Evening Star Newspaper, December 24, 1925, Page 12

TITE . EVENING QTA\T?. WASTITNGTOYX, Blind Since Birth, Glrls Gain Sight IS".ENEE REFUSAI.S s G Git NOT TOHALTTESTS Internatlonal Try-Outs to Be Made, Aithough Stations Keep on Sending. SENATORS OF WEST URGE FARM RELIEF. chlslalmn to Promote Dis- tribution of Surplus Crops Is Sought. " \||\v. ON, W. Va., Decem mountain girls, blind Wained wrom 4 Hunt ington hospital vesterday and mar. | | uers they yazed | | 5 had been re. gift from their ’ ain neighbors and a Hunt 1 : | | | 7. and her suffered from In thei L Vestern farm The uled international radio tests, sched- or nest month, will be carried ite the refusal of a group of | ers to partici- authoritatively home of they » hope of gver i eves, and were export corporation. | hemseives in the metho that this group | blind, when kindly disposed coopera. | bors interested Dr. C. M. Hawes With & co-OPera- | ¢ Huntington. The doctor sald he was willing to perform the deli- Cave Opermdons ne ry, wih- out_cost. The neighlors, anxlous to have I huck home by Christmas, cribed a fund to pay The operation rt to get legisle v pro : some sposing of surplus o ited here tod Further attempts to persuade of- fleials of the far Western stations to change their minds and maintain the silence during the seven hours neces- the tests will be made by the ck committee. of the night- cations goes much President | dine has been | Both have ex- | to prot or th er er lidge or lling to ssed opposition g price ing of wpprove. sut hospital renses. Considered by Government | Ful several sections of the United States, some portions of the country must suffer, it was sald, and, unfortunately for the broadcasters in the Pacific Coast time, the hour that is most con- venient for the majority of interested parties happens to be the most de- sirable hour of the evening for broad- casting in the far West. It was also pointed out that the Pacific Coast listeners will find less of interest in the tests than will the listeners in the Middle West and the East. To date, it was stated, practically all stations in other sections of the country have expressed their willing- ness to cancel whatever commercial contracts they had made for broad- casting during the hours of the tests and to lend thefr assistance in making the novelty a success. Should the Paciflc Coast stations re- main out pof the tests, announcements will be fade of the call letters and wave lengths of those transmitters which will not remain silent. In this way, it is hoped that any confusion will be avoided th!s i Ten Hurt in Bul Crash. ELLSWORTH, Wis., December 24 (#)—Ten persons were hurt when a passenger bus collided with an auto- mobile “und plunged over a ten-foot embankment near here Judge W. P. Know suffered sesious injuries, nine other eprsons escuped with while | Whi D. C., THATURSDAY,. DECEMBER 24 1925. PHILATELIC SPEAKER SEES AFRICA GROWING Stamp-Issuing Counties of Contin- nent Discussed by Dr. Duhamel Before Society. The growth and clvilization of Africa were illustrated by James F. Duhamel in an address on “Stamp Iussing Coun tries of Africa” bgfore the Philatelic Soclety at 1333 G street last night. He also told the meeting that there are approximately 80,000 varleties of stamps to be found throughout the wg;:m entative plans for to be conducted in the Carnegie Library the first two weeks in F ary were announced at the meet The Soclety will hold a banquet early in February, the exact time and place to be announced later, it was stated. A. D. Collins, philatelic agent of the Post Office Department, calied the so- clety’s attention to the fact that the Wilson 17-cent stamp will be for sale mbers. it | . | 1876, | AUTHORESS IS DEAD. | B Mrs. Alice Harriman, Well Known, Dies of Pneumonia. HOLLYWOOD, Calif, December (P).—Mrs. Allce Harriman, 64, nd publisher, dled of pneu- 24 author | monia tod A contributor to many magazines since 1896, Mrs. Harriman also was the author of several books, of which | the X\\u most n !ml were Man of Two of poem: hou Not Sing.” At the time of her death she was engaged in writing a history deal- ing with the early missions of Cali- fornta. She was born March 12, 1861, at Newport, Me. LAMPOON FOUNDER DIES. John T. Wheelwright Noted as Au- thor and Lawyer. BOSTON, December 24 (P).—John Tyler Wheelwright, author and law- and one of the founders of the rd Lampoon, died at his hom Jast night uated from and from School in 187 following his admittar 187 | bar was & member of the group which in- cluded Robert Grant, Barrett Wendell and F. D. Stimson. In 1918, after a lapse of 42 years, he was recalled to the Lampoon to serve as literary editor. He was the author of severs books, including “A Child of the Ce; tury.” @m%%&m&hmmm@rm 813 15th St. N.W. flerry Christmas to Pou and Pours WABKER MERVEVE 21| I Main 2690 Offices Closed Friday and Saturday W of the le at 1 foun . president, pre ard, where he v S @!&@%%wmm%%%# V%k' @m«sm&mam&%%am » ... FATHER SLAYS SON " T0 THWART WIFE i en 1 Wanted to Save Him Pwm Gang- |\ He Writes, Then | Shoots Himself. o in time in the | LRI cause of the differe: '~:{fiu Poland’s wool mdum—) languishes. ( "Mx&w&’" he intended ences with ster, . December 24 Christma; d son te Fleming vester uund | the bodles of her husband, Pearl Flem- | ing, 32, and the youth dead from | shotzu wounds McNary-Haugen Bill Revived. everal bills have been prepared to up a Government corporatior tadle surplus crops, and the MeNary- | ;i givor oo’ suit, found o note pianed |3 igen blil, which falled of passase |, the hoy's clothing in which Flem- Senate oy Honte | ing declared he had killed his son T T her than have bhim taken away “mm Gt »m e, to be brought yp by a ruknu‘ ‘ She admitted to police had been lfving, since leaving|0® her husband, with the man named fn| , { the ne 5 le .ummpvm to get President Cooldge & B s G B i k with bent nafl showed how | had contrived to kill himsels | ngle-barrel gun. he con- indicated the 1 days ago. MOTHER OF 11 SHOT. Husband, Arrested, in No Condition | Our Greatest Clearance Sale-«Sdturday Bloom Cfilled Awav From City. to Discuss Tragedy. Represe 3 who ' under ure for the dev ington i last night for nd the funeral of Henry A. Bloom, a prom- Two pages in tomorrow Night’s Star and two pages in tomor- || Cathedral Mansions Inn i 3000 Conn. Ave. Christmas Dinner, $1.25 5:30 to 7:30 Ggape Fruit Cup ound afte last night, apparently from the effects and was in no condition row night’s Times will tell the full story of a clean, sweeping, all- Crackers Boiled x-m.w-. ch Fried Parsnips ea ~.mm |».-..nn-- SING CHRISTMAS CAROLS. Georgetown Citizens Present Page ] inclusive reduction all through our women’s apparel sections. Celers Boiled A Cranberries | rxintu Ham French Pancakes ant at Community Celebration. ! Gieorgetown citizens demonstrated a “ommunity Christmas spirit last night when they gathered tiantly lighted Chris rose Park to sin and wit- | ~ss a Christm: “The Na e & 3 . d f = : : { coats and turs. The pageant was presented under | direction of Mrs. H. G. Torbert. d addition to the singing led by the Georgetown community chorus, in- cluding church choirs and the stu dents of Jackson and Western High Schools, instrumental music was nished by a trom Marine Band. Mi rected the sin nis of the (du»h \\) g n !ml fa A ‘U Come NATURAL BRIDGE SOLD Virginia Scenic Wonder $500.000—To Be Improved. Wince Ple Fiz Tee Cream Coats and dresses for women. Coats and dresses for misses. Fur Ca Naute 2 Ruhlm Coffee Ten ! Shoes. Lingerie. eed to wear Things you'll right now. Prices vou'd expect in February and March. Such a clearance as we've never had before. All Ye MR. MOTORIST 0 \ and especially designed FBONITE ax the correct lubrication for the Transmission and_Differen 2§ tial gears of your Motor Car | P or Truck. P Y~ It cushions the gears, takes out the extra play and grind. and one filling i- enough for X all season. No other like it. Buy with your mind made up. Demand EBONITE. Take no substitute. 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