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10 —_———— BETTER HIGHWAYS DEMAND OF PUBLIG President of Road Builders Sees Great Era of Prosper- ity in Improved System. By the Associated Press CHICAGO, January mand for more i and for the wi ment of those al 11.—The de- oved highways and improve- v built was never ry of the world, pres Bu IS “When t in milea complete jonal 1. Willlam ¥ nd presi- Highway Improve- called upon _the to eliminate acel- rts from 100 first 11 of and 700,000 d in motor mishaps. FOUR.DIE, ONE INJURED IN OTTAWA HOUSE FIRE Three Children and Young \;’oman Perish—Condition of Mother Is Critical. ROy By the Associated Press. 2 ario, January 11— ‘wofman mother h _de- ar conductor. re the three Hill chi taken to a hos; ering from se- vere cutg and burns. Mr. Hill col- lapsed when he reached the scene an: also emoved to hospital. Life’s Darkest Moment s s e nf;-y%a-nu e O THE EWNTN’G STAR. WASHINGTON, D, ©, TUESDAY, JANUARY T1, 1927. I T f!f‘f | JI 'BRAZIL ANNOUNCES j ‘ Il —— 11 T 1 584 7 Copr. 1927 (N. Y. World) Press Pub. Co. 7 TGO T e el TN 2 l””l’l{u:q!‘{ }l'g fxum L llllillll{l(‘i!fll}lfifii’(’l{u...‘ ,f" COMMERCE CHAMBER PLANS CELEBRATION Proposal Afor Observing 20th Birthday, February 24, Consid- ered by Board of Directors. Plans for the celebration February 24 of the twentieth anniversary of the organizing of the Washington .| Chamber of Commerce will be laid this afternoon at a meeting of the executive committee in the offices of the chamber in the Homer Build- ing. Dr. William Mather Lewis, presi- dent of George Washington Univer- will be toastmaster of the anni- s meeting, which is to be held at the Mayflower Hotel, and_Martin A, Le ident of the Chamber > will preside. An en- »eram_is being pre- r will be a banquet The move fostered by the Cham- ber of Commerce to incr the salaries of the District mis- sioners from $7,500 to $10,000 11 be taken before ss tomorrow. Repre k, chairman of the & priations subcommittee of the Hot District committee, has invited a delegation of the chamber to confer with him at that time to present uments for the increase. The ber committee will be he Robert N. Harper. The harhors and water mittee of the Chamber of vesterday at a meeting at the ck ber offices adopted a report recor mending approval of pending J SAFETY, ECONOMY- in this anti-freeze that 8,000,000 motorists used last winter O matter how cold it gets, there’s an easy way to protect your car. Put Pyro Denatured Alcohol in your radiator, foday. You can’t buy equal safety cheaper—you can’t buy greater safety at any price. The Pyro Proportion Chart shows how much Pyro is needed to give you complete protection at any temperature. Ask the your copy. garage man for Pyro Denatured Alcohol is the best anti- freeze for any make of car. No fear of rot- ting hose connections or corroding metal parts. 40% of all motorists in the United ~ States last winter used Pyro, Almost every garage and filling station handles Pyro. Stop and get some today. See that the garage man takes it from the blue- labeled drum bearing the Pyro name. After the first filling all you have to do is to add a little Pyro and water from time to time to take care of the natural evaporation. Take home a gallon can of Pyro for this purpose. tional provision for adequate rail- flitles to run to the docks. tinued study of the matter to invite offi- concerns to appear before committ meetings to give their views on the proposed har- bor development. John II. Small 18 chairman of the committee. Make Survey of Volcano. Observations of the highest scien- | tific, tmportance are being taken by the Geologlcal Survey and the Coast and Geodetic Survey to ascertain the xact elevation of Mauna Loa in 1 » most Impo irvey, from a scie , is that of whether the whole wnic cone is rising or sinking. deterruination, the Commerce Department said today, will eventu- furnish scientists with additional ' ion as to the “why” of FINANCIAL SCHEME Stabilization Plans Proposed by President Calls for Cur- rency Backed by Gold. By the Assoclated Press. RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, January 11.—Provisions for carrying out the financial stabilization plans of Presi- dent Washington Luis, eagerly await- ed by financial circles here, have been made public by the government. | The scheme calls for the issuance of {convertible gold notes against the present outstanding paper circulation of slightly more than 2,500,000 conto: which will be withdrawn in excha for notes backed by gold rated at 2 milligrams per paper milreis. It was definitely stated that one source of this gold fund would be a loan. Under the terms of the stabill fon scheme it will be permis re reserve funds in New ndon, in_addition to the Brazilia treasury, all funds to be handled in a stabilization departnfent, which can be transferred to the Banco do Brazil. Gold Shipments Permissible. It also will be permissible to ship gold from Brazil 1o London or New ! York during abnorma! times, but only upon an order issued by the President of Brazil. The provisions of the plan stipul that the gold notes will be exchan for gold on sight demand, and state | gold cannot be used except to pay the outstanding notes. The B ian Only the food you digest can give you strength and vitality. Take Dr.Sjegert’s ANGOSTURA Bitters befors meals or sprinkled e food, _ Lends a delicioss Bavor, stimulates the appetite, and aids digestion. Same formula sinee 1824 ERGRAERS s 3 RRZRIL/VLIBRLRLBIR i L 3 P RALLDS paper circulation fis the equivalent df more than $300,- 000,000. President Signs Finance Bill. Dispatches from Rio De Janeiro on December 18 said that President Luis had signed the national finance bill, which was passed by the Brazilian Congress after brief discussion. The bill called for a change in Brazil's cur rency system from the milreis to a new unit known as the cruzeire, which would be on a gold basis, convertible at_approximately 12 s for each milreis when sterling i at par in New York. 15 HURT AS WILD BUS CRASHES INTO GARAGE Machine Load of Jersey Laborers Gets Out of Driver’s Control. By the Assocfated Press. z EDGEWATER, N. J., January 11.— Fifteen men were injured today when a bus carn laborers from ncer Kel- from the d crashed inta 8 to North Hud d Hospital and Teaneck. that two men 1 that none ally injured. 0 a launch carrying from New d in the Hud f 40-0dd lives. OIN THE CHRISTMAS SAVINGS CLUB of the FEDERAL-AMERICAN “Egerybody’s Doing It” Dr. Boice’s SALVADOR PROMOTES Dr. President Without Opposition, Polling 89,623 Votes. By the Associated Press. SAN SALVADOR, Republic of D! the lowest possible price for which “worth - while’” shoes can be bought. High and Low Shoes Black and Tan Prescription Tablets will give you wholesoms, safo relict from the misery of constipation— At your druggist ITS VICE PRESIDENT Pio Romero-Bosque - Elected EDMONSTON & Bosque, Vice President, polled 89,623 votes in the first day of the presidef- tial elections. He is the only canci date for the office. Dr. Romero was chosen by Congre s as Vice President of Salvador inJune, 1922. ‘Alfonso Quinonez-Molina’s presiden. tial term of four years will expire March 1 next ————mr & An 84-year-old man recently ran for city office in Ireland. Edmonston & Co., Inc. 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