Evening Star Newspaper, January 2, 1921, Page 18

BUSINESS CALLED ‘POOR BUT SOUND > ] o e g Representative Temple of Pennsylvania, Chamber of Commerce Re-|Jic,'s, " ordained minister; Represent- ‘What's in a name? Take notice of THEIR HUMAN SIDE § BY WILL P. KENNEDY. holds the position in tlu(h fl‘l: bl':: three inaugural chairmen hav. from that county. First was Willlam Corcoran Eustis, chairman of the first THE SUNDAY STAR, JANUARY 2, 192I—PART 1. elect Harding. He is the world cham- | base ball club manager, then a com- NAVY Ll"E ADVANCES. Arthur MacArthur, David E. Theleen,| Following the retirement of Rear voter, because has made mercial traveler, .next a policeman, st O e B e e |later a lawyer, & college president, a| Redistribution of maval officers of | Hart. and to be commanders, John |ary 11, Capt Charies I Toshor i President, and says it was well worth | Talich owner, globe trotter and po- |the line, which became effective yes-|Grady, William D. Greetham. David |be promoted to the grade of rear ad- th ney and f Roslindale, Mass., and evérywhere, is well known in Wash- To ington. He was once a factory hand, Comstantinople has several woman |son; to be captains, Arthur Crenahaw,fA. Dawes, Paul E. Dampman, Clyde | admiral, May 29, on the retirement of a semi-professional base ball player, |suffrage clubs. Arthur J. Hepburn and Thomas C.|Admiral James H. Glennon, Febru- \ loss of time, | litical enthusiast, etc. terday under the statute, involved M. LeBreton, y C miral and Commander Cyru permanent promotions, as follows: | Nathamiel H. W Prentiss P.|Miller to the grade of captain. Capt. be rear admiral, Samuel S. Robi- | Bassett, Husband Kimmell, Robert | Henry A. Wiley will become a rear _ Amon Bronson, jr., Harry E. Yarnell, S. McDowell and Paul P. Blackburn. Rear Admiral Herbert O. Dunn. ative Garner of Texas, who is a tarmer; | (2NEOP#™, PN o then Robert N. ) B Representative Sells of Tennessee, who is | frarper, chairman for the second Wil- 'E view Tells of Plans 10 e s s coves oo v te ik ‘P Relieve Situation. ginia, who is an orchardist. Sometimes instead of the name fitting the man's [- Genera? business conditions through- | Work in life it expresses antithesis, as But the country are “poor but sound” | for example in the case of Representa- With the beginning of the new year, Archer Wall Douglas, chairman of the i dards ®ommittee on statistics and slln! ™93] When former R SR T ©f the Chamber of Commerce of the cuma 1o Congress he served with a United States, declared in his semi- g?ler o hrgom the District of Colxlllm- - i siness situa- ia, d pes the time will come when ot raview of the hunlzess welcome to a seat in the House tion Jast night. a representative from the people of the ¥ A determined and constructive €f-|National Capital. Rort is being exerted to bring about a! during the Cannon festivities in the ehange for the better by teamwork| House, when Representative William A. #nd co-operation in business, accord-| Rodenbers of Illinois, sai Ing to Mr. Douglas. In the entire 3 “For several years people and the ‘sence of any apprehension of a money | public press of hington have been nic he sees the most encouraging|agitating the question of the representa- eature of the whole situation. tion of the District on this floor, and “How long the presefit situation willl with which I am personally in fuil ac- last is a subject of much speculation|cord. Even those who are acquainted &nd inquiry,” says Mr. Douglas. “The| gith the historical asepct of the prop- ®eneral thought is that’ the Winter | ociio ‘are frankly comserned about the months will be quiet, and that as the working of such an agreement, Bpring opens there will be an appre- is a question that causes Mr. & Ciable change for the better. nnon no concern, because when he first . Cotton Sections Dull. served here with e | Gen. . Chipman, the delegate In the cotton sectlons {heTe 2ix | from the District of Columbia. The city| He e N e g‘c"’;‘fm“nf"m: VeagBwill show a con- | of Washington. or rather the District | District of Columbla. s > i t Col i at ti repre- Tinuous monotony of dull business. In | of Columbia S“m,’,’,,.f'l_‘ha‘¢|e|errz:w.u;u;l son inaugural, and now Edward B. the industrial districts there is ser _ \ [ o o' Tnduction i i as were nine of the territories that have clean, {ral feeling that the situatlon o itien | since taken their places in the sister. | of Senator Harding. ~© 0 ud of veach a figure that will tempt the hood of the stai ‘The incoming rfi!thgl;e whl; e ultimate consumer to begin purch: Ohio may bo: the fact that one ol yho helped e 1 e | Presidents” in rivalry to Virginia, but | to elect him traveled so far to dng for other than i hat it cost him more than E . Loudoun, Va., claims unprecedented | his vote that it c grante 1t 1e rgther algnifcant ¢ record in furnishing the man to take | $5,000. Dr. James P. Kelley journeyed figures, but very few at moderate con- | charge of the inaugural from Buenos Aires to Boston to help the indus The Officers and Directors of the L] L] L] District National Bank 1406 G Street N.W. Extend to their Friends and Patrons of the Bank Best Wishes for a Happy and Prosperous New Year Your Prosperity Insures Our Success and Stability Surplus and Undivided Profits...... $450,000 } Depositors’ Guarantee .............$1,550,000 R ¥ legislative body in the world. \ The J'ahuary Clearance Sales Begin Monday Morning—S8:30 Prices drastically cut in every Department of the P-B Store OT “just another sale” but very likely the one for which you have been waiting. Comprehensive—it affects every department of our store; compelling—it defies inaction. Price is the only thing sacrificed. P-B quality, as usual, remains the same. : . n the industrial districts 3Inore normal proportions. 5 % “We have the curious paradox in this country at this time of the great ®st harvest ever gathered. and cons guently the greatest amount of agri ultural wealth, in quantity. that we ;Ive ever known, with the lack of the factor of ready translation into liquid eapital, and in the midst of incredibl Plenty on every hand the country. ide is still in sore distress. The rmer is particularly short of funds Bince he has marketed so small a por- on of his crop, and as the country nks are already loaned up to their Hmit it is difficult, in fact almost im- ssible, for the merchants and farm- to obtain further credit. The rmer is most unwilling to sell his Pproducts at present low figures, and is Pot doing so, save under stress of Decessity or because of pressure drought by merchants and banks to &ettle his accounts. B Hit By Price Decline. : “From the viewpoint of the farmer, may be said that he purchased his ouse and farm equipment last spring This is a sale of value—and the accent is-on the second syllable. You should profit by an economic condition that the peak of high prices, and paid for 9 ot - ATyl OFFICERS forces post-war merchandise back to pre-war prices. Which ‘%o dispose of his products, the prices Robert N. Harper, P'renident _aecl]ne from 40 to 50 per cent, \ll\_tll W. P. Lipscomb, Vice Pru:g::: k . . . h l h. s . oy ek e o e folim | N s SRS S makes i1t imperative that we move our clothing and furnish- is always the case in periods of Hilleary L. Offutt, jr., Cashier Bicaily xio market for sometof Bis Boots. - & R Aseiatant. Gashior s g ly no market for some of s s. Wm. C. oker, S8} ] ST s e St Arpmnes 1ngs, no matter what the price. : ! : ‘ew commitments, and consequently 4 - Jfheir buying is conflned, after the ex- D]RECTORS gmple set by the farmer, largely to “#hings of immediate need. Collecti !.’.f..& Merchants are revising dras €ally their credit systems under the Btress of necessity, and in many cases 3he retailers in the country districts Are confining themselves strictly to cash ransactions.” | 7 CROP GROWTH RELATION J. Miller Kenyon Marshall L. King J. Leo Kolb Wharton E. Lester T. T. Ansberry Ralph P. Barnard Sidney L Besselievre Wm. W. Bride Chas. J. Butler * A. P. Crenshaw John W. Childress C. J. Gockeler Robert N. Harper Wells A. Harper W. Chas. Heitmuller The Reduiétions Are Finud This is the conclusive cut on our complete stock of this E. J. Murphy Hilleary L. Offutt, jr. Robert L. O'Brien Charles C. Rogers N. L. Sansbury ToCLMATE DISCUsSED || EEE Sidne St season’s wearables. So no matter whether you need a suit or 5 Aoy ‘—, A * SAVINGS DEPARTMENT “At least take a THREE PER CENT interest in Your'Futurel ¢ A. Blair, Scientlst, Writes of Possibilities for Making Accu- rate Forecasts of Production. = The exact relations between cli- mate and the growth of crops and the ssibilities of accurate forecasts of { Production are the subject of an inter- SAFE DEPOSIT DEPARTMENT * Psting article in a recent edition of Safe Deposit Boxes, $3.00 to $25.00 e Sclentific Monthly by T. A. Blair. S5 Blair shows in case of maize 2 * Ahat the United States weather bu- Teau has found a July rainfall of less than three inches means an average ield of thirty bushels per acre in a hat, a pair of shoes or a fur-lined overcoat, now (or rather tomorrow) is the time to buy. Make your selection early ‘while the stock is intact and feel assured you have purchased Zhe state of Ohio, and that a rainfall at the lowest levels. 4 ' thirty-eight bushels. When the July 5 N e e We hope we have told enough to make you come to inches the yield is 15,000,000 bushels o y er than when it fails short of . 2 ithat amount by half an inch. % In the four great maize-growing d B BRI A “good faith” formula ... look things over. You have always responded to our usual j;:;”j:””‘“wm OBT. BURNS i sl beiog rade ~ January Sale. Here 1s an unusual sale worthy of unusual re- { = fosec 20 toch o saodern sckers. sponse. Come, and bring your keenest sense of values. ors In the case of maize in Ohis ha.:‘b:::“g:und gnl the first le: are the critical 88 regards rainfall. el Cigar Co., Inc., years and yearsago: & The application of this knewledge, ¥ s 1. Blair, may be used to in- ase Droducl.(von in two way First, ives that Hflml‘lem it will be possible to determine what 2 $rovs are climatically suited to a par- Just one word more. If you hé_ve a charge account you may use it. C. O. D. deliveries will be made or exchanges ef- fected just as always. lw‘\’xll;sroglnlt.l::l; then by the use of His varieties' and by ‘mildness. Jelp of fertilizers or other meany [ e he crop may be advanced or re tard ;o_u %0 bring the critical period 1ata ‘#oincidence with favorable weather, Think of this good faith fermula as you now in operation. s recently transferred this city from its for, Sy ‘mer station at ADVERTISEMENT, NATIONAL BRANDS Distributors: Wm. Deiches & Co. Inc. 414 10th St. N.-W., Washington, D. C. i National Sizes: Priced from 2 for 25¢ to 25¢ straight e—————— e <. - —— « S/ ) 1 NS Free Trial of a Method That Any One Can Use Without | Ndiatullyklwn Store for Men-and Boys Daily, 8:30xt0 6 method for the we want you to matter whether of long standing or recent whether it is present as occaslo ie Asthma. you of our metbod. N with asthma, clieve you promply. t to send it to [ U TRIED ONE LATE]