Evening Star Newspaper, August 26, 1926, Page 29

1926. * 29 e bt e b it THE EVENYXG STAR, WASHINGTON. D. C. THURSDAY, AUGUST 26. |N R' HITshnd attempted tramster of such con. |tion, it would enable the Nickel Plate| NEW SECURITIES ADMITTED. ' FLOUR IS EASY. Y c- & 0. M II struction to the Nickel Plate had|to “further reduce the earnings and| = Lo U Copl T (bl 6 (- NEW YORK, August © been “motivated solely by a desirelimpair the valtes of the Chesapeake |g o teen pew securitles were ad- | Flour casy: new s on the part of the Van Nweringens|and Hocking and to further h”““l;nnwl @ tmdlné ot the Newi Yok L 5.6 ot (the Nickel Plate) to obstruct the serv- |and attempi to defraud the minority | {HHEd 16 FOE R O S0 S0 LT R Gaade: Now ice of transportation on the lines of | stockholders in sald companies.” TnGINse ek i Comnitun: and | Foan New Yorie wad 10 oL M | Other minority interests in the|preferred stocks of the Central Alloy | port. Barley firn The petition asserted that the pro- | Hocking Valley and Chesapeake & |Steel Corporation. a merger of thejc.if. New York posed line would be a vital connecting | Ohio have filed protest against the | United Alloy Steel Corporation and!opened stwady: New Crossing, Ohio, Bone of Conten- {link between the Chesapeake and Ohio | proposed construction, which first was |the Central Steel ‘Co.. aud three | September wheat. Decotaber, jand the Hocking Valley. and that if | turned down when the commission dis- | classes of stock of the Continental! 1433 honded December. 1400 May tion at Present. | the commission approved the applica- |approved the Nickel Plate merger. Baking Corporation. 145, Other articles unchanged That depression virtually paralyzed | Kansas City pointed out that a 200,- the {ndustry in the wheat States, 000,000 bushel wheat crop means the dealers say. Farmers repaired their | bringing in of at least $200,000,000 in old machines and made them last new money, which will effect better- from season to season. Low prices|ment of business conditions in the | \for agricultural products and live |district. Implement men predict that stock and relatively poor crops made |1t impossible for farmers to buy re- | | placem As a result, crops made Wheat Yark 1.41 futures doniestic lgs wheat at a single operation. thereby nd Valle aitocting labor Ssonomien. will gramy. | Line Between Oreg i z the “combines” which cut and thresh | | with machinery cost {ally replace the binder and header in . worn-out {them high Middle-West Growers Able to | Buy More Machinery. Harvest Is Good. BY J. C. ROYLE. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, August 26.—After five years of hard sledding and un- favorable business conditiohs, the {mplement industry in the Middle Wept is beginning to come into its own again. Implerzent dealers see a h larger volume of business ead as a result of the unusually heavy crop of wheat in southern Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas and anticipate better sales than at any time since the depression of 19 ]is evident among the dealers. Spirit of Counfidence. Order books for new implems with which to plant, cultivate | harvest next year's crops now being filled and « spirit of confidence ne leading manufacturer reports an un | usual advance business among the |farmers of Kansas and northern Oklahoma. Tn that section, including |the Texas Pan Handle, the crop will This means the farmers can pay thelr debts, buy new equipment with which to raise larger and cheaper crops next | vear, and still experience a feeling of security during the Winter. | The growers huve money. They are | receiving about $1.25 a bushel for their wheat and the vield has been unusually high, ranging from 35 to 70 bushels to the acre. As to buying power. bankers of aggregate around 200,000,000 bushels. | Would Spread Distribution. One result of the use of the com- bine is to throw almost the entire crop on the market at the same time. This resulted this year in a serious congestion at Galveston, which en- Joys a special grain rate from cer- | tain points in mnorthern Oklahoma. | Efforts are being made to make this | rate applicable to other centers, so |as to spread distribution Conditions are better In Colorado than for five years, and implement Jealers expect a substantial increase in business from that State. The outlook in northern and northwestern Kansas is not so good, as the wheat crop fell short of expectations and not much corn was planted. 2 The corn crop of the Midwest still 1s an enigma. With rains and a long Fall season, it is predicted the crop | | the heavy wheat belt. | | | will be good, but will not establish | gults if there are no early frosts. |day by By the Associated Press. | Objection to the proposal of the Nickel Plate Railroad to construct a new line between Gregg and Valley | Crossing. Ohio. was filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission to- Albert 1. Stiles, a mina stockholder in the Chesapeake and| Ohio_Railway. | Stiles said he had been advised that | unjustifiable delay to the construction by the Chesapeake and Ohio, which i any records. Corn is 10 to 30 days late compared with former vears, but its good root conditions and excel- lent color promise satisfactory re-| Friday—An Extraordinary Sale—1,000 Yards Silks,s 1 Yard Were $1.25 and $1.35 Printed Radiums All-Silk Pongee Stripe Broadcloth Chinese Damask Baby Broadcloth Sports Satin Wondward & Lnthrop DOWN STAIRS STORE Remnant Day Friday (R ) = . 5 Remnant Day Merchandise is not returnable or exchangeable; not sent C. O. D. or on approval; Phone or Mail Orders not accepted \ glorious array of the popular colors and combinations. DOWN STAIRS STORE Friday—A Remarkable Sale ‘“‘Seconds” 9x12 Seamless Axminster Rugs $52.50 Rugs—if perfect. 25 best known make Seamless Axminster Rugs there are. Slight Mill Seconds that look and wear like perfect Rugs. Felt Hats, $1-% 30—reduced for clearance. Good soit quality models for misses and matrons Small and large head sizes—all reduced from our higher-priced stock, DOWN STAIRS STORE 200 Pairs Women's Chiffon Hose . 50c lrfefil‘:rs Fashioned Lisle tops and feet, with special wear- resisting features. Gun metal, flesh, gold and beige—blonde. Sizes 8. to 10 in lot. Silk-Mixed Hose, 50c 100 pairs silk-and-rayon mixed Hose in black, white, French nude and champagne. Sizes 8% to 10 in lot. Mock seams. Handkerchiefs, 5¢ 300 full-cut, Handkerchieis for men. Generous size, white only. Handkerchiefs, 15¢ Were 500 Women's Tmporteil Voile Handkerchiefs with satin stripes. In . yellow, green. orchid, pink and blue. Our direct impor- tations. DOWN $2.25 Unbleached Dimity Bedspreads, *1-68 24 Spreads in cluster-stripes of blue, orchid and pink alternating with yel- low. Double-bed size, 81x90, before hemming. 100 Sheets, $1; Mill runs of $1.18 and $1.28 grades. Of bleached muslin: 72x 90 and 81x90 sizes before hemming. 120 Pillowcases, 4 for $1. Of good quality muslin, 42x36-inch size, be- fore hemming. 100 Turkish Towels, 35c; were 50c. 22x44-inch heavy-weight Towels, all white. Japanese and Wash-and-Ready Crepe, S yards, $1. Very good color assort- ment. 200 yards Crepes and Alpacas, 50¢ yard. Light and dark color combinations or plain colors. DOWN STAIRS STORE Parasols Reduced 10 Cretonne Parasols, 75c; were $1.65 and $1.95. Assortment of colors and styles Parasols, $1; were $2. Japanese e Of water-proof linen, beautifully decorated. Children's Parasols, $1.50; were $3. Of pink and blue, with narrow ruffies. Men's All-Silk Umbrellas, $3.50; if Perfect would sell for $5. Slight imperfections in weave only. DOWN STAIRS STORE 50 Wrought Iron Bridge Lamps $1.95 Complete_ with shade and cord and socket. The shades are bound with gold braid. Lamps in new designs. DOWN STAIRS STORE Values in the Semi-. Rug SaT: 9x12 Seamless Axminster, Velvet and Brussels Rugs. $25 Blabon’s Feltex Floor Cover- ing, 6 different patterns, per square yard 27x54 Axminster Rugs, scat- ter size, neat patterns. . $2.75 27x54-inch Rag Rugs, in hit- and-miss effects . ....... $1 DOWN STAIRS STORE You'll instantly recognize these beautiful deep-pile Rugs —with the famous makers’ name stamped on back. Make your selection early. Were $29.50 §10 §5 Now 10 $4.95 '$1.95 Dresses, Sweaters, Coats—Reduced 3 Two-toned Tailored Suits, mannishly tailored. Two_of a | smart gray mixture, one navy blue. Sizes 16 and 38.. 10 Summer Silk Dresses, in attractive one and two piece styles. | Mostly wash silks in lovely shades of rose, white, yellow and mixtures. Sizes 14 to 4 10 Ba-Bi-Dol Rayon Sweaters Slip-on models, with short sleeves. Si In tan, gold. red 1 Sizes 36 and 38 only Frocks—At Very Great Reductions Ik Afternoon Fracks, of crepe de chinc, printed crepe or | @ 2 o | $12 50 and x».'::,(d.lck‘ul):s l.?‘)h;i(;lj:.‘nrl ron.e.;.etan. dark ‘g[x"ceu,c hnm.(l‘ and $4.95 j 51:1'2?5;“‘{ $5.75 | $16.50 2 51 1.95 $20 and $25 $6.75 | $13.75 F.O.B.DAYTON 6 Afternoon Frocks. Printed crepes, flat crepes and crepe de Lovely styles. In sizes 16, 18, 20, 38 and 40_.... | rocks of printed georgette, printed crepe, frost crepe, tub silk, also georgette over printed silk slip. Plain shades of navy, green, rose and tan. Sizes 16 and 36 to 44... . .. | & Summer Silk Frocks, in green, rose. tan and white silk crepe | de chine and flat crepe. Desirable styles in sizes 16, 18, 36 and 38 2 Women’s Wool Bathing Suits thing Suits, in the wanted one-picce style. | cen, red, purple, black, orange. striped styles. $195 2¢ in each color, but all sizes in lot 36-42.. .. Shoes Reduced—Shoe Polish Price 78 Pairs Black Patent Leather, Satin, Velvet. Blonde Kid and | Gray Kid Pumps in this Friday Sale. desirable styles. Sizes in lot 244 to 8... 36 Bottles Shoe Polish for various kinds of leathers. grade polish. Only a few bottles of a kind = i i TAIR;“\:I'"R-L: © $295 25¢ | Much More Good quality and ¢ Frigidaire ELECTRIC forafewdollars down payment EW low Frigidaire prices! Greater values than ever before! And the convenient General Motors deferred payment plan to give you Frigidaire advantages for just a few dollars down and the rest of the purchase price in easy monthly payments. REFRIGERATOR $1.95 25¢ All high- STAIRS STORE “pow MEN'S WEAR REDUCED Shi Reduced from our regular higher-priced lines., | Some slightly soiled from display. Collar-attached and neckband styles included. Plain whites in lot. Madras, | adcloths. Sizes 14 to 17 | Were $1, $1.50 and §2 $1 _ 35¢ | T ] e = Ties, four-in-hands. In the new patterns and at- | | tractive color combinations for Fall... (R § ) C _ | ft Collars. Attractive styles for young and con | servative men. Broken sizes..... : | loc 108 Tmported English Broadcloth Shirts, in white, tan and blue, | 3 Collar-attached or neckband models in sizes 14 to " 17 veere...$135 each | for 18 pairs Men's Pajamas—of soit quality muslin, in the wanted | $4 $195 colors. Al sizes, A to D, or 36 to 48.. $ I Were X | Much More BOYS' BATHING SUITS, 17 of them, reduced for immediate clearance. Good colors and all sizes. ... &) € .1 o $1 _rmY.HK;i;\rls(l PAN 85c $1.25 STAIRS STORE e E 5 Beach Coats—Reduced ‘ | Were 10 Beach Coats in the wide-stripe style—which is most popular . ‘ Vi §9.95 $5.95 All Frigidaive prices just 24 of them, areveduced. Mechan ical units are as low @8 $170. Or you can get @ complete metal cabinet Frigidaire for as listle as n full cut sizes, 7 to Frigidaire mechanical units for installation in your present ice-box now cost as little as $170—a big saving. They give you all the convenience and economy and dependability which you will enjoy only with a genuine Frigidaire. They assure you the satisfaction which is being enjoyed today by more than 200,000 Frigidaire users. for either beach wear or lounging around the hous Linenes and Terry cloth. Small, medium and large size Crepe, Voile, ngon Underwear 12 Seco (ravon), Crepe and Voile Gowns, slightly soiled and ‘L""‘,‘;:&‘ i Shades of flesh, maize, peach and orchid. S (“‘ $l , $]'95 $1.50 5 Crepe Pajamas, in white and flesh. Select from Jenny and vee | $1 | But be sure that you do get a genuine Frigidaire' Ask for it by name. Look for the nameplate. Insist upon genuine Frigidaire—the product of General Motors. necklines. Sizes 16 and 17 .. 4 Glove Silk Vests—Reduced 17 Vests of high-grade Glove Silk, Maize shade only. Si K 7$l 35 1 Reduced for immediate clearance | e Girdles, Brassieres, Corsets 13 Girdles and Corsets in popular waistline models, of fancy | striped and brocaded materials. Broken sizes, but 24 to | ____ 31 inclusive in_the lot..... : o] 24 Brassieres and Bandeaux of fancy mater account for price reduction We are now ready to make an immediate installation of a Frigidaire mechanical unit in your ice-box. Come in today. Find out all about the new low prices and the convenient terms of the General Motors deferred payment plan. Or mail the coupon. FRIGIDAIRE SALES BRANCH—Delco-Light Company 1313 New York Ave. N.W., Washington, D. C. : Telephone Franklin 71{; Also on display at Woodward & Lothrop; Kann’s; McCray Refrigerator Co.; Dulin & Martin; Chestnut Farms Dairy, Alexandria; Beattie Electric Shop, Clarendon; Buck’s Fur- niture Co, Rockville, Md. | T8¢ | ol e n four hose supporter style. sl'zs i ;Sh::;:m Fresh only. Sizes 36 to 44 . i b it SRR DOWN STAIRS STORE Were $1.45 Children’s Shoes, 75¢ "t 136 pairs Pumps, Oxiords and High Shoes, at a price that represents about one-halt the original wholesale price. \Wonderful values. You should see these values early zes 21510 6,7 to 11 and 11%5 to 11 Children’s Wear—Clearance Priced Girls' Voile Dresses, 58¢c; were $150. 8, in Bonnets, 28c; were 75c to $1.95. 13, attractive styles and sizes 2 to 6 vears. that have been soiled. Children's Wearables, 58c; were $1. 15 Children’s Underwear, 28c; was 75¢ to $1. pieces, priced for clearance. 25¢ pieces, greatly underpriced. Sleeveless Knit Union Suits, 28c; were Children’s Hose, 18c pair; were 35c. 75¢c. 10 suits, broken sizes. T%airs, in odd lots, to be cleared out. DOWN STAIRS STORE $1.50 Broken siz .24 Garter Brassiere Combinations, Of fancy mater:ls. ~uith Frigidaire~and the ice stoys always FRIGIDAIRE SALES BRANCH 1313 New York Ave. N.W. Please send me complete information about Frigid- aire and the new low Frigidaire prices. Othis modern ice man‘calls once~ & There are more Frigidaires in use than all other elec- tric refrigerators combined Nam® cceceacanncrnccnccacacescscccnccccacee 33 Address «eecececccccacccocnnnconcccccraceaccancan TR ORI, T