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field Methodist church June 2s at 8 D. m. at the church. The proceeds will go to fitting two of the Sunday school rooms. ~4
 There will be a board meeting of Katherine Inn Thursday morning at 10 80, o'clock at the inn. Mrs. George Huntington Clark is the newly-elected chairman and Mrs. W. A. Shropshire, secretary. .., .<
 All members of Central Park lodge A. S. of "A. No. sos and their wives who are interested in the Order of the Eastern Star are urged to be present at the Masonic temple at Fairview Wednesday evening at 80 for discus sion. of organizing chapter for Cen tral Park.
 Band No. 3 of St. Paul,s, church will give silver tea Thursday afternoon from 4 80 to 5 80 at the home of Mrs. T. S. Neville, 1902 Avalon street. The commencement exercises of the
 Alabama division, 117, l.. A. to o. R. C., .wiHo! !haye heart dice party at Fraternalshall Wednesday, June IS, at 3 pm. Ali+friends invited to come
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Social Calendar
Miss Ella Thomas of Montgomery visiting Miss irginia Moore.

Miss Ella Thomas of Montgomery is visiting Miss irginia Moore.
 Miss Mary Elizabeth Wilson of Nashville arrived Friday to attend the wedding of Miss Amella Jackson and Mir. John Elliott Davls on June 70. She is visiting Mrs. N liam Thuss dur Ing her stay.
 The St. Barnabas club of East Lake will hold an Ice cream festival on next Thursday rom I to Il D. III. on the church grounds at Elghty-flrst street and Unuerwood avenue.
 The Speech Arts club will hold its regular meeIng ln the parrish house Of the Church of the advent Weanes- day, June lo, at $ p. m. As this class was -Organlzed 50 IaLe Ill the season the board ot directors is anxious to con tlhue its operation through the sum- mer and all rnenlDers are urged to CO., operate.
 Lady Croy Review No. ?, Woman's BeneIIC association, Will give a Drldge anu heart ace party at the home ot Mrs. Lou hoster, It0o Hayes. avenue, hays and ATS. bennett vii be host esseS.
 The Ladies auxiliary of the 0. A. H. wifi meet Ihursuay afternoon at / clock at the h. O1 C. naiI.
 Susanne Wesley chapter circle No. VIII enJoy pIcnIc Iuesaay atLer- noon at O'CLOCK aI-t talrIleid para. supper Will be served attO 0 ciOck. Al MeLnOdlsC pastors anu tnelr IamIiIes are lnvlLed.
 *%
 Academy of Music, with. Miss Daisy Rowley. director, will take place June 15, through Both.
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MISS BOWRON TO HONOR MISS WITHINGT0N
 Miss Dorothy Bowron will be hostess Monday, June 23,t complimenting a charming bride-to-be of June 24, Miss Martha Wilmington, entertaining with bridge party.
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DOUCE.WITHINGTON
 AFTER. REHEARSAV. pARTv

Mrs. Annie Polk Wilmington will en- certain informally Monday evening, June g, following the rehearsal of the Deuce Wilmington wedding plans, hon. bring her daughter, Miss Martha With ington, and Mir. Harry James Deuce.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-15

Academy of Music, with. Miss Daisy Rowley, director, will take place June 15> through 20th.
 A "womaniess wedding" will be given by the Brotherhood class of the Fair
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-15

Mrs. W. c. Henry, Jr., returned Wednesday morning from Memphis, Tenn, where she has been attending the Confederate reunion. While in Memphis she was the guest of Dr. and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-15

Stylish suits, in cheeks, pin stripes, solid cOlOrs and sports suits lined with crepe de Chine;
 wonderful for vacations and sell ing for a saving of about 50 per cent. Values to $35.OO ..........
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Mrs. Ben Meyer, who has been on a visit to her daughter, Mrs. Morris Mary in New York, returned home yes teFday.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-09-25

tile" Christopher said Sterrly. You
must not say such things. Ii Gerald
goes, It will be with some other young
men to play polo. There would be no
possible place for you in such COM
pany."
She smiled without looking up. Some
day he would know the truth. this
kindly but rather foolish Englishman.
He would know that she and Gerald
loved one another. He should always
be their friend, though. He was very
good, i'm his way, only he would not
understand. tar - =
"What about short walk before
lunch?'' he suggested. ..s
MYRTLE dropped her work at once.
1--WE will go along the terrace" she
proposed, land while sit upon seat.
you shall go in and wake up that lazy
Gerald. You shall tell him that am
waiting. and I am sure that he will
hurry OUT NEgNEs q 8aYEES.
Christopher assented, q little sadly.
Once or twice before they had carried
out the same program. and he was
wondering whether 1t would not have
been better ito have told MYRTLE the
truth-that on two occasions Gerald
had absolutely refused to join them.
and that on the third he had beea
brought ont almost by force. There
was little pang in his heart as he
watched Myrtile's gay preparations.
Life was so wonderful to her that 1t
seemed a shame to destroy a single IL
fusion. EI
We'll try and rout him cut. at all
events" he promised.
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DEPARTMENT OF THk INTERIOR

u. S. Land Office at Walia Walla,
Washington, September is, 1924,
Notice is hereby given that Chas.
w. easier, of Ballard Station, Seat
tie, WASH, who on December 8, 1911
made Desert-land Entry, No. 054lS,
for NJ NWN, sen NWH, .SWk
NEA, Section %, Township 6 North,
Range % EWM., has filed notice of
intention to make final proof under
the third paragraph of Section 5 of
the Act of March 4, 1915 to establish
claim to the land above described, be-
fore A. C.. Bowman, u. S. Commits
sioner at 523 Central Building, Seat
tie, Washington, on the 9th day Of
October, 1924 and by two of the fol-
lowing witnesses on the same date
before Harold G. Fyfe. u. S. Com
missioner at Kennewick, Washington.
Claimant names as witnesses: -...
Alfred E. Willmert, John E. Owens,
Harry G. Owens and William H.
Switzler all of Kennewick, Washing
ton and C. Arthur Varney, of Yak
ina, Washington. 'f'f.a ..a"@'H 2.
Not coal land. "A# r-| 1nal 's. ..s..g.
w. d. Gregory, Reg. 9:25-10:2S
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
IL 8. Land Office at Walla Walla

u. s. Land Office at Walla Walla.
Washington, September 16, 1924.
Notice is hereby given that John
Fl. Sylvester of 1888 Augusta Street,
Chicago, ILL.,, who on December %,
1909, made Desert-land Entry No.
O4229 for ELs, Section 10, Township
s North, Range % EWM., has filed
notice of intention to make final
proof under the third paragraph of
Section 5 of the Act of March 4,
1915, to establish claim to the land
above described, before James r.
Glass, u. S. Commissioner, Room S67
Federal Building, at Chicago, Illinois
on the 9th day of October, 1924 and
by two of the following witnesses OF
the same date before Harold G. Fyfe,
u. s. Commissioner, at Kennewick,
Washington t~EE.z.g. a.Egrrr -e-..-
Claimant names as witnesses: ~
ROLAND M. Lightie, of Kennewick,
Washington, X. +. ID. No. 2, Carl G.
Christensen, of Kennewick, Wash,
Ole B. Gjerde and Ainsworth F. Syi-
vester both of Pasco, Washington.
Not coal land.
w. d. Gregory, Reg. 9:25-lo:25
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIol
u. s. Land Office at waila walI,I
n ottH

Washington, September 16, 1924 /
Notice is hereby given that IL,
Tern Baldridge of Sedro Woolle,y
Washington, Administrative of the III
tate of Ira N. Define, deceased. Mn N
or February 4, 1910 made Desert-lasl
Entry No. 043l7 for EI2, Section IN
Township 6 North, Range 30, EWG|
his filed rotice of intention to NAL
final proof under the third paragrar1
OF Section 5 of the Act of March n
1915 to establish claim to the Ia,J
above described, before G. p. KincaiS
Clerk cf the Superior Court at Be|
brigham, Washington on the 28th a.,
Of October, 1924 and by two Of m,
following witnesses on the same dat.
before Harold G. Fyfe, u. S. Con
missioner at Kennewick, Washingtcs
Claimant names as witnesses:
: George II. Mottinger, Olga Moth
ger, both Of Mottinger, WashingtOn
John r. Howard and Fred CressweT
both of Kennewick, Washington.
Not coal land.
w. ID. Gregory, Reg. 9:25-1OS|
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and that his name was Iubin." Gerald
replied. "They also said that he had
won two million francs in the after
noon"
"Zubin 2" she exclaimed. with little
s.,rt. Describe him at once. II you
please"
"That is easy" Gerald acquiesced.
HE must have been 1T least six foot
three or four, and he had tremendous
shoulders He was one of the most
powerful-looking men ! have ever seen
In my life. He had sallow complex
ion, lined face. black eyes and a
mass Of black and gray hair" ~
She put her hand upon his.
stop the car. please" she begged.
Turn round as quickly as You can.
must go home" .se- ...Tsa
Gerald ran on to an adjacent wild
ening of the road. reversed the car.
and headed back for Monte Carlo.
"If / had known that my news was
going to shorten, our drive" he grum-
bIed, II shouldn't have mentioned the
fellow at all" "a
.My friend" she said earnestly,
"what you have told me may he Of
immense benefit for me to know"
"You recognize the man, them
s.He is probably my aunf's steward"
she confided. after moments hesita-
ton. There. you see j am telling
you secrets Do You know whether
he played last nigbt?"
81 was only at the club Gerald re-
plied. ale did MOI come there. Is
there anything can do? Would you
like me to 20 and look for him?''
..Yes. You might DO that" she said
thoughtfully. when you have
cropped me. drive d,.wn TO the rooms.
II YOU find hin, there. touch him on
She shoulder. Say that Madame de
Poniere awaits him. You will not for
yet this?'
'T'n drive there at once" Gerald
promised.
the gates of her villa. She scarcely
stayed to say goodby, but her smile
was more gracious and her manner .
little kinder. It was obvious, how
ever, that she was disturbed by his
information. Gerald, injurious though
he was at most times, felt growing
interest In his mission.
Arrived al the rooms, he walked
straight through to the Cercle Prive.
visited each roulette and trente ct
quarante table, and strOlled round the
baccarat room. Seated next to the
croupier, at the most remote table,
with little crowd Of people behind
his chair. and with great pile Of
notes before him, sat Monsieur Zubin.
The Russian was betting in MAXI
NUNS, apparently on some system,
and with varying success. To all APP
pearances, he had not changed his
clothes, bathed or shaved since the
evening before. There was m untidy
growth Of heard upon his chin.
bloodshot streak in his eyes; his COL
lar and tie were crumpled: his hair,
over-luxuriant at the best of times.
was unkempt and dis0rdered. Gerald
leaned towards the attendant seated
behind the croupier's chair, under
pretense of handing him small stake.
Monsieur gambles" Gerald re-
marked, with an inclination of his
head toward the man who was the
center of interest
The attendant turned around with
an. expressive little nod.
Yesterday he broke the bank" he
- - IL r..,
right
Continued next week
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But how mademoiselle is indus
tricus.' she exclaimed. looking in at
the door soon after MYRTLE had re-
turned from her early morning walk
and settled down to her sewing. II
nope my stingy old aunt pays you well
TOT all that sewing"
"She gives me my board and lodging
here" MYRTLE replied. with smile.
THAT more than contents me-"
Board and lodging! oh, Ia. la"
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Perhaps" she suggested, "he may
want me to 30 to Biarritz with him."
you must not talk like that, Nyr.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-04
HUSBAND LOSES
|. PROPERTY To
WIFE
Court DIsmisses Appeal Of
c. w. Baker-Was Paid So
600 an Gets $40 Monthly.

An appeal to set aside q decree
Of the District Supreme Court dis
missing his suit for an adjudication
Of property rights against hia for.
mer wife, EffIe !. Baker, was yester.
day lost by Charles w. Baker. The
court Of appeals found that by dis.
missing his original suit, ana &C.
cepting an offer Of Mrs. Baker to
pay him $1,000, and hire him for
a year at $40 q month, the husband
lost his rights under the original
suit, and was bound by subsequent
agreement.
The couple kept q hotel at Mar
tinsburg. w. Va, and put their
money in Q joint bank account
from which, 1t is stated, the wife
made Withdrawals without the hus-
bands knowledge, investing It in
real estate.
In January, 1891. the wife told
the husband she had divorced him,
and drove him from their home.
Baker sued for an adjustment Of
his property rights. but freely ana
voluntarily accepted the offer Of
employment and dismissed his bill.
When he sought to renew the
application to the court, the wife
pleaded his former dismissal as a
bar, and she was sustained by the
court.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-04
POUOHKEEPSIE MAYOR
RISKS LIFE FOR PICTURES

POUGHKEEPSIE. March A.
Mayor Frank B. Lovelace hastily
scaled q ladder leading to the com.
mon council rooms Of the city hall
Of Poughkeepsie during u fire which
destroyed the municipal building.
Mayor Lovelace neglected his own
office to aid in saving from the
common council quarters the pic.
lures Of former mayors Of the city,
which have adorned the walls for
many years.
Drawing the fast-spreading flames
the mayor and building attendants
saved the portraits by throwing
them from the building. The flames
destroyed valuable records.
The fire is said to have started
from q backflare in the furnace.
The loss IL $4,000. Two men were
injured.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-04
COOK HELD AS HOTEL
SOUP POISONER GONE

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.. March Z.
A warrant IL out for the arrest Of
Schuyler Conger, who failed to ap.
pear In Mays Landing court to
answer an indictment charging him
with an attempt to poison, with in
tent, sundry and various persons,
names unknown, but patrons Of the
Hotel Jerome" The warrant was
issued by Judge William H. Smath-
ers, upon the request Of Prosecutor
Louis A. Repetto.
The alleged offense took place on
August "a Of last year when Con-
ger is said to have tossed two cans
OF I've into the soup in the hotel
kitchen. According to the recollec.
ton OF hotel officials the act was a
case Of spite work" on the part Of
Conger following his discharge from
the hotels employ.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-04
800 BEAUTY EXPERTS
SEEK LEVIATHAN JOBS

BOSTON, March 4. - Since the
Leviathan went into dry dock al
South Boston more than 800 mani
curists. wrinkle experts. hair dress
ers, pedicurists and other types OF
exterior decorators have applied for
employment aboard the ship.
James E. Prentis, general manager
Of the United States Lines. believes
that the applications are the result
Of rumors that only millionairea
travel by the Leviathan. He says
the vessel carries only four official
manicurigts, three hair dressers and
has no billets for wrinkle ironers or
foot specialists.
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Fay King Thinks Bob Haired Girl
Should Be Hit With Mere Man
Stern Sex Ought to Be
Glad Hat Pins. Hit Dis
card With Growing
GlOry-And, Besides,
Look at the Money
Tha t's Saved, She
Points Out.
By FAY KING.

Funny wOt . lOtta spOutinG
some Of these old ganders do
about the bOb.haired girlsI
One old buniOn aims to remark
that gals with their browning
glory shingled are dumbeIls and
that frills with heavy toplxnOts
are the wise wrens In the run.
ming!
Not . chance granpa!
It's o wise dame that decides
mot 20 waste half her time plant
ing hairpins on her dome!
A girl can snOOze . good halt
hour longer now without having
to worry about winding her
bratd0 up.
All that wire works she usta
SQuander on tOrtOise-shell combs,
mot to mention the danger Of the
hatplns she had to jam into her
hat to hold q bonnet on to that
spiral hair-dO, are done away with,
and . man don't have TO dodge
spikes i'm the hat--OR the dame
holding q subway strap next to
him.
MADE 'EM TOP.HEAvY.
SYot good was . bale Of crown.
Ing glory 70 . doll In tho old
dayS1 She had TO wear Q merry
widow hat with Q bFim about the
size Of . deck on . ferTybOat to
cover her head.
remember . school teacher I
uSt0 have when I was q kid who
had 90 many braldA wound
around her head couldn't get
my history lesson for wondering
how long It took her to braid It.
She was always complaining Of
headaches, and looked SO top
heavy / was afraid she would tip
over any minute.
Fat chance the DANES had to
hOller when mere man decided
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-04

for himself that shaving Of che
Walrus nnnstaChe and Buffalo
Bill bob made him look fifteen
years younger!
Yet wOt difference 10 Il be.
tween the guys that shed the
GidebuTnS and the girls that shed
matrOnly COiffuFes?
OLD-TIME FACE TENDERS.
just lamp the Old-time bOuers,
and foot racers, with their TACO
tenders waxed at the end. Trying
to mako the bases with q cOuDIe
sails on the upper lip clipped q
good fifteen seconds off o run.
ners time il the wind was
against him.
Look at an the smart guys
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-04
CASH CAST UPON WATERS
RETURNS TO HIM ON ICE

NEW YORK, March 4.-Everett
Rosa wallet Il back In its regular
place In his hip pocket after an ad-
venture that few, II any, pocket
books in Pine Plains, N. Y, where
Ross goes to high school, can
Doast Of having experienced. Ross
xell into a lake near his home three
weeks ago, and while being pulled
put by friends he lost his pocket.
ok, which contained q dollar bill
and his hunting license.
When the surface Of the lake be-
came frozen Central New England
railrOad employees cut the ice and
sent it to Maybrook. fifty miles
away. The pocketbook was found
e q block Of ice by Superintendent
Harold Butterfield, OF the railroad,
who mailed 1t back to Ross.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-04
DoDOlNG TRAFFIC sCAREs
WOMAN INTO PARALY

NEW YORK, March Awhile
crossing Forty-second street in the
middle Of the block between Seventh
and Eighth avenues, Mrs. Lambrene
Theodoropolo, became confused and
remained standing ON the trolley
track as a car bore down. The
motorman stopped the car within a
loot Of her. She then jumped
back. but got in the path Of an
automobile. The driver put the
brakes on In time and again she
was saved. Then she collapsed.
Her husband and son were with
her and they carried her to the
sidewalk. She was taken to Belle.
vue Hospital in a coma and hos.
pital physicians said she was suf-
fering from paralysis caused by
fright. Her condition IL critical.
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HoMESICK AND BROKE
NURSE TAKES OWN LIFE

CLEVELAND. March Attacking
funds and longing hopeless to re.
turn to her old home in Wichita,
Kans.. Miss Rachel E. Farmer.
thirty-three, q nurse. until recently
employed by the Board Of Health,
shot herself through the temple
here today, dying an hour later in
q hospital.
Other nurses with whom she
shared an apartment, said she had
received no response to q letter
home asking for funds.
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there arO In the world without
any halr at all ON their heads!
According to that, b0bbing tho
hair Ougi1to be Q great help to o
danes thinking powered
A frill can shampoo her
bodied head half IN hour before
she keeps o dinner date. but
soaking the old dome with the
OldfaGhiOned crop OF crOwnlng
glory was such q job some danes
didn't wash their hair for q cOupla
months.
/ don't caro- wOt any Of these
old crOnies say, I'm willing to bet
right now that you'll never see
women crawl back into whalebOnO
Innings, eightcenrinch waists and
long hair.
The Nome nugget., 1924-11-01
CUTTER MOJAVE
 FORCES WAY THRU
 ARCTIC ICE FIELDS

The Coast Guard Cutter Moiave. Capt. Ralph " Dempwolf left Nome the night of the 23rd dual missions of mercy and returned this port Tues day morning after having encountered conditions which made il impossible to cruise further.
 The primary object the late trip to the Arctic search the Schooner Silver Wave. of the Lomen Ra;ndeer Trading Corporation. which is drifting heplessly with five men aboard somewhere in the vicinity of Kotzebue Sound. and the same time taking provisions to Teller where, owing the failure the Schooner Appoo to arrive a state of beginning be felt The people nf Teller grateful for the provisions brought and voiced their praise of the Cutter for coming aid.
 It necessary for Mojave to break ice go- ing into Teller and while there, time was spent in overhauling the oil pumps which had become af- fected by the cold, Chief Engineer Wood is said to have been efficient his manner of handling this work in jig time
 Leaving Teller the Cutter headed for Cape Prince of Wales where eight Eskmos with dogs and omiaks were taken aboard in was found possible to reach the lost boat over the ice Continuing on coast of Seward Peninsula to Kotzebue Sound sig sent great beams of light which could be seen for niles At , a. m. October 25 ice from four to six inches thick struck and the vessel was slowed down until daybrrak when Captain Dempwolf forced her into the ice for the distance of ten miles inside the mouth of the sound and short distance south of the Arctic Circle, At this point it was found that the ice was becoming thick and able to go no further unanswered to take northwest course out again A good deal of new ice was bucked most of the way to point about fifteen miles northwest of Cape krusenstern. That night they worked their
 Continued Page Seven
The Nome nugget., 1924-11-01
SCH. ACME
 HITS WnlSkEY
 R0CK--IS LOST

BRANDON, Oregon. Oct. 31 ,APl-The steam Schooner Acme discovered at daybreak by q
 lighthouse keeper be ashore Whiskey Rock. six miles north of Bandon Two life saving crews from Bandon rushed to the scene with boat q motor truck which ferred the Coquile river and an appeal sent to the Coos Bay Coast Guard Sta ton for assistance. A heavy rain driven by the strong wind delayed the keeper from identifying the vessel which carried eighteen and was loaded with hundred of rails from San Fran cisco for Bandon. The ship is 1854 feet long and two hundred sixty-nine tons, and is owned by the Moore Mill and Lumber Company of San Francisco and Bandon At last reports a heavy sea was run ming and the was still aboard
The Nome nugget., 1924-11-01
NOME NAMED AS SECOND STOP

ant Ellison in his conference with the Dayton Air Field officers stated that the stops recommended by him the four-stop New York to Picking mail line were Reno. Nevada Nome Alaska, Manchura and Peking. He declared that air mail officials approv ed of his plan for the establishment of this service Dayton airport officials said that the air service has equipment at this time that is capable Of success full for the enterprise but that machines could be built any time for covering the route regularly and that the plan feasible and commendable. The object of coming far north Nome would be that # gepld give this town service that is sorely needed and also do with the necessity of having to broad expanse of water to reach the main land of Asia.
The Nome nugget., 1924-11-01
SAVE CREW WITH BREECHES-BUOY

BANDON, Ore. Nov. l, (AP)--Special--T life savers who went the assistance of the Acme with boat q truck struck a bad road and were compelled drag the dory for mile the beach Before they had arrived q member of the crew had struggled ashore through the breakers and made a line fast log attempting to take the remaining 17 members of the and Captain Fred Miller off by the hand Over- hand method The life guards ar rived in time to rig up the breechesbuoy and with much difficulty managed to bring all safely shore On account of the raging surf the vessel has been given up for lost with it's cargo valued at s45OOOO