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BASIC INDUSTRIES SHOWING GROWTH Stockholders in Leading Group Increased by 3,500, | 000 Since Jan. 1, 1918. arch 9 compiled in a survey for the acad of political science and made pu yesterday show that stockholders in a leading ba indu- tries of the o reased by 2,500,000, o rtually d ve- ership of A c a subject of discussion today at the session of the semi-annual the academy in the joint as business men hairman of the of the demy t the results of the sur-| ed that the academy did | or any n set of con- rom the figures but that the 1d be discus:ed at the r from | | speakers CONQUEST OF CANCER SEEN [N NEXT FEW YEARS! New Test Enabling| Early Discovery Will Prove Mayo Says Forum in an he believed control” with- said, on the caused by nounced, ind practical. MINISTER SEEKS TO QUIT. Has Had R try for Two Years. l HF .~ Merrelr #.—=The Rew < ke, for ) years Bartholomew pal last night said that while ad given' his resignation to the two yea ago, no action had taken on it o0 denied the r considerati . Parks said t ignation Before Ves- mor that Dr. elphia was Flames Wreck Station. Miss., arch 9.—Fire «d origin early yester- eral business buildings including the Gulf and Ship Is- Railway station causing a loss $100,000 The Original Quick Cooking | WHOLE Flakes minutes Also Armour’sQuickOats | the “cut-up” kind that | cook in 3 minutes. H em. Your Grocer Selis v Here’s quick relief Just a few drops of Sloan’s— patted on gently—will soothe sore, aching muscles at once. No rubbing—it’s the liniment itself that stimulates the circu- lation. brings grateful _relief, and sfops the pain! It will notstain. All druggists—35c. - Sloan's Liniment ~kills pain! | were so badly injured they are not BAND CONCERT. United States Soldiers’ Heme Band Orchestra, Stanley Hall, to- morrow evening, at 5:45 o'clock. John S. M. Zimmermann, band- master. March, “Victorious Phalanx,” Morse Overture, “Poet and Peasant,” Suppe Entr'Acte— (a) “Serenade Espagnole,” Bizet (b) “Danse Orientale,” Lubormirsky ne from Grand Opera, N/ a’ «++....Bellini “Patrol Co- veeeenen...Hindley Waltz suite, “Immortellen,” Gungl Finale, “All Muddled Up,” ‘Wenrich “The Star Spangled Banner.” BOY GIVES LIFE IN VAIN TO RESCUE HIS BROTHER| Both Lads Found Locked in ]:',m:hi Other's Arms After House | Is Burned. ted Press. IR, Penn when fire des vesterday. Th ed to death. | nts of the boys, Mr. and Matthew Sidler, saved three of | their five child: dropping them from a second s@¥ry window. The | ts and John, the eldest of the | . had reached the street in | when John discovered his Frank to bBe missing. He into the blazing bullding and had just reached his brother's side when the floor col- lapsed. THREE KILLED IN TRUCK. | Vehicle Overturns on Return From Dance. BUFFALO, N. Y., March 9.—Three young men of a party returning home in a small motor truck early yester- day from a dance were killed and two others were critically injured when the truck overturned in South Buffalo. The dead are Cornelius O'Brien, Dudley Kempt and Bernard Colgrove. Leo Hartman and Thomas Doyle expected to recover. the party were slightl Six others of injured. ! SRS R N | Tammany Official Dies. MONROE, N. Y, March 9.—Frank J. Goodwin, chair of the executive committee of Tammany Hall, died of Feart disease at his country home ! here last night. He was 71 wsicals the beauty of the Scarlet Tanager i I Wizl Tinis Jury ot PenOwners Gives the Reasons Why Duofold Outsells any Other Though Hosts of Pens are Lower-Priced Says a hotel man “My Duofold was used by 31,000 hotel guests and their different styles of writing didn't alter the point one fota.” Four train dispatchers declare “It’s the only “Its 25-year point m: ‘writing luxurious because beauti- fully smooth and quiet-golng. And its full-handed grip doesn't try to elude the fingersor he hand.” A salesman says “I1aid down a black pen in a post office and walked off and forgot it. Then 1 bought a Parker Duofold, and its bhcl;lnpped lacquer- . on't leave your pen behin Two women speak thus “Its color makes it easy to find on my desk,” says a young business s & gay touch to Says an artist “It hae classic lines.” “And bal- anced symmetry,” adds a golf ex- Pert. Ap executive writes us “I signed 1067 checks in 1 hr, 30 min. without once refiliing its that now writes via Duofold. THE PARKER PEN COMPANY Parker Duotold Pencils to match the pen, $3.50; Over-size, $4 Factory and General Offices JANESVILLE, WIS. Bugela®) Duofold Jr. 85 b ] Same exceptforsize Withring forchatelaine e Be Glad to Show You Our Complete Stock of Parker Duofold Fountain Pens WALFORD'S 909 Pemnsylvania Ave. N.W. | We Have a Complete .Stock of Parker Pens —_— —Nassau _Basting Cotton, Special Tomorrow —These are “Seconds” of the better quality china and in two very attractive designs. One is a gold line effect and the other a hlue bird and gold line. In each set there are 16 pieces, as Jollows: —4 Tea Cups —4 Fruits —4 Saucers —4 Breakfast Plates Kann's—Third Floor. Seconds of Reg. $1.59 and $2.25 Grades of Armstrong’s Inlaid Linoleum at 9 8 Square c Yard —This is an exceptionally low price for Armstrong’s Genuine Inlaid Linoleum and it will pay you to select what you need in this line at this time. They are all short rolls, containing from 10 to 20 square yards, but as there are several rolls of a pattern, you can buy just as much as you need. A splendid assortment of de- signs to select from. 1,200 Scatter Size Japanese Grass Rugs —27x54-inch Rugs, 720 double-whrp grade, in Wall of Troy, band, Chinese and flordl designs, and the popular col- c ors of green, blue and brown, 24x36-in. Plain Cork Linoleurmn Mats —These. are..made of real.eotrk, and. . water does not hurt them. They are very useful and desirable for bath c rooms, vestibules, pantries, kitchens, porches, etc. Kann’s—Third Floor. to $1.25 Curtain and Drapery Fabrics, Special 43¢ Yd. —An attractive variety of materials, consisting of full bolts of cretonnes, madras, nets, voiles, figured, striped and plain poplins, rayon draperies, figured taffetas and others. If your home needs new curtains and draperies, you will be delighted over these high- grade materials at this Jow price. Kann's—Third Floor. A New Cross-Word Puzzle Book at $1.00 —Ed. Wynn—“The Perfect Fool”-—his book of Cross-word Puzzles. = It contains fifty original Puzzles. Witty, humorous, entertaining. Get your copy tomorrow in— Kann’s—Downstairs Book Store. . Six Notion Savings For Tomorrow —Seconds of Regular 10c —Sanitary Step-ins, made of Quality Hair Nets, in cap pure gum rubber with net shape only. Single mesh top. Regularly 75¢. 5()@ style in all colors but white Special, each or gray. Special, 1@ —Reddy Brass Pias, 360 six nets for count. Regularly 10c a paper. Spe- cial, 2 papers ....... 150 regularly 5c a spool, w;cial- 35};)0"1; < 1le ;Garment Shields, sizes 3, —Ironing Board Pa 4 and 5. egularly e 1% s Speieal, a pair, 42¢ Kann’s—Street Floor. You’ll Find Them in Delightful and Unusual Variety for as Little as hion has never been favored with more strikingly beautiful designs in fabrics than are offered here this season. Little wonder, then, that fabric-design is the origin of the mode for Spring—and these smart dres reveal it at its best. In addition to the many different patterns, there is a wonderful range of colors and color combinations, and still greater variety is added by the manner of fashioning them. A dress with three tiers of ruffles’has for a neighbor one with plain colored pleated panels at the side, and the same trimming forming the sleeves; another has a circular flounce of. plain colpr finishing off the front of a brilliantly colored printed crepe frock. Scores of others are equally interesting. —Almost all the new shades, such as rose, red, green, henna, rust, etc., are shown. Misses” and women’s sizes. Kann’s—Second Floor. Smart Coats of Twill and Sofi- Finished Fabrics at $20.75 —The twill coats are of navy, tans, rooky, chili, green and black. in the high colors. The soft-finished models are Trimmings are very attrac- tive, including coats with bandings of fur, novel stitching, tucking, notch and roll collars. They are crepe lined, many elaborately trimmed with braid on the collar, cuffs and skirt of the coat, some with insets of tucking at the side. Misses’ and women’s sizes. Kann’s—Second Floor. The March Sale of Silks Is Offering Many Savings - Reg. $1.95 Plain and Fancy Silks at $1.59Yd. —All the good shades and black are represented in this lot, in widths_of 33 to 40 inches. In- cluded ‘are the following weaves: —AIL-Silk Plain Georgette Crepe —Printed Georgette Crepe —All-Silk Crepe de Chine —Washable Foulards —Striped Tub Broadcloth —AIl-Silk Lingerie Radium —Colpred Satin Charmeuse —Black Satin-Faced Canton Crepe $2.00 Cordeleqe $1.25Yd. —This fabgic belongs to the Ben- galine family. It is mixture of silk and rayon in the popular rib- silk effect. Is 36 inches wide and shown in 23 colors. Printed Crepe de Chines and . Striped Flat Crepes $1.95 Yard —A beautiful collection of smart, new designs and colorings in these popular materials. They are 39 inches wide, and are shown in 100 designs and over 150 color _combinations. Regularly $2.50 and $3.00 a yard. ‘Regular $2 “Darbrook” All- Silk Plain Broadcloths $1.50 Yard —This is the ideal fabric for sport frocks, pajamas, men’s shirts, tailored blouses, etc. Shown in a variety of 20 light and dark coiors, inchiding black and white. And an added at- traction—It Is Washable. Regular $2.50 Silk-and-Wool Russian Crepe $2 Yard —Silk-and-wool fabric, of a handsome texture. Shown in 16 new Spring colors and black.” 39 inches wide. Regular $1.95 Printed Foulards—Special $1.69 Yard —36 inches wide and shown in over 50 designs of dot, scroll and ail-over effects, on navy, Copenhagen, beige, brown, gray and black. 39 inches wide Kann's—Street Floor. Two Splendid Wash Goods Values Featured in the March Fabric Sales Silk-and-Cotton Printed Crepes 78¢ Yard —These Light-weight Printed Crepes are in new and beautiful color combi- nations and designs. They are very serviceable, as they do not crush easily. 36 inches wide and a splendid value at the price. . New Patterns in Tub Alpacas 98¢ Yard —This is in almost every imag- inable combination of colors, has a beautiful luster, and is shown in small checks, large checks, fine stripes, broad stripes, large plaids and broken plaids. -Kann’s—Street Floor. American Beauty Rayon Bedspreads —They have bolster throw to match and come in twin and dou- ble bed sizes. They are soft fin- ished, dand are in beautiful soft rosé and blue colorings. Two sizes, priced as follows: Twin-Bed size, special, $10.50 Double-Bed size, special, $11.50 Kann's—Street Floor. New Trimmings —Exquisite Persian Bandings, from % to 9 inches wide 35c to $7.75 yard —Narrow Tapestry Bandings, in the bright Persian colors, 48¢ to $1.39 yard —Narrow Silk Guimpes, in the new Persian colorings 19¢ to 35c yard Kann's—Street Floor. Untrimmed Dress Hats - $1.19 “Joseena.” tume ensemble, or the coat, th fabric, ca most appropriate. The shac wigwam, gingersnap venezia. woman who can cleve costumes, knowing the becoming to her, will be —Smart ‘new shapes, including Poke, Mushroom, Roll Brim, Short Back,Side Droop, etc. —Beautiful col- orings, such as sand, copenhagen, black, brown, thistle, citron, gray, etc —Popular materials inciuding Milan hemp, Milan straw, spread hem, etc. Sample Line of Flowers at 50¢ —AIl hats _wilt trimmed _ iree charge if hat S Es Pare pUr: chased here. Kann’s—Second Floor. “Joseena” a New Wool Material $8.50 Yard For the sports dress, the ¢ t lovely new e varn, is s are natural cicada and The smart her own hat 1s most pleased with made of fi rougette It is 54 inch: “Joseena.” green, Monterey, French blue, Titi red, gobelin, almond green, old rose, $2.98 Dress Flannels ' $2.39 Yard ch All-wool Dress Flannels, r 8 quality. The shades are tan, nvin . golf plum navy, black and brown. Kann's—Street Floor Linens! Regular $2.25 Silver Bleached Table Damask Special $1.98 Yard —70-inch ~ Silver Bleached ~ Table Damask, extra heavy weight, sturdy wearing quality. In five good pat- terns. Regular $4.50 Pure Linen Dinner Napkins $3.95 Doz. —22-inch Size Splendid Weight Linen Damask Napkins, shown in several very attractive patterns. These are fully bleached. Kann’s—Street Floor.