Evening Star Newspaper, August 8, 1922, Page 12

"‘lr)fl 2 FRELOSSES N 171 Y NS NERE:_ MUTT AND JEFF—Mutt’s a Nuisange Around a Car. —By BUD FISHER. o THIS MOTOR 13 _AS DRY AS T Am! You SAP! THAT WAS MY EAR You were JEEF, Taa YoUR GuesT AND SURELY NoU WOULDNST EXPECT ow and Friday, 9 to 10 am. at eorgetown University Hospital, and on Thursday and Friday, from 2 to TOTAL S8 588 'Collections on Policies 3% Per Cent of Amount Paid in Premiums. EXCEED PREVIOUS YEAR Supt. Burt A. Miller, D. C. Super- intendent of Insurance, Makes Annual Report. An increase in fire losses during the last fiscal year, as. compured with the precedipg twelve montus, is shown by the ‘annual repost of Burt A. Miller, fupcrintendent of the in- surance department, to the Commis- sioners During 1921 the people of Wash- ington pald $1.644,984.88 in fire pre- miums and received for losses $589.- 198.18, which was 35 per cent of the premiums. _ - For the preceding year the pre- Herrin, Ill., Tragedy. 2 Mrs. Wenz Awarded Decoration by |government to award any of its na- mlums amounted to $L86D4T407, and eedy COMMISSIONERS’ SECRETARY AUTHOR e AR R e .| The Department of State is making Jap Government. other country. the losses paid’ ag d only |an jpvestigation of a report that two e s Lillian Wens wio s @arved $424,310.19, or 22 per cent. Thus it will be seen that the percentage of losses to premiums was 13 per cent greater last year. Insurance Department Showing. The {nsurance department collected during the last 1 year $209,526.56. Of that sum § 3 was licenses and miscella revenue and the balance repres insurance taxes. 3 p.m. at Washington School for the Correction of Speech Defects. The Gavel Club will meet Friday, 8 p.m., at 719 13th street. Kallipolis Grotto, Na. 15, M. 0. V. P. E. R, will give its annual family excursion tomorrow to Chesapeake Beacl; Yedz Grotto will be repre- sented. will hold free speech clinics tomor-! Serxt. Jasper Post, No. 13, American Legion, will meet Thursday, 8:16 p.m., at 1101 E street. Weekly luncheons of Lions Club will be held tomorrow at 12:30 p.m., New Willard Hotel. p Ohjo Girls’ Club will give a pienic for Ohio boys who are in hospitals here Saturday afternoon at reservoir, 16th street. Berwyn Heights Home Association will have a carnival Friday and Sat- urday nights. Country fair, dancing and other features. The Berwyn Heights Home and School Association has arranged to hold a carnival with dancing, country 1fair and other amusements, Friday |~ and Saturday of this week. SIFT MEXICAN' DEATHS. State Department After Data in Mexicans were killed and several other Mexicans injured in the course of the labor riots at Herrin, Ill. The authorities of Illinols have been re- | quested to assist in ascertalning the facts. It is reported that the Mexican gow- ernment has sought the co-operation of the Washington authoritfes in bringing about a just and equitabie settlement of the case. So many city authorities, both in the United States and foreign lands, have sought information re- cently on the form of government in the District that Daniel E. Gar- ges, genlal secretary to the Com- missioners, has forced Into writing a brief history of the municipality. ‘When letters first began to ar- Columbia.” literally been Japan. | DEMAND FOR D. C. DATA MAKES ever-smiling Garges. write a history of the city In epitome form. = With authorship thus forced upon him, Dan took his pen in hand and_wrote Brief Outline of the District of The latest request for data on the management of the nation's capital came this morning from the governor of Tainan, Formosa, The governor said he was He would 25 _a stenographer at the Japanese embassy in this city for nearly twen- ty years, has been awarded by the 0K | Japanese government the Cross of ‘A |the Order of the Sanctified Treasure, seventh grade, in special recognition of the value of the services rendered by her to the members of the em- bassy and visiting Japanese diplo- mats, in the preparation of their cor- respondence English language. STENOGRAPHER HUNORED gold star affixed to a ribbon of blue and-gold folded into a triangle. It is rather unusual for the Japanes - POURING THE oIL \NTO! e Wildcats! Over $500,000 of Wash- ington money went into worthless securities during the past year. The bankers are doing all and speeches in the Tobore ~TIRES & TUBES SAFETY-COMFORT-MILEAGE The total expens of maintaining ¥ s ce < only $13,256.77. | U. S. AGENT BUENOS AIRES | rive from mayors and college pro- reorganizing his municipal ma- The decoration is_an_eight-pointed : e S forms.of Insurance giremy Hmlgr annou(:c 7 md:y fossora asking for dgn}hlg fo | chine ana“wanted advice from |— o :hey san to !:;Dt’ctdk inves- last year totaled 94 Losses | .2 Ghhcinment of Clarence C. Brooks | howg Uarac bainstakingly | dice i e . CIS ors. If you don’t know— i p associa- : A inatakingly dic- gl Ao A D LOCAL .DISTRIBUTER a associa aged Garges pa sly ELICIOUS FOOD ask your- banker before, IST}H paid by all companie tions amounted to §4,898.658.56. Revislon of C Urged. In urging the pas of the bill, - which has been pending in Conmgress for a number of years, to revise the insurance code of the District, Mr. Miller tells the Commissioners he is satisfled there are at least 1,000 * unlicensed insurance solicitors in \vashington. He asks for an addi- ional inspector to devote all his time to checking up on unauthorized of West Hoboken, N. J.. as assistant trade commissioner at Buenos Alres, Argentina. Mr. Brooks was formally connected with the Cuban government at Havana and later with the informa- tion section of the United States De- partment of Agriculture. —_— The use of blank space in separating words in writing was not begun until the tenth century. tated long replies, summarizing the local form of government. has established a long- distance record for being an ao- commodating public official, even his grouch-proof disposition began to go down like a worn-out automobile tire as he found him- Dan” self writing the after d: ay. ‘Then a brilliant idea came to the but same thing day for his services. R. P. SHEALEY THANKED. A resolution was passed yesterday at the meeting of the directors of the Washington Assoclation of Credit Men thanking R. Preston Shealey for his ef- forts in bringing about the passage the bad-check law for the District of, Columbia, and as a further evidence of'| its appreciation voted Mr. Shealey 35 of not after you buy. We'll be glad to help you. Federal National Bank JOHN POOLE, President GEX all in Vitamin B or Gro 0ld Dutch . Demonstration Going On at Market. 1127 14th St. N..W . Washington, D. C. | 1 | @Y Max C. J. Wiehie L agents. "The superintendent recommends that his department be given definite and positive over surety com- panies doing bu in the city. GIVEN SHIPPING BOARD JOB. Joseph E. Sheedy of Marthas Vine- yard, Mass., acting vice president of the ' Shipping Board's Emergency Ship Corporation, has been named vice president of the corporation, Swalrman Lasker announced today. - | gheirman LA A e Woodmard & Lotheap Open 9 AML New York—WASHINGTON—Paris Close 5:30 P.M. Sale Men’s Tropical Suits The Biggest thing about this Semi-Annual Sale - of Suits is also the Smallest thing about it The Prices Every suit is a value because every former price was as low as we could make it. The opportunity for you to pick up a few changes in suits for a fraction of their worth deserves as big consider- ation as the cash consideration is small. Don’t wait—for they won’t wait for you. Woodmard & Wotheop New York—WASHINGTON—Paxis Close 5:30 P.M. Open 9 AM. IR Specialty of SERVICE Our * specialty is the _Science of Individual Pre- scriptions for the correction of defective eyesight. This is science applied—PRAC- TICAL OPTICS. e ~A. KAHN 'Inc Ontometrists & Opticians 935 F Street NW. 30 Years at the Same Address Palm Beach Suits Mohair Suits I P 2 Reduced to Tropical Worsted Suits ADelighful §19.75 | et o Y I ITZ I I T T I I T Reduced to $24.75 Reduced to $34.75 ..+ Shantung Tan Suits Silk Poplin Suits Reduced to $7.75 Fine White Flannel Trousers " Wool Suits for Big Men Reduced to $29.50 and $39.50 Men's Clothes Bection, Second floor—Direct Eleyator. Straw Hat fn Stoc : (Except Panamas and the like) . . Regardless of Former Price, Now Offered at Clearance Price, *1.50 Men's Marnishings Section, First floor. Daily Healti: y i 1 Your Physician, = YourP Yy f Another of Our Extraordinary Selling Events 200 Stout Women's Wash Dresses Remarkably Low Priced 895 Even at higher prices these dresses would be unusual Six of the ten different models are sketched—showing: —and the fact that many of them are duplicates of navy dotted Swiss with white organdy—lovely white models that have sold at much higher prices adds more lace voile—henna ratine combined with henna-embroid- to the importance of this selling. ered white voile—lavender and white striped tissue- So seldom does the large woman have the advantage navy Normandy voile with embroidery collar and cuffs of a sale of this kind—that it will be doubly appreciated —nile green and white barred tissue—beautifully styled, —especially after you have seen the delightful dresses. and distinctively designed for the large woman. See these, and the other splendid values tomorrow—in the b, Special Size Section; Third floor. Our Great Summer Sale of Furs Mink, Muskrat, Raccoon . Fur Sports Coats Unusually .Low Priced Jap Mink, $400 Muskrat Coats (As illustrated), with hand- - $200 somely worked skins. With huge raccoon céllar and cuffs. 0 Jap Mink, $500 Raccoon Spo! i !wfll Approve Every ‘[fhusual Values Knit and Crochet Silk Four-in-Hand Ties Reduced to *1.95 Athletic Sty"le Madras Union Suits Very Special, 95¢ } For men who want to buy for comfort Former prices very much more. You'll . have s gencronssscicction Jrom X;;l :;;1“2; well made and perfect fit: Jacquard Patterns Novelty Effects ting, with closed crotch, elastic insert Plain Colors Various Weaves Many patterns exclusively here. Men's Furnishings, First foor. AMan’sBag Special,*15 across back and V-neck. Complete sizes, 34 to 50. Men's Furnishings, First Seor. Men’s White Sports Oxfords ; Take Emphatic Reductions ~ Now *4.75 Pair Featured in White Buckskin ' White'with Black " s stles, —English lasts with per- _Nr‘l:“c:l o f° "h'f whit; In attractive sports styles. : Coats, $200 oy ¢ wi ack perforate ? i illus- - . forated vamp and quarter. St MuskratCoats fdi trimmed (as illus ‘White with Tan Y White Canvas rated). $135 Raccoon, $300 njtine cowhide - Welrus and; geni " “Nubuck oxfords, with —With leather heels and’ g s ba:l’_';g “%ad::: "";‘n tan: perforated wing tip round toes or Neolin soles ' Best dark, northern skins, - With beautiful collar and Distributors in ‘Washington Strongly reinfaroed, . kathes on white. 5 and rubber heels. - self trim}ned. , cuffs of skunk. 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