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THE EVENING MRS. ELIZABETH FISCHER DIES AT AGE OF 80 Widow of Former Capital Grocer Was Native of Westphalia, Germany. Mrs. Elizabeth Fischer, 80 years old, widow of John Fischer, who con- ducted a grocery store at 303 V street UN;E;TAKER HARVEY COLUMBIA 157 LOWEST PRICES B. P. S. Paint Free Sample Can for You ill not be asked to buy anything DEMONSTRATION IEnamel—Stain—Varnish 7th & YOUR CREDIT IS Paint— Friday and Saturday Of This Week On Our First Floor Let us show you the New Finishes and help you with your finishing. ‘arber 8 Ross .. JheBig Hardware and Housefurnishing Store I11HAND G STS. assistance. that are convenient tc —sno interest or oth line of— XXX “0ovecevevs s Nee eSS Werssscseoe STAR, for many years, dled at the residence of her daughter, Mrs., Katle Loen- berger, 511 Crittenden street, yester- day. She had been fll since October. Mrs. Fischer was a native of West- phalia, Germany, but had lived in this city for 60 years. Besides her daughter, Mrs. Loen- berger, she leaves another daughter, Mrs. Lena Fisher, of this city; five sons, Emil, George and Charles Fischer of Washington; Adam Fischer of Newark and Willlam Fischer of Chicago, and_a_sister, Mrs. Robert Loos, also of Chicago. She also leaves 18 grandchildren and one great- grandchild. Frneral services will be conducted at tie Zion Lutheran Church, Sixth and P streets, tomorrow afternoon at 0 o'clock. Interment will be in spect Hill Cemetery EISEMAN’S I* Sts. GOOD AT EISEMAN'S Buy Your Clothes Here on Our Liberal Terms You will find our credit plan a big You can buy your complete Spring outfit and have it charged on terms No high prices A special > you. er extras. It’s going to be Eton flannels this Spring—Here—Exclusively Copynight 192 ‘Hart Schafiner & Eton Flannel Suits from Hart Schaffner & Marx HERE’S THE LINE-UP Acid Blue Chamois Tan Silver Gray Sherwood Brown Single Breasted Double Breasted Smart Tailoring Silk Trimmed Regular $60 Quality $4.250 ilored in weaves specially selected for the open-air season and in shades lively or subdued according to a man’s partictilar taste. KYNOCH TWEED TOPCOATS In Bright Highland Colorings, worth $35., Special at * $29.50 or Golden Tan Calfskin; calf lined throughout; wide leather heel; real $10 value. flexible straw braid woven into the brim of the Knox Hat do for this straw hat what tires do for town cars, what cushions do for davenports, what a million , dollars does for a bank account. They make things comfortable. The Bantam-Weight Brogue-Oxford Light Shades of Blonde¢ $ o . o| o o i o ol o) N o ol o| o ol . o| ol ol o o o o o| ol o o o i3 o o o o o o| o o o . o ol o o o! o o| . o . o i . o o ol o o . o i . o o o ol o) o o o o o o . o i . o o| e o o o o o o o . o Ll . . . . . . . o . . . . o o . . . o . o . . . o o . ol ol o o . o . . . . . o . . . . . . . »| WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1926. MRS. MARGARET GLADMON, D. A. R. MEMBER, EXPIRES | Was Active in Work of St. Paul's |+ Episcopal: Church and Children’s Home. Mrs. Margaret B. C mon, member of the Daughters of the Amer| Revolution and long an active worker in St. Paul's Episcopal Chure the Episcopal Home for Children, died at her home, 1332 Fairmont street, terday. Funeral services will be condueted 10:30 o'clock. Rev. lum of St. Paul's will officiate. Inter | ment will be in Frederick, Md. { Mrs. Gladmon is survived by Percy L. and Cassin Gladmon. ladmon was the daughter of the late John and Mrs. Alice (assin. was a granddaughter of the Commodore Stephen Cassin, U and a great-granddaughter of modore John n, U.S. N. She also was a cousin of the late Admiral Win fleld Scott § ‘COAL MEASURE CHANGED. “Deletes Pro- visions Empowering Seizure. Arlington Me | Selm'e Committee The Senate committee on education and labor yesterday revised the Cope land coal control bill by eliminating { provisions under which the President would have been given power to seize and operate mines in periods of na- tional emergency In their place the committee wrote into the measure a section recreating in times of emergency a Federal fuel distributing agency such as provided for in the act of 1922, It would have authority to prevent the sale of at “unjust and unreason: prices, and to order ar priorities to insure a steady fuel. CRASH FATAL TO TWO. Auto Goes Down Hill Curve at Petersburg, Va. PETERSBURG, Va.,, May 6 (®).— Walter N. Cl Killed nd Earle Lensford was fatally in- jured in an automobile accident here late last night The machin hill and ¢ bottom. € | parently was u sharp turn. B |from Hopewell, skulls. flow Rounding had descended a steep hed into a wall at the who was driving, ap- able to negotiate t h men, who we suffered . fractured The Store Goat. 1 the Good HardwaPe Magazine alesman—Who is the responsible man in this firm Boy—I don’t know who the responsi | ble party s, but T am the one who ame when ¢ Burial Vaults Any Make Each vault is a standard make. We back up all our vaults with a guarantee COMPLETE FUNERALS $75, $100, $125 Up Call the Brownstone Funeral Home of W. W. Chambers Co. Cor. 14th anq Chapin Sts. SPECIALS |/ For Friday Only ALL SALES FINAL Spring Coats Friday Only at $2.95 Only 10 of them, of woolen mixtures. Sizes 2 to 6 years. Formerly $4.95 to $7.50. Sacques & Sweaters Friday Only at 59¢ 100 of them in all. All wool; infants’ sizes. Some ‘slightly soiled. Formerly 98¢ to $1.75. Taffeta Coats Friday Only at $4.95 of Ingh grade silk taffetas. Only six in brown and black; . hand smocked. Sizes 1 to 3. Formerly $9.75. Hats and Bonnets Friday Only at 50c 50 of them for little boys and girls; seasonable mer- chandise. Formerly $1.00 to $2.95. Voile Dresses Friday Only at 69c 25 in the group. Of assort- ed white, pink ard blue col- orings. Sizes 1, 2 and 3. TINSCIIDIC h and | at the residence tomorrow morning at | COMDR. LEDBETTER'S FUNERAL RITES HELD Retired Medrcal omcer to Be Buried in Naval Cemetery at Annapolis. tobert Emmet Le Medical Corps, U. tter, 48 “omdr, old, , di>d in a local hospital Tues- | long _ilines Funer: conducted at W. R. Co. undertaking parlors today at 11 o'clock, after which the boc was taken to Annapolis for interment in the Naval Academ Comdr. Ledbetter w native of Texas, and entered the Navy as an assistant surgeon in 1900. He w aboard the U. . 8. Glacier when that made voyage to the y dock ship Dewey in tow. He also had been ‘assigned to the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Navy Depart 1 Hospital here and vl Hospital, Cavite, Philippine In addition he s its was retired from the N. He is survived by Bthel Cowie Ledbetter, the daughter of Rear Admiral and Mrs. Ta J. Cowie, whom he married at Annapolis in 1908 ] THE District of Columbi and_tomorrow; moirow. WEATHER air tonight warmer to- shifting to tly e southeast and Virginia—Fair tomorrow, rising tempe tomorrow, moderate northeast winds becoming variable Record for 21 Hours. Thermometer—4 p.m., 59 12 midnight, 51; noon, 68 Burometer—4 1 3 to- 8 p.m., 4 am., 47; 8 a.m., 53 p.m Inight, 30.11; 4 0.10; noon, 30.04 Highest temperature, 4:30 p.m. yesterd Lowest temperature, 46 3 a.m. toda Temperature Highest, 61; 30.11; 8 p.m., a.m., 30.10 69, occurred at occurred at same date last y lowest, 41 Tide Tables. (Furnished by the United S and Geodetic Low tide, high tide, es Coast Todiy 10:07 p.m 3:10 p.m Tomorrow-- 11:03 p.m.;* 9 p.m. The Su and and Liow tide, high tide and . and Sun and Moon. Today rose 5:03 a.m.; sun Tomorrow sets 7:06 p.m Moon rises Automobile £ hour Sun rises 5:04 am. a.m.: sets 1:09 lamps to be lighted one after sunset Condition of the Water. Tempy re and condition of water at Great Falls at § a.m.- perature, 60; condition, cle Weather in \elrmue Cities. Temperature ) incinnati | Cleveland { Si Raining Clear i Clear Pt.cloudy Pt eloudy 8. Lake ‘Antonio San Diego. / 0.08 (8 am.. Greenwich time. today.) Stations Temperature. Weather. iland 40 Clear e Rain Cloudy t cloudy ~Yermale, ail brindie. small white 20 gold biecs t Potomac Camm grounds: : = umn to office of i Camo. N_on Jenifer st.: return )1 Reno_road. Chevy | narrow. cold. wiily i April. Retar for office New Wiliard Hotele - fe" brown silk, contain N y, Ohi Yo0th FOLD—, betwoen Whelands BA Dad! D . Whool Booke. Tt fouad refurhto iéss x"a‘ fornia st. n.w lavatory 6th floor Mills By ooked ‘handle cane, with initial 1‘13' siaper . Reward. Return hawers namie DOT. siraves’ i, North G867, meo D BAR ku LT ing _room. Palals Roy o Brien. Fr. 1121 or 1815 K st with lock and K st nw. o EARRING, tmwlh 8t hm,mn»l Theater ymu:fid 0015-W. EYEGLASSES—Amber & below ~Fairfax, Childs, Main 465 FOX TERRIER, name Cricket: name T. Y. Beturs to veen City Club & Phone Columbia shell. ™ answers to |lh\|’r‘n Dickers "ERM. t tan and bl Crvers t hame. Of CEal aa hami s strect and _number on collar. 'Heward. 6L —and_Wi ave. and 0. Finder nm.:‘ ealt e T, HA\DBAG contalning_$: Yale lock key: May 5. 5 stop Cathedral and ‘Cotnecticut” & MUSIC BOTL, Plack Jeather. week orio 5 reward. _Colonial o as. Mise McGrall Sciodt; 'E_DOG. female. light tan P vieipity 11 and 6 pow. Hotant Retirn to 229 C st naw. -+ 5 LE, whito. named Buster," OOy "l Ao, Pieuss returay e owner and receive._eward. Be ARF, silk_crepe. leopard skin §Caday: o T6th st bus. " Heward: 1455~ SHRINE PI diamond. Sund: afl %‘:&a&l t«lom‘a\ School, 18th and 052' e Aien R, Fatern. ‘ranklin | Appr JOHN P. SWAN, RETIRED BUREAU WORKER, DEAD Resident 50 Years and Pennsyl- vania Native Leaves 2 Sons and 2 Daughters. 87 years old, former ision of printing of graving and Print- of this city more | John P. Swan, chief of the d the Bureau of ing and a resident than 50 years, died at his residence 4121 Connecticut avenue, today after | short fllness. He was retired from | the Government service about years* ago. . 1is first employment in the Govern ment service here was in the Treasur: rtment, from where he was trans- . Mr. Swan was v sylvania. He is survived by two sohs Swan of Annapol nd V Swan of New Jersey, and two daugh Mrs. Anna M. Carew and Miss ne Emily Swan of this city Funeral services will be conducted in the Church of the Blessed Sacra- | ment, Cathollc, Saturday mornin 10 o'clock. Interment will be Mount Olivet Cemetery. WANTS GERMAN CLAIMS SETTLED THIS SESSION Representative Newton Says U. S Honor Should Be Protected. Even With Compromise. Action at this ses to settle awards of th can Mixed Claims Co at the expense of some to protect o ional honor,” was urged by Representative Newton, Re- publican, Missouri, vesterday bhefore the House w and m commit tee M form o provisions . except those 1 claims. The m e for pavment of 000, Germar from Dawes rep: ohn C ter S.| of Cong vAmeri sion “even compromise Newton his bi of the presented hich cont re revised inchy s all Mills Ameri i pro ms up to ds with | nation un. | noney received 3 hat the ury 1t would provi ment of all. Lu; funds held by the todian, and would i ticipation certificate covering the balane ASKS COAL SAFEGUARD. Representative Kelly Would Regu- e for irimediate pay ania clain ien property cus ue special par to claimants of valid claims. + late Branding of Anthracite. Representative Kelly of Pennsylva nia, has intr i a bill “to pratect publ inst misbranding of an wracite cogl nst loss and inju ough y ve become iind by long use and adapted tc g grate re. quirement nd generally to prevent onomic waste t in coal con sure would speci- under the usual sizes which | the public sum :m»vn fy f coal CLEVELAND LIKES OPERA. 70.000 Attend Nine Performances by Metropolitan Stars. AND. Ohio, May § (&) sximately 70,000 persons attend ed the third annual Spring festival of the Metropolitan Oper: which closed here last night. Nine evening performances and one matineg were giver. It will be several days before a final check-up on attendance and eceipts can be announced, promoters aid Receipts for Saturday's matinee and night performances totaled $60,000, a rd. The program was given Hall, Cleveland's largest au ditorium. Two special train f the company away arly today. ~ One Rochester, N, Y. fc nd ' the Card of Ghanks NDER. We v iks 0 the m their kind s¥mpathy and lites at the death [ reloxed danen- ter and sister. FLIZARETH QUA MRS G A QUANDER AND FAMILY. 6% Deaths. Thursday, May 0 . 241 W carried members from Cleveland oup went to an floral trib- BLACHLY. Tesiden, k H. Hines ¢ L ~|¥ NA N!H\ Nof 1 te Rob from John oran’ ete. o'clock nd Cor aturday. at ed maother a long farewell. fed many a year: 1o vour best. Biit now you have to take vour rest PN Vork and Phil copy. dence. ““heloved son of th hoel of Fra Tih st nw Requim ulate ¢ tives and friends invited. Mount"Olivet. Cemeters LARK . 1926, at St. Ma CLARK St arked from Com Fort sumphreye. mergency a ‘Merid s umber in cit I by und wishes 0f ds communi Sieh Body be- \nd\' Honte “on' place Tueedag. g (o \«ym‘(’\nn’nfi A i neloved: and o 3 .’,'m.- . B Browne of 383131th | Rainie She e wurvived | o Ohio. e copy.) Weds Tnterment at Hamilton County, Ohio, paners vl u EL] Y7Am—‘1|( Fony- beloved vears oid. . Funeral flo Ma' Fridas ves and friends invited lu attel Ild FISCHE ‘Wednesd: “ ay at the Nesidence of her d 11" Grisdenden st, n.w.. ELIZABETH P'\K HER. beloved wife of the late John Fischer, aged &0 Tears.* Fiinoral sefvices at-Zion, Liitheran Church. 6th and P sts. n.w.. Y2 30 pm. Interment at I'Pfllbc(‘ Eometers P FORREST. Tuesday, May 4.1 at 6:50 A 8F i residence 4 Tane bia Rev. GEORG be o of Mrs. Alu‘fl Forrest and dl‘\(l(Pd hll~ hand of Annie Forrest. He leaves to mourn ten children. four e 0 brother, two ; nicees @nd two nephéws. and @ host of | other relatives and friends. Funeral fr Sfotnt Moriah Bantist Chirch, Rev, dolph _officiat Friends invite from 10 Moriah Bantist Church. - T LER. Tuesd: May 4. 1926. Il A W&Trfisfl nm“x%n.v.n]um L FOWLER. neral services. in &apel of Thomas Sergeqn. Toil, ik st. n.w., Friday, M: at 3 p.m. Rela- e S rionta rnited o attead: Toger: ment at Whitew: Wis. GARNER. Wednenday. M \l RY FEA ‘;%:' “m\ll;ll‘BIC 1. n| MHOII mother. o i cn"%lurm- and Mrs. 3o John Mahoney: in the ‘vear-o Fuiner gnh .'3::'?;“ At St o charler®” C’;Q:lynlic 'hy lymon! at b -z‘:ffl orciock. " Relatives and iriend ol NON, Wedneaday, Mav 5. 1020, at “Pairmont b, 1i.w MAMAR” H GLAD“ON Funeral serv- _jees at late residence Friday. May 7. nl ]lllfirnlell‘ at Frederick, Md.* . Saturday, 1. nmasie” OLIVER | 26 Orhis | ¥y in: 7 Deaths H'RR“:\\\ Wednesday. May m.. KATHARINE HERRMA L() widow of the late Fre lerick Horrowain® o mother of ohn o1 Fred C. and William F. Herrmani. neral from the idence of her son, 8th st se. \uurd y, May 8. at Triends invited to at seional Cemie Tnterment st "Co ved thee w,u\ ae kindness HERRMANN. Society of Saturday: My ARET HERRMA SMAER. D EL Fn Memoriam. WARD CASSIDY. Ma REX SE AXD Yo %ND EDIT GFRORC Shis ‘MJ"I)I\ COLBERT y “ TINCIE COLBERT s Siete a'sway one sleeping the’ grave RISON. ADRIENNE v\,.,, SEN. who \uu\ MASON. voted moth tered into ete today. May 0 HER . M. F MASO! REYNOLDS of our be RUBY REYXNOL a%o today. Ma No_one knows t STOKES. mather Mect Soon will chain . ELINOR GEORGIA TALBER HELEN Our.thoushts will While in th Thou art sone In this Thou As lonz 'FUNERAL DIRECTORS. CHAS. S. ZURHORST 301 EAST, CAPITOL ST, Phone Lincoln 372, Txmothy Hanlon Ph(\nn L.6543 J “‘YLL['\W o dern cr matoriumes. Pa. Ave. N.W. Call - Gilcke. Dlesiisa ana Efigicnt Service . W. Deal & Co. 816 11 S, LINCOLN 8200. Automobile_! Frank Geier’s Sons Co. SEVENTY “‘1")" . T.F.COSTELLO XOW LOCATED AT CAP. ST. NORTH 7970 Wm. H. Sardo & Co. 2 ST. NE. fomn Chavel.______ 524 Ceo. W. Wise Co. 2900 M St. NW. Phone W. I W. 138 Moderate Prices 'V.L. SPEARE CO. the !\l(f‘!‘!!(‘r‘ of nor connected Nelthe original W. R. Specre estabiiehe Phone Frank. 6628 009 H St. N.W. h F. Birch’s Sons Josep! (ISAAC BIRCH 3034 M ST. N.W. fqisblishea 13 wler Service 1 Directors Since 1850 bt Km Penna. wif ment. Geo. C. Shafier MBLEMS M 241 PO H IS st BLACKISTONE'S Floral “Blanlket "Snprays “Other Besugifgl Fioral, ey Qoder Prompt Ato Delivery Service. Gude Bros. Coy 1312 B St,