Evening Star Newspaper, October 18, 1921, Page 15

D.C. BILLS OFFERED IN HOUSE TODAY Chairman Focht Proposes Li- cense Law Amendments and Street Name Change. Bills to amend the license laws of the District and to change the name of 37th street between Chevy Chase Circle and Reno road to Chevy Chase OCCUPANTS OF THIS CAR HAVE NARROW ESCAPE SHIPS TO REPLACE TRAINS l FROM DEATH. o Shipping Board Plans Using Small Vessels During Strike. The Shipping Board is working out plans for almost immediate commis- sion of about 250 small steel ships to be used In the coastwise trade and on inland .waterways in the event of & railroad employes' strike. Officials of the board said today that twenty-five cil-burning cargo vessels could be put into commission each day for ten days. Crews for these vessels could be obtained easily, it was said, on account of the number of ship officers out of employment, Washington could be reached with these small vessels of comparatively light draft, it was pointed out, which would allow transportation of many ifood commodities up the Potomac I from points south of the ¢ THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. O, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1921 i . PRESIDENT THANKED. The President of the Chinese republic has sent o message to President Hard- ing thanking him for remembering that country on the occasion of its tenth na- tional anniversary. “In the name of <ie Chinese people and government,” the message said, "I heartily thank your excellency and through your excellency the people of America “for your cablegram of con- gratulation on the occasion of our tenth national anniversary, and desire to Atate how happy we are to be reminded of your unfailingly kind thought of us at times when you are busily engaged in the great project that will insure peace and justice to all Pacific countries.” CAPT. CROSSON ASSIGNED. Capt. Willlam H. Crosson, Corps of Engincers, at Camp Travis, Texas, has been ordered to Camp Humphreys for *duty with the 17th Engineers. 1 HEARINGS ON PACKERS. TO ACCEPT INVITATICK'; Department of Justice Announces|napy FAUNTLEROY RELIEVED |House Resolution to Spend $1,000,- 1 case were identical with that of the general public. Sessions Beginning November 28. Capt. Archibald M. Fauntleroy, 000 at-Rio de Janeiro. Oral hearings on the proposed mod- | Naval Medical Corps, stationed at the | A House resolution accepting ification of the consent decree by|naval hospital, New Vork. has been | praziry ition 1o the United) which hte “big five meat packers| €'€Ved from all active duty. tinito DisHtoRea A were prohbiited furthey from han- —_— % o ]" 0 participate in the interna-§ dling business unrelated to the meat ORDERE ional exposition, to be held next year: packing industry will be held by the| ERED TO THIS CITY. in Rio de Jane nd authorizing a Department of Justice, beginning ‘'ommander _lu)m B. Rhodes, ntl&)_fllru, n to defray ex- November 28. |llltl;n<l Island, Calif., has been ordered | pens v orted At the same time attorneys for ihe 0 this city for treatment at the Naval by the rts and ex Southern Wholesale Grocers' Associa- | HoSPItal. tion are making efforts to prevent be- | ing ousted from the case. Petitions insistin:. on the grocers' right to in- tervene which had been allowed by ithe District of Columbla Supreme Court, but which were opposed by the Department of Justice, were filed in the court, with the renewed assertion that the assoclation’s interests in the positions drive were introduced today by Chairman Focht of the House Dis- trict committee at the request of the District Commissioners. Among Amendments Proposcd. Chairman Focht says that the pro- posed amendment to the license laws he considers very important legisla- proposed amendments are: Striking _out the provision that any broker who is a member of a regu- jarly organized stock exchange lo- cated outside of the District and transacting a brokerage business therein shall pay a sum equal to $100 per annum to the collector of taxes of the District. Specifically adding hotels to the rovisions of the act regarding pub- ic boarding houses. . Other sections relate to Sunday clos- ing, persons engaged in the manu- facture and saleyof tobacco, building contractors, confectionery establish- ments and other persons engaged in the manufacture or sale of candy, cakes or other confectionery. The amendment also would cover persons engaged in the business of selling flowers or ornamental plants. Heow Amended Law Will Read. The amended law would read in part: “Annual license fee is hereby im- posed upon the following classes of busi- ness, trades and professions. namely: Building contractors (a building _con- tractor I8 a person, firm or corporation en, in the business of erecting or remodeling buildings), $25; carriage or wagon making establishments, $25; per- sons engaged in the manufacture or sale of tobacco in any form. $12; persons en- zaged in the manufacture or sale of candy, cakes or other confections, $12 dealers of every description in the & eral markets, except farmers and p ducers, $5: persons engaged in the busi- ness of selling flowers or ornamental plants. land and improvement com- nies, $50; undertaking establishments, 25." The bill propo: to_read as follows “Outdgor fairs. festivals or carni- vals, by whatever name designated. shall pay a license tax of $10 a day or $30 per week and licenses for such entertainments shall be issued only in the discretion of the commission after an examinafion and report by the major and superintendent of po- lice. Provided. however, there shall be no licenes fce of any kind charged for entertainment of any kind given by churches or charitable organiza- tions where the proceeds are intended for church or charitable purposes, n.ndl 1 a mew paragraph, where no rental is charged for the premises used.” & ILLITERATES CLASSIFIED. Figures for 1920 Are Announced by Census Bureau. Two per cent of the native white | population of the United States ten vears of age and over in 1920 were il- literate, compared with 13.1 per cent of the foreign-born white population and 22.9 per cent of the colored popu- | lation, the census bureau announced vesterday. ' The illiterate native white popula- tion in 1920 numbered 1.242,572, and the illiterate foreign-born population numbered 1,763.740. Illiterate negroes in 1920 were 1.842,161 in number. The largest percentage of illiteracy shown for any state, 11.6. is that in New Mexico, and the smallest percentage. three-tenths of one per cent. appears in the District of Columbia and in five states. The percentage of “illiter- ate negroes decreased in the District of Columbia in the ten-year period between 1910 and 1920, ‘We Are Experts in Installing the ARCOLA Heating Plants ARTHUR J. THOLL Contractor ing. Gas Fitting, S and Hot Water Heating 1708 9th St. 1 Phone North 241. Let Me Explain Why You Should Install an ARCOLA Hot-Water Heating Outfit FRANK A. KERR Plumbing and Heating 1361 Wisconsin Ave. N.W. Telephone Weat 612. Residence Phone Clev. 1423 Emergenoy Calls Promptly Attended To. When You Think of IDEAL ARCOLA —“Have It Done Right—Get Casey” Repairing Plumbing and Heating Plants Casey& Co. Cash or Easy Terms 3207 14th Street Phenas Col. 155-1331 jhered to by the po h e been fatal to the occupants had the ear left the bridge occurred in Wesleyville, Pn., about four miles of Pa.,, lust Sunday. The only thing that kept the car from fs twenty feet was a two-inch railing flange, which hooked under one of the front wheelx. SPEAKS INBEHALF OFPUSHCART N | | force; one day off a week for mem- | bers of the department, and more cars | for the use of the police department | are some of tne provisions which will be incorperated into the annual re- port of the committee, to be submit- ted to the full board. 3 The condition of the motor cars in | the police department, cspecially | those used by detectives in hurried-| corps of the Home “These cars, Defen: motor Lo nor, 000 to 200, | to the men ri | In the ai ion of the police force, - A .| Charles Roherts, a member of the Believing that the cart venders'| committee, said that in his opinion business is in every way lawful, and | some of the policemen paid too much inasmuch as it is licensed the same | altention to the minor infractions of | the Jaw, and that in these cases they unnecessarily disagreeable in this runs through the city, chara x | ized as “extremely dangerous” by W. Board of Trade Committee | rearce nor, commander of the | Suggests “Keep Moving” | Order Should Be Modified. nywhere from 15 es and are a menace ng in them. as any other legitimate busine public order committee of the W, ington Board of Trade at a luncheon meeting Leld yesterday in the AT-|ith those of other cities. llng;.nu ;luu:lh adm-(llml . Zeiolution | Detcnts the Desaciment. urging that the xenders be regulated | yponace, i . i St e e & hnetraaise | [nSPector Harrison took sides with With the weneral welfarg of the cow- | the department, and said that inas- munity. much as there were at present 300 The report of the special committee | men wh bed the 1 appointed by Chairman Odell S. Smith . 9(bad been an the fonee 1oay asserted that the committee had thor- | than a year, jt was easy to under- oughly investigated the matter and |stand that tley were not vet fin- believed that the venders were help- | ished policemen ful to the community and did not in ~ 2 = 5 s % " oy was interfere with businesses | Commissioners Keller, Rudoiph and and stores. Oyster were guests of the commit- The report pointed out that if the | tee, and made short addresses. policy of “keep moving” was ad- | Chairman Smith announced that the Se depditment i irder committee of the trade could mean a nd the Home Defense League entirety had been appointed a special public order committee for the { were | wer king to the defendant. In respect. said Mr. Roberts, the police of Washington compare unfavorably regard to vende large numbe; vehicles cons slow-moving peding trafiic. For this reason the same rules ap- | conference on tie limitation of arma- plicable to automobile parking were | Ment. A meeting of the general ured by the committee for street | committee will be held Thursday night, venders. November 3, in the boardroom of the District building. The following board committee meetings have been announced: To- day, public schools, 4:30 o'clock, Wil- liam Washburn, chairman; tonight, public _health, 7:45 a'clock. Dr. D. Percy Hickling, chairman; Thursday, charities_and corrections, 4 o'clock, Walter Clephane, chairman, and Fri- day, public utilities, 4 o'clock, Wil- liam Clabaugh, chairman. | W. E. Wise, chairman of the special committee, presented the report, which was adopted by the full com- mittee. Committee’s Recommendations. A traffic court for the District of Columbia, higher pay for policemen, from privates up to the chief of po- lice: a clothing allowance for police- men as an indpcement to join the HIS WEEK is ArcoLsa Week and the Heat- ing Engineers are keeping open house. 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