Evening Star Newspaper, January 15, 1925, Page 20

USE OF NIAGARA SEEN AS PROBLEM United States Expert Says Falls Should Be Regarded as Shrine. . The Niagara River, lying between two friendly “presents the question of trol and neces preservation and further utilization, ownership and con- ty for team work for says a assoclate in mineral technology of the Natfonal Museum. The report was made public today by the Smithsonlan Institution Declaring that Niagara Falls should | be regarded as “the shrine of two nations.” the report asserts that “it is not the inalienable right of any - [the House since 1809 Canal vadian and Pt s side water-diversion tion on the hicago System it has a water-diversion prob- 3 re probably than for any other inland ci Master Sergemt Rem'erl Master Army Fleld srge Commins, duty at Bolling s been placed on the retired list of the Army and will proceed to his home. - ppi River, report by Samuel S. Wyer, | | MISSING YACHT RETURNS | SAFELY TO HER PORT | Alga, With Five Prominent Men on | Board, Had Been Sought for Two Days. Ry the Associated Press. NEW ORLEANS, January 15.—The vacht Alga, which Tueaday was re- ported missing in the Gulf of Mexico vith five prominent vachtsmen and business men aboard, and for which a search was instituted by seaplanes from the Pensacola naval station and boats from points along the coast, re- turned to Bay St. Louis yesterday with all on board safeé. * The Alga left Bay St. Louls last Wednesday for Pas 'Outre game pre- serve of the Loulsiara Conservation (ommission, at the mouth of the Mis- and no information ning her whereabouts had been -d here since her departure. The yacht steamed into Bay St Louis yesterday under her own power, after having encountered rough seas off the mouth of the Mississippi River, On the yacht were G. Mather (on- Orleans yachtsman and and owner of the Alga; Gueydan, lew Orleans John Luther, New Or- gene Houghton, Winnf- , and his brother, Fred rad. New Oldfield Head! Democrats. Olatield “whip.” Demo- n com- campaign in when the Democrats will agaln rol of the national ntatives Oldfield is one of the means « member of He has been ) in the Sixty-seventh and Sixty- th Congresses. He was acting rinan of the Damocratic congres- ommittee during the recent | campaizn mmittee. GET US TO TELL YOU ABOUT | MANCR PARK, D. C it On 14th Street Car Lino Bungalows and Houses Built by LITTLE & MARSHALL | For Sala by TERRELL & LITI'LE INC. Main 3385 | DARKLN GRAY HAIR BY USING SAGE TEA When you darken your hair with Sag: Tea and Sulphur, no one can tell because it's done so naturally, so _evenly. Pre- paring this mix- ture, though, at 10me is mussy and troublesome. At little cost you can buy at any drug store the ready-to- ise preparation, mproved by the or ingredients called “Wy i Sulphur Com- pound.” You just dampen a sponge or soft brush with it and draw this through your hair, taking one small strand at a time. By morning all | gray hair disappears, and, after an- other application or two, your hair becomes beautifully darkened, glossy and luxuriant Gray faded hair, though no dis- grace, is a sign of old age, and as we all desire a youthful and attractive appearance, get busy at once with Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Com- ponud and look years younger. Home of the Worumbo Overcoat The Fashion Shop Reduces to HUNDREDS OF OVERCOATS SUITS 2-Pants Suits $100 and $125 Overcoats and the finest WORUMBOS $59.50 & $69.50 ALL TUXEDO SUITS 1/, OFF Alterations at Cost No Charge Accounts Goods Laid Aside on Small Deposit A few articles on account of agreement with manuficturers not in sale. SALE AT BOTH STORES The Tashion Ghop 9th& E Washington's 42nd & Breadwaoy 5 FRED PELZMAN President 15th & G Nest to Keith's THE EVENING "STAR, WASHINGTON, ‘D. C. -‘THURSDAY, JANUARY -15; LETTER BOX FIGHT IS TAKEN TO LEAGUE Poland Will Not Remove Offend- ing Receptaclos Installed in Danzig. By the Associated Press. FREE CITY OF DANZIG, January 16.—The League of Nations is faced by a dificulty in the recently estab- lished Polish postal system in the Free City of Danzig, which threat- ens to rank with the Vilna and Memel situations as'a crisis maker for the league. M. S MacDonnell, high commis- sloner of the league for Danzig. ad- vised the Danzig Senate yesterday that he had asked the Polish diplo- matic representative, M. Strassburger, ta_remove 20 offending letter boxes placed throughout the city ostensibly by the orders of the Polish govern- ment. If these lotter boxes were not removed, Mr. MacDonnell said, he would feel obliged to ask the Danzig Senate to remove them. M. Strass- burger refused to comply with Mr. MacDonnell's requests, and both he and the high commissioner have com- municated with the secretary-gen- eral of the league at Geneva There seems to be little chance of an immediate settlement of the let- ter-box row, and every prospect that the question will hang fire until the | executive council of the league meets, March 9. sald to be quite impatient with the delay, as they feel that the lapse of time will strengthen the Polish posi- tior The Danzig citizens are| BRITAIN’S ONLY WOMAN BOOKMAKER VISITS U. S. Mrs. Helen Vernet Handles $25,~ 000,000 Annually—Once Was Modiste. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, January 15.—Britain's only woman hookmaker, who says she handles annually $25,000,000 of other people’s money in race track betting transactions, came to Ameri- ca yesterday bound for Palm Beach, where ghe hopes to play hard-enough to dim the Memory of her recent di- vorce court experience. She is Mrs. Helen Vernet, who, al- though she confesses to more than §0 years, has the vivacity of a L|r| has just divorced her h mem of the London & change, whom she ider vears of marriage, “one of the loveli- est and most charming men in the * just couldn’t make a go of it, and when that happens I think it best to separate,” she said simply. “I hear It's expensive,” she said of Palm Beach. “If I get a streak of spending I may have to start for home in a week. I often go broke She became a bookmaker 12 years ago, when she found she couldn't make enough money in her modiste shop. Assigned to Hospital Ship. Lieut. William W. Behlow, Medical Corps, in the Bureau of Medi- cine and Surgery, Navy Department, has been assigned to duty on the hos- pital ship Mercy. Butterflies have become a plague In parts of Italy. Naval | MARTIN OHMAN SINGS FOR OPTIMISTS’ CLUB Metropolitan Opera Temor Is Spe-, cial Feature at Ladies’ Day. Martin Ohman, tenor of the Metro- politan Opera Co. of New York, sang for the Optimist Club at its ladles' day meeting in the City Club yes- terday. Mr. Ohman, who has been singing first half_ of the season, Including Samson, I8 “Samson and Del rendered &#n aria from *“Carmen” d -| other selections. He will femain in Washington fof a short period, takinz treatment for a minor aflment, after which he plans a concert tour. He was fors merly with the Royal Opera at Stock- holm and. the Grand Theater In Gothenburg. Dr. Harold N. Giese, member of the club, and close friend of Mr. Ohman, sprung his appearance as a surprise, Other features of the program were Heal WINTER CHAPS MENTHOLATUM Just rub it in own a piano. The Homer L. Kitt Co. 1330 G STREET || Offering Exceptional Values in Nationally | Known Instruments in This Great CLEARANCE of USED PIANOS Many Washington schools and families wait for this annual event in which to purchase a good re-conditioned and serviceable piano at a great saving. Every year during the Christmas season we accumulate some of the finest makes of instruments which we have taken in as part payment on Knabe Grands, Ampicos and other NEW Pianos and Players. We will sell these instruments at such low prices and easy terms that it will make it possible for every one to D A S NP Y Aniong those attending were: and Mr 8. Willlams, Mr. and Mrs. 1. lenberger, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. son, Mr. and Mrs, F. Dell Gilbert Sale ton, Mr. and Mrs. and Mrs. W. Miss Ellison White, H. Roeser, Miss Leona Alvey, Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. O'N. leading roles In New York during the | T geon, Mr. and Mrs. 1925. by Harry Angelico and W anied at the piano and Mrs. Frank L. Higgins, lnd Mrs. R. 8. Hatchér, Mr. and M Charles ¥. Schrumpf, Mr. and Mrs. «'A. E. Nesbitt, Mr. and Mrs. |Edward R. Bateman, Mr. and Dr. and Mrs, Harold |T. Cator, William P. Brownell, .| B. Kennedy, Fred W. Quinter, P. Killlan, Mr, and Mrs.-Asa 1., bert, Mrs. B. Plerce, Miks Harvey Chiswell, Mrs. Russell' Gilbert,” Mr. and Mrs, James Burch, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce S. Branson, Ms. and Mrs. H. K. Phillips, Mr. and Mrs. F. F. L and Mrs. Louls T. Rouleau, E F. Gruver, George PVlitt, ir.: Guests at Meeting. Mr. Thomp- V. Thomson, Mrs Migs Pauline Bur- Horace Ward, Mr. Ward, L. hite, Miss Katherine wood, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Burkhart, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin West, E. C. Klo- man and H. Burkholder. 1ll, Mr. and Mrs, 3. Penn, ot b and Mrs. Thomas . Kibbey, The future automobile will be small, according to a manufacturer. Warfleld, Mr. and Mrs. John H. Har- | ROBBED BANK CLOSES. Had No Imsurance on $75,000 Taken'by Bandits. BLOOMINGTON, 111, January, 15— »|Doors of the Farmers' State Bank at Chenoa wers not opened yesterday following - the - robbery yesterday. when two men, posing as bank exan iners, bound and gagged J. T. Kelle president, and escaped with approx Taately 00°in currency and bonds. | The bank had no insurance and drew its patronage from the surrounding tarming community. Mr. Kelley, who is the principal storkholder, was unable to say when the bank could be opened for busi- ness. | Twenty six hundred miles of mains | are used to supply.london with gas. G & 11th Sts. 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