Evening Star Newspaper, January 4, 1923, Page 23

THE EVENING & LATE, NEVER HAD FATALITY section. They aiso sald he is the anan picked when special trains ‘are needed for, important occas- sions. Special Dispatch to The Star. ATLANTA, Ga., January Fifty-four years at the throttle of a locomotive, most of that time hauling passenger tralns, with & rocord of never having had a pas- senger killed and never being late at connections. where the run could be completed, is the record of John McWaters of the Atlanta and West Point railroad. According to Presi- dent Charles A. Wickersham of the road McWaters has been run- ning an engine continuously long- er than any other man in the world. ‘Wickersham and officlals of the road warmly greeted the old man —he now is seventy-eight—when he completed his fifty-fourth year of service. They called attention to the spced records he has made eclipsing any other man in this The Hecht Co.— Suits and Overcoats 4 McWaters and Wickersham are “pals.” When the former stepped down from his cab at the end of the run he reached into the vest ' pocket of the magnate and helped himself to a cigar. Then the pair joked about the engineer's eye- Blasses with red rims. “He paid 95 cents for them and then thought he was getting rob- bed,” laughed the railroad presi- dent. For fifty-four years McWaters has_been on the pay roll of the A& W. P “Pape’s Cold Compound’’ Breaks a Cold in Few Hours Every druggist here guarantees each package of “Pape’s Cold Com- pound” to break up any cold and end grippe misery in a few hours or money returned. Stuffiness, pain, headache, feverishness, inflamed or congested nose and head relieved with first dose. These safe, pleasant tablets cost only a few cents and millions now uie them instead of sickening quinine, “When 1 started out we had wood-burning _ locomotives,” he said. “While I never have had ‘a passenger killed 1 have had my share of wrecks. In a head-on col- lision at Qakland Junction, just outside of Atlanta, 1 jumped and landed head first in a sewer. We would not lead you into expecting more than you can possibly realize, nor would we promise more than we can completely fulfill. Itis a world of compromise. Now that we understand each other we wish to say that these are the famous The Hecht Co. Suits and Overcoats of which we sell thousands in . WASHINGTON, D. DRIVES ENGINE 54 YEARS; NEVER |Russia Shipg Her ‘ First Grain Since Famine Started PETROGRAD, January 4~—The exportation of Russlan grain, the first since the famine, has begun. The shipment consists of 4,000 tons of wheat and rye. It is being sent to lg‘lnllnd and will be paid for In gold. Henry W. Grady, one of the pas- sengers, pulled me out. “My fastést time was between Opelika and Montgomery with a rate of eighty-two miles an hour.” -When the road offered to retire him on a liberal pension he re- fused. “I want to finish in the cab of my engine,” he said. quietly. (Copyright, 1922.) YOUTH SLAYS FATHER WHO MISTREATED SISTER Virginia Boy Tells Sherif He TUsed Shotgun in Kill- ing Parent. By the Associated Py LYNCHBUR®, Va, January 4.— Calmly admitting that he shot his father to death while the latter slept, Fred Steppe, sixteen, sat by the fire in the little farmhouse twenty miles from this city and awaited the arrival of the sher- iff. When the officer arrived the boy told him to take him to jail and “get it over with.” Sheriff Perrow said the lad talked freely, and detailed the manner in which he killed his father, fifty-four. He sald he entered the elder Steppe’s bedroom with a single-barreled shotgun and fired a charge of shot into the man's head. Then he reloaded the gun and 2 moment later fired a second shot. ““I killed him for the good of my sis ter, myself and the community,” the sheriff ‘said the boy told him. He said the youth told him that his father had treated his sister brutally and that he had brooded over this for several days, fnally concluding to kill his father. The youth was lodged in the Campbell coun- ty jail at Rustburg. MINE STRIKERS’ WIVES STORM MAYOR’S OFFICE Edward Steppe, | beat and attacked her during eight hours, Belleving her dead, he carried the un- conscious woman to a bluff and threw her into the Mississippi river below. She recovered sufficiently to crawl to the river bank and summon help. The other ‘negro sought held up Mrs. Thelma Cunningham, a young widow, ¢, THURSDAY, JANUARY %, 1923 ' 28 in which he held her prisoner. and her flance, with whom she was riding near the city, when the young man failed to obey an order to halt the automobile, the negro fired three shots, one of Which Troundgd Mrs. Cunningham, probably atally. The two attacks occurred within a mile of each other, south of the city, in the outskirts of one of the Mem- phis parks. panErayvennm You'll Like Trading at Phillip Levy’s ) and city. but were able to give an account two attacks. f Little Cash Works Wonders at Phillip Levy’s And that’s a fact! You need only a little cash to secure the kind of I}omefurnishings you want—the kind that will render you years of satisfactory service—because we’ll cheerfully extend you long time credit. Merely make your selections—pay a small amount dewn, the balance in easy weekly or monthly amounts—as convenient for you. | This Mahogany-Finished Bedroom Suite Picture this 4-piece Suite in your bedroom—wouldn’t it add an air of refinement and beauty? Substan- tially constructed, very gracefully designed and richly finished in Consists of beautiful four-poster Colonial Bed, large Dresser, Chif- forette and dainty Semi-Vanity. Don't take our word that it repre- sents a big value—come in and see Posses with bloodhounds scoured the section all day yesterday. In bot cases the dogs took the trall and los it at a strect car track, where th{ negroes are believed to have bourded a car and made their escape to thi Several suspects were arr“sltd‘ of their whereabouts at the time of th¢ DN AN $15 Cash—$2.50 a W eek or $10 a Month mahogany. Dustproof construction throughout. the course of a year. They are good. Thousands of W ashingtonians attest to that fact by buying them again and again. Food, Clothing and Other Necessi- ties Demanded for Men Jailed in Riot. By the Associated Press. El TON, Alberta, January 4.— Wives of 135 striking coal miners, ar- rested after clashes with non-union workers and police, today prepared to picket the mayor's burcau, in an at- tempt to enforce a demand that the city provide food, clothing and other necessi- ties for their jailed husbands. The women first made such demands on the mayor yesterday, visiting his of- fice in a body after a prolonged session of jeering and hissing of their husbands’ guards. The mayor referred them to the weifare board. When, however, they asked that three of their number be ap- d = pointed to serve on the board, charging i the present chairman was prejudiced against foreigners, the mayor refused point blank. Leonard Barlow, one of the twenty- sterday, imprison- He i | z AT 0 TSI TITe H The makers had a surplus which they turned over to us at a saving. We are passing it on to you on the same basis. That is all. Is it not a happy compromise? - The overcoats, *25 Sizes 33 to 42 in regulars Ulster and ulsterette models with that thorough- bred air you have become accustomed to expect in The Hecht Co. clothes. Half or full belted and for the man who adheres to stateliness—Chesterfield effects. As fashion now dictates, darker tones pre- dominate—tailored like custom work. The suits, 25 Sizes 33 to 44 in regulars, shorts and stouts Trig, smart in models right down to the last tick of Fashion’s clock. Single and form-fitting and the pop- ular four-button sack. Then again the demanded Nor- folk and other sport models. Tailoring much as your personal tailor would do it—to perfection. . (The Hecht Co., first fioor.) nine striking pickets arreste was sentenced to thirty day: ment for assault upon a worker. also was ordered tried on charges of having attended an unlawful assem- blage. NEGROES WHO ATTACKED TWO WOMEN ARE SOUGHT By the Assoclated Press. MEMPHIS, Tenn., January 4.—A po- lice dragnet extending over the city and suburbs has been spread for two negroes, one of whom seized a white woman as she alighted from a street car near the city Tuesday night, dragged her to a ravine nearby, cut, ERPETUAL BUILDING ASSOCIATION Pays 6 Per Cent on shares maturing in 45 or 83 months. It Pays 4 Per Cent on shares withdrawn be- | fore maturity. Assets More Than $8,000,000 Surplus More Than $800,000 Corner 11th and E Sts. N.W. 2 4 President || JOSHUA W, CARR, !metnY Consists of 10 good size pieces—Buffet, Extension Table, China Closet, Enclosed 5 Chairs and one Arm- chair, with seats of genuine leather in blue or brown. Despite the unusually low price—this suite is a worthy reproduction of the attractive This 10-pc. Walnut-finished Dining SuiteJ Queen Anne period. Has pretty burl decorative panels. 1 fi ! $15 Cash, $3 a Week or $12 a Month A saving! “Society Brand” worsted Trousers $8.50 Made to sell for a great deal more. Hand- tailored in the superfine Society Brand manner. Neat stripes in grays. Every man should have one or more pairs of such trousers in his wardrobe. Sizes 28 to 44. £ Values. e “Lives there a man” who wouldn’t buy a brand-new Cloth or felt hat at $1 WE'RE HERE TO TELL you that five hun- dred (500) are right HERE TO SELL at that . preposterously low price—right at their wearing season; also a few derbys. Maker’s samples for the most part and of course we had to add some of our own higher. priced hats to meet this price. Felts in mellow shades of brown, tan and green. Full leather sweat bands and silk trimmed. Cloths are hand blocked; solid colors and mixtures. " (The Heeht Co., first floor.) Quality Rugs At Low Prices and on Easy Terms i In what room in your home do you need a New Rug—Bedroom, ] Dining Room or Living Room? It doesn’t matter—we have the very one you are looking for and at a price that is unusually low. = Genuine McDougall Kitchen Cabinet Complete $49.50 McDougall Kitchen _Cabl nets are the last word in convenience. Have sifting base flour bin, sucar jar. full set of spice jars, metal, monse-proof bread drawer and sliding-top work table. $5 Cash. $1 a Week B\ TaNTAYI AR IraN 74 ST 9x12 Brussels Tapestry Rugs $22.50 9x12 Assorted 27x54=Inch Lorraine Bozart Rugs 79c fl’g:;_‘:,‘,:h R“Jl;:.y Bozart Rugs Tapestry Rugs 98¢ $1275 $29.50 Other rugs can be had at proportionately low prices, and easy terms arranged for payment. 36x72-Inch Jaspay Bozart Rugs $1.49 6x9 Liama (The Hecht Co., first fioor.) Tomorrow! The Half-Yearly Clearance Men’s “Hanan’ High Shoes | | $11-85 This is the half-yearly clearance, Men wait for it—level- headed men who know what they want and where they are going. We wish to tell these men in order that they may tell their friends that this clearance includes every pair of men’s Hanan high shoes in stock. Not a style is excepted. Your favorite lasts, colors, leathers and all sizes are in it. That the price, $11.85, is down to the very bone of economy. Perhaps you will recognize your last in these names: SR AL SR YL w Night's Tonics — resh air, '8 good Tmmm‘l‘uflnfow:m benefic m:-‘(gn s o icial influent and eliminative system=the Liver and Bowals. R N ST YO ST Sigent v Stomac! Tonlg! action is so different ligh sed. 3-Pc. Overstuffed Living Room Suite ’139 $15 Cash, $2 a Week or $8 a Month Consists of Settee, Arm- chair and Rocker—that are yielding and very comfortable. Upholstered in a beautiful, yet durable tapestry., Loose cush- ions. Living Room Furniture values like this one are few and far between. The three pieces are of good proportions and spring construction throughout. Panama, Arcade, West End, Navy, Oak- land and Baltimore, in English and conserva- tive models. Black and brown kid, patent.colt skin, tan and brown calfskin and gun metal calfskin. The Hech o | Patue Levy &G —— Peoples 'Drn; Stores, Inc. p Will Help You Clear Your Skin for s Dl S S Sl # # —offers z‘o’; the ‘bot les < empioyed dur- ave as part pay. ment oo the pur chase “of "n'o merchandise. To- vestigate this { plan. 735 Seventh St.NW —BetweenG &H. Washington, D. C. 7th at F 7th 0‘ at F