Evening Star Newspaper, December 4, 1928, Page 11

11 FIREMEN SUFFER FROM CAS FUNES One Removed to Hospital After Fighting Potomac - Savings Bank Fire. Overcome by gas while fighting a small blaze last night in the basement of the Potomac Savings Bank, Wiscon- sin avenue and M street, Pvt. Edward A. Smith, 42 years old, 309 K street northeast, had sufficiently recovered to return to duty early this morning. Ten othet firemen who were affected by the fumes were assisted from the building by police and other firemen and given first-aid treatment, refusing to go to a Bospital At 11:30 o'clock last night the night watchman of the bank called the Fire Department and told them he smelled amoke. No. 5 Engine and No. 2 Truck Companies answered the call. Smith Enfers the Celar. ‘While other firemen were connecting the hose, Smith took a chemical ex- tinguisher and went into the basement. He did not detect the odor of gas, and started a round of the basement to lo- cate the blaze. As other firemen entered the base- ment they fought the fire for a time, and then discovered they were unable to stand. Upon the arrival of Lieut. Harry Lohman and Pvts. J. E. Bu d N. S. Hodkinson, 11 of the 14 fi men were helpless. The three policemen and three re- maining firemen dashed into the base- rried the affected men to All but th revived aft- 2 e was taken to erg e remained there early this morning. hen he in- sisted upon urning to his company. An investigation revealed that the fire had started in a pile of rubbish, and ‘had melted the lead connection to three gas lines, frecing the fumes. The crew ‘Washington Gas Light Co. emer- and then took: Smith to the hospital. The damage was negligible. Others overcome were Batalion Chief Albert S. Height, Sergt. J. C. Stein, Prts. Walter Re , Paul Burthe, J. Shark end George Reardon, k .Company, and Capt. Harr h, Pvts. George W. Harvey, M of No. 5 Bu: Tobin and John Jasino: Engine Compan; ———i—— CENTRAL UNION MISSION COUNCIL HEADS NAMED Rev. William A. Lambeth of Mount Vernon Place Church Is Elected President. Rev. William A. Lambeth of Mount Vernon Place M. E. Church South yes- terday was elected president of the min- isterial council of the Central Union Mission and will head for the ensuing year the body of 26 ministers. They will act in an advisory capacity for the mission which represents more than 100 churches in the District. Other officers named were: Rev. Freely Rohrer, vice president; Rev. H. Dennington Hayes, treasurer, and Rev. George M. Cummings, secre- tary. The election followed a luncheon meeting at the mission building, 613 C street, at which John S. Bennett, su- perintendent of the mission, reported the Thanksgiving time work and out- lined the needs of the mission for the Christmas season. F.|Dori as a AMUSEMENTS NATIONAL—"Bachelor Father.” A tendency to persuade his recent wayward and underworldly drama is evident in some of’ David Belasco's workmanship now on view and in his plans for the future. Preparations for a_production surpassing in magnitude ‘Darling of the Gods” give his entire theater in New York to the scenic and mechanical experts end forces to “the road” “The Bachelor Father,” a pro- that has been comfortably housed for a prosperous run. he Bachelor Father” is not turned forth into a cold world. A genially sympathetic audience welcomed it at the National Theater last night and made acquaintance with the style of |a Belasco before he had tested his | powers for managing spectacular mech- | anisms, or drifted into the current of | modern dramatic_sinfulness. | It might be unfair to a large element { of popular intercst, as well as to the bo: “The Bach- is strictly sinless in them: a matter of fact, the morais of the elastic as those of hing e that t | Ben Linds on a fact. hitherto dis and touched upon only ance, that “companionate marriage: | were privately discussed many years | before they were publicly discussed. There are no tears or retributions in |the Bachelor Father, who takes the | world as he finds it and yields, regard- les: Ith, rank and socfal prejudice, oval instinct to cherish his happen to find it. with overpowering It is C. Aubrey Smith whose maste » presentations of the tit role gives the pl lid foundation of | humanity upon which is erected re of delicate—somelimes gossamy—fancy re goblins, elves o | Divinity that shapes our end: compromisingly in command throughout the story. The father discovers t | he loves his children. The children | cover that they love their father | in current phrase, “what could be an that?” In listing the principals of the cast, | the play concedes its rank as a farce ather than an effort to analyze social esponsibilities with literary seriousnes | June Walker comes first” in mentio | She impersonates a girl of the big cit | brave in the struggl> for her own hor orable ideals and gifted with a quicl ness in rough repartce that the aud! | ence finds n stible than the | characters in the sto L. Geoffrey Kerr gives convincing _restraint to a might easily be ove singing _prodi | O'Malley as a vouthful ccmpo: sustain idess of ingenuous suggestion that bring to their scenes an unfailing spirit of youthful charm. The manner in which the love affairs are all adjusted and the once neglectful parent assured of happiness in his de- clining years is a skillful piece of story craftzmanship. There is no startling originality; only a revelation of human nature as everybody wishes it were— and as it probably is. PHILANDER JOHNSON. D. C. GROUP TO MEET. ‘The first meeting of the House Di trict committee in the present short ses sion of Congress to consider pending measures affecting the District of Co- lumbia will be held December 12 next. ‘Tomorrow is the regular District com- mittee meeting day, but Chairman Zihl- man said today he will ‘not call any meeting this week. He has not yet pre- pared a program of measures to be con- sidered at the first meeting. e There is a movement in the far West for more dignified yelling in support of college foot ball teams and more graceful postures for cheer leaders. t “the fairer smooth and role t For correct time tune in on Station WMAL at 7:30 P.M. each evening During (he day telephone Franklin 869 JEWELERS DIAM PLATINUMSMITHS ONDS AND Other Prec ious Stones Members of Amsterdam Diamond Ezchange oft Hahinahe Thirty-siz Years at 935 F ADOLPH KAHN President Street ARTHUR J. SUNDLUN Treasurer is un- | And, | F all the things you ever imagined, here’s the best.. . Christmas in Paris ... the whirl of last-minute buying in those jewel-box shops. c+> The latest, mad- dest, gayest revues...the smartest places to dine, to dance. ¢+> Then the great day it= self... 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TUESDAY, DECEME man of the children’s sanatorium committece of the Monday Evening Club, reviewed the work al- ready done and called upon the public to give every possible aid in inducinz Congress to enact the sanatorium biil now before Congress Extensive co-operation school and health authorities the study and c KOBER RENAMED - ASSOCIATION HEAD {All Other Officers Re-Elected| at Annual Meeting of Tuberculosis Group. with the | Improvement of Educational Sys- Dr. George M. Kcber was re-elected tem and Condition of Army | prosident of the Washington Tuber- | culosis Association at the annual mect- ing in the Y. W. C. A. Building, Seve enth and K streets, last night. All other officers were re-elected, as follow ' Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, vice ider | Walter S. Pratt, jr., treasurer, and Wal- { ter S, Ufford, secretar Directorate Is Elected. { The following were re-elected to the | +board of directors for a period of five | | ye: Dr. Harry S. Bernton, Mrs. Jo- | seph Sanders, Dr. F. C. Smith, Wesley Martin ner, Walter S. rd and Dr. Allan S. Wolfe. Dr. Stressed in Report. 3y the Associated Press. MOSCOW, December 4.—An increas of nearly 100,000,000 rubles in the esti mates for national defen: catures of the budget presented to the al exccutive committee by N. P nov, commi for finance. - total of this estimate s 840,000,000, year. Brukhanov explained that the in- crease was needed to improve the cd cational system and general condition | of the army. The total revenus was estimated at 6.799,080,000 rubles, with an expendi- ture of 7,650.000.000, which is 1,250,000, 000 more than last year. The commiss 4 that there was a considerable ase in the cost of financing national undertaking increase was 5 per cent abo e e Ask Complete Suffrage. HAVANA, December plete suffrage or nothing.” ve tended to show the importance of | ©f 150 women of the Na early finding of tnberoulosis. tnfection | Nine Alliance, who, yester {in children, especially in families where | [2t0_the Chamber of Represen | to protest the recently proposed “grad- ult tuberculosis exists : Rl ual suffrage” of Cuban women. | the class of 1932 to fill the vacancy caused by death of Dr. E. C. Schroeder, and Representative Richard E. Yar of Illinois was elected to the board in r of the Naticnal Tu- Association, del | dress on “Chld Tuberculosis, Its Di covery and Cure,” in which he re the recent changes in medical s as to the fight against tnberculosi: which | the child roperly cared fith conditions favorable to shine, good food and superv | activities. Thus it has become possible | | to_anticipate what has previously been | known as ncipent tuberculoss and do | preventive work at an even earlier stage, he said. Cite Need for Sanatorium. The need of a tuberculous children’s | sanatorium was stressed as one of the | essential requirements for an adequate health campaign in Washington, which is now one of the principal objectiv of the Tubercolosis Association and allied health groups, both public vrivate. Following Dr. Kleinschmi Mrs. Ern Grant, s Marmon’s Latest Achievements TWO CYLINDERS—The long reign of the four—then (he more flesible six— and at last the inevitable eisht. Marmon has alwavs progressed with the times and has ajoncered many I ing developments in the probably no previous Marmon’s is %0 noteworth brinzing the straight-eight into the field of low and moderate prices. A STRAIGHT 8 MARMON NOW AT $1,485, F. 0. B. FACTORY Marmon Motors, Inc. 1727 Conn. Ave. N.W. s IRELURRRERT, FRRTRERRRR R TR RUGS, BLANKETS,*; DRAPERIES, MEN’S & WOMEN’S APPAREL Cleaned Equal to New Here In Our Modern Plant \J ) R ERRURRRC AR RS K ’ ?G]U]Ew% 3rd & Cleaners | 5 N.E. 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