Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-22
COSTELLO ALONE OBJECTS
Democratic Committeeman Says Ap-
continents Should Be Wilson's.
Civic Body Also Hears Address on
District Workhouse at Occoquan
by Supt. Whitaker.

| Inc Board of Trade adopted a reSOlu-
| ton approving the appointment of CunO
FL. Rudolph and James F. Oyster as COM
missiOners of the District of Columbia
at meeting last night in the New Will
| lard Hotel. The vote was almost unani-
| nous, and the adoption of the resolution
! applauded.
| But while Adds B. Browne, first vice
| president of the board, occupying the
| chair in the absence Of President +. II.
Droop, was putting the question John f.
| Costello, democratic national committee
| man for the District. rushed down the
| aisle, demanding recognition, for the pur
pose of opposing action by the board on
the resolution. Mr.. Browne, however, did
not recognize Mr. Costello, though the
| latter called three times "Mr. President,
| and the resolution went through without
| discussion.
| Mr.. Costello took the stand that the
board, being non-poltical body, had no
right to indorse the appointment when
many of the District democrats intend to
oppose confirmation of the men ap-
pointed by President Taft. not because
of their personal qualifications, which Mr..
| Costello admits are admirable, but be-
cause they We're appointed by a repub-
| lican President just he is about to
meeting that he thought it unfair to the
incoming democratic President not to per-
| nit him to appoint the District Commits
siOners who are to be at the head of
the government of the National Capital
| for at least three years of his term.
Address on the Workhouse.
| Supt. W. II. Whitaker Of the District
workhouse at Occoquan, Va, gave an il
Illustrated address on the workhouse, its
development and the conditions there.
He strongly recommended the indetermi-
nate sentence and the parole law for the
District prisoners and urged that a COM
mittee of the Board of Trade take the
matter up for investigation and report TO
the board.
Mr.. Whitaker gave a history of the
Workhouse at OccOquan from it's begin
ming, showing pictures of the land. 100
acres i'm eXtent-Occupied by the institu-
ton. He showed how the bare country
side had in a brief period been made into
model settlement, and how the work
had been carried on in large part by the
prisoners themselves. He declared that
the treatment accorded the prisoners is
just. He also replied to charges which
have been made to the effect that the
establishment of the workhouse has
property in that neighborhood. showing
pictures of houses which have been
erected just across the road from the
stOckade of the wOrkhouse, and saying
that the land sold for 500 an acre. The
board gave Mr.. Whittacre rising vote
of thanks for his address
The Board of Trade went on record as
favoring legislation which shall give an
adequate pension fund to the members
of the police and fire departments. A
bill introduced by Senator Gallinger for
this purpose was Endorsed and a COM
mttee will call upon members of Con-
gresS to urge it's enactment into law
Joseph Strasburger brought to the at
tention of the board for its approval the
PenrOse bill providing for / cent letter
postage on letters delivered from the post
office in which they are deposited.
Postpone Action on Report.
At the request of Myron NJ. Parker, a
former president of the board. presented
in letter read by Mr.. Browne, the
board postponed consideration of that
section of the report of the committee
on charities and corrections which recon-
mends that the Board of Trade disap-
prove legislation for the adjustment of
the Board of Charities and the substi-
tuition of director of charities in the
District.
This is an echo of the fight made by
the Board of Charities last year to pre-
vent appropriations for Columbia Hos
pital and the Emergency Hospital, and
for the establishment of a central mu-
nicipal hospital to care for all INDECENT
patients in the District.
Arthur G. Noses chairman of the spe-
cial committee on the Mcmillan Park
commission plan, announced that a meet
ing would be held at the New Willard
Hotel this afternoon at O'Clock. and
that President Taft would deliver an ad-
dress. Other speakers will be Repre-
sentative j. Hampton Moore of Pennsyl-
vania and Representative Murray Of
MaSSa chuSettS