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THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, PEE, THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 1929. CRACKEN PLANE CRASHES LANDING Assistant Commerce Secre-| tary Escapes Serious In- - jury When Forced Down. By the Associated Press. BRIDGEPCRT. N. J., August 20.— william P. MacCracken, jr., Assistant Secretary of Commerce in charge of | aeronautics, was hurt slightly late last | night when an air- plane in which he was flying from Cleveland to wel- come the Graf Zeppelin at Lake- hurst. was wrecked in a forced landing near here. The plane, with C. H. Charles at the controls, struck telegraph wires, overturned ~twice and landed upside down. Mr. Mac- Cracken suffered only a cut knee and the pilot escaped with ~a sprained w. p. MacCracken. wrist. The Assistant Secretary, who had at- | tended the National Air Races in the | Ohio city. was flying in 8 Government- owned cabin plane to deliver an im- portant message to Dr. Eckener. He resumed his journey to Lakehurst by autemobile. The accident was caused when fuel ran short and a forced landing became neeessary. ST Civil War Veteran Dead. CUMBERLAND, Md., August 29 (Spe- Richard Henry Arnold, who | in the Union Army in the Civil | " died here yesterday afternoon, | aged 89, He was born at Point of | Rocks, Md,, and as & young man worked | on pieneer construction work on the | Baltimore & Ohio Railroad west of | Cumberland. He served three years in | the Union Army. in a West Virginia regiment, having enlisted at Fetterman, | near Grafton, Mrs. H. R. Cope recently completed a | 7,500-mile journey across Africa with her husband in a motor truck. L HOSPITAL WARD | By the Associated Press. DENVER, Colo, August 29.—A hos- pital room instead of halls of British nobility may be the setting of a wed- ding ceremony for Miss Valerie French, granddaughter of the late Earl of Ypres, and Henry Bradley Martin, jr., scion of a prominent New York family. ‘Wedding plans of the couple, which called for a ceremony in London, were upset recently when Martin was in- | Limon, Colo. ospital here jured in an automobile accident ne: He Is recovering in a French now is on Mi: SEE MAY BE SETTING FOR FRENCH-MARTIN WEDDING her way across the Atlantic to. her fiance's bedside. artin, 2 student at Oxford, met Miss French three years ago at Nassau. They became engaged, the wedding to following Martin’s graduation from the hi college last June. Martin's father, who came here to be with his son, said Miss French sailed | Wednesday on the Homeric to come to | Denver. He planned to meet the girl in New York and bring her to his son t advisable, ere, f the surgeon deems I 1 think m: | the senior Martin ‘THE FORD TRI-MOTOR AIRPLANE Largest Type Ship Made Friday, August 30 at the ; Washington Airport Another Wonderful Ford Product Authorized Metropolitan Dealers Ready for Your Labor Day Trip in the new and inconceivably chic “Hahn Special” Shoes for Women $6.50 At All Our Stores Silver Fox New in highest-priced footwear, makes its Washington debut, of course, in “Hahn Spe cials.” Blue, Green, Au- tumn Brown and Burgandy are the colors. Lizards Razah Lizards! Their beautiful: Iy blending shades of hrown and beige harmonize splen- didly with all the popu- lar Fall dress colorings. Suedes Autumn Suedes are agai ping smartly into the ion picture. Shown in the cor. reet new shades of green, blue, * bur. gandy, brown and ebony. “Lady Luxury” Silk Hosiery New improvements in shaping and quality make them more than ever Fashion's favorite all- cilk or service-weight silk hose. All the new heels.. _, Fall tones. $1.45 and newest $1.65 $1.95 7th & K 3212 14th “Women’s Shop”—1207 F son’s wedding to Miss French will take place here, No other plans have been made, but he will be forced to remain in the hospital until October and any wedding service before that time natu-, rally would take place in the hospital.” e e Preacher Concludes Pastorate. LYNCHBURG, Va., August 29.—Rev. H. C. Eller, tor of the Church of the Brethren here four years, concluded it when ice. He begins his new work of a group of churches in Franklin | County. His successor, Rev. M. E. icllngenpeel, will begin his work next | Sund: And Press Everything Call Potomac 3900 DOLLAR ,,”E%, CO. 1731 7th St. NW. (] Open i See this unique display=-the first and only foed display te fly. b FLO All our stores open, as usual, until 6 p.m. Satur- days from this week on. Our “Ar- cade Shop” open evenings. pastor |~ English Tailors Not Slow. ‘When the Sultan of Zanzibar ordered clothes' made in a hurry while in Lon- don recently, it was brought out the English claim the quick-tailoring zecord | of the world. In 1811, it is related, wool was clipped from two Southdowns at | 5 o'clock one morning, washed, cured, spun and woven, the cloth *scoured” and dyed, and a complete suit madc from it so that a Berkshire baronet SWIMMING! wore it at- his dinner at 6:30 o'clock that evening. By his quick work the tallor won a wager of $5,000. Don-r 1ot & leaky reof ruin your disposition! A few dollars worth ef Btormtight will x it. You Keep Cool and Fit YOUR Y. M. C. A. POOL 1736 G St. NW. by JOINING NOW - at LOW SUMMER RATES spread it...snd prestel..o your roof is as good se Bew - lll!-iflhlll“,‘ | L.Sonnsborn Soas, Inc., New York the Public Everybody Invited The Monarch of the Clouds—The Pioneer Food Display of the Air—A Display of Monarch Food Products suffi- cient to stock a small grocery store—A great Ford tri- motored airplane filled with a display of choice things to eat and drink, representing seventy-six years of scientific progress in manufacturing foods,will be at the Airport— open to the public. Every boy, girl, man and woman who has the slightest interest in aviation’s progress, and who has long wished to obtain a closeup view of so huge an airplane, is urged to personally inspect to The Monarch Food Shi NDEPENDENCE” This huge ship is identical with the Ford plane now in use by Commander Byrd on his Antarctic Expedition. It is equipped with the sfme type of Wright Whirlwind Motors that carried Col. Lindbergh on his famous flight from New York to Paris and kept the Angeleno in the air 246 hours. It is a sister ship to those comprising the Transcontinental Air Transport passenger fleet. The “Independence” is owned by Reid Murdoch & Co. of New York, manufacturers of Monarch Foods, who invite you to be their guests at the Airport. On Exhibit Friday ° Day and Evening Washington Airport South Washington Opp: Arlington Beach s S o RSHEIM SHOE SALE 8 A FEY STYLES #285 The sale is almost over. Don't wait and wish you had come. Save now while these quality shoes are available at this low price “Man’s Shop” 14th & G 7th & K 3212 14th Ready Tomorrow! For the FASHION SHOP’S ANNUAL YdQs SEna Clean-Up! During a year’s business, hun- dreds of items accumylate that we can’t sell in the usual way. Splendid merchandise, but pe;- haps size ranges are broken— certain numbers discontinued— short quantities—slightly soiled items, etc. TOMORROW’S THE DAY WE'VE SET ASIDE TO DISPOSE OF THEM—so we've marked them at prices that make them almost give-awavs, WOOL CLOTHING g men’s models; sizes 2, 35.00. Now $11.00 e button mode 3500 ...$16.00 ize 40. Were $45.00. tweeds; size 40. —Tannish-grey wool: size 40 stub, SUIT—Tan ; double-breasted: size 39 shor SUITS=MCdiumigrevs hasd-coihod: v os supVere $39.0. Now SUIT—Very fine striped grey s 36, $50.00. .\‘nu-."l A) e \\\":é's 0. Now $12.00 12 as $45.00. Now $16 lard nnishediwarsteass oestas $14.00 bk Were $350.00. Now ... ... SUITS —One light tan; one light mres: fine qualit worsted: single breasted; s | : Jorsted; single bre young men's model; SUIT - Fine i Now stout: 1, v ...$18.00 men’s- conservative 46 stout. Were 1 SUIT—Finest quali model; size 35. 1, 40 We can match some of the above Suits with Extra Trousers at $2.95 1 NAVAL OFFICER'S UNIFORM—Regulation serge ; size 3 Iy shopworn. Was $6500. Now TOPCOATS 1 TOPCOAT—Tan overplaid:_ slightly faded i indow ; e el B e e e L -grey overplaid size 42 short. 1 TOPCOAT- Knitred fabri 5 oi size 38. Was $30.00. Now e 1 TOPCOAT- Light tan plaid; showerproo 15 size 36. Was $30.00. Now ...... $14.00 | HOT WEATHER SUITS 7 SUITS—Genuine Palm Beach; grey. tan and brown shades, two and three button models: sizes ; 1, 37 regular: 1, 37 and 1 40 short. Were $15.00. .....$6.00 3 SUITS—Tropical worsted; light grey with two-button young men’s model; sizes 1 $22.50. Now S isa $9.00 6 SUITS—Genuine Nurotex, finest make: 3 grey with stripes; 3 blue and white pencil stripe; two-button young men’s models: sizes 1, 35 1, 36; 7 11,40, Were $IR00. Now....$8.00 3 SUITS—Fine moha sizes 1, 36; 2, 38. Were $18.00. grey and blue 7: 2. 40: 1, 42 regular and 40 short. Were $22.50. and red stripes; Now ..... 9 SUITS—Fine quali shades two-button model: 1. 36; 1, 40 long and 1, 37 Now . 3 SUITS—Genuine Palm Beach Now 2 SUITS—Fine mohair; stripes; two-button models; sizes 1, 1, 46, narrow trouser .. $3.00 black and white, and blue and white pencil i 7 Were $20.00. 2 SUITS—Fine basket weave tropical worsteds tan with blue and tam stripe; sizes 1, 36; Now finest make Were 1, 37. Were 2 SUITS—Tropical 5 . blue and black stripes; sizes 1, 39; 1. 40 long. Were £30.00. Woeo. o .00 1 SUIT--Fine gabardine; plain tan shade, finest make; size 37 long. Was $30.00. Now wimaess Swenas v $9.00 8 SUITS—Tropical worsteds: v tan and blue: body quarter {ull lined; two-button young men's models; S; 2, 36; 1,37; 1, 38; 1, 40; 1, 2. Were $11.00 BALANCE OF HOT WEATHER SUITS 2 KNICKERS—Imported black and white wool finest make, 31 and 32 waist. Were $12.50. 11 KNICKERS—Imported linen; plain whit white plaids. Were $4.00. Now ...... 8 LONG TROUSERS—Imported white linen. 10 TROUSERS—Gabardine and ~tropical Now ... 18 TROUSERS 00 Were $3.50. worsted v 9 RAYON ATH soiled. Were $1.00. 14 SPORTS SWEATER COATS Slightly v 32 COOPER'S ATHLETIC SHORTS—Broken sizes.... . ARROW AND IDE STIFF COLLARSDiscontinued styles sizes. Were 20c. Now =~ e s 11 ALL-WOOL _ STRIPE SHIRTS -~ Broken Were §. Now PO 43 SHIRTS—Broken sizes. Were up t 26 FINEST QUALITY NECKWEAR— $350. Now Sy ] 87 Ties—Window . Were up to 11 ARROW DRESS SHIRTS—Larg styles—slightly soiled. Were up to 9 MANSCO UNION SUITS—Window Now ... G Now . 69¢ sa ..39% Discontinued NO ALTERATIONS, NO CHARGES, NO EXCHANGES, NO ALL SALES FINAL—NO PHO! ORDERS 501 9th Street N.W.

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