Evening Star Newspaper, July 26, 1931, Page 14

40,000,000 READ DAILY NEWSPAPERS Figures Compiled by U. S. Librarian Show Sub- scribers Growing. There are more than 40,000,000 dally | subscribers to newspapers in the United | States, according to figures compiled by | Miss F. W. Vought, librarian of the Federal Office of Education, Interior Department. Next in order, Miss Vought's Teport showed, are magazine readers, totaling 30,000000. Miss Vought said more than 235,000,000 books are published annually in the United States, and that 25,000,000 persons borrowed books from Win Helicopter Try-Outs THE SUNDAY THREE VIE FOR SCIENTIFIC HAND-LAUNCHED HONORS. ( STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, U. S. SPEAKEASY FILES TURNED OVER TO PROBE New York Legislative Committee Seeks Police Connection ‘With Places. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, July 25.—Prohibition Administrator Andrew McCampbell has turned over to the Joint Legislative Committee conducting the city investi- gation files and records concerning New York speakeasies. Irving Ben Cooper, counsel for the committee and in charge of the in- quiry as it affects the police depart- ment, is interested in learning what connections, if any, members of the department have had with the speak- easies. He is particulafly concerned with any possible graft collections. Consul Transferred. The State Department today an- nounced that Wilbur Keblinger of Washington, D. C., now consul at Mel- JULY 26, 1931—PART ONE. ParAls Rovya G STREET AT ELEVENTH TELEPHONE DISTRICT 4400 ]uly Clearance Sale of Men’s Hot Weather $ Palm Beach - Nurotex Suits bourne, had ben assigned consul at Sydney, Australia. libraries. Public interest in reading has been stimulated by inexpensive books sold through chain stores, by volumes of- fered at cut-rate prices and by stand- ard works sold for $1 a copy. Of the total number of books pro- duced in 1929—the year for which the latest total production is avallable— nearly 80,200,000 were text books for school use. Of the remainder, 45,880,- 000 were fiction, more than 2,700,000 were biogfaphies and more than 36.- 885,000 were juvenile. History accounts for’ nearly 4,000,000 volumes, drama and poetry 4,000,000 and fine arts ap- Pproximately 1,100,000. More than 17,600,000 books on reli- glon and theology were published, 300,000 on science and technology and over 1,000,000 on sociology and eco- nomics. _Agriculture, law, _medicine, travel and a ”%euaneou; grolip totaled more than 33, | Men’s $2.79 Plus-4 Linen Knickers. Sizes32to34. . . . . $1.59 Men’s $4.75 Plus-4 Linen Knickers . . . . .. .. .. . $2.95 Men’s $3.95 Plus-4 Linen Knickers . . . . . . . ... . 31.95 Men’s $16.50 All-Wool Flannel Sports Coats . . . . . . 39.75 Men’s $7.50 Flannel and Serge Pants. Broken Sizes. . . $5.95 Men’s $6.50 Striped Flannel Trousers. 33t040. . . . . $5.45 (23) Men’s New Tropical Worsted Suits . . . . . . . 310.95 Men’s $1.95 Part Linen Knickers, block plaids . . . 31.00 WATCH REPAIRING BY EXPERTS The repair of your watch does not comulete the trans- action between us, but estab- lishes our obiization to fulfill our guarantee ¢f service. All parts Used in Our Repa BTt "rt s wrtat BURNSTINE’S 927 G St. N.W. DIAMONDS WATCHES 1006 B street northeast and Morris Kucroff of 100 Sixth street south- | east, whose craft performed best in the event for belicopters of lm“ District model aircraft contest yesterday at the Macfarland Junior High | —Starv Staff Photo. MORR!S ARKIN (left) of Seventeenth street southeast, George Leffler of School. divorce today from Christian Holme: millionaire rancher and member of the wealthy colony at Montecito Testimony was given that Holmes (#).—Katherine McDonald Holmes, once | had on several occasions told his wife American beauty” of the screen, | with a curse to “get out and stay o granted an interlocutory decree of | or he would put her out. ACTRESS WINS DIVORCE SANTA BARBARA, Calif., July 25 Clearance of Men’s Furnishings (18) Men’s $9.75 Rayon Brocaded Robes Collar’ combinations to suit any man. Sizes small, medium, large. 1/2 Price $4"87 (17) Men’s $10.95 AllSilk Lined Robes 1/, Price $5.47 (300) New Size 50c “Lo-Skore” Golf Balls 3 for 75¢ No repaints. Regular $1.00— i P = Satin or €harway collar and trim. “Rockinchair” Union Suits All Perfect These are first quality union suits, Sizes 34 Complete assortment of patterns and colors. Sizes—small, me- Stock up your ward- dium and large. # robe at this low price. Athletic, sleeveless, knee length. to 46. Palais Royal—Men's Shop—Main Floor Men’s Jantzen and B. V. D. Datbig St ()0 plece models. Men’s Shirts Arrow Brand and Other Good Makes 69c ° Materials include o\lnr(]>. broad- cloths, madras and prints. All col- ors fast—materials pre-shrunk. Sizes 1312 to 17. Not all styles and colors 11 :na!?llel::lz;\m \oxl:)e soiled. Original (28) Men's $2.95 All- Wool Polo Palats Royal—Men's Shop—Maln Floor Shirts, 33 Price. Light weight. Green, white, tan and blue. 51,47 Sizes 34 to 44 (15) Hickok Belts. style 30 3234 quality (60) Men's $1.00 Rayon Polo Shirts, Sizes 15, 1574, 16. .. SOC (50) Men's Rayon Short-Sleeve Polo Shirts. These are $2 values. 51_00 Sizes 13} to 15]% (85) Men's Shorts. Madras, fast color. Flastic waistband. 5100 Cut full, Sizes 30to46. 3for (47 prs.) Fancy Socks, 25¢ quality. 10, 1013, (8) Men’s $4.95 Hose and Sweater Sets. “FASHIONKNIT.” 52,95 All perfect. Sizes 34 to 46. . Through special arrangement with a leading mattress man- ufacturer we have secured a limited number of these supe- rior inner spring mattresses and are able to quote this sen- sationallyv low price—it is almost one-half the regular price! 1— 2.— Cowhide. snap (500) Men’s 75¢ and $1.00 “Faultless” Nobelt Rayon Shorts 39C 3 for Sizes 30 to 44 Note These Points of Superiority— Resilient Coil 3 Tt Springs 4.— (70) Men's $2.00 Sleeveless Zephyr-Wool Sweaters $ 1 69 Green, white, -brown, or- ange, beige, blue. (15) Men's $1.00 Braided Sport Belts, in tan and white and black and white. Sizes 36 SOC (500) Men’s Irish Linen Handker- chiefs. \Very fine quality. $l .00 Originally 35c. 6 for i (6) Men’s $1.00 Morocco and SOC Cowhide Belts with Buckles. (150) Men’s $1 Hand-Tai- lored Lined Ties, I Price, 51_00 2 for (105) Odds and Ends Men's 50c 4-in-Hand Ties -. 25C (5) Men's $1.95 Straw Hats, Sizes 634, 67% SOC . Serviceable Tick $7.50 Golf Outfit Covermg 15 Sets—S5 pieces. Choice of 4 $5 clubs and waterproof canvas bag. Finest Workman- ship Layers of Soft Cotton Felt (450) Boys' Tom Sawyer Wash (300) Boys’ 85c Tom Sawyer Sports Suits. Sizes 3 to 10 years Waists, button-on model, 4 to 10 years. . 209 ost (6 prs.) Boys’ $5.75 Flannel Sport Knickers, 15 to Bayrs. =, i o S AR $3’95 (3) Boys’ $2.95 Oyster Linen Ensemble Suits. Sizes 5 and 6 (2) Boys’ $4.98 Tom Sawyer Blue Linen Suits. Sizes 5 to-9 (90 prs.) 33¢ Sports Hose, broken sizes..... 4 for 51 00 $1.39 | (300) Boys’ $1 Wash Suits, 3 to 7 years............ 89¢ (30) Boys’ $1 Rayon Polo Shirts, broken sizes. . 50¢c (100) Boys' $1.98 All-Wool Sweaters, sizes 30 to 36, $1 (16) Boys' $7.95 Sports Coats, sizes 8 to 15, except 13 ......... (150 prs.) Boys' $1 Two-piece Pajamas, 10 to 18 yrs., 69¢c That Sell Regularly at $9.95! S4%5 Two Attractive Styles to Choose From —One Model Is lllustrated Here! (144) Boys’ $1.65 Pepperell Wash (100 prs.) Boys' $1.00 Linen chkeu, SEHEFF 108 Y8, oo oo clvcisiniiasis die Double L0 L6 YEBS: visionowsiemivnste viswrmmats or Twin Bed Sizes Palais Royal, Boys' Dept.—Main Floor. ClearanceofChildren’s‘Wear Odds and Ends from Our Regular Stock at Greatly Reduced Prices for This Sale Only 118795 Infants’ Silk Coats . 200 Boys' Suits. Sizes 2 to 30—$1.00 Linen Berets . ) Women’s Hosiery Clearance $1.50 Lady Washington Grenadine Hose Discontinued style. Full-fashioned Grenadine. Picot top. Sizcs 8% to c 10%. i (119 Pairs) $1.95 Crepe Silk Hose Sheer for warm weather. Good cblors for sports wear. Sizes collectively 83 to 10. (98 Pairs) $1.00 Chiffon Hose 50c Use Our Budget Plan No only is it conven- ient and handy, but it is free from any interest or extra carrying charges. Handsome beds of ungrained walnut finish; have open work ends, or if you wish there is a style with pan- eled ends that is very smart. We have only a limited quantity at this price—we recommend early shopping. years 18—$169 Novelty Pajamas 8—$250 Handmade Sacques 8—$1.95 Homespun Wool Sh. % 5—$3.95 Homespun Wool Shawils 3—$2.95 Homespun Shawls . 10—$395 Crib Spreads mm R"fl'j“ “Onderwear, 5{: 0%, Tam ang. Boart and Infants’ Gertrudes. Miscellaneous Children's ‘Wear—Hats, Underwear, Stockings, Bon- 25c nets Furniture Store “Across the Street” Full-fashioned imported lisle. Some with Paris clocks. Nude, Tan, Black and Gray. Sizes 8% to 10. Palais Royal—Main Floor I