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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-29
GATHERING BIG ARMY
FOR ATTACK ON PEKINC

LONDON, Oct. 29.-General WI
Pei Flu has arrived at Tien Tsin
where he Is concentrating troops for
an attack against the army Of the
Christian General Feng Yu Hsiang,
who holds Picking, according to ad.
vices received by the foreign office
this afternoon.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-29
sFERRILL URGES PARK
SCHEME BE COMPLETED

Colonel g. o. Sheriff., in charge of
Public Buildings and Grounds. ap.
peared before the Budget Bureau
today to urge inclusion Of park i'm.
provements In the estimates
Among the projects which he ad.
yocated were the Potomac Park
Rock Creek valley, completion 81
Meridian park, and widening Of the
roadways IN Rock Creek park.
At q previous hearing, Colonel
Sheriff. advocated a substantial esti.
mate for the purchase Of bark
property In and around Washing.
ton. In accordance with the provi.
sions Of the National Capital Park
Commission law.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-29
FlLlPlNos TO PRESENT
HISTORICAL PAGEANT

F'ilipinos OF Washington viii pre-.
sent q pageant depicting the history,
arts and customs of their islands to-
night in the Interior Department
auditorium.
Speakers win be Professor Gilbert
Lewis Hall. OF George washington
University; Juan VenteniIla, presI-
dent Of the Filipino Club, and vi.
cente 9. Bunuan, director Of the
Eninppine Press Bureau. Miss
felicidad Alvarez will sing native
songs. Palermo Santos win lecture.
with illustrations, and Pablo M.
Silva will preside.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-29
BRING SUIT IN
SALE Of D. {.
PLAYHOUSE
Thirty-one Members Of Church
Of Life and Joy Demand
Accounting

Thirty-one corporate members and
trustees Of the Church of Life and
Joy, With headquarters at the Play.
bouse, 1914 " street. northwest,
have filed suit in the District Su.
preme Court against Bertram M.
Dimmick, Mrs. B. M. Dimmick and
Ada Rainey, also trustees Of the
church. A.. j. Schippert. Ada Rainey
and the Washington Loan. & Trust
Company for an accounting and an
injunction to prevent the defendants
from receiving the proceeds Of a
$4,000 note payable November list
on account Of the sale Of the Play.
house property.
Plaintiffs, represented by Attor-
ney Robert II. MCNEIL, claim to be
the original organizers, incorpora.
tors, members ana trustees Of the
Church Of Life and Joy and that
they collected approximately $1,000
Tor the purpose Of maintaining the
Organization Of the church to carry
on its work. They assert that de-
PENDANTS are new members and
illegally organized themselves into
an Organization which they called
! the National Science of Truth Asso.
citation actually assuming DONNA.
ton and control of the Church Of
Life and Joy.
Sold for $4,000.
/. It II claimed by plaintiffs that IN
June last the defendants sold the
Playhouse property to A. J. Schip.
pert for $4,000, payment for which
was made in notes Of various sums,
5000 cash and SO, 900 note which
Is due November, /. Plaintiffs claim
to be the legally constituted trus.
tees OF the church, entitled to the
proceeds OF the sale OF the property
and ask the ,courts to restrain de-
PENDANTS from receiving the $4,000
from the note to appoint q receiver
for it and to prevent the Wash.
ington Loan and Trust Company
and Schippert from delivering the
note or It's proceeds to defendants.
The Playhouse was organized
about fifteen years ago by Pres.
ton Gibson, Comte de Sibour, Ed
ridge Jordan and other well-known
men about town for the Glib.
house and dramatic. purposes.
Disturbed Admiral.
For a time this aggregation Of
bon vivantes carried out their
nightly programs Of revelry into
the early morning hours keeping
the whole neighborhood awake un-
til the next-door neighbour, Ad-
miral Schroeder put a stop to 1t
by obtaining a permanent in.
junction against the owners Of
the Playhouse to use the same for
dancing or any other purpose cal
culated to produce noise. after II
o'clock. This proved to be a very
serious obstacle to the continue
ton Of the program Of the So
ciety, which, after the passing Of
the national prohibition act. gave
up the whole thing and sold the
building.
When the Playhouse was sold to
Schippert recently 1t was rumored
that he would establish an under.
taking establishment in the place
and the British embassy sent a
formal protest to the District Com.
misSioners on the ground that the
property was not located in the
business zone and that an under
taking establishment in the neigh.
borhood would prove highly in.
furious to the properties In N
street.
Evening star., 1924-06-17
STUDENTS OF TEN STATES
JOINING IN CONFERENCE
Annual Southern Gathering to
Take UP World Problems
for Ten Days.
By the Associated Pre- IS.

By the Associated Press.
BLUE RIDGE, N. c., June IL
With students from ten southern
states present, the annual southern
students conference, held under the
auspices of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association, got under way here
today. 1t will last through June 26.
National and international prob
lens, as well as the problems of the
American college, will be discussed by
students and speakers during the ten
day meeting.
Among the speakers will be Francis
P. Miller, New York; l. S. Cottrell,
New York; Robert P. Wilder, New
York; Bishop Theodore Bratton of
Mississippi; Howard Hubbell, Nash
VILE. Tenn; f. G. Wilson and j. j.
Mcconnell of Atlanta; ]. NJ Culbreth
of Missouri; DR.. G. Sherwood Eddy of
the international committee of the
Y. NJ. C. A; DR.. Allyn K Foster of
the board of education of the north
ern Baptist conventions; DR.. A w:
Taylor, social welfare secretary of
the Disciples of Christ. DR.. w. w.
aiexander, secretary of the inter-
racial commission; DR.. W. d. Wealth
erford, president of the Southern =
NJ G. A College; Dr. j. A Ellis,
Raleigh, N. c.; DR.. Henry H Sweets,
secretary Of Christian education OF
the Southern Presbyterian Ghurch;
DR.. C. E. Brown, Vanderbilt unlVer-
Sity.
Evening star., 1924-06-17
SOUTH DAKOTA DEATH
TOLL IN STORM AT 20
Damage Estimated in Excess of
- $1,ocO,oO0, as Reports
: Come In.
WIDE AREA IS AFFECTED
Storm Saturday Worst in States
History.
BY the a Assnciated Press

By the Associated Press.
: SIOUX FALLS, S. D., June IL
With twenty reported dead and dam
age estimated at more than a million
Dollars, South Dakota set to work
today to establish communication
with the area swept by storms Sat
urday.
Washington Springs is believed to
have suffered most from the tornado,
which left hardly a store in the bus
mess district and made the streets
there impossible.
Hundreds of head of stock were
Killed and crops damaged.
1t was the worst storm in the
states history.
The storm broke late Saturday and
continued throughout most of the
night over parts of the state, sweep
ing from the southeastern section
and spending itself on the reaches of
the range country west of the Mis-
souri, River.
Family Wiped Out.
!. Hail. lightning, rain and gales were
the storm kings handmaids. The
known death toll included two at
Salem and one each at Canton, Miller,
gle Butte. Unconfirmed reports told
of an entire family of eight killed in
the demolition of a home near Bijou
Hills in Brulle County. Casualties
also were reported at White Lake and
Blunt.
For twenty miles west of Washing
ton Springs a series of tornadoes lew
eled every barn.
From west of the Missouri River
reports told of thousands of sheep
and cattle dead, buildings laid low
and flax and wheat crops battered by
hail, wind and rain.
Mitchell was cut off from wire
communication, but overland reports
said that many business blocks suf-
fered.
The area which was the scene of the
most extensive damage was in the
south central section of the state,
where nine counties accounted for
four known deaths, and from which
came the unconfirmed reports of
eleven other fatalities.
Telegraph and telephone companies
hope to have communication restored
in the state east of the Missouri River
tOdaT
Evening star., 1924-06-17
Noted Portrait
OF Ben Franklin
Sells for $1,000

PHILADELPHIA, June ia
miniature of Benjamin Franklin,
painted by Duplesis at the COM
mand of Louis XVI of France,
brought $1,000 yesterday at ar
auction sale of the collection of
portraits and othter relics Of the
late Ellen Duan Davis A. S. N.
Rosenbach was the purchaser.
"Tanglewood Tales" a Hawthorne
manuscript. brought $500. A hu-
morous letter written by Franklin
TO Richard Bache refusing him
the hand of his daughter Sally un-
til he show himself capable of
making a suitable living, was
bought by Gabriel Wells of New
York for $3.50. Mr.. Wells also
purchased grandfather's clock
Tor $4,000. and the shoebuckles of
sally Franklin, for which he paid
5000.
Evening star., 1924-06-17
TWO Ex-CONVICTS, NOTED
AS WRITER'S, AGAIN HELD
r. S. Perry Charged With Forgery.
v. d. Pascal Admits $s72
Larceny.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
BINGHAMTON, N Y, June IL
Ray S. Perry, who has contributed
articles on prison life to various
magazines and newspapers under the
pen name of Kane O'Dare, was ar
rested here yesterday on a warrant
charging forgery. Perry has been
sought by the police of several cities
for months, but despite the regular
appearance of his articles in a num-
ture.
His prison record is said to in
clude terms in Elmira, Auburn and
Leavenworth. 1t was while serving
an eight-year sentence in Leaven-
worth that he gained attention as
writer.
Evening star., 1924-06-17

created by the last general assembly,
began to function yesterday. It is
composed of C. Lee Moore, auditor;
Roosevelt Page, second auditor. and
John Nj. Purcell, the state treasurer.
Mr.. Moore was named as chairman,
Mr.. Page. secretary, and ]. Vaughan
Gary was continued as executive sec
retary. All the duties of the old state
tax board were transferred by the
legislative act to the commission.
Two meetings are to be held each
month, and If there be occasion to
consider matters at once the mem
Evening star., 1924-06-17
Writer Held for Larceny.

Pascal, twenty.six years old. of Mont
clair, N. j., who obtained his free
dom from the Elmira Reformatory
in 1922 by showing marked talent
as a writer of short stories, is in the
laws hands once more. He was held
in a magistrates court here yeSter-
day in $4,000 bail for the grand jury,
after pleading guilty to larceny of
SS72 worth of merchandise from a
New York department store through
representation.
Evening star., 1924-06-17

been graduated from the University
OF Chicago.
Capt Warren recently was aide de
camp to Maj. Gen Enoch II. Crowder.
at Havana, Cuba He now is sta
toned at Governors Island here.
He is the son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles A. Warren of Berkeley. Calf.
Evening star., 1924-06-17

vas made today of the marriage in
kChtcaGo. last December %, OF Miss
Anne Madeline Penn Of Cincinnati.
to Capt Arthur L Warren. aide de
camp to Maj. Gen Robert Lee Bull
lard. Mrs. Warren explained the
marriage had been kept secret that
she might complete her college work
without interference. She has just
Evening star., 1924-06-17
Thermometer HITS 106.
Texas and Oklahoma Still Gripped
by Heat Wave.

DALLAS. Tex. June 17.-High
temperatures again prevailed in Tex
as yesterday the ma maHimuA at AbiIene' @
Tbe T4gbv temperature reached maximum
Of p 1Ca degrees in Dallas for the
fourth consecutive day, with no I'M
mediate relief in sight
The heat wave in Oklahoma. Wnicn
for the past few days has sent tenn
neratures rocketing over the lOC
mark. subsidized somewhat
Evening star., 1924-06-17
E. P. Williams, Steel Man, Dea,

CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 17.-Ed-
ward Payson Williams. eighty-six.
well known in steel and iron ore
circles, died at his home here last
night He was treasurer Of Pickands.
Mather e. Co, with which he has
been connected since 1891.
Evening star., 1924-06-17

bers can be convened in fve minutes.
The new board will elect all the
state examiners Of record.
Evening star., 1924-06-17
new TAX COMMISSION
ON DUTY IN VIRGINIA
r. Lee Moore, Auditor, Made Chair.
man Of Board Taking Up Work
Under New Law.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND. Va, June 1.-THE new
state tax commission, which was
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-24
Fat That Shows
Soon Disappears

Prominent Fat that comes and stays
where 1t is not needed IL burden. a
hindrance to activity, curb upon pleas
ure. You can take off the Tat where II
shows by taking after each meal and at
bedtime. one Marmola Prescription Tablet.
These little tablets effective and
harmless as the famous prescription from
which they take their name. Buy and
try q box today. All druggists the world
over sell them at one dollfr for q box,
or you can order them direct from the
Marmola Co., AsI2 woodward Ave, De-
troit, Mich. You can thus say goodbye to
dieting, exercise and fAt.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-24
LITTLE BEDTIME STORY

only to do3it all over again. And so
he tired himself out so that at last
he just had to find a hiding-place and
lie. down. But even then for a long
time he couldn't get to sleep. He kept
thinking of all the terrible thir- that
might happen = to Nanny Meadow
Mouse. 1t never once entered Danny's
funny little head that Nanny was any
thing but helpless. He thought of her
just as if she were one of his babies,
with no knowledge of the Great World,
when the truth was that Nanny was
quite as smart as Danny and a lot
more careful
Next Story: Danny Cannot Bear to
Go Home.
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Il hate Redtail!" he broke out fiereeIy.
'I hate him."

come of her? She must have reached
the shelter of, the bushes and grass
along that fence at different point
from where he had. Thinking she
might be somewhere ahead of him,
Danny hurried along as fast as he
could, but when he had gone long
way and found 20 trace of her he just
had to make, up his mind that Nanny
was lost:
1t was dreadful situation. 1t GER
tainly was. When they had started out
from Farmer Browns barn on the long
journey back to their beloved Green
Meadows it hadn't once entered
Danny's head that they might become
separated. He had known that there
would be all sorts of dangers. A
Meadow Mouse never can take even a
short journey without running the risk
of danger, and on such long journey
as this there would be all sorts of
dangers. But Danny had great con-
fidence in himself, and seIf-confidence is
splendid thing. He felt absolutely
sure that he could take care of him
self, and, Nanny, too. And now be.
fore he was half way home Nanny was
lost.
IF she hasn't been caught by some
body already she surely will be-
moaned Danny. "And it's all my
fault. I ought never to have taken
her away from the safety of that barn.
What does she know alb t the dangers
of the Great World? If Redtail the
Hawk hasn't got her .Reddy or
Granny Fox. or Old Man Coyote will
get her. She doesn't know how to take
care Of herself. She doesn't even Know
the way home"
Danny quite forgot that he was only
guessing at the way home himself.
Il always knew 1 loved her dearly, p
he went on, but didn't know how
much until now. If anything does hap
pen to her, and I'm sure something
viii, | just don't want to live. I'll
let Reddy Fox catch me. That's
what I'll do, But ! won't do it lust
yet III make sure first that I'm new
er going to see Nanny again.
Il hate Redtail!" he broke out
fiercely. II hate him 1 hate him L
hate him But for himsI wouldn't have
lost my Nanny. Whatever will she do
without me to take care of her? What
ever will she doY'
And so Danny worried and worried.
lie lost his appetite. He was too wor-
ried to eat. He was undecided what
to do. He would go back a little way,
then change his mind ana race ahead.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-24
My Neighbor Says.

To use new soap at once Is ex-
trayagant. If you possibly can,
buy a dozen bars at a time. Out
1t up at once into blocks 11z inches
thick. Store these in very dry,
warm cupboard. piling them up
after the fashion Of q child build
ing bricks, 80 that only very small
surfaces touch. They will, dry and
harden all the way through, and,
while the cleansing power of the
soap win be in mo- way diminished
it will last twice as long.
An excellent way to remove ink
stains from linen Is to pour melted
taliow on the marks. Then wash
the article, and the ink and grease
viii both disappear.
To test the purity of butter, put
a bit Of it in a teaspoon and boil
1t over gas flame. Real butter
boils quietly, producing a quantity
of small bubbles butter that isi
not pure crackies and sputters.
Irons must be stored in a very.
dry place. IL you are putting them
away for any length Of time, rub
with mutton fat. Cor any fat
that contains no sait) and wrap
them in brown paper.
Every blanket, unless new,
should be washed during the annual
spring cleaning. Soak them in a
pail Of water containing one ia
blespoonful of ammonia and some
suds. Rub as little as possible
working them round with smooth
wooden stick until they are clean.
This prevents shrinking.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-24
BENEFIT BRIDGE PARTY
BY MONTEVALLO ALUATNAE

A benefit bridge party win be given
by the birmingham chapter Of Monte
yalIO. Alumnae Saturday at the home Of
Mrs. W. G. Spidle, 1900 Thifty-third
street, north, from / $50 to 4 80 O'Clock.
This party is being given in the inter-
est of the million-dollar drive, recently
launched for Alabama college. Those
interested in the higher education of the
young women of Alabama are cordi-
ally invited to attend this party. A
good time is assured all who attend.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-24
MISS NEWSOATE HONORS
MISS DOROTHY .HARLLEE

Miss Sarah Newsome will be hos
tess this afternoon, when she is en-
tertaining with a miscellaneous shower,
complimepting Miss Dorothy Harllee,
who win be married on April 20 to Mr.
Nelson p. Hurry.
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IA CLEVER
MUSICAL SKETCH

MUSICAL SKETCH
One of the distinct novelties of the
University Glee club, which they will
present when they come to Birming-
ham on May 5, is musical sketch
written by two of the members. The
sketch is called Tut. Tut, Tut. The
clever words are the product Of the
brain efsJ. Martin Smith Of Birming-
ham of the class of 1925. The music
was written by Stark Padgett, former
ly of Montgomery, who is already well
known all over the south for his piano
playing, his singing and his clever COM
positions. Tut, Tut, Tut is fresh and
the amusing dialogue admirable. The
structure is also good and both musi-
cally and artistically, the sketch is
sure to take. 1t occupies about fifteen
minutes of the clubs program and all
the members take part, several of the
stars appearing as female characters.
This also being new and interesting
departure from the regular old-time
Glee club features. 1t might be said
in passing that these Glee club boys
make very stunning looking feminines.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-24

MRS. ROsAM0ND HOSTESS
AT LUNCHEON
Mrs. e. p. Rosamond entertained six
friends yesterday at the regular week
ly luncheon at the Country club. The
guests were seated around table
adorned with basket of spring flowers
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-24
The Word Giver

4 One Mother Says:
A child is dependent upon his
home for his vocabulary and it is
up to you whether it is rich or poor.
Ask yourself whether you vary your
words, whether you use adjectives
correctly. have memorized many
verses of nature poetry which tell
my little girl when we take walks to-
gether. She has adopted many Of
the poetic images for her own vo-
cabulary, enriching it greatly.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-07
WORST BREAK in
POWER SERVICE
in MANY YEARS
StOrns al Fitewater:
Local Plant Fails
to Function

Electric power and light consum-
ers i'll Ell Centro and Imperial Val
lev are being forced to make shift
as best they can for electIicity fol
lowing severe electrical storms
around Riverside and San BeTffar-,
dino which interrupted the high pow
er line current of the Southern 81
erras company on Saturday and Sun
day. The interruption in the service
is the worst known to the valley
since the power line was built, more
than eight years ago.
Officials of the Imperial Valley
disrtict have been in constant com
munication with headquarters of the
Southern Sierras company and they
expressed the belief that the break
in the line would be loacted today.
All available emergency crews of
the company have been scattered
along the line in the areas of the
storms, repairing broken insulators
and searching for any possible
breaks.
1t is believed that the only break
in the line is at Whitewater river,
where crew has been at work all
day lifting the lines out of the wat
er.
The first interruption in the cur
rent came on Friday night when a
light shower here caused a short
circuit at the terminal station here.
The power was off for short time
only then.
The next cessation of power came
OH Saturday afternoon after one
clock and lasted until nearly three
y. m., as result of trouble at San
Benardino. The trouble was locat
ed there and the current resumed
for short time until about five
o clock Saturday afternoon when the
high tension line was damaged by
electrical storms in the Whitewater
river country. Severe storms there
again yesterday afternoon increas-
ed the damage, which was not re-
paired until late today.
Auxiliary Plant Fails
Although the axiliary plant in Ell
Centre was inspected as usual on
Friday afternoon and believed to
be in working order, the temporary
demand for local power on Friday
night resulted in broken pump
which required that the plant be
shut down. The pump had to be
taken completely down and was not
repaired until Sunday morning.
The plant was operated from that
time until about 2:45 this morn
ing when an overheated crank pin
bearing made it necessary to shut
down again. 1t was found that the
gas scrubber was clogged up and
the repairs necessary before the en-
Continued on page six
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-07
LEG SHOOT ING
POPULAR SPORT
AT WESTM0RLAND

Arturo Tribino, Mexican living at
Westmorland. probably holds the
world s record for short distance leg
shooting. He made three hits yes
terday morning out of possible
four. Two of the legs belonged to
Aureilo Gusman. also Mexican. The
third belonged 10 Tribino.
The demonstration of marksman-
ship occurred at 7 O'Clock yester
day morning following an argument
between the two men in a Mexican
pool hall, according to the story told
to deputies from the sheriff's of
flee. Tribino is said to have drawn
the revolver and fierd two shots at
Gusman, each penetrating the flesh
of either leg. Gusman tried to
grapple with Tribino to prevent
more serious injuries and in the
struggle third bullet was fired
which went through the right leg
of Tribino.
Gusman was taken to the county
hospital, where it was announced
this afternoon his injuries were
not serious. Tribino is being held
at the county Jail.