Evening Star Newspaper, March 27, 1925, Page 26

26 * SEEK T0 PREVENT INCENDIARY FIRES Experts Urge Thorough Probe of All Suspicious Conflagrations. Complete -and thorough investiga- tion of fires of questionable or sus- picious origin in the United States to the end that prosecution of parties respousible for fire losses res sat with Intent to de- be vigorously pushed, to the National Waste Council by its arson committee, meeting today at the Chamber of tommerce of the United “It is a well established and indis- putable fact that business conditions control to a marked degree this phase of fire waste,” the committee declared, referring to fire losses at- tributable to ars “In orther words, during periods of erous business criminal fires are less frequent and during business depressions the per- centage of suspicious fires increases. The committee report, presented by C. L. Topping, its chairman, Tecog- nized the important part which fires of criminal origin bear to the fire waste of the country, and urged that if @ plan is adopted whereby arson may be checked, there will be a ma- terial reduction of fire loss due to this use. Detroit has shown a large uction in its fires attributable to on, the report said, by reason of the activity of the city arson squad. The committee viewed incendlarism as responsible for a large nmber of fires in the United States every year. Ban On Shinglex Helps. prevention work in Michigan resulted in reduction ipita loss from fire from to 68 cents in 1924, an jon from $1€ 7,903.18, W. manager n City Chamber of Com- the council. The ordinance ingle roofs in Michigan he added, reduced roof fires from 39 in one year. work by redue 1921 to § 61 to Fire prevention Wholesale Druggists’ cording to C. H. Waterbury, its presiaent, has improved building n: has instilled into fits Imembers the spirit of care; has low- ered insurance costs and has im- proved business conditions in many ways. One hundred and fifty cities partic- ipated in fire prevention contests un- the auspices of the a t year, the committee was cities participating in the contest losses decreased 10 per cent, while in cities not participating in the con- test fire losses increased the same amount Half Billlon Lost Yearly. the Na- America is burning up its material assets at the rate of more than $500,- 000,000 a year, W. E. Malalieu, gen- 1 manager of the National Board re Underwriters, told the council. “Imagine the situation if the Sec- reasury started each work by causing to be thrown nto the bottomless reaches of the Atlantic Ocean a load of gold pieces worth $1,500,000, or mount equiva- lent to the per diem average of our nagional destruction by burning. “If Mr. Mellon should indulge in such a matutinal pastime, the country would first stand aghast and then call for an immediate iny ion by .an autherity on mental discases.” COURT M\MES RECEIVERS. Action in Mouon chtu:e Litiga- tion Pending Adjustment. Henry F. Woodard and Mark Stear- man were appointed today by the Dis- trict Supreme Court as receivers for four motion picture houses pending the settiement of difficulties between Joseph Fine and his partner, Nath.n Machat. Mr. Fine. through Attorney Woodard, recently complained to the court that Machat was excluding him from the theaters and Was nc carrying out the terms of their pa. nership. The bonds of the receivers were lixed at $4.000. The theaters volved are the Howard Theater, on T street near Seventh; the Hippo- drome, on K street near Ninth; the seorgia avenue, and the urteenth ~street. Mr. sents Mr. Machat. P. 0. CHANGE ANNOUNCED Woodley Road Station to Be Given New Status Wednesday. Effective April 1, the Woodley road post office station, at Wardman Park Hotel, will be changed from a classi- fled to a contract station, it was an- ounced today at the City Post Office. his will have no cffect on the regu- < of the oflice, but means regular civil service post s will be replaced by a * who has entered t with the Post Office to operate the statio erk -in- charge will be Mr: Bubank, who was clerk-in of the brauch post office in Petworth School. F hat office clerk First Penn Charter Is Presented State HeWonFron:Wilds Historic Document, Long _in Private Hands, Is Given to People. By the Associated Press. HARRISBURG, Pa, March 27— William Penn's first charter to the people of Pennsylvania came back to them Wednesday. The worn parch- ment, bearing the marks of 243 years, was presented to Gov. Pinchot to be- come a possession of the ate, by Davis 1. Smiley, editor-in-chief of the Philadelphia Public Ledger, as trustee for the contributors to the $25,000 fund with which it was bought last December. >sent at the ceremony wis Strong a direct descendant of the In- ibes that greeted Penn on his 82. He was garbed as an Indian chieftain and sald that ‘Penn sowed the seeds of eternal triendship between his people and my people and strengthened the bonds of <ympathy between them. The charter was granted on April 22, 1682, and brought to Pennsylvania by Willlam Penn, who presented it to the people at the first assembly In Chester. A year later a new charter was granted and Penn took the orig- inal—that presented to the State to- day—back to England. In the latter part of the nineteenth century It was brought back to this country by Dr. Edward Marls of Philadelphia and in 1902 it passed into the possession ‘of George C. Thomas of Philadelphia, who retained it until his death, when it was bought by Gabriel Wells of New York for $21,500. The Publio Ledger, then launched 1= :zmn«mn to 1e=ise funds for the chase of tie document K | of | Associa- | THE EVENING STAR, WASHIN f’l‘O‘N, D. O, FRIDAY, HIGH LIGHTS OF HISTORY 3-27 @) 1925, By THE MICLURE NEWSPARER SYNDICATE .~ * < nE NORTHWEST — sHowiNG DETROIT AND NEIGHBORING INDIAN TRIBES- Zfl MONG THE FRENCH STRONGHOLDS THAT FEL) ITO THE HANDS OF THIE ENGLISH,AS A RESULT OF THE FRENCH AND TNDIAN WAR WAS THE FORT AT DETROIT. JUT IN 1101 BY THE SIEUR DE CADILLAC, THIS FORT NTROLLED THE WATERWAY FROM LAKE ERIE TO {LAKE HURON AND WAS ONE OF THE STRONGEST MILITARY OUTPOSYS IN THE NORTHWEST. £ TOKIO DIET DEADLOCKED Peers’ Amendments—Govern- ment Crisis Threatened. By the Associated Press. TOKIO, March 27 frage bill, which has already is now government crisis. The - allied government parti the lower house have thus fa fused to accept the peers’ amendm, and insist that the bill pass as dr: by the government. The peers equal'v stubborn, today’s conferences mer: (he diet may there may possibly resignation. fail be the Louisiana eugenics law effective last August. buy— in the purchase of PHONOGRA faction among - our patrons—th alw insisted on OF COURSE SCHWARTZ & SON Famous Names— such as these have brought us many new customers— Atwater-Kent Stromberg - Carlson and scores may be had LOWEST TERMS. Phone Franklin 61. of others E “Look for styles, leathers ON SUFFRAGE MEASURE Lower House Refuses to Accept A deadlock has been reached in the Diet over a suf- pro- longed the parliamentary session by two days beyond the decreed date, and reported to be threatening a and it is reported if agree- dissolved or be a ministerial In New Orleans the number of mar- riages has decreased 20 per cent since became we feel, we have NOT EXPERIMENTED. We have . for Chapel of Tombs Prison Repainted By Artist Convict By the Associated Press NEW YORK, March 27.—Blue sky, clouds and golden stars over a Snow- white ‘altar have replaced, in the chapel of Tombs Prison, the somber decorations Harry K. Thaw furnished 20 years ago while he was a prisoner there awaiting trial for the murder of Stanford White. Tsidore Siegel, a native of Rus who yesterday completed a f month sentence for larceny. about the transformation. It earned him the appmoval of Father Cashin, chaplain, and the congratulations of prison officials, Supt. Dixon, director of painting in the department of correction. said the work would have cost $4,000 had it been done by a paid artist The trouble w makers is that they obsolete words like Montague. word puzzle lways using mpathy.” says REPUTATION when you buy a Radio ok Phonograph PERFORMANCE—is the only real satisfaction RADIO or a either a PH. Our records show 100% satis- Radio and Phonograph is due to the fact that presenting NDARD EQUIPMENT—STANDARD RECEIVERS—AND THERE s THE CHAS. s VICTROLAS— EDISONS— BRUNSWICKS— The big three of the Phonograph world are here to greet you—make your choice—EVERY HAS DISTINCTIVE FEATURES. We will be pleased to exhibit the differences. L, 1S THE ON Y TO MAKE YOUR SELECTION Phone or mail orders Records promptly filled. FRANKLIN 61. the Schwartz Clock” \-\\\\\h 1] h/,g/ THE EARLY BIRD Will get in on this— Before-Easter Sale at $3.75 BECKER HANDBAGS The quantity is limited—but the and colors are so varied, that selection is easy. The- values represent the most excep- tional we have ever offered. Each bag is new and authentic in style. Mail Orders Prepaid BECKERS 1314-16-18 F STREET NGBIED BY THE COMING OF THE EN6LISH, ITHE TRIBES OF THE REGION FORMEDA FORMIDABLE FEDERACY IN 1763 TO DRIVE OUT THESE NEW IMASTERS — THIS LEAGUE WAS PLANNED BY PONTIAC OTTAWA CHIEFTAIN OF GREAT ABILITY, AND | SECHETYY INCITED BY THE FRENCH. | ning & Pontiac’s Plot Against Detroit. - MARCH 27, )iz DAY A FRIENDLY OUIBWAY MAIDEN WARKED MAJOR GLADWIN; THE COMMANDER AT DETROIT, OF A TREACHEROUS PALOT TO 3L12ZE THE POSY.— PonTIAC AND MANY BRAVES WERE COMING TO THE FORT TO NoLD A COUNCIL WITH THE ENGLISH,EACH WITH A SAWED-OFF [RIFLE CONCEALED UNDER HIS BLANKET, AND AT A GIVEN 1GNAL THEY WOULD RISE AND SLAY THE GARRISON. —* 1925. ‘BY J. CARROLL MANSFIELD RR OIS ANSPIELD —— [ 40w MaE HoRRIED PREPARATIONS FOR DEFENCE, AND WHEN PONTIAC ARRVED FOR THE COUNCIC HE OUND THE WHITE MEN DRAWN UP READY FOR ACTION - A COUNCIL WAS HELD WITHOUT THE SIGNAL FOR THEATTACK BEING GIVEN, AND, AFTER WARNING PONTIAC THAT WIS PLOT WAS KNOWN, THE TNDIANS WERE ALLOWED 70 GO - PONTIAC LATER BESIEGED DETROIT BUT WAS DRIVEN OFF . TOMORR OW— CRUSHING PONTIAC'S CONPEDERACY SEES WHISKY PLENTIFUL; LABELS IT CHEAP AT THAT Anti-Prohibition Associnflon Re- ports Prospect for Summer, Based . | U. S. Planes Speed on Survey of Canada Border. Naval fiyers at the Coco Solo Panama Canal Zone, estimate that by furnishing emer- gency transit for United States Minister South at Panama during negatiations to settle the upricing of the San Blas the least other- Basing theit estimates on activities air station along the Canadian border the Na- tional Associat| Against the Pro- hibition Amendment predicted today that “whisky plentiful mmer, and cheap at that.” n air will be this recent Indians in that country set- tlement effected week earlier than would wise have been possible ituation was reported 3 vy Department, after Minister South had gone to the isolated Indian section on the cruises Cleveland. & turn in the negotiations necessitated his quick return to Panama, andhe radioed the station for a plane. He was brought back over the 120-mile | air line distance in one 1 and | minutes, and the following day i s the warm weather continues,™ it =aid in a statement, “and the de- mand for the highbalj, the rickey and | the was at a julep increases, so the rum run- | “anadian border will | Prohibition officials, | according to our information, are helpless in the face of this wun-| precedented onslaught.” The association also attacked the new “shorter” Bible, compiled by Prof. Charles Foster Kent of Yale, de- | claring it was a “prohibition Bible,” | and had been deleted of references to wine, except where the reference unfavorable. incre was turned in another naval plane Woodward & Lothrop Down Stairs Store Continued—Smart Strap and Step-in Pumps End of Upnsmg of | Indians in Panama| V- ¢ T- U. Leader Declares Anti- WOULD BAR ALL “WETS” FROM FEDERAL OFFICE Mob Foiled in Attempt to Lyn Brothers Caught After Chase. Speciai Dispatch to The Star. SNOW HILL, Md., lowing an exci near Berlin, Md., Prohibitionists Unfit for Em- ploy of Government. Anti-prohibitionists, vists, should not be appointed to a position with the Government, Mrs. mma Sanford Shelton, president of i t Woman's Christian Tem- id in an address be- like bolshe- | drew Bevens, Sheriff Wilmer Purn and a negro friend, in jail here. are now heavily guarded. The brothers escaped together, several dayvs ago. follow their arrest on an arson char beating and shooting the two offic who had them in custody. They w pursued by bloodhounds and a Captured near Wilmington, I an auto, accompanied by their fz at a meeting at street yesterday, Mrs. Shelton said that disappeared five y ed, “but, of course, we know that drinking did not stop everywhere when the Volstead act became a law. The vootlegger arose, multipli organized a tremendous traffic | licit booze.” Continuing. Mrs. ton reviewed, in part, the advance- | ment made toward enforcement throughout the succeeding years and expressed much satisfaction at the | progress made. , Mrs. Ellis Logan, | president of the northwest section, | presided at the meeting. 2 Sixth “The saloon rs ago,” and add- back to Snow Hill when the a was stopped by a mob and the she and deputies were required to dri their guns in order to prevent a lynchi A motorist in Carmathen, Engla car again by a loca! judge as the | drunk. Much Less Than Their Intended Selling Price Black Satins Blonde Satins 95 Tan Calf and ® Patent Leather Pair This Sale offers you a splendid opportunity to select your new Spring and Easter Pumps—far below what you expected to pay for them. Very great savings on every pair. Every shoe is an up-to-date style for Sprmg-Easter. A Sale similar to this was held Thursday. It proved such a success that we repeat it agaQn Saturday. A fresh new lot has been received and will be offered tomorrow for the first time. Sizes 31/2 to 7. Easter Comes to the Children’s Shops Easter Coats in New Styles Children Like These New Easter Hats A Special Offering $2.95 For children 2 to 14. Hats of silk, with elastic backs. Ribbon and straw trim- med. Straw Hats, trimmed with flawers ,and ribbons. Blue, rose, tan and greeri *in the wanted bright light shades. Ginls choose hats of Milan and hemp that are well made. In all the new shades—rose, greens, tans and oakwood. Tots’ and Girls’ Ribbon= Trimmed Leghorn Hats, $3.95 Dress and Tailored Hats for Easter. Velvet ribbon and grosgrain ribbon trim small hats for girls 2 to 14. Very pretty styles for dress wear. DOWN STAIRS STORE Children’s Good-Locking Shoes Children’s Patent Leather ) Pumps, $1.95 200 pairs Children’s Patent Leather One- strap Pumps at this special _price. Turned and McKay soles. Sizes 5 to 8, 834 to 11 and 1124 to 2. Boys’ Brown Oxfords $2.95 and 53.95 ‘ “Shoes that will wear like xron for the boy whose parents think he is so hard on shoes. These shoes will solve that problem and will keep their looks. Sizes 9 to 2, $2.95; sizes 2J; to 9, $3.95. DOWN STAIRS STORE ?‘295?3 95 Cuban and Spanish Heels DOWN STAIRS STORE Specials New Printed Dresses For Girls 6 to 10 $2.95 In prints and satinette. With bloomers. beautifully hand-embroidered and organdy trimmed. Simply adorable styles. Very special price. Girls’ Dress Coats Sizes 2 to 10 $8.95 Dress and Tailored Coats in types adaptable for dress and all-round utility wear. Wanted shades of rose, oakwood, green, blue, tan and navy. Special price. Larger Girls’ Coats Plaids and Plain COIO?‘S $9.95 Shadow Plaids and Plain Po- laire Coats in models for girls 7 to 14 years old. Buttons and contrasting color stitching trim these coats. Rose, tan, blue and brown. Very attrac- tive styles. Special price. Knitted Capes For Tots 1, 2 and 3 $2.95 Of pink and blue worsted, with_bandings of embroxder or silk-and-wool. Very mo erately priced. DOWN STAIRS STORB Fo New Polaires Girls’ New Beautifully trimmed with lace yo! Girls' New Spring Silk Dresses. did quality crepe de chine that w DOWN STAIRS STORD lace-edge: beautiful years. Infants’ GUARD CELL OF BEVENSES March 27.—Fol- ng clash with a mob | where an attempt | was made to seize Luther and An- landed the prisoners, with their father | They handeufred | keeping enforcement efforts c and the negro, they were being taken was disqualified from ever driving a | sult of operating a motor bus while blues, these New Coats for children in tweeds. color materials and buttons. find it pleasant to shop here because of the wide selection. 9. Infants’ Handmade Wear Sheer Lawn Dresses, $1.95 Dear Little Dresses, MELLONTO SHIFT DUTIES OF AIDES Revenue Bureau to Go to An. drews—Winston Gets Ad- ditional Functions. Reassignment of the principal fur tions of the Treasury Departmen among Secretary Mellon's advisers iy in prospect for April 1. At that time Assistant Secretary iot Wadsworth retires, to be su eded by Lincoln C. Andrews of N York. Although changes been worked out in detail, of them may be delayed, it was cated that in a general way the rangement would be somewhat as fc | Tows: Undersecretary Winston will he come secretary of the World War Foreifgn Debt Commission and v have jurisdiction in handling all for eign debt matters, two functions now carried on by Mr. Wadsworth. The will be in addition to the regular ties assigned to the Undersecretary's ch tant Secretary Dewey will s pervise all railroad loan questior ¢ ot wnder bautenl of Ve W worth, in addition to his duties Assistant Secretary in charge of f | cal affairs Assistant relieved of i pell [ternal Revenue Bureau be given to Mr. drews however, will retain supers |the bureau's prohibition Moss which_will Mr. Moss, thus nter: d ing |in one office, which will continue ge, | charge of the division of customs and the Coast Guard. both of which active in the pr tion program Mr. Andrews, in_addition to the 1 ternal Revenue Bu | ually is regarded | probably will b wi ction b ere uto rift aw | ng. | is subject ficials believe it v balanced distribution with relief especi whose office has ha greatest volume | partment 1 provide nd, | of re- | rTots2to 6 $5.95 tan, grays and browns in 2 to 6. ard broadcloth coats, some Trimmed with contrasting Mothers DOWN STAIRS STCRE Silk Dresses 95 kes and hand-embroidery are these In a variety of models. Of a splen- cars so well. Sizes 7 to 14 years with square or round d necks. Some have attractively hand-hemstitched designs and fine pin tucks. Sizes 1 and 2 years. Hand- Of fine muslin. Embroidered Slips, $1 The hem and neckline are ly hand embroidered. Sizes 1 and 2 Size Slips in the same style, $1.35. Handmade Dresses, $2.95 Elaborate quisite work on the neck and hems 1 and 2 yi Handmade Dresses, with ex- Long ear sizes. DOWN STAIRS STORF