Evening Star Newspaper, April 30, 1926, Page 26

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SPECIAL SALE of 187 ONE 2-Pants THE EVENIN DYNAMITE THROWN ™ BY MINE CONVICTS “Straw Bosses" From Camp While Grand Jury Probes Death. 4 I 3 the Flat conviet mige. marked by the throwing of dynamite by prisoners, occurred ves- terday while a Jetferson County grand jury investigated the death of James Knox, a prisone Reports from the ‘mine were that prisoners drove out of the camp two | “straw bosses,” Whittie Freeman and [Tom Tucker. after & them notice that no more of their “inhuman treat- ment” would be tolerated. injured. Freemen teatified befors the grand ury on Wednesday and the disturb- ance yesterday is | victs that conditio not heing described rately. The grand jury visited Flat Top after the disturbance. A wholesale transfer of prisoners had been effected | by Warden Walls and there was little | ce of dis secrecy which hau characterized tigation gave way to the ex announcement was made the grand jury would continue its inquiry next week. The visit to the mine came as a surprise, after the jury had heard testimony purporting to show that conditions at Flat Top had caused death of two conviets other than t the mine were died in revelations of q | of him and other 1925, Subsequent stionable treatment prisoners resuited in Dtiven | believed to have | G _STAR, WASH | Rather than have the hill for the ioining together of Rock Creek and Potomac parks die in conference, the Senate late yesterday agreed to the House measure, which means the $600.000 needed to finish the project will ‘be taken entirely from the Dis- trict’s surplus. When the Senate passed the bill originally it provided that half the cost_should be horne by the Federal Government, but in conference the spokesmen for the House would not vield. Senator Jones of Washington re- | ported the inability of the conferees to agree and Senator King of Utah declared the completion of the con- | necting link between the two great parks is too important a project to be lost in conference. He moved that the Senate’ recede from its position and accept the House bill. Called Injustice by Phipps. Senator Phipps of Colorado, led the movement in the Senate for the adoption of the 50-50 amendment to the bill, explained that he made the fight because he deemed it an in- justice to take the last $600,000 of the | focal taxpavers’ surplus for this proj | ect when there are other needed parl | sites that could he purchased if the | United States paid its share of the | Rock Creek-Potomac Parkway de- velopment. Since there House giving he would not Senator King. Senator Copeland | member of the District committee, ~aid he was in hearty accord with Senator Phipps in the view that it i an injustice to require the people of whe wasx no prospect of the in. Senator Phipps said object to the motion of of New York, D. C, FRIDAY. A . MUST PAY COST OF LINKING ROCK (REEK-POTOMAC PARKS $600,000 to Finish Pro]ecl Shall Be Met From Local Surplus, Senate Reluctantly Agrees in Order to Insure Final Action on Bill in (,onferenre. teenth street through Walter Reed Hospital reservation, with .a stipula tion that street cars and solid-tire trucks shall be barred from the grounds. Motor busses would be per- mitted. This bill has not been passed by the House. To authorize a new wing at the Dis- trict jail to relieve overcrowded and unsatisfactory conditions, as revealed by The Star a few weeks ago. Senate Reconsiders Bill. In order to broaden the language of the measure, the Senate today recon sidered this bill. Senator Jones of Washington stated that the Commis. sioners had suggested an amendment which would enable them to rearrange to better advantage the interfor of the east wing at the same time that the proposed new wing is constructed. Senator Jones explained that the amendment is desirable and the te without of 1.00 & 1.50 Leather Bags Underarm and carry- ing bags in colors match your costume newest novelty styles. - | of PRIL 30, 1926. {action, adopted the amendment and again passed the bill. The House has already approved a similar measure, but it will have to go before the House again for a concur- rence In the minor changes made by the Senate. $i5 Annually for Police. | _To allow members of the Police and Fire Departments $75 annually per | man for uniforms and equipment This has passed the House and goes to_conferences for agreement to cer- tain Senate amendments, To return to the Columbia Hospital and Lying-in Asylum a sum of §: which the institution had accum from private sources, but which Con- Ereses several vears ago required the institution to deposit in the Trea House action is still necessary. To give the Commi: tion over Conduit r make possible the. and simila i dences being ere v'tl in thar vicinity. House a-tion also is necessary on this measure D C G C nmml -lkmfl\ TS $33.918,531. Bill Redus Esti- While not enthusiastic over the Dis- trict appropriation bill for the next fiscal year, as finally approved by Con gress, the Commissioners today point ed out that it will provide a number urgently needed civie improv ments. iolph de seribed it as a “well balanced bill" but Engineer Commissioner Bell de- ‘ined w make any comment, ind cating that it contains several feature which he does not approve. The bill as it stands for the Presi- dent’s signature. gives the District a total of $33,918,571, of which $9.000,000 be contribuged by the Kederal | Government as its shaye of the ex- | pense of the Municipal” Government This i 9 short of the original | tentative of the Commis- sioners. The most decisive cut in the Com- foners’ estimates was made in the budget, which started out from the Board of Education providing for an appropriation of $4.385.000. and me out of Congress reduced to .000. ‘The slash in the school estimates, however, was partly offset by $400,000 in the appropriation for street improvements. The bill allows $100.000 for streets, plus $820,000, which was shifted from the last sup plemental appropriation. The compromise in the item inserted by the House for a 25 per cent in- crease in water rates, it was pointed out, will cause water users to pay a rate 121 per cent higher next vear. 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