Evening Star Newspaper, May 7, 1925, Page 23

BRITISH SOAP KING CLAIMED BY DEATH Viscount Leverhulme Noted for Lavish Gifts to Charity and Schools. BY HAL O'FLAHERTY. By Calie to The Star and Chicago Daily News. LONDON, M ount Lever- hulme, who b s In 1866 by cutting soap into flakes and later developed a worldwide trade in soap, died today after a brief illness. Besides being the greatest industrial leader ever pro- THE EVENIN Largest Perfect Crystal in World Is Coming to Mineral Museum Here Sphere Weighing 110 Pounds Took 18 Months to Polish—Orientals Believe It Houses Spirits of Long-Deceased Ancestors. A rock erysta! ball of unusual pu- rity, weighing 110 pounds and measur- ing 181 inches in diameter, and said to le the largest and most perfect erystal in the world, will be placed ¢ exhibition in Mineral Hall of the N: tional Museum within the next few days. The crystal is a specimen of patient Oriental craftsmanship. 1t took Chi- nese carvers and Japanese polishers more than a vear and a half to com plete the work. The ball was carved from a mass of crystal weigh*g more than 1,000 pounds. A piece of quartz of such size and purity is a marvel, it is said. spirits the ball is placed outdcors at night and becomes clouded witn dew. Then carefully and gently the ball is rubbed. If the ball is restored 10 purity, so the legend goes, the evil has been vanquished; if not, troulle is coming. The ball is loaned by Messrs. Fuku shima Co., Inc, of New York, im- porters. Will Inspect Ports. A. F. Davison, operating vice pres- ident of the Fleet Corparation, will leave for the Pacific coast in about G STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1925 BANDITS GET $50,000. Raid Chicago Pawnshops. Bind Three 1n Store., CHICAGO, May 7.—Five robbers today held up Morris Bomash's pawnshop in the downtown business district and looted the safe and show cases, escaping with jewelry and other valuables of an estimated value of between $40.000 and $50,000. * The men entered with revolvers drawn, forced Bomash to open the safe and then bound and gagged him, his son and a clerk and locked them in_a_re: Grenadine Syrup Imported and Domestic Delicious for punches and cold drinks. Five .$1.00 $1.25 $1.90 Giroux, Domestic, 32-oz. bot.. Nuyen’s, French, 24-0z. bot... Combier, French, 32-oz. bot.. Seedless Stock RAISINS Fancy, Clean California IONA s Brand California PEACHES Halves in Natural Syrup 15-Oz. - - St two weeks to inspect port facilities First Found in Dragon’s Tall. for Govermment merchant vessels. He The use of crystals by fortune tell-|also will consult the various manag- | ers, soothsayers and astrologers, it is | ing operators with a view to improv- believed, originated in the Orient. The |ing the services of the Government legend is told of the practice being |lines from the Pacific coast to hte Far begun by one of the early Emperors | East and South America. e will of China. One day while at the sea- 0s Angeles, {an Francisco. shore, 5o the legend goes, 4 Aragon | b riars ana Heicon ed from the depths of the sea ttempted to seize him. A ter- combat ensued, in which the | | dragon, bagdly wounded, was put to flight. The Emmeror sliced the tail of the dragon before he disappeared | again into the sea. Enmeshed in the | | tail the Emperor found a large crystal ball of absolute purity. Gazing into the ball, he saw reflected the spirits | of his ancestors for countless genera- | hort- | tions back, who were praising him for | releasing them from the control of the 1| dragon, the Evil Spirit of the East. In the Orient it is believed the |erystal ball is the abiding place of 2 ancestors and for this reason insti ‘ll is eagerly sought A flaw, even the - passing with- | slightest. means evil has entered the fon. In deal-|ancestral abode. i the name of = Forewarns of Evil. crystal is believed to pos: e wice after commissioning famous | tne powes of foretelling evil, since any tists to paint his portrait, he flew |avil spirit entering the home will in duced in England, he held the high place a Magruder Inc. Best Groceries Conn. Ave. and K St Established 1875 ... 10C e . ade + oo COFFEE = 38¢ Selected from the Finest Brazilian Santos, Excellent Quality B 1 T T e o o o e T R R e R e R e T tinct advantage, when accommoda- towering rage over the finished | mediately attempt to ensconce himself | EVAPCRATED it the head and re- ball. tion becomes necessary. Merited 55%5%5555555%5%5%555%5 Made from Pasteurized Milk in Our Own Factory 5 . [\’Il(-i s e rithe | |in the To drive out thesz evil d l k] I artist, first to Augustus John and| credit can be qul\: y given, and ex- STRI‘:'I'LY Phite his soh..the Honorable Wil- lHIlHIlIlllflllllllllllmfllflmflflflml‘l'Ilmmflmlllflllllfll{ pensive delays avoided. bl o ath 1&‘;1-0'1..251 riffith ff " oal G| ; e | : upon his ssal energy, bined with a antic imagina. tion. He saw in the commonest forms of trade a great field for ad venture, and with courage and rare individuality he cre wted vast enterprises from such small beginnings as fishmongerin ¥rom e: Inv\ln- »d he Iy 13 a rule, he day work befc After at th Viscount Leverhulme | 3% Paid_on Savings On Termsof Intimacy National Bank 911 F Street {The depositor who has no business The secrets from his banker is at a dis- at “th orporation 1 Keep on terms of business intimac he developed. 5 24 Every EGG Guaranteed Bros., Ltd., lean oal e __ with *“Columbia” R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R LR R R R YR YR AR AR YRR 1ber close to 200,000, but as Lord o ! : dIlIllIll!lIm1iIIlHHIlIIlIfl}IIIIlIHJIHIiIlII!IIIII[IIIIIIIIILIHII _— CLERK I ack .everhulme was by far lhe largest and not simply a clerk || Milled from Hard Minnesota Spring Wheat ' NEW FLORIDA NEW YORK < S without second thought by the FRES.CO'LITE Every One Sound and of Excellent liams, president of the War Collese: | 2 STATE OLD 1P, Jones'and Joseph Serew very party most suited for your THE PERFECT Quality Fancy No. 1 Stock POTATOES : 5 19c%3 20c§3 5= 1% ONE-CENT SALE ABNER-DRURY’S Nulton, superintendent of the N Academy; L. R. De Steiguer, Beverage Light or Dark “Aged in the Wood” t'of the Boston Navy FARWELL BREAD No lard shortening or sugar used. Just whole wheat, yeast, salt and honey. 16-0z. Loaf, 1lc; 24-oz. Loaf, 15¢ ood so we can serve you i Capital and Surplus, $550,000.00 A&P BRAND I(‘\m' Trading Co., a | shops | : concern controlled the Niger ‘ chain of retail SECURE mE RIGHT ‘, nitas_Disinfecta 3 | count Leverhulme's death is sin mourned by thousands whom | ed, from the lowliest factory | rembers of the arist . ! \Ll 5, by Chicago Daily L 3 TO BE MADE ADMIRALS.f Forty-Five Captains and 45 Com- | the S, hand to (Copyr Send a Help Advertisement to The Star worded so as to xplain the qualifications ary and kind of clerk de- NEW TEXAS ONIONS Somewhere among the many thousands of readers of The Star is likely to be one special- ly suited for your position. manders Due for Promotion. rear admiral _Approximately thre i mmanders wil captains and 45 | recommended for appointment | through promotion by the Navy| lection Board, which will meet June | 1 and continue in session for several months. The membership of the boarcd, made | public includes the following | ear admirals: ¢ S. This fact will be immediately recognized when the fully ex- plained advertisement is read, while a vague and indefinite advertisement may be passed tRththtRYAthththtRY In today's Star are found 42 advertisements for Office Help, including Is made in white and i e\ghteen beautiful soft col- h ! ors. It is easytoapplyand produces on wall, ceilings, wood cr metal, a flat enamel finish which, when it be- comes soiled, can be washed with soap and water with- out effecting its surface. Distributors RUDOLPH & WEST CO. 1332 N. Y. Ave. Main 4870 ADVERTISING MAN DRAFTSMAN ESMEN "RAL OFFICE WORK YRR Rt YRtRtRtR Rttt tR R YRLR nautics, $250, ,000 FOR PICTURE. Huntington ~ Believed Bought Work of Raphael. NEW YOR May 7.—The New York World that Henry Hunting. ton is beleved to have obtained for >asadena, Calif., the Raphael portr Giuliano, Dic_de Neuors, recently for ), 090 by Sir Joseph Duuveen for Huldschinsky's collection in F fort-on-Mair The Raphael. 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