Evening Star Newspaper, April 6, 1921, Page 18

EDMONSTON’'S—Home " of the Original FOOT FORM Boots and Oxfords for Men, Women and Children. “Dress” the Foot In Perfect Comfort and Splendid Style NEW “FOOT FORM" This Season’s latest developments—shoes that express style in its most approved form, yet on lasts that are infinitely comfortable. The Shoe shown is an example of how snappy a shoe can be designed yet prove “kind” to the feet. In Black, Brown and White It’s a sign of distinc- tion to wear “Foot Forms.” It’s a sign of good judgment to wear “Foot Forms.” It’s a sign of Economy to wear “Foot Forms.” It’s an assurance of Foot Comfort to wear “Foot Forms.” We render the most helpful service by Fitting the proper shoe to guarantee you the utmost satis- faction. EDMONSTON & CO. (Incorporated) Andrew Betz, Manager 1334 F Street Advisers and Authorities on All Foot Troubles ADJUSTMENT OF Adjustment of the rates on third- class postal matter and parcel post,’ 50 as to make it impossible to send a heavier package for less postage than a lisht one, is to be expected at the next scssion of Congress. It developed today that it is pos- sible to send a four-pound package of printed matter as third-class matter | from Washington to Philadelphia. for | 32 cents, but that if the parcel weighs four pounds one ounce it comes with- in the parcel post rate and can be sent for 9 cents. Postal authorities point to this as one of the rate absurdities which bave grown out of the establishment of the ment of the rates for third-class mnl-i ter. Two Parecls Go Cheaper. It is possible to send a parcel of a certain weight from this city to an- other point for 85 cents, whereas if | the parcel is divided into two parcels both may be sent for cents. This though the two parcels requird twice ax much handling and twice as much time on the part of the postal | employes. These conditions, generally unknown to the public and probably to most ! NEW YORK, April 6.—Hostility; to the “hyphen and hyphenates” was | pronounced here by F. W. Gal- braith, jr., national commander of the American Legion, Who, in a statement commemorative of the fourth anniversary of the declaration by the U'nited States of war against Germany. pledged anew the soldier organization’s “faith in America, its traditions and its ideals.” “Four years ago today.” said the statement, “we declared war against | Germany. The hyphen, realizing A Special Drive ! To Create a Large 1 Vehuo of Busincss Your New Spring Suit . Made to Your Measure of All Worsted Woolens Not Merely All Wool Intended to Sell for Many Dollars More-- $3950 This Is Why:-- it Last year in the months of April and May we did an unusually large ‘ amount of business. We, therefore, | make this extraordinary effort to do as i much or more business this year. | 1 | il Every one knows that last year i prices were much higher, and this i means that we MUST sell a greater fi quantity of suits to even equal the | same volume of business. To reach this goal, we offer special worsteds at a price that is unusually low despite the fact that worsteds to- Cay are scarcer in the markets and are higher in prices than two months ago. Newcorn & Green Have Been Established 19 Years And at no time do we advertise just “price specials.” Every offering made by this store is amply backed up by a plentiful quantity of woolens —and to the skeptical we add just look in our window—they are dis- played and plainly priced. fhat it was an ally of our enemy, promptly took cover. The hyphen dug in and hid its head and. so long as the roar of battle sounded. it maintained an exceedingly low parce] post and the lack of adjust- ' C |ed the just » | ger. ! with PARCEL POST RATES BEFORE NEW CONGRESS Possible to Send Four-Pound Package to Philadelphia for 32 Cents, But Four Pounds One Ounce Goes for 9 Cents. legislators. call for some readjust- ment of rates, it is held. Similar ab- surdities could be :'t~d at any post office in the country, it is declared, but afl point to the same need—read- o that the public and the ce may get what they are no more nor less. Currency Safeguards. Special sateguards around the ship- ment of currency through the maiit has been worked out by the Post Of fice Department and are now in ef- fect, it was announced at the after justment | noon session of the conference held v aterday by the postmasters with Mr. Hays. Jine mail every hour” campaign reported by City Postmaster ce as meeting with great success. Chance said that within since Mr. Hays had start- ign the “peak hours” of eavy £ in Washington had Dbeen cut down to £ueh an extent that he has taken twenty-four men off night work and put them on day work. o the ten r Chance asserted that “ould interest thémselves employes’ organizations, and acig “lhe conservative amons to join, the control of suc! orga ions would not be left to . “few radicals.” in by “HYPHENSAND HYPHENATES”SCORED BY AMERICAN LEGION COMMANDER “Then there was an armistice which signified that the danger wa over, and, with the passing of dan the hyphen crept back siowl into view. Finally it became bold and asserted itself with its old ar- rogance. “This anniversary is a fitting time to serve notice on the hyphen and hyphenates that there may have been an armistice for our late ene- mics. but there never can be an armistice with the hyphen. An hon- est adversary we can admire and forgive. We never can make a truce those citizens who affirm al- legiance to two masters. “It is fitting that on this day, rem- iniscent of patriotic fervor, we pledge anew our faith in America, its tra- ditions and its ideals—one couniry, one tongue, one flag.” i 1} visibility. | BOY, 11, KILLS HIMSELF. | | {Angry At Mother Over Delay In Getting His Breakfast. PONTIAC, Mich., April 6.—Angered because his mother refused to hasten preparations for breakfast in order that he might engage in a ball game, | Kermit Brown, eleven, son of Fred| Brown of Pontiac. shot and killed himself in the basement of his home today. ] He placed the muzzle of a shotgun' against his breast and pulled the trig- | ger by means of a string. i of profit for the Silver Jubi $19.50 9x12 rugs 5135 36x72-inch Congoleum Nationally advertised at 9x10.6 and 9x12 feet. Carload sale Rexmere grass rugs Grass rugs woven in TEXAS TRAIN ROBBED. Bandits Roll Of 15 Drums of Denatured Alcohol. NEW ORLEANS, La. April 6.-—A gang of armed bandits climbed aboard a moving Texas and Pacific freight train in Jefferson Parish. between Gouldsboro and Gretna, early today, broke the seal off a box car, held off the train crew with revolvers and rolled from the moving train fifteen drums of denatured alcohol. carpet patterns. Sightly, serviceable, sanitary. A whole carload bought from the importer under price and offered at a thin margin lee. Three sizes: $17.50 8x10 size 51275 rugs, $2.75 Rugs, $10 $16.60 and $19. These are subject to slight misprints—nothing to hurt. Sizes 9x9, Axminster Rugs, $37.50 High-grade Rugs from leading makers. Seamed and seamless; sizes 9x12; 69x12 feet and 8.3x106. Choice, covering, 64c Nationally known felt base floor covering—and over GERMANS MAKE DRIVE _FORBARKETS OF SPAIN American Writing From Barcelona Says They Quote Prices Irre- | spective of Values. LONDON, April 6.—George White, | an American, writing from Barce- | I?nn to the Daily Mail, says the | Germans are making “a drive to | secure the Spanish market in prac- tically every line of industry,” and says they are quoting prices irre- spective of value in order to capture the market. Tlie writer gives several instances of the prices quoted by the Germans, ! |as._compared with those quoted by {firms of other countries. He citéa {the cage where a big American iirm {offered a cement mill ¢ [T Dot S R :L HREE HUNDRED YEARS ago Rene ‘escartes discovered that re image of everything we ¢ appears upside down v the retina or mirror- * ke surface of the eye. He p'ained the intricate eye schinery that reverses ie image and enables us to ‘e things as they actually te. “Sec ETZ and See Better” OP Where Thugs ~re Upside ; Down An_ ADITORIAL We detect and correct eve troubles. Let us acquaint you with your eye condition today. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. U, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 192 York for $110,000; the Germans bid on practically the same machine fo.b. Hamburg for $20,000 less. The Germans, he says, are quoting cement delivered in _any port in Spain at 100 pesetas, which is about 20 pesetas below the standard price Spanish manufacturers_ask. Tram- way tickets they are offering at less than half the sum any of the local | people can print them for, and they guarantee delivery In four weeks, as against three months. The writer concludes that if the Germans continue their present pro- gram they are “going to drive many of the Spanish manufacturers to the | wall” — One of the most famous of dsap- pearing islands is Expedition Island. situated off the northwest corner of visited as nd was thirteen mi; s for its beauty. Clear vision depends on perfect registering of every image in the mirror of the eye. One eye, if weaker than the other, may tlur the image. Eye strain "results. Every variation of vision is serious enough to urge immediate investiga- tion and elimination of its cause. 1217 G Street Now WiLL BULM_@ROUND_ {Pnrk View School. which already is used by the children with the consent {of the owner. Congress inserted in Commissioners to Purchase Plot :h. pew appropriation law an item Used by Park View Pupils. in board meeting yesterday 1o buy for = playground the plot’ opposite money July 1. | of $32,000 for a playground for Park | View. and the city heads decided fo The District Commissioners decided | acquire the ground now in use. : will not be available until The District National Bank 1406 G Street A Business Bank —Not an institution ruled by tradition—but an or- ganization governed by 1921 methods and prac- tices. You don’t have to “whisper” in this Bank. You can speak right out what you want—and if it is within the bounds of safe and sane business; and right and reasonable banking—you'll get it. Our province is to serve ,—everyone of us here un- derstands that—and there’s no limit to our service—if it trues to ra- tional business. You'll like our way of doing things. |Sufety Deposit Boxes—$3 to $25 per Year President R. N. Harper Vice Presidents W. P.Lipscomb Lewis Holmes C. J. Gockeler N. L. Sansbury Cashier H. L. Offutt, jr. And now comes the Stlver Jubilee Sale of Capitol Brand MATTRESSES Capitol Brand mattresses = are made right here in Washington. We know the works; the men behind it; the goods pro- duced and we are free to say there are no better mattresses made. We've done business with the Capitol Brand people for years, and now for our Jubilee Sale they favor us with quan- tities of their First-quality mattresses to sell under price Kapoc silk-floss mattresses The mattresses that insure comfort to your sleep—soft and resilient, non-absorbent, hence impervious to moisture and al- ways light and buoyant. $17.95 ticking. Layer felt mattresses, ‘8% All layer-felt covered with attractive art- ¥ grade ticking. Layer felt mattresses, $17.50 55-pound, built of fine, resilient felt and witlf four row Imperial boxing. Covered with high- “Capitol” hair mattresses, $50 All-cotton mattresses, *5% Well made, closely tufted mattresses, filled with soft cotton—at about half their former price. “Capitol” felt mattresses, $24.75 Built layer upon layer of finest layer felt ob- tainable, to give the greatest springiness. 5%4-inch boxing and covered with high-grade ticking. DE LUXE box spring outfit, $68.25 Filled with fine curled horse hair that has undergone specially prepared processes. Enclosed in splendid quality ticking. “Superior” mattresses, $32.50 The finest made, containing highest grade white long-fiber cotton. This cotton by special process is carded, sterilized, fluffed and then con- verted into layers of fine cotton felt. Compressed to an elastic thickness of 6 inches—which means unsurpassed comfort and lightness. A box spring—Imperial Kapoc mattress and two down pillows. The box spring is made of patterns. Cut from full rolls and in good color choice. Newcorn & Green guarantee qual- ity plus real custom tailoring. Every customer must be satisfied as to quality, workmanship and fit. . Newcorn & Green | Ir' Merchant Tailors The mattress is filled with purest Japara Kapoc—in im- perial style, with four rows Mottled rag rugs, $1 Closely woveén of brand-new rags in pleasing color Size 24x48 inches. 27x54, $1.48 highly tempered coil wireand covered with soft layer felt of stitching - and imperial top. Separately, $28.75. edge. To complete the outfit, two soft, light down pillows. Pillows, special, $1.29 . Filled with fine curled feathers and covered with at- tractive well-wearing art-tickthg. : Other sizes are priced: 30x60, $1.89 (Rugs fourth floor.) effects. 24x36, 89¢ (Third Soor). $37.50. 31 Neponset floor 2,500 yards representing new tile, wood and conventional - ety The Hecht Co. || s... T " | Experienced Advertisers Prefer Tfie Star Sevenfh_ = . Th@ H@(,h fi Co‘ ) =Y 4 e Ay ot 5 2 ea et