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THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 1924. OPPOSE MORE POWER | BRIDGE REPAIRS ASKED. |GARDEN ASSOCIATION |spinc'yea oneueiet durine o) EEARG SHIPMENT MEN NEARLY WRECK [.uto: sioicn i the tast six sears in FOR COMMISSIONERS Mid-City Citizens Believe Impor- tant Offices Should Be Filled by the President. VACANT SCHOOL REPORTED Association Eulogizes Judge Mat- tingly for Eminent Qualifications. |! Appoin missioners of by the District Com-| the of the Police | and Municipal court. the recorder | of deeds of this city proposed in | the bill designed to extend the powers | of the Commissioners, does not meet | with th the Mid-City Citizens’ ciation. Follow a rather thorough dis- cussion of this proposed legislation meeting last School, 12th | the association went avoring the proposed scetion granting power to make ju approval of at its reg night fir and L s on record lar monthly the Thon of the oners jon to this d by the States, as is During tne was plainly t appointment fucation the asx unanin favored by ership. Vacant School Ieported. called that the ago added six School at ained empty | school Randle Highlands Citizens Say Penna. Avenue Structure Faulty. planks on the t ring the Randle ation was safl Highlands told last by A. V. the struetyr Citizens' night. This report was made S Barker, who said he was presenting it on behalf of a citizen of the com- munity who was an expert in con- struction work, who did not wish name to be known. Vibration of t planks, it aid, had already caus- ains of the Wash- Representative land was end . an amendment In_the District bill providing $25.000 for repairing und replanking the bridge A resolution submitted by committee petitioning n to equip the Ran- the board of educa dle Highlan: electric 1ig adopted, was unanimously is caus- | the | d Orr schools with | PLANS REORGANIZING Need Felt for Greater Co-Ordina- tion Among Present 4,400 Members. |COMMITTEE IS APPOINTED | Delegates Take Automobile Tour About Capital. A complete reorganization of the Women's National Farm and Garden Association was decided upon at a | meeting of the organization at the Hotel Washington last night. Ap- proximately 200 members of the as- sociation are holding their annual iference and spring meeting here. Fe & @4 need for measures tend- | ing to greater activity and co-ordina- | Family Becomes Disgusted With Throngs Staring at Girl Slayer's Body. By the Associated Pross night were called to drive away curi ous thousands impatient to stare at the coffined figure of Wanda S immigrant girl, who became Chic ttorney poison in a Detroit hotel to death Henry Man caretaker at the home here of ¥ ley Smith, with whom she was i £ lated nfiry of the Fol- as judge of the District. i tribute Pre ddons, the program and | ments. Army Base Auction Fails. TWARK, April 29 —Efforts to sell | Thé National Remembrance Shop Mr. Foster's Shop.) 14th Sy, One soge trom Also 1220 Pa. Ave. it i W Be Careful What You ! Wash Your Hair With || Many soaps and prepared sham- poos contain too h free alkall. nju , as it dries kes the hair brittle. o use is Mulsified for this is cless nything n get this ore, and a few ounces | the whole family for | . You c | will “last months. Two or three teaspoonfuls is all Ten abreast the throng wa packe in a line in 5 e ra where =l sistant e friends the family ous invi stopping At leng with the police help ssion nied a church the obsequivs of the “intellectual _freedon mother’s neral who sought will be held hurch twen the ¥ planned. DEATH PENALTY IMPOSED. Florida Jury Again Finds A. L. in early 1 little more than two hours after the jury had returned its verdict follow- trial of less than a week pleaded earnestly for the The expense in the United person in th ntaining schools Sta s $9.80 for every country. rveat You’ll like that fine peppermint flavor—it’s BULLY! == Are you atwo= 4an%red pound man If so—you're just the chap who should try “Panco” soles. Every time you come down solid on your “Panco’ soles you can depend upon it that they make good. Countless thousands of firm springy sleps—two hun- dred at a time, remember— 5 Dre W. Par ¢ 4,400 members of the . Russell Tyson of of the association, committee to | Chicag i 1 o [ e | Russell Phill sen reporting ot the urged the re was unanin members, A o bership m ization plan adopted which by the ase the mem- favored coming year. This morning the delegates took an automobile tour, visiting the Depart- ment of Agriculture farms at Arling- inspecting the Lee mansion and visiting the tomb of the Unknown Soldier. This afternoon the visitors will be received by Mrs Coolidge, wife of the President, at the White House. The purpose of the organization is to further the education and train- ing of young women as farmers and gurdeners and to be of assistance to young women desiring to take up this work both from a practical and ar- ustic standpoint. CONTEST CLOSES MAY 10. Response Great in Army Essay Competition. The national prize essay contest conducted by the Army in the, inter- ests of the Citizens' Military Training Corps will close May 10 instead of May 5, as previously announced. According to the committee in charge of the contest, the response been very great from ail sections of the country. ‘Why My Friend Should Go to the Camps This Sum- mer” has brought forth thousands of replies from the various girls com- | peting for the pri An additional ounced by the 3d Corps Are: ill be the award of a $10u has been an- which gold rist watch to the girl in the 3d y |Corps Area who has | the best essay. Cash prizes of $25, $15 and $10 be awarded the authors of the best thres essays in the District of Co- lumbia. The nationa' prize is the free trip to Washing' a with a chap- OF STATUETO U. S. Greece Considers Dangers Involved in Sending Masterpiece to This Country. iy the Amsociated Press. NEW YORK, April 29 gers involved militate against the sending to this country of the statue “Hermes Carry- ing the Infant Dionysius” from Greece, Dr. Edward Robinson, direc- tor of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, said yesterday. Dr. Robinson's statement was made in commenting upon a dispatch from Geneva which quoted Henry Morgen- thau, returning to this country from the post of unofficial adviser of the government at Athens, as saying the Greek republic was willing to send the anclent work to this country for exhibition purposes. Dr. Robinson sald the statue, iden- tified as by Praxiteles, was the only plece known positively to have been |the work of the great master and | therefore was much too valuable to risk in transit. e Pastor Heads Rotary Club. FROSTBURG, Md., April 20— Rev. Daniel F. Ennis, pastor of the First Methodist scopal Church, will be the president of the Frost burg Rotary Club fur the year. —The dan- in moving a statue | ensuing COURTROOM IN FIGHT Father of Boys Held Under Eond Starts Free-for- All | By the Associated Press. AMITE, La., April 29.—The couffs room in the Tgngipahoa parish courd house here was almost wrecked yese terday, when a man named Dunning- ton attacked R. M. McGeehe, whose complaints a moment before had caused District Judge Robert Ellis to place the two sons of Dunnington under bonds of $1,000 e: The boys | had been charged with disturbing the | peace. | In the midst of the melee, which had become general, Judge Ellis left | the bench and rushed to the lower floor for additional deputies to quell the disturbance, When peace was restored Judge El- lis resumed his place, increased bonds of the Dunnington boys to $2,000 each and ordered the jailing of every man participated in the ged with dis- Formerly Stag Hotel Phone Main 8108-8109 | 604-610 9th St. N.W. 7 rooms, $6 weekly: $10.50 rooms. $8; $14 shower and lavatory, $10; 2 in & 'with toilet, room, 50 per cent more. Rooms Like Mother's. autos stolen in the last six years in twenty-cight key citles have never been recovered, according to statis- ties compiled by the National Auto- mobile Dealers’ Association. procautions With colds and influenza all t00 common just now, it pays to take regular preventive measures against them. Spray your nose and throat night and morning with Zonite (direc tionson the bottle). Prevention is always easier, better and less expensive than a cure. Zonite—the remarkable, new antiseptic —has the unique power of destroying germs without harming the delicate tissues that germs thrive on. It is several times as powerful as pure carbolic acid—yet non- irritating and absolutely non- poisonous. At your druggist. — | CONNECTICUT AVENUE Ready for Occupancy DJOINING Cathe- dral Mansions, these attractive new apartments will strongly appeal to those seeking refined comfort with reason- able rentals. One Room and Bath to Five Rooms and Two Baths. All large, outside rooms, with spacious closets. | open for 1uspection Tutit v . . WARDMAN ‘ 1430 K Street | | will certainly test any sole. @C‘E’Ofi’\/ b Reporting Qur Best Anniversary This is a shirt-sleeve speech —oplain facts on an offering of shirts at $1.85 which would stampede any gathering of men who saw such colors, patterns and materials at so moderate a price. the AVENUE & NINTIH- ech 8~5 $5% r dozen There’s not a shirt in this sale which would not pass tri- umphantly through the most strenuous campaign. They are made for lasting service in everlasting colors. The P-B label guarantees that. Of course, we are forced to admit that some of them “will wear any man’s collar.” attache d. Others have their own collars White Oxfords—with neckband or with collar attached. Madras—neat stripes, solid colors, glos stripes. $1.85 ($5.50 for a quarter-dozen) A Few Remarks About a TIE SALE 65¢ (*3.75 for a half-dozen) A real economy plank in this 31st Anniversary Platform. A large as- sortment from the gayest combina- tions desig: of colors to more ns. colors. sedate Striped, figured and solid The banana has a strange flavor! It is smooth and rich with a suggestion of the tropics from which it comes—vyet there is a mysterious elusiveness about it that makes it hard to describe ex- actly wherein lies its fascination. Perhaps that is why Breyers Banana Ice- Cream (made with real bananas, of course) is so subtly alluring and interesting to the taste. It may be that you could tell better if you actually tried it. The Breyer Pledge of Purity is the only document of its kind in existence. Read it over — every word. ink what it means to be guaranteedice-creamofsuch. unchanging purity and wholesomeness ! That pledge is being wide- ly imitated now—but no copy has ever had the same frankness, clearness and strength. Talk it over with any Breyer Dealer. He will show you with pride his framed copy of that unique Suretv. & Bz o) FROZEN CUSTARD “To my mind, Breyer’s is the best ice cream in the world,” says Fred. B. Campbell, Breyer dealer at 14th and De- 6 catur Sts. N.W., Wash- ington. “My customers X seem to agree with me, too, for I have all the ice cream business I can handle.” More Breyers is caten every day than any other kind of ice<ream on earth. That certainly is not just anaccident. Sample Breyers once and you will quickly discover what there is about it that makes it so tremen- We know the result, in advance. “Panco” coles will stay with you to the limit. They'll amaze you the way they’ll resist wear, and at the same time deliver cool flexible comfort—without slip or slide:— just genuine honest SERVICE. lund T irics dously popular in seven states ! Treat your family with it tonight! inse quic and evenly and soft, fresh looking, bright, flufty wavy and easy to manage. Beside: t loosens and takes out every pa | ticle of dust, dirt and dandruff.—| | Advertisement. | Let your repairman fix you up with Panco today—and if you meet 2 160 pound man getting them, you may be sure he saw the point of this advertisement too. BREYER ICECREAM CuU. Philadelphia ,-..«iu'nllfll%\ 2tol PANCO CO. Chelsea,Mass. The Avenue at Ninth Green-Leaf Ice Cream Co. Distributor 218 Stewart Bldg. 6th and D Sts. N.W. Main 236 8% IN APPRIECIATION 1929