davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1923-05-14


The original finish and transparency OF this
Fine White Organdy is retained after washing
and ironing. Frequent trips to the laundry Will
not harm the fresh appearance and beauty OF
texture.
Snow-white bleached, of just the desired sheer
ness for summer frocks. Imported to retail at
slOO yard. Challenge Sale price, 49c yard.
The width is IS inches.
81 Rafine, 59c-36.inch Imported White
Ratine, an exceptionally fine grade for summer
suits and dresses. ~
39c White Voite, 22c-4O-inch White
Voile sheer, two-ply quality, for waists and
81 Chiffon Toile, 65c-40-inch Imported
White Chiffon Wolfe, an extra fine, sheer. grade
that resembles georgstte crepe.
59c Lingerie Baffste, 39c-36-inch Stripe
Mercerized Lingerie Batiste, white, light blue,
honeydew, orchid mais and pink.
29c India Linon. Dc-4O-inch White In
d;a I,inon sheer. snow-white beached quality.
75c PIisse Crepe, 55c-3O-inch Silk-and-
cotton Printed Plisse Crepe, dainty lingerie
shades with neat floral designs.
Coldenberrs-First Floot.
Evening star., 1923-05-14

$1.50 Union Suits, $1.15-
Merce rized Cotton Pongee
Union Suits, extra full cut sizes;
trunk length, made longer than
the standard sizes, insuring
non-gap crotch; perfect quality.
Sl.25 Union Suits, 79c-
"Trimht" Flat Balbriggan Union
Suits, ecru color; short sleeves,
full length legs; closed crotch;
all regular sizes perfect quality.
Evening star., 1923-05-14
Little Girls Panty Dresses

Of good quality ginghams, in assorted
red. blue and green checks; cunning mod
els, with black stitchings; full cut sizes
from to years.
Girls Bloom ers, S1-Gymnasium
OF c.dk
Children's Boomers, 22c-Of white
muslin: large reinforcement; heavy elastic waist
and knee; sizes to years.
Girls 81 Boomers, 69c-Of pink sateen,
beautiful lustrous quality, with deep fitted but-
tonhole band; sizes to Is years.
Goldenberg'-Third Floor.
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Women's 50 and $3.50
Slip-on S,Ueaters
$1.59

women's Wool slip-on Sweaters.
stylish spring models, with round
necks and tie belts. Beautiful
plain colors, including black and
white, also smart combinations.
Goldenbers's-Third 1lssr.
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89c and 98c "Ruiah"
TERRY CLOTH. 39c

Full bolts-not remnants. One yard wide. In
a rich assortment of reversible figured designs
that will give an artistic touch to any room.
These beautiful fabrics have the appearance OF
costly velours.
Fourth Floor.
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S1.75 All Wool
T,veeds and HOmesplsf,s
xsa *:s:' :. .::.:: .':::::.:. $1.25

Fine quality a-wool fabrics in the leading
STYLES for coats, capes, suits and sports skirts.
nIain colors to select from. 81 inches wide.
S1.69 All Serge, 81 Sl.19-42-inch AH-
black, navy blue. brbwn and burgundy. , j,
S225 WOO j :Crebe, $l.69-54-inch
A1f-wool Crepe, correct weight and texture for
capes suits and skirts; black, navy and brown.
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Sterling Siluer
Pieces
Selling Regularly at OE,
$1.5O s.. ........... >ON

Sugar Shells Lemon Forks
Pie knives Pickel Forks
Butter Knives Call Bells
Cake Knives Bread Knives
Beautiful fancy ware-all with
Sterling Silver ferrules. Choice
tomorrow at 05c each. Regularly
$1.50.
Jewelry Dept.-first Floor.
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Alexander Smith & Sons make
Seamless Administer and w l t II
Velvet Rugs, in variety of new
pattern for Fall which were
shipped out by the mill in davance.
9xl2-ft. size and all perfect. Beau
t:ful patterns in oriental. medallion
and other designs. showing rich
light or dark colorings.
Evening star., 1923-05-14
White Satee7, PetticOats
79c

,Womens White Sateen Petticoats, rich, lus
trous finish; shadowproof kind, with machine
S1.20 and ST. 80 Skirts, 94c-Colored Pet.
ticoats, lightweight fabric, with lustrous finish ,
Aoral-trimmed founces; all lengths. Regular
and extra Sizes
Goldenberg's-Third Floor
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Undern,usIi1,s

Envelope Chemise, 84c-Of crepe. in
pink and white; double strap shoulders; all sizes.
Women's Pa amas, 95c-Two-piece
style, of soft finish muslin; elastic or loose ankle
styles.
S1.50 and S1.98 Drawers, ,9Sc-"Dorothy"
Circular Skirt Drawers with lace and embroidery
trimmed ruffles; made of lingerie cloth:
Envelope Chemise, 5Oc-Good quality
muslin, with hemstitched tops; some with en-
broidery insertions; full cut and well made.
Goldenberg's-Thrd Floor.
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Chiffon Silk Hose
ss.sc ,::5s'12si Ssiues. ss Sly

Full fashioned Chiffon Thread Silk Hose,
very sheer quality, in polo gray, suede, blue,
French blue, nude, ETC.. double sole, heel
and toe. The irregularities are so slight
as not to interfere with wearing qualities
or appearance.
Women's Cotton Hose, Lightweight
cotton hose, in black, white and cordovan;
scanned and seamless seconds of l5c values.
Children's Stockings, 21c-Fine ribbed
mercerized Isle stockings. in black; mostly all
Sizes seconds of 3oc values.
Children's Socks, 29c-Three-quarter.
length mercerized Socks white and plain colors
with assorted fancy turnover tops sizes Ito ga;
seconds of 45c values.
Goldenberg's-Frst Floor
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Csc Dress Cinghams
y ~;!: ':'::: he's: 18c{ $:;:'''''' e.. $:;;

Such smart, practical garments can be fash
Toned from them for morning and porch dresses,
"kiddies tub frocks, etci The collection embraces
all the most sought-after plads and checks in
beautiful fast colors.
29c Ginghams, 19c-27-inch Cheviot
Ginghams, in plain colors and checks; for men 5
and boys shirts womens dresses, etc. fast colors.
25c Percales, 19c-36-inch Percales, light
grounds, in varied assortment of styles and
colors. New improved finish quality.
Soc Tissues, 29c-35.inch Tissue Cling.
hams, in various stylish woven checks; all wanted
colorings for summer frocls. Fast colors.
39c Tissues, 19c-36-inch Woven-stripe
Tissue Ginghams, white grounds with colored
woven stripes. Fast colors.
Goldenberg s-Frst Floor.
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81 Pajamas, Sl.45-Lux-
edo make, of fine quality cotton
pongee, trimmed with silk
frogs; plain blue, tan, hello and
white; all sizes; perfect quality.
Silk Hose, 65c-"Onyx"
Ingram and Thread Silk Hose,
with Pointex or square heels:
black and white; seconds OF
Sl.7S and $500 values.
Goldenberg' 's-First Floor.
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&c Window Shades
Mc COn,pIete

Window Shades. size 3 # by 5 #.
in: mounted on guaranteed
spring rollers. Choice of white.
ecru, medium and dark greens;
complete with ring and all fix
lures.
Goldenberg's-Fourth Floor.
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NYMFAuN DOUBLE COMPACT

them alternately without any twist
ing and turning of extra sides and
compartments. Each compact is
covered with a satin backed puff
made of lambs wool.
Add "Nymfaun Double Com
pact" to your Christina shopping
list opposite the names of those
women who appreciate personal
gifts having the cachet of Paris!
POaars N)mtann
This powder is finely adherent, and its
odor is the subtly delicate new scent
Nymfaun. The box is delight TO any
dressing-table Its embossed covering
shows frail dull gold vines, and frieze
of nymphs and fauns.
PRICES
Nymfaun Double Compact $50
Rouge in tbs nsw Snna Glou TIM SsdrrO
Compact Powder Refill lin mnsl box ahbpAs) .o5
Compact Rouge Refill ), } .35
Poudre lin box with Puff LOO
Evening star., 1923-12-16

1T is de luxe, tbin-moael, with
all the enchantment of something
new 1t is built like a smartly fash
ioned cigarette case, with the most
feminine of contents "a mirror,
with powder and rouge compacts.
The mirror is large enough to
show all of your face at once. You
know just where a bit more pow
der is needed, and just how we'll
your rouge is placed! A happy re-
Aection of the recipient of the gift.
Would not a friend like one of
these for Christmas?
The powder compact is a large
size-and the rouge is in proper
proportion. They both have the
hauntingly lovely odor of the new
Nymfaun scent that gives this fas-
cinating compact its name. Both
compacts are in the lower half of the
case, making it convenient to use
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-18
MRS. KRESGE IRATE
OVER DIVORCE TALK
Chain Store Magnate's Wife
Refuses to Admit She In
tends to Sue.

NEW YORK. March lit con.
slider it I1obody's business: am very
much Inundated" was the angry
retort Of Mrs. s. s. Kresge. wife
Of the wealthy department store
owner, tonight, when asked regard
ing reports that she had or was con.
templating instituting a divorce suit.
Il am Inundated and I am very
angry" she snapped at the re-
porter in answer to a query. 81
do not consider my personal af-
fairs anybody's business. I know
of no such suit for divorce and
know of no such suit to come
UP in the future
She refused to reply to ques-
tons as to whether she was living
with her husband or was on friend.
ly terms with him. She did state,
however, that she had seen Kresge
within the last few days" Asked
where Kresge was at present. she
answered:
THAT is nobody's business"
1t was learned that Kresge checked
out Of his hotel here on March
IA. At the local offices of the
Kresge Company it was stated Mr..
kresge was believed to be in Florida.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-18
DANCER LOCKED Up
WITH HER MOTHER
Evan Fontaine, Held on Per.
jury Charge, Unable to
Produce Bail.
BY international News Service.

NEW YORK, March 17.-Evan
Burrows Fontaine. who captivated
Broadway with the grace and
beauty Of her Oriental dancing, Ian
guished in jail here tonight with
her mother, Mrs. Florence e. Ames,
following the failure OF. her friends
to produce bail for her.
Miss Fontaine and her mother
were arrested by Sheriff George
Brown OF Rockland county as a
result of her indictment in connec-
ton with perjury charges growing
out of her suit against Cornelius
Vanderbilt Whitney for 81 ,00O, 900.
She charged young Whitney with
being the father Of her three.year.
old youngster.
The child was placed in the cell
with his mother and grandmother,
and gleefully frolicked and frisked
about.
A representative for the two
women, who called himself "Mr.
Wright" appeared at the office Of
District Attorney Lexow with Der
sonal securities for the release OF
the women. The district attorney
stated, however, he could not &C.
cept the securities offered as bail.
The women cannot now be released
before Monday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-18
GIRL ASKS 100000
OF RICH INVENTOR
Claims Mental and Physical
Anguish From Alleged
Attack.

Miss Bessie L. Brennan, twenty
four years old. employed as a tele-
phone operator by a local autono-
bile concern, who claimed to have
been attacked and feloniously as.
saulted by Patrick ]. Clifford, mil
lionaire inventor, of Scranton. Pa,
in Prince Georges county, Nd, on
February 10, filed suit against him
yesterday in the District Of Coluu.
bia Supreme Court for 100000 DAM
ages.
The alleged assault is described
by Miss Brennan as having taken
place on the Marlboro Pike, a few
miles from Washington. Clifford Is
at liberty under bond OF $4,000 for
hearing before United States Com
missioner Macdonald on a charge
Of violating the Mann act. He is
also said to be wanted by Sheriff
Thomas Garrison OF Prince Georges
county on a statutory charge in
connection with the alleged assault.
The woman claims to be under
of the attack and, according 10 her
declaration, she expects to be for
some time to come.
She claims to have been ruined
socially and to have suffered great
mental anguish.
Clifford is the inventor of a train
control which the Interstate Com.
merce Commission recently ordered
installed on all railroads. Attorneys
Fowler and Geiger appeared for
Miss Brennan.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-18
FATHER SOUGHT
As K|DNAPER Or
HIS TWO SONS
Albert and Kenneth McFieId,
Z s and Z, Wards Of Board OF
chlldren's Guardians, Gone
POLICE SEARCH ASKED
Grandfather Charges Boys
Suffered Cruelty While Living
With Parents Two Years Ago

Alleged to have been kidnapped
by their father, Albert and Ken
meth McField, six and seven years
old, 223 Bryant street northeast,
are being sought by police OF
Washington, Virginia, and Mary
land.
The kidnapping charge was made
against the father, Henry N. Nc
Field, by the grandfather, Wayne
Crane. 318 Twelfth street north-
west, who year ago had them
made wards of the Board Of Chill.
dren'e Guardians on the ground
they were being neglected.
CASE BEFORE COURT.
At the same time the case was
laid before the Juvenile Court au-
thorfties by the grandfather and
Detective H K. Wilson. Of the
First precinct station.
The case has been postponed
owing to the illness of Mrs. Ar
thur Reynolds. with whom the chill
dren had been living at the time
|of their disappearance, during the
latter part Of January
When the Board of Children's
Guardians placed the children III
the custody of Mrs. Reynolds, the
father was given permission to
visit them weekly.
Crane told a pitiful story to IN
spector Clifford L. Grant Of how the
children suffered during the winter
Of 1922, before they had been
taken by the Board OF Children's
Guardians. He expressed the fear
that the children were being COM
PEELED to undergo similar treatment
now.
Photographs Of the boys were mail
ed yesterday to. police officials of
every. municipality in Virginia and
Maryland, besides all private detec-
tive agencies of these States and of
the District.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-18
Tool Thief Aids Police
In Recovering Loot

Washington's tool thief, accused
by police of robbing nearly fifty
tool houses and shops of contrac-
tors and builders Of $4,000 worth
Of hardware and equipment, was
arrested last night on Seventh
street northwest by Detectives
Frank Howard and H. e. Brodie, Of
the Second precinct.
Approximately $1,000 worth Of
tools and equipment were recovered
by police last night. The accused
gave his name as Edward Johnson,
colored, twenty-eight years old, 1927
Ninth street northwest.
Last night Johnson accompanied
police in their search for the stolen
loot. He is assisting police in 60.
ing over the theft records and hunt
ing up persons to whom he sold the
tools.
Among the robberies to which he
has confessed are: William Pitner,
1872 Columbia road northwest:
Charles Worthington, 1909 Georgia
avenue northwest: William Nc.
Kechnie. 1746 Columbia road north
west; George H. Kay, 1116 Sixth
street southwest; Claude A. Poole,
2408 Eighteenth street northwest,
and Morris Levy & Co.. 61S McGill
building.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-18
Disabled Vet,
Pay Delayed,
Takes Own Life
III and Without Funds, Former
Soldier Shoots Self in Bal
timore Street.

BALTIMORE. March II. - His
disability payments from the Vet.
Grams Bureau delayed, Andres On.
tareda, acknowledgement world
war veteran. shot himself through
the head while standing beside the
Battle Monument here this after.
noon, dying before medical aid
could be summoned.
The scene of the suicide. one OF
the busiest corners in the city,
was crowded when the war vet.
eran pulled the revolver from his
pocket. placed it in his mouth and
fired.
A letter addressed to an office
OF the Veterans Bureau in North
Carolina, complains that he had
received no check this month for
his disability insurance. Other let.
tiers indicated that he was i'll and
without funds.
The dead man is believed to have
been a native Of San Juan, Porto
Rico, and had been DISCHARGED hon.
orably from the navy in January,
1922.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-18
D. C. Director in Firm
Victor in S8.413 Suit

Allen Curtis and Ellis p Earle.
former directors Of the Tri-Bullion
Smelling and Developing Company; !.
Inc. Of New York, and Howard
Pascal, of New Jersey, also
former director. failed to obtain
an order from Justice HoehIing IN
Equity Court to compel Scott
Welker, of Washington, also d
former director, to pay to them
SS,413.50 as his share and respOn-
sibility for sum Of $33 ,654.01
which the corporation lost through
a defaulting treasurer in 1915.
The corporation sued the three
complaining directors. who claimed
that Welker was equally respon-
sible. Judgment was rendered
against them in the New York law
courts and the three directors paid
their shares They filed suit IN
washington TO compel Welker to
nay his share There were eight
directors, but service in the suit
for recovery was had on only
three.
Justice Hoehling dismissed the
petition to compel Welker to con-
tribute his share and his three
former associates noted an appeal
to the Court of Appeals.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-18
KILLED;
RICH FARMER HELD
Better Off Dead Than Alive, =
He Says Of Suffering
Woman.
d. Internatlonal News servlce.

DEFIANCE, Ohio, March IT,
Poor Celiai She suffered so she
was better off dead!''
Thus George Brown, seventy.
seven, wealthy farmer, told Sheriff
Miller and newspaper men tonight
why he killed his daughter Cecilia,
flfty-five, Wednesday night, and
then kept her body at the home
where they lived alone until the
sheriff, called in by neighbors,
walked in last night and found
the woman dead with a bullet
through her temple.
She's out of it now" the old
man murmured. 81 thought she
was better off dead. / could not
bear to see her suffer. She was
all I had and it wrenched my
heart to see her body shaken with
pain"
Brown was known by his neigh.
bors as queer" Few visitors
PASSED over his doorstep in the
years they have lived in the neigh.
borhood. However, when Celia"
! was taken i'll a few weeks ago
some Of the neighbor women Of
Brown stopped these visits Tues
day.
The sheriff found the aged man
In the room with his daughters
body, calmly reading the Bible. A
jagged hole in the woman's temple
showed the way she had met her
end.
No formal charge has yet been
placed against Brown. pending the
coroner's inquest, which will be
held Monday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-18
Judge Gives Auto Thief
TWO-Year Prison Term

Michael Delanto was sentenced to
serve two years in prison yesterday
by Justice Stafford in Criminal
Court on a charge of stealing an
automobile belonging to- Leroy Cad.
dis, Of 530S Reno place, Chevy
Chase, on February Z last.
Bernard Queen, alias Baby Doll,
was sentenced to serve three years
in prison on charge of violating
the antinarcotic laws. He was ar.
rested in the raids last January.
VOLTA Jackson was sentenced to
serve two years and eight months
in prison on a charge Of stealing
eight blankets from the Pullman
Company on October rs last.
George Gray, alleged to have as.
saulted Annie L. Willis, of 1906
Fifteenth street northwest, with a
flat iron on February Is last. was
sent to Jail for one year on a charge
of assault with a dangerous weapon.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-18
Man Shot Dead in Street /;
Mystery Woman Sought

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, March
Hilary Sutton, painter, was
shot and killed on the streets here
today.
Considerable mystery surrounds
the affair. An eye witness reported
to the police that Sutton was killed
by slender woman wearing a
brown suit, a black fur and hat,
who did the shooting and jumped
into waiting automobile and
escaped. No clue has been obtain
ed as to her identity. :
A man named w. A. Dover,
shortly after the killing, surrender.
ed to Deputy Sheriff Trewhitt at
the county jail and claimed that
he did the shooting. The Comics
sion" of Dover throws cloud Of
mystery over the entire affair.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-18
Big English Concerns
In LiquOr-Drug Ring
BY Universal Service.

LONDON, March 17.-As a re-
suit Of the sentence to six months
imprisonment of Howard Humphs
reys. wealthy London merchant,
On the charge Of exporting huge
quantities Of cocaine and other
deadly drugs to China, Scotland
Yard has uncovered a conspiracy
involving some of the most i'm.
portant firms in London which, like
Humphreys. have not only been
shipping drugs to the Far East
but also to New York, Chicago,
Boston and other leading cities in
the United States.
1t is reported that the firms en-.
gagged in the drug trade also are
heavily interested in running Iiouor
into the United States from many
points.
Scotland Yard reports other ar.
rests are imminent.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-18
Man. Woman, 2 Children
Slain and Incinerated

EVERETT, Wash, March IL
The bodies Of Mrs. Cleopatra Karas
and her brother in-law, Gust Karas.
together with those of Mrs. Karas'
two children. Alex, aged four, and
Polly. aged two, were found in
the ruins of their home in the rear
of a bakery here today.
There were no marks of violence
on the bodies of the two children
but the man and woman had been
beaten to death. probably with an
ak. Oil-soaked rags and kerosene
indicated the blaze was of incen.
diary origin.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-18

tors meet in Washington to con.
fer upon matters of mutual in.
terest.
Invitations to the annual dinner
OF the editors have previously been
limited to organization members
and a few prominent labor lead.
ers. This year the doors have been
thrown open in order that a larger
circle may enjoy the privilege Of
listening to the wit and wisdom
which mark the utterances of the
new SezAtag ADenA New York.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-18
Wife Given Four Years
for Poisoning Husband

BERLIN, March 17.-Feeding
husband arsenic until he dies APP
pears sometimes not to be sucn
henious offense. to judge by the
sentences passed on Frau Klein
and Frau Nebbs in German
court recently, the former being
given four years in prison Tor Kill
ing her husband with poison ana
the latter one yean as an accessory.
AS the jury retired Frau Klein
cIasped her hands tragically and
cried to the jury:
Gentlemen, 1 beg you to judge
me as a father judges his child.
Frau Nebbs, dropping on her
knees and raising her arms, cried:
Father in Heaven. stand by
me-"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-18
Woman Found Guilty
of Staying Husband

CASSOPOLIS. Mich. March IT,
Mrs. Claude Gushing Storic today
was found guilty Of murder and
sentenced to life imprisonment for
poisoning her husband.
The jury was out several hours.
Mrs. Storic married her present
husband shortly after Gushing
died. She was alleged to have
caused Cushing's death by placing
poison in his medicine.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-18
Elder Gould Better;
Takes Automobile Ride
By UniversaI Service.

MONTE CARLO, March IT,
George J. Gould, ST., who has been
i'll for some time, was better today
and took an automobile ride accom-
panied by his wife and the sons
Of George Gould, jr.
Gould refused to comment upon
the statement in Paris of his sons
recently divorced wife. that she
would have to return to the stage
as her divorce settlement was in.
sufficient to keep her.
"I'll let her do the talking" said
Mr.. Gould
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-18

IdTy TO Ll0 SQl~
tors Of the Off.
cial journals Of
the sixteen rail-
road labor or
carnations next
Thursday night
at Z o'clock, IN
t h q crys t a !
room Of the
n e w e bbitt
Hotel.
Each railroad
labor orRaniza-
ton publishes a
monthly journal
which is sent to
every one of it's
members. Once
a, Uaar the eli.