Evening Star Newspaper, May 26, 1922, Page 25

CRANE SEES SYRIA ASU.S. MANDATE Believes Conviction by French Military Court in Damascus Is Error. By the Assoclated Press. PARIS, May 26—Charles R. Crane, former American minister to China, “oday continued his active discussion 5t conditions in Syria with leading Frenchmen, in full confidence that the report of his conviction by & French military court in Damascul for in- citing a riot was an error. The French foreign office has no knowledge of the reported conviction. Mr. Crane appears to have expressed himsel? last week very plainly to the mandate commission of the league of nations council in Geneva regard- ing the disturbed political situation in Syria. The substance of his declara- .tion was that the Syrians wanted, first of all, complete independence, and, failing that, preferred that the United States take the mandate over the country. If the Americans were un- willing, he said, the Syrians prefer- red Great Britain, but under no cir- cumstances wished to be under the French mandate. Demonstrants Shot Down. He reiterated the events in Syria which had led up to the violent mani- festations on the part of the inhabi- tants and declared that the French military had intervened with machine guns, shooting down somse of the demonstrants. Mr. Crane believes that if any actlon was taken leading to the imposition against him of a sentence of twenty years, as reported, it must have been due a misunderstanding. He recog- nizes that the French military author- ities in Syria may have misconstrued the nature of the demonstration by the natives around his automoblile as he was leaving Damascus after his visit there earty in April The former diplomut, who points out that he was in Syria solely as & pri- vate citizen, admits that in the agitated atmosphere prevalent in Syria there may have been some feeling against him, although he declared that in neither Syria nor France has he met with any- thing but courtesy from the French. He declares he has no intention of taking the matter up with the French foreign office in the present stage of the affair, preferring to regard the report as erroneous until it is proved other- wise. His friends point out that the report came from Cairo and was based on an artidle translated from an Arabic newspaper, leaving wide room for error, as transiations from this language vary considerably. They add that the conviction of a number of Syrian leaders and their de- scription as being friends of Mr. Crane may have resulted in the belief that the latter himself had been sentenced. Crane’s Talk “Injudicious.” Troubles in Syria were provoked by “injudicious talk” by Mr. Crane, for- eign officials said, but up to the pres- ent moment they had no information regarding any condemnation. The French government appears to have no knowledge whatever of the case, bevond the fact that some dis- orders occurred during Mr. Crane's visit to Syria. They have no report of elther any conviction or even prosecution of Mr. Crane, FRENCH CENSOR DELETES 90 PER CENT OF PAPER Arabic Periodical in Damascus Prints One Column of News and Nine Blank. By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News. Copyright, & CAIRO, Egypt, May 33.—Copies of a pro-French Arabic newspaper ar riving from Damascus demonstrate the strictness of the French cens ship of n circulating in_Syria. Out of ten columns of space devoted to news nine were entirely blank, their conten having been deleied by the cens. ‘Among th mitted to print was one concerning the sentencing a man of twenty-five years and of a bo: four and five vyear: yespectively, for tions to hostilities ag: Another item published was that the TUnited States was amo-g the foreign u the influence of two ems the paper was per- Many features combine with the low marking to make these exceptional values— ; For the May 30th Outing and Early Vacations Motor Restaurants —if you are going away in the car over Decoration Day. Suit Case style Restaurants, pr for the running board, are at- tractively fitted— For two, $9.50 to $10. For four, $15.50 to $3730, For six, $1850 to $7L Containing knives, forks, spoons, salt and peppers, plates, napkins, lunch box—some with cups and butter jars. Vacuum Bottles Pints, $1; Quarts, $1.85 Food Jars, in varied sizes from 1 pint to 4 quarts, $325 te $18, according to size. Unbreakable Botttes, and 2 quart sizes, $7. int, qyart $10 and g]lnbrnhble Food Jars, quart, Motor Restaurant Section, First foor. New Lowered Price on Sports Hats FOLDING CHAIRS, $§2 ARMCHAIR, with r‘rfic‘ seat, $3.75; RECLINI CHAIR, with leg rest, CANVAS CAMP STOOLS, 75¢_and 90c; FOLDING TABLE, $4. Furaiture Section, Sixth foor. Fancy Silk Hosiery Now, *3.50 Pair Tomorrow we offer openwork clock, lace ankle and face in- step hose, in black, white, Russian tan, cordovan, beige, pearl, medium gray, navy blue, at this lowered price. *12.50 —were never smarter than this season—with their delightful combinations of felt and straw, or chic straws and felts alone. Soft, crushable hats that are 3s comfortable to wear as they are charming models, showing a great deal of all white, as well Silk Sweaters An Exceptional Value, *19.75 Matched with a smart sports lections of silk skirts that we skirt, you could scarcely ifi? r e more attractive_or becoming becoming—in a wide variety of :Korts outfit. These are in the popular tuxedo styles in striped or blocked weave—patch Silk Skirts, 10 One of the most charming col- d a have seen in a long while—es- pecially at this low price. At- tractively pleated and gathered models, in the fascinating Burr Barr crepes and a new sports Take a Kodak With You Eastman No. 0 Brownie Camera, $2 Simple to operate, and gets a splendid picture right from the start; loads in the daylight with vest pocket film. A roll of 8 Kodak Anastigma: the advantage e(". gl}h!*m to_a little vest Pictures, size 1 812, Get Your Flags for Decoration Day Early ‘Toy Store, Fourth floor. o ocket x2%. 24-hour printing and developtag service. Briag ms your films. Kodsk Section, Pirst Soor. SPECIAL! Women’s 16-Button Washable Fabric Gloves *] Pair Remarkable values, just when these sort of gloves are needed most—at the price you can af- ford several pairs. The quality is unusually good, as are the colors, pongee, mode, beaver and white. Glove Section, First foor. 4 Misses’ Shantung Suits Just arrived, in time for Decoration Day. Very attractive tailored models in three styles—the straight box, link-button suit; the new French-back suit, to be worn with or without the very narrow belt, and the fine tucked-back suit, with notch collar and link-button front. Every miss will want one of these cool Shantung suits in her Summer wardrobe. Priced $25 and. $28 Women's Hoslery Bection, First fioor. Sports for the 30th TENNIS— as the lovely orchid, pink, sand and blue shades. Straw quills and pert cockades of ribbon prove themselves smartest trimmings. 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Paramount, W. & D Champion Pennsylvania Tennis Balls, 50c SHeriing Tapes, % and $5. arking Tapes, $6 an Racquet Pressers, $1.25. Tennis Markers, $3. Tennis Poles, $4. Racquets Restrung, 24-hour service, $150 to $5.30. Other Bats, SSe to §3.50. Masks, §3 and 84. Boys' Base Ball Sults, $1.95 te Base BIE: Stockings, size 9, ¢ 7Sc pair. Base Ball Shoes, sizes 6 to 10. $5323 and 90.75 palr. GOLF— W. & L. Special Golf Clubs, Special, $2.50 BRASSIE MID-IRON s DRIVER DRIVING IRON PUTTER Hornet Golf Balls Very Special, 65c Each; $3.50 One-half Doszen The Beginner’s Golf Outfit Specially Priced *10.45 Leather-trimmed Bag, with pockets for balls—three W. & L. Spe- cial Clubs and one Hornet Golf Ball. Sporting Goods Section, Fourth floor. s New. White Footwear For Decoration Day Six attractive models, sketched from our wide and varied sum- mer displays. % White Kid Pumps, from Laifd, Schober & Co., $15. White Kid One-strap, Cuban Heel Pumps, $13. Wide-strap White Kid Dress Pumps, Spanish heel, $13. Sandal Pumps, of white kid, §9. It’s Time to Buy Bathing Suits Women’s Annette Kellermann All.Wool Two-in-One Bathing Suits $3.95, $5, $8.50 Attractive models, in varied colors. All sizes for women, 34 to 46. Have your bathing suit ready for Decoration Day, at the beach. Women's Bathing Suit flection, Third floor. Girls’ Annette Kellermann Wool Suits $2.95 to $9 Sizes from 8 to 18 years, in smart models and colors. Little Children’s Wool Suits, $2.50 One-piece and skirt-attached styles; varied colors. Girls" and Children’s Section, Fourth floor. Bathing Girdles and Brassieres With garter attachments—some with elastic In- set, others the long corset brassiere; boneless, al- lowing perfect freedom for swimming. Priced, $1 to $3. Corset Section, Third foor. Boys’ Bathing Suits Strictly all-worsted suits, which prevent the body from chilling rapidly; every color, $3.95 to $6. Life Guards, $3. 200 Boys’ Suits, special, $2.95. Bors' Bection, Fourth floor. Men’s Bathing Suits Plain and heather mixtures and novelty stripes, in woolens, $4.50, $6 and $7; Fiber Silk, $9. Swim- ming Jerseys, $250; Trunks, $350. Men's Bection, ' First floor. Bathing Accessories Caps and Hats, 50c to $1.75. Fancy Rubber Handkerchiefs, 75¢c. Colored Rubber Belts, 35c. “‘Low Bathing Shoes, 75c to $225. Plain Divers’ Caps, 25c and S0c. Notion Section, First floor. A Few Suggestions in Comfortable Attire for Men’s Memorial Day Outings BLUE SERGE SUITS, $35—Fine quality serge. cold water shrunken and fast dyed; single and double breasted models for men and young men. WHITE FLANNEL TROUSERS, $10—All-wool flannel, excellently tailored. KNICKERS AND TROUSERS—Golf Knickers of Linen and Palm Beach cloth, $7 and $7.50. svghiu Duck Trousers, $3; O. D. Khaki Trousers, 50. : SUMMER-WEIGHT SUITS—The style and fit of these feather-weight suits depends upon how well they are tailored: a few dollars invested in fine tailorigg makes for real economy—our suits show it. Tropical Worsteds, $25. Mohairs, $20 and $25. Silks, $30. Linens and Palm Beaches, $1650. Sports Coats, Fine Scotchy Fabrics, $18 and $20 ATTACHED-COLLAR SHIRTS—white oxford cloth, 334 plain tan Frult of the Loom, §2.50; Oxweave, $3; E. & W. Light-mercerized, with non-wilting collar, $8.50; Pure Irish Linen, $4; light-weight Gray Flan- nel, $4.50. BELTS—English pigskin, to wear with separate buckles, $2. HATS—flexible brim straws, $4; other Straws to 20 Twesd and Herringbone Caps, $2, $2.50 and Men's Store, First and Becond floors. MEN'S SHOES—special White Canvas Oxford, $4.95; Two-toned Sports Shoes, special, $6, and others to $10; White Buckskin, $10. NECKWEAR—white and colored wash, 50c and 7Be; Natural-color Pongee, $1; Bow Ties, 75¢, $1 and $1.50; Plain-colored Reversible Barathea, $1; Foulards, $1 and $1.50. GOLF HOSE—from the finest English and Scotch makers, also from American sources. $2.50 to $S; Golf Hose, without feet, $3.50; Silk-and-wool Sports Hose, $1.50. T In the Course of Lunch-Getting These Requisites Will Be Needed The Automatic Auto-Vacuum Ice Cream Freezer will save many hours for pleasure, while the cream freezes, in the Auto-Vacuum avay. 1, 2'and 4 qt. sizes, $5 to $10, according to size. For Every Decoration Day Occasion Attractive little gingham frocks in varied colors, with collar and cuffs in contrasting shades—cool voiles in lovely colors— tailored pongees with hand-embroidery in beautiful shades; dainty dotted swisses with trimmings, dainty and distinctive— regulation frocks for a regular good time outing frock— Prices Begin at $2.95 Up t0 $19.75 | § White Cotton Gabardine Skirts, $2.95 t - Wool Plaid and Check Skirts, $7.5 to 5:5?“ Slip-on and Tuxedo Wool Sweaters, §2.95 to $8. Silk Sweaters, in Tuexdo and slip-on styles, $5.50 to,$12.50. Girla® Section, Pourth ficor. Children’s White Socks Imported Fine Quality White Lisle Thread Socks, 40c pair; the same in three-quarter length, 50c and 75c. Plain White Silk Socks of a splendid quality, sizes 4 to 9%. $1 pair. Best Quality Pure Silk Socks, sizes 40 9%;. Priced according to size, $2 to $255 pair. Children’s Hosiery Section, Fourth floor. Children’s Cool Comfortable Sandals Misses’ and Children's Sandals, in smoked elkskin or tan calf- skin, with one or two straps. Sizes 11% to 2, $4 and $4.58; sizes 8; to 11, $325 and $350. Grecian Sandals, in tan cali, sizes 2V: to 6. $5.50. Gray Elkskin Grecian Sandals for girls, $5.50 pair. Children’s Shoe Section. Fourth Soor. Two-strapped White Canvas Pumps, $8. White Buck Sports Oxford, black trimmings, $10. » . . . ‘ North Pole Freezers, Offering the First Time Combination of White and Black, In canvas oxford, 88." : % The New Standard Twin Spiral-Motion White Canvas Sports Pump, black calf trimmings, $8. Ice Cream Freeser, Special, $1.45 White Elkskin Oxford, black or tan trimmed, 8. White Buckskin Oxfords, flat or Cuban heels, $9 and $13. A new, high-grade, all-steel Freezer, with many exclusive features. that makes the cream more velvety and speeds, the freezing. White Oxfords and Pumps, canvas and kid, $5.50 to $18. Tomorrow—Special Selling 300 Exclusive Blue Jacket Patent leather finished WEEK-END CASES with galvanized pails. -1, 2, 3 and 4 quart sizes, $2 to $3.50. Fiber bound— cretorne lined— 22 inches long, with lift-out tray. at %675 Leather bound— sateen lined—232 inches long, with lift-out tray. at 51 0.75 ‘With two heavy all around leather straps—24 inches ‘with lift-out tray. —also up to 30 inches. Priced ac- cording to size. Leather Goods Company 1324-26 F St. N.W. Women's Shoe Section, Third fleor. Cemetery Vases Mat Green Pottery” Green Tis, 15¢ Each " STERNO COOKING OUTFITS te Cooking Outfit, 2. S?«T:;.Cnmd Heat, 10¢ can, $1 dosen. BOTTLE WARMER STOVE for baby’s milk, $2.75. 100 Lemonade Straws, 18c. Quality Brand Luncheon’ Sets —consisting of ?’ c‘n':h ', fiber spooms, desser tes, plates, forks, 40 s S t g‘n'y;i‘m.pcuys and 1 , C e cloth. ‘Houss, Fursishings' Soction, Fifth Soor. 3 ’ i & Lothrop Sterno Teakettle, with 1 can heat, $2.75. Sterno Aluminum Folding-handle Saucepans, $L. Frying Pans, $1.35. PAPER TOWELS, 150 in a roll, 25c. Wax Paper, 5c and 35¢ roill. Paper Napkins, 25¢ for 100. Farcy Napkins, 15c dozen. Paper Plates, 15¢ for 20; 30c for 100, Kleen-Kups, unwaxed, 2S¢ package. Sani Spoons, B for Se. Lemon Squeezers, 70¢ to 90c. Glass Squeesers, 12e. Pocket Bottle Opener and Corkscrew, 12ec. Closed Teicaday, Memorial Day Tailored Wash Suits Special, *3.65 One-Third to One-Half Less Than Usual Prices Mothers who have boys to outfit for the Summer will‘ not over- ook these splendid savings, on the best in boys’ wash suits that are not obtainable elsewhere in Washington. The great quantity offers a wide choice of short and long sleeve styles, one-piece models or middies, in blues, greens and white, combination and contrasting trimmings. Sizes 3 to 10 years. Buy early. Boys' Store, Fourth Soor. Special—Spiced Jelly Candies 45¢ Lb. Take a box of these fresh jelly strings and drops in delicious spived flavors . slong on the outing trip . e rice is specl ust Gnu 5:30 P.M. for the occasion. Candy Bection, Pirst foor.