Evening Star Newspaper, October 2, 1922, Page 16

TWO D. C. RESIDENTS | MUTT REPORT MORE THAN - $400,000 INCOME There were two persons who re- ported a net income somewhere be- tween $400,000 and $500,000 in the Dis- trict of ColumBia; one person Who re- GREETD . CTZENS Preventlon week UShered In three. who reported $250,000 to $30 : with Postin of Notices | 000; two h:lwee: $200.000 and $25 oot Gty [ b bt rougnou . WARNINGS OF FIRE _Along T BuD! 0 .$150,000; six between $90,000. "and £100,000, while the remainder ot the classes down to the uml.\lesz_ “in; creased in numbers. The largest number of returns’were filed in the class between $1,000 and 2,000—24,800. ! It any mother's son in the District of Columbia goes through this. day without finding out that Fire-Preven- | tion week Is here it will not be the fault of Charles W. Darr and his as- soclates on the fire-prevention com- mittee. The committee up the word “Fire toll of destruction because some, one uses them carelessly or .igporantly. Kerosene or gasoline is a ddngerous, tant when starting ‘a fire in the' stove or furnace. ©Oily -mops or rags aimed to hang ' so conspicuously throughout the city that wherever [often cause from, spontancous You turn or whither you zo it will | combustion. should, therefore, be meet your gaze. always kept in metal containers. ‘When the motorist -in his flivver | ectrte lighting and heating sippa-’ 1 he will see in glaring looks at the go-stop s “Fire-Prevention We letters. Wives, sisters and sweethearts, em- barking on fall shopping tours, will see . fire-prevention sizns in- every store window. Milady will find it hard to look from one fur coat to an» other without reading the warning to rid her home of fire hazards. Movies in Campaign. After the thousands of movie fans have seen their favorite heroes win the hearts of their equally popular heroines there loom “upon the screens in_all heaters a slide Deari; the nt legend, “Fir vention Wes ratus should be carefully insiaiied and frequently inspected. Electrieity alanc cansed an average of $17,000,000. foss annually during the five-year period ending 1920. - TN “Disorder and untidiness breed- fires. Careful attention should, ‘therefore,: be given by the householder to'sthe re= moval- of all rubbish from "cellars; attics and cupboards. : “All_ open lights in_a home. should. be properly protected. Care should be' taken that curtains or other inflamma-|. ble materizl cannot blow into the flame' of the gaslight. Screens skould be placed in front of open fireplaces, so one can accidentally get *his contact with the flame. RESERVE BOARD'SEES will ‘Wages ‘Noted in Review of September. Even when you drep into a down- | e ar0n clpnrefte touat cate fo5 the moondy s tes h ul.x‘l ba propetly tiepaded a&ed Improvement in the labor situation are apt to see “Fire” on the menu | oo tone trogen water pipe throughout the country both through card, for the nmittee has en- | 10 THAW 1oz er pipe a reduction in unemployment and a distinct upward tendency shown by deavored to utilize e medium of communication to a the National Capital to the de: B sl B | GARRETT SPENT $1,225 I a6, B an the necessi |y pONTGOMERY COUNTY And if you should happen to over- Jook the traffic sign, the shop window, the movie screen or the bill of fare you are not likely to mi the clatter of the fire apparatus, as it speeds from Georgetown to Anacostia. pro- claiming the opening of Fire-Preven- tion week. Chairman Darr polnted out today, however, that all of this effort on the part of his committee will prove of little value unless very man, wori- an and child takes the message to heart and sets about the task of clearing up every source of fire in the Tiome or business place. 'Today's Suggestion. Here Is today’s suggestion from the fire-prevention committee “Before startiug the fires for the inter it is important that careful v conceivable ! serv» Board. Expenditures in Primary Race for creased during September, U. S. Senate Nomination Filed at Rockville, Special Dispateh to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md, October 2— Charles M. Jomes, treasurer of the John W. Garrett Campaign Club of this county, has, as required by law, filed with the clerk of the circult court here a sworn statement of all money received and expended by him during the recent primary campaign | in the interest of the candidacy of | Mr. Garrett for the republican nomi- nation for the United States Senate. The statement shows the total re- i ceipts Lo have been $1.239.50, of which attention be given to the chimneys|$850 was received from Thomas Daw- and flues, for if t are neglected json of Rockville, who was Mr. Gar- the entire home may be reduced to a|gett's campaign treasurer for the few charred embers meyely hecause of such lack of care. During the five years ending 1920 property vil- ued in excess of $12.000,000 was d troyed annual the resuit of de- fective chimneys and fues.. The larger part of this loss could have been prevented if an inspection had Dbeen made, soot cleaned out, and the necessary repairs made before the fire was built in the fall. ._“Oils and gasoline take their annual coal miners, textile workers. activity in 1920. building industry. skilleq workers these advances.” recelved ing industry during ' ("hevy Chase, chairman of the repub- dican state central committee for this county; §150 from Robert Gar- rett of Baitimore and $39.50 from maining constant. John W. Garrett. The expenditures, ac statement, went to p totaled L, 3, which y for auto hire, hall rent. atchers, etc. Bills aggre- 5% are yet unpaid, so the show: James Donald, U. napolis Naval Academy, been assigned to duty at the statement The -opeming of our new store 995 G Street NW. ~featuring the complete line > OU will find at our beautiful new store a complete line of mattresses, bed springs, overstuffed furnityre and an unusually interesting display of floor lamps. We invite you to examine particularly the complete line of the famous Conscience Brand box-springs, mattresses and pillows; also the complete lines of several standard makes of beds and springs. As is well known, we only have merchandise which we halve_ fully tested for-unfailing quality and dollar-for-dollar. 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T'M GONNA PASS (T BETTER LABOR TREND Less Unemploymefit and Rise in wages was_the chief economic de- velopment during September, accord- ing to the monthly survey of business conditions isgued by the Federal Re- “The volume of employment was in- the board said, “in consequence of the return to work of several hundred thousand railroad shopmen and The period from August 15 to September 15. moreover. contained by far the largest number of wage increases reported In any month since the decline of business The most important increases occurred at copper mines steel mills, cotton mills and in the Unskilled or semi- most - of Tremendous expansion in the min- September, {due to the settlement of the coal | strikes, was noted by the board, while manufacturing. was reported as being maintuined at, high levels and finan- cial conditions continued to be sound. The general crop prospects were de- 2 3 ° | clared to be somewhat less encour- $200 from Paul Sleman of | aging than a month ago, but expan- sion of both the wholesale and retail trade was observed with prices re- of the famous Conscience Brand maliresses \ . ev, ALTERS DETECTIVE ROOM. Chief Removes Lockers to Aid In- spettion of Prisoners. In order that. members of the de- tective corps may be able to get a better view of prisoners at the line- up at police headquarters each morn- ing, Inspector Clifford L. Grant, chief of detectives, i having changes made in_the squadroom. ; Lockers of the detectives are being removed and a raised platform at one end of the room will be used to ele- vate the prisoners while they are un- dergoing inspection and ing ques- tioned. crease in the detective force since the police first met in their present quarters, and removal of the lockers will give Increased space for their use. The new arrangement, it is stated, is similar to arrangements in the headquarters of other police de- partments. The Best Time to is right now—let us give you an estimate ‘R. K. Ferguson, i 1114 9th 8t. Phoaes Main 2490-2491. SOLD EVERY WHERE YZO ing to_the | LIEUT. DONALD TRANSFERRED | % s. N.at! has | navai ammunition depot, Lake Denmark, N. J. BAKING POWDER you use /ess Al n‘_._{‘\ rS CONSCIENCE BRAND these famous ~ Mattresses! Gem, one of the six CONSCIENCE BRAND Cotton-felt Mattresses, $16.50 Very comfortable and en- during. Long-fiber filler. Diamond or block tufted. o-inch box. Blind stitgh edge. Made under sanl- tary bedding laws of the state of Maryland. = De- livered to- your home in the original tight-sesled sanitary package, Paris CONSCIENCE~ * - Mattress . This popular long-fiber, . «cotton-felt mattress is fin- ished -with - a - strong- im- edge. 1 Ticking. 2 ing, unusually comfortable. - A particularly _sensible,. / -economical buy. Fildore, ane of the . - | fa.e CONSCIENCE - .. ~ M‘._!hu_la . The. Fildmore. ‘18 _pu So'g?!: “Amoriban hatr; tme périal edge, long-fiber flll- clean . -as. & new. ‘pin’ Splendid .wearing ' quality. ' Gomiorianls &% day DouEhC com! s $48.00. / < There has been en appreciable fn- | P-A-I-N-T| zate {TAX COLLECTIONS DROP. August Total $43,000,000 Less Than Same Month in 1821. Government tax collections during August fell off by more than $43,000,- 000 us compared with the same month last year, according to a statement of ~classified internal revenue bureau. receipts for $140,000,000 agafust $183,000,000 in Au- T'UE 607 AN CARRUL ‘oF PRECIOVLS 'INEORMAT(ON TO, SUE HiMm, THASS ‘ng to $18,000,000. issued by the ‘The aggre- the month were receipts the total (Copyright, 1922, by . O. Plabet. Trade mark registered month amounting to $26:000,000 showed a decrease of $21,000,000 a year ago, while estate taxes amognt- $24,000,000 to mnearly $32,000.000 showed an In- crease of over $4,000,000 but collec- ticns on distilled spirits amounting to mearly $3,000,000 decreased k soit oSt the shmé amount as compared | frem Lewis Win Rapeer, president of | Douglas with August last year. | the Research University, Revenues from miscellaneous taxes, such as _transportation ments, showed the greatest .decline, U. 8. Pat. off.) o THe NEXT T ™M GONNA. TELL AT NAME: Hita SOLDIERS BONUS « im | it to furnish - DROPS DIVORCE SUIT. Mrs. Rapéer Ends Action Against Research University Head. Mrs. Frances C. Rapeer has with- \3‘ drawn her suit for a llmited’dl\'nrce.‘ pared with increased by Tobacco taxes amounting 3,000 When Attorn Don by al- 20 Jack- | wife, had son place. No reason signed in | drop th the order directing the clerk to dis: miss the suit. ating |* Mrs, . apeer recently filed her and amuse- for August agg: a bond of to leave Washington pending the hearing of her case. Later that after- noon her husband appeared in court and denied that he intended to g0 outside tbe jurisdiction of the court. ustice Stafford changed the bond tv proceedings th order of the court dismissing tin bond and permitting Mr. Rapeer bill | stay here or not, as he pleasel $5,000 not as, Obear & for her obtaine the Co! gust, 1921, Income and profits taxes for the nearly $55,000,000, which was "about $42,000,000 less than s year aga. of complaint and - secured an order court requiring her husband'the couple have become el declined (o say whether or not reconciled. The Varieties of Corby Bread Mother’s: Bread Table Queen Graham - Rye / Vienna U. L. French Krushed Wheat ~ Rolls, Ete. Pan Rolls ‘Hard Rolls French Rolls Oyster - : - Tea Biscuits A Buns T ——— "Mrs. M. M. Brooke - - Chemist in charge of The Corby Baking Company Laboratory Says-- S “Yeast plays such an immensely important part in -, the production of good Bread, that without good yeast it would b# impossible to properly develop the doughs. Quality of yeast is measured by its purity and strength. “Good ,yeast contains the plants in their actively growing ‘stdte—and 'we promptly subject the yeast - supplied to us-each day to a rigid laboratory test—ior .the quality-of ':Corby Bread cannot be jedpardized-by the use of yeast that has be- come contaminated, or has deteriorated in the least degree. et . “Without these daily tests bread-making would be’ .done in the réalm of chance, instead of by the very safe, & sure, unmistakable method which controls every step . and stage of the production of Corby Bread.” i Grocers and Delicatessens are supplied fresh from the ovens three times a day