Evening Star Newspaper, October 20, 1924, Page 5

PRESDENT VIS NEW . O HOWE Pays Informal and Unexpect-' ed Call While on Morn- ing Stroll. I'resident Coolidge made un- expected and informal visit at vewly completed Dbuilding of United States Chamber of Comu t Connecticut avenue and H str this morning. The President was taking his customary ecarly morning stroll when, as he was passing the handsome building which he is to dedicate formally next Thursday night, the {dea struck him to take i look at the interior. It was 8 o'clock when the President and Col. William Starling of the White House secret service, who was walking with him, entered the build- ing unnoticed. They were wandering 2bout the first flour corridor David Skinmer, sceretary of bamber, who had come to s ur to make ready for i 1 eoting, recognized the Presid Arfter welcoming him he I'resident abaut. Mr fally interested in the ite which will scat an 1,000 person, and in which dication services he is to address, 11 be held Thursday night The President expressed himself s being g pressed with the .uflding and told Secretary Skinner members of the chamber y reason to he proud onal home. Motors to Studio. hour later the stographic t for a number an the the olidize Prosident tudio on of Ihotogruphs There is no indication at t White House that the President will ch mind about ining in W ton during the remainder of 1paign. ited som »“to this or that | ¥ 1o this or that y pa spe e contradic ith the expla tintends to President Kept Busy. Coolidge kept routine busine 1 with ant national proble Qispose of In a short ti 1his his correspondence, campaign on the homestreteh and with the next meeting of gress an two months off, is unusually and the daily numbsp e White House is on the The President Is limiting icipation in the campaig tofore .to confercnces with party le ers and with making a brief addres now and then in Washington. Th President is impressiy n his po itical callers the necr for con -ntrated organization work to get it the vote, and to this end he oing everything he can to assist The President has not made up his mind whether he will cast his vote Ly mail or make a journey to his home in Northampton, Ma st is ballot in person. ‘Works on Speeches. In his spare moments the President 15 working on several speeches he is o make in the near future. The first of these will be Thursday night at the exercises incident to the d tion of the new home of the States Chamber of Commere neeticut avenue and H strect will attend the b the Willard Hotel the Near 1 and make a brief Sunday will deliver speech which will be radioed from the White Housc to the meeting in the vIvania Hotel of the Federation of Jewlsh Charity organizations. He as accepted nvitation to speak at the closing scssion October 30 of the National Negro Ministers' Interde- minational Alliance which opens its th annual convention here tomor- President and Mrs. Coolidge attended kervices at the First Congregational Church yesterday mornjng. They were accompanfed by Mrs. Frank W Stearns and Charles A Mussachusetts, who are house guests. Commander Evangeline Booth. na- tional leader of the Salvation Army. preached at the First Congregational "hurch After the s:rmon she v orted by the President down the aisle to the sldewalk. Col. Ricl 4 L. Holz of New York, chief se tary of the eastern territory of the Ivation Army, accompanied Mrs. to th trect. stor. eto make thess are Whits House Presi- , Dbut @ 'at the tion thut the e ick Mz is Besides increase. i pa as her a- VOTERS ARE WARNED. “Abolish Prohibition” and Other Written Words Void Ballots. 1 Dispatch 1o The Star. ALTIMORE, October 20.—Warning that writing “abolish prohibition,” or ‘thing elxe not called for on the ballots in the presidential election November 4 would nullify the ballot. as 1 issued to voters of the State Laib, seerctary of the su- f elections _Iuf tion t anonymons chain tters were being received by many them to write the prohibition” on the November 4, led him to warr votes would not be counted written on the margin, the aliot would be void,” he said ast legislature ordered that nk lines be taken off the ball chain letter suggests the rs hav tax- their own referendum on prohibition,” since the “politicians evidently don't want to hear the volce of the people.” It also asks the recipient of the let ter to send it to 15 friends to carry on the nation-wide chain. Snake Rides Auto to Town. JLKTON, V: October 20.—It is re- iuted that a large black snake colled itself around the running gear of an utomobile a few days ago and hoed” into town. Arriving here, the the | when | rted the | of | the | of callers | Littlefieid of | The | the | ALEXANDRIA. Special Dispateh to The St ALEXANDRIA, Va, October 20.— Director of Public Safety Paul Morton was greeted on “Hard Corner.” Prin- cess and Royal streets, last night by a shining revolver. He fired at the teet of the negro who held the sun, |disarmed him and escorted him to court where a pint bottle of liqucr was taken from him. K. D. Derby. the name the man gave, was fined $10 {and costs for being drunk, $100 or 90 days for carrying a gun and was Led | for the action of the grand jury on a | cha violating the r¢ old, of Char- ir repairer had his right leg hangled last night when he f under it was necessary to am- putate it when he was taken to the Alexandria Hospital. The operation was performed by Dr. M. D. Delaney. Memorial services were held in Trinity M . Chyreh last night for the Rev. L. M.' Ferguson, formbr pastor, whose funeral was held in Baltimore. 0CCOQUAN ELECTRIC PLANT RAZED BY FIRE Bucket Brigades Battle $50,000 Fire of Unknown Origin. Alexandria Sends Aid. Special Dispateh to The Star ALEXANDRIA, Va., O | Fire of undetermined origi destroved the electric power plant at coquan and Janney Brothers' flour- ing mill, which hus been in operation for mearly 200 years. Damage was $50,000 with fnsurance which will not cover one-fifth of the 1 ney_estimates When the fi - zens of the vill in o of an pparatus. formed bu brigades and fought the “olum- Company, indria called or it was en the jods adopted could not k the flames. By tiis . the local fire me reached the it was impos sible to tha flaming building but vented. The . 1y for three | being operated t {1 B ey. The light company, de- | struction of which leaves the town in darkne g ) 1 by a stock compan | ROCKVILLE, Md., October 20 ( { efal) Following illness of only 1 few hour: Mrs. Carrie 1. Henl { wife of Louis N. Henley, died on Sat- {urday at her home at Damascus, this county, aged ars, She is sur- vived by her husband, three daugh- ters and a son, and her mother, Mrs. ie E. Martin. Mrs. Henley was \efore her marriage a Miss Sasscer nd formerly lived in Washington. The fall meeting of the Montgom- ry County Anti-Saloon League will held in the Methodist Church at ytonsville on October 31. In the morning there will be a conference of minist. and workers, and a afternoon session addresses will | delivered by Rev {dent of the Women { perance Union of New Zealand; L. { Hicks of Tennessee and other: ! The principal Republican meetings of the campalgn in this county will bs held this and tomorrow evenings at Bethesda and Takoma Park, re- spectively. Representative Zihiman will speak Loth places, and other nationally known speakers are pected to deliver addresses. Democrats are arranging for a | meeting here the afternoon of Tues- 1 October to be addr ed b Ritchie, nator Thomas | Caraway of Arkans David € | Winebrenner, candidate for Congres in_this district, and others. Rev. J. Brittan Clark. D. D, of the First Presbyterian Church, Washi | ton, and moderator of the Washington City Presbytery, delivered an addres: | before the Christian Endeavor ciety of Warner Memorial Presby- terlan Church, Kensington, last eve- ning and later delivered the sermon at the regular Sunday evening service. Rockville and Gaithersburg are tied tor first place In the Montgomer: County High School Soccer League. Each team has won two games and lost none, and in the omly contest in which the two h: met neither was able to score. turday after- |noon Rockvillo defeated Sand Spring. at Rockville, 2 to 0, and h arg won from Poolesville, -sville, by a_similar score. staff of Sunshine and a monthly publication by s dents of the Rockville High schoo has been sclected for the current year as follows: Editor-in-chief, J. Markiey; assistant editors, Misses Lee Darby and Jeanette de aules; literary editor, Miss Ruth Goode; sports cditor, Miss Helen Ra- mey and Harry Meem; joke editor: John Hickerson and Francis Hil business manager, Miss_ Rosalie Jones: circulation manager, Miss Julia Waters; reporters, Misses Catharine { Dawson, anor Hickerson, i Garrett and Emma Muncaster: adver- | . Robert Collins and beeen 1 J y i generations an | fam be Christian Tem- L. tising manage Donald Bl | COAT BRINGS ARREST. g ¥ HOBOKEN, N —Four men broke into Washington Clothing Shop here and made away with merchandise valued at $ When deteetives later saw la man wearing a new overc: @ sale tag dangling from the lapel v arrested him and learped S one of the thieves. His contes {slon led to the arrest of his taree companion ho- | veptile crawled off the running gear into | the streets, \BIGGS where it met its W alerlm:.l E A Cold Winter Is In Store to owners of ELECTROL— Automatio Thermostatio Control regulate ive you any d 5 or nigh. - Step “ve & practi o e Eieotrols” f the {n sour heater in about & day. Sole Distributors for D. C. and Vicinity & Plumbing equipment and repairing Engineering Co. 1310 14th St. HEATING ENGINEERS )4 4 ) 4 )4 prohibition | at Dotomac | S0 severely | , H. )L Jan- | ot | pread of the flames was pre- | operated | the | Rachael Don, presi- | imer Loren | with | he | —for us, 8o the wise-acres say, but that's not bringing any worry —AUTOMATIC —OIL BURNERS Electrio Ignition and | the ical demonstration It can be installed sVENING DAV RETERATES STAND FOR LEAGLE Reply to Direct Question as to U. S. Entrance Given Out by Headquarters. Democratic national headquarteys here has recelved the following statement by John W. Davis, the party’s presidential nominee, repl ing to a direct question whether he favors entrance of the United States {into the League of Natlons. “In my speech of acceptance open- ing the Democratic campalgn, I ex- pressed my attitude on this question with complete frankness. 1 said, speaking in the sheerest terms of na- tional fnterest, it was not wise or prudent or safe that G4 natione of the orld should sit together in confer- ence on world affairs and America be absent. I said while this nation could not join the League of Natlons helpfully unless and until the com- | mon judgment of the American peo- iple supported such a step, the day wihl come in my judgment when we {should see that both interest and |duty dictated that step. not Lelleve that the League s is perfect, Tdo not believe s assumed its final form. 1 believe in life and growth and custom and habit. T am not concerned oven bout the terms on which we shall ppear the council table of the iworld. Out of that appearance and {out of such conference in God's good {time will grow a friendly habit jamong men, the custom of calm and |reasonable discussion and a proper vielding not to force, not to a super tate, not to command, but in the {language of the Declaration of In- dependence itsclf: To a decent re- | spect for the cpinion of mankind.” 'RAILROADS DECLARED i ON EFFICIENT BASIS ;ms Reduced Cost of Living Materially, Offi- cials Claim. ‘; Operation Byt at NEW YORK. October 20. clent | operation of the country's railroads ihas been a substantial contribution | toward reaucing the cost of living since 1920, according to an analysis | rons. 1~ | f conditions made public _\'fszex:da}'! TABLET IS UNVEILED. t by five Eastern railway officlals. The | statement, representing the views o the Eastern presidents’ conference { was signed by E. E. Loomis, presi {dent of the Lehigh Valley Railroad atrick E. Crowley, president of the | New York Central road; W. W. tterbury, vice president of the | Pennsyivania Railroad: John Henry { Hammond. chairman of the Bangor {and Aroostock Ratlroad, and { Bowen. chairman of the Pere Mar- | quette Railroad. “Last vear the average time of transit was nearly cut in half,” says the review of general railroad opera- tions. the amount of raw material which manufacturers have to accumulate in advance of production. It reduced the { must maintain glven volu's: of business. The effect was to le & of production and distribution and to diminish the pos | sibility of overproduction and of consequent unemployment.” %FIHE IN VERMONT TOWN |~ CAUSES $100,000 LOSS | Seven Buildings Destroyed in Bris- | tol—Telephones Rendered | Useless. By the Associated Press. MIDDLEBURY, Vt., Fire swept through the heart of the little town of Bristol, 11 miles from here, early yesterday, cut off tele- | side world and destroyed seven build- ings, chiefly of wooden construction, before it was checked. The loss is estimated at $100,000. | One fireman was slightly hurt. fire started in a barn. The ' Sour Stomach Money back without question if DR. | HARRIS' PRESCRIPTION fails to { relieve Indigestion, Gas, Sour Stomach |or Constipation. Try this wonderful remedy at our risk. | Sold in Washington by Peoples Drug Stores | | T TO E WINDOW ; EXECUTE NER. | 820 13th St. N.W. I OV YIn HEm 1 Paperhanging Cabinet Work ek which whol=salers and retallers | in order to carry aj October 20.— | phone communication with the out-' MOST SATISFACTORILY MAN FACTORY PRICES. % W. STOKEC SAMMONS, Proprietor. EWILLMAKE YOUR* FURNITURE NEW | ATLITTLE EXPENSE MERICAN UPHC 627(F St NW. waa"Win's STAR, WASHINGTON Ceremony Features Construction Program in Arlington County. Special Dispateh to The Star. CLARENDON, Va., October 20.— Hopewell Lodge, No. 1700, of Halls Hill'laid the corner stone yesterday of the new-John M. Langston Colored School being crested at Halls Hill as a part of the county's road-building program, which also includes the con- structfon of two high schools and several other elementary schools. Ap- proximately 1,000 persons wero in at- tendance. Addresses were made by | | Prof. Fletcher Kemp, county super-| | intendent of schools; L. C. Baltimors | principal of Talls IIill. School; Mrs. B Harris, viee pres t of the| { Parent-Teacher Assoclation of IHalls | Hill;_Clyde C. Lamond, chairman of the County Board of Education; Hurry K. Green, county commissioner of revenue: Ernest Shreve and Willlam A. E. McShea, members of the school board; Dr. P. M Chichester, county health officer, and Miss Margaret Thomas of Ithaca, N. Y. The speaking was preceded by the playing of “The Star Spangled Ban- ner” by the Community Center Band of Washington, invocation by Rev. W. A. Gray, pastor of the Halls Hill Bap- tist Church, and the raising of an American flag, with troops from the War College service detachment par- ticipating. —_— MARLBORO SET FOR RALLY Democrats to Speak for Gambrill | to Succeed Mudd. 1 Special Dispateh to The Sta | UPPER MARLBORO, Md., October 20.—The Prince (eorges County Court- house here 15 to be the scene tomorrow | atternoon at 1 o'clock of what promises [to be one of the largest Democratic rallies in the history of this section. The speakers will include Gov. Ritchie, | Senator J. Thomas Heflin of Alabama and Stephen W. Gambrill of Howard County, Democratic nomince to succeed 1 the late Sydney E. Mudd of La Plata, Republican, in the fifth district. Particular emphasis s being placed | {on Gambrill's candidacy, since his elec- tion to fill the unexpired term of the late Mr. Mudd, expiring March 4, 1925, would break tho present three-to-threc tie in ! | the House and enable the Maryland | delegation to vote for John W. Davis if the election is carried to the House. | Gambrill aleo is a candidate for the suce | ceeding two-year term. Thomas B. R. | Mudd of La Plata, a brother of the lat | Representative, is the G. O. P. candidate | | opposcd to Gambrill for both the un | pired and full terms. Gov. Ritchle, Sena- | tor Hefiin and Gambrill also will ad- {dress a Democratic rally in Hyatts- ville tomorrow night, at § o'clock, in the Masonic Hall . ‘Washington Area Methodists Honor Robert Strawbridge. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, October 20.— Five | { hundred members of the Washington | | Area of the Methodist Episcopall { Church took part Thursday in the| unveiling of a_bronze tablet on the | home of Robert Strawbridge, in Car- | | roll Count | Addresses were made | William Fraser McDowell, | Bishop of the Washington Area of { the Methodist Episcopal Church, and | by Bishop resident , of Roland Park Methodist Episcopal Church, Baltimore. | " Miss Margaret Evans Glilelan, a | great - great - great - grandaughter of | John Evans of the first class of Methodism and granddaughter of Mr | and Mrs. George W. Albaugh of West- minster, Md.._unveiled the tabiet. FIRE 1S COSTLY! Be Protected Against It J. LEO KOLB H Insarance Agency 923 New York Ave. N.W. . In the Heart of the Newer Business District A modern, fireproof, ten.story structure, well constructed and having two elevators. EDMONDS BUILDING 917 Fifteenth Street Fronts on MoPherson Square [ ! For Rates and Information : Apply to WARDMAN ! The offices are roomy and well lighted A Shade Better . is the Tim HAVE TUS MAKE XNEW SHADES. WE CAN THE _WORK IN Phone Main 4874 WE WILL UPHOLSTER 3-Piece Parlor or Living Room Suites at this spe- cial low price— Special low prices on our com- plete stock of Tapestries, Velours and Silk Upholstery materi, SLIP COVERS HALF PRICE OF BELGIAN SLIP COVER MA. TERIGLS AT HALF PRICE—HAVE THEW MADE NOW AND SAVE ONGBHALF. RY CO. or Call D. MONDAY | OF WEALTHY WOMAN Jack' Grifith, Norfolk Organi Who Wed Mrs. Fray, 82, of ‘Washington, D. C., Victim. Special Dispatch to The Star. NORFOLK, October 20. Grifith, youthful organist at ing pi cre, who se : wealth ars old, of the vieti of robhers A $1 ast night. ) stiokpin 5 wold wuteh | and $40 were taken from him by two sailors, according to a report to! the police.” He wlonc at the | theater about 10:30 o'clock when | confronted with a demand to sur- render his valuables. Policemen were rushed to the scene upon receipt of a telephone message from him, but have so far found no trace of the robbers. It is believed they suspect- ed he would have considerable money on his person because of his recent marriage to the wealthy woman and the fact that he has been riding in a luxurious automobile since the wed- ding ceremony Battle 60 Years Ago. Speciul Dispatel to Tie Star. WINCH War Veterans as the sixtieth anniversary of the it by the nfede Ar Wright of the Union Army : was the last fought in the Shenandoah wn then as the | granary of the C 4 ‘To further | weaken the Confederacy. Gen. Sheridan | issucd his fanious order for the burning | nd the confis- | ! the valley. The anclents considered coral a val- uable medicine. MCormick Medical College Graduate Dr. CLAUDE S. SEMONES Eyesight Specéalisl Phone Main 409510 McLachien_BIdg. 19th and G Bts. N.W. Glasses Fitted Eyes Examined ' You HAVE GOY. | TO GIVE US CREDIT FOR REDUCING THE PRICES OF | I I | SHOE REPAIR. | ING WITHIN THE REACH OF ALL— QUALITY Shoe Repair i 417 11th St. N.W. “This automatically reduced | Rev. Dr. Edward L. Watson, pastor|= Risab the beauty With a Single Filling of His Duofold 1067 Checks Its Over-size Ink Capacity Gives Writing Its “Second Wind” N executive of the Pub- lic_Securities Corpo- ration, Los Angeles, filled his Duofold in just the regu- lation way and then sign 1067 checks in an hour and 30 minutes without refill- ing his pen. Another example of how the Duofold’s Over-size Ink Capacity tides men over extra pages or extra days of writing—just as an ath- econd wind” gives him a fresh burst of spesd in the crisis. ‘There is also an indica- tion of the speed attainable when the hand is steadied by the balanced symmetry of the penand is not resisted or fatigued by its jewel- smooth point—guaranteed, if not mistreated, for 25 years' WEAR. 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Jos. Phillips’ Original All-Pork Sausage And right near honte you can get it. Atany one of our stores you'll always find it fresh. Delivered reg- ularly by Jos. Phillips® 28¢ 16¢ 2c 9c National Biscuit Co.’s PEANUT CAKES storcs this week Wagous. the new-style e T 5¢c SPECIALS FOR THIS W EEK_ French’s CreamSalad Mustard, per jar,10¢ Hershey's Cocoa, One-Pound can, 21¢ Golden Crown Syrup, 10-Ib. can, 57c irginia Sweet Pancake, pkg., 10c Star-Naptha Soap Powder, Large, 19¢ Go back and read these specials over again. THERE is real economy in the list. : “On the Tables of Per Those Who Know.” Lb. Ly v T THE ORIGINAL U pom sausac? e Tore s J —! On sale in all our Per One pound in Lb. Our Famous GREEN BAG i COFFEE