Evening Star Newspaper, July 10, 1929, Page 20

PRESS WIRLESS GETS CHANNELS Pierson Is Made President of Corporation Formed to Use Radio Bands. By the Associated Press. The Press Wireless, Inc, was or- ganized hy a group of newspaper pub- lishers here yesterday to use the 20 transoceanic channels set aside by the Federal Radio Commission for the use of the American press and intrusted 1o Joseph Pierson, chairman of the American publishers’ committee. Plerson, of the Chicago Tribune, was made president of the new organizatio Other officers elected were: R. R. Harrison of the Christian Science Moni- tor, vice president; Willlam S. Hedges of the Chicago Daily News, secretary, and John P. Gallagher of the Los Angeles Times, treasurer. The newspapers forming the corpora- tion were the Chicago Daily News, Chi- cago Tribune, Los Angelcs Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Christian Science Monitor and the Gannett publications, a chain of newspapers. The organiza- tlon will have headquarters in Chicago. The necessary three members of the Radlo Commission immediately ap- proved the new organization. Eugene ©O. Sykes and Willlam D. L. Starbuck, only members of the commission pres- ent in Washington, gave their approval, and Judge Ira E. Robinson approved by telegraph from Grafton, W. Va. i WIFE AND HIRED MA CHARGED WITH SLAYING Death of P:aduce Market Owner Is Laid to Widow and Employe. By the Associated Press. CAMDEN, Tenn,, July 10.—A widow, 40 years old, and a 25-year-old hired man who worked for her husband, were in the Benton County jail today charged with slaying her husband, W. R. Allen, near their home here July 1. Allen’s body was found with a bul- Jet wound in the chest, and officers began an investigation which led to the arrest last night of his widow and Hubert Smothers, The latter worked for Allen at his produce market. A warrant charging the couple with murder was sworn to by J. R. Allen, father of the victim. Smothers entered Allen's employ two years ago and lived in the Allen home, LOSES SUIT IN WEST. ‘Wife of Circus Owner Fails in Maintenance Action. LOS ANGELES, Calif., July 10 (®).— Mrs. Sarah Jane Stonehouse, wife of the circus owner, Al G. Barnes, yester~ day lost her suit for separate mainte- nance when the Superior Court here de- cided a decree of the Nevada courts awarding her $300 a month was valid. A suit in local courts for $2,500 a month separate maintenance and a claim to share in the circus and other property, which she valued at $2,500, had been filed by Mrs. Stonehouse. She claimed the divorce obtained by Barnes in Reno., Nev., was not legal. Mrs. Stonehouse formerly was a bare- back rider in the circus. BALTIMORE PASTOR DIES. Rev. Hugh Birckhead Expires Sud- denly at Newport. NEWPORT, R. I, July 10 (P).— ‘Hugh Birckhead, 53, rector of Emi el Church (Episcopal) at Baitimore, | Md., died suddenly of a cerebral hemorrhage in Newport Hospital last night. He had been visiting his moth- er, Mrs. William H. Birckhead, at her Summer_home here. Rev. Birckhead had been rector at Baltimore since 1912, when he left the J;ctzrute of St. George's Church, New ork. BrreiaL Sizes, THRD FLOOR. WoobpwarDp & LLoTHROP Little Women’s Frocks Women’'s F i z g M ‘rocks 1 Quart-size Thermos Ah“ .“““‘o'?l c°"::"°";;?‘“"‘lg » vlnde You can choose many lovely vacation Bottle; of corrugated ¢ ,Wl"“, k sma thm = "‘1! il frocks from this group that includes nickel. $3 m:l ,lact ets, ber! lll,flul’P ices, s'-'m printed crepes, rajah suits and sleeve- ::e 3 gc::s“‘—n‘" styles for every 31‘5“;6 less frocks, with scarfs. $16.50 s 1 Gallon-size Unbreak- o oy . Printed Crepe, Georgette, Pastel crepes, Rajah able Jug. ' 8150 Chiffon, Pongee and Pastel Crepes Sizes 36 to 44 m!““.."', m“"‘m tell me that's the world speed r‘:gd(otsmnflp:nmomamhr TR pet e oyt s . ven't e ul Richmond-to-Washington Pilot Sets World Speed Record on seems about right. i Run, With 90.Mile Tail Wind Boosting Clip Over 98-Mile e T ey T Rough Riders of the Air Mail all the time. Ym.etfi at fast communication means to modern folks and to business. I like the work. (Copyright, 1920, by North American News- paper_Alliance.) (Next—Henry A. Taliman—I Earthward in Grip of Do'n;.m serene, and you find it difficult to Route to 210 per hour, . i aapld: Kre oAt o ing? round : Y ;_l;x: d::inl lots of useless or memdthlnnu . & ip drones on steadily and nicely sortbine thege 'x'-’:fi-?'u?xfifi:\’:'z%-fie'fl'fil BT erial Dostmen take Btk o hien and there you are. You set your course of ‘passenser pinnes, with the comfort of thelr passeners L d. avoid. and you can even read a book if you when 1t s Conaidered that {n 1038 the, United Btates air ‘flow, . more n 10.000,000 miles, it is amazing with how few serious mishap: the mal planes have met.” L L VRY T MERRTLL, Bright Moeon Adds to Beauty. TNDALL I have flown on clear, crisp Winter Mail pllot for Picairn Aviation, Inc., on Southern run. Written exclusively for The Star and the North American Newspaper Alliance. It's pretty hard to name your most exciting incident in flying the mail, nights when you could read your maps by the light of the moon and pick out You can get excited and interested at having some friend—say & 10COMOUIVE | oy engineer -fiow that he recognizes you by blw?n' his whistle every night when MODERN you pass him on the run. WARE- ° There aren’t many unpleasant things occurring nowadays. The new :h'{gl Sunda: y Ex fo HOUSES are too good and the safety factors they give you now eliminate most of the danger. !; can illustrate that by saying that I got my only scratch while flying the mail by the failure of one of the smallest and most ordinary safety factors. My o . motor )t'zult over Amelia, Va. one night. That ordinarily isn’t very serious in 53.50 Ph'ladelpl“a these days, with fields all along the mail routes, and landing lights and para- s chute flares to get you down. Well, I slanted for T the emérgency feld at Amelia, and I was com- $3.25 Chester ing in smoothly over some wires marked with W' H red obstruction lighis when the bottom seemed $3.00 e il‘fl::‘gtcn to drop out. Sundays, July 14, 28 Other Wires Were Higher, S eaAr TN AD The ship plowed into the ground and my tandard Time head fetched up against the instrument board ||| Lesves Washington ........7:30 AM. hard enough to knock me out for & few minutes. RETURNING, les OPEN STORAGE PRIVATE LOCKED ROOMS When 1 came to I found whilt the trouble had AR been. The wires marked with the obstruction 8:05 P.M., Wilmi lights were all right, but some other wires had Similar D been strung recently about 15 feet higher on the Pennsylvania Railroad fabove my eye. TORAGE ABSOLUTELY FIREPROOF Merchants Transfer &Sorage Co. 920-922 t N.W. MOVING—PACKING—SHIPPING—FIREPROOF STORAGE 11 Like National Better Than Any Other —because it is GINGER ALE—with that unmistag- able flavor, with that RN matchless pep and sparkle rr::s‘ that holds to the last swal- WORKS OF low—and lingers long in ART pleasant memory. Its secret is its genuineness— and its popularity is due to the fact that it is Made today the same way that made it famous REASONABLE RATES PHONE NATL. 6900 FOR ESTIMATES By case or bottle at grocers and delicatessens. Served at cafes, clubs and fountains, E_Stree .W. Guggenheim Ce., 33rd & K Streets. West 2508 I got some fellows to help take it to t! station, and it was off along the route within a few hours. 1 started flying in, the United States Navy in June, 1917. Before that I had played pro- fessiol base ball through the South and in . When I left the Navy in 1919 and went barnstorming—flying around the country and picking up pald passengers at all sorts of places— I had plenty of excitement in the old-style war-| H. T. MERRILL. I made a landing recently with two 2 cylinders of my motor blown off, and | hungry. I had had my dinner only an the pistons thrashing around, making hour or two before, but flying always terrific racket. A few minutes after | Eives you an appetite. So that chicken 1 had glided on to the fleld people drove | Wasn't wasted. up in a car, and the first thing I knew | I had an exciting few minutes some a friendly woman was handing me half | months ago when I flew from Richmond 2 roast chickin, She said she had :u:z“‘l:‘mm w‘xmm‘-am.lh wu;g ot“m s IS J - . e the R A R Girls’ Vacation Felts Of the Softest Felt Imaginable $2.95 Youth’s smart snug- fitting felts—so light in weight that they fold into a small envelope. A smartly tailored bow and band trim each one. Pastels and white. Gmis’ MILLINERY Pourtr FLOOR. i SCOTE) Have 2 il Four out of five homes have the smart appearance that only good paint can give ...and the fifth, too, will eventually vield to “Murco” magic! “Murco” Lifelong Paint gives so much beauty . .. so much genu- ine protection . . . at so little cost! Every Garden and Porch Furniture Reduced 33%3% 14 3.piece Hickory Sets;- chair, rocker * and settee. Were $15.95. Now...$10.50 12 3.piece Hickory Sets: chair, rocker can of “Murco” is 100% pure . .. that's why it resists wear under any weather | 4 L",’i;jfi;’%,x:’f2542.7,,$°;..gon :lll: condition. | tops. Were $10. Now......... $6.65 8 Hickory Settees. Were $21. Now $13.95 10 Hickory Settes. Were $17. Now $11.25 9 Hickory Settees. Were $12. Now. .$7.95 13 Hickory Rockers. Were $11. Now $7.25 | 18 Hickory Rockers. Were $10. Now $6.65 26 Hickory Rockers. Were $9.50. E. J. Murphy Co., Inc. 710 12th St. N. W. National 2477 L e $6.35 .14 Hickory Rockers. Were $6.50. Now . 2 ;q{ickory Armchairs OW: o oo sasisnisive .$6. 107" 11™ F axp G'STrEETS 21 Hickory Armchairs. Were $9. NOW: .o e sio Wosidereidib e ...$595 ! 23 Hickory Armchairs. Were §7. | NOw .oo:oovs eeoes.$4.65 | 23 Hickory Armchai Were $5.50. | NOW «iccaiiBorenvrnsiosopons’ SO | 4 Rustic Cedar Flower Stands. Were | MEUS Now ... .. oot $1.75 46 Cedar Settees. Were $4.50. Now $2.95 5 Cedar Armchairs. Were $3.75. Now . $2.50 18 Cedar Side Chairs. Were $1.50. NOW .:-viiia-ioncvenasace e 95¢c 6 Cedar Tables; 30 inches square. Were $4.75. Now ........ e, i | | | ! [ 8 Cedar Tabourettes. { | | Were $1.50. Now ... .95¢ 2 Children’ pi Cedar ; table, Litith s rocker and chair., Were $4.75. jocket frock, of L e MR Ao Vasantiativeenia $3.15 printed pomgee, 3 Cedar Arbors; with seat. Were $19. $16.50 i oW ..o i By i ...$12.65 3 Arbors. Were $16. Now. $10.65 Women's crepe de 3 Arbors, Were $18. Now. .$11.95 ;"::: e "";;;:;; i 4 Circle-top Arbors. ere $15. 3 | MBW .o ik B siniane ...$9.95 ; 2 Circle-top Arbors; with seats, Were Women's printed ‘ $19.50. NoW <vevrvnnnnnnn ... ..$12.95 crepe frock, with surplice, $16.50 1 Arbor; with two seats, W. i 1 Garden Entrance, Was $45, N i 1 Garden Entrance. Was $45. Now. . .$30 i 6 Settees. Were $8. Now.......... $5.25 GARDEN FURNITURE, FIFTH FLOOR, Did you know you can buy These Smart Frocks at $16-50 ‘, Quart-Sizc Thermos Bottle -3 1.65 A vacation need—most attractive at this Woodward & Lothrop price. ‘Women's Frocks, THIRD FLOOR. . | time crates. On one forced landing a tree caught me and the plane stayed there. Another time I was forced down several miles out in the Gulf of Mexico in a land ship. I floated around on the ship for half a day before I was picked up. It wasn't so safe fiying those days. 10™ 11" F axD G STREETS Tomorrow—A Very Special Selling Boys’ Wool Sweaters Greatly $2.45 Underpriced These values are some of the best we have ever offered—ordinarily sweaters as these are much more. These are the sweaters boys like — lightweight slip- overs, with vee or round necks. Let your boy select his tomorrow morning, when he may enjoy the color choice. Sizes 10 to 16 Biue Tan Red Striped Maroon Tux Boys’ Store, FOURTE FLOOR. Selling— Juniors’ Silk Crepe Frocks A T ndousl imporrant Vatas 310 Such a lovely quality crepe—such a lovely variety of pastel shades—such smart fashions—combined with this special price— form a most impressive value. There are fine tuckings, two-toned bows, pleats, clever belts and buckles—all important in youthful fashions. Include one or two of these sports frocks in your vacation wardrobe. Sizes 13 to 17. New Cotton Freshy Frocks, $1.95 Sold Exclusively Here in Washington Handkerchief cloth—that fine cotton that takes prints so well —is fashioned into these new Freshy Frocks—exclusive with Woodward & Lothrop. You will be interested in the colorful prints and simply smart styles. Sizes 13 to 17. Others, $2.95 to $7.50. Juwton Misses' ApparL, FourTE FLOOR. . Girls’ Cotton Youngsters Sun Themselves in Fl’OCkS Sun Suits, $1-50 Brief wool panties in bright colors, and s 2 95 © even briefer cotton tops are the Summer 4 costume of the very young. Sizes 2 to 6. feature fresh Sleeveless Tog's, 52 new fashions in Suits for boys, and dresses for girls—brief editions of the printed sleeveless mode. Ll Of coolest Summer cottons; sizes 2 to 5. Juvexiie ArparsL, FourTx FLOOR. Printed dimities—plain and printed voiles— printed lawn — those S‘“v‘l‘ss Q“"“’ 2 little girl cottons which Cool and comfortable—sleeveless creepers are smartest when sim- of dimity or swiss, and finished with tiny plest, as these are. In ruffles or a narrow lace edging. neinsook dresses with embroidery and feath. gay designs. Others, $1.95 to $12.50. Organdy bonnets, fine tucks and_lace eddes or GmLs’ APPAREL embroidery, some with hand feather-stitching, 85c. FOURTE FLOOR. INvaNTs' ArPAREL, FOURTE FLOOR. Juniof Misses’ Undies and Bathing Suits are Featured Tomorrow at $2.95 JUNIOR MISSES’ SILK SLIPS, in JUNIOR MISSES’ SILK DANCE flesh, white and peach crepe de SETS have lace brassieres, with chine. Tailored or lace trimmed. lace-trimmed and tailored panties. Sizes 12 to 18. $2.95 Sizes 14 to 18. $2.95 JUNIOR MISSES’ SILK CREPE CHEMISE, in soft pastel shades, in ALL-WOOL BATHING SUITS— tailored and lacetrimmed styles. one-piece style, in red, green, orange, Sizes 12 to 18. $2.95 blue and navy. Sizes 8 to 16. $2.95 Gmuis’ Fornsmncs, FouaTs FLOOR.