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. B8 »» COOPERATION HELD VALUE IN RESEARCH Btate Universities’ Session Discusses Political and Other Benefits. ‘The importance of co-operative re- search as a material aid to political, economic and social progress was em- phasized today at the thirty-seventh annual meeting of the National Associa- tion of State Universities being held at | the Mayflower Hotel. | Presidents of universities told of work along these lines in their institutions. ‘The discussion was led by Dr. Charles R. Mann, director, American Council on Education; President Frank L. McVey, University of, Kentucky, of the Na- tional Research Councfl, and Dr. Ar- nold Bennett Hall, director of the In- stitute for Government Research of the Brookings Institution. Non-Sectarian Work. Dr. O. D. Poster, executive ©f the North American Conference on | Higher Education and Religion, report- ed on work being done toward non- sectarian religious instruction in col- leges and universities. Last night, Secretary of Commerce Chapin urged the universities to mar- ghal their energies in the struggle | sgainst the economic depression. “We need now to overhaul the curri- cula and teaching methods as dras- tically as any manager goes over his factory machinery,” Secretary Chapin said. “Misconceptions exist as to the function of a university education, and toc frequently inadequate steps are taken to correct such preconceived no- tions. What we need is not mathe- matical formulae or panaceas, but clear thinking.” Touch With Outside. He said the universities need to have closer touch with the outside world. ‘They should develop a class of leaders capable of coping with the new civiliza- tion which, he said, will arise from the depression. ‘The association will conclude its | meetings this afternoon with a discus- sion of retrenchment necessary in the interests of economy and a business session for the election of officer. PAID FOR CHURCHGOING Englishman Gets $2.50 Weekly by Uncle’s Bequest. If he attends church once a week, Ernest Frampton of Vaggs Lane, - land, will receive $2.50 a week for . If he misses for 4 consecutive weeks, or 12 weeks in a year, the bequest ALL CHILDREN'’S COATS ARE RADICALLY REDUCED $8.50 Recently $10.95 and $11.95 Sizes 7 to 16; Others Reduced Proportionately sports styles Coats, formerly $6.95. Coal now Better med; . Better Grade Coats, were $25, ....$19.90 Chinchilla Coats, were $5.95, now $3.95 3-pe. Chinchilla Sets, were 87 now ..... $5.50 Boys’ and Girls' 3-pc. Wool Fleece sizes 1 to 4, 3 to 6, were now $6.95 Suede 3-pe. beaver trim; sizes 1 to 4. Were $12.95, now Grade Coats, fur Sik Dresses, special, $1.95 and $2.95 o e — Boys’ and Girls’ School Shoes, $195 to $2.95 Dr. Posner’s Health Shoes The famous Dr. Posner's orthopedic shoes for children— the finest shoes made. They as- sure a perfect fit for tender rowing feet. "$9 5005450 MOSES—SECOND FLOOR KNUTSON SEEN WINNER Holds Lead of 1,104 Over Andresen for Ninth Minnesota Seat. ST. PAUL, November 18 (#).—Harold Knutson was 1,104 votes ahead of Au- the wnfreuloml race following tabu- lation of feturns—official and unofficial —from all of the State’s 3,716 precincts last night. Both are Republican in- cumbents. With & margin of more than 3,000 votes over Knutson, F. H. Shoemaker, Farmer-Laborite, occupled eighth posi- Democrat, was safe in seventh filue. Holding down the first six pl are Magnus Johnson, P. J. Kvale, Henry Arens and Ernest Lundeen, Farmer- Laborites, and Theodore Christianson |and Ray P. Chase, Republicans. HAS 18 DAUGHTERS ROME, November 18 (Special) —Pie- |rina Massi, wife of a farmer in the | town of Colli di Compito, in the prov- | ince of Lucca, Italy, has just given birth | to her eighteenth daughter. In recognition of this event, the au- thorities of the hospital there ‘have given her what the Roman newspapers describe as a “subsidy” of 150 ($7.50). > That will make in a slick affair ablaze with or a clinging sheer crepe with shoulders. THE EVENING( COMMODITY PRICES SHOW MIXED TREND Retail Quotations Advance at Same Time Wholesale Costs Decrease. Retail and wholesale commodity prices during October pulled against each other, the former climbing the market ladder a slight fraction, while the latter dropped to almost & new low, the Labor Department said today. However, Washington was not in- cluded among those cities which expe- rienced Incresses in retail prices. Housewives here, according to the de- partment’s statistics gathered in 51 cities, saw prices drop a fraction of a point in comparison with Septerber quotations. ‘Wholesale commodity prices receded sbout 11 per cent as farm products led the decrease with a decline of 4l per lire | cent, the report sai There's no denying that how great effect on your social life crepe with lip-stick red velvet bows perched i ‘Wholesale food prices fell 2 per cent THE NEW e]lef S 1216-1220 F S th crepe velvet. $16.50. EVENING GOWNS a gad-about of you! $16.50 - $19.75 - $25.00 u appear aiter 9 P.M. has a e proud of you smart black ! Any man wou sequin stripes, ¢ n either shoulder, crystal beads outlining the covered We could go on at great length, but we just want to let you know that the 5th floor is headquarters for glamour, with evening frocks avith or without jackets, in all the new fab- rics, satin, broadcloth sheer, crinkly crepe, in all the new colors— scarlet, hyacinth, green, and black and white. For Women and Misses, sizes 36 to 44, 14 to 20. EVENING WRAPS Serve Two Purposes! Besides shielding you from chilly night air, evening wraps form the most flattering background in the world for your hair and skin, especially the one sketched in fitted black velvet, with a collar of snowy clipped lapin short, with and without fur. new and most becoming. There are others, both long and The long wrap without fur is very $16.50, $19.75, $29.50, $39.50 New Selections on the Fifth Floor. The Debutante Shop proves its cleverness by featuring - WHITE for Evening $|6.50 Why clever? Because put a junior miss in a white evening gown, and you immediately have that delight= ful mixture of innocence and so- phistication! You'll find crepes with wee pufied sleeves, frocks with high necklines—and amazingly low backs, crepes trimmed with velvet, crepes with bands of fur. They're copies of Mirande, Lanvin, Patou, and Ardanse, so you know they're smart! Of course you may have other colors—hyacinth, crimson, green, and black. Sizes 11 to 17. White crepe frock with bugle beads back and front, $16.50. DEBUTANTE SHOP— FOURTH FLOOR. . STAR, WASHINGTON, last month; textiles, which during the Summer were advanced rlee leaders, dropped 31 per cent, and smaller de- clines appeared in lides and leather products, chemicals and drugs and mis- cellaneous commodities. : mffi“‘x ndvnwe:‘ ’:eredrvpomdvl:d fuel ting, metals and metal ¥ ocducts El‘dzligg dm":“}ifls' ‘House furnish- not change. A consolidated report from 51 cities throughout the country showed retail food was costing 0.1 per cent more in October than in September. Changes Shown. Nevertheless, according to the report, 28 articles out of 42 for which prices were given dropped from 10 per cent for pork chops to less than 0.5 per cent for cheese and wheat cereal. Only seven foods advanced in price, the gains vary- ing from 17 per cent for strictly fresh eggs to less than 0.5 per oent for oranges. Seven commodities remained unchanged. Nineteen of the eities d ad- vances, and the rematning 32, includ- hlllze\tihe District, sald prices had de- clined. Ex-Woolworth Buyer Dies. WINCHESTER, Mass, November 18 (/) —Harry Sherman Griffin, 63, retired executive buyer for the F. W. Woolworth Co., died his home yesterday. TREET 3 FLOOR ", = DRESS SHOPS HUNTERS ARE ASKED TO LIMIT OWN BAGS Redington l!rgel' Them to Take Less Than Law Allows and @ive Surplus to Charity. An appeal to sportsmen to refrain from killing the full limits of wild waterfowl allowed them by law during the present hunting season and to do- nate any surplus birds they may shoot to local community organizations for distribution to the poor was made by Paul G. Redington, chief of the Bureau of Biological Survey, in a radio talk yesterday for Rod and Stream of The ‘Washington Star. e urged that hunters be content to take fewer birds than the law allows as a means of perpetuating the species of future generations, and requested that no birds killed be permitted to go to Potomac River is not cleared of polhu- tion, which now makes it {:fimmwnnmuwnm- MICHAEL SHEEHAN WINS SYNAGOGUE CONTEST Catholic U. Student Awarded Na- tional Architecture Honor by Beaux Arts Society. Michael J. Sheehan, a graduate stu- dent in the department of architecture of Catholic University, has been award- ed first prize in the design competition judged every six weeks by the Beaux Arts Society of New-York. The prob- lem of the last contest was a Jewish synagogue, and Sheehan’s work was selected from approximately 300 plans submitted. The young. architect s a native of Baltimore, a graduate of the Catholic University College of Arts and Sciences waste. He stressed the fact that shooting of wild waterfowl in the District of Co- lumbia was made illeg2l by a new law enacted by Congress this year. in effect converts the District into a wild life sanctuary, he said, but de- clared that the effect will be lost if the The law and holds 2 B. S. degree in architecture from the university. He is now candi- date for the master of arts degree. In the recent Summer Beaux Arts competition, Vernon F. Duckett and Socrates T. Stathes, both of Washing- ton, also were commended for the ex- Chrismas shopping? So beautiful, so fine, so new! A Gold Stripe Gift Sale 43 T S TR YT Gift Day Special! GLOVES from ltaly Our own importation of fine kid pull-ons Classic pull-ons, pla and pique seams . . . pull-ons gores, $].95 Just this importation @t this price! severely with scalloped tops smart contrasting other new in with and treatments—all are wash- able ! good colors: and white, You'll find all the Black, black beige and white. All sizes, of course. Gift Day Special! Qur Smartest Gift Day Special! JELLEFF'S—GLOVES STREET FLOOR. BAGS .33 The Buckle Bag, very smart, very tailored in lizard and alligator calf. The new Tweed Calf Envelope, particularly smart when mono- grammed. The Marca- site Bar Pouch in suede or smooth calf, perfect with afternoon dresses. The Swagger Bag, of smooth calf, leather lined. These#are but four oi dozens vyou'll find tomorrow in black, brown, navy,” wine, green and gray. STRI FLOOR. $3 Rhinestone JEWELRY Earrings, Bracelets, One pair each— $1.65 Gothamettes that simply will not run. $1.35 “Adjustables.” And a new 35¢ Gift Box. | gress cellence of their architectural designs.|a law in the interest both of the public | interests of truckers operating in inter TRUCK OPERATORS FAVOR REGULATION Small Tells Session Here $50.- 000,000 Investment Is Rep- resented in Lines. A large majority of truck operators and shippers favor regulation of the | trucking business by Congress, former , Representative John H. Small of North | Carolina declared yesterday at a meet- ing in the Mayflower Hotel of 100 truck operators, assembled for the purpose of | organizing the American Truck Asso- | ciation. The truck owners present représented | an investment of approximately $50,- | 000,000, it was said. The aim of the new association is to co-ordinate the state commerce. The trucking industry will fail be- cause of cut-throat competition, Mr. Small declared, unless r>gulatory legis- | lation is enacted by Congress. He urged truck operators to avoid the mistakes made by the railroads in combating regulatory legislation, declaring the time has come for Conj to pass such Saturday—The Season’s First | GIFT DAY Something very special tomorrow in each of our departments that specialize in merchandise suitable for gifts—our way of persuad- ing you to buy early! Don’t these things tempt you to start your person or for her fin, ery bus your away neat in a rose box. The new Gold Stripe Gothamette silk stockings that simply will not run make a fascinating new item for Christmas giving and the “Adjustables” 9 that fit any length of leg in chiffon are still among the most prized of gifts. This combination with' the lovely gift box that Coty's will sell for 35¢ later makes a wonderful gift pur- chase for you to make tomorrow. special group, he “HIGHWAY USER” SPEAKS Transportr 2 Club Hears Fan- ciulli on Purposes of Group. Jerome Fanciulll, assistant director of the National Highway Users’ Confere ence, was guest at the Novemh- ber luncheon meeting of the Wa, - ub today f:"& ton tion Raleigh. Fanciulli told the meetin presided over by President Charles Bates, of the purposes and policies of the conference, now in convention here. A silver flower bowl was presented to Odell Smith. who recently married. George 8. Miller, commercial agent for the Universal Car Loading & Distribut- ing Co, and Charles F. Nye, retired Pennsylvania Railrcad employe, were accepted as members. — TALK AT Y. M. C. A. George E. Keneipp, general manager of an automotive ervice firm, will give a free lecture on Management and Service” tonight at 8 o'clock at the Central Y. M. C. A, 1736 G_street, under auspices of the Vocational Guid- ance Committee of the Young Men's Christian Association. ZELIZABETH BREWSTER, our al shopper, will shop with you, you! She has many ideas at ger tips to help you if you are or can’t get away from: Elizabeth Arden’s Beauty Kit 53.85 Agrand gift! Every- thing you need for skin packed t as a pin - lacquered STREET FLOOR. Fragrant Toilet Waters $2.25 And remember, it's only for tomorrow that the gift box goes free—to persuade you to start your shopping early. Gold Stripe Non-Run Gothamettes and Gold Stripe “Ad- justables” only at Jellef’s F St. and Conn. Ave. Shops, where Washington has come for eighteen years to buy Gold Stripes for gifts! Nice for Gifts! The new won’ gan, L, very spe Paris, Ghypre, L'Ori- imant, Eme- raude, with a $1 De= Vilbis atomizer, in a cial - value for Saturday. Usually $265. wist French Crepe Underwear “MISS SWANK" Designed with straight-cut gores at the sides of bias-cut gar- ments, so that they wow’s twist or ride up! “Miss Swank” GOWNS $3.95 Lovely “evening gown” styles, lace-trimmed square or necklines, one with an ador- able lace-edged collar, high in front with low back. Tea- rose, green, blue, peach. “Miss Swank” SLIPS style with double yoke and vee-shaped neck ...lace-trimmed slips with straight or vee necks. Tea- rose, white, tan and black. “Miss Swank” Chemise $3.00 Appliqued with lovely cream laces and lace edging, straight or vee- shaped tops. White, tearose, and blue. “Miss Swank” Panties—$1.95 Several darling styles, with the inimitable “won’t-twist” cut—lace edged or lace-appliqued. White, tearose and blue. Tailored Gift Day Special! Milanese UNDERWEAR Bloomers, Panties Scarfs | STREET FLOOR. in a Gay Riot of Color .00 Tweedy wools, stub- by silk Ascots copied irom Chanel,’ sheer chiffon to wear evening—you the in never saw such an inviting array scarfs! STREET FLOOR. 65¢ Won't be able to dup- licate this for this price later quality! Ties in patterns that even the cal men will like! signs stripes. and most criti- you know Small de- stunning Smart Pure Silk Umbrellas $3.95 Striking new colors in pure silk umbrel- las. Good - looking border designs and 2 Vests to Match whole array of at- tractive handles. * FLOOR. Necklaces, Clips in pairs $].95 each Brilliantly cut stones, set in the new rhodium finished white metal that looks for all the world liké platinum and absolutely will not tarnish! Beautifully designed pieces that will make exquisite gifts —especially in sets! Also, Braided Pearl* Jewelry —necklaces, bracelets, ear- rings—with carved orna- ments in jade, carnelian, coral and lapis color ... .S195 *Simulated $].95 each Glove silk Milanese undies that make really impressive gifts when you match up & pair of the panties or bloom- ers with one of the vests! They are trimmed with hand- run Alencon laces, val and margot laces, dyed that de- lectable French ecru and used in unusual ways. Fitted yoke-top panties with bandee, bloomer or step-in legs. Fitted or straight top vests. Flesh and rose leaf. JELLEFF'S—GREY SHOPS SECOND FLOOR. . Men'’s 50c Handkerchiefs Handmade $2.50 Box of 6 for Our Gift-Day Speciall Men always need handkerchiefs, and these are really smart. Initialed, pure linen, with rolled hems. STREET FLOOR. * o K oxA k¥ P T TRt Dh Pt S N T g PRV S S