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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-08
c. P. D. BUDGET,
S3,100,000

The budget estimates for the legis-
lative establishment-by which Is
meant the Capitol. the Library of
Congress and its various branches
contain general although moderate
increases for the items affecting the
District Of Columbia.
The total for salaries In the Ii
brary Of Congress Is placed at $685.
ESQ, an increase of $4,000 over the
appropriat ton for the current year.
OF this amount, $172.S80 goes for
salaries In the copyright office, the
remainder to the Library proper.
For the Government Printing OF.
flee the estimates are $4,000, 900. a
decrease OF S26.903 from the current
appropriation. OF this amount
S420. 900 goes for salaries In the Of
flee Of the superintendent of docu.
ments. and $2,500.000 as a working
capital for the Public Printer, an
increase of 500. 900 over the appro.
priation for the current year,
Total Senate salaries are placed
at $2.S13.537. an increase Of $4,000
over the current appropriation.
Total House Of Representatives sala.
ries. 1851 .901. showing an increase
Of merely $500 over the present
year.
Owing to the fact that 1881 1858
was appropriated by the last Con,
gress for the completion of the
Union Station plaza project. the
total estimates for the office of the
architect Of the Capitol show a
great decrease, the total being
1851, S91. as against $2,772.S17 tor
the present year.
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ONLY ONE NEW SEWER 4
PROJECT TO BE URGED

Only one new sewer project il pro
vided for BY the Budget Bureau in
the District estimates submitted IL
Congress today The total estimates
for sewers are increased FROM
81, All. 900. appropriated for the clf7
rent year. to S1.6O1 500.
The new project, for which $6O.0Q0
Is provided. Ii the commencement pt
q main interceptor along the Ana
costa River between Benning Road
and the District line, to be known a.
the Upper Anacostia interceptor.
The estimate for assessment and
permit work on sewers Is increaeed
from 100000 to $500 900 and for
main and pipe sewers from $175.0OO
to $3.50, 900. The estimates Tor
cleaning and repairing sewers and
basins remains at $260.OOO and the
estimate for suburban sewers also
remains al $3.50. 600.
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BUDGET FoRCETs NEW
ANIMALS At D. c. zoo

Despite the arrival OF nearly
1000 specimens Of animals. birds
and reptiles from Africa, as a re.
suit Of the Smithsonian hrysier
expedition last summer, the Ma.
tional Geological Park Will not be
granted any new exhibition houses
during the coming fiscal year.
Estimates sent to Congress today
provide $500 for construction OF
exhibition cages to complete the
new bird house started early this
year. Beyond this, however. there
will be no new construction.
The bill contains $50, 900 for com.
pletlon Of the new bird house, the
total cost of which will be $102, 900.
The general maintenance fund OF
the park has been increased from
$17S,199 to SITS. 900, and the total
appropriation for the park from,
$222.199 to $253,0O0.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-08
IS CDT
FOR FIRES

The District Fire Department will
suffer d reduction Of $110.066 IN
its appropriations during the com.
ing year. under the estimates sub.
mitted to Congress- today by the
Budget Bureau.
The only new project authorized
Il the construction Of drill tower
and equipment adjacent to No. 9
engine house, at q cost Of $40. 900.
The salary estimates for the de-
partment show reduction from
S1.S25, 430 to $1,825,000. There were
salary lapses totaling $10,950. ow-
ing to separations from the force;
most or this having been made
up. however. by increases In salary
under the new salary act.
Slight reductions were made In
the items for repairs to engine
houses and for the purchase OF
uniforms for firemen. the de-.
creases In each case amounting to
$4,000 or less. There were cor
responding reductions for repair
OF the fire boat, for purchase and
repair of hose. and for fuel.
An increase from $4,000 to $780,.
600 was allowed for repairs to
apparatus. Two new aerial hook
and ladder trucks. at $15,50O each.
two combination hose wagons. at
$4,000 each. three pumping en-.
gines, triple combination. at $11 900
each, and two automobiles for fire
chiefs. at 81. 900 each. will be pur-
chased during the coming year.
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assembly hall at the Wheatley
school, SIS, 900: $500 for plans.
1 An eight-room addition to the
Morgan School. $160.00O: $4,000 for
plans.
For the purchase OF new play.
ground and school sites a lump
appropriation of $157,25O Is pro.
vided. subject to the limitation of
cost of 25 per cent above the
assessed valuation. The authorized
sites are adjacent to the Langdon
School for 5e-room addition:
Ninth and Euclid Streets North.
west, for health school for color
ed children; on Grant Road North.
west. In the vicinity OF the Pea
body School, for a playground;
and In the vicinity Of the Wormley
School, for playground.
Employment OF "a new teachers,
at salaries totaling $121 900, is au.
thorized. The total teachers salary
estimates are increased from 1884,.
300 to $5,783.74O.
Owing to the new teachers rettra.
ment bill, carrying greatly increased
eAAAA1 SAANASSs 1AG AkEtAA vi A1AA0 RM1pOGC
in accordance with The act Of June
IL last, is increased from 10000
to $3.50 900.
The estimates for care OF school
buildings and grounds show an in.
crease from $545, 900 to $575, 900,
more than half the increase being
due to the employment OF % new
janitors, firemen and laborers.
For Furniture Purchase
For purchase OF furniture, tools
and equipment for manual tdaining
classes, the estimates were in
creased from $4,000 to ST.. 900.
The appropriations for furniture
and equipment for the entire school
system also has been increased
slightly, from $195,O71 to $199 ,691.
A new item Of 800. 900 was pro-
vided for the purchase of furniture
and equipment for the new McKin.
ley Technical High School, and the
Commissioners are authorized to
enter into further contracts totaling
$3.50, 900 for furnishing.
The contingent expenses item has
been increased from $85, 900 to
800, 900.
The allowance for purchase Of
textbooks and supplies, despite the
opening of new schools, has been
reduced from 5000 900 to SITS 900.
Installation Of new fireproof cur.
tains in the auditoriums at Central
and Dunbar High schools. at total
cost Of 800, 900, is authorized. !,
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POLICE To GET
$40, 0A0 more

The District Police Department
win receive virtually no increase III
general appropriations under the
terms Of the estimates submitted tc
Congress today.
The total appropriate recon-
mended show an increase Of only
from $3.077, 070 to $3,OS7,74O.
This represents an actual decrease
II general funds. as $4,000 Is TO be
used for the purchase Of heavy
duty police patrol boat. $4,000 for 8
high-speed police boat. and $1,000 for
the construction of new cells In. the
Seventh precinct police station.
No more policemen or civilian
employees are provided and less than
$4,000 increases. are provided in
salaries for all members Of the de-
partment.
A reduction Of $50. 900 in the total
estimates Is accounted for by the APP
preparation during the current year
Of $50 900 for the Fourteenth pre-.
cinct station.
The fund for purchase Of uniforms
has been increased from $4,000 to
SIS. 900,
Most OF the increase win be re-
quired for the purchase OF winter
uniform overcoats.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-08
BUREAU OF ENGRAVING
ESTIMATES REDUCED

The estimates for the Bureau Of
Engraving and Printing are re-
duced more than 100000 for the
fiscal year Of 1928. the annual re.
port reveals.
The total budget for the bureau
is $7,247,590. as against $7,767,00O
for. the current year. The esti-
mates for plate printers salary Is
cut to $1,8SS.000, a decrease OF
$2S, 900 from the current appropria-
ton.
The entire total for salaries in
the Bureau Of Engraving and Print.
ing is cut from So, s9S 900 for the
present year to $3.659.6so in the
new estimates.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-08
D. c. To SUFFER
BY BULGE

A number of District activities
will suffer reductions In. appropria-
lions during the coming fiscal year
as result OF the estimates submit
ted TO Congress today by the Budget
Bureau. The principal reductions
follow:
For public welfare work, reduced
from $3,707, $40, appropriated for the
current year, to $3,416,495.
For the Fire Department, reduced
from $2,233,270 to $2,123,2O5.
Courts and prisons. from $746,S2S
to $743.327.
Coroner's office, $500 to $4,000.
Public Utilities Commission, $46.-
1870 to 0,920.
Traffic Bureau, salaries, $43,12O to
$33 ,220.
Playground department, $176,955 to
$171. 1866.
Purchase of school textbooks,
1901 900 to $175.O00.
National Training School for Boys.
SAC, 900 to $42 900.
National Training School for Girls,
$68 .420 to $66.500.
Columbia Hospital for Women. for
maintenance. $25,O0O to $4,000.
Gallinger Municipal Hospital. $685.
$50 to $4,000.
Home for the Aged and Infirm,
$123. $40 to $114.000.s
tus-w Ia.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-08
BUILDINGS GET
S2,422,950

For the public buildings Of Wash
ington. the 1928 budget carries q
total or $2.422 $50. or an Increase Of
$116.OO over the current appropria.
tons.
or this sum. $1.894,0OO, u for
salaries. and $725.50O for the main.
tenance and care Of buildings.
! Under the estimates for the Pub.
lie Buildings Commission. the un.
expected balance OF the $3.50. 900
appropriations last year for the
moving OF various government
establishments from one building TO
another Is continued for the next
year.
The Commission OF Fine Arts Il
given an appropriation of $1,000 fot
general expenses, the members
serving without salary.
The Civil Service Commissions
budget totals $5O4 900. an increase
OF $4,000. and the Bureau Of
Efficiency's budget is $210,550,
identical with the present year.
For the Arlington Memorial
Bridge a total budget of $2,500.00O.
as provided BY statute, il made.
The total for salaries in the
executive officers OF the White
House Is the same as last year,
$95.26O, and the total for the en-
tire White House biishment ~
$43s, 46O. as against $8l9, 40 Tor
the present year.
The difference III accounted for
by the fact that the last Congress
appropriated 1916 900 for recon.
structing the roof Of the White
House.
The total budget for the Smith
sonian Institution, whichh includes
the National Museum. ID &909, S71,
or an increase Of approximately
81, 900.
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The program provides for con
ktruction of two new schools. con
msrtction of additions to foul
schools, completion of four schools
now under construction, preparation
OF plaf1s and letting OF contracts IoI
four new buildings or additions ano
The purchase of five school or play
ground sites.
The new schools authorized are
16.roon building to replace the
IAngdon School. at a cost OF $zfo,.
O0D. and q new four.room school al
Potomac Heights. at a cost OF $780,
900.
New Additions Provided
New additions are provided as fol
aovrn. Barnard School, Fifth and De-
catur streets Northwest. $175,0OO;
BRYAN school. six-room extension.
sl3S.0O0: Margaret Murray Washing
fon Vocational School, 0 Street.
$40 900: CrummelI School. 100000.
Completion of the following build
au9a IL authorized: Gordon Junior
Hiah. Georgetown, $275.0O0; Langley
Junior High, $4,000; Garrett Pat
1erson Junior High. $275,OOO, ana NC
Kinley Manual Training High School,
81 ,09O. 900.
Preparation Of plans and the let
ting OF contracts for the foilowins
new projects is authorized, although
construction cannot begin until spe.
efffc appropriations are made next
year:
a new building IN Brightwood. at
Il cost OF $475, 900, an estimate OF
IS 900 having been provided for
plans.
A 24-room building az Nineteenth
and Columbia Road Northwest. at a
cost of $500. 200, $1,000 Ger plans.
a. combination gymnasium and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-08
Training School Addition

Two new dornitories, to cost
SIS 900 each, and d Toulouse, TO
cost SIS 900, viii be constructed for
the District Training School during
The coming year, Estimates for the
new projects were submitted 60
Congress today BY the Budget Bu-
reau. The total appropriation for
the school was increased from
4217.BOO to s25S.7O0.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-08
Meeting at Brightwood

A meeting of the Brightwood CitI-
zens Association will be held Friday
evening at o'clock, In the Holy
Comforter Parish Hall, 671S Georgia
Ave. Reports of progress In the
membership drive will be received.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-08
Two NEW Bull Din GS
AND FOUR ADDITIONS
PROVIDED FOR

treatment accorded the District public school
system by Budget Bureau the annual estimates
the appropriations by $339S3O bringing the new
ko4o
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-08

Are you Good FellOwF Christina
Il coming.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-05-17
REVEREND EXPELLED
FROM MEXICO ON
WAY TO WASHINGTON

MEXICO CITY, May 17.-Or-
dered expelled from Mexico. the
Rt. Rev. George Carnana, was on
his way to Washington via
Laredo. He was ordered TO leave
on the ground that he entered the
country in an improper manner
contraventionsi 10 the clauses Of
the Mexican constitution dealing
with foreign ministers Of the gos-
pei.
On arriving at Washington he
is expected TO receive instructions
from Rome as TO his future ae-
tiyities- He had six days after
notification of his expulsion in
which 70 leave Mexico.
Before departing. Monsignor
Caruana. who is a naturaIized
American citizen, issued a state
ment IN which he denied the
charges Of the Mexican govern
ment. He said he had notified
James z. Sheffield, the United
States ambassador Of his p-ediea-
ment and that the ambassador had
forwarded his side Of the issue 10
Washington.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-05-17
new BUNGALOW
CONSTRUCTED
AT MATECUMBE
MRS. REcA PEAcoN OF KEY
WEST is OWNER OF MOD
ERN BEAUTIFUL BUILDING
ON ISLAND

Mrs. Reca Peacon, Of this city,
is having built for her own oc-
casional occupancy modern and
beautiful bungalow on the pretty
beach of Matecumbe island. The
construction work is now going
along nicely under the supervision
of Melville Russell, of Russell
Brothers, a contracting firm of
this city, and it is expected to be
completed within two weeks.
This will be one of the coziest
and most comfortable of the hand
some homes along the Florida
keys. 1t will be of frame con-
struction, one story high, and will
contain six rooms, bath, wide front
and rear verandas and a screened
sleeping porch. Under the floor
is an immense cistern that will
hold over $4,000 gallons of water,
and the home win be equipped
with modern electric plant that
win furnish illumination and also
afford power for fans, pumps and
irons.
The interior viii be finished in
Upson board with all lockers and
closets built in. The building will
be thoroughly and substantially
screened throughout.
Mrs. Peacon's Matecumbe home
viii be painted pure white on the
outside and will put forth very
pleasing appearance in every way
when il is finished. She expects
to spend some time there as soon
as this new home receives is
finishing touches. She is plan
ming TO have it completely and
comfortably furnished with mod
ern furniture of her own selec-
tion.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-05-17

1t is planned to operate the
Florida Exposition under the
auepices of the Florida State Pub
lieity Council, to be made up of
several of the foremost men of the
state.
The council viii plan to give a
program which will show the
agricultural, industrial, resort and
residential features of the state.
The Florida Exposition would be
held in conjunction with exhibits
BY various developments in the
state, including Hollywood by
the Sea, Coral Gables, Lakewood
Terraces, and national advertisers
whose displays are shown on the
mammoth pier annually.
Mr.. Ekholm has conducted sew
eral very successful expositions in
Atlantic City. among them being
the National Advertisers Exhibi-
ton, the Home and City Beautiful
Exposition, the New Jersey Hotel
Exposition and the National Art
and Industry Exposition. It is
estimated that 10000, 900 persons
visited Atlantic City during the
ceason last year. and a large per
eentage of them attended the vari-
Gus exhibits and displays.
This year, due to the opening
Of the Delaware River Bridge and
the Sesquieentennial in Phlladel-
phia, all past records are expected
TO be broken. Philadelphia win
have hotel accommodations for
less than 10 per cent of the cen
tennial visitors and about 90 per
cent Of them are expected to seek
Atisntic City for accommodation.
Mr. Ekbolm Is certain that a
large percentage of the throngs
coming from every state in the
union and from foreign countries
can be attracted to Florida and
that the states unlimited ad.
vantages would be more aDpre-
etated IL presented properly to
his vTst audience. The FIoridn
Exposition. he believes. would
aresent these advantages eompre-
hfnsively.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-05-17
PASSENGERS OFF
LEAKING SHIP
PUT ASHORE
SENECA BECOMES
DISABLED OFF MIAMI BAR
ON SATURDAY NIGHT EN-
ROUTE TO NEW YORK

MIAMI, May 17.-Having put
her passenger cargo of $50 per-
sons safely ashore, the Clyde
liner Seneca today was riding
easily at anchor, o mile off Miami
bar, listing slightly to starboard,
following springing of a leak on
Saturday night, en- route to New
York from here.
The origin of the leak is not exa
actly known, ~hnt the Senees.
crew believes she scraped a pro-
peller blade from tug imbedded
in the harbor, as she passed out
bount Saturday. The leak was not
discovered until she was IL miles
north of Miami bar, when the
fears of Captain Leek were arous-
ed.
Quietly turning her, Captain
Leek made for Miami, and it was
not until the lights of Miami. Beach
were seen that the passengers had
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-05-17
OBSERVANCE OF
FEAST OF WEEKS
HERE WEDNESDAY
REGULAR SERVICES TO BE
CONDUCTED AT sYNA-
GoGUE; DESIGNATED AS
CONFIRMATION DAY

On Wednesday, May 10, the
celebration of the festival of
Shabuoth will be observed by the
Jewish people with regular SER
vices to be conducted by the local
rabbi at the synagogue, corner of
Simonton and Southard streets.
1t is given this name, meaning
the Feast of Weeks, because it was
at the end of seven weeks of
counting after Passover, as en-
Joined in the 23rd chapter of
Leviticus and the 21st chapter of
Deuteronomy. Like so many
religious holy days it was connect
ed with the soil, a farmers festi-
val at the close of the seven har-
vest weeks. Later historical
significance was attached to it
and it became to the Jewish peo-
pie spiritually important as the
day of the Giving of the Weeks
crowns for the Jewish people the
physical freedom which the Law
of Mount Sinai. Thus the Feast
Passover symbolizes by the self
conservation to the behests of the
spirit and the injunctions of the
Moral Law.
Because this festival was once
the farmers harvest feast and
later became the Feast of the First
Offerings of the spiritual life, it
was only natural that it should be
chosen as the Confirmation Day
when the youth of Israel are con-
secrated to the faith of their faith
ers. Through the ceremonial of
Confirmation new significance
and profound solemnity has been
added to this festival.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-05-17
MAKING READY
FOR PRIMARY
PENNSYLVANIA CANDIDATES
IN LAST APPEAL TO
VOTERS
tRy Assaciated Pressl J

PHILADELPHIA, May IT,
Opponents in the triangular con-
test for the Republican nomina-
tion for the United States senate
will be busy appealing to the
voters up to the last minute be-
fore tomorrow's primary. Sena-
tor George Warton Pepper and
Congressman William S. Ware ar
ranged for radio talks today from
Philadelphia stations. Governor
Clifford Pinchot had a speaking
engagement at Stroudsburg in the
afternoon and at his home in Mil
ford at night.
Mr.. Ware, who is running on a
wet platform, said he would de-
vote his final plea to the dry
voters, feeling that his nomination
and election would be as much to
their advantage as TO those favor
ing modification of the Volstead
law.
Both Gov. Pinchot and Senator
Pepper issued a statement deny
ing eleventh hour lies" they de-
clarcd had been circulated by sup
porters of their opponents. Inter
est also is keen in the Republican
gubcrnatorial race, in which there
are four candidates, John s. Fish
er, Edward E. Beidleman, Con-
gressman Thomas w. Phillips and
John X. Tener.
For the Democratic guher-
Material nomination there are
three aspirants, Judge Samuel f.
Shull, Monroe county; William E.
Porter. and Judge Eugene Bonni-
we'll, Philadelphia.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-05-17

PUNTA GORDA, Fla, May IL.
-for several weeks punta Gorda
had been expecting word that her
most nationally known citizen, a
man loved by every acquaintance
in his old home town, had left to
history the story of his activities
and Iovable life among fellow
pioneers.
Albert W. Gilchrist is mourned
here not as an ex-governor and
statesman of national fame, but
as a good man whose fearless
honesty and intense interest in the
welfare of others has perhaps
been the greatest single factor in
the building of better Punta
Corda.
Governor Gilchrist's death was
directly traeeable to a minor
wound on tho left thigh, which led
10 en- operation last June in Co
lumbia, S. c., where he was at
tended by his half brother, DIR.
Robert w. Gibbs. Several months
latcr. while in New York for medi-
cal treatment, Mr.. Gilchrist dis
appeared and was lost to all his
friends both in the great city and
friends here with whom he cor
responded. Finally a search made
np0n request Of the Florida state
senate revealed him sick and alone
IN the Hospital for Ruptured and
Crippled. Paradoxial as il may
seem. Florida was at the time
naming one Of its two new eoun-
ties "Gilchrist' county in honor
Of her former governor, who at
the time was suffering. alone. lost
10 the world. in a hospital in East
s2nd street.
The story Of his suffering and
faith is best told by an excerpt
from a recent letter to A. r. Jor-
dan. AZ runta Cords:
~The latter part of June. 1925,
q major surgical operation was
performed on my left lee, at a
Columbia, 5. c., hospital. The