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14 BEST OF AMERICAN ART IS IN EXHIBIT Priceless Collection Being In stalled in Corcoran Gallery for Short Stay Here. Practically every one of tlie more than 500 examples of the best work \ in American art for the last 100 years lias reached Washington in ample time for the opening of the great exhibition at the Coacoran Gal- j lery of Art Saturday night, to mark j the centennial celebration of the Xa- : tional Academy of Design. The in- | stallation of these art works is almost j completed. Here and there some pic- j ture needs to be raised or lowered, or j some pedestal lacks a coat of paint, < but the finishing touches are being j put through at the hands of skilled j and carefully supervised workmen, and j there is not a doubt that all will be in j complete readiness on time. Most of these priceless articles. ! which came from all over the United j States and even from abroad, were as sembled first in New York and were ! brought here, carefully packed and guarded, in a series of special cars which arrived last Saturday. Second Floor Cleared. Corcoran Gallery officials had al ready done their part: the permanent collection of that Institution had been entirely removed from the second floor, in the gallery and salons of which the centennarv exhibition will be on view until November 15. The intervening week is witnessing labors as heavy as they are delicate. One or j two special examples which are par ticularly desired by the National Academy officials have yet to arrive, but they are confident that these last minute entries will be here by Satur day night. John Ward Dunsmore, director of this centennial exhibition of the acad emy. and C. Powell Minnigerode. -di rector of the Corcoran Gallery, have been working in close co-operation since last May. the former spending much of his time in Washington. The hanging committee of this old est and best known of American art organizations arrived in Washington last Wednesday.and has been hard at work ever since. It consists of j Charles C. Curran, secretary of the j academy: F. Ballard Williams and Henry B. Snell, both academicians. ! Edward McCartun, academician-elect, j Is here also as expert on the mount- | ing arrangement of the works of j sculpture, the pedestals and back- ' grounds of which must be absolutely appropriate in size, design and color. Goes‘on Tour I.aler. Washington is looking forward with keen interest to this unique as semblage of examples of the work j of eminent American painters, sculp- | tors and architects, a collection which ( later will be taken in its entirety to New York and then on tour. So is j the art world of the country at large. ' including art lovers, art critics and ; all others interested, to see at one ! time a cross-section of the best in art i that the United States has produced j in the past century. Special invitations to the number of ! 3.000, which marks the capacity of j the Corcoran Gallery for one evening, j have been issued for Saturday night, j Tlje list includes the entire council of I the National Academy of Design and di-1 rectors and officials of all important j art institutions. x\n extremely hand- ' some and profusely illustrated catalog ! of this exhibit, historic in more senses than one, has been prepared in New j York under the supervision of officials | of the National Academy of Design, j The entire council of the academy i • J Sale*^ g* oftheYear 7*"“ Thousands of Pairs Fine Women’s Shoes-EXTRA SPECIAL IN OUR Bargain Basement *rnj#k OUR BIGGEST SPECIAL! The result of an un- usual concession in price from one of America’s Greatest Shoe Manufacturers— Early Every one NEW STYLED—velvets, satins, kids, and patent leather—every conceivable model in- # eluding plain, opera, buckle and strap pumps. New tan oxfords also in the collection. ALL SIZES AND WIDTHS. r 9& Money Back If You*re Not Satisfied! ff S&e/eadet 726 7th Street N. W. 4^ , *^*‘ l 1 **l tint Excluuiv* Shot Bargain hair mint HITS FREE PROPAGANDA. Press Association Urged to War on ■ “Special Interests.” CHICAGO. October 14 (/P).—Contin ued warfare against free publicity, but directed more than formerly at I the publisher who uses it, was urged J lipcn the Inland Daily Press- Associa- i j tion yesterday by W. V. Tufford of ! ! Clinton, lowa, secretary. | Mr. Tufford said that as the result | of his campaign against the puhlica j tion in news and editorial columns lof propaganda of special interests. I classed by the association as free ad j vertising. he had been ‘‘condemned, quartered and hanged,” but was I “still on the job.” • i STEAMSHIP ASHORE. Coast Guard Going to Rescue of the Lake Gunni. | KEY WEST. Fla.. October 14 (4 s ). — | The steamship Lake Gunni. owned ! the Steel Steamship Line of New ! Orleans lias l»et n ashore off Dry j Tortugas, 70 miles from this port, i | since Sunday it was reported here last j j night. A fisherman said he sighted j j the vessel yesterday with all double j I bottoms full of witter and the ship i | testing solid on bottom. , I i The ship was without wireless. The 1 1 crew remained on board the ship. : ! The coast guard officials here arc j ] making preparations to go to the j rescue of the craft. TWO FALL THREE STORIES Cleaners Taken to Hospital in Auto Which Runs Down Boy. .Special Dispatch to The Star. RICHMOND. Vii.. October 14.—Ivy j Hunter and William Howell, engaged j in ( leaning the exterior of a building ! I in East Broad street, fell from ihe , third floor to the street. The fall be- | ing broken when they struck a sign across the front of the building. Wallace Stanley, a schoolboy, was j run down by the automobile in which j the men were taken to a hospital. Tiie | boy was taken to the hospital with the | men. Hunter and Howell are in a serious j condition. and much of its membership, to a total | number of probably half a hundred, ! will come to Washington on a spe- ' da! train Saturday afternoon and j will remain over for a reception and I : tea to l>e given in their honor by the j I Arts Club Sunday afternoon ______ j / INTO THE "FUTURE \ —correct that disturbing heartache —or that slight trouble. .1 pair of perfectly fitted glasses will relieve you immediately and in the I course of a fcic months allow you to do -icithout the disturbing thick glasses that may be necessary if you put it off. j i ' Expert Counsel 708 Till St. and 3123 M Si. j THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C.. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1925. DUKE LAID TO REST WITH SIMPLE RITES Hundreds From All Walks of Life Attend Service for Philanthropist. By the Associated Press. DURHAM. N. C.. October 14.—Hun dreds of persons from all walks of life gathered here ’ yesterday to pay final tribute to .lames B. Duke, philan thropist and financier, who died Sat urday night in New York from I bronchial pneumonia, following a : nervous breakdown. The funeral was I held in Memorial Methodist Church, j with Dr. Edmund D. Soper, head of the det>artment of religious education 1 of Duke University, officiating. Last night the body lay in the Duke mausoleum in Maplewood Cemetery, erected by his father, Washington Duke. The body arrived yesterday morn ing on a special train from New York, and was met by a local delegation and j escorted to Duke University, where it lay in state front 8:15 until 11:45 o’clock. Simple and-unostentatious was the I ! fn-'pi- i with no euloTV. A Quartet i j | Center Hall Home in Chevy Chase, Md. 1 This is a dc'iralilc little Home—it has j -:\ very cnnifiirtiifde and attractive i-wi ««, licliirhtttill.v and ronvenieiuly , 'ainroi. Us located mar rite Brookville j Road o.i E. Underwood St. (East of Conn. Ave.) The lot is large and the foundation plantmtr consists ot artistically m out | shruhtiery. There's a tug t.ir.-ige. The | interior of this Home is fut-'d and fin ished in perfect taste throughout. It - really presents a wonderful opportunity, i especially at our price— sl3,soo and agreeable terms Phone cur ofHee, or our representa tive. Cleve. 4534 up to 11 P.M. Open for inspection every afternoon and evening. • M c KEEVERwGOSQ I 1 11 | i +ls K Street Phone, Main 4752 ■ ■■ ■■ - j sang a few of Mr. Duke’s favorite hymns during the service and at the grave. Marching in a body to the church, the students of Duke University lined up on either side of the street along the route to be taken by the funeral procession. Byrd to Speak. Special Dispatch to The St*r. RICHMOND, Va., October 14.—Har ry Flood Byrd will open the campaign for governor -in a speech at Harrison burg next Monday. No other candi date and no other sjieaker have yet taken the hustings for the Democratic Party sinc-e the announcement of the result of the primary. The Democrats do not consider that they have serious opposition. China has the shortest mile in the world—6o9 yards. I FRANC’S use this ip! !!|Bh:i!</v use this v FRANC’S c Anniversary coupon— '/Mm • j; coupon— Anniversary > SPECIALS JSS. f!Wj W jas SPECIALS | A Sterling Silver Handle 7 n . 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JOB SITUATION IN MIAMI. Y. M. C. A. Advisss Clerks Going There to Have Funds on Hand. “Do not go to Miami. Fla., to seek a clerical position unless you have sufficient funds to maintain yourself, at a very high cost of living, for at least two weeks,” is the warning given by the employment department of the Young Men’s Christian Asso ciation of Washington to young men who ore willing to risk bankruptcy for a “chance" position in the Florida city. This warning is given by the local t organization, it is stated, following | authoritative information regarding i employment and living conditions in Miami. It was pointed out that the local employment section of the Y. M. C. A. sought and got “reliable Information” from persons In Miami following nu merous inquiries from Washingtoni ans as to the possibility of getting a position in Miami. 10 “Radiant” Coal 111 I Recommend for Hot Water and Steam Heat Stove and Egg Sizes $9.00 Per Ton J. Edward Chapman 37 N St. N.W. 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