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Evening star., 1924-08-31


Tilden, although he dropped set,
easily mastered Howard Kinsey of
San Francisco, 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 60,
while Johnston, in the most spectacu-
lar match of the afternoon, conquered
Rene La Coste, brilliant young French
Davis cup star, 6-3. 6-3, 6-3.
Richards was forced to call on his
most sensational net attack to down
Wallace F. Johnson, Philadelphia
chop-stroke veteran, 6-2. Ct, IL,
but Patterson quickly battered his
way to victory over George NJ Lott,
jr.. 7-year-old Chicago schoolboy
sensation, 6--1, Ga, 6-3.
Heat Slows Up Players.
Except for the Johnston-La Coste
encounter, the gallery of close to
10000 that sweltered in the big con-
crete stadium had few thrills in the
four matches which seemed anti
climaxes to the spectacular play of
the previous four davs of the tourna-
ment. The scorching heat slowed up
the players, but the chief lack of
color was due principally to the fact
that in each contest the victors were
apparent from the start.
Richards had the closest call of any
of the survivors, although he won in
straight sets. After romping through
the first set, the young Olympic title
holder was given a hectic battle in
the last two sets, both of which were
decided by narrow margins. The
soft-striking, steady Quaker, whose
comeback has been one of the esnsa-
tions of the tournament, fought gall
lantly for every point, his generalship
offsetting Richards more aggressive
versatile attack.
Richards Shines at Net
Richards was spectacular at the net,
where he scored with sharply angled
volleys, but was outplayed whenever
he essayed to fight IT out from the
base line. The Philadelphia had his
| famous chop strokes working to per-
fection. and his service, too, was
service, the only one of the set, was the
deciding factor in the second set, while
in the final set Johnson tossed away
several chances for victory after he
had won four games in a row.
Richards, storming the net, won the
next five games before johnson rallied,
and sustained a nip and tuck tussle
one of the longest of the tournament,
until he wilted under the pace and
dropped the goth and deciding game on
his own service.
Tilden gave a characteristic exhi-
bition of his wizardry in overcoming
Kinsey, although the California chop
stroke star, who holds the national
doubles title with his brother, Robert,
battled gallantly, particularly In his
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third set victory. His puzzling chop
strokes were working at their best in
this set, while Tilden played somewhat
indifferently
But whenever the titleholder cut
loose his varied assortment of strokes
he had kinsey helpless yolleying,
smashing and angling the ball with the
dexterity of which he alone is master
The Californian played defensively
throughout, confining himself chiefly to
keeping the ball in place, while Tilden
raked his opponents court ceaselessly.
Johnston's Attack Prevails.
Johnston found a tireless court COW
erer and good yolleyer in La Coste.
but, despite frequent spectacular
spurts, the Frenchman was beaten
back by the re.istless power of John
stons attack The match was
punctuated With many sparkling
rallies, most of which ended with John
ston sending ons of his rifle-shot fore
handlers down the lines for placement.
LaCoste was the victim, however,
of several questionable line de-
cisions, all coming at critical mo-
ments of the final two sets. John
ston pulled out the deciding game
of the second set after LaCoste was
deprived of victory by a bad ruling,
while in the final set the French
man was upset by two more unfor-
tunate breaks. These, however, had
no effect on the final outcome, for
Johnston, although he tired under
the swift pace, held the upper hand
with his superior control and pace.
Patterson Outplays Lott.
Lott was no match for Patterson
and the Australian champion easily
cannonaded his way to victory over
the young Westerner The youngster
apparently realized he was playing
against hopeless odds, for he dis
played little aggressiveness, except
for brief squirt in sthe second set,
when he reeled off three games in a
row.
Lott, however, passed out of the
tournament with the distinction of
victory over r. Norris Williams,
American Davis cup captain, and the
knowledge that he had stamped him
self as potential champion by
reaching the last eight of brilliant
international field. He played clev-
erly at times today, attacking Pat
terson's weak backhand successfully
and scoring frequently at the net,
but Lott was helpless whenever the
Australian shot over his booming
drives.
For the most part, however. Pat
terson kept the youngster on the
defensive or forced him into errors.
1t was an interesting but one sided
contest,
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ROBINS WIN SECOND
in ROW OVER GIANTS

BROOKLYN, August 30.-Brooklyn
made it two straight from the Giants
today, winning. s to S, by a great
rally III the seventh and eighth in
nfngs.
McQuillan was knocked out of the
box in the seventh, when Brooklyn
made five runs Maun checked the
rally, but gave way to pinch hitter
in the eighth. The Dodgers got two
more runs in the eighth or Huntzinger.
The other Brooklyn tally was homer
by Doak in the third off McQuillan.
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'T honestly .believe ! have the
hardest working ball club i'm the
league right now, and that does not
mean the other clubs are not giving
everything they have to the pennant
fight But 1 have not yet seen any
aggregation that can match the one
I am in charge of for gameness."
And that is just the spirit that is
keeping the Bucks in the thick Of
the most desperate championship
fight that has been waged in the
Johnsonian circuit since 1908. Har-
ris' spirit is merely a reflection Of
{ the spirit of every member of the
club. There is not a man on the
make physical sacrifice for the good
of the team.
This may sound extreme, but to
one closely associated with the play
ers-regular and reserve--there is no
trickery in the statement. Right now
there is not man with the Wash
down in his bones that his club is
the best one in the world and that it
is going through to q world title.
OF course, the world title business
is rather far-fetched. The league
championship has to be won first. But
getting that league championship is
lust what the Bucks calculate they
will do. and feeling that way they
are going to be difficult to beat.
Perhaps it is not well that Wash
fngton. fans become too sanguine of
success, There is a rough road ahead
of the Nationals, but those following
the fortunes OF the team may rest
assured that everything decentfy pos,
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CARDS NOSED OUT
BY CUBS, 6 TO 5

CHICAGO, August 3o.--A single by
Bush, triple by Adams and Statz's sac
rifice fly, gave the Cubs two runs in
the, sixth today and enabled them 70
nose out the Cardinals in the final of
the series by to 5.
Rogers Hornsby, who wrenched his
back in Fridays game was sent back
to st. Louis to have the injury
treated.
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TRIBE GETS THREE
OF FOUR FROM SOX

CLEVELAND. August 30.-Shaute
was effective except in one inning, and
Cleveland made it three out of four
from Chicago, winning IL to 6, and
going back into fifth place.
- The Indians drove Mangum and Con-
nally from the box, and also scored
twice off Dobbs in the eighth inning.
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Totals ...ss s24 Totals ...ss II q ls
.Cooney ran for Gohsales in ninth.

st. Louis .......2 O. o oil 90 rs
Chicago ........4 0 o 0 o 2 O o x-6
Goss.Ies, Adams (2). stata, GraniRam, Weisi
Bush. Error-Frioerg. Two.base hits-Hafey.
Bottomley, Gonzales f2). o'Fafrell. Three
Hafey. EacrfAce Stats. Double plays-Hafey
ta sGonsaless Grantham to Adams to Cotter-
e .9n - RnnS 81 Snsrs
def q Hifs--lOR Fowler, 5 tnone out In nrsti;
rodf Sherdel, 8 in innings. Struck out-By
Hherdel, 8; By Bush. 4. Losing pitcher
Sherdel. Umpifes-Nessrs. Pfrman and Hart.
Tifae u Game2 hours and minutes. (
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HARRIS LAUDS COURAGE
OF HIS BATTLING BUCKS
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

EW YORK. August 30This Washington club has been fighting
hard the started but will fighting
you've ball club fight before
That what Bucky Harris of
his pretty
the American League.
Don't think for moment figuring the
We realize that have games
before the ends and knhat each
consider forthcoming
will outfit that icks will
in a battle
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SHOCKER IS BUMPED,
COBBS TRIM BROWNS

ST. LOUIS, August 30.-Detroit
pounded the offerings Of Urban
Shocker and defeated ST. Louis Amer
leans by score Of to /, in the third
game of the S,series here today.
Manush, HeiImann and Bassler led
the attack on ShOcker.
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Chicago o 0 e5 O o 0 o. 8
Cleveland. -. o o 8 o 4 o 2 XII
Runs-Mostfl, Hooper, Kamm, Morehart CD,
Myatt (4l, Brewer. Errors-Morehart. Grouse.
Two-base hits-Mostil t3l. Hooper. Speaker,
Voter. Jameson. Myatt, Brewer, Stephenson
Three-base hits-Coliins, Speaker. Myatt
Stolen bases-Mostil, Collins. Double plays
Kamm to Collins to Clancy; Clancy to More
to Morehart to Sheely. Left on bases-Chi-
cago, o; Cleveland. Q. First base on balls
on Mangum, 4; of Connally, 2; on Dobbs, i;
of Shaute, 4. Struck out-By Mangum, ];
by Connally, 1; by Dobbs,s 1. Hits made-of
Mangum, in innings; off Connally. g. in
innings; off Dobbs in 1 inning. Passed ball
-Schalk. Losing pitcher--Connally. Umpires
-Messrs. Rowland, 0rmsby and Dineen- Time
Of game-2 hours and Is minutes.
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sible to bring to the National Capital
its first pennant in major league base
ball will be attempted lby Bucky Har-
ris and his men.
There are two men on this Wash
ington ball team that take great de-
light In Furnishing New York. They
are Sam Rice and Goose Goslin. Rice
has played the game Of his career
in this series. In the first two games
he collected six hits-in 10 trips to
the plate and three of the blows
were for extra bases. GosIin really
was the sensation OF the first two
games, getting two homers, a triple,
a double and three singles in nine
legal times at bat.
GOslin made a superb running
catch Of Schang's liner in the Sec
ond frame. Goose had to run to his
right for the drive and got the bah
just inside the foul line.
Goslin made a remarkable catch OF
Pipp's low liner in the sixth session.
He had to come in fast for the bail
just back Of shSrtstop.
Rice also contributed a sparkling
bit Of fine fieldiag In the sixth. going
back to the bleacher wall In right
for MeusePs fly. Sam fell after
spearing the ball. but chung to it.
The Nationals expect. to reach
Washington at 1890 o'clock Sunday
night. They are to play two games
with the revivined PhiladelphiaS Ath-
eltics Monday one at 1880 o'clock
in the morning and the other at $3.50.
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Detroit ........,l 9 9 so % g es
Rnns--Manush, Cobb, Heilmann. 0,Rourke.
Bassier Wingo, Tobin Errors-Pratt, Sisler
Two-base hits--Tobin. l0'Rourke. Stolen
bs9es-Minush. 'Sscrifces-Williams, Pratt
w Collins, Burke. Double play--w. Collins
o.Rourke to Pratt. Left on bases-Spetroit,
b; st, Louis. .. Bases on befls--On Collins,
q: on Wells, e; on Pruett, g Struck out
By Shocker, /; by Pruett, /; BY Wells. 4.
Hits-0ft Collins. 8 in inninss; on Wells.
none IN inniass on S q shessss u b %,a.,a. in.
pitcher-W. Collins. Losing pitchers Shocker.
Umpires-Messrs. Evans and OwenD. Time
Of gane-1 hour and 50 minutes.
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Two-base hits-Goslin, Meusel. Sacrifices
Hoyt, Pipp ogdeni Schang. Double play
Scott, Ward and Pipp. Left bases-New
York. g.: Washington 10. Bases on balls
OF Hoyt, 2; off Ogden. 8. Struck out-By
Hoyt, 8; by Ogden, l. Umpires-Aessrs.
Moriarity, Holmes and Nallin. Time of game
II hour and As minutes.
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sRan for Snyder In eighth inning.
fBatted for Maun in eighth inning.
tBatted for Doak In seventh inning.
fran for ]. Johnston In seventh inning.
New York. % 12,0 o o 1 1--5
Brooklyn. o o TO o o s KS

New YORK;. ....tUaU ~ TO
:. Runs-Groh (2,,s Meusel, Kelly. Wilson.
R:h Wns.s S5sh TsylSI ss
McQuillan. Two-basc hits-Groh. Wheat,
Brown. Three-base hit--Kelly. Home run
--Doak. Sacrfnces--M Meusef jackson. Taylor.
Ruether. Double plays-Jachson to Frisch to
Kelly; High to Fournier; Frisch to Groh Left
on bases-New York, 10; Brooklyn. Q Bases
on balfs-OR McQuillan, 2; on Doak, 2.
struck out-By MccuiIian, 2: by Doak. s.
Hits-on McQpifian, II in 6 innings Nnone
ont in seventy; OF Naun. none in inning;
OF Huntzinger, in inning; OH Doak. In
Z Innings; on Ruether.i 8 in 3 innings. Hit by'
piteher-By Doak tarohl: Winning pitcher
-Doak Losing piteher- -neQuillan; Umpires
of game-2 hours and II minutes.
Evening star., 1924-08-31
Nationals Nd out BY Yanree Stars uu in Tennis Title Toune
FIELD In MEMS SINGLES
is NARROWED TO FOUR
Tilden, Defending Champion, to Play Richards and
Johnston Will Meet Patterson, Only Invader
Left, in Semi-Finals Monday

Press
OREST HILLS Y, "bg three
William TIden WTlpa M Johuiton
Gerald L. Eaeon, of the Australian
will fight for singles championship
The Yankee their
field
the fifth round with decisive victory On Monday Ten sweeping
fifth straight with of
former pupil Vincent Richards the Olympic king
semhnal bracket Patterson
champion II mat
On the form they displayed today Tdea and Johnston
strongest OF and unless there
add to the already crowded list
Of Little
the Amerc
Evening star., 1924-08-31
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATE

Buffalo. Il: Reading. 6.
Syracuse. 6; Jersey City, 3.
Baltimore. 4?3; Toronto, 3-5.
Rochester, TT; Newark, So
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
Atlanta, IL; Nashville, 8.
New Orleans, 8; Memphis, o.
Little Rock, 3; Birmingham, 2.
Mobile-Chattanooga, rain.
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PIEDMONT LEAGUE.
High Point, 5; Greensboro. 4.
Winston-Salem, 2; Raleigh, /.
Durham, Z; Danville, 2.
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ynasrA LEAGUE.
AlrERIcAN AssoCIArIo. a

Por.s@ou.n. 81: 81; wiI.oa, 7-2.
Richmond, g.; Rocky Mount, 8.
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Toledo, 8; Columbus, 5.
milwaukee, z; Kansas City, 4.
St Paui. 8; Minneapolis. 3.
Louisville. 80: Indianapolis. -.
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Totals. .3S II "a Is Totals...37 16 q
fBatted for Mangum in fourth.
tBatted for Connaly in eighth.
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Totals, ..s2 2714 Totals. .as II n i,

sBatted for w. Collins In seventh inning.
fBatted for Shocker in seventh inning.
tBatted for Pruett in ninth inning.
Evening star., 1924-02-23
Baniished

Today I fired my angry niece from
this my poor abode; l placed her
bird cage and valise and sunshade in
the road. you are too MODERN" l
exclaimed, 1--WE never could agree !;
you may be right, but I'll be blamed
if you can live with me. You serve
on jrries in the courts, and think
it not amiss; but am of the old line
sports who balk at things like this.
You chase around in overalls upon
the public street, and show your
self in turner-halls where Mike COM
bats with Pete. see you smoking
coffin nai,s, you think your smoking
smart; you may be right, but what
avails the right that breaks my
heart? | do not like you modern
maids who toll not, neither spin, who
cuss and spike your lemonades with
antiVolstead gin. | am old-fash-
ioned, / allow, relic of dead days;
| wander gently with my cow along
ancestral ways. But this poor shack
is mine, wot, from rooftree to the
sill, and while l own the hal.owed
spot I'll run it as | will. And so
your baggage | have set outside the
garden gate; your shaving kit, your
cigaret, your snort togs in a crate"
My niece, she listened, not aghast,
but with heartless grin; You
represent" she said, "a past that is
too dead to skin
(Copyright.) WALT MASON.
Evening star., 1924-02-23
BRIGHTWOOD CITIZENS
HIT GASOLINE TAX
Back Bill FORGETTING State Road
Aid to Those Withholding
Reciprocity.

The Brightwood Citizens Associa-
Cuno II. Rudolph and James F. Oys-
ter for reappointment last night in
the Masonic Temple at Brightwood.
Charles w. Ray presided.
The association went on record as
opposed to the reciprocity bill for au-
tomobiles containing the two-cent
gasoline tax, but favored the bill now
before Congress forfeiting federal
road aid to such states as decline to
grant reciprocity.
The extension of 18th street through
the Walter Reed Hospital grounds
was Endorsed, as was also the eXten-
sion of Vermont avenue northeaSte RI y
to the Howard University grounds.
The linking up of the forts border
ing on the District line with boule-
ward was approved by the association.
The Brightwood association several
years ago advanced this idea and the
meeting last night reaffirmed it's pre-
viouS action.
John Claggett Proctor and John A.
Saul were selected to represent the
association in the community center r
department of the public schools with
hood page2ntS now being arranged.
II. 2. Meisinger was elected mem
Der of the association.
The association adopted a resolu-
tion urging a six-minute schedule on
the Takoma Park branch of the Cap
ital Traction Company during rush
hours.
Evening star., 1924-02-23
MANY SHIPS IN TRADE
ARE PRIVATELY OWNED
q. S. Merchant Marine Vessels
Transferred Number 766, Dis
placing 3,O2O,e51 Gross Tons.

Increase in the number OF privately
owned of the fleet of the American
merchant marine during 1923 brought
the total number of vessels under priv
ate operation to 7s6, displacing $780,
651 gross tons. The fleet showed
net gain Of thirteen ships during the
year. totaling S3,17s gross tons, the re-
port covering only vessels of I 1000 tons
or more.
or the total tonnage under the Ameri-
can flag. 2.385 vessels Of II, ,36S. 113 tons,
including tankers, but exclusive of ships
operated on the great lakes, the report
showed the government owned 1,2SS. of
which SS.4 per cent We're idle OH Janu-
airy J. Private operators owned 1897,
of which 15.5 per cent were unem-
ployed.
Absorption of the intercoastal and
coastwise trade of a majority of the
six passenger and eleven cargo ships
withdrawn by private operators, the re-
port said. left only nine passenger and
twenty-five cargo ships under their
ownership in the transatlantic service
OF the active private vessels 72 per
cent were engaged in coastwise traffic !;
II per cent in long haul overseas trade
and II per cent in nearby foreign trade
90 per cent Of the government owned
ships were employed exclusively IN over
seas service.
Evening star., 1924-02-23
CALLS UPON BELL
TO ENFORCE LAW
Cramton Seeks Elimination Of
Street Cars With Open Motor
mans Platforms~
CONTRADICTS STATEMENT
Declares Use of Equipment Not
Limited to Bush Hours.

In sharp letter to Maj. J. Franklin
Bell, chairman of the Public Utilities
Commission, Representative Louis G.
Cramton of Michigan yesterday re-
newed his efforts in behalf of street
car motormen for enforcement Of the
law prohibiting operation of cars with
open side platforms.
Representative Cramton's letter was
in reply to one from Maj. Bell, respond
ing to a letter of inquiry from Mr..
Cramton.
your statement that the cars with
sides of platforms entirely open, which
are in daily use, are used only in the
rush hours" said Representative Cram
ton, lis in direct contradiction to the
information furnished me by men on
such cars.
The law is a humane one. and
should be enforced. Its enforcement
would serve the double purpose of pre-
venting men being forced in freezing
weather, in storm and sect and snow,
to operate these cars with exposure to
the elements, and of protecting the
public from danger of accident that
may at any time result from the phySi-
cal discomfort surrounding and affect
ing men SO exposed.
Il am calling upon your commission
to enforce the law. May l expect you
to take early action?"
Evening star., 1924-02-23
HONOR TAFT AND FITCH.
University Club Members to Give
Dinner Wednesday.

Chief Justice William Howard
Taft OF the United States Supreme
Court, and DR.. Robert F. Fitch. presi-
dent of Hangchow University, China,
and fellow OF the Royal Geographic
cal Society. will be guests of honor
Of the University Club at its twen-
tieth anniversary dinner, Wednesday.
Chief Justice Taft was the first presi-
dent of the University Club.
DIR. William Mather Lewis, presi-
dent Of George Washington Univer-
sity will be the POSTMASTER. 5. NJ.
Kintner, head of the research laDora-
tories of the Westinghouse Electric
and Manufacturing Company will
speak on THE Development and Flu
ture of Radio" Entertainment VIII
be furnished by George OConnor, ac-
companied by Matt Horne, and the
George Washington University Dou-
BILE Quartet.
Evening star., 1924-02-23
HONOR WASHINGTON
AT TAKOMA PARK
Citizens Association Holds Com
munity Exercises at Presby-
terian Church.
zIHLMAN GIVES GRAFTON
Maryland Representative Warns of
Immigrant Flood.

Washington's birthday anniversary
was celebrated last night at Takoma
Park with appropriate community ex-
ercises. in the auditorium of the Ia
koma Park Presbyterian Church, un.
der the auspices of the Takoma Park
Citizens Association.
The exercises Of the evening opened
with an organ recital by Mrs. d. c.
Jackson from 7:3o to o'clock, fol-
F. Bryant, pastor OF the Adventist
Church and the presentation Of colors
by Post No. $50 of the Veterans OF
Foreign Wars.
The celebration program opened
with selections by the Takoma Male
Quartet and salute to the flag by
rTakoma Troop, No. 33, Boy Scouts of
America. A solo. "Recessional" was
the genealogy of George Washington
by Prof. Lewis NJ. Mooers, and a solo.
My Own United States" by c. W.
Smith. The Camp Fire Girls rendered
selection. after which the entire
audience sang THE Battle Hymn of
the Republic"
Mayor H. F. Taft made n brief in
troductory address presenting Repre-
sentative Fred n. Zihlman Of Mary
land as the orator of the evening.
After alluding to the reception which
he was rendered on his arrival and
meeting a number of his friends from
western Maryland, the speaker re-
ferred to the life of Washington and
the fact that his farewell address was
again brought to mind on the oc-
caslon of the anniversary of his birth
He said that Washington visualized
the National {S1niral h,,f ha n
not visualize the flood OF southern
European immigrants who had come
to the shores of America. Europe, he
continued, is much nearer to US today
than it was in Washington's day and
II is question as to how he would
react to the thought of entangiing
alliances as they confront US now
Washington, he said, could not have
won freedom for his country by him
selr. He was supported by the cour-
time, and the maintenance Of the free
dom they won depends upon the
courage and devotion of the ordinary
citizen of today.
The speaker was followed by the
singing Of THE Star Spangled Ban
ner and pronouncing of the bene-
6iction by Rev. Thomas G. Clark. D.
ID. The singing was led by Q. w. Lit
tie, choirmaster of the Takoma Pres
byterian Church, with Mrs D. C.
jackson as accompanist at the organ.
The celebration was preceded by a
roast beef dinner in the church at
$50 under the auspices Of the Com
munity League Of Takoma Park. DR..
w. A. Hooker was chairman of the
dinner committee and Fl. c. Heffner
and c. HUFF in charge of the decora-
tions. Herbert u. Lawson. chairman
of the entertainment committee of the
Takoma Park Citizens Association.
presided at the meeting
Evening star., 1924-02-23
Huge U. S. Rents
Stress CooHdge's
Building Program,

Emphasizing the need for . rev
Office building for the Department
of Agriculture in Washington,
which is one of the principal items
in President Coolidge's program
for immediate construction under
4 ten-year 50.O0n, 900 budget, and
which has the support of the Pub
lie Buildings Commission. the
agricultural appropriation bill re-
ported to the House yesterday called
for S196.S66 for rent of buildings
in the District of Columbia during
the fiscal year beginning July /
next.
This is an increase of $4,000
over the rent bill of that one de-
partment for the current fiscal
year, and q decrease of $4,000
from the budget recommendation
This decrease is due to new para
graph providing that $4,000 for
rent for the fixed-nitrogen re-
search laboratory be paid from
funds transferred to the Depart
ment of Agriculture by the War
Department. SO that, in fact, there
is no real saving of this amount
on Uncle Sans rent bill.