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TWO DRIVERS FACE FATALITY ACTION One Held for Grand Jury, Other for Police Court, in Accidents. Two men were ordered held, one for action of the grand Jury and the other for Police Court, by coroner'* Juries at Inquests today Into two recent traffic fatalities. Edward L. Bennett, 39, employe of the Civil Service Commission, was held for action of the grand jury in the death January 10 of Mrs. Gladys Redman, 36, of 4529 New Hampshire avenue, employe of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. She was a passenger in his car, which crashed Into a tree at Sixth street and Florida avenue northeast two days before her death in Casualty Hos pital of a fractured skull. The other defendant, Theodore O. Economonu, 22, a truck driver, was held responsible for the death yes terday In Emergency Hospital of Jerome O. Elliott, 72, W. P. A. worker, of 733 Sixth street, who was fatally Injured at Sixth and H streets, only a short distance from his home, Tubs day morning. Sergt. W. J. Liverman of the police homicide squad testified Bennett, who did not take the stand, told him that be recalled nothing of what hap pened Immediately before the acci dent and could not explain how It occurred. Mrs. Redman was in the rear of the car and was thrown against the front seat, witnesses said. A half-pint bottle of liquor almost empty was found In the car after the accident, according to Officer Walter Perkins of the ninth precinct. O. 7. Stroup, 50 New York avenue, said on the stand that Bennett's car was go ing about 35 or 40 miles an hour when It passed his about half a block from the crash. In the Elliott Inquest Sergt. Liver man testified Economonu told him that he had not seen Elliott before his truck struck him. Testimony showed he was on the cross walk when he was hit and died of head injuries. Mrs. Economonu, who accompanied her husband, fainted when the verdict was read but was revived In a few minutes. Woodward & lothrop 1Otcu«Pan0 G Streets P"0"* D1<™ct 3300 NEW STORE HOURS Beginning Monday, February 1st— 9:30 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. daily I I Frances Denney Oils of the Wilderness is to be discontinued in the *5 size So do act quickly upon your resolution to be come acquainted with this delightfully stimu lating cream. Do have it at hand to help smooth tired lines back to youthful, glowing beauty. Consult Miss Bernice Snyder, Frances Den• ney’s Personal Representative, here all next week, to give you beauty counsel. Toiumtns, Aisle 13, First Floor. Suit—Costume—Dress —and Coat... all in a woman's 1937 Version Wardrobe Suit A woman s fashion of four-fold im portance. And its youthful chic is as great as its versa tility. A nicely tailored woolen suit—with swagger coat— "scrambles" clever ly with a two-piece dress in contrasting solid color rayon or printed pure silk. Sizes 36 to 42. Ex clusively here in Washington. I ( Women’s Dresses, Tried Floor. NEW STORE HOURS Beginning Monday, February 1st 9:30 om- *0 5:45 pm. daily Statton Trutype Maple I Bed Room Suite & To Dignify Your Table Lenox China Washington Wakefield Colonial Pattern This beautiful Washington Wakefield pattern is an exact re production of the service used by Mary Washington at Wakefield, George Washington's ancestral home. The striking simplicity of its Colonial design on a rich ivory body, its embossed shoulder de sign and scalloped edges are a delightful addition to the charm of any table. It is a pattern that will harmonize with any service. Made by the house of Lenox— makers of America's premier china. This is one of the twenty one beautiful patterns we carry in open stock. Exclusive with Woodward & Lothrop in Wash ington. Dinner Plates, each_$3 Cups and Saucers, set-$3 Other pieces proportionately priced. Chum, Fifth Flook. « Colonial Crystal Cut Stemware Fine quality lead glass with long cut and polished flutes—an at tractively simple design that goes well with the Washington Wake field pattern china or any other fine service. A complete stemware service, in cludes: goblets, sherbets, fruit juices and five styles of beverage flosses. Priced from $1.20 to 1.85 each. Sketched is a goblet ($1.85) and sherbet ($1.60). Glamwau, Ptrpi Piooa. Four Pieces Specially Priced Featured in Trutype House Not just maple—but real Statton Trutype maple. Which means that every piece is made of the finest maple by a master craftsman—carefully constructed to last, to make its quaint beauty enduring. (Drawers, for instance, slide in and out easily and do not stick.) Each piece is an adaptation of some fine early American original (with the story of the original attached). The four-piece suite includes bed (single or double size), $17.50; dresser with mirror, $43.50; vanity with mirror, $23, and chest-on-chest, $41. Pieces may be purchased separately. PnMmntK, Sixth Floc*. 1 j Choose from— Two stylos of floor lamps. Heavily weighted bases to pre vent tilting. Finishes in a choice of Birmingham brass or English bronze or gold. Three distinctive styles and finishes of mica shades. I. E. S. Indirect Floor Lamps Specially $|/T.95 Priced IO Instead of offering one style lamp and shade—we offer two styles of approved I. E. S. floor lamps and three styles of matching mica shades. You choose the lamp and shade that is "just right" for your room—the price is $16.95 complete. Both styles of lamps are de signed in accordance with the new I. E. S. principle that af fords better, more beneficial light without glare. Even the direct, candle-type lights have translucent cups to eliminate glare. Adjustable to six de grees of light. Lakh. B»>wi Float. k R 1 * uantity—Priced Low ■■ ■; • ■ , . • in the Semi-Annual Selling I s 1 Wli§m' ' ’ - < • ■' 4r Carpet \ \ 9 and 12 foot $^.95 Square widths ,J ,y Yard ... ■. > - ' / Market prices on broadloom carpet are rising rapidly. As soon as this lot is sold the price on the same quality carpet will be much higher. Despite these rises, the price on this *J durable broadloom is only $3.95 o square yard as long as the quantity lasts. Hard-wearing carpet in a variety of popular colors. . /jS ■■... ’^.v! 'V^. ...v. >v.^. ■. | Colon in 9-foot width: Mulberry, tan, walnut brown, rose MiiJ taupe, apple green, heather, blue, dark green and taupe. Colon in 12-foot width: Green, rust, taupe, brown, dark green, rose taupe, mulberry and heather. 6x9..-$27.30 9x15-.$62.85 12x9-$52.20 12x20 — $110.14 carmFraiPuct 9x10-$43.10 9x18-$74.70 12x15-$83.80 12x24 — $131.20 9x12-$51.00 9x24-$98.40 12x18-$99.00 12x27-$147.00 & lothrop 10th 11™F and G Streets Phone district 5300 _:___^_•