Evening Star Newspaper, December 13, 1922, Page 26

. WHEN NATURE WON'T PLUTO WiLL\L g 1ouses, e-c.. 8t T U LT T T UL OO T LT T ll||IIIIllI||llll|ll||ll!l|l|llllllIIII|I|I||||II|Illll“|IIIIIIlllIIIIIIIIIIlIIIl!lIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllllllllllllllllllllllllllIIIIlIII 810-818 7th St. Gifts Boxed FREE THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1922. SECRETARY TO SPEAK. Secretary of Labor Davis will speak at the Y. M. C.A. “members’ dinner” to- might in the Central “Y" bullding.| Mrs. William A. Rawlings will preside. A program of music will be furnished by Warren L. Terry and George Ross. William Knowles Cooper, and heads will explain the aims and func- tions of the Y. M. C. A. F. X. Wholley of the Better Busi- ness Bureau will speak at a meeting | the P in the Central “Y* building tonight | wood, at 8 o'clock to be be held under aus- pices of the department oF service. His subject will be “The Advertising Movement and How_the Advertising, Men are Making It Work.” mendations INFARM PROBLEMS | Department of Agriculture | i Forms Commodity Council for Crop Situations. with four bushels. was suggested i markets or in transit, idown to a ruinous level. The commodity council plan is the| jet. | name glven to a new method of jhandling certain of the big agricul- b | tural problems by the United States| { Department of Agriculture. |past different phases of d been handled s various bui certain localities, for in lhejslarch and flour mills? crop situa- | Cleaning Fields of Culls. arately by | portant to the industry much waste and loss in growing that crop is expected to be done away with following the approved recom- ' The per ‘capita con- | sumption of potatoes in this country is usually about 3.2 bushels, it was said, but this year enough potatoes were ruised to supply cach person Because of this | situation, which was discouraging to | farmers, ‘the department, through the council, advised farmers to carefully | e their ¢rops and ship only the to the farmers that if all the crop, including culls, were shipped, food would rot or spoil markets ! would be glutted and the price force keting would result in much waste all along the line from field to mar- It was also declared that poorer potatoes and culls should be kept on the farm for storing for future mar- feeding to live stock and, selling Cleaning of fields of culls and dis- Under | eased tubers was another step {m- recommend- in to Rubles Backed MOSCOW, December 13.—As Russia, a new rule, called value of certain kinds of goods, get rubles. man, Russia. gold ruble cannot at present be re- garded as the real measure of va uc With Value in Goods Promised the | was shot and severely wounded Mon- the ‘gooda ruble,” corresponding wl ihe t pital this morning holding her own. s to be introduced as commerclal currency. Wages will be fixed in “goods ruble: In addition to the “goods ruble” it is proposed to introduce into the market other varieties of the ruble, namely. agricultural, export, import and bud- A well informed Russian business questionnd as to the soviet's latest financial plans, sald the inten- tion was that paper lssues should in theory be backed by supplies of goods. Regarding the export and fm- port issues. he said that the paper would be backed for face value by all the trade entering and leaving m?. . L in order to protect future crops| The new financial measure {8 prob- P success, the various persons Inter- from diseuse. ably attributable to the fact that the ested in the certain problem gather | ? | into a small council, where each pre- sents views and where a definite 4 tensive policy may be decided upon. improver o 5 Already in Operation. lof all th T alser | Councils already have been called | discus: ' to discuss the cotton and potato c .nd recommendations have ment decided Benefici tions. the view of present condi- | <1 it for fertilizer. pecialists in the culture of the crops, in soils, dis pests, | grading and marketing contributed | hought by commercial fertilizer io the final recommendations. As @ result of the potat Winter Warmth and the Height of Style In This Offering of Women’s - (uality Coats Beautiful Fur Collars, Many With Fur Cuffs to Match Richly Embroidered, Braided, Silk-stitched and Tasseled Styles Every Coat Lined With Silk Coats of all-around excellence—of thick, fluffy weaves of bolivia, velour, suedene and normandie—tailored for permanent good looks. Regular sizes and stylish stouts— a size for every woman. Why not delight some loved one with one of these good coats for Christmas? ALL FUR COATS 25% OFF ‘This big saving is offered you now—before Christmas—no need to wait until January to buy your fur coat under price. Marked prices $79.75 to $498.00, now $39.82 to $366.75. A plan similar to the council plan was used recently when a group of men was gathered to consider the question of the use of peat as a soil As a result he information gathered and d_from varlous angles, to publish ement to the effect that peat has very low fertilizing value, contrary claims of those wishing to th pro: ducers to use as a body or filler foi council | mixture with manufactured fortiliz: supply of gold rubles is nearing ex- tinction and to a desire on the part of the soviet officlals to deal 2 blow at the people who are hoarding them. An effort was made by the bolsheviks ome time ago to declare the czar, e|duma and Kerensky rubles valueless, a a good price. The council plan will be applied It was said. however, that peat is|to discussion of various other com. and is expected to be of ue In getting out prompt commendations for use of farmer: 5 moditi great v T T VGS PALACE *. 810-818 7th St. Gifts Sent Parcel Post FREE Inexpensive GIFT TABLE Choice 25¢ Ash Trays, Enameled Hair- brushes, Juvenile Stationery, Cuticle Knives, Shoe Horns, Trinket Boxes, Manicure Boxes,. Perfumery, Colgate’s Week-end Sets, Children’s Purses, Minia- ture Spool Silk Sets, Toilet Waters, Nail Files and many WARM GLOVES For Women, Boys and Girls 50c Sensible gifts—thess Good Winter Gloves—at this popular price. WOMEN'S Warm Wool Gloves, knit for service. All colors. CHILDREN'S Warm Wool Gloves. in all colors and all sizes. BOYS' AND GIRLS' Fleece- lined Gauntlets, with hands and leather cuffs. Jersey imitation fringed WLat You Can Buy For 25¢ In the Way of Gift Handkerchiefs WOMEN’S ALL-LINEN SOLID COLOR HANDKER- CHIEFS, with embroidered cor- ners; also of pure white linen, with corner embroidered in white. Women’s Dainty Initial Handkerchiefs and Siik Crepe Handkerchiefs, in all colors and combinations. 25c each. WOMEN'S HANDKER- CHIEFS, with white or colored embroidered corners, in many dainty styles. 2 for 28c. MEN'S ALL-LINEN SATIN- STRIPE_COTTON COLORED BORDER AND INITIAL HANDKERCHIEFS, 25c each. BOYS’ INITIAL AND COL- ORED_BORDER HANDKER- CHIEFS, 2 for 25c. CHILDREN'S ALL-LINEN WHITE HANDKERCHIEFS, with embroidered corner, 25c each. CHILDREN'S SOLID COLOR WHITE WITH COLORED PICTURES AND SILK HAND- KERCHIEFS, box of three for MEV'S INITIAL HANDKER- CHIEFS, plain white, with em- broidered white Initial. Six in_box f or SOC three for. .. MEN'S K HAND- KERCHIEFS, as serviceable as they are beautiful. In attractive fancy bor- ders. Each............. 49C MEVS INITIAL HANDKER- CHIEFS, of soft, fine quality, finished to resemble linen. Plain white; some with col- ored striped borders and colored initial. Box 980 of three...... . 5 other useful articles. Choice 50c Ivory-finished Picture Frames, 1 Rugs for Xmas Famous Alexander Smith & Sons Axminster Rugs Priced Below Their Worth ® Alexander Smith and Sons 4 Alexander Smith and Sons 9x12 Seamleas Axminster Rugs. | Seamles Axminster Rugs, Hair Receivers, Talcum Hold- W 30, 5 v 29, 2 = oS dngramarhet om0 $35.50 | GOI VN 0107 $22.50 | ers, Cuticle Knives, Corn 2 e e Knives, Powder Puff Jars, Soap 7 Alexander Smith and Sons Boxes, Five-piece Manicure Seamlcas Manor Tapentry Russc .3x10.6 size, quote at $22.50 today $15.95 Seaml, Axminst, ¢ dard value §3 75 Sets, Ebonoid_Mirrors, Smok- ers’ Trays, Filigree Shaving Mugs with brush, Children’s ‘Work Boxes, Perfumery, Fancy o Puff Boxes, Needle Books, Cel- luloid Rattles, Nut Sets, Can- dlesticks with_candles, Chil- dren’s Purses, Incense Burners and other practical gifts. @ Alexander Smith and Sons | 7.8x9 Selnlggl Axminster Rugw, | worth $39.50 on to- sy $27.50 | 3 Alexander Smith and Sons | 8.3x10.6 Seamlexs Axminster | Rugs, worth $45 on i today’s market ..... $32.50 Second Floor Men’s Fine Shawl Collar BATH ROBES $5.95 Gifts of quality—handsome blanket bath robe, thick, fleecy and warm, in a host of color- ful patterns. Made with shaw! collar. Heavy girdle cord at waist, Continuing the Sale of MEN'S SILK SHIRTS Underpriced at $395 Buy Toys Now! Wanted Kinds Here at Low Prices — Santa in person to greet the Kiddies, and with a pri- vate box for receiving his mail. | Women’s Velvety Corduroy Robes.. $2‘95 Luxurious House Garments at an economy price—gifts to please any woman. Of deep-welt corduroy, in breakfast coat style, with V neck and kimono sleeves; also long, cozy house robe style—all with girdle and pocket. Rose, pink, peacock, orchid, purple, taupe and wistaria. OTHER CORDUROY ROBES, $3.98, $4.98 and $598 Women's Blanket Bath GENUINE BEACON CLOTH Robes in floral and plaid pat- | BATH ROBES in Indian, flor- terns. ound $ al an gure patterns, trimmed $ 2’98 with satin bands. 4‘98 * AMERICAN FLYER MECHAN- ICAL TRAIN—locomotlve, tender and coach, on circular track; guaranteed motor, $1.75 DOLLS’ FURNITURB, sirongly made; white enameled and gilt = \WLING AL- | trimmed; beds, settees, swings, Other Amorican Fliers, with Lflfi?fi‘:‘:& l:::. éu“ fun | bassinettes, chairs, dressers, etc., spring or electric motors— for dnl"the 1ly. Spe- §7 O 69c to $7.00 cial . . $2.00 to $8.98 DOLLS’ TEA SETS, of Japa- PAINT SETS for young artists; | nese china; beautifully deco- BIG GAME HUNTER, auto- | many styles and sizes; hand- | rated; many kinds and sizes— matic animal target toy, somely boxel 49c to $2.00 with gun, belt and ammu- gq, 39c to $2.00 XMAS BOOKS, in immense va- it c rlety, including Alger books for BISONS oes Sesnestesasese SCHOENHUT'S PIANOS, un: boys, at 25es Bo:‘r’ Scout books, at make real music; uprights an 25¢ and 50ec, many titles ol SCHOENHUT'S PISTOL SETS, | baby grands, with rosewood | Castlemon, Stevenson, Dumas complete with belt and am- g ; finish— and other standard authors— WK munition ...oveeee | 49¢ to $7.00 25c and 50c v er, and, as such, good peat brought LT LT MRS. BROWN IMPROVES. Bride of Month, Shot by Husband, Holding Her Own. Mrs. Alice Purchase Brown, thirty- five years old, bride of a month, who day night in her apartment at 1910 14th street, by her husband, Elmer R. Brown, just before ho ended his owfi | ecretary, life, was reported at Emergency Hos- ? The patient's condition, however, 18 such that surgeons fear an operation to remove the bullet might result astrously. While her condition ap. perred to be slightly improved, it wa said she may not recover. The body of the suicide is in the morgue, awaiting disposition by rela- tives or friends. Christmas davings Checks Cashed Furniture Carpets discount of general {WOMAN AND DAUGHTER KNOCKED DOWN BY AUTO! B 2 £ this city last night side of the roadway near the sceme dent and that Kerney was bi the light of an approach- * He was driving at bout ten miles an hour ir siruck Mrs. Nalley and o other departm epsxrtmen beyond the rought to ¢ pearance befor Justice Arnold Established 1861 25% off regular prices. 20% discount from regular prices. sland avenue, Mount sua and both probably w Kerney appeared be ce Isaac D. Al later in the nig bond in the sum of $1.0 : the magistra o'clock Friday night. 18 told there was ian automobilc parked on the wrong Linens Eleventb and ¥ Sts. Upholstery SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Effective today, our entire line of lamps and lamp shades will be subject to a special as ki frout of & . Monday Grabi driver of . twenty-two years et northeast, early “uts Inquire About Our Deferred Payment Plan W_—;i Yoses & Sons Owing to delayed delivery we find we are overstocked on floor, bridge, table, and boudoir lamps. French and domestic silk shades; therefore, rather than wait until after Christmas we are offering this discount now to dispose of stock quickly. ORIENTAL RUGS Our entire large stock of Persian and Chinese rugs will be offered at Special display first floor, main building. Madeira Hand Em- broidered Pure Linen - Handkerchiefs, plain and rose scalloped edge, with eyelet, seed, solid cut work and chain embroid- ery in corners on finest pure linen. Actual values up to $2.25 each. Irish Handmade Pure Linen Corner Embroidered Handker- chiefs. Irish Lace Edged Pure Linen Handkerchiefs. Irish Hemstitched Plain Colored Pure Linen Corner Embroidered Handkerchiefs. Irish Hemstitched Plain Sheer or Cambric Linen Handkerchiefs. Irish Hemstitched Hand Em- broidered White or Colored Hand- kerchiefa. Values to 75¢,for 50c each Handkerchief Department Women'’s bruises about when his automo in front «d treat- Hemstitched White Linen Handkerchiefs with hand- embroidered designs in colors or white, 1-16 to 1 inch hems, re- vere stitch or lace edged. Values to 39c each. Choice, 25¢ A Child’s Handkerchief for every day in the week, 7 in a box, For 50c Choice, 85¢ each i = Special Spinet Desk, $34.50. Special 40-inch Spinet Desk, ' $49.50. Mahogany Gate-Leg Table, size 30x40 inches. Price, $25.00. Mahogany Gate-Leg Table, size 48x48 inches. Price, $40.00. This mahogany nest' of Four Tea Tables. Price, $32.00. 0dd Rockers and Chairs Fireside Wing Arm Chair or Arm Rocker to match. Price, $32.00. Mahogany Carved Cane Wing Back and Upholstered Seat Arm Chair, $24.00. Cedar and Mahogany Cedar-Lined Chests A splendid assortment of Solid Special Solid Mahogany Tea Wagon, equipped with drop leaf and rubber-tired wheels. Price, $25.00. Special Mahogany or Ameri- can Walnut Tea Wagon. Price, $20.00. Old-fashioned Rush Seat Windsor Arm Rocker, $19.50. Cedar Chests, also Mahogany Chests, cedar lined. Special Holiday Size Solid Cedar Chest. Price, $18.00. Suggestions Smoking Stands, Cabinets, Cigar and Cigarette Solid Mahogany Combination Smoking Stand and Humidors. Humidor, $15.50. ) Solid Mahogany Combination Cigarette, Smoking Tray and Humidor. Price, $10.00. ¢ Special Solid Mahogany Smoking Stand, equipped with porcelain-lined cigarette box, match holder and ash tray. Price, $18.00. Our holiday display of these articles was never better. Solid Mahogany Smoker’s Stand, $6.00. Two Good Rug Values for Christmas A new rug for the dining or living room will add wonderfully to your Christmas cheer. 9x12 Seamless Axminster ... ..$59.00 8.3x10.6 Seamless Axminster....... 53553 A very useful gift is a small rug—and a good size is 36x63 or 36x70 inches. $6.50, $7.85, $9.50, $12.00, $14.00, $16.00, $22.00 Drapery Department . COUCH COVERS — Imported Velour Couch Heavy Tapestry Covers, 60 inches wide and full Covers, full length and width; Oriental colorings length; floral designs on tan, blue or black aroun and designs. Special, $25.00.each. each, $9.00. 2 The Linen Shop CANDLEWICK BED SPREADS—Made of fine cream muslin, gmbroidered by machine in Acorn, squares and circles, wild flower, wild rose, Poinsetti, and Tulip in white or colored embroidery. The extra length allows the spread to cover the pillows and is so embroidered to form a bolster cover. . Size 81x108 inches. Special $7 25 to $13.75 each Size 90x108 inches. Special Inquire About Our Deferred Payment Plan