Evening Star Newspaper, January 25, 1923, Page 31

p 3 ,:_“‘ . : THE EVENING STAR, wgs'fii‘}#qjgy SOLDIER HOSPITAL COSTS. . | MAY BE INVESTIGATED || | “36-in. Outing Flannel —For making’ women’s and children’s sleeping 2 ; Lining Remnants ® i —Including satins, silk and cotton mixed foun- [ A . dation silks, printed tussahs, sateens, venetians, e ———— e percaline, brocades, ctc. A yard— . A Special Sale Frid —Three styles to select from. ) 50 —Cotton-and-wool Heather mixed 34-hose. 5 turn-down cuffs, in white, black, derby ribbed top, plain body, wear. Pair ... and camel. Special, pair, —Children’s Wool and Cotton o Clilkdcens 5 A New Shipment of Hundreds of Pairs— seamless feet. 50 C seamless feet, high spliced heels. In black, 29¢ and 59¢ Of Children’s Hosi —Phoenix Heavy Cotton 34-hose. . —Children’s Phoenix 3/-cuff Top —Children’s Wool-and-fiber /- brown, gray and beige. The ideal seamless. In tan coating, tan 34 Cuff Top Stockings, in “Seconds” of Women’s Thread Silk Stockings Kann's—Street Floor. bropriandieey: | . garments, in neat and fancy stripes. | i —We have a limited quantity only of this, but l it is a wonderfully good quality for J the special price, a yard. " 1202¢ Kann’s—Street Floor. New Dresses, Also Many Models Of Higher , Priced Lines Taken From Stock Making a Wonderful Array of Good Values for a Special Sale of our lower priced coats —Friday, 3 that we especially empha- chatie " size for Friday. P —The materials are Suede Velours, Bolivias, Milanos and Saxonias. —The trimmings are wolf, nutria and caracul. —There are bloused and straightline styles to se- lect from. Good assort- ment of colors and sizes. At— $19.90 $28.95 $39.75 Kann’s—Second Floor. Disabled Veterans Told Building .1 Bids Have Gone Up $2,400 ; Per Bed in Two Years. Store Hours, Daily 9:15 a.m. to 6 p.m. “THE BUSY CORNER” Penna. Ave., 8th & D Streets By the Associated Press. CINCINNATIL Ohio. January The increasing cost of hospital build- 4ngs to care for the sick and wound- ed veterans of the world war may be the subject of official inquiry, H. H Ruege of Washington, national com- ,mitteeman in charge of hospitaliza- tion of disabled men, declared on the eve of the executive conference here of the officers of the Disabled Amer- desn “etsrans of the World War. Raege said that two vears ago als built by the government per bed. while recently ; ted States Veterans' Bur avas forced to refect bids which e Tor a cost of $6,000 per bed. He urged that futu ppropriations b y/ LETess for use in the construc hospitals be turned over to the T Department on account of the builders’ organization within that de- .partment. Congratulatory te recovery of their he: to President and Mr Capt. C. Hamilto commander of the and Mrs. Paul Jone the women's auxiliary. Most of the executive officers are ‘here for the conference, at which del- cgates to the international confer- ence of the disabled men of the world war at Geneva some time this sum- mer will be selected. The conferer Wwhich was called by the labor bureau of the league of nations, will attempt to formulate some plan for permanent | world peace. Other probiems affect- ing the disabled veterans will be dis- cussed. FARRAR AND TELLEGEN PEACE TALK IS REVIVED | Actor Denies in Los Angeles He Sent Flowers or Condolences to Estranged Wife. By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, Janua —Reports | of a possible reconciliation between | Geraldine Farrar and Lou Tellegen were revived after Arthur E.| Schwartz, counsel for the actor, had obtained & postponement until Mon- day of a referee's hearing in a di- vorce aetion brought by the diva. The attorney said he had asked forj the postponement in order that he might receive from Mr. Tellegén, now ‘ in Los Angeles, a reply to a letter asking whether there was any truth in reports of a reconciliation. He ' denied that the continuance had been Eought by his client and emphasized | that he merely desired to ascertain whether there was anything to thel report that Mr. Teilegen recently had! sent a bouquet to the singer in Lynn. Mass. Mr. Tellegen has been quoted in dispatches as denying that the flowers came from him. Referring to the death of Mrs.. Hen- rietta Farrar, mother of the opera stat, the attorney said: “Mr. Tellegen will be g ved to hear + of Mrs. Farrar's death. [ should not be surprised if_he sent a telegram of con- doulence to Miss Farrar.” H Four "Coat Prices €ut To The Limit For Clearance. —There are three groups Lots. * —Among the many popular crepes which figure prominently in the dresses of this lot are— —Cantons, Old-time Crepes and heavy quality crepe de chine, also combinations of printed crepe and plain crepe. Other dresses are Poiret twill, tricotine and taffeta. g —The styles are suitable for street | 4 I ; and evening wear. | —Some are straightline models, some trimmed with panels, side drapes, and others are coat styles, and some are the popular long waist effects. . —Trimmings are beads, embroid- ery, fine braiding, buttons, ribbons and buckles. The colorsarenavy, - tan, green and plenty of black. —The sizes are for misses and women. Kann’s—Second Floor. the sent arding by | national Veterans, commander of on Special, Pair Kann’s—Street Floor. Children’s 34 Cuff+Top Hose —Wool-and-fiber mixed 34-hose. Stockings, heavy cotton, scamless; cuff Top Stockings, heavy mixed stocking for early spring Lovatt, brown heather 50c 50c brown heather. Derby ribbed, —Have mercerized flare tops, seamed back, % % Wash Goods Remnant Sale Remnants of Wool Goods —With better-than-ever values, because this is the last Fri- day before inventory, and all odd lengths of 35¢ to S0c fabrics discovered in stock-taking have been put into the E 19c va. = Poph'tu Crepes And Other Wash Fabrics Kann's—Street Floor. Two Lots on Which to Save Money 1.00 —Remnant Lengths of Poiret Twills, French Serge, Suitings, Coatings, Silk- and-wool Stripes, Panamas, Striped Flan- nels, etc. 1 to 4 yards in a length. A yard —Remnant Lengths of All-wool and-cotton Dress Goods. Some from our own stocks; others are mill Lengths from 1% to 4)4 yards. Kann's—Street Percales Floor. <2 Offered<Tomorrow at Exactly Half Their Former Sale Prices. Were $1.00 to $3.00 @ Yard riday—Clearance of Broken Lines New Spring Hats " 0dd Lots of W hich We Were Fortunate to Secure to Offer Women’s Low Shoes as a Friday Special —There are all sizes in the combined lot, but not —You will find good lengths of all the favorites of the season in plain and Sremsizeinicieny shlc fancy silks which have been selling at the above-quoted prices, in all the popular shades; also plenty of white and black silks. —Silks for making blouses, skirts, linings, trimmings. Kann’s—Street Floor. —One and Two Strap Pumps —Oxfords and a Few Tongue Effects $7).85 dresses. etc. Tellegen Denles Repo, ANGELES, January commenting on _rum H econciliation with Geraldine reports reached him of rs. Farrar's death in New York yes- terday and postponement of the divorce action brought against him by Miss | rrar, eald here he*would “drop dead Fifty Firw Velvet thgs if there has been & ('l;mxnunicalxon" H . ]/ l between him and “‘ other party.” N 9 Tellegen said he did not know why Sizes 9x12 and 8Y4x10%; Ft. his attorney asked a postponement of the divorce hearing. was not the sender of the <es handed over the foot- rar when she appeared | in concert recenily at Lynn, M and | said first information of the death of his | ife’s mother, Mrs. Henrietta Farrar.i reached him through newspaper men. | “I have sent no telegram of condolence | -to my wife,” he said. | METHODIST TEMPERANCE | FUNDMO HIGHER —A wide range of patterns in oriental $250,000 Total Appropriated | and two-tone effects. . The colorings H are rose, blue, tan, mulberry, taupe, This Use—$28,000.000 Put Up Kann’s—Fourth Floor. ; B | gray and green. for Missionary Program. i = e USY CORNER FRIDAY SPECIALS NO. 14 Last Friday Clearance of Small Lots, Short Lengths, Broken Lines, Etc., Before Inventory No Phone, Mail or C.O0. D.v Orders on These Lots Pair —Patent Colt —Russia Calf —Black Kid —And a Few Black Satin sice of Cuban, military, French and baby French Good Values in Underwear Children’s Cotton Union Suits & O5¢ —High neck, long. sleeves, knee length. Taped, drop- seat style. In gray. Sizes 2 to 12 years. Women’s Swiss Rib Knitted Vests —Bodice and tailored tops, tape shoulder straps; built-in shoulders, with beaded and tailored tops. —Regular sizes, —Extra sizes, —Such a riot of new colors that spring would almost seem to be here with a table full of newly awakened blossoms. The color list includes: —Berry, brown, almond, oak, henna, sand and of course black. —Large, medium and small shapes. ;e o —They are made of visca, silk and visca combinations, of hair cloth, and all silk. - Kann’s—Second Floor. 2 White Fabrics in Friday’s Sale —Assorted lot of fancy White —White Longcloth, 36 inches wide, Voiles, 36 in. wide, fine, sheer qual- a very good quality, with a chamois ity, in checks, plaids and striped finish, in ‘ten-yard $1.69 —Friday’s Clearance Price, Choice lights to Miss —-The saving in buying —TheSé are fresh, new and perfect g ying rugs, all seamless, in patterns sunitable for living and dining rooms; also for library and bedrooms. from this lot—if you find your size—is worth hurrying down to secure. styles. Special value, 3 35 pieces. An excellent ying vard L 2 C ‘alue at. a piece : CHICAGO, January 25.—An inercase | ©f more than $100,000 in the funds directed to the use of the board of § prohibition, temperance morals of the Method Church was noted here today paved with last year's apportionment. Last year the board appropriated 6x9-Ft. Rag Rugs, Priced for Quick Clearance —About 50 in thé lot. 5 —Were $6:45 to $8.95. $149,719 to_this branch of church activities, $100,716 smount_for 1924, The board of benevolence of the church last night indorsed a mis- sionary program calling for $28,000,- ©00 in 1924, $18,500,000 to be raisfd by the churches. It was anmounced that the denomination had averaged donatlons totaling $15,000.000 annual- 1y for this purposc in the last four years. The funds appertioned divided as foliows, it Board of foreign missions, § 000; board of home mission 000; board of education, board of education for §760,000; board of $500,000: Epworth American Bibl board of temperance public morals, § deaconesses, $70,000; pitals and homes, $170,000; board of conference claimants, $150,000; other causes, $1,000,000. - | UNEMPLOYMENT NORMAL. | New York Reports But 100,000 | Idle, Compared to 330,000 in 1922. NEW YORK, January 2 ployment in New York is ‘Way below figures at_this time a vear ago, data gathered by the Merchants' Associa- | tion of New York sho=s. Tn Janu- ary, 1922, there were 330,000 persons out of work. Today it was estimat- | ed about 100,000 are unemployed, the number out of work or idie by their own choice in normal times. Investigation has disclosed that, unlike a year ago, when the city operated three emergency shelters, the municipal lodging house iIs ade- quate to care for all of those who Seek a bed for the pight. A vear ago the Church of St: Mark's-in-the-Bouw- erio were feeding bread and coffee 10 a long line of jobless men. There is no bread line now. WIDOW. HEADS TAX LIST. | Mrs, A. W. W. Penfield’s Personal Assessment Put at $9,367,881. #HILADELPHIA, January 25.—Mrs. Anne Weightman Walker Penfleld, widow of Frederic Courtland Penfield, former ambassador to Austria-Hun- gary, heads the list of personal prop- erty taxpayers in this city for 1923, the returns made public today showed. The assessment on her holdin, was $9,567,881, and that of her husband’s estate $2,595.100. It is the tenth year that Mrs. Pen- field has led the list. Philadelphia’s total estimated as- * sessment for 1923 was placed at §680,- 000,000, an increase of $5,000,000 over last year. This, however, does not reflect the actual gain in wealth, for under & new law certain classes of securl are taxable by the state [ ‘l, by the city. less than the will be board of hos- nem- | Slearnnce price ... —Very attractive bedroom floor coverings. The size is a very convenient one for “many rooms. They are shown in assorted colorings, plain. colors and mixed effects; some have chintz borders. Kann’s Third Floor. ——— * The Last Friday in the Mid-Winter Clearance at the Drapery Store Presents These Alluring Price Reductions $5.00 L4 —In the collection are: Our Entire Stock of © 1 and 2 Pair Lots Of Lace Curtains Of $7.49 to $19.95 Values . To Close Out at; Choice, a pair.......... —Marie Antoinette Curtains —Irish Point Curtains. —Voile Curtains. s—Novelty Fringe Curtains. —Novelty Braidéd Curtains. —Marquisette Curtains. —Scotch Lace Curtains. —36 to 45 inches wide. Choice of whitey cream and ecru. —OQur entire stock of one and two pair lots Portieres, formerly selling from $16.95 to $29.95. To close out, a pair— - A —Doublé-faced velour portieres, formerly $19.95 to $24.95. —Art Silk Portieres, formerly $16.95 to $19.95. 2 —Silk Frou Frou Portieres, formesly $19.95 to $24.95. ¥ —Sheela- Velour Portieres, reversible styles. - Formetly ‘$17.95 to $24.95. 3 —Velour Dutch Curtains, embroidered designs, formerly $19.95. —They are 2% yards long, 40 to 50 inches wide, except velour Dutch curtains. . A ‘good assortmenf o is seascn’s designg and color- ings to select from. . 2 Kann's Third Floor. Odd Lots of Slippers Fourth Floor. —36 Pairs Felt Slippers, $2.00 and $2.50 values. Spe- cial, pair— . 95¢ —20 Pairs Satin Slippers, pink, blue and white. $3.50 “70 vilues. Speclal, e Trees, b0c Shoes and Infants' and ¥Yomen's Felt Slippers, | 75¢ to $1.50 values. Choice. Pair. 29c. Small Lots of Beads for Fancy Work Art Dept—Fourth Floor —Glass Cut Beads, 35c and 500 values. Special, bunch— 25¢ arious kinds of beads, c values. Special, bunch, 15¢. —Steel Colored Beads, 50c values. Special, bunch, Z0e. —China, Glass, etc., Beads, large bunches. assorted col- ors. 16c value. Special, bunch, Se. 2 Women's Cotton Hose Street Floor: __Seamless feot, relnforced heels and toes. In Cordo- van only. 2»c values. Special Friday, pai 10¢ Infants’ Knit Caps Second Floor. value. At— 25¢ —Infants’ Panty Wi value. Special Friday, at 25e. —69c day. special Fri- | buff; Umbrella Specials . Street Floor. —Men’s, Women’'s and CHil iren’s American Taffeta U brellas, tape edged. good a: sortment of handles. All sizes. Special Friday— $1.19 —Men's and Women's Gloria |Cloth Umbrellas, silk and cotton mixtur bakelite handles with ring: ath- er straps. Sp - *2.49. vomen's Sun’ and _Rain k Umbrellas, at Odd Lot of Sweaters Second Filoor. —In small sizes, brown and slip-over style. $1.95 Special Friday— 5¢ ~value. Tves’ Mechanical Bridge Toy Store—Fourth Floor. —Just_the thing for bovs to add to their train set; rustic bridge, 21 inches long, made in two sections for the O Gauge Mechanical Track. 7oc value. Special Friday— ; 59¢. Aprons Second Floor. —Cretonne Aprons, bound in plain colors. $1.69 value for $1.00 Aprons, of white made ~ with Dbib, with embroidery 75¢ value for 39e. trimmed | insertion. Wire Lamp Frames Art Dept., Fourth Floor. —Wire Frames, various sizes and styles. $1.98, $2.50 and values. Special Fri- [ 81.00 —Wire Frames, for floor and &y . Special Friday, $1.95 —Wire Fram mostly | large floor sizes. in four styles. $1.50 to §2.50 values. Special Friday— ‘ 50c i !in the lot. Third Floor. —Made by the famous Roos | Mfg. Co.; highly polished, |strongly constructed. Fitted with lock handles, strong are perfect. $29.95 and $32. values. Special Friday— %22.50 vdd Blouscs Second Floor. soiled; made ed and plain voiles and All sizes in lot. al Frigay—— a9¢ 130 0dd Blouses, voiles, dimities and ginghams: slightly soiled; long and thort sleeves: sizes 46 1o 44 Special Friday, $1.00. and key, cedar easters. All White Enamel, Bassinettes Fourth Floor. Selected hardwood, paint- ed white enamel, 1915 inches wide, 36 inches long; well made wire spring and caster, $3.95 value! Special Ffiday— $2.88 Odd Lot of Corsets Second Floor. —Satin stripes, brocades and soutils, some lace front mod- els, some girdles. Discon- tinued models, not all sizes. $4.75 to $6.00 values. Special Friday— $3.00 Girls™ Apparel Second Floor. —Velvet Hats. Speclal Fri- day. At— ] $1.00 —$6.95 Wool Middies. 95, $3.85. —$1.95 Brushed Wool Scarfs, in stripes. Special, $1.69. —3$4.95 Sweaters, tuxedo style. At $2.95. At Houscwares Third Floor. Glass _Sugar and Cream Sets, heavy glass, highly polished, assorted floral’ cuttings. ~Special Fri- ay. —Cut inum, with cover that will fit all pans. 4-pc. set for 88e. Women's Gloves | : Imported Glace black and .59 ' value, Special Friday. Pair— $1.00 i —Two-clasp Duplex Gloves, | in black; also 2-clasp suede finish_gloves, in_white, 20¢ and 35c values, Special, pair, 19¢. Kann's Laundry Soap Third Flodr. —Plain white, extra large size bars of floating laundry soap. Special, 8 bars for— 25¢ —Washing Machines, “Sunny Monday", brand; hand power, | easy to or $11.98 value. || Special Friday, $6.98, Plain Colored Zephyr Weave Wash Fabric Street Floor. 35 inches wide, guaranteed fast colors. Complete line of ~ colors. ~ For -making women's _ and _children’s: clothes. Regularly 45c. Spe- clal Friday, vard— 29¢ Misses’, and Women's Dresses Second Floor. --Made of tweed, jersey and serge, in straightline styles. | $5:00 " value. Spectal Fri- T ¢498 Women's ‘Colored Linen Embroidered Handkerchiefs Street Floor. —Regularly 25c. Special | Friday. Each— 19c - 20 Cocoa Fiber Mats - Third Floor —Made for the tonneau of Ford cars; 27x28 inches. Special Friday, each— 85c, =200 Feather Bed Pillows, Regularly $1.75 palr, special, each, 30c. Bleached Cofton Toweling Crash | ,Street Floor. —17! inches wide, good weight, red or blue borders, very absorbent. ~ Regularly 15c. Special Friday. Yard— Hc Writing Paper Street Floor. —In white and tints, ribbon tied. Many designs of papers. Special Friday, 2 Boxes 39¢ 9x12-Ft. Wool and Fiber Rugs Third Floor. —Seamless, reversible; the design is woven, showing on both sides. Good assort- ment of colors, in large and small figures. Special Fri- day— $755 3 “Hurt” Books Main Aisle Table, Street Floor. —Good assortment of titles, mostly fiction. Special Fri- day, at— - 35¢ = 3 for $1.00. Remnants of Skirtings Neckwear Dept.—Street Floor. ; —Made of voile and organdy. $1.00 and $1.50 values. Spe- cial Friday. Yard— Women'’s Cotton Ribbed . Union Suits Street Floor. —Low neck, sleeveless; tight knees; bodice style, tapes over shoulders. Sizes 36 and 38, 50c value. Special, Fri- day, each— 22¢ Bates’ Crown Crochet - Bedspreads Street Floor. 72x84 ihches, hemmed. Regularly $2.00, Special Fri- 'day, at— $1.19 Assorted Hard Candy Street Floor. —All flavors, some filled kinds, also good mint candies. Were 25c and 29c. Special Fhday. Pound— 600 Lace Curtain Strips Third Floor. —Salesmen’s samples; some slightly soiled. 1 to 2% yard lengths. Many can be matched up in pairs. 49¢c to 98c values. Special Friday. A strip— 19c 65 Rope Portieres Third Floor. —Made of heavy velour ropes, with festoon drapery | top, in valance style. Plain tone colors. $1.95 to $2.45 values. Special Friday, to " $1.00 Remnants of Veilings Street Floor. —In black, plain dots and combination dots. 29c and 500 values. Special, Friday, a length— 15¢ Odd Lot .ef Women's 'Coats Second Floor. e with far to $19.95 values. Friday— Brus‘hrd Wodl Cloth Hats | Neckwear Dept.—Street —Fine quality, in assorted colors. $1.50.yalue. Special B White Pajama Checks Stgeet Floor. d —36 inches wide, very fine quality, closély.woven and nice weight lingerie. 20c value. Special, yard—