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MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1926. 17-TON BELL ARRIVES. |@ 17ton bell, described as the largest | Eight Hurt in Rail Wreck. !Ewa&m&wm‘mmmfl&w L " he United g | Chflstmas Gwmfl | o O e & 1n Wana| MACON, Ga., December 20.—Eight 9 ——————<% | Persons 30 Miles Away to Hear It| aker's tower in Philadelphia. persons were hurt when the first sec- The bell arrived here from England, | y1on of the Kansas City special turned ; m E i &~1P t I . I Thousands of Gift Suggestions—Lesser Priced ssociated Pres mas d: o TN s T : Newest Styles of Gift Handbags time I look around Welcome New Year. where it was cast. It is 9 feet 6| o0 T "o Foin line of the Southern At Christ to find some worthy scout who is by hehes in diameter and 7 feet 9 inches | Jver on the main tre o NEW YORK, December 18 (#).— f llway, near Surrency, Ga., early Y HEAD T 2! persons living 50 miles outside Phila. | €h. Tests made in England are | yesterday morning, according. to of-| crock of kraut. Then cheerily I seel 1d to have shown that the tone [ XCEPTIAN FLOTIER CeCOr n}ured' |delphia_will be able to hear at mid AR S T ] |n1;'r’u December 31 the tolling of the | f the bell carries fully 30 miles. were not available here, but it was and take him pretzels from the store:!death dirge of the old and the ring. —~ Ya the victimie hed only: feih and mai er things. e golden | ing in of the new year. Americans m France spent more |wounds. FEight cars left the ralls. will Assume DUtIES in @ Few |hours T thus employ to me seem £00d | "Wyipq ‘gonorous peals will come from (han 000,000 in the last year. Six turned over. in from them a sacred Months and Manage f - — Institute. PR I e | = R IS 0 | inds upon the I don’t Ll\(. I a bike, Cotton Textilo In - Tne, to have ind cousins by the ton, and I am Christmas shop- A ople have the = ) 3 . 5 ey i | e e : Smart and most acceptable gifts are these new Handbags, which we have active leadership for non . the chicken-feed. 1t is just received. And the styles are all the very newest—pouch, underarm and envelope shapes in new styles. All bags in this grouping:n'e nicely lined. and The ll’)‘”““"‘"l‘ “f , empi form, to hand such fitted with purse and mirror. - expected ar up the while out there in the th, former | homeless pilgrim and friends are MATERIALS—Calf, Seal, Mo- COLORS—Black, brown, tan, rocco, Goat, Ostrich, Lizard Calf blonde, blue, green, red and and Alligator Calf. numerous color combinations. mple kale, they f*\v’gss 313 €395 spss / ug or hat 1 send win Study Situation. | them through the mall, They do not tly ch, the rich Mr. Hines anno that it would _watch, bo his plrpose to get in touch With hey do not need all the cotton mill owr s possible and wit nts Ee i : & things like these to plutocrats el g i who {dly bask on gilded beds of ease. Im';r’ self with 3 7 2 | ut when I take a Hubbard squash B ) ) one who is in want, adown | e e T e e enable him to be o “The tnstitution mote the progress of the cotton indus g fsiae RuRudact nd marketing | More than 300,000,000 pairs of boots and shoes, in addition to those made of were produced in the United Mr. Hines said. s States in_the past_yea wo-ve, through collecting ax . | Sttes In the past year oo {nating trade and manuacturing st tistics hearing on th 2 3 o YN THE domestic and_for cets, ", T S development of new and its products SAVINGS CLUB methods of manufac 5 | bution. Legislative and p;wlm OF THE uestions are excluded trom the ac- fvities of the institute I FEDERAL-AMERICAN Many Methods Available. k “Everybody’s Doing It" “The lews affecting co-oper . action by business interests | available many methods for useful | and helpful collaboration which wil| DOWN STAIRS STORE. Floor and Boudoir Lamps—Lamp Shades Boudoir, Bridge and Junior Lamp Bases, $2.95 Lamps, $1.25 to $3.95 R E e e oo Pottery vases, with silk or parchment Twisted stem, with brake. ized shades, complete charming Boudoir Lamps. Bridge Lamps—metal stands; d s parchmentized shade, or metal base with Lamp Sha es, 2.95 silk shade. Junior Lamps—brass base —to $8.95. Silk or beaded parchmentized with georgette shade. Full color assort- shades. trimmed with braids and pleated ment. silk ribbons. DOWN STAIRS STORE itgelf. but will promote the interests of all classes of the public affected by the prosperity of that industry the institute’s work is to be 2 | Pl those wholesome lines.” | > a a u e Mr. Hines was born in Russellville, | Ky. His selection as president of the | Cotton Textile Institute completes the ( personnel of the officers o1 the ’ ’ i tute. The other officers are Stu W. Cramer of Cramertown, bl " Pahert Amory of Bos- vice president; Gerrish H. Milli- . ok, reasurer, and || If hosie Sioan of New York, secre- doise Heads the list of eads the list o! $29.75 Underwear—A Very Popular Gift Pajamas, $1.95 Bloomers, $1.50 Step-ins, $1.95 Cotton_ lfl:epp', several styles; Sunbeam Kayon Bloomers; sizes Crepe de Chine; lace-trimmed; sizes 15, 17. All colors. 23 to 27. To match Vests. sizes 19 to 23, All pastel tints. Gowns, $1 Vests, $1.25 Bandettes, $1 Regular and extrasize Crepe Glove Silk Vests, pastel shades; Lace, radium, satin and crepe Gowns; sizes 16 to 20. all sizes. Fine quality. de chine combinations; sizes 30 Bloomers, $1 Bloomers, $1.95 el Sateen Bloomers; sizes 27 and Fine quality Glove Silk Bloom- G“’dl“, 51-50 29. White, navy, black and ers to match Vests. All sizes. Wraparound Girdles of flesh pink. s ch . materials: 4 garter supporters. emise, $1.95 Bloomers, $1 Rayoit chanise) 1 pr. p Dresses, $2. 95 Milo-sheen Bloomers; pastel and lace-trimmed and tailored. All Linen Wash Dres street shades. Sizes 27 and 29. sizes. colors and new styles. Rayon Vests, 85¢ Chemise, $1.95 Dresses, $2. 95 Sunbeam make. Sizes 36 to 42. Washable Chemise of crepe de Va le Foulard Dresses, White and pastel shades. chine; pastels; sizes 36 to 44. les and sizes 36 to 46. DOWN STAIRS STORE Sale—Women’s Quilted Satin Mules Special $ 1 095 You'll want several of these most attractive mules to solve those last-minute-remembered gift problems. They are usually, much higher priced. Black, peach and copen. All sizes, Kid Slippers, $2.45 Felt and Satin Boudoir in all sizes Slippers, $1 pair DOWN STA IRS STORE Children’s Practical Gifts Low Priced Dresses, $1 Blankets, 85¢ Dresses, 58¢ —to $1.95. Handmade styles; —to $1.75. Esmond Blankets Dainty Nainsook sses, 6 sizes infants to 2 years. White in nursery designs and colors. months to 2 year shra o *" “Silke Puffs, $1.95 _ Sets, $3.95 Bootees, 28¢ & Girls’ Raincoat Sets, coat and _“x’i'”' Silk Carriage Puffs, . cap, in green, red or blue. Ascher Knit Bootees in white, in pink or blue. with pink or blue trimming. Knit Sets, $1.95 Sweaters, $2.95 —and $295. Knit bootees, Girls' All-wool Coat Sweaters SICq“fl, $1.95 sweater and cap sets, trimmed tan, blue, brown, red amd Infants’ Knit Sacques in pink in pink or blue. green. or blue. DOWN STAIRS STORE U. S. FINALLY PAYS $1 Gifts— FOR SHOALS DAM SITE|| Then Lido heads GConsideration Called for in Deed || The list of Speaking of values, hei‘:’; one of the best looking A TR AR A it! Boudoir Chairs you ever laid your eyes on. Roomy T N Places to buy it! proportions, graceful curves and beautifully uphol- * oxTaomERy, - ala, pecemver|| All colors stered in an assortment of bedroom upholsteries, A foament s been trying o aismoss|| All weights. Grand Rapids made chair from a famous maker and worth a whole lot more than $29.75. of its Muscle Shoals power project for several years, it did not pay for the site of Wilson Dam until last Boath, And In 1918 the Alabama Power Co. agreed to donat: tne dam site and ¢ : flowage lands to the Government to Bcst Qf all —_ forward the production of nitrate for war uses, and drew up two deeds T e (he s tor e wemsinc || - YOU Ccan. buy { L B ot 31 wasimane asen o 4] S LIDO Hosiery 1921, but it was recently dlscovcr?d S | B oomaention Gt xo 1] At prices thatare Seventh Street Between D & E never been paid. A check paying §1 1o the Muscle Shoals Hydro-Electric AS Pleasing as thc Power Co. for “land in Colbert e e || Hosiery itself. ‘m..umunnnnmnulmIlIIIlllllmllflllifllIlIIIl!Ifl!lIlIll'UI[IHHIIIIHIHI|III!IIIIIIIHH!I!I!Illlllllllll'llllllllllllIlIlIIIIIIIHII!HIllflIlIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIHIIIIIIIIIWMIMIM... eompleting the transaction started in 1918, . * “MEDIUM” IS DEFINED. | == i WIIIIIlII||lIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllIIIIIIllll"" French Immortals Cautious on Spiritualism, However. PARIS, December 20 (#).—The 40 immortals of the French academy are cautious in their attitude toward the claims of spiritualism in the in- terests of another form of immor- tality. They have admitted the word “me- HOSIERY 9 dium (plural mediume)” to their fa- g . - fous dictionaty: it with tnis denni || Sold Exclusively at mokers tands tion worthy of the great Dr. sohnson: STEVENS “Person_supposed to have the power of establishing commun; be- tween living beings and what is called 1113 G Street N.W. the spirit world.” T G'entlenlen Prefer +URNITURE Bridge Sets—Linens—Fancy Goods 5-piece Bridge Sets, 65¢ Pillow Cases, $1.50 Pair Crash Sets; 36-inch cloth and 4 napkins —and $2 pair. Trimmed with insertions, Striped borders of blue, gold, lavender edging and fancy embroidery. Very ar- or blue. tistic pieces. 3-pc. Buffet Sets, 50c Krinkled Bedspreads, $1.95 72x105 and 81x105 size Krinkled Bed- spreads, in blue, gold, orchid and pink stripes. Linen Buffet Sets, $1.20 - Sheet Blankets, $1 3-piece Buffet Sets, in natural linen, wit Warm Sheet Blankets, in small bloci blue embroidery and lace edges. signs, attractive colors of yellow, pink, tan and gray. Linen Napkins, $3 Dozen All-wool Blankets, $4.50 each Fine quality alllinen Napkins, hem- ebmsir e o stitched. Unusually fine quality for this 66x80 Single Blankets, in solid colors ; Sitie Iruse,llln, green and orchid. S bound. Buffet Sets, $1—$1.75 Wool-filled Comforts, $7.50 Artistic 3-piece Buffet or Vanity Sets oi Soft and downy comforts, which are coy all-linen; with touches of lace trimming ered with good quality figured sateen. New Shipment Fancy Ravon Plllows $1.95 $2.95 Pillows of exceptional beauty are those offered at these two very attrac- \ \\\ tive p ri ¢ es—tomorrow. \ Artistically ruffle and ‘\\ braid trimmed. In the A popular shapes— square, oval, oblong, , round and half-moons. //// DOWN STAIRS STORE i Iwi:i;,"!"lwn Hmu[uun(lnumu‘ruuu uu%«uiflmrmg ll ). A rman usually wants a smoking ly b ”lllu,,mm[ I ”]u i ml m |m .m||| stand for Christmas, but I l.u l\ " W 4|l';l l; [ | even though he doesn’t sug- ”“‘ " t il ||l [ i ‘ gest it, he’s particular about “’ (; l ; | the kind he gets. / “,uxlill[ t}” ‘ kind of smoking stands gen- tlemen prefer. A Thoughtful Gift | ‘ =% ‘ : AR L hatever you plan to spend for from a Man to His Wife ' his gift will likely buy a ! Mayer smoker’s stand, for they are here from "s‘l 50 to $100. |t Buffet or Vanity Sets of unbleached mus lin; pink or blue embroidery; lace edges The Mayer collection of smoking stands—and, say, there’s a lot of them—include the ONLY a thoughtful husband would think of such a time and labor saver as a Hoover Sweeper for his wife’s gift. At Mayer’s the new Hoover is $75. MAYER & CO. MAYER & CO. Seventh Street " Between D and E Seventh St. Bet. D and E I Y O TR s