Evening Star Newspaper, January 27, 1928, Page 12

12 THE EVENING WALCOTT RETIRES | FROM POST OFFICE Veteran Employe Completes 46 Years' Service on 65th Birthday. After 46 vears in the city delivery Harry reet northeast ies there for rrow. his . on the to this city f and was ed b the the division with . at present lcott are and ighter live in Phila- at he does not do now that he has re. but that he has a little in which he expects ng, and Ihli MARYLAND GAS TAX HIT BY McCARL RULE & Control Disallows Levy Made Against Coast Guard. A dispute between the State of Mary- 1ler Claim for land and the Federal Government over | payment of a State gasoline tax was! brought to a head yesterday by Con- troller General McCarl. who disallowed final payment of $183.90 tax by the Coast Guard to an oil company. The gasoline had been purchased during the quarter ended June 30 last by the Coast Guard at Curtis Bay, Md. No mention was made in the contract, McCarl said, of any State tax on the troller general flatly, “is not concerned with any tax the dealer may have been | required to pay to the State upon gaso- line so furnished.” MRS. LANGLEY WILL AID EQUAL RIGHTS CAMPAIGN Woman Member of House Pledges Help in Fight for Amend- ment. Representative Katherine Langley of Kentucky indorsed the equal rights amendment and pledged to the Na- tional Woman's Party, District branch, | that she would support the amendment in Conm in a speech at national headquarters, Wednesday night. She paid tribute to the women who had done pioneer work in the suffrage movement, thus making it possible for her and other women. she said, to sit in Congress and to take an active part in Gmemmem report from the Woman's Party eeleglnon which is working for an equal rights treaty at the Pan-Ameri- can Conference in Havana, was given by Mrs. Margaret Hopkins Worrell of Washington, who . has just returned from Cuba The delegation is arrang- ing 1o bring before the Pan-American Union a proposal that it adopt a treaty providing for the principle of equality between men and women and present it to the 21 American Republics for ratification. A tea will be given at national head- quarters in honor of Susan B. Anthony cn Wmesd-ly February 15. Wife Seekmg Divorce. Altnough she admits that in August 1923, she locked the door of her home forever against her husband. Mrs Sarah V. Grant. 5805 Colorado avenue, yesterday asked the District Supreme Court 10 grant her a limited divorce from Edgar F. Grant 5133 Eighth street, They were married in 1915 and the wife zlieges cruelty, excessive drink- ing and threats before the alleged de- sertion. Attorneys Taylor & Mooers ap- pear for the wife HARRY L. wAVCQUIRES RADIO UNIT. Cables Transoceanic Station. Control of the high-power trans- ¢ radio station at Sayville, Long . has been acquired by the Postal Telegraph Commercial Cables System through the purchase by a subsidiary of the entire capital stock of the Com- mercial Wireless, Inc., it was announced today by Clarence H. Mackay, presi- dent of the telegraph company The station will be overhauled and re-cquipped with the most modern ap- paratus for both long and short wave transmission, it was said. As in the past. the station will he used as a tra er, bui engineers of the postal (nm- are now making surveys n of receiving sites on Long km'ld WALCOTT. Fostal System Controls n investigation of cn n works as hard pl rounds of golf as in plowing an acre of land. Tuesday. January 3lst, Last Day of the SALE—Men’s FLO RS HEIM 'CONDUIT ROAD GROUP UHGES VOTE FOR D. C. Nationnl Representation Unan- imously Indorsed by Citizens. Sunday Closing Law Opposcd. National n‘prrvnl’\uun for the Dis- trict i public affaits was unanimously ind: d by the Conduit Road Citlzens’ Association at a meeting last night in Potomac Heights Community Hall. W A. Roberts, chairman of the committee on laws and legislation, presented the resswtion. which favored the provisions of the Jones bill. Another resolution in- dorsmg election of members of the Roard of Education and for local sut- | It e gel lv was tabled e associatian voted apposition to \\m:‘.n closing law for the District re- < of ths provisions which it may The Zihiman bill providing for sservation of the Great Falls and public_park arcas received in- dorsement. C §. Bailey urged the mem- Lers to exert greater pride in the com- munity by maintaining vards. gardens lawns and streets in the best possible condition at all times. The Public Utilities Commission will | be urged to order the establishment of non-transfer and limited-stop cars on the traction line supplylng the associa- tion’s territory. This practice was once in effect, and since its abolishment, it was seid. residents of the community have been inconvenienced. Action als> was taken condemning the condition of the roadbed of the “Kiddiegraphs” Edmonston’s Latest in Child Portraiture $12.00 3, dozen and a Big Value at That Edmonston Studio New Location 1333 F Street Main 4900 “WAile uou are ahout it ges 3 GOOD piciure on a proposal to request the establish- Please Be Duly Warned there won’t be another such opportunity for 6 months *7th & K * 3212 14th “Man’s Shop’—14th at G A Free Trip for Teachers to NIAGARA FALLS “The Home of Shredded Wheat" See this educational, scenic and historic wonder at our expense Write for particulars to THE SHREDDED WHEAT COMPANY Niagara Falls, N. Y. STAR. WASHINGTON, N. €. FRIDAY, JANUARY 27. 1928. street car line extending from George- town to the District line, and the trac- tion company will be asked to instruct its motormen to exercise more caution in the manner in which cars are han- dled, especially rounding curves. Action ment of bus service to Potomac Helghts was deferred until the February meet- Ing. Installation of lights in the waiting <tation at Thirty-sixth and Prospect streets will be urged. A resolution was adopted opposing the payment of traffic | policemen out of Districi funds. New members elected were Burton 1 | Richards, Percy Binsted, T. W. Binsted. | L. M. Talley and Mrs. Lillie Woody | Viea President S. . Hatchell presided. Ordered to Weu Point. Maj. Joscph de R. Moreno, Army Med- ical Corps, now on duty at Fitzsimons General Hospital, Denver, Colo., been ordered to the West Point Mili- tary Academy for duty. Ohio Militia Assumes New Peace Role In Aiding Children, By the Associated Press. A new peace-time use for the Na- tional Guard adopted by Gov. Donahey of Ohio has attracted the attention of War Department officlals, and particu- larly of Maj. Gen. Creed C. Hammond, chief of the Militia Bureau. In crder to relleve distress among children of unemployed miners of south- (‘llfi((‘"l Ohlo Gov. Donahey recently designated the Ohlo National Guard | and Nava! Militia as officlal agency to | procure and distribute food, clothing. | supplies and money. War Officials Find | tllustration of the clvic value of the | Natjonal Guard in an emergency and of its capacity for other uses than for combat. - . Gompers Monument Proposed. A Joint resolution to give authority to officers of the American Federation of Labor to erect on Government, space in Washington a monument to honor the memory of the late Samuel Gompers, for many years president of Commenting on this new use of the | (ha federation, was Introduced in the forces. Gen, pidity with which the The example set by Gov. he said, tion, hey. Hommond_sald the ra- Natfonal Guard has | responded was a remarkable demonstra- Dona- | constituted an unusual | Howell, Republican for report. Only Two Clearance IN THE P-B BOYS SHOP CLEARANCE Fancy Shirts & Blouses Our entire line of boys’ fancy shirts and blouses; the shirts in collar sizes 12 to 14; the blouses 7 to 15 Reg. Reg. Rc;,. 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And the suits at $19 formerly sold up to $30, while those at $25 have brought up to $37.50, inclusive. of the Combined “Hahn” Sales Saturday, F St. Shop Main Floor Al remaining $12.50 “Swanky” Boots—now $7.85 $10.50 and $12.50 genuine Lizards and Alligators— $7.85 fllli..’»i black $10.50 10 brown and sucdes— $10.50 10 silver, gold, velvet Paisley Evening Slippers— $7.85 Monday, (71h Tuesday— At 7th St. and *“Arcade” stores only EARING the end of this clearance of many popular women's shoes—all materials. $3.85 F St. shop’s 2nd floor l?lNAL clearaway all $6.50 to $8.50 brown and black suedes —genuine alligators and other fashionable women's shoes, .65 7th & K 14th 1207 F 14th at G “Arch Pres. Shop”—1318 G 3212 “Women's Shop" “Man’s Shop"— Arcade™ Stores Open day Nights) Stoand Satur that ends it! l’roscrvcr Sale” chanece, ladies! To bu many of these fa- mous 810 to $13.50 shoes—at a price that saves you many dollars “Areh Preserver” shop only. 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