Evening Star Newspaper, June 6, 1924, Page 13

GIRL'S BODY FOUND; ; DEATH IS MYSTERY Scantily-Clad Corpse Believed Thrown Into Ditch From Auto. Police Follow Single Clue. By the Associated Prewe. TROY, N. ¥, June 6—The body of Miss Mabel Burgess, also known ae Mabel Rogers, clad only in a light one-piece dress, was found today in A ditch one-half mile outside the city limits by Clayton Allen, a boy em- ploved on a nearby dairy farm. The woman had been dead for six hours and the authorities expressed the be- lief that she had been brought to the lonely road in an automobile. Mystery was added to the case by the statement of Clinton Coons, who Jves a short distance from the place where the body was found, that dur- ing the night he heard a sharp knock at his door, but that when he answer- éd it there was no ons there. The police were seeKing to connect the finding of the body with the actions of a man whose automobile broke down two mpiles south of Rensselaer early toda¥ was towed to Albany. The ghiage from which he Tiad asked assistance (M} is directly opposite a police station and when the man saw the station he leaped from the machine and disap- peared, e PRESS ON FAITH HEALER. Dense Crowds, Seeking Aid, Neces- sitate Call for Police. NEW YORK, June 6—While Rev.| Robert B. H. Bell of Denver W conducting a faith healing service historie St. Paul's chapel vesterday the crowd that pressed about him be- catfie so dense thui Dr. Joseph Mc- Comas, vicar of St. Paul's, called the volice. Men, women s some walking with crut into the church, while - a throng or onlookers followed. Many declarea that they had been cured during the ser “I do not claim the power of heal- ing.” Dr. Bell said. “I merely con- duct the service in which it is stress- ed that God heals. 1 call it psycho- logical medicine.” A vouth who had never been able to open or close his hands said he had recovered use of his fingers, and . mewspaper photographers took pic- tures of a four-vear-old girl whose mother said she had not been able to walk unaided until her visit to Dr. Bell When Dr. Bell at first announced the service was ended the throng of aficted would not let him leave Dr. Bell left for Oklahoma last night. —_—— NEGRO FIRES ON POLICE. Barricades Self in .Shop After Slashing Policeman. CHICAGO, June 6—One policeman was slushed on the right arm by an unidentified negro and the lives of more than a hundred other officers were endangered last night when the negro barricaded himself in a tailor shop and opened fire on the officers With two revolvers and a shotgun Riot squads were rushed to the scene and tear bombs were taken to the building, but in the confusion the who had two small negro chil- . dren in the tailorship with him, made | his escape. he police went to the shop to inv ate a report that hine w ing dispensed there the negro immediately attacked m with a knife and theg started & with two pistols. The officers ew and summoned reinforce- —_——— PEMM CASE. REVERSED. Child's Legitimation Declared Ob- tained by False Evidence. PARIS, June 6.—The civil tribunal of the Seine has annulled the act of legitimation in the case of Hilda Pemm, who was adopted by the late Mrs. Derek Walker, an American woman, from a foundling home in 1916, on the ground that it was ob- tained alse representation. The act was originally granted on tion of Antonio Schiro, an revolutionary writer, and Ma- Porcher, a_French stenographer, who shortly after the death of Mrs. walker, in 1920, claimed the child as theirs. They were married upon ob- taining the child’s legitimation and took control of the legacy of 600,000 francs left her by Mrs. Walker. Her legitimation as the daughter of the Schiros having been amnualled, Hilda's fortune will be administered by the prefect of Meurthe-et-Moselle. ‘The machine | a4 children, | es, crowdea | NEW D’ANNUNZIO WORKS. Publishers Receive Manuscripts for Three Volames. MILAN, Iwaly, June 6.—QGabriel D'Annunzio’s publishers have received from him the manuecript of & new literary work in three volumes enti-| tled “The Luckless Volunteer,” “The Bightless Companion,” and “The Cour- ageous Poor Serving Maid.” The first volume will be published within a few days, the second within a few weeks and the third next autumn. They will be dedicated to the Three Graces, the first to Aglaia, the sec- ond to Thalia and tifird to Euphro- syne. The Prince of Montenevoso is pre- paring another work entitled “The Second Lover of Lucretia Buti” in two volumes, which will be dedicated to the late Eleanora Duse. This work will contain references to the famous actress and will recall her activities in 1900, COOLIDGE NAMES AIDE. Col. Hocker to Meet Obregon at Border for President. * NOGAL Coolidge ittle, to act as D t the reception tomorrow, i r of the ar- of President Obregon. Advices from th Department authorized the e of American troops of the 25th Infantry during the cele- bration of a day and a half. Mexican soldiers also will take part. et e WESTERN FIGHTER SHOT. Jack Lawler Fatally Wounded by Omaha Policeman. OMAHA, Nebr,, June ~Jack Law- f Omaha, a featherweight boxer, ot here today by Pa- Neilson following a sonal representat and st e fired t Napoleon, 15¢ (2 for 25¢) Smoke One Today! SOLD EVERYWHERE Henry T. Offterdinger Maker 508 9th St. N.W. Outstanding Car Value Whether you contemplate buying a new car this spring or not, spend a few mi- nutes looking over the new Peerless Six. Then ride in it and you’ll admit that it’s the most ad- vanced Six on the road today. And it sells at a -moderate price. Its value has been a revelation to those who know fine automobiles. We will gladly appraise your present car at no obligation to you. Four-Wheel Brakes and Balloon Tires The Matchless Peeriess Eight and the New Peerless Six The Peerless Motor Co, Washington Branch 14th and P Streets N.W., Washington, D. C. Opon Evenings (OO OO Phone Main 8077 RUSSIAN UNIONS URGE CHANGE OF CALENDAR Ask Week of Five Days, Hour of Fifty-Seven Minutes and Month By the Associated Press. MOSCOW, June 6.—Having failed in its efforts to abolish sunguy and adopt Monday as the day of rest, the Council of Trade Unlons has initiated & project for altering the calendar. Under the plan, which is before a special commission to the council of commisears, each year would consist of Bix Weeks. L5 divided. into twelve thirty days each. ach month would consist of six weeks and each week of five days, 6f which °'—'"~{ four would be working days. e diy would consist of twenty- five hours and the hour of fifty-sev: minutes. The working day would be composed of nine of the new hours, lengthening of da; months of by _thirty-three minutes the present eight-hour day, |elther fled abroad at but the toilers would have a full day of rest in every five Pact With U. S, Voted. SOFIA, Bulgaria, June 6.—The So- branje yesterday ratified the extradi- tion treaty between the United States and Bulgaria. : MEXICO OPEN TO REBELS. Deputies Who Fled During Revolt May Return to Country. MEXICO CITY, June 6—Those mem- bers of the chamber of deputies who ® beginning of Adolfo de la Huerta's revolutionary movement or followed him to the field will be granted permission to return to Mexico, according to an announcement by the department of the interior. Warning is given, however, that those guilty of offenses under the law will be subject to prosecutions in the common courts. All others will be unmolested. Saks & Compan SEVENTH STREET Two-PieceA Suits PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE Saks & Company offer Four Ways to Keep Cool! Emphasizing a Range of Popular Summer Fabrics Fabrics offering a wide variety of the most wanted styles and colors, stressing the new shades of tan and gray. Not just clothes made of light fabrics—but well tailored suits of mod- els to meet the preference and the figure of every type of man from extreme to conservative Mohair ( Two-l.’iece) Suits Be particular $ about your hot 20 weather clothes. We've something to show you in pin stripes, silver grays, shadow stripes, plain blacks and plain blues. Silk trimmed and piped. Imported Scotch: Tropicals Summer clothes with $32'50 a carefree comfort featuring the best of tailoring—suits that re- tain their shapeliness and smartness. Suits that pass summet’s severest test. Plain grays, stripes and Scotch overplaids of fine imported fabrics. i Gabardines (Two-Piece) two - piece suits, with style and comfort. Brand new cool fabrics made like you want them. We are proud of these suits. Mixed silver tone shades—three styles of tans. * Flannel (Two-Piece) Suits Tropical weight flan- s27£ nels. Popu- lar at the seashore and golf club this season. Light and dark grays with stripes of white— others of silver, plain browns and numerous mixéd shades of light gray. Saks & Company—Third Floor. Summer Campets will enjoy our displays in the windows of the Mount Vernon Savings Bank, 9th and Massachusetts avenue, and the Barry-Pate Motor Company, 1218 Connecticut avenue. Gabardine $3O + PRINCE VIGGO ARRIVES. Obtains License for Coming Mar- riage to Miss E M. Green. NEW YORK, June 6.—Prince Viggo of Denmark arrived here today on Estonia’ for his mar- anor Margaret Green a He was accompanied by his; father, Prince Valdemar, who will be best man at the wedding, in keeping with the Danish custom. Miss Green met Prince Viggo &t the dock. An_escort of motor cycle policemen accompanied them on their trip to the “’mnlrlnnl building to get a marriage cense. 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During this period a “Good Picture Contest” —will be judged by the Eastman Representative. The best photograph de- veloped in our finishing department during this week, A Prize 3A or Post Card Size Eastman Folding Cartridge Premo Kodak SAKS & COMPANY Sports G Dept. Fovrth 0r Safeguard We believe in maintaining a constant high standard in the selection of foodstuffs. You can be sure that your purchases at the A & P will meet the test of quality and economy. ‘We Announce Two Openings 900 H St. N.E. and 21st and L Sts. N.W. FREE—To the first hundred patrons Saturday, June 7—a 16-0z. loaf of Dad’s Bread and a pint bottle of Simpson’s Buttermilk. New § Fine, Large, Meaty Potatoes | Prunes 7 Lbs. 25¢{ 2 Lbs. 23¢ FREE_I/; Doz. California Lemons With Every Pound of Tea Thea Nectar * % Thea Nectar TEA 29c 1/ Lb. A&P : Gunpowder TEA | TEA 29c51b.| 54c Lb. FREE_% Doz. California Lemons With * Every Y, Pound of Tea Fine Creamery Butter Lb., 45¢ Cut From the Tub Silverbrook Butter, Ib., 48¢ India Ceylon Java TEA | 29c 1/, Lb. f Thea Nectar Orange Pekoe §, Repeating a Popular Special A Carload of Fresh Porto Rican Pineapples 10c Each Green Peas . . 21Ibs, 19¢ Sroh Beans . . . . . 21lbs., 19¢ Early Clicquot Club c 13 Phg. Gingerale Bottle 3; Shredded Wheat, 10c C G .& G 10c 3 Kellogg's Pkg. Gingerale B.,“kg Krumbles 10c Canada Dry 19¢ § Post Pkg. Gingerale Perfection 2 bottles{ Kellogg’s Pkg. Gingerale 25¢ é Cornflakes 8c PIEL'S %0, 25c § Rice Arrow s vots. § Paffed ¥ Special 25¢ § Wheat A & P Pints Quarts Grape Juice 29¢ 53¢ Grapenuts Bottle 5 Toasties 8c 16¢ STORES WILL BE CLOSED at 1:00 P.M. Wednesdays during June, July and August. This is done for the benefit of our managers and clerks, whose every effort is bent to make your shopping easy and pleasant. Will you mi;t,them by doing your Wednesday shopping early? . LANTIC & PACIFIC &33;