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MANY TOWNS WAIT LIQUOR ISSUE VOTE i • Hundreds Will Vote Wet or Dry on November 6 in Many States. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, October 29—Severtl hundred communities over the Na tion will vote next week for the first time since pre-prohibition days on “local option" In the matter of liquor or no liquor. For many of the localities it will be the first time in yeare the voters have had opportunity to eay directly whether or not alcoholic beverages may be dispensed in their neighbor hoods. The questions at issue vary accord ing to the sections in which the bal loting takes place, a survey showed. In 103 Cook County, 111. i Chicago) precincts the citizens will determine in local balloting November 6 if they will be “dry" or “wet.” Ohio Towns to Vote. At least 44 villages, townships end precincts in 18 of Ohio'* 88 counties will have local option questions to decide, most of them whether they will abolish 3.2 per cent beer. One county only in Michigan will settle a liquor issue and West Vir ginia votes on a repeal of tht State prohibition amendment. Five Texas counties will vote on 3.9 beer. Although the liquor issue is settled in most Minnesota communlttaa, it is estimated 15 sections will Allot on local option, and North Dakota, still dry. will vote on straight-out re peal, as doee Wyoiiiing. Utah, Kansas and Idaho, all dry except for 3.2 beer, have no local options; Missouri votes on whether It shall be legal to serve hard liquori in hotels and eating places. Cur rently it is legal to serve only wine and beers, but enforcement officers have generally been overlooking vio lations. nay awe 10 t oie. One hundred and forty communi- j ties in Pennsylvania will vote on the legality of drink sales in hotels, restaurants and eating places. Massa chusetts will settle liquor license prob lems for the next two years in 356 cities and towns. Rhode Island will settle the problem In two communi ties, New Hampshire In all. or 394, communities as to the further sals of beer and the question of State liquor ; stores, now located in only those 1 communities which voted wet In 1917. ( Communities in Virginia may also vote on State liquor stores and if they want private licenses for wine. They may vote out all licenses but beer. Mexican Revenue* Soar. Federal revenue* in Mexico art now far ahead of estimate*. TWO OHIO BANKERS FACING JURY TODAY . ■ .1 ■ ■ w Cleveland Men to Bo Tried In T7. S. District Court on Tales Entry Chargee. By the Associated Press. CLEVELAND, October 29. — Two Cleveland bankers brought into United States District Court to face charges of false entry will see their fates placed In the hand* of a jury of eight men and four women today. Only three hours in all was shotted the proieoution and the defenae in the trials of Joseph R. Nutt, former chair man of the board of the Union Trust Co., and Wilbur M. Baldwin, tit* itutU tution'i former president, for final arguments. The defendants have admitted that they bought $10,000,000 In securities from the Van Sweringen Corp. three years ago in an effort to bolster the bank’s position at a time when banks throughout the country were falling. Nine daya latar the Van Sweringen Corp. repurchased the securities at the same price. . The Government chafed this was deliberate "window dressing." River Changes Equal. Having altered its eouree in four places, the Rlv«r Pakchan, the boun dary between Slam and Burma, has given each country two acres of land and taken two and the new channel Is to be the official frontier. FIVE FACE RIOT CHARGE Norman Thomas Promises Aid to Group Leader in South. DECATUR, oa.. October as (JP).— Dr. Harvey W. Cox, president of Emory University, speaking at the re Quest of the faculty, was recorded to day as condemning Comm unlam, but defending the right of free speech, end Nathan Yagol, Emory graduate student, remained in jail hare await ing action of tha grand jury on charges of attempting to incite In surrection. Yagol and four othar persons, one of them a negro are held without bail. Meanwhile, in Utica, N. Y., Nor man Thomas, Socialist candidate for United States Senator, said he and the League for Industrial Demo cracy, of which ho said Yagol Is a member and ho is an executive di rector, stood ready "to do everything we can for the defense of Yagol." r#wcr Shoes Exported. England's boot and shoe exports in the first seven months xf this year were 313,IM rtoesn palrc, compared with U14M down pain In the cor responding period of 1333. "Joe the Terror” Hired. “Joe the Terror,” reputed to'have acted as bodyguard for the swindler •taviaky just before he died, la report ed to have been engaged to act In sev eral Trench motion pictures of espio nage and adventure. vKm, \lv "* Shirley Temple Doll 4-98 We thought it was Shirley—it looked so much like her. The same golden curls .. the same bright blue eyes... when she sleeps you’ll love her long, beautiful lashes. Her teeth sparkle, just like Shirley’s . . . and her dimples are the same, too—but best of all, she wears clothes that are perfect copies of 1 Shirley Temple’s , . , both play clothes and party dresses. This model is 18 in. tall. Palaii Royal—Main Floor. The Palais Royal G STREET AT ELEVENTH TELEPHONE DISTRICT 4400 * The Palais Royal * G STREET AT ELEVENTH TELEPHONE DISTRICT 4400 Boy! X" BUCK ROGERS ISth Century ROCKET SHIP 91c Every lively boy went* one of these fleshing, roering, speeding models of Buck Rogers famous inter-planetary Rocket Cruisers. The Palais Royal—Main Floor l ii" CANDIES FOR HALLOWE'EN Creamy Halloween OQ _ Mint*, lb. Salted Mixed Nuts, CP fresh and orlip, lb. 00%* Wrapped Cream caramel*, Bra zil, almond, black walnut, rum, chocolate and vanilla O P„ flavors, lb. Guild Hall Chocolates, 7" „ | l assorted, 'z%-lb. box... 1! Palais Royal—Main Floor REBUILT Underwood Typewriters 38” i jj Pica end elite types...a new ihip ment of machines with higher serials. I < \ We'll give you a liberal allowance on I your old typewriter. No uown payment... and $5 a month will buy one of these! , Palais Royal—Main Floor Gracious Hats for Women Who Like^Youthful Brims New and Flattering Models for Winter ^ Daytime Wear y There is such a dig nity and charm in these felt-and-vel vet, felt - and - hat ter’s plush . . . and all felt hats which will appeal to the woman who wears sizes 22, 23 and 24. Some have touches of white. Palaii Royal—Second Floor You’ll feel fit as a fiddle in The Fiddle Shank Pump *6 Turn this slender, light opera pump over... | the shank is shaped like a fiddle; it hugs the arch end supports the foot. Note how the vamp curves upward to prevent * cutting across the instep.. it fits beautifully. Of black or brown kid; 4 to t; AAAA to B widths. k P.S_Add a smart ornament if you like ... see I the now ones. Palau Royal—Second Floor ' A Night Coughs Relieved You can have rest tonight. Coughs caused from colds need not disturb you and members of your family. Hall’s Expectorant, a pleasant, soothing syrup, quickly relieves Irritated membranes and tickling, helps expel • mucus, and warms throat and chest. Makes you feel better right away. If cough bothers tonight, take Hall’s Expectorant. There's nothing like It. Sold by all druggists: 35c—-gOc —$1.—Advertisement. r-LAJT".... I I STOVE DEPARTMENT | SOS R. t. AVE. N. E. NAt 4S70 m —■ llaa>,aaaia,M*IMMWMMM Just Published SHIPS and NATIONAL SAFETY The Role of a Merchant Marine in Balanced Economy. Edmund A. Walsh. |. J„ Ph. d„ LL. D., | Vie* President, Georgetown Univer sity: Regent, School ot Foreign Service An authoritative study of the Shipping Crisis, National Defense and the "Morr* Castle" disaster. Pamphlet . • • 50c BRENTANO’S 1922 F St. N.W. If A. MM . 4 WoODWARD 8c LOTHROP 10th 11th P and 0 Streets Phone DIstrict 5300 p—■■ 1 " »■■■ ————-—-p - . I .... M „ ,4 Imported China Dinner Sets Service for 8 • Specially Priced This Pattern is* Carried in Open Stock Delightfully graceful in line . . . with gold edges and handles * . . and deep, lustrous, ivory-toned border. In the Glendola pattern —a lovely, gay floral design in pink, green, blue, and tan. 62-piece seta—including footed cups and cream soups and saucers. Onwa, Fifth Flooi. 100% Alpaca Pile Auto Robes Specially Priced. ! i You need only to see these fine Alpaca Pile Wool Robes—to feel them—to realize the exceptional value at this $12.95 price. Be cause of their light-weight, softness, warmth, and the way they take to rough treatment, you will find them suitable to take to football games as well as auto rides. Orays and browns. Robes, Fousth Tyoo*. Hand-Carved Teakwood Tables % $Q»50 jq These tables have attractive marble tops— and their carvings in lovely design proclaim their Chinese origin. In flower stand, coffee table, and pedestal type*—19, and SO inches high. Coffee table sketched, $15. Thk Out Shot, Istiw Viook. » # * . * # Cooking Becomes Easy With the 1 Universal Electric Range Model Illustrated ^ Installed in $ Your Home for . . • Convenient Terms If Desired With the Universal, you mlways have the exact amount of heat for successful cooking—a com plete control of the entire range of cooking temperatures. And, there are no flames or fumes to rob the foods of their natural, health ful juices—the pure, nourishing, tasteful ele ments of the foods remain in them when they are cooked the Universal way. We make no additional charge for installation of electric ranges. SucTsxe Xuran, Ttrr* Fwxm. ' V