Evening Star Newspaper, February 3, 1927, Page 7

SENATORS PASS PISTOL-BAN BILL Measure Barring Weapons From Mails Now Goes to President Coolidge. A Federal measure to make it more @ifMcult for undesirable persons to ob- tain revolvers by barring such fire &rms from shipment through the mails Wwas passed by the Senate last night. Having been approved by the House at the last session, the bill is ready for the President’s signature. The bill would affect malil-order houses that sell pistols on a C. O. D). basis by shipping them through the malls In a report to the Senate by Sena- tor Phipps, on behalf of the commit- tee on post offices and post roads, at- | tention was called to a letter from a | city maglistrate in New York, who in | favoring the bill declared that revol- vers “are almost as plentiful in this country as lead pencils.” America Biggest Market. The magistrate told Congress the United States is the greatest market in the world for the sale of pistols. This magistrate took the position that revolvers are of little value even to good citizens for defense against robbers, because, he contended, the wvictim is usual taken by surprise before he has a chance to use his own weapon. New Backs Measure. The report further asserted that| more people are wounded or killed by Ppistols in the United States in one Year than in all the rest of the world. Postmaster General New advised Congress that regardiess of what leg- islation is proposed to prevent inter- state shipment of revolvers by other agencies they should be barred from delivery through the malil. SENATE DELIGHTS | DISTRICT ANGLERS Passes Bills Blocking Sale of Bass and Extending Closed Season. The anglers of Washington were | made happy today by the action of the Senate last night in passing the Hawes bill preventing the sale of large and 1 mouth bass in the District of Columbia, and the Capper bill extending the closed season for these fish from January to June, in- stead of the present two-month closed season. ‘This action followed a favorable re- port of the Hawes bill yesterday by the House District committee. The bill in the House is sponsored by Rep- resentative J. J. Manlove of Missouri, who introduced it for the anglers of ‘Washington. In presenting the bill Mr. Manlove said it was introduced with the idea of carrying out a movement that is progressing all over the United States to protect for the future the game and game-fish of the country so that those who may desire to participate in hunting and fishing may have the epportunity to do so. ‘When the bill was called up at the previous meeting of the House Dis- trict committee there was some objec’ tion on the part of Representative Blanton of Texas and others, princi- pally because there was no one pres- ent to explain the measure. Yesterday a number of District anglers appeared before the House District committee ready and willing to explain that such a law was badly needed here. Mr. Blanton, who had ©objected to the bill when it was first read, was told that the proposed measure. was the oniy thing to stop the wholesale slaughter of bass in the Potomac River. After listening to ar- guments in favor of the measure Mr. Blanton said he would not oppose the bill if amended to exclude all salt water bass. The bill as amended by Mr. Blanton was then quickly disposed of without a dissenting vote. Mr. Blanton then promised to support it ‘when it came up in the House. Among those appearing in support of the measure were George King, who is responsible for the bill, as it was through his efforts that Senator Hawes first introduced it in the Senate; Edward C. Kemper, chairman of the bass protection committee, Washington Chapter, Izaak Walton League of America; Perry Miller, edi- tor of Rod and Stream in The Star, and Bob Wilson, fishing editor of the Washington Herald. Barly action’by the House is hoped for by fishermen of Washington to end for all time the many evils sur- rounding the ‘“American game fish,” large and small mouth bass GET LICENSE TO WED. James McDonAld and Mrs. Lulu B. Campbell Go to New York. A marriage license was issued today in New York to James McDonald, until a week ago a resident of Ward- man Park Hotel, and Mrs. Lulu B. Campbell of the same hotel. Mc- Donald gave his age = 36 and Mrs. Campbell said she According to the appllmuan Me- Donald wa married for the first time in 1 and has been ‘twice di- vorced. Mrs. Campbell said she was divorced in 1921 At Wardman Park Hotel it was Baid Mrs. Campbell has been living there since December 12. She was not there today. McDonald was there until a week ago, when he left, leav- ing his address as the Waldorf- Astoria, New York. More 7(7}701(1 Fro;n iancc. NEW YORK, February 3 (#).—The fourth shipment of gold from France, bringing the total to about $19,000,000, arrived yesterday on the French liner | Paris. The first shipment, of $4,000,- 000, arrived January 12; on January 22, $4,200,000 arrived, and on January 27, 85,680,000, | His counsel said the attending physi- SVITH SENATORIAL CASE WAITS WEEK lllinoisan Kept Indoors by Ear Infection, Counsel Reports. By the Associated Press. At the request of counsel for Frank | L. Smith, Senator-designate from Illi- the Senate elections committee | today. deferred further consideration of | his_credentials until Wednesda: C. J. Doyle explained that Col. ‘ mith could not leave his home be. } cause of an_ear infection from which | he has n suffering for several | weeks, and that he and Attorney Gen- | eral Carlstrom of Illinois desired to confer with the Senator-designate be- fore the committee took further steps. Col. Sinith’s ear infection began on | the day he arrived here last month, to present his credentials to the Senate and it has not responded to treatment. cians were apprehensive that a ma toid operation might prove necessary. | Smith has asked for a partial report by the committee recommending that | the Senate permit him to take the oath, but present indications are that this request will be denied and the ommittee will proceed with a hearing on the contributions made to the sena- torial primary campaign by public utilities operntorx of Illinois. FARMERS' MARKET AGTION POSTPONED Capper Writes to District Committee Members Stress- ing Urgency of Action. Although the bill authorizing pur- chase of a site for a new Farmers’ Market will not be acted upon by the Senate District committee at its weekly meeting this afternoon, Chair- man Capper has not lost hope of pass- ing the measure at this session. The bill already has been approved by the House. On the contrary, he wrote today tc each member of the District commit- tee, inclosing a copy of the hearings on the market question and calling attention to the urgent nature of the legisiation, in view of the fact that the farmers who bring produce to Washington will have to give up at least half of the existing market at Twelfth and B streets this Spring tc make way for the new Internal Reve- nue building. Copeland Asks Postponement. Senator Copeland of New York will not be able to attend the committee meeting today and asked that thq market question be deferred. The committee may take action today on the long-delayed bill to give a permanent status to the Woman's Bureau of the Police Department and defining the field of service to be rendered by that bureau. Another measure listed for con- sideration this afternoon is the park commission’s bill to empower the commission to assume jurisdiction over prospective park sites during the time condemnation proceedings look- ing to the purchases are pending in court. The bill would provide a method of compensating the owners for being deprived of the free use of their land in advance of its purchase by the Government. The park authori- ties have stated the object of the bill is to protect proposed park sites. ARCHBISHOP O’CONNELL LEAVES $150,000 ESTATE Brother and Sister, Charities and Several Individuals Share Property of Prelate. Special Dispatch to The Star. RICHMOND, Va., February 3.—The will of the late Archbishop D. J. O’Connell, who died about a month ago, was admitted to probate in the courts here. It disposes of an estate of $150,000, a brother and sister get- ting $7,500 cash each, the brother a farm in York County, and there' are several bequests of $1,000 and less sums to charitles and indi- viduals. The handsome library is left to his successor in office for the pur- pose of establishing a diocesan library. Archbishop O’Connell, had a library in ‘Washington, which 13 in storage, and this has been given to St. Mary’s Col- lege, Emmettsburg, Md. His histori- cal papers and letters he gave to the Catholic Historical Association, Wash- ington. The bulk of the estate is left to the “Andrews’ estate fund,” to be applied to works of charity and re- ligion in the diocese. The will was made February 26, 19 Archbishop Curley of Baltimore is made executor of the estate, held in the name of the ar(‘hglshop as former Bishop of Rich- mon Edmonston 612 13 Featuring Men’s Shoes Friday, Feb. 4th THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, DO THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 19217. AUTO WRECKED IN FATAL ACCIDENT Remains of roadster which righted itself and ran unguided into a telephone pole near Seven Oaks, Md., after throwing out three men, one of \\hlnll is dead. OEDEADINAUT * CRASH WO HT IGeraId Smith Expires at Hos- pital as Result of Acci- dent in Maryland. s 1 Gerald Smith, 30 old, 2800 | Thirteenth street, one of three men | |injured yesterday afternoon when an! automobile overturned at a sharp curve the Colesville pike near Seven Md., died early last muml at Walter Reed Hospital Joseph Hitselberger, 30 years old, | and Frederick Wahl, 26 years nltl} companions, also of 2800 Thirteenth | street, w in a serious condition this | morning, an examination disclosing | that they sustained internal injuries in the crash. The automobile, which skidded and overturned in rounding | the curve, righted itself after the men were thrown out and continued a| short distance across the highway, where it struck a telephone pole with such force it was demolished. It was a Stenwood roadster. A passing motorist picked up ‘the| fnjured men and took them to Walter | Reed Hospital. All were ungonscious | on rrival at the hospital, shortly after 4 o'clock, Smith dying a short while later. vears on NEW CANP MEADE BARRACKS ASSURED Senate Approves House Bill| Providing $300,000—Work, Starts in Summer. The last obstacle in the way of speedy construction of new barracks at Camp Meade to replace the draughty, leaky, dilapidated shacks now in use, disappeared today lowing passage by the Senate la night of a House bill appropriating $300,000 for construction wor the post. The bill authorizes ex- penditure of $1,400,000 at Army posts throughout the country A “total of $710,000 is now avail- able for new barracks at Camp | Meade. The sum of $410,000 was authorized in the appropriation bill of 1927, The $300,000 granted in the bill passed last night will cover needs pointed out by the War Department several weeks ago when it decided to begin actual construction next Summer. Plans Are Now Ready. War Department officials said to- day that the layout and drawings for the buildings have already been started. These are expected to be finished and approved before Spring and the work will probably begin early in the Summer. The buildings will be permanent, class A, rein- forced concrete and brick structures. They will be of colonial design. At the same time plans are going forward for new buildings at Fort Humphreys. A $2,000,000 program is contemplated there, with $500,000 al- ready available. Construction is ex- pected to be begun simultaneously with the work at Camp Meade. The Camp Meade measure was passed by the Senate last night after ob- Jection had been made and withdrawn by Senator Bingham, Republican, of Connecticut, who argued against erec- tion of permanent buildings at Gov- ernors Island. He favored use of the island as an airport. Senator Wadsworth, Republican, of New York said the Post Office De- partment had rejected Governors Is- land as not suitable for an airport. Senator Wadsworth declared officers and men under present conditions were forced to live in unfit quarters, many of them erected for temporary use and likely to burn down at any time. Among the larger items in the bill, in addition to the Camp Meade item, were: $521,000 for barracks at Brooks Field, Tex.; $750,000 for officers’ quar- ters and $550,000 for barracks at March Field, Calif.; $465,000 for bar- racks at Fort Benning, Ga., and $490,- 000 for bemcks at Kelly Field, Tex. RAZING BEECHER’S HOME. Demolishing Historic House of Fa- mous Preacher in Brooklyn. NEW YORK, February 3. (#).— Wreckers are demolishing the historic three-story brownstone house on Co- lumbia Heights, Brooklyn, occupied almost a half century by Henry Ward Beecher, the famous preacher. Abra- ham Lincoln Is said to have visited the famous preacher in the old struc- ture. A nine-story bullding to house the International Bible Students’ As- sociation and the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society will be erected on the site. & Co., Inc. NEW ADDRESS th St. Next Edmonston’s Studio a Sale of Four Lines of Men’s Oxfords in Black and Tan |all_policemen. | POLICE START DRIVE | TO GUARD SAFETY ZONES Campaign Opens to Arrest Motor-| ist Violating Rights of Waiting Pedestrians. Violators of “safety zones,” those small sections of the highway marked off in white paint as intended for the exclusive use of pedestrians waiting for street cars or seeking to cross highw , are to be prosecuted vigor- ously hereafter, under orders issued to To begin the drive on this danger- ous habit, two policemen were sta- tioned at Connecticut avenue and Woodley road Inst night, W to arrest all iving through the safety zone there. y found business brisk and many drivers were ordered to Traffic Court y complaints have been received ¢ that motorists are violating v zones. Several persons stand- ing within the lines have been injured by these traffic poachers and many others have had narrow escapes. Such « violation is to be regarded as a. seri- ous offense in the future, it was an- nounced. IEt A combined automobile-motor-boat peared in France A 'DEED | DO Sung by MACY & SMALLE “The Radio Aces” 3398—75¢ Archduke Albrecht Ill. BUDAPEST, Hungary, Febr (®).—Archduke Albrecht, who some time has been a candidate the Hungarian throne. today ported to be seriously ill, from a throat abscess. ary for was T suffering Lot Salesman Arrested MEMPHIS, February 3 (#) “harles B. Johnson, 29, former sales manager of the Florida Cities Finance Co., was arrested by Federal authorities here late last night on a charge of misusing the mails in the sale of lots in Ful- ford-by-the-Sea, a Florida real estate development project. 3 Body of Man Missing Three Weeks Found Behind Folding Bed By the Associated Pross CHICAGO, February 3.—Collapss of-a folding bed is believed to have caused the death of Anton Burda, 60, whose body was found wedged info a_wal recess In his room be- hind the bed vesterday Three weeks ago he was reported missing by his landlady, but a previous investigation had failed to reveal the body. He is belleved to have thrown himself heavily on the bed, causing it to close. BOY SAVED AFTER FALL OFF BIKE INTO CANAL Plunge: In(o 12 Feu of Water While Riding Along Towpath. Narrowly Escapes Drowning. Elmer Bishop of 1381 K street, rid | ing_ his bicycle on a towpath at the foot of Thirty-sixth street, plunged into 12 feet of water vesterday after- noon and was rescued by James Strouse, 33 years old, of 3906 K street The boy had come up for the second time and was sinking again when Strouse dived into the icy er, clutched Elmer and pulled him ashore. Both the rescued and rescuer, drip- ping wet and shivering, went into the boller room of a power plant on the shore and warmed themselves and dried their clothing. Elmer explained his wetting to his parents by saying he fell into the reflecting pool at the Lincoln Memorial, but told the true story to a policeman today who inter- viewed him. . Left as a trust fund in 1795 for the care of a tomb in a London church- yard, the interest on $500 has accumu- lated until the trustees are puzzled as to what to do with it. o 7 ARMY SUPPLYBILL - 1S GIVEN TO SENATE Measure Carries $360,233,- 653 and Provides for Strength of 118,750 Men. In reporting the War Department | annual supply bill today, the Senate appropriations committee added $1,- 239,566 to the House item for pay of the Army in order to provide for an enlisted strength of 118,750. The Senate committee stated in fts report that in adding this increase in the Army pay item it is following the recommendation of the House committee on appropriations, ‘“and |h(-”evxdem intention of the House itself.” Bill Totals $360,233,653. The net amount added to the biil by the Senate committee for all pur poses was 135. These increases brought the total of the bill up to $360,233,653 for the malntenance of the War Department during the com ing fiscal year. Thlfl figure exceeds the estimates by and i3 In excess of current pnanom to the extent of $13, Other Increases Added. In addition to the pay item, other increases recommended by the Senate committee are: For the Quartermaster Corps, $252,- for fire control stations im 1t Hawalian Islands, §8,500; for expenses of the National Guard, $110,280; Or- ganized Reserves, $223,629; national cemeteries, $35,000, and for roads and bridges in Alaska, $360,000. Ttems eliminated by the Senate com mittee totaled $38,000. IT°S NOT A SALE TO MISS! MEN’S FURNISHINGS $2-82.50 English Broad- cloth, Striped Madras and Striped Rayon Shirts kes~ SEMI 'ANNUAL MEN’S OVERCOATS 3 for $3 $].15 $2 and $2.50 Cotton and Outing Flannel Pajamas, Now at $]-35 3 for $4 Brighton Garters. Usually sold for 35¢, wide web 19° 75¢ Faney Wool Hosiery President Suspen- ders. Usually sold for 50c $2.95 and $3.50 Rayon Mufflers... Rayon Knitted Mufflers, initials. Black and white effects. $3.50 Imported Wool Golf Hose.... 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