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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-22
HUSBAND ASKS
DISCHARGE
Of WRIT
Irving s. Brewer Says Wife's.
Petition Failed to Show
Cause for Restraint

Right upon the heels Of Chief
Justice McCoy's announcement yes
terday in the District Supreme
Court that he would no longer issue
wTits preventing husbands who had
been sued by their wives for main
tenaLce from leaving the jurfsdic-
ton unless it is shown by proof
that there is good cause for the ap.
pIicatioRf, comes Irving s. Brewer!
conducting general Insurance. OF.
flee in the woodward I, Building
against whom such a writ was is
sued a few days ago at the in,
stance Of his wife, Mrs. Catherine
L. Brewer, asking the court today
to discharge the writ and cancel his
bond Of 81 900. .....,
Represented by Attorney Richard
L. Merrick, Brewer claims that bis
wife in her petition for the writ
which was issued against him All.
gust is did, not state facts constitute
ing grounds for. granting the order;
that her petition vas not supported
by proof of any kind and that she
failed to give bond for possible costs
and damages to him. The hearing
on Brewers petition is scheduled
for August %.
Mrs. Brewer, who was awarded
a decree Tor absolute divorce IrOIH
Brewer April 6, declares that the
court directed him to pay her $2O0
monthly alimony and $40 suit
money per month. She also claimed
that the alimony had never been
promptly paid and that he was
$40 in arrears. Mrs. Brewer also
claimed that her husband had had
cards printed and circulated among
his business friends telling them
that he had disposed of his bust
ness and asking friend to give their
patronage to his successor. She Pc
titioned the court to issue a writ
against him preventing him leaving
town pending settlement of her
complaint, and. Chief Justice Nc.
Coy complied with the request and
placed Brewer under $1,000 bond
not to leave the jurisdiction.
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rundown, irregular, and had awful
headaches, and my back and side hurt
me so that could stay up only a short
time. My limbs would get so tired and
ache till / could cry. | started to take
the Vegetable Compound again and
used the Sanative Wash, and it was
not long till / was relieved. Now do
all my own work and help others. /
sure praise Lydia E Pinkham' 8 medi-
cines to any one / meet that is suffer-
ing from similar troubles: think It
mothers with girls would give it to
them when they come to womanhood
it would make them stronger. People
who have known me all my life are
astonished to see me now as ] was
always sickly when in my teens and
until | started taking the Vegetable
COMPOUND. - Mrs. MARY r. BENE-
DICT, 313 Payson ST., Kewanee. III
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Sims Up Telephone
Pole When Chased
By Mad Dog

ATLANTIC CITY, Aug. ~.
! George Penn. colored, was doz-
ing on the front steps Of .
saloon 1T North Carolina and
Arctic avenues. Down the
street came q dog with several
policemen in pursuit.
The dog jumped for the door
way and landed in PENIS lap.
There was q furry and 3
tumble. Penn came out on top
and Skinned up q telephone pole.
The police. cornered the ani-
NAL and killed it. Il required
half an hour to get Penn down
from the pole.
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thousand acres, ID estimated at
more than SIS, DOT, 900.
Mrs. Vanderbilt is with her SON.
in.law and daughter for the celebra-
ton today.
Miss. Natalie Bayard Merrill, a
niece Of Mrs. George w. Vander4
bilt, made her debut at q ball
given last evening by her aunt,
Mrs. John Nicholas Brown, at Har.
bour Court, Newport. Miss Mer-
rill, who is the daughter of the
reverend and Mrs. George Gren-
vile Merrill OF Stockbridge, Mass,
viii be presented in Washington
some time this winter.
Numerous dinners preceded the
ball. Among the hostesses was
Mrs. SylvanuS Stokes, jr., who en-.
tertained at the Harrison House.
The event was the most elaborate
that has thus far marked the very
gay season at Newport. More than
600 guests were present. Elabor-
qte electrical and floral decorations
were used and artists from Wash
ington and New York appeared in
an entertainment.
Among the guests, who included
practically the entire summer
colony, were the Spanish Am.
bassador and Nine. Riano, the
Argentine Ambassadors and Nine.
Pueyrredon and their daughters,
the Miles. Pueyrredon; Myron T.
Herrick, the American ambassador
to France; Peter Augustus Jay.
/ the American ambassador to Argen-
tina; s. Gurge1 do Amaral, Brazilian
ambassador to Washington, and
Frederic Nano, charge d'affaires OF
Rounania.
So X
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Cushman
will entertain at dinper this eve
ming at the Swimming Club at
Bar Harbor, Me-, preceding the
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Y1inietered since It's enactment In
1923.
1.-THE system being used by the
bureau Of efficiency has proven TO
be q dismal failure in the majority
Of the cases affecting the thousands
Of Government employees. he said.
"The convention Is expected to so
into this matter very fully and offer
resolutions. which, It Is hoped. VIII
do much toward the proper admin.
istration Of this act."
The classification OF field EN-.
ployes viii also come UP for con-
federation at the convention, he
said. as will the Federal retirement
law and other important problems
affecting; the members Of the Or.
ganization.
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ARMY REPRESENTED
AT WHITE SULPHUR

Major General John L. Hines,
chief of staff. and Mrs. Hines have
gone to White Sulphur Springs,
w. Va, where they are the guests
of the formers brother and sister
in.law, Mr.. and Mrs. William B.
Hines, at Tall Timbers,' their
place near the resort.
Captain Fraser Hale, air service,
U. s. A. flew to White Sulphur
yesterday afternoon-leaving here
at 2 o'clock and landing on the
golf links there at 8 o'clock-to
pass the weekend as the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas B. Paine. OF
Atlanta, at their cottage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel NJ. Greer,
of 1926 Massachusetts, avenue,
sailed today from Hoboken. n. j.,
on board the Veendam. of the Hol
land-American line for Europe
Mrs. Greer will go to Paris anC
several months, but Mr.. Greer viii
go to London for few days, after
which he will return to New York
! arriving there about the middle OF
September.
X
Larz Anderson sailed today on
board the Majestic as delegate to
the international conference at
The Hague on the protection OF
Industrial property.
Xxx
Major Victoriano Casajus. mill
tary attache Of the Spanish EN-.
bassy, who has been on vacation,
win return and open his apartment
in Wardman Park Hotel on Sep
TENDER 1.
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Second Big Gas Well

KANE. Pa, Aug. 22.-The second
big gas well struck in this section
came in recently near Clermont.
The new well, which started with
million feet day, is property
of Fred Anderson.
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GERRY FAMILY
F ULL OF
ROMANCE
Miss Mabel Gerry, Sister
of Senator, Will Wed
Englishman

nOAIANCE is being made. and
III broken in the Gerry family
these days. Following fast. the
ffr+al severance of the marital ties
that bound Senator Peter Goeiet
Gerry OF Rhode Island and Ma
thflde Townsend now Mrs. b. Sum-
ner Welles, there comes, the an!
nouncement Of the engagement. ard
carIy marriage of the Senator s. sis
ter, Miss Mabel Gerry, and F. s. Is .
Drury of London.
Miss Gerry is: the younger daughI
ter of Commodore Elbridge Gerry s
dacghters. Both she and her sis
ter. Miss Angelica Gerry, have
large personal fortunes in addition
to their fathers great wealth. Ter.
mother was Miss Louisa NJ. Living
ston of the well-known Livingston
family, and her paternal grant
mother. was a Goelet.
During the war Miss Gerry inter-
ested herself in various forms of
welfare work and the Gerry villa:
at Newport was. turned into a con-
valescent home for sailors and sol
diers. Later she was instrumental
in establishing an American home
for British war orphans In England.
She has spent several seasons III
London and has entertained there
extensively. During the spring MISS
Gerry was elected to the board or
managers of the New York lily
Episcopal Mission Society, together
with Mrs. j. K. West and MRS.
Henry G. Sanford, this being the
first time in the ninety-four years
history of the organization that
dod a
board members.
Archdeacon Drury, former chaplain
of the House of Commons. His
mother was Miss Daubeny, OF Wilt
ehire ENGLAND. He is a widower,
with two sons and a daughter, the
latter the widow of the Honorable
Arthur Coke, who was killed IN
the world war. ).
The marriage viii take place IN
US senator Gerry, who has been
visiting Mrs. Gerge w: Vanderbilt,
at Pisgah Lodge, near Biltmore,
n. C.. has returned to his place
near Providence, r. I.
Mrs Hoover, wife Of the ,secre-
tavv of Commerce, has gone TO new
York for a few days.
=
Miss Ailsa Mellon, daughter ot
the Secretary of the Treasury, has
returned to southampton after
brief visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
Horatio Nelson Slater at Glen
Cove. L. 1. Miss Mellon was the
gues tat luncheon yesterday OF
Mrs. Slater, who entertained at
Pierre's in New York.
Miss Alice sylvester. who has
been at the Ritz-C Carlton in New
york. has also returned to South
ampton.
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LUNCHEON HOSTESS
FOR BRIDE-ELECT

Mrs. Lawrence Adams entertained
a small company at luncheon to.
day in her home on Spring Road in
compliment to Miss Katherine Rice,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. G.. 5.
Rice, whose marriage to Robert
Wallce Mollison, win take place
Wednesday. Other guests were Miss
Elsie Briggs. of Brookline, Mass,
the maid-of-honor for Miss Rice,
Mrs. Bernard Wyckoff, who has
Miss Briggs as her guest, Miss
Elizabeth. Boyd, Mrs. Edward Kyle,
Mrs. Royd Sayes, and Ms. Joseph
r. Darnell.
Miss. Cornelia A. Wood, of Bos.
ton. is making an extended stay
at Wardman, Park Hotel
Mr.. and Mrs. Fitzwilliam Nc
Masters Woodrow are receiving
congratulations on the birth of a
daughter. Cecily de Graffenreid, on
August 8.
Miss Mary McCabe, of Chicago. is
the guest of Miss Gertrude Henne
man ?
+ 4 r. -ts.a-
The wedding of Miss Esther VIM.
fred Callahan and Charles C. VIII.
liams took place at the Bethany
Baptist Church Thursday evening
at $3.50 O'Clock with the Reverend
Hugh T. Stevenson officiating. Only
relatives and intimate friends. were
present.
Mr. and Mrs. Williams with Mr.
| and Mrs. Robert w. Callahan are
motoring to Niagara Falls and other
points of interests in New York
| and Pennsylvania. The bride and
groom will be at home, 1909 Ham
lin street, Brookland, after Septem
| haP
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.Lydla II. RINK"
hams Vegetable
Compound b e.
cause0f ill health.
/ did not have any
children. l now
have two healthy
little girls and I
am sure ] would
nothave had them
had it not been for
your medicine.
Last spring and
summer | got all
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ADVERTISEMENT
CH|LDLESS
' HOMES
Read Mrs. Benedict's Letter
Praising Lydia E.Pinkhams
Vegetable Compound

Kewanee, Illinois. when ! was
married about year and half took
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BLAINE MALLONs
WILL GIVE DINNER


Mr.. and Mrs. Blaine Mallon, the
latter formerly Miss Frederick Nc
Kenney. will entertain at dinner this
evening at the home of Mrs. Mall
Ions parents at Kensington; where
they are passing the summer. Mr..
end Mrs. MaIlon returned this morn
ing from White Sulphur Springs,
w. Va, where they have been Tor
q week or two.
~
- Henry C. May, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry May of Washington,
will be among the artists exhibit
ing their work in Paris Memorial
Hall at Southampton. L. l., from
August % to September 5. He
will show several pen and ink
sketches.
Lieutenant Commander Theo-
dore wilkinson, L. S. N, who,
with their children. are the guests
OF the commanders parents. Mr..
and Mrs Ernest Wilkinson. OF
Washington, at Narragansett. r.
7. entertained at a dinner dance
at the Carlton last night for more
than a score of the younger set.
-
Miss Julia Whiting, who is pass
ing the summer at Bar Harbor
Me-, entertained at tea yesterday
afternoon at. the Pot and Kettle
Club.
T. Coleman Jennings, son OF Mrs,
Hennen Jennings, was among the
passengers sailing today from New
York aboard the Majestic to pass
the late summer in Europe.
Miss Janet Moffett, daughter Of
Rear Admiral and Mrs. w. A. Moi
felt, has gone to Culver Military
Institute. where she was called by
the illness of her young brother
Charles Simonds Moffett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward NICE. Lewis
departed yesterday by motor for
Omaha, Nebr., where Mr.. Lewis will
be active in the pre-convention ar
rangements for the national con
vention of the American Legion, to
be held October to 9. They ex
pect to motor back to Washington
about October Is, remaining over
for a time in st. Louis, Mo-, THEN
former home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew |. Hickey
have moved into their new home in
Georgia street. Chevy Chase, Md.
\
Mr.. and Mrs. RALPH A. Graves
have with them Mrs. Graves
mother, Mrs. W. r. Evans. who re
turned to Washington recently from
Fort Le4venworth, where she has
been with her son and daughter-in
law. Captain and Mrs. Vernon p
Evans. Mrs Louise Jones of Balm
bridge. Ga. is also guest of Mr.
and Mrs. Graves.
\
Otokar KukuIe sailed today from
New York on the Majestic for hi
home in Prague. He has just re
turned from an extensive tour .
the West and Middle West. and wa!
called back to CzeehoslOvakia OF
account Of the death of his father
+ X
The secretary of the Colombian
legation. Jose Mario Coronado. lef
Washington today for White SUI
phur Springs. W. Va. where h
will pass the week end.
+ +
Miss Margaret ericsson will leay
tomorrow for New York for a for
night. TO be the guest of Mrs. Davi
Buckley at their apartment In FIT
avenue.
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D0D6E BROTHERS
MOTOR NEHlClE5

Lower prices, announced on August
18th, represent the most impressive
values Dodge Brothers, Inc, have
ever offered to the public.
Wider markets, mounting sales and
steadily expanding output have
made possible these reductions
They come at a time when Dodge
Brothers product has achieved a
new and impressive standard of
excellence in four basic particu-
lars-in beauty, in riding ease, in
snoothness Of operation, in depend
ability.
Consult us today on these new
prices and the extraordinary
value they represent.
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Miss Janet Moffett, daughter Of
Rear Admiral and Mrs. w. A. Mof-
felt, has gone to Culver Military
Institute. where she was called by
the illness of her young brother,
Charles Simonds Moffett.
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T. Coleman Jennings, son OF Mrs.
Hennen Jennings, was among the
passengers sailing today from New
York aboard the Majestic to pass
the late summer in Europe.
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Miss Julia Whiting, who is pass
ing the summer at Bar Harbor
Me, entertained at tea yesterday
afternoon at. the Pot and Kettle
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-22

Henry C. May. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry May of Washington,
will be among the artists exhibit.
ing their work in Paris Memorial
Hall at Southampton. L. l., from
August % to September 5. He
will show several pen and ink
sketches.
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Lieutenant Commander Theo
dore wilkinson. U. S. N, who,
with their children. are the guests
OF the commanders parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest Wilkinson. OF
Washington at Narragansett. r
7. entertained at dinner dance
at the Carlton last night for more
than q score of the younger set.
<
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Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Cushmar
will entertain at dinner this eve
ming at the Swimming Club a,
Bar Harbor, Me-, preceding thu
weekly dance.
Evening star., 1925-05-03
RIGID ANTIAIRCRAFT
TRAINING ORDERED
FOR COAST GUARD

Continued from First Page)
advised that the guns at all times
during the tests shall be handled in
batteries Of not less than four each,
and that the rate of fire for each gun
shall be at least Is shots minute.
The tests will include both night and
day firing.
In making their plans officers have
realized that the question of whether
ground guns constitute n real defense
against air attack is virtually GER
tain to be reopened by Congress dur
ing its next session, with the same
force that marked it's discussion at
the time the Sixth eighth Congress
adjourned.
From the tests 70 be made in the
meantime, the officers believe reports
can be prepared which Will give a
substantial answer to the problem
They feel confident also that the six
regiments will attain in the five
month practice degree of marks
manship against aerial targets that
will surpass anything of the sort yet
accomplished.
The tests were ordered in accord
ance with the directions given re-
Gently by Secretary Weeks. AZ that
time the War Secretary ccntended
that it was impossible TO estimate the
comparative merits of gr)ur1 guns
and aircraft in their defensive AMI
offensive roles.
Spreading as they do over vide
range of territory geogrd pfically, the
forthcoming tests are expecte1 to
provide data unusually comprehen
sive.
Evening star., 1925-05-03
CHINESE BANDITS
SEIZE TWO WOMEN
Missionaries Captured Second
Time in Honan-American
Consul Protests.
By the Associated Press

By the AEsncl ated Press.
HANkOW, May 3.-Miss Eliza bet h
Berglund, American, and Miss Tnge-
borg Nystul. Swedish. of the Lutheran
Mission at Juchow. province of Honan.
about 200 miles north of here, were
captured again by bandits yesterday.
The two women We're captured in a.
bandit raid on Juchow last Novern-
ber. but escaped and returned to their
posts.
The American consul here has wired
strong protest 10 the Honan pro
vincial officials. demanding immediate
steps for the rescue of the mission
aries. Where the bandits have taken
the two has not yet been determined.
Miss Berglund and Miss Nystul rep
resent the China Missionary Society
of the Augustana Synod of the Evan
gelicai Lutheran Church of North
America.
Evening star., 1925-05-03
THREE BOYS ROB BANK:
TRAPPED IN AUTO JAM
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TOLEDO. Ohio. May 2.-Less than
an hour after they had robbed the
East Side Branch of the Ohio Savings
Bank and Trust Co. of about
SIS 900. three youthful bandits. who
gave their home address as Chicago,
were captured today by the police.
The capture followed a thrilling chase
and gun fight through the business
district crowded with noon-time traf-
fic According to a confession made
by the youths. GeoEge Mingione, 19;
William Hartley. IS. and his brother.
Robert, 19, their plans for the robbery
started early in the morning, when
they threw brick through a stove
window and obtained four revolvers
Communicating the automobile of
Charles Huber, they made their wuy
TO the bank. leaving Huber tied 10
tree. The latter, however, freed him
self and notified the police. While he
was telling his story at headquarters
the boys were robbing the bank.
In the crush of traffic the youths
were forced to abandon the automo-
bile. Police met them as they dashed
into a side street. Exchanging a few
shots. they surrendered.
Evening star., 1925-05-03

would hesitate to undertake, but
Eugene exhibited no fear" said Mr..
McElmeel "He has always been that
way. Nothing daunts him and the
more difficult the task the greater his
determination / believe this is to a
large extent responsible for his sue
cess in the contest. for he has been
defeated in two former contests OF
this kind, the one in 1923 and again
in 1924. But he had his. mind made
up to keep on until he won out.
George Stansell, II years old, is a
stocky, swift speaking senior from
the Lake View High School, Chi
cago. In winning the championship
of the Central States zone he won
the distinction of being recognized
as the hest orator in the zone In
which more contestants participated
than in any of the seven national
zones. His speech won special recos-
milton because of its beautlfui
phraseology and the skill with which
he employs word pictures.
Philip Glatfelter 17-year-old senior
of the high school of Columbia. Pa
winner of the Eastern zone cnam- :
pionship, is the president OF the
senior class of his school, president
of the Science Society and will be
class. His principal says that he
stands very high scholastically: lie
ia editor in chief of the school paper
He plans to go to Princeton. When
the result of the zone meeting was
announced in the Academy of Music
in Philadelphia. the dark-haired VIC
tor was surrounded and kissed by O
group of girls. and woman who
proved to be his mother All reia :
tives." he explained. when some one
cooked an inquisitive eye at the fail
ones who were donating to the dem
onstration. It was Philips third VIC
tory this year.
Max N Kroloff, II years old, OF
Sioux City, Iowa, is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. s. Kroloff both of whom
were born In Russia Their son wal
born in America. He is a senior ir
the Sioux City High School He ex-
poets to study laWs
Evening star., 1925-05-03
k|DNAPER REIO|CES,
VICTIM NOW HAPPY
His Act Found Hardly Used
Child a Good Home, Ex-
Convict Declares. "
By the Associated Press.

MIDDLEBURY, VT, May 2-Ea ri
Woodward tonight was in the Middle
bury jail in default of $4,000 bail.
awaiting his trial on May 13, while
Lucille Chatterton, the 11-year-old girl
he is charged with abducting from her
fathers farm in Granville, is having
the time of her hard young life with
the jaiiers family, under the same
roof.
woodward pleaded not guilty TO-DAY
to the charge of kidnapping. Tonight
he reiterated that he was we'll salts
fed with the way matters have gone,
even though he may be returned
to the Windsor State prison where he
has served time before
His Object Gained.
Lucille is where I wanted her" he
said, 'fn good home"
Lucille is in a fairyland: a land Of
new clothes, which she never had be
fore, land of plentiful food, Of kind
ly attention of dolls and of TOYS. Only
her brothers and sisters are lacking
There are seven of them ranging from
the baby TO a boy Of 10.
She did not appear in court today
for Attorney General Archibald said
she would require at least a week TO
accustom herself to being the center
of interest of numbers of persons after
the isolated farm. Her week of tramp
ing, sleeping in the open, eating
scanty campfire meals and being
soaked to the skin for several days
did the mountain child no harm. To
questions If she had minded the cold
the wet or whether she had grown
tired, she scofflingly replied, No
VIII Be Given Home.
It was virtually decided tonight
that Lucille will spend the rest OF
her minority in some MiddleburE
home, as a State ward, If not as an
adopted daughter. Attorney Genera
Archibald intimated that If the con.
ditions of the other Chatterton chI
dren is not improved. he would seek
| to place others of them in fosteI
| homes.
! It was the condition of the Chatter
| ton home. Woodward has said, tha'
| drove him TO lead Lucille 80 miles
over the mountains in search Ut
| refuge.
Evening star., 1925-05-03

had a temporarily saddening effect
on the gathering.
AS the final personnel Of the council
became known ii was noted that If the
strange letter which led to a police
investigator was calculated to hurt
the chances of the administration
ticket" named in its context, il failed
of its purpose as far as three of those
named was concerned.
The administration ticket" accord
ing to the letter. comprised Harry n.
Stull. William s. Torbert, Charles A.
Baker, George A. Finch, James G..
Yaden ''and either Mrs. Harvey w.
Wiley or Mrs. Angus Lamond." The
first three were elected to the council,
Mr.. Baker being elected by a large
majority on the first ballot, Mr.. Tor
bert getting a ma ajority on the second
ballot and Mr.. Stull being elected on
the final ballot.