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The Washington times., 1921-01-26
Short Lot Sale of
Notions

FACE VEILS-Plain and fancy
styles-all colors. Reduced for
Short Lot selling, 3 for. ...1l
SNAP FASTENERS-Black and
white-all sizes. Short Lot
Price. five dozen. .........,..1'
HAIR NETS--Of real hair and
silk. All colors. but not in
every style. Reduced to, three
for ...,...,.....,. .........s.. !
CHILDREN'S HOSE SUPPORT
ERS-Black only. Short Lot
price, pair. .,..........:.:..
~ pound boxes) DRESSMAKERS'
PINS-All sizes. Reduced to,
box ...,,..,.ss's.'. ''''''''' '@N
First FIoor--IsrsburRh a Brothe'
The Washington times., 1921-01-26
Short Lot Sale of
Bedwear

(Three) AUTO ROBES-Water-
proof cloth robes, in gray only;
size 54x74. Reduced TO-. $3.50
(Seven) ALL WOOL HAMILTON
BLANKETS-All wool, no filling
whatsoever. In plain colors and
plaids; size for twin beds. Re-
duced to, pair. $1,000
Ten pairs) BLOCK PLAID BLAN-
KETS-Part WOOL Blue or pink.
double-bed size. Short Lot
Price, pair. ..................S Sc. so
Give pairs) NORTH STAR BLOCK
PLAID BLANKETS-Size for
twin beds. Blue, pink, black
and white plaids. Short Lot
Price, pair. ...............S7.45
(Four) RSEILLES BED
SETS - Double bed size;
beautifully scalloped spread,
with bolster cover to match.
Reduced to, set, 81. As
sixth FIoor-Lnnsbursh & Brother.
The Washington times., 1921-01-26
Short Lot Sale of
Fur Scarfs and Muffs

(Eight) FOX SCARFS - Open
shape; greatly reduced Choice 1895
(Eleven) FUR SCARFS AND
COLLARS. Short Lot Price.
caCn ........,,. .'..... % S.SO
1Six) FUR SCARFS-Greatly re-
(Nine) FUR MUFFS - Various
styles. Each. ............... .S4.05
Three FUR MUFFS, reduced
to .......................S13.95
(Onc) FUR MUFF, reduced to. SO. 05
(Six) FUR MUFFS, reduced to. S19.95
The savings are exceptional.
second Tloor-Lnnsbursh a Brother
The Washington times., 1921-01-26
Short Lot Sale of
Wonen's Sweaters

(Sixty) WOOL SWEATERS-Slip-
on and coat models, in a wide
variety Of colors. Plain knit or
flet weave. Broken sizes. Every
sale final. Short Lot Price. 81 .95
second FIoer-Lsnshurxh & Brother.
The Washington times., 1921-01-26
Short Lot Sale of
Jewelry

(Sixteen) JET NECKLACES. some
with metal combination, others
in dull bead effect for mourn
ing wear. Short Lot Price. :60c
(Fifteen) JADE IMITATION
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. with
metal in old gold finish, and
finished with pendant drop.
Greatly reduced. :SZ.5S
(Twelye) STERLING SILVER
CLUSTER FINGER RINGS
with white stone setting. Re
duced to........ ...;...'.o0c
(Fifteen) SILVER MESH BAGS
Solitaire Link, with chain
handle fve-inch frame. Re
duced to. ................. SS.lo
First FIoor-Lnnxburgh 4 Brother.
The Washington times., 1921-01-26

Every department is cleaning house, dspoSing OF
all odd lots broken lines slightly soled and mussed mer'
chandise-and IFS an imperative order, direct from
HEADQUARTERS that ALL such merchandise must be sold
before February ist when start new store year
The Washington times., 1921-01-26
A Vacuum Gould Not DO the Job Better,
Than the Lou Prices We are Quoting in This

The Lansburgh Brother standard of quality,
coupled with irresistible "shortot' prices, makes this
one of the best sales of the year. Please bear in mind
that mail, phone or c. O. d. orders be accepted
account of limited quantities. no exchanges or refunds
can be granted.
The Washington times., 1921-01-26
Short Lot Sale of
Chiffon Velvet
Handbags, u Price

Entire stock CHIFFON VELVET
HANDBAGS-M any beautiful
bags are in this assortment.
Varied shapes, sizes and colors
all of excellent chiffon velvet
and fitted with change purses
and mirror Regular prices
s1.9S to $500, at time of pur-
chase deduct .......... Half Price
First FIoor-Lansburgh & Brother.
The Washington times., 1921-01-26
Our Annual January Linen and
White Sale has been merged Nth
the Goth Anniversary Sale

woolned
braid
borders and quilt
Comic in wears
The Washington times., 1921-12-04
Midnight Visit from a
Which Laid a Baby in
with a Message from
Heaven That Her Own
Dead Baby Had Come
Back from Its Crave
And What Followed

nized It as q morse! Her husband turned
over and muttered in his sleep. With .
relieved laugh she got back into bed.
But In moment her terrors were multi
piled by an irregular knocking at one of
the windows In the room. The knocking
was violent. insistent, and the terrified wo-
man pulled the sheets over her head to
shut out the sight she dreaded to see But
as the rapping continued she peeped eau
tiously out and discovered that again she
had been needlessly frightened. The noise
was caused bv the wind against the blind
She had hardly composed herself when
there were more noises-and this time
there could be no mistake. 1t was the
kitchen door swinging open, inch by inch.
One rusty hinge caused familiar creaking
sound that she recognized at once!
For a long minute the creaking con-
tinued. 1t was succeeded by faint silken
swish in the pitch darkness of the stair.
case.
At the same moment she became aware
OF the heavy odor Of flowers. which had
been banked all through the house Their
perfume was disseminated by the breeze
The Washington times., 1921-12-04

Subsequently Mrs. Robbins saw her for
mer guide "materialize" other things that
she remembered having seen her purchase
and when her husband told her what he
also bad learned she was reconciled to
separation from Mrs. Wheeler.
But whether or not her baby was Super
naturally brought into the world, she in
tends 10 adopt 1t, and has already given IL
the name of the one that died-Vivian
Constance Robbins.
Any birth is supernatural, anyway" she
said. "And IL my baby is really the child
of another woman, I would rather It would
be so, I'm satisfed-because | don't want
TO think am raising spook that will fly
out of the window II anything goes
wrong"
Spirit baby" or Chicago founding, Mrs
Robbins loves the little one and will keep
II as her own.
And the good people of her town who
realize that a stupendous fraud was prac-
tised on Mrs. Robbins are still discussing
whether. after all, II was better to deceive
the distracted mother even with such a
preposterous imposition.
The Washington times., 1921-12-04

yards of it can be drawn through a wed
ding ring or concealed in the palm Of the
hand
The Illusion that the figure grows is &C
complished by the fakir by feeding out
more and more of the luminous material
and then Pulling II over the head. All of
1t depends on the witnesses state Of mind,
which is made more receptive to illusion
by the scent of flowers and often by the
scent of undertakers fluid pumped into
the air with an atomizer. This carries
the mind Immediately back to the coffin
OF the lost one and the sensations expert
enced there.
But Mrs Robbins's faith did not waver
until recently, when she took walk
through Long Beach, California, with the
medium, Just before the latter was to give
a seance, and saw her purchasing half
dozen cheap necklaces.
When the medium saw she had been
observed she ordered Mrs. Robbins to say
nothing about her purchases.
IL am expected to materialize sixteen
gifts at a seance this evening" she said.
"The strain is too great, and SO am going
to use these"
The Washington times., 1921-12-04

responding defect in the new baby his
amazement was unbounded, while his
wife's happiness increased to the point OF
hysteria.
Until morning came Mrs. Robbins wept
and laughed over the infant on the bed,
which had reached the physical develop
ment that might have been attained by
her child had II lived. In the morning her
condition was such that Mr.. Robbins sent
for the doctor
Mrs. Robbins told the physician what
had happened in the night. He smiled in
credulously, but nothing that he said could
weaken the belief of the husband and
wife. The news spread to the town and
people came from miles around to see the
baby. The division of opinion in the mat
ter became acute. Newspaper reporters
came from distant cities, and the news OF
the strange happening became general
In a. few days Mrs. Wheeler returned,
ostensibly from Chicago. When she saw
the hundreds OF pilgrims passing through
the Robbins home she became indignant
and ordered the house closed to the pubs
lie. Her explanation was that the spirit
child was composed of ethereal atoms
which would rapidly decompose at the
human touch.
There are spiritual powers who are
angry at the child's return to life," she
told Mrs. Robbins. They will lose no
opportunity to snatch It back, and II enough
human beings touch It the baby will dis
solve again into ether"
The Washington times., 1921-12-04

The face was featureless-only a patch
of shadow. AS the luminous blue figure
drew silently nearer It was apparent to
the trembling mother that 1t carried some
thing in its arms. 1t was a baby, wrapped
in soft white flannel.
Mrs. Robbins shrank backward as the
spectral figure reached the side of the bed,
and then strained forward with out
stretched arms as she heard II say, In a
throaty whisper:
This is a gift to thee from the Father"
The luminous figure swayed forward and
in her own arms the mother felt the warm,
breathing form of a baby.
minishing to a patch OF strange blue-green
light and softly swishing out OF the room
and down the stairs.
Obeying the mediums instructions she
kept silent for fifteen minutes, disturbed
only by the heavy breathing of her hus-
band and the cooling of the baby as she
pressed 1t against her breast. She felt q
strange exhilaration as the tiny fingers
and then the lips of the child touched her
bosom, and she laughed with such sheer
delight that her husband was aroused.
When she cried that her baby had come
back to her he sprang out of bed and
switched on the lights
He stood like one stunned as he beheld
the child. so nearly resembling the one
that had died. At once he examined its
tongue for the tiny defect that had marked
the other baby, and when he found cor
The Washington times., 1921-12-04

Mrs. Wheeler said she did not know her
efforts had been successful until FIVE days
after the baby had been given to Mrs.
Robbins. In all that time. she said, she
had been In q profound trance and had
awakened in a weakened and famished
state to find Mrs. Robbins's letter. telling
Of the child.
But thereafter she 'bossed' Mrs. Rob-
bins to such an extent. and her husband,
the hired man. put on such airs that Mr..
Robbins became a trine suspicious. espe-
cially after the medium had installed her
husband. daughter and two friends In the
Robbins home, at the Robbins expense.
He began to investi gate the circumstances
leading up to the appearance OF the
spirit baby" in his home.
His investigation was cut short by the
demand OF Mrs. Wheeler that the Robbins
family sell their house and farm and start
protested, but Mrs. Wheeler fortified her
suggestion with the threat communicated
to Mrs Robbins) that II her orders were
not carried out the child would dissolve.
II was asserted that the move was neces-
sary to propitiate certain spirits.
With his wife allied with the medium
and her relatives and friends Mr.. Robbins
had to comply. He bought two automo-
biles and started West. But in the mean
time he delegated others to continue his
investigation.
After his arrival in California he dis
covered, for one thing, that the medium
whom his wife had secretly visited in Chi
cago and who had first given her hope In
her strange dream was close personal
friend of Mrs. Wheeler's.
Second, that she herself had borne girl
baby closely resembling the spirit child"
Third, that a train arrived in Dysart
from Chicago, where the other medium
lived, few minutes before the hour Of
the supposed reincarnation.
Fourth, that Wheeler, his hired man,
and the husband Of the medium, had
hitched up his team in time to meet that
train, and apparently had done some fast
driving. as the horses were exhausted the
following morning. Furthermore. he as
certained that the child Of the Chicago
medium had disappeared from an institu-
ton there a day before the visit OF the
spirit"
As to the luminous appearance OF the
figure at midnight, all investigators of
counterfeit pyschic phenomena know what
a skillful fakir can do with q pair OF felt
shoes and an ounce of phosphorescent
gauze. This material is so fine that six
The Washington times., 1921-12-04

{ through the open
door. Her heart mo
mentarily stood still!
S Is h, swish,
swish! The silken
rustic slowly. ascend
ed the stairs. She
listened for footballs
and her blood froze
In her veins when
she heard no accom-
panying creak of the
stairs.
Nearer and nearer
came the sound and
faster nd faster
were the beatings OF
her hea<t.
At last the rust
ling ceased Just out
side h err bedroom
door. There was a
pause Of perhaps a
minute.
Surely there was
something outside
her door!
Mrs. Robbins's eyes
searched the dark
ness of the hallway.
II revealed nothing.
She raised up in bed,
her teeth chattering.
At last she dis
cerned a pin-point Of
phosphorescent blue
in the doorway.
1t grew larger.
Very slowly 1t took
the shape of a hui
man form. 1t seemed
to float toward the
The Washington times., 1921-12-04

"The luminous spot grew larger. The face
seemed to be shaping itself in the darkness.
II drew nearsr-the face Of a Madonna.
Silently floating through the air the lumin-
Gus form drew nearer to the bed. A little
bigger, the form of an infant seemed dis
cernible in the luminous glow which sur
rounded the apparitien. In another mo-
ment into the outstretched arms of the
trembling, wondering mother was laid a
warm, breathing little form-HER BABYP'
The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1921-05-11
JEWISH RELIEF AGENT SAILS
FOR RUSSIA.

New York-Dr. David Dubrowsky.
representative in America of the Jew
ish Commissariat of Soviet Russia
sailed this week for Moscow. accom-
panied by his secretary, Miss Mark.
Thru the Jewish Public committee
which DIR. Dubrowsky founded here
some eight months ago. thousands of
packages of food and clothing were
sent to Jews in Russia either by their
relatives here or by Landsmanshnft's
organizations. During the past few
months the work of Jewish relief here
for Russia has been seriously handi-
capped on account of misunderstood
ings with the Moscow COmmissariat.
1t is understood that DR.. Dubrowsky
is to return within short time TO
resume his work.
The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1921-05-11
PREMIER ANSWERS HIS
CRITICS.
(Jevlsh Telegraphic Agency

without directly referring
to the Morning Post" Premier Lloyd
George, speaking in the House Of
Commons regarding Germany's debts
to the Allies, acknowledged the critic
isms made by that publication and re-
futed the charge that he was being
led by Jewish financiers. The gov
ernment, the Premier said, has been
accused Of being entirely influenced
by Jewish financiers. There are men
in this country who are Invariably
making such assertions. They are the
type of man who sing Jewish hymns
on Sunday and the rest of the week
propagate pogroms upon the Jews. AS
q matter of fact. the memorandum re-
garding our financial settlements with
Germany was made up by four bank
ers two of whom are Englishmen, one
an Irishman and another a Scot.
The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1921-05-11
The Arbeiter Ring Con-
vention in Boston
DELEGATES REPRESENTING A.-
900 MEMBERS HOLD ANNUAL
CONVENTION IN BOSTON.


Boston--The 21st annual convention
of the Jewish Workingmen's Circle
(Arbeiter Ring opened here on May
First and continued thruout the week.
Delegates representing $1,000 mem-
bers, organized in various branches
thruOut the country, participated in
heated debates which revolved large
ly around questions of the fraternal
features of the Federation. Addresses
were delivered by Abe Cahan. editor of
the New York Daily Forward"
Vladimir Medes, Max Pine and other
well known Socialists. The conven-
ton was informed that the Circle had
contributed $4,000 to the War Suf.
ferers Fund during the last year and
had maintained the splendid sanitar-
ium for its sick and convalescent 1t
was decided to enlarge the sanitarium
and to construct n special working
mems Circle building i'll New York
City.
Much of the deliberations of the
convention concerned itself with II
similar fraternal organization of work
ingmen called the Independent Work
ingmen's Circle and it was decided to
make every effort to amalgamate the
two bodies.
The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1921-05-11
pR. Mzl1lA,sN IN CANADA.


Ottowa-Dr. weismann left his
headquarters at the Hotel Commodore
this week for an extensive trip thru
Canada. He was accompanied by DR..
Bension Mossensohn Of the Jaffa
Gymnasium and by his secretary Mr..
Stein.
On Wednesday May Atm, he was Of
ficially received at the Canadian gov
ernment seat in Ottowa. Mr.. Laurier
spoke at the public reception and ad-
dressing DR.. Weizmann as minister
Of the Jews" expressed his sincere
hope that his mission among Canadian
Jews would be successful. The Pre-
mier. Ar. Meighan spoke in the same
vein.
Mrs. Vera Weizmann, wife Of the
Zionist leader continued the work she
had begun in New York by institut-
Ing a Jewels Fund in Canada for
which she appealed at reception
given to her by the Montreal Hadas-
sab,
The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1921-05-11
CHIEF EDITOR OF MANCHESTER
GUARDIAN" HONORED.
tJewish Telegraphic Agency

(Jewish Telegraphic Agency
London-The local Zionist Organi-
zation sent a message of greeting to
Mr.. Scott. the chief editor of the
Manchester Guardian" one of the
most Influential organs in the Brit
ish dominiOns. Scott was being hon
ored by his friends and colleagues on
the occasion of having completed 30
years of journalistic activity. Scott
has always been staunch supporter
of the Zionist movement and was the
individual who brought the Zionist
cause fully before the attention of
the present British Premier. Reply
ing to the message Of the Zionist Or
ganization Scott declared that he is
as ready as ever to support the Zion.
iSt cause
The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1921-05-11
KEREN HAYESSOD BEGINS OF.
ERATIONS.

New YOrk-The polemic and intia-
tory period for the Keres Hayessod ap-
pears to have come to an end and
the actual work Of the collection OF
funds has commenced, according to
q report from the new Keren Hayessod
office in thsi city. 1t is stated that
thousands of individuals have already
proffered their contributions and nu-
merous organizations in New York
and elsewhere have pledged unusual
ly large sums Of money towards the
Palestine Fund. Mr.. Herman Conheim
has been elected treasurer and a CON-
mittee of one hundred which will in
clude Jewish notables of all shades
and opinion, is in the process Of for
nation.
The Keren Hayessod office reports
that Mr.. I. Neiditch, a member Of the
Keren HayessOd corporation has left
England for this country together
with Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Schweitzer
Of New York City who recently spent
several months in Palestine survey
ing the situation there. Mr.. Schweitzer
in a cable to the American Zionist
leaders bespoke his enthusiasm for the
Keren Hayessod and urged that every
assistance be given 1t.
The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1921-05-11

Neither Chamberlain nor Morley was
quite pleased with the comment. For
they belonged to the large body of
Englishmen who had great respect for
this great. daring kindly Frenchman
who wanted to raise France from her
prostration.
Joseph Reinach was one of the lit
tie inner circle that gathered round
Gambetta and lunched with him
Gambctta loved to give lunches and
also to enjoy them; his love of the
table helped to kill him. Reinach was
also one of the important staff that
helped Gambetta to produce the Re-
pubique Franchise, the organ which
Gambctta established to vintlicate his
views So strong was the position
which Reinach established for himself
that when Gambctta died he was the
predestined editor to continue the
Gambetta tradion. and for many
years he gave daily to that section
of French opinion which was at one
moderate and Republican its slogans
for the conflicts of the day. With
Gambetta. of course. there disappear
ed part of his following; but still
there was large body OF opinion that
held to what was called-partly in
derision and partly in acceptance-op-
pcrtunism. The Opportunist policy
held to the old France that went
down with the Empire. 1t never lost
its hope that Alsace and Lorraine
might be restored to the motherland;
tho it also obeycd Gambetta'S watch-
word that France should always think
but never sneak of the lost provinces.
Day after day for years Joseph Rein
ach poured forth this gospel of ma
tional union and of national resurrec-
ton; but the time came when rehc-
tionary forces compelled him to aban-
don this attitude of more or less Olym-
pian detachment, and to enter once
more into the arena where the beasts
had TO he fought with all the ferocity
of irreconcilable conflict.
The Dreyfus case ana Boulanger
were the two unexpected events that
brought Joseph Reii,ach once more in-
10 the comhatant force of France. He
was one of the first TO detect the peru
10 the very existence of the Republic
that came with Boulanger. Reinnch
saw thru that extraordinary military
CONTINUED on Page TwO.)
The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1921-05-11
BRITISH OFFICERS ORGANIZE
DEFENSE CORPS OF JEWISH
EX-SERV1CE MEN IN JAFFA.


Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Jerusalem---Colonel Margolln, for
merly Commanding Officer Of the 39th
battalion Royal Fnisilliers, has or
gained a Defense Corps Of discharged
Jewish Legionaires to help protect
Jewish life and property against pos
sible Arab attacks. The press in Pal
estine is unanimous in It's opinion
that the three days Of rioting In Jaffa
beginning May 1st, was an organized
attempt to cast an unfavorable light
on Zionist prospects In Palestine. in
view Of the Forthcoming meeting of
the League of Nations where the Brit
ish mandate over Palestine is to be
discussed.
The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1921-05-11
AMERICANS ARE TRYING TO
ESTABLISH DIRleT SHIPPING
q CONNECTIONS WITH SOVIET
RUSSIA.
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency

London--A number of steamers are
arriving at Rival laden with Ameri-
can goods intended for Soviet Russia,
says a dispatch received here from
Rival. The dispatch adds that Amer
lean business men are daily passing
thru Rival OH their way to Petrograd
and Moscow and that n number Of
them are now trying to complete. ar
Engagements for direct shipping com
munication between ports in Soviet
Russia and the United States.
The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1921-05-11
WHITE RUSSLAN-JEWISH STATE
PROCLAIMED.

Danzig-The "Reval Peoples Daily"
today publishes an official declaration
claring the independence of White
Russian government declaring the in
dependence Of White Russia as Il
White Russian-Jewish state in which
the equal sovereignty of both these
nationalities is to be recognized, ac-
cording to advices from Reval.
The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1921-05-11
ANTI-SENfITISM IN LATVIA IN
CREASING.

Paris-Advices received here from
Riga indicate that anti-Semitism in
Latvia has considerably increased
more recently and is particularly no
ticeablc among government officials
who make no effort to veil their at
titude. Recently the government has
issued an order withdrawing all pass
ports from Jews who previously resid.
ed in Latvia on the basis of the Rus
sian law enacted in 1893.
The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1921-05-11
AMERICA NOT REPRESENTED ON
MANDATES COMMISSION.

London-In the course of Il state
ment made in the House of Commons
yesterday the Honorable Arthur J.
Balfour declared that the permanent
Mandates Commission of the League
of Nations is already fully constituted.
All of the greater Powers with the
exception of America are represented
on the Commission and include the
following countries, France, Sweden,
Portugal, England, Holland, Belgium,
Italy and Japan.
The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1921-05-11
TURKISH JEWS CONFER.


(Jewish Telegraphic Agency
acknowledgements of Turkish
Jewry are reported to be in confer
nee in dispatch received here from
Constantinople. The meeting is the
annual convention of Turkish Organiz-
ed Jewry and deals mainly with local
problems. 1t was opened last Sunday
by the Chief Rabbi of Turkey.