Evening Star Newspaper, February 2, 1921, Page 4

Sees Inefficiency and Waste In Rail Working Agreements By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, February 2.—With pros- Jects of concluding the railr. timony this week, E. T. Whit man of the railroad confcrer mittee, today took up classes of working abor board seve cements before Ineffici from these declared in railroads the rules. fourth wee nd wast uited i ¥ Accused of B PHILADELIHIA posing proh 2 Commi partment of J that Carson §60,000 he and it is expe of former membe Di ion fro. uick Service | Printing LEWIS M. THAYER HOWARD s. FISK 507 13th N.W. AN ROTECTS Consalt ment—we'll you." Interior and exte ®. x. FERGUSON, Inc. iIt'. Painting Department. Ph. . PERPETUAL BUILDING ASSOCIATION Pays 6 Per Cent on shares maturing in 45 or 8 months. It Pays 4 Per Cent’ our T on shares withdrawn be- fore maturity Assets Nearing $7,000,000 Surplus More Than $600,000 Corner 11th and E Sts. N.W, ture. {nessee will make the trip. The tour | will start in July, and the party will :lw bsent from America thirty-seven | days from the time of departins. Drop in Trolley Wages. | CLEVELAND, Ohfo.—Motormen and | of the Cleveland Railway | Company will receive wage reductions | of 20 per cent when the present wage cment expires May 1, George L tadeliffe, vice preside nd_general Products Huge. ibama’s ician of the Department of AgTi- | culture. who is attached to the state | icultural department. The same | listed in 1919 had a value of 1.000. the report shows. 1 | ng bei: s city will be discontinued | ording to an order is- | he Atlantic Coast Line eneral offices in this city. Masked Men Rob Bank. Okla. — Two masked and me robbed the Covington n. near here, ( a with more wk Fire Alarm. | | wo thousand geese. chickens aiting death ¥ b chorns d an alem | ruing for fire that caused | loss in eleven retail | stores i West | venue, the Bronx. The un- vking awakened re hborhood, and attracted a n who telephoned fire head- who was pres- | of this ution, and also dent of the Lewis Banking Com- and killed himself in De- cember. apital and surplus of i the First National, a smaller institu- tion than the Le Banking Com- |pany, was $60,000; deposits, $300,000. ) Held on Murder Charge. AND, Fla—~George A. Allen, rhanger, formerly of Minneapolis, s held without bail for grand j ction on charges that he was one of a number of men who killed {Grady Hames at Daytona Beach, De- { cember 26. Hames was killed when he songht to defend his father, Arthur nes, who was kidnaped and badly Highway Robbery Capital Offense. LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—The state sen- without a dissenting vote ng robbery with arms a and prescribing the es for violation as are murde| for i Broker Guilty of Fraud. | BOSTON.—Georze L. Ware, an in- vestment broker, was found guilty a federal court jury on charges of |using the mails to defraud in promo- tion of Mutual Divide, an ofl_stock. The court allowed him fifteen days in which to file a bill of excepteions. His |bail was fixed at $5,000. - Philadelphia Divorces Increase. Poker Portraits—Every Player’s Dream. BEG PARDOM, GENTLEMEN, BUT WE HAVE ANCHORED OFF BOMBAY. THE ————( Te~DER 15 READY 'F =———_| You CARE To GO ASHORE BERRIES )/ TLY 4T OMNCE An KEEP T NICE AN Copsight, 1521, N. T. Wabstwr. houses of the Iowa legislature. The bill, written by the legislative com- mittee of the American Legion, calls for a bond issue of $22,000,000 to pay deferred compensation of $15 & month to former service men. vorce decrees granted during the year totaled 1,960 as compared with 1,311 in 1919. There were 3,912 suits begun last year against 2,906 in 1919. Probe Kidnaping Repor NEW ORLEANS.—Port officials, of- ficers of the seamen’s union and own- ers of the American four-master schooner Edith are 'investigating stories told by members of the crew of the Edith that they had been kid- ‘Woman Dead; Others Il CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.—Mrs. Nettie Smith, aged fifty-four, is dead and four other persons are in a local naped before the vessel was ready to said, taken to a room in the down- town section and held there under hospital in a critical condition from the effects of a strange drug claimed to have been purchased by them from Fred Oliver, a soldier stationed at turn. penalty of injury should they return.|feed OUver o | PHILADELPHIA.—An increase of {649 final divorce decrees here last tyear over the number granted in 1919 is shown in official figures. Di- The February Sale of . Lifetime Furniture | Is another proof that high prices are a tradition of the past. The prices based on present costs are quite i low for furniture so good—as is Lifetime Furni- With full knowledge of manufacturing conditions, we guarantee our February prices for six months; that is, if prices are then lower we will refund the difference. ! Mayer & Seventh St. [iFE TiE FURNITURE Bill Would Aild Veterans. DES MOINES, Iowa.—A bonus bill providing gompensation for lowa war veterans has been introduced in both Company Stops Bonus. NORFOLK, Va.—Because an audit of the books shows no profit for distribu- tion to employes, the Virginia Rail- way and Power Company announces the discontinuance of its bonus plan, by which approximately $100,000 was distributed in the last six 'months. Some 2,000 employes in Norfolk, Rich- mond, Portamouth and Petersburg are affected. Street Vender Inherits Thousands. OAKLAND, Calif. — Police were searching here for Alfred Newsome, a shoestrnig and pencil vender, well known about the streets of Oakland, who has fallen heir to a fortune of upward of six figures. A communica- tion received by police from a Phila- delphia attorney, John Landberg, told of the peddlers good fortune and asked that he be located. Newsome disappeared from Philadelphia, ac- cording to the letter, about five years ago. Identifies Murdered Vagrant. CHICAGO. — The ragged stranger whom Carl Wanderer confessed but later denied having hired to stage a mimic hold-up the night Mrs. Wan- derer and the stranger were shot to death has been identified by Mrs. Cora Oppendorn of Danville, 1ll, as her nephew, Earl Kesee of Danville. French Cruiser Reaches U. S. NEW ORLEANS.—The Jeanne d'Arc, 4 training cruiser of the French navy, !has arrived here from Colon, Canai Zone, for a visit until February 9. Preparations have been completed for the enetrtainment of officers and crew at the carnival festivities for the next few days. Italian Shot at Consulate. BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Joe Rose, an Italian merchant, is in a hospital fatally wounded and Charlie Margo is in Jail charged with the shooting of Rose, which occurred on the steps of the Italfan consulate late yesterday afternoon. Margo claims to have shot in self-defense. . Dynamites Auto. HAZLEHURST, Miss.—Becoming tired and discouraged with his efforts to tow an empty car of a well known make be- {hind his more pretentious touring car, Ed Myers of Crystal Springs is said to have placed seven sticks of dynamite under the tired car and touched 'em off near here. The ensuing explosion alarm- ed the residents for miles around and many gathered to view the few frag- :l;:nls of the car left hanging in nearby es. Co. Between D & E WIill Fly Across Continent. SAN ANTONIO, Tex.—Orders issued at headquarters Of the 8th Corps, U. {8, A., authorized a transcontinentai air trip from Pablo Beach, Fla., to San | Diego, Calit., by Licut. Alexander Pear- 180n of Douglas, Ariz. The flight will be made in a single day, February 22, ac- cording to plans. Confessed Robber Accuses “Master Mind.” DALLAS, Tex.—W. S. Scrivner, con- fessed participant in the robbery of a United States subpostoffice hers January 14, testifying in federal district court in the trial of himself, Albert L. Rowan and Ben Luna, charged with the rob- bery, stated that Rowan was the *‘mas- ter mind” of the plan, having been in the vl;‘lnily when the robbery was com- mitted. Try to Solve Housing Problem. NEW YORK.—Statements by Health Commissioner Royal S. Copeland that there are 10,000 more families than dwellings in New York, caused fifty financiers to appoint a committes to seek a solution of the housing problem. The health commissioner at a meeting told the financiers of the increasing tenement housing population, involving 113,000 births last year. He said this would prove a menace to wealth and property In ten years if adequate steps ‘were not taken now. ITALIAN SENTRY BLAMED. CONSTANTINOPLE, January 31.—A court of inquiry, held to inquire into the death of Victor Paul Prezensky of the crew of an American submarine chaser, who some time ago was shot and then bayonetted to death by an Italian sentry, found that the sentry acted without justification. A general court-martial h been called to try Edward G. Ford, boat swain’s mate on the United States gunboat Bcorpion. Ford is charged with shooting and serfously wounding & Japanese merchant seaman named tyury on the night of January 7 during & brawl in a tavern, 727 % i 77 2 7222222222, Z N 7% W, 7 Z 2 % 727 7 SAY,'LL BET | HAVEN T HAD BETTER'™ A PAIR OF JA(KS SWNCE WNE LEFT SINGAl % % eore! FEBRUARY 2, 1921 : —By Webster| REINDEER MEAT SOON TO APPEAR ON CAFE MENUS U. S. COAL $9 IN FRANCE. | Embargo on American Product. | Froneh | GAINS $116,427. French Government's Rate Means Net Profits of State-Owned Im dustries in North Dakota. ., February BISMARCK, N. PARIS, February 2.—The 2~ ! “Waiter, bring me a reindcer | PARIS. February The annual report of the state induse i st goverament has fixed a new maximum 1~ . ety = 3 riceof 9 per ton for N 1 | trial commission, subm o the MONTH 15 I ™ Wasningt ay cive |11 ‘ " g 5 e ""l"g on may Soon EIVS ;a1 free on board, at Fren [sceretary of statc and the North , T, B’ {his order fn the dining rooms of |[iintic ports This is the lowest lovel ' Dakota leisiature, showed that nel ocal hotels, as the result of a de- American coal reached since it be- o - : : ~ profits of all state owned and oper NoT Thay | cision b Corporation Counsel Stc- |san declini ‘-:““ Detcher s ke ries, combined, total ) ip | e meoting in Paris | profit of the Bank o without violating the city i red to- | North rako! is given as $309,967.23 la: ‘?‘ i : Ty s action was f n which are deducted Appropriu- | Incidentally, the corporation embargo on Amer] erest and depreciation of fix- counsel has” become quite e no American company |t aving a net profit of $175 pert on the history the rd to sell at the new price, . the report said. | deer si he ShL ATEar T nAt Ay LY T The Drake Mill and Elevator Asso L e || moml met oy Bl RnYA fo ciation showed a loss of $17,668.31. ! whether these fleet anim of the northest could be tr into ston. The d on hinged on the qu ther Alaskan rein stic tion of w dom ! game laws o | thorough study, cluded that tl s not and cast fol domest years in food and clothing. He ther, that the reindeer w im- ported into Alaska by the govern- ment for domestic purposes. W. Nelson of the Depart- ment of Agriculture, who brought the question before the police de- partment, stated in his letter tha he understood several carc of reindeer are in transit | Alaska to Washington for | hotels, restaurants and clubs | SILENT AS TO REDS. French Premier Refuses to Discuss t s from i Arrested Communists. | ¢ 1.—Premier Briand today refu in the chamber of deputies an interpellation by Deputy Andre Berthon with reference to the ar- rests of communists in France, among them Abramovitch, known as Dr. Za- y, and alleged to be the agent of d an adjournment until the interpellations on the foreign policy of the government had been dis- | posed of. The premier said he would make a statement in the chamber Thursday con- cerning the conference in Paris of Rus- slan elements opposed to bolshevism, and at the same time would be ready to furnish additional rbal explunations of the recent meecting of the allied su- preme counc Other interpellations, he declared, must wait. The police today announced they h: established the fact that Abramovit had been refeiving money from Berl They said he presented a check for 1 000 francs to an important financial es- tablishment in Nice. It was issued by the Bank of Otto Markiewicz of Berlin drawn on the American any in Paris. The check w: ored. 7 T 7R ARISTOCRATIC .CANDIES AFEAN 1A D Something Doing —The bargain corner of Washington—where you get the benefit of the best buying;:we can do— at prices which rebuilding writes on the tickets—: without regard to the cost. Every Cloth Coat Now reduced—and including also many Plush Coats—with and without fur collars. Wanted models; guaran- teed qualities. $|9.75 Formerly up to $50 A Excellent choice models. Spring Dresses of - Velour and Silk Frocks; handsomely trimmed with em- broidery and braid; big display of the spring 8.90 Formerly up to $14.75 Seco Silk Sa_line Muslin Skirts Envelope Jersey Blue Bird orm::l {le ! Formerly $1.50 Formerly $1.50 anerly'$3 Formerly 50¢ Formerly $1.50 9 8(,: value, value, value, grade, value, 98¢ 98¢ $1.98 27c 79¢ Bandeau = o T Biiiais Tuxedo Taffeta Ruffle Silk Ribbed Wool " * Younl like them Sweaters Petticoats Camisoles Vests Hose New Spring Tux- better than any you Made with match- had. tra) ind builf green oior. Bites 32 to'44. o4 satine tops. odcls, S el AT Beathrata N\ Formerly 50c Formerly $5 Formerly $2.50 | Formerly $1.50 Very special price | Formerly $2.50 N value, value, value, value, TWO POR $3.98 25¢ $1.69 Surprise in Jersey Suits Most attractive sport and bu iness models—in heather mix- tures—truly high-grade Suits, as you'll promptly agree from the character of material and work. Sizes up to 42. Everywhere $12.50 and $15 Extra fine quality; 98&c 25¢ Swiss ribbed; prop- Pine Golf NHose, $1.00 Remarkable Values in Children’s Coats Exceptional quality of Velour; in splendid new models—that are both comfortable and dressy; self or imitation fur collars. Sizes 5 to 14 years. Good colors. Excellent Value at $12.50 $9.9