Evening Star Newspaper, August 20, 1931, Page 26

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THURSDAY, AUGU LANSBURGH'S No Connection With Any Other Washlngton Stor: THRIFTY FRID THE EVENING STAR., WASHIN( N.. D Uy ST 20, 1931, yellow fever patient duflnl the flm-l them and assisted in authenticating the three days of the | discovery. But those facts, pmperly applied in| Agramonte gave credit to Gen. Wil- clunlng nd screening, lifted from Ha- | llam Crawford Gorges for cleaning up | lnd assured New Orleans and Mem- | by m-thods based on the discovery, but phis they need never be revisited by did not menfion him in connection with 1 scourges such as they shudderingly re- |the actual discovery. Gen. Leonard : 'mtmbered. New Orlesns in 1853 saw | Wood, he sald, made possible the camp 20,020 cases with 8,101 deaths; Mem- | where the meu were Drodue'd phis in 8 had 17,600 cases, with | - b i ki Colored lhn Beaten. Death of Lasear. | FREDERICKSBURG, Va. August 20| Lazear died in the experiments, but | (gpecial) —James Cokland, 50-year-old not before he had contributed much | pegarshurg colored man, was heaten and toward their success, Agramonte sald. | robbed of $40 a mile from here in Staf- Ctrroll also caught the disease, snd Was,) ford County last night by two unidenti- convalescing, the Cuban physiclan re-|fied colored men whom he had be- | ool Al N Jeahs | counted, when the first authentic casc |friended. The two assailants left Cok- | of.I;:, m?wf“Ammofim. ’1:«0:‘:{':):: caused Lazear and Agramonte “to wire |Jand lying unconscious, and it was two | four cosdiscoverers of the causs of yel. | the estounding news to Dr. Reed,” wko | hours before he staggered inio local] low fover, came as & blow o scientinc | had been recalled to Weshington early police headquarters with the story of | Washington. in the experiments. Re-d then rejoined the hold-up. What Makes Dr. Aristide Agramonte of Yellow Fever Fame Is Mourned Here. Save as Much as You Pay on Spring and Summer Coats $ 7 a5 25 Unlined Silk Coats, i sizes and styles for women misses. i Look at These Wearables for Boys Choice 25¢ ing, Washington scfentists found his- toric satisfaction in two things—first, that the United States Government In 1920 voted a pension of $125 a month to the Cuban, Dr. Agramonte, thus giving him before he died some show of gratitude for a service which lifted the dread of yellow fever from South- ern citfes, and, second, that Dr. Agra- monte was persuaded a year ago by Dr. Hugh S. Cumming, head of the Public Health Service, to write for the South- ern Medical Association his own ac- count of the Cuban yellow fever experi- ments of 1900. When completed, characterized by Dr authentic document, Wrote “Authentic” Document. the account was Cumming “as correcting many “Columbia” Service || s Valuable misconceptions which we are fortunate to_have in our library.” | Dr. Cumming, who was the personal friend of Dr. Agramonte for many years, paid the highest personal and professional tribute to the Cuban yes- terday. Dr. Agramonte did not take credit to himself and_the other three commis- sion membefs, Dr. ames Carroll and Walter Reed, for being first to connect the mosquito with the, spread of malaria done, he said, as early as 1854, and by 1881 was the theory of Dr. Clrlm J. Finlay of Cuba. But by “ “infecting mosquitos and lp< plying them to those who accepted the risk as ‘vell as ourselves.” Agramonte said, the o ~umission did prove the disease W& “fomi theory.' Buty transmi wad by no mysterious the prevailing medical tted by & spe- " asy clal mosquito who must first bite the Jesse Lazear, Dr.| This has been | The Columbia National Bank 911 F Street Capit-l and Surplus $750,000.00 {iBack of the comprehen- sive financial service this bank places at customers’ disposal, is the alert at- tention of practical bank- ers. Customers’ welfare is their first considera- tion. fiThat is what gives ad- vantage to a “Columbia” connection — makes this helpful bank increasingly popular with business men and others. Safe Deposit Boxes $3.50 Up Per Year Wash Goods R in printed voile, printed batiste, printed dimity, printed pereale, printed rayon, plain voile and printed shirtings. Favorite ma- terials for women's and children's wear —Street Floor. i 100 Smart $2.95 & $3.95 Summer Dresses Final clean-up of dresses for strcet, sports, business and vacation wear. In washable silk crepe and silk pique, silk prints and rayvon checks. | tion of favorite Summer fashions rugs at reduced prices. 19c to 39¢ Sneen Ticket Salt 10c Yard 1 to 6 yard lengths plain rayon, $10 to $15 | Coats and ;Suiu 42 Spring coats and suits that you need now for cool evenings and vacation wear. Tailored and fur- trimmed styles. Suits in sizes 14 to 20, coats In sizes 14 1o 20, 38 to 44. | —Second Fioor. Hodges’ Rnttani; Rugs Closing out these popular Summer Colorful new s $1.98 Certainteed Rugs Slight seconds of these famous felt-base rugs in carpet and tile de- | signs; $6.08 to'$8.98 values. .79 7.6x9 . 52.69 $1.89 5% TO 98 CURTAINS — Plain and fancy patterns in tie-backs and criss-cross curtains; yards long. Pair covers: 50 inches wide: attractive color combinations. Yard ... all 21 35¢ 98¢ IMPORTED LINEN for siip in Various 44c 66x76 BLANKETS, slight seconds, in stripes and plaid® Soft, thick, Each serviceable cotton -4‘ REMANTS CERTAINTEED FLOOR COVERING, heavy felt- | lars of $1.00 kind pink and biue 0 46 . base kind, in 4 to 15 yard lengths. Some can be matched; e o= to 5Bc values. Sq. vd oC Third Floor SI 25 to $1.59 ‘:Sheet- 770 8199, 81x90, 72x90 and 63x90 | high-grade seamless bleached sheets all perfect quality, on sale at a bar- | gain price for Priday REMNANTS BROWN SHEET- ING in various useful lengths for general household purposes serviseable quality; yard ... Heavy, 15¢ value, 7‘, Street Floor Men’s Furnishings RAYON ION SUITS, irregu- White peach, Sizes 34 500 MEN'S 580 dlol‘l'b. tatiored fine | non-run rayon and other types of rayon. Made with webbing o ds. Sies 28 to 36 2OC walistban MEN’S 25¢ SOCKS in many color- in colors and fancy patterns. Reduced to. riects $1.50 Correct Length Silk Hose Adjustable for Tall, Medium and Short Women Full-fashioned pure silk every woman may wear hosiery above the knees. . Beautiful, new colors.—Street Floor. Satisfaction Since 1859 (INGS PAL 810-818 Seventh St. N.W. 98¢ to $1.50 Silk & Rayon | Remnants Mostly in sizes 14 to 40, Second Floor (14) SPRING COATS that sold for $7.85 and $10. Sizes 14 and 16 only. in and fancy fabrics, No C. O. D. or phone orders; all sales final 52'95 WINTER COATS in sizes 14 and 16 only. Sold for $16.50 and Beautifully fur trimmed. C. 0. D or phone 85 ‘)0 orders lll 1 sale: ‘!n 31. chiffon hose, designed so_ that of just the proper length Deer ity in m favorite All sales final. Plain and printed weaves in quality fab- rics, 1 to 4 yard lengths. Printed chiffon, printed | georgette crepe, printed and plain flat crepe, plain satin crepe, plain pongee and printed | Tayon crepe. — Street 00 A selec- $5.95 to $8.95 Dresses and $°Q.95 Suits SR Sizés 14 to 44, but mostly small sizes. In chiffon, plain and printed flat crepe, jacquard silks and shan- tung silk. Popular styles. All sales final.—Second Floor. | colors, ( | Clever New Modes! | Fall Felts Y Empress I [Derbleu fi i l | Victorian Trlcornel Autumn’s smartest millinery | fashions presented in felts cf fine quality at an attractive low price. Bright trimmings of fancy | feathers Other New Fall Hats 5238 3388 5500 Street Floor Women’s Wear All Sales Final. (22) LINENE COAT SUITS, sizes 14 to 38. Colored or coin dot coats and n)sttl’ white skirts 69¢ (52) 8100 'I'O ll.!! WASII FROCKS in printed volles and other Odd lots; sizes 14 to 49(, $1.00 TO $1.50 RAYON UNDER- WEAR. Broken sizes' in chemises, bloomers, Pfench panties; tal- 30 Jored and lace trimmed (36) DISCONTINUVED R&G GIR- DLES, front or side fas- tened: $3.00 value; re- Gieed 10 1rr-arererr. 198 16) NEMO GIRDLES, $5.00 mod- els. (18) RaG FOUNDATION GA“INTI. reduced ‘2 95 10c Toilet Soaps, 5¢ ©Odds and ends of well known tol- Jet and bath reduced for & quick clean-up.—Street Floor. Hosiery $1.00 AND $1.50 FULL- FASH- | TONED SILK HOSE, scconds of noted makes, mostly in service 3.0 weight. Popular colors . c CHILDREN'S 25¢ TO 35¢ SOCKS, rrleruflm? lirrmllln‘ in rayon and | isle. Half socks and | “whoopee™ socks -+ 10¢ BOYS' 25¢ GOLF HOSE of excel- lent. quality mercerized cotton, in & variety g{ l’;:l' patterns and light irregulars, \} sizs ... i ot A% 18¢ $1.00 l“lFFO\ QILI( HOGE full fashioned, silk to the top. Perfects and slight lrrP[ullrk in odd = colors ... 59¢ | trregulars, rayon and liske. Quality hos- |7, fery, pair . ic Odd Lots Notions 69¢ Rubber Household Aprons, 29¢. 50c and 65¢ Sanitary Belts, 10¢. 39¢ Narrow Girdles, 15c. 50c Garter Belts with sanitary tab, 29¢. 3%¢ to 69¢ Stamped Pleces, 19c. Bathing ps, Bags and Play 15 Price Street Floor Children’s Wear $2.93 GIRLS' SUMMER DRESS- I|:'1 of 'rly;‘n fiat crepe, pique and inen, in floral patterns; sizes 7 to 12 . 31'59 $1.50 CHILDREN'S WEAR—Long flannel petticosts, denim skirts, | khaki and chambray camp suits, | overalls and linen and tweed knickers. " Odds and ends. =g Choice Sk 48 c | $1.00 CHILDREN'S WEAR, bar- galn tabie of creepers, printed over- alls, volle and print dresses, girls' blouses, khaki middies and small boys' wash suit Cholce ; i ODD LOTS CHILDREN'S WEAR | —Long flannelette petticoats, 511k bonnets, elastic-back organdy bon- || nets, pique and straw hats, Madeira bibs and muslin drawers. 1g, ' Broken sizes .. c 59c CHILDREN'S BATHING SUITS, sizzs 24, 26 and 28. Striped | top, low neck; ventilated 25 sides attached to ploin trunks c Second Floor ———— Long Fabric Gloves 88c 4, 6 8 12 and 18 Imwn wash- | bie gloves; white and eggshell, double woven fabric.— WHITE POLO AND SUMMER TS, “sizes 14 {0 15 Orieimaity $16.50. Friday (10) WHITE COATS. 8., Ondeails gio. Friday " SE(‘OND FLOOR. Tots’ $2.95 Sleeveless Sweaters, $1.59 11 big bargains for 11 tiny fots! White and_pastels.” Sizes 3 10 6. (20) ND SHOVI Fri- 59¢ day only LEATHER os 14 to (8 PRS.) SHOES. sizes Were $2.00. Friday only HEAVY WHITE SWEATERS. slip-over and_coat styles. Were %2.95, (9) INFANTS' SILK-AND-WOOL EHIRTS, slightly solled. 3Q¢ Were more. Frifay only (16 _PRS.) RAYON BIOOMERS. sizes 2 to G. Were Sse. Fri- 2Q¢ day onir . FOURTH FLOOR. Bathing Accessories, ¥ Off 50) Tace Women’s $7.50 to $10.00 Shoes $3.85 11 lot of 40 pairs inelu e T ) WOMEN'S SHOES, grey ck and white combina. tions. Pumps and Were $6.50. Fridav SECOND FLOOR. . Jr. Misses’ $5.00 Shoes, Pr., $1.49 b black or jes. . Broken HILDREN'S AND $i.49 3 " to !‘& Were $3.50. Friday only SECOND FLOOR. 25¢ Pillowcases 6 for $1 Oniv 100 cases in the group— ast at this Come want your th rumed A Were S156. Fridas 97 lw:.u',wn‘l‘r HEMMED THIRD FLOOI Savings of 25% to 50% On Favored Summer Silks Originally 88c to $1.39 Yard Tomorrow’s the day to buy silks for fashioning late Sum- mer frocks that will carry one into Autumn! Here are the season’s favorites—for sports, dress and every occasion wear! 39-In. Heavy Silk Shantung 39-In. Silk Shantung Crepe 39-In. Printed Crepe and Chiffon 35-In. Plain and Printed Shantung 32-In. Heavy Printed Shantung 32-In. Striped Tub Silks 32-In. Eyelet Embroidered Pongee 29-In. Imported Chinese Damask THIRD FLOOR. 19c Butter Knives, 10c Just 20—all with & 10-year guar- antee silver pi (0 (SILVERFLATED =BERRY SPOON: 1 ed ver-Plated Oran Were $2.19, STREET FLOOR 47c to $5.00 Foundation Garments 27c¢ to $2.57 Odds and ends of girdies and sersstieitestuciuding 3 rdies 2 Wit Tarments Nenily homed. THIRD FLOOR 175¢ Novelty Jewelry, 49c 30 sleces. incl tel shad earrings and. ored sets nn e (50 PCS. in » large as- soriment of colors and sivtes.” 19¢ Were 20c. Friday only STREET FLOOR Men’s Genuine B. V. D. Union Suits fl 67c Suit The comfortable sports model suit made with webbing inserts in back and on the shoulders. Made of sturdy material, well tailored and neatly finished. Sizes 36 to 46. MEN'S WASH TIES. mostly Orisinally Soc. Fii- 29¢ as.) MEP«! FULLOVER FANCY RAYON Friday enly, -v STREET FLOOR. (89) MEN'S FANCY AND PLAIN CQLIAR ATTACHED SHIRTS, sizes 1315 1o riginally $1.35 §7¢ 1o 3165, Fridey oniy 3 (20) MEN'S BATHING TRUNKS. cricinally 2,00 ¥ 1 v 89c only () MEN'S RAYON UNDER- SHIRTS aNp® SHORTS: 0?ToR" es. Orixinally T5c and 51.00. 2g¢ Friday only MEN'S TIE AND HANDER- ETS. orieinally e v 6lc Boys’ 4 Sport Hose 29c pr. Mothers—at this low price it would pay you to stock up for school wear! 400 pairs in the lot—in the color: terns boys like. 10%;. (11) BOYS' SLICKER kreen. Sizes & i Orieinally 53.95. Friday (3) LEATHE! RETTE R, sizes 14 and 18. Origin £3.95. Friday only STREET FLOOR. $1.95 and $2.95 Daytime Dresses 89c clearance lot of her with print- ed bvudelo(h coats. All slightly soiled. Broken sizes. THIRD FLOOR. Girls’ $1.95 Sheer Frocks, $1 Just what v firstweeks of se sheer "fabrics, many all, and in sizes 7 to 10. (3) _GIRLS' MESH _SPORTS FRI 1y $2.95. §1.95 SILK BERETS, Were 50c. 20 (4) GIRLS' ALL wnnz PIQUE 1.19 SKIRTS, _oririnally "$1.50. § Friday only < FOURTH FLOOR. Remnants of Wash Goods Originally 18¢ to $1.35 Yard 3 Price g ai neths of 1 to "nuy atterns ‘mnd’cotors, 'l‘ll'lll) FLOOR Prices on Toys Tumble! (3) TOY LAWN WATERBALLS. MOWE}(& Friday’ only FOURTH FLOOR Sani Toilet Tissue 12 Rolls, 59¢ Just 356 rells lo go at this low price! (19) RUBENSTEIN'S MAS- 29 CARO. Was 50c. Friday only, STREET FLOOR 25¢ and 35¢ Boxed Stationery 5 for SI .00 9 rn ™ 'n'm"’m Mostly ke sizes. Were §1.89. Fri- iy - 8% PRS.) 5 ) CHILDREN'S STRAP tent leather with imita- tion lizard trim. Sizes 815 to @7¢ 2. Were §1.30. Friday only, ) WOOL SWEATERS, illy styles. Yellow, blue 0. Were nal ¥ iveader’ Were 39e. Friday only, 20e; or 4 for (40 FES) BOYS' LINEN (13 _Prs.) KHAKI KNICKERS, sizes 7 and 8. Originally $1.50 (10) BATHING SHIRTS. sires 10, n £ d_14. Origimally $1 BATHING TRUNKS. sizes § Originally $1.50. (8) BUTTON-ON BLOUSES. 4. "Orizinally $1.00. . “L\I) NOVELTY “l"‘- Originally (2) WOOL HOSE, sh - mally $1.08 pair, L - STREET FLOOR. Flower Bed Guard Reduced 5c and 10c Ft. 16”7 AND 18° FLOWER . Was Se and 10 §¢ Friday only, ft... (313 FT.) 423" AND 4% FENCE IRE. Was 15¢ and 1% a ]Q¢ foot. Friday only (& TIEMs. Including chatr, ‘unpaated Shatr amd coflon paint. Were $1.49 to $2.25. QB¢ Friday only. . (3) WHITE. COVERED KETTLES. $2.39. Friday only (1) WHITE- vunun com COVERED AR enbint $2.50 Linen Bridge Sets, $1.69 Be amonz the {wenty lucky Jomen to ket ene of these tomor GOLD D) NER SETR e 0iinch cloth and 12 napkins. Were 95. Bedspreads, $2.95 ll‘l.lllle finding h l.om e e el A (l" IA'ON 00-’0’ # b.l lllt ‘.I’ and Friday o @ 25""‘&1‘ J" DA BEDS. Women’s $1.63 SHOES 75¢ Only 100 pairs—every pair a good style—of patent leather or kid- skin. Mostly small sizes. Black, green and brown. (39 MEN'S BROADOLOTH HORTS. neat strived patterns. a Were 43e. 33¢ lllT!. cotton; Sizes e 29¢ day only . Pick Several—to Finish Out the Season ummer Dresses Late vacationists Originally $7.74 to $16.50 stay-in-towns . . business women . . . week-enders . . . here’s an unparalleled opportunity to freshen your summer wardrobe and add a few dark frocks-with-a-Fall-air, at a fraction of their value. Junior Misses’ sizes 13 to 19; Misses’ sizes 14 to 20; Women’s sizes 36 to 46 and half sizes. Other Dresses, Originally $7.95 to $39.50— DRESSES—SECOND FLOOR. Reduced to $3.95, $10 and $13.75

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