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TYPEWRITER FIRM "MERGER ACHIEVED Corona and L. C. Smnh Firms '_Umted With Capital of Y., December 17 ents were consummated here | <t night for a §12,000,000 me Le Corona Typewriter Co., Giroton, N. Y., with the L S Typewriter Co. of Syracuse. ¥ 1. Tord, announced little move | vear ago control of | » Smith Brothers’ Ty : contracted to purchase a « ontrolling interest in the stock of the €orona Typewriter C The new company will o be. fore the first of the ves Tord further, under a new firta name, the trade names of the writer and the | ¥ izations. templated companies | the new Mr. Ford annot as the de 1 ince of | and its purchase by Ford, ! sucon & Davis, Ind G. U. PROM TO FOLLOW RECEPTION FOR ENVOYS | Many Dlplnltx.\t> to Attend Annual Foreign Service School Lvent Tonight Preceded by a reception in the diplon corps in Wash vice will be hpm‘ school will cl ¥ 1o attend of the a wives h; will serve committee in charge ul H. Coughlin. chair. hern. Robert Robert G Jdward A . Leo R. Dillon, Donnelly, W L S ~ha . Schieck and must light their lamps 30 minutes be- fore sunset, the exact hour of which {will be fixed by the mayor. Kllhng Believed Aftermath of In-|mas serv eight woman undertakers. %’%"@%‘%‘%’%@%%% @The Cake Plate KNG CANUTE OUTDONE Fix Hour of Sunset. COPENHAG December 17 UP). i —King Canute, who commanded the flood tide to recede, had nothing on | the mayor of the small Danish town | of Koege. This officlal has issued the following proclamatiol “Cycles and motor-ariven venicles Oratorio-Pageant to Be Giv- en by Mount Vernon Church Musicians. e NEGRO FOUND SLAIN e | | Departing trom tradition in Christ- s, the Mount Vernon Place sult ¢ | Methodist Episcopal Church Sout mult tofhtteBwoman. | plans the presentation tomorrow . Ak, December 17| night. al 8 o'clock, and Sunday night > sti i at the same time, of an oratorio- olice officials are investigating | |, cennt unique in the history of the ances surrounding the death | (hurch night of Grant Cole, a negro. | * A specially constructed stage has ho they believe was killed after he|ypeen erected to the right of the choir s alleged to have insulted a white| 1o on which, with Orlental scene gy and costume, & serles of pantomines Tha negro’s bullet-riddled body was |\l be given deplcting incidents de- swriter | {ound eariy vesterday beside the road | geribed in the text, and music of the near Montgomery. oratorio, “Dawn In the Desert,” which J. Roe, o merchant, found the| i be sung by the Mount Vernon E body not far from his home, and im-| (horus under the direction of R. mediately notitied officers. He said he | Deane Shure. heard gun shots during the night, but The pageantry has been directed by did not see any one. Seven or eight | yfiss Maltland Le Grande Thompson : found near the! of the Renshaw School of Expression. Lighting to Be Novel. | During the oratorio, all lights in the | church, with the exception of a few P | installed for the use of the choir, will roner’s ‘jury returned a ver- th due to gunshot wounds wn parties.” . England, boasts of having | played on the stage for the pageantry. The oratorlo, the text of which was —will have to go round the Xmas table with great frequency when it offers A SCHNEIDER’ POUND CAK Sts dainty goodness appeals to every discrim- inating palate. “Order a bountiful sup- ply at Your Grocer’s or Delicatessen Dealers. THE (CHARLES SCHNEIDER BAKING CO. 413 Eye St. N.W. Phone Main 1664 BETTER QUALITY BREAD “rmen by Rossell Edward Mitchell, a | member of the church, is a compas- | solo, | tion of Mr. Shure. Tt 'is bullt almost 'en(ln\l) on three seldom used scales, - he whole tone, orfental and chro- | baritone solo m tic. The work probably is unique | Desert Marc he realm of Christmas music. Com- | Song of Mar pcmers seldom have gone further than to employ the orfental or whole-toned scales in a single number in Christmas oratorios and cantatas, while this en tire work is based upon them. The chorus will be assisted by Miss Louls Charltone, soprano; Mrs. Louise Coper Pantler, contralto; Bernhard Spille, tenor; J. LeRoy Mitchell, tenor; Howard P. Balley, baritone, and |proved and sent to Congress a supple- James P. Schick, base. Mrs. Frank | mental esttmate of $100,000 to be o ed to the $325.000 budget for u the fight against the E A. Frost will be at the organ. ‘The program for the oratorio will be as follow: Opening chorus, “Jehovah's Warning and Promise’; soprano and contralto duet, “The People That Walked in the Shado solo and mixed quartet, L et ey Program Announced. rar ; baritone ow Fair on the Slopes of the Mountain™; tenor Arfse, fn Day nd male quartet, contralto solo, Harps _of Heaven “Worthy Art Thou.” More Funds to Fight Corn Pest. President Coolidge yesterday ap-|from 15,000 square miles had heen infested | with the pest led to the request for |} more money. he extingulshed. A spotlight will be | ‘A Fruitful Branch™; Valley of the Slain": | oprano solo Laubenthal, omen’s - | solo. ful Mr. Lauben ¥ that an additiona) | 5t FF00Er | concert e g | paninmen ‘Wood bracelets are vogue in Paris. |the role with MUSIC Maria Mueiler, prano, and Rudolf of the Metropoll . {tan_Opera Company gave w of Wagnerian music in the second of the morning musicals arranged for v Mrs. Lawrence Town- yflower Hotel yester- 2 audience received the h enthusias benthal gave the famous “Lohengrin’ the opening number and the “Prize Song” from |00, both singer. was his other | notes and that pe; voice of power- | © “Der Meistersinger “Lohengrin” the “Walkuer He spoke late nd a planist fc ceom- | 1 ne is used to s an orchestra and d M it t night H. F arlas at 11 o'clock in the morning. nging and beautiful ton. included “Elsa’'s Trau h Luften Die Mein Klagen, ‘Lohengrin™: “Dich, Theure Hal £ " and mano " from Puccini’s “La an enco Lau, rrative’ In the two duets, as well as assurance resonance. | constant singing of those works the world. Julius Burger of alaccompanist. N come Lo Dl wging | as he T ov, .| une of the greatest operatic stages of cult to get dramatic fervor for such Miss Mueller has a charming H)!h! Bo- | heme,” the Tast mentioned being sung | Every one of these s was glven with finished interpre- | ion and phrasing that was charm- | ] the | ang without any and operation that only with on 1A, Quick Relief! A plcasaot fecdve pyeup. m%‘\f%fi“i XEXZA TELEPHONE ,SALE TONIGHT Phone Main 5100 ‘Shopping Bureau” 6to9 O’Clock Phone Main 5100 “Shopping Bureau” 9t 6 O’Clock Clothes do not make the man, but ene thinks more of a turkey when it is dressed, savs the Office Boy. X ) emember Family\ - and Pont ?oz:getzyomsel Tonight Tomorrow ; your eagerness to select appropriate gifts Ifor all oo You'll believeinSanta your family and friends don’t forget that you will want to look your best on Christmas yourself. So remember Claus when Yyou see the “Family” Shoe Store, too! We're ready with shoes these shoes for for all the varied activities of the Christmas Season! women and the grown girls at 12 very Low Priced Gift Items 5 z Tonight and all day tomorrow, these 12 items will be sold over the telephone only. Christmas Gifts to Your Feet : 3 g i 5 i Five highly efficient women from the Personal Shopping Bureau will have the articles before them—give you minute descriptions—take your orders—see that they are promptly packaged and delivered. service, but to save your shopping time. This is not only to familiarize you with the telephone shopping An Arch-Support Shoe in Patent leather or Black Kid— made over a combination last. A new Christmas number in Blonde Kid—with leather bow. S Built-in steel shank. AA to E Trimmed with a darker shade width. $6.50. of kid. $7.50. And Many More Styles SLIPPERS FOR CHRISTMAS WILL PLEASE THEM ALL! For a last-minute present or for a carefully planned gift—what can you buy more certain to give such gen- eral and lasting pleasurc? Men's felt Everetts with checkered cuffs and soft padded h Children's felt Hylos witl At s decorated flaps and padded soles. Rose blue, American beauty and “"$1.75 and $2.00 Women's Quilted Satin Slip- pers with satin-covered heels. Gotors ace zoset blne, oloo Black. _ Foil Hiylie s aues e womics —leather or padded soles. Va ous colors. For women, $2.50; for men, $2.50 and $3.00. Operas, Everetts or Romeos in soft tan kid—fexible leather soles. A very special value at $2.95 £ Extra quality quilted satin in all colors—soft padded soles, or felt moccasins, in all colors with soft padded :oln I)'Orsn_ay — Colonial buckle; opera, in Patent leather or Black Velvet; black trim The ever popular Southern Tie, in Tan Calf or Pnem leather; in a mednum broad shape fi The Opera—In medium- height heel; in Velvet or Patent leather; a very $S m popular model. . Elastic Gore Pumps—In Patent leather; military heel; cut-out front ... 2 Gift Hosiery—for the “Family” ——elegantly boxed for giving. FarrulyShoe Store Krinkled Bedspreads $1.90 Cream - colored cot- ton background with stripes of rose or gold in the Jacquard weave. For double beds, 80x105 inches. Glove Silk Vests $1.19 Splendid quality. bod- ice tops, reinforced arm shields, self straps, pi- cot edged: flesh and peach shades. Sizes 30 - to 42. $7.25 Book Trough End Tables $4.69 Italian Renaissance models — with top in beautiful two-tone fin- ish. Very special—only a few. 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