Evening Star Newspaper, August 1, 1929, Page 30

30 THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1929. A HINGmN Sight years, his accounts totated 3% | BRITISH VOTERS APPROVE e e 16 71 otorwaaning, s| CHOICE’S PARTY SWITCH shillings, 18 pence.” =t By the Associated Press. y MRS. GIBSON MAY WED. PRESTON, England, August 1.— 4 Preston voters, who two months ago! i boy Film Star | elected Sir Willam Jowitt to Parlia- s Former Wife of Cowboy m Star mEatras R TR ey Ygaveitiia . Admits Engagement. attorney general a still larger plural- : & /. ; ’, Priceless Record of General’s LOS ANGELES, Calif., August 1 (). | ity as a member of the Labor party. " N 5l N ived 35,6U3 votes, inst 19,- Expenditures Now AVail- | Giseon ormer. wie o oot Giosn, | 16 for B A5, Nowlis Comservai SINCE 1861—SIXTY-EIGHT YEARS OF PUBLIC CONFIDENCE cowboy film star, had admi er . M. 5 - i i 3 1 elec- . able to Historians, |sigment, o gl fabley "ol pencen: rabuntc, i the ginal e 9 AM. t0 6 PM. B el i _— Mrs. Gibson, who is known on the “Yesterday’s ballot was a vote of con- vaudeville stage as Helen Johnson, was | fidence in the Labor government and By the Associated Press. granted a divorce on February 6, this | vindication of my action in joining George Washington's _revolutionary | vear, The decree does not become | that government,” said Sir Willlam last ledger, showing that as commander in | final until next February. night. chief of the new Republic's forces in Boal until st February, " " Lntgn™ T 7T 7T 7 its long war of independence he spent = oy $5600T o ustc funs. has ot Eu—_-=——:1m|Elm|=_——:ml=_——_lml bzen removed from the Government's files for the use of American historians. The ledger covered the eight-year period from Washington's assumption . of the Revolutionary Army’s command in June, 1775, to the signing of the s In the August Sale . ace treaty at Paris, and for nearly | A l P R Our First 750 years. has Iain thick with dust in M- ng 0- er Slan u S the records of the Government's gen- 1215 G St. Washington's Importing Furrier s o285 Offering of eral accounting office. In it Washington daily recorded with | quill and ink his expenses, anli with/ careful and explicit notations accounted | for every expenditure, citing whether it | was for “household expenses,” ‘“‘recon- naissances of the enemy's forces.” or | for purchase of equipment, and filling | about 100 pages, which now form a | priceless manuscript. $17,617 for Spy Service. Besides recording the living expenses of his staff and himself and the ex- penditures for their military activities, the ledger shows Washington bore out of the funds at his disposal the cost of his Army’s “secret intelligence” or spy service. Between 1775 to 1781 he spent | $17,617 on his spy system, listing vari- | ous payments to “‘unnamed persons” £o their identities would not be revealed. ‘The book presents a chronological | summary of Washington's movements in the Revolution and each of his bai- | tles. For the first two years he item- | ized his expenses in terms of pound | sterling, but after 1777 his accounts were in terms of both dollars and the f English currency, the latter column 2 OUTSTANDING VALUES IN The New Modes SUPERIOR FURS In Our AUGUST SALE! fStyle ideas that are revelations, draw- ing the curtain of style aside for sea- sons to come—*“Quality” that guaran- tees not only beauty but service as well. Greatly Reduced Only eight days remain in which the famous Whit- tall Ang®o-Persian Rugs may be purchased at such exiremely low prices. Because they are discontinued patterns or have been used as stock samples, we have reduced the 9x12 size from $150 to— Al Other Sizes Proportionately Reduced [a[c——=[o]—=[0] Soleils, Velvets and Felts Our first shipment of new Fall hats 50 represents the season's favorite modes L] as sponsored by Agnes, Descat and other fashionable French stylists. The Hat Salon, First Floor, flt's a prime investment to buy furs during our August Sales. YOU SAVE 25% to 33141% On All Garments These two leaders hold the center of the stage for the next few days. being headed “lawful money.” \ The first few items illustrated the | variety of his accounts. On June 1,/ \ 1775, he purchased for 539 pounds five | 2] ‘\ horses “for the journey from Philadel- | — phia to the Army at Cambridge (Mass)”: a few days later he spent 3 | pounds “for a gun and accoutrements” and on July 24 of that year he paid 2 pounds, 5 shillings “to a French cook.” Spoke of Reverses. ‘Washington evidently did not at- ‘ tempt to conceal from the new Ameri- | can Government his reverses on the battlefield. In hjs 1777 accounts he re- | corded expenditures “during the retreat Summer Wash Frocks $12.50 Were $16.75 Axminster Rugs Greatly Reduced in The August Sale [——ls|—[gjc———|o|——|o[—]d] through the Jerseys to Pennsylvania NORTHERN HUDSON “and later in the same year a $1,037 : item for expenses on the march from | SEAL COAT SEAL COAT Because they are discontinued patterns or stock Just the dress to fill your vacation need will Ge;’lrn?nmwh. Pa., “until we hutted at (Dyed Coney) (Dyed Maskrat) S : - 4 be found here now. All of the season’s great- Valley Forge for the Winter. % st e el samples, the Axminster rugs in this sale have been - 4 Lo R T i ) 5] sian Piteh. Regulirty | sise Tieh Rcmh‘::i';fl ¢l duced: i T : o it est successes at wonderful savings. Included 'S O e commander-in- i % ' ‘A e S 2 $195— $325— greatly reduced. Since a limited quantity of these are many of the nationally-known Tuxedo chief “sometimes with and sometimes without the Army, but generally with | only a party of horse” The expedi- o o | tions, these records show, were to scout | the British forces or to lay out the American Army's battle plan or de-( a - . fensive positions by personal observa- A Small Deposit Will Reserve Your Selection remarkable values is here, we urge an early selection. dresses. The materials—silk crepe, silk pique, Rajah silk and jacquard. Many have the popular suntan back. You will also find the popular step-in frock. Group No. 1 Group No. 2 tion. The titutec his accounts —a. total of $43755, - . | s Regularly Sale Bize Regularly Sale Colors are orchid, flesh, maize, Nile, peach For_nousehold_expenses_atiring_the [} ] [ == Bl === ) =] ot . s . ko and white, i : e | L b I .00. . $44. 2 . 40.00. .$32.00 - 3 8.3x10.6 ... 52.50.. 42.00 8.3x10.6 ... 37.50.. 29.75 SEEFLAC ‘ ’ 6x9 .. 32.50.. 26.00 6x9 ... «127:50 . 22:00 The Apparel Shop, Second Floor. 4.6x6.6 .... 16.75.. 13.50 4.6x6.6 « 1350, 1075 55 / 36x63 ..... 8.00.. 6.75 36x63 . 6.50.. 4.50 & 27x54 ..... 5.00.. 4.00 27x54 . o 375:. 300 20 Summer Wash Dresses Allen-A Stockings Rayon oo PR Underthings Rug Scction, Fourth Floor ALTERATION SALE S Were $5. FRIDAY ONLY! 5353 ® Silk Chiffon ddtnd _ Combinations in a com- So easy to keep cool in dainty sleeveless . 1\';; e little wash dresses. These may be had in g printed silks, long-sleeve printed broadcloth, $1.50 : or long-sleeve pastel Belgian linens. Sizes s, Bloomers and 3 . S gl e Panties in pastel 14 to 36. 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