Evening Star Newspaper, February 12, 1925, Page 15

fl morning. PORTER RATEFLL FORAID AT GENEVA Leaves Paris, Thanking South American and Far Eastern Nations. By the Associated Press. PARIS, February 12.—Stephen G Porter, head of the American delega- tion, which last week withdraw from the international oplum conference at | left Paris for home this He expressed gratification at the support given to the American stand on the opium question by the Far Eastern and South American countries. Porter, who is also chairman of the ouse foreign affairs committee, was favorably fmpressed by the newly acquired American embassy bullding in Paris, which was shown to him by the American Ambassador, Myron T. Herrick. He voiced tthe hope that it would soon be possible to unite the con- sular and other services so that ail the official business of the United States in Paris might be expedited under the same roof. Geneva, THE WEATHER | District—Fair tonight and tomor- row, colder tonight, lowest temper- ature about 20 degrees: strong north- | west winds, diminishing tonight Maryland—Fair tonight and tomor- row, colder tonight: slowly rising temperature tomorrow: northwest | gales on the coast, diminishing to- night. Virginia—Fair tonight and tomor- row: colder in east and central por- tions tonight; rising temperature to- morrow: northwest gales on the coast, diminishing tonight West Virginia—Generally fair and continued cold tonight: tomorrow in- creasing cloudiness with rising tem- perature. Recerds for 24 Hours. Thermometer—4 p.m. 12 midnight, 42; 4 am., 3 noon, 31. Barometer—4 p.m., 20.49; 8 p. 12 midnight, 29.49: 4 am, a.m., 29.62; noon, 2! Highest temperature, 58, occurred| at 2 p.m. vesterday; lowest tempera- ture, 31, occurred at § a.m. today Temperatures same date last year— Highest, 43; lowest, 34 Condition of the Water. Temperature and_ condition of the water at 8 am.: Great Falls—Tem- perature, 32; condition very muddy. Tide Tables. (Compiled by United States Coast gnd Geodetic Survey.) Today—Low tide, 5:10 pm.; high tides, 10:46 p.m. Tomorrow—Low tide, 5:29 a.m. 5:54 pm.: high tide, 11:13 am. 11:27 p.m. The Sum and Moon. Today—Sun rose 7:04 a.m.; 5:42 p.m. Tomorrow—Sun rises 7:03 a.m.; sets 5:43 p.m. Moon rises 9:34 p.m.; sets 9:12 am. Automobile lamps to be lighted one- half hour after sunset. Weather in Various Cities. p.m., s am, 3 4:50 am 10:30 am. sets sun Temperature. -2 Beations, F H = <o Rupaaa. A) Baltimore Rirmingha: Rismarck Chieago . Cincinnatl Snowing Clevelan Cloudy Denver Clear Detroit g Clear E 3 Tndfanapolis Jacksonville. 30,02 Kansas City. Tos Amgeles Louisville €Clouds Clondy Clear, Cloudy Clondy Clear Cloudy Clondy Cloudy S 3 Spokane 0 38 Cloudy WASH.DIC. 2062 50 A1 0.7 FOREIGN. Greenwich time, today.) Temperature, Weather. s el = am., Stations London. Paris, F Clear Clear, Part clondy Part cloudy ay Hamilton, | Save and Proven Remedy. Will Address Diners ADDISON 'NROE, Govermor general Society of May- flower Dexcendants. MAYFLOWER SOCIETY PLANS ANNUAL DINNER Association to Meet February 20, for Patriotic Observance. Descendants’ Friday Evening, The nineteenth annual dinner of the Society of Mayflower Descend- ants in the District of Columbia will e held Friday evening, February 20, 30 o'clock, at the Mayflower Hotel. Principal speakers will include Senator Simeon D. Fess of Ohio, Rep- resentative William B. Oliver of Ala- bama and Addison P. Munroe, gover- nor general of the General Society of Mayflower Descendants. Musical en- tertainment will consist of orchestral and vocal selections. General arrangements are in charge of Frank H. Briggs, governor of the local soclety. Thomas F. Whittelsey, 1219 F street, is chairman of the tick: et _committee. Members of the entertainment com- mittee include Thomas F. Whittelsey, Mrs. Henry B. Patten, Mrs. G. M. Brumbaugh, J. Altheus Johnson and Harry H. Semmes. At a recent meeting of the general society in New York City a motion was adopted following its proposal by Carter B, Keene of this city to se- cure a suite of rooms in the May- flower Hotel, to be known as the “Mayflower Society room.” This was done, it was announced today, and in the future all meetings will be held in that place. The suite will also be used for the business of the local and general society. PSSR THREE LIFERS ESCAPE. Nine-Year Man Also Gets Away Under Fire. PINE BLUFF, Ark., February 12, Three life termers and another pris- oner serving a nine-year sentence es- caped from the State farm at Tucker early last night and an emergency call was broadcast to seek them. The four men were members of a gang working In the flelds and were being returned after dusk to the stockade. Suddenly all made a break for a strip of woods. The two guards opened fire and emptied their auto- matic rifles. None apparently was | wounded. ‘When You Feel a Cold Coming On Take Laxative BROMO QUININE Tablets to work off the cause and to fortify the system agalnst an attack of Grip or infinenza. A box _bears 30c.— Advertive- PILES' CUREDIN 6 TO 14 DAY S signature of E. W. ment Grove. Ordinary cases of itching, blind, bleeding. or protruding piles are cured in six worst cases two weeks—with PAZO MENT. the dependable and proven re: for piles. Inetantly relicves itching piles and amures restiul ‘eher the Arat might. Get the Handy Tabe PAZO OINTMENT is now packed in handy coliapsible tubes with pile pipe, which makes the application of the oint- ment a clean, asy task of & mement, Full directions and scientific advice for pile sufferers go with each tube. Part cloudy Customer-y Economy Another customary West saving passes along to the customer who passes along this way today — West Shirts Lot. No. 1: Pleated percale shirts in stripes-and figures, all with match- ing collars. “Lot No. 2: Negligee shife with collars to match, in madras and woven Both lots perca'e, printed madras fabrics. $1.95 Sidney West INCORPORATED 14th and G Sts. N. W. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1925. |MADDEN SUPPORTERS | ARE IRKED BY REED Say, However. That Rennsylva-| nian’s Prediction for Longworth Aided Illinoisians Cause. “Attempted dictation” Dy Serator Reed of Pennsylvania in the House Speakership contest is resented by supporters of Chairman Madden of the appropriations committee. Comment- ing on the prediction by Senator Reed that at least 26 of the 36 Republicans from Pennsylvania in the next House will support House Leader Longworth for Speaker in the caucus, February 27, Representative Newton of Mi nesota, one of the Madden lieutenants, issued a statement, as follows: “The purpose of the Longworth forces in enlisting the services of a Senator to bolster up their campalgn was to explode a bombshell in the ranks of the Madden forces. How- ever, a directly comtrary result was produced. “The House has always been jealous of its own prerogative. There were quite & number of Republican mem- bers who had been hesitant about aligning with either candidate. Some of these members have already ex- pressed their resentment at this at- tempt on the part of a Senator to dictate the election of a Speaker. These members have now come out openly for Madden. “As a comcrete result of this effort on the part of Senator Reed, the Mad- den forces not only are retaining their 121 pledwed votes, but have added ¢ more to that number.” ALEXANDRIA. ALEXANDRIA, Vi . “February 12 (Special).—The Alexandria Booster Club will begin its sixth campaizn April 1, after the end of the fifth cam- paign March 16, it was deeided last night at a meeting held in the rooms of the Chamber of Commerce. A com- mittee was named to go ahead with the printing of an Alexandria primer which will deal with pertinent facts concerning the city and which will be placed in the schools. Fif 1 lars was donated to the Citizens' Band. F. Clinton Knight, president, presided. Already in prison for 12 months for his campaign of frightening women in suburban districts, Frank Wil- llams, colored, known to police as tion voled to buy the Campbell prop- erty, adjoining the church property. an AVERBACH product The Two One and 67 That’s group 1. other groups equally unusual “Jack the Hugger,” vesterday was sentenced to two additional years in Police Court on other charges. Wil- Illams, in December is alleged to have attacked two women, made advances to two more and to have acted in & men- acing manner toward several others in the vicinity of North Braddock Station, Capt. Willlam E. Goe, U. 8. A., will inspect Company M, 116th Virginia Infantry, tomorfow night. This is the annual Federal inspection ot mili- tia units, and Lieut. George S. Rice, commanding the local company, has ordered his men present in full uni- form. Thomas E. Rowen, jr. who - was brought here yesterday after his dis- appearance a week previous, follow- ing & lapse of memory, was rapidly recovering today. He is still confined to his bed? At & meeting of the First Baptist Church held last night the congrega- The plan is to remodel the building for Sunday school purposes, the pres- ent room having been filled beyond sapacity. James R. Mansfield, clerk, was empowered to negotiate for ad- ditional property, and in time the church, which is crowded, may be en- larged A large delegation of Masons, in- cluding Grand Master Charles H. Cal- lahan, is attending the meeting of the Grand Lodge, which is being held in_Richmond. Delegates to the St. Paul conven- tion will be elected today by the Ki- wanis Club and a report on the Hard- ing memorial will be made. Funeral services ill be held to- day for Herbert Leslie Ramey, who died Tuesgay. Services will be con- ducted by Rev. Prank A. Killmon, pastor of the Trinity M. E. 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