Evening Star Newspaper, December 15, 1925, Page 29

LA S AL AL AT T A e e A L e A A LA e A U THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1925. BUILDING MENACE. 6% Genpe: s BARED BY SHERRILL By U.S. During Year Says Some U. S. Structures Endanger Lives, in His Farewell Speech. WELONTOFIL R DIRECTORSHP The world’s weantniest Indian tribe, the Osages of Oklahoma, drew $29,422,800 from royalties and bonuses on oil and gas leases on their rewervation during the last fiscal year, the Interior Depart- ment "announced today. This amount was split among 2,229 Osages and it is the largest per | capita amount ever pald them. | Each member of the tribe drew 00. report on the ofl operations on the reservation shows that 33,662,- 179 barrels of ofl were produced {n the fiscal year, the royalties on bLoth oil and gas amounting to 1,144,492.63. Approximately $8.- 08 was realized from bonuses paid by oil operators at public auction sales of the leases during the year. Since February, 1915, production on the Osage tion has amounted to 22! barrels, and royaltles recei the Indians totaled $ Irom both oil and ve received an 1359.644.07 in the Davis, Resigned, Along With Treasury Duties. | | President Coolidge today announced | his acceptance of the resignation of James C. Davis as director general of rallroads, to become effective Decem.- | | , Lives are menaced by some of the Government buildings here, Lieut Col. C. 0. Sherrill, retiring director of public bufldings ' and public parks of the District, said in his farewell )«f‘ld!‘esu 10 the Board of Trade at the New Willard Hotel. “Unless Congress is careful, and If it holds off replacing some of the build Ings now in use, it will have a terri- ble catastrophe on its hands,” declared Sherrill in outlining some of the | defects found in many of the tempo- | rary buildings, and even in the White | House roof. Col. Sherrill told of the alarming condition of one building, | where it was found that its wooden | supports were eaten through and were dangling from the upper steel | work. i > Housing Conditions Bad LIGHT RATE DECISION h “‘Government housing conditions ere are bad, and should be remedted | |S L'KELY TOMORROW ] |accepting Gen. Davis' resignation ex- | pressed his regret and pald a high #t once,” declared the speaker, Utilities Commission Probably Will | (ribute to the eftictent and satisfactory Vocating a Federal building pre for the city. Continui ; g manner in which he conducted the af- Fix Cut at Meeting, Covell fairs of the Rallroad Administration. Indicates. ber 31, and simultaneously issued a proclamation designating A w W. Mellon, Secretary of the Treasury, to succeed him. In naming Secretary Mellon to take over this agency of the Government in connection with his other dutles, the President designated that the di- rectorship shall pass on to his suc- cessor as Secretary of the Treasury, in compliance with the transportation the Indlans [act of 1920. gregato of Little Work Involved. ame period. | | Except for a few minor settlements and adjustments yet to be made as a result of Federal control of rallroad properties as a war-time measure, there will be little for Secretary Mellon to do as director. The President in his announcement the improvements vears in Washington brilliant future for praised the board for particularly The announcement in full follows: Years the Arlingtor v Dear Mr. Davis: | e expressed his r “I hereby accept your resignation | Washington, and th > as director general of railroads and a resolution in pra The amount of reduction in elec- |2 0 "o FEIECI D 1o take eff t midnight of December 31, 1923, cour successor having been duly ap- e pointed and qualified at that time. ! row afternoon, it was indicated today “The liquidation of the controversies | _ He said that temporary building No. The Commission’s experts and rep- | due to your ene ility and tact. his speech, enu to which he had re danger spots. Later last nl le wis en route | tric light rates probably will be de- a train | cided by the Public Utilities Com- I mission at its reg ' meeting tomor- g the buildl s ANy = 'L Assistant| growing out of Federal control of the | crred as potentiul | Engineer Commmissioner, assigned 1o rajlroads has been substantially com- public utilities. pleted in a most satisfactory manner, 6. at Twenty-fi 1d C streets, was | resentatives of the Potomac Electric | Therefore, 1 cannot well ask you to found to be in bad shape and that the | Power Co. have been working for sev- | remain longer at your post. When one foundations we eral weels in an effort to arrive at|contempiates the. eatont of the Wore Mere the for + fulr reduction, following the elec- |accompilshed under vour direction, he Yighteenth and ¥ D, [ tric company’s voluntary proposal to!feels that the thanks of the country at Sixth and B s should be extended to you in most Sixth and B, and rked out | generous measure. teenth and B streets r ing the utomatic | S Internal Revenue ¢ Al these | agraemant entered Into between’ the Result of Settlement. buildings house hundreds of Govern-|company and the commission @ year| “Instead of endless litigation, as z prophesized by many, we have seen ment clerks. AZO the effec npany Col. s 1 said that one of these| should receive ver | such adjustments of the claims be- bulldings was found to have settled 10| cent on its phy on of ap |tween the railroads and the Govern. inches.” The clerks were transferr imately $33, . and, if the{ment growing ont of our handling of At once. Further examination of the | company earned more, half of the ex- | these vast properties during the war building, he suid, showed that the| cess would be applied to the rate re-[as to bring about satisfactory settle. Wooden 'suppor Leams had been | duction and the other half kept by the | ments out of court. The claims of the completely eaten away and that they | company. railroads against the Government, ® dangling several inches from the | = ———— ng to over one billion of dol- mnd supported by the upper steel | s, were adjusted for less than $244, | work of the building. 200th anni-| 000,000. Our claims against the car Jrge Wash- [riers, amounting to approximately animously ap- | $440,000.000. resuited in_our collection | 200.000,000. The net result the claims against the Govern- pave been liquidated on a basis s per cent. All through rmmemoration of the . B f the birth of Municipal Ownership. Senator Rober proved the pla B. Howell of Nebras: ia. another trade board speaker, aq.|the idea of a Josated municipally owned electric | Eested by Col. Sherrill {ght and gas plants and street carand | Appeal for Y. W. C. 4. s vou have preserved Holamy b ot o ; Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune made an | cordlal relations with the railway exec- tricity by Washinpeiaiannd for elec | appeai on behalf of the Y. W A.|utives, obtaining their generous co- cates paid by the pesmie o ontt the | building drive, and Miss Esther Lin’ |operation and helping to establish an Omaha. Nebe. 1nGoe of ontario and | kins outlined the work of the Federa.|era of good feeling between the Gov- ORHSLhID Suac L8 | tion of Music Clubs in Washington. _|ernment and the carriers, which are so SunSEhip I of| J. Harry Cunningham, president of | vital a factor in the Nation's life. = st by _ent of | the board, presented a b ‘In_extending my personal appre e public utilitle: v 2 by tion of your fine service, let me add the rates they pa d that t wishes for the future. if Great Falls is deveioped and pri "Most sincerely_yours, vately owned, the cltizens would re- “CALVIN COOLIDGE." ceive no benefit. “So far as public utilities are con-| ® 5 cerned, legal regulation has failed,” he | acc sald. Robert ndbag to Ar- thur Carr, former secretary of the or ‘ ganlzation, on behalf of the member- | b ship, for his service during the past | four years. | A musical program was provided by d Williams, who sang several solos, | mpanied by George Wilson on the | piano. A buffet supper was served fol- Harper. president of the | lowing the business meeting. A large | than $2.500,000 worth of fruit and veg. tional Bank, outlined his| number of members of Congress at-|etables from other parts of the world te buildings here in | tended the meetinj rl RRERERVERVERDERRDVEREREERESR there is buys more The Philippines, where great_tropical vegetation, 1 plan f 2 N \1%&1‘1:1‘13.1111“ sive Gikts <&~ Rurniture Every one is giving furniture this Christmas! At this store you will find an amazing variety of wonderful gifts of the more pretentious order, suc.. complete suites. Then, too, we are presenting a greater howing of smaller, inexpensive gifts than ever before! You will find mething suitable and appropriate for every one on your Christmas Room Suite, in list, and spend surprisingly little! jacquard velour 1 2 9 3 $5 H Yose and taupe. Metal Bridge Lamp, with glazed parchment shade. . 3-piece_Over- stuffed Living Martha Washing ton Sewing Cabi- net; mahog- any finish. Upholstered Boudoir Chair, in fig- ured denim or plain sateen. .50 glass ! BOY HELD IN 3 DEATHS. Two Posses Hunt Down Arkansas Youth as Murder Suspect. December 15 (#).—Arnold Comer, 16-year-old youth, unted through yesterday and last ight by posses from two counties in 5§ 4 '(‘ur;rnectian with a lgple ulaélnxd at - Buffalo, a mountain hamlet, Sunday, Named to Succeed James C.| ol Cibiirea early today at the home of Ira Robnett, 10 miles from Buffalo. News of the capture was telephoned to Yellville by Sheriff Hurst of Baxter, YELLVILLE, Ark., leader of one of the posses. Zeebrugge's new glass factory cov- 450 men. ers 44 acres and employ Our Store Will Remain Open Every Evening ’till Christmas BEACH QUITS POST AS CLERK OF COURT Cunningham, Assistant, Is Named as Successor by Chief* Tustice. sistant clerk since 1901, to su Mr. Beach. The appointment of close of business December 31, ment from the office. Cunningham’s Record. minster, Md., and lived there Chief Justice McCoy of the District Supreme Court this afternoon an- nounced the resignation of Morgan H Beach of the cour was appointed May, 192t of assistant clerk of the court. with the office of the dean of the rtment of Georgetown Univi John KIDDIES’ CLOTHES FOR XMAS Give Daughter and .Sonny something to wear—Hun- dreds of new styles ready for the and Dresses for the Holidays—Coats girl in sizes 6 to 16 years—Suits and Overcoats for boys from 4 to 17 years. unusually low. OUTFIT NO. 1 FIVE DOLLARS DOWN BUYS 4 Woman’s Silk Dress $29.95 A Fur Scarf A Stylish Hat OUTFIT NO. 2 .00 Mahogany-finish Windsor Chair.. ... 40-inch, poly- chrome, mahog- ish Smoker Stands; L adies’ = Desk, cabl- Gate - Leg Table; 36x48, $ 5 in mahog- Smoker Cabi- net, with cop- Overstuffed wite ¢ Y 9 .00 in jacquard B — velour, Baby's High Chair, s $25 enamel finish in gray, — riety. any or walnut tray .. net type; any finish... ivory, etc. Japanese Ta- high $T1A.75 .90 l 4= frame. — Solid Ma- Ml $1 Chestsy” - $ 75 Lane famous 13'_?_ $3.50 Boudoir Lamps, Dresden edlvays Right"w Juality and Price 905 7TH STREET Matting Cov. ered Utility Decorated Tea Cart, in jade green Junior or Floor anrl. in good color and design, Buffet Mirror, Mahogany Fin- 8 5 Doganyfcans Table; in ma- walnut $16:50 inch size; figured A X Arranged Weekly or Monthly FIVE DOLLARS DOWN BUYS . Woman’s Smart Coat $25.98 L Woman’s Silk Dress $19.98 A Stylish Hat Prices $12.95 $5.98 for the resignation is given and Mr. Beach declined to discuss the matter. The Chlef Justice at the same time announced the appointment of Frank E. Cunningham, who has been an as- d | trict and Cunningham is to be effective at the time set by Mr. Beach for his retire- Mr. Cunningham was born at West- until 1901, when he accepted the position was for a number of years assoclated Just Bring A Lone Five Dollar Bill Tomorrow = 29 ° T Foung e e I e 1o Disivies | DR- S1Z00 IS SPEAKER AT YULETIDE SERVICES the Di Attorney Laske: alding him in pr ihe DI |Tells Story of Birth of Christ at paring cases for the District Court o Appeals. He previously had been United ! Rites Being Held Daily at Keith's. United States attorney for a_speclal assist Attorney General of b States. Virginia Graduate. 3 {. Dr. 5izoo of the New e is a native of Sandy Suriag, Md.| yoric He way educated in the Epitcopal HIEh | 1914 the story of the birth of Christ a School, near Alexandria . later |y R oritTe sl cEiGHTat going to the University of Virginia |, t Keith's Theater, giver and taking his law degree at Yale Uni- the auspices of the Bible de He was admitted to the bar| partment of the Federation of Wom rginia in 1884 and a short time|en's Clubs. later here | Bishop I'reeman will speak tomor Mr. Beach married st Line of Defense. preside. Joseph R. Avenue Presbyterizn Church Notice! Our Store Will Remain Open Every Evening ’till Christmas B FUR COATS FOR XMAS Make her the happiest per- son in town. Give her a fur coat for Xmas. It's a lasting gift. We have ar- ranged extra easy credit terms during the holiday trade on all Fur Coats. Special price reductions make buying easy. OUTFIT NO. 4 FIVE DOLLARS DOWN BUYS A Man’s Overcoat $39.50 A New Hat $3.50 A Pair of Shoes $6.50 Good news and Christmas Cheer for every Man and Woman who possesses a $5 bill. $6.98 Smile—and we do the rest. OUTFIT NO. 3 FIVE DOLLARS DOWN BUYS A Woman’s .5 Coat $39.98 A Stylish Hat A Silk Blouse Notice! Our Store Will Remain Open Every Evening 'till Christmas Family Gift : : g : : : Headanarters $7.98 $5.98 \ W\ Cor. 7th & E Sts. Our GREAT LIBERAL CREDIT PLAN brings comfort and relief to thousands of Washington Men and Women whose gift list rivals the Washington Monument in height. Liberal Store invites you to buy sensible gifts on EXTRA EASY CREDIT TERMS. Just say “CHARGE IT.” The friendly Save Your Ready Cash Pay Us Next Year : Second Floor Kresege’'s § 2 10c Store Headaunarters OUTFIT NO. 5 FIVE DOLLARS DOWN BUYS A Man’s Tailored Suit $39.50 A Silk Shirt $7.95 A Pair of Shoes $6.50 OUTFIT NG. 6 FIVE DOLLARS DOWN BUYS Man’s Stylish Suit $24.50 A Man’s Overcoat $29.50 A New Hat $3.50 Notice! Our Store Will Remain Open Every Evening 'till Christmas $ ver Family Gift