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FOREST PROTECTION WEEK IS PROCLAIMED Coolidge Sets Aside April 21 to 27 for Study of Preservation. Methods. \ ARBOR PAT ALSO PROVIDED Vital Peed of Wood Resources Told hi Proclamation. President Coolldge Issued a procla mation today setting 1 aside the week of April 21-27 as Forest Protection week, and for the celebration of Ar bor day, wherever practicable, within that week. The President urged all citizens and the press to give common thought to the protection of the forests from fire m order that the nation’s wood sup ply may be guarded and the parity of the streams insured. The President's proclamation fol lows: Protection In llurntlal. "Whereas, It is essential to the con tinued comfort, welfare and prosper k ity of the people of the United States that abundant forests, widely dis tributed and maintained in a condi tion of high productiveness, be for ever wisely conserved as one of our greatest natural resources; and “Whereas, because of our constant ly increasing need for wood and other forest products, together with our pact failure to provide for reforesta “ tion, we are drawing upon our sup plies cf timber four times as fast as they are renewed through growth: and Fire Is Chief Peril. ‘Whereas, the most formidable agency of forest destruction and pre vention of reforestation is fire and. of the fires which annually devastate vast areas, fonr-fifthe are ascribed in origin to human agencies and virtual ly all may be controlled and made In nocuous through prudence, care and vigilance: “Therefore, I, Calvin Coolidge, Pres ident of the United States, do urge upon the governors of the various states to designate, and set apart the week of April 21-27. 1924, as Forest iTotection week, and, wherever prac ticable and not in conflict with state law or accepted customs, to celebrate Arbor day within that week. I also urge all citizens, either in association or an individuals, all schools, and the press of the land to give common thought to the protection of our for > esta from fire, to the end that, in the future as in the past, these forests may supply us with wood, protect the purity of our streams and otherwise nerve the people of the United States.” WATCH, EARRINGS, RING TAKEN FROM APARTMENT Xess of Silver Dollar, Dated 1801, Also Reported—Parse Snatcher Gets $5. A duplicate-key worker robbed the apartment of Mrs. Bertha De Gros sart, 1321 Kuclid street northwest, last night of a watch, earrings and a diamond ring. Police have been asked to trace a silver dollar dated 1801, property of Halbert E. Payne, apartment 24, 2G59 Connecticut avenue northwest, re ported stolen. Several other old coins, a silver button hook and lace tray cover also were taken. Mattie Pollard, 1520 S street north west, was robbed of her pocketbook, containing $5, by an unidentified col ored man last night as she was pass :ng near sth and R streets northwest. Miss Annie Furuhjelm, member of the parliament of Finland, is leading a j movement for the repeal of the prohibi tion law in that country. ALLEN’S FOOT-EASE GIVES REST AND COMFORT TO TIRED, ACHING FEET After you have walked all day In anoes that pinch or with corns and bunions that make you cringe with oain, or in shoes that make your feed nervous, hot and swollen, you will get instant, soothing relief from using some 4U.EVS FOOT-EASE in your foot bath and gently rubbing the soro spots. When shaken into the shoes, 41. LEV’S FOOT-EASE takes the fric tlon from the shoes, making walking or dancing a delight and takes the sting out of corns and bunions, hot, tired, aching, swollen, tender feet. Sold every where. For FREE Trial Package and a Foot-Ease Walking Doll, address AL LEX’S FOOT-EASE. I-r Hoy. V. Y. As EBONITE “Strings** !• a Stick, /gp St It With | Araund the Stars Life EBONITE as a lubricant in your gear boxes adds fifty per cent to the life of your car, that’s why so many automotive engineers indorse it. The cost is practically nothing when you consider that one filling is enough for all season, and the re pair bill savings. Sold by dealers every- I WJtejl where, in five - pound KSWVV cans > a °d at authorized ranilT service stations. Grandmother Knew There Was Nothing So Good for Congestion and Colds as Mustard But the old-fashioned mustard plaster burned and blistered while it acted. Get the relief and help that mustard plasters gave, without the platter and without the blister. Musterole does it. It is a clean, white ointment, made with oil of mustard. It is scientifically prepared, so that it works wonders. Gently massage Musterole in with the fingertips. See how quickly it brings relief —how speedily the pain disappears. Try Musterole for sore throat, bron chitis, tonsllltis, croup, stiff neck, isthma neuralgia, headache, congestion, pleurisy, rheumatism, lumbago, pains and aches of the back or Joints, sprains, sore muscles, bruises, chilblains, frosted feet, colds of the chest (it may prevent pneumonia). To Mothers: Musterole is also made in milder form for babies and small children. Ask for Children’s Musterole. 35c and 65c, Jars and tubes; hos pital size. $3.00. Bitter than a mustard plaster '{ ' a— THE THRILL THAT COMES ONCE IN A LIFETIME. —BY WEBSTER .wav j y ve AHoTHee. se i , -£g twig. But--j HCF2 Tne iOiPr?essfON , i STANSFIELD HEADS UNION Federal employe Organization Elects Officers. Joseph Stansfield of the Interstate Commerce Commission has been elected president of the Federal Em ployes' Union, No. 2, after a week of balloting. Others elected were W. N. Camp- I Or * M Otcam DHiQ S7AOO I 11a* been built the “Honor BUt" Way for. .*12,500.00 |__^r ■ / J r w | I Built the ordinary way would sefl for 16,500.00 I l selection of “Honor Bilt” Homes is so complete, and our Easy I J@U' '-"*■- ' "’ -M. ■ Payment terms so liberal, that all were able to get just what ■ aSP”'*% / -«y < <a: ; ’} X*&' v *> *'•' they wanted, at the price they wanted to pay. ■ J ■ J - - Judging from the thousands of letters received from these ■ Ttl . rf..,T— p--•»* «w- » . r f> happy home owners, all are agreed on two things: They got I Lt y ! an «,« M the best home their money could buy, at the lowest possible I *3522 Meath ord'L^'way°^,uid ‘itll so* y . ?T’.!.* P rice - Man y saved m <> re than $2,000.00 on their completed home. ■ UM Your Savin* Budding the' “Honor Bilt” Way. 1,400.0* “Honor Bilt” Home* are the better type of solidly built frame construction. ■ ————Miiuj-nj They are High Grade Permanent homes. 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I and interior views give you an excellent idea of the layout of the rooms. SOCOO Per Has been built the “Honor Bilt” Way for s3,s*o.** I Call, Phone or Write for Your Copy- No ObligeUcn to Buy. J— ■ Koath ® U4lt for .^..^.... 4,8*8.** I aa fag FREE “Book of Plam” No. 133A. jCome and See Exhibit Located at ii § Oar Beautiful Exhibit wt* I ■sTpV tHI •) 111 Il| »«> ii j I f flff 704 Tenth Street, N. We 1 I OPEN~DAILY I I ™™££“ fa h'on to bar. \PIH I\\|l fI I 5:30 p. m. I ■ Phone Saturday. 4:30 p. aa. M THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, I). MONDAY, APRIL 7, 1924. bell. pension office, first vice presl- | dent: Mrs. Sophie J. Bergner, tariff I commission, second vice president; S. P. PergTlsson, weather bureau, I third vice president; Mrs. R. C. | Pierce, general land office, fourth 1 vice president; Mrs. Harriet Hifton- I King. Library of Congress, fifth vice I president; William Sanger, light house bureau, secretary-treasurer; H. O. Nolda, Veterans’ Bureau, re corder, and Henry McGowan, gov ernment printing office, guardian. Shriners at Service. i More than 100 members of Almas .Temple were guests of the Vaughn ] Bible class at Calvary Baptist Church i yesterday. The Shriners, In full re j gaiia, marched into the auditorium of the church, headed by Illustrious i Potentate Harry F. Cary. Prof. L. D. Bliss, class leader, presented the morning theme, “The Kingdom Rent Asunder.” The service was inter spersed with selections by Almas Band and Vaughn Class Orchestra. K. of C. School Elects. Evelyn A. Green was elected pres ident of the Woman's Council, Knights of Columbus Evening School, last night. Lioretta Ryan was chosen vice president, Elizabeth A. Fleming sec retary and Regina Gardiner treas urer. The council will meet Wednes day night to consider plans for a post-Lenten social affair. Right After You —let the furnace go out is an excellent time to call u* in to install an Electrol Auto mcxtic Gil Burner —lt usually takes us but a day to Electrolize any type of home heater. You owe it to your pocketbook and family to have an "Electrol”—the most economical and satisfactory of all oil heaters. DAILY DEMONSTRATIONS. Sole Distributors for D. C, and Vicinity tU'Plxtmbing equipment atid repairing. RirT'Q Engineering Co. OIVJVjO 1310 14th St. HEATING ENGINEERS Children’s coughs often become dangerous when neglected. Give Dr. Bell’s Pine- Tar Honey at once. It contains just the medicines your doctor prescribes to break up a cough, combined with the good old-time remedy—pine-tar honey. It loos ens hard-packed phlegm, stops coughing and reduces inflamma tion. Children love the taste. AD druggists. Be sure to get the genuine. DR. 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