Evening Star Newspaper, October 4, 1925, Page 15

AUTO DEATHS U " HERE GRATIFYING National Conference of Safety Watches New Traf- fic Laws’ Effect. Cencentrating much of its effort on saving lives in traffic accidents, the National Conference on Street and Highway Safety will point to the record made by Washington in re- duoing automobile fatalities the fivat efght months of 1925 when it meets in the Capital during the com- ing Winter. The new system of tratfic regulation in Washington is being closely watched by the conference and n special report will be made to the conferees on trafic developments here by Ernset Greenwood, secretary of the body, of which Secretary loover s chairman The reduction in traffic deaths in Washington from January 1 to mid September of this year, approximating 35 per cent, is particularly gratifying to the conference, since Washington is mow regarded as the focal city in which modern traffic experiments are ‘worked out on a scale which can be applied to other cit Traffic deaths here numbered 58 n January 1 to September 12. 108 Killed in 1924, In 1924 108 persons met death in Washington in traffic accidents, ac cording to provisional figures of the Department of Commer 1923 for the first nine months were killed by automobiles in the Capi tal. The 1924 death rate was 22.2 per 100,000 population, while the 1923 rate was 18.1. The rate for 1425 will prob- | ably be between these figures when | the totals for the vear are computed, | hut the city in the meantime will have passed the 500,000 mark in population, according to Census Bureau estimates. In addition automoblle registration is higher this vear than last year or 1923 .ong before the first meeting of the conference last Fall safety campaigns were being waged In every city throughout the country, backed by vic and trade organizations, street flways, steam railroa: automobile | organizations and municipal and State | eads. The campaign was intensified ter the conference was organiz ‘The net result has been a grati e in the number of traffic even though automobile regis- tration has mounted. Figures are not available for the first eight or nine! 23 has been used | Ratlo Much Lower. | Even though the net decrease is| amall in the 57 cities surveyed, total- ing only 6, in view of the much | higher automobile registration it is considered a hopeful indication of a change for the better. For the cities, with a total population of 27 000,000 persons, there were 3,313 au- tomobile fatalities reported from Janu- ary 1 to September 12, 1925, compared with 3,319 fatalities for the period January 1 to September 30, 1923. New York so far this vear has rted 638 automobile death 854 for the same period of 19 Chicago has reported 410 ag: 589. In the big cities the campalgn is show- ing results, and the conference hopes | the good work will keep up. | . World Series Ticket Stolen. | Henry McNeece of 3231 T street | reported to police yesterday afternoon that he had a pocketbook stolen from his pocket containing a ticket to the world seri; Important days | for you FURNITURE WEEK KRARPEN o tion FURNITURE Know before you buy Wiy sols oy shasee! i FURNIJTURB a Canadian corporation, owning rights | cflor, 1s dead. one of the most brilliant Irish lawyers | Leak ofthe ander- Heinen Threatens Man Who Used Liar In Lakehurst Quiz By the Assoclated Pre LAKEHURST, . Octoher 3. ~-A personal threat against James Work. chief draftsman at the naval station here, because of his use of the word “lar” vesterday in his testimony was made before the Shenandoah Naval Court of In- quiry here today by Capt. Anton Helnen, former German Zeppelin pllot. Telling the court that Work's statement that he had accused the Bureau of Naval Aeronautics at Washington in connection with the dlsaster could not be sustained, Helnen asked the protection of the court in the matter, and added: “L will tell him I am golng to fight, and 1 will show him that I am able to do s0." OIL REORGANIZING IS RULED INVALD Creditors of New England Concern May Return Stock for Claims. By the Associated Prese. BOSTON, October 3. —Judge Ander- son of the Federal Circult Court today held that the reorganization of the New England Oil Refining Corpora- tion, which went into receivership in 1922, was invalid. Judge Anderson ordered the recelver to give notice to all known former creditors and stockholders of the cor poration that “they had nefther just nor legal treatment’” in the reorgani- | zation. He ruled that creditors who in good faith took from the committee or its agents stocks in settlement of | thelr claims were entitled to return the stocks to the committee and thus be reinstated to rights as unpaid cred itors, e New England Ofl Corporation. | a holding corporation, incorporated in Virginia, had two subsidiaries, the New England Oil Refining Company, | a Massachusetts corporation operat- | ing a refinery in Fall River, and the | New England Oil Corporation, limited in oil fields in Venezuela. The re.| ceivership was based upon an emer- gency created by a judgment for $1, 000,000 for breach of contract in favor of the Island Oil Marketing Company-. All of the creditors cept Krnest Wiltsee assigned their claims to the commitiee and received stock of the New England Oil Refining Company in settlement. Today’s opinion was rendered on Wiltsee's petition charg- | ing maladministration by the com-| mittee. IRISH JURIST DIES. Stephen Ronan Was Kmown as Brilliant Lawyer. DUBLIN. October 3 (®).—Right Hon. Stephen Ronan, who, until the | formation of the Irish Free State, was | lord justice of appe d privy coun He was reputed to be of his generation. He was born in 1848 ST LS 2 2S <2 for the announcement 3 th:xquflntww 5y l you can choose, recent direct im- merchant near you who is fea~ por coverin turing Karpen Furniture Week - gom m‘ny&' € At the lowest price in years, portationsand domesticfabrics.' he offers an unusually interest- ~ Attractive Damasks and Bro- This = i = ing and extensive Karpea. Products. forehe Hall featuring the newest in X motifs—Son Room suites in 3 be obtained at Karpen dealers) lovely color combinations— X An carly visit is urged. MISSISSIPPI RIVE POWER I3 UNITED North American Company Gains Control of Entire Development. NEW YORK, October 3.—Comple- tion of negotiations for the purchase of the Mississippi River Power Co., permitting utilization of the full flow of water in the Mississippi, was an- nounced today by Frank L. Dame, president of the North American Co. Such utllization hitherto has been im- pussible, he said. Purchase of control was made in behalf of the Union Electrie Light and Co. of St. Loufs, a subsidiary, will _extend operations from Keokuk on the north to the lead belt of Missouri on the south, a dis- e of about 250 miles. Control of the Mississing! Power system will make possible the free interchange of power over the largest wer system in the Middle st,” President Dame declared. system, he sald, will con- nect the new Cahokia plant of the Union Electric, near St. Louis, with the tremendous development across the Mississippi River at Keokuk, com- bining steam and hydro-electric gen- erating facllities. DAM PURCHASE COMPLETED. LOUIS, October 3 (#).—The Union Electric Light and Power Co. of St. Louis today announced negotia- tions had been completed in New York, whereby the company shortly will as. sume control and operation of the hydro-electric development at Keokuk, Towa. The dam at Keokuk has been owned by the Mississippl River Power Co., whose total outstanding securities are of $21,000,000. of the dam was obtained through the North American Co. of New York, which owns Union Electric. It follows closely the purchase by the North American of the Western Power Co.. one of the largest hydro-electric properties on the Pacific coast. No details of ST, Pl Beautiful Electric Lamps Priced Right We show a personally selected stock of Floor, Bridge and Table Lamps and Shades that cannot be matched for beauty and value at the prices in town. Ghe Home Stsctiic Shap 517 10th St. KARPEN grouping of cacelles, Fricxe Mobea Tinccl « values fo STAR, WASHINGTON, D. $10 Paid Honest Boy Far World Series Tickets He Found Joseph Ginberg, a 15-year-old sum of $10. Joseph is an honest two strips of choice grandstand seats to the world series games in Washington today for the paltry day The Miner Normal Community Cen- ter will open Tuesday night for the new season. at the center every Tuesday and Fri. g O, Center to Open Tuesday. Activities will be held night. The center this vear will give em- | basketr: phasls to dramatic work under the di- OCTOBER 4, 1925—PAR/l rection of Barrington Guy. plays already have been planned. Prominent among other features of o the season's work will be the Red|Columbia Heights Body to Hold Plans for activities for the coming Cross classes first aid and food selection; classes in 1 Several in practical nursing, and weaving, sewing, dress- making, millinery and flower making. CITIZENS TO MEET. Session Tuesday. The Columbia Heights Citizens’ As- | sociation will hold its first meeting of the Fall season Tuesday evening at 13 YS(. Stephen’s Hall, 8017 Fourteenth sireet, when a gencral get-together session will be held, W. 1. Swanton, esident. announces. year and important problems con. tronting the city will be presented by members of the association, and the | addressees will be followed hy a gen- eral discussion from the floor. espled two green-hued pasteboard boy, otherwise he could have sold the tickets at scalper's prices, which would have netted him any- where from $50 to $100. Thursday afternoon, while en route from Central to his home at 2619 Garfleld street, Joseph was standing at 14th and U streets waiting for a street car, when he espleds two green hued pasteboard cards lying face down on the side- walk. A hasty examination proved them to be genuine, highly prized grandstand tickets for the base ball clasgic. leing an honest boy, Joseph held tight to the pasteboards until he read an advertisement in & Wash- ingtop newspaper announging the loss of the valued tickets. municated with the losar and today Frank M. Collins, 2013 New Hamp- shire avenue, called at the boy's home, claimed the tickets and gave him $10 as & reward. — e SWINDLED OUT OF $6. Man Plays Policeman and Gets Marylander's Money. Charles R. Sober, R. F. I. No. 1, Beltsville, Md., was film-flammed out of $6 vesterday afterncon by the old method of an unidentified man play. ing policeman and demanding money for an alleged violation of the Jaw, according to police. Nober reparted to police, it iy wiated, that he was driving through Washington when he was approached by a colored man, who asked for a ride to Sixth street and Florida avenue. This was grant ed, but upon arrival at that place the passenger told Sober he was under arrest for faflure to have a license on a_horse-drawn wagon and demanded $6. which Sober gave him, it ix said. The police are now trynig to locate the man, who was described as being about 25 vears old, about 5 feet & inches tall and weighing about 150 pounds. He com- EEE—— the negatiations’ were re- | Karpen Wedk mesas seciiing Nearly 126,000 pairs of children shoes are sent from this country for of other lands each month LECTRIC Wiring Modernizes Homes H%_ Us E g and tures. Dainty Toasters ou don’t know how de- liciously appetizing toast can be made till you make it fresh at the table on one of our ELECTRIC TOASTERS. Electric Toasters From $3.50 Up Guaranteed Electric Appliances To\.TQYA/g\i g Electrie Electric Teaster Steves. Every Possible Guarantee Main 6549 i Velonn.' You Can Always Save Money By Buying Your Needs HERE! $6.98 Girls’ Fur-Collar COATS, $4.95 Good weight woolen fabrics, full sateen lined, neat trimmed, full cut. Sizes 7 to 14 years. £ Truly remarkable bargains are offered in this sale. A prominent New York manu- facturer is turning his production onto woolen dresses, and sacrificed his remaining stock of silk dresses at only a fraction of their former wholesale selling price. We pass the saving to you. The materials are satin-face cantons, crepe-back satin, flat | silk crepe, charmeuse and canton crepes; trimmed with georgette, contrast colors, |f embroidered motifs, etc. Black, cuckoo, pansy, pencil blue. A Marvelous Purchase and Sensational Sale! 400 Silk Dresses Worth - $10, $12.50 and $15 crepes in extra sizes, 46 to 52. Women's Embroidered Yoke, Outing Flannel Gowns, 69¢ Soft-finish Double-faged, Striped Flannel, full-cut sizes, double voke, neat contrast embroidery. ‘Women's Striped Sateen Bloomers 49c uhls elastic knee: high luster n in white, pink, peach, blua, etc. ut. Women's Extra Size Muslin Gowns 59¢ [Thite or pink muslia gowns. ehirred yoka. extra full cut, glipover siyle: fine quality cloth, $3 Colored St'ripe Krinkle Bedspreads $1.85 $1 Women's Sateen Princess Slips 79¢c wotven, highly ®lips. two-tone fancy pleated Black and all colors. Closely. sateen flounces. $9c Women'’s Outing -~ Flannel Bloomers 39c¢ Good grade flannel in neat hlue stripes. elaatic waist an generous cut mzes. mercarized pink or knes, Fast-color pink, blue and gold stripes. Perfect. Full double-bed size. 39c 45x36 Pillowcases, 25¢ Made of round-thread bleached muslin, free from 3-inch hem, Perfect. dressing. | $1.39 81x90 Perfect Sheets, $1.05 Seamless, heavy welght, fres from dressing, torn and hemmed. 25¢ Yard-Wide Longcloth, 16c Closs-woven, soft-finish. For Cut from full plec underwear and children's wear. 25c Yard-Wide Domet Flannel, 17¢ 10 to 20 yard lengths. Helvy‘.' * Neat light stripes. welght, fast colors. $1.50 Full.Fashioned Pure SILK HOSE, 98¢ Pr. d hoglery mills: eve: G of ST B0 Mnai"” $1 Pure Silk Hose, 59c Pr. ot 75c All-Over Rayon Silk Hose, 45c Pr. newest Fall 'h“:fia“bu $1 Boys’ and Girls’ Part-Wool Golf ade by one of the M new Fall shade: substan 22-Inch 5"}(‘34:::« : ow Fall . o T A e ] Standards o1 ‘$1.00 qua seconds of 7bc 1o birn eplioed hoat: Hose, 59%¢ ette All kee; the ahe: 44 i Yard-Wide Percale, 15¢ Standard count cloth, in- LS o W 4 Yard-Wide Cretonne 12Y5¢ Flowered, fruit. bird and landscape patterns. on dark and medium grounds. Nottingham Lace Curtains, 54c W B B AT Close-Out Sale of Imported Jap 9x12 Grass Rug, #3:2 Only thirty rugs to sell at thia price. Blue, green or brown stencil patterns, with tape-bound edges te match. These rugs are heavier than the usual quality, and at this reduced priae-won't last long. 9x12.Ft. Heavy Grade Felt-Base Rug, $9.95 soveral patterna, for ki rodm o Giaing reoms: durable service. - bed- long 9x12-Ft. SMITH'S Tapestry Rug, $19.95 A geouine 335 valus for this October sale only: Alexander Smith's standard : i ‘eat patterns for any room. New Fall Styles in Footwear Women’s $350 and $4.00 Pumps of 15 styles of new Vall movelty Vg ity pumBY Doy pumns E‘!’mm £ ,m;’nflfi” nflflm . opers — Aot weivet, an . Women's $1.75 Felt Juliets, $1.29 Flexible leather soles and rubber heels; assorted — shades. All sizes 4 to Fur-Collar $15 Coats with mandel, beaver- collars. Pretty styles in new Fall models. or numerous styles. Fine Quality Self-striped Dimity Broadcloth Overblouses, in Sizes 36 to 44. 598 59c to 79c¢ Girls’ - Underwear, 49¢ Gowns, Combinations, splendid variety of styles 4 to 12 years. Lay in a s Girls' and Misses’ Sateen Bloomers 49c Saddle-seat Bloomers of highly mer- cerized. " closely woven sateen. doubls . in black, green. cerise. fleah, te. w4 10 18, all well Infants’ Fl.-unel Gowns, Kimonos Etc., 39¢ Sofr. doubls-faced bleached outing, ong or short gertrudes. kimonos. gowns. etc. ~Neat Dink or blue s shellsittched edges. fn <~ Women's All-Wool ¥ $6 4%%-Pound Plaid Part- Wool Blankets $4.95 py. Sateen bound. plaids. Size 66x80. Plain colors in velours, po- laires, black polos and beautifully col- ored plaids, Soft as rabiit Perfect, o Pink, blue and Quality. or coney fur are fur lined and P you warm on chilly days ad. Sizes 16 to St nithe 16t o, ze 36x50. 46%patterns. " Special Purchase and Sale of 200 I}st’ Mackinaws The-practical coat for boys to use {\ and the kind that stands hard knocks, "IN practical coat, made up well from a sturdy materials, makes this a re- markable buy, You will find a goed assortment of plaids, in sizes 8 to 17, They have all-around belt, larga collar and 4 pocketa, Boys’ 4-Pc. Vest Suits 50 suits, mostly small lots, grouped for clearance, in sizes 8 to 16. Velour Hats Bport or Dress Hats // trimmings and colorings. fastidious taste of miss or matron and shades ~te:mateh or blend with any new wrap or Real savings await you! 4 kS dress. Princess Slips, ason’s #upply. —— o0 e D $5 Esmond Two-in-One Blankets, $3.95 Indian plaid patterns. el o s $1.59 Double-Bed Blankets, $1.19 —_— $6 Plain or Plaid Blankets, $4.45 Plaid or plain, with fancy borders. size, extra heavy. Size 66x80. Woven two {n one—double thick. $1.50 Esmond Baby Blankets, $1.19 Scalloped edge. Pink and blue. Sizes 16 to 42. Fancy Outing Flannel Underskirts, etc., in a made, full cut garments, in sizes §1 Body-Waist Fall Union Suits 69c For bhots or girls, in pure hleached ribbed cotton. light fleeced back, taped seamed _double-ctrength buttons. = Per- fect. 13 years Infants’ $1 Fine White Dresses 79c Of very fine, closely- naineoskc nandembritaeed or ang: . Fokes: dainty o g L ¥ lace on llars | | | Large pink, blue, tan and 75% wool. it Golden Fleece brand, skin. Cortex finish. Size 64x78, tan plaids. Heavy weight, perfect Full double-bed | For full size beds, 45§ Nursery and plaid, . $2.95 of the latest styles, Models to suit the