Evening Star Newspaper, September 30, 1921, Page 23

Enchanting New Models of Parisian Inspiration Special Offering for Friday and Saturday Values Up to $15 ‘--{.(M many as- sortments you will find the newest models and modes of Paris repro- duced with such subtle ‘workmanship and beau- tiful effects that if you did not ki the prices it loul’lflltd that you g at the iginals. Exquisite silk velvets, with drooping . feathers, in black and subdued or brilliant colors, show extr smalil, sma ley, » ing in school. THE EVENING confidence TAKES NEW QUARTERS. Better Business Bureau Locates in Evening Star Building. The Better Business Bureau, the or- ganization of the retail merchants financial houses and newspaper, con- stituted to promote - vertising and prevent untruthful rep- resentation, hus moved to the new Evening Star building from their old quarters in the Bond building. The increased bureau activities and investigations In retail advertising required expansion, and in the new quarters the director, Mr. F. X. Whol- in ad will have the proper facilities to investigate actively all advertising. 10,000 STUDENTS REPLY. > \ Approximately 10,000 cards filled out by students in the high schools, indi- cating whether or not they are mem- bers of any secret soclety, were turn- ed over to Superintendent of Schools Frank W. Ballou by the high school principals at a conference this aft- ernoon at the Franklin School. cards were distributed in the high schools Tuesday. Students whose cards show they are still members of fraternities and so- rorities will be debarred from obtain- or distinction while any honors types of The 616-17 ST. N.W. * THE MAN'S STORES - TOMORROW-SATURDAY W 7 THE LAST DAY! of Our Great 24th Birthday ““Party”’ At six o’clock tomorrow after- .noon we close the greatest—most satisfactory—and most record- breaking Anniversary Party we have ever “staged.” Despite the warm weather we have sold more units of fall clothing, hats and fur- nishings than any September our records can show. If you haven’t gotten your birthday prize—pur- chase it before 6 P.M. Saturday— you might as well save the dif- ference. é % Saits and Overcoats ---at a special Anniver- sary Price which ends Saturday, October First, at 6 P.M. A Wide Choice of the Season’s Newest NEW FEATURE SALE 1,200 “80-Square” Fancy Longcloth SHIRTS ‘$1.59 Soft-Cuff Style Sizes 14 to 17 THE TOWN’S BEST BARGAIN Hundreds 'of Fine FELT HATS 990 Great Variety of New Shapes and Shades . MONEY’S WORTH OR MONEY BACK L2 e Pt 1005-1007 PA.AVE. HUNDREDS OF FINE ALL-WOOL A9 Patterns and Models. Conservative and Young Fellers Styles NOTHING TOTOUCH THIS 1,200 Fine Fiber Silk KNITTIES Try ‘Around Town to Match ’Em at 75¢ 7 Z D27727777777272227227, WY % Z 22 % \ 22 7 722 STAR, WASHINGTON, WONAN ASSSTANT TOU.S ATIORNEY Miss M. Pearl McCall Ap- pointed to High Post in District. MISS M. PEARL McCALL. United States Attorney Gordon ‘late yesterday afternoon announced the appointment of Miss M. Pearl McCall, a legal resident of Boise, Idaho, as a special assistant United States at- torney for the District of Columbia. Miss MeCall has been in Washington for the past eight years, recently fill- ing the position of assistant clerk of the joint committee on printing of Congress. She is the first woman to be given the position of special as- 1t prosecutor in the local courts. MeCall will give her attention ution of postal law vio- have authority to pre- ons to the grand rries a salary of ly. Maj. Gordon also ap- Joseph H. Bilbrev and Arthur smont of the local bar as regu- istants to the United States at- 3 point, N. Pri Mins McCall ) Miss McCall w but took up her residence in the west, attending_school at Washingin Uru- versity, Seattle. She was associated with Senator Borah of Idaho for eight years and studied law at the Wash- ington College of Law, where she was graduated in 1918 and received the degree of master of laws in 1919. She was admitted to practice befdre the Supreme Court of the District of ! Columbia in 1918. The new assistant took the oath of office before Fred C. O'Connell, assistant clerk of the court, and will enter at once upon her duties. Commended by Senators. Senator Curtis, speaking of the ap- pointment of Miss McCall, said: “I have known Miss Pearl McCall for many years, and am greatly leased with her appointment as as- She is a tive of Kentucky. s born in Kentuelks, nt district attorney. . painstaking and conscieptious worker and I know of no woman bet- ter fitted to carry out,the duties of the office to which she has been ap- pointed, and the District of Colum- bia is to be congratulated upon the selection of Miss McCall to so im- portant a post. Senator Moses, chairman of the joint committee on printing, in com- menting upon the appointment of Miss Pearl McCall as assistant district {attorney for the District of Columbia, {said: | ™ “Service with the joint committee on printing is apparently looked upon {as a stepping stone to further prefer- {ment. Mr. Carter, who was clerk to | the committee for many vears, is now ! the public printer. Miss Tate, who {was the assistant clerk, now holds fa responsible executive position in {the government printing office. “And now Miss McCall, who has iheen assistant clerk to the committee in the sixty-seventh Congress, has {been taken for one of the highest positions vet accorded to any woman !in the district government. i | bar, with fine scholastic achievements; {and I am sure I express the opinion of all the members of the joint com- mittee on printing in_ wishing her | the greatest success in her new place and in knowing that she will fill it satisfactorily.” Preparation in Law. Arthur N. Presmont was born in Philadelphia, Pa., and was educated in the public schools of that city. His parents moved to Shamokin, Pa., in 1901, and after graduating from the high school"in that city, he pursued an academic course at Brown College preparatory school, | graduated in 1907. he passed the preliminary bar exam- ination of the state of Pennsylvania from which he ersity of Pennsylvania, from nstitution he graduated in 11912 with the degree of LL. B. He was |admitted to the bar of the supreme jcourt of the state of Pennsylvania jand the inferior courts of Philadelphia and Northumberland counties. | Being desirous of entering the dip- {lomatic service, Mr. Presmont moved {to Washington and while awalting {an opportunity to secure an appoint- {ment, became a special agent of the {United States general land office, where he handled land fraud cases. } Shortly after the declaration of war with Germany, Mr. Presmont enlisted as a _ private in the Fort Niagara Training Regiment, and after com- | pleting a three-month course of train- ing, was commissioned a first lieu- tenant, air service, and assigned to Washington as a staff officer. He was then ordered to the Pacific coast as a property officer in charge of the manufacture of airplane bodies and parts. He was again or- dered to Washington, transferred at his own request to the infantry, and assigned to the 43d Company, 1ith Training Battalion, 155th Depot Bri- gade, Camp Lee, Petersburg, Va. Joseph H. Bilbrey is a native of | Washington and was admitted to_the bar of the Supreme Court of the Dis- ! trict of Columbia October 9, 1912. He has been ‘engaged in the general practice of law and was associated with former Assistant United States Attorney Henry H. Glassie. Mr. Bil- brey was of counsel in the Arlington | Hotel case, in which Maj. Gordon was one of the receivers, and there at- tracted the latter's attention. Y|MISS MARY RECTOR DIES. ‘Was Resident of Washington for Nearly Forty: Years. Miss Mary Rector, resident of this city for nearly forty years and active member of the Metropolitan M. E. Church, died yesterday at her home, 1661 Harvard street. Miss Rector was born in Bedford, Ind. and came to this city in 1882, he was at the time of her death a member of the official board of the church here and communion steward. She was also secretary of the Meth- odist Home and a member of the board of lady managers of Garfleld Hospital. She had been in ill health for some time, but was only lately confined to her bed. Funeral services will be held to- morrow_at 2:30° p.m. at the Metro- ~olitan hurch. Interment will n L ind. “Miss McCall is a member of the| / DAY NURSERY TAG DAY Two thousand dollars is the goal set for the eale throughout the business section of the little red cardboard ery and Disp street southwest. ‘DOWNTOWN’ TOMORROW tomorrow rd hearts of arrangements for the tag day. _Headguarters will be opened in the Ebbitt Hotel early tomorrow morning. More than a score of women will be on duty at street stations, hotels, theaters, stores, banks and big busincss houses. Miss Margaret Gorman, High School girl, who recently car- ried off several beauty prizes at At- lantic City, has volunteered to sell paper hearts in the lobby of Keith's There will be several young assisting Miss Gorman, In heater. women charge of Mrs. J. Lester Brooks. Among those who will assist Mrs. Henry tomorrow are Mrs. Gurney S. Strong, Mrs. Walter Jett, Mrs. Gardner, Mrs. Arthur Surguy, Mrs. Archie D. Engel, Arthur rs. W. Cross- Mrs. Clarence Mrs. Reld, Miss Briscoe, Mrs. R. E. Briggs. A. Jack, Mrs. Caldwell, ley. Mrs. William C. Cross, Archibald, Mrs. Crowell, Mre. R. E. Bakenhus, Miss Dorinda J. C. Kondruf, Agnes " Curtice, Mrs. Mrs. Archie A. Corwin, Mrs, Bakenhus, Mrs. Wagner, Mrs. H. N Moss, Miss Moss, Mrs. J. Brook and Mrs. Roe Fulkerson.® \ Z 722 Shortly thereafter | N engines,’| R ‘FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 bearing the appro- ave a heart,” for the Washington Day Nurs- sary association, 472 I This announcement is made by Mrs. C. L. Henry, in charge Western T. B Mrs. Lester 19217 NAVY WAGE AVARD * NAY B REVEWED | Machinist Official Reports Prospect of Increased Pay at Yards. eral navy wage board, demanded by the navy yard employes, may be or- dered in the near future by the dent of District No. 44, International Association of Machinists, told dele- gates to the convention of the or- ganization in session today at the Machinists' building. urces at the Capitol epartment is contem- ion with a view to vy yard workers a slight increase over the present scale an hour. which became of 73 cents effective September 16, Continue Fight. Although clated over Mr. Alifas’ re- HONEST ALL THROUGH ($5.00 $6.00 $7.00 $3.00 Junior Emersons for Boys Black and Russia - 85.00 Shoes made with cushion soles enuine Vici kid lini; other orthopedic ; arch 3 csstom Sesadls $9.00 and $10.00 Mr. Emerson says— "I have never tried to make "cheap’ shoes— because cheap shoes are not a bargain at any price. I believe in making good shoes first of all and then pricing them just as low as possible. My present low prices are due to my ability to buy materials in large quantities for all my stores, by tremendous production which makes for low overhead costs, and by my policy of sell- ing many shoes at a small price instead of fewer shoes at larger prices. I\ To protect you all prices are stamped in plain on the sole of my store shoes at the factory. I invite comparisons. Come in and look over our shoes. If iou can’t get more for your mone{ in Emerson s oes than you can get elsewhere, will not ask or expect you to buy.” Emerson Shoe Store 907 Penna. Ave. Open Saturday Evening A few Exclusive Emerson Agencies are open to respon- . Emerson, sible ehoe merchants. Write to Mr. C. 0. Rockland, Mass., for our attractive proposition. "EISEMAN’S 605-607 7th St. Navy Department, N. P. Alifas, presi-! w2 —_— port, the delegates made plans for|ists, which is composed of machin- continuing their fight against the|ist employes at the Washington enforcement of the present pay scale|navy yard. The kers will be for two or three years, if nccessary.|Senator Walsh of sachusetts and Methods of raising”money with which! Representative Hu Towa. to carry on their proposed publicity campaign, arouse public opinion to their sup- port, were discussed. month, 1 i Mr. Alifas sald that he had reports| o8 As the first step in that direction they increased their per capita tax !from 10 to 15 cents per member per thereby increasing the rev- jenue derived from tnis source | one half. {are 16,000 members of Distr ! publicity fund of $6,600 a addition to the present revenues, will be derived in this manner. Guests at Banquet Tonight. Delegates to the convention will be | ments the figures quoted by the Review of the award of the gen-|entertained at a banquet at the Con- | ders were 1% per cent lower than vear's contract tinental g police officials felt they still were too 'o'clock. by Columbia Lodge, 174, 1 ternational ecords. star of “Lightnin’,” has Let Us Play the New Vocalion etto—Piangi Packialla (Weep, My Child) T T velyn Seotocy & Ciatoma Ry | 52016 12 9175 Tiave Yearned they hope by On the estimate that there 4 The ear, in Hotel tonight, at Association of Machin- | high. " OCTOBER CALION “"RECORDS On Sale Tomorrow ANCE to the latest fox-trot tune from “The Follies,” Hand Rose” just out on Vocalion great American actor, Frank Bacon— has made two wonderful speaking records. Don't fail to hear Kipling’s ““On the Road to Mandalay" sung by John Charles Thomas. .ezunms~ the lively R The Alone—In Rusian o 1. 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Rose—tatrod. ~T. Know—Fortof( 19 10 8 trom “Ziegleld's Folles of' 10217 (anley Monaco) South _Sea Tsles—Introd. “She's Just a Baby”— Fox. Trot from “Scandals of 1921° (GeorgeGersiwin){, 14331 10 .85 ox- Trot. (Herber Spenter) e Gy S0 Emaline—Fox-’ Tippy Canco—Waltz (F. Fischer) 132 10 35 i Al Dance Orchestrs emmember the Rose—Fox-Trot from “s..m} Rl * (S. Si T S [ -Trot (Burinetf) Leave Me With & Smile—Fox- rgdn_“ McHUGH & LAWSON 1222 G St. NW. Bet. F & G Sts. for You The convention, whick has been in will| sesgion-all the week, will close to morrow afternoon. clected and routire matters, inciu ing the amending of the by-laws, will be disposed of. REJECT BIDS FOR UNIFORMS. Commissioners today bids that had been submitted for fu nishing police and firemen’s uniforms for the ensuing twelve months on the ground that they bids will be invited. Officers will e rejected re too high. Nev For both deps prices, but fire and Good Clothi low current prices. these suits. the most critical ins ction. . ng at Reasonable Prices We carry only good clothing—the kind that gives satis- factory wear—and our prices are always 25% to 33Y3% be- . As a Fall Leader We Offer Hundreds of Fine Suits Styles Yor Men and Young Men ° Try to match these suits anywhere under $30 or $35 Strictly all-wool qualities and tailoring that can stand Young men who desire plenty of style will be delighted at the new ideas brought out in - 77 %, 22 % 7 Match Your 0dd Coats j 1 With Our Trousers Put your odd coats and vests to use by matching them with our special trousers. We haveé hundreds of fine a ll-wool trousers that will either match or go well with your odd coats. Plenty of plain or fancy blues, grays, browns, greens, etc.,. in cassimeres, se and flannels. These trousers are exceptionally well made and what are being shown around town at $6 to $8. are equal to 05 rges, worsteds