Evening Star Newspaper, November 14, 1921, Page 20

$20 PERFUNE PRCED F Y AT 600,000 RUBLES Ry " ‘Once Prosperous Baku How ‘Lags Under Control of i Bolsheviki. I 1 i “By the Assoclated Press. ~ BAKU, AZERBAIJAN, October 20.— | i The economic keynote to this city Is { found in a small shop.of the broad Nikolaevskaya. & stone's throw from the ancient Palace of the Khans. In| the window of this shop are a few bars of soap, combs, hairbrushes, shoe | polish and three tmy bottles of! French perfume, one of which, marked “Quelque Violets,” is priced at 600,000 i rubles. i { _ Baku has neither bread nor clothes. | but she still hopes to come back some | { time. Thanks to her vast oll wealth, | { now unproductive in the main., she! i cars been like Pitts- | where men became ! night. i is poor and hungry now, | ve been before, but they ambler's hope. Ome of | the specialties of Baku, with fts rough citizens of many 'races, has; been the making of revolutions, and ! another may be produced to put out nd bring back the good City In “Down at the Heels.” For the present the city wears a - down-at-the-heel look. Houses are: paintless, windows are boarded up for i want of panes. The only color of life} is produced by flaring bolshevik post- | ers illustrating the evils of alcohol and demon rum, capitalism and sun- { dry odds and ends, including the ne- | * cessity of caring for the teeth. As, there is no alcohol, even for medical purposes, nor dentists, nor money el culating among_the poor, these pol i ers lose their effect. They are hang- { overs ‘from old soviet "educational e i it is very, very socialistic and brotherly. ! The small boys in the streets ha i taken a liking to the word ‘“Tovari (comrade), and address passersby with | it when begging a bit of bread or a| 1’ watch. { _ There are no hotels at all in Baku | “teday. All buildings and -homes have —“Ween communized and the stranger is hard put to it to fin-l 2 place to sleep. __The city still has a_good _supply of aftists and singers. Some of them: are sent from Mcscow, which has, through thick and thin, kept faith to the pro- “PFm that the public should have first- class entertainment. P Youth in Control Strangers meet courtesy and expedi- tign at the office of the minister of foreign_affairs. Youth is in control efe. The foreign minister is a Tartar, ampd twenty-three. The war minister is) twenty-six _years old, the minister of? industry and commerce twenty-two anld the president of the parliament of the republic is twenty-four.- When oil_is mentioned the old-timers “There is hardly any oil left ichest cen- “After the explode. here in one of the world's ofi properties of the pri requisitioned workmen who didn’t Tow how to read or write, or any- thing about oil, were put in control, as i i ! i i £ a_committee. ‘he soviet has ruined us and brought ul§ all to starvation. It has ruined the ! {: = i i ‘ i ! i i companies | righest wheat section in Russié ; n we. can’t get bread If@there had been no drought th would have come just the same, due to soviet requisitions of grain that left ne seed grain to the peasan| Mo JOBLESS IN MANILA. I 15,397 Union Laeborers Are Out of Work. MANILA, P. I, October 10 (by mall). l —frhere are at present 15,397 union ; laborers out of employment in the city of Manila, according to statistics submitted today to the secretary of | commerce by the director of _labor. The_total number of union laborers | in the <ity is 46.043. according to the director of labor, showing that ap- proximately one-third of those affili- | “h ufemployed who are not members of 3 @abor organization. The population the city 1s approximately 300,000. | ASSOCIATION | ° Pays 6 Per Cent on shares maturing in . or 83 months. gll ol \1 Pays 4 Per Cent ‘ on shares withdrawn be- fi’ fore maturity \ Asset: More Than $7,000,000 Surplus Nearing $800,000 | i -Cmer 11th and E Sts. NW. | JAMES BERRY, Preaideat JOSHUA W. CARR, Secretary rihe against hoolth end famlly web j e, Don’the o shave to winter comphaioms, - - Den't el youneli weeless and endenger e by aewsing Calds to rum their cversn. . Awew ten N Conn Srmile Qume: Takts wndy. For o, Bond- atins anai's Qugye they a0 bust by test —gichos et and ad Cib i M bour, Lotz o 3 dage. Sabs, dipemd- able. No bud oher offests. So “Mead meises” Cosveniont snd shumat to the. + doz. and up. up. - Salt and Pepper Shakers, 3¢ 4 Than‘ksgivin Colonial Glassware For the Thanksgiving Table The peculiar appropriateness of Colonial ~ Glassware for the Thanksgiving table is recog- nized by all. < Cranberry Sauce Dishes, $178 Cranberry Bowls, 55¢ each and up. Dessert Plates, $1.95° doz. and to §1. Vinegar-and Oil Cruets, 85c and up. Punch Cups, $1.50 doxz. and wp. Finger Bowls, $3.75 dos. and up. Table Tumblers, $1.75 doz. and up. Goblets, $3.50 to $3.98 doz. Low Sherbets, $1.50 to $3 doz. High Sherbets, $3.95 dox. Thin Cider Glasses, $150 and up, Pickle or Olive Dishes, 35¢c to 32-piece Sets, Glassware Section, Fifth fleor. in each pattern shown. g Day Dinnerware at -Specia/ Prices These are specially prepared dinner services, and contain the pieces most useful for real service at the dinner. The prices are extremely low. Special at $42.50—100-piece Daintily De- corated Haviland China Dinner Service, with bread and butter plates. tion with colored line. American Porcelain Dinner Sets In very attractive decorations, at these special prices: ° $6.95. i 100-piece Sets, $29.50. 60-piece Sets, $13.50. 100-piece Sets, $37.50. Open-Stock Dinnerware From which you may select any desired pieces S5c. Through the arrival of many new patterns in French, English and American Dinnerware, we are able again to offer the finest selection in variety of patterns and complete assortments Special at . $42.95—100-piece Imported ° China Dinner Service, neat border decora- Readiness . Table Glassware Specially Priced Dainty floral-cut thin glass in a very attractive pattern. Goblets, $5 doz. Low Sherbets, $5 doz. High Sherbets, $5 doz. Glassware Section, Fifth floor. Flower Baskets and Vases for Thanksgiving Table Decoration Plain, decorated, light and heavy cut glass baskets and vases suitable for the dis- play of every kind of flower. Many new shapes and pat- terns. 25¢ to $15 Glassware Section, Fifth floor. As you know, the advantage of Open Stock Dinnerware is that any desired piece may be Dinnerware” Bection, Fifth floor. Kitchen Tables A modern kitchen table will be needed for Thanksgiving: Porcelain-top Tables with wooden base and drawer, $10.25 to $1650. Porcelain-top Table Cabinets with pastry board, two draw- ers and bin. $33.50 and $39.75. Plain Wood Kitchen Tables without drawer, $5.50 to $9.25. Plain Wood _Kitchen Tables with drawer, $6.50 to $11.25. Plain Wood-top Kitchen Tables, stained legs. $7.28 and $7.75. Plain Wood Drop-leaf-Kitchen Tables, $1S. N Oak-finished Drop-leaf Tables, . table beauty. PYREX CASSEROLES: Round, $125 to $3, Individual, 78¢c. = . ' Oval, $175 to $250. PYREX BAKING DISHES: . Oval, shallow, 50c to 75c. PYREX CAKE DISH: Round, shaliow, 90c. PYREX BREAD PAN: Oblong, $1 and $1.78. PYREX UTILITY DISHES: Oblong, $1.28 and $1.75. Pyrex Ovenwsre Section, “Fifth floor. Settee Tables suitable for-ironi-~ ing or utility purposes; square top, 6.503. -round top, $1650 and §$18.75. . Step-ladder Chairs, $850. Kitchen Chairs, oak, $230; white enamel, $4.50. 3 Gate-leg Tables, “plain,: unfin-. ished, - : White * Enameled Drop - leaf Gate-leg Tables, $1450 and $18. Housewares Section, Fifth ficor, Thanksgiving Cutlery An exceptional range of styles of the best known makes of American and Imported Cutlery, including table knives, forks and carving sets. There are novelty and unusual shapes, small bird carvers and others large enough for the biggest turkey or roast you may have. . Carving Sets, with white handle, bone handle, stag handle, pearl handle, and the well known Rogers plated sets. Steak and Bird Carvers, white handles, bone handl!es, stag handles and Rogers plated silver handles. Table Knjves, white handle, with the new and at- tractive stainless steel blades with the plated silver forks to match. The prices are estremely moderate Catlery Section, First floor. You ‘Will 'Need a Good Double Roaster FOR THANKSGIVING Whether there is a turkey to be cooked or not, a Roaster will be the most useful utensil in your kitchen. One of the new models of the self-basting and browning kinds will cook any. sort of roast, meat, foul or fish, bake or broil foods, and prove the most useful and utilitarian utensil in' your kitchen throughout the year. THERE ARE SIZES TO MEET YOUR NEEDS 6.TO 16 POUNDS Lisk Roasters, beautifully enameled, $4.50 to $5.25. Savory Roasters, $3.25 to $4:50. Aluminum Roasters, $5.95 to $8.20. Sheet Iron Roasters, 50c to $1.50. Housewares Section, Fifth ficor. Bromm’s Old Virginia . Fruit Cake You SM Order Yours for Thanksgiving Now Bromm’s Old Virginia Fruit Cake is a rich- Southern treat not exactly equaled by any other-Fruit Cake. It is-the counterpart in taste and material of the fruit cake which in the stately dinners of Colonial days was brought in with the wine as worthy of being served as a separate course. It is-a cake of the choicest materials, perfectly blended in flavor. 2Jb. Tin, $2.25 Chocolates, Bonbons- and 6lb. Tin, $6 variety. : Oasly Bactien, Foarth foer. rex in Beautiful Frames PYREX BAKING DISHES, nickel-plated frames in many new patterns: Oval shape, $5.75 to $7.50, Round shape, $3 95 to §7.50. PYREX BAKING DISHES in silver-plated frames; dishes have cut tops: Oval shape, $3.50. Round shape, $9. PYREX PIE PLATES, nickel or silver plated frames: Nickel, §2.75 to §8. Sitver-plated, $5.75. Meat Platters, design. Pyrex Transparent Ovenware Is Splendid for Thanksgiving Baking Your baking will be accompanied by the very best possible resu'ts, and think of the saving in time and labor to be able to serve in the same vessel in which you bake, and at no sacrifice in the beauty of your table appointments. The showing is a veritable revelation in Roasters, from Custard Cups to Casseroles.” Original s‘]iapes, designed for oven service and - variety. Everything Let our demonstrator show you how to bake successfully in Pyrex. PYREX BAKING DISHES: Round, standard, $1 to $1.50. Round, deep, 75c to $1.75. Round, shallow, $1 and $1.25. PYREX PIE PLATES: + Round, wide brim, $1. Round, S0c and $1. Hexagonal, $1.25. PYREX GIFT SETS: 11 pleces, $7. See the new square, oblong and oval shapes in Pudding Diches, Trays, Platters, Bis- cuit Pans and Compartment Dishes. from Ramekins to obtained at your convenience, and at no greater cost than the usual 100-picce set. Glass Candlesticks . for Table Decoration The acceptable manner in which glass candlesticks harmonize with the rest of the table sét- ting commends them to every housewife. Plain Colonial, $1 to $1.35. Light Cut, 7S¢ to $2.75.. Richly Decorated, $1.95 to . $8.50. i * Qlassware Bection, Fifth floor. Handy Opyster ' Fryers The best way to fry oysters and fry them dry and deli- ciously brown and tasty. The fryer comprises pan and basket for draining them. $1.50 to $1.75 each Housewares Bection, Fifth-fioor. Silverware for Thanksgiving Each piece of this silver will contribute much to the gleaming beauty and hospitality of the Thanksgiving table Reproduction Sheffield Silver, Plated on Nickel Silver Water Pitchers, $16. some well and 20-inch, $24. Tea Scts, engraved design, 3 pieces, $18. Double Vegetable Dish, $12.75. tree 16-inch, $12.75; i8-inch, $16; Well and Tree Platters, with cover, §30. Fiower Raskets, pierced ratterns, with glass holder, $10 and $10 5. Cofiee Sets, 4 pieces, §12.50. Hammered Silver Flower $10.75. Baskets, TWO SILVERWARE SPECIALS Most Desirable for Thanksgiving Sterling Silver-handled Carving Sets, 2 pieces, $4. Sterling Silver-handled Pie Knives, $1.25. Dinner Knives, $12.50. Dessert Knives, $12. Dinner Forks, $8. Dessert Forks, $7.50. 1847 Rogers Triple-Plated Flatwate Prices are on sets of 6. Silverware Section, First floor. Specially firice’d During the demonstration No. 18, 2- “tom| t Ideals will be offered at this special low price. Teaspoons, $4. Butter Spreads, $6.50. Tablespoons, $8. Dessert Spoons, $7.50. Soup Spoons, $8. Coftee Spoons, $4. Salad Forks, $8. Oyster Forks, $5.50. Taste the Good Things Cooked in an Ideal Fireless Cooker, and learn from an expert ‘demonstrator how easy cooking may be made. She will tell you how deliciously ap- petizing things thay be cooked, and explain to you the remarkable heat conserving qualities of this Ideal - Fireless Cooker. She will also tell you about the famous water-seal top, the automatic steam valve, which lets out surplus steam and keeps in the heat, the extra heavy strata-laid insulation, the strong, durable alumi-. num lining, of better quality than any other cook stove uses. And you may sample the good things which will be cooked in the Ideal. If you - have never eaten any of the delicious foods cooked in an Ideal Fireless Cooker you will be agreeably surprised. Come in tomorrow and learn why the Ideal : does cooking that no other Fireless can equal, why it does the same work your range does, and saves.80% in fuel, besides endless time and labor. ‘ai ‘Housewares Section, Fifth Soor. FIFTH ANNUAL Red Cross Roll Call The + - Cross asks your dollar for its work among disabled ex-service men, the destitute children of Eastern and Central Europe.. the victims of fire and flood and. famine and for every wisfortune that may befall humanity anywhere. Help the Cause By Joining Now Handsome Tapestry Wall Panels Come to Us Direct From France Homes of distinctive appointment are always given ad- ditional beauty and exclusiveness by the addition of Fine Wall Panels. . This interesting collection comes to us from France. Some are ma‘lc of wool, on hand looms, which secures for them a likeness and elegance associated with an- tique pieces. Others are of fine grade cotton tapestry, in soft colorings. s B / There are both small and large size Panels, in oblong, square and upright shapes. t Rich dark forest scene, in beautiful colorings, wool ;Qapegl;z, woven or hand loom. 6.1 ft. high and 7.11 . wide, .(\not'l'aer handsome upright panel, 66 ft. high and 56 t. wide, An upright panel 5% ft. wide and 7.1 ft. high is $380. The handsomest panel in the collection is 6.8 ft. high and 9.1 ft. wide, &fl e The Woven Cotton Tapestry Panels are in love scenes, fishing scenes, hunting scenes, landscapes and inte- riors—all typically French in conception and mastery of weaving, and all verg effectively colored. Prices range from $15 to $60. ANOTHER INTERESTING IMPORTATION: Antique Crash For Draperies, Portieres, Couch Covers, Pillows and Upholstery This material has been unobtainable for some time and is much. admired and wanted because of the artistic effects possible with its use. Shown in solid colors and twostoned. effects. Beautiful blues, browns, natural, terra cotta and green. 50 inches wide, $3;yard 3 F Upholstery Section, Fifth. floor Faulkner White - Blankeis Are Made of Pure Virgin Wool, and Are Soft, Warm and Lasting These blankets are warranted for perfection .of construction, and guaranteed a tensile strength that is unsurpassed. The special process accounts for the wonderful lofty properties of the blanket. which zives them a wadrmth, softness and durability that is seldom equaled. * About washing—these biankets are washable in water with the addition of dissolved soap and will lose none of their natural beauty or whiteness; in fact, if washed according to directions, will come from the washing whiter and more beautiful than before. They are single blankets, separately bound in sitk. 4.1b. weight, size 72x84, $8 314-1b. welght, size 60x84, $7.50 Blanket Bection, Becond floor. Keep Your Rugs Clean There are three kinds of dirt that shorten the life of rugs—litter, light surface and destructive imbedded dirt—and the Hoover alone is equipped to get rid of all of these kinds of dirt. o The Hoovet’s exclusive principle of beating, sweefl- - ing and suction cleaning—the three processes neces- sary to_take out the three kinds of dirt. - We will gladly clean a Rug in your home. There is no obliga- * tion, e S ' -¥ou can arrange convenient-terms ' if you desire them. '~ Hoover Demonstration, Fifth Noor. ° ¥