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98 ° THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €, THURSDAY, JANUARY T, 1925. FORCED RAIL UNITY MOVE S OPPOSED Heads of Great Systems Be- | lieve U. S. Sheuld Only En- courage Consolidation. —By GLUYAS WILLIAMS. SNAPSHOTS OF A MAN WRITING 1925. b MUTTERS THER! KNOWN KL RS UP SHEET AND TAKES FRESH SHEET TROM DRAWER. FRENCH AMNESTY MEASURE PASSED Deputies Approve Bill as Amend- ed and Returned by Senate. By the Associated Press. PARIS, January 1.—The chamber of deputles, by a vote of 340 against 136, tonight voted the passage of the last night voted the passage of the amnesty bill as amended by the Senate. he government, In urging passage Of the bill, declared it would take the necessary measures to pre- vail upon the rallroads to reinstate the strikers dismissed in 1920. The chamber had previously insist- ed that the measure should carry a clause compelling the railroad to re- instate the men. The Senate passed the bill with the compulsory clause omitted. The case of Jacques Sadoul, former French army captain, who was at- tached to the legation M Petrograd before the war and who later was convicted of treason by @ French court-martial and sentenced to death by default, did not come up today for discussion. Sadoul recently returned to Paris and was arrested. It was sald he must stand a new trla on charges of having been connected with the bloshevists in Russi: REAR ADMIRAL HUGHES HEADS NAVY ENGINEERS Elected President of Society as Re- sult of Recent Balloting—Other Officers Chosen. Balloting for officers of the American Society of Naval Engineers for 1 which has been going on for sever: weeks throughout the country, has re- sulted in the election of Rear Admiral C. F. Hughes, U. £. N, in charge of fleet training at the Navy Department, as president. He succeeds Capt. J. T. Tompkins, who has headed the society for the past two.years. Other results of the balloting follow: Members of the council or board of di- rectors, Rear Admiral B. C. Bryan, re- tired; Capt. W. T. Cluverius, attached to the office of naval operation; Comds, S. M. Robinson, Bureau of Steam Em gineering; Capt. Q. B. Newman, en- gineer-in-chief of the United States | Coast Guard; Comdr. H. 8. Howard of | the Bureau of Construction and Repalr; H. M. Southgate of the Westinghouse Co. and J. F. Metten, chlef engineer of the Cramp's Ship and Engine Bullding Co. Comdr. Bryson Brues, U. 8. N., on duty at the Navy Department, was re- elected Becretary-treasurer. . Miss Antonfo C. Maury of Harvard College Observatory is one of the noted astronomers who will take ob- servations of the solar eclipse onJan- uary 24. EXCLAIMS 6D i THINKS PERHAPS HE CAN s 1T TEN 1324 AGA { NANTS TD KNOW WHERE THE —With unusual prices prevailing and a general clearance of stocks the object, this sale gets a fly- ing start today with the two big sale groups . shown be- low. The co-opera- tion of manufactur- ers makes it possible to include much new merchandise at spe- cial prices. SOMEONE HADNT TAKEN HiS ERASER TRAT HEWRITES 1924 AGAIN. LET'S TGO AT THAT e | exiled to Siberia. Large numbers are in the prisons awaiting deci- | | sion of their place of exile. Of the Zionists arrested in the city of New Persecutions and Arrests Also Solovedkin, | was pre- tine. Two < elled from Moscow, one was ordered to Slavki nuary 1.—New perse- | and the other to Turafon. In the and expulsions of | city of Kharkoff 51 Zionists are kept s, Zionist Social- | in jail awaiting decision of their of the Maccabees | place of exlle. ding to reports | w England’'s new wireless station has onists were | eight giant masts 820 feet high. are apt to| SOVIET EXILES ZIONISTS. t of the = « should be 5 atural Are Reported. a- | Jewish Teleg: Zionist 1 ertain | LoNDON, Agency i Second January Cléarance Sale BED-DAVENPORT SUITES At Extremely Low Prices On Easy Credit Terms for All In addition to the sensa- tional values, the following will be given away: $1.49 to $1.95 Values —Cusiume Slips of fine white nainsook; hip hem of self material. Also broken lots from regular stocks. $1.49 to $1.95 values. —Two-plece Pajamas of cot- ton crepe, in plain colors or fancy figured, also of shadow- striped batiste in pastel col- ors. Regularly $149. —Costume Slips of striped English sateen, in black, navy, brown, flesh and white; also of a shadow-striped non- kling material. $149 to $1.95 values. 79¢ to $1.25 Values —Gowns of white muslin, with embroidery yokes, or of cotton crepe and shadow ba- tiste in pastel colors. 95c value. Three-piece Comsole Set with purchase of 525 to $50. 1 Wrought Iron Bridge Lamp with purchase of §75. Dinnerware or Silver Set with purchase of $100 or more. —Petticoats of white sateen, with panel front and back and hemstitched and scal- loped bottom. $1.25 values. —Gowns of soft plisse crepe, with square necks piped with a contrasting color. Flesh, honey and blue. Also odd garments of batiste, nain- sook, etc. $149 to $195 val- ues. —Bloomers of cotton crepe, in_pastel shades, trimmed with piping or ribbon; also striped sateen in navy, brown, black and blue. 79c to $1.25 values. —Corset Covers and Marcella Drawers of muslin and nain- sook, trimmed with lace and embroidery. 85c to S$L25 values. —Twoepiece Pajamas of mus- lin, with Jenny neck. A dainty colored striped satin- ette border makes a nice fin- ish. 95c value. —Step-ins of nainsook, ba- tiste, cotton crepe and nov- elty materials; tailored or lace-trimmed styles. 95¢ to $1.25 values. Kann’s—Second Floor. —White Petticoats of English satinette, with hip hem of self material. Regularly $1.95. —Bloomers of imported Eng- lish satinette, with full seat and in knee length. Colors, purple, Kelly green and royal blue. '$L95 value. Knit Underwear for Women and Children—At Clearance Prices! Comforts 159 Off Buy good bedwear at big savings. A great opportunity for thrifty homemakers. A Great Opportunity to Save —Every garment in the lot is “Perfect Qual- ity.” There are no seconds, though some are slightly soiled from handling. They are in a 35¢; 3 for $1.00 —500 Children’s 50c and 59 Cotton Ribbed, Fleeced-'ined Underwear, vests and pants, in wanted shapes. Special, $1.15 —24 Children’s $175 Cotton Ribbed Union Suits, in broken sizes and shapes. They are the “Carter Make.” 35¢; 3 for $1.00 —102 Women's 59c Cotton Ribbed Vests and Pants, in broken sizes and shapes and of medium weight. Special, 69c —205 Women's $1.00 and $1.25 Cotton Ribbed Vests and Pants and Union Suits, in broken sizes and shapes. good assortment of sizes, but not all sizes of any particular style. The following are ex- amples of the savings: Special, $4.50 —96 Women's $7.50 and $8.50 Silk and Wool Ribbed Union Suits, “Carter Make,” in vari- ous good shapes; not all sizes. —Extra sizes, $5.00. Special, $2.25 —9 Women’s $3.50 All-Rayon Princess Slips, in flesh and white. Broken sizes. Special, $4.19 —9 Women’s $7.00 and $8.00 Glove Silk Gowns, in broken sizes and colgrs. Special, $3.75 —12 Women’s $6.25 and $6.50 Ribbed Silk Union Suits, in flesh only. Broken sizes. Mussed from handling. Special, $1.75 —9 Women's $225 and $3 “Carter Make” Rayon Vests and 1 Bloomer. Broken sizes. 3-Piece Kroehler Bed-Davenport Suite THIS SUPERB BED-DAVENPORT SUITE combines utility $85.00 and beauty to a remarkable degree. Substantially built and richly upholstered in durable imitation leather “The National’s” Easy Credit Terms Are for All Bed Outfit Continuous Post, White enameled Metal Bed, Spring and Mat- tress, Easy Credit Terms Extra Special $1.00 Pettibloomers 79¢ —500 Women's Mercer- ized Cotton Sport Bloomers, with double shirring at the knee. They are in a variety of plain and two-tone colors, including black. Kann's—Street Floor, .75 Street Floor Easy Credit Visit Kann’s Booth at the Food Show Convention Hall—5th and L Sts. N.W. —The exhibition is held in ¢he afternoons from 2 to 5:30 o’clock and in the evenings from 7:30 to 10:30, from January 5 to 17. An event that will be of interest to every homekeeper. Partly Paid Tickets Free for the Asking —DMay be secured from Kann’s Bureau of Adjustments—Street Floor. 3-Piece Kroehler Bed-Davenport Suite 1 THIS MASSIVE OVERSTUFFED LIVING ROOM SUITE is covered with richest quality velour. A beautiful and lasting 75 addition to any home . “The National’s” Easy Credit Terms Are for All NATIONAL FURNITURE CO. See Next Page for Other Friday Bargains Watch Kann’s Ads. For Big January Economies Corner 7th & H Sts. N.W. LR T (T T RN