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I - 6 TOGALEUS DEC 1 Call Marks Preparation for Beginning of Congress Following Monday. Democratic members of the next se are to meet Satyrday night mber 1, with the republican mem- bers meeting earller the same day #nd with the new Congress opening tha follnwing Monday. The “call” for the democratic cau- eus went out last night after Repre- sentative Finis J. Garrett, Tennessee, who ae as minority leader in the Iast Cong had conferred with Representative Oldficld of Arkansas, who was democratic whip: Represent- | ative Rayburn of Texas, who served n of the democratic cau- 1l other party leaders. e who participated in the con- expressed the opinion that the democrats in the next House should have greater representation on | places o i members| twenty-one, &nd means co twenty-five members. Proportion to Be Set. In the last Congress, when the re-! publivan majority in the House - » I mated 170, the ratio d cight on the way Weans The proporti the forthcoming Congress will be de termined hy th, an committee on committne At the demo da v pr will be put forward natically becoming ican Spe maude cratic him again to committee, where years ew Committee Namex. 1t has been ically decid in addition 1 resentative Ri democrat on ee while Representative ) an and ninority leader, emoeratic members of the means committee will tnclude Representative Cordell Hull of T i of the democratic :nd a4 recognized of taxation, presenta . C. Dickinson of ri. now a member of the appro- | priations it avs the | Of Tliinols, who eside at demo- | cratic caucus. | FROSTBURG RIOTING MURDER TRIAL OPENS| More Than 100 Witnesses Will Be Heard in Hagerstown Court. Diispateh 10 The Star. STOWN, Md., November 2 former mine super- nsolidation trial he of murder | sorders at to death miner, while th motor eve show 1 union pic More tter was riding a e defense will try to killed by a are here ved from of bitter The two defend- t to the Hage: In contrast to western femin Turkish women, who have long Sarah's privilege of retaining the ufter marriage. have arily started adopting | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., RETT, Of Tennexsee, who will be democratic Icader in the next House, DISCUSS AUTO BRAKES. Techunical Experts Meet af Bureau of Standards Thirty-five technical experts astomotive engineers met at the bu- au of standards yesterday to dis- s proper braking methods for au- temobiles. Four;wheel brakes and the stopping power of the two-wheel | brakes as opposed to the four-wheel !l brakes were discussed. In the afternoon the visitors were n througl the brake-te: & lab- ory of the bureau to i ct the orate bquipment for tos auto- * | mobile brakes, with which the bureau u experimeating for several CAPT. Shipping Board Attorney Been Ill But Week. Capt. Walter four. an_attorn Board., who wa W. L. BERRY DEAD. Had thirty- <hipping i} vden, 16th and R died Tuesday n - Sani- Relatives body last night for the klin, Tenn., where burial farium. at Takoma 1 left with the Tome 3 Wil take is survived son: a_ kister, M nnada of Memphis vier Berry of by his James d one Franklin, and H IBRANCH BANK CASE ' IN SUPREME COURT U. S. Attorneys Seek to Pre- vent Decision on Missouri’s Right to Close Houses. | Efforts to prevent the Supreme Court from declding whether nattonal | banks have the right to establish | branches were made vesterday by So- | leitor General Beck and F. H van, counsel for the First Nationa Bunk of St. Louis. During oral ar- gument of a case brought by th bank to have set aside an injuncti granted by the supreme court of | Missouri, restraining it from opening i branches. they urged the court to| held that states could not ralss such questions, which are exclusively with- 1 In the jurisdiction of the federal gov- ernment. i It was Insisted at if such an In- stitution violated any of its charter! hts or excceded its privileges in any way it could be, reached only| through proceedings instituted fn the ! ts by the controller of nounced that he was willing to ad- mit that the branch established by T t ilewud if beyond that of deposits and cash- Attorney General | cent opinion had | s could do, he in- sisted that the State of Missourl was | helpless to prevent the establishment of sueh a braneh by Instituting u proceeding in the courts. Intent of Congress. Discussing the Attorney General's | opinion, Mr. Sulltvam asserted that it was not the Intention of Congress | in the national banking act to pro- hibit branch banks. All growth of | national banks, he contended, wa ot to be perpendicular, but t could also grow borizontally, and as ' {the last sessior their business required open addi- tional bulldings or offices. The case was an attempt by a state to obstruct the operations of the general governmeni, Solicitor Gen- eral Beck declared, and was, he said, a challenge of the supremacy of the | federal government. Federal instru- | mentalities cannot, he insisted, be | subjected to any attack by a state except so far as Congress has per- mitted. Attorney General Jesse W. Barrett of Missour} disclaimed any intention | on Missouri's part to attempt to en- force the national banking aet. He expluined that Missouri prohibited | 211 private hanks and permitted only federal and state banks to operate. | The First National Bank of St. Louls had sstablls he said. an “llicit banking In ation.” one not recog- nized under the laws of Missourl. The state. he insisted, had a right to &0 into its courts to close a bank not authorized under its laws. s entitled, he insisted, by the Supreme Court | )t the controversy in- dual character of natfonal | as stressed in the argument | *. Morris, appearing also asserted they ere ed for the benefit of stock. holders. Although the casc was argued at he court, in recog- nition of its Im 5 time for the arguments. which will | not be concluded until tomorrow. A Distinctive Shoe for dress wear Patent Leather Oxford —of pleasingcontour and very comfortable last. longs in every man's wardrobe—for there are many occasions when nothing else will do. Ome of our splendid productions— $10.00 Arthur Burt Co., Our 1924 Christmas Savings Club Opens December 1st THURSDAY, NOVEMBER Police Bring Joy curing them. 29, 22, 1923, To Lad Robbed Of His Bicycle|- His bieycle stolen, making It tm- possible for him to pursue his work as a messenger, fourteen- year-old Willlam Brown, residing in Kenllworth, yesterday after- noon was a dejected Individual when he visited police headquar- ters to tell of the theft. Detectlves John Boyd and Tim- othy Fitzgerald of the bicycle squad, touched by the sad story of the Loy, appealed to Maj. Sul- livan for the loan of an unclaimed bicycle in the storeroom. “Certainly.” sald the major. “Ielp the youngster all you can."” ‘William rode away on the loaned wheel, a happy boy. —_— STORE BURGLARY FAILS. Pane Shattered in Attempt to Rob| Place at 4th and M Streets. An unidentified colored man made An exceptionally good Just such a Shoe be- Caring for feet is better than 1343 F Street e —— an unguecessfu enter the store of the Sanitary Grocery Com- pany at 4th and M streets north- west about 12:15 o’clock this morn- ing. A pane of glass in a window was broken. ceman Shockey last night specializing in thefts of spare tires from automobiles. 1; car was parked in front of 1326 Euc Ud street, when 2 tire valued at $18 was stolen. Bernard Bridges, Company A. T Medical Corps, stationed at Wal Reed Hospital, told the police $50 was taken from his room while he was asleep. % 22 Years in Business PRI m of one of the nu- | IS PIANO WILL INSTALL PASTOR.;‘: Rev. Harold E. T stalled as pastor of street Chr tian Church tonight, & \o chureh, H = Lo the pastor > R. Stauffer, Street Christian 3 aTge Lo the con- gregation will be made by Rev. B. H. Melton. pastor of the Columbia Heights Christiz D= | Barle Wilfley, | Avenu Dr. W of th to make addr 22 Years in| CUT ALMOST HALF FOE. LAST DAYS OF T. P. CULLEY & SONS Factory Co-operative Anniversary Sale SOME WONDERFUL BARGAINS FOR LAST DAYS OF THE SALE ‘Very Good Selection Still on Hand Baby Grands, Players, Straight Pianos and Phono graphs on Which the Factories Made Us a Big Discount for This 22nd Anniversary Sale. YOU WILL BUY CHRISTMAS—WHY NOT NOW? SAVE BIG SUM—$5 OR $10 DELIVERS To Your Home Most Any Piano Grand or Phono- - graph—Begin Regular Payment Next Year. 1119 14th N. W._ OPEN NIGHTS— W}fy procrastinate? Why wait till this sale is over and these good pianos, players, phonographs are all gone, on which we secured a goodly factory discount? It will be too late then for us or anyone else to make you anything like the reduced prices and easy terms this sale offers you. Reprreentative Montana, both 5 ers of th . but have had a ngress during the John M. f whom ppro- { Better decide today. Just a little less gas, a little less oil and car fixing will easily pay the payments on a piano for that little boy or girl of yours that really needs an instrument so badly. ATTEND THE SALE TODAY—YOUR TERMS AC CEPTABLE TO US. Just think of it—the VALUE Imported Japanese , Boudoir Lamps | $4.95 Silk-Lined Wicker Shades P All Sizes C. A. MUDDIMAN CO. s 140 Above G Ma n 6436 L OO (You Can Enroll Now) last two vears. [ —— At intervals a steamer jeaves Lon- &on for a port on the cast coast of Africa with a cargo of old theatrieal | 2 The costumes are imported rs, who are found all over 2, and are sold by them to tribes r, the medium of ex- cattle, curfous and ani- The best way to assure yourself of a full purse for 1924 Christ- mas is to begin your Christmas Savings Account NOW-—at this bank. -The opening date is December 1, but you can make your first deposit now. splendid Dunbar Baby Grand at the price of a good upright at this sale. We Add 3% Interest Class 500 Fixed. Mem- bers paying $5.00 a week for fifty will get Class 1,000 Fixed. Mcm- I;:rs fip‘aying snko.oosa wt:sl; or fifty wecks will get ... 507 There Are 5 Classes. . THIS SALE $467 Other Baby Grands, Including the Celebrated Kimball, at Following Prices $850 BABY GRANDS, $950 BABY GRANDS, $647 $1050 BABY GRANDS, $789 | $1150 BABY GRANDS, $885 | Pay On Your Own Terms ONE-PIPE FURNACE Complete to Heat Small House £ 709 13th St. SPECIAL$77.35 ' Expert Stove and Furnace Repairing CAVANAGH & KENDRICK The Winchester Store 3271 M St. N.W. DO THIS WHEN SHAKY, FEVERISH, ACHY AND UPSET Swallow a Couple Milburn Capsules—Presto—Cold, Fever, Chill Is Gone— Feel Heaps Better. SIMPLE LITTLE REMEDY STOPS IT ALL QUICKLY Beware of ac stuffed-up condition, watery eyes, running nose, chills and hot flushes. They lead to real danger this time | of year. Act quick. A couple M burn Capsudes stop the achy, head. achy nausea and prevent cold set. tling or fever going higher. Results ! arciquick and sure. Soon you feel tip-top. Thousands here in Wash- ington use Milburn psules. Take a couple—count the minutes—presto, you feel heaps better all over. Drug- gists conscientiously recommend this . famous prescription in preference to | dangerous, habit-forming, heart-de- | pressing powders, tablets and cures. | Directions on box for Colds, Fevers, Chills, Malaria, Grippe, Neuralgia, | Headaches, etc. Milburn’s Capsules. Al druggists, 35c. Ciass 50 Fixed. Members paving 50 cents a week for hity get . Class 100 Fixed. Mem- will get— bers payihg $1.00 a week for fifty $ 50 - el 101 Second National Bank “The Bank of Utmost Service” Downtown Office, 509 Seventh Street N.W. Uptown Office, 1333 G Street N.W. Class 200 Fixed. Mem- bers paying 200 a week for fifty weeks SEE THIS DAINTY BABY GRAND STARTLING CUT IN PLAYER PIANO PRICES - FOR LAST DAY OF SALE - | There is still a chance for you t~ > | et that player piano at about half - | usual price it you hurry and at- - | tend this sale. ‘Buy now, money, and get our guarantee entire satisfaction. $600 Player—now. $650 Player—now $350 Player—now . MAKE YOUR OWN T COME AND GET 0> NEW UPRIGHTS CUT ONE-THIRD | $400 Uprights, new—, | 8500 Uprights, ne: O T T LT E LT $535 i i Xmas Victrola and Records ARE HERE FOR YOU Newest Style—All Records Every machine comes ironclad factory guarantee—look under the lid for Victor Trade Mark. CONVENIENT TERMS ARRANGED Newest Records on Sale Tomorrow VAN WICKLE PIANO CO. F St. No. 1222 USED UPRIGHTS AT HALF VALUE y ight; was $250, now $150 ht; was $210, now $125 - ; was $200, now $100 - ; was $175, now $85 ° ; was $160, now $75 $350 Upright; was $140, now $55 Payments $5 to $7 per month Phonograph Prices Cut in Two at This Sale—Best of All Standard Makes Represented THREE GOOD USED PLAY-| ERS—REAL SNAPS One $650 Player, used, $298 One $750 Player, used, $335 One $900 Player, used, $425 Terms—$8 to $10 Month Up $500 Cooking Troubles Will Be Overcome —If you will adopt Washington Flour “Just Quite Right” The Surface Is What Counts Protect the Surface with care and you will never be bothered by decay, There is one Paint that is exceptionally suitable, affording complete pro- tection and staying on the surface for a much longer period than usual— “Murco” Liquid Paint (The Lifelong Paint) There is a reason for “Murco’s” long life and protective qualities—it’s the best paint because it is made of tested ingredients combined in just the right proportions. You will buy for Xmas. Why not now save half? Deliver . It makes the most delicious biscuits and rolls; light and pleasingly tasty loaves of golden crusted bread; dainty cake and flaky pastry. No matter what you are bak- ing, Washington Flour will give you results of which you'll bé proud. Reliable—because it is stand- ardized. Always made of the same character of wheat— milled with the same precise care—and protected in its purity from field to family flour bin. Otl . - 2 Rheumatism, lumbago, ‘ neuritis, backache, stiff t neck, sore muscles, strains, sprains, achi joints. When you are suffering so * you can hardly get around, Just try Red Pepper Rub. Nothing has such concen- trated, penetrating heat as red peppers, .and when heat penetrates right down into pain and congestion relief comes at once. Just as soon as you ap- ply Red Pepper Rub you feel the tingling heat. " In three mmu‘;es .fi" so;e lpodt is warme: rough an through and the torture is Only 100% pure lead, turpentine, linsced oil and Japan Dryer go into its composition. It's made from our own’formula, and we stand back of it. All required quantities; in all wanted colors. $91 | $125 Cabinets, 42 inches, now $150 Cabinets, high class, now. ... $185 Cabinets, high class, now. ... Payments, 75¢c, $1 to $2.50 Per Week ‘You will have to hurry to get one of these great bargains. {We know there will not be enough to supply the demand lat these prices. 8150 Console, now 8225 Console Models, now. §275 Consoles, now...... $350 Consoles, art styles, now. ne T iRgny ny- Washington Flour is a sold by all Washington grocers ‘You will mske some ons happy-for Christmas if you who sell the best. * give them e plate ‘glass table or desk top—see us sbout it Wilkins-Rogers Milling Co. NOW. We'll gladly give you estimates. ~ E. J. Murphy Co | Washington, D. C. | 1119 14th : Main 5280 [St.N. W. 710 12¢h St. N.W. gone. Rowles Red Pepper: Rub, made from red peppers, costs little at any drug store. Get 3 jar at- once. Bg sure to get the genuine, with the name Rowles on every. package, 22 YEARS IN BUSINESS T.P. CULLEY &SON rruriinsrs