Evening Star Newspaper, November 18, 1925, Page 12

12 = WARNS RESIDENTS OF FAKE CHARITIES M. & M. Secretary Says; Many Are Soliciting Money Solely for Private Gain. | have recently from local business | itable objects which | never zet the henefit of the donations be scores of “charity buzzards.” who are now combinz Washinzton and misleading those who wish to do ®ood into putting money in thel coffers of private persons, according to Charles J. Columbus, secretary of the Merchants and Manufacturers | Association Not only are these persons de- liberately collecting money from mer chants for charities and benefits that | actually do not exist, but they have succeeded into wzettinz officlals. of | worthy causes into selling the nization to some & ng money o the and not the ohjects of themselves Methods Described. lumbus says. ap- | proach the officials of a charitable | o nization and declare they wish! to put on an affair of some kimd | for the hene of the organiz: 'i\fll! and then pay a lump sum of $100 or | some such amount for the use of | the name. <The Als accede, he savs, thinkin it ix a legitimate ; proposition he promoters put on | i | Thousand: been collecte men for ¢ £ dolla moters charity These men. ( the affa Cout 4 program and sell rdvertisinz and tickets to chants who approve the alleged purpose and thus thousands of dol- rs are pocketed hy the promoters of the scheme, Columbus asserts In the last week more than 30 cases | have heen called to the attention of the Merchants and Manufacturers’ As ation. These involve at tempts on the part of unofficial pro- moters 1o collect money for the bene- fit of the local police, Federal em. | ploves, the District emploves' hos pitals, and fraternities. Some mer- “hanty hive contributed checks amounting to more than $100 to un known representatives who have mis- led them, according to Mr. Columbus “Qu nable” Charities. There are, accordinz to Mr, Colum several zoinz around who ing for question zirls dress endeavor to lure sub- zivinz them donations nz to reports received. Others. r zetting an organization to lend + consideration, hire a phone and get in touch with repre- sentative business men. Over the phone they hold themselves out to he i doctors, ministers, priests and law ers, and use the names of prominent Persons to urge the merchant to do nate thonev. Immediately they have phoned they will send up a persen in the guise of a messenger to get the | donation or sizned subscription blank. There are scores of persons from out of town and some in the District, according to Mr. Columbus, who are making a regular business of getting donations from local merchants .\'ume-( people, he states, travel around the country, going from city ty. mak inz thousands of by this method. , WOULD HAVE EACH POST DO ANNUAL GOOD TURN| MacNider Pr;vpo sty Service or Lose of Legion | Charter. the mer- Cites st nd into to ars Suszesiion that the Vincent B. Cos tello Post. American gion, fall in Hne with Ohio posts in backing a4 na tional plan to have every post in the country perform one good turn for the community a vear or lose its char- ter, was made hy Assistant Secretary of War Hanford MacNider at a_meet- ing of the post held in the District Ruilding last night. Maj. Edwin B. Hesse, superintendent of police. and Odell Smith landed the work of the Costello Post in the past. Disapproving of action taken last nizht, reducing the annual dues from $4 to $3. John Morrisey and Richard A. O'Brien, members of the post, both resigned. Post Commander Thomas Walsh an nounced the members of the post will attend “Pitter Patter.” being presented | tomorrow night in a sroup. when tchell night” will be celebrated and Col. William Mitchell i expected to he in attendance. H ! SHIPPING NEWS Arrivals at and Sailings From New York. ARRIVED YESTERDAY. Porto Rico . .San Juan Bihenas .. . Havana. America L. Bremen. .Bremen. San Juan. ) -Antilla. N Cristobal. DUE TODAY. Berlin ... - Mararaibo Munargo . . Heli onav Presidents Wi Navaro DUE THURSDAY. Bordeau: "$t. John ~Bermuda. Chicago Silvia_. .. 2 Fort Victoria. . Belgenland Santa Marta Patria ... President Polk DUE FRIDAY. Mauretanta President Roosevelt Rotterdam - Rochambeau Thuringia. .. . . .Hamburg. Nov OUTGOING STEAMERS. SATLED YESTERDAY West Irmo—Horta ramen— Bremen . Dante Alighteri—Nanles Panama—Cristobal 5 Sachem—St. JoHn's S SAILING TODAY. Argosy—Copenhagen Bersngaria—Southampton River ‘Araxes—Alexandria Carabobo—San Juan - 2000 M. Carrillo—Cristobal .. | Lewie_Luckenbach—Cristobal 1 Fort St. George—Bermuda. . A Place—Santos. - ernini—Para . Dominica—Trinidad SAILING THURSDAY. American Merchant—London. . Chattanooga—Port Said. . 5 Westphalia—Hamburg Zeeland—Antwerp . ... Celtic Prince—Cape Tow: Monterey—Havana, > Porto Rico—San Juan..”. Finland rancisco Colombia—Cristobal 2 AYUrUOCA—Santos ... .. ... SAILING FRIDAY. Ma z AdrearCape - Haitien Madea—l.a _Guaira : Luxpalile—Casablanca a5 SAILING SATURDAY. Republic—Bremen, Minnetonka—Londos Breedkyk—Rotterdam Transylvania—Glaszow . Franconia—Liverpool . Siboney—Havana Corozal—San_Ju. o Mate estern Aconcasua—Cristobal ... Port Victoria—Bermuda Ialande—Buenos Ayres Toloa—Port Limon Olancho—Piuerta Corter Elna E.—Puertd Flata 53 3333332 ngRZep o223 8% 3 S ) | gress to make at the coming { will hold within the | to empower the library . provision which would require more |CITIZENS’ COUNCIL DISAGREE THE EVENING S ON PROPOSED TRAFFIC CHANGES Bill to Be Urged W .E]dridge to Be Asked to Confer on P]ans—L'ibrar_v ith Most Important Legislation Sought in Congress. ble to agree on certain pro- posed amendments to the traffic law which Director Eldridge wants Con- ession, de ild the Cltizens' Advizory Council cided, meeting in the District B Ing last night. to invite Mr. Eldr to confer with the council before the amendments are passed upon. The meceting last nizht was the first of several sessions the council Xt week or ten the varions pieces which the Com v before Congress 138 to wct upon legislation sioners plan to I next month. The council decided pending rieasures Into two general sroups—preferential and seconda according to their importance. Thi is in line with the theory of the Com missioners that the Disirict will ge more legislation enacted by concen- trating its forces on au few of the more important bills than by placing all of them on the Dplane Library Bill Urged. The council voted unanimous! approve and the preferred group the bill to clarlfy and bring up to date the orzanic law of the i'ree Public Library. This action was taken after llarry Stull had submitted th> following repori. expiaining the purposes of and need for this legisia uon: ) Tol to divide the ake the fact of branch libraries expl and (o provide that they shall be sufficiently numerous and so distributed as to furnish books and information service to all in- habitants of the District. “(2) To empower the Commissioners to accept library sites and money from corporations and individuals for the erection or for aiding in the erection »f library buildi . %0 as 1o obviate the necessity of securing from Con- gress such powers In each instance. “(3) To make explicit the power now exercised under an interpretation of the preseni law by which It Is possible 1o establish branches of the Public Library in school buildings and board to rent suitable quarters for branches and distributing stations. Non-Resigent Rules. “i4). To make explicit of ihe library board now exercised to consider as “temporary residents” for the purpose of horrowing books from the library residents of nearby States —mostly Government employes—who have regular business or employment in the District; to empower the board 10 lend books to other non-residents on payment of fees, and to expend such fees for the support of the library. “(3) To make unmistakable in the law the power of the library board to collect fines for retention of books bevond the period- fixed by regula- tions, and to expend for the support of the library the fines and penalties now so collected. (Although this au thority has been sustained by de- cision of the controller of the Treas ury, the enactment of this amend- ment to the law would make certain the power now exercised.) “(6) To make explicit the author ity of the Commissioners to include in their estimates the sums requested by the library trustees for main- tenance. for purchase of building sites and for the erection of enlarge- ment of library bufldings. Want Acts Authorized. “It is not deemed necessary to call the council’s attention to the low standing of the District in the mat- ter of library facilities, but it will suffice to say that it is pretty gen- erally conceded that such facilities are inadequate and are not compar- able to other citles of equal size. It is believed that the enactment of these proposed amendments will, in a measure, tend to authorize certain acts which are now being performed because of the lack of anything in the law to prevent. A much berter method is affirmatively to enact leg islation in which there will be no amblguity, to the end that those con- nected with Ilibrary affairs—those upon whose shoulders fall the re- sponsibility in such matters—may act with certainty. “The proposed law has met with no opposition. On the other hand, it has been indorsed by the Federation of Citizens’ Associations, the Feder- ation of Women's Clubs, the Public School Assoctation, the Central Labor Union and many other civic organi zations. School Needs Stressed. “The extension of library facilities i0o the public schools has met a long felt want, and it is hoped that even- tually our schools, in addition to ching children to read, may be in position to bring 1o the puplls the proper literature. Public school of- ficials have co-operated in this ef- fort, and the plans of the librarlan contemplate the opening each vear of additional branch school libraries. This co-operation on the part of school officials in this most progres- sive step has made possible the con. summation of the plans of our most competent and energetic librarian. The confidence of the people gener- ally in his administration of Public Library affairs is eritirely justified. These proposed amendments will ma- terially assist him in furthering his projects for better library facilitiesx for the people of the District of Co- lumbia.” = The question which caused post ponement of action on the changes in the traffic law was: “Should the director of traffic be empowered by | Congress to revoke permits of driv the power ers arrested for serious offenses pend- | § ing_trial?” Councilmen George C. Havenner and George R. Wales argued it was a dangerous proposal to authorize an administrative officer to suspend per- mits before cases have heen tried in court. Councilmen Harry and Willlam S. Torbert with equal force that should have the power to withdraw | a man's permit between the time of | contended | his arrest and trial for such-offenses | fi as driving while intoxicated. ! Both sides finally agreed to defer |action and seek further information ! hy inviting Mr. Eldridge to attend 2 future meeting of the council. Mr. Havenner. who made the re- port on the trafic changes, approved the recommendation of Mr. Eldridge | that Congress repeal the existing ! than 100.000 licensed drivers to re- new their permits annually begin- | ning next March. He made an ad- verse report on the suggestion that the trafic office be authorized to spend for traffic control work the fees collected for tags and permits. Dr. Havenner said this would con- stitute a revolving fund and that Congress is showing a disposition to eliminate the custom of maintaining certain offices on a fee basis. Other Proposals Indorsed. Dr. Havenner indorsed other pro- posals of Mr. Eldridge for an auto- mobile title law for. the District, for an amendment which would place all traffic trials in the District branch of Police Court instead of haviny some tried in the United States branch, and for an amendment which would make the term “motor vehicle” in the traffic law apply to all vehicles on the streets. N. Stull | the director | | insurance code for the District on the list of preferential legislation and to relecaie the “blue sky” law to the secondary group of bills. Che so-called blue-sky law would Commissioners supervision e of securities and Mr. that while it had many it “smacks of paternal- ker said he did not be- hould be regarded as one of neasures, report hy rosaid £00d feature ism.” lieve the ur; Afte Georg Councilman chardson the council in- dorsed the need for x modern, fir proof building to house the office of recorder of deeds and its valuable relative to ownership of prop- This has been before Congress veurs. Fee System Opposed. this repo lon Dr. Have nould be 2 n e w_for tk recorder deeds office to do o with the operation of that office on the old fee basix. Dr. Havenner also declared up-to-date methods of recordi eds should be introduced into hinzion. It was decided to defer this question for further inves- tigation. Another be under dis- erted there bill which use the council ree was the bill was postponed was unable to to make certain nges in the assessment la One mendments proposed by the is that all transfers of real estate be accorpanied by a confiden- tial statement for his office, giving the true consideration, Dr. Havenner said he was opposed to such a law because he did not be- lieve such information would long re- main secret if enacted. He cited the Federal income tax returns, which originally were secret and later made public. Mr. Torbert also opposed such a law, declaring the sale price of prop- erty does not always represent Its true value. ch Amendments Approved. The council approved other amend- ments to provide for the filing of per- sonal tax returns in May of each vy tnstead of July. which would be more convenlent for taxpayers. The bill to turn over a portion of Anacostla Park to the Commissioners for a tree nursery was approved, but placed in the secondary group. The bill to transfer to the Commis- sioners land adjoining the sewage pimpihg station now under Col. Sher. rill’s office was approved following in. vestigation hy Councilman George Beason. The councilmen sent a letter to Engineer Commissioner Bell at Walter Reed Hospital, wishing him a speedy recove from the operation he under- went last week. They also adopted resolutions congratulating Jesse C. Suter upon his re-election to the presi dency of the Federation of Citizens' Associations, WILL ADDRESS POST. Harlan Wood to Report on Legion Convention. Wood, chairman of the joint committee of the Dis talk tonight before Mec Groarty - O'Connell Post, American Legion. on the steps taken at the legion convention in October looking toward consolidation of the four Gov ernment personnel agencies Mr. Wood represented the post and the District department at the legion national convention, which adopted & resolution favoring transfer of the activities of the United States Em ployes' Compensation Commission, the Personnel Classification Roard and the Bureau of Efficiency with the Civil Service Commission. The rec- ommandations of the convention have been laid before President Coolidge. The meeting, to be held in honor of Mr. Wood. will serve as the an nual pre-Thanksgiving gathering of the post, at which turkeys and baskets of fruits and edibles are dis. tributed each vear. Harlan veterans’ trict. will PROGRAM AT SCHOOL. Will Be Held in Observance of Edu- cation Week. In observance of American Educa tion week, the principal and, teachers of the Bowen School will give a “Know Your School Evening™ program at the schoolhouse tonight at 8 o'clock. Speeches will be made by J. . Bruce, supervising principal of the thirteenth division; Rev. P. A. Scott, pastor of the St. Paul A. M. E. Church: Mrs. 8. Henson, attendance officer: Dr. A. Ridgely, medical inspector: Dr. C. C. Fry, dental inspector: Mrs. B. Jordon, school nurse, and Mrs. E. S. Lowry. clinic worker. 5 An exhibit of the handiwork of the pupils will be featured. Refreshments will be served. yop eavying vwnersaof Studebaker Pculzr Durability-Fraiss Kennedy Newest Northeast i and equipped, ready Upon recommendation of Coun- cilman Charles A. Baker, the coun- cil voted to place the proposed new STAR, WASHINGTON, POISONING OF BABY LAID TO REVENGE Woman Buyer of Drug Is Sought—Arrest May Fol- low Funeral. By the Associated Pres CHICAGO, November 18, A middle. aged woman, who two weeks hought a small vial of chloroform hotel pharmacy. was the object of search today by authorities investigat- | ing the mysterious poisoning of the B-week-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John | R. Allen In a suite of the hotel. i Discarding a theory that robbers ! Killed the baby while its parents lix-| tened to a radio in another room, the investigators turned to the idea that revenge motivated the slaying. Joseph 0. Savage, # tate’'s attorney, | sald the mystery had been about cleared up, hut that there would be no | arrests until after the funeral. | Ernest Hempel, drug store clerk, sald he would be able to identify the | purchaser without difficulty. He did not recognize any of the women, in cluding Mrs. Allen, & nurse and maid, who were present when he told his story. Investigators have learned that Mrs Allen, who discovered the body, had been in a sanitarium, suffering from u mental disorder, before the baby wus born. The Allens said the haby had been placed in bed while they listened over the radio with a friend until after midnight, and shortly after 1 o'clock they entered the bab:; room, and Mrs. Allen found the body. The nurse said she retired about 10:30, and knew nothing until awakened after the child was dead. ! HAMLINE CHURCH FUND | REACHES $58,000 MARK | Teams in Campaign Report Prog- ress Toward Raising $100.000 for New Building. Progress was reported last night by the 10 teams canvassing for the $100 000 fund to be used in the erection of the new Hamline M. E. Church, Sixteenth and Allison streets. The teams met at a buffet supper last evening and reported more than $58,000 had been subscribed. Of this amount about $4.000 was secured ves. terday Arranzements have heen made for the teams to meet tonight, tomorrow and Fridayv nights at similar suppers, when reports will he made, and then the members will continue their can vassing. The drive will close Sunday night and Edwin Detwiler, general chair man, announced today he felt confi dent the full amount will be sub. scribed. RITES FOR GEN. WARD. | Retired Officer to Be Buried at Ar-| lington. | Military honors will attend the bur- | ial in the Arlington National Ceme. tery Friday afternoon at 1 o'clock of ! the body of Brig. Gen. Henry C. Ward a retired Infantry officer. who died at Wellesley, Mass., last Monday, in his 224 vear | He served in the Civil War, first as an enlisted man and afterward as a first lieutenant in the 15th Massachu | setts Infantry. He took part in sev eral important battles. including those at Antietam, Prederickshurg, Gettys burg, the Wilderness and Cold Har bor, Va., and was wounded in two en Ragements. Appointed to the Regular Army in May, 1866, he served in In dian campeigna, in the Spanish War and in the Philippine Insurrection. While colonel of the 15th Infantry he was promoted to the grade of hriga- dier general and retired in October, 190 He is survived by a daughter, Miss Annfe D. Ward, of Wellesley Ruth Bennett Charleston Dancer, Appears every night As a particular Le Paradis attraction. 4336 Every Wednesday and Saturday Afternoon Between 4:15 and 8:16. TEA DANCES will be featured. $1 cach person, including tea Corner Cathedral Avenues APARTMENTS —of different sizes. all beautifully finished rooms and closets; fireproof ;: soundproof floors and partitions : vators—all night service: heated garage; maids’ rooms ; laundry; valet. ¥ Reduced Rentals 2901 Connecticut Ave. Open for Inspection Day and Evenin, Manager on Premises THOS. J. FISHER & CO., INC. Rental Agents - - 738 15th St. N.W. Brothers’ Building Connecticut and to occupy. Spacious large lobby ; two ele- WEDNESDAY, ALL SET FOR THE “MUTT SHOW” Hudson and Frank Upham, who have entered their dog Tippy in the mutt show to be held Friday and Saturday at the Riding and Hunt Club, | the Humane Education Society Twenty-second and P streets, b; MACNIDER IS FREED OF SPEEDING CHARGE Assistant Secretary of War Ac- quitted, Court Holding Alleged Offense Not Proved. MacNider, newly Secretary ¢ol. Hanford pointed Assistant and former national comm the American Legzion. char with speeding. was acquitted by Judge Gus A. Schuldt late vesterday after- noon in Police Court Col. MacNider was arrested Sun- day on the Bladenshurg road Policeman T. V. Garrison. He put up $25 collateral for his appearance in Police Court Monday Appearing in court Monday case against Col. MacNider w tinuad until vesterday, hec policeman failed to show Through a mistake in the office on attachment was i the defendant During the trial vesterday the evi- deace showed that Garricon was driving hix own automobile when he apprehended Col. MacNider and having his spesdometer recentl tested could not lezally state j what speed the defedant was mak- ing. The case was dismissed he canse of insufficient evidence Curiously enough. Police Gar-ison is scheduled to go before the Police Trial Board tomorrow for fallure to perform the duties of an officer Ap- of Wa nder of the the up clork’s red not Very 0ld, But Good From the London Telegraph An American was prowl Ncottish churchva an epitaph: “Lord, around His she a canght sexton *'he asked That's all richt. the sculptor went over near the edge of the stone and didna’ leave room for the ‘e what d've make of Patent Leather Dress Shoes The Largest Men's and Boys Sketched— The notch Lapel NOVEMBER | open ! Chureh of the Epiphany 18, 1925. Appeal” tast evening rium of member of Churck ton, du er au | | | | int | The | de: tems of religion bes | tortes, | ctsm, and evil and to destroy | th | Christian Science 1o clear to th asked. Science ism? TRAINING OF YOUNG CRIME WAVE CURB Canon Lubeck Says Religious Edu- " cation Should Be Begun at o Very Early Age. is in SRR er The ligious importance heginninz re- eAucation children when they are very yvoung was stress. ed by Rev. Dr. Henry Lubeck, canon | by of Washington Cathedral, at the ° twenty-ninth annual convention of the Sunday school institute of the diocese of Washington, in the Church of the Epiphany today Pointing out the great crime wave the United States during the last | few vears, Rev. Dr. Lubeck empha sized the importahee of the proper religious training for all children while their minds are in the early formative state, in order that they may get the proper start toward lead ing zood, Christian lives. Today's sesslon of the institute was with the celebration of holy communion by Bishop James E. Free. man of the diocese of Washington With Rishop Freeman in the chancel were Rev. Dr. W. L. DeVries. Rev. A A. McCallum and Rev. J. H. Bom.' lerger, assistant rector of the Church of the Epiphany. Election of the diocesan hoard of the institute is of he in progress dur- ing the first husiness session this after- noon. while reports will be read and ellaneous business taken up. | here will be another session in the tonight at § ‘The purpose of the convention, it is | pointed out, is to promote the cause of | pus education and to bring to- | zether in conference all the clergy. ofticers and teachers of the Episcopal Sundays schools the Washington cese. and other workers in the fleld of tralning tVHMV‘-n. of among ch in Sel fol re. Ju to all | matter | ence naturally lays strong empt upon the necessity understandinz of God Jne sometimes hears the questior Christian Animal that tia Science parents what's vou all gwine zimme for birthday present? EXPLAINS ATTITUDE OF CHRISTIAN SCIENCE Lecturer Describes Viewpoint on Unreality of Matter, Sin and Death. ‘Christian Science: Its Audito B in the Masonic y Willlam W. Porter E York City. Mr. Porter of the board of lectureshiy Mother Church. the of Christ, Scientist, in Mass., and spoke 10 a | erested audlence. He wa ced by Walter 11, Webb, first read of the Third Church, under spices the lecture was given cturer said in part “hristian Science has been criti ed frequently because of Its state ts regarding the unreality of mat . the unreality of sin, sickness ath; and vet the estabiished sys and engaged throughout their and that. too, without criti in the attempt to escape the pains ol New the Bos: and intro en e flesh “It is the mission and province ol away destroy the basic error of morta ought—that evil is real and tha is intelligent. Christian Sci < or galning a tru W 3 This sometimes much magnetism is ‘without forn nd veid.’ It is all that is comprise the degrading and unworthy evil is real, and that matter i telligent. 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