Evening Star Newspaper, November 24, 1925, Page 3

PLUMMER DEFINES V $15,000,000 Yearly Subsidy| Urged at Convention of | Waterways Body. | B the Associat MIAMI, Fla., present Governm policy i only porary ind ping, i hairr the U d Press | 24 1t merchant marine ne of tual tem- | | of nited States Shipping Boar s today before Atlantic Waterw A tion, whe an add would M, Plummier oard is operating pense tute 2 the | foreign trade for an iment employes serv- | If to t and naval | subventic wdded for our pas- ser and ibination ships the tal annual ach | 000,000, wh m unt for it the present Ship, 1 be oper it. Che problem marine problem countr ruy wd fleet who han- | of an American mer- is about the simplest that has faced Congress in 50 years, and congressional sla- tion would solve the shipping ques- | tion. \ “One reason for non-action to be inability on the part of ¢ lators to frame a law which all at once agree to be per other legisl nbling block attempt to pass a real w to wh it object coun- the in rined two-thirds of i CHICAGO JURY “PACKED,”| IN GANG MURDER CASE | Ex-Convict and Gunman on Coro-| ner’s Panel. Police Say—Three Gave Fictitious Addresses. Assc By th i AGO. CHIC convict weapon wtti. The grand ed to have " Vi into LYON WILL IS FILED. Much of Estate Is Left to Two Nephews. 1 of Mrs. Fiorn Dresel 1 November 12, has been filed St ves her personal nd household furniture to he me W\ ind Howard D. Carrie Jackson, a ser Furni nd Reed Hospi named LING WORKS WILL siving day and send other carbon.- TANN ANTED—A RETURY taretrom Yock. Ph SMITH'S TRANSF AGE co CAN ents Food OAD OF FURNI lelphia or Balts R "AND ' STOR: ) OR THREE TAKE CONY AN MAD security: low HCall Wik 3458 The Oualny of Our Prmtmu‘ a paral uct of the HIGH GRADL. EUT NOT HIGH PRICED BYRON S. ADAMS, FROTER, | 12 1ith S | Havc Ycu a P nfmg Need> only best in the The Naticnal Capital Press 1210-1212 D ST. N.W ROCFING— KOONS ESNIAY HAVE YOUR ROOF REPAIRED I\O\)V A little rep; w you the price o s up_tor Roc oling IRONCLADE s, iz gte i bl ey " THE SHADE FACTORY ving ‘ou 1109 14th Sg, N.W. Main 10428, advic | rector Eldridge and by | The serap- | | proposal that he | council de | Maryland law la law ens dec | builai | second | had | tion w b COUNCIL AMENDS PLAN ON REVOKING OF PERMITS SHIPP'NG AID PLANlWou]d Allow Dn\ers to Appeal ]‘rom Traffic Direc- on—Recommends Stating of True Consideration in Realty Deeds of District. tor’s Dec Le Di- Wil- liam P. Richards to enable their de- partments to function more efficiently with certain modifica- tions, by the Citizens’ Advisory Coun- ! at the District Building last night. ouncil is engaged in shaping m of District legislation to be 1ested of Congress next month he council approved Mr. E1drid, be given more spe- to revoke and suspend ator permits, but umended it to afford motorists the opportunity of a ind the right to appeal from traffic divector's decision. The ed to model its recom- this question after the Director ldridge and Col. Moller, attended a amendment raftic ation proposed by was indorsed, prog cific authority utomobile ope voting the; nendation o his assist reed to the Statinz of Consideration The most tion of the office w important councll fc s that of the recommenda the r's Congress require the true consideration in in all real est fers rds had recommended that > law be changed to require the ing of a sealed statement with every real estate contalning confl dential information for the assessor's ffice about the sale. Mr. Richards said the recommendation that the tru consideration be shown in the deed was acceptable to him, but he had suggested the other method of getting the information desired because Con gress In the past has declined to enact calling for the true considera tion in the deed, Other changes in the assessment law agreed to by the council were: An amendment changing the time for filing personal tax returns from July to May of each year. This would le persons to file their personal arations at the time they pay their real estate tax. An amendment requiring banks to pay their taxes semi-annually, in No- vember and May An amendment sessor to add authorizing the newly constructed the tax hooks twice uly and January-—instead a year, as at present. Mr ards explained that buildings com pleted after the tax ledgers are made up in the Summer are not taxed until the following ye: The & to ve: of once !'would enable him to tax them for the | f of the fiscal year in which | | o'clock Amendments creating annual licen- | th e tinished eresting incidents of the Span- ish-American War of 1898 in which McKinley and Admiral e Dewey and others figured are lled in a decision just rendered the British-American hun session in this ecity sidents and merchants at Philippine city of loflo being appre- 1s 1o the destruction of prop “ilipinos who were pressing spanish commander. Gen. Rios, stationed at that place. requested pro- Otls. The gen instructions from hington whether he might land forces at Iloflo. After some delay. he was authorized by President Mc Kinley to do Troops were patched under the command of Gen. Marcus P. Miller, a Civil War veter an. When they arrived at Iloflo ‘ien. Rios 1 departed. Fllipino &oops occupied the ¢ and they threatened burn it if American anded. In this situation the nary s remained in the for we without landing, 4 not until Azuinaldo attacked Gen. Otis at Manila on ruary 4, 1899, did the American troops land at Toflo, Thereupon the Filipinos made good their threat and set fires throughout the city as they left before the ad- vancing American soldiers Counsel for the Pritish government, ed to the Arbitral s should be as- United States on inst the DAMAGE SUITS FILED. The Old Dutch Market, Inc., is named s defendant in a suit to $50,000 damages filed in the District Supreme Court by Julia V. of the Cairo Apartments for alleged personal injuries. The plaintiff says she was knocked down by an automo- bile of the company on New Hamp- shire avenue December 2 last and suf- fered serious injury. She is repre- sented by Attorneys Woodard & Mont- ford. Don C. father, F Robert F Powell, T vears old, by mond H. Powell, h; imer and David T. ) loney. trading as Latimer & Maloney, contractors, » recover £10,000 dam- ages for Injuries suffered by the boy when struck by a log during excava the defendants. boy's arm was broken, it is alleged. Attorneys Imlay & Wainwright pear for the boy. Rose never loses a roof —when we operate we cure the complaint— A correct diagnosis first—to ascertain the exact trouble—and its cause—and then ap- plied experience which overcomes the difficul- ty permanentl; Rose roofs are fa- mous for their longev- ity. They go through summer and winter weather without flinch- ing because they have been properly con- structed. It’s all in the know- ing how-—and Rose knows how. Qur budgeting plan of payment makes it easy to take care of the moderate cost of Rose service. P Rose BR Company 2120-22 North Georgia Ave. ?7-848 / fil- | | order to make compa Rich- | | price or iendment | arrive at a recover The ap- HE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D C UESDAY, ELDRIDGE’S ts. dancing in- guides. for phrenolog uctors and public the heading of trafic the 1so approved the following ymmendations: That Congress re the provision requiring all per- ! sons to renew their operator permits annually, that a title law be enacted for automobiies and that consideration | to a clearer definition of what stitutes reckless driving in the tr L M iridge nish the council tion of reckless driving drafted by the Hoover national con-j terence on highway safety. This t would describe two oifense | veckless and careless driving. The ector explained that reckless’ wou mean wanton disregard of the safety of others and reless” would be less serious, meaning thoughtless conduct at the wheel. ‘The suggestion of Mr. ces from the sale of t mits be used to establish revolvin fund for carrying on traffic was frowned on by the council Bldridge sald he did not expeet Con- | gress would grant that request, but | he suggested it to show the trafie office could be self-sustaining on the fees exacted of motorists. H Director Eldridge told the council many of the problems of streat safe- | ty would be solved if his office had | more authority to suspend permits of | pending trial on major of- | £ s and to revoke permits in cases not covered by existing law. | Meet Again Today When Mr. Richards was explain- | ing why he wanted information con- | cerning the true consideration in real | te transactions, he assured | council that his office does not re- rd the sale price of property as its proper value for taxation purposes. | The whole theory of fair asses: for taxation purposes, he said, i would fur new defini- now being said he with a Sldridge that | e control | Mr. ni to | | equalize values in each nelghborhood or business section his office can bring zation is by having and the only wiy bout such equali I sale prices in‘ sons. For example, he said that in a | business block one plece of land | might sell for §100 a foot and another | a foot ther one would the other too low, sessor went on. "By cqualizing these extre basis of, s oo be too high the as- | comparing and | 3 we would | . $65 a foot | for that blocl The council will meet this afiernoon islative program again at 5| to continue work on the le Recalls Spanish-American War Days 1 With McKinley and Dewe\ as Factors \’ nt of the destruction of the prop- | . because of the delay of Ameri- can officials in responding for the request for protection and because | of the negligent manner in which the | Am n f finally did land. The American agent, Fred K. sen. contended that, since the tr of peace between the United \(vas and Spain had not come into force, | though it had been signed, when | the destruction of property took place | the Government of the United Sluu’sl was under no obligations to protect | British interests at Hoilo. He further,| argued that no negligence could prop- | erly be attributed to American civil ian or military officials, and he took the position that the British govern. ment could not under international law cail the United States to account because of alleged inefficlency of fts military and naval forces. He Insist- | ed that in any event no competent | evidence had been produced before the tribunal to show such inefficienc: The tribunal sustained all of thes contentions and rejected the claims. Black Knight High Heat - No Clir:kess 2003 Unirmizy - Only 43 Ash o conrse &t lurns smebolovsly ! Profit by the experi- ence of big coal buyers, who have proved by careful tests that Black Knight is the best and cheapest coal to buy. For domestic use burn Black Knight Superprep; for commer- cial use, Black Knight Run-of- Mine. Price reasonable, prompt delivery James E. Colliflower & Company, Inc. Sole Distributors 907 15th St. N.W. Phones Main 5330, 5331, 5332 _and_Clarendon_393 Tomorrow Alright et ale tone aod vigor to the digestive and eliminative system, improves the appe- tite, ~relieves Sick Headache and Bil- orrects | garia by | wrough | her | tween | sirable, | ments are opposed to such the | ¢ { imately $400.000, I by | FRATERNITY PLANS DANCE rces operated when they | GREECE MUST PAY FOR ARMY INVASION League Commission Prob- ably Will Grant Bulgaria $250,000 Indemnity. BY WALTE! By Cable to The Star SOFIA, November ! spondent learns from a trustworthy source that r Horace the main concly Rumbold's 1 inquiry ague of tn the 1tions commission ent follow 1. The princ| re Greco-Bulgarian conflict commission re that the invasion Greek ken withou ‘onsequently, should ay repars ravages by army Jlgaria reece has expre: willingne eturn in kind to F ria. merchan- dise seized and live stock killed by arm Rejects Komitadjis Theor mmission wa xmm ind the « theory caused the Demirk 3. The commission eation of a demilitar the two countries especially as both ctivities incidents realizes that ed zone | not govern- a scheme. | It 1s learned further that Bulgaria should | indemnity in respect to the Greek officer and soldier killed at Demirapu. This indemr will be subtracted from the s which the umission will decide ould pay. Bulgarfa s Pprox but it is thought she 0,000. pu will obtain about Balkan Dispute Left. The commission will not try to solve other Komitadji troubles in the Balkans, because Jugoslavia has said that frontier disputes between Bul- | garia and herself will be settled di- | rect, and that league intervention is unnecessary, H The commission has been Premier Kanko and viewed I ign Minister k will proceed to Bels 25 nd will then pressent its report it 1 rece has inter alfoff. It ade on Nov &0 to the lea o to (Cony by € National Law School Schedule Party. Beta Phi Fraternity students at the National will hold a dance at the are Hotel, Wednesday, from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m be furnished by Happy Students Alpha posed of Law hool Franklin December Music will Walker. Officers of the frater € uel Lichtenberg, supreme chancellor Reuben K. Millstein, chanc ; Da vid Schaetzow, keeper of the records and seals: Charles Kaplan, exchequer. ol Rothbard. chaplain, and Harry olpe, marshal. com Sam Policeman Is Exonerated. ! An exoneration of three of four! recently filed against Police- | . Garrison of the Tenleytown has been announced by the police trial board. Charges that were cluded those of associating with the wife of a bootlegger, intoxication and conduct unbecoming an officer. e was fined $10 for alieged failure to make a prompt report of a traffic accl- dent in which he was involved. PRICE REDUCED Owner Must Sell dismissed in- 1215 Farragut St. NW. aul's Addition y_charming home well arrang 15 on two floors, 1 soms, floored attie, two tiled spen b hardwood floors. inclosed Seeping spacious front and e sther planting on Tiisaes, sehool nt and easy This is Dbathx cush paym, Open Every Afternoon OVEMBER 24, Allan E. Walker & Co., Inc. B13415th St. N.W. Main 2690 For Lease Shops and Offices NEW HILL BUILDING 17th & I Streets Ground floor shops as low as $125 per month—another, $200. Important corner space —27 feet on 17th Street and 30 feet ~n I Street, $412.50— $5.60 per square foot per year. Offices divided in any size suites desired from $1.57 to $2.16 square foot. High - class appointments throughout—ready for occu- pancy about December Ist. MOORE & HILL Inc. 730 17th Street o: T DeMoll TWELTH DeMOLL GARAGE Is just as emsy o own as to pay Farage rent and far your car keepiag of doors. Call Lin, 10.100 WASHINGTON onstruction 201 Fenton Court N.E. 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