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D. C, THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1931. FEDERAL MEN RAID RENO SPEAKEASY Tip-off Bars Visit to Other Places—Lake Tahoe Re- sort Yields Liquor. By the Associated Press, RENO, Nev., July $Q—Prohibitien | agents descended on Rer® last’ night! for the second time this month, but | word of thpir coming preceded them and they were able to enter only ane speakeasy after first nldlnl the fashionable Cal-Neva resort Lak el ‘Tahoe, 60 miles from here. Three arrests were made, two. at| Cal-Neva and the other at the uuuuc Club in this city. The agents said um quantities of liquor were seized at bothl places. ‘The raid at Cal-N famous as l gathering place of divorcees, was con- ducted quietly late yesterday while there were but few customets in the pl-ee ‘That at the Majestic, however, was not accomplithed until after the agents had battered down an outer door to gain admittance, Raids on ~other speakeasies were | understood to have been planned. but word that the agents were on their way here went the rounds so quickly that they were unsuccessful in making “buys” elsewhere. The Majestic, formerly known as the Alpine Club, has been raided twice be- fore. It is across the street from the lice station and only a few doors from ocal prohibition headquariers. Cal-Neva had never before been raided. It straddles the California- Nevada Yne, with a bar and gambling es on the Nevada side and a dance on the California side $85,000 CHOICE LIQUORS SEIZED AT NEW ORLEANS Federal Agents Raid Vacant Fouse Believed to Have Been Used by Fleet. By the Associated Press. NEW ORLEANS, July 30.—Federal prohibition agents operating here today announced the seizure of $85,000 worth of choice liquors and wines stored in a vacant house in Metairie, New Orleans suburb, and said they believed the liquor was connected with the big international :lml syndicate turned up here last pril. Edward Henley, deputy prohibition administrator, reported the seizure was made without an arrest. The syndicate is alleged to have shipped a million dollars worth of whisky inland for transportation to Northern cities. Its rum fleet was di- b rected by & radio station seiztd in New Orleans. PAVLOWA’S NEW YORK ESTATE TAX EXEMPT Dancer Who Died in Holland Last January Not Resident of Em- pire State, By the Associated Press, NEW YORK, July 30.—The $381,- 587 estate left in New York by Anna Pavlowa, the dancer, who died in Hol- land last January, is exempt from taxation under the new decedents’ estate tax law which went into éffect last September, it was leained yesterday with the filing of the transfer tax appraisal. The dancer, in private life the wife of Victor Dande of London, died a non- resident of the State. An affidavit sub- mitted by Nathan G. Goldberger, ancil- lary administrator, revealed Paviowa had no residence her: and was not a citizen of the United States. The dancer lived in Middlesex County, England, the afMdavit stated. 100 DRYS RAID COUNTY Over 80 Arrested in Largest Pro- hibition Campaign. OTTAWA, Ill, July 30 (#).—A force of more than 100 gl‘ohlbfllml agents swept through alle County last night, serving 65 search warrants and arresting upward of 80 persons, The force, the largest ever assembied in this district, was detailed from Chi- cago, Indianapolis. Squth Bend, Spring- field, Madizon and Milwaukee. = A i s Irate Claimant Opens Fire. ALBANY, N. Y. July 30 (P).— Frightened ' office workers dashed for safety as Michael Gelgiaccio, 33, a dis- pleased claiment for - compensation, | fired five shots into the walls of & cor- ridor in the New York State office building hrre tod-y None was hurt. Army Orden Maj. E. R. VanDeusen, Field Artillery, has been transferred from Fort Brnn. N. C.. to Fort Hamllton, N. Y.; Maj. A. Farlow, Medical Corps, from Raritan, N. J, to Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind. Maj. 0. J. Pcsay, Medical Corps. from Selmage Field, Mich., to Rar! N. K. McConelhs Veier from Fort Robinson, Neb., | the . Philippines: Capt. L. deW. Tharp, Infantry. from Fort George G. Meade, Md.. to Fort Benning, Ga.; Lieut. H. A. K. Perrilliat, Cavalry, frem Fort Brown, Tex., to examination for mlrement: OCapt. Arthur B.'Wade, Field Artille: from Paim. Baach, Fa, to Hawall Lieut. Willism W. Jervey, Signal Corps, from Fort Brown, Tex, to du in the Signal Corps pROtographic laboratory here; Master Sergt. William Hutton, Army Band, Army War College, has been retired, after more than 30 years' service. Col. Grant T. Trent, Judge Advocate General's Department. cn duty at the War Department, a Maj. Raymond P. Longacre, Medical Corps, attached | 10 the cfiice of the Air Corps, War De- | partment, will be transferred to the re- tired list July 31, owing to dmhnmu. incident to the service; Maj. Edward C. Greene, Medical Corps, Nas beeh transe ferred from the Schoo! of Aviation ma for duty as flight surgeon: M: P. Weldon, Medical Corps. from ma, to Langley Field, Ma w. Shaffer, M: ICnrp! from “Hawil to El Paso, TeX.; MAj. 2 Medical Corp: Hospital to e\&mmntion for retirement; Capt. John J. Honsn, Finanes Departe ment, from Boston to Firt Warren, Wyo.; Maj. F. L Lemmon, Iafantry, from Fort Y. w0 Denver, Col.; the resignatiol nt ‘Maj. Thomas L. Kei: ey, Chaplains’ Corps. recently stationed at Fort MacArthur, Calif., has beenh ac- cepted by the President. CLAFLIN an—Optometrist 922 14th St. NW. Established 1889 Agenitiag sain st appiisation 3 ng proeees e w1 @il torture eewven, 400 orus stvren. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, "Owt They Go! Friday Only! 500 Boys’ 85c Tom Sawyer Button-on Sports Waists Friday 2 for $1 Final clearance of Tom Sawyer sport waists with short sleeves—in broadcloth, madras and printed percales, Well tailored, White, colors, patterns, Sizes 4 to 10 years. Tom Sawyer color fast guarantee. Palais Royal—Boys' Dept.—Maln Floor. chandise. ‘G STREET AT ELEVENTH TELEPHONE DISTRICT 4400 “Tomorrow is another day!” And that old saying has special significance in the Friday Bargains tomor- row! It is not only another day with us—but the last of the'July Clearance Sale, the beginning of another season' And that means—still sharper reductions—sweeping clearances! Throughout the store. Shop early! Account of limited guantities, we are unable to take C. 0. D., Mail or Phone orders on Friday bargam mer- In the July Clearance Sale of Popular Summer Silks Washable Silk Flat Crepe, yard Printed Silk Shantung, yard........69¢ Printed SHk Chiffons, yard... Silk-faced Duvetyn, yard . Pink Baronet Satin, yard .. oee.$1 S4-inch Black Bordered Silk Crepe, 100 Wonderful Friday Bargains Lower Still! Friday Prices on 5 ~Misses’ and Women’s Summer Dresses —they'll make you sit up and take notice—if you're look-' ing for midsummer bargains. ) Just Look! 225 Summer Dresses Originally $8.85 and $10 $4 95 L] Recently $5.95 and $7.95 Beginning Friday Mostly daytime and sports types, with a few afternoon dresses ofchiffon and organdy. Plain and printed crepes, light and darR shades; wash silks; navy, black, sleeveless, half and long sleeves; misses’, women’s and half sizes. 100 Summer Dresses Were $8.85 and $11.95 $5 95 e Recently §6.95 Shantungs, plain crepes, in blues, tans, Beginning Friday - washable crepes, black; p!enh of «nlc: with finger-tip jackets; women's and misses’ sizes. 269 Summer Dresses Were $11.95 $7.95 Recently $8.85 Beginning Friday Plain chiffons, light Summer prints; white and pastel wash crepes; all daytime styles. Sizes for misses and women. 13 Taffeta Jackets For Summer evenings over sheer dresses; blue, rose, black. Palais Royal—Third_Floor, Exceptional Opportunities for Saving! Awnings—Curtains—Rugs 150 Door & Window Awnings Regular $1.29 grades, Friday Only. Sturdy, 6-0z. fabrics, striped in tan and white; $ OO complete with frames and fixtures, ready to ° hang. $1.95 to $2.25 Bar Harbor Chair Sets Friday Only s 1 Set Made of bright cretcnne or denim in various patterns: well filled and tufted with 20 buttons. Sample Curtains l/2 Price Pairs! Panels! Samples from our regular stock. in various styles, weaves and prices. I3 off. 2,000 yds. Useful Drapery Remnants Friday Only, 1 price! Cretonnes, Tapéstry, Crash, Sateen, Voile, Marquisette, Ray- on, Damask, Monks Cloth. Were 19¢ to $3.50 yd. Friday, - 10c to $1.75 All first quality; many match- ing lengths, A & ey H Tapestry Brussels Rugs in Ruffled Curtains Ox12 ft. room size. A keen Friday Only, 38¢c pr value. Nothing cooler or daintier than white or colored ruffied Cocoa Door Mats curtains for your cottage or Friday Only, 58¢ Just 50, and extra good quality. city home. These are splen- Palais Royal—Second Filoor. 500 Reversible Chenille Rugs Friday Only, 95¢ In all popular bed room and bath room shades, as rose, blue, green, orchid, gold, black. $20.50 Tapestry Brussels Rugs Friday Only, $15.95 did at 38c Paint Sbecials for Friday Only! Take advantage of these remarkable savings and do that little paint job you've been planning to get done! Special Combinations! 14-gal. Horngloss Enamel ) Paint for Walls and Woodwork, Regularly, $1.90 And Y;-gal. Spar Varnish s Regulgrly, $1.30 For Your Linoleum 1 qgt. $1.30 Linocrex 1 qt. $1.30 Spar Varnish $1.65 qt. 4-hr. Hornite Enamel, choice of 22 colors; 1 at. Spar Varnish Palals Royal—Fourth -Floor. both for $1.69 a $3.20 value! botk for $1.29 a $2.60 valuel [ ) both for ; $7.65 a $3.05 value! Special Purchase! $1.95 Handmade Philippine Gowns - Timely Values! For August vacationers, this is a timely value in lingerie. Soft, cool cotton lingerie cloth, in de- $ 59 lightinlly embroidered styles; scalloped necklmn. (o Sizes 34 to 48. “t Palaie mnl—'mlrd Floor, beautifully made. $1.29—$1.19$1.09 Faircrest Sheets 81x99—72x99—63x99. 51.00 _Faircrest Pillowcases, 2 Sg each Our own well known make, firmly woven qui iceable. $1 Organdie Dresser Scarfs Friday Only, 59C Pastel shades, with embroidered edges. 98c Embroidered Organdie c yd. Eyelet and All-over lmhrmdered Organdie in white and pastel shades. § Yds. Toweling Made of serviceabl Regularly 3125 98C ArblEtuEd sekting. DL Friday Only ’ taped seams and rubber but- All-linen crash toweling, for tons, kitchen and hand towels. 85 ol Tulls b 4 5 Crash Table Cloths 33c Soisette Prints Shainch All-linen =0y Crash Tablecloths, C Fast-color Prints and coloriul patterns, 23¢ colored borders, each very serv- Mattress Covers Special! Novelty Playing Cards Regular 75¢ Deck—Friday, modernistic _designs, _geld 2 Decks 79C and silver edges. Smooth finished, smartly designed cards! Early Palais Royal—Main Floor. American, Godey, Prints, Little Old New York scenes, Here’s a Saving! $6.45 Tennis Outflt Fridey Osly, 5.75 A tennis comhumuon special that no sportsman can afford to pass up! $S Harry Lee Tennis Racket 75¢ Rainproof Racket Case Two 35¢ Imported Tennis Balls Palals Royal—Main Fioor. Clearance Sale of Women’s Smart Shoes $6 and $6.50 Shoes $7.50 to $10 Shoes This Saic. $439 ‘| This Sale, $585 All short lines and incomplete size ranges taken from regu- lar stock for quick clearance. Linens, white kid, blonde kid, black kid either reptile trim- med or plain and all patent leather, Straps, pumps, sandals and ties. All styles of heels. Not all sizes in every style. Palais Royal—Second Floor. Men! A Clearance of 200 Summer Suits Every One of Our Palm Beach, Nurotex and Kant Krush Summer Suits Regardless of Former $7 95 o Prices—Friday All-Wool Tropical Worsted Suits Regularly, $§22.50 sl 125 ‘ Friday Well tailored, perfect fitting suits in light and dark shades. Note the table of sizes, and see where you can save. 35136373839 [40[4Z [44[46] CRIET T I R 1S | | | | ! Fnlay Only! $1.95 and $1.79 Part-Linen Knickers $16.50 Sports Coal 3-Piece Linen Suits. ... 9 Palm Beach Knickers. .. Palais Royal—Men's Dept—0 Street Near Tenth. Featured Tomorrow in the Sports Dept.! 158 Sports Suits and Dresses Formerly $10 to $§11.95 N ow $6.95 Silk sports dresses and jacket frocks in white and pastel shades: sizes 14 to 20; 2-pc. boucle suits in Summer shades: in plain shades or contrastingly trimmed. Sale Coty Face Powder, assorted shac odenrs .50 Coty h Powder... ompeian Night Cream, large siz 25¢ Golgate's Mirage Cream..,. S1 Golden DPeacock Bleach Cream. 530¢ Maidor T ic 25¢ Colgate’s Talcums, assorted. —‘Iur Bath Powder ) R. Louis Bath Powder S Abscent Deodorant...... 30¢ Silox.Deodorant. . 30c¢ Heck Deodorant. . $1 .Arnand’s Astringent. Antiseptol Mouth Wash....... Mothers! See These! Tots’ Cotton. and frocks of kid angora Sizes 14 to 20. Palais Royal—Third Floor of Toiletries $1.50 R. Louis Bath. Salts Ambrosia Sets, containing Ambrosia, .Skin Tightener, Liquid Cream and Book on Care of the Skin 20-0z. Bottle Energine Cleaning F 89¢ Rubber Cloves, guaranteed 39 Whisk Brooms 15¢ Dental Flc 9- l [ I ucite des and $2 50 Rigaud's Mi Nena Perfume, oz \l’ Palm i's T‘crl’ume - 89c ) ....... 39¢ 39¢ Hughes' Idcal Tooth Brushes Palais Royal-—Main Floor. Sizable Reductions in the Beach Shop! 13 Blazer Striped Ensembles ; ¥ gucto.:nke.n. Were 59L Were §2.95 C 3 Ratine Beach Ensembles, 2 Boys' £5.95 Tweed Coats, size 4.. Tweed Cout, size 6. weed Coat, size §... weed Coat, size A 16. ‘odt Sets, sizes 4 and * $10.95 Tweed Coat, size 3 s 88 Girls’ Ap ’l Sheer $4.95 Frocks, sizes 10 to 14 Pml\!r« sizes 10 to 16 22 8 and $295 Wool Slip-on Swe; 2 §1 \I\eer Blou sizes 8 to 14 in C es 8 to 14 Girls' Sheer Summer Wash Frocks. Palats Royal—Third Floor. Closeout! overall pajama, 3g-length coat, in bright prints. Were $395. Now. $2-95 2 Spanish Type Beach Ensem- bles with match- &5 N $4.95 S Linen Beach Pajamas in pastel shades. $2.59‘ Were $295. Now 10 Cotton Jersey Beéach Trou- sers in red or_ blue. $1 Were $1.95. Now 3 Roughie Beach Trousers of striped terry cloth. Were 5155 Now - 91.59 atetd : s 21 Printed Crash Beu Coats. \Were 085 Now .o 91.79 Palais Rnynl—lelrh 8hop— Main Floor. parel Men's Furnishings! 30 Summer Robes Were $5.95, $6.95 Terry, broadcloth and other light-weight Summer fabrics in smart styles and colorful patterns, Small, m not in every pattern. Men's $1 Rayon Polo Shirts, broken sizes .. Men's 82 R ...... % Finish the Summer in a Rough Straw Hat at $1.% ‘There's plenty of time left to get & ot more than & $1's worth out of a big, shady. h straw. For all Summer a- . wear—in white and pastel ahm Palais Royal—Third Floor. Friday Only! Silk Remnants 1/2 Price " High-grade, colorful chints %o and §7.95—Friday Only edium and large sizes included, though $3'95 Men's Amw Brand and Other Shlrll. broken sizes 60c Men's 8¢ Pl White Ties . . —Main _F Tempting Friday Prices in Housewares and China 39¢ to 5S¢ Fancy 1,500 Pes. e Slightly Damaged B . Housewares 10c, 25¢, 39¢ When Perfect Were 39c to $198 Bread boxes, dish pans, iron- ing boards, bath stools, trays, vegetable bins, enamel ware, cutlery, ete. We will deliver any purchase of $2 or more. cover kitchen shelves; cleans quickly with & damp cloth. $59.95 Full Porcelain Gas Range Fridey Only, $29.95 This floor sample &t such s great reduction is a buy! Full poree- lain, with large oven and broiler. $9.75 Bird Cages Fridey Osly, $4 50 Blue and red enamel flnhh. m;.y. at this reduction. (7) $1.25 Garden Trelli Friday Only, 49¢ (2) $9.75 Garden Pergolas Fridey Osly, $4.50 (1) $6.75 Pergola. $3.25 85c Waste Baskets Friday Only, 25¢ Slightly damaged; sold “as 4.” 0 Luster China Tea and Teast Dinnerware at Less than 3 Price!