Evening Star Newspaper, November 20, 1922, Page 5

NOVEMBER 20, 1922. THE. EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY MR. AND MR D. C. TAXS SUGGESTE FOR OUT-OF-TOWN FIRMS Better Business Bureau Wants ~Itinerant® Vendors™ to Pay Licenses. . Congress will be asked by the \ashington Better Business Bureau *o pass a proposed “itinerant vendors™ nill, having for its purpose the licens- ing of out-of-town business firms who <ame to this city to show, sell and tistribute merchandise in hotel rooms vroportionate share of taxes to the ristrict of Columbia. ¥. X. Wholley, director of the locs reau, today laid stress on the t these firms not here to miake ustments in se the goods are ound to be inferior at a later date. ‘The Washington public not proper- - protected when transactions are made by firms who lat leave for other show purposes, he said. 5 “It has been reported that one New vork firm in a short period sold $90,- 6 worth of merchandise in one el, without in any way con!flbut- 1o the support of the District ex- penses,” Mr. Wholley stated today. “They received fire, police, health and other protection, and yet did not pay ne cent toward the District expenses ihrough taxes. It is hoped that an ~ffective licensing fee, substantial md In an amount equal to the cost «f assessment paid by the permanent merchants here, be taxed. “It is also hoped that the act may ‘nelude the Jlicensing of the incom- “'g vendor as a peddler. A great any of these firms are constantly ~howing in Washington and offer for .ale here merchandise that is not up standard of the Washington s, yet because of the names of 1e firms whom they repr'flzem ad- antage IS taken on the ‘Washington blic who do not understand the dition: PLEA FOR VOLUNTEERS IN RED CROSS CAMPAIGN Workers for Roll Call Needed to Operate the Booths Through- out the City. ore volunteers” is the appeal of Mrs, Theodore W. Richards, secretary of the roll_call of the District of Columbia_ Chapter, American Red Cross. Workers are needed to man the various booths around the city and to be ready to act as volunteers at large. All women who can give ven four hours a day to this work ure requested to report in person at 1114 ¥ street northwest, or call Main 3 1d posts will be assigned them. A wee little girl of seven years is Jacqueline Wemple, but her cunning 2le and sweet voice are the means at_keep the Red Cross workers at 1e Palace Theater for the sixth an- ual roll call of the society under the .irection of Mrs. Elizabeth Gray Woodward up to the hundred-dollar ark daily in returns. 5 Jacqueline is thrilled with her job nd presents a pretty picture in her \“hite dress and blue veil with fits naming Red Cross. Hard-hearted, in- :ed, is the threater-goer who ‘can “nass the tot without stopping and en- ng in the roll call of America’s jon of Mercy. AD CLUBS COMING HERE. Many Visitors Expected for Con- vention Starting January 9. Arrangements for the attendance of officers of the executive committee of ‘he Associated Advertising Clubs of the “World and other out-of-town advertis- ing. assoclations during the sessions \era January 9 and 10 of the National Adyertising Commission are being made, ‘he; pommission announced today. hone the clubs invited are those in ~hid eity. Philadelphia, Wilmington, Bal- swe, Norfolk, Richmond. Wheeling wnd Bristol. W. Frank McClure, chair- man of the commission, has received P s that other advertising groups will he present for the convention. 1t 48’ expected that a_means of gov arnment contact through the establish- ment of a Washington bureau repre- <eming all advertising interests will be ~onsjdered. DEMOCRATS TO DINE. Naflonal Club to Hold Banquet ‘Thursday at Hotel Raleigh. Am original feature of the entertain- ment 10 be given at the banquet of the Natfpnal Democratic Club Thursday svening at the Hotel Raleigh, will be ~a vaudeville numbers by Con McCall. Nan Hart, mayor of Wilkes-Barre, who o the -personal friend of Col. W. F. \furphy, president of the Democratic 'lub, i8 to preside over the banquet, which {s given to celebrate the first .nniversary of the founding of the «lub. Senator Thomas E. Bayard of Dela- ware will be the principal speaker and vill make his first appearance here. <enator Pat Harrison and Mrs. J. Bor- Jen Harriman, who has just returned ‘rom campaigning for Mrs. Peter Olesen in Minnesota, also will speak. —_— D. C. FOOD COST HIGHER. 3 Per Cent Advance in 30 Days, Though Lower Than Year Ago. 'f 3 per cent was note iuring the month. For the year period, however, up to ber 15, price of fogd at re an ‘in 1913, the largest for any of 51 cities in which prices 'were surveyed by the department. MARTIN DREIS. [MR. AND MRS. DREIS Celebrate Golden Wedding Anni- LA ’%flflfllfllfllfllfllflmmm I % = = Sour Pickles 3 for 10c SANITARY BRAND Macaroni, Spaghetti and Noodles We have just unloaded ANOTHER carload of these products. This car contained a total of sixty-two thousand and four hundred (62400)) packages. Our sales on these goods are so large that this shipment will only last us a mited length of time. Our opinion of the quality of these goods is so high that we sell it with a guarantee, that if you try it and are not altogether satisfied and will return the unusued portion we will refund you the entire purchase price. A Store Near Your Home * GRAPEFRUIT Fancy Florida Stock This fruit is very fine, sweet and juicy. Each one of our stores has a generous supplx. You can’t appreciate the value until you inspect the fruit. Oc and 121/2(: each APPLES Last week seven carloads of apples were received by us over the railroads, besides large quantities purchased lo- cally. We mention this in order to better acquaint you with the tremendous amount of this variety of fruit that we sell. MARRIED FIFTY YEARS | versary—Hold Informal 3 T Boyer’s Liquid Black Shoe Polish Per Bottle, 10c SANITARY Selected Eggs \\_ FAney Seiec Every egg is guaraneed to be a perfect onc. season of the year in handling storage eggs we purchase only the very best quality of selected storage goods that can be nad. When they are received at our warchouse. each and every egg is tested by our own force of candlers, and if they do not come up to the highest tests they are not sent 10 our stores. We urge you to give them a trial, and should vou ever get an egg that is not perfectly good we will replace it with - other places without paying their| Reception. one that is—or refund you the value of same. Carton of One Doz, 41 ¢ SANITARY BUTTER | York In PURE LARD One-Pound Carton, 55 ¢ G"'“E‘;’ i i e [, 14¢ CRANBERRIES, per v, 15¢ | YELLOW ONIONS, 51s.for 13¢ N U T S £ Dorsch’s Old-Fashioned MINCEME AT Brazils, fancy washed, per Ib., 18¢ FR UIT CAKE Heinz, No.1tin . . . . . . 25¢ 2-1b. Size,perCake . . . . . 75¢ : = California Almonds,%% per Ib., 35¢ | 3.b. Size, per Cake . . . $1.12 | Heinz,No.2tin . . . . . . 48 California Walnuts, per b. . 35c | 41b. Size, per Cake . . . $149 | Old Homestead, bulk, 2 Ibs. for 35c ; e Cocoa SPECIALS THIS WEEK Wizard Polish auguration of Sunday night Com- We have supplied our stores with a limited an munity Center congerts. filled avail- quantity of cocoa that we purchased in bulk, we V a N C a MP,S D Cl POR I< a ND B I; g NS Wizard Polish needs no introduction nd ) their = friends at their home northeast. They were visited by than a hundred friends and ors during an informal reception from 5 to 8 o'ch Three sons, Joseph A. Dreis and Adolph M. Dreis of Washington and H. H. Dreis were present. Two other children, Albert J. Dreis and Mrs. Otto P. Reichow, live in Minnesota. Mr. and Mrs. Di re married vember 19, 1 the Rev. Clements St Assumpti Church, Martin lden Wagner’s,4lbs. . . . 25c Delicious, perlb. . . 10c York Imperials, 6 Ibs. . 25¢ 3 Packages for 25c il b, a Paul, Minn. marriage s born_in Chi nd later moved to St. ] . . where she became the lcading in the choir of the church s later marrie he ow sings in the Holy Name Church of this city. Dreis was born near Coblentz, fca Wwith hig in 151, during which year his 1 @ to, nee Germany with Carl Schurtz and other 5. d to Minnesota i 95, the & 45 he moved to hington. where he obtained a basition in the government printing office, where he worked up to the time of his retireme: 3 (g ement the 9th of last RECORD CROWD HEARS COMMUNITY CONCERT San Francisco Baritone, Recent Ar- rival in Washington, Sings Twice. the first time to accommodate the crowd. An elaborate program was arran; ed by Robert Lawrence, director the Washington music_organization and efforts of the artists were a plauded. Miss Richie McLean, con- of the big hall was thrown open for it is pure and rich in butter fat. When you stop and consider the value of the Pint Jar you can readily appreciate how little you are paying for the contents. able space in the Central High School g . Auditorium last night. The balcony have packed it in Pint Ball Ideal Jars. We do not hesitate in recommending this cocoa to you, is well known to practicaliy all our tomers The Dust Cloth, however, possibly needs a word tralto soloist of th h o of ex 1 i 3 Covenant, sans Secchi “‘..'I‘:‘x‘“éf e One Half F BT o X ~ - ) < of explanation. It is a chemically treated cloth Caro Tiena. 45 an encore sho cttereq Pound . mn(‘mr (;r quality for more than a generation. Including this item in our list | that is invaluable to the housewiic. Inst ad of e_ever-popular “Mah Lindy Lou,” un ‘: specials : . e ke e & o sewite. Instead o R oyl (Linay ) ou N Weight of specials should be w elcome.ne“s. to the large number of buyers of this product. scattering the dust around, it picks it up. and, George Wilson. Winifred e et Family Size, 18-ounce Can : therefore. is much more sanitary than using the & lighted the large audience h s eral favorite numbers on the harp She played utumn,” by Thoma: and Ledeschi’s “Pattuglia Spagnaola. George Kazamek, former director of the headquarters band of the arm of occupation, stationed in Coblen Germany, contributed several violin selections. Mr. Kazamek's accom- A New Low Price White House Linden of the Army_ Music™ School. l s Harry Angelico, San Francisco bari tone soloist, a recent addition to! musical circles of Washington. won | == muc)k applause by his rendition of | e 1%c | WELCH’'S GRAPE JUICE Package e e A, e TN At this season of the year this item should be especially attractive at the low A Seasonable Article of Unusual Merit price quoted. Welch Grape Juice makes an ideal drink for the coming holidays. Puy ° ° a quantity while the price is so low. Airline Honey Quit A9 However, the weckly forum lunch- Pint 24 Orange Peel, Citron, | 5-0z. Bottle Bottle C Hewe Lemon Peel, Etc., eon, to be addressed by former Go\':i \ 1 3c e LR BLUE BELL CORN | Loul')es.t Possible 8-0z. Bottle : Shoe Peg Variety rices 20c of Try a can and be convinced of the goodness of this Shoepeg Corn. We have a Fancy, Norway 14 oz. Bottle good supply on hand for this sale and, therefore, suggest that yvou take advantage M ] l 3 Cans for 25¢ Per Lb, 17¢ T Lenox Soap CUT BEANS Mission Brand Per Cake, 21bC = 3 Cans for 25¢ Picnic Asparagus Tips = - 2 Cans for 25¢ Sanitary Salad Dressing Mfafiég,,;;::' ; 40z. Bottle, 12¢ 40z Jars, 12Vsc 12-0z. Bottle, 25¢ SWEETHEART SOAP| ., 12-0z7. Jars, 2b¢ e b 4 Cakes for 19¢ = |.igmmemnssr g reow GREEN BAG COFFEE y.... is extremely low, considering the high quality of A Toilet Soap which is an old favorite with many of our customers. ordinary cloth. a long time. We offer this combination to vou at 49c . Ou;' Stores Are All Supplied With Stocks of Seasonable Merchandise, Such as Dates, Figs, It requircs no oil and it will last E . C =25 (Sale limit, one case to a customer.) The usual group singin, direction of Mr. Lawrenc the piano by William P, special feature of the en STAG PARTY TONIGHT. City Club’'s Weekly Luncheon Will Be Held Tomorrow. The City Club’s “stag night” part; annouhced by the club in yesterday's Sunday Star as being bilied for to- morrow night, will be held at the club tonight instead. will feature tonight's stag part which is the club's first of the seaso e Edinburg has 7.879 one-roomed houses, some of which are occupled { by two families numbering five or more _persons in_all. Meoion Medioas T Erimised DR.CLAUDE S.SEMONES MoLach] 10th aad G Sts, N, Fhone Mais 73 No Matter Whether You —want & room papered or decorated, or the entire house—same careful attention is given —efficlent workmen; prices within reason. CORNELL WALL PAPER CO. 714 13th i % the product. il mmmmmmmmummmw% TR LT Lt il