Evening Star Newspaper, September 18, 1923, Page 30

DENIES MIDDLEMAN Bebbed Hair Fod I A JRE: - The Copk tun s Be Viey XirHonlin T Tt T cRG;llh, o;!mr WHO'S TOMPLAINING. THAT'S JUST 1T . THE LAMDLORD WiLL Ke&P oUR BAGGAG 5 BUT (F WE CREATE A BIG. - You Down For | Is Obstacle to | 3 PIRAMIDS PROFT i -JQF', 1E We DoN'T PAY ou 4 RENT TODAY We'Re GoNNA Charge by Coal Commission, Made in Report, Resented by Wholesale Association. Exception to the statement issued by the United States Coal Commission | on August 30, in which that-body s leged that the pyramiding of profits ©on the part of the middleman was one of the causes of high prices of anthra- cite last winter, was taken yesterday by | the American Wholesale Coal Asso- ciation in a letter to John Hays Ham- mond, chairman of the United States Coal Comiission. Tt is claimed the Coal Commission in its statement todk ‘Hazing Custom By thie Associated Press. i PITTSBURGH, Pa...September 18. ~~Bobbed hair has halted for the time being the initiation of fresh- man girls on the campps at the Carnegle Institute of . Technology. { In past years the chief Hazing. cus- tom for first-year girls has been that they wear their hair in plaits and in other quaint ways, halr ribbons predominating. That custom is passe now, sopho- more girls declare, because of the popularity of “the bob,” and they are in a quandary for a substitute to the chief feature for the haszing Testivities scheduled for later In the week. with e, 8% allowed under government rul-| ipgs, and in the year 1921, in one great section of the country, showed an actual loss. while in the whole country the wholesale business was Bae N BAD! Tl OUR BAGGAGE AND BeaT DISTURBAAICE AND Becoms A NUISANCE WE'LL Bae €VICTED ALD W& an isolated case and represented it as iu\rr"ed on. we repeat, at the nominal the general practice of the trade and ! profit of six-tenths of 1 cent per | that the commission made its deduo- | ton. tions “for the influence of public opin- | Nyargin Never Above 8 Per Cent. { ion” and did not confine itself to the P % " exact and impartial facts of the case. | ‘“The result of investigations has iatenie b T {disclosed the fact that at no time The letter, ift phih red since 1916 did the average margin, | “The most important state exacted by the wholesalers of the | the entire bulletin is to the effec country as ‘a whole, exceed $ per| 0 cars were found by | ' % on' o have moved at|cent of the cost pric of the coal 0 be extortionate.[to him. This ma is not the { wholesale coal dealer's profit, but Is the total return from which he must | the expenses of doing business, his _tax obligations and make a This margin has been con-: a to he ¢ coal, p could find representing this evil prac- t ’ermit me to direct ur attention to the fact that compared with t total production for the week end August 18 this is almost exactly * pe cent. With more than half of this| humber of cars passing through the hands of one wholesaler, you have seen fit to convey to the public the isolated practice of a w as the gen- eral custom of the trade, Much more justly might clted the fact that the business of the central w was handled at a net Per ton In the vear 1921. or that the entire wholesale coal business of the country in th =t a net profit of only six A cent per ton. ¥ hese amazing figures, i ) our investi- atisticians, are ignored | in your one-sided s ement compels reflection that the commission in ing its deductions _for the influ- nion ie not confining t and impartial % |less competent authority than Her- | | bert Hoover, Sec,retary of Commerce. “The American Whalesale Coal Asséciation certalnly has no obje jections, fact, it most earnestly de: that the real situation from all its angles be laid before the| ou have | American public in order that these, 4 of extortion and n|Profiteering may be forever laid. at st, but we hold that when vou le out an extreme situation, like the one referred to, and use it to reflect discredit upon the entire wholesale coal trade, you are not set- ting forth a correct statement of the o | baseless char; Injustice In Charged. ‘It the August 30 r of the commission is ‘indicative of the general trend of the invest'gation which it has pleased the commlission to conduct ‘holesaling of o0al, we are i Shy ; Build with *uthorit feal and sucee & market Onr englneers will design and give yo estimate oa any building yon ing_erecting. miich money you ¢ time get a far sup the most econom- ng product on the prejudic stateme discredit our b of the coal trade out accompan: broader state vear under € profits of the who with- t with the fairer, at in no whole ation have the | aler reached the | woman say but be;she clothes well. points. Bolivia, Wolf Normany, Wol, Collar, $49.50 < 7/ Collar, $49.50 Stout Coats $49.50 Generously cut.coats, yet withal ex- ceedingly graceful in lines. The fabrics are Excello, Granada and Arnolaine— lined and interlined. - Some with collars of selected Manchurian wolf. Sizes 4214 to 5214, (The Hecht Co., Second Fioor.) Other Timely Suggestions For the Stout Sealine (Dyed Coney) Coats For The Stout $129.50 Well ‘matched pelts made into a coat of beautiful lines— with large shirred collar. Sizes 46 to 52, (The Hecht .Co., Second Floor.) Nemo Wonderlift Corsets For The Stout, $7.25 Of excellent quality coutil —with low bust and elastic insets for :comfort. -Intall, medium and short stout mod- els. styles. © Also styles. (The' Hecht Co.. Second Floor.) HUSBAND SENT TO JAIL Alleged to Have Threatened Her ir and proper by no|ride in an automobile with his wife, threw her to the floor of the machine and placed his foot on h E way testified in the Graceful Stouts You've often heard one about other, “She is a bit stout, she certainly does carry her clothes well.” Another version might chooses Ney Fall Skirts In Models For Stouts, $7.95 Wool crepes, and novelty plaid crepes in tailored, knife or box pleated wrap - around Sizes 33 to 39. (The Hecht Co., Second Floor.) Even To The Proper Size In Gowns. §1° Fine quality nainsook gowns with narrow filet lace trimming. They are in the extra sizes of 18, 19 and 20. (The Hecht Co., Becond Floor.) branch of Police Court before Judge Schuldt yesterday. In this position he flourished a big knife in a threat- ening manner, as if he intended to slaughter the helpless woman, it was asserted. He was given ninety days in jail. The woman told the court that they had been married fifteen years and that this was the first time that her husband had ever assaulted her. The couple have three children. —_— The daily consumption of needles| for the whole world is 3.000,000. FOR ASSAULT ON WIFE same " as With a Enife While on Auto Ride. Samuel Johnson, colored, out for a A good dentist should always be care- ful, so as not to hurt you. My hundreds of patients call me the careful dentist, because I take every precaution against hurting them while I am restoring their teeth to a sound condition. My charges are low enough to be in the reach of all. X-Ray Diagnosis and Gas too. In When a woman goes fishing s wants to tie a ribbon on the he thinks that fis TWo DUGTS AT THE coPs’ JUBILEG TOMORROW NIGHT ! Ol<. ¢ twins who had decided to commit | During the past fiscal vear the In suicide. Ever stnce she’s been telling | ternational Typographicai Union paid the owrner of the fish market v to|out more than $800,000 for old age run his business.-—Baltimore N pensions, thought it was flendish to put a poor little defenscless worm on a hook the | and s ted on casting without lady | any bait. Se caught a pair of trout fish are human h. ne You can just see this Shoe is going to be comfortab has plenty of distincti Tan Calf. Arthur Burt Co., 1343 F Street The best makers make the Shoes we carry—but they go into your service with the Burt reputation back of them. That's guaranteeing. Every Shoe justified by correct fashion—vouched for by sound judgment—and will appeal as an excellent value for the price. CONSCIENCE BRAND MATTRESS clean and sanitary Caring for the feet is bet- ter than curing them. at your deal"l. or W department store. oS % INTERNATIONAL BEDDING CO., BALTIMORE ano Rickmono_ SCRRENE . AR | $10% Administered Sets of Teeth 2™~ $10 22Kt. Gold Crowns 43" $5 A CAREFUL Dr. ADAMS 3037t S {cross the Street From Saks & Company PAINLESS EXTRACTI DENTIST .N.W. an- her If she does. undeubtedly The Hecht Co. is one of her shopping Canton Crepe Tricolette - 816 $16 Stout Dresses 516 A choice selection of 200 cloth and silk dresses—crepe de chine, cantons and silk knit fabrics included—in new, stylish Fall models adapted to the need of the stout figure.. In sizes 42 to 52%5. (The Hecht To:, Secoid Fioor.) And The New Fall Blouses For Stouts, $10.95 Heavy crepe de chine hip blouses, beaded, embroidered or braided models in great va- riety. Many stvles and color effects shown. (The Heeht Co., Second Fioor.) Phoenix Outsize Silk Hose, Pair, $1.55 Hose with seamed backs and mercerized tops. They are to be had in black and brown. Poiret twills (The Hecht Co., Second Floor.) Last 4 Days of the Half-Yearly Furniture Sale! Savings now range from 10 per cent to 40 per cent. When this sale is over, original prices positively go into effect. AN New Player-Pianos Pay as low as *10 This, according to our investiga- tion, is the most liberal offer obtain- able in this city today. Just ask yourself this question, “Where shall I go to obtain a guaran- teed player-piano for $295—with the privilege of paying $10 down and the balance in convenient payments?” The answer is to be found in The Hecht Co. Sale of Player-Pianos, $295. The Hecht Co. Music Store, 618 F St. Exclusive Distributors in Washington for Hardman, Herrington and Gulbransen Pianos. !