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Evening star., 1926-04-09
VETERAN IN RIVER TRADE
FOUND DEAD IN HIS BED
Thomas B. Garnett. Retired Purser.
Had Been In Service on po.
tomAc for Forty Years.

Thomas Baker Garnett, prominently
Identified with the steamboat trade
here since about 1879. having served
as purser on practically every steam
boat making the river landings for a
period OF about 20 years, was found
dead In bed In his room in Metro
politan Hotel yesterday. He suffered
a stroke OF paralysis about three years
ago. after he had retired from active
duty.
Capt" Garnett. as he was known
to thousands OF patrons OF the river
steamers, was the son Of a Confeder.
a tie general who was killed during the
Civil War. He IL survived by brother
Harry Garnett. member of the Vir.
ginia Legislature from King George
County. and Mrs. Fl. G.. Mills, a sister.
residing at Arlington. Va.
Mr.. Garnett. a native OF the vicin.
ity Of Wilkersons. King George Coun.
ty. Va. started his steamboat career
on the steamer r. V. Arrowsrnith
later serving as purser OF the Wake.
field. built in 1885. He later served
on the stea mers Harry Randall, John
W. Thompson and Samuel j. Pentz.
During his career on the steamers
he came In contact with thousa nds of
residents Of this city and Maryland
ana virginia. many OF them In pubic
life, and was a general favorite with
patrons OF the steamers. He never
married He made his home with his
sisters family in recent years. going
to the hotel when the latter moved to
Virginia.
Funeral services will be held in
Fredericksburg. Va. tomorrow after
noon, and interment will be I'm a Fred.
ericksburg cemetery. 1t ia planned
for the funeral party to leave here on
the s:35 o'clock train tomorrow morn
ing.
Evening star., 1926-04-09
DOUBTS DRY LAW REPEAL.
BWkner Says America u Reluctant
10 Admit Mistake.

NEW YORK. April Q Up,.--tini,ed
States District ATTORNEY Buckner.
back In New York after appea ring
before the Senate subcommittee in
Washington invss,ica atine prohibition,
says he created panic when he
gave members Of the subcommittee
his estimate of costs for adeaua (ely
enforcing prohibition.
1T seems that our people want an
omelet. but don't want TO psy for
the eggs" he told the Mems Club of
Temple Israel las might. He told
the subcommittee in Washington that
it would require t7a. .00o, ,000 and $50
Federal judges to properly enforce
the existing prohibition law i'm the
southern district of New York alone.
1T is highly speculative as to
whether there is any probability OF
the repeal Of the existing law" ssid
Mr.. Buckner. in view OF the Ameri-
cans reluctan nee to admit having
made an error
Evening star., 1926-04-09
CONTRACTORS SIGN
ENGINEERS SCALE.
Two Firms Agree to Demands on
Pressure From Unions Out.
side City.

Pressure from outside union labor
orga MIA tions has forced two contrac-
tors to sign with the striking stea m
shovel and hoisting engineers agree.
ing to the wage increase of from $40
to $l2 per day. IL became known TO.
day.
The contractors are the Boyle Rob-
ertson Construction Co.. and the Lock
joint Pipe Co. Union men employed
by them in other cities refused to con-
tinue when they learned these contrac-
tors were using non.union labor here.
According to Rufus $. Lusk Of the
Operative Builders Associa ton. three
men will 60 to work for the Lockjcint
Pipe Co. Work on the Washington
Building at Fifteenth street and New
York avenue, where the Boyle Robin
son Co. Is excs waiting. IS stopped. how
ever. because the contractors to whom
BOYLE Robertson sublet this work re-
fuse to pay the higher wage and are
unable. consequently. to rent steam
shovels. It was explained.
Union men deny that they get an
average Of 81 500 annually or that they
"a rn 81, 600 and IS 900. as published In
an Advertisement by the employing
st cam shovel operators.
Evening star., 1926-04-09
BLANT0N REVIEWS
FENN|NC ASSAULT
Questions Ethics of Commits.
sioner's Alleged Service to
District Medical Society.

Repreea Rlanton. Democrat
of Texas. renewed his attack on Com.
missioner F'annine today before the
Judiciary committee of the House Dis
trict committee. When hearings start
ed on the bin TO regulate the practice
of chiropractors he asked who was
representing the Medical Society of
the District.
Dr. !. Lawn Thompson announced
that he was. and Mr.. Blanton then
wanted to know why the Medical So
ciety had refused to give information
pertinent To matters Of Legislation p
asked by Mr.. Bianton in a letter of
April To the secretary of the society
He sa!d that representative OF the
society had told him verbally that
Commissioner Fenning is attorney for
thn Medica, Society and he was seek
ing official confirmation OF the fact
Ii was explained to Mr.. Planton
that the society had met Wednesday
night and instructed Dr. 4. r. tonk-
lin, the secretary. to furnish Mr.. Rlan-
ton with the Information he sought.
Later. when Or. ". {. Woodward.
formerly District health officer. had
testified that he Is both a doctor and
LAWYER and had been connected with
the Medical Society for 30 wears. Mr..
B'anton asked him IL he considered 1t
ethical for Mr.. Fennine. while on the
pay roll OF the regular physicians. to
pass judgment As District Commits.
sioner on proposed legisla ton to regu-
late chiropractors.
DR.. Woodward replied: Il do not be-
ieve any Commissioned ought to he
salaried employe Or officer VI any
orga MIA ton In the District" He "a Id
he made this statement despite the
fact that Mr. Fenning is z friend Of
mine Of many wears startine.'
Evening star., 1926-04-09
HOLDING PRESS SEAT
BOXERS HARDEST JOB
Associated Press Writer Describes
Strenuous Experience in Report.
ing Cannes Tennis Match.

"I was in the ring for 20 years. but
this has been one Of the hardest fights
Of my career" declared Blink" Nc
Closkey. formerly a we'll known pugi
list in the United States. npon the
arrival at 10 Am. of T. I. Topping OF
the Paris bureau OF the Associated
Press. who had hired the fisticsexpert
to hold his seat in the press stand AT
the Wills -Lengien tennis match al
Cannes, The rugged Blink" who had
been there since :, was surrounded
by bowling mob and appeared on
the verge Of collapse.
II was but a few weeks ago that
the entire United States was waiting
with utmost anxiety the result of this
international clash. and Mr.. Topping g
story OF how he got his news across
is almost interesting enough and
funny enough TO prove a consola ton
for Helen's defeat. 1t appears in the
April issue Of the Service Bulletin Of
the Associated Press. His achieve
ment was a victory over many diff.
culties, complicated by a mardi gras
celebration and by French patriotic
fervor.
The section reserved for the press
had eests'for about 100. Mr.. Topping
explains. but when the match began
1t contained fully Ave times that
number.
The Paris man some days before
had picked a seat near the fence.
planning to hand his bulletins to
meteor cyclists outside. The rider
with the first one was arrested for
speeding and never came back. The
second cyclist found the crowd 20
dense he had to leave his ma achine
and night his way back to the stand.
1T was pleasant job" writes
Topping. TO write with a Russian
correspondent putting both feet in
the small OF nv back and French
actress pulling my sleeve and ask
ing: Does Helen always wear this
little sailor dress
When the match was over an
obligtng chauffeur cut hole In the
wire netting and let the correspond :
ents out that way A little cafe
across the street let the Americans
sit at tiny tables to write their
stuff Outside the street was falled
with carnival-mad celebrants and
soon the cafe was ismmed with Wild
eyed Pierrots and Pierrertes. who. on
learning the identity of the busy men.
made the mecha nical piano pound
out the "Marseillaise" for one solid
hour. The last two takes" of the
story were spa ttered with tomato
sauce from a couple at the next
table in training for the Cannes
sphashetti eating championship. In
addition to all the tennis news 60
Ing over the single wire between
Cannes and Paris, that means Of
communication was crowded with
the appeals Of losing gamblers wir-
ing home for more money
Evening star., 1926-04-09
ROBINSON BETTER,
LEAVES HOSPITAL
Son of Assistant Navy Secre.
tary Reunited With Parents
in Rochester.

By tbs Associated Press.
ROCHESTER,, y. T.. April a.-Ap
parenfiy fully recovered from en- at
tack OF smnesia. Douglas Roolhson
29.vear old Harvard student. stepped
o,t Of at. Mary's Hospital here this
morning and into the arms OF my
psrents. Assistant Navy Secretary
and Mrs. Theodore Douglas Robinson.
All three were smiling as they pa ssed
through the hospital gate.
The reunited family left immediate
~ for the home Of Thomas @
Spencer. college chun OF the elder
Robinson. They said their next destl'
nation might he Boston. Sprin2heId
New York or Washington.
Young Robinson this morning was
still trying 10 account for having iosi
a week Of his life from the time ne
left his books IN Harvard until ne was
picked up of the steps Of the First
Methodist Church here In daZed con
dition by two men who believed he
had beer hit by an automobile.
The lad failed to recall attending the
concert Of the Amherst Giee Club here
TUESDAY evening. All he could re-
member was that he was in Cam
bridge at Q pm. last Thursday.
That Miss Jane Kelley. whose name
was found on card in the youth $
possession ia connected with his dis
tppea IA nee was discounted ny hoth
son and parents. He met her Al the
concert. but could not recall her name
or the occa sion. She is the daughter
of a prominent maunfa cturer and H.
society belle.
Mr.. Robinson declared that he coulG
not make any immediate plans for
his son.
Evening star., 1926-04-09
BIBLE CLASS" SERVICE.

The New JeruSa lem Lodge. No. Q.
F. A. 4. NJ. held Bible Glass night
in conjunction with it's regular stated
communication last night. at which
several hundred members OF the
Baraca Glass OF the First Baptist
Church. the Vaughn Glass OF Calvary
Baptist Church, the Mems Class Of
the First Reformed Church and the
Mems Glass OF Hamline NJ. F.. Church
were present. as well as large at
tends nee of members of the lodge.
The Vaughn Glass Orchestra and
the Masonic Glee Club rendered selec-
tions.
Representative Manlove of Missouri
spoke on constructive work during
life to help posterity. Homer J.
president Of the Bible Glass
Association OF the District of Colum-
bis spoke Of the close bond of sym
pathy existing between all Bible
classes nd the Masonic fraternity.
Evening star., 1926-04-09
Roll Collar for Firemsn o. K.d.

The military roll collar. recently
adopted for uniforms Of members Of
the Metropolitan police force. was ap-
proved today by the Commissioners
for the uniforms Of members OF the
Fire Department.
The Fire Department officials be.
lieve that the new style collars will
make the uniforms very much more
comfortable, especially in Summer.
The roll collars also was approved FOR
the firemen with their cvercoats.
Evening star., 1926-04-09
HARDSH|PS BORNE
BY WILKINS PARTY
Men and Dogs in Supply
Train Nearly Famished En-
Route to Base.

Bv the Associated Press.
wISEMAN. Alaska. April "a tale
Of hardships experienced by AleNan-
der Malcolm, Smith and his party. who
are struggling northward across viz
tualIy unexplored wastes Of northern
Alaska. with supplies for the Point
F4rrow base OF the Arctic air eT-
pedition Of Capt George n. wilkins.
was told here today. James Minan".
A 7o-year-old Japanese. VIII" has lived
north of the Arctic Circle nearly al
his life, travelled with the party from
BEETLES for 200 miles northward alon2
the John River and returned to Rnf-
ties after Smith turned Minsno af'
a number Of natives loose when fooh
ran short. Minano was without FOOD
for three days before reaching BET
ties and arrived there exhausted. He
came here today.
Comfortiess Nights.
He said the party encountered un-
merous snoWStorms and the tempera
ture averaged zero. All were wet dur
ing the days and enjoyed little or no
comfort at night. Fifteen miles
dav was averaged along. the John
r..
Anaktuvak. a large tributary OF the
Colville River.
The weather improved after the
rarty crossed the summit OF the
Brooks Mountains. bat The tempera-
ture dropped and averaged l' degrees
below zero. with strong "a sie:iy winds.
The lowest temperature recorded was
81 below zero.
Wild game was expected for dog
food, but none was seen. not even
snow shoe rabbits. which are usually
common In the Arctic.
Dog Attacks Team.
No one rode step as the rapidly
ebbinE energy of the dogs was needed.
Smith lost two dogs from his team
after reaching the summit. One Of
the animals dropped on the trail after
starvation and Smith pronounced il
dead Later the dog. which had come
TO life and seemingly returned to the
haunts and habits of his ancestors
the wolf. appeared and attacked
team which was bringing np the rear
of the division of dog teams. A driver
shot the animal.
Minano declared there was no fire
on the trip except in the cooks tent
where corn bread and coffee were
made.
Evening star., 1926-04-09
MEANS, AT HOSPITAL,
RESTING COMFORTABLY
Senator Taken I'll Presiding Over
liquor Hearings May Be Con-
hned Several Days.

Senator Means of Colorado. Republi-
can, chairman of the Senate judiciary
committees subcommittee holding
hearings for modification OF the Vol
stead law. was resting comfortably
at walter Reed Hospital today. where
he was taken following sudden
illness yesterday during the testimony
OF District Attorney Buckner of New
York.
1t was said at the hospital today
that Senator Means would be con.
fined for several days at least No
diagnosis OF his illness had been made
today and surgeons were unable to
State the exact cause OF the trouble.
Senator Means has had sporadic at.
tacks of appendicitis during the past
year
Evening star., 1926-04-09
SECOND CITIZENS
COUNCIL SWORN IN
First Act Is to Oppose Pro-
posed increase in Sewer
Work Levy.

The second Citizens Advisory Coun.
oil was Officially sworn In today ana
began Immediately 10 function by
holding a reor9anizaton meeting and
adopting unanimously resolution
protesting against the proposed 100
per cent sincrea - In the assessment
frr' sewer extensions.
The oath % Office was administered
to the new council by Da MEL r..
GarGes. secretary to the Board Of Dis
:rct commissioners, in the once nf
Commissioner Frederick a. Fenning.
The ceremonies were brief. and were
witnessed by the three Commission
hrs. in addition 10 William $. Torhert.
former member OF the council, who
did not sock reelection, George {.
Havenner was the only member Of the
council not present He is convalesc.
ing from an attack oF the grip.
The protest against the increase In
assessment Tor sewer extensions fol
lowed statement by .Jesae G.. Suter.
chairman n OF the council, that the Dis
trici Appropriation bill as II passed
The House provides an assessment of
50 lineai front foot as compared
with the present rate of S1.50. He
a view to having tn" rate decrea sed.
Urges Immediate Actinu.
The council. however, decided that
immediate action was necessary In
view Of the status of the appropria-
tion hill, which Ia expected to he re-
ported to the Senate shortly, and
voted to send Its protest without de-
lay TO the subcommittee on appropria.
tions OF the Senate
Mr.. Suter declared that the present
100 per cent increase is grossly un.
fair" and would make property own.
eis pay. the entire cost Of sewer ex-
tensions "As | see it." he said. "thi.
ia lust anothe, scheme to saddle an
additional tax on the property
owners
Or. George n. Richa rdson also
voiced his opposition to the higher
assessment and declared that property
owners in Dea nwood and the sur
rounding colored communities In
northeast Washington could not afford
TO pay such rates
Stull Reelected Recorder.
Councilman Harry \. Stull was re-
elected recorder of the council. but
the offtce OF historian. formerly held
by Mr.. Torbert. was left vacant tenn
porarily. The general rules of proce-
dure Of the first council were adopted
by the new council. The chief rule
provides that meetings shall he open
10 the public through representatives
of the press.
The council also adopted as = stand
ing rule the privilege OF that body to
the two retiring members Mr. Tor.
bert and Charles A. Raker. Regular
stated meetings IL was decided. will
be held every Tuesday from to 10
pm. with the exception Of next week
when the session will be held Thurs
day night
The new council is constituted as
follows: Jesse c. Suter. chairman:
George Fl. Wales. Harry y. Stull. w.
/. Swanton, George G. Havenner. Proc
tor l.. Dougherty, Robert V. Faulkner
George T. Beason and DIR. George Fl.
Richa rdson.
Evening star., 1926-04-09
Who Will Volunteer?

In each Washington block live fam.
lies Who were represented in the arm.
ed fo-ces Of the World War. Within
those homes the veterass--or their
memories-sre forever endeared.
To commemorate the service Of oil
from this city in the GREAT conflict q
commission created by Congress In
planning to erect in Potomac Park a
beautiful white marble temple at q
cost a Sa&,000.
The commission wants responsible
persons TO canvass each city block for
subscriptions 10 the memorial. Will
some one in yeur family xroup Do this.
in honor Of the sss whose service IL to
he immertalized In stone? II 80, kii
out the form below.
Evening star., 1926-04-09
Today in Congress


Debate on the Steck- -Brookhart
floor. with Senator Walsh OF Mon
tana upholding the contention OF
Brookhart supporters that the
case should be settled on the laws
OF Iowa.
The Senate pa assed resolution
authorizing removal OF the Bar
tholdi Fountain from the Botanic
Gardens to make room for the
Meade Memorial.
Senator King, Democrat. ct Utah
introduced a resolution inuuiring
~ the Treasury Department
whether Government funds are to
he used by Carmi Thompson, who
has been selected by the President
to study conditions in the Philip
pines.
The District committee liz in ses
sion this afternoon on the traffic
bill. the extension OF Fourteenth
street and the enlargement OF the
District jail.
The appropriations committee
expects to take final action on Dis
trict supply bill this afternoon.
Labor leaders testified before sub
committee hearing on modifica tion
Of prohibition. ~
Joint Senate and House commit.
tee heard further testimony on use
OF copyright music by radio sta
tions.
Farm relief bills were given fur
ther study by the agriculture COM
mittee.
Military affairs committee held
rAoular Axpcntiye meeting,
House.
House considers naval aviation
program.
House District committee hears
represeptatives of the District
Medical Society in opposition to
the bill licensing the chiropractic
practice in the Dis rict.
The joint subcommittee OF the
interstate and ways and means
committee continues hearing on
Mills bill on alien property.
Foreign affairs committee holds
hearing on Woodruff and Tilson
bills.
Committee on agriculture con-
tinues hearing on reiief measures.
Subcommittee OF merchant ma
rine committee considers Bacon
Cotton I.ehlbach bill.
Irrigation committee. in execn-
tive session, considers BOlder Can
yon legislation.
Banking and currency commit
tee continues hearing on stabiliza-
ton Of price system in the Fed
eral reserve.
Judiciary committee conducts
hearing on Campbell bill relating
to Government contracts.
Coinage, weights and measures
committee conducts hearing on
bill te--- hampers and !
baskets.
Evening star., 1926-04-09
Files Sixth Divorce Petition.

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn. April 3 O<o).
Mrs. Evelyn Farriss Bennett, former
"Follies" beauty and motion picture
actress, has sworn to A divorce peti
ton against her husband, r. o. Ben
nett, tr., for the fourth time, 1t was
learned through her attorney here yes
terday. The petition 10 the sixth In
which Mrs. Bennett has figured as the
petitioner.
Evening star., 1926-04-09
DOCTORS |NF|GHT
. ON CH|ROPRACTORS
Medical Society Officials 0p-
pose Bill Offered and
Plan New One.

Representatives of the Washington
M Medical Society spoke In opposition to
the bill regulating the practice OF chi.
ropractors In the District at 4 hear.
ing today before the judiciary sub.
committee Of the House District com
mittee.
DR.. J. Lawn Thompson, chairman n
Of the committee on legislation: Dr..
w. G.. Woodward. formerly District
health officer and now an associate
member Of the Medical Society. with
which he has been connected for 30
years, and DR.. Joseph 8. Wall. presi-
dent of the society, were the wit.
nesses.
Doctors to Submit BiW.
The hearing will he resumed next
Tuesday. when the medical profession
OF the District will submit what they
consider model bill.
The witnesses today opposed the
bill under consideration in toto. AL
though they admitted that if' chiro.
tinue to practice in the District It
vision.
DR.. Thompson protested against an
intima ton that the medical men have
been derelict in fling their opposition
to the mea sure under consideration.
He called attention to 10 different
cults. who In turn would he seeking
similar legislation. he said. II the prac.
tice of chiropractic and osteopathy
were given separate boards of exam
iners. as proposed in the pending bill.
He discussed the course of education
a nd strict examina ton for doctors and
contended that chiropractic had not
been proved to be a science.
DIR. Woodward. now employed in
Chicago, was in Washington on an.
other commission and asked to ap-
pear before the committee. In reply.
to question from preventative
Rlanton Of Texas. DIR. Woodward said
that the fact that 80 States had laws
regulating chiropractors was all the
more reason why the District OF Co
Iumbia should refuse to grant recoe-
milton, because there is not a scin-
tilla of evidence that any good has
been accomplished anywhere through
such legislation" He pointed out that
the Supreme Court of the United
states recently. by a very unusual pro-
ceeding. incorporated in an opinion
evidence regarding malpractice by
chiropractor.
Strict Supervision Urged.
DIR. Woodward said: III you are
going to allow chiropractors to prac-
tice at all, without passing the same
examination as physical ms, they ought
to he licensed" He said that the
utmost freedom that should be grant
ed any Of these different schools in
for them to practice under super
vision. He said that the bill would
have to be redrafted to make 1t
workable, and the only suggestion he
made to the committee was for a
codifica tion Of the entire law of the
District regarding the practice Of
medicine, 80 as to take care OF such
schools of practice.
DR.. Wall discussed the chlropractic
laws In other States, and as a justifica-
tion for the appearance Of the Medical
Society Of the District showed that
for 50 years this society issued the
licenses for practice in the National
CAPITAL under law signed in 1919 by
Henry Clay and James Monroe.
The judiciary subcommittee also
postponed until next Tuesday action.
upon the so-called milk bottle bill.
Evening star., 1926-04-09

Secretary OF the Treasury Mellon
returned TO his desk this morning
after an Easter vaca tion in Bermuda
The Secretary appeared to be In the
best of health and fully rested after
the brief respite from the arduous
duties of his ONCE.
Evening star., 1926-04-09
College Humor. New Kind.

NEW YORK. April 3 R).-Bis-
marck is one sort OF douEhnut. one
coile2ian has informed the New Re
public in answers to so questions: 4:
MarcOni was Jewish king
Evening star., 1926-04-09
PLUNKETT HOME RAIDED.
Sons of Irish Republican Leader
Taken to Jail.

DUBLIN. April . RD.--The home
~ Count Plunkett. noted Republican
deputy. was ia ided early this morning.
His sons, tieo Sc and Owen. were
aroused from their beds and taken To
police station
A large military force guarded
the house while four detectives re-
moved the sons and searched the
prami ises from top TO bottom. The
reasons for the ia Id are unknown.
Evening star., 1926-04-09

Ninety-six new. cases OF measles
were reported TO the District health
department today. making the total
for the year S,eeS.