Evening Star Newspaper, January 4, 1923, Page 16

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C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1923. are planning one of the biggest “edu- | Baker, national superintendent of the|all over the state and city, asking |set for “Pussyfoot” Johnson's arrival, SUGAR CROP SHORT cational campaigns” in the matter of |league, who is held responsible for|them to preach “dry” and “Iaw Ob-|to tell of his progress in making the = m¢ 1 e bui ng up of the An aloo! o ! enco\lru(lng law enforcement during | the bullding up of the AntLSsioan | servance” sermons from their pulpits [ world dry, there will be dry activities. | g\ o 110\ he next four months that they have | €17 TRCHITETY: BOO on that da; Preceding “Pussyfoot's” coming here,| o 1 o o o B0 0 O ation ever attempted in M-ryuna since the “And I've been getting replie the drys will get a thrill out of a big | today annannced its catimate of the January 14 is to be the big “dry udvenl of prohibition. the hundreds all over the stat mass meeting to be staged in Balti- | sugar orop for 1923 as 392,782 short day.”” It {s'to be celebrated by the £ id According to George W. Crabbe, the | Protestant churches that line up with | Mr. Crabbe. “We expect to make the more January 28, when Dr. Baker is|tons, as compared with 405938 for | superintendent of the league. Mary- air falrly ring with our appeals for | o noens: S D the dry cause all over the country, ” £ land atmosphere is literally to be stricter law enforcement. 'A% Gutilned by Mr. Crabbe the main | The Cianico Centrale started the the Maryland end of it being only a charged with “dry” advice, and warn- | part of the couatry-wide program to| Mr. Crabbe is golng to speak in |effort will be exerted toward encour- |season yesterday, and the Aguirre Hagerstown on that date. This will | aging citizens to observe the prohi-|the second largest mill, and several Special D ings are to be sounded from pulpits [ be carried out. BALTIMORE, Md., January 4—The |ga]] over the state. Mr, Crabbe sald that he had sent out | start the dry fireworks, so to speak. | bition laws and to check efforts to|of the smailer centrals are also op- From then until February 9, {he day | weaken or ridiicule them, \emmz “drys” and the Anti-Saloon League THE "EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, Sioux Chief, Who Alone Killed 15 Soldiers, Is Dead FOAT YATES, N. D., January 4. arging Thunder, a former as- sociate of Chiéfs Gall and Sitting WOMEN HISS DRY NOTE OF PRESIDENT Molly Pitcher Club Renews Porto Rico, January 4 Demand for Hearing on Repeal of Law. By the Associated Press, NEW YORK, January 4.—Members of the Molly Pitcher Club, some of them prominent society and club women, in- dulged in @ period of hissing when it was announced at a club luncheon that President Harding had declined to meet a delegation named to lay before him the club's argument for repeal of the prohibition amendment. The storm burst when Ransom H Gillett, counsel for the New York divi- sion of the association opposed to the prohibition amendment, read -excerpts from a letter from the President glving as grounds for his refusal to meet the women als belief that “it is a futile thing to expect the repeal of the amend- and that such an interview could “result in controversial publicity e a suspicion that the federal government is not in good faith endeav- oring to enforce the prohibition la The club made public a part of the¢ President’s letter and gave out a newly adopted resolution arguing against the validity of his objections to the inter- v and renewing_the request that the on be recetved. The resolution also reminded the President that he recently had received a church delega- tion “to discuss prohibition. Sees Danger to Republic. Mr. Gillett, speaking of the Pres dent's refusal to see the delegation, clared that “when the chief e: of this republic cannot receive egation to discuss any topic as provided for under the Constitution, then the re- public is in danger.” He then quoted from the President's letter “Ordinarily T would receive any dele- | gation on your suggestion, and 1 try to | make it a rule to find time for an au- dience with any delegation whose mem- re to present to the President ng problem of government , however, 1 do not believe it would be an opportune time just now 1o receive a_delegation Wi give expression to its hostility eighteenth amendment. futile thing to expect the repeal of the amendment that I doubt the wisdom of o ment _is not in good faith endeavoring to_enforce the prohibition law: When the hissing. which followed, had subsided, Miss Alice Carpenter, execu- tive secretary of the club, presented a | resolution, addressed to the President, which was unanimously adopted. It read in part: “Whereas. women in New York know better perhaps than women in any other the conscientious, nest and efforts the federal government is nina! courts crowded wit s of citizens, in an endeavor to| keep up with the activities of the fed- eral authority and our own police force in efforts to enforce the law. h prose- Conditions Called Alarming. “Be it resolved, therefore, That this disgraceful and alarming state of af-, fairs should be brought to the atten- ton of the President of the United States, for when Jails are full and criminals are multiplied by the opera- tion of any law there something wrong either with the law o with the people who live under it. “And, therefore, be it further re-; solved, That if this nation continues in' a governmehtal policy of enforcing sumptuary legislation through the me- | dium of a centralized authority at Wash- ington, our Constitution will be de- stroyed and our free government co MEN’S Bull and a member of the hostile bands of Sioux Indians that made bloody history of Dakota territory in the early days, is dead here af- ter a long illness. Charging Thunder's most mem- orable exploit, according to well informed students of Sioux history,’ occurred in 1887, when he, single handed, killed fifteen soldiers in an attack upon Fort Reno, Mont., and ran oft thirty head of government mules.~ verted into a despotism. We shall cease to be governed by law and reason and will revert to government by individual tyrants. It was and is in connection with the fundamen estions of gov- ernmental policy cd that we sought audience with you, and it is in the hope that you may consent to re- ceive our representatives, now that we have assured you of our intentigns, that eth Marbury, club presi- dent_and one of several anti-prohibition speakers who addressed the gathering, criticized federal agents and the police for the ner in which they enforced would speedily law and a form of despotism” break down all respect: for order. Probably the best known woman astronomer in the world is Miss An- J. Cannon of Harvard College Ob- vatory. Miss Cannon ered more than eighty s contributed much to the literature of astronomy. 0 "‘"["l o First _mortgage ‘notes wvaflable. Maximnm returns with - mint- mum risk. WEAR Don’t Miss This Economy Opportunity! SEMI-ANNUAL SALE OUR ENTIRE STOCK OF SUITS AND O’COATS INCLUDING STEIN-BLOCHS!!! Excepting Dress and Dinner Clothes Every $30 Suit or Overcoat . Every $35 Suit or Overcoat .. Every $38 Suit or Overcoat. Every $40 Suit or Overcoat .. ... .. ........ Of $22.50 $26.25 - $28.50 $30.00 R S Every $45 Suit or Overcoat... .pacnevoa. .. $33.75 Every $50 Suit or Ogercoat. Every $55 Suit or Overcoat. ¢ waie saaieme $37.50 e o vs $41.25 Every $60 Suit or Overcoat .. c.ocoax. ».. .. $45.00 Every $65 Suit or Overcoat. Every $70 -Suit or Overcoat. oo $52.50 During this sale all alterations will be charged at cost. . SIDNEY WEST INCORPORATED . \7§m m&ry " Johnson ‘and Dr. B. A.postal cards td ministers and laymen Nothing Quite ;Like Our Thousands of Dollars’ Worth of New Goods and Complete Clearance of Winter Stocks! And Now Friday Brings Remnants! Hour by hour as selling goes on in this extraordinary sale remnants come into being and are marked for Friday.clear- ing. -nary. 75 New Coats Just Received $89.50 to $110.00 Coats $69.50 75 new Coats, In lustrosa, fashona, cor- della, panvelaine and mariano; blouse; full backs, wing backs, wraps and straightiine styles; beaver, squirrel, fox and platinum fur trimmings. Also 25 new Capes, In Olonzo and Glamora; drape, full ripple and panel styles, wolf and caracul collars. \ Remnant Day Women’s Coats $110.00 and $115.00 Coats, $72.50 10—Navy and Black Squirrel Collared Coats, stralghtiine styles, in Fashona and Glonzo. $135.00 Coats, $79.50 10—Dressy Blouse Coats of Black Keram! and Marvelia, large lynx collar and cuffs. $135.00 Coats, $89.50 8—Navy and Brown Gerona Blouse Coats, large beaver and fox collars and cuffs. $120.00 Coats, $74.50 10—Blouse-back Coats of Cordella, large beaver and fox collars; navy, black and brown. $69:50 to $95.00 Coats, $39.50 10—Odd_Self-Collared Coats, biouse, full backs and straightiine styies, in fashona, panvelaine, mariano and lustrosa; navy, brown and black. Remnants of Misses’ Coats 4—$25.00 Tan Polaire SDOI’{ slsm Coats, raglan sleeves, belted. . 3—$29.75 Mixture Coats, gray, $15.00 flare back, no belts. 3—$49.50 Jflcqufltel, blacl rami cloth, size 16. . ~ $22.50 1—$45.00 Duvet de Laine con, brown, size 16.. $25.00 4—$45.00 Stralgh cloth, with caracul colia blue and brown.. . 5—3$58.00 Coats, straightline, convertible collar; sorrento blue. "Normandie Wooltex, brown and black. 15—$75.00 Coats, Minerva cioth, with beaver, squirrel and caracui col- lars; navy blue, black, brown... o 8—$79.50 Coats, in fashona and lustrosa, with large beaver and squirrel collars; blouse and straight lin $59. blue, black, brown. ... g Misses’ Suits for Remnant Day 3—$49.50 Tan and Rose Check $2500 4 Tallored Suits, sizes 16.. 5—$49.50 Tan Mixture Su imported material; large patch pocken tallored models. . $25.00 3—$49.50 Sport Sults, checks, belted, olive and tan, rose and olive of Australian opossum. 8—$49.50 Navy Blue Tallored £35 ()() Pairet Twill Suits, sizes 16.8 Remnants of Misses’ Cloth Dresses .75 ‘Navy Blue Poiret Twill Dresses, coat effect $16.50 3—$49.50 Navy Blue Balkan Blouse Dresses, side -draped, French- €93 5() knot trimmed........ 8-455.00 Navy Biue Poiret Twill Basaue Dresses, silk braid trim- ¢ ming 6—$59.50 Navy olret Twill Dresses; clrcular skirt, with basque walst; ribbon trimmed. . .00 Navy Blus Coat Dresses; gray, tan and henna trimmin| 14-16.18 Remnants of Misses’ Silk Frocks 5—$25.00 Canton Crepe Dresses, basque modei, navy biue and ‘ 10.00 brown. eeetes 4--827.50 Canton Crepe Dresses, $13.50 blouse effect, navy biu 5—$29.75 Navy Blu Canton $16.50 basque and Crepe Dresses, straight line. 8—$20.75 Taffeta Dresses, straight line; navy biue, black, brown. $18. 7§ 15—$35.00 Silk Dresses, Canton crepe an taffeta; basque dresses; navy biue, black, brown. v $21.50 15-178, Canton Crepe tnd Taffeta Dre: ue blouse, sts fl Pnes ey Blue, black, brown: Many Pairs of Desirable Footwear Offered at Women’s $9 anq $11 Low Shoes, $4.85 Sold regularly for $9.00 and $11..00 - Nearly 200 pairs of Low Shoes, consisting' of Oxfords and Pumps. Tan Grain Oxfords, Enamel Oxfords, Black Calf Oxfords, Footwear Made to Sell for $6.00—$3.85 29 Pairs of Women’s Black Satin Colanll! P\Iml}l Franch 33 85 heels \ French heals . 'wnh’spnnm heel Pairs of Women's Two-strap Dull ‘Kid Pumpi Sfllnilh heels 26 Pal s of Women's Brown Kid Low-heel Pumps, round $3.85 toes: 6Mul welt soles Pairs of Women's Dark Brown Cait Oxfords, medium round toes, with wing tips, vult soles. (Very serv- 33.85 iceable.) " at radlc FURS FRIDAY $89.50 Bay Seal Coat 40.in. length; well made; plain shawl <ollar and beau- o tifully lined . 8125.00 Natural Marmot Sport Coat $69.50 —With raccoon collar misses’ model ..... . $175.00 Natural Oponum Coat ,:ffp"ll‘..’i‘."."élm‘f,'222.'&’1.‘3&, $95.00 $295.00 Genuine Scotch Mole Coat 36 Inches long, large 3195-00 shawl collar.. $295.00 Hudson Seal Coat 40-inch length; shawl col- lar and bell siseves or chin ¢ e collar and Mandarin sleeves January Sale— Genuine Siberian Squirrel Chokers ... 25 Entire stock of fine Fur Coats and Furs reductions. 2nd Fioor. / Extra—Just Purchased 60 New Brushed Wool Scarfs At 15 to 1, Off! $3.00 Scarfs—Medium 31:-2 width. Navy, tan, henna, $9.95 floral and brown.... = $3.95 $5.00 Scarfs—Three- quarter width; s¢riped ef- fects. All new shades. Very effective long fringed ends. Also hat and scart sets, medium width scarfs, white and colors.. $7.50 and $8.50 Scarfs—Full width scarfs. Tans and browns, with striped borders; all striped effects and solid colors. Choice for Women’s Suits at Remnant Prices Women’s $45.00 Suits, $22.50 10—Tailored Sufts In Mixtures and Duvet de Lalne, tucked panels and belted styles; navy, gray and black. $110.00 to $135.00 Fur-Trimmed Suits, $56.50 156—Dressy Fur-trimmed Two and Three Plece Costume Sults In Velveteen, Veldyne and Olonzo; squirrel, beaver and fox col- tars. $55.00 and $65.00 Large Women’-. Suits, $36.50 10—Tailored Suits; long, slenderizing lines, in cordine and twill cord; navy and black. Women'’s Not all of them can get into this advertisement, but enough are quoted to make tomorrow a Friday out of the ordi- An Unusual Opportunity at our Palm Beach Exhibit of Smart Clothes for Southern Wear NEW HATS ~the sample lines of leading model houses—regularly $18.50 to $25.00—for your choice at— $12.50 Stunning new styles. none can be duphcated at this price. One Hundred More Skirts $8.50 to $10.00° Skirts, $5.00 Striped and plald eponge, ratine and pru- neila, checked velour and diagonal plald and lovely color combinations. JUST ARRIVED— 25 Dressy Canton Crepe Afternoon Dresses, $33.50 Exhibiting all the new spring touches and novel features—fagotting, hand- tucking. Lace vests, navy, black and brown; made to sell for $49.50. New Tricoshain Silk Dresses for Business, $29.75 Tricoshain Is a new, finely woven, fiber silk In an attractive openwork weave. These Introductions are shown in several beautiful styles. Camel, brown and black. Dress Remnants, Priced for .50 Dressy Satin Afternoon Dresses, with ribbon girdies $39.50 2—$95.00 Brown Brocade Chiffon, over sliver cloth, Dinner Dresses. .$59.50 6—$39.50 Extra Size Canton Crepe Dresses; size 40Y; to 48);; Perslan trimming .$25.00 3—‘6950 Satin extra sizes, 380950 Boiret Twill Exira Size Street Dresses, in navy and black, $18. 9.50 Paris Beaded Overdresses and ‘Lace Dinner black and .50 Imp Erocks, attractively fack. Lace Dinner’ 9.50 Dress, jade green chiffon skirt, siiver metal boaice. 4—$59.50 Rose-colored Canton Crepe Beaded Dinner Dresses, imported, $23.50 1—$95.00 Dressy Rosewood Afternoon Dress, with' black velvet ribbon $65. 3—$1%0.50. Beaded Canion Grepe Din. ner Drésses, very handsome $5: Rare Values in the Neckwear Remnants Women’s $1.50 and $2.00 Neckwear, 75¢ Net Vests, trimmed with val, with custs and Tuxedo collars; Shaped Berth Zollars of met, val and et crimmed: Women’s $1.00 Neckwear, 35c Peter Pan Collars In_hand-embraidered linen and eyelet embroidery, Tuxedo Lace Collars, Bertha Collars of Net and Val. Women’s $3.50 Neckwear, $1.95 Net Berthas, trimmed with real irish and filet lace; Shaped Collars, Peter Pan Sets of Net, trimmed with real lace. Dress and Sport Hats—all oi them different, and Millinery Salon—Third Floor. Blouse Remnants— Now for Speedy Clearance of These $10.00 to $16.50 Handmade Blouses, $8.95 Fine French volles, entirely handmade and trimmed with real laces. These are odd biouses taken from our regular stock; they are mussed from handling and one or two of a style, featuring Tuxedo and frill models. All sizes, but not of each style. $5.00 Tailored Silk Blouses, $3.85 Jap silk, In all white crepe de chine in bisque, strictly tallored models. With Pleter Pan and roll collars; broken line of sizes. $2.00 Cotton Tailored Blouses, 89¢c Colored batiste, organdy and fancy-weave shirting. Peter ‘Pan, Tuxedo and ‘two-in: one collars. These are mussed from han. dling. Coiors are pink, biue, rose and tan. $3.00 to $4.00 Cotton Blouses, $1.85 Volles and batiste, trimmed with fine tucking and laces; Tuxedo and roll collars: mostly smail sizes. Remnants of Handbags $4.00 and $4.50 Leather and Velvet Bags, In wanted colors; many shapes; some mirrors; cord or selr. covered handies ... $1.95 $5.00 to $6.50 Velvet Bags, silk linec, novel shapes; some studded with steel, $3.50 Centemeri French Kid Gloves In the Big Annual Sale Specially purchased from the Centemeri wholesale house and clearance from our own stocks. $2.50 to $3.50 French Kid Gloves, $1.65 Imported French Kid and French Suede Gloves, in one and two clasp styles; plque and overseam sewn; Paris point, two-toned. and crochet embroldered backs. $4.50 French Kid Gloves, $2.65 Best quality French kid, in strap- wrist style; brown, gray, tan and ox- ford; seif and two-toned embroidered backs; some with contrasting colored insets at wrist. Also—$1.50 Chamoisette Gloves, 85¢ Imported Chamoisette Gloves, i 16-button lengths; siiver, white, bis. cult, sand and 'gray. Wash and wear satisfactorily. Sales 1216 F St. N.W. Friday Savings on Women’s Stockings $2.00 and $2.50 Silk Stockings . Pair, $L.65 Full-fashioned, medium weight, quality inforced African, russet, fawn, mode, otter; fect. $1.25 and $1.50 Fiber and Silk Stockings, Pair, 85¢ Lisle garter hems and lisle feet, mock seams and narrowed ankles; black, cordo- van, gray, fawn, navy and champagne; of good appearance and durable. Remnants of Silk . Underwear Silk Petticoats and Bloomers $5.00 & $6.00 Glove Silk Underwear, $3.95 Glove Silk Vests, Bicomers and Chemise, of heavy quality; flesh and white; mussed. $3.00 Silk Chemise and Vests $1.95 Giove Silk Vests, with tailored top, rib- bon or self straps. Also Crepe de Chine Envelope Chemise, lace trimmed. Mussed. $4.00 Silk Petticoats, $2.95 Radium Silk Petticoats, tallored flounces or straight-line models, with pleated ruffie. Green, purple, taupe. $4.00 Sport Bloomers, $2.95 Jersey Sport Bloomers, with shirred cuff. Reinforcea. Black and navy. January Sale of Philippine Underwear $3.00 Philippine Underwear good s Gowns and Envelope Chemise, of fine nainsook; hand-scalloped and hand-em- broidered yokes of sprays and eyelet work. Gowns with round, square and V necks. Envelope chemise, with oulit-up shoulder or strap model. $4.00 & $5.00 Philippine Underwear, $2.95 Gowns and Envelope Chemise, of fine nainsook; hand-scalloped and elaborately embroidered yokes. in floral and vine de- signs; some have filet medalllons. French Handmade Gowns, $5.00 Of fine quality nainsook, handsomely hand-embroidered designs in rose and other patterns, Undermuslins— Friday Gowns, Chemise and Bloomers $1.00 Twelve pretty models of gowns; kimono sleeves; round, square and V necks; lace and embroldery trimmed; eight styles of Envelope Chemise, val lace or insertlons or Swiss embrolidery trimmed, and Bioomers of cotton crepe, nainsook or sateen. Gowns, Chemise and Bloomers 1.50 Eight styles of gown: lace sleev: and tucks yokes—Envelope Che built-up oulder modeis—and Flesh and White Bloomers, reinforced, tailored, hem- stitched cuffs. Women’s Gowns and Chemise $1.95 A dozen styles of Gewns in Nainsook, with yokes and sleeves of nainsook; some taliored—Plisse Crepe Gowns In tallored models, with hemstitched yokes—and En- velope Chemise; six styles; lace strap and regular shoulder models; insertions of Swiss embroidery and fish-eye lace. Remnants of $8.00 and $10.00 Umbrellas, $5.90 Fine silk; navy blue, purple, green, bro: and red. Some with grograin borde ved wood and bakelite handles, wi rings, straps and ties. in flesh and white; and tailored tops Samples of Silk Underwear Fortunately secured from a leading maker at big price. concessions. Dozens oi dainty styles in most beautiful silks. You ought to see the lot immediately. $10.00 to $25.00 Gowns and Pajamas $6.85 to $16.85 ; of excellent quality radium, crepe-back satin and crepe de chine; trim- med with French val and venise laces; lace insets white, orchid, black, Gowns and Pajamas, or lace medallions. maize and peach. Flesh, models. collar effect. Tan Calf Strap Pumps, Patent Leather Black Kid, Black and low _heels, White Satin Pumps, with out straps. French heels and some with low baby French heels. —Nearly Some have high 300 pairs of Women's Pumps and Oxfords; Tan $5.00 to $10.00 Silk Chemise $3.95 to $9.85 Silk envelope chemise of radium and crepe-back satin—tucked yokes and trimmed with filet or val lace insertion and ribbon rosettes—tailored models with hemstitched yokes—strap or built-up shoulder Remnant Day Prices " Women’s $1.65 to $2.00 Felt Slippers, $1.00 239 pairs of Women's Felt Slippers, with soft padded soles, of the popular ribbon trim and silk pompon; also the high turn-over These sold. for $1.65, $1.90 and $2.00. There will be no exchanges or credit of this lot. Women’s and Children’s $1.00 to $1.50 Felt Slippers, 69¢ 69 pairs Women's Felt Slippers, made to sell for $1.00, with soft F 14th and G Streets 49 Pairs of Women's Black Kid Onéords, Cuban heels, $3.85 medium round toes. Soft, comfortable and eerviceable. 3 Pairs of Women's Patent Leather One-strap Pumps, with low heels, medium round toes and welt soles. A good young 53 ‘women’s model 2 Women's One-strap Brown Calt Pumps, with low Pairs of heels. welt soles, medium round toes. A good young women's 55'8 Grain Oxfords, Black Calf Oxfords, Gray Calf and Patent Leather Trimmed Oxfords, with low heels; Pateént Leather and Fawn Suede Combination Strap Pumps, with low heels; Patent Leather Parisian Strap Pumps, with French heels; Patent Leather 3-strap Pumps, with high French heels; Black Kid 3-strap Pumps, with high French heels. These sold for $10.00 and $12.00 regularly. leather soles, in four colors: Brown, Navy Blue, Purple, Rose. “All sales final—69c. 3 73 pairs of Children’s Felt Slippers. Some are of the Romeo cut, and also those with soft padded soles. They sold for $1.00 to $1.50. - All sales final.