Evening Star Newspaper, January 4, 1924, Page 40

BATTALION APPOINTS FOUR COMMI'ITEFS Step Taken to Facilitate Function- tug of Reserve Qrgani- zation. “C. M. T. C.” CLUB TO MEET| Gathering Set for Tonight in Graham Building. A the Field serves new. step in the functioning of second battalion of Artillery of the or, zed re- < instituted last night with the appointment of four committees by Maj. Fred A, Carter, battalion mmander. A committee to_prepare and out the execution of the pro instruction for the meetings was IJ Earmng and Savmd i envy Jamrs Augustus Steer,’ L my x\ciglxl\or. Dingbat, said; ldm\u 12,000 bucks a year, no lean woli docs he dread; the demon care, a thing of fear, does sot bek: nd him | de- | sire fe has the price on il o ( palace or a rubber tire, or farm of { Jertile land ; and handing all he may require, the merchant prince !'stand.” “I do not envy those who {earn great salaries” 1 cried, “un- i less they keep a cast-iron churn, and put the coin inside: his coin J l\lcer is prone to burn as i it's supplied. 1 envy more the man { Who draws a stipend hali as large jand_blows it not like Santa Claus ior Cleo on her barge, but places it, with prudent paws, in yonder bank- {er's charge. The country's full of fted gents whose \:}Lnncs are brave; where we acquire a row of i cents large rolls of bills they wave; ments unless they learn to save. Oh. don’t let envy crush or mar your spirit, he “he i | arry | but some day they will make la- | am of TH ~*|Man With Two Cork Legs Surrenders on Charge of Robbery | Thomas colored, (“Corky”) Holmes, 5th stréet north- into the office of stant District Attorney Ralph 1 on his cork legs yesterday and endered himself to answer a charge of robbery. He was later releancd on $2.000 bond furnished by his attorney, James A. O'Shea. Leon Shanks, 1533 6th street north- the complainant, charges Holmes, while playing in a crap game, held up the players at the point 'of an automatic pistol and robbed them of more than $1,000. Holmes says that after losing a large sum of money he discovered that Shanks and the other players were using loaded dice, and that as soon as he made the " dise he pulled his gun and relieved the players of what they had robbed him of. Holmes is owner of a high-powered car, operates it with ease with his cork legs. {CLAIMANTS HAMPER ; E EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ¢, FRID e —————— A i —————————— S i e e e et e e e il et D [BLAIR CITED IN TAX FIGHT OF U. P. ROAD| Justice Frederick L. Siddons of the Supreme Court of the District of Co- lumbia yesterday cited David H. Blair, commissioner of internal revenue, to show cause Friday, January 18, why a writ of mandamus should not be issued agalnst him. The order of the ourt is based on a petition of the ion Pacific Railroad Company, which seeks to compel the allowance of a credit of $55,586.93 represented by & judgment agalnst the collector of internal revenue at New York for excess taxes paid by the company. Mr. Blair refused to allow the judg- ment as a set-off against the taxes now due by the raflroad company. Through Attorneys William R. Harr and Charles H. Bates, the com- 1y explains that it made the over- payment under protest and brought jEuit against the and re- | covered judgzment with ferued interest ;. Judgment | TODAY’S AMUSEMENTS. TIONAL—"Thank You,” comedy, at 8:20 p.m. BELA!CO—"O\X!WIH! Bound, 120 p. " at 8:20 p.m. GARRICK—Zona Gale's “Mr. Pitt,” comedy, at §:20 p.m. PRESIDENT—"Up the Ladder,” to- 0 and $:30 p.m. * KEITH'S — Ray Ames, vaudeville, p.m. COSMOS—Billy Batchelor's “Beauty Parlor,” vaudeville and pictures, con- tinuous show from 1 to 11 p.m. STRAND—"The Pick of the Fam- ily,” vaudeville and pictures, at 2: 6:30 and 8:40 p.m. GAYETY — “Hollywood Follies,” burlesque, at 2:15 and 8:15 p.m. METROPOLITAN—"Her Temporary photoplay, at 11:35 a.m., 5, 7:25 and 9:30 p.m. PALACE—Zane (‘r!:yu Call of the Canyon,” at 11:15, 1:1 25, 5:25, 7:26 and 9:40 p.m. RIALTO—Rupert Hughes' t 11:40 a.m., 1:40, 3:40, 5:40, m UMBIA--Mae Murray, Ttow a.m.. y - Florenz | at and 8:15 Reno,” 40 and in “Fash- 1:05, 3:15, cast, in AY, JANUARY 4, 1924. AMUSEMENTS. THE PRESIDENT Yeonard Wood, Jr., Presents The Washington Theater Guild, Inc. in “Up The Ladder” By Owen Davis “Pleasantly directed, enthusiast ally acted e Diay was ay enjoradle ay the . Times. ’l'hur! -nd Sal at 0. plus tax. Sunday Eve., January 6 by Cosmo Hamilton * HUBERT-BELASC Tonight at 8:30 p. m. Sat. Matinee, Best Seats, $2 William Harris, Jr. TY COLLINS & SONNY POLLARD ' WISE GUY_ AND NEXT WEEK—"STEP ON IT GSTER BT ZONA GALF. Auther o A _Cast of Note with Wal The Master Violinist Concert Bureau—T. Arthur Smi THE_FOOL' Lulu Bett” Huston National, Thurs., Jan. 10, 4:30| ZIMBALIST FEATURE STARTS 11:40, 1:40, 3:40, 5:40, 7140, 9:40 GOLDWYN PRESENTS RUPERT HUGHES’ GREAT PICTURE —=FEATURING— HELENE CHADWICK CARMEL MYERS LEW coDY Comedy—News—Orchestra P& NEXT WEEK o | Goldwyn Presents MARSHALL NEILAN'S —THE~— named, with Capt. Charles 1. Ladson an and Capt. R. J. Cunning- e chairman. Other lnN“-I bers of this committee are: Captains F. A, Hall, A. M. Leaérer, T. H. 'ludd' and First Lieut. T ond Lieut. L. P, Cranford. mittee known as liaison and . unfil\lh]b{ of First Lieut. serenc; save moncey, do without a car, swear off on gaso- to save a plunk is better far! than blowing in cighteen.” (Copyright.) WALT MASON. Presents The American Premier of OUTWARD BOUND With o Remarkable Cast That inelades L GILWC: mEnyL MERGER. KERRIGAN, EUGENE POWE! WATTS and CHARLOTTE. GRANVILLE. and 985 RENDEZVOUS amount ul“ ed on the taxe ny and payable | June 15, proposition was rejected and the company says the refusal Is a violation of the law pro- viding for filing claims. The court is asked to compel Commissioner Blair to perform his “plain ministerial duts™ by approving the elaim. COMMISSION'S WORK judgment due ‘from the e Common :35, B and AN ALLFUN BILL MISS RAY DOOLEY and MR. FLORENZ AMES In “A Terpinchorean Dilemmar 2y, Joo c“'i‘::flim EVA PUCK & SAM WHITE v vi. Jazz" “:A)IM HINTA” ALLS— Imm. :\Humv at 6:20, 8 and | Fail to Furnish Satisfactory Proof of Cases, German and U. S. Agents Say. Changea in Stations of Army and Navy Officers Oy Interest to Capital ARMY. The President resignati nited Film Features PRINCE lmrlll | Christmas 1924 Savings Club NOW OPEN Be different this year from past years—open an account in one of these popular clubs and have plenty of money for Christmas shopping in 1924, JOIN Now!!! Of Commerce BAN and Savings ABSOLL T MATINEE _ NIGHTS Cor. 7“! & E Sls. TONIGHT G { SAT., 50c to §2 50c to szwl I 1 Ot : | = == f Presents Auothe i Tafuenz. | 1 g = 1is Comedy Hits, | W. tireve § Depaitme the Oklahoma' 1o the Naval Hospital eon a 2 spital, By Winchell Smith 3“7 Island, Calif.; Lieut. Commander And Tom Cushing. Hunter from the Nevas : WMats, Wed. & Sat., SEATS eut. L. F. Saff NEXTMO $i00 to 5250 NOW city to the Navy Depurt- | 5th Anual Production. Lieut. E. F, Zemke from 1119 | n . was_appointed. Virgie O. Barnard irman of the mittee, with glish as vice members of - this S=37,¢ B NEXT MONDAY——SEATS TODAY | Tecords cond chair- < coming before Wisconsin Ave. Commission and NCHE SWEET PALAC has ms of Capt. W tes infantry. Rock, judge <|r|mrlmn<nl. rept the | r A, Mack and Capt advocate gen- With INA HAYWARD DORA MAUGHN and MISHA'S BOYS Babette and RAYMOND claimants n furnishing filed, by i Committee, committe to 1 f whose mat- of offi- nade an com Bon- Drumm, air serv- points | s just returned from for- ) igned to | tutles will e ters pertaining to cers at the mectin, ting the absentees and the ciuse of absence to the records and reports committee, so made. with Lieut. Barnard He will b out ‘that the P every effort number of cl ie states thousands claimants or their attorneys, questing proof in specific cases, in man instances no response has been reccived to his letters. In such cases, unless the proof'is filed within # reasonable time, the claims will necessarily have to be dismissed for want of prosecution. In other cases, where the proof is not complete or satisfactory, and _additional proof has been requested. if the proi not within reasona tim states will be the clain th ion nished 1 agent T m STHE WILD TY in “FIGHTI 230 C Street HOME * v SONT ErT y at lum.h v eut. Col. W cate, recently stationed in Hawaii, has been assigned to duty in the office of the judge advoecate general, War Department it. J. B. Owen, Medical Corps, at ter Reed Gene Hospital, this has been transferred to Fort Benning, Master Sergt. tired, has been instructor, high Ohio. ergt. 1. B. Hoeding, field artillers, ort Bragg. N. C., ha iled to duty with the : tional Guard . I, Hou with t at Indiagapolis, cusly date has written ! to various .- Y 1 letters an, Buck, Har- » H. Chase, E. Yorter ANTUNY AND CLEOPATRA Nights, $1 to $3 Wed. and Sat. Mats., 50c to $2.50 SEATS SELLING { HEATER| FIREPROOF 1 REL _with MARIE PREVOST CIRCLE =195 Pa. Ave. ‘Ample Parking Sp CLAIRE WINDSOK. 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