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24 FRANCE IS SWEPT BY HEAVY STORNMS Crops and Vineyards Dam- aged, Paris Streets Flooded by Blocked Sewers. By tho Assoclated Press. PARIS, July 23.—A serles of electric storms last night caused much dam- age throughout the country. In Normandy the apple and wheat erops and wires were damaged wind and hail to the million francs. Heavy ported from the Pau dis Bearn region in southwe: In the eastern Pyrences the La and Pique valleys are under water. The village of Cierp is submerged, its inhabitants taking refuge on the roof: of .their homes. garrison of Gaudens has gone to their assistance. Whole fields of wheat in Beauce, one of the most f s wheat regions t and the ern France se of three inche he sewers so that many streets be: impassable. The famous vineyards the region suffered heavily. The deluge in Paris continued for several hc making streets impassabl $26,000 KLAN FUND GIVEN TO ZUMBRUNN Chief Counsel Also Gets Records | After Conference in Colorado Governor's Office. rs —In a con- he office of J grem ov, ef counsel for 1 organiza- h, the national or- e in the fund which s grand dragon, had in gan Dr. Locke, his custody. The announcement was made by Zumbrunn following the conference He made no announcement, however, of whether he had accepted the resig- nation of Dr. Locke, tendered several Klan Dr. official Klan rec- owing the conference, the and Dr. office, wher ords were Little significance is attached by Klan offi to the resignation of Carl S. Milliken, secretary of State of Colorado, they said. Milliken declared he had resigned because the Denver klansmen had attempted to dictate the conduct of his office and have him discharge Charles Armstrong, his as- sistant. PLUMBERS PLAN PICNIC. Local Union, No. 602, Has Annual Outing at Chesapeake Beach. nion No. 602 Members of local of the United Plumbers eam Fitte Helpers will hold their annu &t Chesapeake Beach tomorrow The excursion committee posed of W. T. Watts, F. Lucas Dougherty, Cranfor George & Botts. Officers ¢ and outing the union are W. T. . D. Yea, recording Bofts, financial sec- siness agent; C. A. Schmidt, treasurer; J. A. Cranford, viee president, and George Nan, guard. Seven councils of the Junior Order of United American Mechanic holding their annual outing today the Beach, with 3,000 attending. The participating councils are Liberty Bell, Benning, Woodrow Wilson, Cap- | itol, Constellation, J. Morgan Reed and Mount Vernon. L Rector is chairman of the arrangements com v | ment, mittee. A quality product ANHEUSER-BUSCH BUDWE|SER A-B GINGER ALE CUT IN TREASURY FORCE BEGINS W/ITH 92 DROPPED Several Employes in Loans and Currency Division to Be Cared for in Other Places. The long anticipated reduction of force in the Loans and Currency Di- vision of the Treasury Department was started late yesterday afternoon, when the Treasury sent to the Per- sonnel Classification Board the names employes who are to be dropped ious times up to August 15, pro- vided the board approves. Final action will not be taken until the classifica- tion board has reviewed the recom- mendations for dismissal. 3 Several of those who were to be dropped have been taken care of in other parts of the Treasury Depart Chief Harper of the Appoint- ment Division said, adding that there is a bare possibility tuat some of the 92 may still be taken care of before the time comes to separate them from the rolls. On account of granting va- cations to those to whom they are due, several will remain on the pay roll until August Resignation Acceptance Revoked. direction of the President, paragraph 5, special orders, No. 165, War Department, July 15, 1925, an nouncing the acceptance of the resignation by First Lieut. Frank Henry Booth, Quartermaster Corps, for the good of the service, to take effect July 1 has been revoked. THE EVENING STA MWAGNER FESTIVAL OPENS. Tickets for Bayreuth Performance Sold Weeks in Advance. BAYRFUTH, Bavaria, July 23 (#). —The Wagner operatic festival opened here yesterday with the ‘‘Meis- tersinger,” with Karl Muck, former leader of the Boston Symphony Or- chestra, as conductor. It w a society event, for which all tickets were sold out weeks in advance. Tke audience included ‘That’s how quick you get com- plete and lasting relief with Dr. Scholl's Zino-pads. They work like magic. 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BRICKS AND GUNS USED IN RIOT OVER BALL GAME 800 Participate in Racial Clash eral fight between negroes and whites. Approximately 800 whites and negroes participated in the free-for-all battle which for a time police feared would become a riot. Five calls were sent to police head- quarters for assistance to quell the in Pittsburgh—Two Police- men Are Hurt. , e were PITTSBURGH, Pa., July 23.—Two in Washington Park Store Hours During Jyly and August Open Until 6 P.M. Every Day Excepting Saturdays Closed 2 P.M. disturbance and Jured. police appeared. rested. The fight started when a white man and a negro engaged in a quarrel 40 officers armed riot guns and night sticks re- sponded. During the fight bricks and stones were hurled and several shots fired, but ncne was seriously in- The rioters dispersed when Four men were ar- over a ball game being played by boys. Others were attracted to the scene and took up the battle. Bricks from nearby bullding operations fur- nished the ammunition. bl 0 TR $50,000 Blackmail Charged. NEW YORK, July 22 (®).—Indict- ments alleging blackmail and extor- tion were returned today against Philip Stegel, who, it is alleged, de- manded $50,000, with threats to kill Edward W. Browning, a wealthy real estate broker. Browning recently ad- vertised for a girl companion for his adopted daughter Dorothy. TEACHING FORCE OUSTED. Refuse to Work Nine Months for Eight Months’ Pay. GALLIPOLIS, Ohio, July 23 (P).— Reports reached here last night that every teacher in the public schools at Pomeroy, north of here, was dis- charged yesterday by the board of edu- cation. More than 30 teachers were affected. They had refused to sign contracts to teach nine months for eight months’ pay. 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