Evening Star Newspaper, August 7, 1922, Page 12

JUMP OF $2,034,410.33 ‘IN POSTAL RECEIPTS FOR MONTH OF JULY Uncle Sam’s big business barom- eter—postal receipts—took a jump of $2,034,410.33. during July, as com- pared with July, 1921, according to announcement today by the Post Office Department. During the July just past the ° fty largent post offices did a busi- ness of $19,543,152.81, as compared with §17,50: 438 for July. 1921 New York DIPLOMATIC CORPS . OFU. 5. EXTOLLED Administration’s Choices Commended by Civil Service Reformers. MERIT SYSTEM SCORES compared with § July, 1921 ‘STAR FAMILY’ ON ANNUAL ‘BACK-TO-NATURE’ OUTING President Harding's administration | Paper’s Employes Spend a Day at was commended today by the commit- % Sbiy @ of the Nationa1 | Bock Point, Fishin’, Swimmin’ and Eatin'. mn League for hav- rifesitaard When the curfew tolled the knell . 69,761.27 in Five of Nine Ambassadors Held Similar Posts Prior to Appoint- | ment by Mr. Harding. te on foreign servi il Sewvice Re ing made long ing diplomatic posts from rewards|of parting day and the lowing herd for polit service. wound slowly o'er the lea, yesterd: The report says the first vear il.dnv{n-hcarl_fll crowd was reluctan “scems to indicate that an earnestily winding its way to Washington effort has beenemade to retain the pfrom Rock Point, Md. It was the mervices of men of experience and to | Shd the annual outing -of The Star Club. Once a vear The Star appoint to diplomatic posts petsons Wwith qualifications in diploma mily” goes T R ding K to m h i The committee reports, according toud which time the ! to the Asso | Press, that five of | word “offic a forbid- lore appointed by term. boss down to were men with equally in diplomacy. Six | the e ents provided by a few ers now serving | memb the club in the diplomatic corps. the commit- tee found. were appointed on the basis of their expericnce and eight Were men appointed during previous administrations Twent rec Without Experience. n o e Tone: Four mini Preceded b dvance guard, con- | ters, two gen- | sisting members who left eral and and | Washir turday rnoon for eonsul general s the resort. about * Clubbe. and their immediate families arrived in automobiles. at the point about noon. The majority had assembled in front of The Star building at 10:30 o'clock and were conveyed to the outing grounds in automobiles be- longing to their fellow members. At the end of a two-hour ride (for dent Harding. th persons without matic experience. “While many of the twenty-three appointments made of persons with- out previous diplomatic experiemce operated as a recognition of political obligation: the report state “th evil of such appointments rizel® | some—longer for others), through abated by the present administration [ picturesque Charles county, the party and contrasts favorably with,the rec- | broke up into various groups. to ords of the first year of other ad-|find entertzinment in swimming or mnistrations. fishing. Promptly at 2:30 it w Hughes Shares Praise. “For this record President Harding and Secretary Hughes are to be com- mended. dent Harding is. furthermore, deserving of commen- dation in that he had selected for ecretary of 2 man of the high- est qualifications and one devoted to the merit principle.” The committee reported a still bet- ter showing, “an unequaled record of adherence to the merit system ry one a healthy club members d a-plenty. s getting a only a few more ho {u! life wers left. Many were little late and in loaded with ambition, but had not the its examination o pointme o, examination of appoiniments inlstrength. The more youthful, how- areanere Bas|ever. re-enacted the pre-dinner pre ortcen mox gram. Launches went chugging into the Wicomico and more toad were brought in as trophies. start for home was made about dusk. OPEN 'WHISTLING SCHOOL Method Being Used to Aid Those of Defective Speech. Whistling, as an aid in the correction of speech defects, is to be introduced in Washington today. The second whistling school in tha history of medical science will open at the W hington School for the Correction of Speech Defects, 3221 N street northw This method of treatment was discov- ered by Dr. Walter B. D. Swift of Bo: ton, who will spend two weeks in this giving ‘tion in his treatment, Vo charge will be made for the courss in the through examinations in the consular service.” It is worthv of special notice, the} report says, that the present admin- fatration, greater extent ths any othe cho: to the Secretary of ed in the foreign ‘1 as assistants tate men train- rvice. DUTY ON HIDES RAPPED' BY DEMOCRATIC SENATOR Tanning, Boot and Shoe Interests : Would Suffer by Tariff, : He Says. Independent tanning establishments all over the count ill be hard hit propose n hides, and ckers’ k, | There is great need for an exposure of T .{und the folly of seeking health’ aids Tha ! THE CAR AWAWS Yoy, MuT T oLd DEAR, 50 GET A WIGGLE ON- A GooD DO6 (S NoT ONLY CLASS BUTU He'S CHEAP BURGLARY [ INSURANCE! i) first school and classes had to be held three nights a week in order to ac- commodate all applicants. A feature of the opening session tonight. will be a private showing of the motion picture film “Endurance.” A ROOSEVELT MAY RUN. New York Friends Boost Him for Lieutenant Governor. Theodore ' FOOD PRICES LOWER. Slight Drop Leaves D. C. Costs 49 Per Cent Higher Than in 1913. OPPOSES VIVISECTION. Study of Health Urged in Contrast to Work in Disease. Editor of The Star: much gratified to read in The few days ago that Dr. Walter Hadwen, president of the British Decrease of less than five-tenths of 1 per cent was shown in retail food the the prices in Washington during month from June 15 to July 15, Department of Labor announced day. Increases were shown in fif of twenty-four cities in which pr were obtained by the department, while décreases took place in mnine cities. At _the same time food prices at retail here were 5 per cent lower on July 15, 1922, than on the same date a year ago. As compared with the average cost in the year 1913, food| prices in Washington in the middle of July of this year were 49 per cent higher than during,the pre-war year. AUTO SCHOOL, SECOND TERM. The Semmes Motor Company of 613 G street northwest will open tonight the second session of its free service school for the owners of Dodge Brothers’ automobiles. Nearly 600 persons applied for admission to the | Anaconda St R. Union for the Abolition of Vivisection, is to speak in Washington this fall the cruelty and futility of vivisection Roosevelt, acting s being boom- through that abominable practice. Before the world war an important ional conference was held at the topic under discussion visection and health mat- s £ El atio; E governor of v York on the repub- lican state ticket. It is understood that the incumbent, Lieut. Gov. Jere- miah Wood, will not seek a renomi- nation. Should Acting Secretary Roosevelt consent to become a candidate for the lieutenant governorship his friends are confident he will be nom- inated and elected. _— Tt = therewith affiliated. . | Special mention was made of. the un- fortunate fact that while pathology had a prominent place in medical colleges, physiology, the study of health, Te- ceived but scant attention. ~What I sald on that occasion I should like to repeat here: “What we need—it seems 1 in every medical college and a chair for the study of health-promoting conditions, which, in contrast to the universal study of bac- and disease, shall illumine the dark maze of ills that civilization im department _of nature ve- object shall be the com- rative study of law-abiding condi- i tions under which different nations have | attained the highest standard of physi- fcal well-being.” | It is evident that there Is urgent need { of methods for the study and preserva- i tion of health other than we now have. {1t is for scientific Investigation to re- jveal and emphasize to us the conditions which can assure to us a fall degree of health. Light to benefit mankind must come by oft-repeated experiments that ase the operator and inflict anguish untold upon the lower creation, but by presenting to the world that higher {standard of possible health which shall inspire adequate desire to live in ac- cordance with those laws which make possible its easy attainment. This is the humane and ennobling work which we hope will find its rightful placo in our higher institutions of learning. Such departments would attract the cholcest epirits of our country and would in time include in their beneficent scope alt:the vexed health problems of the hour. G. KENDALL. The Herrin massacre was something terrible, it is true, but what about the aumber of people next winter who will drop dead when told the price of coal?— Standard. “Ever precise in promisc-keeping” Shakespeare, “Measure for Measure.” Each promise made to CORNWELL customers iS ever precisely kept. We promise superlative range of staple gro- ceries," fancy viands, fruits, pas- tries, delicatessen and confec- tions. We promise prices of ex- treme moderation commensurate with the scope of our service. We promise courteous personal atten- tion and frequent deliveries. We Maj. William A. Snow, Corps of Engineers, of the office of the chief of engineers, War Department, TO TAKE TREATMENT. l has been ordered to Walter Reed Gen-| | o . eral Hospital, this city, for treat-| ; are as precise 1n our promlseJ(eep- ment. 4 g O ing as in our storekeeping. rat, dec last night vision of the hides. “The packers will not be fnjured by the tariff.” said Senator Waish, “be- cause they never huy and will not have to pay 3 3 The only way the pacl n be affected would he by a reflection of the duty upon hides i increasing the price of cat- tle, but as the packers control the the tanning of hides and the manu- facture of leather produci price of cattle on the hoof the levy- \ ey ) ing of @ tariff duly would be without \‘\\\ M / effect so far as the re concerned. 4 A vote Far a dute on Mides it They can be absolutely \ i /// .Yote for the ers and a v . . N Y against the interest and Prosperity « relieved with our RNE P23 the tanning. boot and shoe and N Z . leather industries as heretofore con- | | = =t ducted, ;ln? an invitation to the pack- t & (] LJ = = ers to exploit, crush and destroy nu-j ki = =i merous small ‘and independent indus- | fi! = T tries competing With each other in 1;‘ Z t\ i Six of the largest hotels in New York clty, under the control of one company, employ 5 v 1,000 waiters, hesid, .000 extra wait- ers for banquets. In all. they have 6,200 employes, representing over twenty trades and several professions. In the course of a vear the six hotels serve 5,800,000 meais to guests, besides 3,483, 000 meals to employes. On sale at: | O'Domnell's Drug Stors, 604 9th St. NW. 0'Donnell's Drug Stors, 1118 F Bt. N.W. 0'Donnell's Drug Store, 723 14th St.N.W, i Gibson's Drug Store, Alexandria, Va. —of Painting, Paperhang- ing and Decorating think of Taylor. &F Estimates: made on request. HARRY W. TAYLOR CO. PAPERHANGING AND PAINTING @ 2333 18th St. N.W. Tel. Col. 1077 We: ~ (o \‘33/ LA ¥ N & N eV NN ale, the of price a matter e W 2N &, M SR Y A (Eo N Dl 2, t Have You FIGURED THE @sT % ? Have you ever figured §/4 out what the proper glasses would cost you? We can tell you that the expense is slight. Have you ever figured out what eye neglect would cost you? Don’t wait weeks or months -or years for this | verdict, but let us ex- i} amine your eyes at gnce. LEESE'S GLASSES ST NO MORE THAN THE ORDINARY KIND i ranch Store, 713 11th St M A Legst Qprica 2 | | OPTOMETRISTS £13 975 ST N.W For Sale by Leading = YV A N S N 2N 'HAY FEVER Discomforts are entirely unnecessary. o For Hay Fever /i Jackson & Whipps, 1870 7th St. N.W. {REING such a == vastly superior importance. The refreshing coolness of Beaufont Ginger Ale islike a morning breeze in"the Blue Ridge Mountains. Richard Spencer Palmer, Inc. > CORNWELLS 1415 H Street The Perfect Grocery Main 875 . }V\v\\\!llvllfl]// NN 77 7 == //////wu\\_\\\\\\ j ADIUM ‘R Products Corp. 1105 Connecticut Ave. . Face to Face With New Styles - EVEN NOW, in midsummer, we'te bringing out new mod- els at our “De Luxe™ City Club Shop. The new Wishbone Pump sketched is in Patent, with Louis heel, at $10. T Many new Early Fall Models ‘are being shown here already.- question is rarely .of great The “City Club Shop” of Retailers and Jobbers G St. The. “Wishbone” Pump also at our_r ~Jth and 9tk St, Stores as {(Copyright, 1922. by H..C. Fisher. Trade mark registereZ U. 8. Pat. OF) | MY CAR'S STOLEN' AND MY NEW Members of Post, American Legion, fort. and Mrs. Thomas named. The Six Big Divisions of Library . Bureau Service Library Burean has for 46 years satisfled the filing andrecordneeds of Govern- ment departments, manu- facturers, banks, insurance companies, retailers, and pAxctically every other kind of business and profession —large and small. 1. Special Service Analysis Service Indexing Service Statistical Service Specialized Departments Bank Department Government Department Insurance Department Library Department Schools of Filing Filing Systems Alphabetic * Geographic Numeric L. B. Automatic Index Russell Index Subject Card Record Systems L. B. Sales Record L. B. Stock Record L. B. Card Ledger L. B. Visible Record File Cabinets—Wood and Steel Card Index Cabinets Horizontal units i L. B. Cardl record desks 4. 5. 6. POST HOLDS REUNION. American Legion Unit Spends Day at Fort Washingtor. 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