Evening Star Newspaper, February 7, 1926, Page 17

VDAY OTIZENS N DOBT OVERASSESSHENTS Jncreases for Water and| Sewerage Service in Mary- " land Subject of Controversy. | Several hundred persons living in Trince Georges and Montgomery Counties in Maryland are undecided whether or not to pay the increases recently as: A by the Washington Suburban Sanit Commission in front foot benetit charges for water and sewer service, in view of the inion two days ago by John Hubner Rice, istant attorney gen Maxyland. holding that the M Public Service Commission authorized to determine the of the increa The opinion Aiello, one of the S ing the group of clients of the sani tary commission who have protested against the increase, clearly estab-| lishes the authority of the Marviand Public Service Commission to go into | the reasonableness of the rates if | they decide to do s Dissenting Opinion Voiced. This is opposed to the view taken of the opinion by one of the members of the sanitury commission two day Mr. Aiello said Mr. Rice yion upholds what the people of | two Maryland counties have con- | (1 clong—that the sanitary n must submit to the Mary Public Service Commission any \plaint as to ceasonableness of the | ed for water or sewer service. camwhile, it was learned yesterday | a confersnce is to be held by s for the complainants with ary commission to decide | i audit of the hooks of the lat- | iv to determine, on the basis of | ing costs of the commissior « ther its rates are reasonable. Thi: torence has been set for February the offices of the commis: hington Mr. Ilie assistant attorney general did not decide that the charges in dispute | were ecither valid or reasonable, or uphold the sanitary commission in &nv particular . Alello said “The sanitary commission has con- tended from the beginning that the rates levied and collected by it ‘are not subject to review' either before the Public Service Commission or| anv court or other tribunal,’ and this | contention has now been upset by the assistant attorney general, dt lea. the extent that the reasonableness of | its charges are concerned, which the Public Service Commission is now heid to have power to det ine. The fact of the matter is that the complaints are still pending before the Public Service Commission, which dance with the opin- ant attorney general, asonableness of tha | which complaints | Bgo opi the 1end m in Aiello Gives Views. charges were made. May Appeal to Courts. “If no relief be obtained from | the Public Service Commission it 1s the purpose of complainants to ap- Py to the courts to set aside the in- creased rates because of fllegality."” Mr. Alello added that there is mno | question Mr. Rice has confirmed the | opinion that the Public Service Com- mission may now determine the rea- sonablaness of the rates fixed by the &anitary Commission. | HITS U. S. SHOEMAKING. | inst Hawes Bill Would Prohibit Con- vict-Made Footwear in Service. A bill to prohibit the vict-made shoes in the Mari Corps and Coast « introduced in the House Representative Howes Missourt. In n statement sccompanying the | bill Mr. Hawes said he favored em plovment for inmates of penitentiaries, but did not think the Government should compete with ‘one of greatest industries of the country,” thit of manufacturing shoes. of con- | | the compan: t | notes advancing age. Fashions of 1840 Revived in Latest Styles of London By the Assaciated Press LONDON, February 6.—London's well dressed men have reached back into the 1840 period for some of their styles of 1926. The Prince of Wales and other voung Londoners who are responsi- ble for the leading fashions, have revived the black evening walst- coat, double-breasted, with heavy lapels and cut straight at the waist line. This is made very much after the styles of 80 years ago, modified here and there to meet certain re quirements. A new evening tailed coat with small short lapels and close fit at the waist line also bears resemblance to the garments of other da In the latest however, whether for day or evening wear, men are seeking a slimness of sil. housette with almost the same the women have shown in RAILWAY COMPANY ASKS RELIEF FROM BRIDGE TAX Washington-Virginia Line Declares Step Is Necessary to Avert Bankruptcy. Representatives of the receivers of e Washington-Virginia Railway Co. rdner L. Boothe, attorney . appealed for relief from tax imposed upon them passengers across the 1t o hearing vester. a subcommittee of the strict committee. They said they must have this relief to” keep the company out he bridge that order of bankruptey. which would suffer gr the street railway company scrapped. He said that the city Alexandria is affording what relief it by excusing aving ta . E. R. Covell ommissioner of that the municipal gov | of Washington did not object to this relief being afforded. The subcommittee held a brief ex ecutive session following the hearing but deferred action until next | day, owing to the absence of Repre- tative Reld, Republican, of Tllinois. Did the Auto Show In- spire an Impulse to Buy a New Car? Then dispose of your old car by a classified advertisement in The Star under Sale Automo- biles. As a proof that the individual and dealer alike recognize the Star's Sale Automobile columns as the logical moving used , this classifi- cation each month is showing large gains. During January, 1926, The Star published 50,618 lines of Sale Automobile advertising and in January, 1925, 34,666, Gain, 15, lines LADIES! LOOK YOUNG, DARKEN GRAY HAIR Gray hair, however handsome, de- We all know the advantages of a youthfu! appearance. Your hair is your charm. It makes or rmars the face. When it fades, turns gray and looks streaked, \ plications Sage Tea and just a few ap- Sulphur enhances its appearance a the | hundred-fold. Don’t stay gray! Look young! Either prepare the recipe at home or He pointed out that Congress had |get from any drug store a bottle of autho d a shoe factory in the Fed- eral prison at Leavenworth, Kan and it was about to begin operating. ,,,,, — Sanitarium Bill Offered. 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Children’s $298 and $3.50 Dresses, $1.98—Made of broad- cloth, prints and fine ginghams Infants’ $2.98 and $3.50 Coats. $1.98—White chinchilla and cor- duroy. $10.75 and $10.98 Georgette Blouses, $5.98—Extra sizes. black, white and colors. lored and trimmed styles. 50c Brassieres, 25c—Novelty fabric. with elastic insert. Hook- | back style b nd Floor—King's Palace 59c Rag Rugs, 39c—Iit-and- miss designs. Fringed ends. Washable. Floor—King's Palace 39c and 49c Curtain Fabrics, 29c yard—White figured ma- dras, barred marquisette, voiles and other weaves. Stenciled Table Covers, 55¢c— Seconds of $1.00 grade. 34x54- inch size. Attractive colors and patterns, $1.00 Cocoa Door Mats, 69c— Double thickness. Street Floor $1.50 Rubber Door Mats, 69c— Heavy. diamond cell. All pure rubber. Forty in the lot Street Floor dow Shades, 79¢ —Seconds « grade. Green on one side and white on the other. Miuor hurts Table Oilcloth, 24c yard—Scc- onds of 40c quality. White tile and marble patterns. Third Floor—King’s Palace Boys' 59c Sleeping Garments, 39c-Blue or pmk striped flan- nelette. Sizes 2 to 6. Boys' $1.25 Koveralls, 89c— Chambray and khaki, trimmed with red Long pants and sleeves. Sizes 1 to 8. Boys' $1.25 Pajamas, 79%— Pink or blue striped flannelette in one-piece style. Sizes 6 to 14. Boys' $2.48 Sweaters, $159— Coat . style or puil-over. All wool. Sizes 30 to 34. Boys' $1.00 and $1.25 Hats, 15c Tam and polo styles, in chin- chilla, leather. tweed and cloth $2.98 and $3.48 Long Pants, $1.89—All wool and wool mixed Tweed and fancy patterns. Sizes 10 to 16. i Boys' $1.00 Play Suits, 69c— High neck, long sleeves, long pants. Blue with white stripe and khaki. Sizes 3 to & $1.00 and $1.25 “Bell” Blouses, 79c—Perfect Broadcloth in colors. also striped madras High neck. Sizes 6 to 16. $2.50 and $2.98 Sweaters, $1.79 All-wool. Pull-over and coat styles. Sizes 24 to 34 $1.98 and $250 Wash Suits, $1.59—Splendid fabrics, in good Sizes 3 to & and $1.49 Wash Suits, 89c—Chambray and kiddie cloth, in fast colors.” Sizes 3 to 8. $1.00 and $1.25 Knickers, 69c— Neat mixtures and brown cor- duroy. Sizes 9 to 17. Boys' $1.25 Sweaters, 69c— Coat style. in brown and na Sizes 24 to 28 in pull-over: -other sizes. 30 to 34. Toilet Articles, 10c—White Ivory-like Soap Boxes. Bud Vases, Files and Talcum Boxes Castile Soap, 19c Pound Bar— For shampoos and babies. Street Floor—King’s Palace Men’s 79c Union Suits, 3 for $1.00—Athletic style, in sizes 36 and 38 only. 79c Work Shirts, 55c—Blue chambray. in sizes 1415 to 17. 79c Neckwear, 3 for $1.00. $1.50 Overalls, $L19— denim. Bartex pockets. 36 to 44 $3.98 Bath Robes, $2.79—Me- dium weight. Various patterns. Small and medium sizes. Men’s Sport Hose, 29c—Si and-wool or silk-and-ravon. Sizes 9% to 11%. 79c Shirts and Drawers, 45c each—Medium weight. cotton ribbed. Long-sleeve shirts in 36 to 44 and ankle-length draw- ers. sizes 32 to 40. $1.39 to $1.69 Pajamas, 89c— Flannelette and Plaza pongee. Broken sizes. $1.25 to $1.49 Caps, 89c. Men’s $7 Silk Umbrellas $4.49 Twelve only. Taffeta Um- brellas. with beautifully carved handles, in light or dark fin- ished. Guaranteed for rain. Perfect. Duplex colors. Tue Sizes r—King’s Palace ts, 23c—Part wool. Irregulars. Infants’ Hose, 25c—Part wool. Irregulars of 3% quality. White, cordovan and camel. Women's Pants and Union Suits, 19c—Flceced pants, in size 34 only. Light-weight Union Suits in sizes 36 and 38. Knee lerz_'mh. hildren’s 59c Hose, 19¢— Part wool, in white. Broken size ren’s 39c Sport Hose, 23c —Plain and fancy top styles for boys and girls. Infants’ Hose, 15c—Usually 25c. White, black and cordovan, in_sizes 4 to 6)5. Infants’ Socks, 25¢—Silk and wool. - Crochet’ tops. White, pink and blue. Children’s y Hose, 19¢— White, cordovan and camel. Ir- regulars. Broken sizes. _Boys’ $1.00 Union Suits, 69c— Fleeced. Broken sizes. Children’s Union Suits, 55c— Waist attachment. Dutch neck, elbow sleeves and knee length. Sizes 2 to 10. Boys’ Hosiery, 15c—Ribbed and Three-quarter Sport Hose, small sizes. Black and cordo- van. Women's Sport Bloomers, 35¢c, or 3 for $1.00—Navy, in large sizes. Women's Vests and Bloomers, 50c each—Rayon striped. STAR. WASHINGTON, D. FEBRUARY 23232322283 2324222 831222832 72222222222283222422838322223242222383222232222223222432838524322232823¢ 044 All Advertised Specials on Sale Monday and With Coupon Only 3-oz. Perfume Spray And Half-Ounce Perfume Both for 69¢ Street Floor, King's Paleae. With Coupon Only 25¢ Tooth- brushes, 9¢ Street Floor. King's Paleae. ) New Ones That Were Made to Sell for. $8.95, Together With Those That Sold for $10 and $16.75, and Were Taken From Regular Stock A special purchase made under unusually fortunate circumstances brings sev- eral hundred advance mode dresses to augment this sen- sational sale of smart dresses reduced for an after-inventory clearance. Now is the opportune time to purchase several charming models for wear now-and later in the Spring. N\ 4 { il o - i /) ! i N |‘ \‘ \\ (1 Poiret Twill Jacquard Sport Woolens Printed Crepes Printed Rayons Twillsheen Bordered Printed Silks Rayon Crepes Canton Crepes Crepe Satin Charmeuse Velvet Flateau Crepe Striking bright colors for Spring as well as an ample assortment of navy and black. Sizes 16 to 42 and 443 to 52} Second Floor—King’s Palace 2 All Winter Coats Choice of All $79.75 Coats, $39.88 Choice of AH $50.00 Coats, $25.00 Choice of All $29.50 Coats, $14.75 The entire remaining stock of Modish Fur-trimmed Staisfaction Since 1859 [NGS PALA V, 810-818 Seventh Street 17 1With Coupon Only sheet 40 Clark’s 250- Yard Spool Cotton, 95¢ doz. Limit, one dozen customer. to 80 in e and 40 to 70 With Coupon Only Wax Paper 6 Rolls for 10c— Pure white. 1 Street Floor. King's Paleae. Winter Coats have been grouped at these prices for m|1 mediate clearance. Beautiful fabrics, late styles and smart colors—extravagantly enhanced with fine furs— these are shown at the various prices. Sizes 16 to 52 in the several groups. but, of course, not all sizes at each price. A Spedial Group of $19.75 and $25 Coats at $7.90 Second Floor—King's Palace 500 New 2, 2:0& *3 Smart Felt Hats In Bright Spring Colors black, with varied modes of trimming. Close-ftting types with tiny rolled brims that fashion says are the correct hats for Spring days. These soft-finish felts show trimmings of self cut-outs and ribbons. Featuring the many de- lightiul at- tractive felt T hats made up in brilliant col- ors and pastel tints, as well as Street Floor—King's Palace Silk and Rayon Fabrics at Clearance Prices c $1&$1.25 Prmted79 A soft, clinging quality in a wide variety of beautiful new, printed patterns—figures, stripes, floral motifs and coin dots in the smarter colors and combinations. - Belding’s $3 Chiffon $2 Sport Stripe Rayon 98c Yd. - Taffeta, $1.98 Yd. 40 inches wide. Strikin The genuine quallty with awning and candy striped the Belding name woven in patterns ‘are noted. Fast col- the selvedge. Taupe, navy. ors in combinations that make »ink, gray, silver, marine,”and them desirable for sport and black. street clothes. Street Floor—King's Palace 81x90, $1.39 Seamless Bleached Sheets, Q8¢ Full Quality’ Sheets, firmly woven, },eav,\' grade. 49¢ Pillowcases, 39c Ea. ‘Wearwell‘and Egyptian eot- ton cases, made the right way for extra wear. $7 Rayon Bed Sets, $4.98 Made with separate bolster. ink, blue and rose resses Well made dresses of fine quality novelty stripes, plain shades. Primrose and Amos- keag ginghams. all in guar- anteed fast colors. Com- bined with attractive trim- mings and combinations in a beautiful variety of the season’'s most desirable $ Special for This Event colors. These are shown lar size 4, in and regu- 36 to extra sizes, 46 to 32, at the very cut same price. garment full, with taped seams and generous All set-in sleeves. dresses are also ‘ncluded. Hoover hems. Street and Second Floors Size, Perfect qua Bedwear Reduced for Clearance 35¢ Economy Pillowcases 27c¢ Ea. 6-inch size bleached cotton. $1.79 Seamless Bleached 81x90 Sheets, $].49 Unusually good quality fab- ric. - Hand-torn and -ironed. Perfect Free from artificial dressing. Street Floor—King's Palace 2| Medium and wide stripes in € krinkled rayon. Very beautiful, and shown in a quality that would be a bargain at their regular price of $7. - 9964 $243323243924 Tuesday Final Rummage Ekonomies Women's All-Rayon Hosiery, 29c—All colors. Irregulars of S99 & 200 4904 SAad Sport Hosiery, 19c— All colors. Irreg ulars of wrade. and de Burson - Women's Silkc H u qu hiffon we All colors. Women's $1.00 Wool Hose 39c—Black only. and- wool in black and service a1 Broker Street Floor—King’s Palace Dress Ornaments, S pretty shapes merly $1 1o $175 S and S149 Dress Flow s flowers of silk, vel colors $2.50 to $298 Net Flouncing $1.75 yd. Embroidered in gl or silver on black Scall nd s and rhine gold oped Georgette, $1.98. Cotton Lace Also cdges. 2 White Banding, 45 n ribbons colors. 5 inches wide Women's Handkerchi ea. Linen, S 3 voile ute and Handkerchiefs, Women's, men's \hite tions. | $2.98 Scarfs, 6c Val and Cluny Laces, 3c yd. 10¢ Trimming Bead Street Floor—King §i :'s Palace Pants, 15c. Sew-on Hose Sy pporters, 19c. Turkish Washc <. 10c Sewing N _Hooks and and Snap Fasteners, 2 cards for 5c. Rickrack Braid, 3 yds. for &c. Twilled Tape, 10 yards for 7c. Street Floos King's Palace S 69¢ ea. 1 #H-inch Stamped Breakfast Sct, $1.69. Bedreom Set, ri and vanit ot tamped Bridge Set, 59¢. bleached clot! 3¢ 1 and four napkins Women's Stamped SL. Four patterns. Blue rine, rose and honevdew 59%. B shoulder-s N terns reet Floor—King's Palace Van Raalte Surah Suede §2 $3 Fancy Gloves, $1.49. elty cuff kid. washable c strap and two clas Black. mode, white, broy all sizes. Men's Brown Wool Gloves. 19c. Women's Gloves, 50c. Two- clasp kid, two-clasp and strap able leatherette. ite to was : and cloth in 3 » 8. Cashmerette (Gloves, Mack. two clasps. 10c. Sizes 6 to Fleece- capes Children’s Giloves, 59c. lined brown and tan Formerly $1 chamoisette, Small _sizes chamoisette anc Street Flo T e * 25¢ Quting Flannel, 12';c yard —Plain pink or blue with dou- ble-ficeced finish 29c Dress Ginghams, 12':c yard—Stripes, checks and plaid in_gay Spring colors. 32 inches wide. Cheesecloth, 5 yards for 40c— Sealed in sanmitary package. 36 inches wide. Full bleached. 25¢ Unbleached Sheeting Cot- ton, 19c yard—FExtra heavy, round thread. 40 inches wide. For sheets and pillowcases. 12%2c Huck Towels, 6 for 59c— Handy size $i.98 Hemmed Diapers, $1.25 dozen — Seconds. 22x22-inch size. Soft finish. Packed 25¢ Bleached Cotton, 16¢ yard —Perfect, closely 30 inches wide. Street Floor Men’s 35¢ Collars, 3 for 2 Aratex soft collar in tab. Sizes 14 to 1o)2. $1.98 and $2.50 Pajamas, $1.59— Amoskeag flannelette Plaza pongee and madras. Plain col- ors, stripes and novelties. All sizes. $1.25 and $1.50 Union Suits, 83c—Medium weight, cotton ribbed, long sleeves, ankle length. Ecru or random gray. Sizes 36 to 46. Men’s $1.25 Rayon Mufflers, wool mittens, woven c. Street Floor—Men's Shop = 33333825 £238232222223222222232222244 54 *