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INFLUENZA WAVE NEARING CAPITAL Virginia Polytechnic Institute Students Ask Permission to Return to District. First signs of the inroads of the in- | fluenza epidemic near Washington ap- peared today in a batch of 13 telegrams from students of Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, Va., asking per- mission of the local Health Department to return home for the Christmas holi- | days. 1 The telegrams stated the principal would not allow students to return to homes outside of Blacksburg for the Christmas vacation without first ob- taining permission of the health of- ficers of their respective localities. Health Officer Willlam C. Fowler said today he had granted all of the re- quests. The telegrams, he said, did not make it clear whether the school was closing early on account of influenza conditions or the extent of the outbreak. He has received no communication from suthorities of the school, he said. Six Cases<in Capital. Alttifugh only six cases of influenza have been reported to the Health De- partment in Washington since Decem- ber 9, and there is no sign of any in- crease in the numbers, Dr. Fowler said undoubtedly if there were any general spread of influenza eastward, Wash- ington would not escape its share. ‘The health officer stated he had made up his mind in advance that no par- ticular precautions could be taken to prevent the spread of influenza .except to ask the public to remain calm. He stated definitely he would not recom- mend closing of schools or other ‘lnces for public meetings in the case ®f an outbreak. “This was done in 1928,” Dr. Fowler said, “and no good that I have been able to discover resulted. To prevent a congregation of persons in one spot simply means a redistribution of the crowding into other spots. If crowding is a bad thing, closing the schools does not seem to be the way to avoid it. I believe that is the generally accepted view among health officers all over the ;gl’xgt”ry, based on their experience in An increase in the influenza death rate and a rise in the general death rate in the United States were announced today by the Public Health Service as 40,510 cases were reported in 39 States, mfl:’ar& City and the District of Co- 189 Deaths Are Reported. A total of 189 deaths resylted fro influenza in 77 cities during the ween): pulation, com- s 119 for tg: corresponding of year. The bureau said some afithorities at- tribute the rise in the general rate-to the increase in deaths from influenza, but_declined to comment. The total of more than 200,000 cases : THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., RAILROAD STATION IN SUBUIRBS URGED Complete Passenger -and Freight Stop at Silver Spring Is Sought. The establishment by the Baltimore ! & Ohio railroad of a North Washington | passenger and freight station at Sil- ver Spring, with complete passenger, express and freight facilities to ac- commodate the existing needs of Greater Washington in the North and |k Northwest sections of the National Capital was urged by the Silver Spring Chamber of Commerce in a resolution adopted at the regular meeting last night in the county suburban building. | Officials of the railroad were asked to make an investigation of the situa- tion as the Silver Spring business men feel there is a pressing demand Low existing for such a service. It was also reported at the meeting that citizens throughout North and Northwest Wash- ington from Florida avenue to the Dis- trict line had expressed the need for a suburban Washington station which would eliminate trips of from 6 to 12 miles through the congested areas of Washington to and from the Union Station. ‘Will Serve Large Area, The resolution of the chamber de- clares that this station will serve as the Washington station for the resi- dents of Betheida, Chevy @hase and all sections of the North and Northwest Washington north of Florida avenue. It further points out that there now exists at Silver Spring a freight and passenger dtation centrally located so as to be of easy access to all of these areas by established street railway and bus line service, with the great arterial highways of Sixteenth street, Four- teenth street and Georgia avenue go- ing to the very heart of the North-{| west, and with the new Bethesda-Silver Spring boulevard now under construc- tion, which will serve directly and quickly the Chevy Chase and Bethesda sections. It was further pointed out that the substation at Silver Spring would serve the Northwest area of Washington as does the Back Bay station in Boston, the, Englewood station at Chicago, the North' Philadelphia station at Philadelphia, the Mount Royal and Camden stations in Baltimore and the Peachtree sta- tion at Atlanta. Land Now Available. ' ‘The resolution further stated that now is the proper time for the B. & O. Railroad to_establ such a station while the land available and it could be secured at comparatively low cost, before the rapidly development of Silver Spring along business and in- dustrial lines utilizes the space now | ffear available for expansion. Another important action taken by the chamber last night was the adop- tion of a resolution opposing the estab- lishment of a unified trash, ash and garbage collection system in the sub- urban district east of Rock Creek Park at this time. The resolution stated that the time was not ripe for such a serv- ice in this area and that an addtional tax increase for this service would be inadvisable and prove a hardship now. The chamber also adopted a resolu- tion urging the establishment of uni- form traffic regulations for suburban Montgomery County along the lines already advocated by the Montgomery County Civic Federation. It further advocated that one-way traffic be; es- cases | tablished through the Silver § hroug] r Spring section north of the subway and that angle parking be permitted bia, fon the sidewalk curb only. for the woman who loves comfort but will not sacrifice fashion to get it “Arch Preserver” Shoes for Women Named on Polo Committee. Maj. Ernest J. Dawley, Field Ar- tillery, on duty at the War Department, has been dgsignated by the Secretary of ‘War as s member of the Army Central Polo committee, which has supervision of polo activities throughout the Army. Ha replaces Lieut. Col. E. H. DeArmond, Pleld- Artillery, who has been trans- Schofield New afternoon model of Midnight Blue Kid, suede trim— $74.50 Other styles— $10 to $18.50 MRS. MAMIE MORRICE BURDETTE. 0 FAMED PIANIST DIES AT CLARENDON HOME Mrs. Mamie Morrice -Burdette Played With U. S. Marine Band Under Sousa. Mrs. Mamie Morrice Burdette, widely known pianist, who played with the United States Marine Band undér Sousa when she was 8 years old, died at her home, 430 Arlington avcnue, Clarendon, Va,, late yesterday afternoon after an illness of four months. Born in Washington, July 27, 1873, Mrs. Burdette studied under Dr. Bisch- off, noted teacher and composer. She. later studied with Mrs. Jeannette ‘Thurber of the Natlonal Conservatory ‘of Music in New York City. In recent years she was active in the Rubinstein Club here. She is survived by her husband, Wil- liam W. Burdette, and a son, Walter W. Burdette.. / Funeral services will be conducted in Lee's undertaking establishment Friday 'morning at 11 o’clock. . Marriage Licenses. Daniel D. Tavlor. 26, Pasadena, Sarah K. Willard, 22, Washingto Joseph R. Siz00. Thad E. Norvell, 22. and Mildred E. Parsly, 19 ames Jackson. 31 aad Anna M.%Coalt son, 21. ane a M.%Coalts, 9; Rev. R. J. Froelich George E. Smith. Alice M. Mills, 19, Hartford, Conn.; Rev. W. A. Pickett. 19’ and Bertha M. is, 16; Rey. Robert Anderson. Edward C. Holland. 60. and_Liilie Robin- fon, 55, both of Alexandria; Rev. Frank E. Edward R. Walsh, 38, East Orange, N. J., god, Blanche M. Youns, 36, Eric, Rev! urney. rles H. Beahm, 21, and Louise L. Koos, Rey. Kyle Booth. ‘harles E. Thomas, 21, and Mary E. Dor- sey, 20; Rev. Wesley' Westray. George W. Tidler. 32, Barcroft. Va.. and Ruth L Woeckel, 21, this city; Hev. Dantel Clyde 8. Lumpkin, 34, Ashland, Va. and Mattie V. Chaplin, 78, Richmond;' Rev.” Wil- liam Harris. Miles F. ‘Rouse, 25, Silver Spring, and Asmes A. McElvay, 24, this city; Rev. C. E. e Becarlo, 24, and G E. And aesar tlo, 24, and Grace E. Ander- son, 24: Rev. Jason N. Pierce. Orville G, 'Lynch, 25, Indianapolis, Ind. and Elvira ¥. Riley, 22, this city; Rev. Wil- liam Hoffman. 3 ich. 21, Cobalt, Conn.. and | s BYRD PARTY AFFIRMS DISCOVERY OF ISLAND IN ANTARCTIC REGION (Continued From First Page.) hung down over the Eleanor Bolling's stern and Capt. Brown was faced with the severe task of taking in under the handicap of a rising sea and snow. He headed out to sea get clear of the ice and began to work the hawser aboard with a winch. A good deal of it was in when sud- denly it slipped on the winch and be- gan to wreath overboard like a giant snake, whipping about dangerously near to those working at the stern. A loop of it hit Charles L. Keeler, a seaman, on the shoulder and knocked him down, and only by an acrobatic somersault backward to the lower deck was he able to save his life. Charles J. McGuinness, the mate, and another man dived over the side and hung on to the rail by their hands until, with an angry shriek, the thing went overboard. Fortunately, it had served its purpose and was no longer needed, as it had held through one of the most difficult towing tasks ever undertaken. Brd Stunned by Fall Both ships then made their way singly through the floating pieces of the pack and bergs in a light that grew steadily worse because of the snow. It was necessary to veer to the east along the edge of the pack to get around the ice, and navigation was difficult. At one time we found ourselves between the main pack and an enormous piece of the pack, with bergs in it that stretched for miles. “That was/the worst pack I ever saw,” Comdr. Byrd said. “T never saw it so high.” Both ships hurried to get out of the stretch of water between, for to have- been caught there would have been serious. In the midst of this Comdr. Byrd, who had been up almost continuously for more than two days navigating, slipped on the dack as he was coming out of the radio room and fell so heavily that he was knocked out for a moment. He hit his hip and head hard, but today he felt no bad effects from his fall, he had been on deck at all hours of the day and night recently, finding his way through the difficult waters. Today we came around a corner of the pack into a sheltered bay to wait for an opportunity to enter the ice and also take coal from the Eleanor Bolling to make up for what we have used on the way down. g We reached here just in time, for the barometer had been going down as if the bottom had fallen out of the glass and had reached ‘the low level of 28.80, a mark which made William C. Haines, the meterologist, exclaim with wonder: “Never in all my years in the Weather Bureau have I ever seen a barometer s0 low,” he said. The vagaries of the insirument in these latitudes are a con« stari source of interest to us all, for thie confourided thing seems bent on scaring us to death at times and then nothing worthy of the drop happens. ¢ See Whale Harpooned. / Just as we came into the bay today, & tiny whaling chaser harpooned a Whale and gave us an idea of fhe ex- citement of hunting the biggest of all animals. ‘These little boats, no bigger than a New York tugboat, have beautiful lines, are fast and splendid sea boats and cruise through the howling seas and the ice each year, manned by hardy, non- chalant Norwegian sailors. The men on the boat saw a whale just as we came near and fired a har- n from the big gun in the bow. It it the whale as it dived in a smother of foam, then began a lohg and silent struggle etched in the clear .antarctic air against the dark sea. The whale stayed close to the surface, and in its efforts to throw off the thing which clung to its vitals, it rose and blew and dived, only to rise and fling the water into a white mist. The little ship held, with its engines going astern and hauling in the line with its bow winch, as the whale came nearer and nearer. Its spouts became less frequent and more discolored, and sometimes its lashing tail could be seen as the wounded creature lifted from the water and plunged again. This fight went on for 20 minutes until the whale became so weak that it had been pulled within a few yards of the boat. The gunner could be seen aiming downward, there was 4 puff of smoke and another harpoon with its explosive charged hurled into the black hulk that wrenched at the first line. As the second harpoon hit, the whale in a final desperate convulsion threw itself half out of the water, twisting ‘and lashing with its tail and throwing a sheet of spray and a big wave over the bow of the chaser. A few minutes later the chaser hauled it alongside and made off on the lookout e morfitw‘t;;}e% the New York Times Co. ight, 1928, by the New 3 (o & the "Bt. Touls Post-Dispateh.) CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. TODAY. . The Woman's Benefit Association Officers’ Club will serve a turkey dinner from 5 to.7 o'clock at 1750 Massachu-~ setts avenue. - The Geological Society of Washing- ton will hold its thirty-sixth annual meeting, 8 o'clock, in assembly hall of the Cosmos Club. D. F. Hewett will speak on “A Review of European Metal Production,” illustrated with _slides. The committee in charge will present candidates for nomination. Martha Dandridge Council, No. 1, Daughters of America, will have a card party, 8:30 o'clock, at Oyster’s Audito- rium, Twenty-sixth street and Pennsyl- vania avenue. A turkey dinner in the parish hall of the Shrine of the Sacred Heart, Six- teenth street and Park road, will be served from 4:45 to 8 o'clock. To be repeated tomorrow. Burnisde Corps, No. 4, W. R. C., will hold its annual election of officers to- night at G. A. R. Hall. - Miss Gladys Catchings will address the N. A. A. C. P. 8 o'clock, at the Pyhllis Wheatley Y. W. C. A. She will speak of her experiences at the Sloane Hospital, at New York. ‘The Michigan Park Citizens’ Associa- tion will meet, 8 o'clock, at the Bunke: Hill School. FUTURE. ‘There will be a candlelight proces- sion and a reading of Van Dyke's “Other ‘Wise Men” by Eliza A, Coppage, under auspices of the Church Aid Circle, at Metropolitan A. M. E. Church Sunday, December 23, at 4:30 p.m. ‘The Masons Beach Association will give a card party and dance Friday at Oyster’s Auditorium, Twenty-sixth street and Pennsylvania avenue. The Red Triangle Outing Club will meet south of the Treasury for a straw ride party and dance beginning at 8 p.m. Bring blanket and supper. Coffee will be served at the clubhouse. ‘The Loyal Knights of the Round Ta- ble will meet for luncheon Friday, 12:30 p.m; at University Club. Speaker: H. W. Gibson of Boston, authority on boy life. Pianist: Mrs. R. L. Morrison. The Men’s Club of the Y. M. C. A. will be guests. Card party for the benefit of the + The Gift that kindles - the real Yuletide Spirit! /A AR\ I N Give “Him” Slippers! X Hundreds of pairs in . our_annual Xmas Sale of the best men’s slip- pers you ever bought at SLIPPERS of this quality sell almost univtrs_a!ly throughout the country at $3.50 and $4. We're putting them out at $2.95. kidskin lected brown Made of carefully se- with hand-turned soles. Operas and Everetts, as pictured, with kid lir}jng}. High-cut. Romeos with elastic sides. “Best-Ever” kid slippers with- soft moccasin soles. Pullman slippers, in folding leather case. All.wonderful slippers for $2.95: Just green beige kid, slippers. received moroceo, two- tone tan calf—al- so red or blue kid and patent leather Daniel -Green felt “Comfy” slippers ....$1.95 Wool limed’ sheepskin mocca- $1.89 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1928. NCARLAND VT 0B SUMMONED House COmmittee‘ to Exam- ine Allowances to St. Eliz- abeth’s Hospital Head. Controller General McCarl and Dr. Wiliam A. White, superintendent of St. Elizabeth's Hospital, are to be sum- moned before the House committee on expenditures next Wednesday for a determination by that committee in the matter of housing and other allowances to Dr. White which the apropriations committee in the bill now pending be- White, contrary to the ruling of the controller general. The allowanges were first under fire in the House yesterday by Representa- tive Blanton, Democrat, of Texts. This investigation was undertaken on the motion of Representative Schaf- fer, Republican of Wisconsin, 8 mem- ber of the committee. Mr. Schaffer's original motion was for the appointment of a subcommittee to “investigate St. Elizabeth’s Hospital. If the contention of the Controller General that Dr. White is not due these allowances is found to be correet, Mr. Schaffer served notice he will demand that the propér law-enforcing officer shall bring action for collection from f;idwm” of such amounts improperly Mr. Schaffer showed from a report b; the Controller General that h‘lpolddlY tion to his salary of $7,500, which Mr. Schaffer said has since been increased {0 $9,000 under the Welch act, Dr. White has enjoyed total allowances of $11,059. BLANTON RENEWS "A(;KS. Answers Fenning Article Accusing Con- gress of “Hamstringing” D. C. Representative Blanton, Democrat, Texas, yesterday rencwed his attacks on Frederick A. Fenning, former District Commissioner, and Dr. William A. —— b el First Spiritualist Church, at 131 ¢ street northeast, will be iy held tomorrow A 500 card day, ’ party will be given Satur- > wxfquqr e%.";'fi lgm x'.{'fi Jet Club at northeast. % o ”“fi"' Mrs. Merritt O. Chance will club members and other guests h:i:ngxf ally tomorrow from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the Women'’s City Club. James E. Walker Post, No. 28, Ameri- can Legion, will meet tomorrow, 9 penlzi, at Twelfth Street Y. M. C. A. $ The George Baldwin McCo; American Womien's il s Friday, 10:30 am., at the Church of the Covenant. At the Kiwanis luncheon meeting will be an election of president, two vice pru!dent:. trustees fore the House seeks to restore to Dr. I tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. at the W: J 12 ‘ashing- | f ‘White, superintendent of St. Elizabeth's Hospital. # Mr. Blanton’s Ttech in the House was due to a recent article by Mr. Fen- ning in the New York World in which Congress was accused of “hnmnnn;ma" the District, and by the action of the appropriations committee in inserting a provision for Dr. White's living quarters and other major accommodations in ad- dition to his salary. Controller General McCarl recently ruled that the value of Dr. White's accommodations, $11,000 a year, should not be included in his compensation. Dr. White receives $7,500 a year and the controller’s de- cision would leave him heavily in debt to the Government. Mr. Blanton served notice he would attempt to block the provision of the appropriations committee by a point of order when it is reached. Mr. Blanton read long extracts from the report of the judiciary committee condemning Mr. Fenning's practice as guardian of insane veterans while he was District Commissioner. He also declared that the purpose of the Welch bill raising the salaries of Government employes had been evaded. t was intended, he said, to provide a living wage for the small wage earners who had not been taken care of in pre- vious legislation. “There were numbers of employes who worked for the Government for less than $1,000 a year,” he said. ‘“There were many of them with wives and children to support. That situation ap- pealed to Congress. But after Congress adjourned, ‘the powers that be’ here in Washington, in construing that bill, wrongfully construed it to mean that the higher positions could take all the money, and instead of any relief be- ing granted to these poorly paid em- ployes most of the ey was exhaust- ed in raising the al ly-too-high sal- arles of bureau chiefs.” DELAY CAUSES COURT TO TURN DOWN PLEA Two Men Accused Waited Too Leng in Gaming Case, McCoy Rules. Because George A. Christy and Wil- liam J. McCarthy, indicted on charges of setting up a gaming table, waited too long to file a special plea in abatement attackihg the validity of the grand jury that returned the indictmen: last Sep- tember and failed to show any preju- dice or injury resulting from i:regu- larity in ths composition of the grand jury, Chiet Justice McCoy yesterday re- fused to pass on the question raised by :he plea. The defendants, through Attor- neys James A. O'Shea and John H. 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