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while en- route to their home in Sails
bury. N. c..
The theft has been admitted, ac-
cording to the police. and the trio will
be arraigned tomorrow on a charge
Of housebreaking. They are Henry
Lille Willie. Albert King and James
Harris.
The three came into Washington
via freight, and started back the same
way, wearing three suits OF clothes
each, but switched over to pas
senger train, where their threats to a
colored porter who attempted to
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Tax Farley Adjourns.

GENEVA. May % L9.--The cor.
ference of governmental experts on
taxation adjourns today after draw
ing up the main lines of preliminary
draft conventions on double taxation
tax evasion and administrative assis,
ance, and legal assistance In matter
OF taxation.
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COLORED YOUTHS CAUGHT.
Returned Here to Face Charge of
Stealing Clothes.

Three colored youths, whose flying
visit to the Capital the early part Of
the week was followed by the dis
appearance of 10 suits of clothes.
stolen from the store of J. e. Rosen-
thai. 931 + street. in an early morning
robbery, were returned to Washington
yesterday by Detective Cox, after be.
ing arrested in Greensboro, N. c.,
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PUPILS AT TAKOMA PARK
GIVE HISTORY PAGEANTS
Final Meeting of Parent-Teacher
Association Held in Open Air.
School Lights Go Out.

The final meeting Friday night of
the Parent Teacher Association Of the
TakOma Park Public School was
featured with historical pageants re-
lating to the United States, and also
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eject his dressed-up guests from the
observation car led to their downfall.
A negro in Orange. Va. is said to
be in possession of the tenth suit,
gift
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BISHOP JONES ADDRESSES
A. M. E. ZION CONFERENCE
Speaks on Progress of Church at
Ninty-Ninth Annual Session
at Galbraith.

Bishop r. w. d. Jones of Wash
ington addressed the ninety ninth
annual session of the Philadelphia
and Baltimore conference of the
A. M. Il. Zion Church on the progress
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For quick close out, these fine Grand Rapids
made suites go at prices way out Of proper
tion to their real value. Every suite a good
looking, desirable pattern every price made
with the thought Of prompt clearance
Evening star., 1926-05-23

"Tke Concord Svise,"
seaIssst, n,oltoedsy emd
gssmsoood sw1ts, roxmd-
end buffet: 10 pieces. -.
Duncan Phvfs s1its IN
s0olnsat and 0ssms1Oood;;
double pedestal ta bic,
drop-lsdf server; 10
pieces ................ :.
"The z a dini Suite"
beautifully finished IN
soolnut and gs.m,oood
with heavy scroll pedes-
tails and carved stYstch-
svs; 10 pisces .........
'fhe MowsfsId Suite" a
massivs EmgRsk ssdts
sotth 7s-iHok buffet o1d
Ldr0e elosed sIvsv cobi-
nst; 10 pieoss ........
"TAe Quincy S,s4ss," a
gracefully tst,7ssd pat
tenn 10Th burl panels; a
large chest sotth drosoer
asd an ample siiUsr
ohsse: 10 pisoss ........
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Tie work accomplished BY the
Arlington County Water Commits.
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NJ D n I COME RT
NEWS BRIEFS

ROCKVILLE, Nd, Feb. 15.
while it Is probably true that, as
j general proposition. Hconfidence
Il half the battle, Melvin WI.
Davis. 4 young man Of Takona
Park, this county, II believed to be
willing TO assure the world that the
rule did not apply IN a fight made
by him for the hand Of Miss Kath.
crime A. Bohrer, daughter Of Mr.:
and Mrs. Simon W ROhrer 0t
Gaithersburg, and one Of that
towns most attractive young girls.
AnnarenfIv not considering for
an instant the possibility Of paren.
tai objection and secure in the
thought that all that was necessary
for realization of his lnatrt-
moniaI dream was q license and q
minister, the Young would-be bene-
dict obtained from the clerk Of the
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circuit court here on Saturday q
permit to marry the GaithersDurg
maiden. So sure was he that all
obstacles had been sur1nOunted that
he brought along friend to act
as best man.
BY way Of acquainting Mrs.
B0llrer with what was Ia the
wind young Davis handed her
the license, which was the first
intimation she had received that d
marriage in the family was immi-
nent. The beaming cOuntenance OF
the youthful lover, however, under
went marked change when his
prospective m0ther-in-law gently
but firmly informed him that 1T
cannot be, assigning as her rea-
son that heE~daughter. but II years
old. was entirely too young TO
undertake the responsibilities OF
married life.
1t took Mrs, Rohrer some time
to make the young man understand
finally convinced that the nuptlaIs
were off for the present, at least,
and he and his best man reIuct-
antly departed.
The funeral OF Miss Matilda by.
son. who died on Friday at her
home at Dawsonviile. this county.
took place yesterday sat the home.
Burial was in Monocacy Gene.
terry, BeallsvilIe, Md.
The County Commissioners have
asked for bids for the purchase of
$33 900 OF county road bonds and
have announced that the bids win
be opened at the office of the COM
missioners in Rockville at noon on
Tuesday. March q The bonds are
In denominations OF 81 900 each.
bear interest ait the rate OF AZ per
cent and are redeemabIe each year.
The issue is to provide funds 10
pay the county's share OF lateral
road construction in the county
this year,
At D meeting or the executive
board OF the Montgomery County
Federation of Republican Women,
held at the home Of the president,
Mrs. John A. Holmes. on the Rock
vile pike, and well attended, plans
were completed to push member
ship drive under the direction of
Mrs. Elisha Hanson, of Alta Vista.
1t was decided to hold big
meeting at the Montgomery Country
Club, Rockville, the Afternoon of
March 4, when Mrs. William M
Chase, OF Riverdale, Nd, president
Of the State Federation, will be the
principal speaker. Following the
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consuI,s Wife Wounded

CALCUTTA, Feb. Isl. Nine
Blanche Martinez, wife Of the Cuban
consul here, has been admitted to
volver wound in her shoulder
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ARLHlCTON co.
NEWS ITEMS

ARLINGTON COUNTY, Feb. Is
Modification Of the fee system in
arrests for violation of the prohi
bition laws viii be made in a bill to
Be before the State Senate this
Ball Of Arlington county, before
leaving for Richmond last night.
Mr. Ball said 1t Is probable that
there viii be a reduction from the
present fees He also announced
that he viii Introduce a bill tonlor-
row which viii give the board of
supervisors the authority to pur
chase land, not to exceed so acres,
Tor county purposes. The present
law allows only 10 acres.
The purpose of this bill is TO
allow the board to purchase the 10
acres which they recently leased
for a scavenger field.
According to e. c. Turnburke,
chairman of the board the land has
been leased for period of five
years, with the right to purchase
within two years for the. sum Of
10000.
Edward Douglas White Council,
knights of Columbus. win give
card party and dance in the audi
torium OF st. Charles School to-
night.
The second of q series OF lee
lures being given on landscape gar
dening by David Victor Lumsden.
under the auspices of the Airing
ton county Garden Club. viii be-
given tonight in the auditorium OF
the James Monroe Elementary
School at Aurora Heights
The sesni-monfllly meeting OF thel
Knights of Columbus, viii be held
Wednesday night at 5 O'clock.
when a large class OF candidates
win receive their degrees
Tie work accomplished By the
Arlington County Water Commits.
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sion will be described at the meet
ing OF the Ashton Heights Citizens
Association tonight in the Wonlan's
Club house on Clarendon Avenue,
by n. c. SaffeIl, chairman Of the
commission.
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meeting exercises IN memory Of
Captain and Mrs. Eden j Harts
horne. Of Kensington, who recently
died within u day OF each other,
win be held.
The Washington times., 1926-02-15

Chief Al. b. Eaton, OF the Claren-
don Fire Department, announces
that Mrs. John e. NevIn VIII
serve one OF her famous dinners.
for the benefit OF the fire depart
ment at the fire house tomorrow;
night between the hours Of s and
s o'clock. Arrangements have been
made by James ~. Tucker, general
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e. G.. TurnbuTke, chairman Of
the board of supervisors of Airing
ton county. who for the past two
weeks has been confined to his
home in CherrydaIe, was reported
today as being greatly improb ed
The Washington times., 1926-02-15

Tie Arlington Fairfax County Vol
uflteer Firemen,s Association hold
their monthly meeting tomorrow
night at the Jefferson District Fire
mems hall, at Virginia Highlands.
Following the business meeting,
banquet win be served BY the
The Washington times., 1926-02-15

Edward Douglas White Council.
knights OF Columbus. win give a
card party and dance in the audi
torium OF st. Charles School to-
night.
The Washington times., 1926-02-15

The funeral OF Miss Matilda Dy.
son. who died on Friday at her
home at Jacksonville. this county.
took place yesterday Vat the home
Burial was in Monocacy Gene.
terry. ReallayilIe. Nd 8.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-10
BY the Associated Press.

BY the AskoC1Ated Press.
CARMI, H., February 1o.-An arm
full of ear corn. presented at the ticket
Office of a Carmi picture show this
week, la accepted as admission and
added to fast-Erowing supply. The
admission for an adult is 25 ears and
for children, Is.
A years newspaper subscription
can be procured with two bushels of
corn. All the stores are accepting for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-10
BURLEITH CITIZENS
MAY join COUNCIL
Expected to Send Delegates to Body
Being Formed in Section-Bet-
ter Bus Service Asked.

The Burleith Citizens Association
last night voted to consider a plan to
send delegates to the council being
formed by citizens associations in
that section to promote their common
interests. Discussion was favorable
to the council.
Expressing regret at the action of
the Public Utilities Commission in rails
ing the fare of the Burleith bus line
without further stipulation. the associ-
alton authorized committee to pre-
sent a resolution asking that more
extended and better facilities be re-
quired of the company If the in
creased fare becomes effective.
Frank L. Peckman, former depart
ment commander of the American
Legion, was named as the associa-
TONS nominee for the Citizens Advi-
sorry Council. in response to an official
comm unication from the Federation of
Citizens Associations.
Upon report by President r. M.
Heath that the proprietor of drug
store was attempting to obtain a loca-
ton in the Burleith vicinity, pref
erabiy on Thirty-f1fth street. the
coming committee was authorized to
investigate the matter of Thirty-ffth
street coming. and report to the next
meeting. Thirty-f1fth street in the
neighborhood is now zoned residential.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-10
S4,ODO,0D0 A YEAR
SCHOOL AID ASKED
Park View Citizens Back
Move for United Appeal
to Congress.

The Park View Citizens Association
went on record in favor of an appro.
priation of not less than $4,000. 900
annually for the upbuildinE of the
public schools of the District and
called on Congress to make the neces-
sary appropriations last night at
meeting held at the Park View School.
The action was taken on resolu-
ton submitted by the Columbia
Heights Citizens Association asking
for united support of the many assocf-
atoms of the District for minimum an
nual appropriation of s4.000,000 for
schools. This amount is essential If
the five-year school building program.
authorized by Congress last year Is
to be carried out, ii was said.
A committee was appointed to at
tend the hearing on the GaSque bill
providing for election of members of
the scnool board and to urge on the
Congressional committee its passa &c.
The association previously had ap-
proved the bill. The committee Is
George H. Russell. John S. Cole. Fred
8. Walker and Mrs. r. H. Prescott.
Following a. brief business meeting,
a comedy was given by a group of
young people. under auspices of the
entertainment committee. of which
George Dalwick is chairman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-10

American refrigerating machines
may be used to relieve SPANS meat
shortage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-10
SIMPLIFY SCORING
IN AUCTION BRIDGE
Revision of Rules Announced as
Result Of Conference of q
Whist Experts.
Py the Associated Prsss.

ny TIE ASs''ietcb L fctt
NEW YORK. February 10.-A re-
vision of the rules of auction bridge
toward simplified scoring was an
nounced yesterday, following a con-
ference of experts last Saturday. Mil
ton c. Work. chairman of the COM
mittee on rules of the Whist Club of
New York, and representatives Of the
American Whist League. the Knicker-
booker Whist Club and the New York
Bridge Whist Club attended the con-
ference.
The scoring of honors was changed
to give all honors. regardless Of suits,
an equal value No change was made
in honors at no trump. The follow
ing rule was adopted:
Honors are scored in the honor
score of the side to which they are
dealt: their value is not changed by
doubling or redouhling. All honors
held by each side are scored accord
ing to the following table:
0 in one hand, 3 in the other. count
80 points.
/ in one hand. 2 in the other, count
80 points.
in one hand, in the other count
40 points. -. --
2 in one hand, in the other, count
40 points.
In one hand, in the other, count
so points.
0 In one hand, 4 in the other. count
80 points.
1 in one hand. in the other, count
90 points.
0 In one hand. 5 in the other, count
100 points.
Minor changes with relation to r.
woke pAna1t1ss ware also naadA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-10
POLICEMEN CLUB MOB
+ IN WOOL MILL STRIKE
Crowd Of 1900 Broken Up After
March by New Jersey
Officers.
By the Annotated Press

By the Associated Press.
PAssAlC, n. j., February 10
Five persons were arrested and po-
lice armed with clubs yesterday dis
persed 1900 persons, including strfk-
ing wooden mill workers of the Pas.
saic-Garf1eld district, when an At.
tempt was made to reach the Forst.
mann and Huffman Mill in Clifton
to gain recruits.
Five hundred strikers paraded to
Clifton yesterday and when thew ar
rived there their ranks had been
swelled to 1900.
Clifton police met them at tha
bridge leading into the town and or
dered them to halt. When the march.
ers continued to advance the police
charged and the ranks of the march
ers broke. In the rush to safety
men and women were knocked down
and 4trampled. Strikers charge that
about 100 persons were dubbed by
the police. The strike Is in its third
rNeAA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-10
TOURIST BUILDING
j SEEMS INEVITABLE
mper, Although Opposed to
Pan, Sees Little Hope of :
T. Blocking Money.

Although Senator Capper. chairman
- The Senate District committee. Is
6ok in favor OF erecting at the tourist
kouao In East Potomac Park building
that would have a tendency to keep
the camp permanently at that loca
ton. he said today he feared there is
little chance of changing the plans at
this time.
The Senator said it would be neces-
harry 70 have both bra inches OF Con
gress take legislative action TO hold up
the appropriation contained in the la
District appropriation act for the es-
tAhhshment of perma nent facilities a I
tho camp, and which Is about to be
Apent.
Status of Project.
ChA3rma Capper received a letter
today from Maj. L. 8. Grant. Sd, di-
rector Of public building and parks.
In which he explained the status of
the project without expressing a per-
ponal opinion as to the suitability of
the East Potomac Park site Refer
ring to the sum carried in the appro-
prfAtion act. Maj. Grant wrote:
Part OF this preparation has been
expended 70 improve the water supply
and bathing facilities. 1t Ia intended
to expend the remainder for building
to b used as rest room, store and
,cfioA As you will see from the word
ins q the act, Congress definitely
axed tia SsAo en-skieh- tia A1psndk
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ture for improvements was to be made
and no discretion is left this office
In the matter. AS the appropria ton
is good only for the current fiscal
year. II will be necessary for this
Office to proceed with construction as
soon as weather permits, and action
cannot he postponed without direct
Legislative sanction.
The report of the hearing. before
the House committee shows that the
designation Of the site was deliberate
and that the committee was aware of
the opposition of the Commission OF
Fine Arts to the establishment of
permanent facilities for a tourist
camp at this site. In view of the
definitely adopted policy of Congress,
/ refrain from expressing my personal
opinion as to the suitability of the
site.
TT should be added in this con-
nection that efforts had been made
for several years to obtain a suitable
site in some other place, but that
these efforts were unsuccessful In
the mea ntime. the requirements of
the tourist camp had become such
and the number Of visitors each sea-
son so great, that a due regard to
health and sanitation made some I'M
proEarnant urgently nscessakN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-10
''Medicine Man.
Stoically Bears
Breaking of Leg
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press. a-
NEW YORK. February 10
jeremiah Holmes may or may not
have inherited curative powers
from the Iroquois Indians, but he
exhibited a stoicism of which any
red man might be proud yesterday
in a Brooklyn court after he
slipped and broke his leg ascending
the witness stand to defend himself
against charge of practicing
medicine without a license.
Assisted to rise by court attend
ants, he sat in the witness chair
20 minutes before a doctor put the
fractured limb in splints.
Holmes brow was damp with the
perspiration of pain during his
testimony. but he gave no other
sign of his suffering.
Holmes denied he had ever prac-
tfced medicine or surgery and
maintained his treatments consti-
tuted a ritual through which he
exercised curative powers handed
down from the Indians.
e Magistrate Steer required the
medicine man" to post $500 bail
for his appearance in Special Ses-
sions before he was allowed to go
home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-10
ERIE C. HOLLYWOOD HEADS
SOCIETY OF EDITORS
Directors Vote to Send Retiring
Chief to Conference at
Geneva.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND. February 18.-Erie
c. Hopwood. editor OF the Cleveland
Plain Dealer. yesterday was elected
president of the American Society OF
Nawana per Editors by the directors.
He has been secretary since the or
ganiBation in 1922.
Others elected are: George +. Miller,
Detroit, first vice president; David e.
Smiley, Philadelphia and New York.
second vice president; f. 8. Beck, Chi
cago. treasurer, and Marvin Cream
ger. Milwaukee, secretary.
walter M. Harrison. Oklahoma City,
succeeds Edgar B. Piper, Portland,
Greg, who resigned as board men,
Der.
The board voted to send Casper s.
Yost, who had been president of the
society since it's organization. to the
International Press Congress at Co
neva next Fall to represent the
American Newspaper press In the 10
castys
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-10
Corn Serves as Money at Movies,
Stores and Newspapers in Carmi, Ill.

merchandise the dollar-in-trade cou-
pons issued by the elevators for each
bushel brought in by farmers. Corn
week" here began last Saturday.
ROCKFORD. H., February 10 tP).-
Marriage ceremonies may he paid for
in corn at the rate of $3.50 a bushel at
Kingston. III. r. s. Taswell, Justice Of
the peace, in making the announce
ment raised the bid of 81 made by a
manufa cturer OF trade implements for
corn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-10
CALLED TO OREGON u.
President II. w. Chase of Univer.
sity Of N. C. Offered Similar Post.

EUGENE, Greg, February 10 LP.-
DIR. Harry WOODBURY. Chase, president
of the University of North Carolina,
yesterday was offered the position as
president of the University of Oregon
by the board of regents. He was given
two weeks to make his reply.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-10
Experts
Forbidden to PLAY
Chess i'm Austria
BY the Associated Press.

by TUE NFSUtIdIPtl fTPsH.
VIENNA. February 1O.-The
Soviet minister of education has
forbidden f. Bogoljubow, the Rus
sian chess master who won the
recent international tournament at
Moscow, and another Russian
player to take part in an Austrian
chess tournament to be held here.
1t is understood this action is
intended as a. protest against the
recent acqnittal of White" Rus
slams charged with conspiring
against the life OF the Soviet
minister to Austria
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-10

The National Congress of India, a
great unofficial gathering which meets
annually to debate the policy OF the
nationalistfc movement in the Indian
empire, Is being presided over this
year by a woman. Mrs Sarojtxt Natdu-
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-01-14
Legion Auxiliary
Gives Generously
x.
During Past Year

The Legion Auxiliary of the Local
Post has accomplished great deal
of work during 1925. Aside from
furnishing the new Legion and Auxil-
larry Club Rooms, the women made a
$40 donation for the Rest Room at
Fort Harrison, at Helena, Montana,
SIS Rehabilitation Donation, porch
caps to soldier boys at the Fort
amounting to $685., Donation of 81
to National Memorial Building Fund
donation of $3.50 to Legion Billet at
Otter Lake, IS donation for childrens
playground at Fort Harrison, 1854 fol
National Rehabilitation work which
sum was realized from the Poppy
Sale, 1854 for Department Rehabi-
litation work which sum was also re-
allied from the Poppy Sale, donation
of $50 for the maintenance of the
public skating rink in Red Lodge, Sic
donation to Carbon county boys con-
fined to the Fort, and $40 for charity
In addition to these cash sums the
Auxiliary have made other donations
to the boys at Fort Harrison in the
way of laundry bags, wash cloths, tray
clothes, flowers, jelley, chocolate can
dies cookies and other dalntieS
Twenty four boxes were filled for the
boys at Christmas time and the ship
ment included a large box of choco-
lates. The children of patients at the
hospital were recipients of large
boxes of Christmas toys The Auxil-
iary women have also purchased flow
ers for sick members of the local unit
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-01-14
State Poultry Show
at Conrad Jan. 1928

Helena, Jan. 13-Montana's eigh-
teenth annual state poultry show
opens Monday, January IS to %, in
elusive, at Conrad. The show is I'M
der the auspices Of the state depart
ment of agriculture. In the opinion
of j. R. Scott, Helena, president of
the Montana State Poultry Breeders
association, attendance at this years
show will set new state record.
eve will have more than 1000 pens
in use", said Mr.. Scott, "the citizens
of Conrad have contributed $1,000.
The state department has contributed
and additional $500. We have large,
we'll lighted display room in the Con-
rad Mercantile building. A silver cup
will be given to the winner of the
best display. Cash premiums are
offered for all breeds and varieties.
Entries close January 16.