Evening Star Newspaper, July 7, 1921, Page 19

,“RITES FOR CAPT. CAPT. BROOKS. [HYDRAULIC POWER TALK |SENATE SENDS NAVY-BILL vm-n P. 0. Department Employe| GIVEN TO ROTARY CLUB Buried in Arlington. CAPT. NEWTON M. BROOKS. Funeral services of Capt. Newton M. Brooks, former superintendent of foreign night s, who died Saturday t his home, 224 A street were held yesterday at the ces at the house were con- ducted by Rev. Dr. Freely Rohrer, pastor of Metropolitan Presbyterian Church. Interment was at Arlington mational cewnetery. Military services were conducted by the Grand Army. C Brooks was a member of the Association of Oldest Inhabitants of th, trict of Columbia, Grand Army, Boyal on and Sons of the Ameri- can Revolution. Members of these organizations attended the services. In 1890, Capt. Brooks negotiated the postal service treaty between the United States and Germany, whereby mails were exchanged at sea. In 1899 he negotiated the parcel post arrange- ment with Germapy. This was the first time this country had made such an arrangement with a European eountry. Brooks represented the United s ‘at the world's postal congress at Vienna.in 1891, in this city in 1897, at Berne in 1900, and at Rome in 1906. He received a number of postal service decorations, among which . were the Order of Redemption_from Liberia, Order of Liberator from Vene- 3uela and Order of the Red Eagle from Gegmany. —_— APPEAL IN PICKFORD CASE. dttorney General at Reno to File Exceptions by Tuesday. RENO, Nev., July 7.—District Judge Langan, at Minden, yesterday gave the attorney general until Tuesday to file his bill of exceptions to the decision pholding Mary Pickford's divorce Fam Owen Moore. «This is the preliminary step to an appeal to the state supreme court by the state’s attorney general. Gen. - Mileg and Gen:';Mills Are Amgng Guests at Weekly Luncheon. Alded by a series of Interesting il- ‘| 1ustrations, Frank Weller lectured on hydraulic power as applied to in- i dustry at the weekly luncheon of | the Rotary Club. at'the New Willara | Hotel: yesterday. Mr. Weller showed. views of large plants in the Carolinas, Tennessee and other sections to explaip his stalk. He stressed the vastness of the electrical industry, stating that more i than $12,000,000,000 are invested in it, and that the annual sales of electrical products amount to more than -$2,300,000,000. Included in’ the guests of the club yesterday were Lieut. Gen. Nelson A. Miles, retired, and®Brig. Gen. Anson Mills, U. 8. A’ In a brief address Gen. Miles congratulated the club on the wonderful spirit so prevalent at all Rotary gatherings, and said that the organization, embracing repre- sentatives of all industries and pro- fessions, typifies the harmony and cohesiveness of the American people, that has made the United States the greatest republic in the world. The two veterans were introduced by Ro- tarian *Arthur Carr, who personally accompanied them to the luncheon. Charles J. O'Neill and Edwin C. Graham, two. past presidents of the club, led debate against a resolu- tion of long-standing by Arthur May, which provided that aftet May, 1922, no vice president of the Rotary Club should be elected president be- fore a year's time had elapsed. The resolution was lost by a large ma- In the absence of Charles W. Semmes, Willlam ‘Knowles Cooper presided. MORE s S s s BACK TO CONFERENCE ‘House Reductions Requiring Slow- ing Up of Building Pro- gram Refused. Refusing to accept House actlon in reduclng some appropriations in the navai bill. the Senate yesterday re- turned the measure to conference. Senator Poindexter told the Senate He had been informed by the Navy Department that the ! limitation placed on appropriations for new construction would require slowing down of battleship construction -to 25 per cent of the available capacity of the yards. Senators Brandegee, republican, Con- necticut, and King, democrat, Utah, deplored elimination -of the McLean amendment far six new submarines. Senator King urged congressional in- vestigation of submarines, declaring many were obsolete and others had engines lacking sufficient. power enable them to accompany the fleet. PRES#DENT HEARS PLANS. Approves of Project for Philadel- “phia Exposition in 1926. President - Harding was made ac- quainted yesterday with the plans for the exposition to be held in Phil- adelphia, in 1926. in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the sign-’ ing of the Declnru.tlon of Inde- pendence. John Wanamaker, chnh’mln of the exposition committee, Who was a luncheon guest at the White House, went over the plans with the Presi- dent and received assurances of Mr. Hardin's sympathetic interest in the undertaking, it is understood. It was said the President asked that he be kept advised of the development of the plans. THE Lyon One-Pipe Heater by actual service in thflmndshl:g g“"” stores and churchuhlhlt it wil] cut fuel bills b -'.hlrd 0. D’ ope- Write or phone for details on Heater ey Phone Main 890 930-32 E St. N.W. \ T ool Lo DAL o B p s B DL T S P B st b i L bR fe b BT o BT F L TR L T B b B b R T BT bR T R R L BT TR T L L v 15th and G Next to Keith's Opp. U. 8. Treasury Manhattan Shirts UP to the very mm-_ - ute tlus Summer Clearance started ~ we were domg’ very well with _Fashlon Shop Clothesat reg- | ul‘a“r_pri_ces. Custom 1s a great thing’ -1t wasn t n'ecess’ity : that brou ht down hundreds of fine_ suits to *27, $32 and *37. And Washing- ton hasn t been slow / to rea.llze 1t. 7oy, "Rochester Tailored Clothes 9thandE p Crandall’s thlnx(on d. 42nd ln& interwoven Hose =i JuULY 7, 1921 ' A : *Th@fl@@hi‘ Co. | 7that F 7th at F Summertime loveliness - . * . il in women's and misses FROCKS 7 200 lovely new frocks freshen the ranks in summer fashions. 200 Frocks in fancy voiles, ginghams and LINENS. - Where prices are guaranteed Think how long it 'has been since = you have seen smart linen frocks ° . at $7.95. lead the fas’uoru, so * black frocks are here in Dresses and coat dresses; Redingotes-and the new jumper styles. Possibly prettiest of all are the sheer voiles, winsomely trim- med with organdy collars and cuffs. ' Sizes 14 to 18; 36 to 42; 42 tg 50. (Apparel -nm—uma floor.) canton crepes . mignoneties $ supple satins 2 5 Fashion knows full‘well that seven ow of ten women look their best in black, so BLACK comes back. Feature—priced at SKIRTS wool flannels $ 7 '95 wool serges’ silk poplin baronet satin Duplan’s Baronet sazin and all other materials of the same high character. Pleated models and various sport styles Black navy, whue, copen, rose and novelties. sizes 26 to 30. Baronet satins in waist sizes 32 to 38. Summer's Joveliest Straight silhouette and tunic models as proclaimed by Paris and tricked: out with black or colored beads as Paris only knows how. Less striking, but not a whit less hand- some are dresses embellished with em- broidery, rihbon ruffles and string sashes. Black and navy. Sizes 14 to 18; * 36 to 46. = (Apparel shops, second floor.) Waist Sale kiddies’ romPerS Just in—shown tomor- row for the first time. Fine quality linene ; Dutch style with peg pockets Sale of Sandals and play oxfords $l.25 Clearing most of our BOYS’ WASH Surty Origindlly $2, 2.50 d $3 . on Square low neck; ;hort ' s sleeves; banded cuff at MADE by one of the upwards of 500 in kn%:. A colors. Sizes 2 largest manufactur- DARK solid colors ’ to 6. ers in the country—every Effectively trimmed pair made of solid leath- with black and white 500 more in white, light colors, ri inati itched braid. stripes and combinations. featherstitched brai er, both inner and outer soles, and sewed with the gT?IQ(}D{ Yt%a[: Rwflrl‘ofi Long-wearing fast-color fabrics in Palm Beach rip. Choice of tan or ma- Dutch Daddy Belted and ! Suits, $10.85 hogany brown calf Oliver Twisted Middy styles. » uppers. ‘ for big boys of 8 to 18 All sizes from 5 to 8, 8% years. to 11, 1134 to 2~ Sizes 3 to 8 years. (THIrd Soor.) (Third floor.) Sale! Girls’ dresses L and voiles Boston bags, $1.69 Engli . . 2 f ide 3 ish kit bags, $29.50 Delightful styles for sum- Genuine conbide, in black/and Gguine cowhide, in russet mer time. Plaids, checks, tan; cloth lined. =) X solid colors and various combinations. ‘All fast colors. Smartly trimmed. Sizes 8 to 14. (Third floor.) - Children’s lisle vests, 35¢ whide suit case, : : o c‘\’Mth straps - all zsr?“f(? Mercerized lisle vests for kiddies of 6 months to 2 heavy leather corners, rneted years. Various styles. S " brass lock and catches. 24- i Girls’ sateen bloomers, 59¢ * inch size. Cowhide suit cases, $12.50. ‘White sateen; with elastic at kneée and waist line. Sizes 4 to l/l cowhide suit cases, shade; From “Hegaro,” 20-inch size, collapsible. London. W,ardrobg trunks, $17.75 3-ply veneer; :covered inside and outside with fiber, making practically a 5-ply“veneer box— almost indestructible. Four drawers on one side; clothes trolley on other as shown. Heavily reinforced with brass hardware; secured wnth strong spring lock. ¢ Cowhide bags, $5.50 18-inch size, in tan only; each end reinforced with leather binding. Fiboard Suit Case, $1.39 16-inch Matting Bags, 69c Fiboard Traveling Bags, Il $1.59 Better wardrobe trunks, “;’;fii Leather Traveling Bags, $49.50, embodying many new ala i ) g ‘ 512.;0 features that help make travels | m“xflmfi_fl%&- Children’s muslin drawers, 25c—sizes 41012 Swiss embroidery edge. Sizes 4 to 12, Leather Traveling Bags, $10 ‘ (Tots’ shop, third Seer.) ing much more enjoyable. 34-inch dress trunks, $12.95. Owing to a dropped or raised thread or slightly -irregular border, these Turkish bath towels are 29c —instead of double or more Sale women’s SILK hose. Full fashioned kinds—scarce $l 79 because of the strike and becoming scarcer every-day. Philadelphia “ is the biggest center for Silk hose with silk or mercerized tops. Black, brown and Russia ulf All sizes. full fashioned silk hose in America. And Some of the hose are slightly “irregular,” majority are PERFECT. the hose makers there have been on strike for over six months. Stocks everywhere are 3 depleted. In the face of these iacts, there- fore, this sale assumes the propomons of an event. 2 3 will soak up water like a Snow white. No phone . (ThiM Soor) $7.95 Big thirsty, fellows that sponge. Size 23x41 inches. orders. Limit of 4. (South ammex, first Sesr.) _ Fiber silk - . - sweaters Women’s Sale HANAN white shdes nightgowns, $1 for women : : Made of finest white reignskin, white kid lined. Slip-over models; lace $ 8'88 tand embroidety trim- med. Also extra sizes, with embroidery edge.- Covered lxeeés. 5 . ~P1: pera Pumps; military heel - -—O;e‘;ln pumps, high French ‘heel £ —Oxfords; plain toes; French ell. "Rich as the pure silk at i .im'; S Ml:n;o M &G about half the price. omen’s 4 ‘G Symmer e ST Si for every ond in oxfords, *3 95 Corsets, $1.19 e M or A'maker's c’ou-out : Ll'git‘ weli:ght for the h?l: fine mesh weave. - First quality Shoes, in idcle 'mel:be:' 'top. ‘;.:yw bust. WG'u Black, navy sizes'S'to 9; AAsto C.‘m Soor.