Evening Star Newspaper, January 14, 1921, Page 5

P Chicago—One Money Order Cashed. By the Associated Press. the island and the buffalo by the CHICAGO, January 14.—Postal in- spectors today were investigating the mysterious disappearance of a registered mail pouch said to have contained more than $50,000 in cash, jewelry and money orders. They said it was checked in when it was placed on a Chicago and Northwestern train at Milwaukee, and Checked off when it arrived in Chicago yesterday, but after that it disappeared. arned that one money order known to have been in the pouch, cashed at the Chicago post office vesterday before the loss was dis- covered. Threat by Hotel Men. BOSTON.—Hotel men of Massachu- setts threaten to declare a lockout on the public for ome day a week if forced to give employes every seventh day off. Speakers at a meeting of the Hotel Men's Association warned the legislature not to pass a bill call- ing for a day of rest for hotel work- ers. Court Sustains Skipper. PORTLAND, Me.—The charge of re- ting an officer in the performance his duty, brought by Sheriff King S. Graham against Capt. P. Sterlese of the Iltalian steamer Monte Santo, was dismissed after a hearing in the municipal court. The complaint re- sulted from the captain’s refusal to permit the sheriff to search his ship for liquor. Norfolk Rail Plan Denicd. NORFOLK, Va—Denial that the Virginian railway will spend $10,000.- 000 on improvements, including en- larged terminal facilities in Norfolk, | is made by C. H. Hix, vice president and general manager. Express Company to Begin Work. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.—Capt. C. A. Lyerly, president of the Southeastern Express Company, recently organized in Birmingham, announced that the com- pany would begin to function by April 1, and that the capital would be $1,500,000. $100 a Plate for Charity. BOSTON.—The starving waifs of Europe were the invisible guests at a dinner in Symphony Hall at which 1,000 persons socially prominent in this city and state sat down to a meal of stew, bread and cocoa for which they paid $100 a plate. Shot on Street Kills. 1 HELENA, Ark.—H. L. Watson, who | ‘was found lying in the street with a bullet hole through his head, died at a hospital here. Jessio Edwards, a negro woman, is being held by the police in connection with the killing. Tobacco Men to Reopen. LEXINGTON, Ky.—Loose-leaf to- bacco warehousemen throughout the Burley district were released from promises to keep their markets closed, and warehouses, shut down for over a week, because prices offered were unsatisfactory to growers, are expect- ed to reopen January 17. Posse Hunts Negro. ORANGEBURG, S. C. — An armed posse, headed by Sheriff Hill of Cal- | houn county, is searching for Rich- ard (“Feedy") Fogle, a negro accused of shooting and kiiling_ Earl Wad- ford, a young farmer of Lone Star. and wounding his wife, their baby | and a neighbor. { The negro was reported to be in the woods near Lone Star, bareheaded and ‘barefooted, and there was talk of & lynching if he should be caught. Will Piek Canal Route. CHICAGO.—The ‘route for the pro- posed barge canal from the Ohio river to Lakes Erie and Michigan will be selected by government engineers at a meeting here January 15. Four routes are under consideration. Risk Firms Can Withdraw. JACKSON, Miss—Fire insurance companies desiring to withdraw from Mississippi may do so on March 1 by not renewing state licenses, according to a statement issued by Insurance | Commissioner Henry Governor Buffaloes’ Friend. SALT LAKE CITY, Utah.—While lo- cal sportsmen and others were wait- ing for word of the buffalo hunt on Antelope Island, in Great Salt lake. Gov. Charles R. Mabey said he would support any legislation which would have as its object the taking over of See Page 33 For Important Columbia Anncuncement fe 3 ache? Dcun‘t with coming cold. Discovery at once. You will like the way it takes hold and eases the cough, loosens _the phlegm, and relieves the congestion in eyes and head. Children and grownups alike use it. No_harmful drugs, but just good rmedicine for colds, poofhs and gnippe. Sold by your dru; lor many years. 60 cents, $1.20 a2 . lay. Dr. King's New i bowels and torpid keep fit for work and a whole day of it as you Same old price, 25 cents. Siver. Yo e i Alsup. ! | = * $50,000 Mail Pouch is Stolen: News Notes From Over the U. S. Cash and Jewelry Missing After Being Checked Off in state. Woman Waits for Burgiars. HACKENSACK. N. J—Mrs. H Merritt, agent in a railroad station in_the Hasbrouck Heizhts Meadows here. is the heroine of the town as a result of the capture of two young men, who, she told the police, at-| tempted to rob the station. The build- | i ed Monday night. but failed to find much, so | left_ a note promising to retur: later. Mrs. Merritt took htem at th word ted for their vis spending the nights watching from nearby house. They returned, an when she saw a light in the buildiniz she set out, carrying a revoiver i with one man as her assistant. c shot through the station win- nd the visitors held up their hands and surrendered. Then Mrs. ! Merritt and her comfanion marched | them to police headquarters. | | they Ask New Trial in Libel Case. WACO, Tex.—Motion for a new trial | will_be made in the case of Fisher ! found guilty on a charze of libeling Gov.-elect Pat M. Neff. and | fined $2.000 by a jury. counsel for the defense said. Wage War on Narcotics. CHICAGO.—A campaign to out the i c this city authorities. Warrants for twenty physicians and dru; who, the federal agents said, been working together in prescrib and filling prescriptions in violation of the anti-narcoti t. Towa.—N. E. the oath of offi Towa's thenty-third governor b a joint session of the te senate and house of representatives. Riot Leadegs 1o Be Hanged. CHICAGO.—Grover C. Redding and Oscar McGavic, alleged ringleaders in the Abyssinian riot on June 20 last, in which two men were killed, were found guilty of the murder of Robert L. Rose, a salior at the Great Lakes naval training station, one of the two| victims of the outbreak, and were| sentenced to be hanged. The five| other defendants were found not| guilty. | Steel Mills to Reopen. i WHEELING, W. Va.—Seven mills at the Whittaker-Glassner plant of the, Wheeling Steel Corporation. idle for | several weeks, will resume operations | next Monday. according to notices. | Three hundred men will resume \\ork.{ Believe Tugboat's Crew Lot. GALVESTON. Tex.—Hope that any | of the crew of seven of the tug Cap- tain Talfor, which is believed to have pounded {0 picces somewhere in the | Vicinity of High Island. are alive, has | been virtually abandoned here.| The tug left Sabine Sunday morning | for Galveston and nothing was heard | from her until today, when her deck- | house and other wreckage drifted ashore. | R. R. Official Transferred. | KNOXVILLE—H. W. er is ap-| pointed vice president of the Southern railway in charge of operations. suc- ceeding E. H. Coapman_ w"ose death occurred a few days ago. Mr. Millen | has been serving the railway as vice | president and the appointment transfers | him to the operating department. Five Injured in Explosion. | WEST FRANKFORT, Il.—Five men | L U U0 O o T W Bl T 0 0 i B O Huntington Upright, Brinsmead Upright, ebony, used ........ Berkley Upright, ebony, used Nelson Upright, mahogany, used ... AN LR L N A Ll MONEY BACK money 2 O gy W o W WO plan when you call. OPEN St A2 == $109|Hampton Player, €108 NIGHTS Until 9 o’Clock ST UL THE were injured in an explosion believed to | stroyed by fire the loss being estimated have been caused by gas in Old Ben Coal Corporation Mine No. 8, west of here. The fixe were burned, but none is believed to have been fatally in- Jured. Woman Killed by Bus. BIRMINGHAM, Ala—Mrs. C. L. Brockaway, wife of one of the most prominent citizens of Livingston, Ala., died here as the result of injuries re- ceived when struck by a bus. $50,000 Handle Plant Fire. MACON, Ga.—The plant of Standard Handle Company has been de- the | at $50,000. Declares Negroes Abused. ATLANTA.—WTrongs are being per- petrated against negroes in Georgia that “run all the gamut from the meanest of petty cheating to deliber- aet and plotted murder,” United States District Attorney Hooper Alexander declared In a statement in connection with announcing service of peonage indictments against three residents of Henry county. May Make “Orphan City” Dry. 5 the or- RFOLK, Va—Cgadock, n city, will be cut off water supply on February VENING STAR, FRIDAY, JANUARY 14 the United States Housing Corpor tion pays the City of Portsmouth for past service and guarantees future payments. Notice to this effect was served on the Washington officials. who have thrown the government project of 1,500 homes on its own re- | sources, despite the fact that the | property is a federal reservation sp. i cifically taken from state jurisdiction. ———— FAREWELL DINNER GIVEN. C. A. Case, merchandise manager of the Palais Royal, was tendered a fare- well dinner by his assoclates in the from its| store, last night_at the Arlington Hotel. | 1, unless | He goes to Fort ' Wayne, Ind. All Styles $25 to $350 Immediate Deliveries <1 the Victrola. tion, January Victor Records. “The Life of the Party” AVICTROLA ||l Clearance Sale taining an to party possesses VICTOR RECORDS Supply New Life To Each New Party Caruso renders a new opera, new dance hits attain popularity, Sousa delights again with a swinging march—all are ex- clusive Victor Artists, and YOUR artists, too, through Victor Records played on 25 demonstration booths await your convenience in selecting Vic- tor Records from the city’s largest collec- stocks of all which includes full created by the greatest artists is NOTE' We have just received new 1921 shi * ments of Victrolas and Victor Records! The party or social evening gath- ering without music is never enter- d usually boresome. But music gets a permanent invitation functions if your home a Victrola. At its com- mand, the music of the world as yours. Truly, a Victrola is “the life of any party.” Style XI $150 In Walnut, Mahogany and Oak Terms of Payment To Suit You Ansell, Bishop & Turner, Inc. 1221 F St. OPEN EVENINGS $250,000 A GRAND SUCCESS--GREAT BARGAINS - In PIANOS and PLAYERS The success of this great $250,000.00 sale is remarkable. When we do things we do it right and when we decided to put on this big $250,000.00 sale we i\ made up our minds to do it right, hence the extremely low prices and terms. Be sure to read the list of bargains in this advertisement and act quickly. You may never have another opportunity like this. Come today or tonight sure. MEN'S WEAR Offer a Sel=ction of Men’s Clothing Not Usually Obtainable at “Sale’’ Prices In Our Semi-Annual Final Overcoats (Including All Weights) $33 $42 | Suits ) %Including Stein-Blochs) 28 32 38 546 Formerly Up to $55 Now. Formerly Up to $70 Now. Formerly Up to $85 Now. Formerly Up to $125 Now. $62 Formerly Up to $55 Now . Formerly Up to $65 Now . Formerly Up | to $75 Now . Formerly Up to $95 Now. Mediam Weight Fall O’COATS Formerly Up to $80 Fall Weight Knitted 519.50 NECESSARY ALTERATIONS AT COST! (Il SIDNEY WEST, (Cravanetted) Fourteenth at G Inc. SALE JUST A PARTIAL LIST OF THE MANY WONDERFUL BARGAINS OFFERED Woodward & Brown Upright, ebony, used Mehle Upright, ebony, used Haines Brothers’ Upright, ebony, Schubert Upright, mahogany, used Comstock Upright, mahogany, used @ used Byrne Upright, mahogany, used Boudoir Player, oak, used . oak, used = # mahogany, used . $11 Baus Player, mahogany, used ..... READ THE NINE GOOD REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD BUY NOW SPECIAL EXCHANGE OFFER ‘To show you our confidence in the wonderful bargains we are offering during this great quarter of & million dollar sale, within one year's time you may ex- change the Fiano or Player-Piano you purchase for any other Piano or Player-Piano of equal or greater value on our on the first instrument will be credited in full against the second. Every instrument fully warranted and guaranteed to he as represented or without question or argument. Could anything be fairer? EXTRA SAVING Extra saving for more cash down. Ask the salesman about our cash saving ' L R S136|“sabipupies .. $139| “netten, i $149 Wheelock Player, $198 . Foster Upright, mahogany, new...... Steinmetz Player, mahogany, used...... $20 Ackerman Player, $ l 98 oak, used $233 | minogany, new v Haines 10 DOWN take a long time to pay to approved credi Many Used Players From $198 Upward ‘ J. H. “B,” y THE PRICES low. Think of it! floors and ail payments made The figures placed on this elegant.list of Pianos and Players are certainly A Used Upright Piano ior $98, and a Used Player for $198. Come and be convinced. FREE DELIVERY Franklin Upright, mahogany, new Story & Ci mahog., slightly used mahogany, new Solo Concerto Player, mahog., slightly used Story & Clark Player, mahog., slightly used Solo Concerto Player, mahogany, new .. Story & Clark Player, mahog., slightly used Crippen Player, mahog., slightly used Haines Upright, mahogany, new . Clarendon Player, mahog., slightly used Foster Pl mahog., $637 $639 $649 rk Player, er, htly used $563 Upright, Story & Clari Player, mahogany, new . Schubert Player, mahogany, new $571 $582 . $589 $595 $595 $595 $595 Knabe Player, mahogany, used Steinway Upright, ebony, used ...... oo $710 : Franklin Player, mahog., slightly used Knabe Grand, mahogany, used K rnahogans, wscd . 9195 Behning Player, oak, used Aeolian Player, mahogany, used . $439 .. $214 Williams, style mahogany, new. Foster Grand, mahogany, new TERMS ! What can be easier than $10 down, no more to pay for 30 days, and a long time in which to pay the balance, to approved credit? Surely anyone can now enjoy the pleasure of a fine Piano or Player-Piano. > GUARANTEE 3 ‘We will deliver any one of these instruments to you and guarantee safe Every one of these Pianos and Player-Pianos is fully guaranteed for from delivery. 1 to 10 years, according to lthcirdagc. You are absolutely protected in every way. You are sure to be pleased. DESCRIPTION I The Pianos and Players we are offering during this great quarter of & million FREE dollar sale, whether used, shopworn or new, are guaranteed to be as represent- ed or your money will be cheerfully refunded. _ KNABE WAREROOMS, Inc. 1330 G Street NW. - J. We include free with every Player-Pisno a handsome bench to match, or stool with a Piano. OPEN Until 9 o’Clock §- .- H. WILLIAMS, President $52 | - O e W LArLrurein LN LILML L L I [ TN AT W W it PN N N i N 1Y