Evening Star Newspaper, December 16, 1930, Page 5

"FOUR SAILORS LOST IN NORTHERN GALE Newfoundland Area in Grip of Blizzard—Steamers Delay- ed, Wires Are Down. By the Associated Press. HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, December 16. =The maritime provinces and New- foundland were under a blanket of enow today, laid down by a 12-hour blizzard which caused distress to ship- ping and interrupted communication and traffic. Four seamen were lost off Newfound- 1d and several fishermen were missing N 4 Sydney. A heavy northeast gale which accom- led the snow drove the schooner nnnlgmndmhernyflvm!t, john’s to Digby. ted and put in at Centerville, Twe Fishermen Rescued. Bernard Taylor and King, 'rmen, were rescued by lifesavers the Bayview station when their small boat was blown out to sea. Cape Breton Island virtually was iso- ited for a time when the storm dis- telegraph communication and ted train service between the island and the mainland. them. Island Traffic Stopped. Bus service and rural mail delivery on ga island was brought to a standstill the storm. Officials said several days would be meded to restore normal communication. Several steamers due at Halifax were delayed when they were obliged to wait glmde the harbor for rising visibility make navigation safe. Four Seamen Lost. The four lost off Newfoundland were ‘embmotfi!cuwofmemhmr ‘allace M. Colp, which went aground 8t Burnt Point, Bay de Verde. Anxiety was expressed for the safety ¥ the crews of several fishing boats out of North Sydney, Nova Scotia, and it was feared unless they found shelter in gfl’l Shore ports they had perished. orts to locate them were hampered by interruption of communication with x{fll Wwhere they might have taken uge. Abnormally high tides, caused by the pn-shore gale, did considerable damage fi“hfi’ front property at North Sydney. places the water reached the main street. #“CUSTOMER” WALKS OUT WITH STORE MAN’S COAT Dealer Tried to Sell New One Be- cause Other Was Shabby—Later He Was Angry. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, December 16.—Critical, sometimes, was Abraham Kravits of the other men wore, and thereby hangs a tale. “That overcoat,” he sald last night, mfinm the one a young man leaving store was wearing, . A oung man like you should ring a coaty like that. Let something suitable.” young man kept right on after a while, when it was time to go home, Kravitz found out i own coat was gone. | THE WEATHER'l ‘The vessel later was impersonate Tackhammer; Kathryn Russell as The Fairy BILL IS REPORTED | Department Gets $213,043,- Under at lces of the Burleith Citizens’ Association, this group of children will feature the Christmas entertainment at Gordon n-‘afl' High School Friday night at 7:30. In the picture are: Antoinette Fox and Mary Louise Read, both of whom Ruth Haskell as Jack in the Box, Betty Brown as Gretchen, Beity Neyman as Spanish Doll, Frances Brown as Capt. Fritz and Rita Brown, Mary Ellen Bennett, Natalie Hopper, Mary Agnes Fox, Barbara Compton, Annabel Embe ey: Goroline Embrey, Ruth Chandler, Betsy Chickering, Jane Two small schooners anchored in the | McCallum, Margaret Grice, Lucille Christmas, Frances Ford, Janet Moran, Selma Dreller, Helen Forester, Tecla Giusti, =:b°r at Eydney were sunk, No one ; Geraldine Williams, Christine Williams, Betty Quigg, Marga ret Ryan, Frances 0'Donnoghue, Louise Murphy, Eileen Raf- aboard , Rita Driscoll, Lucille Murphy, Doris Tansley, Elizabeth Irwin, | l‘;l?chzn-, Dorothy Murphy, Dorothy Donn and Audrey Leer. Helen Donn, BUSTON DECLARED SOURCEOF EINGER Congress Told That Synthetic Drink Originating There Used in Varnishes. By the Associated Press. Boston, Congress was informed toady, was the source of most of the synthetic ginger alcoholic drink which struck down with paralysis hundreds of drink- ers in the Central and Southern States during the year. Dr. P. B. Dunbar, assistant chief of the Food and Drug Administration, in- formed the House Acpmprhflonl Com- mittee of the drink's origin, adding many of its distributors were now awaiting prosecution. He testified on the Agriculture Department supply bill, at hearings of which the transcripts were made public ®oday. . Used for Varnish, “Apparenily most of it, if not all, originated in Boston,” he said. “It was sent to varicus points, like St. Louis and Cincinnati, and the retail distri- bution was through bootleggers.” He described it as a product ordi- narily used to “give body to varnishes.” Dr. Dunbar warned also of serious threats to health in prepared foods and prugs now being marketed, which he said his department could not possibly keep up with by reason of inadequate personnel and funds. “The public is being mulcted,” he sald, “of enormous sums of money and the health of many individuals en- dangered through th: sale of fraudulent preparations, Many Lack Value, “Manufacturers have taken advan- tage of the situation (development of health foods) to put over all sorts of ; | ommodities that are held forth as degrees; | having particular value from the dietary increasing cloudiness, slowly m{ temperature; gentle to moderate Maryland—FPair tonight; not so col 0 extreme fi g wm in- ereasing clou €88, \perature; moderate northeast B Fair tonight; tomorrow in- cloudiness, slowly rising tem- rature; fresh north and northeast ww_m tonight; tomor- :’“ cloudiness, slowly rising Vi ture. Barometer—4 pm., 8 pm, $0.38; 12 midnight, 30. ; 4 am., 30.56; 8 a.m., 30.66; noon, 30.65. hest temperature, 37, occurred at yesterday; lowest tempera- , occurred at 8:15 a.m. today. same date lact year— 47; lowest, 37. Tide Tables. €Furnished by United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.) Today—Low tide, 11:27 am.; high tide, 4:52 am. and 5:22 g ‘Tomorrow—Low tide, 12: and 12:20 pm.; high tide, 5:46 am. and 6:13 pm. The Sun and Moon. ‘Today—Sun rose 7:21 am.; sun sets © 6:47 pm. ‘Tomorrow—Sun rises, 7:21 am.; sun Pets, 4:47 pm. Moon rises 3:47 a.m.; sets 2:12 pm. Automobile lamps to be lighted one- Balf hour after sunset. Condition of the Water. Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers Both clear this morning. Weather in Various Cities. SR — PN 334 st SeeunsERyLy: PRI ST O 2888BBLLILLSBISLEBLBLS HBEERLIITBAIRVARBERI. = U PR ISR S Standpoint. The markets are full of products that are alleged to have un- usual vitamin activities, many of which are decidedly lacking in value, “Recent surveys have shown that some drugs prescribed by the most serious diseases are much be- low or much above the proper potency. Either is extremely dangerous.” G RELIGIOUS EDUCATION BODY MEETS TONIGHT : Prince Georges Council to Convene in Methodist Episcopal Church at Brentwood. Special Dispatch to The 8t | . BRENTWOOD, Md., December 16.— Iflev. J."R. Duffield, fleld representative of the Presbyteria: nual meeting of the Prince es County Council of Religious Education in Methodisf Submission projects for the ensuing year and elec- | tion of officers will be among other | features, Prior to the opening of the busi- ness session supper will be served, to pastors, superintendents and elected council members. Features of the business session will | be reports by Prof. W. C. Myers and Frank M Stephen. of the Executive Committee at Large, | A public session will start at 8 o'clock. at 8 o'clock. | Mrg"“ iscopal Nominations will | | be presented for officers and members | Lillian Murphy, Eleanor Livingston, Jane —Star Staff Photo. Ex-Senator Allen Tired of Reports Of Jobs Offered By the Assoclated Press. The many reports of jobs being offered former Senator Henry J. Allen of Kansas give him a “pain in the neck.” He said so himself at the White House after a social on President Hoover. “In the first place,” said the Kansan, “I don't want a job, I want a rest. “In the second place, it is my [} opinion that I won't be off the le and that I should take.” PUPLS' FARE BILL T0 HAVE HEARING January Meeting Planned for Public—Senate Favors Rate Set by Utilities. ‘The Public Utilities Commission yesterday gave notice to the two local | tended | R to a public on the - ing bill to reduce fares for school children. Twenty days must elapse before a hearing is held, and it will probably follow the public hearing on the 1981 electric rates some time in January. The bill is now before the Senate District Committee, where a provision in the House bill, calling for 2 cent fares, has been struck out in favor of & provision allowing the Public to Utilities Commission set the rate after the bill is enacted. rate recently intioduced by the Yellow and Black & White cabs. The rate is 15 cents for the flag drop, which takes the &uleu'er one-quarter of a mile, and then 5 cents for each addi- tional quarter of a mile. the standard meter cab rate in town, in piace of the old rate of 25 for the flag & quarter of a mile and 10 cents for each additional two-fifths, 21* Christmas Jewelry Shop at the friendly store— you're always greeted with a smile—with no obligation to y. Specializing in Perfect Diamonds and American Watches Complete Line of Gifts A small deposit will reserve your purchase. Charge Accounts Invited M. Wurtzburger Co. 901 G St. N.W. Open Evenings Where Business « a . o 3 Uhexcelled Location . Exceptionally Large Rooms . Flooded with Daylight * § High-Speed Elevators 24-Hour Service I3 Hot, Cold and Chilled Water b Low Rentals SALTZMAN EXPLAINS Declares More Stations or Less “Squeals” Possible, but Not Both. American radio audiences may have more bro‘dcuhgn'clr. ludnom .I:r "te':‘r:r “heter e and squeals” y m‘n:“o{nm‘ both, Maj. Gen. Charles McK. Saltzman, chai of the Radio Commission, told a tion-wide radio audience last night. “There are only 90 wavelengths avail- able in the Unge;i States r::; br’fidcut- s,” Saltzman said. “They are :‘l‘l'l‘l”l‘;rrmln fully occupled with sta- tlons. If we still further increase the number of stations on these 90 channels, | we will be increasing the interfercnce, heterodyne howls and squeals, which you now hear occasionally with the present number of stations. “This unfortunate noise is produced in accordance with a natural law es- tablished by the Almighty and not by the Radio Commission,” | | Hats $ Up to $12 He won't feel dressed up unless he has one of our stylish hats. Make him happy with a new Stetson or Mal- | lory that will add to | his appearance. | Sol Herzog,nc. ‘ 9th & F Sts. has room 10 Breathe o o a a 7he Woodward Building FIFTEENTH AND H STREETS, NORTHWEST Is your office hemmed in by a closed court . . . with wine dows facing dark, drab walls of brick or stone ., . . Where keen minds for clear thinking are di dreary quarters? . ulled by stuffy, cramped, Not 50 at The Woodward Building. Here every room his full access to fresh air and sunlight. ‘The interiors, too, are exceptionally spacious for the surpr INSPECT the several unusually choice vacancies Ppointments— isingly low rentals. NOw available. For ap~ "Phone NAt. 8040 CARL G. ROSINSKI Realtor LEASING REPRESENTATIVE Suite 401 The Woodward Bldg, ¢ DILEMMA IN RADIO. 000, Gain of $51,516,000 in House Measure. By the Associated Press. The annual Agriculture Department | tjong supply bill, carrying $213,043,000, was reg:mdy to the Hm::'e“ today by its Ap- propriations Comm! A The outlay is $51,516,000 greater than for the current year. It is due mostly to the increase from $75,000,000 to $125,000,000 in the authorized outlay for Federal highway aid. Forest roads and trails will receive $12,500,000, an increase of $1,500,000. Allotments included $4,485,000 for the Weather Bureau, an increase of $386,- 000 to permit establishment of informa- tion services on the national airways. The sum of $13,041,000 was . $7,143,000, ot 106,050 gty ad and - ministration $1.810,000. Vi - Migatery Bird Fund Raised, For carrying out the .nigraf bird treaty with Great Britain, mflul al- lots 000, an_ncrease of $200,000 . The sum of $197,780 :lml"fll ‘:{9':‘;; o the Be NM ver , $19,000 for the Bear River migratory flrd over last year. cy construction approp: recommended by President Hoover in his $150,000,000 “mdplm'm Te- liet program which were deleted by the ittee were in- el this measure. The sum of $773,175 would be made available im- mediately. Bonds Would Be Required. The measure provides $402,880 for enforcement of the packers ana stock- yards act. Secretary Hyde would be au- thorized to require bonds from every market and dealer to secure perfor- mance of their tions, and also use any unexpended balances in the eradi- ;|32 GOVERNORS CALLED 2 plant studies, ana "8407.000" for "pink FUGITIVE CAPTURED Man Sought in Slaying Cases After Week’s Pursuit Caught. AMARILLO, Tex., December 16 (#).— Colquitt Davis was in custody here today after eluding for a week officers of |rap Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas seeking him in connection with the slaying of & Wirt, Okla, deputy sheriff and an Amarillo grocer, Confronted by an officer near Here- ford yesterday, Davis surrendered quietly. Davis blamed the of mewmdmvmhhbrot.l:‘«’.mfimufl Dayvis, slain in a gun fight with officers at Wichita, Kans. He denled knowledge of the Amarillo slaying. ON MISSISSIPPI CONTROL Mayor Thompson Plans Meeting January 12 to Obtain Funds From Government. By the Associated Press. gineers say would be needed Jobe and “unem foyment wil and “unempl as snow on a hot pavement,” the mayor said. PRSI Big Film Budget Announced. HOLLYWOOD, Calif., December 16 (#)—Universal P:ctunl lnno:l‘m‘d"n 000,000 for 1981, m{nt m’ year's by approximately $3,000,000. t sable is said by game hunt- ‘The ers to be Africa’s most elusive animal. ! Nested Tables | Eily ‘Buagliah siuless finished in the soft nut- brown ‘50 shade ... | i Gov. Winthrop Desk A faithful reproduction of tl famous design in genuine mahogany with colonial brass mountings and fitted o interior Louis XV Chair armchair, uphol- in genuine needlepoint tapestry | Open | stered i Boston Rocker Cherry and maple con- struction with re- ‘18 inforced back .... Antique Brass Table Lamp With parchment shade, Colonial dec- Interpreting the Christmas Sentiment 1n the Sloane Way RACTICAL gifts, of course, but expressive of many periods and produced with his- toric accuracy and that supe~ rior craftsmanship which has distinguished the excellence and elegance of Sloane Furni- ture and Rugs since 1843. Duncan Phyfe Love Seat A charming piece, with frame of crotch mahogany; upholstered in Copper- tinted damask Heppelwhite Console Card Table Ml'\o(nny eonstructed, with drop leaf and ef- 590 fective decoration. Rug's Duncan’ Phyfe End Table Crotech mahogany con- struction with carved Acanthus leaf on b fluted brass claw and with convenient 355 drawer Low-Boy A piece that will grace any room and accompany any setting. Cherry and maple con- ‘79 struction . Genuine Persians and Orientals Some from our own looms in far-away India—others from Persian, Turkish and Chinese masters—featuring the popular sizes for gifts—with prices drastically re- vised. Persian Lilihan size 5x38 ... 35 Persian Kirman- shah—size 7x4 size 6.6x4.3 Orientals, in scatter sizes, beginning at. . Scatter-size Persjans Approximately 3x6—in the bright colors and expressive designs of the land of imagery, Specially marked now at— $20---335---40---350 ° W.& J.SLOANE The House With the Green Shutters 711 Twelfth Street Sewing Table Sheraton is its motif; made of crotch mahogany: with roomy drawers and brass drawer $ =ty Just Above G ? fade, rose, or ivory ... Coffee Table Cherry and maple con- struction, with spoon foot design * m English Club Chair A real man's chairy é;::rio;-:fl m‘o;ubl-. ore over in broeatelle 155 Tea Wa‘gon Either mahogany or lac- quer, with removable tray and rubber - tired 335 wheels .. Ladder-Back Chasr X An old New England do-’ilfnx ipl‘ cherry ‘Md 'HY t) spoon fget and hundmade’ rush 38 seats New England erfly“ Table Made of " and i S