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80 LITILE AID GIVEN EXILES BY GREEGE Macedonians, Driven Out of | Homes, Helped by Char- ity Bodies. (This is the fifth and last of Mr. Wood’s articles on the exchanges of minorities in the Balkans.) BY JUNIUS B. WOOD. of and Daily D, Bulgaria, June 24.— fef organizations named the League of Natlons as assisting the work of establishing Greek rofugees in Greece are the Save the Children Fund and the Imperial War Relfef Fund of land and the Near E Rellef, the -American Women's Hospitals and the American Red Cross of the United States. They © assisting he work of lo: cating the refugees is carried out by he Greek gov nts under the refugees settlement commissions of e league. The comm quarters in Correspondence Star Chicago SVIL) The foreign have ther head- They have a of locating anc isslor ns. work mes re despoiled of homes and prop ke room for the Greel fons for M Campbell, following. of these ¢ signed by contains paragraph “It (the able to embh expenditures which existence of land avallable for set- tlement. It has continued to press the matter upon the attention of the Greek govel ent.” No Time for Humanitarian Questions. The fifth quarterly report for arch 4, 1925, signed by Charles P. Howland, chairman, indicates consid erable progress in inducing voluntary emigration and urges continued ef- forts. It does not comment on the inhumanity of the methods. The re. states that the commission “is ble to devote {tself to humanl 1 questions,” and says: 'he increasing scarcity of land Is becoming a matter of serious con- cern. ® * * The refugees settlement commission ha erepeatedly drawn the ittention of the Greek government 1o this matter and still hopes the state will be able to satisfy its re- quirements. ““The scarcity of available land often leads to trouble between native cul tivators and refuge: On the whole, however, these incidents, though re. cttable, aro ef small importance when we remember the magpitude of the work In hand. which naturally cannot be carried through without a hiteh.” The sixth report of the commission, dated May 25, 1925, and signed by Mr. Howland, shows that 111,050 Greek families, 80 per cent of the refugees settled on agricultural land in all Greece, have been located in Mace- donis. The report says that 50,000 Turkish homes have been avallable un- der the treaty of Lausanne. 023 were bullt by the Greek govern- nt and 15,322 by the commission d that 11,261 are in process of con- struction. Macedonian Emigration Gives Homes. The figures show that 30,444 addi tional homes were neded for the 111, 050 refugees. Macedonian families that have “‘voluntarily” emigrated provided most of these. The report shows that 129,308 animals were distributed by the commission and 56,620 were ‘requisi- tioned and distributed” by Greek au- thorities. It adds that from 30 to 50 per cent in addition were obtained by the refugees themselves. Correspond- ing figures are shown for the wagons, carts, farm tools and other property which Macedonians were forced to leave behind. The groundwork for the system which today is driving the helpless families from Macedonia and western T was laid under the Ottoman i when it ruled the Balkan Peninsula. The sultans accorded to h of the races and religlons a sem blance of autonomy, making them re- sponsible to a head, usually religious— zovernments within the empire. The capitulations did the same for Amerl- and Europeans. When the Balkan natfons started to become independent the same per- nicious divislons continued in smaller new states—minorities of race or re- ligion attached to their fatherland. instead of being absorbed into the body politic in which they lived as is tha immigrant in the United States. The rivalries and Jjealousies of the Balkan states were fostered and the has not been eradicated. Only Igaria and the new Turkey, and Houmania to a less extent, permit re- ligious and cultured freedom. They wave abolished the old system by .in- that all within their borders 1eir nationals regardless of race, gion or place of birth Exchanges Far from Even. After the sreat war the treaties fm- ed Greece, Turkey and Bul- ria aggravated the pernicious sys- tem. They provided for the exchange of minorities. That sounds harmless. 1t that a Bulgarian farmer in Greece will be exchanged for a Greek farmer in Bulgaria— inhabitants uprooted reir homes and traded. In the st place there is no equality of umbers to exchange, except possibly setween Gr and Turkey. The © farms is not the same Ters value from exchanging a shopkeeper who has sold his stock and has the money in his pocket for a peasant who could not sell his farthh and was not permitted to take anything with him is ne even trade. sity for forcing tion. Into this enter the Macedonians. They have been fighting for inde- pendence for fifty years. They did not get it in the great war, and now a very small part of their terriory s in Bulgaria, while about one-third it is In Greece and a little more in Jugoslavia. The Macedonians 'from sent to The western hich omn J the chairman, stgnificant fon) has felt un- on schemes of depend on the npire sisting are on contemplates each others. one in e nece: voluntary emigra- eece are Slavs from . now belongs formerly was part of driven along the same road. " Few Macedonians come from Jugoslavia into Bulgaria. Greece’s ram is to Hellenize Macedohia by it the Macedonians. Jugo- slavia hopes forcibly to absorb the Macedonians and make them Serbs by burning their libraries, forbidding the nse of their language, teachers or vriefts in schools or churches and making them at least sound like Serbs by adding “itch” to thelr names. Serbia has no Bulgars for an cxchange of populations with Bul- ria. > and key, are Bulgarians Aid. he Bulgarian government appro- priated £1.800,000 to care for the refugees this vear. Private sources have contributed in both Bulg#ria and +broad. Relief from outside organiza- tions has not been extensive. The american Red Cross telegraphed £10,000 a_vear ago. The Save the ‘hildren Fund of England is the only organization actively working. Speci- ing that each family must have at t six children—not a difficult re- the | 100 Years Old DAVID: TAVENER, Jwho is celebrating a century of life at his Virginia home. As the oldest postmaster in the United States, he retired from service last year. 'EX-POSTMASTER 100 YEARS OLD TUESDAY Government to Send Representa- tive to Celebration at Home in Virginia. Special Dispatch to The Star PHILOMONT, Va., August 15.—On record as the oldest postmastgr in the tired, David Tavener will pass the century line Tuesday in the midst of a tamily revel. Postmaster General New has desig- nated H. R. Nichol, Deputy Fourth Assistant Postmaster General, to rep Tesent the Post Office Department, which Tavener served for more than 40 years the celebration of his 100th birthday Philomont is in Loudoun County, and here for the greater part of his life Tavener made his home. He has a large family, David J. Tavener, ir., "washington, D. C., and Arlington County, Va., belng a son. Arrangements have been made for a large gathering of famiiy and friends at the Tavener home here Tuesday. The former postmaster is in robust health and expects to observe many more birthday anniver | sartes. SYRINGE TURNS GRAPES INTO BOOTLEG CARRIER British Tourlst Empties Skins, Then Fills Them With Liqueur to Dodge Customs. By the Associated Pre LONDON, August 15.—America's ingenijous bootleggers might learn a trick or two from the ordinary Eng- lish excursionists returning from their holidays on the continent. To escape high prices that must be paid for rare wines and liquors In thelr own heavily taxed land, scores of these trippers have been trylng to sneak bottles home hidden in thelr clothes, and, in the case of cripples, inside hollow artificial legs and arms. The prize package so far, however, was a luscious looking basket of grapes. The fruit looked a little flab- by to the keen eye of one customs man in Dover. “Excuse me, they look so lovely I'd like to have one,” he remarked to the passenger going through the inspec- tion sheds. and thereupon he plucked a grape and put it in his mouth. urprise and delight were written all over his face as he invited the pas- senger to wait a minute. The traveler had deflated each grape with a needle-pointed syringe and then inflated them again with rare and heart-gladdening liqueuer. SANTA CLAUS TO TOWN Belgian Village Offered to Play “Star Spangled Banner” if Given Chimes. Correspondence of the Assoclated Press. BRUSSELS, July 10.—The Ameri- | International Chamber of Gommesne | hiere had the chance to assure for all time the playing of the American na- tional anthem to the people of the town of Nivelles. Belgium, Christmas morning. The only condi- ‘llon was that they find an American Santa Ulaus to present the town with a new set of chimes. A letter to that effect was posted en the bulletin board of the delegation, but at the time the congress ad- Jjourned it was still awaiting action. Many members of the delegation thought they had already acted the part of Santa Claus toward a con- siderable umber of Belgian mer. chants, hotel keepers and shop keepers. BEES ATTACK MAN HURT | Farm Worker in Hospital After Ao cident Caused by Horses. Special Dispatch to The Star. CULPEPER, Va., August 15.—John McNeal, an employe on the farm of { J. M. Holsinger, is in the Harrison- burg Hospital suffering from a frac- tured leg. While making hay last. week his horses became frightened by a swarm of bees and in trying to stop them McNeal tripped over the har- nees and fell, causing the fnjury. He was then attacked by the bees and stung badly before help arrived. ARMS IMPORTS B;NNED. Argentina Puts Rigorous Restric- tions on Purchases. Correspondence of the Associated Pre: BUENOS AIRES, July 19.—Presi- dent Alvear has signed a decree pro- hibiting the private importation of armaments and munitions of war into Argentina without special permisston from the war department, in which case they are only allowed to enter through the port of Buenos Aires. The decree defines these prohibited tmports as those which the nation im- ports for its own defense and also *nose used by other countries for _milar purpo: { quirement in Macedonia—{t has un- dertaken to build a model village at | Stralje, near Yamboli, Bulgaria, and |to_install 50 refugee families. | " Though they are safe from violence, the sufferings of the refugees after they reach Bulgaria are from lack of food, clothing, shelter and care when they are ill. The mortality is appal- ling, especially among the children and’ bables. (Copyright, 1025, by Chicago Dally News) United States a year ago when he re-| can delegation to the congress of the | every | THE SUNDAY STAR, FINE HOMES BUILT . BY BOWER-BIRDS Marvels of Architecture Are Constructed—Love of Beautiful Shown. Architecture has been highly de- veloped by all races of men, but the bower-bird of Australia furnishes the only example of the development of this art among birds. Many species of birds build beautiful nests for the reception of their eggs and rearing of their ‘young, but fn no instances does thelr architecture approach the won derfully constructed playhouses of the bower-birds. _ Different species of bower- birds bufld different types of bowers which serve as playgrounds in which the cocks court their mates, and which are quite distinct from the nests bullt later in trees. One spe cles bullds a little cabin, some 2 feet high and § feet in diumeter, usually at the foot of a tree with a wide mossy lawn in front, while others make a tunnel several feet long con pletely roofed over with twigs. Ti love of the beautiful is always di played by these birds in the adorn ment of their playing places. About the entrance of the bower may be seen bite of bleached bone, land shells, pleces of moss, berries and bright colored feathers. These remarkable bowers, when first seen by the Euro peans, were supposed to be the play- houses of native children, but it has long been settled beyond question that they are made by birds, some of them smaller” even than our robins. There has been much discussion among ornithologists as to the proper systematic position of these birds, but it Is now known that they are moré | closely allled with the birds-of-para- dise than any other group. The bird ranges from 8 to 14 inches in length with & bill not unlike that of a thrush. In brilllancy of plumage, however, some of them approach very closely the birds-of-paradise. though they are without the decorative plumes so highly prized in the latter. These birds feed almost exclusively jon berries and fruits {n Summer and in Autumn they congregate in large flocks dofng much damage to the softer fruits such as mulberries, peaches and bananas. The bower. bird has the gift of mimicry highly developed. In addition to their char. acteristic song which resembles the nolse of rapidly running cog-wheels, accompanied by a dep hissing sound, they imitate perfectly the very clear notes of many other birds SECRETARY BIRD IS GREAT RUNNER Native to South Africa, It Is Use- ful in Killing Snakes and Vermin. The secretary bird, so called from the tuft of feathers looking like a quill stuck behind the ear, is a bird of stately and singular personal ap- pearance. This bird, 4 native of South Africa, {s one of the large birds of prey and is related to the hawks, fal cons and eagles. It stands nearly 4 feet high, having very long but strong legs, and is easlly emistaken for a heron or crane. The bird also has long and very strong wings, but they are only used when pressed as it pre- fers to escape from danger by run- ning, which it do%s with great swift- ness. The secretaries are frequently do- mesticated, as they make interesting as well as useful pets, destroying many noxiouk insects, spakes ,and other “vermin.” The natives of South Africa are very partial to this bird and closely guard its life under pen- alty of heavy fines. The secretary preys on small animals, notably enakes, which it kills with a swift stamp of one of its powerful legs. The bird seems always to he hungry and is not very notional about its food, If it only be abundant. An eminent nat uralist once recorded that the stomach of one of these birds which he examined contained 11 rather large lizards, 11 small tortoises, a great number of insects, mostly entire, and three snakes as thick as a man’s arm. The general color of the adult is a clear, light gray, with the sides, head and throat streaked with white. The wings, lower back, thighs and abdo- men are black #nd the legs and feet a dull flat color. The nest, which is | quite bulky. is always placed on the top of a lofty tree, or in scantily wood- ed reglons a bush serves the same pur- | pose. The eggs, generally two in num ber, are dull white, dotted with light brown at the obtuse end. 'The voung birds are not ablé to leave the nest for a very long time, and even when 4 months old are unable to stand upright. PLANE, AUTOS AND BOAT SEEK 3 MISSING AIRMEN SRR e Lake Michigan Belleved to Hide Bodies of Flyers Who Left Chicago July 28. Special Dispatch to The Star. CHICAGO. August 15.—Anairplane, a motor boat and two automobiles are and the lake for trace of three young aviators missing since July 28, when {they started in an airplane for De. |troit. Search began the day after ithey were missed. They are Morris |Gathercoal, Bugene Coutellier and Earle P. Banker. Dr. E. M. Gather- coal, professor at the University of they fell into the lake and were drowned. “They must be In the lake," sald Prof. Gathercoal, ““we scarcely hope to see them alive again, but we will never give up until this terrible mystery is eolved.”” Yet one of the boys had sald: “Our piane, though new, is one of the now obsolete Curti type and might g0 back -on us, 8o w will stick to the land route.” Today the search centered on the east shore following a report that a plane | near Watervliet, Mich. Dr. J. R. Brown of Hammond, Ind., |physician, who reported this said he |supposed at the time the aviator was going through a difficult maneuver. Reporter Gets Scopes’ Job. NASHVILLE, August 156 (). — Raleigh Valentine Reece, member of the reportorial staff of the Nashville Tennessean, has been named to suc- ceed John Thomas Scopes at the Day- ton, Tenn.. High School, where the young Kentuckian was tried for teach. ing the theory of evolution in viola. tion of a recently enacted statute. Wife Sues for Divorce. Mrs. Katherine J. Riley has filed suit for a limited divorce and alimony from Willard T. Riley, a carpenter employed by the Wardman Construc- tion Co. They were married October 12, 1921, and the wife says she was forced to leave Nim by reason of his alleged crueity. There are two chil- dren. Attorney Jesse H. Wilson ap- pears for the wifg. had | ¢ searching today along the lake shore Illinois School of Pharmacy, believes | s | seen to fall July 29 toward the water | THE THRILL THAT COMES ONCE IN A LIFETIME. EYTRACT FRom TEXT BOOK 0 SALESMANSHI® — 7 CAM Y00 LooK. A AROSFECT STRAIGHT 104 THE EYE 7 CAM You KEEP HIM LOOKING AT YOU f WHILE DRIWVING HOME A INT ¥ IF You CAN'T, LEARM HOW, (F YOU WANT B BE MASTER oF THE SITUATION, IF YOU WANT To CAST At I — FLUEMNCE OVER HIS MirD THAT WILL B HARC o RESIST, DO T WITH THE EYE. —— WHILE LOOKIMNG A FROSPECT STRAIGHT Iry WASHINGTON, D. C., AUGUST 16, A TRUTH ” PLeASE T PROSFPECT — THE EvE, 1T GIVES HIM NO CHANCE To REFLECT. Ar 10EA (S FLANTED O THE SOBTE(TIVE Mirp IT 1S NOT ANALYZED.— 1T 1S TAKEN AS LANDING THE FIRST WHeRE Dp V' S1ere, ) ARLINGTON COUNTY CLARENDON, Va., August 14 (Spe- clal).—Edgar W. Pumphrey, an attor- ney of Lyon Park, was elected the Re- publicancandidate for the County's seat in the House of Delegates by a Republican mass meeting, held last night at Clarendon Citizens’ Hall, un- der auspices of the County Repubiican Club. L. C. MacPherson, chafrman, ided. On the first ballot of & ma- ¥ vote, Pumphrey received a vote just equal to that of the combined total of three other nominees, Hugh M. McCaffrey, William Aimes and| Thomas D. Baille, The second larg. est vote, 24, was polled by McCaffrey. | Pumphrey picked up 4 votes on the second ballot, which was enough to win. McCaffrey agaln received 24 votes and Col. J. G. Pepper and Clar- ence R. Ahalt received 2 each. On motion of Mr. Baille the vote was made unanimous. Mr. Pumphrey was escorted by Col. Pepper and J. H. Warner to the platform, where he made an adiress, stating that the pros- pects for winning the office and for the future of the party in northern Virginta were exceptionally bright. He urged for a united Republican front during the campalgn and at the com- | ing electlon. | Delegates to the State conventlon, to | be Leld In Roanoke. Va., September 5. | were elected. as follows: Lawrnce Mi- G. Pepper, John J. Clarkson, n MacPherson, Hugh M. Mc- | Harry B. Mason, A. M.| *. MacPherson, A. D. Lang- s D. Baille, L. C. MacPher- - Yorkdale. Instructed for Slemp. The delegation was instructed by vote to cast its full strength for the nomination of C. Bascom Slemp for { governor, the motion being put by Col. Pepper. A resolutions committee authorized | by motion of Harry B. Mason submit- | ted the following platform, which was unanimously adopted: { (1) “That it is the sense of the Re- | publicans of Arlington County that {1t heartily indorses the principles e | nunciated and platforms adopted the Natlonal Republican Convention iat Cleveland in 1924. (2) “We advocate the abolition of the fee system as a means of de- termining the pay of county officers, {and propose in lieu thereof salary to [ the officers and their necessary as. | sistants commensurate with the duties and services of each. (3) “Property assessments for taxes. We advocate a Sthte assess- ment equalization board to co-ordinate the work of county assessors who shall equalize the valuations upon which assessments are made through- out the State; from the decisions of which board a proper appeal may be | made. (4) “We advocate a policy of rigid | economy by common sense expendi- !tures for necessary purposes only, and the restriction of offices to a min- imum sufficlent to carry out the work of the government. () “We favor the direct election of all public administrative offical and the consequent direct respon: { bllity of the voters.” An effort to include an “incorpora- tion” plank in the platform was de- feated when a motion to lay the ques- { tion on the table carried. All delegates to the State conven- tion were requested to meet at the office of the Chronicle the evening of September 3 at 8 o'clock. Weed War Committee. As a preliminary step in the larger movement inaugurated by the Arling- ton County Civic Federation to make Arlington County one of the cleanest a | Lebrey lley, | fled to serve NEWS and most_attractive localities subur- ban to “Greater Washington,” the Greater Arlington County committee of that body. at a_meeting in the courthouse Wednesday evening ap- pointed a subcommittee of six to be known as the “weed killing and Fall planting committee,” for the purpose | of waging war on the weeds and, at a later date, encouraging and assisting the various civic organizations throughout the county in staging ex- | hibits for the advancement of better | gardening and the Fall planting of shrubs, trees, vines, etc Among the obfects of this mov ment is to make Arlington Count: worthy gateway to the Capital ( The committee is_composed of A. J. Webb, first vice pfsident of the Clar- endon Garden Club, chairnfan; Miss Elizabeth P. Sheppard, G. A. Collyer, Virgil C. Davis, R. H. Forman and N. Rex Hunt. This committee will meet next Thursday evening at 8 o'clock in the Clarendon Community Library for perfecting its organization and to lay out an intensive campalgn. | Co-Operation Ts Sought. Invitation has been sent to each | civic organization in Arlington Coun- ¥ to appoint immediately a represen- tative from among its membe whose duty it shall be to co-operat with the committee of six in spread- | ing the gospel of weed eradication to | the uttermost corners of the county through the channels of their yespec- tive societies 1 J. Cloyd Byars. I. A. S. Sinclair and | Maj. E. W. Cushing have been se- | lected by the Greater Arlington County committee as candidates for places on the committes to repmsenlv the State in an unofficial capacity be- | fore the National Capital Park Com- | niission on matters of developmen that affect Arlington county. The | Civic Federation some times ago re-| quested Gov. Trinkle to appoint such a committee to include also represen tatives from Falrfax county and Alex- | andria. The governor agreed, but| suggested that the Clvic Federation suggest the names of citizens quall The matter was referred | to the Greater Arlington County com- mittee, with the above result. These | names will he submitted to R. E.| Plymale, chairman of the Civic Fed- | eration, who In turn will submit them | to the governor. Employment of architects to deter- mine whether the county jail can be remodeled or If it will be necessary to erect a new building. was autho- | rized by the board of supervisors at | its meeting Monday. Plans for a new jail, prepared by Milburn & Heuter of Washington, were submitted by Capt. | John T. Talman, county superinten- dent of roads. It is estimated {hat the structure, under these plun:. | would cost $30.000. The decision tackle the question from this new angle was made after Supervisor Duncan stated that there was no need for a new Jfail and the expendi- ture of so much money. He expressed the view that the present bullding could be put in a safe and sanitary condition for about $20,000. The board has been ordered by Judge Samuel G. Brent of the Arlington County Circuit Court, to show cause, by September 10, why a new jail should not be buit. The board instructed Common- wealth Attorney W. C. Gloth and State Senator Frank L. Ball to at- tend the conference to be held next Tuesday at Richmond, when repre- sentatives from various chambers of ! commerce and supervisors of the State will take under considbration the proposed State-wide Increase in the telephone rates. BERLIN TRAFFIC HEAVY. Congestion Belies Paralysis of Germany. Correspondence of the Associated Press. BERLIN, July 19.—Heavy vehicular traffic in Berlin belies the idea that the city is still in a more or less paralytic state from the effects of the war, according to a traffic census taken recently by the National Zei- tung at Potsdamer Platz. Croseing_this square, the center of traffic in Berlin, approximately 1,461 automobiles, 1,261 bicycles, 300 street ! cars, 162 busses and 179 sundry ve- hicles were counted in one hour. Economic tunnels of the Platz have been pro- posed as one means of relieving the traflic congestion. AR PSRN A British sclentist has figured out that there is approximately 80 cents worth of raw gold in 25 tons of sea Sub- | way tunnels from ecach of the eight | water, FATHER BLOCKS LIBERTY | FOR DOROTHY ELLINGSON | Asks for Incarceration in Reform School if She Is Cleared of Murder. By the Associated Press. BAN FRANCISCO, August 15.— Dorothy Ellingson, 17-year-old matri- cide, wili not go free even though the jury of seven women and five men before whom she is on trial returns a verdict of not gullty. Her father, Joseph Bllingson, sent a letter today to J. C. Astredo, chief probation officer, directing, in event of acquittal, that Dorothy be taken into custody as a ward of the Juvenile Court and that she be sent to a re- form school until she. is 21. The case was adjourned last night until Monday, when additional defense ‘witnesses will be called in support of the theory of temporary insanity. 1925— PART —By WEBSTER RIGHT-OM “THE - DOTTED - LINE! Drivers’ Permits Of 29 Motorists Revoked in Week Twenty-nine motorists had their permits revoked during the past week for various offenses, it was announced vesterday at the traffic director’s of fice. The number revoked and the causes were driving reckless driving, 5; ing after colliding, tags, false repres lending permits Recently the traffc director’s o while intoxicated. speeding, 4; lez using ~“'dead ation and to other persons ice - | has been receiving notices from other citles of the convictfon of Washing- | ton motorists for traffic violations else- where. While the traffic office is keeping a record of these reports from other jurisdictioks, it was not quite clear Yesterday what use would be made of | them. Corporation Counsel Francis H. Ste- | phens expressed the bellef that the | courts might take such facts into con sideration in fixing the penalty such motorists when arrested f lations here. At the same timc Stephens said he did not iction elsewhere could he counted for those offenses which require revoca tion of permits on the second or third conviction. BLAST INJURY FATAL TO RAIL HEAD'S WIFE Mrs. R. G. R. Hutchins, Jr., as Result of Being Struck by Stone. By the Associated Pross. SANDWICH, N. H., August Mrs. R. G. Ravener Hutchios, jr., 52. of New York, wife of the New Haven Rai'road director, was fatally injured when ghe was struck by a fiving stone here today on the grounds of her Summer_home. Mrs. Hutchins and her aand were inspecting improvements ing made on the grounds and were stanc ing a considerable distanace aw from where workmen were blasting. After a blast, however, Mrs. Hutchins was struck on the head, receiving a tractured skull. She was rushed into her house, where she was attended by a local physician. A speciallst was called from Boston and started on a special rain, which was stopped en route by her death Iate this afternoon Besides her husband, she is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Rov G. Durnstine and Mrs. John Beal Bishop, both of New York, and Mrs. Henry Hemmenway of Watertown, Conn. Refore her marriage, Mrs. Hutchins was Minnle Jeffrey, member of a prominent Columbus, Ohio, family on vio Mr. Dies WOUND WOMAN IN CAR. Men Open Fire on Machine as It Is Returning to Norfolk. NORFOLK, Va., August 15 (P).— Mrs. W. 1. Perkins was wounded and the automobile of Matthew M. Riggs- by, in which she was riding, was bul- let-ridden when men garbed in civilian clothes opened fire on the machine as it was returning from Petersburg and at a point between Emporia and Law- renceville, according to the story told here by the occupants of the car. Famous 0ld Manuscript Found. Correspondence of the Associated Press. LENINGRAD, July 13.—An old manuscript discovered in the archives of the Leningrad Library is claimed by the Academy of Sclence to be the original manuseript of the famous Oriental tales, “A Thousand and One Nights.” As early as the 15th century it was believed that this manuscript had been destroyed. This rare find has now been incorported {n the Rus- slan National Museum of Moscow. Indi-n.n 2 Real Strategist. Military men who had a hand with Gen. Miles in thae fight with the Nez Perce Indians in Montana in De- cember, 1877, maintain that Chief Jo- seph, eventually a beloved chief, proved himself a real military genius before he was forced to surrender. He had retreated in marvelous fash- ion with his troops, wives, families, livestock and movable possessions from his reservation in Idaho to his last stand near Chinook, Mont. There is nothing that surpasses it in mod- ern or anclent warfare, it s sald. believe con. |18 CANADA DISCUSSES GENERAL ELECTION Many Conjecture on Action of Premier for Present ! Parliament. Br the Associated Press OTTAWA, August 16.— While proro gation of the Canadian Parltament has been followed by the usual political lull, the possibility of a general elec- tion this Fall arouses a strong under- current of finterest. For several| months there has been conjecture as to whether the Mackenzie King gov ernment, now in its fourth year of of- fice, will follow the usyal course of appealing to the country before the expiration of the five-year term, and whether another session of Parlia- ment will be held before dissolution A question from the Labor party of the House of Commons on those points shortly before Parliament Wus pro. rogued was answered by Premier King in a non-committal manner Laborites Defeated. Expectation of a general election this Fall was high until the Labor government of Nova Scotia, in powe | for 40 vears, was defeated in the elec tion in June, when the Conservatives were sucessfull in 40 out of 40 constit uencies. On August 10 another Lib eral provincial government, that of New Brunswick, will appeal to the people. The result here, it is said, will have a strong influence on Pre- mier King and his advisers as whether or mnot Parliament shall dissolved In the me: It antime Premier King has retired to his country home north of | the Dominion capital, where he can { rest and review the situation. His de-| jon with regard to an election this year cannot be very long delayed, as at least ys must elapse between | the issuance of election writs and poll ing day. In so Parliament alread: campaign W constituencies members of have engaged in Arthur Meighen, leader of the opposition in the Domin- ion Parllament, and head of the Con servative party, is planning to make }a number of speeches in the provinces | of Manitoba. If an election is to be held the middle of October is men tioned as the most probable time | for it. GERMAN HEALTH HURT | | But Decrease in Number of Tuber- culosis and Rickets Patients | Reported Recently. Correspondenca of the Associated Press SERLIN, July 20.—That the ps of inflation was directly | tor the retrogré ablic health | | conditions in Germany was main- tained b: ‘hiele, the minister of | \ response to & query ! ™ of the prevailing condi health noticeable a few years war was completel tions of {after the » | by the inflation period ¢ spread of con pecially uberculosis and eage, 1] recorded. The number of undernourished and anemic children eased to an| alarming degrec as the inflation pro- | gressed. Shortly after the za- tion of the country’'s currency, & ver) pronounced improvement in general | health conditions became apparen The death rate of 1924 and the early | part of this year has been surprising. | 1y low, lower, in fact. than ever before }in peace times, or, for that matter, in | lany other country. Today the mor-| | tatity from tuberculosis in er than ever hefore. for all that, decla chiele, the number of chilc ulosis and rickets is He described how t striving incessantly to im health conditions among t n of the poorer classes 1} of sanitary control and in-| | struction in the schools. but espe-| | cially with the ald of numerous ex- | hibitlons of hygiene and demography l throughout the country. kets, was | B i | What Tomorrow Means to You BY MARY BLAKE. Leo. Tomorrow's planetary aspects | note very favorable conditions | indicate a fair measure of succes {along any lines of intelligent and| | constructive effort. Speculation ar l-risk must, however, be eschewed, | | no project that depends on these ele-| I ments ~ for enrichment will prove | { profitable. 1 | In addition to the encouraging in: 1 fluences that affect all business or | professional endeavors the signs | portend that all socfal or home func- | tions - will run smoothly and prove entertaining and amusing. It is also a good occasion for travel, or change of surroundings. It is not, however, auspicious for the formation of new friendships, or for the collaboration with new and untried partners. Children born tomorrow will be sub- jeet to many ailments ®f a diverse | character during the period of infaney In order to enable them to attain a healthy maturity, they will require very careful alimentation. uch vig lance, and a wholesome environment Their dispositions will always reveal | some trace of their early illnesses, In a girl, this may develop, at times, into 2 mild form of hysteria. They will possess keen intellects, and, al- though not studious, it is quite possi- ble that the information they assim- flate will not be properly digested. If tomorrow is your birthday, v have a strong sense of justice and | are very fairminded, and always willing to listen to all sides of a case | | betore rendering a decision or coming | to a conclusion. Your instincts both charitable and kind, but y a victim of excessive modes gardless of your capabllities and these | are patent to every one no matter how | sure you may be of success in anv | dertaking that you| you always fail| or push yourself to | You fear the lime- prefer the | the foreground. light and seemingly darkened chamber. You need more concentration, | greater agdressiveness and increased self-confidence, and all these attributes can be acquired by a consistent effort. You also need congenial friends, as your natural reserve or shyness makes the approach of others towards | you very difficult. You have a very affectionate temperament, but here again the stumbling block. to your success makes you chary of revealing your feelings, and. as a consequence, you are very | undemonstrative. | Well known persons born on that date are: Sidney Edgerton, congess- man and governor; George W. Warren, | organist and composer; Peter Collier, | scientist; Michael A. Corrigan, arch- bishop of New York; Laura de T Gordon, lawer and journalist; Julia Marlowe, actress. (Covyrisht. 1028.) BY INFLATION PERIOD REFORM OF COUNTY POLICE IS SOUGHT Prince Georges Grange Names Committee to Probe “Antiquated System. CHILLUM lieving t £ystem Georges Cou its g appos Jurisdiction sufficie disposition of case Circutt Co county pol these a vital adjol Ly ines cor to! Bl roads t workings the possil Fare Revlsion to Come Up er - Grange, i soon i lege Par al to se College P Hy |a open Origin eposit Found vaal jade | large eno | exploit stone of v white an chrome STEPHEN SCHOOL OF LANGUAG Tel. Fr. BERLIT 16 14th St. N.W. National University Law School ESTABLISHED 1870 Fifty-Seventh Year Oct. 1, 1925 ar co d ] D. Post te courses lead: to LI M.P.Land D.C 1 CLASSES BEGIN 6:30 P.M Secretary’s Office, 818 13th Tel. M. 6617 —____OUT OF TOWN on Susa: River between noee and I MARY’S FEN SEMINARY Estavlished 1840 = Non-denominat. organiza Pri A Saint Mary’s School A Junior College Rev. Warren W. Way, AM 1 School f Four ycars High School two years College Cou Accredited: Special courses Music, Art, Expression. Hor Economics, Business 20-Acre Campus Gymnasium—Field Sports New, Indoor, Tiled Swimming Pool Advent tembe address session _opens , 1925. For catalogue A. W. Tucker, Bu: Box “ Raleigh, M Mgr C. | | i | | | | | |