Evening Star Newspaper, August 26, 1931, Page 6

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flMRflfll BY POLICE ' Threats After Anti-Gang Meeting Stir Fears of Reprisals. By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, August 26—Telephone threats against his life have put John 8, Young, radio announcer, on his guard. Not only is he carrying a gun under an official permit in defiance of any | 50 BOYS AND GIRLS ENTER AIRCRAFT MEET 12 Events Listed im Model Air Tourney August 31 to Sep- tember 4. More than 50 boys and flrh have registered for entry in Distriet model aircraft wurnml. mmn;} August 31 and ending September 4, Mrs., Elizabeth K. Peeples, director of the Oommunlty Center Department, announced Tn\n"lnnmnt will include 12 events, outdoor and 6 indoor. Friday is Lhe= registral Judges for the contes test will be W. Piske Marshall, chlef of the licensing | division for commercial pilots at the Commeroe Demmmnt t. Robert . ‘Giovanoll, Don J. A. Moore, John | . Shaw and representatives from the | Nnvll Air Station and from the staff at Bolling Pield. | Spectal Dispatch to The Star. LLARD, THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, MARINES GUESTS OF VIRGINIA BEACH Sixth Brigade Entertained at Reception and Dance in Casino. CAMP PO VIRGINIA BEACH, Va, August 26.—Members of the 6th Marine Brigade were guests of Virginia Beach at a reception and dance at the Casino last nhhl ‘The battalion colors parade, the first of the parade formations, will take place at 6 o'clock this evening, with the 1st FIAT g g a|at the police nm string of former high achool play- ' 2| Court Ji D. C, WEDNESDAY, SENTENCED FOR HAVING OBSCENE LITERATURE Everett Hill of Atlanta Gets 30 Days After Paying $10 Fine for Drunkenness. Everett P. Hill of Atlanta, a patient at Mount Alto Hospital, today was sen- tenced to 30 days in jall by Police Robert E. Mattingly after his con' on & charge of exhibiting station. Jum u. inpu.d & $10 fine AUGUST 26, 198%, FOREIGN TRADE OFF ‘THIRD IN GERMANY Commerce Department Report Shows $456,000,000 Reduction in Six-Month Comparison. ‘The Commerce Department reported today that the German foreign trade, which for several years has remained fairly stable, showed a decline of ap- tely one-third during the first 1f of the curnm yenr '“.h its former leve to 8 uport recelved from ercial All‘fl- Mfller ll Berlin, - im| first aix months of 1931 %fl .|| store in America. If this 'rn- “!-mmmnhnhn- L | Gncenhht—!mlopmmhn week and cannot say too much. tn recommend it.” | | To take off fat easily, safely and take one half - at Peoples Drug Stores or falls to convince you this is ‘fat—money back.—Advertisement, ,::'.::z' M-lutmdnu‘tmyhl.l ; possible activity against him, but two policemen were assigned today to give him a helping hand. | The threats, believed to have been | made either by gangsters or cranks, fol- | lowed Young's appearance as announcer at the broadcast of the New York City | anti-gangster rally on Monday night by { WJZ of the National Broadcasting Co. | Shortly after noon yesterday he was | ealled to the phone. | “You're a wise guy,” saild a voice sounding like that of & young man. Yonr life might be worth only 2 cents | to you but it's worth thousands to C.. We'll teach you wise - w keap out of these gangsters affai the speaker continued. Young, believing it was one of his friends attempting a joke, cut off the conversation by hanging up. Ten min- utes later another call came in. It was & different voice but conveyed the same message, with embellishments. After that, Young decided it either | was & crank or some one who felt that Battalion, 20th Marines, Maj. rvey L. Miller commanding, in_formation in honor of Gol, Tulius'8. Turrill, offcer in charge of Marine Corps Reserve, Na'y Depnnmzm health of the brigade remains excellem only two cases of minor ail- George W. Oflutt Appointed Chair. | Ments being Teported. In spite of the —— Final Clean- 'D. C. HEADS NAMED ¢ IN RADIO AUDITION' man of Board; Reichelderfer | p w i Given Honorary Place. George W. Offutt, Washington Board of Trade, was ap- " | pointed today by the Atwater Kent | Foundation as chairman of the Sponsor- | ship Board for the District’s partietpu- | tion in the fifth national radio audi- | tion. Dr. Luther H. Reichelderfer, chatrmar: of the Board of District Commission:ers, will gserve as honorary chairman of the board. The other members are Mrs. | = o Cu‘zuude Lyc:nu prnlmm é:lx l:-hc‘?u» reats woul ring money from his | trict Federation of Music ul en- | employers. | neth Berkeley, manager of Station WRC, | !,?{lkf:f}:.'.':p:'-?“if 'gfinn?':::f.' Five other N. B. C. employes also | and Edwin F. Hill, director of nforma. | R e e vour e have received telephone thrests, includ- | tion of the Chesapeske & P«nmlc\ Sirees veady for se, ing Walter Mills, scheduled to sing st | Telephone Co, . the rally, but who was replaced on the | The sudition is open to any amateur | Call Mr. Pyle . . . NAtional 3257-3291.2036 program by another singer. | singer in the District Letween the ages O( 18 and 25, inclusive. Enrollment nf . Sanitary Carpet & Rug Cleaning Co. contestants will begin immediately after 106 Indiana Ave. WCTORY POST ADOPTSI“‘O first meeting of the Sponsorship | Members of the Rug Cleaners’ B“rd to be held the latter part of the Institute of America p--- 'WE COULD SELL THESE GOODS TO MERCHANTS AND GET MORE MONEY‘? FOR THEM—BUT WE WANT TO MAKE MORE FRIENDS FOR THE FUTURE For this reason we shall offer the remainder of our stock for 3 DAYS ONLY beginning Thursday morning, August 27th, at 8 A.M. at prices that will seem rndnculous for the high class, style and quahty merchandise offered. In the vernacular of the street, we're “shooting the works.” Every suit, every topcoat, every overcoat, every hot-weather suit, every shirt, every necktie . . . in fact, everything MUST GO ... and will go ... for we open Monday mormng with complete New Stock Fall Clothing, Hats and Furnishings. president of the Let Us Clean Your Rugs Now JJOUSEWIVES are getting started on Fall _cleaning. Send us your rugs NOW and we DRY REPEAL PLEDGE ™ u\ 1028 Washington produced the na- jon winner, Miss Hazel Arth | of 2’0‘ Thh'(eenbh street, who has been Zegion Delogates Will Push Anti- | o o B Forge and singing Prohibition Action at R T . Detroit Parley. This is a chance of a lifetime — Don’t miss this opportunity — Aside from a scholarship, the national winners r?telve $5,000 in cash each. Every $55 to $65 Rogers Peet Suit IN OUR STOCK $26.95 Not a Single Suit.Reserved ‘ Every $35 to $50 Haddington Suit IN OUR STOCK sl 5.95 All Sizes ~ Our $45 Pencil Stripes Included $40 Tuxedos $19 75 E\'cnmg Dress Suits, Cut- away Coat —and all dress clothes. Drastically reduced. Full support of a movement to rec- ‘emmend repeal of the eilhtunth amend- ment at the forthcoming naf yention of the Amerigan Detroit was pledged n, Legior at a meetmz ‘in Odd Fellows Tem; CIM &vtmhhnreel. o fore the group at instal- © Iation ceremonies, Fred Praser, ment commander of the District of Co- lumbia, told the members of the post that the local delegation of the would go to Detroit next month fully wrd to indorse anti-prohibition at the convention. Praser also defended the lA‘inn “Treasury raiding” accusal at it in connection with I.he vet- SAVINGS ON SUMMER TRIPS ‘Whatever trip you may plan—go toan Atlantic Grey- hound office before deciding. You’ll find fares much lower, schedules more frequent. Cool fresh breezes through open windows, restful reclining chairs, fre- quent rest stops make each trip pleasant. And this service covers the whole of the Middle and South Atlantic States. Hundreds of Such Savings: LEXINGTON - $5.40 ROANOKE, VA. .. WINCHESTER, VA, ERISTOL, TENN.. JACKSONVILLE .. CHARLESTON, W. VA, WINSTON-SALEM ... CHARLOTTE, N. C.... Every 5 | ropical Worsted Suit Tlnt Sold as High as $40 Now at One Price $12.9 Famous 2-ply and 3-ply flbflfl" included. Special G‘roat; $30 SUITS ' $109% . Lighe shades of Fine Cashmeres. One and ‘t“’c trousers. posts all over the country in efforts to enlist aid to push full pay- -fltofvfla’mlolmlllhemn ‘This mmm: is composed of Nor- ‘wood Cassidy, Raymond A. Burke, C. R. Noyes and C. W. Browning. Officers installed by Comdr. Praser and his staff at _the session last night were: C. W. Bro 3 mander; W. B. Rogers, mander; Mark Burnham, commander; Charles All Washable Summer Suits $7.95 Were $15 to $21.50 Linens, Palm Beach, Neurotex, and other wash fabrics, $15 Hopsack Suits $5.95 Wonderful for sports wear. second { S xmdup.thhdvlce‘ eommander: H. A. -umschummm The Drum cap-arvkuwyn-tvlu W the Detroit conclave, vmbehelduuvnko(llm-! o b KNOXVILLE, TENN... I NEW ORLEANS, LA.. GOLD STR"(E |N ONTAMO 1 ASHEVILLE, N. C..... REPORTED ONE OF BEST| e LOUISVILLE, KY. e COLUMBIA, s. @ommerce Dopu—t-cng Agent lnys‘ Small Island Near Sioux Look- HUNTINGTON, LYNCHBURG, VA..... out Is Scene of Activity. A gold strike was GREENVILLE, 8. C.... small Islnnd near Sioux AUGUSTA, GA. ... ATLANTA, GA. ... to information nu!vefi; L. A. Trance BIRMINGHAM, ALA.. 0 Tepcct oald 4 g Vs goe of | UNION BUS DEPOT, e THhm ot dissovered 1 Outario, 1336 New York Ave. Phone Metropolitan 1513 Bhi oot ot ‘mpcovered, . Severa) pits uncover: eral s | Boter heets S0k Over ' Ghdkaince of 790 | ATLANTIC o ek GREYHOUND Haddington and Ro?ers Peet ‘Overcoats Were $25 and $30 | Were $35 and $40 Were $50 to $60 Were I.;S to 8{0 Were $65 to $90 $1195 | $14.95 | $2695 $19.75 $31.95 $40 and $45 Shantung Silk Suits . . . $14% $6 to $8 Odd Trousers . .$38 $6 to $10 Knickers . . . .$345 $6 and $7 Sport Trousers . $345 $5 Linen Vests . . . . .$].0 $15 and $18 Sport Coats . . . %7855 and 3955 No Alterations—All Sales Final Haddington and Rogers Peet Topcoats in depth from 6 to 15 feat, !hvtflb}er gold discovered at several points \J. A. Monroe of Red Lake. Ontario, | made the discovery, according to Trance, and the surrounding districts are being closely examined !ur additional strikes. Tuwe_ in ow WOL Every Thursday Night at 9 to 9.30 and Hear the Fairfax Farmers Special Coffee Cream and Whipping Cream DELIVERED AT YOUR DOOR Hi-Test Jersey Milk 14c per quart' FAIRFAX FARMS DAIRY 1620 First St. N.W. Your Last Chance—Sale Ends Saturday!’ $1 to $1.50 NECKTIES 45c S0c and 75¢ SOCKS 4 for %1 $9 to $15 Lounging Robes il1$16 to $20 Lounging Robes........ $7.95 $3 to $5 Beach Robes. . ......cccme. . $1 55 | NO (‘HAR(‘ES —_NO C. O. D 's—NO REFUND%’\O FXCHAN(‘ES | SET 1331-F Street $2.50 to $3.50 NECKTIES 99¢ Our Entire Stock 20 w0 SHIRTS $ I Collars Attached $5 to $10 Sweaters 160 (soiled) Shirts 50c 1Pajamas Slightly Soiled NECKTIES 5 for %1 All Leghorn and Felt Hats.", - Washable Neckties . .. awes. .3 for socT < ¥ o White Plain Colars Stripes Separate Collars $1 to $2.50 Golf Hose. ............. Bathing Suits ...... $1 Shorts and Undershirts.......... 49c¢ This dairy is not owned by nor con- nected in any way with any combina- tion of dairies, cither in or out of Washington. It is owned and operated Washington’s Fastest Growing Independent Dairy For Immediate Delivery Call Potomec 5630 Qe P 13 MEN’S SHOP ‘

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