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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-08
BROTHER ASKS U. S. TO
HUNT ARCTIC EXPLORER

NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio,
Sept. 8.-Believing that Fred Maurer.
Arctic explorer, is still alive, Council
man John Maurer is seeking the aid
or the United States Government in
an effort, to locate his brother.
Nome dispatches Saturday indicat-
ed that the party Of which Fred
Maurer was member, died on
Wrangell Island
John Maurer believes his brother
Is safe somewhere on the Siberian
coast. He bases his belief, he says.
on the fact that the explorer left
Wrangell Island last January when
food stores ran low.
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COWS KEPT FARMER
IGNORANT ABOUT U. s,

NoRRISTOWN. Pa. Sept. ST
was too busy looking after cows on
my farm" admitted one applicant for
cltlzenship in naturalization court.
ana ala not have time to learn about
the United States Government"
He was Informed by Judges Miller
and Williams that while 1t was com
menoanle 10 be industrious. it re-
cows to obtain citizenship. Another
gave as reason for being deficient
In information an to the countrv's
government that he worked hard
twelve hours a day and had lost one
day already.
If citizenship in the United States
isn't worth a little time to acquire.
you will find 1t difficult to attain Il
in this court" observed Judge Miller.
OF the twenty persons naturalized.
one was a woman.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-08
COPPER KINGS DAUGHTER
BEGINS NEW DIVORCE SUIT

PROVIDENCE. r. l.. Sept. S-The
divorce decree awarded Mrs. Mary
Clark Culver King, daughter of
former Senator Clark, of Montana,
copper magnate, from Charles Potter
King, prominent clubman of New
York and Newport, has been vacated
and the action discontinued, it was
announced by Justice A. S. Tompkins
in the supreme court of New York,
at the instance of Mrs. Killing.
Mrs. Killing. who has been resid-
ing in Paris for year and half,
arrived in America recently, and is
now in Portland, Me-, where she las
already begun another divorce
action
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Oscar T.. Crosby, and Arthur Hor n
blow, jr., will take place tomorrow
and will be solemnized very quietly
at View Tree Farm, the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Crosby at Warrenton,
Va. The Rev. Paul-D. Bowden, rec
tor Of st. Pauls Episcopal Church,
will officiate.
Miss Lydia Loring- has returned
from Canada and joined Mrs. r. B.
Loring at their new house, 1854 N
street.
Major r. Fl. Fletcher entertained
seven at dinner tonight on the New
willard roof.
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Mrs. Frederick Bugher will sail
October 8 for Europe to remain sew
erar weeks.
John r. Wilkins has returned to
Washington after passing several
weeks at White Sulphur Springs
with Mrs. Wilkins, who has gone 20
Breton Woods, N. H.
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WOMAN, 101 YEARS OLD,
HAS FAMILY OF 1872

NEW YORK. Sept. s:-Mrs. Han
nan Eldred celebrated her one hun
dred and first birthday at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Maria Mott,
of No. 173 South Grand Boulevard,
Baldwin, l.. I. She was born in
Oceanside, L. l., and has lived on
the south shore Of Long Island all
her life
Mrs. Eldred has 1872 living descend
ants, comprised in five generations.
Her family has been called the
worlds largest. She was married to
Israel Eldred when very young. She
gave birth to twelve children, five
or whom are alive and attended her
birthday party.
Mrs. Eldred's health is very good.
and she looks much younger than
she is.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-08
NEED SHOWN FOR NEW
POLICE COURT JUDGE

An additional Judge In Police
Court is urgently needed, Frank III.
Stephens, District Corporation
Counsel. declares In his annual re-
port submitted to the District Com
missioners yesterday.
There Is much complaint over
the delay in bringing to trial per-
sons arrested for violation OF the
Volstead and the gaming laws, most
of whom demand jury trials" the re-
port says, Traffic violations also
take up much time of the court"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-08
OHIO TOWN CANCELS
FISHERS LEAGUE SPEECH

SALEM, Ohio. Sept. 8.-Prof. Irv-
ing Fisher, Yale economist and lee
turer for the League Of Nations AS
ISOLATION Of New York, will not
speak in Salem.
The Salem committee wired Prof.
Fisher canceling his engagement for
Sunday night because, they Informed
him, OF adverse sentiment created
here by Fishers alleged recent state
ment that the late President Harding
favored the league of nations. but
did not dare make his personal views
public.
Withholding of such q statement
credited to Harding until after his
death caused opposition to Fishers
plans to speak here, the committee
advised the professor.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-08
GIRL SAVES MANS LIFE
BY LEAP IN RESERVOIR

NEW YORK, Sept. S.-Miss Viola
Glenon, twenty-five. of Hobokcn,
n. j., acted the part usually allotted
to the hero when she jumped into
the Central Park reservoir and
saved the life of William johnson,
who had attempted suicide by slash
ing his throat and leaping into the
water.
Holding him up by the hair, Miss
Glenon cried for help. Several went
TO her assistance and hauled John
son out. He was treated at the
Knickerbocker Hospital. He said
he had no home
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Fines Dad for Bows Offense.

AUDUBON. N. j.. Sept. s.
Elmer D. Cox. Of Camden, who
permitted his son to drive his car
without a license. was fined S75
and costs by Justice of the Peace
White. Marvin f. Cox, the son,
had been arrested when his car
crashed into the rear of another
machine on White Horse Pike
Alonzo Smith. of Camden, the other
driver. was also fined $40 for reck.
less driving.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-08
L0ngsO0rths Returning
After Summer Abroad.

Congressman and Mrs. Nicholas
Longworth, who have been abroad
since early in July, will sail for
this country on. September IS.
-
Mrs. J. Borden Hartman is ex-
pected to return early in October
from Europe, where she has been
spending the summer. She is at
present in Switzerland.
-
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Amory, who
have been in the Berkshires, are in
New York and have taken an apart
ment at the Ambassador Hotel.
Mrs Amory was one Of the Mum
girls, daughter of the late Mrs.
Charles A Mum, of Washington,
and a sister of Charles A. Mum.
jr., who married Miss Mary Astor
Paul, and Of Gurnee Mum, who
married Miss Marie Louise Wanna.
maker. Earlier in the season, Mr..
and Mrs. Amory toured the West
with Mrs. Raymond T. Baker.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Wade Ellis will be
hosts to four at dinner tonight on
the New Willard roof.
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Former Senator Hoke Smith re-
turned last night to his apartments
in the Shoreham from Atlantic City,
where he addressed the National
Council of Travelling Salesmen's AS
ISOLATION.
DIR. V. de Sokolowski, Of the Polish
legation, who sailed last month for
Europe, is in Paris.
Captain Ferrar, Of the Spanish en-
bassy, was a luncheon host at the
Shoreham yesterday. t.
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GOV. HARRINGTON HURT
WHEN AUTO OVERTURNS

HONOLULU, Sept. 8.-Gov Wal
lace r. Harrington narrowly es-
capped death when the automobile
in which he was en- route to visit
the Boy Scout camp at the end of
the island, skidded on the Waialua
h4H highway and overturned, it was
revealed here today.
The governor escaped serious in
jury.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-08
Golden Rule" Sheriff Slain.

PETOSKEY, Mich, Sept. g.
Will Purple, known as the Golden
Rule" sheriff of Emmett county, is
dead, and Joseph Grosskopf, a
farmer, is reported near death in a
local hospital. as the result OF a
gun duel on Grosskopf's farm near
the Wequetonsing golf links near
here. Purple went to Grosskopr's
farm to serve a replevin on an auto
mobile owned by the farmer.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-08
RUSSIA EXPECTS TO HAVE
MUCH GRAIN FOR EXPORT

MOSCOW, Sept. 8.-As the har.
vest Is near completion, estimates
based on already known yields, in
dictate that Russia will have
approximately $4,000 900 bushels
of grain from the 1923 crop avail
abe for export.
In addition, according 10 the
Trade and Industrial Gazette, there
still are on hand approximately
so, 900. 900 bushels from the 1922
crop, or 215, 100000 bushels in ALL
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Diplomat Feted
By Associates.

r. Henry Norweb, who Is sailing
In a few days to take up his new
duties as secretary of the Ameri.
can embassy in Tokyo. was the
honor guest at a dinner given last
night at the Metropolitan Club by
group Of his associates in the
State Department. The hosts were
ron Hofer. Richard Southgate. Ar
thur Bliss Lane. Benjamin Thaw,
IT.. F. J. McFadden. Frederick
Simpich, s. Pinkney Tuck. Norman
Armour and Stanley Hawkes..
DR.. Gerry Morgan has returned
to Washington after a motor trip
to Poland Springs, Me-. with Mrs.
Morgan and Miss Myra Morgan.
Mrs. Morgan and Miss Morgan are
at Hideaway, their summer home
in New Hampshire. for the present.
s.
Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest F.. Vrooman
have returned to Washington after
spending some time with friends in
the White Mountains and visiting
their son-in-law and daughter. Capt.
and Mrs. Allison Scott. in the Po-
como Mountains. Mrs. Isabel Jacobs
gave a dinner in their honor at the
Lake Tarleton Club. Pike. N. H.
and while they were away they
were also guests at delightful
luncheon given by judge and Mrs.
George F.. Morris at the Old Con-
stitution House, Windsor. VT.
s..
Mr.. and Mrs. William l.. Taggart
will spend the last part Of the
month In Atlantic CitV NJ T. Mrs
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-08
Golfers Sailing Soon
For Chilean Post.

DIR. William Miller Collier, Amer
lean Ambassador to Chile. and Mrs
Collier, who are at the Willard for
a few days. will return to New
York on Tuesday or Wednesday and
will sail on Saturday on the s. S.
Pan American for Buenos Ayres
They will make their way to Chile
by rail across the Andes.
3
The marriage of Miss Juliette
Crosby, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-08

WHO are the Powers
w Behind the Throne"
in Washington? Sem
ators? Representatives ?
Not at all. The correct
answer is 1.-THE Society
Editors" Four women,
conducting the society
columns of Washing
toms newspapers, have
stored away in their
heads more potential
health-wrecking infor-
nation on Washington
fam miles and family
skeletons than their ac-
tive brother newspaper
workers could turn up
with a plow. But despite
all this knowledge of
things that would rock
the Capitol itself, they
are 'square-shooters,"
re t a lining licences,
telling no tales unfairly,
sorting the news from
mere gossip. All four
are introduced to you
in picture and story in.
tomorrow's Herald.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-08
Nicaraguan Supreme Court
Justice Visiting Here.

The Minister of Nicaragua and
Nine. Chamorro have as their
guests for a few days the vice
president of the supreme court
of Nicaragua, DIR. Santos Flores,
and Mr.. Lacago and his daughter,
Miss Maria Lacago, Of Managua,
Nicaragua.
The Polish minister, DIR. Ladislas
Wroblewski, was host at a dinner
party of six at the Shoreham last
evening.
During the absence of the minis
ter Of Portugal, Viscount d'Alte,
who sailed today to spend several
months in England and Portugal.
the diplomatic interests Of Portugal
will be in the hands OF Mendez Leal
as charge d'affaires. Mr.. Leal ar.
rived in Washington a month or
six weeks ago to be secretary of the
an apartment at Wardman Park
Hotel.
The charge d'affaires Of France,
Andre de Laboulaye, accompanied
by the military attache of the
French embassy, Brig. Gen. George
A. l.. Dumont. returned to Wash.
ington yesterday from New York,
where they went to attend the cole
bration Of LafayetteMarne day, on
Governors Island.
General Dumont received word
Of his promotion from the rank OF
colonel to that Of brigadier general
OH his return from New York.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-08

WHILE you may have
W been wishing your
self a bricklayer, able to
earn $18 a day, hum
dreds of young men
have started out to
MAKE themselves brick
layers. Practical work
in schools directed by
the Federal Board Of
Vocational Training, CO.
operating with unions,
is turning out efficient
workers. A good story,
with pictures, in tomor-'
rows Herald.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-08

A MOTHER interesting
"A report from the un-
official Cong ressional
commission, sent to Rus
STA by the Hearst news
papers, comes from Mos
cow this week. Rep
resentative James A.
Frear and Senator Will
liam H. King find a re-
markable national spirit
pervading Poland and
the land of the Soviet.
Both are good observers,
seeing clearly, writing
interestingly. Tomor-
row.
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K K K

MIR. DOOLEY, taEka-
AVA tive gentleman of
many ideas, who recent
ly joined The Herald's
family circle of humor-
lists, has a few COM
ments this Sunday on
the "short-term mar
riage contracts" "Most
of the OF married men
l know treat their wives
like a rockin'- chair-a
great com fort whin
they're tired, but apt to
be in the way at other
times he OBJ s erve s. i.
From that point to the
curtain, it's a good
healthy chuckle. In to- /
morrow's Herald.
The Sunday Editor.
~FS51e-S2 ,a%E00IA
Gle IbW 16R ftrdh
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ystery-
!

Continued from Page -
in California. Read his
story tomorrow in the
March Of Events section
of The Herald.
K x x
RERNHARDTS poetic
y ''last letter" to her
lover Sardou gives you
Sarah's own definition
of love. Love is a vase,
which, when it is flawed
by heat or violence, or
even by accident, may
as well be broken at
once. We can never trust
it after that. The more
shapely and decorative
it was, the more con-
WINGED are we on dis
corning the hopelessness
of restoring It to It's.
one-ti1ne state" Any
one who has written or
received a 'slast love
letter" will recognize
that Sarah did a good
job. Tomorrow.
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Mr.. and Mrs. William l.. Taggart
will spend the last part Of the
month in Atlantic City, N. ]. Mrs.
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Captain Ferrar, of the Spanish en-
bassy, was a luncheon host at the
Shoreham yesterday. t.
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Notes of Art and Artists

in his best manner. Here in a CEN
trail position hangs Daniel Garber's
decorative landscape, "Sycamores."
f1anked by charming child portraits
Henri. Here. too. are Ellen Emmet
Rand's impressive and spirited por-
trait Of Donald T. Warner Leopold
Seynerts portrait of the late John
G. johnson, esq, and Ralph Clark
sons mastery full-length portrait of
Edward E. Aver. esq, lent by the
Newberry Library of Chicago.
OF a'curious type is a figure paint
ing by Abram Poole entitled, "Ninon."
which has the texture of oilcloth and
the appearance of chintz. Maurice
Il. Prendergast's Landscape with
prize, hangs opposite. and brings to
mind nothing other than an old fash
ioned hooked rug, or a composition in
cremel worsteds. 1t is an uneasy
at that, and one wonders.
But one .lmost always does wonder
at the decision of prize juries. Next
to the Prendergast hangs a painting
by Carl Rungius, Alaskan Moose" a
most interesting rendition compar-
able with the superb painting of
on the opposite side OF the hall.
Rungius also shows a western sub
ject. END of the Round-Up." broadly
painted after the manner Of our
southwestern Schooi.
1t is exceedingly gratifying to
Washingtonians to find Catherine
Carter Critcher of this city repre-
sented, not by one but several paint
ings in this great biennial, and that
her paintings of the Pueblo Indians
rank with the best shown. The first
that one meets on the circuit of the
exhibition is in gallery Z, and others
are found in gallery G.
Gallery f ends the series on the
east side. and a large and very hand
some figure composition by Cameron
Burnside. entitled La Toilette" has
been given the place of honor, ter
minating the long vista There is an
impressive figure painting In this
same little gallery, by w. Lester Ste
vens. a picture of "Rockport
Quarry" and a charmingly poetic
landscape. The Peach Orchard" by
A. MQlarsky. Felicie Waldo Howell
shows here a most complicated pic
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vanni Troccolis portrait of his
mother. On one of the panels oppo-
site the staircase Is to be founG In
prominent position Il characteristic
landscape, Maryland Meadows" by
William II. Holmes. the distinguish
ed director of the National Gallery
of Art and president of the Society
Of Washington Artists, with near IL
a beautiful piece of still life paint
ing, Iris" by Elsie Brooke Snow
den, also of this city. Not far DIS
tant to the left Is Charles Bittin-
gers finely rendered interior, the
great staircase hall of the Library
Of Congress-. Orlando Roulands
Poet Postman of Marblehead. Mas
sachusetts" Is q genial painting, ana
Marion Boyd Aliens portrait of Anna
Vaughan Hyatt now Mrs. Archer M.
Huntington, will attract attention on
account Of the celebrity of the sub
ject.
Jerry Farnsworth. another Wash
ington painter. is represented by 4
Portrait of Monsieur "" distinctive
in style, but inferior to the exhibit
which he made last season at the
Pennsylvania Academy.
There are a larger number or sub
ject pictures in this exhibition than
usual and less still life. There are
very many beautiful landscapes. full
of light and fresh harmonious color,
joyous works. In fact. from hrst 10
last 1t is an admirable collection ana
evidences the high standing to which
American artists today have attained
The exhibition will continue until
January 20. lLEILA MECHLlN'
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ture Of New York city painted from
Exchange place, the great buildings
which tower against the sky being
rendered with extraordinary detail.
Mrs. Bush Brown shows a little pic
ture of a Mother and Child" charm
ing in sentiment and sympatheticaliy
rendered, and among the little pic
lures "A Group Of Bathers," by Mar
tha Walter, recommends itself
through Its colorful quality and spon-
taneity.
Undoubtedly the public will be be-
paiasns wiiasIse BY yenttley tu'nsn nas
which is in gallery F. for it has
every appearance of q puzzle pic
ture and brings to mind the comic
skits staged in vaudeville. But after
all 1t does one good to have shock
why.
Richard S. Meryman has the place
of honor in this gallery with large
painting entitled ALTERATIONS"
mother and child. the adoring grand
father in priestly robes and q guar
1t Of his master. Abbott Thayer. and
evidencing not only skill put exalted
aspiration. At the east end If this
gallery Is iound Dimes Carlsen's mas
terly still life, "Flemish Tapestry"
very similar in the manner OF rem
dition to the work of his distin-
guished father. and yet quite his
own-a masterpiece among master
pieces. Here also Is Ernest L. Blu
menschein's enigmatical painting en-
titled Superstition" and Walter
Ufer's we'll known work, sleep"
Among the younger painters Mar
garet Fitzhugh Browne exhibits for
the first time an engaging and I'M
pressive painting entitled, "The Art
Students" an excellent characterize
ton. Old Washingtonians will be
interested to know that Miss Browne
is Il great-granddaught of the late
Gen. and Mrs Maynadier of this city.
Louise Lyons Heustis The Sea Cap
tain's Children" lacks in continuity as
composition but shows exquisite
painting in the children's heads.
Everett Warmers one contribution is
displayed in this gallery. nocturne
entitled The Middle Watch" a great
steamer at a city dock. Burtis Bak-
er's Arrangement in Black and
Gold" a portrait of Elizabeth Chase,
Is here also.
In gallery G hang side by side
figure painting by John S. Sargent,
Girl in White Muslin Dress" done
many years ago. and little figure.
The Artist" by Thomas w. Dewing.
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very subtle and suggestive; and a
recent portrait entitled The Young
Mother" by Helen NJ. Turner. which
dares comparison with the strongest
and the best. In this gallery rep
resentative example of the work of
Maurice Sterne, one of the leading
modernists, Is found. 1t is entitled
Feast in Ball." is very brown in
tone. and not. after all. shockingly
ultra
Gallery H has Hawthorne's prize
striking and dignifed portrait Of
Henry Howard Houston Woodward
of the Lafayette Flying Corps, an
amusing portrait of street gamin
The Three Musketeers." by F. Luis
Mora; Charles Hopkinson's lately
painted portrait of the Secretary Of
State; a picture of the Canadian
Rockies. by Frederick ]. Waugh, best
known for his sea paintings su-
perb work: Benson's wild Geese; a
fascinating. wood interior. The Ar
tist Sketching," by John S. Sargent:
a little landscape somewhat in the
Davies spirit, by Marjorie Phillips;
flower painting by Mathilde NJ.
Leisenring: portrait of Childe Has
sam. by Albert belmont Smith, and
Uncle Randolph JONES'" colored
carriage driver, painted by Wayman
Adams in this city, to name but q
few.
In gallery 1 winter wood interior.
birch trees, "Maidens of the Forest" !"
by Jonas Lie, calls instant attention
by its unusual merit, as does also
Paulette Van Roekens' admirable
still life, "Satsuma Rose Jar and
Gala Lilies" Here is mastery
landscape by Ben Foster and Henry
McCarter's weird and unpleasant
painting entitled MEMS Gods" Here,
too, are two exquisite landscapes by
willard l.. Metcalf. The Breath of
Spring" and THE Open Stream in
Winter: an extraordinarily spirited
work by Henry B Smell, entitled THE
Rum Runner" and Augustus Vincent
Tack's lately painted portrait of
Elihu Root. besides Will 5. Robin
sons exQuisitely painted landscape
entitled June" a beautiful compost
ton, in which blossoming laurel is
the chief factor. and others.
There are a hundred more pictures
in this exhibition than in that held
two years ago, with the result that a
good many have been placed in the
atrium. and herein one finds not the
left-overs, but some of the best. For
instance, 1t is in the atrium that
Burtis Bakers portrait of Gen. Le-
jeune is hung. One finds here Clio
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EX-POSTMASTER JAILED.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND, Va, December 15.-
Judge d. Lawrence Groner. in the
United States district court, has SEN
fenced j. II. johnson, formerly post
master at Quinton, New Kent county,
to seven months in jail here.
johnson confessed to the embezzle-
ment of $2,3S5 Of the funds in his care,
and he has already entered on the serv-
ice OF his term
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VfRGINlAN DROPS DEAD.
sr,ciai pIsp..eh to The Star

Sracial Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Nd, December 15.-
Harry ID. Moffett Of Richmond. Va, a
special inspector for the commissioner
OF labor Of that city. dropped dead while
working on his auto on the Frederick
road, near Loudon Park cemetery to-
day. His death Is attributed to heart
Evening star., 1923-12-16

trouble. Mr.. Moffett had motored from
Washington with M. X. j. Lyons. as