Evening Star Newspaper, December 16, 1927, Page 42

4o GIBSUN EUMM|'”'EE:Donkey as Symbol |RUMANIA DEPLORES ACTS |fiir,or (Of Democracy Wins OF RIOTOUS STUDENTS 5. ™™ Philadelphia Vole ! who is still in bed from his WL PROBEBREA e ‘Commissioners’ Disagree- | “'ment With Efficiency Bu- reau Will Be Aired. THE EVENING STAR, WASHAINGTON. D. €. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 16 1927. | n estimate of the| in ancient lore numbers had sex, he suffered. It is|odd numbers being masculine and se will be closed | even numbers feminine. The odd num cives the min | hers were always regarded as havinz ler's claim. | the greater power of the two. Culbertson, gi amount of daj understood th; when the government r ister's note containi P Dexdale Silk Stockings make ‘ appreciated Christmas gifts. | and Linden for injuries at the hands of The New Marmon “78” Will arrive for its premier show- ing Saturday, December 17. This new Straight Eight is Finer, Faster, Higher Powered —and while maintaining the highest standard as a Marmon product, will be offered at less than $2,200 complete, including freight and tax. By the Proess. BUCII the police prefect of = ; the directos of police. (RSB imanian has written to the presented its I William December 16 ().~ o December 16. the retention he symbol of the arty, “hecause he is a animal when pleased, but | to kick when dis. | as passed by the Demo- »f Philadelphia, a of the donkey docile The Darker Shades Become More Popular OUTSTANDING in the stocking mode this season are the darker French tans; brownish tans, and gunmetals, Come to Hosiery Headquarters and choose from newest Dexdale shades . .. Haze, Charme, Fawn, Patou and Stroll- | ion, last night. | r n of the assoctation was to efforts of the en’s Democratic Club, whic cently voted tn urge the sub tion of the American eagle fo donkey. A committee was op- One of the first jobs to be tackled by the reorganized Gibson subcommittee of the House District committee, to continue its comprehensive study of all departments of the District e ernmment. Wil 'be to revonclle & tadical| Dointed to go to Wasbington Jan- disagreement between the District | UArY 1 e Commisioners und the Bureau of | }oted ¢ TS ok Efficiency. Chairman Gibson said today | D*™¢r iy Comes to Your Table Fresh as When Roasted be started until after th the controversy between the Commis- 54 he will get his commit ther as | L ’ | =oon as possible. but hear will not wl PUT HA DING s | recess. The Gibson subcommittee will take a neutral stand and sit as judges in sioners and the Bureau of 4 Sk : The Commissioners will be asl hy | Asscciation to Transfer Remains of 3 Former President and Wife Efficiency for changes in the local gov- ernment organization and procedure, Next Wednesday. but this need not give the lmnr(‘nsIon‘ that the Gommissioners are being condemned, * Gibson emphasized. “What the 1 thinks is needed may not nece committee decides,” I MARION, Ohio, December 16.—The AUeS- | from the temporary vault in Marion TAMENt | opetery to the new he | memorial next Wednesday. i | nounced here vesterday by H ! then, chairman of the execu it | Mittee of the Harding Memor Mt Sociation. ent| " National Government representa- | tives were notified of the se it is expected that several Fstatesmen will attend the ser for the municipal Members of tee have heen reports regardi between the ( s Bureau of Efficiency. The hureau has been making its investigations. at ot ¥ 5 i e o e om. | In&_arranged in connection with th mittee, of the Commissioners, of | transfer of the hodies. Relatives of Chairman Madden of the House p.| President and Mrs. Harding are in| propriations committee, of the budget | Charge of arrangements for the rites, Tureau, and of the controller general’s | Which officials of the Harding Asso. office. This investigation was broad. | ciation say will be brief and of a semi- | ened considerably last Summer. Mr, [ Private nature. % Gibson today made public the decision | Dedication of the tomb will proba- of Controlier General McCarl made |My be held in June, with President fo the District Commissioners re. Coolidge delivering the address, it was garding the amounts that the District | Said here tonight by Mr. Donit owes to the Crouse-Hinds Co. of | Mary prominent persons are expected | Syracuse for traffic lizhts equipment | to attend the dedicatory services. supplied previous to the “traffic light | ecandal” during the last sessicn of Congress. . Ditrict Auditor Donovan had com- flured the amount that the Distriet owed to this company at §7.314. The eontroller zeneral cut this amount to $4.196. in his report which was made to the Commissioners November 25, but was not made public until today. In his report the controller general rules that the confract was “not iy hased upon_competitive bidding." and further explaing that the “bid was not the lowest received. either for indi- vidual items or for the aggregate.” Mr. McCarl’s report points out that “the circymstances surrounding the transactiop are such as to indictae that the whole transaction was not representative of zood administration and there was an intentional favoring of a particular bidder by advertising for one quantity of goods and pu:-|the contract constitutes a breach suf- chasing a larger quantity. Such ac-|ficiently material to be taken advan. tion, if inteationally done with an ul- ' tage of by the District of Columbia.” Marries Three Sisters in Row. SPRINGFIELD. TIL., December 16.— Divorced from two sisters, Warren | Spillers of Frederick. TIL, has married the third. His third wife was formerly | Miss Annie Rebman. 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