Evening Star Newspaper, January 29, 1924, Page 21

= AVAL CONFERENCE CALLED BY LEAGUE Session Starts Febmq 14 at Rome to Extend Principles of Washington Treaties. RUSSIA LIKELY TO ATTEND " Delegates to Discuss Limitation for Other Nations. i By the Associated Press. , GENEVA, Javuary 29.—The naval conference under the auspices of the | league of nations for extension of the vrinciples of the Washington treaty to the other powers has been defi- | nitely set for February 14 at Rome. This decision was reached simul- taneously with the arrival of an of- flcial communication from Moscow, | which league officlals describe as po- | lite in tone, asking If the time and place of the conference had been + fixed. The choice of Rome, it is be- licved, assures the particlpation in the conference of soviet Russia. The Moscow government had inti- mated it would not attend a meeti in Switzerland, which country it is boycotting in consequence of (he re- went aquittal by a Swiss court of JMaurice Conradi, assassin of Vaslav Yorovsk, soviet envoy to the second Lausanne conference. _The expected participation of soviet Wussia_in the conference. coupled ‘with repeated statements from Lon- dom that the new labor cabinet of Ramsay Macdonald will propose ad- mission to the league of nations of both Russla and Germany, hus aroused intense interest here. The question of the admission of Germany Is in the forefront, espe- cially as Germany has been collaly extensive! £ i rating y in the league's ac If the reparation problem is solved, f( is believed the admission n’;D(;(? nany will be facilitated, but other. wise it {s thought that France and the other states might oppose her on the ground of unfilled the ground ed international FORMER ACTRESS’ DEATH | DUE TO SLEEPING POTION ! Chemist Finds Mrs. Anna Frank Succumbed to Drug, Believed Self-Administered. By the Associated Pross. * CLEVELAND, Ohio, Januar: Chemical analysls of the internal or- Zans of Mrs. Anna Frank, forty-eight, tormer actress and wife of Jacob Frank, prominent as a player of leading parts in Jewish comedies, revealed a_quanti of poison, believed to be sleeping po «es, it was announced today by City hemist Knapp. Mrs. Frank was found dead in bed on January 17. A physician attribute death to heart trouble. An autopsy was demanded by Morris Heimbinder of . Brooklyn, N. Y., brother of the dead woman, \ When advised of the chemist's finding Coroner A. P. Hummond said no crimi- 2l action would be taken, as he is sal- isfied the powders were self-adminis- tered In excess. Mrs. Frank was the mother of three children, all of whom are on the stage. —— i = CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS. Special Dispatch to The Star. KEYSER, W. Va. January 20.—k. Bunker Reynolds, state senator from | this district, has made formal an- nouncement of his candidacy for the epublican nomination for Congress | in the second West Virginia district. | He will be opposed by Frank Bow- man, a coal operator of Morgantown. who has started an active campaign. | TWO UNDER INDICTMENT IN LIQUOR CASE BONDED Philadelphians, Implicated in Con- spiracy Charge, Pledge to Ap- pear for Trial in Cleveland. By the Assoc!sted Pre | PHILADELPHIA, January 28.—Two | of the three Philadelphians indicted in Cleveland by a federal grand jury ‘u_an alleged liquor conspiracy s rendered to the United States district attorney here and were held by a fed- eral commissioner in $2,500 bail each for their appearance in Clevéland, They are Joseph Clark and Edward Doyle. The third local man named in the indictment, Michae]l Kane, also will surrender. federal authorities an- nounced. Clark, according to the indictment, steam yacht which is alleged ave operated between the Daha- mas and this city. The liquor was then said to have been shipped into Cleveland packed In crushed cotton and labeled “Grease and oll." Three other men, David J. Hyman of Cleveland and Martin and Jack Millis, brothers, of Philadelphia, are under arrest in Cleveland in conacc- tion with the case. WIFE CHARGES DESERTION | 2 DAYS AFTER WEDDING | Husband of Montgomery County Girl Is Arrested in Baltimore. Specis! Dispateh to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., January 29— Married in Rockville two weeks go | and deserted two days later is the story former Miss Ethel L. gmith, daughter of Tony Smith of thig vicin- ity, told State's Attorney John A. Garrett a few days ago and which re- sulted in the arrest in Baltimore, | yesterday of the young woman's hus- | band, Charles E. Marston of Cabin | John, thls county. | Sherifi Clay Plummer went to the | Monumental city yesterday and | brought him to Rockville, where he is now in jail awaiting trial on & charge of desertion and non-support. s If this Signature 6.7 S o is NOT on the BROMO QUININE “There is no other THE EVENING HUSBAND, 65, CLAIMS WIFE, 63, DESERTED Takoma Park Man, Married Le Than Year, Sues for Divorce. Special Dispatch to The 8t ROCKVILLE, Md. January 29— George T. Ridgeway, sixty-five years old, of Takoma Park, this county, is the plaintiff in a suit for a limited divorce filed In the circut court here against Mrs. Lena Ridgeway, who s sixty-three vears old and who also lives at Takoma Park. The couple, 50 the bill states, were | 1333 Randolph street north west, ever married in Alexandria, Va., last April |earned was for serving a route un- and lived together at Takoma until|der C. C. Wilkinson, is newspaper. ' Ernest Attorney | southeast, John A. Garrett of Rockville repre- | summers,’ carried December 24 last, when the plaintist |t claims he was deserted sents the plaintiff. STAR, WASHINGTON, A Bit of the Past By Star’s Former Carriers. “I take pride in the fact that T sold The Star at the southwest corner of Pennsylvania avenue and 15th street in 1875, writes Robert E. Fugitt of the office of the quartermaster gen- eral, War Department. “In thone days it was necessary to fight for a pos| tion at that corner, as only ane boy was allowed to do business. 1 was on the job every week day for a year.” E. Clarence Poston, now proprietor of a newsstand at 615 H street north- east, states that he both delivered and sold The Star from the time he was {ten until he was elghteen years old. The first $50 that William P. Jacobs, D. ¢, years, while Willlam E. Richardson, 3310 10th street northwest, carried a route in 1! for a man named Mat- thews. George Colvin, 449 Browns court northwest, sold the paper from 1881 until 1895, the first copy he sold being an extra containing the news of Gar- field’s assassination. TUESDAY, JANUARY ' 29, 1924 000 ten-year 6% per cent collateral gold notes of the Yellow Cab Manu- facture Aoceptance Company of Chi- cago, a Yellow Cab subsidiary, is re- ported in financial circles. "It was understood the issue had been rold to a group of New York and Chi- cago banks and will be offered to A route in old Georgetown, owned | tho publio soon. by a Mr. Coggins and ldter by a Mr. Merriott, was served faithfully in the late sixties by J. R. Reynolds, 1421 33d strect. James. M. Donaldson, 461 I street southwest, carried Stars for Agent Lockle from 1889 to 1893. “I carried a route about forty years ago, and it has always been a very pleasant_recollection to me,” writes Robert Strobel, plumber and gasfit- ter, 441 8th_ street southwes while Walter J. Boyce, now a pharmacist with L. H. Fostér, 1133 1lth street northwest, says that forty years ago or more he and another boy named Lacey, in their two routes, covered all of the old “island” in Southwest Washington. Soothes tired nerves. Induces sleep. ’ When a man drops in here for Shoes he is struck with the interest that is evinced—not merely in sell- ing him a pair of Shoes—but rather in seeing that he gets the particular Shoes that he should have. We make it an individual matter—ior all Shoes are not suited to all feet—and with knowledge of how the foot should be shod—we see to it that you get what vou ought to have. That's«Burt service. Comfort and smart ap- e. It's & “Nature Shape.” $10.00 Caring for fest is better than curing them still an agent for Selby, 2336 High street who admits to forty-seven NEW public off YORK, $5,000,000 ISSUE PLANNED January 29.—Early ing of an issue of $5,001 THE IMPROVED. MALTED MILK AtYour Druggest’s g Arthur Burt Co., Coughs =% Colds The Reason Is Box, it is NOT BROMO QUININE” Proven Safe for more than a Quarter of a Century as a quick and effective remedy for Colds, Preventive. Grip and Influenza, and as a The First and Original Cold and Grip Tablet Price 30 Cents Bacon Is Easily Cooked —Easy to Like —and Easily Digested ID you ever stop to consider how little trouble it takes to prepare bacon—with what little effort and how short a time AR you can have this delicacy that stands supreme in goodness—and nourishment as well? Bacon is the backbone of many a meal—and AUTH’S Bacon has been first choice of Wash- ington’s housewives for as many years as it has been on the market—over fifty. The reason is its flavor and inimitable richness—the result of Auth’s famous method of sugar curing. Auth’s Bacon is ready for you in %-lb. wrappers—each wrapper carrying the Auth label to protect you—to insure your getting what you ask for. Buy it from your grocer— or at our market stands. AL e | i L\\\'\‘ 69c¢ R Hand-stenciled Table Covers, beauti- ful designs on Sanitas oilcloth; size 48x54 inches; slight seconds. BOTH SIDES OF 7™ AT K ST. “THE DEPENDABLE STORE' Window Shades 55c¢ 3.5%8-ft. Heavy Grade Oiled Opaque Cloth Window Shades, slight seconds of the regular $1.00 values. Guaranteed spring rollers; white, ecru and greens Complete with all fixtures and crochet ring to match. Two More Days of Slashing Reductions Before Taking Our Semi- Annual Inventory—Bargains Everywhere Throughout the Store $1.98 Tea Kettle, $1.39 Aluminum Tea Kettles, panel sides; large size $2.25 Wash Boilers, $1.59 Heavy Tin Copper-bottom Wash Boilers, with cold wood handles; No. § size. s A Women’s Bloomers," 50c Flannelette Bloome neat striped effects; stitched: soft finish quality, for winter wear. Women’s $1.29 Gowns, $1 Heavy Grade Flannelette Nightgowns, ncat s double yokes and cuffs; full cut sizes. Women’s $1 Bloomers, 69¢ : Windsor Flannelette Bloomers, neat bluebird pat- terns: double stitched; full cut sizes. $1 Petticoats, 79¢ Extra Size Flannelette Petticoats, assorted stripes neat flounce: full cut sizes. c Brushed Wool Sweaters, $3.98 Women's Brushed Wool Slip-on Sweaters, beautiful quality, buff and silver; collars trimmed with stripes $1.50 Spencers, 79¢ Sleeveless Spencers, fine grade wool: white; slightly sofled. - $2.50 Spencers. $1.25 Long-sieeve Spencers, very fine quality; buttoned front. double ripes pink and 29¢ and 39¢ Cretonnes; 19¢ Yard-wide Washable Cretonnes, mill lensghs from 2 to 8 yards, but plenty alike; light and dark floral,,bird and follage designs: also vard-wide Marquisetts, i white, with tape edge, or various plaids.—Fourth Floor and First Floor—Bargain T $2.50 Crepe de Chine, $1.98 39-inch Pure Siik Printed, Crepe de Chine. firn woven grade, in a beautiful assortment of designs and color combinations. $2 Chiffon Satin, $1.49 35-inch All-silk Chiffon Satin, with rich satin face. in & complete assortment of wanted street and evening shades, also blaci. $2.50 Canton Crepe, $1.98 , 89-inch Canton Crepe. high lustrous quality. the desirable pebblo weave, in black, navy, brown, donno, mocha, gray, silver, copen, henna, reseda white. $2 Crepe de Chine, $1.69 40-inch_All-silk Crepe de Chine. heavy, firm woven grade, in all wanted street and evening shades, also black and white. 20c Unbleached Cotton, 15¢ 36-inch Unbleached Sheeting Cotton, hewvy round- thread quality. 29¢ Romper Cloth, 22¢ 52-inch Romper Cloth, light and dark grounds, in ripes, checks and plain colors; heavy firm-woven qual- ity. 35¢ Shaker Flannel, 25¢ 30-inch Shaker Flannel, extra heavy reversible quality 35¢ Shirting Madras, 25¢ 36-inch Shirting Madrs ight grounds with printed checks, stripes, dots and figures; firm close-woven grade. $7 Chiffon Velvet, $4.75 38-inch_Chiffon Velvet, close pile, soft, quality; in black only. Women’s Vests, 25¢ Gauze Cotton Vests, low neck and sleeveless, sec- onds of 3%c values. Boys’ $1.25 Union Suits, 89¢ Fleeced Cotton Union Suits, high neck and long slesves, ankle pants. L) .. G - Women’s Stockings, 12¥c Medium-welght Cotton Stockings, in black and as- sorted colors; one and three seam back styles; mostly all sizes; seconds of 25c values. » . Women’s Fiber Hose, 35¢ Fiber Boot Hose, in black and assorted street shades; three-seam back; seconds of 50c-values. Children’s Sport Hose, 35¢ Silk-and-wool Ribbed Sport Hose, assorted shades; broken sizes; seconds of 79c values. $22.98 Washing Machines, $17.98 National Water Power Washing Machines; with guaranteed motor. 75¢ Washboards, 49¢ Glass Wash Boards, will not tear the.clothes nor corrode. $3.49 Ironing Boards; $2.59 b"c:&-?nlng Boards, on folding stan ‘well made and $3.49 Electric Irons, $2.49 Nickel-plated Electric Irons, full ‘weight and guar- anteed to give satisfaction. $2.98 Boudoir Lamps, $1.89 Mahogany-finished Base. Electric Lamps, with. silk shades, in various colors. Princess ’Sli];m, 88c Of fine grade sateen In n and stripe effects; black and navy blue. Full-cut sizes. Women’s Bath Robes, $2.49 Lawrence Make Bath Robes, pretty colorings and patterns; silk braid or cord on sleeves, pocket and collar. clinging $2.50 Charmeuse, $2.19 Au-inch Charmeuse, all silk, heavy satin-face qual iy, in black, navy, brown, gray, tan, turquoise, pink and white, $2 All-Wool Crepe, $1.59 All-wool Flat Crepe, 40 inches wide, fine close- woven grade; in black, navy, brown, gray and tan. $1 Storm Serge, 79c 40-inch Storm Serge, double twilled quality; in black, navy, brown, burgundy and tan. $4 Poiret Twill, $2.98 All-wool Poiret Twill, 54 inches wide; a close-woven srade. in black, navy blue and brown $2.25 Wool Serge, $1.69 54-inch All-wool French Serge, extra fine grade, in navy, burgundy and brown. $3.25 Velveteen, $2.25 86-inch Costume Velveteen. fine, close. pile quality, with lustrous finish; in black, golden brown. Sale of Fur Coats 'Sealine f e rich deep seal and Coney) $67.5 Former $139.00 Value " ” The low price makes it possible for you to own a beautiful fur coat and scarcely feel the cost. We're clearing our stock of these fur coats and the price is down to a point that makes prompt dis- posal a certainty. These fine Sealine (dyed coney) Fur Coats are of rich appearance and made in the most fashionable styles in vogue this season. All the new style features are shown, such as shawl or crushed col- lars, Mandarin or bell sleeves, finished with inlaid border effects and silk rope girdle. Full 48-inch length. | Sizes 38 to 4. Goldenberg's—Becond Floor. Breakfast Coats, $2.49 Breakfast Coats, of corduroy, in cherry, copen and mulberry; mostly all sizes. Women’s 79¢ Bloomers, 59¢ Women's Sateen Bloomers, navy, white and black. large reinforcement; all sizes. Women’s Bloomers, $1.25 Striped Sateen Bloomers, in taupe. black, French blue, green and light blue; all with large reinforcement and double elastic cuff; cut very full. . 35¢ Dress Ginghams, 29¢ 52-inch Imported Dress Ginghams, in a large assort- ment of checks; choice of all wanted colors; very fine soft-finish grade; warranted fast colors. Boys’ $8 to $12.75 Overcoats - Two-Pants Suits and Mackinaws $6.69 Two-pants Suits, of mixtures, in desirable colors; sizes 8 to 17 years; also of corduroy, in large sizes. All-wool Mackinaws, neat mixtures and plaids; made with muff pockets; sizes 7 to 20 years. All-wool Overcpats, some with fur or plush col- lars; sizes 3.to 7 years. Also all-wool cheviot, in light and dark shades, for boys from 11 to 15 years. 3 " “$6.50 Two-Pants Suits, $4.88 Good wearing materials, in neat. dark mixtures: Norfolk models. with two pairs of full llned knickerbocker pants; sizes 7 to 16 years. Boys® $10 and $12.75 Two-pants Suits at Boye’ $14.75 and $16.50 Two-pants Suits al Boys® $18.50 Overcoats, sizes 12 to 15 years, at..$12.69 Boys’ $24.50 and $27.50 Overcoats, sizes 12 to Boys’ 312.15 1o $15 Overcoats, sizes 2 10 8 years, $8.69 $1.19 to $139 Pants, of corduroy and cloth; » .. e $6 Grass Rugs, $3.85 5x10-ft. large room size heavy double-warp ( Rugs. green, blue, tan and brown floral, oriental, m lion, Chinese and novelty designs. 39¢ Grass Runner, 25¢ -inch double-warp Grass Runner, tape-bound sides in green with stenciled key or band borders, alsu 2233-inch Felt-bast Runner, green with neat border. $7 and $8 Comforts, $4.95 Sateen-covered Comforts, wool or cotton styles, size 72x80 inches for double beds; figured top and back, with plain rose or blue borders. $4 Blankets, $2.85 Pair eight Blankets. sizes 64x76 and 6380 or tan, with blue or pink borders; fin with soft fleece finish. grade cotton, Er - 55¢ Pongee, 45¢ 36-inch Shantung Pongee, a high-grade yarn-mer cerized cotton fabrie, in a large assortment of want colors. 60c Cotton Suiting, 44¢ S6-inch Cotton Suiting, stvlish tweed and heath heavy firm-woven cotton fabric, in wante; 69¢ Tan Pongee, 49¢ 35-inch Tan Pongee, a silk-and-cotton quality, with rich lustrous finish; has the appearance of silk pongee. 39c¢ Dress Crepe, 29¢ 36-inch Dress Crepe, cotton fabric with box-looin finish; all wanted colors. 25¢ White Nainsook, 19¢ 36-inch White Nainsook, close-woven, soft-finisl quality, 55c¢ Indian Head, 45¢ 54-inch White Indian Head, linen-finish qualit 2 to 10 yard lengths. 29¢ India Linon, 19¢ 40-inch White India Linon, fine sheer quality, snow white bleached 29¢ White Linene, 19¢ 34 inches wide, linen-finish grade, for dresses, etc. $3.50 White Batiste, $2.89 36-inch White Batiste, very fine yarn-mercerized quality: ten yards in box. 39¢ Dotted Swiss, 25¢ 52-inch White Dotted Swiss, fine sheer quality, with white woven dots. 79¢ Garbage Cans, 59¢ Galvanized Iron Corrugated Garbage Cans, wiiki lock cover. 98¢ Wash Tubs, 69¢ lvanized Iron Wash Tubs, with drop handle. 2 $1.49 Bread Boxes, $1.09 White Japanned Bread Boxes, rolled-top sii! strongly made. $1.98 Food Choppers, $1.39 Keystone Food Choppers, with three steel cutters: easily cleaned and adjusted. $1.69 Bleached Sheets, $1.19 $1x99 Run of the Mill Seamless Bleached Shcets. extra length for double beds; heavy round-thread shee: ing cotton; hand torn and ironed; finished with decp hem. $2.25 Bedspreads, $1.79 Crochet Bedspreads, three-quarter bed size; Mai- seilles designs: perfect quality. $2.50 Bedspreads, $2.19 Crochet Bedspreads, double-bed size; in assorted Marseilles designs. $1.75 Bleached Sheets, $1.49 §1x90 Seamless Bleached Sheets, full double-bed sizc; free from starch or dressing. - 29¢ Pillowcases, 19¢ Run of the Mill Bleached Pillowcases, sizes 42 and 45x36 inches; hand torn and ironed; slight seconds. s - 45¢ Pillowcases, 35¢ 43336 Bleached Pillowcases, free from dressing; very fine quality. 22¢ Bleached Muslin, 16¢ 36-inch Bleached Muslin, close-woven soft-finish quality; free from starch or dressing. $20 & $22.50 Brussels Rugs, $14.75 Floor samples of Seamless Erussels Rugs, Alexander Smith and Firth Carpet Co.'s makes: good patte colorings;. five each of the following sizes; §310.6 ft. and 9x12 ft. Congoleum Art Squares, $9.75 These were left from a recent' carload purchase termed seconds because of some slight defect; all with complete borders, in handsome wool rug and tile de- Signs: light and dark colors. -Sizes 9x9 ft, 9x10.6 and 3x12 ft.; when perfect sell at $13.50, $15.75 and $18.00. $45 and $50 Room-Size Rugs, $34.65 8.3x10.6 and 9x12 ft large room size Seamless Wile ton Velvet and Axminster Rugs, Alexander Smith and Son's make; choice of floral, oriental or medallion de- signs: in colorings that are suitable for any room in the house. Women’s 89¢ Underwear, 65¢ Medium-weight Cotton Underwear, separate gar- ments; shirts with Dutch neck and elbow sleeves, knee- blouses, starch or < length pants, with equestrienne waist. e e Bemceaiaia