Evening Star Newspaper, May 28, 1930, Page 22

BYRD PARTY GETS * MAILAND FRUIT “'Fresh Food to Last Month i Delivered by Expedition Supply Ship. Aeronautics Branch of. Commerce ment of Commerce will submit four pa- pers covering its more important activi- ties to the Fifth International Air Con- gress, to be held at The Hague, Holland, September 1 to 6, under the auspices of the government of the Netherlands, it is WILL REPORT ACTIVITIES AT HOLLAND AIR PARLEY Department to Submit Papers Out- lining Important Research Work. ‘The aeronautic branch of the Depart- ARRANGE FOR FLIGHT Army Posts Will Extend Courtesies to Mexican Airman. Special orders to all Army aviation | posts to extend ‘every possible courtesy and facility to Col. Roberto Fierro of the . Mexican ‘Army, on his projected nd back to the City of Mexico, were issued yesterday by Secretary of War Patrick J. Hurley. Cel. Flerro is to make the flight in an American-built plane, which is to be delivered to him a les. He is expected to visit the- Natlonal Captal babl: his | the e ational al , prol ly on e prepared by Assistant Traffic Director way East from the Pacific Coast. TRAFFIC SYSTEM HERE IS PRAISED IN SENATE | Jones Also Places in Record State- ment by Eldridge Defending Rotary Left Turn. ‘The traffic light system in Washingten was praised as being better than those in other cities by Senator Jones, Re- publican, of Washington, in the Senate yesterday. Senator Jones also placed in Congressional Record a statement. | M. O. Eldridge, defending the rotary left turn used in the District and advis- ing against returning to the former method of turning to the left at con- trolled intersections. PURCHASER OF CITY CLUB SEEKS TO CONFIRM SALE w “There has been considerable agita- | James A. Purcell Asks D. C. Court tion in the District with reference to| trafic ligh Senator Jones sald. “A | great many people, especially from out- | 8ide of the District, seem to be urging that a system should be devised to be more in conformity with varjous traffic light systems throughout the country. 1 have looked into the matter very car fully myself and I think that we ha: about the best traffic light system in the District that there is, that instead of being backward we are forward, a the other cities should come up to us nd | National Savings to Dismiss Injunction Filed to Prevent Transfer. James A. Purcell, Southern Building, who purchased the City Club propert: at 1320 G street for $625,000 l‘:. puhll{ auction, yesterday asked the District Supreme Court to dismiss the suit for injunction brought against him, the & Trust Co., a Adam A. Weschler & Son to prevent routl Attomes Aivin L. N roug| T, the purchaser claims the peu’t;l:’.o{ ond mortgage bond holders, does not set forth a sufficlent showing to entitle them to the relief asked. The right of the cammitiee to bring the suit also is challenged. ‘The committee, through Attorneys F. Joseph Donohoe and Edwin C. Dutton, claiméd that the price was. inadequate as the property is assessed for $784,400 and the furnishings for $60,000. A fair value of the building and equipment is sald to be $1,250,000. The furniture nd | should have been sold separately, it is contended. - CHARGES DESERTION Mrs. Margaret E. Quinn, 1221 Ala- bama avenue southeast, In a suit for a |1I.|I||l¢d divorce and alimony against John E. Quinn, a plasterer, 1432 Poto- mac avenue southeast, charges that he deserted her (wo weeks ago, taking with him one of his two daughters, and is teaching the child to be disrespectful to her, she avers. They were married September 2, 1919, at Baltimore, Md. ‘The wife says her husband makes $65 per week, and since his alleged deser- tion has not _contributed to her support or that of the younger daughter. At- torney D. Edward Clarke, appears for the wife. announced by Clarence M. Young, As- sistant Secretary of Commerce for Aero- | | nauties. BY FRANCIS D. COMAN., By Wireless to The St nd the New' York Timi ABOARD THE BARK CITY OF NEW YORK, May 27.—The expedition supply ship Eleanor Bolling visited us this afternoon bringing mail and fresh food, so we are all fixed for another month on the famous Pacific, although, inasmuch as we are tied to the BOINg. | grganized to determine the effectiveness | | of automatic water-sprinkler controlling airplane hangar fires. we expect to be in Panama by the end of the week ! Beside the much-needed fruit, our| ehief interest was in the reassuring let-| field rules for airports, which has been | the result of studies by a special com- | mittes of the aeronautics branch. ters from discerning brothers at home and in the rotogravure sections of the New York Times, which showed us pic- | tures of our late Antarctic night life| tices which will describe the develop- aeronautic radio research, organized by | the aeronautics branch last January | and composed of Federal and commer- | | cial aeronautical and radio engineers | and exccutives. ‘The papers are to be as follows: A report of the liaison committee on A report of the fact-finding committee stem in A report on the subject of uniform A paper on American airways prac- 4 DParie FASHION INSTITUTION Washington NewYork What Under Why — jacket frocks for country clubs, shorts if you are actually going to play, a swimming suit for the opening of the pool. Under the sun or under the stars—Jelleff’s have the smart fashions for you —and as always fashion with value! the Sun! For Those Who Go A-Sporting! we had not seen before. We had almost | ment. present status and method of #forgotten the ice-bound phase of our| openflopn of the civil airways in this two-year excursion, but expect to be| country. reminded of it more and more Within | “The congress will be divided into five the next few months. Like true modest| main sections, dealing with serial traffic, heroes, most of us would like to go into | service and 'technics, legal questions, Ready for Last-Minute Holiday Purchasers New Summer Coats a safe seclusion immediately we reach | the Land of the Free. | (Copyright, 1930, by the New York Times | Co. and _the St. Louls Post-Dispatch. Al | rights reserved for the world.) publication throughout | England to pull the country out of its | financial condition. edical questions and aerial tours. “State lotteries have been proposed in | SYLVESTER IMPROVING j Former Washington Police Chief 'm:overing From Illness. Washington friends of Maj. Richard | Sylvester, former chief of police of this| city, who was critically ill a short time | ago, has learned that his condition has improved very much this week. The | retired police chief, resident of Wilming- | ton, Del., is honorary president of the International Association Chiefs of Po- lice. . Chain store organizations in Great Britain control one of every five drug atores, The “Corso” —A VERY NEW AND DISTINCTIVE MOD- EL OF WHITE OR BEIGE LINEN AT $1250. IN WHITE OR BLACK MOIRE, $15. NEW CREPE HOSE, $1.95; 3 PAIRS, $5.50. RIC - %Efinmfinghamfi | 314~316 SEVENTH SI.. Summer Holidays Ahead! AL ‘ Ut 8 H’S . FST. AT TENTH { ‘I HAVE ENOUGH. [P | BUYA CASENOW FOR MAY 30th, A4 and And the Leading Modes of the Season Featured $3.95 & $5.00 Genuine Panama Italian Milan Choice Paris-Mar Perle-Visca Balli-Pans Stitched Taffeta Stitched Crepe and Novelty Berets of Wool, Visca and Angora White, Eggshell Woman's navy blue sheer crepe Roma coat with scarf collar. Cut on straighter lines than usual. $16.50, Panties applique. birthdays in June? Coolie Coats Of softest crepe de 33'95 chine and a very special purchase! Light and. cool and colorful in your room on the shore! In polka dot, floral or conventional patterns. ‘Trimmed with wide bands of crepe de chine in solid colors. Red, jade, black, orchid and French blue. cial price. izes 4012 to 50 47 Drenses for women, printed cre; tes in navy, black, bel to 42 zes in ge printed . smal crepe and georgette 9 dresses. in weorgette * blue, brown and &reen . . . Chiffon, in colors of Navy, Black, 36 and'40. 3_Evening Dre; in mal Dusty Rose and Black. 8i 45—Afternoon Frocks of Flat Crel and Chiffon Combination and and dressy models. Sizes 36 to & 3 Afternoon Dresses in ma 2 959.50. Now in colors a—8t Now, ning Dr i mater Sizes_14- rmerly § Dresses. in material and Pastel Colors in Chiffon and Oeorgette: 'in. colors, el and"Grecn. "Sizes 14, 16, 3 For Women and Misses $ l 6 50 Plenty of white and pastel shades! Plenty of black and the charming new blues-all at For Women—Silk coats of flat crepe, canton crepe, faille silk, crepe satin, georgette crepe! Sleeveless cape style—with panel-back capes—jabots. Lined and unlined coats of basket weave and wool crepe with revers, scarfs, capes. Black, navy, white pastels. Unlined and lined coats of imported soft tweeds in dark and light shades. Sizes 36 to 44 (unlined silk coats, 4215 to 4615). For Misses and Juniors—Unlined crepe coats—polo cloth coats—light weight basket weaves. \With shoulder capes, cape sleeves, princess lines, boleros, single and double breasted—many crepe lined. In white, blue, flesh, navy, eggshell and beige. Twelve styles for misses, 12 to 20. Eight styles for juniors, 11 to 17, Women's and Misses’ Coat Shops—Third Floor Woman's white basketweave, with searf col- Chémises Don’t fail to make the very utmost of these exquisite undies—they’re a “find” at this low price. Trimmed with cream laces or in tailored style with hemstitching and And there are only two more days in May! Why not a supply for yourself and a supply for alt those een and biack and white. $25 for $12.50 little women and larger women pes and chiffons, chiffon, fiat crepe and ge. rust and blue in sizes 36 tes and flac cre) d crepe in e dahlia, blue and green in sizes 42'a to 48%:. $39.50 for $19.75 and crepe, for afternoon: in black, ires 40% . 11—Afternoon Dresses of Flat Crepe. Crepe 4. $75, Now $32.50 TS Prsess el o e in materi { wool of Ty of gree de chine. $16.50. In the May Underwear Sales—— An Offering of Pure Dye Silk Step-Ins Slips Silk Undies Just 50 pieces, formerly $3.95 and $5. Such fine quality} 3 Chemises, step-ins and dance sets of crepe de chine Trimmed with delicate cream laces and very fine net. In flesh, nile, white, peach, maise and tea rose. Broken sizes. Grey Shops—Second Floor Special Combination Package! A large hox of dusting powder with the softest of velour puffs and a 3-ounce bottle of toilet water. gardenia, chypre, encore and jasmine. At a very spe- What a charming gift suggestion. Toiletries—Street Floor Half-Price Sale! In order to clear our stocks of all our typical Sum- mer styles we shall offer —beginning tomorrow— . 300 Women’s Dresses at exactly half their original prices . . . Every one of them is this season’s dress...90% of them have been in our stocks not more than two months. . .all excellent styles with our usual fine details in makng at their regular prices...now cut in half for quick disposal. $16.50 for $8.25 resses in printed crepe, plain and color In 1 and repe 26" Dresses “for ck, navy, 11— Afternoon black, navy, vening Dr 42%3, 4%, 487 abeth_and e Eilz: ne Beige, Sizes of chifion. Colors of to rinted Crepes, Lace Elizabeth. Tatlored rial of Flat Ci rown. Bises nd White Tweed Sireet Dress. Size 14, Tl b el 38, basketweave coat with pleat- Tust, brown, light biue, $49.50, Now $24.75 Elizabeth, in colors of Navy, Bla mble of Brown Print Chiffon, $125, Now black and toast. SoAtierneon Dreaags in’ srepe Eillzabou Bl 1818 1y s —Rose Chiffon Evening Dress. Women's Dress Shops—Second Floor n Juniors’ white polo coat in tallored style with belt. $16.50. Junlors' basket- weave coat . . . belted style with cape collar. $16.50. Mesh Polo Suits, $2.95 All the sports world loves a polo shirt. And ‘these of a fine cotton mesh are such versatile little affairs. They make smart tuck-in blouses, are worn with heach “tron,” with separate skirts for tennis and goli. In white, maize and blue. Sizes 34 to 40. Cotton Shirts and Shorts, $2.95 Of Jap crepe and printed ratine—the shirts tuck-in and the shorts are pleated. And they are the coolest, most comfort- able, smartest things for active sports, In sizes 12 to 20. Swimming Suits, $5.50 and $6 The ideal suits for swimming—in one color with your choice of medium or low back. Also in two tones in two-picce ef- fects. In all the Jantzen colors—different and more attrac- tive than last year's models. Sizes 32 to 46, Velveteen Jackets, $10.50 Velveteen jackets with romantic capes for every hour in the day as well as for evening. Silk cardigans with nipped waist- lines as well as flannel jackets with notched collars, single or double breasted. White, navy, tan, green, brown and black. Sizes 14 to 40. Specials at #10-> 14—$16.50 to $25 Knitted Suits, $10.50. 2 5—$16.50 to $29.50 Silk and Wool Frocks, $10.50, 7—$16.50 3-piece Light Weight Woolen Suits, $10.50. 7—$13.50 to $25 Adorable Blouses, $10.50. 15—$25 Rainceats, in velveteen, tweed and covers, $10.50. Sports Shop—Fourth Floor There is one good rule in buying stockings—Look for the Gold Stripe For Thursday Selling—Day Before the Holiday! 400 New Jacket Frocks $35 for $17.50 women and larger women, in printed and black. blug n and beige fc cre black, navy. Dresses of Chiffon, Flat Orepe and Crepe Green and 1 0. 38 to 40, in materials of n ffon, Flat Crepe chil nd Crepe Elizabetn—Shades of Black, Lisnt Blue and White. Sizes 36, 38, 40 and 44. e0n and'Street Dresses of Chiffon and Flat Crepes. k, Red. Dahlia and Brown. Sizes 36 o . “No it 32 Colors Formerly $49.50. Now es—One of Light Blue Velvet. - "Size 40 Formerly $49.50. Vow $62.50 Formerly $125.00. eorgette, crepe and Formerly $125.00. Pormerly $145.00. Now $110, Now $55 iais ‘of ‘crepe a Sites 16 and s’ of ‘georgetie. ‘crep and’ 38 Formeris 1 Bize 14. Formeriy Women’s Misses’ $ 1 6.50 A timely preparation, for we know you'll want them. Just at the last moment—but here are 400 of the most wanted- new Summer frocks. All fresh and new—just from their makers and ready for a big day tomorrow | For Women—2 and 3 piece models of shantung, of printed and flat crepe. pleated skirts, finger-tip coats and eggshell blouses—in dotted crepe or plain flat crepe. The 3-piece styles with The 2-piece styles of shantung with dress and finger tip or three-quarter jackets, printed crepe dresses and plain coats. Sizes 36 to 44. For Misses and the Junior Miss—Such .a gay array—the sort to wear through a Summer in town or a gay vacation. sleev Sizes 14 to 20 and 11 to 17. jacket, three- quarter sleeves. $16.50. Misses’—Juniors’ Dresses 2051650 te $25 crepe peplum: in y. A ts and red. and chiffons. Sizes 14 to 20. 23—$90.30 to $45 crepes, ehiffo ta.’ For stre bolero styles, ed . Pewter hiu 20—539.50 an evening dreas e. Bolers lored’ models. stitching! Grey. green. and black. Sizés 14 to Miss, Thira Floor 38 Suits Reduced! ]mporléd Tweeds d 8 auits “for fAnger n bl Sizes 50 suit in_covert of Suit Shop—Third Floor With box or finger-tip coats and attractive one-piece dresses, flared skirts, sleeveless or cap sleeves. esses Wi eess models—tailored and Junior Misses' Dress Shop imported tweed tip it rkakin, Beraes $49.50 Pleated skirts, cape 18 styles for misses! 10 styles for the junior miss. 4 Women's Samole Froek Shop—Second Floor Misses' and Junior Misses’ Dress Shop—Third Floor A New Purchase! 350 Fine Panamalaques and Panamas 04 printed afternoon and evening Pflncln Seldom is it possible to duplicate these hats at this low They are such favorites this Summer—in all the smartest shapes. Hats that will “vacation” beauti- price! Ilnll,\'--h;\ts that are positively ideal for the country— hats for a day in town! In a wide color range. Hats that were originally $10, $12.50 and $15! Also at $5 are included: Rough Braids Tuscans Leghorns Picot Luciole Chanvre Soie Ribbon French Felt Lacy Hair Millinery Salon—Street Floor Ballibuntls Bakus Sisol Perle Visca Linen Milan Hair and Straw Baku and Felt Felt and Straw Stitched Taffeta,