Evening Star Newspaper, June 22, 1926, Page 7

PROIBITION PARTY REVIVAL PLANNED . Wets Announce Expansion in West. Promising Fight for Referendum.- By the Ascociated Press NEW YORK, June —A move- ment to revive the Prohibition part in every State in the Union will be | launched Thursday, when the party ! holds a State convention hers to place | \ complete State ticket in the field for the elections this Fall Leigh Colvin, national ¢ the party. The gubernatorial nominee prob- ably will be Idward G. Dietrich of Syracuse, president of the Wesleyan | Methodist Church in the United | Ir. Colvin predicts that the | nists will undoubtedly sup- | o the candidacy of independent _dry nited States Senator. | “The present attacks on the eight- eenth amendment and the Volstead act,” said Mr. Colvin, discu: coming convention, “‘make tion of the Prohibition party in every State an urgent necessity which T plan to emphasize strongly at our unofficial convention.” Wets Announce Expansion. | On the other hand, W. H. Stayton. | chairman of the Association Against | the Prohibition Amendment, who has | just returned from a \Western tour said groups have been organized in Minois. Wisconsin, Missouri Mon tana. Colorado and Nevada under the auspices of his association. Tn Wisconsin, Montana, Illinois and Colorado, he said. plans have been made to insure at the coming elec: | tions prohibition refei »7a similar to the one to he voted « 1 New York State this Fall | “Fourteen United States Senators, of whom five are now claimed by the dry: said Mr. Stayton, “will receive | mandates through these referenda, while 104 representatives will from the folks at home. Will Determine Presidency. “The seven refereudum S have 118 votes in the electoral Outside of those seve the Repub- licans may count on 271 votes from sure Republican while Democrats may votes doubtful. To ¢ 226 votes in the electoral airman of n. hear | determine the pre 1928 “If all these States go wet, neither of the major parties can afford the risk of alienating this bloc of electors ROCKVILLE. ROCKVILLE, Md.. June 22 (Spe- —Bdward Killeen this d Washington, D. C., by his P, Kenneth Lyddane, has filed suit in the Circuit Court here for an absolute divorce from Mrs. Ollie Kileen, who is said to be making her home in the State of Washing- ton. e charges desertion. They were married March 10, 20, and ed together until Marc , 1922 No children were born of the mar- riage. Joseph Silvins, until a few weeks ago w vesident of Howard County, was sentenced to the House of Cor- rection for one year by Judge Samuel Riggs in the Police Court here, fol- lowing his conviction on a charge of selling intoxicating liquor. shown that he had sold corn whisl to an 18-yearold boy of Derwood, this county, and that a number of boys attorne | around that age and under had zotten Silvins ad- | drunk o mitted 1 who was found in the Police Court here sev- v eral weeks ago of violating the local ily fined, has in- in the Circuit heriff Clay Plum- v of 3,500 pounds a quantity of malt, etc., which were confiscated. He contends that the Zoods are bging unjustly held by Plummer and he asks damages in the amount of §500, in addition to the return of the sugar, etc. He is rep- resented by former Judge James L. Pugh and Attorney Kenneth Lyd- option law and hea stituted proceeding: Court here agai dane. Husband Charges Infidelity. Charging infidelity and naming a espondent, Samuel P. 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Peter has signed an order restraining the defendant from removing the children from the jurls- diction of the court pending the deter- mination of the divorce proceedings. Ralph W. Martin, 22, and Miss Julia L. Knott, "19, both of Washington, were married in Rockville vesterday by Rev. B. W. John of the Methodist Church, at the home of the minister. Licenses have been issued by the clerk of the Circuit Court here for the marriage of Eugene C. Weeks, 34, of Washington, amd Miss Ida Mae Gibson, 29, of Spencerville, Md., and Harold A. Long, amd Miss Ger- trude E. Anderson . both of Wash €. W. Thompson Buried. fhe funeral of Columbus W. Thomp- 1. 85 vears old, took place vester- day, burfal being in the Baptist Ceme- town. this county. He was a son of the late Elijah Thomp- v, and was the last of that family. He leaves many rela- tives in-this county Catherine Downs, ter of Mr. and Mrs, Potomac jabbing Convulsions, ate cause of d Ralph Burton has sold to the Mad- dox-Marshall Co. two lots, 100 by 220 feet each, in Edgemoor, for a price d to be around $15,000. The neg year-old daugh- Downs of V as result of blade in the eye. hich were the Immedi- STAR, tiations were conducted by Peter & Peter of Rockville. The funeral of Edward P. Schwartz, 11.year-old son of Mrs. Hannah L. Schwartz and the late Kdward P. Schwartz of Galthersburg, who died in a Washington hospital as a result of lockjaw caused by a burn of the hand from a toy pistol, took place yester- day from St. Martin's Catholic Church, Galthersburg. The services were con- ducted by Rev. John 8. Cuddy, pastor of the church, who was assisted by several priests from this county and Washington. Burial was in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Washington. ALEXANDRIA., ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 22 (Spe- cial).—Alexandria Post, No. 24, Ameri- can Legion, has completed tentative plans for the seventh annual State convention, to be held here August 9, 10 and 11. A trip to Mount Ver- Inon and other pilgrimages have been arranged. The department will make its first visit to the tomb of the Un- known at Arlington August 11. One of the many features of the laying of the corner stone of the tubercular pavillon at Charlottesville July 14 next, under auspices of the Grand Lodge of Masons of Virginia, the parade route. The planes will be from the marine base at Quantico. Every Masonic lodge in the State has been asked to place something in the corner stone. The parade will o'clock in the afternoon. post of the American Le- gion, with a' membership of 22, will be organized at 2 o'clock Saturday Commencement Day A great day for fifty or sixty thousand youngsters—the last day of the school grind and the first of glorious freedom. But we older folks know, and those youngst ers will learn that freedom will depend on the use they make of their edu- cation, their time and their earnings. We strongly recommend the commencement of a savings account with their very first earnings. WASHINGTON, will be the flving of airplanes over). D. C. TUESDAY, JUNE 22, 1926. afternoon at Quantico. The cere monies will be conducted by the mem- bers of Alexandria Post, No. 24. Its degree team will also conduct the ini- tiation, The Swarthmore Chautauqua will open tonight on a lot on the south side of King street between Wiest and Peyton streets. It will be con- tinued for one week, The work of erecting a new bridge over Hunting Creek will be started this week. R. K. Willlams Co., Rich- mond, contractors, have brought con- siderable of their equipment here preparatory to starting the work. i £ Chilean Bank Approved. 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