Evening Star Newspaper, December 16, 1921, Page 42

igh Class—Not Don’t Forget = We are Ready With a Wonderful Stock of : Electrical Pay Your Electric Light Bills Here Potomac Electric Appliance Co. Phone Main 955 607 14th St. 2 Siides. Yo Sna ; @ III 0] m = Ill B fll o] I[I ol m o] m a STYLISH COATS JOSEPH 8% STREET AND PENNA.AVE.SE. 314,75 A great lot of stylish Coats—many styles and kinds— both cloth and the Yamous Salt’s plush. The Cloth Coats are in broadcloth. American velour and bolivia ; some with fur co'lars: black, navy, brown, reindeer, Harding blue. Genuine Salt’s Plush Coats with beits, full 36 inches long, wide flare. SMART A bigisurprise offering! All the $15 Wool Jersey Sport Dres#ds in dainty’and pretty models ; kid colar and { cuffs; navy. green. reindeer, coffec, brown, scarlet, beet- root, Pekin, tan; sizes 16 to 38. $19.75-and $29.75 DRESSES. . All sizes for misses and women. $9.75 Bcautiful Dresses. in finest serge and tricotine; all-wool; navy blue and black; sizes for misses and women. A marvelous offering at $9.75. DAINTY VOILE WAISTS, $1.00 Waists in fine white voiles; short and long sleeves; sizes 38 to 46; selling at $1.50 and $1.98. A real bargain at $1.00. CHILDREN'S DRESSES; 6 to 14 year sizes; many attrac- COATS FOR CHILDREN 3% to 6 years; warm and S £ e N A dressy; many styles; nicely tive styles in fine ginghams s . s 2 7 tailored in gray chinchilla $.]‘:4‘8 znd $3.98; and b;/elours; brown, Hard- these dresses go ing blue and AL oiiesnacins due $ l -98 reindeer ......... $4'98 &% DRY GOODS v Out the - Notions THE MONEY-SAVING CHANCE OF A LIFETIME Snap up these extraor- dinary bargains in Ribbons, Embroideries and Notions— all must go to close-out the departments. ALL-SILK TAFFETA, Moire, Dresden and Brocade Taffeta and Plain Satin Rib- bons, in every wanted shade; 5 to 7 inches - 9 C wide NICE QUALITY SATIN and Grosgrain Ribbons, 2 to 3% inches wide; all to be sacrificed TSR 1 9C TABLE FULL OF TOR- chon, Valenciennes Laces, ‘in edgings and insertions; imported Embroidery and fine Shadow Lace ;n white and cream; up to inches wide. Choice 5c GENUINE BRAINERD & Armstrong’s Spool Silk; 50-yd. spools: black and colors. For the spool .......... HEAVY PAPER SHOPPING Bags; extra strong; to be 5 closed out dt ............ C FLEISCHER'S GERMAN- town Zephyr and Saxony Yarns; good assortsnézm of col- ors; usual price, H Balg 2 oo 1 90 0. N. T. SPOOL COTTON, in colors only. No -black or white; be quick for this at 5 2 Spools for C “3-MORE” SNAP FASTEN- ers and Wilsnap: black and white; in all sizes; for the card 32-INCH AMOSKEAG. AND Boutex Zephyr Ginghams, in plaif]ls. checks, plain colors; to close Out ....eeiiiooelliy 22‘/36 36-INCH SCOUT PERCALES; all very desirable; to 12‘/2(: be sacrificed at... GENUINE KIDDY KLOTH; . Bontex fabric; being closed out at.......... 250 also . . colors; COTTON CREPE_ DE Chine, Seco Silk and Cotton Veiles, in dark and light shades; to close 25 ouf .. 3 POPLIN, Dimities, Sherrette and White Goods of all kinds,: including \S\ohllée fand oiolored nainsook. or 50c to 75¢ S et et e R R 25C CUT PIECES AND REM- nants of all-wool Serges, Silk Poplins, Velvet and Velveteens, Satin, Messaline and Taffeta, Georgetta Crepe and Crepe de Chine. " Sold up to $200 yard ............ SOC BATES’ TURKEY RED Tableécloth; 60 inches wide; fast regular price $125; to close out.... 36-INCH HANDKERCHIEF Linen: guaranteed pure linen; very’ fil}g shgwuali:ly; selling regularly at yard; to close out........... . 88C %INCIH BURLdAP IN green only; a goo: bargainat.......... oo l 5‘: LARGE SIZE COTTON Bats; pure white cotton. Regu- lar 20c size; now 0 $1.90 doz.; each........ C GOOD QUALITY HUCK AND Turkish Towels; 18x36 inches; regular 25¢ and 35c 17"/2 C kinds . ........ .o 00 ,TAPESTRY TABLE ?oveé % full 60x60 inches; sold or ; now to goat ....... ey, X $l -98 TAPESTRY COUCH Co\lrers ;f!ql! é@”!h and length; sold for 98; now-at ............ $1 -98 HEAVY WOOL-FINISH Australian Blankets, 70x82 ind‘?x’ whifs‘es;nd gray: selling usually at an $5.98: now ......... $3-98 LOTTON-FILLED BED Comforts; full size; silkoline covered on both sides; plain Porder .1 $2.50 69c i % Railway and C Sts. N.w. Open Until Nine Saturday Evening HATS FOR MISSES’ AND CHILDREN'’S Children's and Misses’ Hats and Tan:-o’-shanters; suede-like mate- rials and felt; also plush 98 VALUES §25.00! 1 $6.95 | BUYSBOYS’ | .$14.75 SUITS These suits are-all from our regular .stock. Many Dubbelbilt and Steel Fiber Suits. are among them; mostly all-wool; full-lined pants, with double seats and knee; coats haveé slash pockets and regular pock- ets; all lined with alpaca; sizes: 7 to. 18—actually marked at: $12.75 and . $14.75. BOYS' MACKINAWS, IN dark plaids 'and mixtures; deep pockets, shawl. (collars that button up high to neck; sizes 10 to 17, 5 98 years. Sale price o BOYS' RAINCOATS, in -tan and gray;. rainproof; plaid back gabardine; sizes 10, 12. and " 14 .only; selling at $5.98 to $8.30; $2-98 now KNIT GOODS' BARGAINS Simon* Asher’s -famous knit goods for children—we -are * overstotked, so offer these big bargains— A ., BRUSHED WOOL SCARES in Pekin, rose and green; 234 yards long, 18 inches wide ; sold for $5 right 52. 50 along G KNIT - TAMS 'FOR - CHIL= c.lfien Tnd.mis;xe.s to 16 years; colors; selling. @ up to “9‘8 ...... 5 1 -49 CHILDREN'S TOQUES IN all - shapes and: shades -for infants ‘and big. children, boys and girls; all'are Asher’s make;- alse -Caps.and Z Booties; sell at 98c.. soc [o] $19.75 AND \| By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 16.—De- tailed schedules of wage reductions to be proposed to their employes by tie fifty-two railroads céonstituting the eastern district at their confer- ence here on January 16 were sent out to chairmen of the unions of en- gineers, firemen, conductors and train- men. included in the notification. In general the carriers propose 10 per cent reductions for operation em- p}oyel and scaling down of the pay of workers to the going rates for the same gort of work in other fndustries. Clerical forces on the Erie railroad, beginning today, will: bé reduced to half-time working schedule for the balance of nounced. 5,000 employes. An officlal 'of the road said the cur- tailment was an economy measure. due to depiession in business. not desired to discharge any of the omployes, he said, and this step was taken in order that all might be re- tained on the pay roll. _The question of whethér the half- time system would be extended be- yond January 1 was one which could be answered only by the condition of business at that time, it was stated. “The maintenance-of-way and equip- ment departmen {now down to the bone.” he said, “and steps to reduce expenses-have been taken in every department.” By the Associated Press. Coster shops of the Southern railway were closed down 'in their entirety yesterday afternoon and operations, except in the roundhouse are suspend- ed until January 3, throwing between one thousand and t out of employment. Lack of traflic is assigned as the cause. wlill continue to work so that rolling 10 Per Cent Reduction to Be Southern Railway Suspends Work equipment of the Southern railway | operating out ‘of Knoxville will be kept in go jFirst Coin to Carry Likeness of Liv- MONTGOMERY, Ala.. December 16. —Gov. Thomas E. Kilby of Alabama is the first living American to have his likeness on an authorized and official piece of United States currency. n the Alabama centennial half dollar. authorized by act of Congress, a pro- file likeness of Gov. Kllby appears side by side with that of William W. Bibb, Alabama’s firat governor. first coin has been received at the | capitol of Alabama. The fact that Gov. Kilby is the first American to have his likeness placed on a coln during life was verified in a letter recelved by head Owen, director of the Alabama Gepartment of archives and history, from Freas Styer, superintendent of the government mint at Philadelphia. NEW WAGE TS Proposed at Conference January 16. . The switch tenders were not maintenance-of-way and shop ecember, the road an- e order affects about It was of the road are COSTER SHOPS CLOSED. Till After Holidays. VILLE, Tenn.. December 16.— 1ve hundred men Employes of the roundhouse NEW HALF-DOLLAR. ing Person. The Mrs. Marfe Bank- 1832-34-36 G Bt. N.W, 1338 New York Avenus 07/ T LT £ Up to Date in Stove whem it was Introduced, feeling that ft was the aecme of comfo: . provements to come. Today ive heat distributed d-evenly thruout the icuse and with all and uncertainty of results "eliminated. Ask wus about. VAPOR SYSTEM or HOT WATER heat. Biggs Heating Co. “Found Relishls for Ovez - ‘Thirty Years.” W. H. GOTTLIEB, Pres. H. E.. HUNTSBERRY, Vice Pres. 917 H Street N.W. Phone Main 4886 Folk loudly acclaimed il.!‘ I | i i H £ ¥ 2101100000077 Hl Corner 11th 0d E Sts. ., | THE .EVENING STAR, " WASHINGTON, D. RAILROADS PLAN Minister of War Says Small Ns» tion Cannot Disarm in Ad- . . Special Cable to The Star and Chlcago Daily e 5 cial the war. army must be ready and able to meet the first thrust of the enemy. chamber adopted the bill by a vote of fifty yeas to forty-eight nay COAL ‘MINES MAY CLOSE. 150,000 May Be Put Out of Work Through Lack of Demand. SCRANTON, Nearly anthracite region wi within a few days uhless there is an improvement in the demand for hard Approximately ready out of work for this reason and companies employing more than 25,000 men and boys have announced they { also will suspend operations unless an unexpected demand for coal ap- pears. A number of mines are work- ing on part time. the Lehigh Valley closed because of men being affectes The unusually light demand for coal was said to be due chiefly to the mild weather that has prevailed. coal. I C, TUMULTUOUS DEBATES . ON DUTCH ARMY BILL AMSTERDA, 16.—Tumultuous debates preceded the vote in the new military bill, strength of the Dutch army at 317,000 men, of whom 74,000 the unorganized lan isting system provided for &an army of 381,000 men, of -whomn 170,000 were landsturm.- The new army, therefore, will be smaller numerically, but pos- seseing greater military strength. In a speech defending the bill, the minister of war, Vandyk, emphasized the fact that disarmament was ‘only possible if a]l the powers undertook it at the same time. like Holland could not do it in ad- E vance of the’others. great powers would not allow it, in view of thelr own safety and the spe- geographical Netherlands. inations n minister actual gu: ment possible. The speaker called attention to the fact that the mobilization of the army in 1914 was what kept Holland out of o vance of Others. 'ws. Copyright, Holland, Decemher ond chamber on the which fixes the to belong to rm. The ex- A small nation Moreover, the position of the Nelther the league of the labor movement, the id, could offer sufficient nties to make disarma- He said that the regular The Pa., December 16— 000 workers in the northern be made idle 15,000 are al- Eight collieries of Coal Company are rike, about 8,000 | ! | ASSOCIATION | Pays 6 Per Cent on’ shares maturing in 45 . - or 83 months, It on’ shares’ withdrawn be- [ Assets More Than $7,000,000 Surplus Neariag $800,000 BERRY, Presidese CASTORIA, For Infants and Childrea InUse ForOver30Years | Always bears | the Signature of e T FRIDAY, ' DECEMBEER 16, ‘1921 ZINC IN ALCOHOL FATAL. CHARLESTO! 16.—Liquor made in a zinc still caused the death ef Ben McGee of Charles-'. A LK g R - ‘ton, according to the report of County Coroner W. P. Black. The report held that McGee's death resulted from as- N, W. Va., December A Real Tailoring Event--- and Real Savings! - We Reprice Our Entire Stocks—Presenting to You This Big Opportunity Suits and Overcoats ‘MADE TO YOUR' MEASURE Why Wear Ready- Made Clothes, When Our Prices Are Less Than Asked for “Pulled From the Pile’’ Garments? It is an event of supreme importance when you can buy such quality wog‘steds and finest overcoatings, at.these low prices. Newcorn and Green tailoring is the best cus- tom work possible, fit guaranteed—23 years of tailoring experience behind every garment we make. This drastic cutting of prices is a de- termined effort on our part to continue the unusual business we have been enjoying—and to keep our entire organization intact. Order at once—and have your new suit or overcoat for Christmas. | $32.50 $39.5(_) Newcorn & Green 1002 F Street N. W. Established 23 Years Christmas Isn’t What It Used to Be Christmas used to mean that father would get a In Beautiful Floor Lamps The display of floor lamps - here affords such wonderful gift possibilities that it’s pretty hard to select any lamp.in par- ticular, they’re all so good looking. Polychrome, wrought iron and mahogany are shown " dnd in many beaufiful combi- nations. - Seventh Stiget 3 A nice idea, don't you think, to give something like " Lifetime Furniture is the best gift “From A/l the hand-painted necktie that he wouldn’t have worn on a bet, a pair of pink crochet slippers two- sizes "too small- and a pair of ribbon- bedecked suspenders. ‘the place of all this useless plunder you'll find a comfortable chair, a reading lamp, a library table or a big davenport that the whole family has “thrown in” and gotten. A gift that they all can use*and enjoy for years and.years to come. this> We know you’ll like it and we know, too, that when you do buy a piece you’ll want it good, and you know that in Washington the place to find furniture that will give you serv- ice like this is at Mayer’s. Family to All the Family.” Reading Lamps These reading lamps are very convenient and good looking. - There’s a wrought-irop one with parchment shade at $14.75 and the fine looking one in the illustration in polychrome wrought iron, with sille shade, is only $35.00. 3 d A Gift to Gladden a Woman’s Heart There never was a woman who didn’t at least wont a Cedar Chest, for they are most convenient and a safe place to protect your furs and woolens from moths. . We'd like to show you the good-looking chests we have here—particularly ‘the big one at $19.75. Between D & E i Mayer & Co. alcohol and zinc, which was found in his stomach. The: combination of the two, Dr. Black belleved. caused a gas phyxiatien, Induced by a mixture of l which brought about McGee's death. 3