Evening Star Newspaper, February 13, 1927, Page 25

P i THE SUNDAY S8TAR, WASHINGTON, D. €, FEBRUARY 13, 1927—PART 1. » 25 a shortage in his accounts as custo- | temple, his friends announcing that I.'H]ERA[ BUI[DING |Lincoln’s Only Duel, Ordered Fought P[]NZI GmNG BABK swindler haa disguised himselt and | Y KNIGHTS TEMPLAR [ o the Maconic Tempis Co. tuild. | they woula netp him. Last. Sunda i | : # 9 steamer, F ing here. In a statement n‘mr_lt Jan- | night 'ho asked to h? readmitted to | Over High Barrier, Called Off by Rival Returned 10 Touston and piuced | OFFICIAL INDICTED |25, et 57000 and ‘o mow he | here. e "had_drappedont._of she Ponzi employed attorneys and had manipulated the funds of varfous | church a number of years ago. The | applied for a_ writ of hab rpus y | on the ground that he was a citizen of | S lodges and ot the temple holding com. | congregation recelived him by & large By the Associated Press ' i R A e Aot Italy, was taken illegally from an | 000 i pany during his 20 years' connection | vote. vty i Tt oas aiveed the 41\:.‘.411 T e e « vousht | Embezzlement of $7,000 Is Laid to) TG (re order. Keeley was arrested yesterday and o | No action was taken against him |taken to the sheriff's office, where CHICAGO, February 12.—The Chi- | adviser A i ' | ould be fought with & 4 gainst his will within the jurlsdie- | e | camo Journal today pubiished s story | Heoul Be foE R N hacaororae | PO e tion of the Texas courts. Former Kentucky Grand at the time by the directors of the | friends put up $2.000 bond for htm. saying that Abraham Lincoln's first |at a_spot Migsouri oposite 0l . . o8 Varli Commander. | Treasury Expected to Pro-|and oniy duel an affaie with swords, |11l There was to be an carthern var-| Financial “Wizard” Loses e i ended before it actually had begun. | vier 4 feet high between the antago- [T oHlHR 18 the [IOWEE cuittiehe ol o | ried an appeal to the Court of Crimi PTH | The Journal story quotes an old | nists and the contest should stop at H H | o ,. Press . ose Millions for Next Year’s | .. icie “co s : o His Seven-Month Fight for |nai Appeals and fnally to the State | B the Associaied We § ize in P dai il says that in 1842, a year of political | other Lincoln's great height and i i jected and this week attorneys for the | james Keeley, former grand com Program Through Nation. | exsiteriint in’ Kouthatr Minols. Tin- | engih ot arm, mads Gviflant tis ad: | Liberty in Texas. prisoner sought a writ of habeas cor 4 g ey | e T N v W custly Sem tn dstitle | coln and Gen. Shields, who had di ndicap, and their seconds pus from the federal district court.|mander of the Knights Templar. in b Dbl b e et e e e ¥ : 4 . secon - i | Kentucky. was indicted by the Daviess | ol 4 aeten il tinguished himself in military affair ally withdrawal of the This, too. was denfed. i Estimates for milllons of dollars of [both were practicing lawyers at|c 4 {wo men became | BY the Associated Press An order for Ponzi’s extradition was | County grand jury yesterday on a constructed to construction both in Washington and | Springfield. and In some manner | friends again and in after yvears Lin.| HOUSTON. Tex., February 12.—A |eigned by Gov. Mirlam A. Ferguson |charge of embezzlement. while friends | rit perteetly ¢ throughout the country have almost | Gen. Shields became offended and |coln made Shields a brigadier gen- |seven-month fight for liberty endsd | before her term expired. | were trying to help him out of his| e o heen completed by the Treasury challenged Lincoln to a duel. eral in the Union here today when Charles Ponzi, with | Ponzi has served a Federal prison | difficulties. | insure- tight (i partment, which is planning to & ! e e e ren aMectaln. . board. | entence in connection with his get. | e was indicted in connection with | perfect mas R comprohensive report to Congiess ! i | rieh-quick postal reply coupon scheme. | " A sveTioN £k i b 3 eatlon he P E . | ed a train for Massachusetts, where = rhortly in the form of recommenda times go along for months without |4 # train 5 by which he swindled thousands of in | b D e Eannt ot Becamitendn, LONDONERS VERY SHY Kings Tull advantage of the time sav. | Ponzi will serve i penitentiary sen- | vestors In Boston. Subsequently he . ] it Crow) dad: Sl great building prograim. IN USING TELEPHONE | " angement | tence in connection with his operation | was convicted m the State courts o 0 A8 3 report will be considered i | A campalgn to eliminat s a few year: 0 as a * ial | Massachusetts. £ appeal. h Work, Per Tooth, $5, 86 The report will t neidered in the S 1 rinate this tele- [a few years ago as o “financial | Massachusetts. Pending an appeal. hy hrar ik “ and $7. GUARANTEED. nature of a deficiency hill and will in | phone shyness has been inaugy | wizard.” | went to Klorida, where he became : 3 < islen CAN_BE AVOIBED ‘Speciaity i effect be the appropriation for next |Servants Consider Service “Eery |PY. the london telephone service.| coner told jail attaches he | real estate promoter. On the eve of | | {der Service “Eery |(ffcials say servants. especially | LNe Prisoner told ail attaches bel il jcale decision on his appeal. he -rk“ln.:;nm%?"‘ IWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF GOOD, HONEST DENTISTRY Is Our Record public building under the | ally Siis 6 hi strikgie for free architect of the Treasury and Uncanny’—Efor maids, have a horror of the telephone, | WOUId continu@ his Struge " ITCC | dieappeared ana all trace of him was | " W %r. 2 bl i e o ETose At fhinking 1t eery and uncanny. wnd | dom in Massachusetts. but that mean- | JoS WAL T0 G in New Orlenns. Py s MA"!‘DS TERMS OF Details Not Divulged. Popularize It. | the educational publicity is aimed fo | While he wouid begin serving his N 3 JE . ° "fix"‘;g S T e [ teach the domestics its advantages. | sentence. ' Fletcher Wins Gclf Cup. ANERD” 407—7th St. N. W.—407 ANSANGED i et "he proportion of telephones to pe + on divuleed < deemed | LOD : aGHE nop e New Orleans. - = have not been divulged, it is deem LONDO! ‘ebruary 12.—Londeners | ylation in London at the prosent time Arrested [n New Orleans ROME, February 12 (). —American ATTENDANGSTRANCE NEXT TO KAV JEWELRY STORE 3 DANTS NT KEADINESS FOR YOUR ATTENTION reasonsbly certain that at least siX |.hy more or less, at th 3 | : & shy. mo ss, at the telephone. |is a small fractlon over one to e Ponzi was arvested last June in gs ashington il be in : 5 ach OPEL WA B A sador Henry P. F prr proved | 1 " buildings in Washington wil in- | tatistios show that while the num. |15 Dersons. N e e was Induced to | Ambassador Henry P. Fletcher proved The entire tecond floor of two entite bulldings siven over to operative cluded in the list. The ot | 1 himself the star of the Rome Golf | ot Everything pertaining Yeady been desicnted by the Public | ber of telephones instaled in homes | — . = |leave an Ttalian steamer on which Bimacl the star, of the Home Gof| g : 3 Datients you will find here. Paildings Commission for early action {and offices has increased within the | muwo.thirds of goods tak | e was attempting to esape the | CIID foday Ly winning He appuely | gt 1 N \E_ OF OUR STRIKING FEATURES slon f B n bt VeArkor Vi A VR ALS e wo-thirds of goods taken through | S e | contested Henderson Cup. B {rections are followed 1T v TION T0 NERVOUS PROPLE and appropriations for starting them | (st yoar o so. the average number |\ “pename Canal are from the | iricdiction of the United States, F'he |ished one down in match play againat | Despite scarcity sind enormoue cost of SAN No Churge for Extracting When Other Work Is Being Done were included in last vear's deficlency on s e lu\ms is on the ot & the | 4prest was made by a Houston detec- | Bogey, which is 76 for this course. ! TONIN. it contains full dose. Stood sixt Hours. 9 A. M. to 6 P. M. Sundays, 10 A, M. to 1 P, M. bin | decrease. s I8 due to the fact |Pacific to the Atlantic Oceans, while | tive who had recognized Ponzi on the | F. T.'Scoli of England finished sec-| ears’ test. Sold everswhere or by mail: 30c k tor the Name DR. FREINT and ADDEESS Some progress s been made in | thal new subscribers have mnot ac-|onethird i< from the Atlantic to the ' streets of Houston where the vessel |ond, four strokes behind the American | hots % SR Xéa W NAteE e RS Otie ERCUS St 1= each case. They include the Internal |auired the telephone habit and some ' Pacific. previously had touched. The fugitive | Ambassador g A. VOORMEES. M_ D.. Philadelpl e e Y Y YN Y Y YN R A R R EEE LT TERMS ARRANGED to the comfort of eur With the additional $125,000,000 leg tslation pending in the Senate, having | already passed the House, for post of fices and for acquisition of the now famous triangle south of Pennsyl vania_avenuc between the Treasury | and the Botanic Garden. it is under stood the Treasury has based its| recommendations for next year solely on_the prior authorization of a $16 000,000 building progiam. including $50,000,000 for the District of Co. Jumbia. $27.50 Simmons Bed, Spring and Mattress Steel Bed with continuous posts and fillers. sanitary mattress an com fortable link fah- ; $179 3-Pc. Jacquard Velour Suites, $99 i L Determined to make ihis great sale of ours the outstanding | ' *° furniture event of the entire year, we have marked a number of b these beautiful three-piece velour suites with full spring construction, l(_mse reversible cushions, etc.,, at this almost unbelievably low price! They will go quickly at this price, so place your order promptly ! EASY TERMS AT PEERLESS—829 7th ST. N.W. Architects Busy on Plans. Firms of architects outside the Gov ernment are already working on pre- Hminary studies for the Department | of Agriculture and Department of Commerce Buildin The Internal F enue Building, be- | hind the Post Office Department, prob- | ably will be the next actually to get | under way. Good progress iz being | made on the Libert n Building, | near the Buroau of avi and | Printing. Additional | added. | SCRIPPS ESTATE SUIT } INVOLVES $6,000,000 ‘Wife of One Son Asks Accountingi of Properties Directed | by Another. Complete Simmons $ 45 0 Da-Bed A very useful gift to the home. This a full size bed with cretonne valance. B 4 Without ends, $14.45. _With heavy rails posts at the euds, $19.75. A super- $198 3-Pc. Bed-Davenport Suites, 3119 Easy Payments at Peerless, 820 Tth St. Here's a wonderful three-piece living room suite in which the davenport has a concealed mechanism which enables you to trans- form it into a full siz double-bed whenever the necessity arises. All three preces upholstered in a very fine grade of jacquard velour Blly Furniture Now! and priced considerably below what such suites sell for regularly. EXTENDED PAYMENTS AT PEERLESS—829 7th St. NW. % ¢ Not onlh); do you save caaney) if you buy your urniture re tomorrow but you can arrange credit terms to suit your convenience. A very small amount down—pay the balance in small weekly installments. The furniture is all new, up-to-date! We make this reduction to secure a record volume of business for this month. Come—it will be well worth while. By the Associated Prese ATI, Ohio. February 12.— | Charging that more than $6,000,000 is due the estate of her late hushand, James G. Scripps, from the r his father, Edward W i James G. Sc filed suit in F District Court here yesterday for an accounting of | profits from newspapers operated as units of the Scripps-McRae league of papers. The suit is directed against Robert Paine Scripps of West Chester, Ohio, executor of the estate of Edward W. Scripps, who was head of the news Ppaper group. It seeks to void u trust agreemen: made by the elder Scripps in Novem- ber, 1922, whereby he assigned to Rob- ert’ Paine Scripps, a son. all his real and personal prop»ry, to be held by him, the income to be distributed among the testator's three s The value of the estate was set at approx. Smately $40,000,000 ir. the petition. Mrs. Scripps declares the will pro- vided that the income from the trust fund was to be divided equally, but that her husband was slighted. The lea for an accounting of profits was ased on this allegation. FERRY PROVIDES EASIER | : ACCESS T0 scmnmAvw% 3’;’1\“"‘.‘.‘;;‘;'5 A few of these not sold with the | Mourists Can Complete Trip in | | Autos by New Boat rest ;n["he’ pm::\ "M fo which they be- 2 j i Tonged. have bee 15l 3 : Service. marked extremely | Tow for aquick | = s s icie g : A Regular 198 Bedroom Suite, $122 BERLIN, February 1: ican | Phia : / €| r te, tourists coming to Germany with their For Semi- (L% Jour chunce ror Full ’ | Imagine your joy and pleasure in the possession of a beautiful automobiles and intending to proceed | Vanity real eaving. Vanity > bedroom suite like this, including full size bow-end bed. magnificent to Scandinavian countries will find | ; 2 . vanity, commodious chifforobe and a big dresser, in beautiful shaded one source of annoyance removed this EXTENDED PAYMENTS AT \ \ bl ooy . - T & ceah Aol Siibath PEERLESS—829 7th St. N.W. " \ 1 ~ walnut veneers on gumwoods. Here, indeed, is a real bedroom suite The ferry which carries the German- I < g } in every sense of the word, and the price gives you a saving that is Danish express trains across the | the best reason in the world for acting at once! ;:nunds' sp]:lrnling the two r;);xntri s DEFERRED PAYMENTS AT PEERLESS—829 7th St. N.W. as refused to carry automobiles un- less shipped as ht In railway cars. A motor trip from Germany to Scandinavia has thus been virtually | impossible. Now a new ferry, Schwerin, ha been put into service for both trains | and automobi g $29 Very Spacious Wardrobe $19.75 Two large doors. with ample room for clothes well made of gumwood. in oak or wainnt fi Lots of room and finished to pe n. \What ‘you need for the spare som EASY TERMS Some Tardy Reparation. The Middlesex, English, hospital | received for its sale, held to swell the | reconstruction fund, a gift from north- | ern Rhodesia, says the New York | Herald-Tribune. The gift is an ele- | phant’s tail, inscribed “The brush of | an old elephant bull who, during a | century or more of life, inflicted vast | damage on native crops. He now | offers his tail as a trifling help to suffering humanity in rebaration.” Real Estate Loans No Commission Charged You can take 12 years to pay off your loan without the expense of renewing. $1,000 for $10 per month, including interest and prin- cipal, half of which is ap- plied to reduction of debt. Larger or smaller loans at proportionate rates. PERPETUAL BUILDING ASSOCIATION Largest in Washington Assets Over $13,500,000 Cor. 11th and E N.W. JAMES BERRY, President. JOSHUA W. CARR, cretary. SR '\, NN S8 2 2 0 0 O R R R = N6 - s 6 > Wonderful $219 Dining Suite, $117 This is Just one of the scores of marvelous opportunitics await- ing you here in dining furniture of the newest design and latest styles of fimsh. Noie the big saving you effect on this suite, which includes 60-inch buffet, large china cabinet, extension table of beau- 4 tiful blended walnut vencers on cabinet woods, and six_beautiful . € chairs to match! Surely such a saving is worth your immediate . . . L1 . attention. $398 Beautiful 3-Pc. Mohair Suite—Reversible Cushions EASY TERMS AT PEERLESS—829 7th ST. N.W. T SALE OF All three pieces are covered with high-grade mohair—with mutched velour on GREA' all otside backe and sides. The construction is the finest—full Marshall cofl springs {hroughout—reversible cushions in handsome friesse or ailk damask. DECORATED AND Large davenpor(. club chair and fireside chair, handsomely carved rdwood frames. in mahogany finish. Greatest mohair suite value UNFINISHED Vet O thede it hie price; Four choice Of ‘suite. with h; i Istered back of friesse 1o match the X or h plain mohair backs and seats and .B,F \|’|‘Fffifp-ll: S“!':.;l;i( reverible %Sy TERMS AT PEERLESS—829 7th ST. N.W. nook, or kitchenette, here's an opportunity to buy a’ real hand- ne suite at a big saving. Bach set is made up of four sturdy chairs of hardw 1 construction and fine quality drop-leaf table to match. In the enameled sets vou have the choice of many handsome color -combinations, qich as Chinese red, brown, hlue and ivory and many others.” You must see these offerings to ap- B ‘ il Remarkable Savings! Four Pieces—All for $82 $ $ : il Here's a glowing example of how much you can do with but a little money m this sale, which includes every bedroom suite in our i entire stoc At no other time oi the year can you get a complete for unfinished for decoruted I suite of four pieces, like this, in a rich walnut finish, on cabinet woods On Easy Terms at P i “at a price anywhere near so low! Come tomorrow ! 829 7th St. NW. CONVENIENT PAYMENTS AT PEERLESS—829 7th St. NW. RN