Evening Star Newspaper, December 28, 1928, Page 6

GHEST DRIVE HERE " OPENS JANUARY 28 Approximately $1,250,000 to Be Sought—Scale Is Suggested. The Washington Community Chest; campaign for funds to care for the cur- rent expenses of its §7 charitable and social member organizations will be held from January 28 to February 6, it was announced yesterday by John) Poole, campaign chairman, at & lunch-| &n meeting called to discuss methods grvup solicitation to be employed the leading establishments here. The muumz which was held in the City Club, was attended by more than ll score of executives of business firms and other organizations Approximately $1,250,000 is to b(-‘ sought, although the exact amount meeded will not be known until the chest budget committee, working with | representatives of the various welfare groups, has determined the budgets heeded by the member agencies. Announcement was made at the luncheon that Mrs. James F. Curtis has accepted the position of vice chairman of the group solicitations committee, Which Frank R. Jellefl heads. “Wonderful Start” Seen. Prederic A. Delano, chest president, expressed the view at the luncheon that the chest has gotten a “wonderful start” due to having n]l the religious organi- ®Eations in Washington in a “bond of unity,” together with the fact that practically all of the charitable organi- mations have come in. Mr. Jelleff spoke on “The stcnlflcance of the Campaign to Business Men,” painting out e big saving of time by oné big campaign for funds to serve 57 agencies, in place of each one of those agencies conducting a separate cim- [ wj‘ W. Everett of Woodward & Lo- throp’s stressed that the chest will put earities on a businessiike basis, resulting in more efficient, handling of funds. ‘William F. Ham, president of the Washington Railway & Electric Co., emphasized .the, task in raising such a large sum of money and told of the im- )ortnnu of nmn' the public inter- cn- Need of Co-operation. Linn C. Drake, executive secretary of ‘Boy Scouts of the District of Columbia and secretary of the group solicitations esmmittee, pointed out th- need of co- tion hy the heads of business or- to insure success of the group lolhitlunn work. Elwood Street, director of the chest, ed the plans for group solicita- work in the business establishments 4nd told of an “ideal” search for con- tributiogs to be ‘made by various mdl- T s et e np be contributed by '.he ll- % boring"man “or. factory pay, he said. for group solicitations_in- :'mmnounmmlmen, for vision of the eity, where are oconterns having more than W&mm !l t sald, In each ition purposes. -wmuiwnflhuhclnmdm in each establishment, with as- key men for the departments of larger concerns, he explained. ‘The have key men employes ive or- named by executives ns. Detailed instruc- to all of these work- and, from experience in other cities, have been found about the necessary insure ‘success of the Mr. Street said. g those present at the luncheon il i 2 5 ag ] £ Chlxles Ezg X fgs g 9 3 “Tomorro' sets 4:54 pm. Hel S F. CURTIS. Peking Being Deserted. While. plans for the rebuilding of Nanking, as the national capital of China, are under way, Peking, the former capital city, is being deserted by many. According to the local press, 3,563 shops have afready closed, and proprietors of others are petitioning the government for permission to quit because of lack of business. - The plan for rébuilding Nanking involves an expenditure of $50,000,000, the central treasury supply~ ing $15,000,000, and the remaining provinces $35,000, District of Columbia—Fair tonight, with lowest tempémature about 34 de- grees; tomorrow fncreasing cloudiness and warmer. Maryland — Fair tonight; “tomorrow increasing cloudiness, probably followed by showers; somewhat wtrmer ln east portion tomorrow. Virginia—Fair tonight; 1omnrmv\ in- creasing cloudiness, somewhat warmer; possibly showers in north portion. ‘West Virginia—Fair and somewhat warmer tonight; tomorrow cloudy, with rain in north portion. Record for Twenty-four Hours. ‘Thermometer—4 p.m., 39; 8 p.m,, 39; 12 midnight, 34; 4 am, 35; 8 a. 9; noon, 37. Barometer—4 p.m., 29.84; 8 pm, 20.82; 12 midnight, 20.81; 4 a.m,, 20.76; 8 a.m., 29.76; noon, 29.72. Highest temperature, 47, occurred at noon today. Lowest temperature, 33, occurred at 1:30 am. today. ‘Temperature same date last year— Highest, 49; lowest, 26. Tide Tables. (Purnished by United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.) ‘Today—Low tide, 3:25 a.m. and 3:35 p.m.; high tide, 9:10 l.m‘ lnd Tomorrow—Low m. and 4:33 pm.; high. tide, 1oos am. and 10:26 p.m. The Sun and Moon. ‘Today—Sun rose 7:26 a.m.; sun sets 4:53 p.m. w-—Sun rises 7:26 am.; sun 7:02 pm.; sets 9:23 am. .lamps to be lighted one- ‘hour after sunset. Condition of the Water. Great Falls—Clear. Weather in Various Cities. Moon Automol half Peyser, president Security | 3o Commércial al Bank: ey | i B G. W. )omm or the Oid Colony | Bittsburen, !‘Ilndl’ £o., Q. T. Wright of the Na- tional Capital Press, ‘Gev 3 H. Kidwell of the 5 Cloudy 0.i0 Raining 0.12 Cloudy +eee Cloudy (7 a.m., Greenwich time, today.) John B. Colpoys of | $tr - Central Labor Union, Clarence H. ylor of Charles H. Potter & Co., L. . De Gast of the Y. M. C. A,, Ernest Daniel and James Sharp. %IG PLANE GOES SOUTH. -Motored Craft to Be Used in West Indian Service. today.) Part cloudy ons.) art cloudy Part cloudy uba,_ . .. Part cloudy Ganal Zone. Raining ARGENTINA DATA. For the week ending December 25, 19! Havan Colon, Another of the big 14-passenger, tri- | Gouthern. red transport planes: which will into operation on the international ‘mail and passenger line befween e United States and the West' In- next month passed through this T8ty today on the way South from the planes have gone gh Washington recently. 4% They are the latest word in aero- utical construction and contain many finements for the comfort of their 2 and crews. They will be on a 1,440-mile route from Miami, , to Havana, Cuba; San Juan, Porto ico and Santo Domtnm Dominican blic, beflnnh\; Jlnulry 9 A Mo S A "\ RATED ON PREJUDICE Q.ua. Claimed Last to Hold {@rudge Against German Language. A WEON!O Ontario, 0@ —Prof., W. A. Braun, professor of rman at Columbia University, yester- y wo? the Modern Language Associa- America, meeting ‘here, “‘that c-mgleu .the last. country to hold its prejus against the German lan- “Strangely enough,” he said, “England ‘was the first country to abate its preju- dice. It is the sporting spirit of Eng- land. Next came the United States.” Prof. Braun was graduated from the 'University of Toronto in 1895. German Air Lines Busy. Germany's air lines did more than half the fiying in Europe this year. The dally flights of 160 la passenger covered 40,000 s every 24 . In one month 20,000 passen- gers, 123 tons of freight, 163 tons of December 28 | MIX Gorton's Ready- to-Fry Cod Fish ¢ Cakes with miftk and beaten egg, and bake in a buttered dish sprinkled with cracker crumbs and grated cheese! Great! From the new Gorton Recipe Book— Free Gorton's Fish €S baggage and 102 tons of mail were car- _pled. During the same period English lines covered only 112750 miles and rried 6,531 passengers and 100 tons Lines of other countries did THE ORIGINAL Made by the -PEW FISHERIES s Masss, GOR' [2 THE EVEN BONES OF 614 CHINESE NING STAR, WASHINGTON, benevolent association here has made |. the removal to China of the WILL BE TAKEN HQMEImo( 614 Chinese who died in Ore- Benevolent Soclety Arranges to Bury Celestials With Ances- tors tn Native Land. PORTLAND;, Oreg., December 28 (#). —Seeking to nmnue in their own manner peace and contentment in the next world for those of thefr face who have died in an adopted land. ine Hundreds of Employees of \ This Great “Home-Town” gon in past years. ‘t.uyth-cnhue when the re- mains of members of their race rest with their -ne;-.m in the Celestial Empire, peace, ment is the lot of the dej ‘The city henlth'omxé:‘ & Imnga shipping papers for the ashes of tl ll‘pchlneae"ho have died in between 1908 and 1921. The steamer Alabama, bound for ‘Hongkong, will carry the remalns to the Orient. The Executives and D. C, FRID. Largest Magnet Completed. ‘The world's largest magnet, which has | | just been completed at the Bellevue Iaboratory of the French National Re- search Bureau, has shown in a test that it produces an electric current of 3,000 amperes, enmb to light 6000 ordi- nary lamps. According to M. Cot- ton, its deulxner the magnet can mun- tain its powerful magnetic field un- abated for hours, if necessary, during prolonged experiments. The machine is expected to ald in important re- searches in light, electricity and radio- activity. 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Shriver’s A-1 Peas. Del Maiz Corn.. .. Shriver’s A-1 Corn. . For the half-dozen purchaser—seven oranges for the regular price of six. Whité Potatoes. . . ....15™ 25¢ Red Sweet Potatoes. . . .4 ™ 19¢ 281 8e .31 20¢ 27¢, 52¢ PR 14e, 24c e 1c, 25¢ T Green Bag Coffee..........™ 39 Van Camp’s Milk Peter Pan Peas. . ......0y... '™ Please note that this sale of 15 to the dozen applies to TAN- GERINES as well as both California and Florida Oranges. Regular Low Prices Per Dozen Prevail FreshPeas. ..........."™ 20c Eatmor Cranberries. . ....™ 22¢ Boxed Apples .3 ™= 25¢ Bulk Turnips. . . ~ 3™ 10c Idaho Potatoes. .-....... .10 ™35¢ New Red Ripe Potatoes | TOMATOES B AL ey ’:;S These exceptionally fine, s::-:;..n. T | taney, Ted-ripe tomatoes will be are quoting a very special price 3 a delicacy on any one’s table—we of— 45¢ 25c Loffler’s Sausage Meat. ... .2 ™ 65¢ Loffler’s Sliced Bacon. ... . .% ™ 20c Aunt Jemima Pancake. . .”* 121¢ Pillsbury’s Pancake. ..... .”* 12V/5¢c Va. Sweet Pancake... . .. . .»* llc 2 1 25c “Sanico” Coffee. . . B 49¢ Sanihry Dntter. ks B 57c hndO’hkeaBntter ““GZc KraflNukraft..........."“‘23c 25¢ Wyman'’s Blueberries. . . ... .%" 29¢ Del Monte Pineapple . ¥ ** = 271/c Honey Dew Pineapple ¥ * t= 271/¢ Libby’s Catchup. . .......%4"*22¢ Heinz Ketchup . . . .. .>"* 15¢, 23¢ Lbs. for w25¢ Tnll Tnu 19¢ In Our 102 MEAT MARKETS= LEG of LAMB | Baking CHICKENS Fine legs of lamb cut from genuine Spring lambs—a treat served hot or cold. Note this reasonable price. Per 33c Fresh Pork Cuts These fresh pork cuts are all from gs and are, in- deed, a delicacy during this cool weather. Pork Loin Roast.....™ 25¢ Select Pork Chops......" 30c Lean Pork Chops........" 25¢ ™22 Loffler’s Saus. Meat.2 ™ 65¢ Loffler’s Link Sausage.™ 40c Loffler’s Scrapple. . .. .“' 20c tender, young, corn-fed Spare Ribs. ... . .oon.. Loffler’s Daintilinx. . ..., Large fnncy ‘These fancy bir pounds in weight. r= 45¢ Fresh Killed TURKEYS These are the same high quality Turkeys which you bought at Christmas time. The kind that the particular trade demands. g‘o\mg baking chickens. will average 3%z to 5 Phillips’ Sausage. .. 40c Phillips’ Scrapple. ... ... ‘ Brookfield Sausage . ..™ 40c | " 40c | Sliced Dried Beef. .. ™ 20c Fresh HAMS | Chuck ROAST Fancy small fresh hams . meupeclally fine meat. to serve at. this .New Year's i’:' 25c ' uucm We are reasonable From <o uoting an extrem ese fancy.cut chi corn-fed steers only,