Evening Star Newspaper, April 4, 1929, Page 16

- SHIPPERS DISCUSS BUSINESS STRIDES ABSENTEE VOTERS’ LAW Missourians of CIplul Plan Special ludu on Home State Bitua- m Tomorrow Night. here who are seek- Great Lakes Regional Board Mmmmm“w‘mun' law in their State Says 728, 591 Cars to Be Needed for nyarter. By the Associated Press. TOLEDO, Ohio, April 4.—Increases in various lines of business ranging from 3 per cent in the lime and plaster in- dustry to 30.4 per cent in potato move= | ments were fore¢ ‘st in the reports of commodity committees of the Great Lakes Regional Advisory Board at the sixth annual meeting )enerdsy More than 800 shippers and railroad officials attended the meeting. For the district, it is estimated that 728.591 cars will be required for the coming quarter. This is 9.6 per cent over the actual car usage in the same period last year. Forecasts for the country as a whole are an increase of only 7.5 per cent with the total 8,836,714 cars estimated to be required in the next three months. Auto Industry Gains.* Reports showed the automobile in- dustry will require 189,791 cars, or an | increase of 12.6 per cent over the same period last year; grain movements will require 27,500 cars, increase of 20.5 per cent; ore movement will take 149,000 cars, or a gain of 23.6 per cent: pota- toes will need 3,000 cars, up 30.4 per cent from last year; lime and plaster movement will require 17000 cars, a gain of 3 per cent; sugar movement will take 1,850 cars, or 6.5 per cent increase, and flour and milling products will require 35,500 cars, or an increase of 3.9 per cent. Railroads Spend $25,000,000. ! Expenditure of more than $25000,000 by the railroads servigg this ‘region, in-! cluding important sections of Michigan, | Ohio, New York and Pennsylvania, in improvement of facilities in recent months was cited by the railroad repreunmm director.of traffic of the Bumflo C iber of Commerce, was elected president to succeed K. S Moore of Detroit. Other officers in- clude J. W. Montigney, Cleveland, vi W. H. Markley, St. .. chairman of the executive co | , Cleveland, re- elected general secretary. The next meeting will be held at| Buffalo on Ocmber LIEUT. 'COL. G. W. BIEGLER| DIES IN SAN FRANCISCO Holder of Congresei;n_nl Medal of Honor Won Laurels in Philip- pine Campaign. By the Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, April 4 —Lieut. Col. George W. Biegler, executive officer at | Fort Mason and holder of the Congres- sional Medal of Honor, died at the presidio here yesterday. He was 61 years of age. During the Philippine Insurrection in 1898, Col. Biegler, then a captain in command of the 28th Infantry, de- feated a force of 300 insurgents with a handful of men. His gallantry in ac- tion passed unnoted officially for more than 10 years. It was not until 1909 that he was awarded the congressional medal. He was born in Indiana in 1868, and | first entered the Army as captain of; the 159th Indiana Infantry. During the World War he served as a colonel of Cavalry. Two daughters and a son, Robert Biegler of San Antonio, Tex, | survive. RESERVE OFFICERS’ BODY TO INSTALL OFFICERS Annual Induction Tonight Will Be | Followed by Dinner Dance. Meeting tonight at the Raleigh Hotel, the Reserve Officers’ Association will hold its annual installation of officers, followed by a dinner dance. Newly elected officers to be installed are Maj. Charles Demonet, president; Maj. Lester Wilson, vice president; Maj. H. K. Bentley, treasurer, and Lieut. Charles Riemer as secretary. Col. T. S. Troy, Lieut. Col. Robert P. Parrott, Maj. Frederick Livingstone, Maj. Wfllhm Walker Smith, M‘j Frank A. Frost, Maj. L. M. wamnz Maj. Harryw Hart, Maj. C. P. Skemp, Capt. Arthur C. Adair, Capt. Milton J. | Landvoight and Capt. W. W. Bercaw | will be installed as members of the | executive council. The dinner dance, which will begin at & o'clock, is the first held under the auspices of the association. | In 1899 there were 2,917,000 horses in France. Today, in spite of motor cars, there are 10,000 more. T T D L T ey e Keep your % credit clear — we’ll lend you the money to pay The merchants you deal with are in business to sell you goods,—not to lend you money. If your bills have been piling up, let us lend you enough to clear your cred- it; owe ONE company in- stead of MANY ! We'll lend you anything up to $300 on a fair, square and strictly confidential basis. You get your money at once; no endorsements re- quired. All we charge is the lawful interest—no ad- vance charges,fees orfines. Call, phome or write FIRST INDUSTRIAL BANKERS Cash Capital Over 31,000,000 3306 Rhode Island Avenue INTEREST CHARGES SUPERVISED BY STATE BANKING DEPARTMENT. B e e LIt LS O i e evenin; Hotel Federal employes in this city fegal resi- dents of uri, e special meeting tomorrow at 8 o'clock at the Washington push tie movement. that there are about 1,500 o-mn ‘whb have a right to FORD’S PRESERVES g Ford’s preserves are deli- ciously good and have be- come exceedingly popular with those of our patrons who have tried them. You, too, will find them very tasty, . Strawberry, Raspberry, Blackberry, Peach Jam, Cherry, Pineapple, Logan- E . Per Use More Raisins! ENSIGN Seeded or Seedless RAISINS ‘These Thompson's Raisins are of un- excelled quality. You will find them wonderful when served in bread pud- ding, pies, salads and desserts of all kinds. No doubt many of your family would relish the addition of raisins to 5o many dishes to which they add a dis- tinctive flavor. See these Ensign brand raisins on display in all of our stores.. 2" 15¢ “SUNSHINE” Scottie Sandwich CAKES Taste Tells— LAND OLAKES SWEET CREAM BUTTER Sanitaiy Butter Pound Carton, 52¢ Care for HOMEMADE PIES, Homemade BLUEBERRY PIES? If you want to make homemade pies and want to enjoy about the tastiest you have ever had the pleasure of eat- ing, we suggest you use Wyman'’s Blue- berries as a filler. WYMAN’S Maine BLUEBERRIES ‘Wyman's Blueberries are canned in Maine, right where they are grown, that they may retain thé full flavor of the bush-ripened fruit. Y2 29¢ And to insure success with your PIE CRUST .. . you simply use— FLAKO.... ™ 15¢c A read: A od RSt S T I eessful pie crust. The Cheese that is being featured the country over! | !v See the advemsements on Velveeta your weekly and monthly magazines. 23¢ COLLEGE INN Chielun a la King i, s ity st B and expense Mové T0 BE- PUSHED | Sefiier, o eceee ment oul Houe of Representatives, will speak at Cheese in your daily newspapets and .-_lghutm 4%_% Printer Dies at Age of 90. OXFORD, Mich,, April 4 (#)—Jared t- | B- Graham, said to be the oldest mem- ber of the International Typographical Union in the United States, died here y-umy He was 90 years old, omum }olneq New York Local, No. 6, 12, 1860, He established the first | r publih ‘nnehgn i ed h California—at, £ ‘"‘6: E, Chaffee, fending clerk of the ns ight's meeting and give a di- San v+ +SERVICE or SELF~SERVICE ads %tfl’/tq@/a/ If You Live Near 14th&Park Rd.N.W. You should know on SATURDAY A New Meat Market OPENS 1428 Park Rd. of this week. OPENS Saturday 132 MEAT MARKETS Offering Only the Finest Quality Meats A Delicacy Indeed! Steamed Baby LOBSTERS the icy cold waters of Nova Scotia, Fillet of Haddock. .........ccoveuv....™ 15¢ Halibut Steak....... . .....0to.....™ 35¢ Croakers .......™ 10c || Buck Shad ......"™ 25c Pot Roast, lb 25¢ uALBAIIA§"J|EBUFFED. : Newly Created, Synod Is Befised laemmu by Patriarchate. ' ient of the new synod; Archim drite Chmache of Berat, Bishop Atanas| Special for This Week-End Bulk Rice, 4 - 19c¢ mnlo! &MM ummnwm given for mAlhmhnmn Alleged lllk Robber Held. GASTONIA. N. C., April 4 (#).—Cole- Smith, charged with complicity in a hnk robbery at Chickamauga, Ga., e, near here, when he :sald he had mors possession. There Is None Better! Sanico Brand FLOUR To further mtrorlucc the “Sanico” Flour to Washington we are quoting an exceptionally low price on this finest quality flour Thursday, Friday ond Saturday Lb. Van Camp’s or Sealect Evap. MILK Caught ‘in R diately steamed and expressed direct to us, you fi;;\cfix:: cfl?’csse lobsters in excellent condition. Serve week End ) Tall “cold or heat if you prefer them warm. 4 . Steamed Special T"“ Baby Each 29¢ Lobsters y » “I's Decidedly Better” Just Try— Q9 Sanico COFFEE Packed in one-pound lock-tight canisters vere| WILL ADDRESS STUDENTS. lhhoé Freeman to Deliver ‘Ur.nnr- Rev. Dr. James E. Freeman, Bishop of | Washington, will deliver the baccalaure- ate sermon, June 9, at this year's com- . | mencement exercises at the University of North Carol to the United. x: viously the invitation o{ the Unlvmlty to deliver a baccalaureate address. sity Baccalaureate Sermon, CHAPEL HILL, N. C., April 4 (#).— SUEZ, w, April 4 (#).—The Duke | of Gloucester, third son of King George of England, rejoined the liner Morea early today after a short visit at Cairo. uallenroum'odnpln‘ Duke Visits i Cairo. lina, it was announced mflg at the office of President Sir Esme Hmmrd Brmah Ar\buuam' 5 oot Sandwich Cakes are st as Pm:'r.st“:‘sl‘::' Fancy, ™ 18¢ as they look. See how good they o look on display in each of our stores And Another o MEAT MARKET > b jal. '7 for Cakes specit 16 20 C M aexiionn a mO 1V e Oap C - v Virginia 115N Royal - b OldDutch Cleanser, 6 ~ 39¢ Red Ripe Tomatoes, Del Monte Sardines, 2 Va. Sweet Pancake, 2 ~ 19¢ Log Cabin Syrup, =23c No. 2 Tins Fresh Fillet 4 | ask ¥YOUR GROCER ¢ You’re Sure to Want New Potatoes An Amazingly Low Price on Those of you who have wanted to serve new potatoes and have hesitated because of the price need wait no longer. We are quoting an extremely low price on these fine quality new polaloes ‘from the Hastings district of Florida, \ WHITE POTATOES 150, 23c "t $1.80 29c¢ 19¢ A Sea Food Treat! —and at This Year’s Lowest Price Fillet of Haddoc Many of you-have enjoyed the fine quality absolutely fresh Fillet of Haddock which we have offered voul for several weeks past. quoting an amazingly low price on this same good quality haddock, and have made special preparations for the big sale] which we feel sure will follow when this price is announced. An Amazingly Low Price on of Haddock Lb. Aé All Grocery Stores and Meat Markets Fancy Ripe Banamas. ................*" 2 Fancy Grapefruit.....2 * 15¢; 3 ™ 25¢; 4 ™ 2 for B R'AKI'AI"' PAPPYS ORANGE MARMALADE ’ Lbs. for 25¢ or BEETS 2 bunches 13c LETTUCE 10c & 123c ~ TOMATOES KALE 4™ 25¢ Spring ONIONS 3 bunches 1) IDAHO Baking POTATOES 5 m 18¢c FRESH For. this week end we aref 15¢ STORES