Evening Star Newspaper, April 11, 1933, Page 22

v B8 HILCREST SEEKS. | TRXRATEHEARNG i | Protest to Commissioners| Against Increase on Real Estate Planned. Plans for a hearing with the District | Commissioners to protest against in- creased real estate assessments in the East section of the city were made last night by the Hillcrest Citizens' Asso- | ciation, meeting in the East Washing ton Heights Baptist Church. 1 The association recently sent a pet. tion containing a large number of sig- | atures to the city heads. in which it | was explained the increase in assess- ments ran as high as 450 per cent in one instance. Many property owners ! noted increases of from 200 to 300 per cent. ¥ The association contends the in- creases are not fair at this time, when | prices of real estate, as well as almost everything else, has fallen off greatly. In a campaign for improving their section, the members submitted a num- | ber of suggestions to District autho ties. The most important was either | to widen the Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge over thé Anacostia River or to Teplace the old bridge with a new one. ‘Another was to extend Branch avenue | southeast, from nden street south- east to intersect with the Southern | Maryland road. Other projects were | the grading of Texas avenue southeast, continuation of the sewer project known as Oxon Run and the laying of & sewer in Texas avenue southeast. Following _the business meeting a neighborhood quartet, known as the Hillcresters, entertained with a number of selections. Members of the quartet were C. L. Scott, R. H. Worrall. Ru- dolph Malth and Rev. G. B. Faucette. Miss Alvina Scott accompanied on the piano. MILITIA WEST POINT TESTS ARE ANNOUNCED: e i Rules Are Given for National Guardsmen Desiring to Enter Military Academy. ! Members of the District National: Guard desiring to take the competitive . examination for appointment to the | West Point Military Academy must have enlisted prior to June 20 of this year, Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan. command- ing the 29th Division, National Guard declared in a conference with regi- mental and scparate organization com- manders. X The gxaminations will be held in Oc- tober and members of the District Na- tional Guard between 19 and 22 who | have the prescribed scrvice are eligible. | Gen. Stephan emphasized. that it is7 desirable that these appointments go to | permanent _residents of the District | rather than bovs from other cities who Jjoin the Guard and specially prepare in Washington schools for the examina- | tions. For this reason. he s fort should be made to encourage en- listment of local boys. SECRETARY OF BROKER _ MAY BE PROSECUTED Mother of Mary Miles Minter Asks That Former Agent's Aide Be Tried in Fraud. By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES. April “1.—Shortly after Leslie B. Henry, bond broker, had pleaded guilty to defrauding Mrs. Charlotte Shelby, mother of Mary Miles Minter, former screen star, Mrs. Shelby asked District Attorney Buron Fitts to Henry's former .secretary, va Baber. Mrs. Shelby was openly dissatisfied with Henry's plea and his application for probation. “He -lived off the earnings of my children for 13 years,” she asserted. referring to Miss Minter and another | daughter, Mrs. Margaret Fillmore. Fitts said he would investigate an| slleged statement by Miss Baber that| she knew of Henry's activities in the| lsg\;‘lhy brokerage account as early as| * " “Henry admitted 10 felony charges | tnvolving _ $60.000 of Shelby's money. Mrs. Shelby cla Henry's | total theft was nearly $500,000. JURISDICTION. UPHELD IN FOREIGN PORT CASES| Supreme . Court Holds Murder on American Vessel Abroad May Be Prosecuted Here. By the Associated P Members of crews of American ves- sels charged with murder committed abroad their ships while anchored in foreign waters are subject to prosecu- tion by the United States on their re- turn to this country. The question. decided vesterday by the Supreme Court, arose in a case against Santos Flores, charged with committing murder on an American vessel anchored in the harbor of Mat- adi. Belgian Congo Flores was arrested when he return- ed to Philadelphia, but the Federal District Court for Eastern Pennsyivania | held jurisdiction of the United States extended only to crimes committed. on | the high seas, and not to those com- mitted within the waters of another ¢ nation. POOL BEING CLEANED ‘l Lieut. Col. U. S. Grant. 3d. director of public buildings and public parks, yesterday announced that the Reflect- | ing Pool of the Lincoln Memorial is now being given its Spring cleaning. | Fmployes of the park division are, draining the pool, removing the refuse collected during the Winter months and ! scrubbing the bottom. The cleaning is a semi-annual affair Made of thed purest materi- als and under the most san- itary conditions, Cuticura Soap is ideal for the daily toilet use of young and old. Delicately medicated and gently emollient,it acts as a protection to the skin and as a preventive of skin troubles. Price 25. Sold every..iere. Proprietors: Potter Drug & Chemical Corp., Malden, Mass. Ah-Ha! Treasure! Well worth digging for— Next Monday Only at Kann's in Washington—Can You Take Advantage of the Nation-wide 0% REDUCTION SALE OF “ALLEN-A" HOSIERY —Easter Week! Just when you really’ have to provide yourself with fine silk stockings—you can buy these guaranteed “Allen-A” hose at a substantial saving! 80cpr 75c Quality 60c pr. 65c Quality The $1.00 Qualities in This Sale . . . —Smart new Spring cclors, Kann's—Street Floor. Pendants and Earrings — D C 2 for —Brilliant, beautifully cut synthetic crystal pendants and earrings in white and colors, with daintily pierced mountings and 14-kt. gold- filled chains interspersed with simulated seed pearls THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. TUESDAY, APRIC 1f, 1938. Jean Abbey—on WRC 9:45 A.M. —Be sure to “Tune in” and hear Miss Abbey, representative of Woman’s Home Companion, tell of her interesting and latest trip through Tomorrow: this store. The Dress $5.00 —A beige crepe, with cape sleeves, bodice front ending in ties at the back. Self flower. Coat, $14.75 —Black wool crepe coat. with ascot tie, sleeves trimmed with black fur. The Large Woman Will Find Plenty of Easter Coats and Dresses Here: Dresses, $5 —It is difficult to tell which is the prettier, the plain sheers or the printed ones, but as they cost only $5 you can have one of each. Jackets and cape collars—elbow, puffed and” full sleeves—and, of course, the lingerie touches so much in vogue just now. Neat-fitting hiplines. sizes 38 to 50. COALS, Half and regular 475 —We've had to reorder these styles, they went out so quickly last week. Now we have plenty of corsair blue, plenty of black, and plenty of half and quarter sizes. Fur-trimmed sleeves, fur-trim?® med scarfs. Also smart furless models. Select your Easter coat from this collection. Sizes 3815 to 5215 and 35); to 4774 for the shorter stout figure. * Kann's—Second Floor. Here’s Your New Hat, Sir —for only .95 —New Spring styles s . . snap- brim and off-the-face—that the smartly dressed men will wear for Easter and Spring. All the new Spring colors. And no matter which you require, a large, medium or small hat, we have it! Silk lined, too! Men’s PAJAMAS By “Sealpax” $1.88 —Tailored by “Sealpax” of crinkle crepe; a soft, fine tex- tured fabric, that is easily washed and requires no iron- ing. Coat and middy styles, in white, blue, tan and green. Sizes A, B, C, D. Kann's—Men's Store—Street Floor. Fieid ¥iower Prine Vrocks The Newest and Gayest of Spring Dress Fashions In a Special Sale at °10 —Old-fashioned gardens and flower besprinkled meadows have been the inspiration for these new and unusually charming frocks, bright “posies” are scattered over rich dark grounds in fascinating Sl fashion, and then touches of white organdy form an effective, con- trasting trimming, The material is a fine quality silk crepe. —In Misses’ sizes, 14 to 20; Wom- en’s, 36 to 44; Little Wamen’s, 1615 to 2415, Kann's—Second Floor. Long Gray or Blue Gloves, $2.39 —6-button length. Glace and light-weight washable cape skins. (Street Floor.) . Your Easter Suit.....%10 Tailored—Swagger—Dressy —And $10 is certainly lit- tle enough to pay for this exceptionally smart 3-pc. outfit which consists of a 7g-length top coat—long enough, and suitable for wear with other dresses— a jacket, and a slim-fitting skirt. Made of tweeds and mannish wool flannel. Some dressmaker type, fur trim- med. In navy, brown, tan, black and gray tweeds. Sizes 14 to 20 and 38 to 42. Kolinsky Scarfs—$3.95 Skin —Beautiful, silky skins, in rich brown tones which will har- monize or contrast exquisitely with the new navy, gray, beige or black coats and suits. Buy as many skins as you desire, and we'll do the arranging of them free of charge. Kann's—Second Floor. Plenty of New Ideas in Spring “Merry Maids” 35 —"“Merry Maids” have turned their attention to the dressier types of shoes . . . and offer these as samples of the many smart styles you will find here at Five Dollars. ‘Two-eyelet tie of black or blue kid, with new tasseled tie. A chic strap model of black kid or patent leather. Trimmed pump of black, blue or brown kid. “MILLION DOLLAR” 99C Leather Bound—Regularly $1.98 —It's an event to lay before you these great books, bound in genuine calf and sheepskin, with gold tops, fine paper and invit- ing type, at a price under $1.98! To do it just under a dollar is almost unbelievable—but in this case true.. Ten titles— . CLASSICS.... “David Copperfield” “The Three Musketeers” “Emerson’s Essays” “The Tale of Two Citles” “Ivanhoe” “Vanity Fair® “Jane Eyre” Kann's—Street Floor. “Pride and Prejudice” “Marcus Aurelius™ “The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam” Mannish Ascot * Scarfs. .. $1.00 White Taffeta Mess Jackets $1.00 Wafile and Plain Pique Revers Sets for Suits $1.95 Crepe de Chine Blousettes in white and eggshell —and these are only a few of the many, many clever neck fix- ings—all chock-full of newness and chic— which we're showing right now! Neckwear—Street Floor.