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NO LACK OF TURKEY THANKSGIVING DAY Outlook Good for Menu to Suit 100 Per Cent Ameri cans, Dealers Say. PRICES RATED MODERATE Indications this afternoon are that turltev is going to play a most im portant and conspicuous role in the observance of Thanksgiving day in Washington this year. Unless there is a decided change in conditions be tween now and Thursday it will be possible for many families to afford a real old-time Thanksgiving dinner? from turkey to nuts. The Washington market today is exceptionally well supplied with tur keys. and at a late hour tbey were still pouring in. The quality of the birds arriving was never finer, accord ing to such judges as Steve Callahan, District food inspector at the Center Market, and other old-time market ex perts. In fact, never in the history of the trade was there finer assort ment. And, best of all. the price has dropped, with little possibility of any decided rise between now and Thurs day. Bales Made at 40 Cents a Pound. Numerous sales were made yester day afternoon and this morning at 42 cents a pound and in some in stances the price was as low as 40 cents a pound. However, the prevail ing price, up to noon today, has been 45 cents and it is considered very doubtful if the prices reach or go beyond 50 cents before the feast day. Practically all turkeys this year will be fresh killed. The cold storage birds disappeared last summer when Vncle Sam bought up supplies for his soldiers and sailors, principally the latter, the day of salt pork for tars long since being past; but that is an other story entirely. The supply of turkeys is said to be normal. in fact some market men think it will exceed the normal de mand before noon tomorrow. It ap pears that all the country folk within a 150-mile radius of the capital have been raising turkeys the past year. There was one shipment yesterday from Culpeper. Vs.. consisting of 1,200 which averaged nine one-half pounds each. This shipment brought 38 cents a i pound wholesale when placed on the j market, which indicates that the^ re- ; tail prices prevailing, although high sounding to those existing in pre-war times, is certainly moderate. Strong Family Preference Shown. With everybody anxious to have a real Thanksgiving in 1918, there is a strong demand in the family circle for turkey. This demand loses nothing from the fact that moat household | economists figure that the price of tur- I key is not much, if any, higher than i mo6t of the meats which could be used , as a substitute. Inspector Callahan, whose opinions go a long way among men in the trade, said today that the turkey mar ket in Washington is more favorable than it has been in a number of years. He suggests that housewives place their orders at the earliest possible moment. Mr. Callahan declares that there will be no speculation with tur keys this year on the part of the dealers. He explains that the latter want to know just how many turkeys they will need for their customers and are buying just enough to go round, and no more. Shipments already are being re ceived from Virginia, Maryland, Penn sylvania. New York state. New Eng land and the west. Ducks and geese are not as plentiful as usual and the price is not as low as would be ex pected, considering prevailing turkey prices. Outlook for Fruits and Vegetables. Potatoes, onions, cranberries and ap ples are plentiful and prices moderate. Celery, however, is not plentiful to day, but the local dealers look for the arrival of a large shipment within the next twenty-four hours. The food administration has planned a universal Thanksgiving dinner menu for the American home, which has the simplicity of the first Thanks giving meal of the Pilgrims. Not a fowl or fruit or vegetable is mentioned on the menu that could not be found on any American farm. The fare, as planned, is not only typical of our national feast and of our first peace holiday, but also of the interest of the food administration in all matters of the table. Menu for 100 Per Cent American. The menu planned for 100 per cent Americans on the American feast day is as follows: Roast Turkey, Chicken. Duck, Gooee or Game (if the state law permits), with Bread Dressing (Left-over Dried Bread). Mashed Potatoes. Hashed Turnips. Baked Tomatoes (Home Canned). Cranberry Sauce. Lettuce or Fruit Salad. Pumpkin-Pie or Steamed Pudding. The food administration has given the following recipes: Cranberry Sauce?One quart cran berries one pint water, three-fourths cup sirup, three-fourths cup sugar. Boil the sirup, sugar and water for five minutes; skim if necessary Add the berries and cook without stirring until all the skins break. Pumpkin Pie Filling?Two cups pumpkin (cooked and strained), one half cup molass>V or sorghum, one teaspoonful cinnamon, one-half tea spon ginger, one-half teaspoon salt, two eggs, two cups milk. Mix pumpkin with molasses and sea soning. Add beaten eggs and milk. Bake in a pastry-lined pie plate until firm. MASQUERADED AS A MAN. ST. LOUIS, November 26.?Suspect ed of being a German spy. "Bert" Schmidt has been arrested here, and it developed "Bert" is a woman. Upon this discovery police arrested "his" "wife" to whom "Bert" was married October 12 last by a justice of the peace. "Bert" gave "his" age as twenty-three years and substantiated the assertion that "he" offered "his" services to the government by pro ducing a draft registration card. The woman told the police she mas queraded as a man to obtain a man's salary. Both women are natives of Hungary. "Bert" said her name was Bertha Schmidt and the "wife" gave her name as Mary Assate. Bertha is held for the federal, authorities on a charge of false registration. The "wife" was released. The spy charge against Bertha could not be substantiated. Col. Bacon for Duty Here. Orders for Col. Raymond F. Bacon, chemical warfare service, to return to France have been revoked. He is or dered to report to the director of chemical warfare service in this city for duty. Col. Smith Assigned to Post Here. Lieut. Col. Rodney H. Smith, Quar termaster Corps, just returned from service in France, has been assigned to duty in the office of the director of purchase and storage. Motors and ve hicles division, in this city. (Continued from Eighth Page.) bera of the first year law class at a reception at her home, on Park road, I on Saturday evening. During: the evening the professors, including Prof. Person, dean of the law school; Prof. Van Fleck and Prof. Earnest, addressed the class. Mr. William Henry Dennis, chairman of the bar examiners, and ? also Father Henry Shandelle, 8. J., the librarian of Georgetown University, spoke. | Free Milk for France Pagrant. "Free Milk for France," will offer the most unique and interesting pres entation the coming beaux and belles of Washington have yet had, when tomorrow they take part In the ar ! tistic pageant to call attention to this needful movement. As the milk goes to the little children of France and Belgium, it is particularly fitting that children should assume the chief roles on the floats, and there is scarce a family of society which will not I be represented by one or more of its junior members. Miss Edith Wallach will represent America, and Miss Louise Delano will ! represent France on the chief floats [ of the pageant. Mrs. Sherman McCallum has leased I her residence, 2362 Massachusetts avenue, to Mrs. J. Macy Willets and with her daughter. Miss Cecilia Mc Callum, is at 1301 21st street for the winter. Dr. C. Ernest Smith with his daugh ter, Miss Barbara Smith, will leave Thursday for New Orleans, where her marriage to Assistant Surgeon Hugo Selwyn Tait will take place Saturday in Trinity Church. Dr. Smith will perform the cere mony. Dr. Tait and his bride will re side in New Orleans, where he is now stationed. Mrs. W. Morrison Patterson is leaving Washington to spend the month of December in Charleston, S. O. Arthur Stanley Riggs, F. R. G. C., will lecture on Spain Tuesday even ing before the members of the Wash ington Club. On December 10 Mary Caroline Holmes, author of "Who Follows in His Train?" will speak on' "The New Near East." She will be the guest of Mrs. Wilbur J. Cars while in the city. The infantry branch. Army Emer gency Committee, will hold the first meetinar at the home of Mrs. Liscune, 2119 Bancroft place, on Monday, De cember 2. from 1 until 4:30. All in fantry women ar? invited. On Saturday, November :t0, at the Teachers' Club, 11th and F streets, the Chi Omega Sorority will have a card party and dinner, to which all Chi Omegas are invited. Cards at 4 o'clock: dinner at 6:30. LuciJe Mc I Children's Colds?Danger!! \ w^ik &({/?* <S^ ??bfc ?>_| \ im*%w | TO MOTHERS! Whatever else you do for your cihld's * | cold, feverish head or sore throat, remember to always rid i ?> the bilious liver, sour stomach and constipated bowels of the ! % congested waste and toxin poisons. Always give Cascarets * | candy cathartic first thing. ' " { : Even cross, sick, cold-clogged kiddies needn't be coaxed ? | to take candy Cascarets. Cascarets never disappoint the \ g worried mother. Each 10-cent box of Cascarets contains di- ; f rections and dose for children aged one year and upward. ? THE SHOPPING CENTERj Rms, ?* Eleventh and G Streets A.UUMESLt Big Thanksgiving Shoe Special The Values Offered Are Extraordinary SPECIAL PRICE, $5.45 Regular $7.50 Values 300 pairs of the new Low Heel Walking Boots in the following com binations: Tobasco calf vamp, tan cloth top; black kid vamp with gray cloth top; gray kid vamp with gray cloth top to match. 250 pairs of Women's Newest Fall Louis Heel Boots in tobasco kid with cloth tops to match; field-mouse and dark gray kid vamp with cloth top to match. All are plain toe and very neat and extremely dressy. The size range is complete?AA 4y2 to 8?A 4 to 8?B 3 to 8?C 2V? to 8 ?D 2Vi to 8. This is a wonderful opportunity to secure high-grade footwear at a great saving. ?lil ImW Conkie Will look to the dinner res ervations. Capt. Arthur Millard, commandant of the navy, yard, is co-operating with Col. Frederick A. Ramsey to make the concert and dance on Thanksgiving night at the marine barracks, 8th and G streets south east, a beautiful affair. Many flags of the allied countries will be used in the decoration. Those assisting Mrs. Alexander Sharp on the committee on arrange ments Sfe Mrs. William Shepard Ben son, Mrs. Albert T. Niblack, Mrs. How ard Clark and Mrs. Ralph Earle. ? < A chofus of praise and rejoicing all (over the allied ?frorld is being planned by the National Council ' of Women, comprising 7,000,000 women, for the S afternoon of the ai^roaching Thanks giving day. ? BILLION IN CONTRACTS CANCELED BY U.S. ARMY i * ..f American, British and French Gov ernment* Will T7se Common ^ j By the Associated Press. TOURS, Thursday. November 2L? Contracts aggregating Jl.000,000,000 have been canceled by the American expeditionary forces since the sign-1 ln( of the armistice. In future the American, British and French gov ernment* will pool their surplus stocks and will buy through a com mon purchasing agency Forty thousand men engaged in the American supply service will be sent to advanced areas as replacement troops for the army of occupation. The supply department will continue its routine work as long as necessary. Forty-three construction projects. Including a' deep-water dock for twenty ships, terminals, warehouses and railroads, have been canceled. Orders for 2,500 locomotives. tl.OOO railroad cars and hundreds of cranes, tugs, barges and derricks also have been recalled. The transport pro gram has reduced materially, while the ordnance department has been cut down by two-thirds. The reduction in the air service has not as yet been announced. 10,000 PE&902TS IN CHORUS. BWN YORK. November St.?A. chorus of 10.000 persons will sing patriotic songa at a "victory sing" in Madison Square Garden Thanksgiving after noon. The meet will open with the singing of "The Star Spangled Ban ner" at 4 o'clock/ the- hour -at which seven million members of the National Council of Women and their friends throughout the country will stand and sing the anthem. The, city and various patriotic .or ganisations have made' elaborate ar rangements to provide food and enter tainments for all fighting men of th? United States and their allies on Thanksgiving day. Special entertain ments will be given in hospitals for j wounded soldiers recently returned I from battlefields in France. 1 Wash That Itch Away who mr and <b* rinpW WMh D. 0. D. nd did m* M IWMdtaMr ttst ?o? darfBllr cmla. caol nuttfaa ttrt ? wbra tte Itch ktakannrar. Thhmtfe kw ??k p?Mtn?ai tfc* pom. ghw te ?tant niter ftt? tba aort dl?tr?l?g ?u? ill MetWeaadSu*. D. D. D. J Store Hours: 9:15 to 6 P.M. THE SHOPPING CENTER* &STAB. .1677 Store Hours: 9:15 to 6 P.M. Eleventh and G Streets A.USKBU Linens for the Thanksgiving Table More Than $20,000 Worth of New Goods to Choose From Palais Royal linens have for years been held in high esteem by Washingtonians. Thanksgiv ing?time of times when housewives pride themselves upon the settings of their table?brings a great demand for trustworthy linens?and Palais Royal assortments augmented by this late ship ment offers probably one of the best stocks now that it has shown in years. Buy linens for Thanksgiving tomorrow. Here are the Celebrated DERRYVALE Pure Irish Grass Bleached Table Linens?from Belfast, Ireland. No 102? 70x 70 Cloths, $4.50 ea 70x 88 Cloths, $6.00 ea. 70x106 Cloths, $7.00 ea. 22-in. Napkins to match, $6.50 doz. No. 121?72x 72 Cloths, $10.00 ea. 72x 90 Cloths, <512.50 ea. 72x108 Cloths, $15.00 ea. 22-ln. Napkins to match, 512^50 doz. No. 103? 7Ox 70 Cloths, $6JO ea. 7Ox 88 Cloths, $8.00 ea. 70x106 Cloths, $9.00 ea. 22-in. Napkins to match, $8.50 doz. No. 112? 70x 70 Cloths, $8JO ea. 70x 88 Cloths, $10.50 ea. 70x106 Cloths, $12.50 ea. 22-in. Napkins to matcn, $11.00 doz. No. 125?72x 72 Cloths, $12.50 ea. s, 515.00 ea. 72x 90 Cloths. s. $18j 24-in. Napkins to match, $15.00 doz. 72x108 Cloths, $18.00 ea. Other Fine Table Damasks and Decorative Linens 64-lnck All Pure Linen Table Dam ?Ik, four good patterns offered at a special price, $1.39 Yard 70-inch Heavy Bleached Irish Table Damask, closely woven and fine finish, $2.00 Yard 70-Inch Fine Quality Bleached Mercerised Table Damask, in a va riety of pood de signs, 90c Yard TO-lnch Extrn Fine Bleached Mercerised. Table Darnank, wonder ful value, in six good patterns, $1.19 Yard 200 Dozen Fine Madeira Tea Napkins, $6.00, $6.50, $7.00 and $8.00 Doz. Hand embroidered and scalloped on fine linen, in four sizes?11 ipch, 12-inch, 13-inch and 14-inch. 200 Fine Filet Scarfs Special, $1 Each For the sideboard and side ta bles; large variety of patterns in the following sizes: 18-36, 18-45, 18-52. Hand-Embroidered Made Ira Bread Tray Covers, beautiful work, on fine linen. Size 5V?xl2 inches. 39c Each Madeira Tea Sets, consisting of one centerpiece and twelve doilies, hand embroidered and scalloped. $6.39 Set M-Id. Fine finality All Pare Linen Covers, hand embroidered and scalloped in elaborate de signs. $7.00 to $13.50 Each 18x54 Heavy Imitation Cluny Lace-trimmed Sideboard Scarfs, nicely made, $1.98 Each 18x54 All Pare Linen Fine Quality Hemstitched Sideboard Covers, $1.75 Each 73-ln. Fine Bleached Table Damask, made of the best yarns, highly mercerized, giving it the appearance of all linen finish that will stand washing and re tain the gloss, Special $1.50 Yard Warm Bed Blankets at Low Prices 94x78 Robe Blanket*?Heavy quality,' rich line of colorings, S4.69 Each 70x82 Fine .Wool Blankets? Made by the Meltonia Mills; pink and blue borders and fin ished with 2-inch mohair lin ing. $9.50 Pair 72-inch Extra Fine Irish Bleached Table Da mask t no de signs, perfectly plain; suitable for covers and doilies* $3.00 Yard Kitchen Crash, Etc., Specially Priced. 17-in. Heavy, Closely Woven, All Pure White All-Linen Crash] 39c Crash, 25c Yard 18x34 Fine Check Glass Tow els, hemmed ready for use; will not lint, 25c feach 18x27 Imported Glass Cloths, letters woven through center; very absorbent, 40c Each 72-lnch Heavy AU Pore Linen Scotch Table Damask, in excel lent patterns, at $4.00 Yard Splendid Values in Bed Sheets ?3x90 Bleached Cotton Sheets, no seams, no dressing; finished with wide hems. 11.79 values, at $1J9 Each 81*00 Heavy Bleached Cotton Sheets, made of firm, closely woven cotton; no seams, no dressing. $2.25 value, $1.89 Each Palais Royal?Second Floor. Time, Even Yet, to Bay Dining Room Furniture for Thanksgiving Here are a few typical Palais Royal values in furniture of beauty for the dining room. Let one of these attractive suites lend a new welcome to your home at Thanksgiving. $225 Suite at $180 Brown mahogany Hepplewhite design 9 piece Dining Suite. $275 Suite at $220 William and Mary de sign, Jacobean quar tered oak, 9-piece Din ing Suite. $400 Suite at $320 American walnut. 10-piece. Queen Anne Period Dining Room Suite. $300 Suite at $240 Queen Anne period design, American wal nut. 10-piece Dining Room Suite. $374 Suite at $299 Brown mahogany, 10-p I e c e Chippendale Period Dining Suite. $400 Suite at $320 American walnut, 10 piece, Queen Anne Period Dining Suite. $325 Suite at $260 Hepplewhite period design, 10-piece Amer ican walnut Dining Room Suite. $275 Suite at $220 Brown mahogany, 10-piece. Adam design Dining Suite. $225 Suite at $180 Queen Anne period design, 10-piece Amer ican walnut Dining Suite. $375 Suite at $300 Brown mahogany, 10-piece, Queen Anne design Dining Room Suite. Sensible Gifts and Lasting For those buying for Christmas. Solid Mahogany Gate-leg Table, with drawer, well built, made in Grand Rapids, Mich. Value $26.00. at *18.00 Mahogany - II n I s h Gate-leg Table, of su perior construction. Special. S1SMM Brass Smoking Stands, dull finished, with glass ash tray. Special, *2.75 Art Reed Tables, natural finish, with round top and shelf; $6.50 value, at Fiber Reed Rocker, finished in old ivory; has spring seat and covered in a fine-grade cretonne. Value, $17.50, for , *14.00 Plain Design Rocker. large size; covered in Spanish leather; well made. SSO.OO Solid Makogany Fireside Arm Rocker, dull finish; coirered in blue-striped velour; has broad arms; $40.00 value. *32.00 Fiber Reed Roeker, finished in old ivory; has loose cushion; spring seat. Value. $13.50. for *11.30 Solid Mahogany Smoking Stand, with glass ash tray. Com plete for *3.00 High-bark Rockers, plain design; finished in golden oak, with arms and saddle seat; $7.00 value, at *5.50 Palais Royal?Fourth Floor. An Extraordinary Sale of Lace Curtains at Greatly Below Regular Over 3,000 Pairs Secured From One of the Leading Mills at An Appreciable Concession. Lots of 2 to 12 Pairs of a Kind. Hundreds of Different Patterns Included are SCOTCH LACE CURTAINS, FILET CURTAINS, VOILE, MARQUISETTE, CABLE NET, MADRAS, SCRIM, etc., etc. One of the biggest value offerings of the year in cur Curtain Department. Four great lots, representing the entire purchase, are featured tomorrow as follows: * $1.69 $2.69 A large lot, wonderful at the price. Among the many are fine Voile, Scrim and a few lovely Marquisette Curtains with lace edges. Some with wide double borders. Be early for first choice. The visitor here tomorrow will find $4jOO and $4.50 values in this lot. See the Marquisette and Voile Curtains with lovely lace insertions and edges! Many are in Dutch style, with neat valance, headed at the top, ready to hang. $3.69 $4.69 If $5.00 a pair is your price for Lace Curtains, see these at $3.69. Antique and linen lace edges and insertions on some; drawn work corners and eyelet embroidery on others. Some with lace motifs. Best of $5.00 Curtains at $3.69 pair. The judge of fine Lace Curtains will find in this lot a selection that will prove an increasing delight. Choice of dozens of beautiful patterns, each seemingly more attractive than the other?and all charming. Only $4.69 pair. Seven Great Lots of Regular Stocks All at Special Prices Lot 1 Comprises Pretty Nottingham Lace Curtains that will give splendid service; 2% and 3 yard $1.59 lengths. Sale price, per pair. lot 2 Includes fine Lace Cur tains, in white, cream and Arabian shades, in a big range of patterns. Sale price, $1.95 pair. | jj_Comprises a wonderful assortment of patterns and fine lacy weave designs; also neat filet weaves, with lace or scalloped edges. Mostly 2% yards long?a few are $4.29 3 yards. Sale price, pair, Palala Royal?Second Floor. Lot 3?Curtains of beautiful filet nets, with scalloped or lace edges; various shades $2.59 and lengths. Sale price, pair. Lot 7 lot g__Consists of the very finest of Notting ham, Scotch Laces, Cable Nets, Filet weaves. Lever Laces and Madras weaves, in dainty patterns or scroll and all-over designs, facsimiles of fine Imported curtains. $4 QR Sale price, pair, Lot ^ Neat small-edge patterns, as well as bold all-over designs, for large windows, in hotels or rooming louses; 2% and 3 yards Ibng. Sale $3.29 Includes Scrim and Lace Panel Cur tains. only one of which is used to a window. Will fit windows 36 inches to 48 inches wide. Dozens of patterns in white or Arab shades. Sale prices, each, $1, $1.59, $1.95, $2.49 and Thanksgiving Needs and Other Housewares Reduced for Household Day $3.00 Carving Sets, $1.69 Carving Knife, Fork and Steel. Each piece with stag han dle. $1.00 emn 70 Wizard Oil ' '+? Granite 10-qt, Aluminum Kettles, 6-qt, $L39 FLOUR Flour Bins 98c 25-lb. Size HOC Clothes Baskets, 69c Mahogany Trays, $XJ9 Rotary Ash Sift* era. Ash Sifter and Can Combined, $448 Extra Heavy Ash Cans. US8 Over 500 Dinner Sets Reduced Tomorrow Dinner Sets $2.48 Service for six. Plain white ware. Dinner Sets $11.98 51-piece service. Handsome border patterns. Enameled Roasters $1.89 American Porcelain Dinner Sets Haadaomel? decorated; 100-pieee sets. Specially priced at $17.98, $19.98, $23.98 $24.98 Sparkling Cut Glass Salad or Fruit Bowta, $3.48, $3.98 Handled Bonbons, $1.48 Flower Vases, large size. $3.48 English Porcelain Dinner Sets. $24.98 Bich border patterns; 100-pieee Sets. Dainty Nippon China Dinner Sets. $39.50 Exquisitely Decorated; 100-piece Sets. Table Glassware Water Goblet,, thin clear flan, ?&V 10c Each Water Glasses, t h I bell shape, engraved. 6 for 49c Fern Dish Outfit, plete as illustrated. $3.19 Orange Bowls, oval rich cutting, $3,98 Sale 3000 Cops and Saucers Gold Band, 6 for $1.45 Blue Bird, ? for $1-19 1,000 mlamatcked C a p a and Saucer,, Taloe, to *1.00. Choice, lie Pair Ice Cream footed, hand cut, Glasses, 6 for 69c Coloaial Flower Baiketa, 39c American Bock Crystal. 18-piece Set, $2.69 8-Piece Baking Sets, 49c Bread Boxes $1.09 Boll top ? White nameled. Toilet Paper 3 for 25c Good quality? large roll*. Kettles lt-qt, 69c 12-qt, 79c Guaranteed Oil Heaters, $8.98 Westingbonse Electric Sad Irons $3.98 Begiriar price. 15.00. A-pound *is*. complete * Washing Atachtoes!$7.98 Hfiiat price $10.tt? v "'J -r i ? ? ? ? ? ? o ?????? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? _-?-k