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Evening star., 1923-08-26
ROCKVILLE.

ROCKVILLE, Nd, August %. (Spe-
cial.)-The people of Montgomery
county are awaiting with keen in
terest the appointment by Governor
Ritchie of an associate judge of the
Sixth Judicial Circuit, composed of
Frederick and Montgomery counties,
TO succeed the late Judge Edward G.
Peter. Whoever is named by the
governor will serve under the ap-
pointment until the November cleo
tion. when d judge will be elected
for IA full term of fifteen years:
Mrs. Mary Virginia Griffith. wife
of Julian Griffith. died early in the
week at her home near Jamestown.
this county. She had been i'll several
months and her death was not uu-
expected. Surviving her are her hus-
band and the following children:
Julian Griffith. jr., of Washington: Mrs
Harwood Mullican of Baltimore; Clyde
and Miss Virginia Griffith of this
phia and Reginald Griffith of Chica-
go. The funeral took place yesterday
from the family residence.
W. Eggleson Ward of Rockville, is
willing to become one of the repub-
lican candidates for judge of the
announced today.
+. Following a long illness, Mrs. Mar
garet Ratjen died early yesterday
morning at the home of her daugh-
ter Mrs. J. A. Fleming, at Friend
ship Heights, this county, aged
stXty-nine years. her death being due
to a complication of diseases One
child, Mrs. Fleming, survives her. The
body has been sefi1' to Lawrenceburg,
Ind. for burial.
Licenses have been issued by the
clerk of the circuit court here for
the marriage of Miss Helen Curran
of Bethesda. this county, and Harry
Il. Etsenbuss; Miss Christine Taylor
and Leo Beckman, both of Clifton,
Va, and Miss Laura A. Palmer and
James w Keys. both of this county
A Montgomery County League
base ball. game was played at the
fair here yesterday afternoon be-
tween the Rockville and Washington
Grove teams, the Rockville boys win
ming by the score of to T. 1t was
witnessed by a large crowd
Mr.. Walter Scott Collins of Po-
tomac district has announced his
candidacy for county commissioner
for the fourth district, to succeed
DR.. Benjamin c. Perry of Bethesda,
who was appointed to fill the unex-
nired term of Harry J. Hunt. who
resigned after holding office as coun-
ty commissioner less than one year
Mr.. Collins believes that the citizens
OF Montgomery county are interested
in the actual reduction of their taxes.
He maintains that the lowering of
the tax rate is of little consequence,
compared with the materially in
creased assessments, whereby tay
bills rendered for the fiscal year have
been doubled, trebled and In some
instances even. higher. - ... =.
Evening star., 1923-08-26
CARNIVAL PLANNED
AT SEAT PLEASANT
Baby and Beauty Contests to Be
Big Features of
Event.

SEAT PLEASANT. Md August 25
tSpeciaD.-Cndcr the direction of a
committee consisting of Louis f.
Lttz, chairman; c. V. Wlman, assist :
ant chairman: Irwin j. Main. treas
urer. and J. =. Wilson, secretary.
plans for the eighth annual carnival
of the Seat Pleasant Volunteer Fire
and Community Welfare Association
are rapidly nearing completion.
The affair will open August - and
continue through September 3.
High spots in the program will
include a baby contest, beauty con-
test. the winner OF which will be
crowned queen of the carnival. a con-
test among the men for king of the
carnival. addresses. music and various
other amusementS and refreshments.
Proceeds of the carnival will. as in for
mer years. be devoted to community
improvements and to charity. II is
planned TO devote the proceeds OF this
years carnival to the Improvement
of number of streets and IL is
also hoped to buy additional fire
fighting apparatus.
During the year ended July /. 1929.
a total of S5Si.97 was spent by the
association on the maintenance and
extension of the electric street light
ing system. OF this amount S331.4G
was used to pay the lighting bill.
about S45 went for new lamps and
$20S.50 for the erection of a new line
on Roosevelt avenue.
Evening star., 1923-08-26
EASTON, MD.

EASToN, Md. August % Especially
Miss Edith L. Van Syckle has been ap-
POINTED by the board of education for
Talbot county supervisor of rural
schools in the county, to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of
Mrs. Lima Bridges .Woolfe. Miss Van
Syckle is native of New Jersey and
last year was supervisor of schools in
Sussex county, Del.
The third and last annual races
for boats in Talbot waters this year
will be next Saturday on Miles River.
off st. Mlchaels, under auspices of the
Chesapeake Bay Yacht Club Of Boston.
The club is offering prizes for both
motor and sailing boats and a large
numebr of entries have been booked
and good racing Is looked for. This
regatta Is to be run under the rules
sanctioned by the American Power
Boat Association, of which the Chesa-
peake Bay Yacht Club of Easton, is a
unit and unprecedented crowds are
expected.
Vanderbilt, noted Talbot horse,
died one day this week. aged twenty
eight years. Vanderbilt was raised
by James Bartlett. hear Kirkham
about four miles from Easton. where
he died. Vanderbilt never had but
two owners. Mr.. Bartlett sold the
horse to William II. Kemp of Easton,
who kept him number of years and
at Mr.. kemc's sale of live stock re-
Gently Mr. Bartlett repurchased him.
The annual tournament given by
the members of Old st. Josephs Catho-
lie Church, near Cordova, held yester-
day afternoon. was a great success
Notwithstanding IT rained in the
morning. The tournament was quite
novel. the first of it's kind ever held
on this historic. tourney grounds 1t
consisted of knights riding on horse
back and knights with spear and
lance in hand standing on the side
step or tenders of an automobile at
tempting to take the rings, but many
of them proved adopts at it. While
quite a novel way yet 1t created a
great deal of amusement for the vast
thronS present to see the knight
bounce up when the automobile
struck hole or rut in the track it
had to run. yet one of these knights
carried off first prize. The distance
TO be run by horse and automobile
was one hundred yards and had
20 be made in ten seconds.
They first rode at three-inch rings
and those that tied ran the ties off
At one-half-inch rings. There were
aighteen knights that participated in
he tournament. The officials were:
Iowa, James De Lacey and Thomas F.
Shortall of Centreville; chief marshall
Frank Boyles of Hillsboro: ringmen.
carroll Barcus, William Dulin and
John McGrogan. The first prize was
won by William Boyles of Hillsboro
who crowned Miss Florence De Ford
If Queen Anne, Queen Of Love and
Beauty of the tournament. The fol-
lowing won the honor of crowning
icr first. second, third and fourth
maid of honor, in the order named.
second prize, Orvil Dulin of Queen
Anne, who crowned Miss Blanche
knnamon, first maid of honor.
Third, James Slaughter of Longwood
'roWned his wife second maid of
honor. Dominick Waldon of Chester.
Pa, won fourth prize and crowned
Miss Katherine Cosden of Chesterford,
third maid of honor. Harry Messick
If Cordova won. fifth prize and
rrowned his wife fourth maid of
honor.
Evening star., 1923-08-26
BALLSTON.

BAI.I.SToN. Va. August - ,Spe-
ciaD The Rev. Frede rick Andrews
Of McVeigh, Pa. preached last Sun
day at the Ballston Presbyterian
Church. The rite of baptism was ao-
ministered to Nancy. the small
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Wilson
OF Clarendon.
Miss Goldie Kitchum of Ballston
and James J. McNally of the United
states Marine Corps, were married re-
Gently.
The next meeting of the Ballston
Citizens Association will be held
Tuesday evening.
W. L. White has begun the erection
Of five-room bungalow on his lot on
Mckinley avenue.
Evening star., 1923-08-26
TOURNAMENT AND BALL
TO BE GIVEN BY CHURCH
Oxon Hill, Md, Institution Event
to Be Held Tomorrow; Judges
Announced

a tournament and ball for the ben
eflt of st. Barnabas Church will be
held at Oxon Hill, Nd, tomorrow.
The knights will be mounted and the
winner will be allowed to crown the
queen OF the tournament, tho next
three winners will crown tho three
maids of honor
:. Marvin Peach and Wilson RYAN
will make addresses. A ball will
follow after the tournament. Thc
Judges are: George w Moore, Ben
Jamin Havenner, Ebert Pyles, VIII
liam Fowler, w. Harry Moore. James
W. Humphrey. IT. NJ. Jones, William
Mardcn, Peter a. Smith and Henry
Owens.
owen Moore will be marshall of the
tournament. with Walter Grimes and
Keith Small assistants. The aide
VIII be Miss Florence Middleton and
Miss Catherine II. England
Evening star., 1923-08-26
VIENNA.

VIENNA Va, August %. (SpeciaIJ
-Menokin, the historic home of Gen
CaSSlus f. Lee, was sold last week
by the resident owner, ". b. Metz
to 4 Washington real estate syndi-
cate. who Immediately transferred il
to Il New York client.
MenOkin is situated in a grove OF
150 magnificent oaks, on command
ing position 250 feet above the Poto-
mac river on the I-eesburg pike three
miles west of Alexandria.
At the rtCent annual election OF
the Christian EnIeavor Society OF
the Presbyterian Church the follow
ing officers were elected for the en-
suing year: President. Arthur W.
Hardness: vice president, Enos Tay-
lor; secretary. Miss Margaret Davis.
and treasurer. Miss Martha Taylor.
Wcds Capital Man.
Miss GoIdie Virginia Kitchen OF
Vienna and James J. McNalley of
Washington We're married in ST.
Mary's rectory at Alexandra last
Saturday by Rev. Father Laurence
+. Kelly.
William Hodges former principal
of the Oakton High School, has
he has accepted a position as teacher
OF mathematics in ii school at Athens,
Ohio.
G. A. Ashton Of Tdylwood has pur-
chased the Wilbur Petit property OF
Windover Heights aud will occupy
II as his home in the near future.
Charles i. Babcock has sold his
Vienna property to W. I. Podus from
Washington.
Mrs. Frederick A. Cline sold her
household goods farming implements
and livestock at her farm near
Vienna at public auction last Tues
day and will move into her home
here on Park street
The Vienna School League held Il
special meeting in the school build
ing on Monday evening at which II,
teachers for the coming year werc
announced. Mrs. Amy Payne has
accepted the position as principal.
other members of the faculty are
Mrs. Lena Miller. Mrs. Allen A. Mai
10y. Miss Louise Allensworth. Mrs.
Leah Dolph. Miss Mildred Campbell
and Miss Elizabeth Read. Or. Ford
Swetuam gave a talk on the work
OF the school board. A picnic for
Labor day i'll cooperation with the
Order of F'raternal Americans, the
proceeds of which will be given for
the benefit Uf the public school, was
arranged.
Evening star., 1923-08-26

owen Thomas & Son; second. John L.
Muncaster, jr.
Hampshires.
Ram, two years and over-First, j.
d. Thomas & Co.
Ram, one year and under two
First, J. d. Thomas & Co; second, j.
D. Thomas e. Co.
Buck lamb-First and second J. d.
Thomas & Co.
Pen of ewes, two years and over
First, J. d. Thomas & Co.
Pen of ewes, one year and under
two-First, j. d. Thomas & Co.
Pen of ewes, under one year--F'irst,
j. d. Thomas & Son.
Southdowns-All premiums to j. D.
Thomas & Son.
Evening star., 1923-08-26
.ROCKV|LLEF FAIR
|. HELD BIG SUCCESS
Stirring Auto Races Bring
Annual Montgomery County
Event to Close.
,pecial Dispatch to The Star.

opeelHI DlSpdtcn 10 Inc Sthr.
ROCKVILLE, Nd, August 20
Thrilling automobile races brought
the annual Rockville fair to Il close
this afternoon. The sport was an
innovation SO far as Rockville was
concerned.
Seven high-power cars. operated by
some Of the crack drivers of the
country. participated. The events
ranged from one to ten miles in dis
tance, and some fast time was made.
Excepting that of Thursday. the
largest crowd Of the FIVE days was
on hand.
AcA,rding to President Clarence L..
Gilpin. this years fair was by long
odds the most successful ever held by
the Rockville association. While the
total receipts were not definitely
known this evening, they were. SO
Mr.. Gilpin stated, sufficient to pay all
expenses and leave d very handsome
balance on the right side of the
ledger.
Preium awards in the cattle and sheep
departments:
HoIstefns.
Exhibition herd-First, Mac Walker;
second, DR.. Thomas j. Kelly; third.
Joseph III. Bradley.
Breeders young herd-First. James
d. King: second, Leonidas Ricketts,.
Get of sire-First, DIR. Thomas j.
Kelly; second, Mac Walker; third,
James d. King.
Produce of cow-First. Joseph II.
Bradley; second, Mac Walker; third,
James u. King.
Bull. three years and over--First. DR..
Thomas J. Kelly; second. Joseph II.
Bradley.
Bull. two years-First, Mac Walker;
second. United States Naval Academy;
third. James D. King.
Bull. l year-Ffrst. LeonidaS Ricketts,;
second, / r. Sabine.
Bull, between six months and one
year-First. Leonidas Ricketts,; second.
Leonidas Ricketts,.
Cow, three years and over-First and
:rt,ad sse1ad stsGss Joseph Ssvs n nradey third
Cow, two years-First, DIR. Thomas J.
Kelly: second. Mac Walker; third, DR.
Thomas j. Kelly.
Heifer. one year-First. second and
third. Mac Walker.
Heifer. between six months and one
year-First, Mac Walker; second. A.
Grover Walker: third, United States
Naval Academy.
Champion bull-Mac Walker
Champion cow-Joseph Fl. Bradley.
Jerseys.
Exhibition herd - First. Leonidas s
Ricketts,: second. Joseph III. Bradley
third. Umstead brothers
Breeders young herd-FirSt. +. 4.
Heitmuller: second Mrs. James NJ.
Mount: third Francis Kirk.
Get of sire--FirSt, r. a. Heitmullcr
second, Mrs. James NJ. Mount; third,
Francis Kirk.
Produce of cow-First. Leonidas
Ricketts,; second, Cmstead brother~; ;
third. F.. A. Heitmuller
Bull, three years and over-FirSt.
Evening star., 1923-08-26
Auctioneer Judge
knocks DoWn' 26
Lots From Bench
Special Dispatch TO The Star,

HFFVTHI UISIId'VH 7" TIT SIaTs
WINCHESTER. Va, August a5.-
Selling building lots from a court
bench. instead of offering the same in
front of the city hall, with ''crier"
in charge, was the novel proceeding
in corporation court here late yester-
day by Judge +. 3. Whiting.
In a court order ii was set forth
that his honor acted as auctioneer
and that the real estate was sold at
public auction in open court The
property consisted of twenty six lots
of the Frederick Land Corporation,
or part of the land Of the old Equity
Improvement Company. of which the
late Judge John Handley of Scranton,
Pa, was president and promoter. 1t
was sold to Clifford D. Grim for
SSO,US0
Evening star., 1923-08-26

Joseph Fl. Bradley: second. Umstead
brothers; third, +. a. Heitmuller
Bull, two years-First. Mrs. James
NJ. Mount; second. Leonidas Ricketts,.
Bull, between one and two years
First and second, Leonidas Ricketts,.
Bull between six months and one
yoar-First, Mrs. James M. Mount:
second. Leonidas Ricketts,; third,
Cow, three years and over-First
second and third. Leonidas Ricketts,.
Cow, between one and two years
First, I'mstead brothers; second and
third. +. A. Heitmuller.
Heifer. between one and two years
First and second, +. A. Heitmuller.
Heifer. between six months and one
year-First and second, +. A. Heft-
muller; third, Mrs. James NJ. Mount.
Champion bull Mrs. James M.
Mount.
Champion cow-Umstead brothers.
Guernseys.
Exhibition herd--First, r. II. l..
Chichester; second, Kenilworth Farm;
third, b. F. Salisbury.
Breeders young herd-First, Kenil-
worth Farm; second, b. +. Salisbury.
Get of sire--First, Clifton Laugh
lin; second, Kenilworth Farm; third,
b. +. Salisbury.
chester; second. Kenilworth Farm;
third. Clifton Laughlin.
Bull, three year and over-Flrst
Clifton Laughlfn; second. B. +. Sails
bury: third. kenilworth Farm.
Bull, two years-First, r. III. l.. Chi
chester; second w. II. Beard.
Bull, one year-First, b. r. Sails
bury; second. X. III. l.. Chichester.
Bull. between six months and one
year-First and second. f. II. l.. Chi
chester; third. Clifton Laughlin.
Cow, three years and above-First
X. II. l.. Chichester; second and third,
Kenilworth Farm.
Cow. two years = First, Clifton
I.aughlin: second, r. III. l.. Chichester;
third. Il. +. Salisbury.
Heifer, between one and two years
First. w. Fl. Beard; second, kenilworth
Farm: third, b. +. Salisbury.
Heifer. between six months and one
year-First. Clifton Laughlin: second
kenilworth Farm; third, X. II. l.. Chi
chester
Champion buII-CIifton LaughIin.
Champion cow-R. Ii. l.. Chichester.
Herefords.
Exhibition herd, breeders young
herd, get of sire, produce of COW.
three-year-o bull. two-year-old
old bull, three-year COW, two
year-old COW, heifers champion bull
and champion cow-all first and sec
onds to Delaware Land and Deyel-
opment Company.
short Horns.
Exhibition herd, breeders young
herd. get OF sire. produce of COW.
three -year-old bull, two-year-o
bull, siX-mCnthS-old bull, three-year-
old COW, two-year old COW, heifers.
champion bull and champion cow-all
firsts, seconds and thirds TO F. L..
Patterson.
MIXED Breeds.
Pen of ewes, three years and over
First, J. :. Bolton: second and third,
John L. Muncaster. jr.
Pen Of ewes. under one year-First
and second. John T.. Muncaster, jr.
Ram. two years and over-First
and second, Owen Thomas & Son;
third, John L. Muncaster. jr.
Ram, one year-First and second,
owen Thomas & Son.
Buck Iamb--FirSt and second, Owen
Thomas & Son; third. John Z. Nun
caster. jr.
Pen OF ewes. two years and over
First, owen Thomas & Son: second.
John L. Muncaster, jr.
Pen of ewes. one year and under
two-First, Owen Thomas & Son.
Pen of ewes. under one year-First.
Evening star., 1923-08-26
ExACTS HEAVY BAIL.
u. S. Commissioner Hears Liquo,
Case Against Stafford.
Special Dispa tch to The star

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, August 25.-J.
Frank Supplee. jr., United States
commissioner, fixed bail for J. c.
Stafford, arrested in a raid on a
farm in Prince Georges county Thurs
day, at $4,000 for his appearance at a
hearing next Friday.
Stafford. with Grover C. Hall. is
accused of manufacture ard possess
sion of Illegal liquor. Hall, 1t is
stituted for Stafford in the Prince
Georges county jail when Stafford
was Sentenced to six months for a
previous offense. Halls bail was set
at $4,000. Stafford furnished bond, but
Hall went to Jail in default.
Evening star., 1923-08-26
MARYLAND BOY MISSING.
.c,aI snatch to The star

CUMBERLAND, Md, August 25.-
Walter Fletcher, twelve years of age,
Mrs: Pierce Fletcher, left his home
Thursday morning for parts un-
known. The local police have been
asked to assist In locating the boy.
The father is employed at garage
near Hancock, and the mother resides
at Eckhart. - IL
Evening star., 1923-08-26
NEW TELEPHONE LINE.
pecial Dispatch TO The Star.

LYNCHBURG, Va. August 20
Federal forest attaches of the Ma
tural bridge area have just completed
a telephone line from Stuart'S Draft
in Augusta county. to Moutebellow
a ranger station. and another is being
constructed between NeSiuvus to the
top of Bald Knob. one of the highest
points of the Blue Ridge in that
section
Evening star., 1923-08-26
FREDERICK Man
ELECTED BY LEGION
Col. Markey Chosen Commander of
Maryland Department at
Session.
BY the Associated Press.

By the AsSOclated Press.
FREDERICK, Md. August 90
Col. ID. John Markey of Frederick,
was elected commander of the Mary
land department of the American Le-
gion at its annual convention here
this afternoon.
Col. Markey is commander of the
1st Regiment of the Maryland Ma
tional Guard and during the world
war commanded the 112th Machine
Gun Battalion of the 29th Division.
Herbert l.. GrymeS of Baltimore
was elected first vice commander.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-05-04
APPROVES SUGAR BOYCOTT
away to Control Prices is Through
Spontaneous Control of Con-
sumption"

Washington - President Harding
feels that it is wholly consistent for
people who have complaint about
prices of commodity to restrict their
consumption of that commodity, it
was said at the White House, in con-
nection with the movement started in
various parts of the country to boy
colt consumption Of sugar.
Secretary of Commerce Herbert
Hoover approved the sugar boycott
organized by American women as the
most effective means of breaking the
sugar gouge.
1.-The women are on the right track" y
Hoover said. 1.-THE way to control
prices is through spontaneous control
of consumption"
Mr.. Hoover's statement was made
Just before the cabinet meeting, at
which were to be considered appeals
from women's clubs, governors, may
ors and others that President Harding
officially indorse the boycott move
ment, designed to bring down prices.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-05-04
GERMANY OFFERS
FRENCH PAYMENT
Proposals Ready for Submission
To AIIies-Pay Part
at Once.

Berlin-Germany will make the AL
lies a Preparations offer of 30,000,000, 900
gold marks, of which 10000, 100000 is
to be paid at once under an interna-
tional loan, it was learned from an
authoritative source.
Germany will suggest an interna-
tional commission to place and super.
wise the international loan.
The international commission will
decide whether Germany is able to
pay the 1000O.000,000 gold marks, in
addition to the immediate payment OF
the 10000, 100000 also when it is to be
paid. The proposals, it is learned, in
clude guarantee of a general nature.
The security provisions are similar
to those advanced by Germany when
the last offer was made to the Allies
Albert Thomas, Socialist leader and
French minister Of munitions in wal
times, who is in Berlin, said he be
lieved the German offer of 20,000,000,
900 gold marks at once is too low.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-05-04
Funeral Customs Alike.

The discovery of human hair in the
tomb of Tutankhamen suggests
parallel between Korean and Egyptian
funeral customs. The Korean, when
he buries his ancestor, places with
him in the grave not only the precious
porcelain vessels from which he ate
and drank, but also all the nail par
ings and hair combings of his life.
Similar customs are said to exist IN
many other countries. Probably the
custom is due to the widespread SUI
perstition that in order to bewitch a
person it is necessary to have some
part of his body, such as hair or nail,
and that these remnants are buried
so that he may not fall into the
hands of an enemy Of the dead man.
Detroit News.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-05-04
SLAYER ESCAPE PLOT Barred
Scheme Disclosed When "Troubadors'
Send Notes Into Cell.

Tegucigalpa. Honduras = An at
tempt to free from Jail the woman held
here as Clara Phillips, Los Angeles
hammer murderess, has been discoV-
cred by the police.
A group of romantic young men
real troubadors-offered their assist
ance to her in the attempt, commune
eating with her by notes sent to the
Jail in oranges.
The woman held under the name OF
Mrs. Jesse Carson offered money to
her guards and intended to dash from
the prison gates!
The full plan was discovered by the
director of police. He, however, does
not attach a great amount of impor
lance to the scheme, believing it only
the Vaccinations of movie mad MIN
lovers perpetrated in spirit OF adven
ture and romanticism.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-05-04
STUDENT is RUSH VICTIM
Evanston Chief Confident Youth Was
Killed in Fight.

Chicago-Leighton Mount, North
western university student, missing
since a class rush in September, 1871,
whose skeleton was found on the
Evanston lake front, was killed in the
clash rush, Chief of Police Leggett OF
Evanston declared.
Mounts body was carried to the
pier after his death and buried be
meath heavy stones Chief Leggett
said. There could be no other ex-
PLANTATION of the presence there OF his
skeleton"
Both arms and hands, one foot and
lower leg are missing, the chief said,
and the pier beneath which the skele
ton was discovered is being guarded
by police until complete search can
be finished.