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FIRPO CHARGE
 ABSURD---' TEX

NEW YORK, Sent. 3.-Having shifted from Saratoga Springs to New York, the scene of preparations for his 12-round battle with Harry Wills at Boyls's Thirty Acres on the night of Sept. II, Luis Angel Firpo today re- arranged his training schedule when Tex Rickard took steps to tEwart any attempts to block the fight, growing out of agitation for the deportation of the Argentine heivyweight.
 q anticipate no. .actual interference with the match, despite proceedings now
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SPORTS
REAGAN BEGINS
 COACHING WORK

GADSDEN, Ala, Sept. 3.-"Rip' Reagan, old Auburn football captain, fresh from the California school of coaching arrived here Wednesday to take up his duties as athletic coach for the Gadsden high school, which opens next Monday. It is expected that Reagan will be able to turn out good football team here this year. Some good. material is said to be awaiting development and some of the old ones will also be ready for training.
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BLOUNT COUNTY
 SEEMS STRONG

BROWNSVILLE, Ala, Sept. B. The football team of 1924 at Blount County high is showing good form, as several of the last years letter men are showing up well. eaa
 With Captain Reynolds at end and Carter at tackle, and others the line is good in prospect. With Whitehead, H. Johnson and ex-Captain Thomas, the backfield is very strong. With these former stars and others as well, Coach Haynes is expecting great team.
 The teeth of a recently patented comb are strung on rod so it can be taken apart for cleaning.
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INDIANS SPLIT
 WITH BROWNS

ST. LOUIS. Sept. 3.-The Borwns and Cleveland Indians divided a double header here today. the locals taking the first game, to 6, while the visitors captured the second g to 5. Both games were featured by heavy hitting, Wingard and Stephenson pounding out home runs in the first game and Speaker and Robert son duplicating the feat in the second. The Browns departed for Chicago tonight where they remain for a four-game se- ries with the White sox. The score:
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ELEVENTH STRAIGHT TO SOARING ROBINS
Great Rally Beats Ring. Doak Blanks Phils
 In Second

PHILADELPHIA Sept. s.-Brookiyn ran it's winning streak to II straight games by taking both ends of today's double e-header with Philadelphia, by scores of to and to o. Grimes was b9tted hard in the opening game but frightened up while the RobinS fought hard uphill battle Doak held the To- calls to two singles in the second contest. Wheat hit two homers in this game; which accounted for five of the visitors runs, and which gave him a record of four circuit blows for the six-game series. Score:
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CHICKS BUY MOSS

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Sept. 3.-An- nouncement was made here today of the purchase by the Memphis club of the Southern association of Pitcher Moss, rlght-hander, from the Laurel, Miss, club of the Cotton States league. He will report to Memphis next spring.
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FIRST GAME
xBatted for Henrich in 9th.

Score by innings: . .., Brooklyn ....-.........H @ @0l9 Sog SoG daa-s aa-s
 Summary. Two-base hits. Wheat, sand Ring, Brown, High. Home run, Grif- fifth. Ford. Double plays, Sand to Ford to Hoike (2); Holke (unassistedl. Left 6n base. Brooklyn 14; Philadelphia $. Base on balls, off Grimes 8; Ring 12. Struck out by Grimes 6; Ring 9. Hit by pitcher. by Grimes (wrightstone). Qmpires, Moran Mccormick and Rigler. Time, 2:O5.
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WALTER BEALL
 BEATSRED SOX Rochester Rookie Grows Wild After Seven
 Shut0ut Innings

NEW YORK, Sept 3.-The New York Yankees made 1t four out of five from Boston here today. winning the last game of the series, II to 6. Walter Beall, a pitching recruit from Rochester, made a good start for New York. but became wild In the eighth. Pennock was sent to his relief with the bases full and none out. Two hits off Pennock In three runs, but Jones got the next three men
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Totals ..........
,re by innings:

New York ......,.,...,.. 010 900 120-4 Boston .................. 100 900 0o0-1
 Summary: Two base hits, Jackson, Mann. Three base hit, Terry. Stolen bases, Jackson, Frisch Thomas. Sac rifice, OConnell. Double plays, Graham to Smith to McInnis; Tierney to Smith to McInnis; Smith to Tierney 70 Mc:nnis. Left on bases. New York G. Boston 2. Bases on balls. off Neh1 1; Graham {. Stiuck out by Nehf B.; Graham 2. Um- pires, Klem and Wilscn. Time I:i1.
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Totals ..-...40 12 16 24 10 xBatted for Lindstrom in 9th.

count of darkness
 Summary: Two base hits. J. Anderson. Carroll, Nehaus. Graft 2. Home run, Niehaus. Sacrifices, Wagner. Bates, Cum ningham. Stolen bases. Lebouryeau 9. Double play Murray to Fisher. Left on base, Nashville 9: Chattanooga .1o.. Bases on balls. off Lindstrom 3: off Cunning ham 3; off Weaver 8; off Ewing 1. Struck out by Lindstrom ?; Cunningham 3, Ewing g. Hits off Lindstrom 14 in s in nings; off Cunningham Is in innings. Hit by pitcher, by Weaver CD. Anderson). Wild pitch Weaver. Winning pitcher, Ewing. Losing pitcher. Weaver. Empires, Pfenninger. McGowan and Campbell. Time
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sov zBatted for Rego in 5th. 5ZBatted for Lyons in 9th. Score by innings.

SIeVeland ...... ...',.,.... I05 S02 000-9
 Summary: Two-base hits, Brewer, Sis Ter. Myatt.. Speaker. Home runs Speaker. Robertson. Stolen base. Myatt (2). Sac to Sewell to Brown Gerber to McManus to Sisler: Gerber to Sisler. Left on base, Cleveland 10; St. Louis 5. Base on balls, off CoVeleskie 1; VangiIder 2; Lyons 4. Struck out. by Coveleskie l Vangilder 3; Lyons 2. Hits off Coveleskie, in g in- nings; Vangilder. in innings; Lyons. T in innings. Passed ball. Myatt. Los ing pitcher. Vangilder, Empires, Evans and Owens. Time. 1850.
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STANDINGS
Southern League
GAMES TODAY

Southern League Birmingham at Mobile. Memphis at Nashville. Atlanta at New Orleans. Little Rock at Chattanooga.
 National League St. Louis at Pittsburg. Chicago at Cincinnati. New York at Philadelphia. Brooklyn at Boston.
 American League St. Louis at Chicago. Boston at Washington. Philadelphia at New York. r Only games scheduled.
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Totals .36 6 1 xBatted for Quinn in 7th. xxBatted for Ross in Sth.

N6W T OTK '1IVV VI 1VN
 Summary: Two base hits, Flagstead. run, Ward. Sacrifices. Witt. Pipp. Ward. Jones' McNaliy. Double plays. Ward to Scott to Pipp CD: Left on base New Beali in off Quinn l. Struck out by Beall 3: Quinn ,; Ross l. Hits off Quinn in innings! Ross in 1: Murray in 1; Beal 5 in (none out in Sth) ; off Pennock 2. retired no batsmen. Jones in 9 Wild pitches. Ross. Winning pitcher, Beall. Losing pitcher, Quinn Umplres Holmes and Nallin. Time 2:06
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BUGS SLAUGHTER CARDINAL SQUAD Kiki Cuyler Leads Attack, While Cooper Chokes
 Kicks

PITTSBURG, Pa, Sept. s.-Pittsburg 2 swamped the St. Louis Cardinals beneath an avalanche of hits today and won the opening game of, the series. 14 to l. ahead of him. Cooper was effective throughout. but three St. Louis pitchers were used in an attehhpt to stop the Pirate onslaught. The score:
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Score by innings

Pittsburg ...........:; 700 200 oex-14
 Summary Two-base hits. Cuyler, Mar anville. Three-base hit, Traynor. Home run, Cuyler. Stolen bases. Carey. Grimm. Sacrifice, Ems. Double play, Wright to Maranville to Grimm. Left on bases, St. Louis 6; Pittsburg 8. Bases on balls. off Bell 1; Fowler i. Struck out. by Cooper 13 in 6 2-3 innings; Fowler. in 2-s in- ming. Hit by pitcher. by Bell (Carey) Passed ball. Gonzales. Losing pitcher. Bell Empires. Pfirman and Hart. Time of game. 1:42.
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LOOKOUTS WIN WEIRD BATTLE Niehaus' Swatting Wins Farcical Cl0uting
 Melee

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. Sept. 3.-Chat- tss ,.s., from the s s~srns match today by 14 to 12. Niehaus hit a home run with the bases full. also a double with the bases full and two singles that sent in runs, driving in nine runs in all Graft led the Nashville attack with
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GIANTS DEFEAT
 SKINNY GRAHAM

BOSTON Sept 3.-Nehf held Boston to two hits. both in the first inning of New York club won to 1. The work of Pitcher Graham of the Braves re- called from Worcester was good but scratch hits fiPured largely in three of New Yorks runs. The score:
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stantly. His body was picked up few yards from the car.
 William Perkins, Resta's mechani- clan, was thrown clear of the car and was only slightly injured.
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DETROIT WHIPS
 CHICAGO TWICE

CHICAGO. Sept s.-By winning both games of a double header today Detroit got ar even break on the six game series againsr the White Sox. Cobbs men won the first to 3 and the second to 4. The scores:
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FIRST GAME
IOtalS .......,SS st zBatted for Schalk in 9th.
 zzBatted for Robertson in 9th.

 Score by innings:
 Detroit .................01 .013 900 020--6 Chicago . ................O0 900 110 000--2 Summary: Two base hits Rigney. Heilmann. Three base hits Cobb Stolen base. Rigney, Cobb Sacrifice. o'Rourke. Double plays, Pratt to Rigney to Pratt; Kamm to Collins to Sheely. Q Left on base. Detroit g.: Chicago T. Base on balls. off Johnson 3; off Robertson 3. Struck out, by Johnson 1 by Robertson 2. Empires Rowland, ormsby and Dineen. Time of game. 1:45.
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TONY KAUFMAN
 SHOPPERS REDS

CINCINNATI. Sept. s.-Hauffman held Cincinnati to six hits today and Chicago won easily 6 to o. Sheehan and May were bstted out of the box. but Dibut, the Cuban recruit. stopped the hitting in the last three innings. Pinelli was spiked in the knee by Heathcote in the sixth and had to retire from the game. The score:
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Summary: Two base hits. Grantham
 Weis, o'Farrell. Double play. Critz to Bohne. Left on bases, Chicago g.; Gin cinnati '. Bases ball, off Sheehan 1; May l. Kaufmann ?. Struck out by Sheehan 1; Dibut 1; Kaufman 2. Hits off Sheehan in Is; May { in 1 i; Dieut 3 in 2-a. Hit by pitcher. by May (Weis). Losing pitcher. Sheehan, Um- pires. Sweeney. O'Day and Quigley Time
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Washable maps have been invented on which records that are to be changed frequently can be made with water colors or crayonSa
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STARTS TONIGHT

CALIAS, France, Sept. 3.-LilliaB Harrison. Argentine mermaid. plans to start her cross channel swim from Cape Gris-Nez at II o'clock tonight.
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zBatted for Couch in sth.
 

nrooa,yn SoSrS 0y InEinss' gao GOO 2oo-7 Philadelphia ............: 900 000 00o-o
 Summary: Two-base hits, High 2; Wheat. Home runs, Wheat 9. Stolen base, Fournier. Double play, Sand to Ford to Holke. Left on base. Brooklyn 4: Phila- delphia 4. Base on balls. off Doak i; 1, Hits off Hubbell, 6S in innings; Couch, 3 in 6 innings; Lewis. none in inning. Losing pitcher, Hpbbeli. Umpires' Mccormick, Rigler and"' Moran. Time'
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FIRST GAME

Jacobson, L. Sewell Home runs. Win gard, Stephenson. Sacrifices, Voter. Shaute, Sisler. Left on base Cleveland II; St. Louis, g.. Bases on balls. off Shaute. q; Wingard, 5; Metevier, 1. Struck out. by Shaute, 1; Wingard. g. Hits. off Shaute, Il in 8 1-3; Metevier, in no in nings (pitched to two batters). Losing pitcher. Shaute. Umpires. Owens and Evans. Time. 1:39
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GrobrowskI Stolen bases, Pratt, Rlgney, Jones. Sacrifices, Rigney, Heilmann.
 Double plays. Mostl to sheely; Bassler to ORourke; Rigney to O'Rourke to on bases, Detroit {; Chicago 6. Base on balls, off Whitehill s; off Blankenshlp 3. in (none out in 7th); off Dauss one in 8. Winning pitcher, Whitehill. Cm- pires. Ormsby. Dinneen and Rowland.
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PLUTO WATTS
 IN EASY ROMP
Dickerson Entry Wins 2:O6 Trot
 In Straight Heats

HARTFORD, .CoEn., Sept. 3.-Walter Dickerson drove Pluto Watts to a straight heat victory in the 2.06 trotting division of the Greater Charter Oak stake, valued at $5,000 here this after noon. Etta Druien, Murphy driving, was the contender in each heat.
 Hope Frisco, driven by Murphy, won the 2 :10 division of the stake, unfin- ished Tuesday. Iva Loo, with Fred Hyde in the sulky, captured the :06 pace and Sumatra driven by Ben White, took the two year old trotting event.
 a:lO division, Greater Charter Oak Hope Hope Frisco, Frisco blk. m.. by San Fran cisco-Harvest Hope (Murphy) ...... Watts In Bond. D. g. tCrozierl ...;. The Great Luliwater. oh. h. :. oseawanna. % oh. h. iAckermanj .... ! 5 San Pedro Girl, b. m. (McDonaId) ..5 {
 Time. 2:o7&; 2:osN.
 Iva Loo. b. m. by Artolan H' Axworthy-
 Amelia Jay tHyde) ...,........ Pete Green. b. g. (Thomas) ........ Peter Bradford, br. 2. CHoranl .... 3
 Phil o'Nsil; br. g; icrozier) also started Sumatra, b. f. by Baldwin Sienna, poppy wn''e. D. f. tPeasleyj ::...:::. Hot Toddy. b. f. (Murphy) ........ Princess Peter. b. If. (Tollman) .... { Time, 2:12%; 2:09h.
 2:o6 division. Greater Charter Oak stakes, $5.000.
 Pluto Watts, b. h. by General
 Watt-Rose Bingen (Dickerson) .. 1 Etta Druien. b. m. (Murphy) ...... 2 Hollywood Frisco blk g. (Crozier). Thompson Dillon, blk. s. (Cox) .... Rochelle Maid, b. m. tHyde) ...... ! Ruby Hall. blk. m. (Tollman) .... 5 Tobena, b. m. (Ackerman) ........ 6
 Time, 2:04h; 2:05k.
 2:10 class trot, $1.000:
 Laughter. b. m. by Silikio-Leola
 tMurphy) ..:.......:... .......... l Miss Affection, b. m. (Cox) ........2 2
 Time, 2:12; 2:10&.
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SECOND GAME

IOLAlS oA o n zBatted for Grabrowski In 9th. zzBatted for Blankenship in 9th.
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Miss Barber of Del Ray win recite
why Chimes Ring"

why NI1lAAlOS ASAh6s
The Reverend Perry L. Mitchell,
pastor of the Clarendon Baptist
Church will conduct the morning
and evening services tomorrow. At
the morning service the text will
be 1.-THE Priority of God" and in
the evening indications of the
Lords Return as SEEM n the
World"
The Rev. E. L. Smelling. pastor Of
the Clarendon Presbyterian Church,
will conduct the IL O'Clock service
tomorrow and at $3.50 will hold serv-
ices at Arlington Methodist Church.
Sunday school will be at S:45
O'Clock, with c. L. Ahalt presiding.
The Christian Endeavor Society will
meet in the Clarendon church at
7:45 o'clock.
The Christmas entertainment of
the ST. Georges Episcopal Sunday
school will be held in the parish
hall tonight at 100 o'clock.
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Pratt, county health officer, will
tomorrow perform an autopsy on
the body of Frank @. Andrews,
who was burned to death in a fire
that destroyed his home, at Wood
mont, this county, Tuesday morn
ing. The possibility Of his having
met with foul play and the build
ing afterward set on fire has been
suggested. The funeral services,
however, took place yesterday after
noon from the Woodmont Methodist
Church, although interment was
deferred until after the autopsy.
Under the auspices OF the choir
of st. Mary's Catholic Church, q
dance was held in st. Mary'sa Hall
here last evening. It was in charge
of committee consisting Of Miss
Helen Kirkland, J. Harry Gormley
and Prescott Fisher.
The funeral of James A. Benson,
aged and lifelong resident of this
county, who died in a Baltimore
hospital following an illness Of Sew
eral months, took place yesterday
from the Methodist Church at
Laytonsville. The services were
conducted by the Reverend George
r. Mays and burial was in the
Laytonsville cemetery. Mr.. Benson,
who was eiGhty-one years old. is
survived by two sons and eight
daughters.
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COUNTY TAXES
To Be RAISED
BY SALE
Disposal Of Property to Take
Place January S in
Clarendon

CLARENDON, Va. Dec. 2:.-It
was announced today by County
Treasurer e. Wade Ball that the
sale OF property reported ON the
delinquent tax list for the year 1923
win take place in front of the
court house January 5, between the
hours Of 10 and o'clock.
The list covering property IN JEFF
ferson, Washington and Arlington
districts will amount to about 50 O00
in taxes. The amounts due range
from So to 500.
Charged with transporting liquor
in violntion Of the prohibition laws,
James p. Simpson was yesterday
held for the action of the gran
jury by Police Judge Harry K.
Thomas
The case Of G. Dye, of Washing.
ton, charged with driving car while
under the influence of liquor. was
continued until Tuesday, December
30. He was released on $500 bond.
Fines amounting to $S4.75 were
given E. F. Andrews, H. L. Price
and August Richert charged with
being under the influence Of liquor.
On Monday night at 8 o'clock a
joint meeting Of the Arlington
Chapter Daughters of the Con.
federacy and Sons of Confederate
Veterans viii be held at the home
Of Mrs. N. A. Reese.
Tomorrow night at o'clock the
Mt. Olivet Methodist Church will
hold a White Gift" service.
The story Of Christmas will be
told by Mrs. Robey or 1.-THE Story
Tellers League" of Washington and
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INTERCOLLEGIATE FOUND
IN POCKET OF SLAYER

RANDOLPH, N. Y, Dec. 27.-A
bottle containing two ounces Of
nitro-glycerin, said to be enough to
cause a disastrous explosion, was
found in the clothing taken from
the body of Peter McLarney who IA
tally shot his former wife, Dorothy
Anderson McLarney. McLarney
wounded two other persons and then
killed himself after engaging in a
revolver duel with Patrolman w. A:
Bragg.
If one OF the many bullets fired
by Bragg at McLarney had strucA
the bottle and the contents had ca
ploded many persons might have
been killed, the authorities say.
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.CAFRITZ GUEST
0F, EMPLOYEES
At DINNER
Gifts Are Exchanged at An
nnaI Affair Checks Dis
tributed to Staff

Here is the way member Of
the Cafritz organization described
the annual Christmas dinner ten.
dered Morris Cafritz, realtor, OF
the evening Of December %:
"A wonderful time was had by
all and the dinner broke up with
the wishes for Merry Christmas
and prosperous New Year to all
present and many heartfelt ex-
pressions of thanks to Mr.. CAT
ritz and his general sales man
ager, Mr.. Holmes, VINO Is greatly
beloved by ALL"
The affair was staged at the City
Club. Each member Of the organi
zation was presented with a sub
stantial check from Cafritz. II
presenting the gifts, CafritZ ex
pressed his appreciation Of the co
operation he has received from his
organization. The continued sue
cess Of the company. he told them
depends upon hard work, loyalty
and serious devotion to duties am
responsibilities"
The employees expressed their sat
isfaction at being connected with
their untiring efforts to the bust
ness for the coming year.
Cafritz was presented with q
handsome golf bag. The preseilta
ton was made by Fred Warren. the
POSTMASTER.
J. H. Holmes, the general sales
manager. presented individual gift
to the young women Of the organiza
ton. John Hoffman, the company
auditor, proved that he can speal
as well as add figures.
George Isemann's male quartet
assisted by the crowd, was heard
in several nonclassical numbers.
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YOUTH ACCUSED
BY SISTER. To
co ON TRIAL
Ralph w. MeIIott Is Charged
With Capital offense.
Opens Monday

ROCKVILLE, Nd, Dec. 27.-The
trial Of Ralph w. Mellott, twenty
two years old. who is charged with
capital offense against his sister,
Irene Mellott, of Buck Lodge, this
county, when she was but twelve
years Of age, will take place in
Frederick next Monday, according
to States Attorney John A. Garrett
here today. The case was removed
from this county to Frederick for
trial because States Attorney Gar
rett made affidavit that he did not
believe fair and impartial trial
could be had in this county. The
youth will be defended by Attor-
neys Thomas L. Dawson and F..
Barnard Welsh, of Rockville, and
Reno 8. Harp, Of Frederick.
BY direction of States Attorney
John A. Garrett, DR.. William +.
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Where they left the good man at his own
house door.
with thanks for his service the night
before
Here 'hev boarded train for the Golden
West
Where the young grooms parents and
most of the rest -
OF his relative lived in a nice little town
Near Toledo, Ohio. and when they stepped
down
From the train which had brought them
so far from their home.
They wee warmly received by the toiks
who had come
To the queer little station to mest them
that day.
No one dreamed at that time that this
bright festal day
Would find us all here in this magical
That our father and mother, at this
time would be
On Florida's shore not the wisest could
see.
More than half of their children have
come from the north,
On train or on steam boat have oraVely
Jared forth
For hundreds OF miles just to be here
To wish for our parents great blessings
for aye.
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TWO FAMILIES OCCUPY
NEW HOMES FOR XMAS

Two families were made happy
by receiving homes for Christ.
mas gifts, Bates Warren, OF M.
and r. b. Warren. said yesterday
when commenting on two sales
made by his office on Christmas
Eve. N. Albert Rose purchased
a beautiful brick bungalow at 1O5
Spring street, Chevy Chase, Nd,
and John G. Hill bought apart
ulent lob in the apartment house
at 1922 Porter street, Cleveland
Park. The apartment is in one
Of the new buildings built and
sold on the cooperative plan by
the Warrens.
The bungalow is one of group
Of four distinctive homes recently
completed by the Warrens on Spring
street.
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SAVES 100000
ON LESS THAN
81 WAGE
Japanese Arsenal Worker
Started on ~ Cents Daily.
Bought Cheap Land.
BIZ Internatlonal News Serrice.

TOKYO, Dec. 27.--Although his
daily wage, after twenty years toll
in the government arsenal at otsuka,
is less than 81, K. Okada has tidy
little fortune Of more than 100000
tucked away.
Okada started to work at a wage
Of abuot IA cents per day. When he
had saved $3.50, some twenty years
ago, he bought a new hat. He Is
still wearing it.
But meantime he kept on saving
money and bought land when land
was cheap. Now he owns 500 tsubo
of land, that is constantly increasing
in value, and has fifteen houses.
from which he derives a snug little
income in rentals.
Okada plans to buy more land, but
he sees no reason yet for buying a
new hat or quitting his job at the
arsenal.
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OFF 10 Hunt Ducks

jones H. Holmes. general sales
manager. and X. N. Grimm, loan
manager, bothrof the Norris Cafritz
Company, left last night for Nor
folk. They expect to. leave Norfolk
today for Currituck Sound, N. c.,
where they will spend about ten days
duck hunting. Both Holmes and
Grimm are well.known sportsmen
and Holmes has promised to supply
his office with canvasbacka.
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RAMS HEAD PLAYERS
PUTTING ON NEW PLAY

The Rams Head Players this
afternoon are putting on "A Story
Of Pierrot" in the WardTnan Park
Theate4 Four hundred boys and
girls Of Washington orphanages
will view this play. Candy and
oranges will be distributed.
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Brother Brings Body Home

GENOA. Dec. 27.-The body of
Engineer MacGordon, of the steam
ship Agreement, was en- route back
to Boston, Mass, today in charge of
his brother. MacGordon was burned
to death in the explosion of steam
pipe.
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STREET NAME CHANGED
AS REBUKE. TO lBANEZ

VALENCIA, Spain, Dec. a.
The city council today voted to
change the name of Ibanez Square
as rebuke to the author for. his
attacks on King Alfonso Of Spain.