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Evening star., 1924-07-27
BRITISH KING VIEWS
BIG navy PAGEANT
Fighting Strength in Home
Waters. Displayed First
Time iSnce 1914.
BY the Associated Press.


PORTSMOUTH. England. July 60
Stretching away in ten lines of four
miles each, Great Britain's naval
strength in home waters, comprisine e
1874 warships with 10000 officers and
men. was reviewed today in Spithead
waters by Britain'S sailor ruler King
George. the Duke of Connaught, and
the Prince Of Wales. from the deck
Of the royal yatch Victoria and
Albert.
The pageant today. under the com
mand of Admiral Sir John NJ. de Ro-
beck. commander in chief of the At
lantic fleet, was the first since the
great naval review of 1914 was held
also in Snithead waters, just before
the outbreak of the great war.
Every vessel in the 1914 review was
obsolete, while the present units were
completed since the war and most OF
them were of the latest types. There
were battleships. cruisers, destroyers
submarines, mine SweeperS and air
craft carriers from the decks of
which new types of airplanes took off
and lowered over the royal yacht.
In connection with the magnificent
array Of fighting forces today. the
admiralty issued a pamphlet describ-
ing Queen Victoria's review of the
fleet in 1856, when 240 vessels. in
Guiding a paddle wheeler and several
floating batteries. passed before the
royal yacht.
Today the Kings yacht steamed
along the lines accompanied by the
admiralty yacht. on which members
of the labor government were pas
SengerS. These two boats were ac
Companied by the huge mine-layer.
Princess Margaret, carrying represen-
tatives Of the dominions. while many
thousands of holiday makers wit
messed the pageant fro mite sea-
shore.
Evening star., 1924-07-27
WINNERS IN CHEX
SLOGAN CONTEST

1st Prize. S4S in Gold. Mil
dred c. Smelker, 21c9 G. st.
NV.
I'd Prize, $50 in Gold. Ruth
4. Mckee, 40 NOrthbrook Cts.
I'D Prize, $40 in Gold. Mrs..
7. F. Jones, 600 G st. S.W.
4th Prize. SO in Cash, Helen
5. Frank, 1901 18th st. NV.
5th Prize, IS in Gold. s. VI.
Huddleston, 202 11th st. S.W.
9Th Prize. ~ in Cash. Mrs.
J. j. O'COnnell, 034 I st. NV.
7th Prise. s. I'm Cash. Mrs.
Grace w. Womack, 1919 II 81.
NV.
sth Prize, 81 in Cash. Helen
I. Austin, Apt. 5, 144S Park
Rd. NV.
9th Prise. 81 in Cash. vir-
Einia King Frye, 301 st. NE.
10th Prize, 81 in Cash. Marie
EuIalie Moran, S416 PENN.
Ave. NV.
JUDGES,
Malcolm q. Gibbs,
Prop, Peoples Drug Stores
Roland S. Robbins,
MEr., ID. F. Keith's Theater
Adoiph WeyL,
LaRsburEh & Bro.
Geo. Borgfeldt & Co., Sole
Distributors. 111-119 East
18th Street, New York, n. Y.
THE PIONEER PRODUCTS
COMPANY
Makers Of Chex
! naytsa, Ohia
Evening star., 1924-07-27
@,9)Q,0)0,ODO RAIL
MERGER REPORTED
Nickel Plate, c. & O., Erie
and Pere Marquette Declared
in Van Sweringen Group.
DETAILS TO BE ARRANGED
Consolidation of Four Lines Said
to Be Matter of Only
Few Weeks.
DETAILS TO BE ARRANGED
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
CLEVELAND. Ohio, July 26.-The
Sunday News-Leader tomorrow will
say:
The Van SwerinEen railroad merger
is next door to an accomplished fact
1t is, in fact, accomplished. What
remains to be done is detail.
Four systems-Nickc kcl Plate. Chesa-
peake and Ohio Gncludins the Hook
ing Nalley), Erie and Pere Mar
quette--operating oyer II 900 miles of
line and with total balance sheet
footings Of upward of one. and a half
billion dollars. will within a few
weeks be brought under unified
control. with Cleveland headquarters.
lands new s77.O0O.OO union station
and terminal, for 9. p. Van Swerin
gen says he expects to see the steel
the depot on the public square within
few weeks.
Here in Cleveland the Van Swer-
ingen brothers. Orris L. and Mantis
Swerinsen is young-46-and just be-
ginning. NJ. J. is "A. Both were born
in Wooster. Ohio.
First Bought Nickel Plate.
The first Van Sweringen railroad
purchase was the Nickel Plate in 1916.
then doing the Improbable freight
hauls of the New York Central to
leave the main four to six track sys
TEN clear for the big money.
The next Van Sweringen purchase
was two more similar lines strung
out in the territory AROUND Lake
Erie-the Clever Leaf and Lake Erie
and Western. These were welded
into the Nickel Plate system.
The next was a real railroad-the
Chesapeake and Ohio. carrying con-
troll of the Hooking Valley. both nota-
BILE among the coal-carrying systems
OF central territory east of the Mis-
sisSippi.
= Pere Marquette and Erie are
another story. Q. p. Van Sweringen
has acknowledged ownership of up
ward of 100000 shares of Pere Mar
uuette and the gossip Of the financial
district here is that it is around l5O.-
900 shares.
On Erie no Van Sweringen state
ments have appeared. but the state
nents in the financial district are
positive and authoritative. 1t is in
the Van SwerinSen merger.
Evening star., 1924-07-27
CHEX
PRIZE WINNERS
ANNOUNCED!

Hundreds sent in answers
10 The Pioneer Products Co
on both the Rebus Puzzle and
Chex Slogan Contest.
There were many who came
near to winning the Chill
dren's Rebus Prize, but only
one absolutely correct.
Hundreds of bright, snappy,
useful slogans were sent in
and the judges had no easy
task in deciding which de-
served the prizes offered. A
majority vote of the judges
decided the winners.
Thousands have learned
what really wonderful
product is Chey and many
sent in fine testimonials with
their answers on the contest.
Drug and department stores
have had a large, steadily in
creasing demand for Che1.
Evening star., 1924-07-27
FIRE WARDENS NAMED.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. July 26.-State For
ester r. W. BeSley has appointed a
number Of new fire wardens in eight
cpunties in the state. where most
forest fires occur. They are au-
thoriZed to perfect fire lighting or
CARNATIONS in their .leighborhood to
be in readiness for emergencies dur
ing the forest fire season this fall.
Those appointed in Montgomery
County were F. W. Iverson. f. j. c.
Raney and j. H. Ward. while w. G
Gray. A. l.. Johnson. X. A. King, a.
W. Morgan, T. w. Scott and George
Wiseman were named for Prince
Georges County.
Evening star., 1924-07-27
CHURCH TO BE OPENED.

Spccia! D.spa t'h to The Star.
LYNCHBGR re-. Va, July 26.-Mount
Carmci Presbyterian Church, located on
the Tobacco Row Mountain, Amherst
County. will be dedicated Sunday morn
ing. the sermon being delivered by Rev.
l.. McC. Williams of Gordonsville. other
ministers assisting being Rev. S. w.
Somerville. superintendent of home mis-
sionS of the Hanover Presbytery, and
the pastor. Rev. Clyde j. Walsh.
The congregation has a membership
of 80. the church being the result of
hard work on the part of the members.
The men cut trees and hauled the timber
to a saw mill, while some Of the car
pentry work was donated
Evening star., 1924-07-27

an abundant, creamy lather even IN
hard" water, cleanses quickly and
thoroughly, and never irritates-it
always sooths the skin, leaving it
tingling with life and glow of health.
Not only that, but Chex has a
soothing, healing and antiseptic
power. If you have any minor skin
eruptions or irritations, Chex will
quickly soothe and relieve.
Use Chex regularly m your bath
Evening star., 1924-07-27
ELOPING COUPLE HELD
AS LAW VIOLATORS
Pittsburgh Man Arrested Here on
Mann Act Charge Discovered
by Accident.

Charged with violating the Mann
Act in eloping with Miss Rebecca P
Pitts. 81 years old, Of Glen Grove
w. Va, Oliver Oscar Michael. So. of
Pittsburgh. Pa, was arrested here
yesterday by Detectives Darnall and
SpEjngman of police headquarters.
The arrest took place in a roomine
house on l.. near Sixth street. De-
tectives learned of the case, they
said, when looking up an entirely
different matter in robbery case
The girl is being held at the House
of Detention while Michael is being
held at the first precinct pending a
preliminary hearing of the case.
Evening star., 1924-07-27

Use Chex just as you would other fine toilet
soaps-for face, bath, shampoo. Chex repre-
sents scientific blend of soap constituents,
embodying the emulsion Of the very purest of
high grade soothing vegetable oils. It produces
Evening star., 1924-07-27
PLAN CHEST CAMPAIGN.
Prince Georges County Citizens tc
Meet on August 5.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HYATTSVIILE. Md, July 26.-Rep-
resentatives Of the various organiza-
tions making up the Prince Georges
County Community Council will meet
with the community chest committee
of the council August 5 to complete
plans for launching the 1924 COM
munity chest drive.
c. p. Close, president of the coun.
Gil, desires the president or secretary
or both. or a representative Of every
organization in the county; every
minister and anyone else who will
take an interest in this countywid
movement to attend the meeting. The
meeting will discuss the report of the
1928 community chest committee, elect
a committee to manage the 1924 drive
decide upon the amount of money to
raise. and upon the beneficiary Or
ganizations and set the dates.
Evening star., 1924-07-27
Absoinfe Protection,
IN 80 Seconds

You can use Chex Just
before leaving for . dance
or party and in 80 seconds
be protected against all
embarrassing perspiration
odors for SS hoaers! Chex
does not injure the clothes.
does not irritate, does not
need to remain over night
to be effective - you can
d1sss at once, confident
that you win never Be en-
ba1r1ssed By this annoy
ing fault.
Evening star., 1924-07-27
Make This Five-Day Test

Get box of Chex Use it in your bath and
as toilet soap. Unless it prevents all perspir-
alton odors for 36 hours after use, return what
is left to US and we will gladly refund your
money. Make this hve-day test without
penny Of risk to yourself
Evening star., 1924-07-27
SIX HELD IN GREAT
SW|NDL|NG SCHEME
Are Alleged to Have Got Mil
lion in 6 Weeks From Tour
lists in Montreal.
KEPT RICH OFFICES
Gang Declared Most Notorious"
Which Has Ever Operated
on Continent.
KEPT RICH OFFICES
By the 4 ssocia ted Press.

By the Associated Press.
MONTREAL, July 26.-The arrest
of six men, two Of whom, English
Chappie" Lewis, alias Edward Long.
and George Wallace, were arraigned
in police court today, marked the
drive started recently by the Cana
dian and United States secret service
against gang OF international conf
dence men who are alleged to have
swindled tourists visiting Montreal
during the last six weeks OF more
than a million dollars.
The two prisoners arraigned today
are charged specifically with having
obtained $4,000 under false pre-
lenses from H. L. Christie of Chicago
Lewis was held without bail and
because of his inability to furnish
bond for $4,000. They were arrested
as they were about to board a train
for New York.
Hidden In Vault.
More than 100000, part OF the
profits Of two weeks operation Of the
gang. is said by the police to be hid
den in a safety deposit vault which
lhcy nave oHuSI SuTFeiildUCe.
Richly furnished Offices in the busi-
ness section were raided by the po-
lice on the trail Of the swindlers
The search of the rooms, according
to the authorities. yielded bundles
Of bogus money camouf1aged with
genuine 800 and $1,000 bills and also
a supply Of stationery bearing the
letterhead Of ]. p. Morgan & Co. of
New York. Eight false telephones
and two dummy telegraph instru-
ments were also seized, as we'll as
black board on which were posted
supposedly fictitious stock prices and
racing results.
Cleanup In Cuba.
II. y. Graham of the United States
Post Office Department and Bert DON
alison of the United States Secret
Service said that the gang they were
assigned to round up is the most
notorious" which has ever operated
on this continent. Last year, they
stated, this group Of swindlers did
business in Cuba for 80 days, and
during that time Cleaned up" $685.
900.
According to United States officials
Lewis is wanted in the United Sattes
on charges of having obtained fraud
ulently $4,000 from Simon Touch Of
st. Augustine, Fla. and $4,000 from
J. e. Blumenthal of Jacksonville, Fla.
Evening star., 1924-07-27
WINNERS OF CHEX
REBUS CONTEST

1st Prize. Sc4 in Gold, J. W.
McClanahan, 1885 Vermont
Ave. NV.
I'd Prize, SO in Gold. NJ. II.
RiEhtstfne. 1::j L st. NV.
I'd Prize. 81 in Gold. kath-
crime y. CGrder, coo G. st. S.W.
4th Prize. 81 in Cash. Mrs.
Annie Blakemore, lei Har-
ward St. NV.
9th Prize. $3.50 in Cash.
C1a udia G. LeEare, 1SOS Mas.
Ave. NV.
eth Prize, &. in Cash. Lii
Han p. Nicholson. 17O4 p st.
NV.
7th Prize. $3.50 fn Caah.
Daisy b. Fowler, "a: Irving
st. NV.
6fh Prise, 81 In Cash. Nell
lie w. Hallam, 1341 Fnirmont
st. NV.
9th Prize. soc in Cash. Edith
r. Burnside, 1899 Ws 81. Sc.
10th Prize. SOC in Cash. Mrs.
Joy II. Allen, 7OS Ingrnham
ST. NV.
Evening star., 1924-07-27
AMAZING NEW SOAP
Ba1ishes Rrsplahon Odo1s
>~lpiu10ut DANGEROUS Chemicals

Amazing New Soap Not Only Cleanses
From the Finest Of Emusi6ed Oils and Pure Medicinal
Which All Wherever
Toilet Not Close
Evening star., 1924-07-27
Cleanup In Cuba.

An atom Of mostly empty space. for
the electrons that make up it's sub
stance. are like flies in cathedral
compared to the size of the atom
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TERMS! MAKE YOUR KNOW LEDGE EARN
GALL TERMS DO THESE PICTURES SUGGEST?

CONTEST CLOSES MONDAY APRIL
o 10 tar
uflo which
GET BUSY fANs-rs A SHORT CONTEST A MERRY ONE
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-03
Iowa Physician Makes
Startling Offer to
CataTrh Sufferers
Found Treatment Which
Healed His Own Catarrh
and Now Offers TO Send IL
Free TO Sufferers Any
where.

Davenport Iowa .-pr, ". o. Cot.
Zoe. Suite 1850. S. James Hotel
Bldg. this city. one of the mos;
widely known physicians and sur
Esona IN the central west. announces
that he found = treatment which
eomplslsly healed him Of eatarrh In
the head and nose. deafness and
had noises after many years o.
suffering. lie then rave the treat.
msnt 20 a number Of other suffer
era. ard they state that they also
were completely healed. The Doctor
10 40 proud Of his achievement and
40 confident tha, his treatment vii
bring other sufferers the same free.
dom u rave him. that he IL offer.
Ing 10 ssnd a 10 days supply absn.
lutsly free 70 any reader Of this
paper Who writes him. Or. coffss
has specialized on eye. ear. noos
and throat diseases fer more than
thirty five years. and Ia honorsi and
respected b. countless thousands.
II you suffer from nose. head or
throat oAtarrh. catarrhal deAfneA.
or head noises. sand him your mans
ana address today --Afvsr.issSneni
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-03
Neuritis Means
Nerve Torture

The sEouizinE pain caused BY neu-
ritiE has driven thousands of suffer
ere 90 thu usa % narcotics Or other
hAbltsfprminE drugs Probably no
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capable % producing more encrpciat.
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ROTARY ELECTS
{. W. Campbell New Presi-
dent oil Seattle Chapter

Edmund W. Campbeii. vie. pr1.j.
dent Of tho PUGET sound savinfr A
Loan association. was elected prsvl.
dent OF the Seattle Rotary club a,
the annual election held at the meet.
inE wednesday In tie Masonlc club
rooms
Other Officers elected were: III.
llo,i Higgins. manager of the Mar.
unParry corporation. yico presiasn,
and W. . Morse. hydraulic engineer
treasurer. They will 30 installed
May Z.
MsmhsrH Of the board Of directors
were chosen az follows: Harry A
Crouoh. Alexander A. Gray. Iswin A
Hubs. George A. I.ockman. Franz,
". Noulton. Chester l.. Roberts y,
Rex smith. Edward =. Tidnolph and
Harry I. Worth.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-03
Deaf Hear Instantly
Amazing Invention Brings Inn
mediate Relief 10 Those
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A wonderful invention which en-.
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ST.. san Francisco. Calf There h
no waiting. no delay. no danger
but quick. positive. instantaneous
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them your name ana address today.
advertisement.
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QUICK RELIEF FROM
CONSTIPATION
Get DR.. Edwards Olive
Tablets

That il the Joyful cry Of thousand-
since Dr. Edwards produced olive
Tablets. the substitute for caiomel.
DR.. Edwards. practic.ng physi.
clan for ~ years and cniomcis old.
time enemy. discovered the formula
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torpid iivcrs.
Or. f.dwards' Olive Tablets do not
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No gripping is the Keynote" Of
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hab.tusi cynicism ~ their calling,
believed her story
Castor ~ Means. former depart
meat ~ justice investigator a
much Indicted gentleman. l. an arch
type of che clever and relentless
sleuth. whereas Capt, lioldridgo. an.
other assent Il equally perfect IN
an utterly different way. AR Meas
sugEcsted dlc,aphones. tapped wires
and photostaia made 40 dead of
night. bat capt lluidrldEe Il a Rich.
ard Harding Davis secret service
man. the sort which. AZ the end Of
the second act. whips out an an.
,emotio and holds of a sans Of
murieroua criminals.
SO on down tho minor characters.
the cast is perfect. All Il needs d
the villain. npt Mr. naughrrty.
cast Cor the role. has no, thus far
shown up.
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~ JULIAN sTREkT
MrAasa Tor she uiied Press

WAsUlNGpN. April 1-nv a
curious colnclAancc, the tive most
interesting Investigations ~ corrup-
tlcn ~ Washington are In The hands
- two srnafort members ~ the
minority party, comins from q
NVeNssa state. which Itself has had
rs troubles With corruption
senator Walsh. 81 Montans, having
started hz oli investigation hu'oro
senator Wheeler. ~ Montana, began
10 invssiisafc naugherty and tha do
tartm~nt 81 justice. has tie laser
room IN The senate offce huildias In
which 20 hold his hesrings, but Tho
Wheeler hsarinss IN the smaller
room have. 60 date, drawn tho hGger
crowds
In manner and method the two
Montana senators are as differcut a.
possible. senator Walsh. a hght
man with graying hair aud NOUS
sachc aud an oye like an eagle has
outuardiy a gentle manner IN OK
amining witnesses, but there "a hard.
ness under the surfacc and he r. per
sistent aud determined Its styk %
specch i somewhat ponderoas and
his most casual remarks seem ~ be
clothed With a curious Importance.
AFTER many years OF useful huss In
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Would Cancel Buy
on Fraud Charges

Suit 10 cancel real estate trans.
action on the basis OF fraud was un.
der way Thurfday Ia superior court
George Leonhard asked that his sale
Of the Harrison apartments 70 ID. n.
Evans and ". III. Horner be an.
nulled. He received sto.ooo in the
Transaction and a fruit ranch re-
putedis worth $4,000. He has since
learned the fruit ranch is not worth
tho amount claimed BY the two de.
PENDANTS. he sets forth.
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Arrest Dairymen
on State Charge

Failure 90 report the msnufaeturs
e milk products Il the aiHtr depart.
ment Of agriculture resulted in the
arrest Thursday % officers u the
Delicious Ice Cream co. tQe Pike a..
and the BuHercup Dairy Products
Cos 1893 a. tsth "a, Complaints
we're issued by The prosecuting 81.
torneys office Wednesday.
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nN D n IrsIIrE

Toying 20 locate the cause of die
respect Tor law. and az TIE same
time srrkins an effective remedy.
IL a rather strenuous iuh. nut N
ANYTHING can be accomplished. q b.
worth me time ana the trouble.
Thomas A. Rsyslls. United states
prosecuting attorney. has had some
definite things % late 20 bay con.
eernlnE the enforcement N law. I
dlcldcd % so and teo " he had
either an answer Or a remedy. or
both.
noyeile. n you haven't met him.
Il tho sort OF man who makes you
feel az ease from The first that IN.
u sou have not been doing anything
wrong And ~ hadn't. I did not
hesitate 20 put the questions right
up 20 him without apology OF ca.
PLANTATION.
II have read your story in The
star" he repufd IN answer 20 ms
questions. and I fully agree with
what N said there concerning TIE
cause Of our present lax enforce.
msnt o. law. some yeara ago n
good many decided 90 stor, away
the fret one % the Ten Com
mandments. FOR one reason or an
other II was not long before the
rest q Va were carrying whichever
commandments We ga no, like 20
tho attic"
After accepting the theory that
religious and moral training ia the
home. the school. and too often ia
the church. had been neglected. hs
went on
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the county convention. This has
been decided by the executive COM
mi,tee OF the King county democratic
COMMITTED caucuses will be held in
legislative districts on the evening
OF April Is. Harry n. westfall S
county chairman.
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HAS HIGH RECORD
on CONVICTIONS

W NNsNfAA AlVNN
We are cutting better than %
per cen, Of convictions" Rsyelie
answered. Last month We tried
more than 100 cases We had two
aequlilsis ana two mls.trlals The
rest Of them either pleaded guilty
or were convicted"
] expressed fupriso az this. a.
~ u understood that not nearly %
hlgh a percentage 81 conviction.
arc had IN tho superior courts.
Theirs arc beyeui reasons for
this" he told me. "As / have
pointed out. our lurisa are moro
carefully picked. And a jury runs
Tor slK months. Tho judges are
on for life and they arr permit.
ted 20 develop the evidence In civ.
Ink the final instructions 70 the
iury Thh Is Of great benefit 90
the jury.
hut with these advantages. We
cannot travel fast enough. We need
moro judges. Tho courts ara blocked
with oanea all tho time. And a
eooilsEEcr or narcotic dealer knows
That u be can set a delay Of five
or ak months. no can make enough
money 20 pay all Of his fines and
court Costs before he Is convicted.
Even a JAIL sentence pays good
wages, u be Fstn a long enough
delay.
Hut mas; Of all. We need a
stronger public opinion ana a more
highly developed conscience. In
other words. ~, tho Ten Command.
nenls back on the Job. IN the home.
IN tho Schooin. In tho business AM
IN the courts. THIS would do more
than anything elss 90 rsesiahllsh
tho maieaty o. the law"
Now. shall 70 down ana sec
how things are working In tho "a.
ptrior courts.
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Democrats Want
Caucus System!

The caucus method win replace
the mass convention idea for the Sc.
lection OF democratic delegates TO