Evening Star Newspaper, December 31, 1923, Page 9

THE JVENING S HINGTON T | South Carolina with three wives and two ehildren, none of whom he wants. It is a picture that strikes you as od or bad, serious or frivolous, ac- D. C, MONDAY, D R St | STEADY GAINS MADE {357 sttt v einetess WAGES IN U, S. HIGHER open the new year with laughter factor in the demand in many lines and sunshine of ‘the spirit. And the Clearaway Our Entire Stock of By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 31.—Wages ist who stole not only an . ‘While the business attitude has| tures, an interzsting reel showing the | “Her Temporary Husband” isn't e drama s rticularly good; Billy | program. grave face and an {mprobable prelim- instilled by the continued industrial ! ; creased Buying Power From Month to Month Since When a man endowed with natural |[204 Verna Sudler, in “The Song | 2 uyimng Call of the Canyon “Black and Blue,” a two-reel Chris- hauanont: tiie year, nowever. thel is seldom he fails to put across his|chorus. complete the vaudeviiie il acte ating i he vaudeville bill e Moitiiticn ot L e Uespiie s acted as'a moderating influence. | the New' York Theater Guild's|novelties, bit rather mediocre singe music under Bailey F. Alart, which ROt atandtae. thie. busipes throughout America at the outset of s the first of a set of [a& Willlam Fox htfully entert: storles | The Ambassador will run its en-|Industrial and Farm Outputs at 4 . 2 A > land of make-believe survey completed by the Nati of all, the success of this|very well wcted but Somewhat s | tagthe Liad. ofhagke beliey i v o ating the o or woman, but k Eia G oy, uthor, of <The Gull (0F WIRED STAR FROM High level of industrial and agri- | ecords showed. risen from month to month since 1a but his work as weil, : $| AKRON, Omto, December 31.—The tion of merchandise than In any other higher living exper While wages in the quiet mountaing of of trade. | Srdini to your notion of such thinks. |same: bill will be continuea through IN RETAIL TRADE Greater Confidence Noted. AS 1924 ENTERS . A Hal Roach comedy, the news pic- | today. 4 1 - S been one of watchfulness, the board | Basil ey, in Moran, in a humorous skit, “Legiti- |athletic achievements of women, and ; tragedy, or problematical. It is just i . i s&);?dt“ )él‘ 5{‘% Who[Rarar, in o u témpi at melo- | the ‘orchestra mumbers completé the |plaln farce that starts out with o|Federal Reserve Board Notes In-|belicved greater confidence had been | Cost of Living Has Also Risen ets Slapped. Py Frisch, composer of popular songs, inary situation and ends with a roar. activity of the fall months and the S U W Tpaue RAdan: in A ¢ steady demand for consumers’ goods. Last January talent puts his heart into his work it clls,” and Eiteen mong Consumers. = 4 Aol Siraen s tio comedy, in which Jimmie finally - e o © Is seldom | el Good Entertainment |gots the &irl of his choice, despite e e o e e deas in strong and definite shape. |With “The Jewel Box Re: A good = . sirigon.” Which thus, to- an tent, stabilized And this hypothesls is doubly true [dancing att, with seyer ightrul Callof the Canyon, Whith|pictures of interost and orchestral SUMS UP BUSINESS YEAR|irade and imdustey. | ntation of Leonid Andreyev's |ing. ter last night, is neither a |includes fine selections from Victor . 922 a [ ; L i Audrey oleee oo e iy 8 {30 pansion of 1922 and early 1 He. Who Gets Slap. | The photolay is “South Sea Loye,” | M nor a bor one of | Herbert's “The Only Girl. amount of credit used by t A BE. ous witlha'on s aenetilly sented at Poli's | Shirley n, with J ank @ an audlence away from |iertainment today from 2 to 11 p.m. higher level than at any time in 1923, K don and Donald. The story ctee Sor ap Hoar OF Cwo. snd High Levels. 1 T i . > ved through the re-|inqustrial Conference Board indicat ¢ seems’ to repose in the sin- [some, is w by o Wwho | where everything comes out all right =———— orve system was from $1,000,00 . nd full hearted Afboeioat & man Wwho i, e end COMMODITY NEWS e e o, Tt bonsa| Costs of living also have steadily i i realiza- ny did no empt to v t See Evening [ when he sat acvon o Write s mistake a Secret. £ s et ol don cultural output, increased buying nuary 1, but, according to the sur- Star, January 2nd { Geliverea by a master o t . serious moral ‘e story con- ENTIRE COUNTRY | |vower ot the consumer. growth tn re- {35 re svears oo oones J i Mae Murray in “Fashion tail trade and “a more active distribu- cRUDE 0"_ PRICES lhave more than kept pace with his soldier. who * were reported by the Federal G grew by per cent during the Lois Wilson takes the part|>oson Tire Company will resume erve Board in a review of busi- AGAIN 0 HIGHER twelvs monshs, lving costs increageq lticard | operations at the Bedford plant on a : e W by 2.9 per cont, leaving the worker full twenty-four-hour basls on Jan.|ness developments during the year . st et DT 46 DerCrat e brought up to pular rof Row o years ago. a8 Important from the |erayty i o a5 sty o 3 2ir stomers, s the |jon' Ro: St oot puotoplay “F g K 3 ven the title role |Shn o, . % sk 1923, published today. 3 purchasing power of his daily aikiD ”m‘ Sl Jual role of twa | uary 2, and by January 15 expects| mylo \was a consequent demand for | Pittsburgh Announces Another| "4 ceneral upward trena In wages not the meaning of it | Wi Hee e ‘~"n~!hm;-l to have all its factories working at|, o raat eSS e % A | which marked the year was combined . there will be somethin of Russia ot the highest capacity ever. Produc-|. . Credit to finance a volume of Advance in Six Lead- with production | In tion schedules for the plants here cal | .PTOduCtion and trade never previous- | . ¥s the re- ! : for 45000000 Hics t tets ly equaled.” The Increase in demand ing Grades. . which is in the great me- ¥ e, O e * = — for commercial credit, it was id, ST. PAUL, December 31.—Prices for | . .cl. began in the middle of 1922,] = = =~ = oline have been advanced 2 cencs|continued at a rapid rate during the | BY t - wig and tempera- rve to differ Dry Clesni; Toather W, 1y is laid in a_cireus, which is [tropolis. Mme. Vib;;d o, TR o the world in miniature. To the | A fuzzy . , 727 11th N.W. [the “persons in chairs | vary spheres. so that were it | aventually d he cel 8. i | while those in the wi the little pouting mouth, the | prenpualiy to find her T SIER BliR 0 Thae DAoL level with a further rise during the | Market opened here today. Five |s y: receipts, i packages PHILADELPHIA, December 31— |months of crop moving and fall | rades were unchanged ; standaras, T —— Laces, Lingerie, Household Linens | I Ang thore: was | N York, and g ! , Comes a’man’ who has telin- | mental ] Y d his name. “He invests his genius om : gallon here, both by Standard Oll|early part of 1923, when there was | FPITTSBURGH. Pa. December 31— dulight. He passes out s to fakers [spectator would find it hard o be- | e bed of & ey e e e wife B | the same Moo Musiariciors reflected | yuinta o good picture of th S it The first break in retail anthracite | trade.” The new prices are: Pennsylvania : New York Transit Company LAUNDERED BY HAND lacking in Basil pr wildered immi to find Fine Laces Expertly Handled R Mt her long-lost sis e Hh e e ol | between her love for Glenn and her | representatives and {ndependent in-|an unusual degree of industrial ac- | Fifteen cents was added to the price | BUTTER IS HIGHER. ; + ke ctiings give widely |jgve for the modern life of the terests. Prices range from 16 to 19| oo oo was maintained at a high | ©f SIX srades of crude oil when the | (pyoAGo, December 31.—Butter by a mediocre, who had | i . mite: wrrative which s | 19 teday i prices will make its appearance Farmers’ Earnings Larger. & < January 2, when one dealer will cut| The earnings of American farmers dford Distriet Oil in N industrial | ti it Company lines, $3 receipts, i i : em tells of Oliea's, the | , Turpin, 40; ordinary, 34a36, . eeens, Cn Tt Iays, furn fhe | quotations on domestic sizes $1 a ton, with . but in ¢ i ML MR S e for esg, $15 for stove and nut, > . vivania grade ofl in N and wait and | Of love, fo Tnarries the & wsic by Divector Cannon and his | 31150 for pea and $7.50 for. buck: | pre . : : ‘ennsylvar o " intacratic family, i ating orchiestra complete an at*| wheat per fong ton HOLIDAYS ABROAD. - LIVERPOOL, December 31.—Holi- on the cotton exchange today. smber 31.—Today is a he gets what | nd P s ed by Socloty bees 5 tractive bill b thieiplay A ussian princess. ” she in reality of X birth & 2 o P[H«yr\ upon her mind, however, and Mall Scrvxce Glorlfied e fear of discovery is ever-pres. elimax comes when cnems @ the old country secks her out meet bevond th her dnto & UAD By I e e e i emphas anal | Although conservative mill mei ors | in both industria G Rt MaveRchosen SHaL Ttk ide boarding house be- | subject seldom yre_exploited—the | N0t overstocking raw staple, some are | PATtment store . While the total 4 > i Mail | Feported to be buying heavily, belie @ products ad- @ four-day showing for | in& mills with active spindles in mid- i iilroads, ¢ ols fired before the police shington yester- | Summer will reap big profits in fall{}; the "he hush: hes in, but ho is t s hTeater. e lat E 3 wife, for she has paid The has dashes of humor, W OF == it with her life, and > Is and a few shots of DRLEA , December & |the Tittle sister is m alone in the there—all that can |The Loulslana rice’ crop 18 estimated | & D oent lisher |werld than befor < r u subject of this sort. [4t 15,840,000 bushels, compared awith Toe Jeke chan To o 1 KSiign Row. usual em- | Rajph Lewis y Walker are |20,000,000" bushelqd last year. . It Itural recovery was i fon: shments which distinguish Mae | tiie outs ors. OF special | monetary value approximates $17. | soribed being “still © incomplete, 2 .. Consuelo, an_cque SHior & Y e of anoney ‘ena (00 n Vet aeo, an the oo oin s particularly in the wheat and live | An account with the Union Trust Company . e dini femir i s 3 ts whi srins { i & apout 18" cents’ a bushel higher and | foreien Diiylag of ARHIcU e is always a convenience not only because The Evemng Star | laowmens ind Fepression with e : : i _ Harry | the clean rice is bringing a haif cont inore. than offeet by the demang of our location and our complete equip- : rparter for He 3 L 5 s a Boy ment, but because our trained organization enthusiasm in her role of industrial workers, 1 of g0 A Tioy Saah BOSTON, December 3 - Heavy Bullding Demand. e & Bu“dl“g el ern thieins ","‘|"|““ “Beaghe Lig}\ts ot Broadway“ tion_ in_tho Drice .,'rrg,’u ,Ehff ';\".,‘\l":n, /“In addition to the large purchases 1s mterested.m our customers and actuated Single room, southern € > rom $1 &00ds for by the genuine desire to serve. o $1.20 per thousend immediate consumptio ethoven on a one stringed k R 3 there was also an exceptionally heay: 3 - violin and Mozart o nouth Husband," Lights of Broadw the Boston Consolidated ptiona > exposure, bright violi 1 Mozart on a mouth | I E daights ot > Let us demonstrate what a Checking Ac- count with this institution will mean to you. == 5 s in_a o ATLANTA, December 31.—Southern | K10W 3 The level mills continue to operate on full time, | 9f prices was more n stable than S R w|but advices from North and South!in any year since in “"Mail Man'"'|Carolina indicate a slump in orders| 1d possible curtailment unless busi- orifying the United States mall |7ess improves within thirty days, —_— ndries in New York 10,008 workers, about ded between men and women 22 NN ying girl jcomes the scene of a dram strug- le, and chairs are smashed and pis- Your Checking Account is a business necessity. It is a convenience, also, or it should be. rs, the bourd found, gained inl = - | ry ¥ unexpectedly | 31— e their crops being larger, = r » 4 masterpiece e exhibition, Virtually Office Space things are AVAILABLE IN interest |organ—are good. Words of praise | version of I rd Paulton’s comedy- |upon the screer the Central Theater Vx‘h",: l:_le\:nml .‘-n‘:‘. m Xl_“r"‘!lr’( )h? ‘:W nd auton m\ 1”‘(_ ald_fall ‘to . H. Croker-King, | farce for the stage. Is the feature at | the first of this week, In a brill 1, 18 due to lower|28 indic byiithe & $42.50 a month he comedy lead as a dissolute count; | the Metropd n Theater this week. | picturization of the story of a § ft coal and greater | CONStr f buildin the . ) t Is one, of the funniust pictures I The company volun. | manuf of motor e auto- “Two' icourt. rooms; may be o kel Sith Teally clever v sitlatlc DEning tho f TR the reduction. ok »f the y will total | TRTTG B Wood ns Briquet, |and sub~titles, that has been show he wirl, play S 3 n i leased singly or en suite. 1 S sPerelelnies . Ny R il HOt \d'rr‘:‘x; rlu..ll;ml,;,. :(| ,-,h,m\,,“ E x\’,\rmx the to capacit aughed and | tne @ on the market here e ¥ Each $35 a month ron Regnard, j U o pa anging from 15 to 18 eents : v ) 3 e e oty Artaren : | pound alive, and dealers are ‘pre- # maximum in the spring of | eEory oo nslated the Jthat it s afflicted with that deadly | of * ey e A{Uaring to dry pick their surplus and_then ened somewhat, | d retained the ssian spirit Through = . PRine erials h the 621 STAR BUILDING [|[tf rifinsd i Tt i o TR porran puE o, Decemnen st et S0 Sor it | < fntact i ethie 50 iniercgter e ngineers who have heen devele activity renewed and for Phone Main 5000, Br. 3 [part of the merit for the succ ! et B e et he Thekae nn yaen dovel Ven monthe ending in Neve: . a splendid aa sous ar here mnow estimate that L acts awarded totaled more g 1h“”m“x\._1.m n w |V1I|“d| ; ed ia nd goes have 20,000,000 tons of fron. ¥ rresponding months of | matinee; toni norrow and F Many episod 3 > S y ose, | Slght r 4 ded t FOR RENT R 2% Paid on Checking and 3% on Savings Accounts UNION TRUST CO. OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA s Kenyon, es from 1 ry town to cominig 0! o ich wie: W $100,000 s ing operations on a consider- Hon TiE Cwiats. ot iole i el . e her, B and | abls scale wes eral throughout tinee, Be; E £ e would 13 : the ntial building | Furnished House .‘.' a3 ind Salurdas Rt and | i nstruction for bus 3 oat s In Beautiful Chevy Chase trial purposes, but constitut 3752 Jocelyn Street larger proportion of the total four previous ye > of construetic Attractively furhished detached = S ac- | to increased house containlng elgh i 1 " s = two baths with maid's ro Thank You" Is Clean ; lavatory in basement. Hot-water Heat. Garage COmedy. . e ‘ H L Rllil C ! John Golden’s “Thank Yo from | T} s, . ther young at the Ambassador| il ompany ithe pens of Winchell Smith and Tom is determined to have her | . | 912 15th St. N.W. Cushing, was presented at the Na-|and from th it the complications | s Ambassador Theater also | tional Theater last night. For genu- a’ furious. {ha Jorary Husband,” more Main 0888 {ine, n.and wholesome entertain- dney Chaplin gives a fine fmper- | fuily the Metropolitan | ment the work is comparable \with |sonation of Judd. the comical valet | Lightnin’” and maintains the high a - Ivia i i The most interesting review magazine | | Jchat Tamghen jee ity e and o sle: i i “Thank You” the power of the |handled by Owen Mar- almighty dollar is carried into the{shall and Charles Ad Stellwagen 15% and H. Sts. President Northwest “portrays wh ’ u w st £ sy rries with f us band of S ¢ 5 Be ot aunt’s death at crop of the United States, utticient we rding to federa week for the more serious lovers of the drama CURRENT OPINION L R rough a The Real i Read it and Discover Why e rcworkine min- "and”the “Worla Surv. : w | Service Shop ling to exist on nig- and ¢ JANUARY NUMBER NOW ON SALE | i . . 1314 t. Claflin Optical Co. ciy'ciub nia Eapaly compenantion s s loelany Ial LS s fine in- 2 terpretation ¢ BERMUDA WEST INDIES . o CARIBBEAN has rightfully been re-E [¢ism anent the aidi penc in “Bece” at e Rialia MEDITERRANEAN garded as synonymous = | o™ A the me h vesterd the Rialto, is infended to < b At the mecting e If “Reno,” the film featur, Around the World—South Sea with all that discusse he a treatise nst the divorce evil Our Thanks for 1923 Our Wishes for 1924 ~ . . . i . . . For the year now closing you have favored us with the largest business in our history, and we hope to continue to merit your approval in just such substan- tial manner. entirely lequate lonations TN |02 0> 2 ey Rie. nia: . ; During the show ing | =l from is and abode in | 0f the feature the orchestr i or €AYrS E|the rectory. “Paris” suggests some- | Much Jazzed version of Griee's "Hall Z|thing sinister and unc £ s OF [Cho/Motn ing” from “Peer e “C »Z {minds of the “Thank You" man's —the name “Colbert” 2 |1\ row-minded flack. and much eritis entitled shown Our wish is that the coming year will hold for each of you the fullest measure of happiness and prosperity—may it be in reality A Happy New Year. QazZ=22z =% = MoCormick Modical College Graduate Dr. CLAUDE S. SEMONES Eyesight Specialist 10th and G Sts, N.W. Phone Main 721 GOlasses Fitted Eyes Ezamined To Be of Greater Service to Our Public Wil' Be Our Endeavor in the New Year To make this store a more pleasant and better place to shop, by continued improvement of the physical arrangement, by adoption of the newest methods, by constantly improving our service. AT LT LT T T DA depend-Z 5 s Island—Cruises. P S e r able in Heating, Plumb- & e of the most amusing|in this country and an argument for W rs = | U We extend the season’s Z|hola is sought, but to no avail tHat it 1v mhennt:to be Tidfciloy OBER’S ; o so = | son, “libertine” scion and heir to o wish that 1924 will bring S | %% ize them with Colbert = | husband onior_warden, attempts|cissberated for it 1s well known that | Phone Main 1089 arr omewhere that mediocre. {Jamieson takes to the pretty niece | SOMeW 5 . MAURICE J. COLBERTE /vy’ % be Dub- ppan, has mar | one 3 e sertion and divoce in another state, he L] W | o i o unde grounds, Deserting the second wife The elder Jamieson, having pre- |Baping incident he finds him pades and thus knowing him quite ing and Tinning service. S 11y follows— | jegislation aiming at uniform laws on CALIFORNIA—ALL WATER I g greetings to our clientele, Z| At this point the of the Story | from ftt The actors are most millions, dvent, and Mrs. | {2178 : 5 STEAMSHIP AND TOURS 100% efficient service. to corral him. Mrs. Jo; has a jiings B Bt Here iy . . e - ed a irl in buth Caroli Heating—Plumbing—Tinning = | lished 1n o Spade ‘s me-(Iied 8 sulin Bouth Carolly e bor. At ths he marries a second girl in New York, warning him of the pending “catas.|and securing a divorce in Reno, he viously paid dearly fq i eviction from ‘the ho the subject, it misses the point. Not VIA PANAMA CANAL and to others express the = |takes definite nneth Jan in their p us opportunity to familiar- = | Jones, we 7 leader, witbae | 1658 nOt one incident in play i R T dunea omethin - with the story | i tate grants no divor After de- 621 [ Street hone dinin licious stor othaE et which_state grants divorce on two rophe.” marries there a third wife. After kid his son esca- To Your Jewelry and Valuable Papers well, !l»;t- ‘uu time in re: ing the = scene of the w gle, his mind al- V/e handle only dy made up to believe the worst, the better grades oth of Diane and his son. He Is, and can give you consequent unprepared for the To make it a store where courtesy, convenience and constant going forward in all the things pertaining to store-keeping shall be the watchword—bending every effort toward the highest ideals of merchandising. To make you feel so at home and at ease here, so sure of your welcome, and so certain of our appreciation, that you will at all times be glad to give us the benefit of your suggestions and criticisms. We'll welcome them; our service to you will be improved; this will be a better store tomorrow than today. Boxes Are Now Available at $3.00 a Year and Up District National Bank 1406 G Street N.W. OFFICERS Robert N. Harper, President W. P. Lipscomb, Vice President RIRRYRRR RN R R R RIS To safeguard quality as zealously as our nearly forty-four years of high-prin- cipled merchandising has taught us. To search and send our representatives to every corner of the globe for the merchandise that best meets your needs, in addition to maintaining buying offices in the following cities of Europe EXCURSION London, Paris, Brussels, Berlin, Frankfort, Vienna and Florence. NEW YORK SUNDAY, JANUARY 13 Speetal Through Train gl Direct to Pe. Sta., 7th Ave. and 324 St. ington Saturday Midnight, & nrrives Demn. Sta: in “th We are determined to spare no efforts to maintain this establishment as a shop- ping center worthy of the importance and prominence Washington has at- tained as a city and as the Capital of the Nation. Woodmard = EE) L. Sansbury, Viee President Hilleary L. Offutt, Jr., Vice Presldent and er Thomas F. Kane : Viee President William C. Looker, Assisxtant Cashier Theodore S. Mason, Assintnnt Cashier Barnard & Johnson, Attorneys ‘Wharton E. Lester, Counsel and Trust Officer B. L. Colton, Assistant Trust Officer gl 5 hock of finding his offspring a con- on ANTHESCIIE |deivery sistent tarmer, willing ehurch-goes and a able izen, quite as muc! tuminous coal, all lump soft 50 as finding Diane the hmm:k:.-’ot;ver coals, coke and kindling in her uncle's domicile. After sev . : el wood. eral ‘heaten”secnes, o piedics nis Protect your jewelry, insurance policies, notes, support to triumvirate, and i i i thines begin to happen immediately: deeds, stocks or bonds by placing them in the Jamieson, senior. is a man of g i —a i B ‘l werner words, TH tellathe aSsembled f":‘,'; Safe Deposit Vault of this Bank—and you will rymen, 0se meetin he inte 1 i ro- e a In brief, vitriolic Utterances, ust What have Peace of Mind, knowing that they are pi he thinks of them an ¢! i 923 New York Avenue | i iethods and atfers o myonenris- | tected from fire, theft and prying eyes. 8 - nual contribution to the church, to be Franklin 7626 used, first for the rector's salary, the = surplus to be expended as directed by the minister. 1In this way the min- ister is compelled to live on a plane ne notch higher than the wealthiost member of his flock and assume & pedestal unknown befor Of course, Diane and Jamieson be- | come engaged and clinch at the final | curtain. Marth: Hedman, who portrays Diane, was never better, while other members of the cast whose work was outstanding included Harry Daven- port, minister; Frank Monroe, as the 'elder Jamieson; Righard Sters ling, Phyllis Rankin as'the mighty Mrs. orge Schiller, Herbert aunder: Bishop, Frederick Mal. | colm, Albert Hyde, Helen Judson and Elinor Post. 1| Strand Has a Good Bill Walter Miller, well known to mov- !ing picture followers as a screen |actor of merit and who has support- ; led many of the country’s leading actresses, appears this week in per- iyarrives Penna. Sta. son at the Strand Theater in a clover M SEAT SN |thiough short one-act comedy, “The z Pick of the Family,” by James Horan, @ &7 Similar Excursions Sundays, (5] | The humorous skif is done well, and :; February 10, March 9, April Mr. Miller, supported by Estelle S @ and May 4 Mardo and William H. Power, brought @ Tickets on sale be; Ing Fi many laughs from the appreciative 2 il o Sl x;:g‘l:rn;:’_?g the opening performance g Other features on the vaudeville bill PennsylvaniaR_R. sYs(em 5 include Kara, the European juggle: listed as “The Daddy of Them All, The Standard Raflroad of the a_ flawless exhibition of juggling of & high standard that makes his act one of the most interesting on the pro- gram; Bruce Morgan and Tommy ! b &