Evening Star Newspaper, January 24, 1924, Page 9

PROFIT OF FARMER s ONBREAD LOWEST Gets But 16 Per Cent as Against 86 for Baker and 22 for Retailer. HOUSEWIVES HEAR EXPERT Department of Agriculture Of- ficial Cites Figures. When & loaf of bread is sold in ‘Washington, only 16 per cent of the selling prices goes to the grower of the wheat, while 36 per cent repre-| sents the margin of the baker and 22 per cent the margin of the retailer, members of the Housckeepers' Al- liance were told yesterflay at a meet- ing in the Willard Hotel by Arthur V. Swarthout of the Department of Agriculture. He exhibited g chart supplemented by an ai of fac and figures showing exactly the centage of the selling price in 1913 that goes to various agencles inter- ested in taking wheat from the flelds, milling ir, transporting #t, baking it, delivering it and handling it In the form of bread. An in- teresting angle is the fact that a mMoSt twice the perecntage of Iner dients other than flour is being used in bread today as compared with bread of ten years ago. Figurex Based on Average. The figures are based on local re- search work by the department of sconomics of the bureau of marke! Figures for 1913 and 1 ere give It was made clear that all figures &lven were average figures. Mr. Swarthout pointed out that the margins should not be considered as Profits as they involve the expenses which he CREASY STARTS HOME. Never Gave Up Hope, Even in Death House. MINEOLA, N. Y. January 24.—A free man, Willlsn M. Creasy left yes- terday with his father for their home Belleville, Ky., accompanied by s two sisters and an aunt, who remained at his side during his two trials on a charge of murdering Miss Edith Lavoy, Freeport school teach- er and his former sweetheart. He was acquitted yesterday. Creasy sald he never gave up hope of acquittal, even after his conviction at the,first trial and during the nine months he spent in th, Sahs he e death house at —_— First Lieut. V. E.' Bertrandias, air service, from Mitchel Field, N. lfzmsley Field, Va.; Capt. R. A Clure, “infantry, from Camp Meade, Md., to San Juan, P. R., and First l:lkul F. E. Monville, Quartermaster l:‘:grpx, from Little Rock, Ark., to Chi- cago. aj. John E. Beller, ordnance de- ‘mrlmrnl, at Camp Lewis, Wash., has [ heen ordered to his home to await re- tirement. Warrant Officer Joseph Rosenblatt, 1 Francisco, has been retired on of disability incident to the NAV . Lieut. Commander K. ¥. Smith, at Dayton, Ohio, has been assigned to the aircraft squadron, battle fleet. Lieuts. A. R. Bolleau, at Charleston, C.; T. G. Peyton of the Chewink W. J. Harrison, at Kdgewood, have been ordered to the Asfatic station. Lieut. T. O. Stone, Medical Corps, at Canacao. P. I, has been ordered to San Franeised The President has accepted the gnations of Lieut. Leedom B. An- ws of the Moody and Ensign harles E. Smith of the office of naval communic: Navy Department. Co der E. W. Spencer has heen assigned to the command of the Pampanga and Lieut. Commander C. S. Keller to the command of the THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, U. S. MARKETING AID PROPOSED IN BILL Federal Co-Operative System for Farms Is Plan of Representa-. tive Williams, PROVIDES BOARD OF FIVE Exhaustive Study in U. S. and Abroad Feature. Creation of a federal co-operative marketing system for farm products, With the purpose of providing an or- ganization plan for all local and state farm product co-operatives and to bring about a correlation into a na- tional system, is proposed in & bill introduced today by Representative Arthur B. Williams, Mlichigan. Emphasis is laid by Representative Williams, who has had extensive business experience as well as being a lawyer,- that this measure cloaks no attempt to put the government into business nor to disturb the economic structure by price fixing. Large Business Holdings. Representative Williams, \vh%n he entered the race for Congress, re- signed as vice president and general counsel of the Postum Cereal Com- pany, is ex-president of the Michigan |3 Manufacturers’ Association and a bank director. He is also a gentle man farmer. So that he views t general demand for “co-operation” from all angles. Briefly stated, the bill creates a board of five members, including the Secretary of Agriculture, to be known as the federal co-operative marketing board, and provides that one member shall be an expert in co-operative marketing, one in finance and ac- counting, one in transportation and one an actual farmer, thus briging together the principal actlvities in- Society (Continued from Eighth Page.) slovakia legation, are the owners and |builders of this little theater. They have made- every part, including many of the characters that were not obtainable In this country, and in- stalling the electrical and mechanical appliances. Assisting them with the characters in’the production of the play will be Theodore Grissinger, son of Lieut. Col. J. W. Grissinger, U. 8. A.; Otis Wingo, 3on of Representative’ Wingo of Ar- ing co-operative associations and in encouraging the orderly marketing of such products. Must Study Movement. Included among its many duties is the requirement that the board shall make an exhaustive study of the en- tire co-operative movement, both here and abroad, and with respect to do- mestic and export sales, and make public its findings from time to time with recommendations as to any needed legislation. The board is required to divide the country into districts, not exceeding five, and to establish central offices in each of such districts, to be in charge of district managers. These managers are to act as agents of the board in carrying out the objects of the act. 1114 G St. N.W. o s 9 D. ¢, THURSDAY, JANUARY 91, 199%. kansas, and John Wolaxlk. Follow- ing the play there will lys dancing. The second of the serfies of winter dances being given by the officers of the Navy and Marine Corps on duty in_the District of Columbia will be held January at the’'New Willard Hogel, at 10 o'clock. . Gabriel Ble Ravndal, {/nited States consul general to Constgntinople, who is mow in Washington on leave of absence, will be the guest of honor and speaker at the Sunday afternoon tea of the District Lemgue of Ameri- can Pen Women, Janmuary 27, at 4 o'ctock, at club headquwarters, 1722 H street nmorthw In, the receiving line, in addition to the guest of honor, wHI be Mrs. Harriet Hawley Locher, president of the Distritg biranch; Mrs. Dorothy De Muth Watson; vice hresi- dent, and Mrs. McPharson Crichton. The congressional dglegation from Kentucky and their ®Wives will be the honor guests of :the Kentucky State Soclety this eveming at Merid- ian Mansions, 2400 16th street. This is the first meetfing of the new year and will be a “home-coming party.” Mrs. Mary Pilg. chalrman of tive entertainment committee, ar- ranged_ the program, Which includes Mrs. Charles Nelson ]ékyr, soprano; Mrs. Alma Duke Wright, pianist; Dr. A. Harry Borjes, violfuist, ‘and Miss Nannle Barbee will give darky dialect stories. Introductions: will ‘be made by W. Jennings Price, president of the society, and Miss Margaret Trim- ble, hostess. Senator mnd Mrs. A. O. Stanley, Senator R. P.: Ernst; Repre- sentative Alben W. Barkley, Repre- sentative and Mrh. Ben Johnson, Rep- resentative Arthur B. Rouse, Repre- sentative R. Y. Thomas, jr.; Represen- tative and Mrs. John W. Langley will be among those in the receiving line. ‘The second of the series of dances which the Washington Chapte: of the Unitarilan Laymen's League is glving this winter will be held at Emer- son Assembly, Souls’ Church, 16th and Harvard ceding the ception from 8: officers of tha chapter and their wives will be in the receiving_line, including Mr. and Mra. George A. Ricker, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Fuchs, Mr. and Mrs. K. Hilding Belj and Rev. and Mrs. Ulysses G. B. Plerce. Mrs. Smithers, Mrs. Wells, Mrs. Powers, Mrs. Carmichel, Mrs. Julian Smith and others occupled a box at the budget conference yesterday at Conti- nental Memorial Hall. The average length of human life in the sixteenth century was only eighteen to twenty years. Clement, tongues took MYSTERY CAKE $1.20 Delivered TheMadrillon Erore Clement Franklin 5529 1804 G St. N.W. il ik i erica/. Phone Main 8306 Z P AT Furriers and Ladies’ Smart Wear sgint 12th and G Sts. Corner You Can Buy with Confidence * Furriers Since 1906 JANUARY FUR BARGAINS | Our entire stock to be closed out—our policy not to carry over. Call and be convinced of the ‘Wonderful Bargains in Real Furs. A few items listed below and numerous others. $125.00 Bay Seal Coats /72, Clearance, $59.50 $195.00 Natural Muskrat Coats, Clearance, $100.00 $250.00 Natural Opossum Coats, Clearance, $135.00 $175.00 Northern Seal Coats P2¢% Clearance, $99.00 $325.00 Hudson Seal Coats ,, Clearance, $155.00 (Dyed uskrat) 1 lot of Jacquettes—caraculs, seals and Hempstead....cceeeees 559-00 Values $85.00 to $125.00 Bargain Friday No. 66 Silk Remnants and Mill Ends 1,000 yds. of the wanted fabrics og: sale at ONE-HALF and less of regular values, consisting of crepe de chine, canton crepe, satins, char- meuse, georgette, messaline, plain and fancy taffetas, brocade and nov- elty crepes, broadcloth silks, jacquard andl striped shirting, tinsel brocades, metal fabrics, krepe knit, jersey and tricolette weaves in plain and nov- elty effects. Paisley and Persian crepes, printed crepes, foulards and radiums, velveteens, corduroys, duvetyme and many other fabrics. For dresses, blouses, lining, trimmings, combdnations, kimonos and lingerie. Other Bargain Friday Specials $1.29 36-Inch Natural Pongee, 89c Yard $1.49 Printed Tussah, 98¢ Yard The natural bamboo shade; will launder per- Beautiful Oriental design for Kimonos, Lin- fectly. ing and Fancy Work. $2.19 36-In. Printed Foulards, $1.59 Yd. $2.19 Krepe Sunbeam, $1.59 Yard Scores of designs and colors for Linings, A beautiful knitted fabric for full Costumes, Blouses, Dresses, etc. Syveaters, Blouges and Combinations. of handling in the respective classi- fications. For the grower of t there is the planting, the cultivati &nd the risk: for the baker, is the e pense of bringing the flour to the plant, baking it and delivering it to the retaller; for the retailer, Is the expense of rent, light, heit, em- ployes, etc. Dr. Joseph Le Clerq, formerly of the bureau of chemistry, expert on bread, gave a talk on the relative values of flour, in which he pointed out the superiority of the whole- wheat flour over the white flour. Centuries ago, he declared, Hippo- crates, Greek phy: told of the salutary effects of £ the bran with the wheat, when white flour was coming into a experiments with so and told of the su lines—wholewheat white flour. He was strongly in favor, he said, of the flour on which Dr. Sylvester Graham placed his | stamp of approval about 100 years | ago, which has since become known as_Graham flour. Value of the minerals in whole- | wheat flour and the absence of im- | portant minerals in the white flour was emphasized by him. Mrs. H. W. Wiley presided. Ajax. Commander J. Higgins, Supply orps, of the bu of supplies and accounts, Navy Department, has been ordered 'to the navy yard, Puget sound, Wash.; E. Goodhue, Supply Corps, has been transferred from the navy yard, Charleston, to the Tennessee, and Lieut. H. 'S. Stubbs, Supply Corps, from the eleventh naval district to Pearl harbor, Hawali. Lieut. Robert S. Twining of the Mayflower has been ordered to the ‘ase, Lieut. T. J. Bay of the Aroos- took’ to the air station, Pensacola, Fla., and Lieut. J. A. McGinley of the Chewink to the Asiatic station. volved. The board is given large powers to | £ enable it to properly function in lend- ing assistance other than financial to producers of farm products in form- Fur Work Done here has that distinctive appearance cf well done—you will find nowhere else. Prices are the lowest, too. wOL FURRIER, 30-32 Florid: Avenue N.W 1 lot of Fur Collars for cloth Commander coats and fur chokers—clearance.. $5.00 12th & G Sts. N.W. Unmatched Values { Brothers | Friday—Final Close Out 44 Women’s Gowns At Drastic Reductions 48.00 Formerly 98.00 to 135.00 One of a Kind Gowns Including types for all occasions. Eve- ning and Dinner Velvet Gowns. A variety of such Gowns included are hand-beaded, a few Tailored Cloth Gowns for daytime, afternoon or dinner ‘wear. TWELVE THIRTEEN F Changes in Stalio;:s of Army and Navy Officers Of Interest to Capital ARMY. Qol. R. H. McMaster, 24th Field Artillery, has been detailed to duty | with organized reserves at Colum- | bus, Ohfo. He has been stationed in | the Philippines. | Maj. J. W. Jones, air service, at Mitchel Field, Long Island, N. Y., has been ordered to the Panama Canal Zone for duty. Maj. S. W. French. Medical Corps, ' at Fort Bliss, Tex., has been assigned to duty at Brooklyn, N. Second Lieut. "Lyle Rosenberg, | Corps of Engineors, at Fort Hump! reys, Va., has been ordered to San Francisco. TOMORROW ONLY Sensational Selling "33 Formerly Selling From $49.50 to $95.00 FURS COLORS BEAVER Black Squirrel Brown Wolf Kit Fox Fox Navy See Our Windows NEw SRR piats $3.28 - FOUNDED 18949 Knouwn for Remarkable Value Giving 1109 F St. N.W. C__ itk Buckner, Medical eld, Tex., has been Philippines for duty. resignation of First Lies Henry B. Nichols, United States in- | fantry, has been accepted by the, President. i Lieut. Col. R. K. Cravens and Capt. 1. B. Summers, adjutant gencral's de- partment, geturning from foreign mervice, have been assigned to duty in the office of the adjutant general, | ‘War Department. ] Rev. John R. Carroll has been ap- ! i ] Every Winter Garment Must Go! Clearance of Women'’s and Misses’ models in the smartest styles without regard to cost! FUR COATSNOW pointed a chaplain in the Army and assignéd to duty at Fort Adams, R. I. " ’X'hfi P'e!f‘dent hh‘u accepted the res- mation of Capt. Harold H. Golding, edical Corps. | Capt. R, . Brown, Medical Corps, has been transferred from Fort Ogle- thorpe, Ga., to Fort Siocum, N, Made To Sell From $5 to $7.50 “The Houe of Falhion” ‘ BARGAINS GALORE—PRE-INVENTORY SALE Tremendous Reductions—All Sales Final Have You Taken Advantage of the Very Low Prices on Oriental Rugs and Carpets During Reorganization Sale Choicest Oriental Rugs and Carpets that have ever been assembled in Washington are to be found here. Then, too, Chinese and Persian Rugs of exceptional beauty are also among our stock. May we suggest that you make selection at once for the sale has been far beyond our expectations, and we connot urge too strong- ly that one should not let this most unusual opportunity pass. Oriental Rugs, $7 Up It would pay any one who really loves Oriental Rugs and Carpets to call ana do over the stock. It is, we firmly believe, an education in itself, and are not to be for- gotten. Nejib Hekimian, Inc. Established 1901 1512 H St. N.W. $65 to $125 COATS TO CLOSE { ~ a7 B j $ 49.50‘ $ 59.50 $69.50 $35 to $60 Coats. 16 to 38 sizes..... $25.00, $29.50 to $35 $25 to $29.50 Sport Coats & Jacquettes, to choose, $16.95 2 Handsome Sport Coats. 16 & 18 sizes. Were $95; now $55 $29.50 TO $45 BEAUTIFUL DRESSES, $22.50 Afternoon, Velvets, Evening and Dance Frocks, Street Dresses or Crepes, Silks, Novelties and Fine Cloth Dresses. $19.95 to $25.00 Dresses to Close, $12.95 . Poiret Twills, Jerseys, Knit Fabrics, Crepes, Silks, Satins—Elegant Dresses for Genera]l Wear. ur choice of our entire stock—Hud- son',Seals—French Seal—Muskrat—Jap Minkk, etc. All at one flat reduction— $125 Coats NOW $62.50 $200 Coats NOW. $100.00 ‘And so on through the stock. Cloth Coats % to 2 Off Fur trimmed and plain modeks can now be bought for a frac- tion of actual worth. It pays to.buy now for next winter’s use. 16, were $25.00 to $35.00, $15.00 51, were $65.00 to $79.50, $49.00 27, were $32.50 to $49.75,324.75 26, were $89.50 to $115, $69.00 19, were $39.75 to $49.75, $28.95 12, were $125 to $139.50, $8950 36, were $42.50 to $55.00, $34.00 7, were $149.75 to $175, $99.50 T Advance Sale Dresses New Spring models—Copies of expensive ‘creations from leading Paris and New York designers—On sale tomorrow at prices that tell their own story of womderful value. 51 5 $ Main Floor Bargains t Slip-on Wool Sweaters. Dark and light colors, To close ..v.um ‘Wool Sweaters. AN styls. To close.......ce.uuena Wool Scarfs, wide and long, $3.95'to $750. To close Overblouses, Crepes and Silks, $§395 to $795. Now ... 8 Black and Brown Fox Neck Pieces. Bargains. Close Sik Hosdery, to close, 95c. Woolen Hoslery, to closs .