Evening Star Newspaper, January 13, 1931, Page 20

VIADUCT LIGHTING " HELD INADEQUATE Danger to Pedestrians and Vehicles on Cloudy Days, Say Northeast Citizens. A resolution asking better lighting facilities under the H street mortheast Maduct was unanimously passed by the Northeast Washington Citizens’ Association meeting last night at the Ludlow School, Sixth and G streets portheast. The resolution cited the tdanger to which pedestrians and vehic- ular trafic were exposed on cloudy days. The assoclation went on record as favoring a reduction in price of elec- tricity on the basis of & return of 7 per cent on valuation. A resolution favoring the Congres- Bional bill providing for special assess- ments, and a second approving the amendment to the Traffic Act placing the director of traffic under the District Commissioners were passed by the as- Lost Flyers Live On Boiled Grass And Milk Tablets By the Associated Press. ALICE SPRINGS, Northern Territory, Australia, January 13. —Two aviators lost in the Cen- tral Australian desert for more than two weeks were brought here today by rescuers with a story of how they had lived on malted milk tablets, boiled grass and even tadpoles now and then while they wandered toward cl;’l‘dlmuon through a trackless wild. They are Capt. W. L. Pitten- burgh and S. J. Hambre, who started out for some mining properties last December and ‘were_forced down in the desert on December 20. A searching plane located them on Saturday and a rescue party in automo- biles went out to get them. They were weak and exhausted today but otherwise uninjured. Radio Bid for Americans, In establishing its orchestra.of 114 pieces, the British Broadcasting Corpo- ration hopes to attract radio listeners in the United States and Canada. The directors plan to make the organization a national advertisement. Of more than $5,300,000 to be spent by the corpora- tion on programs this year $500,000 will go to the orchestra. THE EVENING STIMSON TO BE HOST | TO YALE CLASS OF 88 s Secretary’s Invitation for Dinner Here January 31 Accepted by Many Former Mates. Y Secretary of State Stimson will be host to his class of Yale, 1888, during its 1931 reunion here, January 31. Classmates from many sections of the | wi; country who have accepted the Secre- tary's invitation for dinner at his home, on_Woodley road, follow: Dr. J. Franklin Carter, Williamstown, Mass.; Dr. B. Austin Cheney, New Ha- ven, Conn.; Dr. Henry H. Covell, Roch- ' problem. FLOWERS— rick ‘Willlam e, Brooklyn, N. Parshall, New York; Dr. Fred P. Solley, New York City; g xl.flhm 8. Stone, a are expected to country’s unemployment This week will be notable for the Values in Flowers at C. & C. Flower Stores! BOSTON FERNS Regular $4.50 Kind...$2.50 A Special Sale—All This Week— “DETROIT” Gas Ranges Full Porcelain Ename]ed.’ Insulated Oven! Oven Heat Control! sociation. The association adopted a resolution [t i asking that new secretaries to the Dis- trict Commissioners be appointed with & view to relieving the minor duties now performed by the commissioners. '—]L It was pointed out-that. at preseng, the % HOREHAM commissioners are obliged to sign un- important papers and th> association feels that the officials should have more CONNBCTICUT AUS. of CALVERY time for more important affairs. The association also approved _the imovement now under way to make East Capitol street a boulevard with the suggestion that a stadium be erected In the Louis Seize at the terminus. The group also sug- room - every evening gested in the approved resolution that from 7:30 to 9:30 (81,50 person or a la carte service). Supper dance, 10 till 1 (50-cent couvert, ezcept Friday, Saturday and holidays, Sweet Peas, special .o i ormimicmisis s 000 75€ bunch Violets, special 5. spbre Vanarwr e+ 75 CL btiCh: BASKETS OF FLOWERS Fine Specimens $|.49 C. & C. FLOWER STORES 807 14th St. N\W. 804 17th St. NW. 609 12th St. N.W. Metro. 7433° Metro. 7945 Metro. 9369 (0 —A sale of very special interest to those who need a new gas range . . . for the value is exceptional and the range is the well known “Detroit,” in enameled finishes. Each complete with the latest conveniences. Free con- nections, Dinner Dances several of the new Government build- ings be erected along East Capitol street with a view to beautifying that section of the city. Following an address by Thomas Lodge, an attorney, on the assistance Tendered to the public by the Com- munity Chest, the association indorsed the Chest. The following new members were in- dorsed: Watson Shelton, Maude H. Shelton, Sidney L. Hechinger, Hailey Vickory, Vaspar J. Myerhofer and Claus J. Schwartz. WHITCOMBE TO CAPTAIN BRITISH RYDER CUP TEAM English Professional Champion and Committee to Pick Other Members Soon, By the Associated Press. LONDON, January 13.—Charles A. Dances Whitcombe, professional golf_champion 7 10 9 special dinner, of Great B‘rézamflg;csurdny was named g‘vflpl'n'cl:dl'v;fl cf?x"z”"x‘i captain of the British professional team ; : which will meet one from the United Soay remain and dance States at Columbus, Ohio, June 26-27 Throusn supper without Ryt ey Eouvert eharse. Whitcombe is expected to_meet with the four members of the Ryder Cup Committee within the next few days to select, the team of elght players and two reserves which will go to the United States in an effort to regain the cup now held by the American neblick ‘wielders, F. J. Pignon will manage the A Special Purchase! Cape Skin GLOVES $1.49 —The price represents a mere fraction of the real worth of these gloves. They are made in the fash- ionable pull-on styles, of soft pliable capeskin in black with white stitching, and in the brown shades. Sizes 53 to 7Y. . Kann's—Street Floor. Kannk = 60 Axminster and Velvet RUGS Perfect Dropped Patterns and Irregulars of $45.00, $47.50 ‘and $55.00 Grades $33.50 —A large jobber, wishing to clear his stocks before taking inventory, let us have these rugs at such attractive re- ductions, we can afford to sell them at this low price. Beautiful, durable rugs in 9x12 and 814x10%; ft. sizes, suitable for use in homes and offices. Kann’s—Third Floor. Saturday Night Scott and Douglass Society dancers from the Paramount Grill in New York. Lowe-Nevins SHOREHAM b ORCHESTRA Busy Paul Fidelman, Directing Corner F. A. Woodhead to Speak. “Right Relation of Business Men to Customers” will be the subject of an address by Frank A. Woodhead, vice president of the Washington Gas Light Co., before the Columbia Heights Busi- ness Men’s Association tonight at 8 o'ciock at 3310 Fourteenth street. 8.3x210.6 sizes Phone Robert Kohl for Reservation—Adams 0700 P e ————— A Special Sale of 1,000 “Hurt” Books —An assortment of books from various publishers and from our own stocks—all with covers rubbed or soiled. Fiction, juveniles poetry and other popular sub- Jjects. Offered in five sale groups— S“ule Group No. 1 Sale Group No. 2 25¢ ea. | 39c¢ ea. Sale Group No. 3 Sale Group No. 4 50c ea. | 75¢ ea. Also a Special 186 3 for 50¢ Sale Group at Kann’s—Street Floor. Our Greatest January Towel Sale in Years! 12,000 Size 22x44 ‘Reg. $22 “Lure Sleep” Coil Bed Springs $14.95 —Delightfully comfortable, sturdily constructed 99-coil springs to full size, with helical tied tops. Made of highly tempered steel ... each spring guaranteed . . . all sizes at this price. Simmons Metal Beds, Special —Continuous post style, in a rich brown finish. All sizes. %‘88 $16.95 Layer Felt Mattresses —Four-row imperial stitched mat- tresses, covered with durable, good $12'88 looking ticking. All sizes. Kann's—Third Floor. In The January Sales— $3.95 Rayon Spreads pretty colors. ° o e Colored Striped Crinkle Spreads.........8% IJ—tlllty / Closets Double-bed sizes. Specially priced Ready Made Pillow Ticks, Special......42¢ Of striped featherproof ticking. —Roomy closets for use at home or at the office. Kann’s—Street Floor. 351, inches high, 191, inches wide and 1315 inches deep. Sturdily made with 3-ply wood panels and shelves, enameled in -ivory and green and prettily dec- orated. Buy Them by the Dozen! —Big, extra absorbent, double thread turkish towels, with a wide band, four stripe border de- sign in lavender, rose, blue, gold or green. Much heavier than towels that ordinarily sell at this price! SN R R IR AR AR ERRR SRR 23:. | 4 for 88c¢ Three Other Sizes in the Sale! LAMMHMNIUIINaMan N\ TS 100 Eight-Piece Ready » Made Slip Cover Sets Special at 18x36 in. CANNON TOWELS 16¢C 4 for 60c 24x45 in. CANNON TOWELS 29c 4 for $1.05 24x48 in. CANNON TOWELS $5.44 3 5 C i —Neatly made covers of striped nearlin, designed to fit the 4 for $1.35 2 average size daven- port, wing chair and armchair and the five separate cushions. —Ready-made 8-pc. Slip Cover Sets of cretonne or nearlin $8-95 On Sale Made-to-order 8-pc. Sets of Belgian $19.75 TIOR3 ciaks sagvihsns ey 8¢\l with . two green Street Floor / : Kann's—Third Floor. tarnishable. lines. Kann's—Third Floor. —32-pe. Cottage Sets, decorated with the Silhouette coach design. Our direct importation. —A 38-pc. set, with —42-pc. Dinner Pewter salt and sets, on ivory pepper shakersin & 1,4y, embossed