Evening Star Newspaper, January 6, 1929, Page 14

1. THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, DO, JANUARY 6, 19 9—PART 1. DETENTION HOUSE COMMITTEE NAMED Quick Action Finding| Temporary Location Is Sought. in ‘The District Commissioners late yes- | terday appointed a committee to hasten Rction in obtaining temporary location for the House of Detention, which must | move from its present home, 908 B| ®treet southwest, by January 21. Assistant Engineer Commissioner Ponald A. Davison was named chair- man, the other members being Assl | Bnt Engineer Commissioner Layson D. Atkins, Assistant Supt. Henry G. Pratt and Lieut. Mina C. Van Winkle of the | } Police Department | The Commissioners had taken matter up at a special meeting Fri- day night and returned to the di sion at intervals throughout y although their deliberations "w terrupted by attendance at the slons of the subcommittee on the Dis- trict of the House appropriations com- mittee. The proposition that received most attentlon was one to ask the commis- sion on enlargement of the Capitol grounds to allow the detention house | to be placed temporarily in one of the | Government hotgls on Union Station After lengthy conference be- n the Commissioners and Assistant Corporation Counsel Ringgold Hart, this idea was abandoned and the com- | mittee created j i The Commissioners are required by @n order issued by Justice Jennings Bailey, in Equity Court, to vacate the | present house by January 21. Pl | First Cousins United. | Boecial Dispatch to The Si ROCKVILLE, Md., uary 5.— $ienry Hill Blankenbeker of Locust Dale, Va., and Miss Ena Myrtle Blan- kenbeker of Lean, Va., were married in | Rockville this afternoon by Rev. | Bertram M. Osgood of the Baptis e in- ses- | r the | $ CLARENDON, Va., January 5 (Spe- cial) —Tribute will be paid to the memory of volunteer firemen of Ar- lington and Fairfax Counties who died during the year, at special services to be held tomorrow at 3 p.m. at the Methodist Episcopal Church South, on Broad street, Falls Church, under aus- pices of the Arlington-Fairfax Volun- teer Firemen’s Association. The memorial service is an annual event of the association. A program be- ing arranged, to include prominent speakers and music, gives promise of making the coming event the most im- pressive ever held. Firemen from all of the various departments of the two counties are planning to take part in the rites for their departed comrades. R. E. Kendrick heads the committee on_arangements. Heeding the warning of Dr. P. M. Chichester, county health officer, against large public gatherings during the present influenza invasion of the county the Clarendon Citizens’ A: citation and the Thomas Nelson Chap- ter, Daughters of the American Revo- ution, have canceled their meetings heduled for Tuesday night. The Wom- an’s Club of Lyon Village has post- poned indefinitely its social meeting schedule for Wednesday night in the Priscilla room of the Rucker Building and instead will hold a short business meeting at the home of Mrs. H. F. Smith, 104 Virginia avenue. Church Officers Chosen. Officers of the Cherrydale Baptist Church were elected Thursday night as follows: Miss Blanche Ring, cleark; A. H. Solomon, financial secretary; A. B. Honts, treasurer; L. W. Holland, bu get officer; Miss Florence Ring, organ- ist; J. Harry Wagner, C. B. Butler, J. A. Finnel, deacons; E. F. O'Meare and G. W. Small, trustees, and E. J. Jones, vay Citizens’ Association will meet in regular session at the Robert E. Lee School Tuesday night and, ac- cording to President Willlam C. Hull, eral important county projects, including proposed salary in- creases for county school teachers and the resolution adopted by the Arlington County Civic Federation proposing an appropriation by the board of super- visors of $5,000 for use of the Arling- | ton Zoning Commission. Herbert F. Smith was elected chief of the Clarendon Volunteer Fire Depart- ment at the annual meeting of the trustees. He succeeds A. B. Eaton, who Church at the home of the minister. ‘They are first cousins, SEALINE* FUR COATS ¢ Smart, well made coats of choice Buck Coneys*. Nicely line2. Regular $89 VK“' 59 Very special at Second Fléor this low price. at the corner The Season’s Lowest Price Level after several years of service \ \ $29 to $39 All beautifully tailored. Such fine materials Velour, Broadcloth, Boli and FUR Fabrics are in- cluded. Sizes 13 to 19 for juniors, 14 to 20 fcr misses, 36 to 46 for women, and 421; to 5213 for larger women. Extra long coats are included in this collec- tion. these coats most attract at this low price. are plenty of desira and extra sizes. $18.85 to $23.50 13 These are good quality coats, trimmed generous- ly with warm fufs. They are in every case super values at this low clear- ance price. ALL SIZES | N Arlington County News Richly Fur-Trimmed \ Tans...and...Blacks An Abundance of Larger Sizes! 21 $49, $59, Coats Reduced to The finest furs, materials and styles combine to make Included Black coats in Kersey and Broadcloth. All the regular Coats on Sale—Second Floor SIGMUNDS argain Basement COATS REDUCED on account of ill health. A. C. Putnam was elected president; Thomas R. Mechem, secretary, and Lyman M. Kelley, treasurer. Appointive officers are announced by the new chief as follows: George Beall, assistant chief; James Copeland, captain; Orlando Krigbaum, firsi lieutenant; Novice McNeeley, sec- ond lieutenant. A committee consisting of Milton E. Crutchley, J. B. Swecker and Thomas R. Mechem was appointed to arrange for a department benefit dinner to be held the latter part of January or early in February. Offer of the Woman's Club of Ashton Heights to stage the dinner in its clubhouse was accepted. Plans of the new officers for the year include the organization of a woman’s auxiliary, the holding of fire drills each Wednesday afternoon under the direction of the chief and a general clean-up and paint-up of the apparatus and building. Organization of a bowling team to represent the department in the Arlington-Fairfax Firemen's Association Bowling League is under way with Milton E. Crutchley in charge. License Notice Given. Harry K. Green, county commissioner of revenue, issued a statement today urging all persons, firms or corporations requiring a professional or business license to secure same during January, advising that a penalty of 10 per cent is imposed under the law for licenses issued after February 1. The League of Republican Women of Arlington County will meet Monday night at the home of Mrs. A. A. Vaughan, 134 Oak street, Lyon Viilage. The Arlington-Fairfax Railway Co. vesterday put carpenters to work erect- ing a shelter shed at its station here. ‘While the plans do not call for an elaborate or imposing structure, the building now taking shape will answer a good purpose, that of affording pas- sengers ample protection from the ele- ments while awaiting cars. The monthly chest clinic will be held the Jefferson Health Center at in Potomac Wednesday from 10 am. to 4 p.m., according to announcement by the Health Department. Dr. H. A. Latane will be in charge. . Candles have become associated with Christmas_and with church ceremony because during the carly ages when Christians were persecuted, they were forced to hold their assemblies of the followers of Christ in the darkness just beforethe dawn, the room lit by can- les. Leatherette RAINCOATS Water proofed Leatherette, warmly lined with soft fleece. In regular and extra sizes. $7.50 $4.88 values. Now Second Floor Wainter Coats $69 Winter ive ble 38 $22.50 to $29.75 '16* At this price we are offering, we believe, the best coat values and the largest selection of their kind in Washington. A strong statement we're sure we can prove. ALL SIZES ARLINGTON HEALTH OFFICIALS TO CONFER Will Lay Plans to Combat Possible Influenza Epidemic in County. Special Dispatch to The Star. CLARENDON, Va, January 5.— Health department officials will hold a conference on Monday to prepare for a possible severe influenza epidemic, it was announced today by Dr. P. M. Chichester, Arlington County health officer. ‘The decision to prepare for the care of persons who may be severely stricken was decided upon after the announce- ment of two deaths from pneumonia that developed irom influenza. The victims are Mrs. Emma Aul, 61 years old, of Cherrydale, a widow, and Mrs. Gladys L. Simpson of Virginia High- | lands. £ | ‘While he does not expect the epidemic | to reach the proportions of the siege in 1918, Dr. Chichester said that he wished to be prepared for an emergency and would confer with members of his staff and of the department of public | welfare on a plan that could be pre- sented to and snmediately acted upon by the county commissioners in case such a need arose. That the spread of the disease has been rapid Dr. Chichester would not deny, but he said that most of the ca are still in a mild form. Hel fears that the Washington hospitals | will be crowded in case it is found | | necessary to remove many patients to them from the county and will attempt to make arrangements for their care | locally. Citizens’ Council to Meet. The Citizens’ Advisory Council will meet in the office of Col. William B. Ladue, District Engineer Commissioner, | during the present session of Congress. la at 8 p.m., Thursday, to discuss several | Jackson bills affecting the District, introduced | pleaded guilty to the charge TREASURER OF OHIO DENIES PLOT CHARGE Pleads Not Guilty in Brewery Con- spiracy Case as Others Admit Charge. By the Associated Press. COLUMBUS, Ohio, January 5.—Bett B. Buckley, Ohio State treasurer, will stand alone when his trial on charges of conspiracy to violate the national prohibition act opens before a jury in Federal Court here Janua<y 21. Buckley pleaded not guilty today when arraigned before Federal Judge Benson W. Hough, but his co-defeni- ants, John L. Schrimper. Cincinnati attorney and former State legislator, nd Joseph Sherber, brew master of the Brewing Co., Cincinnati, s $10,000 bond Buckley was released on KAUFMANNS JANUARY CLEARANCE f CHARACTER FURM and his co-defendants on bonds of | $5,000 each. Sherber pleaded not guilty to a second | indictment in which he was charged with perjury. | Indictment of the trio was made Monday after several days of investi- gation of reports that several Cincin- nati breweries were “tipped off” when Federal prohibition offcers planned raids. RALEIGH “FLU” DEATHS. | Six Died Since First of Year, Records Reveal. RALEIGH, N. C,, January 5 (#).—Six persons have died from influenza and pneumonia in Raleigh since the first of the year, records of the registrar of vital statistics revealed today. During | December there were 17 deaths from influenza and pneumonia. Influenza is not a reportable disease and no figures | UNDERTAKER, 92, DIES. M. V. Jenkins Has Voted for 18 Democratic Presidential Aspirants. 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