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Evening star., 1924-06-27
ROCKVILLE.

ROCKVILLE. Md, June 27 (Spe-
cia?.-lsaac n. Staub, lifelong resi-
dent of Poolesville district this
county, died on Tuesday in a RaItia
more hospital, aged sixty-five D~arS Da
ne mad been an invalid for several
years and his death was not uney
pected. Surviving him are his wife.
Formerly Miss Brurer of the Pooles
t,h., i,ae neigaborhood, and four sons
mares, William and Ayler Staub Of
ashlngton and George Stauhs Of
tnlS county. The funeral took place
Yesterday morning from the family
IeSioence, the services being con-
Quoted by Rev. j. W. Lowden. pastor
OF the Presbyterian Church at Darnes-
town. Burial was in the cemetery
at BeallsviIle
Licenses have been issued by the
clerk OF the circuit court here for
the marriage of Edward j. Davidson
twenty eight years old, and Miss
Elizabeth ]. Hammond, twenty-five.
both of Washington. and James G.
Marr, tWenty-one, and Miss Ivis II
Gooding, eighteen, both of Illewood,
Va
The work Of piking the four miles
OF unimproved road between Wash
1Dgton and Frederick, by way of
ClarksburG and Hyattstown. this
county, has been started at Clarks-
burg. and at least three miles of
stretch are expected to be completed
within the next few months Not
wlthstanding that the distance be-
tween Washington and Frederick by
way of Clarksburg and Hyattstown
is about eleven miles shorter than
the route by way of Ridgeville, the
longer route is virtually always used
by motorists and others because of
the bad condition of the four miles
of unimproved road between Clarks-
burg and the Frederick County line.
but when the four-mile link is COM
pleted ii will give q fine road all the
way from the National Capital to
Frederick. which is expected to be
used almost exclusively by persons
travelling between the two places.
Following a long illness, James H.
Windsor, for twenty-five years a resi-
dent of Potomac District, this county,
died Wednesday night at the home of
his son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. William H. kenney, near the
Congr gressional Club, aged ninety-two
Evening star., 1924-06-27
Men Stage Mock Wedding.
.ial Dispatch to The Star.

Spec1kI DMp9tch 70 The St1f.
MOUNT RAINIER, Nd, June 81
Men Of the Christian Church Bible
school staged a wedding Wednesday
night, on a challenge of the woman
members. Miles f. Bailey, in a dress
OF white satin, posing as the bride:
Starr NJ. Gibbs was bridegroom, and
J. r. Venning maid Of honor. T. c.
Webb was the rejected suitor, who
objected to the wedding
Evening star., 1924-06-27
GIRL IN CUSTODY SAYS
FATHER Is MILLIONAIRE
Refuses Name and Address in Can.
ada, However-Richmond, Va,
Police at Sea.

Special Dispatch to The Star
RICHMOND, Va. June 27.-Miss
Katharine La Porte. claiming to be
the daughter Of millionaire lumber
man in Canada. and hotel man, is in
the custody of Henrico County police.
She declines to give the name and ad-
dress of her parents. but gave the
name OF an aunt. Mrs. Ray Darling
of Brockton, Mass, and tried to COM
municate with her by telephone.
The young woman applied to a hos
pital for work as a nurse. claiming
she had served some time at the
Kings Park Hospital, Long Island.
She worked several days DR.. j. B.
Blaisdall OF the Long Island Hospital
he had never heard of her Miss La
Porte said she ran away from school
and sold her automobile. furs, and
other yaluables
Evening star., 1924-06-27
Railway Conductor 81 Years.

Special Dispatch TO The Sta.
RICHMOND, Va, June 2T,--Capt.
James r. Bailey has just completed
his ffty-frst year as Chesapeake
and Ohio railroad conductor. Forty
r"a~T Of .'.'' eervice has been on the
division o. the road between this
4. go. -. Point
Evening star., 1924-06-27

pineapples from Havana, according
to DR.. Charles E. Prince. government
entomologist for the port Three
banana cargoes discharged here
weekly add to his collection, said DY.
Prince
Evening star., 1924-06-27

The United States Army has per-
fected mask effective against all
poison gases, including carbon mon
oxide
Evening star., 1924-06-27
BARES INSECT INVADERS.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, June 27.-A rare col.
lection Of tropical insects, many of
them poisonous, is being brought to
Evening star., 1924-06-27

sent to the Agriculture Department
In washington to be examined and
classified.
Evening star., 1924-06-27

In every cargo. DR.. Prince finds
many queer spiders, beetles. ants
and bugs. They are captured and
Evening star., 1924-01-16

$500 English Ail-wooi Full
fashioned Stockings-fawn color.
Inos with hand embroidered
clox.
$3.50 English SILK and Wool
Stockings, vertical stripe pat
terns, two.tone eoiorinos; black,
camel, eordovan or gray with
white.
$500 Domestic silk and Wool
Stocklna0, some fuil.fashicned,
plain or drop stitch weave, fawn
or two tone eelorln0s, black, gray
or cordovan with white.
Evening star., 1924-01-16
APPEAL FOR CHILDREN.

Mothers OF Washington were ap-
pealed to yesterday by the committee
working for the fatherless children
of Greece ito do something for these
bruised and broken little bits of hu-
manity who, at their tender age. are
being denied the Joy and sweetness Of
life so essential to the future citizen
of any nation"
Headquarters for this relief work
is located at 1922 II street north
west. Every day from 10 until IL
o'clock, women under the direction
of Nine. Tsamados. wife of the Greek
charge here. and her assistants meet
to sew on garments for these little
children. Articles of clothing and
money also are received here. Five
dollars a month means the life of a
child, according to the committee.
Groups of ten each are pledging
themselves to so cents a month, while
others are coming in one day a week
to help on the garments.
Evening star., 1924-01-16
HAHERTY NAMED
DEBATE ADVISER
Will Aid Freshmen at Washington
College of, Law-Card
Party Planned.

Thomas A. Faherty has just been
appointed faculty adviser for fresh
man class debates at the Washington
College of Law. Mr.. Flaherty an
nounces that the first of the series
under his dictatorship will be de-
bate at the college next Friday night
on the subject. Resolved, That the
immigration Laws of the United
States Should be More, Stringent"
The affirmative team, will be COM
posed OF J. B. Corridor. Harry II.
Wolf and Joseph NJ. Mills. The mega
tive of the question will be taken by
Louis Messenger, Miss Mary w. Can
non and Miss Mary Cunningham.
Another discussion to be held SIM
ultaneously Will be the. question of
The Income Tax Law" This discus
sion will be led by Miss Mabel NJ.
owen and Maurice II. Malone and Will
be participated In by the legal sec
ton Of the Alumni Association. Miss
Laura NJ. Berrien will preside at the
meeting. William B. Gilmore Will
talk on the tax from the viewpoint Of
the government and Miss Olive
Beatty will discuss 1t from the stand
point of the taxpayer. Miss Beatty
Will also talk on practice and pro-
cedure regarding the income tax at
Next Tuesday night the first class
will be held in the series of special
lectures on practical Essentials of
business Law" the short course for
Washington business men and women.
who wish to secure fundamental
knowledge of legal proceedings neces-
sary in the business world. There
have already been more than sutii-
Client registrations to start the class
and the pospects are that it will De
an unusually popular course. Miss
Elizabeth Harris. dean of the college;
Edwin y. MooerS, professor of law at
the college: and William Clark Tay-
lor, manager of the Fidelity Savings
Bank. will give the lectures. The
classes meet at the college Tuesday
ard Thurs lay NIGHTS promptly at s
o'clock and last for one hour. The
last class Will be held on February oI
Miss Emma Gillette has announced
that benefit card party will be given
January &c for the endowment fund
of the college. 1t will be under the
auspices of the Alumni Association
Students participating in the moot
court" trials Wednesday included:
Miss Jennie o. Berliner, Miss Mary
Rock, F. S. Bellah. Clark Bettinger,
Evening star., 1924-01-16
CHINA CODES OF LAW
THEME OF ADDRESS
Miss Viola Smith Outlines Methods
Of Conducting Trials in
Shanghai.
TALKS TO WOMAN LAWYERS
Bar Association to Elect Officers
at Next Meeting.

Legal procedure, the manner of con-
ducting trials and the methods Of ap-
plying the various codes of law In
Shanghai. China. were described by
Miss Viola Smith, assistant trade COM
missioner at Shanghai, for the De-
partment of Commerce, before the
Women's Bar Association, at the Col
lege Women's Club last evening.
Miss Smith said that the city is
divided into three distinct sections.
rhe International. the French and the
Chinese. each with It's own peculiar
court. The Chinese court has juris-
diction over the district inhabited
largely by orientals: the French ex-
ercise control over the court in It's
sector, while the international court,
which is now presided over by an
American and is made up OF Japanese
French. Swedish, American and other
subjects. tries all offenses commit
ted by foreigners.
No Trials by Jury.
The speaker explained that while
there are no trials by jury in Shang-
final with no appeal to higher court,
the system seems to work satisfac-
torily. Miss Smith said there are
forty-four law firms in Shanghai and
II american ASSOClallOH, ana
that there are about 1900 Americans.
$500 Of whom are women, numbered
among the population.
The trade mark and patent laws.
methods of cunning employed by the
interpreters and prison conditions
were outlined by the trade commits
sioner. She said the American prison
there, is the scene of frequent jail
breaks. which are made easy OF ac-
complishment owing to the fiimsy
construction of the building.
Announces Annunl Election.
Miss Helen Jamison, president OF
the association. announced that at
the next meeting the annual election
OF officers would be held. Miss Marga-
ret Kelly, Miss Fannie Peter an Miss
Laura Mason were admitted to MEM
bership.
Evening star., 1924-01-16
P. R. PULLMAN ESTATE
MOSTLY LIBERTY BONDS
Father of Late Superintendent OF
Police Had Invested $4,000.
T. C. Thomas Leaves $1O3, 200.

Peter r. Pullman. father Of the late
Raymond Pullman, superintendent OF
police, left an estate composed mostly
of liberty bonds. He had $4,000 in
vested in these war securities. The
other estate valued at $1,000. At
torney Rlnggold Hart appears for
the widow. Mrs. Lille A. Pullman,
who is sole beneficiary of the estate.
T. c. Thomas. who died November
% last. left a personal estate OF S10a..-
200. including stocks $4,000; mort
gage notes, s60.200, and liberty bonds,
$4,000. He also owned a house in
Cincinnati. Ohio. the value Of which
is not given. He is survived by two
daughters. Harriet n. Smith and
Helen ]. Thomas. both residing at
Pasadena, Calf. Attorney E. H. Nc
Lachlen represents the estate.
1t is a wise farmer who knows his
condition after 1t has been explained
by the politicians.
Evening star., 1924-01-16

component part of the Bell telephone
system, Charles G. Dubois told the
Washington Telephone Society Monday
night at its meeting at the City Club.
In introducing President Dubois. A
E. Berry. president Of the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Company. at
tributed the stupendous success of
the Bell system to its policy of let
ting the public know the truth about
its operations.
I'VE have no skeletons in our
closet. We want the people to know
about US and our business" In fact
he continued, I'VE are doing every
thing in our power to bring this con-
dition about"
Evening star., 1924-01-16
ROBS HIS BENEFACTOR.
"Hard Luck Man." Befriended
Flees With $50 in Cash,

William Cohen, PIT John Marshall
place northwest. heard a hard luck
story from young man he met on
the street late yesterday afternoon
and proceeded to be a good samari-
tan. He fed him and gave him a
bed to sleep in.
Now Cohen wants the police to
arrest his guest. This morning
about 2:30 o'clock Cohen was awak-
Evening star., 1924-01-16
PLAN THRIFT PROGRAM.

A Thrift" program will be pre-
sented at the regular monthly meet
ing Of the Parent-Teachers' Associa-
ton Of the Slater-Langston School
tomorrow evening at o'clock. The
speakers will be Miss c. c. Brawner
and Rev. Charles Z. Stewart, pastor
of the Metropolitan A NJ E Church.
Evening star., 1924-01-16

S. f. Blackham. Miss kathryn Bon
ner, W. ]. Holbrook, Miss Julia Hall
ameck. D. w. Broderick, c. w. Peck
ham, Paul ]. Sedgewick, C. II. Reilly.
John d. Bradley. Lydia Nickle. ]. Y.
Blakely L. F. Giangrande, H E. Nc
Ghee. Charles A. Whalen and w. B.
Manter.
Evening star., 1924-01-16
GROWTH
DESCRIBED TO CLUB
Society Hears President of West
ern Electric Company at
City Club.

The phenomenal growth of the tele-
phone from less than 100000. instru-
ments in 1900 to 100000 in 1923
could not have been accomplished
without such an organization as the
Western Electric Company forming
Evening star., 1924-01-16

ened and his first thought was of
his lodger. Looking about the room,
he quickly discovered the man had
departed, and n further examination
of the room disclosed the loss Of $50.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-15
|329 MISSISSIPPI BANKS PROSPER
Thriftiness Of People Seen In
 Increase Of Saving . Accounts -s

JACKSON, Mis-, March 14.-(Spe- cial. )-That the 329 state banks of Mis- sissippi are in sound financial condi- tion is reflected in the following state ment issued by James s. Love, state su- perintendent of banks:
 The total resource of S22 state banks on December %, 1922, were $166, SOL 375.91, as against $178.083. .700.9S, to- tai resources of 329 banks on Decem! Der 31, 1923, showing an increase of $11, ,2S2, ,325.O4.
 The capital, surplus and undivided profits on December %, 1922, totaled $21 ,302, ,991 .45, while the capital, sur plus and undivided profits as shown on December 31, 1923, totaled $20643,- 738.27.
 The difference is largely in the un- divided profits accounts, this account having decreased from $2,760, ,401. .S9 in 1922, to $1,S11, ,333.45 in 1923. or a difference of $949, ,O6S.44.
 The total deposits in 1922 were $140,- 474, 4,966.37, as against $149, ,635 ,O50.35 in 1923, an increase in the year of $9, ,150,984. This increase is largely in savings, the savings deposits and cer- tificates of savings having increased during the year S,720, ,270, showing a disposition of the people of Mississippi to produce thrift and deposit their say ings in state banks on interest.
 The total loans of state banks
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-15
FEBRUARY COTTON
 CONSUMPTION GAINS
1,578,332 In Consuming Estab-
 lishments. Report Shows

WASHINGTON, March 4.-Cotton consumed during February totaled 6O7, S67 bales of lint and 41.69S of linters, compared with 576,644 of lint and 40,6S1 of linters in January this year, and 566, ,8O5 of lint and 47,396 of linters in February last year, the census bureau announced today.
 Cotton on hand February 29 was re- ported as follows:
 In consuming establishments, 1,57S,- PIP bales of lint and 123,O99 of linters, compared with 1,633, 1892 of lint and 120,- 034 of linters on January 31 this year. and 2,020, 300 of lint and 157,533 on February 28 last year.
 In public storage and at congresses, 2,4S5, ,009 bales of lint and s7,742 of lint CTS on January 31 this year, and g. S03, BOA of lint and 45,032 of linters on February 2S last year.
 Imports in February totaled 4S,601 bales, compared with 47,693 in January this year, and 66,329 in February last year.
 Exports totaled 4s2, 2,146 bales. includ- ing 12,275 bales of linters, compared with 546.2S5, including 7,263 of linters in January this year. and 359 ,657, in- cluding 4,925 of linters in February last year.
 Cotton spindles active during Feb ruary numbered 32,683,7 compared with 33, ,339 ,806 in January this year and 35. 304 ,423 in February last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-15
DEkALB KILLING CASES TOBE TRIED
Seven Mountaineers Face Charges Of Conspiracy To
 Resist Official
(GADSDEN BUREAU)

GADSDEN, Ala, March 14.-Seven DeKalb county mountaineers, Houston Riddle, Bob Jones, Jasper Jones, Flu gene Browder, Sam Burton, Newt New berry and w. A. Workman, will be given preliminary hearing before U. $. Commissioner Pickard here Saturday morning on charges of conspiracy in connection with the killing of J. F. De Jarnette near Henegar. three weeks ago. Bob Jones and Riddle are held on charges of conspiring to resist For to obstruct an officer of the United States in the discharge of his duty and con- spring to injure an officer of the fed under the latter charge. It is under stood that all of them will offer alibis as their sole defense.
 Plan Scout Council-Preliminari in the formation of Boy Scout coun- cil for Etowah county were taken Fri day at a meeting of committee ap- pointed for the purpose. A subcommit- tee composed of W. F. Gwin, W. NJ. Wilson, C. W. Vance and C. w.. Shep- herd was named to nominate an, execu- tive board and council officer and com mittees. The council will be made up of citizens of Gadsden, Attalla and Alabama City.
 Hens Make Records-Reports from two of the poultry demonstrations be- ing conducted in Etowah county by Auburn experts were received Friday. Mrs. Mary Myrick reported that she is getting 45 eggs daily from 90 Plymouth Rock hens since adopting scientific methods of feeding and housing. Mrs. Cranford street reported an average of 90 eggs from 120 hens. The records are being made in the dead of winter.
 MusgrOve Carries Etowah-L. B. Musgroye carried Etowah county in Tuesdays primary by II majority over Senator Oscar W. Underwood. accord. ing to the official county made by the county executive committee Friday afternoon. Musgrove received 1,121 votes Underwood, 1,107. and Dinsmore 92. It is reported that Musgrove's ma jority in Cherokee county was 34.
 Youth Buried-Aubrey, 14-year-olC son of Dr. A. l.. Clayton, was buried at Steele Friday afternoon following 1 funeral services at 2 o'clock. Death which occurred Thursday afternoon was due to pneumonia.
 Visitors Speak-Dr. c. E. Purcell O l Chattanooga. secretary of mems worl I for the Southern Presbyterian church | and Rev. Moffett of Birmingham wer, the principal speakers at the meetin, of the laymen's club of the First Pres byterian church Friday night.
 Bishop To Speak-Bishop Coadjuto W. G. Mcdowell of the Alabama dio cese will preach and confirm a clas at the Church of the Holy ComforteI here Sunday morning.
 Plan Ceremonial-Prepara ar, already under way for big ceremonial to be staged here April 24 by Fesdan Palace of Birmingham and Fashod, Palace of Gadsden, Pilgrim Knights O Oriental Splendor, more than POO can didates being promised for initiation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-15
STEVENSON''S KIN
 SEEKS DEPORTATION
Sought Literary Fame Here, As
 Did His Cousin

NEW YORK. March 14.-Broken in health and impoverished, Robert Will son Stevenson, second cousin of K. l.. Stevenson. today lay on a cot in Ellis Island hospital. faced with the wreck of the hope for literary success which brought him to this country II months ago and awaited with i'm patience his deportation Saturday to Scotland on the liner Assyria.
 A painter and a poet. Stevenson came to this country as assteerage passenger in December. 1922, as his famous rela- tive had 43 years before and set out to find health at a relatives ranch in GuerneEille. Cal, hoping also to find something of the literary success which R L. S had found on his two visits to America.
 III health, disappointment over his literary failures. and bitterness because of laws which he thought infringed on his personal liberties resulted in his re- questing deportation and last week, in San Francisco, warrant issued, marked "lilely to become public charge" v
 California he wrote recently to a friend, was really no place for me. The laws of the state are far too ab- surd. I am not an angel by any means, but I think I can live far better than many of those who fain would call themselves so.
 When the press asked me what l thought of San Francisco, I told them when I was what it's inward purity was like then could I talk of its out ward glory The devil can't live in Scotland, because he can only get a pickins' here and there, but when he comes to California, he'll bust"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-15
DOINGS OF DAY
 uIN WASHINGTON

The House decided to vote next Tues day on the sodiers' bonus bill.
 Secretary Work proposed legislation to encourage new reclamation proj- ects.
 Inquiry into operations of the bureau of internal revenue was begun before Senate committee.
 Western live stock producers asked the interstate commerce commission for lower freight rates.
 The Senate adopted a resolution broadening the powers of the Daugh- erty investigating committee.
 The Senate oil committee postponed it's hearings until next Tuesday on account of the illness of Senator Walsh.
 Curtis D. Wilbur of California was nominated to be secretary of the navy and Hugh Gibson to be minister to Switzerland.
 Senator Shipstead. farmer-labor, Min what the state department knows of the new French loan.
 Gaston E. Means told the Daugh- cry investigating committee a startling tale of corruption which he said had existed in the department of justice.
 An agreement was announced between the Washington and Ottawa govern ments for appointment of national com missions to assist the joint engineer ing board in planning for the St. Law Lakes deeper waterways oject
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-15
NORMAL GRADUATES Winter Term Exercises Held At Troy
 NOruna1

TROY. Ala, March 14.-(Special.) ) The graduation exercises for the win ter term were held in the auditorium of the State Normal school Friday morning. At that time fourteen seniors received diplomas. Several of these graduates have already accepted posi- tiops as teachers and will enter upon their duties at once.
 Fertilizer Offered-R. l.. Kinfi, cOun- ty farm agent is busy working with the normal schools in the county that are taking advantage of the free ferti- lizer proposition. offered by the Alabama Warehouse of Troy. The schools that have accepted the offer are: Banks, Josie. Oakgrove. Shellhorn. Shady Grover. Briar Hill and Rogers.
 To Hear Glee Club-It was an- nounced at the Kiwanis luncheon Thursday night by Gerald Henderson. the president, that the Auburn Glee club will give a concert in Troy We'd nesday. March 19, for the benefit of the Kiwanis fund for the playgrounds of the elementary school.
 Wins PriZe-AIrs. Lucas Fitts. wife of Troy's chief of police. won the twenty-five-dollar prize Friday, by talk ing the most people to the land auc- tion sale at Collegedale.
 Provide For A. E. A.-The State Normal school at Troy has decided to adjourn school Friday. April 4, in or der that all of the teachers may be free to attend the Alabama Educational association in Montgomery