The Washington times. [volume], May 13, 1920, FINAL EDITION, Page 5, Image 5

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Service Has Saved U. S. Thou
sands of Dollars and Proved
Better Than Train Facilities.
The airmail senvlce *1" celebrate
Ita second birthday Saturday.
Tha aecond year of the service l?
reported to have been even more auc
eeaaful than the first. Houtes now In
operation extend from Washington to
New York, from New York to Chl
ct(o. and from Chicago to Omaha.
Within a few weeka the aervlce
will be extended to St. Louis. A aur
vey and Inapectlon of the route to
. San Franclaco la now being made, and
| ^.transcontinental aervlce will be
opened as aoon after the opening of
' the fiscal year as fields and equip
ment can be aecured.
During the aecond year of opera
tion, postal alrplanea covered 49H.684
mllea. tranaporttng a total of 638,734
pounda of mall. The New York-Waah
lngton route operated daily with an
efficiency percentage of better than
?0. Ita success Justifying the exten
alon from New York acroaa the Al
legheny mountalna to Cleveland and
Chicago, and resulting In Congreaa
authorizing a dally round trip aervlce
during ttie coming flacal year be
tween New York and San Franclaco.
SiKceu la Winter.
During the past winter, which waa
the moat aevere for some years, the
Airmail operated aucceaefully. ad
vancing the mall practically all of
the time from twelve to sixteen hours
under train time.
Kconomlcally, the airmail has been
Justified In a striking manner. Not
only has the cost of operations kept
down far below anticipated figures,
but on the New York-Washington
line there has been a saving to the
Government of $42,600 a year, and on
the New York-Chicago line at a rate
of more than 1100.00 a year.
, When the New York-San Franclsc?
route is opened, mail which leaves
New York Monday morning will be
In Omaha before sunset, and In San
Francisco by 9 o'clock Wednesday
morning, less than fifty hours after
mailing. This is thirty-two hours
less than the best railroad schedule,
and seventy-six hours less than the
schedule for 40 per cent of the first
class mail.
The air mail has made many con
tributions to aviation, the greatest be
, Ing the salvaging of more than 100
De Haviland war planes, and the
transformation of the tangle motor
ed De Haviland Into a double motored
plane with twice the factor of safety,
and considerably more speed.
Plane Carries 2-ton Load.
At the recent Aeronautical show, in
New York, the greatest advance
shown in airplane construction con
sisted of two ships built for the air
mail. One of them, the largest ever
constructed in America, can carry two
tons of mail and the other a load
equal to 50 per cent of Its own weight.
The best previous record was 25 per
cent of the weight of the plane for
useful load.
^ The mall has operated through
f many severe storms. During the re
cent tornado .that passed aver Ohio
[ an<J Illinois, In which 103 persons
were killed and the buildings in Cit
ies and villages wrecked, the air
mail plane flew through the storm
and landed safely with the mall In
Chicago. At one time the storm was
so great that the pilot could not see
his hand at arm's length from his
?yes.
One pilot In eight months made 108
flights with'but one forced landing.
On the Chicago-Cleveland division 205
consecutive trfps of 525 miles each
were made without a farced landing
for anjr. cause. The air mall lias
come to NeV York from Washington
and from Chicago in- storms which
tied up shipping. Planes arrived in
Cleveland and Chicago when they
were the only means of transporta
tion in operation.
During two years of service only
?lx pilots have lost their lives carry
ing the mall.
'The afucregate aerrlee of the Sal
vation Army rannot be measured la
dellars and cents."
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CVEN AND LIGHTED
Until 8 o'Clock P. M. Daily
North Capitol
& Bryant Sts.
16 Built?6 Left
Ready to Move In
Take North Capitol at. cars
to Bryant st and walk east one
half square, or phone us for auto.
H. R. Howenstein Co.
1314 F St. N. W. or
7th and H N. ?.
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Yes! We're Hammering Down the Prices! Watch Us!
Very Special-'A Sale %
"ONYX"
Silk Hosiery
A Sale of Men's and
\
Women's Umbrellas
$J^.95
*2
.85.
Extra good quality with high-grade
handles?guaranteed waterproof.
? Main Floor.
J
Full-fashioned ingrain and
thread silk hosiery, made
with a double sole, toe,
high spliced heel and mer
cerized garter top. The much
required shadings of black,
navy, cordovan and white.
Every pair is perfect.
?M?in Floor, South Anuti
Talk About Getting Prices Down! How's This?
(
a Sale of Men's Low Shoes
This Price $ .95 All Solid
speaks for itself Leather
L Tricolette
Skirts
.$
10
Two Are Sketched
Absolutely the last word in "Newness"?the
the very same ones that you have noticed?much
higher priced.
Just the sport skirt you have been waiting
for, as illustrated (two models) in ten shadings.
Coral, Copen jada, turquois, biege, gray, taupe,
navy, black and white.
?Socond Floor.
This remarkable Shoe Special will make about 300
new friends for the Shoe Shop. A fine dark brown
Oxford, either with Perforated Wing Tip or Plain
Cross Tip; good solid soles, all leather and excellent
finish. Also 60 Pairs of Black Oxfords
More of These Dainty and Bewitching
Kiddies' Wash Dresses, Special at
$J.95
Every one admires how daintily these cute little dresses are fashioned?
their cunning belts, collars and pockets are arranged in a very interesting
manner, and at the price you could hardly pay for the material alone.
Plain colored chambray, kiddie cloth and checked ginghams. Sizes 4 to 6.
-Mala Flow. Wort*
-Third Floor.
For One Day Only
Kiddies9 White
*
One Strap
Slippers
? . * ? p*
_=$1.00=^_
Cool and comfortable
White Canvas' Slippers with
white elk soles and heels. Of
a closely woven white canvas
?sizes 6 to 11.
?Third Floor.
Real Georgette
Silk Blouses
Eta $0.95
Special+
3
Sizes
36 to 46
For the most part?they are manufacturers' samples (one of
a model), all very carefully made?to sell at wholesale for even
more than our special price. Sizes 36 to 46.
Abo Taffeta*, Crepe de Chines, Pongees and Nets. The newest
modes and variations.
Women's Cotton Blouses?very special $1.95
More than 15^ styles to select from?all white and novelty I
effects. Extra sizes as well as regulars. -JL
?Socond Floor.
Bargains From the Girls'
and Kiddies' Shops
Infants' White Dresses, Special, 95c
Short White Dresses, made of soft, fine materials?in yoke and
bishop styles. Sizes 0 to 2.
Princess Slip*, Very Special, $1
Slightly mussed and soiled, White princess Petticoats. Sizes 2 to 12.
Children's One-Piece White Pajamas, Special 95c
Of a good quality cambric?drop seats. Sizes to 12 years.
Girls' Bloomer Drawers, 95c
Elastic Top Bloomer Drawers?made of fine white longcloth. Sizes
12 to 18.
Tots' Diaper Drawers, Special^ 39c
Finished with fine Hamburg embroidery. Sizes 1 to 3. ?
Kiddies' Combination Drawers, Special, $1
Drawer and bodice?"all in one"?made of fine quality longcloth.
Sizes 2 to 12.
Specially Priced Bargains
From the Lingerie Shop
R. & G. and B. & J.
Jersey Silk Bloomers
Special at $3.95
In flesh?made full with re
inforced seat and tight knee.
Housedresses, $2.85
In percale, chambray, voile
and gingham?smart enough
for porch '''Wear. Excellent
models with rolling collars?
Wide belts and pockets.
Shadings of pink, blue, laven
der and green.
Pink Cotton and Seco
Gowns, $3.95
Daintily made, lace an.i
hand-embroidered trimmed
gowns, full cut and with dainty
short sleeves.
Lingerie 8hop, Second Floor.
Bungalow Aprons,
$2.39
Checks and plaids, trimmed
with piping on the belts and
pockets of solid collar. Pull
cut garments.
Sateen Petticoats
Special, $1
A splendid value, these
sateen petticoats. They are full
cut and of a good quality ma
terial?green, blue and black.
Dotted Seco Bloomers
Special, 85c
Full cut and good quality
bloomers?some are slightly
mussed.
Jersey Silk Vests,
$3.95
A spendid quality vest with
satin ribbon straps.
?Second Floor
Corsets
Special ...
Big Boys' Cloth Suits, $1 (i
Very Specially Priced ^
? ????????
Corsets for the average figure and Athletic
Corsets for the growing girl. A few are laced
front. Broken sizes?but you will be fortunate
if your size is here, at $2.50.
An Expert Corsetiere is always at hand?to
suggest to you and fit you, only as a trained
expert can and will. Corset Service is a Feature
Here.
Brassieres, Special $1.50
Pink Brocade Brassieres with rubber under
arms to give freely with the figure?front hooks.
?Corset Shop, Second Floor.
Only about 60 of these suits are left?to sell if this special r
price, so you had better come early tomorrow if you want one. j*
All are well made with seams, reinforced and full cut through- / P
ut. Light and dark mixtures. Sizes 7 to 18. ,251
i
Boys' Oxford Sweaters
Special 79c
An excellent sweater with two patch
pockets and a shawl collar. Sizes 38 to
34, Limit 2 to any one customer.
Dollar Day in the
Boys' Shop
I Choice
' $
65 Boys' Wash Suits
25 Pairs of Boys' Linen
Crash Pants i
25 Boys' Baseball Suits 1
1
?Third riNt.
Five Groups in This
Best in Washington
vSale of Summer Rugs
The B W mono
gram means that
the item has been
shopped on In every
store and is actually
"Rest Id Washing
U?n" (Verified.)
20 Seam lea* All-Fiber Rugs, lite
46 Import Stenciled Grass Rugs, size 9x12.1 \ou7choice.
91 Seamless All-Fiber Rugs, size 8.3x10.6. $0.90
6 Wool and Fiber Ruiri, size 8.3x10.6.
61 Seamless All-Fiber Rugs, size 6x9
'8
? Fourth Floor,
Ready
To Hang
Window
Awnings
$4.48
Made of 8-oz.
Sicilian s t r ipe?
full length and
bound with good
grade of binding
? all hardware,
complete ? ready
to hang.
? Third Floor
* I \
A Most Unusual Collection of Fine QQs*
Cretonnes, Special, Yard .... 0?7C
Two large tables have been filled with specially priced cretonnes for
tomorrow at 89c. For slip-covers, furniture covering, hangings and for
all drapery purposes.
100 Pairs of Cross Striped Silk Snow $9.85
Flake Curtains O
green
Cream gyound, and green ground striped in blue, tan, rose, pink and
-Third Floor. South Ann?i.
The Ilech t Co.
The Store of Specialised Shops
Scbenth at F