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THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, New Testament Read in 15 Hours At Lenten Service By the Associated Press. LANCASTER, Ohlo, March 1.— The entire text of the New Testa- | | ment from St. Matthew to Revela- tions, was read aloud in the First Methodist Church here as part of a F.S. ROVSTER, R, DIES AT NORFOLK Was Head of Big Fertilizer Concern and Widely Known. Seventy readers consumed 14 hours and 45 minutes in the reading, which ended last night, More than 1,000 persons visited the church during the day, each bringing baskets of supplies for | needy children in the stricken mining areas. Two truckloads of provisions and $110 in cash were mlleclcd Ry the Associated Press NORFOLK, Va, March 1-—F. 8. Royster, sr., president of the Ro) Guano Co. and one of the leading bus ness men of Norfolk. died at 2:35 o'clock this morning at his home here after m\ fllness of several weel Despite his I")u active head of any until shortly ln‘fmv Dcl\|\§ into agricultural rh(‘mi" while a clerk in a gene Tm’bflm N. C. in 1870. | | | | Bmkor Seeks $1,100,000 Commis- sion From Dillon, Read & Co. V. YORK, March 1 (#).—A suit 100,000 in commissions and in- by Emmett Queen, a broker, against partners in the banking firm f Dillon, Reed & Co., was disclosed esterday. B. G. Dawes, brother of the ice President, is named by the plain- tiff as a representative of the banking house in the transaction on which the suit is based. The complaint states that Queen ted as agent for the bankers in the sale of the majority stock of the Pure Oil Co. of Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and New York to the Ohio Cities Gas Co. and was to have received a commission | & t1of $1 a share on the sale of 940.000 | brought from Germany and which i3 | s The deal failed on the first | now widely used in the manu! tempt, Queen charged, but later was | of fertilizer. German miners had mpleted with the payment of $23,- e an impu 0.000 for the stock. America to realize portance of scientific knowledge in fertilizer production. Not only in the manufacturing of among the farmers was Mr. Roy widely known. Reared on a farm, he knew the mind of the farmer and di- | rected much of ing Sout bellum methods and use fertilizer in a scientific He E covery of the remedy accredited with the dis- for cotton rust es. in salt which promoted the growth of | plants, this leading to scientific ex; n the use of potash He is survived by his widow, rmerly Miss Mary Stamps of Miiton, C., and four children, W. Stamps ter, F. S. Royster, jr. and Mrs. ard D. Cook. all of Norfolk, and ceessful treatment for cotton rus . Royster was interested in Ri director of the Chesapeake Steamship | M Co. and the Norfolk & Western Rail-|D. C. L 3333383388322 Special Value! THIS BEAUTIFUL TABLE LAMP COMPLETE With Attractive Silk Shade, in Choice Colors, Artistically Decorated; Black Glass Vase with Bronze Base, 24 Inches High; 14-inch Shade; 6-foot Silk Cord and Plug. Lenten service. H |32} T STOCK DEAL BRINGS SUIT| Willlam H. White of Washington, | | fod bod bod 33 bod b4 | bod beod bod bod bod bod bod bod IRRITR FRTTEIT243 2433 IIIIITITIIIILIIN (IR IRIIITINITIHI THIS REMARKABLE OFFER is the result of repeated requests from those who attended our last Lamp Sale. Make Your Choice Early—the number is limited. ONE 10 A CUSTOMER 2 0000060000 0000004 1000000000000 00000000000¢ *058400009 ‘AL CAAAALOALS o PR TREETEETERt A | [} Pkg., ta West- Md. Campbell’s Scup Campbell’s Tomato Soup. ... Campbell's Pork & Beans. . Heinz’s Cream of Tomato. .. Heinz’s Pork & Beans Old Golds Chesterfields Lucky Strikes Piedmonts Camels Per Carton, $1.19 Another WILL OPEN Lyon Vlllage, Va. SATURDAY Burhham & Morrill Flaked Fish. . ....... * Burnhanr & Morrill Flaked Fish........... Gorton’s Fresh Mackerel. . Beardsley’s Boneless Herring. ... Beardsley’s Shredded Codfish PURE LARD Kraft’s American Cheese. .. Kraft's Swiss Cheese 7 Kraft's Nukraft Cheese. .. Long Horn Cheese Pabst-ett Cheese BLUE RIDGE Stringless BEANS The quality of these beans is good enough for any one’s Packed by Shriver near 121/2(: HONEY DEW able. minster, Sliced Hawaiian PINEAPPLE 29¢ No. 14 Tins Six Thinner Slices 121%6¢c All-Week Specials offered at most attractive prices PRUNES Santa Clara 80s & 90s SOAP Star or P. and G. KAY Kraft’s Cheese Spread OATS Sanitary Brand GORTON’S “Ready-to-Fry” Codfuh Cakes SALTINES 10 Ounces in a Canister D. C.. THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1928 New Store St Lbs. for Cakes for 25¢ 23¢ = 23 s 17 2%25¢ m 18¢ Pkg. zac ..V 23¢ SUNBRITE CLEANSER Pkg. 5c SANITARY CLEANS 5-Oz. Jar 13-Oz. Jar 10¢ DUZ ‘The soap powder with the oxygen suds, vermin, Tin 10c [ 13 T 250 ..9c and 12%¢ New Crop Peas Extremely large supplies of fine quality fresh peas arve being distributed to our stores, If you want something different that every member of can enjoy he sure and get a sufficient quantity of these fresh peas, which i you want something % 155 your family we now offer you at our stores, Navel Oranges Another carload today of those extra fine California Navel Oranges. Before you these wonderfully fine Extra Size California Navels e s e e wm‘hna oranges be sure and look at avel Oranges from California, 35¢ and 40c PER HALF DOZEN (TS HARVARD BRAND FILLET OF HADDOCK Tin 121/5c ,Lge. Tin 20¢ oS BT Ritter Tomato Catsup Ritter Chili Sauce Snider’s Chili Sauce..... Snider’s Tomato Catsup. . Libby’s Tomato Catchup OLD DUTCH Peanut Butter 23c SANI-GARB Banishes odors and 3"*-' 25¢/ 3 e 25¢ | Queen Olives ..3 Tim 25¢ § Queen Olives R ..Tn 10¢ { Del Monte Ripe Olives.......... Del Monte Ripe Olives. . . Stuffed Olives A Store Near Your Home Our Famous GREEN BAG COFFEE Special Offering of extra choice | FILLET -HADDOCK The famously good Harvard Brand of Fillet of Haddock is a treat that any one is most agrecably pleased to have set before him. Harvard Fillet of Haddock is shipped direct to us under special refrigeration and is sold to you in perfect condition. Ready to bake, broil or fry. We Guarantee Every HOSTESS CAKE We guarantee every HOSTESS CAKE to be fresh, delicious and palatable when sold to you at any of our stores. An implied guarantee of freshness goes with every HOSTESS CAKE sold in our stores. Every Branch Store Manager will cheerfully refund to vou (on return of the unused portion of any HOS' S CAKE) the entire pur- chase price SHOULD YOU D SAID CAKE UNSATISFACTORY FOR ANY REASON WHAT- SOEVER. WE guarantee the Jreshness of HOSTESS CAKE sold in our stores and we expect THE HOSTESS CAKE _BAKING COMPANY to provide such quality that you will have an irresistible desire to eat HOSTESS CAKE two or three iimes each week. " 'We are featuring on this proposition just three kinds of HOSTESS CAKES, vanilla coated. chocolate coated and cocoanut coated. There are two sizes of these cakes—one pound and two pound. Our Store Managers are under instructions to watch carefully to see that cake is sold only when fresh. You will no longer see large piles of cake in our stores unless every cake is absolutely fresh. - The pleacure which you will give to your family by serving fresh cake will more than compensate you for the additional effort of placing your orders for special cakes a day or two in advance. First Prize NUT MARGARINE Those of you who use Margarine and are not ac- quainted with “First Prize” should give it a trial. We feel that once you use it you will thereafter when bu¥- ing margarine insist upon First Prize Nut Margarine. First Prize 2 sc Nut Margarine Lbs. for ER SMOKED MEATS Once again we offer you these same high-grade smoked meats—the quality of which most of our patrons know-- at prices which are most reasonable when you consider the quality, HAM .. .. b, 23 BACON, slab, Ib., 20c SHOULDERS, Ib., 14¢ SWEET POTATOES, 4...19c YELLOW ONIONS, 4. 17c FRESH SPINACH 3 1. 25¢ NORFOLK KALE 2. 13¢ WHITE TURNIPS 3w 10c RUTABAGAS 4,.. 10c NEW POTATOES 3 1. 25¢ NEW CARROTS b, 9€ PARSNIPS 1. 3¢ TOMATOES v, 20c CAULIFLOWER Il B AR 3 WHERF QuALITY COUNTS 29 SALMON 2 'King Oscar Imported Sardines. . ... Kinney’s Columbia River Salmon. ... Three Diamond Crab Meat. . .. Belle Island Tuna Fish Argo Light Meat Tuna Fish 25¢|SANITARY BUTTER s 55¢ & Bottle 12¢ } Franco-American Spaghetti . . e 15¢ . .Botle 29¢ § Ritter Spaghetti Bottle 20¢ Bottle 19¢ SCOT Roll 10(: SPAGHETTI O’CEDAR POLISH 4 0Zs. 22¢ 8-08. Bottle lgc . '.‘!-0!, Rottle 49C ; _Iluflet Tin 12¢ Fah, 25¢ il Purchase one tin of Toddy and for one (1) cent addi- tional you will receive a use- ful_“Kantleak” shaker. This shaker s made of glass with a handy screw top. “Brop in our nearsst store and examine this shaker. On the Tables of Those Lb c Who Know . SPECIAL LOW PRICES ON CANNED GOODS T Known anit stan quoted. KEYSTONE CHERRIES .No. 1 Tin, 15¢ =| LIBBY’S CHERRIES . .. .No. 1 Tin, 15¢ E [ LIBBY'S CHERRIES . .. 0. 213 Tin, 29¢ é LIBBY’S ASPARAGUS TIPS. Picnic Tin, 15¢ =1 KEYSTONE FIGS ..No. 1 Tin, 20c % DEL MONTE PEACHES (on Sp!clll) .No. 213 Tin, 19¢ = BLUE RIDGE SUCCOTASH....... Large ;jm, ;g‘ fi; ..Tin, 25¢ =1 LIBBY'S CORN BEEF HASH HEINZ CREAM OF TOMATO SOU KING OSCAR KIPPERED HERRING . The ahove prices offer & rare stock their pantries with thes Most Appealing Specials for the Week End EGG 29 Sanitary Fresh Eggs 25¢ Carton of a Doz. Tins For Argo “Red”—Tin, 3lc Sheffield’s Sealect E PEACHES :: Del Monte, Halved or Sliced BACON Loffler’s, Sliced Tall Tins "e. 8 17c :.\o. 14 Tin 29¢ .= 330ic Tin 20¢ § = Ne. 'z Tin 20C Heinz Spaghetti Libby’s Apple Butter A Welch’s Grape Jelly. . ................... Tissne SANITARY MACARONI or NOODLES 3 e 25¢c | JOHNSON i WAX { ) RITTER Pork and BEANS 3 ™ 25¢ Rt REBUISISSS GUNNSSSSUD” G C— N SN WL 12 02S. | Pa-te qumd 43c | 59 Navy Beans (dried) . ..........ccco0nnnn. I 10c Lima Beans (dried)..... PRI R Lol § (- Red Kidney Beans. . . Quaker Corn Meal. Hominy Grits Idaho Potatoes Phere are still thousands of our iriends an ought to acquaint themselves with ! Ldaho baked potate, Surely there s erly baked and served, is more appeti Kind ot Ldaho potatoes which we stores at this thne, pick out potatoes for you ot a practical less to sav, of course, that in baking stze contributes to unitorm haking, \We v are preparing these potatoes to use a little car to give extra attention to baking results so th termine just what degree of heat, length of tin cient to properly bake the size potato which vou p oven, 200 A drimrinnny re o We suggest that w S—— -