Evening Star Newspaper, April 12, 1925, Page 17

CREDIT MEN SURE OF FINE WELCOME Local Committees at Work on Plans for June Conven- THE $1.50 Seamless Bleached Sheets, $1.29 Perfect Quality 8§1x90 - inch Sheets, free from starch. A won- derful special—in time for re- furnishirg linen closets. 50c Pillowcases, 34c 0dd Lots of 46x36-Inch Pillow- cases, of splendld cottons. In- wvestigate this value. Strest Floor—King's Palace SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON lo|c——=|o|c——=[a|——=|o|—=|o———[o]———=|o|——[alc——=[ao]lc——ol—=la|——2lol——2lo|c—— Women’s Umbrellas, *1-¢7 Prepare now for April showers— these exceptional value umbrellas ferrules. Charge Your Purchases! 1f you haven't already opened an account here—be sure to do so at your earliest convenience. A charge account here is a sim- ple. convenient method of pur- chasing—without the necessity of carrying large sums of money on your person D. APRIL 12, 1925—PART 1. i 17 Satisfaction First Since 1859 NGS PALY 810-818 Seventh Street and wood Perfect amber_color tips for rain or shine All correct colors, Street by purchasing one or more of Fancy handles, Fast Fancy borders colors Floor tion of National Body. Plans for the annual convention of 4he National Association of Credit Men here June § to are being formulated by committees of local business men and bankers W. C. Hanson, a national #f the association and vic of E. G. Schafer & Co rhairman of the director president of this city, Is general convention wommittee. Mr. Hanson was twice president of the Washington Asso- wiation of Credit Men, the local body of the national association: was twic head of the Thrift Week organization here, and has been prominent in local trade bodies and civic affairs e Convention headquarters will be at| Chairman of the general convention the Mayflower Hotel, but it is DOSSi- | eommiteee, Natfonal Association of ble some of the meetings may be held | Cpedit Men, meetin . & here June S te 13, fn ths Washington Auditorium. e 22 Outside Help In € et EASTER LLY SAVED BY U. S. EXPERTS of Credit Men: Past Presidenis H. H s Carl O Mueller R Preston | s counsel for the Washi on Development of Flowers From Seed Eliminates A “Fall, director of Credit Research Blight of Foreign Bulbs. f New Y were both in hing- wish to save on quality garments--new in style and fabric 470 Newly Arrived Spring Dresses Easily Worth $16.75 and $19.75—Priced for a Sensational Offering Monday and Tuesday at Satin Charmeuse Flat Crepe Poiret Twill Ensembles See Our Window Display HANSON, sociation adjustment bureau vention Director F. G. Hathaway of New York, who b stablished an office here, and officials of the asso- ciation in New York headquarters ©f the national body | Rodman Gilder, editor of the Credit Monthly, offic publication of the Credit Men's Association. and Dr. F. Printed Crepes Printed Silks Georgette during the past week over —_— vention clals here. Although arrange Christian America agaln today win| adorn its churches with a gift | previous conventions| pon.Christian Japan—the Easter| held iniifly—but it 1= & bequest that has and industrial cen-|onjy been saved to this country. to having com » @ clixfthe point of abundance, by two| Mr son $ald) Washington men. Dr. L. C. Corbett,| directors fully real | porticulturist for the Department of growing importance of the| sgriculture, and E. M. Byrnes, for- National Capital as a convention cit¥.| merly in charge of the department Acceptance of the Washington invi-| gardens, who first started growing »n was said by Mr I(nl»\-‘:""". 20| the 1ily’ from seed, instead of using tribute to the enersy of the 10calfyn, 4peold method of bulb culture.| association For virtually a quarter of a cen-| Body Grows Rapid tury now. the lly Industry in the| Solation ds United States, which it is estimated | ronortions g0t ithe has a value of $250.000 annually, has | B D ormarcial activity of the|been fostered along lines devejoped | Natlonnl Capital, and now consists|by research at the Department of | f 119 manufactu wholesalers and | Agriculture greenhouse here, and at| In conjunction with the|the Arlington Experimental Farm,| ated theland as a result, the growers have announces | beco entirely independent Ber- | sful in get- | muda and Japan, from which the| triend- | bulb stocks originally came. estates| In the meantime. too, Importations scien-| from the islands have declined heavily, and, as a matter of fact 1 eau has helped materially | now are frowned upon, because of to reduce the bad debt waste in Wash- | the virtual bility to procure plants | it is believed by the local credit | free from pests cultivated in creditors| Lowered costs for the flowsr are e smirit of co-operation. being sought because of the wide- W. White, president of the spread demand for the lily ameqeiation, predicts that a comprehen Eive picture of credit conditions in many | BIve PlClure Saavor will be revealed at] {he convention to the benefit of all con- cerned and business generally. Trade Froup conferences will be somewhat [ accapted symbol of religion, is| AT last as follows: |1ost in antiquity. The first Easter | Associates. bankers. |1ily was the Madonna lily, known be | ng, caps and allied { potanists as the Lilium Candidum, or ind allied lines, | white-flowered 11y, and was a native | elec- {of southern Europe. Then the Lilium Longiflorum, or long-flowered lily, a product of Japan, for which the Nipponese had found no particular use, and, consequently, Had neglected, was discoveed growing in Bermuda about 45 years ago A larger and hardier type than the| Madonna lily and the first to take kindly to forced cultivation, it be- ws: Hotels, John Brewer, Henry came instantly popular and_ sup-| . entertainmen! P. H. Sid-|planted the Madonna as the Easter | Svane, John [lily, a place it has since held N, Auth, s L. Hall, H.| So great was the demand for the w S. McK E. Young, |new lily that Bermuda growers R ' ., Edwin S. Hecht, Gen.|gan to experlence unheard-of pros- Anton Stephan, W.'R. Little, W. J perity. It was discovered that the tet, £ H. Ruark, L Watts, A. W.|lily could be produced from a bulb in Wright, H. M. Turner; halls and decora- [ about 13 weeks, In & forcing hou 1 Arthur J. May, John E. Moore:|and could be brought into flowe akers, Harry Carroll, William Gor- [anytime from Christmas to Decora- Buchanan, R. Preston Shealey; |tion day, but still the growers were H. McKee, E. H. Ruark and [not satisfied never Satin-Faced Canton Flannel Ensembles Sizes 16 to 42 and 44 to 48 Four Models Illustrated Local The 1o to laree ETOWR indus Smart Patterns Beautiful Colorings Fascinating New Styles local assoclation is ope adjustment bureau, which “it has been highly suc ditors together for the £ olvent and There are Dresses for afternoon, street, evening, sport and business wear in an abundance of smartly varied styles. Some are charmingly simple in design; there are simulated ensembles; others more severely tailored are appealingly different. Trimmings of flouncings, braids, jabots, godets, beads, tiers and Buttons—all fl @ | @ @ @ | @ tngton men, and has { lota powder blue. jade, navy. brown and black. Second Floor—King's Palace Origin of Lily Amcient. The origin of the lily, of there are more than S0 and which for centuries which varieties has heen attractively used. The choicest colors—blonde, cicada green, sunset, shell pink, shrimp, Azores blue, bluet, titian, pheasant, Ekonomy Kolumn English Longcloth 10-Yd. Pc., $1.39 100 pieces of 36-inch Sctt- finish Longcloth. Two pieces to the cut. Ekonomy Kolumn 15¢ Popular Spring and Summer Silks radio supplies furniture, prov ons nd allied line auto supplies and allled 1ents, vehicle and allied line n nd steel, jewelry, newspa- lies and allied lines, petroleum. Within the general convention com- mittee are five subcommittees as fol- Tust ardware, fines; imp Street Floor 40c Black Sateen, 29¢ Yd. -inch Mercerized Quality Black Sateen, suitable for bloomers, aprons and bathing suits Toilet Goods mchet, 42c ounce. boxes for 2se. All Avurea friman) Tintex, 3 colors, With Coupon Omiy $1.50 Hoxes, 89c—Fitted with rouge, powder and lipstick Black and gold color finish. e Combs, 29¢; women's, tionery, 19c. Includes 24 24 envelopes of linen- Seconds a white, pea champa 29¢ S sheets and finish paper Street Floor Street Floor Fabric Gloves, 59¢ finance, H. ¢ chamo With Coupon Only Octagon Scouring Powder 3 Cans for 16¢c Street Floor Venise Lace, $1.75 Yd. 1%-inch All-over Lace, in cream and white: suitable for vokes and half sleeve Street Floor Oriental Lace, $1.98 Yd. 36-inch yflouncing in cream and embroidered and scalloped suitable for children's Street Floor Silk Gloves, S?C com- onds of K— and and finish In a Complete New Showing These dainty pieces of underwear are explicitly made for women who wear sizes from 48 to Well tailored, reinforced where the strain is greatest, and fashioned to give a maximum of service. Large women will With Coupon Only 0. N. T. Cotton 45¢ Doz. Spools Black and white, Street Floor Instruments to Arrive Soon Daily Flight Will Be Made to Determine Conditions. Delay in receiving necessary instr Street Floor Play Suits, 98¢ For hovs and girls Dark blus denim, black with white stripe and khaki cloth, Plain or trimmed Long or short sleeves. Slzes 3 to 10 years. Miscellaneous Specials Hair Nets, fringe styles mesh. All colors exc 5-inch width in extra heavy weight. Lustrous finished satin especially favored for frocks, en- sembles, suits and coats. $1.25 White Sport Crepe, $1.00 Yd. Silk and Rayon Novelty Weave Sport Crepe in attractive new patterns for Spring and Summer. Makes stunning skirts, blouses and frocks. Women's Swiss Vests quality with beau- o weave. ; penny, brown, tan. fallow, pink. Pekin. delight in wearing these splendidly styled and quality undergarments. armholes. White, flesh and honeydew. $ ox Oom Onyx Lisle Hose, 35¢ . . Silk Crepe de Chine Children’s 3/ Hose, 19c¢ tiful silk Desirablie for gray, zinc, silver, black and white. o s s S0, $1.98 and $225 . sy || 2 Black Satin Duchesse, $1.59 Yd. Costume Slips, $1.59 to $2.25 Muslin Slips with bodice tops Lace medallion and 3 pairs for $1.00 3 paira for White, with far ° p colors with faney cuff top gowns, lingerie and Jace insertion, and edge, beading and ribbon. White, flesh and honevdew. 3 Reinforced armholes. 20-inch hem. Onyx Mercer} Street Floor f i d / Children’s Rayon Socks, 25¢ o U t 39-inch width. Heavy draping children’s dresses. Smart colors— wine. scarlet, flame. cocoa, marine, Lucile, Envelope Chemise, $1.59 to $1.98 Muslin and Crepe Chemise, fashioned with bodlce top or built-up shoul- ders. Trimmed with lace, embroidery, hemstitching and ribbon. Reinforced 3 Pants. pants Medium and large sizes Whixk Broems, ity, firmly bound. o Alarm Clocks, 98¢, - Guaranteed Step-in Bloomers, $1.25 Fountain Pens, 85 Batiste Bloomers in white or flesh. Effectively trimmed with fine laces. anteed pen, lLarge and Second Floor—King’s Palace $1.69 Brief Cases, $1.39. Relnforced handie Pearl (mfg.) Necklnced, 39e. 24 L Ll inch graduating strand Beautl- Neckband and col- V%;r‘[-;\:z?hi:‘lfl‘sv}les_ Sizes 13% to : An After'EaStel' Sale! ful, lustrous beads Men's $1 Golf Hose, 79¢ Spring,s Smartest . i Trimmed Hats Formerly $5, $6.95 and $7.50 — Reduced for Clearance to hams, in new checks, stripes and in very smart colors and combina- plalds. Fast colors. Effective pat terns and gay that will Hons Sl make . ful frocks for chil- Street Floor ma delightfu T h , 5 . Men’s $1.39 Union Suits, $1 This special offering makes it opportune for those who could not select hats before, to secure 3 stylish, new hat in the latest modes—at prices far below regular. In fact, you will be agreeably surprised to see the wealth of fashion and beauty shown at such small figures. dren and women Spring-needle, Light-weight Rib- 39¢ Woven Madras, 29¢ Yd. bed nion Suits, with short Hats for maids and matrons in striking colors, black and combinations. Types for street, sport and dress; beautifully trimmed or severely simple. 36-inch Woven Shirting Madras, sleeves. Ankle length. Eeru. Straws, Braids, Hair, Silk and Combinations in plain line or luster Sizes 36 to 44. Correct for blouses Street Floor Small, medium and extra large head sizes, in poke, musliroom, roll brim, off-the-face types ard turbans. Street Floor 79¢ Athletic Union Suits, 59¢ Made of 72x80 checked nai sook Ribbing in back. Cl d croten. Full cut and well made Sizes 3§ to 46. Street Floor English Broadcloth Shirts $1.55 ribbon finished Turn to Use of Seed. Salz guar- all si Leather pockets mant w ade Selected stocks were the Southeastern States, and prop: | taken into| i Street Floor—King's Palace morn- unofficially every member of the local Stirred on by dealers in this ciation, Additional members of the | country, each anxious to get ahead P ymmittee are E. B. Adams, F.|of his competitor in the matter of | w ler, H. V. Haynes, C. Muel- | early deliveries, the growers started ler. H. B. Stringer, L. T. Watts and F. | digging bulbs prematurely, only to W, White | find suddenly that.a blight had fallen | = fon the plants i | The dealers then hegan to i PLANE TO AID WEATHER !viain «bout the condition of the “tocks they were receiving and the FORECASTER DELAYED |Vepartment of Agriculture stepped in. | | Experts from Washington visited - | Bermuda, and quickly determined | and | the nature of the infection threat- ning the plants, but they were | powerless in a British territory to {10 other than simply make sugges- { tions B recommendations went un-| - | heeded, and as the plant continued to ments has held up the plan of Lieut suffer, Japan seized the opportunit ¥ W Relchielderfor, ologist of the | proyigusly neglected, and starting | Bureau of Aeronaut to study at- | .ujtjvation on @ large scale, captured | maspheric conditions 10,000 feet over| n, market from Bermuda. on daily from a Navy air-1 gyt the Japanese, profiting noth- is expected (o aid|ing by th of the Bermud- 1 in making more also began digging early, and and for a longer|when the disease developed there, this Government decided to see what ut. Reichelderfer said last night uld be done toward getting control! that the needed instruments were not the industry, and saving the lily | delivered by the manufacturers injto posterity time to carry out the first flight | short ti er an official announce- | several weeks ago. | Howaver, he hopes to get into the air | within a few day gation attempted under what w I'he plan is to ascend to 10,000 feet|deemed the most favorable circum- (ween § and 9§ o'clock every stances, but the plan failed, the warm | ing and on the way up take baro-|days of late Autumn starting pre- 3 wnetric and thermometer readings and | mature growth of the bulbs, which tan, < check on the winds. From this|Wwas as promptly nipped by the frost. | aititude Lieut. Reichelderfer says ad-| Then early in this century Dr.j e information on the stability or | Corbett conceived the idea of grow- ttled condit f the weather for | g the lily from seed. instead of | mile radius of the city can be|bulbs. a scheme that was considere®| determined ¥ preposterous, because of the time that| R {it was thought would be involved. 7 rtheless, the attempt was made | éolx BEGLEY TO SPEAK HERE. |on a modest scale in the Government * | greenhouses here, and in just 6 = months and 13 days, the first flowers Former Private Secretary to De|bloomed, and in 10 months, salable | bulbs had been devoloped where it Valera to Be Heard. nad been thought 5 years would be) Tnsaph Begley retary to stripe house dresses former private sec- | NECESSAry Eamonn D Valers, Irish| Mr. Byrnes, leader, will speak tonight before the|#s department Kevin Barry Council of tha American | Corbett i the new venture, obtained Association for the Recognition of the | Some retarded plants from the Botanic Irish Republic at 1006 IS street here, pollinating them, and There will be a musical program by | MaKing them set seed, and it was Bernard Fitzgerald and Miss Margaret | (rom this first batch of seed that Shea. Daniel M. Hassett, president, | Erowers throughout the country have will preside. A talk also will be made | Obtained their stoc by Rev M. J. Neary of the Order of | Since the work has been transferred St. Joseph and John F. Finnerty to the Experimental Farm, research who has since retired or men’s shirts gardener, aiding Dr. Women's Extra-Size Pants, 50c ‘ 75¢ Silk and Cotton Crepe Extra sizes with shell or-tight knee. Double extra siges with X 59¢ Yard . tight knee only. Slight seconds, Tha season's most popular weave Street Floor »vel printed patterns In dark Double Extra Union Suits, 59¢ imk.,mi.;...m Also printed tussah «lbk and rayon brocade patterns Women's band-top sults, with e shell or tight knee. 38¢c English Prints, 25¢ Yard ko We 36-inch attractive patterned ' Si prints, fn neat figured and striped g Skl effects. Light or dark grounds, e Fast color: 3 tu 000 Street Floor Infants’ sizes to 2% years. cellent quality. Boys’ $1.39 Pajamas, 95¢ Street Floor One and two plece styles of qual- Women’s Double Extra Vests ity muslin percale, trimmed with rayon frogs. Sizes 4 1o 14 29c Boys’ $1.98 Knee Pants, $1.69 Well made and fin- Shop—Street Floor. tweeds: full lined; light and dark mixtu s 8 to 17 Boys' 2-Pants Suits, $6.95 Street Floor lish or folk styles mixtures in light or patterns. Sizes 7 to 17, Street Floor laje———la———=—|alc———=|o|c——=|n|———=|n|c——n|——=ja|c——=|a| ——=|a[ —| Garden Ex- Band top. ished. Street Floor g . Boys’ Union Suits, 30c Athletic Union Suits, in sizes 6 to 16 years. Boys' and girls’ waist- attachment sizes 2 to 12 Vears. Goes to Texas. Lieut. Col. Robert Da | Corps, in the office of the chief signal officer, War Departement, has been transferred to the Field Artillery and ssigned to duty at Fort Houston, Texas, woal Signal rect dark MeMillion ek Street Floor—King's Palace The council is now in the midst of } 138 been conducted both in a quarter- & drive for 1,000 new members. The|acre patch out-of-doors and under ing. The theeting is to celebrate th ster lilisk offemiariuine siss, daime nhiversary of the Eanter week ro. tall as six feet, have been. grown v coveries on their cultivation made. PROBE OF MOB A One oddity that has been disclosed SKED. in wide extremes of climate—that Is, = where it s very cold, or very warm— Jean Civil Liberties Union today an- | as lowered temperature in & normally nounced it had sent a te m to|warm climate, is fatal. ginia urging an “immediate inv xation and pr. ition of the le MeMillion, World War veteran, at Marlington on Friday.” ambushed hy a mob and was heaten so severely that he had to be public is Invited to tonight's meet- | 812ss llion in ireland in 1916 at Arlington, and some valuable dis is that the Baster lily may be grown NEW YORK April 11.—The Amer-|but that unseasonable weather, such Gov. Howard M ore Vir- | of the mob which attacked Lawson The union asserted that removed to a hospital, @ | N m | fl | m m @