Evening Star Newspaper, December 15, 1928, Page 5

STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15 1928 PROPAGANDA GAI INSCHODLS SEDRED National Education Associa- | tion Body Acts on Fed- eral Disclosures. NP 7z Ay DWARD & LOTHROP —The Christmas Store < aad D Ll . GIFT LAMPS Shed an Understanding light on the Annual “Gift Problem” Table Lamp (base), $15 Oil Pot Lamps, $5 Lovely Table Lamps for modern homes. Of Colonial inspiration are these Oil Pot with crackled pottery base in soft shades Lamps, in the smart steel finish. A lovely of green. The base is $15. Green pleated gift and fitting complement to every paper shades to match base. $9.50. home. Antique Parchmentized Shade, S with etching, $2. Spreading of propaganda in the schools was condemned in the first re- port today of the National Education | Association’s committee of 10 named to probe such activities, following the disclosures of power trust propagandiz- ing in the schools im hearings before the Federal Trade Commission. No | GIFT PILLOWS To Fill Every Nook and Corner of Your Gift List Modernistic Pillows, $9.50 Boudoir Pillows, $5.50 Every room must have.its share of pil- Lovely pillows in a host of shapes and in- lows if it is to be in keeping with the dic- numerable colorings to blend and harmo- tates of good taste in home furnishings. nize with other furnishings in one’s bou- These modern ones of velvet and satin doir, of tassel taffeta with chenille em- are shown in contrasting colors. Others broidery and flower applique. Others, Brass Bridge Lamps, $18.50 s 50 to $18. $7.50 to $12.50. e L, Embroidered Pillows, $7.50 Embroidered Pillows, $10 i ing fi f imported black i:vsl{‘atle;ets?trlhhasge‘."e'l':ilolre(ll Silk shade, These artistic pillows with chenille em- Chenille Embroidered pillows, in round, worked in very fine detail, $8.50. broidery are further embellished with ap- square, oval and oblong shapes, and- a : plique flowers. Other pillows in this plenteous assortment of boudoir shades. group was named in the report, how- | ever. i In a statement following the meeting | of the committee here today, Dr. Ed- | win C. Broome, superintendent of ! schools of Philadelphia, chairman, said: | “It is the unanimous conviction of | the committee that the function of the school is to teach children how to | think, not what to think. The schools | belong to all the people and exist to, serve all the children. It is not right to indoctrinate the minds of young people with either one side or the other of controversial questions. It is not | right to use in the schools material | which seeks to advertise or bring profit to any agency in the community.” ‘The committee, it was announced, will not investigate specific_organiza- tions or communities but will make a | thorough study of the facts in the mat- ter as a foundation for the statement of principles which will be presented at the annual meeting of the National Education Association in June, to aid the country's educators in dealing with the question. A second meeting of the committee will be held in the Spring at a date not | yet named. Then the statement of prin- | ciples will be drawn up as a part of the final report to be made at the Made expressly for Woodward & Loth- rop, in combinations of metal with solid walnut, solid mahogany, maple, ebony- and - walnut, ebony-and-mahogany, or June meeting in Atlanta. The members of the committee, in addition to Dr. Broome, are: Dr. Frank W. Ballou, superintendent of schools, ‘Washington: Miss Cornelia 8. Adair, first vice president of the National Edu- cation Association; Miss Eva G. Pinkston, principal, Sam Houston School, Te: . Stevens Kadesch, head- Ser High School, Medford, Mass.; C. E. Partch, dean of the School | of Education, Rutgers University; L. A. | ! Pittinger, president, Ball Teachers’ Col- lege, Muncie, Ind., and David A. Ward, gu;erk\bendent of schools, Wilmington, el. SO i ey MAN SENT TO PRISON ON IMPOSITION CHARGE Accused of Soliciting Magazine Subscriptions on Basis of War Hefroism Yarns. Glen W, Marler, a young man whose stories of gallantry in France were de- clared to have netted him $65 from two women from whom he solicited maga- wine subscriptions, this morning was sentenced to the penitentiary for three | years by Chief Justice McCoy, in Crim- | » inal Division 1 of District Supreme Court, for the imposition. Anne L. Clifford, 3033 N street, gave him a check for $19 and Winifred B. West, 3406 R street, gave him a check for $46. The magazine never appeared, the court was informed. Chief Justice McCoy said he had received a com- munication from the firm which Marler claimed to have represented that it had similar complaints from persons throughout Louisiana and Texas, where Marler was said to have operated. CHRISTMAS SEAL SALES NOW TOTAL 2,200,000 ‘Washington 4 Tuberculosis Associa- tion Starts on Second Step of Objective of 4,000,000 ‘The Christmas seal sale of the Wash- ington Tuberculosis Association started | well on the second half of the way to its objective of 4,000,000 sales at a cent | # each sale or for the $40,000 required | to maintain the various health ser- | vices to prevent the spread of tubercu- | Josis and to aid those suffering with disease to overcome it. At the head- quarters of the association in Social Service House, the cashier was busy recording the mail returns, which to- gether with cash from the store booths 80 far reported, brought the total Sl-le‘ of seals up to something over 2,200,000. Some of the self-service stations in chain stores have already telephoned to headquarters for more seals, the first stock having been sold out. i BURGLARS JIMMY WINDOW AND BOLDLY ROB SAFE SR T R | Noise of Hammering Fails to Ex-| cite Suspicion of Neighbors. 1 Loot Totals About $100. i Believing sounds of hammering to ‘be those made by mechanics in the habit of working at night, Clara Johnson and Bessie Porter, occupants of apartments | on the second floor of -1445 P street, | made no investigation last night of the | noises which later developed were | caused by burglars robbing the -safe of | L. S. Julien, Inc., dealer in automobile | accessories, of the same address. “Gaining _entrance to- the - shop - by “jimmying” a window at the rear of the | shop the burglars opened ‘the safe with | an acetylene torch and tools belonging | to the concern. Although the safe was | near the window the robbery was not ' discovered until about 3 o'clock this | morning by the night watchman. i The loss is estimated to be about! $100, the thieves taking from $50 to | $100 from the safe and a Schaeffer desk | set valued at $35. CATHOLICS ORGANIZE TO AID CHEST DRIVE, Executive Committee of Charities Group Indorses Community | ! Fund Plan, | | Initial steps toward organizing Cath- olics of the District for participation in the forthcomng Community Chest cam- paign were taken yesterday by the ex- ecutive committee of the Catholic Chari- ties, which also went on record as for- mally indorsing the work and intent | of Washington’s new chest agency. It was further announced at the| meeting, held at the home of Raymond Wise, 2417 Lowell street, that Arch- bishop Curley of the Afrchdiocese of Baltimore will shortly issue a state- | men urging all Catholics of the Dis- trict to contribute liberally to the chest. From a list of 200 volunteers for | work with the special gift committees | of the chest, a tentative committee was | appointed 1o supervise the co-operative work of the Catholic Charities. | Allen Pope, Washington contractor, | and president of the executive com. mittee, presided at the meeting. Wives’ Word Is Law. MIAMI, Fla. (#).—Found clinging to the side of their overturned skiff nearly | exhausted from exposure four Florida ! hunters begged that their wives not be | told of their mishap lest they be for-: bidden to hunt again. | Mrs. Hattie Bartley has donated | $200,000 to the building fund of Toledo ' Fist Baptist Church, | | | Junior Lamps, $20 Stately Junior Lamps, of the very smart- est metal-combination , pewter antique brass. The graceful feet add much to the style of*this lamp. A matching crushed velvet shade, silk lined and tai- lored, costs $20. Lamps, SEvENTH FLOOR. Console Table Lamp, of soft yellow pottery vase, monnted om brass base with crushed velvet shade. Complete, $17.50. Colonial Brass Lamp, square base tray to match holder for the smoker. Parchment panel shade completes this excellent reading lamp (Ilustrated). $35 Other Junior amd Floor Lamps, in wide finishes — are priced, SIS to $150. Table or Floor Torchieres. The Table Torchiere Illus- trated is the marine type, of copper Colo- nial brass, or clear or amber glass. $8.50. Lovely Boudoir Lamp; porcelain base, with two figures—a boy and girl—in deli- cate coloring. Match- ing georgette and silk shade, complete, $3.45. Floor Torchiere, in verde finish, with amber glass lantern globe, $18.50. Others, $16.50 to $75. These are but a few of the many styles of lamps to be found in our wide selection for gift-giving. See our interesting displays. solid ebony which gives a rich, handsome appearance. Junior Lamps, $32.50 Thegse lamps, that match the Bridge Lamps above, also blend perfectly with the furniture in your home. And the matching. shades of these lamps are in wood effects. Leather Desk or Trav- grouping are, $8.50 to $42.50. New Rayon Pillows, $1.50 Just arrived—in time to be placed on sale for your Christmas selections. An inex- pensive and attractive utility pillow, in solid colors of black, green, rose and blue, with gilt designs. PiiLows, SEVENTH FLOOR. Telecron Electric Co- eling Clock, in blue, rose, tan or orchid. Seth Thomas Mantle Striking Clock, in mahogany case, popular 8-day move- ment. Strikes on hour and half hour. lonial Clocks, in ma- hogany case. A clock Swiss movement. $18. Others, $15 and $22. o S GIFT CLOCKS A distinctive gift. Thomas Clocks, $25 to $35. $25. Other Seth . that runs entirely by electricity. $50. To Greet 7_"heir Recipients Every Minute of the Year Throughout this coming and many future years, you may be pleasantly remembered by giving a good clock for Christmas. Every make here is reliable, and all styles are correct. Of especial interest are the Telecron Clocks, which are run by electricity that give observatory time. Come in and make a se- lection. Mantle Chimes Clocks, $60 These beautiful Chimes Clocks, of ma- hogany finish, with raised numerals and full four-quarter Westminster chimes would make a lovely gift to your home. Others, $45 to $80. Mantle Chimes Clocks, $75 Mahogany Clock, of German movement and make, has unusually pleasant West-* minster and Canterbury chimes. A really ideal clock for the most discrimi- nating home. Boudoir Clocks, $2.50 Lovely shapes — octagon, oval and Gothic, in boudoir colorings—rose, blue and lavender make this an unusually fine group from which to make your gift selection. - Others, $3.50. Both prices offer the Sessions movement. Desk Clocks, $25 The nationally famous Waltham and Elgin makes are offered in these Desk Clocks of pleasing shapes and colors. Others are priced $30, $35 and $40. Boudoir Clocks, $4.95 The very dependable New Haven move- ment is offered in this boudoir clock in the favored shades—rose, orchid and blue. Popular octagon, oval and Gothic shapes. Crocks, FirsT FLOOR. BANJO CLOCK, in 8-day movement, in mahogany or green cases, with artistic ship decoration at base. This one is a Seth Thomas make, striking. $45. Others, $20 and $25. Hall Clock, with pleasing rod chimes, in Honduras case that blends well with ‘all furniture. Striking every quarter hour, Rea- sonable at $135. Other Hall Clocks as high as $325. Small Hall Clock, in attractive Duco finish, with rod chimes that strike on hour and half hour. This style is particularly suitable for homes with limited space. $67.50. Others, $175 to $300. Others, $2.95 to $15. Cut Velour Pillows, $2.95 A good selection of these popular pil- lows of cut velour. These prove very popular because they “fit-in” so easily with the other furnishings of one’s home. In plain red and black, or soft color com- binations. Elaborate Pillow with rich meedlepoint em- broidery, trimmed ; with velvet and gol: braid. In a deey shade of brown. $35. Taffeta Pillow,in deep shade of rose, i popular crescenmt, shape. Ruffled om edge and shirred, with ap- pligue flower trim Green Taffeta and velvet forms the basic colors and foundation of this pillow, trin: med with chenilie c1: broidery. $10. Modernism is reflect- ed in the shaded tones of brown in this velvet pillow. §12, Chenille-trimmed [SUPS Green Crushed Vel- (% : vet Pillow, trimmed [z €3 at edge with nld braid. A very attrac-' 83 tive shape. $35. 25 ) A W Plain Satin Pillow~a \ gyl very handy size and popular shape. for living boudoir use. $3.50.