Evening Star Newspaper, June 11, 1929, Page 22

22 STOIO0 S LOST | N OIL FELD FRE EFlarmes Sweep Santa Fe f Springs Area Despite § Battle of Hundreds. i By the Associated Press 10OS ANGELES, Calif, June 11.— ¥ Nine oil derricks and more than 45,000 § barrels of ofl had been destroyed early i today by a fire which broke out late yes- | *terday in the Santa Fe Springs field, 12 miles south of this city. Damage was | han $1,000,000 en worked through- out the nigh! by hundreds of vol- | unteer firefight n an effort to bring | the fire under control 0l Leak Is Blamed. fire started on_the Rhode-Mc- | e was_believed to have | from a stor- age tank to a bo No. 1 well ber The flames by nightfall the section resembled a | furnace. Unsucessful efforts were made by the asbestos-clothed firemen to shut off the w in the Rhode-McAdams No. 1 When firemen, with heavy col- umns of water being poured on them as they worked forward, finally reached the mouth of the casing and endeavored to close the valve, they found it had been melted by the intense heat. Cap- ping was resorted to, but without success May Have to Tunnel. | Firemen continued to clear away the | ‘well might be successful % ever, authorities said, will necessitate | tunneling under the fire to smother it. Thousands of spectators were at- tracted by the tremendous volumes of smoke from the blazing wells, and the | sherifl's office dispatched squads of deputies to police the territory and keep ! the highways clear. The Santa Fe Springs section has been the site of two other disastrous fires in the past several months. A gasser among the first wells to be brought in recently burned more than a mol’;{th. Another well burned several weeks. U. S. RELATIONS SEEN INVOLVED IN RAID . Advices Say Seizures Made at Soviet Consulate Included American Seals. By the Associated Press. SHANGHAI June 11.—Dispatches ! from Harbin given out yesterday by the Japanese Toho News Agency state that Russo-American and Russo-Japanese relations are likely to become involved in consequence of the Chinese raid . made on the Soviet consulate at Harbin on May 27. The advices said that among the seizures made by the Chinese were Japanese official envelopes and papers bearing stamps and seals of the Ameri- j gan and Japan ¢ lief in Harbin, ! was that these seals were used for i fecting communications among Com- { munists or for use in connection with passports or correspondence between £ the American and Japanese consulates and their home governments. } _ The Soviet officials declared that these alleged stamps and seals were # “planted” by the Chinese prior to the { Tald. . i~ The Toho News Agency is widely con- ¢ sidered as a semi-official news agency. SEEKS LOST FLYER. ! Brother of Golden Eagle Pilot Con- H ducts Search. HONOLULU, June 11 (#).—Ezra R. ! Frost of Pelham Manor, Long Island, N. Y., arived here Saturday to search the 5 Island of Hawaii for traces of his brother, John W. Frost, pilot of the ¢ monoplane Golden Eagle, which disap- § o) searched in vain for Pilot Frost and Gordon Scott, navigator of the Golden Eagle. 0 { other planes, with a total of five avia- :)’;smlbolrd them, were lost during the nd returning by the Sus- quebanna Trail, C 2. Montreal - Quebee AT.day tour o the glorious .7 St Law and O1d NG ail coupon below for d further information. MITTEN TOURS Broad & Locust Sts. « Philadelphie THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY JUNE 11, 1929. ] ANSBURGH &BRO 7th, 8th and E Sts.— Franklin 7400 A Timely Sale of Week End Cases Regular $4.95 Value Bought in Quantity Large Enough to Enable Us to Offer Choice of 18 to 24 Inch Cases at 295 A marvelous buy! Sturdy bags, light weight, and very smart in appearance. All wood veneer frames, covered with an exceptionally tough ma- terial that will stand vacation’s hardest knocks. No seams to break open—it’s a one-piece covering with rounded corners! Overlapping sewed hinge; full size leather handle; two brass locks; black cobra grain fabricoid, lined self-patterned rayon with shirred pockets at top and sides. Choice of 18, 20, 22 and 24 inch sizes. The Case of Unlimited Uses: For Beach Trips For Vacation Travel For Summer Picnics For Graduation Gifts Week End Motoring For College Girls Luggage—Street Floor Vacation Coats Sharply Underpriced If you want a good-looking coat for vacation wear—at a popular price—this is the time and the group where you will find it! Sizes for misses, for smaller women, and large sizes. Vacation Coats Originally $16.50 to $25 Because of the sharp reductions every coat in this group is an outstand- ing value! Black, tan, blue and grey coats—broken sizes 34 to 38—for misses, smaller women, and a few for the larger woman. Vacation Coats Originally $25 to $39.75 The styles, the materials, and the colors that have been “best sellers”— offered now at reduced prices. Kash- mere, broadcloth, basket weaves and extra size bengaline Vacation Coats Originally $35 to $59.50 Many one-of-a-kind models, so well have these coats sold! Finely tailored $28 untrimmed coats, and coats with ermine, monkey, squirrel and broadtail. Also Ensembles That Were $35 to $45 Reduced to $25 Ceat Shop—Second Floor LANSBURGH &BRo 7th, 8th and E Sts,— Franklin 7400 e — U’ W,’ ’(WMW WM T Extra! A Sale Lawn Mowers Smooth-Running Ball-Bearing Type with 9-In. Open Drive Wheels At the Very Special Price 7 L 4 Snip—snip—snip—and in no time at all the lawn is closely clipped when you have one of these easy- running lawn mowers, with 12 or 14 inch blades. Housewares—Sixth Fioor I Woven Sandals Are Established Sports $3.95 Not only for sports, but they wear them for every informal occa- sion. All white, white with red, blue, green, and black. THESE ARE SPECIAL emoflex Correct Corsetlette For Vacation Wear The extra abdominal belt in this Nemoflex garment gives the support needed by *the active sportswoman, and at the same time flattens the abdomen. Striped rayon, 36 to 48. $6.50 Corset Shop—Third Floor Planning Vacation? Here’s Interesting, Authentic Vacation Fashion News Play-days are here—the whole smart world is going places and doing things! Is your vacation wardrobe For whether you sally forth to the beach to acquire a fashionable sun-tan, migrate to the moun- tains,—or take to the open road or high seas, here are ready? summer fashions that should go with you. The Jantzen Sun Suit —with its low-cut back, brief trunks and underarm cut-outs will help you acquire fashionable sun-tan. $6.00. Sweaters Prefer One Color —which emphasize smartness. Rayon and wool, long or sleeveless models with vee or crew necklines. $1.95. Skirts Match or Contrast —-and these are favorites, for they're of flat crepe with 16 double pleats stitched over the hipline. $3.95. Other Beach Attire Crash Beach Coats. .$1.95 and $2.95 Printed Crash Beach Trousers. .$1.95 Natural Crash Trousers 4 Printed Beach Pajamas Tuck-in Pajamas —the most comfortable things to sleep in when they're of soft, cool Jauntee Hats From Sunny California $6.95 Hats that will meet every social de- mand of the most discriminating women. Wear them at fashionable resorts, on lawns, tennis courts or golf courses— they are proper any place. Ribbon or felt; white and pastel shades, plain or smart combinations and always in a captivating brimmed shape that is youthful and chic. Millinery Department—Second Floor Belber Trunks are Roomy and Moth Proof Your most precious frocks are safe in a Belber trunk, for the patented mothproof feature protects them wherever you go. Green or blue vulcanized fiber, lined in fabrikoid. As your ¥ clothes become soiled tuck them away in the eombination dust | curtain and laundry bag. $35 to $69.50. Traveling Army Lockers, Compact, light in weight, but they hold a surprising amount! ppearance; divided tray for convenience. | Brass locks for a trim a Trunks and Lugsage—Fifth Floor pongee. Sailor styles with middy collars. $2.95. A Washable Print —in a chic sleeveless model with the sun-tan neckline is what the Junior Miss will wear this Summer. $5.95! The Pique Ensemble —of rayon is what the smart Junior Miss will don for spectator sports and golf. In modern checks. $5.95. Backless Tennis Frocks —rule the court. A dotted jacket to slip on after a strenuous game. Flat crepe in white and pastels. $16.50. When the Sun Goes Down —chiffons appear in gay floral designs with capelet collars, sweeping hem- lines and high waistlines. $16.50. B =D78 | I\ ] ¥ oy, Y I i Apply Mor-Tan and Keep Your Sunburn From Being Painful $2 Bottle Not a grease or a cream, but a liquid, that when applied will not prevent tanning; instead, encourages a rich, golden skin-tone. Tollet Goods Department—Street Floor $9.95 LANSBURGH & BRO 7th, 8th and E Sts.—FAMOUS FOR QUALITY SINCE 1860—Franklin 7400