Evening Star Newspaper, August 22, 1923, Page 3

STOP PRICE-FIXING, TYPOTHETAE T0LD Federal Trade Body Holds Standard Cost Finding Violates Law. The Federal Trade Commission yes- terday ordered the United Typothetae ©f America, with headquarters in (hicago, to discontinue certain prac- tices which, the commission declared, wouid enable employing printers to Muintain standard prices for com- merclal printing. The ty composed of branch and afilf ganizations throughout the country, was said by the commission to control than G0 per cent of the com- fal printing in the United States. According to its announcement of a and desist” e investigation by the oped that the asso- n establishments o ¢mploving printers a standard cost- 1 system and also distributed to | ite members and others a loose andard guide” compiled in e with the average cos ite cost statement monthly by its members Members Follnu Form price 1 he is t‘mn]n!ml by mitte the typothetae, wnd its form is used by members who follow the rules and regulations in ost - commi printer dopted the pr th” in the t o furnished that stem set fur- would sheeta all advertising. a field sorce it should be out to show how Practices Prohibited. on’s order spec typothetae from the fol- such pere ers 1 of cost a purpos: al or stand- and from ers and the ndard price *or association t under any other nd publishing for Yition of such standard costs i prices under the name d price list’ or any other name.” DENY WIFE’S DOWER PLEA Executors Say Mrs. Ethel L. Ful- ton Waived Claim on Estate. Mre. Ethel Lo Fulton, by accepting $25.000 wo £ Capital Traction bonds before her marriage to Horace K. Fulton, waived her right to dower interest In his estate, accord- ing to the answer of the American Socurity and Trust Company, execu- of the Fulton estate, to the sult of the widow for @ dower share in the personal estate left by her hus- band Tnder the will Mrs. Fulton received the home at 174 Harvard street and $1,000 in cash. The personal estate is’ estimated £387,317, and the at $18 wwidow seeks to have one-third as SPECIAL NOTICES. i sha R 4 Tavestment Co. Address Box 139-X. Phone. MA chairs. . Potomac OUNT ON_ FIANG. formerly hea nd Knabe Co. 0. PLAY! and 1ep. Percy 4r0 ¥ M. WALKER, il ge anywhere. Ad- NOTICE. _Owing to the rain on Friday, August 17, the iven under 'the auspices of John Wesley Church, was dny, August 24 Ali per. for same may use them on ng ahove. date. Jeaves Sth and Water sts. pm. Round trip: adults, STAUNCH, FIRM u our metal garn LIFE _Quickly erected a terms to sult the pur- clhaser. l IFETIME GARAGE CO Ridg. order against the ! KES | these 'Manuel Herrick Silenced by Fine T hreat in Court Justice Bailey of the District Supreme Court had to threaten Manuel Herrick, former repre- sentative from Oklahoma, who is suing for $30,000 heart balm from Miss Ethelyn Chrane, with a con- tempt-of-court fine to keep him within the bounds of court pro- cedure today. Herrick insisted on addressing the court, out of order, and Justice Bailey repeatedly had | told him to sit down. Finaliy the justice, losing patience, told Her- rick he would hold him in con- tempt if he did not conform to court etiquette. The threat had the desired ef- fect, and Herrick took his seat. He opposing a motlon of Attor- Andrew Y. Bradley. for the Young woman. to expunge from the record portions of a replica- tion made by Herrick to her plea of justification for refusing to | marry him. The court directed { that certain portions of Herrick's statement -be stricken out, but allowed other portions to stand. GUARDSMEN PLAN MIMIC WARFAREl {Program Tomorrow Evening | at Camo Simms Announced by 121st Regiment Unit. Mimi the Distr, men, Heigh amount of military the demonstration men who will ta and defense warfare will be Battalion, of Columbia National Guards at w ms. Congress tomorrow evening. The fireworks to be a the part in have been | used in number of the attack doubled Attack to Open at 6 P.M. ttack will begin about i the public have been in- affair. which wiil in- | :md the blowing n voral busses will ope amp and Portland | Congress Heizhts in order to tra ort those who go out on the str avenue vin the Hnlu’l‘\\ cemeter: i Camp Simms. | The Comm! of the District and a number of officers of the War | Departm bureau hav. X t. Prior t cert wiil be al \mnd concert \A.Il \wv hw 1d at l‘.e(.uhh jat 7 o'clock Engnge in Rifie Practice. Yesterday and today have been de- | voted entirely to rifle practice on the range. Today Company head- quarters and service company, will | have charge of the “pits” and D Com- pany will fire the prescribed ranges. The highest score on the ranges vesterday among the new men was made by Privates Willlam G. Cun- ningham of D Company and Joseph { M. Snlegoskl of headquarters com- 1 Anton Stephan. accompanied 3 Horace Dulin of the Inspector generdl's office, made an inspection of the camp vesterday afternoon and night and were much pleased with the conditions. MRS. GELDERT TO HELP JUDGE SAFETY LESSONS| Named on Board to Decide Con-; test for Teachers of i Country. H Mrs. Louis N. Geldert, national| president of the League of Amerlcan | Penwomen, will serve with Dr. A. B Meredith, commissioner of education | for Connecticut and Dr. Ernest Ham- | lin Abhott, editor of The Outlook, as | a national board of judges for the ! contest on safety lessons conducted | for teachers in America i Some fifty thousand lessons have | been submitted to the highway edu- cation board, out of which, through a process of elimination, forty-nine { have been selected to be presented to the national judges for the deci- sion as to the best three. The prizes awarded will be furnished by the Na- tional Automobile Chamber of Com- erce and consists of a check for 00, with a trip to Washington from section of the country in which the teacher winning may reside, first prize; a check for $300, second prize; a check for $200, third prize A safety contest for the pupils will | also be held for five-hundred-word essays. Out of the 425.000 of such essays submitted, 478 will be selected | {and awarded prizes in cash with ac- lcnmpanylng medals of gold, sll\‘eri and bronze. This Is the second vear that the National Automobile Cham- ber of Commerce and the Highway education board + ha conducted | contests and awarded these | prizes. amounting to thousands of | dollars, to inculcate in the minds of | the children the methods and objects of cere and the observance of safety | aw Rcliable Roof Work Some comfort to know that yon will get a xolld, durable roofing Job by placing our order with this reliuble fiim. Feel safe. Call us up! Beautiful Floor floors made over new or new hardwood MS about them, 65 F by the cMuihorized dia- ‘s guarante number Inc., 1411 This Million-Dollar Printing Plant s euuipped to Bandle erery printing {The *National Capital Press 12101212 D ot nw. We Satisfy Every Demand —for gvod printing. High grade, but not high priced. BYRON S. ADAMS, FRiNres, = ? 512 11th 8t You Won't Be Deprived —of the use of your car long when it comes here for re- pairs. We do prompt work. R. McReynolds & Son 12,3, Sainting, Silp Covers end 1425 L ST. N.W Mal DEPENDABILITY -—You can depend on vour roof to be in A-1 ondition 1 you 1ét “IRONCLAD'S EXPERI- 'ED ROOFERS™ look after it. Just phone IRONCLAD = TRoofing 1121 5th st. n.w. Compuvy. Picas 3¢ 1 FLAT TIRE? MAIN 500 LEETH BROTHERS rviee Charge Never O $59.50 Per Month NEW BUNGALOW $500 Cash buy this home of five large rooms, tile Lath, breakfast slcove, hardwood floors, open fireplace, large attic, full- concrete cellar, gas and electricity: large lot; in one of the District’s most desirabile and restricted residential sec- ons. Call— M. & R. B. WARREN Builders and Owners M1Z Eye St. N.W. N ' ADAMS 1702 D Evening ' Takea Look' ' —at the roof now and- see if repairs are not i ofder. * A little mone saves the big expens of an entirely newZ “overhead.” TWe'll gladly examine= your roof and submit. es on the cost’ of EMAURICE J. COLBERT Heating—Plumbing—Tinning 621 F sueet FPhone Mala su1e-2017 Elllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll LIRS ‘:Regulars Stage Exhlbmon T Ibattles at Camp {off THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTO -C.. WEDNESDAY, SHE USUAL WATL TION RESERVE OFFICERS SEE SHAM BATTLES Warfare at Meade for Benefit of Students. Regulars will stage a serles of sham | » this week to show 80th the reserve of the .ry attack, the batteries of the feld Artillery participating. sterday afternoon the reserve of cers watched an infantry company and this afternoon they e & company on the de- fense. The biggest battle of the re: S —a battalion attack of 800 men-— b tomorro Tin-helmeted ¢ every accompaniment of ) L the top.” Airplanes and also be used Last evening Capt. Frank A. Frost had his wife and little daughter Jean out to the camp. ttle Jean, who is | five vears old, her way into “anks as the mascot of the divi- sion. Th ssful | until nightfall, when the “sandman” took the center of the stage and little Jean lost interest in eversthing else. M) H had Mrs.| out as his guest . Col. Joseph Hammond Bryan,| 16844 Connecticut avenue. has been promote colonel in the Medlcal ' Reserve Corps. of the reserve officers of on have applied for examinat little m {with a view of being promoted to - on . next higher 10 be called Lieut. Infantry. ber Lieut appeared | entertai LATER 'Y"(AN COMPARES H OWITH STA- for promotion icutenant Majs. Jame. d J. E. Dun- | it of the Quartermaster Cor HUSBAND IS BONDED. | Bobert Franz Ordered to Stay Here Pendmg Divorce Suit. as ordered Robert ) a bond of $1,000 not > Washington pending a hear- | absolute divorce a Franz. rges that her husband hother woman at thel declares he forced her | in 1821 when she declined in a proposal to get easy bootlegging. The wif home. from home to ald him money by rep NATIONAL GUARD HONORS! SONS OF GEN. FUNSTON By the Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan, Perfees “ot-Water Pittsburg Automstic Gas Water Heater that heats the water cn unlimited quantities, day heating it chesper than er war E mber or gas co ling a Pittsburg Moims WHEN YOU THINK —of Painting, Paperbanging-end Decorat- lor. about 1303 GSNW i made on request HARRY W. TAYLOR CoO. PAPERHANGING AND PAINTING 2333 15th St. N.W. Tel. Col. 1037 A Secured Investment —paying 7% interest— There’s no element of speculation in these First Trust Notes we are offering. -On the contrary, they constitute one of the soundest and most secure investments. The property they are issued against exceeds this obligation in value by at least 50% Washington realty appraisers. These First Trusts have been di nominations—$100, $250, $500, may enjoy the large return can count on 7%. Sign and mail this eoupofl——:ilhou_t obligation. Boss and Phelps— in the judgment of well known ided into nominal de- $1,000—that small investors and absolute security. You Please send the undersigned description Booklet on the above 7% investment. Name ; _ Address ... i T v Yl ey e e g Boss and Phelps The Home 1417 K Street of Homes Phone Main 4340 MELACHRINO cigarettes embody- an unusual selection of the rarest and most delicate of Turkish tobaccos—obtainable only by Melachrino,and shared by no other the world. cigarette in ORIGINAL ented by Attorney Max Rhoade | INTRES HIS BT- TENTION CN CEILING and Wil ,munnu.u reunion in Topeka, . i they had invited as honor guests the { sons of Maj. Gen. | | | States Military Academy 2 COMING. SO EfL’E\,rD £3 HER National ho led the 20th ppines, 1 Filipino rebel le by Funston made the latter famous. The youths are now students at West Point, having entered as mem- bers of the same class in the Uz last s Aguinaldo, . whose capture October §, Frederick Funston, in the Phil-| the | 99 AUGU UST 1923, B, [ o PLAN ROMANTIC DANCE IN PLEASING PAGEANT Schools of Church ol Our Savior to Present “Maid Marion’s Mar- riage” at Woodlawn Theater. “Maid Marion's Marriage,” a roman- tic dance pageant dealing with the characters in “Robin Hood” and the marriage of the hero of Sherwood Forest, will be,presented under the ausplces of the Schools of Our Sa- vior's Church, at Woodlawn Theater, 16th and Irving streets northeast, Friday and Saturday. The affalr will begin at 8:30 p.m The pageant has been designed and staged by Rev. Edmund Stevens, pas- itor of the church | Those who will participate are: | wesley Peckham, Vida Bowman, Vic- | toria Bull, Sidney Bull, Carrie Crouci, {Mary Catherine Eagle, Elizabeth Mar- { tin, Jeanette Oaks, Mary Tyson, Dorls ¥rank Mettler, Jack Steedman, rd Volland, John Molster, Louis Plowman, William Stimpson, Harry Clayton, Harold Lewis, John Perry, { Donald Pettys, Truman Williams, Jo- seph Williams, Francis Green, son Barron, Joseph Hiscox, Hiscox, Jr.; Carl Masincup, Steedman, Clarence Ruebsam, Leonard Bolen, Raymond Boyd, Richard Cox, i Jack 'Eagle, Jack Lutton, Willlam orrisette, Leonard Rodgers, Robert eward. Eleanor Mumford, Robert 1o, Earl Mett CORD TIRES —ON— CREDIT Pay As You Ride A SMALL PAYMENT DOWN AND BALANCE ONE, TwWO AND THREE MONTHS. Guaranteed 8,000 Miles T.0.Probey Co. Phone West 133 | 2100 Pa. Ave. N.W. Ric} i Take Advantage of the Big Savings Offered Here Baby Grand Sale! Choose Your Baby Grand Now! This Brand New Baby Grand Dainty— Beautiful Pay Only $2. *397 50 Per Week! THIS SALE MUST END SOON as thrifty buyers are taking advantage of these low prices. Only a limited number can be sold at these figures. Don deposit will secure one 't he too late. A small for later delivery!! Brand New i Baby Grand| | A Little Beauty | 5487 E | Brand New Baby Grand Apartment Size Extra Special 5593 YOUR UPRIGHT PIANO WILL BE TAKEN IN EXCHANGE. SMALL MONTHLY PAYMENTS ON BALANCE. wink JORDAN PIANO GONPANY €.3treet at 13th Home of the Chickering Piano Miss Ruth Bolen, Anthony Hol- | ler, Fitzhugh Rodgers, Mary Adams, Irene Cox, Maude Gord Llzabeth Holmead, Grace Lee, Jessie Miller, Charlotte Steedman, Grace Stevens, Frank Adams, Willlam Bolen, Charles Gordon, Dorothy Baldwin, = Dorothy Barr, Esther Fredericks, Jane Gordon, Jean' Kelly, Maybelle Stuart, Betty Stevens, Ilizabeth Brunner,” Susan Bal!dwin, Mena Edmunds, Leona Dowl- ing, Mabel Long, Cecil Ledger, Jean Molster, Rachael Niedomanski, Loulse Sartain, Jivelyn Swartz, Esther Lauer, Rosa Swabe, Marian Wiedman, Wilma Bodin, Mae Robinson, Miss Frances , Grace Volland and Miss Dorothy SureRelief I-'OR INDIGESTION Q\\ I » 6 B:\.L-Ans “I Hot water The “(Bfl in charge consists of Mrs. sure Re"ef Ralph Wormelle, Mrs. Elizabeth Bo- len, Miss Jean Molster, Mrs. Charles Lee, Francis Green, Archie Peterson, Mettler, Mrs. Daniel Sawyer e an 25¢ and 75¢ Packages Evervwhers Over 40 Homes Sold The Public’s Verdict of Value of the Real Homes IN HURIETH Nowhere in or about Washington has the public so unqualifiedly approved a Home Value as here. It is a most unusual combination of Different Home and unequaled Locality. Right up northwest Prices, $7,700 and $7.950 Easy Terms Go Over Thi 36th and R Sts. N.W. (Right at the Western High School) Evening TO INSPECT By auto drive across the Q Street Bridge. turn north ouc block to R Street and drive due west to 36th Street (right next the Western High School). Or take P Street car to 3ath Street and walk north to R Street or Wisconsin Avenue car to R Street and walk west to l6th Street. SHANN®ON & LUGHS| Owners and Builders If You Believe in the United States You Believe in Washington'® “Bachward, tarn backward, oh time in thy flight!” Cry not pportuni wasted, but waste no mere. hTIu possibilities of the future are as great as were these of the past. Profits in Real Estate Below is given a recordiof some of the purchases;and sales directed by us. Property bought in 1919 at. Property sold in 1920 at ..... Property bought in 1922 at Property sold in 1928 at Property bought in 1922 at .. Property sold in 1923 at ..... Property bought in 1922 at Property sold in 1922 at Property bought in 1919 at Property sold in 1922 at .. Property bought in 1918 at . Property sold within period of two yers LS Property bought in 1918 at Property held for sale at Present encumbrances on property ........ 2 Property bought in 1918 at Expended about Sold in 1919 at Property bought in 1918 at Improvements cost about . Present encumbrances about Held for sale at ........ Property bought in 1915 at Profits up to date by various sales and ex- changes about 25,000 35,000 13,000 20,000 3,600 8,500 80,000 90,000 5,560 11,000 65,04 91,000 4,000 250,000 . 100,000 ..y 12,000 .4 2,000 30,000 25,000 30,000 85,000 1’5 000 25,000 76,000 9,900 15,000 42,000 66,000 5,500 7,750 12,600 15,000 4,350 7,000 Property bought in 1919 at . Property sold in 1922 at . ... Property bought in 1918 at Property sold in 1921 at Property bought in 1918 at ... Property sold in 1918 at Property bought in 1918 at . Property sold in 1918 at Property bought in 1918 at Property sold in 1919 at.. . Property bought in 1918 at . Property sold in 1919 at ... 54,000 75,000 1912 Purchase price and 1914 Partial return to investor 1922 Additional return to investor Estimated value of present hoidings ..... $30,400 NOTE: In above figures, sums of less than $100 have been disregarded. Note—Don’t miss our big announcement Page 15 Today’s Star The Allan E. Walker Investment Co. Southern Building / Main 2690