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14 POSSE TRAILS TWO IN MURDER PLOT Virginia Farmer Shot, Bound to Bed and Home Fired Aft er Visit of Robbers. By the Associated Press. RICHMOND. Va., July 31.—Two ne groes, thought to be the assailants of T. R. Campbell, Caroline County farmer, who was shot, robbed and tied to his bed and his home then set fire last night, are believed to be surrounded by a posse near Rixby. ac cording to a message from Bowling Green today. Campbell, left for dead, regained consciousness and managed tt> free himself in time to escape from his burning home, near Penola. Rich mond police were requested today to aid in the search. According to the most reliable in formation- available here, two men. thought to be negroes and armed with a rifle and a pistol, went to Camp bell’s home last night and demanded money. The farmer is said to have refused to comply with their demand, ■whereupon they opened tire. Camp bell then was hound to his bed. the house ransacked and burned. He es caped just before the collapse of the building and was reported today to be In a critical condition. His assailants are thought to have boarded a pass ing Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad freight train, and When it was stopped at Rixhy to have taken to the woods. A posse went to Rixby this morning. TEN HURT ON DESTROYER Scalded When Steam Feed Line Breaks During Repairs. PHILADELPHIA. Pa., July 31.—A number of men, said to have been ten. were scalded at the Philadelphia Navy Yard by steam when a feed line broke on board the destroyer Dobbins, which is being overhauled. The accident occurred Tuesday after noon, but did not become public until today. No announcement was made by navy yard officials, hut the com mandant’s office today admitted there was an accident, adding that no one was seriously injured. Among the injured, it was said, were a lieuten ant, a chief machinist's mate and a number of civilians. BstDiainondf | THM ynitMAKC 11 mmPTM THE ctrr |1 1 of engagement and gift diamonds makes it a supreme | OMMOtIP ,11 HIHQ 9* BlWfiS# 181811 iOVsiSToCKIJHCUit^i J| |||B} ings. Diamond Set Wrist Watches, Dinner Rings Dia- ll mill ry description up to J 2.000. All on Schwartz con- Hln HUI Wxummmrm ■ il 111 . I [miSTMATCH /m iH Bridges Watched; False Tip Laid To Bootleggers Police, who last night waited in vain for several hours at the two southeast bridges for two hot leg cars, which they had heard were cn route from lower Mary land. believe now that the false rumor was started by bootleggers themselves with the intention of diverting attention from their entry to the city at another point. Lieut. Yulce Hodges of the fifth precinct made hasty preparations to greet the rum runners on thtfir arrival at the Pennsylvania avenue or Anacostia bridges. Motorist* stopped on and near the approaches to the bridges to learn what was going on, impeding traffic. Casual examinations of automo biles failed to disclose the pres ence of whisky in any of them, however, and the police details finally withdrew. MAY RAISE DIPLOMATS. Vatican Shake-Dp May Increase College of Cardinals. ROME, July 31.—The Tribuna pub lishes. “with reserve,” the report that the Vatican is contemplating con siderable of a shake-up in the diplo matic service of the holy see. Among the changes in prospect is said to be the elevation of the nuncios of Paris and Berlin to cardinalates. It is also planned- to raise to higher grades most of the diplomatic posts of South America, including the nunciature of Buenos Aires, from the second to the first class. The Tribuna points out that, with the elevation of Mgrs. Cerretti and Pacelli to the cardinalate, the sacred college quota of TO will be full. It adds, however, that the Pope can in crease the number of the college cardinals and that this is within the realm of possibility because it is in conformity with the pontiffs plans to elevate the grades of the various nunciatures. Heat Prevents Council Meeting. Special Dispatch to The Star. HYATTSVILLE. Md„ July Sh owing to lack of a quorum, the regu lar monthly meeting of the mayor and town council was not held Tues day night. The hot weather incapaci tated Mayor J. Frank Rushe and Councilmen George Morley and Charles Anderson were on vacation. THE EVENING- STAR, WASHINGTON, P. C„ THURSDAY. JULY 31, 1924. “COURAGEOUS" TAXATION IS DEMANDED BY NATIONS American Party Candidate for President Raps G. 0. P. and Democrats. Declaring the financial policies of both the Democratic and Republican parties are shaped on Wall street. Gilbert O. Natiops, American party’s candidate for President, has issued a statement calling for handling the tax question in a courageous manner. He favors elimination of taxes on Incomes of less than fS.OOO, and such graduated increase of tax rates "on enormous receipts as to render It im possible to pile up the huge private fortunes that more and more prey upon the public, trample on justice and control the business and politics of the world.” Tax rates on individual receipts above a million dollars a year. Mr. Nations said, should be virtually con fiscatory. He advocated a plan under which public carriers doing interstate or International business should be chartered only by the Federal Gov ernment. and declared methods of in dustry should be subject to thorough inspection and regulation to prevent unjust and arbitrary fixing of prices and wages to the. detriment of the consumer and employe. Against Exempt Bonds. All property not publicly owned. Mr. Nations said, should be equally sub ject to taxation at uniform rates, and no future, issues of bonds should be exempted. “Private benevolence.” he said, “can very easily render all ecclesiastical and benevolent activities able to pay their taxes and operate without plac ing themselves constantly under obli gation to politicians in derogation of the spirit of the first amendment of the Constitution.” Sharp cuts in Government expendi tures and abolishment of useless Gov ernment departments was urged. Mr. Nations was nominated at Co lumbus. Ohio, June 3. OBSERVES BIRTHDAY. Former Senator John Sharp Wil liams Celebrates 70th Anniversary. YAZOO CITY, Miss.. July 31.—John Sharp Williams, former Senator and for more than 30 years a leader in State and National politics, celebrated his seventieth birthday quietly at his plantation near here yesterday. There was no ceremony. A few neighbors called to extend congratula tions. while friends in many sections of the country - sent messages express ing their good wishes. As for Senator Williams, he was content to pass the day in his flower garden with his swans and other pets. He was born in Memphis July 30. 1 So 4. WOMAN KILLEb, 27 HURT WHEN TRAIN IS DERAILED Premature Throwing of Hand Switch Is Blamed—Locomotive Is Sideswiped. By the Associated I’resiv^ NEW YORK, July 31.—A woman was killed and twenty-seven persons Injured, thirteen seriously, yesterday when several cars of an express train on the Übng Island railroad jumped the rails, one of them sldeswiping an electric locomotive on an adjacent track, at Woodside, I>. X. The injured were passengers on the express train, bound from the Penn sylvania terminal to Port Washing ton, D. I. While passing through the Woodside railroad yard the last three of its nine coaches jumped the rails as a result of the premature throw ing of a hand switch. The first of the three cars grazed an electric locomotive on an adjacent track, and it was thrown on its side. The two others were derailed. As soon as officials of the railroad were notified of the collision a call for ambulances was dispatched to Bellevue and to hospitals in Flushing and Bong Island City. A special train rushed the thirteen seriously injured to the Pennsylvania station, from where they were sent "to Bellevue. Others were taken to St. John’s Hos pital. Long Island City, and to the Flushing Hospital. ARTILLERYMEN BRING HONORS FROM CAMP Highest Target Scores of Year Made by Battery A, Two Weeks at Fort Monroe. Battery A. 2601 h Artillery, District National Guard, returned from Fort Monroe, Va., on the Norfolk steamer this morning. The guardsmen left Washington two weeks ago for their first annual field encampment. They broke camp yesterday afternoon. Maj. Walter W. Burns, commanding, was pleased by the showing made by the artil lerymen. as they made the highest record scores this year at target practice on the big guns. An uptown recruiting station will be opened this week and efforts made to recruit a new battery, to be known as Battery B. It is hoped by the of ficers of the regiment that the new battery can be mustered in before the end of the Summer training pe riod, so that another camp can be held this year. Talking at manual work has been j found by official investigation to cause considerable loss of time, ex cept when the work'is entirely auto matic. • TAKES ENVOY’S PLACE. Belgian Cabinet Secretary Comes to Washington. Robert Sllvercruys, secretary of the Belgian, cabinet, has arrived in Wash ington to take charge of the Belgian embassy during the absence of Baron de Garfier. the Ambassador. Baron de Cartier left Washington in June, and at the embassy It was said he would return in November. a U. S. to Aid Florida Fete. Co-operation of the Federal govern ment with the State of Florida In the celebration to be held at Tallahassee next November of the centennial of the first meeting of the Florida Ter ritorial l-egislafjire was promised by President Coolidge today to Senator Trammell of that S ate and Capt. R. A. Gray of Tallahassee, chairman of the executive committee In charge cf the celebration. iwpin tipi piffwwwi-iru ■n Hi III3TI 31 £ —lnstalling . —More Electrols JU —in local homes every day. Attend a demonstration and E you’ll know why there’s such a strong preference tor The Electrol— C —AUTOMATIC T —OIL HEATER Rlt burns cheapest-grade fuel oil — is approved by the National Board of Underwriters —has Elec- Otric Spark Ignition—no gas pilot needed—requires no attention— makes Oil at once the CHEAP LEST and most CONVENIENT of all fuels. IV Installable in any beater. Sole Distributors for D. C. and Vicinity I'lumbma equipment and repairing Engineering Co. DIUUO 1310 14th St. HEATING ENGINEERS I Jakr Pennsylvania Avenue Seventh. Street Midsummer Clearance i Odds and Ends MEN’S FURNISHINGS, STREET FLOOR Men’s Shantung Silk Shirts. Men's Underwear Men’s Ecuadorian Panama, In pongee color $5. Collars to Athletic Union Suits Leghorns and Bangkok Hats. All match and attached 2 J C Sty,CS ,nclud,n S sailor sha P c - 6 * collars. Now at 90 A5 H J to?*. Were $5. $2.95 XX 3 for $3.00 tt Men’s One-piece Bathing Suits, Shifts and Drawers Men’s Straws. Imported and w C ec cn . ’ S Flat Foot Sennets. Regular stock 2SUSL. : $4.45 oVca,--.-. 5 .- $1.75 , JJ Three for $2.00 Saka A Company—Street Floor +♦ I Men’s Imported Coat Men’s Cotton Pajamas Men’s Thread Silk Hose And Slip-on Sweaters Now $1.45 Now 35c HAZ Plain colors and striped. All Three for $1 •IV sizes. Were $2. Now 3 for #4. In gray, green, brown and other Men s Knitted Four-in- ■. \/ /-• r. ni • . — ~~ — Hand Imported White Van Craft Shirts Men’s Four-in-Hand Neckwear Special, $1.60 Neckwear _ Oxweave cloth. With Van In foulards and crepe s .. Heusen Collar. *3.00 value. 3 silk. Summer wear. Were njf J1 values. 3 for sl. OUL for 94.50. sl, Now Men’s Striped Madras . , t „ D nve > n np „ Shirts $135 Mens Imported Four- bathing Su te woven madras and gios in-Hand Neckwear oauiing amts , striped madra-s. Were $2 A _ . . , Sizes 26 28 30 Were <1 091 I ... km. »p~i... «*. .r H 51.45 ns„: *1.75 J SHOE DEPARTMENT. STREET FLOOR Men’s Oxfords Women’s White Kid Os tan calf and patent LOW LOW ShoCS colt and black calf, plenty _ { patent colt> tan calf . High and low heels, strap of sizes for your selection. gray, black and fawn, effects and oxfords of All have Goodvcar welt suede; strap effects and _„v, „ _ _ n j soles and rubber heels. Colonials, were nuoucK ana $ 1 U K Were $4 and $5. OK $5.50 and $6. J'”) OK white canvas Now now (Broken Sizes.) Men’s High Shoes Children’s Low Shoes Women’s White Canvas Mostly , nar /. ow $0 /iK white canvas. LOW' SHOCS widths, black and tan. patent colt and sport ts \ a Some have black ip V ere to. .Now styles. Broken sizes. I trimmings, others plain; I ** Now also white nubuck.... Men’s White Shoes n — t% ~~ High and low; white nubuck p] WomCtt S LOW SIIOCS and white kid. Only df ■* tidy OIIUCS With medium and d* < P“ narrow widths. Were •** I _ high and low heels. ** I ,V,l $3.50 and $4.50. Now.. * Plas 1 kOc Broken sizes. Now... 1 sizes i to 2. Now BOYS’ DEPARTMENT, SECOND FLOOR r - " - Boys’ Blouses Reduced $6.50 to SIO.OO to 49c $9.75 Boys’ Plain Norfolk Wash Suits Boys' One-piece Play Beach Suits _ ~ . . . . Overalls, reduced to OVC Tan linen, white gabaraine . . and other wash fabrics. Boys' 50c Socks, reduced ” e ‘ tailored, of genuine Slightly soiled. Sizes 7 to to Palm Beach c,oth > in P ,ain »“!?• *3.95 2 S. •• 19 C ‘ *6.75 Boys’ 50c to 11 Neck- I— ' 1 ■— 1 wear, reduced to $8.75 to $9.75 Boys’ Suits c =°”„ d > u ’ c - 0 d “» !50 $J Q 0 5250 B ° yS ' One and two of a onirtS kind, in sizes 8 to 10 &•£ & 520 c Dressy Shirts, in the neckband and 14 to 16 years OVC tO COyS s tyle . Slightly soiled, jj gA XX Union Suits neck®!.. n , Athletic cut, of good / A t+ 51.35 tO $1.95 BoyS quality check nainsook. OvC Pajamas 4 to $3.95 Wash Suits $2.50 to $3.50 Wash | Button-on style. with short One two piece styles. If * 1 sleeves. Poplins, broadcloths. Slightly soiled from d! d AA KniCKCrS Everfast suiting and other better Slightly soiiea irom grad» of fabrics. Guar- * sd\ handling. Sizes 2to 18 1 .V/Vf Real linen, genuine Palm Beach anteed fast colors, v I f\U year clotyi J reinforced. Sizes 7 to 16 O/Y years, but not in every ** Boys’ Wash Suits style - -'' -—— $1 and $1.50 Straight Reduced to 790 $10.95 to $12.75 Wash Pants B.tton-on .01... In pl.ln color “ .... col't'ot combinations. Guaranteed fast tw °° d d mixture effects, ffn as fabrics, in sizes 3 to 8 50C color. Sizes 2Vi to 6 years. Coats alpaca lined.. >' ears —tt - Sixes 8 to 18 years tt MEN’S CLOTHING, THIRD FLOOR 100 Gabardine and 125 Tropical, Gabardine 20 oyster White Linen Tropical Worsted Coats and Mohair 1 ants Coats and Pants —and Pants that sold for Prnm reeu i a r a wm Sold for $16.50 ts 4 S2O. $25 and *4 * 7E F U 7 1 ? and SIB.OO. * I 3.511 S3O. Now .... J J jy suit stock of $lB to S3O. ■ Now iV»I/V Now * ■ _ A „ . ™ . tt 50 Pairs White Flannel rnnt „ Pants 55 Palm Beach Pants Broken from our Regular stock of $9 d?d Broken from our regular stock. Mostly < /YET i".V s h r .^„? ow ”4.75 beßtm . d .P. lm E..rn ”5.75 ski: N Vw a . m “" um 6 Coats and Pants tt SPORTS GOODS, FOURTH FLOOR Lot of Golf Bags, including ~————— Tennis Rackets Su* nd .. s . pe ; *3.00 Fishing Tackle A lot of $13.50 and $15.00 Giftie Practice Mir- . ls t , Rackets. Only $Q nC r or. Regularly $4.50 $| All OI Our I ackle ’“a’moTxiooo Spcdal ~•■■■ 1U 25% Off for this sale ®6.75 Cameras and Novelties For This Sale Only Tcnni» Nets, all prices. _ „ ... ~. _ , _ 26% off. Eastman Folding Cartridge Don t Forget Your with Bal ‘ l s fa?SsS!r Roi f” dßeet ..d S9OO ‘he Trip _______________________ double lenses i\J\J _ 250 Mohair and Palm Beach Coats and 45 Young Men’s Cassimere Suits, in Pants, in a good assortment of CC sizes 33 to 36 only. Reduced 610 HZ patterns and sizes. Reduced to to V * v. /O Economy—Fourth Floor. Economy—Fourth Floor.