Evening Star Newspaper, March 10, 1928, Page 5

COUNCIL OPPOSES TRIAL MARRIAGES Civic Body Hits Companion- ate Unions in Debate on Hammer Bill. ‘The Citizens” Advisory Council is un- - THE FEVENING . STAR, WASHINGTON. D -'SZ\TT‘_E:DTW' | i Oratory Winuers I aiterably opposed to trial or compan- | fonate marriages. That was apparent during a debate on the Hammer bill 10 protect the sanctity and praservation of | marriage in the District. at its wiceting last night in the District Building. But for reasons best known to its members, the council deferred action on the bill It was after 11 o'clock when a discu sion on companionate marriage deve oped, and 20 minutes of argument fail- ed 10 lead to a vote. Variol of the council, however, reg equivocal objection to this aew n the institution of marriage, and dicated clearly what the action will when the Hammer bill finally is acted upon. Report Is Submitted. A report on the Hammer bill wa: mitted by Dr. George R. Richardson, who recommended that no action be taken at this time. although he is of the opinion that trial marriages tend to encourage “salacious relations™ and At the same time give undue prominence ;od"au unpopular and unmerited social The council devoted & major portion of iis protracied meeting to considera- tion and revision of the Copeland bill to regulate the practice of the healing art and to protect the public health in the District thro the creation of a commission on _licensure, composed of the president of the board of Commis- h e Federal commissioner of ed- the United States district at- torney of the District. the health offi- cer of the District and the ent of More th twoscore amendme! oonsisting chiefly of changes in ph ©logy. were made before the biil finally was approved. Several of the amend- ments were des to remove the more professional schooling require- ments for drugless he provided that the examinations in the basic sci- ences be directed toward the require- ments of the practice contemplated. James G. Yaden, chairman oi the coun- cil. served notive that he would submit 2 minority report favormg the bill sub- stantially as submitted. as he was “vio- lenily opposed” to certain of the amend- onic Incinerator Bill Backed. The Capper bill authorizing erection of three high-temperature refuse and garbage incinerators within the District was indorsed on recommendation of Kenneth P. Armstrong. The Commis- xioners opposed the bill yesterday in a letter to Budget Director Lord, requiring whether its provisions, are in accora with the financial program of President Coolidge. Mr. Armstrong pointed out that loca- tions in the District would reduce the cost of handling garbage and refuse, and that its reduction could be done in- offensively in modern plants. The smoke prevention bill prepared for the Commissioners by a special committee of Federal and District of- ficials, was opposed. The present law. the council said, should be amended to bring steamboats and locomotives with- n its scope, and the smoks ihspection bureau should be transferred from the Health Department to the building in- Spector’s office The proposed bill would establish a bureau of smoke regulation and create an advisory board to the chief smoke s r. which would cost the Dis- trict about $30.000 annually. Health Officer William C. Fowler, a member of the committee which prepared the draft of the measure. has advised the Commissioners that he bellieved its - provisions to be oo drastic T LA The world's water power development Bas increased 43 per cent in six years. T HE MEN’S “Hard-to-Fit” MEN Jo Blanchard, 18, son of Mr. a Mrs. Clarence John Blanchard Sixteenth street, a student of Devitt Preparatory School. and Miss Mary Hall, 18, daugnter of Mr. and Mrs. Wil- llam Hall. 634 G strect southeast. of St a's Academy, who have won the rieht to represent their schools in the Fifth National Oratorial Contest that is being sponsored by The Evening Star in the District of Columbia and neighbc counties of Maryland and Virginia. (Wash Star Photos.) Leaves 178 Descendants. Special Dispatch to The Star, FROSTBURG, Md., March 10.—Mrs. Salem Ross, who died at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Loar, at Loartown, near Frostburg. aged 90 vears. leaves 7 children. 41 grandchildren. 109 great- grandchildren and 21 great-great- grandchildren. New Trial to Be Asked. v Dispateh to The Star FREDERICK, Md. March 10.-- Richara Rogers and James Dailey of 337 C street. Washington. convicted here on Thursday of robbing a gaso- line station. have been remanded to jail to await a hearing on their plea for a new trial, which will be asked by David C. Winebrenner. Secretary ate for Maryland. and Walter E. ! r attorne next week. e e o) Leopold Auer in Hospital. _ NEW YORK. March 10 (#).—Leopold Aner, 83, violinist and composer and once soloist of the Russian Czar, was resting comfortably yesterday in Roose velt Hospital. where he underwent an operation Thursday. The nature of the operation was not disclosed. .0 \\‘\ and MEN with individual ideas in clothing N ALEXANDRIA. 1 ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 10 (Spe- ! cfal).—R. E. Lee Camp, Sons of Con- | foderate Veterans, will clect delegates {and alternates Monday night to_the | national convention of the Sons of Con- federate Veterans at Little Rock, Ark., May 8, 9, 10 and 11, and to the State | convention at Portsmouth on June 18, |19 and 20. The Virginia Public Service €o., has | decided to place an exhibit in the in- | Geciial exposition, which will be staged | by the Washington Chamber of Com- merce in the District of Columbla start- ing Monday night and continuing until | | March 17. Banner Laundry, George | | Mason Hotel. Frank Michelbach and | David G. Grillbortzer will place Iitera- | ture and other advertising features in {he Alexandria Chamber of Commerce ! booth. Decds of property transfer placed on { record in the office of Elliott F. Hoff- ! man, clerk of the Corporation Court, yosterday. as follows: Gordon M. | | Toms and wife of Thomas L. and J.| Brooke Carter, house and lot at the Inortheast corner of Duke and Lee |streets: Patrick F. Gorman, jr. and |wife to William Hinken, Richard S Luckett and C. H. Davis, house and lot on the west side fo Patrick street, be- | tween Kin? and Cameron streets. Chamber Voting by Mail. | Members of the Chamber of Com- | merce soon will learn the outcome of | the primary hefd recently to nominate | 22 for the board of directors. Names | of those receiving the highest: number | of votes will be mailed, and balloting | will begin to elect 11 to serve on the {board. ~The result will be announced Friday night, i | Approximately 150 persons attended the fifty-seventh annual banquet ni‘ the Columbia Engine Computy held !here last night. Executive officers of No. 5 and No. 1 Engine Companies were among the guests. Norman Rober presidgent of the Columbia Engine Com- | pany, was toastmaster. City officials | attended. ! Field Secretary Van Doren of Arling- | ton County conducted an_investigation | of the local troops of the Boy Scouts of | America last night in Lyceum Hall Rites for J. E. Rogers. Funeral services for James E. Rogers. 70 years .old. who died at his_home. near Woodlawn, Fairfax County. Thur day night, will be held tomorrow at 2 pm. at the Methodist Church at Accotink. Interment will be at that | place. He is survived by his widow | and several children { Patrolman Henry A. Taylor today re- | signed to accept a position with the | | Penn-Daw Hotels Corporation. He| joined the force April 21, 1922 i A woman giving her name as Janette ! Yeager of Atlantic City, N. J. has wired Police Capt. Campbell to help her | locate Betty Jennisen, said to be in this city. | SINKING OF FREIGHTER | UNDER INVESTIGATION Agents Probing Collision Between | Swedish Steamer and Norwegian | Vessel Near New Orleans. By tha Associated Press 1 NEW ORLEANS, La. March 10.—| Steamship agents started an investiga {tion yesterday to determine the cause | of a collision Thursday night between | the Swedish steamship Hermes, signed to the Munson Line, and the | Norwegian freighter Modemi off Con- cession, La. 32 miles below New Or- leans. which sent the Hermes to the bottom of the -river The Modemi, of which Trosdal, Plant & La Fonta are the agents. was out- bound from New Orleans with a general cargo for Eydehaven via Port Arthur, Hoyanger and Tyssedal, while the Hermes was inbound from Progreso, | Mexico, with a sisal cargo, valued at 1$500,000. | 'No lives were lost and none was in- jured. though the collision happened in a dense fog which had settled over a bend in the river. The Modeml struck the Hermes amidship as‘ she swung away. She rolled to the starboard and then back and settled to the bottom. 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