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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-04
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
APPROVES OF DOUGHERTY
Board of Directors Unanimously
Praises Choice-Stephan to
Study Air Port.

Unanimous approval of President
Coolidge's appointment of Proctor L..
Dougherty to succeed Frederick A.
Fenning as District Commissioner was
voiced by the board of directors of
the Washington Chamber of Com
merce at It's regular monthly meeting
last night.
Besides the fact that Mr.. Dougherty
is a member of the chamber, the di-
rectors expressed themselves par
ticularly pleased that the President
should have chosen a local business
man who has resided i'm Washington
for a considerable period.
A letter will be sent TO President
Coolidge. thanking him for his choice.
and to Mr.. Dotgherty. congrstulating
him on his appointment.
The question of establishing com
mercial air port and the acquisition
of a site for such a port was referred
by the directors to- Mai. Gen. Anton
stephan as chairman Of special
committee for study. This committee
will report in September.
Martin A. L.eese, president of the
Chamber, was authorized to appoint
a special committee to study u new
location for Center Market.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-04
WOMAN UNCL0THED,
ARRESTED ON STREET
Mrs. Alma Porter Taken to Hospi-
tai After Being Detained at
Police Station.

A pair of rolltops and slippers con:
stituted the only wearing apparel OF
Mrs. Alma Porter, % years, apartment
"a, 1880 Fourteenth street, when Po-
iiceman E. d. Gemeny Of the second
precinct found her leaning over a
fence in front of the Wylie estate at
Thomas Circle and NJ street shortly
before last midnight, surrounded by
crowd of curious spectators,
Using his coat to shield the nude
woman from the gaze of onlookers,
Gemeny took care of her until other
garments We're obtained, and then
took her to the police station and
booked her on a charge of intoXlcation
and disorderly conduct.
Hearing of the arrest of the young
woman, Motor Cycle Policeman d. A..
Davis of the eighth precinct, who had
investigated an alleged escapade in
which she was reported to have fig
ured in front of the home Of S. D..
Milton 1907 S street, about $50 o'clock
last Saturday morning, booked her at
No. on charges of disorderly conduct
and destroying. private property.
Davis, summoned to the s street
house because of an alleged disorder
there, reported having seen Mrs. Por-
ter leaving the vicinity in a taxicab.
He had witnessed no infractlon of the
law, he reported to Capt. r. E. Doyle,
his commanding officer. and did not
arrest the young woman.
The story of the affair in front of
the Milton home included one of dis
order and of some one hurting a
stone through a window.
Mrs. Porter's husband, learning Of
his wife's arrest. telephoned the police
that the latter had recently undergone
an operation and said he feared the
excitement incident to her arrest
might result disastrously. Mrs, Por-
ter was taken to Gallinger Hospital
shortly after her arrest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-04
ASSAILANT SUSPECT
IN ROCKVILLE JAIL
Negro Charged With Beating Mrs.
w. F. Hancock. His Employer.
in Chevy Chase.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

ROCKVILLE. Md. August A.
William Murray. alias John Bailey
colored. % years olds who has been
fugitive -four months charged with
brutally beating Mrs. W. F. Hancock
Of Chevy Chase. where he was en-
ployed. was lodged in jail here today
The arrest was made at the home Of
A Il. Caldwell. where the negro had
obtained, employment after returning
to Montgomery County. Maj. r. B.
Lawrence. of Battery Park. acting
upon information received by friends,
located the fugitive and took him into
custody. Mrs. Hancock remained for
some time under treatment in Walter
Reed Hospital. She was attacked
upon refusing to comply with a de-
mand for her purse when she was pay
ing the negro for services.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-04
Individual Reports Made.

The survey which has turned out
an individual report on every ben
f1ciary at ST. Elizaheth's goes into the
status of each man 10 determine his
condition. as 10 whether he was
properly provided for. whether legally
committed and if he has had proper
protection in regard TO GtIardiansh
Recommendations are also made i'm
each case as 10 whether the man
should be continued in the hospital
heres whether he should he committed
or whether he is in physical and
mental condition TO enable him tn he
removed to an institution closer to
his home.
Through the Washington regional
Office. in charge Of Col. NJ. r. Mae
MILAN. this survey is being summar-
lied in n, chart. which will show geo
graphically the situation as regards
the men at st. EliZabeth's and how
they might be moved.
On account of the overcrow1ed con
ditions at the hospital. plans are under
way to find out from etery possible
source what the possibilities of trans
fer are. Letters have been written
TO all regional offices in the country
concerning possible accommodations
and communications have been for
warded 10 all the relatives or guar
dams Of the men affected.
The benfit of having a man near his
family is believed by officials of the
bureau to he considerable. and to he
a real factor in speeding his recovery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-04
D. c. LUNACY BODY
URGED BY AL|EN|ST
DR.. D. Percy Kicking Urges
Commission Be Created to
Handle Cases.

Creation in the District Of n lunacy
commission TO handle cases of persons
suspected Of having a mental disea sc
is urged by DIR. ID. Percy Hickling.
District alienist, in his annual report,
which was submitted today to the
Commissioners.
Il again desire To call your atten-
ton to the method of commitment and
the handling of mental eases of those
suspected of having a mental disease
in the District of Columbia at the
present time said DR.. Hickling's re-
port. "and would recommend that
either commission of lunacy he pro-
vided such as is i'm successful opera
ton in many of our States. notably
that of New York and Illinois. or |
would urgently recommend that the
present procedure he modified as has
been advocated for a number of years
before the Commissioners and the
various committees of Congress"
DR. Hickling also recommended that
the Commissioners appoint an assist
ant alienisi 10 serve on a part-time
basis. An assistant Is made necessary
he said. by the laws of the District.
which require two physicians especi-
ally qualified to sign commitments to
st. EliZageth's Hospital and the Dis
trict Training School. Voluntary help
has been relied on in the past. he ex-
planned.
OF the 2.423 cases examined and dis
posed or at Gallinger Municipal Hos
pital last year, DIR. Hickling said LOLA
were alcoholics and 81 drug addicts:
1S9 We're found TO be not psychotic,
and ass were transferred to st. Eliza
be'h's Hospital. Fifty visits also We're
made to St. Elizageth's Hospital, he
said. and COO cases We're examined
prior TO their appearance in court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-04
CIVIC COOPERATIVE !.
IS APPROVED.
Arlington County Federation
Backs Liason With D. C.
and Maryland.

Proposed coordination of effort on
part of the Federation Of Citizens
Associations of the District of Co
lumbia, the Arlington County Civic
Federation and the Montgomery
County Civic Federation In matters
of mutual interest to all and for the
general welfare OF a greater National
Capital, incorporated I'm a plan for
an interfederation conference. was
unanimously Endorsed by the Airing
ton body at it's regular monthly
meeting at the courthouse last night.
This action was taken following
submission of the report of Frank
G. Campbell and j. Cloyd Byars. two
members of the local federation COM
mittee. which also consists of Presi.
dent r. f. Plymale and Charles l..
kincheloe. and which. with commit
tees Of the Washington and Mary
land Fedora tions has been engaged
in the formulating the plan for the
Jason.
Authority for the appointment Of
the local federation's membership on
the interfederation conference was
voted the president. Mr.. Plymale. He
stated today however. that the pres
ent members of the committee, who
are serving In temporary capacity.
will continue to serve pending the
outcome of the federations efforts to
have Gov. Byrd enlarge the official
Virginia Regional Development Com
mission 10 include recognized civic
leaders Of the county who will he
recommended tn him by the fedora e
ton.
The action of the federation in In
dorsins the interfederation plan. Mr..
Plymale states, is a clear cut indica-
ton that the people of Arlington
County are whole -heartedly behind any
movement that will serve 10 make the
National Capital and it's envirous a
bea utiful and metropolitan area. This
proposed interfederation llaison will
do more than that. he said. adding
that II will create harmony of feel
ing and understa nding between the
communities which is necessary in
facilitating problems Of a common
interest.
Announcement was made that an
invita- ton extended by the local dele
gates TO have the next meeting of
the proponents of the plan in Airing
ton County had been accepted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-04
SLAIN MANS BODY
TAKEN FROM WELL
Chicago Police Get Third Murder
Mystery in Day-Alcohol
Feud Is Seen.


BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. August T. Finding of
the body of an unidentified man
trussed and weighted with stones in a
suburban we'll gave police today their
third murder mystery in "a hours.
The body. found last night, APP
parently had been in the water two
weeks. There were three bullet
wounds in the head. leading the po-
lice to believe that the man had been
taken for ride" and slain as the
result of some Illicit alcohol traffic
feud.
Alcohol gang warfare also was
blamed for the death of Joseph Salvo
in Chicago Heights. suburban COM
munity, in which a half dozen recent
Savings have been recorded.
The third killing. that of Morris
Markowitz, wealthy teaming con
tractor; was laid at the door of labor
troubles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-04
NORTHERN CITIES SUFFER.
High Temperatures and Humidity
Recorded Over Wide Area.

NEW YORK, August R.--A
wave of tropical heat sweeping the
North Atlantic Coast greeted passen-
gers on the steamships Munamar and
Or!zaba on their arrival from Nassau.
Bahamas, where they survived a
tropical storm that devastated the
islands.
Heat and humidity caused five
deaths in New York and New Eng
land yesterday. The mercury climb
ed to 81 in Boston. 80 in New York
and proportionate temperatures were
recorded elsewhere. Humidity reached
100. the saturation point.
The steamer arrivals from the trop-
les told of natives lying prone in
the mud during the recent hurricane
of AZ sponge boats swept out to sea
with 400 negroes huddled in them, of
thousands of cases of whisky washed
through the streets, and the nose of
a steamer rammed through a 5-foot
sea. wall. They estimated the storm
dead at 500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-04
HEAT WAVE RELIEF
PROSPECT is DIM
Temperature Slightly Lower,
But Humidity Contributes
to City's Discomfort.

Washington $ latest hot spell. which
started on an indefinite career yes
terday with six heat prostrations and
a damaging thunder squal. resumed
hs course with little appreciable
abatement today.
Patches Of clouds served TO keep
the temperature several points be-
low yesterdays official high mark OF
&c degrees, hut the continued high
humidity permitted OF scant relief
from the standpoint of physical com.
fort.
The forecast for today and tomor-
row was fair, with little change In
temperature. Forecaster Weightman
expected the mercury to ascend stead
lily this afternoon, before reaching a
probable peak several points above
the 90-degree mark.
Kiosk Shows SO Reached.
Before receding temporarily in the
wake of yesterdays brief. but spirited
storm. the temperature registered SO
degrees at the kiosk on Pennsylvania
avenue. The storm was of freakish
character, deluging the major portion
of the city and it's environs with sud
den fury. but entirely missing certain
other sections, including the golf
course I'm East Potomac Park. Many
motorists were soaked by the abrupt
rainstorm. which caught them una.
wares
Lightning struck the home of Harry
l.. Meader, zoos Monroe street north
east, demolishing the chimney and
setting adjacent woodwork afire. The
blaze quickly was extinguished by
members of No. II Engine Company.
The Meader family was about to par
take of the evening meal when the
binding crash came. No one was In
jured.
Cornelius Pam, colored. 104 Four
and-one- half street southwest. suffered
an attack of heat proStration while
at Eleventh and r streets southwest
yesterday afternoon. He was uncon-
scious when he reached Emergency
Hospital. but regained consciousness
last night and was reported recovering
today.
Victor Lowenbaum, % years. 1885
Massachusetts avenue. was overcome
by the heat in barber shop at 1923
Fourteenth street. His condition was
not serious.
Man 48 is Overcome.
Silas Curry, colored. IS years, us
Fairmont street, suffered an attack of
heat prostration while at Clifton Ter
race and Fourteenth street. He was
treated at Freedmen's Hospital by DR..
f. II. Allen. who reported he was not
dangerously affected
Henry Bradley, colored. 81 years,
410 l. street was stricken near his
home and taken to FTeedmen's Hos
pital His condition was not critical.
Earl McCornish, colored, patient at
Walter Reed Hospital, suffered an
acute attack of asthma and heat pros
trat ton while in the vicinity OF
Twenty-fifth and r streets. He was
given first aid at Emergency Hospital
by Dr. Joseph J. I4arkin.
Miss Mamie McWold, % years, 1896
Park road, suffered an attack of heat
exhaustion while at home yesterday
afternoon. She was taken to Emer-
gency Hospital. Her recovery is ex-
pected.
%-nDTuCDN TIruEC SIIrEER
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-04
Ruling by McCarl Blocks Purchase
OF Building in !. S. Housing Plan
Praises Doueherty's Work.

The Treasury figured that such a
building could he constructed for less
Than $4,000, hui asked the controller
general If interest on this sum might
he calculated in the total cost of purr
chase. The controller general said
the law would not allow the calcula-
ton of the interest on the sum which
would have accrued during the erec-
ton of new structure. The owners
of the building, therefore, having
asked more than the Treasury figures
would be spent in erecting dupli
cate, the negotiation of this purchase,
in the opinion of officials. will have
next session.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-04
Rockenbach Inspects Forces.

Brig. Gen. s. d. Rockenbach. COM
handing the District of Washington.
Is making an extensive tour of,inspec-
ton of District troops which are on
detached service for the Summer.
Yesterday he inspected the 18th
Field Artillery at Camp Meade. and
tomorrow he will fly to Philadelphia
to inspect the Fort Washington bat
talon, on duty at the Sesquicenten-
NAL Exposition, his Office announced
today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-04
ARCHITECTS CURB ASKED.
Board. Reporting for Year, Urges
More Regulation of Profession.

Proper registration for structural
and mechanical engineers is desired,
the Board of Examiners and Regis
trars of Architects of the District adj
viSed the Commissioners today in its
annual report outlining the activities
OF the last fiscal year The board
also recommended further protection
30 the public by strengthening the act
providing for the examination and
registration OF architects and for regu.
lation of the practice Of architecture.
During the year the board regis
tered rs persons and accepted So GER
tificates which entitle practitioner to
sign as an architect, but not as a reg
istered architect
The attitude of the board regard
ing infractions of the law has been
lenient." the report declared. lit being
preferable to warn violators rather
than prosecute, This does not mean,
however, that the board will be able
to avoid prosecuting viola tors If fla
grant cases arise during the coming
year"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-04
HEAVY QUAKE ROCKS
TOXIC; SEVERAL HURT
Biggest Shock Since 1924 Centered
Seward, Else Catastrophe Would
Have Resulted.
Nv the Associated Press.


TOXIC. August 4 up. Several
persons were injured but none serious
ly in an earthquake, that shook the
region about Toxic last night. AL
though 1t was considered the heaviest
earth disturbance since 1924. no
serious property damage was done
anda was not until reports were re-
ceived from the kanto district south
Of here that any casualties were at.
ltributed to 1t. Nernacular press dis
patches, however. conveyed informa-
ton Of several persons being hurt by
jumping from windows or being
struck by falling tiles.
Toxic lighting systems were tenn
porarily put out of commission, water
mains burst and there was Interrupt
ton of communication and tramway
lines.
The meteorological observatory
stated that the reason there was no
serious damage was because the
earthquake centered seward about
II miles from here and that IL the
quake had centered landward. a
catastrophe probably would have
been the result.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-04
One Bridge in 1000 Miles.

In China there Is only one bridge
spanning the mighty Yangtze River,
which has a course of more than
1000 miles. This bridge is at Tzuli
1t Is a suspension bridge with two
pairs of six chains clinging the
boards. with railing alongside. 1t
is in fairly good repair. There was
once another bridge at Chaotung.
bnt because Of raids from the north
whereby Chinese We're carried off
into slavery the Chinese themselves
broke down the bridge, leaving only
the one at Tzuli.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-04
Old Auto Parts Make Up Car.

There was recently brought into
the shops of the General Electric
Company of Schenectady. n. Y, an
old automobile found to he made up
of the parts of II other makes of
cars. The wheels and transmission
were from n 1871 Cadillac, the engine
from 1917 Packard, the rear axle
from a 1911 Studebaker. the front
axle from a 1916 Buick, the radiator
from 1910 Marmon, headlights
from a 1914 Stutz, the windshield
from A 1918 Scripps- Booth, seats
from a 1910 Fiat, steering wheel
from a Dodge OF 1913. the fhstru
ment board from a 1918 Cole and
the tenders from a. 1915 Nash.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-04
PAYS $50 FOR PANTS.
At Least Taxi Driver Forfeited
That for Running Officers.

NEW YORK. August P).-As
Traffic Policeman Walter lledwall
faced the other direction. guiding
traffic, Chauffeur Nathan Scatty's
taxi hit him glancing blow with
disastrous results. Policeman He'd
wall told Magistrate Gotlieb about 1t
yesterday in court.
"And the pants had cost me sic.
he concluded. "Will you pay for
them?" the magistrate asked Scatty.
lone pollceman's PANTS. SIC.
gasped Seatty. No. ] can buy
suit for that"
IAN right. then pay the court $40
or take present of 10 days. decided
the arbiter. And Scatty settled Tor
$50
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-04

One OF the first stumbling blocks
toward carrying forward the Federal
building and housing program has
bobbed up in the form of a decision
by Controller General McCarl, which
in effect will prevent the purchase of
the Economics Building, at Linwood
place and c street southwest, for the
Department of Agriculture.
In the deficiency act Congress APP
propriated $325,000 for the purchase
Of this building, provided the Govern
ment paid no greater amount for the
purchase than in the opinion OF the
Secretary of the Treasury would pro-
cure an equally advantageous site
and erection Of a duplicate building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-04
GUESTS PURSE STOLEN.
Man Gets 90 Days After Friend of
Daughter Is Robbed.

Peter Carragher of 1907 F street
northeast has been given 20 days TO
learn the meaning of hospitality.
Yesterday his daughter Margaret
invited girl friend, Lilly Miller of
700 Sixteenth street northeast, to the
house for luncheon. While there her
pocketbook, containing SD. was
stolen. Carragher was arrested by
Precinct Detective l.. NJ. Wilson of
the ninth precinct and brought be-
fore Judge George III. Macdonald in
Police Court today.
The court sentenced him to 20 days
in jail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-04
POWERS PROTEST
IN BALKAN ROW
France and England Assured
by Bulgaria That She Will
Preserve Peace.

BY Radio 10 The Star and Chicago Daily News
VIENNA. August 4.--Dispa tches
from Sofia state that Fra nee and Eng
land have protested to the Bulga rian
foreign minister relative to the al
legged Komitadji activities on the Jugo-
slav- Ruma MAN frontiers.
The foreign minister replied that
Bulgaria would continue, as previ-
ously, every effort to preserve Balkan
peace.
'copyrisht.- 1925, by Chicago Daily News CO..
NOTE NOT YET RECEIVED.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-04
Organ Grinder Earns $50 a Day.

NEW YORK. August 4 G49. fsyou
want to get in the money and the
income tax class so blind and get a
hand organ.
A blind organ grinder arraingned In
court Yesterday on disordely con-
duct charge placed his average earn
ings at $40 day. His able bodied
helper received a salary of from SIS
to SIS a week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-04
Held on Liquor Charge.

Capt Guy Burlingame and his
squad of the eleventh precinct arrested
Bernard O'Kelly, colored. % years,
of 1913 @ street. early last night. and
seized 240 quarts of whisky and an
with transporting and Illegal posses
sion.