Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-19
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Save 100000 Words
of Typing Annually.
BLANTON URGES FIGHT
ON NAMING OF MALLAN,
Board of Education Probe Turned
Over to Subcommittee I'm
der Gibson.

The House District committee or
dered favorable report TO the
House on three bills today. heard
plea by Representative Thomas L..
| Blanton. Democrat, OF Texas that
House members should use their in
fluence to prevent the Senate from
confirming Blaine Mallan as peoples
counsel with the Public Utilities
Commission and took the inVest-
CATION of Board of Education ap-
pointments away from the subcom-
mittee on education, headed by Rep-
resentative Frank II. Reid OF III
nois and gave 1t to the subcommit- :
tee headed by Representative H. W.
Gibson of Vermont.
On recommendation of Chairman
Zihlman the committee ordered
favorable report, as urged by Engi-
neer Commissioner Bell, on the olii
providing for the widening of Nichols
avenue, between Good Hope ROAD ana
S street southeast
The Zihlman bill, indorsed by the
Gibson subcommittee, carrying out
the recommendations of the Bureau
of Efficiency for reorga anization or the
Recorder of Deeds Office in the inter
ests of economy and efficiency ana 10
make the work. current, was favorably
reported. Mr.. Zihlman said that TINS
provides for photostat recording ana
will save 100, 100000 words OF type
writing annually.
Would Preserve Sites.
Mr.. Zihlman, who is a member or
fha National Capital Park and ran
ming Commission, also brought DeloIe
the committee new Dill, 10 De suo
stituted for one already on tne caleii,
dar, in regard to condemnation OF iano
for park and playground SITES.
frederick G. Coldren, secretary and
attorney for the Park Commission ex-
planned the purpose of the new Dill 10
prevent development of the land after
condemnation proceedings have been
started. -. -
Mr.. Reid c0nIenusu la. es1 1
measures drafted would estanIsn
had precedent. Representative GiiDert,
Democrat, of Kentucky, contendeo
that it lis an unwise innovation IN
condemnation proceedings. Repre-
sertative Houston. Republican, OF
Delaware also criticized the proposed
draft, arguing that through a re-
straiY,ing order the same purpose
could be accomplished now.
Amendment Held Desirable.
II was agreed that an amendment
of existing law is deslraDie' SO do ~
fx fhe price to be paid under con-
demnation as Of the date on which
condemnation proceedings are MED
that anv work done on the land after
that date is at the owners own
risk and not to be considered IN
fixing the price, and that the Gov
eminent should be obliged, after the
condemnation price has been hxed by
the court. 10 take over the property.
The draft of the new bill, as pre-
pared by the Park Commission, was
rewritten in the subcommittee ana
reported to be substituted for more
drastic measure now pending on the
House calendar.
Rufus Lusk. president Of the Oper-
ative Builders Association, spoke in
most of the builders are co-operat-
ing with the Government, but that
they are also anxious to protect the
owners property rights.
Mr.. Gilbert made report from the
subcommittee on education, which held
hearing last night on charges of cor
ruption in the appointment Of the
Washington Board of Education. He
said that the purpose of putting the
appointment of this board in the hands
of the Justices of the District Supreme
Court was to avoid intrigue or cor
ruption. He said that the testimony
before the subcommittee has proved
conclusively that there has been no
corruption, but proof has been estab-
lished regarding the existence of what
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