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Evening star., 1924-12-14
70 GROUPS EFFECT
PATR|OnSMUN|ON
Federation Formed Here to
Celebrate Fitting|y All
National Holidays.

Delegates from more than 20 patri-
otic, civic and fraternal' organizations
met I'm the District building Friday
afternoon at the call of Commis ssh oner
Rudolph and organized the District
of Columbia Federation for Patriotic
Observance.
While the general object of the
federation will be to bring about
city-wfde observance of all national
holidays. the immediate undertaking
is to arrange a fitting program for
George Washingtons birthday, Feb
ruary %. .-.-
Brig. Gen. George Richards, presi-
dent of the Sons of the Revolution
in the District of Columbia, was
elected chairman of the federation.
The only other action taken was a
resolution authorizing Gen Richards
to appoint an executive committee of
20 to formulate plan for Washing
tons birthday and submit it to the
full body of delegates.
Capital to Show Way.
Commissioner Rudolph called the
assembly to order with an address in
which he voiced the opinion that
the people of Washington should, be-
cause of their presence in the Ma
tons Capital, be most active in pay
ing homage to the country's heroes.
TT seems to me-" Commissioner
Rudolph said, that the creation of
an organization which would have
for its object the planning and
executing of proper and dignified OBJ
servances of such events would be
not only duty and privilege, but
would also increase the prestige that
We, citizens of the Capital, now
so conspicuously enjoy. 1 am sure
there is in this room now abundant
material for the permanent formation
of a body thoroughly competent ade-
Evening star., 1924-12-14

per work. 1t was decided that petit,
tions asking for the closing of thea
ters in the National Capital on the
Sabbath shall be circulated for sig
natures in the churches. Tn nrepara-
ton for. the national moving picture
convention, JainarYs14. These petit
Gardener, secretary of the, Wone n S
Federation, 3116 Thirteenth street.
Mrs. G.. F. Taylor. chairman of tn.
COMMITTEE addressed the meeting. Mrs
John Newton Culberton presided
Evening star., 1924-12-14

Inquiry into an item tucked away In
the recent annual report of the chief Of
engineers Of the Army, referring to
the occupancy by certain unauthor-
lied persons" of tract of land along
Rock Creek near Twenty-eighth and
X streets, and adding that suits in
equity now are pending against these
persons, has disclosed an interesting
bit of history in connection with the
Governments efforts to develop the
mouth of Rock Creek into beauty
spot.
More than 12 years ago there was
filed in the local courts suit in
equity, known as the United States
VS.. the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Co., the Barber Asphalt Paving Co.
William ]. Knott, Raleigh H. Moler,
John Shore. Mary E. hughes and
Andrew Lewis. The suit declared
that the defendants were claiming
title to property belonging to the
Government, and prayed that the
court might once and for all con-
firm. Federal ownership of the land
involved.
The suit dragged along from month
to month and from year to year. The
original defendants continued their
occupancy in peaceful quiet and, one
by one, passed from this life. Their
children took up the fight which
by this time, however. had simmered
down to what appeared to be a per-
manent armistice.
Occupancy. Given Up.
Today that same suit still is pend
ing in the District Supreme Court
The papers are yellow with age and
dusty. All but one of the original
Evening star., 1924-12-14
Macmillan to Give Talk.

WCAP. in conjunction with four
other stations, will broadcast Sum
day night, Immediately following the
program of "Roxie and His Gang"
a talk by Donald B. Macmillan, fa-
nous Actic explorer on "True Value of
Arctic Work" WEAF, WAR, wEEI
and WDBH Will be linked with
wCAP during the explorers talk.
Evening star., 1924-12-14
WANT CLOSED SABBATH.
Church Women on Record in Favor
Of Jones Bill.

p The Women's tional
Missionary Federation of the District
of Columbia and vicinity met in which
IL denominations took part at the Mount
Vernon NJ. E. Church, South, and ia
vored the passage of the Jones bill.
which proposes to close places of
amusement on Sunday.
Mrs. John Paul Krechting led the
opening service. Mrs. II. T. Cousins
spoke on the progressiveness of le-
Evening star., 1924-12-14

quately, 10 meet all such require
ments."
The form of celebration for Wash
ington's birthday was not definitely
work ed out. 1t probably will be de-
cideu to have a huge patriotic rally,
in which the members of all the or
ganizations represented Thursday take
mart
Evening star., 1924-12-14

a legal expert to pick up the loose
ends of the case today and set the
suit In order.
And the Rock Creek parkway
project still waits patiently.
Evening star., 1924-12-14

England's youngest duchess is the
Duchess of York, wife OF the second
son of the King and Queen.
Evening star., 1924-12-14
Occupancy Given Up.

Today that same suit still is pend
ing in the District Supreme Court
The papers are yellow with age and
dusty. All but one of the original
Evening star., 1924-12-14

Lady's 14-kt. White Gold
Filled Wrist Watches, 16-jewel
movement, rectangular model;
a gem of a watch that she will
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priced, at. ............. O1c
Evening star., 1924-12-14

Another Handsome Wrist
Watch, set with brilliant
stones; and last word in
uniqueness and beauty. She
will appreciate a watch like
this one. A big value, cox
Evening star., 1924-12-14

GENTLEMEN'S WATCHES

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model, you n g ~
mans W a t c h.
High-grade white 81
or green gold S.
filled cases
Evening star., 1924-12-14

Ladies' Genuine Platinum
Top Watch Bracelets, set with
extra fine quality diamonds and
sapphires. sp ecially GO
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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-22
Two Men Are Killed,
Another Is Injured
In Richmond Wreck

RICHMOND, Va, July 19.-Thon-
as Cavan, %, and William Woll
setter, rs, were killed, and M. j.
Harris was injured early today IN
a collision here between two auto
mobiles.
The three men were in one auto
mobile. The occupants Of the other
machine, a high-priced car, ran OIL
in the darkness and had not been To-
Gated several hours afterward. Ac-
counts of the collision vary, police
stated after hasty investigation
and a thorough inquiry will be nee
essary, they said, to fix the blame
or determine the cause.
Residents near the scene of the
crash stated they were awakened
lust before dawn by the noise of the
colliding machines and when they
reached the street they found Cavan
pinned beneath the overturned car
he owned and was driving at the
time of the collision. He had died
almost instantly from a crushed
skull. Wollseifer was on the side
walk and died Of internal injuries
soon after being taken to nearby
hospital Harris, at first thought
to be only slightly hurt, was taken
to the hospital about an hour after
the crash, when he complained OF
violent pains in the head.
CaNan's automobile was complete
ly wrecked. The other machine was
badly damaged.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-22
John L. Philips Freed,
With Brother Charles,
After War Fraud Trial

WASHINGTON, July 19.-The ac-
quittal of four of the men named
in indictments charging conspiracy
to defraud the government in the
sale of surplus cantonment lumber
after the war is looked upon in
court circles here as presaging the
dropping of similar charges against
three others not yet tried.
John l.. Philips, of Atlanta, for
mer chairman of the Republican
state committee Of Georgia; Charles
Philips, Jr., his brother; Frank T.
Sullivan, of Buffalo, and Charles
S. Shotwell, Of Indianapolis, were
the men acquitted of the charges
yesterday by a jury which has been
hearing the case for ten weeks in
the District of Columbia supreme
court. John Stephens, of jackson
vile, Fla, and Ernest G. Morse, OF
Cincinnati, who had been placed on
trial with them, were given IN
structed verdicts of acquittal earlier
in the proceedings.
Four others were named in the
indictment, including George M.
Chambers, a government inspector,
who has since died; Gus Eitzer and
NJ. A. Towart, Jr., of Pensacola, Fla,
and Rowland Perry, of Washing
ton.
The indictments alleged that the
government had been defrauded out
of more than ST ,000,0
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-22
Father and Mother
Killed By Only Son;
Self Defense Claim

MONTICELLO, Ark, July 10
P. S. Piffin, sixty, and his wife, fifty
five, We're shot and killed instantly
near their home, six miles east of
Monticello, late today. Their only
son, w. NJ. Piffin, is said to have
admitted that he slew his parents,
but claimed self-defense.
The elder Piffin was at home on a
ten-day furlough from the Arkan-
sas penitentiary, where he Is serv-
ing sentence for killing Joe Free
man, his sons brother-in-law.
w. M. Piffin's story Of the killing,
as quoted by county officers who ar
rested him, was that when he met
his father and mother in a wagon
on the road this afternoon, the IA
Their reached under the wagon seat
for a gun. Believing his life in dan
ger, Piffin was quoted as saying he
fired, killing his father, whereupon
his mother shouted that ''if he didn t
get you, I will"
AS his mother reached for the gun,
Piffin said, he fired again, a heavy
charge of buckshot killing her in
stantlY.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-22
BODY is EXHUMED
ON RUMORS THAT
DEAD MAN LIVES

POUGHKEEPSIE, n. Y, July 20.
In an atmosphere of mystery remi-
niscent of the notorious Alex Kels,
case in Lodi, Cal, an investigation
has been ordered into the death of
Holmes Vandewater, prominent law
yer Of this city.
To all intents and purposes Vande-
w&ter died in a fire which consumed
his garage two months ago and his
charred body was buried with cere-
monies befitting one of his station
in the community.
Today Justice Joseph Morschauer
ordered the body eXhumed when a
stances gave rise to rumors that
Vandewater is still alive and the
body found in his burned garage
was that of another man.
1t was high up in the Glove noun
tains where the Vandewaters had
a cozy summer cottage retreat, that
the rumor he might be alive had
its origin. Among the personal p2-
pers found in the lawyers desk
there, We're numerous steamer sched-
ules, inquiries regarding reserya-
tons, correspondence with tourist
agencies and foreign hotels and
other data indicating he planned an
early trip out of the country.
Then it was recalled that Vande-
water had a gold filled tooth in his
upper jaw whereas the undertaken
could remember a gold filled tooth
only in the lower jaw of the man
he prepared for burial.
Furthermore, of the two life insur
ance policies held by Nandewater
and totalling $4,000, one called for
double indemnity in case of death
by fire.
Finally, to add further color tc
The mystery, Vandewater was 4
cripple but the legs of the mar
whose body was found in the burn
ed garage, had been so badly charreG
tina. this possible source Of identi
fication had been completely 90
liberated.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-22
Kansas City Doctor
Invents New Truss
New Discovery Heals Rupture
Without An Operation

Kansas City, Mo-, (SpeciaD "A
new discovery which, experts agree.
has no equal for curative effects in
all rupture cases, is the latest ac
complishment of the well-known
Hernia Specialist, DR.. Andrews,
121 Fl Koch Bldg. Kansas City, Mo.
The extraordinary success of this
new method proves that it holds and
heals a rupture. Il weighs only
few ounces. Has no hard gouging
RAIDS. no elastic belt. no leg straps,
no steel bands. and is as comforta-
BILE as a light garment. 1t has en-
abled hundreds of persons to throw
away trusses and declare their rup-
ture absolutely healed. Many of
these had serious double ruptures,
from which they had suffered for
years. 1t is DR.. Andrews ambition
to have every ruptured person enjoy
the quick relief. comfort and healing
power of his discovery and he will
send il on free trial to any reader of
The Tri-Weekly Journal who writes
him He wants one person in each
neiohborhood to whom he can refer.
il YOU wish 10 he rid of rupture for
good. without an operation. take ad-
vantage IF the doctors free offer.
Write him today (AdverIsement)
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-22

Now, K. b. Grant, widely known chem
ist, mas announced the perfection of
simple prescription, easily prepared at
home. by which you can rid your house,
barns and live stock of all these insect
pests almost instantly and with no trouble
at all 1t is fatal to flies of all kinds
and similar pests such as chiggers, mos
quitoes and moths.
This new discovery, which Is called
"FIy-Kill," is not poison. Though 1t
kills insect pests like magic, farm ami
mails and human beings are not affected
by it at all. This prescription Is SO
powerful repelIent that flies will mot
come near stock or buildings where it
has been used. Fly-Kill is particularly
valuable for cows and horses as flies Dc
untold harm to these animals.
So confident is Mr.. Grant that his dis
covery will quickly rid your entire place
of all insect pests that he offers to send
any reader of this paper full size S2.OO
prescription for only 81. With this as
a base you can mix at homo enough Fly
Kill to last an entire season and be free
from these pests.
name and address to r. B. Grant 3502
Mutual Bldg, Kansas City, Mo-, and the
prescription will be mailed at once. Mix
il and use according to the simple direc-
tons If at the end of thirty minutes
you do not find the insect pests have van
ished the prescription costs you nothing.
This offer is fully guaranteed.
(AdYertisement)
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-22
FARLEY OUTLOOK BRIGHTENS;|
GERMAN LOAN INSURED AND
RIGHT OF ALLIES GUARANTEED
Long Step Forward Taken by ENJOYS at London Confer
ence-France Halls New Decisions as Great
Victory for Her

though it actually was proposed to
the committee by Count de Peretti
de La Rocca, Of Italy, told the AS
sJciated Press tonight that in his
opinion it offered sufficient safe
guards to investors to insure the
loans successful flOtation, and that
the fear of the possibility of sep
arate French action against Ger
many would not endanger the in
Vestors' guarantees.
The Americans and British do
not concede that the document
agreed upon today empowers sep
arate action by France. In fact,
neither the present Macdonald gov
eminent, nor any previous govern
ment, or any considerable amount of
the public has ever recognized the
legality under the treaty Of Yer
sailles Of the present French occu-
patton of the Ruhr.
But, it is pointed out, such ques-
tons of legal construction remain
for the future. For the time being
France has won her demand that
the reparation commission shall re-
main the arbiter of Germany's faith
under the Dawes plan.
German Default
In blishing possible German de
fault, the reparatiOn commission
must take the advice of the agent
general of separations and the trus-
tees of the loan but those officials
will not be empowered, as Great
Britain first desired, to act a, sort of
grand jury in determining the pre-
liminaries of default. That remains
the prerogative Of the reparation
commission, as France insisted from
the start.
On all sides tonight, but especially
among the French delegation there
is disposition to concede that the
United States played an important,
although unofficial part in the nego-
tiations out of which it is hoped TO
launch the Dawes plan.
The American secretary of state,
Charles z. Hughes, reached London
before news of the agreement was
announced. Making it plain that he
is to take no part in the conference,
but is here solely as president of the
bar association, the secretary said;
I'VE are greatly interested in the
execution of the Dawes plan and
hope it will take place as soon as
possible. We strongly favor it as a
basis for the economic restoration of
Europe"
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-22

LONDON, July 20.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press).-The committee on
sanctions of the interallied confer
ence agreed unanimously on
two important principles to govern
the action of the allies in the event
of possible default by Germany un-
der the Dawes reparation plan,
namely, to insure investors in the
loan TO Germany of priority on all
German resources in event of such
default and to preserve the rights
of the countries signatory to the
Versailles treaty.
With this agreement, in the opin-
ion of the American, British and
French delegates, long step has
been taken toward the success of the
conference, upon which such high
hopes have been raised for the eco
uomic restoration of Europe.
At the opening Of the conference
Wednesday, it was generally recog-
nized that the proposed loan to Ger
many was the cruX of the Dawes
olan and after only four days de-
alterations it was possible for the
committee to agree that in any con-
tingency, including default and re-
sultant sanctions the holders of the
loan should have priority claim to
the assets of Germany. With this is
coupled an agreement that the
protocol to make the conference ac-
ton effective shall reserve all the
rights enjoyed at present by those
countries which signed the treaty
of Versailles.
France halls the latter decision as
distinct victory for her and takes
it to mean that she still has the
right to separate action should Ger
many default. Premier Herriot an
bounced his satisfaction with the
great progress which has been made
and his adherents construed this
as calculated to silence any charge
by his opponents that the premier
bartered away the rights of France
under the treaty of Versailles.
Loan Considered Safe
The American and British dele
gates share in the French enthu-
siasm over the fact that the unani-
nous agreement has carried the
work of the conference so far for
ward, although they do not share
all the differences France is ready
to draw from today's understanding.
Owen d. Young, the American eX-
pert, who is credited with the in
spiration of the loan guarantee, al
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-22
AMERICAN LAWYERS !.
HONORED GUESTS IN
ENGLAND s CAPITAL

LONDON, July 19.-tBy the AS
sociated Press).--Nearly $500 law
yers from the United States and
Canada who have arrived in the an
cient capital of England during the
last week will go tomorrow to West
minister Abbey, st. PauIs and West
minister cathedral to attend special
religious services held in their honor.
Throughout the week London will
act host to the lawyers from over
seas and members of their families.
On Thursday, King George and
Queen Mary will entertain them at
a garden party in the grounds Of
Buckingham palace. Wednesday
night the lord mayor and the cor
poration of the city Of London will
give them a banquet at the classic
Guild hall, center of municipal life
of old London.
The official welcome to the Amer
lean jurists by the English lawyers
will take place Monday morning at
Westminster hall Sir Patrick Hast
ings, attorney general of England,
will present the American guests to
the lord high chancellor and his
majesty's judges. The lord high
chancellor will deliver an address of
welcome.
The American ambassador, Frank
B. Kellogg and Mrs. Kellogg will
hold a reception at Crewe House for
the Americans, Tuesday afternoon,
and on Wednesday the memorial to
Blackstone, author of the famous
Commentaries, will be unveiled in
the central hall of the Royal Court
of Justice by it's donors, the Ameri-
can Bar association.
AS guests of Sir Charles Wake
field and the Sulgrave institution, a
party of 500 on Friday will visit
Sulgrave Manor, ancestral home of
the Washingtons. Others will go to
a garden party at Cliveden-on-
Thames, the home of Viscount and
Lady Aston, and to reception given
in the palace of Westminster by the
lord high chancellor, and his sister,
Miss Hadane, the Earl and Countess
of Birkenhead and other leaders Of
the English bar. Saturday will be
| given over to visits to the old uni
versity towns, Oxford and Cam
| bridge.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-22
f our Officials Held
In Senate Bombing
AT Providence, R. |

PROVIDENCE, r. l., July 10
Two assistant attorneys general and
two Providence police inspectors. to-
gether with Thomas Lally and Mat
thew J. McGovern, were arrested
at Worcester, Mass, tonight in con-
nection with the recent bombing of
the Rhode Island senate. Lally and
McGovern are charged by William
c. Pell<ey. of the Republican state
control committee, with having di-
rected of the brombine gas bomb in
She senate chamber. All We're booked
on charges of being suspicious char
acters. but were released on bail to
appear Monday. The assistant at
tcrneys general are George Hurley
and John p. Hartigan; the police
inspectors are John I. MCGUIRE and
Louis Godfrey.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-22
IS Tons of False Whiskers
Material Taken From Sea

SAN PEDRO. Cal, July 19.-&if-
teen tons of false whiskers in the.
rough" clipped from the bottom Of
the sea off Lower Califo mia by
Japanese divers and bought here
by the motor ship 5umma, II, are
awaiting trans-shipment today to
whisker factories in japan.
The best of the crude whisll4c 7.a-
terial will he fashioned i~to C.sguiscs
for actors and others. The ,cmain-
der will he made into explosives and
japanese COnfeCllOES.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-22
Record Breaking Hail Storm
Strips Orchards in Dakota

RAPID CITY, S. D., July 10
The worst hail storm in years broke
here late yesterday, continuing for
45 minutes and shattering windows,
auto tops and street light globes.
Orchards, crops and gardens in the
vicinity were stripped. Hail stones
were piled three and A half inches
deep on a level ground in this vi
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