Evening Star Newspaper, April 2, 1925, Page 12

12 THE EVENING DONENY FRN SO FOR 40000 British Interests and Stand- ard Oil Join in Com- pany Purchase. By the Associated Press. W YORK, April 2—Control of -American Petroleum Trans- d out of the hands of family vesterday Yor ated in financial circles at “0. of the Cha ish interests, r snted and t tandard joined in the king $100 par valu of common stoc » d of the roleum Company, ubsidiary of the ontrol he relinquishe tires from the main organi Cali- srporation Stock to Be Offered. Stockholders of the Pan Petroleum and Transport have an opportunity to st new stock of the Pan-Americ ern Petroleum Corporation, to take over eventual it wa announced. The details of this branch will be decided upon later Pan-American Eastern will take ove the Lago Petroleum Corporation in| the Latin American field and move | for immediate expansion The British-American Petroleum Co., with large facilities in Great Britain, will now be o] ated as a part of the new organization’s shipping, a state- ment issued by the purchasing syndi- cate said. Elisha Walker of Blair & Co. is chairman of the board of directors of the Pan-American Eastern Petroleum Corporation, with Fred H. Wickett, president of the Dixie Oil Co.. presi- dent; Hunter S. Marston of Blair & Co. vice president, and Edward F. Hayes of Blair & Co. secretary-treas- urer. which is all California properties Herbert (. Wylie will continue as president of the Pan-American Pe- | troleum and Transport, while Mr.| Wickett becomes chairman of the board, succeeding Mr. Doheny. PEER CONVERTS ESTATE l INTO PRIVATE COMPANY Follows Others in Effort to Make Vast Holdings Productive; Has $2,000,000 Capital. Correspondence of the Associated Press LONDON, March 11.—Following the examples of other titled personages, Lord Ledonfield has . converted his Sussex estates into a private limited company, with a capital of 10,000, The objects of the company are to acquire by purchase. lease, exchange or otherwise lands and buildings and to turn them to account by planting, quarryings, mining and selling tim- ber. Other companies of the same nature recently formed include Belvoir E tates, with a capital of $2,000, Compton Estates Co., capital $1,500,- 000, and Merstham Manor, Ltd., capital $500,000. — Col. Sample Transferred. Col. William R. Sample, 3rd Infan- try, has been transferred from Fort Snelling, Minn., to Atlanta, Ga., for recruiting duty. -— So stringent are the penalties in Albania that it is the rarest thing to hear of a woman being murdered in that country. gg At a VERY SPECIAL PRICE Effective April First [ PN It Is expected that the| TWO DIE IN AUTO CRASH COMING FROM FUNERAL Brother-in-Law of Gov. McLeod and Daughter Are Victims When Train Hits Car. DBy the Associated Pross. FLORENCE. S. C., Plummer Alford of Mullins, a brother-in-law of Gov. Thomas G McLeod, and his two-year-old daugh- ter, were killed when their automo- b was struck by a train near varlington yesterday afternoon. Mrs \lford was painf but not seri- jusly Injured. The three were re- urning to their home after attending the funeral of Mrs. Alford’s mother it Rock Hill, S. C. AVIATION DE\.IELOEWENT IN AUSTRIA IS MARKED Number of Flights Increases 30 Per Cent, While Mileage Shows Great Gain in 1924. April 2—Dr Correspondence of the Assoclated Press. VI A, March 10.—Aviation in Austria experienced considerable de- velopment In the past vear. The number of flights recorded on the routes Vienna-Munich, Vien and Vienna-Buday per cent, and the greater b: mil 60 per cent. ing of passengers showed a like in- crease, w £00ds doubled. the transportation of The distance flown by the various companies last year over Austrian territory was equi- valent to 14 times around the world The opening up of new routes, namely Vienna-Berlin, Vienna-Cra- cow and Vienna-Trieste, are in con- templation. sirmingham, Ala., claims to be the eading yellow pine lumber market in the worl DENIES HE NAMED FRIEND IN DIVORCE Symington Says Press Responsible for Bringing H. H. Work | Into Case. By the Rasociated Press. NEW YORK, April 2—Thomas H. Symington, wealthy manufacturer clubman, who recently filed a and bill of particulars in support of his divorce suit denied brought last year, has aming Hoerace H. Work, New r and resident of Madi- one of three co-respond- ents, as stated in a dispatch of March 26, In a letter given out by Mr. Work, € Palm Beach, Fla, Mr. Symingto id he was shocked by m of the story. His , Md., March 27, 1925. ndously shocked to see in the newspapers of vesterday and s morning an article in which it ted that I have named you as co-respondent in th in my divorce 1S agains! Symington It is hardly nece for me to tell you that this is y without any foundation wha In no way, directly or indi- have you been named in this étion and the full responsibility rests on the newspapers. “Yours very truly, “P. H. SYMINGTON." bill of particulars in which mington was said to named Mr. Work along with other socially prominent New men has been missing from the court records for several days and court attendants could mnot explain its absence. Attorneys for Mr. Syming- ton sald, however, that the name of Mr. Work had not been included as bill of particulars M The Mr. S 801 11th N.W. LEAN PINDLER ALL and DELIVER MENSSUITS................9%c LADIES” SUITS.............$1.50 S Main 2704 and PRESS 65 Years of For 65 years St. Jac has been ending pain for mil- lions. Itstops at once most of the pains we suffer, an Nature a chance to cu backache and among them. Some results come t counter irritation. bringing the blood skin. All are prompt. you stop rubbing on cobs Oil the pain ebbs Then you forget th ble while Nature has a to cure the cause. Y afford to wait. Rbheumatism Backache Lameness St. Jacobs O1 ORIOLE Gas Range i gl Eg With Semi-Solid ‘“Clean Top’’ Grates and ] b @ O C 0] ven Heat ontrol Ch ol % EVER before have we offered such a range R at such a price. Space does not permit 56 listing all its strictly modern features or Bl to show its outward attractiveness. We invite you. to SEE this beautiful semi-enameled Gas Range—its roomy ovens, nickel door frames, white enamel door panels, enamel burner tray, broiler pan, etc—and OVEN HEAT REGU- LATOR! This wonderful device tion on your part. you could do it, and at time and energy. s TR such a range. to get the kind of an you've always wanted, at and on the easiest possibl %.ll.’(m?n.’n’.- N X Dol cook any dish or a whole meal without atten- It does the work better than Bargain Price—Convenient Terms The April price for this range will be $69.75 —by far the lowest price we hayve ever sold It is a real opportunity for you burni makes it possible to a saving of your gas, upto-date gas stove a considerable saving, le terms. 2 'WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COMPANY SALES DEPARTMENT—419 TENTH STREET N. W. pains allied to rheumatism, to | Iy lameness And the pains and dangers of chest colds. Some by relieving congestion, tomers and in the continued profit from the sale of gas- We are always alert to procure the best equipment to give the gas user most economical results. Our interest does not end is not giving efficient re- stopped in this matchless way Some will tell you other ways to do this, But remem- ber that this way has for 65 years been relieving pains for millio It does that quick- , without burning the skin. You can rely on it. Your druggist guarantees it. Why take chances on a method not so sure? Keep St. Jacobs Oil on hand. Have it ready when the pain starts. Don’t waste hours which you can spend in comfort. Just a moment of rubbing with St. Jacobs Oil will end most of the pains you suffer. And check a chest cold at the start. Think how little the cost—only 35 cents —to insure that. Lumbago Soreneces Chest Colds Rubs Pain Away Only 35 Conts Pain obs Oil d gives re. All are hrough by to the Before St. Ja- away. e trou- chance ou can TP o ats With Your Gas Man UR interest necessarily lies in satisfactory service to our cus- ey of gas, rather than in SO n ing appliances, I S e TaaTo0n BB s with the sale of an appli- ance, but continues as long ;ll:; as that appliance is_being R used by one of our custom- K1Y ers. If your gas equipment %‘ Taa s sults we shall be glad to I do our part in remedying = conditions. g 1 [—— T, D. ¢, STAR, WASHINGTO CHUM OF MRS. STOKES FILES SUIT FOR DIVORCE Mrs. Alice Smith Ewing Charges Desertion—Spouse Formerly Was Navy Officer. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, April 2—Edgar Adlai Ewing, retired officer and sportsman, was sued for divorce yes- terday by Mrs. Alice Smith Ewing, a soclety matron well known here and {n Europe. Mrs. Ewing charges her husband deserted her more than two years ago, taking up his resi- dence in Baltimore. She asks for custody of their daughter, Margery Ann, & years old. No alimony fs asked. The Ewings were married in San Antonfo, Tex., in 1916, while Ewing was on duty as a captain of artillery. Mrs, Ewing was a girlhood friend of Mrs. Helen Ellwood Stokes and was a witness here recently in the onspiracy trial in which W. E. D. Stokes was acquitted. Ewing was a second cousin of Adlat E. Stevenson, once Vice Presi- naval dent of the United States, and uncle, William G. Ewing, was Am- bassador to Belgium durink the ad- ministration of President Cleveland. Women’s Full-Fashioned Thread Silk Hose, $1 Pair yer More Perfect Grade Silk Hose, in tanbark, babbling brook, pe and blonde satin. iday only. 30 pairs black, skin, champagne, rose, Sizes 81% to 10. : Full-fashioned Lisle Hose, 35c pair. Spe- cial for Friday only. 60 pairs in regular and outsizes, 8% to 10 in lot. Shades of black, cordovan and white. Wool Hose, 25c pair; were 1 pur\ifl airs fine wool hose in black only. Sizes 4 to 10 only. Fabric Gloves, 35¢%; abric 4 40 pairs of Strap-wrist Gauntlet F i Gloves. in black, white and gray. Sizes 5% and 6. were 35c pair. 60 Fabric_Gloves, 15c; were pairs Two-clasp Fabric Gloves, ind brown. Sizes 5% to 6% in black Special Friday Only—Women’s Knit Union Suits, 44c fery specially priced. 70 Women's Cot- t\;n"l:n‘ign s\in“, full cut and well made. Built-up shoulders, tight and loose knee styles. Sizes 36 to ilovi Bloomers, $1.95; were $2.95. ?_*Iu;\e'cn' Made Glove Silk Bloomers in peach and orchid. Size 7 only. Friday only at this price. Sweaters and Blouses Wool Sweaters, $1.50; were $4.95 and §595. 24, including sleeveless models, jacquettes and golf coats. ‘Wanted shades of tan, green, blue, orange and combi- nations, ip-on Sweaters, $1; were §195. 4 in attractive colors, reduced for immediate clearance Friday. \ Dimity Blouses, 50c; were $125. 4 blouses in size 40. Reduced for clear- ance. Knit Scarfs, $1; were $295. 16 Knit Scarfs, in combination colorings. Made of lustrous rayon. Tunic Blouses, $4; were $5. 12 Knee- with long or short % Tunic Blouses, lengthy o Blue, tan, gold, sleeves. Broken sizes. red and wood. Silk Overblouses, $4; were much more. 8 Silk Overblouses, in tans, poudre bleu. Popular round-neck style. ~Also Peter Pan collars. Sizes 36, 38, 40 and 44. Men's Furnishings English Broadcloth Shirts, $1.28 Irregulars of $1.95 grade. 45 Shirts with slig}\gt“!RREGUlARITIES and soils. Col- lar-attached and neckband styles. _W}ute, blue and tan. Not every style in each size. Sizes 13 to 17. Irregular $1.50 Madras Shirts, 88c. 50 Shirts in neckband and collar-attached styles. Attractive patterns and colorings. Sizes 14 to 16 in lot. Athletic Union Suits, 65c. 48 Full-cut High-grade Nainsook Athletic Union Suits, with taped armholes. Web back. Perfect quality. Blue Work and Cadet Shirts, 88c. 20 triple-stitched full cut Blue Chambray Work and Cadet Shirts. Sizes 147 to 16%. - $2.95 and $3.95 Ide Shirts, $1.50. 20 High- grade Madras and Broadcloth Shirts. Some with collars to match. Variety of patterns. Sizes 144 to 15%. Full-fashioned Silk Socks, 65c pair; were 85c. 15 pairs Full-fashioned Silk Socks, in black. Sizes 10% to 11%. Men’s Ties, 25c; were 50c. 20 Four-: hand Ties at this extremely low price Friday. Neckwear slightly mussed from display. e 12-Inch Columbia Records, 18¢ Red, White and Blue Seal Records of dance, opera and concert subjects. Spe- cial price for Friday only. Towels and Curtains Turkish Towels, 10c. 240 Blue-stripe Border Turkish Towels, size 17x32 inches. Good absorbent quality. Slightly soiled. Marquisette and Scrim Curtains, $1 pair. 65 pairs Ruffled Check Marquisette and \ Scrim Curtains, with tie-backs. 2%4 yards fong. Specifl price. DOWN STAIRS STORE FORMER EDITOR DIES. W. R. Snow Was War Correspond- ent in Cuba. TULARE, Calif., , U THURSDAY, APRIL- 2, 1925. medicine. April 2—W. R. The ORIGINAL Maited Milk ’ -— A well-balanced, palatable, easily assimilated diet that nourishes and up-builds. Use at meals, between meals, or on retiring. Endorsed by physicians for over 40 years. Prepared at home in a minute by briskly stirring the powder in hot or cold water. No cooking. of the Tulare Advance and an Asso- clated Press correspondent in Cuba during the Spanish-American War, died here last night as a result of taking poison, which he mistook for Snow was sent to Cuba by the As- Snow, 55, police judge, former editor sociated Press as one of its corr: Safe Milk For Infants, Invalids, the Aged, Nursing Mothers, Children, etc. spondents in 1898, lished his first chrang Woodward & Lothrop Down Stairs Store Exceptional Opportunities Tomorrow—TFriday—Remnant Day Remnant-Day Merchandise Is Not Returnable, Not Exchangeable, Not Sent C. 0. D. or on Approval. Mail and Phone Orders Not Accepted. Many Other Items in Addition to Those Listed. Dresses, %3.95; Were $10 and %15 (25) Becoming Frocks of flannel, cloth, rayon and silk in the wanted high shades Also hairline and plaid effects in navy, black and brown. Silk-and-Wool Frocks, $7.5 (15) Straightline and Tubular Frocks of velvet, wool, silk and rayon Sizes 16 to 4. with buttons and braid. Sizes 16 to 4. Were $15 and $25 Trimmed Full-Lined Coats, $7.50; Were 525 (6) Medium-weight Coats, full linedl; in the popular shades of black, deer and brown. Sizes 14, 16 and 36. Coats sl Were $29.50. (4 » Full-lined Coats, in rust, deer, gray. Sizes 16, 36 and 40. . Were $10. (5) Rosh- Slurts, $ anara Silk Skirts, in novelty stripe. 2 shades of gray. Sizes 27, 28 and 29 waist measure. DOWN STAIRS STORE New Spring Hats, Special, $2.95 A limited number of Brand-new Hats just received in time for tomorrow’s sell- ing. Straw and Silk-and-straw Hats, in stunning models for Spring wear. Misses’ and matrons’ styles. Rose, blue, tan and sand. Dress Fabrics Reduced Silk-and-Cotton Fast Dye Prints, 58¢ Yard Was 8c yard. 300 yards, in small de- signs. White grounds with blue, brown, helio, rose and green figures. Silk and Rayon, $1 Yd. Were $1.98 and $1.38 75 lengths of Silk and Rayon Rem- nants from 1% to 3% yards. In plain and fancy patterns. Clearance price. Crinkled Bedspreads, $3.9 (45) Colored Stripe Crinkled Bedspread Sets. rose, gold and two-tone colored brocade. —Were Bedspreads, $2.857}%¢ (4) Unbleached Crinkled Fringed Bed- spreads in double-bed size. Narrow pink edges. Were $4.45 Cream color with stripes of blue, Double and single bed sizes. Bedspreads $3.83 (%< (5) Double-bed Size Crinkle Bed- spreads, with wide lace insertion in center. Friday only, 100 Cameo Rings, $1 Each Remarkable value for Friday only. .100 Cameo Rings, sterling silver ba Beautifully cut heads. white gold finish. price. Opera and Choker Necklaces, 25c. Also some in long chain lengths. . Fraction of former price. Variety of styles and colors. ds, with bly low Friday only at this remark; 150 necklaces. Bungalow Aprons, Now 78¢ 83 Attractively Styled Bungalow Aprons, of gingham. Plain, checked and plaid materials, in shades of green, orange, blue, tan, red, brick and orchid. Medium and large sizes. —36 novelty bib and Aprons, 50¢ 0, e scar loped bottoms of cretonne and black Polly Prim Aprons, 68¢c —24° Aprons, of gingham and percale. Practical aprons; special price. DOWN —Specially priced Fri. Aprons, 38¢ 35 Mo, o Aprons, in attractive styles and colors. - |—Very iall Maid Sets, $1.10 priced. (28) in cluding apron, cap, collars and cuffs. Friday only. STAIRS STORE Women’s $5 Pumps, $2.95 Pair, Friday 200 pairs of Women’s Pumps, specially marked down to $295 for Friday's sclling. Excellent quality and modish footwear of calfskin, patent leather and satins. Sizes 3 to 7. Very special price for Friday only. Children’s' Educator Oxford Shoes, $1.95 pair. Very special price Friday only. 150 pairs Patent Leather Oxfords, the famous Educator Shoe, with welt soles. These shoes are worth a great deal more. Sizes 6 to 12. Hit-and-Miss Rag Rugs—Special 25x50....68¢c 27x54....88¢c Greatly underpriced! 30x60. . ..$1.05 A limited number at this price to close out. 36x72....$1.85 Made of fresh, new, clean rags. These are in desirable, bright colorings: Axminster Rugs, $2.68~2%- inch size Axminster Rugs; good colors; high This price Friday only. Congoleum, 75¢ to $1.50 Short lengths Gold Seal Congoleum, ail perfect, in good colors and designs. Lengths from 3 to 6 feet. DOWN STAIRS STORE Later he estab- English newspaper on the Isle of Pines. lar “STANDARD" “STANDARD" | British trade union membership has fallen off 2,000,000 since the close of the war. language “STANDARD* SERVICE STATION “STANDARD" GASOLINE ETHYL GASOLINE BENZOL Children’s Wear Lowered Girls’ Gingham Dresses, 88c. 2 7 to 14 years. Fresh new dr variety of styles and colo ity gingham. Lawn Bonnets, 50c. 10 fc to 15 months. Lace and embroi med; ribbon bow and rosettes. for clearance Friday Reduced Wool-mixed Binders, 25¢; were 50c. 10 Binders ts. Fine knit. good rer weight. At this price Children’s Sports Hose, 35c pair; were more. (40 pairs) e-quarter-length Sports Hose, with fancy tops. Sizes 8% to 10. Cf/lildr!ll‘s Silk So: (50 Sox, in Sizes 4 to 6 pairs) Pure Thr own and lav were SI. well s. Percale and ma colors and patterns. es 10 to 16, Muslin—Silk Underwear Philippine Underwear, $1.25 44 pieces of cludes gowns shoulders: that are really exquisit Philippine Underwear, in- W chemise, wit \dmade garments strap Muslin Petticoats, 9: lin Petticoats, h All lengths. Frid 22 White Mus- ibroidery flounces, v at this price Crepe Pajamas, §1.25; were $2.95. 11 t Plisse Crepe Pajamas. Shades . gray and tan. Reduced for clear- day. Striped Sateen Costume Slips, 88c. Spe- cial. 120 Slips, with hip hems. Sizes 36 to 44; white, flesh and peach. Excep- tional values for tomorrow only. Handmade Muslin Gowns, 6Sc; were $1.35. 12 Handmade and Har i cred Orchid Muslin Gowns. only at this price. Tomorrow Baronet Satin Costume Slips, $2.50; were $3.95. 36 Costume Slips, of beau trous quality baronet wanted high shades and Tub Silk Costume Slips, $2.25; were $3.95, 22 Tub Silk Costume Slips, with flat, nar- row ruffle trimming. Re rly much more. Sizes 40 to 46. High shades. Rayon Petticoats, $1.95; were more. Short and medium lengths. Fancy flounces. New Spring shades. Silk Chemise, $1.45; were $1.95. 10 Soiled and Slightly Mussed Silk Chemise of splendid quality. Broken sizes 34, 38, 40 and 44, In satin, Toilet Articles Reduced Lemon_ Juice Soap, 2 for 25c; dozen cakes, $1.35, Special purchase of import- ed Lemon Juice Soap, made to sell at a much higher p Splendid cleansing I and bleaching soa Shaving Mugs, 75c. 5 Shaving Mugs and Brushes, with imitation ivory hold- ers. Friday only at this price. Lilac Vegetal, 8c bottle. 25 bottles of this delightful Lilac Vegetal that is so splen- did after shaving and for toilet uses, Hot-water Bags, 68c. Special price. A lot of Davol 3-pint e Hot-water Bags, ma?ic of best quality rubber. Guaran- teed. Pure Gum Kitchenette Aprons, 50c; were more. Trimmed aprons, slightly soiled. Home and Street Frocks Broadcloth Dresses, $2.95; were $3.50. 5 Dresses, in attractive striped materials Medium and large sizes. Tubular straightline styles for Spring. Linen Frocks, $3.75; were $4.95. 6; some are handmade. Suitable for street or business wear. Brown, maize, orchid and green. Sizes 16, 36, 38 and 42. Plaid Cloth Frocks, $1.25; were §5. 5 Youthful Plaid Cloth Frocks, in sizes 16 and 18. Friday only at this price. House Dresses, 95c; were $2.95. 5 High- grade House Dresses, in plain colors, stripes and checks. 36 and extra large sizes Attractive styles. House Dresses, 75¢; were $L.1L. 20 House Dresses of gingham, in plain colors and checks. Attractive styles. Sizes 36 to 50, DOWN STAIRS STORE