Evening Star Newspaper, December 12, 1926, Page 37

[AROUND THE CITY BY NANNIE OME people belleve in fairles. Others have more faith in want ads. There 1s one practical being among us who apparently has acquaintance with Invisible Sue, alo will mend your clothing while you sleep, provided—provided—you request her in cer- taln magic words. The one trouble in getting in touch with this helpful @ lady arises from the fact that the formula for ask- ing is known only to those who live in Childhood Z_) Land, and as all of us puor dears have been turned out of that be- loved kingdom and the gates locked on us, we can, of course, excuse the practical being for making an appeal %o a far less remarkable personage than little invisible Sue—like this: “May I not request you in your wanderings ‘About the City' to sug- gest to some you meet that a profit- able field in repairing apparel of the unprotected male abounds here, and that a little ‘ad’ in The Star—'Darn- ing of socks and repairing of men's epparel at reasonable prices,’ would pay handsomely. “*As ‘Poor Richard’ says, ‘A stitch In time saves nine.’ There must be a number of old-fashioned women here ‘who are tired of jazz and dancing and ‘would like to have a bit of sewing to 4o In odd moments, and your sugges- tion would benefit them and a large faymber of old baches and widowers who, however grouchy, require some attention In this respect from the op- pobite sex. “"Trusting that my request will meet with your approval and! hearty co- tion, I am. *Yours respectfully, “J. B. A" * %k %k 'I‘!E portrait of Susan B. Anthony 1% painted by Jerome K. Uhl may one day be shrined in a memorial tem- ple which grateful women will erect n tribute to America’s great crusader the rights of women. Just now 1t 1s & wallguest of the Women's City Club, and the circumstance of its ar- rival- at this distinguished resting for the Kdvlmgrunn current 2,680 to b8 nocked down oflu’ 'fi‘um-—' An interruption came from a lady, who—so far as that auctioneer’s knowledge went—did a thing that was never heard of before: “T will add $10 to her bid—provided the painting stays in Washington.” Mrs. Hendley assured the lady that place on the way to its own hall of | it would. And, without a (hfiu ht to fame makes this little story: the fact that the auctioncer had ruks For many years Susan B. Anthony [ and furniture on sale, she told of the has been a figure of devotion in the | temple of her work and drehms—g eyes, heart and soul of Mrs. Anna E. | clubhouse for all women from Hendley. She inaugurated the An-[ places who would come to ‘Washington thony League and later merged it into | either for visits or conventions—a the Susan B..Anthony Foundation, | temple that in its xlqr_v of achiéve. which she created with the prayerful | ment would, in u{lne mauu:t. com- hope that one day—one day—a Snowy | pensate for all the hardships arfid temple may arlse in honor of the pio- | Ignominies that had comé to Susan B. neer women who have done such big, | Anthony in her litélong fight for vital things for the betterment of the | Women. women of today, with Mlss"Anlhnny, A]An?hth:u Tl%‘; efl‘d women listened. the beloved, towering Saul-like above | Also the auc 5 the others and giving the temple its | Example is a powertul thing, When name. She has gathered devoted col- | Mrs. McCormick Goodhart had gener- leagues around her, and together they | ously started to help, other women are working hard to make the dream | Present chipped in, until the impo come true. One day, two years ago, Mrs. Hend- 0.76! loy received word that the Anthony | Afitheny Foundation Jor 380.75, e portrait, formerly in the possession | painting hung in that hotel, where of a woman's sufffage organization, | Migs Anthony stayed during her last was going to be auctloned off that| yisit to Washington. Now the Wom- afternoon for storage charges. There | en's City Club is hostess to the great was no money in the foundation's| pioneer, whose presence should prove treasury available for the pufchase |inspirational to those splendidly gifted and, after shoning to several sister or- | other women who gather within its ganizations without success, she man- | walls, but—for mere everyday out. aged to have the sale postponed for | siders, the interest of this tale may the day and frantically rushed around | hang on this fact: among her friends. What she got was| Did you ever in your life before a mere nothing—$50—to what she | hear tell of a woman—or & man—at needed, and the time belng so short| an auction sale who would bid out nt valul LANCASTER. ssi- | ble had happened and the costly paint-| what the neighbor had thought she ing had been sold to the Susan B.| sal ther of o systems there was no hoping to own the thing 80 she felt she most wanted in all the world for the Anthony Foundation. Still she and a few desperate col- leagues attended the auction, which chanced that day to include a sale of fine rugs and furniture that brought together many prosperous people. The competition was antagonizing and the noise really clamorous when the auctioneer dropped the deal in hand and brought forward the An- thony portrait. At alght of the in- spirational figure in crimson velvet and rare lace, with its frame splen- did enough to justity a casing of Cir- cassian walnut, the crowd registered silence. And there was a something of reverence in the hush as the dealer spoke of what Miss Anthony had done for womanhood—but when he started a bid of & _mere $100, there was ‘tn response. He sympathizéd with the Hendley followers of the great éru- sader, but business is business, always m&umn—- nally, he had to drop to $50 as a startér, and Mrs. Hendley, so emotionally anxious that tears were in her éyes and voice, arose from her seat and accepted the bid. ‘The desler expostulated: ‘ t, & good money to help some one along? Echo, seems to answer, “no.” * ks LAST Sunday, on Massachusetts avenue, a good sized ‘dog was knocked down by an automobile which ran over the poor thing’s central anatomy. The lookers-on expected, of coursé, to see a crushed body, bui—such are the surprises of this I e “mvl.dk‘:' l:nd ran down an alley— b yi—=ki yl. And the citizen who was telll about it—a small woman citigen wh ought to be a District Comm| lontf. t the least—and who, Incld U{ never before seen a car d to & listener who loves her: “Talk about cats having nine lives. Dogs must be immortal!” * %% TH!:RII is a row of pretty, hemey houses on a quiet street up north- west way. In front of one housé la: a ton of coal. In the houlé hext a neighbor, looking out through a o e A is just one of the actual, tangible reasons why Kelvinator lasts longer refrigeration reservoir forcold” &.Tmm bare coils found in reservoir fits into the ice compartment of the refrigerator. Every time the Kelvinator unit operates, it uces within this a of m that lasts uwm::'n flifi"the stops. Because of this, Kelvinator starts and stops less frequently than other systems. In fact, Kelvinator's starts and stops are only about as frequent as those of not using the Naturally “reservoir of cold.” Kelvinator lasts longer. systems Thereis no extra for this feature that adds 'so much consider any system that this all-important to long life. Why, t? then, even not give you A visit to our display room will acquaint you with the entire Kelvine ator line—the world’s most complets - Kelvinator Washington Sales 741 Eleventh St. N.W. A FACTORY BRANCH Thosy Couveniently Loceted Deders Sell Kelvinators J. Kent White, Alexandris, Va. Va. Elec. & Power Co., Fredericksburg, Va. Edward E. Nichols, Purcellville, Va. Dudley J. Hill, Culpeper, Va. Modern Plumbing and Heati o ing ting e, Va. The Oldest Domegtic Phone Main 2278 Electric Refrigeration BTAR, WASHINGTON, tion to a big brother (who makes up the other half of the home) about the stylish young man and to ask why he should be patrolling a coal pile. “He put the coal away,” replied big brother. , ‘That gave sister something else to ‘wonder at. ‘Then, pretty soon, when brother Wis having a bit of neighborly chat all with the owner of the coal, he com- the style of the man who away. And the neighbor own little something to won- mented oP had {ut t had her der at: “Hefe's the astonishing thing of it! A,l.:on 1 he had finished the job and | paid him, he crossed the street and got ih & handsome car in which another man was waiting. Then they 'ové away. And I've been wonder- fig it he really needed the money or lrl{c was just paying & debt of some sort—"' And when brother had told sister d: '} wonder!" ==s======= American Furniture Co.—512 Ninth Street N. W.—Near E Street D. O, DECEMBER 12, 1926—PART 1. WATERWAY FREIGHT 35 PER CENT OF RAIL 483,400,000 Tons Carried in 1925. Value Placed at Nearly $24,000,000,000. Maj. Gen. Edgar Jadwin, chief of Army engineers, in a supplementary report to the War Department, de- clared that waterway freight aggre- gated 483,400,000 tons in 1925, or 35 per cent of the freizht movement over all raflwdys for the same period. The value of the water-borne freight was placed at $23,946,000,000, an increase of $1,831,000,000 over the preceding year. “Varied opinions are held as to the part played by transportation by wa- ter In the economic life of the Nation,” commented Gen. Jadwin, “but it can be demonstrated to the unprejudiced that the needs of the people are served 8o greatly by this form of transporta- tion that its value can scarcely measured in dollars, any more than can the benefits of the postal service, the highway system and numerous other activities of the Govemmeat which are maintained for the benefit of the people.” Coal was the outstanding leader In ‘watef-borne commodities in 1925 at 104,000,000 tons, about a tenth of which went to export trade; petroleum and its products was second at 84, 100,000 tons; iron ore, third, 62,000,000 tons, the report estimating a freight cost saving to the public in this movement alone of $100,000,000; sand and gravel fourth at 45,000,000 tons, and lumber and logs fifth at nearly 20 billion feet. Grain and flour shipments ‘were placed at 22,300,000 tons. Divorce Decree Granted. Justice Stafford has awarded an interlocutory decree of absolute di- vorce to Fred W. Steele from Eva M. Steele. They were married February 1, 1922. Attorney O. Bigo- ness appeared for the husband. INCREASE IN DISEASE POSSIBLE IN AMERICA Surgeon General Holds Publie Must Co-operate With Health Authorities. Increases in the population in the United States are certain to be fol- lowed with corresponding increases in sickness and death, the annual report of the Surgeon General declared yes- terday, recording the 128th year of the Public Health Service. The increases in disea: follow,” the report said, of prevention are placed at the dis- posal of the public health agencles and the people themselves co-operate with the health authorities.” “The responsibilities of health offi- cers are increasing, but knowledge'and methods of prevention also are in- creasing,” it continued. * cers at presént are able to the introduction and spread cally all the major diseases. tin ‘dollars, properly directed work large dividends,” Bighty-four per cent of the:rural population, however, is not pi with adequate local health servidé, the report sald. 3 he service, it added, has em on a new enterprise in employing atr hl‘gnu l‘o .}m‘rmm]- arsenical ’du“n for e control of malarial mosquitfes the South. B . - ————. ' $2,000 Awarded for Injuries. Harvey 8. Nicholson has been as- sessed §2,000 damages by a jury in the District Supreme Court in favor of Edward T. Burns, 113 Peansyl. vania avenue, who was struck by Nicholson’s automobile while standing In the safety zone at John Marshall place and Pennsylvania avenue. Burns was represented by Attorneys Tench T. Marye and H. Ralph Burtofi. R e White elephants were known more than 2,000 years ago. =) omyfort-ke ynole of Sashionable Surnifre Take OPEN AN ACCOUNT $18 Rugs Now $12 $15 Rugs Now $10 $12 Rugs Now 38 ‘This 18 one of the beautiful $108.° We advertise and are selling this suite now for. .u... o A new novelty Prie- cilla Sewing Stand. “an be had in red, green or mahogany finish. A veal $6.00 ... 54.50 Advantage of Low Christmas Prices Here! A room to be truly beautiful must have first of all that something which means home, comfort and an atmosphere of cheer. Every piece of furniture in our house is selected for its usefulness and comfort as well as its charm. Store open Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday Until 9 P. M., for your convenience. PAY AS YOU CAN AFFORD " $150 Rugs Now $100 $100 Rugs Now $67 $75 Rugs Now $50 "'YOU SAVE $56 on this Suite $45 Rugs Now $30 $30 Rugs Now $20 We show one of the beautiful extra size console and mirrors. To be had tables and mirrors for.. ! 3-plece suites that have been sold' repe’hdly for *139 You Save $56 on This Suite On Display In Our Window Fiddle back Windsor chair with panel, comfortable saddle seat Stretcher brace all around to is- sure atrength; nicely finishet in walnut. A rare bar- gain coeeee N S LY B This is one of the beautiful 10-piece Dining Room Suites that we have been selling regularly for $195. We advertise and are selling this suite now for......c..co0ivvincencerccncace See This Value Before Deciding to Bay The well-known Englander steel :‘ couch; easy ome motion converts Hi to a double-size level laying bed. Goenet 0 W §18.50 ing mattress. TOYS Carriages for dolls, with beautiful curls, and such toys for nice little girls— 1-4 OFF