Evening Star Newspaper, September 28, 1928, Page 7

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1928, * HPPROVES STADIUN OF OO0 CAPAETY Fine Arts Body Compliments Plan Submitted for McKin- | ley School Project. Plans for a concrete stadium, with a seating capacity of 7.000, at McKinley | Technical High School, and for land- scaping of its campus were approved with a few changes in the planting, by the Fine Arts Commission at its meet- ing yesterday, following & visit to the site.” The plans were laid before the commission by Municipal Architect A L. Harris and he was complimented for his work, Charles Moore, chairman of the commission, explaining today that this stadium is destined to be the great stadium of the city. The stadium. by expansion, is pable of holding 25000 people, Mr. Moore pointed out. The siediium is fringed by a quarter-mile track and 1 large plaza will form part of the de velopment, for which Congress appro- priated $250,000 Paying a visit to the Treasury De- partment, the commission inspected designs and models for the proposed | medal to honor Col. Charles A. Lind- bergh and selected four sets of models for further consideration. Recom- mendation on the medal will be mac within a weck. likely, Mr. Moore said The commission inspected o sized model of the pylon to be used in the Arlington Memorial Bridge scheme at Lincoln memorial plaza. Plans for moving a few feet to the east the| ‘Witherspoon statue at Connecticut ave- nue and N street were approved &3 part of the street widening program in that area. ‘The commission considered the pro- posed statue of Henry Clay to be erected by the United States at Caracas Venezuela, for which Congress has ap- propriated $41,000, and expects to be in a position to make an early recom- mendation to Secretary Kellogg for the appointment of a seulptor. Attention was given to a preliminary sketch for a statue to Cardinal Gib- bons, to be placed in front of the Shrine of the Sacred Heart, at Six- teenth street and Park road. BRITISH SILéNT ON PACT. Fail to Answer Overtures About 0ld Root Treaty Substitute. Overtures of Secretary Kellogg to the British government for the nego- tiation of a new arbitration treaty to replace the 20-year-old Root treaty which expired June 4 of this year, have gone unanswered with the exception of the acknowledgement of his proposal. It was made known at the State Department today that the British re- ply has been delayed by exchanges between the London government and the various provincial governments, and that no answer is expected soon. fuil- | ROPOSED McKINLEY HIGH SCHOOL STADIUM [ vrorosm wexien 3 Architect’s drawing of the McKinley High Stadium, whi:h was approved by the Fine Arts Commission yesterday. U. S. TO GET RARE WORKS. Complete Sat of Tibetan Teachings to Be Sent by Prof. Roerich. DARJEELING, Bengal, September 28 (#).—The United @:ates will shortly receive a complete collection of the Kanjur-Tanjur, the great compilation of Eastern teaching. It will be sent to America as a gift by Prof. Nicholas Roerich, noted explorer, who is still in Darjeeling after his return from the ioierich expedition through Central sia. This momentous work, comprising 333 volumes, was obtained in Tibet. The Kanjur contains 108 volumes of transcribed commands of Buddha, while the Tanjur, made up of 225 vol- umes, contains commentaries, being a collection of the sacred canons of the Tibetans. AYORA EXCOI;IIMUNICATED. Brings Action by Archbishop. GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador, September 28 (#).—A dispatch from the Quito corre- spondent of the newspaper El Universo says that Provisional President Isidoro Ayora has been excommunicated by the Archbishop of Quito because o’ a de- cree issued yesterday authorizing boards of assistance to sell former church lands. The excommunication also would ex- tend to those who purchase or rent properties which previously belonged to the church and now known as being “dead” hands. 3 Park-Fifty Suits In Fashion Park’s ex- clusive models — and spe- cial woolens. Some with double-breasted vests and plaited trousers. $50.00 Other Fashion Park Suits— $45 to $75 Church Land Dispute in Ecuador | |Mail Phone Pilot’s. Maneuver Saves 14 In Burning House| By the Ascociated Press. FOUNTAIN INN, S. C, Septem- ber 28.—A family of 14 negroes credited their lives yesterday to a southbound mail flyer on the New York-Atlanta route, who in the early morning hours of Wednesday caused them to be aroused in time to escape from their burning home near here. The fiyer about 4 a.m. noticed the house, located on the A. G. Edwards farm, aflame and circled low over a neighboring home until members of that family were awakened and rushed to the burning house and warned the sleeping negroes in time for them to escape. The negroes did not know the name of the mail pilot, but they de- clared he saved their lives. — Plans Battlefield Study. At the request of citizens of Georgia, the Secretary of War has directed the historical section of the Army War College to make a study of the various battlefields and points of interest along the line of march of Gen. 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