Evening Star Newspaper, January 8, 1921, Page 4

- THE EVBNING STAR, SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 192{—PART T - P. 0. DEPARTMENT CROWDED, IS CLAIM Chief Clerk- Replies to Article Regarding Proposed Branch Office. To the Bditor of The Star: In an article printed in yesterday's Star it is made to appear that the Postmaster General and Mrs. Burleson are respongible for the utilization of valuable space in the main Post Office Department building at 12th street and Pennsylvania avenue for amuse- ment purposés, when it is claimed that such space is needed for postal purposes. Nothing is more remote from the facts than is such inference. The effect of the statements contained in The Star article is to reflect not only on the Postfmaster General him- self, but also on Mrs. Burleson, which 1 am sure was not.intended nor de- sired by you er your paper. I have invariably explained, when the question arose, that the space, which is sometimes referred to as “the little theater.” is nothing more than a conference room, which is con- tinually used by officers and employes of the Post Office Department for im- portant conferences. Thése confer- ences are for comparatively brief periods during the day. Most of the time it is necessary to work under artificial light in the conference room and the ventilation is very poor. The room is used as a.conference room because it is the only adequate space available in the building for such purpose. Ground Fleor Space. ‘The Star article refers to “the great space on the ground fleor.” just ‘as though all of that space were utilized for the conference:room referred to, when, as a matter of fact, three- fourths of the space formerly occu- pied as a workroom of the Washing- ton city post office is now taken up completely by many filing cabinets containing thousinds of files ‘of the Post Office Department. A very small rortion of this space, that portion above referred to, is, as stated, used for a conference room during the day, and occasionally in the evenings em- ployes are allowed to hold entertain- ments for their personal amusement 2nd benefit, a policy which I.am sure you Wwill agree w me {s entirely PRoper, as most of the executive de- pértment buildings have auditoriums id which to hold patriotic meetings and entertainments for the employes. The Postmaster General and Mrs. Bur- leSon are athy with any such plan for the enortnnment and bene- fit of the employes, and therefore they gave their approval to the plan to ufe the canference roam in the even- ings occasionally for the entertain- ment of employes of the Post Office 'partment. Unfitted for Work. frne space in the conference room is nét fit for employes to work in, be- use it 1! poarl; u:mec and ven- :gued. and T wo not feel, Justifie iqrisall ¢ space for 18 wor e Beatth | ore 1§ 7o Wk o As ties - stam; mbiling letters and. par- cgls A respect- Tully ‘{E&: is a postal station 6, conly one | % block t] ‘Office. Depart- ment buildipg.. . There'are other al statio: ich furnish postsl fa- cui for’ business - men, and vva!.s'm in the dowx~ :q 1 Eenct or the asteb ere T the estab- m-fi; nch _postal station’ in e Boer Department at 13th street and Pennsyl- vania - &V €ven ‘$f- there Were space for such purpose, which there ifiu not. statement contained in The Star article to the effect that “ample space is awvailable” in the main Post Office Department building is not borne out by the facts.~ RUSKIN I‘ !lDLS . Chiet Clerk, P.'Q. D. . GUN 'P’LAY AT TRIAL: Ogtbresks of Temper<Mark Bed- "ding’s Appesrance .in’Court. CHICAGO, r 8.-Grnver C. ing, self- nce of Abys- sipia.” who, négroes, 18 . seven on trial, chargéd With mrder in con- nection with 8- fl‘flu-r‘.ot Ralph Rose, a sailor, gnd IN'Boyt. a cigar store owner, urbance in the South ) 'hall" last fall, halted court up_and fight it out.” At o time b‘flifll drew their nvolven to mzintain order. Dther defendants testified that Red- ding &oud as the “Prince of Jeho- vah” in making promises to take hun- dreds of negroes back to Abyssinia, and that he promised them great ;rulth and power if they would fol- ow hi . TAKE 8 IN DRUG PLOT. x_moflu Reported Smuggled Into U. 8. From Ttaly. BALTIMORE, M4, .January 8$.— TUnited States internal revenue agents and headquarters detectives, working |P: from the office of Police Commission- er Gaither, lost night raided a house on Baltimore street, arrested seven men and a woman suspected of vio- lating the federal narcotic laws and seized several thousand grains of morphine, cocaine and heroin, esti- mated in value by the agents at $50,- 000. It was the most important drug rald in the history of the Baltimore district. With the arrests and recovery of the drugs federal agents asserted that they have uncovered a comspiracy in which great quantities of drugs have ‘been emuggled into the ceuntry from Italian ports. F;ARMERS MAKE PROPOSAL Free Collective Buying and Selling | Ay - Among the Demands. ST. LOUIS, January 8.—Federal leg- islation to insure “the free right of collective buying and selling,” and 10 provide finencial assistance for ,agricultural interests throughout the country was contained in resolutions adopted at the closing session of thé tenth annual convention of the Farm. ers’ Bquity Union here. ‘The resolutions called for repeal of Senate amendments to the Capper- Volstead bill, which, it was explained, nullified its original purpose of per- mitting collective buying and -amn. farmers. Other resolutions stressed the im- | of farmers’ co-operative or- | Ol wanisations holding membership on !mk and grain exchanges, and led concerted action to ob- (I.fl state and federal legislation to mccomplish this. The union also voted to widen the scope of its activities and estahlish |8a co-operative flour mills and packing houses to eliminate speculation. —_— mrn- most famous bull fighter has $500,000 in & year. He took part in sbout fifty performances, each, s0 far as his part lasting fifteen minutes. So his pay averaged #650& minute, SEE T E T Gas Att;ck Forces Poacher to Submit After Hot Battle (Crose-Atlantic. Cable Service to The Star. VEVEY, Switseriand, January e lesson of modern war- fare are being applied to law mforcement here. A poacher ‘_fl Siza. has been taken in home near Lake Gemeva after a gus attack. He had stood eff thirty gen- darmes all night fu a hot battle of ‘bullets, after killing one and wounding another who attempt- ed to arrest him. It was impos- it made no impression on him, hut when iron pipes were ran in and selphurcted hydrogen was pumped in he came to the door with hix arms up and cry- ing “Kamerad!” W, VA, MINES MAY ADOPT OPENSHOP Rumor Carries Factor of Leg- istature Passing Neces- sary Laws. By the Associated Press. WILLIAMSON, W. Va., January 3.—~ Officers at military headquarters here are discussing widely circulated ru- mors that an effort would be made to terminate the Mingo coal strike by legislation, designed to provide for the operation of all West Virginia in- dustries on an open-shop basis. According o the story, union lead- ers have agreed to call off the strike if the session of the legisiature which is to convene next Wednesday, will pass the necessary laws without de- lay, making. them operative imme- diately. There was no confirmation of the story here today. David Robb, representing the execu- tive board of the United Mine Work- ers here, has called a delegnte meet- ing of all the locals in the Mingo fleld to discuss the strike situation. The meeting will be held here Janu- ary 12. “There are thirty-five locals in the Williamson district, and it is expected that C. F. Keeney, president of Dis- trict No. 17, will come here to ‘con- fer with the represen Call for Meetings Robb's call follows: “In line with past policles of mine I have decided to call a meeting of| representatives from each of the ed ['striking local unions so that we navg a general understanding gg‘g( cu::ttl o8, which we nrm. rdht tents, Tumber, coal sad ttention. questions shove agreed'to be in af endance. ;| ing" will.be held on thé 13th of Janu- ,in ‘Williamson. Ome delegate will mne ‘from’ each local union, ud the train-fare-of each will-be paid to from" Wflliunlo‘\:. and Luvlu l.liu:: good men .may be gent. eouvev message back to our memberghip.” : -rnm:eou a Coke “The Superior an Company, which closed do'*n recently, 'will . begin . opérations Monday next nnder new management. and working on_ & non-union basis, it was learned today. ’!‘he mine, which empleys nurYy 100 men, had been known as a.dnlon mine until the latter part of Decem- ber. when it closed, it was said, for f1ack of orders. This leaves only two union mines in the Tug rjver district: one the Alma Thacker Fuel Company, now idle, and the op Hatfleld, & wagon mine. Col. 1, command the federal troops here, reperted sone quiet Thursday night. THE WEATHER. District of Columbia—Fair tonight and tomorrow; colder tonight, tem- perature slightly II)WG freesing; Maryland—Fair, (onl t and tomor- row colder tomight; fresh northwest inds. vxr:lnln—h!r tonight and ‘tomor- row; colder tonight and in southeast portion tnmormv; 1 west and ‘West Vu-tlnb—l"alr tonight and to- morrow; colder tonight. Records for Tweaty-Four Hours. Thermometer—4 p.m., 39; 8 p.m., 40; "° 12 midnight, 41; 4 am., 45; 8 am., G‘. noon. l4 30.9: p.m., 2; 2’ N 12 mldnttht, 29.82; 4 I.lll. 29.7: 8 am., 29.74; noen, 29.90. Highest temperature, 45, occurred at 4 am. today. Inwen. temperature, 34, at noon te- ‘rampmtnre same date last year— Highest, 44; lowest, 33. Condition of the Water. Temperature and condition of water at 8 a.m.: Great Falls—Temperature, 36; condition, 24. \ ‘Tide Tables. (Furnished by United States coast and eo detic survey. ) and 1:59 Eda W tide, y high tide, 1!4 Lm “and 7:50 Tomnmw—!fiw tide, 2:42 p.m.; high tide, 8:29 p.m. The Sun and Moen. Today—Sun rose, 7:27 am.; sun sets, 5:02 p.m. Tomorrow-—sun rises, 7:27 a.m.; sun sets, 5:03 D. m.; sets, 4 :31 am. and ‘18 a.m. and Mdon "‘;f" 4L s 56 p.m. utomobile lamps to be 1i 2 half hour after sunset. ented e Weather in Various Cities. 1o ERgEEEEE] SERLTRBNINERRIRIITREBN2RBUARR2RRLERY BULSARBNANER: BRSINLLL: ARBBRRBTNL: F2E! | I Though Colerado went republican, Miss Ines L. Johnson, a democrat, was, elected county school nunerlnl.endent of Ll Paso county New ern. Mflhy Jan. 16, 9 AM. to §:30 PM. January Sale Hand-Made Oil Opaque Window Shades 85¢c Each Good shades, size 3x7, mounted on Hartshorn rollers, in good shades of green. Made in our own shops. It is advisable that you buy for your spring needs now, as the supply is limited. Upholstery Section, Fitth fioor. “Naumkeag" Fine Bleached Sheets At New Lowered Prices The “Naumkeag” Sheets are of extra fine, soft, smooth bleached muslia ‘and wear as ‘ Simi Pinson” NHand Nade French Dresses well as heet MADE BY wet. Now ofired at thae 1NOW Shown for the E. CHAVERIAT new law prices: First Time OF PARIS 63x99, 225 72x99, .S 81x99, £ 90x108, [ 5 B . For hand-drawn spoke- stitch Sheets, add 25¢ to each size.. Bedwear Bocties, Second Seer. ————— Towels Come Down in Price The ordinary cetton huck towels can now be purchased :at $1.58, $1.80, $240 and $3 dozen, which represents a considerable saving from what they have been. Twwet Section, Second Seer. Exceptional Mimi Pinson, characterized in a French story, was a little French girl of rare loveliness and charm, por- traying all that was good, beautiful and ideal. E. Chaveriat, a noted designer of Paris, supposedly inspired by her loveliness, has created these exqui- site and unusual little handmade dresses, and called them “Mimi Pin-- son” Dresses. - They are fashioned of the finest and sheerest voiles, organdies and handkerchief linens, in lovely pastel colors and white.. There are graceful straightline models -or charming blouse models, distinctive and orig- inal, with tiny ruffles, beautiful de- signs in hand drawn work, picoted quillings, exquisite e mb roideries and girdles of unusual colorings. In sizes 14, 16 and 18 Prices ranging from years 25 to $65 Misses® Bectien, Feurth floer. Sales Scheduled Monday In Women’s Apparel The lowness of these prices and the goodness of the values can hardly be overemphasized. The smartest and most desirable specialized styles of the season are offered tomary reductions. 70 Women’s at prices that are decidedly below even our cus- Suits Reduced to $52.50 Every suit taken right from our own stock Made on the long lines that are so fashionable with either notch or con- vertible collars and belted or plain ripple effects, some are beautifully em- broidered with wool or silk. There are fur-trimmed suits also in the assort- ment. Materials—Veldyne, wear mixtures. duvet de laine, tricotine, Scotch tweeds and men's --Colors—Navy, brown, tan, black and novelties. Stout Women’s New Winter Remarkably Low Priced This is an advantageous purchase of new coats from one of our best coat tailors. are attractive if i At“s belted medels, in taupe, reindeer, oxford and number of ma with fancy silk ltitchul' and but- tons; silk fined, Distinctive Wool : Skirts Low Priced at $11.75 Skirts that have been: selling at much higher prices are in this group at the special price of $11.75. Coats straight line % 3 Stripes, plaids and novelty mix- tures, in plain tailored, sport and plaited models. - The most desirable colors and combinations—tan and brown, navy and gray, black and , and in a Trimmed 3,85 _Fashienable’ Wrappy At Dolmans and Straight- line Coats of fortuna, bolivia, vel de cygne. velonr and sued e. in the fashionable sha Some ?‘:'d. farge for eolhu: all are nlk i ‘Wemen's Appare] Sectivn, Third Soor. white and blue and green; also plain navy and black serge, High-grade materials—satin-finish prunella, Scotch mxtwel, velour plaids and stripes, The January Sale of Undermuslins : New Items Offered for the - ‘ First Time Monday When you consider the remarkable values and the sav- ings possible at these extraordinarily low prices, you will be wise to supply your Imge.ne needs for the coming summer. New, large assrotments just arrived are ready for Monday’s selling. Undermuslins in the Januax;yacSaIe at Corset Covers of nain- sook, in corset cover and camisole style; trimmed with lace, embroidery, beading and_ribbon. Butterfly Drawers, in flesh color; tailored and finished with colored hemstitching. Bloomers of flesh mull, in plain or figured designs of blue butterflies; tai- lored style. Envelope Chemise, in flesh or white nainsook; corset cover and cami- sole styles; taslored or trimmed with lace and embroidery. Musits Usderwesr Section, Third floer. broidery. Many Fine Suites and Distinctive and Odd Pieces of Furniture for every home use at reductions of 10 to 33% per cent Short Petticoats of nainsook; trimmed with lace and embroidery. Undermuslins in the | Undermuslins in the Januasrlyf;le at Gowns, in flesh or white nainsook or mull; tailored or trimmed with lace and embroidery; made with low V, round or square neck and short sleeves. Envelope Chemise o f white nainsook; in corset cover and camisole styles; tailored or trim- med with lace and em- | bon. January Sale at $195 Gowns of fine nainsook, low V, round or square { neck and short sleeves; trimmed with val lace or . embroidery. Envelope Chemise, cor- set cover and camisole styles; tailored or trim- med with lace and em- broidery, beading and rib- Long Petticoats of cambric, with deep flounces of embroidery or lace insertion and edging. Many Homes Are Profiting by This January Sale of Fine Furniture And the Reason Is Easily Seen When the Values Are Noted THE sale was conceived and arranged with the express purpose of giving you the opportunity of choosing Fine Furniture at reduc- A tions of 10 to 33V4 per cent right at the beginning of the New Year rather than waiting until the usual time. Cane and Mahogany Living Room Suites Brown Mahogany Queen Anne Suite, with extra large loose pillow arms and reil, uphol- stered in rich gold and black satin damask. January Reduced price, $695. Louis XV Hand-earved 3-piece Suite, uphol- stered in brocaded blue and. taupe velour. A remarkably fine suite. January Reduced price, 450, Very graceful is the Queen Anne Suite, with hand-carved pie crust edge and crocker shell ornamenting the back and knees; mulberry and gold damask combined with plain mulberry velour, January Reduced price, $498. The simplicity of the Adam period is effectively illustrated in a Three-piece Suite which may be had in either blue and gold velour or blue and gold damask. January Reduced price, $395, Elegant 0dd -Chairs What a welcome this Hand-carved Louis XV ] Solid Mahogany Reception Hall Chair will give to the guests in its refinement? Covered in a wonderful tulip tapestry, and reduced to $135. A Side Chair to match is $110. Very regal look- ing is the High Back Charles II Cane and Mahogany Chair, with long roll arms, $115. A Club Chair tfat has the inherent welcome and comfort of club life is very deep seated, covered in handsome tapestry combined with plain velour; long gooseneck arms. Reduced to $1I5. Queen Anne design is most appropriate in this 5 Firesid¢ or Wing Chair, covered in blue, gold and rose tapestry. January Reduced price, $95. Massive Queen Anne Fireside Bench to-place before the fireplace; gold and black striped welour. Reduced to $3250; and one in Louis XV design, blue and gold velour, is reduced to $65. DAVENPORTS are indispensable in the living room or library; their comfort is as essential 28 their besuty is enticing. One in blue striped velour is of the Queen Anne period, reduced to - fil.mdnodmhudmd to SI85. A latge Uphelstered Chesterfield is covered in two-toned mulberry velour, reduced to $278; an dverstuffed Twe-toned Blue Velour Davenport, with spring arms, is seduced to $150. DAVENPORT TABLES just about “make” a living room these days, and so graceful and ,rufiul, too. - A very effective Charles IE design - ) in solid mahogany is reduced to $85, and a Hand- carved Queén Anne design is ‘reduced to $100; Louis XV design reduced to $95; Adam design witl, cut-out corners, reduced to $135, - Furnitare Section, Bixth Soor.