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1927—PART 1. ! - 6 . THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, JULY 24 OIL TERCENTENARY e WOINERATon o CELEBRATION HELD Court Holds City Has Right to Monument Unveiled on Spot| Maintain Plant Over Trini- dad Citizens’ Protest. Where Liquid Fuel Was % Discovered. 720-22-24 Tth St. N.W. BEHRENDS': 5900 HOT-WEATHER DRESSES Extra and Regular Sizes 8 5 HAPPY AS GUESTS OF SALVATION ARMY AT CAMP Members of the Trinidad Citizens' Assoclation will have to contend fur- ther with the alleged nulsance created by the operation by the District Come missioners of an incinerating plant at Montello avenue and Mount Olivet road northeast, as Justice Jennings Bafley in Equity Court yesterday de- cided that the injunction bill of the assoclation was without equity, and dismissed it, 1t was found by the court that the Commissioners were authorized by Congress to erect and maintain the plant, and that if the plaintiffs had any remedy at all it was in the law court where they could sue for dam- ages if:they were inclined to press the matter. It was alleged in the bill that the Cemmissloners promised. to stop the noxious gases arising from the burn- ing of trash, but had failed to do so. The case has been pending since March 13, 1924. After season price on 300 splendid quality \%wule dresses in plain shades and new pretty {figured - patterns. Included in lot are plain v\huc dresses to 52 sizes in neatly tailored "3‘052 sxzes EXTRAORDINARY VALUES 298 VOILE DRESSES .39‘, 16 to 44 size cool Summer wash drésses, in light or dark colorings: some j having lace trimmings, others'neatly tai- ‘ Ts the Associated Pross. CUBA, N. Y., July 23.—The tribute | of @ child, grown to vigorous man- hood, to its parents was paid here to-| day by the ofl industry of America o] the obscure Woodland Spring. where 300 years ago a white first found { oll on the North Amel continent. | and to the site of the first vil wail | drilled In America. | Under the shadow of the high-| wooded hillside, on lands fo longing to the Indian race, repr tives of the petroleum industri with those of the State of New York, | to witness the unveiling of a ter: centenary monument at the side of | the spring and the well. Repeating in A measure the history of three cen- | turies ago. when Father Joseph De La | Roche D'Allion, a Franciscan mis- | sionary and explorer, was guided to| the spot by Indians, members of the | two original groups again today stood | together on the site. Although the exercises dealt chiefly with the past, Robert L. Welch, of New Yark Clty, secretary and general counsel of the American Petrolaum Tnstitute, in his address ventured Fraud Injunotion Denied. Justice:Balley, in Equity Court, yes- terday denied a temporary injunction to the Coate-Coppock ~Corporation and Glenn B. Coate, both of Philadel- phia, against Harry 8. New, Post- master General, to prevent the en- forcement of a fraud order dated No- vember 11, 1928. Assistant District Attorney Lea A. Rover appeared for Postmaster General. lored. A truly marvelous value. Closing Out Lot of 300 % SILK DRESSES /= 75 18 75 Extra and regular size brand-new novelty figured wall BfllSl'leS georgette; prettily designed foulard patterns and 116 to 50 E E sizes predictions as to the future of the | : S o . ST B o : rtioe ot i vimge. * """ iy = — Becker's 4-inch, Special, 95¢ black, navy and all the nmew plain high colored outside of this village. t AxiGptioaln) 4 O Sust a few of the ehildren at Happyland, the Su Cralz. § Hook. Tng.. Trading se- dresges of fine silk crepe, in 16 to 50 sizes. Army's Fresh Al Camp at Patusent, Md. Six hunared || BECKER PAINT & GLASS CO. JULY REDUCT]ONS IN PIECE GOODS DEPARTMENT o Salvation Army necds funds to maintain the camp 1239 Wisconsin Ave. West 67 New Exquisite Patterns - 39¢-49¢-59¢c Veiles Finest, sheerist quality batiste, in smart, small designs so popular just now, also y gorgeous patterns of attractive large de-.. i} signs in:fmest quality voiles. 35c Plain Shades 59c¢ Silk-Like VOILES RAYONS fi i Silk-like qual- ::a ,M‘Z 53:1“:‘ " <. ity. plain shades wante P/ had. fresh - Nm-‘ color. 1.25 Satlm L79 Sl]k Crepe 2.50 Heavy Flat Crepe 40-inch _Lustrous 40 inches wide, e 3 extraordinary su- 2 perb quality. heavy g Y ui ] all-sifk - Flat Crepe Splendid for alips. underwear. etc. - in a orgéous range ub colorings. ZSc Plllowcases 98¢ Double-Bed Sheets | Full size tood uality bleached Good, hea\-y bleachcd sheets. ;:';;%:dc;s,c& f’»r:x:chr%?mdmh .and Double-bed size. = Perfect qual- c ity. 3-inch hem. 6 for 1.00 Sl 6 for 3.45 “pyt me down as an optimis to the future of this great ind Mr. Welch said, “as a believer that its practical men will solve its prob- lems, and that this industry, despite the fears of some, will not drift into the famentable condition of its sister- business, the coal industry.” Giving a hint of the possibilities in the use of the gases to It ofl from its underground storehouse, Mr. Welch || continued: “The overwhelming fdct of the pr moth and children will cttend the camp this Summer ributlons <hould be sent to 607 E stree: p—————————— - THE WRIGHT CO. e overwielming tict of the pres || E II J.f &L RED UCTI OI ] great over-production of oil, as serious | ki as that is. It s not even that our problem is the restriction of produc- tien. It is that the industry shall e make practicable and useable that which i8 already known by many rela. tive to the use of gas in the litting || of oll, i “If the vast knowledge already ac- || cumulated should be added to, if neces. | | ‘3 sary, and given practical application, | '§} there {s every reason to anticipate that, whatever may be the disadvan. |/} tages of the new practices, which || seem sure to came, the tremendous || . fluctuations tn the supply will fade ¢ frem the petroleum picture and with || them the violent and, to many, inex- plieable rise and fall of prices. Fur. 2 - ther, our potential.resources will be vastly increased and both our produc~ :;:2 and our market greatly extend- All Metal Smoker . Stands With Handle and Glass Tray JUL\' SALB *“The petroleum industry also I3 working out,” Mr. Welch added, “some means to bring about public realiza. tion that the industry is as democratic |, as the Federal Government, and that || the public who eompose that Govern- | | ment are entitied to every pertinent ||| fact, opinion or judgment before any- || thing revolutionary shall be done af- || fecting the interests of the producer or the consumer, or the national de- ||}/ fense and the natiomal security.” | Other Speakers. [ 3 " Gate-Leg Table July Re uctionin: . For Street and Porch Other speakers were representatives || Antique of “the Seneca Indian Nation—Theo- Mahogany ]'derwgar . Wear Gors . Jemarson, dr, of Brant, N. T 3- Pc Overstuffed Davenport Einish 313 .95 and of the Franciscan order—the Rev. > JULY . i80c MUSUN STEP-INS | SALE ot Sleeveless FrOCkS mony, which had been interrupted ZOER v tractive suite that means a big sav- ing Et this special JULY SALE terna trimmed with organdie col- Elastic waist and lace- Pretty mollels of | Sleeveless Frocks, trimmed step-ins, in in novelty " weaves * B 2 inted pat- pink and white. e us tinige Just after the unvelling of the monu- *. Bonaventure Melntyre of the Francis | | AN L .7 can Monastery at Winsted, Conn, ‘Bed Suite Each called attention to the history of 4 B his respective group. A Seneca In-|| In jacquard -velour—reverse of - ~@ian war dance concluded the cere- Bk L cus in same material.” An at. ment by a downpour of rain. This 4 | necessitated moving the exercises fnio 1-5‘?0%1!? fil;!DRexuhr Slzg lars and pockets. 5 ERWEAR ? “: Al wanted color rombinations. The program was under the aus. || . Plces of the New York State Qil Pro- | ducers’ Association. S it WIFE CHARGES CRUELTY. || mh Limited Divorce and Accuses Mate of Neglect. Unfinished Drfl)—ldfl/ I Mollie S. Willcher, 717 Quebec i Breekfast street, filed sult yesterday in }quity|] Reom s 95 I =z Dainty Gowns, Teddies O\ Sizes 36 to 44. and. Step-ius, of imported B % voile, in all high' under- " 65 wear dshade;. hPx'emlc)l' g c \ < trimmed - wit ce medallions, e , Iy Bungalow 69c & 79c uslin-and 1.50 Handmade CEDAR €HEST Crepe Underwear Gowns ' * L i Walnus Finish Handmade B x g Coverall + Pebiod Dest s c and embroidered Aprons in percale c Y yokes. . Round and;ginghams. or sauare necks Cretonne and of sheer nain- - ) sook. White braid ‘trimmed. golllrt against Meyer H. Willcher, 1471 || Table rving astreet, seeking a limited di-|| Yorce. i JULY SALE The plaintiff, through. Attorneys PRICE Mark and Hemry Stearman, charges “eruelty and neglect, and sald that on |/ July 18, 1927, the defendant left, and || ‘on the same day she went to lve with Rer parents. The defendant, she says, | | s an expert automobile mechanic, and .. phe also asks the court for a writ of & of these Suues in tnws Glearance Sale at an extra Reduction 1.50 Big Girle’ Voile, Dimity and 50c Tots’ é}eepen | Newest types. 60, 66 and 72 inch Buffets. Oblong Tables—Semi-en« elosed China_and' Server. JULY SALE, PRICE.. " PLANS AIR LIGHTHOUSE. zni Pittsburgh Beacon to Ba Visible to Flyers 50 Miles Away. PITTSBURGH, July 23 (®.—~An e *air lighthouse” is to be erected at the Point, where the Monongahela and Allegheny Rivers join to form the blue, rose. ne t to t the husba i i . | 10-Pc. Dining Room Suntes (N Printed Dresses ; ; ‘ pendency of the suit. “Amnclnl Walnut. u;:éu in tap- 1A ool .“::d Deeid P er?: at:o?t‘sm:l‘:oa; (:oer::b:roi:. ———- estry or leather or . ) oo . b 8 .- 7t 14 ;nn' Made in Rewest med. Colors, white, pink, CI medels with ' pleated akirts and siiher whita or contrasting colar Dollar - i soys Ohlo, a3 a memorial 10 the ploncers | DOUBLE aviation. il . Under plans announced today the|. BOOK SHEL Yighthouse, 200 feot high, Will thro ; : et 5 SRR L | | e BED OUTFIT Day DEPARTMENT {. et o e 8 om0 0 oo [l| Il JULY SALE W‘r: ‘;“"' G oo - { b —rol led-edge co!tm mattress—. ? s wer. 1 s i, Spwmencs o) S o s T Byl Bgens Bvwses - ceesiaagses lue, tan and white. Sizes 7 to 15. : m 2, sreat aid to fiyers ‘traveling by . 45 % might. ‘ Py Pastieoy formeoy 1.50 Boys’ Khaki Flapper Suits shads or Sport ecallars, short sleeves. Sizes 3 to 10. 1 1 79¢ Boys' Khaki Pants- 2 1 1 1 1 LIV Limited Divorce Sought. Carl Madison Taylor, 420 Kentucky || evenue southeast, was made defend. rnt in a suit filed yesterday in Equity Unfinished Breakfast Room Chair z Knicker style. _Sizes 7 to 17. for ;nun by Elsa Tn)lodr,. in w!'}i:n th; atter seeks a limited divorce. Throug “Attorney William Wendell, the plaint- 79¢ Boy: CQPS and HIB 2 Cloths and washable hats. for 17 alleges cruelty and non-support, #nd cites alleged instances where the defendant has assaulted her on the|; gtreet. The couple were married at Rockville, Md., April 2, 1924, the || court is told in the bill of complaint. Librry Dining Table i 1.00 Boys’ Wash Suits 2 b c | Flapper and Middy styles. Sizes 3 to & for 2.00 Boys’ Rayon Wash Suits ‘N Gut-olece & Fancy belts and fla h url an Yy pper styles. Solid color pants wit uiE S e blouses. Sizes 3 to 8. & 1-%“ . 1 .00 1:’.:}u Men’s 1.65 Women’s All-Silk er Girdle ris f : CORSETTES - 1——— 85c | Chiffon Hose uf&’i‘:‘iu.‘c"n“ w:z:mnu'-:";::f;? 1 ‘ Wllnut ann : H Dresser { Plate ; | LOW v.:~ TheWRI[ GHT Co. > ‘We::ly WURQ_S | % | 08 Seventh Street | i 1110 G &ST. 1678 —— 35048 when opemed; . a. dav- onport teble when 319 75 Ivory enamel finish;"$ full wood - crib, Ragon striped [§! Coutil, _side-fasten- | ed elastic inserts. | Nuaubind atiie Bé g~ All gizes, Shirts. Natty ter tops. All the patterns and new Summer color combina- shades. 1,00 Extra Size ton. All stzes. 1} 3 00 Women’s § 3 Silk Hose 53¢ 65¢ %«l ll -m. =§: LR