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109 STODENTS Registration, 1921, at How- ard Increased by 326 Over Previous Year. At the cigse of the school year 1921} the total registration of the various schools jof Howard University wi 1,893, including students from thirty- six states and several foreign coun- tries, an increase of 326 over the pre- wvious year, it is stated in the annual report of President Durkee of the, university, made public today. One| Jundred and sixty-nine students com- Dieted their studies. In the school of «ducation a placement bureau was or- ganized Tor the purpose of alding school officials generzlly to find suit- able teachers for various classes of work. H In the school of applied science,! says the report, its various depar ments have had a very busy and su cessful year. Ungler the branch ofj lome ecunomics a cafeteria for stu- ' dents and faculty was operatgd in | satisfactory manner. New BDuilding in Prospect. A new building for hom: economics and dining hall, for which Congress appropriated $201,000, will afford this branch larger accommodations for carrying on its work. Contracts fori the work have been let and it is now | progressing satisfactorily. i In the department of physical edu- cation the work has shown a marked improveMent in the general physical fitness of students, according to the The Reserve Officers’ Train- ing Corps nunmibered 423, and begin- ing with the autumn of 1921, three of Reserve Officers’ Training Corps work will be required of all male students. Forty-five student; were in the training camp at Platts- burg during the summer of 1921. Total Value of Property. Total value of property belonging to the university at the close of the fiscal year was $1,966,950.73, of which SPECIAL NOTICES. | S %vi' Th’ .garment workers are go: in’ on another strike, but th’ garment wearers 11 continue th’ policy o’ watchful waitin’. Who remembers when th’ feller that took what he could git wuz regarded as a poor busi- ness man? (Copyright National Newspaper Bervice.) $525,563 represents endowments, un- productive land fund, cash in bank and unexpenged federal appropriation for the home economics building. The remainder of the property be- longing to the University, valugd at $1,441,387.73, consists of land, 3616, 554 buildings, $626,235.61, and equipment, 519!.‘01 96. This large property been -(cumulnted mln- 1y from donations and and crease in value of about 120 me- originally purchased and subdivided by the university. SPECIAL NOTICES. YHE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCI Tokders of ihe’ Columbia, Perbanent Bullding Association of Washington, lection of th directors will b' Mld ll Ih. office of the assiciation, 501 Tuesday, December 13, 1021, at o Pous n from 19 o'clock PR I CLARENCE Y. GBSSFORD, See'ty. NOTICE R EN THAT THE partnership Letween Charles J. Rittenhouse und 8. R. Caswell, doing business under the #rm name and style of Home Peanut Com- pany, -was dissolved on the first day of De-: gember. 1921, %o far as relntes to the wald ‘aswell. Al pmunmp sre to be pald and those due from i same discharged, at TI0 Girard st nw.. Whete. the bmsincis will be continued by 1 sald_ Chatles J. Kitenhouse under the P name of Home Peanut Compa: CHARLES J. mmvxovn; CASWEI . C. \ovwn 10, 1921, WASHINGTON. 0 Darweon the’ bouts of = and 4 The transfer books will be before said meetin, G. McELWEE, wmm. D. C.. DECEMBER 5, 1921. ‘mesting of the stockholders of Title Insmance Company of the Diteict of Columbla, for the purpose of elect: iog Bfteen trustees of the company for the en- Jear, is to be beld at the office of the Company, No. 500 B n.w., on Tuesd anuary 10, It opened the cembar 31, 1ozt Saten tuctustve ‘GEORGE G. )lcl:LWEl. Sec- A PRACTICAL AND USEFUL PRESENT. EXTRAORDINARY TERMS YOR XMie D SEDAN O COUPE. Small casn payiaen: coabics whole family to m the comforts of 3 revs Box 312.B, Star office. ____ (4 Expert Mechanics; Repairing. E B SoCETEON o R . av Main ST, a—;Printing Service 2, far abote the average that s lnm.l ‘order usually Teads o m GRADE, BUT NOT HIGH CPRICED THE SERVICE SHOP BYRON S. ADAMS, Faiymas. CAHPOINIA CO‘EOHDATED CAR mn' household goods and reduced rates Y STORAGE CO. TO CARRY A VANLOAD OF m ‘ashington to on " SMITH'S TRANSFER AND 5 Brone NTED—A VANLOAD OF l'lle'mll rmm New York cltz. Dec 1 pe O VB B L% ’rmvsflm CoMBAN INC., 1125 Ma'n 21! UNDER GOVERNMENT SUPERVISION. “Your Bank” 1714 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. DON'T SELL YOUR LIBERTY BONDS— BUY THEM ‘They are expected to reach par --h tosns on them, at par, to for any stockholder, we m “purchase of such on an ta- lg it basis. A New .Roof With 2B a'Brush c-'k P Sty o stock- will mrar Gution nd_Spoat ag. s Madieon Clark, 1314 e e, o 257 e’ Waabiagion ofa:ver Company :vhl:l,ha held o the °‘r’% of the company, t w' t e T rent a8 of Center market, in the it 12 ‘noon the FIRST MO} . e A D. C., UDAY. being the. 8. Washington, D. c.‘ December 6, 1421 KSOTICE—T HAVE SOLD 'cmTi- 208 43 st. s.w. to Hasson AL Tl " ahd" R " " 8. HADDAD. 10° o FLOORS WVAXED., &: CLEANED oR C. B NASH, oD 8 ot nu Houihgemmchine GEAXD AND CPRIGHT FLINGS YOR REvT- payment . Bte Wi E‘ olrn. mou o.w Kranich & Bach TheSbachh STOKES IAIIOVI, 830 13th St. e, Lowest Factory Prices “for Finest Window Shades ‘The Great Printing' Plant of Washington' The National Press M‘IMU‘.I.-. Bervice. t,m.e—-um lenblng 708_10th st )m-m- bts due to the said | * a7 | 2015, vend, ced [ 77 '):-OTMBI ku?ohsmnxmron ANY lebts con! any one r than L cted by A STER N, INSKEEP. HAVE LOT IN Znd ¢ mll.\lncul. ZONE, n.w, eection, size 100x122, exposures; will' develop 'to suit tenant: mclllly sujtable for_gara; Add "102-C, Star office. THE A.\‘Z:U.\L_Ill.'fl G OF THE unn‘z- of shington, D. C., 4t fta banking bouse, This a1 r st. n.w. 1922, from 12 moon until 1p the eleeua- of directors for the ing year and the transaction of such other business as may come before said meeting. W. J. WALTER, Cashit ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK- hflldtrl of the National Ca Bank of D. ction of Hirecions ther basiness that EBY GIVEN THA rtaership between Ben). Carow and anges the wwme and xh o CAROW & TRY o JTemetty knows Washinzton Decorating and Repair oo-p.-:). was ed"on the Sth day’ of Decem as relates to ihe said E. M. ership a “hose due ron the same t 1011 H st. n.w., where the busi be ‘contiaved "by " the" said " Bems. IO YEEriG oF THE SEARE ent Beid at s Sankiag house i Wasbington, C.. on Tul 1 ors . for 43 may properly come before said meeting. Tov1S mlvnm Presidest. L. A. ROBAFY, Secreta: ~CONNECTICUT PIE - COMPANY - The annual meeting of ' Jhe stockholders tor the election of the tors of this_company ! will ‘be held at the company office, Wisconsin | nd O ‘ednesday, January ; an. Po!l X bpzn from 1 to ber 12. ml. lo lm _I8AAC jmll.\ns . THE ‘ATIOVAL METROPO! Washingten, D. n..E" for ransaction oF | Decomber 10, 1041 ~Twe ‘meeting -t the mmflm ua' the election of ) of other ln-ne- = may will be held house ou TUESDAY, Janaary 15, Toanar 1 me Bolts o remacn épon wadl . 1 p.m. ' Transfer books will be closed from | luurly“}éd 1922, to January 10, 192% both e JACOBSEN, Cashier. Tronclad Roof Paint —made just for the -purposs and applied by practical roofers ,with a Teputation for doing flhll _right. | are generously bestowed. Let us_save your roof. Call us up!; ELECTRIC FIXTURES for_any room tn ‘They are nnlfiu‘"” we clnz £ Y55 uon A rmx P Xoaa aire, Hechingcr Co. ROOFS REPAIRED We guarantee a leak-proof roof experts repair it.- Satisfacto;% Optical Service Cinb bIe 1e roady, Rl is the New City Claflin OpficaICo..l3i4GSt. FirmalTy Gor, 90k o and f-"u"run. Service First -ngx -p-r ‘a"a.‘._::"':r":“ Jroubles eall X Auf?m mmz Star_office. 3 " We Wil me. Stock. = wen, | W Brand-new_ floors for the 155 O Specil Holday Seceedin 43050 5':“.._...'."‘"’..’.'....... greceding o aosant improve your BLDG. Tel. A I. 451 Heating &|;wil be blighted it 2o house Plumbing pmind on ¢ mx o Experts ooet Immyrar Szl {Beamnable on beating and plumbing, The Biges uuu---':"u'.".‘.‘._._'.’.“. PAINTS flll-—nl-m-u—p_ Becka'PahundGhuCo., GBAS. B. HODGEIN, Myr. 1339 Wiseansin ave Phove West 67. mmk &flslnoumu THE miflm?. STAR, FAREWELL TOD. ) Pauses 15 Minutes at Station En Route te West Point. Sails Next Week. Ferdinand Foch, marshal of France, bade farewell to Washington today In & fleeting fifteen-minute visit. His train pulled in from the south at 8:50 this morning. it lingered In the Union station with Ambassador Jules Jusserand of France and Mme. Jusserand, with a select number of official guests, greeted the commander of the armles of the allies, nn} it chugged out of the station at 9:0 with the marshal at salute on the rear platform of his private car, a smile on his face, surrounded by members of his touring party. It was to greet eight nuns of the Order ot the Presentation, stationed at Holy Cro: arshal Foch here. The nuns were escorted by a French army officer, who lntormed the distinguished visitor of their di sire to greet him personally. A trainmen were crying *“All aboard, the marslal came down to the plat- form and shaok hands with each of the nuns, speaking in French to them. En Route to West Point. M. and Mme. Jusserand were the last to leave the train. Airbrakes had whistled and scarcely had the latter set foot on the platform before the first jerk announced the departure of the entourage. Marshal Foch traveled to Washing- ton from Atlanta in the private car Loretta, placed at his disposal by Charles M. Schwab. He will arrive early this afternoon in West Point, an will visit Albany later in the ‘Tomorrow he will enter Canada, vis- lun. Montreal ‘nd Ottawa, and on Monday he will visit Quebec. Niagara Falls will be vlllled by Marshal Foch on Tuesday and on Wednesday he will return to New York, where he will sall for France aboard the limer Paris. No Formal Greeting. There was no formal or official wel- coming party on hand to greet Mar- shal Foch. A number of high Army officers went aboard for & moment to shake®hands with the marshal, and several atta bas panied the French am- . Beyond this there was no demonstration except on the part of approximately fifty individual enthu- slasts wha succeeded in gaining en- trance to the train shed and who cheered and waved good-bye to the marshal as his train pulled out. STOCKS ARE GRADUALLY ,THE |Signs Point to Liberal Distribution ' of Bonuses and Gratuities at Christmas. NEW YORK, December 10.—Wall street is gradually recovering from | the general economic depression -of 13 the past two years and signs point to| a liberal distribution of bonuses nd| gratuities at Christmas. FBuring the boom period of the world war, hollday gifts by the many financlal ~ institutions, brokerage | ! hcuses and exchanges were on a. very' generous scale. These rani jcases from 25 to 50 per cent or even more of yearly ealaries. ‘This was exclusive of the quarterly or .semi-annual payments of 25 to 50 per cent of es gfven to employes Po meet the Increased costa of Hving. {In the year now ending many banks 'Ab-.ndonod the distribution of these bonuses, evidently on the theory tha iliving conditions in many essentials; ihad become less onerous. | I A maJority of the banks and banking houses allot their holiday gifts on the | baais of length of service, while others are given fixed amounts, on salaries. The offerings of the New York Stock | 's. Exchange and similar institutions; take the form of Christmas boxes to! which_members make fixed contribu- | tion. In addition there are impromptu | celebrations on the exchange, when | personal gifts are distributed, usually I by a psuedo Santa Claus. praduce exchange of recent years has . held celebrations of thisi sort, mainly for the childrem. of the poor living on the lower end of Man- Battan Island, upon whom gitts of| clothing as well as toys and candies In the aggregate, Wall street’s bene- factions, even in these transitory times, are likely to run into hund of u:ouumll of dollars. JOINT COMMITTEE MEETS. Highway Advocates to Be Beceived by President and Other Officials. ! President Harding will' receive a| joint committee representing the United States Good Roads Association, the Bankhead National Highway As: sociation, the state of Arizona and the 5th and Floride e and C ata. s.w. | city of Phoenix Mpnday afternoon at ~ T 1 o'clock, according to an announce: ment made at & meeting of the sev- ;:l :;idlfi in the Raleigh Hotel Thurs- ternoon. The committee was received by Sec- retary \Wallace of tho Depar m- n n Agriculture to(h: 9:30 o'clock, and by g::uurr Hoover this afiernoon at & o'cl morrow afternoon-at 4 o'clock. The committee will extend an in- vitation to the President and members of the cabinet to attend.the tenth an- nual convention of the United :une‘ Good Roads Association, the sixth mnl {:o;}e:non oAt.:hc Bankhead tional ighway JOC18.L10 United States Roads show to be hal;l' in Pl’mnlx. Aris., April 24 to 29, 192! J. A. Roundtree, director general of the United States Good Roads Asso- clction, presided, and among thuse present_were Senator Ashurst of Ari- zona, Representative Bankhead of { P! Allblml. Gen. Julian 8. Carr of Dur- ham, Mrs. Albert Thorton, pres- Tont of tife women's committeo of the Bl.nkheld highway; Mrs. Y :.IE o{ Rh:lun‘m-ndi Xr‘l Repr, nuuu ‘arl Hayder o mn’n nd Gov. Thomas E. Campbell of the same state. e e rmma OFFICE CHANGES. Changes in the personnel. of the rernment printing eflle‘. for the fatt Week were annauinced today by Public Priater, Goorn H. Carter a8 follows: | Appointments, George A. Jennings, |9 & and - Robert ' H. Thomas, emergency linotype operators; John E. Ofenstein, | b and John F. Day, temporary brick- layers, and Willlam ¥. Miller, machin- Four fyst, uultornd trom the navy yard|in Se) r{v Malone, : L Phillips, Miss izt n‘;l.:-. Tinda B. Hervert, lklllul hhol"l‘l (I‘). All-n 'l'. tnc!. n-l mfiu .i. luwr condt Pmnuo‘l ors, Mrs: B. Peterson, skilled laborer at 35 cents r hour, to clerk at .m per mum- k H. Hurley, led at 35 cents p.r hour. to Mlp.r at u ts Casper R. Soac ?":. dlnn at 86 cents pe "' iour, to -machinist .at 80 cents i Sy e el aer annum; Wit A llibhy at 45 cents per hour, Sentw per h&. lflm,,rn "{ fore the WAS! GTON, D. O, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1921.° AIDING THE FIGHT AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS. 'TO ENTERTAIN SOLDIERS MRS, COOLIDGE, WIFE OF CHRISTMAS SEAL BOOTH AT THE VICE PRESIDENT, PATRONIZES THE THE NEW WILLARD HOTEL. MY FAVORITE STORIES BY IRVIN. S. 'ABSOLUTELY NO The other day somebody told me 2 story of a man under sentence of death to whom the jatler came with the word that he might follow any congenial occupation he pleased dur- ing the tyme which would elapse be- 'atal date. The prisoner had only to nominate hisjchoiceé and the facilities for prosecuting it would be provided. Indeed, there was rather a suggestion that if the condémned man had not completed the favored under- taking by that day, there might be a delay in the execution of the law to| give him an opportunity to finish it. The situation having been made the messenger awalited the cap- decision. " he said, finally, inia the prisoncr, “Ta 1 Al e prisoner, “T'd ik to learn Chinese™ > 5 The hearing- of this story reminded COBB. HURRY ABOUT IT. me of another—a blood brother it —which was current in Tennessee years ago. One chilly evening in the early part of March the sheriff entered the county jail and addressing the colored De]rlflll who occupied the strongest cell, sal “Gabe, you know thll under the law my duty requires me to take you out of here tomorrow and hang you. So I've come to tell you that I want to make your final hours on earth as easy as possible. For your last breakfast you can have anything o eat that you want and as much of it as you want. What do you think {you'd like to have?" The condemned man studied for a minute. “llr Lukins,” " he said. “I b'lieves 'd 1ak to have a nice wortermelon.” “But watermelons won't be ripe for four or five months yet,” said the sherifr. 'Well, suh,” said Gabe, “I kin wait.” (Copyright, 1921, by Central Press Association.) URGES HELIUM. NON-EXPLOSIVE GAS BE USED AS PEACE-TIME UTILITY By the Associated Press. FORT WORTH, Tex., December 10.—Hope that Congress will see ~the possibilities of helium .non- explosive balloon gas—not as a war-time measure, but for pur- poses of pedte was expressed by Commander _Allen G. Olson, in charge of the helfum plant oper- ated near Fort Worth by the United States Navy. The limita- tion of armament program should not influence helium production, he said. because of its peace-time possibilities. The plant here, which is one of two in the United States, was shut down at midnight -November 30, pending further appropriation. by Congress to maintain ‘The oth~ er plant, located at Petrolia, Tex., has been cl@sed since July, 1, 1921, the end of the last fiscal year. Representatives in Congress have. been asked to aid”in influencing that body to increase the appro- priation for maintaining the Fort Worth plant. Commander Olson axpectx the plant to be shut down v fBr a short time, he s id. un- m Cnngrus can make suitab'e pro- vision. Several hundred thousand doii 13 will be necessary for the PLANS EXHIBITS OF WORK THREE DAYS COMING WEEK Public Admitted to the Carnegle Institution. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. The public will be admitted to the Carnegie Institution, 16th anda P streets, Monday, Tuesday and Wed- nesday to view the exhibits of work of the institution and its departments of research. Announcement to this effect was made yesterday nnarnoon. iTollowing the annual meeting of the i board of trustees. The exhibit, it is explained, will be the most.elaborate and - interesting ever prepared by the in-ututlon. yesterday’'s m.etlnl mlhu Roo! wu re-elected board, and Clevehnd B. Dod m re-elected secre’ary. - Election ' of anmmutee members were: Henry S. tchett, Willlam Barclay Parsons uni s:ewm Pllon. executive. com- mittee; Mr. Dodge, Mr. Pritchett and George W. Wickenhun filnance com- mit*ee; Robert JI- Charles L‘“H?tchlnuou &‘n.d.‘ Mr. ‘'WicRersham, auditing _comm ‘here was a general discussion of astivities of £ Cthe inditution. and rt-of the work for the e twentleth in its history, mendations lormfimn r;cc;vmu ‘were present uring this session.” A budget providing for the conunuum of - foundstion “re- search in the varfous established de- partments of the luumuuu &nd" for uhqnlu publication.and distri’:ution of results, g for an expenditure of §1,423,: 1“. 'was approved. to funds were made avail- ublo for tln continuation of a‘project n last year for ‘research ln the fllld ol l.llmolol'! The meeting was followed by 2 lnnfkn«m in the administration build- d an rmn ty was given to vlor the made ready for the pnbue 1 noxt week. t FOUR - POLICE KILLED. v.s.m-mmmum Stroet Clash, = -umm MANAGUA, Nlnu'rlfl., December 10.—Four policemen were killed and ;- one wounded while bresking up & street fight here-last ‘night between blu which are bolnc' operation nf t.ha nlnnl on a full- time basi; Eetabiished ry nu the helium plant here has been engaged chiefly in experiments] work while producing the gas. While the cost of extracting the helium from the natural gas of the petroleum felds of Texas has been expensive, Com- mander Olson said, the Fort Worth plant gradually has been lowering the cost of production. “Helium is worth aay price,” said Commander Olson, “if for no other réason than its non-explosive quality. which eliminates the great danger now present in lighter- than-air craft. nd- 18 until July 1, 1922, lhe be- giming of the next fiscal year. the commander llld. The working to:ae numbe; 0 to 150 men, he sa ‘The hellam is stored in metal <ylinders, holding 200 cubic feet, after it has been extracted from the natural gas. The storage space is=—sufficient for about a million Cubic feet of the gas, the com- mander said. The product of the plant here is about 95 per cent pure, accord ng to Commander Olson. Heliim must be 90 per cent pure in order to be entirely non-explosive, chemists say. NEW WORK BY SCHOOL COMMUNITY CENTER Dramatic Department Established | for Co-Operation With Teachgrs of Dancing and Music. Establishment of a dramatic depart- ment in the confmunity center depart- ment of the public schools, which will co-operate with the music and danc- | ing teachers of the community centers in the production of plays and ts, was announced today by Mhl Cecfl B. Norton, general director of the community center department Miss Lenore Marie DeGrange is the director of the new dramatic depart- ment. It also was announced 2 number of the community centers already are ‘%ennn-l direction of Miss DeGrange. (sn: ”?n'ag: of cuu E. V. Brown + Sel of Chevy Chase are preparing ‘n Yuletide. play, to be presented just before . the holidays. The Powell 4 School and the Wilson Normal Com; munity Center dramatic departm: are rehearsing two Christmas plays, especially wristen for_ school work by Constance D'Arcy MacKay.” The first is a miracle play after the man- . "l'h. Christmas Guest,” which will be ! n by the children of the Wilson oruul Community Center. of the Johuon-?owen Oornmunlw Center will present called *“On ristmas Eves” P%Whlch many %.ncuu of fairy loré will appear. ere is to be & real Santa Claus, Innnd by Miss Florence Fenton, thythm teacher; lden-haired blh! i Chrisimas fairy, who will dance int; | the nearts of ho ance, little Ann Braithbarth, as the little folks gather about the glowing Christmas tree—lo, there a sound of sweet music in the air an u group of angels appear and add thllr wol to the CONFEDERATE VET DIES. Gmolnmw“m Besident Here. George B. 'l'homm canledanu veteran, died We I; is home in this city. Mr. ’.l'hompun vu a '.ll known resident here u.llllng in Blmth WIIIIIITIOB. He tal" Trac- Yale Glee Clab to Appear Before Walter Reed Patients. The boys at Walter Reed Hmlul will be entertained by the Yal Club '-hll y r the same as lul. M:- corfllni n announcement made today by Jokn J. Cameron, chairman of the committee arranging the pro- gram for the collegians while here. During the afternoon of December 21, the date set for the clul regular annual conc t the Wardman Park Hotel, members of the organization wiil be conveyed to the hospital, where they will be dividéd into two sections. The first section will be further divided into two parts and will entertalp the soldlers in the two main halls of the institution, while the second section will be arranged in quartets, the different fours visit. ing those bo: nable to leave their cial numbers will CANADA NAY SEND FTZPATRICK HERE fiuebec' Lieutenant Governor Mentioned for Post as Re- sult of Election. - Special Dispatch to The Star, ° OTTAWA, Canada, December 10.— The Star learns that Sir Charles Fitsy patr.ck, lieutenant governor of the Province of Quebec, is mentioned in connection with the proposed new post of Canadian minister plenipoten- tiary at Wash.ngton. Naturally, as a result of the election of the w Macheuzie King liberal ldmlnll!rlt(o important changes are pending. In semi-polit.cal circles it is stated that Sir Charles may go to ‘Washington and that Rodofphe Le- mieux may become Quebec’s lieuten- ant governor. The chauge of government will also me n Sir George Perley’s dropping lho important post of Canadian high com missioner at London, and Dr. Bellnd. who was a Dflxner of war in B:l- gium for several years, may be ap- ointed. pThe new King cabinet is in process of construction. To Americans Lthe most intimate member will be W. 8. F ding, former minister of flnance he Laurier government. He is wlduly known to Washington politi- clans at the man who urged the late Sir Wilfrid Laurier to advocate reci- procity with the United States in 1911. It is expected that Mr. Fielding will aga.n have the portfolio of finance. He is known to be favorable to freer trade relations with the United States. MAJORITY IS SMALL. Liberals in Parliament to Be Kept Busy Defending Party. By the Assoclated Press. OTTAWA, D2cember 10.—Liberals yesterday found themselves with such scant control over the next house that they will have to be constintly on the lookout for any parliamentary trick which might result in a vote expressing lack of confidence in the ministry. Revised returns from Canada’s gen- eral election last Tuesday have whittled down the par.y's s a.s f.om 120 to 118, with a combined oppo: tion of 117. Wilh a liberal selected for the next speaker, the standing would be 117 to 117. In the event of the house dividing equally, the speskr-x would cast the deciding vote —under circumscribed rules and reg- ulations. The concern of W. L. MicKenzie King. premier-elect, ruight be greater if there were only two parties in Jthe house, for then a snap call for a vote of confidence might be more likely to achieve its purpose. Old parlia- mentary hands, while admitting that the party in power is unlikely to find the entire opposition of 117 arrayed against it at once, nevertheless con- tend the coming session is fraught with entertaining possibilities. Fortunutely for the liberals, opposition forces are pretty sharply divided. For instance, in the eco- nomic fieid, there is a wider division between conservatives and progre: sives than between liberals and pro- gressives. Mr. King's position is similar to that of the Drury go.ernment in On- tario and of the Norris governmen in Manitoba. In neither case has the party in power a technic:l working majority, although it generally man- ages to obtain sufficient support from one or the other section of the oppo- sition forces to enact. government legislation. WOULD RETIRE 14 MEN. Police and Firemen Boeommmded to Step Down by Surgeons. Seven policemen and an equal num- ber of firemen are scheduled to b recommended for retirement by the, board of police and fire surgeons as: the result of a physical examina.io of fifty-nine policemen and eleven; nremen recently. Examination of the police and_ fire department officer: was ordered at the direction of Com ,missioner Oyster for the purpose of | ! bringing the police and fire depart-! ment forces up to their maximum ef- ficlenoy. Dr. James J. Kliiroy, chairman of the board of police and fire surgeons, | arnounced yes.ciday Lha. eXamiua.wa of the firemen and nolicemn had b completed. He said members of th board would review the results of | their éxaminations and submit their -ecommendations to Commissioner : Oyster, probably tomorrow. BILL HITS MIDDIES. Representative Cable Would Cut Number Entering Academy. Designed to decrease the number preparing Christmas plays, under the | of midshipmen at the United States | ordered yesterday relieyed from com- Naval Academy, & bill was Introduced in the House yesterday by Reprmnt- ative John L. Cable of Ohio. Thi vides that the decrease shall not flf- fect those midshipmen now in the ‘ academy or those who shall be ap- pointed during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1922. Under the Cable bill there would be allowed at the United States Naval and . ner of the sixteenth centurys entitled ' Academy two m'dshipmen’ for each senator, representative and delegate in Congress, one for Porto Rico and ‘Children two for the D’strict of Columbia. Fif- teen appointed each year at large by the President and’ 100 appointed an-; nuaily from !llilted meM! ‘the Navy and members of Naval Reservi + Corps on active duty by the Bemury In addi- - dances of the gnomes and fairies ar-/|of the Navy, a8 now authorized by law. CONGRESS DIRECTORIES ARE RECALLED BECAUSE Nl B Rent-Ford‘wDodge North 122 &l Oer. M‘l‘fl." W, 1.5, POWER BOARD DETAILS ITS WORK Reports, With Others, D. C. _Application for 50,000 Horsepower Development. One application for development of | 50,000 horsepower has been filed with | the federal power commission from! the District of Columbia during the: past year, the commission announced in its annual report, made public today. Up to November 1, the report said | final gaction had been taken on ¥ eighty-nine applications, in which twenty-seven. prelim 'y _ pe-mits for investigation and - thirty-one licenses were authorized, invo.ving 1,413,600 primary and 2,627,000 in- stalled horsepower. Commission's Serious Need “The com z the report says, authorization which will permit the use of its appropriations in employ- ment of personnel sufficient to make up 2 small organization of t-ained and experienced men canabl» of mee*- .ng_intelligently the important and perplexing engineering and ¢ onomi. problems which are constantly aris ing.” Upon the correct solution of these problems, the commission says, will depend the value of federal legis- :ation and in no small degree the future of the electric power industry. Recommendation is made in the report that immediate steps be taken to amend the federal water-powe- act. It is pointed out thaf a satis- factory general law has been passed, but fts full benefits are not being received because of lack of adequate means for its administration, the re- port says. Flood of Applications. The flood of appiicat.ons which has followed the passage of the fed- eral water-power act of 1920, and the projects on which, notwithstanding the industrial depression and the un- | certain financial situation, construc-: tion has already started under license | issued by the commission, is abund-| ant proof, both of the extent to which former législation stood in the way of power development and of the generally satisfactory character of the present law, the report adds. DR. BALLOU ADVOCATES SEPARATE SCHOOL BOARD Urges Making Board nf Educadon Independent of City I Government. i Special Dispatch to The Star. | BALTIMGRE. Md., December 10.— Placing of public schools in the hands of a board of education absolutely in- |} dependent fromgthe city government, with independefit power of taxation, was advocated by Dr. Frank W. Bal- lou, “superintendent of schoois of Washington, D. C., at a meeting here last night of the City College Alumni Association Dr. Ballou aiso spoke earlier in the evening before the Edu- cational Society of the Eastern High, School. “I believe the people are willine to ay for good schools,” said Dr. Ballou, and would show this willingness it there wgre a way of giving them a chance to show it. For th_t and other reasons 1 believe in having the £chools in the hands of a board ab- solutely independent from the city sovernment, with the {ndependent power ofjtaxation. The best sctvols in the cduntry have been developed under independent boards with tax-. ing powers.” Speaking at the educational so-' ciety meeting, Dr. Ballou made a strong plea for standardization of educational meetings. f our present system of teaching, said. “is without aim or purpose. school system of the country can be improved immeasurably by the adop- tion of standard tests to determine just what ability the puplls of the different grades have, and then adopt- ing the system of teaching to suit the | requirements.” BAN SHOPS AND TRADE ON PART OF HIMALAYAS People on Southern Slopes Have No Desire to Make, Money, Geographic Soclety Lecturer Says. l Villages in which there are no shops and no. traders, because the people do ‘flbl care to make any more money, |¢xist on the southern slopes of the m ‘layas, in northwest India, H. Lee | Shnttloworth tola membera of the Na- tional Geographic Society in a lecture last evening in New Masonic Temple Auditorium. Though snow-covered and bleak in! nter, the south side of the moun-: { tains becomes a veritable flower gar- ! den as soon as the snow melts, Mr. huttleworth declared. |, The high mountains make for isola- | tion, and each valley village has its' ywn god. One village of 500 people as a language all its own. Over the Himalayas the people -.rel entirely different, belonging to the: Tibetan race. On & journey through ' ! the region, which he udmin’stered for the British government, Mr. Shuttle- worth found ,that each Tibetan vil- lage had_its arch through which vis- itors mubt pass in order that their ! private devils” might not be carried nto the community. The Tibetans use 1prayer wheels to say their prayers,. nd fly flags with pruyers written on | them. MENOHER SENT TO HAWAII : General Will Command Army Divi- sion’ There. Maj. Gen. Charles T. Menoher was HOV'SES Furaished and Usfurnished FOR RENT Zrem $185 Por Ments Up JORA W. 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Hale wll suc- ceed to th- command of the 1st Division upoa the expiration of his present leave of gbsence. . mu recently. returned from duty in Ger- many, where he commanded a brigade ; in the lmy of occupation. i ! WOULD BOND TAXI MEN. ERROR IS DISCOVERED | e % - | cover claims About 600 cepics of the new oon- fonal dlm'.ory had been re. called the day after they were unt oux on account. of a -small typo- hical error. e recall was . because only a v uv cop- l‘o:“m been hut m House the bulk nl the mhs had pot |-n the xonnmont printing: On m 6 of the new record - 'rnun of Connecticut was .fl-M in italics, which would de him as a democrat, 1215 F Street 1212 to 1218.G Street