Evening Star Newspaper, March 23, 1926, Page 12

12 DAY SIPSIN S CHANCE T0 LV Former Noted Dry Sleuth, Who Shot Self in Jail, Bet- ter After Operation. i { IL PAS complications set in, Da (- former prohibition sleuth, who shot herself while held in the county jail Saturday + her arrest on a will live. 3 bullet from h was said that she wus slightly im- + heen unable to in known in n nking, to whom number of tele- | grams beszing for aid PRAINED BY POLICE, Was Considered 1. Best Detectiv ¢ tepped out of sment officer’s istoms house and in | a moment. was lost to sight in the | throng on the eet. An hour lat “two-gun” woman, with o br of handeuffs dangling ist, raided a particularly ment on lower d five men up pite their snarl- hem there while and the same, Simpson, loyal worker for the the best shadower that the ci - known, terror to liguor sell- rs_and the neny of -the wnder- world.” Cured Self of Drug Habit. the lips of off, who em- uber- of the eneral en- forcement ofticer. The variety of her talents was in- finite. Armed h the knowledge she gained while a narcotic addict in San Francisco's dives, und while beat- ing_her hack to respe y , ahd with CHICAGO COMMISSION FLAYS VOLSTEAD LAW Board Votes “Unalterable Opposi- tion” to Act, Held Born in Hysteria of War. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, March - “Unalter- tion” to the Volstead law ed in a resolution adopted, by the Cook County commissioners. airged that the Vol- orced upon the coun- try * * ¢ duri the hysteria of the World V practicul and unrea- sonable and that the law was d unenforceable. The council adopted similar me time ;m-e!ets“ which she al- later she would appear in Milwaukee, Baltimore or . for she worked the country over for the Government, dressed in a stunning nshorough hat and , and drink and sing in high revel at a supper club or some other night resort that knows only s and royal drinkers. ater there would be a vned women and st police s Joined als Squad. Prior to 1 apt. Goff Simpson | whe take clever the police in 1917. Her 1 those who liquor to she joined Goff while he was prohibition enforcement. di- h William Anderson, then Federal enforcement officer in Los Angeles and later Chic tarted her on a nation-wide liquor cleanup cam. ars ago from Bert Sinkins, a oms employe, and later becam stic addict through an_unfort e_affalr. he was divor Greater beauty Longer service Lower prices Your dealer hasa Kimlark Woven Rug for every need. In living rooms, bedrooms, dining rooms, sun parlors—wherever durability, beauty of design and easy clean- ing are needed. New improved Don'tbuyanywoven Weave adds years of hard wear foge untll you ses 44 their life and makes them com- this Kim-Larktrade- mark.OneveryKim- fortably soft under foot. Attrac- lerk Woven Rug tiye designs in elegantly rich color combinations produced by See the Complete Line of Kimlark the leading artists of New York and Chicago. The new Kimlark creations are now on display at your dealer’s store. 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Demonstration Tomorrow Of the New Diana “Sew Simple” Dresses —A dress pattern of a fine mer- cerized tub euiting. —These are lengths for all fig- ures. Models ready to fit and to finish, with only a few stitches being re- quired to com- plete them. They are in many new colorings, and in the attractive pat- tern shown. Each dress length (s packed n an indi- vidual enveloge, a0 vour frock wkl be fresh, clean and spos- less. ~Made-up dresses displayed on living model. Street Floor $5, $6 and $7 Printed Bordered Crepe de Chine 54 Inches Wide $3.50'Yd. 1% to 2V% yards will make a dress —Decidedly different from any we have previously shown, and here in at least 75 attractive designs. This is one of the most pleasing collections of 54-inch Bordered Silks we have shown this season. The designs in- ‘clude the new floral, geometric and. futurist designs in new colors. Suit- able for daytime, sports, dinner and evening wear. Kann's—Street Floor; Featuring Lorraine Lorchene At the Special Price —Coats for all sizes from the miss of 14 years to the woman who wears a 541 size. Made of all the popular materials, including the new twills, basquera, imported tweeds, as well as the popular Lorraine Lorchene. The styles, colors and trimmings are as follows— Styles Trimmings and Colors Beige Dyed Squirrel Cape Conts Natural Squirrel Wrap-around Coats Mole, Fitted Coats s e Lverglade Green Loose from the Rosewood Shoulder Coats, etc. Blue Bell Kann’s—Second Floor. Bois de Rose Cement Gray Silver Gray Rose Tan, Beige Dark Tan, Mecca Navy and Black Confirmation Dresses at $3.95 —Dainty White Voile Dresses, attractively trimmed with pointed lace down the front, medallion of imitation Irish crochet and ribbon belt. Sizes 7 to 14 years. Fine sheer quality, priced unusyally low. Others at $4.95 White Crepe de Chine Dresses at $10.95 —Lvery fin]c girl of 7 to 14 will want one of these lovely dresses to wear for her Confirma tion, The skirts are trimmed with ruffles of the material — they are prettily and becomingly shirred at neck and trimmed with silver ribbon or dainty flower of maline. Others at $5.95 to $16.95 Kann’s—Second Floor Imported Novelty and Strap Wrist Fabric Gloves 69c —There arc only one thou- sand gloves to be sold at this low price, so it would be ad- visable to shop early. They are a splendid quality—in . strap-wrist or mnovelty flare and turn-down cuff styles— all with pretty embroidered backs. Sizes in assortment, 5% to 8, and the following colors— Airedale Covert Brown Gray New Mode Black White Kann's—Street Floor. Matron Hats New Easter Styles 85 Of cou . every woman nts a new hat for Easter—and at this low price are the most distinctive mod- els for the matron and older woman. Solid colors and combina- tions, in becoming shapes of Milan hemp; spread hemp, fancy straws and silk and straw combinations. , small _and me- h the most attractive of trimmings. The color range is complete, the following being the most popu- lar: Navy Sand Purple Black Gray Brown Kann's—Second Floor ASALE EXTRAORDINARY Women’s Pure Thread Silk and Silk and Rayon HOSE, Sizes 8Y3 to 10 79¢ in the Assortment —Twenty-seven hundred pairs of hose are offered in this timely sale fomorrow. Lvery pair perfect and made with seamless plaited soles and seam up the back. The thread silks with mercerized cotton tops and the silk and rayon of all-over silk and rayon. Good service hose offered at a very little cost. The color list includes— —Black —Light Wood —White —Zinc —Pearl Gray —Peach —Sunset 4 —Tan B;rk —Nude —Lariat —Blush Kann’s—Street Floor. THREE |INCS THaT LEAD 1O (I MERFKAN 25 Jrocks Now! For Large Women, Too! Styles You'd Expect to Pay $35 to $40 For We are answering question that many women who w Xtra B e eagerly asking e Meri- Th ertainly are; and just to show vou how very charming they are we illustrate one of soft gray georgette trimmed with embroidered georgette and pipings of gold ribbon (at left). i a ier of black and white fig- ured crepe, ve ck georgette (at right). Both have the flattering long, slenderizing lines which are <0 becoming. Second Floor. “The Busy op Penna Ave. Corner™ 8thand D Quality Smartness Serviceability 150 You will he al‘vgether delignted with tl ange of shades vou have to ch om in Selma Hose. New colors 1 being J Just now the newest eolors are almond. phere and flesh. full fashioned . You n al 't buy them an; bt end on them for quality Street Floor Patent Leather Puwep wtih Imitation Lizard Applique or 2 Kid Pump U.w r .:(' ol g New Styles mitation X Tvory Lizard 'll T"C Tl"l(? Underlay. “Merry Maid” Shoes ave simple in line, but there simplicity They present all the whimsies of the mode—at a price every one can afford—and along with their smartness goes enduring quality. New models are ¢ontinually appearing in both Jight and d leathers, \Whenever you want shoes, think of “Merry Mai t $5.00, or Merry Maid de Luxe at $6.00. Fourth Floor. “The Busy Penna. Ave. Corner” 8th and D