Evening Star Newspaper, December 4, 1929, Page 23

AN MAY SEND DANCERS TOFETE Cherry Blossom Feature Is; Favored at Meeting of | C. C. Directors. ‘ Action which may result in the Jap- anese government sending a troupe of | dancers to this country to take part in | Washington's cherry blossom ~ festival in the Spring was formally initiated by | | I Weds Reynolds Heir I ‘ I | | | the board of directors of the Washing-| | ton Chamb-r of Commerce, meeting in | the Homer Building last night. The| possibility had previously been discussed | at & recent meeting of the general com- | mittee in charge, but no definite steps were taken at that time. | The board last night went on record | as in favor of the idea, and requested President Charles W. Darr and Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan, chairman of the | committee, to do all that is necessary to bring such a troupe to Washington. It was suggested thct communications be addressed to Secretary of State Stimson and the Emperor of Japan for this purpose, Festivals in Japan. ANNE CANNON. Daughter of Joe Cannon, towel manu- | facturer, and Smith Reynolds, son of the late R. J. Reynolds, North Carolina tobacco manufacturer, were married 2 a.m. at Rock Hill, father was the only member of the two families present. at S. C. The bride’s | —Associated Press Photo. | President Darr told of the annual fes- tivals in Japan at the time of the blos- soming of the cherry trees and of the | dancers who take part in the celebra- tions. He said that if a troupe of the Japanese dancers could be brought here, that alone would insure the success of the festival planned for the coming year. In his monthly report to the directors Mr. Darr praised highly the police and firemen of the District, and predicted that if the bill for an increase in their pay is passed by Congress the standard w‘ill be raised to a still more elevated | plane. Appreciation to Hoover. Former Miss Elsie Hesse Gave Her —She who 15 years ago was Miss Elsie Hesse had become today, through her seventh marriage, ger-Lord-Flesher. divorce separated her from the others. Married to James Flesher yesterday, she gave her age as 33. MARRIES SEVENTH TIME. Age as 33 Years: | MASCATINE, Iowa, December 4 (#). Mrs. Elsle Hesse- Larsen-Smith-Crossley- Seeman - Metz- | Two previous’ husbands died and| | The board voted to send a letter of appreciation to President Hoover for the proposal in his message to Congress for the enlargement cf the public build- ing program. The Senate bill providing for aboli- tion of the present form of District government and substitution of a city manager system was introduced, but action was deferred pending a report of the committee on national representa- tion, to which it was referred. The chamber decided to appropriate $20 for membership in the National Safety Council. COMMISSION CALLED. BURCHELL’S FAMOUS BOUQUET . COFFEE Advantageous Purchases Bring This Delightful Blend to You at 33c Lb. N. W. Burchell 817-19 Fourteenth St. Special Session of League Group to Study Palestine Disorders, GENEVA, December 4 (#)—The con- cern in League of Nations’ circles over the Palestine disorders of last August is reflected in°the summoning of an extraordinary session of the League's mandates commission in March to re- ceive the British government’s report on the troubles. The commission would regularly meet in Junefi,’bu:hfl ;fishex to !he‘n‘r as soon "Sfl le the dings of the inquiry by Great Britain, mandatory power re- sponsbile for Palestine. The commis- sion’s report will then be ready for the League Council’s meeting in May. e council in September urged that all information on the Arab-Jewish clashes should be forwarded to the mandates commission, so that the commission might study the question thoroughly. Purnell, 43, Heads Steel Firm. YOUNGSTOWN. Ohio, December 4 (P —Frank , C. Purnell’ was_elected |- president of’the Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. by directors of the company in session yesterday. Purnell succeeds James A. Campbell, who becomes chair- man of the board. Purnell-at 43 is one of the youngest steel executives in the country. He became assistant presi- dent of the firm two years ago. directors a an expendi ‘The uthorized ture of $2,000,000 on minor improve- ments in the Youngstown district. ALL SALES FINAL NO EXCHANGES \ 1223 Con ‘Semi-Annual- Sa Clearances Including Man Values Throughout the Shop Gowns, ‘1 . Day and Evening Gowns, formerly $29.50 to $89.50 Coats, 29 Sport and Formal Coats, formerly $39.50 to $179.50 Tweed & Formal Ensembles From 392 to 389 Formerly $59.50 to $129.50 Original French Evening Wraps 1890 #125 Formerly § Millinery, $7<, 410 & *15 Formerly Original French Mme. RoSe ) (1] Ly Laxative BRO- Mme. ROSe r (el ande mothgpmb MO Quinine in their home. Itsreputation asa reme- dy for colds and h o hasbeen han NO CREDITS NO C.0.D's n. Ave. le y Exceptional 6:2t0$39:5 .50 to $89-5¢ 149 125 to $300 $15 to $40 Models Included THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 4, 11, SUIT ASKS RECEIVER FOR INSURANCE FIRM Charges of Fraud Made Against Officials of Federal Reserve Life Co. By the Associated Press. KANSAS CITY, Kans., December 4.— Hearing of a sult ‘asking for nomination of a trustee and appointment of a tem- porary receiver for the Fed Life Insurance Co. of Kans on grounds that the cony 1223 Conn. Avenue PO N | frauced of more than $1.000,000 through ne of its officials, was begun in Dis- ict Court here today. | _The suit, filed yesterday by Fred R. [Whlte, county attorney, at the instiga- tion of six stockholders, climaxed an | investigation into alleged irregularities of the company's funds, started last | April by Charles F, Hobbs, State super- intendent of insurance. Mr. Hobbs said a check had failed to account satisfac- | torily for approximately $300,000. E. W. Merritt, president, and Massey Wilson, chajrman of the board of di- rectors, resigned when it became known the action had been filed. The Bell Telephone laboratories. largest in the world, sr’nd approxi- mately $17,000,000 annually on research WARD & Lo The Christmas Store e eto ~tl> SHOP EARLY window into a dining room jome, where Mrs. Mi and other guests were dining with Ward, MAN TAKES OWN LIFE | AFTER SLAYING RIVAL | fna" soured five pistol® bullets " into o Ward's body while he sat at the din- s t of Their | Der table. Shreveport Divorcee, Object of Their Morgil ‘ihes S50 to fhis- steent and Attentions, Is Wounded in while Ward was ‘dying in the arms of Fatal Fusillade. the woman fired two shots into his By the Associated Press. own head and fell mortally wounded. SHREVEPORT, La., December 4.— He died later in a hospital. The shooting was- the result of an Mrs. Iva Mae Miller, divorced wife of | a railroad freight concuctor, is rec COL. FAUNTHORPE DIES. Noted Collector of Indian Mammals for American Museum. NEW YORK, December 4 (#).—The death of Col. J. C. Faunthorpe, the Englishman who, with Arthur 8. Var- ney, was largely instrumental in obtain- ing for the American Museum of Nat- ural History the finest collection of Indian mammals in the world, was an- nounced in a cablegram received yes- terday by Henry F. Osborne, president of the museum. Col. Faunthorpe died in Lucknow, India, where, since 1920, he had been British commissioner. THE POLLYANNA BEAUTY SHOP —Is celebrating its 5th Anniver~ sary. We wish thank our old feud between the men over the All Permanent Waves, affections . of the divorcee. Several Realistic & Edm wecks ago Ward had drawn a revolver ering from a pistol wound in the leg|on Morgan and mysterious shots had and shock from the slaying of Marma- | been fired into Ward's home. A load- duke Kard and the suicide of Vernis| ed revolver was found beside Ward'’s Morgan, her friends. | body. She was wounded Monday night when| Both men were unmarried and prom- Morgan, 30-year-old lawyer, broke inent in Shreveport business circles. N — MAIL EARLY FOR BETTER SERVICE Let Us Remember The Useful Gifts . . Gifts that are like old friends throughout the years . . Gifts that abound by the hundreds at Woodward & Lothrop Sketched Left A—A necessity for even the one-room apartment . . . an Electric Grill. A low gift price...$15 B—“Waffles when- ever we like them” ...the gift of this Manning - Bowman Waffle Iron ...$8.25 C—Among the in- teresting * Electrical Gifts is this Electric Beater .D—A Manning- Bowman Gift Iron; equipped with an automatic heating device ........$7.78 E—The Sunkist Junior Fruit Juice Extractor is a most popular gift among moderns $14.95 F—An Electric Cof- fee Percolator that is a connoisseur in its line .. .$8.50 Sketched at Righg G—A Gift Clock from across the seas « + . colorful as mod- ern kitchens. A splendid timekeeper, $2.95 H—A Vegetable and Fruit Slicer that is an efficiency ex- pert in today’'s kitchens. A low I—Artistic Kitchens like these clever Fish Moulds for their dishes. Three sizes, 30c to 45¢ J—A new and at- tractive ensemble of Refrigerator Moulds —ten modern mem- bers included, $5.45 set Not Sketched Imported Porcelain Bread and Cake Boxes; gay colors and designs ...$5.95 Imported Serving Trays...$2.75 to $4 Imported Decorated Bread Board and Knife Sets, $2.25 and $2.75 Imported Dinner Gongs, $3.50 to $10.50 HousewAres Frrra FLOOR. Mahogany Muffin Stands Artistic little mahogany stands. The three serviceable shelves fold back when ngt ‘in use .. ...815 Duncan Phyfe Coffee Table Special $18.50 A solid mahogany reproduction, faithful to the little tables of Early American days. Sketched—Right A Nest of Hand-carved Tables (five in all) from Belgium. An artistic and distinctive note is the round, drop-leaf tops of the tables, hidden from An inviting Leather Lounging Chair from the . Valentine Seaver Studios. It is a “find” in masculine preference ......... In tapestry An aristocratic Governor Winthrop Desk (below) for charming libraries. No need to sing its praises The Ladder-back Wind- sor Armchair (lower right) is a close assocaite of such desks FURNITURE, SIxTH FLOOR.