Evening Star Newspaper, April 13, 1921, Page 13

THE EVENING . _WILL HEARTILY SUPPORT FIGHT |WALLS IN SOME SCHOOLS . FOR EFFICIENT SCHOOL SYSTEM| Senator Harrison and Representative! Focht Address Chamber of Commerce. Committee Reports. Pledging their co-operat and heoarty support to the Washington Chamber of Commerce. the board of education and the superintendent of achools in the fight for a more effi- cicnt school system, Senator Pat Har- yison of Mississippi and Representa- tive B. K. Focht of Pennsylvania ad- dressed the school night meeting of the Chamber of Commerce at the Willard Hotel last night. The addresses by the members of Congregs followed the report of the sehool committee of the organization. H. H. Glassie, chairman. and brief talks by Dr. Abram Simon. president of the board of education. and Dr. Frank Ballou, superintendent _of sohools. all of whom took up the vital immediate needs of the school system. “The representative or senator in Congress.” said Senator Harrison, “who stands passively by while this school situation in the District of Co- lumbia exists is culpably negligent. 1 am sorry that the new school build- ings for this city which are so vitally needed have not already been erected. There is no question that they are needed, and needed now. “Tt is not a question of the influx of people @uring the war that has caused his situation. There are 1,500 more children in the public schools this Year and certainly many have left Washington since the war. Parents and children are still coming to Wash- ington to make their homes and will continue to come here. i “The report of the school commit- tee asks for a building program to meet the needs of the present. 1 am for this building program, but I do not like it. 1 am in favor of not only providing for the children of today, but for those of the future. “Children in the District of Colum- bia. the capital of the United Sfates. should have as much obportunity for education as children in the other cities. We do not want parents to hesitate to bring their children here because they know that they cannot obtain the proper education at the seat of our government.” Senator Harrison urged the people of the city to give real facts to Con- gress and work in harmony to present a united front.” He cited the school fight last year for new buildings. and said that at the critical time some one told congressmen that there were many empty classrooms in the school buildings. He said that he hoped to incorporate in the deficiency bill the school-building program, which, he asserted, will be passed at this session of Congress. Senator Harrison touched briefly on the question of a business manager for the school system. He said that in his_opinion there should not be a business manager, but an.assistant superintendent to 'look after details of the system, leaving the superin- tendent free to devote all of his time to directing the policies of the schools. Assurances Given by Focht. “America is an intelligent nation.” said Representative Focht, “and any congressman fit to be one- would in- stantly vote ‘Aye’ on every proposi- tion put forth here tonight. Wash- ington is going to get all of these things for the schools and also higher pay for the teachers. We must see to it that teaching s made a profession, not just som tBing carried on for a time and drop- ped when better opportunities arise. We want to make the business of teaching attractive. We also want higher priced teachers in every de- partment. That's the way we will get good teacherd,” Mr. Focht pald. high tribute to Com- missioners Oystef and Rudolph, char- acterizing them as real business men. 'You people wouldn't have a chance to get this sehool building program through Congress if you did not have |\ t was one of the reasons the District commit- tee. qu about. these men. I asked a friend of mine, ‘Are they just out for the glory of the thing or will they really fight to help Washing- ton” My friend replied, “They will fight to help Washington, but need the help of Congress. Thereupon I immediately went on the committee, and as its chairman will do every- thing I can to help the citizens of this community.” Dr. Ballou Presents Report. Dr. Ballou, in a comprehensive re- port on the school system, pointed out that in 1908 the commission appoint. ed by the President to make a sur- vey of the schools recommended that several of the present school buildings be abandoned immediately. “We are still using some of these schools.” said Dr. Ballou, “and will have to continue to use them. Among the schools recommended in 1908 to be abandoned at an early date were the Adams School, on R street, and the Force School, on Massachusetts avenue. Both of the school® are being used at the present time and are taxed to capacity. There are over 600 children in the Force School alone. “The needs of the public school system today are: The elimination of the seventy-eight portable school- houses and rented quarters, the aban- donment of undesirable and basement rooms for classrooms, and 183 ad- ditional rooms immediately so that the part-time study on the part of a ~ large number of students can be “= avoided and a whole day's work sub- uted. “Next year,” continued Dr. Balloa. 'we will have one thousand or more additional students with absolutely no provision to take care of them. We expect to have fifty-two new ‘lassrooms by next year. What we| ~ need is the difference between 52 and 183 It is absolutely fim- possible for the system to absorb the overflow any longer. The building program of the board of education solves only the immediate and press- = Ing needs. It does not even include the high schools, which at the presen: = time are very much overcrowded.” Voicing a piea for unity and har- - meny in presenting the school ques- = tion to Congress, Dr. Simon expressed = his appreciation of the chamber and the chamber committee in delving so thoroughly into the school question. He assured the members that the * board wished to co-operate in every! way with the local civic organiza-| = tions and trade bodies, and said that tke advice of these organizations would always be heeded. Committee’'s Report Adepted. Three paramount recommendations committee of the chamber, which was submitted by Mr. Glagsie and unani- mously adopted by the organization. Plant and maintenance of the schools was the first question taken ~ up by the committee. “We put ourselves squarely behind = the proposition that therc should be a % xeat in_a suitable building for every child of school age.” says the report ““This, in our judgment. Is the irre- duelbie minimum. It is the indis- penmable basis of any efficient public school system. To refuse to grant is fundamental requircment is sim- ply to deny equality of opportunity to = the next generation. ‘For thix reason we unreservedly indorse the building program pro- pused by the board of education and ‘ha superintendent of schools. We e that the entire community | N Jort that program with ail nergy it possesses. “There should be no dissentient w we are asking is not vision for the future. It ix not +ven adequate provision for the pres- ent. It is merely a tardy effort meet conditions isted nearly a year ago. Less than 1 no self-respecting community could ask . n truth, the plant and equipment for pular education should be kept in afvance of the immediate nedd. It =wetter that & fow vacant seats should @@R'® ®wme classrooms than that a are made in the report of the school ! single child of school age should be de- prived of the full-time instruction which forms part of a proper school curri- culum. But we are not We are asking merely that the acute shortage of the last few years shall be relicved. No new building has been opened since 1916. In November, 1920, the board of education and the super- intendent found that, deducting the ciassrooms then under construction, there remained 139 classrooms required at once for clementary schoois. Whiie the intervening months have largely in- creased the shortage, we think it best to stand by the program as a concrete ex- pression of our immediate needs. That much we have a ciear right to, and It i impossible to believe that Congress will Bive us less. “In connection with the building pro- gram, it is the belier of the comimitice that thoroughiy modern school buildings for tubercuiar children showd be con- structed without detay. * 4 Eelter hgnung ot classrooms for work on dark and cloudy days is strongly advocated by the commiittec, which believes that irreparable harm will be done to the eyesight of the|prints. next generation unless conditions are speedily improved. The committee is also of the opinion that the new building progrant should be supplemented by increused appro- priations for school maintenance. A survey should be made, the report as- serts, to determine the condition of the buildings. The whole school plant should then be put in the best pos- sible condition and kept that way. Assistance for Superintendent. In connection with the personnel of the school system the report say.: “Your committee have not been able to go into the subject of personnel further than to satisfy themselves that one of the principal defects of the present system is the lack of an adequate administrative staff organ- ized upon functional lines. “Without such a staff we do not be- lieve that the school system can ever be brought up to a state of high efficiency. In our judgment the volume ~ of central “administrative work is greater than the present force can satisfactorily cope with. What is equally, if not more, important is the resulting illogical 'and unbusiness- like distribution of duties, the same assistant superintendent, for ex- ample, being charged with such wholly unrelated subjects as person- nel and the purchase of equipment. “There has been much talk of the need of a ‘business manager,’ or other such officer, who would relieve the superintendent of the management of the material, as distinguished from the pedagogical, aspect of the busi- ness. We think that the injection of such an officer into our system would only tend to increase and accentuate the existing division of responsibility from which the system is already suf- fering. “Inour judgment the solution lies | SOrporation to give not less than ! in the creation of a headquarters’ staff consisting of a small number of as- sistants among whom the superintend- ent (with the approval of the board) would distribute the various adminis- trative duties. aasigning to each, as far as possibie, functions of cognate character. Each assistant would thus hdve an opportunity to become a spe- scheme of distribution would be modi- fied in the light of experience. The superintendent would be relieved of much detail, but essential unity of ad- ministrative control would not be de- stroyed. “Your committee were naturally led to give some thought to the problem of the basic organization of a public school system in a com- munity so peculiarly situated as our own. " They do not feel, howe The Last Fe s they already ex- |R W 2 2 Values Up to $3.98 ete. cmbroidery. w Days Prio Special Values in Silk Underwear '1.98 The values are really wonderful and in- clude Crepe de Chine and Satin Teddys, En- velope Chemise, Camisoles, Glove Silk Vests, There are a number of styles of each, and all are faultlessly, made and trimmed with lace and ribbon; some with rosebuds—others with i library at a cost of approximately CANNOT: HOLD PICTURES Report Is Submitted to League for Decoration of Public Schools. Walls in some of Washington's pub- llic schools are in such bad condition |that they are unable to hold pictures |and other decorations securely, it was idisclosed in a report submitted at the annual meeting of the league for decoration of public schools Monday. in the home of Mrs. Frederick A. sking that. | Delano. 1128 16th street. About fifty schools have been visited , the chairman of the decoration committee in the last two years.” said the report. “In many buildings it was found impracticable to give assistance either because of the bad condition of the walls, or the spaces were un- suitable, or there were pictures and tdecorations enough already. This is especially true of the high schools, where they have many pictures and | casts. Twenty-seven presented with gifts by the !during the last two years. In the twelve years of existence of the or- | Kanization pictures and other deco- irations have been presented to sev- enty white and six colored schools. Among the gifts to the schools the last several vears were six large photographs of American scenery. which were placed in the Brent and Fillmore =schools. and two color reproductions of pictures in jthe Metropolitan Art Museum, Tur- Iner's “Venice" and Richards’ “New England Coast. the latter two have |been placed in the Arthur School. | Eaually important as the gifts is {the work done by the chairman of | the decorating committee in rear- ranging the material alreadv owned schools have been The league elected Miss Grace Lin- ing year. Other officers selected are Miss Leila Mechlin and Mrs. Delano, vice presidents: Charles J. RBell. treasurer. and Miss Myra M. Hendley, secretary Seven’ delegates to the American Federation of Arts. which meets in Washington in May, were appointed by the president. — that this is the proper time tq enter upon that perplexing subject™ con- cerning which there exists great con- trariety of opinion. Subjects of con- troversy may well be postponed in order to achieve pressing practical ends desired by all. “What your committee have sought to formulate is an crete, limited program upon which everybody can unite. It js submitted that’ the five recommendations made above are 8o obviously in the general interest that the whole community may be confidently asked to unite in support of them. and that so mod- est a program will receive the ready approval of Congres: Site for Library. Pointing out the necessity for act- ing quickly in order to take advan- tage of the offer of the Carnegie $50,000 for a branch library in the southeast section of the city, if the site be furnished by Congress, Charles W. Darr, chairman of the special library committee of the chumber, sub- mitted the report of the commiftec, It is proposed to buy a site for the $10,000. The Commissioners of the District, n a letter to Commissioner Oyster. are asked to secure the necessary ap- propriation from Congress for the site. The report of the memhenmh mittee showed that twenty-eight new members had been admitted to the chamber at the last meeting of the board of directors. the committee is members a month. Albert Schulteis, chamber, presided com- presia t of the D222 r to the $5.00, $6.00 and $7.00 Blouses Reduced to the n waist At length. tire season. Another Shipment Just Received of Those Wonderful Values in SPRING COATS Values Up to $65.00, at Polo Cloths, Veldynes, Bolivias, Tricotines, English Coatin, Coats, Straight-line Models, Dolmans, Wrappy Coats, Belted and Unbelted models—all are silk lined—large Shawl Collars, round Collars, pointed Collars finished with tassels and a host of other styles. league ! in | by the schools. ;In many buildings the badly hung’ materiai has been! replaced. coln Temple president for the ensu- | immediate con- | The goal set by | twenty-five new ! Opening of Our New Store Feature Many Money-Saving Opportunities 1109-1111 G St. N.W. Big Sale of Waists Beautiful NEW Blouses of high-grade Georgette in the season’s newest styles, in the wanted colorings. in this collection you will find blouses, slip-on, tie-back and -line lengths. A most unusual grouping at a bargain price. Sale of Tie-Back Sweaters . . . .*2 98 Sale of $1.25 Silk Gloves First Quality Silk Gloves, in 2-button Choice of white, tan, gray, mode and black. Supply your neceds for the en- STAR, WASHINGTON, URGENT D.C. NEEDS NOW $493 871 06 Commissioners” Report to Congress Deficiencies for Present Year. LARGE ITEM FOR SCHOOLS Many Bills Affecting Local Gov- ernment Awaiting the House Dis- trict Committee’s Consideration. The District government needs 1$493.527.06 to meet expenses until the ! beginning of the new fiscal year, July 1. according to deficiency estimates received from the District Commis- sioners by Speaker Gillett. A Jarge part of this is asked for the school system. For the AMunicipal Court, 1825,483.34 is asked. To increase the District water supply an item of $200,- 000 is proposed Bills Relnting to District. Many bills affecting the District al- ready have been droppedginto the hopper and await considerafion at th: first meeting of the District mittee. Representative Will R. of Indiana. again introduced his bill proposing to unite all the purchasing and supply bureaus of the government into one b store, which would be the largest general store in the world. Representative Fairfield of Indiana has offered a bill providing for the classification of civilian positions with- in the District dnd the standardizing of compensaton for government em- ployes. The provisions of the Fairfield Dill are along the lines proposed in the 1eport of the joint congressional com- mission on reclassification of govern- ment employes. Naval War College Remo Chairman Butler of the naval affairs committee reintroduced the measure proposing the removal of the War Col- lege from Rhode Island to Washington, -and another one which proposes to ap- point a commission to investizate and report upon the advisability of estab- | {lishing a naval museum in the DI trict. Chairman Butler also proposes | erection of a memorial here to the late Admiral Deavey. Permission for civilian employes of | the War Department to purchase ‘lllp-l plies from Army commissary stores is | granted in a biil introduced by Repre- | sentative Dallinger of Massachusetts. e SWITZERLAND AS MEDIATOR. 1 | Geneva Reports Germany Asks In- tervention on Reparations Issues. GENEVA, April 12.—As bearing on the reports that the jss govern- ment had been approached recently by Germany in a tentative effort to have Switzerland act as a mediator in the reparations issue with the allies, i i i the Tribune de Geneve today savs lit has learned that after a lengthy | |conversation had taken place lzst {Saturday between Dr. Walter Si- {mons. the German for: n minister. nd Edmund Schulthess, president of | witzerland, the Swiss foreign affairs i commission held a meeting. President Schulthess, ¥s the Tribune, is reported not to have been iopposed’ to the diplomatic interven- !tion of Switzerland, but there had| been no further developments, an |today, it adds, such action seemed ;altogether out of the question. 1 { 1 Many residents of South America | drink a brew made from the leavés i of the Brazilian mate tree as a sub- | stitute for China or India tea W, % 2 98 | 3 Included ew neck styles in over- 7% 85 Pair . '352 Box 7 oS, gs, etc. 7 % 2 Z. % [ York D. C.. WEDNESDAY, Cache of International Band of Smugglers of Drugs Captured NEW YORK, April 13.—Drugs valued at $250,000, said to have been brought into thix country by a band of international drug smugglers, were aeized early to- | day in n residence in Brooklyn. A youth who gave the name of Charles Nancin was arrested on | a charge of violating the Har- rinon act, A member of the police nar- | cotic squad. disguised as an un- | | derworld habitue. snid he went 15 the residence last night and | megotiated to purchasxe $30,000 | worth of the drugs. Requesting samplex, he wnid. he wax led through many hallways, then | through a secret door to the | drug cache. He returned later with a raiding party. | | | | | | | HOME FOR FEEBLE MINDED IS URGED Park View Citizens Hear 750 Children Seek Institutions Outside District. Provision of an feeble minded in urged in a resolution of the Park View Citizens' Association at the Park View School last night. George H. Russell. president of the associa- tlon. in calling attention to this rec- ommendation of the executive com- mittec. urged the adoption of this re- port. He pointed out that there were approximacely 750 children who now compelied to go to institutions de of the city, but now these state institutions were anxious to get rid of the District inmates and there was no place here to re for them. Ask Near-Side Car Stopw. The cxecutive committee also recom- mended that the street railways be asked to return to the practice of having car stops on the near side of the strect, particularly the south- hound stop at 9th street and New avenue. John S. Beach, how- ever, pointed out that the far-side stops had been inaugurated after much study by trafficexperts, and said that it might be difficult to get the roads to return to this practice. His motion to ask that the New York venue stop be changed to a near- side stop prevailed. institution for The new District Commissioners were indorsed in a resolution intro duced by G. B. Bowman and adopted. It promised the Commissioners the hearty support of the Park View body. The association also adopted a reso- lution urging efforts be made to edu- cate the people to sist in ing the wild flowers from extermination. New Members Elected. The following were elected to mem- | bership: W. H. Brown. M. D. Plitt, Mrs. L. 8. Mason, J. Pittleman, George E. Frech. Michael Fox, Z. Hanlon, Dr. P. J. Ggnion, F. Bradley, H. Stutzman, W. R. Douglas. The association voted 375 toward the fund for the provision of uniforms of the Park View base ball nine of the Grant Circle League. Caleb Hamil- ton, youthful captain of the nine, took the flodr to thank the association, and promised that he would do his best to bring the pennant this year to Park View. Following the business meeting an old-fashioned spelling bee was held. Miss Dorothy Russell was the winner and Mrs. H. M. James second. —_— A simple form of radio telegraphy, which operates whistles in Jocomo- tive cab®, 7k being used for signaling to engineers on some French raii- roads. Through Its | | the District was {gpiat.of APRIL 1921, D.C. BILLS COVER Include Street Car Merger, Park Work and “Blue Sky” Law. HALF-AND-HALF AGAIN UP Lincoln and Lee Bridge Across Potomac in Senate Measure. District bills introduced in the Sen- ate vesterday covered a wide range of subjects. including merger of the strect car companies, park. improve- ments and a “blue law. The merger bill w introduced by Senator Jones of Washington. It not only authorizes a merger of the | Washington Railway and Electric Company and its subsidiary companies With the Capital Traction Company and the Potomac Electric Power Com- ipa but it also provides for an ex- cess profits tax on gross earnings of the street car companies. which is de- signed to make a merger more easily Restorea Half-and-Half. Another bill introduced by Senator Jones restores the half-and-half plan of appropriating for the District and authorizes the use of surplus revenues of the District which have accrued or may accrue. A bill to regulate marine insurance | duced by Senator Jones. It is intended to be a model law on marine insur- ance for the states to copy. Bills Introduced. Senator Ball of Delaware, chairman of the District committee, introduced bills for the following purposes: To authorize the widening Street northeast. To make the necessary surv. prepare a plan of a proposed way 1o connect the old civil forts in the District. To amend the act of March 3. 1921, enlarging the jurisdiction of the Municipal Court To amend the so-called loan shark act. To prevent fraud respecting curities on sale within the District. Other Bills Presented. Senator Poindexter of Washington d Senator Capper of Kansas both introduced bills for the election of delegates to represent the District in the House. A_bill by Senator Frelinghuysen of New Jersey would establish in the District a government bureau of supplies. Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi introduced a bill_to require street railways in the District to provide separate accommodations for white and colored people. A bill introduced by Senator King {of Utah authorizes the construction of the proposed Lincoln-and-Lee bridge across the Potomac river from B street northwest to the Arlington estate. Another bill introduced tor Ball would curb of F 1 by Sena- | the selling of trict. IS ACTING SECRETARY. Ethelbert Stewart, United States com- missioner of labor statistics, is acting secretary of labor in the absence of Secretary Davis and Assistant Secreta Edward-J. Henning. Secretary Davis is expected back in_Washington tomorrow. ‘He has been in Chicago for the last two days. Mr. Henning is away from Wash- ington on personal business, it was said t the department today. ’HOTARY MEETING ENDS MANY SUBEETS in the District of Columbia was intro- | and carrying of firearms in the Dis- | 13 ] ‘ WITH A GRAND BALL | Washington Delegation at Atlantic City Wins an Attendance Trophy. cial Dispatel to The Star. i m.’« LANTIC CTTY, J., April 13—/ The annual conference of the fifth Rotary district ended here last even- |ing with a grand ball in Hospitality Hut, Steel Pier. in_honor of Edward ! L. Stock of the Washington Rotary Club. unanimously selected as the new | governor of the fifth district. 1t was| the end of a perfect day for the Na- | tional Capital. announcement having | been ma ton delegation won one of the valua- ble attendance trophies. One of the principal speakers the session of the conference yes day was John Poole. past preside ington Rotary Club and pas of the international Asso- Clubs. He deliv- of Rotary,” assert- x other things, that the or- is undoubtedly elevating standard of business ethics throughout the United States and abroad. Other speakers were Rev. Richard Aspinall of West | Wesleyan College, governor isixth “Rotary district, and Jerome { Thrall ecut viee president of {the Foreign Trade Financing Corpo- ration. The AUantic City Rotary Club was thanked for hospitality and courtes extended. The majority of the Wash- ington delegation started for home to- iday. The others will remain here until the end of the week LINGOLN PARKASKS NEWPLAY SPACE Citizens Urge Added Ground Facilities in This Section. Miss Marie Louise Rogers. chairman of the commitiee on entertainment of Lincoln Park Citizens' Association, at a meeting of the association last night in Bryan School, was tendered vole of thanks for her first effort at providing talent for a meeting of the organization. Miss Hazel Ray delighted her audience with a vocal soio, followed by Miss Mary Newcomb with a recita- tion and a piano rolo by Miss Eleanor Earnsha The question of playground facilities for the children of the section was raised by A. H. Keim. who complained of depredations on public and private property in the vicinity of Kentucky javenue, 13th and B streets. “There's always a cause for every- thing,” commented President George H. Judd. “No playgrounds. Children must have a place to play other than on the streets.” Mr. Judd, Mrs. Helen Doocey and George P. Tucker debated the ques- tion, and the association voted to re- quest Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes, super- visor of playgrounds, to furnish in- formation relative to the playground situation in the Lincoln Park section. Ray L. Smith, chairman of the com- mittee on education, said he was dis- appointed by the slow progress being made in the matter of erecting a new Eastern High School. The association voted an indorse- ment of the plan of the Mideity Asso- {ciation to have alternates elected to serve in the absence of delegates to jthe Federation of Citizens’ Associa- tions, and reaffirmed its action in recommending the establishment of ! an institution for the care of feeble- {minded children. W. A. Greer said he thought some- thing should be done in the matter of I president of of the earlier that the Washing-. Virginia | a_rising | DECISIVE DEMAND ON GERMANY, PLAN France Sees Possibilityf of U. S. Taking Part in Rep- arations Parley. WILL BE HELD IN MAY Premier Briand Declares “Time for Werds Has Passed” and Ins sists on Action. : B the Associnted Press. PARIS, April 13 —Decisions of, the utmost importance regarding Ger- many will be sought by the supfeme allied council at a conference to ba held. probably in Paris. early in May This conference is regarded by France as decisive. R is declared here. There is speculation in this city dent Harding's polics outlined before Congress yester- day, do not foreshadow the presence of a United States representative Marshal Foch. Gen. Weygand and other military authorities have been holding a series of conferences, at which they have discussed action which the supreme council may even. tually decide upon. 5 Premier Briand Dem Action. Premier Briand. in the course of 14 debate in the #hamber of deputics on_German reparations, declared: “The time for words has passed We must now revert to acts.” The premier recalled the warnimnes igiven to Germany by the Paris an i London conferences and the subse- | quent application of penaities, and added that the government had hop the German governgient would ize that it could no'longer delay fui fillment of its undertakings. “We discern, however.” continued the premier, “that the penalties en i forced have not produced the rxpect- i ed results. We note that there stiil | exists in Germany a_ disposition to evade payment. On May 1 Germany will be face to face with a whole | series of violations of the treaty which she signed. “I repeat here. with all the strength at my command. that we creditors 1 hold a perfectly legal deed. A proc- ] ess server has been dispatched to Germany, and. if our debtor persists in refusal to pay, the next time policeman will accompany him. Classed as -Legal Preceeding. “This process is a legal proceedin s between individuals in everyday life. and it is the same in relations between nations. It is no use to be- gin over again discussions already whether Pre; j closed. We have in hand a promis- sory note duly signed. and if the debtor refuses to pay, we must coerce him by all means of coercion we have in our power. “In full agreement with our allies. we have a rendezvous with Germany on May 1. France shall not fail that rendezvous.” M. de Lasteyrie. official reporter of the finance committee of the cham- ber, discussing reparations and re- construction. said that Germany had paid only three billion francs rep: rations. although she claimed to hi paid twenty-one billion, having com- puted in her payments the value of the war material left behind during her retreat. M. de Lasteyrie concluded: “France must be paid. If German registering an objection to taxation fncresses. cailing attention to the ac- tion of Northeast Washington Citi- zens' Association at its recent meet- ing. refuses, France must go in herself ana exflct payment. It-is a question of life or dei This declaration was applauded by the entire house. Steadfast Reliability Essex Leads in Today’s Market That Quality Is as Unusual in Cars of Its Class as Its Wonderful Performance and Its Price With 50,000 owners giving a solid verdict for Essex reliability it is nat- ural that you know the car best for that quality. 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