Evening Star Newspaper, May 7, 1923, Page 10

. 10 WEATHER BOOSTS MARYLAND VOTING Baltimore Choosing Mayor and Elections in Progress in Many Towns. | ‘ Special Dispateh to The Sta ] BALTIMORE, May 7.—The suge gestion of the Maryland tax revision commission that an income tax for the state might be a good thing has | Icrealrd a flurry among the wennh_v.i | Fear is expressed that the proposed | { tax might have the effect of driving | \capital out of the state, and that! i those most able to pay it might evade | | it by moving elsewhere, leaving the | iburden to be borne by those who | could not get away. | Frank A. Furst, a member of the | municipal tax mission, said he favors the principle of a’state in come tax. but that he did not know | with he ¢ voting due to id weath- | \l:l'ln-lhvr ]Il hnviz](l work in Maryland. | L mie no1le i pene _m.. and | He said he had not given the matter e pened at 6 am. and § oy, Gacration, although the subject ill close at § pm. With & registra- {had been discussed tentatively ot a tion of 217,474, han 180,000 votes | meeting of the commission along with {other methods of taxation. probably will 1 The mayoraity flight is strong among Mayor Broen- For Any Workable Plan. “1 would 1 r of any method | Howard W. Jackson, | 1 5 reston. of taxation.” Mr. Furst said, “that 3 | would be workable; that would not i BALTIMORE, Md.. N T.—This is elcetion day here and in several other Maryland cities. A mayor, controller, council president and three council- men are being selected in Baltimore, more w; t imes Robert W. Stevens. lubor, and | drive industries from the state and {that would take the tax burden off the poor man and put it on the rich with pros- | man, where it belongs. Whether an In four of | income tax law would be a good sts. There | thing for Maryland as a state 1 do ty of Mount | not know. William M. Maloy, chairman of the s on, also said ples of the William A. Toole, socialis towns in Prince ¢ sclecting oflicers for a large poll there are no cont ight for the mayor inier. cted -puncil ho. Mayor Rushe Unoppoxed. Hyattsville will be ¢ he being unoppose rges coun- pect these is town commissioners will be at Bel Air, Two town | en will b n at Glen {ROAD MAY BRING - $500,000 IN SALE |Steamer Included in Figure Esti- mated for M. D. & V. Property. - councilmen will the third wird tween Councilman Irv cumbent, and William S, The polls opened tnis wciock and & in Riverdale this afternoo this evening. Burrows Wate Wil be elected mayor for a term of ¢ on vear, Ueing unopposcd I the third ward Johu A. McDonell will be | councilman tor two year: g Geor H. Montgome incd re-election. In the fitth D, Kneesi will be clected for rs 1o uceceed Willlam AL , who declined to run agai In the Edmonston uxing district and for East Hyattsviile votin, will take plice from to 9 pm. Five mbers of the committee, s government body of the town, will bLe elected and the candidates are John v, Joht Hidiey Shields, S. M. Pett the | present committee, Miiton M Clark, Newton A, B. M. McQuin and F. M. Bell. Fight in Mount Rainier. In Mount Rainier there will be all- day voting, the polls being opened at § a.m 2 William tion by F Neg ward Councilman St “ing opposed by J. Ha in the first ward Cou A Pruitt by fourth ward B. ed withou iking place in amendment to th n cn er, viding a tax of 10 cents on the $100 tor police protection is being voted unendment ~was defeated a . In Takoma Park thr the council are ge. The candidut g (incumbent), W Hooper, alisbur and H. 1. Rogers (- cumbent). James L. Wilmuth, former | director of the bureau of engraving and printing. is mayor and has an- other y r to serve on his second term._The polls will be opened from 6 to 7 p.m. the voting taking pla at the Presbyterian Church LOCKJAW KILLS YOUTH. Maryland Boy Stricken After Back- fire of Toy Pistol. Special Dispit b to The Sta CUMBERLAND, Md, M Stricken with lockjaw whil moving picture show, Nicholas Dickle, eighteen, died at his home near Mount ; vesterday. A week ago his hand was powder- burned by the backfire of a toy pistol Sometime ago a brother, Charles Dickle, was accidentally killed. b A MISSING BOY DEAD. tonight. | t upenin at and will el u Md Delaware Lancaster, plying betw re and the Love Point te the company, is expected Lring about $500.0 t the scheduled tor toda ove the resalt of foreclosure Of the company’s steamer iines, the Potomac River Line, running to Washington from Baltimore, aitd the Rappahannock River Line, ving its terminus at Fredericksburg, Va., will be the only ones saved, and these in all probability will iought by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company 1 ed from the sou to ale who de g Point ward W two Roger rerly e by the ver Line er Line wi railroad of nd the lap- 1d leave the Patuxent, Chester, Wi- “hoptank and Pocomoke out in the cold. These s touch many small towns ce- | charyes Lo aryla EEs rves in Loth Maryland and by Smith is be- Miller, and an Norman the lect- sting town hall tem will be offered for in units, with the Love Point- railroad and the steamer Lan- r paired. or Lawrerce Towers of Caroline county, a for- er transportation man and a wealthy resident of the county, has { Ceclared that he will make a bid for the railroad, and it is believed that if he -purchases it he will continue it {in operation. NORFOLK WOMAN HEADS VIRGINIA FEDERATION Election Includes Mrs. Bowman.l Retiring President, as State | National Vice President. Lewe is An pro- » members of cted at ress. , Ma; Miss Cath- er of Norfolk was elected president of the Virginia Federation 1of Business and Professional Women ihere. Mrs. J. K. Bowman, retiring Ipresident of the Virginia organiza- {tion, was eclected national vice pr {dent from this sta The election of officers was the final business of the convention and lowed the annual banquet. at which about 300 women were present. The closed shortly before 1 erine We: at a follows: i Miss Sallie P. of Danville, { first vice president; Miss Mary J. Mor- s of Hopewell, second vice presi- ermond of Alexandria, re- retary; Miss Elizabeth Searchers Find Body of William 1 folk, ‘Witt in Creek Near Home. ! dent | Lath: ch to The Sta. 1 Invitatio: were extended to hold MBERLAND, Md., May 7.—Wil- liam Witt. nine years old, who dis- |the convention next year in Lync {burg and Roanoke. The matter was appeared from his home near Mount Savage Saturday, was found dead referred to the executive committee. from exposure, partly submerged in Rush Run, a short distance from hi HUGE FACTORY SOLD. home, by Searchers who reported last night. treasurer, and honorar: of state federation, M Special Disy m Hatcher of Richmond. _ BOY ON CYCLE KILLED. Fredericksburg Youth Run Down 1 Dispateh to The Star. NCHBURG, Va., May 7.—The im- | mense reinforced concrete factory | | erected here during the world war | by the Jobbers' Overall Company, | 3 which went into bankruptéy three | Charles Orrick, jr., seventcen vears|years ago, has been bought by the| old, was killed instantly today, when, | Craddock-Terry Company, subject to| riding « bicycle, he attempted to cross confirmation by the creditors’ com- | the road in front of an automobile | mittee of the bankrupt concern. | driven by Bartley Allmond of Locust| For about a vear the Craddock-, Grove. | Terry Company has occupicd one unit | The youth's head was of the plant for manufacturing shoes | his neck a |and another as a central cutting A coroner iplant. The third unit s used by the| was due {0ld Dominion Garment Company, an | { organization backed by the creditors’ | i committee of the Jobber's Overall | { Company. 1 annou by Auto in Crossing Street. FREDERIC! BURG. Va.. May crushed and d both legs were broken. jury found that death to an unavoidable accident. CHURCH IS DEDICATED. Lutherans Hold All-Day Service at Easton, Md. | plant. STON, Md, May T.—At all day services yesterday Lutherans of the | FARMERS’ DAY EVENT. Grace Church Congregation dedicated | the mew edifice at Brookletts and|Dairymen to Lay Corner Stone of Hanson streets i z . Clutz, preached the ; College Park Building. sermon at the morning | Rev. Jacob dedicitory ha . service. A quartet from the Trinity , SPecicl Dispatch to The Star. 9 I, 1. Church assisted the Grace] COLLEGE PARK.Md., May 7—Two choir. ' | features have been added to the At the cvening service the sermon | parmers' day program here May 26. | ure was preached by the Rev. A. D. R. 5 Hancher, southern district superin-| In addition to the exhibitions and tendent of the Home Mission Board | demonstrations In the various depart- of the United Lutheran Church of | ments durlng the forenoon, the cor- America. !ner stone of the new dairy building The following are the present offi- | Wil be laid. These ceremonies will cials of the church: President, the | ba in charge of the State Dalrymen’s Rev. Charles L. Venab! PAstor; | pAggociation, of which D. G. 'Harry vice president, Charles Korte: treas-of Harford county s president. It urer, Prof. Oscar M. Fogle: financial | [ expected the bullding will be com- secretary. J. W. Moshour; corre- pjeted in time for the 1923-24 ses- sponding sccretary, —Carl Guther;igions. Another event added to the council, the above officers and A. H. | forenoon activities is a conference of Spies B~ C Pahilman ‘and Herbert|the state grange lecturers. Mra. Mueller. { Harry Williams of Kent county, state ! grange lecturer, will be in charge of | the session. The dairy bullding is one of three | pieces of construction work now go- ing on here. The other two are the new armory and gymnasium. KILLED IN BANK SLIDE. Special Dispatch to The Star. MARTINSBURG, W. Va, May 7. Dan Ziglemyer, aged about sixty-one nced that the Old Do- | company will remodel the | {dormitory. a part of the original | plant, and occupy this as a garment | DEATHS. LYNCHBURG, Va.-—Mrs. Elizabeth Broyles, fifty-three vears of age, wife of John H. Broyles, died Saturday morning at the home of the family here. Mrs. Mamie Morris, fifty vears of age, wife of J. H. Morris, died at her home here late Friday of Bright's disease. |State Income Tax Proposal Shocks Maryland’s W ealthy | which meeting it was decided to hold | Mrs. THE EVENING - STAR, W’ASHIN(%’[‘()‘N, D. ( \ 23 MONDAY, M - IAY 7, 1923, | “The federal government,” said Mr. Maloy, “has provided an income tax which' reaches pretty nearly all the peoble, o there would be very little difficuity in making out state income tax returns. There would have to be checking up, and there are a num- Ler of objections that could be raised #gainst such a tax. Nevertheless, it would make for the fairest possible distribution of the tax burden, and the principle of the proposed tax is correet Poxsible Businexs Opposition. Several expressed the opinion that business men generally might oppose the law because they did rot want other business men to know the amoun their incomes. The kno cdge, it was argued, of what a man’s income might e for any one vear might aflect his credit seriousl This objection was met, it was coi tended, in the collection of federal income taxes by throwing the most extraordinary safeguards around the income tax returns, satepuards which the state could not possibly hope to | 1roduc H Ritchie said he would not ex- | an opinion on the subject until he could have the opportunity of £oini over the whole proposition and findin out general e would have. Mayor Brocning and other officials at the city hall refused to discuss et w Sleeping dog lie,” said maye $50,000 HANCOCK FIRE. Masonic Temple and Post Office Gutted by Flames. 1 Disgs "OCK Temp! s far as possible what | a state income tax the i | ! £ pec to Ty i Md., and st May 7.—The M post office were fire terday. The dam- $50,000, « which the had wbout $7.000 insuranc town fire department wered to a call of the local volun- s and pumpe water m the hesapeake and Ohio canal. Contents | of the post office were saved ON. HERNDO May T s The marriage is announced of Miss | Bessie Blevins of Pleasant Valley to Frank Harrison, son of William 1 Harrison of Herndon, the ceremony being performed in Washington Wed- ne. . i | arles Turner doun county ment of his Hawling of Lou- announces the engag daughte Alice De Michael Charles gineers, U. 8. A Humphrey ding to be an event of early June. The semi-annual business meeting of the Fortnightly Club was held Sat- the following officers n to serve again: Miss Bready. president; Mrs. num Bue vice president: Charles W T, treasurer; Mrs. Ed- | win H. Mooney. fceretary: Mrs. Louis Ferguson, istant secretary: Miss Ellen Thornton. par! and Mrs. Russell A, Lynn, }il . The librarian reported 4,023 books on the shel and 243 readers in the winter. The next meeting of the club will be with Mrs. Arthur H. Buell, Plans are under way to make a suc. cess of the spring Sunday school co vention of Dranesville district. which | meets at Floris the first Sunday in June. The Monday Bridge was entertained this week by Mrs. Andrew G. Hutchi- gon, high score being made by Mrs. Asa Bradshaw and low by Mrs Brown. Thursday afternoon Mrs. Orland Chamberlin and M; were joint hostesse both bridge and Miss Maria R A. at a large party. 0 being plaved. Bready, chairman airfax County Near st Relief, a ted by a number of ladics of Hers on, has packed and shipped a large box of fine clothing. The track team of Floris particl pated in the State Agricuitural track meet at Blacksburg and were enter- tuined at V. P. I Those qualifying for the meet were Garland Long, Blakemore Fleming, William Middl ton, Bennett Rosenberger. Ray Har- rison and Jay Leith. Long won the gold medal for the first event, the shotput, and he also won the silver medal in the second event, the pole vault. Fleming won the bronze medal in the high jump and also sccond place in the §80-vard dash. Middl ton won two silver n als, akir second place in the broad jump in the 220-vard dash. Harrison we the bronze medal in the discus throw. These scores entitled the Floris hool to_third rank in the state. Miss Margaret Pinch sailed for Rome, where she will have her voice trained under the famous teacher Cunelli. The Floris Ladies' Thursday with Mrs. Aid Soclety met atrick, at al_in the school o an _apron_so audi- torium, May The Aid S met Thur: Mary and Gussie Woo Mrs. William H. awson enter- tained in Henor of the fifteenth birt day anniversary of her niece, Miss Margaret E. Robey. Mrs. W. F. Humme game a party for a few friends of her small daugh- ter, Jeanne who celebrated her second birthday. The Home Interest Club of Hern- don was entertained at luncheon by Mrs. Frank W. Huddleson of Fairfax. Mrs. Furr L. White entertained at a portrait party. Mrs. Sallie Yerkes Boryer, wife of Harry Boryer, died at her home in Washington. She was a sister of Mrs. Albert T. Walker of Herndon. ' W. H. Mafiitt of Vienna, formerly.of Herndon, has announced himself a candidaté for the office of treasurer, of Fairfax county. Dr. Frank Huddle- son, the incumbent, is also formerly of this town, where he has many friends. Edgar E. Gilette of Herndon, has announced his candidacy_for the house of delegates, and Ira Lambert Hutchison for sheriff. G. B. Spindle, D. W. Buckley and John De Bell are candidates for supervisors from Cen- terville district. Ashburn field day exercises were held on the school grounds there Fri- day afternoon, the girls’ basket ball team of this town playing the Ash- burn team. A handsome silk quilt, made by Mrs. G. O. Powell, Mrs. J. C. De Hart, Mrs. M. M. Solomon, Mrs. P. D. Breneman, Mrs. E. E. Mann, {hela ! Charles ( {tion at the uni for {will be !School War Hero Yearns To Leave Prison 15 HIGH SCHOOLS INU. OF V. CONTESTS Friday and Saturday to Be Big Days With 230 Stu- dents Participating. h to The Star. ITY, Va., May Seventy-five city and county high schools and preparatory schools with than 230 contestants are entered | ts of the Virginia High School and Athletic League to be t the University of Virginia next Friday and With approxim tered in the state total entries is brought well above | o which will make the Virginia contest the largest of its kind. Dean Maphis, director of exten- | ty,"is supervisor en- track the al ), THOMAS. 1 the world war to the state he had escuped the league. Cqntestants in will begin to ar the lite events ve Thursday. Final contests in debating, recitation, public speaking and reading will be held in Cabell Hall on Saturday night. This is to be followed by a reception to the contestants, their friends, and to visitors, in Madison Hall ards Promised. medals will be Among the | university | best city 1other and a shool penitentinry, where xerving for al ix paying off hix to xoclety he- hind the bars. Ie fought with Eng- lund. Friends are trying to obtain hix pardon, and ix yearning for n of their ax Many A Watches, cups and warded the winners. prizes offered re the board of visitors’ cup to the high school debating team, to preparatory school teams, d to the best county high t watches to the b r and the best girl pul witch to the best bo: MeManaway medal to the in hizh schools and medal to the best ing chool tests preparatory m city debs ng the city schools ure separate, but will compete aga t cach nlhvr‘ g s ling dand in public speaking. | also asks E nd boys ure ted in read- and speaking ts, | DIVORCE SUIT CHARGES MAN WROTE TO SELF Special Dispateh to 2 ROCKVILL Md shie Asne Heights. this county in a suit for a dive amuel Frisbie, also zhts. She chary cruelt s that, in order to dist wrote letters to hims they came from wome them und so that could see them May 1. of Friend is the pla ce from Hen of Frien preparazory In all schools county high and The d by the wife. dimony and counsel fees) Sntertalnments Planned. nment feature the visitors. College ball w ary Th gam to nis furnish nticello. fr - CURED BY SURGERY Special Dispatels 10 WINCHESTER, rooster owned by of Scrabble, W. Vi, of digging up peas Oy with & butcher knife the e | housewife opened the crop of the s fow] and took a pint of p which | had be len from her garden en- | then up ro r and turned of Norfolk, John | his rooster has 1ost its pe fferson of | DD Ly nehbaire, . Ae a Staunton lottesvilie, Hampton and Bristo ven preparatory represented. These itary Acadeny. y. For . St Ch L Rand d for anoke terng being plan Virginia- R Suturday them, and the clubs of Charlot il utomobiles for a trip to M The Lafavette Theater will be tors both Friday and visits will also be inz points about the Va t 1 and May 7.—! fty housewife has Deen broken K nd urda to i versity 1 he 0 3 are the city aury high schools 1 to The Star W. Va. May a well known farn s city, has been arre authoritics for han the legally per- se of aleohol in it, ing a hearing ¥ rining \ more chools | missible perce nd is out on bon B ord « M e have EROOSTER S FEA APPETITE I — | road to Hancoc! SEVENTY ARLINGTON DOG OWNERS FINED Judge Thomas Upholds License Tag Campaign -of Warden Howard Smoot. to The Star. DON, Va., May 7.—Activ- lities of Howard Smoot, county game j{warden, since May 1, the final day | of grace for securing dog license tags, {has greatly helped to swell the dog fund.” Failure fownérs to obt | | | i i i on the part of dog i n the necessary tags for their pets having resulted in {seventy residents being summoned be- |fore Judge Harry Thomas of the I police’ court Friday and Saturday of st week, and as many convictions. of §5 were imposcd in all ca with the tax as additional, Ballston Troop, 1, of Girl Scouts turday came intq possession of a | beautitul silver loving cup a re- sult of having won the annual field meet held under the auspices of the | District of Columb nization at conse {of . th | troop 1 der a provision rning the meet, a “rry off top honors two ion to retain the cup. Mrs? Har homas is scout mast | of the troop, and it is s that much of the credit for the fine showing of troop scored most s the following e yard dash won ‘by Virginia won by Smoot and Doris Birch. obstacle race by Mary bert, and first hon- ors in_ the Trelay r: . The troop {finished third in the ball-throwing contest, —— FATAL BLAST PUZZLE. Virginia Workman Blown TUp While Carrying Dynamite. pecial Dispateh to The Star. WINCHESTER, Va, May 7.—The body of Robey M. Henderson, killed iday afternoon by a dynamite ex- psion near Vaucluge, this county, as interred this afternoon Hender: ne of a large num- er of men em -d by the Northern | sinta 1o mpany on work of tructing a new high! : line to Strasbuvg, cging holes for immes Some blasting had to be done. When <t seen alive he was carrying two sticks of dynamite, a box of detona- | tion caps and an electric battery. Ex- | perts s that while Henderson was [ { walking across a meadow he may SEES MARYLAND LAW FAVORABLE TO WOMEN Miss Freeby, Lawyer, Tells Wom- an Voters Advantages of Marriage in State. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, Md., May 7.—That women, S0 far &8 property rights are concerned, are better off in Maryland than in any other state and that they'd better “stick in Maryland” is what Miss Harriet Freeby, a lawyer of Montgomery county, told the mem- bers of the Maryland League of Woman Voters here last week. Miss Freeby sald when a woman marries a man with property in Maryland she is sure of her dower rights in his property—land as well as personal property.” But under th so-called “community property laws of California and other western, and also southwestern states, she ex- plained. the marriage starfs out with no community proterty at all FIND BALTIMOREAN DEAD IN RESERVOI Nation-Wide Search for W. S. Norris Ends in Loch Raven Discovery. BALTIMORE, Md., May 7.--William S. Norris of Govans, who disappeared from his home April 1, found dead in Loch Raven reservoir yester- day. Recovery of the body ends a nation-wide search instituted by rela- tives and friends of Mr. Norris. Positive identification was made by a brother, J. Howard Norris. John F. Taylor and Turner Lee, both col- ored, of Lutherville, made the dis- covery. Following removal of the body to Towson, Magistrate Loren O. Machin of Cockeysville, convened a coroner’s jury, which returned a verdit of death by drowning with suicidal intent. The coroner’s jury debated more than an hour. Howard Norris was positive the dead man was his brother after he saw the watch and the cuff links. The links bore, the initials “W. 5. N.° while the watch was a very old one, given to Mr. Norris by his father. It is belleved Mr. Norrls met his death the day he left home, the body had been in the water more than a month. The man had not been seen since the day of his disappearance. | have experimented with the appara- !'tus by placing the battery wire in | contac a cap and turning the I swit thought the switch jpre turned on, and | the with h. Others bly aiready w. the wires struck against ARRIAGES. ¥ SPRINGS, W. Va— lipping off from their friends Deput heriff N. H. Hob v and Mrs. Rosa le, widow of Charles Hover- both of the county, were qui(-pl at Lover's Leap, on the Md. i male iy married HBURG. Va. — Miss aughter of Mr., and Mrs. M. H. Beale of Pamplin, and Walter Lucy SCHOOLS ASK $400,000. New Buildings and Improvements Hagerstown Aim. HAGERSTOWN, Md, May 7.—A supplementary budget asking for $400,000 for new school buildings and improvements to structures in Hagerstown and the county, with the annual school budget, will be pre- sented by the board of education to the board of county tomorrow. New high school buildings Hegerstown and Boonshoro are mnot | included in the supplementary budget. The $400,000 asked for is intended for | | Richardson, also of Pamplin, were married there Thursday. chiefly for new buildings at Chews- ville, Clearspring, Reid and Pen Mar. W. & J. SLOANE 1508 H STREET, N. W. (Opposite the Shoreham) A Timely Opportunity The refurnishing of the Summer Home, now uppermost in many minds, is a problem to which we have given careful consideration, resulting in the development of suitable Fabrics and Furniture, which, while serviceable and distinctive in character, are also Extremely Moderate In Price ONE OUTSTANDING FEATURE OF OUR PRESENT STOCKS IS OUR MENTONE FURNITURE Made exclusively for us of imported French Split Cane, in our own designs with all the colors in enamel, baked on before weaving, this delightful and distinctive Furniture carries with it an atmosphere reminiscent of the sunny skies and brilliant colorings of the Riviera. Note the prices — they are very moderate No higher than usually asked for the more commonplace. We itemize below but a few of the examples now ready for your inspection. Tables Desk Chairs Bridge Lamps Tea Wagons Work Baskets Rockers $35.00 to 60.00 Desks 45.00 to 60.00 Settees . 55.00 to 145.00 Chaise Longues 60.00 to 120.00 Arm Chairs . 30.00to 60.00 Ottomans . 20.00 W. W. Crann and Mrs. N. N Myres, was sold and the proceeds do nated to the tuition fund. In the evening Frank Ely of Chicago, a for- mer pupil of the Ashburn School, ad- dressed the Community. League. Prizes for the best essay on the ef- fect of tobacco and alcohol on the hu- man_system offered by the Lincoln W. C. T. U., were won by Bessie and Hubert Page of the Daysville School, Miss Mathews, teacher. A Page Wrenn of Herndon has re- signed as zame warden for Fairfax county, Lis successor being D. S. Mackall, jr., of McLean. Richard ‘McMillen has purchased from Grafton De Butts his farm of 103 Rcres, near the Potomac river, and has purchaeed the adjoining farm of the late Thomas Poole. The sale is reported of the Payne place, better known as the John Tay- lor farm, at Herndon Heights, ta Mr. Willis of Hyattsville, Md., who takes possession at once. The damage by forest fire to_the: Armstrong Forest Company of New Mrs. Lizzie Reams, thirty, wife of W. H. J. Reams, dicd here Saturday evening after a brief fliness. vears, was instantly killed at the i Berkeley station plant of the Securi- ty Lime and Cement Company yes- terday morning when a quantity of loose stone overwhelmed him. | DEATH CALLS MAN READING. Special Dispatch to The Star. CUMBERLAND, Md, May 7.—Sam- CHARLES TOWN, W. Va—Mrs. Annie Green Porterfield, wife of John Porterfield, cashier of the Bank of Charles Town, died yesterday after- noon after an illness of about two weeks. 3 Bdward B. Cole, sixty-one years old, manager of the Annapolis office of the Postal Tele- xraph and Cable Company, died last night at the Emergency Hospital in 1 was seventy uel R. Frants, formerly head of the Frick Company of Atlants, Ga., and a prominent Mason, died at his home at Waynesboro yesterday while sitting in & chair reading a newspaper. He ix 3 ears old. York, whose property near Wiehle and Hunters stations was burned last week, has been variously estimated at from $30,000. to $50,000. Rev. and Mrs. Alexander Galt en- tertained at dinner in honor of Bishop Brown, the vestry of St. Tim- othy's being asked to meet him. COLLEGE SEEKS GYM FUND. Speclal Dispatch to The Star. LYNCHBURG, Va., May 7.—A cam- palgn has been lauched at Sweet Briar Colleze for $80,000 to, erect a yimasiun, $30.00 to 60.00 20.00 40.00 45.00 to 50.00 25.00 to 35.00 Smoke Stand Floor Lamps Waste Baskets Table Lamps Muffin Stands Fernery Stands . $25.00 to 30.00 15.00 10.00 35.00 15.00 45.00 ALAMO PORCH RUGS The Alamo Porch Rug is made up in our own designs of the same sturdy rush that is used in thatching peasants’ cottages abroad. The dyes used are the most permanent of their kind. They can be had in a variety of sizes, either oval or rectangular and with or without colored borders. The good quality and attractive appearance of Alamo Rugs make them exceptionally satis- factory, and yet they are marked at very mod 4 ft.x 7 fr. $ 7.00 6 ft.x 9 f. 12.50 9 ft. x 12 ft. erate prices. 6 ft. x 12 ft. 8 ft. x 10 ft. $25.00 . . OTHER SUMMER RUGS We also have a large stock of imported Japanese Rush Rugs and Domestic Grassand Fibre Rugs in various sizes, designs and weaves, and a range of prices which assure a satisfactory selection. $17.50 19.50 i commissioners | [TIMBER MEN FORM TO BATTLE FIRES Spotsylvania County, Va., Corpora tion to Aid State Foresters. FREDERICKSE A fire prevention association ing formed owners Spotsylvania cour It is estim that in the past ten years more tha, Ja halt million dollars' ha | been done in the county. The anthor jities have arranged h the ifor a skeleton organization consis ing-of a warden ind deputies, wh are under the forester. Thi €s not_prov for fightin; rfor prosecuti s formed ociation wit timber owners nd their skelets All members are equiy ¢ @ member . in much 4 Hittle. “The e Tus hrovide thay o member shall pay in 1 cent fo ¢ of timber or wood land he « > trustecs and officers serve v purposes are stated g ¢ charter which has been certifin to the & corporation ymissi lat Richmond by B¢ Goolrick ¢ the corporatio is ba timber i ta a. w stat Ju court —_— W. U. HIT BY RULING. Must Deliver Telegrams Mile Out side City of Richmond { Special Dispateh to T RICHMOND, ruling of the mission te quired to messages Ibeyond the i vanies have refused : delivery @ greater distance than one from the nearest c The matter 1 commission for jder abrogating tr Ma T ate corporation aph o e fr n s of cities cén before th ymetime and the or of the com over teley sidered a le ““Aggravatin’ Papa” is proving one of those tricky fox-trots that one simply can't resist. It is the last word in_dance perfection on the Colume bia Record made by The Georgians. “Loose Feet” on the reverse side will start everybody going again. Ask for record A-3825 75c At Columbia Dealere ‘ ‘/umr;)llg GUuSSOS; WhGH (O AWRar: RYPT{ ; KI%LASSEQ 4 THE INVISIBLE BIFOCALS: 1f your vision 15 becoming hazy or i difficult, consult our Dr. Georgs Warren, Optometrist. He will pri- scribe for you and have made fc {you glasses that are exactly right {and that permit sceing clearly, both {far and near. {""We have beantiful and artistic {mountings of cvery description, and lall lenscs are made in our labora- tory according to the precise re- { quirements of cach patron. Charge Accounts Are Welcomed CASTELBERG’S 9535 fa. ,A‘,,e' Watch Out for Malaria When the liver gets slug- wish the system k cn house” for_all sorts of en- ervating ills. You don't want violent remedies that wrack—take Milburn’s Malaria Capsules There is_ fio habit-for ing drug in them—they'r purcly vegetable and per- fectly harmless. But the help nature with nature’s own helper — scientifically compounded. Por sale by all Peoples and Other Good Drug Stores Key Chemical Co. Piles are usually due to strain- ing when constipated. Nujol being a lubricant keeps the food waste soft and therefore prevents strain- ing. Doctors prescribe Nujol because it not only soothes the suffering of piles but relieves the irritation, brings comfort and helps to re- move them. Nujol is & lubricant—mnot a medicine or laxative — so cannot gripe. Try it today. Freight prepaid to all shipping points in the United States The store will remain open from 8 A. M. to 5.30 P. M. A LUSRICANT-NOT A LAXATIVE