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~ 1 ‘ HYATTSVILLE DECLARES WAR ON MOSQUITQ PEST Thousands of Top-Minnqws te Be Pyt in Pond to Breed and M@#fi#%&%’fio co. Dagset Cirster v, Sams 8t Act as Destryers, Bpecial Dispateh te The Star. HYATTSVILLE, Md. July 18— Hyattaville Is about to declars war to uc”’mva DISHES the finish on mosquitoes. Thousands Nothing satisfies more (heae hot m‘—’"‘ enough of meny minnows, distributed by the United States public health service, shortly will be released in a pond covering several acres In East Hyatteville, to breed. The pond is the property of Dr. J. Harrls Rogers of Hyattavllle, knowi Internationally as the Inventor | of the v ound wire ho hi 1334-36 G 8¢ 1338 New York Ave. *The Bentem”—1332 G St Ready! of gambusia, commonly known as top- ! giver permission for use ®f the pond. The top-minnew, sceording te Dr. Robert B. Johna health ofMeer of Hyattsville, whao {§ undertakin, work, h d r\l n the roves ghly sucoessfyl a: 90( masquitoss .flhm n other countr! Paople yattaville and vicinity regpive minnawa fr Dr. Johnstone, to be :l-c d ponds tia n about ti hemes te k the me quitoes. HELD AS WIFE SLAYER. Special Dispateh to The Btar. | LYNCHBURG, Va. July 13.—Judge 8. D. Martin yesterday held Arthur Patrick, colpred, for the Neptamber grand jury here on the char of murdering his wife here July 3. Pat- rick admits the shooting, but asserts that it was the result of an gccldent and that he had no Intention of shoot- ing his wif. ARRESTED, BUT PAROLED, ©. D. Murphy, Accused in Okla- homa, Befriended by Congressman. Charles Davis Murphy, forty-ens yeara old, stopping at 1303 B strest with his wife and child, was arrested yesterday by Detectives Corpwel} and Flaherty at the request of H. E. Ride- hour, sheriff at Vints, Okls., who gave the Information that Murphy was wanted te angwer a charge invalving & fifty-dollar check transaction. Representative Willigm A. Qldfield of Arkansas came to the rescue of Murphy. It wag stated that Murphy is Interested in a patent for rebpenin, abandoned ofl wells, and that scheduled for a copference with offi- of the St d The Half-Yearly Sale Society Brand and The Hecht Co.’s Sprin and . Summer SUITS —including everything we own, excepting dress Suits an R EADY tomorrow! The Washington classic in Society Brand and The Hecht Co.— the class clothes of America in a mass sale for everyone. men’s clothing, Our half yearly sale, please, not limited to any one lot of clothes or to any one price, but a wide open sale, with a suit for every man at his own price. Our entire stocks are included, and EVERYTHING in our stocks means SOMETHING for EVERYBODY. 19.50 $27.50 285 suits the ones-and-twos of a kind $ All $35 and $40 suits. now reduced to e 'All $45 and $50 Suits $ now reduced to "he Heceht Co. hot-weather clathes You know these suits--America’s hest in fashion and fabric—suits that led the town at their first fair prices come down to prices that simply increase their leadership. All $55 and $60 Suits now reduced to All $65 and $75 Suits now reduced to Coming! Big sale men’s i i oin i E JULY 13, 1921. resentative Oldfleld on a promise to T3t oy T e 40 o ™1,500 DISABLED SOLDIERS I.AI el o - roled Murphy In the custody of Rep- RECEIVE TRAINING HERE produce him in goyrt when & yequisi- —— ;Il:'l:‘ .!'or mm reaches here from Okla- Many Taking Law Coursos i Chiet STOPS PLANE FIRES Aviator Ross Says Govern- ment Delays Testing Device in Spite of 71 Deaths. Feature of Rehabilitation Under Government Auspices. Nearly 1,500 disabled soldiers are being trained in the colleges and commercial schools of the District of Columbia at the expense of the government, it was announced today by the federal board for vocational — BOARD T0 DECIDE AWARDS. By direction of the Secretary of War, the adjutant general of the Army will supervise all operations connected with the sward of medals d fons in the Army cover-: |‘:|- ::m'e':. in the past and cases that may arise in.the future. An Al arg is to he appainted to des- | oq,00¢16n ority of these Army b‘o r.v’ .“g." B fecora. | education. A great majority Despite seventy-one deaths in air- TUINE | tiona ueker the pravisiona ef the act | men are taking law courses. plane accidents during the twelve af Tune # and supplementary [ So far, 111 have been completely | pep "o o ek 4 Oil Company | nete i rehabilitated in the District of Co- s ended June 30, last, the Army lumbia, that is they have finished has delayed making an adequate in- their courses of instruction or busi- e: A a C ness and industrial apprenticeshin, ;’n’"!‘i‘”’"‘ of a device for extinguish- ve been placed in employment and [IN& @irplane fires which was submit- are, therefore, no longer dependent |téd to it in March, 1920, it was charged on Kovernment maintcnance nd $UD- |here today by the inventor, W. A. Altogether, fourteen men lwvahldlcfl R‘:flr while in training here in Washing- n experi i ” Ton “thirty-three have discontinued | record :,ld'“:‘f"'," plict; with ja ‘war training before completion of their > rvivor of an airplane courses, either because they obtain- |fire which carried him in a 400-foot .’.‘3..%‘}2".5"#2‘;.‘?.;’.’:&"‘&“&? :ll;lfilcg‘l‘x_r p)unge to earth, Ross said today he sons, Altogether, 1,976 have entered | Practically had exhausted means for training in the District of Columbia. | PFINEING about a satisfactory test of Some of these have transferred to [Ni8 invention, although he has been Some oL iheac assured by Army officers that, in their | O ra e veceive anywhere from |gPinion. his method is the Best that o He R e nih far maime [Fas been offered for reducing the Y once 2na support. besides their | Principal cause of aviation disasters. tuition, books, ete. The amount of Reason for Delay. w;nn:’-‘nu_m;]a P |I«Iln u‘l":{)?:)d:r m\;'l:;;l: He attributed his lack of success in whether & man s murricd or single | interesting (he government to the fact Of the total in training in_ the|the :\dw.x‘?'-l'x‘;r;v?n;\» ,5"5i|‘|"§2"-‘i?{‘h!.’.‘ District_of Columbia today. 1.127 are | is claimed for it. According to Ro in section 2 training, that is, they |(ha Army wants 1o make: extended are receiving tuition, books, etc. The | tesis at its Dayton. Ohio, feld. H. —————————————————— men are gradually completing their | fraikly states that he will mot cons courses and will then be placed inlgent to this suggestion, because he employment. . fears that, in the event of his device . being changed or developed in certain ARTS DRIVE ON RAZORS. | T5zbict: the Army would claim the ST o |right 1o the development, and he _— might find himself possessor’ of noth- N ing but a right to appeal to the Court Justice McCoy Gives Fighter Seven | y¢“ 1aims for justice. ‘ “What 1 have asked for is a de- Years and Six Months, cision by the Afmy within twenty- Chief Justice McCoy is determined | four hours after the test is held as to o discourage the use of razors in|whether or mot it will buy the in- friendly brawls’ aud yesterday im- |vention.” said Ross. “The authorities nosed a sentence of seven years and refused 1o negotiate on this six montha In the penitentiary on |basis Frank L. Warner. colored, who was convicted by & Jury in Criminal Di-| o Device Fralsed by OMeer. wion 2 of an assault with a danger- [ Ross has a letter from an Army of° e eapon al who saw a demonstration of ‘According to the testimony Warner |Ihe device. This official describes it and Davis had a disagreement and [3% the “hest” plan yet developed for Werner slasheq his onmonent about | €XUnguishing airplane fires. Several w Lt S LA well known pilots have written to ————3 |the ventor expressing the opinion his invention will greatly reduce the .S_v / d lm‘zam:\ of aviation A working model of the invention ojfeo shows that it is capable of extin- snir Euishing a fire in from seven (o L S twelve seconds. A sprinkler system spoiléd throws a blanket of fire-extinguish- ing liquid over the motors and main- tains it for a sufficient period to make reoccurrence of the flame impossible. ' The invention also provides a safe- as guard against explosion of the gaso- . line tank in case of a crash . o Expects Trial by Navy. And Your skn-t Is Patents have been issued Ross by this government and several foreign & izovernments. He gaid the Navy De- So.led nartment is now considering the de- vice and that he expected it to be given a _satisfactory trial by that but that means noth- branch of the service. ing! Not when you know there's a Hoft- ||| THE WEATHER man Store nearby to o o) y : istrict of Columbia, Maryland and which you can go for Virginia, partly eloudy tonigni :nd complete clothes- lomnrrgn .”I' v :Tnl‘“”' h; tempe A ) entle able win.! cleaning consolation. st Virginia, partly c night and tomorrow; no chi They say we do temperature. beautiful dry - clean- Yor Twenty.Four Heurs. 2 3 3 m ing—and WE think 78.12 midnight, s 80, TOO! 76: noon. §: | Barometer—4 am. 20.99: 5 nm., 30.61; 12 midnight, 30.01; 4 a.m., 30.00; . 04: noon. 30.02. Phone Main 4724 temperature, £5, occurred ————— ||| &t 2:30 p.m. yesterday. Lowest temperature, 72, accurred at i 4 11_,!“. toda; emperature same date last year— Condition of the Water. CLEANERS & DYERS | ‘T-;mpeuu(x]re and condition of water | am.: Great Palls—Tempers 12 Stores {78; condition, very muddy. o UTe Main Office: 740 12th st. NW. ||| Up-River Waters. t | HARPERS FERRY, W. Va. July 18. | —The Potomac and the Sh:nandoah rivers were both very mu. this morning. X Weather in Various Citles. Three-Day Specials o —— - g | SHOE REPAIRING | «uom 1, sole put on your — shoes—guaranteed best fln’.’.‘-;’}" Ten. ;3.'3: quality $150 value. 'm:lnur :m.z.l Ra | White oak leather, only | Baltimore: ;- 2008 Sisady { Roston 04 Cloudy ~ | 1 K::fl!lln :: Pt.cloudy e Charleston” . P clo { White Rubber Heels | iz n. 2 004 Clenr for men's shoes only, c&. = e attached to your shoes. so'q‘ ru‘c'-lr ody 1 EI Paso | 9 3 1 [ Neolin Whole Soles Gntveston . 30.08 Comfortable, water- Jacksonville 30.08 sroof, outwear leather Hanreg Gl - 200 | —attached to your shoes Loulsville for Miami . o Orleans New York.. a]i Shoe sh Oklaboma iladelphia, Repair Op Philadelph 417 11th SLN.W. 02 : Aunex Ore 30.12 AN ¥V e oppostte |5 Take cits 29,8 San Antonio. 80.08 San Diego . 20.88 8. Francisco 2094 Bi. Lonis... 3000 Gear . : " St Paul . t.cloudy Don't wait to kill flies - | BAEE SR Clindy f}:‘d "‘°5q“'l°°51t‘;1eP BAR 16 DINNER COURSES. em away wi - Y People Like Plain Food Nowadays, L PR EV ENTOL Miss Robertson Says. , The taste of the present generation nclines toward good, plain food Prevznts MOthS rather than the sixteen courses of President Grant's time, Representa- l) e o . tive Alice Robertson ‘of Oklahoma die N S \G told graduates of the Lewis Hotel (@ 3 R AVA SYAN KO BB | Training Schoot at commencement ex- o MARE S A UL EN oML ercises last night at the Shoreham $ Hotel. % —— e — Representative Robertson related some of her personal experiences as : a restaurant owner and sald that a om a &ood slogan for a clerk or proprietor . of eating establishments is “to smile, no matter how keen one's desire to 50 . box the guest's ears.” She added that . hotels and places to eat generally as es 1Ke should be truly restful. Addresses also were made by Mrs. vice president of the chool Henry C. Rrown, prin- mona e cipal; Staly, istrar; Edwin Piper, s manager; Clifford Lewis, president; Mrs. Lilis Bowes A and C. G. Degman. Mrs, Henry C. Brown read greetings from many of the alumni working in various parts of the country. Diplomas were pre- sented by Mrs. Brown, who presided. ———— 4 URGES COMBINE INQUIRY. —— Xenyon Describes Organization to Combat Legislation. Senator Kenyon, republican, Towa, giving leader of the Senate agricultural bloc, lem- |introduced yesterday a resolution spar] onade, proposing investigation of a national A tabl a1 |orsanization, described as recently "zm‘ formed at Cincinnati, to combat agri- in s glass of cold water whenever |cultural legislation, with the support you feel bilious, headachy or consti- |of trade organisations such the United States Chamber of Commerce, pated, will give salts e wi ot phys! Ask for “Epsonade Salts” Mpde by Am. Epsem Ass'n. a splendid epsom wiul taste out the a the Wholesale Coal Dealers' Associa- tion, National Cotton Growers' Asso- elation,. Whelesale Grocers’' Associa- qthers. - Inquiry would be condu by the agricultural committee and in- z‘ulv- co-operstive marketing opera- WILL MEET IN THIS CITY. The second meeting of the Fourth Dis- trict Typothetae Federation, a division of the United Typothetae of America, is to be held here September 9 and 10.° Offi- cers are: R. H. Williams of Richmond, Va., president; George K. Horn of Balti- bert more. first vice presiden Beverley of Richmond, Graves of Norfolk, Frank this city and A. R. Saylor of Wilming- ton. Del., other vice presidents, and J. C. Partin of Richmond, secretary-treas- urer. w. CARD OF THANKS. EMITH., We with (o cxpress our sincers thanks and appreclation to eur rel friends for the kinduess, sympath, beautitul ibutes 41 the death MARRIED. BUNNELL—WAGGAMAN. the Ciiarch of the iewed S dunghter guman, formerly of Wushingion. TER 5. BUNNELL of Los Angeles. DIED. BAKER. Tuesdey, July 13, 1921 at 1 Hes- Keth ¢ Chase, MARTHA TH ; widow of n Baker and mother of Oliver B. Ruker. Services at her residence Thursday, July 14, at 8 p.m. Interment Tiffn, Olilo, Saturday. 13 BROWN. Monday, J 1921, at Orange, N. 3. MARIE FREE BROWN voted wife of Bumuel Brown daughter of Henry and Lillie Freeman. nerdi from her mother's Fesidence, 24 ginia ave. now., Thy \ pan. Reiatives snd friends invited € at tend CHURCH. sday. July 1 CHURC at her ls raduy, dul es and friends lnvited to att uughters o ¥ tate July rom 416 6th CORMICK, Councilor. * sted to atiend rhe funeral of our T LAVINIA CHURCH, Thursday. 21, ar 11 o'clock a.m.. 0 ELSIE CRISTADOROQ. Runday night, July 10. after w xhort iliness. at hix bome in York city, ARTHUR CRISTADORO. eduesday, July 13, 1921. at 4:30 Lexington place n.e.. wife of Frederick inerul lereafter. * 208 2 po. Interment at Gl e JACKSON. Monday, July 11, 1921, at ., JOHN. beloved lushand of h Juckson, beloved sou of Bruum and Irene Juckson aud brother of Dudley, Mrs. Luells Awelia_Ashton. loss wany reln Thursduy. July 1 undertaking and 1, 121, at Minneapolis as. July 1 . £ A widew of Dr 36 A LD, Tuesdus. July 1 e, B15 North s 5 V. LITCHFIELL Litehfield. Notice of funeral here- Wednesday, July 13, University Hospital, of John ¥ Fu ave Mille Miller, 314 Carolina from residence of Mrs. Mary ¥ Shepherd st n.w.. ¥ Tuterment at Co NORRIS. T ERIKA H under J : Adumstown. Md ment privat ROSS. Mon ROBS, the belove devoted father of E brother of Clifton, Geo Mary' H. Herry eral Thursd seral 1334 HOWARD Ros, 1, 1821 £2p. Metuire's parlors, 9th und Westminster sts. Friends aud reiat respect{ully wvited 1 IN MEMORIAM, DICKINSON. Sacred is dear mother. MAR RON, who died_twenty-e day, July 18, 188 ‘Gane, but pet forgotten HER SAD AND ONLY DAUGHTER BER THA. . the memors of my RINE DICKIN Sears ago 1o ELLIOTT. In sad but loving remembran our dear duughiter an er. ANNIE SEW ELL ELLIOTT. who departed this life one year ugo toduy. July 13, 1920, Today recalls the memory Of u loved one laid to rest, And those who »till remember her Are thoxe who loved her best HER DEVOTED MUTHER, SISTERS AND HBROTHERS. - POSTON. THOMPSON, Sacred to the memory of our heloved son and brother, RAYM: STON, aud his dear friend, who died together, July 15, Fold them, O Father, in Thy arms And let them henceforth be love vetween liearts and Thee. Messengers of « 3 SISTER. EDNA NTS. but loving remembrance who departed this life today. r mother, irs g e. but not forgotten. 1ER LOVING CHILDREN. * brother, > WII, 8] who died Junuary nd_of onr mother. SARAH who died July 1; FUNERAL DIRECTORS. Frank Geier’s Sons Co., 1118 SEVENT Modern Chapel. Te! WM. H. S. azH = ne. rn_Chapel._Antomohile Fu “ZURHORST” Lincoln 372 CHAS. S. ZURHORST 301 E. CAPITOL ST. V. L. SPEARE CO. HER THE SUCCESSORS OF NOE CON- (TCTED WITH THE ORIGINAL W. R. SPEARE ESTABLIS 3 Phone Franklin 6626 940 F &t nw. Dignined and Efficient Service, Lincoln 3464, Chape! 8184 H 8T Automobile Service oseph F. t. N.W. Established 1841, 3034 M 7. WILLIAM LBE, Livery 1 - modern crematorium. Moderate ave. p.w. Tel. cali M. 1388, BeexreCor “1208TH_STREET:NW. (PORMERLY 540 F.STHW)’ PHONE MAIN_ 108 AR Speare - CiNichols .\WB'Spesre JAMES T. RYAN, a3l PA AVE. BE. oo 162 Chapel. ncoln 142. Modern Cn vate Ambulances. Livery in_Connection. Timothy Hanlon 641 H 8T. N.E. Phone L. 5543. Fort Lincoln® %5 Bim o vard at District G st. n.w. Phone F. 4745. Hill Cemetery Chapel and Vault—Non-Sectarian Perpetual Care of Graves Unsurpassed Natural Beguty P ded, Ave. S.E. Extel FUNERAL DESIGNS. Appropriate Floral Tokens W Floral Co. 14th and Main 108, 900 14th 121 s | Gude Bros. Co., 1214 F St