Evening Star Newspaper, January 2, 1926, Page 4

3130 ARE GREETED | T WHITE HOUSE President and Mrs. Coolidgei Receive People of All Ranks and Walks. weld vomen from all sta- nd repre- — passed dent and My @ reception of life, eagerl, the blue exident and his each mem- and a hearty isaed €0 hroug up sters garbed ashing tments ham- nele to Pass. ngster Line Requires Hour faced al Oxford ary P oalse ked babie vomen whose Negro Librarian Dies DANTEL MURRAY. | GEORGE M. BOND CLAIMED BY DEATH Former General Agent of C. & 0. Railroad Spent Most | of Life in Capital. d freight departin eake und Oh of Col 1t Com 1838 I was ! due to he; last New Year. whe ited the White attended and diplomat nunber to PN, ! i all who at ception. This rowd was & sur- who had pre n i view Eraced mall attache: rd weath he firs 13 been so favored. Line Forms Early By n tes of the down to the corner gth of the estimated through at t some 300 a War Department. the public rate of 40 & It was passed minute ing a consider reached the White House between o'clock and 3. but were informed the reception was ove: Already Pro Coolidze had suffered one reception. During the hour between the diplomatic reception und the p lic reception they have been accus tomed 1o get a bite of Junch and rest fof- a few minutes. Ye ever, they tere informed t number of invited guests ! the private reception, incl members of the Association of Oldest Tnhabita The President and Mrs Ceolidge returned to the reception room and reccived those who had come $o near to being missed JOHN N. SMITH, RETIRED SEA CAPTAIN, EXPIRES Victim of Pneumonia at Age of 80 After Years of Duty in Maritime Service. longer recep! Capt. John Nicho old, retired sea ¢ e of Lnen nte, 1814 G street, > ¥, aber of the Ven Ki nobils He wen e and became a ca renties. ile came to thi to sea early in n while in his country in 1872. \fter quitting active duty on the sea, was general agent for several teamship companies at Old_Point, . until about 1815, when he came to niton. nith is survived by his wife, a Mal. John N. Smith, jr., of the djutant general's office here; a daugh- ter, Mrs. Smith Cox of Westchester, Pa. and Axel Smith, a brother, in Funeral services will be conducted at the residence Monday, the time to fded rterment will be in Ar- smete: ARGENTINA IS HOPEFUL OF FUTURE PROSPERITY TLiooks Forward Witk Confidence to New Year, Foreseeing Improved Financial Conditions. By the Associated Press 0S ATRES, Argentina, Janu- —The Argentine Republlc faces v vear confidently and in. good al “condition, with rising cur- ancy and improved exchange. The most salient financial feature 2 the last 12 months has been e re. Avetion in the national floating debt rom 714,000.000 pesos ($285,600,000) | 0 409.000.000 pesos (§195,600.000). The ear 1925 promises to be a record one for Argentine export The vear was ushered in with un- #ual Ma buildings in Buenos were illuminated and the leading cafes and hotels were filled with merrymakers. The revelry asted all night, notwithstanding the extreme heat of the Argentine Sum- mer. New Orleans, the Croscent City, Always unique, is always noted be- cause by simply crossing a street one is transferred from the modern city. with new opportunities, to the his {orle. or city of old romance. Nowhere else in the United States is there a parallel situation. A most excellent Winter climate and many historic, ed- onal and entertaining features to the attention of the There are also the delightful Gulf of Mexico re Mobile, Biloxi, Gulf yort, Pass Christlan, where those in- erested in fishing and water sports imay find comfortable hotels and inter- asting_recreation. The famous Cres- cent Limited, all-Pullman de luxe irain. three other good modern passenger trains with through Pull- man car service, afford comfortable and convenient ' traveling facilities from Washington through the pro- gressive. interesting and industrial South. For particulars as to fares, times of trains, Pullman sleeping car yeservations please call upon, or 5. D. P. A, 15 D. C. Southern l | came nd came v irst be. tified with the v cer agent in r Wi pr oted to di zent and then to g eral agent of the pas: departments. He wa that position in 1920 s tme had been the 1 resentative before the e Commission d offices at 1 to this city wi prominently C & 1 the oid National had offices at 714 Fourteenth in 1591 to leaves of Laurel, Md. neral services will bhe cond residence Monday mornin Rev. J. J. Muir, chap nate, will officiate. I be in Glenwood Cen of the C. & O. R as pallbearers te ster: way will act CAROL REPORTED INVOLVED IN PLOT TO OUST MINISTRY ved from First (Cor Page.) cept has been debased in many in- stances. When I look at Burope, as far as I am able to judge, only in Italy and Belgium has the entire nation began to work intensively. The conviction must rest in the souls of our young men and women that they must bufld their homes by their own strength; then and only then will they created & people happler in the truest sense of the word and greater than our own generation.” Tieirship to Throne. In explanation of wh Michael is to become heir nstead of Prince Nicolas, the other son of King Ferdinand, {t was said today. t in accordance with hered. ftary principle heirship to the throne of Rumania always devolves upon the eldest son or the eldest son's eldes: son. It never goes to a co unless direct descent falls. can become heir apparent only Michael dles before begetting a son. If Prince Nicolas should assume the regency It presumably would last until Michael attains the age of 18, which is the royal adult age. Nicolas still is serving in the RBritish Nav At present Le is on a heliday in Paris. SISTER IS DEMOCRATIC. Prince pparent Tleana Has Just Finished School in England. Rumania, January Tleana, youngest ng Ferdinand and Queen Marie, and sister of Prince Carol, who has just renounced the Rumanian throne, is known as Eu. rope's most democratic princess. Ileana has just finished her schooling at Ascot, England, and shortly will make her debut in soclety. The princess is extremely fond of outdoor sports, and at school took live- ly interest in the affairs of the col- lege. When she enteved the college Ileana gave the other students to un- derstand that she was to be consid- ered one of them in every particular. “Because I am a princess.” she satd, “1 don't want any favors. When girl friends {nvited her to tea or parties during the school term she was wont to reply: “I'd love to join them, but T only have one hour off and that is on Sunday.” DRAFTED ON DECEMBER 18. BUCHAREST, (#®).—Prince: daughter of Carol Wrote Communication in Milan Hotel. By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News. MILAN, January 2.—Crown Prince Carol’s renunciation of his right to the Rumanian throne, acceptance of which has just been announced at Bucharest by King Ferdinand, was drafted here by the Crown Prince on December 18. Prince Carol, accompanied by Col. Gonslescu, arrived here from Venice on December 15. He stopped at the Hotel Ville, asking the manager to keep his presence secret. ‘Three davs later M. Costescu, an of- ficial of the Rumanian court, arrived in Milan and had a long conference with the prince. The renuncia®ion was drafted at this conference and was carried back to Bucharest by M. Costescu on the same day. Prince Carol is waiting here for his wife, who I8 expected to arrive next week. He has refused to make any statement concerning the reasons for the renunciation. (Copyright. 1926. by Chicago Dealy News Co.) Hold Politics Involved. LONDON, January 2 (#).—The re- port that Crown Prince Carol was con- cerned in a plan to overthrow the Bratiano ministry, as mentioned in dispatches from Vienna, is regarded in British official circles as greatly exaggerated, although it is known here that Carol was actively interest- el in a Rumanian Fascist organiza- tion. It is probably true, however, the oficials edveds thal polilicel resoens Miss | @ THE EVENING NOTED COLORED LIBRARIAN DEAD Daniel Murray Was 40 Years Assistant on Congres- sional Staff. | | Danict Mur 4 years { 01d, assistant librarfan in the Library {of Congress for 40 vears and who had {hecome interr | knowledge of | htstory pertaining in Hospital after i ! ploved al veurs. While ographic Murray prepared line for the Uuited ment for exhibits at the | town, Buffalo, New York I Pennsylvanta exposit author of tria ! same connection 1 to join th Trade, which he did in at one time clhief of division in the library | Wias G. 0. P. Delezate. alternate n conven seated. He ate to the 1869, he clal com- Dewey rk from known for phic tiomally iblic work o vace, was em- Library Freedmen's short fliness a at the Congress the negro Bibli. t the lih Mr. work ulong that Ntates Govern Parls, Jumes Stute as the nt 1 the e was especlally in. Waushington Board of 1804, He was the periodicals il d rme ston elected Republica auently dele; A i 11908 he was to the national tion and was sub was then clected o convention in 14 erved as @ member of @ spe s to accompany Adn return to New Y Dinitt ome on b Manila. Remaining & member of the Board laf Trade fron the time of his clec thon until his death, Mr. Murray was + worker for the erganization severul of its Impor- ees He was u mem- specizl committee appear hei the Senate com- pittes on appropriations in an en. deavor to secure the erection of the | Armstron and MeKinley High Schools ber of & Cited for Services. Murray was a member of the glass Relief Association and the Oldest Inhabitants’ Association. He was uwarded the honorary de- gree of doctor of laws by Wilberforce University, and, at the time of his retirement &s an employe of the Congressional Library, in 1922, re- cefved special citation from the librarian, Herbert Putnam, for faith- ful and eflicient service. He is survived by his widow, Y} and four orge H. und N. A. Murray of this |city; Harold B. Murray of New York 'aul E. Murray of Charleston, Mrs. sons, neral services will he conducted St. Luke's Protestant Episcopal tomorrow afternoon at 2 Rev. T. J. Brown will offi- terment will be in Woodlawn 1at Church clock. iate. 1 “emete: Mr. Murray lived at 934 S street. He was born in Maryland and came city during the Clivil War. HOSPITAL 100-WATT STATION RESUMES Returns to Air Today and Will Broad@hst Hereafter Daily for e ‘“Shut-Ins.” WRHF, the unpretentious 100-watt station of the Washington Radio { Hospital Fund committee, which has had o more or less sporadic exist- ence since its birth, returned to broad- cast daily programs from 11 o'clock to noon for “shutins” it was an- nounced by Le Roy Mark. The station will be operated under | the auspices of the League of Ameri- jcan Pen Women, but under the com- | mittee's supervision. The broadcasts | will feature current events as chroni- led in the daily newspapers and sther publicat WRHF will use the neter wave band. Mr. Mark outlined the the committee in installing ceiving sets in virtually all nstitutions in Washington, {for the purchase of the apparatus were contributed by augmented by a mass band concert at the Griffith Stadium, a bridge party and a benefit performance at the Washington Auditorium. The committee, Mr. Mark explained, has a surplus on hand, which will be used for the sets now in operation. LIGHTS GO ON MONDAY. Placards work of adio re- aritable Describing Operation Ready for Police. Two hundred placards describing the operation of the new synchronized utomatic signal control lights on Sixteenth street between H and U streets, were turned over to Maj. Ed- win B. Hesse, superintendent of police, yesterday, by M. O. Eldridge, director of traffic, with a request that he dis- tribute them to the varlous police pre- cincts. Some are to be posted in pub- lic_garages. The automatic lights will be turned on Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, ac- cording to the latest plans of the traf- fc director. Arrangements had been made to operate the signals this afternoon, but the failure of the work- men to complete the installation of controls and timing devices necessi- tated a delay. Cuno H. Rudolph, chairman of the Board of District Commissioners, will turn the master control switch that will flash on the lights. FIELD ESTATE IN DEAL. 2 CHICAGO, January P).—Pur- chase by the Marshall Field estate, for $1,200,000, of the Madison street property now the site of the La Salle Theater was announced yesterday. The deal marks the entry of the Fleld estate Into the Chicago real estate market for the first time in 20 years. James O. Mills of Columbus, Ohio, owner of a chain of restaurants in Columbus, Cleveland, Toledo and other Ohio cities, sold the property, and then took a 198-year lease on it from the Field estate. He plans to erect a ekyscraper office bullding upon it, be- ginning work in 1927. welghed at least as heavily as any of a personal or amorous nature in causing the prince’s decision to forego the right of succession to the throne. Planned New Party. MILAN, Italy, January 2 (#).—The Corrlere Della Sera says Prince Carol's differences with the Rumanian cabinet regarding the military pro- gram arose from his desire to form a new party of young people, based on the same principle as Italian Fascism. May Be on Way to Sweden. VIENNA, Austria, January 2 0P).— An Exchange Telegraph dispatch fram Milan, Ttaly, save Crown Prince Cafol of Rumania left Milan the latter part of December for Sweden. his | and | died | and | anpointed | Funds | radio fans and | STAR., WASHIN Who yesterday assumed his duties as Walter YTON, NSPECTOR HENRY ( graphed at his desk, surrounded by flowers sent him by friends and admirers. merson, assistant inspector, is also shown. D. C, SATURDAY, NEW DETECTIVE BUREAU HEAD PRATT. chief of Washington detectives, photo- Two Die and Over 200 Hurt | When Stand Collapses at Rose Pageant. By the Asw PASADENA, the colorful Tour lated Press “alif., January 2.—As ament of Roses pa rade was m past o temporary grandstand collapsed here vesterd bringing death to persons and in- jury to more than others The dead are Bessie Barish 5. of Long Beach, Calif.. and Mrs. Cathedne Sherman, 90, of Los An geles. The condition of four or f eritically injured {ndicated tt die. Today two complete were under way. The Pasadena two of the might investigations Police Department and District Attorney Asa Keyes in Los Angeles announced that a com plete probe will be conducted to fix the responsibility the tragedy. Owner of Stand Vanishes. Paul Mahoney, alleged owner of the stand, disappeared shortly crash’ and, according to not returned home since The collapse of the grandstand, a privately owned structure, built espe clally for the pageant, occurred while the parade was in progress. Without warning the structure gave way, car rying down into its wreckage between 500 and 1,000 men, women and chil dren Stricken by the horrible sight o woman, Mrs. Catherine Sherman. 5 of Los Angeles, collapsed and died hour later of cerebral hemorrhage. Amid the screams of the victin police and civilians frantically carried on the rescue work. All means of transportation, and taxicabs, wer to carry the inju; ftals city’s small emergency hospital w overcrowded at once and the cars car- rying their crushed burdens were hur- ried on to the Pasadena Hospital, the city's only infirmary. Aid_was ob- | tained from Los Angeles. The Gen. eral Hospital there sent all of its am- bulances except one, and a full load of medical supplies. A megaphone courfer went through the throng of Rose Tournament spectators and with- in a few minutes a corps of doctors and 100 nurses had been enlisted. 235 Persons Treated. A check of the Pasadena Hospital last night showed that 235 persons had been treated, and of the number 135 still were there. Mrs. Barish died during the night as a result of her in- juries. me 20 of the injured are in & critical condition and hospital at- tendants say of this number 4 or 5 are not expected to live. Among those who sustained minor injuries were Mrs. Montague Glass, wife of the author. he received bruises which, it is said, will confine her to her home for several days. Mrs, Glass'_daughter, Better, and mother, Mrs. Samuel Patterson, also were in the crash, but escaped with slight hurts. In another accident during the day, Mrs. C. W. Bowen of Pasadena, was killed, when she fell two stories from the top of a building while viewing the parade. : WOMAN, 82, DEAD Miss Catherine Clabby, Ex-Treas- ury Clerk, Dies in Baltimore. Miss Catherine Clabby, 82 years old, a clerk in the Treasury Department for more than 30 vears, died at Mount Hope Retreat, Baltimore, Wednesday, acoording to word recelved here. Funeral services and interment were in_Baltimore Thursday. Miss Clabby was retired from the Government service soon after the retirement act went into effect in 1920. 8he had been in falling health sev- eral years. MAYOR OF EASTON DEAD. Francis G. Wrightson Prominent in Business in Maryland Section. Special Dispatch to The Star. EASTON. Md.. January 2—Francis G. Wrightson, mayor of Easton and one of Talbot County’s most promi- nent business men, died suddenly to- day of indigestion. He was 75 years old. Mr. Wrightson was president of the Emergency Hospital and headed a wholesale grocery business and a local bank. He served 18 years as clerk of the Circuit Court and was serving his third term as mayor. Richmond Building Declines. Special Dispatch to The Star. RICHMOND, Va., January 2.—This city's bulldlns record for the past year was about $250,000 behind that of 1924, and considerably behind that of the year 1923. However, the build- llng operations for the last year were $14,000,000, police, has PROBES UNDERWAY INPASADENA CRASH after the | GREAT DRUG RING EVIDENGE FOUND Two Arrested in Chicago as| Leaders in Smuggling Conspiracy. |a drug-smuggiing rt 1 be wiween Germany, | United States and dia of $1,000,000, Two men the leaders, and t! neled and catacom has vielded drugs a at several thousand de men belfeve more will A half doz earthed Patrick Roche, s who since cases of dru v ntinople as fish most of | four of the re Federa! | meovered also have been ur il Federal been wol on Mor agent the seven as Len hy tpped from C thinks the tunnels he contents start- | to Con s Ste ey afte urnm-nnmn to ag | venson, now 4 erday on bai JUDGE MARY 0’TOOLE AGAIN TAKES OFFICE] Municipal Court Jurist Will Serve for Additional Term of Four Years. Mary O'Toole today took the office s a judge of the Munic- for an additional term of ars. The oath was administe Judge George €. Aukam in the prasence of Judge Robert tingly, a number of woman of Judge O'Toole and clerks « court. Miss O'Toole spointed i : in August, 5 and was recently confirmed 1t th Senate under a new apopintment by President Coolid The desk of the judie was covered with flowers sent by admiring frier Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey, e emeritus of the Washington College of Law, was present at the ceremony and referred to the fact that it was | just 20 years when Miss O'Toole began her education at 2\l Mussey’s s At that time.” sak Mrs. Muss never dreamed of seeing a woman judge.” $100,000 Loss in Glass Plant. PITTSBURGH. Pa., January 2 (®). —More than i score of workmen narrowly escaped belng trapped by 400 tons of molten glass when the bottom fell from |.mL in the Braken- ridge plant of the Atlantic Bottle Co. late last night. The dam R estimated at $100,000. CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. “‘Masters of the Wisdom'* will be the subject of a talk tomorrow, § p.m., at United Lodge of Theosophists, 1731 K street. All welcome. No charge or col- lection. The Red Triangle Outing Cluh will meet tomorrow, 2:45 p.an., at Little Falls station, Cabin John cur line. Through country and woods. Guy M. Dodson, leader. r The Tennessee Soclety of Wash- ington will meet for election of of- ficers Thursday, 8 p.m., at Thomson School. The English Village Citizens' Asso- ciation will hold its annual meeting tomorrow, 8 p.m., in Cleveland Park Congregational Church. The Washington Academy of Sci- ences and Anthropological Society will hold a combined meeting Janu- ary 12 at the Carnegie Institution. Dr. Byron Cummings, professor of archeology, University of Arizona, will give an illustrated address on “Certain Metal Objects Recently Found Near Tucson, Ariz." A New Year dance will be held in the JANUARY | More Than { piapel nuncio, { Hopinz 11 9 1926. PLANS ARE RUSHED FOR NEW SCHOOL District Architect Expects to Let Contracts for McKinley High by March 1. With plans for all other schools pro- vided in the five-year school-bullding program out of the way, Municipal Architect Albert L. Harris and his staff of assistunts are concentrating on the new MEKinley Technical High School project, in the hope that by March 1 contracts for its construction can be let Plans for the new “Tech™ are well advanced, Mr. Harris sald today, and with the other projects completed, his office will now be in & position to give conslderably more time to the high school. When construction work actu- ally starts the municipal architect be- lieves that the building will be ready for occupancy about 18 months later. The new high school will be located on a tract of 25 acres, the largest school site In the District, at Second and T streets northeast. It will share the location with the Langley Junior High School, which was opened more than 4 year ago. Building Novel in Design. Tha design of the building will be novel. The main academlc section, in the center, will have spreading out from it on either slde at an angle of 45 degrees wings that will house the manual training shops. The audi- torium will be in the center of the academic bullding. The power plant will be separated from the main build- The school will overlook a large court und a stadlum. Parking space will e provided for automobiles on | the outer fringe of the court. 1 The estimated cost of the school is 5.000, of which $1,000,000 already has been authorized. The site was ac- quired at a cost of $215,000. Other Projects Prepared. Mr. Harrls sald that the scheme for the building has been complimented by the Commission on Fine i Among the which Mr. H plans since the vea SHRINE CHARITY BALL TO BE HELD TONIGHT 2.000 Expected to At- tend Benefit Dance at Auditorium. 1 ln\Lh tnish t smmittee on Capt. Rob: lice precinet arrangn 3. Doyle of the | ded b t as general chair ght pe {HINDENBURG GREETS DIPLOMATIC CORPS | Extends Good Wishes of New Ger- many to Nations of World. By the Associated Pr BERLIN, Jar 2 —Preside von Hindenburg officiated at his first New Year reception in the executive | on yesterday. Standing in 1 . surrounded by h t officials, his ir fizure was easily ous among the gold glitter of the gorgeous and military uniforn especially as he and_the Am Ambassador, Dr. Jacoh Gould Schur- | man, alone wore evening clothes. Although entitled to don_his feld | marshal’s uniform, the President | chose to conform. even in this de- tail, with the democratic spirit of | he government he represents, al- though o military atmosphere’ was | created by the presence of officers of | the general staff headed by Maj. (.rn von Seeckt. The diplomatic corps disposed it £ in a_semi-circle before Presi ent von Hindenburg, flanked by Dr. | Luther and Gustav Stresemann. The Mgr. Eugenio Pacelli, conveyed New Year greetings in be half of the dlplomatic corps, of which | he_is dean. President von ing, said: “I hope with vou that the wishes and longings of the peoples will be | realized. Imbued with truth and | humanity, that justice and morality and freedom which is the foundatior on which intercourse between n tions must be carrled on and de veloped. the German people will con- tinue undauntedly to fortify the na- tional life in the interest of peace. iat the New Year may bring ealization of our wishes, I extend o you gentlemen, your heads of state and your nations, in the name of the German people, the heartiest New Year greetings.” EEMUEL ERGOOD DIES. Member of Association of Oldest| Inhabitants Heart Disease Victim. Lemuel Ergood, 72 years for Lansburgh & Bro., on Seventh street, for the last 20 years and a lifelong 1 , died of | heart d ence. ¥ Y. e w member of the Association of Oldest Inhabitants of the District of Co- lumbla, Mr. Ergood was the son of the late Jesse Ergood and was a brother of the late Jesse C. Ergood, He is sur- vived by a daughter, Mrs. Lucile Gilder of Reading, Pa. brother, John R. Ergood, and srand: Hindenburg, reply- old. clerk two recreation hall, Government Hotels, by the LK Bullding. Former guests o!‘ the botals are inviteds children. i Funeral _arngement ve not | chatrman declared such : ) | not mean that the United States v Economy Strips Cavalry Offlcers Of Gaudy Attire the Associsted Pres. Lo\xxw January 2.—British cavalry offi~ers have been trembling in their boots because of an econ- omy wave which has swept throughout the war department. Spurs have been toned down a bit in their shine and polish, but thelr jingle has not been interfered with. Spats in the army came under the ban some weeks ugo as un- necessury. Now the nickel stirrups of which the cavalrymen have been 80 proud are being replaced by iron stirrups, which are cheaper, and the officers’ spurs to be handed out by the department are to be of a steel substitute which wil still #hine but do not cost the govern- ment xnur‘h mnuey SAYS FUNDS SURE FOR LEAGUE MEET Madden Sees No Obstacle to Congress Sending United States Delegates. By the Associated Press. Chairman Madden of the House appropriations committee today pre- dicted that Congress gladl make the appropriation nec 3 send an American delegation to the League of Nations' preliminary ference on disurmament In an article published in t and Journal the con ‘injecting itself Old World." = course of € the Arm present d that into He t T sufficient the Navy leen desiy reductinns ACCEPT MEMBERSHIP. 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By thea Assoclated Pre SAN FRANCIS January 2.—Do- nations from citizens and friends of San Francisco have provided $2,000,000 for a war memorial group, to consist of an Amerir Legion building and “n opera house in the civic center., The civic center now includes the City Hall, State Building, Publie Li- brary and Exposition Auditorium. The new group, to be dedicated to the memory of Americans «lain in France, is designed in the form of temples of clussic beauty. Destruction of bulld- ings on the site will start shortly with construction expected to be under way before March 1 The legion building will include a museum of fine arts. Architects have endeavored to make the interlor of the opera house combine all desirable features. The seating capacity ten tivel is estimated at 3,500, but this may ba increased. An attempt is 1 ing made to provide maximum ¢ pacity without sacrificing perfection of acoustics, visibility comfort Announcement campaign for su mg of the cit; s attended mending th Comp The com San its CLOSES WITH DANCE. y Fete Neighborhood House Declared Success. med Mushrooms Endive Salad French Dressine PERPETUAL BUILDING ASSOCIATION PAYS 5% Compoun led Semi-Am. ally Commencing January 1, 1926 Assets Over $10,500,000 Surplus $1,000,000 Cor. 11th & E Sts. N.W. JAMES BERRY, President JOSHUA W. CARR, Sec'y. RUSSELL’S G Street at 12th —MILLINERY —DRESSES —COATS SAVE MONEY —visit the new BASEMENT