Evening Star Newspaper, October 22, 1930, Page 21

TTIORY VIDLATORS ASK JRY TRILS Liquor Cases Sent Back to Police Court; Docket Crowd- &d, Witnesses Missing. involving 17 defendants sent 1 Police Court to the grand jury for imlleged violation of the Jones- Stal liquor law have been returned t> Fplice Court for trial on possession charges during the past few days. case was that of Orville Staples. £ r policeman, who was charged with' transporting liquor. Staples was arrested November 20, 1929, by third prec?.lct police after a car in which he was { riding collided with a police machne on Washington circle. Police T finding liquor in the car. Ed- ward J. McIntyre and Thomas J. White, companions of Staples, were similarly c the cases pleaded not guilty and de- mu.nlf jury trials yesterday and today on the Jesser charges at Police Court. All were originally sent to the grand jury 'on ‘charges either of sale or trans- porting whisky. Police Court authorities announced that while exact reasons were not given why each individual case was returned, it was believed that the crowded Su- preme Court docket, loss of witnesses and weakness of some of the cases all resulted in the lesser charges being pre- sented against the men. Some of the cases returned are nearly & year old, while many were originally into court during the past Sum- mer. David A. Hart, chief Police Court prosecutor for the district attorney's office, said that nolle prosses would be entered in several of the cases becauss important witnesses could not be locat- ed. The Staples case, he asserted, in- volved & small amount of liquor. GROUP RECOMMENDS BYRD MEDAL DESIGN Adams Gets Choice Made by Fine Arts Commission; Early De- cision Expected. The Fine Arts Commission yesterday forwarded to Secretary Adams its rec- ‘ommendation for the design of a medal to be presented to_the officers and en- mun of the Byrd Antarctic expe- ‘While the name of the winner in the contest for the ign was not made public, tary Adams is expected to make his decision shortly, as Rear Ad- miral Frank B. Upham, chief of the ‘Bureau of Navigation, Navy Nepart- ment, will make a recommendation in a day or two. ‘The Navy will pay $1,000 to the con- testant whose design is approved by Secretary Adams. This design will be cast 1hto gold, silver and bronze medals, to be n to 117 members of the Byrd Pine Arts Commission made its choice from among 17 designs submitted by artists over the country to the Navy Department. FIVE DIE FROM GAS Men Were Found in Automobile Stalled in Blizzard. REGINA, Saskatchewan, October 22 (#).—Gas caused the death of five men found in an automobile near Regina last Friday, authorities sald Monday after an examination of the bodies. ‘The men were found dead in an au- tomobile stalled in a bliazard, The story of one of the survivors had led to the bellef the deaths were due to cold and exhaustion. 8,850 W. B. FOSHAY CLAIMS REJECTED Special Master in Chancery Throws ! Out Public Utilities Consol- idated Cases. By the Associated Press. MINNEAPOLIS, October 22—Charg- ing that the Public Utilities Consoli- dated Corporation had been paying dividends “illegally, unlawfully and un- all of the persons involved in{properly,” for more than a year prior to the time it collapsed, along with the other concerns of the W. B. Foshay System, Edward S. Stringer, special master in chancery, Monday rejected 8,850 claims filed by stockholders of the U. U. C. C. In his ruling he characterized as “worth not over 6 per cent of its face” a total of $7.600,000 which the W. B. Foshay Co. owes to P. U. C. C. on an open account, The rejection reduced to around $1,400,000 the amount of claims against the corporation which have not been disallowed by the United States District Court or its special master. Of the $1,400,000, about $1,000.000 is disputed by Joseph Chapman, receiver of P. U. C. C., and Is being contested in Fed- eral Court. Should the received win these cases, one of which involves a $595,000 claim of E. C. Warner and another an al- leged debt of $250,000 to the American Trust Co. of Boston, the total claims which P. U. C. C. admits as valid would be scaled down to $400,000. Vesterday's ruling by the master in chancery clears up the financial tangle created by the crash of the Foshay en- terprises on November 141929, to the ex- tent of determining that Public Utilities Consolidated Corporation, utility hold- ing company of the chain, has enough resources to pay its debts, provided its rejection of some disputed claims is ap- proved’ by the court. — In the process of the formal canon- ization of a saint, years perhaps after his or her death, the proceedings much resemble those of a court of law. On the one side will be an eminent ecclesi- astic, acting as it were as counsel for the saint-to-be, and on the other side an ecclesiastic bringing forward every bad point that can be urged against the honor. The latter is popularly nown as the “Devil's Advocate.” - Gra al itted DR. CLAUDE S. SEMONES Eyesight Specialist Phone National 0721 409-410 McLac) 10th and G Sts. N.W. LANSBURGH’S BABY DAY Features in the 70th Anniversary Infant s Fur- Trimmed Coats Many Salesmen’s Samples of $5.95 to $7.95 Coats trimmings. smocked crepe de chine coats —sizes 1 to 3. Walking Drésses From a Famed Maker $1.50 to $1.95 Values 87c Adorable dresses, all in- dividual creations, in broad- cloth and fast colored prints. Dainty colors, white, prints; 1 to 3. Brushed Wool Sets, $3.97 Leggings, mittens, cap and sweater, all to match; sizes 1 to 3. Usually $5.95! Carter’s Shirts, 7S¢ Double-breasted or but- ton-front shirts, of cotton and wool mixed; 6 months to 3 years. and Handmade Dresses, $1.47 Fine batiste dresses with hand - embroidered yokes and scalloping; infants’ sizes. . Infants’ Shop—Fourth Floor THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. :D. C. AUTOIST FREED OF MANSLAUGHTER Downey Acquitted in Baltimore Motor Death, Held on Traf- fic Charges. Special Dispatch to The Star. | BALTIMORE, October 22—Edward R. Downey of Washington, charged with manslaughter and assault with intent to Kill-In connection with an auto accl- dent here August 24, was acquitted Monday by Judge Stanton in Criminal Court. He faces trial in Traffic Court, however, on charges of reckless drjving, failure to give right of way and failing to stop after an accident. The crash occurred at Hanover and Barre streets, where Downey's car col- lided with a taxicab. Dr. Charles E. Chapman, a passenger in the cab, was killed. Dovwney, according to the testimony, stopped for a moment, then drove away, firing several shots at & policeman who pursued him. Downey, however, denied having fired any shots. Judge Stanton dismissed the shooting charge with a few words, pointing out there was no evidence to substantiate it. As for Downey's alleged failure to give the right of way, it did not necessarily constitute criminal negligence, the Jurist ed. TO SAVE MONEY ON YOUR COAL CALL INDEPENDENT FUEL CO. 4903 5th St. N.W. Columbia 6649 for LANSBURGH'S 70th ANNIVERSARY In the Beauty Salon Your . Permanent Rewaved Anniversary Special 54.50 (up to 15 curls) Let us “touch-up” your Summer Perma- nent and create a smart Fall Coiffure. Shampoo and Wave $1.25 All Hair Goods 25% Off Superior Quality Hair Nets 50c Doz. Delettres-Paris Method Used Exclusively Beauty Salon. Fourth Floor Phone National 9800 C., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1930. - LANSBURGH'S 70th ANNIVERSARY Every Yard of Lansburgh Quality—New for Fall Featuring Popular Silks At a Price Sure to Appeal 40-In. All Silk Canton Crepe 40-In. Washable Flat Crepe 40-In. Heavy Crepe ‘Satin Compare them with higher-priced silks right in our own department! [ $1.38 yard You’ll be amazed and de- lighted with their heavy, luxurious quality, their smartness and their wide range of new Fall colors! Of course there’s plenty of black, white, turquoise and shell pink. Silks—Third Floor An Event of Exceptional Importance 500 New Dresses Little women’s model of cricket green flat crepe, showing vogue eyelet em- broidery, $12.00. One sheerest of sheer woolens with moulded lines and white pique collar, $12.00. of the For Women and Little Women Specially Priced for Anniversary 12 °18 The very type frocks women and little women want . . . for street, afternoon and evening! Of soft canton crepes, luxurious transparent velvets, chiffons, georgettes, lustrous satins, laces and moires—draped and moulded to give long slenderizing lines! Never have we seen such smartness for $12 and $18! In black, brown, new Fall tones, white and evening shades. Sizes 36 to 46 arB¥6%4 to 24%4. Women's Floor New Sports Dresses of Light-Weight Woolens - $10.75 Value $16.50 Value s "2 - Think of it—these lovely new sheer woolen dresses every one is talking about—at typical Anniversary savings! Included are the new wool georgettes, mareta cloth and other light- weight novelty weaves. In black, navy, brown and other smart Fall colors. Sizes 14 to 20 and 36 to 44. Sport Shop—Second Floor Choice of Our Entire Stock of - Flexridge and Other $10 Shoes There has not been one hour since Anniversary started when our .lmnbopwnotlunyulbeehivel Women who know the beauty and style of our regular $10 shoes are thrilled to find them at $8.45! The season’s smartest straps, pumps, and oxfords, in suede and kid— black or brown—and our complete Fall line of new Flexridges! Shee Shep—Second Floor $ Q45 Pair LANSBURGH’S 70th ANNIVERSARY Replenished § tbcks—Entirely New Items—Every Day Something New, Interesting! Remarkable Values Extra Size Silk Lingerie $.99 For $3.95 to $4.95 Values Exquisite pieces that retail normally for $3.95 to $4.95! Slips, gowns, chemise and stepins; embroidered, tailored, and lace trim- med. Sizes 46 to 52! ? Pure Dye and Other Silk Slips $ I 99 It is values like these that spreads the fame of our Anniversary! Beautiful silhouette slips cut on diagonal lines. Low back evening slips! Double hems almost to the waist! Fine Swiss embroidery; pastels, navy, black, tan, green and wine; 34 to 44. Underwear—Third Floor £