Evening Star Newspaper, February 11, 1930, Page 23

THE EVENTNG STAR, WASHINGTON, ROBSION DEFENDS DISTRICT ATTORNEY Senate Judiciary Body to Pass on Sawyer Smith Ap- pointment Soon. The judiciary subcommitiee of the Senate, which heard the testimony in hearings on the nomination of Sawyer Smith for reappointment as district ai- torney for the eastern district of Ken- tueky, will pass upon the nomination | ! 5 P | searched and some papers were confis- this week, Senator Borah, chairman, sald yesterday. The hearings closed yesterday with a defense of the official by Senator Robsion, Republican. of Kentucky. Robsion’s statement was in answer (o testimony by Miss Mary Chenoweth, a reporter for the Louisville Courfer Jour- nal, who asserted that previous testi- mony by Smith was a “smoke screen,” and that both Smith and Senator Rop- sion “knew it.” Claims Ministers’ Support. Robsion called attention to a stack of letters, telegrams and resolutions that | had been introduced into the record for Smith. The Senator said they came from ministers. temperance organiz: tions, women’s clubs and colleges. Ma of them, he added, were from Dem: crats. He introduced J. A. Edge of the Bar Association of Lexington, who testified that “the cause of law enforcement would be injured” if Smith were repuci- ated, because, he said, “no man wou dare” to prosecute fearlessly it Smitn's Tecord resulted in ouster proceedings. Testifying subs:quently, Smith went into apecific cases, explaining thar | where prosecutions were not pressed he | had not sufficient evidence. | Of a case in which the report had | charged that George Remus was con- | nected in a_ conspiracy to transport | liquor from Kentucky to Ohio, Smith ! said three were convicted in Kentucky | on a transportation charge, and that he wes informed the conspiracy wouid | be dealt with in prosecution of Remus | in Cincinnati. Sold Roadhouse to Church, Referring to a charge that a road- house. the H:idleberg, was “allowed to | be sold while it was under padlock,” Smith said_this was one of “the out- | standing achievements” of his regime. | “I turned the roadhouse into a | church.” he said, explaining that 1h:| place had been sold to a church on condition that the padiock was re- moved. “HOUND DOG” FRAUD ARRESTS ARE MADE| Federal Agents Believe Sportsmen ! Fleeced by “Ring” of “Trainers.” Br the Associated Press. ASHEVILLE, N. C., Pebruary 11—E. | Ray Moody, formerly of Heber Springs, | Ark, was arrested yesterday at a filling | station he operated mear Hendersonville, | charged with being a member of an al- | leged “hound dog” mail fraud ring; which is reported to have fleeced sports- | men in several States out of many | thousands of dollars. | Federal officers who made the arrest | said that Moody was the fifth man to be arrested in the case since an investi- gation was begun some time ago at the request of J. R. Russell, Los Angeles | i i n. \ The officers said that the men | advertised trained dogs for sale, princi- pally coon hounds, and when orders were received, shipped dogs that had | ot been trained at all. TWO MEN LOSE LIVES AS TRACTOR RUNS WILD | | Clutch Sticks as Driver Shifts Gear, 1 Jerking Him Under Plung- | ing Machine. | HOUSTON, Tex., February 11 (#.— | Two men were killed and a doren | Automobiles damaged by a tractor which | ran wild on a street here vesterday.| A. McCarthy, who was driving the ' machine, lost his balance when the clutch apparently stuck as he tried to shift, gears. He fell and was crushed | to death. Wade Gatewood, 35, a pedes- | trian, tried to jump on the tractor | and stop it. He, too, fell beneath the | plunging machine and was killed. ‘The coldest period of the day is usual- | Iv & few minutes after sunrise, This is due to the fact that when the sun first strikes the earth it causes the evapora- | tlon of a chilling moisture. | PRAISING ~ MILLER’S | HERB EXTRACT Today’s Statement Given by Mrs. H. E. Shearer, 314 Rugby £ Ave, . { %" Bethesda, Md. BT e st gkt i ber of medicines for stomach trou- | ble, T must. say that. Miller's Herb || Extract «formerly cailed Herb Juice) '} | 115 the best of them all and I cannot praise such a wonderful remedy 100 | highly. I was in a badly rundown eondition and the continued suf- | fering and worry had just about | ruined my nerves; it was impossible !for me to get a good night's rest. Morning found me worn out, instead | of rested, and nothing I did gave me | any relief. For six months I was con- | { tinually ‘taking medicine, but it | did not. help me at all. Food I ate| | would not, digest and due to chronic constipation, it simply lay in the ||! | stomach to sour and ferment. Stom. me from the very start and after | | using 3t a short time I find I no | longer have a sign of my former trou- || | | bles. In every way this medicine has | | proven beneficial, has relieved me | |of many pains, corrected disorders | that other medicines failed to reach | and I am only glad that I, too, can | | recommend it to others here at | home. | This great medicine is an herbal | | preparation (formerly called Herh | Juice) and is the largest selling | | medicine on the market where it | | is known. A representative for this| medicine is now at the Peoples Drug | {MINISTER ORDERS SOVIET | PAPERS BE RETURNED | Mexican Official Declares Raid Was Affair of Police and In- terior Department, By the Associated Press. | MEXICO CITY, February 11.— | Foreign Minister Estrada last night said he had ordered the papers and docu- ments seized in the luggage of Alex- | ander Makar, recalled Russian Minister to Mexico, at Vera Cruz yesterdey to be reurned 1o him. No obstacles had | been placed in the way of M. Markar's | sailing for home today. Pointing out | that the Russian legation here no longer i enfoyed official status, he said that the raid yesterday was the affair of the police and the department of the in- terfor. The legation was thoroughly cated. It was said yesterday that the Mexican agents had even torn up some of the floor boards of the building during their search. _Senor Estrada said that he had ordered Makar's papers returned as soon as he learned of the searching at Vera Cruz, but earlier Teports were that government agents were on their way to Mexico City with {important documents they had found. American talkies are being shown in Norway. 7th, 8th and E NEW TRIAL IN SLAYING Death House, Awaits Execu- | tion February 17. | | NEW YORK, February 11 ().—Judge Charles C. Nott, jr., in General Ses- slon Court yesterday, took under ad- | visement, & motion for a new trial for Frederick E. Ebel, former waiter, who is now in the death house at Sing Sing Prison under sentence of execution ¥or the murder of Mrs. Emmeline Harring- ton, an actress, found dead in her apartment December 29, 1927. Ebel, who was arrested in St. Paul, | Minn.. has been granted three reprieves. The date now set for his execution is the week of February 17. For Safety's Sake-demand | Clcaning CHEWING GUM easily and completely removed from ail materials. | 20¢BOTTLES 2ratimrunan LANSBURGH &BRO Sts.—National 9800 A New Low! Onyx Full-Fashioned STLK HOSE WITH MODERN HEEL A 15 Not satisfied with the ordinary stocking that sells CARBGNA Store, 505 7th St. N.W., also Peoples | | Service Drug Store, 727 King St.,| explain around this price, the maker of the famous Onyx hosiery created this beautiful full-fashioned silk stocking. Two weights—a sheer cobwebby chiffon, with lisle lined tops and plated heels and soles; and a clear even weave service weight, with 4-inch lisle tops and soles. Both with the new modern heel—and both in the season's latest shades; sizes 81/ to 10V/5. Mosiery—Street Floor LANSBURGH &BRO 7th. 8th and E Sts.—National 9800 Plan Spring Wardrobes Now and Save During Our Annual February Silk Sale An opportunity to create your own Spring dresses, in the same colors—the same prints that the Paris couturiers are now showing—at a fraction of their readymade cost! FEvery new silk is represented, in- cluding— PRINTED FLAT CREPES, 150 pat from which to select—on light er dark gr 40 in, wide.....oo0uuenn veeen WASHABLE FLAT CREPE in a half hundred colors that may be combined with p: d sl 55 slone for daytime or evening wear. 40 in. wide. . o FAILLE AND CANTON CREPES. 30 Spring $1.95 shades, navy and black . R RAYON FLAT CREPES, silk-lik, ance. 28 new shades, and every color fast...cocoe. seseresesase coee PLAIN AND PRINTED SHANTUNG. Attrae- SILK PIQUE and CHINESE DAMASK, for mctive or spectator sports; white, coral, blue, honeydew, orchid, . ..5245 Rough Weave Pongee and Printed Tub Silk..88c 33-In. Imported Tan Pongee ... .38c = Bitks—Third Fiees ¥ OF ACTRESS CONSIDERED | s TR Z. | Former Waiter, Now in Sing Sing i i | C.. TUESDAY. FERRUARY 11, 1930, LANSBURGH & BRO 7th, 8th and E Sts.- FAMOUS FOR QUALITY SINCE 1860—National 9800 Spring Is Not Only a Season The cape is the most talked of Spring fashion! Used here on a covert suit to stress the long limbed look. Note the belted waist- But a State of Mind There was a time when we looked to the fields for the first signs of Spring—watched hopefully for the crocus to show its pretty head— counted the days until the Cherry Blossoms would come again— But Today Smart Moderns Look to Lansburgh & Bro for First Signs of Spring And because we were thinking and studying Spring Fashions as long as six weeks ago, every significant trend is now reflected in the fashions on our second floor. There’s Spring in every line and detail of these early arrivals! The Spring version of the Vionnet. wrap with string belt. In black, red, and white —one of the stunning, multi- colored tweeds or tan! Cra- line, and the moulded line almost to the knees! $39.75. Second Floor To achieve real smartness one's hat should “fit like a glove”! In Phinehurst Hats this is simplicity itself. . .the color and style decided upon, it is easy to secure from 13 headsizes the one that hts perfectly. The model sketched is ad- vertised in this month’s Vogue. Exclusive in Washington at Lans- burgh’s. $7.50. Becond Floor Fashion smiles upon the natural figure and decrees that it shall be moulded softly to its own perfection. Thus by wearing the bone- less Nature's Rival Girdle Brassiere that is fashioned from crepe de chine, silk brocaded elastic and lace one can attain the smooth un- broken line so neces- sary for frocks with the new silhouette. $10 Corselo—Third Fleer 2 Navy and white faille sport frock with the 1930 restrained flare of modified length. The scarf neckline adds to the wide-at- the-shoulder effect of the yoke. $16.50. Second Floer A frock for sports— tweed woven jersey, with detachable shoul- der cape that gives the wide - shoulder appear- ance and at the same time accentuates the long slim silhouette. $16.50. y Becend Fieer Caught in the misty loveliness of this pink and blue chiffon frock are 1930 subtleties—tai- lored belt, bows, organ- die collar and cuffs, and a yoked, draped neck- line. $25. Second Fieor Prints are a vogue all by themselves! This widely spaced Jr. Miss print boasts a short sleeve, and a scarf collar —both give. the new wide - a t - the - shoulder look. $10. . Second Fioor Franchette jacket costume, gored 16 times to give a re- strained flare! The double-breasted effect of the bodice is very new. Brown and yel- low print. $25. The smart cardigan frock, a favorite for Spring, that ties in front at the waistlife to give the desired peplum ef- fect. A new border print on dark-colored grounds. $9.74, Becond Floor vat scarf of ocelot—a talk- ed-of “heatless” fur, $25. Second Floor The four-button suede pull-on, according to our Fashionist, is the smartest and most prac- tical glove for Spring! It washes without sprouting holes or fad- ing to drab dull colors. Beige, tan and beaver; . $3.50 pr. The bag that matches the shoe in color is still the smartest choice! The bewitch- ing model sketched above is of morocco leather in brown and tan or blue and grey. It is the favored enve- lope shape. $7.50. Street Floor For Spring 1930 the classic opera pump is long, slim-looking, with simpie and restrained trim. And because of this it is worn more successfully than any other type shoe, with the new Spring frocks, suits and coats. The model above is a smart combination of Beige Clair and Almora brown kid. $12.50. Second Wioor v