Evening Star Newspaper, April 21, 1929, Page 20

20 PLANE FALLSINTO | PRIVITIVE REGION Southern Cross Strikes Part | of Australia Avoided by White Men. Thousands of Dollars’ Worth—Newest Merchandise in The April Sale of Things for the Home For many months we prepared—our buyers combed the market in an effort to save—they DID SAVE. And NOW we pass those savings on to you in this Great April Sale of Home Needs Sale! 1,000 Sets Cretonne, Linene, Belgian Linen Ready-Made Furniture Slip Covers ' . Offered in Four Special Groups for MONDAY T O il |If) ] The region of Northwestern Australia, the Kimberley division of Western Augtralia, where: the airplane South- eril Cross was forced down while at- tempting a flight from Sydney to Eng- land, is in a part of the continent least touched by white men, according to & bulletin from the headquarters of the Natlonal Geographic Society. “The region lies within 16 degrees of the Equator,” says the bulletin, “and 1s thus to be compared climatically with the tlr:mutnl"plnmfs so‘l) X;:mdl:ru or the coast country of uthwestern India. MI ARN. ‘Thé tides are extremely high, often BE-DE SALES STS reaching 35 feet. At high tide the wa- ters sweep far inland along rivers and creeks and at low tide miles of mud flats are left. On these slimy expanses the tropic sun beats down furiously. All along the coast are magnificent coral gardens. Alligators Plentiful, “It was not far from Collier Bay and the Charnley River which flows into it that the flyers were forced down. A run up the Charnley provides plenty of excitement, as here and there huge mud-covered alligators, with which the waters swarm, slide down the banks. The reptiles rise near boats, seeming to resent their passage. “The country is timbered and ranges of hills nearly inclose the river. “At Port George Mission the two families of white people in charge have produced a veritable Garden of Eden, with tropical fruits, flowers and vegeta- bles. They have many goats and fowls. ‘The surrounding country is well grassed and fed by fresh running streams. “The blacks in this section are re- puted to be a quarrelsome lot, but the quarrels are tribal nflnlrsblnd th? n':ema- sion residents have never been molested. . These aborigines carry a distinet strain WILLIAM J. BRAY. For Any 3-Piece Living Room ased | N2 S w".‘f/s:*}p' L% Suite as Sketched These covers are finely tailored and washable. They will protect your overstuffed suite from of Malay blood, which is the case with -_— 2 tsiays. ave Trequcated NURSES TO PRESENT Group No. 1 dirt and dust and bring cooling comfort to you Group No. 3 Group No. 4 the northern seaboard for centuries in Val Group No. 2 : j search of pearl shell and sea_siugs $8.95 Value $11.95 Value on sticky days. They may be put on or taken $14.95 Value Custom-made imported Bel- e e a THREE-ACT COMEDY Ready-made cretonne slip Ready-mad.e high-grade cre- off in a jiffy. Our custom-made covers are Rle;ady-made washable linene g’i.a: fiLifl!fl slip CO"*:S iy covers. slip covers. with five separate cushions. tonne slip covers. finished right in our workroom under our own ‘ supervision. You’'ll find a wide selection of 5 095 8095 imported Belgian linen from which to choose. 10095 29050 Sea Snakes and Pearls. SR “Sea, snakes are frequently seen|Performances to Be Given Tomor- curled up asleep on the surface of the . water, These reptiles are poisonous and| row and Tuesday by Providence grow to about 12 feet in length. : “Towns are few in Northwestern Aus- Hospital Staff. tralia. Broome, near the southwestern corner of the Kimberley division, is a i Lh straggling town of about 4,000 Asiatics| A three-act comedy, entitled “Under and a few hundred whites, each group | Twenty,” will be presented by the stu- occupying its own section of the town.|dents, graduate nurses and friends of “The Asiatics are employed in the|the Providence Hospital in St. Stephen’s pearl fishing under & special clause in|Hall, Twenty-fourth and K streets, to- the white Australia act, which other-| morrow and Tuesday. wise excludes the entrance of all col-| Those participating in the perform- ored peoples into the commonwealth. |ance will include Miss Rita Kilroy, Miss “Pifty-odd years ago there was not|De Sales Stearn, Miss Dorothy Farran, a single European settlement in this|Miss Agnes Gannon, Miss Margretta vast section of Australia, and even now | Carroll, Miss Helen Wright, Thomas the census returns give a population of | O'Donnell, William J. Bray, C. Thomas fewer than 7,000 souls, exclusive of [DuField and C. Vincent Griffin. aborigines. The Providence Players are under the “Derby, approximately 100 miles north direction of Miss Katherine O’Donnell of Broome, is & much smaller com-|and Willlam J. Bray. John A. Rellly is munity. It was from Derby that much | business manager and chairman of the of the news of the rescue of the fiyers |committee on arrangements. Miss Cath- reached the outside world. erxr;: Larner lfi chairman of theu ex- mm! ingements. Ranches Use Camel Trains. i et e D w1 Wong- | TIVD FEDERAL WORKERS ham is reached. This town, near the northeastern corner of the Kimberley RAFF division, lies at the head of a deep in- ESCAPE T Ic FINES let, Cambridge Guif. From Wyndham R AR il the cattle stations (;?nches) are ser}"ed Personal Bonds Accepted by Judge | § by camel trains, which carry supplies for hundreds of miles into bme interior. Mattingly on Agreement That The camels are driven by Afghans. Camel teams are familiar sights in the Offenses Be Not Repeated. streets of the little township, hauling| Arrested by Motor Cycle Policeman in the great wagon loads of firewood | R. V. Sinclair, two Government em- from the outlying district. ployes were released after giving their “The first camels were brought 10| personal bonds not to repeat traffic Australia for the use of the early ex-| violations, following their appearance plorers, Later a fine type of dromedary | before Judge Robert E. Mattingly in was imported for breeding purposes, and | Police Court yesterday. Upholsteries—Second Floor 27 edding at Palais Royal This Week and SAVE I This is “Bedding Week in America.” That covers a lot of territory. And here in Washington duting this great 1 National Bedding Week we, too, are covering a lot of territory when we say that we are offering to the buying public of Washington quality bedding at prices you will wait a long time to equal. i 1. “Best Rest” Spring Mattress | 6. Full Roll Felt Mattress | 5. Simmons Graceline Bed $39.50 Value 20,75 $1475 Value "7 45 $2vaue 20 .75 Our own make and sold by us exclusively. | An excellent quality art ticking covered | Decorated green enamel finish; a resilient Lox_in Cedar Bags We give an unconditional ten-year guar- | mattress; 50-1b. weight; comfortable | 9-coil Luxury spring (also green enamel this f animals that is bred | Geo: firem: - o e o Soeniaal Austraiia, Tt 15 considered | sieq i the 1000 biook ot Jackson antee on any Best Rest Mattress. and resilient. finish) ; il i e | . by many leading g:l;:hgm::d :oryb:atl;: street. northeast, was arraigned on & weight) ; single or full bed size. Mothproof and Dustproof jargest and strol ro! speed charge. According to Sinclair the o o | B 3 found in the world. It proves invalu- | fireman was driving AL on e 2. Coil Bed Spnng 4. The Savoy Maitreso 3. Steel Foldin | Size 27x4x58 inches . . . a useful able for pack work in waterless regions. | York avenue when apprehended. - Steel Folding Cot | -and convenient size for the home “Wyndham is a typical Australian| ~«Ajthough I do not like to fine fire- out-back town—it boasts & hotel, hos-| men any more than I do policemen,” pital, buteher’s shop, several stores, post | remarked Judge Mattingly, “I must office and savings bank. The Western | yhen they are brought before me.” A Australia_government has recently bullt | santence of $25 or 30 days was sus- si750 vine 10,95 13.75 sovie 795 | 50c Crown top, pea green enamel bed spring; | A mattress filled with long fiber felt | A comfortable cot with cotfon mattress @ fine refrigerating plant there.” pended. twenty-year guarantee. —sold exclusively at The Palais Royal A f . : . — Said to have been speeding to a “job,” resilient, réstiul- and ‘good lookisg; pad; sanitary feather pillow with set. ! Pk aborecantions ' lgebireadi for the Crescent Limited De Luxe All Pullman | Joseph Simon, 1200 block of Columbia will hold its shape. I h : for Atlanta and New Orleans. Birming- | road, a health inspector, was arrested 8. Bow-End Wood Bed 9 Double Da-Bed moths, now! ham Special, overnight train to Atlanta | on charges of failing to change the ad- . Mot hpmo f Dustproof and Birmingham Double-tracked trunk | dress on his permit and for excess b ! d line, Twelve other dally trains to the | speed. $35 Value 19 95 7. 19x28-Inch Bed Pillow $28.50 Value Just expose your garments to bright sun= South. Southern Railway, City Ticket| He was released after Judge Mat- ° . o Hghts Aheibeathaind bruahistheniand bt Office, 1510 H St. N.W. Phones Main | tingly took his personal bonds on both . : by b - d S P 1465-1466—Advertisement. counts. 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