Evening Star Newspaper, September 28, 1926, Page 12

FOREST FRES RAGE INNORTHIVEST AREA Army of Fighters Confronted by Flames in States Cost- ing Millions. By The Assoclated Press. SPOKANE, September 29.—War- fare engaging legions of fighters, costing thousands of dollars dafly for its maintenance and leaving in its | wake losses of millons, has been waged for weeks through the forests uf Western United States. The fight has continued on a hun- dred fronts, with now and then a| gain here or a loss there, but with- out the aid of the ally that would | have decided the battle definitely—a | eneral heavy rainfall. | Most Serious Since 1910. | The fire menace was more serious | the lust season than any time since the great fires of 1910 in the Pacific Northwest, when vast areas of val- uable timber were destroyed and 100 | lives were idst. Fatalities this vear have been small in number, althoughy hundreds of acres of timber lands have been burned over. Airplane patrols, field telephones nd radio and an elaborate system of lnokouts serve under ordinary eircum- stances to hold the fires in check. But when a general conflagiation sets a Start and tryside for <mwoke the tect the s tarted five Classes of Fires Noted erally of three | und or brush fires, trunk d crown fires. The former » over the ground, bhurning the growth may do little dam- ze o mer 1o kill certain s r o loss oftimes is the vth, which would form the suc- | g forest crop. Trunk fires burn g the ground and, fn adaition. | ruf up the tree trunks, burning them s as to make the trees useless for commerefal purpos Crown fires are those that sweep through the 1eps of the trees, jumping for hun- dreds of yards at a bound. It is when thg forest becomes a holocaust that the fires run uphill | pall ni unable to de Forest fires are more rapidly thun down the opposite | & slope, sometimes leaping from one | hn'mp to the next without burning the intervening valley. The soon generate their own air current Giant Flames Throw “Spot Fire: flames throw “spot g wide, frazments of flaming t Ky hy the terrifi the path of the miles. To contest i or brush fires wunny sacks ed and the sys used. In fight fire that is burning from tree to tree | above the ground, buck-firing some- times is resorted to. Unless the winds continue favorable and blow the flames toward the main fire the back fire v soon break bounds and offer as great danger and difficulty 15 the one,it was intended to halt. GIZZARD THIEF FINED. b to The St advance of ground | _pumps, wet | ¥ s sent to jail fc after he 1d been the history of the local courts a person ever had lad such a charge preferred against Lim. Eppes also was accused of stealing # pair of shoes from a department store and, finding they did not fit, exchanged them for another pair, but welght of evidence was lacking in the shoe case. genume new Willar Rubbe At all Willard Battery Stations The WILLARD BATTERY men of WASHINGTON WASHINGTON BATTERY COMPANY 1621-23 L Street N.W. Modern Auto Supply Company | Hundl-\ s Auto 3436 14th St. COLUMBIA ! Stanton Battery & Electric 4th and Md. LN, LINCOL: Bradburn Battery & F_I-cmr 616 Penna. Av LINCOLN 3! !( Instant Service Tire Co. 2025 14th St. N NORTH 42 WE SERVICE ALL | | SHIP RESCUE HALTED. High Seas Prevent Floating ef Grounded Josiah Chase. NORFOLK, Va., September 28 (Ph— | Unable to float the four-masted schooner Joslah Chase, ashore in Chesapeake Bay between Windmill Light and Smith Point Light, the Coast Guard cutter Mascoutin and a patrol boat were compelled to suspend operations yesterday because of high seas. The schooner, loaded with brick and other building material, is out of Bal- timore for Miami. She is hard ashore and 1is leaking badly. The Mascoutin reported by wireless yesterday that | the vessel probably would have to be lightened before she can be floated. | The schooner went ashore Friday | night. All her cargo probably wiil | have to be removed after she is float- ed to repair the leak in her hull. | KLANSMEN PRESENT FLAG TO COLLEGE Williamsburg, Va., Ceremony, Led by Imperial Wizard, Draws Thousands Together. By the Ascociated Press. ¢ WILLIAMSBURG, Va., .sepzember; 28—Thousands of Klansmen from irginia and eastern North Carolina gathersd here Sunday afternoon to participate in the ceremonies incident | to the presentation to Willlam and | Impérial V\lz.lr(l | Hiram Wesley E With the ex- | | ception of ‘the bandsmen, who had | exposed, the Klansmen ! were without their robes and hoods. in compliance with the request of | President J. A. C. Chandler of the | college, who previously had informed a committee from the organization that he wouid not accept the flag it the donors came with their identities | concealed by mas "The flag and towering pole, located | on the historic college campus, were | Svans and accepted | the two principal | Iivans, in discussing id: “There is no need for | hools of higher learning in | 1nd education 15 the Nation's | . Our_duty referring es- peclally to the Klansmen) is to co- operate with educational institutions ducation among the | masses. \We want groups to com- | mingle and lose themselves in a com- | mon united effort. But you can't | lve the racial equality question, and | ou will always have it before you. | here will be no basis for common undersganding without group lines. | We will have to solve a just relation. | ship that people will stand for and | live under. | Dr. Chandler, in accepting the flag, read from a circular sent out by the | Klan promulgating their | BOHEMIAN HOP -FLAVORE PuriTan MaLT RICHEST STRONGEST - 'BEST i : . HIGHEST IN QUALITY LASK ANY - DEALER. | r Case Main 181 Georgia Ave. Battery & Tire Shop 4306 Georgia Ave. NW. COLUMBIA 6116 14th St. Battery Shop 1740 14th St. NW. NORTH 9914 Mount Vernon Auto Supply 1232 Penna. Ave. NW. FRANKLIN 31 Spencer Battery & Electric 2419 Pmna. Ave. NW. 2000 Wndmnn P:rk Gu-l;e 27th and Calvert Sts. N.W. COLUMBIA 3078 E. J. Penning 2505 Champlain Street N.W. ADAMS 4894 Uptown Auto Supply Co. 18th and California_Sts. N. NOKTH 68 Tobin’s Service Station 18th nnd “nnnw Ses. N.E. AKES OF BATTERIES T Charge Purchases Made Now Will Appear on Bills To Be Rendered on the First of November. Penna. Ave. 8th & D Sts.” The Sale of Exclusive Furs ~ Continues for One More Day Its Savings of $100 to $300 on the Finest Coats. You’ll Like “hime Crame”| Silk Hese At $1.00 Pr. Blue Crane hose-are guaranteed. . I they rip, run or tear, you get a new pair.” They are a medium-weight chiffon silk hose, with seamless plaited soles, seam up the bacl and merc ed cotton tops The s 814 to 10, and they come in black, white 14 of the wanted colors. Kann's—Street Iloor. Underwear At Low Prices Children’s medium-weight, waist suits. Sleeveless; knee length and sizes 2 to 12 years. A suit. cotton ribbed 59¢ —Women's ‘mercerized cotton Pembloomer< with two tone double s}urrmg at knees and elastic at waist. Good colon, in sizes 36 to 42. FEach ..... $l 00 —Women's Rayon Vests, an cxccllent qual- ity in thclgood ‘\\'antcd c[olors Made in bodice style with picoted straps. Kann's—Street Floor. Damty Handmade Underthings A Specialized Collection at $1.95 —Philippine Gowns and Chemise are offered for this small sum each. They are made of fine nainsook, have hand-sewn seams and are embroidered in beautiful floral designs. Gowns_with round, square, batteau and V necks, Kimono sleeves or sleeveless, and sqme with novel embroidered patch pockets. Chemise are in strap top or built-up shoulder styles. Kann's—Second Floor. Stamped, Self-Adjusting Bridge Sets $1.00 —These very attractive sets, which consist of a cover and four napkins, have leather appliques in each corner—the shape of the suit card—diamond in one, heart, spade and club in the others. Designs are stamped on white and unbleached materials, and arc made to fit on the table with elastic. —Finished model on display. Kann's—Fourth Floor. Make a Lamp Shade —Many new models are here, which we will gladly show you how to copy. All materials for making shades are to be found in our Art Department. Come in any time between 9:15 A. M. and 6 P.M. Kann's—Fourth Floor. First Thing in the Morning— Wear “L’Aiglon” Frocks They’re made of Fruit-of-the-Loom Prints, Serviceable 3 Ginghams, Linenes, Chambrays, Etc. $1.95 and $2.95 —To be exquisitely neat all of the time and always ready to meet visitors wear a L’Aiglon frock. They are made in styles which are smart enough to wear for morning shoppings or to run in to see one’s neighbors, as well as for home wear. Unusually good values at each price. At $1.95 At $2.95 —The majority of these are chiefly of —Straightline effects, with short and three-quarter-length sleeves. Deep JFruit-of-the-Loom prints and French hems and fullness over the hips arc Singhams. The styles are straightline et g Li Lo and two-piece effects, with wide skirts, noteworthy features. Linenes, ging plain or pleated, and elbow or three- hams and chambrays are the materials. quarter-length sleeves. —The sizes are 36 to 46. —Sizes 36 to 52. —Colors are blue, green, lavender, gray, black and white. Kann’s—Second Floor. ~al '-v- N Ve .nvg [y — — This Is the Range That Will Bake With the Oven Door Wide Open! Come and See It! An Introduc.tory Sale of the “Better Baking” “Detroit-Jewel” Gas Ranges For This Week Only! —Kann’s has acquired the exclusive retail agency for these famous gas ranges. Noted for their supreme beauty, better baking and lower gas consumption, they are offered this week with the following special ad- vantages: Free Connection for the New Range in Your Home Special Prices on All Models During This Sale Convenient Terms of $1.00 Down and a Year to Pay $5.00 for Your Old Range When You Purchase a Detroit-Jewel Kann's—Third Floor. | i | Sheets Size 81x90 $1.00 These splendid sheets are made of heavy round thread sheeting, are free from filling and are a regular $1.39 value. Kann's—Street Floor Large Turkish Bath Towels, Special 37¢ Ea. —Double thread, very absorbent, good he: weight turkish towels, some plain wl others with fancy colored borders. Kann's—Street Floor. North Star Blankets $12.95 Pr. —70x80-inch all-wool blankets in large block designs, and your choice of the pretty colors of rose, blue, tan, gray, orchid and gold. Soft, downy blankets at a most attractive price B Kann's—Street Floc Specials At Only 59c —Infants’ handmade and hand-em- 590 broidered Bibs. —Crlb !’uds. size 17x30. pink or blue. AIn(ants‘ Rattl —Infsn!s Flannelette Gowns. each, at . Infants’ Nainsook Dress ery or lacetrimmed yokes ¢ years, Bach....... i _Crib Sheets, with hemstitched hems. Each at 59¢ —Infants’ Japanese hand-embroidered 59 Slippers. Pink or blue. c —Children’s Drawer Walsts. 59 Torced, lace trimmed, Sizes 2 to 14. Pair e —Infams’bfleavy‘ Cnttr\]n Shirts, button-front or double-breasted s 8 es to 2 years. Fach 59¢ Children’s Union’ Suits, made of pajama Elastic at knee or open. 50 with embroid Sizes to 5Q¢ check material. leg. Sizes 2 to 12 years. Each..... reT—— Other Specials —Infants’ Handmade Nainsook Dresses, med with tucks, French knots and la $1.00 to $1.98 Cashmere Sacques, with 1.25 Each —Infants’ Knitted Sets, consisting of iacket cap and bootees. White with pink and blue— 2.98 Set Kann's—Second Floor. —Infants' White pink or blue edges Special for Baby Day' $4.95 Folding Play Yards at $3.88 —While Mother is busy about her house- work, baby is perfectly content and happy in one of these yards. They are made of hardwood, have colored beads on both sides and are finished with heavy washable canvas floor. They are 21 inches high and 42x42 inches in size. Kann's—Fourth Floor. >