AIR DISARMAMENT
LARGELYAPPROVED
American Legion Plan for
Conference Backed in 472
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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.
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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.
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THE EVEXIXG STAR, WASHINGTON. D. C„ TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1923. .
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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.
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