Evening Star Newspaper, May 9, 1924, Page 5

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, MAY 9, 1924. . PROFIT TAKING HELD CAUSE OF FRANC FALL Drop Helped by Purchases of Dol- lars and Pounds by Com- mercial Inferests. By the Ammociated Pre PARIS, May 9.—Profit those who bought fr: t crisis in French Eiven in Fren anking ¢ the principal on for the drop of the sterday and day. This move been helped out by dollars and po commercial re covering themselves for future re- quirements and who, alarmed by the change in the trend of exchange, are hurrying to get hold of the for- €ign money they will require for ap- Droaching payments No secret is made of the fact 1tk Bank of France has been for ne time advising customers to ske advantage of the high rate of the franc to buy the dollars and Pounds that they need. Most of thent, however, influenced reports of !l’.. tinued ment of the f waited election to pass before ¢ theory put forward by the Paris press this another offens against the fluencing the clec the best informed q taking by during the exchange is cles as franc v to- ment the purel wds by some who delayed improve Treasury Responsibility Denied Inquiry at the ministry of today as to how the treasury viewed the situation the reply that there was no reason connected with treasury operations for weakness of the franc at the present time. “Government receipts from indirect taxes and monopolies during the month of April,” it was said, “exceed receipts from the same sources last Year by 400,000.000 francs and are 91,000,000 francs higher than budget estimates, while for the first four months of the year receipts from these sources wera 1,220,000,000 francs more _t! was estimated in the budget. “The estimated increase from the new taxes voted in March has been largely exceeded, indicating the sat- isfactory economic situation of the country. Besides. a glance at the weekly bank statement shows that the state is able to repay 200,000,067 francs, due to the increasing yield from indirect taxes. finance elicited sharp | is said to have | Presides in Conte ALLAN DAVIS, Principal of Business High School. GIRL ORATOR MAKES HISTORY LIVE ANEW a from First Page.) ondary schools has anything of an intellectual nature happened which so stirred the hearts and minds of the pupils. Contest Sparkling. High school students have all the verve and sparkle of vouth, and throw themselves into a contest of this kind in great fashion. That they did it in the present contest is attested by the large number—more than 4,000—who submitted orations, and were judged by committees in their own schools. Principal Davis is among the edu- cators who have testified to the great interest aroused, now culminating as the distinguished jurists, admired and respected throughout the Dis- trict, go from school to school, listen- ing 'to each institution’s selected orator. One and all testify to the eminently high quality of the essays submitted, for each oration is in essence in the nature of an essay, or cmposition in English. In this work not only Eng- lish composition has been called to aid, but also civies and political his- tory, especially in regard to the mak- ing of the Constitution The lives of great Americans are so interwoven with the Constitution and all it stands for that the spirit of their lives creeps into one when {high school contest has visualized the basic char- ter of the United States in a way that is not possible in any mere classroom stu When the Constitution is taken out of the dry pages of a book and put vividly and plainly into the everyday lives of a pupil at the impressionable e, it becomes a breathing, something d dreamed living thing to that pupil to be lived with by day with at night “The contest has done more than a vear of teaching.” one head of a local Secondary school has testified. It is this spirit which has animated the contest from the first and made the final judgin ing to all those participating. Reviews Early History. s oration was an ¢ done in the paper of about 1500 words, taking about twelve minutes for its delivery “From ancient and remote history we men have banded into tribes of which there was a ruler who was to be w > as as strong and heal e began. “These bands lived and fought their enemies in a wanner. There existed in 4 bond of unity and unders: the words, ‘United we stand, divided we fall’ The men who were the heads of the families of the tribe were very power- ful lords in their own families, but they were subject 4o the will of their chief and had to recognize and obey his laws, whether he was a just ruler or mot. ' But even these tribes, un- civilized as they were, created a form of law. There is an instinct in man that calls for law and order. and so as far back as history can be traced we find some sort of go 2 In conclusion, she been said of the Constitution ‘that it is the most remarkable document | ever struck off at a given time by the brain and purpose of man.' and |3 truly it has done for us what cus tom, tradition blished order and | historic life have done for the people of Europe. On Class Committee. Yesterday's conte ter of Mr. and Mrs Robert of 20 Adams Strecl noteine is secretary of the girl’ auxiliary ot the school. and w member of the executive committee of her class. She plans to £o to the George Wash- ington University next year. Next week will be a full one in the local finals, while other cities are selecting their grand prize win- ner this week end and next. Monday afternoon at 3:45 o'clock at the Armstrong High School, Roz- fer Gaddis, winner in the seventh local district, will be heard by the judges At 4:15 that afternoon Lil- ilan L. Washington will appear be- fore the judges at the Dunbar High School. There will bs a “triple bill” Tues- day, when representatives of the Fastern High School, the Holy Cross Academy, and the Western High ample | contest, a L Miley | Prizes for the | tion of certain deeds and bonds. School, winners in the third, elghth, and sixth local districts, respec- ively, will appear before the board of judges. Ruth Greenwood will be heard at 3:45 o'clock at the Eastern High School, Ruth Craven at 4.15 o'clock at the Holy Cross Academy, and Dorothy Smith at 4:45 o'clock at the Western High School. Miss Smith was to have opened the hearings last Tuesday, but has been suffering with a severe cold, and so been prevented from appearing. $300 Prize to Winner. After the conclusion of the tests the board of judges will meet to select the winner, and an alternate. To the winner will go a prize of $300, and the right to contest in the national event. national contest are $3,500, $1,000 and $500. onight in New York city the grand prize winner of zone 1 (the District of Columbia is zone 3) will be selected. This zone inciudes New York, exclusive of the territory immediately around Buffalo, and all states northeast. Dr. Frank P. Graves, president of the University of the State of New York, is to preside. DROPS GOULD SUIT. Sister Says Executor of Estate Properly Handled Fund. TOMS RIVER, N. J. May 9.—Mrs Edith Gould Wainwright of New York city has withdrawn her suit for the re- moval of her brother, Kingdon Gould, as one of the executors of their father's estate, the late George Jay Gould, it was learned here yesterds as_indicated, however, exception of 'property ' in rolinz settlement has been T ng h concerning the tribution of th ate. In her suit ask ing for the removal of Kingdon Gould as an executor Mrs. Wainwright charged her brother with misappropria- Later, Wainwright admitted derived from that_with North ade Mrs. s 1 that her brother had de- ducted the remainder for his share The suit did not involve Schuyler Rice, Myrtle Cain, farmer-labor member Minnesota legisiature, is be- to be the youngest woman legislator in the country. McCormick Medical Glasses Fitted College Eyes Examined Graduate Dr. CLAUDE S. SEMONES Eyesight Specialist 409410 McLachlen Bldg. 10th and G Bts, N.W. Approve Entertainment Plans. The Sanctuary Society of the Church of the Blessed Sacrament at Chevy Chase has approved plans and ar- rangements for the ball and card party to be held at Rauscher’s Satur- day, May 17, for the beneflit of the building fund of the new church on Western avenue, Mrs. Aubrey L. Clarke is chairman of the' executive committes, which will meet daily during the coming week at the homes. of different members to receive re- ports from subcommittees on the e tertainment. Patronesses and _patrons_include Justice and Mrs. Charles H. Robb, Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey L. Clarke, Mr. and Mrs. Pinckpey J. Harman, Mr. and Mrs. Willia D. Hoover, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Semmes, 8. Dana Li coln, Mr. and Mrs. J. alding Flan nery, Mr. and Mrs. Bdward ¥. Colla- Capt. and Mrs. Julius I. Peyser, Philip Herm , Mr. nd Mrs Henry H. Byrne, Mr. and Mr: “ulton Lewlis, Willlam S. PThillips, Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Selecman, Mr. and Mrs. William 1. King, Mr. an? Mrs. Wil- liam H. Manogue, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Blandie, Mr. and Mrs. Rene Dagneaux, Mr. and Mrs. ert . Bery, Dr. and Mrs. J. Ryan Devereux, Mr. and Mrs. ‘Karl Fenning, Mr. and Mrs. James A. Donohoe, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Heis- ter, Mr. and Mrs. ohn A. Garrett, Mr. and Mrs. John stello, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Crowl, Mr. and Mrs. J. il § Mother’s Day . Cards— Beautiful Cards expres- sive of the sentiment of Mother’s day. Of course you will be sending one— you will be more than = pleased with our collection We have taken especial care in gathering these Cards together. S5c to 50c each The National Remembrance Shop (Mr. Foster's Shop) ‘§ 14th Street 02, Door from Also 1229 Pa. Ave. B. Fechet, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Bowling, Mr..and Mrs. Thomas ¥. Keane, Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Quinn, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. May, Mr. and Mrs, E. L. Pugh, Mr. and Mrs. J. Eris Powell, Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Quirk, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph McReynolds, Dr. and Mrs. J. Ernest Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Louis B. Sholtes, Mr. and Mrs. Raphael Semmes, Mr and Mrs, J. J. Sheehy, Mr. and Mr Mr. and Mrs. Mr. gnd Mr: Mount Vernon I.adie! Meet. The' first annual session of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association was held yesterday. Twenty-six mem- bers of the council were present and routine business was _transacted Those attending were: Miss Harriet Clayton Comegys, regent, Delaware; Mrs. Thomas S, Maxey, Texas; Mrs. Robert Johnston, Alabam Mrs. Henry W. Rogers, Mary F. Leary, Washington; Brown, Gore Kind Richards, Maine; Mr: toine Lentilhon Mrs. Horace A Thomas Mrs. sota diana Conne ford, penter, Billupe, Mississrppi Colorado; Tenness Californ Kentucky; Mrs. Virginia; Louisiana Charles Fliot Mrs Miss Annie Failing, Oregon; Mrs. Island; Mrs. Rhode Foster, De ann Towner, low. Denham, Furness, . Benjamin D. Palmer Iilinois; Miss Mrs. Miss Mary Mason William Ruffin Miss Annie Grand Opening of Another New Store, Saturday Morning, May 10th at Maryland; Miss Eliza J. Carter Mrs. James An- Florida; Minne- D. Waicott, In-d pointed by urr_ Jennings, | general receiver of customs 4 cut; Mrs, Willard Hall Brad- | an Sustoral oL Hak: ew Jersey; Mrs. George A. Car- Mary Govan Mrs. Horton Pope, Mrs. Horace Van Deventer, Charles 5. Wheeler, Scott, Cox, Ragan King, Mrs. Henry Gold Danforth,, New York; Mrs. Alexander C. Troupe, braska, and Mrs. Shelton, Kansas, The association found the grounds at Mount Vernon never more beauti- John Reynolds ful than they are this spring. The dogwood fs in full bloom and the tulips are flowering in the boxwood garden. NAMED TO HAITI POST. Everett A Colson has been ap- the Preddent as depu under the provisions of the United States-Haitian treaty of 1915. My Colson has served as director of civi service, Philippines, with the Civil Service Commission ' in this city; with \the auditing depaitmept of the War Department at Paris and in this cit as executive assistant to hte financia adviser to Haiti Mme. Daroczy, wife of an attache at the Hungarian embassy in Vienna has her hands insured at the rate o $5,000 a finger. @ E | E fl .m, 1105 H Street N.E. Free Souvenirs to All Customers! 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