Evening Star Newspaper, January 6, 1926, Page 4

HE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. ¢ WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1926. _— e SUBURBSOFPARS INVADEDBYFLOD Rains Further Swell Rivers in France—10,000 Out of Work—Many Drowned. By the Associated Pre PARIS. January 6.—Persistent rains swelling some of the rivers 1 delaying the fall in those which 1 reached the flood peak. During veek of December the rainfall o fell an average sup vs, consequently flood sufferers is ook of the of the Paris suburbs have now heen aded by flood waters. In the p with few excep. the situation is better. 1f the are not going down, they have d going up. Relief For Belgium. In Belgium there is a general im- provement. The situation, however, 1 the reglon of Mons, co-Belgium frontler, \d a bad rise is fear fon again was rising considerab ill on the upward trend reaching & maximum . 1910 ipal street « ind the resident by boats; th stories tories in the dis. vork, and te e fdle. porarily 1¢ owning istricts, among the Meuse is the entire countryside, » iron works and factories Mezleres and Givet. Nothing bove water In the village of excepting e slate roofs of the which since 1850 waters, suddenly emains H the g no signs of panic ood threat. but the city piing up sand bags es of the river in the « areas of the city. But sures ap: $225,000 FOR RELIEF. Belgium to Begin Rehabilitation Next ‘Week. LS. Belgium, January 6 national sukscriptions for ief of the vietims' of Belgium's disastroy rds had reached 5 franes (3 90) this morning, and ad ditional s were pouring in from 1l parts of the country and abroad. Jarly next week the Chamber of Deputies will take its first action on a measure providing credits for urgent rehabilitation work in the devastated regio; Dutcle Dikes Collapse. AMSTHRDAM. Holland, January 6 (#).—The flood situation between the Meuse and Waal is becoming worse. Additional villages have been inun- dated and many houses have At Deventer the dike along Ysel collapsed and part of is flood In the Arnhem district steamers res cued at Leeuwen and Erlesom hu dreds of refugees from portions of th dike. The relief fu already total $100.000. Rhine Country the River the town Hard Hit. ny, January 6 in the Rhine om the floods s estimated at marks. The number of un employed in the Coblenz district alone has been increased 6( Arrested on Forgery Charge. Springman and and beinz gation held He is further investi- School Meeting Tonight. Stanwood Cobb w Freedom in Ed 1 of the cation” at District of Co- in ng > hoardroom of the District Buildi itted by ground on edu & All g s and school ficials ar 1 by atio A Real Winter _snow afford a real roof integrity. Colbert-laid roofs stand up under the severest R RIRIC Test! and g1 argely rials in their construction. fiConsistently Reason- able Prici Maurice J. Colbert Heating—Plum ing—Tinning 621 F Street Phone Main 2016-3017 AN T i RS, and nose feel fine. Easy to apply Quick to act Y DRUG STORE FIRST - |Stock Company opened last night a of the |« are | lapsed. | I speak on| %fi % § . [Records Smashed By Christmas Mail In AllPartsof U: S. Washington's 1925 Christmas business, in company with other principal cities of the country, broke all records in the postal service, it was announced by Post- master General New today. . Receipts in this city for Decem- ber last totaled $627,061.97, as com- pared with $651,814.23 for Decem- ber 24, or an increase of $75,747.74 equivalent to 13.74 per cent. A survey of receipts for 50 se- lected citfes totaled $38,655,752, an increase of $4,506,774 over Decem- ber, 1924, Jacksonville, Fla., had the larg- est percentage of increase over a vear ago with 43.40. Baltimore was second, with 32.94; Forth Worth third, with 27.48: Houston, fourth, with 25.37, and Detroit fiifth, with 23.18 per cent. San Francisco had the smallest increase, with 5.47 per cent. LAUGHS IN FARCE. Easy Mabel” Pleases Wardman Park. If the reader enjoys farce—one in which a bathroom replaces the conven- tional bedroom—suggestive, perhaps, but not very wicked, he may find full return in laughs for the price of his ticket at the Wardman Park Theater this week, where the Thomas Herbert “Go at week's Mabel." Farces are meant to be funny, and “Go Easy, Mabel” attains this end Hilarlous situations grow out of the fact that a young married couple have {become incompatible, and thefr friends, |in order to rearouse their interest in each other, persuade each to resort to flirtation. ' Ridiculous situations de lop fast—or. it may be said, fast lons develop ridiculously, and an obvious bathroom on center stage back i the axis on which the whole thing revolves. h character in the play seems t. be a leading part. It is a well cast rroduction. with acting honors going to Ruth Harrison as a vamping stenog- rapher, and with Robert L. Clear, who did fine work as the voung man vamped by his best friend's wife, and Ruth Russell, a newcomer In the com- pany, who very cleverly handled the part of the young wife, sharing the praise. | Parker Fennelly played Sparks, the voung playwright, with an understand Ing of the comedy role, and Mary | Keane as Tessie Claire, Thomas Her |bert as Edward Drenton, a father-in. | |law, and two other newcomers in the company, Leona Roberts and William Clementson, share in the success of the play. SEEK TWO ACCUSED MEN. | Police Search for Neatly Dressed Youths Who Insulted Woman. Police today were conducting a search for two neatly-dressed young men who, it was reported last night, empted to force Miss Irene Grich k. 22, of 218 Second street south- | east to take a ride in an automobile with them Monday night. Police were told that Miss Grich- < was passing Second and A streets southeast, en route home, when one of the two occupants of | an automobile accosted her and, when she refused to accept his advances, at- to push her into the auto- engagement in “Go Easy man in the ard her. The ! two youths got in tihe auto- | moile. Houses For Sale and Rent J. LEo KoLB MAIN 5027 833 New York Av. 1237 Wisc'n. Avy. | PR CRIPTION PREP- ARATION WITH IDEALS OF EXACT- NESS DISTINGUISHES —IN THIS ROFESSION HARMACY John €. Haley, Prop. Physicians can arrange for tests. analyses and examinations | Y Autozenous vaccines and hiclogicals maintained at proper temperatures at all times, Medical Science Bldg., 1029 Vermont Ave. Compounded Semi-Annually Commencing January 1, 1926 Assets Over $10,500,000 Surplus $1,000,000 Cor. 11th & E Sts. N.W. JAMES BERRY, President JOSHUA W. CARR, Sec'y. Grandmother Knew There Was Nothing So Good for Congestion and Colds as Mustard But the old-fashioned mus plaster burned and relief and help that gave, without the pl the blister. Musterole does it. It is a clean, white ointment, made with oil of | mustard. Gently rub it in. See how quickly the pain disappears. le for sore throat, bron- and without T chitis, asthma, neuralgi tion, pleurisy, rheumatism, lumbago, pains and aches of the back or joints, sprains, sore muscles, s, chil- blains, frosted feet, colds of the chest (it may prevent pneumonia). Jars & Tubes Better than a mustard plaster POLICENET SPREAD FOR“CHECK KITER" Banks, Meanwhile, Seek to Uncover Further Losses Through Swindler. By the Associated Pre: LOS ANGELES, Calif., January 8.— While an international search contin- ued for J. K. Fronk, alleged master “check Kiter,” a detailed check of his operations as head of three concerns here was being made by banks today in an effort to uncover further losses. Using & comparatively common method of issuing worthless checks against other worthless checks, Fronk is alleged by police to have swindled elght local and nearby banks out of at least $387,000. The swindle became public yesterday with an announcement by police that four persons, a woman and three men, were under arrest. Two of them, Miss Brockett, Fronk's private sec- and C. A. Gifford, bookkeeper the alleged swindler's concerns, were released last night. The two others, L. A. Landon, man- ager of a branch of the Hellman Bank, and Orison R. Ruddy, Fronk's auditor, were held. Fronk was head of the J. K. Fronk Finance Co., the Western Auto Co., a fictitious concern. and the Bureau of Bustness Standards, Inc. Landon's part in the alleged “check kiting" scheme {s declared by bank investigators to have been that of as suring other banks that Fronk's checks wera good and of supplying ex- pert Information as to the operations of the clearing house. Thinks Rubber Price at Peak. BIRMINGHAM, (P)—Harvey Firestone, facturer, vesterday expressed the opin fon the peak in rubber prices has heen reached and that a decline me in time. Mr. Firestone, who is here on business. would not venture an opinion as to when the prices would start down, but said he w positive that the top had been reached. Ala., January 6 tire manu- Clerk Reinstated. An executive order reinstatement of et G. Gates, a Spanish War emergency clerk, who served more than seven vears in the Post Office Department, “‘to a position with minor clerical status in the classified authorizes the Mar 3 civil service |closed with the ry will | without regard to the time limit on reinstatement."” BISHOP MURRAY * PRAISES WORSHIP Preaches at Bethlehem Chapel Marking Accession as Head of Church. “Worship is the medium through which we receive not only spiritual but material blessings as well,” Right Rev. John Gardner Murray, Bishop of Maryland and newly elected pre- siding Bishop of the Protestant Epls- copal Church of America, said in his sermon, preached today at the festival service in Bethlehem Chapel, Wash- ington Cathedral, marking his acces- sion as presiding bishop. Worship has characterized all the ages, the bishop contlnued, and it has now reached its culmination in the present-day Chris- Hanity. Without worship we miss the highest and best things in life. Contrary to expectations the bishop refrained from outlining his policy of administration on this, his first offi- clal appearance, as this matter will be taken up at an executive meeting of church officials this afternoon. Epiphany Services. The services today are also held in observance of the Feast of the Epiphany, one of the most important ceremonies in the ritual of the Epis- copal Church. The feast commemo- rates the visit of the three wise men of the East to Bethlehem to bestow their gifts upon the Christ Child. Bishop James 1. Freeman welcomed the members of the different congre- fons attending the services and also introduced Bishop Murray. After the processional hymn had been sung the service for the holy communion was held. Bishop Free man gave the salutation, which was followed by Rishop Murray's sermon The benediction anthem was sung by Cuthbert Harris, #nd the services ional hymn, sung ggall ymen of the Washington dio- cese attended the services in full vest ments. At the close of the services ‘reeman and the dean and f the cathedral acted a v lergymen at BLACKHEADS cannot be hidden. Get rid of them now by regular treatments with Resinol An Innovation in “Outsizes” High ankle calf Brown Kid and = wide tops — putent leather — with tors. $7.85 to $11.00 Black _and Shoes—regular Three-button patent and satin, dull calf_and suede trira. 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Today's services also marked the an- niversary of the signing, January 6, 1893, by President Harrison, of the charter granted by Congress to the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foun- dation of the District of Columbia, ::‘Y::c: l: tre llexml }:Iue of the organi- on fostering the co o osating nstruction of NEW CROSS-TOWN COACH SERVICE IS STARTED The Washington Rallway and Elec- tric Co. today inaugurated its new cross-town ‘“alr line” coach service, which runs from Fourth street and Central avenue northeast to Nine- teenth and H streets. Free transfers are issued at 15 points to cars of the Capital Traction as well as its own company upon pay- ment of a l0-cent cash fare. Paper strip tickets are sold at the rate of six for 50 cents, but transfers are only issued with these on payment of 2 cents. Transfers from the street cars to the coaches will be issued upon payment of 8 cents cash fare and 2 cents additional. The running time from terminus to terminus is 16 minutes. The schedule starts at 6:34 a.m., with a 10-minute headway untll 6:24 p.n., after which a 20-minute schedule will be main- tained, except on Sundays. The Sun- day schedule will be on a 15 to 20 minute schedule. Bishop of Thetford Dies. NORWICH, England, January 6 (#). —The_ Bishop of Thetford, Rt. Rev. John Phillips Allcot Bowers, is dead, aged 71. He was one of the most prominent Masons in England, being a past grand chaplain and past pro- al grand master of Norfolk EIGHTEEN NEW CASES OF PNEUMONIA NOTED Health Office Also Announces Three Deaths—Charges Laxity of Physicians in Reporting. Eighteen new pneumonia cases were reported to the District Health De- partment today, the largest number for any day this Winter. The total number of cases now on the Health Department's records, reported since January 1, is 47. Three deaths from the disease also were reported today, bringing the death total since the birth of the New Year to 12. District Health Officer Willlam C. 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