Evening Star Newspaper, April 30, 1931, Page 4

STAR, WASHINGT! WONAN, DEPRTED e wexmem) PLANEMNDBUS TRV D. C, THURSDAY, APRIL 80, 1931 1325 F STREET (BY SOVIETS, LANDS William H. Grady Also- Left Russia Due to Ban on Wife’s Writings. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, April 30.—Willlam H. Grady, ml.nlnz ewlmer who left his Russian post consultant because writing a series of magazine articles, arrived today with Mrs, Grady on the Leviathan. Mrs, Grady said she was asked to Jeave the country because of her article “What Tourists Do Not See in Rus- in which she recounted numerous ecdotes which depicted Stalin as a disliked man. Yet, Mrs. Grady insisted, Russia and its people “are wonderful.” They both predicted that, in spite of the hardships &nd handicaps of the Soviets in carrying out their five-year plan, it ultimately would succeed, thus challenging the world in production at lower costs. Mrs, Grady sald Soviet authorities, sbout to undertake the development of s new mine, asked her husband to re- main while his wife returned to Amer- ica, pointing out that in the Soviet Union, husbands and wives often were sent to far-separated parts of the coun- try for the economic good of Russia. Mr. Grady refused to accede, his wife eaid, and officials paid his contract in full and expenses for the return to the United States. Mrs. Grady said lving conditions ‘were almost intolerable for allens. But- ter sold at $5 a pound and eggs at $3 a ANTI-FREEZE DANGER IN DRINKING IS SEEN * Health Officers Warn Blindness and Death May Follow }'-' 5 Beverage Use. 24 n- Associated Press. A waming against the dangers of anti-freeze solutions mistakenly used tfor beverage purposes was contained to- day in a upon of State health officers to_the Public Health Service. ‘The npfln recommended that Surg. Cumming urge upon makers Cent B of .nu-fmu solations the necessity of | 5 labelling and coloring to guard sgainst deaths by drinking. Boston, Possible means of making the nlu- 2 flm undrinkable were advanced and recommendation cited may mistakenly be utilized for beverage and cause loss of vision and loss of life.” Asst. Surg. Gen. W. F. Draper, acting fldflwn&d Service, desig- m"fl’.' laws by Congress was asked the conference. i BLIND FORM COUNCIL International . Secretariat Will Carry On Work From hrh Office. NEW YORK, (#).—The | 8a; ‘world eonrerednece on work lcr the blind, ‘Willlam well, pruldem of the American Braille Prsn of Paris, was elected t d interna- . C. Migel, pres- the American Foundation for the Blind, New York City, was elected vice president. executive committee of nine mzmhen ‘was decided upon. A dinner to foreign delegates was E;en last night by Mr. Of course, thousands of women will wear their Stetsons at night—such silken ease doesn't grace every shoe. But the Stetson is really the chic shoe for day- The fashionable foot service for the sun- drenched hours. The slender vogue in oxford ties, pump, one-straps and sports models .in kid from Timbuktu, I~ time wear. of Columbia—Fair and not 80 eool wnum mvw fair and mm-n‘;n—m hnm -nd tomor u;m frost in west portion tonight; tomorrow; gentle vlrhble mmu—hh- not so ‘cool in north portion tonight; tomorrow increasing chudlnua, probably rain in southeast portion; warmer except in extreme ‘southeast portion; West Virginia—Fair, not so cool in west portion tonight; increasing ctoudi- ness tomorrow, bly followed by ramm, warmer in north and east por- tions. 3 Record for 24 Hours. ‘Thermometer—4 p.m., 58; 8 p.m., 52; 12 midnight, 46; 4 a.m, 38] 8 am., 44; noon, 53. Barometer—4 _pam, 208 o 29.99; 12 midnight, 30.10; 4 Im 30.17; 8 a.m., 30.24; noon, 30.21. Highest temperature, 60, occurred at 1:,30 p.m. yesterday. Lowest tempera- ture, 36, occurred at 5 a.m. today. ‘Temperature same date last year— Highest, 80; lowest, 51. Tide Tables. (Furnished by United States Coast and | Geodetic Survey.) Today—Low tide, 12:30 a.m. and 1:06 | p.m.; high tide, 6:17 a.m. and 6:46 p.m. | 158 pm.; high tide, 7:07 am. and| 7:37 pm. The Sun and Moon. Today—Sun rose 5:13 am.; 6:58 p.m. Tomorrow—Sun rises 5:12 am.; sun sets 6:50 p.m. Moon rises 5:27 p.m.; sets 4:11 a.m. Automobile lamps o be lighted one- | half hour after sunset. Rainfall. arative figures of the monthly sun sets the following table: Record rainfall for the first four months were: January, 1882, 7.09 inches; February, 1884, 634 inches; March, 1891, 8.84 inches; April, 1889, 9.13 inches. Weather in Various Cfllel & Temperature. 5 AUIH 19RO ¢ Wegor wy s (DT **Awp1ais9k “Tqusy gsw fcago, TIl. bls, 8. C. LS8R ERSRNRNTRRRIRNEES 2RERS FEERERHEBEERFEREEEEE DL LR ELEL P T T e . @ =5383833338Y:! 30: 290 0. 30! . 30 ! 30, 30 +30. 230 .29, P %0, (7 a.m., Greenwich time, today.) Temperature. Weather. 42 Clear Horts (hnn "sores. (Current ol Hamilton, Berzuda, Porto Rico. Sunshine All Day. At Aix-les-Baines there is to be seen a strange looking buflding which has somewhat the appearance of a rather substantially constructed pagoda with an airplane perched upen its top. It is a scheme for tae beénefit of invalids who visit the place for its health- restoring qualities. ' ‘The upper part of the building revolyes in order that the persons in it may secure greatest possible amount of sunshine. ¥f the sun Cromwell and | shines the invalids occupying the rooms are enabled to get the benefit of its rays for the entire day. index of true and in snake from the Gan- n.\n(nlfln the Capital far the first four months against the average is shown in ON GAS IS DISPUTED £ Kenlucky Court Reverses Other Rulings Involving Interstate Question. BY JOHN F. MILLER. The question whether airplane com- panles and long-distance bus and truck any tax on fuel planes. The Oklahoma authorities an- munctd that the decision would th be appealed and shortly Nebraska attorney general stated thlt in his opinion the ‘was correct and would be applied in Lhnt State. The attorney general of Florida issued & somewhat similar ruling. Boeing Air Transport, Inc., started a proceeding in the Federal court seeking a similar holding in Wyoming, and one of the lower courts of New Mexico in a case brought by Transcontinental & Western Air, Inc, upheld the com- panies’ contention. Ruling in Kentucky. On the other hand, the highest court lines may be required to pay gasoline (of Kentucky held that an oil company taxes is a question now vexing tax offi- cipls in & number of the States. ‘The latest case, started in the Fed- eral courts by the Eastern Air Trans- | port Co., attacks only the South Caro- | lina law, but more than a dozen other opinions and rulings have been handed down on the subject. Some of these appear to be in sharp conflict, and in {all probability the question is one to which the final answer will be made by the Supreme Court of the United Tomorrow—Low tide, 1:20 am. and | States. When the framers of the Constitu- tion inserted a provision that no State must pay a tax on fuel which it sold | to truck owners, taxicab companies and wholesale grocers for use in going to and from their places of business in Cincinnati, across the Ohio River. State officials take the position ap- arently that in the case of trucks and usses the tax may be justified on the ground that it is for the privilege of using the highways. Illinois, Michi- gan and. Minnesota have so ruled. In many cases, however, the gasoline pur- chased in a particular State is not used to propel motor vehicles over the roads | of that State. The Kentucky court, in its opinion, did not attempt to justify the tax as a privilege tax for the use should interfere with Interstate Com-|ofhe highways, but held that i could merce, sailing vessels and stage coaches | were the common means of tra tation. Spor- the provision quite likely would ha been inserted just the same. Combat State Tax. When a plane or bus journeys across a State line, it is engaged in interstate commerce, some of the companies con- tend, and a State tax on oline used A vehicle that could touch sev- | eral States in a single day was not { thought of, but even if it had been,| be imposed regardless of the purpose for | which the fuel was used. This is in sharp conflict with the Federal Court's holding in the Oklahoma case, a con- flict that can be settled only by the e At any ‘Lsupremn Court. rate, it is there, and the only question | |1s s to its application. (Copyright, 1931) - . — Following the plan of having the | butidings at the Java Fair, at Pasar rambir, represent a different section of the Netherland East Indies each year, the motif at the recent exhibition was New Guinea. The “Roosevelt” A very smart oxford of black or brown cordovan, with the a really remarkable very fashionable plain value $10 MiLLER Cook MADE BY IFTY smart styles i Spring: what Nettleton, $10 shoe. a $16 Outside fty choices and each a good For the Miller Cook Shoe in all its st as well as inside, NETTLETON n Miller Cook Shoes for ne! flows shoemaker cai do to a n the Miller Cook is pluperiect footwear—shoe value in the Nettl and Th tempo of today. its overhead 1 better shod at $10. on display! eton’s volume is great— so now your feet can be e new Spring styles now RECHS FST.ATTENTH “DYNAMIC” PUMPS with Polka Dot Bows Special Selling $6-95 HE Polka-dot Bows that rest like but- terflies on your toes are detachable. They dress up your pumps when you like— hours accident, A man couldn't walk that far with- out getting hurt. I have seen more plowed mmd {from Wasl n to Texas. bad most of it was for cotton. The{ haven't sold last year's crop vet. wish these people would raise some- thing they could eat when they couldn’t sell it. Wew right over that new Texas oil fleld that has made oil so cheap that its cheaper to strike a dry hole. il s 0 A AR Circus Man Would Head City. Clflimln{ airily that the job he seeks is much like his present one, a well known circus owner in Berlin, Ger- many, has announced his candidacy for the vacant office of burgomaster. Jok- ers have commented that traffic in the city of circles and squares is much like that of a circus ring, and also that any man who can control cosmopolitan “ar- tists,” human and animal, may be es- pecially fitted to reconcile the many officials squabbling over their munici- pal spheres. GROSNER'S Lnt week we offered these two specials . . . we’re repeating it for many who came in Sat- urday and were disappointed . . . remember a FRIDAY SPECIAL is for Friday Only! Two Specials the for NE DAY ONLY! Summer Suits Those men who take advantage of our weekly special are getting a big ‘break’ . . . again this week . . . in these two specials. 1I: Two for $23 Worth $16.50 to $20- Brand-new 1931 Summer suits in all sizes. Exactly $16.50 to $20 prices go back on them Saturday morning. No alterations. NO EXCHANGES—NO REFUNDS FINAL. SALES MUST BE Tomorrow Only Regular $2.50 Shirts $1 .45 WHITE ENGLISH IROAD- CLOTHS, collar attached and neckband styles . . . PLAIN SHADE MADRAS (collar at- tached) with new type collars. New stock—all sizes. CROSNERY 1325 F STREET OUR SPECIAL OFFER 17 1/4” Wide ® 7 3/16” High [ ] 3 7/16” Deep FOR THE MONTH OF MAY Mahogany Finish ONLY $§ l DOWN and $1 Monthly on 10 Light Bills Here is your opportunity to secure a genuine Telechron Mantel Clock. Never before has Telechron been offered at such a bargain price. This clock never needs winding, oiling or any other atten- tion. Merely plug in on any A. C. outlet. It is Telechron quality throughout . . . fully guaranteed. During May we offer it for $9.95 cash or on exceptionally easy payments. Don’t miss this gdx'eatzgargain! This offer will positively be withdrawn after May 29. PAY FOR YOUR o Spanish High-Lighted GENERAL @ ELECTRIC REFRIGERATOR LIGHT BILLS As Little As come off when you want to look tailored. They make two fashions of one pair of shoes. And they come with the shoes—for only 45¢ extra, instead of $1.50 —in this special offering. ges and in calf from Scandinavia. You'll like the extreme lightness of the welt-construction . . .and Stetson prices will never prod your conscience. AUTHENTIC DAYTIME FOOTWEAR BY 1000 WATTS AT WORK FOR YOU ... fn this new and more helpful electric iron. Ask to see the Proctor 1000-Watt Iron. $8. 90 Easy Payments on Light Bills The Bows: The new distinctive Polka Dot ef- fects pictured—usually $1.50 pair. Patent, lo black, brown, blue or DOWN green, other colors—with brovwn oribeige: T 24 Months to Pay white. OTH combined—the $6.50 pumps— $6.95 The Pumps: Our per- fect-fitting $6.50 “Dy- Patents, black or white kid and moire namics.” @ NotinLondon, not in Paric, will you find an ox'ord smart os this mocha call tri med with Valencia brown, In black too —blue, violet, the $1.50 bows—in this sale. * POTOMAC ELECTRIC APPLIANCE COMPANY "ELECTRICAL HEADQUARTERS" The Stetson Shoe Shops 10th. & E Sts. NW. Phone NA. 8800 of Washington Owned and operated by The Stetson Shoe Co., Ine. 1311 F Street ‘Washington, D. C. Women’s Shops 1207 F 7th & K 3212 14th