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HI Jte- THE "WASHINGTON TIMES. FRIDAY, MAY 31, 191S. K REAL WORK BE STARTED BY THE PRESIDENT Real work becan today on the first -eat steel steamship to be built on the Potomac rler Workmen swarm ed oer the first keel inlcl In the ard f the Virginia Shipbuilding Corpora. Ion at Alexandria. In which the Pies ident drove the first rivet yesterday. Effort will be made tn have this .hip started by the President of the Vnltd Slates and named by his wife completed in record time. The vessel Just started is the first of a fleet of twelve to be erected on the Tolomac Slany 5re Orerannlea. Fully 1.500 persons gathered to wit ness the ceremonies jesterday. and the President's remark, "I havent Jnv union card with me, but I pre sume it's all right, anyway," brought a. round of applause, which was min gled with the "rat-tat tat" of the pneumatic hammer -ahlch. In tha hands of Robert Mooney, rivet fore man of the plant, drote the stout Iron rivet home and flattened lis head In uch a way as to hold th vertical keel In place where it Joins the main keel or backbone of the stanch freighter Mrs. Wilson then stepped forward and. placing her hand on the vertical keel 'aald. "I name the Gunston Hall." The nama Gunston Hall was elected because of It historic asso ciation, being the home of George iladon, who wrote tha mil of Rights. The President arrived at the ship Srards at 3.35. nnd promptly proceeded With the business In hand. The great Iren of tha shipyards was blown, and workmen from all parts of the plant dropped their tools and gath ered at the new concrete ways, where the keel of the Gunston Hall was laid In position. The red-hot rivet was brought from a flaming forge hard by, and was placed In position, and at a given signal President Wilson pressed the trlger of the pneumatic irun which at ones sang Its tune of progress tn the nation's shipbuilding campaign which is designed to swamp the Kaiser and his crews of pirate U-boats. To Be tMOO-Ton Ship. The Gunston Hall Is to be of the Oloore & Scott type steel steamship. 402 feet long and 0,400 tons dead weight. She is the first of twelve of the same type and tonnage to be built at these ards. and, according to officials of the company, will be ready to launch early in August. The keel lor a "second of the fleet will be laid early In June. The company's annual payroll will xceed J2.000.000. and when in full awing, with all ways full, it is estl mated that fully 7,000 men will be mployd. NO BOnLED BOOZE ATN.GHTINBALTO STARTING JUNE BALTIMORE, May 31. The Metzer ott bar and bottle bill will go into effect tomorrow. This is designed to end the abuses which have arisen since Washington and other places went dry, due to persons going to Baltimore and other "wet" towns, obtaining liquors and becoming disorderly on trains going back to their homes. The law forbids the sale of liquors containing more than 4 per cent of alcohol in bottles or receptacles for the purpose of being taken away, be fore 7 a. m. or after 6 p. m. NORA BAYES AGAIN HITS KAISER ON GRAPHOPHONE Nora Bayes has been handing out, through the medium of Columbia Graphophone Company records, some sound advtce for a certan person named Wilhelm, in Berlin, and this xnonth she has some more to add In the same way. This last consign cient of healthful admonition is to the tune of "Regretful Ulues." and is sung with Miss Bayes usual com pelling humor On the other side of the record is another .son; by Miss Bajes, "A Little Bit of Sun shine," that is proving equally popu lar The Ru.-sians Were Ruxhin. the Balkans Were Calkin', and Turkey Was Squaw kin." is another war Mn: looking on the humorous side of the struggl, offered by the Columbia Company on lis new release list There are many other new eongs. but probably none of thej-ecords will have a rreater appeal than the one containing three of the old songs, "Annie Roonc," "After the Bill. and Sweet Rome O'tjrady," are ail tet to waltz ramie, and Lontamed on one record. ULSON TO ADDRESS UNITED SERVICE CLUB Tonight at s 30 Representative John Q Tilson of Connecticut will address the members of the Inited service Club of America. Only members of the ilub will be admitted to the lec ture Major Frank J. Griffin and his carr er pigeons will be the attraction next Tueaday night. Major Griffin will give a practical demonstration of the man, ut-es carrier pigeons arc put to Major Griffin Is one of the best-informed men in this country on this subject. SULTAN REPROVES KAISER. "LONDON. May 31. The Sultan recently urged the Kaiser to moder ate his ambitions and -ffer a rea sonable peace appeal, hut received tio response said a Central News ais patch from Rom The Su'tan bjscd Inis appeal on the deplorable condi tions in Turkey, it was said. When Tired From Shopping Stop on the fifth floor and have a slass of iced tea, made from a splendid variety of the best blends at 90c pound. Special dejiionstration of Orange rekec. tKAoo-bwar-b & Xotbrop New York WASHINGTON-Paris New Victor Records for June Will Be On Sale Saturday, June 1. Fourth floor. Eleventh street. Suits and Haberdashery That Make Men and Boys Cool and Comfortable BELTS AND BUCKLES Belts Black, Gray, and Tan Leather. Khaki Color. Palm Beach Canvas. White Kid. 5Qc to $2.00 Main floor. F street. - Buckles Detachable Silver Buckles. Hammered Sterling Silver initials. . - $1.50 to $2.25 Men's Palm Beach Suits .Cravenetted Mohair Suits, Cool Clotty Suits, $12.50 and $15.00. Auto Dusters, $2.00 up. OUTING TROUSERS ' Plain White and Striped Flannel and Serges, $5,00, $6.00, $7.00. White Duck and Khaki, $2.50 and $3.50. Olive Drab Khaki, $2.50. Olive Drab Khaki Breeches, $3.50. SEPARATE COATS Khaki, Black and Gray Alpacas, Black and Blue Serges, $2.25 to $8.00. Main floor. F street. Boy's Outing Needs For Boys 24 to 18 Years ' Blue Serge Suits, S3 30 to $18.00 each. Palm Beach Suite, $6.50 each. Khaki Suits, $6.00 and $6.30 each. . Gray Crash Suits, 550 each. Blue Linen Suits. $6.50 each Separate Wash Knickerbockers, $1.25 , to $1.75. Bathing Suits, $1.30 to $4.00. Sport Shirt3 and Blouses, 65c and $1.08 each. Washable Hats, 65c and 75c each. Overalls, $1.00 and $1.25 each. Neckwear, Suspenders, Belts, etc, at moderate prices. . Sammy Military Outfits Consisting of Suit, Cap, Spiral Leggins, and Haver sack, $8.50 each. Sizes-4 to, i'4 years. Fourth floor.G street. WHITE SKIRTS For Summer and Outing Wear, $2.50 Up A Splendid Assortment of Extra Sizes The styles are as pretty as can be; fancy pockets and pearl button trimmings are the most distinctive features. There is a food model in pique for $2J0 each. . . Striped and fancy gabardine and plain and fancy 'pique make excellent skirts for $3.50 and $3.75 each. There are a number of pretty models in fancy gabardine and pique at $6.50 each. Belgian linen, pique and gabardine make most attractive skirts, $7.50 and $8.50 each. At $8.50 there is a lovely mode in plain gabardine, with open front effect and hip fastening, front trimmed with simulated buttons and .three large pearl buttons, fancy pockets pearl button trimmed. Heavy Butcher's Linpn, in cream and natural, with a black hair line stripe, is most attractively developed into skirts, at $12.75 each. Third floor, G street. (OIK n g Straw Hats Sailors, in rough and fine weaves. Novelty Straws. Genuine Panamas Sailor, Alpine and Telescope shapes. Bankoks. $2.00 to $7.50 Each Ribbon and Jersey Silk Hat Bands, 50c HATS Sport Caps and Hats Golf Caps.' Palm Beach Caps. Mohair Caps. Duck Hats, white and khaki. Mercerized and Silk Hat3. Duck Helmets. 75c to $2.00 Each SHIRTS Cotton Neglige Shirts Silk Neglige Shirts v r3 Japanese Crepe Kimonos s Fresh From the Looms of Cherry Blossom Land Some are made in real Japanese style, with butterfly sleeves and girdle, embroidered in birds, butterflies and flowers, in white or dainty colors. All of them ore made from real Japan ese Crepe rose, pink, blue, or lavender. $2.50 to $4.50 Third floor. F -street. Plain White Cheviot Ox Weave Cheviot. White Striped Madras. Colored Striped Madras. Attached or Detached Collars. $1.50 to $3.00 Each Silk Madras. Plain White Silk. Natural Pongee Silk. Pure Thread Silk. $3.50 to $7.50 Each Japanese Silk Crepe Shirts, $10.00 Each NECKWEAR Four-in-Hand Ties Bow Ties Crepe de Chine. Polka Dotted Foulard. English Crepe. Knitted Silk. $1.00 to $4.00 Each , HOSIERY Fancy and Plain Socks Cotton. PJain Colors. 50c and $1.00 Each Wash Ties of Madras, in attractive strined patterns. 65c Each; 2 for $1.25 Sport Hose Silk and Wool, two-tone ribbed. English Cashmere Sport Socks. Golf Stockings. $2.00 to $3.00 Pair First-floor, F street. Lisle. Fiber. Silk. 40c to $3.00 Pair For the Junior Boys From 24 to 10 Years Other style Wash Suits, $2.95 each to $4.50. Sailor Suits, $150 to $5.00. Middy Blouses, 51.25, $1.50. and $1.!)5 each. Rompers, $1.00 to $1.50 each. One-piece Wash Suits, $1.00, $1.25, and $1.50 each. Overalls, $1.00 each. Sailor Ties, with various naval emblems on tie, 75c Panama, Milan, and Straw Hats. each. Wash Hats, 65c each. Fourth floor. GARDENING APPAREL .X. For Women and Misses Putnees Smocks Tabards These new service garments for gardening and kindred workr are trim, smart and easily laundered. They may be bought in Suits b Putnees and Tabard of Putnees and Smock.' , Putnees of blue or khaki color galatea, can be worn as breeches or bloomers by adjusting buckled strap at knee. ' ' Smock of blue or khaki color galatea, open down- front. Collar can be worn high or low, tailored belt and patch pockets. - - Tabard of blue or khaki color galatea, a new slip-on model, open on sides and belted all around, V neck, wide hems and pockets. Putnees and Smock, $8.00. ' f Putnees and Tabard, $5.50. Fourth floor, G street. SLEEVELESS SWEATERS A New Shipment of Fiber Silk and Fancy Weaves Particularly smart are these, with full flare skirt sewed on, rellevln-; the plainness across the back, to which so many people object. It la finished with a sash, deep collar, and cuffs of fancy weave. The colors are reseda and turquoise. Sl"uxi. Sleeveless Slip-on Sweater, in turquoise, pink, and white, $7.93.. Fancy Weave Sweater "in white, black, and tur quoise, with deep collar. "pockets and sash, tS.OO. Shell Pink or White Sweater, woven In fancy lace stripe, with deep collar, pockets and sash. SIS.00. A heavily ribbed Sweater, with fancy weave collar, showln-r narrow stripes of white and turquoise, SIOUX). Third floor, cnter. sHNM Wool Jersey Cloth Makes Stunning Frocks There is a wide ranse of colors from which you may ch0 3e. suitable for serlceable drest.es. as well as for the popular sleeveless Jackets so much In vojrue. The colors are Pckln nine. Ten. nose, Gray, Turple. Navy. Rlack, and a very modish Oxford Mixture. 04 inches wide. SI.U0 yard. Second floor, G street. For Sport Skirts and Sleeveless Jackets Hich-lustcr White Sport Sst.n tHnnnet make). Just the Kind of dressy skirts to wear with georgette blouses. 42 inches wide S-I.SO ard. . ... Blaik Sport Satin, soft and lustrous (Honnet make", id -! for sk-rts and the popular capes. 4" inches wide. W.00 yard. Khaki-Koot, in white and tan SO inohes wide. "t.oo vard. Fairway, the popular new silk of the season, in white nnd tan. much used for bkirts and trimminc. CO Inches wide. 3.VI yard. Second floor, G street. New Cretonnes For Slip Covers, Draperies, Cushions, Bags We have arrans--d a displa of Cretonne HanB'njrs throu-in-out the I'raprr" liepartmnt s that you can easily aee lh efec- of ihKf artiti material If vu ant to match up vour hanctns and our alip ers which ij- imf the th-n;-: to ! you ni:i find manv utab4' matrnal here Vou will rind flirt Cretonne i.-- pli-ndid f,r slip overs. 3s it doe- not soil as easily as plain fobrn . Is- e.jFilv wei-hahlr. and comes in the most ri tir olorine. t blrnd Itli any colur scheme that yon wiih to carr out. IOr to ft!.' yard. I'lfth flo.r. t; stieet. Some New Fiction of Note TIIK -il WHO Mltili:il nv I'amilte Marbn. The theme is an alwlutl rew treatment of the story of a dual personality as jnin.ins a lr Jekyl and Sir. Hyde. Sl.". FOII-KAHniJI, ft QuilWi-urh. A pjMi-holojlical study of .1 . .. ...-".. ....., ...n ,.f . h,,ptnr -stirl . niiminn ttrtfV ,,f ntt n 1 turf The plot ii unusual, nnd in the hands of Qulllcr-Couoh it assumes dramatic and poweiful i'npirtions SI .50. li .. j .. -,.. Till: 1,1111, 1 lll" llillM-i iy riarnia Jianimui. wi n i ventures of n New York clubman, who returns from abroad to And pait of his fortune embezzi-d by h's auent and his h-xise occupied by a utrann SirL A story tilled with mystery, sjt prise. and humor. !$. :rtr.AT ijiidst .vrimins elM-ted by J I. I'rcnch. wi'h foreword bv J If Hl"t A remarkable collection of e;hiMt stories toid t trrtat maslirs of letters. M-3". Till: fillAI'-roN" Pv rchiba!d Marshall. A continuation of the Htithor's sti, "Abitittton Abbey." A little dra-nn. a little i,man--. a uttl- rfiiiat.in. a little iinhappincss. a ircot deal of de'itate humor, and manv Jovs make up this Intcrestli--: story, whom- author lia been called the succcitor of Anthony Trollope. CI-11. Till: I'llTIt tI- n- Dnu-rlas -Irani. Th story of an un trained youn-r Western Blrl ibost natural sweetness wlni her vuy in New York. The orljrnaJ tre-itment or the story K-ifJc.i the harknevi-il theme, and Ihr- interert ns bits of local color jnake the tory wll worti, teuilmg. 1-. S- , nd fltwir K tree t Comfortable Apparel for Cloth Coats Leather Coats j& V' if f-vv!Tv 3s Women Who Motor Motor Hats otor Veils Motor Coats, made on loose, comfortable lines, with roomv pnekets, in a wide choice of materials: Golflex, Velour, Jersey, Tweed, Novelty Mixtures and Leather. The light-weight materials are suited for wear at any time, and for long trips the more sturdy materials arc best suited. Leather Coats come in all leather or combined with khaki. Plain colors and mixtures are shown in all the popular coat shades. Cloth Motor Coats, $35.G0 to $55.00. Leather Motor Coab, $75.00 and $90.00. Third floor. G street. Motor Hats of Satin and Pongee Hats of natural pongee, trimmed with colored hands. Solid Color and Changeable Satin Hats in rose, taupe and black. $1.00, $2.00 and $2.50 Each Street floor, center. . Chiffon Motor Veils Two yards long, with hemstitched border, $2.G0 each. Street floor, renter. Underwear Separate rnrmriit Unc nnd Abort SleeTra. Ankle nml Knre I-enstli nnd Athletic Stjlr. in Cotton Gauio l.isle Thread t'otton Mesh Checked and l'lanl Nainsook Striped Madras Silk Striped Mndras and Plain Linen rare Silk Athletic Salrla nnd Knee Ilrmrers. 75c to iZ.no a Carment. Tallin Salt-.. In Atl the Different MjIck !" Mmn anil l.enxlho. JI-SO tn arjSK Suit. Tiri-t flour. K street. nmiiiuutmnini; ftrtMfii Comfort fully rcalizedl Jump, run, bend over, sit down not a "bind" or chafe anywhere! A full blouse, held in position by a snug waistband that gives as you bend. A closed seat and crotch, nothing to bunch or annoy. A side leg opening, adjustable in a jiffy. You will pi tively enjoy ROCKINCHAIR Aihkuc IWrranr lor lien A Bj lUlllUIMIIllUIUI Let us -thowjrou Light-weight Hand Luggage For Short Trips Black Enamel Cases. IIBht weljrht yet durable. They are well lined with flowered cretonne, have a larce pocket la the top and one In each end. land are fitted with brass locks and catches. 16 to 2 Inch size. 34JIZ each. Parcel Post Cases, are flne" for camplnc trips and picnics. They are covered with duck and have adjustable straps and corrupted pasteboard body Inside, f.1.75 each. Fourth floor, center. Eppo Petticoats In Taffeta, Jersey and Combinations The special HpPo features commend It to women who S "? "eat" comfort and service from their petticoats. L . Cm. " IoveIi"t '"' "tch the new dresses, and they are either all taffeta, all Jersey, or combination of jersey and satin. Oold. sreen. orchid. ros. wistaria, black bur-cundy. bronze, blue, and n-ivv arc but a few of the shades shown. Specially priced at SCOO. A!l-Jciey Eppo Petticoat with knee deep pleated flounce comes in trreen. brown, pray and rose. SUM, Tlitnl floor. F .street. Have You Seen The Good Fairy 'The Statuette That b Malting the Nation Think" It Is a tanslble symbol of joyful vouth and hopeful cour age, an inspiration to hih ideals and rlht llvlns. Its ropu larlty i.i phenomenal. Just a wisp of n youthful ficure ulth outstretched arm wclcomins: all of us to happy realms, and "lie who catches Its inspiration shall dream asraln the dreams worth while and they shall come to pis - In plaster, hronze. cilt 51.00 and K.OO. Second floor, center. Metal Egg and Egg and Butter Boxes For Those Who Have Thsm Shipped i From the Country ' Metal Kbk Crates, a'unilnum finishes, to hold 2. S. knd II 4 dozen ejres S5c. SI.OO nnd SIJ:"S r.irh. . Combination Hck and Itutter Crates, holdln-r - lbs. of .' butter or.il - doien eccs. im earb. Fifth 'flour, i:ieenth street.