Evening Star Newspaper, December 17, 1923, Page 16

QSTRCT PROPERTY TAXES INCREASED Census Bulletin Shows Heavy Per Capita Tax Levy Here. Small Debt Charge. Altiough the cost of government of the city of Washington for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1922 amounted to $28,832,755, or & per cap- ita cost of 354,47, revenue receipts for the fiscal year totaled $25,059,692 or $57.27 per capita, a per capita ex- cess of receipts over governmental costs of $2.80_ the census bureau an- nounced today. Costs in Other Yenrs. In 1918 the per capita cost of gov-| ernment in the Capltal was $35.57 and in 1915 was $33.1 vears being $14. X respectively. costs for of general - | friends arz thinkin’ of us we'll - | gladly buy our own loungin’ $12.43, schools und highways be- nf ‘the objects of greatest outlay. nereases in the amount of prop- erty taxes collected was 39.7 per cent from 1918 to 1922. and 25.4 per cent from 1915 to 1918. Per capita property taxes were $34.12 in 1922, $18.18 in 1918 and $15.75 in 1915, Earnings ot City, Earnings of public service enter- prises operated by the city repre- sented 4.3 per cent of the total zex- | enue for 1922, 4.4 per n and 4.5 per cent for and non-business lic per cent of the to 1922, 7.3 per cent for 1918 Der cent for 1915 Net indebtedness ‘of Washington (the funded and floating debt, less sinking fund assets) was 36 cents er capita for 1922, $9.40 for 1918 and 16.26 for 1913 Assessed valuation of property in Washington subject to ad valorem taxation for the city corporstion was placed at $1,175,867,117. Tke levy for all purposes for 1922 was $12,365,640, §epiesenting & per caplta rate of and 10.4 f Abe Martin Says: revenue or | habiit i . i We like t’ git Christmas card%,‘, fer if we just feel sure our| robes an’ safety razors. ’'Bout th’ only real, safe way t fool with wheat is t’ go in th’ bakin’ business. | (Copyright Natlonal Newspaper Service.) CHANGE IN VETS’ BUREAU. | Sargent Chief of Rehabilitation in District No. 4. | . :\‘rum chief* of the re o0 'iulnlhurh been mad trict 4, comprising Mar ginia, Virginla and the z He succeeds . Metealf, resigned i _ Mile. Denyse Collin brought con- fusion among the ranks of Paris aviation laboratory experts recently when she landed successfully from an airplane flying more than 100 miles an hour with the ald of a para- chute_weighing only twelve pounds. S SAYS BANDITS TOOK $40.| Colored Soldier Reports He Was Enocked Down and Robbed. Sergt. John W. Powell, colored, re- siding at 1918 18th street northwest | and filling a detail at the War Depart- ment, told the police of the second |l precinct he was assaulted and robbed by thres colored men at 7th and O streets northwest early yesterday morning. He sald one man had a Px!(ol another a blackjack and the third a bottle. Stopped by the man with the bottle, Sergt. Powell stated, he was asked to Join the stranger in a drink, and when he refused, he added, the men knocked | him down, beat him and robbed him | ASKS LABORATORY HERE Senator Ransdell Introduces BH)‘ for Research Plant. Senator Ransdell of Louisiana yester- @ay introduced a bill for the construc- tion of a $200,600 national hydraulic Iaboratory in the District of Columbla | to conduct research work in hydraulics. e A friend who has just returned from Enrope says, the trouble with traveling in foreign countries is it breaks more people than it broadens. We can do yvour reupholstering before the CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS at prices | 25% lower than any other concern in the ' city. We have a full line of high-grade tapes- tries and velours in most luxurious and attractive designs. Workmanship of Highest Perfection Guaranteed Satisfaction NEW YORK UPHOLSTERY CO. 619 F St. N.W. l:clfls.l;lk't‘..flnl Graduate Dr. CLAUDE S. SEMONES Eyesight Specialist 409-410 MoLachlen Bldg., i I Rl ~ Dainty Gifts g for Christmas | Unusual showing of dainty pleces of fur- niture Dot to be found elsewhere. Boudoir Tamps, Chairs, Book Ends. Candlesticks snd many ‘other attractive articles which make usefnl gifes. CORNELL WALL PAPER CO. 714 13th N.W. _ Main 5373-5374 | GIVE ELE(,TRAL PRESENTS THIS XMAS Grills (Armstrong), $12.50 Grills (Universal), $11.50 Grills (Universal), $12.50 After the theater, an easy matter to prepare a light lunch or Tarebit for your guests with an Armstrong or Universal Grill. JOHN J. ODENWALD 1209 H N.W. Phone Fr. 6903 3687 MEN’'S WEAR Useful Gift s for Men Quilted Silk Foulard Lounging Robes—$25 Brocaded Silk and Worsted House Jackets—$15 Quality Silk-Broadcloth Shirts—$7.85 Knitted Silk, Neckwear—$1.85 Fownes Gloves—$3 Knitted Silk Mufflers—$5 6 Initialed Linen Handkerchiefs—$1.50 Scotchspun Silk Neckwear—1.65 Silk. Half Hosg —T75¢ up Wool Half E English Cashmere Mufflers—$4 SIDNEY WEST (INCORPORATED) 14th and G Streets STEDj;BLoc DUNLAP HATS Practical GIFTS from a MEN’S SHOP that he would » gse—$1 up buy himself! GREEN BAG COFFEE 25¢ A Holiday Surprise CORBY’S MOTHER’S FRUIT CAKE A new Corby pr(;duct—a distinctive and ‘unusual cake, packed in decorated round cans. Sizes 2 and 5 pounds. This cake will prove as much of a surprise to you as it did to us. We never saw a cake of this kind before— it’s just full of the finest sort of ingre- dients, including conserved fruits in liberal proportions. To bake such a cake in the home is hardly possible without prohibitive expense, but in large quantity baking the assembling of the material used can be done at a cost within reason. All who have had the opportunity of testing this cake pronounce it the finest ever. In many of our stores we are dis- playing a sample cake; and our men are anxious to take your order. Corby bread and cakes are delivered several times daily to our stores. A Corby “Mother’s” Fruit Cake makes a Christmas gift that will be long remembered. 2.1b. Size, in $2.00 in $4.75 5-b. Size, Note: —Please remember that round can, for “Mother’s” Fruit Cake is totally unlike any other we have ever sold. FRUITS All Kmds —in abundance—are offeréd in our 212 stores. Campbell’s Soups Start the big dinner with Campbells’ 10c Smyrna Layer Figs Same fine quality we have sold you all fall—price now reduced. Per 1b., 25¢ Tomato Soup. MIXED NUTS This year we have the largest quan- tity of mixed nuts to offer we have had at any year in our history. All fall you have bought at our stores the best quality California Soft- Shell Walnuts and Almonds, the best grade of Brazil nuts, the finest Filberts that come into this country. From our stocks of these first- grade nuts we have mixed in our own warehouse huge quantities for this Christmas sale. We advise you that when you buy mixed nuts in our stores you are get- ting the same identical quality from exactly the same stocks as when you bought separately the fine nuts we have offered all fall. And note the moderate price— ~95¢ b A Store Near Your Home Ready for the Big Week And it’s going to be a big one. Our preparations were never more complete, and you’ll find us ready in each one of our 212 stores to take care of yout holiday demands in the grocery line. May we again suggest that you anticipate your wants a few days by buying those items which are used mostly at holiday time. This is the biggest week of the year in the grocery business, and the day of the week (the day before Christmas) is usually the record day of the year. On many of these specialties we may sell completely out before the week is entirely over, and it is too late to re- plenish stock, due to the time necessary to transport from point of manufacture. There is always the last few days’ rush in every line of business. We believe you will avoid much inconvenience to yourself if you can arrange to buy the staple, non-per- ishable items a few days before the final crowded days. Residents of Chevy Chase, Maryland, are reminded that our new store on Brookville road and Taylor street, is now open. Walk down that way and you’ll find one of our fully-equipped grocery stores, offering you every- thing that is found in any of our city stores. We believe you'll appreciate the convenience of having a “Sani- tary within five or ten minutes’ walk from your home. Things You'll Need in Preparation for the Christmas Dinner Quotations Good Until Next Monday Night Gold Medal 12822 48¢ FLOUR 241 Bae 93c Hunt Bros. “Keystone” Prices sensationally 2 California Peaches low- Percan, 1 C We have offered you “Keystone” for several years. Canned peaches are greatly in demand during Christmas week, so we have offered you this sensational price for this week only. All you want, and we suggest you put away a dozen or a full case. Shriver’s “Nectarine” Corn, Per Can, Here is another remarkable offer. “Nectarine” is one grade better than Shriver’s famous “Blue Ridge” brand. That’s all we will say. Better make your plans to take home a whole case of this corn of 24 cans. Santa Claus comes but once a year, also an opportunity of this kind. Premier Brand Stuffed Olives, Bottle, You know what this product is. rock bottom. “Pansy”Seedless Raisins, 3 pkgs ansy” Seedless Raisins, 3 pkgs., Single package for 10c—we offer these as the finest grade of raisins that are produced. We cannot buy better seedless raisins at any price. A mere glance at the contents of any package is convincing. Don’t miss this opportunity; we want you to profit by watching these advertisements and buying at these low figures. EGGS:=48c (All Eggs we sell at this time are Cold Storage Goods) Holiday time calls for eggs and plenty of-them. Sanitary brand eggs have become known as the eggs which can be depended upon. Our big difficulty is securing eggs good enough from which we can select enough to supply the demand for “Sanitary” brand. In our own warehouse we candle and select the eggs which we consider are good enough to pass the standard of quality we have set. Come to our stores and get “Sanitary” brand in cartons and you can then forget the egg question—your egg troubles will be over. _ We have cut the price to SANITARY BUTTER Fresh Creamery TWO CARLOADS VIRGINIA APPLES In Gift Size Baskets (Exceptionally fine selected, the pick of the crop) We have just unloaded these two carloads of finest Virginia eating apples. Each basket is peck size, each apple has been twice inspected and wrapped in oiled paper. There are two varieties.— Stayman Winesaps, Delicious In our opinion, the finest of all eat- ing varieties. Then, too, these come from the famous apple belt around Winchester, Va. You will find a quality in these apples that is found nowhere else. We recommend these Virginia apples as the very best we could buy. While This Stock Lasts: Per Peck 89 c Basket Four Carloads CANDY Four carloads of the good candies we usually offéer at Christmas time have been received and distributed to our stores. = Churches, Sun- Attentlon day Schools and any other organizations or individuals who want to buy candy in original pails or tins:— To the above we offer a dis- count of ten (10) per cent from prices for a few days. We suggest that you buy quickly. Any one of our 212 retail stores will serve you. If one store runs out, some other of our stores can supply you. But don’t delay. While our stocks are complete we can offer this dis- count ; the last few days we may need all our stocks for small sales. Note:—We have handled these same quality candies for thirteen Christmas sea- sons. We know these candies are of good quality, pure and wholesome, and moderately iced. ri P Seeing is believing. Come in and look them over. 55¢ Citron, per Ib. . . Orange or Lemon Peel,Ib. . . . . 29¢ Going fast; the early buyer gets the goods Granulated Sugar 11 Ibs. for Original Bag 100 Ibs. for Another Big Counter Display Special Sale on Wednesday Don’t Overlook It Holiday Cake Sale Enormous quantities of this mod- this Christmas sale. Cook’s Pound or Raisin 49 c Dorsch’s Fruit Cake, 2-b. size for. . ....... 75c Cake, 2-Ib. size for. . . . All are pure, wholesome products, erate priced, but very good, product for Cake, 2-Ib. size for Corby’s Carton Fruit 9 5 c baked right in Washington.