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M|D-C|Ty OPPOSES
UTILITY NOMINEES
Citizens Resolution Asks
Senate Not to Accept
New Candidates.

A resolution opposing confirmation
by the Senate of any of the three
persons named by President Coolidge
to serve on the new Public Utilities
Commission was adopted by the Mid
City Citizens Association, meeting in
the Thomson School last night. A
copy of the resolution is to be sent
to the Senate District committee.
A motion introduced by j. Howard
Huntington requested the Senate
committee to investigate charges that
the men named own stock in
the public utilities and are other
wise identified with public utilities
Michael Mahaney seconded Mr.. Dun
nington's motion and then requested
that the association go on record as
directly opposing the Senate conflrma-
ton of the men named for the COM
mission, the latter being done.
A. j. Driscoll, president of the asso-
citation, who had been authorized by
the organization to investigate and
report on the feasibility Of a bond
issue for the District, said he had
investigated the matter and was op-
posed to any form of bond issue
He also told of increased tax rates
at present without the bond issue,
indicating they would be much higher
in the future were loans secured
through the issuance of bonds
III. A. Friday and S. j. Harrison,
farmers of nearby Maryland. delivered
brief talks before the association,
urging that the people of the District
exercise their power to keep the
central Farmers Market from being
moved in an outlying district and
separated from the commission
merchants section of the Center
Market.
If the Farmers Market is moved
far away, they said and the commits
sion merchants part of the market
left in a convenient location. it will
mean that the farmers will be cut
off. This, they pointed out, will give
the commission merchants every
chance to fix prices. Farmers, they
added, never can be well enough
organized to fix prices themselves.
Mr.. Harrison favored the Mid-City
site for the relocation of the market.
Eleven new members were installed
as follows: /. T. Warren, Thomas B.
Gardner c. E. Mosher, E. Eugene
Elgin, Lloyd L. Britt, Calvin E. Kes-
sler, James p. Yancey, Charles M.
Church, A. Nuland, Miss Sibyl Baker
and Capt. Malcolm G. Stewart DR.. j.
C. Buchanan. vice president, presided
at the last half of the meeting. re-
lieving Mr.. Driscoll. who went to at
tend a Senate hearing.
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company had given $4,000 in two
years to the Vancouver World before
the paper was discontinued, and that
donations of from $1,000 to $4,000
had been made to the Vancouver
Province and the Vancouver Sun for
special editions" The consolidated
exporters did not do much display
advertising, Whitelaw said, but the
papers gave the company a certain
amount of advertising in the spe-
cial editions.
Whielaw said the Consolidated
Exporters had obtained Mexican
landing certificates on cargoes of
liquor consigned to Mexico or Cen
trail America, but landed in small
boats off the coast of California by
payment of duties" to a Mexican
known as Gonzales. Whitelaw said
this practice explained large I'M
Wondered expenditures on the books
of the company.
James Patterson, purchasing agent
for the British Columbia Liquor Con-
troll Board. was placed on the stand
upon the assertion of N. w. Rowell,
commission counsel, that British
Columbia export houses had bought
huge quantities of liquor in the
United States, making false affldavits
that 1t was for use for non beverage
purposes and then exporting 1t.
Patterson said this form of impor-
tation was stopped in 1928 and that
since that time spurious United
States labels had been used by Brit
ish Columbia liquor exporters.
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Civil Service Waived For 3.

Executive orders just issued by the
President authorize the employment
as a clerk at Marine headquarters, this
city, of Mrs. Arlene K. Mix, widow
of Master Sergt. Mix, United States
Marine Corps, who lost his life in an
airplane accident in April, 1926; the
appointment to a clerical position in
the classified service Of Mrs. Cathrine
E. Greenwald, widow Of Mark II.
Greenwa]d formerly employed in the
Interstate Commerce Commission, and
the reinstatement in clerical posi-
ton in the postal service of Mrs.
Bessie G. Thatcher, formerly en-
ployed in the post offices at savannah
and Denver from August, 1902, to jan
ualy, 1914. Operation of the civil
service rules was waived in each of
these cases on the mendation of
the heads of the various departments
affected.
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FEAST OF CONVERSION
OF ST. PAUL OBSERVED
Academic Occasion at Catholic
University by Students of
Theology Glass.

The patronal feast of the conversion
of st. Paul will be an academic occa-
sion at the Catholic University today,
when high mass will be sung by Rev.
Edward Fitzgerald, o. p. The feast
will be observed by the students of
the theology class and will be held in
the chapel of Caldwell Hall. In the
evening the feast day will be observed
with musical selections and by the
reading of two papers dealing with
the life and teachings of st. Paul.
A novena in preparation of the feas:
Of the conversion of St. Paul has been
conducted since January II in the Ma
tional Shrine of the Immaculate Con-
ception, under the direction of Rev.
Francis Lyons of st. Pauls College.
1t was largely attended.
High mass will be celebrated in the
National Shrine Sunday, but the yes
per services at O'Clock will be under
direction of the Knights of Columbus.
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BIDS FOR u. S. SHIPS
REJECTED BY BOARD
Leviathan and Others of American
Fleet Retained by Govern
ment officials.

By the Associated Press.
The Shipping Board yesterday re-
tected all bids for the liner Leviathan
and other ships of the United States
Lines. and for the freight vessels of
the American Merchant Line.
Two proposals were pending with
the board, one by w. F. Kenny and
associates of New York and another
Jointly by j. II. Winchester & Co,
present operators of the American
Merchant Line. and Gibbs Brothers,
Inc, both of New York. Neither con-
tennplated immediate purchase of the
I,eyiathan and sister ships, but the
chartering of the passenger vessels
and the outright purchase of the
freight ships of the American Mer-
chant Line.
Chairman O'Connor emphasized that
the board has not considered readver-
Using the ships for sale, and that 1t
was its intention to continue. to OPP
crate the lines through the Emergency
Fleet Corporation.
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PTOMAINE POISONING
LAID TO DEATH OF TWO
Murder and Suicide Theories
Abandoned in Case of Couple
Found Dead. 81

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, January Is
Ptomaine poisoning was advanced by
the authorities today as the possible
cause of the deaths of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Wilson, whose bodies, seated in
chairs facing each other, were found
in bedroom of their home last night.
Investigation revealed that the pair.
married only a few months. in good
financial circumstances and appar-
emily happy, had everything to live
for. There was no odor of escaping
gas and no signs of violence. The
cries of murder and suicide were
abandoned
Wilson and his wife, each about 35
years old, apparently had been dead
for two days. They were last seen
alive by neighbors on Saturday night,
when they entertained friends. Bank
books found in the house revealed that
Wilson had several thousand dollars
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FEDERAL JOBS VACANT.
Commission Announces Examina-
lions to Fill Positions.

The Civil Service Commission today
tons to fill vacancies in the following
POSITIONS:
Associate agricultural chemist, office
of experiment stations. Department of
Agriculture, at $4,000 year.
Associate agricultural economist
transportation, Bureau of Agricul.
tural Economics, Department of Agri-
culture, for duty in Washington. d.
C., or in the field. at $4,000 a year.
Assistant medical officer. associate
medical officer, medical officer. senior
medical officer. various branches of the
Government service.
Full information and application
blanks may be obtained from the office
Of the United States Civil Service Com.
mission, 1924 F street
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LIQUOR
|MPORTSFROM us.
Royal Commission, Probing
Customs Violations at Van
Cuver, Makes Revelations.
By the Associated Press.

VANCOUVER, B. c., January 3D.
Donations" to British Columbia
newspapers. duties" to Mexican of1-
cials and importations of thousands
of gallons of liquor made In the
United States. were revealed before
the royal commission investigating
customs law violations in hearing
here yesterday.
Russell Whitelaw, director Of the
Consolidated Exporters of British
Columbia, told how his company mad
contributed to Vancouver newspapers
for mo purpose at all"
"They asked for 1t and got IL:
Whitelaw declared. He said MS
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on deposit, and neighbors said he
owned the house in which he and his
wife had lived alone.
Neighbors knew little about the
Wilson's, except that both were en-
ployed and kept to themselves. VIII
son was a loom fixer. His first wife
died five years ago.
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SO smartly do they recon-
cile your ideal of chic-and
your desire for comfort! A
metal shank is cunningly con-
cealed in the arch to give it
support and the combination
last is comfort itself.
A three-eyelet oxford is
sketched-tan or patent with
lizard calf saddle strap. A
two-strap model in black or
brown kid, black satin or pat
ent.
Second FloOr-7th Street
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Whittall Rug sale

Closing out discontinued patterns of thes
rugs at prices that you will recognize as REM
for such quality!
$3.50 Anglo Persian Rugs, 9xl2 now. .............
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Felt-Base Rugs, $3.50 24x48 Rag RI
Waterproof and durable Hit or miss c
size 41axo feet. crowfoot borders
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the John Eaton Mothers Club last
Monday. Mrs. Lynn, a teacher of the
fourth grade of the John Eaton
School. gave short talk to the
mothers, and reports of the several
chairmen comprised the rest of the
meeting. Fifty dollars was voted to
be given to the District of Columbia
Congress budget.
Notices or reports for the District
Parent.Teacher Magazine for April
must be in the hands of the editor,
Mrs. II. L. Rossell, 1925 Klingle road
northwest, before March 23
An association was organized at the
Curtis-Hyde-An Schools last
Wednesday at 1880 o'clock. The fol
lowing officers were elected: Mrs. o.
w. Irving. president: Miss Cora
Ossire. first vice president: Walter 7.
Cardwell, second vice president; Miss
Annie G. keliher, secretary; Henry
G. Roth, treasurer. Ben Murch.
supervising principal of that division
spoke. Miss Cora Ossire. admins
trative principal. assisted in the or
ganizing. Audren Shreve gave piano
selections and the seventh and eighth
grades sang several songs.
The Chevy Chase Methodist Church
held a meeting in the interest of the
church school last Tuesday evening
at 8 o'clock in the social hall. Mrs.
Giles Scott Rafter spoke on THE
Value of Cooperation Between Par
ents and Teachers in Religious Educa-
ton" There was music by Mrs. Mar
shall c. Guthrie, Mrs. Richard Il. Clay.
ton and Mr.. Alexander Clayton. Re.
f.ac
The pre-school committee of the
District OF Columbia Congress of Par
ent Teacher Associations met at the
home of Mrs. G. s. Rafter last Mon
day afternoon. Plans were made to
begin the Summer roundup work
right away.
Mrs. Joseph Sanders, health chair
man of the District of Columbia Con
gress. will meet a group of people at
the OLD National Museum, in the bal
cony devoted to hygiene exhibits. next
Wednesday at 1870 O'Clock before the
child training group meeting, and
show them the hygiene exhibit.
The Carbery Association met Tues
day afternoon with the president, Mrs.
John w. Davis, presiding. Mrs. Will
liam H. Rowe reported on the milk
lunches being served to the school
children and Mrs. A. r. Grosskurth
for visiting and floral. Two additional
delegates were appointed to the Con-
gress of Parent Teacher Associations,
this association now being represented
by Mrs. William H. Rowe, Mrs. VIII
liam Dondera, Mrs. A. X. Wine, Mrs.
w. l.. Hagen, Mrs. Frank Ludlow,
Mrs. George Fox. Mrs. Norman Sand
ridge. Mrs. Mulvaney, Mrs. John Car
ter and Mrs. Grover Koockegey. Mrs.
Henry Zones gave a report of the
reading circle. Mrs. George Fox was
appointed to represent the association
at the Social Hygiene Society.
1t was voted to conduct Easter sight
seeing trips for the children, these
being in charge of the mothers. They
are taken to various Government build
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SUMMER HOMES
FOR SALE OR RENT.

swAMPsCOTT-TO RENT FOR -FOUR
months. cottage of eight roonie. garage sua
parlor: near ocean. Write c. ID. BROWN. %
Millett I'd. Swampscott. Mass. Ia
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president: Mrs. q. r. Farrell, vice
president; Mrs. Norman Brooke, re
cording secretary; Mrs. Louis kyhl
corresponding secretary, and Mrs. Nj
Ii. Roche, treasurer.
The Thomson Parent Teacher Asso
citation met March at 230 pm. The
meeting was called TO order by Mrs.
T.. X. Cammack, the president. Mrs.
G. W. Lady, pre-school chairman OF
| the District of Columbia Congress,
gave a talk on The Pre- School
Child" A group of children from the
second grade. under direction or Miss
| Shining, gave "a play. The assocla-
| ton voted to buy "a protector for use
of the children and $50 was contrib.
uted 10 the budget and the shoe and
rubber fund of the District Of Column.
bia Congress. Funds were also APP
| propriated to buy extra material for
children's games, geographical ana
| historical cut-up puzzles and outline
maps. Prizes were awarded 10 Doth the
second grade, Miss Stinzing, and the
Kindergarten, there being tie III the
number of parents present. a lunch.
con was announced for March 10 ana
In. The next meeting Will be held
April L., in the evening
A meeting of the District of Colum-
bia Congress of Teacher AS
sociatlons will be held Tuesday. at the
Willard Hotel. at 100 o'clock. Mrs.
A. II. Fast. president OF the John
Burroughs Parent-Teacher Association
will, sing, and a group of pupils from
the James r. oyster School Will pre-
sent a short pageant of National Par
ent Teacher Association work.
The Benning Parent Teacher Asso.
citation met March /. The second
grade won the banner again for the
month Four new members We're ad-
mitted.
The Service School Association will
meet March 20, at 5:45, at the school.
3043 Fifteenth street. The subject of
the meeting will be obedience.
Langdon. Woodbridge Parent-Teacher
Association held "a food sale last Sat
urday in the Northeast Building As
ISOLATION. The association will meet
March is at 1880 pm. This will be
the annual patrons night" when
the teachers will be at home in their
rooms to welcome the parents and
acquaint them with the work of the
school.
Miss Rose Lee Hardy, supervisor
of elementary grades, spoke of some
educational trends in the modern ele.
mentary schools before the Johnson
School Parent-Teacher Association
Tuesday afternoon. DIR. Gertrude d.
Shockells of the National Health In
stitute, spoke of food problems. The
secretary reported the purchase of
three volley balls and a stopwatch
for the school.
The third meeting of Child Study
Training Class for Leaders will be held
in the Public Library Wednesday at 8
o'clock. DIR. Lois Meek will speak on
How Children Learn"
DIR. Philander ID. Poston addressed
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Sa6 p.na.. Wilson Players play.
Mammals Affairs
Thursday--6:45 pm, Central Pres
byterian B. B. game: 8 PM. Wilson
Players, Bridge Club: 9:15 pm. Column
bia A. c.
Friday-3:30 pm, Junior rhythmic
dancing. Junior dramatics, Junior gym
class: 6:45 Pm, Olympia b, b.
Team: 1880 pm, basketry class, Boy
Scouts, Troops 1, 80, 40 and Al; pm,
Mt. Vernon A. c.: 9:15 pm, Wood
lotian A. C.. +"
Saturday. am, violin instruction;
| 9:30 am, piano instruction, Maryland
teachers class.
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| ings and a special car takes a group
to Mount Vernon.
Miss Ruth Dick, teacher. was author
lied to purchase a special book to be
| used in geography study, also benches
will be purchased for special group
| study in the Sd. 4th and 5th grades.
Mrs. Blanche Lewis, teacher, was au-
| thoriZed to purchase a set of 40 books
for 4th grade work and Miss Mathis.
principal. will purchase volley balls
and other athletic equipment.
Mrs. w. L. Hagen announced
| rummage sale to be held March 21-23
| for the benefit of the association. The
| banner for attendance was won by the
| 4th grade, Mrs. Lewis, teacher.
DIR. Il. c. Galloway of the National
| Social Hygiene Association will meet
| the Social Hygiene chairmen and rep
| resentatives of the different local as
sociations next Thursday in the audi
torium on the third floor of the Frank
| lin School at las pm.
The Reservoir Conduit Road Asso-
citation met at the Reservoir School
house last Tuesday afternoon. The
parents were entertained for a short
| time by pupils OF the 4th grade, with
recitations and songs, under the direc-
ton OF MRS. ftOueTlck
Mrs. Burr, the president, then gave
IL short talk on the purposes OF the as
ISOLATION and introduced Mrs. Stebbins,
who explained the national organiza-
ton. Mrs. Logan gave talk on chill
dren's reading and distributed a list
of books and copies of the Child Wei
fare Magazine. Mrs. Hatchett gave
talk on first aid in the treatment of
burns.
Tea was served by Mrs. Burr. assisted
by several of the members. Mrs. Burr
will give a benefit card party for the
association next Saturday evening at
her home.
Central High Center, Thirteenth and
Clifton streets:
Monday pm, Crescent A. c.,
Hibbs Bank p. B. team; $3.50 pm,
Commercial Bank 3. B. team, Wood
side M. e. b. B. team.
Wednesday, pm, Chevy Chase
A. c.. National Capital Rife team;
7:30 pm, the Masks rehearsal; pm,
Grotto drill team; 8:15 pm, Fine Arts
lecture, "Clay Talk-The Sculptor IS
Studio" with a demonstration by
dorado Taft, sculptor, author and
teacher: $50 pm, Potomac Boat Club
B. r. team.
lnurSudy--t Pill, STcSCeIlL "a. u,
Strayer's College Girls B. B. team;
pm, Almas Temple drill team; $50
pm, Washington Canoe Club B. B.
team.
Columbia Heights Center, Wilson
Normal School, Eleventh and Harvard
streets:
Monday-6:45 pm, First Baptist
B. Y. P. u. Basket ball practice; 7:30
H. ill.,.
trated lecture and reduction exercises
of the Watch Your Weight Club; 7:3O
pm, Boy Scouts first aid and map
making class; 8 pm, Wilson Players
dress rehearsal.
Tuesday-6:45 pm, Capitol A. c.
VS.. First Baptist B. B. game; pm.
Capital A. c. gym class. Choral Club;
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The third meeting of Child Study
Training Class for Leaders will be held
in the Public Library Wednesday at 8
o'clock DIR. Lois Meek will speak on
How Children Learn
DIR. Philander ID. Poston addressed
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The Blow School organized a Parent
Teacher Association Monday. Ohicers
were elected, with Mrs. Emma 3 nlm-
norman as president. and committees
was appointed to draw up consul
fIrffnn
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The Edmonds Association will meet
tomorrow at 1870 pm. in the school.
A reading circle and a pre'school
study circle win be organized. MRS.
G. s. Frazer, clothes conservation
chairman of the District of Columbia
Congress, and Mrs. G. w. Lady, pre-
school chairman, will speak.
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The Parent Teacher representatives,
10 the Juvenile Protective Association
will meet Wednesday at O'Clock at
Epiphany Parish Hall, 1917 G street.
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The Langley Association will meet
Tuesday at 7:S0 pm. at the Lincoln
Road Methodist Church, u street be-
tween Lincoln road and Summit place
northeast. The speaker will be Rev.
Homer 7 Councillor
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Paraguay Learning English.

Public desire to learn the English
language has caused the establishment
OF classes In English In the Gimnasio
Paraguayo, the public forum Of Asun-
cion." English classes. says the Unit
ed States Bureau OF Education. have
been inaugurated generally In the
schools and colleges Of Paraguay.
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Sunset Hill. Beverly Cove Mass.
a modern. beautifully furnished house At
Beverly Cove. 25 miles from Boston. Sea
bathing. lawn. shade trees, vegetable and
flower gardens. A comfortable home eepe-
cially adapted TO a family with children Ad-
dress Owner. 2o09 First National Bang Build
inf. Pittsburgh. Pa.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-02
WATCHING THE
SC0REB0ARD

Yesterdays Hero Joe Dugan of
the New York Yankees, who deliv-
cred a pinch single in the ninth to
score Paschal with the run that
defeated the Athletics > to /.
The game had been n pitching
duel between Rubc Walbcrg and
Miles Thomas.
Slim Harris settled down after
carly irning wildncss and kept the
Washington hits scattered thereby
enabling Boston to cvcn\1he series
by winning 6 to /.
Jumbo Elliott allowed but four
lits to the Boston Braves and
Brooklyn won It's fourth straight
game. 8 to p II was the seventh
victory in the eight games for the
Dodgers.
Four Detroit pitchers were touch,
ed for 20 hits as Cleveland won II
To J. The 20 hits included seven
doubles aud two triples.
Fot the first time this season Lee
Meadows, ace of the Pittsburgh Pr.
atcS pitching staff, went down to
dctcai. Philadelphia won our to
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-02

slated to meet Bobbic Herman of
Los Angeles in one Of the Ground
, battles while the other will bring
together those slugging youngsters,
Ronald O'Dcll of San Diego and
! Tony De Soto of Los Angeles.
Fans throughout the valley are
centcring their attention on the o.
/ Dcli-Dc Soto scrap. These two boys
won their way into the hearts of
ring followers in the last show at
/ the arena, rutting up an exhibition
Of mixing chat has never been eX-
cefled here. o Dell was accorded Il
| shade in the six round setto despite
the fact that he hit the canvas
twice as against once for his op-
! Poncnt. But q Dell won the scrap,
/ Furnishing De Soto just "A little more
. than he was punished himself.
J 1t was a great fight and if the
: boys furnish fans with another like
II III the 10-roundcr tomorrow night,
! the rest Of the battlcrs can all 90
home and the fans will still have
. their money $ worth The boys
/ tlght with both fists and are clever.
! The other main attraction prom
dses more science than the O'Dell-
: De Soto battle aud both boys, Her
man and Gcrome, are known as mix
! ers. They will tip the scales at
about l24 pounds and fans are very
apt to see Il second speedy argu-
mcnt. Herman and Gcromc have
both met the best boys in their
class and are rated we'll up the fis-
lie scale
In the opening battles Benny
Romero of 'CalcXico will meet NJ
Matco of Brawlcy while Battling
johnson Of the Tamarack ranch
clashes with Charlie Andrc,fs of
Los Angeles.