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! . SOVIET SEES WAR | Mascot Bugler THE SUNDAY STAR, COMMISSION READY| WASHINGTON, COMING IN EUROPE U.'S. Likely to Be Drawn Into Conflict, With Bolshevism Final Victor. BY PAUL SCOTT MOWRER. Radio to The Star. PARIS, France, August 2.—Recent statements on foreign affairs by Dic- tator Josef Stalin, Foreign Minister Maxim Litvinov and Karl Radek indi- cate that the Soviet government, which though doctrinaire in its fundamental By views is well informed by numerous in- | telligent diplomatic agents, expects a new war in Europe in the near future. The Franco-Italian tension, the will of Germany and Italy to revise their frontiers, and the alleged deep-seated Anglo-American antagonism, all ag- gravated by a world economic crisis, are seen as the underlying factors of the present situation. Whether or not one agrees with their conclusions, the views of the Soviet leaders have a_certain importance, if only because Soviet Russia will un- doubtedly continue to frame its poli- cies in accordance with these views. Seeret Agreement Seen. i Russia, moreover, has a sort of secret | understanding with Germany involving exchanges of views between these two governments with respect to the for- eign policies of both. The fundamental l Bolshevist doctrine, which remains un- changed, may be summarized thus: There is a fatal opposition between the capitalist world and Socialist Rus- sia. Both cannot long survive. One or the other must succumb. The capi- talist_world would like to destroy So- viet Russia and is continually plotting aggressions to this end, so that Russia must be in a continual state of tension for self-defense. At the same time the capitalist world by its very nature is torn by warlike rivalries and_dissensions, so that it is only a question of time until a new war breaks out between the capitalist states. This war will be accompanied by revolutions which will result in the triumph of bolshevism throughout the world. Stalin's View Stated. Good Communists do not simply be- lieve thece things, they “know” them, for they are implicit in the Marxian dogma which is still their credo. Speaking the other day before the Communist Party Congress in Moscow, M. Stalin emphasized that, while in Russia all is relatively lovely, the capi- talist world has fallen prey to a great economic crisis. This crisis, he said, will soon degenerate into an armed conflict owing to the struggle for mar- kets. Trouble between colonies and colonizers and between the so-called victors and vanquished in the World War will fan the flames and a world revolution will follow. Litvinov, in a statement to foreign | press correspondents in Moscow, ex- | Pplained that his recent appointment as | commissar of foreign affairs to succeed George Tchitcherin involved no change in Soviet foreign policy. He empha- | sized the basic opposition between the | capitalist and Socialist states. The Soviet republic, which is the world's only Socialist state, thus far stands, he said, for peace, but the capitalist states are aggiessive and would like to | destroy the Soviet republic. Pictures Peace Menace. The World War put a vast gulf be- tween the so-called victor and van- quished states, Litvinov pointed out. | Soviet Russia sympathizes rather with | the vanquished group, first, because the | treaties put sucn heavy financial bur- | dens on the workers of these states, | and second, because Russia's immediate | Western neighbors, which keep plotting | sggression against Russia, are mem- | bers of the victor group. This group, ! he declared, is now undergoing a fever of Chauvinism which is a grave menace to_peace. Russia is particularly friendly with certain members of the vanquished group, yet it will not join any-group for the purpose of affronting some other group, but will seek good eco- nomic_relations with all. M. Radek, writing in Moscow's offi- cial mouthpiece, Izvestia, has developed the causes and portent of the Franco- Italian tension to a great length. At bottom what Italy wants, he thinks, is| new territorial distribution, particularly of colonies. But Germany, he points | out—and he knows Germany well— also wants territorial redistribution. Ir. particular it intends in one way or another to effect revision of its eastern | frontiers at Poland's expense. Ger- | many, he says, has already mluy| opened this ‘question and will~n due | course open it officially. Germany and | Lnly‘thux have a certain common in- | Test. | Frenéh Proposal Analyzed. The French proposal for a European union, as M. Radek sees'it, is merely & maneuver on the part of France to| force the hand of Germany and Italy, and thus enable France to proceed more freely with its own and its allies’ mili- tary preparations, for France knows in; advance that neither Italy nor Germany can possibly favor a European union. | Italy and Germany, according to Radek, are thus leading the way straight toward a new world war. The| peace treaties and the League of Na- tions are losing ground steadily. The focus of world politics today is Anglo-! American antagonism. The principal | and present aim of Germany and Italy | is to win either the United States or Great Britain to their side before open- | ing a conflict. Whether or not they will succeed in enlisting such aid d pends on how the Anglo-American an tagonism develops. Such being, in brief, the Soviet view of the world situation as expressed by Soviet leaders themselves, what seems to be the relations of the Soviet gov- ernment with the various powers chiefly concerned? Russia’s only real friend is, seemingly. Germany. These two countries find a powerful tie in their common_ antago- | nism to Poland. Moreover, Russia is | | widely believed to be manufacturing ' Physical Anthropology with Dr. Ales | for Germany, under the supervision of German experis, various sorts of war | material which the treaty forbids to Germany. 1 Italy Buys In Russia. H With Ttaly, despite the bitter an-| tagonism of principle between Bolshe- vism and Fascism. Russia’s relations on the whole are good. Italy has arranged to buy most of its oil from Russia and | & new commercial treaty between Rome | and Moscow was made only the other day. France, of course, has recognized the Soviet government, but the latter's re- lations with France have never really| been good and have recently become 8 good deal worse. There are many rea- sons for this, but the main one seems to be that Poland and Rumania are allies of France. With Great Britain, on the contrary. | Soviet relations have lately improved. British oil trusts have come to an agree- | ment with the Soviet oil monopoly and Russia is once more officially repre- sented at London. Some observers think that the British forelgn office would not be altogether sorry to see Russia’s major interests in foreign policy shifted from India and China to _the European arena. It §s apparent from this survey that in the political lineup of Europe, Rus- sia_tends rather to the Germany and Italy group than to the French and if it intervened at .ll in any war, it would intervene on the German side. ‘l‘n&.‘ be | architectural-engineering division, with ! troduced in Europe. The air fills tubes This is Corp. Nicky Badini, 10 years old, of 3314 Warder street, mascot bugler of the 260th Coast Artillery, a contingent of which he accompanied on a two weeks’ military training trip to Fort Monroe, Va. Nicky is also bugler of Troop 49 of the Cootie Boy Scout patrol. His tutor is Sergt. Henry Love- less of the 260th Coast Artillery. 4,500 U. S. WORKERS DUE TO BE RETIRED BY AGE DURING YEAR (Continued From First Page.) )| TOINSPECT SAMOA {Congressional Group, With Navy Officers, to Leave Early Next Month. A congressional commission is pre- | paring to leave this country early next ! month to study conditions in American | | to decide what legislation 1Is |needed for the government of the |islands, now that Congress has for- mally accepted the cession of sov- ereignty. The group, consisting of two Ses Samoa, | | tors, two members of the House and a | representdtive of the Navy Department, | will sail from California early in Sep- tember, spend two weeks inspecting the |islands and conferring with the native chieftains, and upon its return will {and Senate. | clude Senators Bingham, Republican, of | Connecticut and Robinson, Democrat, lof Arkansas; Representatives Beedy, | Republican, of Maine and Williams, {Democrat. o Texas. They will be joined in thaw deliberations by two Capt. W. R. Furlong, in charge of the Office of Island Affairs, will accompany the commission as representative of the Navy Department. * Arrangements in Islands. ‘The Samoan Islands are divided, gen- erally, into the eastern and western areas, the former under the control of the United States and the latter of New Zealand. American Samoa comprises the group of islands known as Tutuila and Manua. Native chiefs agreed about eastern Samoa to the United States, and their action was concurredgin at the time by the executive brafich of this Government, but it was not until last year that Congress formally rati- fied and confirmed the cession. During the 30-year interval, the American portion of Samoa has been under the supervision of the Navy De- partment, which established a naval coaling station there in 1900. In the same resolution by which Congress ratified the cession of the territory to the United States, last year, provision was made for the appoint- ment of the commission now preparing to begin its work. The resolution also stated that until Congress has provided for the government of the islands, all civil, judicial and military powers shall be vested in such persons as the Presi- dent of the United States shall direct. Supervision over the islands has re- mained with the Navy Department thus far. sonian Institution says must not be in- terrupted or the entire world would suf- fer a loss. He is a native of Norway. He was vice president of the Interna- tional Zoological Congress and a mem- ber of the International Fur Seal Com- mission. He was awarded the Walker Grand Prize by the Boston Society of Native History, and decorated as a Knight of the First Class by the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olaf. He has undertaken numerous scien- tific expeditions to all parts of the world. He represented the Smithsonian Institution at the centennial of the University of Christiania, at the quadri- centennial of the University of St. An- drew in Scotland, and at numerous in- ternational zoological congresses in Europe. He js the author of many | scientific books, hundreds of scientific papers in magazines, and is a member | of scores of American and foreign scien- tific societies. Co-ordinates Technical Work. Mr. Von Nerta's special duty is to co-ordinate the work of four technical | divisions engaged on the Government's building program. These four divisions | are architectural, with 150 architects | at work: structural, with 70 structural engineers at work: mechanical engi- neering, with 70 engineers, and the 30 engineers and 40 clerks, dealing with estimates, specifications and technical correspondence. s Mr. Von Nerta was born in Germany and has been in this country 45 years, and with the Goverriment 35 years. He is an architect by profession and was e in private practice for 10 years. inder his direction and supervision, these four divisions handle all the new construction work $500, the work being carried along at the rate of b:tween $50,000,000 and $60,000,000 & year. He is particularly interested in the $200,000,000 building program in the National Capital, at the rate of $15,000,- 000 a year. . His duty is to sec that all of this construction work and prelimi- naries thereto proceed smoothly and in the regular order. Holmes' Career Is Recalled. Dr. Holmes is one of the few sur- vivors who partook in the quiet con- quest of the West by science which the Smithsonian Institution largely in- spired and directed. He has been in turn a scientific explorer, chief of the Bureau of American Ethnology, head ! curator of anthropology in the National Museum and director of the National Gallery of Art. He is regarded as hav- ing revolutionized belief regarding the antiquity of man in America. Dr. Holmes twice has been honored by concrete recognition of his major contributions to_archaeology. In 1898 he was awarded the Loubat prize of $1,000 by Columbia University for the most important work in American archaeology for the three-year period He was awarded a $400 prize for the most important publication in this field for_the five-year period ended in 1920, | During a temporary absence from | the Smithsonian Institution as head curator and anthropologist in the Fleld Museum, Chicago, and professor of | anthropic geology in the University of | Chicago, he accompanied Allison Ar- | mour on an exploring expedition to | Yucatan. He supervised the classification and installation of the great museum col- | lections of American archaeology and the establishment of the Division of Hrdlicka as curator. He had the unusual distinction of having two mountains named for him— first in the Yellowstone National Park in recognition of his geological research in the Yellowstone country and second the peak in the Henry Mountains of Utah, which Prof. G. K. Gilbert, United States geologist, chris- tened in his honor because Dr. Holmes had first described a pecullar dome- like type of mountain building. Dr. Holmes has contributed a monu- ment of some 350 volumes in the fields of science and art. He is a mem- ber of the National Academy of Sci- ence, was for a long time president of the Washington Academy of Science, is a member of the Archaeological In- stitute of Great, Britain and Ireland and is a past president of the National Society of Fine Arts. Blow and Avert Drowning. Should you find yourself going down for the second or third time while swimming, just blow into & tube at- tached to a bathing suit recently in- which look like decorations on the cos- tume, and causes one to float. man and Italian group; plus 110,000,000 Question of Laws. The steps now being taken to see What laws are needed for American Samoa are similar to those that were provided for, by Congress, with regard to the Virgin Islands and Porto Rico. 1In all probability, Congress will consider the enactment of an organic law for the government of this territory. American Samoa is not & very large area, the population being something over 9,000. In 1900 the population of the area was 5679. The Somoan Is- lands are described as of volcanic origin, and the natives are regarded as among the finest specimens of the Polynesians. The United States naval station is on a portion of Pago Pago Bay, Tu- tuila, the bay being so located as to form an exceptionally safe harbor. Copra Production. One of the chief products of the is- lands is copra, described in a Govern- ment report on American Samoa 88 the dried kernel of ripe coconut, which is shipped to foreign countries and an oil extracted from it. Some years ago it was customary for the inhabitants to use copra as the medium for paying the taxes required for local purposes, each district being assessed a given number of pounds of the product. Later a new system was adopted un- der which a cash poll tax and school tax was paid into one native tax fund. A general report by the gover- nor, compiled in 1927, explains that, because of the lack of early birth rec- ords, every male Samoan who has reached the height of 5 feet 1 inch is taxed. As a part of its study of the islands the commission will hold hearings with the native chiefs. The resolution provides that the commission shall recommend to Congress such legisla- tion concerning the islands as it shall deem necessary or proper. POWER PLANT IS RUN BY COUNTY IN GEORGIA Million-Dollar Project Opened by Local Commissioners After Legislative Fight. By the Associated Press. CORDELE, Ga. August 2.—Crisp County commisisoners became power distributors today. They were selling hydroelectric current generated in the only county-owned plant in the United States, Official opening of the new plant, built at a cost of $1,250,000, ked the climax of a seven-year campaign for a ready supply of cheap power, ahd opened the way for making the county free of taxes. The plant was financed with an issue of Crisp County bonds, and is now operating at half-capacity. Revenue to be derived from sale of power already contracted, will pay the interest on the bonds, provide a sinking fund for their retirement, and leave a small surplus. Water for running the plant is fur- nished from a 7,000-acre lake impound- ed by a dam across Flint River. With no additional operating cost, two more turbines can be installed and give the plant a total capacity of 20,000 horse- power. As soon as enough power is needed in the county to require full capacity operation of the plant, officials pointed out, an income of approximately $200,000 annually will be derived. The county’s income for ad valorem taxes is less than $100,000. The fight to make the plant possi- ble was carried through Cordels and Crisp County. the State Legislature and finally the State at large. Approval of the Federal Power Com- mission was stamped upon the project a few weeks after the dam had pleted. A. E. F.’S OLDEST DIES Culpeper Man Allowed to Go to France at Age of 63. CULPEPER, Va., August 2 (#).— Alden Bell, 75, said to have been the oldest enlisted man in the American Expediticnary Forces, France, died here this afternoon after a lingering iliness. Through a special dispensation ob- tained from Newton D. Baker, Secre- tary of War in 1917-18, Bell, at 63 years of age, was allowed to go abroad as & regular private in the Expeditionary Army. He previously had served in. the Spanish-American War. With the exception of a few years spent in Texas andl his time in the Army, Bell was a lifelong resident of Russians Doubtless, ways will be found to make this point clear in the diplomatic con- troversies which seem about to open re- garding the revision of peace treaties. (Coprright, Culpeper. He served as mayor two terms, Flats being constructed ‘in Germany have central heating, central laundries and central make recommendations to the House | The_members of the commission in- | ago, been built and the plant virtually com- | | high chiefs ansd one chief of Samoa.| 30 years ago to cede sovereignty over | TENNESSEE LODKS TOHEAVY BALOY | Three State-Wide Contests Feature Thursday Demo- cratic Primary. By the Associated Press. | NASHVILLE, Tenn., August 2.— Tennessee biennial Democratic primary campaign is nearing a close with indi- cations pointing to a heavy vote Thurs- day in the three State-wide contests. Nominees will be selected for g | ernor and United States Senator for | both the long and short terms. Rep- | resentatives in Congress also will be | nominated, but there is only one Dem- | ocratic contest. The senatorial race for the new six- year term nomination is between Rep- | resentative Cordell Hull, veteran of 11 terms in Congress, and Andrew L. Todd, Murfreesboro, four times a mem- ber of the Legislature. Hull is a former chairman of the Democratic national committee. David W. Dodson, Nashville educator, the third candidate, announced he was in | the campaign only to present his | theories of government and not with | any expectation of winning. A plural- ity is sufficient for nomination. Brock Seeks Return. Senator William E. Brock,” Chat- tanooga, appointed last Fall by Gov Henry H. Horton to fill the unexpired ierm of the late Lawrence D. Tyson, is seeking to return to the Senate only for the period from the November elec- tion, when his appointment expires, to March 4, when the new term begins. He is opposed for the short term nomination by Dr. John R. Neal, Knoxville. Gov, Horton and L. E. Gwinn, Mem- phis_attorney, are the only contestants in_the governorship race. The Republicans also will have their primary Thursday, but the only state- wide contest is between C. Arthur Bruce, Memphis lumberman, and Harry T. Burn, Sweetwater attorney, for the nomination for Governor. Paul E. Divine, Johnson City attorney, is un- | { nomination and F. Tood Meacham, for the short term. Spirited G. O. P. Contest. But in the first district there is a | spirited Republican congressional con- test between Representative B. Carroll Reece and Sam R. Price, Johnson City. Nomination is tantamount to election in that traditionally Republican district. During the campaign Reece made public a letter from President Hoover, approv- ing the Representatives action with reference to Muscle Shoals legislation, and Representative John Q. Tilson of Connecticut, Republican floor leader, came_to his defense also. Tennessee’s other Republican Repre- sentative, is opposed by Judd Acuff, Knoxville. The only other congressional contest is between E. A. Albright, Judge J. R. Mitchell :nd J. T. Owen in_the Democratic fourth for the seat that Hull is vacating. In the tenth district (Memphis), Representative Hubert Fisher, without a contest the nomination that is equivalent to election. The six other incumbents in Congress have no opposi- tion. DRAMA TO BE GIVEN | two-week vaeation at Camp Good Will, now being enjoyed by a group of chil- | dren and their mothers, will be climaxed |by a representation of an original ! dramatic entertainment by the mothers. The_vacationers, guests of the Sum- mer Outings Committee of ihe Asso- ciated Charities and the Communi Chest, will gather in the camp pavilion to witness a play entitled “The Newl; weds.” The show also will include se eral comedy sketches on nursery stories for children. The program is to end with the singing of & song composed by the mothers. X ‘The fourth and last party of mothers and children for Camp Good Will is scheduled to arrive Wednesday and the party now there will return home Tues- {day so that the camp can be prepared | for the newcomers. present party of mothers and children at Camp Pleasant at Blue Plains will be taken home tomorrow to make way for the fourth group there BICE, ave pesh flied 10 capecity dur camps have capacity dur- ing the period bot -5:.‘.: opposed for the long-term senatorial | | Chattanooga attorney, has no opposition | J. Will Taylor of the second district, = Demo- | crat, is retiring and Edward H. Crump, | Memphis political leader, will receive | AT CAMP GOOD WILL | | The last day, tomorrow, of a carefree | D. C, AUGUST 3, 1930—PART ONE. Above: Oily film on the water of the | Eastern Branch yesterday, which the Police and Health Departments reported came from the gas plant in the south- east section of the city. Below: Boat hull smeared by the oil. Complaints of boat owners prompted Commissioner Crosby to make an imvestigation. —Star Staffl Photo. Wife of Editor Dead. COLUMBIA, 8. C., August 2 (#).— Mrs, McDavid Horton, wife of the man- aging editor of ihe Columbia State, died in New York today, according to word received here. The felegrams gave no details. Mrs. Horton had been ill only a short time. s 195 FETE TO OPEN ATNOONNEW YEAR Committee Plans Include Sing . by 10,000 Children at Capitol. __(Continued From First Page.) ! Regattas, cherry blossom festivals, sports, water carnivals and outdoor pageants will characterize the year. Loan exhibits of art, antiques and his~ | toric treasures will be shown. “Three things are transcendant on the program for 1932, the meetings in Washington of great national bodies; the conferences of educational, intel- lectual and spiritual leaders of America and then the dedications in honor of George Washington of the t me- morials ‘among them. Wakefield, the birthplace of Washington: the Me- morial Bridge over the Potomac, the | Memorial Highway from Great Falls to | Mount Vernon and the Masonic Me- | morial Temple to Washington at Alex- | andria, Va.” Day for Patriots. | Besides the holidays mentioned above, | the tentative plans call for the ob- | sefvance of Patriot's day, April 19, the observance to be in the hands of the D. A. R. and other patriotic organizations; | Columbus day, October 12; Yorktown | day, October 19, and Navy day, Oc- Y tober 27. Other features of the year's celebra- | $129 3-PIECE tion, as outlined by the committee, are: | Pilgrimage of States, civic groups, | national bodies, fraternal orders, labor, | farmers and youth to the shrines of | Washington. Historic portrayals de luxe of George | ‘Washington amid the shrines of his birth, life and death. Presentations in Washington by American genius of the best in art, musie, drama, science, philosophy and literature of America. | Athletics, sports and regattas and water carnivals. Colorful parades and outdoor pageants. Loan exhibits of art, antiques and historic treasures. Meetings in Washington of national bodies and conventions. Conferences of educational, intel- | lectual and spiritual leaders of America. | Dedications of memorials to George Washington. Wakefleld: Birthplace of | Washington. Memorial _Bridge nve'ri the Potomac. Memorial Highway from | Great Falls to Mount Vernon. 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On July 25 and July 29 it wss reported the general had left Bolivia, but the re- ports were not verified until today. In an interview today, the general said, “My only ambition at present is to have a good rest and therefore I ‘am returning to Germany. “I love Bolivia deeply, ‘having worked there for 11 years under five govern- ments, and always enjoying the fullest confidence and harmony. | “I have been accused of participat- |ing in internal politics, but after long |and lonely hours passed as a refugee |in the German legation at La Paz and | after probing my conscience, I find that }1 was in no way to be blamed for any- thing which happened during the revo- lution in Bolivia.” Gen. Kundt refused to comment on Bolivian politics, but states that news describing the recent revolution was much exaggerated. He said he had always tried to avold bloodshed. 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Crosby has a report from the Police and Health Departments showing that the gas works of the Washington Gas Light | Co. on the Eastern Branch is discharg- | ing tar into the waters of the river.| This, according to the report, is con- | trary to a section of the District Code | proh'biting such pollution. Commis- | sioner Crosby has not decided what action to take on the matter. It originated with complaints of boating enthusiasts that their _craft were becoming coated with tar. Police of the fifth precinct took samples of water from the discharge pipes of the gas works and the samples were an- alyzed by the chemist's laboratory of the Health Department. The report showed the presence of substantial | quantities of tar. | Crosby will consider what action to | take to keep the tar out of the water | this week. | DETROIT LOOKS EAST | FOR LIQUOR SUPPLY 780 Pints of High-Grade Bourbon, | Labeled Paint, Are Seized by Agents. By the Associated Press. DETROIT, August 2.— Prohibition agents revealed today that Detroit, until seven weeks ago a port of entry for thousands of cases of Canadian liquor monthly, now looks to the East for a portion of its bootleg supply. Agents seized 780 pints of high-grade Bourbon whisky shipped from Boston, labeled as paint, and arrested a man giving his name as Joseph McKay, 50, who had gone to a railroad freight office to claim the shipment. A similar consignment here three weeks ago, but were made. seized o arrests BY SOUTHERN G.0° Representatives F_rom Nine States Score “Designing Politicians” Within Party. By the Associated Press. SAVANNAH, Ga. August 2.—Re- publicans from nine Southern States in convention here today voiced op- position to the administration factions of Postmaster General Brown and de- cided to charter headquarters in Atlanta “to rid the party of the un- scrupulous and designing politicians who have controlled its development in this section.” ‘The group declared that “a fabri- cated, temporary political set-up in the South has been created to control dele- gates to the next national convention for perso: selfish aggrandizement.” It added that it “condemns sueh prac- tices and shall devote its time, per- sonnel, and effort to eliminating this method of procuring them in the fu- ture.” ‘The new organization praised the leadership of Col. Horace Mann, who was in charge of the Southern cam- paign which won six States of the “solid South” for President Hoover, but who since has not figured in the ad- ministration councils of the party. Southern patronage was placed instead in the hands of Postmaster Gereral Brown, who has worked through State organizations. Those attending today's conference included Dr. Fred O. Redfern, South Carolina; Lee R. Monroe, Florida; Judge J. A. Carver, Arkansas; O. A. Cotton, Louisiana; O. R. York, North Carolina; J. W. Farley, Tennessee: R. P. Lifsey, Alabama; J. S. Adams, Virginia, and J. W. Arnold, Georgia. In the chartered organization, which is scheduled to start functioning within two weeks, Mississippi also will be rep- resented, it was stated. The convention went on record &s sponsoring vigorous development of a two-party system in the South and stated that the 1928 campaign showed the Southern people had broken “away from Democratic mooring and defi- nitely decided to remove the shackles of a one-party system.” After the convention the delegates wer)e“ entertained on M. O. Dunning’s yacht. 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In Addition to the Special Prices $30 CASH More Allowed Your Old Suite Or Odd Pieces Miscellaneous Specials at August Discounts $29.75 36x48 Gate-leg Tables, veneered in English-brown ma- hogany; beautifully made and finished 313'65 $39 and $49 Chests of Draw- ers left over from $250 bed Toom suites, genuine walnut and maple veneers. 318‘75 Your choice ... $19.75 9x12 Artex Fiber Rugs, beautiful color combinations; these rugs lay flat 3 $11.95 and are long wear- ing $2 to $5 Special Bargain Items for Monday—Handsome smokers, _guaranteed carpet sweepers, boudoir lamps, table lamps, bed lights, table scarfs, book ends, all feather @@ bed pillows. Your choice $5.95 Unfinished Drop- leaf Kitchen 82.89 Tables ....covvvene $29.50 Long 3-Cushion Set- tee, of reed fiber, made with auto style spring- s 1 3. 75 filled cushions... $49.50 Kitchen Cabinets with snow-white porcelain sliding top,- all modern features and set of glassware 329-85 included $24.50 Heywood Wakefield Car- riages and Strollers with ad- Jjustable hoods. Made of reed fiber, Choice of $l3‘95 colors . $29 to $39 Wardrobes and Chifforobes of best woods fin- ished American Walnut. One and two - door @16 45 styles $49 Gorgeous Coxwell Ea Chairs, your choice of tapestr: mohair and velour coverings. Made for luxury 819.95 and comfort. Convenient Terms Arranged Either Weekly or Monthly! Main Store, 827-829 7th St. N.W. Store No. 2, 1213 Good Hope Road S.E.