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The weather

Fair tonight and Friday. Not
much change in temperature
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W.PEARCE RAyNER
Of FMOTORF|RM DIES
Was Commander of Corps
For Home Defense League
in World War.

w. Pearce Rayner. As years old. man.
ager of the White Motor Co. OF this
city. died In Sibley Hospital last night
after short illness.
Mr.. Rayner was commander Of the
Motor Corps which operated under the
Home Defense League here during and
for a short time after the World War.
Came Here in 1912.
He was member OF the Washington
Board of Trade. the Kiwanis Club and
.he Masonic fraternity. He came to
this city in 1912 and resided at 35O2
rhirtieth- street. He had been active
with the Board of Trade In its efforts
to cooperate in solving traffic problems
He also had co-operated closely with
the Metropolitan police and detective
forces in working out various problems
pertaining to the general welfare OF
citizens.
He is survived by his widow. Mrs.
Nellie T. Rayner: three children. Helen.
Hester and Pearce Tyler Rayner. and
two brothers, E. T. Rayner OF this city
and A. E. Rayner Of Baltimore.
Funeral arrangements have not been
completed.
AS commander of the Motor Corps,
Mr. Rayner rendered outstanding serV-
ice at the time of the Knickerbocker
Theater disaster in 1922. Learning OF
the accident while at his home and be-
ing unable to get his automobile out
of the deep snow at the time, he called
Vice Comdr. Howard Fiske to take COM
mand Of the corps members at the scene
of the disaster. Then he remained at
the phone practically throughout the
night summoning members OF the corps
to the scene. The corps. composed OF
about 400 business men OF washington,
responded upon call and rendered val
liable service.
On Public Order Committee.
Learning of the need of removing
the steel beams Of the theater which
had fallen and imprisoned the injured
and the dead. Mr. Rayner called the
Navy Yard and borrowed acetylene
torches to cut the beams. He then
arranged with the telephone company
to transport the torches after being
informed at the Navy Yard that they
had no means of TRANSFORMATION. In
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CAPT. DAVID P. VAN PELT
DIES AT ARMY HOSPITAL

Capt. David p. Van Pelt, u. S. A.,
retired, 81 years old, former instruc-
tor in Reserve Officers' Training Corps
of Washington high schools. died yes
terday at the Army General Hospital.
Denver. Colo.
Funeral services will be held Satur-
day afternoon at o'clock In the chapel
at Fort Myer. Burial will be In Arling-
ton National Cemetery.
Capt. Van Pelt was born at Talladega.
Ala, July IA, 1896. He entered the
service as second lieutenant of In
fantry In October. 1917. He served
overseas with the Goth Machine Gun
Battalion, 7th Division. Later he was
stationed at local high schools as mill
tary instructor.
He is survived by his widow. Mrs
Lillian Corpeet Van Pelt of Talladega,
Ala
Evening star., 1928-03-01
DINNER FOR c. R. NASH.

Charles r. Nash, assistant to the
commissioner of internal revenue,
whose resignation, effective March 81,
recently was announced. will be guest
of honor at dinner given by his as
sociates in the internal revenue serv-
ice at the Raleigh Hotel at o'clock
tonight. Edwin Smith will preside. An
address will be made by Commissioner
David II. Blair. Among the guests will
be the Secretary of the Treasury. An
drew W. Mellon: undersecretary Ogden
L. Mills and ass.s.:a.n. Secretaries Henry
Herrick Bond and Carl T. Schuneman.
Mr.. Nash will become associated with
the Van Sweringen interests, with head.
quarters at Cleveland (
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PARCEL POST PACT
WITH CUBA ENDED
Congress Bans Cigar Priv
i|ege and Island Ha|ts
Package Mail.

:. Dispatch of all parcels by mail be-
tween the United States and Cuba end
T: ed last midnight. as result OF the re-
: fusal of Congress to enact legislation
: which would permit the importation
:. from, Cuba of cigars in lots OF less than
" 5000 and the insiStence of the island
. republic upon the termination OF the
postal convention Of 1908 unless this
was done. All merchandise nov must
be sent by freight and express at
!, great advance over the mail rates.
which fact, it was said. will result in
: Cuba has faithfully performed her
part of the agreement for IS years.
Second Assistant Postmaster General
T. Glover declared today. "but owing to
tie 1866 tobacco law all cigar shipments
from Cuba have been excluded here.
giving the United States all the best OF
the bargain"
Mfr, Glover reiterated the A,sition OF
the department at the time of the re-
cent hearing before the House ways and
means committee. which reported the
bill favorably. saying that huge loss
for American manufacturers would re-
suit
American railroads will lose nearly
dOlld1S NGdl AAA ACNSIA0SS'
he said. land American factory produc-
ton will suffer heavily from the loss OF
trade with Cuba, as express costs are
double or treble the charges for parcel
post"
Cupa had originally declared its in
tention of abrogating the convention
on June 80. 1927. but. on the promise
OF postal officials here to ask President
Coolidge to request amendatory tobacco
legislation. extended the agreement for
the nine-month period. which expires
tomorrow The President made this
recommendation to Congress in his an
nual message.
Two years ago Cuba raised the weight
allowed for mail packages from
pounds and ounces to ii pounds. at
the request Of American manufacturers,
and recently expressed willingness to
raise the weight to % pounds. with
c. o. D. privileges. in return for the
right to mail cigars here.
Evening star., 1928-03-01

addition he called out the troops from
Fort Myer.
He was long active as a member of
the public order committee OF the
Washington Board of Trade and served
as chairman of the subcommittee on
traffic He also was an active member
of the Washington Automotivc Trade
Association.
Mr.. Rayner rendered valuable assist
ance to the police while superintend-
ing transportation forces during the
race riots in 1919.
Evening star., 1928-03-01
Special Dispatch TO The star

SpEFTdI DIspuICF % Ihs ot1Ts
FREDERICK. Md, March 1T
Belt. real estate operator. vas ARE
yesterday by State police and helG
81 900 bond. charged with operating
automobile which Tuesday night ST
William Harris, a farmer. near /!
and leaving the scene without renGc'
assistance. Belts machine was ide,
fed by two door handles which t
broken off.
Evening star., 1928-03-01

cent studies beneath tropic waters. The
pictures and observations were made
from a specially equipped ship of the
coast OF Haiti.
DR.. Beebe averaged several hours a
day strolling on the sea bottom incased
In diving suit. BY means of a tele-
phone he dictated his impressions dur
ing these undersea excursions TO his
secretary In a boat above
Evening star., 1928-03-01
Relatives Thwart Marriage.
;si Disuatch 10 The Star

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
. ROCKVILLE. Mo, March Tine
marriage here yesterday of Miss Lula
Cornell and Foster Garter of Fairfax
County, Va. was prevented when rel
atives, after a telephone warning to the
license clerk, appeared and informed
the clerk that the girl was only 16 years
old. She was taken back to her home
Evening star., 1928-03-01
ASKS INTEREST IN FARM.
Widow Sues Stepson and Wife Over
Estate Of Husband.

WluOW 0ueS otePSoh dhu "AAc S'eA
Estate Of Husband.
Mrs. Wilhelmina E. Hill, 1885 Thirty
seventh street, has filed suit In the
District Supreme Court against her
stepson. George c. Hill. and his wife,
Elizabeth C. Hill. 40l9 Eighteenth
street, to compel conveyance to her
Of a two-thirds interest in farm near
Laurel. Md. The plaintiff is the widow
of George A. Hill, a former employe
Of the Naval Observatory.
She says her husband promised to
convey to her the property. but died
without carrying out his alleged agree
mcnt, and. under the laws Of Mary
land. she is entitled to only one-third
of the estate. instead of all OF 1t, ac-
cording to the alleged verbal agreement.
She Is represented by Attorneys Lin
kins, Iinkins e. Boyd.
Evening star., 1928-03-01
SMITH CLUB TO MEET.

Democratic Group VIII Gather at
Burlington Tonight.
The Al Smith Democratic Club Of
the District. organized two months ago,
for the avowed purpose of sending dele
gates to the Democratic national con-
vention instructed for Al Smith, will
meet tonight at 8 O'Clock in the Bur-
lington Hotel.
Daniel A. Edwards. president Of the
Columbian Collefie and Mrs. Percy Du-
val of the Women's Democratic Club of
Prince Georges County. Md. de-
scendant of Lord Baltimore and owner
of Dover House. will be among the
speakers
Evening star., 1928-03-01
NEW ENVOY NAMED.

Philadelphian Selected for Post in
Bolivia.
David E. Kaufman of Philadelphia
was nominated today by President Cool
ide to be American Minister to Bo-
livia.
He succeeds Jesse s. Cottrcll, who
has resigned.
Evening star., 1928-03-01
PICTURES UNDERSEA LIFE.
Explorer Will Show Unusual

Disclosing fairyland of undersea
life. recorded by specially designed
underwater motion picture camera.
William Beebe, naturalist and explorer.
will address members of the National
Geographic Society at the Washington
Auditorium tomorrow night on his re-
Evening star., 1928-03-01

BENJAMIN Franklin was the seven
teenth child in his family.
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Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued TO the
George A. Young of New York City and
AT Byron H. Il. Carpenter Of BROOKLYN: N. y.
ahS aa M"snM N. Ms,ti9siy q Mount Rainier.
H Hsssy f r Mc sd we ana Marea
sn snS M M,ee c51 Srssr both
Of s sat'%0T1e +. Esby ana Anna peisert. both
Dallas Johnson and sayella G: Faraahee' am,
ESsfr 1a Wi 81 sow Hf eu Grses anu
c,, %s,!a of c tr91''s n 'n'' Guy anu
Ss + f b:s Al: I'D v v9sn n T. H0 Foster
sam McAii,:ter. and Dorothy Hicks, r,z.
Harry L. Westbrook ana Margafe' ri%'
Arthur W. Dunn and, Virginia, McKenney.
William w smith. and Louise v. Perkins
both Of Richmond W .,,,o Woodward
William b Tally and Claire Wunder.
Lewis O.. Kidwell of Bethesda and Helen
f Ice Of this city.
David johnson of Cartec. Md, and Sarah
Elvans Of this city ,,, r,,.
James Dousiass = and and, Ad1 d. E l Eob INT,
Berry Henson and Edith Johnson.
Harry Johnson and Mary j Lee.
Otis Norton aud Elizabeth Mayes
Leroy Childs and Menborig Moore.
syyan Bschman az and Lsn"ra Nj
and Helen Hanna of this city.
Charles s. Srr,iSgs and Blanche +. Mitchell
=, Allen Carter aud Mabel l.. Dory. both OF
David Fader and Fay Ross, both of Balti-
George T. Sparks and Dolores c. Alderman.
Howard Hart Of Baltimore and Lavins l..
Hough Of New Middletown. Ohio.
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the Mayfiower tomorrow after being
ont of town for several days.

the Mayfiower tomorrow after being
out of town for several days.
Mrs. George Mortimer Frazier, wife
of Lieut.. Comdr. Frazier, U. s. NJ, was
guest Of honor wednesday at bridge
luncheon given by Mrs. James Peters,
The seven classes at the Georgetown
University Law School are combining
for their annual prom tonight at the
Carlton Hotel, the first Of its kind given
by the school.
There win be dancing from 10 to
O'Clock, with special favors for the
vounr women guests. Members OF the
faculty. their wives and Senator David
I. Walsh are among the patrons and
The committee in charge Is headed
BY Edward K. Ryan. assisted by Par
nell P. Quinn and half dozen sub
committees.
Mrs. J. B. Boiling OF Front Royal, Va,
is making an extended stay at the
Grace Dodge Hotel.
The Georgetown University Law
School will give their annual dance
this evening in the Garden Restaurant
OF the Carlton Hotel. About 500 are
expected TO attend.
In honor of the Kingdom of Den
mark and the Minister, Mr.. Constantin
Brun. the Bureau Of Commercial Eco
Monies will entertain its members at
the Wardman Theater Sunday night. 9
o'clock. Films Of voyage with the
King to Iceland and Greenland will be
shown. First Secretary Of the Danish
legation Mr.. p. O. de TreaSchow Will
speak. Miss Ann Mathea. the noted
Scandinavian singer from Paris. will
give a number of Danish folksongs.
Among those who have accepted invi-
tons are the Minister Of Finland. Mr..
L. Astrom: the Minister of Sweden. Mr..
W. Bostrom; the Minister of Venezuela.
DR.. Don Carlos F. Crisanti: the Min
ister Of Rumania. Mr.. George Cretziano:
the Minister Of Persia. Mira Davoud
Khan Meftah: the Minister of the Meth.
erlands and Nine. j. H. van Royen,
the Minister of Norway. Harvard II.
Bachke, and the counselor. Alexis H.
Edwardo de Medina: Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter A. Drury. jr.: Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Walker. Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton Van
Valkenburg, Baron and Baroness Hans
Won Below. Mr.. John Scofield. Mr.. I. j.
Slim. Senior A. M. Mendez, Gov. and
Mrs. Pollock. Gen. Andrew Hero. Mrs.
Clarence Cary. Commissioner Myers OF
the Shipping Board. Representative and
Mrs. Henry T. Rainey of Illinois, Rep
resentative w. B. Oliver of Alabama,
Representative Morgan G. Sanders, DR..
Edward L. Corbett of New York and
Mr.. William Gibbs McAdoo.
Patriotic groups. educational groups
and Masonic groups. not only in Wash
ington. but from outside the city, are
showing keen interest In the annual
celebration of Washington's birthday
and benefit for George Washington
University Hospital. which Is scheduled
to occur Tuesday evening Of next week.
February 81, at the Mayfiower. under
the direction Of the board Of lady
managers.
Eight members of the Fredericks.
burg Lodge of Masons, to which George
Washington belonged and in which he
took his three first Masonic degrees
will come to the National Capital nex'
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Deaths Reported.

The following death. have been reported =, TO
Octave Charles 80. 81 ] 81.
E9phla Wc pSesrott a. so5a st.
Henry Fairfax. x: 1903 g st.
Agnes NJ ALBRIGHT. 81 463" Wisconsin ave.
Flora C. Martin so. 1873 North Carolina
Ernestine NJ. Roberts. -. 1868 Euclid st.
Frank G. Collins 70. 4lJ Hopkins at
George 7. Munford. ~, 3"24 Northamp-
ten II. ~ zoo,
Alexander Small so. $40 10th At. ne.
Ruth Ridgley. 81 Providence HOSPITAL.
Samu,i A. Gibson. SIS. en- route to George
Ruth a. Fawcett. as, Gallinser Municipal
Ho~pital - or.
infan. of James and Mabe Smith 30
hours 3i3 Pennsylvania ave.
Abraham Cox. s3. Little Sisters OF the
Poor
Eli Logan 81 ?1I5 Popular ST.
Ire Houston 81. Garfield Hospital
Clarence Richards. "a. Galinger Municipal
HOSPITAL.
Elizabeth b Nichols :. years 1913 l. st. s.w.
Willie NJ. E. Cru,chfcld. 3 months. /"
Hanptar II
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A distinguished company greeted
Donna Ortensia, known i'll private life
as Countess Piercy. at her recital yes
itcrc;ay afternoon at the Hotel May
Slower. when she was assisted by Mrs.
Mildred Kolb Schulze at the piano.
THE company included Lady Isabella
Howard. wife of the Ambassador OF
Great Britain: Ncbil Donna Antonietta
de MARITIME. the Minister Of Denmark.
Mr.. Brln: Nine. Peter, wife of the
Minister of Switzerland; the Minister
of Hungary and Countess SzechenY'
the Minister of Greece. Mr.. Simopeulos:
daughter, Mile. CretZiano. with whom
Countess Piercy is staying: the Minis
ter of the Netherlands and Nine. van
sRoyen. Mrs Louis A. rockingham, the
.Mademoiselles Claudel. daughters of the
Ambassador of France. and Nine. Clau-
del: Princess Stourdza. wife OF the
counselor of the Rumanian legation:
Mrs. Henry Getty Chiffon and her
father. Mr.. Thomas J. O'Brien: Mrs.
Richard II. Townsend, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lawrence Townsend, Mr.. and Mrs.
Perry Belmont. Mr.. and Mrs Frederic
fAtherton Mrs. Robert Lansing. Mrs.
MISUNDERSTANDING. Mrs. Thomas
Bell Sweeney. Mrs. Tracy DowS. Mrs
Davidson. Mrs. Tytus McLennan and
Miss Mildred Tytus.
: Mai. and Mrs Samuel Burleigh Mil
ton will be at home Sunday. Febru-
ary 10. from 4:30 TO Z O'Clock. In the
receiving line with Mai and Mrs Mil
ton will be Mrs Daisy Seymour From
hciser. Mrs. Millions sister. and Mr..
Seymour Mcconnell Mrs, Millions son,
who have recently returned from the
Sixth Pan-Anlerican Congress at
Havana.
! Alternating at the tea table will be
Nine SEE, wife of the Minister Of
China: Sonora Grisanti. wife of the
Minister OF Venezuela: Mrs. Wesley L.
Jones. wife of Senator Jones Of WASH
stngton Mrs. Renick W. Dunlap. wife
! of the Assistant Secretary OF Agricul-
ture: Mrs. Richard Yates. wife Of
! Representative Yates of Illinois; Mrs,
Harcourt Pratt. wife Of Representative
Pratt Of New York: Mrs. .. S. Guyer.
wife of Representative Guyer of Kan
sss. and Mrs. Charles Allen.
Young ladies assisting in the dining
room will be Senorita Carmen Teresa
Grisanti. Senorita Maria Louisa Girl
santi. Senorita Margarita Grisanti and
! Senorita Ana Teresa Grisanu. daugh-
tiers of the Minister of Venezuela and
Sonora Grisanti: Miss Emile Steele,
Miss Rachel Steele and Miss Agnes
Bass. daughter OF Capt. and Mrs. Ivan
Bass. q. S. N.
Dr. and Mrs. Gilmer Brenizer will
entertain a company Of 10 at dinner
this evening in their home IN George
town.
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Mrs. Edwin T. Meredith viii return to
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Monday to take part in the festivities
In honor of February "a. and will ap-
pear in the pageant scene, "A Garden
Party on the Potomac" impersonating
distinguished officers in Washington's
staff who were members Of this lodge.
one of the earliest in this country, and
which received its charter from Scot
land direct.
Indeed they will bring with them
the original charter for Masonry In this
country, the Bible in which Gen. Wash
ington signed his name and which is
one Of the two most famous Masonic
Bibles In America, and number of
other relics, which will be on exhibition
at the Mayflower Hotel during the ball
Tuesday night. guarded by two repre-
SentativeS of the lodge. under the direc-
ton Of Grand Master w. j. Ford. They
will also wear their Masonic aprons,
which may be done only on the most
important Masonic occasions and only
with special permission. Those who
will come to the city for the occasion
are Mr.. Clarence r. Howard, Mr.. Will
liam X. Goolrick. Mr.. H. R. Sweetser.
Mr.. c. w. Jones. MIR. H. S. Crismond.
Mr.. Charles I. Williams and Mr.. c..
w. Cam.
The Fredericksburg Bible came direct
from England. having been printed in
1868 by John Field. printer to the Uni
versity of Cambridge. The only other
Masonic Bible In this country Of equal
in New York, on which Washington
and one other President took the presi-
Dental oaths.
Important parts In the pageant scene
Tuesday night will also be played by
members Of the Children Of the Ameri-
can Revolution. representatives of the
Gov. Thomas Welles Society, being I'M
der the direction of Mrs. Clayton Emig
and representatives of the Army and
Navy Society. under the direction of
Mrs. Walter A. Bloedorn.
Groups of young men and women
representing the various departments of
the university will likewise take part in
the scenes. including members of the
Theta Delta Chi Fraternity. appearing
as Indians: the Washington Male Quar-
tet. appearing as huntsmen, while others
serve as members of special students
floor committee. and the girl journalists
Of the university belonging to Gamma
tive souvenir program of the OCCASION
which will be sold by them at the ball
for the benefit of the hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Jackson of 1893
Columbia road returned yesterday from
their wedding trip. during which they
visited friends and relatives in Rich
mond, Va. They will leave Washington
tonight for series Of visits in Louis
vile, KY: Cincinnati and Cleveland.
Ohio. and Pittsburgh. Pa, after which
they will be located for the season at
their Columbia road apartment.
Mrs jackson, who was Miss Schon-
berger. was formerly of Richmond. but
has lived in Washington fer several
years. Mr. Jackson is also Of Wash
ington, having come here number Of
years ago from Rocky Mount. N. c.
Mr.. and Mrs James D. Corbett Of
Du Bots, Pa. accompanied by the lat
ter's mother. Mrs. Eugene Collins of
Mount Pleasant, Mich. are at the Bur-
lineton Hotel. having come for the
burial this morning, in Arlington. Of
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Mr.. and Mrs. Smith Give Wedding
Breakfast at Grace Dodge.

Mr.. and Mrs. Smith Give Wedding
Breakfast at Grace Dodge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward r. Smith, who
were married early yesterday morning.
entertained at wedding breakfast
after the ceremony at the Grace Dodge
Hotel. They left later for New York.
The bride was formerly Miss Marie
Stillwagon Of Pennsylvania and WASH
ington.
The Order of Washington will have
its annual banquet and dance at the
Hotel La Fayette February "a. at Z
o'clock pm. Dancing will begin at 10
and will last until o'clock. DR.. George
Tully Vaughan is commander general.
Gen and Mrs. George H. Harries are
passing a few days at the Willard, where
they arrived yesterday.
Mrs. Caspar Whitney of New York
has arrived at the Carlton for short
stay. She will return to her home
about the end of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs Meyer Davis and Mr..
and Mrs. Morris Simon leave for the
take up about a month and will include
stop at Bermuda, Cuba, Porto Rico
and several other points.
Mr.. and Mrs. oswald F. Schuette and
their baby son, Patrick. are visiting Mrs.
Schuette's mother, Mrs. Patrick T.
Moran, on Sixteenth street. Mrs.
Schuette will remain for two weeks and
will return to Highland Park with Anne
and Patrick. Mr.. Schuette will remain
here for several months.
The Bay Ridge Civic Association en-
tertained at supper dance Thursday
evening at the Grace Dodge Hotel. The
guests. numbering about 20, including the
members of the club, all Of whom are
Summer residents of Bay Ridge. Md,
and a number Of other guests. There
was bridge In addition to the dancing:
also q program of music. DR.. Grant
S. Barnhart was chairman of the COM
mittee in charge Of the party and was
assisted by Mrs. Gusts. wife of DR..
Gusts: Mrs. Andrew Lofier and Mrs.
Frank Hines. Mr.. Wilbur B. Putnam.
president of the club, received the
guests.
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Births Reported.

Richard E. and Ruth Lcith. girl.
Ralph ". and Bcrnce u. Small. girl.
Edward r. and Virginia Gilfeather. girl.
Vincent and Opal Laverty. girl.
Knox and Esther Julian. girl.
Robert W and Helen NJ. Blanchard. boy.
Walter A. and Mildred Buck. boy.
Alfred r and Glee Newhold hoy.
Hooper p. and Marian Poe, girl,
Charles W. and Ethel NJ. Cox. girl
A. E. and Mary f. Daymude, boy.
Angelo and Teioviena Quattrociocchi. hoy
Carl o. and Christene Christensen. boy.
James II. and Delcenia Foster. boy.
Henry and Caroline smith boy.
Collier and Caroline Bursey. girl.
Thomas W. and Ida +. Nelson, girl.
Arthur and Katie Keyes xiii
Charles and Rcrnicc Willis. girl.
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GUATEMALA PROTESTS
u. S. FIRMS RAIL PLAN

s1UU xTOOpS Scuk " 1AOAuuAuA 0oI-
der After Extension of Fruit
Company Lines.
The State Department has been in
formed that efforts of the Cuyamel
Fruit Co. of New Orleans to extend its
railroad in Honduras into territory
where 1t has banana concession. had
caused the Guatemalan government to
send 300 armed men to the Department
of label, on the Honduran border.
The Cuyamel Co. has been notified
by the State Department that 1t was
extending its railroad where 1t had no
right, and the matter was said to have
been adjusted.
Dispatch of the armed forces from
Guatemala City caused some alarm. 1t
was said. 1t being thought the movement
might have some connection with the
border dispute with Honduras.
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Success of the last Triennial Interna-
tional Book Fair of Florence. Italy. has
assured the permanency Of the exhibi-
ton.
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Mrs. Collins sister. Mrs. Annie q.
Long, widow Of Maj. James w. Long.
u. S, A.
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SOCIETY
Bureau and dominoes may be hired
there also this evening.

Continued from Page Nineteen.)
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Mr. and Mrs. James D. Corbett Of
Du Bots, Pa. accompanied by the lat
ter's mother. Mrs. Eugene Collins of
Mount Pleasant, Mich. are at the Bur-
lineton Hotel having come for the
burial this morning. in Arlington. Of
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Former Secretary Of Agriculture and
Mrs. Edwin T. Meredith viii return to