Evening Star Newspaper, February 15, 1927, Page 7

HE EVEN NING SI\R W/ HINGTON, D. ¢, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1927. GAS MERGERBILL HEARINGS SPIRITED cx-vorcrs oror conarr. Davis as He Leaves Post at St. Elizabeth’s. Reid of Illinois Urges Com-i solidation. Price | pulsory Con & 'Carried on Pay Roll as Tele- Effect Discussed. phone Operator for Past Few Years. has modify act etowr the the public Hearings on ready passed and amend the permit a merger and Washington Gas 1 was conducted before the ities subcommittee of the trict committee today, wit Zihlman presiding This bill also Washington extensions time to tine ization by issuanc Maj. Covell Qi entative F stioned Ma to the executive bill which rs of merciful esterday when I3 70 vears old today, the employ of orty-two e ended Davis, who is retired rom public util- | o House Dis- | Chairman | whg the make | would permit Gas t to and authorizes them ¥ to increase their capital of capital stock Mr srvice carried on the civil telephone operator ed at Elizabeth's _for the t seven But o rears prior to the { beginning of his telephone work, and |during the 1atter period as well, Mr. { Davis played the piano and organ for the patients’ entertainment, con tributing to_the mental comfort of the deranged men and women. He conducted the Sunday religious serv- {ices for the patients also, and he had directed the mstitution’s orchestra for ars. roll haa wor estioned. llinois close R. Covell Commis Comi Maj there is no applica to increase Rep I¥ qu assistant sfoner and blic Utlities “ovell stated that tion by the company alization id that the er officer ssion its first section of the bill permitting consolidation would be ¢ distinct advantage to the public be cause the companies are now tull advan mer Honored by Co-Workers. | e hospital met in_a_little { group to give him a “send-off’ in his retirement, M. San assistant to even if the | the superintendent of the hospital, Jermission to [made a brief talk in which he com: He said | mended Mr. Davis for his long service v {to the institution and its patients | closing with the presentation of | money gift irom the staff, Following a month’s rest Mr. Davis | said vesterday that he would return {to his old profession of teaching the piano to a few pupils born in Danville father was a musi . as was his father's fathe; the although not in name. Mr. Reid said that no compulsion to merg companies are granted increase their capitalization that b yuld support i compuls me Ch: in Zit to pu by the bill carries v bill a motion made out the increased n until attorney ompany had been he neys included Swa chairman of the H committee, and G vial attorneys, gas attor- Bl former ppropriations ze P. Hoover, spe- | Ben. Minor the ttorney for the morning his fellow work- | TiEYEARS OF MERCIFUL SERVICE END AS MUSICIAN 70, RETIRES} St. | EDWARD T. DAVE o the man who retired vesterday be me a musician. He came to Wash ington for the first time in 1880, when he played at St. Elizabeth's. 1 Leaves Hospital Post. After two however, he left | the hospital and taught in the city | During three Summers he was pianist in the orchestra aboard the old Mary { Washington, excursion steamer of | the Potomac, commanded then by | Capt. Randall to Pennsylvania, | he taught for & year or two, and t! [in 1886 he came back to St | beth’s Hospital to resume his musical | work. Dr. W. W intendent at the time and Mr. Witmer was his assistant. He remained at the hospital until his retirement yes where W anist picture 5 vears liam in of | Milton, | Washington motio: e ago. regularly employ Washi Represent motion to which was not withdrew to attend on the Sunday biue served notice that he tawe on the merger absence. Washington Gas Light Co., has 82 per bonds, and 18 per cent stock, at it owns 100 per cent of the stock the Georgetown Co. The subcommittee then executive session. | SMASHES HOLD-UP MAN. his | ¢Army Corporal Beats Up Colored Bandit Who Was Armed. Thomas H. Bainbrid Fort Washington, Va., small in stature but pugnacious, told Detectives Cole and Messer early today of an attempt to hold him up shortly after 1 o'clock on the Twining City end of the Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge, which he frustrated by beat- ing up the colored hold-up man. When the command “hands up” was given him, Bainbridge told the detectives, he sailed into his assilant id then offered a djourn for one week, approved, and, as he another hearing | law legislation, | wished no action bill in It of went into sked both | Representative if the pas- j. Covell and Mr of this 1 consumers by lowe the price Covell's reply was that | it would be in that direction, as it| would mean a reduction in cost of de- | livering gas to consumers, but his argument showed that the effect would be rather to establish a basis to prevent increase in rates rather than towards a reduction of rates, Mr. Shirley replied that it would not necessa immediately reduce the price to consumers. Mr. Shirley showed that there are now two separate entities under two characters trom Congress, which are in realit financial corporation, and that the passage of the bill would make easier the financial “set-up” and reduce overhead costs approximately $30,000 a vear. The testimony showed that while the ideal financial set-up for a publie service corporation is 50-50 or as between bon . Corp. ing and put him to flight. The bandit did not fire at him Bainbridge showed the detectives the scene and described the encounter in detail, of the hold-up man. Bainbridge he had escorted a girl friend and was returning to the city when the attempt was gad: aid f | ment su Headquarters | with hand and feet, hitting and kick- | furnishing a good description | home | PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAVE 1,995 MORE ENROLLED 5 | | Comparison Made With Same Time | | Dast Year—Tota) Now s 69.,443. There 1.995 | public schools today than at the | time last year, acc ing to cey made today at the more pupils in the me enroll- Frank | lin School. The surve) | ment Friday was 69,443, to 11 t‘nmllmvm as compared February the increase on the opening day eptember, when the total was as compared with 60,803 on the | opening day in 1925, or an increase of but 509 pupi The February increase in ment also is nearly twice as g the 1,027 increase which was noted on | October 1, as compared with the | same date 19; | enroll- | et o | 19 in shoemaker’s last the Saxon word The from print is last— Goding was super- | theater. shows the total enroll- | of schools | as| AID OF PRESIDENT SOUGHT BY WOMEN Delegauon of 50 Calls at White House in Interest i of Equal Rights. doption of the pro Declaring mendment to the posed equal ri | Constitution would th privil th ore that ve 50 members ¢ | Party at the noon asked Pr port the amendment representing 40 Stat ] |by the Dresident at 12.20. The occa- sion w the 107th anniversary of the [ birth o in B. Anthony | The women, led by ‘Mr Stephen Pell of New York, also asked the Pres- |ident to extend to their sex a greater have sought for a delegation of National Woman's White House this after- sident Coolidge to sup The delegation was ved eral offices he amendme | party was introduced {by Senator Curtis of the House by Represent Anthony of Kansas, a nephew Susan B, Anthony. it reads: “Men and women I have equal rights throughout the United States and every place sub- to its jurisdiction.” {to Fy upported by the the Senate spokesmen Introduced. Mrs. Pell introduced pok men for the Woman's Party Clarence | M. Smith, New York State chairman | of the party: Mrs Roberts of New York, former chairman of the industrial council of the party: Mis Elizabeth Scott of New Hampshi and Mrs. Sara Bard Field of Cali fornia. | Mrs. Smith told the President that L wome waited for 70 ars to get equal suffrage, only 1 point out of 17 t for equality. The pro endment would grant them ts in all fields of activity, in finance and before she said. iewed the progr s legislation in the lities are So that the Woman's Party has 593 bills to sponsor, she de Of that number they have so in securing passage of equal rious States. | nd so nu- | mero | founa | clared. succeeded 60, Mrs. now m of a ts, a former waitr < and + of the food department York restaurant, told l’ll\\mtn' that adoption of the sndment is necessary to guard against “protective legislition,” which | she declared is handicap to women who want to work on an equal footing | with men. Shows Result of Agitation. Agitation for legislation like the 48- hour law for women, Mrs. Roberts said, has caused employers already to | begin replacing their woman employes with men Miss Scott said that in a country | where women have equal educational | opportunities to those of men they are not sure of the same opportuni- | ties. 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Following the White Hous | the delegates returned to the Woman's Party headquarter street northeast, where luncheon was ed at 1 o'clock. More than 100 ests were present. Mrs. Donald oker of Baltimore presided. The spokesmen for the delegation veported on their mission and ex- pre d their faith in the ultimate uc of the party's campaign. They deplored the fact that much of the work which Susan B. Anthony began is still unfinished, and urged renewed activity to bring about adoption of the equal rights amendment. Following the luncheon the natios council of the party met and disc detalls of the year’'s plans. Local members of the deputation included Dr. Mary O'Malley, of the staff of St. Elizabeth's Hospital, and Dr. Sophie Nordhoff Jung, practicing physician; My Dwight Clark, Mrs, ! Richard WainwTright, Mrs. Harvey W Wiley, Miss Joy Webster, Mrs. Emile | Berliner, Mrs. Herman E. Gasch, Mrs Wymond Bradbury, Mrs. Burnita Shelton Matthews, president of the Woman'’s Bar Association of the Dis- trict of Columbla, and Miss Margaret Lambie, also a lawyer and member of |lh(- legal research department of the ational \\nmm~ Party. LITTLE CONGRESS PLANS D. C. SUFFRAGE DEBATE Question of District Representa- tion Is Subject of Orator at Meeting Tonight. The Little Congress, composed of secretaries to Senators, Representa- tives nd Capitol attaches, will hold a debate relative to national repre- sentation for the District in the caucus room of the House Office Building tonight at 815 o'clock, it was announced today by A. O. Hearne, speaker of the organization. Mr. Hearne is secretary to Representa- tive Box of Te: The subject for follow: “Resolved, sense of the Little Congress that the rights of suffrage and of equal rep- resentation in Congress should be ex- tended to the citizens of the District of Columbia. Thirty minutes are to be allotted to both the affirmative and negative sides. Miss Grace Landvoight, sec: retary to Representative White of Kansas, will have charge of the af- firmative, while Sid Yorkdale, secre- tary to Representative Haugen of Towa, will be in charge of the nega- tive, with the privilege of consuming the entire 30 minutes in debate them. | selves or to haev others debate during | the time limit. | Mr. Hearne will preside. LT T AR Y at the Two Fashion Shops A Great Sale of Over 400 WINTER SUITS and V| OVERCOATS NOW MAIL TRUCKS OMIT MANOR PARK BOXES Two Eliminated From Routes Until Roads Are Put in Safe Condition. Serious damage to severul ates mail trucks which grief in badly conditioned roads has resulted in the removal of two mail- | collection boxes from the Manor Park | section, it was explained today by | Jobn H. Muirhead, superintendent of carriers at the city post office. The boxes will not be replaced until the roads are put in a condition which will permit. the p of the trucks | without undue hazzard. he said The removal of the collection boxes | at Second and Sheridan streets and | at Second and Quackenbos streets followed closely behind the action of | the Senate District appropriation com. | mittee in from the House Dis- | trict appropriation the funds for the | repair of one of the seven stree asked for by the Manor Park Cit-| 1 A ion Ernest H. Pullman, association, and John dent and chairni uon s committee on st ing and yesterday ing upon District of of Congress in an e approved funds that the Senate struck out restored to the appropriation. | Among those visited were Senator Phipps, chairman of the Senate sub- committee on District appropriations, arid Representative Funi, chairman of the House subcommittee, which had provided the funds for repair of | one street. 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