Evening Star Newspaper, July 27, 1921, Page 20

- E6G COSTS 100 | RUBLES N RUSS Scientist on Way to U.S. Says Hunger Stalks in Petrograd, | But Rich Get Food. BY LOUIS LEVINE. By Wireless to The Star and Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1 RIGA, Esthoni; July —Prof. Arthur laschewsky. the distinguish- | ed Russian botanist and director of the bureau of phytopathology (dis- ease of plants) in Petrograd, is here on his way to the United States at the invitation of the Phytopathologi- cal Society of America. “Petrograd is a dreary place just now.” said the professor®today. “All ar ehungry save a few who have money. With money one can have a ®ood time even in Petrograd. There are such fortunates, because the bol- sheviki have.not destryoed the di-{ vision between the rich and the poor. | 1 have twenty-five men in my bu- reau, which was founded thirty years ago. The bolsheviki have not molested us. We have occupied the same building since 1911. My family and I have not suffered so much, be- cause we have been living on past accumulations. By selling furniture, clothes and valuables, is the only way we can get along. Butter 28,000 Rubles a Pound. “My salary is 30,000 rublex (Rus- sian paper rubles have no exchange value at present) a month, while butter is 28,000 rubles a pound and | one egi costs 1,000 rubles. Of course, | ave heen getting the ration of | pound of bread. seven pounds | aroni and half a pound of| sugar a month and some tea and cof- | associates are much wores off., 'hey get on by holding places in va- rious institutions as specialists. Some have three or four jobs at the same time and run from job €6 job. eking out a hungry existence. “They are an awful lot to look a emaciated. exhausted and shabby. Still we carried on our researches, even when the temperature was five degrees below zero. Last winter we had no water in the lahoratories. the pipes being frozen. The men were | frequently forced to leave their sci- entific work to cut wood, clean the| streets and do other obligatory | services. . Rexult of Work Unpublished. “What hurts us most is the fact that our investigations and experiments | are not published. presumably on ac- | count of the lack of paper. We have | received no books since 1916, and I| have only two or three technical| books for my students. The . worst year was 1919. Since then there has been no improvement, but we have be- come' used to the conditions. “My impression is that Moscow is better off than Petrograd. We go on living the best way we can. but the mental strain is great, and the ques- | tion is how long we can stand it | Prof. lasch ompanied by | Prof. Vavilov pecialist in plant im- | munity. ntend to stay in_the | nited States two month, sit | the middle west. ¥ 204 toMlaie) | —_— ! The Internationui Association, of! Bridge and Structural Iron Workers has moved its headquarters from In- ' dianapolis to St. Louis. A dresses. low price you can always a Pink Satin Bloomers than they would ordinarily Gloria, Essex and Ideal, women’s house dresses, Full 36 inches wide.- st Saturday. He A Woodmand & DOWN STAIRS STORE Of Lesser Priced Merchandise 100 Delightful Summer’Dresses, $5.95 Exceptionally Low Priced, A manufacturer’s close-out offered to us at an unusual con- cession is responsible for this exceptional selling of summer Reduced to $1.95 Pair Dainty Pink Satin Bloomers, in several different styles—lace trim- med and hemstitched, embroidered in pretty French knots or ruffled— now offered at a much lower price for, affording a good opportunity to supply the summer’s needs. | STARTS FOREST MISSION. U. 8. Expert to Probe Conditions in.Devastated War Areas. NEW YORK, JULY 27.—Commis- sioned by the Ametican Forestry As- sociation of Washington to study forestry conditions in the allied countries, Arthur Newton Pack of Princeton. N. J., sailed for Europe today on the Aquitania. He will visit the war-devastated areas of France and Belgium and will report as to the needs of sending more tree seeds to help replace forests cut for war-time needs. . Mr. Pack will pay special atten- tion tothe forestry methods in the allied countries because of the for- estry legizlation now before Con- gress as embodied in the Snell-Mc- Cormick and Cappér bills, consulting with Gen. Lord Lovat, head of the British forestry commission: M. Da- bat. minister of forests and waters for France, and M. Crahay, minister of forests and waters for Belgium. “The _forestry situation _in this count said Mr. Pack, before sail “is in the acute stage: 1 ve us mpleted a trip through Cana da and through the south and 1 the center of the lumber indust will soon be west of the Rock mountains. The millions of idle acres in the east and central west should be put to work growing trees.” HOSPITAL HEAD SAILS. PARIS, July 26—Dr. Edmund L. s. head of the American hospital Neuilly, sailed for the United es on board 'he steamer France will study the most modern hospitals in the United States with the of adding ex- tonsions to th y tution. Our Personal Guarantee “ Goes W and Every Can of “MURCO” LIQUID PAINT The Lifelong Paint It is not only the best paint made, but gives absolute satisfaction and years of service. No paint has ever “Murco” Liquid Paint. into the making of “Murco” Liquid Paint are 100% pure lead, pure ! tine, Japan drier. Any practical painter, builder or architect will tell you they always use the above ingredients in mixing good paints. E. J. MURPHY C0. 710 12th Street N.W. Washington, D. C. Just 100 of them-—new, fresh and cool—such dresses as every woman needs and wants for warm weather. pretty figured voiles, in various attractive styles, with crisp white organdy, lace or fine embroidered organdy adding a refreshing touch in collar, cuffs, dainty vest effects or inset hands. Most of them are in the preferred dark street shades, navy blue, copen, tan and gray, with white or colored figured designs. There is an opportunity for exceptional saving in this selling. 100 Crochet Bedspreads, Double-Bed Size - Specially Priced, $1.95 More of these Good Quality Bedspreads, in an attractive assortment of designs, have just been received. These are a particularly good weight for summer; and at this fford to keep the bed looking fresh and cool without the trouble of so much laundering. . New Crepe Kimonos . COOl am‘] Comfortable {Ol’ Summer $2.45 prettily finished with satin 800 Yards Cambric and Percale Thig assortment consists of a number of neat striped patterns, in blue, pink or gray; also a few dotted designs, and a very limited number of smart checks, in red, blue or black with white. The quality includes such makes as which are particularly good fer aprons and children’s frocks. : ICHANGES PASSPORT RULE.! Among the new styles in the pretty soft crepe kimonos you will find shirred models trimmed with tas- sels or dainty ribbon fruits; others of very fine crepe and forming a dainty sleeve. sell crepe and long, flowing sleeves. Serpentine crepe kimonos are in gaily flowered patterns. have pockets, sleeves and collar finished with fine shirring. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, WALK 550 MILES TO KiN. Mother and Two Boys See Mrs. Chambers Before Death. JACKSONVILLE, Fla., July 27— How a mother and her two sons, fourteen and sixteen years old, walked nearly six hundred miles in order that the mother might, for the last time, sec her sister, fatally il here, was revealed today after the | funeral of Mrs. W. C. Chambers of | this city. Mrs. Chambers became ill several months ago and physicians said it was impossible for her to recover. Her aister, Mrs. KEstelle Morse, of Attalla. Ala, hdvised of her condi- tion, determined to see her once more but could not afford to make the trip by rail. Three months ago, Mrs. Morse and her boys bexan the jour- ney afoot, and ten weeks later fin- ished the approximately 550 miles be- tween Attalla and Jacksonville. They weré with Mrs. Chambers two weeks {before the end. —_— i Order Awaits President Obregnn'!x Signature. MEXICO CITY, July 26.—President Obregon’s signature i3 all that is re- quired to make effective an order dis- pensing with the necessity for pase- ports in a forty-mile zone along the in- ternational boundary, according to an announcement by the department of the interior. The announcement stat- ed the order had been prepared by that department and sent last even- | ing_to the. president tor his signature. The order stipulated that persons! must have lived within the zone for |one year before becoming eligible to | the priviles ith Each been made to supplant The ingredients that go inseed oil, pure turpen- Main 5280 They are made of to $4.95 ribbon shirrings at the neck Some have a ruffie of Breakfast coat models Special 16¢ Yard A TR AR WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 1921 Open 9:15 7 s Closed e QJUAOOIAY othmg s \ é New York—WASHINGTON—Paris . SPECIAL SALE OF Aluminum Saucepan Sets, 95¢ Two Good Reasons for This Sale of Women’s Summer Dresses A Very Special Purchase, Much Below Usual Cost Reductions From Our Own Regular Stocks " This gives you the assurance of the high quality of the dresses. The ones - taken from our own well selected assortments have been greatly reduced;. those composing the special purchase have been secured at prices which enable us to offer them V3 to 15 less than they were made to sell for. A particularly fortunate feature is the large number of them in navy blue— though many also are'in flesh and plain white. All the wanted materials and the season’s most favored styles and trimmings. Georgette Crepes, Canton Crepes, Crepe de Chines, | = At $25 Choice Cambridge Crepes, Foulard and Georgette Combinations Satins and Taffetas—all of Excellent Qualities. Many of them show faggoting at the bottom: others are embellished with beading, embroideries, new ideas in ribbon and fringe trimmings. Overskirt The Six Models Illustrated Are Briefly Described Embroidered georgette crepe, in brown, over underdress of rust crepe de chine. Navy blue foulard with ribbon trimmed panels of blue georgette crepe. White georgette crepe, with wide tucks and faggot- ing. Navy georgette, trimmed in many rows of ribbon, over taffeta foundation. Navy blue Cambridge crepe, trimmed in bisque pipings. Flesh color georgette crepe, beautifully braided, over flesh crepe de chine. In short, they are just such dresses as women are selecting to wear right now. In the entire collection, sizes 36 to 44 are represented, but of course not in each model, because we have made it a point to have only two or three in each style, a fact , . effects, pleated models, low-waisted and slip-over styles. that every woman will appreciate. Dress Section, Third: fioor. Women’s Summer Skirts Compelling Values, $15 The remarkable values in this sale of summer skirts can in no way be expressed in terms of price—they are best told in the skirts themselves. The largeness of the assortment, the uncammon smartness of the varied pleated styles, the fashionable colors and the superior quality of the materials. . Such values .are possible only because of the liberal concessions made to us. The skirts which we have added from our regular stock have been greatly reduced. Included are: These Materials And Colors MAY QUEEN SILKS All white FAN-TA-SI Black on white CANTON CREPE Navy blue, variously combined with white, MOON-GLO biege or silver BURR-BARR Turquoise . ROSHANARA Jade Orchid CREPE DE CHINE L-LY-HO TAL-LY-H( Gray and Rose in combinations COUNTRY CLUB Qyster white SMART FLANNEL SKIRTS, in all white, blazer stripes or plaids. Beautifully tailored models, smartly pleated or gathered, with novelty pockets and lustrous pearl button trim- ' Bkirt Section, Third floor. mings. Set of three, in 1, 1} and 2 quart sizes, made of a good weight aluminum, finely polished. This price is just about one-half what vou would ordinarily expect to pay for this same quality. Housewares Section, Fifth floor. New Silk Umbrellas A colored silk umbrella that any woman will be proud to carry. The popular 25-inch size and in a gener- ous assortment of hand'es finished with leather wrist- straps or bakalite rings. The colors are mnavy, brown, green, purple, red and black Priced $7 (plus tax) Note: The Umbrella Section now adjoins the Men's Section, Main floor, F street. A lot of Men’s Fine Low Shoes have been reduced to $6.75—half and less than half their former prices. Sad- dle - strap Oxfords, Bl u cher Oxfords, B r o g ues, English last Oxfords, Wing- tip Oxfords are in- cluded. Men's 8hoe Bection. First floor. Draperies to Order Let us estimate and fur- nish designs now for your fall-winter home draper- res. We offer you the services of our experienced decora- tors in your home beautify- ing plans for fall and winter. They are here to aid you in every possible way, to as- sist you in determining what would be most ap- propriate and to give you just the advice and help which every women requires when home decorating is to be considered. If you have any ideas we wi'l be glad to work with you. or we will relieve you entirely of any obligations and submit designs and ma- terials for your considera- tion and approval. The materials are marked very much lower than last sea- son’s prices. Drapery Section, Fifth finor. Interest in the Great Coming Sale of Summer Furs (Beginning Monday, August Ist,) is wide- spread. Many women appar- ently are anx- ious to share in it — the prices are going to be surprisingly low. Boys’ Woolen Knickerbocker Suits Greatly Reduced to $13.75 We have made unusual reductions on a number of broken lots of Boys’ Woolen Knickerbocker Suits, including mixtures and serges. This final clearance affofds an”oppor- tunity to anticipate fall school needs, and at the same time offers particularly worth-while savings. The serges are all worsted, the mixtures all wool, in medium and dark shades. agree that these suits are splendid values at this low price. Sizes up to 18 years. Boys' Store, Fourth floor. Upon inspection, mothers will A Cool Porch With Vudor Porch Shades Equip your porch this hot weather with the most de- pendable shade; the shade with many exclusive special fea- tures that make it the best. Green or brown in a good range of sizes. $440 to $16.75 + Upholstery Bection, Fitth Soor. .- Il -