother had sat up two nights to make for him. He still had the grime of printer's ink in his hands that were swollen from starting at plecework press feeding in a paper- bag factory. He had been forced to leave school when he was 10. He came as page boy In the office of clerk of the House and he is today in charge of that office, self-cducated and well educated, an expert on the Constitu- rvice of | { i | 1 | 1 { \ i with all the branches of Government for their constituents, members of Congress would be swamped without the telephone. Mrs. Harriet G. Dai- ley, the chief operator, has 27 oper- ators under her, giving continuous service 24 hours in the day. Kach girl handles 300 to 400 calls an hour while Congress Is in session. Rogers in Service 37 Years. Joseph G. Rogers, sergeant at arms of the House, has been helping Con- gress for 37 years. He came As a clerk, was a minority employe while the Democrats were in control and has been sergeant at arms for eight years. The historic mace, the symbol of authority, has never had to be ordered out since “Joe” Rogers has had it in his custody, although he has had to step in and stop several per- sonal encounters between members. As a matter of fact, it is Col. A. C. Jordan, assistant sergeant at arms, who impressively bears the mace into the House each day just before the session opens. Mr. Rogers is also in charge jointly aith David S. Barry, sergeant at arms of the Senate, of the Capitol police force of some 100 men® Mr. Barry entered upon his duties as a page in the Senate 52 years ago, but went into other Government depar mental employment and for many | years was a prominent Washington correspondent. Joe Sinnott is a special employe of the Democratic minority, who for 42 years has been on the job no matter which party was in control. He was doorkeeper when the Democrats were in the majority, and in the Sixty-first Congress, when the insurgent fight was being made which ousted the then “Czar Cannon” from control of committees, he wha sworn in by a coalition of the Democrats with the Republican insurgents as sergeant at arms to forcibly bring in a_quorum. When they brought Uncle Joe in to sign the warrants he looked his old friend Sinnott squarely in the eye and declared he didn't know him and would not sign any warrants for him to serve. Over at the Senate end of the Capi- tol the highest ranking Democratic employe is Col. Edwin A. Halsey, acting assistant doorkeeper, who was nominated by the Democrats for sec- retary of the Senate. Mr. Halsey has been an employe at the Capitol for 30 years, his first job being as page in the press gallery, but he has been on the floor since 1914. At the last Democratic national convention he was seceretary of the Democratic na- tional senatorial committee. All Like Peter Wilson. A universally loved old Senate worker is Peter M. Wilson, who has been on duty for 34 years. He was in the disbursing office for 20 years and is now in the secretary’s office on the resolutions desk, taking care of documents. For the last 22 years the House has not been able to function without the services of a woman—Mrs. Florence A, Donnelly, who came in 1905 with th late Representative James R. Mann. Mrs. Donnelley had been Mr. Mann right-hand man for 31 years when he died four years ago. This great party leader once told the House that Mrs. Donnelly knew more than most Con- gressmen, and others agree that few Congressmen know legislation as Mrs Donnelly does. She was secretary to Mr. Mann and clerk to the committee on elections, the interstate and foreign commerce committee, and when Mr. Mann became minority leader she wa also clerk to the minority. After Mr. Mann's death a special resolution was passed making Mrs, Donnelly a clerk under the clerk of the House and she has been continu- ing her digest of bills on all calen- dars—union, house and private— under House Leader Tilson, serving also as clerk to the committee which tion and history of Government, au- thor of “The American’s Creed” and a handbook on congressional business. That is the record of Willlam Tyler Page, who now signs some 3,000 ohecks a month, being in charge of the housekeeping business for the Na- tional House of Representatives. Mr. Page is also executive secre- tary for the commission on the bi- centennial of Washington's birth, of which the President is official chair- man. And Mr. Page gives credit for much of the efficiency with which he dispatches such a large volume of work to his assistants, especially to Miss Lily McConnell, who has been his clerk for 13 years. Still another ‘employe on whom members. of Congress -have come -to place great dependence during 44 years of service is J. Martin' Mtiee; foreman of the House folding room. In the Post Office Departnient ' ard some other branches of the Federal service employes who invent time and labor saving devices recefve rewards. Mr. McKee invented two that are In general use—and even the members who use them most do not know they have him to these are the tags makes up the slate of committee as- signments, Bert W. Kennedy, doorkeeper of the House, has served continuously for 38 years In the House chamber, hav- ing gradually climbed up from a page. Kennedy has made good for 38 years during the ins and outs of politics be- cause he realized he was there to give service and he made friends. In the Fifty-first Congress he won a gold watch as the most popular page. He was personal page to the late Presi. dent. McKinley, when the latter was chairman of the Republican national convention in 1892, Frank W. Collier 20 years ago was messenger in the House post office, where for eight years now he has been postmaster, and doing more business than most big city offices. Most people imagine that members of Congress do not pay anything for postage, but Mr. Collier takes in about $50,000 a year, and that represents less than 10 per cent of the business of the office. § Lehr Fess Kept Busy. One of the most important offices to keep the House in good working order is the parliamentarian who is on duty at the speaker’s desk. Lehr Fess m HE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C JANUARY 30, 1927—PART 1 UNODERWOOD Upper left to right. special_employe in Hotke document room, 52 years service; William A. Smith, in charge of congressional rec- ords, 52 years service; William Tyler Page, Clerk of House, 45 years, Second row—Joseph J. Sinnott, Democratic doorkeeper, 42 year: McKee, in charge of folding room, 44 years; Bert Kennedy, doorkeeper, 38 years, Third row—Joseph G. Rogers, ser- geant-at-arms of House, 37 years; Kennedy Rea, clerk to Senate appro- priations committee, 36 years; James . Prescott, superintendent of House Press Gallery, 30 years, Bottom—Theodore ¥. Shuey, super- intendent of Senate Press Gallery, 30 years. oel Grayson, eight years he has been parliamenta rian, edits the manual and digest—but he is leaving at the close of the pres- ent session to take up the practice of law in Toledo, Ohio. Clayton F. Moore is clerk to the ways and means committee. He came here first as office boy to his father, former Representative J. Hampton Moore of Pennsylvania. He was made assistant clerk to the ways and means committee in 1019, in 1922 was ele- vated to the clerkship by Mr. Fordne He follows the intrfcate tariff bill through both houses of Congress and observes its signature by the Presi- dent. The appropriation bills originate in the House, where the tremendous clerical task is carried smoothly along by Marcellus C. Shield, now in his twenty-second year of service. Through sheer efficiency he has held this posi- tion under successive Democratic and Republican’ committee chairmen, and has been repeatedly eulogized on the floor by leaders of both parties, includ- the late “Uncle Joe” Cannon. At the Senate side Kennedv . Rea carries the appropriation bills along. Mr. Rea was clerk of the House com- mittee for 18 years and has now been clerk of the Senate committee for an equally long term. No list of silent partners of Con- gress is complete without mention of Jim Preston, who wears 30 years of service smilingly, as superintendent of the Senate Press Gallery, and William J. Donaldson, superintendent of the House Press Gallery, who started as . page 16 years ago. They are aides alike to Senators and House members and the newspapermen. They also take charge of press accom- modations at all the big gatherings like national conventions or the arms conference. Lynn Architect for 27 Years. The comfort and convenience of Congress must be carefully considered, the Capitol workshop kept in good condition for constant inspection by constituents from all over the country. David Lynn, architect of the Capitol, has been employed/in that office for 27 vears, and his job is to keep the entire Capitol group of buildings, in- cluding the Library of Congress, the House and Senate Office Buildings and the Maltby Building, in first class con- dition. He is soon to undertake the job of supervising the erection of a new $8.000,000 House Office Building. As architect of the Capitol he is a member of the Zoning Commission and the Public Buildings Commission. Charles E. Fairman is chief clerk and art curator, rounding out 18 vears by the preparation of an elabo- rate volume on the art of the Capitol which is now being printed by the Government Printing Office. Arthur E. Cook, the supervising Lengineer, has during the last 29 years made everybody about the Capitol his friend. The wife and two Cornish, England, man v inherited $75,000 in Australia, are be ing supported by a Cornwall aid so- clety until the courts serve the order children of came to the Capitol first as his father's secretary and w: assitant In these days of :‘nuluyuod canuu?‘ with the congressional comumittee. ¥'og compelling the to pay $10 a week toward the support ot faguily, husband and father{ of SHAPE NEW LAWS FOR MONTGOMERY Citizens and Legislators Agree on Tentative Pro- gram at Mass Meeting. Special Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., January 29.—A tentative program of legislation for Montgomery County by the Legisla- ture.now in session at Annapolis was considered at length at a mass meet- ing in the courthouse here this after- noon. The meeting, which several hundred representative men and women from all parts of the county, was held at the instance of State Senator Bugene Jones and the county’s representatives in the House of Delegates, who adopted the plan as a means of ascertaining the feeling of the people of the county regarding legislation they had in mind, and while the discussions, which were partic pated in by many of those present, de- veloped_differences of opinion as to some of the proposals, the sentiment seemed largely favorable to the entire program suggested, and the county's legislators are expected to” govern themselves accordingly § Prominent in the deliberations was Ma]. E. Brooke Lee, Speaker of the House of Delegat The meeting was conducted by State Senator Jones, whe the outs ibmitted the pro- posed legi program, which in- cludes ation of bond issues for road building, construction and el largement of public school building and an addition to the Rockville courthouse, an increase in' the count. police force and the establishment of suburbun police stations on the Rock- ville State road and the Olney-Balti- more State road, in addition to the one at Rockville; financial assistance for volunteer fire departments; centering jurisdiction in police matters in the county police force, leaving to the sheriff’s office the serving of civil papers of county courts; amendment of county local option la 7 prohibit transportation of intoxicating liquor In or through Montgomery County; changing the game laws to agree with recommendations of the County Game Association, and, after attended by the school, road and courthouse bonds | have been provided for, and the fire protection and increased police force financed, if the finances of the county will permit it, without too great an increase in the county tax rate, pro- vision for either the erection of a new jail or the modernizing of the present building. New Districts Soug The program also provides for the ation of two new county commis- sioner distriets, one to consist of Bethesda election district and the other of Wheaton and Colesville dis- tricts, and the establishment of the boundaries of the other five commis- sioner districts; increase of responst bility, jurisdiction and taxing powe of the Board of County Commission- ers in those sections of Bethesda and “ts not now in incor- porated towns or special taxing areas \nd authorizing the commissioners in the Bethesda and Wheaton districts to build streets by a 50 per cent benefit tax and a 50 per cent direct tax on those districts and to build sidewalks and gutters entirely from benefit taxes. The the creation program further provides for of a Maryland parking and planning commiss r Mont- gomery and Pripce Georges Counties, or for Montgdmery County alone, along the same plan heretofore an: nounced and approved by the Mont- gomery County Civie Federation and many other organizations of the The elimination from the State Board of Health of its present appoint- ing power, having the governor name the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, subject to confirmation by the Board of County Commission- ers in the county in which appointee lives; providing a full-time chairman from one county and a full-time and a parttime member of the commis- sion from the other county, removal of tax records of the Sanitary Com- sion to the respective county equalization or limiting of the taxes, and giving the proposed Planning Commission jurisdiction to plan the permanent road systems of the suburban sections Montgomery and Prince Georges counties, are also included in the pro- posed legislation, | ficial (OIL INTERESTS HAIL MEXICO INJUNCTION Decision Received in Tampico District as Setting Im- portant Precedent. By the Associated Press | MEXICO CITY, January 29.—Dis- patches from Tampico say that the foreign oil interests there are greatl | pleased at the success of the Trans- ontinental Oil Co. in obtaining “def. | nite amparo” from the District {Court at Villa Cuauhtemoc, Vera | Cruz | By the amparo it is understood that the oil company has obtained what amounts to permanent ining the operation of the new 1 petroleum law, so far as that s concerned, until the > Court renders a final deci sion the constitutionality of the law. on Held Important Precedent. The dispatches that the oil interests consider the District Court's lecision an important precedent. In oil ecircles in Mexico City the decision the District Court has aroused ome hope that may presage a upreme Court decision favoring the ompanies. The government is withholding of- confirmation or denial of re- ts that Secretary of the Treasury Alberto J. Pani has resigned. Rumor: persist, however, that Secretary Pani soon will g0 to Los Angeles to visit | i { | | | | | | | | | dustry | rones fin W his family and thereafter may pro- ceed to New York and Washington to confer with financial and govern- mental authorities concerning the Mexican situation. Victory for Marones. If Pani's reported resignation is ac. cepted, it will be widely construed here as a victory for Minister of In- suis Marones, Pani and Ma- having differed considerak within the vinet on the policies that the Calles government should. pursue. OFFEY TO FACE MURDER CHARGE {51-Year-0ld Husband Will Be Served With Warrant in Death of Wife. By the Associated Press LANCASTER, Wis., January Eight days of investigation which un- folded the tragic romance of Mrs. Hattie Hales Coffy brought her biga- mist husband to a cell in the Grant | County jail tonight, facing the pros- pect of a murder trial for the crime. Failing to definitely point out to au- thorities the spot in Grant County where he confessed slaying his second wife with a base-ball bat while camp- ing, William N. Coffey, was brought to the jail here Sheriff Ray Morse. Sometime tonight he will be served with a warrant charging first-degree murder, Sheriff Morse announced. Coffey’s incarceration followed a day of questioning that resulted in his complete collapse in a Platteville ho- tel. Later he was taken for an auto- mobile ride through the southwestern section of the county, which he had described in confessions as the scene of the slaying. Points to Death Scene. Sullen and hesitant, the 51-year-old man who is facing possible life im- prisonment sentence to climax a va- ried career, finally pointed to a spot off the road a mile and a half south- east of Sandy Hook and a mile from the Mississippi Riv Directing attention to a place near a clump of bushes, Coffey said he “thought that place where they camped.” The place was un- suited for camping and on a different road from the place he had described in two confessions. There was no sign of the place having been occu- pied by a camp. -“I believe Coffe alling,” Dis- trict Attorney R. Orchard said. He abandoned his original intention to have Coffey re-enact the slaying. While still inclined to scout the story that the slayinz was committed in Grant County, the prosecutor will proceed with plans to have him tried onsin. Clings to His Story. Showing visible zigns of the strain of the past eight days for the first time, Coffey proved untractable to- day. Awakening from a sleep which proved insufficient, 1fter spending Fri- 1y in Riter's woods rear here help- ing recover his wife's dismembered body, Coffee was questioned for sev- 1 hours, Sheriff Lyall Wright of Juneau County, and District Attorney Orchard sought to break down his stos killed his wife in Grant C 3 refused to admit he was lieing and de- nied he killed the woman either in near Dubuque, Towa, or in the woods where he buried the body. Just before he collapsed, he had been shown the knife which was recovered today in the woods in the same hole in which another part of the body was cached. Coffey admitted that he had used the knife to dismember the body. Some support for Coffey’s legal wife and three children at Madison was provided today through an order for the sale of his automobile, Mrs. Coffey has filed suit for divorce. CLAIM UNUSUAL FIND. Doctors Arouse Discussion Over In- fluenza With Discovery. LONDON, January 29 (#).—A letter from two Hdinburgh doctors, David and Robert Thomson, brothers, re- counting the discovery of what they term an unusual streptococcus, has aroused another discussion over the influenza_bacillus, The letter, which appeared in the medical journal, the Lancet, says the streptococeus was obtained from a nasal discharge and blood of one of the brothers while he was suffering from influenza. They were seeking, expecting to find, “bacterium pneu: mosintes,” discovered by Drs. Olitsky and Gates of the Rockefeller Institute, which supposedly, but unprovedly, is the cause of the disease. They tell of failing to discover the “‘pneumosintes’ and of their surprise in finding “this new streptococcus, which tentatively suggests the real cause, invading the blood from a primary focus in the nose.” “Hello, Mama!” Identifies Parrot SCRANTON, Pa., January 29 (#).— When Mrs. Mayme Smith missed her pet parrot, stolen today, she made the rounds of the bird stores of the city in search of it. “Hello, Mama!" cried out a parrot in one store and Mrs. Smith recognized her bird. The police traced the theft and made an arrest. injunction | and turned over to! MINERS TO EXPEL Workers in Convention Adopt Amendment to Disbar All Communists. By the Associated Press. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., January | —In keeping with the Lewis policy of strict adherence to conservative prin. ciples of trade unjonism,’ the United Mine Workers today prepared for the general expulsion from its ranks of adherents to the doctrine of com munism After a short but lively debate, the convention of the miners adopted an amendment to the union’s constitution providing for the disbarment of mem- bers of the Communist party. Only {15 of the 1,500 delegates voted against the amendment. Under its provislons 1, district or national organi- can upon conviction that an ised member is a Communist ex- him from the union. Endorse Lewis Regime. Further expression of confidence in the Lewis administration was voiced when the convention approved a change in the constitution granting the pr a salary of $12,000 a | year int of $8,000 and the vic {president and secretary treasur: laries of $9,000 instead of $7,000. The Brophy faction of the miners |led the fight against granting John L. Lewis, president; Philip Murray, vic president, and Thomas Kennedy, sec- asurer, higher salaries, but ned by others in sympathy wis. These epposed the in. ontending the money should trike relief and non-union field ory tion. Rinaldo Cappelini, Scrantbn, Pa., president of district No. 1; P. T. F Pittsburgh, Pa., president of Christ J. Golden, Shamokin, dent of No. 9; vice-president, sup- | 1 | 1o el with I be used in ported the incre: The de virt 2y day for a discussion of wag dition dem velop a cleared to- and con- nds, out of which will de- policy to bg followed by a {central competitive field scale com- mittee in the forthcoming contract negotiations with bituminous oper- ators of Illinois, Indiana, Ohlo and western Pennsylvania. This meet- ing will open at Miami, Fla Feb- ruary 14, Speakers Are Heckled. The -discussion of the communist amendment provoked a persistent heckling of speakers for and against the proposition, “‘Back to Russia,” shouted several delegates when a speaker sought to oppose the amendment. Another delegate asked why mem- bers of the Fucisti were not denled membership. “There is no evidence of Facisti in- fluence in the .mine workers.” Van A. Bittner, secretary of the constitu- tional committee, replied. Asked to explain the union's in- vestigation of communistic actlvity, President Lewis sald the Communist party was both political and social. “We have found the Communists have sought to destroy unionism and we have encountered thelr work in several districts,” Lewis said, Henry Burr, Pittsburgh, Kans., sec- retary of district No. 14, asked that the union go further and expel all holding radical beliefs regarding or- ganized labor. “I believe this amendment would be unanimously adopted if it were not for the paid organizers of Communism now in this convention,” declared 0. J. Owings, Cambridge, Ohio. GERMANY BEATEN IN BIG CLAIMS CASE Loses Out in Action for 9,- 000,000,000 Gold Marks Before Arbitral Court. i By the Associated Pre THE HAGUE, January 20.—Ger- many today lost its case brought against the reparations commission involving claims totaling more than 9,000,000,000 gold marks by a decision of a special arbitral tribunal and interpretation court created to settle questions of interpretation of provi- sions of, the Dawes plan. The ‘matter for settlement was whether certain payments by Ger- many should or should not be regarded as included in the annuities payable by Germany to the agent general for reparation payments. The court, of which Thomas Nelson Perkins of Boston is president, upheld the contention of the reparation com- mission that the payments should not be included in the annuities. The items regarding which many raised the questlon are: Payments made since September 1, 1924, or to be made by the Reich to German nationals under certain clauses of the treaty of Versailles as compensation for retention, liquidation or transter of their property rights or Interests in the territories of the allied and associated states, including Alsace Loraine; for transfer of German rights in the Shantung (China) Railway; transfer of the German share of the capital of the Morrocco State Bank and transfer of German interests in public utllity undertakings in Russia. China, Austrla, Hungary, Bulgarfa, Turkey and the territories formerly belonging to Germany and her allies in the World War. Ger- TRIBUTE TO INEBRIATES. LONDON, January 29 ().—Tnebri- ates usually have most friendly and charming dispositions and are also £ood workers, 1n the opinion of Com- missioner Adelaide Cox of the Sal- vation Army. She gave her views in an_address before u medical society. At the same meeting Dr. Helen Boyle testified that fnebriates were mostly “lovable, charming and de- lightful people.” Apart from their one weakness every one of them was an idealist. PER R Deerfoot Boys’ Club to Meet. The Deerfoot Boys' Club will meet at the home of Vice President Ralph Thayer, 238% Twelfth place north- east, Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. The pro- gram will include discussion on amend- ments to the constitution and the REDS FROM RANKS 1 | sinia and North GEORGE CHISM. | UNDER-COVER FACTS - BARED BY MERRICK Prohibition Officer at Norfolk Tells, of Starting Impeachment Case Against Judge. By the Associated Press. RICHMOND, Va., January 29.-R. Q. Merrick, former chief field service prohibition officer for northern New York and now administrator for Vir- lina, said here today that he accepted full responsi bility for a. report made to the Senate by the Treasury concerning under cover enforcement methods in New York State. Since the report was submitted, | Representatives Celler, Democrat, and | LaGuardia, Republican, of New York |t impeachment of | ye: have demanded the Federal Judge Frank Cooper of New | York on the ground that the jurist | acquiesced in practices whereby prohibition agents trafficked in rum from Canada to entrap offenders against the prohibition laws. Merrick said cases involved were brought in open court and resulted in three convictions. Dog, Valued at $3,000, Killed. EVELAND, Ohio, (P —Midnight, a_ black police dog, owned by Mrs. Carl H. Hanna, and valued at $3,600, was killed here last night when veterinarians pronounced her suffering from rabies contracted from a bite of a nameless terrier. The dog was regarded as one of the most valuable in the United States. January 29 Miss Silanpaa, who recently was ap- pointed assistant minister of industry in the new Soclalist cabinet of Fin- land, once was a servant gir ADOLPH KAHN President committee reports. Talks will be given by’ Director William Perry and Ralph Thayer in regard to organizing a base ball team. At the last meeting John Herbert gave a brief talk in regard to the future of the club. Action was taken toward raising funds for the new clubhouse soon to be erected. Mr. Perry will appropriate’ Sufficient furniture for the club. T G bF unions of France are loining groups of employers in défnands governmet start extynsive J in order 2 wit] that MEMBERS OF AMSTERDA miles o | tle | White House. v IGEBESTSYOUTH N TOLMLE JUNT Chism, 73, Was Going Strong as Men Who Twitted Him Fell Out. Old! Too old to wa I'm not.” It had 1 vounge men that he was too old to walk—to walk when rge to sh k?" Why, nao to be told by Camal run—and e road, »ut He was only On July ve jout-walk. Chism ne em. hul slong 11 who said he was old and | i 1 them and one-& tenth miles in 9 hour: minutes. That wasn't bad, but must remember that Mr. in_training 2 Old? He'd show ‘em. FHe'd 100 miles in one hike before he passed 75, that’s what he'd do. And so he set | imself about the business of attain ing that goal - and then you Tried He took n Mile Strolls any “short” strolls of 25 nd quite a number of i round w course, figured he 100-miler. He mad hike bec | As goon - Saturc about 2 o went right the walk zero mile 50 miles—all, « And then } was about ready for tl ‘elaborate e he didn’t want finisied his da) eptemt to f was at the south of the and ready to go J. D. Fry and W. W. Mill of the Capital Traction Co., for whici Mr. Chism has worked now .for 5 rs, were there with an automobile ort him. His little grandson, 13 vin Green. was there, to and so was Willis Waldron, who the other to any Chism on foot Scoffers Fall Out. So, starting s ock, Mr. Chism and his fellow headed for Bal timor was reache Mr. Chism was the only man in th field and he plodded over the. roads ling the automobile convoy all the way to Baltimore. At 2 o'clock the next morning Chism ‘was leaving Baltimore for the return to Washington, after having sipped a cup of coffec and : sandwich in that city Sunday afternoon h zero milestone, having miles in 21 hours and 25 next day Mr. usual. And now Mr. Chism says he'll walk 125 miles in one hike and he'll make the attempt some time in March if the weather fs good. post, Just acee back at the walked 100 minutes. The hism was at work as ARTHUR J. SUNDLUN Treasurer M DIAMOND EXCHANGE THIRTY-FOU 935 F DIAM R YEARS Street ON AT And Other Precious Stones JEWELERS PLATINUMSMITHS Perfect Diamonds In the Mos t Desirable Sizes for Engagement Rings These diamonds posses in the most precious of compare—absolute flawles: least, equitably priced. A Perfect Diamond This beautiful pure white perfect diamond weighs 54-100 carats, or 4 points more than one-half carat. 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