Evening Star Newspaper, December 1, 1932, Page 6

two children, one of whom was in- STEAMED OYSTERS | | ! King oi Thicago Interna- a La Ilzrvey 35th Year 1107 Conrecticut Ave. TILE REPAIRING Skilled Mechanics All Work Guaranteed Estimating EDWIN E. ELLETT, INC. IDEATH IS REWARD FOR PRIZE STEER “Texas Special,” Named tional, to Be Scld Today. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, December 1.—For Texas Special, grand champion steer of the International Live Stock Exposition, the | price of glory was death on the auction | block today. Texas Special was crowned king of cattle Tuesday. Thus his reign lasted |just two days, for in the International's | ! amphitheater thumbs up {5 thumbs | | cewn. purple ribbons are death warrants | and the path all good sters take leads | to_the slaughter house. | No fancy prices were expscted to be | ipeid for Texas Special or the other | carload lot steers following him on the block. Meat prices are scraping the tottom. | The top sum paid for a grand cham- pion steer at the International was $8.25 a pound. That was given for Lucky | Strike, grade Angus king of 1929, and Lucky Strike weighed 950 pounds. Back in 1909 the lowest price in the show's history was paid for King Ellsworth, THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1932. Retires From Coast Guard CHIEF LAW OFFICER HONORED BY ASSOCIATES. Left to right: Rear Admiral H. G. Guard; Judge E. P. Harrington, retiring law officer. another Angus—18 cents. | ed for nothing ap. xtremes. The in- 5 would be the ONCLUDING an active career of n han 48 years in the Fed- | f se E. P. Har- retired frem auty vesterds ficer of the United S ctive ‘Hamlet, commandant United State Coast visit soon to his old home, in New Bed- i entered the Fed- ISTUDY GF VETERAN |Legion LEGISLATION BEGUN Committee Meets! Here—Rankin Group to Watch Fund Cut Proposals. In all the pre-Congress swirl of sig- nificant developments, signs that vet- erans’ legislation, caught %er the mael- | strom of economy demands, will churn | up some stormy legislative seas, today stood out prominently. While the American Legion began a special- study of present laws relating | to veterans and their Federal benefits, | Representative Rankin of Mississippl, chairman of the House Veterans’ Com- mittee, rerved notice his group would | scrutinize clocely any recommenda- | tions for reducing those allowances. | Meanwhile, congressional sponsors of | veterens' legislation dispiayed an in- clination to let Congress cut about $90,- 000,000 off appropriations for former | soldlers and their dependents, and a bi- | partisan movement to reduce all Fed- eral expenses developed in the Senate with the Speclal Economy Committee called into session today. The Joint Congressional Committee to Study Veterans' Legislation had been | scheduled to meet today, but with dif- | ferences developing among its mem- bers the meeting was postponed until | next week. | Legion Committee Convenes. veteran. I on compensation, hospitalization, or ad- ministration, and it is expected several months will be Téquired to complete the study. With one exception, no members of the committee are beneficiaries because of World War service, and mone would be affected by any changes in existing legislation. The exception, Frank M. Dixon of Birmingham, Ala., a disabled World War aviator and a_lawyer, lost a leg when shot down in France: Changes to Be Advised. : In additicn to Past Comdr. Boden- hamer and Mr. Dixon, the personnel of the comnmiittee is as follows: Past Hird Stryker of Omaha, E. W. art of Fresno, Calil.; Sam Jones of Lake Charles : John Elden of Cleveland, Prank Pinola of Pittston, | Pa.; Jesse W. Barrett of St. Louis, and Robert B. McDougle of Parkersburg, W. Va. Ray Murphy of Ida Grove, Towa, chairman of the Legion's Legislative Committee, and other Legion officials attended the meeting. ~ Recommendations for changes to| eliminate injust es and inequalities in | will be made at the | he rtudy. EXTRADITION WON U. 8. to Get Trinidad Romero, Al- leged Counterfeit Passer. EL PASO, Tex., December 1 (#).— | A two-year fight for extradition from Mexico of Trinidad Romero, 57, former Juarez Railway trainmaster, charged with passing a counterfeit $50 gold cer- tificate in El Paso, was won Tuesday by the United States Government. Romero, who jumped a $4,000 bond Octol brought T cico, ir y rels, United S /COMMODITY PRICE EVELFALSAGAN Federal Farm Index Declines to 54 Per Cent of Pre-War Figure. ‘ | ‘The Federal Government said today | that wholesale commodity prices and | the farm price index were again in a slump, the latter falling to 54 per cent of pre-war prices as wheat, corn, cat- | tle, lambs, calves and apples declined | to new low levels In the 24-year history of the Agriculture Department’s Eco- nomic Bureau. Wholesale commodity prices, accord- ing to the Labor Department’s Bureau of Statistics, almost lopped cff their ng the last two weeks, and ere a fraction higher than the level of the wcek of November 5 The decline in farm prices pulled the wholesale commodities down three- tenths of 1 per cent to an index level of 64.0, compared with 64.2 for the pre- ceding week. The index is derived from -ice quotations of 784 commodities. | The Labor Department's bureau said foods continued to rise and fuel and lighting materials went up slightly, but | these were the only two of the 10 major commodity groups to move up- | ward. Farm prices were down 14 por cent. The Agriculture ‘bureau said price advances were recorded dur- ing November in barley, sheep and but- ter and eggs, some of which were dus to l:;‘uoml influence. ce declines on 22 farm products from October 15 to November 15 brought this index, covering 27 com~ modities, down to the 54 per cent of pre-war levels. The index on November 15, 1931, was 71 per cent of per-war. WOMEN CALL MEETING ON LAW ENFORCEMENT Public Session of National @om- mittee to Be Held at Foundsy M. E. Church. A meeting of the National Woman's Committee for Law Enforcement has been called by its president, Mrs. Henry W. Peabody, to be held here Saturday and Sunday. There will be a session of the Execu- tive Committee and a dinner Saturday g in the Washington Hotel and a public meeting will be held Sunday at 3 pm. in the Foundry Methodist Episcopal Church. Mrs. Peabody will preside and among the speakers will be Mrs. Jesse W. Nicholson, Mrs. Arthur Hedstrum, Evangeline Booth, Miss Veda Milhol- land, Mrs. A. Halnes Lippincott, Mrs. William L. Darby and short two-min- ute talks by others to be announced later. Portland convex t cffect of World War Veterans' 1a their administration, was meeting here Suprems | t n_with the degrees of LI unheld the ! LL. M. In 1903 he was appointed law and contract, clerk, Coast Guard head- royal meat at holiday | year there was some sentiment attached to the dispcsal of Texas Special's car- | | having reached th: of 179. Rear Admiral Hamlet, commandant | Court o President. Mexico, which EISEMAN’S finer thanwe have been privileged to offer in any pre- viousseason atsuch a low figure as... O'COATS tailored to preserve fit and style lines making these top- coats the ultimate in quality at . .. $]9.50 R MEN’S SHoP. 1331 F St. ExperiencedAdverti Jrefer The Star; v | continued without any outstanding in- {cidents. Breeding classes occupied the cass. Some breeders from Texas, where the champion steer was bred, expressed an | opinion it would be fitting if the M., K., T. R. R. should buy the animal, for “Texas Special’ was named after the railroad’s crack train, which runs past the ranch of C. M. Largent, owner of the steer. After the coronation yesterday of the 1932 corn king and princes, the program center of the stage, but the judging was not completed. By showing the championship sample of corn, C. E. Troyer cf La Fontaine, Ind., upheld the Hoosier State in su- premacy in the Corn Sweepstakes. He has thrice gained the throne, as has an- other Indiana grower, Peter J. Lux, of Shelbyville. However, following his win, officials of the Grain Show announced that, be- ginning with next year’s exposition, any grower who has won the championship of his division three times must retire from competition for a period of three years. The purpose of the ruling, officials said, was to break the monopoly a select group of growers has enjoyed. Deaths Reported. 3 307 Irving st. James Davis. 7! t. se. David M. Lea. 68 Massachusetts ave. "B?mnr L. Hungerford, 65. Emergency Hos- al. William Werdig. 64, 726 6th st. ne. John Mahoney, 03, Georgetown Hospital. Lilian Heath. 's?, "Emersency Hospital ers eath. 57, Em¢ Lee Vermillion, 52, Urited States Home Hospital. Winfleld 8. Whitman, 52, 315 Bond Building. Johr Giblin, 51, Gallinger Hospital August Silack, 50, 1706 Kearney st. n.e. Joseph Edloviich, ‘48, Gallinger Hospital. George D. Gallagher, 47, 1424 Webster st. ivle Goodson, 41, 4720 'Unton st. Mary E. Taylor, 31, Georgetown Hospital. Infant Alvin H. Videtto, Gallinger Hospital. Infant of Russell and Mary Brooks, Co- lumbia H tal Il:rl.Tntnn cfia ]P ‘Weutaug, National Home- opathic Hospital, ERT ‘Gleenell, 77, Bt Elizabeth's Hos- Mary Keys. 70, St. Elizgheth's Hospital. ae ¥ Dyson, 68. Gallinger Hospltal enrY Gilbert, 62, Walter Reed General Hospital Susan Adams. 56, St. Elizabeth’s Hospital. lér, 48. 2540 Geo ve. Georaia Resisr, 48. 2 Infant Lucy L. Ganett, Ohild ant Morris Brown, Children’ Infant Frances Simms, 5648 Bla e oJfant of Eenneth and lsabelle Rendall a3t of Virsinia Price, Gallinger Hos- OPEN EVENINGS Our Stock Into Men’s $22.50 Elgin or Waltham Wrist Watch. Very Special 12 12 25 '32 Men’s Solid Gold | Initial Rings $50.00 Illinois Wrist Watch. 17jewel movement. Special. . Men’s $52.00 Hamil- ton Wrist Watch. 17- jewel movement. Greatly reduced. . $1.50 Kum-a-part Cuff LS S SRl 2 Rl S S R 2 e R A 2 2 N 2 N 2 S R S SR S S SR 2 A SRR SR S R R SR S R SR S Ei A of the Coast Guard at ceremcnies at quarters, serving as the head of the law | today with Past National Comdr. O. L. | headquarters paid high tribute to the | record of Judge Harrington and pre- | Of e Toyie O office of the Coast Guard to the date | His service of nearly Bodenhamer of Eldorado, Ark,, presiding. | The committee is to make a thorough | Romero was born and reared in the United States. His brother, Segundino Romero, was United States marshal at il Seventh and F F&&mg&mmg KAHN on 7th St. |s ... 3185 sented him with a gold watch as a! token of the “affectionate regard” in which he is held by officers and em- ployes at Coast Guard headquarters. Judge Harrington plans to make a | half a century has been with the Treas- ury Department and in testimony of his long and honorable record Secretary of | the Treasury Mills extended him the | felicitations of the department. HELD AS FUGITIVE IPhfludelphin Prisoner to Answer‘ Ohio Narcotics Charge. PHILADELPHIA, December 1 (#).— | Charged with being a fugitive from Columbus, Ohio, where it was alleged he had been under $25,000 bond on a charge of sale and possession of nar- cotics, George Colletti was held under similar bail for extragition by United States Commissioner J, Howard Pat- terson yesterday. Colletti, his wife and son, Charles, were arrested last Sunday in a raid on| 8 house. Mrs. Colletti and the son were discharged today. Births Reported. Ralph L. and Alberta Hamill. Earl O."and Alice Whetzel, bo 1l . and_Esther A’ Williams, boy . and Gertrude E. Winfleld, boy. John and Margaret Warman, boy. Joseph G. and Rose L. Owens, girl. . and Julia Murphy,’ twins. boy dgirl. Arthur and Helen Curtis, boy. Anthony and Dorothy Green. boy. Annie Denham. boy omas and An: m. J. Douslas and Gladys Shepperd, boy. Charles and Edith Tyler, boy. Samuel and Clevester Ricks. boy. Ruffin and Lee Williams, boy. Charlie and Mary Sandy. boy. Joseph snd Margaret Mills. boy. wirl. . an Established 36 Years Overstocked! Money Talks! The Whole Story in Three Words! We Must Turn CASH Immediately! Brin in Your Xmas List and SAVE! $15.00 Ladies’ Wrist _RINGS _ at Sensational Reductions $7.50 Solitaire Diamond, beau- tiful white lolds llllzree;l nting. pe- e e $3.95 $25 Diamond Solitaire or Din- ner Ring, o me design. .Specially gouped .. ....oieene $15 $65 Blue White Diamond, 18- karat white gold mounting. 6 diamonds on the $25 side ....iiiiiaienaaen $150 Blue White Diamond, 18- carat white gold mounting, surrounded by 10 dia- monds—wonderful bar- $65 $550 'Perfect Diamond, 1%, carat, solid platinum mount- ing, surrounded by 6 dia- :‘l::ldl and 4 emer- 5285 ®Bift Suggestions $1.75 Bterling Silver Birthstone ‘Watfle Iron $8.50 to $10 Gold Rings. venth St. N. semi-baguette, 15 NEW MARCH PLANNED COLUMBUS, Ga., December 1 (#).— | T. M. Floyd, who said he was an or-| | ganizer of the Crusaders for Economic' | Liberty, last night announced members of the organization would march to| | Warm Springs, Ga., Satur | test or celebrate President-elect Roose- | velt's reaction to their demands for legislation. Floyd said 2,000 members of the or- ganization would be in the march. He said the president, George W. Christian of Chattanooga, was in Warm Springs | Roosevelt & legislative “economic_liberty.” If Mr. Roosevelt's reaction is favor- | able, m fer pregra. he said, the demonstrators wil rate” at Warm Spr but if it is not satisfactory a meeting will be held. [ Marriage Licenses. ‘Thomas.P Henson, 28, Blackstone Hotel, | and Clarissa N. Maddux, 2t, Atlanta; Rev. | Joseph T. Ken: Jesse W, Barr, 21, and Doris I Henry, Ls; both of Richmond; Rev. Walter J.”Hub- i J. Butler, Rev. Raphael Houston, Tex.. | . 820 Connecticut rike. . Falls Church. Va., ard. Harry St and Lyle O. Williams, and H. shire ave.: Re: e 49. 21172 Plagler pl., , 620 O st.; Rev. | Ulysses Creecy. Robert F. Cohen, 22 Willlams, 1R, both ‘of drew N. De Muth. shofne M. Juckson. 2 and Nennie E. Sellers, 15, and Margaret A altimore; Rev. An- | 9th _st., 1 1948 3rd st.; Rev. | 6 Reservoir rd.; Rev. John | . 162 Adams st., and | Linden st.’ n.e.; | 5 S st., and tus Lewls. Charles Pry. 46, 1806 6th st. and Emma Lewis, 40, 1806 6th st.; Rev. Albert Thorn- | 27, 1110 6th st.. and Sth st. n.e; Judge OPEN EVENINGS i g ERES sk g A DEPOSIT RESERVES | ANY SELEC | TION FOR | XMAS! ) Watch, greatly re- duced T $25.00 Ladies’ 12 Gothic Watceh, jewels . $45.00 Gothic Wrist Watch, 15 § jewels and 2 gen- uine diamonds. . rectangular models ... 4-Piece Percolator Sets Electric_Percolator, 39.95 Sugar, Creamer and Tray, nontarnish finish. A real beauty 85¢ 13 $1.00 $2.50 $3.50 $5.00 $5.00 La Tausca Pearls, $5.00 Ring and Sets.. $6.50 Chromium Electric KAHN OPTICAL CO. 617 Open. Evenings y to pro- ||| last night and would pracent to Mr. | fii Harty, 21, 3046 P st.. and 1da | |§ ; Rev. Augus- | 2 study of all laws relating to veterans, | Santa Fe, N. Mex., at one time. GARBER (GALLERIES 1210 Conn. Ave., at 18th St. N.W. Pau!l G. Garber, Pres. 6,000 Yards Finest of Imported Drapery and Upholstery Materials Less Than 1/, of Wholesale Prices Cut Velvets Hand Blocked Linens Glazed Chintzes Antique Velvets Prices range from..........50c to $4.00 per yard Usually sold............$L50 to $12.00 per yard Brocades Brocatelles Damasks Friezes TWENTY-FIVE CUSTOM BUILT Davenports Love Seats Wing Chairs Arm and Occasicina! Chairs ..$30 to $125 ..$50 to $200 Prices range from........ Values from 5 = e R Give Henderson Furniture FOR CHRISTMAS —A . Gift the Whole Family Can Enjoy Here at Henderson's you will find a large selection of individual and beautiful pieces, suit- able as gifts...all very reasonable IN PRICE Duncan Phyfe Magazine Rack 0 A very refined design, carefully made of genuine mahogany. Chippendale Table Splendid design, made of genuine ma- hogany, with drop leaves and one 20 Genuine Mahogany Drop-Leaf Table Authentic Duncan Phyfe design, receded legs and brass and claw feet. Will seat 6 persons comfortably. Revolving Book Stand With stationary top. Duncan Phyfe hase of genvine mahogany. $I 9.75 Wing Chairs, with down cushions Queen Anne Occasional Chairs. .$25.75 Turn-Top Tables, genuine mahogany $29 Coffee Tables, genuine mahogany. ... $9 up And many other suitable pieces suitable as gifts. JAames B. HENDERSON FINE FURNITURE INTERIOR DECORATING 1108 G.St. N.W. Phones: Dist. 7g73 STy > > > ) 2% >} 44 0 00 i 1 W L e 1 W 1 W ik SO NNINONINOY B e SUITS--0"COATS '18 NOTHING DOWN - Pay Next Year $6 IN JANUARY $6 IN FEBRUARY $6 IN MARCH Bargains at $18. Fine all-wool materials, excellently tailored and trimnred. Smart shades of blue, gray, brown.and tan. All sizes. All models. Don’t hesitate to open an account. = New Haven Clothes are better clothes! We show here our “Semator” Double Breasted, a real cuse tom tailor’s model. A Group of Fine Suits Especially Priced $2050 Made for Us in the Langrock Shops We do mot want to quote a “comparative price” om these suits but frankly they are worth at least more their modest price of $29.50. HERE'S THE STORY: The Woolen Department of Langrock at New Haven had a quantity of yardage left over from their higher priced lines, enough to make only a few suits of each pattern, therefore, or- dinarily these suits would sell at a much higher price. Osfords, Blues and Browns, single amd double breasted models, sizes 36 to 42. Regulars, Shorts, Lomgs, Stouts. SALTZ BROS. 1341 F Street N.W.