Evening Star Newspaper, January 29, 1931, Page 23

ANSWERS 20000 * LETTERS WEEKLY Parish _ Priest’s Sermons Broadeast Over 15 Stations to Vast Audience. By the Associated Press. DETROIT, January 29.—In a sparse- 1y sattled suburb is a 40-year-old parish priest who receives and answers as many as 200,000 letters a_week. ‘Within the precincts of the parish of the Shrine of the Little Flower on the Twelve-mile road live 64 families, but the congregation which hears its pastor, Father Charles E. Coughlin, is num- bered by the hundreds of thousands. His secretarial staff numbers exactly the same as the families in his parish and is divided into four sections, each charge of a chief secretary. Expenses $10,000 Weekly. Every one is a salaried employe. His | expenses come to $10.000 a week and his list of employes includes a Wash- requests for coples of his sermons he has 100,000 or more printed every week Letters come from persons who tune their radios to the 15 or more stations in a Columbia System hook-up over which Father Coughlin each Sunday evening broadcasts a sermon on eco- nomic and social problems, unemploy- ment, communism, drought relief, the responsibility of the church and of the employer. Protest Stimulates Mail. His mail received a great stimulus, he says, from a recent protest to the Co- lumbia System which requested him to “temper” a contemplated sermon. He consentéd, but the next week delivered it with some added touches. In what was intended to be the liv- ing room of his home, but now is a store house for pile upon pile of tied-up bundles of letters, which barely leave room for a couch and a bookcase, Father Coughlin told how it all started The bishop called him from Lapeer. Mich,, and sent him to Twelve-mile road to organize the new parish, but before long he found himself with a parish debt of around $89,000, plans for a $760.000 church shrine and some 32 families in the membership. He took up broadcasting from the pulpit in the little rough temporary frame church building. He never has asked for money, but voluntary contri- butions so far have paid the expenses. Capital stock of Mississippi firms in- corporated in 1930 amounted to $40,- To take care of | 000,000. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1931 HOLD-UP THWARTED; FOUR SHOT, TWO HELD Spectacular Gun Battle Marks Third Large Robbery in Last Few Days AR By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, January 29.—In a spec- tacular gun battle that followed the attempted robbery of the Baskin Cloth- ing Store on Michigan Boulevard, four men were wounded yesterday and the two colored hold-up men were captured. ‘The robbers gave their names as Isadore Wilkins and Clarence Hughes. They said they came from New Or- leans recently. The Baskin store robbery was the third large hold-up in Chicago in the last few days. Last Saturday night the Hillman Food Store in the center of the loop was held up, one money guard killed and another wounded. The robbers escaped witHout obtaining any loot. Monday the Weiboldt Depart- ment Store at Lincoln and Ashland avenues was rcbbed of $19,200 and a policeman and one other ‘man were wounded. The robbers also escaped in l!’h::’ robbery, but five suspects are being eld. R TOBACCO SALES LIMITED Cigarettes Cheap in Vatican City, | but Purchases Restricted. VATICAN CITY (N.AN.A).— Here, in the freest of all free-trade realms, tobacco in all its forms is very cheap, but. its sale is severely limited. 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Genuinely smart garments of decided individu- ality and surprisingly reason- ensemble. able in price. ey Prices $25 to $100 A Deposit Will Reserve Any Selection TA B e ington correspondent. Friday— "—Saturday pre— DuLIN @ MARTIN Connecticut Ave. ana l” AT MODERATE PRICES’’ Starts Todgy—February Selling of d Pl ] Furniture, Lamps and Floor Coverings ' $5 and $7.50 Spring Hats Beds and Bedding, Paintings and Etchings, European Antiques A RARE EVENT FOR SAVINGS French felts, and straw and felt combina- VERYTHING in this February Selling is from our regular stock—nothing has been specially Oriental Rug purchased for sale purposes. For Dulin & Martin have chosen to make substantial changes SCATTER SIZE CUSUPERTOR QUALITIES " Colors, brown tones, new greens, Large and small head tions. blues, and black. 1214 F St. i J B.Jones & (o The Popular G Street Store 1219-1221 G Street N.W.—Between 12th and 13th in prices rather than any change in quality. There is no substitute for quality. EVERYTHING on the Second Floor is included—Groupings and Single Pieces for Living Room, Dining Room and Bedroom—Radio Furniture and Hall Clocks—Bedding—Carpets, Oriental Rugs and Runners—Lamps—Paintings and Etchings—Antiques . . . all at prices that range from 10% to 509 less than formerly. Space will not permit a detailed list, but a few examples will indicate the trend on ALL items— Values Like These Are Presented $ 1 5.90 FORMERLY $28.00 Fine HAMADANS and BELOOCHISTANS, averaging 41;x21; feet, at the lowest price in R our history. Electric Hall Clock—Telechron, Solid $ 29.00 Solid Mahogany Poster Bed. carved pineapple tops—full size. from $60 to Reduced § 4 850 Mahogany. Reduced from 5125 $190 to... Large Custom-Built Occasional Chair —covered, brown velour. from $85 to FORMERLY $45.00 In this group are choice selections of Persian KURDISTANS, HAMADANS, MOSULS and LILITHANS in great variety. Large scatter size—61,x31; feet. ROOM SIZE Persian Rugs $185% A collection of 9x12 hand-woven Persian Rugs, in various colors, at an extremely low price. $385.00 PERSIAN SAROUKS of the finest weave and colorings that Persia can offer—an oppor- tunity of a lifetime. ALSO GREAT REDUCTIONS ON OUR KIRMANS, ISPAHANS AND OTHER WEAVES FROM THE ORIENT @ \J ,sm%flL VELVET RUGS $ 36° 9x12 Plain and Self-tone Patterns. BROADLOOM CARPETS ‘Wide range of colors to suit any decoration—Rust, jade green, eggplant, mulberry, orchid, $4 75 dark blue and rose taupe. Square yard.. i 9x12 FRENCH WILTON RUGS $150 Grade. Now $100 Now..$95 $105 Grade. Solid Mahogany Poster Bed, carved pineapple tops i from $65 to. Pair Oak Frame Mirrors with Candle Sconces. Reduced from $13.50 ea. to $0.75 Large English Type Custom-Built Sofa, all Hair and Down Upholstering, wool tapestry. Reduced from $350 to $1 75 Sofa, covered in Damask. from $85 to 5 587750 i R : Chair to match. Reduced from $175 to Chinese Chippendale Sofa—Black lac- $8 7.50 quer. Reduced from $175 to Solid Mah: Virginia Sofa. buf;nm ;13(?;(;“;0 e Side Chairs to match. High-Back Living Room Chair, Carved Walnut Legs—covered in Red Damask. Reduced from $150 to Friday and Saturday on Cur Second Floor A Dress Sale Unparalleled Never before such a slash in prices. Silk dresses for all occasions. Your Choice Friday and Saturday FORMER PRICES: $13.75 $12.50 39.95 $7.95 All Reduced to $5 Black Lacquer Chinese Chippendale Draw-Leaf Table. Reduced from §57.50 to $75 $39.50 All Mahogany Console Table. from $85 to Chairs to match. Reduced from $22.50 Occasional Living Room Chair—cov- ered in antiqued Red Damask. Re- duced from $64 to $3 7'50 Welsh Buffet—maple. Reduced from $120 $95 219 $13 .50 Occasional Living Room Chair—cov- ered in Red Damask. Reduced from $82.50 to $4 1 25 Antique Empire Sofa. Reduced from ARt 5180 English Antique Bow-Front Chest. Re- duced from $315 to .. $250 All Wanted Colors in This Lot Also Prints For Miss or Matron Sizes 14 to 44 DOWNSTAIRS STORE Hat Clearance $4.95__$3.95 $2:95 Hats Electric Hall Clock—Telechron, Solid Mahogany. Reduced from $365 to. .. The sooner you make your selection, the more complete will be your choice of values. Furnish- ings of the Dulin ‘& Martin quality at the February reductions is a rare event. As usual, our decorators will gladly assist you —in the selection of furniture, rugs and draperies which will har- monize—or work out charming and correct effects in new schemes without added cost—should their services be desired. EXTENDED PAYMENTS ARRANGED P DESIRED DuLIN @ MARTIN Connecticut Ave. ana l” AVENUE ENTRANCE $145 Grade. Now..$75 WOOL WILTON RUGS $80 Grade. Now INLAID LINOLEUM A pleasing selection, formerly $2.25 square Felts, felt and straw com- binations, all wanted colors and styles. All headsizes. SERVICE — CONNECTICUT $1.75 PARKING