Evening Star Newspaper, January 28, 1928, Page 5

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, ANUARY 28, 1928, ‘g 1 ! VIRGINIA CHURCH CHOOLS ORCANIE Religious Education Council Formed at Fairfax to Direct Work. { FAIRFAX. Va. January 28 ~The religious forces of Vi ond last Wednesday. | ginia Sunday School ich the Fair C | tior ¥ | of Religinos Edu n the purpose of the new 1= ] to “foster religious educ ! ¢ with the ideals of the Protest hes through con ools, va- nd lead- [ Tharmony ant Evangelical Chu rentions, institutes. Sunday chools to worl iits | denominations. two representatives from each con: sional district and several represe ~s | confin tive com- | snowstorm since the famous blizzard of | - | February 11-13, 1899, when 20.5 inches | - | of snow was piled on top of a previous Charlot! t E. Church, Fal Church, | the finance commiftec; C. Miller, Bridgewater, gen- ry: Miss Lita Hiner. Doe tendent of the young peo- John F. Locke of | or field secretary, and | a Shipman, Bridgewater, office [ i IBANEZ DIES AT 61, A POLITICAL EXILE. FOR DEFYING KING| ted_from First Page) the last few days until he was forced | o _take to his bed by his illness. | Ibanez, who first gained prominence | n America through his novel of the| war. “The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse,” also planned further m-[ erary work. One of the books he had in | mind was to deal with the crusades and | another the mysteries of the inquisition. | Vincente Blasco Ibanez. after attain- | ing world-wide renown as a novelist. at- | tracted atte so and the administration nt in Spain. His caustic at led to his con- | jeste. but Tbanez kept | ¢ Spanish government | in France rpose of his campaign against other government officials rimo de Rivera, military dic- tator of Spain, the novelist admitted in several of his hlets, was to over- | throw the have set up in Spain a republican form of government. | Calls King Degenerate. “It is not the military directory, but | the degenerate Alfonso who is mainly yesponsible for the troubles in Spain | and the in Morocco.” Ibanez wrote in one of the early mani. festos of his campaign 8 w0 put an end o isition, and for attacks on the King and te in 1924, Ibanez de-| ould circulate the at- | he world. rmined to dethrone Spain and will remam in nave succeeded. 1 am T wealth to make my once ! a republic and to save pocrites who of death.” fle y Lo * great couw from the mo: have brought it o the poi: Spends $15,000. few months fror and due would slap the order W Author Remarries ame year Ihanez | out shortly | tomobiles stalled in the snow FREAK SNOWSTORM SHATTERS RECORD OF LAST 6 YEARS __(Continued from First Page) a depth of 9.3 inches was reached. This thickness was added to a fall of 1 inch already remaining from a previous storm. Other heavy snowfalls occurred nuary 1 and when a thick- ness of 7.5 inc ccorded: March 6 and 1923, inch 4-inch blanket covered the city. The sharp drop in temperature to night will furnish a marked departur from the moderate temperatures which have been prevailing so far this month Forecaster Mitchell said that January has been five degrees above normal in temperature, to date, while December was 2 degrces above normal and No- vember 6 degrees above normal. The forecaster said that the storm which began last midnight was of ap- proximately local origin. He deseribed it as a “developing disturbance,” fol- lowing in the footsteps of two weak di< turbances converging in this forcoast arca. One of the disturbances, ne ned. came from the lake region and o other from Florida, to form a storm center somewhere over Virginia. This morning the storm was moving rapidly along the Virginia Capes toward Atlantic City. in a northe v di- rection. Indications were for cleuring ther this afternoon in this vicinity shington reported the heaviest nowfall of any city in the storm area ore had a six-inch fall at 10 k this morning._ Scranton, Pa., was rthest north city to report & visit storm. The depth there was two e inches S W Extent of Storm Area. storm area this morning was d Virginia, the District of Columbia. Maryland and eastern Penn- The 4:20 oclock the afternoon of . 1922, and continued all dav turday and until 12:30 It was the worst depth of 14.7 inches, while the tempera- ture went down to 15 degrees below zero, the lowest ever recorded here. 24 Sweepers on Job. The Washington Railway & Electric Co. experienced little delay on its lines, C. Melvin Sharpe. executive assistant to the president. said today. Twenty-four cepers and 18 plows are on the job, oiling to keep the steel lanes clear for traffic and the company is co-operating with the Distrcit authorities and cleaning away the snow 2 feet on each e of the tracks, Mr. Sharpe explained. Forty-two auxiliary plows and sweepers were in operation” and more than 100 | extra men employed. All equipment is in service. The company has 420 street cars and 76 busses running today. Mr. Sharpe said. the first sweeper getting after midnight to clear the way. The Capital Traction Co. officials re- ported little handicap due to the storm, explaining that while in some places a delay of as much as 30 minutes w: experienced. both street cars and busses were running about on sched- ule, as a general rule. Eleven sweep- ers and five scrapers are in use and shortly after midnight the company n as an opponent of | pag jis first snow-cleaning equipment | at work. About 100 men are assigned | to the job of keeping the snow cleared | €ach department rom the tracks and in addition men are sweeping off platforms to aid the public. Officials said no extra service | was aranged for. Bus Service Normal. ‘The Washington Rapid Transit Co. reported that its 51 busses were all in operation and “running 100 per cent." with all equipment in use and with a couple of snow piows clearing a path for the machines. Private au- forced mwnre parsengers 1o the busses The Washington, Baltimore & An- napolis Railroad Co. reported that its cars were running about 5 minutes late nd that local business was heavy. The | egular extra Saturday service in opera- ion today affords the public a half- wour schedule. A couple of snow plows were in operation The Washington-Virginia Raflway | Co. said its cars were running on sched- | ule following a little delay earlv in the morning. Reserve men were called into service and a snow plow and snow | sweeper were at work, keeping the tracks clear of snow The offices of the taxicab companies were swamped with calls for service, whirh In many cases they were unable | | to_supplv. temporarily. The Norfolk & Washington Steam- | boat Co.’s vessel Northland that plys between the Capital and Norfolk arrived from the Virginia city this morning at 9:30 o'clock, two hours late, forced to 0 slow because of the poor visibility in the snowstorm o the tremendous speed at Bl ors are being used o needed power and to a m fect which became apparent ator at Benning as a result went dead for cight or n the Mount Pleasant rpe explained. This 11 o'clock While the d reports of busses slid- the 1 1 8 zene car line, Mr oceurred about he snow, Mr no accidents were equipped wit occarion the COUNCIL CHANGES NAME. Religious Edueation Group Expects Sharpe The said buisses the he rollment for Training. Union of the Council ation of the District vored 1o change the nentary Division of the Education made about the lementary work- cted Lo enroll 7, when more than 6| s fell, and March 11, 1924, when a | 3 new chains for | nd serapers were busy RETIREMENT FUND REPORT REQUESTED chCarI Asks Complete Rec- ord of Deductions Made From Pay. Preliminary to setting up throughout | | the whole Government service a uni-| form system of accounting for deduc- tions irom employes' salaries for the wrement fund ~ Controller ~ General feCarl has calleds upon all depart ments for a report as of June 30, 1927, | of all retirement fund deductions since | the law pecame effective. The report must be made by May 1 | The new system is now being installed | in the Veterans' Bureau In the report the Government depart- ments and_establishments will be re quired to submit not only a complete voster of all persons now in the serv- ice contributing to the retirement fund. | but also all who in the past have been on the pay roll and may have been sferred” elsewhere. The report will lude persons who may hgve been | d from the service and who | have not asked for return or refund of the money contributed by them to the | retirement fund. | Law Is Cited. { The controller general called for this accounting under authority of scction | | 11 of the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund, which provided as fol- he controller general shall estab- lish and maintain an account showing the annual liabilities of the Govern- ment under this act, and shall keep| such other accounts as may be deemed | necessary for the proper administra- tion of the act.” In_his letter the controller general explained in detail what he wanted. | The report he said should igclude: | “The total amount to credit of em- ploves on account of retirement funds deductions which had been made to June 30, 1927, from the basic salaries, | | pay or compensation of all employes | Who were in its service on said date, | together with interest accrued thereon “The entire amount deducted for an employe's whole period of service prior | |to June 30, 1927." continued the con- troller general, “will be reported by the | department or establishment in whose | rvice he was engaged June 30, 1927. | There also will be included in such | reports the total retirement fund deduc- | tion made from the basic salaries, pay | or compensation of former employes ! for which no applications for refund | had been certified to the Department | of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions. to and including June 30, 1927. together | with the interest accrued thercon to | termination of service. The term ‘de- ductions’ includes amounts withheld | | from employes’ basic salaries, pay or | | compensation by disbursing officers, by | | direct settlement of the general ac- | | counting office, deposits by employes | | upon reinstatement, etc.” | | | Tne retirement act was approved | | May 22, 1920, and the accounting called | for today by McCarl will produce the most complete and detailed report yet | ‘cnllcmnd anywhere on the retirement | situation. ‘Wants Annual Report. In the future, McCarl said in his let- | ter. report will be made annually by and independent establishmexts “as soon as practicable ; after the close of the fiscal year, but | not later than September 30 follow- ing.” | | " These new reports in the future will | | be required to contain similar matter | | as the one now called for for the past. but of course, will be for only one year. | Instructions for preparation of these | aew reports will be issued later, the con- troller said. | Details of the new accounting system being established in the Veterans' Bu- | reau to be used as a model (hroughdut | the Government service have not yet been disclosed in their entirety. But it is understood to be based on the srinciple that deductions are made along with the pay roll simultaneously and a detailed account kept on tue same | record. WORSHI | The St. Paul Methodist Congrega- tion will worship tomorrow morning {in the Colony Theater, Georgia avenue {and Farragut street. Sunday school | meets at 9:30 am. At 11 am. Rev.| J. H. Balthis of the Washington dis- trict will preach on “The Open Door."” | The evening service will be held in | the home of E. R. Armentrout, 5508 Fourteenth street. Epworth League | meets at 7:15 pm. The pastor, Rev. | Willlam D. King, will use as the theme lof his sermon at 8 pm., “Steepy| | Christians The prayer service will| be in the same home Thursday at 8 pm PS IN THEATER. |Leaps From Window To Avoid Arrest; | Impaled on Fence id shpping Into the curbings, due | 4 colored, 18 years old from the window of his rment, at 532 Twenty-sixth street. shortly after 2 o'clock this moring and was impaled on a | pitket fence, the joint efforts of Policemen W D Hopkins and E. F Brown of the third precinet being to dislodge him e policemen went Lo the apart- house in ponse 1o advice Ingrams was causing trouble ami 2 1t there A from patrol wagon was summoned the enth precinet station and the injured man was taken to Emergency Hospital. His condition was reported serious. Police charge ! bim with being drunk and disor- Haty I i North te, slone y pertect i arehitec pproach 1o the house I rs Complete group with its mile training t much of which i boundary I an s renton 4 cont $1.000 named for ity seat of wr of OBlunl i Lhe arrenton Gieny wuquicr tral hise 1e 1 @ VAL O of Mrs B Bkt il alw P arton | ren 1x e iea 15 wilhin o wcial e ha Wartenton's y clegant furniture and equipment North Wales nvironment el ilida Al i feni Wales - manor house of historic and in Lure and appolntments. The wind pordered by luxurious shrubbery of outbulldings. The vace horse rack are festures; 1,200 res of sod. watered by Wving streams “Three organized hunt clubs Washington, 114 by Now offered, including its At 8500000 n sl miles 000 Wiarren of Revolutionary fame ) Bich derives it name from Goy Murshall The and his fine The hand the danghter 1 of West of Chief Justice wative of this county mile of North Wales aldwin 1 Bpilman tor dohinson N Cu e of North Wisles been s pronounced, and s nys | Scott | which Quiet Firemen Put Out Fire as Home Owners Slumber Col. W. E. P. French, U. S, A, re- tired, had several good things to say about the Washington Fire Depart- ment this morning. Col. French woke up {o find that the roof of his house, 3017 N street, had caught fire Inst night and the Fire Department had come up and put it out without waking him up. Mrs. French slept through it, too A trash fire In the yard fgnited the roof over the servants' quarters some distance from the part of the house Col. and Mrs. French were oc- | cupying. Three minutes after Mrs. | M. O. French, Col. French's daugh- | ger-in-law, had sounded an_alarm, No. 5 engine and No. 5 truck com- panies were there. They put the fire out in quick time and, left the house quietly. . - Judge's Funeral Tomorrow. Special Dispateh to The Star. RICHMOND, Va, January 28.-- Funeral of the .ate yudge R. Carter of the Circuit Court for Ricl mond and Henricy Cavaty will take place tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock froma St al's Epuscopal Chureh, of he was senior warden at the time of his d Judge Scott was nearly 7 Churches to Join in Service. SEAT PLEASANT. Md., January 28 —Congregations of St. Matthew's Church of this place, All Saints' of Benning. and All Souls’ of Capitol Heights will take part in a service of lights to be held Sunday at 8 o'clock pm. in St. Matthew's Protestant Epis- copal Church here. The Rev. Reginald J Ripley. rector of St. Matthew's Parish. which _embraces all _three | will be in charge of the | Momdward &7 10th, 11th, F and G Streets NEGLECT OF GUARD HERE BY U. 3. HIT}: Arts COm_mission Tells Ste- phan Need of Pension Office as Armory. The policy of the Government toward the District of Columbia National Guard was roundly scored by the Commission of Fine Arts today. A letter sent by the commission to Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan, command- ing the local guard unit, declares 1t “would be humorous, if it were not pa- thetic, to contemplate the neglect with which the Government is treating the work of the National Guard in the District of Columbia, while it is spend- ing millions of dollars to build up the National Guard in the States.” The letter reiterated the previously announced stand of the commission in favor of conversion of the Penslon |iee may ask as to the recommendation Oftice Building to National Guard use when the structure is vacated by the general accounting office. It seems to me.” Chairman Moore of the commis- sion wrote Gen. Stephan, “that you can make a strong point in favor of a Dis- trict of Colunbia armory if you will get up a brief reciting what the United States does for the militia in the va- rious States.” Reply to Gen. Stephan. The letter was written in reply to one received from Gen. Stephan, asking that the commission again get behind the move to utilize the Pension Office, and outlining the needs of the Guard here. Gen. Stephan alluded to the' situation of the local Guard as “desper- ate” and without drill facilities. Gen. Stephan’s letter, follows: “I inclose herewith a copy of H. R. bill 6857, authorizing the use of the Pension Bureau Bullding for armory urposes. “You will no doubt recall that when bills were pending before Congress authorizing erection of an armory for the National Guard of the District of Columbia, you addressed a letter to Hon. R. N. Elliott, chairman, commit- tee on public buildings and grounds of the House of Representatives, in which you stated that the Commission of Fine Arts recommended, instead of con- structing an armory building, that the Pension Office Building be turned over to the District of Columbfa Militia and adapted to such uses. Your letter is dated February 20, 1926. “I belleve that your letter carried considerable weight with Mr. Elliott and the committee on public buildings and grounds, inasmuch as a hearing on the bill was held and no further action taken. “Bllls H. R. 6857 and S. 1709 are now before the House committee on public buildings and grounds and the Senate District. committee. “The Senate District committee will have a hearing on the proposed legis- lation at a very early date, and T will appreciate it very much if you would personally appear before the commit- tee and favor this legislation and an- swer any questions which the commit- of the Commission of Fine Arts. Recommendation Is Urged. “If you find that it will be imprac- ticable to appear in person I will deeply appreciate it if you will make a formal recommendation to both the Senate and House committees. “I have visited Mr. Elliott and he is personally not in favor of the legisla- tion, feeling that the Public Buildings Commission should act in this matter when the proper time arrives. How- ever, proposals regarding an armory for the District of Columbia National Guard have been before Congress for more than twenty years; but with the numbers of committees, commissions, etc, which have had to pass on the proposals, no armory has been provided and apparently none is contemplated, except under the proposed legislation. “This lack of action is due, I am sure, to the changing personnel of the various committees and commissions, so that the thought of the respective organizations has changed and pro- posals fostered by a committee or com- mission previously are now rejected by the same committee or commission, due to its changed personnel. “I believe you will agree with me that the proposed legislation should be en- | acted in order that there will be no possibility in the future of a change of thought which will leave the National Guard of the District without adequate armory facilities as 1s now the case. “At present we have no drill hall, necessitating use of the streets, and this 1s wholly Inadequate and unsatis- factory. “We have been unable to secure the erection or remodeling of any building within the city, due to a small rental apnropriation and lack of authority to enter into a lease for a period of more than one year. “This letter is longer than I intend- ed: however, I feel that we are in a desperate position at this time and that the proposed legislation. if enacted. will at least give us something to look for- ward to in the future.” RUNS FOR PRESIDENT. ANNAPOLIS, Md., January 28 () — The secretary of State’s office yesterday received the first filing notice of & can- didate for the presidential primary in| Maryland, given by Rev. Alonzo F.| Workman of Joplin, Mo., asking that his name be placed in nomination on the Democratic ticket. In a circular accompanying the| notice of his candidacy, he described himself as a “former presidential candi- date.” but did not disclose the party or | husband secured a | marriage chould be year. The Missouri clergyman neglected to include in his letter the necessary | filing tee of $270 o YOUTH CHARGES FRAUD IN MARRIAGE CEREMONY, Miller Says Bride Decelved Him About Former Wedding; Asks Annulment. Carroll A. Miller, by his next friend, Samuel 8. Miller, 106 Wilmington place southeast, today filed suit in the Dis- trict Supreme Court for an annulment of his marriage to Esther M. Miller, which took place in Baltimore on Christmas day, 1926. The boy says he was only 17 years old and the woman was 25, but she persuaded him to put both their ages in the marriage application as 22. 8he told him. he says, that she had never been married, but he tells the court he has learned that a former 51 divorce from her and was given the custody of their two children. He charges fraud and asserts the o S set aside. He 13 resented by Altorney Robert 3 ‘Whalen. y e Bogus Eggs Sell in France. Imitation eggs are now sold for con- sumption in France. 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