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THE PITTSBURGH GAZETTE TIMES, MONDAY, DECEMBER 1024, MOVIE STAR VISITS PITTSBURGH Chicago Pencil Sharpener Gift Store Useful Box Stationery QUIRE BOXES Xmas Package Gifts Up to the Minute. Latest Two- For olTicc, school room or home. Tone Finish, i CHINESE TONE I III RENEWED IN PITTSBURGH 50c each Outbreak at Grant Street Xmas Package, 98c each Desk Sets Black Rubber Barrel, 14-kt. Gold Point pjf Fifty Other Styles up to $15.00 eaC" and Third Ave. Quelled by Police.

Leather" Brief Case Eversharp Pencils, $1.50 Thin Model in Triple Silver I'lato. COLONY IS GUARDED A practical gilt for salesmen. i Bruhetl brass copper corners, iex-ible and stirT backs. Beautifully made. An ideal gift.

$5.00 Others at $15.00 and up lawyers, students aiul business men. Chinatown, peaceful for several Weeks during a temporary armistice between the two warring tongs, bor 41A IX. Li Other Styles up to 12.00 In Gold, $3.50. dered on riot yesterday when an alleged member of the Hip Sing Tong openly declared himself against the $4.98 Diary for 1925 rival faction, the On Leong Tong, before a crowd of Orientals at Third Drawing Sets Gold Filled Sets $9.00 Silver Plated Sets $5.75 venue and Grant street. A general riot and probable blood A day seldom passes without its happenings of interest.

A diary won't let you forget. Obtain a good diary for litf urn mmivJWitoiiJi shed was narrowly averted. Two city detectives, John Morgan and Charles Campbell, overheard the shouting of the crowd and sent in a riot call to which an automobile load of detectives and police responded and quelled the 29c cach Walter Hters, film star, who arrives! here yesterday with lii wife, lie is shown with Mrs. Hiers and Daniel Winters, president of Council who met him on his arrival. Mr.

Huts will be a truest at Xo. 1 1. Klk's Club Thursday evening ami at the Shrine luncheon in the William lVnn Hotel Friday. He is to appear at the Aldine Theater this week. if Complete in Detail Miniature Edition Strong and durable.

Size 18x4. diMurbance. School Black Board 8 Scrap Books Tong Sun, aged 41. of 511 Third avenue, who police say is a 'waiter in downtown Chinese restaurant, was arrested and lodged in North Side $4.00 mmmm So. 9 ji UN Police Station on a charge of inciting to riot.

The detectives say he was responsible for the trouble and had threatened several merchants of the Index and Cooking Recipe Outfits 69c Photo Albums in Black Morocco. Many Styles and Sizes. 75c to $5.00 each. have been confined, for the most part, to the Hit Sing: organization and police familiar with the Chinese customs say that an effort ni-ill be made to even the score. Strangre Chinese seen in the colony after today will be arrested pending investigation by police into their business.

Xmas Cards Leather Goods Pencil Boxes Card Tables Poker Sets Bond Boxes On Leocg Tong. 11 Colony Again Guarded. Police later arrested Charles Lee, eact aged 34. of 523 Third avenue, and J. no Others at $8.00, For Bonds or Insurance Papers W.

Singleton, aged 27, of 205 Second TOLD INPULPITS University Officials Discuss Endowment Fund Canipaigii in Churches. $10.00, $12.00 Size avenue, alleged bodyguard for a prom Inent local Chinese. They were lodged In the North Side station on suspicious Fine Walnut Home Desks Radio Table person charges. Sectional Bookcases Many Designs $1.00 each This affair was interpreted by police NEAR EAST RELIEF SUPPORT URGED AT CHURCH SERVICES "Golden Rule Sunday" Observed Here in Behalf of Orphans. a forerunner of further trouble and the city detectives recently withdrawn as guards in the Chinese colony were ordered back to patrol Second and Telephone IS SOUGHT Third avenues.

The armistice between the two Stands tonjrs. brought about by tong heads in Xew TQrk, expired November 14, and hostilities were ordered to proceed when no agreement between the two could be reached. To date the killings High-grade Walnut, Oak or Mahogany Finish. 16x16 Size. $9.00 36x26" FEELS FINE AND Oak or Mahogany $12.00 To bring to mind the plight of the thousands of Near East orphans.

"Golden Rule Sunday" was observed here and throughout the United States yesterday. Churches held special services, at which pleas lor financial support of the Near East Kelief were made. Attention was directed to the needs of the Near East orphans by the serving of simple meals consisting principally of the foods with which the orphans axe being kept alive. Mrs. Charles R.

Gannaway, wife of Dr. Charles R. Gannaway. one of the leading Near East workers, spoke last night in the First Methodist Episcopal Church, Crafton. Tester-day morning she addresed the Sunday schools of the Bellefield Presby SMILES ALL THE TIME AT AGE 79 Ideal Home Gift $25.49 A Real Oak or Mahogany $22.50 -ch 4 i Loose Leaf Memo Books Amrolite Lamps Cash Boxes Metal Box With Lock Pencil Boxes For the Children 1 Stomach, Liver, Kidney Trouble AO Disappeared When She Took Plant Joke.

IT CHANGED HER ALL OYER For Home $14.00 each terian Church and Calvary Protestant pS 29c each or Office Episcopal Church and the congregation of the First United Presbyterian Church. She told of the activities of the Near East Relief, which is caring for 140,000 orphans. Other models $3.89 up No. Heavy Qv Vest rocket AA They ay I hare a smile a my face all the time since I have taken your Plant Juice and I know I surely feel fine," said Mrs. Mary E.

Mont- Japanned Size Dr. Emory W. Hunt, president of Bucknell University, and several professors and officials of the university yesterday spoke in Baptist churches here in the interest of the Bucknell tl.OOO.OOO endowment fund campaign. Dr. Hunt spoke in the First Baptist Church, Homestead, and the Loreuz Avenue Baptist Church.

The speakers pointed out how Bucknell' University has grown in size and standing in the last 20 years until it is now the seventh largest of the 45 colleges in the state. The university's endowment has not grown with Its student body and )S other colleges in Pennsylvania have larger endowments, they said. The enrollment of the college is 1J.4Q. Offer by Rockefeller. John IX Rockefeller, a Baptist, has offered Bucknell University if her endowment is raised to $1,000,000 by December SX, 1925, it was said.

The speakers here yesterday, in addition to Dr. Hunt were Dr. Joseph R- Wood, assistant to the president; Prof. James P. Whyte.

Dean Romayn H. lUvenburg, Prof. William G. Owens, Prof. Vera C.

Rockwell, Prof. L. Foster Wood, Roy G. Bostwick. Prof.

W. H. Coleman and Dr. George B. Lawson.

Secretary of Labor James J. Davis, who attends the First Baptist Church of Pittsburgh, is honorary chairman of the campaign. The Rev. Dr. Carl Wallace Petty, pastor of the First Church, is state chairman and the Rev.

Dr. Arthur Baldwin of Philadelphia is assistant state chairman. Henry E. Cole of Pittsburgh la chairman of the campaign of the Pittsburgh Association, with headquarters in Room 1351, Union Trust Building. He has appointed the following executive committee: Dr.

Harvey Bartle, W. Torter Beck, Mr. Bostwick, the Rev. Dr. W.

C. Chap-pell. T. 11. Edmunds, Dr.

H. M. Ewalt, the Rev. Dr. Havard Griffith, W.

W. Hague, Carl C. Law. J. H.

MacAlpine, Earl A- Morton, J. Denny O'Neill, the Rev. Ray- G. Pierson, Frank H. Robinson, John T.

Shirley, the Rev. A. J. R. Shumaker and the Rev.

Robert I. Wilson. Ceremonies Arranged A. W. McCLOY 642 LIBERTY AVENUE THE BUSINESS MAN'S DEPARTMENT STORE WE GIVE PIIOFIT SHAKING OOCPOXS For Bridge Opening NEWS OF THE THEATERS.

1 J'ilM TWO GUNMEN CAPTURED AFTER SHOOTING SALESMAN IN CARD GAME HOLDUP By Associated Press to The Gazette Times. PRISONER SPEAKS AT DEDICATION OF CHAPEL IN PRISON Officials of Jewish Churches and Organizations Take Part in Services. Tonight in the Pitt "leggar on Horseback." a satirical novelty, full of comedy, by George Kaufman and Mate Connelly, will enter the eecond and last week of its local engag-menL One of the most artistic iits In it Is a pontomime entitled "A Kiss In Xanadu." There will th uual Thursday and Saturday matinees. TO DISCUSS HEM JUNGLES "Wild Life in the Jungles of British Guiana" will be the subject an address by Dr. D.

Fish of the University cT Pittsbarfcii at the monthly general meeting of the students of Carnegie Institute of Technology ia the Carnegie Music Hall tomorrow morning at 11:30. Dr. Thomas S. Baker, president of Carnegie Institute of Technology, will present the Reserve Officers' Training Corps SB. The Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania, co-operating with county officials and civic bodies of the city, is arranging an elaborate program for the official opening of the Washington Crossing Memorial Bridge, between Lawrefleville and MiUvale.

The opening will take place Monday, December 29. Additional plans for the opening will be worked out this afternoon at a meeting of the executive committee. The following organizations will participate in the opening: Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania, MiUvale Business Men's Association, Lawrenceville Board of Trade. Arsenal Board of Trade. Business Men's Association of the East North Side, TCKW YORK, rec.

7. (A- P. Soon afterward detectives captured two men, identified by witnesses as the assailants, after a revolver battle on tho roof of a tenement house. A third man fled down a fire escape, after an exchange of shots and was not captured. roy Palmer, a salesman, was mortally wounded today when three armed men attempted to hold up a group uf card players In a West Side garage and opened fire when there wa3 show of resistance.

The San Carlo CJrand Opera Company comes to the bpinnlnrg this evening, when its first performance will be "Andrea Chermr." I'm-berto tliordono's opera. The "company will oftVr eipht. operas, "Andrea Chenier," linhmt," "Faust." "I'Ucia dt l-4tmmermoor." "Ai.ia." "Carmen," "Maiisnw Rutterfly" and "II Trovatore." The two mainee performances ill be on Wednesday and Saturday, when "Faust" and "Madame Rutterfly" are offered, respectively. Etna Board of Trade and the Shaler Township Board of Trade. Police Wound Man Who Fires on Them SAYS M'KEES ROCKS NEEDS BIG REVIVAL MRS, MARY K.

MONTROSE. rA5e. 75 vears of a-jre-. well-known Newark. N.

J- lady living at 1 Elm street, that city, while talking recently with The Plant Juk M-in. "I had such indigestion that I vouM be in terrible pain at the pit ef my stomach every time I ate. My liver inactive and seemed to (111 VP with bile at times, which brousht on dtzay spells, slugicishness and a drowsy feeling. My kidneys caused awful pains across my back. And I couldn't set any rest because of my disordered nerves.

"All this Is changed since I've taken Plant Juice. I eat and sleep well bow: dieest my food properly and do not suffer from the terrible pain in my itomarhj My liver and kidneys -work properly and the dizzy, drowsy spelts are prone and I have been relieved of the pains in my back. In short. 1 feel fine every way now and everybody says I'm smiling all the time." plant Juice is sold in Pittsburgh by the McCulloch Drug Ten Convenient stores. Advertisement.

SCOOT EEIiKG TOOBBOW Scout leaders of the Pittsburgh Dyspepsia is but a hazy memory to all those high livers who learned how to eat heartily of all the good things of the table by following meals with STUARTS Dyspepsia Tablets Council of Boy Scouts will hold their i i "Meet the a comedy, comes to the Nixon next Monday night, when it opens a week's engagement in that playhouse. In November, I9II. 14 playp opened in New irk, and in July this year Lynn SStar-lin's "Meet the Wife" was situ running strong and was the sole Matinees will be given Wednesday and Saturday. Women to Open Seal Booths in Two Stores annual fall get-together in the General Forbes Hotel tomorrow evening at 7 The Rev. Travis in Sermon Scores Borough Officials as "Vultures." An address by an inmate featured the dedicatory service yesterday afternoon of the Agudus Achim Jewish chapel in the Western Penitentiary, Woods Run.

He spoke of the ambition of the prisoners, stating that many of tho inmates of the institution look forward to the time when they can make a new start in life. Others who took part in the exercises were Warden S. P. Ashe, the Rev. Julius Bloom.

Chaplain H. H. Wiant. Rabbi M. S.

Sivitz, Rabbi S. Friedman, Leonard S. Levin and Rabbi Solomon Fineberg. Harry Sirvin. chairman of the penal committee of Pittsburgh Lodge No.

44. Independent Order B'nai B'ritta, acted as chairman of the service. The chapel is on the second floor of the rotunda of the penitentiary and was formerly used for board meetings. All the decorations of the chapel are by the members of Agudus Achim congregation. The equipment of the chapel was furnished by members of the B'nai Brith Lodge.

Services will be held every Saturday. o'clock. The assistant national field director, J. P. Freeman of Chicago, wiil be the guest of honor.

Mr. Freeman, C. L. Peiroe, F. F.

Schauer and Richard Victor, will make short addresses. Archie West, aged 36. of S6 Crawford street. Is in the Passavant Hospital in a serious condition with bullet wounds in the head and arm received yesterday at Crawford and Iogun streets in a revolver battle with two police. The police stopped West and attempted to search him for a revolver when he turned and fired, it is said.

As he fled the police opened fire and wounded him. No taore gaaancaB, soar rinaca. heartburn, kynrta, nauara ax other saEh dav Billy Chase and Charlotte Lrttour will be by Alma Wall um1 Russell Clark in a skit. "Around tiie Corner," In the Davis this week. It is a humorous study in contract.

You mij tat freely at pie. cheae. pickV. milk, fried cm, bacon, oniota. tauaace and buckwheat and these tablets always cave you from distress became they give the stomach the alkaline eft act a in health and lest the stomach by aiding difestaoa.

AT ALL DRUGGISTS When You Feel 9r Fitzgerald to Address Ad Club, Thomas Fitzgerald, general manager of the PUtsuurgh Railway Company, will on "Relation of Street Car Rerouting to Advertising and Retailing" at the luncheon ot the Pittsburgh Advertising Club tomorrow in the William Pi nn Hotel. Under the leadership of Mrs. Sidney Htrsh, the Council of Jewish Women will open a booth for the sale of Christmas seals this week in Kallmann's and Frank and Seder's sores. Mrs. Amanda Frank has been named vice chairman.

The committee includes Mrs. E. Ilabcr, Mrs. Harry Fleishman, Mrs. Charles Spandau.

Mrs. L. Levin. Mrs. Sidney Kaufm.ui, Mrs.

Solomon Myers, Mrs. Irvin Herrold, Mrs. Mir. ris Hirsh, Mrs. Harry Diamond, Mrs.

Daniel Strassburger, Miss KIsie Mrs. H. Benedict, Mrs. J. Adolph.

Miss Hommel, Mrs. O. Hom-rael, Mrs. E. Btnswanger, Mrs.

Manning, Miss Ieal) Levy, Mrs. Lewis, Mrs. R. Half, Mrs. Kelix Half, Mrs.

Harry Hollander, Mrs. A. M. Bit'ro, Mrs. Sam Wolf and Mrs.

J. Bibro. Where summer spends the winter. Aiken, Augusta, Atlanta, New Orleans- Write us for illustrated booklets and how to get there. Southern Railway System, T.

B. Martin. D. P. 214 Oliver Building-, Pittsburgh, Atlantic CC23.

Au'truseiueiit. TOY MISSION ISSUES APPEAL The Toy Mission, which for SI years has given toys to the poor children of Pittsburgh and vicinity at Christmas tirrfe, is making its annual appeal for toys. The headquarters of the mission is at 105 Wood street. Those intending to help are urged by those in charge of the work to make early AMl'SKMKXTK AMUSEMENTS. Cold Com lag- 1 a I I MATS.

WED. reran LAST WEEK A.n SAT. ifiGOnl LiberlyBonds BOUGHT and SOLD at MARKE1 PRICES No Charge for Storing Bonds bi Vault The Union Savings Bank Frick Bids-, Fifth e. GraniSUPittsbunjH Tafc 'Beggar onHorseback W'ttk ROLAND YOUNG POPULAR PRICED MATINEES THURSDAY and SATURDAY CHRONIC INDIGESTION QUICKLY RELIEVED Laxative CMflDOPEilA Men. Dc.

I Andre f'hetnler Tus. Dec. 9 la Bohnnf w-d. Dec. le Faust Wed.

l.utm Oi Imnmermrtor ThurR. Dec. 11 Aida Frl. Eve. Deo.

12 Carmen Sat. DffC. 13 ftnlterfly Pat. Dee. 13 II Trsvatore Th Incidental dance will be given by the Corps le Ballet.

rniCES 75c to 2.S: Wed. SUc to 1.A9; Sat. SOe to ttt.M. A.MrSKMKXTS. STOP AT fit is my hope that the disturbance caused by the church people of Mc-Kces Rocks, as a protect againnt the prevailing conditions in the borough, will end in a great revival.

It would be a great thing. If this could happen, 1 would no longer be ashamed to tell strangers that I reside in SIcKees Rocks," said the Rev. Allx-rt K. Travis, pastor of the McKees flocks Methodist Episcopal in his sermon last night on "McKees Hocks Birds of Prey." Mr. Travis referred to hoot-ggers, gamblers and borough officials as the "vultures of McKees Mocks." In referring to a number of young high school pupils that recently offered their services to him in helping clean up the district, the Rev.

Travis said "I wish the high school students and the prammar school children would get together in their protest against the existing government conditions. I would like to see a monster children's parade, see them bearing signs calling for better government. I believe that such action would shame the evil politicians into. changing their ways." P. RTOilOYESTolSNE The third annual dinner of the Veteran Kmployes" Association of the icen-ra! office of the C-ntral Region, Pennsylvania Railroad, will held Wednesday evening in Mec'reery's.

H-T Whiter vice president of the Central Region; J. J. Koch, traffic manager, and T. II. B.

treasurer of the company, will speak. Business Men Pass Meeting. There will te no IV-cember met-inc of the Husinw Ass. edition of the Ka.it North Side, was decided at a meeting of the bord ot directors last week. The postponement was made because of th5 noli-tay business rush.

1 iS. in theater- tcmnx xperirnce. Pot. 2f 1 I -5S John K. McVamara, Pittsburgh, Hays Amazing Relief Is lue Solely to Todd's Tonic, AVhich Has the Strength-Building Qualities of Rare Old Wine.

ICE SKAT1NB MURPHY'S HOTEL in CLEVELAND ttSs. Rooms With Bath $2.50 t'uu'r for children eraprtaa iT- pvnU Weekly MtM. ttaraca. "Harold Lloyd" Contest Judges Are Appointed The judges for the "Harold Lloyd" contest to be held Ihis noon the Grant street entrance of the City-County Building were named yesterday. They are Harry Speaker, rrp-resenting William A.

Mapoe; Josrph N. Mack roll, register of wills, and A. S. Davis, representing Harold Lloyd and the Rowland Clark theaters. The contestants will be judged as to their resemblance to the movie star and the winners will be given a purse of J25 in gold by James B.

Clark of the Rowland Clark theaters. Motion pictures will be taken and will be sent to the Lloyd studio in California. (Quinine, NIXON Mali. ed. Snt.

DAVID BELASCO Prea i LIONEL BARRY MORE With MISS IRENE FENWICK From RelaM- Theater, N. In "Laugh, Clown, Laugh!" Duquesne SvC- Jolt AFT MITE HOCKKKY FBI. SAT. St. Paul vs.

53 Garden to IHdie' Ilanrain Matinee 11:10 PitUburfk "HAPPY MOMENTS" with LEW WHITE NEXT WEEK Mail Onttn Mn Scat Than ORIGINAL NEW YORK COMPANY Jut fUyt 33 Wtckt at Klao Tfeeater A Fricelmssty Fumy Comedy KEEP YOUR SCALP Clean and Healthy WITH CUTICURA to work off the cause and to fortify the system against an attack of Grip or Influenza. A Safe and Proven Remedy. Price 30c The box bears this signature "I was relieved of a six months" a.t-ack of chronic Indigestion after taking only several bottles of Todd's Tonic. Before taking it I suffered continuously, and quite often while at work, would be seized by a sudden attack of cramps and forced to go home. I seldom my meals as rhey brought on severe belching and i water brash would come up into my throat.

Todd's Tonic relieved all my pain and made me a healthy being Again." JOHN K. McNAMARA. 1221 Irwin N. Pittsburgh, pa. Member Moose and Eagles.

Todd's Tonic, made from California wine, is most agreeable to take. For sa.le at a.11 dug stores in Pittsburgh, and throughout this section. Advertisement- SiEITM VAUCF. By LYNN STARLING ILLC AVON COMEDY FOUR la Va-iiaa at That CJaa Fan. "A HU1GAI1AI MUPSsar This Week MARYOH VADIE OTA ETGII W'k Miae TraaKMiant Artitts ia I "MUSIC ARB VISVALIZATION" I FXOKIPA RESORTS.

Costume Designer to Speak. llt Virginia Alexander, a professor of costume design of C'tineerle Institute of Technology, will 1ib-uss "Pe.rsonaiity Through Dress" in the Central 1. W. A. tomorrow evening.

with MARY BOLAND hjM 77t, $1.00, J1.50. J2.00, $2-50 Weeaaaliy Mat Ism 77. $1.00, Jl Sataraaj MatiaM 77c (1.00. $XJ0. $2.00 Ptaa Tax CAJjTLgTOJf at aiACTI FHJkHli t-'Ar1 In Momrioary ad Sony KDITH (IJFmKll LEACHUILA Til S.m&r, COAST OF FIOBIOA Write fo Booklet, hotel list and rate.

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