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SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1922-08-28

PRODA Sc buffet, still a 6
zidli "a $500, china cabinet,
$1,000, dresser $1,000, sifoner
$500, postel bila mosazna,
singer sici stroj $1,000, dam
sky desk $1,000, skrin ma kni-
ny s deskem $1,000, library
still $1,000, kozeny houpak SO,
mala Victrola a rekordy $40,
Floor yampa ,$12, vyhrev. kam-
ma, still a zidle do kuchyne, by
cikl, houpacka ma pore, sekac-
ka ma travu, elektr. cistic kar-
petit, lednice a jine, vse LEVINE.
Prijd'te do els. 4313 Clark Ave.
9-29
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PRODAJf Sc 2 Lofty ma Port
land Ave., a, jeden ma Arch
mere Blvd. u korce State Rd.
kary. Tyto Lofty Sc po pripade
vymeni "a mensi obchod neb
dunn ma zap. strane neb West
Park. Haste sc v els. 47O1
Clark Ave. $50
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PRIME Sc starSi zena k opa-
trovani A roxy stareho ditka.
Haste sc II FIR. Hobzek, 6728
Sebert Ave. Vezmete Broad
way karu slezte ma vych. II.
ulici. $50
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HOTOVE $500 z kupniho OBJ
nosu $500, koupi vam ddm
ma zap. As. ul. blize Storer av.
Je tam 6 pokojn, koupelna, E.
lektrika. Must byti rychle pro-
dan. Haste Sc v els. 5002
Clark Ave. - Tel. Hemlock
479O 8-28
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PRODA Sc krasny rohovy ci-
hlovy dim, v nemz jsou diva
dobre zavedene a vynosne OBJ
chody. z rodinnych dGvodd
da Sc velmi LEVINE. Blizsi Sc
sdeli v els. 1888 Fulton Rd. S.
w.
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PRODA Sc sokolsxy cerveny
kroj, uplne zachovaly "a SIP
a hodiny kukackou "a $13.
Haste sc po Z hod. vecer v els.
141O8 Kingsford Ave. z vych.
14O. ul. $50
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JAN VLADYKA
- ROMAN
Napsal Ondrej Leksa.

~ clOVek Sc Jlnak JVafl q il
max mysli."
eat je to jakkoliv, ale tuze
zdvorila neni," n.rzel Sc. A to
Evu trapilo, protoze pan de-
kan byl prece prvni osobnosti
v dome a Petronka to mohla
dobre uz videti. Uminila 81,
re sc sluzkou, az budou donna
samy, promluvi a take to kdyz
byl pan dekan ma navsteve u
Bezchleby, ucinila.
Nenapadne zacala o panu
dekanovi, povidalo, jaky je to
dobry pan, jake ma vyborne
srdce a jak no vsichni miluji.
"Vy snad, Petronko, pova-
zujete strycka "a zleho Glove
ka, protoze sc mu do oci ami
nepodivate. Ublizil yam snad?
Zahubuje-li nekdy, on to tax
zle nemysll."
"Nic proti tomu panovi ne
man," pronesla sluzka po krat
KEN valiant, jakoby Sc nedo-
vedla odhodlati, k dormant, -
Gale nemohu "a to, ia kneze
nemam rada," vyhrkla rychle.
"Vy. nemate kneze rada?"
podivila Sc tzasem. Gale
proc?"
"Protoze jsou falesni, proto
re mi jeden z nicE zivot zka-
zil."
A najednou j size vyhrkly
a rozvlakala Sc srdecnym pla-
Gem.
"Vam knee zkazil zivot? Co
vam udelal? Jak vam ublizil?
Zvlastni soucit nj il "a
chvel a priblizivsi Sc k nj, u
chopila il "a ruku.
"Mne sc muzete sveriti, ia
Sc vam posmivati nebudu," do
mlouvala j laskave. "Hled'-
te, wv snad ami nevite, ze muj
muz byval take knezem. Pro-
to vam porozumim."
Zvedla k nj uslzene oci a IL
zas sc il objevil ma tvari.
"Nas pan byval kn6zem?"
ptala Sc potlacujic plac. "To
byl evand6licky knee, ze?"
"Ba' ne, katolickym nkezem
byl, myslila jsem 81, re vam to
snad uz domovnice rekla. Ted
uz jim neni, oGlozil kn6zsk6
roucho, jakmile 81 me zamilo-
val dali jsme Sc oddati. Wy
neverite usmala Sc jejimu
udiveni.
"Myslila jsem 81, re to neni
mono. ia prece take na fare
lila a vzdycky jsem slychala
re knez sc zeniti nesmi."
"Ovsem, chce-li zustat kne-
zem, nesmi, ale mali ktery ne.
koho opravdu rad a mali pew
nou povahu, najde 81 cestu, by
mohl ziti jako cestny muz
manzelstvi."
"A jste oddani?" ptala S ma
vnim udivem.
"Arci," prisvedcila Eva roz
veselene.
"A ten pan d6kan to viz
! "Jak jinak? Zeptejte Sc no.
"A neproklima vas?"
'Proc by mas proklinal? vi
te sama, re mas ma rad u
ma rad nase deti."
SkIopila hlavu chvili mi
celia.
"To dite, co nam, je tax
dit6 knezoyo.' rekla DO chvi
horce. Gale ten me vyhnal
k diteti sc nechce znat. Tvl
dill mi, ze by no svet prokle
kdyby sc ke mne hlasil, I
bych byla trestana, kdybych t
nekomu fekla re by me d
te ami domovska obec menus
la donna trpeti. VyhneI nj
ably 81 mohl witt jinou, uz z;
Sc tam ma mladou ma fare. Z
hospodyni 81 wal starou pei
sistku, vdovu pc nejakem +;
dovi, bohatou a pysnou, ktel
mic nedela, lee 81 We SVEN p
koji hackuje, ale sluzka vec
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NAM PEKNY lot ma vych.
151. ul. cd Kinsman, "a ktery
bych wal Ford Sedan, aneb i
jine auto v dobrem poradku.
Haste Sc v els. 3172 vych.
13O ul. " Mt. Pleasant. 81
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MATTEL PRODA DUN.
Chcete koupit pravy domov z
tvrdych cihel o $4,000 levneji
nezli ma cenu? Lot 100 pri
200 str. s keri, IA velkych stro-
mi, dunn 8 pokojich. dive
koupelny, hotove $4,000. Ma
jitel podrzi prvni morkyc ma
ostatni. 1878 Lee Rd. Shaker
Heights. Haste sc mezi 6 a
z. hOd, Vecer. $50
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PRODA Sc pekny obchod gro
cerni a cukrovinkovy v ceske
ctvrti u Quincy Ave. Pekny
byt, spojeny S timto, ktery Sc
pronajima "a $40 mesicne. Ce-
ma "a vSe $1,000. Haste Sc v
els. 3427 E. 1877. ul. $50
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PRODA Sc davenport a RUNE
domacf naradi. Haste Sc v {.
1884 Linn Drive. Tel. Eddy
GAIL w. -28
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PRIME Sc divka ma vSeobec-
nou domaci praci, dobry do
NOV. Zavolejte Lincoln 2265
r, $50
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leIH StdVu, HIlcu me VyHdnel d
kdyz jsem Sc branila, cetnika
chtel zavolat a tvrdil mi do oGi
re jsem Sc schazela jinymi a
ma nej re to chci svesti,. Ably
me cetnici vodili, to bych rade-
il umrela a proto jsem sla. Di-
te "a mic nemaze, to nam ra-
da neopustim je, ale jej at
Buh tresta. Sam schrani a
skrbli, ale me dite nechal v
bide. A proto nemam kneze
rada. Je-li vsak pan dekan il
ny, to me mrzf, re jsem mela
proti nemu v dust zast'."
ITO vas srdecne lituji, ne
smite vsak z jednoilo pripadu
souditi ma vsechny. l mezi
knezimi jsou hodni lide ne
hlasi-li Sc kazdy ke svemu d.
teti, nemuze sc hlasiti. Vsak
to vite, jak jsou predstaveni
knezi necitelni."
"Vedela jsem to byla bych
rada vsechno snesla, jen kdy-
by byl dovolil, abych Sc byla
mohla k nemu Ease vratiti. Di-
te bych byla ukryla a rada
bych byla jako otrok pracova-
la, jen kdyby by'l tax nelitost-
ne me medicinal a jeste re
mne nedelal lehkou, ktera Sc
jinych chyta. To mu nikdy
neodpustim a az dite bude
vetsi, bude je uciti, ably Sc kaz
demu knezi z daleka vyhnulo.
"Nejednala byste dobre, a.
byste ucila nenavisti. Chybila
jste take sama. Proc jste Sc
nehajila? Proc jste nezada!a,
ably vam zajistil nejake jmenl
a ably slozil penlze pro dite?"
'Nikdo mi to neporadil a jak
Sc ma chude, opustene devce
braniti? Ma soudy jsem penez
nemela a on byl s ,ifady znam.
jist6 by byli jeste me odsoudili.
Proto isem hledala sluzbu. -
Mil Boze, mas pan byl knezem
a jak Sc hezky k milostpani
chova, a jak ma d6ti rad! Ten
by mi byl neudela1, co mi ude-
lal pan farar Leiner."
"On Sc jmenoval Leincr?"
zvolala Eva pfekvapene.
"Arci, Leiner. Byval pred
tim Krhavci kaplanem. Mi
lostpani no zna?"
"Znam, PetronkO, znam, -
muj muz tam byl po mem ka-
planem. Nu, ted vam uz rOZ-'
umim a verim vasemu zklama
nj. Pockejte nejaky den, po-
ptam Sc ma to nasich panu."
Vecer bylo dlouho co hovo-
fiti rano sam pan d6kan wal
Petronku k vyslechu. Byla o.
stychavejsi nez pred Evou, ale
V jadru rekla totez. Pan de-
kan byl zle pobouren. K Will
takovemu cloveku potion cho-
di svetem lide, kteri mali pro
kneze pouze vohrdanl a nadav-
ky. Pocket, vratim ii, co jsi
mne Janovi pujcoval, ujmu
Sc nest astne Petronky a jeji-
no sirotka, pro n6iz otec knee
nema ami stopy citu.
Easel 81 primo k advokatovi
a kdyz Sc vracel, spokojen6 sc
usmival.
"Tak, Petronko, ted ukaze-
te, dovedete-li sc o dite starat
a svou cest obhajit," povidal '
kuchyni. "Dal isem panu ia
rari Leinerovi napsati, aby sc
vami po dobrem vyrovnal 9
.nebude-li chtlti, pozeneme hi
ma soud."
"Ale kdo advokata zapla
ti?' lekla Sc.
. ga" rekl hrde a ukazal s
prstem ma prsa. ''Hned to ne
j, bude a az bude cas-, povin
yam, co mate delati a co mlu
: viti.'
Misto pisemne odpovedi n
pripis advokatuv objevil Sc ia
= rar Leiner v advokatni kance
lari sam. Pfijel jako ma knr
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PRODA Sc. - Prljd'te 81 pro-
hlednouti prave dostaveny bun
galow ma dlazdene vych. 102.
ul., bilze Union. Je tam 6
svetnic, koupelna a pantry
vse ma jednom flooru. Dubo-
We podlahy finis, Vse moder-
ne zarizeno. Cena $500. =
Haste sc u majitele v 6. 3425
E. 103. ul. aneb zavolejte tel.
Broadway 1922 M. 81
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PRIJME Sc:

PRIJME Sc zena k vedeni do
mocnosti opatrovani ditek,
Haste sc V els. 3424 vych. 1O8.
ulice pc pate hodine vecer.
9-2
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PRIME Sc pan ma byt Sc stra
YOU aneb beze stravy. Haste
sc v els. 531O Dolloff Rd.
$50
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PRODA Sc dvourodinny no
Wy ddm, moderne staveny, uli-
ce dlazdena. Haste sc els.
3172 vych. $50. dl. v Mt. Plea
SAINT. 1928
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PRODA Sc

PRODA Sc dvourodinny dun
o 1Oti pokojich sc vsim zarize-
MIN. Cena levna. Haste sc v
els. 5159 Fowler Ave. 90
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PRODA Sc dun o 8 pokojich
s velkym Totem. Cena $4,000.
Zavolejte Lincoln 1641 j.
$50
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PRODA Sc dvourodinny novy
dun, moderne staveny, ulice
dlazd6na. Haste sc v els.
3172 E. 13O. ul. v Mt. Plea
SAINT. $50
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PRIJME Sc delnik, ktery Sc
vyzna We farmarske praci. -
Haste Sc j. Piskula, Brecks-
Vile. O. Box "a. 50
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PRIME Sc zena ma vedeni
domacnosti a opatrovani ditek.
Haste Sc v els. .24O6 Earring
don Ave. SO
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EVLASTNf PRtLEzITOST,-
minite-li jiti do obcnodu. Ma
sledkem nemoci, must byti pro
dan a da sc velmi LEVINE, dobre
obchodni misto v nejlepSim o.
koli ma zapadni strane. Je o
dvou storech, grocera rezni-
ctvi a diva pekne byty, vyta-
peni horkou vodou. Blizsi
sdeli J. Kulik, 1882 zap. 48.
ul. Tel. Hemlock COL J. {
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PRIJMOU Sc tesari ma praci
ma vych. 131. ul. naproti Dur
kee Ave. Haste sc tamtez.
$50
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PRIME Sc krejci Ma zakaz-
kove kabaty. Haste sc v els.
8439 Broadway. 1928
Evening star., 1922-09-09
FOODSTUFFS EXPORTS
SHRINK DURING JULY
Shipments of Manufactures Show
Gain for Month, While Those
of Raw Materials Drop.

Exports Of raw materials and food
stuffs declined sharply during July
as compared with the same month
last year, while shipments of manu-
factures and imports Of all three
classes of commodities increased con-
siderably. according to foreign trade
reports issued today by the Com
merce Department.
Exports Of raw materials during
July aggregated $6o,000,0oo. COM
pared with ss0.ooo.ooo In July year
900 against $6s.ooo,o0o. Raw ma
terials exported during the seven
months ended with July aggregated
$472.oo0,o0o against $551.0o0.eoe in
the same period last year, while inn
ports were $5S7 900, 900 against $497,-
900, 900.
Foodstuffs exported during July ag-
900 in July Of last year, while imports
were ,$66.OO0.ooo against $37,ooo.o00
during the same month a year ago. For
the seven months ended with July ex-
ports Of foodstuffs aggregated $685.
600, 900 against $S32.000.009 a year ago.
while imports were $422,000,0o0 against
$431. 100000 during the seven months
ended July. 1921. 80.
Exports Of manufactures for July ag-
gregated s145.o00,00o against $122.o00.-
900 year ago, while imports totaled
$s8.0oo.o0o against $7s,0o0.o00 in July.
1921. Shipments of manufactures dur
Ing the seven months period aggreSated
during the corresponding months last
year, while imports aggregated $685.
100000 against 1851, 100000 during the
seven months ended July, 1921.
Evening star., 1922-09-09
GENERALS AND STAFFS
VICTIMS OF. TEAR GAS

: Generals, and Army staff officers
stood at Camp Humphreys this week
and watched through watery eyes a
demonstration of smoke screens and
gas attacks by the 18th Engineers
and a company of marines from
Quantico.
Rifle and hand grenades, mortar
shells, portable cylinders and bombs
dropped from airplanes all contrib
-uted their share Of smoke and gas
that soon made the terrain resemble
the battledelds of France. The COM
pany Of Marines in command OF Capt.
Miller. u. s.. NJ. c., carried out an ad-
vance against machine gun nests un-
der the protection of moving smoke
screen generated by hand and rite
grenades.
Company c. 18th Engineers, fol-
lowed with an attack over the fire.
swept terrain against an intrenched en-
emy, under the protection Of a smoke
screen generated by smoke candles.
The Stokes mortars added to the noise
and smoke by hurting tear gas shells
against the enemy" The third COM
pany to join the attack. Company B.
18th. Engineers, soon found itself
"gassed" The speed with which the
men donned their gas masks indicated
that many OF the men in the company
had done that same thing under more
trying. conditions while ''over there.
Evening star., 1922-09-09
CURTISS BETTERS
HIS GLIDER FLIGHT
BY EIGHT SECONDS
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PORT WASHINGTON. N. Y. Sep
tember s.-Glenn H. Curtiss, pioneer
in American aviation, yesterday bet
tered his recent previous Night in
motorless glider by remaining afoft
for seventeen seconds Of Sustained
flight -
AS in. his former flight. when he
stayed up nine seconds, he had his
ssilplane towed by a motor boat and
launched into the air from the waters
of Hennstead harbor. The motor boat
attained a speed of TWENTY-FIVE miles
an hour and the plane scared to
height of twenty-five feet before the
towline was dropped.
The success of today's flight was
a ascribed In part by Mr.. Curtiss to the
towline, $50 feet of wire, thirty-two-
of an inch In diameter
wound on a reel in the stern OF the
motorboat. Previously the towline'
used was of ffber. which. when wet
caused q heavy pull downward on the
glider. In further Rights, he said, he
wflf use ths wire with a length 81
1000 feet. =. :
Evening star., 1922-09-09
WANT LAFOLLETTE
IN White HOUSE
A. F. of L. Leaders Favor
Candidacy-WouId Re-
juvenate Congress.
By the Associated Press.

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.. September
s.-Predictions that united States
Senator Robert M La Toilette would
be organized labor's candidate for the
presidency in 1924 were heard in labor
circles here as the executive council
of the American Federation of Labor
gathered, preparatory to the formal
opening Of the councils annual ses-
sion here today. News of the SEN
ator's victory in the Wisconsin
primaries was greeted with satisfac-
tion at convention headquarters.
Samuel Gompers. president Of the
American Federation Of Labor. de-
ator La. Foilette in this connection is
premature, I would say that the Wis
consiH senator is great American"
Matthew Woll, first vice president Of
the federation. said:
La Toilette? Hard to tell. He is
a most wonderful man and would
make the most formidable candidate
for President in the country today"
Other members of the executive
council declared that La Toilette was
their man" and revealed plans to
launch his candidacy for nomination
on a non-party ticket
It was announced by the federation
chiefs that James O'Connell, president
of the metal trades department of the
federation and leader Of the nom
partisan political campaign committee.
would arrive here early next week to
obtain authority Of the executive
council of the A. F. Of L. to launch a
campaign which will have for its
object the rejuvenation of Congress" !"
Evening star., 1922-09-09
CLARENDON PLANS
BIG CLOSING NIGHT
Carnival Features to Make Event
Greatest in History of Ar
1ington County.

CLARENDON, Va, September g.
The Clarendon carnival. the biggest.
brightest and most spectacular AFFAIR
of its kind ever held in Arlington
county, will be concluded this even
ing. The committee in charge is
planning to present many delightful
features with the view of making the
closing night the most enjoyable and
the entire affair one that will be long
remembered.
Another large crowd was in at
tendance to witness and participate
in the beauty contest, the outstand-
ing fature Of the carnival last night
and to enjoy the other attractions.
With members of the fair sex from
Virginia, Maryland and the District
of Columbia entered, this feature ere
ated unusual interest. Miss Anna
May Rodgers, a Bethesda, Nd, girl.
carried off first honors, with Miss
Thelma Wilson of Clarendon, last
years winner, second. and Miss Ber-
tina Galloway of Arlington. Va. third.
The judges were DR.. Frank T. Stone
of Clarendon, Thomas Z. Sebrell. ir..
secretary-treasurer of the Clarendon
Trust Company. and James Talbot
Of the United States Shipping Board.
Evening star., 1922-09-09
SENATE APPROVES BILL =
FOR -25 FEDERAL JUDGES
Conference Report Passed-Now
Goes to House TO-
..-- CloeRed Courts. :;

The conference report on the admin
istration bill providing twenty-five ad-
ditfon1l federal judges was approved
by the Senate yesterday and now goes
planned for next week. The measure
was passed last December by the
House. and last April by the Senate.
The bill has been urged by the De-
partment Of Justice and the American
Bar Association as necessary to re-
usxe- --clngged federal court calendars,
Opponents contended that most Of the
additional judges were unnecessary.
The bulk of the Senate opposition
was democratic, only five democratic
senator's, Ashurst. Arizona: Fletcher,
Florida; RanSdeH, Louisiana; Tram
setts, voting for the conferences report.
Three republicans, Borah. idaho; Cap
per. Kansas, and McNary. Oregon,
voted with democratic opponents.
Evening star., 1922-09-09
RAIL EARNINGS INCREASE.

Tho Is7 trunk railroads, which CONF
prise most Of the country's rail mile
age, earned $685. 900 in July. which
was only slightly less than the fig
-ures for July, 1921, but was $1,000, 900
below the net earnings of June OF. this
year, according to compilations made
public yesterday by the Association Of
Railroad Executives. This was esti-
mated to show an annual return rate
Of 4.04 per cent on the value of the
property.
For the first seven months of this
said to be nearly. twice that Of the
same period for last year. the figures
being $418.271.000, a. against e214,-
713,000. Reduction in operating ex-
penses is given a. the chief reason for
the large Increase In earnings.
Evening star., 1922-09-09
BLAIR AND HILL TO TALK
OVER HAYNES RECORD

Charges by Representative Hill of
Maryland that Prohibition Commis
sioner Haynes should be discharged
on several counts will be the subject
of conversations" between Mr.. Hill
and Commissioner of Internal Rev
enue Blair. 1t was learned today at
the Treasury.
Representative Hill has repeatedly
charged that the prohibition commits
sioner was unqualified for the office,
that he had misused the mails and
"incited to riot" through publication
of certain news releases.
When the matter was presented by
Mr.. Hill to Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon 1t was referred in turn to the
commissioner of internal revenue.
Although Mr.. Blair would make no
statement for publication today, IL
was learned unofficially that he will
defend Maj. HAYNES AGAINST the at
tacks from Capitol Hill and will dis
cuss the several charges personally
with the Maryland representative.
Evening star., 1922-09-09
CHINESE AS PALLBEARERS
orientals Will Assist in Rites for
Miss Acker.

Six young Cinnamon. pupils Of the
Chinese Sunday School of Trinity Dio-
cesar Church, will act as the pail
bearers at the funeral of Miss Lillian
Anna Acker when the services are
held at that church this afternoon at
2 o'clock. Rev. Reginald. B. Steven
son will conduct the services.
Miss Acker died at the family home.
913 10th street northwest, Thursday.
She had been a member of Trinity
Church since 1868. and was the pio-
neer in the movement of Sunday school
work among the Chinese of this city.
She was a leader in other church and
civic activities.
Miss Acker is survived by a brother.
pr. g. n. Acker, of 9l3 10th street
northwest, where sne made her home.
Evening star., 1922-09-09

House by a delegation of Greek
Americans to arrange, on behalf of
the United States, for q settlement of
the questions at issue between the
Greeks and Turks. The group, which
was accompanied to the White House
by Senator King, democrat, Utah, also
called at the State Department, to pre-
sent their appeal to Acting Secretary
Phillips.
The delegation also requested that
the American government imme-
diately take steps to protect the
Christian population of Asia. Minor,
declaring more than g. million Chris
tians soon will fall under the control
of the Turks, and that total extermi-
nation Of Christians in Asia Minor
is threatened.
All Americans in the interior Of
Anatolia are reported safe in ad-
vices Just received at the State De-
partment from an American vice con-
sui 81" Angora. Turkey. The depart.
ment estimated that about hfty Amer
leans are In the vicinity of Smyrna
and q half dozen or. less are. near
Brussa. .. =
Military observers who have fol-
lowed the rapid advance of the Turks
in the successful offensive they
launched against the Greeks ex-
pressed the opinion that Angora now
was behind the Turkish lines, and
Americans in the interior Of Angora
no longer were endangered by the
fighting of the two armies.
Evening star., 1922-09-09
MERCURY CLIMBS
TO 81 At FRISCO,
HIGHEST FOR YEAR

SAN FRANCISCO, Calf, September
9.--Miss San Francisco laid aside the
furs she customarily wears the year
round, her smart young brother made
futile Search for that straw hat
he bought last spring to be in style
and then discarded for reasons Of
comfort, and, with all other members
of the family who could get away,
hurried to the beaches. The reason
was that the thermometer climbed to
the unusual height of al degrees
yesterday.
The weather man said it was the
warmest day this year, but every
body else believed 1t was the warm
est in a much longer period. Beaches
were dotted thickly with bathers: in
gingham gowns, with parasols. while
those who were held in ofices down.
town stole off to soda fountains.
The warm weather was general over
the state.
Evening star., 1922-09-09
POST OFFICE CLERKS
GET RAISE IN SALARY
100 Promoted This Month, One
Out of Every Five
on List.

One hundred and nine clerks in the
Post Office Department have received
promotions this month. according to
announcement by the Postmaster Gen.
eral today.
A total of PIT have been promoted
since August 1, making one in every
five in the department who has re-
ceived advancement The figures are
held by officials to refute the old say
Ing that government employees stay
in a rut."
In addition to their new salaries,
the clerks receive the $40 bonus The
promotions were as follows:
Five clerks. $1.S00 to $1,000; one
clerk, $1,700 to s1.S00; four clerks,
$1,000 to $1,70O: six clerks, $500 to
s1,600; twelve clerks. $1.400 to 1880;
thirteen clerks. $1,000 to $1,400; six
teen clerks, 81 200 to $1,000; twenty
four clerks 81, 100 to- $1,000: sixteen
clerks. $1,000 to $1,I00: Ave clerks,
$500 to s1.ooo: one. clerk. $500 to
$1,000; one clerk. 1920 to $1,000; one
clerk. $720 to ss4e; two clerks, $500
to $1,000; one clerk, 1920 to $1.4oo.