Evening Star Newspaper, March 1, 1928, Page 7

, Advertising Man Says THE EVEN T\G _STAR, APPROVE MEASURE | [emervir ON TAX PROPERTIES D. C. Heads Favor Plan to; Collect Levies After Forced Sales. | The District Commissioners today | urged favorable action jn Congress anJ the new bill designed to'enable the Dis- trict to collect its taxes on property bld | in by the District at forced sales. During the past year some 20,000 pieces of property were offered at public sale for unpaid taxes. and it was neces- | _sary for the District to buy in approxi- ‘mately 11.000. on which it had no way | of collecting the taxes. To remedv this condition, the new- bill authorizes the Commissioners, in cases where proparty is bid in by the District goverament, to apply to the District Su- : preme Cor . sitting in equity, for the | Company D, Ist Regiment, Central High | purpose of ¢ ng such tax The | School Cadets, who won the final con- | i7ed o decree the sale of | test in the annual High School cadet | ¢ to satisfy the delinquent | WAr games, played Tuesday at Franklin | enalties and costs of the suit | Schoel. STRINGER PROTEST CAPT, C “DON" WARNICK. v <urplu< received from the sale T the amount due the District ani court costs. are required m b‘ p:\ld by the collector of ta orm owner of t. or \\hoe\er Is m ve it. On con- | ch sale by the court, clerk of the court is dires ted to execute {(“d to the purchaser. ting law provides for prepa- the first of July of each yoar of 11 taxes in arrears, and fixing of a tim~ for the sale of such ! property after public advertisement. | After ‘the sale, a certificate is i d to the purchaser and if. after two ve: from its date, the property is not re- | deemed by its former owner by pay- | ment of the deliquent taxss plus cn: H a tax deed shall be issued to the pur-| - chaser. Samuel R. Harris, brick contractor | In case no bid is offered. the collector on the Garnet-Patterson School. called | of taxes is required to buy in the prop- as a defense witness by Municipal ertr. and if the property thus acquired | Architect Harris in his effort to refute i not redeemed within two years it charges of discrimination made before may be sold at auction. It can only the Gibson subcommittee by Henry E. be sold for the amount of the taxes, 'Stringer, vice president of the Hydrau- however. lic Press Brick Co. proved a boom- |erang today by furnishing the best testimony thus far brought out in sup- port of Mr. Stringer's protest. Mr. Harris (e\ufi(‘d that he preferred the brick offered by Mr. Stringer's con- | ration on of a list School Buslder Prove., Boom-| erang When Called as Defense Witness. | MRS. ANNIE KEENE 20, DIES ON BIRTHDAY | hydraulic press brick. Questions by members of the sub- committee brought out that Mr. Stringer had agreed to make the reduc- | tion in ‘price if the District and not the contractor would get the benefit, | but that in recommending the hy- | draulic press brick Samuel Harris had | | not mentioned to the municipal archi- | | tect that Mr. Stringer was willing to sell them at a reduction in price. The | munlclpxl architect testified that even | t the power price he would have ruled | zga.nsl the hydraulic press brick from | an architectural and artistic sl.andpolnt bgcause he thought the other brick gave | a superior colonial finish to the school' buildings. Chairman Gibson of the subcommit- | tee, Representatives Hammer of North Carolina, Gilbert of Kentucky and Jenkins of Ohio closely questioned the{ municipal architect as to why this pos- sible saving to the District taxpayers | | kad not been made. Th2 municipal architect called l5| witnesses a number of builders “to show | that the contractors and material men | get fair, honorable, impartial trcnmentl i from the municipal architect’s office. | The only one whom the committee in-| terrogated was Charles H. Tompkins | | The committee members emphasized that specific trade names for brick and Washington was described as “the manufacturing concerns were named in | show window of the Nation” by Robert the specifications, leaving successful | Tinsman, president of the Federal Ad- | bidders for contract without any lati- | Mrs. Annie Keene, native of this city, | died at her home, 1545-A Third street, yesterday afternoon after a long ill- ness. Bern February 29, Mrs. Keene yes- terday observed the eightieth anniver- sary of her birth, but, asgher birthday fell on February 29, she “actually ob- :;"\L-d her nmneteenth birthday yester- v Mrs. . Keene - remained active until | shortly before her death. She retired from her vocation as seamsiress three years ago. She is survived by two sons. Clarence T. and William Keene, and two daugh- | ters. Mrs. Clara Ertter and Mrs. Emma Sullivan, all of this city; 13 grandchil- | dren and 14 great-grandchildren. WASHINGTOP;TJESCRIBED AS NATION’S SHOWCASE Visitors From Other Sections Observe Apparel Styles Here. every provision except the one bringing | 8¢ ~ding county governmoent | given the board is expressed by league | PRlNCE GEORGES WOMEN | DISTRIBUTE YEAR BOOK | Club Federation Work Reviewed in Volume, Which Is Second to Be Issued by Organization. WOULD ABOLISH PERSONNEL BOARD 2553 Better Government League| UPPER MARLBORO. Md. March 1.—Distribution of the 1927 year book Says Body Pursues “Law- |of the Prince Georges County Federa- less Course.” tion of Women's Clubs is under way It is the second year the federation has fssued the book, whick contains a review of the year's work and other | Information. Mrs. Isabel A. Ray ot Chillum, president of the county fed- cration, in_ reviewing the past year, | the eleventh of the county organiza- existing,” the Better Government | tion, commends all department chair- League, through its publication, The | men and club presidents Public Business, yesterday urged that| Referring to the department ot !ihe board be abolished. American citizenship, Mrs, Ray sald Pointing to the recommendation of it had been active in sccuring informa- the Hous> committee on civil service tion wanted from various candidates that the boara be discontinued, because | for political office by the State chair- ‘it has turned upon the law which | man, and had seen that the cated it and procceded to destroy | Charging that the Personnel cm-«l»l tion Board “has pursued a flagrantly | wless course and has no reason for She point- f into bemg.” officials of the leaguc | ¢d out that the department of - the “back up” the statements of Chairman | American home had emphasized the F R. Lehlbach of th» committee, that |Study af nutrition. and a serics of lec- there has been created “a misconception | tures at the county home demonstra- of the terms of the cl | tion agent's office had been largely at- an unfoundea apprehe; tended. The work will be closed with consequences and an unwarranted pr achicvement day, soon to be held Udise ‘against the manner in which at | Beautification of school grounds and | Rrst it was being placed into effect,” | SCUFINg “stop™ signs for the entrances The league further charges that the t0 all arterial highways were principal ard “has followed a policy of extreme fh}f““‘“ |"£ the department of edu- secrecy regarding its work. denying IO,;‘;‘Q"".,T‘ ¥ (;I{ ln(‘lz. ’cnun&vnr;:mu; employes, to civic organizations and | i LB el b . | secure the stop signs. Activity was e (‘ffe"’,fl‘,‘;(nmm by Mrs. Ray in the departfient lcarned about the board's operations | b, 1° Arts. he department of legis; came 1o light as a result of the investi- | Lk 0 gation conducted by the House clvil serv. | Publicity, the department of ~public ice_commuttee. 1t is claimed. Theoretical approval of the functions | | national relations. ‘fliclals. however, who allege such func- tions “are essential in good personnel administration and should be vested in whatever agency is given control of Fed- eral personnel matters, when Federal personnel functions are centralized.” . Washington Couple Licensed. 1 Dispateh 1o The Star FREDERICK, Md. March 1.-—Mar- riage licenses have been issucd here to Charles S. Scott, 21 years old, and Thelma E. Holmes, 18. of Washington, st T T |and Benjamin R. Dixon, over 21, of | Three-fourths of the SL’\(M have | Barnesville, Montgomery County, and | laws requiring that physical training be | Annie Stang, over 19, of Frederick taught in public school Junction. WASHINGTON. clubs | had been supplied with information re- | | welfare and the department of inter- | meE 'JIRS. SLOCUM LEAVES ESTATE OF $475,225 Hustand Is Pfincipnl Heir to Prop- | erty—Abbaticchio Holdings Valued at $136,000. Mrs. Luna G. Slocum, who died at | Palm Beach February 14, left an estat: valued at more than $475,225, accord- ing to the petition of her husband, Cot | Stephen L'Hommedieu Slocum, for the probate of her will. The husband s | the residuary legatee of the estate, after the payment of a number of bequects to relatives which were set torth when the will was flled some dave ngo. Arcangelo Abbaticchio, who died De- | cember 20, left an estate valued atl $136.000, according to the petition of three of his sons foc the probatc of his will. He owned real estate at Latrobe Pa., worth $60,000. had securitics | valued at $73,500, cash and jewe'ry | about $2,500. He is survived by s sons and two daughters. The executol are Edward J., Raymond J. and Willlam | Abbaticchio. Mary B. Lowndes, who-died February 3, left personal property of $76,622 70 in _addition to real estate at Barnes- table, Mass., according to a petition of | the American Security and Trust Co. | for the probate of her will. She o survived by her husband, Charles H T. Lowndes of Brooklyn, N. Y., and = | son, Charles L. B. Lowndes of this city. | | The trust company is named as exec- | utor. i The estate left by Henry T. Ries, whe died January 14, is valued at $67.942 | according to the petition of his thre: daughters for the probate of his will. N. C. THURSDAY. MARCH 1 He owned real estate assessed at $57,942 {and had personal property worth $10,000. The daughters, Minna Siebert. Louisa Gerner and Ida J. Long, are his | sole heirs. Attorney Alexander Mun- | caster is the l"(l'(‘umr | Commerce anch Chosen. ‘ Charlotte, N. C.. was selecied today by the Commerce Department as the lo- | catfon for its new Snuthoacttm territory. branch office in | P§ vertising Agenty of New York City, in &n address before the annual bangue of the Men's Club of the Hecht Co. in the Raleigh Hotel last night. Claim. | ing that clothing styles seen here are studied by visitors from all parts of | the country, the speaker gave a spccmc example of the way in which a mmmxl sdvertising campaign can be “put over” by outlining the program being fol-! lowed here in introducing a new line ©f men’s apparel. Other speakers included Willlam led- man and Irving Squires o( Cohm Goldman & Co. Jack Rosen| #ided at the banquet, with Geo'ge I Enowden as toastmaster. The enter- tainment program included music and | Cance features and a moving picturz | Ehow. | | CONSTRUCTORS DISCUSS U. S. BUILDING PROGRAM ury Concerns Technical Plans Covering Whole Country, ‘Technical plans for forwarding the great Pederal building program through- l/ t the United BStates as well as in Washington came under discussion to- at the Treasury Department in « ninth annual conference of the ty of Constructors of Pederal sldings. Aboul 35 experts who comprised this voluntary organization of the technical personnel of the office of supervising sronitect had registered this morning were U hear addresses by Secretary jon and others at the opening ses- 1 this afternoon » program runs through to Bat. night “Others who were on the program to #+2k this sfternoon include Assistant Eecretary of the Treasury Bchuneman, ¢ Bupervising Architect James A more wnd J. W. Ginder, superin- t of the architectural engineer- division, who s also president of olery Viscount Cave Under Knife, LONDON, March 1 (&) —Viscount ¢ lord high chancellor, has under- « &n operation w1 Bath. The na- of it was tfactory Viscourt Cave hax been in 3l health for some tme, He is 72 years old and I; came .uu‘ chanecellor in November Winess was not disclosed ated thet he was making progress Policeman Loses Job for meg Wablnn;{ton Motorlst on nghway; Patrolmsn Lice force s s nded on charges of wroirenly sresting mowr- | sets, wlbempting W hold court on the St e firies himsit Aavomontie Compmissioner Baughman Bunounced siWr Uie putrolman’s sus- $ension tht be wes instituting lmme- Qistely an In Jgetion W uncover wll persons, especislly District of Columbis wuonists, who may heve been victm- was filed | Murgaret northwes Bpioch by Mre street sgainst wughuman of G4 E er ’nup Parole, when Vhiis offcer clopied e, Mrs. Peidt report- He sald that we vere speeding cypurt e4ds Lial Bploch Lhen da- nth Annual Conference at Treas- i, who declsred Bploch tied e magisliule returned copvictione v La fne of 8645 from her son and levied Uie minimum fine i each | ) 2 My bon, Lo J Feldl, and | case, totaling, vtk costs, $20.3b, At 1 S wiong Detense Mighway | first’ Peidt dechined to pay and went 1o v tude to select other brands for brick | vhich they believed as good or supcnm ‘The municipal architect told the sub- i mmittee that he desired a couple more | | ays to present his answer to the | | Btringer charges and was asked to con- | fine himself to these charges and not a general discussion on the conduct of | business in his office. The hearing ad- | Jjourned subject to the call of the chair- . | man. | i | 5 rr‘n1 and mllbt:e{nm they are superior | 0 the ones ng used and that Mr. Native Capital Resident Had Been Stringer offered those bricks at lmmi $3 to 87 a thousand cheaper than the Active Until Shortly Be- lones used, but that Municipal Archi- Sora Death. | tect Harris has refused to approve the | 'FIGHTS STOCKYARDS BILL. Californian Opposes Cappet Meas- ure Before Committee. | Vigorous opposition to the Capper | | bill proposing to extend the scope of | {the stockyards control act to private | | yards developed today before the Senate agricultural committee with Fred Bixby | of Long Beach, Calif. attacking the | plan as “anti-co-operative,” Benator Capper challenged this state- ment, saying the bill had been in- | troduced “at the request of Kansas, | Missouri and Nebraska co-operative | organizations which originated it. “Therg §s nothing in this bill that interfergs with direct buying on the ranches, but it would prevent the hold- ing Bf cattle in private yards for:the purpose of influencing prices in public | markets,” Senalor Capper sald, ! NEW INSURANCE SCHOOL. | Classes Sponsored )Jy Und-rwrit-,r- Are Btarted Here, ‘The fine points of selling life insur- ance are to be explained and unalyzed in a serles of lectures to be given un- der auspices of the Life Underwriters’ Assoctation of the District of Colum- bia at the Y. M. C. A, 1738 G street, An “agents’ training school” has been organized under the direction of Harold D. Kraft and a regular course of les- sons in insurance salesmanship has been mapped out Classes will be held every Monday and Thursday evening, from 7 to 9 o'clock, for the next 10 weeks First classes were held this week . Action on Boxing Delayed. | In executive session today the House | Judiclary eommitiee did not reach the | Watson-Updike bl w legalize amateur | boxing in the District of Columbia, on | which a favorable report s anticipated ‘IThe next executive session will be held | Wednesday or ‘Thursday of m-xl wrrk 1 | {manded that Mr. Feidt, who was driv- | ing, produce bis operator's card, This | wis done wnd Uie patrolman discovered | 3 was not s You can settle with me here,” the officer 1s said 1o have of- | fered, snd he fixed the “fine” ot 86,45 | Mr. Feldt 15 sald to huve declared | {that he wouldn't settle with any one, ,n he was guilly of viclating no law, land Spioch hen mrrested him | Before Maglstrate John W. Anderson, in Camp Parole, the patrolman, it 18 claimed, odged two additional mnlr- | mgainet’ Peidi. One of these charged tutlure 1o keep o the right and the other fuilure 1o reduce speed wt an in- | terscction. 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Week End Specials in Our Big Meat Departments! All Large Smoked Pork l.oms Lb. 19c (Whole or Half) Fresh Pork Shoulders Round Steak Lb. 3 Stalks Largest Finest Celery in Town Whole or Half Skinned Hams Slices of these Hams, Lb., 35¢ Lt T Center Cuts Pork Loins Lb (Chops or Roasts) Cut * Finest Corn-Fed Native Beef! Sirloin Steak b.48¢ Porterhouse Steak b. 52¢ 45¢ Cauliflower 20c¢ Head n g Mates and ngton wad Vvl 25¢ | At bt e Was