Evening Star Newspaper, January 22, 1922, Page 12

12 NEW GERMAN CABLES. Two to Be Laid Soon From New York, Mackay Reports. . \ NEW YORK, January 31—Plans for the resumption of direct cable communication with Germany, sus- pended in 1914, are announced by Clarence H. Mackay, president of the Commercial Cables-Postal Telegraph system. Under a contract with the German | THE ELECTRIC SHOP |s===== PROFIT BY THE BIG VALUES OUR SECOND ANNUAL Clearance Sale of Electric Lamps Table Floor Library Lamps Book Ends Candlesticks Smoking Stands and Novelties | Bridge | 607 14th St. mflmllllllllfl 1 —Branch Store, Wash. Railway & Electric Bldg., 14th & C Sts. N.W. As there are barely enough for one day’s selling, we would ear- nestly ‘ advise you to- call as early as possible. Atlantic Cable Company, Mr. Mackay | sald, two new cables would be laid between New York and Emden, Ger- many, and would be put in operation by_Octobers 1923. The new lines, Mr. Mackay an- nounced, would be in two aections joined at the Azores, thus parelleling the two cables owned by the German and operated by the American com- pany prior to the war., Transfers at the island station are to be automatic, thus . providing practically instan- taneous aervh,e between the two countries. OFFERED IN - Now is the time Candlesticks, Stands, etc. Boudoir and mands a simple, but in this sale. personal inspection. Pay Your Electric Light Bills Here A Very .'Spe'ciél Sale _of the famous | DOLLY MADISON Bro gue Oxfords —Steps right into favor! at $5 LTRA-SMART and Dependable are these models in:Mahogany Calf Brogue Oxfords for Women. Full wing-tips and low or medium heels with Wing-foot Rubber Heels attached.” We have just bought 500 pairs of these well known “Dolly Madison” Shoes at a price that enables us to offer them sev- eral dollars below their usual sellmg price. gains in Electric Lzufips and Shades, Book Ends, worthy is included—you cannot appreci- ate the scope of the reductions or the ‘ merits of the display without making a i 1921 TOTAL, $34,873,000. NEW YORK, January 321\-An in- crease of $10,481,000 in contributions to all: Episcopal churches in the United States during 1921 was resport- ed ai the New York office of the na- tional council. Total contributions for the year were $34,873,000. The number of communicants in the church was increased to 1,104,029, the council announced, a gain of 7,134 __Under a contract with the German countrles. . over thepreviusyear. "~ | to obtain real bar- THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, JANUARY 22, 1922—PART 1. VOTING BY MAL UPFORDECISION Maryland Legislature to Act on Question of Special Interest. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, January 21.—If a bill introduced in the legislature by Dan- iel C. Joseph, member of the house of delegates from the third district, | wins the approval and votes of three- fifths of that body, commercial trav-| elers, roldlers, sailors and business | men ‘whose work keeps them out of | the city on election days, as_well as | other citizens of the state temporarily residing outside of the state, will be able To cast their ballots for the party candidates of thelr choice, notwith- standing thelr absence. For Mr. Joseph, in drawing his bill, has followed measures now in force | in most states.of the Union, notnhlyl Maryland’s nelghbors, New Jersey | and Virginia, . where duly registered | voters who are out of the state on election day may vote by mailing in their ballots in time to be opened and counted with those cast in the general election, Plan Popular Eisewhere. i During his tenancy of the White House and since his illness former President Wilson has voted In that | way, mailing his ballot to the New | Jersey precinct where he is regis-| tered. ‘Thousands of traveling men | avail themselves of the privilege in' the states which have the absentee, voter law, and many Marylanders, | now denied the ballot by their occu-; pation, would gladly avail themsel o opportunity of voting by mail. ; Vhy should a man who lives in Maryland, pays taxes here, raises his | family here, spends his money here | Smoking The display is magnificent; no matter what your fancy may be, whether it de- elegant lamp, or a large stately one designed by artists, we are ready to supply you—all shades go Every kind that is new and Potomac Electric Appliance Co. - | Phone Main 955 and looks on Maryland as his home be denled the right to vote merely because his business may keep him ! out of the state on_election day said Mr. Joseph. “Even while he travels over the rest of the United | States or other parts of the world he is working for Maryland, adver- tising it, pulling for it and selling its products. Other states have cared for their citizens in like conditions, and there is no reason why Maryland cannot do the same.” ‘Thousands Lose Votes. To change the present law a con- stitutional amendment will be neces- sary. Vhen the present statute was | written, in 1867, there was no such thing as a traveling salesmen in the modern sense, or a locomotive engi- | neer, fireman or conductor making the long runs of the present-day ! trains. Few men of that day were | constantly away from home on regu- lar schedules, but today there are! thousands who are denied the righti to vote because an archalc statute has never been amended. NEW SUPREME COURT JUDGE WIDELY KNOWN i | Judge West Served in Circuit Court VArginia for Past Eighteen Years. JUDGE JESSE FELIX WEST. Special Dispatch to The Star. RICHMOND, Va., January 21.—Judge Jesse Felix West of the third judicial circuit, who was nominated on Thurs- { day by the democratic caucus of the | Virginia legislature to succeed the late Judge Edward W. Saunders in the supreme court of appeals of Vir—i ginia, has_just been unapimously elected to that office by the general assembly of Virginia. Judge West is considered one of thel ablest and most widely known ju- rists in the state, having served as county judge for twelve vears and as circuit judge for eighteen vears. In this time only a small number of his decisions were reversed by tne appellate courts. He was born in Sussex countv, Va., near his present home in Waverly, and was educated at the University of North Carolina and the University of Virginia, where 'he took the law course under the late John B. Minpr, graduating in the same class with Senator Claude Swanson. Judge West is an active member of the Christian Church, and_has been superintendent of the Sunday school of the Waverly Church for thirty years. He is a brother of tho lieu- tenant-governor-elect, Junius £. West of Suffolk. His wife was formerly Miss Nannie Peebles Baird, daughter of the late |} Dr. Oscar Hartwell Baird, prominent physician of eastern Virginia and a descendant of the Harrisons of colo- nial ‘and revolutionary fame, her mother being Mary Elizabeth Harri- son. Judge West has four children, Jesse Felix West, jr., Grace Walthew | West, Oscar Henry West and Baird | Harrison_West. Judge West will assume his new duties on the supreme court bench about February 1. —_— R. E. LEE’S BIRTHDAY IN LEGION’S CALENDAR —— Valuable Work to Be Permanent in Americanization Work. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., January 21.— Robert E. Lee's birthday anniversary was today included in the American Legion’s calendar of events recom- mended for observance by American | citizons. This action was taken at' the meeting -here of national and state executives of the legion at the suggestion of southern members and no objection was raised by the exec- utives from other parts of the coun- try. 3 Confederate leader was born on July 19, and any observance must walt & year. The calendar, the executives said, was expected to be permanent and was drafted for in connection | with the legion’s Americanization work. It includes many dates in American history, those relating to the civil war being Lincoln’s birth- day, the battle of Gettysburg and the surrender at Appomattox. = —_— For more fifty-one years the than umlu Pope has not left the grounds of the Vatican, in which he ha';:on a ‘voluntary MAXWELL FURNITURE COMPANY, 415 Seventh St. N.WIi{ Maxwell’s Cane Panel Bed OQutfit || FREE! FREE! A 26-piece Set of William Rogers Guaranteed Silver- ware or a 42-Piece Hand- somely decorated Dinner Set with evry purchase of of $100 or over. $2.95 Delivers—$3.00 a Month Pays It ' u Pooem "0, /, iz $29.50 il BED, SPRING & MATTRESS For the rest of this week you may buy this handsome bed outfit, exactly as pictured above, at a tre- mendous saving. Ordinarily you would expect to pay more for the bed alone. The bed has massive 2-inch continuous posts, with a cane panel in the center, handsomely decorated with a beautiful ornamental de- sign. Can be had in Walnut, Mahogany or White Ivory. The mattress is full 50 pounds and is of all-cot- ton. The springs are of woven-wire fabric construction. This entire outfit—$29.50. Sample Dining Room Tables This won- Buy now and profit! See derful event will soon pass! this Solid Oak Din- $14 75 ing Table. like ph.v $1.00 Cash—50c Week tured. Offe: only ‘Q “l.u N ‘“6 0 H 0 N ' ‘ tm ) Why be chilly when you can secure an Oil Heater $3'98 ,like pictured for only CoIomal Buffets We know the values in this sale unequaled and that is why we say this colonial $ l 9 50 o buffet in oak is a $1.00 Cash—50c Week wonderful value at, 4-Piece Genuine Walnut Bdroom Suite Tieat149° Cretonne Covered Bed Couch A convenient and comfortable couch bed ‘with all metal frame and spring, hesvy cotton mat- tress and valance included. One motion converts this couch Into a full ~1ze$ l 9.75 This exceptionally High-grade Period Bedroom Suite is in gen- uine American Walnut and includes all pieces txactly as pictured. and consists of one of the newest type bow-end beds, large Dresser, Chif- tch and a beautiful Semi-Vanity Dresser, with a triplicaté Totror, ATl A'most remarkume mirror. All pieces are dustproof in construction. value for Walnut Finished Dresser Hurry! for these great bargains. Inspect this walnut finished dresser listed at $14.75 the bargain price of 4.Piece Duofold Suite at a Startling Reduction For the rest of this week you can buy this complete 4-piece Suite at about the same price you would ordinarily expect to pay for the Duofold alone. It is finished in the long-wearing fumed oak, and includes a full- sized Duofold, Chair, Rocker and Library Table, with massive frames. All pieces are upholstered i Brown imitation leather. Tomorrow the special price for this complete suite is only. Dutch Kitchenette America’s leading kitchen cabi- net is_included in this thrilling sale. See featured with slid- !n‘ yarcelain top the wonderful model $39.50 10-Piece Queen Anne Period Dining Suite -’ Finished in American Walnut 3 1 89 00 7 ueen Anne Period Dining Room Sulte, finished in American Walnut, at an extra- 8D ml‘:frp‘r::n‘f:?lsz;lu‘dwqtzak only. Exactly as pictured above. You may buy these pieces in vidually or collecllvely Consisting of Buffet with mirror, $49.75; S§uare Door China Cabinet, $35.50; Extension ‘Tabl a cabinet-style inclosed server, $19.75; fine Clllv:‘lr; l‘fit $7.50 each; Armchair, ‘11 ‘ISA Choice of blue or brown genuine leather on chalrs White 415 SEVENTH STREET N.W. Gas or Electric A number of different shapes, sizes and colors to select from, as we have put them all In to go at this specially low price $16.75 complete. ¥ 98c Monday, 9 to 6—Tomorrow you may buy this quart white porcelain ooz bottia ot & real bergain price. They are made of three coats of white porcelain over @ steel base. _ Perfect -and free from. imperfectidun | BETWEEN D AND E STS. to 6—Tomorrow Ll A buy you may S-quart white porce- lain tes he'. ties ab a real bargain price, They are made of three con fil porcelain_ouver a steel base. imperfections. Mh—