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FREMENINJURED THE EVENING Abe Martin Says: 'PASTOR-POLICEMAN IS FOUND SLAIN | Officer in Missouri Town Believed STAR. WASHINGTON, D. €. THURSDAY, AUGUS ST 11, 1927, Cotton Mill Spared by Gen. Sherman Because of Emblem Is Razed by Fire cause, It spread rapidly when the SPARTA, Ga.. 11.—The | water supply of the little town of By the Asaociated Press. 'SEA ADVENTURERS TESTIFY IN NEW YORK Picturesque Trial, Growing Out wife last February at the start of a nightmare cruise from the gold coast of Africa because of her al- leged friendship with a member of the crew. Tales of mutiny, murder and bloodshed preceded the schooner to port, when Battice was arrested. His Real Need. From the Kansas City Star. “How much money does a man really need to get along here in the city?” we inquired. “Oh, just a little bit more,” replled old Festus Pester. INS400 000 BLAZE! Three Hit by Falling Debris| § as Theater Is | Destroyed. to Have Foiled Bank- August Bandit Gang. Jewell Cotton Mill, located near here, | Jewell proved Inadequate to meet the | which, surviving residents of Civil e "oid settlers sald that Union ! war days recall, was spared destruc- | forces under Sherman were about to tion by Gen. Sherman on his trium- [ apply the torch to the main plant of phant march to the sea because a|the cotton mill, when the general g Masonic emblem was suspended over | caught sight of the emblem and or- 1 with a shotgun aft its front entrance, has been leveled by | dered that the building be unmo- | knoc ked unconscious, Rev, I fire with a loss estimated by the own- | lested. Hatfleld. who patrolled this town as|ers of $200,000. The plant, established | The plant was owned a police officer in addition to his.pulpit | hefore the Civil War, had been in con- | Bros. of Burlington, N. duties, was believed to have been the |tinuous operation since reconstruction | Gantt president ~ of victim of robbers a firm, said it would be Authorities sought four men who| F as insurance adjustmen drove into the town Tuesday night, About 200 people were employed at they belleve, with the intention of rob the mill, bing a bank, but were fru: ted hy MINER BEATEN TO DEATH.| Rev. Mr. Hatfield hefore they entered | Another Injured in Strike Disorders the building. The murder occured on | ENVOY PROTESTS TARIFFS of Clearfield District, Pa. the main street in the early morning Japanese Minister Visits National- JARFIELD, TPa., Au ists at Nanking. SHANGHAI China, August 11 (.| CI (#).—One non-union miner is another is seriously injured as wa, Japanese Min- ter to Peking, has returned to Shang- sult of disorders In Clearfield minin: The dead man is John Ru of Slaying on Schooner, Has " i of Fiction, O e You Don’t Run Any Risks With Key’s Astringent Powder It’s a hygienic agent in a form have been ¢ e iy _ i that won't be mistaken for some- in the drama. 5 ancient g thing to take. n,e'“fic'.‘ to the | tower of the Federal Building, once emb; and tissues—as well |provided for the execution of mur- as cleansing. derers at se casts its shadow over the pr By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, August acters of fiction who take thelr cues from such phrases as “death by nzing” and “murder on the high seas” are appearing in a dreary Fed- | eral courtroom before a judge and y as an audience in a realistic | By the Assoc | THWE Mo., August 11.—Char- by Gantt b By the Associated Jress SACRAMENTO, Calif., August 11.| —Three firemen werg injured and $400,000 loss caused by a mysterious fire which destroyed the new State Theater here early today. Ifforts of the entire Sacramento Fire De. partment were required to keep the flames from wiping out a whole busi- ness block, Assistant Fire Chief Terrence T Mulligan, caught under falling debris as the ruins cooled, was rescued a half hour later, severely burned. T hosemen suffered cuts and bruises when a balcony collapsed. Six firemen, standing on a totter- ing wall, reached safety shortly be- fore it collapsed. Nearby residents declare the fire emen said the blaze originated In an attic of one of the main plant structures from an undetermined lief that he was { an underworld tors discounted this \d was a strong foe of ad preached against | his friends said he omal enemies Hi believe the assailants eir robbery plans after the he vietim had been shot in Use it freely in the daify douche. Men should apply it in solution after shaving—it’ll allay the irritation. KEY’'S ASTRINGENT POW- DER is good for so many things— it pays to keep a box handy. 50c and $1.00 E-Z Chemical Co.—Washington, D. C. ot . 2 plot, but inv ) = theory the liquor had no p It's funny to industry X Othor as it is, has never developed a £00d | ¢ Vo up judge o' used cars ng Queen Mary of Fns only | the mouth, apparently at close range modestly dressed wo wave left, 3 his head was nearly severed. was preceded by two explosions. Fire|an' even her hats shc ‘ of About 53 vears old, Hatfield had officials believe this to have been |pher head. | beon o pastor for about three v gasoline, but advanced no theory as |11e was pas of the. Methodist to the cause of the explosions. [ Chureh: o snentlis agoiie At The theater, which was operated e job as night merchant as a motion picture house, had been flis revolver, which had cleared more than an hour before the \ischarged, was found near | bankruptey mmmum,u itto cook of the from Nanking, where he had a . is on_trial on the ch two-d with officials_of 12 the overnment, including gn minister, C.,0. Wu, and Gen, Kni-Shek. During a lunchec Nanking the Japanese Minister toasted as “the first for- eign envoy to visit the Nanking Na- tionalist government.” It is understood that while he was In Nanking Minister Yoshizawa filed a vigorous protest against the wholesale taxes and tariffs which are to be ef- as ole | H crime on the high seas, that e of arms, not having the - of God before his eyes, and in- red by the devil,” he murdered his wife, Lucille. If Battice police four men drove up the cot- age occupled by Rublensky and him nd inquired whether they were ing at the Trojan mines in In- unty. Without awaiting a ply they attacked the two men, Solac sald, beating and trampling them into insensibility. Rublensgy died a few moments after his assailants had been : o ’ At All Good s convicted and no recommendation for clemency fs Drug Stores made by the jury, he may be hanged in the tower, although the gallows has long breen dismantled. Rattice is accused of killing his (Con not been blaze broke out, but midnight crowds had not yet dispersed, and the en-| tire police force was called our to maintain order. More than 5,000 per- sons gathered outside the fire lines while the blaze was at its height. The theater was reduced to ashes in a short time and firemen devoted all their efforts toward saving nearby buildings. (). —Countess Roj PARIS, A 1 | salm, the for Millicent and Arturo Pe tina, ailing from Che it was learned ye Henry H. T of Countess Salm, recently nounced the engagement of their | daughter to Senor Ramos, who is re and National Capital Post, No. 127, Vet. | family of Buenos shall Hall on Saturday, August 20, = ment committee for the outing. A the Highest Quality and The annual economic loss to the Cl k Sl 50 oaks, S1. lion dollars. . - Veterans Plan Outing. erans of For ~11l hold its |arrived in Paris on July 23, annual excursion and picnic to Mar. | by Ramos, who has been living there. Phillip R. Belt, junior vice com- mander, is chairman of the entertain. RY CLEANIN program will be featured by athletic e events, it costs yon less — 1 Unlined Wool United States as a result of prema- | ture deaths Is estimated at six bil- For_Estimates. Main _1100-1101.341:3 '’ *STREET BETWEEN-Ilth & 12 th 7 Save Substantially ! August Sale FUR COATS Other Fur Coats $79 to $695 Now— A Reg. $20 “Duro” Permanent Wave $15 —While a permanent is a great comfort any season, it is particularly so during the hot Summer muntlm when otherwise it is almost impossible to keep one’s hair neatly arianged. And the “Duro” Permanent Wave is particularly desirable because it gives those large flat, loose waves that are so becoming to every woman. Make an appointment now, to get one for only $15.00. Other Beauty Services— Hair Dyeing Scalp Treatments Manicuring Marcel Waving Henna Treatments Facial Massagings Beauty Salon—Kann’s—Third Floor. ported to be a member of a wealthy | his body at day bres fective on October 1. driven off by neighbo: STORE CLOSED ALL DAY SATURDAY M-BRW@KS &CO Silk Dresses Silk Dresses Plaid Sport Coats Dress Coats Dress Coats Extra Size Coats Silk Radium Slips Wool Sweaters Silk Blouses % 5 63 a 91 16 9 8 iz} 19 24 6 3L 3 58 33 10 0 21 25 38 2] 24 8 30 2% 5 10 2 10 |Flannel Jackets Muslin Slips, Real Lace Madelion Step-in Panties, “Rayon” “Rayon” Vests, “Marvelray” French Voile Teddies, All Colors Slips, “Built-up Shoulders” Silk Crepe Teddies Step-ins and Teddies, Glove Silk Pairs “Kayser” Milanese Silk Gloves Pairs “Kayser” Milanese Silk Gloves Pairs French Kid Gloves Wool Bathing Suits Wool Bathing Suits 16-Rib Silk Umbrellas Flannel Skirts, “Wrap Around” 24 |Pairs Pearle Button Earrings G-STREET BETWEEN 1ith & 12¢th Tomorrow—and While Quantities Last One-Day Sale The Last of Our Entire Stock of Summer Merchandise COATS—DRESSES—SUITS MILLINERY—ACCESSORIES Reduced To New Low Price Level That Is Sure To Bring Big Crowds—So Please Shop Early Now Now Now Now Now Were $10 to $15 Were $15 to $19.75 Were $16.75 iv $25 Were $16.75 to $30 Were $16.75 to $39.50 Were $15 to $25 Were $29.75 to $39.75 Were $35 to $50 Were $15 Were $25 Were $40 to $60 Were $69 to $95 Were $1.25 Were $1.85 Were $1.25 Were $2.95 Were $2.95 Were $3.50 Were $3.50 Were $2.50 Were $2.00 Were $2.95 Were $2.95 Were $3.50 Were $4.95 Were $3.50 Were $5.75 Were $5.00 Were $5.00 Were $5.95 Were 69¢ $5.00 $7.50 $8.75 Now Now Now Now Now Now Now Now Now Now Now Now Now Now Now Now Now Now Now Now Now Now Now Now Now Now Your Unrestricted Choice Tomorrow of Our Entire Stock of Summer Hats! Regular Prices $3.95 to $7.95 Hair Hats—_Silk and Straw Hats Milan Hats—Crochet Hats Felt Hats,—Large Hats This price is sure bring large crowds —early shopping is advisable. sensational to Novelty Hats—Combinations LARGE AND SMALL Your Choice Tomorrow While They Last— HEAD SIZES Fourth Floor Children’ QOClkeren i 2 l c Silk or silk with rayon )c. in and fancy tops colors. Broken Perfect and irregula Street Floor Satisfaction Since 1859 810-818 Seventh St. Green TicketSpecial te, black, sand, wood, Bobbed, medium and large head sizes. pretty colors. green, rose and other All the newer brim effects are featured, including the vagabond, small and med ium wide types. Advance Fashions in Felt Hats Moderately Priced reet Floor—King’s Palace. Men’s Furnishings 79¢ Union Suits, 3% quality, seif-strived ma- Webbing d yoke back: 36 to 46. Arrow Collars, 12%¢ Former 20c and 25c soft col- lightly imperfect: sizes 11 to These styles, Teal, Tide, and \ioel ’ Golf Hose, 49¢ Former 73~ and_$1 hose fn slightly imnerfect. Jacquard nat- terns in various patterns; sizes 914 ¢a 1114 $1.50 Khaki Pants, 95¢ Feavy Khaki; helt loons and enft hottoms. Wide cut legs: sizes 1 +n 48 $1.50 Overalls, 97c Heave Mue denim with douh'e stitthad seams and Partexed Pock-ee: cinan 2 to 50, Golf Knickers. $1.98 Formerly $3 and 1. Slightlv rrecular. Tmnorted linen and sh: viaids ard phin colors: sizes 30_+n 42 waist. Neckwear. 2% Formerlv 50 and T5e. Cut silks in snlendid analitv. Attrac- tiv~ solors anA matterns 25¢ and 35¢ Hose, 19¢ Slightly frregular. Fancv and vlain eolors. Medium weight Tidlo with reinforced ‘foot. Sizes 917 +n 19 18¢ Cotton Hose. 9% Pr. Medinm weicht, Reinforced heel and toe. Black. grav. navy and_soriovan, Sizes 10 ‘n 12 25¢ Pado Garters. 9= No matal o touch you. S &rip o= e $1 Union thq. 69¢ Athletic stvle. Lewis. Stadium and similar makes. Self strined and plaid madras, 72x80 ehecked naincook. Full cut. Sizes 36 to 46. Roy Streot Floor. Tets' Lace Nresses, 98c. Made nf fine mesh net and faces. Se-lloned adee. Very nrettv. Dress Flawers, 17c. Small lot of assorted flowers in all eolors. Rinche Lace. 5¢ vd. Cream onlv. in 1 and 2 inch widths. Silk Scarfs. 92c. Crepe de chine and gorsettee crepe. Hem- ctitched or fringed ends. 174 to 134 vards lang. Farmerly $1.50. 59c to $1 Neckwear. 24c. Clearing of Summer neckwea consisting of collar sets and vestees of Ince. linen and net. Street Floor Tots’ $3 Dresses, $1.69 Strafghtline and panty stvles. Trnorted voile and fine nrints. Nicelw_¢rimmad. Sizes ° to 6. Tots’ Dresses Formerlv §2 and Tm- norted veile in pastel shades. Hand-finished and band-em- broida=1. _Sizes 2 to 5 59¢ Rompers, 25¢ Made of chambray. Phin col- ore with eontrasting eallar an eufts. Hand-embroldered. Size 6 onlx Rayon Gowns, $1.49 Women's $250 and S2.98 eowns. Only 10 in the group. Paste! shades—Ince trimmad, Bathing Suits. $2.98 Formerly $5 and $6. Just 11. Women's ~ all-wool one-piece nits. Faney designs. Sizes 36, 38 _nng A0, 3 79¢ Costume Slips, 59¢ \Whita muslin_ in _hodice-top dow-proof hems. Tace ~ngd rrn\ Miderv trimmed Sizes 2 10 44 and 46 to 50.—Bargain Alsle. 79¢ Corselettes, 50c Ravon striped material. Elas- tic goves over hips. Four-hose snpvorters. Boned front. Sizes 32 to 46. Second Floor Remnants of 29¢ & 39¢ Summer Wash ]9C Fabrics, yd., Printed voile, printed linene and other attractive dress weave: Pretty colors and pattern: Lengths range from 2 to 5 yvards. Wash Goods l 2 1 /2 C Remnants, vd Choice of dress ginghams, per- cale, bleached and unbleached cotton, longcloth and nainsook. Remnants of 49¢ to 79¢ Wash 29C Goods, vd., Silk and cotton Mary Dear prints, silk and cotton printed crepe, rayon jacquardine, silk and cotton pongee, and other printed wash_fabrics. Remnants of 75¢ Table -~ Damask, yd., 4 Y 64 inches wide. Bleached. mer cerized damask with pink or blue borders. Also all-white in open border pattern. Lengths from 113 to 5 yards. Street Floor Women’s Apparel C learaway $3.95 Linen Suits About 50 pretty suits in white and striped linen. Two-piece style. colored, 16 to 20. 300 Summer Dresses Broadcloth, batiste and cotton charmeuse. sizes in the group. $5.95 Flannel $ Shirts & Jackets Sizes .99 88 All 50 Ea. All color jackets and white skirts. All sizes. All Fur Coats at a Saving of 25%, Second Floor—King’s Palace. to 334 % E TRoonntiatissssosmidiie et anonanniita i il Remnants Felt-Base Floor Coverings 22¢ sq. yd. Seconds and small_lengths left from recent sales. Lengths suit- able for small porches, bath- rooms, etc. Formerly 59c in the full piece. Mill Lengths of 29¢ Cretonne, 19¢ yd. Light and dark colors. Slight- 1y imperfect. Splendid patterns. Curtain Panels, 59¢ Nottingham lace, one-of-a- kind patterns. Formerly §1 to $2 each. 10¢ Shelf Oilcloth, 5¢ yd. White and colors. Not more than ten yards to a customer. 39c Table Oilcloth, 29¢ yd. Perfect quality in white only. Third Floor Aubry Sisters’ Beautifier. A splendid powder foundation. 75¢ size, 39c, and 35c size, 19¢. Aubry Sisters’ Vanishing Cream, 75c size, 32c. 50c Luxor®told Cream, 32c. Witch Hazel, 65c. Large 21-0z size $1 Amber Bud Vases, 19¢c. 50c Orphos Tooth Paste, 29c. Stationery, 34c. Gray, pink, white, blue and buff. 12 gilt edge cards, 12 sheets of paper and 24 envelopes. Glass Sugar Bowls, 4c. 25c Olivolo Shaving Cream, 11c. Street Floor Boys' Straw Hats, 50c Formerly $1 to $2. Fine Milans in late styles. Wide and narrow brims. Light or dark colors. All sizes. Children’s Parasols and Women's Jap Umbrellas Y off Full Fashioned Silk Hosiery $1 Slightly irregular—but beauti- fully textured of pure thread silk in service weight. Silk ex- tends well above the knee. Al the smarter shades, including white and black. Also included are perfect quality aH-silk chif- fons in black and gun metal. Street Floor Boys’ F urm:hmgs Woolen Suits, $6.88 Just 150 that formerly were marked $10.95 to $14.75. Long or short Z.pants suits. Broken lots; but all sizes in the group. Wash Pants, 39¢ Gray crash, tan or gray stripes and khaki_color. Formerly 6o and $9c. Sizes 7 to 15. Shirts and Blouses, 69¢ Formerly $1 and $1.50. Sport shirts of * tmported broadcloth, woven madras and pongee. Blouses of imported broadeloth. rayon striped madras, soisette, self- striped madras and pongee. Fast colors. Stripes, white and plain colors. Blouses, sizes 7 to 16. Shirts, sizes 1214 to 14_neckband 79¢ Blouses, 39¢ TLow neck, short sleeves, also high neck and long sleeves. ~Argo brand perfect and slight irregu- lars of another famous make. Madras, broadeloth and other cot- tons. Sizes 6 to 15. $1.25 & $1.69 chkers. 9Be Crash of large block patterns, plain Panama_ecloth, covert and khaki. _Sizes 8 to 17. Wash Suits, 85¢ Regular $1.39 and $2 Stonewall and other suits. Midday, balkan. button-on and-flapper styles. Im- ported broadeloth, jean, pongee Peggy cloth and crash. Sizes 2 to 8. Play Suits, 79¢ Formerly $1 and $1.25. High and low neck, long or short sleeves. Also sleeveless style. Khaki cham- bray, stripes and combinations. Sizes 1 to 8. Street Floor