Evening Star Newspaper, January 13, 1927, Page 13

OUTLOOK BETTER IN SHOE INDUSTRY Masculine Predilection = for Blonds Noted Even in Women’s Footwear. BY J. C. ROYLE. Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, January 13—After the usual dull season at the ' end, the shoe industry today the pins “all set up in the other al ley.” Manufacturers again have some- thing definite to shoot at, and are roll- ing the production ball down the run- ways briskly, aimed for a ten-strike. This is shown by the volume of sales plled up at the Chicago style show and at the convention now in progress at Boston, where the Na. tional Association of Shoe Wholesalers is in session. Fall demand was excel- lent. Then came the usual Winter slump. Now increased orders are putting impetus on the production ball and vle is giving it the “hook™ that mows down the pins and piles up profits. Factories in the Middle Wi York and Pennsylvania and New Eng- land are planning active operations during the next "three mont and feel they are safe in doing so without encountering the danger of piling up excessive inventories. The purchas- ing power of the public is fully as strong as it was last Fall and the makers are counting on a heavy Spring demand. Low Shoe Predominant. This is likely to be more freely expressed in women's shoes than in men's footwear. In both, the low shoe is predominant. High shoes have almost been for off the market e cept for sports wear, such as skiing, skating, hunting and horseback riding. High Winter shoes for men, once universal, have lost out to the spat and the overshoe and the woolen socks. For women, the woolen spatee has furnished the warmth and protec- tion necessary. The Russian boot, which Paris and London tried so hard to make popular has never had an American appeal, probably because American streets .are cleaner than those abroad.. No manufacturer on this side of the Atlantic went deeply into boot production. Heels seem destined to be higher than ever, and toes will be shorter. The French influence is accountable for this to konie extent, but the desire to make the foot look shorter is the main factor. The Boston style show today is secking a New England Cin- derella, but almost any normal femi- nine foot would do for that character in the modern footwear. Dealers and manufactures declare higher heels New for men also are coming with lifts of 135 to 2 inches. The lighter tan colorings are com- ing to the fore in men's shoes with wing tips a feature.* Some shades are ahmost “blond.” For women two and sometimes three colors are utilized in one pair of shoes. ‘The pastel hues are in demnad with calls for such shades as parchment, stone, rose- blush, steel gray, stroller tan, Au- tumn brown and raisin. For evening the paisley colorings are popular. Much Business Booked. More business has been booked at the Boston convention of wholesalers than at any similar exhibition since 1920, acdcording to P. Milhado of the Shoe and Leather Exchange. The leather' producers have im- proved their position, but fluctuations of price have not ‘been sufficiently ‘wide to disturb the shoe manufactur- ers. Leather supplies are at a low level, but the' packers report hide stocks are closely bought up. Leather production probably wil be able to stand an increase within the next:few months. The popularity of leather garments for Winter wear is accounting for a large quantity of hides. Patent leath- ers are in demand, but the outstanding feature of the situation is the demand for women's novelty footwear and the consequent drain on leather stocks. The better understanding arrived at between the empioyers and employes in New England has aided that sec- tion to overcome to a large extent certain advantages enjoyed by t};, Midwestern makers, so that there fs no longer either a feast or a famine enywhere in the industry. The Mid- westerners have been hit to some ex- tent by the situation in Mexico, which s a heavy importer of their wares. DISCOUNT RATE CUT. BRUSSELS, Belgium, January 13 (P).—The Natlonal Bank reduced its discount rate today from 7 per cent to 6% per cent. The rate on ad- vances was maintained at 8 per cent. (The discount rate of the National Bank of Belgium has been 7 per cent since April 23 last, at which time it was lowered from 73 per cent.) * mded 1857 MARION The Sensational Young American Soprano s | from five mines totaled 1,390,862 tons. COMMODITY NEWS WIRED STAR FROM ENTIRE COUNTRY ATLANTA, January 13.—The crisis in the cotton situation is approach- ing as time for preparations for plant- ing the 1927 crop draws near. Re- ports from rural communities consid- ered representative indicate the pre: ent low price is tending to curtail| acreage, and bankers and merchants will insist that the crop be reduced. | CLEVELAND.—In the last year| the M. A. Hanna Co. shipped 4,421,790 tons of ore from fts Michigan and| Minnesota mines. This was an in- crease of 731,267 tons, as compared | with the previous year. Shipment by the Corrigan McKinney Steel Co.| Jobbers of dry 7 has started off han was the case | are buying more Welieve prices have NEW ORLE. goods report that 1 to better business in 1926. . Retal freely because they touched bottom. WILMINGTON, - Del.—William G. Coxe will be president and_ general manager of the reorganized Pusey & Jones Corporation. ~ The work of building ships and manufacturing pa- per-making machinery will not be af- tected by the reorganization. JACKSONVILL! Some of the more tender Florida vegetation has suffered in the last few days from | frost, but the citrus fruit crop was not injured. BALTIMORE FIRMS USE MORE POWER IN 1926 Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE electric and g of Baltimore is rding to figures compiled by Consolidated Gas, Light & Power Co. Final figures for the year are expected to show decided gains as compared with the total for 1925. Increase in the use of electricity during November, 1926, was 5.45 pe: cent, as compared with November of the vear preceding. n in the use of gas for November was .86 per cent, this being the fi time in four months that an advance was showr as compared with the corresponding period of the year preceding. Gains for the first 11 months of 192¢ svere 7.17 per cent in the number o cublc feet of gas used and 11.11 per cent in the kilowatt hours of elec tricity consumed, as compared with the first 11 months of 1926. s R s, PRICES ON PARIS BOURSE. PARIS, January 13 (#).—Prices were irregular on the Bourse today; 3 per cent rentes, 52 francs 75 centimes; exchange on London, 122 francs 18 centimes; 5 per cent loan, 62 francs 40 centimes. The dollar was quoted at 25 francs 181 centimes. OIN THE J CHRISTMAS SAVINGS CLUB of the FEDERAL-AMERICAN “Everybody’s Doing It COMB SAGE TEAIN HAIR TO DARKEN IT The old-time mixture of Sage Tea and Sulphur for darkening gray, £ streaked and fad- ed hair is grand. mother’s recipe, and folks are again using it to keep their hair a good, even color, which is quite sensible, as we are living in an age when a youthful ap- mmnce 18 of the greatest advan- e. Nowadays, though, we don't have the troublesome task of gath- ering the sage and the mussy mix- ing at home. All drug stores sell the ready-to-use product for only T5 cents. It is improwed by the addition of other ingredients and is called “Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound.” It is very popular be- cause nobody can discover it has been applied. Simply moisten your comb or a soft brush with it and draw this through your hair, tak- ing one small strand at a time; by morning the gray hair disap- pears, but what delights the ladies with Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound, is that, besides beauti- fully darkening the hair after a ’tew applications, it also produces that soft luster and appearance of abundance which is so attractive. TALLEY [ POLI'§LTO:M0RR0'W, 4:30 P. M. 'F IN RECITAL ; ON THR CRTHOPHONIC VICTROLA - 'DROOP’S 1300 G Street THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, SEEKS OREGON LINES. Southern Pacific Wants to Buy Roads on West Coast. SAN FRANCISCO, January 13 (P).—The Southern Pacific Railway will ask the Interstate Commerce Commission for permission to acquire control of the California and Oregon | Railroad Co. as well as several branch lines in Oregom, William Sproule, president of the company, announced today. The Southern Pacific also will ask permission to issue bonds not to ex- ceed $100,000,000 in par value upon the properties together with other lines of the Southern Pacific system, Sproule sald. Closing of this deal would give the Southern Pacific control of the Ore gon lines, which it has operated for several years. Call Money Easier. NEW YORK, January 12 (#).—Call money easier; all loans, 4; closing bid, 4. Time loans easier; mixed collateral, 60-90 days, 4%: fou months, 4% prime mercantile ACTIVITY IS HIGHER. NEW YORK, January 13 (#).—The present rate of ingot production of the United States Steel Corporation is above 85 per cent of capacity, an increase of more than 3 per cent since the end of last week. Two weeks ago it was 78 per cent. The average for the entire industry is placed at about 761 per cent. Active operations, it is sald, have been necessitated by the dy flow of specifications against ontracts and placing of much busi- sess virtually for prompt delivery. PLAN GUZRANTEED SUPPLY. NEW YORK, January 13 (®).— » te dispatches received in Wall Street from Quebec say the Canadian government plans a policy whereby existing news print mills in the prov- ince will be guaranteed an adequate supply of pulpwood and will discour- age building of new mills, other than those arranged for the next few years. TIN PLATE ORDERED. NEW YORK, January 13 (#).—Or- ders for 00 boxes of tin plate for Japan have been distributed among PLAN TAX BOOSTS. Big Business and Earned Incomes May Bear Brunt in North Carolina RALEIGH, N. C., January 13 (®). —Big business and earned incomes are slated to bear the brunt of the In- creased cost of running the State of North Carolina if revenue bills intro- duced in both branches of the Gen- eral Assembly become law. Scheduled appropriations running around two million dollars annually in excess of the last biennium are e: pected to be met by heavy incre: ] in inheritance, license and franchise taxes, smaller increases in income tax levies and the State’s accrued. sur- plus. ORDERS FREIGHT CARS. NEW YORK, January 13 (P). Mobile and Ohio has ordered 600 gondola, hopper and flat cars from Tennessee Coal, Iron and Raflroad ., subsidiar of United States teel. The Northwestern Refrigera- tor has awarded 1,020 refrigera- tor cars to American Car and Foun- d JANUARY 13, 1927. WILL SPEND HUGE SUM. NEW YORK, January 13 (@ — More than $21,000,000 will be spent the St. Louls-San Francisco Raflws in 1927 on roadway, new equipment and structures, of which $9,209.050 will go for construction of 150 miles of new railroad from Aberdeen, Miss., southward to Kimbrough, Ala., where the 'Frisco connectggwith the recently purchased Muscle S oals, Birmingham and Pensacola Railroad, it is stated by J. M. Kurn, president. It is planned to rush the work, he said. DIVIDENDS. Pay- Stock "y' Company Tecor . Am Dist Tl of N Jan 15 0. i Continental ' Equitable E Gillette Sal Do. . Louis Oil Ref pf. Mercantile Sto e A Do. Shell U nclair_ Cons Oil Df. 00l (F W) Co..S$1 oo 13 < i ) DUTCH 3 JiL MARKETS Specials for Friday and Saturday jhetend BUTTER H9c The Fimest in the City Fancy Roastiné Chickens, lb., 39c¢ Fancy Stewing Chickens, Ib., 35¢ The Finest of Fine Beef Cuts i Pound Pound L?Ldny, Tomozrr_gw and All Day S-turdn_!_' Not since the days of Jenny Lind, Adelina Patti and Geraldine Farrar has any young singer had such a “grip” on our hearts as Marion Talley! Her records are “living likenesses” of her superb voice. WE wxu;_ruv ONE OR ALL FOR YOU l..“—n-l;m.lm-vuvmm';' Ne. 6580—Rigolette, “Onre Neme”, No. 1146—~Home, Sweet Home”. .. Rye™. oo eo. . 10-1n. D.F. Ne. 1146—+Comin’ Thro’ t Ne. 1171~*1a the Garden”. Ne. 1171—#No Night There”. BT 150 Gomor| $150 s Deeper cutting to quicken clearance This twice-a-year event serves a greater purpose with us than mere sales—it’s the means to keeping our stock in its proper condition—always fresh and new. So it’s not only store-wide reduction, but with prices cut doubly deep—to quickly accomplish this end. Now’s Your Harvest Time All Suits In 4 Groups Fashion Park, Charter House and Mode, Three and Four Piece Suits—Single and Double- breasted. $35, $40, $45 Grades $27.50 $50, $55 Grades $37.50 $60, $65, $70 Grades $4.7.50 $75, $80, $85 Grades $57.50 Shirts 4 B(irgain Groups Fancy Broadcloth, Madras and * Percale Shirts, with separate collars to match; or collar attached. Were $2 and $2.50 3 for $].69 - 3 Imported English Broadcloth Shhuf’neckblnd or collar attached. Were $2.50 and $2.75 $1-89 % Fancy Broadcloth and Woven Ma- dras Shirts, with separate collars to match or cellars attached. Were $3, $3.50 and $4 8239 i Finest grade of Madras and Flannel Shirts, with separate collars to match. Were $4.50 to $6.50 8315 ' Highest grade of white imported Cocoon Broadcloth Shirts, neckband or “collar attached. 5315 - Radium and Broadcloth Silk Shirts, in the popular colors. ¥ Were $8.75 and $10 367 High-grade Jacquard Silk ‘Shirts. Were $12, §13.50 and $15 $9.79 ‘ur All Manhattan Shirts— 1, Off! All Overcoats In 5 Groups Fashion Park, Charter House, Mode and Richard Austin of London. $35, $40 Grades $97.50 $435, $50, $55 Grades $37.50 $60, 865 Grades $47.50 $70, $75 Grades $50.50 $80, $85, $90 Grades $69.50 Cravats The Mode’s exclusive designs and qualities. Cut silk and wrinkle- proof Cravats, Were $1 69(3 33‘2" Caut Silk Cravats, Were $1.50 95¢ Cut Silk Cravats. Were $2 and $2.50 31_29 3 for $3.75 3 for $2.75 Finest of Cut Silk and Silk Knitted Cravats, 3 Were $3, $3.50 1o §5 $2.15 3for Bath Robes Terry and Blanket Robes. Were $5 gnd $7.50........ $3.95 Blanket Robes, etc. Were $10, $12 and §15.... $11.95 $19.75 $29.75 $49.75 $7.95 Brocaded Robes. Were $15 and $1650... Silk and Silk-lined Robes. Were $25 and $30...... Silk Robes Were $40, $45 and $50.. Finest of the Silk Robes. Were $65, $70, $90 & $100 The Mode—F at Eleventh All Topcoats In 3 Groups Fashion Park, Mode, Richard Austin, $35, $40 Grades $97.50 $45, $50, $55 Grades $37.50 $60, $65 Grades & $4/7.50 Separate Trousers left from Suits These come out of the better grades of Suits, and represent $10, $12 and $15 values. $7.95 Pajamas In all the plain shades. Were $2 3 for $ 159 5 English Broadcloth, Soisette, ete. Were $3, $3.50, $4 and $4.50 $9.69 1fx Silk Pajamas 37.39\ Were $10......... - Wool Hose Included are the most atiractive patterns and colors in grades which we have featured— Were 75¢ 590 3 for 3 $1.50 Were $1.00 79(: 3 for $2.25 Were $1.50 sl.ls 3 for $3.00 Were $2 and ;2&50 e or $1'59 $4.50 Were $3 and $3.50 $2 '39 3 for $6.50 Handkerchiefs A lot of Fancy Linen Handker- chiefs, gheer quality, Were 50c and 75¢ 39 e ‘Mufflers Radium Silk Mufflers, White, Gray and Tan, with spots and @ 95 H P Were s350 0 34.2 Porterhouse Steak Lb., 39c | Sirloin Steak Lb., 37c | Round Steak Lb., 35¢c | Boneless Bouillon Lb., 22¢ Chuck Roast Lb., 18¢c Chuck Steak Lb., 20¢ Prime Rib Roast Lb., 32¢ FRESH EGGS Doz., 52¢ Cuts of Genuine Spring Lamb Leg o’Lamb Lb., 35¢ Shoulder Roast Lb., 25¢ Breast of Lamb Lb., 15¢ Little Pig Pork Cuts Pork Loin Roast . Fresh Shoulder Fresh Hams Fresh Spareribs Pork Sausage Lb., 35¢ GOLDEN SPREDIT Lb., 35¢ THE VERY FINEST OLEOMARGARINE BUTTER Lb., 55¢ The Very Best of Its Kind Lb., 29¢ Lb., 27¢ Lb., 22¢ Lb., 30c Lb., 22¢ DERRYDALE FRESH CREAMERY SMOKED HAMS Freshly Cured and Smoked—Small Sizes -SMOKED PICNICS *;;¢ Lb., 22¢ e doons- CHEESE Lb., 33c LONG HORN The Nicest Cuts of Fresh Milk-fed VEAL at Rea- sonable Prices. APPLES, 4 Lbs., 23c FLORIDA (EARLY YORK) NE! CABBAGE 8c Lb. Extra Fancy Jonathan LARGE FLORIDA GREEN PEPPERS 3 for 10c PINEAPPLE ORANGES Doz., 21c SWEET, JUICY AND THIN SKIN Iceberg POTATOES | LETTUCE 3 Lbs., 10c |8cand 11c Head CALIF. SUN KIST Lemons 25¢ Doz. Sweet MEDIUM SIZE Grapefruit LARGE SIZE Grapefruit 7c Each 5¢c Each Mixed . . .1b., 19¢ Almonds, Ib., 31c Walnuts. .1b., 33¢ TANGERINES Deoz., 17¢ DEL MONTE SALE A DEL MONTE SPECIAL SALE FOR ENTIRE WEEK —NO DEALERS SUPPLIED APRICOTS *CHERRIES PEARS .25¢ No. 2Y; Can. No. 2Y; Can...35¢ 20c No. 2 Can.. No. 2 Can.. ....15¢ No. 1 Can.. .No. 1 Can. * PEACHES PINEAPPLE No. 2}, Can. .25¢ No. 2 Can. . 19¢ +.20c No. 1 Can. «15¢ No. 1 Can..3 for 50c No. 2, Can ASPARAGUS, 35c,or 3 for.........$1.00 No.1Can PICNICTIPS. ... . ... «...3 for 50c OLD'DUTCH COFFEE..............i.....1b,, 3% OUR SPECIAL BLEND OF OLD CROP BOURBON SANTOS .AND * MEDELLIN BOGOTA—ROASTED DAILY VAN CAMP’S BEANS. ... ....4for25¢ SHIMMEL’S JELLY .... . .glass, 10c Granulated SUGAR .... ....10 lbs., 64c FISH—FRIDAY ONLY STANDARD OYSTERS . ....qt., 65¢ FILLET of HADDOCK . .. ...lb., 29¢ FRESH CROAKERS ..... <ol 220 SALT WATER TROUT .. vt <UD 19 ihe B These Specials Are for Cash and Carry Service at