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Evening star., 1925-08-15
LARGER TREE FUND
DECLARED NEEDED
Lanham Says Amount Avail
able Will Not Allow tor
Proper Care.

EmphssiZinc the necessity for q
larger appropria rion for trees ana
marking. Clifford Lanham. superln-
tendent Of that work, told the Com
naissioners in his annual report today
that money spent in planting new trees
when the department is without suf-
ncient funds 10 care for them, Is prac-
tically wasted.
Under present conditions. ne salo'
his department is confronted with the
alternative Of planting new trees al
sacrifice TO the existing ones. or Civ
ing proper attention TO the existing
trees and not attempting 10 plant
more.
''The beauty Of Washington hes
Drims rily in its elaborate system OF
shade trees" the superintendent re-
ported. 1T Immediately impresses
strangers on their first visit 10 the
CITY. Tt would seem, therefore, that
when the first cost Of setting out trees
is known to he so Insignificant when
compared with their increased value
g. few years later that an adequate
Appropriation would be provided, not
only 10 keep up with the rapid growth
of the city, but TO enable this once
10 maintain the trees that ALREADY
exist. Trees on the streets are grow
INK under the most adverse conditlon
ano require constant care. 1t has
been the policy Of this ONCE 10 try
10 please residents OF the city in all
Of their requests, but ] fesr many
viii have 10 he disappointed unless
larger appropriations are placed AZ
our disposal
500, 900 Is Wanted.
The current appropris ton tor all
ire. work is SIS 900, and the city heads
have indicated willingness TO make
an EFFORT 70 have this increased sub.
stantially next year. 1t has been sug-
sested thar the total for this purpose
should be raised 10 100000
Mr.. I.anham reported that AT the
close of the fiscal year Washington
had 104S69 shade trees. This vas
net increase during the year of 575. He
told the Commissioners rhat sys-
tema tic trimming Of old trees was not
possible during the year, bur that con-
siderable attention was given TO in
dividual requests for trimming ooJec.
tionahle or dangerous limbs.
The superintendent reported that
his department was more active than
usual last year in spraying trees as Q
protection against insects.
Evening star., 1925-08-15
Commodity Prices Soar.

The general level Of wholesale prices
for July reached the highest mark
since February, 1921. The Labor Sta
tistics Bureau of the Labor Depart
ment today reported the price on 4o4
commodities rose from 1874 in juno TO
1898 In July. or a gain of 1.e per cent.
Farm commodities showed the great
est increases in prices over the pre-
ceding month.
Evening star., 1925-08-15
SEES DOUBLE ALIM0NY
TO ONE WIFE TOO MUCH
Leo Rapeer Asks Relief From One
or Other of Two Court Orders
Totsling Sl75.

One sHnIony payment is bad enough,
but orders from Two jurisdictions To
pay slimony to the sa me wife are TOO
much. according to the complaint OF
Louis William Ra peer. head Of the
Research University. who asks the
District Supreme Court 10 vsCate its
order requiring him 10 pay 500
monthly to Mrs. Frances c. RAJ peer
The wife secured divorce in Viz.
ginia in June, 1924. and the Arlington
County Court ordered the husband 20
pay $75 per month. FHe is also under
order OF the District Supreme Court
10 pay 800 month 10 the wife.
Through Attorney w. A. Coombe.
Rape SAYS that the Virginia court
took jurisdiction OF all the parties. in.
cluding the children, and that its order
meets all his obligation. The District
court he says. never had jurisdiction
Of the children and should vacate its
order for altmonv
Evening star., 1925-08-15
SOLUTION OF W0MAN'S
DEATH MYSTERY NEAR
Police Arrest Man In Connection
With Finding Of Charreo
Body in Haystsck.
E the Assoc,ated Press

Ry the Associated Press.
DES MONIES. lowe. Angusr l5.-
with one man under arrest. authorj
ties today expressed the belief that
they were near a solution of the nys-
tary surrounding the finding Of wom-
ans charred body in the ashes OF 2
hSystack near Carlisle several days
ago. Positive Identification of the
body has rot been made.
The man. whose name is being with
held. was arrested near small hotel
mere, where Jeanette Miller. who has
hsen reported missing since the body
was discovered. was last seen.
A bellboy last night said that on the
night of July 2. rhe evening The strs "
stack burned. he saw Miss Miller, in
company with another man. drive
away in light sedan. Residents
around the locality OF the haystack
nave been almost unanimous In saying
that g similar car was seen to scurrN
from the road near the haystack as il
Named up.
Evening star., 1925-08-15
Named to West Point.

Fra nklin F. Wing, jr.-,s son of Col
F. F, Wing, Dental Corps, at Walter
Reed, has been appointed by the Presi
dent a cadet at large at the United
States Military Academy, subject 10
qualificati ton at the entrance examina
ton next March. Others appointed
cadets at large are: Thomas r. Han.
nah. son OF Lieut.. Col. James g. Han.
nah. End Infantry, at Fort Wayne
Mich; Calvin j. Bosl. jr.. Palmyra
n. y: william e. kneass,' jr.. son OF
Capt. w. e. Kneass. Field Artillery al
Monterey, Calif.. and Louis II. Xii
bourne, Oklahoma City, Okla.
Evening star., 1925-08-15
WARRANT DEFECTIVE.
Flaw In Paper Results in Return
of Rum Raid Evidence.

A mistake by the late Thomas B.
Csllan. United States commissioner,
In verifying search warrant with
the seal OF Commissioner, now Judge,
George II. Macdonald. instead Of his
own seal. resulted today in the return
Of A quantity Of liquor to Louis
Rinaldi. together with SIS marked
bill. which was used by revenue
agents in seeking evidence Of sale Of
iitoxicants. A raid was ma de las
August on the strength Of the search
warrant now found to be defective
and five gallons OF corn whisky, bot
tie Of Scotch and the marked bin were
seized With Rinsldi were arrested
Emil Gis nella and Agostino Restifo
Evening star., 1925-08-15

more. over the Pstuxtent River to
the Wicomico and across = narrow
strip of land 10 the Potomac and up
TO Washington. The distance tetsIed
more than $50 miles
Lieut.. Cuddihr maintained a safe
altitude or ahont 1000 feet through
out the trip, bur even al thar height
ne reported Il knew ! was making
miles per hour. When the pla ne
was set down" in the water here il
was Immediately hauled into the sea
pla ne hangar
Substitution of ponIoons for Ia nd
Ing wheels has resulted in loss of
more than 20 miles an hour speed
but nevertheless at the present time
he sleek tiny blue craft with us $50
horsepower motor is the fastest sea-
plane in the world. L. will he entered
in the Schneider cup race against
IralN and Great Britain providing the
Army is unable to send in its Pulit
Zer racer now being built
Evening star., 1925-08-15
D. C. WOMAN ELECTED.
Mrs. Minnie e. Keyes Is Secretary
of Eastern Star.

TORONTO. August Is P'.-lnsta !.
lation of officers was the final business
Of the eighteenth trienniat' assembly
OF the General Grand Chapter of the
Order Of the Eastern Star. which
closed here last night. The instslls
ton was under the direction Of the
retiring most worthy grand matron,
Mrs. Cora Reynolds Franz of lack.
sonvine. Fla. The next assembly will
be held in Denver. Colo.
The principal oficers for lS25-ls2S
are: Most worthy grand matron. Mrs.
Clara Heinrich of Newport. KY. most
worthy grand patron, j. Ernest
Teare. Cleveland, Ohio, and right
worthy grand secretary, Mrs. Minnie
f.. KAyes, Washington, ID. G.
Evening star., 1925-08-15
BRITISH STRIKE TO END.
600. 600 Textile Workers Agree 10
Arbitra ton Plan.

LONDON. August IS C4l.-A settle
noent was rea ched~ yesterday, through
government medistio in the. textile
dispute which hss been in progress
since about three weeks ago. when the
mill owners announced q wage reducs
'tion of per cent.
yJnder the agreement. which was
signed at the ministry OF labor. the
strikers will resume work at the Old
scale of wa ges pending the. negotia
ton Of q new wage agreement based
on the finding OF d court OF invesriga-
ton. which is TO be appointed.
About 200. 900 textile workers In
Yorkshire are affected.
Evening star., 1925-08-15
HELD IN CONSPIRACY.
Woman Under Bail in Government
Check Forgery Case.

Miss Alice Sell Mshan OF s22 l.
street and Clarendon, Va. is under
bail of $4,000 for appearance ar, a
hearing August 20. before United
States Commissioner .Turnage H. on
charges Of conspirins in forgery of
Government check for S975.10.
Miss Mahan, according to the United
States Secret Service, which made the
ca Sc, assisted a ma n in getting cash
ed at a. National be nix in. this city
the Government check which belong
ed to another person. Further detaiis
of the case were withheld.
Evening star., 1925-08-15
Two Bound Over in Auto Theft.
Special Dispatch 10 Tn. Star.

Special Dl6patcn 10 Inc star.
MOUNT RAINIER. August l5.-
Charged with the larceny OF q auto
mobile belonging to G. A. Falkner
salesman. Washington. D. c., at Am
mendale July % last. Stanley Bishop
81 years old, Brooklyn. \. Y. and
Thomas Trainer Of the sa me city we're
last night heid for the action OF the
gran iary. which ~convenes the first
MonGay in October in Upper Marlboro
Evening star., 1925-08-15
MITCHELL PARTY HOPE.
Colonel Is Mentioned as Wisconsin
Democratic Candidate

MILWAUKEE. Wis. August is
E).-Members OF the Democratic
State central committee were called
hv the chairman. John Callahan. TO
meet today 10 select Democratic
candidate for United States Senator
TO succeed Robert NJ. La Toilette.
Refusal Of Judge Martin l.. Hueck,
candidate for governor at the last
election, TO take the nomination
caused the members OF the State cen
tral committee 70 center their atten-
ton about the name Of Col. w. l..
Mitchell
Evening star., 1925-08-15
Engine Kills Quarrymsn.

scecial Dispatch TO The Star.
MARTINSBURG. w. Va. August
15.-Unahle to hear the approach Of a
shifting engine, Morgan E. Price. 60
years old, quarrynan, was killed while
standing or the track at a curve
south of hare today. A widow a nd q
large family EvryiYe.
Evening star., 1925-08-15
Notoriety Craving
Leads Bov Vandals
TO Mar Graveyard
sy the Associated Press


ST. PETER, Mimi. August 10
A craving 10 see headline" story
in the newspapers was the reason
given for the desecration or the
hasota. Mimi. cemetery, near here.
by two brothers, IA and u years
old. one Of whom admitted the van.
dalism here late yesterday.
The elder boy not only confessed
10 tipping over IS gravestones, buI
he also admitted setting fire TO 2
country schoolhouse last Fall. and
10 a number of petty thefts commit
ted over period Of wear, officers
said
Evening star., 1925-08-15

Public improvements in the Gold
Cos st Colony, British West Africa .
viii cost f21, 100000.
Evening star., 1925-08-15

Miss Edith Ingram. who put ont her
shingle as prscticing lawyer in Lon
don only two years ago. Ia now so
busy that she has to keep two ofices
going.
The Washington times., 1925-07-23
HONOR REF USED
BY FRENCH
STAR
Madame Suzanne DespreS
Seeks Modesty-Noth-
ing More
BY ALICE LANGELIER
r,.evrat,onaI News Service


PARIS, July 23.-'I want to be
a woman like all the other women;
/ want to pass by unperceived and
continue to work-nothing more.
I really hold no contempt for deco
rations and honors that are con-
ferred upon other people; but, as
far as I am concerned, / wish to
remain modest in my work and
life
This was the answer of Madame
Suzanne Despres, the well-known
French actress, Of Frances first
theater. when she refused to accept
the Legion of Honor decoration
which Monsieur de Monte. minis
ter of public instruction. offered her
in recognition of her work for the
French stage.
Such an honor is not to be con-
sidered lightly. and this latest re-
fusal, while causing much surprise
in certain circles, is understood by
all those who know the delightful
Interpreter of "PoiI de Carrotte."
"I.,Apprentie," la Captive" and
many other brilliant works in
which Madame Despres has really
touched the human heart.
The Washington times., 1925-07-23
roxy TO QUIT
n. !. CAPITOL
THEATER
Famous Broadcaster Leaves
Saturday, But Gang" Is
to Continue on Air

S. L. Rothafel, better known as
Roxy" the idol of radio fans
throughout the eastern half OF the
United States has severed his con-
nection with the Capitol Theater,
New York City. where, as presenta-
ton manager during the past two
years, he has established himself
as the leading broadcaster in the
country.
today by Major Edward Bowes,
managing director OF the Capitol
Theater, who said that Roxy had
been released from his contract,
effective Saturday.
No successor to Roxy will be
appointed, according to the an
nouncement. Major Bowes himself
will assume charge of every detail
connected with the operation Of
the theater, including the presenta-
ton of the famous radio programs.
Roxy, as presentation manager of
the theater, has been IN charge OF
all broadcasting and has directed
the programs Of the famous group
known as "Roxy's Gang" which
have broadcast two hours of enter
tainment from WEAF, .WCAP and
a chain of stations every Sunday
night for more than two years.
= Popularity UnrivaIIed.
Roxy's Gang achieved a reputa-
ton unapproached by any other
broadcasting group or organization
in the Nation. It's popularity has
The Washington times., 1925-07-23
COMMUNIST ACTIVITY
DISCUSSED BY PAINLEVE

PARIS, July .23.-The widespread
activities of Communists throughout
France were discussed today at a
conference between Premier Pain
leve and the ministers of war,
marine, justice, interior and col
onies.
Each of the cabinet members re-
ported to the prime minister the
various activities of Communists in
his particular jurisdiction.
The meeting today was prelimi-
nary to a cabinet meeting tomorrow
which. will discuss vigorous methods
of checking the spread of the
Dropaganda.
The Washington times., 1925-07-23
SCRUB WOMAN RETURNS
500; SHE RECEIVES $276

NEW YORK, July 23.-Mrs. Jen-
ME Byrnes, of 800 East Sixty-first
street, scrub woman in the Grand
Central Building, who, last Satur-
day, returned to it's owner 500
she had found. already has received
1915 in donations by persons i'm
pressed by her honesty under des-
perate circumstances.
Mrs. Byrnes, who is twenty-five
and the mother of a month-old son
and a daughter six years old, had
borrowed from another scrub wom-
ana few minutes before finding
the 500 enough to buy a pint of
milk for her daughter.
Since her husband went ITO the
island" to serve six months Mrs.
Byrnes has faced conditions bor-
dering on starvation. Yesterday,
however the children looked tidier
and happy. There was plenty OF
food.
The Washington times., 1925-07-23
1Oc EmbrOideries
5 Yards, 19c

254 Pairs WOmen's Low
Shoes. some slightly :mper-
feet; of patent leather. black
and blond satin, suede, tan
calf and dull feathers; sizes
in the lot from 2la TO e. For
mer $500 70 $500 co ~
grades. Friday at OA'1C
175 Pairs Mems High and
Low Shoes, Of patent. dull
and tan feathers; sizes in the
lot s, So. Z, 9h, 10 and II.
Former SIS to 81 co OK
grades. Friday at. WS"~o
80 Pairs WOmen's Bathing
Slippers, green, red, blue and
black; sizes 3 to Z in
s the lot. Il Former sl.s' zoe
GOIdenberg's-First Floor.
The Washington times., 1925-07-23
WOMAN AND DAUGHTER
DIE WHEN HIT BY TRAIN

GENEVA, N. Y, July 23.-Mrs.
Sarah McGrain, sixty, and her
daughter, Anne, twenty-six, are
dead, and her son, Attorney Francis
McGrain, is believed dying today as
the result Of a motor accident near
Romulus last night.
The McGrain automobile, piloted
by the attorney, was struck by a
Lehigh Valley passenger train at
a grade crossing. The woman and
girl were instantly killed.
The Washington times., 1925-07-23
CENTURY PLANT BLOOMS
IN THlRTY-FlFTH YEAR

BOSTON, July ga century
plant in the public garden here is
regarded by Boston horticultural
experts as the champion of the
species.
The plant has just clipped sixty
five years off the blooming record
of the. species.
For thirty-five years, from the
time it was a small slip, the plant
has been in the public garden, and
it has rewarded the municipal gar
deners for the attention showered
on it for over three decades by
coming into bloom on its thirty
fifth birthday instead of waiting un.
til it reached the age of 100 years.
The Washington times., 1925-07-23
1t il death, sure
and swift, for
reaches, too!

and die. 1t strangles them. It kills
every bug. That is where it differs
from ordinary insecticides which
kill, at best, only 6 out of every 10.
The four which get away breed hun
dreds which return.
BLACK FLAG kills 10 out of every
10. And it kills flies, mosquitoes,
reaches, ants, bedbugs, dog feas,
moths, plant lice and chicken lice.
It viii completely rid a home OF
pests when all else fails.
The Washington times., 1925-07-23

0H! The Joy Of a peaceful, rest.
~ full night. What a wonderful
cup and going" feeling follows such
q night Of tndisturbed slumber.
Oh! What tortures-what agony
what d esp air-goes with the
nights where eczema and other
skin diseases hold power and drive
away rest and peaceful slumber.
For under the cover of darkness
like crafty beings Of the under.
world these eruptions work their
most serious havoc.
S.S.S. Is the established con.
Queror OF these annoying skin dis.
eases. S.S.S. drives these ever dis.
turbing elements from your system
elements that carry in their wake
Jack or energy undermining
health! You may try in vain to
get rid Of them by using salves,
lotions, washes, all to no purpose.
You can't do it that way-the seat
Of the trouble lies deeper-impure
blood trying to throw off poisons
through the tender skin.
S.S.S. purifies the blood. It aids
Nature in creating new red-blOod-
cells by the million! Blood-cells
that. send new rich blood coursing
through your system. Red blood
that drives away eczema-drives
away pimples, blackheads, boils
and rheumatism, too. An increase
in red-blood.cells means a d d Q d
strength, added vitality and re-
newed vigor. Because the medicinal
ingredients Of S.S.S. are purely
vegetable, it may be taken with
perfect safety. Start taking SIS.
today and watch it rout that an
noying, skin destroying, health I'M
dermining army that holds your
system in It's grasp! Learn again
what it means to enjoy peaceful,
restful nights of slumber.
N SSS. Is sold at all good drug
stores in two sizes. The larger size
MNA 10 more economical.
@ ~ oML..JJ.. Rect
The Washington times., 1925-07-23

was, for I could hardlywalk and al-
ways had such pains in my left side
and then in my right side. He told me
] had inflammation that caused it. !
had one of your textbooks and was
reading it, and thought Iwould take
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. After four days of taking it ]
began to feel better, so ! took three
bottles without missing dose. That
helped me more than any other medi-
cine had yet taken and I always have
it handy now. It surely did putme on
my feet again. Mrs. JAMES MILES,
419 Cherry Street, Dover, Ohio.
You must believe that a medicine
that helps other women will help you.
For sale by druggists everywhere.
The Washington times., 1925-07-23

Many people prefer the liquid to
kill flies, mosquitoes and moths
and the powder to kill reaches, ants,
bedbugs, dog heas and lice.
BLACK FLAG costs less. Powder,
15c up. Powder Gun, 10c. Liquid,
25c up. Sprayer, 45c. Introductory
package containing can Of liquid
and sprayer for only Csc. At drug,
grocery, hardware and department
stores. Buy BLACK FLAG today.
The Washington times., 1925-07-23
She SUFFERED
Before Using PetersOn's Ointment

II had bad leg for 90 years. tried
everything and had doctors but no
benefit. I tried Peterson's Ointment
and 5 boxes healed my leg. can
never praise IL enough. My leg was so
painful at first that | had to put fresh
ointment on every two hours. night
and day. 1t stopped the pain at once
Mrs. Mark Richards Lake Linden.
Mich. Fine for piles eczema and all
skin troubles4 and blemishes. Big box
IS cents at all druggists.
The mighty healing power of Peter
sons Ointment quickly clears the skin
of all rashes, pimples and blemishes.
Se:erspns soap Is wonderful skin
sOap-use il daily-25 cents. Peter
son Ointment Co. Buffalo, n. Y.
The Peoples Drug Stores sell thou
sands of boxes.
The Washington times., 1925-07-23
Clearance of Footwear
For Mathematician

156 Pairs WOmen's White
Canvas OxfOrds and Pumps,
high and low heels; sizes 2R
to s in the assortment. S0C
Friday at ...........
(All Sales F'inaD
l79 Pairs Misses and Chill.
dren's Low Shoes, slightly i'm
perfect; of patent, tan and
dull feathers; sizes S1s to 2
in the lot. Former
50 to SO grades. 81 20
Friday at .........
68 Pairs WOmen's Satin and
Felt House Slippers, broken
lots and assorted colors; sizes
3 to 6. Former S5c to Coz
1925 grades. Friday at V"~
The Washington times., 1925-07-23

whose salary is now being paid
Jointly by the community chest and
the State Board OF Health since the
latter will not contribute to this
work If $500 is not forthcoming
from the county. The Board of
Health pays 81 900, the nurses sal
ary being $1,000.
The Washington times., 1925-07-23
after BABY
WAS BORN
Mrs. Miles Was Miserable a Long
Time-Owes Final Recovery
tOLydia E. Pinkham's Vege.
table Compound
Dover, Ohio. After my last baby
was born l was up and around again,

butt was sickly all
the time and did
not know how to
get my work done.
/ had washed a
heavy carpet and
/ think that was
the cause of my
troubles. / went
to several doctors,
but their medi-
cines did not do me
good. / asked
the trouble
The Washington times., 1925-07-23
BuiIding New Theaters
To Swim Channel

DOVER, England, July 23.--Gert-
rude Ederle, of New York, left to-
day for Boulogne, France. to COM
plete training for her attempt to
swim the English Channel next
month.
The Washington times., 1925-07-23

Any fat woman can wear short
skirts IF she reduces her legs
with the simple, easy formula
given below
Go today to a good drug or de-
partment store, buy a cake of
DIR. FOLTS' SOAP for Soc. or
three cakes for 81 20, and use it
every night and morning for a
few days. All you need to do is
to make a good lather, rub it on
fat parts you want to reduce
then wash off.
DIR. FOLTS' SOAP is a scientific
formula containing reducing in
gradients which are absorbed by
the tissues and melt away fat
almost under your very eyes!
Guaranteed to make your skin
smooth, and beautiful and not to
leave tissues flabby or wripkled
after the reducing has taken
place.
DIR. FOLTS' SOAP when used
as per directions never fails
two to three cakes generally are
sufficient for wonderful results,
but save yourself from disap-
pointment-DO NOT ACCEPT A
CHEAPER IMITATION. ASK
COR THE GENUINE REDUC-
ING SOAP CALLED DIR.
FOLTS'. On sale at any good
drug or department store. If
your druggist does not carry DR..
Folts' Soap in stock, he can
get it from his wholesaler or
you can send a money order or
check direct to Scientific Re-
search Laboratories, 1871 Broad
way, n. Y. C. DR.. Folts'
Soap sells for SOC a cake, 5
for $1.20.
The Washington times., 1925-07-23

U1WNJH uNO V1O
to kill dog fieas and lice. AL
ways use the powder on furs
to make them mothproof-
never use any liquid on furs.
Use both LIQUID and powder.