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FOR INAUGURATION Mrs. Hert and Representa- tives McCormick, Langley, ! Kahn and Rogers Here. | i | | | | MARTHA DALRYMPLE. Press Siaf Writer, BY Associn The women Nation pieture he 48 the the ever in today States to add 1on of Herb: prominence of afiairs of the 1 the inaugural they gaiheied from all their acclaim to t Hoover into the twos and “ome- ompanying State delegations ho only a few mouths ago eir votes one of the major| factors in the election. are among Lhe | mostenthusiastic_of the throng de- scending upon the Capital Ciiy Their participation in the evenis of the three-day celel 115 A& culmina- tion of the t h year woman's suf- frage and apparently they are out to | make the most of it ot many pre-inaug activities the women have been places on the programs and with al- mos; enthusiasm they gave | themeely 1o the spirit of ihe oc- easton renewing Acquaint ances of campaign days when, 2% members of the Republican woman's | speakers bureau or as a direcior of one of the many Hoover-Women clubs. thev worked shoulder o snoulder in bebalf of the man they now bave come to honor. The recent timas Ac the wom found the val day| gned | eicher presidential campaign the third since they have had the vote | saw more women than ever engaged in the poliical fray. but one would | searcely recognize them as neophvtes | from the famibiarity with which they speak of the ins and outs of politics | and of outstanding legisiative ‘questions Supreme at Social Events, While sharing with the men a mr'l in the official inaugural activities, the | women. however. are supreme in the slghorate program of social gatherings being heid throughout the city in which | the woman members of Congress, the | national committeewomen and the | woman party workers are all taking part All th> woman members of Congress, the five who will carry on from Seventieth Congress and the three who enter Congress for the first time in the Seventy-first are on hand. preparing (o greet their constituents and their home State friends. All of them are even planning to forego their political activi- | ties for many hours of pureiy social events during the three-day celebration Mrs. Alvin T. Hert, vice chairman of the Republican national committee, who has suffered a fractured wrist on the eve of the quadrennial occasion that may cause her to curtail her activities somewhat, said that all the Republican national committeewomen, except those representing the territorial possessions will be here to see their chief take office. Mrs Hert Plans Supper. i | Coolidge Un |of v Commissioner This_ morning i L Commissivner Procier L. Dougherty greeting the delegat youths on their acrival yesterday. VISIT MT. VERNON able to Receive College Youths Here for Inaugural. | | A last-minute press of business at the | the White House will prevent President Coolidge from receiving 160 Australian college boys whu came here from San | Prancisco 1o meet the outgoing Presi- ! dent and | ot House announced today. {they will be presented to Mr. Hoover | soon after March 4. to wilness the inauguration atlaches aL the White 1t 15 probable Mr. Hoover ‘The visitors, who are mwakig & four ihe country, reached Washingion | esterday and were received by District Proctor L. Dougherty v visited Mount Ver- the ‘Tomb of the Unknown on and | Soldier in Aulington. AL the latter shrine a wreath | blown. | afternoon they | Senate at 2 vclock by Vice President was placed and taps Relurning to Washington this | will be received in the ‘Mrs. Hert herself has made plans for | Dawes. . geveral house guests. in addition to a, Sunday night supper for more than 200 | Kentuckians, who are expected 10 Al- ;dances.-has- been An elaborate enlertainment program ncluding a.pumber of receptions and | arranged for their . rive “today and tomorrow on spetial | siay here, trains. Monday night she plans to en- During the first half of their stay tertain the national committeewomen | here they will live at the Navy Yard at dinner. and with them end the eve- | Arrapgements ning at the charity ball, which will take | for the place of the old-time inaugural ball. word given by her physician, Dr. Hubert | Work. chairman of the national com- | mittee, who treated her after her fall' Thursday. Mrs, Ruth Hanna McCormick, newly elected Representative at large from TMlinois, will see. for her. just another | inauguration. She began her attend- | ence at these formal functions when | she was 14, at the time McKinley took office for the first time, when her father, Mark Hanna. was one of the outstand- ing figures in the political life of Wash- ington | “I am probably the oldest living poli- ticia he declared in confessing to dhe number of inaugurations she hasi aee Mrs. McCormick on Radio. ‘Monday night at the charity ball she | will speak over a Nation-wide radio!Sing prison officia hook-up on the subject of inaugural ered a tunnel 4 fees balls she has attended. Before the ball ghe will entertain Gov. Emmerson of | Tlinois and several members of the Illi- mois group at a dinner. During the in- It the stand with the citizens of her te. v M) Edith Norse Rogers. Represent- ative from Massachusetts, will be nostess A1 a tea for the members of the Massa- chusetis Republican Women's Club, and Monday she will take part in the din- ner given by the Massachusetts delega- tion in Congress in honor of the gov- ernor of the State Representative Florence P. Kahn. Cul- ifornia. and Representative Katherine langley, Kentuc both Republicans will spend Sunday at various funetions for constituents and friends from their, home States. mony on the steps of the C after the parade, they will take it | second week Just how far Mrs. Hert will be able | ar! 4 tn carry out her plans depends upon the | A1 it/ League. - ment of the Australian government, | brace the walls and how out and disposed of their estimaied 640 | cubic prison officials re_being made to care them in private homes during the The visiting students from the colleges of the Young Australia tour has the indorse- | selected by Their 'TUNNEL DISCOVERED | IN SING SING PRISON | Officials Estimate Prisoners In- volved Had Been at Work for Months. the Assuciated Press. OSSINING. N. Y. March 2.--Sing < yesterday discov- L square and 40 feet ong which had been dug from & steam- pipe conduit connecting:the prison bath- house and mess hall W within ft S| sugural parade she will take her place ' OF L€ outside wall, 5 feel | ‘The tunnel passed highway inside the was well braced and the motor prison walls ana shored. Where the prisoners who dug he tunnel obtained the lumber 1o they carrled feel of dirt was a mystery to Thev estimated thal the men had ' becn at work on the tunnel for months. The tunnel extended from the dead end of & steampipe conduil which runs linto & vegetable cellar hell to within 5 feet of the wall only entrance to the conduit is through | Monday, afier the cere- |® barred gate in the vegetable cellar Sapilol and No_prisoners have a part in #ad prison officials said they had to under the mess “The | s¢ Lo the cellar & series of teas and receptions given in Pick other locks or make keys for them honor of the home folk Mrs. Kahn some time Monday morn- ing will act as A messenger and deliver tn Mrs. Hooter a corsage of orchids pre- | gented by the women of California. | NEW NAVAL PARLEY URGED BY PUBLISHER i{Tord Rothermere Stresses Danger of Permitting Strained Anglo- American Relations, LONDON Mauil March 2. The Daily today prints a message from Lord Rothermere s chief proprietor. who now is in New York. urging the Briush , government 10 propose a new naval ! conference and stressing the “sertous danger allowing development of the present & ed Anglo-American velations His me: S veluctar business aft countrymen at nus dar eveasi can relat In Ash fore: has faf rance With much urgent | warn my feliow | f the really seni- rn vs here 1o home trangement of Anglo-Ameri- | ns 1o develop plicable de 0 grasp the whai way its prese pacamount Al mu n- be the ial under- ween and the America der n neceeded bh n i blun- der ha SAMOA GR(.)UP NAMED. | { Coolidze Commission Includes Native Chieftains. President Cooliage ed a commission of Samoa native chiefta 10 Congress legiclation concerning ihe tslands of astern Samoa which have been recommended o be made & part of the territorial United States The commission is composed of Chairman’ Bingham of the Senate in- sular commitiee. Chairman Kiess of the eorresponging committee in the House, | Eenetor Robinson of Arkansas. Repre- | tative Williams of Texas and Chief 4ge 804 Chiel Magalel of s’nus. vesterday appoini- six, Including 1wo 1 10 recommend even to reach their A broken lock ou the conduit gate led 1o the discovery of the tunnel. i dic hase of operations COPELAND HITS HOOVER FOR IGNORING DONOVAN Senator Characterizee Failure to Appoint Him as Attoruey General as “Outragecus Thing.” Assouinied Prest Senator Coprland Democrat York, declarea in fhe Senate day that it I “an outrageous (hing that Herbert Hoover failea o name Willism J. Donovan the Assistant 1o the Altorney General. as Atlorney Gen- eral in his cabinet Heve is «Willlam Donovan. Cope- land said. during a& long lulk against the pending radio bill, “who won' be appointea Allorney General because he is a Catholic o1 u wet. 1 don't know which I is oulrageous thal this has served his country and well, won't be appointed to the czbi- net because he doesn’t happen to fi the standuid fixed by those who domi- nate the next President Willism D, Mitchell of Minnesota has beeu designated Altorney General n the new cabinet By ine New vester- an who ved it 'ENVOY TO VA'TICAN NAMED. BELGRADE Jugoslavia Father Anton Korosheiy. mier vesterday ves confiimed as Mints- ter 1o the Vaticin. The Pope had in- atea that the cholce was agrecabl: His nomunation wes of unusoal nter st for he was not only the first man named 10 such & post since the recon- ciliation of the Holv See “rith Tialy, but 10 was said to be the first time (DAt any governuient has nominated & Loman Cutholic prelste to represent it as # GIplomatic envoy st the Vaticsn, South Africa Ratifies Treaty. CAPETOWN. South Africa. March () By & vote of 62 o 51 the House of Assembly vesierday passed a bill rati- fying the trade treaty between South Africa and Germany. The Labor party split_on the issue. one section, led by Col. F. H. P. Creswell. minister of de- fense supported the government ana the treaty. while the National Council of Laborites ioined forces with the Smih African party in oppesing the treaty, March 2 (# tormer pre- THE TFEVEXNTNG 0 of 160 Austealian Associated Press Photo, AUSTRALIAN BOYS RAIN THREATENS AFRIAL PROGRAM Arrival of Planes at Bolling Field Reduced by Weather Conditions. "The heavy rains of last night, which again flooded Bolling Field, slready marshy after many davs of wet weather and the heavy clouds and fog threat sned play with program which scheduled (o begin tuday and continue throy Tuesday In connection with today 10 havoe the elaborate aerial was mauguration day A flying circus by pilots, which had b this siternoon from 2 w0 3 oclock, was called off carly thiz niternoovn Arrival of Plaves Cul. [ continued sud this afternoon and the prospect Sunday aud Monday it doubtful whether the werial parades scheduled for Monday would be held. Bolling Feld is so muddy as 10 be exceedingly dungerous tor laud- iug &nd ualess conditions lmprove ma- terially the planes probably will be kept oi the ground. The bad weather has cul down arrival of wilitary wnd commercial planes which were expecied to arrive late yesterday and today almost to zero Only three of more than @ score of planes which had been anticipuled yes- terday got through. wll of them land- ing yesterday afternoou. No fving of any kind was scheduled for this morn- ing, and fL was considered unlikely { any more planes would be uble 10 ¢ in today. Capt. Albert W. Army Aw Corps actial phulographer who, with Capt. St Clair Street. holds the world wltitude record for (wo men landed ui Bolling Field al 540 pn. yes- terday i a specially graphic plae. plloted by Lieut Corkille. They cawme through Acmy aud Navy en scheduled for Owing the Tain Snow of more was considered rain the Stevens, lamous from equippedphoto- | John D.| STAR, WASHINGTON, INAUGURAL GUESTS TOBE ENTERTAINED e | Variety of Festivities Is Being| Arranged for Capital Visitors. A variely of entertainment hus been provided for the special groups visiting the Capital for the inauguration. Social affairs are predominant 1w the schedule. but plans for sightseeing are numerous A party of Confederate veterans from the Jefferson Datls Soldiet Mississippl. 81Tiving (Omorrow the guests of Mis. George D. Horning president of the District of Columbi division, United Daughters of the Con- | deracy. tomorrow alteinoon and will taken to | Athinglon National netery. A wrealh will be presented to the velerans by the organization and in wrn | will be placed by the Southerners on the ‘Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. he old brick Capital. at Twenty- fust street northeast. where President Mouroe took the vath of office March 4 1815, during (he first inaugural cere- mony conducted out of doors, will open o visitors lomorrow Plan Ope House. ol Womun's Party, which bullding s headquarters house su that visitors may view the rooms which Congress occupied from 1815 to 1819 while the damage caused to the Capitol Building by the British wus being repaired. The Jewish Community Center wil the scene ths ping of & ball in of visiing Zionisls, A play Third Generation.” written by Herman Hollander, also will be given. The ball is being given in re- spouse {0 an appeal of the National Zionist organization to help raise funds to pay Off a defcit. Charles Basseches i* chairman of the bail commitiee. The Mississippi State Society will en- | tertain for the velerans Tuesdav morn- ing and will sponsor a trip o Mount Vernon. Al will attend the monthly Juncheon of the Robert E. Lee Chapler {U. D. C.. given in honor of Camp 171 lof the United Confederate Veterans. { joint hosts to the visitors. i | Co-operating in making arrangements | are M alter E. Hutton, for the U. D. | C.: Mrs. Harry R. Fulton, for the Mis- sissippi State Societv: Mrs. Maude H )W-\ €ll Smith. for the Robert E. Lee Chap- | ter. and Col. John M. Follin_for Camp 171 of the vetcrans' orgunization Nebra ns will be entertained by the Nebraska Slate Sociely al a receotion al the Roosevell Hotel Monday evening ni 8:30 v'clock, Elks Will Eutevtaiu, “The Washingion Lodge of Elks. No 15, s plsoning o entertain visiting | mcmbers of lhe order. Butfet luncheons will be given today. tomoriow aud Mou- day ut Lheir clubliouse. 920-922 H streel ud visitors will be taken on automobile ours ol the city during the week end. | James L. Feeney is chaliman and Pat- fick O Farrell s secretary of a com- mittee o arraugements composed of Robert Hoy. Moses Hewzog. Arthur Rie- mer. John D. Filzgerald. John E. Lynch Ferd Wagner. Chuton Goodman, Wil- liwm Keefer, Edward Greenhalge, Nu- than Welll * Duniel Nibion, David J Barry, William 1. Strallen, George E Stroug David La Porte. John J. O'Con nell, Johu J. Moriarty. Philp Nixon, Michael G. McCormick. John C. Wood. | James E. Colliflower. Charles Montgom- ery und William S. Shelby. Clubs were especially active in plan- niug entertainment feslures und the | following were wmoug Lhose offering | be C be ‘Lhe occupies the will hold open e | honot “Ihe | Mrs, | 1 special privileges: Itotary Club Iufurmation booth al Willard~ Hotel. Luucheon Wednesday for 160 Australian boy visitors. City Club -Out-of-town club mem- bers will be estended privileges. Ali- | | Stutes waugural ball Tuesday evening u the club, Nutional Press Club - Open house Monday. Danee Monday evening. with guest cardx Issued Lo visiling newspaper men and women | Odd Fellows— Headguariers. 419 Scv- enth strect. Open continuously for vis- iting Odd Fellows and Rebekah asso- claies Kiwanis - Hewdguarters al Washing- ton Holel until Wednesday to accommo- ¢ | date members of all cluds. v Wright Field. Dayton, Onio. afler being | held up there for two days because of bad weathes John A. Collings, National Alr Iraus- port, pilot. landed at Boiling Field late vesierday in & big (ri-moivred Ford transport plane of the type to be used on the transcontinental air-rail serv- ice. fo be inaugurated lale i the Spring. The thid plane to get through landed AL aboul the seme Ume. It was an Army O-2H gbservation plane from Curtiss Field, N. Y. piloted by Ma). R. L. Copsey. Awr Corps Reserves. Bomb Test Flight Off, Capl. Blevens was 1o have flowi o er the cily lust night 10 (est out a new type of aerial flashlight bomo ior nigh piotography. The flight was called off however, because of the poos condi- tlon of the field. He alo Is scheauled W gO up tonight. bul unless there is & decided improvement later in Lhe aay in ihe weather conditions, this fight ulso will be canceled Capt. Stevens is (0 make aerial fla light views of Inaugural scenes at 6:49 pon. tomorrow. The flight wil be a test ol the new Army high-speed nighe pho- tographic work and the pictures will be dropped by parachute and -ent out over telephone lines W all parts of the country for publication in the Monday MOININg newspape No fiying hus been schedided for 1o- morrow and orders. boaring 'he aulho ity of President idge. I ¢ bee issied prohibiting any unauthotied fiv- ing during the next three cays. The only flying #t all tomorrow will be in connection with the arrival of mlilary or commercial planes from points ou'~ side the District KING LISTENS TO MUSIC. British Ruler. Much Tmproved. Eu- Joys Phonograph. * BOGNOR. SUSSEX, B 2 (). King George proved his thoughts music. and he has phonograph brought Palace anc tening to it March S0 much im- have turned (o had his prized from Buckingham spends long hours now lis- gland — ilendar of Events for « calenda inaugura Presiden and Curt President and Mrs the 15 Vice Hoover tollowing i Thert Hoover Sharles Curtis, OClock 11:430 O Clock or Curtds and his sister tor the Capitol O Clock-—The Scuate is office as Viee Presiaent O'Clock-—Mr. Hoover is in then delivers his inu OClock—M1 &nd Mrs Pennsyivania aver Bv to Union % O'Cluck —Paraae forms up Pecnsyhanis_avenue 3 O'Cloch - Or shortly thereft and Mis. Gann sud the president I front of the Wiite House Lo 1 5 0C Or snortly theres reviewing stund #nd Mr. &and Mrs. M1 Mayflower Hotel 8 O'Clock Fireworks display Hoover will watch from the 8:15 O'Clock— Offictal concert known organizations and artists 9 O'Clock-—Charity ball at Mr Curtis snd Mrs. Gann will will begin, vath of Taft ana 2 relurn Coolic Mr. convened Hoover o the tion o entrain Women's Organivations. Auiong Lhe wemen's organisalions programs bave been arranged as fol- | lows University of Motor corps o escort 12 pers Capital this alternoon. Stanford University Oven house lomorrow afternoon At Cosmos Club. Cosmos Club assembly roum s lounge Monday. Women's Benefil Association—Recep- tion lomortow evening_at 1750 Massa- {chusetts avenue for visiting members. ! Women's City Club- Extends viub pravileges o 54 affiliated clubs. Soropotomixt Club—Open house and tew tomorrow slternoon st headquar- ters in the Earle Building. Women's University Club - Open house Monday for visiting university women at 1634 1 street Concerts, art exhibits and similar en- tertainments will be given during the inaugural period The a capella chorus of 60 voices will be heard in the First Congregational Chwreh, Tenih and G streets, tomor- 10w kU 4 pan Four Coast Guard culiers are on ex- Libit at the Navy Yard today. They are the Mojave, Maunning, Seneca and Apache, PLEA FOR FAMINE LOAN. Rumaniau Government to Arrauge for Fund of $1,200.000. BUCHAREST, March 2 (Jewish Tele- graph Agency).—A special construction | loan in the smount of 2,000.000,000 lei (about $1:200000) will be sought by the Rumanian government for the purpose | of iclieving the situation in the famine belt of Bessarabia, it was announced ! vesierday, The loan | Michigau Alumol Club | ons uver i | Aluini Club | | mirers | organization " have participaied will oe used o undertake | public works, particularly construction of railways, which is expected to pro- vide employment for a large number of men. This meihed is preferred to the disiribution of doles. It was said that 100000 persons are starving in the famine district | onday Stonla b take President of the place Monday, United States roof ted m i arrive at the White House Mrs. Cooliage, Mr. &and Mrs. Hoover, Edward H. Gann, leave the White and Senator Curlis takes and delivers his inaugural address. ducted into office by Chief Justice urel address,’ 5 M1, Curtis and Mrs. White Hou Mr. 2 for Northampion, v Monument and starts Gann d Mrs. | al the Peace | aud Mis. Hoover, Mr. Curtis AIlY mount 1he reviewing stand ‘e the parade fer-last units of parade pass the Hoover ieturn to the White House Cuttis and Mrs. Gann go (o the vice presidential suite at the i on the Monument grounds which White House. at the Rialto Theater, by natlonally the Washinglon Auditorium begins. attend, Other receptions and balls i lem in the developn lday s the development of agriculture {record of | versity of Michigan and later SPECIALS BRINGING | vania road end the {nue yard of the B. WiLL Selected for Attorney General pict AM 2 Hoover's cabinet. 9 NEW ATTORNEY GENERAL MITCH A new and specially posed Harris-Eving Photo HYDE A FARMER-STATESMAN | WITH RECORD OF BIG DEEDS Choice for Secretary of Agricu]ture Is Native Missourian and Son of By the Associated Pre KANSAS CITY, March Tn nam- ing former Gov. Arthur M. Hvde of Missouri to be Secretary of Agriculture, President-elect Hoover has assured his administration of the continued direc- tion of the Nation's agricultural affairs 2 by @ furmer-statesman, Just ug the reurtng agricullure chief Williaw M. - Jurdine Kansas, had tirst-hund - knowledye the farme ueeds when he wssumed the post, the coming Secretary of the department familiur with the problems of the in- dustry. He owns and operates three farm¢ in Grundy County, Mo Like Mr. Jardine, ou. Mr. Hyde is a busiiess mun and administratc i Mr. Hyde always has been lnlerested in the welfare of the furm. Addressing he Missourt Legislature 1923, he said y “In s fundumental character, aud iu the character of (he people engeged in it sgriculture is the most intensely American industry. ‘The greatest prob- ent of Missouri to- of of in and the rural population. ‘Two things are prunarily necessary for agriculture | sreater pronts and better schools.” Father Was Congressman. Mr. Hyde is 51 vears old. He was born in Priuceton, a litle town in Mercer Counly, Mo. His father, Judge lia B. Hyde formerly was Representu- tive in Congress from the second Mis- souri district, who laler established & long sud efficient service on the ecircuit bench. After Lhe death of his mother in 1889 Mr. Hyde moved Lo Ohio #nd lived there | two years. He attended the Oberlin (Ohio) Military Academy. received his degree of bachelor of arts from the Uni the de- INAUGURAL CROWDS | of | Home-Town Admirers Hoover and Curtis Are on Way Here. Home-lown admirers of Herbert Hoover and Charles Curtis were speed- ing toward Washington on special tratus today, prepared (0 augment the greal crowa of inaugural visitors with an atmosphere created by those who ! knew him when . i A special wain from Palo Alto, | Calif. the next Presigents hom 15 scheduled o arrive 8t Union Sta- | tion tomorrow at 8:15 am. The train is routed over the Southern Railway, ! and Uaveling with the Californians | are & number of ‘Texans who boarded ihe train at Houswn. The “Kansas Jay Hawk Special’ crowded o the observalion platform with members of the Topeka Repubs- lican Clup and other eanthusiastic ad- of their own “Charhe” Curtis will arvive later in the day. . Club and Acrive on Special e Buckeye Republican (e Republican Glee Club, the latter fannliar 1o many who in pohitical gather- ings in Ohio. #1mived on & special rain this morning Extra cars for the sccommodation of inaugural travelers were atiached io virtually sl trains amriving n the Capita! today Umon Station officials cported a heavy movement from the outh, with extra equipment on trains from Chattanoogs, Tenn.: Atlanta. Ga Lynchburg, Vu.: Memphis, Tean.: untinglon. W. Va., and Richmond, Va The Baltimore & Ohio and Penusyi- vania rallroads are routing special trains to their parking y in order to | relieve congestion at Union Station, and several trains will be located in the New York avenue vard of the Pennsyl- Pennsylvania ave- & O. during the In some cases travel- Inaugural period : the trains their head- will make quarters. Byrd o Head Party. Gov. Byrd of Viginia will head a special party of Virginians arriving to- mortow afterncon from Richmond. He will be accompanied by a military es- cort The Union League Club of Michigan 150 will arrive tomortow and two spe- cial trains are bringing Texus Repub- licans and & large party from Alabam Newport News 1s sending & drum and bugle corps by boat omorrow nignt. The Cuyahoge Counly Republican Club will’ arrive from Ohio tomorrow | pn & speclal (rain. Other groups sched- | uled Lo resch Washington Lomortow are the Lincoln Republican Club of Beaver Falls, Pa.; the Hamilion Club of Chi- cago and Troop B, 102d Cavalry of Newark, N. J One of the lurgest of the delega- tions arriving in Washington for fhe inaugural is the Hoover-Curtis Club of | New York, one thousand strong. led by Matthew Quay Glasser of New York, Lauder in Wrong Coach. LONDON, March 2 (#)—From New Zealand. comes news that Sir Harry fauder traveied miles and miles on a Former Congressman. ACTION S DELAYED ON ORIGINS CLAUSE | British gree of bachelor of law from the Uni- versity of Towa Four vears later, in 1900. he began the practice of law in Prniceion as his father's partner. He married Miss Hor- tense Cullers lers. a wealthy land owner of near Trenton. Mo. They have one daughter, Caroline, 16. . “The former chief executive's first ven- ture in politics was in 1912, shortly after he moved to Trenton. Mo.. when the Progressive party nominsted him for the State altorney generalship. He was defeated. Afler a whirlwind campaign in 1920 he recelved the Republican nomination for governor. and was elected by & large plurality. He was the second Repub- lican 10 hold the office since the Ciy War. Record in Office. Duriig his four-year term lie worked for ihe reorganization of the State gov- ernment, directed the carrving out of a $60,000 000 road-bullding program snd puriicularly stiessed measures for the Impiovement of rural schools Siuce retiring from public office. Mr. Hyde has spenl most of his time in Kapsas City directing the affairs of the Sentinel Life lnsurance Co., of which he is president. He refused lo become a candidate for (he senatorial nomi- nation last yesr and also declined to allow his name to be put forward for the vice presidency. After he attained politics Mr. Hydes Republican poriers regarded him as an equal to “Jim"' Reed on the stump. and his cam- palgn clashes with the Missouri Senator loug will be remembered in this State. His homely expressions always won his sudiences. His was a rare vein of humot blended with biting sarcasm. ‘The incoming cabluet member is an active, worker in his church, the Methodist Episcopal. and an ardent sportsman. prominence in Sons of American Revolution Committee Advised of Congress Status. Members of the executive commiltee of the Society of Sons of the American Revo- | lution were advised today that Congress probably will not act on the origins clause to the immigration act before adjournment. Frank B. Steele of Washington retary general of the society opinion was expressed in conversation with & member of the Senaie rules committee. An amendment o the act of 1924 is pending sec- under which operation of (he national origins clause | would be postponed for another vear The Sons of the American Revolution has been sctive in opposition (o the amendment Hol Two-Day The executive commitiee of soGiely, of which Ganson Depew Buffalo i+ president day convention in Sessi the of the society' s national headquarters, 1227 Sixteenth street. The committee is composed of president. ana diceciors general tending the meeting are President General Depew, Benjamin M. Johnson of Bosion. Frederick W. Milispaugh of Nashville, Ernesi K Rogers of New Loudon, Conn.., lieuten- ant governor of thal State and & past president general of the soclety: R. C. Schanck of Pittsburgh. Loren E. Souers of Canton, Ohio: Louis K. Torbet of Chicago and Judge J. A Van Oisdel of Washingion. all of whom sare mem- bers of the commiuiee. Imimigration Is Discussed. The commitiee today discussed in gration and plans for the national con- aress of the society at Springfleld. Il May 20. The District of Columbia ciety was host (o the members luncheon, Visiting members will remain in Washinglon for the inasuguration and plan (o atiend (he inaugural commii- {ee s reception in honor of the governors of States, to be given lomortow evening in_ihe Willard “Hotel from 10 to 12 o'clock, _ Also attending the commitiee meei- ing are Wilbert H. Barrett of Adrian Mich.. & former president general Eruest J. Clarl of Baltimore, vice presi- dent general: Norman M. Couly of Louisville. Ky., vice president gencral; George.. S, Robertson of _Baltimore. treasurer general: Mr. Sieele and neis B Culver, registar, also of Washington, RUSSIA PLANS WELCOME. Official Says British Party Would Be Aided in Trade Project. MOSCOW, March 2 (#).--Assistant Commisar Maxim Litvinoff of foreign | affairs yesterday said he would wel- to Russia by | proved yesterday to the extent that af come & projected visit industrialists and financiers. The Soviet government, he declared. would furnish material likely to be use ful to ihem in increasing 'he British | motion picture comedian had been crifi- | cat, daughter of Charles Cul- | sup- | national | said the immigration | is meeting in two- | the At RAINY INAUGURAL - NOW IN PROSPECT 'Wet Weather May Cancel | Aerial Shows Today; Crowds Reaching City. (Continued From First Page ) | Carolina; Joseph H. Himes, Judge Van Fossen. Luther Liukins with Gov. Mvers Y. Cooper. Ohio John Thomas Roy L hauser with Gov. Jobn S. Fisher vivania: Charles R. Stark. v A Burkhait with Norman S Rhode Island Joseph Fairbanks with Gov. John E Weeks, Vermont John Lewis Smith with Gov. Hairy F Byrd, Virginia: W. C. Hamson. Col. P | M. Anderson with Gov. Walter J | Kohler, Wisconsin: Joswh A, Van | Orsdel with Gov. Frank C. Emerson | Wyoming Graham McNamee, Phillips Carlin { Milton J. Cross and John B Dauicl veterans of the microphone, arived | Washingion yesterday ana went over fanangements for the radio broadcast- ing loday Al inaugural Leadguariers in the W tatd, John C. Hall, iransporiation rep- { resentative of the commitiee, direcle visitors (0 lransportation compan | while ihe housiug commitiee functioned lat the Union Station. furnish | coming visitors with iransportation and | housing for the inaugural period At five of the maln aulomobile trances to the cily Iepresentatives of the American Automobile Association were posted 1 information booths 10 | furnish complete information io those Inot famihar with traffic, parking and lother inaugural srrangements. ‘The traffic representative also furnished visitors with copies of a program pre- | pared by the commitiee on historic sites, headed by Miss Mabel Boardman, | former District Commissioner. Fete May Break Record. Tavld Nei- Penn- oseph C v e en- i | A< the vanguard of thousands of tors to the ceremony converged on Washington today. no doubt remained | that Herbert Hoover's inaugural 48 hours hence will rank among the most coiorful peace-time fetes of American history. The chief actor in the quadrennial | drama, his cabinet complete and his in- ! augural address ready for delivery, re- mained in the quiet of his S street home, while elsewhere in the Capital last minute preparations l0oking toward | Monday moved feverishly to a climax At the executive offices little more than & mile away, undisturbed by the hustle and bustle of last minute in- augural preparations. President Coolidge | devoted his energies to a full day of work. Piled high on his desk were the | usual large number of last minute bills and resolutions from the slowing mills of legislation on Capitol Hill The official inaugural program map- ped out by the inaugural committee began today. but the initial entertain- ment was merely intended to give the visitors to the Capital something inaugural day itself. There was con- siderable doubt as to the extent of an werlal show planned by the Army and Navy this afternoon, but cavalrymen and artillerymen at Fort Myer were prepared to go through their scheduled drill. Several State societies were keep open house thiough the afternoon and evening, and Washington society Huttered through a round of enter tainments. Two of the central figures in the drama were concerned intimately in the final legislative jam of the Seventieth Congress. One of them —Vice President Dawes —found the concluding hours of his four years' service as presiding officer of the Senate only a little less hectic than those of the opening session l.of 1925. The other— Charles Curtis of , Kansa. ill a Senator, but soon to be | the Nation’s second in command, chose ! to stay out the tenure of his senatorial i leudership. and remained with his col- | leagues. The retiring Vice President is | to be the guest tonight of the Gridiron Club at a special dinner in his honor. | while President. Coolidge is to entertain { the cabinet at the White House. Picture Almost Complete. Visitors to_the Capiial today found the inaugural picture almost complete. except for the man and the hour. On the great plaza in front of the Capitol | a white pillared portico rose high above the pavement. ready for the coming of Herbert Hoover, and about it stretched a vast expanse f bright timbered benches from which 8000 persons will see the chosen of the electorate pro- nounce (he words of official obligation aud hear him anounce his polices to the world in his ainaugural address Over the mile-and-u-half length of the inaugwal parade route. extending trom the Capitol to Nineteeuth streef. | temporary bleachers and covered grand stands were ready Lo seat 50,000 ma Directly in front of the White House in a court of honor. bright with new bunting and evergreens, stood the closed reviewing stand from which the nev President will watch the passage of the 20,000 persons come 10 do him honor Notwithstanding the drenching rain which fell last night and today, Wash- | ington 1s & city of bunting and flags futtering on the cnill breeze and drip- ping in the rain. Downfown neari¢ every lamppost holds aloft flags. with crossed standards and an | American shield between, funked by streamers of the blue and gold of Hoover's California. ‘Lithographs of the Presideni-elect and the Vice President- I elect 100k out n profusion from the windows of smart slores and embellish the doorways of the dingy little shops on lover Pennsylvania avenue throng. the citv has decked itsell out in all its finery The ceremonies Monday soon after 10 am and 1t oclock in the afternoon before the las. unit of the lengthy parade has passed (he presidential stand, and Presi- dent Hoover has turned from the plaudits of the crowd to the waiting !desk in (he While House Through- out most of this period the radio will carty to thg corners of the country & description of every phase of the chang- ing picture of the inaugural. To aid the listener who wants to know ail thai goes on the Federal Radio Commission has asked all stations not broadeasi- ing the inaugural ceremonies to mini- mive terference between 11 am. and 4 pm. Easiern standard time No accurate estimate of the Lol visito already thionging the crowded Capital is available. . but as tralns arrived hourly. the list of dis- tinguished visitors grew with arrival of governors and State delegations pre- pared (o take part in the inaugural ! festivities a few hours hence. Weary hotel clerks and swamped taxi starter agreed that when the crowd finally col lects late tomorrow it will be one of the greates. Washinglon has ever seen | Maj. Charles Demonet. president of | the District of Columbia division of the | Reserve Officers’ Association, announced today that he has places in the in- augural parade for additional Reserve | officers, Those desiring (o participate weie asked (0 communicate with him {at 1520 Connecticut avenue or by calling ! Decatur 2100, [CHAPLIN ABLE TO SIT UP !Lounge Moved Into i Screen Comedian Grows Better. LOS ANGELES, March ). — Charles Chaplin, who was stricken Mon- day with ptomaine poisoning, had im- begin be § will may number Room as lounge was moved into his room and he sat up for several hours, his physician Dr. Cecil Reynolds announced. The to | busy themselves with while waiting for | to American | Proud | to be host once more to an inaugual | CURTIS HAS SERVEE - PUBLIC 34 YEARS Retires From Senate Tonight to Assume Office as Vice President Monday. nding Chatles nt and from M 1 Congress to assiumy Monda he Republicag e and be was making of his nined brouzbd before he taken comm? sl tae from Senate vears of service he vice pre esidency «der of the he last day bUSY cateer & Dete: one e C lative progra n has enea by priation steps out e hangi tonight. he confe ) bills { Wins Fight Over Pending Bills. behind the snd threw I hit tween las for vital deficiency was suecessful vre nears ator negotiatic He the i Sens h Repr drive a ment app: et d e conferceq entatives bargain on ppropriation spriation bille e happy to- task for his Depa With the ay he w self-appoint meast ont night last the his sion se mpleted Stands Although ney F the finish. orts the By to a Finish, d clec the vice presiy ! e Kansan stood by Largely because of hi§ Senate completed work dure ing the session on the cruiser cone struction legislation and the multis lateral treaty renouncing war. He has only the Sabbath dav tomors row intervening between his long serve ice in_the Senate and his new office of Vice President Curtis has served cone tinuously in the Senate since 1914, He was elected to the House in 1892 and served there yintil 1907, when he way nt to the Senate by Kansas. After one term he lost on a close decision, | but two vears later he was re-elected nd he has been in the Senate con- tinuousiv since. Only from 1012 te | 1914 was he out 28 AUTOS REGISTER AT TOURIST CAMP | California and Towa Represented | Among Inaugural H Arrivals. Despite today's downpour of rain. alis | tomobile tourists were making their way to the tourists’ camp in Potomac Park {for the inauguration. and Maj. C. W. | Foster, manager of the camp, said there are 28 cars. mostly from the East and Northwest, already registered. Herbert Hoover's State of California | was represented. as was his native State lof Towa, but Senator Curtis' Kansas Jdld not send automobile envoys among | the early arrivals. Authorities at the jcamp were advised that many of the | motorists who went to see the Sharkey« | Stribling fight in Florida are now em route to Washington for the inaugura- tion. There was a notable absence of Southern cars at the camp this morning, The capacity of the camp. Maj. Fos« ter explains, is almost unlimited. for there are 13 acres of camp ground. with 72 cabins to care for those who prefer them to living under canvas. Cars at the camp this morning were | from the West coast. Oregon being rep= {resented as well as California. and one {car was from Alberta, Canada. Mai, { Foster pointed out that he has numer~ | ous reservations for cars, and should the weather clear up to permit more | pleasant motoring. cars. may reach hera 1in even grester numbers than anticis ip«l?d It is doubiful, however. if the | maximum number of 1453 registered at jone time set last vear will be reached during the inaugural period. F. P. O’BRIEN, LAWYER - AND ORGANIZER, DIES | Resident Here Eight Years, Victim of Two Months' Illness, to Re Buried in Baltimore. Francis P. O'Brien, 43 vears old. a practicing lawyer of this city sinem 1920, and widelv known organist. died ut his home, 1410 M street. Thursday, afier an iliness of two monthe. Mr. O Brien had been organis at St, Dominic's and St. Patrick’s Catholie churches. He was graduated in law from the National University and had taken & post graduate course at Colum= bia_University. N. Y. ‘The body will be taken to Baltimore this afiernoon where services will be held in St. Ann's Catholic Church Mondav. Burial will be in Cathedral Cemelery. Baltimore. Mr. O'Brien is survived by four sis- ters. Mrs. Susie Inge. Miss Katherine O'Brien and Mys. J. S. Harrington. all of ihis city, and Mus. E. A. Wiedfeld of Baitimore, MEMORIAL BRIDGE WORK RUSHED BY CONTRACTORS Aciive preparationsf or constructing the portion of Arlinglon Memorial Bridge from Columbia Island to ihe Virginia shore. across Boundary Chan-i 1 nel. now are going forward rapidly, it was Jearned from ‘N. P. Severin| Co.. the contractors for the work,, Seventy-five men are engaged in stari-| ing construction of a cofferdam on the: Virgimia side and also of a cofferdam? on the Columbia lIslana shore. Equip- ment is being set in place for going} ahead with the job and it is expected} that. concrete will be poured in abou two weeks i The company progressing with, excavating on the Virginia side. wherel 9.000 yards of material will have to be, dug. On the Columbia Island shore.t 12,060 vards will have 0 be exdéavated and the material used in the building} {of & raised roadway across the island. $80,500.000 AIR FUND. Nation Estimates Show $250.000 | British | LONDON, March 2 (#).—British es-§ timates fo government aviation r\.‘ penditures during 1929 wtal £16.200.000 ¢ (about $80,500.000). This i3 & decrease | !of £50.000 (about $250,000) as compared§ | with 1928, i ! " In connection with the estimates Sir’ | Samuel Hoare, air secretary. said the| new ariships, the R-10 and the R-101, i 3 Increase. should begin their flying trials in the Spring and he hoped to see flighis to overseas bases, such as Karachi and Montreal, carried out during the vear, — Cat Takes Long Au; Ride. NEW YORK, March 2 (/) - Maj. Jose Mario Barone. his mechanic and hix Rio, have arrived from Rio de ain before he discovered he was riding | exports to the unjon and general inter-' cally 1l Tuesday night with an added'Janeito. having come all the way & second class. He had g fret-olass tickeb, | chAQRe of (Fade, L . : . . aitack of miestpal influenzie g aulomobidas

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