Evening Star Newspaper, February 14, 1928, Page 23

! IBSON BEING HELD ON FRAUD CHARGE Capital Playwright. Under Ar- rest in Vancouver, Wanted in Shanghai. ial Dispatch to The Srar, VANCOUVER. British Columbia, Feb- | . Preston Gibson, . is under arrest of American o ted in Shanghat 000 fraudu- Cana- | diction | In| s said the American | little difficulty k to Shanghai. llowed ~some liberty ce escort so he could make gements for his wife. who is in alth, to leave for the East last He spent the night in the deten- i . while Mrs. Gibson went 10 a | ote The arrest of Gibson was at the re- | st of the American State Depart-| other request from One of the | nghai against | a draft_for| was on Mrs uncle. of the Marine indorsed the draft alled for $200. n it got to the bank ested It 1s also charged | hat Gibson cashed several | and left numerous | of all his trans- | 000. Preston_Gibson. playwright. | lete and master technician | aking marriages. | age of 49 admit a career | ? the prosaic as his most ro- | March 13, 1879, ed States Sena- | tical magic can wipe out.” He said <hip- | bson of Louisiana, | ments of small units of merchandise to | n of New a great number of consuming points | age of 15 left Fordham Col- | excess of their proporficnate value and | to move on to| began with Field. niece of | T of Mrs. | The marriage | of the young | 's School at a member of | f. This mar- riage crashed in 190 A vear later n married Grace McMillan Jarvis. granddaughter of Sen- James McMillan of Michigan, a Sir John and Lady Har-| This was a formal church| lowed and in 1919 Mrs. | Dallas Bache Pratt, formerly ce Rogers Beniamin, grand- | of the late H. H. Rogers. at the time of eloped with him | ENVOY MAKES PROTEST. Says Home of Rumanian Subject Entered by Dry Agents. Charging that prohibition agents entergd the home of a Rumanian sub- Ject New York without a search warrant and acted in a very rude manner. the Rumanian Minister. George Cretziano, has informally submitted an affidavit to the State Department and indicated that he would send a request for an_investigation. Mr. Cretziano said he would formally present the affidavit to the department Iater with his request for an inquiry. State Department officlals indicated to- day that the matter would be brought to the attention of Secretary of the Treasury Mellon for action. BANKER DEFENDS WHOLESALE GROUP *10. H. Cheney Sees New Con- ception of Business, Citing Economic Aids. Economic laws and new methods of distribution are bringing about new conceptions of the functions of whole- salers, O. H. Cheney, vice president of the American Exchange Ir Trust Co of New York, told the opening meet- ing of the National Wholesale Conference today at the Chamber of Commorce of the Uniied States. « “The cost of wholes: eliminated.” he said, “bi the wholesaler to prove. by deeds, that because of experiences and b facilities and his sincere siriving for efficiency saling ctions at a lower cost.” Turning to sgitation for elimination of wholesale dealers in some lines of business. Mr. Cheney said it was possi- ble for them to perform essential func- tions economically and that these func- ons could not be eliminated entirely g cannot be under any of the new and highly ad- | vertised systems of distribution.” Mr. Cheney drew a picture of a fac- tory with a finished product that must be delivered to widespread consumers as a_“fundamental fact of distribution which no amount of I-gislative cratory, trade association resoiutions or statics added shipping costs to the articles in described that as “the fundamental 1al- lacy of direct-from-factory-to-you in a large proportion of case: “An efficient wholesaier. using sound methods and giving lcgitimate service. has a surer place in our cconomic sys- | tem than any inefficient distributor of another kind, no matter what short- cut system he may use.” | The conference will last for twe days. | Influenza germs are blue, those of pneumonia look like strings of minute pale sausages and those of scarlet fever like ropes of scarlet rings through the microscope. it is up to ! existing | he can perform the whole- | THE EVENING G STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1928. Real Estate Sale to Net Tax on Property|FIREHOUSE DRIVE An actual sale of real estate for the collection of taxes on property after the District government has carried the property on its books for a certain length of time would be authorized un- der a bill .introduced in the Senate by Senator Phipps, Republican, of Colo- rado. The measure would not interfere with the present annual tax sale, at which private individuals bid in a con- siderable amount of the delinquent property simply by paying the taxes due and holding tax certificates until the owners are ready to redeem. The purpose of the Phipps bill is to give the municipal authorities a means of collecting on other property, which no private individual bids in at the tax sale, and which the city. therefore, must carry on its books indefinitely. The bill provides that when the Dis: trict bids in property at the tax sale and holds it for two vears, the Com- missioners may file a suit in equity in the District Supreme Court for permis- |sion to sell the property at auction in | front of the premises after 10 days of notice. The surplus from the sale above the taxes due would be placed with the court, to be given to the persons in equity entitled to receive it. At the last tax sale private investors bid in about 9,000 of the parcels put up for non-payment of taxes, leaving about 6.000 parcels which the city had to retain on its books. PLAN MINSTREL SHOW. Albright Church Men's Club in Charge of Program. A minstrel show will be held at the Albright Memorial Evengelical Church, Fourth and Rittenhouse streets, Friday and Saturday under the auspices of the Men's Club of the church. The pro- duction will feature Kin Carroll, tocal entertainer. ‘The list of those taking part includes K. A. Foote. Elwood Graham, J. A. Clarke, Herbert Wilson, Herbert S Bryant, E. H. Pullman, E. W. Engle- man, J. F. Lartz, F. T. McQuillin, G. H. Ellis, J. W. Bradley, H. E. King, Lee Mc- Carthy. George and Bob Groome, L. R. Niswonger. F. D. Lapp. W. R. Hough. A. F. Shambaugh and J. F. Addor. Carried on D. C. Books Is Asked by Phipps| OPENS WITH DINNER Takoma Park, Md. Seeks Funds for Volunteer Department Building. Special Dispateh to Tho Star. TAKOMA PARK, Md., February 14. —The drive to obtain funds for the erection of the new firehouse for the Takoma Park Volunteer Fire Depart- ment was launched last night with a dinner at the Washington Sanitarium given by the drive committee to the campaign workers. The dinner, attended by more than 120 workers for the new building, was held for the purpose of creating en- thusiasm and outlining the work nec- essary to make the campaign a success. ‘The committee hopes to raise $45,000 in the campaign. which they hope to finish in two weeks. This amount will not only pay for the completion of the new building at Carroll and_Denwood avenues. but will also pay off the bal- ance owed on equipment. Circulars emphasizing the need of adequate fire protection were being dis- tributed to every home this afternoon. H. H. Cotaw. chairman of the build- ing fund campaign committee, presided at the dinner Monday night. The speakers were Judge R. D. Lilhe, Mayor Ben G. Davis, former Mayor H. F. Taft, former Mayor W. G. Platt, C. C. Wa- ters, president of the department, and . W. Conard, vice chairman of the fire committee. PROTECTION OF SCHOOLS FROM ATHEISTS URGED Definite opposition to all efforts to distribute atheistic literature in the public schools of the District was re- corded at the meeting of the Edgewood Citizens’ Assoclation in the Lincoln le‘hdt Methodist Episcopal Church last night. Indorsement of the Dyer bill. provid- ing for national representation for the District was given, but the subject of local suffrage was referred to its com- mittee on law and legislation for further study. ‘The organization instructed its public | utilities committee to investigate the strect car merger proposals. Chairmen of the standing committees for the coming year were appointed by President Hugh S. Torbert as follows: | ‘Thomas Clancy, streets, alleys and side- walks: Harry L. Downey, education and <chool facilities: Dr. J.'G. Biggs, public health; Earl F. Brown, public utilities: H. Claude Turner. membership; Wil- liam T. Ryan. law and legislation, and James B. Smith, entertainment. Projects for Development of Capital. Plans for beautification and develop- {ment of the District were brought to the attention of the Congress Heights Citizens' Assagiation at its meeting in | Congress Heights Baptist Church last night, by three guest speakers. Col. U. S. Grant, 3d, director of the office of Public Buildings and Parks, traced the history of the park syste here from the time of Senator Mac- | Millan to the present day, and spoke of the plans to connect Rock Creek and Potomac Parks. Maj. Carey H. Brown, assistant to | Col. Grant, told of the “Fort Drive” | project, and stressed necessity of acquir- ing land for the drive as well as for | | certain additfons to the parks, before prices advance further. Dr. George C..Havenner cited Gov- ernment figares to show how the Dis- trict has grown in the past 50 years. ‘The association again went on record as_favoring both national and local suffrage for the | Richardson, president, presided. District. Dr. E. E 23 CITIZENS HEAR GRANT| MRS. AYLESWORTH DIES. SPEAK ON PARK PLANS Congress Heights Group Told of Native of Pennsylvania Is Vietim of Long Illness. Mrs. Annile M. Aylesworth, 60 years old, for the past 15 years a resident of this city, died in Sibley Hospital yester- day after a long lilness. 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