Evening Star Newspaper, January 21, 1930, Page 20

LAST HONOR PA T0 BISHOP TUCKER Fifty-Four Episcopal Clergy- men Attend Rites in Nor- folk for Churchman. By t5: Absociated Press. NORFOLK, Va., January 21.—A lsrge assembly of churchmen and lay- men from all parts of VI la and North Carolina gathered old Bt. Paul's Church yesterday afternoon to pay last tribute to the Right Rev. Bev- erly D. Tucker, D. D., Bishop of the dr Diocese of Southern Virginia, 0 !‘tm a Norfolk hospital Thurs- day H(w-!our clergymen, ishops and ticipated in ch, despite the presence of such an assemblage of the | ;) taries, were simple and brief. A number of men and women from d attended the services. Eight Veterans in Group. Attending the ceremony, too, eight aged men who had worn the of the Confederate Army with him. ‘This little group of veterans, one lone squad of them, gathered about him in 1 Ri were his last hours. Eleven of his children also were present. Two sons, missionaries in China, were unable to attend. The Right Rev. Arthur C. ‘who succeeds Bishop Tucker as head of the Diocese of Southern Virginia, as- sisted by Suffragan Bishop Arthur S. Lioyd of New York and R. H. Covington, D. D., rector of the church, conducted the services. With them were the Right Rev. William Loyall Gravatt, Bishop of Wlll Vl?‘inll the Right Rev. Vigini, and the Right Nev. Sames £ Virginia, -nd the . James Freeman, Bish L Taking llly to Charles Town. Immedistely after the nrvlou the om _Washington, Charles Town, W. Va., Where it will be laid beside the body of Mrs. Tucker, who died several years ago. JUDGMENT IS UPHELD IN OIL TRUST CASES Violation of Law by Standard, Texas aml 49 Other Companies Affirmed in Decree. By the Associsted Press. CHICAGO, January 21.—Two judges of the Unlht:ldd ?h'fl! Cl.rcun Court ol Appeals up heir yesterday in eclnrl.n( '.hll the Sfl.nd ard Oil Companies of Indiana and New Jel'-y. the Texas tion and 49 ated the anti- trust llwl in ; the processes for A decree lflrmln‘ s verdict of guilt the lower court was Tiuea and the court. enjoined the. com- permanently from further viola- The injunction, however, and the de- cree - were sta nding an nppul to the !edfl'l.l":uppr:me Court b} ofl concerns. Appellate Judges Evan A. Evans and George T. msmuedflindecfi“ e Supreme Court uphol lfthem me mv ol PURCELLVILLE BAPTISTS ELECT NEW DEACONS Congregation Holds Annual Busi- ness Meeting and Hears Re- ports on Church Finances. Special mnmh to The Star. , Va., January 21.— William Cockerill, FORCED DOWN BY STORM. Mexicean Aviator’s Airplane De- stroyed, but He Escapes Injury. MEXICO CITY, January 21 (#).—The felegraph operator at Los Mochis, Sina- loa, informed the department of com- munications last nlchl that Capt. Miguel Colorado of the army air service had been forced down by storm Sunday near Los Mochis. His machine was de- stroyed, although the pilot himself was no( hun . Colorado took off from Mexi- FILM COUPLE MARRY. George Hill, Director, Weds Mrs. Thomson, Scenario Writer. HOLLYWOOD, Calif., January 21 . —George W. Hill, flim director, and Frances Marion Thomson, scenario writer, were married Saturday in Phoe- , nix, Ariz, friends learned today. The couple announced their marriage upon return last night from the Arizona city. Mrs. Hill is the widow of Fred C. ‘Thomson, screen actor, who died two ears ago. ’V F. Bourne, Representative | e Equxtable | Life of the U. S. { Home Financing Policies Retirement Annuities Inquiry Coupon V. F. Bourne (Shoreham Bldg.) gray thirteen ‘Thomson, apM ‘Washington. m, by rail to ous judgment they THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, GRAY-HAIRED WOMEN FEAR LOSS Gray heads are nodding in conm- sternstion out at Uncle Sam’s mall bag repair shop, in Eckington. For thm are stark fears among the three-score aging women whose liveli- hood depends on their work in the shop that the shop may be transferred to the Federal Penitentiary at Atlanta. Fears of the employes were aroused by the recent suggestion before a sub- committee of the House appropriations committee that the mail bag equip- ment and repair work now being done at Fifth and W streets northeast be assigned prisoners in the Georgia in- stitution. In a long workroom, piled high with le of new canvas cloth and old ail bags, where the noisy whirr of electric machines and the ‘' constant moy cessan din through the weary hours of the week, these women may be seen OF MEAGER GOVERNMENT JOBS ::. Mail Bag Repair Shop in Eckington May Be Transferred to Federal Prison. bending over their work, intent upon the repair and manufacture of the bags, which has been the sole means of support of many of them for over 30 years. Started 35 Years Ago. Thirty-five years ago one of them, Mrs. x-yu M. Wedding, obliged to sup- gort herself through the death of her usband, gratefully accepted work as mender of old mail bags, as well as seamstress on néw bags. “We were paid 3 cenu a bag then,” related Mrs. Wedding, “and that was for a bag entirely finished and made by hand. It was impossible to make more than 50 or 60 bags a day, and frequently we did not make half that many, as there was no work to be of heavy trucks raise an in-| done. Despite the long hours and the low wages now paid to the employes in the maifl shop, Mrs. Wedding ex- Mmmm-uwmmm pared wit dlys when she started in flu !‘nq juently work was so scare then,” she said, “that after traveling an hour :‘:ethworkwewmu hardly make r car fare. Ccn'uml\n( Mrs. Wedding's state- ment J. C. Davidson, foreman of the sewing room, who started as & mail bag repairer more than 35 years ago, said that frequently, after coming from his home in Laurel by train, he would not make more than 37 cents a day. Crippled by arthritis, attributed to an accident several years ago, when s heavy needle was run thruudgh her thumb. Mrs. Kate , who daily travels the long distance between the shop on W street to her home, near the Navy Yard, | jeft hand. runs strings through what appers to ess number. of mail bags ly- ing before her, Through her earnings Mrs. Higgs has supported and reared a family of three children. “Without this work, I do not know 'hlt would become of me and my fam- ily,” stated Mrs. A. P. Hill, who, with an indominable will, has carried on her work in order to support an invalid husband and seven dren. Last I.Y due to an automobile ac- cident, Mrs. Hill suffered a fractured skull and lay in the hospital for sev- eral weeks, returning to her work long before her doctor pronounced her fit to do 80. “1 was obliged to return,” she said, Rayon 36-inch Printed Rayon Crepe, an all- rayon wash beautiful prin anteed fast colors. o _ Goldenbers's—Main Floor. nicely lined. $39. 50 Coats i models, generously collared cuffed with black Manchurian or Asiatic fox—and lined heavy satin. Sizes 38 to 52. At An the full thread , close woven v A AT $1 Bleached Sheets Full double- h:nd $5 Rayon Bedsprelds Rayon Bed spreads with lfll loped edges, in gold, green and blne 80x105 inches. $1.00 Printed Crepes Gool looking black broadeloth Mattress Covers Made of heavy round sheeting and cut full to allow for shrinkage, sl 69 Blenched Sheets $1 .29 $3 .39 enberg's—Main Floor. $10 All-Wool Blankets, Pr. “At Seventh and K’ Pre-Inventory Sale for Only $565 This would be an astounding offer even if there were only two or three sizes—and, as a matter of fact, these coats range all the way from 16 to 50! conservatively smart styles that are becoming to the slender miss as well as to the mature woman. tively trimmed with g furs, such as mdrmink (marmot), squirrel, fox or fitch—and luxuri- ously lined. Cut good and long, in Al contrastin, * Dyed Ooney. | $12.95 Tweed Sport Coats Medium weight, mannishly tweeds wonder ful investment early S green, blua and tan effects— that nv‘ 3 s8 35 in Large Sizes! $28.95 Sizes 16 to 42. and wolf with Second Floor. $1.39 Mattress Covers Unusually Low Price 20c Printed Percales s 15¢ mnnt ul -tylu 35¢c Dress Ginghams in double bed size. unbleached P!I and plain B/: 'l'bfll 0|l- 2 5 standard quality. c tine Crepes, in rich and fast odtors. pinch miatn i nma.. v 24c 39¢c Table Oil Cloth fa fl ey de- signs. Seconds of 39¢c Printed Crepes Printed Serpen- B 29(: $6-90 Warm, fleecy, 66x80-inch blankets (double bed size!) for only $6.90 a pair! Every home in Washington should be eager to take advantage B of a value like this. In lovely colored plaids—well loomed and finished. $5 Heavy Part-Wool Blankets, Pair still from the results of suffering her No sick leave i granted the employes of the repair shop and, therefore, :lm( fliness means untold hardships for those who are unavoidably thrown out of work. Another example of the bravery and grit of this group of women, than whom there are no harder workers to be found in the District of Columbia, is Mrs. L. J. Farr, who also through an automobile accident last Summer had her right arm and shoulder blade broken o severe- ly that for two months she lay in the hotnltll returning to her work in Oc- tober wi she ecould not raise her right arm above her waist undaunted by her suffering and her physical han- dicap. Mrs. Farr returned to work as a bobbin winder, performing satisfactory service by feeding the bobbins with her left han Grateful for Money. “Somehow,” cheerfully smiled Miss B. Moore, who for 30 years or more has mended and sewed on the heavy canvas sacks, “I think the work has agreed with me, because when I came hers I was 80 dell:l'e and now I feel well all the time. is hard work and dirty wurk lml. tha money is clean, and I'm And w lt IA throughout the entire Hardly a weary face but urflea its own tale of work, sacrifice arfl more work. With it all, eagerly, these women seat themselves before their machines at 8 o'clock in the morn- ——————————————————=Telephone NAtional 522 This Bed 314.95 Furniture Store— Across the Street. The savings on these three models are about one-third —every home which is in } need of a comfortable, at- | tractive bed should take ad- J vantage of these sale prices. JAL'UARY - 21, amilies, Whose ® suj the work afforded t facture l.ud Tepair of the Nation's mail UNDERSEA LUNG TESTS s-4 will By the Associated Press. mechanical lung and escape devices will be inaugrated here with the arrival o{ m submnflno 8-4 the latter part of here from the New London, Conn., Navy Yard by the submarine tender Falcon, with indications that the craft will conclude the journey Friday. g:mlnd Lieut C. B. Momsen, inventor of_the mechanical lung. ergg‘ men from a submerged sub- | o This year’s work will be a continuation of that of 1929, local naval officers have been l.nf -1930. - =Tt in the manu- AWAIT SUB’S ARRIVAL; Conduet Experiments With Escape Devices Off Key West This Week. KEY WEST, Fla., January 21 —Ex- ents with 1 undersea The uneemu vessel is' being mwedJ Lleut Comdr. Palmer H. Dunbar, be in command of ex- s, assisted by Lieut. Norman First successful experiments in deliv- ‘were performed here last year. ormed. _ = Free Parking Space for Our Customers Opposite 8th Street Entram ree Parking Space for Our Customers Opposite 8th Street Entran Pains that getworse on cold wet days Stiff joints! Sore muscles! Dull throbbing painl Know the blessed relief Sloan’s Liniment brings! Warm—comforting— it drives away paim; Ask your doctor; Ask your l“?lu. Ask your friends: ’s bealthy heat warms like sunshine. You feel it reach the pain spot. Brings quick re. lief. 13 millon homes use ity Get a fresh bottle today, 35¢; SLOAN'S LINIMENT GOLDENBERG'S The Dependable Store Which You May Buy on Our Budget Plan Without Paying Any Carrying Charge! A complete outfit for the living room, consisting of— Save Your Eyes! Genuine Invisible Bifocals Far and Near Vi- sion in one pair of lenses. Sold regu- larly at $15. Spe- Geldenbers’s—Main Floor. cial $1 39 50 Sealine| a* 149 Complete8-pc. Living Room Group \Fur Coats | Now Being Offered in the 100 Sofa, Club Chair, Button-Back Chair, Occasional Table, Arm Table, Magazine Rack, Junior Floor Lamp and Bridge Lamp Sofa and chairs upholutered with genuine jacquard velour; ; and all three pieces with reversible spring-filled cushions. A remarkable value in a living room outfit of unusual quality. Fous Simmons Beds alsoat Sale Prices! $9.95 Simmons Bed $6.47 Walnut-finish, Metal Bed, in the favorite graceline design. All sizes. $16.50 Simmons Bed graceline design, with decorat- ed panels. All sizes. $19.95 Simmons Bed $14.95 Windsor. ‘Metal Bed of beautiful .design and nnrl.r ) a-m, ‘with shaped fillers. $12.95 High-grade Metal Bed, in |" Use Our Budget Plan for T hese and Other Exceptional Furniture Sale Values! . Big Sales of Rugs and Draperies, Too! Armstrong’s FELT-BASE RUGS Brand -new Perfect Rugs—Priced 'Way Below Real Worth! 9x10.6 Size 9x12-ft. Size 38.35 37.35 9x7.6 Size 55.35 9x6-ft. Size 34.35 are Nationally known Am-hm make Felt-Base Rugs, in a selection of latest patterns and colorings, in for this sale. Armsh'ong’s & $1.00— Sq. Yd. Irregulars of $1.50 to $2.25 31 TR four extraordinary low:priced groups Nairn’s Linoleums $ 1 .50 Sq. Yd. Sq. Yd. grades—mostly full rolls. Many strik- of rose, taupe, sand and gray. ?;'l" wool yarns, in a selection of flowered and $75 Large Room Size Wilton Rugs These beautiful, luxurious 9x12 Wilten Rugs one of the outstanding features of our Semi. ity, closely woven of $50 designs in all-over patterns on grounds ROOM SIZE AXMINSTER RUGS ing mew Spring designs, including neat tiles and embossed hand-craft patterns that will lend a smart modern note to your floors. Felt-Base Coverings, Sq. Yd. 50c Grade. Now..... A 60c Grade. Now........ 65¢ Grade. Now 9x12 Seamless Felt-Base Rugs Choice of eight at- tractive patterns in these large seamless rugs. Slight seconds. 7 Imported and Domestic Window Panels SF ) $2.25 Value, $1.49 |l $4.75 Value, $2.59 Ea.| $2.50 Value, Ea. $1.59 $4.00 Value, Ea. $2.19 Ea. Choice! 8.3x10.6 or 9x12 at Each Price! SS%l\‘:lluo $42.50 and $45 $55 and $60 y 24 | 333 | 39 Wide range of attractive patterns and desirable colorings. All are seamless. Your Choice of: $85 Royal Wilton 9x12-ft. Seamless Velvet Rugs 7x91/,-ft. Seamless Axminsters 7Ygx9-ft. Seamless Velvet Rugs Budget Plan No Interest or Extras “ln:.-u ground ef- Rugs chiefly in $ 3_.99 Added—We Do Not Penalize Our Friends Famous Lane. Cedar Chests 199 |EZFEI65 $1.65 Genuine “Sunfast” #, Window Shades [\ 95¢ 4 Cut 3x6.ft. size. Genui Window Shades, in blue, green, white and ecru colors. Termed slight seconds. Nome to dealers. . Regular 59¢ Opaque- Shades Seconds of Opague Window Shades, size Sllo of Plllll Shades Perf: Guar, All Sale of Cretonnes In Three Tempting Groups 45¢ Grades | 69c Grades| 85c Grades About 1/, Formerly $30.00 to $55.00— 3x6 ft., in green and 39c’ ecru. None sold to dealers. Ruffled Cuflains%3 Groups is_u Prescription for Colds, Grippe, Flu, Dengue, Bilious Fever and Malaria. " It 1 the mest speedy remedy known. $5 Pieced-Sateen Palmer Comfortl $15 Rayon-Covered Comforts. . $4.50 Half-tone Plain Blnnkeu, dore $4.00 Cotton Plaid Blankets, Pair:....... $7.50 Plain Wool Blankets, Each. . ’ $7.50 Full Size Wool-Filled Comforts. . $10 Full Size Wool-Filled Comforts Goldenbers’s—Flourth Floor.—Charge Account i 29¢ A tremendous purchase offering a brilliant array of high-grade pat- : terns to meet the needs of conser- R & vative or thoroughly modern tastes. 36 inches wide. 42¢|55¢ The designs ars at ru-l effects, with the Sold as Floor Samples Now $15t0$30 ive, in plain or rable trunk-style W Well constrastod and highly solshad. Seme slightly marred from handling. Use Our Budget Plan—No Interest or Extras—We Do Not Penalize Our Frien $1.10 Values 57c serim l-y.n stitched edges. Double $1.25 Values 850 $2 & $2.50 Values