Evening Star Newspaper, January 18, 1923, Page 10

= ) THE EVENING RTAR, WASHINGTON; D. ©. tTHURéDA/Y, JANUARY 18, 1923. SCHOOL PURGHASE QUESTIONEDBYD.C. Asks if Hockey Sticks and Addressograph Are Proper Expense on Public. Hockey 'sticks and an addressograph n addition to beauty-course supplles now figure In the controversy be- tween the hpard of Commissioners and the board of education over the mooted question as to which board has the constituted authority to direct public school expenditure The dlspute over this question was glven impetus when the Commission- ers asked the school board at its meeting yesterday if it thought the expenditure of $446 for hockey sticks and ah addressograph was a proper expenditure of public funds. By a unanimous vote the board answered in the afirmative. Ballou Approves Purchase. Supt. Frank W. Ballou explained that be regarded the equipment in question, which is wanted by the new Eastern High School, as desirable and essential. He pointed out that the hockey sticks are used by girls in the physical training classes and the addressograph is for the use of the mchool in no members of the alumni associz of meetings. James T. Llovd declared that the question raised by the Commissioners in this case Is similar to the one which resulted in the controvers over the appropriation for the sup- plies for the so-called beauty culture course at the O Street Vocational School for colored girls. He said it is apparent that the Commissioners do not trust school expenditures to the board. “Commissioners Trespansing.” “The District Commissioners are intrenching on our own prerogatlves and no longer take the judgment of the board as final,” said Mr. Lloyd. “You don't mean to the board has not the power to purchase these articles even if the funds are avai able. without the Commissioners sanction?" inquired Danlel J. Calla- han, acting president. ot if the Commissioners take that stand.” Mr. Lloyd replied “They do take that stand.” posed Dr. Ballou. “The Comm ers are merely asking the board to reconsider the request.” Mr. Lloyd reported to the board on the recent conference between its committee of three and the Commis- sloners, at which the question of chether the Commissioners or the school board has the authority to di- rect the expenditure of school funds was_discussed. said the board committee, of which he is chairman. submitted to the ¢ 2,500~ inter- ¢ heads a 2 word brief containing the committee's arguments. “This is only the beginning of the controversy,” he concluded Supt. Ballou and istant Supt. Stephen E. Kramer gave reports on the status of school legislation pend- ing in Congress. Both expressed the opinion that conditions are favor- able for the passage of the bills, while Mr, Kramer said the Senate subcomsy mittes on appropriations gave the #chool officlals “a courteous and sym- pathetic hearing” when they went before it to defend the school esti- mates for the next fiscal year. To Act on “Flag Code.” An offer of the Children of the American Revolution to place in every classroom in the school system a placard of the “flag code" was re- forred to Dr. Ballou with power to act. Harry O. secretary of the board, made the announcement that the Red Cross enrollment in the public schools totaled $1.465, while Christmas_seals zmounting to $7,- 888.57 had been sold under public school auspices. The practice of the board in pre- cluding teachers in the night schools who are employed in the federal de- partments during the day from earn- ing more than $2,000 a year was up- held in a ruling by the oontroller eneral which was submitted to the oard. Changes Approved. Changes in personnel approved by the board follow, Resignations—). B. Barton, teacher class 3. Ketcham-Van Buren School; Sidney Rebert, teacher/class 3, E. V. Brown School; B. H. Carson, teacher, class 2, Monroe School; J. B. Houch- ins, teacher, class 1, special schools; Hugh Lynch, coal passer, new Eastern High School; Joseph Mahaney, la- borer, Monroe School; Harry Burns janitor, Hilton School, and Robert Gales, assistant engineer, New Last- ern High School. Retirements—H. D. Wise, teacher, elass 2, Henry-Polk School, Leave of absence—E. L. Henderson, teacher, class 3, extend leave: G. R. Devitt, teacher, class 6B, Western High School; 8. W. Brown, teacher, class 6A, extend leave; M. W. Browne, teacher, class 3, extend leave, and M. G.\Lee, teacher, class 1, Reno School. Promotions—R. G. Addor, teacher, grom class 2, Brightwood Park School, %o olass 3, drawing: W. R. Sheid, teacher, Manual Training, from class 8, to class 4; Patrick Mahaney, from assistant janitor, New Bastern High School, to janitor, H. D. Cooke School, and Otelia Cromwell, from teacher of English, class 6B, Armstrong Manual Training School, to head of department of English and history, &enlor and junior high schools. Transfers—W. P. Cannon, janitor, grom Blow School to Edmonds School; Rhodia Taylor, janitor, from Edmonds School to Blow School, and John Robertson, , from caretaker, Kingsman School, to janitor, Hilton School, ‘Appointments.—A. B. Cos,"teacher, temporary, class 2, Monroe Schooli %. F. King, temporary teacher, class 2, Brightwood Park School; S. E. Juergens, probationary teacher, class 1, special schools; Erma Paul, teacher, robationary, class 3, Columbia unfor High School; M.’ M. Gordon, rmanent teacher, class 3, domestic &:flcn; M. V. Hummer, permanent her, class 6-A, Business High School; E. L. Thompson, Reacher, class 6-A, Business permanent High RIENTAL house-wallsare often made of beautiful pa- F per. The designs procs ¥ urable here are as réa- sonable as to be found, but rare and often ex- -clusive with us. View ithe wonderful wall- 'ylpeh at the studio of British Jobless Besiege French For Ruhr Work TLONDON, January 18.—Hundreds of unemployed are reported to be be- sieging the French consulate at Liver- pool in an effort to get work in the Ruhr mines under the ®rench regime. Officlals of the consulate say nothing can be done in this connection, as no officlal instructions have been re- ceived from France. — School; J. E. Little, permanent teacher, class 1, Dennison School; E. L. Parrish, permanent teacher, class 3, Baton School; E. F. Kessler, per- manent teacher, class 3, Weightman School; A~ M. Vliet, permanent teacher, clags 6-A, McKinley High School; Octdvie Arnaud. permanent teacher, class 6-A, McKinley High School; B. A. Pace, permanent teacher, class 6-A, McKinley High School; E. E. Matter, permanent teacher,. class 1, H. D. Cooke School; J. K. Graham, permanent teacher, class Lenox School; A. F Sa T, permanent teacher, clas Buchanan School; C. M. Cotton, permanent teacher, class 3, Henry Polk School; E. M. Perkins, permanent teacher, class 3, Henry Polk School; M. E. Stodder. permanent teacher, class 5, Threlkeld School; J. C. Tomlinson, ‘permanent teacher, class 3, Edmonds School M. L. Jacquette, permanent_teacher, class 1, Edmonds School; M. E. Cralg, permanent teacher, class §-A, Colum- bia Jnpior High School: R. M. Lavhee, nermafient teacher, class 6-A, Colum- | 012 Junior High School: E. permanent teacher, class 6-A, C bia Junior High Schoo 4 permanent teacher, class §-A, Eastern High School; J. J. Nalle %ow Eastern High Schoo « 2 Stevens, coal passer, New Kastern High School; James 'Green, laborer, Monroe S W. J. Heurick, care- taker, Kingsman School; John Farlan, tant engineer, New ern High School: L. Old Eastern High School; Harry Burns, permanent janitor, Hilton School; Charles Monroe, permanent caretaker, West cooking and shop rooms; J. B. Hunter, permanent (yarher. clase 6-A, Armstrong M. T. School; C. W. Adams, permanent teacher, class 6-A, Armstrong M. T. School;" L. R. Smith, permanent teacher, class 2, Crummell School; J. M. Montgomery, permanent teacher, class 3, Manual Training: O. D. Weaver, permanent teacher, class 6-A, Armstrong M. T. Schopl; M. G. Ray mond, permanent teacher, : school garden department; S. ner, permanent teacher, school garden departmen Whitfield, iane 5 Lincoln manent Cardozo manent School; ast- Lee, matron, 1, R. A. B. permanent_teacher, class School; E. 1" Graham, pe teache 2, Randal School; Sewell, per- teacher, 2, Giddings V. R, Purefoy, permanent teacher, ciass 2, Bruce School, and . E. Duncan, permanent teacher, class 1, Sumner-Magruder School. Reinstatement.—A. R. Fortune, teacher, class 1, Reno Schoo L L~ 1:1 THOMAS GAFF DIES IN'HIS G6TH YEAR Well Known Resident - of Washington Had Long Been lll—Funeral Here. THOMAS' THLUEMAN GAFE, Thomas Trueman Gaff, a well known resident of Washington, died vester- Gay at his apartment, in the Lenox, Boston, Mass., after a long illneds. The family home in this city Is at 1520 20th street northwest. Mr. Gaft was sixty-six years oid. While the arrangements for the funeral have not been completed, the services will probably be held at St. John's Episco- pal Church next Monday at 11 o'clock Announcement of the complete funeral arrangements will be made later. Mr. Gaff, who was the son of James Vilson and Rachel Conwell Gaff, was at Aurora, Ind., September 27, i but about ten ars later his parents moved to Ci 2 Ohio, where they became prr iden- tified with that eity was edu- cated at Phillips Exet. ademy ahd entered Harvard « the " class of 1876, but left in-his junior year to | spend one semester studying at the University of Gottingen and two f s at the University of Leip- given the degree P L T Rookwood pottery i§ recognized as the twentieth century’s most beauti- ful conception of the potter’s art. Many of the pieces are modeled after the best examples Egyptian ware, and of the Grecian and in our lavaware the surface is undecorated, its beautiful color harmonizing with any interior color scheme of decoration. DULINMARTIN G 121§=1217 F Streect and 1214 0 1219 & Street, Store Hours, 8 k2.8 8 ¢ ¢ 45 t0 5:30 - % d ok 8th and Pa. Ave. N.W. “STAR” Attractions in the Sale of Up to $2:00 White and Colored Wash Waists. Choice s s eesane Bungalow Aprons, Per- cale, Gingham, Cham- bray, small, medium and extra sizes. . .Up to $25.00 Coats, with and without Fur Collar ........ Up to $50.00 Fine Cloth and Plush Coats - (with and without Fur Collar).- Special.... 4] Sk Ak kA &k k Kk kKRR sees, 29 Morgan Forced To Let Business Into Home Block NEW YORK, January 18—J. P. Morgan, banker, has learned that a deciston, of the court of appeals at Albany defeated his effort to prevent the Astor estate from bringing busi- ness into the Madison avenue bloek, opposite his home. The contention of the Morgan fam- ily that the city had no right to alter the residential restrictions in Madison avenue from 85th to 38th streets had been upheld by the su- preme court and the appellate divis- fon. The decisions of these courts were reversed and the Astor estate is now permitted to erect a_seven- story business: structure on th¥ block which it owns. The building, how- over, can have only one entrance fac- ing on the avenue, and.that must be “ornamental —_— of bachelor of arts by Harvatd Col- lege as of 1876. ¥ Moves to Capital _Upon his return from. abroad, Mr. Gaff entered business in Cincinnatl and subsequently became actively assoclated with & number of important corpora- tions, among them the Pratt and Whit- ney ‘Company and the Niles-Bement- Pond Company, of which he was one of the organizers and a director until his death. November 14, 1883, he wag married at Newport, R. I to Miss Zaidee Ellis, youngest daughter of Mathlas and Sarah Forsyth Ellis of Carver. Mass., who were well known in Boston, Lenox, Al- bany and Newport, In subsequent years! much of Mr.'and’ Mrs. Gaff's life was Spent fn travel abroad, in Washington, o heir country plac Onterville, Mass. O PR TR n 1897 they too] up dence "t ''Washington? and” ‘halr handsome bouse at 1530 20th street northwest, has been the scene of many brilllant entertainments in PASt Vears. In the spring of 1905 Mr. Gaff was ap- pointed by Secretary of War Taft, a member of the board of arbitration to value the land which had not al- ready been acquired, but which was necessary for the construction of the Panama canal. Mr. Gaff was a member of Institute, K. E., “Med. Fac.” and Porcelllan | of Harvird Coilege; Queen City and Riding clubs of Cincinatti; Metropoli- tan, Chevy Chase, Montgomery Coun- | Cosmos, University and Lock | Tavern clubs of Washington, Uni- | versity, Harvard and Manhatton clubs | New York, and the Royal Mersey Yacht Club of Liverpool, England He is survived by his wife, a daugh- ter, Mrs. Cary Duval Langhorne, and by ‘two sisters, Mrs_ Daniel H. Holmes and Mrs. Charles M. Hinkle. their resi- Ertebacher Twelve-Ten Twelve Twelvé F st. R e, FRANKLIN IS EXTOLLED AS THRIFT WEEK IDEAL Message From Secretary finvis Read at Exercises af Philoso- pher’s Statue. “Benjamin Franklin, the aposile of thrift in America, gaye to this coun- try the principles of honest’ work, Judiclous spending and sound Invest- ment,” declared a message from Sec- retary of Labor James J. Davis, read by Theodore G. Risley at the formal opening of Thrift week at the Frank- lin statue, 10th street and Pennsyl- vania avenue, yesterday afternoon, “If we could take all of America to- day and start it along the path which that Boston boy faced 200 years ago today, the path of earning and saving will do a great thing for ourselves, our country, the world and the fu- ture” the message continued. Declared Right Start. “We have made a start In the right direction, Under the pressure of pa- triotic enthusiasm during the period of the war, millions of Americans made their first venture in thrift L o s A I Millinery 528 12th St. N.W. Every Winter Hat Reduced in THIS CLEARANCE SALE Divided Into Four Attractive Lots $1.00, $1.95, $2.95, $4.95 Nothing Over $4.95 e e through the purchase of l'overnmonl! securities. In many cases downright self.deninl went into the process of . buying liberty bonde. Many of our | people made stern sacrifices in order to lend their money to the govern- | ment to 2id in the prosecutior of the war. It rests with every one of | us to put into continuous practice the war-taught lesson of thrift. Forsav- ing 1s a habit, and the habit of sav- ing once acquired, is as hard to shake off as any other habit. The habit of honest thrift, acquired by the bulk | of our people, would put all America | on the road to lasting prosperity and happiness. /i “To no one group of people is thrift | so_important as it is to the wage earner, the man or woman who works. “Honest thrift and careful invest- ment can do much to improve the( condition of every American.” Secretary Davis 1L Mr. Davis wis unable to attend, due to fliness. A wreath was placed at the base ! of the monument by Mrs. Livingston | Hunter, treasurer general of the aughters of the American Republi Wreaths also_were placed by the Typothetae of Washington, the Wash- ington Club of Printing House Crafts- men and by Mrs.-Myrtle Loebsach for ihe Department of the Potomac, G. A.“R. Music was furnistfted by the Marine Band. ;. Hanson, chair- man of the thrift week committee, presided. —_— « Proud Wife (to mervous friend in au- lomobile)—1 feel so safe with George driving, now that he has joined the Red Crose. He is learning first aid and knows where all the hospitals are— London Opinion. R One Door Below F e o 7 S22 After Invenlory Sale Spring. the season. - Groups of Best shoe news of recent months " Rich’s Announce Semi-Annual Sale of Women’s Low Shoes 'A clearance of several lines of high- grade and distinctively fashionable Fall and Winter Footwear at substantial re- ductions. W hile our ENTIRE stock of low shoes is NOT included, the assortment of styles is large and the walues really exceptional. 815 pairs reduced to 520 mirs reduced to RICH'S Proper Footwear F Street at Tenth - COATS—SUITS—DRESSES Marked at Reductions of Many of these garments may be worn throughout tha The Erlebacher styles are a year in advance of 4 5 1209 Connecticut Ave. N.W. The Connecticut Avenue Shop Final Clearance of D ressces Greatly Reduced A few remaining late-season modes in ; Daytime, Afternoon and Dance Dresses are priced for a final clearance at $25 and $45 Liberal Reductions on All Winter Coats and Wraps 1115 1117 F STRFET More Lots Go to Their inal Reduction Another one of those notable Friday clearances of small lots . Suits \ 23 Brown and Navy Veldyne; plain or fur- trimmed ; were $39.50 to $65........ Only in Misses’ Sizes 523.75 Sl 4.95 Sl 4.95 ! 51 0.00 $10-90 5 Navy and Black Velour Suits; were $29.50 to $45...0cnnnnn 4 Brown Veldyne Suits; plain tailored model; were $39.50 2 1 Seal-trimmed Suit; was 1 Tan Twill Suit; was $45 2 Navy Tricotine Suits; were $35 and 31 0.00 6 Riding Habits—wool checks and Jersey. 50 von o0, ore Jereer $209-50 Qoosrorereeses Silk, Velvet Dresses wdcion 1 Tan Chiffon Velvet Dress; was $75 ...... $37-50 332 e ety fors i e 945 932 51 4.95 $10-00 2 Tagl‘;agg Vbt;fi\\'n Jersey Dresses; were slo.oo crerrersrists@Precetsseoress All the more complete lots of Street and Afternoon Winter Dresses —are included in these three groupings 1 Black Chiffon Velvet was $65 e 1 American Beauty Brocade Velvet Dress was $69.50 ... 1 Black Canton Crepe Dres 1 White Knit Dres §22.50 .. 3 Navy Twill Dresses; were $19.50 ~ Dresses up to $49.50 Dresses up to W (- STAES e e s sisbes sl s s i ts $471—5__£ £ @osseertsosses 25 Dance Frocks 25 Every other Dance Frock and Evening Gown is at a greatly reduced price now. caresoorsssssfPeosesssessoss Coats e Temvtine : Reductions 8 Plain Cloth Coats that twere up to Sports and Motor Coats—some Cloth; some Leather; were up to $64.50.... Dresses of the finest Brocades, Chiffons, Chiffon Velvets and Taf- fetas—that were up to $59.50... $8.95 $149 7 Fine Fur-trimmed 5] were up to $635