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12 FRENCH TO SPURN * THE EVENING STAR 1923, - ary 1, and expects to open another business, he said, though declining to name it. The antique shop he de- scribed as a plaything, but he also is reported as saying he has compara- , WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, MARCH 1, NEW BUILDING TO OPEN. ME“_[]N'SEX-W'FE thirty and Mrs. Mellon's as forty- four. ’ Mr. Lee served with the Red Cross during the world war. “His blond hair, regular features and military Abe Martin Say * |FRAUD IS CHARGED GIRL ASSAULTED; Home of Raleigh Haberdasher .~ FEELERS ON RUHR Will Turn Bown All But Ger- man Proffers to Reopen Discussion. B te Associated Pross . PARIS, March 1.—Noue but official ©vertures will be acceptable in con- neetion with arrangement for settle- mient of the Rubr and reparations questions, it was asserted in French ofiicial circles today. It was pointed out that there had been a new ddscent upon Puris of unofficial intermediaries from financial and industrial quar- ters and various international ters, including New York, each with | il = t rious complaints and plans for rent ready to make officially and through | t gular diplomatic channels of- fors of payment to the allies, Franc 1 B af her capacity as one of the allies, ould listen to such offers, it was med. No heed would be given to pleas presented otherwise. 3. e, it was added, if the Rubr industrialists, wished to drop the political front, as heretofore has ruled the situation, and seek to do business in a purely business wa; provision for such a contingenc alve been made in the plans for the Ruhr occupation. COAL TAX ISSUE. r 1 o A0 por ¢ ent on Rubir coal came to the fore to- in of Gen. Degoutte's cement that refusal to meet th trial by 1d result in the seizure of coal at mines. « 1 3 © wou 1 fore the occupation the coal tax ! paid to the German government, the mine owners have refused to ! ~ * 1urn it over to the French and Bel- Under the new decree ship- to Iolland and Switzerland ments wiil smuch as’ they have complete ds of the production at all the French expect to be able ne what each owner owes. BOCHUM POLICE DISARMED. Rr Cable 10 The Star and Chicago Daily News, Copsright, 1923 DORT! D. March 1.—The French eccupation forces have again made Bochum. the home of important innes interests. the object of an at- k, perhaps with the idea of keeping 1 1he troops from going stale in a land where there are no leaves of absence and where the shops and exfes are “out of bounds”’ so far as they are concerned unless they are ©on_some special mission. The French disarmed the Bochum police and carried them to an un- Ynown destination, perhaps to be furced across the frontler into un- occupied Germ with the police 7rom other Rubr districts. The French still in the Bochum police head- rters and for two days they have ccupied the railroad station there, & the line from Essen to Dort- the last railroad in the Ruhr rmans continue sending around Bochum, and inconvenience to the pas- ers. The last vestiges of the ner unequaled train service is dis- caring just as the French an- a Franco-Belgian consortium rinister the Rhine-Ruhr roads. ENGLAND AROUSED BY CHALLENGE OF HARVEY ON DEBT causing much (Continued from First Page.) history; it bore with it enhancement of mutual respect and, I firmly be- lieve, the everlasting friendship of the two great nations to which the entire world looks for the the pres- ervation of solvency und stability which are essential to the prosperity &nd happiness of all mankind he task was one of appalling mag- nitude, said Mr. Harvey, and the ad- justment of terms relatively minor. “The undertaking,” he added, “could 5ot have been regarded in any other cen- | ation would make offenders 1a- | (he cneiny, continued the not be subject to the assess- ! i s through from Berlin by routing | .} Mellon. light than that of a devastating fail- } ure if the agreement should not win the approbation and measurable sat- isfuction of the millions of people who comprise the British empire and the American republic. That object 1s been obtained.” History of Loans. great majority in Congress sented conclusive evidence of un- The pr it {the British government 1o’ the oth | “Well, it would make any ‘hen the German government was | woman sore t’ have a husband {dome home ever’ night tired out an’ covered with sawdust,” said Mrs. Tilford Moots t'day, when she heard th’ former kaiser’s wife wuz sick of her bargain. “I'll bet I could o’ picked up a good coal oil stove cheap if 1'd been in Egypt when they dug up that second-hand store,” said Mrs. Em Moots, t'day. (Copright of in { compietea financial wonth, The ment tion sing of twenty billion dollars was not task, the nbassador admitted. but it has been done When the time came to {tle with mba jor, court-martial, and - we were gratified to hear that ourj portion of the reparations would not be less than ten blllion dollars when their pockets had been thar- oughly searched; whereupon we waives our claim in the allles’ favor, {certainly a well meant act at the time, even though thus far the searching has been less productive than_anticipated ” While not wishing to defend or seek credit for the part the United States played in the war, Mr. Harvey wanted to mak clear that “our con tribution wa rdoubtfully helpful; ma in the generous vord mier, have been de- cisive Denles British Statement. He thought the fact that 90 per cent of the sixty millions who had purchaged United States bonds were descended from the United King- dom could imply but one thing— “that if our people had sup- posed ther were giving aid exclu- sive though indirectly, through er could not have You see we cer- all we simply rajsed the money. < thought we were helping Eng- tain! land He would not have mentioned the matter, he said, “but for the cir- cumstance that an official statement of the British government promul- gated August 1 last specific assertion that ‘under the ar- rangement arrived at the United States insisted in substance, if mnot tin form, that though our allies were our security that ‘they were pre- pared to lend it."” The ambassador expressed the opinion that at some suitable time ‘the British government will, with equal formality and no less explicit- ness, remove the misapprehension created by this unfortunate aliusion. Will Not Cancel Debtn. he simple fact is,” he continued. “that barring Russia, which could not gat our products, the allies owe the United States more than they iowe Great Britain.” He assured his hearers that the {United States had no ruining the credit of any other coun- try by canceling its debts. After detalling the amount and terms of payment of the British debt, which he thought. in the words of Secretary “just and fair, and might even be considered generous’” the ambassador paid tribut® to Chan- Gellor Baldwin and the funding com- mission and concluded: 1 Great Britain did nobly. America recognizes and glories in the fact She also hopes the mother country Will consider that she, too, regarded faithfully the obligations of justice, honor and fidelity to each other.” Chancellor's Speech. Chancellor Baldwin, in his speech at the Pilgrims’ dinner, said: “Fhe debt funding commission could not have dealt with men more competent, more fair or more de- sirous of helping to a settlement. 1 claim no skill as a negotiator; we were lucky in the ecircumstances of our arrival and in the time at which we negotiated. Sir Robert Horne (former chancellor of the exchequer) intention of ! would have done at least as well, and i his smile would have been worth that half per cent. “I would only say of the debt that anistakable gratification in the United | we stand in this country as we have States, and the unanimity manifested in Great Britain afforded “eloquent zestlmony to the sense of relief, even oy. “The United Kingdom,” smbassador, “continue: the rock of financial national honor. Recounting the circumstances under which the “debt was incurred, Harvey said that the pressing need when the United States joined the allies was for munitions, clothing and food, which the United States was able to supply, but the process said the to rest on ntegrity and posed. “Our treasury funds,” he explained, “and could ob- fain adequate sums only through taxation and the pledging of its credit. Both methods were adopted instantly to the limit of its capacity.” Ambassador Harvey combatted the assertion that the United States had | two great countries, { Mr. { theory with the opportunity of ob- less easy than might be sup- | vefused to make huge advances to| the other allies unless payment was guaranteed by Great Britain, declar- ing: ‘Great Britain was never asked to guarantce and never did guarantee vhe payment of a single dollar loaned by the United States for the use of mny country other than Great Britain herself.” The United States, according to the ambassador, voluntarily gave a pledge that Great Britain should not be held 10 account for any portion of the supplies delivered to her representa- tives for transportation to or to be used by another ally. V. 8. Forced to Borrow. “In point of fact”” he continued, =4 very considerable percentage of the debt of Great Britain to the United States was incurred in the ypurchase of food and clothing for people living in England.” Mr. Harvey pointed out that the first advance made by the United States to any ally was hundreds of aillions of dollars to Great Britain 10 enable her to discharge a pressing obligation and maintain her wan- ing credit, and also that the United HStates had released to Great Britain a huge amount of the highest class Ybonds and shares as security. “The obligation thus discharged.” added Mr. Harvey, ‘“constitutes part of the debt which is now funded, and the British government still holds the securitie: Surely asking for the repayment of such a loan could not rightfully be regarded as an act of & Shylock demanding his pound of flesh.” The ambassador told his hearers that the United States had been obliged to borrow $4,000,000.000 be- cause it had loaned £850,000,000 to Kngland and also that the United States had borrowed and loaned to the other allies $6,000,0000,000 addi- tional, on wiich, it had received no interest, while still paying at the rate of 4% per cent—over $250,000,000 yearly vearly as well as taxing its own. He pointed out the interesting fact that the cost of the great war in money &% the Inited States pnd Great always, done, and as America stands, for the sanctity of contracts. We have concluded with America the first settlement since peace. We are glad to have done it. We made a fair settlement; we have been fairly met, and we all rejoice that it has been. Mr. Baldwin said they were golng to provide students of economic rving what happened in practice when large remittances were made frequently between two countries. The works on political economy that would be written in ten yvears hence would be written not from experience of pure theory, but from experience had no avallable} ¢ pure theory modified by practice. Plea for Understanding. “If there is one thing that the world needs today more than any other,” said the chancellor, “it is that the Great Britain and America, should understand, know and appreciate each other. If there is one thing that affords a ba: to that knowledge and which is often the occasion for the happening of things we all regret, it is the fact that we speak a common language. From the fact of our speaking a com- mon language—I will say nothing of Americans—the average Englishman fecls he knows America and that he has nothing to learn about it. There is nothing to be more desired than that the statesmen and budding statesmen in both countries should learn by personal contact something of the other. “The two things the world wants to- day more than anything and without which there can be no prosperity, are peace, first and foremost, and eco- nomic stability, and that economic stability can only come when peace is assured. Without those two things there is nothing before the human race but ultimate bankhuptcy, blood- shed and starvation. “It behooves those who have faith in them to stand up and join hand and if the English-speaking peoples join hands in the determination that their ideals shall prevail in the world, it will be even as they will.” —————————— was about the same—ten billion ster- ling in cash, remarking: “The human mind cannot comprehend a sum so colossal, but nobody here, I am confl- dent, will deny that the outcome was worth the money and probably—God pity us ali—the lives other misapprehension _regarding the United States he wished to Temove: “It is sajd that we singled out and dunned Great Britain. We did neither one nor the other. The expiration of the three years during which we had agreed to bear the entire burden was approaching, and on the same day our government gave notice to all our debtors to that effect, which was merely the customary preliminary to payment or the negotiation of terms One or two appeared and talked about A contains the | to spend the money, it was only on; i i | practiced a | the chancery lare contained in a motion filed today IN THEATER SUITS Knickerbocker Company, Dis- solved, to Take $90,000 From D. C.s Is Plea. Charges that officials of ° the Knickerbocker ‘Theater ~Company raud and deception” on court of Delaware and secured dissolution of the corporation for the sole purpose of removing from this District cash assets of $90,000 to delay and hinder recovery of damages by victims of the theater disaster in the District Supreme Court by Attorneys Archer, Chamberlin & Smith and Godfrey L. Munter. repre- senting Mary Young. who was in- jured, and the legal representatives of two persons killed. The lawyers ask the court to strike out the suggestion of the dissolution of the corporation made by Harry M. Crandall, former president of the com- pany, whom they designate a “self- appointed friend of the court.” ‘The court is advised that under the Dela- ware law a corporation is kept alive three years after dissolution for the purpose of defending sults against it Filed Weeks Ag Mr. Crandall some weeks filed a suggestion as “friend of the court, in which he pointed out that the ! i { H i { Delaware court, where the company n incorporated, had dissolved LN and appoint prior to irs lon more than its by legal sentatives of victims of the dis and that the service on him as presi- dent of the c ation was not valid, because the irs of the e jare now in unds of the rive! nd they ouly could be sued. Counsel for the three vietims point out that Mr. Crandall failed to get permission of the court to appear in the capacity of “friend” and that & plea attacking the service of sub- poena should have been raised by a speclal appearance of counsel for the company. As to the dissolution, it 18 charged that the Delaware court was {told there were debts of only $30.000 against the company on was made “purpo; of January 28, 1822, as the re whieh numerous suits would brought against the company by p sons who, under District law, are considered as creditors. Hearing on the motion is scheduled for the next motion day in the court. and no men of the disaster ult of b ITHEATER CROWD HALTED BY SPIRITED BATTLE Crowds headed for various places of amusement shortly before 8 o'clock last night enjoyed an added attraction in the form of one of the niftiest no- intermission scraps seen around here for a long, long while. The contestants, both palpably ama- teurs, but truck horses for work and punishment, tied on 15th street northwest, street, for just above F many minutes, entirely uninterrupted by anybody wearing a uniform. True, a man wearing a long blue coat with brass buttons was seen running to- | ward the scene of conflict. but he [ proved to be a hotel carriage caller| and just added one more to the gal- i lery.” Motor cars halted and blocked traffic, while interested spectators saw the battle as if from boxes. One spee- tator was =o interested and kept so close to the whirling melee that he was taken for the referee. A verbal conflict between a pedes- trian and a motorist started the af- fair. The gent on foot spoke out of his turn to the gent at the wheel When the latter started to climb out the first gent was off to a start up 15th street. The other pur- sued, and. although much the stouter of the two, overtook him. A chal- lenge was Issued and accepted were peeled off, and a ring was form- ed on the instant in regular old Tom- Brown-at-Rugby style. Both con- testants, forgetting the preliminary sprint, overlooked playing for flying | coats | ¥ the | jwind and concentrated on the head Welcomes Public Today. Formal opening of F street’s newest usiness building, the home of the Raleigh Haberdasher, 1310 F street, Will be observed today from 4 to 10 iPnu, it was ahnounced by Clarence W. (Grosner. proprietor of the firm occupy- ing the property. The opening will be featured 8tyle show, beginning at 4 o 3 Music will be furnished by an orchestra. NEW U. S. DEPARTMENT PLANS 0 BE POSTPONED Reorganization Project Halted by Inability to Hold Summer Hearings. headed by Walter F. Brown of Ohio, imet today and decided it will be im- possible to hold hearings next sum- mer. the committee a more detailed state- ment later. Representative Temple, republican of reorgan branch unanimous passage o has alreaty continuing the mittee afior Acting Minori Tennessee, prom Yot the ennsylvania, a ) which fenate. [0 oint ¢ djourn sed the wros 1 ob] T cted. fect of this is that unless the is again brought under suspension of the rules the joint com- mittee on reorganization will die at the close of Congress and the work of reorganization will have to begin all over ugain A5 a matter of fact. the joint com | mittee. although organized more than a year ago, has really done nothing toward reorganizing the administra- tive branch of the government, be cause it has heen awaiting recom- mendations from President Harding. Would present to the com the scheme of reorganiza- tion would i | resolution ! which by mittee {tion which the dminixt ! support and which would not be & |subject of continuous quarrel be- i tween officials of certain government { departments. 8 { "“Phix recommandation from Tresi- ident Harding was received by the | joint committee two weeks ago. 1t |l|a heen nkly stated by member: {of the Htt both republic iand dem <. that the scheme. as recomi by the President nd | nis cabi: will be “torn to picce before legislative action is taken. It ihas also been said that the reor | ject of extensive hearings and con ferences before the joint committee’s bill ix introduced. —_—— FESS PLEDGES AID i Says. He Will Do All in His Power to Develop Model City Here. Representative Simeon D. Fess, senator-elect from Ohlo, today told members of the Twentieth Century Club, at the meeting in the Cosmos Club, that he would do all in his power to maake Washington a model city along cducational and general civie lines. “Washington.” the speaker declared, i Features and knuckles suffered aboul | “heould lead in schools, sanitation, equally. . . - 2 Ll . picase stop. for my sake,”| fire protection and public parks. Rep finally squealed a girl who had no|resentatives and senators from other Connection whatever with either the | communities should be afforded the fight or the principals. The slugfest | opportunity of studying a model city was pretty nearly a draw and the | here, so that they could see that appeal seemed to sound sensible 0| their own cities and communities those invoived. They unclinched.| were equally improved. Don't make backed off a bit. the crowd got in be-| (e mistake that Congres isn't inter- tween them and it was all over. But| oireq'in what the citizens of the Dis- it was great while it lasted SENATORS SCORE DELAY IN NAMING U. S. JUDGES Legislation Passed Last Summer and Names Just Coming Is Com- plaint of Democrgts, Charges of undue delay on the part of the administration in naming the twenty-five additional federal judges authorized in legislation enacted last August were made in the Senate t day by Senators Harrison, Misslssippi, and King, Utah, democrats. + | renomination Pointing out the nominations of & large number of the judges were sent to the Senate only yesterday, Senator King said he could not understand the delay, since the legislation creating the judgeships had been passed last summer “under the whip and_spur’” of the republican leaders who, he aid, had presented a picture of clogged fountains of justice.” Reports had_been circulated last fall, Senator Harrison eaid, that the appointments were to be deferred un- til after the November election. “I see that the President’s campaign for and_ re-election has been launched. Senator Harrison added. “and it would not be surpris- ing, I suppose, if the remaining ap- pointments were put over until after the next electio ———— TWO DEPUTY CORONERS FOR D. C. URGED IN HOUSE Carrying out the urgent recommenda- tion of the District Commissioners, Chairman Focht of the House D. C. committee made a favorable report to the House today on -legislation which would provide for two deputy coroners instead of one, as now provided by law. Chairman Focht included in his report a letter from the District Commis- sioners. SHORT WEIGHT CHARGED. / United States Attorney Gordon has filed in the District Supreme Court a 1ibel under the pure food law against 840 sacks of flour stored in a local warehouse. The “sacks are each marked to weigh 140 pounds, and the experts from the Department of Agri- cuiture complain that the sacks weigh less than the figures given. United States Marshal Snyder will take pos- session of the offending flour and hold it subject to disposition of the court. —_— GET DIVORCE DECREES. Mrs. Elizabeth S. Blosk .has been awarded an interlocutory decree of absolute _divorce from Henry F. Blosk. The wife brought suit with- in ten hours after her husband had been arrested with another woman by the vice squad. Justice Siddons signed the decree. > The same justice has awarded an interlocutory _deeree to__Dominic Caputo from Mary Caputo. They were the weatlier; Great Britain arrived and | married March 15, 1914, and have f talked business, -The gytoome-was the | children, b \ trict of Columbia want merely be- cause the legislators appear slow in answering the requests for appro- priations. Be assured that we are fully committed to the plan for de- veloping the Natfonal Capital.” Representative Fess expressed the opinion that the immigration laws should be strengthened rather than lifted. Fred G. Coldren, chairman of the committee on parks and parking of the Washington Board of Trade. urged the club to support the bill now pending. providing for the crea- tion of a park commission. Unless such a commission is established, he indicated, many of the beautiful tracts of land around Washington will_be desecrated by subdivisions. Efforts of the Washington safet council to reduce street accidents were outlined by William F. Ham, president of the council. Mrs, Ernest Bicknell, chairman of the Juvenile Protective Association, re- ported .on the activity of that organiza- tion. New members of the club were elect- ed as follows: Mrs. Rutland Ducket Beard, Mrs. Arthur Powell Davis, Mrs. Clarence R. Dufour, Mrs. Charles 1. Monroe and Mrs. ~Chauncey Depew Snow. Mrs. Joshua Evane, jr., was in charge of the program and the president of the club, Mrs. William H. Herron, pre- sided./ {DR. S. W. MURPHY DEAD. Confederate Veteran Was Well Enown as Educator. Dr. Samuel W. Murphy, eighty-five years old, who made his home at the John Dickson Home, G000 1#th street northwest, died Tuesday at that insti- tution from the Infirmities of age. The body will be shipped to Wilmington, Del. for interment. Funeral services Wwill be held tomorrow. Dr. Murphy was a surgeon in the Confederate army well known educator. He was a ::?(v: of Lincointon, N. C. For fifteen years he was executive head of the Rugby Military Academy, at Wilming: ton. Del., were Senator L. Heisler Ball of that state was one of his students; North Carolina Military Academy, South | Court, N. C.; academy, Reading, Pa. o “school, Red Springs, N.C. He as a brother of the late Rev. J. W. Murphy and Rev. R. Heber Murphy. He is survived by a sister, Miss Hobary Murphy of Philadelphia: a nephew, G. D. Murphy, and a niece, Mrs. J. Murphy, both of this city. SALESMAN DIES SUDDENL John L. Bulmer, forty-eight years old, died suddenly today in his room at 1211 K street. ‘He came here from Philadelphia seven years ago and ac- cepted a position with the District Title Company, later being employed as sales- man for the realty firm of Allan 12 Walker & Co. His wife died about ear a & e deteased was a_-member of Naval Lodge, No. 4, F. A. A. M. and members of the lodge are making the funeral arrangements, Further work toward reorganiz jtion of government departments un- ider the plan presented recently by | {President Harding to the joint Con- {gressional committee will be post-| poned indefinitely. The committee, Brown expluined some of the ; artmental changes proposed in | 11e described it as love at first sight {thePresident's recommendations and |and said their frlends have kndwa for farranged to send each member of gunization program will be the sub-: 10D. C. PROJECTS, - 10 WED MAN OF 30 Prospective Groom an An- tique Shopkeeper “of Little Means.” By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, March 1.—Mrs. Nora Mary McMullen Mellon, forty-four, di- vorced wife of Andrew W. Mellon of Pittsburgh, Secretary of the Treasury, is to be married to Harvey Arthur Lee, fourteen years her junior and re- puted of little means. Their marriage license was obtained yesterday. Mrs. Mellon has not been before the Ipublic much since 1912, when a di- vorce wae granted to Mr. Mellon on {grounds of desertion, after he with- {drew allegations of misconduct with Alfred George Curphey, an English: man. Mr. Mellon was awarded cus- tody of their two children. | Love at First Sight. | _ Both were reticent today concern- {ing thelr plans. Mr. Lee said they met cighteen months ago in this city. [some time thelr marriage was immi- nent. Mr. Park Lee had an avenue. i antique but he closed i shop on Febru- Strong Leather Boston- Bags.... bottoms and two handles. bly lined. Dur. T T T T TR Dainty New Handmade Blouses Developed in Voile, Dimity TR e All Sizes 36 to 44 The essence of refinement these crisp, charming models, wi hemstitching and lace edging. i ing one with front frill. sleeves. coal ing con Lin A {later, $1.39 Sightly and Serviceable Brown Leather Boston Bags, with studded and Nainsook $1.98 their touches of hand-drawn work, Several models with Peter Pan collars, and one particularly pleas- Long Many women will want several tively little money. $30,000 Annual Alimony. Mrs. Mellon, the daughter of one of the founders of the Gulness Brewing Company of Dublin, Ireland, has a large country place on the Hudson and is understood to have received $30,000 alimony annually from Mr. Mellon, who also is said to have set- tled upon her $1,350,000 when they were divorced. An effort to get his divorce secret- Iy was made yb Mr. Mellon, but Mrs. Mellon appeaied to the British king and parliament to intervene, claiming an agreement with her husband in 1909 not to divorce her. Sir Edward Grey, then secretary of foreign af- fairs, ruled that Mrs. Mellon surren- dered British citizenship when she mlarrled an American, and denied her plea. Vacated on Court Order. After vacating the Mellon home in Pittsburgh in 1911 on court orders, Mrs. Mellon was divorced through the report of a commission in Pitts- burgh which had taken testimony in England, France and cities in this | country. i In the little art shop he conducts on Lexington avenue Mr. Lee quite freely discussed his contemplated marriage, although he insisted that he and Mrs. Mellon had “no plans whatsoever about the when or the where” the ceremony would take place. They had not even decided where they would go for a homey- moon, he sald. T'm thirty year: is vounger than T, however, he marriage license old. Mrs. Mellon A few minutes confided that the noted his age as a- Nothing unusual about ha UL TTH OB LU T T LT Sqtisfactron First 810-818 Seventh SWA@‘ olorful Trimmed Hats Newcomers Join the Surpassing Collection Featured at bearing caused reporters to agree he was “a good-looking fellow,” not very tall. Mrs, Mellon overtops him just a bit. He lives over his art shop in a small “walk-up” apartment on the third floor. OPTIMIST CLUB HEARS PROGRAM OF BALLADS Alfred W. Summers. Baritone, Thanked for Efforts in Speech by R. B. Dickey. Members of the Optimist Club were entertained with a program of bal- lads by Alfred W. Summers, bari- tone, at a meeting in the City Club yesterday. Included fin the program was “Bois Epais,’ composed by Lully in 1654, which was rendered with rich and full tones throughout. Mr. Summers followed with Munro's vecilia,” and John's Away.” Other |numbers of the program w “Duna.” by McGill, and “Theolo by Hartcastle, “The Trumpeter,” by Dix, and “Tommy Lad,” by Marget- son. Raymond: B. Dickey delivered an address of appreciation in behalf of the clubs to both Mr. Summers and A. W. Harned, who accompanied the singer. President A. M. Fischer presided. MRS. DULL AGKS DIVORCE. Mrs. 1da Dull has asked the Dis trict Supreme Court to dismiss a suit for an absolute divorce brought ainst her. She denies the charge of misconduct and claims her hus band deserted her. hu ts at five dollars—but every- thing unusual about THESE hats at five dollars. Every one is a worthy representative of the King’s Palace classic stand- ard of value at this popular price. Furthermore, ours is de- cidedly and admittedly Washington’s largest assemblage. New pokes, short-backs, high-backs, mushrooms. irregu- lar brims, Billie Bur ionable straws, novelty braids and all colors. es, tricornes and turbans in all the fash- and silk combinations. Black Sale—$1.50 and $2.00 Imported Wreaths and FI Wonderful assortment — full owers wreaths, wreaths and montures—gay with roses,.blossoms, | berries, grapes and small, fruits .e. pair new and perfect—in tonishingly low price. out of the original boxes; on every pair. of brown and gray. for now and for Easter. ALL-SILK LACE CLOCKED HOSE, full fash- joned and showing many novelty lace designs. Black, i white, gray, silver, brown : and beige. Th Slight irreg- 1 ulars of $3 . 5 kind $2.98 extra heavy, ex- good White $4 Crochet! Bedspreads! Extra large, really | of these All-purpose White ;’p‘refli" Yo handsome raised | Blouses that cost so little. patterns. Distinctive Style—Distinguished Value! Of Poiret Twill and Tricotine 29.75 We've concentrated par- ticular effort on this group— invested it with a measure of value, a degree of style and a scope of selection re- markable to say the least. Tal'lo/ud Suits Braided Suits Embroidered Suits Box coats and jaunty, long-line ts. One-button, two-button and three-button models, includ- the saucy jacquette style fas- tened with buckle, and youthful ceptions with fringed sashes. ed with silk or crepe de chine. Black, navy, tan and gray. Sizes 16 to 20. 36 to 46 and. 421 to $3.00 and $3.50 Perfect ove Silk Hose —Plain Cloth and Many Lace Patterns. —Superb Qualities from a Noted Maker. Luxuriously fine glove silk stockings—every J a Friday sale at an as- Not odds and ends, but right maker’s well known label All sizes 814 to 10. Black and various shades A golden opportunity—buy SELVAGE-SEAM, FULL- FASHIONED SILK HOSE, with lisle tops. Slight irreg- ulars, but practically pers fect. Black, gunmetal, camel, cordovan, $1 .50 beige, fawn, gray and chestnut. Remnants 50c Mercerized Black Sateen.... Yard-wide Black Mercerized ing purposes. Remnants, 19c¢ Yard Useful sewing lengths, in yard- wide percale, 32-inch dress ging- ham and 36-inch unbleached sheeting cotton. Remnants, 10c Yard Good assortment of remnants of cretonnes and.other printed draperies, cotton scrims, etc., in- cluding grades worth up to 25c. Table Oilcloth 15c Yard Remnants_of Table Oilcloth. small lot, 5-4 width. Marked down for a quick clean-up. For Boys Who Dress —All-Wool Cloths —2 Pairs Pants Every boy—from 6 to wear a quality suit at a mod Here’s a special shipment of economy : GROUP 1—Sizes 9 to 17. Belt with box-pleated back and yoke, flap pockets. In tweeds, checks and mixtures. with three bellows patch pockets pleated back. Alpaca lining. Gra; mixtures and tweeds. Wash Each the other. Firm, serviceable quality with high luster. The grade in demand for making petticoats, bloomers and aprons and for general lin- Spring Suits 8.95 pure wool two-pants suits priced for homespuns, GROUP 2—Sizes 6 to 10. Belted model, BOOK AGENT HELD W. Hetzel, twenty-six years old, 401 12th street, was ar- rested carly today by Precinct Detectives Jackson and Worrell of the first pre- ecinet, charged with criminal assault Ferdinand upon Laura €. Adams, sixteen years old, of 3212 10th place; Congress Heights. Hetzel was given a preliminary hear- ing before Judge J. P. McMahon in Po- Jice Court shortly before noon and_held for the action of the grand jury. Bond was fixed by ths court at $5,000, and Hetzel was committed to jail. Miss Adams. who is attractive, ap- peared in Police Court this morning. before Assistant United States Attor- ph Bruce, to lodge information A warrant on th atutory s lissued for Hetscl. inct detecti | Miss Adams first met Hetzel when he | called at the home of ner uncle and ant, Mr. and Mrs. John J. Pepper, With' whom she resides at the above charge According to the pre address, on February 17, soliciting | magazine subscriptions. lie was ac | companied by another man at tha time. On February 19, a~cording o the story the girl is alleged to have | told the detectives, Hetzel ecalled | again, fin her alone in tha 1 It is on that day the alleged assaul . called | ze1, who the made the girl charge aguin | “irs n i the case when she finding one of t declared to have written ebruary 17. These letters are be held as evidence in connection witi 10c Turknit Cloths 5 C seco. but not a bit Soft on one side, rough on Slight rt. o IMPORTED LACE LISLE HOS| exquisitely sheer. TFull fashioned. Look like silk when worn. Clockings extend down the foot. Black, white, cor- son i 91,00 tan — 29c¢ yd. 2ito S Sateen, in § yard lengths. Shelf Oilcloth 73/4c Yard Full pieces standard 127%c qual- ity scalloped shelf oilcloth, in a range of neat patterns. Tablecloths, 49c Each 75c Mercerized Cotton Table- cloths, firm and serviceable. Hemmed ready for use. Size 50x50. Napkins, 69c Dozen Limited lot of Hemmed Nap- kins, of mercerized cotton, in size 17x17. Hurry if you want a dozen! Well 17—may est cost. splendid ed model, patch or and box- y, brown, ML nnnnnnnnnnnnnoo oo TR LU U U UL LU L G L LT =