Evening Star Newspaper, February 12, 1926, Page 24

COURIER'S DEATH . BRINGS CURT NOTE {Soviet Warns Latvia Red | DR. HAVENNER INDORSED FOR CITIZENS’ COUNCIL Re-election Is Favored by East Washington Heights As- sociation. Dr. George €. Havenner, of the Anacostia Citizens’ . received the unanimous indorsement of the t Washington Heights Citi- THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. O, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1926. FELLS NURSE WITH BLOW OF HAMMER Negro Escapes After Attack on Richmond Street—Victim in Hospital. | BY the Assoriated Press. MUSIC ZIMBALIST'S RECITAL. Efrem Zimbalist, the Russian artist, who is one of the finest violinists on the concert stage today, gave a recital at the National Theater yesterday, during which he ed for the firat time his own composition, “Sonata in G Minc Alma Gluck, the famous.| to have collected a number of little melodies, evidently of folksong origin. He has put them together in a fash- ion that utilizes all the technicalities possible to violin playing. Like many other virtuosi, he has written a com- position that seems to require a mas- ter for interpretation. The sonata is written In three parts. The andante sostenuto, the first movement, unfolds a liquid melody in a slow tempo. The second movement, andante con amore, s, as the words suggest, a movement replete with passages of tender meditation—almost a lul pianist _and Bay, who played the briliant and florid piano part of the sonata de- lighttully. An unusual incident which occur- red at the beginning of the recital shortly after Mr. Zimbalist had gotten into the Pugnani-Kreisler “‘Praeludium and Allegro,” his first number, was the breaking of a string on his tamous Stradivarius violin. He had to leave the stage for a few moments to repair the damage and then continued his concert without further interrup- . | tion. accompanist, Emanuel| “Liebealied” was so enthusiasticall —_— Proposes Farm Corporation. Creation of an agricultural corpora- tion with a capital stock of $200,00 000, subscribed by the Federal Ge ' |ernment and designed to balance pro- 2 & duction of all basic farm commodities two encores were ‘‘Berceuse i8 proposed In a bill by Representative Aulin, and Drigo’'s “Valse Bluette,” McLaughiin._Republic Nebraska both played with all the ease and |~—— punian. S beauty that a perfect violinist can roceived that its repetition was d manded and Bassini's “Ronde Lutins” was exquisitely played The encore following Mr. sonata was d'Ambrosio’s At the conclusion of the pro des infuse in even the more familiar | works. Mr. Zimbalist's, proved one of the most interesting recitals of : . i s | soprano, who is Mrs. Ztmbalist in pri- The secomd part of the program |the season to date. H. F. . Representative Should zens’ Associution for re-election 0 the | RICHMOND, Va.. February 12— 0By, who Is Mrs Zimballat in pri- | e finale, allegro vivo, fierce piz. e second pi prog Tak 1 the Anditoriuen of the BeAdbes | n e e sre mtEehed " Misq | olon. Others in the boxes who anowed | Zcato. notes bring the melodies aby| was devoted to short numbers. 'Th S Probe Slaying. Helghts M. E. Church Wednesday | Helen Shefler, 22-year-old gradusie Nirs. '2‘n‘1’\"':|rm("lnn'l‘ld:: nd Nicholas | entirety, the work somehow missed|ranged for sigiy by ¥ ihehy and & New Damncus‘(}overnment | night nurse, ax she wis walking along West worth, the. laiter imaelt an | fire. 1¢ seemed a long and brilliant| waltz arranged by Albert Spalding, ria, February 12 (8).— Edward P, ce street in the direction o el e DU were charming. His musical speech ubout no big, basic theme, although replete with many charming melodies. Cer- tainly Mr. Zimbalist showed his skill as a performer in presentation and was ab ed by his admirable'selection as nothing—with own arrange- | A decree has been issued in. ment of Glinka's “Persian Song™ was |; an unusually interesting number and Grainger's iilting “Molly on shore” |Hizh Commissioner De Jouvenel. Gen. | proved quite as popular as a violin | Andrea will be military governor of | on the plan ler's | the c | Hoodmard X Wotheop Th Ving i Down front in the ; e ““”l‘*] Mtruck | Orchestra were many earnest young with which he hiad Sruckgeudents of the violin, who later | the younz woman he hp:ul. ':Y swarmed back stage to offer homage | negro fled w hen her eams brougl to the virtuoso. .|aid. Two men pursued the negro, but | "“p M KO0, were unable to overtake him ituting government at Damascus | under an envoy to be appointed by assoclation, del dress in referenc that were placed a [ of Fort Dupont, acquired by the eral Government for a public He said they were not put up to out the general public, but unc Practically the entire detective force bl The association went on res of Richmond is searching for the! as approving all improvements which | nesro, whom his victim descri have been made to the park. “tall. heavily built and of — . skin.”" He wore a Itm..'l"r\l(-‘l'h h neath which he concealed the ham- | RAPS “HIGHBROW” JAZZ. |ier with which he struck Miss Shefler | It Makes Music| Lovers Yawn. By the Ascociated Press 1 RIGA, Latvia. February 12.—The 8oviet representative vesterday hand- ed to the Latvian foreign minister & note protesting against the fail- ure of the Latvian government to reply to the Soviet's demands that a representative of the Soviet govern- ment should participate in the investi gation of the recent murder of a Russian courier. The note charges Latvia with un wflllnhnl‘k‘( to clear up the affair, and at unless a Sovi iet re; se o ity to make | Critic Declares n authori- own conclusions Cleans Teeth Safely g ‘Without drugs and without risk halist seems Regular Lines of Goods In addition to special purchases, it is our constant aim to carry in our Down Stairs Store complete lines of regular goods in every section. And the after halting her on the sidewalk. The rl was carried to a hospital by a passing motorist. amination ed_her tes will draw t ®nd act accordin NEW YORK. February 12 (8). —At- = — prices, in accordance with our aim, must average - & . tempis to resciie jizz {rom decay b | ""'"“,“‘ e Eeamined as low, or lower than elsewhere. Irregular and ovie diplomatic courier was|making it “highbrow" ave turnee s, H <1 H killed on February 5, on a train hound | that lively form of music into some- D CLAUDES SEMONES || Second Merchandise is sold only on Fridays, in for Riza, within Latvian territory.|thing to make music lovers yawn, Os. T. | the Down Stairs Store. U Leon Trotsky at Moscow declared that | car Thompson, music eriti avs in a the purpose of the murder was to|review of three seasons experi Eye",‘gh' ‘?'I’ec‘“l“t ! gbtain documents as evidence as: ments in_syncopated hallets, operas e el REG Fhlen l 1 Special Sale—350 Pai e Soviet. d symphonies R O e i €W r'rocC tyles Xpressing e 5 L - ‘\ms—nu criticises the “jazz ha b f $100,000 Sugar Burns. | who rewrite the great composers and. | with a few tricks of orchestration and | Novelty-Cuff Cape Gloves BAVANNAH, Ga., February 12 (#). ~Spontaneous combustion caused the foss of probably $100,000 worth of TRW sugars in the storage warehouse | ;ss ©f the Savannah Sugar Refinins Cor- | instrumental | work buffoonery, their highbrow™ jazz. By dress. in grand opera robes he | have only substituted a | 27666 is a prescription for Colds, Grippe, Flu, Dcngue. Latest Whims of Fashion, Spec1al d | Less than cost of produc- it b el A SO TPl = tion. 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And at the Greatly Reduced Prices that are such a strong feature of the Semi-Annual Sale. There are only a few more days of this sale, so we would suggest that The Busy Man take advantage of this opportunity to shop here tomorrow. For Spring and Southern Wear snitahle for eve- An Insight to Furniture Values ® Dining Room Suites—Greatly Reduced Priced from $140 to $425 Living Room Suites—Greatly Reduced Special Sale—Genuine e Leather Handbags Priced from $175 to $360 DOWN STATRS STORE ]SJ]:?:;al $2 Bedroom Suites—Greatly Reduced . 5 o e Priced from $170 to $425 | Sale—300 New Par lS-InSplred Hats cach s ' Simmons Metal Beds—Greatly Reduced ! scription Underarm. top Greatly Underpriced—Saturday $4.75 This price is very special, for they were made to_sell for much more. The sale includes Hats of materials and styles, that as a rule, sell at a much higher price. handle and pouch styles —silk or leather lined Purse and mirror in each. Priced from $9 to $20 All new colors The Popular Tapestry Handbags, $2.50 Many Occasional Pieces Fountain Pens, 85c¢ Kant-Leak Pens, of best quality hard rubber, 14-kt. solid gold, iridium pointed pens. Smooth writing pens that give complete satisfaction. NEW-—This Dusting Powder Box, 50c¢ Windsor Chairs Spinet Desks End Tables Gate-Leg Tables Tea Wagons Hall Cabinets All Greatly Reduced Living Room. Dininz Room and Bedroom Furniture Sections, Sixth and Seventh floors. | Popular New Styles Still Others Are— o . . 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The Popular Cap-shape Hair Nets, in dark tbrown, medium and light brown, blonde, black. Sanitary and durable. DOWN STATRS STORE New Shami-Soie Charleston Slips, $5 A new opening on the side of these Slips gives the necessary freedom, to those who dance the Charleston. Slips of Shami-soie (similar to pussy-willow taffeta), with plain and ruf- fled hems. Rose, tan, navy and green in ad- dition to several pastel shades. All lengths. Windsor Crepe Gowns, 88¢ Specially priced. Wash and Ready Crepe Gowns, in pastel shades and white. These are on sale Saturday—at this very special price. Manufacturer’s Close-out Sale Black Satin and Patent Leather Pumps At This Low Price $2 95 400 pairs of NEW SPRING PUMPS placed on Sale for the first time tomor- row—at much les than intended price. Each pair represents an unusual sav- ng. Bne-Straps — Step-ins — D’Orsays with high, medium and low heels Patent leather, black satin, gray kid, tan and black kid, tan calf. All sizes 3 to 8 in the combined lot. 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