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La Plata Charge, NJ. e. Churcl
South, Rev. H. Q. Burr, Pastor.
La Plata, 2nd Sunday, II a. m; 4tt
Sunday, leo p. IN.
Pisgah. LIST and Bird Sundays, II a. m
Dentsville, End and 4th Sundays,
p. m. 80
Bethel, 2nd Sunday, 7 p. m; Al
Sunday, IL q. m.
ChicamuxeH, 3rd Sunday, 3p. m.
Shiloh, 3rd Sunday, 7.3O p. m.
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Charles County Medical Society.

The Charles County Medical Society
will meet at Clark's restaurant, La
Plata, Wednesday, January 10Th, at
noon, for the purpose of electing OIL
GERS and transacting such other bust
ness as may be properly brought be-
fore it.
s. ]. FORT, NJ. D.,
Secretary.
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0lif-Beasley.

Mr.. Bonnie Lee Oliff and Miss Mamie
Elizabeth Beasley, both Of Richmond
county, Va, were married at the Meth
odist parsonage, this town, Tuesday Of
this week, Rev. Fl. Q. Burr, officiating.
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Durham Parish, Nanjemoy. Ser
vices at the Brick Church at II a. N.
on the first, third and fifth Sundays
in the month.
Services at st. James Chapel at IL
a. m. on the second and fourth Sun
DAYS in the month. Holy Communion
the first Sunday in the month.
REV. SETH A. MILLS,
Rector.
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When in need of letter heads, envel-
opes, bill heads, posters or any other
kind of job printing, call at this office.
Prompt attention given to all work.
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The Rev. VIM. Hirst Heigham. D. D..
rector. Telephone, La Plata 80.
Services for the first Sunday after
Epiphany, January 10.
7.45 "A. NJ, La Plata, Christ Church,
Holy Communion.
1OA. NJ, La Plata, Christ Church
Church School.
IL A. M, La Plata, Christ Church,
Morning Prayer and Sermon.
200 p. NJ, Waldorf. Saint Barna-
bas' Chapel, Church School.
800 r. M, Piney. Saint Paul's
Chapel, Evening Prayer and Sermon.
Every Thursday, 10 A. NJ, Christ
Church, La Plata, Holy Communion.
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Nanjemoy and Marbury Baptis
Churches, Rev. T. L. Scruggs, Pastor
Services at NaniemoY-P Preaching
LIST and 3rd Sundays, IL m. and : 2
m. Sunday School, 10 a. m, and 3
Y. p. U. every Sunday, Up. m. Prayer
Meeting O'Clock Thursday nights.
Services at Misunderstanding IN
and 4th Sundays, IL a m. and p. NJ
Sunday School, 10 a. m. and B. Y. T
U. every Sunday, p. m. Praye
meeting Wednesday nights.
The Church Of the Nazarene, Sunday
Jan. 13, preaching as follows
Chicamuxen at IL q. m.
Pisgah at 3 p m.
Indian Head at 7.30 p. m.
ID. W. SWEENEY, Pastor.
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Il you want to sell your farm, list it
with s. X. Burch, Hughesville, Md
adv.
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Shubert- BeIasco Theatre
Week Commencing Jan. 18th.
ONE WEEK ONLY

WAGENHALs & KEMPER PRESENT
The '.original" and Still the Worlds
Greatest Mystery Sensation
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For Sale.

Two 1922 Model 1-ton Truck Chassis
just the thing for wood hauling.
One 1921 Model Ford Touring Car.
Can be seen at George B. Lynch's ga
rage, La Plata.
]. A. WILMER,
12-7-4t. La Plata, Md.
The Washington times., 1924-06-28
DUNN BUYS CONNOLLY
FROM READING CLUB

NEWARK, N. J., June 2S.--Jack
Dunn announced today that he had
bought Tommy Connolly. outfielder.
outright from the Reading Keys.
The full price paid for Connolly,
according to Dunn, was $4,000.
Clarence Pitt was traded to Alb.
bolts club together with q money
consideration for Connolly. but Pitt
refused to report. Pitt has been
suspended by Dunn. 1t is believed
that he is at his home in the
Middle West.
Gossip also had It today in the
Oriole camp that George Stallings,
Rochester manager. was leaning
bit toward Jimmy Walsh; former
Oriole and recent manager Of Jer-
sey City. When Rochester was In
Baltimore last week Stallings, left
the club dbr one day and was re-
ported to have gone down South
to look over some likely material
for his slipping ball club. Stallings,
1t Is understood, was not down
South, but trying with Walsh in an
effort to bring him to the Tribe.
Just what Jimmy Is doing now or
where Is not known.
The Washington times., 1924-06-28
WEST VIRGINIA COACH
SIGNS FOR NEXT YEAR

Francis HI. Stadsvold, who
coached the successful basketball
team of the University Of West
Virginia last season, rounding out
q five-year service there, has signed
contract for next year. according
to tidings from Morgantown. His
action cleared UP some doubt that
he would not return to the uni
versity because Of press Of outside
business.
Stadsvold had one Of his best
teams at West Virginia last season,
the quintet capturing fourteen out
OF sixteen games and winning the
tri-State championship. After the
season it was understood that he
had received attractive offers from
several other colleges, but he
turned these down.
However, when he left Morgan
town, the former Minnesota star
was not certain that he would be
able to get another leave of alb.
sence from business. He IL still
suffering frbm injuries received In
practice game last winter, but
wrote that he expects soon to dis
card his cane.
The Washington times., 1924-06-28
STEAM shovel
WORKS ON
STADIUM
Mayor James RoIph, Jr..
Touches Lever Which Starts
$4,000 Plant

SAN FRANCISCO, June 2S.-San
Francisco's dream Of huge munic-
ipal stadium wherein all types Of
athletic contests can be staged -
about to be realized.
A steam shovel shimmying gro.
tesquely through the air and finally
brought into place beneath q huge
pile Of dirt became bit Of dynamic
energy at a touch Of the proper
lever by Mayor James Rolph, IT.. yes
terday afternoon and scooped the
first shovelfuI of dirt into wait.
ing truck driven by James Rolph
III, the Mayors son, thus starting
the work on the new $500. 900
municipal athletic stadium Ia Golden
Gate Park.
The athletic field, when completed.
win be known as the Kezar Memoir.
ial Stadium, in honor of the late
Mrs. Mary e. Kezar, who left q
beQuest Of 100000 to he used IN
the construction Of the field. The
total cost OF the stadium itself will
be $164,3OO.
When completed It win contain
seats for 10000 spectators with
room for $4,000 additional which
may be built at q small added cost.
A quarter mile track, with 22O-yard
straightaway; baseball diamond, TIVE
football fields, and pits for weight
tossers and jumpers win be the
first things completed. -Four tennis
courts, to be used for exhibition
and tournament purposes, will be
4NraT Ia nYwp 49,
stadium itself.
Full plans for the athletic field
to be constructed include q basket.
ball pavilion and twenty courts in
addition to the above. The pavilion
can also be used for indoor tennis
matches and viii seat 1000 people
when completed.
These latter projects win bring
the total cost Of the entire athletic
field to approximately $500, 900.
In addition to the $4,000 left By
Mrs. Kezar the Board of Supervisors
has awarded 100000 to the Park
Commissioners through q special ap.
preparation In the general fund for
the upkeep of parks. OF this
amount approximately $4,000 will
remain when the stadium Is COM
pleted for the construction Of the
basketball pavilion and tennis courts.
This $4,000 is not sufficient, how,
ever, and further legislation author.
izing funds is necessary, az $780,.
600 must be raised to insure COM
pletion OF the entire project. Con.
fidence is expressed by public Off
Gals that the additional sum will
be at hand by the time the stadium
itself is completed.
The Washington times., 1924-06-28
Golf Not YET Cheap
Enough For ALT
Boys

Colt has not vet become
cheap enough to permit ali boys
70 play It. The number Of pub
lie courses in this country are
50 limited that II viii Be- ! long
time before golf takes the place
Of baseball among the boys. IT
il = question Of accommOda-
ton.
Baseball can be played on d
sand lot which would not fur
nish enough space for q single
hole on . golf course. But tie
time viii come when there win
be enough cheap .gole links
available for the boys Of the
land. When that time comes
the interest in baseball may
suffer, but that Is in the far
distant future.
The Washington times., 1924-06-28
Mel cod Knows Where
To Get GoIfing
Information

Freddy Mcleod, dynamic little
pro at the Columbia Country
Club just can't keep away from
golf, or anything that pertains
to the game which undoubtedly
some Of his forefathers helped
develop.
Freddy has been in q heated
stew ever since the British Open
got under way at Hoylake, Eng
land. He was anxious to know
how the United States golfers
were making out.
The result was that here In
The Times sport department,
Freddy, has been 7bombarding
the scribes with queries as to
how the boys were getting along.
Freddy's EXPLANATIONS showed
that he keenly enjoyed the way
the Americans were getting
along. Freddy competed against
all Of them In the National
Open here q few weeks ago.
The Washington times., 1924-06-28

greatest number Of fish taken by
any member OF the party.
At IL, o'clock 1t was agreed by
all that fishing was about done
for. The mOtorcraft was directed
shoreward laden with eleven small
hardheads.
Upon inspection it was found that
only a few fair-sized catches were
made and they falling to parties
angling all night. Charles (Dutch)
Miller, In company with two other
anglers. was upon the water by
The Washington times., 1924-06-28
BANKERS TENNIS PLAY
IS 70 GET UNDER WAY

Play IN the tennis tournament Of
the American Institute Of Banking
win get under way at the Henry
Park courts. Sixth and B streets
southwest at 1:45.
Sixteen teams are entered In the
doubles play and thirty-two have
entered their names for the singles
play.
The Washington times., 1924-06-28
PAPNER BAI titles O'BRIEN
AT KENILW WORTH

Fighters who fight looks like the u Kenworth Mon
oBrn Scranton for twelve rounds These lads light
worms who have followed their work believe the bout viii not 60
Papner well known Baltimore his tweyeound de-
cons Alex Hart Of Cleveland and Ted Marchan the
ish lightweight received
con In eghtround bout with Ray MITCHELL Of Milwaukee,,
The Washington times., 1924-06-28
three in the morning and their ef-
fort was a trio Of hardheads.

three in the morning and their eff.
fort was trio Of hardheads.
In a note from our friend,
Noah Hazard, at Chesapeake
Beach. he says: Fishing only
fair. due to water conditions, but
look for big doings when the
bay rights itself"
The hand Of the law fell upon
Archie c. Phillips on Wednesday,
when he was caught natfooted dip
netting in District waters. The
violator was arrested by Police
man G. B. Cromwell, Of Sub-T
station.
Phillips had to his credit nine
shad when taken. The fish weigh.
ed from five to seven pounds.
Judge Schuldt sentenced Phillips
to pay IS per shad. Judge Schuldt.
in passing sentence, said that the
fish laws in this vicinity must be
observed.
This should be q lesson to those
who disregard the fish laws In the
District and especially those who
ply their rotten tactics In the
vicinity Of Chain bridge.
Harry Brown, Cape May, N. j..
butcher, caught fifty-pOund chan
mel bass while fishing in Delaware
bay, off Cape May point, on Mon
day night, and when he cut the
fish open, he found quart OF
Scotch whiskey inside It. So far
as he could determine, however, the
fish was perfectly sober.
The liquor is believed to have
been part Of the fifty cases thrown
overheard by a rum runner last
winter.
Brown Is going fishing again
soon, and hopes to catch a whale.
He said he destroyed the bottle
found in the bass. because he Is 4
Iprohibitionist.
When the city government Of
Nottingham, England. decided 20
Fill nm Trent nOol local anglers
The Washington times., 1924-06-28
Hawks PLAY WaverIy

The MohawIxs win play the wav.
eriy team Saturday at Union Park
In an Independent League game to
start at 4:46 O'Clock. The Indians
have won one less game than
Dominican Lyceun and Arlington,
tied for the lead.
The Washington times., 1924-06-28
Easterns PLAY Moses

The Eastern A. A. and w. b.
Moses teams will clash today at !
p. m. on the Eastern field at Eff.
teenth and G streets northeast.
The Washington times., 1924-06-28
OR AK S + Asst AT SALT
WATER RE SORTS AND
REFUSE ALL BATS
b. II. "A. ANGLER.

The week has anything but successful for the majority
M anglers hockng the saltwater Something has
oysstaken the paste n the wi1ling q LAST week
During The six days Just closed they were lucky 70 make fair
playing ouwitted the
have their appees changed mors not offered the
anglers These have asked by
Of friends whose fishing ability is top notch.
Personally think both questions out OF order and have
bearing the whatsoever Hadheads have cunning and
being fooled into taking section Of small red rubber hose that
the motion Of the Pretty hard swallow
hass Adam Grinder declares that his friend Schaeer
hardh de hu fhia Tnnfhnd s d n !.
The Washington times., 1924-06-28
comforters n Action

4 The Georgetown A. A. and Com
forter teams, not doing so wall in
the Potomac League. will clash To-
morrow at 3 p. m. on the field at
ThiTty-ninth and r streets north.
west.
The Washington times., 1924-06-28

Papner Is q southpaw who tears
In close to score with hooks, jolts
and uppercuts to head and body.
In O,Briep, he looks to have an
opponent who may like just that
sort NOf milling, the Scranton lad
packing a. sizeable punch himself.
O'Brien stopped frankie Farmer
IN four rounds and put Sid Marks
to sleep in the same time. Lew
Herman was knocked out IN the
sixth by O'Brien,s ripping right.
Pep O'Brien. h but twenty.
three years old, yet he has gone
ten rounds with Lew Tender, doe
Tiplitx, Jimmy Goodrich, Billy
Pollock, Teddy Meyers and Bobby
Tracy. He ID from the coal min
ing regions Of Pennsylvania,
whore rugged youngsters abound.
Henry Day1aille and Mike Burke,
the philadelphia heavyweight, are
to mingle In six-round semi.
final. This Is q return bout, Burke
defeating Washington's Fighting
Cop In their last meeting.
DarneilIe claimed to be in too soft
The Washington times., 1924-06-28

Capitol Heights and Maryland
Park are down for a baseball clash
Sunday at Maryland Park, In the
Prince Georges County Benning
league.
The Washington times., 1924-06-28
Had Just Enough Punch

Exactly one-half of the Griffmenss
ten straight victories were won Nv
a one-run margin. Others were
rather close. ID.
The Washington times., 1924-06-28

condition ana has been training
hard ever since In order to obtain
revenge. He gets his opportunity
Monday night.
Three snappy four-round contests
have been arranged by frankie
Mann to complete the card. Kid
D0coWitz, Washington Barracks,
will clash with Jimmy Collins, 3
likely beginner from Baltimore.
Jack Stone, OF Gaithersburg, and
Bobby Jones, Of Florida, are
matched for the second prelim, with
Billy Edwards, Of Washington,
battling Slim Hutchinson, Of Waiter
Reed, in the third.
The opening bout viii get under
way at $50 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1924-06-28
Vorhoff Is To Study
Baseball From
Indians Bench

jimmy Vorhoff, LoyOla Uni
versity's star second baseman,
will spend the summer as 3
Cleveland Indian bench warmer.
Vorhoff has accepted an invita-
tion from Iris Speaker to ac-
company the team and work out
with it so that he might gain
experience and be ready to get
into the Cleveland lineup when
he finishes school.
The Washington times., 1924-06-28
begged them to have the pool
Melted, SO the large stock Of fish
could be removed to other waters.

The authorities consented. seeing
a possible profit in the sale. Of the
surplus fish.
The Izaak Walton Club attending
with a brass band and ~many ban.
ners waving, the pool was seined.
Plans were made for covering the
entire pool with one sweep of the
net. Great ceremony and much adj
vice from the sidelines accompanl.
ed the drop. The pull was made
as the band blared forth. The net
contained one small pike and two
old shoes with the soles missing,
The Washington times., 1924-06-28

Our first two stops were non.
productive and Captain Charley, as
he was called. suggested that we
try mud bottom. This proved the
nolution to the tune OF one hard
head that fell to the lure of Melli-
champe. Two or three more moves
and Seeyle. who was handiining
under the boat. wac leading the
party with three hardheads, the
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witness stand and said that in 1919
the firm of which he and his father
were members. was retained by Il. Il.
Mclean in relation TO the will of the
publishers father, John II. Mclean.
Two years later, the witness said,
this relationship ceased. Then Me
Lean retained him again in 1923, but
not his father.
Mclean Wired Him.
McAdoo said Mclean wired him
that A. Mitchell Palmer, attorney
general in the Wilson administration,
represented A. b. Fall and Harry F..
Sinclair. This was why the pub
Usher wanted him to approve the
statement Palmer prepared for the
committee last December, McAdoo
said.
McAdoo agreed to produce the tele-
gram sent to him by Mclean with
respect to Palmer, but he declined to
furnish others, saying they were con-
fidential as between lawyer and
client.
The witness denied the statement
in one of McLean's kilograms that he
or his father had been counsel for the
publisher "for seven years"
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| for Mr.. Mclean to remain specia
agent" Mrs. Duckstein continued
land that he might wish TO resign.
And you are telling your husband
in telegram" Senator Walsh went
on. 'that Mr.. Burns thought Mr.. Nc
Lean wanted to resign?"
Eyes, that it might be embarrassing
to the attorney general for him to be
special agent"
Chairman Lenroot re-examined the
witness as TO codes. The present De
partment Of Justice code. she said, she
did not know but the old code she had
used as Mr.. Burns secretary.
81 never gave my husband code
book" she said.
How did you expect your message
to Palm Beach to be decodedT asked
Senator Adams (Democrat), Colorado.
II knew Mr.. Mclean had the code.
/ asked Mr.. Burns if / should send
this message in code, and he said yes"
W. J. Burns took the stand.
1T is correct Mr.. Mclean was a
special agent" Burns said to the first
question. appointed before l came in.
some time in March, April, May or
July. 1921"
do you know the reasons leading
TO his appointment" asked Senator
Walsh.
81 do not"
"Tell us about the conversation with
Mrs. Duckstein."
"One of the boys came in said said
inquiries were being made about Me-
Leans Status. l sent for Mrs. Duck
stein and told her to send a message
TO her husband, who could suggest to
Mr.. Mclean that he resign because it
might be embarrassing to the attorney
general"
why didn't you send the message
YOURSELF"
II didn't have a right to demand
Mr.. McLean's resignation. There was
nothing mysterious about my mes
sage"
We'll draw our own differences"
replied Senator Walsh.
Francis H. McAdoo, son of Will
liam G. McAdoo, was called to the
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forming YOU my opinion that il would
\ be n mistake to offer back lease and
an act that could be enjoined by
any stakeholder. Am positive that
when present hysteria is over and if
matter is weighed in any court pro-
| ceedings that you will be thoroughly
/ vindicated and
THE company cannot legally be
made TO suffer for the act any Off
cial acting unofficially. Everyone
here would be pleased TO help lift the
burden off your shoulders. Hope that
tract will give you aid and comfort
be the master. ]. A. Y"
The last OF these kilograms was
found among the code messages sub
mitted by the Western Union and was
submitted along with the Mclean
kilograms.
J. W. Zevely is attorney for Harry
+. Sinclair. Wilton J. Lambert is
attorney for f. Il. Mclean. W. o.
Duckstein is a Mclean employe and
husband of Mary Duckstein. George
b. Frazer is financial secretary 10
Mclean.
LenrOOt to Be Absent.
Before the committee called the
first witness Chairman Lenroot an
nounced it would be necessary for him
to be absent for the remainder of the
week, and he designated Senator
Ladd Republican,, North Dakota, as
acting chairman.
Friedman then took the stand and
said the Mclean code kilograms were
coded by book in the Department of
Justice"
Il obtained the book from Mr..
Burns" added the witness. The Do
heny message, Friedman said, was in
a private code used by the Doheny
companies"
There were expressions in some of
the Mclean kilograms, the witness
which indicated that some
in the series have not yet |
been introduced
Mrs. Duckstein testified that she |
was the wife of W. o. Duckstein. had
been special agent since December l, |
1923, of the Department of Justice |
and for the previous two years was
private secretary TO Burns. Her hus-
band. she said, was private secretary |
TO Mclean.
II didn't send the garbled telegram |
which is in the papers" she said.
There were words left out of that |
which changed its meaning |
much"
Were you in the possession of the
bureaus code:" asked Senator Walsh.
Il was at that time. never used it
for myself, but / sent messages for
Mr.. Burns. This message was in an
absolute code"
The original of the message was
shown to the witness.
THE message was in regard to Mr..
Mclean beings made special agent"
she said.
Translate Word for Word.
"Wait a minute" Senator Walsh
put in and he took her over the trans
lation word by word.
The Interpretation is absolutely
wrong" Mrs. Duckstein insisted when
shown the translation furnished the |
1T should have in it in
quiries being made regarding him be-
ing special agent of the department.
That's what it meant.
"Of course, the word Burns means
W. ]. Burns, chief of the bureau"
The message was sent. Mrs. Duck |
stein asserted, because Mr.. Burns had
told her lawyer in the department |
was asking whether Mclean was a |
special agent of the department.
Mr.. Burns said that these in
quiries might make it embarrassing
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May Recognize Texas Guard.
Washington, ID. c., March 4.-ReT

resentative Wurzbach's bill providing
recognition by the War Department
for the brigades of Texas cavalry re-
cruited near the close OF the war for
border guard duty has passed the
House under unanimous consent. Sem
ator Sheppard has introduced a COM
panion bill in the Senate and if passed
there and approved by the President,
the 5000 enlisted men and 300 Off
Gers in those two brigades will be en-
titled to the victory medal and all
nerqrisites of other soldiers in the
World War.
Lady-We saw the advertisement
about this house being for sale and we
have come to see it. Owner-Yes,
madam; but after reading the house
agents description Of it we have de-
cided not to sell.-Passing Show.
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The Japanese Way to Remove Corns
Don't Hurt a Bit Easy and Simple
The Magic Touch of Ice-Mint Does It. Just Touch
Stops Soreness, Then the Corn Callus Shrves and
Lifts Off, Try 1t. Your Feet Will Feel Cool and Fine.

your pet corn is he will shrivel right
up and you can pick him out after a
touch of Ice-mint No pain, not bit
of soreness. either when applying il
or afterwards. and It doesn't even ir-
ritate the skin.
Ice-mint is the real japanese secret
of fine healthy. little feet. Prevents
foot odors and keeps them cool, sweet
and comfortable. 1t is now selling
like wildfire here.
Just ask in any drug store for a
little Ice-mint and give your poor
suffering. tired feet the treat of their
lives. There is nothing better, nor
nothing lust as good"
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Just a touch OF Ice-Mint and oh"
what relief. Corns and callouses van
ish, soreness disappears and you can
dance all night or walk all day and
your corns won't hurt n bit. No mat
ter what you have tried or how many
times you have been disappointed.
here is r real help for you at last.
From the very second that Ice-mint
touches that sore, tender corn your
poor tired, aching feet will feel SO
cool. easy and comfortable that you
will just sigh with relief. Think of
1t; just a little touch of that delight
full, cooling Ice-mint and real foot Joy
is yours. No matter how old or tough