Evening Star Newspaper, February 12, 1932, Page 30

B—14 HERTEHAS VARED BUSNESS CREE Now in Movies After Trying Cabs, Publishing, Racing and Stocks. By the Associated Press NEW YORZ, February 12—If an all-star team uf versatile bu:siness men were lined up in fcot ball formation, John Daniel Hertz probably would be & triple-threat man in the backfield. | Motor magnate, sportsman, financier | and now movie utive as chairman of the Finance v mount-Publix, Hertz has been that knd of a player in the game of big business. | He founced the Yellow Cab Company, | organized a famous racing stable, has had interests in a sporting newspaper. | has been an important factor in the | stock market and holds directorates | that include one in Yellow Cab, af-| fliate of General Mclors. . His entrance 1 motion pictures came as a surprise to Wall Street gener- ally. Successful for 30 Years. e success label has been prominent ertz's business moves the last boy ran e at 12 use his‘ father spanked him, it has seemed to be his aim to handle a job better than ‘ { o away from b it has been handled before. for his energy, associates call him a “human dynamo.” In systematizing _business Tis mind works like a glorified card | index i In his taxicab and r-ser eqterprise | he was familia= with tbe sma:iwat de tail; in k. staoles Me rvais expe: attendants in pointing out facts about | & horse. ! As an executive he is an intensive | For years he averaged 18| hours a day in his office as he rev Iutionized the taxicab business. Onl after his profits were counted in tI millions did he consent to relax—and MEN! Here’s a Bargain! even then he was at his desk most mornings by 8:30. Raised Famous Horses. ‘When his x{ilclburesque 725-acre farm near Cary, Ill, became his hobby, he worked tirelessly to equip it with every luxury, including a polo fleld. He raised ‘such horses as Reigh Count and Anita Peabody in an effort te prove that race horses could be bred and raised as successfully in the North as in_Kentucky. His intcrest in sports dates from the days when he wrote boxing notes at 25 cents apiece for a Chicago news- paper—until he was discharged after an editor told him to get an outdoor job and more exercise. His schooling stopped at the sixth grade. For a while he frequented gym- nasiums as a boy, later managed a fighter or two, then quit the boxing game after a_few amateur bouts him- self, because his wife objected. : Once his ambition was to be a great | ist, and he went to art school for a year, but was disippointed in his progress. Now he collects works of art. | He was born in Austria, coming to} America when very young. He is about 53 years old. ! DEBATE SERIES TO OPEN M Gaston Society Team to Meet St. Peter's College at Jersey City. A debating team of Georgetown Uni- versity juniors and sophomores, repre- senting “the Gaston Society, will hald the first of three intercollegiate contests | tonight when it meets a team from St. | College, a Jesuit institution in | , N. J. Judges for the debate, which will be held in Gaston Hall, are Senator Felix Hebert of Rhode Island, Robert J. Maw- hinney, solicitor of the Treasury, and Prof Daniel W. O'Donoghue, jr.. of the Georgetown law faculty. The local team will support the negative side, the ques- tion being, “Resolved, That the several States should enact compulsory unem- ent insurance legislation Fight WINTER’S CHILLS and ILLS with BUZZE’S For Sale at All '« Neighborhood Drug Stores Price 35c per Box plo o/ EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., THE “KLEENEX"—4 Boxes-for 95c The Regular 35c Size 75c Size Kleenex—2 boxes for 95¢ “KOTEX" — 4 Boxes for 88c The Regular 35¢ Size Street Floor, I Remarka Dresses are being worn at every smart function . . . yet they cost only 515 —The laces are new—in- cluding the popular Peau d’Ange laces. The styles are new, many with little separate jackets. They are made on long slenderizing lines, draped over diagonal silk slips. Shown in ex- quisite soft pastel shades— pink, Fairway blue, Nile green, white, eggshell, beige and black. 36 to 46 and 14 to 20 sizes. Kann's—Second Floor. 17-JEWEL - “Illinois” Wrist Watch Regularly $42.50—Only 25 to Sell at —Several different and at- tractive styles in white or green gold-filled cases—some with radiolite numerals and Each watch guaran- hands. teed. Jewelry Dept. $1 5.95 Street Floor Young Folks’ BOOKS Published at 50c 295¢ The Submarine Boys Annapolis Series Grammar School Boys Young Engineers Grace Harlow West Point Series Pony Riders Dave Darrin High School Boys Madge Morton Kann's—Street Floor. Boudoir DOLLS In Pajamas and Dresses $2.95 —Fresh, new, large size dolls in the very latest styles. Some dressed in crisp bright colored dresses, others in jaunty pajamas, and still others in a charming Colonial costume. Hair of differ- ent hues. Kann's—Fourth Floor. See the Special Street Floor Display with Living Model St vemEighth and © S Offers A Fresh Stock of KELLY Lotta-Miles At These New Low Prices PRICES? —Less than mail order, second line or inferior tires. QUALITY? —Loetta-Miles is a real KELLY Tire, outstanding for 36 years. MOUNTING? —Free mounting in Kann's service garage. TERMS? —Buy on our liberal budget plan, or use your charge ac- count. Size 4.40-21 4.50-21 4.75-19 5.00-19 .. 5.00-20 It Costs Less to Buy in Pairs Penn-Rad 1009% Pure Pennsylvania Motor Oil = §2.95 Can.... Medium (Permit No. 434) All Other Sizes Also Reduced Kann’s—Fourth Floor. Batteries 6-Volt—13 Plates fo Ford or éhevm]et $6.95 Sémple Line of Neckwear —lThree hundred atngl lfilny pieces g{e neckwear. Styles to please every one, o ace, george and lace, linen. $1.00 and $1.59 values. el & uetend “Scarvest”’—the new plain and printed vestee. .. .$1.00 Kann's—Street Floor. $5 Novelty Thirty Styles Sizes 3to § Widths A to C Py & shoes in styles for street an 2l gaby Louis and spectator heels. Kann's—Fourth Floor. Girls’ New Silk Dresses Sizes 10 to 16 $3.95 Prints Plain and Print Combinations Solid Colors —Lovely new dresses that will delight any mnng girl. Flower- ike prints...en- chanting plain col- ors. .. white with rinted silk yokes. gh waisted sashes. Puff sleeves. New Spring colors. Kann's—Second Floor. Rosanne Shoes for Children Formerly $3.50 v $2.95 Sizes 814 to 2 in all styles Sizes 8! to 3 in some styles —Chic styles that youngsters like . . . Patent leather strap models . . . smart two-tone ox- fords . . . brown elk wing tij oxfords. Shoes for dress, schoo! and play. Kann's— Fourth Floor. Footwear $3.95 pr. umps, Oxfords and straps, of soft black Kkids, rich brown kids, shiny tent leather, reptile calf. High, Cuban, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1932. 9 TOMORROW-LAST CHANCE To See the ‘Reed-E-O" Kiddies Broadcasting, 10 to I AM, 4th Floor Tune in on Station WOL Ponn. Ave—Eighth and O Sts. ble Values In COMPACTS! A Large Manufacturer Discontinues a Series of Styles, Making it Possible to Offer Double Style Formerly :m)o’ r 29C 19c Now. . . —Both the single and double com- pacts are obtainable with flesh or brunette powder, and rouge to match + « « The cases are most attractive in their black, red, green, and blue finishes . . . And the prices are now less than the cost of refills. Single Styles Formerly 50c | Now. . . At A New Low Price . Simulated Pearls Bugle Beads Petit Point Buy Several to Match Your Dresses! Kann's—Street Floor. New Rayon Crepe Slips $1.47 —The daintiest, most us- able little bags imaginable to be priced so low. . . . Envelopes with back straps and pouches with chain handles—in the fashionable black, white and eggshell. —Costume slips that will find a high place in favor with the modern woman. The new bias cut styles with non-slip shoulder straps. Pret- tily trimmed with lace. Sizes 34 to 44 in pink, tea rose and white. Kann’s—Street Floor. Kann's—Second Floor. The New “Mata Har1” Skirt and Blouse Complete $4.90 Skirts, $1.95 each Blouses, $2.95 each usual of Uy onth 0. 11 it the M quings Ha“—PO"‘“d Heart-Shaped Boxes 0‘ a Seriet purind —New high waist suspender skirts of Julliard crepe, in navy, Vionnet beige and black, and misses’ and women’s sizes. Worn with the new satin blouses which have small round collars, yoke fronts, hand-bound sleeves and three circular frills. Genuine Leather Jackets, $5.95 Flat Crepe Blouses Slip-over Wool Sweaters, $1.19 Kann's—Second Floor. 67¢ Valentine Essentials Valentine Greetings 3c to 35¢ Valentine Tally Cards 25c¢ to 35¢ doz. Valentine Tablecloths 25¢ each Valentine Table Favors 5¢ to 50c And Many Other Valentine Novelties at Low Prices Kann's—Street Floor. Now Our Annual Sale! Children’s Nu-Weave ANKLETS 25¢ and 35¢ Qualities d —Smart little anklets that children need by the dozens. 6,000 pairs of them, specially purchased from a manufac- turer who found himself over- stocked. Every pair perfect and made of the finest quality yarns, in the wanted colors for Spring and Summer. Sizes 6 to 10. * Candies Nuts, Ete. Valentine Candy 39¢ Ib. Valentine Candy Novelties—10c to 59¢ Red Heart Candy Boxes—10c to 79%¢ Salted Cashew.Nuts 54c b, Kann’s Kapital Kandy 2 Ibs., 95¢ Kann's—S8treet Floor. Buy a Dozen Pairs Kann's—Street Floor.