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Evening star., 1924-02-10
CULPEPER.

CULPEPER. Va. February tSpe-
c1aD.-According to the statement of
the state highway commission. ST.
Zsd,l2I was paid to the counties of
oI one state out or the state road fund
Ihe amount allotted to Culpeper
O63.20 Wv
Rev. A. c. Walker. the newly called
BAPTIST minister, will enter upon his
work in Madison next Sunday. He
Viii supply group Of churches, and
his hrst sermon will be delivered at
Shiloh Church, Criglersville, Sunday
morning.
The regular monthly meeting of the
community League was held in the
high school building at Washington.
Rappahannock county. Mrs. G. Fl. Kew.
ser. chairman, presiding. Harold
Brown made an address on the five
greatest needs of the community. and
was followed by S. d. Preston. county
agricultural agent. who spoke of the
advancement made in farming meth
DDS and emphasized the necessity of
united efforts in constructive work
by all citizens.
Orange Farmers Meet.
The annual meeting of the Orange
Farmers Union was held Saturday,
with a full attendance of members
The principal speech was made by
Lewis Graves. member of the state
legislature. Officers elected We're: j.
+. Vanderhoff, president; Z. v. Huff
man, vice president; f. E. WamberSie,
secretary and treasurer
Cards have been received here an
nouncing the marriage of Miss Ella
Spicer to Joseph E. Watterson. The
bride, who is daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. L. Spicer of this county, has
been holding position in Washing
ton. where the ceremony took place.
There was a joint session of the
hnar6 nf SnnnrvjSnrs nf
Madison counties at Stanardsville to
take preliminary steps for building Va
hard-surface road from Stanardsville
to Madison courthouse via Wolftown.
Mrs. c. v. Burgess entertained in
formally at bridge. Her guests were
Dr. and Mrs. J. w. Humphries. DR..
and Mrs. C. S. Bruce, Miss Bette
Jones. Miss Byrd Law and Edward
Perry.
DIR. c. H. Goldsborough has return
he was joined by other relatives in
attendance upon the celebration of his
mothers eightieth birthday anniver-
sary.
Two brothers. aged citizens of this
county, DR.. James Stout and William
the latter's son, Cary, the deaths oc-
CURING within two days of each other.
Giving complete surprise to their
friends, Miss Caroline
and Mrs. w. J. Strother of Culpeper,
and French Slaughter, son of Mrs.
Daniel A. Slaughter of Mitchell. both
prominent socially, eloped Friday and
were married in Washington by the
rector of st. Margaret's Episcopal
Church.
The town of Dublin enjoys the
UNIQUE distinction in not having SOL
itary delinquent tax ticket in the
hands of the treasurer at the close of
the wear 1923. and not penalty was
for failure to pay within the
time limit prescribed by law.
Evening star., 1924-02-10
VIENNA.

ciaD.-At the meeting of Fairfax
County Chapter. Daughters of the
American Revolution. held at the
Washington home of Miss Minnie
chaplin. action was taken to change
the date of the colonial entertainment
TO be given at the home of Mrs Kath-
erlne walters. in Georgetown, in hon
evening of February 21. in order that
the members of Fairfax chapter
would be able to accept the invita-
tion OF the Falls Church chapter to
me colonial tea at the home of Mrs
ary %. ''
MIS-. Walters. in charge of revoIu-
tlonary graves. reported that the
grave or Ludwell Lee, on the Bel
niona MoI Iarm. now owned by Edward
Nioitean, was unmarked, and action
was taken by the chapter to request
me privilege of placing Il marker
over the grave of this distinguished
IeVoiutionary soldier. who was a boy
1000 1000 friend Of Lafayette during the
Iour p years he attended school in
raTis prior TO the revolution. Lud-
wei Lee perhaps was a potent in
NHuence in interesting the young
.MaIquls De Lafayette's sympathies
IN m 1he cause of the colonies. and had
the privilege of serving under him
as one of his staff officers
Mrs. Joseph Berry of Vienna was
elected the delegate to the annual
~. A. X. Congress. The election of
alternates resulted as follows:
Regents alternates. Mrs Edwin S.
Bethel of Vienna, Mrs. e. l.. Shear
or Rosslyn. Miss Minnie Chaplin of
washington. Mrs. Cassius NJ. Law
renee OF Herndon and Miss Ada
RnodeS OF Washington. Delegates
aiternates elected were Miss May
Ballard of Falls Church. Mrs. George
Z. King of Vienna, Mrs. Peter b.
Graet OF Rosslyn. Mrs. Quincy NJ.
Gates of Wilkes Barre, Pa. and Mrs.
Katherine Walters of Washington'
citizens good road meeting was
held Thursday evening at the home
OF Lewis Il. F'lohr to discuss the pro-
posed bond issue for $4,000.
substantial hot lunches served by
an enterprising school patron have
Deen highly appreciated by both
public school
musical under the direction of
Mrs. John Lowell Jeffries will be
given In the new town hall February
10 TOR the benefit of the Presbyterian
Church.
The Vienna Public Library win he
open Thursday afternoon at 4 O'Clock.
eftective February II, until further
notice.
The fund which is being raised 70
place a suitable memorial for the
boys of Fairfax county who gave
their lives in the world war is stead
liy growing. Fairfax, Herndon,
vienna and Oakton: have made con-
tributions totaling fs400 1t will be
necessary to raise $1,000 for the de-
sired memorial
Evening star., 1924-02-10
BLADENSBURC.

BLADENSBURG. Md. February 9
Especially Papers Incorporating the
recently organized Bladensburg VOL
unteer fire department were approved
at the February meeting this week in
the town hall
These nine members Of the depart
ment were named as members Of the
board OF directors: Chief George
Wiseman. Frank Mace, Clarence
Gasch, w. H.. Gilbertson, A. r. Lee,
Robert Hartley, w. r. Beattie,
Charles Flory and T. Howard Duck
ett Chief Wiseman was chosen for
est fire warden for this section.
The board of town commissioners
has approved the bill to be presented
to the legislature, now in session,
which would authorize the town to
borrow $4,000 for the purchase of
fire-fighting equipment. This money
would be refunded through an in
crease of Is cents on each $100 of
assessable town property, authority
for which increase also will bs
sought from the legislature.
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was directed by Mrs. Staley NJ
Clarke. netted ss5, which will go to
the parish hall fund
During January the following pu-
pills of the Bladensburg School were
perfect in attendance: Catherine An
droulakis, Lillian Gasch, Alice Huber,
Geraldine Morrow. Doris Firestien,
Dora Michaelson. Arthur Aebersold,
Fank ~Gasch, Kenneth Gilbertson..
Paul Simpson, Linton Williams, VIII
liam Toole, Halbert Evans, Francis
Brigham. George Harris, George Nor
row, Nathaniel Mostow, Herman
Wienecke, Marie Androulakis, Laura
Gasch, Sarah McCracken, Harry An
derson. Philip Anderson. Eugene
Bauman, Robert McCracken, Barbara,
Lee, Elizabeth ToolY Edna Wienecke.
Charles Bayne. Carl Firestien, Fran
els Gasch, EmerEa Geiger, Earnest Mi
chaelson, Carl Sick, Warren Gilbert
son, Glennie Baker, Doris Brigham,
Gertrude Gilbertson, Marie Huber,
Helen Brigham, Gertrude Wienecke.
Helen Huber, Elsie Stack, Theodore
Anderson, Rudolph Fentress, Elmer
Mostow. Richard Toole, John Pickett
and Warren Evans.
Evening star., 1924-02-10
MONTANA BANK CLOSES
SOON AFTER MERGER
Heavy Land and Cattle Loans Are
Overdue and DepositorS Have
Steadily Withdrawn.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HELENA, Mont, February 9.-Due
to constant withdrawal of funds by
depositors and because of heavy land
and cattle loans, overdue, the Com
mercial National Bark in Miles City
was unable to open for business to-
day, according to reports confirmed
by the federal reserve bank in Helena
The Commercial National was re-
ported to have had footingS of ap-
proximately s2.000,O00. 1t was a
member of the federal reserve bank
ing system and about ninety days
ago absorbed the Miles City National
Bank.
Evening star., 1924-02-10
MURDER AND RlOTING
CHARGED TO STUDENTS
Indictments Follow Accidental
Death of Woman From
Target Practice.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SALTWATER, OKLA, February 8.
t--Indictments charging murder and
rioting were returned by district
grand jury here against Roy G.
Doak, David D. link and L Earl
Nutter, students at the Oklahoma
A & NJ. College here, at the result
OF the death of Mrs. Matilda Hodges
who was shot accidentally and killed
February 1, while the students were
target shooting in the back yard Of
their fraternity house.
Evening star., 1924-02-10
GIRL BURNED TO DEATH.
Clothing Believed to Have Caught
Fire From Open Crate.

SPENCER, N. c.. February g.
Miss Eddie Norris, fifteen years old,
YVES burned to death in the hcme of
her brother. Bernice Morris, here late
today, when her clothing caught fire,
supposedly from an open CRATE. She
was alone in the house.
Evening star., 1924-02-10
SOCIALIST Meeting SET.
Party Convention to Be Held in
New York May II.

BY The Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, February 9.-New York
was selected as the place of the 1924
socialists national convention by the
national committee meeting here to-
day. The convention will be May II.
Evening star., 1924-02-10

Miss Rosalie Willis, Wilmington. Del,
have been recent guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. T. p. Fletcher, the parents of
Mrs. Willis.
Misses Olive Yoe and Eme Messick.
Baltimore, have been the guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs T. z. Fletcher.
Evening star., 1924-02-10
The Silly Thing.
Prom the Boston Transcript

Prom the Boston Transcript
Young wife-DArlingi Darlingl
ausband-Yea my love. what is it?
Young wife-Don't be silly. Jack.
was calling Toto,
The Washington times., 1924-02-14

having spent several months abroad.
Mr.. Crago, who was formerly Con-
gresham at large from Pennsyl-
vania, is now serving as special
assistant attorney general.
Mrs. Henry Clay Browning Is
entertaining at bridge this after
noon for Mrs. Frederick Sherman,
Of Atlantic City.
Logan FeIGnds Hosts at
AnniUeTsGTy Dinner
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Logan Feland
will entertain a company of twelve
at dinner this evening at Meridian
Mansions in celebration of their we'd
ding anniversary. Following dinner,
Mrs. Feland will give q short pro.
gram Of songs, and the company
will later attend the house dance to
be given at Meridian Mansions this
evening.
Mrs. Truman Palmer entertained
a company of twelve ladies at lunch.
con today at the Chevy Chase Club.
\ \
Mrs. Theodore Mitchell. of Cincin-
natl, who is visiting Mrs. John
Hamilton for a fortnight, was the
guest of honor at the luncheon her
hostess gave today at her residence
in Woodley Place.
r Il
Miss Elizabeth Thornton, of
Fredericksburg. Va, is visiting Mrs.
The Washington times., 1924-02-14
Southern Relief
Ball Gala
Event


UYHAT do they do with them
~ between times, the quaint
" little old ladies' in black silk
and thread lace who decorate the
boxes at the Southern Relief Ball.
And the slim pretty girls in ruf.
fled white frocks, with flowers
in their hair, whom one never
sees anywhere else?
They blossom out each year as
good as new for this hardy
annual" the presence Of a little
group of Southern veterans in
Confederate gray contributing an
authentic flavor Of by-gone days
to this picturesque event. The
''thin gray line" Is getting thin
ner year by year, but they are
a sturdy !. lot, these Johnny
Rebs," and the little group pres
ent at the bali last night took an
active part in the festivities,
swanking a bit as they strolled
down the ballroom, keeping time
delightedly to the strains Of fam
iliar southern airs worked into
the jazz music Of the day or
joining as eagerly in the dancing,
old time waltzes or modern one
steps, as the veriest youngster
on the floor.
This was the thirty-first annual
ball given by the Southern Relief
Society to raise funds to carry on
its work among needy Confederate
veterans and their widows, and to
maintain the Southern RELIEF
Home at 2403 Pennsylvania
avenue. The attendance was
much smaller than at previous
dances. This was to be deplored
because Of its effect upon the
sorely depleted Golfers OF the or
ganization, but the fact that the
ball room was not crowded made
the dancing much more enjoy
able for those who were present.
NSEIE big ballroom Of the Willard
Il was used for the dancing,
with an orchestra from the Ma
rine Band furnishing the music,
and supper was served in the
small ballroom.
The guests were greeted by
Mrs. Pearce Horne, president of
the Southern Relief Society, who
was handsomely gowned In black
and silver brocade, the drapery
caught at the waist line with a
rhinestone buckle. She carried
a flame-colored ostrich feather
fan. Mrs. Horne was assisted in
the receiving line by the other
officers of the society-Miss May
v. Frey, Mrs. Peter c. Pritchard,
and Miss Eugenia Zea Rollins,
with Mrs. Lucy Lee Hill Magill.
daughter of Gen. A. p. Hill
Claude N. Bennett was chair
man of the floor committee. Among
the interesting guests was Lu-
cien Powell, celebrated artist
and Confederate veteran.
II 4 X
EORMER SENATOR HoKE
Il SMITH entertained a box
party, his guests including Sena-
tor and Mrs. W. ]. Harris, Con-
gressman and Mrs. William c.
Wright, Mrs. Lyman Pratt, Major
o. H. B. Bloodworth, Cranston
The Washington times., 1924-02-14
Willard.

today at a Valentine luncheon in
her apartment in Meridian Man
Bions.
The Charge d'Affaires of Austria
and Nine. Prochnik have Cancelled
the dinner they were to have given
tonight at the legation.
Brig. Gen. s. D. Rochenbach, u.
s. A., new commandant Of the
Washington district, has arrived in
town to assume his new duties, and
Is staying temporarily at the Me-
tropolitan Club. Mrs. Rochenbach
Is still at Camp Meade, where the
general was formerly stationed in
command of the tank school, but
will join her husband here shortly.
and they will then take a house or
an apartment. The generals head
quarters are in the munitions build
ing.
DR.. and Mrs. William Holland
Wilmer have gone to Camden, S. c /,
short holiday.
Mrs. Mitchell Palmer
To Be "At Honss' Today.
! Mrs. Mitchell Palmer, who win be
at home this afternoon at her resi-
dence in r street, will have assist
ing her Mrs. H. III. Altman, Of New
York; Mrs. Walter Trent, and Mrs.
Dean Caldwell.
Mrs. Altman Ia the guest for a
few days Of former Attorney Gen.
eral and Mrs. Palmer.
Miss May Gown was hostess to a
small company of young girls at a
Valentine luncheon at her home
today.
Col. and Mrs. T. @. Donaldson
will entertain at dinner tonight,
taking their guests later to the
valentine dance at 2400 Sixteenth
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. John s. Crago have
gone to New York to meet their
daughter, Miss Leah Crago, who is
arriving today from Europe after
The Washington times., 1924-02-14
JEAN EIIOTS NEWS AND GOSSIP OF CAPITAL SOCIETYI

Leland Stanford CONFESS and viii
be her guest for fortnight.
A.AA
General Hugh A. Drum viii be
host at dinner at lie Paradis this
evening.
Miss Whiting viii Wed
Capt. Willie II. Hale
Cards have been received in
Washington from Mrs. e. Eveleth
Whiting for the marriage Of her
daughter, Frances Eveleth, to Capt.
Willis Henry Hale, air service,
United States army, on Tuesday,
March 4, at 1 O'clock at All Souls
Church, Biltmore, N. C.
Captain Hale will take his bride
to Langley Field, Va, where he has
been assigned to duty from Kelly
to make her home with them. Mrs.
Whiting and her daughter formerly
lived in Washington.
Col. Frank J. Griffin, u. 8. A.,
II at the Hotel Astor in New York
for q day or two.
X
Postponed Tea Set for
February TWenty.first
The tea which Mrs. Joseph Hen.
Dirk Hines and Miss Grace Burton
were to have given on February 5
and which was postponed out OF
respect to the memory of the late
President Woodrow Wilson, will he
held on Thursday afternoon, Feb.
ruary 81. Mrs. Hines and Miss Bur.
ton Will receive after o'clock at
the home Of the former, 1927 New
Hampshire avenue.
kk X
The regular meeting of Kappa
Kappa Gamma will be held on
Saturday afternoon at the Kappa
House, 1413 Massachusetts, avenue.
from 4 to 6 o'clock. A business
discussion will take place and
talks on Recent Kappa History
and 'The Modern Fraternity Pol.
icy' will be given. Miss Letta
Brock will act as hostess.
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Mrs. F. H. b. Mcknight, OF
Sewickley. Pa, IL making a lengthy
stay at the Hamilton Hotel.
Mrs. Joseph Strauss, wife OF
Rear Admiral Strauss, and Miss
Helen Strauss have gone to San
Antonio, Texas, to pass several
weeks.
Mrs. Rawlins Hume is visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Baird in
Pittsburgh. Mrs. Baird was for
merly Mrs. Mary Hume James, Of
this city.
Mrs. Edmund M. Talcott has re.
turned after an extended visit with
her son-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. Hugh Gaylord Barclay, in
Mobile, Ala.
Mrs. Walter Wells has returned
from q two weeks visit to New
York, where she was a guest of
the house party entertained by
Mrs. Junius Parker at her country
place at Rye, N. Y, later being the
guest Of Mrs. Parker in New York
city at her apartment in the Am
bassador Hotel.
The Washington times., 1924-02-14
NotabIeS to attend
Reception for
COpeInndS

The New York State Society will
give a reception in honor Of Sena-
tor and Mrs. Royal 8. Copeland to.
morrow evening at the Willard.
The guests will be received by
Mrs. James A. Reed. Mrs. John B.
Kendrick, Mrs. Bertrand Smell, Mrs.
John ]. Kindred, Mrs. Anthony
Griffen, Mrs. Royal H. Weller, Mrs.
Edmund Platt, Mrs. Elbridge Moore,
Mrs, Peter A. Drury. Mrs. Mari
w. Potter, Mrs. Joseph H. Beall
Miss Helen Brown, Miss Ella Purd,
and the president of the society
and Mrs. Lynch. There will be
dancing.
Among the boxholders will be
Congressman Ogden Mill, Congress-
man and Mrs. Bertrand Smell, Mrs.
Henry r. Dimock, Congressman
and Mrs. Clyde Kelly, Mrs. Peter
A. Drury, Mrs. Francois Berger
Moran and Mrs. Leila Fl. b. Smith.
The Assistant Secretary of the
Navy, Col. Theodore Roosevelt,
recently was elected honorary
president Of the society.
-
senator and Mrs. Royal s. Cope
land We're the guests Of honor la:
evening at a dinner Of twelve give
Dy Congressman and Mrs. Sol Bloom,
at the Hotel Hamilton.
49, 4
SGulsbuTys Entertain
Company at Dinner
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Salisbury
entertained at dinner last nirht.
having Ofc
Edward Terry Sanford, Senator
and Mrs. Joseph T. Robinson
Senator and Mrs. John B. Ken.
drick, the Secretary Of the Smith
sonian institution and Mrs. Charles
ID. Walcott, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Nit
cheH Palmer, Mr.. and Mrs. Theo.
dore W. Noyes, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
erick l. Belin, Mrs. Frederic Dent
Grant and Rear Admiral Andrew
Lang.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest w. Walker
entertained at dinner last evening
when their guests included Ad-
miral and Mrs, Edward w. Eberle,
the Counselor of the Brazilian
Embassy and Nine. Oracle, Gen.
and Mrs. H. c. Dalton, Col. and
WITS. u. ". OonaluSOn, Mr.. ana
Mrs. William Eric Fowler and
Mrs. Frank Hight.
Mrs. Altee Pomerene entertained
a small company at luncheon yes.
terday at the Willard.
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Leander Mccormick -Goodhart was
host to a company of eleven at
luncheon yesterday at the Shore
ham. Among the guests were Miss
Cornelia Vanderbilt, Mrs. John
Philip Hill and Conrado Traverse.
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Mrs. Alfred Pembroke Thorn win
return tomorrow from a visit to
New York.
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Cora, Countess of Strafford. who
is StavinE at the Hamilton Hotel,
CONTINUED on Page 2S)
The Washington times., 1924-02-14

Williams, Congressman and Mrs.
Charles r. Crisp, Miss Amelia
Wood and Miss Helen Dudley.
Mrs. e. w. Cole entertained a
large company at dinner and later
entertained the guests in a box at
the ball. Mr.. and Mrs. Wade HI.
Cooper had with them in their box
Senator and Mrs. Nathaniel B.
Dial, former governor OF South
Carolina, and Mrs. Robert A.
Cooper and Miss Hatfield, Mrs.
Charles Boughton Wood enter
taihed among others, Major ana
Mrs. Parker West, Major Regi-
maid Foster, Hugh Webster and
Miss Mary Morgan. Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter Drury and Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfred Pembroke Thorn had boxes.
Mrs. Penn entertained a group
of guests as did also Gen. and
Mrs. John A. Lejeune, Mrs. Ed
ward Derrick, Mcdonald Lee, OF
Yorktown, Va, head Of the Sons
of Confederate Veterans; the
Chevy Chase seminary, and Mrs.
r. C. Jeffords, or Charleston, w.
Va.
others noted were Senator Ken.
meth McKellar, Col. and Mrs. G.
c. Calhoun, Miss Mary Temple
Mrs. Kate Kearney Henry, Mrs.
Leland Stanford Comes and her
guest, Miss Elizabeth Thornton.
of Fredericksburg, Va; DIR. and
Mrs. Paul Joachim, Mrs. Isabel
Pallen Stewart, Miss Ada Hill,
Miss Mary Hill, Mr.. and Mrs.
z. A. Hartman, Miss Marion
Ryder, Miss Marian Parker, Miss
Mary Stitt, Miss Charlotte Free
man Clark, the Rev. Meade Boil
ton MacBryde, Commander Blood,
Capt. Paul ]. McGahan, John
Kennedy and an interesting little
box party including Mrs. Mamie
Green Jobe, Miss Elizabeth Jobe.
Miss Mildred Brown, Sidney Dean
and George Williams.
X i 4
Daughter Born to
Dr.. and Nine. SEE
e The Minister of China and Nine,
SEE are receiving congratulations on
the birth of a daughter. The baby
was born on February 3 and has
been named Alice for her mother.
The Minister Of Rumania and
Princess 6IDSbCOs WuO dIAANCN Al
New York last night from Europe
on board the Berengaria, will re-
main in New York for several days
before coming to Washington. They
are at the Ritz Carlton, and are
accompanied by Mr.. Drutzu, attache
of the Rumanian legation. who
went to New York to meet them.
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Mrs. George Garfield, who has
been visiting the Secretary OF the
Navy and Mrs. Denby, has re-
turned to her home in Detroit.
Senator M. M. Neeley, OF West
Virginia, has gone to Huntington.
Ind, and from there win go to
Detroit where he has a speaking
engagement for Saturday. Senator
Neeley will return to Washington
on Monday.
Mrs.. Sanford Guest at
Cheuy Chase Luncheon
Mrs. Edward Terry Sanford, wife
of Justice Sanford, was the guest
for whom Mrs. William Wheatley
entertained informally at luncheon
today. The party was given at the
Chevy Chase Club.
Mrs. John B. Kendrfck enter
tained q small company or ladies
The Washington times., 1924-02-14

Girls! Try this! When cOmbing
and dressing your hair, just moisten
your hair brush with a little Dan
derine" and brush it through your
hair. The effect is startling! You
can do your hair up Immediately
and it will appear twice as thick
and heavy-a mass Of gleamy hair,
sparkling with life and possessing
that Incompatible softness, fresh.
ness and luxuriance.
While beautifying the hair DAN
derine" is also toning and Stimulat-
ing each single hair to grow thick,
long and strong. Hair stops falling
out and dandruff disappears. Get
a bottle of delightful, refreshing
"Danderine" at any drug or toilet
counter and just see how healthy
and youthful your hair becomes.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1924-09-12

ney-McCumber bill was in process OF pas
sage. He attempted to induce Cuban
producers of sugar to curtail their crop in
1922 as a means Of increasing prices.
Senator Smoot owns a large interest in
the Utah-Idaho Company. one OF the big
eest producers of beet sugar Other Re-
publicans who are identified with the beet
sugar industry have been conspicuous re-
Gently in the affairs of the Republican
party and in the selection of its presiden-
tial and vice presidential candidates Sew
eral Of them were delegates to the latest
Republican National Convention.
John d. Spreckles, interested in the
Western Sugar Company and the Spreckles
Beet Sugar Company of California. was a
delegate; C. W. Waterman. counsel for
the Great Western Sugar Company and
candidate for the U. S. Senate from Col
orado, was delegate at large from Col
orado William V. Hodges. counsel for the
Holly Beet Sugar Company and treasurer
of the Republican National Committee
VIM. L. Petrikin, president OF the Great
Western Company, and II. c. Giese, super
intendent Of one Of that concerns facto-
ries, were delegates from Colorado; Charles
B. Warren, president Of the Michigan Sugar
Company. and the Toledo Sugar Company,
was delegate from Michigan and chair
man Of the Committee on Resolutions
which wrote this years Republican plat
form Joseph W. Fordney. co-author of the
Fordney McCumber Act. which put the
present heavy tariff on sugar William H.
Wallace, vice-president of the Michigan
and Toledo companies. and G. j. Dickema,
president Of the Holland-St. Louis Sugar
Company. were delegates at large from
Michigan; Senator Smoot. E. O. Howard,
director Of the Utah-Idaho Sugar Com
pany, and Arthur Woolley, an employee
Of that corporation, were delegates at large
from Utah; Clarence II. Cook, of the firm
of Castle s. Cook. agents for various
Hawaiian sugar interests, was delegate
from Hawaii