Evening Star Newspaper, April 10, 1924, Page 19

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'FREE ADVICE! Our Free Health Advice Dep’t. an- swers any questions about your dog's health free. State symptoms, age, build in writing. FREEDOG BOOK, Polk Miller's\ad famous D¢ Fook on D of Dogs feeding : fgeraeants “ MEDICINE S, Automatic Refrigeration Electric Refrigeration—that is, Kelvinator—is as incvitable in your home was the electric vacuu: 1 or the electric washing mach It pays for itself by keeping food much better & longer—and by elim- inating ice bills. Fits any standard refrigerator, See it at - showroor {OMES EQUIPMENT CO W Main 22 TRIC_APPLIANCE CO. ciato ts. N.W. Ertagianes 1518 Kelvinator FOOT=EASE Yor Corns, Bunions, CHARGES RUM CASE BRIBE TAKEN HERE Mortimer, on Stand in Sackett Hearing, Says He Distributed $100,000 Fund. RECEIVERS' NAMES HELD Asserts Money Given Those Who Aided Whisky Removal. By the Associated Press. 'SBURGH, April 10.—Declar- had received $100,000 for ar- ing the alleged removal of 4,000 | cases whisky from the Penwick | distillery at Cheswick, Elias H. Mor- timer of New York, who figured as a principal witness in the Veterans' Bu- reau investigation, appeared yesterday withess against Russell M s . a former prohibition inspec- tor here, at a preliminary hearjng un- der an indictment recently returned against Sackett by a federal grand jury Washington. The money, Mortimer testified, was distributed among men in Washington, who had n instrumental in obtaining the permit. He did not name them. Unit States® Commissioner Robert Knox, m the hearing was he Te rtime d made a proposition to for the removal and that he them in a Pittsburgh hotel, where was introduced (o ett and isky per- cd. Mortime told at th connectéd with the and would pection of the kett w | prohibition o charge of the ir Drug Compan. Sackett in t e stifying denied that he Participated in the alleged re- 1 moval of the whisky or that he knew { Martimer. ALEXANDRIA. XANDRIA. Va., April 10 (Spe. chants and mem ia Chamber of at the Alexan- which comes to an Al bers 4 Com believe dria trades exhibit, end at Armory Hall tonight, has gone far in the direction of establishing a friendly spirit between the citizens and the merchant the city. A ne ~o-operation between the xandria and the mer- long been felt, according als. The complete co-op- ion has been lacking chiefly be- ise of the independence of the peo- | ple because the proximity to { Washington markets. On the other hand, the merchants have been more than’ de because of this same actor. The pe £ood feeling between been evidenced this participation in THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, Ti:[ITRSDAY! PRIL succeeded here by Rev. J. W. Dudle: , of Baltimore. s | o Rev. Frank A. Killmon, pastor of { Trinity M. E. Church, was returned to his charge here at the unanimous request of the congregation, which was presented this week to the con- ference in Baltimore, Announcement has been made that the Swarthmore Chautaugua will be in Alexandria this vear, July § to'lf. F. ‘Clinton Knight, chairman of the Chautauqua committee, said that tickets would be placed on sele shortly. Norman Roberts, minister of the Methodist Protestant Church Confer- ence, has been authorized by Judge Howard W. Smith of the corporation court to perform the rites of matri- mony. e e—— CONVICTED OF MURDER. Man Who Stuffed Wife's Body in Trunk Found Guilty. DENVER, Col, April 10.—Fred Janssen, who confessed that he killed his wife, stuffed her body in a trunk and shipped it to Ogden, Utah, where it was found March 15, was convicted of first degree murder last night. The jury deliberated only eight min- utes and recommended that Janssen sentenced for life, ssen was arrested near Pueblo, ree days after discovery of his body. He first told officers he hired a Mexican to kill his wife, Mrs. Bella Janssen, because he feared she was planning to Kill him. The next day he admitted that he himself kill- she was kneeling in prayer. | Factory { 83013thSt.N.W. Don’t Forget— Your New Spring [WINDOW SHADES | WE WILL MAKE THEM TO M AND GUARANTEE PERFECT 10, 1924 BUTLER DROPS PAIR. Accuses Police Inspectors of “Dou- ‘ble-Crossing” Him. PHILADELPHIA, April 10.—Carry- ing out his announced intention of dismissing from the police force a number of officials who he believed “were double-crossing” him, Director of Public Safety Butler yesterday dropped two acting inspectors, ap- pointing lieutenants to succeed them. The move is said to forecast a gen- eral shake-up of the lieutenants in various districts. don’t know what these men will do,” Gen. Butler said. “As far as I'm concerned, they are dropped from the police department.” —_———— NAMED BY CITY PLANNERS @ awrence Villier Is Elected to Board of Directors. 1.0S ANGELES, April 10.—Lawrence villier was elected to the board of directors of the National Conference on City Planning at the annual meet- {ng here. He will succeed the late Neison P, Lewis, former city engineer of New York and past president of the conference. New York was chosen as the site for the international con- ference and exhibit April 25, 1925. — One of the earliest smoking ‘“mix- tures” in England was a small qhan- tity of tobacco blended with hore- hound, yarrow and foolsfoot. ZASURE T PhoneMain4874 l ‘W, STOKES SAMMONS, Propristor Alleged Bride Slayer Vanished. BONIFAX, Fla., April 10—No clue as to the whereabouts of John A. Sapp of Pensacola Florida, who ac- cording to officers, late Sunday shot to death Mrs, Erie Steverson, eighteen- year-old bride of only a week, and escaped, has been obtained by Sheriff T. W. Johnson of Holmes county. Searching parties scoured the en- tire country side, but were unable to find any trace of Sapp. Ancient Books Returned. MBRIDGE, Mass, April 10— Thirteen valumes purchased by Cot- tonton Mather from Harvard College in 1682 were returned to the college today by the American Antiquarian Soclety, into whose hands they had come. The books were originally part of a collection presented by Sir John Maynard, a British jurist. The books, chiefly theological in character, were sold to Cotton Mather with eighty- three others as duplicates of volumes in the Harvard library, but were found to be later editions. CANDLER SUIT CLOSING. Verdict Expected Today in Fight Over $20,500 Note. ATLANTA, Ga.,, April 10.—Closing arguments will be made today in the suit of Walter T. Candier, son of the millionaire soft drink manufacturer, for cancellation of a $20,500 note Candler gave to Clyde Byfield when the latter accused him of at- tacking his wife in her stateroom on board a steamer bound abroad in the summer of 1922 A verdict is expected this after- noon. ~ Accused of Cutting Wife. William Smyre, colored, was arrest- ed last night and charged with as- sault with a _dangerous weapon after he is alleged to have taken a razor from his pocket and cut his wife's throat and arms. Surgeons at Freed- men's Hospital dressed the wife's T The Columbia National Bank 911 F Street Open at 8:30 A.M. Daily Capital & Surplus $500,000.00 3% PAID ON SAVINGS ACCOUNTS =2 n {] The man in business, whose individual *push™ and ability lack the backing afforded by a good bank, is go- ing after more busi- ness single-handed—in fact, ‘works under a serious handicap. (| Our customers’ inter- €sts are ours. That's the idea behind Colum- bia service—the force that givcs helpfu]ness and practical value to standing at this mid- town bank. We invite wou to g nainted at Columbia, 30 w ac- > can French Ship, Afire, Abandoned. HALIFAX, N. 8. April 10.—A mes- sage received by the local agent of the Marine and Fisheries from Cape Race, N. F., states that the French barquentine Jacques de Couers was abandoned on fire in latitudo 4630 north, longitude 3240 west. No further particulars were given. Ship Held for Health Bills. HAVANA, April 10—The steamer Ethan Allen of the Tampa Inter-Ocean Steamship Company has been ordered held at Cienfuegoes because of a lack of bills of health from Philippine and Chinese ports. It is sald the bills of health were retained for some reason jt) Drowned in Quarry Hole. Special Dispatch to The Star. MARTINSBURG, W. Va., April 10. John Beard, aged eighteen, unma ried, was drowned in a quarry hole in the northern edge of the city yesterday morning. He was stricken 111 with periodic sickness while work ing in a dumving ground that fringed the water, and while helpless fell in A younger brother saw his plight and summoned aid, but he was dead when dragged ashore. His mother and six brothers and sisters survive. e Mrs. Dorothy Dozier, aged eighteer years, is known as California’'s flap- per bootblack, she having recentl by the company’s agent at San Pedro, lif., when the Ethan Allen put in|set herself up in business Diego. e e L T GET ACQUAINTED WITH THE UNITARIAN CHURCH THE CHURCH —is at the Foundation of our Civilization. that is best In life. itself would totter. RELIGION —is not the dream of the weak. Tt is the best possession of the strongest, the most useful men and women in this Community, MEN OF CHARACTER —are needed today more than ever before. helps to make such men. EVERY MAN AND WOMAN —who desires to see the best thing in Life maintained and perpetuated SHOULD HAVE A CHURCH AND SUPPORT IT STRONGLY SIX. EVENING MEETINGS AT 8:00 With Addresses By William Laurence Sullivan, D.D. of New York City Mission Preacher of the Unitarian Laymen's League Every Night, Sunday to Friday, Inclusive Week of April 13-20 ALL SOULS CHURCH (Unitarian) 16th and Harvard Streets Sunday Morning Services April 13 and 20 B. F. Keith’s Theater—11 0'Clock Questions Answered 1t stands for all Take away the Church, and Civilization The Church STIUTRLERLLS LSRR RTINS TR T S AT SO TR0 me to Lose | | REALTY PRIGE 3ET3 NEW \s told you in this news clipping, we've sold one-third of our 7th Street Store, and the purchasers are anxious that we vacate as soon a possible. You must act quickly i vou want to share in this great event. whij tion s being staged un- of the merchants. patriotism is in- according to T. J. of the chamber of - Tired and Aching | S Feet & NS FOCT=EASE, RECORD Berberich's Sells Third of Upper Seventh Street Store at High Figure. ‘What is known to be a new high price for real estate values in up- per Seventh gtreet northwest was established yesterday when Ber- berich’s completed the sale of one- third of their Seventh street store :;x approximately $3 per square oot. ary who has busin E 000 in Attendence. n 5,000 citizens have attend- three ni the exhibit this Ruddy Cheeks—Sparkling Eyes and a larger crowd is expected tonight, to see the end of the exhibit. —Most Women Can Have Mr the said, have { resort more Co-operative basis th the resuit that they - sales, even though a Dr. Edwards, a Well-Known Ohio Physici t the sem to becon: life, knitting th The Mond a| with a ! Sle ingred mixed oil, naming them Dr. Edwards’ Olive Tablets. You will know them by taeir olive color. ! Clipped From The Washirgton Times Apnil 8, 1924 t night was made to | eet. Others s Pearl Ra Wyrick, award 311 Prince s awards are M are wonder-workers on | S o . which cause a nor- | 4ing off the waste and in one's system. These tab! the fliver and mal action poisonous m. It you F duil eyes aches, a w look tongue, head- i 00d feeling, ali out of sorts, inactive bowels, you take one | of Dr. Edwards’ Olive Tablets nightly for a time and note the pleasing results. Jestus Schmetfer Dlex. ty-eight years nd best known | ¢ night 424 North Washington Jllowing a long illness inc infirmitie 1 confin Thousands of women and men take | Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets—the suc- cessful substitute far colsme'—now and then just to keep them fit. 15c and 30c. Keép them Well andHappy 4 him to his Februa Funeral serv- held tomorrow afternoon | from the home by his widow, Mrs. two_daughters, 7 . Washington, heth J. Bartels of this three sons, Robert W. *rederick H. Schneider of this v and Dr. Schneider of | Washington. Interment, which will be private, | will be in St. Paul's cemetery. | "With the pupils of all schools in ]lht' city participating, an American ¢lm, the gift of Representative R.| | Walton Moore, was planted in mem- ory of Woodrow Wilson yesterday | afternoon. The tree stands near the high school building. Contribute to Monticello. i | School children today will make |} | contributions toward the fund now | | being raised to purchase Monticello, | | the home of Thomas Jefferson, and to ; ke it into a national memorial, | tc Superintendent Harris Hal {asked that the children contribute one penny for each year they had en- joved the privileges of the American hool, which was founded by Jefferson. City sthools will be closed tomor- »w to allow teachers to attend the | district conference in Culpeper. Sev- | eral of the teachers left today to at- tend the opening day of the conven- tion. Others will leave this after- noon. Terminating his three-year pastors ate here, Rev. Robert Browne, pastor |of the Methodist Protestant Church | | will leave next week to assume charge of the Temple Methodist Chureh, Philadelphia. He will be This Pretty Girl Who Defies Age Discloses Great Beauty Secret Says IUs Nothing More Than Old- Fashioned Ordinary Buttermilk in the Form of a Wonderful Cream. I» Guaranteed by All Good Drug and Department Stores. home < w arked Shoes For a long time we've realized that our present Sev- enth Street Store was entirely too large for a semi- neighborhood shoe store, therefore we took steps to dispose of about one-third of it, namely, 1122 Seventh Street. Before we move out, however, we are com- pelled to reduce, in a great measure, our stock of the finest quality nationally known shoes made in this country. The sensational reductions in effect are un- paralleled in Washington’s shoe business history. Buy More Than One Pair! This sale has no restrictions—you may buy one pair or a dozen at a reduction of %4 and %%, and this includes the newest Spring footwear, thousands of pairs of which were bought for our Easter trade. Shoes for men, women and children, hosiery, comfort slippers, etc. BERBERICH’S Washington’s Largest and Most Progressive Shoe House Estableshed 1868 Like Chocolate Candy. Tru Lax Mfg. Co. f i Newark, N. The first application of Howard's Buttermilk Cream will astonish you. It creates beauty almost like magio. The most wonderful thing about it s the fact that whilst it turns the dullest, most 1i s complexion to radiant 1 ¢ and makes red or rough hands or arms snowy white, vet there is not the slightest sign of its use after application. It ¢ vanishes from sight and atmosphere will not produc least shininess or greasiness of the skin 3 ter whether you are trou- bled with @ poor complexion, wrinkles, puffiness around the.eves, freckles, crows-feet or lines aronnd | the mouth, ugly finger nails, or just a simple roughness of the -face, hands or arms caused by wind or cun, you will find that.any or all of these troubles will quickly disap- pear with the use of Howard's But- termilkc Cream. To prove this to your complete satisfaction, get a small quantity foday at vour toilet goods counter No Restrictions or Reservations! Everythinginthe Houselncluded! 1116-22 7th St. ONLY To get to our Seventh Street Store, take any 7th Street car going up from Pennsyl- vania Avenue and get off at “L” Street, or any car going down 7th Street from the Mt. Pleasant district, 14th and You and other points, and get off at “L.” 7th Street Store ONLY This event is at the Seventh Street Store ONLY. Regular prices on these shoes prevail at the Pennsylvania Avenue Store. with the understanding that they will freely return the purchase money should you be dissatisfied. —Advertisement.

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