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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-09-19

Kentuckians are invited to be spe-
cial guests of the Mcdonald Wash
ington- Black burn club at its meeting
at $50 o'clock at 23I5 Massachusetts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-09-19

Twenty-Five members of the Port.
land Odd Fellows Police Patrol will
visit the lodges at the odd Fellows
Temple tonight at Q o'clock. The!
will give an exhibition drill in the
auditorium.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-09-19

avenue. Ex-Representative Kincheloe
of Kentucky, Mrs. James c. Cantrill,
William Jennings Price and Mrs. Rose
Gouverneur Hoes will speak. Mrs.
Eugene V.'Pugh will sing, accom-
panied by Mrs. Robert Green.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-09-19
1t works like this:

You want TO save 81 90 in 10 years
And be insured for $1,000 for 10 years.
SO. under the rules of our Insured
Savings" Plan. you deposit in the Mt.
Vernon Savings Bank about $50
monthly taccording to your age).
With your final deposit you may
draw your 81 600.
In case OF your death your heirs
receive the $1,000 plus full amount to
your credit in your savings account.
And in case OF your permanent dis
ability. we continue the monthly de-
posts for you.
Hrite for full particulars. Or come in
and talk it Orer-Open Saturday nights
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-09-19

If YOU need work. read the wan
columns of The Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-09-19

Gushing Auxiliary, Sons OF let
Grams. will meet. o'clock, in Pythiar
Temple.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-09-19

Church, for discussion of the Jones
Sunday rest bill. Bishop Freeman and
Theodore G. Risley solicitor of the
Department of Labor, will give prin.
cipal addresses. other speakers Will
include Rev. George F. Dudley, Rev.
H. l.. Bowlby, ID. D.; Canon william
Sheaf Chase and Rev. S. p. Todd, VINO
secured the rest day for policemen
and firemen in Wisconsin,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-09-19

The Lords Day Alliance will NEE
at s o'clock. in st. Stephens p. l.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-21
FORD URGED TO.
EXPLAIN BID
ON SHOALS
Should Testify Here, Norris
Declares-Hooker Plan
Is Considered.

The suggestion that Henry Ford.
multi-millionaire Detroit automobile
manufacturer, appear before the
Senate Agriculture Committee and
explain fully his offer for Muscle
Shoals was revived today by Sens or
Norris Rep) of Nebraska, chairman,
II think Mr.. Ford should corGe
here himself and clear up several
points of his offer about which com
mittee members are in doubt" NJ"
ris said.
Norris request for Ford's appear
ance was in face OF a letter to the
committee today from e. @. Siebo'd
Ford's secretary, declaring it was
impossible for the automobile ms NJ,
facturer to appear before the cora
mittee.
Millions in Offer
The total net income to the gov
eminent under the Hooker White
Atterbury plan for operation II
Muscle Shoals over SIS years would
be 1906. 163,700. Francis r. Weller,
consulting engineer for the Hooksr
group, told the Senate Agriculture
Committee today.
The income under the Ford Offer
for the same number of years, Wei
Ter estimated at 500, 1898 800: and the
income under the Associated Power
Companys proposal, 1876 400 ,t10.
The estimated yearly income undo
the Hooker plan, Weller gave AZ
follows:
First operating years, 1898, cos.
second operating year, $1,S9S,6Ja
third, $3,O44.000; fourth, $3,820,6on;
fifth, $4,094.000: sixth. $4,100. eco;
seventh. 1855, 900; eighth, 1851
500; ninth, 34,21S,3 300: tenth, $4,511.-
500; eleventh, $685., 900; twelfth.
$5,727, 900; thirteenth to forty.seccnd
operating year, $180,510, 900: forty
third to fiftfeth operating year, $44.
S92, 900; fifty.first to fifty-sixth, $34.-
416,00O. Total 1905 ,163, 700.
Benefits Explained
"If government income from sale
Of fertilizer Is omitted, $s5, 500 900
must be deducted" Weller said
adding, 1.-The total amount paid to
the government for research during
the lease period is $4,000 600"
Weller was questioned by Senator
Norris R) Of Nebraska regarding
the merits Of the Hooker plan over
Government operation.
"The chief advantage Of the
Hooker group offer over Govern
ment operation is that the group
gives its valuable technical expert.
ence to the Government in return
for only one-fourth of the profits, .
Weller said.
I'm other words. 1t Is a virtual
partnership between the Govern.
ment and the group"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-21
Woods Dinner
CALLED OFF
IN TOKYO
Situation Grows More Tense.
American Association
to Postpone Welcome.
BY DUKE N. PARRY,
International News Service.

TOKYO, April 21-Following close
upon the heels Of the adoption of a
boycott on all California products
by the Associated Printers Of Tokyo.
President e. w. Frazier, Of the
American Association of Tokyo, tenn
porarily called. off the association
dinner welcoming the return of Am.
bassador Woods.
The dinner had been set for to.
morrow night and Frazier gave as
the reason for postponement the
delicate situation which has resulted
from the passage of the imniera.
ton exclusion bill by the United
States Congress. Frazier's action.
in addition to that Of Viscount Ken.
taro KanekO in calling off the
Americana Japan Society dinner on
Wednesday night, served today to
bring home to the American com.
munity the tenseness of the situa.
ton, which 10 increasing every hour.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-21
MEASLES DELAYS TRAIN
3 HOURS At LANCASTER
INTERNATIONAL NEWS. REEL

LANCASTER. April 21.-Two
score Of men and women, many of
them going to their homes in Phila-
delphia and New York for Easter,
were delayed here several hours
when Florence l.. Fimmen. OF New
York. developed a bad case Of
measles on board the train.
When the train reached LAncas-
ter the coach was detached and run
on a siding while railroad physicians
examined the child. Passengers
were transferred to another coach
and the child quarantined in the
railroad yards. The girl with Miss
Elizabeth Maxwell. York, was en-
route to New York after a visit
to the latter's home. Railroad Of
ficials ordered the Guaranteed coach
attached to a train and sent back to
York,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-21
MussoIini is Now Roman.

ROME, April 21.-Roman citi.
xenship today was conferred upon
Premier Benito Mussolini whose
home 10 in Milan.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-21
GARDEN WEEK IS
CLARENDON
PLAN
Department Of Agriculture Of
fetal Will Address Meeting
There Tonight.

CLARENDON. Va, April I'll
The garden week program for Clar.
endon will start tonight with a
meeting Of tho Garden Club at )
O'Clock I'm the Clarendon Citizens
Hall, at which time DIR. David
Lumsden, of the United States
Department Of Agriculture, viii be
the principal speaker.
DR.. Lumsden will speak on the
fundamentals of landscaping, plant.
ing plans, what to plant and how
to plant 1t. His remarks will be
illustrated with lantern slides.
The r. NJ. B. Club Of the CIaren.
don Methodist Church, meeting at
the home of the Rev. Mr.. Furr
on Wilson boulevard, Saturday
night, elected the following Off.
GERS: Lawrence Manning, president;
Howard Payne, vice president;
Francis Sparahot, secretary, and
Lawrence Hubbard, treasurer
Plans are being made by the club
to give a play May. 16 and II, en-.
titled Kentucky Belle" more COM
plAte announcement will be made
later. The club will hold its next
meeting on Wednesday night at
the home Of Francis Sparshot.
Ronald Ports, twelve years old,
son Of Percy l.. Ports, Of, 10 Vir-
siniA avenue, South Clarendon,
died yesterday morning at the Chi.-
dren's Hospital in Washington, D..
c., following a long illness.
I'M. he
the home Of his parents. near Co.
lumbus, Ohio, where funeral services
will take place tomorrow afternoon.
Final settlement that the Junior
High School for Arlington and
Washington districts should be built
on the site purchased by the school
board some time ago. was made Sat
urday night at the Arlington court.
house, where Albert L. Harris, nu-
nicipal architect Of Washington, u.
c., accompanied by Upman and Ad-
ans, architects for the building, ad.
dressed a joint meeting Of the citi.
zens' advisory committee and the
school board of Arlington county.
The building of the school, as sug
gested by Mr.. Harris and approved
by all, was Endorsed also by the
architects, and by plans prepared
by them showed the many adVan.
taeeS. The plans as laid out will
put the athletic field in front of the
building, the building being some
700 feet off the road II is under
stood row that bids will be called
for in a few days.
T. j. Lambert. Of Alexandra,
presiding elder Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South. conducted
Easter services at the Ballston
Methodist church last night. they
being the first services held in the
Sunday school of the new church
now under construction.
The new church. Of which the
Rev. s. l.. York ID pastor. when
completed. 1t is said by members Of
the church, will cost $4,000.
Lilly May Preston, three-yeaF old
daughter of Mr.. Preston, of 229
Marion avenue, who was injured
yesterday afternoon while riding
with her father along Wilson boule-
Vard, when his car was struck by
machine said 10 have been operat-
ed by Thomas A, Kane. Of 90S G
street northwest, Washington, D. c.,
was reported greatly improved this
morning. The child receiving 4
deep cut in the side of her face
from flying glass. was rushed to
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-21
D. c. COMMISSIONERS ASK
PASSAGE OF TWO BILLS

The District Commissioners to.
day requested the passage Of two
bills now pending before the House
District Committee. They provide
for compulsory school attendance
and a school census and for regu.
!ations Of the sale and advertising
Of viruses, Sol ums and similar medi.
cal products.
The school bill the Commission
ers state. has been approved by the
Budget Bureau. and is understood
to be favored by the President.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-21

policy Of other countries, do not
preclude the danger of war nor the
absence of any such surrounding
But we do not need armed force
Sixth, whether revision of the
Versailles treaty will lead to the
Pacification Of Europe depends upon
persons and methods. Europe in
her present state has little capacity
for revival The continent seems
doomed to economic and military
commissions.
t"Only a confederation of the
United States Of Europe can insure
her economic revival with cultural
progress. But there is no evidence
that the ruling class at present is
able to carry out such a program.
Only the working class. by assum-
ing power, will unite Europe and
save her civilization"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-21
A OVERTISEME EMIT

Prices realized on Swift g. Company
sales of carcass beef in Washington, D.
G. for week ending Saturday, April -,
1924. on shipments sold out, ranged from
1900 cents to 1850 cents per pound
and averaged 1919 cents per pound,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-21
ENROLMENT GAIN IN
KINDERCARTENS SHOWN

An increase of 44,SS1 in the en-
rollment of the kindergartens OF
the United States is reported for
the years 1922 by the statistical
division of the United States Blu.
reau of Education. The total en-.
rollment is now 550,S3O.
This is H. per cent of the
children Of the country who should
have the benefit of kindergarten
training--that is, those from to
years old, inclusive.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-21

King Opens Education Meet.
MADRID, April 21.-King Alfonso
presided today at the opening Of the
National Catholic Education Con.
gress in the Real Theater.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-21
Sports Writer Dies.

CLEVELAND. Ohio, April 21.-A.
c. Scott, sports writer and foot ball
coach at the University of Alabama
from 1919 to 1921, where he devel.
oped one Of the strongest teams in
the South, died at his home here
early today of cancer.
we want"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-21
BANDITS RAID DETROIT
BANK, GETTING So, 500

DETROIT. Mich. April I'll
Bandits today raided the Chens
street branch of the Bank of De,
troit. making away with at least
$4,000 and leaving marks OF their
visit in shattered plate glass AMI
bullet dotted walls.
The raiders fired at a girl clerk
when she failed to elevate hei'
hands promptly and other shots
were fired through the front win
dows Of the bank as the bandits
fled.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-21

her home, where she was treated by
DIR. r. n. Sutton.
Thomas A. Kane was placed un.
der arrest by Officer Howard A..
Smoot and Bruce Smoot and taken
to the Arlington county Jail. where
he was charged with colliding and
operating a car while under the in
fluence of liquor. Preston, when
seen Immediately after the accident.
said he did everything TO avoid the
accident. Both cars were badly
da ma cad
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-21
REGISTR RATION
IN ROCKVILLE
UNDER WAY
Boards Viii be in Session
Throughout County All
Day tuesday.

ROCKVILLE, Md, April H.
To register and transfer qualified
voters, including those who becnma
of age before the November eide
ton and who are otherwise eligible
the officers of registration for thu
various election districts Of thu
lcounty will be in session Tuesday
April 20, from 8 a. m. until 9 p. m.
so the supervisors Of elections have
ANNOUNCED. They will cit at thu
following places:
Laytonsville district-Board No
l, MObley's storeroom. in Laytons
vile; board No. 2, Dwyer building
in Laytonsville.
Clarksburg-Both boards In Glib
sons storeroom, Clarksburg.
Poolesville-Town hall building
Poolesville.
Rockville. First precinct-Boart
No. 1. Meads' garage, Rockville
board No. 2, office of Wallace e
Ricketts,. Rockville; second precinct
office Of supervisors Of elections
Rockville.
Colesville-Both boards In w. c
T. u. hall. ,ColesHile.
/ Darnestown-Ricket storeroom
Jamestown.
Bethesda-First precinct, both
boards In public school building
Bethesda; second precinct, library
building, Chevy Chaser third pre-.
cinct, town hall building. Glen
Olney-First precinct. Grange
hall. Olney; second precinct, ODD
Fellows Hall, BrookSsvilIe.
Gaithersburg-First precinct, Ma.
sonic hall building, 'GaitherSburg
second precinct, st. Martins hail,
GaithersburH.
Observation-Disclosures Of Pythiaa
hall, Potomac.
GAINESVILLE - Both boards In
Grange hall, GAINESVILLE.
DamascuS-Both boards in Junior
o. U. A. NJ. hall, Damascus.
Wheaton-First precinct, Hick.
erson's storeroom, Wheaton; second
precinct, both boards in armory
building, Silver Springs; third pre-
cinct, krouse building, Kansington;
fourth precinct, both boards IN
basement of Presbyterian Church,
Takoma Park.
The spring meeting OF the Mont
gomery County Medical Society was
held at the Montgomery Country
Club here. was presided over by
DR.. Eugene Jones, in the absence
of the president, DIR. William r.
Brown, who is i'll, and was attend
ed by seventeen of the physiciaIlA
of the county, Washington ard
Baltimore. DIR. John D. Thomas.
of Washington, discussed "Diagno-
I sis of Obscure Heart Lessons" DR..
Stuart B. Muncaster, of Washing
ton, talked on THE Importance Of
Early Treatment of Eye Inquiries,
and DR.. John NJ. Nicholas, of Bal
timore. spoke on early Recogni
ton of Incipient Tuberculosis. A
luncheon was served.
The annual sale OF real estate
within the corporate limits of tho
town of Kensington, this county
upon which taxes for the year 1872;
were not paid, was held in from;
of the armory building, KensinR
ton, Saturday afternoon, and was
conducted by Wells Merriam, town
clerk and treasurer. Ten piecsj
of property. representing $142 In
taxes unpaid, were disposed Of Al
public auction.
King Opens Education Meet
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-01-30

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The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-01-30

CENATOR KING Of Utah. who re-
- Gently visited Russia, told the
senate Tuesday that ne believed the
resumption Of trade relations with that
country under proper guarantees would
help the Russian people in their efforts
10 Dust the bOlShevist regime. The
conditions he suggested were that
American claims Of $767. OOO, 900 against
Russia be validated and that the
United States he protected against hos
tile propaganda by the %bOlshevik gov
eminent and its agents and the Third
IntPrnatiOnale. The reality of such
propaganda was further established by
quantities Of documents submitted by
the State department last week to the
senate subcommittee. According to
some Of these papers, the aim was
an armed uprising" in this country
designed to destroy the bourgeois
government"
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-01-30
LIVESTOCK NOT MONEYBAGS
FEATURE IN BANK STATEMENT

we bank on the cow, the sow, the
eve, and the hen"
The Firt National Bank of Peters
burg. y. Oak, has this slogan on its
unique bank statement recently is
sued.
Pictures Of COWS, sheep, and swine
rather than mOneybags are the recor-
ations uesd. On the same page with
a statement of the banks financial
condition is one Of the agricultural
status Of the community.
The report points with pride to the
improved livestock and diversified ma
ture of the farming in the district:
The 5000 breeding yves with pure
bred rams at the head Of every flock,
the so purepred COWS besides a great
number of high-grade females, the
large acreage Of Grimm alfalfa, the
$51, COO worth of produce shipped out
during the past year, and the activi-
ties of the petersburg Livestock Ship
ping association, which handled &c
cars Of livestock last year.
The officials of the bank have beer
active in cooperating with the United
States Department of Agriculture II
encouraging the use of purebred sire:
and in general livestock improvement
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-01-30
TEAPOT DOME was the center 0

TEAPOT DOME was the center of
L great excitement all last week.
The senate investigation into the lease
of the naval oil reserve there by Al
bert B. Fall, then secretary Of the
interior, TO Harry Sinclair brought out
sensational testimony and the END is
not yet, for President Coolidge direct
ed the Department Of Justice to watch
the proceedings and to take such &C
ton as seemed desirable. Archie
Roosevelt, son of the late president,
started the week out we'll by telling the
committee Of the suspicious circum-
stances that caused him to resign from
the Sinclair company. He said q. d.
Wahlberg, SinClair's private secretary,
told him $4,000 had been paid TO the
foreman of Falls ranch in New Next
co. Wahlberg said Roosevelt miSun-
derstOOd him, but he gave other dam
aging testimony. The committee sum
moned FAN from the South and also
cabled to Sinclair, now in Europe, TO
come back and produce his private
books and papers. This the oil man
said he would do when his business
abroad was finished. Meanwhile Ed
ward DOheny, another oil magnate.
who is the lessee of a naval oil reserve
in California, volunteered to tell the
committee ali he could about the
3 transactions. He said that he was the
man who loaned Fall the 100000
which he used In charging and i'm
proving his ranch, that he did il be
cause he and Fall were old friends, and
that he was innocent of wrOngdOing,
IN December Fall told the committee
he had not received money from either
Doheny or Sinclair.
Senator Walsh informed the senate
that he would propose a resolution au-
thoriz.ng the President to institute
suit To annul the leases and 10 Sc
cure an accounting of all oil taken
from the reserves. He declared that
he would seek to have such proceed
ings conducted independent of AttOr
ney General Daugherty. He asserted
that there We're some features of the
Teapot Dome affair lin connection
with which the attorney general him.
self is under some degree of suspicion
and criticism"
interviewed in Paris, Harry Sinclair
said the whole affair was bunk an,
politics, that he got the Teapot Dom,
lease honestly and squarely and tina
the government received more thar
its full due for 1t.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-01-30

HEEDING the firm admOnitiOns OF
IL The Washington government. the
Mexican rebels decided To abandon
their contemplated blockade of the
port Of TampicO. and also they began
the removal of the floating mines they
had placed in the Vera Cruz, F%rOntera
and Puerta Mexico hsrbOrs. The
revOlutiOniSts claim the occupation Of
numerous towns, but in the main OPP
prations it seems the federal forces
are scoring successes. They have so
far prevented the capture Of the oil
fields and they are reported to be adj
vancing steadily on Guadalajara,
whose occupation is expected soon. In
an address in New York Secretary of
State Hughes defended the admins
tration'S policy in the matter Of the
Mexican rebellion, declaring it to be
the greatest contribution directly
within our power, and in accord with
our established traditions and mani
fest interest, to the cause of world
peace"
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-01-30

IN THE list Of congressional investi-
L cations we now come to that CON
Quoted by the senate committee on
propaganda which is trying to find out
whether or not the Box peace plan
contest was designed to influence the
senate to vote in favor of American
participation in the League of Nations
or in the world court. Edward Box
himself was the weeks chief witness.
and he fatty refused to disclose the
amount of money he had contributed
To further the contest, holding that the
financing Of his plan was a wholly
personal matter. He did say that he
alone had paid the expenses Of the
contest. that Elihu Root was the only
member of the jury of award whom he
nominated. and that be had left all
the details of the affair to Miss Esther
Lape. That lady also was a witness,
hut gave the committee little satisfac-
ton. Il is feared the ANGLICAN pub
lie attaches small Importance TO this
particular investigation.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-01-30

MYTH the opening Of the annual
w convention Of the United Mine
Workers in Indianapolis the old strug-
gle between the conservatives led by
President John l.. Lewis and the rad
icalS was renewed, and again the rad
lcalS met defeat. The test came on
their proposal to reinstate the depOsed
district officials Of Nova Scotia, which
was rejected. Mr.. Lewis ~cOntended
that all the officers of the Nova SEQ
tan body had given adherence to the
red internatiOnale Of Russia" rather
than to the United Mine Workers of
America. Again the radicals were
beaten in the matter OF recognition of
Russia, the convention voting for
recognition in accordance with the
policies enunciated by Secretary OF
State Hughes.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-01-30

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The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-01-30

CECRETARY HUGHES and Ambas-
~ sadOr Geddes signed on Wednesday
the treaty concerning liquor search
and ship liquor stores, and it will go
into effect without waiting for the for
NAL exchange Of Publications. Under
the agreement suspected liquor SNUG
Cling craft flying the British flag are
Subject to search and seizure any
where within one hours sailing dis
lance from shore. Vessels improperly
detained will be compensated for loss
or damage. The United States grants
to British ships the right TO carry
sealed stores of ship liquors into
American ports.