Evening Star Newspaper, May 22, 1932, Page 21

r WILLIAMS ENTERS RAGE FOR SENATOR Announces on Repeal Plat- form Against Smith in South Carofina. By the Associated Press COLUMBIA, S. C., May 21.—Ashton T. Williams, Florence attomney, today | b | announced his candidacy for United States Senator from South Carolina | with repeal of the prohibition laws as one of the planks in his platform. The former State Senator and former candidate for Governor will enter the race inthe Democratic primary this | Summer for the seat now held by the | veteran Senator E. D. Smith of Lynch- | burg. an ardent : He is the sixth man to announce for the position. Senator Smith will stand for re-election. Former Serator Cole L. Blease, Solicitor Leon W Harris of Anderson, State Senalor R. M. Jeferies of Colleton and L. G. Southward, Spartanburg attorn also seek the' senatorial toga. | The entry of Williams into the race was heralded by the South Carolina Association for Prohibition Reform after a resolution for a prohibition referendum was defeated at the State Democratic Convention this week. “The fight will be vigorously pushed st the polls this Summer,” a statement by the association. “That will give us a referendum the politicians can un- derstand.” Williams, in announcing his candi- dacy, adopted as his own a statement of the “principles and aims” of the | anti-prohibition association 1 He urged repeal of the eighteenth amendnient, because, he charged, “it usurps the retained powers of the sev- eral States and invades the right of their citizens.” He called atteniion “to the tre- mendous cost of enforcing prohibition and the revenue which is being lost to the Government and the various States,” and caid “a curtailment in Government expenditures and a tax on alcoholic beverages would do much to bring back prosperity.” ‘Williams made the e for Governor platiorm. He ran fourth in the first primary, receiving 36,48 sufficient number to q rm-off primary. He previously had | been a State Senator. T OIL CORPORATION By the Assoclated Press. RICHMOND, Va. May 21.—Just as surely as “what goes up must come down,” the United States Weather ena locality at nomena in any locality at any paratively brief period wil! be | weather. cut” and compensated for with the | of time and collection of |few years in any one section does not | nd rainfall are fading into the limbo of lost things,” 1930. THE SUNDAY STAR. WASHINGTON, TIME ANDSTATISTICS COMPENSATE | %, 4 oty sen st lox Experience of Virginia Is Cited as Typical Example of ‘ Fundamental Truth. two decades, says, unusual weather phe- “Uausually hot, atistics. ! mean that cold days As a typical example of this funda- For Appreciation Day! 73%¢ Fabric Gloves For oy 59€ Novelty and plain pull-on models—double or = single woven. White or eggshell Main Floor | mental truth, is cited the experience lof Virginia and surrounding areas, | which for the past 20 years e unges: | Va. for the course starting September gone an unusually dry period. These however, were Frereded by a long period of unusually ramy| A dry weather for a | AN | from the days of the first weather ob- FOR FREAK WEATHER, SAYS BUREAU | s, oo b, fomed out wit Cot statistics over a wide are: SIAMESE OFFICERS TRAIN Two Siamese army officers, Second | Lieuts. M. L. Chaun Chuen Kambhu and Bun Mur Praband, will attend the Engineer School at Fort Humphreys, 1, the detail having been approved by Secretary of War Hurley. prince of Siam, Second Lieut | Svasti Pradisdh, a brother of the School. He was graduated from the United States Military Academy in Queen, is now attending the Engineer | D..C, BYRD EXPEDITION IS LECTURE TOPIC Secretary to Leader Will Discuss Human Side of Ad- venture. MAY 22, An {llustrated lecture on “The Hu- man Side of the Byrd Expedition” will be given at 8:30 p.m. Friday at the Willard Hotel by Charles E. Lofgren, who acted as secretary to Rear Ad- | miral Richard E. Byrd on_the expedi- tion to Little America. Lofgren will shcw Tom Pratt, one of the famous huskies, who drew the sleds of the ex- | pedition. Lofgren retired from the naval serv- 1932—PART ONE. fce in 1927 WIth the rank of chief yeo- man and, until joining the Byrd ex- pedition. was dirécting manager of the i t Curtis, Dr. L. 8. Rowe, director general of the Pan- American Union; Representative Claude A. Fuller of Arkansas, Sena- tor Hattle W. Caraway of Arkansas, Lieut. Col. J. J. Staley, ¥. 8. M. C,, and Mrs. Staley; Mrs Paul Myron Linebarger, national president of the Women's party; Mrs. Harvey W. Wiley, president of the District Federated Clubs, and Mrs. Eva Hurd Willls, | | Washington Readers’ Club. | ——y. Plan Strawberry Festival. DAMASCUS, Md., May 21 (Special). _Members of the Upper Seneca Bap- | tist Church at Cedar Grove will hold | their annual strawberry festival and | sapper on the grounds adjoining the chyrch the evening of May 30. [« ANNUAL _Fe | An Appreciation Day Group Featuring Lovely Sheer Print Also an Irresistable Collection of W hite and Pastel Washable Crepes —Lots of Them With New Jackets! X \ OPTICIANS WILL SEE CAVALRY EXHIBITION[ Fort Myer Feature Arranged for Bession Representing All Parts of Country. Several hundred members from all parts of the country are expected to at- tend the annual convention of the Guild of Prescription Opticians of America in the Mayflower Hotel be- ginning tomorrow. The guests will be received at the White House tomorrow at 12:30 by President Hoover. An exhibiton ride in honor of the visitors will be given by soldiers of the 3d Cavalry and the 16th Pield Artillery at Port Myer Tuesday night at 8 o'clock. ‘The program will include spe- cial drills and stunt riding. B-7 - | HOME 1S INCORPORATED Veterans’ Shelter to Secure and Retain Guarantees of Justice. | The War Veterans’ Shelter Home of | America, 2626 Pennsylvania avenue, | was incorporated yesterday to become the War Veterans of America. Trustees named are J. A. Lazar, Edward S. Brown, jr.; Harry E. Williams, Thomas H. Davis and William J. C. Klein. In announcing the incorporation, it was stated that the chief aims and purposes are “to secure and - retain ironclad guarantees of justice for the men and women who fought and served during the war.” | Following _the riot at Dartmoor Prison, at Princetown, Englaind, a8, many as 2,000 sightseers have visited the town in one day. For Appreciation Day! 55¢ Rayon Undies 30c ea. Panties, bloomers, step-ins and shortees of plain rayon with Milanese insert Main Fleor Clever Hats To Sell at Only Plenty of those match Summer frocks, rough c “Softies” & Straws gay vagabondish “softies” to straws and_lacy straws with floppy brims, simulated panamas that go with all of your dresses, and sheer hairlike braids. Really amazing values! Goldenberg's—S. Fl Welcome Appreciation Day Hosiery News! $1 Sheer and Service Hose Yes, Full they’re perfect! fashioned sheer, with silk picot tops, French heels, and plaited feet; service with lisle soles, 69 heels, toes and garter welts. Good shades. The popular printed sheers include navy- and-white, monotone prints for street and general wear (plenty in the larger sizes, too), and lovely pastel flowered chiffons with long skirts, capelets, velvet girdles, DISSOLUTION ASKED These extra-tempting values for the Receiver Also Is Asked in Chicago for $500,000,000 Consoli- dated Company. By the Associated Press. | CHICAGO. May 21.—A suit to dis- solve the $500,000,000 Consolidated Oil | Corporation formed In a merger of sev- eral oll and pipe line companies March 1 has been filed in Pederal Court here on behalf of Roy Carney of Chicago, & stockholder of one of the merged concerns. The Carney action entered yesterday also asked appointment of a receiver and charged the merger was fraudulent, illegal and against the best interests of the stockholders of the individual comrpanies involved The suit was directed not only against the merged companies collectively, but named mest of the imdividual concerns #s defénd-nt*. among them the Com- | monwealth Transportation Co. the Carrmonwea’th Oil & Gas Co. and the Sinc air Consolidated Ofl Corporation. Allegaticns were made that the Bancamerica Bleir Corporation was paid $700,000 in fees for assisting in the sev- eral months’ negotiations for the con- solidation, and that due to the merger stockholders of the Prairie Pipe Line and the Prairie Oil & Gas companies were burdened with $100,000,000 in debts of other companies. Carney is president of the Scandia and Carney Coal companies and several large interests are associated with him in the suit. He owns 3,825 shares of | Prairie Pipe Line stock. Schools and Colleges (Continued Prom Sixth Page.) are beneficial to the communil were best as a team. Joseph D. Busher and etc.. for Summer dancing, etc. The pastel and white crepes show em- broidery, loop trimmings, pleatings, bright buttons, etc—and many have jackets. There are also + printed flat crepes and the popular diagonal stripes. Sizes 14 to 20, 36 to 50 Goldenberg's—Second Floor final day of our Challenge Sale are our practical way of expressing our apprecia- tion to the many, many Goldenberg cus- tomers who have shown their confidence in Goldenberg value-giving during our Chal- lenge Sale! lisle garter tops. Irregulars of $1 Chiffon Hosiery Full fashioned; some silk-to-top, with picot edge; others with plain Kiddies’ 35c and 50c Robert Reis Hose Rayon-and-lisle or lisle-and-cotton hose in all-over sport patterns with elastic cuff tops. Goldenberg’s—Main Floor %’ g N . 49c¢ 26¢ 3 prs, T3¢ For Appreciation Day We Continue to Offer Qur Greét 31,000-Yard Challenge Purchase of Silks, Rayons and Silks fo.r dresses of all types, lingerie, pajamas, blouses, etc. Rayons and wash fabrics for women’s and children’s appar. colors and patterns! 79c, $1, $1.19 sins et B3 Q)¢ silk flat crepes in black, y smart shades for street, very Also 40-inch attractive designs. $1, $1.29, $1.50 All-Silk 69c Fabrics 40-inch washable all white and about thi evening, lingerie, et printed crepes ir 40-inch all-silk patterns; 40-inch a and all-silk shantungs ted crepes in Ik chiffons in colors for & 89c and $1.00 Honan all-rayon will launder perfectly. 69c, $1, $1.19 Silks and Rayons fashionable )} jackets; printed el—all desirable weaves, , sunproof, silk shantungs (they are 1 fashion this season), in white, black and about fifteen beautiful Summer shades that 49° All-silk chiffon taffetas for evening frocks and chiffons, celanese moire, ja Surplus Stocks of Several Manufacturers—at About l/z of the Regular Prices! Mill Lengths of 69¢, $1, $1.19 Silks & Rayons 36c vd. Washable flat crepes, rayon French crepes, canton crepes, silk chiffons, celanese moire, georgettes, taffetas, savings here tomorrow. Sz 1 D 14e Printed chiffons, voiles, dimities and batistes = U X vorites ! Mesh cloth, rayon-and-cotton crepes, printed Fabrics in fast-colored designs; printed high-count per- cales; and plain-colored voiles—all Summer fa- 29c¢, 39¢c & 50c Summer Tub voiles, dimities, batistes, printed lawns, and printed dotted swisses—all in guaranteed fast lroc}\'s, suits, etc. quard rayons, rayon shantungs, airy rayon chif- colors. Wash Fabrics! Every woman who sews is faced with the marvelous opportunity of being able to buy fabrics for every type of Summer garment—at truly sensational 50c, 69c, 89c Fine Summerz 9c Fabrics 40-inch printed swiss organdy; wooly mesh cloth; fine rayon shantungs, and fine imported French voiles in this group—every yard a rare value! $1 Embroidered & 54-in. Swiss 54-inch, crisp, sheer, permanent finish organ- dies—white embroidered in colored dots. Ex- quisite quality for making lovely evening dresses. fons and printed rayon crepes. printed rayons, etc. John B. Nesbitt argued in the negative. e Goldenberg’s—Main Floor.—Use Your Charge Account. Law Classes Close. EGULAR class sessions at Washing- ton College of Law ended on Sat- For Appreciation Day! urday with the conclusion of sev- \ - > s 2 3§ Gay Printed at 9 oclock and will continue daily up | s cotton \ Pajamas to June 4. On Saturday, May 28, a luncheon in| honor of the women of the graduating One of the clever styles is sketched! You'll want several s class will be given at Pierre’s by the girls of the freshman and junior classes. | pairs of these inexpensive pajamas for sleeping, lounging and beach The committee in charge of arrange- ments is composed of Mary V. Mar- wear, because they are so gay and comfortable. Such attractive = raffa, chairman; Mary B. Wright, Grace values! Sizes 15, 16 and 17. ’ ® L § Boys’ and Girls B. Stiles, Nell Guinn, Mildred Nise- | Oxfords wander, Norma Windsor and Veronica Ann Dodd. The Alumni Association will | and Sturdy Strap be host to this year's graduates at 2 | Slippers Another Master Purchase! Women’s Newest Summer Footwear Over 40 Styles @ All the New All Sizes Wanted All Perfect Every One Bears a Nationally Known Label! Men’s $1.50 Shirts All Perfect Materials &Ccolll::;::‘e'cd Priced at Only Real shirt values for Appreciation Day— you can tell that these are fine shirts from their materials: Woven Madras . . . Rayon-Striped Madras . . . Clipped Figure Madras . .. Rayon Striped Broadcloth . . . Jacquard Broadcloth, Etc. Stripes, Figures, All-Over Designs Men’s $1 Pajamas Perfect Quality 69c¢ Regulation or middy style of broadcloth in stripes, plain colors and white with fancy fac- ings or braid. Sizes A to D. buffet supper to be held at the college on Monday, June 6, at 6 pm The freshman class of the morning division last week elected officers to serve next vear, when they become | Juniors. They are Donald Imirie, presi- dent: Melvin H. Mandell. vice presi- dent: Richard L. Tedrow, recording, secretary; Thomas X. Dunn, treasure and Naomi K. Friedman, sergeant-a arms Officers for 1) Se]el. Several mart “Happy Home” - Tub Frocks 99 Dotted Swisses, linenes, fine prints, sheer printed fabrics n unusually charming assortment of these well known wash dresses! Sleevele d cap sleeve styles. ARANTEED COLORFAST. Sizes 16 to 52 Goldenberg's—Second Floor @ 7 2 Mostly collar-attached; a few neckband style in white figure on white broadcloth. Regular sleeve lengths. Sizes 14 to 17. Xt year's senior class in ! the evening division were also elected, as follows: Edgar S. Idol, president; Bernice Woodward, first vice president: Rae R. Zaontz, second vice president: Nell Guinn, secretary; Lee R. Scher- merhorn, treasurer: James Lannan, sergeant-at-arms. The Executive Com- mittee is composed of Noble 8. Wil- liams, D. Elizabeth Falconer, Mary B. Wright, Nathan D. Golden and Selma Borchardt. Boys’ and Girls’ New Shipment of Sturdy Tennis 59¢ Cotton SLIPS $1 Broadcloths and muslins—strap top or buflt-up— fitting or silbouette. Sizes 34 White and pastels. Goldenbers's—Seeond Floor. For Summer Wear! New Styles at “Commodore” broad- cloth shorts, yoke front, elastic side waist, bal- plain or 30 to Dr. Moton Is Howard Guest. | R. ROBERT RUSSA MOTON, prin- | cipal of Tuskegee Institute and | winner of the Spingarn Medal, an | award for the greatest achievement of | his race during the past year, was guest of honor at a banquet last Friday eve- ning in the trustees’ dining room of | Howard University. ! The banquet was sponsored by the ‘Washington Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Praternity, with H. W. Lewis, member of the faculty of commerce and finance, as chajrman of the Committee on Ar- rangements. Dr. E. M. K. Geiling, associate pro- feasor of pharmacology. of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, gave an illustrated lecture to the stu- dents in the School of Medicine of Howard University. ‘The German Club of Howard Uni- versity last Tuesday celebrated the 100th anniversary of the birth of Goethe, noted German poet. The pro- gram was in German and consisted of selections by a women’s quartet, and a student p’;g:t on the life and work of Goethe. following students icipated on the program: Ethel (I Rrse, Landonia. Lightfoot and Louiss [if lrkku -4 Boys’ and Girls’ Sandals and Oxfords - 79e Sizes to 2 Goldenberg's—Maln Fleor Mothers! An Appreciation Day Value! Girls’ 79c Sweaters over sweater in novelty weave with V or crew neck. Good Girls’ $1.59 Wool Skirts, 8 to 16 years......$1 Girls’ 79¢ Baby Boys’ 59¢ | roadclo I By 39€ : Boys’ $1, $1.19 Wash Suits ¢ Shortialesyedss wilgroolap: 9 All are new Summer models (more than i 3 5 e broadcloths, chambrays, etc.—knee 5 9° range of shades; sizes 30 to 34. Sy A I Sheer Frocks Wash Suits Linen Knickers Sport Sweaters L 2 £ § 1 i Fine im “.1,' All-woo sl.sg lh“ plus-four style. sport sweaters in plain col- less or short sleeved, 2to 6 reys, oyster whites, 8 to cquard designs Appreciation Day—A Thrifty Time to Buy 20 styles in all!) and all are perfect. Linens, $1.50 and $1.95 $1.95 and $2.50 ported linens oy pull-over years, ; 4