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PLEDGE SIGNING URGED.
NJ. E. Temperance Board Secretary
Favors National Contest.

POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y, April 10 up.
speaking on the subject of prohibition
at the annual session of the New York
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church here today, Rev. DR.. Clarence
True Wilson, secretary of the Board of
Temperance and Morals of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church. advocated a Ma
tion-wide pledge-signing contest.
THE Christian pulpit is the only
agency that can turn the tide of oppo-
sition," he declared. DR.. Wilson also
advocated the resumption Of sermons
and Sunday school lessons on temper
ance at regular intervals.
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SHIP COMPANY FORMED.
Consolidated Lines to Be Financed
in Expansion Program.

NEW YORK, April Is R-Forma-
ton of a company to finance American
shipping in anticipation of an expan-
sion in the privately owned American
merchant marine was announced today.
It's first Undertaking is the financing
of the Pacif1c-Atlantic Steamship Co.,
a consolidation of several intercoastal
steamship lines. which will operate Is
ships, totaling $4,000 lightweight tons,
ACQUIRED from the Quaker, Arrow and
California and Eastern steamship lines,
under the name Quaker Line
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Train Kills Three Students.

GULFPORT, Miss, April 13.-Three
high school students were killed and
two were injured, one perhaps fatal
ly, here this morning at o'clock, when
fast Louisville & Nashville passenger
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CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
TOpAY.

TO-DAY.
The Wanderlusters hike viii start
from Rosslyn, Va, at 3 o'clock. Mr..
Handy, leader.
The Red Triangle Outing Club viii
meet IN Rosslyn, Va, 2 o'clock. Take
car to Green Gables. Hike across
country along old District Line, ending
at Baileys Cross Roads. Campfire party
for those who wish. Bring fiashlight,
lunch and cup. John Smith. leader.
A free lecture, THE Bees, and the
Commonwealth Of the Hive" by z. L.
Sechrist, will be given, o'clock, at
the Secular League meeting, Musicians
Hall, 1905 street
The Naturalist Club Of the Jewish
Community Center will meet at Chain
Bridge station, 8 80 o'clock, for a hike.
Every one is invited to join.
william Knowles Cooper will lecture
on THE Governments Of Europe" be-
fore the Washington Open Forum, sos
! street, at 3 o'clock. Mrs. Emma M.
March, pianist. Admission free.
FUTURE.
Vincent B. Costello Post, No. IS. will
meet Tuesday, 8 pm, in the boardroom
of the District Building. Plans will be
made to attend the apple blossom festi-
val, with minstrel show and drum
and bugle corps.
A Dutch dinner, under the auspices
of the Sodality of Holy Name Church,
Wednesday and Thursday, from 4:30 TO
z pm, at Holy Name School, l2l7
West Virginia avenue northeast.
The Loyal knights Of the Round
Table will meet for luncheon, Tuesday,
| 1880 pm, at University Club. Speak
.er: DR.. Homer j. Councillor. Subject:
IAN Innocent Abroad" Pianist: Mrs.
N. K. Gardner. Initiation ceremony.
Cast No. 2.
| The American Association Of Uni
versity Women will have benefit share
| in the "Coquette" at Polls Theater,
| April %, for addition to its million
dollar fellowship fund.
| Golden Rule Council, No. 10, Daugh.
| tiers Of America. will hold a joint fra
| ternal dance with Mount Vernon Coun-
| ell, No. 10, Junior Order American Me-
| chanics, at Elks Hall, GIT H street.
The D. c. Society of the Sons of thu
! American Revolution will meet April II
| 8 pm, In the Hotel Mayfiower. Five.
| minute talks on their Colonial ancestor.
will be given by Selden M. Ely, Robert
| G. Tracy, William A. Miller and DR.. T
J. w. Brown. Gen. John MICA. Palmer
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Record Stone Contract Let.

CHICAGO, April IS LP.-The larg-
est stone contract In history today was
awarded the Indiana Limestone Co.,
which will furnish 1920 cars of stone
for the new $4,000 900 Department Of
Commerce Building ct Washington.
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train crashed into their small coupe at
grade crossing. The dead are Clyde
Murphy, Algernon Poythress and Emile
Nohr. The driver, Edward Solloum,
was seriously hurt.
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Pennsylvania and songs by william r
Raymond and Fred East. Dancing.

Raymond and Fred East. Dancing.
Dom Thomas Werner Moore viii de-
liver 6 lecture on the Psychology Of
Life" illustrated by the mental mecha-
nisms Of Joyce Kilmer. Ayril Is, 8:15
pm. Proceeds for st. Gertrude's School
Of Arts and Crafts.
Charles Eliot. I'd, will be the guest
speaker of the Center Forum, Tuesday,
a:30 pm, at the Jewish Community
Center. Subject: washington, 1000
AID" Public invited.
The Curiey Club will hold card
party at the Chestnut Farms Audito-
rum, Twenty-sixth street and Pennsyl-.
vania avenue, tomorrow evening, for
the benefit of Archbishop Curley's
scholarship fund.
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hold its first big dance, May 5, at the
Roosevelt Hotel.
washington Chapter. No. 4, w. o. N.
A. r. d., win meet wednesday at the
Thomas Circle Club.
Miss Alice Hutchins Drake will pre-
sent a program of poetry by Alice
Rogers Hager and by Agnes Kendrick
Gray, tomorrow, 8 pm, at the Y. w.
G. A., Seventeenth and X streets. Open
to the public.
The board Of managers Of the Epis-
copal Church Home viii have its an
nual theater benefit April %, at the
National. The play will be what Every
Woman Knows"
Washington Council No. %, u. c. G.
Of E., will have q card party Wednes-
day, 8 pm, at TIC Thirteenth street. -
The p. e. o. Sisterhood will meet at
luncheon In Woodward a. Lothrop's tea
room, Tuesday, at 1880 pm. All nom
affiliated members and p. z. O.'s at
tending the d. A. r. Congress are In
vited.
The District Society Of Natives
will give its annual banquet tomorrow.
7 pm. at the Mayflower Hotel Dane
ing and bridge.
The Pennsylvania Society will meet
April II, in large ballroom of the viii
lard Hotel. Motion pictures Of scenic
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win speak Of Abraham Lincoln's
Springfield

Barbara Frietchie Council, No. al,
D. Of A., will have . card party, Thurs
day. 9 PM, at Star Hall, Mount
Rainier.
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Psi lambda Tau Mu Chapter will
hold its first big dance, May 8, at the
Roosevelt Hotel.
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washington Chapter. No. 4, w. o. N.
A. r. D., win meet Wednesday at the
Thomas Circle Club.
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william Knowles Cooper will lecture
on THE Governments Of Europe" be-
fore the Washington Open Forum, 8O8
/ street, at o'clock. Mrs. Emma M.
March, pianist. Admission free.
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DEPUTY SHERIFF
FATALLY WOUNDED
Former Officers Foe, Also
Shot, Is Under Arrest
at HagerstoWn.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HAGERsToWN, Md. October T.
Luther Grey, 81. former deputy sheriff,
is dying In the washington County
Hospital here from q bullet wound in
his abdomen, and J. w. Pierce, 40, of
Shenandoah Junction, W. Va, is under
arrest, charged with the shooting.
Pierce also was wounded in the right
shoulder, and he told officers that he
shot Grey in defense after he himself
had been wounded.
Held a. Witnesses.
Lawrence Rose and j. r. Wyndham,
who witnessed the shooting, were also
taken into custody as material wit
nesses by West Virginia and Maryland
officers early today.
The trio were standing on the porch
of the home Of Seibert Marshall. near
Sharpsburg, last night when Grey ap-
preached. An argument followed be-
tween the two men, and both pulled
guns and began shooting.
Trouble Started Sunday.
Roy Grey, the deputy's brother, told
officers that the trouble dated back to
last Sunday, when Pierce and some
companions stopped in q car and Grey
went to offer assistance, believing they
were IN trouble. Pierce, according to
Grey, became abusive, and when the
pair met yesterday the shooting took
place.
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ALEXANDRIA,.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, October 2 tSpe-
ciaD Convicted for the fourth time on
q charge Of operating q numbers"
game, George Carter, So, colored, OF 726
North Patrick street, was sentenced to
serve six months in jail by Judge Will
liam g. Snow in Police Court here this
morning. Carter was arrested by Pc
lice Sergt. Lawrence e. Padgett and
Patrolman Henry Grimm late Satur-
day. when number Of lottery tickets
were found in his possession.
Arrangement Of Samson WeinStein,
Is, OF the 1900 block of Fourteenth
street northwest, Washington, who was
arrested here last Wednesday by Sergt.
Padgett and Motor Cycle Policeman
Ernest Suthard for operating a num-
bers" game, has been set for tomorrow
morning at o'clock in Police Court.
Two Of the seven squares Of King
street, from Royal to st. Asaph streets,
to be Iepaved, are expected to be COM
pleted by the latter part Of the week.
One block from Royal to Pitt streets is
already open to trafi1c, while the square
between Pitt and st. ASaph is nearly
finished.
City Manager Wallace Lawrence has
transferred one of his two Stenogra-
pliers, Miss Mary Davis, to the city tax
oflce to replace James Bayliss. whom
he has ordered back to the police de-
partment. where he served for several
years before being assigned to collect
delinquent taxes by former City Man
ager Paul Morton.
Charles Stewart. former motor cycle
policeman, who was crippled several
years ago when his motor cycle was
struck by an automobile. has been made
superintendent of the city market.
Stewart served as cashier at the
municipal swimming pools here this
Summer.
Final reports on the religious survey
and personal evangelism campaign. just
concluded by the Alexandria Ministerial
Association. will be made tonight at a
supper conference to be held by the
campaign workers in the Westminster
Building at 6:15.
Bishop Henry st. George Tucker Of
the Diocese Of Virgins will conduct
confirmation exercises in the Christ
Episcopal Church on November 81, it
was announced today.
Funeral services for Mrs. Helen Ham
mill, 81, who died Thursday, were held
this afternoon at Demaine's mortuary
chapel and interment was in the Pres
byterian Cemetery. Her husband,
Charles Hammill, survives.
Final rites for william H. woodward
were held at the residence, at BIS North
Columbus street, Saturday afternoon.
with Rev. George J. Hooker, pastor Of
the Methodist Protestant Church. con-
Quoting. Burial was in Bethel Gene
terry.
Rally day was observed in the First
Baptist Church yesterday. with the new
pastor, Rev. Pierce s. Ellis. formerly Of
Union Springs, Ala, delivering the ser
mon.
Mayor william :albert Smoot has is
sued q proclamation asking citizens of
Alexandria to observe National Fire
prevention week, which opened yester-
day.
The Alexandria Garden Club will
meet tomorrow at the home Of GArs.
Alexander Zabrieskie on Seminary Hill.
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OUTSTANDING WORLD EVENTS
OF PAST WEEK BRIEFLY TOLD

One grave event produced on the
international horizon little cloud that
might become q great storm. This was
the death Of Foreign Minister Gustav
Stresemann. Germany's ablest postwar
statesman, at q moment when so much
in Europe, including the all-important
Franco-German rapprochement, de-
pended on his personal friendship with
Premier BRAND Of France.
Loss Of Stresemann'S support for the
Young plan and for Brands great
European confederation idea leaves a
gap in European relations which it
will be didlcult to MI.
In Germany, President Won Hinden-
burg acted quickly to forestall q crisis
for the Mueller government. DR..
Julius Curtius, minister Of economic
Affairs and one Of the German repre-
SentativeS at The Hague conference
which approved the Young plan, was
appointed foreign minister. ad interim.
Another well known statesman dis
appeared from the political scene of the
Far East, The death of Baron Giichi
Tanaka, former premier Of Japan, left
the Conservative party, Of which he
was the leader, In great disarray.
Elsewhere In the Far East, war and
revolution were lively and menacing
Specters. threatening to materialize at
any moment. The situation Is full Of
danger for the Nationalist government
ut Marking.
Border skirmishes between Russian
and Chinese troops in Manchuria con-
tinued.
The committee Of bankers from seven
nations, which Is to organize the Bank
Of International Settlements, provided
In the Young reparations plan. held its
first meeting in Baden-Baden, Ger
many, and elected jackson T.. Reynolds
Of New York, chairman. DR.. Schacht,
head Of the Reichsbank, said that the
Young plan would be taken as their
starting poinA
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CIVIL WAR VETERAN OBSERVES
9Th BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY
Mai. William M. King Pioneer
Grange Organizer and Re.
tired Government Worker.
Has Been Resident of Ball.
ston Community for Past
80 Years.
sneciaJ pisuatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALLSTON. Va. October Mai.
William M. King, q Civil War veteran,
pioneer organizer Of the Grange and q
retired United States Government en-
ploye. celebrated his ninety-seventh
birthday anniversary at the home of his
Son-in-law and daughter, DR.. and MRS.
Williamson G. Welburn, Wilson Boule-
ward and Ballston avenue, Saturday.
Maj. King has been resident Of this
community for the past SO years. He
Livingston County, N. Y, October s,
1882.
He Joined the Grange In st. Louis,
Mo-, 1872, and has been active ever
since. later serving as master of Poto-
mac Grange, No. ], and in 1925 being
made honorary master. Norman J..
Colman, q former Governor Of Missouri
and owner Of . rural agricultural paper
interested In the Grange movement, was
appointed commissioner Of agriculture
in 1885 and subsequently was the first
Secretary Of Agriculture. and he soon
found 1t necessary to have q branch Of
the organization In Washington, d. c.,
to serve as Q school Of Instruction in the
ORGANIZED with Gov. Colman, master:
William Saunders, treasurer, and Maj.
King as secretary.
On the return Of Gov. Colman to his
home, In Missouri, Mai. King succeeded
him as master Of the Grange. Then
followed decline In attendance, and
the Grange was discontinued for about
40 years. and was recognized on Octo.
Der 1s, 1924.
With the rapid growth Of the Depart
ment OF Agriculture, which brings many
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0XON HILL PLEADS
FOR MORE POLICE
School Children Endangered
f
by Speeding on Highways,
women's Club Says.
y. . stan Correspondent of The star.

UPPER MARLBORO, Nd, October I.
Desiring to safeguard school children,
whom they claim are actually endan-
gered by speeding on State highways,
and at the same time to ''foreStal seri-
Gus injury TO the autoists," members Of
the Oxon Hill Women's Community Club
have appealed to the Prince Georges
County commissioners for adequate p0.
lice protection.
Through their secretary, Mrs. r.. J.
Campbell, the club has requested that
speed limit warning and stop signs be
placed along the road. Mrs. Campbell
states that the highways in the Oxon
Hill district are not safe for the chill
dren to travel on back and forth to
school; claims that motorists use the
thoroughfares, especially Livingston
road, for a speedway, and that the auto
lists park their cars ''in the most con-
Venient place without regard to safety,
traf1c regulations or road courtesy"
Adults Also in Danger.
The same speeders which make the
highways unsafe for school children in
the daytime endanger adults by speed.
ing, reckless driving and driving while
intoxicated at night, the secretary says.
The offenses occur on both the State
and county roads, it is alleged, and en-
danger the children both physically ane
morally.
The complaint OF the women,s club
brought a prompt reply from James c.
Blackwell, county clerk, who declares
are the worst in Prince Georges County.
He points out that no county oflicer Is
stationed along the road and that the
nearest State patrolnlan is at Waldorf.
The only direct police protection the
community has is q constable, and he
was Immediately instructed by the
county commissioners to give particular
attention to the traftlc problems Of the
community.
Commissioner Letter.
In their letter to the women's club
the county commissioners said:
I'VE are in full accord with the re-
90 the roads of Oxon Hill district.
However, the matter CT police patrol
for the State roads, such as livingston
road should be taken up with the COM
missioner Of motor vehicles with the re-
quest that he assign an ofhcer to the
district, which the county commits
sioners feel has been more or less neg
lected in this respect"
The request Of the Oxon Hill group
Is only the last Of long list Of similar
requests from various communities in
the county for trafdc protection. The
State force, high in quality, but low in
numbers, cannot begin to patrol proper
" the 100 miles Of State roads in
Southern Maryland. The inadequacy Of
the force is particularly demonstrated
whenever it is necessary, as during the
present month, to take men OF the
regular assignment to perform special
duty during the Laurel races.
A force Of IS men, much needed at
the track has 50 been assembled most
~ from the districts adjoining wash
ington, leaving but three men operating
out Of the Laurel Substation, the ter
ritory of which embraces all OF South
ern Maryland. Under these conditions,
each patrolman is making an effort to
cover more than 1000 square miles Of
territory.
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research men to Washington, Maj.
King claims that these men recognized
the value Of the organization in their
work.
He entered the Department Of Agri-
culture in 1885. and, after 80 years Of
service, was retired in 1915. Maj. King,
possessing o keen mind and very re-
markedly active, attributes his long life
to his out-of- doors activities and to
modest method Of living. He enjoys q
good smoke, either mild cigars or cigar
cites.
Maj. King has written many articles
appearing In leading farm journals and
many have been recognized as author
ity on agriculture.
A birthday party was given for him
Saturday night at the reception to Rev.
Henry J. Miller, new rector Of the st.
Georges Episcopal Church, by the
guild Of the church and he had the
honor Of cutting large cake lighted
with 81 candles.
Beside being member of the Grange
MAJ. King is q past commander of
George @. Meade Post No. s, q. A. R..
Department Of the Potomac, and q
member Of the Masonic fraternity.
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By the ASSoctACeu FIess.
All the worlds Oeyes were turned to
Washington this week. The arrival of
Prime Minister Macdonald Tor his con-
ference with President Hoover, which
is expected to set world disarmament
far on the road to success, Is one Of
the great diplomatic events Of
century already marked by many
nlomentuouS changes.
The President and the prime minis
ter went to the presidential fishing
lodge in the Blue Ridge Mountains over
the week end, and all observers drew
real work to begin.
Mr.. Macdonald was obviously moved
by the eagerness and enthusiasm of his
welcome In New York and Washington.
He spoke frankly Of his aims. He had
come to America to convey the desire
Of the British people for cordial friend
ship with the American people," At
the same time, he assured the other
nations Of the world that no alliance
Of the old entangling sort was en-
visased.
Problem IL Outlined.
The problem which Mr.. Hoover and
MIR. Macdonald are attempting to solve
presents itself, first Of all, In terms Of
agreement between England and the
United States on their respective naval
forces.
But behind this Is q five.poWer naval
conference, which may be held In
London In January, and behind that
again Is . vista down which one may
see the goal Of world disarmament by
air, land and sea.
Mr.. Macdonalds government sisnifi-
cantly prepared for exchange Of am.
bassadors and resumption Of relations
with Russia during the week. The
agreement depends upon ratiRcation by
both governments. "
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ROCKVILLE.

ROCKVILLE. Md, October 7 (Spe-
ciaD.-The annual meeting OF the
Montgomery County Council Of Home
and School Associations viii be held in
the gymnasium of the Rockville High
School Friday evening, November 8.
The program, arranged by the execu-
tive committee, shows that Lewis r.
Of Education will be the principal
speaker and that short talks will be
given by Edwin w. Broome. county SUI
perintendent of schools; Thomas w.
Pyle, county supervisor Of high schools,
and Miss Kristine NILSSON, Miss Huldah
Brist and Miss Elizabeth Meany, county
supervisors Of elementary, primary and
rural schools, respectively. Omcers will
be elected.
Rev. Bertram M. osgood Of the Bap-
tist Church officiated at the marriage
here a few days ago OF Miss Lille B.
Metzger Of Richmond, Va, and Will
liam T. Graham, jr., Of Washington, at
the home of the minister.
Miss Estelle T. Moore, president Of
the Montgomery County Women's
Clubs, has announced that o meeting
will be held at the community house,
Sandy Spring, Friday morning. Miss
Moore has especially requested the pres
ident and director Of each of the affili-
ated organizations to attend or send
representatives.
The citizens committee Of Martins
addition to Chevy Chase was asked for
bids for the collection and removal Of
garbage, trash and ashes in the sub
81, 1880, and has given notice that all
proposals must be In the hands Of the
secretary, j. r. Gulick, by not later
than October Is.
Garbage must be collected twice q
week and trash once o week for the en-
tire year and ashes once q week from
November to May !, SO that two sep
crate bids are necessary.
The membership campaign which the
Rockville Chamber Of Commerce is con-
Quoting under the leadership Of the new
president, Leonard L. Nicholson, jr., Is
said to be progressing satisfactorily and
the next meeting Of the organization Is
expected to show much the largest en-
rollment in its history. A meeting OF
the boosting committee has been called
for tomorrow evening to consider plans
for the final days Of the drive.
Members Of the Just Girls All Club
Of Bethesda, are arranging to present
sn Achievement day program In the
auditorium Of the Bethesda Grammar
School Saturday evening. The short
play, 1.-THE Conversion OF Alice Brown;
= style show and an exhibition OF this
years work OF the club will be the out
standing features.
Marriage licenses were issued by the
clerk of the Circuit Court here Satur-
day afternoon to Frank B. Spindle, "a
and Miss Louise Hardesty, %. both Of
Washington; James Z. Driver, az, and
Miss Hilda Harriet Payne. 10, both Of
washington; Joseph L. Cunningham,
as, and Miss Catherine Marie Pearce,
10, both of Leesburg, Va; John C.
Fehl, %, Of Harrisburg, Pa, and Miss
Dorothy Mae Kepner, 10, Of Newport,
Re., and Donald Hessinger, 81, and Miss
vernie L. Vashloh,, 10, both Of Balti-
mora