Evening Star Newspaper, November 29, 1923, Page 12

MARYLAND LOSES ON RACE TRACKS State’s .Estimated Revenue of $712,000 Not Met Be- cause of Small Crowds. Md., wr in ovemb. Maryland al- timated th 1 the four on: IMORE is ¢ s revenue fro mile tracks short ¢ ot the an for nd, in its met ball tures @ quarters of $10.000 DAMAGES ASKED FOR DEATH IN CARD GAME Defendant Had Criminal Action icarly thres- Been Acquitted in for Fatal not guilty HAMMER KILLS MAN. Accidentally Released ploye Falls in Special Dispateh MARTINSEUF 29.—Jumes T. H former res buried here death in W fell whilc of_the Fricl falling released the ed a trip hammer on his he killing him ROCKVILLE. When Foun Em Noven instantly. ere to clothing per- Worthingtc boy 1 s mania ng peloneing that L on a imber r s he had intaxi- dispensed 1 near Rock- 1 Moxley several days n investigation. As has alread be expected to cating by sever ville, Sh hegan one arr and others The onc well k young r vicinity, who' has been Sheriff Moxley with selling and il- e po! on. Hle furnished bond the amount of $500 for b pearance for trial in the poli here, dent of this charged by court Marriage Licenses, Licenses have bheen ifesucd for the marriage of the following: David H. Walker Miss L Georg both i this count Jame, Minn of this_county; Kensington hington son . Wildman and Doris BE. Myer uel L. Cooke both of Washir of Kensington tenas of Mayo, brook of W A. Belonoi Anna May Md.; John -H shington and Lowville, N Robert L. F nd Mary bers, both of ti ounty the es of persons who were convicted or who pleaded guilty tences ha n {mposed in the cuit court F z Yol housebreaioing and larcen vears in_the housc of correction: Avilliam Everhart. larceny, two 1 wme house of correetion Mickens, larceny, two ve Maryland pen larcen ; ) Suspend- cntence false ntence suspended: sentence suspended. a young resident of Darnestown district, who is under In- dictment in the circuit court here for breaking into and robbing business establiShments a burg, this count will have his san the state lunacy commission. ing becn suggested that the hov sound ment. Peter reques son_fo arran and it is expected to be themext few days. L Church Dance, er the auspices of the choir of St. fMury’s Catholic Church, a dance wag#fiven in St. Mary's Hall here last evefthg. It was attended by a large number of young people and others from ‘various parts of the county, the District of Columbia and elsewhere 2nd proved an enjoyable and success- ful event. The committee of arrange- ments consisted of Miss Lucille Fish- er, chairman; Miss Helen Kirkland, J.'Harry Gormley and Prescott Fisher and the chaperons were Mrs. F. Hazel Cashell, Mrs. Charles A. Beard and Mrs, . Bache Ahert. The music was furnislied by a Washington orchestra and during the evening refreshments were served. Miss Marie L. Beall of Ednor, this county, and Charles F. Gregg of FBrookeville were married at the home of the bride a few days ago by Rev. J¥dward N. Reno, pastor of the Meth~ «dist. Church at Brookeville, Suspended tonses, examination made within for the ‘| GIRL BURNED TO DEATH. Kansas- Representative Cites- Fig- ures to Show Grain Crop Is Absorbed. Pursuing his study of wheat statis- tice, Representative Little of Kansas declared toy that if exports of wheat continue at the rate they have been going since harvest all the ex- portable wheat will be overseas by New Year day.® “There is no Little. from surplus,” says Mr. “The figures I have received the Secretary of Agriculture have used $0,000.0 and up to Novembér 77.000,000. Sub- total erop this hels, 000 bushels with the show that we seed have exported ting this from our ir of 781,000,000 b 24,001 Mr. W will e we have farmer. s me that the people 000 bushels and 1,000,000 000,000 us 48,000,000 If we oxport will all the ishels, a This on the e since bush: that t this L when we They will wheat b the ind nobody knows the It is true Can crop, about sh most Russia_ pro year thar |fed th not cut of f cauate ‘ntine prod- roduced a half of it is of that un- field, where it will un- snows, and Canada much wheat ched in the <o Noven ill not exj did last year, If the s furnished by tment corrept lus bushel of w here clse Mars.” as it figu de- there is not a tin the Unit this side of planet ALEXANDRIA. November 20 Wing was ob- with services rep- »“churches—the three copal ehurches separately and the union services held at the Southern Methodist Church this morning. Rev. Dr. Ernest M. Delane Second Preshyterian € ed the He was assisted by Browne, pastor of the Methodist Protestant C h, and Rev. Frank A pastor of Trinity M. . as well as by William S. d, who as for of Methodist Church dstor of the urch, preach- annual Thanksgiving sermon. the Rev. Robert | non, the Southern acted as rman. ral hundred . while the Seve attended business of the city stopped to pay its annual Thanks- tribute. Donat o this mornin; Alexandr Hospital whil ol e art these wiving nE mad the ular were doors 1 Home for the Word received by Gardner L. Boothe, . Te- -Virginta 000,000 of e s first 1 bonds, due at auction refunding ry 1. 19 Philadelphia According mort . Edward j o pur- acting fr committee of bank Philadelphia, Ba ¢ holders' pro- ofticials of imore #nd Wis lucted by ngton sale was co Sumuel T. man & Co. mds. it was_explain f an authorized issue of $1 40,000, none of which stand- though the Y k is sited as colla seeure A notes he NO WHEAT SURPLUS EXISTS, SAYS LITTLE ] principal and - in default jothe said that this was only slar_routine in the prelimi- -ps_for closing up the com- w of the impe as authori matter not yet unde made any week took the ent and has ation. 4 made in the last intervening petition filed by Charles H. Merillat, at- torney for Mattie M. Newcomer, are ng investigated by counsel for the er wrenee Magner of Hume Springs, Slightly injured vesterday aft when the car he driving col- machine driven by the Rev. B. McGuire, 2 Baltimore priest interesection of Rus road and s damaged who died Tues be held from Whi row afternoon at 2 be conducted by Re Burial will be MISS TRINKLE ILL. Daughter of Governor Has Slight Attack of Diphtheria. to The Star. November 29— Helen Sue Trinkle, daughter of the governor, is gonfined to the H slight aftack of diphthe to have appeared in a " play at the school which she ttends, but the physicians refused to let her leave the house. All the children in the school have been examined. The reception to be given to the visiting teachers by the governor at the mansion has been transferred to the capitol. " Cuipeper, will chapel tomor- c Services will Owen P. Lloyd. in Bethel cemetery. Dress Catches Fire From Open Grate. Special Dispateh to The Star. RICHMOND, Va., November 29.— Emily Ellington, aged four, was butned to death in her home here vesterday. Her mother had left her but & moment while she went to see one of the other children off for school, and when she returned to the room the little girl was in a blaze, g(r dress having caught from an open re. She was rushed to a hospital, but died within an hour. Mrs. Ellington was severely burned in her effort to save her daughter from burning. S T My “HARD” COAL IN VIRGINIA.| U. S. Shows Decreasing Anthracite Has Substitute Prospect. mined in _southwestern Vir- in or near the great valley Montgomery, Pulaski and Wythe offers’ the most promising substitutes for the anthracite coal mined in Pennsylvania, which is de- creasing in quantity, while the price steadily mounts, the geological sur- vey of the Interior Department an- nounced today.” The most promising of these coal fields, called the Valley fields, have vecently been examined by the survey in co-operation with the geological survey of Virginia. The coal is not an anthracite coal, but has distinctive properties which make it nearly the equal of anthra- cite in heating volume if treated prop- erly. It falls into the class called “semi-anthracite,” but if properly cleaned, the survey says, it will per- haps be an even more attractive fuel for some purposes than the “dry” an- thracite of the Pennsylvanla fields. The worst feature of the coal is its high percentage of ash, R The soy bean will produce a milk at one-sixth the cost of ordinary m(ll': and with a fat content bf 20 per cen! THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., -THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1923. |AMUSEMENTS San Carlo Compan'y n “Madame Butterfly." Mme. Haru Onnki, the petite Japa- nese prima donna of the San Carlo Grand Opera. Company, in her ex- quisite portrayal of the little butter- fly who had laid her all on the altar of love only to reap the loss of every- thing, was the outstanding figure of Puccini’s sad, but’ beautiful, opera, “Madame Butterfly,” at Poli’s Theater last evening. Iluhfll Mme, Onuki realistic performance has come to be regarded as one of the most beautiful offerings of Fortune Gallo's splendid aggregation, which 50 much els of superior ‘merit in its artistic complishments to entitle it t high rank it has unquestionably at- tained, It §s a thing apart in operatic effort in which, strangely, the music of the role, while never lost, Is vet subordinated to the portraval of one of the most pathetic characters in ope And in last evening’s per- fomance the work of the prima donna med all the more able be- ul. se of the manife lure of Adamo Chiappin to e the op- portunitie: offered in the role of Pinkerton. Francesco Curci riage broker, gave wily matchmaker, matched that of ti donna and won the h Anita Klinova as s st and the voice, gister, ed with tor the little Butterily. to her perform nothing to b others of th auate support included Frane , the mar- 1 of the fully e prima s Moro- BOY SEVERELY BURNED. Children Playing With Matches Cause Gasoline Explosion. Special Dispatch to The Star. MOUNT RAINIER, Md., November 29.—An accldent which may result in serfous injury of seven-year-old Perry Boswell, jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Per- ry Boswell of Newton street, this place, was caused yesterday after- noon by children playing with matches. Liftle Perry and Qscar Anderson were playing in the yard at the lat- ter's home. An old automobile, which | had been unused for months, was parked there. One of the boys threw a lighted match in the gasoline tank. The Boswell boy then went to look { into the tank when it exploded, burn- ing him severely about the head and Fle was removed to Sibley Hospital, where the doctors this morning were unable to state just how serious the injuries may bé. The boy's father was former mayor of Mount Rainier. _— | mineral tourmaline becomes under pressure and magnetic | peat ashe | The electric ini_as Kate Pinkerton; Natale Cervi amadoro and Pietro de Bias{ as roni wielded the baton both llurmg the opera and the ballet music, when the Pavley Oukrainsky Ballet | gave the gypsy dance from the fourth et of Carmen, which was one of the liant and ‘delightful features of - evenin Speeches This afternoon Flotow's obel Mart will be given and “Tosca” | | will be sung tonight. | Il Junior LAMP AND SHADE COMPLETE — exactly as illustrated; large silk shade; gold deco- rated wood base: com- plete with all fixtures, including silk lamp cord .... DULINeMARTN G, 1215-17 F Street and 1214 to 1218 G Street $104.50 . Console with a hogany case, inches high, inches wide, inches deep. Newiy designed, patented impraved. Offering —every woman in ‘Washington the oppor- tunity to secure a beau- [ tiful COMPLETE LAMP at an unusual price. From Our Lamp Salon amps Shades Complete LAMP AND SHADE COMPLETE — exactly $ .50 as i s ceorgette braid trimmed; cord; fixtures; illustrated. shade ; decorated wood Hours—8:45 to 5:30 Better make sure of it now! Christmas is less than a month away and just before Christmas they are hard to get. Take advan- tage of our offer of 10 Days’ Select any Victrola you want te- morrow and have it delivered to After 10 days pay $5 and arrange for the balance in convenient monthly payments. Six Double-face Victor Records Included your home. ma- 385 288 21% and Taking Orders for Santa! Music at Christmas! Nothing is mer- rier. Christmas carols! The new dance tunes! “All your favorite songs and in- strumental pieces! A permanent gift whose enjoyment continues long after this. Christmas and Open to 9 P.M. the next. Until Christmas The Hecht Co Music Sto_re, 618 F St. BOOSTERS WELCOMED BY FAIRFAX CROWD: Feature Gathering of Alexandria Party at Courthouse. Special Dispatch to The Star. FAIRFAX, November 29.—More ‘than 150 autos containing approxi- mately 600 persons, members of the Alexandria Boosters’ Club and Alex- | andria Chamber of Commerce, jour-| noyed to Fairfax Tuesday over the newly completed Little River pike, which was opened Saturday last. The crowd left Alexandria about p.m. and made its first stop at the Lineolpia School, where ice cream and prizes were distributed. The next Stop was made at the Annandale 1'and the crowd arrived at Fair- | out 3 pm. rge number of persons from | Falrtax Cand the adjolning county assembled on_the courthouse green and & speech was d Waller, president of Club, and the address deltvered by T R. Kelth, Prizes were thon distributed to the number of about a hundred wera donated by Alexandria and E toilet articles, electric fixtures, etc After the ceremonies on the court- house green the Boosters were enter- tained at the home of Thomas R Keith. CLIFFORD THORNE BURIED. | r ASHINGTON, Towa, November 29 for Clifford Thorn don Novembe ., were held at Methodist Church here yesterdiy. More than 1,500 persons attended Bridge 220" silk gold base. . Free Trial Only $104.50 Upright Vkm'ola with @ mahog- any case §0% inches wide, 22 inches deep. Newly inches high, 20 designed, patented and approved. ~ «Chiffon Woodmarh &7 Tathrop DOWN STAIRS STORE Christmas Specials Dresses, Special, Straightline and basque model dresses of jerse and crepe de chine. In navy, brown, tan and bl Dresses, *11. 95 satin, twill blaom and poiret the dresses in this group in Skirts, Specnal 53 Sports skirts in tans, models. Special, $3.00. Fur Chokers, $3 Black coney and blue fox shade chokers. Special. Men’s English Broadcloth Shirts, $1.68 English Broadcloth Shirts, Ix1 weave, assures fine service and good looks. 1444 to 15%. Men's Wool Gloves, 88c. grade gloves. All perfect. Men’s Bath Robes, $3.95. made, with collars, pockets and tie cords. dian and floral designs. Men's Sweaters, $3.95. front sweaters Thread Silk Hose, 75c. in black and cordovan Madras Shirts, $150. Madras Shirts, with madras and fine reps DOWN STAl Hats, °1 Velvet and Felt Hats marked down from our regular stock. They are in a variety of shapes and styles. These are very low priced, and there- fore represent values of a most unusual character. DOWN STAIES STO! '8 twill bloom, flat crepe velvet, fashion one black, brown twill stripes and plaids, opossum DOWN STAIRS 8TORE Children’s Princess May Umon ults 98c that Sizes A 1 Sweaters Samples of high- k, with Rain & Rain’ Capes, Warm and well es, wel In- cars Children's Gloves, Glo Boys kmmd Boys' ¢ Slip-over and button- brown and maroon. Pure Thread Silk Hose, e Sizes 10 to 117%. i vears Woven Princess May \Ls(\ and Pants, to 16)% in navy High-grade 50¢ fiber stripes Sizes from 147 STORE Fabric Gloves,_ 45c Two-butto; rows of en Black, brow: beaver. 4 Fancy _Gauntlet pair. Pericct, size T Christmas DOWN STAIRS Slip-Ons, *1 These specially priced felt slippers have soitly pad ribbon trimmed. Sizes 4 to & Purple Old Rose Wisteria Wool Hose, $1 Pair This low price wool hose in camel and gray is possible because of a special purchase i Sizes from 8% to 9'2. A few pai would make s ir 15 1 2 1w a splendid gift. rtment t N jac Silk Hose, S1. 1 joned in log cabin, bel to 10. Slightly irregular. DOWN STAIRS STORE Chrls.mas Jew elry 45¢ 1 ar P Pure thread silk hose, full fash- a ge and grays. Sizes 8%: Tmported English army blankets that range from 6 to 999 tan and brown. Size 60x84 inches. Very specially priced Nashua Plaid Cotton Sheet Blankets, §1.48. .In bluc, DOWN STAIRS STORE Linen Towels, 35c l pink, gray and tan. Size 60x80, Bloomers and Chemxfe, 25¢ colored mus its. Chemise broidery of The hioomers and small r Double-Bed» Sheets, ‘1 81x9%0 Seamless Bleached Sheets, hemmed, ready for use; slightly imperfect. Marquisette Curtains, sl.zs |'n|r.“l Fine Quality Ruffled, Hemstitched Plaid Marqui- sette Curtains, with tie- backs; 2/4 yards long. DOWN STAIRS STORE Black Sateen Aprons $1.50 High-luster black sateen aprons with rick-rack braid or cretonne. Women’s Bath Robes, $2. ‘Warm, full cut bath robes; collars of satin binding. Variety of shades in floral designs. Corduroy Robes, $2.95. Specially priced cordu- roy robes, in shades of blue, purple and E:‘:—ce':;semmmonos. $195. Crepe Kimonos, with satin-faced collar shades of rose, lavender, blue and light blue. DOWN STAIRS STORK Pure Linen Huck Towel size 17x32. Specially Fancy Turkish Towels, 4 for $L. In 3 price with T Size 18x white, 1d borders. Special the ki Umon Sults, $1 Irish Linen Toweling, yards for S1. Blcached 1is crash, with blue or red bor- ders or plain whi DOWN STAIR: Brassieres and Bandeaux, $1 v bandeaux of pink L.u\ with rib Sizes from ! trimmed Siik Jerse bon strap. Narrow Bandeaux, SL. Silk-ig 1 broche, tri small women and girl Fancy Garters, $1. nations with ros in pink, blue, orchid Lace-trimmed Brassieres, SI. shoulder straps. In sizes DOWN STAIRS § i wiith ribbon Pretty colors and combi ribbon decorations gold gold. With 13 to 40. Tomorrow Last. Day of Our Annual November Coat Sale 28 38 48 58 75 1 subst: mml savings. Beaun- of New Winter Coats at prices that affor A spedial el $ ority fur trimmed. All tiful, Fashionable Coats of rich pile fabrics, and the m silk Tined throughout. Models for women and misscs. [ P —— AL