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WITH '1RON; 5 | 1f Weak, Thin or Rundown | Try This New Treatment in Tablet Form—Watch the Quick Results. Evert one has leard of the i wonders performed by yéast In testoring thip. sleklv. and rundown people to | iBoaith. And now it Is found that even ! fagre surprising results are brought when ¥ Feast is taken with iron. the great blool- | builder. 1 | Peapte who for s i snmemic. and all R wore weak. pale. 0w Tealth almst e 1% elemen %0 absolitelr moterd e ccome wickly and run- | from loss of st ot become exhausted your food hns v T b table, thin. pale. ne ity run-down. then iry | eamplex’ons W 'n ten day: | Where come enthusinstic reports of - what 1" s doing for peop! atensed Suni-tape pack- "uoep oA V. ite cost in n venst ‘reatment | wrie. | pAeknge. Far sate | | Ah by mood drugis % eves i i L'ao Tablets WUGHLY CONCENTRATED VITAMINE TONIC. Plumber? Is he ingenious enough to repair and remodel your l_)ld system so that it will give as good service as it ever did? OQur Experts are in= genious and ther long cxpcrience ensbles them ccomp’ish results and without i Have you thought of hav- ing a new Bathroem In- stalied? Get our estimate. Maurice J. Colbert 621 F St. N\W. Main 3016-3017 100 Different Kinds Money-Saving X h Union Skoe Find'ngs Company o —At souf servica Whed feads to do the Painting, Paperhanging or Uphdlstering. Ges. Plit Co., Inc., 31238 14th 8¢, Maln 4224-§ Have Your D | Béfore cold weath- ef arrives, and fevent foothache. r careful dentist b takes every pre- Bar Plate - caution not to hurt | 4 set of feeth that yéu. Our meder- nataral teeth. Will ate charges will | 2ot drop while ik, please you me tell you About 1t IDGEWORK FILLINGS—EX' —_— My Charges are Very Maderite Bt P m..n-.-:-"! AL, 6 T P potatment Oniy Ing. or eating. ‘CROWNWORK—B! Gxveol 7th & K Sts. N.W. m ADVERTISEMWE Free to Asthma and Hay Fever Sufferers. mmof-u:‘t:::.zlln One Can Use W ne A tort o Lota of Time NT method fof ihé econtrsl = i s B case is lflll‘ develo) nt, whetler it 18 pres- Bay fever or chonic Asthma, you ..J Tor & free igial’ of our e Do st whit Toue abe st 3 w Lovopation, 1] you_ are. (rbubled ‘with “ms' 2, our méthod should relieve you _ promiptly. specially want to sesd it to This frée offet is top important to loct & $1ag1a. Guy. Wilte o ang the thod at omge, . Send no meney. Sgly wall coupes bl Ty 1t Today—you do ot even pay postage. ASTHMA ©0., Room W#‘ and fln‘un‘ Sts., -Bend free tridl of your method to: | NIZED Yeasy CONVENTION QUSTS HILL AS CHAIRMAN Displaced as Head of Re- publican City Committee in Baltimore. Bpecial Dispateh t6 The Star, BAUTIMORE, Md, Septémber 2 State conventions of both politionl arties were hald here this week and i botli provided surprises for the rank and file. The first surprise was st the deinocratic eonvenhtion on Tuex- day, when the harmcny slate ard {orm of Gov. Ritchie was adop ed witliout a dissenting vote. The #scefid and biggest sorprise was the unux‘;sctud in e republican con- vention last night, when Geotge W. Cameron, backed by Mayor Broening, dlu‘pl-eud Reépresentative Johh Philip Hill a8 chaltmhan of the oity commit- tee. HIll himself was probably more sutprised tlan any cne elsé, as only two days before the convention heé madé a public statement in which he Asid that he would be re-slacted chal*man end announced his slate, {|! which provided for the shelving of Canelon. whe wae vice chairman of the committ¢e. But at the last mo- ment Mavor Bfoenihg kicked over the traces and anaouficed that he was r the election of Caméron. 1t was jtaen discovered that the mayor con- tevlied twenty-five votes out, of 3 -three in the committee, ahd che only (hing left for Representativa Hlll te do was to withdraw, which he 14, thus icaving the city in the hands mayor and his follow Harked by Senutor Weller. Repfeseniative Hill was backed for the chairiianship by Senator Weller, whe has had control of the party in the city as well as i the staté for the past few years and who is given credit for having put Mayor Broening into office with one of the biggest maporitics ever cast for the office, and the revolt of Mayor Broening is caken to mean that he desires a re- turn to fermer conditions, when there wis a state leader and a city leader of the rerublican party, intends to be the city new on. Back of the dethronement of Rep- resentative Hill there loonis anothics, Lnpending contest, in which Senator {Joscph Irwin Fra; is the prin- vipal ligure. It.is accepted as a fact | that the senior senator will be a can- jJidate To succeed himself next vear, jvut berore he tun again go before uie eleetdfate ‘he must receive . the nominatmn. % ‘Lhere have been rumors of laté that the senator would find the sledding auite rough, considerable opposition having developed by reason of the fadical stand he has taken on both domestic and foreign questions. Con- sequently he has been looking after his fences and making local align- ments that would insure the support of the organization. City Leaders Reseatful. He saw an opening when opposi- tion developed to Representaiive Hill because the latter absented himself from the city during the primary campaign. There was no directing head here and members of the com- mittee frequently complained of the way things were allowed to drift. It also was known that the city admin- istration heads were a_ bit peeved over the aloofness of the state lead- {°rs. o when & combination was pro- posed which would insure .to Senautof France the proiection be needed | should a fight be ofganized zgalnst hifa, the city people promptly availed themselvgs of the opportunity, real- izing én_st it flnm}fi: assistance were eded Senatar France could r the required &id. < * e Greater representation for Balti- more city in the legislature was the principal fight _made by city repre- sentatives .in both; cdnventions and resulted In- a partial victory for the democrats, their plank allowing' an Increase’ of two senators and twelve delegates, ~vhile the republicans in« serted a plank ealling for niné ssn- ators and thirty-six delegates, againat e:lx~ senxtory dnd and he leader from | | | I Women on Resclutions Committee [ The republican women were also given recognition, alth6ufh not équal : to that accorded new democratic ' voters. Two of their number, Mrs. : Arthur B. Bibbins of Baltimore, and : Mrs. Mats Ve of Prince Geofges county, won places on the resolutions ' committee, for which t} ey had made ' ia stand. and seven women were given iplaces on the credentials committee. | Outside of the Baltimore represen- | tation plank. there is little difference | in the platforms adopted by the two parties. Both declare in favot of the limitation of afmament conf advocate fewer elections in ti feorganization of state office: [good roads, advoc: for disabled vets, f the worl war, profhise a squire deal {o laber and pledge ald and suppoft to the farfners of the state. Both plaiforms ended in commendation of their re- spectivé candidates for the office of state edntroller, the republicans praising the fecérd of their homiinée, Oliver Metzerott of Prince Geor; county,” and the democrats being equally strong in thelf mdorsement | of William S. Gordy, jt., of Wicomito county. ENIES THE LIABILITY OF STATE FOR DAMAGES | Bansas Attorney Disputes Claim of $5,000 for Rejection 6f Film H by Censorship "Board. TOPEKA, Kan., September 24.—No action for damages can be success: fully malitained agaifist the atate, Richiard J-Hopkins, afiorney general, declaréd téday In connéstion .with a suit Begun Fiiday in thé Wyandotie || county diatFict €ourt t4 ,%um'fl,o:? damages znz?‘ {he state (oard of re. view for réjée = fim “The ‘Contrast.” ‘ ».n(lfl“ Thé Gnly méthéd of recov. the -(‘e_'e. the attornéy general added, wag {hrough speclal 1emisiative ap: propriation, 3 . Déspité its rejection By the éénsor- ship board fer the announged réason that, it might-theite filni. wils showh at sas “City, labor mmions. - “Exhibition of the pictyire afts ! Fejection. was a pm.."mf'.uan 6f fhe ) |l-w. 8aid Attorney Gefieral Hopkins. | Whén-the picture was exhibitéa in i Topeka, Gov. Allen stated that the board had actéd onits own initiative | In rejecting the film and not ol press #ife from the administration, a# efirrgod by sponsots for the Pieture. n his__sult, bert ub‘nono. leksee of the flm, alleged that {t was fllag':lllywblmd bé&uhalt 18 detéri- men 8 proj a, Jong don- ?uclet}“wolth vfi;geazmfie. ‘\‘flfi‘c:&,"l ‘. ration a v cation against hmn by ‘(hda ’bv:tno:n of nac“ state of Al nder whom these L1 flu’tfl'm appointment.” s ————tee PHYSICIAN FATALLY SHOT. Death Quickiy Follows Wound In- | flicted by Neighbor. LYNCHBURG, Va., September 24— Df. William M. Strother, prastictng ! physician -near nsboro, Hedford | county, was shot and almost instantly jllied today by o neighbor, Jesse R, ‘o r., Who gave himsel Magistrate WebBor. A coroners. gn': gquest rendered - a verdict that A Btrother was killed by Ford i e i, S S s e latte; me m shooting, was the :f b/ (13 it the 1| it 6 quést of m‘.“'@k n‘i&hfi n fting “Dr. Strother's. body tr” thn and then went 1 i i q ! | edling, the ‘OpéRa and Kans its Hfting veranda of the sway to, | raets. géneration. c mission, seeking to fill the municipal coffers, tried to hurry payments for the town lots, which were coming in slowly. cleaning depzrtment man. under auspices of ' ANCIENT BOOK TELLS OF BALTIMORE ONCE GOVERNED BY COMMISSION ' Special Dispdtch to The Btar. BALTIMORE, Septeriber 24.—The movement for a comimisgion form of govesnment for Baitimore, whih is being advocated by a number of the most visionsfy of political reformers, was again brought to public atten- tion this week by thé sdaition to the city library of an ancient, time- wofh volume containing the early recofds of thé city whén it was gov- erned by a commission, before the revolutionary war. was recently adquired at an awction sale in Naw York city for $168 «fter it had been previously offéreqd to the oty for $1,000. ‘The volunie. which I8 a thick parch- ment booK, bound in heavy boards and ia mscribed “Baltimore Tewn Recdfds,” cofitains some interesting All the értries are made. in ink, Which ig stif 1 g the: difficulty tn déélphering thé Words fn the mass ot flourishes that gh-rneterm the penmanship of that ay. 5 . " Reeords Dute Frems 1745 Thé book . ifeludes all the records from March §. 1143, $o some time 10 1987, and goVerhmént by a commis- ston’ muat havé for often a half .page of entries is sufficient fo tecord all the city b for & year. The dlerk seemed to @ Bech the exécutlve head of the ¢ity government. One of the first difficuities encoun- téred by the commission, accoraing to an entry on March 5, 1748, was to decuré payment for city lots taken by the fesidénts. The town had besn laid out ifn lots some years earlior: each holder thereof was to pay the city a sma!l amount In money or tobacco and get title to the lot If a house was built thereon within a certain time limit. Friaay, July 24, 1747, & municipal scandal was made public. It would have riiade a filce “scare head” atory |8 it it had happened in this day and It seems that tl In pushing this effort it was dis- covered that some of the commission- ers themselves had not yet pald for the lots they occupled or were hold- ing, bt what was done the records do not state. Street Cleaning Considered. A condition also 1s noted in the ree« ord duting the year of 1747 which foreshadowed the creation of a stréet vears later, It -hdd been.reported to the commise sicners that many residents were #n & gimple thing, | otti= | A. tea et their lots and. ia &'."33«'-.'2 "-n- omnl-bnr! announéed t & law assembl; -nlq ‘be enforced to ‘n- vent cifisens ‘“leaving stinking fish, dead creaturcs and carrion on thelr lote.” Q! “The. nll;. pay rojl jsmall. The only officials drawing sal- aries wcre tho clork, who was pald 5, of about §75 a year, and the twelve constables, who éach received Gs, of sbout $1.88 & month. Only a dozen of yo pages are re- quired for all the_ records, covering about forty years. Most of the antries have to do with recelpts and ox-| penditures, the latter “sentinel boxes, fence posts and s, alarm hle' greatcoats for the on," ete. WOMAN IS NAMED DEPUTY U. S. REVENUE COLLECTOR Appointment of Mra. Minnie O. Bcherr in West Virginia Con- firmed in Washington Office. Speclal Dispatch to The Star. CHARLESTON, W. Va., September 24—The distinction of having the first wetnan deputy collector of inter- nal revenue in the state of West Vir. ginia belonss to the city of Ch: ton. The department at Washington has confirmed the appointment of Mrs. Minnie G. Scherr, It is announced, Mrs. Scherr Is the wife of former Auditor Arnol rf, and the mother of former State Senator . E. Scherr. She will be stationed in the revenue office in the Federal building, and will serve as office deputy. Other recent appointments as députy colléctors for this district are Arthur O. Ratlift and Ira D. Mayner. Mr. Ratlift was formerly -employed as deputy United States marshal under Marshal Willlam Osbtorne. . May. nor was in the employ of the city of Charleston as assistant in the éng departmen No other changes in the pérsonnel of the local affice hava heen an- nounced by Collector Albert B, Whi: Division Chief J. of Hinton, W. el rémalin in his position indefinitely. MUCH INDUSTRIAL WASTE DUE TO EYE ACCIDENTS Subnormal and FVsulty Lighting Also Blamed for Lessened - Produetion. NEW YORK, Beptembor 24.—Eye sc- ¢idents in Industria ntd are one of the chiet sources of aveidabla na- 1 waste, says = report of the oommittee on elimintalon of waste in industey of the American Engineering Councll, made public tonight. The total number of industris! blind in the United States is given am 13- 006, or 13.6 per cent of the total blind hich em- gonducted in many states in connec< tion with the assay of waste in basic industries started by Herbert Hoover. The eys, it is declared, is Involved in 108 per cent of all permanently dis- abling industrial accldents. Pro{n:lv- n;;thodlfl:luspzuo:"n large plants have effec reduction in injuries, it is stated. The use of go, T. is one of the chief rotective devices. ’Tho report aiso charges industrial waste to subnormal vision and faulty lllm’nc ‘That correction of sub- standard vision produces an increaso in ruur? that will pay for itg cost is the conclusion of the management in mnn where seve: ‘ears of tria ‘wavlded basis a contint the repart. or judgment,” | £ ARGUMENTS UNFINISHED INBIG LIBEL PROCEEDING Court Grants Request of Counsel for City to Adjourn Eearing on Demurrer: By the Amactated Pross. CHICAGO, Béptember 324.—Argu: ments on the demurrer of the Chi- cago Tribune to the $10,000,000 iibel suit filed against it by the city of Chicago were not completed today, Judge Harry M. Fisher granting requeést of Chester E. Cleveland, spe. cial counsel for the city, that eourt adjourn at noon. Mr. Cleveland to- day addressed himself to a question asked Judge Fisher yestérday as to whether a8 municipel corperation was to be treated as a private cor- poration gove ta ly in cases where its general administration was affected and some of Its property right only incidentally. r. Cleveland sald that the answer to this inquiry would come from con- on of the nature of the action , as {t was capable of en- orcement by corporations. He ar- sued that inasmuch as a corporation A complete line at very nomipal p}'ices. A Heating Pad is a necessary article in every home, particularly desirable during a period of iliness by a membér of the household. Electrical Goods for Every Need The E. F. Brooks Co. Established Over One-Half Century “Leo C. Brooks, Manager 813 14th St. N.W. has no reputation to sustain, could not in itself be held up to scorn or ridicule nor charged with acts of fwhich an individual might be ac- cused, it vould be affected by libel only In respect to its property. He said that when a city was dealin, in property it necessarily acted in its proprietary rather than its gov- ernmental capacity. —e— HEADS STATE DRY FOKCES. GREENVILLE, 8. C., Beptemnber 24.— P. T. Thorne, secretdry.of Union Re- publican Leagué here, today was ap- pointed group head of the federal Whatever forcem with fon ¢ uth Carelina, heada! Greenville. He formerly »n';'tfi#f 3 the local postmastership. iin DRY AGENT FACES TRIAL GRYSNVILLE, 8. C., igpumm 24, —On the surface today was nothing to indicate anything ' oteurring: That would prevent the second trial at the Pickens terr: of court Monda; of Jake Gosnel!, {ederal prohibitiom & - . forcement officer, who s charged with the murder of Sherift Hen at & local garage on July you want to save, Paint “A painted surface never decays,” and more especially so a “Murco” painted surface. building, garage or shed against the ravages of wintry weather by prop- Protect home or “Murco” Liquid Paint at $3.50 per gal. WHITE AND MOST COLORS. Washington, D. C. It is fully guaranteed by us to give absolute satisfaction. There is a dif- ference in paint—a good big differ- ence—and you'll appreciate the super- lative quality, of this product. E. J. Murphy Co. 710 12th St. N.W. Main 5280 Five Days of September Sale Bargains Only five days remain in which to take advantage of our special September Sale prices. e ] i and every article in our Drapery and Bedding departments have b‘een made so attractive by special price reductions tember Sale has met with a popular response of unusua! proportions. Buying now will mean a big saving to you. sale is over. Our liberal credit terms will help you to-take advantage of the qpportunity. This Cane Living Room Suite Special Sept. Sale Price, $129.00 A most attractive suite in which the frames, of Queen Anne design, are holstery is a striped” m prises a 60-inch Sofa, la: Armchair. This Walnut Dining Room Siiite Septernber fitted with cane. The up- ulberry velour. Suite coth- rge wing Fireside Chaif and * This Breakfast Room Set September Sale Price.. . .. A Dainty Set, in mahogany and ivery, finished exactly like the i]lustrg.tion“. The set comprises a 48-inch gateleg Table, a 4z-inch Service Table, and” four This makes 2 most attractive and convenient furnishing for the break- Chairs. fast room er a small dining room. $295.00 Gentline Americafi Walnut with shadowed panéls; particularly high-grade construc- tion. The design is_caréfully éxeéunted froth a pattern of the lines medified to suit present tastés. The Suite compfises 60-in ueen Anne period, with fiufiet with large mir- tor, large grilled China Cabinet with two-deer eupboard base, attractive Service Table, an This China , Sale Price, $36.75 This Cabinet 1§ & mowt pleading pattern of largs sise; is cafefully constructed of highly poilshed ealki the bent #liss ends give an adasd tohdh of High quality. Extension Table. The Chairs are ¢ - i~ Price, §79.00 This vety attfastive plece iy in vieh, brows mahegaty) s devigned from & sfyls or the Queen Anne period, the Preds ent vopiis “fo@ the Beudeir. Bih*udduioif, bt el two tiers 6f drawers. ' This L;bmry Table Sale Price, $34.75 © A charmi f table in the y ful deslgns of the Anhe pattern; b fally finished and - fitied- nmi‘ This Bed-Davenport, September Sale price $125.00 $32.50 Afi attractive Davenport by day that is easily converted into a comfortable bed for night. You can choose éither oak or mahogany finish, stery of durable imitation leather. Englander Windsor Beds September Sale Price $26.50 Artistic beds of strongest construction, finished in the tieh old ivory. Price includes the bed equipped with the Englander guaranteed link spring_r. Peter Grogan roiy with uphols finishe Cane Firetide CRair Sale Price, $55.00 A haddsedié Ohair of & 1afgé 156 the eahe fitted franis in & pattern of the Queén Afné period. May be had WitR atriped ®lue vE10UP ¢F NAfddomé tapes- try upholstering. & Sens Co. Every piece of Furniture, every Rug i that this Sep- Act before the All-Cotton Mattress Sale Price, $6.85 Filled only with cotton, closely tufted and covered with a good grade of art ticking. : tress that will give real comfor and long service. It’s a Mat All sizes. Price, $19.75 ¥ bullt and _nicely with plate mirbor of s aise; 15 Atted v‘m three 6 68, rbomy drawerh ST 8 greal fli{zflntlltor. 0, G Han tarosdoor cablnst top WIth fuobted Elssh: the base is fitled with two 1afge Bins anhd two large drawefi. 817-823 Seventh St NW. z

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