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Evening star., 1924-07-24
GUARDSMEN EXCEL
IN OBSERVING WORK
Range Section of Battery A
Does Effective Work in
Tracking Vessels.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

FORT MONROE, Va, July o4.-The
range section of Battery A, 26Oth
Artillery, District National Guard,
under First Lieut.. Louis NJ. Gosorn.
range. officer, did effective work yes
terday morning in tracking incoming
and outgoing vessels over the prob
able course of fire next week The To-
cation of the District Guardsmen was
ideal for observing the service fir
ing of the c. M. T. G. troops from
Batteries Parrott, Eustis and Ander-
son, and for that reason was given
the problem of determining the nee
esSary corrections to be made in
range also. AS the same sectors will
. be used for the service target prac-
tlce of the Guardsmen Monday, they
VIII have the advantage of having
observed actual firing over the course
to be used by them.
Personnel of Section.
The range section is composed of
Sergt. Lyman +. Morris, plotter;
Sergt. Gordon H. Ferris, assistant
plotter; Corp. John B. Dawson, range
recorder; Corp. Robert T. DAILY, pri-
mary arm setter; Pvt George l.. Be-
saw, secondary arm setter: Pvt.
George NotaNa, range correction
board operator; Pvt. Henry I. Nor
son. DETECTION board operator; Pvt.
Arthur X. Murrell. primary reader:
Sergt. James A. Fink, primary OBJ
server; Corp. Edward D. Hedbom, sec
ondary observer; Pvt. Norman B. Duff
fly, secondary reader. and Pvt.
Thomas +. O'keefe, jr., range predic-
ton board operator.
The firing progress this week has
been so satisfactory that Maj. Burns
was able to call off the drill schedule
entirely yesterday afternoon and let
the men have the afternoon to them
selves.
Lecture is Given.
A lecture on harbor area divisions
was given the range section by Lieut..
Gosorn last night.
Mai. Burns and Lieuts. Gosorn and
Eggleston have been invited TO at
tend a reception being given by the
officers of the fort to Maj. Gen W. X.
Smith. in honor of his recent ad-
vancement, tonight.
Today is being spent in gun drlli
by the organization. hish recofu
for speed has already been made, but
the commanding officer desires tina,
as much practice as possible be had
before Monday, as that is the day on
which record target practice with the
large guns will be held, and ne hopes
to obtain higher score than has
been previously set by d Natlonal
Guard organization.
Second Lieut.. James ID. Esslestoh
will be in charge of the fishing eXpe-
dition which is being arranged 1or
Sunday.
Evening star., 1924-07-24
TELLS OF DINING CARS.
B. & O. Official Talks to Rotary
Club Here.

Just how the dining car chef
feeds 125 persons per trip and
caters to the discriminating tastes of
all who enter the travelling restau-
rant in a kitchen in which he barely
is able to move was explained by
Ernest Ball, manager of the dining
car department of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, in an address before
the members of the Rotary Club at
the New Willard Hotel yesterday.
Mr.. Ball explained the methods by
which dining cars are operated, and
told the club that it was necessary
to get up different menus for various
parts of the country. In New Eng
land, apple pie and cheese are on the
breakfast menu, while in Indiana
plenty of corn bread is served. The
coach lunch service on the b. & ..
served 340,S40 persons who would
r"' have entered the dining cars, he
said.
twenty visiting Rotarians from
various parts OF the country were
guests.
Evening star., 1924-07-24
Automobile Gift to Pastor.

In appreciation of his services as
nastor of the Emory NJ. +. Church
South of Brightwood, Rev. b. A. Lam
bert was presented with an automo-
bile last night by the congresation'
The presentation took place at an IN
formal reception on the church lawn
j. w. Hite of Takoma Park presided,
and the presentation was mace oy
Albert 5. Galley. Short addresses
were made by Rev Claude NJ. Hesser
of Marvin NJ. L. Church South, a
former pastor of Emory, and KEY.
Clifton X. Ray Of Mount Pleasant NJ
r. Church South. Rev. +. A. Lambert
is in his fourth year at Emory.
Evening star., 1924-07-24
PICNIC is ARRANGED.
FL Club Cervantes Going to Great
Falls.

Plans Tor picnic at Great Falls
next r,s saturday, under the auspices of
ri Club Cervantes, were formulated
at meeting of the picnic committed
A tug g-of-war, three-legged race and
other special events are planned.
The meeting was presided over nv
W. A FaIk. Raymond +. Wise was
mlttee. Other members of the com
mittee are: Miss Anne Houston, Mile.
Marguerite Breithaut, Miss Amy Fair
less: Miss Virginia Hebb. Miss Ella
Sl1poles; Miss lam Annie I. Hardesty, Miss
Mrs. katherine Knowles, Mrs. w. A.
Falk, Miss Ruth Loveless. l.. Tyler
Shook: Joseph A. Winn, Paul Voee-
nitz, w. A. Falk, J. c. kurty, ]. w.
Holcombe, Albert Dobbins and F. j
Hernandez
Evening star., 1924-07-24
SUPPORT BARKLEY BILL.
Steel Workers Want Rail Labor
Board Abolished.

MONTREAL. July 24.-Support for
the Howell-Barkley bill, which would
abolish the United States Railroad
Labor Board, was pledged by dele
gates attending the triennial conven-
tion of the Amalgamated Steel Work
ers' International Alliance here yes
terday.
The resolution asserted that the
Labor Board had failed to function
with any degree of fairness to the
railroad workers
The alliance also pledged it's sup
port to the proposed child labor
amendment to the United States Con-
stitution. The convention further de-
cided to amalsamate the coppersmiths'
and sheet metal workers unions
Evening star., 1924-07-24
IMPETUS GIVEN U. S.
GREEK UNIVERSITY PLAN

By the Associated Press.
ATHENS, July 24-The movement
to establish an American university
in Greece similar to Robert college
in Constantinople. has been given i'm
petus by the visit here of Prof. Rob
ert Andrews Millikan, director OF
Norman Bridge laboratory of the
California Institute of Technology, at
Pasadena, Calf Prof. Millikan rep
resents the Hall Foundation, which
has allocated s5,oo0.O0o for such a
project.
The establishment of such a school
will depend upon the professors rec
ommendation He is conferring with
leaders of the foreign and native ed
ucational, philanthropic and indus
trial organizations.
Evening star., 1924-07-24
BANKERS TO BE TRIED.
Canadians Charged With Making
False Returns.

TORONTO. July 24.-Eight direc-
tors and officials Of the Home Bank
Of Canada, charged with making
false returns prior to the suspension
Of the bank last August. will face
trial on September 8.
According to tho crown authori-
ties, proceedings will not be taken
against A. L. Calvert, who was act
ing manager of the bank at the time
of it's suspension. He will probably
be used as one OF the principal crown
witnesses.
H. ]. DAILY. president Of the bank,
and named in the Indictment, died
last June.
Evening star., 1924-07-24
c. M. 7. c. GRADUATION
EXERCISES ARRANGED
District Officials Invited to Camp
Meade Monday-Athletic
Meet on Today.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CAMP MEADE. Md, July 24.-Ar-
rangements for the graduation cere-
monies of the Civilian Military Train
ing Camp. to be held Monday morning
at 10 o'clock on tho review field here,
are reaching a stage Of completion.
All plans are expected to be in shape
tomorrow morning.
A number of prominent Washington
citizens will be guests at the gradua-
ton ceremonies and invitations are to
be extended to the District Commits
sioners and other Capital officials.
Student and citizen soldiers stationed
at the camp today are engag-
ing in a track and field meet in the
stadium. College students from the
leading schools of Maryland. Virginia
and the District in the reserve officers
unit and citizen-soldiers will be in the
events. The program will get under
way at / pm.
Maj. Crawford. camp athletic officer
and Capt Bresnahan, his assistant, are
in charge.
Evening star., 1924-07-24
Towns Last Veteran Dead,
Special Dispa tch to The Star.

FROSTBURG, Md. July 24-James
Skidmore. last of the Union veterans
living here, died yesterday at Allie
gany. near Frostburg. aged SO. He
served in Company c. 18th Ohio Voluu-
teer Infantry. under Capt A. Noble
Five sons and two daughters survive
He had two sons killed in mining =
cidents-Jonas in July, 1918, and
Thomas, in July, 1920.
Evening star., 1924-07-24

Two Englishwomen are spending
their vacation on wild and lonely
island many miles out from England
in the North Sea, watching the antics
of 1,200 acres of sea birds. The two
women live in a hut and for weeks at
a time see no human beings besides
themSelye
Evening star., 1924-07-24

excursion committee is composed ,ef
A. Davis, H. NJ. Maryman and j. "A
Mortiney. Bathing, boating, fishing,
dancing, music and picnickipg are on
the prOEram
Evening star., 1924-07-24
Club to Hold Outing.

An outing to Chesapeake Beach
will be given tomorrow by the
Boosters Club of the Eureka Mary
land Assurance Corporation. The
Evening star., 1924-07-24

Modern methods of whale killing
have become so effective that there
is danger of the great sea mammals
disappearing from southern waters.
Evening star., 1924-07-24
Miss E. D. Gregg Appointed.

Appointment of Miss Elinor D.
Gregg OF Virginia as supervisor of
field matrons and nurses for the
Bureau of Indian Affairs was an
nounced today by the Interior De-
partment. She will have charge of
about one hundred women conducting
health demonstrations in home hy-
giene work on Indian reservations.
Evening star., 1924-07-24

Motorcycles are becoming popular
in Austria and several Austrian con-
Germs have begun their manufacture.
Evening star., 1924-07-24

Southern PralineG, big, tooth
some disks of louisiana Drowned
cane sugar, spangled with
ZEE sS s&Szfs i ssesrs'ss Rssss:: F1eH SOC
Evening star., 1924-07-24
EXTRA SPECIAL!

Milk ChOcOlate-covered Assorted
Fresh Fruits, the most delicious
CONNECTIONS that ever
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New Britain herald., 1924-12-11
Bissell Succeeds as
 Captain of Company

Hartford, Dec. 11.-First Lieut. Herbert H. Bissall of Co, F, 169th infantry is appointed captain of Co. C, l69th infantry in place of Cap tain John Pentland, who has re- signed and been honorably dis charged.
 Resignation of First Lieut., Glover F Howe, medical corps in accepted and he is honorably discharged.
 Leave of absence granted First Lieut.. Howard s. Ives, 192nd field artillery, is extended to March 10 1925.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-11
M'COY WILLS HELD
 IN BACKGROUND
Three Wills, Three Sisters, and
 Eighth Wife in Court

Los Angeles Cal. Dee, 1i.-~Kii McCoys three wills introduced at the former pugtliSla 'r.al for the alleged murder Of Mrs, Theresa Mors here last August, were held temporarily in the hurkgrounl to- day while prosecuting attorneys prepared 10 draw from dozen wi,- nesses the tale nf Mrtoys move monts during Inc night ut the trag. edy.
 Ills wills, his three sisters ani his eighth wife were all obrcrrS o' interest during the presentation o. prosecution cNlcnte yeStordaN. The eighth wife, paEmar Dahl- Ercn, and The hree sisters were in court to comfort the d,@andau', Tn" wills, scrawlcd on bits of cardboard, were introduced by the prosecution ss part of an array of luisce' aneous blood stained srtlr'ss and weapons found in the apartment where Mrs Mors died of s llIle. wound in her head.
 Each cf ths r-ude'y drawn wills which he sal1 hs wrote tecausa Mrs Nc-s killed herself an1 left him 'nothtnS more 10 live for be- eueathed all his possessions 10 Mrs Jennie Thomas. one of his sisters.
 T. Ls that sister the prosecution plans Co call to the stand 10 testify Mccoy confessed to her he had killed Mrs. Gora
 Much of yesterdays session was occupied in establishing the fact Of Mrs, Mors' death,
New Britain herald., 1924-12-11
PENN. IN NEED OF
 50,O0O NEW HOMES
250,OOO People Lack Housing
 Accommodations

Philadelphia, Dec. II. -- Ponnsyl- Nania needs more than. bO,o0O homes or accommodations for ap- proAlmatcly 250,00O persons at pres cnt. The Pennsylvania housing and town planning association declared today In making the findings of q survey conducted In lO5 municipali- ties of the state. The association de- c.arcd the shortage was not confined 10 The large cities but assumed even greater proportions in the small town with q population of only q thousand or less and that the present housing needs rerreSpted a building pro- gram Of SG50, 0,000, ,o0n
 The survey disclosed that Erie. Harrisburg and Wiliamsport report rl TO shortage of houses, while Eos- ton alone reported surplus Of l5N hcusas It asserted that EaS;oa with lts surplus offered the only Buyers market in the state. Philadelphia reported q shortage q "o,ohH.
 The report pointed out tAa. dNr-nE 'he first six months ot 1a24 Fhila- 1alph!a had only S4 new homes for racl 10000 population under per init, V nile Ntw York had l1o, San Francisco and Chicago f8 each, Los Angeles 26l, Pittsburgh T, Reading 4 and Scranton %
 Rent increases, as compared with l9:0, the report said, ranged be tween five and one hundred per cent the average being about 30 per cent, A few places reported no advance,
New Britain herald., 1924-12-11
PHILLIPS PURCHASE NEW
 PLAYERS, TRADE OTHERS
Kimmick, Hawks, Iillingim, Huber and O'Ncil Obtained From
 Minor Circuits

New York, Doc. 1.-The Phlla' dclphia National league baseball club, in four deals announced by Manager Arthur Fletcher, obtained Iuheldor Walter kimmick of the Vernon club of the Pacific Coast league. Nelson (CMclO Hawks first has,man, from Nashville of thr southern association; Pitchers Dana Fn0gm and Q. II. 0'NeiI and Thrd Buscman Clarence Huber from Beuumont Of rhe Texas league.
 Cash and players were given in exchange for Himming, the Vernon club r.ceIyod Pitcher (PhiD Wcn- rrt Nashville obtained lnhcldcr Fred Parkinson and a cash con- sidrraion for Hawks, q former Yankee. Beaumont exchanged Hubcr for luhelder Art Wochrs aud Pitcher Les'or Pinto in one deal and in another traded Fiin. clm and O'Nell for a cash bounty and 'hreo Philly players who will he named later
New Britain herald., 1924-12-11
WAS HARTMANN VICTIM
Staten Island Boy Identifies Cloth ing of Victim As That Of His Brother.

New York, Dec. l1.--Sorrow re- suting from murders perpetrated by Fritz Haarmann, Hanover butcher, was found today to have reached as far as Staten Island, where the mother of one of his victims lives,
 In Port Richmond. Mrs. William Drandorlt lies seriously i'll as the re- suit of the discovery that her boy, Richard Graf, is one of the young men who became the prey of the German vampire"
 News Of the death Of her son, one Of five children, came to Mrs. Dran- dorff from another son, Otto, 20, who wrote her that the clothing of Richard had been sold by Haarmann to secondhand dealer and identi- fled by him at the trial and that the prisoner had confessed Richard Graf was slain by him.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-11
Temple University Is
 After Bill Roper Now

Philadelphia Dec. tl,-Athlettc authorities Of Temple university Of this city, are understood 10 he ne souattng with William " (BilN Roper, for many years coach Of the Princeton football team, aa mentor for the Temple Eridiron squad. Eoper's contract with Princeton ex- rired this fall and he has tntimated that it would not be renewed
 Temple university has an enroll rent of more than 1l.o00 students, but for several years f has not taken 2 very prominent part in sports. A movement is on foot now to revive athletic activity.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-11
TO HEAR DIR. VINCENT

Members of the New Britain Medical society. the board of health and the New Britain Rotary cluh will meet in a joint session at the Durrltt hotel this evening 10 hear an address by Dr. George E, Vincent. Dr, Vincent, who Is president of the Rockefeller Foundation, will speak on "Communlty lIcalth," Members Of the organizations will take their wives pinner will be served at 6:SO o'clock.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-11
Jailed for Shipping
 Prize Fight Films

Denver, Colorado, Dec, 1I.-What court officials said were the first jatl sentences ever given in the west upon conviction for violating the federal law relating to interstate shipment of prize fgEt films were imposed yesterday. Allen Burke, Denver motion picture man, Eugene Gerbase and Max Schuback pleaded guilty to charges Of having trans ported films Of the Dempsey-Firpo fight and were sentenced to % days in jail and fined S1.000.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-11
PEACE IN MOROCCO?
Dictator Primo Rivera Claims Nic' tory Through Retreat To Coast, Leaving Interior To Tribes,

Tetuan. Morocco, Dec. H. Peace will soon reign in Morocco, thanks to the successful execution of 'he plan which we have worked out,' declared General Primo Rivera, head of the Spanish military directorate. in a speech here during celebration of the Spanish infantry patrons day.
 The plan referred 10 Is the with drawal of Spanish forces from the outlying positions and establish ment of continuous fortified line capable of withstanding raids by the rebel trhesmen.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-11

slo0 damages against Vincent sas- Ire, the suit resulting from an au- tomoblle accident on Bristol street, Plainville. on August 3. Roche & Cabelus issued the writ, which Is re- turnable the fourth Monday of De- cember. Deputy Sheriff Martin II. Horwitz has attached property of the defendant to tho value Of $500.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-11
Don't Fuss With @
 Mustard Plasters!
Musterole Works Without the Rftstey-Easter, Quicker

There s no sense in mixing a mess Of mustard. flour and water when you can easily relieve pain, soreness or stiffness with a little clean, white Musterole. ] N1usterole is made of pure oil of mustard and other helpful ingredients, combined in the form of the present white ointment. It takes the place of mustard plasters, and will not blister, , Musterole usually gives prompt relief from sore throat, bronchitis, tonsillitis, croup, stiff neck. asthma. neuralgia, headache, congestion. pleurisy, rheura- tisn1, luInbago, pains and aches of the back or joints, spral1S, sore muscles, bruises, chilblains, frosted feet, colds of the chest it may prevent pneumonia). To Mothers: Musterole Is also
 made in nilder form for
 babies and small children.
 Ask for Children 8 Musterole.
 35c and 65c, jars
 and tubes.
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New Britain herald., 1924-12-11
MILLER SUES SaSTRF.

John Miller, through Roche & Cabe'uS, has brought action for
New Britain herald., 1924-12-11

4 Madrid despatch last night said the Spanish withdrawal in Morocco has entered it's final phase and that rhs first units Of the forces falling back from Sok-el Arba had reached Tetuan. The rebels, 1t was added, had been heavily punished hy the spanish troops covering the with drawal.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-11
PROGRAM AT BAPTIST CHURCH

A Christmas musical service will be given al the First Baptist church at o'clock Sunday afternoon. De cemher 2l. under the direction of H. E. Brewer, the church organist. The Story of Christmas" by Mat thews, will be rendered by a chorus of II voices, composed of the solo, ists and chorus at the church.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-11
Dr. Musy Elected New
 President of Swiss

Eerre, Dec. 1.-The federal as a.mbly today elected Dr, Jean Marie Musy president of the Swiss conted- kration for ths year 1925.
 pr. Musy was born at Gruyere in a57s and is 3 lawyer by profession. tn 1919 he succeeded Gustave Ador en the federal council, where he was charged with the direction of finances and this year vas vice president Of that body,
 The outgoing president Is rr, Ernest Chuard.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-11
LOAN OyERSUBSCRIBED

By The Associated Press,
 Paris, Dec. 11.-Firance Minister C1ementel announced today that Frances internal loan Of four hil- lion francs had been largely over subscribed,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-01
Mystery Girl of City
Library Is Sent Home
Broke, Too Proud to Ask Aid, She
Spent Her Days With the Classics

Mary slusser 20 shadow the girl
and find out about her.
Mrs slusser followed tho Girl one
night as she went thru alleys and
stopped at several ash cans. and Sc
lected bits OF unspoiled food. which
she ute ravcnously.
Finally. the girl arrived AZ 33rd
ave. and H. Madison St. where she
disappeared in the darkness.
Mrs. slusscr found her under on
overhanging embankment, huddled
amid a pile Of old rags and gunny
sacks. The girl. startled at first.
refused 10 talk. Then she broke
down and told her story.
She had been working as a house.
maid in n Seattle home. she said.
and had lost her job. Hoping TO
find another sho stayed at a lodg-
ing house Until her money was
gone. She tramped the streets.
looking for work. but found none.
she would have starved. she said.
rather than TO 20 home like tho
prodigai daughter
Mrs. slusser took the girl 10 her
home, bath,1 her and gave her
clothing. she notified the girls
parents and they joyfully wired the
girl money with which 10 come
back.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-01
II men TAKEN
ON INDICTMENT
Sheriff Expects to Round
Up All by Evening

With II men under arrest. Sheriff
Matt starwich expected 10 have all
Of the 80 men indicted by tho King
county grand jury in custody by
nlghtfail. Attorneys for several ad.
ditional indicted men were arrang
Ing to post bail for their clients Fri.
day morning. while deputy shcriffs.
armed with the 80 remaining war.
rants were securing the city for the
balance.
The 18th man arrested by Star.
wlch's men was Stanley McCluskey,
indicted as a bootlegger. He was
charged with having sold one OF the
secret investigators Of the prosecut-
ing attorney liquor on December 81.
He was released on $500 bail, post.
ed by Attorney Jack Gallagher.
While Prosecutor Malcolfu Doug.
las declares the vice and graft clean.
up campaign has only Just started,
Deputy Prosecutor u. d. Colvin,
who directed the grand jury's work.
was proudly pointing 70 the log in.
dictmcnts against gamblers. bootleg.
gers and Jolntlsts that were re.
turned by the Jury.
''The jury certainly cannot be
regarded rs failure when II In.
dicted more than Is law vio-
iators," Colyin said.
Prosecutor Douglas raid that the
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-01
BY SAM CROFT

Ragged, dirty and rainsoaled. the
mystery girl" Of the Seattle public
library for three months was puz-
zle TO library attendants. Friday,
the girl was on her way home,
happy. clean and beautiful. TO her
wealthy parents at Ritzville. Wash.
Like the pages OF Alexandra Du-
mas. which she pored over. the
amazing story Of the girl unfolded
bit by bit under tho investigation OF
Police Chief W. y. Severyns. until
the identity and the details Of the
strange affair had been completely
unraveled.
Last November a neatly dressed.
but shabby girl. entered the library
and took down a volume Of voltaire.
Every day she continued TO come. al
ways in the morning. and staying
until the lights were put out She
read Voltaire. Dumas and victor
Hugo.
Day BY day she grew shabbier.
more ragged and unkempt Attend.
ants noticed that her dress was usu-
ally rain-soakcd and crumpl ID,
ragged and unpatched.
The girl proudly refused help OF
any sort. Finally. Chief Severyns
was notified. lie told Policewoman
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-01
II Am Ready Wilson

WASHINGTON, Feb. l.
When informed by his physician,
Admiral Cary T. Grayson, that the
end was near, Woodrow Wilson
replied:
81 am ready"
Admiral Grayson made his state
ment to MIR. Wilson after consul
tation with two other physicians,
in which all three doctors agreed
nothing could stay the hand of
death.
81 am piece of broken machin-
cry" Mr.. Wilson said, in feeble
voice, when Grayson told him.
when the machinery is bro
ken" his voice trailed off.