Evening Star Newspaper, January 7, 1927, Page 7

T i SCHOOL AND OTHER SITES INSPECTED. Funk and District Officials| Visit Land Proposed for New Buildings. 7/ Representative Frank H. Funk of IMlinois. chairman of the subcommittee | in charge of District appropriations. | n company with District made a lengthy of the city and Virginia toc school sites, plgy'ground sites and oth whiere District build ings arg proposed, including the new Police Court building A similar tour Will he made hy the ‘group tomorrow The school playgrounds sites visited today were Adjoining the Bryan street hetween Thirteenth teenth, southeast, where it is propos- f 2d to erect a six-room addition. $12 000; at the Wheatley School, where it | is proposed to erect a combination Zymnasium and assembly h cost of $75,000; at the Peabody where it is planned to purc for a playground; a site adjoining the | ‘rummel School where it is proposed to erect a six-room addition at a cost of $100,000: a site at Twenty-Second and Franklin streets northeast, where | it is proposed to erect a 16-room build ing to replace the Langzdon School, at a cost of $275.000: the Woodridze Sehool. which fs now in course of con struetion: the Langley Junior High School and the site for the McKinley Technical High School adjoining: the site for the proposed white bathing 900l near the Emory School and that #icinity. Drill Tower Planned. The investigators also inspected No. 8 fire engine house on North Caro Jina avenue southeast, between Sixth | and Seventh streets. where it is pro- posed to erect a drill tower for the District Fire Department at a cost of $20,000. The program cludes: Inspection of the site for the pro- posed addition to the Margaret Mur- ray Washington Vocational School for which an appropriation of § i& asked; the site on which the Gar Patterson Junior High School is heing constructed and a site near Ninth and Euclid streets, where it is pro- posed to erect a mew health school for colored pupils; a site adjoining the Barnard School, where it is planned to erect an eight room addition at a cost of §175,000; a site adjoining the Morgan School, where it is proposed ta erect an eight-room addition; a sité on California street west of Nine teenth, where it is proposed to erect a 24-rcom school huilding at a cost of $500,000, Birdhouse Site Visited. The site for the proposed birdhouse for the Zoo also was inspected. as was the site proposed for a new schooy on Grant road at Thirty-sixth street; 1 site for the Proposed four-room build- I ing for the Potomac Heights School; | a site for the Gordon Junior High | School? No. 7 precinct police station and the site proposed for the Worm. | lev School playground and a site at Twenty-fifth and N _streets, proposed for the colored bathing pool: a site near Fourteenth and D streets south- west, where it is proposed to erect an | addition to the electrical departmen storehouse at a cost of $9,000, and a site at Fourth and E streets, where | it is proposed to erect a new Police | Court Building. After completing their investigation in the city today the investigators wer. to Cherry Hill, Va., to inspect the site proposed for the garbage re- duction plant and the building under construction at the District Training School, near Laurel, Md. and school | of all Mary officials tour sections into land and er points o | and other | School on and Fy for tomorrow in-| U. S. COMMISSIONER | OUSTED FROM OFFICE Minnesota Fedenl Omcml Is Ac- cused of Being Attorney for Men He Had Bound Over. FERGUS FALLS, Minr., January 7.—Alexahder Fosmark, United States Commissioner at Crookston, Minn., | was suspended from Federal practice | and his commission here yesterday by District san- born. | Fosmark, it was alleged, hound over three men charged with alien smuggling, then appeared in Federal court at Fergus Falls as their attor- | ney and entered demurrers to indict ments reached through his official acts a8 commissioner. The court held it improper for him to act as counsel and charged that he | had_improperly used confiden in- | formation furnished him by Govern- ment officers in his capacity as com- | missioner. WANTS TO RETAIN TITLE | “PROFESSOR OF HYGIENE”| Miss Susan L. Davis Amplifies Ob- jections to Section of Medical anceled Judge Measure. Amplifying her testimony before the Senate District commitiee yester day on Senator Copeland’s bill to regulate the practice of medicine and midwifery in the District, Miss Susan | L. Davi who describes herself as a | protessor of hygiene, today declared her objections were against parts of section I1 of the measure, which would “stop the progress of discov eries for the prevention and cure of disease.” The lines of the section objection able to Miss Davig describe the words “practice of medicine nd also de clare that & person using the words | “Dr. “Deoctor, <sOr M. D> or “Healer” arded as y teing medicine. Miss Davis claims that there are already statutes in the District “to protect the y Jinst unqualified physicians,” and that this bill will ude her from “the j tice of her psen prof of ing internal and external baths and the regulation and proper balancing of food by the Townsend-Davis Clyster method of hygiene.” Miss Davis ehe is co-partner of the disco: ! the method, and she “doesn’t wish to | have a law passed that would make | it a crime to bathe in the District of | Columbia.” She said she has requested the committee to be allowed to retain ner title of “professor of hygiene.” Raoe Oficxal Convicted. TAMPA, Fla., January 7 Harvey Myers of Covington, president of the West Coast Club here, which ¥ heen ganized as the Tampa Jockey was convicted in criminal court last | night on four counts of i ree of comapiracy 1o Vio the mbling 1awe of Florida win of the operation of 1he ne race | track here e sssion ). — Ky = reor- | Club, | inspected the plant today { the situation. { to Emergency | bers of the att | Ren J)n/ahp—Hmmn Jockey | ' Insurance Leader Dies ¥. LARNER. - §1 00 FIRE LOSS INROOFING PLANT | Three-alarm Blaze Ties Up Traffic—Woman Rescued in Another House. rm fire which broke out after employes had left the plant caused approximately $15. 000 damage to the Kober Co.'s sheet metal and roofing supplies plant, 931 935 Fifth street, last avening. Twelve fire engine and truck companies bat tled the blaze, which tied up traffic or more than an hour. No one was injured, although more than a ton of iron and tin supplies crashed from the third floor of the middle building after the firemen appeared on ne? Marshal A threea half an hour Seib. who stated that he helieved $12.000 of the damage was to the stock and $3.000 to the build ing. Mr. Seib said the damage to the huilding, owned by the Penn Realty Co.. of which Paul Himmel farb of the Penn Oil Co., in Rosslyn. Va. is president, was not covered by insurance. Harry L. Clarke, man ager of the Kober Co., however, de. clared the supplies were covered by insurance The alarm was turned in by August Rupple. jr., 18 vears, of ] street. Young Rupple saw the smoke d Leor circling above the Kober plant when | he answered the doorbell at his home. | The Rupple home by water, So dense was the crowd and con fusing the traffic, which was held up by the presence of hose lines and lad lers, that the police of the second pre cinct called for reserves to handle The smoke was so dense that the firemen were forced to use gas masks. Sarlier in the afternoon fire hurn ed out the second floor of 1100 Tenth street, where Sergt. O. R. Anderson of the Fire Department made a_spec tacular rescue of Mrs. Mildred White. Sergt. Anderson carried Mrs. White from her second-floor apartment down a ladder to the street. She was taken Hospital, where her ondition was described as not se- vious. The fire, which began in the Kitchen, caused about $700 damage. After Sergt. Anderson had rescued Mrs, White he went back and rescued her pet dog. He also brought out a pet cat, which was fnund to be dead was damaged {CADETS DIE IN AIR CRASH. | Machines Colhde 1. 500 Feet Above Kelly Field. ANTONIO, Tex detg Richard January Terrell, 3 both mem- ction of the ad- at Kelly Field instantly today collided at 1,500 fell to earth in flving school were Killed when their ships feet altitude, and tail spins. Cadet Terrell was the son of E. Terrell of Eagle Lake, Tex. and Shields' home was in Durand, Mich. PP ] SHIPPING NEWS vanced here, Arrivals at_and_ Sailings From New York. ARRIVALS YESTERDAY. Nerissa—St. Johns. B Carrillo—Cartagena, Munargo—Nassai Teno—Valparaiso DUE TODAY. Harding-—Bremerhaven Bremerhaven Matura—Trinidad DU Estonia—Danzig ihoney—Havana FXPECTED ARRIV Aconcagua—Valparaiso ibert Ballin—Hamburg licante—Barcelona American | president Dec Dec. TOMORROW Dec Jan. YORK. Feh. 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LARNER DIES INHIS T4TH YEAR {Held High Posts in Business i | panies | of its board of deacons. | Insurance | Trade | Underwriters Field and in Various Or- ganizations. I Philip Fillmore Larner, 74 vears| old, executive of two insurance com prominently identified with local trade hodies and fra ternal organizations, died at his resi dence. 1746 P street, last night. He| | had 1ong been a member of the New York Avenue Preshyterian Church. at the time of his death heing president | He had heen in failing health for the past year,but had been seriously ill only a month ntering the insurance husiness 28 zo, Mr. Larner was for many patriotic and of the Home Pla Co. Prior to ent field he practiced ance Co. insurance patent law. Mr ner was a former vice presi dent general and- secretary registrar | general of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution and w a st president of the Sons, of the American Revolution of the District of Columt He also was prominent in Masonic circles, being a | member of La Fayette Lodge, No. 19 A. A. M. of La Fayette Chapter. 0. Royal Arch Masons and of De Molay Commandery, Templar. Other organi: active are: The the (¢ and the ations in which he was Washington Board of | umbia Historica » ational Board of Fire ciety City Club the and !\v\vzlvu’ | | | | Club, of an University A member family, Mr. Larner was Noble B. and Mrs. Ann Keller Larner. He was g Jaw from the old Columbiz now George Washington immediately afterward entering practice of law He is surviv Nelly ner. Washington | the son of | Margaret | duated in | Universi the | a daughter, Mrs. | " wife of Capt. Al-| bert ore of the Officers’ Reserve| Corps: his brother, John B. Larne president of the Washington Loan and | Trust Co., and two grandchildren, Miss nces Larner hd Philip ner Gore, His wife, the late Mrs. Fan-} nie Layman Larner, who died about | 10 years was a native of Mont- | pelier, V ! Funeral services will be conducted at the residence tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. Joseph R. Sizoo, pastor of the New York Avenue| Presbyterian Church, and Rev. Wal-| lace Radcliffe, pastor emeritus, will| officiate. Interment will be private. | in Glenwood Cemeter i Pallbearers will e William T. Gal Dr. Charles Richardson. Justice | o jah A. Van Orsdel, B. F. Saul, Al- bert F. Fox and Albert McChesney, all close friends of Mr. karner’s [ ~ MUSICAL INSTRUCTIO | PIPE_ ORGA' Ll ONS FOR MOVING N' ture work Call ‘RI MACHAT, Adams A" ‘Cors 5510 | ngton Conservatory of Music 08 New Hampshire, adjoinine Dupont Cir. | All Branghes. Main 3858 Open for day and evening classes and degreen Preparaf Day and Evening Classes Bulletin on_ request BENJAMIN FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY nsportation Building Main elght-two-five-nine BO i D hundreds of dollars in e ereral voursee. Boya Gead | uates arg placed in the best positions. New forming—lomorrow may "be 8—Rr. 8. 30-60 Dy Courses. For 6 years we have been saving undreds of Washingtonians ‘m Mass. lementary. High cial, Accounting, Law and College Eve- ning Courses. Open to both men and women. An unusually capable facult: Tuition rates m: ment_bureau. formation ~ addre Phone Franklin WOOD’S SCHOOL 311 E. Cap. St Extablished Six weeks, day sessions. Qaanates COT'RT F. W "STEWARD SCHoOL has moved to the ADAMS BUILDING! 1333 F Street N.W. 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Ave. North 9434 States and pia .r(m g00d executive positio uates in contact ererywhere. ase limited: en- few ahort month I yPPerunities. lEWlSHOTELTRNNING SCHOOLS PENNSYLVANIA AVE 2 25+¢STR ELLON 1§ ASKED OR DATA ONBONUS Senate Resolutlon Seeks In-‘ formation on Aid to Vet- erans About Loans. | ting what he believes to be | requirement dopted Secretary what the | the Senate today asking information on serve Board is doing to carry into effect that part of the bonns act allowing veterans to hor row.on their certificates from hanks ‘hairman Greep of the and means committee no hope for remedial Although resolution Mellon for R Aid he fon at ac this t session. The and committec met in executive session today, but any action with refer ence to the honus situation. Chair man Green had promised Mrs. Edith Nourse Rogers, representative Massachusetts, that the committee would give consideration to the two bills she has introduced in to obtain loans for vice the Veterans' Bureau. It was the view of most of committeemen that the banks gradually coming to understand the regulation, and that no great diffi culty will be encountered in the way of future loans. The attitude of secretary Mellon, who opposes the Government going into the husiness of making loans direct, undoubtedly has made a great impression upon the committee. means men at the are Copeland’s Resolution The Senate resolution duced hy Senator Copeland, of New York. who asked consent for its immediate tion While thig resolution wa# heing dis csed Senator Walsh, Democrat, of achusetts introduced a hill which would authorize the Veterans' Bureau to make loans to veterans on their was intro Democrat considera House ways | an effort | unanimous | ates. The bill pee committee idjusted vervice certifi was referred to the fing for_consideration Representative Romjue. Democrat € Missouri intends to press vigorously for the adoption of the principle under Iving his bonus amendment It pro vides primarily that veterans unable fo obtain loans on thelr certificates Hum banks may apply directly t “terans’ Bureau Like many other members, Mr. Rom jue believes the situation throughout | the country is clearing up. but there | wre cortain provisions of the law put- | unneces { banks, which he | void. Chief among these is a that banks, on maki ins upon cortificates, transmit to the | Veterans' Bureau the name of the | orrower, the amount of the loan and detailed information Mr. Romjue's opinion it tirely unnecessary for hanks fur- | nish the V Bureau with this information. except in cases where the horrower fails to Py expiration of the note | Mr. Romjue declared that one of his | chief objections to this provis { cause such records are public prop and ava e to any person or l sary burdens on the | seeks to other n Ta ol to s malke ment o n is be | erty financial institution who may wish to obtain the information private | for from | |AVOIDANCE OF PHONE | HEARING DELAYS SOUGHT| | ! | Plans for further avoiding delays | | onlegal technicalities in resuming puh lic hearings with a view to a reduction |in telephone rates were considered at I conference yesterday hetween rep | sentatives of ‘the Chesapeake & Po. { tomac Tlephone o, and the Public | Utilities Commission | The result of the conclave was made public in a memorandum issued by {Maj. W R. Covell, assisiant engi | neer commissioner. It follows | “The proposed court order tn madi {fv the temporary telephone injunction to permit resumption of hearings was discussed and its language agreed to | Tt will he presented to the court for | signature without delay. Methods to e pursied in bringing telephone val | nation and statement of earnings to date, the final date to he included possible future valuations and earn- | ngs were disenssed.” also | bt 11-YEAR-OLD GIRL - PUTCNPROBATION Sentenced for Forgery and Larceny, But Court Consid- ers Her Youthfulness. old to. im Elizabeth Hardesty, 17 petite and pretty. was sentenced day by Justice William Hitz in inal Division 2 to three vea the penitentiary for forgery and larceny, hecause of her age and previous good vecord the court suspended the ntence and placed her on probath ustice Hitz warned the girl, howev that unless she changes her ways she would be requirved erve the sen- tence. While employed as cashier at a woman outfitter’s store last. October she stole a dress, which was recos ered. Later, on October she passed a worthiess check on another store where she hought a coat, name on the check was that of one of the customers of her employer Other Offenders Sentenc Gus Thomas was sent tentiary for three yea James P. Deena Oecto Deena. it was contended by counsel for the prisoner, had been paving at tentions to the wife of his client and had broken a promise not to see her ain. Herman to the peni for shooting r 6 last Richardson. colored, was ven a term of 17 months in the penitentiary for housebreaking. Philip Peyton, colored, his companion, who Las heen in since June, was let off with one vear at Occogquan. They broke into the home of Roy Stewart in Hillsdale, June 5 last Robert DeFrancis, who pleaded ritty second offense of manu and possession of liquor, was sentenced to pay a fine of $250 and serve six months in jail for the many facture. On the possession charge he was fined $100 or 30 days in jail in | detault The, | presidents® night. | Charles G | vears old [ semi-invalidism 'Arrest Ordered Of Women Who N Spacial Dispatch to The Star CLARENDON, Va., January Legal action will be taken At women of Arlington County who have never paid poll taxes, or are in arears. according to announcement by R. F. Koester, collector of delinquent poll taxes. Fallure of some is due to g norance of the law. Mr. Koester states, pointing out that all persons 21 years of age or more, regardleas of whether they hold property, are re quired to pay the tax. He sald he is preparing to have warrants issued agalinst the delinquents Records of the collector shows that/ during 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924 and 1925 17,007 persons failed to pay thefr poll taxes. The total by districts fa: Ar lington, 8,780; Jefferson, 5.150; Wash ington, 3.077. The report also shaws that §: 39.06 was due the State In poll taxes OFFICERS INSTALLED. The first meeting of the Thirteen Club of the new year, held last hight the City Club,gvas observed as past The following new- Iy elected officers were Installed: Pres ident, Comdr. Radford Moses; vice president, Jerome I°. Barnard; secre Warren M. Schoonmaker; treas- William T. Hopkins; pariiamen- n, Willilam W. Wheeler, and mar arcy J. Lowrey. presidents who spoke B. Lowrey, Claude W. Graves, Col. Joseph ¥ dall, Benjamin A Le Fevre Stephen A. Talkes. H. Raymond Bres- nahan, the retiring president, pre. sided and installed the new officers, Past Vernon were: Wife of Bishop IIl NORFOLK. Va.. January 7 (#) Mrs. Maria Washington Tucker wife of Rishop Beverley Tucker of the Episcopal southern Virginia. f= eritically ill at her home here. She contracted pneu monia a few davs ago. Two vears of militate againet her chances of recovery D. Furniture Prices Are Down HOLESALE prices are lower. 76| ocese of | FEDERAL DRWERS tect Poll T MUST BUY PERMIT MccCarl Renders Decision, But Quotes Supreme Court on Maryland Case. Government funds cannot be used to pay the $3 driver's permit fee re quired the District of Columbia from all drivers of Federal motor ve hicles, it was decided today by troller General McCarl. The pay ment of siuch a fee, he indicated, was “personal to the employe as an inci dent to qualifying for the position The McCari decision was interpret. ed as meaning that drivers of Fed- aral cars for the time being, at least, must pay for their own drivers' per mits. But the controller general in hix decision to Public Printer Carter, at the Government Printing Offics, in jected a paragraph concerning a Su preme Court decislon which may raise a constitutional question as to the right of the District to levy’ such a tax McCarl said he had not been off ciall vised of the decision of the District Commissioners requiring the payment of the $3 fee, but, he added significantly, “In this connection your attention is invited to decision of the Supreme Court of the United Statec in the case of Johnson vs. State of Maryland, 254 1. 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