Evening Star Newspaper, December 20, 1928, Page 20

nion e CORNER STONE LAID FOR RAIL BUILDING Southern’s $1,600,000 Edi- fice at Fifteenth and K Scene of Masonic Rites. With colorful and ancient Masonic rites, the corner stone of the Washing- ton headquarters building of the South- ern Railway, now rising on the south- west corner of Fifteenth and K streets, was laid early this afternoon in the presence of high officials and employes of the company and prominent mem- bers of the Masonic order of this juris- diction. The great structure, designed by Waddy B. Wood, local architect, has an estimated_construction cost of $1.600,- THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. -C.,- THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1928. Shovel of Workman Turning Up Nugget Starts Gold Rush By the Associated Press. SEATTLE, December 20—A gold rush stopped street repairing operations at Washington street and First avenue south for several hours yesterday when a workman turned up a gold nugget with his shovel. Jobless onlookers saw him make the find and the stampede was on. Over the site of what had once been the “M & N" saloon and gambling house, a mecca of re- turning prospectors during the Kiondike gold rush, fighting crowds of men re-enacted the scenes in the North of 30 years ago on a miniature scale. The muddy street yielded gold nuggets, gold chains, gold coins, South American currency, lockets, rings, necklaces and brooches. HOLIDAY WAGES MEASURE FAVORED House Committee Backs Plan to Give Per Diem Workers Pay for December 24. ‘The House committee on expenditures today ordered a favorable report on the Williamson resolution, which is iden- tical with the Zihiman resolution, au- thorizing all employes of the United States Government in the District of Columbia to be paid for Monday, De- cember 24, the same as any other holi- day. This refers particularly to the navy yard employes. The banks are cause in 1925 the House and Senate passed a similar resolution making Sat- urday, December 26, a public holiday, which allowed the banks to close on that day. McCarl Ruling Recalled. In presenting the committee report on this resolution, Mr. Williamson called attention to the executive order cover- ing Monday, December 24, which closes the navy yard and stations, thereby throwing employes of the navy yard and Naval Observatory out of employment on that day. Due to the fact that the employes in these two activities and those in the custodial service of the Government are on.a per diem basis, they would not be entitled to pay for that lost time under the ruling of the Controller Gen- eral dated January 9, 1922. The House committee on expenditures declared that these employes should be given the same consideration as all other employes in the District of Columbia, as there is no essential dif- ference between the character of their employment and that of other civil service employes, except that they are also interested be-|an monthly basis. Cites Comparative Hours. Chairman Williamson emphasized that civil service employes in other ac- tivitles work only 42 hours per week, with 30 days’ annual leave in addition to 30 days’ sick leave, while those in the navy yard and Naval Observatory work 48 hours per week, have no al- lowance for sick leave, and are already placed at a disadvantage compared with other Government employes. The total number of employes in the navy yard is about 3,500 and together with those employed in Naval Observa- tory and in the custodial service make a total of about 4,200 included under the Willlamson resolution. BILL HITS BANDITS. Mail Robberies Dealt With in Measure Passing House. A penalty of 25 years’ imprisonment for mail robberies would be provided under the Kelly bill passed yesterday by the House and sent to the Senate, The measure also would impose life imprisonment for the wounding of a mail guard and would punish with death the killing of any persons guard- ing the mails. ‘ | a per dlem basis. instead of =& TWO VICE PRESIDENTS OF CHEST ELECTED Six Additional Members of Board of Trustees Chosen—Two Vacancies Filled.. Maj. Julius Peyser and Francis R. Weller were elected as additional vice presidents of the Community Chest at the meeting of the executive committee of the chest held yesterday afternoon at 1418 I street, on the recommenda- tion of the nominating committee. At the same time the executive committee filled two vacancies on the board of trustees representing the contributors by electing Mr. Weller and Frank Cole- man, secretary of the Central Labor Union, Six additional members of the board of trustees also were elected, two each of the three agencles whose member- ship had been recommended by the membership and budget committee at a previous session. The new member agencies, which brought the total of separate budgets in the Community Chest up to 57, together with the rep- resentatives for each; are as follows: Emergency Hospital, by George W. White and Woodbury Blair; Congress | President Porflo of Parents and Teachers, by Mrs. Louis B. Castell and Walter B. Fry, and the Institute for the Blind, by H. Miles and A. G. Ramisch. No further applications for member- ship in the Community Chest considered for the ensuing year. NOTED YAQUI SCOUT DIES. Pancho Villa in 1916 and who once was the personal bedyguard of the Mexican Diaz, is dead. The scout apparently succumbed to cold and old age, dying as he attempted to kindle a fire. A wood cutter found his body Tuesday. Hovering near his body were his dog and five burros. In November, 1915, when bleeding and faint from six bullet wounds, Acosta was picked up by United Stat. ; soldiers engaged in the move against Villa along the border. While being cared for at the Army hospital here he made the friendship of intelligence officers in the R. W. will be “Honest Rafael” Acosta Aided U.S.|1oth Infantry and after recovery he Punitive Expedition in 1916. brought the American officers much in- formation on the activities of the Mexi- NOGALES, Ariz., December 20 (#).— |can bandits. “Honest Rafael” Acosta, aged Yaqul In- T dian scout, who gave valuable service in the American punitive expedition New Zealand now has 27,000,000 against ' sheep, the largest number in its history. Our Sportswear Section Offers Unusual 000 and is being erects n a site of approximately 3 feet, for | which the vay paid a total of about the project a valua- 0. ent of the | resided over | arranged by | H. Kemper, Tate, assistant hington, and R. general man- a committee consisting o controller, and A. treasurer, both of W E. Simpson of Ci ager of Western lir ‘The Masonic according to an with Grand M: the Grand Lod lumbia, in char Claude Keiper ¢ of future historic interest placed in a copper box in the corner stone, which were deposited by Grand Treasurer Charles E. Baldwin. These included a volume containing the names of Ma- sons in the employ of the railway, coins bearing the date 1928, newspapers and other materials. ‘The trowel and gavel used by George ‘Washington at the laying of the corner stone of the United States Capitol were employed in the setting of the stone. ‘The trowel is the property of Potomac Lodge, No. 5, of this eity. As the ritual of the testing of the corner stone by square, level and plumb line was read, ancient rites were per- formed by Deputy Grand Master Wis- dom D. Br , Senior Grand Warden James A. West and Junior Grand War- den C. Fred Cook. Odes were chanted 'monies, conducted ritual, were held, G CHRISTMAS SUGGESTS MUSIC We have a stock so complete, that we can . Pianos: , please the most fas- tidious demand as well as the modest purse. . . . No matter what you buy, it is guaranteed to be as represented. Steinway . . . $875 to $2775 Vose & Sons Grands. . $825 to $1050 Brambach Grands $625to $975 Everett Grands. .......$695t0 $775 Settergren Grands.. . =5 We will accept as little as 10% as initial payment. Two years on the balance. Orthophonic VICTROLAS-ELECTROLAS-RADIOLAS One thing is certain. Nothing musi- cal has ever been invented that can Appropriate Gifts A music store offers so many choice R gifts for the musically inclined. ..young and older! 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