Evening Star Newspaper, April 5, 1935, Page 13

AVIATRIX LINKED T[] FRANK IN SU" Random Observations of Interesting Events and Things. Former Secretary Says Laura Ingalls Given Money by Millionaire. By the Associated Press. ST. LOUIS, April 5—~The name of Laura Ingalls, famous aviatrix, was linked with that of the late Nathan Frank, millionaire lawyer, in testi- mony yesterday in the suit by Mark Frank of New York, a nephew, to break his uncle’s will disposing of an estate once worth $4,000,000. A partial catalog of the women al- legedly figuring in the later life of the one-time Missouri member of Congress was given by Miss Estelle Sensenbren- ner, Frank’s private secretary for four years prior to his death. Previously the secretary had testified Frank failled mentally in his last years. Claims Frank Incompetent. The suit by the nephew, who did not share in the estate, is based on an allegation that Frank was mentally incompetent at the time the will was made. Th quaintance with Miss Ingalls and said he “gave her considerable money. She said Frank twice sent an asso- ciate to New York to recover letters written to Mrs. Bernardine Marquis and that the lawyer paid Mrs. Marquis $70,000. California Woman Mentioned. She was instructed, she testified, not to open letters from a Margie Kemper, living in California, and that at one time she wrote Miss Kemper, saying if Frank’s letters to her were not re- turned he would send her no more money. Sl\{y Ann Marshall, New York woman, was especially befriended by Frank, his former secretary testified, ARMY HORSES LOAF, BUT OWNER IS BUSY Artillery Gift Spurs Scores to Write Letters to Farm Youth. witness told of Frank’s ac- By the Associated Press. VOLIN, S. Dak., April 5—"The horses don’t have much to do, but Leroy surely has—answering letters!” Mrs. Charley J. Johnson, mother of the Volin farmer boy whose request to the Army for “an old team of artillery horses” was granted a week ago, was speaking. “Yes,” Mrs. Johnson said, “Leroy’s got more letters than he'll ever be able to answer—but he’s going to try. They've all been so kind. “From all over the country those letters have come. He could hardly follow all the advice that's been given him if he had all the horses in the artillery!” One from an anonymous New York Wall Streeter brought $1, for feed. Because they contain excellent ad- vice, Leroy’s teacher reads most of the letters in school. LICENSE TAX. ON PRESS ASKED IN FLORIDA BILL All Media for Advertising Would Pay Fees if Measure Passes. By the Associated Press. TALLAHASSEE, Fla., April 5—Mu- nicipalities in Florida would be au- thorized to levy license taxes on newspapers, periodicals or other types of business engaged in printing and publishing advertising under terms of ‘G 'STAR, WASHINGTON, "D. C., FRIDAY, Washington Wayside PRICE OF ARLINGTON. ID you know that historic Ar- lington estate, including the priceless acres of Arlington National Cemetery, once was sold for six hogsheads of tabacco? Robert Howsen, who had received the 6,000 acres as a grant from the Governor of Virginia in 1669, con- veyed the tract that same year to Gen. John Alexander in exchange for the tobacco. The property was named “Arlington” by Howsen. It had been deeded to him as a reward for bring- ing settlers into the colony of Virginia. * %X X X THE LOVE OF A DOG. IKE his mongrel mother, Spots was “just dog.” Originally he ‘was one of a litter of five fuzzy little puppies. All died except Spots. He became the idol of his mother’s eye. They were inseparable. One day Spots’ mother was romping in the street when a much larger dog attacked her. Spots was dozing under a porch not far away. When he heard his mother’s yelps he darted out, snarling and barking. The huge dog turned from the mother and snapped at Spots. The puppy nipped at his heels. The big dog grew angry and gnashed out with bared teeth. After the fight the mother crept back beneath the porch, childless. For a while she lay there licking her wounds. When the big dog finally limped off down the street she crawled out again and wobbled to the body of her puppy. Hours later her master pulled her away, and while “Spots” was buried had to keep her tied in the back yard, where she crouched, moaning. * ¥ x ¥ ILLUSION. H, LIFE, the world’s illusion. A After years spent living in China, to Washington came a youth. Here he startled new associ- ates with his ability to write in laun- dry marks, to talk what semed to the American ear a twisted tongue. “I can eat with chopsticks, t00,” he said. Thereupon those same associ- ETHEL, HOW DO YOU DO IT / IN THE MIDST OF MY WASH... AND YOU'VE ALREADY GOT YOUR SHOPPING DONE. DIDN'T ates hustled him off to their favorite Chinese resturant. “Now talk,” said they, “and eat with chopsticks.” They called a waiter. “Gay wau li leanga cher fahn dung- shee,” was the way what the youth said sounded. “I don't understand,” said the Chi- nese in perfect English. “Bring me some chopsticks,” said the slightly ruffied youth. “We don't have chopsticks; we eat with knives and forks,” the Oriental sald softly. ‘The meal progressed in silence, * ok ok X IMPENDING SPLATTER. MAN finished his meal in a Fourteenth street restaurant and departed, leaving a bag ly- ing on his table. - The observant proprietor snatched up the bag and ran to the door. His patron had reached the middle of the street. “Hey—-you left something,” the res- taurateur shouted. The man turned. “Here—catch,” continued the res- taurant man, sending the bag looping through the air. But its owner ducked and ran too fast for us to catch him and learn his name. The bag contained eggs that landed with a splatter in the street. * ok x % STILL GOING UP. N THE oldest drug store in Wash- ington, probably the oldest elevator is still in use. It is at Gilman's, down on the Avenue. Installed nearly a century ago, a huge, ancient windlass, planed, worn and scored to roundness, still serves as winding drum for the old lift. It is solidly fitted on its axle into a grooved piece in the left wall and at- tached to a great wheel 4 feet in diameter, geared to aid the one-man- power engine which operates this quaint machine., Heavy drums of oil, paint, glass and white lead, staples of the early drug store, once formed the chief tonnage. ‘They were hoisted up and down through the trapdoors which permit- ted passage from one floor to another for the rope hawsers of this elevator. With a man as passenger, it still works as smoothly as the day it was installed. o B TOMBLIKE BOXES. NCE Senators and Representa- tives were each given two large wooden boxes at the beginning | of their session, in which to ship seeds and literature back and forth to their constituents. The practice of giving these boxes was discontinued and a new packing case of construction and proportions suggested by Willlam Tyler Page, clerk of the House, was substituted. A great number of the old-timers, however, kept their pair of original boxes. Others, having stuffed them with personal papers and forgotten about them, sought storage space for the unwieldy containers. ‘The only storage space discoverable wes that area immediavely underlying the dome of the Capitol, surrounding the silent tomb and cataifalque, where it was planned George Washington should He. This was years ago. The piles of packing boxes are still there. Letters and other personal effects of Senators long dead line this circle in the cellar gloom. Boxes with locks broken and contents spilling over gape open, exposed to dust and the occa- sional view of & night watchman. Flanking each box is a huge pile of Government Printing-Office litera- ture, from pamphlets on grasshopper eradication, bills on waterways, to fat volumes on the languages of the American Indians. Each pile repre- sents material once issued to the credit of the Senator beside whose box it lies, printed matter paid for, but never sent out into the constitu- ency for which it was destined orig- inally. Houseboat Theft Balks Police. HUNTINGTON, W. Va,—The police have a robbery they don’t know what to do about. “Somebody stole & houesboat from the river bank. The cops said they couldn't chase the thief because they haven't any equip- ment to go after law violators on the water—and begides boats don't leave tracks. 'APRIL 5, 1935, MAN AND WOMAN DIE, COLLAPSING ON STAND Defendant in Criminal Trial and ‘Witness in Damage Suit Are Stricken. By the Assoclated Press. LOS ANGELES, April 5—A man and & woman, the first a defendant in a criminal trial and the latter a witness in a civil action, collapsed on the witness stand in court yesterday and died, Death in each case ap- parently was due to a heart attack. Edward C. Covall, 52, actor and author, was stricken in Municipal Court st arraignment on charges of intentionally driving his motor car into three flim studio employes. Miss Adelaide Lamoureaux, 58, col- lapsed and died & few moments after taking the witness stand in behalf of her invalid sister, Mary, 60, in a damage suit. The Famous GEORGE & CO. BALLOON-SEAT SHORTS and Fine Quality Lisle SHIRTS George & Co. Balloon-Seat Shorts are made of snappy, smart-look- ing broadcloths—have (1) the comfort giving, snug-fitting ballon seat; (2) freedom in the crotch; (3) will not bind the legs; (4) plenty of room, yet no excess material; (5) will not crawl. Covered side elastics. Boys’ Shorts 3 for 81.00 = % Extra sizes, too, for men who wear 16 to 50, at 50c George & Co.’s Lisle Shirts have the extra length, the fullness of cut and the superior finish that men want. REQUE ST THE RETURN OF ANTTHING [HAT CAN BE BOUGHT FOR LESS porgeC (e P 3 Free Park- ing— 624 Mass. Ave. N.W. * ELSEWHERE 910 7th STN.W. covery in years, probably, has caused so much heated discussion and had so far- reaching effects as this one. See what hap- pened to these two housewives. HERE I'M STILL YOU WASH THIS MORNING 2 NO LONG JOB! WHY MY WASH ISN'T NEAR AS 816 AS YOURS AND IT TAKES ME ALL DAY. ] WHY, THAT'S A GRANULATED SOAP, izes 24 to 32 4 for §1 Jj PONT SE FOOLED BY APPEARANCES, OXYDOL MAY LOOK THE SAME, BUT Lz I Y Z ,///// % ////// ’) LB. lc 100.Lb. Bag Packed Maine Potatoes.. .10 ™ 13¢; when pacrea 91.19 €S TARLISHED WHEPE ECONOMY RULES Pennsylvania or New York prices effective in D. C. and Suburbs until the close of business Saturday, April 6, 1935. POTATOES Original 89c. Fresh Spinach g 777 Asparagus bunch 29¢ or 35¢ Fancy Grapefruit 3 for 10c Fresh Tomatoes 2 1bs. 25¢ Iceberg Lettuce 2hds.15¢ or 23¢ COFFEE b 17¢ Mild and Mellow On Sale in ol Ao Manketa Fancy Young Hens — 8 to 10 lbs. each TURKEYS .54/ » 33¢ Supply © o Frying Chickens . » 29¢ Tender Chuck Roast» 21¢ Faney \ E AL MikFed Shoulder Roast ® 19¢ Veal Cutlets b 41c Loin Chops b 37c Shoulder Chops ® 25¢ Bouillon Roast 25¢ Fancy Calf Liver » 39c¢ Fancy Leg of Lamb . 25¢ A | CRAX Del Monte Halves or Slices 8 PEACHES 3 lge; cans 49¢€ Ib. NECTAR TEA ISN'TIT 2 1I'M USING A GRANULATED SOAP ALREADY. a bill introduced in the Senate yester- | day by Smith of Lake City. | The bill specified no maximum or minimum license. It would extend its | provisions to any and all forms of printing and publishing advertising, | including theater displaying. | Smith said it was not intended as a tax upon advertising by the line or inch, but merely a municipal license for engaging in the business. He said he had no figures on the probable amount of revenue that would accrue to cities. The bill went to a committee for consideration and report. TRAFFIC LEA.GUE ASKS END OF EASTMAN’S JOB Group Contends I C. C. Has Ample Power and Can Con- tinue Investigations. HERE'S THE SECRET, ROSE— OXYDOL— IT'S A NEW KIND OF SOAP THAT TAKES ALL THE SCRUB AND WEAR OUT OF WASHING ~ DOES THE WORK IN HALF THE TIME , HERE, / IT'S ENTIRELY DIFFERENT... The New Butter J/| A NEW INVENTION. JuST 15 MINUTES' SOAKING DOES THE TRICK ] Orange Pekoe—India, Ceylon, Java 'fiu;'.'f‘ e 23c 17¢ FLOUR SALE Sunnyfield | Gold Medal 12 Ibs. 6 lc | 5-1b. bag, 23c; 24 Ibs., 95¢ || 5 1bs., 29¢; 24 Ibs., $1.19 6 Ibs., in Va. only, 25¢ 61bs., in Va. only, 33¢ These Special Prices Save You Money! ‘Fresh EGGS No. I’s cWildmeu gnnnybmok = 25c—i=27¢ = 3lc Every Egg Guaranteed OF course ! BUT wASHINGS NO LONG JOB FOR ME. Ib. pkg. NEXT BATCH OF CLOTHES. 1S MINUTES’ SOAKING/ DON'T YOU DARE PUT THAT SOAP ON MY CLOTHES / WHY IT MUST BE TWICE AS STRONG AS THE SOAP I'M NOW USING—AND I'M BEGINNING TO BELIEVE THAT ONE'S TOO HARSH. NOW ROSE, I'M DOING YOU A FAVOR, YOU WAIT AND SEE. 1'M NOT ONLY SURE—I'M posiTIVE / I'VE WASHED MY PRINT PRESSES IN OXYDOL AT LEAST IS TIMES= AND THEY'RE JUST LIKE NEW. AND OXYDOL GIVES YOU MORE REAL SOAP FOR GOODNESS~ | THOUSKT ALL GRANULATED SOAPS WERE THE SAME. ) CERTAINLY WAS BEHIND THE TIMES. | WISH EVERY WOMAN KNEW WHAT A GREAT PIFFERENCE OXYDOL MAKES. By the Associated Press. CINCINNATI, April 5—Holding the Job unnecessary, the National Indus- trial Traffic League suggested yester- day that the post held by Joseph B. Eastman as Federal transportation co- ordinator be abolished. The league resolved unanimously | that when Eastman’s term expires June 16 the office be discontinued, be- cause “the Interstate Commerce Com- mission has power to do the things the Federal co-ordinator is doing and can continue the investigations he started.” The league held that “the truck has its place and should be protected in that place. Regulatory authority should be governed by costs, rates, fares or charges of any other agency of transportation.” OIL LAMPS '.TO CUT BILL" TITHACA, N. Y., April 5 (). —Ithaca ‘welfare officials are searching the city for old-fashioned ofl lamps. The Public Welfare Department plans to reduce the cost of electric bills by replacing electric lights with oil lamps in homes where there are no small children. ‘The department said some of the clients were too free with their elec- tricity. DERWOOD MILL DERWOOD, MD. We quote the following low prices on our high-quality feeds for the week starting April 6th. Terms, Cash at the Mill FLOUR (N 12-LB. SCARCELY BELIEVE T/ ONLY 15 MINUTES = AND THOSE CLOTHES ARE SHADES WHITER THAN EVER BEFORE. BUT ARE YOU SURE THAT SOAP IS SAFE ? CHEESE b. 20c¢ Sparkle . 4 pkes. 15¢ lona Peaches . . 2 lge. cans 29c | Bartlett Pears . . . 16¢ Tomato Juice . 3 cans 19¢ Standard Tomatoes . med. can 8¢ CRISCO i w2l %" 30¢ = 57¢ can Buy 3 Ibs.—It Costs Only 19¢ a Ib. Gelatin or Chocolate Pudding standard large can Camp- bell’s Ann Page Baking POWDER quick digestible THOUGHT ALL“NO-SCRUB"SOAPS WERE HARSH.... UNTIL SHE TRIED OXYDOL Mrs. D. Ed. Williams 124 Washington Ave. Evansville, Ind., writes: : 13¢ [Hostess l"':_u:;_é:ke ne 15e Rice Dinner < .2 <= 19¢ Morton’s Salt . 2 »- 13¢ Lux uesivoy Soap 3 == 19¢ Gran. SUGAR | BUTT 10149 | o S Sweet Cream In Cloth Bass In D. C. Stores Only Ib. 37C Ib. 39C “Backin19271 readanad- | vertisement about a ‘no- serub’ soap. To be able to save time in washing |’ clothes appealed to me so 1 tried it, but my experi- ence was most disastrous. My clothes were faded, and the fabric was nearly and there I decided there were two kinds of soap: fast-washing soaps and safe-washing soaps; but that these two qualities found in one soap. “But not long ago I noticed my ne! ting her washing on the wusual. Iasked her why. New Million Dollar Granulated Soap Inven- tion Combines Safety With Utmost Speed. At Last A Safe Fast- Washing Soap That Actually Loosens Dirt Out of Clothes in 15 Minutes® Soaking—And Gets Them 4 to 5 Shades Whiter Than Other Soaps Without One Bit of Scrubbing or Boiling. ® New and Improved OxypoL is different from any bar, flake, chip or ordir granulated soap you ever used. Different in way it’s and in the results it gets. Due to its patented process of making, OxypoL dissolves inspt.:mtly and completely in hard or soft water, and does these things: First—gives thick 3-inch suds, rich as whipped dairy Suds that go to work on grease, Second—sets up a unique, new out %o it es away—without scrubbing or . boiling. You cut washing time 25% to 40% in tub or machine. You save long hours of , scrub- bing and boiling—you get clothes clean and white without washboard wear and tear. And yet, due to its special formula—its speci protecti 1. fe. fe . colors, and fabrical sttt - Accept Free Trial i : Send your &Gamble, A we'll see name and address to Procter: D:%t‘ Cly(:“‘l?&l:ox l!)l,l &mmt;,(Ohio. oo 2 full washings) ;fi free. Orto lvoid‘fihy THE NEW NO-SCRUB NO-BOIL LAUNDRY SOAP THAT'S ired . DERWOOI DERWOO! g! W Rockville and’ Gaithersburg Phone—Gaithersburg 19.F-13