Evening Star Newspaper, March 21, 1921, Page 5

- R B aai s oy o THE EVENING RAILROAD SECURITY OWNERS | PROTECTION IS ASKED. | i{zr OFFER SC}-IEME OF ECONOMY Home le;::i:ch:::dl Plea for The Home Market Club of Boston,' composed of New England manufac: turers, telegraphed Saturday to Rep- resentative Young, republican, North ! propose Co-ordination of Service and Fa- c111t1es By Organlzatlon of National Dakota, chairman of the House ways and means subcommittes on agricul- ture, urging that ‘the fight be contin- ued to have the new Congress take up tariff legislation ahead of revenue Ty e R S v sion. S all way € lce‘ rex‘li-.’\'oung replied that he was high- i Iy pleased with progress in commit- § tee looking to protection of farm '" A solution of the transportation crisis| would be- ten committees. each se- {:u‘rml‘ulwxzrtr(:l ‘l‘;\r:rlfin‘:‘;'rgflt;xll‘;o:ris | Eroup am, to interstate commerce committee, | EOUD. Those commitiees would cover | S, “Wallace 4 was strongly sup- Senate Interstate Commerce Committee. | ‘pon including the normal equipment | Porting western republicans in ;‘hfl.‘:: \‘v the National Association of Owners |requirements of each railroad; addi-|deman & ‘of Railroad Securities. The plan ad-)tional equipment to be leased feom préfesence; ea the national railway service: —_——— R looks' to| the co-ordinatlon| of|_ o, fiioh or equipment; useless €x-/| ‘The Order of Railroad Tr|egraph4‘r! Tacilities and service of the roads under | penditures incident fo competition; & |was born just thirty years ago Eovernment supervision. study of joint use of terminals, va: when twenty-five memhfirs of the 'S Davies Warfield, president of (hbl and shop facilities: surplus pr Associal not required in legitimate tramspor- o ho Jaid the Plan before | fation: cost of carrying: purchase of |ione of the most influential labor ifuel and supplies: application of 2!unions in Amfnr’\ in railroad!= conditions, HINK OF I T PLITT | n_reads to bring about a saving annually of mil-; llons of dollars, lower railroad rates and |standard of efficiency better service. operations; working Mr. Warfleld insisted that American : wages, etc. transportation has outgrown the system | under which it operates. He warned hat only by drastic measures can u:%;MANY BOOSTED FOR POST. save themselves fro: 2 have Painting, l'lpf‘l'lllflllnl or Upholstering done. Several men have becn mentioned G Rty 3¢ maairs After-war readjustment has brought|for the post of commissioner of In- upen them.” Dbabl o 1325 14th St “Cnless intensive economical methods | Sar. airs. and it is probasle some Geo Pl]tt Co lnc b B In railroad administration are adopted.” | focl e e = e continues, “there is no alternative bul refldent Harding by %rr!tary Fall of the Interior Department, 1t was government operation, followed by go ermnment ownership, although the coun- i learned yesterday 1rv has given overwhelming evidence of | Bty opeosed 1 Tes | "Among those prominently mentioned { to succeed Cato Sells, Indian commis- Supplemental to Rail Act. sioner for several years past, is J. The proposed plan is supplemental | George Wright. superintendent of In- to provisions of the transportation (dian affairs at Pawhuska. Okla. and act permitting regional consolidation ! eX- . a of physical properties by the Inter- | kota. It was intimated by persons in state Commerce Commission. Certain |touch with the situation that several consolidations o! railroads are neces- | names have been suggested and dis- s arfield says, “but an |carded as possibly bearing the stamp emergency now exists and the public | of oil Pnterests in the west and south- is _entitled to more immediate and | West. .“h.,.mm benefits than can be de- | —m—————————— —————————————————— ' e om the great physical con- The Electric Shop I Eolidations of railroad properties. We are now selling the fll‘ & The proposed co-ordination would highly advertised and : : Washing Machine be brought about through a national |3 railway service to be organized by | most famous WASHING MACHINE on the market Feature No. 5 THE EDEN IS SAFE Clocks called for and delivered. We are experts in_jowelry repair- ing. Phone Main 7l CHARLES E. TRIBBY, Jr. 615 15th St. N.W. i an act of Congress apd which also |3 divisions, finance and ldminislralivc : and railroad officials, of twenty me bers each. Group Railway Boards. Subordinate to the board would be | four group railway boards. one in each | § of the four rate territories into which | & the commission has divided the coun- | & try—eastern, scuthern, western and| % ing absolute safety and simplicity. mountain-Pacific. Each board would consist of seven members. five to be |3 nsisf of seven members. five 1o be PAY YOUR ELECTRIC LIGHT BILLS HERE enlect y he railroads of eac! & . . St s mn ez 8 Potomac Electric Appliance Co. twenty railway officials serving on | & : 607 14th St All Eden parts are carefully made and accurately constructed. Constant care is taken to produce a finished product as near faultless as human skill can devise. And always with the thought paramount in mind of maintain- these four boards would serve gs the railway officials’ division of the na- tional board. Co- oneraung with the group boards ~—DBranch Store. Washingre lllllm lll Building, 14t N.W. R RRRRES ERAGRG ARG RRRRRRY .-..‘“SALE%EXTRA'QRDINARY%‘%_ m’n_‘_—“w*. All-wool Serge \ 1 COATS, $7.77 HAR []FMAN ;;‘1?’:“:’_' copen serge, neatly made, 316 701324 7‘2‘ STN: W. 2 “Boys Shepherd Check Coats, ‘l 98 & 298| SMALL LOTS OF COATS AND DRESSES e @,,‘, Pt i o e At Fractions of Their Real Worth for a Big $§5 and SG Girls’ Middy 18 DRESS SKIRTS, $1.98 | 42 FINE DRESSES, $18.88 DRESSES, $2.98 2 Silk Poplin and Rlue Serge Skirts, A. handsome assortment of All- Fine Quality Lonsdale Jean. in all : white, pink, or blue collars. Regula- :’,’,',‘3’ omored. in assarted size | wool Serge, Tricotine, Satin, Taffeta tion styles. Sizes 6 to 14 years, The o and Velour Dresses, high-class OO N B R et sl workmanship. cnus DRESFS $1.00 16 SILK DRESSES, $12.99 2 nghams. fast colors, % S =, Fine Quality Silk Minuette ety b Cbeked, Funl ot Wk | Fine, | Quality s Mimuette — e 4 POLO COATS, $8.88 Just 4 of these.stylish Polo Sport e deare = T Ny Cwabrolflered . Alisslscs. and Foa‘:! to close out Tuesday consid- 'y colors. erably below lhelr real selling price. $2 GIRLS’ DRESSES, $1.49 — 7 STOUT COATS, $15.98 53 DRESSES X°i* Full-length All-wool Poplin Coats, R, S 2250 ' $7.98 neatly tailored, in mavy or black.| All-wool Serge, \elbun Tricotine Here's a genuine bargain for big|and Satin, in a great bargain sale women. just in time for Easter wea Finer-grade Dresses, sash back. full cut, pretty =pring models. Sizes to . PEG TOP ROMPERS, 89c Fine Ginzhams and Madras and Poplin -Combinations. Sizes 2 to 6 years. : $4 Gefl'em | __ A Great Star Bargain Sale - |To $10 Fine B W AlSTS|TRlMMED HATS\ GEORGETTE Girls' 8 to 12 years Black Sateen . lustrous finish, elastic waist and knee. That s 8 | CHILD'S DRAWERS, 19 | $6) 39 | Sold 128 aSeene e e = | to$598 | 33@ Good Grade Fast-color Ginghams, ,' o8 ",f Jame m",: ou;‘ m:h” d"mid h""“ ‘,0 Beautiful qual- G sleeve Georgette make a big busy day for our Mi pesutiful_stvies _Sizes 133 to 161 and Crepe delinery section. You will find some|id, AL e peoes GIRLS’ DRESSES, 74c Chineaew, aistulvery stylish and up to the mxnuxe,boddnd and em- R nothi e Barcatibiof of Coo A Wash i L oid: hats here. and every one is worthy| hr;’l'dér'd fronts, able Gingham Dresses. Sizes 2 ta All sizes of being in our Star Bargain Day Lallored and fancy 10 years Sale. styles. and colo els, in all col- oru and sizes.> Sensatxonal Purchase of 500 BOYS’ EASTER SUITS MODELS WITH ONE AND TWO PANTS spring and summer garments. | o sarments MUSLIN, 12Y,¢c Yard-wide Bleached or Un- for i . Lengths of 1 t manv_pieces matchine. PILLOWS, $1.00 with pretty art ticking_and fiiled with new, clean feathers. Size 17x24. Regular $1.25 valu, DAMASK, 19 Pure Bleached Mercerized Damask, 5% inches wide, in several good patterns; perma- nent finish. Women's and Girls’ 35 and 36 Shipment of sample suits for Skippers, Pumps, Oxfords $3.95 Patent Colt. Tan and Rlack Pumps—mabogany and biack, tarn. " strap elippers.vics "t lnd dm‘ull :lfnml: broken 24 . New Syies. e boys 7 to 17 years. Great vari- ety of brown, gray, green mix- tures, English tweeds, etc.; in latest models, with one and two pairs of lined pants—all-wool and part-wool suits of expert tailoring and finest weaves. Special, Tuesday only, at $5.95. * . T Y . — h! v BRoRre g 2 AN STAR, WASHINGTON. D. C. i | * Retail Market Conditions of Men’s and Boys’ Wearing Apparel A Guide for the Preparation of the Family Budget for the Present Year During the readjustment period of the past six months or more there is pos- sibly no branch of industry that has received a more se- vere shaking up and shak- ing-down than that of the clothing industry. The price decline, which started in retail clothing circles as far back as last May, increased in velocity until low-water levels were reached in January and February of this year, when both manufacturer and re- tailer the whole country over, were liquidating their stocks hand in hand at prices far below the cost of production. Prices declined to the public on all articles of wearing apparel of recog- nized standard makes, all the way from 331-3% to 50% of the intended or orig- inal selling price. Naturally, under such se- vere pressure, heavyweight stocks of both manufactur- ers and retailers have been completely liquidated . and Spring merchandise of new weaves, new patterns and new.-price costs have re- placed stocks purchased-un- der the old order of things when abnormal conditions prevailed. ’ The hysterical price cut- ting of last season, caused by the mad seramblé of both manufacturer and re- tailer to get out from under large high-cost stocks of merchandise, has naturally left people wondering if the real turn for the ‘better in apparel prices has been: reached, and we are asked many times a day by our patrons: Can we safely pur- chase and replenish our personal needs at pres- ent Spring prices? After a close and exhaus- tive study of market condi- tions, we unhesitatingly say that you can safely buy your present-day needs for MONDAY, MARCH 21, 1921.° An Editorial by FRANK M. LOW six months to come, and it is your duty to do so, and this is the reason why: In reaching our conclu- sions, we base our opinion entirely from a study of the conditions that are affect- ing the makers of standard lines, products of real rec- ognized merit, made by manufacturers well known to you all. Investigation will show that invariably these stand- ard products are being of- fered this Spring at 25% to 35% less than the prevailing prices of the year 1920. Furthermore, we are con- ~ vinced that selling prices are stabilized for at least six months to come, as in al- most every instance manu- facturers, in an effort to keep organizations intact and the wheels of industry moving, are conducting their operations the first half of this year with little or no prospect of a profit in sight, and in many cases facing a loss. But still, you say, an un- expected change may bring prices down further this season. Nothing is more remote. Fundamentally. supply and demand govern the market. - A thorough in- vestigation of the principal markets of the country re- veal the-fact that there is an under supply of men’s. manufactured wearing ap- parel of all kinds. This, in itself, eliminates all pros- . pect of a further decline in prices this season. With no desire in this arti- cle to advertlse any manu- facturer in particular, but solely to place the present price declines before you in cencrete form, we will use the names of a few nation- ally known manufacturers in making the following comparisons. Rochester Clothing man- ufacturers, from whom we procure 65% of our needs, such as Hickey - Freeman Co:, L. Adler Bros. & Co., and Fashion Park, show price declines for this sea- soan that average 331-3%: Manhattan Shirts, Phoenix Hose, Interwoven Hose, Vassar Underwear, Mansco Underwear, show price de- “clines on new merchandise of from 30% to 35%. The best makers of neckwear show price declines of about 40%. Perrins Gloves and .Fownes Gloves show a price decline of 25%. Foremost shoe manufacturers show a price decline to average 30%. Roger W. Babson, the well-known economist and one of the foremost author- ities in the Country, in his trade bulletin, dated March 11, 1921, lists twenty-one in- dustrles that have almost completed _ their necessary readjustment, among which were the following eight that directly affect the ap- parel industry: Boot and Shoe, Clothing, Cotton Goods, Leather, Silk Trunks and-Bags, and ]- en Goods. L) In the foregoing para- graphs we have attempted to state true conditions' as we see them. We not only think that by buying now - you buy safely and wisely, but by so doing you will help to open closed mills and factories, return labor to its activities,.and restore pay ie_rfxvelopes to every walk of ifer—— Bear in mind, further de- clines ‘in" prices mean se- vere declines in" wages. whereas normal buying at fair prices is both reason- able ‘and highly desirable, and insures a fair wage. ' Our:advicee is buy accord- ing. to .your needs. Spring is. hrere.. Merchants are showihg.new and attractive stocks of merchandise. Whoever your favorite mer- chant happens to be, do not withhold your patronage expecting lower prices this season.