Evening Star Newspaper, November 20, 1931, Page 41

THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1931. FURN""RE BA[:K The New Mount Vernon Boulevard Viewed From the Air UN PR“HIS RUAD HIGHWAY OPENS UP BEAUTIFUL SCENES ALONG THE POTOMAC. Manufacturers and Dealers Feeling Effect of Reawak- ened Buying. The following story on the business outlook in the furniture industry was written by Clarence S. Dexter, president of the Grand Rapids Fur- niture Exposition and oficial in sev- eral of the largest furniture com- panies in the country. BY CLARENCE S. DEXTER. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., November 20 (#)—Furniture men are smiling again. They have ridden out the storm, and now, with virtually every | ; other industry in the world, are facing ; . : g : . . 3 ot e it o oo r s L ; i o ¥, - p Becau.se. we h.aw a l.mu'k' of first time in three years that furniture| | b " 2 4 i < combining price with quality : manufacturers and dealers can look - % 5 - - # . ahead without fear. | 'The recovery was inaugurated in No- vember with announcement of price in- | | ¢ o . g g Qi # * creases by many of the furniture manu- ; ' v ey 3 WO' C 1 OW ac facturing companies, some of whom § : * piedged at the same time that there would be no reduction in the next six months, This ended a steady decline 4 > . . 5 . = L3 3 ¢ £ 2ot "l e o s o : ; S 1VINn oom vuite 50 per cent off the price of manufac- « T Foo do tured furniture. May Require Two Years. ; o 2 ‘ . il Brocatelle, tapestry and novelty cloth There is no likelihood, however, that » " % 4 . » : 4 7 this reconstruction will be accompllstied : cgm ers. Rich colorings. {\IV] cll)l)ed base. 50 overnight. In my opinion it wi al 3 y ' 2 cus 5 b v el B bl 4 ; Seat cushions are spring filled ® Tl s Al ded 1830, : &Y : ! ; $5 Delivers It . . . Balance Monthly! Decks have been cleared for action. 4 ¥ 5 Stocks have been reduced to a mini- . 3 Lo {Pourth Foor~The Hecht: o) mum; the most intensive ld\emslng 4 : i and promotional campaign in the in- dustry’s is under way; assets have been’ llquidnwd to the fullest ex- p 3 5 ; 2 . :Ant‘m‘c:deflre‘cg:awlfi?;mm R HE new Mount Vernon Boulevard, which follows the Potomac from the Capital to Washington's historic estate, almost complete, has opened up miles of Suseubening o Public, beautiful scenery to motorists. This view, taken from a Ludington Line airplane, shows the first part of the road as it passes under the railroad bridge | A Now. with » reawakened buying pubc and skirts the river toward Alexandria. —Star Staft Photo, lic, they stand to wipe the red ink off | — R F Street at Seventh NAtional 5100 l!fl[els That this reawakening of buy- interest is real is attested by the | the exact sum to be paid to the determi- | located is to be used for the northern ‘ ern part will cover not only the block ‘ ment Building, between Eleventh and (:l“strb being placed daily on the books i nation of the court. The building has | part of the new building, part of which |along Pennsylvania avenue between | | Twelfth streets, It will probably be of manufacturers. Retailers attending | been vacant for some time. already has been constructed, of lthT&‘mh and Eleventh streets, but also the | some time before the block in which pre-market showings are reporting am ‘The block in which this structure is | Bureau of Internal Revenue. The north of the present Post Office Depart-'the Messer Building is located is razed. increasing volume of cash sales in ‘widely scattered metropolitan centers and the smaller communities. Store Tooms, even the smaller ones, are being colmpelled to restock to protect them- The wheel has started to turn. We are back on the road to prosperity. BOWLES SURRENDERS : \ p | Within the past sixty days we TO SERVE SENTENCE ‘e P L : have sold more than 500 of these Washington Lawyer Faces 75-Day e\t 7 3 : ; & 2 : Contempt Term in Baltimore 4 k 4 ! & ‘ T % . Federal Case. - 1 ¥ E 4 ; x> l‘ Special Dispatch to The Star. : % % o o B a I r s BALTIMORE, Md., November 20.— y : " ; Norman S. Bowles, disbarred Washing- e e e Y ton attorney, surrendered - to United . ¢ 3 s i ¢ States District Attorney Simon E. y i 3 Sobeloff yesterday to serve the remain- . £ % 1 4 3 der of his 75-day sentence on & con- 2 % 1 i i tempt of court charge. Surrender fol- % 3 lowed a series of legal wrangles last- g i » 1 over a year. b % ludge William C. Coleman cited the 1 ” ( stiormey for contempt when it was = YRRy i : i 4 found had represented liquor law violators here after his disbarment in ‘Washington. A unwnce ol 75 dlyl wu however, on '.hf md Bowies. ut 1 2} 4 v ‘The Unlted ama Cll'fllll Court of 5 \ " . ¢ T A Apprals upheld the appeal and Bowles . e . 3 % \ was then cited again by Judge Cole- 2 “ 5 4 man and given the same sentence. 'n-.u % 2 & ~ m up‘hneldn' Another appeal wis mae 7 ) # # . £ to the Supreme Court, vhhh n(uud to , ¢ i review the oase. . Pollovdn“'&hg first sentence Bowles " 2 = ™ . served 1. but. nnct then has been y : i at liberty under ‘ N K ¥ a t TITLE TO AVENUE SITE -z k< Ll . ¥ IS TAKEN OVER BY U. S. ! o % ; Corner Location at Tenth Street ‘Will Be Used in Building Revenue North Wing. mer home of the James A, Messer Co., 3 fl ] Q 5 That th Siak t $28.50 plumbing supplies, at the corner of E ; Ty at these chairs a Ll selli rrel-back chair. It's up- Tenth street. /5 (1 vide the most for your money at g e 5 P :;C‘;:‘Ecn?gfii'i‘ 35?‘.;;:%}"23"‘. : B 9 : the price. holstered in fine brocatelles and tapes- courts, of & proc L4 . . condemnsiion, There was acponiad in ; g (2) That $28.50 is by far the lowest tries. Pleated back. Mahogany-finished the court & sum of $116,408.40, and the J2 h . 2 h . . . title went to the Government, leaving - lg‘ie or such . quality in the frame. Coil spring construction. A deep, past 15 years. ( 3 That we have the largest variety in Washington at $28.50. incidentally, gift-appeal. (rourth Floor, The Hecht Co.) Another large piece of property pn 4 ¥ L “; b l. Pennsylvania avenue has passed into v : o ¢ the hands of the Government, the for- < E T, i e e leve “7 illustrate at the left our popular- roomy chair with comfort-appeal . . . and, . begin Take the safe, proven remedy. You can soothe the discomforts of colds in various ways, but the | only sensible thing to do is to drive the infection out of the sys- | tem—and quickly. Bromo Quinine treats the cause—not merely the effect. Ohippendale Style Deep-seated English Easy Chair with foot Plllow Back Chair: Occasional Chalr; Take a few tablets when Wing Ohair; with ball $28‘50 Cliub Chair: in tapestry $28,50 rest o match; Ideal for $28‘50 spring _ fed cushion $28 50 win high back ‘and $28.50 and claw feet....oo0eee or brocatelle ....... man’s den ... seat; in tapestries .. shaped arms; coil springs Chairs purchased for gifts will be held for later delivery if desired. 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