Evening Star Newspaper, June 19, 1930, Page 20

.B—4 THE EVENING PROPOSES CHANGE INDRY AMENDMENT Michaelson Wants Congress, to Have Exclusive Power in Regulating Rum. A resolution directing the judiciary committee to submit to the House a proposal to amend the eighteenth | amendment by vesting in "Congress | exclusive power for regulating intoxi- cating liquors was offered yesterday by Representative Michaelson, Republican, | of Illinois, who described himself as| neither a wet nor a dry, The Illinois member, who was in- dicted and lat°r freed on a liquor charge in Florida more than a year ago, said he had concluded the people in the country held the eighteenth amendment ! and dry laws “responsible for much of | the graft. corruption and crime which has become general.” { The resolution would lay the ground- | work for Nation-wide or Staté referen- dums on the eighteenth amendment and its substitution to give Congress exclusive power to “tax. license, regu- late or suppress the manufacture, sale, | transportation, exportation and impor- | tation of intoxicating liquors.” In a statement inserted in the Con- | gressional Record Michaclson said the plan would “overcome the existing evils of the eighteenth amendment and the dry laws, The regulation of liquor traffic, he continued. was a police regu- Jation and should not be in the Consti- tution, “I think the people have reached the conclusion,” he said, “that the endeav8r to make the country dry by forcs i weakening the foundation of our politi cal institutions and creating precedents which later will result in great harm to the country.” Another ‘proposal seeking to modify the existing dry laws was introduced by Representative McLeod, Republican, Michigan. His measure would prohibit padlocking. MAJ. SOMERVELL SENT TO MISSISSIPPI POST District Engineer Is Assigned to Temporary Duty With River | Commission. Maj. Brehon Somervell, District en- gineer for the War Department for the | Washington area, was ordered today to roceed about July 1 to Vicksburg, iss., to Teport to the president of the Mississippi River Commission and the division engineer, Lower Mississippi Valley division, for temporary duty for | & period of approximately six weeks. | Maj. Somervell's chief relief as Dis- trict engineer here, Maj. Joseph D. Arthur, jr, is scheduled to report in Washington for duty a week from Saturday, and will act in his place | until about September 1, when Maj. | Somervell is to go to New Orleans for duty there on the Mississippi River flood control program. The sudden | decision to send Maj. Somervell for | temporary duty with the Mississippi River Commission was occasioned by the {1l health of Maj. Paul §. Reinecke, | who was until a few months ago as- sistant chief engineer of the Fed- eral Power Commission here. Maj. Reinecke has been ordered to Wash- ington for medical treatment at Walter Reed Hospital. | Upon the return of Maj. Somervell from his temporary assignment, he will be on duty in Washington, frfimj about the middle of August, until he | Pproceeds to New Orleans. DEPARTMENT STORES TO CLOSE SATURDAYS | Employes to Get Extra Day Off for Eight-Week Period Starting | July 1. All department, stores in the District | {!of Columbia will be closed all day on | ! ! Saturdays for a period of eight weeks, | 4| beginning July 1, according to & de- | fjicision of the department store section | .'of the Merchants and Manufacturers’ | \Association, at & meeting in the Occi- | {dental Hotel yesterday. The order, an- | {mounced today by Edward D. Shaw, | secretary of the association, is to give | {the employes of the siores an extra | {day off each week. | {1l John A. Beute of Woodward & Lo- | i/throp’s department store, was elected {ichairman of the department store sec- | ! tion at the meeting. | §;_ The coal merchants cf the District (| will hold their fifth ennual outing at | {{Bay Ridge, Md. next Thursday, on| ‘iwhich day all coal yards and offices | i{ will be closed, it was announsed by Mr. | Shaw. Fred Hessick is chairman of the | outing committee | i il il i 9 : A FASHION INSTITUTION Washington’ Paris. Clearance! FRENCH SHOP DRESSES % to 1/2 Off Were $65 to $145 . . . Now $32.50 to $108.75 You know the French Shop and its very beautiful, exclusive dresses. Now we've taken a quarter off some prices . . . one-half off the rest. @ Size Range m 14 of th tunity smaller sizes of the vear to buy fashions at decided savings. @ Replicas of French Originals M3 very beautiful things...first copies of hand-finished, and French models.. of superb detail, mostly @ Summer Dresses Including our real Summer dresses...light, filmy things, spectator spor and printed crepes, with and without jackets, Buy them now at less! ..all one-of-a-kind...plenty .but it's the oppor- | |EXPERTS WILL BE CALLED | TO EXPLAIN GERMAN LOAN Stimson, Mellon and Lamont Invit- ed to Appear Before House Banking Committee. Secretaries Stimson and Mellon and Thomas W. Lamont of J. P. Morgan & Co. were invited yvesterday to come before the House banking committee and explain the plan to dispose of $100.- 000.000 in German reparations bonds in this country. Chairman McFadden said in for- | warding the invitations that it was proposed to hear Lamont on June 24 and Stimson and Mellon on the two following days. They were asked to appear as witnesses on the McFadden | nounced that it had no_objection to Of Rochester, Minn., who will succeed Miss Mary Randolph as social secretary to Mrs. Hoover. —P. &. A. Photo. HOMEOPATHS NAME DR. SWARTWOUT Dr. Frank A. Swartwout of the med- ical staff of the National Homeopathic Hospital here. with which he has been | associated for the past 30 years, was elected president today of the American Institute of Homeopathy at the insti- tute's annual convention now in progress at Atlantic City. The institute is one f the oldest medical associations in the United States. After attending public schools .in Washington, Dr. Swartwout entered the Southern Homeopathic Medical College in Baltimore, graduated there in 1894 and returned to become an interne at Homeopathic Hospital here. He has been associated with the local institu- tion during his entire professional career. | Dr. Swartwout, a member of the American Institute of Homeopathy since his graduation from medical school, has served in various capacities | as an officer of that organization. . He also has been active in the affairs of the Washington Homeopathic Medical Society, serving as president for two terms. During the World War Dr. Swartwout | helped to organize classes in first-aid work for the Red Cross and gave con- siderable time to instructing them. A year ago he was included in a delega- | tlon of physiclans from this country | and Canada who visited Europe to study | methods used in various hospitals 1n | Vienna, Berlin and Genoa. e UTION PASHION INSTIT! | 500 Pairs Were $10 an 8575 Including many Sorosis sh known and ' well liked mak are kidskins in grey, beige, eggshell, red, green, blue (light and navy) and brown; patent leather and black satin. Of course the sizes the individual lines, but all group. Shoes for practica street, for sports, for after time to get a complete sho No Approvals No Credits ALSO— 150 Pairs $8.50 and $10 Deauville Sandals Those unbelievably e comfortable shoes so p Summer wear in combinations of parchment and brown, white, patent and white and brown. Shoe Shop— NewYozd THESE DETAILS: @ Silk Su tailored plain coats, shor @ Sunday S One very impo these wonderful noon wear, and fons, plain and yokes, with little capes and cape sleeves. @ Evening Dresses Laces and chiffons...all on very new lines. @ A Wedding Gown and Veil Copy of a Lucile Paray model in white moire ts dresses in plain % less than the Prench Shop-Second Floor In demand right now for travel and street wear...sonme light prints, some dark colors, sheer s dresses that are dining” or Sunday supper. Crepes and chif- resolution to prohibit Federal Reserve and national banks and members of the Federal Reserve system from buy- ing the bonds. Recently the State Department an- sale of the bonds by J. P. Morgan & Co. Tuesday the Senate adopted a | resolution asking the State Department | by what authority it could disapprove or approve sale of the securities. | McFadden has maintained that the sale of the bonds in this country would involve it in reparations settlements under the Young plan. $5 Demi-Amber Shell Frames Becoming shell frames of the new high-bridge style. Light and dark shells. At a saving of al- most half usual price. Eyes Examined FREE! Two Registered Optometris! at Your Service Dr. Kanstoroom in Charge Optieal Department—Main Floor. Charge Accounts Invited. Our largest offering of the year! of Shoes d $15—Now hoes as well as other well es. Included in this group are very much broken in sizes are represented in the lly every occasion—for the noon wear. And now's the e wardrobe for vacationing. No Exchanges ool and erfect for tan and and beige 35.75 Street Floor suits, printed dresses with t and long jackets. upper Dresses rtant group of lovely silk suitable for formal after- exactly right for “daylight printed. .. with very fine lace original price. STAR, WASHINGTON, $1.95 to 83 Costume Jewelry.......... s]- S0 pieces including necklaces, bracelets, earrings. In galalith, metal, prystal’and opaque stones. brown, blue, vellow, green, carnelian and capucine. ‘To blend with your Summer dresses, D. C, THURSDAY, JUNE 19 1930 Gellelfs A FASHION INSTITUTION Parie Wasningtn Meworks Dusting Powder and Toilet Water.... sl Special purchase! A large bottle of toilet water per- fumed with your favorite scent and a good sized box of dusting powder to match. Odors include jasmine, gardenia, chypre and encore. Early Summer Markdowns—Friday Misses’ Coats $25 and $35 - 310 Women’s Coats... Sport coats in straight lines for the larger woman— grevs, oxfords, browns. Sizes 4214 to 4815, Shadow plaid coats with scarf or tailored collars in tans, grey, blue. Sizes 36 to 42. 15 coats in all! $29.50 to $39.50 $1 5 Women’s Coats....... Basket weaves, kashmir broadcloths, furless sport coats in coverts, basket cloths and mixtures. Fur- trimmed coats with broadtail, squirrel and lapin. Sizes 38 to 44, 4% to 48%. In dark and light shades. $39.50 to $79.50 32 5 Women’s Coats 25 in a group of very fine Spring models in fur-trimmed silks and fabric coats of wool crepe, and broadcloth collar with lovely broadtail, gaylak, ermine and squir- rel collars in blue, black. Sports coats in green and blue mixtures are trimmed with lapin and leopard. Sizes 36 to 44. $49.50 to $85 Women’s Coats 35 furless and furred silk, faille, canton, crepe, satin, vio crepe, kashmir and broadtail coats with shawl collars of mole, mushroom collars and jahot collars of galyak, squirrel and broadtail in black, tan and blue. Sizes 38 and 42...42!4 to 467;...$35. Extra! Women’s $22.50 Transparent Velvet Coats *15 Only 50 of these full silk lined velvet coats in the smart and popular 34-length with scarf and cape collars. They will be so cool and comfort- able this Summer instead of a coat in black, blue and brown, in sizes 36 to 40. Women's Coat Shop—Third Floor Misses’ Coats .. s a].() Tweed coats for sports—cape coats—furless coats in princess style and belted dress coats with collar of broadtail in this group at almost an unheard-of price! Sizes 12, 14,16, 18 and 20! 9 gpats in all. $25 to $45 Misses’ Coats A gorgeous selection of practically every kind of coat a gay voung thing could need or long for. Furless cape coats, furred cape coats, tailored black coats in belted or princess models—some with jabot eollars— dress coats with velvet trim—tweed sport coats in single or_double breasted styles—coats of transparent velvet with georgette lining and cape collars in light shades—coats of covert cloth. Not all sizes in all styles of course, but the selection is unusually wide. Sizes $45 to $69.50 Misses’ Coats Imported tweeds—tailored and ideal for travel—coats luxuriously trimmed with fox—cape coats—belted coats —in_starella, faulkrepe, sylvia—some trimmed with wolf, galipan, broadtail, ermine, squirrel, Stunning coats—wonderful “buys” at this very modest price. Sizes 14 to 18. Many one of a kind. Misser’ Coat Shop—Third Floer $29.50 to $39.50 Just 263 of Our Better Hats, Special $3.50 Hats—hats—hats—every one as good looking and smart as you could wish! Hats to put on mow and wear with all your smartest Summer clothes. Big hats, medium hats, small hats—for all hours of the day for all occasions—for all types. Hats that have been selling for much more and are perfectly glorious values at this very special price. Be among the early arrivals, for you can select yours at leisure. Hats for vaca- tion wear—for town wear—for travel, Don't let this opportunity slip by! Panamalaques Light-weight Baku Baku Soie Fine Sisol ITtalian Milan Picot Lucile Porte Bonheur Chanvre Soie Imported Rough Braids Materials used in our higher priced hats—in ahout every shade you can think. And head sizes ranging from 203% to 2314. Millinery Selon—Street Floor For Larger Women $16.50 Dresses o 56-75 Just 7 printed crepe dresses with the desired dark backgrounds. For street and afternoon. In black, red, navy and green combinations. 404, 5215, 44 and 46/4. y $10.75 $25 to $29.50 Dresses... A group of 10 dresses for street and afternoon wear in crepe, georgette or prints—in mavy blue, dahlia, blue, beige and green. Sizes 4014 to 5075. $35 to $39.50 Dresses........ $14'75 Dresses for the street, and for afternoon in printed crepe, plain crepe—in attractive styles with long lines —dainty lingerie touches. Just 10 of them. In black, navy, beige, green and blue. Sizes include 42, 44, 46, 4815 and 5075, $4.95 to $10.50 Sweaters...... $9.95 Cardigans and slip-ons with long and short sleeves, —in a variety of necklines—in zephyr, mohair, silk and wool. Every sweater a real “buy.” In most all colors and sizes. Misses’ Dresses $16.50 and $19.50 Dresses Es 5 Frocks in smart stvles for immediate wear—in flat crepes and chiffons—for street and afternoon wear. With long and short sleeves—flaring—pleated skirts- boleros—peplums. Green, blue and red. Sizes 14 to 20. $19.50 to $25 Dresses. . 8750 Here's a splendid assortment in sizes 14 to 20, For afternoon and street wear in taffetas and crepes. With jaunty boleros, capes, dainty lingerie touches. Long and three-quarter sleeves, flaring skirts. In black, navy, beige, green and red $25 and $35 Dresses... Taffetas! Chiffons! Plain and printed crepes! Styles for afternoon and street wear! With cape back and sleeves! Tlared skirts! Narrow self belts, A few smart wool ensembles included. Blue, navy, black, 20, brown, red and pink. In sizes 14 to $29.50 and $39.50 Dresses Such an attractive group of frocks—pin dots, potka dots and plain crepes in sizes 14 to 20. And ensembles, too, in this group—with short and three-quarter coats —contrasting blouses. Short and long sleeves—lingerie touches. Navy, black, blue, rust and green. $35 and §45 Dresses $19-50 In capucine, baby blue, green, navy, gray and black— a most unusual group. Dresses for evening, for aitet- noon and street wear—ensembles as well. Plain and printed taffetas, chiffons, georgettes, laces and crepes: A variety of smart styles—flaring skirts for evening peplums—long and short sleeves in the dayvtime frocks. Three-quarter and finger-tip jackets with the en- sembles—contrasting blouses. Sizes 14 to 20. $39.50 and $59.50 Dresses...... $Q5 Laces, chiffons, taffetas and crepe—for afternaon, eve- ning and street wear. Many exclusive one-of-a-kind models—some copies of imports. In nile green, red, navy and black. Sizes 14 to M isses’ Dress Shov--Third Floor Junior Miss Dresses $25 and $35 Junior Dresses 312-50 Daytime frocks of flat crepe in one, two and three piece models—some with attractive printed blouses, pleated and flared skirt. Embroidered or with lingerie touches, Green, blue and red. Sizes 11 to 17. $16.50 to $19.50 Junior Dresses $7'50 In blue, rose, green or black are these frocks for street and afternoon wear. Some plain, while others in eolor- ful prints with pleated or flared skirt. Long sleeves— cape collars—narrow belts—button and bow trimmed. Sizes 11 to 17. 5195 $29.50 to $39.50 Junior Dresses Street dresses, afternoon and evening dresses in plain, embroidered and flowered crepes with touches of lace. Flowered chiffons, taffetas and nets—some with rhine- stone shoulder straps. Sizes 11 to 17. $19.50 to $25 Junior Dresses.... $10 Green, maize, orchid, black and white are these dresses for street and afternoon wear in chiffon, georgette and crepe. Some with bolero jackets, cape collars, long and short sleeves, Lingerie touches, pleated, ruffled and- flared skirts. Sizes 11 to 17. Jumior Miss Dress Shop—Third Floor Women’s Dresses $16.50, $19.50 and $25 $7.50 Women’s Dresses Just 20 street and afternoon dresses of flat crepe and georgette. Mostly one and two of a style. In navy, black, green—sizes 36 to 42. $ 1 2 1) $16.50 and $19.50 Women’s Dresses Dresses for street, for sports, for afternoon wear—one- piece models and a few jacket frocks of flat crepe— printed and plain combinations. Not many in any one stvle but a good range of sizes and colors. Navy, black, blue and pastel eolorings. Just 25 of them. Sizes 36 to 42. $35 and $39.50 Dresses Just 23 of these good-looking street dresses in crepe Elizabeth, chiffon, canton crepe. With long sleeves, flared skirts with snug fitting hip lines. The size line 18 broken but includes sizes 36 to 44, $25 and 29.50 Dresses In navy, black, aqua, green and blue are these smart afternoon and street dresses in flat crepe. With flared skirts, belted styles, touches of lace, frills in contrast- ing eolor. In sizes 36 to 44. Women's Simple Frock Shop—Second Floor $39.50 and $45 Dresses 35]_9-50 Prints, canton crepes, chiffons, crepe Elizabeths and flat crepes are included in this group. Some with batiste, lace and chiffon trim. Your choice of flared or pleated skirts—colors ranging from deep shades to pastels. Just 47 of these frocks in sizes 36 to 44 $49.50 and $59.50 Dresses.. 324'50 Another group of good looking, smart frocks at a low price. There are a few evening dresses in chiffon— pastel shades—other frocks in flat crepes, crepe Eliza- beth—a few prints. Every one a real “find.” Women Dress Shop—Second Floor $5.90 to $10.50 Skirts_.. " In silk, wool crepe and flannel, Circular. Pleated —all snugly fitting hip bands. Just the thing to wear with the sweaters, In pastel and dark colors. Assorted sizes, 95 $5.90 Raincoats..._. $3 Just a few of these popular tweed raincoats—rubber- ized so that the rubber doesn’t touch you—and is much cooler. In tan and brown mixtur. 3—$16.50 10 $19.50 Leather Jackets, $10.50 o $4.95 1o $5.90 Blouses $92.95 Sleeveless or with short sleeves—silk and cottons— washable crepes—batistes and linens. 835 10 819.50 Tweed Suite.. § | Q-50 There are feather-weight tweed suits with chiffon blouses—wool crepe suits with shantung blouses— 3 jersey suits with contrasting sleeveless blouses in jersey. Also included are a few knitted and houclet suits. What could be more comfortable or smart for travel or vacation wear? $10.50 to $19.50 Blouses Pure dye crepes and satins—exquisitely tailored— many are copies of imports. Particularly fine values at this price, Svorts Shop—Fourth Floor Women’s, Misses’, Juniors® Dresses You Want! Jacket and Other Frocks 5 in Crepes, Shantungs, $]_ . 0 Jacquards, Sheer Fabrics. For women, larger women, little women, misses, junfors, A 'most comprehensive group at this tempting price. All are just the dresses you have shown us you want, arranged in this special group as an added Priday attraction! For street, sports and afternoon wear—plenty of long-sleeved dresses— bolero suits for misses and juniors—but you must see for yourself, tomorrow! Sizes 11 to 17, 14 to 20, 36 to 44, 421 to 50%, 36'% to 4114, Women's and Larger Women's—Second Floor Missex' and Juniors'—Third Floor Accessories $5 and $7.50 Handbags Such good-looking bagsedm smooth calf, moroeco, lizard grain and goat calf with snake trim. In the wanted styles—under-arm—pouch—tailored and en- velope—lined with moire and leather. In black, navy, green, beige, tan, brown. s $7.50 Handbags 15 smooth calf bags in back-strap and pouch styles. Beige, eggshell, green, tan. Handbag Shop—Street Ploor $10 and $10.50 Handbags Smooth calf bags in back-strap pouch styles with extra bill compartments, tailored bags in pin morocco and smooth calf, after Molyneux. Black, tan, navy. Just 10 bags in all, $16.50 Handbags 3 $]_0 Only three bags in smooth calf of exquisite quality— envelope style—navy, green, brown, $3 to $5 Jewelry... $1-95 Real stone rings—rhinestone pins and necklaces in at= tractive novelty styles, As there are but 30 pieces and they're all tremendously good looking an early echoice is the best. Jewelry Shop—Street Floor More of Those Famous Stockings at Chiffon weight is silk from ‘top to toe, Semi-service weight has lisle top and foot. Products of one of our finest makers—each pair is guaran- teed periect. Buy your Summer's supply and still save! .In sunburn, mauve, mist, gun_metal, manon, rendezvous, grain, and mus- cadine, Silk Stocking Shop—Street Floor Underwear $3 V-R-Naise Bloomers....... iai s]_ 95 Made by Van Raalte these hloomers of silk and rayon wear beautifully, fit beautifully, With elastic at waist and knee. Flesh color in sizes 5, 6 and 7. $5 and $7.50 Milanese Undies.... $:3+95 Tace-trimmed nighties and panties in flesh and rose- leaf in broken sizes. FExquisite quality, An early selecton is sure to prove successful, $5.90 $10.95 and $8.50 Gowns... Of pure glove silk with imported lace yvokes and af- plique—remarkable values at this special price. In peach—sizes 16 and 17, $5 and $7.50 Chemises...... Just 22 of these chiffon milanese chemises in prince: lines with French piping in a deeper shade. With fit- ted tops and fitted waistlines, In flesh and peach. Sizes 34 to 38 ) $l.95 $3 and $3.95 Silk Undies.. with Gowns, chemises, step-ins, panties—trimmed Alencon design face and fine net. As dainty as can be, In tailored styles with hemstitching and fine tucks, In flesh, peach, nile and white. Broken sizes, $5 Silk Undies... 40 gowns and chemise of crepe satin, georgette and crepe de chine, in both tailored and lacy styles. In flesh, white, eggshell, peach and nile. Broken sizes. $3.95 Silk Slips... - %3 75 of these well made, good-looking slips so much in demand right now. Radium silk and crepe de chine. Tailored hand at top and deep shadow hem. Others trimmed at top and bottom with Alencon design laces. Flesh, white, tan and peach. Broken sizes. $5 Benjamin and John Corsflls.“.$2°50 Made with brocade hottom and white lace hrassiere top. Slightly honed in front. ’Sizes 34, 40, 42, 44, Just 16 of these well known, well liked coriett 1§10 Benjamin and John Corsett. Size 31..85 $10 and $12.50 $8§2 310 High-Waisted Girdles Made of all pink satin and elastic or brocade and elas- tic. Lacing in back two inches above waistline. Bro- cade in 28 and 29, satin in 27, 29, 32 and 33. $18.50 Gossard Girdle. Size 32 $] 5 $5 Treo All-Elastic Step-ins._...... $3'50 Twelve inches in length with two bones in front. In sizes 29, 30 and 31 only. Grey Shops—Second Ploor