Evening Star Newspaper, December 28, 1926, Page 6

g e CHEMISTS ASSUME COMMAND IN WAR OF LAW AND THIRSTY HIRORITO OUTLINES ' AINS UFflIS REIGN . 5. Experts Tey Hard to Make Ateohol | Unfit to Drink, While Bootleg Scien- Peace With All Nations Goal, | ; . Says New Emperor in Edict | tists Labor to Purlfy It. BY ROBERT T. .\v ALL. i hoi so nauseating to the taste that it to Japanese. i | With 2 constant tightening of the|Simply cannot be drunk. | blockade against imported liguors, !"“Naturally the chemists : [ BiBition enturcaratnt li'nf.jf,,'ff,.:_. e | confronted by the pro tion that the ) Duly o attle ot wotleg chemists will bo at work e i more_ . battle uf the chemists. mediately on processes to remove the ni chemists arc Stiving | e The illicit quor dealers know Hight and day to put sufficient HOXIOUS | fyil well they cannot sell their “stuff’” ] industrial alcohol 10| upless it is fairly palatable. The new | make both unfit and dangerous for | Gevernment fornu supposed to nent | drinking purposes, while high-salaried veady for use early in the new iviliza- | chemists of the bootleg trade are dis- | vear, but the chemical battle of “put nd | covering s new m of taking the | \d “take out” will he renewed as [ poisons out » long as alcohol is e s the distasteful alcohol finds | sential to the industries of the world jits way into bootleg channels. tle probably will go on Government officials do not feel any Tragic attention has been called to | responsibility for! the holiday deaths this chemical struggle by e long| O for the gradually rising percentage lists of holiday deaths which are being | Of alcoholic deaths in various sections reported from various sections of the | Of the country. They say they merely count Where | aTe doing their duly under the law. throne this morning, embodied his | more than | In England. it e nwwl.‘;h;":::zg:l-;q own policies with directions to the |coholisin al ve ‘iseni” reported | O FOISC DHL 1n BamOIE B e in people of s It was the new Em-; with undoubtedly more to come. One | qpi 11 SN OF 106 HARETCRE USCR (0 read before an as-{of the city medical examiners in New | yerely o means of preventing tax of the highest in the land{York blames the Government for its|fryuds, not the violation of a consti- irst court held a1 the iraperial | POy of placing poisons in alcohol | tutional law. (Siwi wld for industrial uses, saying it It is common knowledge that very Knows full well a certaju amount of | litile good Hquor or genuine lquor is this aleoho! wil d as & beverage. to be hought from the ordinary run-of- Heavy 1 Biamed. mine bootlegger. The illicit dealer who i obtains oly of g Scotch or Ofiier “insRical’ exaimie in. | Obtains a supply of genuine « clined to blame the deaths on t i rye immediately sets to work to “cut” 90| it into four o s its original ancestors. Tt paid tribute to the|much alcohol rather than ad alco | g, 00T OF five times its origina nchievements of Hirohito'’s grandfa- | hol I ther, the gre: Emperor, who{ Government statistics, in any event, “Cut” Calied Misnomer. “consolidated a system of government | show there is a rising tide of q unparalleled i the world.” attributed to alcoholism, but thes t tistics do not try to di tingui. ween 100 much “good” alcohol just eno bad” alcohol, It is freely admitted by prohibitio enforcement officers that @ small pe L have been BY J. RUSSELL KENNEDY. Br 1 The na TOK10. nstead of va thig period « in tion: national harmony iv action: beneflc towa friendship with all nations on earth-- | these are the cardinal aims toward | h our most profound and abiding | solicitude is directed.” Thus peror Hirohito, publicly | announcing his ascension to the| vernu disp! imit into blind ti s, purpose 1 all classes of deaths fr -, according The imperial message contained 600 words. 1t opened Ly announeing a resolution to observe the maintain the glorious tradition are The word “cut” in this connection be. | 18 a misnomer. The distillers call it and| “stretching,” which is really descrip- @} tive of the process, for a case of genu | ine liquor is often stretched into five lor six cases, with water and raw al- cohol added, together with coloring matter and 4 bit of glycerine to make “smooth” and also to give a “bead” the bottle is shaken. Of course, there is a steady flow of genuine “moonshine” in various sections of the country. “Moonshine” | alwavs has been a thorn in the Gov- | ernment’s side, even in the days when | the mountaineer was hunted “for rev- enue only.” A certain amount of “moon” always will be made. The Government is trylng to stop the wholesale distribution of liquors, gen- | uine and otherwise. A sad feature of the alcoholic deaths the imperial a most brilliant de-{ empire, the message but his health fafling, the re-| gency intervened and Hirobito now realizes his difficulties. centage of wood alcohol, one of the The Emperor enumerated chang deadl: poisons known, is placed in | in world conditions and the conflict i industrial or denatared aleohol at of domestic inte and stressed the | this time. It i§ claimed, howeyer, the fmportance of c ntration upon the | percentage is not high enough to kill situation in order to secure unity oflor to cause blindness under ordinary the whole country, accomplishing|circumstances. Warnings are placed | prosperity through solidarity. on all mixtures containing denatured “A new chapter has opened in the jalcohol that if taken as a beverage history of human eivilization,” the liquid will cause serious gastric Emperor stated. “The course or intestinal disturbances, ' events at home and abr While the Government has been fol- that progress can only Ix lowing what it calls established pra degrees. throughout the world in the de- RS naturing of alcohol, it nevertheless DIET TAKES RECESS. is working to the end of avoiding all b poisonous ingredients in the newer proc iovernment chemists believe they have reached a formula which will be | effective. The idea is to give dena- tured aleohol a taste which will_ be | worse than dark brown. The Govern- ment wants to make denatured alco- UNITED ARMY-NAVY BUDGET WAR SEEN AT PRESENT SESSION stated, 8t ne |is that they are largely amon; | poorer classes, showing that bootleg- | gers pr upon them with “goods” which more discriminating patrons would not touch. The hootlegger grades his goods without thought of the consequences. (Cop $1,500,000 for Expenses Funeral for Late Ruler. TOKIO, December 28 (#).-—Em- peror Hirohito held his first formal audience today, receiving about 300 court and government officials, to whom he delivered an imperial mes- sage. The Diet adjourned this afternoon after having passed the funeral bud- get of 2,930,000 yen (nearly $1,500,000) which_will be spent on rites for the - latér Emperor Yoshihito. The Diet will reassemble January 18. . ALEXANDRIA. Votes of ht. 1926.) SHIPPING NEWS Arrivals at and_Sailings From New York. ARRIVALS AT. NEW YORK. Athenia—Glasgow .. Hamburg—Hamburg . Minnewaska—London affairs committee. In the course of {advocating the Army promotion bill, ECONOMISTS BACK |None Attending St. Louis Session Will Attack It on Financial Grounds. 1 By the Assoc ST Irving Fisher the American Economic convention here tod: he had made a thorough canvass ‘of the members he was unable to get any on purely Prof. economic Fisher, grounds. a dry tion, added, however, that there are many economists who oppose prohi bition on other than economic grounds. One of those who spoke in favor of prohibition was Henry M. Lel Detroit, 83-vear-old founder Cadillac Motor Car Co. Cites Industrial Benefits. “My very decided views on the dry law,” Leland said, “are based on my experience in operating large plants employing from 1,000 to 6,000 men. I am convinced that the open saloon of | the brewery and the distillery are far and away the most wasteful, the destructive forces in our country. “I am also convinced that the eighteenth amendment has already been a’great blessing to the United States, that it is largely responsible Prof. Frank V sity of Kansas took his own State as the best example of *“a continuous struggle, for more than 40 years, with all phases of the liquor problem. Law Reasonably Obeyed. ““There were violations,” he said, “but the law was finally and reason- ably obeyed, just as other laws have been reasonably obeyed by a great ma- Jority of the people. ‘But what of theypresent status of prohibition? No thoughtful person ac- quainted with the subject would ex- pect Federal prohibition to be a suc- cess immediately upon the passage of error in administration and an educa- tional propaganda to build up public opinion is necessary to make it a suc; cess. the Federal Government must learn NDRIA, Va., cial).—The =outh abutment of the concrete bridge being constructed over “Hunting Creek, which . was knocked 5 inches out of plumb more than a week &go, has gone back to! within an inch of its original posi- December 28 Gen. Summerall said: “It is a fact that the American Army has never sustained ultimate defeat, but it must not be taken for granted that such will always be the ease. We must protect against defeat by having an eflicient Army on which we can rely to achieve tion as a result of the removal of the earth for the new causeway. It was the pressure from the new fill that caused the bridge to get out of plumb. Engineers from the State Highway Commission expect to have the‘bridge completely back - to its original posi- tion within the next few days. No further filling will be done until both sides are ready, and as both sides are filled simultaneousl; the pressure will not be great. it is stated, Mrs, Effie P. Simms, 804 North Co- Jumbus street, driver of an autgmo- bile that last week struck and injured John Chadwick, 12, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Chadwick of Herbert 8prings, Fairfax County, was acquit-, ted in the Police Court of the charge of passing an eleciric car at Cameron &nd Pavne streots while the car was charging passengers. Alexandria-Washington Lodge of Masons, No. at its annual meet- ing lasi night elected these officer Dr. John T. Ashton, worshipful mas. ter: W. Seldon Washington, senior warden; C. Aubrey Callahan, junior warden; J. Edward Shinn, treasurer; . Page Waller, secretary; Charles F. Swetnam, senior deac J. Skid- more, junior- deacon, Dr. Nelson Gray and Henry P. Thomas, stewards; Rev. Percy Foster Hall, chaplain, and George W. @achary, tiler. Percy E. Clift, district deputy grand master of district No. 1, assisted by Past Grand Master Charles H. Calla- han, installed the newly elected offi- cers. These officers have been elected by Alexandria Council, No. 627, Royal Arcanum: James R. Mansfield, repre- sentative to Grand Council;’ Oscar Pierpoint, alternate representative to Grand Council; John B. Watkins, past regent; James Bayne, regent; James G. Graham, orator; James R. Mans- field, secretary and ‘acting treasurer; James H. Mansfield, collector: Alvin Powell, chaplain; ohn G. Cockey, uide; Russell A. Wilkinson, warden; Willlam Baader, sentry; John T. Wat- kins, John G. Cockey and Alvin Pow- ell, trustees. The new officers will be installed by James Bayne, district deputy grand regent, January 11. There are 500 automobile owners in Alexandria_and nearby whose cards to get a license have not been de- livered hecause they have moved to other places. These cards have been turned over to Deputy State Motor Vehicle Commissioner E. J. McDer- mott. They have been left for the owners at 106 South Washington street. . It is necessa automobiles January 1. As a result of the Christmas cele- bration 17 persons were taken to the city jail late yesterday afternoon, unable to pay the fines assessed against them. Most of them will spend 30 days there, Local merchants report that they had an unusually large Christmas trade which exceeded the business done last year. The shop-early idea, they say, helped considerably, and there was not a big rush at the close. A class of candidates .will be initiated Friday night by Alexandria Council, No. 5, Order Fraternal Americans. ¢ that all owners of pay their license by OIN THE CHRISTMAS SAVINGS CLUB OF THE FEDERAL-AMERICAN “Everybody's Doing It -~ sk tor Horlick's The ORIGINAL vietory. umbers will not be suffi- cient. " If I may compare the Army to the sword, it is not only the weight of the sword, but it is the edge of the sword that cuts. The edge of the sword with an army is morale, or the will to win. “ontentment, pride, self-respedt, a high sense of honor, loyalty, courage and unselfish devotion to duty n come only through just such treat ment and the adoption of those meth. ods that put into men’s hearts the love of service and the desire to wear | uniform and to sustain | the country’ the honor of its flag.” . Gen. Summerall, toward the end of his remarks, told the ¢ommittee that “economy that does not produce effi ciency i vagance.” Referring to his past three vears as commander corps area based on New Yor City, the chief o ff asserted his conviction that “the people of the -ountry thoroughly indorse what I When Gen. Summerall finished, Rep- resentatives Wurzbach, Texas, and Wainwright, Nely York, thanked him in the committee's name, expressing the wish that “every American might have heard the statement.’ Tesentment of budget tampering with naval and military estimates, now rampant in Congress, is ex tremely likely to lead attack on the budget * as it is commonly called on Capitol Hill. Complaints on that score are more frequent in naval and military quarters, in anll out of Congress, but criticism of Gen. Lord’s methods is not confined to them. Practically every executive depart- ment has an enduring grudge against the mester of the budget. Loyalty to the administration prevents the v tims of his pruning knife from cry- ing their grievances from the exec- utive housetops. But if the drive on behalf of adequate national de- fense takes the direction now threat- ened, when Congress reconvenes, Gen. Lord’s system, as it affects many Federal activities, is in for a siege of revelation and rebuke. Perhaps, before the slege is lifted, the whole question of Congrss’ ab- dication of its former control of the Nation’s purse-strings will be aired. (Copyright. 1926.) @he Boening Htar O’Donnell’ You do not have to There available issue. Malted Milk ourselves | Santa ‘Teresa—Valparaiso Noordam—Rotterdam . .. Sun Lorenzo—San Juan and Cher- boney—FHavana ria—Liverpool D . Mexico—Vera Criz . Huron—Turks Island 8 Baracou—Puerto - Colombia Celtic—laverpool i ' DUE TOMORROW. | Yoltaire—Buenos Aires . EXPECTED ARRIVALS AT NEW Adriatie—Liverpool ... .. .. Aljcanie—Hareelona : American Farmer—London Araguaya—Bermuda ... 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Tl\'[\“nwr{(m{tl(m, dL‘rsllluh.‘l‘ Pu. 1 Martinique—Puerto C«lnmhll.:n‘d - T TR smfiu—l’u—rm Colombia .. PV S Kohickl Mikmoto, the multimillion- afre pearl king of Japan, employs 500 Japanese girls as divers to obtain pearl oysters, ADVERTISENENTS B ot ReceIvED HERE s ‘Pha.rl:nacy 14th & Colorado Ave. N.W. Is a Star Branch Office delay the insertion of a Classified Ad in The Star until you can find it con- venient to come downtown to the Main Office. copy for these advertisements may be left with The Star Branch Office in your neighborhood, where it will be handled promptly and appear in the first The are no fees charged for Branch Office service; only regular rates. The Star prints MORE Classified Ads every day than all the other papers here combined. You'll find that your RESULTS are greater also. “Around the Corner” is a Star Branch Office to co-operate with local communities and local, government. The Govern ment must clean its prohibition house n give ample support to its of- T. Nl cited figures showing of $23,134,000,000 in 1925, pared with $8,500,000.000 in 1913 $15.300,000,000 in 1920 and said 'We must bring prohiibtion into the picture, as well as the general advance in wages, in order to ex- plain the amazing scale on which peopfle are both saving and spending money."” DEPARTMENT HEADS GRUMBLE AT SHIFTS PROPOSED BY McCARL (Continued from First Page) been feeling the pinch of Mr. McCarl's decisions holding tnem strictly to ac- count for the spending of money, will make an earnest effort to oppose any enlargement of the controller gen- eral’s powe! Already informal discussion of the matter in the departments has brought out the expression on the part of some officials that should MecCarl get the disbursing officers under his own contrd, he would then be in charge both of spending and disbursing both. McCarl Points Out Faults. On the other hand, McCarl charges that one of the glaring faults of the present. system is that the Secretaries and directors of big Government de- partments and establishments sub- stantially hold the whiphand over thefr disbursing officers, compelling them to make illegal payments, agalnst the own best judgment of the disbursing officers themselves. “Originally payments were made only through Treasury warrants and after audit,” sald Mr. McCarl. “This was the safe method devised by the fathers, but as the volume increased there appeared need for prompter pay- ments than then was possible under such safe method, and the present. day disbursing officer came into being. “In the beginning he was-a trusted representative of the Treasury, with adequate bond for faithful accounting, but gradually there was obtained from Congress permission to have these disburking officers attached to the spending agencies—for what reason it is difficult to percelve—until now they are generully so attachked as offi- cers or employes of the agencies which pledge the appropriations. “Such an arrangement, as seems obvious, tends to weaken control by law and to encourage disregard of limitations and directions given there. the law. A long period of trial ;mdl United ‘One thing is in immediate demand— | PROFIBITION LAW| though | private speaker who would attack prohibition 1 urday. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1926. RESOLUTIONS BEING REPLACED BY QUEST FOR SIN. EDITOR SAYS urvey in New York Shows Old Custom of Turning Over New Year's Leaf Is Now Well Out of Date. ated Press YORK, December 28--The old-time New Year resolution is this r as New York is concerned, date as the mustache cup. canvass of citizens in public and life fafled to reveal to the Associated Press any one who is going to “take the pledge” next Sat- BW Moreover, some sav, they mnever ocate, who | have made a New Year resolution, conducted a round table on prohibi- | and probably never will Tlappers and “revolutionists in- | deed, g0 a bit further and through nd of | less sin, the | and more of them.” 1 | countered any New Y most | for and should be credited with many | of course. eve - of the elements of present prosperity.~) higher life’ is ‘good, and I think a Blackmar of the de- | ) partment of sociology of the Univer.| used to hear about, probably did goo | | | i | | | one spokesman yesterday announced that what the country needed was not but bigger and better sins, Vic Not even John Foe Finds Shortage. S, Sumner, whose Jfficial position is head of the society for the prevention of vice, has no ticed any high resolving trend this vear. “The only place,” he said, “I've en- ¢ resolutions occasionally in a eartoon. Not that 1 oppose good resolutions. I'm not taking any. I hadn't given the matter any thought. I'm going right along as usual—so's the v. But, rything that leads to a Year resolution, such Y oW as —at least for the time being Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt said: “I can't remember taking any New Year resolutions—unless, periaps, it was my grandmother. She was pretty strong for resolutions, in general, par- ticularly during Lent, and imnressed me that they were very important. | have made a good many resolutions, but never confined them to the first of the year. Chauncey Depew Off. Chauncey M. Depew, 92-year-old at- torney, railroad chairman and after dinner speaker, was the first this sea- son to announce that this year he “off the pledges.” He said he didn't know what he could swear off, as a matter of fact, having given up long time ago pipes, bottles, cigars, red meat and late hours. Egmont Arens, former editor of the Seven Arts Magazine and now one of the editors of the New Masses, said: “The reason there has been a de- cline and fall in the old New Year resolutions s probably hecause people are beginning to believe that sin is an art and should be accorded more time and attention than heretofore Instead of making resolves against it, the flapper element certainly is out for bigger and better sing, and attitude is unguestionably spreading to others who like to think untradi tionally.” . CITIZENSHIP OR NO J0B, i~ CLAIMED FACTORY RULE Canadian ~ Employment Service Head Says Many Have Left Companies in U. S. By the Associated Press. TORONTO, December Lana dian mechanics and workmen employ- ed in factories in border cities of the States have been told that they must become United States citi- zens or lose their jobs. The result of mandate from a number of em- rs in Detroit, Buffalo and Cleve- been the return to Toronto thin the last month of a number voung men, according to W. S Dobbs, heads of the employment serv- ice of Canada. “A general overhauling of factories in the United States seems to be in | progress,” said Mr. Dobbs, in discuss- ing the situation. “What is happen- ing is that eraployers are giving for- eign workmen the opportunity of be- coming citizens or losing their jobs, and it appeats that there are a num- ber who would prefer to return to Canada than live in the United States.” 24 SAILORS POISONED. Prisoners a:xd Se;r;es Stricken After Eating Canned Beef. DIEGO, Calif., December 28 Twenty-one bluejackets confined aboard the receiving ship Rigel at the destroyer base awaiting trial for court- martial offenses and three sentries were taken to the Naval Hospital yes- terday suffering from ptomaine poison- ing. None of the men is said to be dangerously fll. According to Capt. John Church, commander of the destroyer base, the men -were served canned beef hash for breakfast yesterday morning. A few hours later every one of the pris- oners to whom the food was given be- came ill. KILLS GIRL AND HERSELF. Mother Sends Older Daughter Away Before Tragedy. SOUTH BEND, Ind., December 28 (#P).—Mrs. Thomas Martin, 37, shot her 2-year-old daughter through the head at her home here yesterday-and then turned the weapon on herself, ending her life. Ill health was blamed for the double tragedy. A 16-year-old daughter had been sent to a grocery store in order that she would be absent when the tragedy took place. Although the girl return- ed within a short time to find the bodies, life was extinct in both. a Prescription for in, and, of course, makes more difi- | Colds, Grippe, Flu, Dengue, cult the full accomplishment of the duties imposed by law upon the ac- counting officers.” Bilious Fever and Malaria. It kills the germs. Smart Evening Slippers for those brilliant occasions that mark the Winter season Ever-changing fashion’s demand finds Rick’s superbly ready with the really exclusive models for particular women. Illustrated above is one of the new and very populor creations —of gold or silver, with high spike heel at $16.50. Same model of silver kid with low spike heel at $16.50. Beautiful sibk hosiery, $1.95 to $2.95. Proper Footwear F Street at Tenth WORLD CRUISERS SPEND CHRISTMAS IN HOLY LAND Party Aboard Canadian Pacific Liner Mingle With Thousands of “Pilgrims” There. By the Associated Press. N SRUSALEM, December (de- layed) —Passengers of the world- | cruising Canadian Pacific liner Em- | press of Scotland spent Christmas in the Holy Land,ac cording to schedule. On Christnias eve the tourists mingled with thousands of pilgrims from every country in the world at | the Church of the Nativity in Beth- lehen and Iso visited the grotto where the Saviour was born. A Latin priest ¢ brated mass in the church by permission of the Greek and Armenian prelates who the official guardians of the anctuary. Thereafter h led the congregation through the barilica, bearing aloft an efligy of the infant Jesus, which he first placed in the manger and then deposited on the high altar, where it will remain 12 days—until the feast of the Epiphany. One hundred and fifty-odd pas- senge of the Empress of Scotland spent Christmas night in Nazareth attending services at Christ Church, erected on the site of the synagogue where the Saviour preached. the | GEORGETOWN SEEKS BUILDING GUIDANCE Citizens Ask Co-operation to En- hance Architectural Symmetry of Community. ‘The Georgetown Citizens' Assocition will seek the co-operation of other citizens’ associations toward the e tablishment of a definite plan of build- ing supervision tending to enhance the architectural symmetry of the communityg dccording to a resolution adopted last night at a meeting of the association. sage of the resolution followed an address by Capt. Horace Peaslee, member of the advisory committee of architects, who explained that the services of the members of the con mittee were donated and that the architects reviewed plans for proposed buildings. “We ail fice a condition,” he said, “where an ugly buflding might be puf up next door to us or our property. If these private interests are multi plied it is readily seen that such build- ing is bad for the community and for the city as a whole.” The assoclation voted also to extend financial ald to the Women's Home for the Aged, in Georgetown, and di. rected its secretary to write a letter of appreciation to Dr. Fowler for his attempt to abate the smeoke evil in Georgetown, and one to The Star for publicity given that section of the city in a recent rotogravure section. PLOT TO KIDNAP FA:fHER CHARGED TO AMERICAN Son of 73-Year-Old Mayonnaise Manufacturer Is Held in Mexico City. By the Assoclated Press. MEXICO CITY, December 28.—The police have ‘‘consigned” young John C. Howard to the judicial authorities, who are to decide whether he must stand trial on a charge of having planned to kidnap his father, John F. Howard, 73-year-old mayonnaise man- ufacturer of Haverhill, Mass. Meanwhile fioward remains in jail here. He continues to deny all charges. The police also allege that he and his companions entered Mexico under assumed names. John F. Howard became a resident of Mexico City, after obtaining a divorce from his first wife, and then married N Eleanore Brumbach Philip of Milwaukee, Wis., who died last August. He recently married Senora Leonaro Cardero. ES P TWO DIVORCES ASKED. Mrs. Marson and L. W. Burch File Action After Mates Elope. NEW YORK, December 28 (#).— Counsel for Capt. Arlando Marson, whose elopement to San Francisco with his stepson’s wife, was inter- rupted by authorities several weeks vesterday said they had accepted "¢ in two divorce actions, the York American says. Plaintiffs re Mrs. Grace W. B. Marson and vdon W. Burch, wife and husband of JORND. IS “SANTA" 10 HOUSE GUESTS Rockefeller, Sr., Leader in Gay Christmas Party in His Florida Home. By the Associated Presa. , ORMOND BEACH, Fla., Decenix 28 —John D. Rockefeiler played Sant Claus to house guests, neighbors their children in a gay Christm party at his \Winter home here honor of his grandsc Fowler Cormick and David Rockefeller. The noted fi distributed gif from a tall ¢ ini; in the center of the spaclous livt room, which was decorated profuse with ferns and flowers from his ow garden. He also presided at a b supper and then led in the singing « hymns to the accompaniment of pipe organ As his guests bid the echo of the strains of “God e with vou till wo meet again,” M Rockefeller murmured: “If I hav brought contentment to my nelghb then I am contented, too.” Gifts Suited to Children. The guests and children assemb early in the evening and °d first with comie orns, balloons and making dev e person of M ening dre ent of M their adieus t the accompi light from children and-clapping. Taking the tree, which was brought from b New York estate especially for th occaslon, he gave a present to eact of the 50 or more guests and men bers of his own household. Later th buffet supper was served while tk children . enjoyed their fce cream candy and toys on the veranda An organ concert preceded the sins ing of hymns. List of Special Guests. Among those present besides 11 Rockefeller's two grandsons were Rev. and Mr: Guy Boyer ar daughter of Daytona Beach, Rev. an Mrs. G. M. Richmond, Rev. Dr. ( Woelfkin, Mr. Rockefelle the Park Avenue Bapti w York and Mrs. Wolrkin, : Bostrom and cf Mr. and Mrs. Huber Mayor N. Rigby of Ormond Beach. Mr. and Mrs. Charle Langer and son. New York City; Mr and Mrs. Loren R. Johnston a daughter. The party was held last night that it would not interfere witl Christmas day celebrations of th guests. New books and pamphlets arrivir, at the British Museum Library nun ber about 40,000 a vear. The libra has to preserve copies of all books published in the United Kingdom says the Dearborn Independent. REAL ESTATE LOANS MADE AND SOLD J. LEO KoLB 923 NEW YORK AV. MAIN 5027 ELECT CAPT. Neptune Members Again Honor U. S. Ship Official. NEW YORK, December 28 (#). Capt. Hareld A. Cunningham, master of the George Washington and vice commodore of the United States Lines, vesterday was re-elected president of the Neptune Association, a national organization composed of American masters, mates and pilots holding master’s certificates. His home is at Glen Ridge, N. J. Ballots were sent three months ago to members in various parts of the world. . POLICE TRY NEW GUNS. CHICAGO, December 28 (#).—Chi cago gangsters will not have a thing on the police in the little matter of machine guns. Profiting by the success with which the city's beer-runners shoot down their opponents with Gatling guns, the police vesterday obtained 34 ma- chine guns firing 100 shots a minute, and will try them out for a month. the other side of the marital tangle. Mrs. Burch recently returned to San Francisco, where she and Capt Marson were arrested under charges lating the Mann act. Mr. Burch several weeks ago de- clared reconciliation with his wife never would take place and that she never would be given custody of the two children. CUNNINGHAM. Association bflvaged Eyesight! That's just it. Many a de- fective eye has been exam- ined by our Optometrists, who from results obtained have been able to obtain cor- rect data for making the necessary glasses. By this means the eyesight can be brought back to its normal state and the indi- vidual assured genuine com- fort and good health in many | CLAFLIN 922 14th St. ,We are glad to announce a re- duction to $10 of Magic Stove Coal. A screened bituminous coal in the popular stove size. John P. Agnew & Co. 728 14th St. Main 3068 Opticians Optometrists Opposite Franklin Square The Big Sale Is On It’s one of the only two sales we hold each year— and in which you choose as you wish—for there are no exceptions other than Full Dress and Tuxedo Suits. Fashion Park, Charter House, Mode and Richard . Austin (London)—~Qvercoats, Top Coats and Suits. No charge for necessary alterations. . Overcoats Single and Double Breasted— Fashion Park, Mode and Richard Austin, $35 and $40 grades— $45 and $50 grades— $55 and $60 grades— $65 and $70 grades— Suits Single and Double Breasted— Three and Four Piece Models— Fashion Park and Mode makes. sa:r = $do $20.50 '34; :‘;«2_350 ~$39.50 $55 and $60 $4/7-50 $55-50 $90 $65.50 $39.50 $49.50 $55.50 $75 and $80 grades— 865.50 $85, $90, $100 and 375.50 $125 grades— - Top. Coats Fashion Park, Mode and Richard Austin. $35 and $40 $29.50 $45 and $50 339.50 $55, $60 and grades— grades— $65 grades— grades— $65 and $70 grades— $75, $85 and grades— The Mode—F at Eleventh