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¥ THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, 'D.' U, # “WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1922. INVENTOR OF “MOONSHINE” GOLD IN GERMANY DECLARED FRAUD By the Asociated Prexs. BERLIN, January 24.—The search ‘| of Prof. Irving Fisher of Yale Uni- versity for “moonshine” gold.came to an abrupt end when he-was inform- ed by an unidentified scfentist that | the German who had claimed the dis- covery of & svnthetlc gold process was a fraud and had a priso Dr. Fisher will leave R)r h;\mreecng.le came to Berlin primarily to study the German currency prnb{em His in- vestigation Into synthetle gold was o C G Sloan & Co., Inc. AUCTIONEERS 715 13th:St. - A wondertul-collection” ‘of “Genuine™ Engl e American Antiques, Valuable Paintings, Persian Rugs, " Modern. Mahogany- Furniture: of Every Description, .|§ Japanese Art Objects, Rare China and Glass, Curios, Brasses, Mir- rors, Draperies, etc. - At Public Auction (by Catalogue) Within Our Galleries tist has just told me that the man ord.” My friend who gave.me the original known the man for yei sured me that the one thing sure of was that the man was not a! raud, however. mistaken he might ! be about his supposed Anvention. ‘I am now disposed to belleve that he was misled.” Prof. Fisher sald the German gov: grament had not tiken much stoc in the man’s synthetic gold story, an T E | incldental. 715 13th Street X In'a typewritten statement to the ' thal (hose mostly Interested were:in i S AN N f | fcwopaper correspondents he said)dividual sclentists. | | that the purported invent: ) It was stated by Prof. Fisher that i Wednesday, Thursday and Friday e il ottt a1, S Bl vt = an B | ing synthetic gold, but that f e’ war the German Goversisentiliad | uary 25, and 27 unexplained reason Prof. Fisher did |made serious attempts to produce At 2 P. M. Each Day.. By order of John W. Childress, Executor of-the O. €. Staples Estate; F. S. Key-Smith, Attorney for a client in Europe; the heirs of the Woodhull Estate and others. Now on_View. Catalogues on Application to Terms Cash C. G. Sloan & Co., Inc., Aucts. gold by new methods, and had s not accept dt. The alleged Invento T | ceeded In extracting gold from se submitted samples of gold to Presi- dent Havenstein of the Reichsbank,|Wwater, but not on a paying ba: Which he alleged he had made. This |“1 understand the attempts gold was found to be 99 per cent |abandoned,” Prof. Kisher added pure, but Herr Havensteln was with- |1 have no evid that the German } out proof that the gold had been |government is making any further made artificlally, This occurred in |attempt 1917, but why President Havenstein | The German who is alleged to hav did not investigate further Prof. |discovered synthetic gold told th Fisher does not explain in his state- | professor that this gold was mad ment. After from mercury by an electric vacuum gatlons, Prof. furnace pro i NY GOOSE CAN TAKE OFF CLOTHES AND INTERPRET HUMAN EMOTIONS By the Assuciated Press. not acquired the debutante slouch SAVANNAH, Ga., January 25.—To |Db exhibiting find real beauty of pose or motion ‘pass up the photogravure sections of ‘the Sunday papers and turn_ to the sporting page, Mrs, James J. Storrow of :Boston advised the Natlonal Girl Scout Councll here today. “Any goose,” she sald, “can take off her. (it is only women who in- terprot) shoes and stockings and armed with a sllk scarf or dagger, canter around, Interpreting the whole gamut of human emotions, or pose {n would-be classic attitudes 'with +{ thé most unclassic figure. If our {scouts are to adopt these types, do | at least let us first see that they have themselves in too | ho 18 first vice pres- ouncil, spoke on the ! subject of “Dancing for Girl Scouts.” She outlined her idea of what should | irements of good dancing, | “As dancing 1s an_active physical! it should make for good ' development, and should not | require strained or distorted . posi- | tions which migit prove harmful, | “Dancing should give pleasure both | to the dancer and to the onlooker and should express joy, or, at least, enjoyment. “It should not express affectatio or 'self-consciousness, or cmphasiz the physical attributes of the danc “It should be rhythmical and be per- formed with lightness and beauty of | motio What Kind of Post Bmder Do You Need? - Solid or sectional posts? - Top lock (key- less) or end lock with key? For what size sheet? What style of binding? No matter what your particular require- ment may be for current or transfer binders; - your stationer can meet it with one of the many styles and sizes of National Post:’ Binders, Ask him. 3 ' Lgok for This Trade Mark When' You Buy NATIONAL orrow said the ballet daughter, the e were founded on dis TO HOLD 40TH MEETING. American Forestry Association ‘Will Assemble Here Tomorrow. ‘The fortieth annual meeting of the | American Forestry Association will be held’ tomorrow afternoon in the large ballroom of the New Willard Hotel, beginning at 2 o’clock. Charles Lathrop Pack, president of the association; Senator Irvine'I. Lenroot of Wisconson, Col. Henry S. Graves and President. Mr ‘Washington James J. Storrow of Boston; vice president, M Arthur O. Choate | of New York; rd vice president, Mrs. Julius Hosenwald of Chicago: fourth vice president, Mrs® Wi illlamy Sims of Newport, and fifth Vice presi- | Dr. Henry S. Drinker will deliver ad- | 3ont. 2 ArISHILtRor Colotado dresses of welcome. ering Preceding the meeting, a business ses- 5 sion will be held, at which important questions of the association, including . k S ° UIcK Jervice I . L3 | Printing the submission of amendments to the LEWIS M. THAYER -laws, will be discussed. At 8 o'clock | W e = 507 13th N.W. tomorrow night a smoker and lunch “ BERMUDA—CUBA will be held at the University Club. There will be a series of short addr: by prominent members, includini ‘W. P. Greeley, O. M. Butler, new pointed roreszar of the association; N son O. Brown, Hermann von Schrenk, Ernest A. Bterllng and 8. B. Detwiler. s bty RATED Three Officers and 45 Men to Be 1316 701324 7 'ST. N W. MEDITERRANEAN CRUISES qBodies of : WEST INDIES CRUISES ve enlisted men of the Army who ARIBI! ISES died overseas will be buried with full CALIFORRSIE A,"i'DCRIlIJONflLITLU military honors in the Arlington na- Via PANAMA CANAL tional cemetery tomorrow afternoon Europe,.. Orient, South ~ America Buried Tomorrow. " EVERY GARMENT REDUCED TO BED _ ROCK IN THIS CLEAR-THE-RACK ey R ] B N Army will conduct the services. The ALL-WOOL WOMEN'S SUITS includes First Lieut. Stenmship and Tourist Agency, Loose Leaf and Bound Books * NATIONAL BLANK BOOK COMPANY, 18 Riversile, HOLYOKE, MASS. Bodies of three officers and forty- EALE! SH.LK PLUSH & WOOL COATS J{list of dead i i Fioe qualit; ted T takabl Philip Dietz, 99th Alr Squadron, of No. 1 Woodward Buildiag iy g 98 gy s g "5;.'..“} v A L R e S Phone Main 1089 made in good, serviceable stylisl. fall garments. ward P. Alexander, 509th Engineer les for sport or street you to buy lvw Ploneer Battalion, of Tuscon, Arl wer Al sizes. for mext year's wear at First Lieut. Richard Anderson, Re. ~—$25 WOMEN'S FINE SUITS — | thi® low price. serve Corps, St Louts. Mo.; Private T gty “Fresh (| ~_$% ExTRA SIZE Coats || Trcotore Rochceter, Fin eld “Ar: e i efirent ver s 98 ey _u‘“i’,,m';‘,' o Private Leonard Brittle, 111th”Field lour, “made “tn service- e s 95 Artlilery, of Ivar, Va. able’ styles and sl |.. fancy mnu All A Ly lined. Broken s'zes. sizés op ' te 56; oA, TO $35 HIGH-GRADE SUITS brown, black. RESIGNATIONS ACCEPTED. A wonderfal lot of o Resignations of First Lieuts. Roy P. fine all.wool suits, of $25 FUR-COLLAR COATS e Y p, Corps of Engineers, and John Read’s Tricotine, Amse- 521.50 e, AR wfu{l‘(;v:"-“n! M. Tatum, infantry, have been accepted fine materials, |b) the President. teed linings, full 1 and values ‘that redncad $10 AND $15_ SILK “DRESSES A lot of fine quality taf- fein, watin and velveteen 5555 Headuches from Slight Coldx I Lexative RROMO QUINTNE Tablets relieve the Headache by curing the Cold. A tomic laxative and germ destrover. The gebulne bears the ture of E. W. Grove. (Be sure you get BRoMO.) * 30c.—Advertisement. Sale of used pianos&players Guaranteed by us to give complete At Al Pl n_regalar and extra THOS. LEEMING b’g Every ome in the Dresses, trimmed with e Tot @ bargain. broidery, georgette, lace; W ete. Mostly sizes np to 38. EXTRA SIZE SERGE DR TO $20 CLOTH DRESSES :llzofllofof fl‘:gh :lbflflcfi slz 98 Boys’ to 58! 95 Suits | Gover, 39 Clean-up of small lots of Cloth serge dresse made, trimmed fine, in sizes up to BA. 20c Bleached Muslin, 15¢ Yard wide, per- fect bleached, cut from full piece; Fleece - line 19¢ Curtain Serim, 10c ‘White or ecru, To 50c 'Women's Hose, 1215¢ vard wide, fancy B g Perfect quality, 1 . lace ana drop-|and Corduroy Suits forzboys in les, in whil stitched double sizes 7 to 16. Values that you|iiack. satisfaction orders. L 1 & will appreciate when you seejetc:. Régular and Somie, . have . been them. Get in and save on these| outsizes. suits. 45-inch Table Oilcloth, 19¢ Plain white, tile or -mosaic terns, cut full piece; slightly irregula used for demonstra- tion purposes; others have been traded in for higherpriced in- 59c Women's Silk Hose, 29¢ Black, Seam- back, Fiber Silk Hose, slightly fm= pertect, lisle tops. 266 Pairs of Women'’s $4.00 ‘ to $7.00 HIGH-CUT SHOES 32.39, Patent. colt, with| Retuned, repolished and made to look like new. Remember, every one guaranteed by us. &2 Fine Lace | Curtains, $1.49 “Com‘::bll fl‘:t- ngham ce PR o i e brown viei kid| yards _long, in Louis heels. | neat floral pat- 0, and D widthe, 3] t loves, 69¢ n _ Vamp torm Wonan’l hnd chudren and Pants, in per- fect auali delivers any instrument. $]_O Balance on easy terms. $175 Emerson upright, $115 $215 Milton upright, $175 $225 Bradbury upright, $170 $195 Swick upright, $135 . $255 Cunningham upright, $195 $395 Schirmer player, $295 $500 Kraemer player, $395 $495 Wagner player, $395 { |3 | 1 | | | cordova, I i | | i | tic diaper cloth, in sealed sanltary ; full 10 plece; perfect quality. 3 Fringed Gt [g5 COMFORTS g Prstty flowered silkoline, with’ plain color border, ful .double- BEDSPREAD bed size, scroll stitched, _—P—L—--'—— $1.98 (313 srEETS $525 Whimmen plegee, $100 Pnrfaetflflon:::;}i:; Nous:dh:d afn u‘:l.;,hr:m:oa erese s695 Behr Bros. playe.r, 3475 croch « u-r-lue- designs. ;;B’l‘?l seam, durable and worth Iy $3 All-Wool NEM 0 618 F St. store open Manday cvemnga, 7 lo 9 Women’s 2 (Tho Hecht Go., fourth four) Slip-Over . S&Rvsr'flfi $3 319 || The Hecht Co. || $1 ‘98 """ vmx "¢ -z;‘:'.‘?‘.‘" lla m.dm dl eom-‘ BETTER BUSINESS SEEN. Roger W. ‘When Turning Point Is at Hand. P Roger W: Babson, business statis- _ Byt a distinguished German scien- | ticlan. and suthor, predicted an im- provement In busine ditions last (the. supposed inventor. of synthetic | night_bef e on gold) is a fraud and has a prison rec- Church’of the Covenant. Mr. Babgon based his statement on information, _sald he had|a study of industry figures for many | syria, 2017 B. C: ; -Baby carriages . 25% off struments. ; : ness. The country int t 1 Babson Tells Club | ro ne :r:r:msr l'.:, ore the Men’s Club of. the years, demonstrating’ that there are cycles marking the course of busi- persons practice thrift, to cut down expenses and save money, he sald. This results in a decline of prices, it was stated. —— The first woman with sovereign au- thority was Semiramis, queen of As-| is at the turning he pointed out. the cycle where endeavoring 1731 I street northwest. forded the members. a year on tobacco. PLAN TO FINISH CHURCH. Plans for the completion of the St. Matthew's Chureh ealfice, located on Rhode Island avenue northwest near R oo will be discunsed tonight | Spreading in Moscow, sccordin at a meeting of the parish council at| o 5" ‘agent here. —_— England .-nemls nearly $100,000,000 TYPHUS HITS MOSCOW. RIGA, January 23—Thé 'yph\m‘ s ‘o e Novyput, official bolshevik govern- Six hundred cases of spitied typhus Musical entertainment will be at-| 4% 530 GF ine Tecurront type Bave been registered to date. —_— Robes for the lord mayor cost the city of London $775 a year. ‘Half-Yearly Divcount Furniture vale HE furniture market is back to normal. Prices are fixed; stable. ‘Therefore, we bought freely—the sale offers more furniture than "New furniture to meet changed living conditions—furni- ture for smaller rooms and apartments, but all of it furniture artistic in ever befare. line as it is enduring in quality. Our plan of selling furniture—charging for credit—compels us to have the lowest cash prices in the city to meet the competi- tion of those stores that profess not to charge for credit. Extra special. four-piece bedroom suite $ with full length vanity dresser thruout. graceful bow-end bed. Genuine walnut semi- Vanity table $99.50 For the discount sale An artistically designed table (Queen Anne period). Post and mirror frame are of solid walnut. See table illustrat- ed above. Also mahogany finish colonial: toilet table with triplicate mirrors and three drawers. Dis- count sale price, $32,25. Entire stock of Raeisulkses. strollers and pullmans. Frcsh clean’stock in the most popular “.-fimishes.’ - It is from these lowest-in-the-city ash prices that these present discounts of 10%, 20%, 30% and even 40% are taken. All the furniture is tagged; discounts are apparent to every one. This American walnut or mahogany 195 This suite represents a special price concession from our makers for this sale. Highly attractive, as pictured, with first-quality wood and workmanship Consists of large dresser, full - length vanity, man’s chifforette and Tlus $?5 sohd mahogany chair 49 For the discount sale Not mahogany finish, but solid ma- hogany. Upholstered in excellent quality tapestry; guaranteed spring seat, high back and arms. $19.75 Colonial chair or rocker; solid mahogany, $17.77. Barbara Windsor chair, mahog- any finish, $9.67. Duxbury Windsor rocker, ma- hogany finish, $12.37. Mahogany finish rocker, with high back and saddle seat, $6.97. We doubt if wekcan repeat this sale 9x12-ft. Axminsterrugs $26 This is nearly half what rugs ¢ like these were bringing last year About 25 rugs—the maker preparing his stock for inventory let us have them *way underprice. l’auems include small all-over and strik- ing oriental designs. ~Genuine Wilton rugs, $85 9x12.ft. rugs of rdre beauty which give a lifetime of service. In colorings. .. to. harmonize wuh any decorative - scheme, - - China mnumg rugs, 36.95 9x‘12-l't. reversible wovén matting rugs . in’a.good rango of puttcrns. Wool and fiber rugs, $1.25 27x54 inches. Th arters wool. In plain colors—brown, blue and green. .9x12-ft. Brussels rugs, $10.95 Seamless rugs at an unusually low price. Inexpensive, but yet attractive, in blue, rose, green and tan colorings. (The Hecht Co., fourth floor.) All Bohn refrigerators - 25% off None better made; used | in the most thrifty and efficient homes and or- ganizations everywhere. | Seamless porcelain food chambers are as easy to clean as a glass bowl. Bohn Sanitor Bohn Icyeo | Bohn Syphon i ' All odd wood | beds, 40% off For the Discount Sale $65 beds, now $39; $25 beds now $15, and so on to the best in stock. Genuine American walnut or mahog- any finish. Numerous styles. | The lowest price we can recall for years on Poster beds 525.25 Walnut or mahogany Fall or twin bed sizes; genuine American waldtt or mahogany. llustration shows one of the various Colonial poster designs. Dis- count sale, each, $25.25. Qak chifforobe or wardrobe 51865 B.oth constructed of solid oak and neatly Chifforobe has clothes compartment and 5 roomy drawers; see illustration. ‘Wardrobe stands solidly; has shelf, numer- ous hangers and drawer. This drop-side couch S B B0 G B D [ S SER——— N