Evening Star Newspaper, February 12, 1928, Page 23

R DENNIS JOINS | AMERICAN U. STAFF Noted International Jurist Is Latest Addition to Faculty. Dr. William Cullen Dennis, corre- sponding secretary of the American Society of International Law. has been added to the teaching staff of American University, it was announced last night by Chancellor Lucius C. Clark and Dr. Edward T. Devine, dean of the grad- uate school. Dr. Knight Dunlap, professor of ex- perimental psychology in Johns Hop- kins University has accepted an ap- intment as lecturer in social psycho- ogy at the university. Both new lec- turers will open their courses next Sep- mber. s D?.e Dennis, who has had a distin- | guished carcer as a representative of the United States in international arbi- tration procecdings, will present a gen- e comprehensive and fundamental course in International Law. He is a graduate of Earlham College, Harvard TUniversity. Harvard Law School and was admitted to the bar in 1902. He| has taught law in the University of | Tlinots, Leland Stanford University, Co- | fjumbia University. and was professor of | law in George Washington University | from 1906 to 1909. He was formerly pssistant solicitor of the State Depart- | ment. Represents Government. . J Among the many distinguished tasks | he has g;\rvrron-nrd. Dr. Dennis_repre- sented the United States in the Orinoco Steamship Co. case before the Per- manent International Tribunal u‘t the Hague, participated for the United States Government in the Chamical ‘Arbitration with Mexico before the In- ternational Boundary Commission lm 1910-11; was legal adviser to the Chinese government at Peking. 1917 to | 1019, and was legal adviser to American | members of the Plebiscitary and Bmin- dary Commissions in_the ‘Tacna-Arica arbitrations between Peru and Chile. Dr. Dunlap, who is on leave {from Johns Hopkins this vear and has beer; 1 gerving as chairman of the division of anthropology and _psychology in the tional Research Council, will become a lecturer in social psychology. Pl’. Dunlap is a graduate of the University of California and Harvard. He is the suthor of many books on psychological ubjects. . Following the debate last night be- tween the men's teams of American University and New York University, the women's team of’é.dv. wi\l.lh{n‘e;l‘g: ent next ay nf first oppon: 55 v X We n team e:n:i;f!v The visiting dgm .w‘:g fer, Josephine be Alice Stofer, epl L he e Mary Kilgore. ey panied by Mrs. John T. Marshman, wife of the professor of the depart- ment of oratory at Wesleyan. The question is the same debated last night | by the men—Cessation of the United States Government's Protection of American Private Investments in For- eign Countries. Valentine Dinner. | A dual attraction took place at the | campus Friday night when there was a | Valentine dinner and party at the Women's Residence Hall for students | and their guests and the dramatie pres- entation of “The Chastening” in the suditorium by Charles Rann Kenncdy, his wife, Edith Wynne Matthison, and | Miss Margret Gage of New York. Three senfors were graduated from the college at the end of the semester and seven new students have enrolled | for the second semester. The seniors graduating were Mrs. Mabel Cornwell, Helen Shurts and Howard Rash. Raymond Spaeth has been adjudged winner of the Lincoln essay contest for which the District of Columbia Soclety of the Dames of the Loyal Legion of- fered a prize of $5. Spaeth is to read his essay at the Lincoln breakfast of the soclety Pebruary 12. Mock presidential nomination and election will be held this week by stu- dents on the campus, starting with a Republican meeting Tuesday morning to clect a temporary chairman, and running through to general election turday at the chapel period. Herbert Hoover and Gov. Al Smith are reported American U, Teacher DR. WILLIAM CULLI Corresponding secretary of the Amer- ican Society of International Law, who has been added to the faculty of the American University. ARMSTRONG FACULTY MEMBERS GIVE PLAY History Week Is Observed With Special Program—Many Addresses Heard. Negro History week was celebrated by the faculty and students of Arme strong Technical High School at a musical assembly, with various special activities. Tuesday morning the fol- lowing selections, composed by negro authors, were rendered: “The Awaken- ing” (Rosamund and James W. John- son), Miss Estrelda Spratlin, teacher of physical tralning: “Just You" (Bur- leigh), Horace Wilson, a senior, and ‘I'm Troubled in Mind” (Coleridge Taylor), Prof. Valaurez Spratlin of Howard University. At the regular Wednesday assembly, Neval Thomas of the Dunbar faculty spoke on “The Missing Leaves in Negro History,” and Miss H. C. Garland, teacher of Spanish, rendered the spirits ‘Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen.” “The Plumes,” a one-act play, given Friday by mem- bers of the faculty, completed the week's celebration. Miss Elizabeth West has been ap- pointed to fill the vacancy in the de- partment of English, resuiting from the resignation of Miss B. R. Moryck, who has been appointed a teacher in the New York Schools. Miss West is a Wellesley graduate. e STUDENTS AT DUNBAR MARK HISTORY WEEK Baltimore Educator Addresses Srecial Assembly Tuesday Afternoon. THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, CATHOLIC U. MARKS POPE'S CORONATION Sixth Anniversary to Be Cele- brated Today—Student Ac- tivities for Week Outlined. The sixth anniversary of the coro- nation of Pope Plus XI, will be cele- brated in the Natlonal Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on the campus of Catholic University at 10:30 o'clock this morning, in devotions which will be presided over by the apostolic dele- ate. . Archbishop Curley was invited to be present and invitations were extended to the Catholic members of the diplo- matic corps and to members of the Senate and House of Representatives. George Russel, widely known in Irish rt, literature and political circles, as ‘AE,” will lecture in McMahon Hall of the university, at 8 o'clock Wednesday night on “The Reconstruction of na State.” Mr. Russel, who is one of the foremost painters in Ireland and one of that country's best known poets, will outline the growth of the Irish Free the difficulties it has met. committee of the Catholic Anthropo- logical Association. it was decided to is- sue a regular bulletin and to publish special papers when ready instead of a larger annual volume. Over 200 world are members of the association tions will prove a notable asset of An- thropological science. Mullen Library Nearing Completion. The Mullen Memorial Library is near- ing completion and the great marble staircase_will be completed in a few weeks. The heating appratus that oc- cupies two large rooms in the basement, north and south, awaits only the in- stallment of the large electric fans. The lighting fixtures will be installed at once on all the floors. It is hoped that by Easter the edifice can be opened for inspection. 'he annual banquet which is given by the right reverend rector, Bishop Shahan, to the retiring members of the managing board of “the tower” took place in the students’ dining hall Tues- day. In recognition of their literary activity in behalf of the university weekly gold keys were awarded by the| rector to John J. Meng, retiring editor- in-chief; Robert C. Legat, Edmund J. Fitzgerald, T. Crawford May. J. Roland | Rutledge, Henry D. Mclsaac and Cor- nelius M. Reing. The managing board is as follows: George M. Wheatley, edi- tor-in-chief: John D. Mountain, business manager: Lehman A. Hoefler, managing editor; William E. Fee, sports editor: James A. McNamara, advertising man- ager, and John J. Budds, circulation manager. The first issue of the paper under the new direction will appear| Wednesday. | Sophomore Class Banquet. ‘The sophomore class held its annual banquet at the Burlington Hotel Thursday, when 125 members attended. Edward O'Neill was chairman of the! committee in charge. ‘The junior prom will be held in the main ballroom of the Willard Hotel Thursday evening. The favors this year will be particularly novel and attractive, | and the men are to receive favors as | well as their partners. | The Shahan Debating Society opened | its season of Winter collegiate debating on Friday, when the university team, consisting of Messrs. Carey, Pitzgerald and Meng, met the debating team of Fordham University in a contest in Negro history week was observed at Dunbar High School by the following of speeches and music at the program ‘:oon assemblies: Monday, “The Making f History,” by W. M. Brewer, chair- man of negro history week committee for divisions 10-13, and negro spirituals by the student body: Tuesday, “Roland Hayes,” by Edna Burke, and vocal solos by William Cook; y, “The Negro and Democracy,” by Hildred Thomas, and a violin solo by Alfred Scott; Thursday, “The Negro in Art,” by Harry Risher, and music by Blanch- ard Lloyd and Henrietta Grant, and Friday, “Responsibilities of the N Youth of Today,” by John Harris, with music by Helen Lucas and Curtis Mayo. There was also a special assembly Tuesday afternoon, when h D. Mc- by The American Eagle, student paper, 25 leading contestants for the nomina- | tions, 1 Dr. Prank W. Colller, professor of | hilosophy, spoke Thursday night at the leasant Congregational Church “Philesophy and Religion.” Fraternity Gives Dance. Phi Deita Gamma Sorority and John Marzhall Chapter of Chi Psi Omega Praternity held a Valentine dance at 1901 P street last night. Guests of honor were Chancellor and Mrs. Clark, Dr. and Mrs. Edward T. Devine, Dr. and Mrs. Albert H. Putney. The com- mittee in charge included Miss Elma Moulton, Miss Ruth Devine, Mrs, Maurice E. Salsbury, Mrs. Iris Decker, R. C. Danlel, Dr. Maurice E. Salsbury, Dr. James F. Couch and Alex Ueland. An open meeting of the Interna- tional Relations Club Thursday night 8t Hurst Hall was addressed by Dr. Harry E. Woolever, editor and director of the National Methodist Press, on the subject of the Havana conference. Mre. Wilson Compton addressed stu- M on dents at chapel Thursday on the award- | ing last December in Stockhoim of the Nobel prizes, of which the prize for ics went to her brother-in-law, yof. Arthur Compton, of the Univer- sity of Chicago. Dr. A. C. Christie of this city will de- Yver an address at chapel tomorrow on the development and uses of the X- ray during the war. Mrs. C. Clark, wife of the chancellor entertained young women of the fac- uity at her home at luncheon yesterday afternoon, JEFFERSON HONOR LIST ; OF STUDENTS ANNOUNCED Echolastic and Club Activities for| Bemester Organized at Junior High Bchool. feholnstie wnd club actvitles et Jef- feison Jusior High Behwol have been Crganima for the second wemester The studests whow grades auring tie U semester merited Lhelr piscement the honor Bzt were announced s Joaph Gortlien, Joseph Moore, i, Ruseel Bowen, smen Beblorh, William Bupplee, Fume Babin- T R Nellin King, Quintins Alce Seters. Friedn Pin- 1red Jaeves, Melen Weln: won, Yeula Bohneider, Joweph- Jeath Morgensvein, Irene Miller, Kagene Custie, Kv- o Eaill Chidakel, George Core Enrlich, Bernara ¥eunas Ferrgrn, Kuthenne Hackney, Helen Panopnilos, (Seoige Hoglnia, Jrvin feubng, Barsh Bchnel- evmen, foeces Tolehineky, Orson “Lruewarihy, .Il,y{:h Tucker Juck Wil Mids Ferbman, mss, Willini Mertin, Agnes Fogelgion ianery Abe Ly, kvelyn sylven Fewn Bophie Bherman, pracgihs Bredeknmy, b8 s Jupina Kappler, Fva Kby Mawe, Lililon Muiwl, Dorolhy Veeln Huitwell, Pather Bhein Jhury Wallen, Dasothy Ward Weriwr, Eum Lelhesr, Grover 4iakely, | the new system of shorthand, to bhe Hen- | oY, Dorothy Helvin, Ethel | Harold Berger, ‘Thomss | Famuel Hill- | Daniels of Douglass High School, Bal- timore, addressed the students on “Teaching the Negfo His Place,” and | the students sang their alma mater. | The week's activities were directed by the following committee of teacher: | Dr. E. B. Dykes, chairman: J. H. Cowan, | | D. B Goodloe and Miss C. C. Peters. { W.P. Montgomery's class in advanced | blology presented an interesting pro- | gram at a recent assembly. “The Life of Louis Pasteur” was read by Ignatius | Cordove, as the principal feature of the occasion. Led by Mrs. L. C. Hill. members of | the Prench Club played lotto st their | meeting Wednesday morning. (CLASSESATY.W.C A. | TO BEGIN TOMORROW | Business, Dramatic and Music Courses Enter Second Semes- ter of Winter. | Activities at the Young Women's | Christian Association, Seventeenth and K strects, are entering the second sem- ester of the Winter, and classes in many subjects are scheduled to begin tomor- | row under the direction of the education | department. Young business and pro- | fesional women of the city are taking various courses and they have shown particular interest in the nternational | outlook course given hy Drew Pearson, [foreign editor of the United States Daily. Another course recently put into the department 1s that in “speedwriting taught by John R. Fitzpatrick on ‘Tues- | duy and Thursday evenings at 5 pm In connection with this course, (ne is given in business English by Miss Alice Hutchins Drake. | Clusses are now being formed in dra- matic expression and in the study of | Browning, under the direction of Mrs, Alice Bigworth Morse, who 18 directing the aunual play of the business and pro- | tesssonal groups, 39 East,” which is to! be presented Friday and Saturday nights in Barker Hall Yhe music division of the education Acpartment also 18 entering its second hilf of Lhe senson’s activities, with plano Classes directed by Miss Pearl Waugh | votce claeses directed by Miss Al'ce | Eawards wnd stringed Jnstruments by | Bophocles Papas. NEW ELEVATORS ASKED. | Treasury Department Lifts May Be Replaced, The ‘Ireasury Deprriment elevator on_which vioman wes killed uunu‘y will be replaced under present plans if wn appropristion now betore the House in the Treasury sppropristion Wil is enscled. the auditorium of McMahon Hall. The uestion was, “Resolved, That the nited States should cease to protect by armed force American capital in- vested in foreign countries,” with Catholic University upholding the af. firmative and Fordham University the negative. Debating Soclety Tryouts. At a recent meeting of the Shahan Debating Soctety it was decided to hold preliminary tryouts for the annual oratorical contest on Tuesday, Febru- ary 14, at 7 pm, In the auditorium of McMahon Hall. Any lay student of the university who has not before won first prize in the yearly contest is eli- gible to enter. Candidates will be re- quired to deliver an original speech of not less than three minutes nor more than five minutes in length. 8ix men will be picked at the preliminaries to compete in the final contest. The finals, open to the public, are to be held at 8:15 pm. in M on Hall March 12. Gold medals, suitably cn- graved, will be awarded the two men adjudged best in the final contest These medals are a gift of the rector of the university, and will be pre- sented by him to the winners, The Interclub Council held its reg- | ular monthly meeting Thursday. The amendment to the interclub constitu- tion introduced by the Utoplan Club, and providing that invitations to mem- bership in any club may be given to upper classmen only after they have been duly and regularly enrolled in the university for one scholastic semester, was discussed, but it was not voted upon. p"l"m Dramatic Association, during its B o State and its progress in n\'ermmh\z' At a recent meeting of the executive | Catholic missionaries in all parts of the | and it is expected their joint contribu- | | regular meeting last Thursday, decided to hold a play-writing contest, open to undergraduate lay students of the uni- versity. Rules governing the contest will be published at a later date. Utopian Club Plans Tea. Plans for the Utopian Club tea dance are nearly complete. The affair is to be held in the Willard suite of the Wil- Iard Hotel February 18 from 4:30 to 7 pm. The committee in charge of the affar 18 composed of Raymond K. Foley, chalrman; John J. Budds, John J. Long and Frank McEachern. Edward Smith, day student of archi- tecture, recently was chosen as second alternate in the first preliminary of the twentieth Paris prize competition, The Paris prize is the most coveted of the numerous scholarships awarded to promising architectural students. It en- titles the winner to three years' study in Europe, at the Ecole Beaux Arts in Paris. Thursday, April 19, has been defl- nitely set as the date of the Sophomore supper dance. The affair is to be held in the main ballroom of the Wardman Park Hotel. ——pa M’KINLEY CLASSES HOLD PLAY CONTEST Dramatic Club Competition Judged by Faculty Members—Debaters Meet Defeat. A contest, in which the senior, ju- nior, sophomore and freshmen classes of McKinley Technical High School will prec~nt’ plays of their choice for the jud;, ent of a jury of faculty mem- bers, is boing conducted by the Dra- matic Club. The respective presentations and the dates of each performance follow: Se- niors, “The Red Lamp,"” by Olive Adams, Eloyse Sargent, Janet McDon- aid, Edward Tippett, Richard Potter and William Wagner, March 7. Juniors, “A Letter of Introduction,” by Harry Putnam, Ameglio Paglino, Pearl Strickland, Evelyn Kerr and Frederick Carleton, February 7. Sophomores, “Mother Fulls the Strings,” by Virginia Trullinger, Irving Schuyler, Kennedy Irelan, Mary Dud- ley and Albert Powers, February 14. Freshmen, “Nevertheless,” by Mary Stallings, Paul Beckham and Jack Evans, also February 14. | The Agora, Tech’s debating club, met | defeat when it upheld the negativa | against the Danicl Webster Debate Club of Business High School on the ques- tion of the adoption of the Curtis-Reed bill, which provides for a Federal de- partment of education. Tech's tean : consisted of Miss Virginia Haskell. Zachary Ballan and George Actopoulos. Miss DeWitt Feeser, accompanied on the plano by Mrs. Bella B. Thompson. teacher of music, sang several songs, to complete the program. Dr. Frances J. Helmet presided as chairman. . NORMAL FRESHMEN TESTED IN TEACHING | Twenty-One Wilson School Stu-| dents Assigned to Work in Grades, | \ Beginning in Kindergarten. Wilson Normal School freshmen be- | M gan trial work in the city schools last | week. Twenty-one teachers have been se- lected by the administration to gradu- ally introduce the students to a knowl- edge of child ways. During the second semester they will be able to try them- selves In kindergarten, first or second grade; third or fourth grade, fifth or sixth grade. By the end of the course students have had a survey of the ele- mentary grades. ‘The possibility of life elsewhere than on this planet was discussed at assembly Tuesday by Paul Solanberger of the Naval Observatory The Dramatic Club gave “Poets All" | and “Secrets of the Heart” at assembly Thursday. Ruth Molyneaux and Marion Willett took the leading parts in the first play and Katherine Blackwell and Miidred Garland in the second. An exciting basket ball game for the school championship was played during the week between the champion senior section and the champlon freshman sec- tion, resulting in victory for the seniors. The Marjorle Webster School furnished the referee and umpire. With the beginning of the new semes- | ter the freshman class took over the control of the school newspaper, Normal News. The following students are on ADVERTISENENTS ¢ RECEIVED HERe Monck’s Pharmacy— Is a Star Branch Office | the business staff: Business manager, | Margaret Angell; advertising manager, | Isabelle Witherite, and circulation man- | ager, Loulse Hewston, Pauline Shoe- | maker is editor, - . | Prof. Ballard to Lecture. Prof. W. R. Ballar vegetable and land: the University of Maryland, will give an illustrated lecture on general flower gar- dening at the next meeting of the Na- tional Capital Dahlia and Iris Soclety, which 18 to be held Wednesday evening at the Mayflower Hotel at 8 o'clock. The public is invited. 5505 Georgia Ave. The farther away from down-town you live the greater the convenience of the Star Branch Office service for those who want to use The Star Classified Section — and q THE ABOVE BIGN 8 DISPLAYED 8y AUTHORIZED STAR for w ( Thiee passenger elevators snd one freight elevator of the old hydraulic Lype wre slated o go and o be replnced by modern equipment. ‘The old its have been i service for meny years The fetel elevator n the southeast corier of the depariment was the scene Willieim Peul #80) Zendel, Max Taviie Crsrier Frankhin Pad cetle, Frankbin Boberison. Lanvis Bean, evws Bherman end Meigeret Levy, of death & few months ago when & Tremsury empioye fel] out of the cage wnd, ellpping undernesth the elevator, diopped Lz desth two B00re Delow, i BRANCH OFFICES “Around the Corner" s Branch o Sar that is the way to supply you can pos or in your business, Ads left at the Branch Of- fices are warded to the Main Offics and appear in the first available issue rates. day than any other ton paper that there can he no question as to which will give you the hest vesults kly most any want that ly have at home immediately for- No_fees are charged this service; only regular The Star prints such an over helmingly gieater volume of lassified advertising — every “’ulnlu. Ofce D. C, FEBRUARY 12, BUSINESS DEBATIV TEAN VTOROLS Daniel Webster Society Wins in Contest With Tech High Club. The Danlel Wehster Debating Soclety of the Business High School defeated the Agora Debate Club of McKinley Technical High School, when it upheld the affirmative of the question, “ solved, The Curtiss-Reed bill, provid- ing for the creation of a Federal de- partment of education, with a secre- tary in the President’s cabinet, be enacted into a law,” in a staged debate held in the Tech auditorium Wednes- day. Recelving two votes of a possible three from a board of judges, whose members did not confer in arriving at. their declsions, the victorious Business team included Virginia Monk. Stanley Segal and Julienne Iharra. The fudges of the centest were Henry L. Gilligan. member of the Board of Education: Elmert L. Kayser of the George Wash- ington University faculty, and Seldon M. Ely. supervising principal of the fifth division of schools. Tech's defeated proponents of the negative side of the question were Zach- ary Ballan, Virginia Haskell and George Actopoulos. Ida Bush, student of Business, was clected secretary of the Inter-High Press Club at its meeting held at Busi- ness last week. Clifford Berryman, car- toonist of The Star. was elected hon- orarv president of the club, and Harry Burlingame of Tech was chosen presi- dent, while Donald Craig of Eastern was named vice president. The Inter- High Club eonsists of 15 members of the staffs of the several high school mpers of the District and its aim is the promotion of iournalistic activities With its enrollment increased to 1,300, Busincss has its largest studert body since 1923 Tie students of the upper semesters were participants in an assembly ‘Tnur-day, held in honor of the victory in debate over Tech. The vice presi- dent of the Daniel Webster Debating Soclety, Bessie Kaminsky, presided. The victors made brief talks and Principal Allan Davis, Nathan Cohan, Hattie Mc- Ilwee and Coach L. F. Woodworth pre- sented messages. Singing by the en- tre school concluded the program. Spain exported last year more than five time as many oranges as any other country. AN Many Savings Opportunities in the Wright Co FEBRUARY 1928—PART 1. STUART JUNIOR GIRLS MAKE MARK AS HIKERS Athletic Club Members Face In- clement Weather and Take Sup- per in Rock Creek Park. The Girls' Athletic Club of 8tuart Junior High 8chool gave a hike and supper in Rock Creek Park at the close of the first semester and in spite of inclement weather much enthusiasm was shown. The secretary, Margarct Mackin, made the fires, and, with the assistance of Elizabeth Heywood and Catherine Wright, the supper became an_assured fact. ‘The honor committee of Stuart con- sists of Mrs. L. B. Berryman, Miss Ada | Swigart and Miss D. C. Alwine. In or- der to have his name placed on the honor roll, a student must have all grades “excellent” or “good” on all three of his semester's reports. For “first honors” a student must have 75 per cent ‘‘excellents” and for “sec- ond honors"” he must have 50 per cent. Ten students who attained these hon- ors are: First honors, Helen Larcombe, Eunice Swick, Cecile Noland, Elizabeth Adams. Catherine Cooper, Renee Overlade and | Evelyn Dunigan i Second honors, Patricia Diamond, | Anna Noonan and Mary Ann Holt. | AMERICAN GROWERS ASK N GR HIGHER DUTY ON ONIONS | By the Arsociated Pross ‘The statement by growers “onions are onions" was questioned yes- terday before the Tariff Commission which is considering a plea for in- creased duty on that vegetable. Ernest F. A. Place, New York im- | porter, declared that American-grown “Spanish” onlons were not class with the native products, which he said were sold at higher prices | while M. A. McDonald. another New York_importer, said that the Egyptian competitor in this country, because the parable. Answering the American producer’s | contention that the domestic markets | were flooded with the foreign onions |and that they were forced to abandon | their farms or introduce outside capital, | the shippers asserted that over-produc- | tion was one explanation for this sit- uation. A reduction in the present tariff was asked by Fernando Stlvela, Spanish em- | bassy attache, in the name of his coun- {try. Both he and Jose V. Gil, repre- senting the Spanish Chamber of Com- | merce, declared that the native Spanish |onlon was a distinct variety that had distinctive uses, They invited the commission to send | Its investigators to Spain to study pro- I duction costs in comparison with the American figures. Davenport Dining Table 35x48 when open. Mahog- any finish. PorcelminiEap: Kitchen Table 2540, First qual- itv. FERRUARY SALE PRICE Fiber Roc In decorated fin. ish and upholstered in cretonne. Spring near. FEBRUARY SALE PRICE ker 7% Z that | domestic Bermuda type was not com- | e by 2 COMMISSION ASKS MARKET CLOSURE Public Buildings Body Backs Resolution to Clear Site for U. S. Buildings. ‘The Public yesterday approved the resolution nend- ing in Congress to provide for the cios- | Ing of Center Market after January 1 | next, to make way for the Federal | buillding program. The resolution 15 | now before the Senate public buildings and grounds committee, and Eenator Smoot, Republican, of Utah, probably | will ask the committee to act on it in the near future, after which it wiil be voted on in the Senate. It 15 not definitely known how soon after January 1, 1929, the Government | will be ready to start work on the new | Department of Justice structure on the | market site, but it was felt by the mission that fair notice should be given the market dealers that the Govern- ment will cease to operate the market after this year. Center Markst is | owned by the United States, having | been acquired some years ago for the | Department of Agriculture, which icases | the space in it. Plans Are Approved. { Plans for the addition to the Govern- ment Printing Office, to extend west along G street in back of the present building, were approved by the com- | mission yesterday. The limit of cost on the enlargement is $1.250,000, and | ceed with arrangements for the work | The commission also decided yester- | day not to locate new police and fire |stations within the Pensylvania avenue new buildings are to be erected. The local authorities, therefore. will have to | find appropriate locations downtown | for the two fire companies and the | police station now in the triangle area. |and which must be given up as the commission concurred in the recom- mendation of the Treasury Depart- ment that the fire and police stations be not located inside the triangle. Office Rearranged. The commission authorized re- arrangement of office space in the State | | | treaty and protocol division of *that department. t will be possible in the near future to begin tearing down the temporary Treasury annex, occupying a large part of the site of the new Commerce Build- ing, between Fourteenth, Pifteenth, B street and Ohio avenue. Lieut. GOOD RNITURE STEEL BEDS SAVE Y3 ON A special purchase of a manufacturer’s warehouse stock brings this low price to you. Steel beds in wood finish, with Windsor type cane and solid panels. 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Brand, exocutive sacretary of the National Fertilizer | Association, in a letter sent yesterday ‘4 Gov. Young of the Federal Reserve Increasing the rate from 3': w0 4 per cent, he pointed out, automatically raises the rate of intersst that the fare mer, who must borrow to finance his year's crops, raust pay for production credit | Brand asserted that ralsing the rate |t this time of the year when farmars do most of their borrowing. places them at an unfair ¢ industries en ates are av COLORED RACE IM THRIFT MOVE ASXS COOLIDGE AID Bankinz Orzanizations’ Head Sa 320,000 Have Deposits Reach- inz 822.000.000 Total. SUPp of President Coolidze was solicitad yesterday by representa. tives of the National Negro Bankers' Assocfation, for a general movement of | urganizing thrift among the negro peo- ple of the country. The President was informed by Mal. R. R. 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