Evening Star Newspaper, September 20, 1924, Page 3

PLACED NEAR POLE MacMillan Reports Success of Mission—Explorers’ Party Lands in Maine. Associated Press, Me., September boulder more of the Arctic ees from the North tablet set in place of the MacMillan who returned here in the Far 20— than circle Bolted to a lar 800 miles north and only 111 d Pole is a bronze by the members Arctic expedition today after 15 months orth. The tablet cs the site of arvation Camp,” where in 1854 18 members of the party of 25 men who Penetrated to this point in the Greely expedition perished The tablet was sent into the Far North, with Capt. Donald B. MacMil- lan when he set out from h £0 last June by the Natio graphic Socicty. Today Ci Millan reported to the had performed his crossed. with other members of his thin ice Smith Sound n his appointed task. mission, having t Inseription. inseription on the tablet reads mory of the dead who. A. \W. Greely, here gave insure the final and coss of the first scientific therly monu- blet stands atitude a0l in 1881 to establish other nations, one impolar statior traveled hward Discovering land and when two relief ex- to reach them, the at C Sabine. Aliv irrived alive, a could n Yet to und nally still three ping ba added sh many 10 hours before the ved months rescu ~d that ¢ Arct n. Greely, explorers t to welcome the re He had co s0 to bid was srect turnin this p Millan N him Parents Fear Studeni Special Dispa HAGL ar He Kidnaped. disappeare be! he who sign | FU ST 7 HAS MOVED HIS OFFIC stx. s.e. to 711 East Capitol NTSMEN, ATTEN(TON? dwell’s H s Ol for valyes and 1 Trade Mark v purchased at NILARDT Lt 113, from New Yor Pals niture Jiem and_Easton, ver, N. J. t “and with of evergreen and planted. Lawns put rich soil and man furnisLed FERRIS INST! Write R. M FUENIS Apartment 71. Washin LORINE GAS TREATME: brotehitis, ment and full information address Box = FTOORS 014 floors seraped 1i ner oors 1aid, acraped and finished. ACME FLOORIN: 1313 H st. n.w. M. 898, Money Can’t Buy Better Printing Let the Million-Dollar Printing Plant furnish estimates. The National Capital Press 12101212 D 8t. N. Arousing Interest | —among motorists through the Low Prices at which we make General Auto Repairs. R. McReynolds & Son Specialists in Painting. Slip Covers and_Tops, 1423-1425 T, ST. N.W. Main 7228, Pick Your Own Ap, Grimes Golden now ripe. from - our trees; thousands ¥reo cider. Heart of Maryland Orchard, Ednor, Md. Drive out 7th st. pike to Sandy §pring, tarn right before reiching Sandy Spring Bank. Roof Repairing —Call on us now to put that roof in con- aition. ples. Fill your baskets to choose from. Roofing 1121 8th n.w. Company Phone Maia 14 Try Us rY-mm you'll be completely satisfied with our quality work. HIGH GRADE, BUT NOT HIGH PRICED. PRINTER, BYRON S. ADAMS, panvtse, SHEDD PLUMBING.. The Efficiency of Shedd Experts guarantees econo- 706. IOth my as well as satisfaction Reliable Roof Work Some comfort to feel that you have placed your order for repairs with a re- liable firm. We see to it that every Job is a good job. Estimates free. KOON ROOFING Phone Main 833, COMPANY 119 3rd St. 8.W. Hot-Water Heat We have ten brand-new heating plaats to ‘be ins! led in your home, for cash or on terms—if you want one, act quick. DEGENHARDT HhATl\(r 0., Room ™ TSR g4 society that he | ates with | arther | then | feared | i 1l | ulations, HOME CONSUMPTION State-Wide Campalgn to Be Con- ducted in Virginia Next ' Month, Announced. By the Amsociated Press. RICHMOND, September 20.— With the co-operation of the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce and the division of markets of the State de- partment of agriculture, Virginia ap- ple growers will conduct a State- wide campaign for the consumption of home-grown fruit next month, it was announced by officials of the State Chamber toda The campaign national ap Novembe known as throughout the and commercial tions throughout asked to co-operate, ment continue: “With a gr ginia apples pectéd by co-operating agenci r before in the history of the in a pecial effort to induce Virginians to patronize the orchards of their fruit-growing areas in pre- ference to fruit from other sections the United States, is to be made,” clare officials of the chamber. Through the efforts of the far- sighted leaders of the apple Browers, J. H. Meek, director of th division of markets, and the United States in- { spection service, it i estimated that | nearly 50 per eint of the apple crop will be inspected by State, Federal or growers’ otficials, and disposcd of un- der the official .m.vmmu seal. ROC l\\’ILLE September Montgom: are receivir the Police v fines culminate in October 31 to which will b Apple Week' Civie, social clubs and ocii- Virginia be the announce- 1 er percentage of Vir- arefully graded and in- es than of scal option law senten: County’s - severe ]m, rule, but in most c: are tacked on Mrs, Laura R. Stone of W who was a short-time resident of the vicinity of Travilah, this county, and Joseph Colbert, who resides on the Con- dui this county, were the late to rec such sentences. Upon being found guilty in the Police Court ing whisky to Lee Ball, a young re of this county, each was fined costs and -d to 30 d convicted-of a s off with a fine of $100 : there being some extenuating circumstances in his c Mrs. Verda Balthis, seph H. Balthis and daughter of the | iate Marry Griffith of Laytonsville, this died on Thursday at Martins- Va., where her husband is of the Methodist Episcop: South. She had been ill about {one week Her husband and four sons rvive. She also leaves ter, Mrs. : M. Cooke of Gaithersbu will take place this afternoon Methodist Church at Goshen burial to be in the ceme- Mr. Balthis w: rs pastor of 50 of Emory Church, O; Junty. ms of motor vehicle reg- William Shields and Henry | ter have paid fines of $10 and § tively, in the Volice Court here or Pat Harrison of Mississippi, % Brooke Maryland's se of state, and David C. Wine- | Democratic candidate for ss in this district, will be the rs at a bl meeting at wytonsville, this county, next Thurs- evening. The meeting will be held | under the auspices of the Laytons- ville branch of the Women's Demo- | eratic Club of Montgzomery County. The Rockville Garden Club held its September meeting vesterday after- the home of Mr. and Mrs . L. Smith, with Miss Kath- mith hostess. Wild flowers considered. and following ap- D respo to their roll call | here was a general discussion led by | Mrs. Leonard L. Nicholson, of the club, who conducted the m ing. All attending brought wild flowers of some kind with them. Re- freshments were served. sident 00 and from the t mty, tery nearby ber of hurch and a'e, this ) viol M | i | | ! were | WOMAN, 114, REGRETS SHE HAS NO HUSBAND Says of Birthday | Would Have Been Complete if She Had Mate. | Celebration , September 20.—If Mrs. Pauline Urdang had had a husband lu help her ¢ ate her 114th birth- at the Harlem home of the| Daushtersi or i Isracl terday, her | happiness would h: been cBplete, | the age widow declared last night to | friends who gave her a reception, a feature of which was a birthday cake | glhl-d by 114 candle: ve is the most important thing in life,” she said. “For true con- tentment marry for love alone and | not for wealth. Mrs. Urdang married a student of | theology at the age of 16. They had 10 children, of whom a son, 89, and | two daughters, both in their 80s, are | living. She also has a brother, aged | 100, Her mother died at the age of | 102 and her father at 98. Start New Lynchburg School. Special Dispatch to The Star. LYNCHBURG, Va., September 20. Work hds been started here on a new junior high school building, which is designed to cost $329,000. It will provide 24 classrooms with plans for a wing later with 12 additional rooms. Two more vitamines have been discovered by California scientists. FLAT TIRE? MAl N 509 LEETH BROTHERS Service Charge Never Over $1.00 Painting--Paperhanging = Homes, Clubs, Schools, Office Buildings, Apartment Houses Harry W. Taylor 2333 18th St. N.W. Col. 1077 | i | | THE ARGONNE 16th and Columbia Rd. All-year location in the residential hub of north- west; on high elevation, overlooking the entire city and Rock Creek Park. Apartments with large out- side r 0 o m s, spacious closets, buiit - in bath fix- tures, reception halls and balconies; latest improve- ments; 24-hour service. Moderate Rentals‘ president | ¢ | turn { cessful revival. to Rockville, Md., where they start a | iy COLORED BAPTISTS Sends Felicitations to Convention in Nashville Through Capital Minister. Greetings from President Coolidge were conveyed to the National Baptist Convention (colored), just ended at Nashville, Tenn., by Rev. S. Geriah Lamkins, who has returned to Wash- ington with other delegates to the meeting. The felicitation was in the form of a letter from the White House requesting Dr. Lamkins to tend the presidential “best wishes’ the assembled members. A committee, headed by Dr. George D. Stevens of St. Louis, was appointed to express to the President the grati- tude of the convention for his mes- sage. More the meetin: Chicago was re-elected pres Dr. M. W. D. Norman, pastor of the Metropolitun Baptist Church in_this city, was elected vice president of the convention for the District of Colum- bia, and Dr. Lamkins was re-elected executive secretary of the social serv- ice commission of the convention. :Dr. Lamkins also was elected to the edu- cational board. Dr. Alexander Wilbanks of the Tenth Street Baptist Church was elected to the B. Y. P. 1 Dr. Frank Washington of ¢ vary Baptist Church. to the ot benefit board; Rev. Dr. Augustus Lit- tle, pastor of the Little Ark Baptist Church, to the church extension hoard; Rev. B. Potts, to the Sunday school bublishing board; Rev. Dr. A. J. Tyler, pastor of Mount Airy Baptist Church, to the board on correspondence; Itev Dr. Daniel Washington, to the “state of country” board; Deacon D. Cunning- ham. to the marriage and divorce board: Rev. Dr. Georze W. Brent, pas- tor of the Deanwood First Baptist Church. to the time and place board; Rev. Dr. A. Wilbanks. to the obituary board; Rev. J. P, lols, to the reso- lutions board; Rev. Dr. James E. Willis, foreign mission board, and Rev. Dr. A. Sales, home mission hoard The Mount Bethel Baptist vention of the District of Columbiz which Dr. Lamkins is president, was admitted to membership in the National Baptist Convention by a vote of 463 to 41 The convention voted to meet next year at Baltimore. es attended Williams of dent. Rev. than 6,000 dele Dr.' L. % Con- THREE BOYS RAID STORE Parents Pay Damage to Save Little | Trio From Prison. Special Dispatch to The Star w ERNPORT, Md., —Three boys, ranging in ages from 10 to 12 years, raided the store of the Penn Supply Company at Frank- lin, near here. They broke window glass with a stope. “The lads took 105 pennies from the drawer, chewing gum, candy, pipes and loc at- ing about $30 in value, \\hlh the property damage is placed at $50. The parents of the boys agreed to pay the damages and they were freed. Detours Near Washington. Special Dispateh to The Star. BALTIMORE. September following detours, due to road pair work, are listed in the detour bulletin of the State roads commis- sion made public today Prince Georwge County highway: t.on cinder road, at Seabrook turn right (0.6) to Glendale (1.7), cross railroad tracks a fork take left turn to cross roads (2.3). turn left to undergrade crossing at Hillsmead (2.7), thence to Defe highway (3.2). Length of detour, 3.2 miles. Condition, fair. Montgomery 20 September —Detense County—Hyattstown- arksburs. At Hyattstown (0.0), go west, turn right (0.4), turn right (0.9), turn right (3.0), turn left (4.5), right (4.0) reach (6.7). Length of detour, 6.7 mil Condition, fair. Lee's Corner-Bea ville. Through traflic, take left turn at Dawsonville and follow State road through Poolesville and Bealls- | ville. Shot for B.abblt Kills Boy. Special Dispateh to The St LYNCHBURG, Va Julius Nea , C., was Mll(d late ’l"hurxrla\ pomattox, 20 miles from here, he walked in front of a gun held by D. N. Hubbard. who was shooting at a rabbit. Evangelistic Party Returns. Evangelist G. G. Kundahl and party returned from Georges Island, where they conducted a suc- Tomorrow they go al singing at for two weeks, preaching and the Hunting Hill M. E. | Church. GONNA B0ILD NEAHOUSE ON THE SIDE OF AHILL AND GIVE A LAST FARE- WELL TO THE OLO RENT BlLL. Which Road Shall You Choose? Every day this important question is before you. No doubt you have often talked it over, but never made up your mind to act. Why not get down to brass tacks this spring and plan to build a home of your own? Now is the time to start on the road to happiness and contentment. Come to our office today and look over our different house plans. W.T Galliher & Bro.in: 30t and K Sts.NW. e West 2370 -+ a side front | 20 —The | re- | At Weed's Corner (0.0) turn | Clarksburg | Call Orchardists of Virginia to Arms By the Associated Press. RICHMOND, Va., September 20.— Virginia orchardists are warned to make preparations to fight hungry fleld mice, which are liable to damage the trees during the Autumn and Winter, in a report of the United Department of Agriculture, de public here today. eptember and October are the months when the far-sighted orchard- ist makes preparations to guard against possible injury to his trees by hungry field mice, which gnaw the trunks and roots.” said the bulle- tin. “Methods of preventing injury vary according to the species of mouse and the cultural practices fol- lowed. In much of the United State especially the Eastern portion, pine fice are present, and their injury Is usually inflicted below the surface of the ground.” The bulletin concludes that preven- tive methods cost little in comparison with the protection afforded, and de- clares that “an ounce of protection respect is worth a pound of as in other pest campaigns. Textile Leader Dies. BOSTON, September_ 20.—Oscar sas of Atlanga, Ga., one of the leading figures in the textile industry in the South, died yesterday at a hospital here. He was president of the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills, Adanta. Announces Sermon Topies. “The Name Above Every Name," is the subject of the sermon tomorrow at 11 am. at Metropolitan Baptist Church by Rev. John C. Ball. In the cvening his subject will be “The Best Home in Washington HE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C.. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER TABLET TO HEROES e axetists| -cai onetenduss o« | HOME FIREPROOF RULES MODIFIED Committee Submits Changes | in Proposed Regulations to City Heads. ret fireproofing of ho for children and similar institut will be drafted by a committee three Distrfet officials and submi to the Commissioners for fur consideration. Thix was made known today Engineer Commissioner Bell foll; ing a talk with Fire Chief Watson, who recommended to city heads 3 weeks g0 uteps be to eliminate hazards in all structures where cl dren and invalids are housed. The fire new rules aimed to eliminate woa stairways as fire escapes, the of frame dren nes and to require institutions to obtain strictly proof quarters within a five years. Seen New Law Corporation Counsel vised the Commissioners that he lived additional legislation by press would be needed to carry these recommendations. Bell said today that © »n, Building Inspector Oehm Engineer Commissic - r would endeavor to for ‘ > a modified set of rules that A modified provide for the Needed. Stephens of regulations George | chief outlined a series of to prevent structures as c a1l such period o Dr. Bullock to Preach Dr at 11 am . Holy Comn: The major said that If it should be [lowing the blaze at the Bruen Home found later that additional authority |for Children. Maj. Eell indicated to- is ‘needed by the Commissioners it |day that he was not sure five years wolild be brought to the attention of | would be sufficient time to & in- Congress this Winter. stitutions to obtain strictly fireproot The fire chief made his first recom- ' buildings. Rev. At George O to .& Your Neighbors e of | eoa | ther by ow- | th that | fire | hil- hden AVE you ever paused to consider what an im- H portant part in the happiness of your Home life your neighbors play? And just how vital the right kind of co-residents are to real Home enjoyment? hil- | fi of On a charmmg downtown residential square, but a few minutes’ walk from Washington’s principal busi- ness and theater districts, many of the City’s desir- able families are locatmg They find in restricted THIRD PLACE NORTHEAST an attractive street of modern Homes, which is to be peauufully laid out with shade trees, wide grass park- ing, fine cement sidewalks and wide paved alley and ad- be- on- out hief hann ner 1u- the street. active always. 1418 Eye St. N.W. In our office we number ::: SALE just what some other clients of ours WANT TO BUY. There is a constant exchange that keeps us WE PLAN PROPOSITIONS FOR OUR CLIENTS iny clients who have FOR MAY WE NOT SOLVE YOUR REALTY PROBLEMS? N. L. 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