Evening Star Newspaper, January 17, 1931, Page 5

SOCIETY TO HEAR 1932 FETE PLANS Opening of Colonial Wars Meeting Is Featured by Reports. Reports of the general officers and Tepresentatives from the various State societies of the General Society of Colo- nial Wars featured the opening of the forty-fourth general council of the society in the Willard Hotel today, after which members of the council were re- | celved by President Hoover at noon. This afternoon’s session was to be! Teatured by addresses by Senator Simeon D. Fess, vice chairman of the George Washington Bicentennial Commission, and "Representative Sol Bloom, asso- ciate director, who were to give detailed accounts of plans for the celebration C. m Slemp, commissioner gen- | eral of the Commission of United States of America to the International Colo- nial and ovemu Exposition at Paris, | and Dr. H. J. Eckenrode, chairman of | the wrgmtn State Commission on Con- servation and Development, also were to speak. Reports Are Received. ‘The meeting this morning was called | to order by Gov, Gen. George De Ben- neville Keim of New Jersey. Reports were made by ihe governor general, Honorary Gov. Gen. Howland Pell, Honorary Gov. Gen. Louis Rich-| mond Cheney, by William MacPhemm' Hornor, life member of the General Council, and the following deputy gov- ernors general, representing the various State societies William G. Bates of New York, John | C. Chase of Massachusetts, Daniel R. Rlnfllll of Maryland, Samuel Herrick the District of Columbia, Alexander 0 Brown of Virginia, R. C. Ballard Thurston of Kentucky, A. L. Colton of Michigan, Arthur Ingraham of Maine, Charles P. Evans of Delaware and Edwin L. Edgerly of New Hampshire. Representative Moore to Speak. ‘The group attended a luncheon at the Willard this afternoon. The council members will be guests of the District of Columbia Societv of Colonial Wars at a dinner in the Willard tonight at 7:30 o'clock. Representative Moore of Virginia, a member of the Bicenten- nial Commission, will be the principal speaker. Tomorrow & pilgrimage will be made to points of interest in Washington, Arlington National Cemetery, where a wreath will be placed on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier; to Alexandria and Predericksburg, Va. A buffet sup- per will be held at the Metropolitan Club tomorrow night at 7:30 o'clock. HUDSON DEFENDS PROHIBITION LAW Representative Tells W. C. T. U. Personal Liberty Is Not Vio- lated by Dry Act. i Prohibition was designed to control the traffic in liquor and, therefore, is not a violation of perscnal liberty, Rep- re.nhnve !ludscn of Michigan de- clared yesterday at a business meeting W D A o of pul ion against lity to the ‘Natlon" in operat- ing Y.be Govem.mmt. with revenue from the liquor trafe: necessary. Representati: 5 “I would like, om this anniversary day of the adoption- of the eighteenth amendment, to call attention to some | confusion that has been created in the | mind of the American public in the | use of uruln names by the press of | the country,” he continued. | “Men are termed ‘bone dry’ ‘dry.’| ‘wet,’ ‘moisi,’ ‘damp.’ Some are desig- nated as ‘personally @ry, but politically ;; 3 ot::,n. ‘personally wet, but po-g “As far as the d(hwenth amend- ment is concerned, there can be but two terms. Ope is either dry or he is wet.” ‘The which was held in the |2 Roosevelt was followed by a, luncheon. Dr. Walter Mark Depp, pastor of Methodist Episcopal Church, | public sentiment back | of President Hoover'’s efforts to_enforce is the men " He also said | the “prohibition law” has revealed law- lessness, but does not develop it. About 450 guests and members w:re‘ present, including Mrs. Jesse Nicholson, national president of the Democratic Law Enforcement League; Mrs. G. A.| Youngquist, wife of the Assistant At-| torney General. and Mrs. J. N. Sum- | mers, wife of Representative Summers | of Washington, profic AR S CHILDREN’S CLOTHING | TO DROUGHT AREA\ D. C. Red Cross Chflptcr Gives | 18 Crates of Wearing Apparel for Stricken Regions. By the Associated Press. ) Fighteen crates of children's new | clothing were shipped today from the | District of Columbla Red Cross Chflp-' ter into various drought-stricken re- gions. Clothing materials, which normally | g0 to foreign and island chapters, were | turned over by the District of Columbis | Chapter to the National Red Cross to be_made into garments for drought sufferers. Volunteers are at work making 200 | girls’ dresses, 850 boys’ shirts, 480 pleces | of boys' underwear and 300 pieces of girls' underwear One_group of workers meets nearly every Monday at the home of Mrs. Dolly | past several days in the North and Mid- | Gann, sister of the Vice President. Sewing _machines whirr, knitting needles click and needles fly in and out as Mrs. Gann's friends make chil- dren’s clothes, knitted socks. Wives of Senators have formed | forecast, which predicts rain in the one Red Cross sewing unit and wives | of Representatives another CAPONE LEGAL TALENT HELD TOO PLENTIFUL Numerous Attorneys Ask Chicago Judge for Continuances of Income Tax Case. BY the Associated Press. CHICAGO, January 17.—Al Capone has entirely too much legal talent, in the opinion of Federal Judge James H. Wilkerson. Yesterday he asked for and n accounting: “Who represents Capone?” he asked. “I” raid Benfamin P. Epstein, “and H. Waugh. | “Then I'd like to have the others kept my chambers,” the judge fim—d “Numerous :o:‘ mm- for ‘The conversation had to do with Ca- and indications would not have to be among those present. provisions ibill as it has been reported out for sweaters and | quration, Thomas Praises City’s Aid and Salvation Army Eating Place. Food Wholesome and Hungry Unemployed Orderly, He Observes. BY SENATOR ELMER THOMAS. I was in New York during the Christ- ‘mas recess of Col and decided to see for myself what the conditions were there among the unemployed. I have been interested in the prob- lem of unemp]oymem since the pres- ent session of Congress began. 1 am familiar with the way it is handled in the West, and I wanted to see'how it is done in the East. On the morning of December 29. I went down to the Battery and started walking along the section near the East River. I saw thousan’s of unemployed. | | The Red Cross and the Salvation Army | have places there for feeding them. Visits Eating Place. As I walkéd along I decided to go| through one of the Salvation Army eat- | WONEN DENOUNCE PRICEFIXING BILL -2 House Leaders Told Pro- posed Law Would Make Consumers Suffer. House Leader Tilson, Representative Clyde Kelly of Pennsylvania, sponsor of the so-called “price-fixing bill,” and other members ot Congresstoday received protests against this legislation from Mrs. Albert N. , president of the Housekeepers® ice of the Dis- trict of Columbia, and Mrs. Harvey . Wiley, widow of the pure food expert. They asked for recommitment of the bill and that public hearing be held upon this legislation before it is again brought before the House for action. A special rule, reported in the last gession of Congress, gives this measure privileged status for preferential con- sideration in the House. Interested have been trying obtain retail “price fixing” by manufacturers for some 15 years, and various measures have been pro- posed, but no public hearings have been held on the question since 1926, and none on the of the action. Comes Up Next Week. Notice has now been given that it Sich s vial and without lny wbllc hu.rtnp !or two sessions of Congress. o The letter from the Housekeepers Alliance, m by Mrs. Baggs, was, in part, as “We understand that this bill is to permit the manufacturers the right to dictate the resale price of merchandise, and to make this right-enforcible by law. Sees Public Suffering. “The consuming public is bound to suffer from this law, which would pre- vent acturer from selling his suitable to his patrons, | hood and to the condi- tions of the trade.” | Mrs. Wiley said: “It seems incredible that, at a time like this, when millions of people are out of work and tens of millons of dollars are beml raised to provide with food, clothing measure like this.” BOOTLEGGER ESCAPES ON FOOT AFTER CRASH Takes to Heels, Leaving Case of Whisky, When Car Hits Parked Automobile. A colored bootlegger took to his heels | and escaped from police this morning after his car collided with a parked | machine at Twenty-fifth and N streets while he was trying to outdistance a pumuln( officer. | One case of whisky was found in the rear of the rum-runner's car, a light roadster, and was taken to the seventh precinct station. The roadster probably will be turned over to Federal prohibition officials. Policeman A. H. Pruesser of No. 7 precinct was patroling his beat in a| police car when the colored man drove | past him at a high rate of speed. He | gave chase, but the bootlegger's car | | sideswiped "a parked machine two | blocks farther on and its driver was nowhere to be seen when Pruesser reached the spot. The parked car was | not badly damaged. | RAIN PREDICTED TO END GOOD WEATHER SPELL| “Generally Fair” Is Buruu Out- look for Period Soon to Follow | in Middle Atlantic Area. | The pleasant Winter weather of the | dle Atlantic States is due to pass with | the coming of rain on Monday, lccord- | ing to a Weather Bureau report today. The bad weather is to be of short however, according to the | Middle Atlantic States Monday, end- | ing Mondny nilht and rain or snow in North Atlantic States Monday, probamy ending Tuesday. Generally fair weather is promised thereafter, ex- cept rain over south and snow or rain over the north portion about Priday. The jperatures for the coming week. as a whole, the report says, will be above normal, except for colder | weather due about the middle of the | week with temperatures about normal | at tre end of next week. One Room, Kitchen and Bath Electrical Refrigeration THE ARGONNE 16th and Columbia Road Reasonable Rentals THE EVENING STAR, \’VASHINGTON SENATOR SEES JOBLESS RELIEF AT FIRST HAND IN NEW YORK SENATOR THOMAS. ins places. building that appeared to have been | |erected solely for the purpose. I went | down the steps in the front and found | a single aisle nlon? the wall at one | side, marked off with a wire’ partition. I was not asked any questions. At the end of this entrance aisle the | food was being dispensed. A man push- | ed out two or three slices of wholesome wheat bread. Of course, I did not take t. A little further on those who were | coming in were given tin cups of soup. It appeared to be vegetable and tomato In the back I found a room about 25 by 75 feet with benches along the walls where the men ate. It was crowded. All of those who had come there for food appeared to be laboring men. It was a good deal like a labor (camp at lunch time. Everything was very orderly. Commends City's Relief. I passed on out through the rear exit, which led through an alley back to the street. There was no waiting line out- side, but a constant stream of men were going in as others left by the rear. I feel that I obtained a clearer pic- ture of the problem by my visit than it is possible to get from reports and sta- tistics. The people of New York are to be commended for the steps that have been taken to care for their un- employed. (Copyright, 1931.) WoobwARD 107" U™ T awp 6 STaze Warm Weather Soon . .. Have Your $creeNs Mape-To-MEeasure Now AT $peciaL Prices We are offering, for a limited time, special prices on measure in our own shops, for your windows, doors or porches. Your order placed now will insure prompt delivery ...and billing will not be made until installation is complete. Phone District 5300 - - call to furnish an estimate. R Ler Us Do Your, Re-upHoOLsTERING Nlow At the Special for a Limited Time Special prices, offered to keep our Up- holstery Shop busy of refurnishing . .. ‘The one I visited was in a | | years on the bench, tendered his resig- coincide with the early Spring feeling overstuffed furniture, the living-room EWALD J0B-BUYING CASE 1S MISTRIAL Jury Discharged After: Fail-| ing to Reach Verdict in 19 Hours. By the Associated Pre NEW _YORK, nuary 17—A. Su- preme Court jury which heard charges of office-buying against former Magis- t,l’ltg George F. Ewald and Mrs. Bertha | | Ewald could not agree and was dis- charged today. e Justice Phlllp J. McCook thanked the The Jjurors did nct reveal how their vote had stood, but it was understood & majority favored acquittal. ‘The Ewalds were accused of paying $10,000 to Martin J. Healy, Tlmmlny district leader, through Thomas Tommaney, to obtain Ewald’s -ppolnt- ‘ment to’ the magistracy. The State also_contended Ewald had paid $2,000 | to Dr. Francis M. Schirp of the Steu- | ben Society, German-American organi- zation, to secure his influence. | _After the disagreement, Defense | Counsel Sydney A. Syme made a sweep- ing motion for dismissal of all indict- ments relating to the case, including | the charges against Healy, Tommaney ‘nnd Schirp. Justice McCook deferred | his ruling at the request of Special Prosecutor Hirman C. Todd. The jury had deliberated about 19 hours when it reported disagreement. Magistrate H. Stanley Renaud, one of whose decisions is under scrutiny in an inquiry into Magistrates’ Courts, tele- graphed the New York Sun yesterday denying he intended to resign. At a recent hearing a young business weman whose real name was concealed. charged she was “framed” by vice squad men and found guilty by Magistrate Renaud on the testimony of a single policeman. Cases involving Magistrates Renaud and Jean Norris will be scrutinized at the next open session of the appellate inquiry, Isidor J. Kresel, special coun- sel, announced yesterday. To the roll of magistrates who have resigned during the inquiry a third name was added today. Magistrate George W. Simpson, 12 nation to Mayor Walker yesterday, and it was accepted at once. He gave ill- ness as his reason. Simpson’s activity on the bench has been under scrutiny for some tims & LoTHROP screens, rgade-to— Our representative will NN A Prices in Effect during this season, rejuvenation. Your suite or any occasional piece, may be re-upholstered in the modernly equip- ped shop. Our highly skilled craftsmen use only the best materials. Phone District 5300 - - our representative will call to furnish an estimate. WODODWARD & LOTHROP MANUFACTURING DIVISON “ w4 SATURDAY, JAN WOODWARD & 10™* U™ F anp'@! gfifi Annual Selling The lowest price at which we have ever offered a Governor Winthrop Secretary of this fine quality. It has these structural details usually found only in high-priced pieces— —full size—37 inches wide. —serpentine front with four drawers. —automatic fall supports. —hardware of Colonial br: —four mahogany claw and ball feet. . ~—spacious interior with secret compart- ments. —13 states grill—authentically Colonial. —gracefully scrolled pediment. Governor Winthrop Desks—the same 37- inch width. Spe- These are representative of the many high-quality, low-priced fur- niture values in The Semi-Annual Selling. FuryrTuRe, SIxrr FLOOR. ARASTAN RUGS-SPECIAL The Lowest Prices at Which We Have Ever Offered Them A imate $] 3220 Karastans—the most beautiful reproductions of Orientals—are superior to other American-made Orientals in texture, and in their deep silk-like yarns with the colors woven through to the back (as in the Oriental originals). For The Semi-Annual Selling—we have secured a limited number of floor samples, trial rugs and discontinued patterns . . . and offer them at the lowest prices we have ever quoted on Karastan rugs. : Unusual Karastan Sizes Not Usually Found At Special Low Prices Size 4.5x7.2 ...$46.50 Size 3.1x6.10 . .$34.50 Size 3.1x9.2 ...$39.75 Rucs, Frrre FLOOR, Lamps, 525 With Direct and Indirect Lighting A special Semi-Annual Selling price for these smart bronze-finished lamps . . . with 3-candle or indirect lighting effects. Complete with 300-watt bulb and silk shade. Bridge Lamps ‘in the popular Granada gold finish . . . with an adjustable socket. Very speciall; in"The Semi Annoal’ Selling 995 Laurs, SevenTe FLoow. Size 3.1x12.2 . .$53.75 Size 9x15.2 . Size 13.6x21.2 Size 13.6x18.2 Size 13.6x15.2 ..$355 Size 12x21.2 ....$425 Size 12x18.2 ....$360 $197.50 .. $495 .$425 Inner Spring Mattresses, $2975 Specially Priced in The Semi-Annual Selling We offer these comfort-famous mat- tresses in either single or double sizes— at this exceptionally low price in The Semi-Ann Selling. Covered in a wwm: ticking that is durable and a N AND BEDDING, SixTH FLOOR.