The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-10
BOAT ON ROCKS
IN ALASKAN
WATERS
Mail Vessel Star Sends Out
Call for Help Carries
Crew Of IS.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dac. 1O.--Ac.
cording to s. o. S.. signals picked
up by the Radio Corporation OF
America. the mail boat Star Is on
the rocks at. Point Maline, Alaska.
and is in q dangerous position.
The Star carries q Grew Of about
twenty-five men and IL was believed
here that It viii be difficult for ala
20 reach the vessel ~ Ice Ii already
forming IN Alaskan waters.
Training School for Girls IL SIS, 800
while this years appropriation Is
sos, 800.
Funds for Hospital.
appropriation also provided ~
follows for the following hospitals:
Freedmen's, $42,5OO; Columbia Hos
pital, $4,000; Children's Hospital,
5000; Providence, $4,000; Gar
field Memorial Hospital, $4,000;
Central Dispensary and Emergency
Hospital $4,000; Eastern Dispens-
ary and Casualty Hospital, $40 900.
washington Home for Curabies,
$1,000; Georgetown University Hos.
pital, $1,000; Columbia Hospital.
SIS 900: Tuberculosis Hospital, $685.
600; and Gallinger Hospital $322,-
$40. This appropriations are made
for the care OF INDECENT persons.
At the Gallinger Hospital, th9ro
is an increased appropriation Of
more than 100000 over the previ.
Gus year. With this extra money,
various hospital. equipment will be
purchased.
A paragraph In the estimates also
provides that patients may be ad.
mitted to the psychopathic ward Of
the hospital at such rates the Com
missioners may designate. A sim
liar provision IL included for the
Tuberculosis Hospital. This Ia to
INDECENT but cannot afford to nay
the rates at the local private hos.
pitfalls.
The Board OF Children's Guardians
gets S2O3, 800, compared to $TD0,640
the present year, the increase due
to higher salaries.
An appropriation OF $4,000 il
provided to open the Home for
Feeble Minded near Camp Meade.
A provision IL included IN the bill
setting 100000 as the limit to be
spent on the erection Of building.
The Commissioners are authorized
to enter into contract for this
building program.
The commissioners are authorized
in the budget to appoint q super
intendent of the home and also all
other needed employees.
An appropriation Of $4,000 IL
provided for the care Of insane
residents Of the District Of Column
bia in the Government Hospital in
Anacostfa. q
The militia gets $4,000 in the
budget, a decrease Of $1,000.
For continuing work on the Ana
costa river and flats, $4,000 is
provided for.
Eetterments for Parks.
To establish definitely and con.
clusively the boundary line between
the District of Columbia and Vir-
ginia from Jones Point to Chain
Bridge $1,000 is appropriated. Monu.
ments designating the boundaries
will be made.
There is another $1,000 for the
widening of the Inlet bridge. Fifty
thousand dollars Is provided to Inn
prove and maintain as q recreation
park the territory in Anacostia
park between Pennsylvania avenue
and Anacogtia bridge.
For the Improvement and care
Va OuOAAS D0uU1n6b Auu HIOOuuSp
$<07,55O IL included, the same
amount appropriated this year.
Seventy.five thousand dollars IL
included In the budget to continue
the acquisition Of lands for q con-
Meeting parkway between Geological
park and Rock Creek park.
Zoo park il to get two fire
hydrants ana q new 1850 foot water
main. The total appropriation for
the zoo Ii $151, 487, an increase Of
$26, 900.
The following appropriations In
cluded In tho estimates Of last year
were not asked for this year: Mini
mum Wage Board, District Of Co
lunbia. $1,000: Rent Commission,
District OF Columbia, $61 .75O; site,
Mt. Pleasant branch library. 5000:
increase Of compensation, $1,795, OCT;
Court Of Appeals reports, $11O; Fire
alarm boxes at hospitals, $3.50;
National Library for the Blind,
$4,000: Columbia Polytechnic Insti-
tute, $1,000.