Evening Star Newspaper, February 8, 1931, Page 19

“SIX HURT IN TRAFFIG DURING RAIN HOURS Dr. Joseph Parker Run Down by Auto in Front of Home. Woman Is Victim. Six persons were injured, two serious- ly, in as many traffic accidents during the rain last night. ‘The most seriously hurt was Dr. Jo- seph Parker, a physician of 119 Elev- enth street northeast, who was knocked down while crossing the street in front of his home at about 6 o'clock by & taxicab, operated by Richard Harris, ‘1430 W street. Dr. Parker is in Casu ty Hospital with a broken leg, several broken ribs and internal injuries. After the accident Harris called another cab ‘and sent the injured man to the hos- pital. 7 Harris was arrested by police of the ninth precinct, who, after testing the tbrakes on the cab, released him. : ‘Woman Run Down. 7 Mrs. Hanna Pritchard, 70 years old, 607 Seventeenth street, was run down Zown at Rhode Island avenue and Sev- ‘enteenth street by an automobile driven fby Thomas Absher, 31, 2521 Hall place. ‘A passing motorist took Mrs. Pritchard “to Emergency Hospital, where stafl ‘physicians said she had suffered con- ‘ussion of the brain and lacerations about the head. Two young men were injured in a collision’ between two cars at Cathedral and Forty-ninth streets. They are oJames McMahon, 18 years old, 3624 enifer street, and John Shinn, 16, 1863 intwocd _place. Their —automobile, driven by McMahon, struck a machine operated by Paul H. Kion, 22, 5187 Conduit road. McMahon was thrown into the street. McMahon and Shinn were given first-aid treatment by Dr. G. W. Ledbetter in his office, 4437 Cathedral street, and then taken to Emergency Hospital. Mrs. E. M. Parsley of Burtonsville, Md., sustained injuries when an auto- mobile, driven by her husband, was in Eollision with another machine on the Baltimore Boulevard at Berwyn. - Refuses Hospital Aid. 2 When the rescue squad arrived with ts ambulance Mrs. Parsley declined $heir offers to take her to a hospital or Dearby physician. = The other occupants of the two cars Were unhurt. Charles Denton, 22 years old, of 735 Allison street, was treated at Garfield Hospital yesterday afternoon for lacera- tions of the forehead sustained when he was knocked down by an automobile operated by Alfred Newman of 638 D Street northeast, at Ninth street and Rhode Island avenue. “ Police were searching last night for the driver of a car which crashed into # Fire Department pumper truck as it was heing driven into No. 17 engine house, Monroe street between Twelfth pnd Thirteenth streets northeast. The driver, apparently uninjured, jumped Put and fled. COLLECTING GAS TAX : FROM U. S. ATTACKED Assistant District Attorney Asks Restraining Order Against Maryland Officials. Boecial Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, Md. February 7.— Declaration that collecting the State gasoline tax of 4 cents a gallon from encies of the Federal Government is a violation of the Federal Constitution §s made in a petition filed in the Fed- eral Court today by Assistant United tates District Attorney William C. axter. * The court is asked to issue an order festraining W. S. Gordy, controller of Maryland, from collecting the tax from the Post Exchange of Camp Meade. Capt. John C. Sandlin of the Infantry, t Exchange officer, is named as the nt of the United States Government, on whose representations the action is en. - Reported to have been ordered by the Attorney General of the United States, Mr. Baxter regarded the action as wide- Teaching in that if the allegation was made concerning gasoline taxes col- Jected in Maryland the same claim ould be made for gasoline taxes col- Sm,ed in any State. It is alleged in the bill that Capt. andlin made an oral agreement with e Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey for supplying the Post Exchange with gaso- line without the State tax being in- eluded in the figure and that last Sep- tember the Camp Meade officer was Arkansan Occupies‘ $900 Worth of Time| |Explaining His Vote Legislator Says He| Thought That President Hoover Was Democrat. By the Associated Press. LITTLE ROCK, Ark, February 7—| §! Representative Charles Fleming, “took up $900 worth of the Arkansas Legis- Jature's time,” yesterday in apologizing for voting in 1928 for President Hoover. || Charged with being a *“Hoovercrat,” Mr. Fleming said he voted for Mr. Hog- ver thinking he was a Democrat The House was in an uproar during his 50 minutes on the floor, and M. Fleming became incensed at cries of || “Go on, Hoover.” “I resent any such remark,” he said, “and you can't slur at m I dare any of you to try it personall “When President Hoover was here in 1927, during the flood,” Mr. Fleming said, promised him I would vote for him. 1 thought he was a Democrat inasmuch as President Wilson elevated him into political pominence. But I'm sorry now that I voted for him and I want you gentlemen to forget it. We|/ all make mistakes.” | The House later refused to approve a motion of “condemn” President Hoo- ver, after Representative George Brown sald “we ought not to, just because we're 99 to 1 Democratic here, embar- rass our one Republican friend in the House.” Mr. Fleming said every minute he stayed on the floor cost the State $18, || or $900 for the 50 minutes. 38 CAPITAL DOGS BET FIRST PRIZES| Three Samoyedes Honors Go || to Henry 1. Raley Entry at Baltimore. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, Md., February T.— Washington dog fanciers’ entries were awarded 38 first prize winners' ribbons /| at the Efghteenth Annual Dog Show of the Maryland Kennel Club, which closed tonight at the 5th Regiment Armory. Competition was keen. Landover Ivan Barazan, owned by|| Henry 1. Raley, 415 Cedar street, car-|| ried off three prizes in the Samoyedes class, being judged the best exhibit, and also taking first prize in the puppy class as well as American-bred class. Other Washington winners follow Spaniels—Thondrake Rex, owned by S. B. Buckner, jr., Army War College. Novice—Sergt. Duke, owned by H. N. Simpson, 2050 Illinois avenue. Ameri- can-bred bitches—Staubs Queen, owned by Willlam Staub, 2104 H street, Field|| trial bitches—Breechgrove Nell, owned by _S. B. Buckner, jr. ‘Whippets—American-bred dog, Ha: vest Moon, owned by George E. Hutch- ins, 5 8 street, which also received first prize in the limit class, the open class and the racing class. Limit bitches—Fleetstone Flash, owned by Mrs. Blanche F. Steers. Boston_terriers—Limit, dogs 15 to 20 pounds, Ivans Buddy, owned by Joseph O'Hare, Wardman Park Hotel; pupp; bitches six months and under nine months, Baby Doll 2d, owned byl Robert H. Atkinson, 1122 Eleventn street; limit, bitches under 15 pounds, | inkel's Mary Ann, owned by Joseph O'Hare, which also took first prize for best of winners; American bred, Snow Lad, owned by Mrs, Henry Abrams, 417 Sixth street. Bull Terriers’ Class. Bull terriers—American-bred bitches, Sweet Alice 2d, owned by W. E. Ander- son, 3610 Tenth street, which also took first prize in the limit and open class over 35 pounds. Chows—Puppy, dogs six months and under 9 months, Chung Ming 2d, owned by Mrs. Thacker V. Walker, 1601 Hobart street; Blue Santol E, owned by Miss Grace Elwell, Wardman Park Hotel. Pekinese—Puppy, dogs, 9 months and under 12 months, Larrick's Prince Cho, owned by Mrs. B, B. Embry, 725 Rox- boro place; limit, dogs, 8 pounds and over, Chichi Wu Iris Chung,Winj owned by Carlotta de Vasconcellos, || 1311 New Hampshire avenue; novice, bitches, Tonni and Windi, owned by Mrs. B. B. Embry- Bulldogs—Novice, dogs, Glenarden || the Diplomat, owned by Mrs. A. H. Ryan, 1845 Renwood terrace; Sir Bonzo || notified by Mr, Gordy that he must pay the State tax. No order was signed in the matter ' $mmediately by the court. ' ARKANSAS FEARS HAVOC FROM COLD @overnor Says Red Cross Is Doing All Possible, but Weather Threatens Distre By the Assoclated Press. “ LITTLE ROCK, Ark., February 7— Gov. Parnell said tonight he believed the Red Cross was “doing all it can” to felieve drought sufferers in Arkansas, but he feared widespread suffering would result from cold weather such as may be expected this month. - Commenting on the report today of l. Campbell Hodges, military aide to resident Hoover, aftér a survey of sev- ral hard-hit drought counties in Ark- nses, the Governor said: b e foom s o eePing thousands | 1}, “Browne: racing class, bitches, &f people from starving. - “We have had extremely mild weather the past month, and therefore there is little suffering from cold. How- ever, we can always expect a severe cold gpell in February, and if it comes I be- leve there will be considerable suf-; fering. % “Many people do not have sufficient clothes for severe weather and while I m not prepared to say whether they are receiving as much food as they should, I feel sure it will be necessary to increase their rations if cold weather comes.” SEA WRECKAGE MAY BE FROM-TRADEWIND Ship Sights Object Similar to Plane Wing Adrift Northwest - of Azores. By the Assoclated Press. . LONDON, February 7.—Capt. Albin Johnson of the Shipping Board steamer i ‘Youngstown told the Associated Press when his vessel docked today at Havre that 130 miles northwest of the Azores his vessel had passed a piece of wreck- age which looked like an airplane wing and might have been a part of the fransatiantic plane Tradewind. Tank Seen at Sea. * NEW YORK, February 7 (#).—The steamer Exchester radioed the hydro- graphic office today that a large cylindrical tank, about 20 feet long and B feet in diameter and with wreckage to it, was sighted Wednesday northeast of Bermuda, mid- Bermuda and the Azores. Dial, owned by Mrs. John Dwight || Kendall, 3314 Cathedral avenue; limit, || dogs under 45 pounds, Glenarden the || Diplomat, Mrs. A. H. Ryan. Open dogs || 45 pounds and over, Empire’s Own Solid || Gold, owned by Mrs. George W. Hosmer, || 1024 Bladensburg road; limit, dogs, 45 pounds and over, Duke of Pitland, owned by Paul O. Ady, 3120 Adams Mill road; limit, bitches, 40 pounds and over, | | Mazoa Queen, owned by Mrs. George W. Hosmer; open, bitches, 40 pounds || and over, Glenarden Dusky Ruth, owned by Mrs. George W. Hosmer, which also took the prize for the be: of winners. Winners From 2 Counties. Montgomery and Prince Georges || Counties winners were: Spaniels—Limit, dogs, Two Barrels, owned by M. T. Bunch, Berwyn. Foxhounds—American, novice, dogs, Bill, owned by S. Elzey Trott, Priend- ship; novice, bitches, Venus, owned by Z. M. Waters, Gaithersburg. Whippets—Novice, dogs, Fire Man, owned by Dudley Browne, Chevy Chase; junior dogs, over 6 months and not ex- ceeding 18 months, Fire Chief, owned || by Dudley Browne; racing class, dogs, Fire Chief, owned by Dudley Browne; junior bitches, Fire Belle, owned by Fire Belle, owned by Dudley Browne. Boston _terriers—Puppy dogs, Lucky Strike, owned by H. R. Routt, Silver Spring. Virginia winners included Shenan- doah Glory Be, owned by Mrs. William Irwin of Winchester, which took first in the Boston terriers, novice _bitches class; McKennie’s Doitie Dee II, owned by Mabel D. McKennie of Richmond; American-bred bitches under 15 pounds || and Cutle Picayune, owned by M. G. Denlinger of East Falls Church, which took first prize in the toy black and tan terriers, puppy bitches class. TITONI, STATESMAN, DIES AT ROME HOME Former Foreign Minister, 75, Suc- | cumbs to Influenza After i Long Career. By the Associated Press. ROME, February 7.—Tommaso Ti- toni, one of the most active of Italian statesmen in the pre-Mussolini die here today. He had been ill for a week with influe; at his home in the Via Rasella. Three times he was foreign minister under Premiers Nitti and Giolitti, and he was one of the few political leaders of the old regime who remained after| the advent of Pascism. Mussolini let | him stay in his post as president of the Senate for eight years. He was 75 years old and had been in politics since he was 20. He was THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, P. 6 FEBRUARY 8, 1931—PART ONE. | 72x99 o e hagts £ New Spring Fashions at New Low Prices—and Winter Stocks at Clearance’ Prices| Sale! 64 Beautiful New Fur Scarfs Worth $25 $29 $35 $39 15 Red Fox . . . Black Pointed Fox Dyed Cross Fox Thibetine in White, Beige and Taupe with Genuine Fox Heads and Paws One of our best furriers closed out these high-grade fur pieces to us at full benefit. Spring—all of quality fur, a bargain price—of which you get the Scarfs in the height of fashion now and for full size, with large bushy tails.—Second Floor. Last Two Days of the RUMMAGE SALE Rummage Sale 18 Cloth Yoot ST ‘Women's smartly tailored coats in | quality materials with large fur collars and cuffs of various kinds. Sizes 14 $100 Fur 35 5.00 Coats 8 handsome fur coats, including sizes 14 to 38 in one kind or another, In pony, sealine (dyed coney), opos- sum and squirrelette. Women’s Coats $29 to $39 $16'00 Coats Sizes 14 to 44 in women’s high- grade coats in black and_ colors. Large fur collars and cuffs. Reduced for quick selling. Fine Cloth Pr_ice Sizes 14 to 40 in high- class coats with luxurious fur collars and cuffs. Black and colors. Second Floor Boys’ Sheep-Lined Leatherette Coats Coats 53.19 All sizes 6 to 18 in genuine Dupont leatherette coats with sheep- skin fleece lining, corduroy facing and large fur fabric collar. BOYS’ SHIRTS, of plain and fancy broadcloth, with attached col- 59c lar. Sizes 121, to 14}z YS’ WASH SUITS, 3 to 10. Mal styles, including washable waists and tweed, corduroy 880 and flannel pants. BOYS' 79% KN , in dark fancy mixtures, sizes 7 to 10; also little boys’ shorts, sizes 500 4t 7. . Street BOYS’ $398 OVERCOATS, in warm, wooi-mixed fabrics, tweeds and chinchilla. Sizes 22 sl 98 BOYS' WASH SUITS with flannel- ette and tweed pants. Sizes 9Qg | 3 to 6 years. BOYS’ “BELI to 16 Of plain and fancy broadcloth, Perfect quality.. Floor Rummage Rayon Underwear $1.00 AND $1.25 RAYON UNDER- WEAR, including regular, extra and double extra sizes. 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Perfect WOMEN'S $1.50 EX' SIZE full fashioned; 750 HOSE— slight irregulars. ... i 25¢ TO 50c CHILDREN'S Fancy sport hcse, 7 derby-ribbed hose, “whoopee” socks and ] (), half-socks; odd lots . 50c BOYS' AND GIRLS’_SPORT HOSE—Boys' fancy golf hose and girls’ fancy rayon-mixed % hose and long hose.” Perfects and irreg- 95 CRER 37 osie = 25¢ "CHILDREN'S 'HOSE—Perfect quality derby - ribbed long hose; popular colors. TWO 25 PAIRS for...... i e Floor Rummage Sale of Gloves 50c CHILDREN'S GLOVES— Fleece - lined jersey gloves, knitted wool gloves and 39 gauntlets . e € CHILDREN" 50c MITTENS of fleece-lined jersey cloth with fur tops, also jersey gauntlets 95 with fancy cuffs -t $1.50 YOUTHS MISSES’ CAPESKIN GLOVES, fleece lined. Misses' gloves have 89(: fur tops . MEN’S $2.25 GLOVES in capeskin Lined and -mfi s‘\l:ede ond unlines styles. Black, brown and grey $1.29 MEN'S AND WOMEN'S WOOL GLOVES, Kayser and other makes; smartly tallored and fleece 59¢ lined . oy children’s cape gloves. with fleece. . WOMEN'S WASHABLE KID & CAPE GLOVES in fancy cuff and slip-on styles. Irregulars of 59¢ $2.00 kinds: black and colors WOMEN'’S $1.00 FABRIC GLOVES in urimmed slip-on and fancy sgc cuff styles.... WOMEN S $1. FABRIC GLOVES — Plain and trimmed slip-on styles, Street Floor 79¢ 59¢ | DOUBLE-TEX Valentines 1c to 50c Valentine Favors 5z and 10c Valentine Tablecloths Large Size, 25¢ Valentine Napkins Satisfaction Since 1859 INGS PALA 810-818 Seventh St. NW. Marvels of Value! %}fl!‘g ) L v . SR ~': L /’r \ / oo = 4 DR —New Jacket Dresses —New Two-Piece Dresses —New Silhouette Dresses —New Sunday Nite Frocks —New Saturday Nite Dance Frocks All Sizes 14 to 20, 36 to 50 Spring dresses dresses selling at much higher prices; workmanshi smartest in any company! Of all-si printed silks. Long sleeves and half sleeves. necklines, tailored, scarfed and lace-trimmed. colors and plenty of sparkling new prints. Secend Floor Treasures of Fashions and g!g That Proclaim Springtime Five dollars commands an amazing new measure of value in this two-day sale of really distinguished r Beautiful, serviceable pure silk ma- terials such as you are accustomed to associate with of high character, and styles that present you at your k flat crepe, Canton crepe, chiffon, georgette and Clever new All the new p "~ 40Inch New Printed The New Flat Crepe and Felt Combinations. of early buying. Scores of inches wide, Full pieces in & com- Aeolors. "Fard..... 29¢ 59¢ PRINTED RAYO! in new fast-color pattes and dark grounds. Yard. Street Floor Quality gay new printings in com- 40-In. AllSilk FLAT CREPE 8 4 c plete range of colors. Yard....... 36 inch.es wide, Spring silk first in fash- binations of all colors. ‘Washable flat crepe of firm texture e street colors and high shades. Yard FLAT s on l.lsht, 39¢ Heavy All-Silk ion, priced to create a wave c Yard and high brilliance—in all the fashion- 5% RAYON TWILL SATIN, 40 RAYON - AND - COTTON T And Other Charming New Spring Models —In Visca, Tricolette, Baku Braid, Cellophane, Lacy Straws and Straw ;eflmusmwxw;mm Rummage Sale Millinery | and metallic hats in many popu- lar styles and colors. “Halo” Hat Novelty millipery fashions in quality mae bargain Black and all colors—and all head $1.98 to $2.98 fine felt, velvet 88c | Street Floor New- Plaicis, Figures, Flowers and Dots in ) “Sunny Day”’ Frocks 6€9.95 Fresh Novelties in Springtime Fashions Ready for An Enthusiastic Welcome! “Sunny Day” print frocks are being worn any and every where and hold their own in beauty and charm with the silk dresses which they so closely resemble. New arrivals are developed in brilliant rayon-and-cotton crepes, guaranteed fast colors. 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New and Perfect i 10c| PAY, a marvelous new material that | is sunproof, fray: proof and crack- proof, Gummed top ready to at- tach to your old rollers. Green and ecru, size 36x6. What a wonderful || saving — Third | Floor. 1 $1.50 & $2.00 .00, and 09 Collar Attached, Separate Collar and Neckband Shirts 2,000 of those famous shirts at solid colors and a few fan ors. These are shirts of supe- rior quality in every way and offer the opportunity for extraor- dinary economy. All brand- | new, fresh out of their boxes. Sizes 13% to 17. 5 Street Floor.