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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-23
Checks Sent to Ministers.

DURHAM. y. c.. December % CP).
--Superannuated ministers of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South in
this State have been sent Christmas
checks aggregating $4,000 by DR.. W.
P. Few. president of the Duke Uni
Nersity here. The money comes from
fund provided for the purpose by the
late lanes B Duke.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-23
BLANTON ASSA|LS
FOES Of ELDR|DGE
Says Police High Ups" Are
"Hamstringing" D. c.
Traffic Director.

Warming to high urs' in the 70
lice Department that they must quit
'hamstrinEinG' Traffic director Ell
bridge. and that il ii comes To the
question of whether Mr.. EldridSe
viii lose his Job or they lost their
own jobs they will he the sufferers.
y found in tho speech under extern
sion Of remarks by Representative
Thomas l.. EIautou. Democrat. f
Texas in the Congressional Record for
Yesterday.
Exercised by printed rennrts Of
re nmmeh L. tions by a subcommittee
- traffic of the House District com
mittee purportinS Ia he condemn
! on OF Mr. EldridSe' regime as tlafiic
director and suggesting that traffic
matters he turned back 10 the police.
80. filanton discussed this question
vigorously.
No Traffic Committee.
There is no subcommittee on traffic
NJ the House District committee, and
there has been no subcommittee meet
ing and no report considered.
Mr. Blanton safe ..,.- originally
he had differed with Ny. t,idridGe
when the question Of gasoline tax was
under consideration. hut that he has
watched MIR. Eldridse admnistra
ton a : traffic director. believes him .
thorough executive doing his utmost
to correct the traffic situation, and
proposes to see that he has proper
support.
Small Group of Enemies"
'tRut | have discovered said Mr..
Rlanton that there are small
group Of men who are fighting him
and endea vorinG in every way TO
block his efforts.
Two of these in particular are IN
the Police Department. under Mai
Hesse but in 4 high position. | serve
notice on these men nov that if they
continue in their practice of ham
Strinsinc the traffic director they will
I've exposed and come to grief.
IF il is question between Mr..
I:ldridce LOSING his job and these men
losing theirs. there will he no doubt
hut they will he the ones tn suffer.
! am on their trail and they better
watch their step.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-23
CLOTHING URGENT NEED.
Appeal in Behalf of 100000 Chill
dren in Ukrainia.

An urgent appeal for clothing. old
or new, was issued yesterday from
Washington headquarters. Near Ea st
Relief. by Harold r. Pellegrin, Po-
tomac director. upon receipt of cable
grams telling Of bitter cold weather
in relief areas, and also that the or
ganiZation had been asked TO care
temporarily for 100, 900 children who
are homeless and freezing in Ulrania .
In the REGULAR work of the nrcn niZ.4.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-23
SCHUMANN-HEINK SUES.
Seeks $4,000 she Claims Was Adj

PORTLAND. Greg. December =
P).-Mme. Schunlann- Heink. singer,
Yesterday filed suit here against !. !
Fleming, a motion picture producer, TO
recover $4,000, which she claims she
advanced TO help produce nine tive-reei
pictures. The contract was declared 10
have been made in Philadelphia. in
November. 1924.
Ferdinand SchumannHeink.s son of
the singer, appeared in five of the
photoplays produced by Fleming at
studio near Portland. The films were
shown mostly in New England States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-23
Negro Alderman Presides.

NEW YORK, December 25 R>.-
For the first time in the history of
New York negro presided yester-
day at the board of aldermen. Alder
man John William Smith. negro. rep
fesentlnS the Harlem BLACK belt, "
welded the caNel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-23
FOOD GIVEN CHILDREN
OF STRIKING MINERS
Plans Underway to Serve Three
Meals Day to Needy at
Shenandoah, Pa.

Ey the Associated Prcs.
SHENANDOAH, Pa, December %.
More than 600 children of striking
coal miners were fed here yesterday
at the newly opened children's wei
fare service room. and food. clothing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-23
Five Hurt in French Wreck.

PARIS. December IS LP).-Five per-
sons were injured. one of them seri-
ous1y. when the Ba Sel-Paris express
WAS derailed Yesterday At Noisy-Le-
Sec. in the department of the Seine
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-03-03
PARROTT PARAGRAPHS

Miss Bertha Lee, Miss Dolly Thorn
ton. Miss Hardwick, Miss Sara Lee
and Miss Martha Rutherford lett FRI
day for Doerun where they are visit
ing relatives and friends.
Mrs. Mckee, OF Sherman, Texas,
spent several days in PARROT, visiting
Mrs. L. G. Reddick, Mrs. Henry Lee
and Mrs. J. T. Thornton.
Rev. and Mrs. H. L. Plerson lett
Monday overland for Jacksonville, Mi
ami and other points in Florida, where
they will visit relatives.
Mrs. Duggan and her daughter
Kathryn, and Miss Frances Nolan,
OF Herod, visited Mrs. S. J. Carter
during the past week.
Miss Mattibe1 Pinkston, a student
of Bessie Tiff college, is visiting her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Pinkston.
Mrs. George Lee and Mrs. 5. A.
McKinnon visited relatives and friends
in Buena Vista Thursday.
DR.. R. R. Holt returned Friday
from Eatonton, where he visited his
father, Mr. Frank Holt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Faulk, OF Al
bany. visited Mr.. and Mrs. f. r.
Pinkston Sunday.
Mr.. w. NJ. Dunn and Mr. Hollis
Kenyon made business trip to Co
lumbus Friday.
Mr.. w R. Pinkston and Mr.. I. A.
Kaufman made business trip to Al
Mrs. Tom Irwin and daughter
Mary, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs, r
E. Pinkston.
Mr.. Omar Woods, OF Richland
spent Friday with his brother, MI n.
NJ. Woods.
Mr.. Bill Hooten, Of Eatonton, was
the guest of DR.. and Mrs. K. K. Holt
recently. ~
Mrs. Robert Harden, OF Cuthbertt
is visiting her sister, Mrs. n. M
Woods.
Mrs. Falls and children spent Sun
day in Dawson with Mrs. Jackson
Mrs. Will Eubanks, Of Dawson,
spent Monday night with Mrs Henry
Lee.
Rev. and Mrs. H. L. Pearson spent
Wednesday in Columbus with friends.
Mr.. Eugene Woods spent Friday
night with relatives in Richland.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-03-03
DIES AFTER LIVING
IN TUB FOUR MONTHS
JOHN PORTER PASSES AFTER
LONG STAY IN WATER BE-
CAUSE OF BED SORES.

Ell PASO, ,Texas.-John Porter,
p, confined for the past four months
to a bath tub filled with water be-
cause he could not lie in any other
position due to pain from bed sores,
died today at William Beaumont hos
pital on the military reservation.
Porter's case attracted nationwide
attention. He was known as the bath
tub patient" in the big hospital be
cause he was forced to live night and
day in a bath tub. The water always
was kept warm and conditions were
made as comfortable as possible for
Porter. He received thousands OF let
tiers from persons all over the United
States sympathizing with him.
Porter was injured one year ago,
when he fell backward over bale OF
hay and injured his spine. Kept in
bed as a result Of the injury, he devel-
oped bed sores Various forms OF re-
lief were tried before the bath tub idea
was hit upon.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-03-03

All members of PARROT Woman's
club are urged to attend the regu-
lar monthly meeting, winch VIII De
held at the school house Thursday al
ternoon at $50 o'clock. An interesting
program has been arranged tor the
occasion. The American citizenship
committee, OF which Mrs. w. D. Nor
gan is chairman, will have charge OF
the program.
Mrs. Woods Entertains.
One OF the most enjoyable enter
tainments OF the season was the bridge
party given by Mrs. n. M. Woods at
her home on College street last Fri
dav afternoon. Three bridge tables
were arranged in the sitting room
which was made more beautiful with
spring blossoms Mrs. Woods was as
sisted by her sister, Mrs. Robert Har-
den, of Cuthbert, in serving delight
full salad course and coffee.
News Notes.
Mrs. Sam Foster became i'll while
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Peak, in Dawson. Mrs Fosters many
friends will be glad to learn that she
has improved and was able to be
brought home the latter part OF the
week.
Mrs. Billy Jenkins fell while attend
ing her household duties Monday, and
sustained several bad bruises and a
sprained ankle. We are glad to report
that she is recovering rapidly.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-03-03
ALBANY MAN DIES
OF GUNSHOT WOUNDS
FIRED ON BY MAN NEAR MA
CON FOR BEING WITH HIS
YOUNG DAUGHTER.

MACON, Ca. S. McAllister, an
Albany peach orchard expert who was
shot by J. n. Davis, Bibb county
farmer when McAllister come home
with Davis 14-year-old daughter, died
the following night.
Davis told the sheriff that his daugh-
ter had been persuaded to climb out
OF window to join McAllister, whom
he had befriended, and that while she
was in his company he had tried to
persuade her to elope with him. Nc
Allister was a married man.
Davis offered to surrender to the
sheriff, but the latter wouldn't take
him into custody.
John McAllister, father of J. S. Nc
Ailister, who with other members OF
the family was at the bedside when
the wounded man died, said he would
not prosecute Davis.
Later the coroner held an inquest,
and the jury returned a verdict that
the killing was justihable.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-03-03
HERE'S WHAT is THE
MATTER WITH STATE
AUTO VALUATION EXCEEDS
TOTAL COTTON CROP BY
OVER MILLION DOLLARS.

ATLANTA, Ga-With Georgia's
total cotton crop last year valued at
500, 100000 and Georgia's total auto
mobile account at valuation of $10l,-
O00.000 including trucks, and with the
average increase in investment annual
" running more than million dollars
a year in automobile service" costs;
with the increased number of pleasure
cars added in five years by. the pur-
chase of new automobiles standing at
56701, a question uppermost in the
minds OF scientific financial statisti
cans is whether or not the people are
turning themselves over more to lux
ury than necessities; whether or not
the economic conditions in the state
are gradually becoming more strained
each year, or whether the state is in
reality floating on wave OF contin-
ued optimistical prosperity.
From some of the authorities who
have to deal with financial and eco
nomic condition the rather sober
opinion is ventured that much OF the
optimism presented in an after-dinner
speech in the cities does not obtain III
the country communities, and this
and other deductions indicate that
there is an increasing financial and
trade concentration in the larger cities
and consequent falling off in the coun-
try districts
Trade review reports recently sent
out by the federal reserve bank on
department store business for the year
1924 showed that year to have been
the best probably at any time in the
history of department stores. A bus
mess analysis of this condition is said
to discover the fact that the apparent
showing of increased prosperity
among the large centers OF trade, IN
department stores, is that the stocks
of goods carried by the country stores
have been smaller, because OF decreas-
ed demand, and that there was a re-
sultant falling off in trade. The reason
for that condition is said 70 be in the
TACT that the improvement OF pubic
highways and the vast increase III the
number of automobiles i'll use has
made it possible for people IN country
communities to travel to the cities tor
their trading. the bulk OF which was
done in the past in the small commu-
nifty stores Quite naturally that state
Of affairs has been reflected in the
financial conditions in the small or
country communities.
The following figures show the
manner in which the use OF automo-
bles has increased in Georgia in the
past five years, and the amount spent
in merely the registration OF them,
the number of increase in that period
being 3670l:
1921, 131,976 cars, $1,703.913.42 fees.
1922, 500 cars, S1,830,047.72 fees.
1923, 151,325 cars, S2,156, 40S.06 fees.
1924, 1871 ,268 cars, $2,532, 266.l2 ices:
From January to date, in unofficial
figures, it appears that more than hall
a. many cars have been registered tor
1925 as were registered in the whole
of 1924 The dealers throughout the
state, however all report better bust
ness this winter than last, and indicate
about a Is per cent improvement over
the same period last year, which would
probably indicate an increase in the
number of added cars by that per
CentaPe
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-03-03
HASTINGS FREE
80 FLowER/
~ SEEDS

Hastings is giving away Absolutely
Free, 5 Seed Packets of Beautiful
Flowers to each 1925 customer Hast
ings' beautiful, new 112-page, 1925
Catalog shows these flowers in full
natural colors. The front cover pic
ures the great Stone Mountain Confed-
crate Memorial
This Big Seed Book is the Standard
Planting Guide, with valuable culture
directions and accurate descriptions
of all kinds of seeds, plants and
bulbs. 1t has over $50 pictures from
actual photographs and is bigger and
better than ever. Brim-full of informa-
ton, it's the most useful Seed Book
ever published.
You need it for ready reference al.
most daily. Be sure to write for it
today; a postcard will do. 1t comes
to you entirely free by return mail
H. G. HASTINGS CO., sEEDsMEN,
ATLANTA, GA.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-03-03
BREAK CHEST COLDS +.
WITH RED PEPPER.

Ease your tight, aching chest. Stop
the pain. Break up the congestion
Feel a bad cold loosen up in Just a
sRed Pepper Rub" is the cold REM
edv that brings quickest relief. 1t cam
not hurt you and it certainly seems to
end the tightness and drive the con-
gestion and soreness right out.
Nothing has such concentrated, pene-
trating heat as red peppers, and when
heat penetrates right down into colds,
congestion, aching muscles and sore,
stiff joints relief comes at once.
The moment you apply Red Pepper
Rub you feel the tingling heat In three
minutes the congested spot is warmed
through and through. When you are
suffering from cold, rheumatism,
backacte, stiff neck or sore muscles,
Just get a jar of Rowles Red Pepper
Rub, made from red peppers, at any
drug store. You will have the quick
est relief known. Always say "Rowles."
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-03-03
Petition for Discharge.

In the District Court OF the United
States, for the Northern District OF
Georgia.-In re w w, Massey, bank
rupt. No. 2145 in bankruptcy.
A petition for discharge having been
filed in conformity with law by above
named bankrupt and the court having
ordered that the hearing upon SAID
petition be had on March e, 1925, at
10 o'clock a. m. at the United States
district court room, in the city OF At
lanta. Georgia, notice is hereby given
to all creditors and other persons in
interest to appear at said time and
place and show cause, if any they
have. why the prayer Of the bankrupt
for discharge should not be granted.
n. A. BROWN, Deputy Clerk.
3-3-2t.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-03-03
INTOXICATION TO BE
MADE LESS PAINFUL
EXPERIMENTS BY SION
PHYSICIANS ATTRACT IN
TEREST OF PROFESSION.

NEW YORK, N, Y.-Medical sci
ence is now directing its efforts to-
ward making intoxication easier and
less painful, according to reports OF
experiments by two Boston physi-
clans.
Using a device similar to that now
being employed by the New York Ed
ison company, Drs. F. 7. Hunter and
S. G. Mudd, of the Massachusetts,
city, are said to be able to bring you
right out OF it.
Dentists use gas to put you asleep,
but the gas used by the Boston medi-
cos wakes you up Immediately, re-
CARELESS into what stage of alcoholic
Inconsistencies you have lapsed.
Their treatment is said to consist OF
liberal doses OF oxygen and carbon
dioxide.
The combination, according to DR..
Charles G. Norris, chief medical ex-
aminer, should be highly effective.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-03-03
WILL THE PRESIDENT VETO CONGRESS
GRAB BILL? COOLIDGE REMAINS SILENT

to $4,000 has filled the lawmak-
ers with ominous forebodings.
The arguments in favor OF in
creasing Saunders salary was
that it should be kept on a level
with congressional salaries, as the
salary OF secretary to the presi-
dent always has been.
Does Saunders have a bunch
that Coolidge intends to veto the
congressional salary grab bill!
Everybody is asking-n o b o ~
knows.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-03-03

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Does
President Coolidge intend to veto
the congressional grab bill which
now lies on his desk?
This question is being asked on
all sides here and no information
is forthcoming from the white
house. The president himself is
like a sphinx on the subject. The
fact however, that his secretary,
Everette Saunders, went to con-
gress and pleaded to the house not
to increase his salary from 81, 500
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-13

Lord Beaverbrook, little wiser in the
methods used by ''men who understand
women"
Just where His Lordship went on that
sad evening when he excused himself and
walked out of Mrs. Martins life forever,
is not exactly known. But only few
weeks later he and pretty Esther Wexler,
of Chicago, were happily planning to be
married. Miss Wexler was only twenty
and was no match for the dazzling wiles
of the man she knew as Arthur S. Brooks.
He had made a quick and expert conquest
of her, and also of her foster-parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest A. Fischer
In the course of this rapid-fire court
ship he had impressed them with the fact
that he understood much better than they
did how money should be invested. They
had turned over 81 1000 to him, which
he had promised to invest in such a way
that they would be practically indepen-
dent for life and able to live on their
income. Brooks or Weidemeier, dis
appeared soon after his marriage with
Miss WeXler, and with him went Fischer's
$4,000. 1t was a, trifling sum for
"BroOks"-iust PHI! money-,bqt it repre-
sented the life savings of the Fischers.
Even before the marriage ceremony
was performed Weidemeier had done the
preliminary work on his next picturesque
swindle. He had met Mrs. Marguerite
Hoffman, the beautiful acknowledgements
old wife of Leonard H. Hoffman, a
wealthy wholesale fur dealer in Chicago.
Mrs. Hoffman's husband was devoted to
her, his money brought her whatever she
wanted, and she also had a very comfort
able income of her own. But the rather
uneventful round { teas, theatres and
dances had grown monotonous to her. She
confessed to the sympathetic Weidemeier
that she wanted, more than anything else,
to be a movie actress.
Weidemeier was astonished at what he
called a "happy coincidence" He told
her that he himself happened to be
motion picture promoter. He explained
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vious to her, had been charmed by his
wiles. But at the time she was delighted.
When, day or so later, he proposed that
they marry, her only fear was that she
would seem to eager to accept him. She
did accept him, and for a wedding trip he
promised to take her around the world
after which, he said, they would live on
his ancestral estate in England.
This exciting prospect seemed to the
ambitious widow the consummation of her
brightest dreams. She was to be the
Baroness Beaverbrook, peeress! A we'd
ding to which all fashionable Washington
might be invited, would crown her happi-
ness But-and it was the only flaw
this was out of the question, because that
important mission of his demanded
privacy.
So they were married, not in fashion
able Washington church, but very quietly
at Rockville, Va. They returned to Wash
ington and the happy bride bought many
new gowns for the promised honeymoon
journey around the world - on the
honeymoon that was never to be.
One evening, while the new "Lady"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-13

$1,000, which he furnished by putting up
his $4,000 as security with bondsman.
However, very soon Fischer appeared
in st. Louis and $4,000 was impounded
by the police to cover his loss. They also
demanded another IS 900 bond to assure
Weidemeier's appearance in Chicago.
That exactly used up the $4,000 with
which Wedemeier had been caught
Mrs Hoffman was allowed to return to
Chicago after putting up a bond of $500
She went to her husband, threw herself
on her knees before him, and, through
her tears, begged him to forgive her. She
said Wedemeer had dazZled her, that he
had promised to make her a movie queen,
and arrange trip around the world for
her. Hoffman loved his impulsive wife
and he forgave her and told her that they
would both forget it all in time.
But next morning Hoffman got tele.
phone call at his office.
''Mr. Hoffman, asked strange voice.
give just driven your wife and Weide-
meier to the Ambassador Hotel. Pm
taxicab driver. | knew they were the
people, because I've seen both their pic
lures in the papers. They had just bought
a pair of brand-new suit-cases."
Fifteen minutes later Hoffman, his
lawyer and two detectives burst into the
room Weldemeler mad taken at the AM
bassador. The frightened Mrs Hoffman
was there-but Weidemeier had gone, she
didn't know where.
She confessed that she had agreed to
go back to St. Louis with him.
But Weidemeier had stepped out of the
hotel for a moment-Mrs. Hoffman has
never seen him since. His whereabouts
now are complete mystery. Violation of
the Mann Act, grand larceny and bigsmy
are a few of the things he is wanted for
now. But he is gone. ga-
Hoffman this time refused to listen to
his wife's plea for forgiveness. He said,
"This is Chicago, not the South Sea ISL
ands-we've got to observe some conven-
tons. I'm through with Mrs. Hoffman
this time"
One more broken-hearted woman.
And now, while police from five or six
cities are searching throughout the coun-
try for Weidemeier, he is undoubtedly sit
ting on some shady porch, or on the deck
of some ocean liner, or in some dim hotel
tea room, whispering his thrilling words
of love into some blushing ear. I'D,
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that this was not very widely known, that
he frequently put up the money or got
other wealthy men to do it for the big
films, which sometimes required an ex-
penditure of million or two of dollars
The big movie magnates, of course, knew
who he was, but he didn't like to have
his name associated with the movies, as
it might affect his other vast interests
and perhaps displease his family.
Mrs. Hoffman was thrilled. She saw
in this man the Fairy Prince who would
make all her dreams come true-just as
Mrs Martin had before her Weidemeer
for this was the name he was using in
this particular enterprse-said that, as it
happened, one of the big men of Holly
wood was to be in st. Louis on the fol-
lowing day. This man, he said, could
easily make a star out of her in a few
months. All that was necessary was for
Weidemeier to take Mrs. Hoffman to ST.
Louis and introduce them.
Even master crooks make one little slip
sooner or later. And Weidemeier made
his fatal blunder when he got on the
train with Mrs. Hoffman and set off for
st. Louis, leaving behind another broken
hearted young wife and two old people
robbed of the savings of their lifetime.
When Weidemeier and Mrs. Hoffman
oicppCu Oll Tie Tram dl lilt CHlOn SldllOI
in st. Louis, and while the porters were
hurrying to take charge of their baggage
and pet dogs, two city detectives stood
facing them.
''Do you mind telling me who this man
is ?" asked one of them of the fashionably
gowned Mrs. Hoffman.
"My husband, of course" she replied
with an indignant tilt of her chin.
But at the same moment she saw
third man, standing behind the detectives
and looking at her steadily. 1t was Leon
ard H. Hoffman, her husband All her
dignity disappeared.
''Leew she cried. ''Save me, save me!
Don't let them arrest me-"
''It's, too late now Hoffman replied.
81 have nothing to say. You'll have to
talk to the police now-not me-"
And he turned his back on her and
walked away.
At police headquarters it was found
that Weidemeier had $685. 900 in bills in
belt around his waist.
Weidemeier was charged with violation
of the Mann Act, but the authorities made
the mistake of letting him go on bond of