Evening Star Newspaper, January 7, 1925, Page 4

4 » §221,000 INSERTED INHOWARD U. BILL Senate Passes Interior De- partment Supply Measure Carrying $238,000,000. Appropriations for Howard Univer- #ity, totaling $221,000, were voted into the Interior Department appropriation bill by the Senate last night before | that body passed the bill. The bill now goes to conference. The appropriations committee had also expected to place In the bill an | tem of $185,000 to ald in the construc- | tion of a new building for the medical school, the tota) not to exceed $370,000, but a threntened point of or- der against this ftem on the ground the Budset Bureau caused Senator Binoot Utal, In charre of the bil to old that amendment, fearing to cost witht lose all First Supply Bill Passed A" point of order in the House by Representative Byrnes of South Caro- }na had prevented the inclusion of any appropriations for iniver the bill when it was before that body. A sim on was created a_year ago, and the items were finally placed \ the bill by the Senate, as the case last nizht. In the Senate, Sena- tor Overman of North Carolina’ would hare made the point of order against the proposed $185,000 item, it was said. The Interior Department bill the first of the annual supply b be passed by the Senate. A night sion was ordered particularly for that purpose. The bill carries approximate- Iy $238,000,000, and was passed in two The ate added less than a dollars to the measure. luded in the new items $116.000 for repayment of local to Stevens and Ferry Counties, Wash., and $500,000 anish Springs project, Nevada, while $100,000 was added to the amount carried for the | Salt Lake Basin project, Utah Surveyor's Item Restored, An appropriation of $214,680 for ex- Denses of office of the suveyor gen- eral of the Land Office, which would have becn abolished under the bill as passed by the House, was restored by the Ser Is to were taxes for the ordering of reg eiver in specified land of- amended to eliminate the es, and $50.000 addi- of registers was House n of provision the offices fices was names of the off tional for salarie An amendment fice ssioner of under ‘the retary of also was adopted. The salary would be $10,000 a yvear, and the comm 11d be named by the Presi- dent the consent of the Senate Figl the ht on Nevada Projeet. The s has been the su this € orts in the deficiency failed that bill session the } priation fr ment bill, but 8a will be ference The but comp crat, N insert i reports on CIVITAN CLUB TAKES IN FOUR NEW MEMBERS Officers to el Tustalled atiDitxes- Meeting January 13—Raymond Hitchcock to Attend. Springs sect of a project sharp fight were made the ftem and when they also failed. At this puse struck the appro the Interior Depart- friends of the project inststed upon in provision was adopted without formality-of an explanati favorable action had been Senator Pittman, Demo- ted evada record various official the proposal. Members of formed their on four mer meet La ¥ the C “solemn erday Hotel itan Club per- inftiation rites their luncheon afternoon in the Sixteenth “and 1 The new Civitans are Louis Cuvil- Homer J. Councilor, Schuyler Shephard and ¥rnest Gottlieb. “Objec- 1 raised to admitting the candi- verruled by grounds that ctions had ames M. Proctor on the emselves and Frank Es- club’s x were extended the day greetings Proctor announced that the club will be fn- resident the new off alled at anuary 13 in the Totel Raymand Hitcheock, noted comediar be the guest the club ¢ s oceasion. The new regime is headed by Luther C. Steward, now first vice presider JOHN WILSON DIES AT 84. Long-Time Resident of City Is Vie- | at 6 p.n La Fayette | Board of Commisstoners, | fled Maj. Sulliv | supply m to establish the of- | con- | | pre obtained permission to | President | birth- | | France dinner-meeting, | | great tim of Apoplexy. Wilson old, formerly 1 gardener by Mre. W. J the last 3 died Mr Fif John Sl of this cit W §4 vear years, vesterday 1711 Year eve, to overshoes. He of apo- cen to the hos regained con rvices will 1son residence ith street New afflictec tal. He ne ciousness. | vas with a stroke and ta fully ducted at th idence tomorrow ock. Rev. Dr. Huddle, pastor of St/ Paul Lutheran Church. will officiate. In- terment will be in Rock Creek Ceme- John Mr. Wilson came to this city veland. He retired from work several years ago. He member of the Odd Fellow He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ann Ison, and a daughter, Mrs. Jennie of this city | only $208 | water and of rouges and other cosmetics In a year, but spend more than .$7.000 for talcum toilet powders in that length urJ from active was & w Niemeyer People of worth of perfumery Ceylon™ use foreign _tollet worth 7 i \PIND | Chureh, | | district; Mrs. G. P. Loker of Leonard- THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. COMMISSIONERS APPROVE PLAN FOR SUPERVISED COASTING| Police to Guard Coasters on Restricted Hills on Thir- teen Streets in District Beginning at 4 O’clock Today. Supervised coasting for children will be in effect after 4 o'clock this afternoon on 13 streets in different parts of the city, provided there is sufficlent snow left at the points designated. Danfel E. Garges, secretary to the today noti- | superintendent of police, that the Commissioners ap- proved the plan of having the police designate certain highways where ! members of the force will guard coasters. The streets selected follow First street, between L and M streets northwest; Fifth street, be- tween L and M streets northwest: Harrison street. between gThirt seventh and_ Thirty-eighth = streets northwest; McComb street, from Thirty-fifth street to within 100 feet of Connecticut avenue; River road, from Wisconsin avenue to Fessenden street; Twentleth street, Kalorama road to Ashmead street and Belmont road; Eleventh street, from Maryland avenue to G street northeast: Irving street, between Mount Pleasant street and Zoo Park; Hobart street, between ieorgla avenue and the reservolr; High street. from Maple avenue to Fourteenth street southeast; Stanton road, from Douglas street to Sheridan road southeast; Monroe street, from Fourteenth to Elghteenth streets ortheast, and North Carolina avenue, from First to Second streets north- east Sun Breaking Spell + The warm suns of the past several | days are bringing rapidly to a close one of the longest siedding festivals enjoved by Washington's young and | old for some years. i Bight Inches of snow and favora- | ble temperatures have combined to the city's chlef coasting in- clines with as slippery a surface as| old-timers can recall, and conse-| quently Johnny and his sisters have ade the most of it, between coasts ather and mother Every section of the District has its purely community hills where the smaller youngsters have been worry- ing their parents and motorists, and about & half dozen other man- sized hills in the northwest section have been the mecca for men, women | and children from all parts of the District, Three steep inclines leading down to Rock Creek in the vicinity of the Zoo Park have drawn, perhaps, the | D. A. R. FELICITATES | FRENCH AMBASSADOR| Pays Tribute to Jusserand on Eve of Departure From Post in ‘Washington. A set of resolutions, handsomely bound in vellum, expressing the re- grets of the Daughters of the Amer- ican Revolution over his retirement from th= diplomatic service, have been ented to M. Jusserand, the Am- bassador from France. Following is the text of the resolu- tion: “Recognizing der which, in common American people. the the American Revolution rest, on ac- count of the inestimable assistance rendered by the Mberty-loving people of, Erance during the war for Amer fcan’ independence; “Angd considering the continued succesiful efforts of his excellenc M. Jules J. Jusserand, during his long and valuable service Ambassador of the French Republic at Washing- ton. to preserve and promote the go0d ‘understanding which has sin existed between the people of the United States and the people of France; nd courtesy Jusserand, to the Daughters of Revolution: “The Daughters of Revolution desire to their high appreciation service His Excellency in the preservation and strengthen- ing of those ties which have un- brokenly bound the United States and in friendship and fraternal good will: “Their appreciation of his and Mme. Jusserand’s unfailing courtesy | to them, and the deep regret,the so- | cicty feels at their departure from | this country: “Therefore. be it resolved, there be and are hereby conveved Wis Fxcellency and Mme. Jusserand | the thanks of the Daughters of the | American Revolution for the many ! courtesies which their rxr-l!rnriot‘\ obligations with all the| Dauszhters of | the un nd constdering furthe the which he and his wife, Mme have unfailingly extended the American the American make of record of the mreat has rendered | That | to have extended to them and the very regret with which the society views their near departure from this| Capital, removing, as it will, true and sympathetic friends, for whose per- sonal welfare the Daughters of the American Revolution offer their best wishes.” t | | HEADS AUXILIARY BODY. Mrs. W. D. Hurd Elected by Epis- copal Church Organization. Mrs. Willlam D. Hurd of All Saints Church, Chevy Chase, was elected | president of the woman's auxiliary of the Episcopal church in the diocese of Washington at the annual meeting held yesterday in St. John's Church. | Other officers elected were: Mrs. | William R. Turner of St. Margaret’s vice president for the first| town, second vice president for the second district; Mrs. Charles L. Mon- roe of Hyattsville, recording secre-| tary. Under the by-laws officers are not eligible for re-election. The Bishop of Washington addressed the meeting which was largely attended by the women of the auxiiiary. e — i Before you buy wecurities from any one be mure they are as mood as your dollarx. 2200 LER’ 727 801 11th N.W. Main 2704 LEAN and PRESS ALL and DELIVER MENS’ SUITS. . LADIES - SUITS. .5¢ and 10c We Do Repairing 0% | many sledders at the radio last night, | mont, | the resolutions are being sent to the | president | way and Electric Co. and public offi- largest number of merry-makers each night. Tilden street from Con- necticut avenue to the old mill on the creek, which, hy the way. has been pulled on high frém a standing start by every make of automobile extant, according to proud owners has furnished as many thrills per coast as some of the others com- bined. Races by Many. Bobbed-haired flappers dressed like Fskimos and escorts swathed in ye olde service breeches and leggings have filled the alr out Rock Creek way with more glggles, shrieks and| raicous laughter than usual, to say the least. Great six-foot steerable “leds have raced long bob-sleds and smsll boys doing a “belly-whopper” haie beaten both nightly. | The other two Rock Creek hills in | use are Park road and Kiingle road Police have watched benignly, if not| wistfully, the gay parties on these | two hills, but have striven to prevent coasting on other hills in the vicinity | of the creek and park Macomb street, from Thirty-fifth street to Connecticut avenue, has| been another sledding thoroughfare. | Sympathetic police of sub-T station | cven went so far in this case as to! erect a 2-foot sign, “Detour—Coast- ing.” at Macomb street and Connecti- | cut avenue—a gentle reminder, it is explained, that young America still holde the upper hand. Motorists, of course, are not arreited If they are| forced to use this street to reach their homes, or even If they are just plain heartless sort of persons. but most of | them don’t and aren’t, it has been found Pollce Watch Roads. Police have permitted coasting also on River road, from Wisconsin avenue to the District line, in the shadow of sub-T precinct station Slushy roadbeds served to keep but those who ventured out found the going not so bad. The freeze last night probably will save the surface for at least one more night of fun. | The few motorists who have had the | audacity to start up the coasting hills have had to pay the penalty of towing a dozen or so sleds behind them. That long walk back is thus elimi- nated. A back-breaking job, at the best, but well worth it, all agree, even | including those Government clerks | who telephoned they couldn’t get| down to office last week without| walking through the snow CITIZENS RAP PLAN TO DROP CAR LINE| Woodmont, Md., Group Will Fight Proposal to Run Busses to Section. The Citizens’ Assoclation of Wond- Md., last night went on record as favoring the appointment of a | committes to attend hearings before the Public Utilities Commissions of Washington and Maryland to protest against the reported contemplated action of the Washington Rallway and Electric Co. in abandoning its treet car service and substituting in its stead a bus service through the Bethesda district fn. Montgomery | County, The meeting. which was attended by the entire body of members, dopted the resolutien without a dis- senting ~ vote. The communities which are vitally Interested in the | proposed movement of the railway | company are Woodmont, Battery Park, Northwest Park, Alta Vista. Hizhiand Park. Leland, Bradley Hills and others. The resolution which was passed set forth that the Washington Rail- way and FElectric Co. had published in dally papers of Washington its intention to abandon the car service of the raillway serving the districts mentioned. The resolutions siate that such action would not only causs the citizens of Bethesda added and extra expense in the matter of in- creased fares, but would be a source of much inconvenience to several thousand citizens In the matter of even more irregular service than is now being given by the street rall- way company. The resolution that the change the selfish further sets forth “is being made in interests of the owners of the companies without regard whatever for the interest or con- venience of its patrons.” Copies of of the Washington Rail- clals. Sues for Limited Divorce. Lily May Kelly today sued Edward James Kelly, foreman of a heating construction plant, for a limited di- vorce and alimony, in which she charges cruclty and non-support. They were married at Alexandria, Va., February 19, 1913, and have two chil- dren. Mrs. Kelly says her husband came home drunk December 28 and attempted to throw her down the cel- lar steps after giving her a severe beating. Attorneys Ralph A. Cusick and Jonas M. Smith appear for the wife TUDIES in artistry are our specialty. We will submit for consideration schemes in col- or decoration—Furniture de- signs, Drapery fabrics, Floor Coverings — which will pro- duce effects at once original and impressive—creating an atmosphere of elegance and refinement — directly - adapt- able to your particular prob- lem—be it a private home, a public apartment, club, etc. Summons us into consulta- tion—with no obligation in- volved. Phone Fr, 3690— Contract Dept. RIVER-HARBOR BILL CUT BY §13,214,000 House Committee Brings Ap- propriations Recommended Below $40,000,000. The House rivers and harbors. com- mittee today reduced by $13,214,000 the $52,000,000 rivers and harbors bill. The committee reduced by $7,000,- 000 the $16,000,000 proposed for the intercoastal canal along the Gulf of Mexico and by $3,500,000 the $10,200,- 000 recommended for the Los Angeles, Calif., breakwater. An ftem of $2,000,000 for the Ja- maica Bay project in New York was eliminated, as was a recommendation of $714,000 for deepening the channel at Newport News. Recommendations of the War De- partment to cut in half the amounts proposed for the Intertostal canal along the Gulf of Mexico apd the Los Angeles breakwater, and to eliminate entirely the Newport News and the Jamaica Bay, N. Y. projects have ralsed a storm of protest from mem- bers directly interested in the pro- posals MAYOR FACES COURT IN LIQUOR INQUIRY Fairfax Case Continued for Lack of Evidence Following Discov- ery of Keg in Barn. Special Dispateh to The Ktar. FAIRFAX, Va.. January 7.—Charles Zall, mayor of Fairfax, was defendant in a hearing before Justice of the Peace Mohler here this morning in- volving the finding of liquor in the barn at the rear of his tavern. The case was indefinitely continued for lack of evidenece. The mayor denied any knowledsge of the liquor, which was In a keg turned over to the commonwealth's attorney ard _Alvin Willlams, dry enforcement officer of Alexandria, by two boys. N. P. Young and Edward Jones, owners of two automobliles housed in the mayor's barn, denied that they had anything to do with the liquor. Pending further efforts of the dry officers and prosecuting attorney to locate the person who took the keg to the barn, the trial will remain in abeyance. According to one new law in Panama, street signs must be in Span- ish, another will gompel the keeping | of books in that language and still | another imposes a fine if half the employes of a concern are not Pana- | mans. EN PIAND WIORCHS o G &ST. 1879 STOMACH UPSET? Get at the Real Cause—Take Dr. Edwards’ Olive Tablets That's what thousands of stomach sufferers are doing now. Instead of taking tonics, or trying to patch up a poor digestion, they are attacking the re I cause of the ailment—clogged liver and disordered howels. Dr. Edwards’ Olive Tablets arouse the liver in a soothing, healing way. When the liver and bowels are per- forming their natural functions, away goes indigestion and stomach troubles. Have you a bad taste, coated tongue, poor appetite, a lazy, don't-care feeling, no ambition or energy, trouble with undigested foods? Take Olive Tablets the substitute for calomel. Dr. Edwards’ Olive Tablets are a purely vegetable compound mixed with olive oil. You will know them by their olive color. They do the work without griping, cramps or pain. Take on: or two at bedtime for quick relief. Eat what you like, 15¢c and 30c. fied Ad Find One for You —It will be properly classified—so that any one needing help will easily locate the one who can serve them. There is no more di- rect means of getting in touch with vacant rositions —than through The Star Classified columns. That is why The Star prits MORE Classified ads every BALL ARD Furniture Floor Coverings Draperiet Uphoistery Fabrics 1340 G Street ° day than all the other papers here combined. “Arcund the Corne:” is a Star Branch Office C, WEDNESDAY BAND CONCERT. By the United States Soldiers’ Home Band: Orchestra, Ctanley Hall, tomorrow evening, begin- ning at 5:46 o'clock; John 8. M Zimmermann, bandmaster. March, “All America,” Zameonik Overture, “Peter Schmoll, Von Weber Entr'acte— (2) “When You and 1 Were Young, Maggle" (request), Butterfield (b) “Down by the Old MMl Stream” .......Tell Taylor Scenes. from the opera Bohemian Giri” (request), Balfe You Know Me, Ala- ... Ager “Joily Fellows” (request) ... oliatedt Finale, “She Loves Me,” Brown ‘The Star Spangled Banner.” Fox trot, bam’ ", Waltz suite, Woman Buys Church as Home. in London, there s & church bullding that for Re- a weman of the community and she into a residence. ion at a public On - Belgravia street, many years has been in disuse. cently it was bought by resident is convertaing it She obtained posse: auction. JANUARY- 7, 1925.- GROESBECK IS URGED AS STONE SUCCESSOR Michigan Delegation Wants Presi- dept to Name Governor to Cabinet. Although Chatles B. Warren of Michigar, former Ambassador to Japan and to Mexico, is being men- tioned as a successor to Harlan F. Stone, as Attorney General, members of the Michigan delegation in Con- gress today threw their support be- hind Gov. A. J. Grossbeck of that State for the post. Benator Couzens conferred with the President, urging the seleetion of Gov. Groesbeck, and Michigan House members called a conference to take united action In his behalf. The Michigan members disclaimed any Intention of opposing Mr. War- ren, but declared Gov. Groesbeck was their first recommendation should the Executive g0 to Michigan for the appointment. All indications today were that Mr. Coolidge had reached no dgcision with respect to & successor to Mr. Stone. MEYER’S SHOP, o tomorrow—at 8:30 FIREMEN SAVE CHURCH. LT Branchville Home Burns at Loss Held Down to $500. Special Dispatch to The Ktar. BRANCHVILLE, Md., January 7.— Fire originating in a cupboard caused $500 damage In the home of Wesley Taylor here today. The Methodist Church on the ad- jacent property was saved by the combined efforts of firemen from Hy tsville, Riverdale and Branchvills, along with Taylor's home and other property. The blaze was discovered about 8 a.m. Horlicks The ORIGINAL Malted Milk Safe Milk For Infants, Digestible=No Cooking. A Light Lunch W Avoid Imitations—Substitutes PERPETUAL 'BUILDING ASSOCIATION Pays 6 Per Cent on shares maturing in 45 or 83 months. It Pays 4 Per Cent on shares withdrawn be- fore maturing Assets More Than $9,500,000 Surplus $350,000 Corner 11th and E Sts. N.W. JAMES BERRY, JOSHUA W. CARR Prestdent Seeretary 1331 F STREET we start our CLEARANCE OF MEYER’S SHOP MEN’S and YOUNG MEN’S SUI'TS Our Entire Stock Reduced! $35—%30—%25 SUITS $50—%45— $40 Suits Reduced REDUCED 2l $65—60— $55 Suits Reduced NOTE—$70 and $75 Suits, Now $44.50 All Two-Trousers Suits Are Included in This Sale Included are blues and new light colors in blue, gray, Cambridge and tans ALL OVERCOATS SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCED! No Charge for Uéual Alterations MEYER’S SHOP 1331 F St. “Everythmg for the Well Dressed Man and Boy Store Hours 8:30 to 6 PM