Evening Star Newspaper, August 10, 1930, Page 52

'LEANING OF PISA NOW TOBEHALTED Hardening Material Placed in Soil Expected to Prevent Further Incline. Pisa's top-tlpped tower is in tip-top creased its inclination s little more thnn-thkd o!-nin A hundred the tower I 15 feet in m !eet, and now it has nnmed a 16-foot slant. But further lean: be averted by the proposed reinforce- ments. Lean Not Intended. builders of the tower did not There is an eft-told lwry nflc l co- builder planned it ironlc eommemonthn o! the fact thlt was a hunchback. However, Bon- num and William of Innsbruck started it straight, but the foundations failed reach firm sofl, the tower began to tilt when the secon a that for years to col ped In 1173 when campanile construction BUNDAY STAR, mm u;g his day a8 the Einstein um‘r,l——é—___ . oot ot | $40 Allowance for Your Old Machine will | pavement helfl‘:n marble tower at “The | set out to construct a leaning wonder. | b “The stabilization ox the tower may encourage the more frequent ringing of the seven huge bells hung in lhe tov floor. Each of these s " | and "the oldest bears the mscnpuon in A ‘Locteringus of Pisa mad bel = |1262" The bells now are re rung on\y three times each year feared their vibration mum m thc WASHINGTON, D. C. Regardless of Condition When turned in for a NEW HOME Sewing Machine AUGUST 10, 1930—PART FOUR. Clearance sha) as popular among Italian cities as p - - s 2 g That statement is the gist of an en- skv<cr.lper bulldmc is among American | structure. Plchlredl is one of efficient $ & year's study steps E Pl worid wonder and traveler attrac- bell towsr and the exeron| SUMMER BmMS COPIED : are 12 others from which to tion of one of Italy’s most historic d g —— z choose. and up th q ‘the three-s(ory bulldlngs ‘and is a very con- | Winter Hats Duplicating Skade of Pay for it on the budget plan siderable altitude for a tower of uni- Preceding Season Seen in Paris. form thickness to aspire to, even when Hz stands upright.’ PARIS - (A).—Winter . hats which “F Street at Seventh” Galileo's Controversy. duplicate the lines of Summer shade soil and so fortify the base. F “The perilous point to which Mark | hats in velvet are conspicuous among mlny years pumps h." been disposing | Twain crawled may have been the|aqyance models here. rom springs which .sun'ound same spot Galileo sought in order to . _ % Yc:xt;l;ll’tlgns 2 perform an experiment which caused| Shallow crowns and wide brims char- | ~ 0 years the famous tower in-!as much controversy in the scientific acterize much of the velvet millinery. of all our 5th Floor Summer DRESSES F. Street at Seventh Sale! IO,27I Yards of erica’s Foremost Silks Three weeks ago they would have sold for $24,541. But The Hecht Co. is passing on to customers advantages arising from the present state of the wholesale market. And so tomorrow these silks may be bought for $9,112. Only the drastic drop in prices in the raw silk market could have created such a situation, one that cannot last! Leading silk manufacturer sacrificed his stock to us for quick disposal. Business ethics prev ent our using his name, but it’s one that you'd recognize instantly as one identified with high fashion fabrics. Hence, tomorrow, vou'll find billows of lovely fabrics, potential frocks, negligees, lingerie for you and the children as well as use- ful “pretties” for the house . . . silks at a mere fraction of their regular prices. No Sarfiples; No Returns Extra Salespeople Extra Selling Space No Phone Orders Prices like these cannot last! 8,000 Yards Wash Fabrics $1.39 to $1.79 Price Group and Rayons greatly reduced! Group I...were 29c to 39c yd. Fancy Piques Fancy Batistes .. Printed Voiles ... Fancy Handkerchief Lz\\ Fancy Tubfast Dimities Croup‘ 2...were 59c to 79c yd. Rayon Slip Satin Fancy Imported Voiles .. Plain Imported Organdies Fancy Woven Eponges Printed Dress Linen NOW Group 3...were 79c to $I yd. Fancy Rayon Chiffon Fancy Rayon Shantungs. Plain Celanese Ninon. Printed Lace Nets ..., Pastel Rayon Piques..qr. 50c Jap Pongee 24c yd. Genuine red label, 12- momme weight. 33 ins. wide. Limit, 20 yards to purchaser, (Fifth NOW wessd9c Yd. $1 Honan Shantung T4c yd. 33 ins. wide, white and all leading colors. 39c Lorraine Tissue Ginghams, 15¢ yd. Sheer. Embroidered checks on colored and black grounds. 89c Printed Tub Silks 9¢ yd. 32 to 36 in. widths. AIll silk~ radium. ‘Washable. Colors. $7.95 Imported Velvet Brocades, $2.95 yd. 84-in, width. For evening wraps or negligee. New Fall colors. Floor, The Hecht Co.) 54-inch Bordered Flat Crepe.... 39-inch Printed Flat Crepe. ... 39-inch Printed Chiffon 39-inch Printed Georgette..... 39-inch Printed Shantung... 39-inch Sheer Ninon 36-inch All-silk Radium...... 39-inch Printed Silk Marquisctte. svikce s dle 3%-inch All-silk Georgette.. 39-inch All-silk Charmeuse ... 39-inch All-silk Flat Crepe 39-inch Silk and Wool Bengalines...... 39-inch All-silk Printed Crepes........ $l.00 yd. 39-inch Printed Kimono Crepes 45-inch Celanese Moires...... cesonen.$1.00 yd. 39-inch Printed Celanese Ninons. . 36-inch All-silk Chiffon Taffetas.. 54-inch Celanese Satin Supreme 32-inch Striped Pajama Silks. 39-inch All-silk Brocades.....-. il $1.00 yd. 39-inch All-silk Printed Flat Crepe $1.39 yd. 39-inch All-silk Printed Chiffon.. ..$1.39 yd. 39-inch All-silk Printed Georgette 36and 39inch All-Silk Printed Shantung, $1.39 yd 39-inch All-silk Printed Taffeta 50-inch Natural Heavy-Weight Eongee,$l.39 yd. 39-inch Embroidered Georgette. .y, ....$1.39 yd. 39-inch All-Silk Canton Crepe. .wv.....$1.39 yd. 88;5 Price Group 100 $1.95,$2.95 and $3.95 Price Groups 139 Fifth Floor, The Hecht Co. Buy now while selections of sizes and styles are still complete! Wonderful Values. .. to'wear now (there’s still lots of time to wear them) .. . in the house later on ... and to put away for next Spring. Silk Crepes, plain or printed. Rayon Prints. Georgette, Sheer Voiles and Dotted Swiss. White, pastels and street colors. Dotted Swiss and Voiles, sizes 14 to 38. Voiles in extra sizes up to 56. Silk and Rayon, sizes 14 to 46. (Pifth Floor, The Hecht Co.) . HECGHT CO. “F St at Seventh Natignal 5100