Evening Star Newspaper, January 4, 1924, Page 13

COLD SNAP PREVENTS ' BAD OHIO RIVER FLOOD Pittsburgh Believed Saved From Disastrous Rise—Cincinnati Also Relieved. == omward & Lothr it s, - JANGURY Mothers of Little Girls i SALES Will Be Interested in these 4 Exceptional Savings Little. Girls’ Winter Coats Greatly Reduced, ‘Genuine Savings in Clearance Girls’ & Juniors’ Apparel Girls’ Fur-trimmed Sports Coats, $19.50. Plaid polaire, trimmed with American Opossum. Girls’ Sports Coats, $25. Plaids and plain col- ors; some fur-trimmed. ted Press, TSBURGH, January 4.—Flood Waters of the ' Allegheny and Mo- nogahela rivers pouring into the ©Ohio, reached the crest at 9:45 o'clock this ‘morning when & stage of 27.3 Teet Was reported at the point bridge the weather bureau. It Was ex- pected 0 1d remain sta- Tomorrow—Sale of Fashionably New Ball-Top Combs With the ‘mercury at 18 degre: Pittsburgh, and much lower at points Along the Allegheny and Mononga- hela, the flow of water was checked from countless little streams, leay- ing nothing but the flood already in 1o run out. It w he first disastrous flood ex- porienced in this district since 1813, K Ohio reached 30.4 feet. g the streams were com- ut down, throwing hun- n out of employment, siness houses in the lower et up pumps on sidewalks from flood waters v ¥ dameged houses when the waters recede. So far as reported to the police there was no loss of life. Tub Blouses Special, $2 Very smart, crisp blouses of fine striped dimities. — of dainty white voiles. Peter Pan and V neck collars, Girls’ Smart Coats, $35. =Chinchilla and polaire coats; some fur-trimmed. . § Junior Misses” Sports Coats, $25. Plaid or plain polaire coats; boyish-type models. Junior Misses’ Sports Coats, $35. Smart mod- els, some trimmed with sports furs. Junior Misses’ Finer Coats, $59.50. *Sports and dress models; some beautifully furred. Junior Misses” Frocks Reduced, $15, $19.50, $29.50. Many exceptionally attractive frocks included in these three low-priced groups—vel- vets, crepes and smart wool frocks for school wear; sizes 15 and 17. Girls' apd Juulor Misses' Section, Fourth floer. $19.50. Little tailored coats of warm, sturdy chinchillas, coats of other warm, wintry fabrics; coats with cunning little collars of fur.: Many different delightful styles, in tans, porcelain blue, brown and gray shades: Sizes 2 to 6 years. Coats that sold at very much higher prices earlier in the season. Little Girls’ Winter Hats Greatly Reduced, $3.50 and $5. Any number of pretty little styles for little girls of 2 to 6 years. Hats with brims, hats without brims, tam-o’-shanter styles, poke bon- nets to wear for dress-up—velvet hats, felt hats, in many different colorings. Children’s Section, Fourth floor. Extraordinarily Low Priced $1.25, $1.50, $1.75, $2.25 Not only interesting, ause of the very, very low pricings, but because Fashion g given such special favor to these smart new combs with their clever ball tops. Several of the varied styles are sketched—and one may choose from clever imitations of jade, amber, demi-amber, jet or crystal, also carmen and deep blue. Rhinestone-Jeweled Combs at Usual Wholesale Prices $3, $4.75, $7.75, $8.75, $12 Exquisitely jeweled combs in distinctive—almost all one of a kind—designs—on imitation amber, jet, crystal and demi-amber. Hair Oroament Section, First floor. National Hair Nets streets in the lower North Side section were under two feet of water, s of the Baltimore and Ohio yailroad were submerged, bringin frelght movements to a standstill, an a number of industrial plants are smart turn-back cuffs, tuck- in and overblouse models, some styles fastening down the back. Colored pipings or edgings, drawnwork, em- broidery, or filet lace are charming trimmings, Blouse Section. Third floor. Very Specially Priced 78c dozen Boxes of 12 Nets Cap Shape—Fringe Style AU Shades, Except White and Gray forced to abandon operations, due to the With the rivers © a R bi rge tows against the flood currents. At Wheeling the stage of thirty a en reached, with an ex- imwn of forty feet by lood stage there Is thirty- COLD WAVE STOPS FLOOD. ' PRI ) CINCINNATI, Ohio, threatened serious flood that might . have resuited in thousands of dollars’ worth of property damage, according to W. (. Devereaux, United States weather forecaster. ; The Ohio river at this point early v registered approximately fifty- eet (flood stage), and it was only tho cessation of the heavy rains of past several days, followed by cold snap, that prevented the m from rising to sixty feet, the weather man sald. Mr. Devereaux stated late last night he expected the river to reach fts crest tomorrow at between fifty- four and fifty-five feet. Officials of railroads entering the Central Union station ' have made preparations to vacate if the rise ex- ds fifty-three feet, at which point water floods the “ditch” h to the station. T: ted from outlying depots t becomes necessary to aban- main terminal. v Kentucky cities will not suffer unless the river reaches fifty- Bte fect, rivermen said. KENTUCKY CITIES WARNED, January 4.— i 3 l ) An unexpected cold wave which swept \ ! Each Net Perfect Each Net Guaranteed Each Net Thoroughly Sterilized Each Net Made From Lustrous Human Hair Eack Net Wrapped in a Dainty Tissue Folder You who know National Hair Nets will supply urselves while this low price lasts—for the sav- Cinelnnati last fiight and sent the T, TS $13.75 ‘ 3 ings, as you know, are extremely worth while. meroury down to approximately 10 degrees above zero prevented a AN Notion Section, First foor. {77 Prices Reduced Tomorrow On Every Boy’s Overcoat Reductions that mean actual savings for mothers who have Overcoats to buy now. And when you buy one of these Overcoats you buy a Woodward & Lothrop real quality Overcoat. Excellent fabrics, exceptional tailoring, warm linings, sturdiness and serviceability throughout. And that is what every mother wants, whether 3 - b : . s 2, ‘Whatever the type of coat you are looking for, you are e mountuins’were causing asiay to : 3.‘5,’:.5::{.‘5 ;r::e‘ir 'colors‘ S she is paying the regular or reduced price. ; almost certain to find it in one of the groups—and at a rai . eat saving in price. Tho Ohio river would reach flood Overcoats for Boys, 11 to 20 years i gsunm, Thira floor. wenl)’-!!gh; lee:a ho{e today, Pw-ssetions were said o Have Greatly Reduced Women’s Smart Frocks Reduced and $39.50 ms"‘rs' $18'75 and $24’75 Astzzfese price!s;m&may choose fram attractive frocks for street, Sports Coa.tS. $ 13075 afternoon and evening—varied models, greatly reduced in price. Mackinaws, $10.75 Satins, crepes, some -metal cloth dance frocks and poiret twills. Junior Boys® Coats, 3 to 10 years Knitted and Novelty Sports Frocks Reduced . Greatly Reduced Junior Ulsters—Jack Tars $15, $19.50 $29.50 $10.75 $13.75 $18.75 Smart knitted dresses, trimmed in angora, fiber and wool sports Boys' ection, Vourth Soer. 3 Special Values Petticoats 95c—White Sateen Petti- coats, hemstitched or scal- loped around the bottom; with reinforced panel. $1.95—White “Charmeusette Costume Slips, with 20-inch hems and hemstitched tops. $3.95—Silk Petticoats, sam- ple models, of jersey, satin or radium — in attractive Semi-Annual Clearance Women’s & Misses’ Apparel At Greatly Reduced Prices Women’s Fur-Trimmed Coats Reduced $49.50, $59.50, $75, $95 Many of our finest winter coats—all with luxurious fur trimmings, are included in these four low-priced groups: LE, Ky, January $.— many points in this state r flood ‘stage today gnd re- s from stern Kentucky were t landslides in some portions of rned to be prepared to move short notice. Washing out of the city reservoir was responsible for some shortage of fresh water in Mount Sterling. The Kentucky river was reported to be running high, a mile and one-half ome points, and with locks Valley View and Boonesboro wunder several feet of water. \Reports received here last night were that small landslides along the #track of the Chesapeake and Ohlo railroad in Montgomery county were causing some delay to traffic. In Les county, near Athol, scene recently of & heavy landslide, fresh slides were sald to have hampered the work of repairing permanently damage caused by the earlier slide and to have so disrupted train schedules that traffic was moving ten hours behind time. January Sale frocks, sports frocks of novelty wool eponge, tartan plaids, im- ported flannels. In the smartest colorings—in the smart boyish type style that is so smartly becoming. Sportswear Bection, Thind fioor. Misses” Handsome Coats Reduced $49.50, $59.50, $75, $95 Exceptionally 'good values .in finely made garter bras- ’ sieres. Two differeht styles, $3.50 Philadelphia $3.25 Chester $3.00 Wilmington AND RETURN SUNDAYS, January 6 & 20 SPECIAL TRAIN Eastern Standard Time Lv. Washington (Unlon Station) 7.30 a.m. Ar. Wilmington 10.05 a.m., Chester 10. . i ‘Broad Street, 10.50 leaves Broad Strest 8 West Philadelphia 7:38 p. 50 p.m., Wilmiogton 8:19 p.m. Tickets on sale Friday preceding Ezcursien garsimilar Excunsions Susdazs, February 8, 17, March 3, 16, 30, and April 13, Pennsylvania RR. System The Standard Bailroad ef the Werld RED PIMPLES ALL OVER FACE Itched and Burned, Sleep. Cuticura Heals, “My trou 23 my 1 could see s difference in my face| and in two months I was com-| with elastic insets to assure perfect comfort yet the necessary support. Corset Section, Third foor. Pink satin and pink silk figured broche girdles; very much less than they would regularly sell. Smart little - models for the slender girl; for sports -wear—for negli- gee wear. i Corset Sectlon, THIN Soor. Handmade Philippine ' Gowns& Chemise Special - $1.85 and $2.75' To the woman who loves the daintiness of hand work ~the fineness of white nain- sook—these dainty hand- made Philippine gurments will especially appeal, Their m very low pricing is an lent reason for buying a plentiful supply now, &wm and Chemise, in varied: _dainty, styles, beautiful embroidered and or hematitched around the neck and sleeves. Handmade L The January Undefmuslin Sale- - in the Gitls’ and Children’s Sections offers many exceptional savings 48¢c; Girls' Muslin 78¢c; Girls’ Dainty Knickerbocker Draw- lace trimmed. contrasting shade, trimmedi " 2%c; quum. Mos- 78e; Children's Nain- 99¢; Childsen's Nain- lin Drawers, plain sook Combination . seok Princess “Slip, , - ; with laoe, hemumed or rufled, . - Suit; Jace tritemed, © tl_llxiG(r]l' Msul.lin Combination Suits, ers; embroidery and < Nightgowns, piped In - cpbroidery and face - $118; Girls' Princess $148; Girls'. Princess Slips, trimmed with Slips, donble to - hip dainty embroidery nnr embroidery trim- and lace. med, 98c; Children’s Gowns $148; Children's of white nainsook, sabreldery trimmed, Gowns, of Fruit of, Smartest winter models for misses—fashioned of handsome deep-pile fabrics, in warm browns, navy blue, black, and the fashionable kit fox; many of them luxuriously trimmed with furs—beaver, squirrel or wolf. Many of the youthfwl, slim, straight models, fastening far to the side. Misses’ Section, Fourth floor. Misses’ Day-Frocks Reduced, $19.50 Sports. and styeet frocks of jersey, plaid knitted fabrics and Poiret twill—in the clever boyish type so smartly worn by the younger set. Missen” Section, Fourth floor. Wisses” Afternoon Frocks Reduced, $39. Many charming velvet frocks included in this low priced flfoup, some, too, for evening. And velvet is very smart, especially for the younger set. Crepes and satins, too, in charming little models for anytitme wear. , . Misees' Eection, Fourth floor. Apparel for Larger Women Reduced Street Dresses, $39.50 : Handsome Gowns, $69.50 Pile Fabric Coats, $39.50—$89.50 Smart fashions especially designed with a thought to their becomingness to the larger woman—all models from our regue lar, carefully selected stock. Spectal Bise Section, Third floor. Women'’s Skirts Reduced - $7.50 and $12.50 Camels hair, checked velour, checked flannels—in smart wrap- around and pleated. medels. All. were formerly priced much higher—so the values now are really exceptional. 8kirt Section, Third floor. The PALM BEACH Number of HARPER’S BAZAR is our §oclzt at Palm Beach, the smartest clothés to be ors Gy, bl Fai Bench fomes, Ao And F‘Efl: %'l best midwinter . fashions—are among the many fashion, fiction and society features in this January.Horper's Basar. Yes, Harper's Basar is 50c a copy, and it is worth i ha g e e R accordingly. - % onarge el Rl e e Akt goer . Hempentint Ko Servers