The Washington herald., 1915-09-02
giving AUTO RACE
TICKETS To PATRONS
Berberich's Make Unusual Gift to
Fall Footwear Purchasers (
All This Week.

The House Of Berberich. which con-
ducts two large shoe stores, one In
Seventh street northwest. between L
and NJ streets and the other in Penn
sylvania avenue, between Eighth and
Ninth streets northwest. is having its
fall opening.
AS a special inducement to attract
throngs to the stores the management
has announced that two rs cent grand
stand tickets for the automobile races
on Labor Day at the Benning track
will be given away free to every pur-
chaser of any of the mems and wom-
ems shoes on sale at the establish
ments.
Mr.. Berberich struck upon the idea
of giving away the auto race tickets
because OF a realization that the event
will be the biggest and most exciting
to be held here in many a day. and
that more people are interested in 1t
than are concerned about any of the
other activities scheduled for next
Monday. A score or more Of wen
known speed kings will compete. and
many cars of various types will be ex-
hibited.
In view of the fact that two Of the
types of shoes sold by Mr.. Berberich
likewise are on sale at The Young Mems
Shop. in street northwest. between
Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets. free
grand stand tickets will be distributed
there. too
Although the tickets are being given
away principally to induce persons to in
spect the new fall styles. they will be
distributed also to purchasers of sum-
mer low shoes, which now are being Of
fered at half price.
The past summer season has dem
onstrated the increasing tendency to-
ward the use Of the high SHOE This pref
erence has been shown by well-dressed
men and women. This style will induce
earlier fall shoe buying.
The Berberich display of fall and
winter shoes embraces an equal display
Of the new severely plain styles and
the popular millinery modes that have
made shoe making almost a fine art.
Big Racing Car Meet Planned.
In order to insure the gleatest ra-
cling car meet ever held at Bennings
track, the committee arranging the
races has called on out-of- town driv-
ers, receiving assurances.of their COM
peting here on Labor Da-
York, Pa, will be represented by a
Mercedes 120-horsepower and a Sim
plex s0-horsepower. In addition, the
York Motor Club has cancelled its
meet and a large delegation will be
on hand to back its favorites. Mr.
oden. Of York. Pa. entrant Of the
cars. states that his Simplex. which
was beaten by Irving Barber on May
80. will regain its laurels and that his
Mercedes will lower the Bennings rec
ord of one minute and nine seconds,
established by Barney Oldneld in his
Peerless Green Dragon.
An entry Of one of the latest type
racing Mercer cars has been received.
Other cars to be seen are a local Mer-
Ger, Marquette Buick and an Eye See
Bee. These cars. with a s0-horse-
power Mathewson. 120-horsepower
Renault. the fastest cars Of Balti-
more. comprising the specially built
Oldsmobile. q Pennsylvania, and q
Bellaney- and an ,S0-horse-
power National will surely furnish q
real contest.
All cars mentioned have shown
good performances. The Marquette
Buick Is holder Of q hill-climbing rec
ord for Washington made by Ped
johnson of Buick fame on Nailors
Hill. The Eye See Bee besides win.
ming a large number of events at
York. Pa. tied the track record on the
York fair grounds on July 5. The
and the Mercedes werp
for the Vanderbilt Cunl
race.
The Chevrolet racing car il expect
ed by express from Boston. This car
ran second to DePalma in his Mer-
cedes In a recent 100-mile race The
program OF events II large, and the
cars are well matched and predictions
are stron6 that track records will be
broken.