Evening Star Newspaper, December 14, 1927, Page 11

HERAINOUTBREAK LAID TO GANGSTERS Sherlfl and Mayor Connect b Shootmg of Policemen With Influx. By the Associated Press HERRIN, Ill, December 14 —Her rin’s latest outbreak, in which two Policemen were wounded. Monday night, resulted from an influx of | mntm from Chicago or St. Louis, | ers believed yesterday Sheriff Oren Coleman and Mayor Marshall McCormac shooting with sei: police last Wednesd: hile _ stolén of an automo. in. East St. Louis, con- taining$birglar tools and a cap with'| the labél of a (lolhl?r in Cicero, Chicagol subiorh. Sheriff Coleman said va had sus. pected’ for some timeé that Cicero mangsters had taken up headquarters at/ West Frankfort, in Franklin | County, which adjoins Williamson | County. The policemen wounded were John | Mtamm . and Elmer .McCormack, a Brother of.the mayor. The 3 men. Wers standing in front' of the City Hall when an automobile with gunmen twice circled the b k and fired a volley each time m was enly slightly wounded A bhullet pierced MeCormack's left lung, but he was ex pected 1o recover FACES HEAVY PENALTY. Violator of Traffic Rules Remanded | for Dry Law Sentence. ; Following a wild dash through the | heart of Washington the evening; of Névember 30 in _a liquoriaden ear’ William Weis, 23" vears old, of Bdlti., more faces a possible sentence of :'30‘ days for transportation and possession | of liguor in addition to the 390 days he already had heen senitenced to serve in jail for traffic offenses com- mitted during his attempt to get away from pursuing policemen, Weis was remanded for sentence after he was found guilty. The maximum sentence is 720 days. Revenue Agent R. F. Cornett tes: tified that when Weis was. captured at Thirteenth and E streets his car contained 120 gallons of corn whisky. 1 Weis' flight was from the extreme northeastern part of the city to the ! spot where he was captured. wake, his own car having .no more damage than a crumpled mud guard | when the chase ended.. - Assistant | United States Attorney. 5‘3“" ond Neu- dscker prosecuted the vsel He left | before the planting season. seven damaged automobiles in his{crops, including wheat. corn, rye, rice, | Abe Martin Sa |" ‘Lots o laws are like Gran'maw | Bentley—they fergit where they lay | ther teeth half th’ time. | Next t gettin’ an adjustment out of a laundry, th' hardest thing is t' hold your composure while somebuddy bores you about his radio. (Copyricht, 1937.) 'FARM MARKET FUND | AUTHORIZED IN BILL Proposed Measure Wounld Create | United States Commission toFinance Crops. By ghe_Associated. Press. TThes creation of a Government cém- | « mission, with powers to borrow up to | $500,000.000 from the Federal Reserve |’ banks ‘for the maintenance of a re volving fund to market surplus farm products, is proposed in a bill intro duced. by’ Representative Christopher- son, Repblican, South Dakota. The. commission would be headed by the Secretary of Agriculturé, with ghe' Secretaries of Commerce and ‘Labor as vice president and secrétary- treasurer, respectively. It would pay for its loans from the reserve banks from the proceeds of sales of the -urvhu products. In an effort to prevent over-| ‘production the commission would | have authority to announce its prices Surplus 'sugar, cotton and wool, would be pur- chased by the commissien. For to- baceo, ‘hides, mutton ‘and. beef the mmmlulon would name “minimum prices.” N 205 (Coricurrent with our sale of men’s clothing, we feature a SALE .“Prep’ “,uh 2 Pai For the vounger school men mmfng home for Ihe Jrolidays Well tailoied: suits?’s collegiate manne a pleaxm'r variety of the favored sbd(lu and patte: dravs, tans and steds, cheviots, tweedsand herring- serviceable clothes bones. Smart, fhat the voung f . ciate for-school > Suits rs Trousers) t\lcd in the r and presented in rns. Fancy blues, mixtures in wor- ellows will appre- and home wear. Sizes 16 to 20 vears or 32 to 36 m casurements THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON. D. €. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 14 1927. lflflushmgmns Christmas Store/r(DencBos - S ‘_1\32 Our Most Outstanding Sale of Men’s Clothing in All of 1927 SUITS« OVERCOAT'S P-B regular stock now offered at substantial savings that men will especially appreciate this pre-Christmas season TIMELY event, for it comes nicely in advance of men’s holiday clothing needs—and Christmastide does make exactions upon the masculine w ardrobe. And it is the outstanding event of this business vear, for now men can secure fine clothing, taken from our regular stock—at savings one does not ordinarily expect until well after the The Suits *29,°39, °49, °59 Many with Two Pairs of Trousers mid-Winter period. Double and single breasted models. Serges, cheviots, worsteds, cassimeres and twists. Solid colors, attractive mixtures; light grays, dark grays, warm tans, conserv- ative shades. Suits of nationally famous make included. All sizes and fittings. The Overéoats 29, ‘39, ‘49 and ‘69 Box-backs, tubulars, Chesterfields, big English type coats; double and single breasted models. Virtually every fabric, every style, every shade and mixture. Suits of not- able make included and at $69 one has choice of overcoats which regularly sell up to $100, inclusive—an indication of the exceptional savings in this sale. Sale begins Thursday morning — and we open at 8 a.m. for the convenience of those who go to business at 8:30 or 9 The Avenue at Ninth EHQGI[D STQRG }AI‘V‘\/.\/‘ VA V0 VA VAR VA VARV A A Vi Y /£ m% 96 ! i