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The News Journal from Wilmington, Delaware • Page 24

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The News Journali
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Wilmington, Delaware
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24
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I 24 EVERY EVENING, WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1930. 10F LAST TYP-0-GRAM APPEARS TODAY "Everybody Store Women's New SPRING HATS I .79 VETS TO HOLD JL The final Typ-O-Gram appears in today's issue of Every Evening. Solutions must be In. the office of Dlctatype. not later than midnight, Saturday, March 1.

Several prominent residents of this city are Included on the committee which will Judge these solutions and determine the winners. Results will be printed in Every Evening on Monday, March 3. FREED Officers of Illinois, Missouri Seek Leaders of Hansom Racket. And what lovely new styles for Spring you will find hrt tomorrow and Thursday at nearly half price. Sport and dressy styles In straws and flt combinations.

Suitable styles for the woman, mlsi or matron. All head sbes and all the latest shad'-s. i Second Floor. Front i 605-607-609 MARKET STREET Vogue McCall Pictorial Review Patterns Huge I'aratle on Saturday. March i.

Manv Features. REIGN WARS ANOTHER VICT DARING KIDNAPPERS INDOOR FAIR WILL AWARD PRIZES THREE HAVE DONATED Tremendous Savings Wednesday and Thursday They Are BANQUET HELD BY LINCOLN UB WWW hJ I I ill mask ENID OF T1HIIE IV30H ii CLIEAI-A-mV (Bu The Associated Press ST. LOUIS. Feb. 25.

Officers of two States today searched for the master minds of a daring kidnapping ring which abducted Charles W. Pershall, wealthy Granite City, 111., chain grocer and banker, within two blocks of his home last week, held htm captive two days and released him on payment of a sum reptited to be $40,000. It was the second gang playing the ransom racket as a means of livelihood to be uncovered here within a week, the other, described by police as the "Gtif House Mob" being broken up through 12 arrests which followed a raid on a St. Louis coun.y resort and the rtscup of Jacob Hoffman, a bookmaker, from his underground Three others, all bookmakers and gamblers, have been kidnapped since January and their donation for personal freedom was said to have totaled $73,000. Bondsman Is Go-Rrtween.

Fershall's release was engineered by George O. Blockbuiger. Granite City bondsman and real estate agent, who declared he was an uivAillint; go-between. Fust denying any knowl C. A.

Gorry Delivers Main Address of the Evening. The regular bi-monthly meeting of the Lincoln Club, public speaking organization, last night was featured by a banquet, in addition to the regular practice speakers as usual. The affair was held in the new V. M. C.

A. Building at Eleventh and Washington and W. E. Skellcnger, president of the club, presided. C.

A. Gorry delivered the main speech. 20 minutes in length, on the subject. "Development of an Explo Valve to $2.9. Women' Women' Men' it TIES GLOVES SCARFS -Committees are completing final arrangements for the first "Indoor Fair" to be held by the J.

F. Spcer Post No. 615, Veterans of Foretcn Wars, for the benefit of their newly organized band, which opens r.est Saturday afternoon in the basement of the Odd Fellows Hall at Tenth and King and will continue until Saturday March 15. Special entertainment features are King arranged for each evening. A c'oc and pony show will be held twice caily and on Saturday night.

March 15. there will be awarded a Nash se-can and Majestic radio for which donations are now being received. The anticipation parade and competition for the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Bands. Drum and Bugle Corps from various post in New Jersey.

Maryland. Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia, will be held on Saturday afternoon. March 8. at 4. Free prires will be awarded each rav urine the week.

The special feature of the entire carnival will be the larce street parad on Saturday sttermxm. March 8. which is already p'tractut-t much nttmtion not only Delaware but in nearby States. J. Warner Feed will be Marshall of the parade.

The reviewing stani will be located at the City Hall Build- Guest- will include Senator? Hastings and Townsemi and Congressman Hcustcm an i other prominent persons. Competition cups have bvn offered bv the follnwinc firms of this rtty: Cup ri na'ed by Shyster and Ncrdquis. to the best appearing Ban.i and Bud? Drum Corps line; a cup by Banks and Br; an for the greatest number of men line: Elmer Betty for the Lert drill team and Gordons Jtwc! Shop, a cup tor the rxxst coming 50c WOMEN'S Hand Bags $1.00 79c 50c pr. Hundreds of beautiful new colors In stripes and floured Hrlpht and staple colors. Wa-hable fabri" pW.r-, v.iMr r.oye ruffe ar.d Ai! color5; and Gloves for all kund" of 'Take erl" leton.

Floor. All leathers and trains, 'apestry. etc. All shape. and colors.

Styles for r-rort and costumes. Thse bass rr7-ularly sold up to $2 tV Main Floor. edge of the ransom racket. BIock-burper finally confessed to Chief of Detectives Kaiser he had paid $40, -000. raised by members of rershall's family, for the banker's freedom.

Pershall was said to have been blindfolded, through the placing of cotton over his eyes and held in place by adhesive tape, during tin 43 hours was held prisoner. Kai-cr declared members of the second outlaw group, whom he described as hancrs-on of Madison county. 111. gambling resort." are sive Industry." Inasmuch as is connected with a company dealing with explosives. Mr.

Gorry was able to impart helpful and accurate information along this line. The 10-minute speakers included: President Skellenger. Daniel Linton Stone. G. C.

Kelly. J. D. Wheeler. O.

S. Elliott. R. K. Pier-son.

W. D. Griffith, secretary; J. Brosan. W.

F. Jorde. a past president; E. L. Mettler and A.

R. Jackson. Four visitors from the Lincoln Chub Junior, attended the meeting. They were R. Robmsrn.

J. A. Mavhart, F. B. Diehi and K.

W. Bleckrr.an. R. K. Pierson was chairman of the arrangements committee, of which the other members were: Daniel Fasnarht, J.

D. Wheeler and E. L. A rlebat between the Club Inch is O'vipri-cd cf v'. hac been graduated from clement public com ye.

r-nd the Lim-vin Club. Junior, hich is an elementary course, w. II a SILKS Women's Silk Hose Yd. SI .00 Wool Turbans I'OC Choose hlc, ITtderf'l! A 2 PAIRS FOR There are zr'ri'i -A rrrpe? th ir Sprir.e 3rih r.d I brainier and more daring than the "gas house ganc First Victim. is a real mob." said i "The others v.nv just a bunch of The V.

F. W. Band is under th' Si .00 1 Smart f.uhan in ied. blue, ta c.n Mack and wh.f sio-i rr.l-.rfu! ieo'cli plaids Th i i ial Just for Ted Da- A very remarkable offering of woman's vondeiful siii; hose, in chiffon and serv-icf wcisih's All and all the la'e" i'iIois feplT.ish your ti'rk pud ut. Main Floor.

punlvs tr: in? to this gang thunder. '1 hv inc. I rtn i or.v mcec'. 33-fnch llonnn PONGEE 88c capable rl.r-vti.rr. of Lieut-man Harry Brubaltrr.

the 53th P.cnrer Infar.trv Pr.d the Wcrld REQUIEM MASS THURSDAY F0 YM. J. LUTZ kidnapped Mul'-polc' Fritz in Janu-. aiy." turure at 'tee te in n.nvm.-nd splendid fhre for fpe- frks -v and very -mar'. All 'he had chw frrm.

a la'cr meeting The to arranr, for tbi; eludes R. K. r.crscn. A aivi C. A.

Gorry. appointed bv Pic Wttnrrn's Silk Women' Winter I Flit.1 W3 tl b.i t.t b- lu repute 1 rarr in I sm i before he beh.evo his flic Mist of the cam i ran.jmi. He wr.s ci. aned out a dice St. Lou-s a few day-n'oductod p.

lice paid upw.iids cf KKSUIr? COATS $40,000 for freedom. tt.e-5u.em m.vs ill bo orated in' St. Peter rro-Catlie-dal. Thursday at 15 tor Mrs. Anna Lrc.

w.f.? Er.r.r.rer W.lliam J. Lutr. cf the Bureau of F.i The DRESSES $7.98 HONOR EELLANCA AT BANQUET THIS EVENING Fortune tl.o-; ne.p and the best way ur.era. eav? home. $9.9 Cathedral Cemetety.

ration-. Her Wonderful FLAT CREPE $1.39 Humming Bird Hosiery Contest The Humnv.np Bud sill; h.s" which w.t in our large show window on testing machine moved across s'eel wheel 3" -(IG3 times bef're hole was worn through Phe followmt; are the prize winners: Mrs. J. H. Thomas.

Ulsmere. Del, win f.rst prize, 3 pairs Hum mine Bird hose Second pure, Ntrs. Marstaret Fernan. Fa 2 pan hose. Third priz''.

Alice E. Crossan, Flsmere. Del 1 pair hose. ourself is to wat. lor t.v- r.c a cp-1 portun.tif h.ch aie o.It rt daily in the Claimed Section i We Meam and Pre Suits for 50c MACKENZIE'S Guisrppc M.

Bcllanca. pre.iui-.'. el the Bellar.ea Aircraft Corpora' be honored ty ever 300 person at the banquet to be given him th.s evening in the gold ballroom cf the Hotel du Pcr.t Biltmore by the Italian-American Citizens' League cf Wilmington. Joseph A. L.

Errigo. attorney, i chairman cf the affair. A. James Gallo. attorney, will be toastmas'er.

Dominie's Nardo's Orchestra will fur- Prints and plain colors in fport and afternoon styles. Very remarkable "Red Star Day" offer. All sizes from 25 to 44. first Floor. Front.

Wonderful SHOES Values to $2.95 Maiur.r room for r.w r. r. 'vles "hich arrive riaily makes possible 'his -xtracrcinar: ''hoe 't Red S'ar Dav. Vcu nust see 'o theT real xcrth. All A final elearaway women's and misses' plain and fur-trimmed Wirer coats.

Ail colors and all sizes Choose early. Find Aato In Lynchburg. Loral authorities have been informed the pcl.ee at I Va a cwr.ed by Samuel cv Birr. Grant Ave which was sTlen from tr. -v rr.

Itas b-en rcoveed tl-a: Mr wVI n-tift-dnd Cleaning and Dvcine Work i 907 SHIPLEY STREET Kstablishrd 1S97 Telephone 7.14.1 or Send Postal Card for Orivrr to Call. K11MHMBER: In Wilminiton lis MXCKENZIE'Sj for Cleaning and Dyeing. msh the music during the ever while th? automobi' will rerfcrm. Genuine r.ades 1 Irish Lace 50c vd. Second -cr 1 1 ART GOODS SPECIALS Xote the Remarkable Savings Regular $130 QQr stamped Pillow extra special 0C Regular 50c SI (( S-ampcd Turkish Tcwls: 3 for l-UJ Rrgular OQ-12-pocket Sh'te and Laundry OJC Regular 35c S1 OH Unbleached Mushn Aprons.

4 for l.UU Values tc $1 SI fin Bedroom and Dmingroom Se's l.UU Rrcular $1 QQ Iland-pam'ed Mirag and Card: JC Mam Floor. Women's Rayon Only "Red Star Day.s" could offer you i nis splendid sav.nrt. s- be src to take Hdvantace r-f it. I-i: lace and hisTttou. M3ny pat cms t'j io-' from.

M-'ii ests and Bloomers 50c nk only. We s'. aivts the is Mostly 11 51Ze5. Maui Floor. NOTION SPECIALS 250-yd.

Spools of Cotton Toilet Goods SPECIALS The famous April and Cappi Bath Salts; $1.00 50c Percales 16c vd. Cretonne 25c vd. doz 100-yd. Spools Cotton doz Ironing Board Cover and Fad; extra special for "Red Star Day" Ironing Board Covers; special 25c xtra special. kc 69c 42c A' ivlnlw I t-t's j.v;.'.urr.

4 ROOMS COMPLETE $495 pip Women's UNION SUITS 50c Including value k) $1.00 in women's gauze union suits in all si vies and sizes. Make an early selection. Main Floor Beau' i ul cretonne and one a new Spr.ng ceicr an degn. Shculd reulii: Nee: ud sua: iit ii from stOCS ft 2.V I-'-' Regular 25c can Mavis Talcum Powder; "Red Star Day" only $1 A A 5 cans for vv Vankai Waving Fluid rains the hair to a natural 6-yd. pieces White Elastic; or extra special ill- 50c Regular values to $1.00, Garter Girdles; extra special, ea biiei Luc 10c Rave.

Trial ii2e Main Floor. indou Shades t)9c ea. Curtain: H5c pr. Table Linen $2.00 yd. Not one piece of table linen in this collection should regularly sell for less than $2.75 and lovely new patterns to choose from.

Muslin Slips 59c Buy them during "Red Star Days" and ou'll save a plenty. They are in strap and built-up shoulder styles. Lace trimmed and beautifully hemstitched. A very remarkable assortment to select from. Al sizes.

First Floor Balconv. V. st'Xk for "Reo S'i: These ha 'ailcred hem. advuse earlv chevs Double color 1 -hades in ecru and green and white. Regularly sells 1 $1.95.

Note the splendid eduction. ROOMS COMPLETE 1 i.r the two thi' iii-atlv i sr. Wonderful 1: r.i. 'wo irt, i- iii ui i.iiurtr 'A kind of iuu Uy rvi Women's Fast Color Tub Frocks EXTRA SPECIAL la Convenient Terras Arranged 1 i uimcfsary to mar-rid life in h. boarding or to live -with the folk." For in cash, will hiiif outfit mui may pay the baluive out ifguiar Cottage Curtains $1.50 These adorable 6-piece Cvitae sens in and no need to bo without them when our -Red Star Days" orfer them at such a modest 'n oct and all colors.

Curtain Materials 19c In ihih collection ou will find regular adine and a quality exceptional. 36 inches, vide. Downstairs Stare. 1 $595 Men's Xainsook Union Suits 50c Plaid nainsook union suits of quality. All sizes and you should secure a good supply at this low price.

U'- 1' hd Women will find much pleasure In making their selections from this wonderful collection because there are so many to choose from. Prints in guaranteed fast Regular and extra sizes. Short and length sfeeves. Values that are most extraordinary. Come early.

First Floor Balcony. Open Every Evening Until 9 Delivery Later If Desired MUNDY BROS. 814-816 King Street Tune in WDEL "DOLLY VARDEN HOUR" Every Tuesday and Thursday, 2 Until 3 P..

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