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Qla. mOunIIFIg
aIS st. Room 81 /.
DIAMOND BARGAINS-A very fne COM
plete selection OF unredeemed olamonoS,
watches and iewelrv for sale at prices
much below their regular values Save
35c, to 4OT,. All merchandise GUAR
ANTEFD as to we'eht. color and perfec-
tion. Busses leaving 1th and Pa. ave.
stop al our door. HORNING LOAN OFFICE.
south end Highway Bridge. opposite WASH
i0orOp
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COAI-Lady's $500 mink coat. small size:
sacrifice Sl75 cash. Emerson 61s2.
COATSSacrifice new Jenef brown cloth,
brown fox trim. $50: also black seal. mink
trim $50 and black lapIn Jacket -: all
size I6 Columbia 3253 SO'
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BED ROOM SUITE, 500. sofa. $40; like
new; used two years only. giving up houst-
keeping. 5O1 St. Sc. Saturday from
:
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BOYS-GOOD PAY.
AUTOMOBILE statesmen.

Permanent work for boys IA and over
with or without bicycles: also 4 vacancies
with salary for boys with bicycles. Apply
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of used pieces at low prices Baum n
Son. GIG st. NV
OIL BURNER 'No-Kon. 275-gallon tank;
reasonable. 1870 18th st. NV. Adams
11I1
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CHRISTMAS TREE DECORATIONS consist
ing OF electric base ten Slight strings, re-
fiectoTs and ornaments. Georsla 1905 after
. nj
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NURSERY WASHER (ele-tric). Philco radio,
large washer. oil range. Frigidaire. Linz
coin o6a3-J
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sold lame, latest style: dress, Jacket. 500.
purchase price 500 so; hat, Sl5, black
satin $40 Phone North R16l
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BED ROOM SUITE. > pieces; best, quick
offer; rich mahogany. Adam matched.
handsome dresser, commodious chlfforobe,
dainty dressing table and bench. attractive
doub'e bed A real find If you love nice
things. 6s2l Fairfax rd.. Bethesda. No.
RFnSPPEAD beautiful hand-crocheted;
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MOTORS, refrigerator. oil-burner belts.
blowers tans bearings, brushes: repair:
winding window DISPLAY Cartv l6OS 9Th.
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NURSING HOME.
MOTOR IRAXEl.

For invalids and convalescences. Phone
Adams 1863 1888 Kalorsma I'd.
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OFFICE FURNITURE new. used desks
Co, new location, 500 e NV Natl Saht.
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ED-DAVENPORT, Ape. suite good con-
dltlon, $50; also bed room furniture. @6''i
Conn. ave. NV dealer. Col 900.
BED ROOM. dining room suites: twin beos
typewriter. studio couch breakfast set ra-
oio. secretary desk. Edelman, j3O3 Ga. ave.
Evening star., 1936-12-19

DIAMOND. 45-IOO carat fine quality.
platinum setting with , maroulse and
round diamonds: SI26 Natl. JeTelry
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CAMERAS-We buy, sell. trade used CAM
eraS Cline kodakS and projectors. Bar
gains daily. Robbins, 529 l4th 81. nv.
CHRISTMAS TREES. nicely shaped. freshly
cut all sizes. deliv. your home, cedsrs. pines.
Met 1896. 943 Independence ave. sv. 2o'
CHRISTMAS TREES wholesale and retail
pine ano cedar all sizes. very cheap: cut
=. Glav
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DIAMOND BARGAINS from distress
sources always available. Call National
Jewelry Exchanee. National 6254
DIAMOND cost S4OO, plat. mounting.
sacrifice. S195 Phone Decatur 3l56 be-
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SALESMAN.
EMPLOYMENT SERVICES.
INSTRUCTION COURSES.

RUPHERs' EMPLOYMENT AGENCY h
cooks maids houseworkers laundress,
cleaners. helpers etc: ref. Decatur 355
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-04-26
SECTION 213 REPEAL
TO BE RECON- MENDED
North Capitol Group to Be Urged
to Support Pending Bill by
Renresentative Caller
Representative Celler.

The Executive Committee of the
North Capitol Citizens Association
tomorrow night will recommend that
the entire group approve repeal of
Section 213, which prohibits more
than one member of family working
for the Government. This report was
voted favorably by the committee at
its last meeting. Secretary James A.
Crooks announced yesterday.
Mrs. Julia Lawless has reported her
findings to the committee after study
OF the measure She said the proposed
bill by Representative Celler, Demo-
crat Of New York, would place a limit
of $4,000 on the combined salaries of
members Of the same family working
In the Government. If combined sal
aries are more than this amount, one
would have to resign. This bill has
been approved by numerous women's
clubs about the country she said. She
urged committee approval of this
measure and such action was taken.
Seldom M. Ely urged the. commit
tee to approve repeal of the present
law, which limits number of members
IN family employed by the Govern
ment to one person. He stated that
1t developed a great deal of immoral
ity; restrained young people from
getting married and enforced hard
ships on low-salaried employees.
The report will be presented to the
association along with a recommends
ton that city wide campaign be
inaugurated to clean up streets and
tx bad looking places about the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-04-26
FAILURE OF SPORTS
ARENA PLAN HAILED
Project Withdrawn as Petworth
Citizens Line Up for Fight
on Proposal. -

Solid opposition on the part OF
members Of the Petworth Citizens
Association to construction Of sports
arena in its area was crowned with
success during the past week when
the Securities and Exchange Commis-
sion forced withdrawal by Washington
Gardens, Inc, Of an application for
registration of q 100000 security
issue.
1t was proposed to use subscriptions
for the stock in financing erection Of
the structure on Kansas avenue be-
tween Upshur and Taylor streets.
In hearings on their applications,
officials of the Gardens refused to dis
close the identities Of persons declared
to be ready with capital for the en-
terprise, and It was this deadlock that
prompted withdrawal Of the petition
for registration. =.
Representatives Of the Petworth Cit-
liens Association and Of other groups
in the territory were present at the
final session of the hearing with
view to evidencing the opposition Of
residents of the neighborhood to such
an establishments ~-ssNt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-04-26
Liquor Dealers Tax Asked
To Finance Inebriate Farm,

An attempt will be made by the
Lincoln Park Citizens Association to
have introduced In Congress a bill to
provide for home for inebriates;
home relief for widows and orphans
Of inebriates and to settle compensa-
ton claims for injury and death
caused by persons under the influence
of intoxicating liquors.
The bill, as proposed by J. w. Barse,
will assess q special tax on retail
liquor dealers to provide funds for
its provisions. The citizens will ask
that the proposal will substitute H.
r. bill 12035, which, if enacted, would
provide home for inebriates from
the general funds.
Part Of Bills Text.
Part Of the proposed bill Is as
follows:
THAT a special tax Of not less than
l or more than per centum, accord
ing to the yearly estimate Of the Com
missioners of the District as to suffici-
ency, shall be imposed on the gross
daily sales Of liquors by the licensees
in the District, to establish a home
for inebriates in the said District, and
the maintenance Of the same by the
Board of Public Welfare.
Section 2. This inebriate tax shall
be SUFFICIENT to provide relief for the
wives and minor children Of inebriates
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-04-26
NORTHEASTD|NNER|
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Nine Groups Unite to Mark
Success in Drive for,
Civic Projects.

A Northeast victory dinner will be
held at the Brookland Methodist
Church, at Z o'clock Wednesday eve
ming, by members Of the Northeast
Conference Of Citizens Associations,
to celebrate the securing of six major
projects in the Northeast section Of
the city. The conference represents
nine citizens associations.
The idea for q Northeast dinner
originated with the Burroughs Citi-
zens' Association. and was brought
before the conference by the groups
delegate, K. p. Armstrong. A. F. E.
Scheer, chairman of the conference.
suggested that it be called victory
dinner to celebrate the projects which
are soon to get under way.
Williams Is Chairman.
John H. Williams, delegate from
the Dahlgren Terrace Citizers' Asso-
citation, was named general chairman
Of the committee in charge of ar
rangements, and the following dele
gates were named to serve with him:
Scheer, William j. Weber, Mrs. W. N.
White, Marvin M. Mclean, DR.. George
r. Ellis, w. M. Coffman, Lee r. VIII
son. J. L. Parkhill, j. M. De Marco,
William J. Tobin, Kenneth P. Arm
strong, Wilbur S. Finch, Lars M.
Eidsness, Cyrus Bright, Harrison
Dixon and Etnar Christensen.
The District Commissioners, Thomas
E. Lodge, president Federation of Citi-
zens' Associations, and other distin-
guished public officials have been in
vited to attend.
The victory celebration comes just
about two years after the formation
of the Northeast Conference. Previ-
ously there had existed conference
of suburban citizens associations,
which had functiened since 1925. In
1884, however, 1t was decided to form
the present group, which consists Of
practically all the civic bodies of the
Northeast quarter of the city. Two
associations which are not members.
but which have been invited to Coop
crate and participate. are the North
Capitol and Rhode Island Avenue Citi-
ZcllS AoSOCld 1Ilt olOOhlollO-
Woodbridge Business Mems Association
is another group which has been in
vited.
Projects Obtained.
The projects which have been OBJ
tanned by these associations for the
Northeast section of the city and are
the cause of this victory celebration
are a new fire house at Fourteenth
street and Rhode Island avenue north
east, a bridge over the Metropolitan
branch of the Baltimore & Ohio rail-
road tracks at Franklin street north
east; the viaduct to eliminate the rail-
road grade crossing where Michigan
avenue northeast crosses the railroad
tracks, the Eighteenth street north
east underpass and the Ninth street
northeast overpass, both of which will
afford convenient travel between
Northeast and suburban Washington
and other sections of the Northeast
now separated by the Pennsylvania
Railroad; the development of the
Turkey Thicket Recreation Center.
All these projects have been sought
by the Northeast associations for many
years, and the residents of Northeast
will in this manner express their ap-
probation to the Commissioners and
other officials for the interest, shown
in Northeast projects, Scheer declared.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-04-26

and for the orphans and widows of
inebriates, who lacking the normal
and necessary assistance of husbands,
parents and other near kindred were
deferred by liquor addiction from per-
forming their family duties.
Commissioners Would Direct.
SECTION 3. The Commissioners OF
the District when annually adjusting
the inebriate tax, shall provide q
total sum for the purposes set forth
in sections and 2, and also to in
.clude an additional amount for
equitably reimbusing all persons in
jured. and the dependents and heirs
Of persons killed, when such injuries
and deaths are caused in part or
major degree by persons under the
influence of intoxicating liquors,
whenever such liquors may have been
purchased or consumed, provided the
injury or fatality occurred in the
District.
Section 4. The collection Of the
said inebriate tax; building and fur
nishing Of the inebriate home; main
tenances Of dependents Of inebriates,
and remuneration of persons suffering
loss, injury or death through use of
intoxicating liquors, shall be admins
tered by the District Government, and
its agencies, as for other matters Of
taxation; building, administration, re-
lief and equity"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-04-26
Greeters' Guide Published.

For the sixteenth successive year the
hotel men of Washington have pub
lished a "Greeters' Guide to Wash.
ington" and during the past week
81 900 copies were made available to
visitors free of charge.
The booklet, which includes q map
of the city and describes most of the
city's historic points of interest. Is the
product of Washington Chapter. No.
81, Hotel Greeters Of America.
The guide, profusely illustrated.
treats of the city's parks, public build
ings, statues, memorials, luncheon
clubs, hotels, churches, theaters, air.
ports and street car and bus lines.
Distribution of the guide is handled
in cooperation with the washington
Board of Trade and the Greater Ma
tional Capital Committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-04-26
FIGURES DISCLOSE
RESULT Of G.N.C.C.
Hodges Reports Visitors
Have Spent $221,547,ee
Here in Five Years.

During the five years the Greater
National Capital Committee Of the
Washington Board Of Trade has been
in existence approximately s221,547,.
9s2 has been spent by visitors TO the
Nations first city. according to Curtis
Hodges, executive director.
Hodges estimated last weak that
tourists have left in Washings1a close
to $11o,0oo,oo0 and that convention
delegates and visitors have spent
$50 100000.
During that five-year period the
total number of visitors has surpassed
the combined population Of New York
and Chicago, the two largest cities in
America.
These two estimates are included
in a statement Of 10 points" Hodges
and his staff compiled for the annual
meeting Of the Board Of Trade.
The others, quoted from Hodges
report, are as follows:
THE amount Of money spent by
visitors in that period would meet
the pay roll for one year Of lat in
dustrial concerns, each employing
1000 employees, at an average salary
of $50 a week.
THE number of persons who come
to Washington each year, including
all classes of visitors, is larger than
the population of any one of the IS
largest cities in the United States, as
listed in the World Almanac.
The amount Of money expended
by visitors in the last five years Ia
equal to the cost Of all the buildings
in the Federal Triangle and, in add.
ton. the cost Of the Supreme Court
Building and the Mount Vernon
Memorial Boulevard.
in the last five years the COM
mittee has staged BAT radio broad
casts carrying information about
Washington, and of this number rs
we're either national or international
broadcasts.
Members Of the committees staff.
in covering conventions and other
promotion work, have Travelled total
Of 165 ,225 miles.
in the last three years, since the
committee has been using a motion
picture of Washington for promotion
work, the total number of showings
of this picture is approximately 1000.
Fifty copies of this film are now in
circulation in this country and in
foreign countries.
In the last three years the COM
mittee has distributed to trade
journals and other publications 669
pictures showing views of the city OF
Washington and 526 engravings.
THE committee has distributed APP
proximately 100000 pieces Of Wash.
ington literature, to say nothing OF
the vast volume of correspondence
carried on every year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-04-26
NEEDED STREET REPAIR
STARTED IN. SOUTHEAST
Washington Highlands Group
Gets Action After Reporting
Conditions to Col. Sultan,

As the result of a report by Wash
ington Highlands Citizens Association
Committee to Engineer Commissioner
Sultan relative to the deplorable con-
dition Of the streets in its community,
workmen early last week began dig
ging up First street southeast between
Atlantic street and HALEY place and
on HALEY place between First street
and Nichols avenue southeast prepar-
atory to resurfacing the two streets.
First street when completed will be
Is feet wide with asphalt shoulders 6
feet wide. There will be a sidewalk
constructed on one side Of the street
after it has been paved. 1t is expected
that the work will take from six weeks
70 two months.
Meanwhile, buses which formally
ran up HALEY place and down First
street to Atlantic street have been re-
routed and now continue down Nichols
avenue and Atlantic street, terminal
ing at First and Atlantic streets south
east.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-04-26
PLANS UNDER WAY +.
TO MARK JULY 4.
Officials Appointed for An.
nuaI Celebration Held in
Takoma Park.

Inc various CltlZenS aSSOCldtlONS,
Boy and Girl Scout troops, veteran
organizations and their auxiliaries,
clubs and other civic groups in Ia
koma Park are again actively en-
gagged in planning another mammoth
Fourth Of July community celebration.
The event will be held in conjunction
with The Stars 10-mile modified mar
athon, starting on the Mount Vernon
Boulevard and finishing on the Ia
koma Park municipal Fairgrounds
at Fourth and Whittier streets.
Trey Named Chairman.
Walter Trey. president of the Ia
koma Park Citizens Association, has
been selected general chairman of
the celebration, which will be par
ticipated in by citizens and organiza-
lions on both the District and Mary
land sides of Takoma Park. Vice
chairmen Of the general committee
include Mrs. Byron M. Coon, presi-
dent of the Takoma Park Women's
Club; Judge Herman c. Heffner, pres
ident of the Community League of
Takoma Park; Lewis A. Jones, vice
president of the Citizens Association
of Takoma, D. c., and Herbert F.
Main, president of the Takoma Park
Boundary Citizens Association. Har-
din G. Waters is secretary Of the
General Committee and Robert M.
Lyon, treasurer of the affair.
Department Vice Comdr. E. Brooke
Fetty of Maryland, the American Le-
gion, has been appointed grand mar
shall and George B. Kissinger, assistant
marshal Of the parade, which will be
| featured at 10 am, with President
Wallace c. Magathan in charge of the
details of the band and Capt. Harold
w. circuit, patriotic exercises to be
held at IL am, at the conclusion Of
the parade.
Directs Athletic Program.
The athletic program on the play
grounds will be in charge of Arthur
Kriemelmeyer, director of the Whit
tier Fairgrounds; programs in charge
of Herbert F. Main; auditing. Mrs.
Mary Lamond White and L. Martin
Simpson. jr; F. r. Leaman, fireworks;
SiIIC w. 4OullSD4OOO, IAAoiAi man VA
Finance Committee on Maryland side
of town and John Walker on the Dis
trict side. The committee arranging
the details of the 10-mile modified
marathon includes Richard S. Ten
nyson, director of the event, assisted
by Harry Helm. Walter Trey ard
Frank S. Harris. DR.. William A.
Hooker is chairman of the Reception
Committee of out-of town guests;
Harvey L. Haight in charge of uni
formed marching units, with Mrs.
Coon arranging details for the pa
triotic section.
In the line of March will be the
Takoma Park Women's Club, headed
by Mrs Coon; Junior Women's Club.
led by Mrs. Perry Huff; Drum and
Bugle Corps, Sons of the American
Legion, attached to Takoma Park
Post, No. %, led by Betty Cavanaugh:
American Legion Auxiliary and Junior
Auxiliary and Girl Scout troops, I'M
der the direction of Mrs. J. Ed.
Hatcher.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-04-26
Restaurant Week Planned.

National Restaurant week will be OBJ
served in Washington from May to
10 and a proclamation of the District
Commissioners has set aside that
period for the observance.
The restaurant division of the Mer-
chants & Manufacturers Association
sponsored the program locally as a
matter of public health and accom-
modations.
The purpose Of the week, as exc
pressed in the proclamation OF Com.
missioners Hazen, Allen and Sultan, Is
that during that period recognition
be given to restaurants for their con-
tribution to improved sanitation and
scientific preparation Of food for the
public interest"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-04-26
Civic Association Dinners
Growing in Popularity.

THE Petworth Citizens Associa-
ton on Wednesday will hold
its second annual banquet in the
Masonic Temple of Joppa Lodge at
Ninth and Upshur streets. The
Committee of Arrangements in an
ticipation of large attendance, has
arranged to transfer the event to
the armory of Roosevelt High
School if advance reservations in
dictate an attendance beyond the
capacity of the hall.
The principal speaker will be
Paul E. Lesh, former president of
the association. Several members
of Congress and the District Com
misisoners are expected to attend.
Petworth is specially jubilant at
this time over the inclusion in the
District appropriation bill of an
item for the erection of Petworth
Branch Library.
AS mentioned in this column last
Sunday, the Northeast Conference
of Citizens Associations will, on the
same evening as the Petworth af-
fair, hold dinner in the Brook
land Methodist Church to celebrate
the many civic achievements in the
northeast section.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-04-26
Mrs. Muchmore Back.

Mrs. Salle P. Muchmore, merchan.
dising manager of the Better Business
Bureau, after several weeks Of illness
has returned to her duties and to her
regular radio broadcasts on the func-
lions of the bureau.
Last week she talked about going
out of business" sales. Such advertised
sales, she said, should be 'just that"
If they are not announcements d
firms actually going out Of business
then the advertising is fraudulent. The
Better Business Bureau checks all such
announcements and Is ready to tell all
inquirers whether or not such sale
is genuine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-04-26
SPELLING CONTEST
SCHEDULED MAY 26
$3.50 in Awards to Be Given
Winning Representatives
of 48 States.

The twelfth annual national SPELL
ing bee will be held in Washington
Tuesday, May IS. with total Of
$1,750 in awards to be contested for
by representatives from the 48 States.
The word list for 1886 competition
was prepared by DR.. Frederick S.
Breed of the University of Chicago,
who has been careful to avoid strictly
foreign and unreasonably technical
words because the contestants all are
in the eighth grade or lower in school.
An experienced board of judges will
decide whether words given in the
contest are spelled correctly. The
board includes the Rev. James Shera
Montgomery, who has served in every
national spelling bee; Belmont Far
ley, assistant director Of publications
for the National Education Associa-
ton, who has participated for the
past six years, and T. D. Martin, d.
rector of records and membership for
the National Education Association,
who served last year.
DR.. George B. Woods, dean of the
College of Liberal Arts and professor
of English at American University,
again will serve as chairman of the
match.