Evening Star Newspaper, December 23, 1925, Page 11

CHGAGO TOSPEND l Abe VI=§mn Says: OVER SE000000 % Christmas Sales Nearing Huge Total—Last Year’s Figure Exceeded. CHICAGO, December 23, 3.000.000 inhabitants will spend more $60.000,000 for Christn it was estin on State street alone, the lhll\!‘\«\ trade took Chicago's Last year vetail where of is trated, vative for r s L A making the 000000, street mer- State One prominent Siate 2id his holiday business to \ereased more than 12 per cent in view possible bad weather e Christ he v uncertain hether the percentaze rate of pros- perity woul maintained Shoppinz Starts Early. s here and elsewhere ap shopping days remaining ntil have in tituted orative holiday designs reminders. This vear Christmas <hopping started much earlier than usual, perhaps because of wintry weather and snowfall in November. some husiness ubservers believed. would be n ippears h-jong seis love of bargains o have offset apy v nlarity of the on ne which a obtain 75 sels orig ed ar $2 hesieged by hioned Larzain erowd. which icials said almost battled for A\ store \ance e pr d-fa ve off sets adio sets were pushed more ag- ciively S b enrully thantover I'his was foreshadowed by previous svmptoms of rhe increasing popular- iiv of radio. ‘Toy and other standard Christmas lines continued their usval popularity. Pleads for Blankets. were manv childven in | 1o be unbenefited by ihe sixty-million-dollar expenditure, sccording to Assistant Postmaster John T. McGrath, who opens the let- ers addressed to Santa Claus. He has received more than 6.500. We have no heavy underwea wrote one small correspondent. “We lve in a small basement and it is very cold here, and if you have any hlankets we will be very glady to have them.” A\ 12-year-old addressed his engag- plea diractly to the postmaster wonder if yvou will come over to our house to help us at Christmas. My father is a disabled soldier and he is out of work. We will be so Klad if you come over and help us.” NEW CHILEAN CABINET FORMED BY PRESIDENT Maximiliano Ibnnez Named Pre- mier and Minister of Interior in Present Body. Yet there Chicago lkely SANTIAGO. . December 23.— The new cabinet formed by President Figueroa-Larrain_was announced to- : Premier and minister Maximiliano Ibanez of minister of foreign aftaire, Bletran Mathieu, former Am hassador to _ Washington, Radical; minister of justice and public instruc- tion, Alamiro Huidobro, Liberal; fi- nance, Jorge Silva Somarriva, Liberal ocrat: war, Col los Tbanez: . admiral Arturo Swett; public Angel Guareloo, Democrat; . Dr. Lucio Cordova, Liberal Larrain Prieto, Con- of the interior, the Liberal party: tradi- | .. | cries for help saved her, to our house vou speak, or on_ thinkin'. Dille Co.) |, Think twice before better still, jest keep | (Copyright John ¥ GIRL’S SCHEAMS FOIL “PHANTOM STABBER” Man Beaten Off as He Sought to i Plunge Knife Into Thirteenth | Bridgeport Victim. | shopping | By the Associated Press. BRIDGEPORT, Conn. December 23.—Bridgeport’s “phantom stabber, who appears unexpectedly in various | sections of the city to tervorize girls | whom he attempts to slash with a | knife, is still at large. women have heen stabbed here in the | past few months. Several others | have escaped being slashed when the man was frightened away by their | sereams. The stabber's latest attempt was { made last night when Bertha Bylinski, | 17. was attacked a short distance from her home. The girl, who was alone, | fought off her assailant and escaped | being his thirteenth victim. | "Ascore of plain clothes men and | patrolmen falled to find any trace of ! the stabber, who, as on previous oc- casions, vanished completely into the darkness. Miss Bylinski said that the man, as he clasped his arms around her, held a knife aloft in one hand and muttered a threat that he was going to stab her. Her struggles and she said. Twelve voung Mmce Meat Miss North’s, homemade. quart jar Gordon & Dilworth'’s. | quart jar Gordon & Dilworth’s, V4-gallon jar 2-1b. jar Brick's Mincemeat 2-1b. 2-1b. can Loose, pound | Heinz. Heinz, Magruder Inc. 1‘ Best Groceries | Conn. Ave. and K St. ! Phone Main 4180. lnl !!1‘ *i"" sl Ni A very unusual value. Floor Junior with g o metal base and pleat- ed shade with trim. finial. of georgette Attractive Christmas price. [Lamp od - looking MAYER & CO. Seventh St. Bet. D & E ! Burrows, | i Established 1875 | LIBRARY HOLIDAY ORDER. Central Building and Branches Close Tomorrow to Monday. The Public Library. including the central building, Eighth street and New York avenue, and the Takoma Park, southeastern and Mount Pleas- ant branches, will be closed, from 6 p.m. tomorrow to 9 a.m. Monday. This is in compliance with the executive or- der closing all branches of Government service Saturday, December 26. The regular hours, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily except Wednesday (9 a.m. to 3 p.m. will be observed by the central library and branches the following week un- til New Year eve, when they will close at 6 p.m. On New Year day the cen tral library will render the customary holiday service from 2 to 6 p.m. On that day new borrowers may be regis- tered and books taken out for home use. The reference. industrial, fiction, biography and children’s rooms will all be open to readers. The branches will be closed all day January 1. | MRS. LUCIA T. DOUGLAS | DIES HERE AT AGE OF 68 the | Wife of Pormn Represontanve Margaret k. Letlow. a minor, by her | . next friend. Charles H. Letlow, sued | From Ohio Succumbs After W. A. Simpson. milk dealer. for $50.- | 000 damages for alleged personal in- | Brief Illness. Mrs. Lucia Taylor Douglas, 65 ve oid, wife of former Re jury. Through Aftorney T. AMorris Albert Douglas, for 13 y Wampler the court is told that a truck of the defendant struck her on Vivart street November 23 and inflicted | jent of Washington, died this mornin serious injury after a brief illness at her apartment at Stonleigh Court. She was a native of Pittefield, Mass. uneral servic FOR $50,000 DAMAGES Worker Says Cnncrete Mixer Was Started While He Was Adjusting. Fred Dutler today filed suit in the District Supreme Court to recover $30.000 damages from Raymond H. by whom he was employed Octoher 14. 1924, for allezed personal injuries. Butler, through Attorney T. Morris Wampler, savs he was ordered o adjust planks under a concrete mixer and while so engaged the mixer was started and he sustained serious injury. Alleged failure to carry out a con to sell real estate forms the s of a suit for $50,000 damages filed by Lillian Geddes and Florence Geddes against Joseph Freeman. The vlaintiffs say they agreed with Free man (o huy premises 703 and 705 Wehster street for £14,450 and within the time specified in the contract tendered 4 deed to him to be signed. He failed and refused to convey the property. it is charged. Attorney T. Morris © Wampler for plaintiffs, appears 0,000 is asked of the Dairy in a suit filed by Sharp for .illegtd personal d ‘Thompson Lester V injuries. by the dairy 4, while de- livering milk he was standing on the running board of the delivery w: when it was driven around a s curve and he was thrown ess from Ohio, from 1901 10 1 ground and sustained serious tichard Douglas He is represented by Attorney T. Mor % I and by ris. Wampler. hnson. of Ch will be conducted her late residence at 3 o'clock morrow afternoon, and interment will be at Chillicothe. Ohio. Mrs. Douglas Is survived by nd, Albert Douglas, member hey of 1 e cup of Health at the Brc’akfasl table that means Efficicncy at the Business Desk BAKER’S BREAKFAST COCOA Has a full rich flavor delicious to the taste; it is invigorating and sustaining. Henry C. Sherman, Professor of Food Chemistry, Co- lumbia University, in his book “Food Products™ says: “Cocoa, in addition to the stimulating property, due to the alkaloid theobromine, and the flavor which makes it popular both as a beverage and in confectionery, has a considerable food value.™ WALTER BAKER & CO. Lid. ESTABLISHED 1780 DORCHESTER, MASS. CANADIAN MILLS AT MONTREAL Booklet of Choice Recipes sent free. Rzaus aa T - = D. VESDAY, [ EMPLOYMENT HERE FAR OVER AVERAGE District Workers to Have One of Fullest Christmastides in Recent Years. | Washington “shirt sleeve” brigade | as well as the white collar employe will have a pleasant Christmas with a iit- tle white meat on the side, judged by employment indications in the city on the eve of the Christmas holidays. Employment conditions in the Dis-| irict were never better than today, Robert M. Pilkington, director of the! Jocal branch of the United States Em- | plovment Service, declared. Sales. people are all weil employed, skilled and unskilled workers are employed at !fml\ good wages, and on the whole | Where can 1 find beautiful gifts® ORIENTALBAZAAR Open Evenings 1205 Pa. Ave. N.W. Sterling " Silver Bar-Pins We have > a fortunate purchase direct from the man- ufacturer of 300 Beautiful Bar- pins in sterling silver. platinum finiched to prevent tarnishing. set with white ctone brilliants: some are in colors. There are 12 patterns to select from, and each pin ic fitted with a cafety catch with Each pin will be <old the dictinct underetand THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTO WIEI , DECEMBER 'EMPLOYER IS SUED {isfactory.” 99 109 the situatlon was declared ‘lfllmwed =oon_after Christmas rush. | ¥ street will be under during January. While they are glad at the apparent happy Christmas for the workers. of the city, Director Pilkington and his| staff are congratulating themselves to. | day on the showing of the Washington | office for this year. | All placements Washington are COKE COMPANY SOLD. in employment 24 per cent in above months of 1924, while clerical place. | ments for this year lead those of last | Year by 34 per cent. Washington. Mr. | Pilkington explained, usually has a large surplus of clerical help and this | Arnettsville, W Christmas finds almost no oversupply. [coke plant and Mr. Pilkington said ihe heginning of | burgh vein coal, have been sold to 1 construction of the new National | Imperial Coal Corporation of Press Club building on I street will York for $1.000,000, an Than Doubled by Buyers. UNIONTOW | (). —The W December . holdings consisting of those for the first eleven and a half | West Virginia Plant to Be More “most sat- wa\--«uh many of the workers who aml\“nod at the office of the coke com the end of the|pany Rere yesterday said. The new buflding on | construetion | At present the p of 1,000 tons that the new the outpnt 1o nt hag a capac L imt it was « ners expect to incre 500 tons. {Ouners of nthzrmahefl trade quithlyfor - 000 acres of Pitgs New announcement thousands of men who can afford to pay higher prices continue to buy them year after year. Practical Xmas Suggestions SLIPPERS alwavs make an acceptable gift. Ours are very attractive and reasonably priced. Footform HOSE for Men in Xmas boxes) : SHOES FOR BOYS, $3.50 and $4.00 Like W. L. Douglas Men's Shoes—t he same high- grade leathers and workmanship. They will with- stand the hard wear which boys give their shoes. The model pictured is made of Black Velour Calf. We have the same style in Russia Calf. Both are & good value for the money. o Mar's e Foacfarm Hose A el el i and wear Iy ‘n"l\‘l i 711 TisiReey 905 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. SR SR 3/ NI O N SO SO o8 S R N SEV R N SR A S S N3 S X SO SR S AL S OR men whc want comfortable shoes of becoming style, W. L. Douglas models for Winter wear offer a wide variety for selection. The leathers and workmanship are of the same high quality which has made W. L. Douglas Shoes famous for nearly a half-century. The best proof of their unequalled value is that Grade Shoe ata Low Price Others at *5 and *7 Open Saturday Evenings N SSOOROR Jersey Panty Dresses $1_g§ Hand embroidersd fronts, neat stvies hufl. henna 20 B years January Reductions Now! K 1316-1326 Seventh St. ing that vour money will he refunded if they can be hought elsewhere for less than $2.30 Mail money returned. orders will be filled or Robert E. Jones & Co. Watehes—Diamonds—dewelry 610 9th St. N.W. Oppesite T. 8. Patent Office A Safe Quick Selection All hubbies who are late selecting gifts for their wives can play safe by select- ing a labor-saving and convenient HOOSIER KITCHEN CABINET All the new Hoosier styles are here at the Lifetime Furniture Store priced all the way from $53.25 to $88.25 Sold on the Hoosier Club Plam MAYER & CO. Beventh Street i DR Between D &E qm e $25 High Luster Furred Coats 703 on each coat, well made, de- Tined fur trimmed. will look very big values in a sale \ and they genuine saving of are beautiful styles. pendably and luxuriously Coats that Xmas lower than these garments were ever \ll sizes in the lot, 16 after are here for vour selection at a price intended to sell v L $25 Sports Coats, $10.98 round collars of furs: full he-minute High with clase all-wool fabrics. and crepe andwell made uph 50 in the lot Tned hninz models. Sizes 16 to 25 0 and months, we are compelled to close out every \-ot profit. Hence the great reductions. A Timely Gift Sale of Lace Curtains Fringed pairs and panels and plain 24 and 214 yards long; 30 to 45 inches wide. 500 pairs to choose from: not every stvle at all prices but a good aszortment at all three prices. Final Call For Holiday Slippers For Men and - Women @1.35 Women's $1.75 Pretty Felt Fur-trimmed Juliets, ficxible leather soles and rubber heels; heautiful as- sortment—all_sizes. Men's $1.75 Romeo and Everett, allleather and felt with leather soles—rubber heels—all sizes. Full -extra. for $5.95. HARRY AUFMA Every toy must go! SILK HOSE Make An Ideal Gift fashioned wanted color. J5 Nicely boxed for giving. An Ideal Xmas Gift! 200 Boys' 4-Pc. Longie Suits $5.95 They're the talk of all Wash- ington, and we tell you they are the greatest buy offered and lined knickers, ** 10 16. So shop early. Voile Party Dresses N.W. $5 Girls’ All-Wool || Jersey and Cloth Dresses $2 98 imited lot ments embroidery jersex: two. with neatl with m ,«l- hand the styles sKirts vears $1.49 Gingham DRESSES New New penidably S\\ EATE $2 Waterproof RAINCAPES nlaid hack, hood at Sizes 4 10 14 3re Navy tached full oot Toys Must Go! Reductions of 33%5% As we only have our toy department open during the holiday toy in stock, 1cgardlcfi= | seamless. FEvery size, regular and and Every 2y = \; i | longie _Jfl sizes 5 vest. in Coat,