Evening Star Newspaper, December 28, 1930, Page 15

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SERVICES PLANNED T0 HONOR WILSON President and Mrs. Hoover ¢ Send Wreaths for Tomb at Cathedral. ‘The seventy-fourth anniversary of the of the late President Woodrow ‘Wilson, at Staunton, Va,, December 28, 1866, will be observed by the placing of & number of I “al wreaths, irclud- ing’ one from President Hoover, on his tomb “in thé Bethl]ehem Chapel of Washington Cathedral. The annual memorial service for Voodrow Wilson will be held at 3:30 'o’clock in the afternoon of January 4 at the National Theater, under auspices of the Woodrow Wilson Foundation. John H. Clarke, former associate justice of the United States Supreme rt, will be_the principal speaker. Invitations to tl ‘memorial service have been issued to the diplomatic ’wrg; to Government officials, members | of Congress and to many other promi- | nent men and women here. A box has been reserved for Mrs. Wilson, widow of the former President. | Dr. James Brown Scott will preside, | while Frederic A. Delano, as chairman | of the Executive Committee of the Woodrow‘ fllhan !bundathn, is in charge o arrangements. | No formal ceremonies are scheduled | in the Bethlehem Chapel today in econ- mection with the anniversary of Wood- row Wilson. Cel. Hodges, miiitary aide to. the President, has notified the Ca- thedral au ties that he will visit the chapel at 9:15 o'clock to place a | wreath from the White House bearing the cards of President and Mrs. Hoover. | This wreath will be placed beside the‘l flowers brought to the tomb of the war | President on Christmas day by a dele- gation of 200 from the Newspaper Boys of America, who were greeted by Right Rev. James E. PFreeman, Bishop of ‘Washington. It is expected that other floral trib- utes will be received as usual from the Democratic Women's Luncheon Club of Philadel] , the Woodrow Wilson of New York City, and oth- tions and personal admirers ‘who observe the annual custom of hon- oring the late war President’s memory on his ‘birthday. In celebration of the Christmas fes- tival at the Cathedral, simple floral dec- orations of evergreens and poinsettias were placed within the grill surmount- Ing the sarcophagus of President Wil- son's tomb. T et i TALY WILL LAUNCH 10,000-TON CRUISER W Craft Completed in Record Time of Little More Than Nine Months. rnoon in.the-presen Mflfl.‘blu with elaborate cere- monies. Countess Ciano di Cortellazzo, wife of the minister of communications and | mother-in-law of Edda Mussolini, will be the ship’s godmother. | Only last March 24 was the keel of | cruiser laid. Thus she was built in E months and a few days. Italians claim this is the world record for ships this class. "(Wlm the launching of the ‘Gorizia the Italisn Navy Has five “War, Or S0~ calied W of !0.&:0-‘ 10,160 tons, is 564 feet long, 63z | } wide, develops 95,000 horsepower | and will make 32 miles per hour. Her ent consists of four double tur- moun! 203-millimeter, or 8-inch, m and akht double turrets with 7 anti-aircraft guns. prestenicia s WOMAN STRUCK BY CAR 1S KNOCKED TO SAFETY Miss Mary A. Sensel Steps From | Loading Platform Directly in Path of Approaching Trolley. A Mary A. Sensel, 33 years old, of | 1 New Hampshire avenue, esca) serious injury yesterday afternoon when & Oapital Traction Co. car, going east on Pennsylvania avenue at Thirteenth street, knocked her back on the loading platform and out of its path, after she Wmhmto{mm‘mw- o St e ankle jury to back of her head, but refused treat- | ment, it was reported. More serious in- Jury likely was prevented because of the car knocking her out of its path when l:’;hrufx her. The woman, accord- knocked on again. The street car was operated by Motor- man Thomas Adams. iy /PHILOSOPHY IS TOPIC Association to Consider Specialized Phases at Charlottesville. CHARLOTTES' 3 P K Y 2 phy Wi pluml | here next week at the annual conven- tion of the American Philasophic As- sociation, Eastern Division. informal meeting tomorrow night start the convention which ends Wednesday evening. The forenoon and afternoon of Monday and Tuesday wfl], be devoted to consideration of the spe- cialized phases of philosophy by groups, and Monday night Dr. Edgar A. Singer of the University of Pennsylvania, as- A sociation president, will speak on “A| Possible Science of Religion.” | Professors of philosophy from the East, South and Middle West are on the program. MEXICAN HUNTS KIDNAPER Chihuahua Commander to Lead Search in Mountains. PASO, Tex., December 27 (#).— . Marias Ramos, mili commane er of the State of Chihuahua, Mexico, direct n recent Eflpfl.fll o!,H:n: M. Craigie, Ameri- mining man. Ramos was unable to say ’ r three men held by military au- been - fied. The Jearned soldiers captured the men in ountains near Santa Barbars fim them to the Chihuahua City ntiary. Oraigie r‘;u released by his captors last wednufl-mv when they sued by ko) = lected. ot Santa FRANK C. PARTRIDGE, Sixty-nine-year-cld Montpelier business man and lawyer, was named to fill the seat in the é‘nlud States Senate left vacant by the death of Frank L. Greene of Vermont. —A. P. Photo. DEMOCRAT NAMED AGAINST THOMPSON ALk Cbe!'mak, Head of County Commissioners, to Run for Chicago Mayor. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, December 27.—Anton J. Cermak, president of the board of county commissioners, at a luncheon in his honor today accepted the invi- tation of the Cook County Democratic organization to become its candidate for mayor at the February primary election. Cermak is the first Democrat to enter the lists. While he delineated his pro- gram to the Democrats a group rep- resenting the divers Republican fac- tions was brows over the se- lection of ,'_mume candidate for joint indorsement Three Republican Candidates. ‘Three Republicans already have an- aspirations Charles V. Barrett, member of the County Board of Review, and Munici- pal Judge John H. Lyle. Cermak’s platform read, in part: “Criminals, gangsters and racketeers that infest our city must go. “My first job as mayor shall be to divorce the Police Department from crime and from eolitics. * * * The various police units of the county shall | be co-ordinated. “I recognize that the forces of cor- ruption reared by the eighteenth amendment and the Volstead act are werful and challenging, but * * ¢ shall find a way of destroying these forces and eradicating the corruption that ‘has permeated every department of our municipal government, " Wil Fight Dry Laws. S e Te, prohibition hwlm “It shall be my sacred duty to guard gubllc funds, eliminate waste, reduce hl;lxdens of the hmyfl; ” .d * abol- evel unnecessal ant ity T::n budget ]ui’ul f' g %, use all my power to about consolidati f the taxi; m ::prfi:nmn"r lu.omdlnflw = on for legis- lative bodies of this State.” TAXI MEN NOW PROMPT IN SENDING IN REPORTS Public Utilities Commission Devises Scheme That Exacts Obedience Formerly Uncertain. The Public = Utllities Commission, which reported it has encountered considerable trouble of late in obtaining obedience to its orders by taxicab and interstate bus concerns, has hit upon & scheme of enforcement of its orders relating to the filing of monthly finan- cial reports by taxicab companies, Through sn arrangement with the superintendent of licenses, . In splte of repeated scolding, threats and two lawsuits in the past, the commission has met with every indifferent success in collecting these monthly reports. Of late, however, the taxi men have been coming to the commission’s offices in great droves and filling up the necessary blanks. NASSAU SEASON TO OPEN Governor’s Ball Will Climax Island Holiday Festivities. NASSAU, Bahamas, December 27 (M,—Nu.uuv&‘m will formally open the 1931 Wirter ses December 31 as they climax their “holiday festivities with the annual governor’s ball. Resident and visiting soclety folk will be attendants at the affair, which for the past several years has been given by Gov. Sir Charles Orr and Lady Orr. Influx of arrivals for the season .has been heavy during the last week and is expected to increase the first of the year. Telephone National - 5000 For immediate delivery of The Star to your home every evening and Sunday morning. The Route Agent will collect at the end of each month, at the rate of 112 cents per day and 5 cents Sunday. RESINOL DID | " WONDERS FOR ' ; Red Cracked Skin | “After suffering some time fr bad cold my un- Government, and the commi flatly refused. Rochdale backed up - - and now is with. nounced m for the Hlfl s .leetwk'l‘il(a fourth term; , THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, DECEMBER 28 1930—PART ONE. Another Page of Values—and Still More in Another Newspaper. - LANSBURGH'S JANUARY SALES Every Yard of Lansbufgh Qudlity—Only the Newest Colors 88c Polish and dust_ mops for varnished o r painted floors; dust mops for Radiator cov- ers of steel; gold bronze finish; 9 inches wide; extends 22 to 44 inches. T h erapeutic lamps with aluminum re - fector and 260- watt Therapeu- tic bulb. $4.95 79c Porcelain-te Cast irom tables, wit duteh ovens, cutler drawer. i3 bdfhudlu. Full Porcelain Finish “Detroit” Gas Ranges Regularly Priced at Even the burners and grates are porcelain finished. With removable -enameled oven linings—rust-proof and easy to " clean. Finished in ivory and green or two-tone ivory. Choice of left or right hand ovens. HOUSEWARES—SIXTH FLOOR A Pre-Inventory Sale Sewing Machines Well known electric and treadle sewing machines now at after-Christmas clearance prices. Floor samples and demonstrators —all in perfect sewing condition. Savings of $12 to $33 Machines $32.00 An efficient, smooth i treadle model type machine. Easy to sewing head and run and guaranteed complete with at- to give excellent tachments. service. Domestic $6725 An attractive table type model equipped with a Domestic electric Many "Domestic" Electric Sewing Machines Included Slightly scarr=d or marred from display or demonstrations ut mechanical parts in perfect condition. Every machine carries a new guarantee. Reconditioned and Trade-Ins. Examples of The Savings $55 Electric Port- able, $41.25. $75 Domestic VS Portable, $56.25. $99 Rotary Cabinet Model, $74.25. $105 Domestic Rotary Portable, $78.25. $110 Console Model, $82.50. 9.7 1 Singer Electric Portable, $19.75. Peortable, $25.00. 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