Evening Star Newspaper, November 26, 1931, Page 21

THE EVENING STAR WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER [ B " H T[x'mfs CHEYENNE-CHICAGO MARK - DALY LOWERED BY AIRLINER| ¥ | 3 Average of 131 Miles Per Hour i s Over 917-Mile Course Claimed \ by Tri-Motored Plane By the Assoclated Press. Slump in Pound and Chinese Boycott Against Japan Seen Causes. By the Associated Press. , November 26.—Great Brit- iain’s textile industry, which buys a con- | siderable share of America’s cotton, is showing & strong spurt, chiefly due to F the slump in the pound and the Chinese boycott against Japanese goods, but it| stands alone among European nations Germany is the only other nation in | any way keeping pace with Lancashire’s looms, and while the German in-, is showing a distinct revival, it finding the devalued British pound a itor. , Czechoslovakia and Switzer- all are in trouble. All branches of French industry have been hit by renewed activity in England, reporis Lille, Alscae and Lyon to the m commerce show. Plants ve down, others gone on a basis. The reasons advanced lower value of the pound and EEEE il e ‘Wheolesale Prices Drop. ‘Wholesale prices of textiles have A recent survey of 19 articles st that, based on 1913, the index figure for ‘om- ‘was 377, whereas it was 403 for mlfl and cotton industries are on s part-time basis, with a number of mills closed down. U t has increased 12 per c weeks, and manufacturers ] buy German-made good: of the price differences Swiss manufacturers feel they are iso- lated by high wages. In hoslovakia. especially Silesia, Bohemia and Moravia tries, the worst slump within men running its course. Cotton, | linen manufacturers are espec: while woolens and silk are p which has a small home concluded a trade mment with Germany recentl stagnation will be s by it, it is hoped. There still is idle capacity in British industry and the buying has been selective, particularly of goods and intended for China. There has curiously, & demand for a yarnm | which has not been made since 1880. Aftects Other Industries. ‘Yarns are selling double and treble the maximum daily production because of bookings far ahead, and the increased sctivity has been reflected not only in ghe spinning industry, but in all of the mllied industries such as packing, dye- portation and so on NEW YORK, November 26.—Officials of United Air Lines claimed a record yesterday for night fiying with a motored passenger plane. On the arrival of the iine's coast-to- coast limited at Newark airport it was | said that between Cheyenne and Chi day night the limited had | 131 miles per hour, complet- -mile run in 7 hours flat ing 2 hours and 40 off the| scheduled time | Helped by a 30-mile tail wind, the {limited brought nine passengers from | Cleveland to New York in 2 hours and | 35 _minutes, as against the scheduled | 8 hours and 20 minutes. IFINDS TEAR GAS BOMB | ON STREET, MAN BLINDED Picks Up W Looks Like l">\m—1 | tani Pen and Receives Blast | in Face. | | - | { A November 26.—John | 5, stopped to pick up what he as a fountain pen on a busi- | here yesterday | t night said he prob-| |» e uld see again | ountain pen” was a tear gas| | of the kind used by pol i ace’s face received | force of its explosion. | sald they were unable to sc- | | count for the presence of the bomb in | | the gutter. H ll ey | Twenty minutes of rain in a year is | sometimes all Southern Egypt gets. F AT TENTH ST, After Thanksgiving Sale of Children’s COATS Friday and Saturday Only —selected from our own new stock of better grade children’s coats. far it 15 impossible to determine | Rhe extent and duration of this recovery. Bome of it is seasonal and much of it may be lost if Lancashire's chief East- | ern competitor, Japan, leaves the gold standard and settles its difficulties with China. How much China has figured in Lan- icashire’s boom can be told from the Oc- | tober figures, although it is still early for reliable statistics. In October, 1931 England exported 3,686,200 square yards to China, as agains: 608,200 in 1930, and 2,140,000 to Hongkong, as against 812,500 last vear. Total exports to all countries were | 143,060,100 square yards. This was an D Good, sturdy, all- wool fabrics, plain tailored and fur - trimmed styles. Sizes 1 to 14 years increase of 34,600,000 over September, | but 7,000,000 under last October. All this has an effect upon American cotton. While imports are slightly down, American ing out of the wa been held since last 3 In weeks up to November 1 there were 806,366 bales of American cotton moved to spinners, against 267,000 last year. Bt S bty Installment buying in Sweden was re- eently extended to include books, eiry, automobiles, ph ture, office equipmer washing machines wrticles, Burt's - Last 3 Days of This Special Sale of Burt Women’s Shoes Z All Our $1.95 Dresses 2 for $3 Brother and Sister Coats Sizes 1 to 6 Ex- cellent values, for $5.95 Saturday. 1343 F St. and Men’s An unusual sale of seasonable Footwear—held in an effort to regulate stocks before the holiday shopping. Every shoe }VOYYh \-\"'=an‘5 and men Burt quality—radica Women’s Shoes oxfords $10.50 to $13.50 grades The more prompt your attention, the better the assortment for selection. Caring for feet is be Burt~s - in each of the groups— s—is a popular style in y reduced in price. Men’s Shoes Tan and black calf a $10 to $12.50 grades $ tter than curing them. 1343 F St. Park your car in the Capital Garage at our expense. 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New Wools for sport and business! Smart new Cantons! Exquisite Transparent Velvets and Chiffons—for every thrilling “after 5” date. New High Shades! Plumage Colors! Jewel Tones! Up to $15 Frocks AVE now on your ‘‘extra” dresses for office, for school, for sport. New Silks, Wools and Silk-and-Wools—in gay color contrasts! Stunning Cantons in the brilliant high shades! Every one a clever- style you'll adore! SALL TOMORROW we celebrate 18 years of serv- ice to Washington’s style-appreciative public. For 18 years you have shown us, by your ever-increasing patronage, that you really value a store that offers you ‘‘Style plus Quality” mer- chandise at “sensible prices”! And so, we give you thanks, in the most material way we know! We bring you the newest apparel of the season at the deepest price concessions in our history! You Bet We’ve Brought You The Hat Hits of Winter ’31! At a Most Unusual Price 344 AVORITES—from first to last. Read and tell us! 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