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Evening star., 1926-06-12
SIDE POLES SOUGHT
FOR BR|CHTWOOD
Citizens Association Asks
Their Substitution on
Georgia Avenue.

Following the rejection by the Pub.
lie Utilities Commission at the recent
hearing Of the proposition to remove
the Washington Railway and Electric
Co. trolley poles from the center Of
Georgia avenue between Florida ave.
nue. and the District line and substi-
tuting an underground system, the
Brightwood Citizens Association last
night unanimously adopted a resolu-
ton to request that side poles be sub
stituted for the present poles between
the plow pit at w street to the car
barn at Brightwood.
The commission, the association was
advised, is in favor OF the side. pole
idea. and has announced that in the
future definite orders will be issued to
the company to replace the center
poles by substituting side poles This
change" the commission states, will
be ordered in sections as center poles
become unfit for service. beginning at
the lower end of Georgia avenue and
working toward the District line
D.. c. Librarian Asked.
The association will urge the Dis
trict Commissioners to request in
appropriated for caring for the trees
of the District and for new trees.
Emphasis was laid on the need OF
trimming trees in the Brightwood sec
ton and for new trees in the recently
developed sections.
The following committee was ap-
pointed to oppose the changing of the
zoning regulations from A restricted
to B restricted between Georgia ave-
nue. and Fourteenth. Aspen and Pea
body streets: William Nick. Clayton,
chairman; John Clagett Proctor, Mrs.
Henry s. Parsons. Henry w. Syfrig
and II. f. King.
The association adopted resolutions
of regret at the death Of John B. Nc
Carthy, a member Of the association,
we'll known newspaper man and father
of Mrs. Parsons.
CiaytOn's Work Lauded.
The association indorsed Mr.. Clay
ton az a member Of the proposed
public utilities commission in the
event of the bill becoming q law. His
civic work on behalf Of the residents
of the District was lauded by various
members.
The association adopted resolu-
ton commencing the House and SEN
ate District committees for their zeal
and interest in securing legislation for
the District.
The condition Of the city streets was
severely criticized and a resolution
will be sent to the District Commits
sioners urging that citizens receive
returns from the 2 cents per gallon
of gasoline paid by motorists by re-
pairing the streets.
Mrs. Parsons reported on the need
Of Fairgrounds for Brightwood Park
and also the recent hearings on the
policewomen's bill in Congress.
Evening star., 1926-06-12
WILL STUDY COMPLAINT.
Maj. Covell Calls w. r. & E. Of
ficials for Conference on Servica.

Officials Of the Washington Railway
and Electric Co. were invited today
by Maj. w. e. r. Covell, Assistant Dis
trict Engineer Commissioner, assign
ed to public utilities, to confer with
him Monday regarding the complaint
Of residents along Conduit road, that
the street car service in that section
is inadequate during the non-rush
hours. A group Of citizens represent
ing the community conferred with
Maj. Covell yesterday and added a
verbal protest to their written com.
paaint- 4
Evening star., 1926-06-12
CHURCH UNITY PLAN
OF MERCER PRESSED
Late Cardinals Efforts to Join
Catholics and Angicans
to Be Continued.
BY the Associated Press.

BRUSSELS, June 12-The efforts
Of the late Cardinal Mercier for a
unioh Of the Roman Catholic and
Anglican Churches are to be pursued
just as planned. The Libre Belgique
announces that the conferences look.
ing to unity among the churches, in
augurated by the cardinal, are to be
resumed at the archbishops palace
at Malines the end Of the month, uh-
Ter the presidency Of Mgr. Rooy. -
In accordance with the desire ex-
pressed by Cardinal Mercier, the scope
of the conferences will be widened so
as to include not only the Anglican,
but the orthodox church.
Among those who will take part are
Mgr. Batifol, canon Of Notre Dame,
Paris: Abbe Hemmer, vicar of St
Trinity, Paris; the famous Belgian
preacher, Father Portal; Lord Halifax
who, as president Of the English
Church Union, was closely associated
with Cardinal Mercier In his efforts
to establish church union; the Bishop
OF Truro and Bishop Charles Gore.
Evening star., 1926-06-12
House Steps On Gas
And Passes l19 Bills
In One Days Work

All records for speed in passing
legislation We're broken by the
House yesterday when 1t approved
1i9 bills. The previous record was
81. The measures We're considered
under "a unanimous consent agree
ment requiring no vote. They in
cluded private claims against the
Government, pensions and adjust
ment Of military records
Evening star., 1926-06-12
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CLARE, Mich, June 12.-Property
demands, which If granted would
make every Chippewa Indian in
Michigan as wealthy as Henry Ford,
were being formulated today as 500
members of the Saginaw, Swan
Creek and Black River bands of
Chnppewas met here in war council.
The Court Of Claims at Washington is
to be the battle ground, and yellowed
treaties will be the weapons.
once the owners Of the northern
half OF the State, but today reduced to
a few stump-covered acres, the In.
dlans, led by Chief Elliot Collins of
Clare. are arranging to ask for bill
lions Of dollars worth Of property due
them. they say, under the terms of
treaties signed during the early days
OF Michigan history.
The superlative demands the
Indians are to make call upon the
to cede 70 them all the
Evening star., 1926-06-12
WINS PARIS DIVORCE.
Mrs, n, L. Whitridge Of Baltimore
Charged Desertion.

PARIS, June IL @.-Mrs Horatlo
l.. Whitridge of Baltimore, formerly
Matilda B. Emory, has been granted q
divorce in the Paris courts on grounds
of desertion. The couple were mar
ried in New York in March, 1905. Both
gave Paris addresses for the court
records.
Mrs. John Henry Bulmer, formerly
Lillian Isaac Collette, instituted d.
vorce proceedings. Her husband did
not appear at the preliminary hearing.
They were married in September. 1920,
at Louisville. KY.
Evening star., 1926-06-12
DAMAGE AWARD CUT.
Court Decides Verdict Against
Beauty Parlor Was Excessive.

Court Decides Verdict Against
Beauty Parlor Was Excessive.
Miss Nola Gordon, former clerk in
ehe Internal Revenue Bureau, who
was awarded verdict for $4,000
Manages against Eugene f. and Mar.
Saret e. Coulon, trading as Margaret
l.. Scheetze and conducting a. beauty
parlor at 1145 Connecticut avenue, by
, q jury in Circuit Division 2 for in.
@iury to her hand when she under
went treatment to remove a wart,
must give up $4,000 of the amount or
submit to a new trial of the case.
Justice Hitz so ruled yesterday
afternoon after hearing argument Of
counsel on a motion of the beauty
parlor owners for new trial. The
court held the verdict to be excessive.
Attorneys Alex Wolf and Nathan Cay
ton appeared for the young woman,
while Attorney Louis A. Dent repre-
. scented the defendants. .va
Evening star., 1926-06-12

II you need work. read the want
columns of The Star.
Evening star., 1926-06-12

Continued from First Page)
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-19

phine Crowen, lloyd CorIigan and
Mickey McBan.
And on the same program, "Thc
Fighting Demon latest and best
'of the +. b. O. productions starring
Richard Talmadgc, comes to the
Valley thcatcr tonight for its first
showing in this city; and if the re-
actions of critics who have seen this
picture can he taken as good
guide, "Thc Fighting Demon is
destined to be the most popular of
the lcapimg, jumping. smashing,
whirGgig melodramaS i'll which this
active stunt star has ever engaged.
The scene of Richard 5 feverish ac
tivitN and amusing comedy is large
ly on Shipboard and in South Amer
lea. and the story provides him with
plenty Of action in both locales;
notably a powerful and dramatic
fight Scene-the first in which he
has been featured. As a pugiliSt,
Mr. Tamadge is literally and tigur-
ativelv Il Knockout, His bout with
the South American champion is one
long to be remembered.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-19
WHY!

The Answer is the Story of the Power Com
panies.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-19

Lewis r. Goodwin, industrial arts
teacher, gives the following state.
mcnt Of the objects of the work Of
his classes and the articles which
win be on exhibit:
AN industrial arts exhibit viii
be shown which will bc representa-.
tive Of the work done in this de.
partmcEt
There will be pieces Of work that
have been done in Woodworking,
sheet metal and forging. These
projects will cov"r all Of the work
that represents the varied interests
OF the boys. from that of useful
household articles to that of many
TOYS.
THE object this year has been
to offer a wide range of activity
IN order 70 develop adaptabiIity in
meeting aud successfully working
out any kind Of problem jcct
presented. This plan has there.
fore Included every kind Of pro
icct from the making Of keys,
Euivc~, screw drivers, boxes. kites,
'rpanes and auto models, cedar
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-19
WILSON DAY IS
TO BE- OBSERVED
ON THURSDAY
Parents Are Urged to
Attend and View the
Students Work.

Wilson day. will be observed
at the Wilson school on Thursday of
this week. the day having been -e-
Sl@ned hv the faculty of the school
as one when parents are particularly
urged to visit the classes and i,f.
Spect an exhibition of work accom-
pliShed in the regular routine
throughout the year.
Aside from an assembly. which
will be held at o'clock. regular
work will continue throughout the
day. The day is intended to give
"n example of what is being done in
the school. The exhibition, which
will include work of the art, manuel
training and domestic science de-
partments, is the result of regular
class work, and does not include spe.
Ella pieces prepared primarily for
exhibition.
y musical period at Q o clock will
open the days work. Included in
this period will be dramatzatons
which have been feature of the
music instruction during the wear.
'''hAN F"ItItN, dcCoTUlnr TO MISS
Nora Egler, principal of the school,
have Signified their intention of at
tending for the entire day, and will
bring their lunch in order to enter
more fully into the spirit of the oc-
casion.
Art Exhibit Phases
Miss Alice f. Humphrey, in charge
of the art work, calls attention to
the following phases of the art ex-
hibit:
THE art exhibition which will be
on display in the hall is representa-
tive both of the entire year 5 work
and of the efforts of each pupil in
the school. The work of the art
classes consists of graded course
in picture study. color theory and
harmony. design, poster and per
spective drawing. 1t is carried out
in the following media: pencil. cray
on, cut paper, stick printing and
water color.
''One interesting feature of the
exhibit is Il group of II cut paper
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-19
Ell Centrite'S
Road Data Used
In The Herald

Excellent publicity for that sec
tiou Of ;hc Bankhead highway be
tween FL Pa>o and san Diego. is
given in the RI Paso Herald under
uatc Of May ., in an article by c.
Ii. Lester, from data supplied by
George +. BoWles Of this city, who
has been one Of the leading good
road workers in Imperial Valley for
Il number of years.
Testers article gives descrip-
tion Of the condition of the high
way from FL Paso west, and pays
particular attention to the highway
improvements being made by the
California highway commission from
Yuma to San Diego.
The article describes the work
now being done by the state on tbs
lsew road through the sand hills, also
the Improvements between the high
line canal and Holtvile. between
the latter city aud FL Centre, anG
the recently finished improvements
on the Mountain Springs grade.
As FL PaSo is an important point
CT the Bankhead highway, and a
strenuous campaign is conducted
there at all times in favor of the
southern route into California. Bow
les declared today that the article
Is bound TO have beneficial ef-
feet in directing California bound
traffic this way.
The Sacramento delta has 800
lcrnS nlanfnd 70 le+tnrn
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-19
new BOOKS AT
LOCAL LIBRARY

The following titles were put
into circulation Saturday, May 10:
Fiction
The Little White Hag." Francis
Beeding. \ siper-exciting story of
an international ring of cocaine
smugglers.
The Great World, Harold Beg
bic, the real name of The Gentle
man with Duster.'' \ novel of in
ternational society and diplomacy.
Pine Creek Ranch. : Harold
Bmdless. A new western story by
popular writer.
The Kang-He Vase. J. S.
Fletcher. A new mystery story.
- No More Parades, Ford MADDOX
Ford. The second instalment of the
trilogy started by Some Do Not. =
Realistic and cynical presentation
of the great war.
Trimblerigg, = Laurence House
man. \ satirical study. thinlv dis
guised of a prominent English
statesman.
The Diary of a Young Lady of
Fashion. Cleone Knox. An anus
ing, sophisticated record of one year
III the nfe of an 18th century - flap
per.
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,
Anita Loos. The queen of gold-dig
gers makes her appearance in one of
the cleverest books Of the year, by
the well known scenariSt.
- Fraulein Else Arthur Schnitz-
Ter. \ poignant and moving treat
ment of the old tale of a girl in re-
duced circumstances who is forced
to borrow money from a bounder.
The Imperfect Imposter, Nor
man Nenner. y new rendering of
the theme of mistaken identity.
Non-Fiction
"The Smartly Dressed Woman.
Emily Burbank. Essentials of good
taste and style i'll dressing simply
explained and illustrated.
"Pluck and Luck, - Robert Bench
ley. Humorous ESSAYS.
Human Shows, Far Phantasics,
Songs and Trifles, Thomas Hardy.
The latest volume Of poetry by Eng,
land 5 greatest living novelist.
:" Book of American Negro Spir
ituals, = edited with an introduction
by James Weldon Johnson. Con
tains 81 songs, words and music, in
Guiding all the old favorite spirituals
and several which have never been
set down before.
My "reminiscences, Raphael
Pumpellv. The intimate and inter
csting story Of the life of a great
geologist, explorer and traveller.
THE Intimate Papers of Colonel
House, arranged a, "A narrative by
Charles Seymour. Two volumes,
showing the world diplomacy of the
great war as seen from the inside
by Woodrow Wilson 3 fright hand
mar.
" Across Europe with Satanella,'
Glare Sheridan. \ tour across Europe
from Holland to the Crimea on a
motorcycle.
d" Etchers and Etching" Joseph
Pennell. Chapters N the history
of the art together with technical
explanations Of modern artistic
methods, profusely illustrated by re-
productions of the most famous etch-
Ings.
Critical Woodcuts," Stuart p.
Sherman. Critical articles on con
temporary American writer's.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-19

posters, each illustrating different
industry for which Imperial Val
ley is famouS. Still another group
is suggestive of vacation activities.
The great variety in TIE art
work has given an opportunity Tor
expression of the varied interests Of
many different pupils
Girls Will Cook
The work of the domestic science
classes is explained by Miss Mildred
Singleton, domestic science iustrue-
tor, as follows:
The sewing exhibit to bc dis.
played in the sewing room Will con
sist of this semeStcr's work, wash
dresses and cooking aprons made bf
the 1-B girls.
E" During the afternoon the a and
sB classes will have cooking work,
the "A class will prepare and serve
Il breakfast. This is one of series
prepared by the VlasS TO close
their beginning work in food.
The ~ girls will prepare the
school lunch as usual
Shop Work Varied
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-19
IHEATERS

AIRDOME-A successful screen
william must have a sense of humor.
inns - the contention Of Roy
y ArcY one of the film aces Of scui-
duggery. whose crown prince in
= The Merry Widow was an ont
standing performance Of last season.
and who - seen again as a prince i'm
Monte Carlo, the Mctro-Gold-
WNn Mayer comedy coming TO the
AIrdomc Thursday and Friday.
iliians, says darcy. "arc al
ways both en- the screen and off.
JnNt tiny bit funny and the screen
william who takes himself too sem.
ously loses great deal in his inter
probation
II is much easier for man who
has played hea>ic> to tam comea-
IAN than one Who has done nothing
hut romantic roles Take Lew Cody.
for instance. There is one of the
best he-NampS ON the screen who has
turned ont to be a peerless comed-
ian
II believe that ju every villian :
roic some comedy r"l'pt mU>r hc g5v-
en-. The crown prince played H
The Merry Widow Was a charar-
ter horrible and unloveIy but funny
because he was made ridiculous hv
the actions Of the other characters.
Lew Cody and Gertrude Olm>ted
have the leading romantic roles in
- Monte Carlo and The aIl->;ar com
edy east includes TriNie Frigauza,
Karl Dane, CeSarc GrWiua, Harry
Myers, ZaSu Pitts ana Arthur Howl.
Chrisry Cabanae. who directed Ra-
anon Novarro : The Mid>hipmau "
and The Masked Bride, - starring
Mae Murray, has directed this sen
sational comedy by Carey Wilson.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-19
Cattle Market

Cattle-s0O; steers slow, steady,
she stock active, generally l5c to
2jc higher. Three loads 875-lb. I'm
pcriaI fed Mexican steers $7.l5, no
other sold; two loads l052-lb. grass
cows $6.70. bulk cows including I'M
perial $3.50 6.25; Gamers and cut
tcrs $1,000 400; bologna bulls $3.50
(aj.2j, beef up to $500; baby beeves
sold at auction Tuesday grand cham
pion brought $l.00 per h., weight
$50 lbs; average price ga head
slS.O2, weight 838 lbs.
Calves-l00 generaly steady. Two
short loads l92-220lb. California
vcalers Sl2.2j-l2.J0; palmer kinds
down to. $1,000, with common calves
and heayies mostly $j.50M8.00.
Hogs 400; early sales generally
25c to 4Oc higher. Top $3.50 for
two loads l6l-lG9-lb. weights; load
24O-lb. trucked in butchers $l3.25;
packing sows $l0.50Mll00.
Sheep-NOne. Good and choice
lambs quoted $l3.00Ml3.7J; good to
choice shorn ewes $600M7.00.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-19

There is nothing in principle, nothing sinister in
prospect in Interconnecton of the Power Companies pop
llarly called Super Power
It is the principle of making the widest and eff
cient Of existing equipment Long the Railroads
applied it,
Instead Of spending huge to buy enough
meet changing needs OF industry and seasonal
o treigt-cars that would lie idle of the tme-each
road throu2h nterconnecon and interchange is able
borrow from other roads (which do the time have
similar peak demand) sufficient to meet its
"ency requirements.
Substitute Power Companies for Railroads. and Kilo-
watts for cars and the simplicity and economy "Super
2oWer'-nter-conn connection-is obvious.
The Power Companies Of California first to de-
Telop this tremendous advance in the electrical art
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-19
NOTICE

The Sacramento delta has 500
acres planted to lettuce.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-19
Alice 2 a. Miller has adapted the
] story ID III. s.Ieen
VALLEY n

story 70 thL screen
VALLEY" 1nc Splendid Crime, =
which comes to the Valley thcatcr to
night for two DAYS run, offers the
rare combination Of an unusually in
torcs'ing story aud populad star.
II was written as well as produced
by William .dr Mile. the noted
Paramount director, who turned au-
thor again after lapse of several
wears. and serves aS a starring We
hicIe fer Bebe Daniels .A> the title
suggests, the plot has a crook theme,
but Mr.. de Mile is said to have
treated it from a Serio-comic angle
50 that the picture and comedy vie
with drama and suspense.
Miss Daniels rolc is that Of a
quaint. selt-rcliaut girl. who has
been brought mp i'm nm environment
IT poverty and crime. An unpleasant
encounter with the police leads her
% reflect uH the advantages of hon
estr, and she announces her iuten-
tlou - 90 straight. However. her
tWo companions, her foster father
.t..'i .t> t'i'N tStthIt l'Iitt, PEI >Nsttt
her n help them pun of Just one
more jab In q house ON Park avenue.
The huu>, j. the home Of Neil
Hamilton and his sister. Anne Corn
wall. tive happy, carefree Youngsters
whose fortune, are dwiudiing rapid
~, hut who drift along in gay.
jazz fashion. Hamilton catches
Bcbe in the act Of robbing his safe.
but i~ 50 intrigued by her vivid per
>vua'jty that he lets her 20 ON her
promise to reform.
Bebe : experiences Is a dre>Smak-
cr apprentice, her second meeting
with Hamilton who becomes bank
,upt, and her sacrifice to save him
from his own folly, are amusingIy
and viridly depicted Besides those
already mcntioued the cast includes
Anthony Jowitt. Fred Walton, Jose
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-19

Notice is hereby given that suf-
ficient funds are now in the trea-
sury to pay all outstanding regis
tered warrants for FL Centre school
district Cor wear .924-1925. All
persons holding such warrants
should p"eScnr same at once to of
flee Of county superintendent of
schools. 1911
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-19
In Congress 1O(
Years Ago Tod

Senate:
Considered bill to widen Wa
ton canal, measure to cXtei'
Cumberland post road acros
state of Indiana vim lndiar.
and a treaty with the Creek |
in Georgia.
House:
Considered Indian treaties, Z
sure to pay james Monroe,
president. $39,5l3, for exrcns
CURED in mission to France il
and bill TO regulate federal
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-19

chests and bookracks, to that
pair work of household article
school equipment. =
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-19

Two carloads of oranges were re-
Gently shipped direct 10 London from
iiemet, Riverside county.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-04-03
DEATH HARD TO FACE.
GOOD? OPEN PRISONS.
CRIMINAL EDWARDS.
A MISSING COMET.
By Arthur Brisbane

, Five thousand canaries, forty net
monkeys, 100 parrots, two boa con-
strictors were burned alive in an
animal store last week. The ami
mails all died in their cages, Ia
nenting with strange voices. All
Of them, from boa constructors to
balloons, had this great advantage
over man, they did not know that
they were going to die.
La Rochefoucauld says, Neither
the sun nor death can be looked
at with steady eye." That an
plies to men, not animals. The
eagle and others look at the sun
steadily, and all look calmly at
Death, not knowing he is there.
Men find comfort in the belief
that there is something for them
theyend death. Animals do not
need that comfort.
Here IS oid-fashioned news. A
brilliant Spanish airman flew from
Spain to Buenos Aires. National
excitement was intense in Spain.
and the King has decreed an am
@SSS iiiOIC IildU one
thensand male and female con-
victs.
1t would have seemed strange
IN this country, if, after the Amer
lean flight around the world, the
United States President had or
dered Federal prisoners set free.
Once that was the custom
everywhere. Good news? Open
the prisons.
z. F. Lucas, of the Bell Tele-
phone laboratory, exhibits an ultra
violet light microscope magnify
ing 5000 times. 1t makes the end
'of needle look like log of wood
and the edge of a razor blade like
a huge crosscut saw. The micro
scope is used to study the physi-
car structure of iron, steel and
other metals.
!. Anything that men can imagine
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-04-03
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said. She tried TO laugh; she mopped
at her tears again-she felt as IL
she would never regain control Of
herself.
I've never done such thing In
all my life before" she told him.
I'm not a bit an hysterical woman.
really-oh. please believe mer'
There isn't anything to be
ashamed Of" Peter said. his brows
were knit into frown. IT heard
somebody crying-but I had no idea
It was you. IL there anything can
do for your"
Nan shook her head.
Her lips were steadier now; she
put her handkerchief away deter.
minedly.
shall we 60 back?" she asked.