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Evening star., 1924-12-14
Blast at Quarry
Reveals Gaze of
Marvellous Beauty
Special Dispa tch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HAGERSTOWN, December 13.-
Caverns of marvellous beauty have just
been discovered at Falling Waters, w.
Va. just across the river at Williams
port, according to reports from several
quarrymen of the Jones' Limestone Co.,
who made the discovery while blasting
rock several days ago.
According to the workmen the caves
are full of stalactites and stalagmites of
the purest quality. Several days ago the
quarrymen set Of a blast against hill.
After it exploded they found the open
ing to the cave. With flashlights they
began explorations. At one point Was
found what appeared to be the statue
of man upon pedestal. At another
point a lake was found, and there was
seen m orif1ce into which large stone
can - dropped and never sound heard
Of itsslanding,
Evening star., 1924-12-14
Transfer of Army Officers.

Maj. Alfred E. Larabee, Army Signal
Corps, has been transferred from
Seattle, Wash, to San Francisco;
Col. William p. Wooten, Corps of En-
gineers, from the General Hospital, Hot
Springs. Ark, to Washington Barracks.
d. c. Warrant Officer Earl T.. Halstead,
from San Francisco to this city; War
rant Officer Robert B. Irving. from this
city to Honolulu, Hawaii. and Warrant
Officer Edward X. Powell. from Fort
Hoyle, Nd. to Boiling Field. Anacostia
Evening star., 1924-12-14
MATTEOTTI WAS STABBED
Experts Say italian Deputy's Body
Was Not Mutilated.

ROME, December 13.-The reports
of the experts, Drs. Massari and Bel
1uZi, who examined the body of
Deputy Matteotti when it was found
in a spot 5 miles from Rome. after
he had been missing for more than
two months, show that the deputy
was buried June 10. or shortly after
death.
The reports, which are published
by the Tribuna today, say that death
was due chiefly to stabbing in the
left upper part of the thorax. The
body was not mutilated, but was
buried intact
Evening star., 1924-12-14
BANK IS CLOSED
By CROP FAILURES
Heavy Withdrawals Blamed for
Condition Of Culpeper
Institution.
special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CULPEPER. Va, December 13.-The
Culpeper National Bank closed It's
doors today on orders Of the directors.
No statement was made except that
'depositors will be paid in full. Heavy
Withdrawals were blamed for the
condition of the bank, the withdraw
ais being due to the many crop fail
ures of the past season.
The bank is in charge of c. A.
Stewart, national bank examiner. Its
assets are over $1,500,000; capital,
100000, and deposits, October g.,
$1,000,000. -
Evening star., 1924-12-14

Tho end and the reward Of toll is
rest.
Evening star., 1924-12-14

additional offices and classrooms.
John Crosby Brown was for 43 years
a member of the seminary board of
directors, and was president of the
board for IL years. He died in 1909.
!, 1t was through action taken by the
seminary board when he was presi-
dent that the seminary became inter-
denominational.
Evening star., 1924-12-14
D. C. ON LONG BUS LINE.
Baltimore-Atlanta Service out-
lined at Maryland Hearing.

BALTIMORE. Nd, December 1s.-
Plans for a notorious passenger sery-
Ice between Baltimore and Atlanta.
Ga, were outlined 70 the Maryland
public service commission today by
s. g. Markell. chairman of the Iegis-
lative committee of theMotorbus AS
ISOLATION of Virginia
: The chief terminals will be Balti-
more and Atlanta with subsidiary
stations at Washington, Alexandria
and Richmond, Va, and in cities in
the Carolinas, Mr.. Markell told the
commission.
Evening star., 1924-12-14

The 1900 busses operated In Greater
London handle an average of over
Z'Oo0,OOO passengers every day.
Evening star., 1924-12-14
MAKE GIFT To- SEMINARY.
Theological School in New York to
Erect 5000, 600 Memorial Tower.

NEW YORK, December IA gift
of 5000, 900 from friends and relatives
of the late John Crosby Brown to be:
used In erecting a Gothic memorial
tower on the Union Theological Sem
mary here was announced today. The
tower. IL stories high, will provide.
The Washington times., 1924-01-07
DAWES To URGE
GERMAN QUIZ
Be OPEN
Will Address First Committee
Session With Statement
Of v. S. Position
BY, FRANK e. MASON.
International News Servic0.~,

PARIS, Jan. 7.--American mela-
bers of the allied commission that
viii examine Germany's capacity for
Preparations payments will urge the
allies to conduct the inquiry with
complete openness, and ito. lay all
their cards upon the table," it was
learned here today.
Charles G., Dawes and Owen
Young, two Of the three committee
men who will represent the United
States, have just arrived. During
the voyage from New York upon
the liner America, Dawes and
Young conferred daily, settling the
keynote of the policy the Americans
will pursue Summed up, this pol
icy will insist that the participating
powers pledge absolute mutual con-
fidence so that the inquiry can pro-
coed without complications.
The Americans feel that the in
vestigation should open with a pledge
of harmony and confidence in order
TO facilitate the work in hand.
AS president of the first commit
tee, Dawes will be in a position to
Of American policy.
1t is understood that the commit
tees will organize in Paris, later
going to Germany to obtain infornla-
ton from the Germans at first hand.
The German government has prom
Used to give all possible aid and to
produce all documents the allies may
require.
1t will be Frances chief aim to
ascertain how much wealth Germany
holds in foreign countries.
The Washington times., 1924-01-07
Detective Soaked Up
Rum Evidence
In Blotter
By International News Service.

NORFOLK, Va, Jan. IA
blotter soaked full, of what
they declare to be whiskey, was
the evidence presented in police
court today by two city detec-
tives against Carroll Pierce on
a charge of violating the liquor
law.
While driving in their car on
a downtown street the machine
baked. One of the officers in
vestigated. AS he stepped from
the car, he declares, Pierce, who
was passing, took to his heels.
The officers followed. With his
capture inevitable, Pierce is
said to have thrown a pint bot
tie onto the street.
The bottle broke, and, as the
alleged evidence was flowing
away in the gutter, one detec-
tive rushed into an Office build
ing, obtained a blotter, and
soaked up the fast-disappearing
LIQUID.
The Washington times., 1924-01-07
PEOPLES PARTY AND FORD
CLUBS TO MEET JOINTLY

OMAHA, Neb., Jan. THE Ford
for-President clubs of the country
amalgamated with the Peoples Pro-
gressive party are called to a
national convention to be held in
Omaha on January 80, in a procla-
nation issued here by Roy M.
Harrop, of Omaha, president of the
National Economic League and
also national chairman of the
Peoples Progressive party.
The call is signed by representa-
tives of Ford-for-President clubs
and similar organizations in twenty
one States.
I'VE are going to nominate a
candidate for the Presidency and
one for the Vice Presidency" Mr..
Harrop said. 1.-THE candidate may
be Henry Ford and it may. not be
Ford. That is for the convention
to decide, not for me. Personally,
favor nominating Ford and draft
ing him for the country's good
just as the country found it neces-
sary to draft men for the army
when the country was in danger"
The Washington times., 1924-01-07
Births, Deaths
Phone Main $3.50 Until |
2 p. N. Obituary Desk
MRS. JOHN w, EDELIN,,

Born in Charles county, Md, and
q resident of this city since she was
fifteen years old, Mrs. Mary Eliza
beth Edelin,, aged forty-seven, died
yesterday afternoon at her home,
S11 Fourth street southeast.
Mrs. Edelin, was the wife of John
Walter Edelin,, who is connected with
the Crucible Steel Company. She
was q member of and active worker
in the Second Baptist Church. Sur
viving her besides her hubsand are
a sister, Mrs. Nora Short; three
brothers, Carl, Hugh and Alexander
Cox; her father and mother, Mr.. and
Mrs. N. Cox, and five children, Mrs.
German Hendricks, Misses Elizabeth
and Helenora Edelin,, John w. Eide
lin and Edward Edelin,.
Funeral arrangements have not
been completed.
The Washington times., 1924-01-07
JAMES HARRY POWER.

Funeral services for John Harry
Power, jr., who died Saturday in
Sibley Hospital after a short ILL
ness, were conducted this afternoon
at his residence, 1116 Seventh street
northeast, by the Rev. John Comp
ton Ball, pastor of the Metropolitan
Baptist Church. Burial was in
Arlington National Cemetery.
Mr.. Power was born in this city
twenty-four years ago and had lived
here all of his life. Following his
service in the world war, he was
employed in the Internal Revenue
Bureau. He is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Phoebe Goodrich Power,
his bride Of five months; his
parents, three brothers, Clarence A.
Power. of Detroit, Mich; Roger C.
Power, Of Arlington, Va, and Irving
L. Power, of this city, and sister,
Mrs. Ethel Marie Dawkins, of
Arlington, Va.
The Washington times., 1924-01-07
MRS. ANNA r, TOWNsHEND.

Funeral services for Mrs. Anna
II. Townshend, who died yesterday
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Anna Koonce, 1248 Twenty-first
street northwest, will be held at
8 o'clock this evening at her daugh-
ter's residence. The Rev. e, ".
REGISTER, presiding elder Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South,
Of this district. will officiate. Burial
will be in Oakland, Nd.
Mrs. Townshend was born eighty
three years ago in Howard county,
Nd, and, until his death twenty
years ago, lived in Oakland with
her husband, DIR. Singleton Town
shend. She was a member Of the
Mt. Vernon Methodist Episcopal
Church South. Mrs. Koonce is her
only survivor.
The Washington times., 1924-01-07
Legal Notices

ZON1NG COMMISSION OF THE DIS
TRICT OF COLUMBIA. Washington,
January s, 1924. In compliance with tlrs
provisions of Section 3 of an Act of Con-
gress approved March l, 1920 public No.
1855, seth Congress, entitled IAN Act to
regulate the height area and use of
buildings in the District of Columbia and
to create a coming commission and for
other purposes'D, notice is hereby given
that a public hearing will be held in the
board room of the District Building at
1900 a. m. January II. 1924. for the
purpose of considering the following pro-
posed changes in the boundaries of the
use, height and area districts, to-wit:
Change from first commercial. &c" area
to residential "B' area. Frontage on
both sides OF Minnesota avenue. between
Good Hope and Naylor roads s. T.:
Change from "A" area to "a restricted"
area: Section bounded as follows: North
vania Railroad right-of-way; west, 18th
street east Change from residential TO
first commercial Southeast and south
west corners of Connecticut and Ne
north of Fessenden street between the
west limiting line of first commercial
area and the public alley. Lot 500,
square 1898, located on the northwest
corner of 4th and SITS. s. r. Lot S0S'
square N. lit located at southwest cor
ner of 18th st and New Hampshire ave.
Frontage on both sides of p st. N. W..
from premises No. 1900 to premises No.
to first commercial, &c" area: Lots 16
to % incl, square 1858, located on the
west side of 4th st. N E., south of
Bryant street. Change from first COM
mercial to second commercial: Square
N. 772. bounded by Florida ave-. Bird
street and N streets N. K. Change from
first comm rcial, &C" area to second
commercial 20" area: Frontage on east
side of Champlain street between Kalo-
rama road and Champlain place and on
north side of Kalorama road, between
Champlain st. and Ontario I'd. Change
from IA restricted" area to "B" area:
Lots As, 46. ~, square 2702 located on
the northeast corner of 10th street and
Allison street N. w. Change from 40 to
60 foot height: Parcel s3/s, square 1902,
located on north side of Spring road
N. W., between 10th and 18th streets,
J. F. BELL. CUNO H. RUDOLPH,
JAMES F. OYSTER, c. o. SHERRILL
DAVID LYNN. Zoning Commission of the
District of Columbia
The Washington times., 1924-01-07
BERNARD A. nAYEY.

Word has just been received in
Washington of the death in Birming-
ham, Ala, of Bernard A. Davey,
former member of the advertising
staff Of The Washington Times.
He served as first lieutenant dur.
ing the war and was seriously gassed
in France, being weakened to such
an extent that his death is traceable
to this cause.
After leaving the staff of The
Washington Times, Mr.. Davey was
associated with the Chicago maya
zine field, later going to Birming.
ham, where he organized an adver.
tising agency which. beaxa A1is mama
The Washington times., 1924-01-07
Special Notices

THE annual meeting Of stockholders Of
the Peoples Commercial and Savings
Bank Washington, d. c., will be held
on the End Tuesday Of January, 1924
at the main office, 822 East Capitol
St., at 3 p. m, for the purpose OF elect
ing directors and such other business
as may come to their attention. r.
B. WHITEHURST. President
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
the annual meeting of the stockhoId-
ers Of the Capital Traction Company for
the election of board of directors for
the ensuing year and the transaction of
such other business as may be brought
before the meeting, will be held at the
office of the company, seth and NJ
streets northwest, Washington. D. c..
a. m. The polls win be open from IL
q. m. until IL noon. H. D. Champion
Secretary.
The Washington times., 1924-01-07
LAWRENCE H. QUIROLLO.

The funeral of Lawrence Henry
Quirollo, who died Saturday at his
home, 1888 Columbia road north.
west, was held this afternoon in the
st. Johns Episcopal Church. Burial
was in Rock Creek Cemetery.
Born in Charleston, s. c., Mr..
Quirollo had lived in this city
twenty years. He was active in
Masonry, being member of La.
fayette Lodge, No. 10, F. A. A. NJ.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Carlotta Ebert Quirollo; a daughter,
Mrs. Philip Devereux johnson, and
one son, Charles Ebert Quirollo.
The Washington times., 1924-01-07
BIRTHS.

Mack b. and Olga Grouse, girl
William B. and Mamie o. LOvett boy,
Fernando and Julia Cuniberti, girl.
Lloyd L. and Alice NJ Kesecker, girl.
Joe and Lucis Manilli. boy.
Frederick c. and Helen c. Snowden,
boy.
Roy c. and Helene M,IfPotts, boy.
Roland w. and Margaret Keyser boy.
Joseph and Elizabeth Henderson. girl
Guy U. and Lillian NJ. Cogswell, boy.
Clifford A. and Mary e. Wiley. girl.
Claiborne r. and Bessie w. Smith
boy.
Ernest c. and Harriet e. Howard, boy
Wilson r. and Corina Smith, boy.
Walter and Luenetta Mccall boy.
John and Cora Miller, girl.
The Washington times., 1924-01-07
DEATHS.

Lily Tyson Elliott, II years. Powhatan
Hotel.
Thomas s. King. 50 years, Walter
Reed Hospital.
Hattie Shoninger Moses, Sc years,
1880 California street northwest.
Philip Lee Phillips. IS years. 1903
Twentieth street northwest.
Lawrence H. Quirollo, SO years. 1898
Columbia road northwest.
William Edgar Ellis. months, sos
Third street southeast.
Earl NJ. Singleton, 1 year. Sc Decatur
street northeast.
The Washington times., 1924-01-07
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Charles H. Brockelman, 20. and Anna
M. Suss, rs. The Rev. H. F. Downs.
Harry D. Richardson, SO, and Miranda
Virginia Nelly. go; both Of Baltimore,
Md. The Rev. H. d. Mitchell.
Benjamin F. Myers, Fl, and Annie
Catherine Biller, 1S. The Rev. H. F.
Downs.
Raymond Aloysius Green IS, and
Anna Marion Cusic H. The Rev. w. ].
Brooks.
The Washington times., 1924-01-07

He was also president of the Bir-
mingham Advertising Club and an
instructor in advertising in an Ala
bama university. He was about
thirty-five years old. and is survived
by his widow, a former resident OF
Petersburg, Va,
The Washington times., 1924-01-07
Wanted Real Estate

WE WANT MORE HOUSES FOR SALE.
Owners of property desiring to make
quick sales should list property with
US at once.
MM. =. NoRMoYLE. SO F st. N. w
JOHN F. DON0HOE & SONS.
S14 Pennsylvania Ave. S. r.
Let Us Submit Our List of Homes and
Investments Before You Purchase.
The Washington times., 1924-01-07
sTERRETT AND FLEMING
$475

Chevrolet 400 Touring, 1922
Looks good, runs better. Only 500
cash. balance monthly.
$275
The Washington times., 1924-01-07

THE ABOVE CARS ARE GUARAN-
TEED AS TO THEIR MECHANICAL
CONDITION. SHOULD ANY PART
PROVE DEFECTIVE WITHIN A Pc
R1OD OF 80 DAYS WE WILL FUR
NISH A NEW PART WITHOUT
CHARGE.
ABLE AND We WILL BE GLAD TO
DEMONSTRATE.
The Washington times., 1924-01-07
Auto Service

CARS washed and polished, $3.50;
creased and bolts frightened. $3.50;
0imonizing; called for, delivered.
Southern Auto Works. s26 q ct. N. w.
Franklin 71ss.
The Washington times., 1924-01-07

Paige Touring, 1921
Light six. New paint. good tires. Ex-
ceptionally smooth running motor. The
price is a give away.
The Washington times., 1924-01-07
He Bought a Peerless

Westcott 1922 Coupe.
This car runs and looks like
new; at bargain price.
Evening star., 1924-06-16
SIS TAKEN PRISONER
IN MOONSHINE WAR
Burning of Two Cabins Above
Frostburg, Md, Climax of Stir
ring Series of Raids.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND, Md, June 16.-The
burning of two cobins in the fastness of
Big Savage Mountain, off the national
pike, above Frostberg. following the ar
rest of five men-Robert Dennison, his
father, Randolph Dennison; Adam
Brode, Samuel Harden and Orie Daily
charged with moonshining, was the
climax of a series of raids made in this
county in the last thirty days by En-
forcement Officer William r. Harvey
and Deputy Luther Hopwood. These ar
rests brought the total to fifty-dve,
record for one month.
At 8 o'clock Saturday morning the Of
ficers drove by one of the cabins, to find
no one on hand. BY prying off a lock
Officer Harvey gained adnlittance. The
door was relocked, and Deputy Hopwood
concealed himself in the woods. For
three hours he kept vigil. Then came
two men, who upon entering the cabin
were forced by Officer Harvey at the
point of his revolver to throw up their
hands, then three others came, and
they were arrested. The cabin housed
two stills and seven barrels of mash
After taking samples the officers fired
the cabin. They then led their captiveS
to another cabin, where they found
eight barrels of mash and a still. The
alleged owner, William Atkinson, was
absent This cabin was fired. The five
men were brought to Cumberland and
locked up.
Evening star., 1924-06-16
WOODSIDE SCHOOL HOLDS
GRADUATION EXERCISES
Eleven Eighth Grade Pupils Re
ceive Diplomas-Joy E. Nor
gan Delivers Address.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WOODSIDE. Md, June 16.-Closing
exercises of the public school here
were held Friday evening in the Sill
yer Spring State Armory. Eleven
eighth grade pupils were given di-
plomas and thirty-two seventh-grade
pupils were given certificates. Eight
certificates were awarded for attend
ance
Joy E. Morgan made the address of
the evening. The class prophecy was
given by Julienne Ibarra of the eighth
grade, ranking highest in scholar
ship.
The report of the principal, Minnie
Grimstead Hines, showed that almost
all organized clubs of the community
have had a part in financially helping
in the advancement Of scholarship of
the grades the past year. The
Parent-Teacher Association aside
from financing the mile of sidewalk,
contributed money, two clocks~and a
weighing scale. Mrs. J. u. Burkett
donated large picture. Mrs. Ross
gave two-year subscription to the
National Geographic Magazine. The
Current Comment Club added fifty
new books to the school library. The
Silver Spring Women's Club gave
forty subscriptions of Current Events.
The Silver Spring Volunteer Fire De-
partment gave SO to be used as
production on Fire Prevention" The
Silver Spring Masons gave SIS to be
used as prizes. The Guild of the Grace
Episcopal Church gave $40 for the
milk fund. Robert II. Mcneil gives
SO annually. The Girls Friendly So
ciety gave two room prizes and two
individual prizes. The Golf Club of
Forest Glen gave a basket ball set.
The American Legion of Montgomery
county gave bronze medal
Evening star., 1924-06-16

| The kddies of Washington are all
excited and thousands are determined
10 solve the chex Rebus- Hundreds of
letters are coming in, each one with a
solution of tho Chex .Rebus which ap-
peared on page 23 of last Fridays Star.
Any one can get a copy Of the big
Chex announcement at any drug store.
Hundreds proclaim chex the greatest
Toilet and Bath Soap ever used-pIus
Its absolute deodorant quality, which
takes the place Of harmful chemicals.
chex destroys all body odors and leaves
none Of it's own.
| The chex slogan contest for adults is
exeiting equal Interest, as many men
and women have signified their inten-
,tion of competing for the 500 In gold
prizes. See next Fridays paper for an
sather startling announcement selling
ikAirost9 "How to Win This chex
Eoid." Manufactured by Pioneer Prod
vcts Co., Dayton, o. George Borg
feidt & Co., Sole Distributors, 111-119
East 10th Street, New York, N. Z.
Evening star., 1924-06-16
RITES FOR DR.. SMITH.
Naval Academy Professor Buried
at North Carolina Home.

GREENSBORO, N c., June 16-Dr.
Charles Alphonso Smith was laid to
rest here this afternoon.
Simple services were held at 5
o'clock at the First Presbyterian
Church, and the body was buried on
the slopes of Green Hill cemetery. At
both the church and the grave large
gatherings Of friends were present,
many coming from various sections,
parts of this and other states.
Dr. Smith, who was professor of
English at the United States Naval
Academy, Annapolis, died Friday after
an illness of several weeks.
Evening star., 1924-06-16
DAMAGE BY HAIL LIGHT.
Virginia Apple Orchards Suffer
Only in Scattered Sections.
oac;aI n;S,otcl +n The Sfar

Special Dispatch to The Star
WINCHESTER, Va, June 16.--
Damage done to apple orchards north
west of here by hail during last Fri
day afternoons storm appears to
have been scattered and spotty, ac-
cording to several insurance agents
returning last night from tours of
inspection, and the injury is not ex-
pected to have serious effect on re-
ducing the size of next falPs crop.
However, many apples will be classi-
fed as hail-pecked fruit.
Evening star., 1924-12-10
Money! to Loan

Securad by first deed Of trust on real estate
Prevailing interest and commission.
Joseph l. Weller 4ae HIsr Wash; Oh I. NV TFT;'
Evening star., 1924-12-10
GOVERNMENTS COTTON
REPORT WELL RECEIVED
Figures Highest in Four Years,
But Small Carry-Over Helps
Conditions.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ATLANTA, December 10.-The final
Government cotton crop estimate of
1853. 600 bales, although it repre-
sented the largest yield in four sea-
sons, is considered to reflect generally
satisfactory conditions in the South
in view Of the small carry-over and
the unusual activity manifested re-
Gently in textile manufacturing e
circles. Best Informed circles here
look for higher cotton prices after
the holidays, although no sensational
upward movement seems justified.
A tree recently felled in the West
was as tall as a 20-story building
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-03-06
RISE IN GRAIN TARIFF SEEN
Report OF Federal Commission to Be
Placed Before Coolidge.

Washington-A report recommend
Ing an increase in the duty on wheat
and wheat products is expected to be
placed in the hands Of President Cool
idge by the Tariff commission soon
There is no doubt that II such a
recommendation is submitted that the
President will Immediately issue the
necessary manifesto under the flexible
provision Of the tariff law putting the
advanced rate in effect.
It will occasion no surprise II the
recommends the f"ll In.
crease allowed by law which is so per
cent OF the present rate. or from 80
cents a bushel to as cents. There is
no doubt that the commission has
been beeply impressed by renorts
made to 1t by its experts on compe.
titive conditions as to cost produc.
ton as between hard spring wheat
area of Minnesota, North Dakota.
South Dakota and Montana on the one
hand and Canada on the other.