Evening Star Newspaper, January 30, 1921, Page 22

22 ‘ACCUSED SLAYER OF GIRL NEARING END OF TRIAL Attorney of Dr. Winnes Will Use But Thirty Minutes for Testi- mony Monday. HARLAN, Ky. January 29.—The defense in the case of Dr. H. C. Win- former state veterinarian, charg- th the murder of Miss Lura Par- Pine Mountain settlement school er, last September, will close its testimony thirty minutes after the trial reopens Monday morning at 9:30 o'clock, attorneys announced when court adjourned this afternoon. A convict’s story of finding bloody garments under the kitchen of the convict camp, near the scene of the murder, featured the testimony brought out at today's session. Frank Brown, negro convict, said that he had found a package of man's underclothing rolled up under the kitchen of the camp on a joist. He said the garments were bloodstained ;and bore a prison number. He show- .yd the clothes to J. Jones and Joe Bivins, cooks. who told him to burn them. he said. This he did, he de- ared. When asked if he had taken n the number or remembered it, ‘he answered in the negative. ,yVILLIAMSON COURT BARS Z UNION MAN FROM JURY - Disqualification Made on Other Ground Than Labor Affilia- L tion, However. the Associated Press, WILLIAMSON, W. Va, January ion of whether a union man, ber of the United Mine on the jury hear testimony in the trial: ‘of twenty-one men charged with ,{vlhm: Al S. Felts, in the Matewan “Battle. was brought up in circuit “xourt here today during the examina- fion of talesmén. Exhaustive ques- joning of Walter Bassham, a member “ef the Brotherhood of Railway Tra “men, by both sides, failed to d ualify him, however, until it +#rought out that he had been prese in the courtroom during _th: vpmination of veniremen previ “#he court did not disqualify Bass Pecause he was a union man, but be- ‘fause he had unwittingly violated vpourt orders in listening to examina- | \7 “tion of talesmen. *” Bassham is the first union man, art from United Mine Workers, who as been examined for jury duty. The Jfourt hitherto has dismissed union iners upon objection of the state. DEBS’ CASE UP TOMORROW :éttomey General Palmer Will Send 1% Recommendations to President. fpre President’ Wilson tomorrow #&long with the petition for the so- ffi:lm leader’s pardon and the entir Ristory of the proceedings which re. “gulted in his being sentenced to serve fen years for the violation of the es- jionage act. = James A. Finch, pardon attorney for {the Department of Justice, and the ttorney General have for several yecks made a study of the Debs case, t no indication has been given out it the course they will recommend to e President. 2 Last Thanksgiving day it was said “#t the White House that the President fould not pardon Debs, even though had been rumored that such a |.:rae would be recommended by Mr. mer. @LOCKING FARES STOPPED iBhio Officials Restrained by U. S. Ve Court Order. 172 Z COLUMBUS, Ohio, January 29.—Ohio efficials are ' temporarily ~restrained 2""‘ interfering with railroads in in- reasing passenger fare rates in this @tate to conform to interstate rates, “@nder an order issued by the United Hhates district court here. Vs The order, it became known tonight, was issued by Judge John E. Sater Mte Wednesday evening. A hearing i$ill be held next Saturday on a mo- ion to make the order permanent. WALES STIRS SMART SET. By Cable to The Star. 7 LONDON, January 29.—The daily ‘Sppearance of the Prince of Wales is season riding on the “Row" has rown soclety into a flutter. New Babits are being purchased by all the @ebutantes and ‘there is a great de- #hand for handsome mounts. 23 2 —_—— FAMED ADJUTANT GENERAL. ““RALEIGH, N. C. January 29.—Col. | Van B. Metts, who commanded the Sth Infantry, 30th Division, in nce, and whose regiment figured in the smashing of the Hindenburg Mne, was this afternoon reappointed general of North Carolina Gov. Cameron Morrison. DISMISSED FROM ARMY. o, -»The President having approved the Wetion of the court-martial convened Camp Pike, Ark., in the case of pt. Joseph A. Meyer, Adjutant Gen- arals Department, U. S. A., that o “ger has been dismissed from tie y. He was convicted of charges of ing false statements regarding the disposition of company funds. . S. FUGITIVES IN VIENNA. #y Cable to The Star. ZVIENNA, January 29.—With the rate exchange greatiy in favor of Amer- money, Vienna is becoming the Smecca of Americans who flee from #he police at home. “Defaulting bank cashiers and crimi- S Hals of all kinds are here from the.|. states. 7 Admiral on Retired List. 7/ Rear Admiral J. H. Oliver has been| ylaced on the retired list of th, ©n account of age. as an authority on naval avy strategy. Puring his long and useful career he served as an instructor at the 3‘:‘-3‘ War College, chief of the office of naval intelligence and chief of the planning division of the office of naval dperations, in addition to many years at sea. 3| tion with the enforcement of the Vol- 1700 in currency which they took from He is recognized GREEK ATTACKS WITNESS WHO HELPS CONVICT HIM Exporter Strikes Ex-Secret Service | Man, Who Testified to His Hav- ing Altered Bills of Lading. NEW YORK, January 29.— As George D. Pteriotis, a Greek exporter, was being led from the federal court here today, after having been found i guilty of fourteen counts of an in- dictment charging him with altering bills of lading, he attacked a former! secret service man who had testified | against him during the trial. Break- ing away from the offic Pteriotis struck the witness several times. He was subdued by deputy marshals Pteriotis and George Bruozos were found guilty specifically of raising a bill of lading representing a ship- ment of two bags of rice to Greece to | {2.200 ba i Anthony J. Britsas. indicted on the same charge was found not guilty. The case of John Sakelerpulos, an- other defendant, was taken from the jury, when the court ordered him IR THE SUNDAY STAR, .fANUARY 30, 1921—PART 1. Another Big Discount Ad Today’s ) Post in February Discount Sale of Furniture An Event Unparalleled for Extreme Price Economies Sale 512 NIN discharged for lack of evidence. | The maximum penalty for the four- teen counts on which Pteriotis and Bruozos were found guilty is seventy i vears, fiv rs on each count. They will be sentenced Tuesday. TO DRUGGIST’S ARREST ,FORGED PERMITS LEAD 1 jAlleged Stolen Papers From Drug Agents’ Office Said to Have Been Found. PITTSBURC drug store, by gov agents to be o v B. L. Herman Sattler, who were arrested | here last night. was raided by fed- eral prohibition agents late today. The | officers said they confiscated a large quantity of intc January terheads of the Treasury Department | of the *d States, used in connec- | rtain false and| to withdraw es and distillerie: | > nt filed by Agent Gold-| reads that the papers had heuni fen or purloine v Mrs. from the office of the ector for the state of prisoners today fur- 00 each ; stead act,” and | New York. | nished bond in the sum of $5 {for a hearing next Saturday. Every modern kitchen should | be equipped with this great labor-saver. Very special dur- ing our great February Dis- | count Sale at 85975 By the Club Plan you can | make a small initial payment; then easy monthly payments. g S ILSSED Lot 1US LANSBUR: O R NITURE. cocH T s EET 00 Ada Tapestry. We have specially reduced suite in the February Discount Sale to the re- markably low price of......... ANOTHER 813500 THR comprises Wing-back Sette Rocker. upholstered in Muleskin. Sale Price:. .. ANOTHER ATURE SUITE, Marshall Cushion Seats. ruary Discount Sale Price now 'NEW RE-ENLISTMENT LAW Army to Take Back Only Able- Bodied Men. War Department. recruiting regula- tions are to be amended to meet the ! recent decision of the controller of the Treasury. Hereafter soldiers un- dergoing hospital treatment for i juries or diseases incident to the ser ice will not be re-enlisted unless they are “in some degree effective and able-bodied men.” As a result re-enlistments undoubt- edly will be reduced. Instead of re- enlisting_ men seriously ill or injured TR A Kroehler Duofold Bargain Now that extra room will cost but little, if you equip your living room with this Golden Oak Duofold, covered with good grade imitation leather. Reduced for the February Discount Sale to it is probable that such men will be kept in the service under extended enlistment beyond the term of their | loriginal enlistment until they meet {the physical requirements of the law. {1f re-enlisted at the expiration of that | period they will be entitled to the $90 | bonus provided by the Army reorgan- ization act. WILLIAM B. CRISP DEAD. Noted Attorney Won Ford-Selden Patent Case. NEW YORK, January 29.—William Benton Crisp, widely known patent lawyer, is dead at his home here at {the ‘age of sixty-one. His most famous case was that of L] s T T i1 G Henry Ford against the Selden auto- mobile interests. Selden’s claim that he had invented the automobile en- gine was contested by Ford and Mr. Crisp_won the case.” He was born near Baltimore and was educated at Johns Hopkins University. WILL ASK FEDERAL AID. NEW YORK, January 29.—Federal ald in preventing oil fires along New York's water front, “a menace caused by the growing number of oil-burn- ing ships refueling here,” will be, asked by Dock Commissioner Hulbe: {who left for Washington tonight. | After a conference with Mayor |Hylan. Mr. Hulbert said: “Twenty per cent of the vessels in the harbor are oil burners. Prac- ! tically all of them violate the law in | cleaning their tanks alongside pier. In filling their tanks much oil a is permitted to escape into the ri and it sticks to the docks.” | Commissioner Hulbert said a fire of | &= similar origin to that in New Orleans recentiy would wipe out many lions of dollars’ worth of property. ROBBERS STILL AT LARGE. TAMPA, Fla, January 29.—Despite all effort’ on the part of police, the sheriff’s office and special agents of the Ameriean Railway Express Com- pany, the three men who participated in the hold-up of Cashier E. F. Smith |at the local office of the company here late yesterday afternoon are still at [liberty. nor has any part of the $19.- | | the safe been recovered. PLANT TO OPEN AGAIN. PENSACOLA, Fla.. January 29 —The plant of the Escanpia Saw Mill Com- pany at Pace. which has been closed for two months, will resume oper: tions next week, it was announced i tonight. The plant employs about | five hundred men. 50 FIRMS TO CUT WAGES. DENVER. Colo., January state industrial commission of reduc- | tior of wages of from 10 to 20 per cent, effective March 1. This is in compliance h the state law re- requiring thirty days' notice of wage re- ductions or intention to call a strike. Sent Here From Texas. Maj. Jerome W. Howe, $th Cavalry, at Fort Bliss, Tex.. has been ordered to this city for duty in the office of the chief of cavalry. Main Office: 740 12th St. N. W. o T T T BW— USE HOFFMAN SERVICE -9 HOFFMAN CO. “(Incorporated) Plant: 1530 Pa. Ave. S.E. $53.50 Reed Chairs $55.00 Heywood Bros and Wakefield Arm Wing Chair, - like cut...... $39'/b 75 $4500 Heywood Bros i and Wakefield Old Ivor e Chair or Rocker, cush Kk} ion seat and $2975 backsi. $4450 Heywood Bros and Wakefield Arm Rocker, Verdue Antiqu finish, uphol- $32.5¢ stered seat and back.... Gate Leg Tables Greatly Reduced 1835.00 Mahogany-finish IGate Leg {Table. $32.50 37000 Mahogany Gate Leg Table. $52.50 Reduced to.. $45.00 Mahogany Leg Table. Reduced to.. A, $139.75 Imported Chenille $149.75 Wilton Rugs, size $87.50 Body Brussels Rugs, size 9x12. Tapestry Brussels Rugs, size 9x12...$42.50 $60.75 Tapestry Brussels Rugs, size 9x12...$49.75 Discount Sale of Bed Sets 20.00 Bolster Bed Sets, reduced to. .. Jed Sets, reduced to. . $29.25 Lace Bed Sets, reduced to .... $32.35 Lace Bed Sets, reduced to . ... $39.75 Lace Bed Sets, reduced to .... $54.75 $12.00 Bolster m Suite for the Living Room Three especially attractive pieces, including large Settee and two Arm- chairs, upholstered in Figured I'Art Nouveau -ITEC Armchair February Discount 2 FORMERLY Overstuffed Davenport, Armchair and Arm Ro Tapestry covered. Dcount Sale of Rugs $29.75 Royal Turkish Rugs, size 36x03. ... ..$22.50 $71.75 Axminster Rugs, size 9x12 ..........$49.50 $125.00 Rajah Wilton Rugs, size 9x12... $195.00 Royal Turkish Rugs, size 9x12.... .$139.50 February » Blanket Sale Below Cost = ! $10.50 Blankets Discount Sale price. 4098 $11.50 Blankets - $5 Discount Sale price. -49 $12.50 Blankets Discount Sale pricm$5-98 $13.50 Blankets Discount Sale price $6049 $14.00 Blankets Discount Sale price $6098 $15.00 Blankets Discount Sale price $7-49 this fine _____ $205.50 OVERSTUFFED SUITE | Tea Wagons $28.00 Mahogany-finish Tea Wagon; rubber- tired wheels; remov- able glass tray. Re- duced $2 1 .2 5 $35.00 Windsor Mahog- any-finish Tea Wagon. ......... $25.50 $45.00 Mahogany-finish Tea Wagon, removable tray drawer. 83550 Brass Beds $75.00 Full Size Brass[s Bed. Re- §49 75 duced to... $70.00 Full Size Brass Bed. Re- ..$72.50 Bd %10 $52.50 Full Size Brass| Rugs, size 9x12..$97.50 Bed. Re- .$103.50 duced to... ..$52.50 Craliss S50 " Extension Tables $42.50 Fumed Oak Ex- tension Table, pedestal base, top 45 inches by 6 fnea ... $31.50 $30.00 Golden Oak Ex- tension Table, ‘top 42 i 5 feet. Re- ...$6.75 ...$7.75 ......$2175 $22.50 ..$2250 S d Ql_xafflereg > v inforce ..$2875 to:). 4 ie:cl{es YI:JTQ feet. Reduced t0ieeemeennnns $45.50 Table. February Discount Sale price........ February Discount Sale price......... ary Discount Sale price. . This $500 Quen Anne Quartered Oak Suite —for the Dining Room has large 60-inch Buffet with mirror, Fretted China Closet, Enclosed Server and Six-leg Extension | ANOTHER—$275.00 COLONIAL DINING ROOM SUIT of Golden Quartered Oak, comprises large Buffet with mir- ror, China Closet, Serving .Lable and Extension Table. STILL ANOTHER—$415.50 QUEEN ANNE SUITE for the dining room, of American Walnut, comprises Buffet, China Closet, Enclosed Serving Table and Extension Table. Febru- $355.50 $189.75 $298.50 il (! This $425.00 Queen Anne Bedroom Suite, in Mahogany Four beautiful pieces, comprising large, roomy Dresser, Man’s Chifforette. Semi-Vanity with Tripli- cate Mirror and Wood Bed. February Discount Sale Price . e ANOTHER—$337.50 FOUR-PIECE BEDROOM SUITE; includes a large, roomy Dresser, Semi-Vanity, Chifforette and Square End Wood Bed. February Discount Sale Price STILL ANOTHER—$268.50 BEDROOM SUITE— developed from the Queen Anne Period, in Mahogany. It comprises a large Dresser, Dressing Table, Chifforette and Bed. February Discount Sale Price .. $345.50 $272.50 $195.75 This Ladies” Desk $2500 Ladies’ Desk, in polished mahogany, with large drawer. Reduced to 512 N HAVE_IT CHARGED IF YoU wigy JULIUS LANSBURe FURNITURE NINTH STRE Of mahogany; two shaped tops select from. N o to co.