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AIR DISARMAMENT LARGELYAPPROVED American Legion Plan for Conference Backed in 472 1 / Out of 541 Replies. By Hie Associated Press. INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., September 18. Os a total of 541 replies received, approved the proposal of the American Legion for an international air disarmament conference, accord msr to an announcement made at legion national headquarters here to day. The replies came from United States senators, representatives, gov ernors, editors, college presidents and other prominent citizens. Thirty disapproved the proposal for the conference, sixteen were unde cided and twenty-three gave qualified approval. Those favoring the pro posal included twenty-two United States .senators, ninety-three repre sentatives, fifteen governors, 216 newspaper editors, forty-four college presidents and eighty-two other l-rominent citizens, the legion stated. Organized world war Veterans of England. France, Belgium and Rur mania will bring pressure upon their governments to support the air' dis armament conference, according to word brought back to legion head quarters by the delegation of legion naires 'which attended the interna tional conference of the Interallied Veterans’ Federation in Brussels. The legion, it was said, considers this decision an unusual victory for the campaign, since the organization has charged that France has led all nations of Europe in the race for su premacy of the air and that England is her nearest competitor. The legion also announced that it had received recently communications from William Jennings Bryan and Samuel Gompers. president of the American Federation of Labor, ex pressing approval of the legion's cam paign for air disarmament. COLLEGE PROPOSED TO FIGHT SKEPTICS Christian Church Workers to Train Students in Anti- Evolution Theories. By the Associated Press. LOUISVILLE. Ky., September 18.— An addition to Louisville's educa tional facilities, the McGarvey Bible College, which is to be devoted to the training of preachers, missionaries and church workers, and which will seek to combat the “destructive skepticism" which “now operates chiefly in the name of so-called evo lution.” was announced today. The Rev. Dr. 11. F. Luntz is president of the new institution, which is sched uled to open October 2 with a faculty of four or five members and prepared to give courses leading to degrees of bachelor of divinity and bachelor of arts and also shorter English courses. Opening of the new school repre sents an attempt of certain leaders of the Disciples of Christ to provide a theological training institution "an- ' compromisingly committed to the ; Bible as infallible and final." as op- : posed to those denominational insti- ! tutions which openly espouse or pro fess to be neutral in so far as the | teaching of the theory of evolution, in 1 contrast to the Scripture account of • creation, is concerned, it was said. I ■Support of congregations of the ! Disciples of Christ, in Kentucky, In diana. Ohio, Illinois. West Virginia and Kansas opposing the so-called materialistic tendencies is pledged to the college, according to the an nouncement. A list of the board of trustees in cluded W. H. Book and M. T. Reeves. Columbus. Ind.; E. L. Crystal, West Frankfort. III.; .T. 11. O. Smith. Pitts- ‘ !*urg, Kan.; W. R. Walker, Columbus, i Ohio; 11. L. Calhoun, Bethany, W. Va. | WEDDING BELLS TODAY FOR MISS GLORIA GOULD, Due to Death of Bride's Father, i Ceremony Will Be Attended Only : by Intimate Friends. By jjie Associated Press. NEW TORK, September 18.—Miss Gloria Gould, daughter of the late Mrs. Edith Kingdon Gould and the I late George Jay Gould, will be mar- ! ried late today to Henry A. Bishop i Jr., at St. Bartholomew’s Church V I reception at Sherry's will follow the i ceremony. Owing to the recent death of the! bride’s father, the wedding will be at- i tended only by relatives and a few intimate friends. DIG PEAT FOR FUEL. | Germans Lay in Substitute for Coal! in Buhr Shortage. LEIPZIG. September IS.—l’eat bogs everywhere in Germany are being work ed to capacity this fall, with a view to helping out in the fuel shortage due to ihe complications brought about in the Ruhr by the French and Belgian occu- I nation. I Peat, mixed with a certain amount 9t foai, may be used in the furnaces at the various manufacturies. The Berlin | municipality lias its own peat beds near Blankenfelds and has a large force at 1 work endeavoring to get a large supply ”f the turf dried before the wet weather of autumn begins. Semi-Detached Brick Homes | Southern Exposure Six large rooms, bath and built-in heated garage. Ihree large porches, open fireplaces, sliding doors casement windows, many novel features. 5 aoors, Built by Day Labor and Finished Equal to Homes Selling for Over Double the Price High elevation., High-class detached neighborhood which will enhance m value. Southern exposure FrSm' side and rear ground. . 1 rom ’ Compare point by point: Brickwork, plastering, mate rials ot all kinds, carpenter work, healing, plumbing etc PiV u°rvT f ? rg , et to investigate our NEW PLAN OF PAYMENT, which means a shorter period to pay for vour home than has been accomplished heretofore More of your monthly payment applies to principal and* less in interest. No renewals, and monthly payment which can be decreased if you desire. 1 ,* You owe it to yourself to call and inspect these homes. 817-831 Quackenbos Street N.W. ea ‘‘ onC^"tt «" h( o*®e ! ’su ‘to 'sth "at. Tnd e one U square south to noaes, CHARLES M. WALLINGSFORF) JAMES A. CONNOR • (Builders and Owners) 1036 Woodward Building Telephone Main 2990 Prince of Wales. Helps His Farm | Hands Fill Silos By the Associated Press. HIGH RIVER, Alberta. Septem ber 18.—Lord Renfrew, known in r England as the Prince of Wales, has become a rancher. Although it’s hla own ranch. Lord Renfrew didn’t pick himself an easy Job and was at work at 8 o’clock in the morning, helping a crew of husky farm hands fill silos with chopped sunflowers. He didn't stand around and watch the boys do it. Wearing the same kind of clothes as his companion laborers. Lord Renfrew did the ’ same kind of work. He took the had in chopping the silage for 1 the blooded live stock on the ranch. "How <}ocs he like it? Just fine, and he is feeling great.” said his secretary. I The prince Hkes corned beef and . cabbage. ' CONCESSION In RUSSIA ; IS RECORD FOR SOVIET l Former Chancellor Wirth Gets Per > mit to Exploit Large Body of Forest Lands. .w f! By Hie Associated Piess ■ ; MOSCOW, September IS.—Dr. Joseph _ i Wirth, former German chancellor, lias ' 1 obtained the largest concession thus far j granted by the soviet government. This ' I is for the exploitation of i. 000.000 des | j siatins (a dcssiatin is 2.70 acres) of for j * est lands west of Rybinsk. It also in ! eludes the completion of the railroad , [ toward the Baltic sea, the erection of , , | large sawmills and the production of j ( 1 railroad ties. . I The concession is to run for twenty- 1 . i five years, with a possible extension of! . ten years more, after which the prop- ' erty will revert to the state. i BAN ON TAX DODGERS. i ~ I BERLIN. September 18.—President ' Ebert has issued a decree, under ; I which persons who advise non-pav- i I ment of taxes to the reich. the fed ! eral states or municipalities, or who j withhold foodstuffs may be punished 1 by imprisonment and fines in un i limited amounts. I Persons guilty of such charges, I furthermore, are liable to deprivation i of their civil rights. IsiaEjgfiOE/s wSjjW rcJjaaajaasjE!! MIAGARA I Vt FALLS | * * EXCURSIONS I THURSDAYS September 27 and October 11 S Round $16.80 Trip {a j From WASHINGTON Tickets good in psrlor or sleeping ra cars on payment of usual charges raj for sosef • occupied; -including sur- j|] Booklet sent upon request to raj O. T. BOYD. G. P. A., Philadelphia gl a TRAIN* LEAVES 3 Eastern Standard Time S WASHINGTON 7:45 A.M. g DIKING CAR ATTACHED . (3 j i 0 The ideal Route te Niagara Falla. S {gJ giving a daylight lid* through g iH| beautiful Susquehanna Valley. S Sgj Proportionate farea from other points. 3 Tickets good tor 16 days. I Pennsylvania R .R. System I H The Standard Railroad of tho World ij IST Say “Bayer” and Insist! j When you see the name “Bayer”' ion package or on tablets you are! getting the genuine Bayer product i ; prescribed by physicians over l I twenty-two years and proved safe! I by millions for : Colds Headache toothache Lumbago Earache Rheumatism i Neuralgia p a i n . Pain ! j Accept "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin" ■ | only. Each unbroken package con- ‘ i * ains proper directions. Handy i j boxes of twelve tablets cost few | j cents. Druggists also sell bottles ! jot _4 and 100. Aspirin is the trade I .mark ot Bayer Manufacture of' Monoaceticacidester of Salicylicacid. ! THE EVEXIXG STAR, WASHINGTON. D. C„ TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1923. . I ——————■—■ I ————l I | . , , ‘ i Went to Paris for these Handmade Paris Frocks. ?39 s Real Parisian Frocks, for Women and Misses, handmade in Paris, with that unmistakable sash- Wmy ion anc * c h arm that only Paris can give fix -J A kTT —yet they are offered to you at the same excep y | Lee How These Frocks are Chosen w An exquisite affair in tan Fashion experts from a number of the finest stores in America meet in bC * ded " "’*** Paris with leading Parisian couturiers, who present their collec- iHI tions of beautiful creations in afternoon, dinner and evening gowns for c /* S Fall; from these, the Fashion experts collectively choose what seem to them to be the choice and typical creations of the mode; and the result, | this collection of Paris Frocks, distinguished by its originality and TT‘'^R rr l charm, but particularly by its suitability to the American woman. Why They are - Such Special Values '* Every woman realizes, of course, that a real Paris Frock at $39.50 s an ■ jHte; exceptional value —and no doubt wonders how it is possible for us to offer Paris frocks at this extraordinarily low price; but, this is the , For Women— Jt’ii why — just as we have the group judgment ot the many style experts, a navy blue georgette I we also have the group economy of the exceptionally large orders for iTsii^mso"* 1 be>ded these many stores represented assuring the makers quantities j, large enough to affect very substantial reductions in the cost of mak- I^HI .ing, and we pass these reductions on to von. ! r gaaßag}gl The Frocks Themselves 1 Exquisite creations, exemplifying the originality and charm of French designers—the vogue of Paris for velvets and crepes for afternoon jHAv and evening dresses —for a luxurious use of beads, embroidery and / Wkw\\ IMfimKx lovely colorings. We sketch ten of the many different^models —giv- / / ) < ing you some idea of what you may expect; we have had the distinction ( ( of showing you Barbara Lee Frocks, exclusively, in Washington—and \\ |R ;> tomorrow we will show you these Barbara Lee Paris Frocks, exclu sively here in the woman’s Dress Section, Third floor, and the Hu Misses’ Dress Section, Fourth ffoor—and in each frock vou will find HHi , r . , *\ ■ _ . fc'!l i.v* ™ Misses Frocks— the unmistakable Paris label. v in crystal beads outlined in V \ Mr Evil '>>; S'.rfU) silver on turquoise blue VrTkV>ft \<C K..; georgette, SJ9JO. OolA. iiflriV’llpif Black chiffon velvet frock, A ftjjj Ifim beaded in gold. SJ«O. Waobmarh \ . 19