Evening Star Newspaper, May 17, 1933, Page 36

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CANADIAN BREWERS] [ isrices Heroes SELLMORETOU.S. Exports From British Colum- bia Boom Under Beer Laws South of Border. West Coast beer drinkers, who used to skip across the border into Vancouver during the mid-Volstead era to quench their thirst, are continuing to patronize British Columbia breweries. | Since the legalization of beer in this| country, breweries in Vanccuver, ac-| cording to a report to the Commerce | Department yesterday from Vice Consul | Augustus C. Owen, stationed therz, are said to be working at full capacity and are taking on more cmploycs to fill| orders from the United States. Beer shipments from Vancouver to the Uniied States during the last two weeks in April, according to invcices certified by the American consul gen- eral, totaled 760,680 pints, valued at $54,844, it was reported. Hops Price Increase. The department’s grain division said today the market for Pacific Coast hops was quoted at 40 cents per pound on April 5, The market has advanced steacily to a present price of 80 cents per pound. California, Oregon and ‘Washington produce between 25,000,000 | and 30,000,000 pounds of hops annually. Meantime, lcgalization of beer here was followed by a sharp increase in the | price of Czechoslavakia hops, despite the price of their consumption in that country was reported 21 per cent lower ear than in 1921, according to a from the Prague consulate to the department The price advanced about $20 per 50 kilograms, to more than $44 coincident Witlf the legalization of beer in the United States. The market was said to be active at the higher figure. One kilogram is equal to 2.5 pounds. At the same time, the department was adviced by Consul J. H. Morgan at Berlin that German beer is to be taxed ! according to the type of brew under provisions of a recent decree authoriz- | g a higher tax rate on strong beer than that levied on light beer. lax rates on beer n Germany, ac- cording to the new decree, call for a oL 90 cents on each 26 gallons of | t beer, which is equivalent in rength to tins country's 3.2 per cent beer: $1.08 on each 26 gallons of lager beer: $1.44 for 26 gallons of full beer, and $2 16 per 26 gallons on strong beer. The Federal tax here is $5 on each 31-gallon keg. FIVE D. C. POLICEMEN, 4 FIREMEN RETIRED, Members of Two Departments Found Unqualified Because of | Physical Disability. Four members of the District Fire Department and five officers of the Po- lice Department were retired yesterday by action of the District Commissioners. on recommendation of the retiring d. They had been found unfit for tive duty due to physical dis- iremen retired are Lieut. R. C. ock. Sergt. O. L. Rose, Pvt. D. F. and Pvt. J. T. Albars, cemen who were retired are Coleman R. Brown, Enoch S. haw, John J. Cavanagh, Prank S. | and Ambrose E. Brown :n znd policemon subject to all were granted | from_the Policemen’s Relief Fund sioners found that the following men were not suffering dis- abilities which should call for their re- tirement: Pvt. William J. Canfield, Lieut. James L. Lee and William A. Reith_of the Police Department. and Pvt. Fausth Anthony of the Fire De- partment. e o MODELS OF THE AKRON TO BE SET ADRIFT p Will Bjar 2eproduction of Dirigible] ¢ Miniature on Memorial Day. A miniature battleship covered with flowers, with a 6-foot model of the dirigible U. S. S. Akron floating above it. will be set adrift as part of the Memorial Day exercises of the Naval Fleet Reserve Association Lieut. Col. U S. Grant, 3d, director of public buildings and public parks, today issued a permit to the District of Columbia chapter of the association to conduct exercises on May 30 at 11 am. £t the water gate of Arlington Memorial Bridge, in the shadow of the Lincoln Memorial F. Sweeney is in charge of ar- nts. Sponsors of the exercises the battleship and dirgible will | fioat down the river and out to sea, ! commemorating men who have lost | their Lves in the ocean. “INFLAMED BY MILK” LISBON (#).—An excuse that he was| *inflamed by milk” was given by Jorge | Texeira when charged in court with rushing up to a policeman and shout- ing “Long live the republic! Down with the idiotic dictatorship which has been doing nothipg for seten vears!” He told the court he had bzen drink- ing heavily in a dairy. but a fine of $50 and loss of civil rights for two years s imposed The GREATER ONE OF THE LARGEST (O UNDERTAKERS IN THE WORLD Think What Service You Can Get as Low as 565 w For a Complete Funeral Cars and All By The GREATER Chambersco We have amazed the wkole profession _ Call Columbia 0432 in the World War Compiled ;;::E Jaeckel. S recorded in the official cita- tion, John T. Borden, lieuten- ant commander, U. 8. Navy, was awarded the Navy Cross for distinguished service in the line of his profession as commanding officer of the U. S. S. Piqua, engaged in the transporting and escorting of troops and supplies through the war zone and the nav- igation of waters F known to be in- fested with enemy submarines and mines, setting a splendid example of courage and fearlessness to his men, and thereby maintaining a high standard of morale among the mem. bers of the crew. ‘With the renk of commander, he is on duty at the Washingion Navy Yard and resides in quarters there. |U. S. EXPORTS OF GRAIN FOR WEEK SHOW DECLINE 84,000 Bushels Sold Against 177,000 During Pre- ceding Seven Days. By the Associated Press. Grain exports last week from the United States amounted to 84,000 bush- els, against 177,000 bushels the previous week and 1945.000 bushels during the correspending week of last year. Com- merce Department figures yesterday gave the following comparisons between last week's and those for the week be- ore: Wheat, 4.000 bushels, against 4,000 barley, none, against 90,000. corn, 37 000, against 76,000; oats, 43,000, against 7.000: no exports of rye were reported for either week. Canadian grains expcrted last week from United States ports totaled 428.- 000 bushels, against 260.000 bushels the previous week. while experts of North American wheat flour were 44,000 bar- rels, against 46,000 barrels. Geo M. Barker * COMPANY LUMBER and MILLWORK +*SINCE 1865 - 649 N. Y. Ave. N.W. NA. 1348 Thursday Only 4PM—8PM. SPECIAL DINNER Complete Dinner, Service or Cafeteria 50c Baked Chicken. Dressing. Cranberry Jelly or Veal Chop Saute Vegetables, Salad, Dessert, Rolls & Coffee WALLIS’ CAFE 617 12th St. N.W. VACATION Our new booklet will besenton request. Tells about ‘sun and salt-air’ ocean trips Bostonor Miami and All- Expense tours to many places with ‘fares to fit your pocket book.” Phone MERCHANTS & MINERS LINE Swove power is more GO power/ Have us reline all four wheels with REX. Uses by the Griwhound Bus Lines xin Pennsylvania For All Four Wheels Including Grease Retainers and Extra_ Free ~Adjustment Within 30 Days /mow imagine pe OLDSMOBII BUICK .. PACKARD | 2 Cor. 14th and Chapin Sts. N.W. You Get the Biggest and the Best fr‘fl_l INCORPOR Any Service+Any Care AnyHour 614 H St. NW. DIst.2775 | Abroad, THE EVENING COMMISSIONERS LET SEWER CONTRACTS Three Companies Given ‘Awards Totaling $152,087.52 for Public Works. Contracts for th® laying of sewers and the resurfacing of streets in vari- ous sections of the District having a total cost of §152,097.52 were approved yesterday by the District Commissioners. McQuire & Rolfe, Inc., of Washing- ton was awarded contract for the re- surfacing of Water street southwest be- tween M and Eleventh streets. The bid was $54,974.25. For removing the street railway tracks in the same street the firm was awarded a contract for $6.600. The same firm was awarded a contract | for the surfacing of miscellaneous | streets, to the extent of 6,750 tons of surfacing material, for $30,307.50. | R. D. Schlegel Co.. of Bethesda, Md., | was awarded four contracts for laying | of cewers. The bid for the laying of a stormwater sewer near Connecticut | avenue and Chesapeake street was for 1$3.639.71; a sanitary sewer in Nichols Why Patch? | AUTO TOPS | $5.45 Rear Curtains $2.95 ny ear or top, also | | spart Tops extra, Alm \ | Shower for One Cent! Approximately a penny's worth of oil will produce enough hot water—in the MW Water Heater—for an unhurried shower or a liberally full tub. Not only the low cost of oil, but also the use of principles by which heat is applied more quickly, are the ressons MW Heater operation costs 5o much less than gas or coal. == =R ——— Water Heater Product of Motor Whee: Corporstion Lansing, Michigan COLUMBIA SPECIALTY CO. 1636 CONN. AVE. North 7861 Dimes D0C Sea Food of Best Quality | Plenty Parkine Space of Downtown 1 | MinG Toy INN “A_Refined Atmosphere” 3319 CONN. AVE. Full Course TENDERLOIN STEAK CHICKEN CHOW MEIN DINNER 75¢ Other Dinners, 65¢ 0 to 10 P. VEGET. Orckestra THURSDAY 12 10 2 PM. Waitress _Service — No Tipping , 4:30 to 8. Sunday, 12 to 8 SREYNOLD'S C. F. Harper 709 18th St. N.W. 18th St., Just Below Pa. Ave. important than ARBON GAS BLACK. the basic mate- rial of Rex-Hide—instead of asbestos —is protably the finest divided known solid substance and is the material that oduces the familiar wear-resisting black tire tread. Absolutely imperviovs to oil. grezse and wzter, Rex-Hide Carbon-Base Brake Lining— Will Always Stop Your Car Rex-Hide is no more expensive to start with and is cheapest in the long run be- cause it lasts twice as long and will s your car easier and more surely than y ible. NOTE—THESE PRICESINCLUDE GREASE RETAINERS—for which others charge extra. Exclusive Local Distributors ATED CHAMBERS £ ST. avehue between Eaton and Pomeroy roads southeast, $1,939.19; a combina- tion gystem sewer in Fourth strect northesst M'een”mnkun and Jack- . Inc., of hington was awarded contract for the laying of sanitary sewer near Kenil- ‘worth avenue and the old Benning Race Track, for $12,600.91. The firm also was awarded contract for a stormwater sewer in Soapstone Valley, near Albe- marle street between Connecticut ave- nue and Thirty-eighth street. A new bridge book is titled “Psychic _ WASHINGTON, D. C., VETERANS FETE MAY 25 ‘The President and Mrs. Roosevelt sent out cards of admission yesterday to the annual garden party to be given on the South front lawn of the man- slon Thursday, May 25, a¢ 4 pm. Dis- abled men and their attendants I{rom Walter Reed, Mount Alto and other nearby hospitals will be the guests. ‘The custom of giving the disabled veterans of the World War a garden party was instituted by President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson the year after the armistice was signed. WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 1933. PYUS ADAMS s s st . Quality Paints "(z‘l‘l‘l:TLmll Pure Linsced Ofl, 7 Best 4-Hour Varnish, $1:50 Gal | Tomorrow—Thersday | Roast Young Chicken soc | 18th & Col. RA. 1521 K St. N.W. Collier Inn | Phone - DlIstrict 5215 “ALL OVER TOWN” —the better to serve you! A O:phan Annie Mask FREE With Each Purchase of OVALTINE Health Food 4 1¢ $1.00 6 3c 50¢ Size. . Perspiration Embarrassment i Ended With ODOR-SWEET A reliable deodorant for dainty people. 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You'll undoubtedly like it, too, because it doesn't crack or peell Comes in three popular shades. ..rose, natural and colorless. Polish and Remover in a combination package containing one bottle * of each, 50c. The individual bottle of Polish, 35c; the Remover, 25c. PACQUIN’S NAIL POLISH AND REMOVER 60c . Value ... 1 No. 80 Homeopathic Pharmacy 1007 H St. N.W. Phone NA. 1695 We Have |, Blank Books A complete selection Store Hours. ."A.flm“-"a&'&"r'.'-, E. Morrison Paper Co. 1009 Pa. Ave. For NEURITIS %Feel Tired, Lack Energy? You need a good tonic to stimulate your ap- petite and increase your vitality. For more than a quarter of a century Nutraven has helped thousands of rundown people to regain a strong, healthy body. A tonic of recognized value in building up the system. Pleasant to take. Contains only purest in- gredients. Dog't trifle with your health. Get a generous bottle of Nutraven for $1 today at Peoples Drug Stores. 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Bayer Aspirin Tablets, 100’s. . . 59¢ $1 Pile-Foe, for Piles. . . ......89¢c ?9c Emersons Bromo Seltzer. ... 19¢ 15¢ Borolestone Antiseptic, pt. .49¢ Pitchers Castoria, 3-0z.......17¢c 25¢ Feenamint Tablets. . ... ...19c $1.50 Grahams Alterative, pt. .98¢ 50c Lavoris Mouth Wash. . .. ..37c 75¢c Meads Cod Liver Oil, 8 oz..55¢ 65¢c Mike Martins Liniment. . . .49¢ 50c Unguentine Qintment. . . . .39 TOILETRIES ... Mickey Mouse Soap. .........10c 75¢ Fitchs Shampoo. . . ... ... .56¢ 60c Glostora Hair Dressing. . . .31c 50c Hinds H. & A. Cream. . .. .28¢ 35¢ Liquid Arvon, for dandruff. 32¢ 50c Pebeco Tooth Paste. . ... .. .28¢ 50c Prep for Shaving. ........10c 40c Vaseline Hair Tonic. . ... .32¢ 25¢Z.B.T. Talcum. . ........14¢c 25¢ Woodburys Facial Soap. . . .16¢ 50c Aqua Velva Lotion. . ... .. .29¢ YOU SAVE EVERYDAY. $1.00 Size LISTERINE ANTISEPTIC 79- the toughest beard Your mirror reflects a smooth, happy 35¢ LYONS TOOTH POWDER 21 50c Made! STRATFORD Size MULSIFIED SHAMPOO Fillers! 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