Evening Star Newspaper, April 5, 1925, Page 20

20 B ST T TR, e e SIZING STANDARDS INHARD GOAL OK.D, Anthracite Distributors of Country Indorse Proposal as “New Step Forward.” Anthracite distributors héleountry believe fthe standards re- eritl¥ laid down for sizing and pro- bFtioh” f hard coal mark & new step orward for the anthracite trade, the Coal Mérfchants' Board of Trade said st MERE, in & statement FPHE Tie? result of the new standards Wiff B&Awat the volume of chestnut doil Wilh'be increased, while the vol- ymeb T’ péa coal will be lessened. AbotRéferebult will be that the qual- i1¥ 7of €87 product to be sold, as & conrsaseible, will be improved by the change. The new standards involve more lengthy screening of anthracite coal and will produce a coal which will make a smoother fire bed, & more regular and easily controlled fire and a more economical fire. Result on Market Cited. The result on the anthracite mar- ket, the statement said, will be to relieve the ever-present shortage in chestnut coal and also to relieve the operators of the burden of moving larger tonnages of pea coal than the market will readily absorb. “The logical ultimate result of the new standardization stould be to reduce the price of the most popular vari tles and to increase that on fine coa according to the coal trade board. Coal merchants have been urged to adopt a standard practice with re- ®ard to screening of anthracite coal, the trade board said It has come to our attention,” the National Retail Coal Merchants' As- sociation stated, “that many retail coal merchants _are rescreening anthracite in their plants over sereens so large as to remove sub- stantial proportions of the smaller coal permitted in each size under the | preparation standards adopted by the producers Practice Involves Expense. {“This practice involves expense to the retailers and either affects the pfices to consumers or serves to re- duce the merchant's margin below the point where a falr return is had upon his investment “We accordingly urge upon retail- efs the elimination of thix practice, | throughout | AD CLUB TO HEAR “FIGHTING EDITOR” Carl C. Magee of New Mexico to Address Local Group on On Tuesday. Carl C. Mage Albuquerque,” 500 bail for the fighting editor and now under contempt-of-court charge, will ad- dress the Wash- ington Adverti ing Club Tuesday, at its meeting in the City Club, at 12:30 o'clock. Mr. Magee, who is editor of the Albuquerque, A Mex., State Trib- une, was a lawyer for 20° years, but in 1920 he became editor of a New Mexico newspaper and began a fight against the judi- clal ystem in that State. Twice MR. MAGEE. he was sentenced to prison at hard labor on charges of criminal libel, but each time he was pardoned by the governor. Con- tempt-of-court ses grew out of his continued editorial fight from® his cell where he was confined during trial of the case. In his addres a before the Washing- ton Advertising Club, Mr. Magee will speak on “Man's Duty As a Citizen.” He will recite details of the fight in New Mexico. Washington adver- tisers, newspaper men and the public are invited to attend. A program of entertainment has been arranged. Italian Deputies Adopt Budget. By the Associated Press, ROME, April 4.—After Finance Min- ister Signor de Stefani had briefly summed up the government's policies s regards finance, the Chamber of Depu- ties tonight adopted the budget for the finance ministry. The minister outlined the ps which would be taken to es- tablish the nec: ry economy, to mit- igate tax burdens and to bring about other reforms. represents an unavoidable element of cost. We submit that the retailer's responsibility, so far as rescreening coal is concerned, is to remove the ‘dust and fine' which occurs through breakage ir handling, and not to re- move whatever content of smaller size is found, and which represents which seryes no useful purpose and manufacturers and at a ve COATS, SMART SPRING fuel of real value to the consume; Thrift Headquarters for Economists! iy THREE DOMINIONS ASSERT SELF-RULE New Zealand, Canada and Ireland Declare Independ- ence Before League. By Cabie to The Star and New York World. GENEVA, April. 4—Three British dominions have taken a distinct step toward furthering their independence of England as far as foreign affairs and relations with the League of Nations are concerned. New Zealand yesterday officially re- quested the league to send all com- munications in the future direct to the premier at Wellington, instead of to the colonial office in Londo! Canada simi- larly instructed Sir Eric Drummond, secretary of the league, to send all docu- ments only to Ottawa and to Dr. W. A Riddell, special envoy at Geneva. The third incident was Ireland's sign- ing the opium convention last night. The action was taken primarily to make a fait accompli of the situation that Eng- land had admitted officially for the first time through the oplum treaty that the dominians are entitled to appeal to the league against Great Britain should dis- agreements arise over its administra- tion. Previous Clause Missing. Previously Britain always had insert- ed a clause in conventions to which both the dominions and England were parties which excluded “inter se” disput New Zealand’s action, like Canada’s, was taken entirely independently of England, the request coming direct to Drummond. The requests caused a mild sensation, league offictals recall- ing Col. E. M. House's historic re- mark at Versailles that “Admission of the dominlons with a single vote in the League of Nations did not so much mean six votes for Britain as the beginning of the disintegration of the emplire.” New Zfaland always had been re- garded as completely under the thumb of the British colonial office, inzsmuch as her vote usually proved & rubber stamp. India and South Africa are the only remaining dominions whose foreign affairs are conducted by the colonial office. South Africa is expected mo- mentarily to follow the others. Officials predict that within a fort- night British Foreign Secretary, Chamberlain will reaffirm Britain's contention that the empire status as far as dominions’ right are concerned HE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, APRIL § COOLIDGE EASTER HAT ECONOMY MEETS DISFAVOR OF MERCHANTS! Creates Nation-Wide Reaction; Mrs. Coolidge, How- ever, Prepares for Spring With Wardrobe g Redolent With Gay Colors. BY ROBERT T. SMALL. The White House personal economy program and its effect upon busine; in general seems .to have stirred a discussion the entire country over. The story of President Coolidge’s old hat, sent to the cleaners for an Easter renovation, has reverberated from the sardine factories of East- port, Me, to the theosophist colony |on Point loma, Calif. And, according, to merchant assoclation reports reach- ing Washington, there has been & teeling in the trade that the presi- dential action might cast a Nation- wide shadow over the normal Spring buying. It is realized that if every man in the country followed the presidential precept, the hat cleaners would do a land office business, but the hatmakers would fare badly, in- deed. The commotion caused by the hat incident is safd not to disturb Mr. Coolidge in the least. 1f, as a private citizen, or as Governor of the St of Massachusetts, or as Vice Pres! dent of the United States, his mode of living, his methods of economy, his belief in an old-fashioned prudence, failed to disturb the marts of trade, he sees no reason why his life in the White House, unchanged from the past, should bring about a Spring cataclysm or start a buyers' strike, i Mrs. Coolidge Different. However drab the President’s point of view may be as to clothes and the Easter season, Mrs. Coolidge, first lady of the land, is redolent of the Spring. Redolent is the word, for the Coolidge gray” gown and the “Cool- idge gray” hat she wore on Inaugura- tion day have been supplemented by a “Coolidge red” hat, which s as striking and becoming a bit of feminine headgear as ever as has been seen upon the streets of the Capital. Mrs. Coolidge sprung the gray ensemble costume upon the waiting world last March 4 without a word of warnl The merchants and the manufacturers were caught napping. They had not anticipated a demand for the grayi is unchanged despite the recent de- velopments.jo the contrary. His pur- pose, it is believed, will be to stem what is openly characterized here as “decentralization.” Dependable Merchandise Always at Lowest Prices Our Bargain Basement Announces the Arrival Of About 350 New customers with values like these. All Priced at Wigwam Powder Blue Tiger Eye Navy Black Green 15 Hundreds of Coats to choose from in every conceivable style. Spring Coats and Ensemble Costumes Smart Models That Portray the Season’s Newest Fashions And at a Price Far Below Their Real Value Enthusiasm is at its height in our Bargain Basement—and no small wonder—the clerks know how easy i1t will be to please the hundreds of Cinder Lobster Rose Miss, the Woman, and the Larger Woman. The Materials Include Suedines Kashan Summer furs. A Word About the Ensembles at $15.00 A coat and beautiful dress for the price of either, : dress, twill coat with dress of printed ‘pongee and border of twill, wool crepe coat and dress to match. And many other beautiful combinations. An opportunity not to be overlooked! All at $15.00. A Visit to Our Bargain Basement —will be 4 treat, indeed. Rack after rack of the most desirable Coats for Spring for the Miss or Woman, and whether you wish to pay $15.00 or $45.00, you will find attractive models from the market’s representative ry great saving. $15.00 to $45.00 Palais Royal—Bargain Basemeat. Cheviots Poiret Sheen Choose from plain tailored or wrappy models—or coats with borders of fluffy and silky Poiret Twills Sizes for Misses and Women 16 to 20° 15to 19 you w sport wear, dinner, Sizes 16 to 48.—Bargain Basement. Another Group of “Better” DRESSES 36-to 40 In combinations of Palais Reyal—Bargain Basement Fwo Special Groups of Dainty Frocks One Group of Dainty Spring DRESSES dance. Sizes 16 to 50.—Bargain IIIIIII-I'.«Q amsssnspnsss Models suitable for the Flannel Kashmir and Novelties 42 to 48 $10.00 In Prints, Cantons, Satins and Crepes. New models for almost every accasion— $15.00 In fabrics too numerous to mention. Every one is a higher-priced model—and 1 find a dress for any occasion. Basemen They were stocked yp with “blondes" and tans and various hues along that general color scheme. As soon as the word was flashed abroad that Mrs Coolidge had appeared in gray there was a nation-wide rush for the dress goods counters and what little gray there was was snapped up in a Jiffy. And ever since then a veritable gray boom has been in progress. President Coolidge's philosophy of life is a very simple one. He believes that each man, woman and child should live within his or her income. When a man is recommended for ap- pointment to public office President Coolidge, if in doubt at all, will in- quire: “Does he live within his income? Has he always lived within his in- come?” Holds It Sound Businews The President thinks that sound business demands that every indl- vidual live within his income and that no person should contract for ex- penditures which he is not able to meet. That is the President's fundamental principie. He has often commented that he liked the Vermont people who lived about him at Plymouth, be- cause he knew their simple tastes and he knew that they were always safely within their income limit. On more than one occasion Mr. Coolidge has turned down an applicant for high office because he discovered the man had lived at times beyond his means and had had to resort to bor- rowings to make both ends meet. So long as & man lives within his income, the President is of opinion that the buying of a new Spring hat Is & matter of taste and not of principle. The reaction to an extreme economy has been greater perhaps than any one at the White House had antici- pated. There is universal support of a policy opposed to extravagance and useless expenditure and waste, but there appears also to be a nation- wide belief that a family should live as well as a prudent disposition of its means will permit. A misinterpretation, or perhaps a too literal interpretation. of the economy wave In Washington seems to have o'erspread the country. ( ght, 1925 Nile Green Chili Almond Green flannel coat with silk 1925—PART 1. WAVE OF J0VRIDING SHOWN BY POLICE Arrests Total 224 as Against 95 Last Quarter—Intexi- cation on Decrease. A wave of joyriding swept over Washington in late Winter and early Spring months, it is revealed in police statistics for the third quar- ter of the fiscal year, made public last night. There were 224 arrests for joyrid- Ing between uary 1 and March 31, 1925. During both of the quar- ers preceding the combined arrests dfd not reach this figure, only 8§ being taken during the Summer from July 1 to September 30, 1924, and 95 In the Fall and early Winter from September 30 to December 30 Drunkenness in connection with operation of automobiles sShows a re- duction for the third quarter over the second, but more than for the first. as follows: First quarter, 157; second quarter, <320; ‘third, quarter, 162. Other Crime Statitics. Crimes Involving property and egainst persons of a violent nature increased from 362 in the second quarter to 381 in the third. Statis- tics are as follows: 20d 3rd Quar, Quar. Murder 3 ] ] Mansianghter Avsaui "With intent to Kill.... With dangerous weapoo Robbery . Hmn'br'llm: Grand larceny Totals. Liquor arrests showed an increase of nearly 100 cases during the last quarter over the preceding one. Sell- ing liquor was the charge preferred agsinst 402 in the first quarter; 318, during the second, and 405 during the last quarter; illegal possession charges were preferred against 736 Married Teachers Must Cease Use Of Maiden Names School authorities decided terday to put a stop to the prac- tice of married teachers using their maiden names while in the school letter calling the attention of the teach- €rs to the controller general's rul- ing on this question will be broadcast throughout the school system by Supt. Frank W. Ballou. W. Ballou. The ruling which school officials ‘want the teachers to observe fol- lows: “When a woman employe in the Government service marries her legal surname becomes that of her husband and h surname is to be used by her on signing service. A ecircular of the pay roll instead of her maiden name.’ Virginia Bankers Gather. Special Dispatch to The Star. FREDERICKSBURG, Va. April 4 —The fourth meeting of Group of Virginia Banke Association, held here this afterno Lewis, Gloucester, presided. Mayor rnett King. George Byrna, John R. Saunders, Urbana; James M. Lewis, Tappahannock and Judge Claggett B. Jones, Urbana, were speakers. The delegates and visiting bankers were entertained at a banquet at the ( tinental tea room in Masonic hall to- night. was during the first quarter; the second and 751, quarter. Intox Transporting liquor was the charge placed against 284 in the first quar- ter; 321 during the second and the same number during the quarter just closed. Total arrests under the Volstead law during the third quarter were 1,622; second, 1,414 and first, 1,456 Intoxication cases showed a drop— and a steady one for the three quar- ters, the stztisti. being, 3,169, for the first quarter; 611 for the sec- ond and 2,527 for the third. 741 during during the third tion On Decrease. | | sandler $1,000 c: Six | Marshall | She s | Aida B | than DECISION ADVERSE TOMRS. WOODSON 'Washington Woman Fails to Get Summons for Lawyer in Bail Case. o The Star. YORK, April 4.—Magistrate A Oberwager Tombs oday refused a request of Mre. Washington, Bernard M who appeared for Mrs court proceed- Special Dispateh NEW > in ur Woodson of D. C, for Sandler a summons for attorney eldow Woodson's rec Morris w. in Mrs she had givey to procure bail then in prison awaiting an old charge of assault was not obtained appeared In court in res sponse to a telephone request wity his counsel, Jonah J. Goldstein The lat duced a memorandum indicating Sandler had been employ €d by Mrs. Woodson and asserted thy $1,000 was & retainer Sandler, he said, had spent mor( week on the case. The mag« told Mrs. Woodson she could 1 a policeman and have Sandiet arrested if she cared to take the re. Meantime Sandler leff Woodson said for Setdow. sentence aid dler tne aughter Eloped. daughter, - Mar her Washington Mrs. Woodson's isappeared fror about month w ried to s driver in Brooklyn. Sedlow was t to the workhouse to serve a 30-das term on an old conviction for assaul and the District Attorney's offic started an investigation to determine whether he is a bigamis “I hope he gets & 100 tence,” Mrs. Woodson sa Magistrate Oberwager. BuyOnPayments Easter—the dress-up day of the year—is “Just around the corner.” makes it easy for you to be b:auh'fully garbed on Easter. 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