Evening Star Newspaper, December 7, 1928, Page 11

s s i Wwwafllpgwfif» 5 THE EVENING THIEF IS PURSUED SECRETARY WEST “BY WOMAN VICTIM Fur Coat, Diamonds and Handbags Are Reported Stolen. Undaunted when a thief last night snatched her pocketbook at Sixteenth and Q streets, Mrs. Estella J. Brereton, 1629 Q street, pursued the thief into a nearby alley, when she stumbled and fell. Mrs. Brereton told third precinct police a young colored man cut the strap on her pocketbook, which con- tained $70. and fled A scarch in the vicinity refulted in | in another alley nearby | the discovery of a bicycle which police think the thief intended to ride in his getaway. Fur Coat Is Missed. Miss Mildred Pressler, 4217 Sixteenth street, last night reported the theft from the basement of the Jewish Com- munity Center, Sixteenth and Q streets, of a fur coat valued at $350. The theft of a diamond horse shoe pin valued at Roger Ead, The pin, containing ~ about 15 nonds, was stolen from his trunk in the past three weeks, he said. Traveling Bags Stolen. Edward T. Crismond, 726 Eleventh street southeast, parked his automobile at Fourth and B streets northeast and returned a short time,later to find a thief had stolen his traveling bag. con- taining wearing apparel valued at $60 Two nurse’s uniforms, shoes and two fountain pens were in a bag stolen from an automobile belonging to Mrs. Ida Bryant, 3335 Fifth street southeast. She \(RS. ALEXAND failed to place a.value on her loss. J. S. Recker, 1013 Thirteenth street, reported the theft from his room of a handbag and wearing apparel valued at | Hitchcock, New York, noted polo player, $110. giving up the chase only | $450 was reported by | FACES SENATE QUIZ Pending Nomination Revives! Charge of Affiliation With Insull Utility Interests. By the Assoclated Press. For a second time cebinet is going to come under close { serutiny, if not opposition, by the Sen- ate. Transmittal yesterday by the Pr dent of the nomination of Roy O. West of Chicago as Secretary of the Interior to the Senate for its confirma- tion brought immediate demands there for a hearing and a call for a special meeting of the public lands committee to consider the nomination tomorrow. In calling the committee parent that there will be requests to have Mr. West before the committee to make a response to questions grow- ing out of his appearance before the clections {rauds committee in Chicago, where he testified to holding extensive stock jn the Samuel Insull utility in- terests.” Senators Who Propose Quiz. Among those who indicated yester- day that they would like to question the Secretary were Senators Walsh, Democrat, Montana: Dill, Democrat. Washington, and Norris, Republican, Nebraska. sired to ask Mr. West what steps he took to determine the legality of the Salt Creek royalty ol contract renewal to the Sinclair interests, which recently was declared void by the Department of Justice. President _Coolidge obviously _took some of the Senators by surprise. When +| he failed to send the nominations of ir. West, and of Mr. Whiting, for Secretary of Commerce, to the Senate | during_the first two days of the ses- sion, the opinion was growing that he might svoid the UGHLIN, ce of Secretary of Treasury Andrew '\lt-llnm is engaged to marry Tommy —Associated P Photo. the choice by| President Coolidge of a member of h!.\‘ meeting. | Chairman Nye said it was “quite ap-| Senator Walsh said he de- | STAR, WASHINGTON, against West by withholding the nomi- nations. The two cabinet members, who were appointed during the recess to succeed Hubert Work as Interior Secretary, and Herbert Hoover as Com- merce Secretary, could have served un- til the close of the session of Congress without any Senate action. That period also will mark the termination of the Coolidge administration. Puts Issue Up {o Senate. ‘The President’'s action put the issue right up to the Senate, and there were | rumors last night that the opposition to West might counter by pigeon- holing the nomination rather than run a risk of making a long fight or of los- ing the contest and placing the nomi- nee in a position to be renamed by Herbert Hoover as a member of his | cabinet. While Senator Nye plans to ask Mr. West to appear before the committee, he will take no steps in this direction pending the meeting of the committee tomorrow. Disposition of the case then will be considered. Apparently no opposition is in sight to the nomination of Mr. Whiting, whose appointment was forwarded to the Senate along with Mr. West's. Another recess appointment on which a fight also is threatened—that of Abram F. Myers, the chairman of the Federal Trade Commission—has not been transmitted yet by Mr. Coolidge. OHIO SOCIETY TO HOLD MEETING MONDAY NIGHT ‘The Ohio Society of Washington will hold its first meeting of the season at the Washington Hotel Monday evening. Senator Theodore E. Burton will pre- side and the address of the evening will be delivered by Representative Fort of l\;t‘w Jersey. Miss Helen Howison will sing. Refreshments will be served, followed by dancing. ‘Fables will be provided for | those who wish to play bridge. | _ Officers elected for the ensuing year | follow: President, Mr. Burton; vice presidents, Joseph H. Himes, John Mc- Sweeney and Mrs. Frank B. Willis: sec- | retary, " H. W. Kitzmiller; _treasurer, | Clyde B. Asher: chaplain, Right Rev. John W. Hamiiton; historian, Morris D. Ervin; members of the governing committee, D. R. Crissinger, R. W. Dunlap, Mrs. Karl Fenning, Charles F. Marvin, Willlam L. Symons and threatened fight | Ernest H. Van Fossan. Tie & Handkf. Sets $1.00 to $2.00 Pullover Sweaters $2.95 to $6.00 Boys’ Ties S0c to $1.00 S £ —at Raincoats $4.50 to $8.50 \ f’“ Gifts of Usefulness for the Junior Boy ~ “Just what I wanted and from my store,” junior will exclaim if 'on Christmas morning he unwraps a package from the P-B Boys’ Shop. For ours is a real Boys’ Store. We take care of the boys’ needs the whole vear ’round, and when Christmas comes we know what will be most appealing to him. If he is a Boy Scout enthusiast, goes in strong for athletics or is just the average boy type, there's a real boy’s gift for him here. ..75¢ to $1.25 .$1.25 to $2.50 sive. 3450 $4 25 to $5.75 .$8.50 to $20 Woolen Gloves...... Boys’ Gauntlets. .. .... Bearskin Gloves ... ... Woolen Lumberjack: ‘Warm Mackinaws .. : Leather Windbreaks. ... ......$10 to $13.50 Heavy Shaker Knit Sweaters. . . ...$5 to $12 Corduroy Knickers. ..........$225 to $3.75 Golf Knickers. ....... .$3.50 to $7.50 Boys’ Shirts: ................5150:to $3.50 Boys’Blouses...................51t0 $3.75 Boys’ Rain Hats. . .$1 to $2 Acro Peak Leather Helmets. .$1.75 to $2.50 I.cather Coats .....515 to $25 Trench- Model Raincoats. . . .. .$4.50 to $8.50 Icather Zipper Leggins. D Boys’ Felt Slippers........... .$l.50 and $2 Boys’ Leather Slippers...............52.50 I.cather Belts........ s e s solC tOSE Initial Buckles......... wiesns e s o Kum-a-part Cuff Buttons. .........S50cto $1 Boxed Handkerchiefs (3 in box), 50c to $1.50 Silk Pongee Handkerchiefs. .. ...50c to 75¢ Boys’ Pajamas - L Yankiboy Play Suits. . ..$1.95 to $5 Also a complete line of Boy Scout Uniforms and equipment Second Floor Boys' Shop Tim’s Caps $1.00 to $1.65 Bathrbes $3.95 to $12.50 Sheep Lined Mackinaws, $8.75 %}DATDI(DDALLE Do, 'LINER HITS REEF IN LONDON HARBOR ! President Adams, on World Cruise, Is Repaired and Voyage Is Resumed. , | By the Associated Press. | LONDON, December 7.—A Lloyd dispatch from Alexandria says that the | steamship President Adams, now on a | 1 world tour, was damaged somewhat yes- | terday enteriag port, but has resumed | her trip after repairs. The dispatch states that the Presi- dent Adams struck a reef on her p: side, damaging about 200 feet of bilge plating. Leakage was noted only in the engine room and fuel tanks. Temporary repairs were made, con- sisting of planking off the three tank fram “spaces affected by the leakage | ghile & diver made repalrs outside the | ul The vessel then proceeded for Naples | and_Genoa. New York on a world cruise September | 13. After touching at Japan, Chin India and Colombo, she arrived af Su on December 3 for Mediterrancan ports | and New York and Boston.) | FECHET LEAVES IN PLANE | Assistant Air Chief to Attend Chi-| cago Aeronautics Exposition. Brig. Gen. J. E. Fechs, assistant chief of the Army Air Corps, left Boll- |ing Field at 8 o'clock this morning in | jan’ Army observation plane, piloted by | | Lieut. Elwood R. Quesada, to attend the | International Acronautics Exposition at Chica | g will here " probably return When Sir Thumnfi Llpfm\ saw h\« effigy in wax at the new Mme. Tu=- saud’s in London, it is said, he did not like the suit in which it was clothed, SD\ he sent the museum one of his own| chting costumes for the figure. ! # 3 2 i 2 2 Christmas FRIDAY., DECEMBER 7. | flower Orchestra, (The President Adams sailed from |~ 1928. KIWANIS CLUB TO GIVE PARTY FOR CHILDREN| Christmas Entertainment Plans In-| clude Tree and Presentation of Various Gifts. Plans for Christmas entertainment | for underprivileged children were rn'ld(" by the Washington Kiwanis Club at its | p; luncheon at the Hotel Washington yes- | terday. The affair will be held in the Chestnut Farms Dairy auditorium on the afternoon of Sunday. December 23 Between 50 and 60 children are ex- pected to attend. There will be a Christmas tree, toys furnished by Radford Moses and Mar Lansburgh, music by the Hotel May- under direction of | | Sidney Seidenman, and a series of en- | | tertainment features under direction of | Julian Brylawski, vice president of the | heater Co., who voluntecred rvice to help make the affair a . Other Kiwanians are to as-| sist in getting the children to and from | | the entertainment. Refreshments will | | be served. | | | James B. Ewm<. chairman of the LOCATED AT RALEIGH HABERDASHER FINE SHOES or 'fifl#&‘#&#&‘&?zfl&? R R R R R R R B AR N B R B IR INBIEIE N The Ross Co., Home of Bonded Diamonds e “Say It With Jewelry” Make This a Jewelry | of 101,000. | added each year, wi club's orthopedic and welfare commit- tee, reported that 18 new orthopedic caseswere treated during the past month, bringing the total number of |§outh Boston, active cases now being cared for to 175 | and the total since the club began iis orthopedic work, in 1923, to 290. 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