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18 WORLD COURT PLAN DEFENDED BY PEPPER Indorses Compromise Proposal Now Before Senate—Delivers Address Via Radio. STRESSES PEACE FEATURES Americans Oppose “League of Na- tions,” Pennsylvanian Says. Defending the compromise world court plan now before the Senate, Senator Pepper, Republican, Pennsy- ia, declared last night in a radio «ddress from et RC that the e in the worll the uncovenanted, uncommitie untrammeled free will of the A can people.” Senator Pepper declared, members of the Republican party are “eager to work out, under "the present leadership,” a wise solution to the problem. Distinct From League. “In the Senate many Republicans, and I among them,” he sald, “believe that when you actually try to draw such a protective agreement as the President has in mind you run up against so many difficulties that it is simpler and safer to say to the other nations, “We should like to back this court, and we shall do it promptly if you will join in malintaining the court as an Institution distinct from the league. We do not want & nunlmpd or special membership in an enterprise we do not belleve in. We do want to give unqualificd and wholehearted backing to an enter- prise we belleve in." ASSIGNED AS CHIEF CLERK Temporary Position in State De- artment Given to E. C. Wilson. Edwin C. Wilson, diplomatic secre- . temporari office of the third assistant secretary il of state, has been detailed to per- apport for the “world court very strong, disapproval of nations is just as defi- me Americans feel so on this point that they be- creation of an entirely new thout league relationship is ¥ to our protection.” form the dutles of chief clerk of the rtment of State pending a per- nt appointment to that office. . Da Ha disbursing s embassy to Cuba. Mr. Wilson was a second lleutenant in_the Army assigned to the |t THE EVENING BALL WILL PRESS BILLS FOR SEWERS, CROSSINGS Hopes for Action at Next Ses- sion of Congress, He Tells Trade Board. Hope of reporting the bill for elimi- nation of grade crossings in the DI trict at the next session of Congres: and also for solving the sewe problems In the near future were e: pressed today by Senator Ball, chai man of the Senate District commit- tee, In a letter to Richard L. Conner, assistant secretary of the Board of Trade. Referring to the grade crossing bill, Senator Ball said: “The bill is a very meritorious measure, but as yet no action has been taken thereon. In dealing with the question of ad quate sewer: he said that “the problem of rage in the District of Columbia very near future. this true of the ROCEVILLE MAN APPOINTED. Arthur C. Bready of Rockville, Md., has been appointed a second liew tenant of infantry, Officers’ Reserve Corps of the Army! STAR, WASHINGTON, FLOWER SHOW PLANNED. Piney Branch Citizens Will Hold Program Monday. The Plney Branch Citizens’ Asso- clation will conduct its annual flow- or and vegetable show Monday night from 7:30 to 9:30'0’clock in the Ham- Hne Methodist Church, 14th and Em- erson streets. The contest is open to all amateur gardeners of the Piney Branch di: trict and il entries must h grown in the garden: . Other points of low: All entries are f will be classified by the ju Kind of flower or vegetab) matched against others of the prizes will consist of blue, red and white ribbons; if the entry has no competition, the judges wiil de- termine whether it merits the blue, red or white ribbon or nothing at all’ entries will be judged in their con- tainers and tha containers will be considered as art of the exhibit; “ntries will be Teceived in the biss ment of the church between the hours of 4 and 6 o'clock Monday: judging will begin at 6 o'clock and admission fee of 10 cents for all entries Gee and Hreel fact that there are five other nations with o lower death rate am in- fants than the United States boasts. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 1924 T. S. Infants Not Healthiest. United States soclal workers are Prone to speak of this country lead- ing the world in many avenues of so- clal work, but the American Child Health Assoclation has revealed the|™OTe than half of them. e Safeguard Your Valuables During Vacation Soon vacation will take many away from home.. Eliminate worry while you are rest- ing. Get mental as well as physical relaxa- tion. Put valuable papers and jewelry in a safe place. The best place is in a safe deposit box. The cost is reasonable ; safety is sure. The cost is slight—a few cents a week. Large, Roomy Boxes $3.00 Per Year and Up At Our Uptown Bank, 1333 G Street N.W. Second National Bank In sixteen other nations a lower rate of fatality among mothers in child- birth exists. A physical examinae. tion of more than 23,000,000 chiidren in the United States shows that there is something physically wrong with Jerusalem is getting short of wa- ter, due to growth in population, Studebaker Light Six because of its ability to stand up and deliver endurin service with the lowest possibf maintenance and operating costs, has been the reason for its selection by 200,000 owners. Studebaker has been supply- ing high-grade transportatior for 72 years. 'Drive a Studebaker Light Six Prove to your own satisfaction why it is supreme in its field Joseph McReynolds , ! |/ “The Studebaker Man”’ Selling Satisfactery Transpertation in Washingwe for 35 Years. Commercial Auto & Supply Co. 14th and B Strests during the world war and was ap-| The Abbey of Our Lady of Geth- pointed to the diplomatic service infsemane, near Bardstown, Ky., which January, 1920. Since then he has|has just celebrated its jubllee, is the served at Santiago, Tegucigalpa and|only monastery in the This is met |in this city. . _The relation d the court is Serious-Minded Problem. problem for ser " he added, back the court without ge Volved in the league. sy “The Bank of Utmost Service” 509 Seventh Street N.W. 1333 G Street N.W. Here you will find a most com- rl\Al‘!‘fl (I\p nations a maintained thro 1 lete selection. In- treat the court p nths of the work been done, not in ubmitted by nations, ng as if it were the at- eral of the league. se before the court in which lh( xud States differs from “ position ken by the league, and h versary of the United States to that position, the United 8 would find itself before judges whose inevitable prejudice might tly reduce our chances of suc- in the litigation. terwoven Hose in all colors, all sizes —regularand extra. 40c to $2 The Hecht Co. 7th at F ion that bhefore officially back MOTHER :—Fletcher’s Castoria is a pleasant, harmless Substi- tute for Castor Oil, Paregonc, Teething Drops and Soothing Syrups, prepared for Infants in arms and Gnld{en all ages. To avoid imitations, always look for the signature of m Proven directions on each E—h&" Physicians everywhere recommend it, ak Tor " gotting " the tes into the league as of Congress, SUTIRD UNTED STATES PATERT @RS THE LONGEST-WEARING TOES AND HEELS R B EVER DEVISED Quarter-Million-Dollar Lifetime Furniture Repricing ' Worth-While Savings On Genuine Lifetime Furniture cAlmost every make of hosiery has some kind of “reinforcement” at toes and heels—but you can not find any other hosiery with toes and heels like those of Interwoven Socks. A DHERING steadfastly to its policy of but two sales a year, Mayer & Co. holds sales only in Febr- uary and August—even though something unusual takes place at some-other. time. it They are different in material and different in manufacture. from all the rest of the sock—are made of the most enduring fabric ever known to hostery. Yet, with a repricing of a quarter of a million dollars’ worth of genuine Lifetime Furniture that has made values NOW commensurate with sale-time prices, we feel that you Their wonderful wear-resistance, should know about it. peculiar to the Interwoven process of manufacture, has made them famous everywhere, and has made the Interwoven Stocking Company the largest manufacturer of men’s hosiery in the world. Enter woven Goe and Herel Socks IN GREAT VARIETY OF STYLES, COLORINGS, MATERIALS AND PRICES Coming in between February and Au- gust sales and distinctly different from them, the Mayer & Co. re- pricing does not include every- thing in stock. Yet with hun- dreds of fine suites and single pieces priced now as low as any sale has ever offered. With such adjusted prices refurnishing should be considered NOW. If We Were Governed By --Our Prices Instead of Our-Policy,We'd Call This a Sale More Than A Name MAYER & CO. Lifetime Furniture Is Seventh Street