Evening Star Newspaper, July 27, 1931, Page 22

27 JULY * MYSTERY OF WHITE GIRL |LEFT WITH INDIAN SOLVED | Rooming House Man Says Child's Parents Paid for Her Keep, Then Disappeared. StaR, D, Cs MONDAY, 1031. FIRE ‘DAMAGES BUILDING; CAUSE NOT DETERMINED Halts Traffic Streets Shortly After Noon. WAS LGN, P—6 ¥% THE BV KNG NETHANDL FOUND EXTERNAL DANCER Two Greek Lakes Drained. Reclamation of the Plain of Saloniki, in Greence, is progressing. Lakes Ard- zan and Amatovo have been completely drained, and within a few months 15,000 acres of reclaimed land will be available for agriculture. The American com- pany which is doing the work expects to complete its task in 1953, when 150,- 000 acres of reclaimed iand will be added to Macedonia’s agricultural area, | . and 200,000 acres will be protected against floods. CI a FI lN English railway trains ' are . being | e equipped with radio. | Optician—Optometrist AFETY FIRST 922 14th St. N.W. Established 1889 o = Powde CRACK-SHOT Airwoman in Labrador. ©One of the three airplanes being used in a survey of the Labrador coast by the Grenfell expedition is being piloted by Mrs. Joan Cotton. She is the | daughter of Prof. J. D. Henry of New- foundland and the wife of Maj. Sidney | Cotton, the airman, who dashed to Ice- |1and to help in the search of Courtauld. of the most desperate characters in the country were locked in cells and a thorough search of the institution for arms and combustibles was started. Thus far eight flame bombs and numerous improvised weapons have been discovered in cell caches. The search will probably last 10 days. Warden Hill belleves the unrest is| caused by a comparatively few muti- | nous prisoners. A majority of the men he said are out of sympathy with the malcontents, but are forced by fear of reprisals to obey orders of the,| desperadoes. | particularly if the methanol is agitated in the process of manipuwation. r Fol women's dresses in dry-cleaning estab- lishments, transferring methanol on a sponge from a basin of that substance, is to be regarded as a practical hazard. | One Ounce Fatal. | “Furthermore, application to the skin | of methanol ciluted in proportions | PP NSE ) ' recommended for anti-freeze proved to | b2 toxic, |Warden Says Prisoners Seek ! “In animal tests, the threshold of danger of inh lation is we!l h2low 1,000 | tD Get Guards to Re‘ax Their Vigilance. parts per million of methanol vapor. | | Blaze on Three ;Vapor From One Ounce Used‘ in Industry Enovch to Kill | H Human Being. from one ounce of methyl alcohol enter- | - e R | ing the huma tute a threat : = | to nfe even osure is dis- £ 3y the Associated Press. et e By the Assoclated Press : * NEW YORK, July 27.—Wzrning that em'nt says that in in- JO"’?”'n“‘{\vxi;:fli’mfir:‘;ld:fir:ée - animals have been killed by washing divided opinion about |game of wits, e - : ::rm \:-nh methanol (methyl elcohol) | the toxici of methanol, one group |tents among the convicts pitted against atntaining that with intelligent use | Prison officials, was the situation at the and cven risk death by smelling it, was | e ailinE (8aL with intelligent use | Blinois State Penitentiary as pictured ¥ issued today by the American Chemical | ¢ | By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, July 27.—Police today | declared the mystery of a pretty blonde | little gir! found in care of an Indian woman at Rockford Thursday night has been solved. Alfred West, proprietor of a rooming | = house, told them, officers said, the child was left in care of the woman, | Mrs. Martha Thompson, by her parents, who gave their name as “Frank” and “Florence Fuller.” The woman was arrested while trundling the child in a buggy along the highway near Rockford. West said that the parents paid for the child’s care for a short time, then disappeared. Mrs. Thompson is in custody and the baby is in care of a foundling home, Fire of undetermined origin caused several hundred dollars damage to the unoccupied upper floors of a three- story building at 2124 M street, shoitly after noon today. The ground floor is used by the Washington Herald and | Times as a local distributing point for | their newspapers. | The flames burned away a back i Night “Sundial” Planned. Quayaquil, Ecuador, is to use light instead of shadow to tell time in its huge nocturnal sundial, soon to bo crected. Every 24 hours an _electric | scarchlight will revolve and indicate the | itime by illuminating surrounding land- marks at the same hour every night.| der to the roof and played water on The clock tower is to be in the center | the fire from above. A considerable of ornamental gardens now being laid | crowd collected and traffic delayed out along the water front. The struc- | for a short time on New Hampshire | ture will be of Moorish design and will | avenue and M and Twenty-second | hous a clock dating to 1841 The air | streets. beacon searchlight will be mounted | No one was on the premises at the iatop the tower. | time, firemen said. 1f this degree of toxicity obtained from | monkeys Aag s to man, the vapors porch and had gained considerable headway inside when brought under control by firemen, who erected a lad- Call this Reliable old firm for that moving. parking or shipping job. course, —The Original— KRIEG’S EXPRESS & STORAGE CO. 1616 Eye St. Dist. 2010 | Low rates, of HOT ch T e o, L0 Deraon® | today by Warden Henry C. Hill liigenco may ot be expected | SORUCE, U O, Uiat s uprising © S K v riot, spread wort £ fom those Sxposed to or having free | oiiq" be staged at a “specified time," ! | the warden said. “They know this in- | formation will reach officials through | informers and that we will prepare for such & contingency, as we did twice last week. ROACH DEATH satd | D many been drinking the stuff scd 208 ceaths last | is mack by Dr. of the Indu vancy Laborztorics em have * that methanol Winter. The report Carey P. McC Health Cons Cincinnati, Small Amounts Da Meth 0!, h> says i an anti-freeze fluid, in dry-c dus hat-mzking, meta n paint, d cabinet-maki To Icarn 7 dts effects he used this upon 31 monkeys, 53 rabbits and 176 rats. In vicw of the very smell amounts s to produce dire clinicrl con- mals most like MOTORIS'I: IS FINED | Jail Sentence for Drunken Driving Is Suspended. | Special Dispatch to The Star. FALLS CHURCH, Va, July Jack Leach of Warrenton, Va., fined $100 and costs and 30 days in jai! Saturday night in the mayor's court at Falls Church. Leach pleaded guilty to a charge of driving while in- toxicated. U the sheriff of Prepare for Outbreak. “The leaders then call off the demon- stration. By repeatedly causing these false alarms they think we will ulti- | 27— | mately relax our vigilance and when was | that time comes they intend to strike.” Warden Hill, however, convinced that | | the prjsoners are but marking time, has | taken every precaution. Special squads | of highway police have been detailed to | places near the penitentiary to remain | on call, and additional guards are being brought into service to supplement the | regular force. | A series of riots occurred at the institution last Spring and resulted in the deaths of several convicts as well as $500.000 damage to the new peni- | tentiary by fire. Last week word reached officials that plans were under | way for similar outbreaks. i The 2.600 convicts, including some ' Clearances! The drastic reductions that mark our JULY CLEARANCE SALE continue through the month. Marion Gage Our Personal Shopper When you find it inconven- of o (\ 5 NG BOTH SIDES OF Exéeptional Tuesday Opportunities! Greatest F Mill Lengths of ient to come downtown—phone NAtional 5220—she will shop for you! Your dollars never bought so much value! of ounty,s who appeared as character witness for Leach, that he %o was a_man of excelint reputation, +ds for human Mayor L. P. Danicl suspended the jail ) sentence during good behaviour. ‘Tramp taxi drivers. who move from city to city as the spirit prompts, are operating in North China. 5 may reedily arise stich as a pan Silks and Rayons Sold Off the Piece at §1 to S1.69 a Yard Now—Final Opportunity to Obtain Cantilever Comfort at Bargain Prices $6.85 j$7.85 $8.85 Women's fine quality oxfords, ties and pumps, in attractive Shoes for sports wear, for vacation A rem sale of mill lengths of fine quality Silks and Rayon fabries in our Siik Department Tuesday! All in useful leng wgths for every The assortmen includes: - Printed Shantungs —Printed Flat Crepes —Plain Shantungs Printed Chifion« High Grade Rayons in plain and printed designs. patterns and leathers. and for all-day comfort at home or traveling. Men’s Cantilever Shoes at $9.45 (Regularly Sold at $10.50, $11.50 and $12.50) Fiexible Arch Shoes for Children at 15% Discount Conscientious Fitting During This Final Reduction Cantilever Shoe Shop 1319 F St., 2nd Floor Over Young Men's Shop Goldenberg's—Main Floor. Mill Lengths! 10¢ Unbleached Cotton, Yd. 5c¢ Clearance! 29¢ and 39¢ Wash Fabrics 1 8c a yard Sheer, cool looking wash fabries, crisply fresh and new for fashioning charming frocks for late Summer days! Including: —40-Inch value— round- 38 Marvelous close - woven, thread quality. inches wide. Main Floor. = €ce Living Room Suite $ 49.50 Just 12 Suites to Sell at This Price! Here's another example of the buying power of your furniture dollars at Goldenberg’s! These suites are from one of our most reliable makers, and the quality and good construction will be evident at a glance. Read these specifications : —(irnm’nr Jnrgm,rd l_'phmr Coverings. —All Outside Backs of Same Material. —Reversible Spring Filled Cushions. —Fully Guaranteed for Service and Satisfaction. The suife comprises a three-cushion sofa, new style button-back chair and club chair to match, Comfortable ser- pentine extended roll-edge fronts. : Use Our Convenient BUDGET PLAN—No Interest or Extras Goldenberg's—Furniture Department—Across the Street. Printed Voiles ~—H-Inch Printed Batiste 40-Inch Printed D ~—40-Inch Printed Lawns Goldenberg's—Matn Floor. S\ Bag Care Costs You Exmfly N othing What a buy! Longer Life Jor your clothes. . . And 3 Day Service . . . At no Extra Cost! $1.00 Bleached 81x99 Sheets —long wearing. Seamless, per- 69 Full double - bed C size. fect quality sheets Main Floor. A Tuesday Clean Up! Summer Millinery Formerly $1.19 to $£3.00 39¢c and 59c . Two wonderful groups of Summer Millinery repriced for quick exit tomorrow! Only 225 hats in the lot...so be here early for first choice. . dstmws, Linens, Crepes and Felts, in white and pastel shades. A Thrilling Sale Event! Rayon Undies Styles, Qual- 52 ity and Val- Shorts ues to Mar- Dance Sets vel at! Chemise Sport Peticoats T COSTS about the same in the end no matter where your clothes are laundered —even at home! Figures prove it. So why not send them where extra care—extra speed, too—are thrown in free. Here at Manhattan we launder everything in soft Net Bags. These keep out the wear that wears clothes out. In fact, nothing touches them but suds of pure palm oil soap. Then floods of soft filtered water wash away the suds—Ileaving new freshness and life—longer wear! July Clearance of $9 “‘Sure-Fit” Eight-Piece Slip Covers Made for most standard living rooms of 3 pieces having 5 separate cushions. Str(i);fed $3.89 Linene Smartly tailored slip covers of good Panties Bloomers Gowns Goldenberg's—Second Floor. Pajamas 5 Vi Look What’s Happened to the Prices on S Smart Summer Dresses Think of choosing beautiful “Non- run” and Delusterized Rayon Undies at this price! You will want to buy several pieces of each kind tomorrow. And instead of keeping your clothes out of use for the best partof a week, we return them in three short days! In short, you save money two ways. By saving clothes and by saving time. Figure it up .. . then ’phone Manhattan. Our representative Neatly trimmed styles; laces and motifs of contrasting colors. Large variety to choose from, but not in every style. Pretty pastel shades. R R R R IR R I ] vy AT aresr TR TRTIRT 1rae T I TR TR T T T ) will call and fit a service to your needs. Why not start today? She’s a wise little wife— she's learned the secret of saving money at Man- hattan. And she’s kept it a secret, too! All her hus- band koows is that both she and his shirts look better these days! CALL DECATUR 1120 . MANHATTAN Laundry By Saving Your Clothes Net Bags Save You Money VIRGINIA OFFICE: WILSON BOULEVARD AND MILITARY ROAD, ROSSLYN, VIRGINIA Redire Advertsamast Copyrighesd st Regular $2.95 and $3.95 Values $1.88 Every Summer Dress in our stock has been drastically reduced for Clearance! . Washable Silk Flat Crepe Dresses, in plain white and lovely pastel shades. Sizes 14 to 20 and 38 to 40. Dark Printed Crepe Dresses. Sizes 38 to 42. Light Floral Print Crepe Dresses. Sizes 14 to 20. e Striped and Bordered Print Dresses. Sizes 14 to 20. All-Silk ‘Shantung Dresses. Sizes 14 to 40. Coin Spot Rayon Crepe Dresses, in light grounds, Sices 14 to 20. Goldenberz's—Main_Floo in Booths and Second Floor Dress Desariment. Goldenberg's—Main Floor. July Clearance! Women’s $1.35 Sheer 42-Gauge Dull=Finish Silk Hose Sheer Chiffon 690 With Smart Sandal Foot i Full fashioned sheer chiffon hose —42 gauge dull finish quality—silk from top-to-toe, with dainty picot tops, French heels and plaited soles. The sandal foot gives extra wear! A stunning assortment of the more popular Summer shades to choose from. Children’s 25¢ and 35¢ Anklets and Sox 17 ¢ pair Goldenbers's—Main Floor. looking, serviceable materials—sunfast and washable. Goldenberg's—Fourth Flo $1.75 to $2.75 Cretonne Bar Harbor Sets Thickly tufted cush. @ ion sets—backs and seats—for most_chairs, Attractively patterned. Goldenberg's—Fourth Floor. July Clearance of $2.50 to $3.50 Inlaid Linoleum ) In this Tuesday sale you will find “some of the most remarkable values offered this season. Included are: Armstrong’s Inlaid Linoleum Nairn’s Inlaid Linoleum Blabon’s Inlaid Linoleum Staine’s Imported Inlaid Linoleum Cut rolls and lengths ranging from 10 to 100 square yards. Perfect qual- ity, seconds. Goldenbers's—Downstairs Store.