Evening Star Newspaper, October 12, 1927, Page 6

LEGION PRAISED . ASENVOY OF PEACE Commander Spafford, Back { From Paris Convention, { Proud of U. S. Veterans. | By the Associated Press NEW YORK, October ward E mander 12.—Ed- | the £ n convention at Paris. | In an official statement, the mnew | jauded the legionnaives ambassadors of poace | tion to anothe is, he declared, ing’'s tribute soul of the commander ps the finest ever sent from one . F Pleased With Reception Mr. Spafford expressed his pleasure e ovation given the fon in | iced his pride in having ad the organization. word had come to és charged legion- naires at s and ridiculed charges that incr tariffs collected by hotel men had baen used to finance entertainment of high officers of the | A committee has been appoin- I in o T Legion ed, he profiteering. “The Legion made no mistake in for its ninth | M afford said, cement ¢ ship betw tion and those Communi s fr al {56 Mr, P chief pre or nationa | zation this year w! ? f tion on relief work conducted by fi dividual posts. In the event of a na. ! i many i Park Citizen to sift all charges of | As: Commi; {and the prop Book by Tennyson Coleridge Criticized Is Sold for $2,625 By the Associated Prees. NEW YORK, October 12-—A slender, _100-year-old volume of Charles Tennyson's sonnets, which was owned by Samuel Taylor Coleridge and on the margins ‘o which he wrote criticlsms as he read, brought $2,625 here vester- day at the auction of the iibrary of the late Henry Otis Harris of Doylestown, Pa. The Tennyson volume, entitled “Sonnets and Fugitive Pieces,” contained some characteristie notes of praise or dispraise by Coleridge, more often the forme 'LODGE RE-ELECTED AT UNIVERSITY PARK i b stiat | Citizens Defer Action on Auto Lia- bility Insurance—Urge A-Re- stricted Area. Thomas E. Lodge was reelected resident of the American University Association at a meet- ng in Hurst Hall of American Uni ersity last night. Mrs. Frances Wil ams was elected vice president, Hen- and _Miss Mr, eason were named . Donovan secretary es to the tions, lution was adopted requesting i to declare ichusetts avenue between West- venue and Calvert street “A re- Resolutions also were Public Utilities e bus service icted are lopted om ong and to incre outhern patt of Ameri ark. The question of an automobile lia- lity insurance law for the I ed $10.000,000 rom the United he District for y Dodge | deration of Citizens® | | nsually THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON. IRELAND LAUNCHES | MOONSHINERS' WAR Police Open Drive to Wipe Out lllicit Traffic on West Coast. | By the Ass .. | BELMUL County Mayo, Tre- land, Octobe: Civie guards along the west coast of Ireland have launch- an intensive drive against the makers of poteen, or illicit whisky. Ireland has no prohibition, but the poteen traffic is earried on, shining, to escape the heavy whisky ‘ounty Mayo reeks with poteen,™ said. a police rintendent on open- ling the arive against the stills. Provides Many Thrills, The campalgn is furnishing thrills day and night for the officers engaged. They find themselves pitted in a battle of wits against bootleggers who have banded themselves into secret soci ties The poteen makers distill their uct in the dead of night in lonel spots, such as the tops of cliffs, in mountain_ glens, with barefoot e« | leens, fleet of foot, to act as watcher Thé colleens are well paid. In dition to watching for officers, they | smuggle the poteen into town in loads lof farm produce. When surp | they quickly break and empty the bot | tes or ja samples to secure conviction. Heavy Terms Imposed. The poteen makers most often come to grief when they sample their own < [spirits and become too muddled to .| take thei usual precautions. terms of imprisonment are given those convicted. In Ulster fines of £100 (ahout $485) are levied, but the traffic is so profitable that the poteen makers laugh at such penalties. Hea the police must produce | | OPPOSES FLOOD PLEA. Representative Begg Distavors Plan to Reimburse Sufferers. By the Associated Press. Representative Begg of Ohlo, one of the House Republican leaders, is re- ceiving many letters urging reimburse- ment by Congress of Mississippl flood sufferers, but he declared he had little sympathy for the proposals. Th> flood victims, he argued, were no more entitled to Federal relief than sufferers of the St. Louls tornado. He «aid he was ready to favor immediate appropriations by Congress for repairs to the Mississippi levees to protect the region until a permanent flood con trol program is drafted, but that {hat should be the extent of Kederal action. THREE ARMY OFFICERS PROMOTED IN GRADE Lieut. Cols. McCaskey, Taylor and Noble Advanced to Rank of Colonel. Tieut. Cols. Do alry; Hugh K. lery Corps, and Quartermaster Corps, have been pro- moted to the grade of colonel. Col. McCaskey, who i at the Army War College, i from Minnesota and rose from the ran William 1. He was cited for War and has held the rank of lieuten- ant colonel sin Col. Taylor is a Kentuc| and also began his military service in th d as a colonel in th. during the World W ned at Wil July, 1920, He was appointed a second lieuten of Infantry in October, I899, and dur ing the World War as a colonel | in the Motor Transport Ce H has held the rank of lieu r;n;l Ir‘ the Quartermaster Corps since Jul 2 gallantry and efficiency in the World | WOMAN FINED $100 FOR DEATH BY AUTO Miss Anita Poli Pleads Guilty in Manassas Court—Youths Get Heabeas Corpus Writ. r Special Dispatch to The 3 ctober 12, —Miss MANASSAS, Va., Anita Poli, charged with reckless driv- ing in connection with the death July 3 of Walter Hamlet of Prince Georges County, Md., on the Jefferson Davis Highway near Triangle, Va., plead guilty in Circuit Court here yesterday and was fined $100. The case of Joseph Plazzl, Rosario Y and Jobn Marino, indicted for cay robbery, was set for trial De after & motion for transfer ivenile Court was overruled rit of habeas corpus was ob. tained pending appeal to the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. A sentence of three years was glven Willlam Everhart, colored, for ‘the shooting of Edward Robinson, colored, in an alleged game of craps. The case )' of I'. M. Russell against R. M. Weir| was called for trial today. Boy Asks $10,000 Damages. Suit to recover $10,000 damages has James 1lolmes, jr., a the Black & White ile was riding a_bicycle July 13 a Ninth street and Pennsylvania avenue when struck by a cab of the company and injured seriously, it is alleged. Attorneys Cogger, Neacey & Keehan ®| appear for the plainti D. €., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, I the Polish legation here In recogni tion of services rendered in hix ad vice to the Polish gove head of A mission of Amer perts {n finance and econom| spent several months during studying and reporting upon con tions In that country. The other membars of the mi also are being decorated by P for their services. These include, Jo- | fired seph A. Broderick, Joseph T. Byrne, 1unting dog followe. Wallace Clark, Dr. Harley D. Lutz | ere, EDUCATOR HONORED. Polish Govermment Confers Dec- oration on Prof. Kemmerer. Prof. Edwin W. Kemmerer of Princeton University was Invested with the Knight Commander's Cross with stars of the Order of Polonla Restituta, one of the highest hon- ors given by Poland, yesterday at rivate secretary to At tha regiest of George Burton | Chadwick,' noted English spértsman fon ' and tra rf | volley and his favorite th the mourn- There Can Be Unselfishness In Business Perfect § Years in Attendance. Special Dispateh to The Star. CUMBERLAND, Md., October 12.4— A feature of the rally day services at St. John's Lutheran Church was the presentation of a silver medal to Erma - Weise on account of nine vears’ perfect attendance. During that time she was present every Sunday in the local school, save for the day her father lay dead and one day spent away from home, when she attended Sunday school and brought home a certificate to that effect tional disaster such as the Mississippi floods, he pointed out, the Legion could servo as a unit rather than as an or- | ganization of Incal posts. With the new commander on the Carmania were P. B. Jarman, depart- mental commander of the Legion for the State of Alabama, and Ernest ‘Waldauer, commander for Mississippi. The 1,300 who arrived on the Carmania were preceded today by nearly as many more who reached here on the Majestic. Most of those who returned on the latter vessel were delegates from Tennessee and Towa. ACTRESS’ MARRIAGE WHIRL STIRS FRIENDS Young Woman Weds, Divorces and Will Rewed Same Man in Few Weeks. By the Ascociated Press. ¢ LOS ANGELES, - ©ctobér Adamae Vaughn, rea}nrgd motion plc- ture actress and’ sister of .Alberta Vaughn, has been . married, divorced and will be married again Within a few weeks, all to the same man. ing of a final decres of diverce yesterday disclosed for the first time to members of the movie colony here Miss Vaughn's excursion into the field of matrimony. o Albert R. Hindman, Los Angeles con- tractor, is the *discovered”. husband and future bridegroom, * The first marriage 1926, and ended a because of what night termed “fool d sons. R “We intend to e married #oon as we can,™ the film actress said. “We are sure t! marriage will be successful and happy.” 1. W. W. WARNED AWAY. Mayors of Five Towns in Colorado Take Action, FLORENCE, Colo., O¢tober 12 (#). —Mayors of five towns in Fremont County have issued a notice warning 1 W. W. organizers that they “will ot be tolerated.” The notice followed the arrival of several 1. W, W. or- ganizers in the Fremont County coal fields, who were secking to enroll coal mifersin their organization, The notice was signed by mayors of Florence, Rockvale, C 2 Williamsburg and development were referred to comm.it- tees, which were instructed to report at the next meeting of the association. An address was delivered at the meeting by Hugh M. Frampton, chair- man of the zoning committee of the Federation of Citizens' Associations, TEST FOR AIR TROPHY. “ifteen members of the 1st Purs oup, Arm Air Co 3 e Field, Mi mander, will partici; the John L. Mitchell trophy to the ded n ceremonies at V Field, Dayton, Ohio. They will use standard Army pur- suit planes over a closed circuit of 200 kilometers. The trophy usually is competed for by members of the pursuit group during the national air races, but was transferred this year to the Wright Field dedication cere- moni F course, we are conducting this 4 business for profit—but co-inci~ ”¥ dent with that we are conducting it on a plane and under a policy that seek to render the best possible service to the public. Just the Boat OUR Fall shipments of little girls’ ex- quisite little dress and party slippers. Imported from “BALLY” : of Switzerland The pluperfect shoes for children whose Mothers want them to have the very best! Patent step-in buckle pumps, Patent oxfords, with water snake hacks of mottled gray. Tan calf, with ostrich leather quarters. And other exclusive novelties, uit We find that service is better rendered through rational conservatism, rather than with sensationalism. To give the best in value, at the lowest possible price at all times, rather than to impose “all the tariff the trafic will bear” as a rule and have spasmodic bargains occasionally. ANDIRONS FIREPLACE GOODS Fries, Beall & Sharp 734-736 10th St. N.W. 12— OU may buy Watches, Silverware, Jewelry and DIAMONDS During Our Removal Sale at We want your patronage because our merchandise and our ‘methods, as well as our prices. appeal to you. We want you to feel very sure that whenever you make a selection here that it is the advantageous time to buy—that you are getting the best value, and paying the right price for it. 4 10 8—$3.75 814 to 11—$4.75 1174 to 2—$5.75 n May, l.?ter 'aughn last ! gily” rea- Discounts of 10 to 20% . We are going to move to 610 13th 'St. N.W,, and until that time our entire stock is subject to generous savings, Berry and Whitmore Co. JEWELERS SILVERSMITHS ELEVENTH STREET AT F NORTHWEST New Store—Siz-Ten Thirteenth Strett Nii. . OME of “Gro- Nups,” our extra quality shoes for young folks. ND with a sep- arate depart- ment, featuring our smart new “DERS” for High School Girls and women who wear low heels. And at Other “Hahn” Stares To our notion the interchange of busi- ness relations should be mutual in char- acter. ‘There should be genuine business friendships—as deep and sincere as social friendships. We like to consider our cus- tomers as our friends—wanting to ‘sl\op here because they have confidence in us and we protect that confidence with strict cen- sorship of merchandise and an equitable sharing of whatever advantage in price our market connections make possible. ° Just as Ermine is . Emblem of Royalty— Are You One of the Women who do these things ® Sl’loes Of Genuine Reptile Leathers are the badge of aristocracy in the feminine world of fashionable apparel O you quit a half-completed shopping trip because your feet just won't carry you another step? AFTER a visit or a walk, do you rush to your room to kick off your shoes when even one minute more seems longer than you can stand them? The little things of service, so often neglected — courteous attention, prompt and careful delivery. interested considera- tion of every request—and if a complaint, to give it prompt investigation. These are things we observe here, and which, perhaps, make us a bit different—but they make friends for us—and have given us a gener~ ous share of the public's patronage. —Save Money On— “00FING WALLBOARD O you watch the movies in your stock- ing feet because the relief is often more thrilling than the play? IN a card game, do ‘you sometimes trump vour partner’s ace, with your mind on your suffering feet? The illustration is of a Spinet Desk, Mahogany construction, typ- ical of the earl; Colonial period, anddemonstrative of superior crafts- manship — and modestly marked o $75.00 If you do any of these things, you need the priceless relief which “ARCH PRESERVER” SHOES af- ford to so many thousands of women. The world’s most camfort- able shoe—~but Good Looking! Genuine Python. with characteristic marking of Black and Beige. [n: this stiiking pump, or charming $]8.50 ties. To want more is pardonable ambition —but we want to deserve it—and that calls for consistent and constant endeavor to serve unselfishly. ' Wall Board New wood pulp 3 gain_at § : roofing a e BB & and shingles, PLAIN RANL SASH \ We hope it is thoroughly well known that every one is welcome to a charge &c~ count here. That's another way we try to b Inalpfed. 74 Garage Metal Wheeling Sheet Metal Corruzat- And moderately priced. This at- tractive model, patent leather or black satin, only Brown Alligator, in this custom-built cel model with small huckle. A super-quality 518‘50 shoe. 510 Others, $10.50 and up. s s i Others, $10 to $14.50 3 $135 Also Other, Sizes Enclos: Vour They Last Womens Shop 1207 F St. “Lady Luxury” and “Propper” All- Silk Chiffon Hosiery, in matching tones. $1.95 to $6 ([ ROCK:BOTTOM PRICES 5 MAIN OFFICE-6%and C Sts. SV CAMP MEIGS-5™and Fla. Ave.NJ BRIGHTWOOD, 5921 Ga, Ave.