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THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. T, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1929 HALF-HOLIDAY BILL AIDSP. 0. WORKERS Measure Equalizing 44-Hour Week Is Favorably Re- ported to House. Employes of the Washington City Post Office are included under the pro- visions of the La Follette-Mead bill, ’ E NA o= = 2 54-inch Featherweight 1,500 Fresh, New which has just been favorably reported by the House post office committee, for / 3 granting half-holidays for postal work- WY “{ A ers, or the equivalent time off, four : i = 7 ee S hotrs, for those employes who must 3 o 7 work eight hours on Saturday. Its ef- | < fect would be to establish a 44-hour 1 $2 50 d \ work week in the postal service. In the committee report on the bill made to the House by Representative iy q : ) | g - Kelly of Pennsylvania, it is stated that 7 " A } the purpose of the legislation is to elim- / y i 7 1% —Attractive new tweeds in \ i inate n}:sgirng XII;\;q\xnliLile“'hereby s;t- ‘ tan, green, gray and brown S urday half-holiday privileges are de- | nled to'many employes. . \ & 4 mixtures. { A beautiful E Mr. Kelly points out that Post Office h ) y featherweight quality suit- | Department _employes at headquarters 5 I k able for making ensem- {in Washington work on a 42-hour 3 : | schedule, which is further reduced dur- aif / / 4 bles, sports and street At the Low Price |ing the Summer months by a presi- =\ : Ks. A | dential executive order. These depart- A ‘ b S frocl A : | mental employes are paid from postal \ k ; | revenues, the same as field postal cm- | g b { L ployes who are on the 4g-hour weekly \ 79¢ Rayon Taffeta 7. | Postmaster General New has given e . B)Y ostmi g 69c Yd. [RiEd L field employes Saturday half-holi- v directing postmasters to relieve s j al from duty who dmukri be spared. But & ;—A 1“5"0(;!5% l'BYtOH taffleta, 4 P fealih A 1 v there are thousands of employes who nd two tone r- ( 2] { have not benefited under the Postmas- fih o g o Y ractical, becoming new styles, o fex Generally forrer fant the pending ’ bright colored prints, with novel and cgislation is required in order that they i > g | may participate equally with their as- $ Rl L . unusual color trimmings. - They are in sleeveless and short-sleeve styles, sociates. This legislation has the active support ' 4 {larl 1 of the postal employes’ organizations. i i E= S CDI"nary e siir e faed o n fll el q e skirts are » proval. According to Thomas F. Flaherty, sec- £ 7 ot in kick pleats, basque, straightline, crclary-tr;a_;:lrer of the Xfulyl:max thi- eration of Post Office Clerks, who is - iy urging the carly passage of this blll in ’ and belted effects. {he House, the legisiation will place e 3 i 2 i postal field workers on a closer parity Y 28 S 2 Misses’, Women’s and with other groups of Government em- 5 b : g WA Extra Sizes k] —This important Annual Sale not only presents the Kann's—Second Floor. “new” in designs and colors, but brings them to you at prices decidedly lower than will prevail through- GIVEN TO NAVY YARDS out the season. For example—this is one of the two —_— times in the whole year you can buy— President of Machinists’ Body Ex- plains Pending Bill Relating to Our $1.95 “Bllsy Cflrner’, Repairs to Army Airplanes. Bunches of 5 Styles of The importance of the amendment phich Senator Walsh of Massachusetts | F 1 i po succeeded in having adopted on the Army appropriation bill in the Senate a l' e e V l t B d S t in providing additional work in the 10 e S rl e e S Govemmlirllrtl émvy yargs ;ndplrii;}nls f e T et : For Valentine Gifts 2 resident of District 44, International sl : ; e T At the Specially Reduced Price $ composed of machinists engaged in 3 ea. Government work. 1 00 This amendment requires the Secre- ° tary of War to see that the arsenals i perform repair work on airplane motors and manufacture airplane parts. —For those you really want to The language of the amendment is o please and give something use- - ful, as well as pretty, we sug- about the sn.n;xe‘ as has been came‘gmlor 1—Attractive sets in the ropriation gy several years in the Navy approp! gest a bunch of these violets new modernistic designs. }’é}l ‘:""gm?fii‘chhfiflfi?'}:‘a’xfif —A beautiful, heavy, washable flat crepe with a soft, ": lgxeltssllx:fle-mne colorings with e iy men navy yards. - drapy finish, suitable for your smartest Spring cos- b " decks of cards, a pencil and In the Army reorganization act a tumes. It is 39 inches wide and is shown in all the Kann's—Street Floor. a ‘s,cor}io;;:;;' Sl.:e:s m;n = clause requires the Secretary of War § . = to send ordnance work to arsenals if it newest light and dark colors—including black. form of a book containing ; can be produced on an economy basis, % two packs of cards, $1.00 set. = Smart but {ne airplane business has become Belding’s Washable Three Popular _zwp-m,,e_px,c, sets, with more important since then, and the . . \ b C d T bl wording of that act does not apply to Silk Crepe Printed Crepes bt ol e e ar ables Sflk airplane engines and parts. According- $1.39 Yd. $1.39Yd. 5 3 One pack of cards, & deco- 1y, the Walsh amendment was inserted of car z . r f,‘; o e hfi‘l‘(m dye, 3;’35?16111710 2 —hfrinted ic repe de ::(:dée?,r\;!l.ooar-‘een por o 3 s crepe, inches chines, printed crepe —4—Handy, good - looki Stocklngs . WS Y, GRS . wide and shown in chiffons, printed crepe sets J}é‘fi‘ cao pglcks efm ca:":: L] POSSE SCOURS FOREST thirty-five of the fash- georgettes, in dozens of A in a colored leather envelope % p ionable Spring colors. new patterns and colors. case. Choice of colors, $1.00 —Selma silk stock- FOR OFFICER’S SLAYER $2.50 and $2.69 39 inches wide. . set. —Good, strong tables, with ings possess the in- -90 BRG e —5—Two packs of Rad- mahogany - finished frames i Stehli’s $3 Washable ot bridge gilt-edge cards in an nd ikoid 3 fluence of Paris in ||North Carolina Sherit Wams gy 5 S e | e e ' their every line and 4 Suede Crepe Armed Searchers Fugitive Must $l-88 Yd sl 94 Y d Ir;-n;:cr:uolilt; 1v°n°h:e B:: the low 2?1’3 {nc}.‘e: gq“m and have . = 2 nickel-plated corners. shade, and yet there Be Brought in Allve, if Found. T e o o s iaoie . ‘] l t’n Kann's—Street Floor. Kenn'seFourth Floor. is not a hint of i et il A and conventional de- silks for Spring. It is a aienti €S s WINDSOR, N. C,, February 11.—The signs, also the new polka beautiful heavy grade Paris Prices! search for the colored slayer of Police oy T DO Chief White of Windsor continued in patterns —in light with soft suede finish, 39 Whether you want Slmiper Poroeh tila: wnoriing and dark colorings. 39 inches wide and shown a¢ to Hace a service-weight for A posse of 200, which had surrounded inches wide. in twenty-five lovely < g the forest area last night, began the 7 Spring shades. everyday wear or tedious task of combing the treacherous Natural Color —Nearly every kind of a 6o sh £ chif and heavily wooded swamp at dawn and* Silk Pongee Regular $1.95 Valentine you could wish 2 ol e e 35c ya il S T ew Cretonne Sets fons for an impor- The negro killed the police officer C yd. $1 45 d :.‘ ove pncesit ref }' ai en- B : e tant evening,” $1.95 yesterday, after being arrested in a to- —All-silk pongee, espe- 45 yd. nes, novelty Valentines, : » * bacco warehouse for engaging in a game cially pretty and prac- —Plain and changeable e:::.—nf]ora céhudrgn, rrlegds, is the most you can o il tical for making under- taffetas in sixty or more thet Valance and Side pay for “Selma” Millard, ‘gear', wgme:‘:sagd chfl& golq&&ngts, éor therlovehly 2 Curtains Special : Th fled after the shoot a ren's dr s an ouftant ' dance _frocks, —_— silk stockings! and took Tefoge in the forests whoeoremsf i draperies. etc.; 36 inches wide. Materials for Makihg P every pair is full believed be was hifling duting the night, 5 Valentines at 25c, : Saihdoncd. Ths, sherit and, bk deputes varmed And Many Other Specials praspos, 1 [ * the negro must be brought back ailve. Kann's—Street Floor. . : —A full line of Valentine 1. Service 1weight, $135 I - pair. 3 pairs, $3.90. : ? :‘,?,‘,’,’,“,{:’,:{’,‘}:f;},’?p“}fgg;‘ —Three-piece séts of colorful cre- 2. Service weight with , S . tonnes—the newest and most attrac- pointidl thouls, $150 et e s tive draperies you can use for pair. Three pairs, $1.35. & Spring. Two side curtains and a . AllsilleChiffons, $1.50 center valance made of washable pair. Three pairs for i 1 cretonne, in the lovely Spring pat- $4.35. terns and colors. . Allsill Chiffons with A Two-Day Sale of Kann's——Third Floor. e iz A Special Sale of Toiletries . Allsilk Chiffons with 2 3 picot tops at §1.75 a e soie W || I TR e et et Simmons Beds Decorated DinnerSets ot $185 pair. Three | B respond with better work. pairs for $540. Output is often increased by : . Extremely sheer chif- f] more than twenty per cent. = At Four Low Prices = Yo =] % ‘f'mn with picot mfi: at Nature made Green and 195 a pair. *Three s V. Y \ Py 4 i daylight restful to eyes. i 5 Y 4 airs $5.70. . <O} —Attractive sets with bright P I That’s why Emeralite has a ) S e\l : SORRGT Afcations. aek 80 HORE .. Green glassshade,and a S ‘: = S Wrisl / Bt > gl:?sund. we are dLu:;mlnu:gg 25 Special Screen that changes ! g 5 risle ’s PR open s pattern, the Exclusu?ly at ordinary electric light into /| 4 i a’fat::rrl‘-vr;:e n:mo;r::\n'g }Rfil: soft, glareless daylite that L) it / Queen Bath Salts Three cups, three saucers, three a L) prevents eyestrain and im- 408 il i = ¥ 7-in. plates, three fruits and three soup plates to a set. proves visibility. . i AR a7 Emeralited offices look better— e 7 $ 1 .OO 3 WX Kann's—Third Floor. have more output—daylight on 1 % every desk—best eye insurance. Full and Slng]e Sizes | | | i i Genuing Emeralites are branded in Each Style —A new: and novel way of i Y | | | Floor. for your protection. Look_for utting up these delightful the name on the . g . g e ath salts. A shaker bottle P l I abl l i .kd‘f& wm_v; —Beautiful beds, in a variety anlg sb](l }{lns(s)es filled with Ol'ce alll A e OPS Sold by office supply and electrical dealers of styles and the attractive i Gl B Sl Established 1874 finishes. Full and single sizes. ou Can Those who expect guests for —Limit one dozen'to & custo- Always the inauguration, boarding mer. No mail or phone orders. Reorder house and small hotel keepers —Houblgant's Reg. 75c_Face —A manufacturer’s surplus in_naturelle, stock of these table tops—sub- Vour = : _ will find it an advantageous By aatialley, Fiechal Ject to slight Imperfections—if “ " soleil, the new sun-tan “SEI.MAS' time to buy new beds. shade and white. Choice 50c perfect they would sell for [ ”» i » : ; .” Choice of the 25 y Phone EMER ALlTE Kann's—Third Floor. 4 Cakes Jergen's Transparent oD R0’ and " aEdd fmen “« 99 I o sizes. KIND TO THE EYES' No Mail or Phone Orders Purchase Yours at Kann's—Third Floor. |~ MUDDIMAN G. 709 13th St. N.W. Main 110-6426 Seconds | H. G. McFaddin & Co.. 32 Warren St., N. Y. dark brown and other wood ;?,';fmy D::mp.lf,::‘lfi 65 Slight $ I C