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6 THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, DECEMBER GIVE D. C. MODEL SCHOOL SYSTEM, CONGRESS ANSWER TO PROGRAM Emphatic Stand Is Taken by Members of District Committees at Capitol and by Men of Both Parties in Support of Projects for City Involving Millions. 'he schoo's of the National Capital should be a model for the rest of the country,” is the emphatic opinion of members of the District committees, in both the House and Senate and of both major politi al parties, who express gratification at the comprchensive program of school legislation now urged upon tl_!e.m. This dennite program of legislation to meet school needs has been drafted by the school authorities aiter coumseling the recognized educational authorities all over the United States, and it is now being pressed upon Congress by the unit ed action of civic organizations. Members of the House and Senate whose particular business it is to consider and recommend Distfift legislation say that they are pleascd to have such a definite program come before them backed by the civic organizations representing what the people of the National Capital want for their schools and what lhe.y will be glad to contribute in taxes to support. Businssslike Budget. s the unanimous feeling of the memhers of the Senate and House committees who have been inter- viewed on the subject that they are willing to sce any amount necessary appropriated to give adequate school facilities if the money is spe nt on a businesslike budget. Furthermore. the taxpayers of the District are willing to shoulder their share of the expense necessary to build up the school system here until it is a model for all the land, according to Chamber of Commerce. he schoo! committees of the V I'riday afternoon, took forma! actio ties, which is desigued to remedy some of the deplorable con This program is cmbodied in le the educational and civic leaders of Washington and Senate and House committees. chool census bill, an estimated that it w tendance and It has b on. Dr. b propriatic REPRESENTATIVES JOIN IN BACKING PROPOSALS FOR DISTRICT SCHOOLS Thoronghly convineed and openiy veating that “tne schools in the National Capital should be a modcl Rallou, superintend of & for the rast of the country,” the lead- ing members of the House District mmitt pledzed their m rnes » put through Ation covering n dequate adten supplie; butidings, hers. co.upulsor $t Looks an: Benjamin K. Focht, wirman of the House committee: he District schools should be, and we must then, s for all S coun We have been study s ana investigating the needs W nington schooi system, » i al e Tt from my s been making a sur- €3tablish just what should be done. We are glad to have a defi- vite program proposed by the local chool authoritics and backed by the cognized civic organizations. The hool legislation is of paramount mportance, s | pointed out in & <umprehensive speech in the House sonths age. The entire nation is roking to us to show a model m. which we propose to set ere. Compulsory education. free ext books and mothers pensions have been my own proposals, and I 11l do my utmost to make them law. have recognized in Dr. Ballou an ible, energetic and persistent school uperintendent, who will build up a Teat model system here if we fur- uish him the workshop and tools. It is the duty of Congress to give this matter prompt attention.” What Reed Says. Representative Stuart F. Reed of West Virginia, who is expected to be ~hairman in the next Congress, under *he seniority rule: ‘My personal experience as ~ducator makes me eympathetic to- ard the great need 1 see here for ..dequate educational facilities. 1 feel t my duty as a reperesentative to support enthusiastically such legis- latton, which the tuxpayers are anxi- wus to have, and which is the best ope of any community and of the vatfon. We must adopt a school- bLuilding program, and put through the other progressive measures in- uorsed by the civic organizations. It iS 4 _most encouraging sign to have business associaticns taking such deep interest in the public school syrtem, and we will welcome their wdvice ‘and counsel. School legisla- iion demands our prempi and most reful consideration.” 5 Views of Zihlman. Representative Fred N. Zililman of while accepting the the committee on that he desires to c 2s an active member of the up an bistrict _committ “Washington chools should be models for the ation. 1 favor and will urge ade- iuate appropriations for a_sufficient number of new school buildings of wodern. sanitury construction. Edu- cation {s the hove of our country #nd the National Capital must lead the way. We must pay the teaching force not cnly a living wage, but muke the salaries £o attractive that e best-trained teachers will be en- uraged to come here. and the en- tire training of teachers improved awing into the profession the best ypes of men and women with high ideals. We also must give acilities for doing their best work. and for ccnstantly service. The joint committec that has been carefully considering the needs of the school system of the National Capital should now have @ constructive and practical program ready. It is its dutv to report it promptly o that its salient features van Dbe considered at this session. Now i3 the time. School legislation. vassed at this session, will save a lear or more time in starting the work of buflding up a model school system lLere. action.” Lampert's Statement. Representative Florlan Lampert of Wisconsin, who may be chairman of e District committee in the next Congress, If Representative Rzed Is given the chairmanship of the com- mittee on war claims or some other berth, said: “We must set up here in Washing- 1on a school system that will be a model for the rest of the country— which it is far from being today. I have always been interested particu- larly in the schools. I had charge of the schools and school -bullding budget under the commission form of zovernment at home. We must pass an adequate school building program for Washington that will include new bulldings in all sections of the city. Tt 18 a bad condition when the schools are not able to take any child of school age, and for 2 whole day in school. It is the duty of our com- nittee to make recommendations to Congress that will remedy this un- healthy condition. I favor having a careful study made by an expert of nationally recognized capability who will tell us just what tane schools of the National Capital should have to make them the best in the country— and then it is our duty to see that they get it. I am extremely critical of the long time it takes t> get schools built here—take the East- «rn High School, for example. Sal- aries must be made attractive to bring in the best of teachers and to induce talented young men and wom- an to embrace the teaching profes- ~lon. The salaries paid here ~ow are 2 shame and a disgrace, and this opin- ion applies equally to the salaries of a1l employes of the District. it is a wonder how they manage to support themselves.” Seat for Every Child. Representative W. Sproul of Illinois, a contractor for more than forty years, who himself has built more than seventy school buildings, sald: “I would not make the blue sky the limit, but I certainly am anxious 1o have Congress authorize the ex- penditure of all the money that is necessary to give every child in the District a seafy in a school bullding that is all right. I am strongly in favor of the teachers’ pay bill, We P l i‘assie, chairman of the school comnuttee of the Wash nglon‘ Washington Board of Trade and the Chamber of Commerce, at meetings n approving the educationa! betrerment program of the school authori- ons now existing. - Congress, on which prompt action is sought by is promised by the most active members of the Heary H. gislation now pending i 000,060 a vear for a period of fiv Sys- | them | improving their ; We must get quick| | | | | Bu'lding Program. d the free text book bill. 1l cost neariy $30,000.0)0 to carry oul ent of schools, has recommended a 'D. C. SCHOOLS PROMISED CLOSE ATTENTION BY FRIENDS IN SENATE Senator Phipps of Colorado, chair- /man of the appropriations subcom- | mittee which handles the District ap- | propriation bill, and chairman ais fof the joint <ongressional committe: is investigating the surplus the District. every one know: we have been cuw {ing program as rapidly as conditions and resources permitted. We now thave a number of new buildings un- | der way. Liberal aporopriaiions were jmade in the current appropriation 1act—appropriations as large as could {be afforded. This buliding program will have to be continud@ and fol- lowed up with still other needed school buildings. It may take two n recent years jor three. or even five or six, years to jcateh up with all the needs. 1 do not believe that it will be necessary to resort to exceptional measures to do this, such as bonding the city. ete. 1 {Uelieve that the revenues of the Dis- trict will be sufiicient to enable us to continue a proper building program.’ Capper Plans Early Report. | Senator Capper of Kansas, chair- iman of the joint committee of the Senat: and House which has been conducting an extensive investiga- ition of the schools and the school jeystem here, plans to present to the District committees of both houses as 8oon as possible a report which will not only deal with the buflding pro- gram, but also with many proposed iimprovements In administration. He is at present awalting a report from a group of educators. headed by Dr. Finegan, commissioner of edu- cation of Pennsylvania. before put- j ting the recommendations of the com- [mittee into- final shape. Several jmonths ago he made a tentative draft of a report. which was made public and which was looied upon with favor by members of his committee. “Need Prompt Attention.” “The schools,” sald Senator Capper, should be given prompt attention. It i3 vital to the people of the District that their children should have ample school facilities. It is the fault of Congress. in large part. that present conditions of overcrowding exist. I intend to urce strongly that the pro- gram which our committee presents iDe enacted into law at the coming regular session of Congress.” [og>ohator Ball of Delaware, chairman lof the District committee, a strong {of the schools ahead of other legisla- | tion for the District. In his opinion, If the report of the joint committee on { the surplus shows that nearly $5,000,- {000 of surplus revenues are in th j Treasury which for the District—: ! show—much of this | put into building new schools for the District. ~ In this proposal Senator | Curtls of Kansas. republican whip of ! the Senate, concur: chould be expended : it is expected to vears, exclusively for buildings and grounds. believes in | ioward the pub.ic schools | on the build-| ifrlend of the District, puts the needs | money should be | s legislation inciudes the Capper teachers' salary and school reorganization bill the compulsory at- t the school building program recom- ended Ly the various citizens’ associations at the last joint citizens’ conference with the board of educa- buiiding program cailing for an ap- {NEEDS OF D. C. SCHOOLS WILL BE EMPHASIZED BY LOCAL EDUCATORS While educators and ncwspapers throughout the country this week— designated as “education week” by presidential proclamation —are ac- quainting the citizens of every city. town and hamlet with the so-called Geplorable conditions in the District rublic school system. the local school { author'ties will launch ar_intensive ! and concerted campaign to have Con- | 51e-s pass the pending legislation which is designed to alleviate them. This legislation Includes the Cap- per teacher's salary and school re- crganization o bill, the compulsory scheol attendance and school census bill and the free text-book bill. These measures have the indorsement cf civic., trade and other organizations intercsted in public_education, and { the school authorities believe t tematic drive on Congress at {me will result in their enact- i | a v this t ment. W tever the future ma ntore” sa‘d. Dr. Frank Superintendent of echools terected in better cjucation for Wash- ington must steadfastly work for the | ctment of legislation necessary to make possible improved conditions and for apprepriations commensurate with the needs of the school system. Conference Arranged. “The united public rupport. which was §0 conspicuous during the past school vear, must continue if im- provements are to be secured.” The initial step in the campaign proposed bv the school officials will be a conference between the board of education and the representatives of more than 100 citizens' v have in 1 i | I 1 associa- ! tions, trade bodies and parent-teacher | assocfaticns in the Franklin School | Tuesday night at 8 o'clock. This con- clave will ba one of the salient events in the observance of “education week" in_the natlon's caplital. The outstanding topic of discussion at the conference will be the snort- age, of sochoolhouse = accommodations. which, according to Sunt. Ballou, is | one of the princinal factors retarding ! educational progress in the District. | In this connection the school budget | for the next flscal vear will be bared | for the firat time and Dr. Ballou will explain each item. In regard to the lack of adequate school accommodations Supt. Ballou pointed out that the people of Wash- ington must syuarely face certa | stubborn facts and then must take |such action as ‘they may deem ap- | bropriate under the circumstances. | The superintendent. emphasized that they must realize— 1—That the number of classrooms | for elementary school pupils opened | during the school years of 1920-1921 § and 1921-1922 have not been sufficient to do more than take care of the i creased enrollment In the elementary i schools during the same two years. That those that have been open- | ed since the beginning of _the new term in September and others ! which will be opened in the near fi ture have not and would not do muc more than take care of the usual crease in enrollment. i i must keep the right kind of people in the teaching profession. We must women who have low ideals. who are poorly educated. The whole teaching | profession must Le put on a higher plane through making the compensa- ‘fon adequate. KEducation is the one thing that will save this country, well trained teachers. ety must be made a_mode! for the rest of the country. T am willing to see any amount of money spent, if it is spent economically and on sound- business lines. We need schools and a lot of schoo! Every child must be given a full day in school, and T know of many today who are getting only a half day, while many others are In temporary structures, improper- v lighted, heated and ventilated. I want to stay on the District com- mittee and do some real work for the District, because it is the capital of my country and our nation. Urges Jerney’s Law Here. Representativ Charles L O'Brien of New Jersev: “As a member of the woverning body of Jersey City 1 was ex officlo member of the board of school estimates. I have always been in favor of as liberal a policy for schoel appropriations as could be devised. I want to see the best schools that can be built supplied for the children of today. who will be in charge of public affairs in a few years. I propose to insist upon three major propositions when the Dis- trict committee meets: (1) Enough school buildings (not monumental but modern) to house and furnish a seat for every child of school age for an entire day; (2) compulsory educa- tion law, similar to the one we have in New Jersey, which has worked very satisfactorily and which gives au- thority to make the parants punish- able if the child does not attend school; (3) free text books for chil- dren in all the schools and text books that are up to date. If we want to have well educated children we must have well trained teachers. To do this we must have well paid teachers. We must make their salaries attrac- tive, =0 as to compete for the best teaching material against the in- ducement in other lines of employ- ment. Scores of members of Con- gress have been teachers themselves. I have no doubt that they will eagerly support such legislation if we rec- ommend it to them. It is our out- standing duty to make them models for the whole country. The best is nove too good for our National Capi- tal.” This _capital ————— ‘WOULD ANNUL MARRIAGE. Mrs. Helen M. Pierce yesterday filed suit in the District Supreme Court for the lnnul?.nl of her mar- riage to Howard E. Plerce, which was performed February 8, 1921. She says she has since learned that Pierce had been married in -this city: June 4, 15}7. Il;?’-h‘lus:n‘l ‘wife s Ml"ddekd or divore e Is represented by Attorney Arthur N. Presmont, not entrust the children to men and ; and the great need of today is for; 3—That very little, if any, prog-| ress is being made on the accumulated shortage of elementary school accom- | modations of the pre-war and war | period, 1—That additional accommodations at Eastern and Armstrong and the ne / junior high schools, if available | at once, would leave unprovided for ! enough pupils to flll a school bufld- ing larger than the new Eastern High School, now nearing completion. 5—That congesiion can be relieved in | elementary and high schools only by | increased appropriations for school bufldings. 1 More Fundw Needed. | “The accumulated building needs | jare not being taken care of as rapidly | an they should be said Dr. Ballou. | The appropriations act of 1922 car- | d about $1.000,000 only. a large ! portion of which was for obligated ; 1 appropriations and did not represent | new items for permanent relief. Like- wise, while the act of 1923 carries over $2,000,000, only about one-fourth ; of it s for new vrojects, the balance i3 for obligated appropriations. In the light of the pressing bullding } needs of the school system the ap- propriation for new items of school-| i 1 1 { house construction In the appropria- |tions act for 1928 is regerettably small and very inadequate. The regular an- nual appropriations for schoolhouse | construction must be materially in- creased If the shortage of the past is to be made up. Two million dollars per year for new projects, exclusive | of obligated appropriations, for a | period of five years, will be neces- | sary.” - During the campaign for school im- | provements Dr. Baliou said the peo- [ple of Washington should adopt a| policy of urging on the Commission- | ers, the budget bureau and Congres: the necessity of providing appropri- ations which will result in abolishing from the schools: Part-time clases in the elementary schools and double shifts in the high schools. Oversize classes in the elementary land high schools, i _The ure of portables and other un- desirable rooms In elementary and high schools. All rented buildings. The use of buildings recommended for abandonment. A further policy also should be adopted. Dr. Ballou declared, which will provide: Assembly halls and gymnasiums in all elementary schools of sixteen rooms or more now in use or here- after erected. * The selection and purchase of school sites in advance of their use to insure‘being able to secure enough land to provide not only for extend- ing a building, but also suitable play space for puplls. The erection of schoolhouse accom- modations as needs are apparent and before real congestion exis “Unless and until these policies have been agreed to and shall have been put iInto practice,” predicted Dr. Ballou, . “the present. congestion s inevitably bound to continue and to increase. : The - Capper -teachers’ salaryblll, | {nchedule for schocl employes, but pro- {junior high school by providing & i head of the list of cities paying lead- {ing salaries. { Washington will i salary | Senate have been CONGRESSIONAL, CIVIC AND EDUCATIONAL LEADERS TAKING ACTIVE PART IN DRIVE FOR D, C. SCHOOL IMPROVEMENTS Representative ELUOTT W. SPROUL, Illinowe Harris - Ewine e’ ) 1922—PART 1. Representative CHARLES O'BRIEN, New Jersey. Raruis Ewive epresentative R FLORIAN LAMPERT, Wisconsin. NaTL.PHTO. (By Cablz to The Btar and New York Tribune, LAUSANNE, December 2.—Tomor- row, elght days after the arrival of the Russiun delegates, the conference is scheduled to begin the discussion of that moot question, the status of the straits of the Dardanelles. which the allies agree should be demilitar-} ized and free to all nations under| some form of international control. | To which the Russlans answer “Yes, that'’s all right, but you aren’t talk-! ing about the demilitarization of the waters of the straits, only the land. We insist that the pre-war status af | the waters be reaffirmed, whereby no warships of any nation may enter either from the Mediterranean or the' Black sea.” 3 i Amnoying to British. g is extremely annoying to ' British, who had not vizualized the Russian here insisting on a solu- tion which will keep their navy from ' controlling the straits and likewise | “On to Straits!” Cry Anew by Russians at Lausanne Tchitcherin Determinedto Get Everything Possible—May Even Put Troops on Rumanian Border to Back Threats. Raised |nolnx, The concentration of troops on the Rumanian border ix even possibie it it appears the Rumaniuns are amenable to demands of other than Russians for naval bases on the Black sea. This would not be only for the purpose of intimidating the Rumani- ans, but also for the sake of its in pression on the Turks. who are ti. weak brothers of the Russo-Turk combination. Subtle Moves Expected. There it no doubt that Tchitcherin is one of the cleverest diplomats it Lausanne, and behind the “blufts” for the benefit of Moscow will he mors subtle moves which the allies, espe- cially the British. will be watching for. “Tchitcherin knows full well that while the French are solidly on the British side, having no special inter- est in the straits and a great desire for British co-operation at Brussels, Itdly is the weak side of the allied triangle. It can be certain he will attempt an intrigue in that direction, 80 the battle coming this week hes omes not only a joust between ti les and Rusria. but particularly struggle between England and Ru sia, both represented by able dip mats, using the Turco-Grecian peac: making a® an excuse to re-engage in | the centuries-old conflict over tha narrow watere connecting the Medi- terranean and the Black sea. Behind the Black sea. The Turks had cared litle what happened 1o the xtraits and the Russians knew it. There- fore, the diplomatic noise prom to shrink to the detonation of a p gun in comparison with the ex- the bluff of & iploslon timed for Monday, because | {ne BIUT of the Russiun exterior i the soviet big gun, George Tchitch- o n: v the czar's *“on to the straits.” En; land has frustrated this policy for the last hundred years und she is called erin, hag reinforced his crew. wh main duty in Lausanne any ') his @ vas Ve v th :ur:- ";n:t"uli'rl;uummnrvfxf:h. ang o0 to do It again. stiffen the vertebrae of meek-man- — Benan puies i e hanas of sucn CHAUFFEUR ACCUSED astute diplomats as smet Solid on Russiam Side. Marquis Curzon. AFTER STABBING FRAY | While the straits setudgment mea —_—— P » £ e & very little to Ismet, he 5 now solid ' Cutting Occurs as Alleged Victim, on the Russian sid¢ as a matter of = R principle. To those who have studie ith Another Man, vades H.H.GLASSIE 4 DR WM. S. WASHBURN, what now is generally accepted us d MARRIS - EWING, MARRIS-EWING RARRIS - RWING-. * the Russian “bluff.” the tendency to H Street Place. : hurl high-sounding notes at ever: - = body's head, stirging up conference | John Rady. an iceman. of 233 12th 1 politics as they #did al Genoa, and (place northeast, is in a serious condition Which school authorities hope to have) Glassi»_ chairman; John I &mall. | ings were approaching “the impos-|now st Lausanne the real purpoxe at Casualty Hospital, with a knife passed early in the forthcoming ses- | Miss Caroline B. Stevens, Henry B.! sible.” is regarded a8 being weiled The LB BUO S e Trving R, #ion of Congress, Dr. Ballou de-|Davis and Arthur C. Moscs The civic organizations intend. it!Russians ield 1o be fighting to, TOURG 11 B TRck while 1rnE F scribed as the mest important school | The results of the conference and is said, that the two educational dis-|place themselves on a footing of | . 3 L leg slation for the District that has|the meeting of the Board of Trade cussion meetings to be held during{equality With the great powers, but junchroom at 1513 H street northeast, is been presented to Congress in more|on Tuecday night will be watched .. week shall be strong ls 10| they are forced to conduct themselves | yner arrest at the ninth precinct sta- than fiftcen vears “The public 1a|and participated in with Interest by Congress for appropriate schosl legis-In this bombastic fashion to keep the | ;)"0 cnarge of apsauit with & dan- back of it, the District needs and:Washington as a unit lation. hoys at home. the proletar _ wants it he declared. : prasants satisfied that their repre- gerous weapon. The Capper measure not only pro. vides a new and higher salary re | the | some_ administrative It recogn'zes vides for oigzanization. ary schedule for its teachers. 1(' provides a salary schedule for free or| administrative principals of elenien- ry schools ‘with sixteen rooms or mere It abol'shes session room pay Aas a means of compensating princi- pals of the elementary schools. It abolishes the ciasses 1. 2, 3, 4 and 5.! into which clementary school teach- ers are now grouped. It aholishes the present annual increases in salary, which vary In amount, sl a uniform incre: year for cach elementary teacher. The Capper bill also provides for the enlargement and reorganiza- tion of the boards of examiners in order that they may transact an In- creasing amount of important busi- ness. I authorizes the board of edu- | cation to establish the rank of “an-| nual substitute teachers” and to ap- pouint temporary teachers. In addition it authorizes the school board to es- tablish the compensation of all em- pioyes In the commnunity center de- partment. the night schools, the va- Cation schools. and of ail other em- ploves who are paid out of lump-sum approprintions, The salary schedule contained in the bill, Dr. Ballou pointed out, was based on the present compensation in Wash- ington and on the schedules received from other cities, and it will not in any case place the District at thei In general, he said. stand one-third or one-fourth the way from the top of such a list, i Nevertheless. in view of the lvm- paratively low salaries which Wush- | ingtoh now pays, the new schidiie) will provide a substantially better | : for all educational emnlores than the present schedule provides. BOARD OF TRADE PLANS “EDUCATIONAL NIGHT” TO AID D. C. SCHOOLS Ranking in importance With thel Loard of education conference at the Frank School, the Washington Board of Trade will liold an “educa- tional night” meeting at the Willard Hotel og Tuesday night. At this meeting. Which will be devoted exclu- sively to the needs of the District public schools, the whole school question, it is expected, will be thrashed out, with members of the board and others as speakers and members of Congresg as listeners. All members of the school com- mittees of both the House and the invited to attend. °rom the number of invitations al- ready accepted, the attendance from the legislative body of the United States will be large. Members of the school committee of ti: hoard, under the ieadership of Dr. William 8. Washburn, chaiiman of the com- mittee, will then lay before the au- dience the manifold imperative needs of the schools. If members of Con- gress desire to speak, they will have opportunity to do 8o, according to Dr. Washburn, but they will not be advertised to speak. Dr. Washburn hopes that because of this fact many will attend who would otherwise not do so. Many Expected to Attend. The meeting, although to be held on the same night as the board of education conference at the Frank- lin School, is expected to draw a large attendance, because of the uni- versal interest taken in school ques- tions by residents of this city. Wash- ingtonians are said to be unanimous in the opinion that the National Capital should have model school fa- cllities, that teachers here should be paid as much as in any other com- munity and that appropriations should be made by Congress commensurate with the needs of the school system.. The program for the meeting Is in charge of President Edward F. Colla-| day of the board and Dr. Washburn, | who for a long period of years has: headed the school activities of the organization. D. A. Edwards Appointed. ! Daniel A. Edwards, former presi- dent of the school board, was ap- pointed by the school committee to represent the Board of Trade at the conference at the Franklin Scheol. He will report back to the committee the results of the conference. The Chamber of Commerce will b¢ represented at the conference by a committee of five, headed by Henry H. Glassle, chairman of the echool committee of that organization. . Mr. Glassie, who has done constructive civic work for the District for many years, is an ardent supporter of bet- ter school facilities, better buildings and more pay for teachers. Committee Is Chosen. At a meeting of his committee at the Homer bullding on Friday noon, when plans were laid for rep- resentstion at the school conference, he pointed out the many things which should be done to make the schools of the Nationai Capital models for thé rest of the country. Members of the committee who will represent the chamber are: Mr. | tive. Hope to Imprexs Congreas. School conditions, with overcrowd- ing, alleged firetrap buildings, insuffi- ficient pay for teachers and ther evils the system, have become steadil\ worse, and the time has now arrived. the citizens of the city feel. when remedial legislation is impera- ng on the fight fushion, thus s statesmen. Would Invite Suspicion. { e his diplomatic phrases as :care and Curzon he would invite | jon in Moscow that they had ried to cap | sentatives ¥ Rady and two other men are said ditional bolshe: have been in a garage at 15th and H streets northeast and were ordersd out by Brown. According to the poiice, the men assaulted Brown. who obtained & butcher knife and returned to the gz- rage. He is said again to have ordered the men 1o leave. when they are alleged to have assaulted him a second time. During a scuffie Rady was stabbed, the DISTRICT MAN HONORED. Made Vice President of National | ine [ the susp { been con Council of English Teachers. ©. B. Sperlin of this city was elccted Mr. Glassle, in an address to ‘the n. prepared to members of the committee, said that first vice president of the National, The Russians are here a | police charge ongitions in the schools cannot b Council of Teachers of English at the | blackmail or biackjackhe allics into | o T rerated.” and pointed out th g anbus e ceepting their progran g | . T were the claties oo bie for Lwelfth annual convention at Chat-iSRURE G, UOERS (% Wil The latest fad of the Parix soc one teacher to handle, but that the lanooga. Tenn., last night, according g to great lengths and possibly woman is to h her porirait en- conditions in some of the school build- to word received here. highly dangerous ones to gain their graved on the head of her notepape In Buying Any Closed Car Always Consider the Open Car Price It will Reveal Chassis Value no sacrifice has been made in motor, clutch, transmussion, axlesor frame. 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Itis for you to decide which type will serve you better. We think you will prefer BERT-HUDSQN MOTORS COMPANY Sall m ‘elephone . Service Station 1100 Culmnl Ave. * Franklin 7700 636 Massachusetts Ave. D. W. Perdue Auto Co., Saliabury, Md. ~ C. W. Chenowith, Towsos, -:- ¥, Bond Bearm: Palace & Phillips_ Hdw. Co., Cambrid Maryland Garage, Cumberl, Ferger Motor Con Ellicett City, Md. ll:::'rli Auto .!-‘IIQI Ce., Frederick, Ma. Peoples Garage, Galena, M Y.ouls 'Qn'(ll L3 ?l"l.. lllg;ntm Ma. il te H .-.u. Service Station, Hyatts- Md. Dillow & Haydes, Leonardtown, HMd. Garrett Motor Company, Oakiand, Ma, Hiliside Garagé, Principis, Md. W. A. Caltrider Garage, Reisterstows. M&. Hudson & Essex Garage. Reckville, Md. ESSEX Coach & mpbel T edgen: Marfinsvnre, W. Va. - Askby Moter Co. Quastico Jumctiom, V.- ‘The Unien Moter Ce.. Culpeper, Va. Freight and Tax Extra