Evening Star Newspaper, March 25, 1926, Page 7

.. IVESTGATON ASKED I HOUGE: Hammer of North Carolina Would Inquire Into Many Prominent Charges. A complete airing, tigation by the House District com mittee or subcommittee, of the cumulative charges invoiving Com missioner Frederick A. Fenning, the administration of the Women's Bu reau of the Police Department, alleg- edly excessive prices paid for prop- erty schools and parks in_the District, the food faith of the Pub- He Utilities Commission and _other Districy government matters, is pro- poged in a lution presented in e House vesterdsy by Representa tive Hammer Democrat, of North Carolina. The resolntion fstice In the interest tration of the & the investization be of sufficient and thoroughness to determine tdth or falsity of the ch Fennir pr through inves. proposes that. In seon the Commissioner mer recites in the resolutios floor of the House with improper con duct in connection with the assump- tion hy him of the duties as guardian and administrator in connectic lunacy ca both prior to ing his service as a Commissioner. Cites Women's Bureau' Charges. “It has been stated in the press.” the resol charges have be econduct and inefficie stration of the W the metropol of Columb Particularis the lienten hurean 1 has heen press that cha Improper le of improper in the admin and ineffeiency in th the conduet of pro- the condemna public use in the District of Columbi Utilities Body Case. “From time to time it has heen stated in the public press and else. where that other charges have heen made. which charges bring into ques tion the propriety of the conduct and Activities or the good faith or integris ty. in connection with their incum bency in . of the Commissioners of the District of Columl members of the Public 17 mission of the District « and of oth: cinls of the executive branch o ‘nment of the Dis- triet of rittee would z the sessions through the Speaker for the purpose of adducing all evi. dence deemed pertinent 1o the inquiry. Expenses of the committee would be paid out of the contingent funds of the House, Sugar Tax Suspended. HAVANA, March 25 (#).—The 2 per eent tax on raw sugar at the mills has heen suspended by presidential decree. The suspension became effer- tive vesterday. Tts duration is not &tated in the decree A second cup at the nineteenth hole! t BREAKFAST Roasted RIGHT ere in Washington e Cigarette COUGH ~—and any coughdue toa seneitive throat, quickly responds to PER- TUSSIN, which not only soothes the delicate throat tissuesirritated by excessive smoking, but helps to bring about a speedy recovery. Because PERTUSSIN is free from “dope” (such as narcotics, chloroform, cannabis or other barmful drugs), it can be taken 1r, ver a “cigarette” cough annoys. Known to practising physicians for 20 years and sold by all drug- gists in large and small botties. afe f Bveryecgfigh A'CLEAR COMPLEXION Cheeks—Sparkling Eyes ost Women Can Have Says Dr. Edwards, a Well-Known Ohio Physician Dr. F. M. 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The casual bystander sensed electrified at- mosphere at once and knew that a ‘rigis of some sort was impending and The citizens wel i Jtalian whol nublicity expert, who detests not I ng his name in the y 4 n patriot Miller, well and Aldo Prati, great- great-grandson of that famous Prati vho many years ago revolutionized ating by demanding: *“Why it 50 big?" and gave to the worid hetti, These men, all Americans, but treas- uring in their sturdy breasts fond memories of old Italy, met to decide he tremendously important problem of which could eat the most spa- hav “|zhetti. Therp was more than a mere personal rivalry among them. The honor of Italy and of Washington was at stake. California a few days 120 proclamed to the world that one o her Tralian sons ate 138 miles—or 1,784 pounds of spaghetti at one sit ition of the dispatch the ‘THE EVENING BY MANY YARDS subject has been the chief topic of conversation among spaghetti eaters in Washington. The Californian was proclaimed a liar, his story a base and treacherous canard. It was Scalco who demanded, rather heate ave we no spaghetti eaters in shington who will show th up? Where is your civic pride? man | What ! | manner of men are we that we shoyld | let a renegade Italian boast falsely of | a feat impossible and let him get | away with i | Scaleo's ausutic utterance set | tongues waggering. The District of | Columbla Ttailan-American Walking, | Soctal and Spaghetti Club took the | thing up. Its members, a group nf‘ disorganizerd spaghetti offered a cup to reward the \ hingtonian who would eat the most spaghetti at one sitting and show the Califor- nian up. Scalco challenged. Sciulli, hearing It, came back with, “Name of a don- key—and you think you can eat spaghetti!” Miller decided that the thing shouldn't be an all-ltalfan af | fair and joined the contest. Prati, remembering his zreat -zreat-grand- | tather, attempted to laugh the propo. sitlon off us a joke, but learning that Scalco, Sciulli and Miller were in earnest, harshly demanded that they All ways to have stock of Sheldon Blue Serges. we mean a size for ev build, whether it's a 37 regular or a Some men like them with semi- which 46 stout. loose, close; some like them double breasted, some don't. coats, some 3. 53720 on hand a comp drapey coats, others Some want at $37.50. STAR, WASHINGTON, D. make room for a man who knew sphaghett! from end to end. Last night the contest was held. Four platters, each about the size re- quired to hold a 17-pound turkey with- out spilling the gravy, were brought to the table, each heaped high with spaghetti cut from a Florida farm only yvesterday at noon and rushed to Washington in a bifocal speed plane. Atop the mountains of spaghett! were springs of tomato sauce, ‘The word was given and the fight was on. Miller, game as he was, lacked technique. He learned to eat spaghett! in the Suction School. which advocates making a vacuum of the mouth, the spaghetti automatically be- coming self-feeding. The three Itallans galned on him from the first, although handicapped some by laughter at Mil- ler's awkward method, long since abandoned by true sons of Italy. The Italians were well schooled. A spoon in the left hand, a fork In the right— a quick dah with the fork, a deft manipulation of the shoukler muscles which makes the fork twirl rapidly until it has wound the strands of spa- ghetti around it, an invisible twist which brings the fork to the face, and clang! The fork is hitting the platter |again for another load ts First. unskilled handling i. A third of the But even wit Miller gained way through Pr blamed the sps wasn't the sort that great.o AUTO PAINTS Black, $1.25 Qt. Colors, $1.75 Qt. Gold Monogram Transfer Free With Every Quart Fries, Beall & Sharp Co. 732-736 10th St. N.V/. 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Sciullf, however, showed signs of weariness. His eyes became glazed. Twice he was seen to miss a stroke, and once he filled his right ear with spaghetti and had to apologize when he was threat- ened with being penall: Buf the spirit was there. If he could only keep up for a few minutes Scalco was bound to weaken. But Scalco? Weaken? Never! Into Scalco’s eyes had come the joy of battle. His plate was nearly empty He calculated that he was some 16 feet of spaghetti ahead of his rival. He must win! Into his mind there flashed a picture of his old home in Italy—the thatched hut amidst a field of flowering macaroni, with the Fas- cisti hedge in bloom and the little children, lying in the shade, drinking olive oil. Dinner Prevents Pace With Yards. It was over as quickly as it started. Scaleo proudly exhibited his empty plate. His rival, Seiulll, made a feeble attempt to corral seven or eight scattered strands, staggered. and his fork fell clattering to the floor. 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