Evening Star Newspaper, February 3, 1925, Page 5

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1925. UNDAY CLESING BIL IS OPPOSED iDupont Citizens, However, in Favor of Principle of Sab- bath Observance. The Dupont Circle Citizens’ Associa- tion, meeting yesterday at Rauscher's, unanimously = disapproved of Jones bill for observance of S by closing all but necessary business. The association, however, went on record as approving the principle of observance of Sunda Police of the city were criticized for not notifying property owners to clean snow off their sidewalks. “I don’t know of any village that is so lax in this matter,” sald Admiral Joseph Strauss, president of the as- sociation. On motion of Miss Julla the assoclation D. Strong, ndorsed the King bill to provide for Washington a city- planning commission A resolution brought in by Snow- den Ashford education of the committee on and adopted after debate, protested against the action of the Board Education in including a commercial course in the curriculum at Western High School, and asked that the question be reopened. It was pointed out that for 30 years Western had been building a course pfepara- idry to college, and that about S5 pdr cent of its graduates went to col- Tege. On motion of Admiral W. W. Kim- ball, the assoclation recommended that there be no bathing beaches on the Tidal Basin, for both esthetic and sanitary reasons A motion by Capt. C. E. Emig the Zoning Commission be requested to lov the zon height of Six- teenth street from 90 to 60 feet as far out as Florida avenue was referred to the zoning committee for a report at the next meeting There was animated discussion of the fight being waged by the socia- tio; against commercialization of operty in the vicinity of Dupont le, and the secretary was in- structed to prepare a petition to cir- cularize property owners nearby to protest to the Zoning Commission against further advance of the com- mercial zone New men Alexander St Dr. Annie vers elected were wart, Mrs. Mary Johnson and Mr Mrs ew- De- he committee on law for this year was announced by Emig, chairman, as fol- Snowden Ashford, P. Eno, Col kins, John B. Larner, M Shepard, Miss Bessle J. Kibbey, L and legisla- tion Capt, C. E lows Butler, W. Charles H. Archibald Hop- Charles R. E. Schreiner, Henry B. Spencer, M Richard Walnwright, Miss Julia D. Strong, Rev. Dr. C. t Smith, Ad- miral Joseph Strauss, Scriven and Rev. Gen. George P. Dr. Charles Wood. FOSTERS DEPART WITH AUTO HOME Couple and New Born Son Leave Hospital Entrance—Desti- nation: Unknown. Mr. and Mrs. Foster and their mewly born baby boy, who have caused District officials much worry during the past few weeks because of their refusal to leave their touring automobile after it became stalled in front of Gallinger Hospital last] month, have finally moved on to ‘“‘parts unknown.” T mother and father came to Washington early in January, and put up at the Tourists’ Camp in Potomac Park until the stork notified them that he would meet them Gallinger Hospital. He did, January 17, pre- senting to Mrs. F youngster with a 100k on life The Foster residence and sole means of transportation decided to stay where it s near the hospital e trance until the recent snowstorm had made travel more agreeabl and, de- spite efforts of Mr. Foster to stir up some life in it, the car had remained stalled s e that time. And 11 days after the birth of the baby Mrs. Fos- ter insisted in leaving the hospital to live in the balky car outside. In the meantime, hospital, police and charity officials took an interest in them, all endeavoring to induce or compel the 22-year-old mother and infant to take up more healthy living quarte Their efforts were all with- ster a lusty-lunged cosmopolitan out- out avail The Fosters refused to be inter- fered with, saying they didn’t need help and that they would get their ¢hr in commission “before long.” Yesterday afternoon they lived up o their prediction ud papa, happy mamma and cooing baby moved off, hospital and police authorities know not where Perhaps the Fosters don't know where themselves, for the world at large is their home and particular places don’t matter much anyway. Automobile, Spanish War Decorations Awarded. Brig. G Robert Alexander, at Camp Lewis, Washington, has been awarded a silver star citation for gal- lantry in action at Hermeguero, Por- en to Rico, August 10, 1918, and Col. Alexander T. Ovenshine, General Staff Corps, at the War Department, similar citation for gallantry in action at El Caney, Cuba 1898 July 1 Two Cars In One— STUDEBAKER Duplex Phaeton CUREDIN 6 TO 14 DAYS Ordinary cases of itching, blind, blesdin roret cases fwo waeke—with PAZO OINT- MENT, the dependable and proven remedy for piles Tnstaatly relieves itching piles and assures restiul sleep after the first night. Get the Handy Tube PAZO OINTMENT is now packed in handy sible tubes with detachable pi the_application of the o el d casy task of 8 moment. Full directions and scientific advice for pile sufferers go with each tube. Guaranteed to Cure pipe, 75c. old style tins, 60c. Get PAZO OINT- MENT from your drug- gist; or, il you prefer, with pil send’ stamps “or money order direct. " Paris Medicine Co. 2630 Pino St.. St. Louis, Mo. | | | | | of a leave, she Congressmen Keep Books They Borrow, Librarian Testifies Putnam Says, However, He Hesitates to Start Keeping Check. Members of Congress frequently fail t7 return books borrowed from the Library of Congress, which has been described as the most extensive in the world, but they would object, in the opinion of Herbert Putnam, the lbrarian, to establishment of a sy tem of keeping tab on such volumes Mr. Putnam, who testifled before the appropriations subcommittee which framed the legislative establishment supply bill reported to the House yes- terday, related that the Information service maintained for Congressmen by the library is used by two-thirds of the members and keeps 30 to 40 em- ployes bu Big Increase Yearly. The library's list of books and | pamphlets is increasing at the rate of 90,000 a year, he said, while about 30,000 othér items are flled annually, including maps, music and prints. Construction planned {n the library courtyard, he added, will provide ace for another 1,500,000 ordinary volumes, but it will be exhausted in 10 _years. William Tyler Page, clerk of the House, complained vigorously that Congressmen use their bookcases for | screens in their offices and that moths get underneath and ruin all the car- pets P’Ihe office of legisiative counsel, which aids in wording legislation, re- ported that it had been unable to keep pace with the almost continuous ses- sion of the Nation’s lawmakers for | the past five years, ig that | DR. BURTON STILL 1S CRITICALLY LL Michigan Educator, Who Nominated Coolidge, in Bed | for 16 Weeks. By the Associated Press, ANN ARBOR, Mich. Dr. Marion Leroy Burton will be in no condition for several months to| resume the presidency of the Uni- versity of Michigan; the {illne: that has held his to his bed for 16 weeks Is no less critical now than it has been, and as recently as last Thurs- day he was close to death. This was the revelation of Dr. Bur- ton's condition made today by Mrs. Burton. It definitely answered con- flicting rumors concerning the illness of the man who nomined Calvin Cool- ! idge for the presidency at Cleveland last June, and it dispelled the hope that Dr. Burton will resume his duties during this school year. On the other hand, it revealed that there is no good reason to fear he would not eventually resume active direction of the institution. Heart Dangerous Element. Dr. Burton has not been on his feet ince he became ill, Mrs. Burton said. His mind is and has been alert, but the siege of pneumonia, with the heart and kidney complications that developed, has been a severe strain upon his endurance In this weak- February 3.— ened condition his heart must be watched constantly Reports that Dr. Burton would eel a leave of absence were denied Mrs. Burton. Even the suggestion aid, is preposterous for the reason that Dr. Burton is not able to leav He must remain at home and obtaln complete rest. Physicians Report Progress, b A bulletin issued by physicians today sald that President Burton shows ‘“progressive improvement.” ‘However, a grave illness, such as Dr. Burfon is passing through, necessarily brings about extreme | depletion of all body functions,” the “Complications may arise at any time. As we face the situation today we have much evidence to encourage us.” statement adds. Rail Official Bleeds to Death. 1.0S ANGELES, February 3.—Wil- liam H. Leete, assistant of the Union Pacific system, is dead here. He succumbed Sunday to a hemmorhage which followed the pulling of a tooth last Saturday. He was long a sufferer from hemophilia, a condition characterized by profuse bleeding from the slightest wound. Anthracite Has made millions of homes comfort- able for 100 years Are you heating your home the most economical way? Do you really know ? Ask the experts at Anthracite Economy Service to show you how to save on An- thracité. See the coal saving heaters and devices. Anthracite is the cheapest fuel when properly used. Call today. Thisin- terestingand instruc- tive service station is arranged to enable you to reduce your home heating costs considerably. Free advice at Anthracite Economy Service 824 Fourteenth St. N.W. The Anthracite Operators 03000280V E80 treasurer | | school SCHOOL BUILDING PLAN APPROVED Takomé D. C. Association, by Unanimous Vote, In- dorses Program. The Citizens' Association of Tako- ma, D. C. last night indorsed unani- mously the five-year bullding pro- gram for the public schools of the District and also adopted a resolution urging Congress to utilize the sur- plus now in the Treasury for public schools and parks and expedite such authorization at the present session. The meeting was held in the Takoma Public Library at 8 o'clock, with Presi- dent Charles H. Spencer in the chalr |and S. J. Dennis recording the min- utes. The school situation as it affects Takoma Park and vicinity and in which the association is interested was presented in a report by S. H. McCrory, chairman of the school and playground committee, who outlined the flve-year plan. Plans for Junior High Schools. In connection with junior high schools he said provision was made for the construction of two WiNgs and additlonal shops to the Macfar land School along original plans; pur- chase of site for new junior high in Brightwood similar to the Macfarland School and a mew school adjoining the Langley High School, and a new business high school ad- joining the Macfarland High School. He further reported that the present appropriation bl provides $125,000 for one wing only to the Macfarland High School and $60,000 for a site for public school at Thirteenth and Montague streets mnorthwest. The sum of $140,000 has been appropri- ated for a new school at Fifth and heridan streets, to be an elght-room extensible building. Report on Zoning. Horace W. Whitaker, chalrman of the zoning committee, reported that an order had been issued preventing the erection of community houses in A restricted zones following protests from various citizens' assoclations in the suburban sections. New members were lows: Mrs. Duncan Stuart, J. Harry Tabler, James H. Brotn, Thomas E Holmes, T. S. Wood, Thomas A. Bam- ford, James S. Lay G. S. Seek, Wal- lace F. Randolph, John E. Stahl, I R. Routt and James A. O'Donnell Louis A. Jones, chairman of the highway, parks and lights committee, was requested to call a conference of property owners Interested In the widening of Blair road in order to ascertain their vjews preparatory to presenting a report to the District Commissioners. The assoclation adopted a resolu- tion requesting Congress to rescind its action in establishing a colored bathing beach opposite the present one in the basin and asking that another site be selected. Elimination of Grade Crossing. George E. Sulllvan reported the activities of his special committee in connection with the drafting of a separate bill, after a conference with the chairmen of the House and Sen- ate District committees, providing for the elimination of the grade crossing at Lamond Station by the construc- tion of a subway through Van Buren street. He stated fhat the ground was already in ponxi:swn of the DI trict and no condefmnation proceed- ings would be necessary. Hearings will be held this week. F. J. De Moll announced annual celebration of George ington’s birthday would be held this ear February 23 in the Takoma Presbyterian Church, with Repre- sentative Ira G. Hersey of Maine as the orator of the evening. The affair will be held under the auspices of the Citizens' Association of Takoma, D. C., the. Takoma Park Citizens' As sociation and the Community League. WAR RECORD SAVES THEM. Valiant Released From Fines. elected as fol- that the Two Overseas Soldiers Two ex-soldiers, proud of 22 months of service overseas, viable record stood them in good stead today in Police Court when Judge Mattingly took their personal bonds on charges of intoxicatiol Were you at Belleau Wood?”" the judge inquired. An affirmative an- swer also was given to Argonne, Soissons, Chateau-Thierry and other places in France made historic by the American troops. “Did you kill any Mattingly further questioned. men replied “Yes." “Well, you have too wonderful a boches??” Judge Both record for me to fine you this time,” the judge concluded. here again.” “Don’t come back . Trust Central—7th and Ma fotal Wash- | found their en- | ) Checking Foreign Exchange Northeast—38th and H Sts. Resources Tongue Lands Bill Martin, colored, of 1131 C street northeast does not know Yiddish. If he did he wouldn't be in a cell today at No. 9 precinct charged with robbery, assault with a dangerous weapon and petty lafceny. Bill walked into a store at 1343 H street northeast yesterday afternoon and asked Esther Feldman, the pro- prietress, to let him look at some goods. The proprietress looked at Bill closely, spleled off a line of Yid- dish to a male employe in the store, |and as the latter sauntered out and headed unconcernedly toward Fif- teenth and H streets, proceeded to talk business with the dusky customer. Reappears With Policeman. While Bill still was engaged in dis- cussing prices with the storekeeper in walked the employe again, accom- panied by Policeman Stanislaus Schim- kezy, director of traffic at Fifteenth and H for Bladenburg and points east. Bill shifted uneasily, looked for the door, and walked out in company with Policeman Jim Casey, as his friends call him for short. At No. 9 precinct BIll {s sald to have confessed to De- tective B. C. Kuehling that he as- saulted and robbed Aaron Aronstein THREE DISTRICT BILLS COME UP TOMORROW Bureau of Standards Land Pur- chase and Arlington Bridge Is- sues to Be Decided. | Tomorrow three important meas- ures affecting Uncle Sam'’s busfness in Washington head the program on legislation to be called up by the House committee on public bulldings and grounds, which has the call fol- lowing the committee on mines and mining. The bill to buy additional land at a cost of approximately $175.000 for the Bureau of Standards on Connecticut avenue has been put at the head of the list. This measure has strong support in the House and will be put through Second on the list §s the bill to consolldate the two offices of officer in charge of public buildings and grounds and superintendent of State. War and Navy Bulldings. This is done mierely in the interest of more efficient administration and will re- sult in a saving of $25,000 to $50,000 a year, according to testimony at hearings before the House committee. Third on the list is the Arlington Memorial Bridge project, which calls for a cost of §14,750,000. In the event that these measur are not reached tomorrow, there still Is another opportunity to pass them at this session of Congress, because the House committee oh public building: and grounds will have the calendar on another nesday. RETIRED OFFICER DIES. Capt. Eugene Coffin, U. S. A, | Served in World War. Capt. Eugene Coffin,” U tired, 46 vears old, died here Sunday | Funeral services will be conducted at Fort Myer Chapel tomorrow after- | noon at 1:30 o'clock. Interment, with | A, re- full military honors, will be in Ar- lington Cemetery Capt. Coffin was born in New York November 6, 1878. He was appointed a second lleutenant in the Quarter- master Corps June 3, 1916, and was| transferred to the finance depart- ment in 1920. He served as a major in the Quartermaster Corps, tonal Army, during the World War. Just prior to his retirement he was sta- tloned at Fort Monroe, Va | Ask to Adopt Baby Boy. | Lieut. Charles Musil, U. 8. N, and his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Musil, have asked permission of the District Su- preme Court to adopt Ralph Little, born December 5. The mother of the child consents, and its name {8 to be changed to Jerome Curtis Musil. The | officer and his wife have been mar-| rigd elghteen months and have no children. They are represented by Attorneys Royster & Bickford - Captain Ordered to China. Capt. Matthew B. Ridway, United States Infantry, at Fort Benning, Ga., Failure to Comprehend Yiddish % Steps Into Store and Awaits Policeman, But Doesp’t Realize It—Charged With Assault and Larceny. Bill Martin in Jail proprietor of a store at 1425 H street northeast, Thanksgiving day. | Aronstein took one glimpse at Blll yesterday and announced “He's the Buy.” Furthermore Aronstein : de- clared the coat and sweater Bill.was wearing were part of the loot taken from his store last November, after he had been knocked down &nd beaten over the head with a wrench and hatchet. BIll, according - to Kuehling, didn’t do much denying, except to say that he only used his fist in knocking Aronstein down. Manay valuable articles were found at Bill's home Had Been Watched. Ever since the Aronstein hold-up Detective Kuehling has been on ithe lookout for a negro answering:the description given by Mr. Aronstein In the meantime several other small northeast stores have been robbed,by a man looking suspiciously like gBil}, Kuehling stated today. smn-l«e?ggs in that neighborhood had been warned to keep a watch on their gus- tomers, and notify Policeman Schfm- kezy If they saw any one resembling the robber ' That is why Bill's ignorance of ¥id- aish led to his downfall yesterday COOLIDGE TO DECIDE - DISPUTE BY MARCH:1, President Working Hard Over Arbitration of Tacna-Arica Af- ! fair in South America. - sident Coolidge expects to con- Pr clude his study of the Tacna-Aped arbitration between Chile and Phru by the 1st of March and to announce his decision by that time. 2% This was definitely stated toda¥'at the White House on highest authorfty. The President s engaged at fthe present time on a thorough analVsis of the case. The full documentary evidence submitted by the govern- ments of Peru and Chile has been placed before President Coolidge*by the State Department for his consid< eration ~ The announcement that the Presi- dent is engaged at present upon the study followed statements by State Department officials that the decision would be made public when it was finally concluded and would not be delayed in announcement becausefeof the recent government junta move- ment in Chile. In this connectionit was said, the status of the Chilean government. will not be considered by President Coglidge in any way . FOUND DEAD OF GAS. Holds Death of Jobn H. Smith Accidental. . John H. Smith, 63-year-old mechanie, was found dead in his bed in a room at 429 I street today by a friend who} he had asked last night to call for him at 9 o'clock this morning. The friend, Leo Althoff, 442 K street receiving no answer to his knock afid detecting the odor of gas, broke into the room and found the body of Smitg, fully dressed, lying on the bed, wi newspapers lying about him, as thoug, he had been reading when overconff. Coroner Nevitt, summoned to the scene by Policeman Canfleld of No.#6 precinct, issued a certificate of acel; dental death and attributed the tragedy ¥ Coroner o a faulty gas jet. P Smith was a widower and had two | married daughters living here, Mr&l Carrie Beach, 1217 11th street, and Mrs. Gurther Hushman, 1126 S8th street. Hotel Inn Phone Main 8108-8109. 604-610 9th St. N.Wi $7 rooms, $6 weekly; $10.50 rooms, $8; $14 with toilet, shower and lavatory, $10; 2 ia Foom. 50 per cent more. Hooms Like Mother's} Rheumatism Let St. Jacobs Oil end the pain at once. Rub it on. For 65 years it has brought quick relief to the mil-'| lions. You know it must be good, Use it for lumbago, lameness, back: ache. Don’t suffer an hour when a soothing oil can take the pain right,|| out. St. Jacobs Oil has been ordered to Tientsin, for duty with the United States Army forces in China. Serving Washington b p b: Departments MERICAN SECURIT o AND TRUST COMPANY -° 15th and Penna. Ave. Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profits Ower $6,000,000 BRANCHES ss. Ave. N.W. Over Thirty- Security and Trust Company with Main Office and four equipped to offer the ton every form of service. Savings Real Estate Safe Deposit Southwest—7th and E Sts. S.W. Northwest—1140 15th St. N.W. Away 35 Cents Rubs P AI'N' No bara The American its ranches is fully eople of Washing- anking and trust URMNEREERARRY EEEERRRRAEGE Five Million » 5 DARES APARTMENT FIRE T DON GARB One Occupant Refuses to Leave Until Clothed. Babies Carried to Safety. Nearly a score of occupants of the Prescott Arms apartment house, at Twenty-first and M streets, were routed from their beds shortly be- fore.6 o'clock this morning by fire| that swept up the dumb waiter shaft through, the four floors of the build- ing and caused damage In excess of $1,000. The occupants made hasty exit in their nightclothes or partly dressed, carrying In their arms bables, house- hold valuables and clothing. One grandfather, however, after seeing his daughter and two grandchildren to_safety, kept firemen walting while he “finished pulling on his trousers, coat and overcoat, and the occupant of another apartment informed fire- men who knocked stoutly on the locked door that his apartment “was oceupled.” “You'll be occupied if don’'t open that door P. D. Q ficeman shouted back . The fire was discovered by Juke Shulman, a grocer, as he was lying in his bed at his home, 1240 New Hampshire avenue, directly across Twenty-first street and New Hamp- shire avenue, which converge at this point. He jumped from his bed, pull- ed on his overcoat over his sleeping apparel and, velling to some taxicab drivers on the street to turn’ in the alarm, dashed into the building and to .the “top floor, where he had seen flames. Halts Departure to Dress. - Shulman assisted Mrs. William Har- old-, Bénjamin apd her two children, Lillian, 5, and Fred, 8, down the stair- way ‘and.to his home, but W. B. Sin- nott, Mrs. Benjamin's father, refused to'leave until he was dressed. Mean- while “the Benjamin apartment was rapidly being swept by flames leaping from . the kitchen, through the dining room-and into the hall. If the fire had eaten much further into the hall, the only exit of the family would have been clt® off. ~The fire is belleved to have started near the “bottom of the dumb waiter shaft. It ‘burst out into the first floor apartment, No. 21, occupied .by Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dick and children, continued up two floors through the HEAFTERS successor to ink + Makesall fountain ". pens write better and the “Lifetime” pen write best. RS shaft, and burst out again at the top apartment and through the roof. Mrs. Dick was awakened by the smoke, which was choking her, and when she discovered flames and smoKke filling the kitchen, aroused®her hu band, who broke the glass on the ho fire alarm system, arousing the entire bullding. Mr. Dick cut'his hand in the operation Firemen from No. 4 Truck Company, just around the corner on New Hamp- shire avenue, quickly extinguished the blaze. A group of taxi drivers with small fire extingulshers alded in putting out the fire in Mr. Dick’s apartment. The apartment buflding Is owned by Mrs. Mary Dulin ALLEGED GUNMAN JAILED. One Charge Dismissed, But Hope of Freedom Goes Glimmering. Anthony Masterppolito, alleged gunman from Philadelphia, was brought before Judge Schuldt on the charge of carrying a concealed weapon, a second charge being his purpose of unlawfully using same. “I see no evidence of the second charge,” the judge remarked “That case dismissed.” The defendant's face brightened “But one year in jail on the first charge,” he added, and Masterppo- lito's countenance again changed WILLIAM H. KING AT HEAD. Election of Officers by Greek- American Club. William H. King was elected presi- dent of the Greek American Club at the annual joint meeting of the or- ganization, held Monday night in the Arts Club. The name of the organ- ization was changed by amendments to the constitution to the Greec America Soclety. Other officers elected were: C. Dia- mantopoulos, the Greek Minister, honorary president; Irving Laughlin, vice president; Senator George H. Mo- ses, vice president; Dr. Mitchell B Carroll, vice president; George Cyrus Thorpe, secretary; Emanuel Dambou- ris, treasurer, and Henry S. Washing- ton, chairman of the executive com- mittee V&) * B Note * i I * For Clearance $ This— Put in an appearance and put on a new ap- pearance at the Final Clearance Reductions Every Suit—Every Overcoat—Every Top Coat—in the house—regardless of the former . price—has been gathered into one big lot. | 29.75 The Suits were $35 to $70 | = The Overcoats were $35 to $85 BANKER, 73, FORMS 23 BIG MERGER Charles B. Flint’s Latest Un- dertaking Brings Operations Up to $500,000,000. By the Associated Press NEW YORK, February 3.—Charles B. Flint, 75 years old, banker, is en gaged in his twenty-third large in dustrial merger, a_$100,000,000 con- solidation of West Virginia coal com panies. This will bring to $500,000 000 the total capital of compan s or- ganized by him in the last 35 years. Sometimes called the YFather of Trusts,” he has always stanchly de fended the principle of industrial con solidation as making for lower pro duction and distributing costs. Larger Combines Created. Some of the larger companies cred ted to his efforts are the United States Rubber Compapy, the Amer ican Woolen Company, the Americ Chicle Company, Sloss-Sheffleld Steel and Iron Company, Somerset Coal Company, Computing-Tabulating-Re cording Company, and~the Natlonal Starch Company, which later becams a part of the Corn Products Company Coming from Thomaston, Me., he began bublness here as a dock clerk The properties that would be In- volved in the latest merger are in the Fairmont - Morgantown - Clarksburg district Sun Yat-sen Grows Weaker. By the Associated Press PEKING Sen February 3.—Dr. Sun Yat- one of the outstanding figures in the political life of China for many vears, was calm today when his phy sician informed him of the critical condition fn which an operation for cancer has left him. The patient con tinues to grow weaker. His pulse reg istered 110 < Complete Clearance Entire Stock Select Suitsand O’ coats early Greatest Apparel Savings This Year West INCORPORATED 14th and G Sts. The only exceptions are the Full Dress and Tuxedo Suits. Because of the tremendously big reductions, alterations must be charged for at cost—and nothing can be sent on ap- proval. Each selection must be final. - Of Course They’re Going Fast The Mode—F at Eleventh