Evening Star Newspaper, February 22, 1925, Page 5

MITCHELL RESIGNS CHARITY BALL POST Ciereral Informs Committee He Fears Other Duties " Might Peril Success. Brig: Gen. William Mitchel &lstant chief of the Army Air Service, resigned yesterday as chairman of the floor committee of the charity in- augural ball, which is to be held at the Mayflower Hotel on the avening of March 4, and Col. C. O. Sherrill, chairman of the committee on ar- rangements, was appointed to suc- ceed hin. In his letter of dressed to Mrs. John chairman of the gener Gen. Mitc Dougherty, committee, 11 declared he feared work ed in might “‘seri- ously effe uccess of the ball,"” work for its success, Leter to Mrs. Dougherty. The letter follows “My Dear Mrs. Dougherty: “Finding that the pressure of my duties s the work that I am now aged in might seriously effect the ess of the Charity 1 wish to tender signa tion as chairman of the tee, and to suggest that Col. C. O. r commit Sherrill take my place T shall continpe to work for the of the ball and to give every ation, ad- | MAIJOR D. C. BILLS’ PASSAGE EXPECTED IN NEXT TWO DAYS _(Continued from First Page.) base them on the same lump sum as_approved for the al year 1926. ‘While this apparently takes it for granted that the lump-sum system will be continued in substitution for the fixed proportion of 60-40 that has previously existed, and prejudices the | controversy in favor of the lump- sum plan, it really means that the District will from now on have larger appropriation bills than ever before, with virtually all the funds that may be needed for District development, without the hamstringing and cheese- paring practices that previously have been employed. The present permanent law pro- vides for the Federal Government paying 40 per cent of the costs of the ation’s Capital while District taxpayers meet the other 60 per cent | The lump-sum contributivn of $9,000.- 000 was put into the bill last year, specifically for ou r. and it is put into the bill this year specific- ally for the year 19 There is nothing in the present law that limits the amount that can be submitted in estimates. When the 0-40 proportion was established the act sald: “Hereafter the Commission- ers of the District of Columbia shall not be restricted in submitting to the Bureau of the Budget their estimates of the needs of the District, but they shall as nearly as may be possible bring them within the’ probable ag- gregate of the fixed proportion of appropria to be paid by the | Unite ates and the District of Co- tumbi Bureauw's Natural Course. But when the Bureau of the Budget comes to consider how much the United | ates can afford to pay, if the Unit ates has to estimate on a basis of it- | self paylng 40 per cent, it is perfectly / 'THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ., FEBRUARY 22, 1925—PART 1. CONSIDERING CURRY BILL FOR AVIATION DEPARTMENT Representatives James, Hull, 3 row—Mrx. Plerson, axsista; rett of Te iern © Alnbama, Ransley vears, meaning’ only about $4,000.000 | municipal achitect's office, as pro-|1 full value assessment of the W year, and more than $2,695,000 is in | posed by the Senate | property the second deficiency appropriation “No. 4. Strikes out the proposal| bl for this program, which is to|of the Senate to except the office of | ome out of the $4,500,000 surplus|public buildings and grounds from| “Nox. 15, 16 and already existing. S there is not|the general limitation on the pur-| mush ilkelihood of any big increase e price of miotor vehicles Playgrounds Department. relating to the bathing beach under the playgrounds department. Appropriates $600 for 'he Sirs - of the House committee on milltary afiairs. The members of the committee nre ax follows: Left to right, front row— e e e Jonm € Mclensie of Tlinoix, chairman; Reece, Quin, Sherwood, Fixher, Wright and MeSwain. Left to right, back clerk; Howard F. Sedgwick, clerk and Representatives Walnwright, Hill of Maryiand, Boylan, Frothingham, Speaks, Gar- instead of £20,190, as proposed by the AIRCRAFT INQUIRY ABRUPTLY HALTED; BOMB TEST EQATEN Continued from Fi WEEKS WILL SPEED LAKE WATER VERDICT Hearing on Diversion for Chicago's testimony which, brought no advantages. | charge of expenditure of large sums of money in the made. and at House either tion al of Jail Fund. more funds “No Corre=ts the toial of the|that request yropriation for the jail o trikes out the authoriza- | funds. declared, further investigation Longworth Gives View. Chairman Snell of the 4 A e, che . committee and Majority Leader Long- | C2nada on the subject, a two-day emphatically | hearing on the question of diverting House rules worth both declared they knew of no untoward incident | water that caused the clude its testimony at this time. aid state, however, general assumption that an con- |py the Chicago They | ended last night at t that {t was the | ment Representative investigators to which he said: sub- more days' detalled found hearings sufficient must | for | taking up a consideration of our funds, we we could not funds to pr and complete our repo Rather than have proposed by the Wouse for the |&le over Needs Ends—Debate Is Heated. was —— both sides of the dis- listening to the yiews of from Lake Michigan for use anitary district War Depart- Secretary We before investi- [ whom the witnesses appeared, indi- gatlon by a House committee should | cated he would render an early de be confined to the one session. They stated no members of the committee had been in conference with them on ersion of the subject of continuing its power. |ond f Chairman Snell, while explaining he | had not given ! resolution H. Vestal of Indiana, aircraft thority for port next why his committee favorably on it Representative Democrat, statement on the committee action in v “It was generally be lieved among the members that our field of investigation had stantially covered and that we could | T Personal controversies. 1 have obw close after one hearings. cigion on recommendation of Arm | engineers for ary the Albert member of th au reagon | of 10,000 cu act | ond from nois Lea sponsibility It is not a problem of individualg served the aircraft inv ations e seven years. Most of t have beem conductec the theory that it is necessary to find and dangle 1 before the p 'he 1 p s of the & wran- | “Our bstantgally cover: we ance power. “Very sincerely WILLIAM MITCHELL.” In reply Mrs. Dougherty sent Gen. Mitchell the following letter by re- turn post superintendepee, as proposed by the |issuarce, without charge, of bricks [adopted a plan of closing our hear-|°d up to . or not we can Senate, instead of $1,320, as propoced { munuafactured at the workhouse for |iN&s and preparing our report with |out of t by the House, in order tnat the twojauthorized construction work for the | funds already available. The com-|to the salaries of the employe superintend- [ National Training School for Girls|mittee was allowed $25,000 to carry | of the ing this beach, his other employment DI Training School. on its investigation and at present |Tecor not interfering- with the position 3—Corrects the total of the)there is about $300 of this amount | Placc being erected.in the tidal basin. It|IN& to strect improvements. APPIo-|here involved, will come within the tions for the reformator=, |left to us more will require something like $40,000 to | Priates $21,920 for paving a lONEer|gatutory limit of $2.000. 4 and 35, relating to *>Dis- demolish the . existing ® bathhouse and | Stretch of Ordway street, as pro-| uno. jg 19 and 20, relating to aining 3. - rhool—Provides for ! partially erected colored bathhouse r";h"‘l by the Senat ‘:mvn;l r‘::"":; schools. Appropriates $97,900 ase and maintenance of| *“The committes has heard many | ati country and to restore the tidal basin to its|920 for paving a shorter stretch for clerical staff, office of superin- and wagons, as proposed by|witnesses. Much of the testimony|The country must by properly to former scenic beauty. As the aboli-|Such street, as provosed by the]iangent of schools; instead of $90.880, » Senate, and restores the language | has been incidental to the main ques- | #PPraise the ne ar increasing tion of the bathing beaches is not yet | Jlouse;. appropriates $4,600 for Pav-|.g proposed by the House, and $10 stricken out by the Senate with re-|tion involved. It has, however, been | Value o eraft bef we can ex- |law and as no estimate for this re-|IN& @& portlon of Thirty-fifth street| 6o a5 proposed by the nate; ap- | spect to the disposition of moneys re- | interesting and of some value. A |Pect to m T place 1§ storatfon has yet come to Congress|Porthwest, proposed by the propriates 100 for personal serv- rd as income from sale of prod-[necessary part of the duty of this|the A 3 itary life £ 5 are|from the Budget Bureau, it cannot he | 1€, and appropriates £12,000 for pav-|jces, department of school attend- |ucts and from payment of board or|committee was to hear the com the Na Sherrill Assumes Task. clusion lu the appropriation bill are} luded in the second deficlency ap- |i"& @ portion of Macomb street|ance and work permits, as propored | of instruction or otherwl plaints of these who had criticisms « y 1 accepted fre We appreciate the value of your | Mot on as liberal & scale as Congress | NONIEL T L0 Bechnd SefCeey 807 | northwest, as proposed by the Sen-| by (he ‘Semute, instead of $16.500, as | “Now. 36 and 37, relating 1o the| ta muke of tne alrerate servic n behalf of the ball, and sad to gra z = G are very glad for your assuranc ervices in ’ | ate 4 pi sed by the House, and pro- | Industrial Home School-—Appropri- | the War and Navy Departments. In L S ek . dica- | House tomorrow, but it ix certain t 4 e % b - g . e o Blensiarns e nisinsta ration bill, where for | Worked its way through both houses No. 10, relating to ‘gasoline tax, | fOx) UAERCIAl sar ot voomny i BTestAStR G BE DG ey [ould e snu R caR ted. A NP UON permit strict appropriation bill, w A Ghiercis . | munity center department, to take |and $22.100 as proposed hy the Sen-|to assume that the committee Your sugzestion that we ask Col | the first time on record the amounts 3 | care of the pay of janitors performing | ate. and appropriate 00 for re-|sponsoring the position advanced by hetrill. at prement chair- | spproved of are greeily {n.cxcess o May Get Temporary Facilities. work in the schools, instead of | Pairs, instead of proposed [ any particular witness or v 56 the lcommittas on GirtaniEes th“ru::\v‘)“‘:;‘:\rflfl‘?\;;'(‘l by ithe sd&et | The House will consider the recom- | precedence according to the acts|3$33.300. as proposed by the House, |bY the House, and $5,000, as proposed Our committee should o . to serve chairman of overnment hasing to bey 40 per|mendution of the conferees that Lieut se figure including no extra | by the Sematc primarily a judicial . What oo, hasi curjenthusipstio| SORGIIEINE T3 i Col. Clarence O. Sherrill, engineer nce for such purpose. is the matter with our aircraft serv FINs meeeptance of| It should be emphasized here that | oficer in charge of public grounds. be R R S Rt T R e s ot Very cordially you this does not mean—nor Is it likely |directed to arrange for satisfactory 2 % PEGGY DOUGHBRIY require for several years—an in- | temporary bathing facilities for both | cl xcept in so far as 8 and Restores the mat- [it, are the legitimate probler SRS R and 25, both inclusive, rg- n out and strikes out the |passed up to our committec. In the| hairman.” ase in taxes. The public' does not | White and colored people. tions beyond the - stop to consider that the District is| Increases totaling | | natural that it would not be disposed to | ['“Fll [ No. 5. Appropriates $9.400 for) \wbmu as much in the grand totai| " Another important District item of | maintaining a public employment for the District as it would It the |, Lr0itll cn g Tl out of the con- | service, as proposed by the Senate T Lo e A e o 1l iae | fetence icuRgiant “Sor. apalition. of hsteds of $8340, Treasury was & flat rate, with ail the | (RS, BRIl 100, BLOT hing | House. s ol sts above that figure to come from |, 0 and the colored bathing beach Now. 0, to:'s,.both_inclusiye, reldt= s proposed by the Then there is another important consideration—if the Budget Bureau ‘sulm\(ls on the 60-40 basis as the | “It is with great regret that we learn from vour letter that the pres- sure of your du ake npos- e Cfor e dutics makes It IMDoS- | permanent law requires, and the House Fiaw ot tha Moor commiltes Hf zmlalmmpmunn committee frames the { 1y Dear Gen. Mitchell {‘ Ishrictivenenien: Heard Many Witnesses. . She|bill on a lump-sum basis as It has Charity Tnaugural Ball, and it is with o heual DAl ana gy r,.\,,':: done for the. last two vears, and R i it seems disposed to continue to the estimates considered for in- road and street improvements. “larence O. Provides that projects shal take carrying substituting for the Senate qualifica- ot High Scheol Name Jtem. Nos. Anncostia Park Project. target | matter inserted by the Senate in the | ma hink ou ttee control of the Com- | jating to public schools. Changes the T’ inserted by. th ate in the | main, I think our e 11088 wore phel M IRbIoR S Deayent | Gesistmation. of the John It Francis| (2Kt o€ the appropriation for contipu: now piling up funds in the Treasury | Into the bill-in the Senate and agreed| “No. 11, relating to repairs of | Junior High School by omittin s e RAZED TOWN RESTORED. |#t the rate of $500,000 a year sof'o by :h:mi:sl.’v‘:fr l':r'lrlh"r':‘"rs In fact, | streets. Appropriates $500.000. as|word -senior, as proposed by the Sen-| Of, Anacostia Park tenance of Rock Creek and Potoma Parkway, and also for the compenss tion of foremen, gardeners and me- chanics, as proposed by the House, well as skilled and unskilied laborers strikes out the appropriation on ac- tha can be o cash-as-you-go appropria- | proposed by the Senate, instead of |ate; and appropriates $475,000 for the! “NO. 40 to 44, inclusive, relating to 2 B \,T:,\” T;“:v 1“‘“ ';..‘mm\'}x?f\:fi'?\ ‘;n tions committee say that a new rec-}$600,000, as proposed by the House. |consiruction of the Stuart Junior ""f”:" """“"E’;‘K*m f;*“'_' F"“"j']’if Ap- Vise, First Victim of German |another year. Then, too,-the District|ord has:been established for the “No. 12 Appropriates $50,000 for|High School, as proposed by the Sen- | Propria ';r‘f‘m'l o areona & s pretty mearly through with big ap. | House conferees yielding to their|continuing the construction of the ate ¢ 100 for beginning | lccs, as proposed by the , Army, Is Rebuilt. propriations for the new water con- |Senate colleagues. upper Potomac m tercepter, as construction of such school, as|f10hd of §$23,480. as proposed by dult. There is $2.500,000 for this in| -The Senate amendments concurred | proposed by the S 5 the House. | House, the Senate increase repre-|count of the existing bathing beach ondeuce of the Associated Press. e pronent bill and wbaut $1.500.000 |In by the House tnmnagers are ex-| “No. 13. Restores the language|® - Removes the requirement [Senting a transfer, the compensation | an the Tidal Basin and repeals exist- LIEGE, Belgium, February 4 —The | i}l ‘be required for next year, but | Plained in the statement made to|stricken out by the Senate with re-|proposed by the House that plans and | {oT such services (o be in accordance | ing appropriations on account of ittle town of Vise, near the border | tnat will seon drop off. the House last night by Representa- |spect to the disposition of proceeds | fications for bulldings provided | With the Classification act of 19 new bathing beach on the west shore line between Belgium and Germany. = tive Charles R. Davis of Minnesota received from the disposal of city|for in the bill shall be approved with-|proposed by the Hou appropriates | of the Tidal Basin, as proposed by the first scene of (erman operations Otker Large Payments. Just before adjournment, as follows: | refuse and garbage out reference to the Commission of [ $431,100 for improve st. 1914, has just completed | The District has also been setting “No. 14. Appropriates 000 for | Fi nt and care of | the Senate: and appropriates $3,000 toration program. aside big sums for the sinking fund __Salary of Engineer. the acquisition of the property now Vise was very badly scarred by fire, | and retirement of the debt and that “No. 2. Appropriates not exceeding | used as a garbage transfer station, |clerical services, fire department, as| as proposed by the Senate, the | parks, as proposed by the Senate but all its historic edifices have been now well provided for. $1,200 for the salary of an engineer of $31,000, as proposed by the | proposed by the Senate, Instead of | amount agreed upon including pro- . Appropriates $129,710 for st B o olits mtyte s Princinal 'S¢ anm there Is the five-year | foT refrigerating plant, as proposed juse, and $40,000, as proposed by |$9,300, as proposed by the House. | vision for widening existing roads | personal services under the Wat ong these are a sixteenth century | school building program going | by the Senate . and restores the provision Nos 29 and 30—Appropriates | and bridges, and for constructing | Department, as proposed by the Sen- chiirch and town ball and @ famon o oogt SNl Tofals GbGAE¥20 0007 No. 3. Appropriates $2.400 for the | proposed by the House that the pur- | $21,050 for court employes, Court of | new roads and bridges in Rock Creek | ate, instead of $122.000, ancient convent scheol 000, but that is dlstributed over five |TePlacement of a motor truck, chase pr should not exceed the |Appeals, proposed by the Senate,|Park. and for improvement and main- ! by the House." D. J. Kaufman X 1005 Pa. Ave. 1724 Pa. 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