Evening Star Newspaper, August 22, 1921, Page 9

SEEK UNIFORM LAW 10 GUARD CHLDREN Trained Lawyers Will Also Draft Blue-Sky Law at Cincinnati Session. fated Press. ATI, Ohio, August 22—The national couference of thirty-first commissioners on uniforf state laws will open here Wednesday for a weel's session preceding the conven- tion of the National Bar Association. W Lrafting a uniform blue-sky law for all states, and of a law for protection of llegitimate children will be chief among the subjects considered. onference. made up of commis- from all of the states and re District of Columbia, Alaska, Hawaii, Porto Rico and the Philip- pines, during its existence since 1890 has had its recommendations for uni- jorm laws adopted in 291 jurisdic- tions. Opening day will be principally taken up with organization and the presidential address by Judge Henry Stockbridge of the Maryland court of appeals. Thursday the conference will open as a legislature for consideration of the elghth draft of a uniform incor- porations act. This will be the sub- ject taken up in the morning and aft- ernoon session, with a report on a uniform blue-sky law to be given in the evening, together with suggested amendments to the warehouse receipts and bills of lading acts. Propese New Flduciaries Act. Proposal for a uniform flduciaries act will come up_for consideration iday, when the first tentative draft sure will be presented. The ssion will consider the first tentative draft of an act relating to the status and protection of illegiti- mate children. - urday will be taken up cond draft of a uniform tory judments act, with Mon- ven over to consideration of t draft of a uniform mortgage act and of report of the committee on compacts between states. The decislon of these commissioners are printed and brought before legis- latures of all states recommended for ge. The negotiable instruments recommended by the conference, been enacted by fifty-one juris- dictions, while the sales act and bills of lading act has received favorable actlon_in twenty-three jurisdictions, and the warehouse receipts act in forty-five. Trained Lawyers Draft Acts. Commissioners in thirty-three states are appointed by the chlef executive, acting under express legislative au- thority. In the other jurisdictions the appointments are made by general ex- ecutive authority, three representa- tives from each state. The object of the conference, as stated in its constitution, is to “pro- mote uniformity in state laws on all subjects where uniformity is deemed desirable and practicable” Proposed acts are drawn by special committees of trained lawyers and are printed_and discussed at the national conferénce usually for several years before adoption. —_— CONFER ON RUSSIA. ’ rebuilding of Petrograd and Odessa have been opened between German, English and American capitalists and the soviet authorities, according to an i, an article from which is reprinted in the Copenhagen Social Demokraten. The Polish jour- al declares its Information came from “a reliable source.” The work, it says, would include the extension and improvement of the municipal works in the two cities, repairs to ram ways and the reconstruction of jractories. The concessions would be opera- ive for forty year, says the news- paper, which adds that the parties to the negotiations are to meet in Ber- fin on August 26 and that Leonid irassin, the soviet commissary of rade and commerce, will take part n this conference. 16 to 42. 95¢ double-tip reinforcement. avhite, black and navy blue. | Two Button . 5 0 i i 5 uality heavy stk and ‘We also have the more conservative types of shoes and oxfords in the lighter FRONT, by Lieut. Hector Mc- q o 58 Sllk Glov es Sllk Hose weights and in variety of English lasts. Querre, 13 full-page fllustra- in a wide variety of i 28e. Attractively priced Very appropriate for all wear. Can be used to great advantage by those taking auto trips. The finger tips are strengthened by the Colors are pongee, SIOUX INDIANS OPPOSE DANCING | FOR ALL TRRIBESMEN UNDER 60 OKREEK, S. D., August 22- The convocation of Sioux Indians, in session here for the last three u under the auspices of the Episcopal Church, went on record as opposed to the revival of danc- ing among their tribe's people. Following the pow-wow of ves- terday, at which the matter was threshed out, a report in the form of a memorial to Rt. Rev. Hugh Burleson. episcopal bishop of the e, was presented to tae con- “Realizing the progress and industry and the moral interest of the In people” the report says, would' represent that the revival of Indian customs is injurious and in many instances leads to im- morality and the disobedience of the laws of the country, and we would further pray -that the com- missioner of Indian affairs extend to our people- wise counsel and advice as will lead our people to think more of the future than the past, and that Indian dances upon the ‘reservations, if permitted at all, b confined to those who are sixty years of age and upwards.” This memorial was embodied in a resolution which the convention adopted. It is the work of the Indians themselves, the church having as yet taken no stand with reference to the question of danc- ing, pending the result of an necessity for THE EVENING 'STA'R WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, Woodwarh K Lotheoy investigation which Bishop Burle- son_conducted. 5 The convocation came to an end yesterday with a discussion of the work of the' Episcopal Missionary which celebrates its cen- ¥ e Sioux brave, as a priest of the church. _— JAPAN TO SEND SHIP. Settsu to Take Part in Big Bra- zilian Celebration. TOKIO, August 21.—Japan will send the battleship Settsu to the coming Brazilian centenary celebration at Rio de Janerio, it is afnounced in the press today, : The Settsu is a 21,000-ton ship, built ; 2 Her sister ship, | achi, was destroyed by an n in Tokuyama bay in 1918, - DIES FROM COLLISION. RSBURG, Fla., August 22. enty-four years from which he when he was knocked from cle by an automobile driven Joe Drane. ed man was carrying ice in one hand and steering the bicycle \with the other at the time of the ac- cident, according to eyewitnesses. the explos Eating more body with a eating DOWN STAIRS STORE OfLesser Priced Merchandise The First Showing of Sleeve‘less Fall Serg‘e Dresées Specially Priced $7.50 and large, comfortable armholes. Two youthful .styles, in navy and black. Sizes demand. 3_5 Sleeveless Wash Dresses Watch Your Weight than you need burdens the baggage”. Keep the body strong and supple and the brain clear and active by Shredded Wheat the perfectly balanced food that supplies in proper proportion the .elements needed for building the perfect human body. Eatit toasted with butter, chewing the shreds TRISCUIT is the Shredded Wheat cracker. A crisp, whole wheat toast eaten with butter or soft cheese. Women's Super-Fashioned $1.00 They are of fine quality evenly woven silk, with reinforced heels and. toes. may make your choice of white, black, Russia calf or brown, as your needs may starchy foods lot of “excess You ~ Open 9:15; Close 6 N UST. 22, 1921." New Yortk—WASHINGTON—Paris Closed Saturdays Outfitting Young Men, Youths and Boys Preparing for School and College Wardrobe requirements for this very important step in the life of your sons should be selected with a nice discrimination for style and quality of the apparel as well as an understanding of what is best for the individual needs of each young man or boy. Here such a selection is easily made. Long Trousers Suits and Correct Fall Topcoats So intent are we upon securing garments best adapted to the purposes and needs of young men and youths that we have them designed and tailored by makers who specialize in this class of garments. These New Long Trousers Suits are in slender, well-fitting, finely designed styles, both single and double breasted, and in a variety of exceedingly fine Sizes 16 to 20 years, $30 to $50 Fall Topcoats, exceptional fabrics and fine tailoring, $24.75. fabrics. Gabardine Coats, best quality, $30. Boys’Knickerbocker Suits, Topcoats & Haberdashery Suits that convince you immediately of their better styling and better tailoring; fabrics that are refined and distinctive, but not commonplace—the best worteds and woolens that can be gotten. Bath Robes, $6 to $1250. Lounging Robes, $1250 to $25.00. Fine Quality Madras Shirts, $195. Cotton Pajamas, $150 and $175. Cloth Hats, fabrics and workman- ship the best, $350. Is Easily Completed in the Men's Furnishings Section STETSON HATS are known every- where for their correctness, conse- quently the college man likes to wear them. The colors for fall are brown, tan, moth, oxford, iron and light gray. $750, with tax of 25c. STETSON FEATURE HATS are the best hats made by Stetson, and you know what that means in quality and style; finest all-fur felt and silk trim- WOVEN MADRAS SHIRTS permit a wonderful selection of colorings and patterns, and, of course, you know that they cannot be surpassed in service. $2550, $3 and $350. SILK SOCKS, many novelties; all plain colors and clocked effects. Prices from 75c to $4. All the reliable grades in cotton and lisle and fiber silk socks, too. i i i i o, One and Two Piece Suits, sizes 7 to 18 years. $13.75 to $30. i 3 Regotistona foriConcemions I Bay un‘tll tho‘.OUghly insalivated % a Boys' Fall Topcoats, a very special showing of truly high-grade fabrics; E;O;?;fd d:’r'ys:&';z;m;f construction Work Opened. ~ § builder of muscle, bone and brain. sizes 10 to 17 years. $13.75. morning glories and cherry LONDON, Angust 21—Negotiations Boys® Raincoats, sizes 10 to 17 years, $675 to $15. blossoms. Loose pocket for concesslons connected with the Sweaters, $5.75 to $10. Flannelette Pajamas, $L75. sleeves. A New Brogue Oxford Women Will Like FROM LAIRD, SCHOBER & CO. 'TH a'brogue you may be inclined to associate weight and lack of grace, but not so with this model of Laird, Schober & Co. creation. It has all the charm and daintiness you have learned to expect from these makers, whose shoes you can see here only. . Shown in a rich shade of tan Scotch grain leather, with straight tip ahd ball strap; full, comfortable toe; low, flat heels and Good- year welt soles. ‘The price is $15 pair, plus tax @ ‘Women's Shoe Sectlon, Third floor. New Colored Wash Fabrics For Schoolgirls’ Dresses ] MOTHERS who are preparing to make their girls plenty of wash dresses for early school season will find our selection admirably suited to their many requirements. ., Kiddie Cloth and Tom Boy Suiting, 38c yard. 32 inches wide, in a full assortment of plain colors, such as brown, green, copen, pink and gray. Kindergarten Cloth, 32 inches wide, 50c yard. Plain colors and stripes in all the wanted colors. Dress Ginghams, 32 inches wide, 38c and 75c yard. Beautiful colorings in checks and plaids of 4nany designs, the bright tones predominating. also plenty of plain shades. Cotton Dress Goods Section, Second fioor. A Clearance Sale Japanese Hand Embroidered Kimonos and At prices that should induce Negliges Each garment is typical of Japanese designing and needlework, of Japanese love for soft silks and beautiful colors, of the Japanese desire for graceful ease and freedom in their apparel. Handmade and hand-em- broidered, and all our direct importation. The quantity is limited in each instance, so se- lections should be made with- out delay. The values are ex- tremely unusual. os reduced to $10 In shades of rose, lavender, navy, wistaria_and purple, finished at waist with gir- dle and handsomely em- Kimonos reduced to $13.50 Japanese style, with loose sleeves and sash, in rose, wistaria, navy and copen, embroidered “in chrysan- themums, morning glories, cherry blossoms and roses. Kimonos reduced to $25 Very lovely garments of fine quality satin and crepe de chine, hand-embroideted in colored roses, poppies, cherry blossoms, hydran- geas, chrysanthemums and pine sprays, combined with green foliage. The colors are pink, light blue, rose, copen, orchid, brown, navy and black, lined with self or contrasting shades. Japanese Silk Sacques, reduced prices, $7.50 to $15 N > PRSTEPY PEPIETEYRIRREPRORERIPIEONI RS hmmmmnmmmm;w;:u; ! R A mings. $12, with tax of 70c. s el cat Loose style, finished with fold, attractively embroidered in " CAPS are worn by all college men— SWEATERS AND SPORTS COATS poppies, daisies, cherry blossoms, chrysanthemums, roses and :fi* ontfis sampasiartinoitostibaliigame, | ShouldibdintercrfcollcgeltruniciTney; birds, and in colors of pink, blue, copen, rose, lavender, wis- " or any place they feel like they want ar¢ ““”('1 g{’“"’l utility 5‘;‘“’":’ and taria, navy and black. " RAS are used for so many different pur- 5 & . " e e artiie posesitiatitheviarcloncfotflicimont Crepe de Chine and Wash Satin Negliges, i 5 ssary S . b ors and shapes; some are lined, some ;:::fif:;";‘.ofll ";;rilr:uu‘:m;:e ?:”;::3 rcduced prices, $l3-50 to $35 " i ini 0, $3. ST ctures an 5 RN L ; bl without lining. $2, $2.50, g Coat Style All-wool Sweaters, in plain An assortment of attractive styles fastening down the front, 1 COLLAR-ATTACHED SHIRTS give colors and heather mixtures, $5, $6, slip-over styles, tailored or elaborate styles, lace-trimmed " that neglige smartness young college men particularly like. Heavy ox-weave shirts are the best wearing and are to be had in plain white only, $3. The same material in neckband style, per- mitting the wearing of separate col- lazs, $2.75. PLAIN WHITE CHEVIOT SHIRTS, button-down, collar-attached styles. Special quality and special value at $2. FIBER SILK AND SILK MADRAS SHIRTS in many lustrous Jacquard figured weaves, and a liberal array of colorings and designs. $4, $4. HANDKERCHIEFS. Hemstitched colored border ones are very smart; made of fine cambric, 25c each; plain white ones are $2 and $3 dozen. Pure Linen Hemstitched White Handker- $750 and $8.50. Heavy All-wool Coat Sweaters, with roll collars and big pockets; white, maroon and heather mixtures. $12. PAJAMAS are the slgeping garment par excellent, especially when made of such good materials and so well pro- portioned as the garments we offer here. Percales, muslins, nainsooks, madras and soisettes. $2 to $4. KNITTED SILK NECKWEAR, plain colors and unusually attractive color combinations in stripes, heather mix- tures and Jacquard figured weaves. $250, $3, $350 and $4. Cut Silk Neck- wear, in four-in-hand and bow styles. UNION SUITS—Light-weight mad- ras; athletic kinds for immediate wear, specially priced at $1, and fall-weight Brogue Oxfords and Wool Sa cks Will be the Footwear of the College Man And in the Oxfords black returns after an almost total absence of several years. There is a wide range of styles here that young collge men will wear and many popular and good-leoking models in High Shoes for those who prefer them. BLACK RUSSIA CALFSKIN BLACK WAX CALFSKIN BLACK CORDOVAN BLACK NORWEGIAN GRAIN TAN RUSSIA CALFSKIN TAN NORWEGIAN GRAIN TAN AND MAHOGANY CORDOVAN Prices Range From $7.50 to $10 Pair SPORTS WOOL SOC[(S(. in ‘hfigtg- ers, gray and green mixtures; light and medium weights. 75c, $1 and $1.50 pair. en's Shep, First floor. FANCY WOOL SPORTS SOCKS. with embroidered wool clocks in self or'contrasting colors. $150 and $250 pair. Young Men’s “College Robes,” $10, Plus Te ur An: Exceptionally Good Value effects. Light or dark shades. - Neglige Section, Third floor. BOOKS Special, 25¢ MILITARY SERVITUDE AND GRANDECR, by Alfred de Vigny (published in 1835 in French only) now translated by Frances Wilson Huard—(a novel), 25e. A_JOURNAL FROM OUR LE- GATION IN BELGIUM, by Hugh Gibson, first secretary of the American legation. 28e. SECRETARY BAKER AT THE FRONT, by R. A. Hayes, his pri- vate secretary. 15 full-page illus- taken from Punch, by Crosbie Garstin. 25e. DEFENCELESS AMERICA, by Hudson Maxim. 15 illustrations. charts and diagrams. 25e. GERMANY AS IT IS TODAY (1918), by Cyril Brown, said to be the actual present minute facts about Germany and the Germans —in Germany. 25e. HOW TO LIVE AT THE THE KNAPP METHOD OF GROWING COTTON, by H. E. Savely and W. B. Mercier, both of the U. i Agricultural Depart- ment; 46 Allustrations and dia- grams. .25e. AINTY DISHES FROM REIGN LANDS, by Louise Rice. Salads of Italy, France, Germany, and Spanish Novelties. 25e. OVER THE SEAS FOR UNCLE SAM. A series of Navy Storles, deeds of valor, and sailor ex- eriences in the late war. Many llustrations. By Elaine Sterne. 25¢. Book Section, Second foor. A Special Offering of 500 Yards of Blue Denim, 18c Yard —for making auto- mobile and desk covers. flo:‘:h“e Goods Rectfon, Second Tomorrow We Offer 5 chiefs from 25c to Initial All- balbriggan shirts and drawers are 75¢ trations. s . ’p MEN’S WEAR SERGE DRESSES of an all-wool quality, bound with gray or linen Handkerchiefs, 50c.and $1. and $1.50. THE MUD LdA}l‘Ks} A yolme a Special Purchase black braid or crepe silk; narrow belt of self material. Eyelet-trimmed belt, V neck Men's Shop, First floor. fl‘rm‘;""l‘":"“ Pl e of 50 Dozen Pasrs Children’s Colored Silk Socks, 50c ; Pair These are of splendid colors. Sizes 634 to 9V4. Just one-half of the price this quality of sock is usually marked. Chilaren's Hoslery Section, Fourth fioor. g Women’s Linen and Pongee Motor Coats REDUCED Table Tiles Prevent Marring by Hot Dishes Round Porcelain Table Tiles, with nickel rim and feet. A direct importation of our person- al selections in Europe has just been received. each. Housewares Section, Fifth floor. Only about 15 coats all told, in sizes 34 to 42. Splendid quality. Linen Om‘l.tl Reduced to Pon; Greatly Reduced = to $1950 Coat Section, Third Soor. Reduced to $1.95 SLEEVELESS DRESSES in plain colors of rose and bltte or small red and white checks; piped with white, Narrow black patent leather belts. There is still much time for the wear of these dresses and the value is an extremely desirable one. silk cord, fasten with smoke pearl buttons. 28 - A large display of Bath and Lounging Robes in smart plaid effects af\d figured or mixed patterns—colors that will please the tastes of young men. They have the cord binding, girdle at waist and either shawl or.notch collars. Moderately priced, $5, $7.50, $10 and $15. Men's Clothing Section, Second floor. | Boys’ Blouses, 95¢c, $1.50 and upward. New Golf Caps, $1.25 and $1.50. Boys' Section, Fourth floor. The College Man’s Wardrobe Bath and Lounging Robes of soft, warm blanket cloth in neat blue, gray, brown, red and green plaid designs, with cuffs and pockets; all edges bound in