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Evening star., 1924-12-20
NATIVES SOCIETY
| HAS YULE PARTY
Christmas Celebration ard
Giving of Presents Fea-
ture Meeting.

A program of music and recita.
tions featured the annual Christmas
celebration of the Society of Natives
OF the District OF Columbia in the
Washington Club last night.
temporarily all members OF the SO
ciety journeyed back to the days OF
their youth and watched Santa Claus
In full regalia, march into the room
over to the platform In the front OF
the hall. There, while standing un-
der giant Christmas tree, brilliant
ly decorated and illuminated. Santa
delivered a message to the audience
and then gave to Fred A. Emery a
number OF presents and cards con-
tanning special greetings from vari-
Gus individuals, which he requested
MIR. Emery to deliver to the proper
persons.
Present for Judge.
Among the first to be called from
the audience to receive special greet
ings and a present was Judge Gus A.
Schuldt of the Police Court, who tries
traffic cases. The Judge was present
ed with a miniature stop and CO.
signal. Jesse c. Suter, former presi-
dent of the society and now presi-
dent of the Federation of Citizens
Associations. was presented with a
miniature section of an iron fence,
with instructions to keep the Dis
trict Of Columbia and Maryland
properly separated. DR.. s. s. Adams
was, in turn, given small automo-
bile truck, with a message express
ing the hope that the truck would
get him speedily over the city when
ever other means OF transportation
failed.
Given Toy Man.
John Clasett Proctor. president of
the society, was given a toy weighted
man that always came back to an up
right position no matter how often
he was pushed over. Other members
OF the society were also given little
presents with brief messages, which
was the cause for much amusement
for all present. Each member of the
society was presented with a giant
stick of candy IN the shape of cane,
and little childrens books were die
tributed. The part OF Santa Claus
was taken by John J. McCarty.
+. Prior to Santa Claus appearance a
program OF music and recitstions was
held. Mrs. David H. Kincheloe enter
tanned with whistling. singing and
recitations: Ambrose Durkin and
Miss Margretta Campbell rendered
several vocal solos and Bernard Ger
man gave humorous recitations. Be
fore this Christmas carols were sung
by the audience, led by Mrs. f. K.
Mears. with Mrs. Lewis j. Battle at
the piano.
Mrs. Roscoe L. Oatley, chairman OF
the entertainment committee, was
ably assisted by the following: Miss
Eta L. Taggart, Miss NJ. E. Forbes,
Mrs. Irene Durham. Mrs. ". Stewart
Hodge, S. W. Steinmetz, Alfred Hol-
mead, Henry Samson. Lee Latimer
and Mrs. Mary r. Hungerford. Miss
Margaret L. Forbes led in salute TO
the flag before adjournment for re-
freshments.
ton was adopted to instruct the dele
gates of the society to the Federation
of Citizens Associations to support the
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Mr.. Cole with others may serve to
remind the public that only about one
half of all the letters mailed out by
the association with allotments OF
Christmas seals have brought in
either cash or the return of the seals
sent on approval.
Directors OF the association request
that all persons who still have the
seal allotments use the stamped en-
velope sent them. to send in a check,
IL possible. or IL not. at least TO return
the seals so that all may be accounted
for on the record book.
In this mornings mail came the
return from the Mount Vernon
Seminary. with a check for $3.50. as a
result OF the fine work done by the
young women of that school in the
sale of seals. Up 10 noon today the
money received at campaign head
quarters indicated a total OF nearly
| 100000 seals, which leaves a short
age Of about 100000 seals to be sold
in order to assure the necessary ex-
penges for the health work carried
on by this association.
One check for So was received in
today's mail from a woman who had
attached to IL a. note saying that the
sender had received last year some
seals for which payment was never
made and that this check was sent as
conscience fund" The woman re
fused to take more than 81 worth Of
this years seals.
Evening star., 1924-12-20
WHEELER DEFENDS
TREATED ALCOHOL
Answering Reed, Says De.
natured Product viii Not
Harm LaW-Abiding.

Assurance that no ahiCing
American" is likely to be injured by
denatured alcohol was given today by
Wayne B. Wheeler OF the Anti-Saloon
League, in a statement filed with the
Senate committee considering the
Cramtou bin for creation of a sepa-
rate prohibition enforcement bureau.
Mr.. Wheeler added that those who
make or buy denatured industrial al
cohol for bootleg booze purposes are
law breakers"
The statement was filed in reply 10
the charge of Senator Reed, Demo
crat, Missouri. that the addition OF
poisons to alcohol released for in
dustrial purpose is approaching mur-
der"
Blinded by Wood Alcohol.
The blindness often reported as
caused by bootleg booze" said Mr..
Wheeler's statement, "is produced by
wood alcohol--an odorless and taste
less liquor indistiguishable from grain
alcohol and not by the denaturants de-
scribed under the national prohibition
act. Congress. In 1906, ordered the
use of wood alcohol 10 denature grain
alcohol Strychnine is not used as
often stated when the real denaturant
is brucine, a very bitter, but non
toxic alkaloid from the same source
as strychnine.
American business must have tax
free alcohol 1t enters a thousand
uses. Only by denaturing alcohol can
it be safely released to industry This
was recognized and demanded by
business before prohibition. The fact
that criminals misuse it or that alco-
hol addicts drink it cannot be charged
against the Government, which has
frequently issued warnings against it.
Curb is Needed
The release of pure alcohol to in
dustry would require an army of
officials 10 prevent its diversion 10
bootleggers. To add a tax sufficient
TO pay these officers would cripple
business and increase cost of en-
forcement.
The addition of a little water or
davoring matter turns pure alcohol
into an imitation whisky Bootleg
gers who now redistill denatured alco-
hol would find their work made
easier, cheaper and safer If the Gov
ernment provided them with all the
ma aterials for their trade except water
and little caramel to color and
flavor"
Evening star., 1924-12-20
ATTORNEY WARNED
AT POLICE TRIAL
Ryan Told Board Would In
sIst on Respectful
Treatment.

That police OF the seventh precinct
were denied permission by Lieut.. J. II.
Pierson to enter the cellroom In that
station house at the time that Arthur
Davis was confined there, on Septem-
Der 26 last, was testified today before
the police trial board at the resump-
tion of the trial OF Pierson and five
other policemen for charges of beat
ing Davis. Proceedings were again
enltvened by clashes between counsel
and President Wahly Of the board and
Attorney =. j. Ryan, counsel for the
prosecuting witness. Davis.
Mr.. Ryan was publicly reprima nd d
In the hearing room by President
Wahly. After Wahly had overruled
Ryan on a matter on admission of
certain evidence, Wahly turned to
counsel and said: 4,
Warning to Ryan.
Mr.. Ryan, the board will have no
more Of that. 1t Is going to have re-
spect. The board has been as CON
siderate as possible. I'm going to say
now that you must govern yourself
accordingly"
Mr.. Ryan said that Mr. wahly was
supersensitive. Ryan said that what
he had to say to the board he would
say direct.
Clarence Robertson. one of the de-
PENDANTS, testified on direct examina-
ton that he left the station house at
l2:45 o'clock, but on examination by
Mr.. WaEly said that he left at 1910.
When this discrepancy was examined
into he said he left the station at
1910 and went to a. lunchroom, 60
Ing from there home at 12:45 o'clock.
Kept from Cell Room.
1t was Robertson who testified that
police of the precinct were refused
permission to enter the cell room
that night, on orders from Lieut.
Pierson. Capt Brown, a member of
the trial board. asked him If he
didn't think that was unusual, to
which the witness replied in the
negative. Pursuing this examination
further, Capt. Brown brought out the
point that he had never heard Of a
policeman who had a prisoner con-
fined being refused access TO the cell
room.
Mrs. Ruth Anderson, l241 Thirty
third street northwest, testified that
Policeman Carroll, another Of the de-
PENDANTS. came home at about 1915
the night of the alleged assault.
Evening star., 1924-12-20
APPEAL Is REPEATED
TO BOOST SEAL SALE
More Than Million Must Be Dis.
posed of to Meet Health
Work Needs.
Say it with dollars.
Seal IL with seals

This was the slogan sent in yes
terday to headquarters of the Wash
ington tuberculosis Association by
Arthur G. Cole. 4l21 Seventh street,
Evening star., 1924-12-20
Takoma Park Citizens Association of

Takoma Park Citizens Association OF
the District
Mr.. Proctor announced the ap-
pointment of committees as follows;
Permanent chairman of the program
committee, Mrs. Oatley; membership
committee, Alber Harper, chairman; T;
Frederick q. Umhau. John A. Saul,
Percy Israel and william II. Hanney;
auditing committee, James Crawford,
chairman; Mrs Samuel Stinemetz and
Mrs. Johan Kondrup; ways and means
committee. Jesse C. Suter. chairman
Mrs. Elizabeth Mcknight, Henry w.
Samson, DR.. s. s. Adams and Il. Leo
IIatimer; committee to draft new con-
stitution and bylaws, Judge Gus A
Sohuldt, Paul T.. Johnson, Fred A.
Emery, Miss Ethel Taggert and Ralph
L. Hall. Miss Amy C. Young was ap-
pointed as organist and Mr.. Emery
was also appointed chairman of the
banquet committee to make ARA nge-
ments for the annual banquet of the
society.
New members were elected as fol-
lows:
Forest II. Riordan, DR.. Richmond A.
Brooks, Miss Elizabeth A. I.auxmann,
Mrs. l. E. Fuegel, John d. Fitzgerald,
Irwin L. Rose, Arthur Fitzgibbon and
Mrs. William F. Guide
Evening star., 1924-12-20
7 WOMEN IDENTIFY
ALEXANDRIA CAPTIVE
Negro, Recently Freed From Pris-
on, Believed Jack the Hugger"
of Year Ago.

ALEXANDRIA. Va. December 2C
Especially D.-Identifed by seven wo-
men as the man who had either at
tackled them or insulted them during
the past few days. Frank Williams
colored, % years old, arrested last
night. will be tried in Police Court
this afternoon.
Williams. who police say was first
identified by Miss Inez Jenkins, is
the same man who nearly a year ago
terrorized the city in the Jack the
Hugger" cases. He was convicted OF
disorderly conduct last March and
sent to the penitentiary for Il
months. Getting four months off for
good behavior, he was released less
than a month ago. Almost simulta-
neous with his release. police say
complaints from women began com
ing in.
In addition TO the seven women who
visited police station this morning
six are being called in an attempt to
identify him in other cases.
He was arrested by Policeman
Charles Miller, who is stationed in
Rosemont. At the time of his arrest
he was coming toward the city from
Seminary. Police say that from his
record, they believe the negro to be
demented. The trial began this
afternoon.
Evening star., 1924-12-20
Permit Is GiUert
For Ne,U Hotel at
Fortress Monroe

Acting under the authority of an
act of Congress approved Septem-
ber IA, 1922, the Secretary of War
today granted the Old Point Com
fort Hotel Corporation permission
for the construction and operation
of a f1rst-class modern hotel on
the United States military reser-
walton at Fort Monroe, Va. The
grant Is for a period of so years
and is made with the expressed
sanction of the State of Virginia,
which has legal interests in the
reservation. The Government re-
ceives no rent or other remuner-
alton for the use of the property
and will bear no expense in the
construction or operation of the
hotel. The site selected was for
merly occupied by the old Cham
berlain Hotel, destroyed by fire
several years ago.
Evening star., 1924-12-20
BAND CONCERTS,

BY the United States Soldiers
Home Band Orchestra, John
B. M. Zimmerman, bandmas-
ter. in Stanley Hall this eve
ming at 5 :45 o'clock.
March, "Marche TriumphaIe."
Kempinski
Overture. Concert Overture"
Bach
Romance, prelude TO King g,
Manfred" ..........R .Reinfcke
Selection, THE Rose" Myddleton
(Old English folk songs.)
Characteristic, La Serenata
de la Argentina. Olsen
Waltz, 'Valse PathetiQue,"
Onivas
Finale. Cover Me Up with
the Sunshine OF Virginia,H
Meyer
''The Star spangled Banner"
At Marine Barracks, Monday at
3 pm. concert by the United
States Marine Band Orchestra,
William II. SantelJnann, leader;
Taylor BransoE. second leader.
March, THE Directorate" .Sousa
Overture, "Bame Blanche"
Boieldieu
"old Folks at Home and In For
eign Lands. ........... Roberts
A transcription of the American
folk song in the musical idiom of
eight nations, introducing Amer
lea, France, Scotland, Spain, Ger
many. Ireland, Italy and Hun
gary.
Excerpts from THE Fortune
Teller ........E..... Herbert
Nocturne, Monastery Bells
Wely-Fefebure
Chimes obbligato by Musician
Wilbur d. Kieffer.
Waltz, THE Debutante."
Santelmann
A Yuletide potpourri. Around the
Christmas Tree" ....... .Tobanl
Marines hymn, The Halls Of
.Montezuma-"
The Star Spangled Banner"
NOTICEt-There will be no con-
cert at the Marine Barracks We'd
nesday, December "a, 1924.
Evening star., 1924-12-20

Mems suits are to be dearer, de-
clare German buyers, who have been
outbidding other purchasers OF wool.
Evening star., 1924-12-20
JURY DRAFT FAILURE.
Arlington Case Postponed Due to
Strietness of Law.
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CLARENDON, Va. December 20
insistence that the law be carried out
with respect to the selection of jury
tnen yesterday resulted in the post
ponement of the trial OF Emmett
Pullman. held in Arlington County
GAIL since June on a statutory charge
preferred by. his 14-year-old daugh-
ter.
When the case was opened in cir
cult court Thursday CrandalI Mack :
icy, attorney for Putnam, raised the
question of a provision of the law
(which provides that a man of vir-
Einia cannot sit on a jury to try an
other man If he lives within two
pniles of the accused. Two panels to-
Ealing ~ veniremen summoned in the
dwo days failed to produce the re-
nuired number fully qualified to serve
and Judge Samuel u. Brent, presld.
hng, announced that no more could
Die called and ordered the postpone
hn tent.
Evening star., 1924-12-20
CENTRAL GRADS TO MEET.
Alumni Association to Hold 46th
Annual Reunion Friday.

4 The forty sixth annual reunion of
sthe alumni OF Central High School
,vill be held at the school next Fri
day evening, il was announced today
Shy Edmund D. Rheem, president OF
fthe alumni association. Tom Chap
man, chairman of the reunion commit
ltee, has prepared an elaborate pro-
gram, featuring music and dancing.
Mr.. Rheem pointed out that many
OF the individual classes are planning
small reunions within the big re-
unlon, and every alumnus OF Central
in Washington at the time is ex-
pected to attend.
Evening star., 1924-12-20
SCHOOLS CLOSE TUESDAY.

The annual Christmas holiday Pc
riod for District public school chill
dren will begin at the close of school
Tuesday and continue until January
s, 1t. was announced today by Supt.
Frank w Ballou. Christmas enter
ltainments will be held in virtually all
the schools to mark the beginning of
the holidays
Evening star., 1924-12-20

Nearly 100000 pounds OF toys are
shipped from Saxony to the United
States in an average year.
Evening star., 1924-12-20
2DEAD, MAY DIE
|NATLANTAAFFRAY
Discharged Store Clerk Kills
Former Employer in
/. Crowded Store.
BY the Associated Press.


ATLANTA. December 20.-Two men
are dead and two others seriously
wounded as the result Of a shooting late
yesterday in the heart of Atlanta's g
Christmas shopping district.
The dead are Fred s. Stewart, presi-
dent OF large retail shoe company, and
Edward o. Riordan, q discharged clerk,
who shot him.
After wounding S. r Turner and H.
Il. Maddox, two department managers
in the store, and shooting at Mrs Will
Evening star., 1924-12-20

with his check for
an allotment OF
Christmas seals.
That is W II q I
thousands of gen =
erous Washin gton
givers are doin g
and thinking these
last days before
Chris tmas.
At the sam G
time, the receipt
q -
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THE SIGNIFICANCE OF
CHRISTMAS

.Cee. I hope I get some new skates
r. Christmas said Tom, as he
,,,bbed vigorously at the nine months
accumulation Of rust on his old ones.
aAnd / hope ! get new book-bag,'
answered his sister, "this ones pa
thetic.'
~ wonder how many times you
.h;,dren have said, 4 hope get"
The girl shrugged her shoulders
nd the boy scowled. II thot that was
that Christmas was for" he said,
The mother was shocked out of her
;-ritation. Did the child really mean
that? It had seemed to her, since the
children both knew that their father
had Just met with serious financial
loss. they ought not to expect much
for Christmas. To be sure, pair OF
skates and book-bag might be man
aged but these were only two of
The many things for which they had
EXPRESSED wish. She had not for a
moment thot of saying, as she knew
some mothers would have done, eve
con have no Christmas this year.
for TO her Christmas held signifi-
canoe that mere giving or receiving
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It Is possible. she encourages them
to earn the money for the things
they want to buy. She lets them do
most Of the decorating; il there is
to be a tree, they dress it; and. II
she cooks it herself, she allows them
to help in the preparation Of the
dinner. She has secrets with each
one of them, and the surprises that
are planned are always throwing
them into state Of glee. She reads
with them, the best Christmas stor-
les, and they sing together the carols
that never grow old. Presents? they
like them, Of course, but receiving
is quite secondary matter after
all only one of many pleasant
Incidents of very happy season.
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could not affect. How was it that
Tom and Katherine had such limited
concept? She felt very unhappy
about it.
Now was she not taking the boys
remark much too seriously? He had
spoken in an attempt to justify him
self. This really ought not to have
been necessary, for his wish had been
childishly natural. It did not mean
that he was selfish or that he wanted
more than his. parents could afford.
Probably neither of the children had
the least expectation Of getting many
of the things they had said they
wanted. Whether or not this mother
had real cause to be troubled, how
ever, depended on the answer to the
question: What was the significance
of Christmas to these young people
Was it Day to be cherished by them
always, not merely on account of its
sacred origin but because of their own
happy experiences? Was Christmas
a season fraught with 80 much glad
ness and enjoyable activity that no
matter what they might wish for, or
really receive, this was after all only
a very delightful side issue? When
children think too much about pres
ents it is because their concept of
the Day and its meaning is so lean
and barren that if it were not for
these there would be nothing to it at
all. But no profusion of presents
can make the twenty-fifth of De-
cember, Christmas.
If the parent "makes the Christ
mas" as it were, and presents it to
the family finished production, what
is there for the children to do but to
receive it? And how can they be ex-
pected to know or think of anything
beyond or above that act? Often
when they are given money to buy
gifts for their relatives and friends,
they are over-advised with regard to
the selection; sometimes they are CIV
en- no choice at all. How then can
they be expected to understand the
joy of giving?
The wise mother lets the children
prepare the Christmas festivities un-
der her guidance. She helps them to
make gifts for each other and for
their friends. She plans with them,
means for providing relief and cheer
for those who are in trouble. When
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THE BALANCED DIET

A well balanced diet, rich in vi
tamipes, including whole grain, fresh
dairy products and green vegetables,
is one of the best representatives. of
teeth decay, according to DR.. Paul A.
Turner, director of the state depart
ment of health. Milk which provides
lime, and sweibach or some other
hard biscuit, which gives the neces-
sary resistance to grind and polish
the teeth, give the proper elements
to the small child.
Unclean teeth and an unclean
mouth is the most frequent cause
of tooth decay. The teeth almost al
ways decay from without as result
of acid formed by the fermentation
of food in contact with the teeth.
For the cleanliness of the teeth, a
good tooth brush, some silk floss and
clean water are all that are neces-
sary. 1t is preferable to brush the
teeth upon arising in the morning,
before retiring at night and after
each meal, although many find it
inconvenient to brush the teeth more
than twice day.
Strong teeth with a healthy body
have much greater power of resist
ing decay. The teeth are dependent
upon the general nutrition of the
body and good health aids in provid-
ing good teeth. MINI which con-
tains a large portion Of lime, bone
builder, is one of the natural foods
of childhood and is rich in provid-
ing elements necessary in producing
good, strong teeth.
The advice Of dentist should be
sought periodically as to the condi-
ton of the teeth and even the child's
First teeth" should be filled when
it is necessary.
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DISTRICT No. .

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Walter Rand was in Kennewick
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Meals were
Kennewick visitors Saturday.
Warren Kennett was a Sunday
dinner guest Of his uncle w. o. Meals.
Miss Serier and pupils are PLAN
ming New Year party for Wednes-
day evening, December 81, at the
Brown school.
Miss Amanda Dahlin and pupils
will give a Christmas program at
the Mottinger school. Saturday eve-
ming, December 20.
Walter Rand had runaway last
week and narrowly escaped serious
injuries. The water wagon and har-
ness were almost total wrecks, while
the tank was not badly damaged.
Walter followed the horses to Hover
where he found them uninjured.
Mrs. B. B. Stewart left Friday for
Portland where she will visit friends
and later go to Schofield, Oregon
to visit her SON Harlan and family.
Next week Mr.. Stewart, Miller and
Miss Emily will join Mrs. Stewart
at family reunion at the sons
home on Christmas day.
/. B. Cooper, father of Mrs. J.
S. Kennett, who has been living at
the Kennett home the past two years,
left for Yakima Wednesday with his
daughter Miss Zena Cooper to spend
the winter. Though frail and not in
the best of health he stood the trip
well and was warmly welcomed by
old friends and neighbors.
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Those presidential candidates that
have been eliminated can console
themselves with the thought that it's
a bum job anyway. No chance for
promotion.
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You never know how many dear
friends have golden investment OPP
portunities unless you are a widow
with bunch of life insurance money.
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He-There are an awful lot Of
girls who don't want to get married.
She-How do you know?
Hell have asked them.
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