Evening Star Newspaper, February 17, 1921, Page 20

SOUP KITCHENS FOR HUNGRY IN BRITAIN Forty Thousahd Men Unem- ployed in Birmingham—No Trouble Expected. BY WILLIAM E. NASH. Cortespondence of The Star and Chicago Daily News. BIRMINGHAM, England, February 5.~Unemployment in the soup kitchen stage afflicts this great factory town, although never before, because of the diversity of its Industry, has it been compelled to slacken all trades at once. Forty thousand men are out of work, thousands more are on half time and production has beén cut down by more than 50 per cent. Birmingham would like to raise 2 loan of $i2,000,000 in the United States. Without this much ready money the city will have to put a stop to numerous municipal activi- ties, especially the construction of model houses for workingmen at a time when the housing problem is still acute. There is now a shortage ! of 20,000 dwellings and a waiting list of 6.000 families who would like to move into municipal cottages. “Perhaps, however, it is just as well that this money stringency does ex- ist,” said C. Henry Wright, chairman of the Birmingham Chamber of Com- merce, “for the greatest need of the present_crisis, in my mind. is econ- omy. With a deficit of $90,000,000, Birmingham simply must cut down expenditures. This maxim applies even better to the Lloyd George cabi- net in London. Business men all over the country are condemning its ex- pensive internal policy. The limit of taxation has been reached; if heavier charges are imposed business devel- opment will cease and income will de- cline. T believe, too, that a surprise is in store for the authorities in ref- erence to the excess profits duty. It may yield a deficit this year.. Among the terms of the act i one-obliging the government to refund money to manufacturers who earn less now than their average of three years be- fore the war. o “After officials have learned to ecan- omize it will be time enough to talk about a decrease in the cost of indug- trial production. Prices have already begun to fall. Wages must follow. Last of all will come.the schemes: for reopening markets in central Europe. I do not believe that any éfficient scheme can be devised for that imme- diately.” Would Cancel U. 5, Loans. “The only. thorough-golug remedy for the present industrial-@epression is the ssion by the Ui d States of a large part or all of lna%’ to ney: nl‘; Great Britain,” sdid Maj. duc! irecter e i8] hard It is & matter of 0 ty.” I know this idea excites great protest among ce! tain_sections of American opinion, byt let us examine some of the con- | i sequences . of remission. ‘ First, it | @i Wwould raise sterling ‘nehlnfo‘ for a | & ?olnt ‘where we could afford to:place arge orders in the United States— | (Bl that is, to cregte markgts for Ameri- | 8 can goods. ~Seceng, “filfid enable us to -uevp'on'!m“u & to otWer allled countries and provide _them | [fl ‘with opportunities for th tion_of "theip J¥xc! ‘would 1i; t*the tipn. surplus which #¥e embar- g::n‘ them hw.a Profité would and ), re enough, T bell outbalan L $5,000,000,000 mcthmo!luhc‘ohDe to collect from us, but which we cannot possibly pay for a long time to_come. “There j§ one alternative to this. It would be possible: for Great Britain to make a conscious effort to cease huyln%‘!ng United States, as Ger- many. 48 doingin England. Our colonies can P: o us with many raw materials which have never yet been properly exploited. I believe that such an effort would be prac- tieal, for a period of six months at least, even in .the textile industry, which {n the long ‘run will always remain dependent on American cot- . 1t would not be desirable, save h.’ last resort, ‘f:r it :ould increase iness“depression and augment the mber o? Ypemplayed.” Labor Men Holdiag Steady. Tt is the general opinion among busi- Bess men and moderate labor leaders here that t “will be no trouble with the unemployed. Briti; rkingmen are endowed with g lar; asure of pftience and common; #gnse. As a rule“they see that ®foployment I8 an inevitable ps Business depression. and ‘that~ when factories cannot sell what goods they &\'e on hand .it would be useless them to work full blast with a maximum number of employes. i ‘Revolution is almost unthinkable, ts im§robable, where there is no irge- ture of foreigmers. .For Ty cannot grow very lesp: as as the govern- ment and the le unions provide inten allowances of about $6 wegkd h H FAICS T0 BREAK RECORD. ?‘iy rced to Land. After Eleven it Hours in Air. MINEOLA, N. Y. February Lieur. Ross C. Kirkpatrick, who hoj pad off from Mitchel Field fn an air- Jane yesterday, in an attempt to ak the world endurance record continuous flight, was forced to Jand at 6:55 p.m. on account of a &racked generator. He had been up #lightly more than eleven hours. This_ was his second unsuccessful ltemP to break the record, his pre- us $rial being last December, when | " lon, &' JeaKy. gasoline pipe forced him to @escend afer eighteen hours and ten minu ying. Th rld” endurance record was established last June by Lieuts. Bos- soutrol and Bernard at Etampes, ¥rance. They remained in the air twenty-four hours nineteen minutes and seven seconds. The American record, of twenty hours and nineteen minutes, is held by the Navy. —_— An eccentric woman who recently died in Wales had her entire house papered with postage stamps. . Dentistry Means It means you get the highest grade work, from one-third to § one-half what the other dentists charge. This is possible only be- cause buy my materials in large quantities, direct from the manufacturers. My antee ‘ stands back of all worl | Eesy Payment Terms to All Dr. White, 407 7th St. worth’s Se and 10e - . | BOTH SIDES OF 77 AT K ST. “THE DEPENDABLE STORE Final Sweeping Reductions on All Suits, Coats and Dresses Tomorréw brings the greatest opportunities of the season to purchase ready-to- wear garments to wear the balance of the season and as an investment for next sea- son. Our rigid policy of disposing of all garments in the season for which they were bought has prompted reductions that are certain to leave the racks empty at the close of business tomorrow. Fur-Trimmed Plush Coats 11 Fur-trimmed Seal Plush Coats, “with large fur collars Qf black coney fur; 36-inch maodels, with belt and " two Ppockets; :broken sizes. Values worth to $32.50, at $16.98 Seal Plush Coats 14 Women's and Misses’ Seal Plush Coats, 36-inch belted models; large collar and deep quffs; broken sizes. Former prices up to $27.50, at $13:08 i Beaver: Plush Coats i62 Styljsh Beaver Plush ‘@Gents., Joose-bhck. .end. full- belted models, with potkets; broken sizes. Wbmen;'si"ind Misses’ Of tricotine and wool ve- lour; just the dresses for early ing wear; trimmed, pleat- BB GRproidered, flare and mhl- Floredsigtyles; only 26 in the Tues’ worth to $27.50. £ Coats . e Dy majority &re fur trimmed; choice of dolman, -u-lgh;]lne ‘or- $17.50 Women'’s and Misses’ 16 Suits, of and velour; trimmed and pleated styles; ‘mostly small sizes. Suits French serge lored, ;l‘rre. fur- Former prices up to $32.50. At $15.00 Women’s and Misses’ 3 ats <c i D0 <*10 ClothCoats, of bolivia an| suedene. clotH; ‘fur’ tri = d d cth; %’é"&:fl.fl" e "o to $85. At ¥ $35.00 mm Serge Dresses 55 Women's. and Misses® Stylish and Serviceable Dresses, of French and man- nish serge; ¢hoice of this sea- son’s popular styles; navy blue only;: broken wizes. : Values worth to $22.50, at 4 -..$8.90 Fur-Trimmed Suits 19 High-grade Fur-trimmed Suits, of tricotine, chamoisene, suedene, etc.; beautiful em- broidered, trimmed and tai- lored styles; broken sizes. Former prices up to $92.50, at $39.75 $1.98 Dress= ing Sacques " at $1.25 Womien’s Percale Dressing Sacques, fine quality, in neat gray effects; also stripes; made with fitted “ backs; mostly all sizes, Goldenberg's—Third Floor. Wemen'’s 50¢ “Aprons at 29c .- Women’s Pepgcale and Gingham Waist Aprons, neat assort- ed round styles, with pocket; good qual- “;int- Floor — Bergain Table. 0Odd Lot of _Corsets at $1.69 Srhall lot’ of Popu- larrmake Corsets, of white and gmk coy- til; low''and' medium bust models, with jong hips; good styles for average figures; broken sizes. Goldenberg's—Third Floor. Brassieres at50c Remnant lot of White Brassieres, lace “and” embroidery ~trimmed styles; made awith underarm shield, ;:g08d,_quality . materi- “als; mostly all sizes. 'All Silk Remnants Sold Up to $3.00 Yard = oy i \M_E’j_havé rgfirouped and repriced all the short lengths aftd-remnants ifrour stock of silks and offer them in a rous- ing sale tomorrow that offers greater savings than have been known-this season. —olo ¥ s —Stripe Satin v_—Bllck Satin, 33 inches wide ' ZStripe Tub. Silks, 33 .Come early for first choice of the bargains. red Georgette Crepe, 40.inches wide —Colored Crepe de Chine, 40 inches wide —Colored Faille Francaise, 36 inches wide ored Chiffon Taffeta, 35 inches wide : —Calored Satin Messaline, 35 inches wide , 35 inches wide inches wide. Good ‘range of desirable shades,"and just the lengths re- quired for making waists, skirts and dresses. Goldenberg’s—Pirst ¥loor. g g / | Women’s Mu Of fias quality, in 1ot of knitted petticoats. Goldenborg's—Third Floer. i Dress [ sz n vt - $1.25 Remnants of high-cl;'ss dress materfls, in- cluding the following wan leading colors and black— All-wool French Serge, Serge, . All-wool Scotch Storm Serge, All-wool Tailor’s Serge, etc. Widths 40 to 54 inches for making' women’s and children’s wear. M-fi-k Floer, Goods Remnants § % i il ted weaves, in all the F i All-wool Mannith % £ Suiting, All-wool Taffeta, - All-wool wide, Useful lengths slin N ightgowns at 69(: each Made of good quality soft-finish muslin, in pink and whité; neat style with round neck and short sleeves ; neat- ly made; full cut sizes. Women's $3.98 Pajamas, $2.25 Two-plece amas, of soft cotton material, in plain blue, wi whits Barh fommine: neatly fnisheds all sies, © e ) ‘Women's Petticoats, 59¢ ette, & heavy - diripes; also .. Women's $1.50 Drawers, 98c Circular and skirt styles, of fine grade muslin; flounces of eyelet em! idery, also some ‘with lace. "'Fiber Silk Half Hos Silk and Cloth Dresseé 49 Women’s and Misses’ Silk and Cloth Dresses, of satin, French or mannish serge; em- broidered, tailored and plait- ed styles; broken sizes. For- mer prices up to $17.98, at $7.50 “~Women’s and - Misses’ Coats Of wool velour, cheviot and ’ polo cloth; many fur trim- med; choice of wrappy coats, dolmans and straightline tai- Jored styles. to $32.50, at Values worth $14.75 Sizes 8 to 17 years in the lot. Boys’ Overcoats 0! chilla and Cheviot mixtures, in button - to - the-neck models, for little' fellows. Sizes 2% and 3 years only. . Clearance price, $7.25. . ity materials, in 7,8 and 9—First Floor. Boys' $12.75 t; 516.§d Overcoats, SZ’.}’S ! C! 3% $1.00 Blouses, 59¢ Boys' Blouses of excellent qual- “Kaynee” “Mother’s Friend” makes. 0dd Lots of Hosiery 0dd Lot of Women’s Gauze Lisle and Cotton Hose, in black, white and a few shades; some with mock seam back, others seamless. A few are slightly imperfect, while the major- ity1 are p ehr iescst. Values worth to 35¢ pair l 90 Women’s Silk and Fiber Mixed Hose, in black, also a few pairs of white; -mock seam and semi-fash- ioned styles; r[\ost‘y all sizes in the lot; slightl, imperfect. ‘Worth 7?:: pair... sy 45C Boys’ Black Cotton Stockings, medium weight; broken sizes; slight imper- fectjons, pair Goldenberg's—First Floor. Cleatance of $18 to $2_2.50 All-Wool Suits A Remarkable Close- out of Winter Garments - $9.7 . What an opportunity to purchase a high-grade suit for your boy at a little cost, In this final disposal of boys’ winter-weight suits we've included the remainders of our regular stock that formerly sold at $18.00 to' $22.50, and offer unrestricted choice at $9.75. Fashioned of fine quality all-wool materials, including cheviots and tweeds, in a varied range of neat and serviceable patterns—every suit carefully tailored and trimmed. Not all sizes in each style, but all sizes from 8 to 17 years, Boys’ $16.50 Oyer- . coats, $9.50 * Lot of Boys’ Overcoats, of high-grade overcoating, in sizes 11 to 18 years. Broken assortments from our regular stock. Boys® and Girls’ Play Suits, 50c- Indian Play Suits for boys and girls, also Play Suits for boys; in broken sizes—retluced for quick clearance. 50c Underwaists, 35¢c Boys* “Little Beauty” Underwaists, in broken sizes.—First Floor. and Sizes 6, Friday—a Day of Unusual Savings in the Men’s Furnishings Dept. .0dd lots and ,‘line'is that must be cleared to make room' for new spring stock are included in this sale at greatly lowered prices. Value-wise men will be sure to profit. Up to $2.50 Men’s’ Underwear, 49c Odds and ends of Men's Un- derwear, wool mixtures, worsted mixtures and cotton; heavy and medium weights; some slightly imperfect. Up to $2.50 Men’s Union Suits, $1.19 Men’s Heavy-weight Ribbed Union Suits, Hanes, Mayo, Hy- grade and other famous makes; white, ecru and_ sil- ver gray; mostly all perfect quality. Men’s 50c, 75c and $1.00 Hose, 25¢ Men's Thread Silk and fashioned and seamles white and gray only; Some slightly imperfect. Up to $7.00 Silk Shirts, $3.25 Men's Bilk Neglige Shirts, soft turn-back cuffs: perfect quality; broken lots from reg- ular stock; several qualities of high-grade silk shirtings. (Tax included.) Men’s 75¢c and $1.00 Hose, 50c Men's Onyx Thread Silk Half Hose, full seamless; in suede, cordovan, green and ‘white; perfect quality;-brok- en sizes, Men’s $1.50 to $2.00 Sweaters, 79c Men's Oxford Gray Coat Sweaters, light and dark gray: V-neck style; sizes 36, 38, 40 and 42 only. Small lot—may not last all day. Men’s $12.98 to $14.98 Bath Robes, $7.45 Batb Robes, of Beacon, Kel- ly and Part-wool Blankets, lounging style, with notch or shawl collar; medium and large sizes. Men’s $2.50 and $3 Nightrobes, $1.45 - Men's Faultless-make Dom- et Flannel Nightrobes, mill- tary neck style; perfect qual« ity; all sizes. Men’s $1 Underwear 69c Men's Otis White Gauze Cotton Underwear, shirts with short eeves, full-length drawers, with reinforced seat; ‘mostly all sizes. 12V%c Yard Remnants of 27-inch Dress Ginghams, in a large assortment of plaids, checks, plain colors; also remnants of Standar Ginghams, in blue checks; lengths from yards. stripes and dpe Apron 2to 6 Remnants of 25¢, 29¢ and 39¢ Ginghams Remnants of 32-inch Dress Gingh: | staple and fancy checks, also remn;lnnt': %lnch plain Chambray, 34-inch Oxford Shirtings, 36-inch - foch, Bléached, Shaves Fanasls pmod wiesd inc! e IeREthe s oo ooh b ettt $R90 michal color Percales, 27-in in plaids, 16c¢ P 20c Cottons and Cambric Remnants of 36-inch Bleached Cotton and Cam- bric, also Unbleached Cotton, lengths g{i:x.n 2 é: ': y-r:ll: ?eny, soft-finish qual- 1 3 nan . ant pri ;le.,' !lrd P . 12%c For Big Savings White India Linon, 40- inch White Voile, 40-inch White Organdy, 36-inch ‘White Shirting Madras, 36-inch Longcloth and Nainsook, 30-inch Batiste, 36-inch White Pajama Checks, 26-inch Chiffon Silks, a silk and cotton fabric_with silk-like fin- ish. 30-inch Flesh-colo: Batiste. Yard Geldenberg’s—First Floor. ' Remnants of White and Colored Materials Priced Very Low for Friday’s Sale So many look to this Friday sale to supply their needs that the reminder of another sale will be sufficient to attract crowds of shrewd shoppers here tomorrow. Just note these savings— 29¢c and 39c White and 50c and 59c White and Colored Wash Goods Colored Wash Goods Remnants of 40-inch Remnants of 36-inch Wash oods | White Cannon Cloth, 40- inch White Two-ply Volles, 40-inch White Mercerized Lawn, 36-inch White Mer- cerized Batiste, 40-inch White Transparent Or- gandy, 36-inch Longcloth and ' Nainsook, 21-inch White Mercerized Poplin, 35-inch Silk and Cotton Chiffon Silk, 35-inch_Silk and Cotton Crepe de Chine, 36-inch Colored Rep, 40- inch Plain Color Voiles, 40-inch plain _color Or- | gandy, 38-inch Printed Voiles, 36-inch Flesh col- ] or Batiste. Good, useful | lengths, yard .......coo... Goldenbe; and $30 19¢ Crex and Wool and Fiber Rugs at $14.75 9x15-ft. Factory Labeled Crex Rugs, in green, blue or brown stenciled border designs, also Tremont Brand Wool and Fiber Rugs, in medallion and neat designs; colorings of rose, blue, green, tan and brown. 39c Grass Runner, 19¢ Stenciled Grass Runner, tape bound sides; green or brown key or band borders; 18 inches wide; for halls and stair runners, $10.00 Crex de Luxe Rugs, $4.95 4.6x7.6-ft. Crex de Luxe Rugs, choice of two handsome designs, in green, tan and brown; high-grade grass rugs, $7.50 and $8.95 Axminster Rugs, $4.95 Heavy-weight Axminster Rugs, handsome oriental, florsl and medallion designs, in light and dark colorings; sizes 36x54 to 36x63 and 27x54 to 27x60 inches. (First Floor.) $10.95 Linoleum Rugs, $6.45 Run-of-the-mill 6x9-ft. Genuine Cork-filled Linoleum Rugs, the well known Cook’s make, in light and dark tile, oriental and parquette flooring designs. 'fhe imperfections are very stight and will in no way affect the wearing qual- ities; also a few perfect quality in the lot. Boys’ Rompers, 48¢c Boys' Rompers of Chambray and Madras, in stripes and solid colors. Sizes 2 to 6 years.—First Floor. $1.50 Corduroy Pants, 85c Boys’ Pants of Crompton weather- proof corduroy; sizes 4 to 9 years. —First Floor. Goldenberg’s—Fourth Floor. AllLayerFelt Mattrsses In a Special Sale Tomorrow at * 50 Ibs. in Weight. Rolled Edge. ‘Woven St $10 1" Tickings. An exceptional opportunity is here presented to those who need new bedding. They are made of clean, sanitary all-cotton layer felt; 50 pounds in weight; finished with rolled edge; 5-inch box- ing—identically the same _mattress that sold at a third more six months ago. Need we say more to bring you here tomorrow. Simmons’ Twin-Link Springs, $6.75 The well known Simmons’ make Twin-link Springs; high riser band edge, in Parchment finish, Each one equipped with protected corners to pre- vent bed linens from being torn. Simmons® Steel Beds, $12.75 Simmons’ White Enamel-finish Steel Beds; 2-inch continuous post and l-inch fillers. Every housewife knows the sugerior merit of Simmons’ beds. Furniture “‘Across the Street.” Clearance of Knit Underwear Women's :Gauze Cotton Vests,low neck and sleeveless; extra sizes only; sub- ject to slight imper- fections; worth 25c.. lsc Women's Cotton Union Suits, medium weight; low nezl:(ll( :.ndn :laeveleln. 89 ankle len, ; regular sizes only; worth $1.50 C Misses’ Fleece-lined Union Suits, high neck and lon; sleeves, ankle length; the wel! known Tallor-made 2 to 10 =303 50c 0dd _lot of ' Ficeeea Cocutn skirier Sromt color; also a few pairs of pants; brokenst: s 35¢ Goldenberg’s—TFirst Floor. A Special Purchase of Importance—102 Men’s New Spring Suits at $27.50 Another of those remarkable sales that have made this men’s clothing store of ours the center of value- giving. A prominent clothes maker, noted for the style and quality of his product, made us a price concession on this lot of-fine suits, which we pass along to you. They are the newest spring models and are fashioned of fihie all-wool fabrics. Leading shades are represented in the popular Oxford and Cambridge grays, tans with green stripes, olive with green stripes, brown and gray mixtures and 2 few herringbone stripes. Double and single breasted styles, ostly with two buttons. All sizes 33 to 42 in the lot. Men’s $38.50 Spring Overcoats, $25.00 A limited quantity of men’s full lined all-wool overcoats. of just- the right weight for spring. Well tailored and perfect i They were intended to sell n,fl{w—wlnle the quantity lasts we them in this sale at $25.00. Sizes 35 to 44. Men’s Trousers, $4.75 a Pair—Special X ¢ fanoy warsteds, flannels, thibets and cassimeres, in blue, brown ‘and b"u&." :!;:' n“::'y :mu: :u‘ mixtures. The special price is uncommonly low for of this excellent make. ¢ REMMNANT FRIDAY! The Weekly Clearance of Odd Lots, Remnants and Remainders of Seasonable Merchandise. A Day | d