Evening Star Newspaper, April 2, 1937, Page 6

A—6 * THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, NEW SENSHTIONS MARK CRAFT RO =Judge Withdraws When Jury | Refuses to Appear in = San Francisco. BY the Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, April 2—The etirement and threat of the | grand jury he dismissed | to bring court action crammed more | sensations today into San Francisco’s | wvast graft investigation. The inquiry into charges that police are paid $1,000,000 in “protection” money yearly already had been ked by a police commissioner's tion and questioning of the attorney’s right to continue as prosecutor. Superior Judge George J. Stej who only Jurors for before hi 1 aside “so that the u of the public will be Police Inquiry Asked. His name wa m into the in- who said he was r the ousted jurors, de- King Cheers Tiny Subject Belgium’s popular King Leopold cheers up a tiny subject in the military hospital at Antwerp. The King made an incognito speaking to officers wounded in the Fort Brasschaet mine disaster. . P. Photo. rs want a clean bill of aid. “The judge himself should be disqualified. by political opponents and ns caught in the jam of this unjustified.” ation that I decided to step Judge Steiger said some members nd permit another jurist to S e mh »q | handle the grand jury,” Judge Steiger in the inqu nd failed to keep t said oaths of secrecy. He presented his withdrawal from Judge James jury matters to the 15 other Superior Judge Steiger in a meeting at which “There ¥ been so much turmoil | it w ded to impanel a new grand His action is Conland replaced FIELDS FIELDS N. Y. AVE, AT THE AT (4TH N. W. CROSS ROADS TRANS-LUX BLDO 0 : i THE NATION'S CAPITAL } Start the season in GRAY—light, smoky, bankers or oxford gray— | did not e: jury from the 137 names on the present panel. Twelve of the judges signed a statement expressing confidence in Judge Steiger. Three others issued a separate statement declaring they had participated in no action other than ‘“retention of the names remain- ing in the grand jury box.” They ain their stand further. poration counsel's office as to its ac- quisition. Miss Vera Barnes was named chalr- man of a special committee which will endeavor to obtain a fleld house TR O and recreation center for the com- | munity. i i itiz | Edward Snape, a representative ot Washmgttm nghlflnd! Oilizens Good Will Industries, gave a brief Seek Information on talk on the work of the organization. Further business was given over to committee reports, particularly that of the Oxon Run sewer. The Sewer Committee reported that the House asked in & motion adopted last DIght | Subeommntitos on Apmepflauonx o at a meeting of the Washington | included in the 1938 District supply Highlands Citizens' Association if the | bill an item of $169,000 for beginning necessary land had been acquired for | of construction of the interceptor. the widening and surfacing of Nichols | A 5 avenue southeast from Upshur street to Atlantic street. Previously con- demnation proceedings for the' land had been put through, but as yet no word had been heard from the cor- DATA ON STREET WIDENING ASKED Condemnation. The corporation counsel’s office was Textile-Weaving Course. National University, Shanghal, China, will have a textile-weaving course. Like Good Friends They Wear Well, .. 39 Style and stamina . . . hardiness and hand- someness . . . that's why you get more miles, greater comfort, smarter looks, this Spring, in Smith Smart Shoes . . . 1744 - Pa. Ave. 14th and Eye Exclusively at D. J. Koufman’s Last Chance! 1 Day Left! 250 Hand Tailored - o Seste' 45 ¥ Spring Suits each correct and very effective in this spring’s con- trast of colors. Genuine $45 hand - tailored Suits in pure worsted im- ported and domestic fabrics . .. distinctive patterns and colors . . . all sizes ..+ @ Other shades also here — lively plaids, checks, herringbones and stripes. FABRICS FROM AMERICA’S FINEST MILLS Agency for ADAMHATS Open Saturday Evenings A rare opportunity. Radio Joe and’: His Budget: Bunch,” WMAL i Only One to a Buyer! SAVE $7.25 PARKING at All 3 Stores % Drink the beer that you know Is never bottled UNTIL IT IS FULLY MA- TURED AND RIPENED! Beer lovers have learned It is Free State that gives them supreme flavor, true beer char- acter and perfect digestibility! Drink Free State and enjoy beer MORE! Free State Brewery Corp., Baltimore. REINER DISTRIBUTING CO., Inc. (Distributor) WEst 2929-2930, 1073 31st St. N.W. ] [ A Taung In! Gordon Hittenmark—"The Men in the Street”—WRC—Tuesday and Thursday, 7:48 P.M. N APRIL 2, 1937, Charge it —or use our diversi- fied payment plan. MANHATTAN SHIRTS STETSON HATS BOSTONIAN SHOES —IS SELF APPARENT St.Albans CUSTOM TRIMMED The Quality of St. Alban’s Custom-Trim- med Suits requires no lengthy explanation ... One glance suffices to tell the complete story. The $50 you spend for one will give you more actual clothes value than we have been able to produce at anywhere near the price. Custom details and handwork to re- tain their shape throughout their long life .. . tailored the way you want them, with up-to-the-minute Style, Dignity and Good Taste. ST. ALBAN'S SUITS CARRY THE UNION LABEL