Evening Star Newspaper, October 24, 1923, Page 33

FOIL TRAIN SEIZURE BY CHINESE BAND Troops Rout Several Hundred in Raid Similar to That of Last Spring. By the Associated Press, PEKING, October.24.—Troops rout- ed several hundred bandits who at- tempted today to capture a passenger train on the Peking-Hankow railway as it was passing-through the north- ern part of Honman province, morth- bound. The train backed out of danger un- der fire. The locomotive was struck by bullets, but no pdssengers were injured. Trafic has been suspended tempdrarily. The raid took place at Hushang- cheng, south of Chengchow. It was reminiscent of the Lincheng outrage of last spring. when numerous for- eigners were kidnaped from a train. BANDITRY A BUSINESS. Former Captive of Chinese, Now in U. 8., Describes Conditions. SAN } 1SCO, October 24.—Ban- ditry | siness in China kidnaping of foreigners is an out- standing feature of such business, according to Maj. R. W. Pinger, U. $. A., who was held captive by ban- dits in the Shantung province for thirty-seven days last spring and who has arrived here on the Army transport Grant. “All of the lower classes in S tung take part in bandit raid; casionally,” Maj. Pinger sald. naping of foreigners and hold them for ransom is the only way e coolies have of ob- who captured ou hundred were pro- Deeh driven. to the destruction Pinger, a graduate of the 1 of California, professor of military science and tac- tics at that institution. SUIT ASSERTS $2,000,000 ESTATE MISREPRESENTED Charles F. Soutgate Asks $6,000 Annuity From Property Sister-in- Law Rated at $40,000. By the Asscuiated Press CHICAMO, Octobor obtain payment of an ‘annuity of $6,000 bequeathed him by the will of | his brother, Richard H. te, a former owner of the Congress Hotel here, has been begun by Charles F. Soutgate of Morrow, Ohio. Richard_Soutgate died ch 1912, apd his the probated tm executrix, the value of tate ma $40.000° although the plain- tiff alleges about $2,000,000. The widow married Jacob Edson Himes of Chicago Sep- tember 18, 1918, and she died April| 26, 1923, leaving her estate to her 24 —A suit to husband and her brother, William ‘Peterson’s Ointment drives away Hatborn, and a niece, Flora Durant, the_latter two of Saratoga Springs, | | every Y. “The plaintiff further set forth th he was paid only #5.000 last Mavel and that Mrs. Soutgate-Himes at th time explained tha&t the estate -had ;;‘“h been used up. Seamless Axminster Rugs $38.75 is so unusual, sv special # price, that we urge those interested in really fine rugs to investi- gate this offering immediately—for the quantity is limited. These are in the 9x12 and 874x10%-foot In beautiful, new patterns and color- sizes. ings. - .75¢ Felt Base Floor Covering, 44c $8,50 to §10 Axminster Rusgs, $5 DOLLAR DAY In the Drapery and Linen Sections Sash Curtains, 2 Prs. - 51 Of scrim or marquisette. Sash-length curtains in neat hemmed styles; ex- cellent quality. Full Length Curtains—of good quality scrim, lace edged. 2% yarda $l Fringed Panel—heavy net ;\9‘:“ gal"l)el A Fringed ends. 14 yards by 40 inches $l Cretonne Overdrapes—side pieces and scalloped center valance. 2% yards $l . Window Shades — 36x69 inches. Mounted on de- pendable rollers. Slight im- perfects. White or oL, 2ifapt o $l Velour Cushions — with tapestry insets. Sunburst or crescent shapes. Cot- $1 Imrmu as one of the SEARCHERS BAFFLED IN HUNT FOR CHILD Kidnaping Theory Followed by 800 Men Combing Arkansas Moun- taing for Pearl Turner. By the Associated Press. WALDRON, Ark., weary army of $00 men renewed their efforts today to find Pearl ‘T\ October 24.—A three-year-old daughter of a moun- taineer farmer, lost in the wilds of White Oak mountain since last Fri- day, and a squad of picked men in- augurated a systematic search ot Mouses within @ twelve-mile radius of the girl's home as a result of & growing suspicion that the child was kidnaped. The discovery late vesterday of footprints at a point where members of the searching party declared they had been several times during the past two days served to strengthen the belief in the kidnaping gheory, despite the fact that no motive for the abduction of the child could be advanced. The posse followed the footprints for 100 yards, where the trail was lost. Small bands of men then were sent in all directions, but no further trace of the baby was found. Men and supplies for the posse con- tinued to pour into the mountain re- gion today. Three counties already lare represented in the faithful band of search Al’h\ volunteers arrive almost houw Dozens of automo- | biles are engaged in hauling food to the foot of White Oak mountain, whence it is packed to the posse in the jungl AUTHOR WANTS DIVORCE. Sherwood Anderson Files Suit, Charging Wife Deserted Him. RENO, Nev., October ”dvsherwaod Anderson, author of “Many Mar- s and other no\els "Ras filed t for divoree from Tennessee uhell Anderson, in district court “Besertion is charged in the com- | plaml which is described by ~at- shortest _on record in the district court. Mrs. Anderson is sald to be living in Chi- cago. They were married in 1915 Mrs. A. A. DeLoach of Atlanta is the proprietor and active head of a rn devoted to the manu- large con = machinery. ____ facture of sawmill machinery, THE_MIGHTY _ “THE MIGHTY HEALING POWER OF GOOD OLD PETERSON’S OINTMENT Ends Eczema Big Box—35 Cents 1 When your skin is conslanfly itch- ing and you are tortured with burn- 1g eczema, the first application of in the estate amounted to|Peterson’s Ointment is sure to give { instant relief. Others may fail—and often do— but the speedy manner in which pimple and blemish and clears the skin of all eruptions is known in every drug store. Ask your pharmacist. Mail orders filled, Sc to Peterson Ointment Co., ffalo, N. Y. The seamless is far superior to the seamed rug — for it permits better patterns and finer workmanship. Full Size Sheets 51 81x90 or 72x90 Size Sheets —deep, smooth weaves; slight imperfects finer quality Pillowcases — deeply hemmed, 42x36-inch cases of smooth, heavy muslin. Turkish Towels — heavy grade, 16x28-inch towels in plain white only. $l Bath Mats—heavy Turkish bath mats in attractive de- signs and colors; large $1 Huck Towels—very ab- sorbent, heavy grade, with striped damask ends, o 17x34 inches. 7 for.. 51 Bath Towels—of a very heavy grade. White with ;_olored jacquard bor- ers Covers — 54-inch square cotton damask in" neat figures; hemmed (The Hecht Co., Fourth Floor.) THE EVENING "STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDN'ESDAY OCTOBER 24, 1923.° And the Price of These Suits | for the next Four Days will be--- We bought 750 winter suits for a special Sale. 500 Society Brand suits. 250 of The Hecht Co. suits. They are not from our.regular stocks. But they are of the same fine quality. .'We had already purchased our full limit of winter suits to take care of the reg- ular demand. But by buying a great additional quan- tity the manufacturers made liberal price conces- sions. These savings are being passed on to you. RE' You are thinking that this presentation is quite unusual. That this isa different manner of telling about a suit sale than anything you ever saw. It is different! As vastly different as this suit sale is from the ordinary. That is why we have chosen this unique way in which to tell you about it. B For here are such Soc1ety Brand models as the Downing, D’Orsay, Cambrldge, Lonsdale and the Budd. There are new grays, blue serges, worsteds. "And there are soft finish fabrics for the younger man. Some are silk lined. A style and a size for every man. - The Hecht Co. Seventh at F Home of ‘Qoaety Brand Suits EE is And the price of .thesev sui_ts for the next four days (if ‘they last that long) will be Zfieflechi‘ Co. Seventh at F