Evening Star Newspaper, June 22, 1928, Page 16

‘16 STRAWN CRITICIZES LAME-DUCK” POLICY Business Would Not Tolerate% Practice Allowed in Con- gress, He Says. | By the Assoclated P MADISON, Wis, June 22.—Alleged usurpation of power by Congress and “lame duck” sessions of Congress were | criticized by Stlas Strawn, Chicago, ner Bar Asso- onsin State Bar b pro DR. SIZ00 WILL ADDRESS Y. M. C. A. SCHOOL CLASS f New York Avenue Pres- Church Speake mencement Tonight. Dr. Joseph R. Sizoo will deliver | the ncement address at the an- | nual graduation ceremonies of the Washington Preparatory School of the M. C. A. tonight to 8 ock in the A A. Auditorium, 1736 G street -five graduates of the school presented as candidates for R. O. Eliason, principal. t Com- ctor of education of the | lumbia College, with which | e school is affiliated. Prof. Charles E. Wainwright of the School of Law of the college, will present the Dr. Herbert R. Grossman prizes in The Western High School t will sing and the processional played by Anna B. Smith. Inw cation and benediction will be by Rich- | be committee of the Y. M. C. A., will pre- side. YEGGMEN FRIGHTENED | FROM JOB BY SHOUTS | | Two Safe Crackers Escape as Taxi| Driver Alarm. | Two safe crackers who were discov- | ered early this morning in the real| estate office of Teirell & Little, 1206 | Eighteenth street, made their Gives e of the strect and shouted for e police. said that he was walking | by the office at 3:30 this morning and saw a light and two colored men bend- ing over something. He ran to the| middle of the street and called for the police. A resident of the neighborhood heard his cries and phoned police | ‘headquarters. Detective C. J. P. Weber and third precinct police rushed to the scene,| but the men warned by Franklin's cries, had made their escape. An ex- amination revealed that the burglars| had ripped off the top of the safe and had torn away the: hinges and com- bination from the door. They had | not, however, succeeced in reaching the contents EXECUTED FOR MURDER. Condemned Man Claims Self-De- fense Before Death. OBSINING, N. Y., June 22 () —Wil- mot Leroy Wagner was put to death in the electric chair at Sing £ing Prison last night for the murder of Robert . @ State trooper, at Caneadea, N. Y., September 8 last Wagner was calm when he walked into the death chamber. His only state- ment was that he had “shot Rovert Roy in self-defense.” et tepag S0 A conclusion is something that a reach without using reason | nt. | 1 sum you ecan cct them In a7 Zs v % Safe Deposit Box at the FEDERAL-AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK Where G Street Crosses 14th fShee}__[V[eta? | Garage Material Complete| Lumber Save on Your Entire List! FOUNDATION TO ROOF MAIN OFFICE-62&LC.Sts S W CAMP MEIGS-S* & Fla Ave N.E RIGHTWOOD-592! Ga Ave N/ | given at the Arts Club this year. | HF. | gram in the annual recital of her stu- IHE EVENTNG STAR, WASHTNGTO and listened with keen attention, Thor- oughness of Rrepnrluon and truly cul- tural atmosphere were dominant char- acteristics of the entire performance. Particularly interesting was the fine MuslicC technique and also the poise of the two A HARP AND SONG PROGRAM. |smallest students, Jean Holmes and Maj. William Wolf Smith of the Arts | Clarence Huflman, wl d,‘Mac- bert “Impromptu” which she played, she did not lose poise and rapidly improved as she played. Mnr—yhurst_School Closes. Speclal Dispatch to The Star. HYATTSVILLE, Md, June 22.—At Club of Washington introduced two | Dowell's . " ihd | the closing exercises of the Maryhurst Beethoven's “Minuet in G.” respectively, without the pedal, but with fine legato | style. young ladies in a clever and attractive fashion last night before an audience which, in spite of the lateness of the season, was of considerable proportions. ‘The musical program following the in- | troduction more than lived up to the glowing promise. The young Iladies were Katherine Riggs, harpist, and a conscientious musician, and Caroline Manning, a singer, who has both fascinating personality and a lovel that opened and closed the progra arrangements of Beethoven's *“Leono; verture, No. 3" and Schubert ‘Marche Militaire,” showed fine team- work and precision of attack and good hading of tone color. The duef fcularly lovely symphonic poem for orches " was excellently pre- Manning shows intelligent Charles Cassidy and v of the art of song and thorough appreciation of the values of the more delicate tonal _qualities. ~ She 1 equally well and with distinction selections, Gustav We varied numbers as the truly It Milstone did particular of Leoncavallo, the more |Pretation and indivi Milstone, Russian “ She g beautiful song. “The Sil- n English translation of | ¢ . Gretchen am Spinnenrad™ | the Mendelsso o adinirabl erborgenheit bty and _Gertrude _Gilchrist pla numbers well. Eva Mendelssohn-Rosen- berg deserves special mention, 1 e 5 although she lost her place for ‘“‘;fin e ;;"‘:‘rg:xh — ' moment at the beginning of the S Miss R! who opened the program int little old Irish prelude, | gave an unusual | ssian numbe Hildach. ed their encores , well con- ther on the in- the moderni Legende” and Borodine's * ely heard number, and so emely_effective “Spinning In her second group 1 lections were two ., terms these com oonlight on the Pool” and On the Threshold of the Temple." Martin' ‘Chanson de Guillot” and “The Brook” by Hasselmann completed the group with a piquant “Music Box® by P and Hasselmann Wi - p” as the encore, insisted upon by the delighted audience. The whole program, informal yet artistically sented, was one of the most attract MASTER SCHOOL OF PIANO PROGR. M. Grace G. Gilchrist, director of the Master School of the Piano, presented well worked out and ambitious pro- dents at the Masonic Auditorium last night. The audience was quite large A At OnNe patent leather &red,blue, white and parchment kid arrangement of | | iscl\onl. located at the old Hancock es- {tate near Hyattsville, Miss Margaret The two numbers for elght hands |nelora Bergling of Hyattsville was a four-year high school holarship to Immaculata Seminary, Washington. Certificates were present- 9 |ed the following, who have completed the grammar school course: Miss Ber- ger, Corrine Jarboe, Elizabeth Seymour, Keegin and Russell Rowell, all Jos | of Hyattsville; Eleanor Watts, Ignatius Keane and Harry Hegarty, Riverdale; Of the older students who gave solo | woniired Savre and Shermap Smith, 1 and Haskel | ¢ ¢ . Andrew J. Carey, pastor of Sf Catholic Church, Hyattsyille, dressed the class. What Is the Abbey o Mausoleum See Page 9 <. FEEL WONDERFUL!' Food that “Stands By’ You UAKER OATS Protein, carbohydrates, laxative “pulk® and vitamines, plus toasty, creamy deliciousness. 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Hundreds of shirts, underwear, p: jamas, neckwear, mufflers, wool hose, sii} lounging robes, blanket robes, terry cloth bathrobes, etc., etc. Broken lots and sizes —but all perfect merchandise—going at 1, price. 78 OVERCOATS PRCE ENTIRE STOCK MAS and CAPS—Straws low 75c¢—Genui $3.75—Caps as low as 45c. ALL JOHN B. STETSON’S nation- ally famous hats—pearl grays, light and dark tans—the new shapes now being worn and appropriate for Fall and Winter—$8 Stetsons, now $4— $10 Stetsons, now $5—Other makes of felt hats as low as $2.50. Hats at 15th and G sts. only. We have no hat department at 9th and E, so we're forced to dispose of every hat before the curtain falls for the last time. 27 TOPCOATS | Formerly $25.00 to $45.00 NOW $12.50 to $22.50 2 Broken sizes—but all sizes in the group PRICE FORMERLY $39.50 to $95.00 NOW $19.75 to $47.50 Broken Sizes HUNDREDS OF OTHER ONE AND 2 PANTS DOUBLEWEAR SUITS Including Our Famous Hollywood Models Reduced to 33 ENTIRE STOCK HOT WEATHER SUITS _REDUCED 39¢c $1.00 Athletic UNION tatlored madras and broadcloths. Reduced to For grades up to $45 Reduced to 43 For grades up to $75 55¢ and 65¢ FANCY HOSIERY Hundreds of Our Famous $2.50 and $1.95 JOHNNIE WALKER SHIRTS Including our extra fine quality White Broadcloths. Full cut. $l .59 Finely tailored ... Hundreds of $1.50 and $1 JOHNNIE WALKER NECKWEAR Including our famous CROCHET KNIT White Flannel Trousers $2.00 Pajamas 3680 Important to Remember! SALE. AT BOTH STORES THE SAME TREMENDOUS REDUCTIONS—the same qualities—in fact, everything is the same at both stores, except the service—wh ich is naturally better at Ninth and E, where our store is larger and likewise are the assortments. Everything sold carries our usual guarantee. d . . . during this sale our doors open at 8 a.m. and remain open late in the evening— EXTRA SALESMEN TO GIVE YOU SERVICE. Alterations Extra—No C. O. D.s—No Charges The Tasmion aFhop O E 15%:G Frep PeLzmAN , President OPP, THOMPSON'S NEXY To KEITHs' 15th & G Store Fixtures for Sale 15th & G Store ixtures for Sale