Evening Star Newspaper, November 20, 1923, Page 14

14 BOY SKATERKILLED, STOOPING FOR GENT Truck Wheels Crush 9-Year- 0ld—Colored Youth Dies. 7 Others Hurt in Traffic. Two traffic deaths on the streets @nd one man killed In a tunnel at Union station was yesterday's accident death | toll. | Kenneth Russell Lemley, nine years | ©old, 2402 Pennsylvania avenue north- | west, was run over and killed by a | motor truck, while on roller skates with his sister, on 24th street between Pennsylvania avenue and K street, only a short distance from his home. Falls Under Truck. The youthful skater dropped a penny on the street, the police were | told, and lost his balance while try- ing to resain possession of it. He fell beneath the wheels of a truck driven | by John Thom colored, | street, the wheels passing o chest.’ He dled before reaching gency Hospital. Russell L and Chaun were working In Emergency Hospital when the little fellow’s body arrived. His mother reached the hospitai shortly afterward. Coroner Nevitt hold an inquest tomorrow. | injuries to his head when his motor | cvcle was struck by an automobile rnest Coleman, colored. eighteen wa an with a safety isle at 16th and U streets | ard he was thrown to the roadway Just as an Army truck from Fort Myer, Va,, driven by Elmer Dorris, ap- peared. Could Not Stop Truck. Coleman was so0 close to the moving | truck that the driver was unable to to avoid striking him. ed over hin uffering nose, loss of a tooth and a cut lip, R D. Cooper, nineteen years street southeast, was getown Hospital from M streets northwest yesterday treated by Dr. Con- stantinople. He was knocked down by an automobile. Police reported the driver failed to stop. | Frederick Partridge, fifty - nin years Foxall road. last night was knocked down at Pennsylvania ave- nue and 12th street northwest by an automobile driven by Joseph E. Lynch, Conduit road. He was taken to Emergency Hospital, where sur- geons found two of his ribs were broken. Knocked Down by Auto, Willlam Muyllican, five years, 1565, 11th street northeast, yesterday aft- ernoon was knocked down by an au- tomobile near 12th and B streets northeast and slightly hurt. He was given first aid at Casualty Hospital. Norman E. Schultz, seven years, Bradbury Heights, fell from a motor truck on Alabama avenue southeast yesterday afternoon and a rear wheel of the vehicle passed over his right ankle. He was treated at Casualty Hospital and taken home. Mrs. Thomas J. Barnsley, Rock- ville, Md., was brulsed and shocked last night when an automoblle driven by her husband collided with another machine in front of 4140 Georgla avenue. She refused hos- pital treatment. Francis Knight, colored, twelve years old, 1419 Duncan street north- east, sustained slight Injuries last night as a result of a collision be- tween_ his bicycle and an automobile near his home. He was treated at Casualty Hospital. John ~Brighton, forty-five, 9 61st atreet nortkeast, last night received on the road near Benning. He re- cetved surgical aid at Casualty Hos- pital. TALKS TO NEWCOMERS. Dr. Darby Cites Club’s Opportuni- ties for Community Work. Stressing the innumerable oppor- tunities a club of its character had to do good in the community, Dr. W. L. Darby, executive secretary of the Federation of Churches of the Dis- triet of Columbla, addressed mem- bers of the Newcomers' Club at their weekly meeting in the City Club yes- terday. Dr. Darby dwelt at length on the benefits to be derived from true fel- lowship, pictured the loneliness often experienced by the stranger within the gates, and declared that no |amount of effort on the part of the club could be too great if the pur- pose of its activities was carried out successfully. H Joseph A. Burkhart presided and' announced the following had been ad- mitted to membership: William E. Leahy, Willlam W. Gantz, W. Ellas Berry ‘and F. A. Kling. —has exclusive qualities which are to be found in no other lubricating oil. In Washington most motorists prefer Rexoline. Sherwood Brothers, Inc. § | Phone Potomac 2037 THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, PLANS TORESTORE HOME OF MONROE Society Proposes to Convert Fifth President’s Birth- place Into Shrine. ‘The birthplace of President James Monroe in Westmoreland county, Va., is to be purchased and restored to a conditlon approximating that of the |M; time at which the fifth President of the United States was born, April 28, 1768. Mrs. Rose Gouverneur Hoes, president of the Soclety of Descen ants of James Monroe, announced yesterday. This soclety was organized Satur- day afternoon at a luncheon at the home of Mrs. Hoes, at which time | tentative plans were laid for the pro- curing of the land on which Is locat- ed the modest home of the former President. It is now in a bad state of declared that immediate a tion was necessary, as the place being carried away, brick by brick, as souvenirs, by the many sightseers. The structure is located on land which s part of a grant to Andrew Monroe, a great-grandfather of James Mon- roe. It is proposed to restors the property and to perpetuate it as a shrine in memory of the originator of the Monroe doctrine. A museum Is to be connected with it, affording a repository for the many articles of historic interest and there will be caretakers always present. The little home is situated in the northern neck of Virginia and fis within a stone’s throw of Wakefield, the birthplace of President Washing- ton. It is but a short distance off the main highway leading into the south. and assurance has been given of good roads within a short time, it is said. The Soclety of Descendants of James Monroe numbers twenty members and includes all of the adult descendants, every one of whom was present at the organiza- ing. The officers elected ident, Mrs. Rose Gouver- vice president, Minor ell Gou eur; secre- t Monroe Johnson, and treasurer, Mrs. Harry Freeman Clark. Other members of the soclety are Mrs. Willlam Crawford Johnson and Miss Emily Crawford Johnson of Frederick, Md.; Miss Esther Gouver- |~ neur, Lieut. Gouverneur Hoes of Phil- adelphia, Lawrence Gouverneur Hocs, rs. Green Clay Goodioe, Mrs. Hor- tense Monroe Mclntire, Mr. and Mrs. Stork of Baltimore, and Mrs. Richardson of Belair, Md.; Mrs. Minor Fairfax Helskell Gouverneur and Mr. and Mrs. Griswold Thelin of Balti- more. Call Meeting in Frederick. ‘The next meeting of the soclety will be held in Frederick, Md., in Decem- ber. Later the body will meet in Belair and Baltimore, A banquet will feature each of the gatherings. The society will be guests of honor at the centennlal celebration of the Monroe doctrine, to be held in Rich- mond, December 2, 3 and 4, which period Gov. Trinkle of Virginia has proclaimed as a hollday. It is ex- pected that the dlistinguished gather- ing will include President Coolidge and others. The ceremonies will be- gin wtih services in all of the Rich- mond churches, and will be followed by a series of luncheons, banquets, entertainments and a pllgrimage to the grave of James Monroe in Holly- wood cemetery. —_— Three-fourths of ali the wood en- gravors in the United States cated in Chicago. ADELICIOUS food con- fection, wholesome and appropriate at any season. Economical and satisfying. Standard for Women’s $8-50 Footwear NoW Reduced to 5,000 pairs of our newest, most dis- tinctive $8.50 shoes in this extraordi- nary sale. Sizes as complete and vari- ety as great as if you were paying the regular $8.50 price. What a chance this is!'—Now with the mid-winter season just beginning! N Graceful Opera style, in Black or Brown Suede.......... Black Satin, Brovn Suede or Black Suede.............. “City Club Shog" 1318 G St. Don’t delay. Black Velvet, $5.95 Velvet . $5.95 Black Satin, Patent Leather, Brown Suede, Gray Suede, $5.95 Brown Satin A Cleverly Braided Strap Pump, in Black Suede .. -$5.95 Patent Leather, Black $5.95 Women's $10 Footwear Cor. 7th & K Sts. 414 9¢h St. 1914-16 Pa. Ave. 233 Pa. Ave.S.E. Members Better Business Burcau $8.50 An equall: important sale of our most exclusive $10 shoes especially reduced to, 5,000 height of fashion, cross-strap styles, Gorin, of others. All wante irs, all just received, and in the Distinctive twin-strap, Pumps and a host colors 'in Suedes, Satins, Patents and other materials, less than | D. O, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1923. \WELFARE OF YOUNG | PRESIDENT'S THEME Hopes States Will Keep Poor Chil- dren in Own Homes Rather Than Institutions. NEW YORK, November 20.—Presl- dent Coolldge hopon evory atate will continue Itw child welfarel work to keep poor chlldren In thelr homes rather than Institutions, he declared !1n_a letter to Bophte Irene Losh, pres- i Light Shop” FlX'l}fJRES ORIGINAL % DESIGN WASHINGTON ELEC. CO. 928 Eye St. N.W. Maln 1071—Franklin 584 T oy PEOPLE AVOID OLD HEART-DEPRESSING COLD CURES NOW Simple Home Remedy Stops Achy, Chills, Fevers, Colds, Grippe, Much Better, Druggists Say. WORKS LIKE MAGIC, HARMLESS, QUICKI | When your forehead is afire with fever, nose and eyes are running, head is all stuffed up, chills rack |your body and you feel weak,! tlushed and achy all over—send for i a box of Milburn Capsules and take | a couple quick. Such symptoms lead |to real danger this time of year. j You want to banish such trout quick and prevent cold settling or | fever going higher. Soon you will | again feel tip-top. Take a couple— count the minutes—presto, you feel | better all over and the danger is gone. Thousands of adults and par- ents in Washington use Milburn | Capsules. Druggists indorse this famous prescription in preference to remedies formerly used which de- | pressed the heart. Directions inside i each box of Milburn Capsules for {Colds, Fevers, Chills, Malaria, | Grippe, Neuralgia, Headaches, etc. | Al druggists, 35c. 1dent of the New York city board of | their homes, their own natural en- child welfare, read last night at a dinner given in her honor. He added that it was not beyond reason to hope that tho day will come when there will not be a pauper child In the United States. “I am hoping that each state will continue to extend this form of ald as far as it Is possible” the President wrote, “to keep poor little children in pol.'unt' Washington F vironment, a part of their own com- munity, rather than in (nstitutions. Such preventive measure have proved most economical and certainly most kuman, “We haye no higher duty than sup- porting and encouraging the future citizens of this country. By looking far enough ahead and giving them the necessary help before the actual des- titution takes place it {s not beyond reason to hope for the day when thefe will not be the United States.” The dinner was attended by soctal, political and business leaders of the city and state. ——— Night airplane altitude indicator, a new device consisting of three powerful searchlights and numerical dial, will, it 1s claimed, lessen the hazard in night fiying. The pliot can tell how close to earth he is when flying within 500 feet of the groungd, ,& pauper child 1z The Flour that backs up the Cook No matter how skilled in the art of cooking, the character and uniformity of the Flour are most im- “Just Quite Right” —by reason of its standardiza- tion, always gives the same good account of itself in every baking. 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