Evening Star Newspaper, December 4, 1929, Page 22

22 FREE TEXT BOOK TRADE REMAINS GOOD IN CLEVELAND DISTRICT Columbia - Heights ASSOCIa- | ,nG umm i tae smren Sedons e | tion Urges Passage of Bill for District. Favorable. | By the Associated Press. | serve district, including Ohio, in October and early November _generally com- pared favorabi with the corresponding period of a year ago, the monthly in- | dustrial survey of the Cleveland Federal | Reserve Bank said yesterday. The ex- ceptions were in those industries con- Approval of the free text book bil nected with automobile production, for high schools in the District wu‘ which showed a decline of 12.2 per cent from September. The group affect- voiced last night in a resolution passed | ed included producers of iron, steel and by the Columbia Heights Citizens’ As-|rubber tires. eociation meeting at the Columbia | General manufacturing was at a level above last year and although general Helghts Christian Church. 1435 Park pciness” showed & decline, the bank road. |saild much of it was of a normal Following a discussion of the bill by seasonal nature. several members, the association voted | to send copies of the resolution to Con- | Giving strength to business and in- dustry was a further improvement in THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, Vocational Educators Elect. NEW ORLEANS, La., December 4 (#). —George P. Hambrecht, State director of vocational education of Madison, Wis,, yesterday was elected president of the National Association of State Directors of Vocational Education meeting here. | B. Matthews, Arkansas State | director, was named vice president and | J. D. Blackwell, Maryland director, | | secretary-treasurer. { Tug Sinks; One Man Drowned. LAKE CHARLES, La., December 4 (#)—En route to the port of Lake Charles yesterday to take out a ship, the. tugboat. Stella rammed. the bank {on a bend in the ship channel and i 1 5ank, All the crew were rescuéd with | exeeption “of a negro known only as “French.” ’ Gus Becker, Beaumont, Tex., en- gineer of the tug, was taken to a hos- | pital suffering from burns and exposure, ! An office building to cost between $2,000,000 and $3,000,000 will be buflll O WARD & Lb —1he Christmas Store <= Women’s and Misses’ D. C, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1929. AWz Jie Ll ROP B ; Metallic Evening Wraps Suggest Distinctive Gifts the general credit situation. | in Winnipeg, Canada. i i gress, the Board of Education and the | Federation of Citizens’ Associations, | the general credt wboation. |in Winnipes, Camath. . 7 urging that the legislation be accom- prnies, by spproprations o' cary 11| S {—— | G emmm—— into’ effect. More rigid enforcement of the smoke | law was asked in a second resolulion | passed. The resolution points out that the Nation's Capital was formerly looked | upon and designated as one of the most beautiful cities in the world, and that ; since the World War smoke from chim- » 5 neys about (he city has discolored mar- ble buildings and impaired the health of residents. Copy Sent to Committees. : Winter Coats Reduced | W Taken from Regular Stock at Much Higher Prices The’ short metallic evéning wrap, cleverly trimmed with a collar of shirred velvet, is fashionably smart and comfortably warm—with its lin- ing of satin plus an interlining. In peach, blue, red, green, yellow, black CUT GRS ... $22.50 The Metallic Square Shawl with border of matching crepe de chine, is another. attractive gift item..$12.95 Nrcxwear, Atsie 15, Pmst FLoOR. A copy of this resolution will be sent to the chairmen of the District com- mittees of both houses of Congress and to the District committees. A hearing urging reduction of the resident electric current rate from its present rate of 52 cents to 4.5 cents per kilowatt hour, before the Public Utilities Commission, was asked in a resolution passed by the association. A copy of this resolution will be sent to the Public Utilities Commission and to the Citizens’ Federation. Installation of electric lights along Eleventh street from U street north to Monroe street was tecommended in the report of J. Clinton Hiatt, chair- man of the committee on public safety. In his report Mr. Hiatt urged that the District authorities take immediate ac- tion on his_recommendation. He de- clared that Eleventh street has become e In the height of the Winter season, price re- ductions such as these will be appreciatively EK welcomed by Washington’s discriminating POCKET LIGHTERS women. Many of the coats included are copies of important Paris models. The prin- The Gift for Him or Her one of Columbia Heights' leading thor- cesse influence is manifest in distinctive flares, unusual cuff treatments, the grace of the wrap- An Unequalled Selection oughfares for vehicular traffic, and that Dunhill up-to-date lighting facilities were under-the-arm fur collar. Trimmed with cara- cul, skunk, kit fox, lapin, muskrat, baby lynx, Ronson fox and beaver, warded to the District Commissioners Franking Privilege Asked. Evans for consideration. Another resolution asking that ap- propriate legislation be enacted by Congress permitting the District gov- ernment to use the Government frank- ing privilege was passed by the asso- ciation. The citizens declared that pas- sage of such legislation would be of !mbllt convenience in the transaction of public business. g 4The association indorsed the bill of- of the skin. fered by Senator Sheppard of ‘exas which authorizes appropriations for . ‘Toruerares, Atz 18, Fmst FLoon. payment by the* eral Government 1 . of its part of the cost for improvements [ ; 5 adjoining Federal building sites. Copies : of the resolution will be sent to Senator Sheppard and to the chairman of the Senate committee on“public buildings and grounds. S Lewis Rothschild, director of the Bet- ter Business Bureau, made a f ad- dress to the association, in which he urged protection of the small stock buyers in the District, and cited several instances in the community served by the association where persons had been swindled by illegitimate stock concerns. He supportéd the blue-sky law. * Harleigh ‘H. Hartman, public utili- ties commissioner, explained the :work- ings of his commission, and expressed the willingness of the commission to co-operate with civic organizations in the District. Frame Your Photograph A Doubly Distinctive Gift Imported Tooled Leather Frames from Italy are here in an attractive color blending; a variety of sizes....$6 to $12.50 Gilt and Silver Metal Frames...... ......from $2.25 to $35 Leather Frames of plain and tooled leathers, in blue, rose, brown and tan. Various sizes......... sve $1.25 to $25 Folding Leather Frames, single or double 75¢c to $16.50 Sterling Silver Frames, plain or engine turned design; ham- mered, with easel backs; square and oval shapes, $2.75 to $39 Fames, Aisie 1, Fmst FLOOR. BLACK BROWN GREEN A Dorothy Gray Specialist - Here for a Limited Time Miss Decker, from Dorothy Gray’s New York Salon, is now here with Woodward and Lothrop to give advice on the care Sizes 14 to 44 ‘WoMeN's COAts, THIRD FLOOR. 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