Evening Star Newspaper, January 15, 1921, Page 6

Fasting Woman Flaunts Death; Brief Telegraph News of U. S. Newspaperman Falls Sixteen Stories to Death in Cleve-| land—$50,000 Gems Taken From Hotel—Air Mail to Be Extended to Los Angeles. By the Associated Press. DANVILLE. 11, January 15.—Ex- pressions of doubt that she had fast- ed forty-seven days, as she alleges, to influence her husband to join church, | tary headquarters here under orders of | Gen. Steiner. From Birmingham the soldiers will be sent to Townley to re- place the thirty-four members of Com- pany M, Tuscaloosa, who were brought here for examination in connection with the Iynching of William Baird at Jas- ' THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 1921—PART 1. —, S Lane Bryant New Hours of Business: 9 AM. to 5:30 P.M. aodmard X Lothrop A Raincoat 14 Fashionable Colored Woolen Dress Fabrics At Prices That Save You v to 14 were characterized today by Mrs., tie IRMITE of o T engthen the Ernest Harrington as “attempts to|military forces now in the Walker cheat God of the glory of preserving| county fleld for the preservation of or- my body and keeping me alive until| der. the great victory is won.” Mater nity Corsets Is a Necessity These Days A corset is an absolute ne- New models, in various Mrs. llx;njrh:_m?_:: s‘ stau‘]‘:‘wm“_“'f;“ Liquor Bribery Charged. particularly directed at Dr. W. O.] poSTON.—Indictments charging con- cessity, but the ordinary one smart styles, are made of Dixon, city health commissioner, | spiracy and the ptance of bribes SSILY, R -~ £ L575 £ b finest rubberized materials, will not do. Lane Bryant Maternity Corsets. are espe- cially and correctly designed and will prove helpful, health- Wwho, after an examination of her con- dition, sald he was certain she had fasted the last week, since a nurse was installed, but doubted her state- ment that she had abstained from such as plaid or checked s plain colored mohair, craven- ctte or satin, and poplia m were returned by the federal grand jury against Samuel M. Beresnak, a prohibition enforcement agent on the ! taff of William J. McCarthy, super- Danial N every piece of these Dress lfabrics there is :14521\'inar of 13 to }4. Bear in mind, too, that they are the smartly fashionable weaves of the season, and all our regular stocks ising agent for this district. food previ Dr. Dixon said the | ZSQE W . = i i el = = . woman's ton: vicaally - was oo ot IWONCERter, B ITORIEE Dio ful and comfortable to the known far and wide as the best materials that can be produced. changeable eficcts. ull cut, loose and comfortable. with convertible collar, strap wrists and pockets. Some have raglan sleeves, which are so well adapted’ to wear over a suit or normal. acceptance of bribes. expectant mother. Her Husband Laughs. s he Receiver Named for Bank. MEMPHIS, Tenn.—S. S. McConnell, superintendent of the Tennessee state banking department, wa Nothing but the hest and finest fabrics in the most wanted colors. And the prices save you i 7 i i 14 to V4. When asked if she did not fear would die if she persisted in fasting Mrs. Harrington s: death? Why, ho. I've never given that a thought. One particular model, of fine quality white Jeanette, with low bust and bowl-shaped front appointed Siuowsnanees it s o daciie which completely supports the ey 1% 1 do. then nothing will be accom: ]abdomc'n, is h’r,h at ‘_"'S‘,bfct“,,?"‘:l FRENCH SERGE, 42-fnch width, navy blue, and VELOURS, all worsted quality, 54 inches wide; Priced $16.50 to $30. plished by my fasting.” BRI 2 X n ong over the hips, g".‘" (5 a full assortment ot spring colors. ~Save one- two shades of gray and one of lavender. Half £ -0 to 2 “Do you object to having visitors?” | time its last statement was issued in straight lines to the figure. . % d W Clr S Third fioor. she was asked. November, held deposits of $1.063,927.55, . 9 third, at ......... eteterieae $2 yard and nearly half ...l -$3 yard i “No, for God told me it wolum be all wgm)‘;(;)a“.‘;s of $1,352,526.56 and a surplus Prxced $4. 5 i g and see me. 20,000. TRENC S LBREGE & - * NAV - IN'S \WE SERGE. S, T o O s vorse in by the front| * ° LANE BRYANT MATERNITY FRENCH SERGE, fine double weave, 54-inch NAVY BLUE MEN'S WEAR SERGE, 54-inch CHILDREN'S R A 1IN CAPES ;}ot:lgp;dm::‘etl;:nh‘? o ;:g:n,lb;; Mg:;;:;uo:l Cnn’lr':nybln cm:n.( BRASSIERES are quite as im- black. Save 309, best quality, at nearly half price ....$4 yard :‘:ll) (RdAl!:J]iOcATSa—_;.cla::sh taxrn; JooL: 2 E, Ala—The Demonstration ors - o il fin se rai hot want you to see them.” she re-| plantation Company of Pittsburgh, portant as the corset. Tl_ue,\ e & ccoceccecoecnososoocacdaseasas $3,50 yard : 4 S e e 2 et ol et Y plicd, / ioE srected by a Pl operating on an immense tract of cut extra f]ol;‘g to fit do“&\ 1m:r : WOOL PLAIDS, 54-inch width, in a large variety ments for keeping the children This statement was it land in this county, was thrown into the top of the corset and have T s Pl S, Lidy 1 H o i sions c S : hali. = g . Jaagh from her husband: who was in | (He'nahas of o reosiver on appiication "iang&ar Jhe jcorset and have W O? }.LAID ; 54-inch width, many different of (I'l‘»l{,"b and colors; half and nearly hali. warm and dry on rainy days. T o n. hnt overBeatd Lier Te= | (o o fadesal coust by Prttobarcn 1 e il bt colors ; more than a third less ...... $4 yard Now .oooviniieiiiniiiiene.. ... §3 yard -‘l"‘;‘"d"‘ raincapes, of rubber- 3 - ized sateen, with or without terests. hoods and pockets, come in red, navy and brown. Priced $5.50 and $8.75 ply. without “That's one time your message got sidetracked—we came in the back way,” he said. Back With Electoral Vote. automatically expand lessening bust support. Priced $1 and $1.25 Hose for Navy Contract, $250,000. DURHAM, N. C—The Durham hos- iery mills have been awarded a gov- 54-INCH JERSEY CLOTH, {ull line of colors.... 50-INCH TRICOTINE. light and dark blue... s M. Hayes | ernment contract for 1,600,000 pairs A e ; e G O fine quality pink batiste are made 36-INCH ALBATROSS, a variety of pastel shades....................................Now $1.50 yard with convertible collar, strap Sommonwealth has returned to Rich- | 1€L€8T2 n k ) price is said to exceed $250,000. . 2 i with a rubberized nursing sec wrist and pockets, have smart mond_ with the twelve clectoral votcs i that Virginia had cast for James 0. Probe of Ocean View Fi tion with knitted lining which 2 i : ' ‘ Cox for President and Franklin D. ew Fire. absolutely moisture-proof. But- 54-INCH CACHMIRTYNE PLAIDS—One of the season’s smartest fabrics for sports suits Iax:lclc‘::mal;a’;s"l:‘v;'na!c\_l:.uf(golr: 8 NORFOLK, Va—State insurance offi- cials have ordered an investigation to determine the origin of a series of fires at Ocean View, a summer resort ten miles from Norfolk, where, in three months, there has been a pryp- erty loss of approximately $400.C90. Nine cottages burned Monday night, | and five on Wednesday. Rumors of threats of what would happen “after December 27" are to be investigated. Libel Verdict, Six Cents. NEW YORK.—Six cents damages, and 6 more for costs were found | against Dr. Percy W. Roberts, emi- nent New ‘York physician and sur- geon, sued for libel by Dr. George twenty-one’ election board officials | Barrie " brother practitioner, who was announced by the city election | slleged injuries through a letter from commission, following investigation |, the defendant more than a year ago. |f into_alleged irregularities in the No- | mhe jyry took just half an hour to vember election.” Discrepancies be-| reaeh ‘its vergict. tween the official canvass and the re- 7L Roosevelt for Vice President, Vi Focaaent Thomas R. Marshail having declined to receive the ballots in Washington because they had not been prepared in proper form. Hung Despite Appeal. PHOENIX, Ariz.—Pedro Dominguez. in whose behalf the Mexican gover ment recently appealed for clemency, was hanged at the state prison at Florence, Ariz. He had been convicted of murder in connection with the kill- ing of a fellow miner at Metcalf, Ariz., last year. 21 Election Boards Ousted. DETROIT, Mich. — Dismissal of 15 years. Priced $6.75 and $8.50 Girls' Section, Fourth floor. tons in front. and skirts; a fabric with a soft duvetyne finish, in combinations of blue and brown, green Priced $1.50 andiblue andibhics sreen and tan s o er s LN IS Now $8.75 yard Dress Goods Seetion, Second floor. Maternity Section, Fourth floor. . LN GOING INTO THE JANUARY SALE MONDAY MORNING Bright, New House Dresses at Surprisingly Small Prices MANY women will rejoice at this good news about good house dresses at good old-time low prices. .Dozens of attractive styles and hundreds of dresses. They are crisp and new; they are of fine materials; they are fresh, clean and desirable; they arc in delightful patterns and colors. -~ sult of a recount in a local judicial s A o catatod theimsestigation: |- T%¢ Gl=es Witk Dissiond: Ring. i HUNTSVILLE, Ala—Using a dia- — House — House — Extra Blackmail Letters Received. mond ring as a glass dutter was the t 95 At 2 e A t 2 9 > PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—The arrest me;h;flhfe;grledt ORI Rones . Dresses . Dresses ’ Sty e twe on a charge of mis- |and John Fear to gain entrance into ! ) B : 3 e O e T ouited v . of fine checked and striped of very fine gingham in House Dresses for the stout using the mails resulted in the police |an optical store Wednesday night, ac- revealing that many persons well | cording to officers, who placed the Known in society circles here have :yvouths in jail on charges of grand| woman, in pink, blue or lav- percale or plain blue ging- ender figured percale; black lens aciiie o soats fancy plaids, checks and been receiving_letters from alleged |jarceny. 2 SR blackmailers. The men arrested are kimono | or set-in| three stripes in pink, blue, green d E RS > - > C d William Dougherty, 2 ” S ce- z and white stripe gingham wr George Clema an gherty, Seized Alcokol “Evaporates.’ quarter sleeves, with or and lavender; sailor or roll plain blue gix‘nghé:;m? Sizes who, according to the police, demand- ed $300 from Henry F. Michell, a seed merchant. 48 to 32, and generously made to fit women of suach proportions. collar of pique or self mate- rial; long 34 sleeves; ad- justabie belt. Every Dress a Most Exceétr‘ona] Value House Dress Section, Third floor. without cuffs; white pique or self collars. Many dif- ferent colors. for the Jackson Fruit Products Com- . pany, whose president was acquitted Oppose Constabulary Bill on a charge of violating the Volstead | COLUMBUS, Ohio.—The Ohio miners’ | act, demanded the return of $5.000 convention, at its closing sessions|Wworth of alcohol seized by prohibition here. adopted resolutions favoring an|agents, it was discovered that about * old-age pension law and opposing the | half of the property had apparently state constabulary bill pending before | “evaporated.” the legislature. Letters Cheer Mary Garden. JACKSON, Miss.—When n!lorneyui Has New Form of Contract. L.0S ANGELES—A new form of con- CHICAGO.—Telegrams and cable-itract. covering a- series of years, grams wishing Mary Garden success|which the California Associated as director of the Chicago Opera Com- | Raisin Company of Fresno hopes the | :'“’ fi:;"n‘“"’m'i:: °&°:;egf ':;;01;'_: government will indorse, was pre- A e B. F. Bledsoe of the United States dis- ' trict court, and John H. Atwood, spe- Air Mail to Los Angeles. cial assistant to the attorney general. 1L0S ANGELES, Calif. — Western | Whether the government would in- headquarters of the United States|dorse the proposed contracts and Transcontinental Air Mail Service will | withdraw its anti-trust suit against be established in Los Angeles within |the corporation was not decided. | thirty days, and pilots will fl ith —— Hnes . o Falls Sixteen Stories to Death. ] i mail from New York to this cigy, ac- cording to a statement by George B.| CLEVELAND, Ohio.—Paimer Slo- Harrison, secretary-treasurer of the|cum, newspaper man. theater director | Aero Club of Southern California.|and publicity agent for theatrical and This information, Mr. Harrison said.|commercial houses, - was instantly was received by the club from Otto|killed when he fell sixteen stories Praeger, second assistant postmaster | down an elevator shaft in the Hanna general. building, under construction here. He — thifty-six years old. Urges Peace With Germans. e CHICAGO.—An early settlement of the German indemnity question is New Betty Wales Dresses HE most advanced style tendencies, both in designs and trim- mings, are salient features of the superbly lovely new Betty Wales Dresses for Spring, which we are now presenting in the Misses’ Section, Fourth floor. New Philippine Undergarments Unusually Low Priced ’ ARGE shipments of lovely Philippine Night Dresses and Chemise have just been received, and not for a long time have we been able to offer such superior qualities at such extremely low priees. Particular attention is invited to the display of a number of charming and unusually youthful effects in Betty Wales Junior Frocks, designed exclusively for the growing girl. Always favored because of their exquisite daintiness, these will be wel- comed more than ever because of the very substantial savings possible in The three models illustrated are typical of the refined elegance of the entire display. Widow May Run for State Semate. BRISTOL. Tenn.-Va.—With the necessary as a preliminary to a turn for the better in European business aonditions, Gerhard M. Dahl, New York banker said in an address before the Illinois Bankers’ Association. The condition of European business. he said. was the most important sincle factor in America’s domestic situa- tion. St. Louis Y. M. C. A. Burns. ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The central Young Men's Christian Association building here was practically destroyed by fire, said to have resulted from cross- ed wires. Officials place the loss at $500,000. Woman Burned to Death. COLUMBIA, 'S. C.—Mrs. Louisa D. Logan, eighty-six, wealthy Columbia woman, was burned to death in her home, where she lived alone. Bryan Denounces Grain Trading. MIAMI, Fla—Trading in grain_fu- tures was vigorously denounced by Wil- liam Jennings Bryan, in an address here. Mr. Bryan also declared that he ex- pected during the rest of ‘his life to op- Ppose with all his influence stock market trading as now conducted. Gambling Cases Postpomed. NEW ORLEANS, La.—Trial of the withdrawal of two or three candi- dates mentioned to make the race in the second senatorial district to_suc- ceed the late Senator J. Parks Wor- ley, Mrs. Anna Keys Worley, his wid- ow. has been urged, and has the pro- posal under advisement. to make the race for the unexpired term. Ex-Cashier Arrested. BUTLER. Ga—A. H. Hendricks, former cashier of the bank of Mauk, Ga., was arrested at Franklin, Ga. on two warrants charging forgery and embezzlement. It was announc- ed at the time of the failure of the bank several weeks ago that He: dricks was short in his accounts sev- eral thousand dollars. Commerce Chambers Merge. NEW YORK.—Merger of the Ar- gentine-American chamber .of com- merce, with headquarters in this city, and the chamber of commerce of the United States in Argentina was unanimously ratified at the an- nual meeting of the former organi- zation here. The Argentine chamber authorized the amalgamation several months ago. $50,000 Gems Taken From Hotel PITTSBURGH.—Jacob Allison, mem- { ber of a New York firm of diamond merchants, reported to the police this sale. From these large assortments, you may select innumerable styles of Chemise and Night resses, of soft, fine quality fabrics, all beautifully made and embroidered by hand, with the finest of stitches, in exquisite, dainty designs. Night Dresses, $2.25 Among the several different models of delightful simplicity is one with a yoke effect and panel front, embroid- ered in tiny dots and finished with scal- loping; and you may also have a chemise to match. Many others are daintily embroidered and scalloped. Night Dresses, $3.25 Such attractive styles, in yoke effects, with no sleeves at all, and other plain, graceful models, exquisitely embroid- ered in delicate floral designs, with just a bit of a sleeve, and the neckline fin- jshed with fine scalloping. Still others are beautiful with hand drawn work, hemstitching and fine tucks. Envelope Chemise, $1.95 Models, simple and charming, or per- haps more elaborate with lovely em- broidered motits and drawn work, are in camisole or corset cover style, each one cqually appealing. Some models even have night dresses to match, which make delizhtful tingerie sets. Envelope Chemise, $2.95 You may chooge either a camisole or corset cover style, but it will be exqui- sitely embroidered in lovely floral de- signs or effectively trimmed with drawn work and fine tucks. The eyelets are run with ribbon, and they are finished all the way around with scalloping. Junior Model, Navy Tricotine, with satin un- derskirt; em- broidered m o« tifs, $48. i Junior Model, navy, black, gray or brown taffeta. Bead and che- nille embr ord- ery, $48. Women's and Misses’ Model, with elaborate silk and gold embroidery, $54. officials of the Business Men's Racing|here that he had been robbed of dia- Association and Moralizers operating at|monds valued at $30,000. Fifty rings the fair ground tracks, charged Withiang scarfpins were taken when Alli- violating the anti-gambling laws. was |eon was absent from his room in a postponed indefinitely by Judge Hum-|jotel, he said. A small hammer, used Dhries in the district court. to break open a trunk which- con- tained the stones, was found by the More Guardsmen on Duty. police. The authorities expressed the | BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Every train|opinion that the robbery was the entering_Birmingham is bringing mem- | work of persons who foilowed Alli- bers of the Alabama state guard to mili- son to this city from New York. The Time, the Place and the Way Time.' The time to save money is when you get it. Don’t wait. Tomorrow brings temptation. Place. The place to put your money is in this Bank, where you have the two things ncedful, Safety and Profit. Way. The way to do this is to DO IT. Don’t hes- itate. 3 Lingerie Section, Third floor. To Those Who Love Beautiful Hair Your Hair Can Be Kept in Curl for a Week 5 Wool Jersey Sports Sweaters Are Priced Remarkably Low at $6.75 and $7.50 Smart New Sports Sweat- ers, fashioned of fine quality wool jersey, are shown in two attractive styles, and offer unusual savings over former prices. THEY ARE ADVANCE SPRING STYLES One model is made with long You are invited to be here Monday and see the demonstration of how EVERWAVE (Garrity's Permanent Hair-Waving Fluid) AND GARRITY’S SILK-COVERED HAIR WAVERS Will keep your hair waved for a week; see what it will accomplish with the straight- est and most obstinats locks. This means that the time spent in pre- paring beautiful colffupes will not be wasted by wind or weather. il 2 Tuxedo collar, turn-back cuffs, SV ERVAV y . double belt and patch pockets, in eevERW AV ipreservasfitofiwaren that Second Nat‘ al Bank black, brown or navy, $6J5. 10N A distinctive feature of the other COME: Aids to the Perfect Coiffure 509 Seventh Street N.W. model, 18 the Tuxedo roll collar, Demonstration EVERWAVE | which may be fastened over, form- ing a double-breasted coat style, The patch pockets are buttoned over with flap and the sleeves are finished with byttons, $7.50, Bweater Bection, Third flaor, . ... . Notion Section First Floor. Also displayed in Perfumery Section.. Silk=covered Hair Wavers Hair Binders Egwhite Shampoo Gray Hair Concealer 39, Interest on Savings Accounts SAVINGS DEPARTMENT Open From 8:30 A.M. to 5:15 P.M,, Jan. 17th.