Evening Star Newspaper, April 2, 1926, Page 4

1926. AT FEVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, APRIL 2, FIRE HAZARDS [lUE FORBOARDACTION Questions Expeotéd to Be Thrashed Out at School Heads’ Next Meeting. Prolonged discussion of the 5l-page report of the fire marshal several hundred recommenditions for the elimination of fire hazards in the schools, made public by the District Commissioners Wednesday. Is prom at the meating of the Board of Educati xt Wednesday. Charles ¥. Carusi, who has already shown a keen interest in the fire hazard situation in the local schools and ‘was the author of a board reso- lution calling for semi-annual instead of annual inspections by the fire mar rhal, is expected to take a promirent part in the discussion. It is the convictio the board that there are no serious fire hazards| n the schools, but they intend to | delve more deeply into the recom mendations of the fire marshal. which he latter claims have been ignored for several years. ! Heads List of Needs | Correction of fire hazards is the| frst item on the list of five purposes| for which the District school repair| nd can be used. [t was purposely | yaced at the head of the list in thel| 0wledge that a real five hazard m{ v school must not be tolerated. r fire escapes should be in- | ted in 16 old three-story buildings, many siated for early abandonment ontaining | THESE CHILDREN i | Above: Weighing and measuring in | the pre-school clinic, conducted by the | or whether steel curtains should Le | Department of Child Health Education | purchased for the Central and Dun- gh Schools, is declared by school and District officials to be a highly debatable question. It is expected, i E: hat the Wednesday board ing it for all time. vo bills just introduced in Con- one by Senator Wesley Jones ashington and another by Rep- ive Louis Cramton of Michi- 1l be ‘taken up at the board eting at the request of the District Commissioners. Urges Teaching Constitution. Senator Jones' bill would wake compulsory the teaching of the Con stitution of the United States and the study of and devotion to American institutions and ideals in all public #chools and colleges in the District maintained by public funds. It pro-| vides that teachers must pass an ex amination on the Constitution before | hey are appointed. and pupils musi | pass such an examination before they | can be graduated. Fa'lure on the part of any teacher to teach the Constitu- tion course would be grounds for dis- missal under the terms of the bill. The bill would be effective after Sep- tember 20 next Mr. Cramton’s measure would re- quire all non-resident pupils in the District scho frer July 1, 1928, to pay tuition rates established D the Board of Education MAN HELD IN ATTACK ON WIFE’S VISITOR| 1:’;’n'o‘é“,‘.,,i.'a‘;é“.‘:‘ffiz“l?:.io“fi;m?-'.i’ Mistook Woman for His Mother-in- | {000 &t 0" Drer o e Real Es. Law, Whom He Blamed for | tate Board. Ar. Troubles, Police Believe. | order to prevent pyramiding of tru | through a series of fake sales will Te step in the right direction. Mr. White said that the licensing feature is not necessary; there has en no demand for it; he does not ree with Mr. Blanton, author of the Charged with attacking Mrs Calvin | * R. Unger of 1630 Irving street, in ihe helief that she was his mother-inJaw, Fdgar V. Brenner of 8mithsburg, Al was arrested last night near his home 'mn that it is a natural consequence|Selves in case of misfortune. The by Policeman Claude Ferguson. Arraigned before Magistrate Jol‘l\\ Ferguson at Smithsburg this morn- ing, Brenner demanded a jury triall and was held under $200 bond for the | May term of the Washington County | Court. Mrs. Unger swore out a warrant | charging Brenner struck her whil lek she was walking with Mrs. Brenner $50 estranged wife of the alleged assail- ! ant Police at Smithsburg say that Bren ’ ner had been drinking, and declared | the attack was probably the result of | Brenner mistaking Mrs. Unger for the | mother of his wife, whom he blames or marital troubles. Brenner is about 32 vears old. and | his wife is about 30. The at < was made after dark on Wednesday | night. Mrs. Unger, about 58 years old, is| the wife of Calvin Unger, a Govern- | ment employe. She had gone (o Smithsburg to visit Mrs. Brenne: ELECTION OF COLORED DELEGATES mmeum | SEEKPROTECTION ‘n.‘.u.m and Roger J. Whiteford for of the Tuberculosis Association Children’s Hospital, in eo-openllonl h the Child Welfare Society. Below: tion ol a l'hll(l at tlm clinic. Independent Operators and Brokers Want Safeguard in Licensing Law. Independen: brokers and salesmen appealed to the subcommittee of the House District committce today for adequute protection in any legislation to bs paseed providing for licensing the real estate agents in Washington in order to prevent frauds in real es- tato transactions. There was a large attendance at the hearing today, and the various branches of the real estate business were represent>d by John S. White the independent , brokers, John is Smith for the independent con- Roal Kstate Board. Mr. White tion feature as proposed in the Blan- on bill and which was vigorous) tacked 8t th= previous hearing by White expressed the i opinion that to compel the true con- sideration to be named in a deed in of the investigation made last year, and believes it an unnecessary in. | terference by the Government with legitimate business. Mr. White stressed that nothiug was brought out in the hearings to | warrant the creation of a real estate commission. Under the present law. he said, brokers must be licensed af He opposed another clause In the bill which seeks to say just what legal services an attorney would be allowed to render in a real estate transaction Edward O'Neill, as_an independent proposed a series of < to protect real estate salesmen. iming that the bill as drafted makes them entirely subserv. {ient to the hrokers. He advocated hat there should be separate licenses issued to brokers and salesmen. {BOY DEAD. PAL MAY DIE; POISON RUM SUSPECTED Arrest Expected Today in Case. Youths Found Lying Be- side Ohio Roadway. Two Will eB Named on Cluzens | By the Associated Press Advisory Council by Federation. | FLUSHING, Ohio, | April 2.—The | death of Raymond Van Fossen, 18, high school senior, early today and the critical illness of Floyd Tanley, | 16, of Martins Ferry was attributed to | poison liquor by authorities who are ction of two colored delegaies to | conducting an investigation of the the Citizens' Advisory Council will be ! held tonight by the Federation of Civic Associations in the boardroum of the District Building. This will be the first seleciion of new members for the ensuing vear. The Federation of Citizens' Associ- ations will Belect six members of the council tomorrow night at 7 o'clock in he boardroom at a meeting to be pre- sided over by President Jesse C. Suter. The candidates for the election at the meeting tonight are William Ti Lewis, jr.; George T. Beason. Lilzie Hoffman, H D. Quenn H. \\wdun and Dr. G. Richardson \pprnxm\atnxy 70 delegates will bal- iot on the candidates of the Civic Fed eration. S MAINE SHERIFF TO FIGHT CHARGES AGAINST HIM | Will Testify in Own Behalf in Pro- ceedings Brought Looking to His Impeachment. By the Assoctated Press. AUGUSTA, Me.. April Sheriff Henry F. Cummings of Kennebec rounty will go on the witness stand 1o combat charges brought against him by petitioners seeking his im- peachment. This was announced to- day by Joseph E. F. Connolly, his counsel, in opening the defense at the hearing before Gov. Brewster and the executive council. Mr. Connolly asserted that the de fcnse would take up, in detail, the ~various accusations that intoxication and gambling were common at the county jail, and that woman prisoners were allowed to roam the streets and &0 on midnight automobile rides. He promised to show that Federal yrohibition officers were behind the movement to remove the sheriff. The Teud, said, started as a result of the sheriff's complaint ainst the issuance of a license to sell intoxicat- ing liquors to a druggist previously convicted of liquor violations. The average woman spends more time than money when she goes shop- ping. case. Both boys were found lying by a roadside near their home iast night. Van Fossen died later and physicians were doubtful of Tanley's recovery. The bovs attended a show last night at Hollow: near here. Coroner Clyde Hardesty said Tanley told him they obtained some liquor afterward and drank it on their way home. The coroner and Sheriff Sam.Dunfee said they expected to make an arrest in the case later in the day. HEAD OF PHARMACISTS HITS “MEDICINAL BEER” L. L. Walton Says Association Will Protest Obligation to Distribute | “Wet" Concoction. By tbe Associated Press WILLIAMSPORT. Pa., April 2— “Selling beer under the name of ‘malt tonic’ is an effort to dignify by title a well known outlawed preduct and no self-respecting pharmacist will |lend himself to this effort to let the wets get their beer,” declared L. L. Walton of this city, president of the American Pharmaceutical Association, in a statement on the Government's plan to permit druggists to sell medic- inal beer. Mr. Walton declared that a recent referendum shows that a great ma- jority of the pharmacists throughout the United States want to be relieved from the obligation to dispense intox- icating liquors of every kind and the association will protest the obligation to distribute beer. ST - S O S Insects Delay Own Birth. Observations made by a British scientist has led to the belief that if the weather is bad the small egg moth can postpone its own birthday for days, months or years. 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This organization, which has carried the banner of leadership in child wel fare enterprises in the District ot Columbla for more than 25 years, plans to be the model for the Nation in physical health education for chil dren, and to set the standard for welfare work in behalf of the health of our future citizens The society in order to accomplish these purposes is seeking to establish an endowment of $100,000 Half ot this sum is now on hand, and the balance of §50,000 is yet to be raised A drive I8 now on to raise this amount and contributions will be ceived at 1215 V street northwe:t headquarters of the Child \ Ifdre Society. ITALY SUBSIDIZES MUSIC SCHOOL FOR AMERICANS | Recognizes Its Work in Strength- ening Cultural Ties Between Two Countries. 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