Evening Star Newspaper, February 3, 1933, Page 13

FUGITIVE ELEARED | BYTHOGOVERNDRS Executives See No Good Done if Smeeman, Music Pub- lisher, Were Jailed. By the Agsociated Press. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., February 3. —~Glenn Smeeman, Cleveland business man, was a free man today, all square with the law of two States. | Gov. Guy B. Park decided it would | “do no gcod” to send Smeeman to prison to serve a two-year sentence for automobile theft in St. Louis in 1918 and issued him a full pardon. The “most unforgivable thing about this case,” the Governor said, in an-| nouncing his decision, “is that you| rearried this weman (the former Mar- garet Stutz of Cleveland) without tell- | ing her about your past.” Grateful and Weeps. 8o flustered was Smeeman that he was unable, momentarily, to rise and thank the Governor. Then, a hand- kerchief wiping away the tears, he said he was “very grateful.” With his wife and his brother, George C. Bronson, he | started for St. Louls, en route to Cleveland. Only a few days ago Smeeman had | fcund another lenient Governor—Ed- | win C Johnson of Colorado, who com- | muted his three-and-a-half-year sen-! tence to the six months he had served | before his escape in 1918 from a road gang. The Colcrado sentence was for automobile theft in Denever. | I am going to let you go back heme,” | Gov. Park said. “I think it would be| a mistake to put you in prisen. It| would do no good. “It seems to me there are two poinis in this case. A crooked man could Mever have lived during the last 10 years and established himself as you ave, and no opportunity was giten E)u as a voung fellow. but you were 1t to shift for yourself.” Smeeman was in tears. His wife, who sat near him during the hearing, patted him, reassauringly. Brother Tells of Lives. Bronson, business partner of Smee- man, told the Governor a detailed his- tory of the brothers’ lives. They were | born at Crand Rap: | their mothor died w 5. H's father took thera to a rach, where he re After their father's death under mysterious circum- ! stances, Bronson said, their scepmother disappeared and the boys went from relative to relative to Finally Smecmzn Where he was a 3 n appeal bond. year—1917—he was sentenced fo mcbiie thefc After Smecman’s escape. Bronson said, the brothers met in Chicago end engsged in various enterprises until they opened a music conserva in Flint, Mich., their business steadi!y ex- pandins, Smeeman v y_surrendered to Colorado authorities after refusing to | pay $1,000 to ‘man who threstaned | to expose | Smeeman and T er Have Business Headquarters There. i CLEVELAND, February , 3 Glenn Smeem:n, pardoned yes:erd: Gev. Guy B. Park of Misscuri years—the ! o der an ass: name and 2s a fugitive from jus before his identity was dis- covered and he was arrested. He was taken in custcdy here es a i fugitive Jenuary 6 at the rcquest of e in Clevel. GQoloredo authoriti 0 were noti- fied of his identity person waose | name they have not losed. ! Smeeman, known here ley. and his brcther, have the headquarte publishing company TRACES CONNECTION | OF CZAR AND HERMIT| Georgetown Professor Tells of Re-! lationship Between Alexander and Kouzenitch. The mystical connection between Alexander the first of Russia and the hermit, Feodor Kouzenitch, was de- scribed last night by Prof. Leonid I.| Strakhovsky, professor of modern Euro- | pean history at the school of foreign ( service of the Georgetown University | in a lecture at the Washington Colleg> of Music. Prof. Strakhovsky analyzed the mo- tives of this curious character who, pursued by a guilty conscience at hav- ing been a participator at the death of his father, the Emperor Paul, re- nounced the throne and became offi- cially dead. Scon after his disappear- ance there appeared a holy man named Feodor Kouzenitch who lived very humbly in Taganrod. He seemed to possess an embracing knowledge of what happened at the court and he was often visited by an eminent Eng- Ush aristoorat, the Earl of Cathcart. Among the proofs that these two men were the same was the opening of the royal caskets years later by the bolsheviks. They found, when they! opened the one which had contained the body of the Czar Alexander, that it was emply. Prof. Strakhovsky also | told of & pocket book which the hermit always wore around his neck, which he said, contained the secrdt of his | identity. After his death it was hid- den for many years by his friends, but finally the code in which it was written was ceciphered and it proved to be a letter written by the Emperor Paul to one of his mistresses, telling | that he had discovered the plot to murder him. . “THE MIKADO” IN SECOND PRESENTATION TONIGHT Roosevelt High School Auditorium to Be Scene of Gilbert and Sullivan Operetta. A cast of nine principals and a chorus of 30 voices will present Gilbert and Sul- livan's tuneful “The Mikado” at ihe Roosevelt High School Auditorium to- night under auspices of the Community Center Department. It is the cecond presentation of the operetta by the Estelle Wentworth group within two weeks. ‘The principals are the same as at the first performance, Harry Crow, Raymond Baine, Ira Meyer, Elliott But- ton, Harry Yeide, Betty Thornberry, ;\‘un; Harris, Ella Neuland and Helen ark. 200 KEEPERS WANTED Applications for the position of as- sistant keeper, to fill vacancies at the National Zoological Park here will be accepted by the Civil Service Commis- slon until February 23, it was an- nounced today. The salary is $1,320 a year, less a furlough deduction of 81-3 per cent and a retirement deduc- tion of 3!, per cent. Applicants must have had at least six months’ experience in a zoological park or menagerie, and must be in sqund physical condition. Full infor- mwg‘: vi'ln“ be obtained at the office &f \ Service Commission, Seven! fl ¥ streets. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ¢, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1933, LastDay of JLoses Great Sale! Saturday Is the Last Day to Buy These 4@ NEW SPRING FROCKS at Great $5.44_ $8.88 To Close Out DRESSES Special Group Odds and 83'99 Ends —Were much more. Savings Monday’s Prices $5.95 and $7.95 Monday’s Prices $12.50 and More Monday’s Prices $16.50 and $18.50 $9.95 Transparent Velvet Evening Wraps Black, Blue $3_99 Red, Green Sizes 14 to 20. Remaining Stock of Winter Coats at Tremendous Markdowns . . . Drapery Dept. Trimmings 3¢, 5¢, 14c yd. Choice of gimps, braids, fringes, cte. Fer drapery ard upholstery trimmings. Were 8c to $1.00 yd. $5.44 to0 310 yd. Tapestry, $3.98 Fine upholstery wida. 74c to $1.50 yd. Cretonnes 49c yd. Better grade domestic cretonnes, scme rzal linens includad. 36”7 wide; some patterns for slip covers. $2.50 to $6-50 yd. - Upholsteries $1.98 yd. 50-inch tapestry and frieze for up- holstering. $3.84 to $5.84 Yd. Hand-Blocked Linen $1.89 yd. 50-inch hand-printed linens, gor- geous period designs on green, gold, black, peach and natural grounds. For slip covers and draperies. MOSES—THIRD FLOOR tapestries, 50" Buy Now, Save! MOSES—SECOND FLOOR SPECIAL Chinese Embroideries 44c 500 pieces of Chinese embroid- eries, in all shapes, sizes and colors. LAMPS Pewter trimmed with brass ollpot oor lamp, .68, porgioo oo $9.95 Black wooden table lamp with square shaped parchment T shade. Was §12.65. sg‘g‘s Sale price 2 Two-light table lamp with 16” parchment paper shade. Regularly $6.65. 3-candle metal floor lamp with hexagon shaped base finished in bron:ze Sale price Pleated shade. Sale price 3 lounge lamps in 3-candie style (floor style) with parchment paper shade with metal gallery. Were $11.45 each. Sale $7 95 Colonial candlestick lamp in brass and frosted cut glass trim; glass 13.75. green silkk floor lamp tch abo e Was $izs. e $6.95 3-candle style floor lamp. Was $11.45. Sale price. . $6-95 18” brown parchment paper shade with ship print. Was $1 95 $9.65. Sale price s MOSES—FIRST FLOOR $5 Spring Bags 52.69 Calfskin or soft, pliable patent leathers. In new greys, black, brown, red, navy and white, which is to be much worn this Spring with dark costumes and other white accessories. MOSES—FIRST FLOOR Sale Price Peasant Linen Bridge Sets 89c Consist of cloth and 4 napkins. In pastel colors of novel rustic weaves. Hemstitched Linen Lunch Sets $5.94 All-linen luncheon sets; cloth, size 59x79, and 8 napkins; with green or gold borders. Printed Cloths $1.88 New printed cloths, designs, size 52x52. attractive MOSES—FIRST FLOOR * (Buy on Purchase Cards or Deferred Payment Plan) New Persian Orientals . . . $31.87 Lillihan Oriental Rugs with lustrous finish. Rich colors, intricate weaves. Approximate sizes 3!; x5 feet. Specially priced for Saturday—the last day of this Great Sale. New Sarouk Orientals . . . $25.50 Fine quality genuine Oriental Sarouk Rugsin aselect.ion of beautiful colorings. Approximate sizes average 22'x46. Limited quantity. Specially priced for our Great Sale. Oriental Mats, 2x4 ft. . . . . . $5 Anatolian Oriental Mats, average size about 2x4 feet. A variety of beautiful colors. MOSES—THIRD FLOOR Extra Heavy Axminsfers . . $24.95 83'x106"—extra heavy and extra fine v'veave—the'se seamless Axminster rugs with depth to the pile. Assortment of patterns suited to every room. Other sizes proportionately priced. 9x12 size, $27.95. New Axminster Rugs in size 27x48" . . . $1.48 American Orientals . . . . . $29.85 9x12 New high-li Oriental Rugs. sale. ted effects in Axminster weave that cleverly rep'roduag\fine heen type finish. Other sizes proportionately priced for the Oakcrest Broadloom Carpet, sq. yd., $3.24 Fine quality plain-colored broadloom carpet in 9, 12 or 15 foot width to make into rggs of any size. Choice of 14 colors. For ht;me, office or public buildings. 'SPECIAL LUNCHEON 35c¢ Roast Loin of Fresh Pork or English Meat Loaf 2 Vegetables Roll & Butter Choice of Dessert Tea Coffee Milk TEA ROOM—LOWER FLOOR " After Saturday They'll Be $5, $6, $7 Spring Shoes Pictured: Seamless kid pump in blonde, with brows piping a watersmnake. Similar sty shadow-mist grey and edmiralty blue. $3.66. Pictured: Perforated and unlined pigskin tic im beige. Other ties in brown and black. §3.66. Sizes 3 to 9 and widths AAAA to C. Styles for sports, street, afternoon and evening. Pigskin .. . calfskin ... reverse calfskin . .. kid- skix\ All colors; all types of heels. BETTER GRADE SHOE DEPT.—SECOND FLOOR Broad- Cloth Smocks 94c Prints Polka Dots Plain Colors With metal buttons and contrasting colored tri Some with style long sleeves, style. Straight or fitte square, vee or round necklines. All sizes and newest sha MOSES— FIRST FLOOR Daytime Frocks, 98¢ Indianhead broadcloth dresses, in styles with smart lines. PlaWs, tripes and prints. All col- 14 to 46. Trimmed $1.25 and $1.50 Pajamas, 88c ‘White or colors, fine quality broadcloth. 35c and 50c Sox, 5 for 94¢ Or 20c pair. Plain or nov- elty styles. : Shirts and Shorts S for %4c All sizes; good quality. Ties, and 88¢c In new oolors and Spring patterns. MOSES—FIRST FLOOR Furniture and Rug Departments Open Tonight Until 9:30 For the convenience of those people who wish to bring other members of their family back with them in the eve- ning to appreve their selections the furniture and the ori- ental and domestic rug departments will remain open to- night until 9:30. Our Finest of Furniture Greatly Reduced Saturday Buy on Deferred Payment Plan Please note that some of these pieces have been used for display in the store or in model homes. Some pieces may be slightly shopworn. The value in each case is remarkable. Many pieces marked below cost. 3 Queen Anne style sofas. Were $275, ssle price Solid mahogany lamp table, regularly $7.50 2.pe. living room suite, choi sale price ............. - All mshogany drum table, wi $27, sale price 2-pe. loose pillow-back suite, regularly $159, sale price Solid mshogany cane s sale price 2-pe. solid mahogany ¢ room suite, down seat, hand- carved frames. Was $395, sale price $195 2.pe. kidney-shaped living room suite, antique mulberry $239 velour covering. Down seat cushions. Was $550, sale price Plain blue-green antique velour living room suite, down seats. Was $500, sale price $179'w 2:pe. living room suite, covered in rose damask, down seats. $]95 Was §525, sale price . Parchment standing floor clock, hand decorated. Was $195, $7s room suite, covered in sale price 3-pe. solid mahogany frame living gold and rose damask. Regularly $395, sale price. ... .. 2-pe. solid mahogany frame living room suite, small chair to match. Was $295, sale price . S solid mahogany banjo clocke, wall style. $165, sale price 2-pc. bed-davenport suite, solid mahogan: frieze covering. Was $139, sale price . Colonial style solid mahogany small sofa, one-piece down $95 t chair, hand-carved back. Was $212, $69 10-pe. walnut dining suite, Queen Anne styl, chairs. Was $525, sale price 6-pe. solid mahogany sale price $395 6-pc. crotch mahogany bedroom suite, double bed. Was $1,500, sale price $45 9-pe. twin bedroom suite, in mahogan $395 sale price 5 $169 10-pe. ‘solid walnut Spanish di (;;oum suite; hand-painte silver cabinet is one feature of this gorgeous suite. Was $2,600, i $695 Limited Number In walnut, verdi green, Venetian gray, parchment with green. One style with panel back and twisted poster foot. The other two styles have curved ends with an addi- tional leg. Regular $55 Matching Dressers You May Buy on Our Deferred Payment Plan In finishes to match the beds. 50 inches wide; 4 drawers; sll hardwood interiors and dustproof. Made of seasoned kiln- dried wood that makes them open easily. Adjustable swinging mirror, 33 inches wide by 27° inches deep. Very specially priced also. $19.95 Innerspring Mattress . . . $11.95 Special for our Great Sale.- A fine, ranteed construction mat- tress, made of hundreds of resilient coils, with layer felt sbove and below them. Handles on sides for convenient handling, new tufted top for smooth surface. Choice of coverings, N, md‘§¢s' & Sons National 3770 F at 11th SPRING Made to Sell for $5 to $10 Brims, Watteaus, Turbans. In taffeta, rough straw, straw-like fabrics and com- binations. Every hat is beavtifuily tailored and shows its high quality. All colors; headsizes 21'; to 23. MOSES—FIRST FLOOR Boys’ & Girls’ Shoes, $1.39 Made of all leather with welt soles. Patent leather one-strap, oxfords, tan or smoke elk and black mat calf. CHILDREN’S COATS ]/2 Price —and less than V5! Limited quantity. $16 coats now....$6.50 $10 coats now....$4.84 $8 coats now.....$3.44 $5 coats now Pure Silk Gowns Only $1.69 Long lengths, cut in lines that fit, with narrow tie around sashes. Plain or lace trimmed, in flesh or tea rose. Sizes 15, 16 and 17, Slips of pure silk with dainty lace trim, or tailored styles. Narrow shoulder straps, long lengths. Flesh or tea rose; sizes 34 to 44. Pure Silk Tailored Slips $1.39 me with vee, others with square ine. Fitted lines, long Jengths, row shoulder straps. White, flesh or tea rose. Sizes 34 to 44, MOSES—SECOND FLOOR