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Eye weakness strain, squirting and
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FANciERs PROTEST
NEW B. c. PIGEON BAN

Adoption Of the new regulation
covering the maintenance of
pigeons and chickens in Washing
tom brought vigorous objection TO
the. District Commissioners today
from, members OF the District Of
Colugnbia Homing Pigeon Club and
the American Racing Pigeon Union.
Local fanciers ask that PUBIC
hearing or conference with the Com
tire thew viii show why the
,arSse,,t practices should not be dis
Continued BY the PRONUNCIATION Of
rule recommended by Health ofIicer
william G.. Fowler. The city neads
promise to give the matter furtner
sideration.
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ADVERTISEMENT
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fanrioie ornaments, rejected IN
"a vor of d scheme to include ma
terial resources az potential mill
.tary strength.
Separation OF land, air and water
arms limitation on the ground that
consideration as q Wnole y I'M
profitable.
Dependence upon good faith Of
"a lions and treaties to enforce
arreenents. Many central Euro.
mean representatives at Geneva are
demanding and international body
II control disarmament.
4 The Kellogg speech, read before
delivery by President Coolidge and
widely published abroad also y
.f,In1- 10 European diplomats that
the United states viii accept no
scheme Of disarmament based upon
advantage to group OF nations.
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the Portsmouth Shore. There was
program of sports.
y \ 4
SEPTEMBER Is
WEDDING MONTH

y
SEPTEMBER IS
WEDDING MONTH
The marriage of Miss Henrietta
Elizabeth Dodd Hopes, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hopes, OF
Wilmington, Del. and Charles
Christian Wertenbaker, of Wnsh-
ington, D. c., and Virginia, aon
of DR.. William Wertenbaker. of
Wilmington, will take place Sat
urday, September rs, In the EN-
manuel Protestant Episcopal
Church, Wilmington.
The ushers will include Walter
Brook Stabler, Of Wilmington:
Llewellyn Miller, of Baltimore;
Charles Edward Hallenborg, Of
Haverford; Kinoch Neson, of Rich.
mond, Va; Frederick Stone and
Robert Stone, of Roanoke Va;
G. Peytoh Wertenbaker, Of wi.
mington, brother of the bride.
groom;ss Charles Creighton Carlin,
of Alexandria. Va, and Charles
Lucian Gleaves. OF Virginia.
Miss Ella Barbour, OF Detroit,
Mich, and Miss Mary Wick Samp-
son, of Youngstown, Ohio, will be
maids of honor The bridesmaids
will be Mrs. Charles Edward Hal
.lenborg, Of I1averford; Miss GeeI-
giana Coke, Miss Mary Tatnall
Warner, Miss Elizabeth Wales,
Miss Josephine Wales, Miss Emily
Findlay Van Lear and Miss Imogen
'Peyton Wertenbaker, sister Of the
bridegroom all Of Wilmington, and
Miss Mary Earle Hoxton, OF Alex
andria, Va. IS
A reception will follow the cere.
mony at the home of the brides
parents.
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Joseph 8. Frellnghuysen, Of New
Jersey.
Mr.. and Mrs. William w. Tracy
gave a dinner at Ormeland in WI.
Jamestown last night for their.
guests, Mr.. and Mrs. !. Clifton
Copley, of Washington. Mrs. Tracy
also is having a tea for Mrs. Copley
today.
Mrs. Raymond T. Baker has as
house guests at Saratoga Springs,
Mrs. c. A. Heckscher Wetherill.
Mrs. Douglas w. Paige and Howard
w. Maxwell.
MISS HELEN BAILEY
WEEDS In BALTIMORE
Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Bailey an
nounce the marriage Of their daugh-
ter, Adelaide Helen, to Waldo Mil.
ton Green, of Bethesda, Nd, at
Baltimore, Md, August 8. The
Rev. Robert kell officiated.
Because of the illness Of Mrs.
Gibson Fahnestock the large dance
which she had planned to give at
her Newport home, Harrison House,
on Thursday evening of next week
in honor of her SON and laughter
in.law, Mr.. and Mrs. Spowdel A.
Fahnestock, has been cancelled. It
may be given later in the season.
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The officers OF the Naval War
College at Newport, r. l.. and their
wives were the guests of Comdr.
James Parker, u. s. N, a mernner
Of the college staff, yesterday afrer-
noon at clambake given at the
home Of the commanders father,
Gen. James Parker, u. S. A.. re.
tired, known as Greenvale farm, on
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III including large
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Fred Kents Are Newcomers
COL. GLASGOW
HONOR GUEST
TOMORROW
Plans for Garden Party
at Fort Myer Changed
to Reception

Jupiter PIuvius has spoiled the
garden party planned by the OF
ficers of Fort Myer for tomorrow.
The party has been changed to
a reception and will be held in the
post chop" room instead of on
lawns of the commanding officer s
quarters.
/, Col. William j. Glasgow, the
guest of honor, will take command
at Fort Myer on August %. His
predecessor, Col. Hamilton Haw'
kins, accompanied by Mrs. Haw'
kins and their daughter. Miss
Nancy Hawkins, sailed for the
Philippines on Wednesday.
Mrs. Glasgow, who is now in
Paris with Miss Octavia Glasgow,
will not return to Washington until
late in the fall Miss Harriet
Glasgow is in Washington at the
family residence on 18th Street.
Both Miss Octavia and Miss Har-
riet are of debutante age, promts-
ing round of bud" parties at
the post this season. Lieut.. Joseph
Glasgow is military attache at the
American embassy in Paris and a
younger brother is a student at
West Point.
Colonel Glasgow will share the
honors at the reception tomorrow
with the officers of the S06th
Cavalry regiment, now In training
at Fort Myer.
ELIZABETH HUME
is SUMMER GUEST
Miss Elizabeth Hume is the guest
of Miss Essie du Pont, at Whining
ton, Delaware. She win leave today
to return to Rehobeth, Del, where
she has been spending the summer,
as the guest Of her grandmother,
Mrs. w. B. .Orme.
Miss Annie. Graham and Miss
Helen Hume are also the guest OF
their grandmother:
Miss Adelaide Bride, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. William Bride, OF
Edgemoore, has returned after a
visit Of several weeks In West
Virginia.
Miss Ethel Byron and her sister,
Miss Edna Byron, are visiting their
aunt. Mrs. Katherine Bennett, at
her summer home at Ipswich. Mass.
They will return to Washington the
latter part Of September.
X \
HINES PARTY
IN NEW YORK
Gen. and Mrs. Frank T. Hines
and Frank T.. Hines, jr., OF Wash
ington, who are on an extended
motor trip, are passing a few days
at the Hotel Aston in New York
before going to Canada. i
Charles r. Abercrombie Miller.
who is playing in the tennis tour
nament at the Meadow Club this
week, is visiting his sister, Mrs.
Walter Tuckerman, at her house on
Shinnecock Hills, Southampton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry P. Robbins.
of Southampton, are at Newport
r. l., as the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Parish, who will give a din
ner tomorrow evening in their hon
or and in honor of Mrs. Franklin
D. Roosevelt, who is also their
guest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Payne Whitney are
entertaining Senator James w.
Wadsworth and Mrs. Wadsworth
at Saratoga Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Minturn Post Col
Inns, of New York and Karefree.
Bar Harbor, have issued invitations
for a dinner-dance at the Yacht
Club tomorrow evening at Karefree
In honor of their son, Minturn Post
Collins, jr.. and Joseph S. Freling-
huysen, jr., son of ex-senator
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Eyes Injured by Heat
and Glare of Sun,
Say Doctors

Recommend Simple Home Treatment,
Which Instantly Relieves Irritation and
Often Strengthens Eyes so Per Cent
In One Week.
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new lot of room size 9x12, High Grade Wool Wilton
values in the Sei-Annual Sale Of Floor Coverings The
group shows all the patterns and unusually large
number of Chinese designs worked out in new and
ished with frnged ends and at this specially low price, is
value seldom found and instantly appreciated by people who
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-18
MISLEADING SILVER
NAMES ARE BANNED
Sheffield Must Come From Eng
lish City, Federal Trade
Commission Rules.

Another voiiey Of cease and de.
sist'' orders has been fired by the
Federal Trade Commission at silver.
ware manufacturers in the commits.
sion's effort to stamp out the practice
Of misbranding silver.plated products
to indicate they were made in Ehefiieid,
England. orders were handed down
directing that the use Of the word
"Shefieid" by itself or in any com.
Dol should be abandoned by the fol.
lowing firms:
Ontario silver Co.. Muncie. IND;
III. o. Rogers Silver Co., Taunton.
Mass; Superior Silver Co, Inc,
Brooklyn; Jacob Busch, Samuel e.
Bernstein, Inc; Hemill Silverware Co.,
and A. L. Wagner Manufacturing Co,
gil of New York.
Another order directed the White
Silver Co., Taunton, Mass, and the
Benedict Manufacturing Co., East
Syracuse, N. ", to discontinue use
Of the word "quadruple" on plated
articles unless there had been four
actual coatings with silver or q single
coating equivalent in amount TO four
applications.
The keystone silver Co, inc, New
York, was included under both the
Shefield and quadruple orders, as was
the Century Silver Manufacturing Co.
OF New York, which also was forbid
den to continue use of the brand
Dutch Silver on articles not made
in Holland
The Commission found that in all
OF the cases the practices ordered to
be. discontinued mislead ana deceive
the general buying public" the an
nouncement said
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-18
MARINE CORPS RESERVE

The entire class OF 20 reserve ON
GERS attending the second training
camp at Quantico. Va, qualified on
the bayonet course. This is the first
time an entire class of marine on
GERS have qualified, making 100 per
cent qualification.
Orders have been issued from
headquarters Marine Corps defining
the number OF drills with pay for Ma
rine Corps Reserve companies.
The major general cpmulandant has
authorized total Of nine drills for
the first quarter Of the fiscal year,
1927. For each one of these drills
the members of these organizations,
present in uniform. receive one.tf1ir-
tieth Of their monthly pay.
For the fiscal year, 1927, II IL ex.
pected to allow a total of 40 drills
for each company The drill pay is
paid quarterly by check.
The second Reserve Officers' Train
ing Camp at the Marine Barracks,
Quantico, closed yesterday. The on
Gers for this class reported July S.
ana they underwent intensive train
Ing. They were instructed in infantry
weapons; such as the howitzer, ma.
chine gun, rife and pistol Each Of
these officers also ran the bayonet
course. On July 10. those who desired,
We're given instruction in aviation in.
Guiding flights.
Capt, Victor r. Bleasdale, u. S. M.
G., was in direct charge OF the train
ing and Capt. Prentice C. Geer. was
In charge OF the camp.
The following Marine Corps reserve
ofhcers residing in washington have
just completed two weeks training at
the Marine Barracks, Quantico:. Capt.
John II. LAyne, Capt. Charles Al,
Ketcham, First Lieut.. Harold H. Titus,
Second Lieut.. Francis +. Eagan, Sec.
ond Lieut.. Frank b. Birthright.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-18
ORPHAN IN CITY
SEEKING PARENTS
William ]. Hunter, ~, Once IN
Jersey Home, Is Cycling !.
Over Country.

William j. Hunter. 20 years old.
formerly Of North Bergen. N. j., now
on q bicycle tour from the Atlantic
seaboard to the Pacific Coast in quest
Of news about the parents VINO put
him In an orphan asylum when he
was years old, arrived in washing
ton yesterday from Baltimore.
Hunter made a similar tour Of the
New England States. hoping for
some clue that might lead him to his
mother and father, or at least give
him news as to the fate, II both have
died. His search was in vain, how
ever, and he has now determined to
extend It all over the country.
His plan Is to inquire about the
countryside between large cities or
towns and upon reaching q place Of
sizeable population to spend several
days there. He explains his mission
give him a. story" 80 that his family
might see 1t II they happen to be in
that particular place.
Hunter is stopping in Washington
at the Y. M. G. A. and will remain
there probably a day or two longer.
His next stop will be Frederick, Md
Should any person in this city have
heard of his parents and suspect they
might know his family history he
win be glad to have them telephone
or call in person at the Central Y. NJ.
C. A.
The youth carries credentials show
ing that he was admitted to New
Jersey homo for orphans when he
was years old. His fathers name,
according to the papers, was Andrew,
while his mothers maiden name was
Agnes McHugh He has learned that
at one time he had q. crippled sister.
The arrival of two other children. he
understands. forced his parents to
give him to an orphanage.
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Shape Of Nose Tells Charaoter

Much Of q persons character can
be told by the shape Of his or her
nose. It IL said. A large hooked nose
denotes friendship, good temper and
business ability, mixed with q love Of
luxury. A thin bridge indicates cour.
age, honesty and persistence, while
q very short nose tells OF couceit. A
long thin nose shows conceit,
iobstinacy and mind deaf to reason,
according to those who study human
characteristics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-18
England's Teapot Huge One.

Some idea OF the amount of tea.
drunk In England in a yeaf. may be
had by imagining the size of a teapot
necessary to contain what would be
required for the populace 10 that time
1t 10 said It would require a vessel as
high as the cross on St Paul's Cathe-
ttal and in proportions Of a teapot
that high. Five hundred men could
hardly clasp hands around It's waist. :"
Four trains could race abreast through
its spout II placed horizontally.
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Alaska Has Night Schools.

In Alaska. night school may be
started under government supervision
in any community where IL per.
sons signify a desire to study In adj
dition to reading, writing and arith.
metic, spelling, grammar, history and
the fundamentals of good citizenship
are taught. During the current year
the pupils enrolled included % citi.
zens. 104 aliens and 1913 who have de-
clared their citizenship intentions.
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Church Run by Children.

In Birmingham, England, church
has been established which is entirely
controlled and governed by children.
All members over 10 years of. age
are eligible to vote for the church
council and wardens. A 13-year-old
girl reads the lesson each Sunday and
the wardens are, boys of about the
same age. There are about $50 MEM
bers of the congregation, ranging In
age from to Is years.
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Hubby, Too Taciturn. Sued.

JERSEY CITY, July II tF.--John
Heenan has spoken to her only once
In the last 10 months and then he
said mo-" Mrs. Heenan charges in
her petition for divorce.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-31
All Fans Requested
ToMeet WeaUerAnd
S Players Tonight

President William Alberts of the
Douglas club of the Copper league
has issued a blanket invitation for
all fans of the ct.y to gather at the
S. p. station this evening to meet
the 9:20 train, when Manager Buck
Weaver of the Blues, Lefty" Will
liams and four other players will
arrive. In a telegram received on
Tuesday by Alberts, It was stated
the players will arrive tonight.
The directors or the Blues will
meet at the chamber of commerce
rooms sharp at 1880 tonight, and
transact their business in time to be
at the station to meet the incoming
players.
In a letter received by the direc-
tors Tuesday, Arthur Jew Weiss.
who pitched for the Blues last year
asks for place on the pitching
staff again for the present season.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-31
SNOW THROUGH AREA

DENVER, Colo, March 80. = The
lengendary March lamb probably will
limp out of the Rocky mountain sec
tion this year over a snow blanketed
landscape with a slightly frost-bit-
ten tail.
That was the promise held out to-
night for the tag-end of March, which
has behaved in most unorthodox
fashion, and which leaves in it's wake
snow ranging in depth from AZ
inches to a scant covering, and tenn
peratures, ranging from near -freez-
ing to 10 degrees below zero.
Four days of almost continual
snow, following several days of rain
has left, strangely enough but little
of the flaky stuff on the ground
generally, although several mountain
points reported some of the heaviest
white blankets of the year. Stock
was reported as suffering little, if
any, and farmers and stockmen hail
the early spring snow as boon to
both ranges and planted crops.
AS for an answer to the question
s'when is spring?" old timers are
quite at loss Mild and even ex-
cessive temperatures were registered
throughout most of January and Feb
ruary and the ground hog, together
with the Indian weather prophet and
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-31
$4,000 BLAZE
IN JEROME NOW
UNDER CONTROL
(By Dispstcn A. P. wlre1

JEROME, March 3O.-The Mexican
quarter Of Jerome was threatened
by fire which was brought under
control at / o'clock this morning aft
er five two-story frame buildings
and at least two automobiles were
destroyed with damage in excess of
$4,000
A gasoline stove explosion in one
of the buildings started the fire
shortly after o'clock last night,
The flames spread rapidly due to the
fGtmsy construction of the houses.
Twelve hundred feet of hose were
laid from the business section of
Jerome and the volunteer firemen
worked until early this morning be-
fore the flames finally were brought
under control.
Two of THE buildings were occupied
by Mexican stores and the other three
were rooming houses. Two automo-
biles are known to have been de-
s.royed and others may have been
lost in the fire.
All of the buildings were located
on property of the United Verde Ex-
tension Mining company in the cen
ter of the Mexican quarter and about
one-half mile from the United Verde
Extension mine.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-31
FARMHOUSE DEMoL1sHED.

NEW ORLEANS, March 3o.--Austin
Langley, Jr., was seriously injured
near Kinder, La, and his two young
er brothers slightly hurt when their
farmhouse was demolished by high
wind today. Norwood, La, suffered
damage FROM sthe storm in which the
wind was joined by rain and hail,
and houses were to the ground near
Baton Rouge.
Heavy property loss was suffered
in both Louisiana and Mississippi as
a result of today's storm, but no loss
of life was reported.
Frank Gueho, his wife and eight
children, were sitting before the fire
place in their home on the Ell Dorado
plantation when the house crashed
before the wind. The chimney stayed
the force of the roofs fall long
enough to permit the family to rush
TO safety.
A school house was wrecked near
Kinder, many trees were uprooted
and telephone and telegraph wires
fell
The storm delayed trains and the
roof of dining car on a southern
train was carried away by the wind
as the train reached Lake Pont-
chartrain bridge.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-31
ALBUQUERQUEAN
Is KILLED AFTER
RUNNING AMUCK
(By Dispatch A, P. wirel


ALBUQUERQUE, N. M, March 30
Howard " Smith, 80, government
farmer at the Indian pueblo of Isleta.
ten miles south of HERE is near death
in a hospital and Jesus Ramirez, 81,
of Albuquerque, is dead, as the re-
suit of Ramirez running amuck at
Isleta early tonight. Ramirez was
killed by Esquipula Jojola, an In
dian of Isleta, after he had shot
Smith, exchanged volleys with A. &.
Young, Santa FTe station agent, and
taken pot shots" at everybody he
met. Ramirez, it is believed, had
been drinking.
Prohibition officers reported that
they found quantity of liquor at
his home in Albuquerque this after
noon. He drove to Isleta in q taxi
cab, after buying a ticket to Rincon,
N. M He dismissed the cab. In
front of Smiths house he began to
yell and make a disturbance. Smith
went out and told him to move on,
Ramirez fired twice, one bullet from
his revolver passing through Smiths
body and the other through his head.
After the exchange of shots with
the railway agent the Indian, Jojola.
formerly a peace officer at Isleta,
was called. Jojola went after Ra-
mirez, who fired at him several
times. Jojola returned the fire and
hit Ramirez in the head and body,
causing almost instant death.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-31
WOMAN EXPELLED
FROM MEXICO IS
HOUSE WITNESS
lgs Dispatch A p. wnel


TUCSON, March 30.-Mrs. Max Mac
Murray, wealthy woman of Cleve-
land, Ohio, owner of the CarlinS
ranch is lying in a timber camp in
a lonely and inaccessible spot in the
Galiura mountains, suffering a possi-
BILE fractured hip and shoulder, the
result of fall from her horse dur
ing lion hunt, according to word
that reached Tucson today. The ac-
cident occurred Tuesday, a week ago.
Mrs. MacMurray suffered such in
tense pain that it was impossible
for friends and employees to move
her down the dangerous mountain
path. She was forced to go without
medical aid for SO hours, until a
physician from Tucson was able to
reach the makeshift camp.
Mrs. MacMurray was swept from
her mount by a low swinging bough
as she was riding up steep and
narrow incline. She fell a distance
of Is feet and landed on a pile of
boulders and sharp rocks. Cowboy
guides were unable to move her be-
cause of the pain.
Mrs. MacMurray, who recently took
over the Carlink ranch, was enter
tanning a party of guests on a noun
tain lion hunt when the accident
occurred.