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THE EVENING . STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C. TUESDAY. AUGU ’FURESI HRES RAGE :' T reer i or Taati | LEAVES POST HERE fire was reported in the timber, and 23 | re sent from the forestry head- the . - [$1,000,000 TE¥&3 RANCK BOUGHT BY SYROI047E Details of Cash Deal Withhery ' | Property Developed by area, to continuing highway research ‘and planning studies to control future SUE HARDING GROUP. highway improvements. A $63,000,000 program of new arterial highways, new [ Two Gmnd(hl]dnn nr President’s | mmnm»unn reconstruction, bridges | Widow Seek Property. railroad grade separations has | hlvn mapped out for the Cleveland re- MARION. Ohlo, August 14 (&) —Suit MeKay as head | WAs filed against the Harding Memorial SHIPPING NEW CRUX OF WAR EVIL Arrivale at_and_Sailings From Spokane to combat onal area . J. G. McKay Due to Start for "'A StitENoR! tor b LADTOCYEMSTRY L= Next Conflict May Be Won in Few Days, Scotch Sci- entist Says. August 14 uation was laid hemistry last night by Sir Andrews Uni. address at the Society Institute at n University hinery of war may be | be sunk, ar- | he chemical fac- d. so long as it potential war factory n works designed for large- of organic compouna vest equires litt plant or personnel to W hours into a place fro material e World panic created icles. but I ha the possibilities stand at present the most ef scale pr apinion tha was impos- te Transatlantic et T rk Institution. S.. Gift to airplane ans- to Amer- cted Mu- New permanent hich first wel- a sanitarium rom an oper- Huenefeld wrote the he had put all his o the Bremen and opa “in order to purpose.” The munif- friends, he explained, ha to sacrifice the Bremen return for the “warm and and confidence” mericans of all classes granted to him and his compan- permitted as a slig] person: ements of German aviation he flight of the Bremen, and Mr. Schurman’s efforts o promote friendly American-German re- iations PROSPECTORS RIOT. wiodpe Emploved in Brazil Diamond Fields. RIO JANEIRO, August 14 (P.—Po- lice forces in the diamond districts of Matto Grosso and Goyaz are trying to suppress rioting and looting by dis- gruntled prespectors. The prospectors ciaim that they wers paid by grubstakers in counterfeit money. Several hundred of them turned bandit and looted towns and burned houses. Murders are reported to have occurred Several skirmishes have taken place betwsen the bandits and police aided by small detachments of soldiers. One | police commander and several soldiers were killed e and CITY OF ONE RESIDENT. Scientist Reports Decline of Wee- pah, Nev., Gold Town. Nev., the mushroom city tered but was not gold, still has some claim on the public imagi- | nation. It is probal the only city in the world with a population of one citizen. In the mountains, not far away. the elusive mountain sheep wax abundant on the conclusion of Nebu-! chadnezzar that grass is better than gold. These are the observations brought back to California by Dr. E. Raymond Hall, curator of mamm at the Uni- versity of California Museum of Verte- brate Zoology. who T ntly concluded of the country within f Weepah, which netted e museum some 700 specimens of kes and other animals 1ot visit Weepah. itself information concer citi from ranchers n of Fish Lake Valley and the Silver Peak Mountains where d 600 square miles of territor two companions Backs Tariff on Cuban Sugar. CHICAGO, August 14 American beet ar ind 3 portation from Cuoa even though a 20 per ssed. E. A. Burguieres of the Domestic igar_Producers Association. declared tersa socia ng the )\ imi- Two Killed by Mine Cave-In BROWNSVILLE L 14 come immu \ters, sportsmer Tolmanized Collars Wilt Slowly THE TOLMAN LAUNDRY, Frankli Responsible RED TOP CABS INITIAL 15c CHARGE WEST 84 August August August August Ausust August August August Mexico - Vera Cruz Muenchen Amesican Parmer Paltie--Uiverpost . Caledonis --Glaszo® Coamo—Santo Domingo | Cristobal- Cristobal | Lapland —Antwerp | Minnesota —London and Boulokne nee San Juan ust Trieste 3 Valparaiso : uly Tinidad cEasie { | { Bremerhaven London 1 - Kingsion hland Hambur Victoria — Bermuda DUE TODAY Puerto Colombia nee - Ha nvana icholm—Giothen von Turks Islan August 9 S¥thin Liverpoo August 4 Veneruela—Sen Franciseo July 14 DUE TOMORROW. nos Afres July 26 Southampton . Biemerhaven Havana he -Yarmouth. NS DUE THURSDAY. AUGUST Zacapa. Kingston Rermuda _ Bermuda Nerissa St Jok & st 11 Port” Spain sust 4 Quebec August 13 DUE FRIDAY. AUGUST 1 Southampie August 11 Washington - Bremerhaven Augnst 8 Biancamano, Genoa August 7 Rousstllon Bordeauy August § DUE SATURDAY. Veendam m Canada - Marseille DUE DAY Cleveland - Hambury Bremerhaven Limon rtes Covenhaken Vera Cruz Liverpool AUGUST AUGUST ust 11 August | August 11 e Toloa - Py avana Franconia DUE MONDAY. AUGUST X hant - London Ausust 2 » August 10 aven August 1 August August 1 Ausust 1 August 11 August 14 August 11 August 13 August 14 i n Francisco Liverpool Bermuda uthampton Southampton London Vietoria Domingo AUGUST 21 Au e TUESDAY Car Drot President Polk - World cruise >rizaba Havana OUTGOING STEAMERS, AILING TODAY. ci West Eldara - Rotter SAILING TOMORROW Bermuda Haitien. Port de Paix d Port au_Prince. Naples and Genoa Cristobal. ~ Cartagena. ia and Santa Marta Ls Guayra. Puerto Ca- o. Cape Go- Buenos Air sen Pacific Const AUGUST 16 Cherbourg SAILING THURSDAY wretania—Plymouth. and —World cruise. Piraeus, " Constantinople. eille stobal. Talara, Salaverry. allno. Antofagasta and Valparaiso Wesiphslia—Cob” snd Hamburs Muenchen -Ci bh Cherbourg and Bremer- en Coamo- San J President Alests Al Beirut 4 8 Domingo. hd Progreso. n_w ton Alton Rotterd hios Valparaiso Acera SAILING FRIDAY. AUGUST 17 nia—Plymouth. Ravre and London France Plymouth and Havre sota _Boulogne and_London Cherbourg and Southampton Plymouth, Cherbourg and Ant- City of Min flome Lapiand werp turnia - Port & Puerto Colomb) Munamar —Nasea strea - Turks Isiand. Curacao and Mara- caibo. % Amazone —Inasua, Cape Haitien, Port de Paix. Gonaives and St. Mare. SAILING SATURDAY. AUGUST 18, Scrthia—Cobh and Liverpool. Caledonia- Moville and Glaszow American Farmer—London, Deutechland — Cherbourg. Southampton and Hamburg Volendam Boulogne and Rotter- Marseille. Naples and Patras. Prince, Cartagena and Plyvmouth. Colombia. Cartagena i San Jose Stockholm ~Go! ce San Juan Havana. Cristobal and Part Limon Santiao. Kingston, Puerio Cas Tela and Puerto Barrios Havana cobh and Liverpool 1 Parmer—London Piraeus. Pairas. Juffa and Belrut 0 de Janeiro. Montevideo and Buenos Alres Huron-_ Puerto_Plal ene Cuyamaps - Puer Nerissa St Jo Bermuda _ Bermy Ma o, Kingston and Puerto Co Tombia SAILING MONDAY. AUGUST 20. Evangeline—Yarmouth, N. 8. SAILING TUESDAY. AUGUST 21 | Cristobal— Port au Prince and Cristobal Seydiitz— Galway and Bremerhaven SAILING WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 23 Aquitania_ Cherbourg_snd Soutnampion Zacapa — Kingston, Cristobal. Puerto_Colombia and Santa Maria George Washington—Cherbourg, Southamp- on and Bremerhaven Falcon San Juan, La Guayra, Puerto Ca- bello #nd Maracaibo Bogota— Puerly Colombia. Wants to Resume Maiden Name. Mrs. Rose S. Kriksteine, who ducts a dry goods and notion business at 3604 Fourteenth street under the name of Rosa S. Lorenz, yesterday usked the District Supreme Court to change her name to Lorenz. She was to Kriksteine, who died Nos vember, 1926, and the petitioner says <he runs the business in her maiden name and now wants it legalized. She Attorney, Ernest F Ulua sillo, Siboney Ealtic Ameri Evron Vandyck con- married s represented by Williams n Pedro de Macoris | Cartagens. | men w | quarters in Spok e | blaze Two hundred men were combating a | i 1 o fire near Milan, I " Between 20 and 30 carloads of lumber | Spokane by incendiary 1 Joaquin were destroyed near grass fire. belleved to be | In California fires in the Sa and Upper Sacramento valleys California, Washington, Ida- ho and British Columbia :aiong the coast line were under control and burning out. Combat Woodland Blazes. | . Asks Dismissal of Divorce Suit, Emmett L. Hutchinson of ville, Fla., has asked the preme Court to dismiss a suit for ¢ ed d wife. Frances E. Hulchinson band tells the court it lacks tion because he and his wife moved to Florida where he up a permanent position and were in Washington on a_visit re- | when she filed her suit. He North- | as his own counsel hcouver . finally was | Apnough By the Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO, August 14 forest and brush fires burned through- out the night in California, Washington, British Columbia, and Idaho, while fire- fighters on widely separated fronts fought with varied success to bring the blazes under control A number of conflagrations were ported overnight in the Pacific wes! The fire raging on Island. British Columbia checked. A fire in the John Nagan Mountain district destroyed 2,000 acres of timber Twelve bathing caps, those made in are increasing in popularity ke PALALS ROYAL A New Princess Pat Vanity Package for 47c¢ It includes a 30¢ hox of ron a 30 a small box of Beauty Book hox of lip .and a rouge P’rincess Pat Face Powder all for 47¢ 1t's quite new and quite un- usual for this special price! Main Fioor A Special Sale of Imported Perfumes IF'xquisite periumes are now within the reach of purse. For this special sale, we are selling best liked and more expensive perfumes in Here is an opportunity to select the hest at m of the regular every woman's ial some of the quantities vou like “dram” perimne a mere fract s price Lentheric Lotus D'Or D'Orsay Troujours Fidele. . Isabey Mimosa Isabey Gardenia Isabey Le Sourise Fleur. .. Tsabey Bleu de Chine. .. Coty Jacqueminot Rose. Coty Paris Cotly Emeraude . vy Chypre .. Coty L'Origan Coty L'Or . Coty Muquet . Coty Styx . Coty smine . ... Lubin Jasmine Lubin Amaryliis . Lubin Lilas Lubin Rose Rigaud Un Air Embaume Rigaud Mi N Roger & Gallet Fleur de Amour o Perfumes De Musset Poeme De Musset Sweet Pea Caron Nuit de Noel Caron Naimez qui moi. Caron Narcisse Noir Caron L'Infini Caron Mode Mury Notturno Mury Patricia Babani Egyptian Chy, Babani Jasmine . Babani M c Houbigant La Belle Salson, igant Quelques Fleur ant Ideal uerlinade ravers Champ andide Effeure. . Sweet Pea Fleur d'jour Mon Cheri Toujours Mol Floor 15¢ Gabilla Gabilla Gabilla Carday Main e PALAIS ROYAL G STREET AT ELEVENTH Featured in the August Sales Silverware A fortunate opportunit or planning for future Sterling Silver Handle Pieces Boxed Choice at Neatly Sterling Silver Salt and Pe Guaranteed indeed, for @it at Emphatic Savings those who are replenishing their depleted silver chests ! I ing Oneida Service Plate “Imperial’ Pattern 26-Pe Regular Value 095 Wednesday Only $6.85 is a wonder OppOTtanity For m.! for thase Shakers, 77¢ Sc who ate 4 it for secking 4 future and pepper shakers 1 . i Knive $1.25 Desk or Boudoir Clock % ot Six Tables ix Teaspoons I Ratter knife Floor 1 Sugar Shell movement ; handsome enameled ca | wift clock or o audorr Main Stlverware reported Jackson- District Su- | plannir orce brought against him by his [O. M The hus- jurisdic- had taken appears Japan has been endeavor- 1g to induce bathers to wear Japanese America Cleveland Tomorrow to Organize |y.. not vet been named said today at the bureau Road Board. |ing of this post will like | time. | Dr. J. Gordon Mck chief of the | division of highway economics, Bureau of Public Roads of the Department of Agriculture, will resign and leave Wash- | street ington tomorrow night to assume his | damages new task of organizing a new highway | street, for and research bureau in Cleve- | She tells the court W il issociated Dr. | into an agreement vay economist: 12 to purchase the Hehir, asso- | ness of the and experi- | has failed and r eneed construction design engi- | with the deal, it is neers, who will resign from the Burcau | of Public Roads in a few davs = Dr. McKay will devote his attention to directing the development of the! Police of Dundee. recently completcd plan of highway im- provement the Cleveland regional nah Kushin, from John alleged that | land with ; delic | Edward and ciate high and Scot G Street at F,!cvrmh Popular Lines of Living Room Furniture in the August Furniture Sale the division of highway | a Woman Sues on Contract. 1 | 4319 has filed sult to recover Sheahin, breach of contract. defendant. 7! used to go through stated Joseph Stein represents the plaintiff. vestigating the finding by an 18-pounder live shell on a beach. economics | and it was' that the fill.,of the late Florence Kling Harding recover household property of the de- | | ceased widow of President Warren G The petition secks to recover lamps jewel cases and ofher items said not to | ed here yester be in the list of articles specifically be- queathed to the Memorial Association | the ly take some | | Mmdlnu. number of Fifteenth $10.000 1308 H and asks that Harding's wiil Harry J. he entered | grandchildren Sheahin July i atessen busi- he defendant Attorney nationalist, duties land, are in- | claims two boys of lovery home-loving woman who longs to make her home the most attrac- tive place in the world will rejoice in the economies to be found in our IFurniture Groups. | Association today by George Neely de Wolfe, grandchildren Merchant filed the Dr. Zimmerman as Umpire. | of MEXICO CITY, August Alfred Zimmerman. has arrived to take up his as umpire of the Mexican-British commission to claims against the Mexican government for revolutionary damages. Jean de Wolfe and [ Charles P. Taft. 0 | By the Associated Press CORPUS CHRISTI. Tex Purchase of the Taft ranch, valued at more than $1.000,000. by a syndicate of south Texas capitalists was announc- It was a cash dea | but details were not made public | Included in the properties. which were owned by the Coleman-Fulton Pasture Co., are the towns of Taft and Gregors as trustee for the ' 5000 cultivated acres. 3.000 uncultivated sult acres, 100 or more houses in the tuwn . towns and many business buildings Charles P. Taft of Cincinnati, brotr the Chief Justice of the T States, was president of the Cole Fulton Pasture Co. and was | mental in developing the ranch The fashionable cocktail of the m ment in London is named “The Loud Speaker.” August some glassware, court construe Mrs. 14 (A).—Dr. noted Dutch inter- settle British Telephone Main 8780 Regular $32° Living Room Su1te I'his h set well as g rstuffed wealth of cc indsome all mohair d taste and offers \ achman Choice over ove reflec of mulberry $450 3-Piece Livi mg Room Suite f quality. of frieze. . | \ chair and a high-ba All_natural chairs, _rigidly ported Belgium willow. ber. construets al. Crocks Ladder Stools Made Ladder Stools t Norway cach cement 83¢ Mats wiility mat :|1«§' v step 00 Lamp Shades ted paper lop wiace Cocon Door 83L ulmn Fouy In‘\. 83&, Folding Trellis ot Iding wh 3ospr Set qu 83¢ Brush Set Ve brush 6-Pe Bowl Set nwith 178& living spring cushions. 2650 All-ove .arge Bar Harbor Armchairs 3.09 ea. finish Bar Harbor arm- Limited num- Reantiful, covered room imfort as Grace- or greew. back, Regular $295 3-Pc. Living Room Suite rich with cushions are covered with tapestry. club chair handsomel The spring air with high brown mahogany-finish suite, diamond - figured jacquard. Wing ch and large settee. r mohair, settee, ck throne at a cushions, back. hogany. ed of im- Furniture—Fourth Floor Cast Iron Skillet Large size lipped Skil let of heavy ¢ - 83¢ for firyving rasting C DAY Colored Enamel Kitchenware Red - Green Yellow Value SLI9 each Your Choice at 83c 10gt. Round or Ova Dish Pay Lipped Sauce I Rogt Convex | gt Double Boiler 10V ich Stove Pan 10.qt. Water Pails Metal Baskets 3-Pe. Floor 3 for 83¢ it e » 1 Met nop large can of \Inp Sets Mop, and a polish 83L Ho. vers Btk HbTee Set Clothes Prop & Line 8foot Clothes and S0 cordage line of quality 83(.‘ Fourth Floor Iwo Props triple Set usewares oot $565 3-Pc. Lawson Living Room Suite With this suite yvou will great sav moss edge deep-seated Cogswell \Im.. St. George Willow Chairs 4.46 Here is a splendid odd chair for your sun porch. Made of finest quality im- ported Belgian willow in a natural fin- ish. Quantity limited. 292m achieve : wn filled and high rim: comf Ventilators Clothes Baskets 2 for 83¢ Made of ge stock in a size. Strong willow « home chemical du- | ot 1 yod stable fine and cated Each Scottissue’ Paper nally Cre Foilet P JRLLY s tot 8 rulh 83 O'Cedar Mop gle shapes, of $1.00 Floor Mops Kknown Sca for 83¢ Size Fruit Jars ||n’v‘. 83L 2:Ib. Paste Floor Wax eavy mop vare removahle with mop e “Aunt Sarah” Ovens haking oven of steel Fits or : 83¢ 83¢ '\ Wash Tubs Liee Soup. Piites wvaned won | 12 for 83 83c¢ Wood Hose Reels Made of material pacity | wheels Window g reens good seasone Wind e S | T e op