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FOR CITY MARKET Lincoln Park Citizens Declare Eastern Mart Conditions. Are “Deplorable.” Declaring that Eastern Market, one of the oldest in the city, iocated at Seventh and C streets southeast, is in a “deplorable condition,” the Lincoln lighting and heating at the market. The body approved a bill to fix salaries of officers and members of the Metropolitan police, the United States park police and the Fire De- partment who perform duties beyond their speclal class. The association disapproved a bill introduced in Congress for the ex- emption of taxes on all new houses, stores and apartment houses. The estate tax plan now before Congress, which would benefit the District by providing added revenue, was approved by the group, providing THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, U. S. FUNDS URGED | io-sontation. retngsraion | tons a he st vacaney. - In a resolution submitted by Calvert, the body went on record as favoring the erection of an elementary school at Twelfth and D streets northeast and also the erection of a high achool in the Southeast section. ‘The members voted to request the Highway Department to either cut through the alley between Sixteenth, Seventeenth, East Capitol and A streets northeast, or place a retaining wall to keep the sidewalks free from mud and water when it rains. Claiming that the parking situation in the downtown section is getting clation at any hearings on taxicab rates during the Summer. Entertainment was furnished by Irving Harrison's Orchestra and songs by DorothyGoebel, Vivian Kern, Clara Ann Headley, Betty Lee Branner and Phyliss May. —_— GIRL BALKED AT RIVER Mrs. Marie Grifin Sent to Hos- pital After Attempting Jump. Mrs, Marie Griffin, 22, of the 400 block of Sixth street southwest, was taken to Gallinger Hospital last night D. €, TUESDRAY, COPELAND SPEAKER ATOYSTER SESSION Decline of Sales Is Blamed on Lack of Educational Ad- vertising. Further educational matter on be- half of the oyster occupied the second morning’s session of the joint con- vention of the National Shellfisheries Association and the Oyster Growers MAY 21, 1935. Bureau of Fisheries, and Dr. Paul B, Dunbar of the Food and Drug Ad- ministration. Trade and market prac- tices were to be discussed at this afternoon’s session and the annual| banquet of the two groups was to be held tonight. The convention will close tomorrow morning. Apprehension and alarm were ex- pressed yesterday at the introduction of statistics showing that consumption of oysters as food in this country has been declining steadily since 1880. In 1910, for instance, it was said to aver- age two and one-half pints per year per capita. In 1934, this average had shrunk to four-tenths of one pint. Lack of sufficient and effeciive educa- WILL PRESENT PLAY i A newspaper play, “Hot Copy,” \'111: be presented Thursday aad Friday | nights by the Musical Theatrical Guild of the Department of Agriculture, at | the department auditorium. | George W. Field is the director, and the cast includes Morris Bowling, Lois ; Rankin, John Peterson, Della Mae Bowling, Doris Menter, Robert Camp- | bell, Henry Chamberland, Marguerite ! Dodson and Edith Aymar. ! CRACK-SHOT is the EISEMAN’S Seventh & F Sts. Washable Silk DRESSES 55.95 Frocks of distinction selected for their ‘ndividuality, youthful smartness and modest price. and they wash beau’ifully. All colors , . . all sizes. Charge Accournits Invited and Dealers’ Association of North America at the Hotel Washington today. Speakers on the calendar this morn- ing included Senator Copeland, Demo- crat, of New York; Commissioner Frank T. Bell of the United States worse every day, the group voted to request the District Commissioners to make a scientific study of the con- struction of a subway system in Wash- ington. C. C. Gilliken and Gilford Jameson were appointed to represent the asso- after it was reported she made an attempt to jump into the Tidal Basin. Police said the young woman had hired the taxicab of Faraed Saman, 911 L street, at Seventh street and Pennsylvanian avenue to be driven to the basin. tional advertising was blamed for this decline. Church Makes Talkie. The Church of England has just produced its first talkie religious film. all amounts under $25,000 be exempt from taxes. Declaring that the Eastern part of the city has no representative on the Board of Education, the association £--= —Jone Roach Powder R~ [Wthat is suaranteed to CRACK-SHO Park Citizens’ Association last night in the Bryan School voted to request the District Commissioners fo apply for public works funds to modernize the market. - The group stressed that despite re- | indorsed Alfred D. Calvert and Dr. E. Peated requests by the association for | E. Richardson as members to repre- ROACH DEATH THENEW THE REW elleff;1.800-35.95 Cotton 1214-1320 F St. Dresses—20 Styles Misses’ 1816-1220 F STREST Women's 4 Styles in LINENS Misses’ Sizes 1,800 dresses bought on a cold, rainy May day from a manufacturer who thought the weather would never warm up! 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