Evening Star Newspaper, January 23, 1924, Page 14

4 DFFERS T0 COMBINE WORK OF BUREAUS boast and Geodetic Service Head Makes Reply to Navy Hydrographer. +Col. E. Lester Jones, director of the doast and geodetic survey, today told the joint congressional committee Bolding hearings on the Teorganiza- ton of the government departments @hat he was “absolutely certain we uld take over the hydrographic * now in the Navy Department. 2 of men who give their udy ¢ surveying and ton must certainly be additional work of character.” Col. Jones said, on the proposal to transfe: . Vivy el ent of Commerce. dircctor of the coast survey ned that such a transfe would mean additional men and ships. “It will take mon up_into the thou- sands of dollars if this work is given o us,” Col. Jones stated Not Ready to Make Hmates. Z1In answer to questions from mem Wers of the committee, the directo safd that he was unable to make an) exact estimate as to saving which might he affected by the pro- Wosed transfer of activities, but inti- mated that the total cost would be in the neighborhood of $710,000, ex- laining that his survey would need a new building, two new s and new oftic making ot S520,000. to be 3,000, the tter being from' the S495.000 now for the Ivdrographic Col. Jones score attempt to prove the hvdrographic office right by discrediting or bugeau” and answered techn agains his maps brought las by naval . He said t of the ® the 3 Th of permanency in the map and chart Cites Col._Jon ful of th Invisible Exoense” Item. ver the world, but isible exp not coun ion for in which approp, the hydr The to be mittee ainst his s the highest graphic office. but f el in the the local off oftice, said that it hurt him me before the com- s charges made ice. and that he had pect for the hydro- avy in gen- men who give ervice could ively than could men rining is in defense. the Navy has had in twenty- eral, do it mo whose pr t He declared that ourteen typo Bassett, the hydrog- I be ‘allowed hour's re- al hefore the committee OMOTrow, d Smoot, who presided at n of the committee, meet- the public land hearing room in Senate office building, indicated that the committee was ous to ciean up this phase of the d ion COMPARES COUNTY VOTING STRENGTH Rockville Elec;ionr Clerk Gives Data on Parties’ 15.728 Registrations. Navy an Bpecin: Dispmtcls to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., Ther m to the na ulation £ the 1ted by o efforts has been as relative s two in th party affilia of John Jo supervisors fnishied an i tlon book finally According to hy Mr. Jones, ti 1 of the county is now 1 12,4 The democ publicans anc s wh how who has L on of the registra- e inform, is prepared wd vote . of which colored. the oo 43; 3 6; and said ength of th as a large number understood to be ats, so as to b in the democrs primary and virtually 1l the unafiiliated are 8310 to be republicans The party afliliation b, ax shown by the stat two big parties, licans are as demo- participate fliliate able t districts is, ent, as fol- Democrats, 413 re- eelined, 10, Whites colared. « Clarksbu publicans, Ained. 14, “Whites, 618: colored, : Poolesville—Demncrats, 430 licans, declined, 10. Wh wolore Re First arats. republi Bitionists, 1; T87; colored, Democrats, 404: alined White. 497 tionists, Kville et : 00; prohi- Whites, precinet: . 231; de- lored, 147. 660; Tepul- Whites, 774; precinct—Democrats, 444 declined, 119. Whites, 801, colored, . T net: Democrats, 231 repuly 1; declined, 5. Whit 306; colored, 1. . Two Olney Precinets. nct: Democrats, prohibitionists, Whites, 312; colored, inct: Democrats, prohibitionists, declined, 6. Whites, républican: ed, 17. © Gaithersburg — Democrats, dined, 18. White: Second precinct: Democrats, 36 blicans, 180; declined, W colored, 112, Potomac—Democrats, 3 aans, 154; declined, wolored Barr 1eans colored, First ublicans, 480: colored, precinct: de- 209. re. ites, republi- Whites, 408; ville—Demo declined, 4. 190. cus—Democrats i_prohibitionists, Whites, 738; color : repub- republicans, ; socialists, declined, 13 colored,’1 2. Second pre- ; republicans, ned, 46. Whites, 1. Third ; republicans, : Demo- ans, 537; prohibi- declined, 65. SCHOOL BOUNDARIES UP. l:udget Also Topic of Hyattsville 3 Meeting. Special Dispatch to The Sta sHYATTSVILLE, Md., January 23— School boundary lines were discussed and the budgets for the coming vear for the two schools considered at a meeting of the trustees of the yattsville elementary schools and the trustees of the East Hyattsville School in the Olive street school, ECharles W. Clagett, G. Sherman Jfames and Dr. Paul S. Herring are the Hyattsyille trustees, and Newton A James, B. M. McQuin and Ernest Gasch’ compose the East Hyatts- Nille board. elections, | Demo- | THE E VENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1924, — e {Cable Ship Off On Trip of 4,000 Miles, Via Canal The big cable ship Dellwood will leave Seattle, Wash, today on a record-breaking cruise of over 4,000 miles to England and back to Northern Alaska, making the trip both ways through the Pana- ma canal Col. George : Corps, forme:ly on duty in the office of the Assistant Secretary of War, who will have charge of the work of laying the new Alaskan cable, will go on the Delwood. The purpose of the trip is the cabe in England, and WALTER REED PROBE PLEA IS EXPLAINED Author of House Resolution Predicts Early Hearing by Committee. Signal Contidence that he will be given an early hearing before the House rules committee on the resolution he intro- JgRRIE gD {duced yesterday calling for a con- | gressional investigation of conditions |at Walter Reed Hospital was ex- |pressed today by Representative A. ott Wolff of Missouri, a democrat. The resolution was introduced as a result of complaint by the Disabled 9 BILLS OFFERED | pr on public buildings and grounds dur- !ing the hearing on the third Langley | bill, which would autho | for hospitalization, Of this amount $900,000 will be ex- ended for fireproof construction valter Reed Hospital to take o some three hundred additiona tents, The Disabled Vi Sergl. Frank J. Irwin, tation chairman of that nd Capt. Thoma ndition: Reorganization of Traffic Court and Liquor Referen- dum Laws Proposed. Special Dispateh to The Star. ANNAPOLIS, ] conditic Tl peniniug for 00 °R ©7| tion should be provid the trafio court, prehibition of 1iauor| instead, law prosecution by both sta federal courts and providing sta The que referendum on all liquor laws w.»re‘:h_:"\!r-‘“: nt jor. colored outstanding among fifty-nine entered | e Pl at the session of the state legislature [that his resolution for an investig lLere last night tion must not be constituted as an The traflic court into | attack upon the colored soidiers, but three parts by one of the bills, two an effort to find out wh. al sitting from 10 am. to|condi Walter 1 ne from 7 to 11 pan.id gk, priv are appointed to col which they will turn |* commissioner of motor aceomnio t Mount Seeks Iteal Conditions. is divided lore 11 as for the white s fines, the jlect all over to vehicles. . | Auto Insurance P! Another b r owners to carry a insurance or file bond liability, unless th responsible. he bill prohibiting or the trying by both ~ federal and o wa introduced by Delegate 3 E. Bruce of Baltimore. Dele- zate Callen of Baltimore introduccd the bill providing state-wide refer- endum on any liauor bi hich may be_introduced in the legislature. The administration bill for crea- tion of a state 7.6 for the bresentative Wolff showed men s of the rules c {letter which has recelved under treatment hanking hi for pk are financially that ipline at W h afraid “double jeop- | dis #4255 NIECE OF BANKER American War Flyer, Are Married. in the nator Mitehell. It provides § 0 for public buildings, $500,000 bridgo construction and = $1.500,000 | for roads. i A new road to cost $30,000, extena-| Eernard ng from the B. & O. station to the{ nent niversity of Marvland at College ark, will be con ucted under the ovision a bl introduced by Senator ven Gambrill of Howard county. It provides for a state bond issue of 000 for roads to i num- | e institutions, to be spent! as follows: A road to the Negro ( pn- | umptive natorium at Henryton, i = { Montgomery athlete in high some eight vears ago | Americ 3 Helen Drur Wise. promi- hool circles nd late I I 11 iy Augustine’s ¢ h, ) . by Rev it is believe air service with ecrecy surrounded the plans wedding. 1t was learned a few however, that the couple rangements to spend a | Bermuda. shington to live Park Hotel. ¢ said today the same, 000; to the Maryland house of nelel Wise. correction, §50,000, and to the Uni- versity of Maryland, $30,000. 'HONOR T. POWDERLY ' FOR 30 YEARS’ WORK ;Employes of Labor VDepartment | Present Gifts to Board of ! Review Member. at Wardman she had_re- egram from New York telling of the marriage and asking her to share iness which had come to th couple. “Helen v Wi the signature at- VIRGIi\TIA WOMAN, 93, DIES. | Special Dispateh to The Star. LYNCHBURG, Va. January Mrs. Mildred F. Woolridge, of Buckingham county ninely-three years of Monday. She is surv sons and daughters. tak burial. | Commenmorating his seventy-fifth | {birthday and the rounding out of | nearly thirty years' service with the | Department of Labor, emploves of the department today presented to T. Powderly, a member of the board of review of the immigration service, a [chair and a basket of flower: presentation was made_for partment by Carl Robe White, assist- | ant secretary of labor. in his office Mr. Powderly first be. asso- | {ciated with the then Departmen {Commerce and Labor as jer general of immigr {to the and servin, { viously 1of Scranton, Pa. ! grand master workman | Knights of Labor. i He has been continuously in the jemploy of the immigration servics | ice McKinley's administration and d_upon as an authorit ters pertaining to immigi X Powderly was one of the found- | of the United States employment | ervice, which actually came in at the'time of the fire which de: | ed the city of Salem. Mass, in 1 At that time. with business men and the then new Department Mr. Powderly —secured employment for hundreds of men who had lost their jobs through destruction of the factories in Salem in which they {worked, sending them throughout the {country. Her body to Buckingham county a former | of the old| cause may be hidden But usually, “There’s a of Labor, ALEXANDRIA. g ALEXANDRIA, V January 23 ).—Sergt. George Knablin of {Fort Humphreys was freed of charges that he assaulte gene Corbin, {January 7, when Corbin appearea in ipolice court this morning and withe |drew the case. Corbin was injured verely in a fight in front of the George Washington restaurant. Frank Hamilton was held for action | of the grand jury today, charged with | | having had in his po. ion one-half | gallon of corn whisky. i Four of the ci strongest civic clubs have joined with the Alexandria Playgrounds Association and, next {Monday and Tuesday night. will stage 1 vaudeville §how in the Westminster {bullding. Proceeds will go toward {the fund which is intended to provide |a_competent supervisor for the local { playgrounds. At a recent meeting of council the | city manager was authorized to 1. for the city the old Friends |ground, on” Queen street. This will i be turned over to the association. Peter J. Brenner, forty-eight years ! old, died at his home, 524 South Al | fred street, yesterday following a long | llness. Brenner had been interested | or many years In amateur base ball, having at various times been coach of | the principal sandlot teams of the ! city. His body has been removed to| Ithe” home of his brother, Charles | Brenner, 519 South Alfred street, from which the funeral will be held. Mem- ibers of the various teams that he has |coached will act as pallbearers. Mr. Brenner is survived by three children, Lawrence Brenner, Marguerite Bren- ner and-Mrs. M. Curtin. Members of the Alexandria Booster Club will meet in the chamber of commerce yooms tonight to decide upon details for the next booster prize series, which it is proposed will start early next month. The winner | of the automobile given in the last| contest has not been made known. I F. | nervous irritability. Postum for thirty days. all the pleasure of a hot world quite so effective Cecll C. Brown and George Downham of the Citizens' National Bank have received appointments as notaries public by Gov. Trinkle. Luther M. Ketland, under indict- ment for perjury in divorce proceed- ings instigated by himself, will go on trial in the corporation court, be- fore Judge Howard W. Smith, tomor- row. Richard S. Stuart, 513 South Wash- ington street, indicted several months ago for alleged “hi-jacking,” will be tried before Judge Samuel G. Brent in the circuit court of Fairfax county at Fairfax Court House tomorrow.. s : $6.500,000 | o sign | Army | ELOPES TO NEW YORK! Helen Drury and Bernard M. Wise, | livan | who was in ! for | Postum is a pure cereal beverage. It furnishes and good flavor. Postum is refreshing, c:tisfy- ing, healthful; and there’s nothing in all the nervousness and make life worth while. Postu for Health “There’s a Reason” Battles 300-Pounder 20 Minutes for Pint of Alleged Moonshine Special Dispateh to The Star. BARTON, Md., Janwary 23— Prohibition Enforcement Officer Willlam R. Harvey had a twenty-' minute battle with Samuel M Jimpson, the proprietor of a lunch- room here, before he could wrest from him a pint bottle of suppos- ed moonshine, which McJimpson carried in his pocket. McJimpson weighs about 300 pounds. He was locked up on i chaige of possession, and will be given a hearing before United States Com- missloner Thomas J. Anderson Cumberland, MeJimpson was con- victed of a liquor charge at the May term of Unlted States court here and fined $25 and costs. He allowed Harvey to search his nla to no result, but when Harvey at tempted to search Medimpson, him- self. he rebelled BARRETT T0 PLEAD AGAINST QUSTING ‘Virginia House Committee Delays Action to Hear Convicted Official. i the Associated Press UCHMOND, Va re designed rrett —A move Robert Who is under a sentence of five years' imprisonment for kill ing Rev. B. S Pierce in June, 192 from Mce rk of the Cumber- d county circuit court, was argued before the Virginia house of justice and until Thursday in rrett might be heard. a4 Evelyn Byrd, who the prosecution nittee on courts m order tt After postponed fc 1 upproval of the bill, the convicted man charge of the records on appeal for a new trial is chairman announced that Garrett and the sted that he be given thit win his the ! which hased, e had atter h 03 m seen 1 requ in oppe ndation. The Johnson | nature and provid ounty offic = general that any xcept thos it, when indicted diately shall b s ofiice. In the the official would he re- automatically, but if he be tound guilty his office immediately vacated its State sub- sted should would be 'DEATHS IN VERMONT FIRE RAISED T0 SEVEN Six More Reported to List, in Ad- dition to Woman Who Died in Leap. nd to return | o Press. NDONVILLE, Vt., January 23— The death list from the fire which swept this town early vesterday was increased to seven today when six perso were reported lost, in addi- tion to a woman killed in leaping from a window. The property loss }1s_estimated at more than $500,000. { The woman known to he dead fis | Mrs. Victoria Ston seven eight. "Thnx eported missing ars Mrs. George McDowell and her two chil- tuart, twelve, and James. ten. and the McDowell family | goods ed in apartments over a whicih | stroyed Thirteen families were left home- he Red Cross sent nurses and emergency aid to the sufferers today. wag one of seven de- of Gar-| 12,000 CAR REPAIRMEN TO GET WEEK LAY-OFF B. & 0. Order Effective Saturday in Accordance With Re- - trenchment Policy. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, January 23.—Twelve {thousand car repairmen on the Balti- more and Ohio railroad system will be furloughed for a week beginning next Saturd The lay-off is In accordance with the plan to reduce expenses wher- |ever possible and has the approval of_the unions. Between 2,000 and 2,000 men will be affected here. Only the men in {the “heavy” repair shops, where the lengines and cars are put in shape, will be affected about 100 men w At Cumberland 1 be laid off. an_crocodiles frequently car- a great assortment of bracelets Afri ry {and trinkets in their stomachs. { { | | ition to a favorable | vent | What’s the Reason N thousands of homes where one or more of the family are nervous and irritable, the 2 —hard to understand. Reason.” Doctors and dietitians are very generally agreed that people who are nervous or suffer with digestive disturbances should not drink coffee or tea because these beverages contain a drug, caffeine, and their use tends to increase Many of us just drift into wrong habits of eating and drinking, though we usually know better. So if there are nervous ones in your family, suppose you make a change—serve drink—cheery warmth as heaith to overcome QI W xsi ) o SAY “BAYER” when you buy—‘g CHALLENGED TO DEBATE. Cumberland Pastor Receives Letter From Attorney. Special Dispatch to The Star. CUMBERLAND, Md., January 23.— W. Carl Richards, aftorney and son of the Rev. T. Davis Richarde, Moun- tain Lake Park, former pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Germantown, Md., has challenged Rev. Dr. Ben- Jamin W. Meeks, pastor of Center Street Methodist Episcopal Church, this city, to a joint debate,on “Re- solved, That Fundamentallsm Is the Christianity That Is Taught In the Bible.” Mr. Richards wrote Dr. Meeks: “I totally disagree with your attitude toward the fundamentalists, who, in my judgment, are the true Bible Christians of our time.” Miss Kathryn A. Miracle, now a member of the city council in Seattle, Wash., has announced her candidacy for mayor. Imitations may be dangerous When you see the “BayerCross™ on tablets you are getting the genuine Bayer Aspirin proved safe by millions and prescribed by physicians Neuralgia Neuritis Colds Headache Pain Toothache 2 3 vears for Lumbago Rheumatism Accept only “Bayer” package which contains proven directions. Handy “Bayer” boxes of 12 tablets Also bottles of 24 and 100—Druggists. 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