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EVENING T STAR, WASHINGTON SATURDAY, JUNE 19 hd WPAT, SOMERSET AGAIN NAMED CO-RESPONDENT Actor Who Was Accused of Moral Turpitude Brought Into Divorce Action. Br the Assaciated (Press. NFER YORK, June 19, Pat ersel, Knglish actor, who four ago faced, deportation on the grounds of moral‘turpitude, was ‘mamed co.re spondent in an uncontested divorce acifon filed by A, R. Gallagher, also | an actor, in Brooklyn S D. DEBATE NEARLY OVER | Thirteen Senators ON FARM MEASURE; - - | Of La Follette, Sr Senate Unable to Fix Time, How-| ever, for Vote on Equali zation Fee. THE HEIGHT LIMITATION (ONPLAZAIS UPHELD leollector of wampum: K. A ALEXANDRIA. ton. keeper of ouncil hoise | Huzo Herfurth, jr.. of this city h P A v been awarded the contraet for ihe To Speak in Honor| ..uxaxonis. v been avarded the tontract for e cialy Henry Bank in Frederickshurg, Va Al was fou cot of $80,009. Work will he start | within two weeks and Mr. Herfy | hopes to have the joh completed | fannary 1 next Hunting. e 18 (Spe MeAden night SAN BOAT 10 RUN| (oo o DALY IN SUMMER Star’s Gift Has Been Tested. ; | Is Fitted With Special iec vhose under the trestle of the Richmond. Freder ickshurg and Potemac Railroad at Lorten, Va. died from a fractured | skull withont regaining ness at the Alexandria Hospital June 16, and the in unknown, This was the verdiet hy jury which met last night Demaine’s mortuary chapel sfier hody d Sunday Senators who will speak at the mendorial session of the Senate in honor of the late Senator Robert | M. La Follette of Wisconsin at 11 ain an agreement vestedav Axing a| Robinson. Arkansas: Norrie, Ne time 1o vote on the main point at 1= | hraska: Moses, New Hampshire sue in the agricultural bill, there Were | Fernald, Maine: Frazier, Nojth D How He Knew. From the Edin conselons- | Fine Arts Commission Denies Request for Eight-Story Apartment Building. i i ause of the accident 2l x journey a eler. “I liad an given amus up e towr the There a at were otsmen in X that the delate ix Equipment. Wiax it o neton's first swan boat. the e Star ta the Child Welfare wiety. which he ted on idal Tasin, under society 1o aid child the District, has heen tesied and will now be wlarly throngh the Summer lock in morning until at nig Children may i to e direction welfare thot run from 1 in wnzhly v o the a'elock A ride around the Tidal Basin 1 of 10 cents each, while ke the ride for 23 cenis collected will o department the Aulis r The money thus he child welfare Children’s Hospital The fully equipped with life weserver wd lizhts, (urnishes not means of transportation and adults around the but offers something form of swan boats. as ich New York stated, the hoats are hy manpower for maotor hoats swan boat has a whistle, how addition he swan has at hook and Tive twt has each side. With the tasw ond the meinhens of ool that safe. of bhoat for childven Tidal minne in nther Basin n the efti Boston. it { iriven alnzether The res as Al prov the loeai nd to dar equipment wan nquipped life " hy nal equin “Welfare nent, Societ v the Aanbly ‘ROCKVILLE. ROCKVILE. M4 clall, Seven Washin each ‘in the Line 19 (Spe nians forfeited Palice Court here when they failed 10 appear 1o eharges violating le parking regulations. Rehrle, 1. I°. Miller, H. T Miller. M. R MeRevnelds and 1. G were 2t Cheyvs by ‘nswe) ntamok vere Harred 1% Chidak Tlizhie, 1 MeNn Chase ) offiffice They M n W ned before Judge Sam nel & the falice Court here on charge of selling intoxicating Havor colored, of Silver asked for a jury trial and fur 2300 hond for his appearance Novemhber term of the Cirenit x Policeman William Sprine nished Anthon Court. He was arrested by Ciny “re Btia Pareies ville, this Rurtonsy Fdward B oftist Church at Montzomers imong thiz year's z State Normal Misses (aiher Marie B Clara Evelin Tones Genrge Miles and Miss Ritch. hoth af Rurtens county, were married on Wednesday by Rev Wileox. pastor of the Meth that place. was presented aduates Baltimore. e 1 Bond. Elsie Naomi Ohler Butts, iiks, Emagene Porter, Vivian Sophie Reid, ley and Kathryn Eliz ok al Couniy School by eth Sope Are Fined. vehicle reg. Motorists following have paid fines n_tise Pol Hanger. $27 32 Morrist (¢ Framkdine H. Crawford. Stewalbts §12.50 TAIMEYT, Lee, Ed Metzzer and . Clifford $17 W 4. Moarg and farry Willlam M. Shiplev, Dr. F. Chirpno. Otlo . Carlion Hirks.- James H. Masen. 1.'B. Ransom H. Stillman and’ 1. B. Waken, $7.50; Henry Duffin, Charles Rovd, $1.50. Licehses have Bren 1ed by the cleric of the Ctirculi:t'eurt here for the marriage of Edwayl Ruiherford Eng 1and, 25, of Seai Pleasant. Md.. and Miss Marian Kathleen Sehupbach, 22, of Downing, Mo.." Ralph THaywood Meredith, 21, and Miss Mary Kathleen Spiliman. 26, both of Washington Lawrence S. Davis, 32 and Miss Mary 1. MeDonousit: 24, hoth of Baltimore Jahnson Killough Pedlard, 1. and Miss Alberta .insephine France, 24. hoth of Washinzton: Harold James Hensen. 24. of Fairfax. Va. and Miss Locille Trene Cooley. 1%, of Washing. ton. Georze P Hemphill, °7. and Miss 1Hazel 3. hoth o shingion Tipan heing fannd in the po. lee rourt ting an aute influence of Thompson. eolored. was sentenced hy Judge 1n the House of Cor ihree monih=. He noted an ~d bond for his ap November term of Y W TS = 5 James i o O Naill Ruth $12.2 Innes, Rrown Henr s Davis Paul Schwa Tenher ¥ Tann Wa suilty aper nnder 1} mobile liguor hiz connts R yeetion for and Turni while ahert Samuel Appea he Cireni The June meetinz of Ridgely Brown Chapter. United Raughters ot the this conniy. which was home of Mis Harry € Dickerson, was in the na fure of celehra of the hirthday an of Jdefferson Davis. Mrs. Jed Gittings sethexda presided. The nexi meet 1l be held Sepiember 7. when the annivers of the birth of Admiral Remmes will e celebrated « Club Fleets. meeiing of the Gaithers uh, office for the vere rhosen as fol lows: President, Mrs. Samuel Riggs fivst Vice president. Mrs. G. W. Youns ond vice president. Miss Carrie Rlunt: recording Miss Mary Hutton: corr onding =ecretary, Miss Nlivia Mvers, divector, Mrs, George W, hadnick. parliamentarian. Mrs. A. B. Tacey; historian, Miss Hattie Grif fith A Confederacy held at Meem at the niversary Woma the las Woman's club vear At g telegram vecelved here yves terday afternoon from Rev. Bertram M. Osgood of Fort Dodge, lowa. an neuncing acceptance of a call to he roms pastor of the Rockville Baptist Chureh, which was extended at a meetinz of the congregation iast Sun. day., and indicating his purpose to take charge August 1. He will suc P. Rowland Wagner, wha several months age after a of seven vears, pastorate HEADS RO(JND TAABLE. Dr. E. M. Ellison Is Elected Fir: President. Fverett M. Fliison was elected of the Washington Round ‘Fable at 2 lunchean in the Citv Club vesterday. Alton G. Grinnell was elected first vice president. Other officers elected were Jeseph T. Shearer, second vice president; Page McK. Etchison, secre- tary; and John H. Seavers. treasurer Dr. Ralph L. Morrizon. W. E. Mooney, Monroe H. Stockett. N. K. Gardner. TAnn E. Drake and F, C. Stalzer were elected to the hoard of directo Dr. Ellison was elected temporary president of the organization several months ago when the Washington Round Table was tentatively organ- ized and now will serve as the club’s first official president. The eclub afll hold its cherter night dinner at the University Club next Friday eve- ning at § o'clock. when it will become ane of the official cluhs of the national organization of the Knights of the Reound Table An address was delivered at vester: Asv's Wincheon hy Rev. Dr. loseph Hillman Hollister. pastor of the Chevy hase Preshyterian Church, mr president Dr. connty | the | .4 i of | | adelphia | Barkley WDERWOOD OLGA, ner dowager Queen of Greece, who today at the Villa Anastasia, in | PROBE POSTPONED IN PENNSYLVANIA FUNDS TO MONDAY Page.) For @ontinued from Firsg probing had ended. was expected 1o be veady fov a fresh encownter with the | Senators - quiesiio hout the po litical activities of his organization These had proceeded. when they were stopped Thursday night hecause of { Wheeler's heulth through the policies and methods of the leagne generally i1« activities in Pennsylvania dur ing the primary campaign. | howrs of financial however, that he Five Have Replied. fime, while engzuged with the subject of pavment of “expenses and sometimes an honorarium” to memhers of Congress for making pro speeches, Reed drew from eizht names - four Senators and fonr Representatives—in connec tion with this practice. Since then five of those named have made replies of varving nature In addition to Senator publican, Ohin. who asser never heen on the league's “‘pay roll.” and Representative Lowrey, Demo. crat, Mississippi. who had “no apolo- £y 1o make.” RepresentativesdJpshaw, Democral. Georgia. and Barklev. Dem- ocral. Kentueky, the twe credited by Wheeler with making the greatest number of prohihition speeches, and Representative ooper, Republican, Ohjo. made public their views last night Barkley declared he had never re. ceived pay from ihe Anti-Saloon League for any speeches, although lo cal organizations arranging for them | sometimes had reimbursed him for his {expenses and nccasionally had added a mod: amount as an expression | of their appreciation g LUpshaw Challenges Reed, Upshaw “confessed” modest honorarium’ | with a challenge to | enlighten the public how many thou sands he has made trying famous cases since he hecame a Senator.' likewite. sald he had re- ceived “modest honorariums” from loral Arganizations and churches.” and described as being “as far-fetched a® it is contemptible” Reed's “insinua sions that Semators and members of Congress have been influenced to sup- bort the 1se becanse of any spealking fees. Chairman Reed's efforis tn uncover ther financial facis about the cam oaign. meanwhile. added about $175.- 006 1o the commiitee's total for the Pepper-Fisher coalitinon anization, but this left it still several hundred thousand. deliars below the tentative total of returns filed by campaign committees with the State authorities at Harrisburg. Calculations and esti mates made there last night served 10 change the designation of the contest from a “$2,000.000 primary.” as it has come known, to a ~$3,000,000 primary.” While these expenses were being in- quired inio late vesierday the com mittee made a side excursion in a vain ffori 1o trace 1o its origin 2 spurious letier published by the Pepper-Fisher ommiitee in western Pennsyivania over the signature of President Wil liam Green of the American Federa tian of Labor. indorsing John S. Fish er for governor. At that ition Wheeler Willis, Re d he had o accepting a and conntered Reed to “‘please 10 be Tests 0'Connor's Denial. Throngh three reporiers of the Phil Public Ledger. the commit tee also sought to impeach the testi ! mony of Frank O'Connor. defented | { i |+andiddte for the congressional non:i i Vare nation in Philadelphifa. who denied felling the newspaper men ‘hat the organization had offered him | first $75,000 and then $150.000 1o with draw from the race. and throw his sipport 1o Vare for the Senate Determined to get At the full amount of money spent in the primary, the committee yesterday called for esti mates for taking phoiosiatic copfes of all veturns from county as well as di- visional commiitees, made (o the Sec- retary of State of Pennsyivania. 1f 1hix estaimate is too high the com- mitiee either will go to Harrisburg, send a representiative 1o examine the returns. Outside of Philadelphia and Alle zheny counties, little information has heen givan to the committee as to monies collecteq and spent by the county organizations and without hat infermation it will not be possible o rast up even an approximate fotal for the State GREEN DISCLAIMS LETTER. CASPER. Wyo.. June 18 (8). Wil liam Green. president of the American Federation nf Labor, said here vester- day that if responsibitity could be fixed for 1be letter used in the Pennsyl- vania primary over his signature, wrg- ing suppori of John S. Fisher for gov- nor, he would demand whatever le- gal redress was possible. ““The letier jssued withont sent,” he sa <timany given before the Senate commiitee in- Vestigating _campalgn expenditures yesterday. Mr. Green sald the Ameri. can Federation of Lahor. the Penn. sylvania._State Federation and the United Mine Workers had indorsed the candidacy of Gifford Pinchot sev eral days before the publication of the letter. VARE BEPORTS $578,370.31, my knowledge or con tatement te Election Burea $94,532 as Unpaid Expenses. HARRISBURG, Pa.. June 13 () — Expenses totaling 3 were reported by Vare-Beidleman- James-Woodward campaign commit- tee. which conducted Representative Mbdel' Makér - | emafl and hardwood | Permanent Lists Accurate metal { parts “for slectrical devices | position for competent man. Large com pany: strons fnancialls. Tocated in | | Trenton. Address Box 385.R. Star nMes. | e 4 A | seems { limited { conditions of trees | pressed political opposition called the was a pure forgery and | regarding the lefier was | Believing that uniform height regu lations should be carvied out for tne group of buildings surveunding the | Union Rtation plaza, the Commission | of KFine Artx todav told the Zoning | Commission that the present height | restrictions on bnildinzs near the sta tion ave reasonable. "The commission took its stand on a requesi made June 12 on the proposed ereciion of an eight-siory apartment house on Mas sachuseits avenne northeast, east of Second streel, which would exceed the height allowed in that | the zoning law. ! The Fine Arts Commission’stletter, in part, follows “When the Union Station plaza was laid out, regulation= wera made as ic the height of buildings facing ii. The regulations were formulated with the view of obtaining a uniform height of buildings to frame the plaza. AN least three hotels have neen huilt within the restrictions Holds Restrictions Reasonable. “This commission helieves that restrictions were reasonable shotild be carried out on the east side | of the plaza as they have heen carried out on the west side. Therefore, what ever the fegulations are for the west side of the plaza. the commission he lieves the same shonld be enforced on the sast The commissi to Norman B. Landieau the joint commitiee of veterans' o ganizations sponsoring the unifor dispiay of flags on the downtown "The letter follows 'he Commission of Fine Arts at the meetinz on .June 17 considered ihe flag pole presented by vou. This pole 10 overcome the ohjections rajsed to the poles formerly submit ted. 1t Is move rigid at the base and | has the appearance of creater stabil ity. The only way 1o he sure in re gard 10 these particulars in by an ac tual tiial on the street. and the com mission would like to see such a trial made hefore definite opinion Condit “Since the matter of tha street flaz poles was first presented to the com mission different membhers have ex. | amined the workings of the system in various citles and towns and are satisfied In their own mind that the conditions 1nder which the sireet flags can he used satisfactorily are For example, two of the | sireeis sugzesied. namely, Sixteent street and Massachusetis avenue, the private residences, | ent houses and wide open { s would prevent an effective dis Aity under | they and also sent a letter chairman o expressinz a Are mited. apart spac play “The most effective use of sirest Rags fs on natrow streess, where the flags on both sides of the streei catch fthe eye. The commission, however is satisfled that a more effective dec oration can be devised take the place the ohjectionable drapings of storg fronts.” 40 SEIZED IN PLOT ON LIFE OF KEMAL| { ated Tross | CONSTANTINOPLE. . June 18 Forty persons have heen arrested in Constantinople in connection with the alleged plot to kill Mustapha Kemal | Pasha. President of Turkey, at| rna_durinz his visit there, The | plot -is sald to have heen. hatched in this city. “The prisoners belong By the Aas to the sup- “Progressive party.” . Confessions said te have been ob. iained hy the authovities show that the plotters planned a coup d'etat aft er kiling the President. It is alleged that they pianned a similar attempt against him in Angora last vear, hut were obliged hy eireumstancas fo post- pone its exeeutio FETE ENDS TONIGHT. Kenilworth Tommunity Affair to Close With Revue. | A by 2 children’s costuma revue, musie the J. 0. V. A. M. Band and negro min®irel show feature the coneluding entertainment tonight of this week's Kenilworth community which was erganized to | rvaise funds fo purchase two lots | and build a community hall for resi denfs of the dlstriet.” A “surprise” event, which fs still a secret. will be introduced and prizes will he awarded to the children with winning costumes. Dances by the Ruth A Clelland daneing class were the main attraction on the lawn fete pro- gram Jast night. when the foMowing character dances were performed by the children: “Little Danc, S ter” Roberts; “Jockey Dance,” Esther will lawn fele. ‘{‘mn-- Jived fwith " pweeks Liusice divorce | Bether bt Stewari: “Railor’s Hornpipe.” Billy Roberis: “Russian Dance.” Doroths Pitts: “Fecentric Dance.” Tileen Jones: “Sword Dance.” Grace Me- {Intosh: “National. Dance. Peggy { Wehh, and “Charleston Steppors.” hy the ensemble. William 8. Vare's senatorial campalgn, in an account filed today with the State hureau of elections. "This total was made up of $483 838,26 listed ax expended and $94.532.05 in unpaid obligations. The account ed total contributions of $484,734, ‘The commitiee account was in pendent of the personal expense ac- count previously filed by Mr. Vare, | who defeated Senator Pepper and Gov. Pinchot for the senatorial nomination. i Vare's ewn account showed expendi tures of $71,535.80. An examination of the two accounts was necessary 1o de- termine whether there were any dupll- cations, S Burial Vaults ek °85 Each vault 4 2 standard make. We back up all our vaults with a guarantee. COMPLETE FUNERALS $75, $100, $125 Up Call the Brownsfene Funeral Home of W. W. Chambers Co Cor. 14th and Chapin Sts. Col. 432 nreme Court vesterday. Romerset| was said by witnesses 1o Hertha Trene Martin Wlagher, the defendant, for several | in"Lox Angeles last Summer, Duinne reserved decision In the actilon, which was instituted last | wall, In 192 Carle . Carllon brought fon against his wife. Edith Day. after Bomerset and Miss Day | had heen playing in a revue together in Londom. Deportailon proceedings | were brought against Somerset while | he and thegactress were appearfng o in *“Orange Blossoms" here, | were Tayer dropped ! . Drys to Name Candidate. cial Dispateh 1o The Star BALTIMORYS. June 10 ment of the mame of a Aate for govermor is expected at the | meeting Monday in Gaithershurg of | the T'nited Demweratic Law Enforce- | S Annonnce dry™’ eandi ment Clubs of Marvland. Mrs. Jesse . Nicholson. the president. will pre. side. In addition g0 the Gaithersburg meeting the 1. D) L. K. €. will also | hold a lawn party\hers Thursday at the home of the Raltimore chairman Mre. K. Allan Crafg. Mrs. Nicholson will be the principal speaker | marketing. signs nearly over | and that in the com- | ing week. 1t was agreed to vote this afternoon | oni the Willis amendment, which would exclude what @ known as naval stores from the list of agricultural| products 1o be covered by the measure. Strong efforts were made without success to fix Monday afternoon as the time_to vote on the principal com mittee Amendment, which embodies | the controversial proposition of levy. ing an equalization fee on certain farm products as a means of taking of surplus crops. While no agreement for a fime to| vote on this proposition was reached it was agreed by Senators who took part in the discussion that once the cqualization fee is acted wipon the ve. mainder .of the hill. dealing nly with the development of co.operative would he disposed of it will end early auickly. The brunt of the debate was carvied vesterday by Senators Bruce of Mary jand and Tyson of Tennessee. Demo- | crats. the former opposinz the hill nd the latter indorsing i1 Senator Brice was partic ter in his assault on the measure which he termed “another hrainstorm nomic fallaey, fijusion and halluci nation out_of the Bryan and Brook havt West.” larly hit kotg; Johnson, California Moniana; Shipstead, Mi Stmmons, North Carolin Washingion, and Lenroot, sin Seaator dead just “ollette vear hi Ry La one order of the Senate that hody will assemble tomorrow hone mornir to his memory. CHESS CONTEST TONIGHT. I. 8. Turover to Meet A . in Exhibition. ‘There is to be a simulta hihition of chess foniznt ital City Chess Club. 1. champion ‘chess playver trict rooms, on the ninth flonr of fcan Bullding, at 1317 7 8 o'clock. The public is co vited to the contests. for entrance fee is charged Those desiring to play are to bring their own chess chees hoards, as the club s not he equal to the demand rAngements are in cha Mondelle and ', Bettin, of the ehess committee of On Thirty-Eighth Street Northwest between Van Ness and Veazey Sts. ‘EIGHT I OMES like these at selves, on a cool, quiet st new section-—vou'll say al You'll like the way they are designed. ROOMS—TWO picture tells almost nothing. $14.430 are no evervday reet in North Cleveland Park, I that we do and more. Iarge rooms BATHS oceurrence \ mere But when vou see the homes, them- that delightful aren’t too large, convenient hallways, an abundance of ¢loset space, numerous specid tle reifnements that in the aggregate make the home refined what we mean. And then the matter of construction stability at once. No squeak. rattle loose on the inside. features like wardrol ubhconscions feeling that every When vou tap the wall \ et an impre vou know instinctively that noth Doors that fit snug, like a welltailored smt, that require very slight effort and proveke no impatience. You feel that way the minute vou cross the threshold e closets with red cedar linings. minnte the floor You feel like Many lit- that's on of strength and is going to ing is going to Windows “Here's the sort of a home I'd really care to live in; not just something to buy for the sake of selling in a few months at a-profit.” Yet when vou look around outside up and down a pleasant street fined with attractive homes, all of them new, and all around more fine homes going up fast it do esi't take a speculator to see the possibilities for profitable investment. This is one of Washington's boom sections—aut here it is THE boom section, for high-class residences. In fact what's And more, homes out here are selling —selling' to people who want to live here—and to the kind here WITH. Rut remembar of these homes. going up-—but don’t put it off, Re only remotely inte these. They're really that there NOT at here ted in worth Sample House 4203 38th Street N.W, ()pen Daily From 9,A.M. to 9 P.M. There are many THESE snon of people that you'll want to live aren't MANY new homes prices, S0 I oyou're A home - see while, cJo 919 15th unusunal Exclusive Agents t. N.W. Main 8949. Wheele will play all comers at the club. .| vestigating the ¢ nnesota; to testify was . a: DN, North Alfred street Wiscon. he passed the trestle shortly after 10 home here son 4 jury nigt route number halted and finally brought | the Alexandria iospital | Ccapt. ¢ M. Shepperson | that he was near Pohick Chur route from Frederickshure, night about 9 M. as been special 1o his ! MeA g to do walking along the road zoing An automot lee Cream Co. went over a | pmbankement on the Fort Hum road early last night. 2 miles of here. 1. P Showalier escaped with slight bruises and Forrest, colored. ed back and was treated h field. Twenty were destroyed aged ahont $100 These officers have Seminole Trihe, No Order of Red Hen prophet; A. & Mankin, sachem Sullivan, senior sagamore; Wells, junior sagamore; Norma ertx. chief of records: E. I. tor of wampum: L. D. $i 11 Comers neous ex the Cap Turover, the Dis cuts 3% zallo The and the Amer 3 street, at rdially in which no ter A of fce requested men and upply will | 1. The ar of W. B chairman 35, Imi Louis The only Arnold who told Sunday o'clock Seeing of automohiles gathered and saw man answering McAden's deseripifon | per- the en ¥ stated ch, en unday a £l h e truck of the Shuman | 5-foot phrevs south driver, Henry sustained a wrench hruises He truck was dam heen elected by proved Dixon J. A n Roh. Davis Mivan ment. 1sked his friend ta take flled walted maten.” they both Liappened - pipes out tegether. They and then each calm other to strike a what happened” I brought out my them waited for my pipe, s both of match Take advantage of an early start by an aggres- sive war on the fly at the beginning of the scason. The Star has for free distribution wire - handle fly swatters. Ask for gne at the main office of The Star, or at any of the Branch Agen. cies. e | SWAT THE FLY | I | 1 . Cleveland Parks Finest Values Lour Stz iking 8foomn fomes 244 450% HeLrgdr ¥ 1 50022 Cash Balance 598 50 Reach Property by going out Wisconsin Ave. to Van Ness Street and turning east one black. Or, go eut Connecticut Ave. to Bureau of Standards, then turn west to property.

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