Evening Star Newspaper, December 25, 1931, Page 11

GRAPEVINE' BARES JALBREAK PLOT Report Women Planned Es- cape Fails to Materialize. BEGS COIN, BAITS PIGEONS FOR CHRISTMAS DINNER Chicago Man Traps Five Birds With Peanuts to Get Yuletide Fowl. By the Associated Press CHICAGO, December 25.—The way | | to catch prosperity is on the wing. An unidentified man tried is yester- day in this manner: ‘Could you,” he asked of a passerby, | “spare me a dime?” T TV ION I\ THE EVENING store, bought a package of peanuts and then proceeded to spread them on a stone near the Chicago Art Institute. Pigeons came for the feast. He caught one after another, as they gobbled the nuts, until he had five, a]l of which he stuffed into his pockets. en he van- ished with his Christmas dinner. —_—- They Call It a Baby. John Harelick, manager of the Wash- ington Market, at Paterson, N. J., found a baby boa constrictor, 3 feet long— and they call it a baby—in a consign- ment of bananas from Central America. STAR, WASHINGTON, D, Year-End C, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1931, Making the day after Christmas as interesting as the day before—at Jelleff’s! Not merely clearaways hut many new purchases on sale tomorrow, both coats and dresses—wanted styles—at won- derfully low prices. Our own apparel stocks at sweeping reductions! P. S.—Good size assortments, so you may quickly THE NEW elleffs He announced that he would raise| the snake as a pet. | Origin Is Mystery. e got the dime, walked into & cigar exchange your Gold Stripe Silk Stockings if wrong Sales o= New Winter Coats A sale that will make a good many people open their eyes! Purchased less than a week ago from a maker who had some fine coatings and fine furs left over—made up to our order in styles that have achieved great popu- Fine and beautiful fabrics, including Forstmann’s Cherkessa gnd Charda . . . and other fine boucle woolens! 30 Styles—Women’s and Misses’ Large square shawls. circular fan shawls, half shawls, horseshoe collars, mush- room collars.....Muff, flare., spiral, panel, elbow cuffs of these furs. All in the slim lines, wrapped over at the side. . .slightly fitted, for women . . ..aore closely fitted for misses! Black, brown, and green in all sizes. . .Spanish tile for Misses. Misces” sizes, 14 to 20. Women's siz 36 to 44, Short Women's, 36 to 42. Larger Women's, 40Y; to 52 ;. / 1216-1220 F Street N.W. BY \he Associated Press. VAR i NEW YORK, December 25.—Efforts | s were being made today to trace the GOWNS source of a “grapevine” report that| R NI Y b sent a dozen detectives scurrying to 1307-9-11-13-15 G St. N. W. Harlem Prison last night to thwart a “planned jailbreak” by several woman | Evening Fur-Trimmed DRESS COAT The origin of th= report was a my tery. It reached New Yark in a lon: distance telephone communication irom | a “high prison official” who was de- | scribed as being several hundred miles | away. How this official received the | Secure your New Our reputation for the Year's Gown now, while HIGHEST GRADE x::ltnf(u-ks are at their COATS makes this The most gorgeous the outstanding sale showing both in style of the year ... and when you see our Teport was not explained. and color in the vast stocks of over Break Fails to Materialize. The jailbreak did not matertalize, nor | At HALF PRICE y . buy them below B 500 garments . . . buying is made was any attempt made. The police | . as they COATS Lty A Trimmed with believed, however, that the failure of the woman prisoners to act was due to the prompt steps taken by Joseph Full- ing Fishman, third deputy commissfoner | of correction, when he learned of the plan Fishman sald the report he received was that about 12 women, all held for homicide or robbery. planned to seiz> the matron on duty at 7 pm.. force her to give them th> k-ys, unlock cells in the temporary women's detention house and walk out Women’s Misses’ .. 389,50 to 110 regularly . . . at Persian Lamb Dark Mink Beaver elvet, Cr . Keepers Put in Cells. freta and Chif. When Fishman heard it. he hurried | to the prison with 12 keepers, whom he armed and placed in cells, ostensibly as prisoners. The matron was instructed to surrender the keys without a struggle in the event the attempt was made and the disguised keepers were then to come into action. Meanwhile Pishman also summoned & dozen detectives for rein- forcement in case the matter should get out of hand After these preparations had been | made. nothing happened. Fishman, confirming the story, sald: “We were prepared for anything that might hap- pen. It did not happen.” His theory, and that of the police, was that the woman prisoners gave up their plans becaus: they learned perhaps also by “grapevine’—that the | scheme was known. The warden would not comment. easy . . are all marked BELOW AC . TUALCOST! 1922 199:28 Blue Fox ads. Rhine- . Brilliants Trimmed Fisher Dyed Fitch 37__5__2 Black Fox 9.0 Kit Fox FOR A MISs boucle woolen Kolinsky FOR A WOMAN . a particularly nice combination ef browns in this rough woolen coat. with its square shawl and ral cuffs of spiral eufls of kolin- 9.50. sky. $69.50, Choicest Skunk Fachion Coat Shops—Third Floor Extra! New Coats $3950 usually $49.50 to $69.50 Women’s Larger Women'’s Little Women’s FREED IN AUTO DEATHS Two Truck Drivers Found Guilt- less in Killing of Youths. DETROIT, December 25 (#).—Two St. | Louis truck drivers were exonerated | yesterday of blame for an accident in | which two youths were killed | Herman Quick, 22, and Griffin White church, 15, were injured fatally when | their automobile struck an auto-carrier truck manned by Herman Norman and Floyd Kestern, both of St. Louis. The truck crew extricated Quick and Whitechurch from their car. which was in flames. but not in time to save their lives. Harold Whitechurch, 17, was in- Lovely Fur Coats Much Reduced! Sealine Coat (dyed coney)....... Beige Lapin (dyed coney) Tuskr; S Sl 5 Sealine (dyed coney) Coats, Persian lamb and ermine trimmed ..... M 5 Muskrat Coats, beaver and fitch trimmed 65 Caracul Coat with fox collar e 5 to $225 Hudson Seal (dved muskrat) Coats.. American_Broadtail Coats. .. .. e Leopard Cat Coats. beaver trimmed 5 to $250 Raccoon Coats e Hudson Seal (dyed muskrat) Coats. fitch trimmed to $265 American Broadtail Coats. kolinsky trimmed. . Hudson Seal (dyed muskrat) Coats, kolinsky trimmed Leopard Coats Sy 5 i Jap Weasel Coat ............ Hudson Seal (dyed muskrat) Coal Black Caracul Coat Jap Mink Coats. .... £495 Black Ruscian Caracul : 1—$495 Sameli Leopard Coat.... 5 FUR SALON—FOURTH FLOOI Coats Reduced! Women’s—$889.50 sty . Thirty-five luxurious coats in black, brown and green woolens of the better type. .. Forstmann and Huffmann Cherkessa, Konja and Charda cloth. fashioned into the long slim lines that are so becoming trimmed with rea). dark mink. flufly blue fox. sable—dyed Kolinsk Magellan kit fox. fine beaver, and Persian lamb. Sizes 36 to 44; 35°; t0 391,; 4215 to 461, Women’s—$125 The last twenty of our finest coats...truly beautiful in their careful design. . .made of Forstmann and Huffmann boucle, with large cape shawl collars, double square shawl collars. and deep elbow cuffs of Persian lamb, real mink, silver fox and beaver. Black, brown and green. Sizes for all women. BETTER COATS—THIRD FLOOR Originally Women’s——$26 £35 and $39.50 Just 50 coats, in black, and brown boucle woolens . . . silk lined . beautifully trimmed with fur large shawl. flare and muff cuffs . . . shawl and mushroom collars, and cuffs of kit fox, skunk. caracul, lynx. marmink. lapin (dyed coney), wolf, and dog. Sizes for all women. Women’s—$59.50 - these coats have been very popular . . . black, brown, and green cherkessa. and other fine boucle woolens with collars and cuffs of Persian lamb. beaver, blue fox, black fox, kit, fox, and kolinsky. Sizes 36 to 44, and 36S to 42S 4 SUCCESS COATS—FOURTH FLOOR Misses’—$89.30 o $110 to £135 An outstanding group of dress coats in Forstmann & Huffmann's famous woolens . . . Mirak . . . Cherkessa and other fine fabrics . . . fashioned into the slim moulded silhouette; trimmed in the new manner with mink, Persian lamb, kolinsky, fitch, blue fox and beaver. Black, brown, green and Spanish tile. Sizes 14 to 20. Misses’——$ 1 1 Formerly $135 to 8165 You have only to see these coats to know that they are rare bargains see the fine, carefully woven woolens, the exquisite tailoring and workmanship that has gone into them . . . see the luxuriously fine furs that have been used so lavishly . . . Persian lamb, blue fox, beaver, kit fox and real mink. Black, brown, corsair blue and tile Sizes 14 to 20. Misses’—$125 These are our finest coats . . . made of Forstmann & Huffmann's most beautiful woolens . . . each one individual and distinct . . only the most exquisite furs have been used on the great cape coilars . the graceful circular and square shawls of mink, silver fox, blue fox, Persian lamb. beaver, lynx and grey Persian lamb, Black, brown, green, Spanish tile and cavalier blue. Sizes 14 to 20, ETTER COATS—THIRD FLOCR BI MiSSGS’ $2 Formerly $35 and $39.50 A wonderful chance to get a dress coat in the smart boucle rough woolens, with square shawl, circular shawl, horseshoe and half-shawl collars of caracul, marmink, wolf, lynx, lapin (dyed coney), pointed wolf and vicuna fox. You'll like especially the way the fur is used on the sleeves . . . flared on some, muff cuffs on another, or deep spiral elbow cuffs on a third. Black, green and brown. Sizes 14 to 20. MiSSCS,—$49. 50 Formerly $59.50 to $69.50 With at least three more months of Winter weather, you'll find plenty of time to wear one of these lovely dress coats in the new rtough woolens, made of the slim moulded silhouette, trimmed with Persign lamb, carecul, skunk, kolinsky, beaver, kit fox, brown or black fox .. put on in all sorts of new and becoming ways. Black, brown, green and tile. Sizes 14 to 20. Formerly MiSSCS"—‘$59 5 $69.50 to $89.50 You'll feel all dressed up in one of these lovely coats . . . and it won't hurt_your budget & bit to have one! They are made of that most opular fabric . . . boucle . .. and trimmed with such furs as Persian amb. beaver, kolinsky, Jap mink, black fox and skunk . . . in fan shawl, circular shawl collars . . . with muff, melon or elbow. cuffs, Black, brown, green and tile. Sizes 14 to 20. SUCCESS COATS—FOURTH FLOOR Reductions—Sports Shop 6—812.95 Corduroy Suits...two-piece style, with a jacket that buttons all the way up to your neck. 5 brown, size 20; one blue, size 18...85 §—$5.95 to $8.50 Silk and Flannel Jackets, to wear with your one- piece frocks. White. maize, red, and blue. Sizes 14 to 20 in broken i‘l'zij“& cket, skirt, an blouse in green, rose, tile, and brown. Sizes 13 to 20 .$12.75 26—$25 and $29.50 Three-plece Boucle and Angora Suits...jacket, skirt, and contrasting color blouse...you'll like these for immediate wear, Green, brown, red, and beige. Sizes 14 to 40 in b;;a;(esn cereceven eriraseteansieiasaiicasssraasrennaeas.$19.50 S1111'2519.!»0 Wool Jersey, Mixtures, and Crepe Dresses, in green, tile, and brown. Broken sizes, 14 to 42 SPORTS SHOP—FOURTH FLOOI Beautiful furs Fine boucle fabrics Excellent work- The Friendly Shop BRESLAU’S 1307 to 1315 G St. manship and Misses’ coats Brand-new that are simply unbelievably fine quality for this price . . . we got them for little, indeed! I'rimmed with these furs— Kolinsky Beaver Brown Fox Caracul Smart collar THE NEW elleffs 1216-1220 F Street N.W. Jap Mink Black Fox Squirrel Persian Lamb ..square and circular shawl, hali shawls ..and lots of variety in cuff fashions. In Black, Brown, Green, Tile! Plenty of All-Black Coats I both Al oAl fox, crepe .with Persian lamb, with black the wanted brown iurs. SUCCESS COAT SHOP—FOURTH FLOOR. Junior Coats Soft rough woolens Heavy crepe linings Warm interlinings Beautiful furs $829.50 to $39.50 Regularly Sih Here’s a Good Way to Spend That Christmas Check! Your Choice Originally $145 to $195 Originally $69.50 to $89.50 Collars and cuffs of — Wolf Marmink (dyed marmot) Caracul kunk Pieced Persian Being young has a decided advantage tomorrow. Juniors, you may have simply beautiful coats at $25 . .. a remarkable group of the better fashions! i The slim side wrap silhouette with long lines... woolens with beautiful crepe linings! . ’ In black, brown, green, and Spanish tile Sizes 11 to 17 . Y Junior Coats—835 5w o Just twenty from which to choose . . . dress coats for the miss who is young . and not very tall . . . fine soft woolens, trimmed with light. flufly furs 4 as well as black caracul, and Persian lamb . skunk, cross fox. and dyed wolf. Black, tile. green, and brown. Sizes 11 to 17. Junior Coats—$45 &5 $59.50 to Twenty-two dress and sports coats left in this group coats that you will want to take back to school when you go . . . some belted. many in the slim fitted silhouette monotcne tweeds for sports . . . rough woolens for dress ... trimmed with Persian lamb, marmink, beaver, skunk, and wolf. Green, red, brown, and black. Sizes 11 to 17. Junior Coats—875 &5 You'll find only the finest coats in this group . . . soft woolens, beautifully tatlored, trimmed with fitch, blue fox, beaver, kolinsky, and Persian lamb . . . square, and notched shawl collars . . . and big, deep, circular shawls that stand up around your face. Tile, black, brown, and green. Sizes 14 to 17. JUNIOR SHOP—THIRD FLOOR. Any Pair of SHOES fine boucle Formerly $145 to $215 3 6.95 This only happens once a year . . . as a sort of grand finale as the year ends . . . when every pair of shoes in our entire stock . . . no matter how high the former price was . . . is reduced to one low price! You couldn’t think of a better way to spend your Christmas gift money and neither could we . . . because we know every pair of shoes - . . and there are four thousand pairs—represents a real saving. Formerly FOR A JUNIOR MISS a sports coat in’ natural camel's halr, with a warm snugely collar of beaver. $25. 1.95 $ 3.95 500 New Sweaters . - new and interesting weaves shades . .. deep tight cuffs, puffed slecves, high ne cowl necks, and surplice lines. Sizes 32 to 40 200 New Skirts in novelty brown, tile, wine, green, navy z Sweaters Skirts Blouses These Styles These Fabrics There are calfskin oxfords, pumps in suede, kidskin, and patent leather, strap slippers with contrasting 'leather trim- ming, evening slippers, and sandals in satin, gold, and silver kidskin, and moire for tinting. Shoes for All Occasions Shoes for the woman who plays golf . . . walks a great deal . . . shoes for the business woman who must keep on her .. and street wear . . . shoes to wear dancing. . houcle, and w« Sizes 20 to 34 v tweeds d black. 300 Blouses t© Wear with separate skirts . . . in satin, crepe. and the very new prints . . . cute little affairs with new s of looking smart. In all the new Spring pastels, including the ice shades . . . eggshell, beige, gypsy red, and white. These were made to sell at $6.95 200 Satin, and crepe blouses in white, eggshell, beige, tile, and Blouses green, These are really exceptional values! Regularly $5.95 to $10.95, SPORTS AND BLOUSE SHOP—FOURTH FLOOR. feet, shoes for afternoon affairs . These Colors Black, brown, green, contrasting shades of brown, and white for tinting. Women’s and Misses’—Formerly $25 to $39.50 A very attractive group of tweed sports suits with hip-length jackets, single and 15 double breasted, with large raccoon collars...some with lapin collars (dyed coney). Brown, red and green. Sizes 14 to 40. Women’s and Misses’—Formerly $39.50 to $59.50 829.50 45 Suits Suits Sports and dress styles, in tweeds and boucle fabrics . . hip-length, or full-length jackets, beautifully fitted skirts and silk and jersey blouses. These have raccoon, beaver and wolf collars...although there are some furless styles. Spanish tile, brown, green and tan. Women’s and Misses’—Formerly $69.50 to $79.50 Sports and dress suits . . . in lovely tweeds and boucle weaves . . . many one-of-a-kind styles...two and three piece models, some with beautiful blouses. Shawl, pouch and tuxedo collars or civet cat, beaver and raccoon. SUIT SHOP—THIRD FLOOR. Right now, the size and style range is full and complete, but it won’t be long . .. so hurry in! Suits crersreiaen 81 SHOE SHOP—STREET FLOOR.