Evening Star Newspaper, December 25, 1925, Page 5

RECORD PRICE PAID FOR CHICAGO PAPER Daily News Sold to Present Business Managei for $15,000,000. CHICAC News, owned for e Victor F. Lawson hands, but the tri ies of the newspaper by men the s and pol be continue sher trained. Str ral yea News vepresent i Ameri v ar: banker €15,0 - an of preferred stock w to be owned by Mr sociates. The ar position ta tee, th 1t gement n by it the ne re traditi ent and explo New Home Provided. who becomes D: mg. and publisher, the in anott 1 L. Rogers, been with the Dai nber of 7 rs associated in the ownership 3 well known Lowden, Governor and As 1 have i has had a the newsy Daily His ap er came Penny” News made its m Christmas day, 187 ‘penny’”’ dail Chic Melville I al manager of Its first pul tone, afterward e Assoclated Press, and two ites, whom he bought out. ~ sold a joint interest to Mr. their partnership continuing tror 1876 to 1888 died last along with . valued at s placed in the Mer zene ),000 or more, s of the 1llinoi ». and John J the Illinois Merchants! executors and trus! COURT AND TAX CUT T0 OCCUPY SENATE SLATE IN JANUARY ost Office and Treasury bill Chairman Martin B. Madden is e pected to report the Interfor Depar ment bill by January 4. To expedite on on the money bills, subcommit- s of the House committee on ap- propriations will sit during the Wednes: usual run of non-cor tion is cleaned up, in the House after year, Mr. Tilson said, and that oppor- Tunity would be given for considera tion of n ary District legislation. Other Issues Scheduled. Other important matte tentatively on the pr m for consid eration include Muscle Shoals, coal, Government reorganization, and agri P! Muscel Shoals n.ay be the first of these items to come before the iouse. The rules committee, headed by Representative Snell of New York. his been working on a resolution for veport. President Coolidge has recom mended creatfon of a joint congres: onal committee to receive bids and rt back to Congress which should accepted. It is understood that of the interests which in the have offered to take over the ject still prepared to renew offers. Suggestions that the pro- posed committee be empowered to close a deal for the project., subject only to approval by the President, have not met with favor, and it is ex ted that Conj 1 to pass finally upon sed sale or lease, The Ho nmittee o roon after 1ake up farm will be March is ready 1o repc such a measure ®iven a prominent lative program. tration is agreed al, the co-operative marketing bill. n the House interstate @nd foreign commerce committee will tackle the coal situation. It has more than 15 bills before it dealing with the coal industry. Hearings will be held ®nd will consume considerable time. Building Bill Listed. The Elliott public buildings bill, pro- viding $165,000,000 for public build- fngs in_the District of Columbia and in the States, is on the program also, and efforts will be made to deal with the merchant marine gt both ends of the Capfitol. Mr. Tilson said that if the inter state and forelgn commerce commit 1ee. fter its proposed inv ion, shall recommend legislation to curb foreign manipulation of rubber, cof- fee, wood pulp, potash and silk, which has made prices to Am n consu- mers very high. opportunity will be found to get it before the House for action. The proposed railroad consolidation bill, it is indicated, will lead to a lot of discussion, and will meet not a lit- tle opposition The program has been framed with @ view to giving the country what it lers believe that the f sympathy with ef- ugh alleged cure-alls: ays, when th troversial legisla- will be adhered to the first of the s which are the the pro- 1 culture e yes will It probably ever, ted it on th the on one pro- When will repe plice far is ss to pass the | essential bills and adjourn. Drivers’ Licenses Revoked. t automobile operator: notice today from M. O. traf! revokin; ] ix had been con ng while drunk, one for ne of a collision and received Synagogue Services. Rabbi J. T. Loeb of Ohev Sholom Fynagogue will speak on “The Jewish Viewpoint of Messiah” at a young people’s service at the synagogue at 8 o'clock tonight. Special music has been arran famous | be called | before it | adminis- | THE TIMID SOUL. 000N NN \\\\\\ - SN AN AN MERRY CHRISTMAS!) @ MERRY R ( CHRISTMAS! THE EVE MERRY CHRISTMAS T DELIVES (== NING S Gooo ) — | | MORMING!) STAR MERRY CrmisTMAs! | | | | | and character and body | ié’f‘? | the mother of three pri. FUTURE U. S.-LEAGUE POLICY IS FOUND IN “ASSOCIATION” __(Continued from First Page.) to which they are accredited. Mr. Gibson is a trained diplomat and vhen he attends as an official of the | American Government any confer- ence that is called & Geneva nds on an equal footing with the epresentatives of other countries which are members of the league. Associated with League. in effect, America becomes ed with the league, though . member of -it. The United { States retains freedom of action. But | foreign governments are so anxious to have the disinterested advice and moral influence of the United States that they would prefer America even as an-associate for special occasions ather than to have the United States remain aloof and pigeonhole document after document and communication after communication which comes | from the league, as was_the case in the early days of the Harding ad- ministration, when feeling against any intercourse whatsoever with the league ran high. Credit for the change of policy on the part of Mr. Coolidge is difficult to give, but unquestionably men like Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia University and o leading Republican, as well as Elthu Root, Charles T Hughes and Col House have with the deci: President. N } from Geneva | that - t | Switzer the act | United on reached by the Butler on his return advocated American Minister to keep in cl s of the league for the Government. Col House. who w recent the White House, has been urging for two vears that the United States forget for the moment about direct membership in the league and adopt a policy of associate membership, which he thought the league would cept. But under the compromise not become an associate member but simply- associates i quently with the league than here- tofore, all of which is a big advance | in the se of international co- operation. The American chair wil} not be vacant very often hereafter at the seat of world conference. ht. 1925.) MRS. LAURA H. HODGES DIES CHRISTMAS EVE Member D. A. R, W. C. T. U. and Society — Once Was Teacher of Spanish in Argentina. A old, 25 years, died at her residence in Pthe "Alabama Apartments yesterday after a long illness. She was a mem- ber of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Woman's Christian Humane . Laura Haven Hodges, 90 years ton Humane Soclety. | Many vears ago Mr | employed as a teacher of Spanish in 0015 of Argentina, South Amer- i' - he was a native of New York Hodges was She is survived by two sisters, Miss Annette E. Haven of this city and M. D. Danforth of Champaign, d_a brother, Otis Haven of s City, Towa. Funeral services will be conducted | at Hysong's undertaking establishment tomorrow afterncon at 2:30 o'clock. Rev I. Winter, assistant pastor of the First Congregational Church, of which Mrs. Hodges was a member, and Dr. W. S. Abernethy, pastor of Cal- vary Baptist Church, will officiate. Interment will be in R*‘l( Creek Ceme tery. ORI OVERCOATS GIVEN AWAY. | Saks & Co. Adds to Annual Gifts to Poor. shoes, underwear and money were distributed to poor of the pital this morning by Saks & Co. | clothiers, Seventh street and Penn- | sylvania ‘avenue. Annually, the company | Overcoats, | i ca gives 100 svercoats in those cases recommended | by the Associated Charities, but when it was found this morning that appli- cants were in need of additional help, it was given also. In making the distribution, atten- tion of officials of the store was drawn to more pressing instances of need than ever before, it was i3 he! A a good deal to do | se touch with | zuest at | worked ‘out, the United States does | elf more fre- | 1 resident of this city for the last ! Temperance Union and the Washing- | | | | | | P B R I N R NS IEIE IR RIERIERIER WAR LORD’S RIVAL IS REPORTED SLAIN FOLLOWING CAPTURE __(Continued from F st Page.) but the maln issue was joined on the | Li was retreating and planning about 20 miles north- | stand Yangtsun front, west of Tientsin. Here the inte an American many passenge t compelled to withdraw to Peking. Feng began his real effort on cember 17 with The following was 2 subs train guard ¥ ar other foref tack plains covered with F the fighting was of an unu: guinary character for ng’s dead ally Chinese’ with | Wednesday Feng's troops S, ught in the fire of rival armies on December 11 and De. | long bombardment s repulsed, ns |reside. Its garrisons contain American, quent one on December 2 which was reported to have left the | That | war- tare was proved by the hundreds of master schooner Ruth Martin. | ¥eng's wounded who poured back to| { hospitals in and near Peking. | As late as Tues December. | Li's defense seemed successful. I |issued a proclamation saying he de- | sired peace. It was only a bluff, under | cover of which he was moving up re- | | serves. Late Tuesday came news that {he had broken through Li's main de- | | fense by a determined drive, and that | 4 last | before Tientsin. Pehtsang, 10| | miles from Tientsin fell Tuesday, and | were enter- ing Tientsin. Thursday Li's defeat was | complete. Tientsin contains British Japanese, Belglan sions, and also distr were German, Russian and Austrian, | concesslons in_which foreigners still | nd n < | French, | . | British, French and Japanese troops. l o iy The only feminine skipper in the American ‘merchant marine is Capt. | Jennie Crocker, skipper of the gour: | JOROORORNRE O. J. DeMOLL 25 Sold Up to $150 Numerous makes are of instruments taken trade. DEMoL Twelith and G Streets in- cluded as well as a number As soon as the above instruments | rules FRIDAY 4T NIGHT GLUBS GET BUCKNER'S ‘CARDS' New York Places of Revelry Visited by Police on Eve of Holiday. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December - Broadway cabaret owners who hoped to reap a harvest from holiday rev- elers Instead were preparing answers to “cards” left them vesterday by United States Attorney Buckner. Own. | ers of several of the 41 night clubs visited have already made overtures for “peace padlock: “A padlock” is a decree which the cabaret pleads g v of law violation and consents to the closing of his place for six months, instead of a year, which is the penalty when the case is defended and lost. Most of the owners of resorts in the previous pro- ceedings started by Mr. Buckner's » were closed under ce pad- Deputy United States mar- shals, prohibition agents and special policemen spent the most of yesterday delivering the “Christmas cards.” In spite of the fact that news of their coming had reached sgme of the cab arets in advance, service was effected in all but a few places. At the same time members of El Lodge 0. 1 are wondering if their chapter will be required to surrender its charter by the grand board of trustees of the Benevolent and Pro tective Order of Elks, which has just found it guilty of violating the pro hibition law The Flks' trustees’ lowed an investi; peacy consent owner decision fol ation of the activi tles of Lodge No. 1. whose bar and grill room, on West Forty-third street, padlocked by Federal authorities «ix months after it was alleged that beer had been sold there. Grand Ixalted Ruler Atwell has the report, which will be released Sunday. Favors Late Marriage. man should wait 35 years old, A least until he when his mind have reached the peak of efficlency, before he mar- ies, savs Dr. Thomas Foster, accord sper's Weekly Foster rried 10 vears the age tall, ars Mrs L is e-winning chil 1 of this year's Michigan State fa rhey are Thomas, 6 vears old; Johr and Margaret. 3. Mrs. Foster agrees with her h on te marriages. Flappers who marry in their ‘teens usually are not fit mentally or physically to mothers, she says, In rearing children, Mrs. excent id is at his funior s her th v alway put to bed are by fed, bathed rigid schedy D MORRIS PLAN BANK Under Supervision U. S. Treasury 1408 H ST. N. W. OXPFORFOFORIROTORS EMMONS S. SMITH, JR. Our Annual Everything left Pian Dept. Every Piano have taken also a number bf pianos. Also Player FEOIN. i stonish i Extraordinary Sale of Phonographs Our Entire Stock (Except Orthophonic Victrolas) Reduced 50 Sold for $150 to $200 These are mostly new instruments in beautiful styles. | i —In Our FURNITURE DEPT. BED DAVENPORTS Priced g $150 from. . BE)'D’rBIO?XM SUITES o trom,... $250 BOOKCASES Priced from I!RE:&E‘AST SETS trom.... $125 $15 BENCHES Priced from CEDAR CHESTS Priced DAVENPORTS Priced from. DAVENPORT TABLES Priced from FOOT STOOLS Priced from. Priced from... SUITES Priced from.... LAMPS, Floor, Bridge, Priced from CIHAIRS (All Kinds) from... $4.95 DESKS szo $18 Priced from FERNERIES Priced from Priced from...... mas stock is in this sale, including— in trade, Priced from -Pian styles and the more e pensive phonographs. are sold our stock will be composed only of the New Orthophonic Victrolas. 8150 $18 | $4.50 DINING S8SU _ $250 LIVING ROOM $250 $10 LIBRARY TABLES $18 Piano and Furniture Co. 53 & er-Xmas Sale STARTING tomorrow and all next week. COME EARLY, and GET FIRST CHOICE. over from our Christ- we new 594.50 rriect §250.00 os, 75 This group includes art ITES | MIRRORS Priced from slo frome-.... $10 AL TABLES Priced from $10 SUITES Trom.... $250 PARLOR Priced @950 ROCKERS [asmmess 990 Trom... $6.50 DES! Priced from...... NIGHT STANDS OCCASION OVERSTUFFED from... SUITES from... SEWING STANDS SPINNET - DECEMBER be | Foster follows no set | 25, 1925 | Correspondence of The Star and New York World. LONDON, December 10.—'Number Three, fire. L""”d the first British artillery shell of the war, on land, has fust been pub- |licly identified, the censor apparently having no longer any objection to the secret leaking out, seven years after the armistice and eleven years after the firing of the actual shot. He was Maj. R. L. Palmer, D, M. C., presently commandins | E of the Royal Horse Artillery. |ously enough it was Battery E which fred the shot, though Maj. Palmer was but then a second lieutenant in the regiment. The publication of Pal mer's name was made in connection with the recent unveiling of the Royal Artillery war memortal at Hyde Park Corner, London, and both Palmer and the original gun which his order fired were present at the unveiling cere mon . 0. Satter: Curi- faber Three” fs a battered 13- pounder fleld gun, which is one of the treasures of the Imperfal War Mu seum, and it was in use right up to the armistice. famous battery which opened the war, including a gunner and a driver who are still serving with the unit. But of the original gun crew of “Number Three—C subsection,” there were no survivors present, nor is it believed any are living. stages of the war held high rank on the artillery staff and commanded a brigade of guns), is 4 modest “‘regular soldier who has never made fuss about the order which launched hurricanes of British shells ainst 1005 Pa. Ave. ' ten. { Every | Pa. Ave. Man Who Fired First Shot for British In War Tells of The man who gave this order, which | Also on the unveiling | parade were several survivors of the | Maj. Palmer (who during the latter | much | - Overcoat s . Every $40 % %45 : Overcoat S Every 350 %60 $ Overcoat A “Jolly Little Party”! the Germans for more than four years. and beyond his intimates few knew hLe was the man who had pronounced the fateful order. | Discussing the incident at Wembley | exposition where his battery was par- ticlpating in an imposing “torchlight | tattoo,” Palmer said: “Oh, it just hap- | pened to be a matter of routine that | 1 gave the order, I don’t remember that any of us were awfully excited about firing the first shot. I was cen- ter section commander and we gener- | 1ly used ‘No. 3’ for ‘ranging.’ Tt v 10 miles from Mons, on 1914, that we first came | My battery commander, Forman was out in front | told me to fire when having reported ‘ready e the order ‘fire.’ and reported ck to the major in drill-book fashio 3" fired, sir.’ We gave them about 50 rounds| rapid fire, but 1 am afraid we didn't do much damage, for the enemy was | then 6,500 y: ¥ and our e treme gun was 6,000 yvards. Soon after however, they came 1t Binche, Augu into well within range, and in such num- | hers that we got in some pretty effec- | until we had to retir jolly little party tha started that morning, and we were all full of spirit, despite the fact that we had been continuously on the move since leaving Dublin on August 12 An officer of the cavalry brigade called | out to us, ‘The fox is viewed’, and I sup. pose most of us had the idea that the German was going to be the fox on | the run. | ticing MRS. GLENN BROWN DIES IN STAUNTON Wife of Capital Architect Suc- cumbs While Asleep in Vir- ginia Home. Mrs. Glenn Brown, wife of Glenn Brown, architect, of this city died at Staunton, Va., Wednesday night. She died while asleep. Mrs. Brown was the daughter of the late Alfred Chapman of Staunton and Orange Court House, \Va, who was a nephew of President Madison. He held an important position in the Bu- reau of Indian Affairs before ~the Civil War, It was while her father was prac Jaw_and living in Alexandria that Mrs. Brown met her husband, to whom she was married February 1 1876 he was a member of the Virginia Chapter of th 11 Dames and the Colonial Dames Cluh of this cits She w O a memt ol the Prot «copal Church, he is survived by her husband and two sons, Glen Madison and Bedford | Brown, all of Washington. | Funeral arrangements will be ar i ced later. | nov auvers. I think we decided to forget | this little piece of artillery economy {for we became the ‘fox ourselves be fore lon My chief recollection of the morn- ing, however, was rgument with my sergeant on No. 3 gun as to wheth er he should have the empty car tridge cases, as we had to do on m: D. J. KAUFMAN Open Tomorrow at 10 AM Our Annual “See you Rare Bargain Five Hundred 35-Dollar 2-Pants Suits Reduced to $ | Equipped with sensitive | telephone, a device ben invented {to a test the strength of meta by the sound the ke under strains 1724 Pa. Ave. At which time we start January Clearance Sale of Fine Overcoats This is the event you've learned to look for— once each year you get it—now you have it. A $75,000 stock of Quality Overcoats at sav- ings that are genuine. Hope you enjoy your Christmas.” tomorrow at 'M}oz" Every Overcoat Honestly Reduced* $2 375 $ 3 375 4375 *No Charge for Alterations. *Garments laid aside with deposit. Money's Worth or Money Back D.J. KAUFMAN , 1724 a. Ave.