Evening Star Newspaper, July 27, 1924, Page 15

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SCORNED WOMAN MOUREY S NEMESIS Rejected, Girl Vowed Ven- geance and for 19 Years on Trail of Thief. Br Consol date SAN FRA Proverbial fus ©, July 26.—To the of a beautiful woman scorned, who ‘or 19 years thereafter aided the San I‘rancisco police in keeping relentlessly on the trail of a man who once,cast her aside, may be directly attributed the death sentence just imposed in Paris on Gabriel Alphonse Mourey, former San Fran- cisco, New York and international crook. Mourey is a veritable personifica- tion of the famous criminal of fiction, “lone Wolf.” He was sentenced this week to the guillotine for attempt- ing to burglarize the home of Albert R. Shattuck W York banker, while been a thorn in the side of three continents for ore of years. He obtained cer of spec- mer sweet, n he first met in thi Nemesis who sponsible for his capture Sin Obtained Much Loot. Olga Boilat, formerly e belle of the Fren b the daughter of a rich French family, is the “scorned wom- an” She is now in Paris, where as a final culmination of her love for | Mourey, which later turned to bitter hatred. she is expected to be one of those Who will Watch him o to his . unless his se ceis . ntence is com- ; Mourey was a burglar, safe blower, | handit or - her kind of returns, His, lnnr! jons here | 000, which | ¢ criminals |, ~in those days. tured. but the convict him o ing except mifor burglary. which ~sent him to San | Quentin prison for three vears ¥ he was cap- ing as a plying Mourey she family Moure was disowned d driven from hom was released from When | born name! er birth. It w French girl, cd everything - | she was living with among e Boilat latia B3 Jator Cxebnted ons of e were unable to | 1+ prison | i American plfl ||l ;/,// 7 0 AN % S = \ = -+ Cameos Solitaires and Colored 3,000 New Trees In Coming Year For D. C. Streets Having received an increaged ap- propriation this year, Clifford Lan- ham, superintendent of trées and parkings, h®pes to plant 3,000 new shade trees along.the streets during the ensuing twelve months. Many of the trees will be.to replace vacancies left in existing lines by storms and other sources of destruc- tion, and a number of new rows-also will be planted. t year Mr. Lanham had only 0 for the maintenance of the system, but in the new act Con- gress raised the sum to §75,000. With this amount, Mr. Lanham also will be able to trim scores of trees that have had to go neglected in recent years because of insufficient funds. The superintendent will spend all he can spare from other work to spray the trees against the attacks of caterpillars, beetles and various foliage-destroying. insects. There are now more than 105,000 shade trees on the streets of Washington. BERLIN FIREMEN CATCH BEES ANNOYING CITIZENS One Swarm Settles at City’s Busiest Corner, Another in Residen- tial Section. By the Associated Press. BERLIN, July 26.—"Maid for every- v | thing” is what the Berliners call their ¥ | fire department, and the firemen justi- fied it when they recently caught two swarms of bees right in the city. __As a matter of fact. the department is equipped for this unusual duty with proper, masks and a balloon- shaped net. ‘One swarm settled in a tree in Potsdamer Platz, which i the - [ will be sent to a boarding Selected b residential Qisirict, and in both cases the firemen gathered them in deftly while the crowds applauded. e WANTS MOSLEMS DRY. \“Pussyfoat" Johnson Sails on New Prohibition Crusade. WV YORK, July 26.—William Johnson, prohibit liner aid he expected to devote his efforts during the next few years to an attempt to convert | the Sostem worla to abstinence from alcohol. He would be assisted, he sh prohibitionists in a and India. “Warfeld, the vice president Corporation, that concern in Europ: J. Burns, former chief of inv tigation of the Department of Ju Eathering o aixo were p than. police history Of the $100.000 Too lett benind’ Sy rted sweetheart in that she had trailed and had told the French long criminal record. all the years since Mou- rted her and her unborn he forget hen say the police t desire seemed to ested and brought back to San Fi for one of hi rey, however, suspected her heart a er to have But in n though was always her bitter hatred. it is this long hidden desire for Mourey had promised to 2 h. vhich leads the police eve that Olga Boilat would like to see her lover die on the guillotine. ":| Grade” B, 10c Pkg. 50; T MILLTIA OFFICERS SENT Five Ordei’ed Into Troubléd Xen- ‘tucky Area to Observe Conditions. By the Associated Press. E FRANKFORT, Ky., July 26—Five officers of the National Guard were ordered to Providenve, Webster County, today to observe conditions in the coal miners' strike in the western Kentucky field. Maj. Willlam A. Clark, jr., assist- ant adjutant general, on whose re- gorts Gov. Fields: a’ few ' days ago authorized the observation, headed the personpel,” which will meet In Providence Monday morning. Conditions in the strike field are ‘serious, although the men not work- ing have felt the “break” fn the.long strike at’ Hopkins County, where ten thousand men. have retutned to work, the assistant adjutant general de- clared. Sympathizers - from Tilinols have been arrlving in western Kentucky in automobijes marked “Herrin,” he added. : The. governor, before his departure, said he would not be obliged to call out Nationale Gi.l.\rd troops. HOPPE DIVORCE GRANTED NEW' YORK, July 2h—An inter- locutory decree of divorce, signed by Justice Wagner in the suit breught by’ Willie Hoppe, billiard- champion, againgt , was filed in the officg of the court clerk’ today. The jury was tried rendered a verdict agaihst Mrs. Hoppe, on evidence obtained in a raid on a room at a hotel where, it was charged, she was found With a man: The Hoppes were married in 1910 in Baltimore and have two children, Alice Beatrice, twelve, and Willlam Thomas, five. Justice Wagner glves Hoppe custody 6f his daughter, who school. She will spend her .vacation period equally between r father and mother. Hoppe is_also made custo- dian of his son, wh balf his time with his .also will spend mother. Just Drive It; That’s All PLATES (Kleén Plates) 9-inch Plates, 20c doz; $1.50 per 100 6-inch Plates, 12c doz; , 90c. per 100 6-inch Plates, 5c doz.;. 35c per 100 " cups Round, 6 for 5c; 50c Per 100 Flat, 50c Cartonof 250 SPOONS’ Large, S5c Doz; 35c Per 100 Small, 10c Doz.; 60c Per 100 NAPKINS Grade A, Soc Per 100; $2.60 Per. 1,000 3 for 25¢ WAX PAPER sc PerRofl Scott Tissue Towels | 46c Carton 150 \ 222 TveEnTe sTREET MW WASHINGTON, D.C. 7 A Very Large ar;d Fortunate Purchase of \ Beautiful SOLID GOLD ( $5, $7.50 & $10 RINGS ; th, Floral - s l _8_5 i::l[flinner Stone Rings Bright : ONE OF THE MOST REMARKABLE VALUES EVER OFFERED BY ANY STORE Look fof the Schwarts C ock ;\S\(\hl 71/4{, . u|| lmlllluu lhn;s Bright or Dull ’ n-y Now for Christmas TO MINE-STRIKE SCENE|. Mrs. Alice Beatrice Hoppe: beforé which the case| STUDEBAKER| | « troubles—it is a delightfully medicated, .iceable rubber-lined aprons; pro- - 75¢ Howard’s Buttermilk Cream......5% " 50c Mulsified Cocoanut Qil Shampoo. ..42c . $1.00 Thacher’s Liver and Blood Syrup, 89c 25¢c Phillips’ Milk of Magne.ua. couwes . dSc - 50c Unguentine, for sunburn "65¢ Kotex, dozen in package - 40c- Prophylactic Toothbrushes .......29% 2.5.c Cake of Noxzema Skin Soap . To every purchaser of a regular 50c jar of Noxzema Skin Cream at our special price of 45c. .Noxzema Cream is giving prompt relief to thousands suffering from sunburn,eczema, tender skin and other skin —The Better to Serve You vanishing créam of exquisite texture. COUPON Good for 50c Bottle of Caro-Co Cocoanut Oil Shampoo FREE! Buy a 50c bottle of Caro-Co Cocoanut Oil “Shanipoo at our special price of 42¢ and we will give you a bottle free upon presentation of this coupon. 2 —at these prices. of for packing, postage and insurance. express money order. Address Peoples Drug Store, 505 7th St., El GH TEEN S TOREb Mail Orders Filled Add 10c to every dollar ol Send post office or We ship same day order received. Washington, D. C. MEN Buy Cigarettes By the Carton Come. in today and purchase a carton of your favorite brand of cigarettes at the low price of $1.25. The following brands are included: Camel Piedmont Chesterfield Lucky Strike Sweet Caporal Beech-Nut old Mill Sovereign r fraction there- FREE! $1 Gold-Plated Gillette Razor or a $1 Rubberset Shaving Brush With Each Parchase of 2 Boxes of 100 Each Murad Cigarettes At the Regular Price $3.00 for 200 _‘Tfie.Biggest Health Event of the Summer Washingtonians! The path to foot comfort is open to you aém'n. Last year Foot Happiness Week success- ‘fully helped thousands of people to a healthful, happy step, to get real enjoyment out of their feet. Here we are again to rejuvenate your feet and give them the punch and power which nature intended them to have. July 26th to August 4th has been set aside to make your feet happy, to make you realize the joys of feet that function without aches and pains. sports. Are your feet fit to get full benefit of it? Vacation days are here, with golf, tennis, hiking and all outdoor _If you are troubled with your feet—get the Dr. Scholl appliance or remedy that will bring you quick relief. Here are some of the oain eliminators: For That Painful Corn There’s nothing like Dr. Scholl’s Zino Pads. Gives instant felief by removing =1 the cause of the pain, fric- tioj: and pressure. - Waterproof, thin and an- tiseptic. Also‘sizes for'callouses and bunions. Put one an—the pain is gone. 35c per box. Crooked Toes This painful condition can easily be corrected by the use of Dr. Scholl’s Toe Flex, a wonderful little appliance that fits Bathbrushes 59c¢ Bathbrushes, - as . illustrated; &trong. long-wearing, good bris- tles, with hand strap and long detachable handle. Big bargain at 39e. Dainty quberized Aprons Special, 3 _9C Daity check designs, in serv- Dr. tect clothes while doing house- work. Theso are priced very low at 39¢ each. $1.50 'Ladies’. . Spray Syringe . Special, 98 [ Splendid Quality Ladles’ Syringe, sclentifically ‘made. A nécessity to milady's personal daintiness, Regular $1.50 value. comfortably between the toes and gradually straightens them out. Made of best quality soft rubber. 75c each. Crooked Heels Look i - Bad arid Feel Worse Bat it's simple to correct them with Dr. Scholl's Walk-Strate Heel Pads. Run-over heels are | unsightly ‘and nncomionable A pair will fix you up. 35¢ pllr.r ; o7 - . o Like Walking On Air That's the way you feel when you use Dr. Scholl’s Heel Cushions. Soft, resilient and comfortable. 35c pair. Special Prices Sale! $1.00 Othine Freckle Cream...:......89% $1.00 Barnard’s Freckle Cream.......69% 35¢ Cutex Nail Preparations...... ....29% 30c Mum—Deodorant ................235c 50c Neet—Depilatory ................45¢c Hershey Kisses, Wi iy Goff's Salt Wates Tnfiy,b Peppermint Patties, Ib. Old Fashion Mint - 75¢ Mellin’s Food. . .. ...............59 coozenges b 50c Resinol Ointment . . sesre 3T 60c Bromo Seltzer ...................37c i, crysiaad Wi Leaves, Ib. ..42c ..49c. ...23¢c Genuine Jordan Almonds, Ib.. Jelly Béans, 10 ozs. for 30c Phenolax Wafers ........w.. - comfortable malady Candy o s I O G A0 Here’s a Treat For Tired Feet Dr. Scholl's “3” Ne- cessities Set, a marvelous combination, consisting of Dr. Scholl's Foot Soap, which thoroughly cleanses the pores of the feet; Dr. Scholl's Foot _salm. a_cooling, sooth- ing medication, and Dr. Scholl’s Foot Péwder for perspiring and burning feet. $1.00. Here's a Short Life - to Bunions Scholl's Bunion Reducer won't let .that bunion. live long. A specially molded shell of soft antiseptic rubberf that fits comfortably over the protruding joint and gives immediate relief from pain, and gradually ef{ecls a reduction of the en- larged part. 75c each, Don’t Be Embarrassed J —by the humiliation of perspiring and ill-smelling feet. Dr. Scholl's Bromidrosis Powder checks this un- nd cleanses the pores of the skin” thoroughly. 50c. Two Drops on the Corn and It Won’t Live Long Here's a_wonder! using Dr. Scholl's “2” Drop Corn Remedy. treatments and the corn is out. WILL YOUR FEET BE HAPPY THIS WEEK? Immediate relief to corns by. A few 35c. Special SALE! Welch’s National Brand Grape Juice 49c Quart Here's a big value for you— just think, a full quart of pure, delicious grape juice for only 49c. Fine for making punch or to drink “straight” these hot days TYREE’S Antiseptic Powder A Safe Antiseptic Wash Perfectly soluble in water. It heals without harming. No danger, strains or pains. A necessary toilet accessory for personal use. Three Sizes — 23c,45¢, 89c Prices Guaranteed Alarm Clocks. Genuine Thermos Bottles, Pint Size. .. Alc Bathing Caps, Assorted Styles and Colors ... Pint Pompeian Olive Oil . . .. ......... 42c Fine Quality Bay Rum, Full Pint. . ..29% 50c Hinds’ Honey and_ Almond Cream . .34c; 3 for $1.00 50c Squibb's Dem‘al Cream, 35c; 3 for $1.00 50c Daggett & Ramsdell’s Cold Cream, 37c Woodbury’s Facial Soap . . Lavoris, Small Size .. ... Listerine, Small Size.. ... ;. 17¢; 3 for 50c .Coty’s Face Powders .... 25¢ Mavis Talcum . . 50c Ipana Tooth Paste 50c Wildroot Hair Tonic. .. _75¢ Bleachodent Combination Epsom Salts, best qualxly. pormd Sl 5c Life Savers, 'Sc Chewing (hm. -all kinds, 3 pndugel FOUNDED .1888 M Yn.rl of mrv l)el.ll-‘ 708 7th St. NW. 3123 M st NW 10c

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