Evening Star Newspaper, November 13, 1931, Page 39

AVOID OPERATIONS | Unguentine Hemorrhoid Treat- ment tly Ba Trouble. ‘There are no two ways about it— |if you neglect piles you can expect but one consequence—the surgeon’s | knife. And operations are painful and expensive—they mean loss of time, work, and money. Not many can afford that. 8o start_using UNGUENTINE RECTAL ES. They'Te made by thc Norwich Pharmacal Company. wh> produced the UNGUENTINE. . Smail doctots have endorsed i for 30 vears e ‘maddening pain—the agonising swelling, inflammation and itching——ail 89,10 a few days. It's Up to you De- -ug.flgow"‘hn you're oipg to suffer no UNGUENTINE RECTAL much for' the h [FPREFERRED FOR COURTESY+ E 1421 PA.AVE. N.VV. o qOOCll to your fiaa/qez‘ CUSTARD This delicious dessert gives a | taste-thrill and a thrift-thrill! So easy to make—so nourishing— | so economical that you'll want to serve it frequently. And it's *‘dressy’” enough for a fancy dinner, too, Everybody likes Egg Noodles, Spaghetti and Macaroni—the Energy Trio. Serve them often. Then watch appetites go up, and meal costs go down! Save This Recipe for EGG NOODLE CUSTARD s oz eggnoodles 2 cups milk 1 cup sugar 4 eggs 1 teaspoon salt ¥ tsp. lemon extract 1. Cook egg noodles until tender; drain, add milk and let stand 45 min 2. Add % of sugar, all salt, lemon extract and 4 slightly beaten yolks. 3. Beat whites stiff, beat in rest of sugar; fold into above mixture. 4. Pour into mold, bake 1 hr. in moderate oven. With whipped cream, makes four liberal portions. FREL! Thrift Recipe Book of 24 tested dishes. Macaroni Assa, 1205 Peoples Bark Bldg., Indianapelis THE ENERGY TRIO Manufacturers using the Energy Trio Emllem are men bers of National Macaroni Manufacturers’ Association. EGC NOODLE CHAN STORE SALE FFTHOFL.S.TOTAL ‘7,045 Systems, Operating 159,826 Units, Aggregate $10,771,984,034. The rapid strides made by the chain | store organizations into the general re- {tail businest in this country were | brought vividly to the front today in a report made by the Commerce Depart- | ment's Census Bureau that their sales aggregate $10,771,984,034, or 211 per | cent of the total retail business in the | United States, which annually amounts i to_$50,033,850,792. The bureau said there are 7,046 chain |store _organizations in all, operating 159,826 stores, or about 10 per cent of | all the stores in the country, Classified local chain stores number 5589 and their total sales amount to $3,547,358,- 285. One thousand one hundred and thirty-six are sectional chains, with sales of $2,419,890,761, and 331 are national chains, with sales of $4,804,- 754,988 Chains are classifiei as local if substantially all of their stores are located in and around one city. ‘There are in the United States 497,- 715 chain food stores, according to the bureau, with aggregate sales of $11,- 310,627,359. In addition there are 87.- 683 country general chain stores, with sales of $1,927.622,967, of which $1,000,- 000,000 is food sales. 1,448 Food Chains. In comparison with the total food group, there are 1,448 food chains, op- erating 61.346 stores, with sales of $3,508,923,218, & ratio of 28.5 per cent. Sales of grocery and meat chains ag- gregate annually $3,022,627,380, bureau records show. In the general merchandise group, principally cdepartment and variety stores, there are 70,263, with aggregate sales of $7,140,515384. In this field there arc 664 chains, operating 12,034 stores, with sales of $2,202,235975, a ratio of 30.8 per cent. Of the total | number of chains of this group 147 are | classified as varlety, 321 general m chandise, 169 dry goods and 3 are mail order chains, the latter doing busi- ness amounting to $395.274,978. The bureau said in the apparel fleld chains do 27.7 per cent of the total business. Of the 112,960 apparel stores of all kinds, with aggregate sales of $4,315,234,497, there are 17,210 stores operated by 1,243 chains, and the chain business amounts to $1,197,087,311. The report shows 19 business classifications within the apparel group, which con- sists principally of men’s wear, women's apparel and shoe stores. n this group there are 2,132 women's apparel stores, with sales amounting to $292,228,825. Millinery sold by this sys- !tem “nets $74,389,008; women's_shoes, { $265,344,857; hosiery, $32,160.243, and lingerie and corsets, $4,848,373. | Automotive Trade Figures. | _The report pointed out that the auto- | motive group, including motor car deal- {ers and filling stations primarily, is | difficslt to separate directly into inde- { pendent and chain operations. Although | the majority of motor car dealers con- | fine their sales largely to one make of | automobile, the bureau said, all but 11,200 of the 41,158 retail dealers come | | within the classification of independ- ents. | The 1,290 establishments, according |to the report, are operated by 166 chains and do an aggregate business of $616,051,049, a ratio of 10 per cent. There are 126 accessory, battery and tire chains, with 2,048 units and sales of $121,055,448, & ratio of 19.1 per cent. Of the approximately 124,000 filling stations in this country 30,038 are op- | erated directly by 864 chains, with ag- | gregate sales of $629,024,296, a ratio of 33.4 per cent. | In the retail automotive field as a | whole, according to the report, there | are 1,186 chains, operating 33,575 units, | with 'aggregate sales of $1,377,959,137, a ratio of 14.4 per cent. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €. FRIDAY, NOVE MBER 13, 1931. 110,000 PIGEONS FIGURE IN TEST OF PERSONALITY | Breeders Seek to Determine Whether Birds Are Lured by Others Into Their Dovecotes. NEW YORK that have “it” are being used as chap- erons hereabouts by local fanciers. The bird owners officially call it “magne- tism."” More than 3,000 breeders got to- gether in a field in Queens County, just | across the East River, and sent up 10.- They wanted to determine that normally might go time would be by others. home at e lured to~dovecotes ‘The owne: for this occasion | that all pigeon: en home for the week end by a friend would become the | property cf the dovecote ow but that if there were a grcat number of | missing birds, somcthing would have to be done about it in the future. | (Copyrisht. 1931, by I American i Newspuper ‘Alliance. 1nc.) | 'MARINE RECRUITING STATIONS TO CLOSE Personnel of Corps Must Be Cut to 15,460 Under Economy of Administraticn. Administration economy fell heavily lon the Marine Corps today when an- | nouncement was made that a number of recruiting stations must pe closed and the personnel cut to 15460 by the middle of January. It is now 16,084 Officlals at Marine Corps headquar- ters said the entire central recruiting division will be closed, except for Chi- cago and its subdistrict. Ten substa- ticns in the southern division also are to_be closed. In the eastern division, recruiting sta- tions at Syrac N. Y., and Charles- ton, W. Va, will' be abandoneg, while in the West stations at Sacramento and Oakland, Calif, and Salt Lake City, ber 31. Dog Barks for Traffic Right. PHILADELPHIA (P —Promptly at 12:45 p.m., evi chow dog, an- tecedents ‘and owner unknown, ap- proaches Traffic Policeman John Nu- gent on Bread street and barks for the right of way. Nugent blows his whistle Traffic stops. The chow crosses the street, gives an acknowledging bark on the-other side and trots on 44,417 Furniture Stores. | ‘The report said in the furniture and | household group, with 44,417 stores and an aggregate business of $2,286,007.992, | a total of 420 chains operate 5950 stores, with sales of $447,272,000, a ratib of 19.5 per cent. Of the 10,783 household appliance stores 4.472 are chain units, with sale: of $191,547,403, a ratio of 45 per cent. In the restaurant field 287 chains operate 3,361 units, compared with a | total of 135674 eating places in the | country. ~These chains do an aggre- | gate business of $298,843,423, a ratio | of :om restqurant sales of 142 pey cent. 1 Out of 22,051 cigar stores, with sales of $330,284,460, there are 2,218 chain stores operated by 90 chains, with ag- gregate sales of $102,733,330, a ratio of 24.8 per cent. rug stores in the United States to- tal 57,716, with sales of $1,683,834,442, Of these 3,585 are operated by 249 chains, with sales of $312,301,721, a ratio of 18.5 per cent. BERLIN ORCHESTRA WILL AID COMPOSERS | Works of Unknown Musicians Will Be Performed on Basis of Co-operation. BERLIN (N.ANA).-—The Berlin {Symphony Orchestra” has evolved a | scheme for helping struggling and com- paratively unknown composers over the ing Winter. The orchestra pro- to perform works of unknown icians qn the basis of co-operation. €1 1. t the composer himseif must p: cdncert hall charges—gencrally a mat- {ter of some $85. 5 + | The Berlin Symphony leaders, to pre- | | clude the abus= of the idea by wealthy |amateurs whose works have but little | merit, reserve the right o reject any ofiering which does not conform to the musical standards expected of a firsi- class_orchestra. For a sum of little more than $100 a_deserving young man or woman iay awake to find fame, but even’that sun it is realized, may'be beyond the means of many a potential Bach or Beethover ‘The orchestra is thereiore starting 1d out of the proceeds of ticket salc pay the foes of thos2 who appear hy of the hearing they are 0o poor nce Music lovers who were sad at heart | for the passing of the famous old Kroll | Theate: er up, for Kroll's is to by purpose of the rehcarsal department of Unter Den Linden Opera. Many of e more important o be given at Kroll's, HOTEL ROOM SILENCER EXHIBITION FEATURE NEW YORK (N.AN.A)—The Na- tional Hotel Exposition picked some of the niftiest aids for travelers in the past year, we find from exhibis. There 'is a silencer, invented by Hiram Maxim, which will shut cut the noise of a poker party in the next Toom. The walter who dashes through serv- ice doors and spills eggs & l'Anglaise concerts of the, Staatsoper Orchestra will, it is thought,| (N.AN.A) — Pigeons | Utah, are to be closed, effective Decem- ' |FESS OFFICIATES AT STONE LAYING! Ceremony Takes Place at New Main Building of Botanic Garden, Senator Fess of Ohio, chairman of the Joint Library Committce, officiated | yesterday at the corner stone laying of | the new main building of the Botani~ Garden, on Maryland avenue between F and Second streets southwest |, George W. Hess, director of the Bo- tanic Garden for nearly two decades, | was eulogized by Senator Fess. The |new Botanic Garden is one of the fea- tures of the improvements around the Capitol ~Building, fitting In with the entire program of Capital developm: | The box in the corner stone laid y | terday contains a complete documsntary LOW-FARE Fares shown ere Round Trip NOTRE DAME-NAVY FOOTBALL GAME. BALTIMORE Y, November 14 pecial Train or the game t Ticket Office, 613 14th , N. W. $1.25 BALTIMORE Every Sai Tickets good only in coa regular trains and sold Saturday good to return Sunday night. Over Woek-End Tickets ATLANTIC CITY $8.50 gVt DunTRT) mber 15, 29 Lv. Washington - #1215 A. M., RIS A. M. #Conches MOTOR SICTTSERING TOURS- Uptown 75¢ Downtown $2.50 PHILADELPHIA $2.50 CHESTER $2.25 WILMINGTON Week-End Excursions $8.50 NEW YORK Good going every Satur. until December 26, Returning unt A $10.00 BOSTO! i Returning Fares include the use of slesping cars at Montreal Saturday ni November 14. special reduced round- $12.00 READING, PA. $4.00 WILKES-BARRE, PA. Lv. Washington 34.50 Lv. 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