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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-01
ENTRANCE TO PINEY
BRANCH IS APPROVED
Planning Board Committee In
h dorses Project for Shepherd
Street Route.

A plan for providing an entrance
into Piney Branch Parkway from
Shepherd street today was approved
by the co.ordinating committee Ct the
National Capital Park end Planning
Commission. This is the first street
extension which will provide an en-
trance into Rock Creek Park by way
of the roadway under the Sixteenth
Street Bridge. The plan provides for
an entrance by a. curving road with a
grade Of about Ssper cent.
In view Of the passage by the House
yesterda " Of the bin providing for the
elimination of the railroad grade
crossing at Michigan avenue, Brook
land, the committee decided to have
its engineers study the construction
Of a viaduct there on streets that
intersect Michigan avenue on either
side Of the railroad tracks. 1t was
pointed out that some way must be
found for providing for the traffic on
these streets, as the approaches to
the viaduct will have the effect Of
cutting them off.
The committee had under consid
Grafton, but took no action on. the
proposal for changing the roadway
at the southwest quadrant Of Dupont
Circle. The street paving here is soon
to be rebuilt and the committee Is
considering the question Of having the
street railway company move it's
tracks toward the curbing of Dupont
Circle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-01
UTILITIES BOARD
DECISION EXPECTED
Senate Subcommittee May
Approve Adams, Childress
and FIeharty Today.

The special Senate subcommittee in
quiring into the nominations for the
new Public Utilities Commission of
the District may decide this afternoon
what recommendation it will make on
the names of John w. Childress and
Benjamin F. Adams. to be members OF
the commission, and Ralph B. Fleharty
to be peoples counsel.
The three nominees were closeted
with the subcommittee in executive
session for an hour today, following
which 1t was announced the subcOm
mittee had-not reached decision
The subcommittee, however, plans to
meet again this afternoon.
So far as can be learned. the sub
committee inquiry has been confined
to the general qualifications OF the
appointees.
Time Is Important.
With only three days remaining be
fore adjournment Of Congress, time
has become an important element In
the outcome Of the appointments. In
view of this fact it Is expected the
subcommittee will endeavor to reach
a decision at it's meeting this after
noon. Even il the subcommittee
makes a report to the full committee
hardly get before the Senate until to-
morrow. If, In the rush Of the closing
hours Of the session. the nominations
should fail to be acted on by the Sen
ate the President could make recess
appointments. 1t is believed, how
ever, that il they are reported out
from committee late today or tomor
row there will be time to act on them
unless the nominations should lead to
lengthy debates in the Senate.
President Coolidge feels hopeful
that the Senate will confirm the
nominations of Mr.. Childress and Mr..
Adams as members of the newly
created Public Utilities Commission
and of Mr.. Fleharty as people
counsel.
Feels Men Are Capable.
In expressing himself in this man
ner to callers at the White House
today the President did not, however
intimate what advices he had received
from the Senate. The President feels
that he selected men for these posi-
tons who are capable and who are
fully qualified, and is hoping the
Senate will act upon the nominations
before the session ends.
1t Is the Presidents intention to
carry out the provisions of the public
utilities act. and he feels that the Sen.
ate has had considerable time to lnves-
tigate the appointments.
The President Is inclined to feel that
the Senate may be experiencing some
difficulty in it's consideration of the
appointees because of the restrictions
placed upon the qualifications by the
new utilities act.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-01
MIS-. MARY DAILY DIES.
Heart Attack Fatal to Retired
Army Oficer's Wife.

Mrs. Mary DAILY, Sc, wife Of Maj.
Henry W. Daily, u. S. A.. retired, died
at her residence. 1440 Monroe street,
yesterday from a heart attack.
Mrs. DAILY was a native of San An
tonic, having moved here with her
husband and family about is years
ago. She was a member of the Shrine
of the Sacred Heart Church.
The following children survive:
Clara DAILY. Catherine DAILY and Rob-
ert. DAILY of Washington and William
DAILY and Edward Daily of Yuma,
Ariz. A sister, Mrs. j. j. Moore, and
brother. John Moran, both Of San
Antonio, also survive.
Funeral services will be held tomor.
row morning, leaving the late resi-.
dence at $50 o'clock. Requiem mass
will be sung at the Shrine of the
Sacred Heart Church at o'clock.
Rev. j. M. Moran will officiate. Inter.
ment will be in Mount Olivet Gene
terry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-01
HELD FOR GRAND JURY.
Man Admits HOUSEKEEPING When
Arraigned; Bond Put at $4,000.

John Thomas West, colored. charged
with two cases of HOUSEKEEPING, was
held for the action Of the grand jury
by Judge John P. Mcmahon in Police
Court today on a bond of $50 900.
When arraigned by the clerk West
said he was guilty. Ralph Given, as
sigtant United States attorney, stated
that there were nine other charges
Of a similar nature pending against
West, and that he had a previous
record.
Today he was charged with entering
the residences of Percy Solomon, 1918
Seventh street, and Abraham Borak,
200 Four -and-a half street southwest.
Money and tobacco were reported
stolen.
Policeman L. NJ. Wilson of the Sec
ond precinct made the arrest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-01
$4,000 POOL HERE
PLANNED BY July |
Project in East Potomac
Park Would Accommodate
1000 Bathers.

Construction of a swimming pool in
East Potomac Park. to be ready for
the use of bathers by July l. is being
planned The pool, which is to cost
approximately $4,000, will be erected
without cost to the Government
which, however, will become the
owner when 1t is completed.
While the project has not been
formally approved, the consent for
Its establishment has gone so far as
practically to insure 1t, it was said
today by Capt. NJ. II. Parsons, CHIEF
of the Protection Division OF the once
of Public Buildings and Parks. VINO
initiated the plan. The general idea
OF providing the pool at private eX'
Col. U. S. Grant, Sd, director OF the
office. The Commission of Fine Arts,
to which was submitted the proposal,
has reported that it can see no objec-
ton to the establishment of a pool at
the site proposed.
Plans Being Prepared.
The plans for the pool now are
being drawn, and when completed. to-
gether with the details of building
Specifications, will he submitted for
approval to the public parks office
and the Commission of Fine Arts.
The pool will be of concrete, $50 by
IS feet, with varying depth OF from
to 10 feet. 1t will be located be-
tween the wings of the field house
for golfers In East Potomac Park and
will be designed to accommodate
about 1000 persons at time.
In addition to its utility purpose 1t
Is now planned to provide attractive
entrances in the center, fianked on
either side by white stone colonnades,
topped off with a pergola. In the
middle of the pool 1t Is proposed to
put a spout which will eject large
stream of water high into the air
and which may be observed from the
riverside drives. The dressing rooms
will be on the ground level under the
pergola.
The offer. was submitted by the
Parks Amusement Co.. Inc, which
operates the golf concession in East
Potomac Park. The company offers to
build the project in return for the con-
cession for a. certain period of years.
Engineers Now Working.
Officials of this company, It was
said. have called to Washington a
corps of engineers from New York to
work on specifications. The District
of Columbia Health Department is to
be called upon to approvs the plans
for purifying the water. The pool will
be filled first with filtered water from
the city mains and then only certain
amount Of new water will be. added
each day.
Preparation of the plan has gone so
far that it is believed that final ap-
prevail will be given in a short time,
so that construction Of the project will
begin about the middle Of this month,
with the hope of completing it between
June Is and July l.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-01
RAINEY is ENUMERATED.
Grand Jury Acts on Death Of Man
From Gas Poisoning.

The grand jury today exonerated
Robert Louis Rainey of responsibility
for the death of James Lucas, Febru-
ary ~. Lucas occupied a room at
902 Four-and- a-half street southwest,
owned by Rainey, and was discovered
in a gas-filled room and died from
gas poisoning. The gas was said to
have escaped from a gas stove.
The grand jurors also refused to
indict Carl Ramstad, a policeman of
the tenth precinct, who had been
charged with blackmail. Ramstad, 1t
was claimed. accepted $40 from Major
Taylor not to arrest him for a viola.
ton of the national prohibition act.
Other charges ignored by the grand
Jury include Fred McClinahan. motor
vehicle theft act: Helen Ford, rob-
berry: James Robinson, robbery: AL
phonso Beneditti, violating national
prohibition act; Harrison Hawkins,
grand larceny.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-01
WOMAN IS ACQUITTED
IN AUTO DRIVING CASE
Miss Gladys L. Escher Was Ac-
cused of Being intoxicated
in Car Last June.

After celebrating minutes a Pc.
lice Court jury today returned a Yer.
dict of not guilty in the case of Miss
Gladys l.. fischer of 2026 Third street
northeast, charged with driving while
intoxicated.
A previous trial three weeks ago re.
suited in the jury being dismissed
when they failed to agree after being
out for nearly eight hours.
Representative Beedy of Maine, was
the chief Government witness against
Miss Fischer.
Mr.. Beedy testified that Miss Fischer
drove past him June s, around the
Tidal Basin and that she was driving
ION all sides of the roadway" He
turned around and summoned two
Park policemen, who later found Miss
Eschers machine mired in a flower
bed.
Miss Escher's attorney denied that
Miss fischer had been drinking and
said a bad rut caused the car to
jump off the roadway. He charac-
terized Mr.. Beedy before the jury as
"a fussy old maid, prying into other
peoples affairs
The defendant was one OF few
women to stand trial on the charge Of
driving while intoxicated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-01
TWO D. c. MEN ARRESTED
ON HOLD-UP CHARGES

Walter Gayden, IS years old, and
Joseph Thomas. alias Snyder, were
arrested last night in Hyattsville,
charged with participating in a hold.
UP at Thompson's lunchroom, 1907 V
street. the morning Of January "a, and
brought back 10 Washington.
At that time William Mason, 81
years old. 2511 Brentwood road, was
shot in the shoulder and stall is at Sib-
ley Hospital. He was a Waterman at
a nearby dairy and appeared in the
door of the lunchroom just when the
robbers were holding up Lewis c.
Hines, the manager, at the point of
a pistol.
Gayden and Thomas are said TO
have admitted taking part In the hold
up. They We're arrested by Detectives
Keck and Thompson, who had leapfed
Of their Whereahosatsai0 1XattsYaueap
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-01
Representative Taylor Sued.

Representative Taylor of Tennessee
was sued for $4,000 damages today
In the District Supreme Court by Mrs.
Ellen Daniels, 621 Fourth street, for
alleged personal injuries. Mrs. Daniels
says she was riding in her automo-
bile January 81 when the car Of the
Representative collided with her ma
chine at Seventh and X streets, demol-
ishing her car car and injuring her.
She charges that Mr.. Taylor's car
was being operated negligently At.
torney Godfrey l.. Munter appears for
the plaintiff
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-01
Would Honor Bird Woman

BY the Associated Press.
The erection of a tablet at a cost Of
$4,000 on either Wind River or the
Shoshone, Wyo.. Indian Reservation
to Sacajawea, the bird woman" who
accompanied Lewis and Clark as in
terpreter and guide in the exploration
of the Northwest, would be authorized
under a bill passed by the House last
night and sent to the Senate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-01
SOVIET ASKS PATENT.
Wants q. S. Rights to Invention
Ending Evaporation.

By the Associated Press.
LENINGRAD, Russia, March l.
The Soviet government has taken
steps to obtain patents in the United
States for a new Russian invention
which it is claimed eliminates the
evaporation of gasoline and other
volatile petroleum products.
The new method, which Is the in
vention of an engineer named Afonin,
Is said to be much superior to the
present devices for preventing evapora-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-01
Increase in Army
Ration Called Spur
To Enlistments
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Prese.
NEW YORK, March 1.-Record-
breaking peacetime Army enlist
ments for the New York district
during February were attributed
by veteran recruiting officers to
the presidential order increasing
the Army ration from SO cents to
30 cents a day.
The 412 enlistments in February
exceeded any monthly recruiting
figures in any other city Of the
county, MAJ c. ~ Pixirosto said
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-01

Creation of a Joint congressional
commission to participate in observ-
ance Of the 15Oth anniversary of the
meeting of the Continental Congress
at York. Pa. september 30, 1777, is
proposed in bill passed by the House
last night and sent to the Senate. Coin.
age of a memorial 50-cent piece also
would be authorized
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for the success Of the proposed con-
ference did not run high, but there
was concurrence in the view that
Great Britain and the United States
must cooperate in the direction Of
the Presidents aspirations whatever
the obstacles.
Comments by London Press.
The Westminster Gazette will say
editorially: 1.-THE government has done
the sensible thing. ." 1t would have
been unwise and almost impossible
for them to have taken any other
course. - President Coolidge has
appealed to a sentiment which is
and it is mere wisdom to bow to the
inevitable"
The Morning Post, organ OF the sup
porters of a big Navy. expresses the
hope that there will be no harm in
the proposed discussion
The liberal Daily News says: THE
merit of President Coolidge's plan Is
that within a limited sphere, besides
arresting competitive building, 1t will
give a moral lead to the league con-
ference"
Meets Public Opinion.
The Daily Chronicle asserts that the
British reply corresponds to British
public opinion, but that 1t seems hard
ly likely, in view of the French and
Italian refusals, that President Cool
idge will invite three-power discus
sion.
THE British answer implies that
extension Of the $50 ratio Is scarcely
practicable anyhow" continues the
paper, land it will be still less so in
a pact binding no other European
power. Nevertheless we should sim
cere1y regret to see the Presidents
statesmanlike initiative fail OF re-
Suits"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-01
House, Amid Laughter, Approves Tincher
Bill for Memorial In His Home Town

rate the holding of peace treaties
with the plains Indians in October,
1867, be passed by unanimous con-
sent.
1.-The gentleman from Kansas is re-
firing voluntarily from Congress"
Mr.. Luce said. "and he wants TO take
a memorial back home for both his
constituents and himself to look at"
And, amid laughter. the bill went
through, but whether 1t becomes a
AZ depends on Eha' the Senate may
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-01
NOMINATIONS UP AGAIN.
Senate to Act on Tariff Commission
and Trade Board Posts.

The Senate failed to reach vote
yesterday on the nominate of three
members of the Tariff Commission
after being in executive session for
two hours. They are Edgar B. Bros.
sard of Utah, Sherman J. Lowell of
New York, and Lincoln Dixon of In
diana.
The Senate agreed to take the
nominations up in executive session
again today and after they have been
disposed of to vote on the nomination
Of Abram r. Myers of Iowa to be a
member of the Federal Trade Commits
sion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-01
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Representative Polly" Tincher Of
Kansas. the largest member In Con-
gress and one of the most jovial. was
the butt of a joking remark last
night as the House passed what
probably will be the last bill to bear
Representative Luce of Massachu-
sets urged Tincher's bill to authorize
an appropriation of $4,000 for erec-
ton of memorial at Medicine Lodge,
Kanss hiahome tpWNs t. cQmMsMa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-01
Would Raise Coolidge Doctor.

Maj. James F. Coupal. personal ply
stefan to President Coolidge, would be
elevated to the rank of colonel, with
corresponding compensation, under a
bill passed last night by the House
and aent t9the Sonata A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-01
Senator Jones Receivers.

Senator Jones Of New Mexico, who
recently suffered a heart attack. was
sufhciently recovered today to no.
turn II his eeAt u ~ SsnAtas
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-01
BAND CONCERT.
TOMORROW.

BY the United States Marine Band
Orchestra, at the Marine Barrac ks,
SIS o'clock, William II. Santelmann.
leader: Taylor Branson. second
aoAders
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-01
EFFICIENCY BUREAU
TO CONTINUE PROBE
OF SIGNAL SCANDAL

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-01
PRESIDENT HOPES
FOR 5-POWER PACT
DESPITE REFLECTIONS

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-01
Gives Right of Appeal.

The architects bill is to perfect GER
tain features of the existing law for
the regulation of that profession. Un-
der existing law the action of the
architects examining board in can.
ceiling a registration certificate is final.
The bill passed last night gives the
architect the right of appeal to the
District Court of Appeals.
Another amendment made by the
pending bill is to clarity the penalty
section of the existing law, which the
Senate committee found was so am
bieuous that the District attorneys
ONCE would not undertake prosecu-
tons under IL. The general purpose
of the bill, the Senate committee re-
ported, Is to protect the public from
incompetent architectural service by
those not properly professionally
qualified"
The two House bills on which the
Senate completed legislative action
last night are part of the program of
legislation restricting the appoint
ment of legal guardians in the Dis
trict. drafted following the congress
sional investigation of last year. Bills
limiting the fees to be collected by
guardians had been previously enacted
and last night the Senate completed
the two bills limiting the number OF
cases a guardian may handle. One
bill limits legal guardians to Ave
estates of mental incompetents and
the other places similar limit on
estates of infants.
In the night session of the House
| last night, Chairman Zihlman of the
| District legislative committee got
| through every District measure on the
uuapimeus -copsent calendar NTH the
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by TssEtssfWI
Gs1a Whibs sza
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-07

through the process of elimina.
ton bouts.
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The last one probably will be an
outdoor fight at the Polo Grounds
with the strong possibility of Jack
Dempsey being one of the prin-
cipals.
Dempsey will not enter the
eliminations. but If he satisfies
Richard that he is in good condi.
ton, he may meet the winner of
the Examinations in which Jack
Sharkey, Jim Maloney, Paul Ber-
lenbach and Uzcudun Paolino are
now entered.
Jack Delaney will not get a shot
at either Dempsey or Tunney, I'M
less he disposes of tlIis field.
Nobody would discuss the per-
centage features of Tunneys agree
ment with Richard. but it is gen.
orally understood that Gene is to
get 40 per cent of the first $1,000
900 and so per cent over that.
He probably has a flat guar
antee of about S45O, 900 as the.
fight will draw not less than
100000.
Richard stated that while the at
tendance. assuming the fight will
take place at the Yankee Stadium,
will not tie the figures for the
Dempsey-Tunney fight, he expects
it to set a new record for gate
receipts. Tex predicts he will take
in close to $2,000,00O
The agreement Tunney signed
with Gibson is for an Indefinite
period but the terms were not made
public.
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Hoppe Picked to Win
Cue Championship

NEW YORK, Jan. 7.-Havipg won
the second block Of his titular match
with Eric Hagevacher, the cham
pion, Willie Hoppe, today was lead
ing by a score Of 1000 to $40 and
was in a fair way of regaiuing the
worlds 1872 balkline championship.
The third and final block will be
played tonight.
The score of the second block was
564 to $40. Hoppe averaged 20 1919
and Hagenlacher, II 1919.
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ney reached an agreement with Glib
son whereby they continue their re.
lations as fighter and manager under
anew: contract. Richard announced
no terms other than that Tunney is
ob1igated to fight any challenger on
my date and in any city selected by
Rickard. 1t is understood that Tun.
ney is to receive approximately
1900, 900 for his services.
While the contract signed by
Illnney and Richard binds the
champion to Richard during the
year 1927. IL is not I'm the strict
sense set; Of fight articles.
iIIasmuclI rs it will be suDer.
coded on June Is by a New
York commission form OF con-
tract in which Tunney's OppO. )
nent Will be named and other
specific terms Incorporated.
"k
Tunney. of course, is prohibited
rom engaging in any ring contest
0rior to his defense Of the title for
ksickard. In the event that anything
occurs to take the fight out Of. New
York. the June contract viii be
drawn to cover the transfer.
These conditions were explained
by Genes attorney, Dudley Field
Malone at the luncheon given bv
Rickard at the jefferson Hotel to
Local and visiting scribes. Tunney
himself was unable to remain for
the eats as he had to appear in his
vaudeville act. After posing with
Hickard. Gibson and Malone for pic.
lures of the signing. he rushed off
% the theater but returned for a
last brief confab with Richard be-
tore the promoter left for New
York.
Under the terms of the agreement
signed, Richard must post forfeits of
32OO,O00 within five days. He will
deposit in a@bank bonds to the
amount of 100000. An additional
100000 must be put up by Nav /.
Iunney is also to post a forfeit Of
100000 within five days. -
Tunney insisted on the clause
naming his opponent by lime
10. Richard said he would
produce the man by that time
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den. Barnard. Nay. Cowles and Nc
Ketrick-whlch has carried on tri.
umphantly despite predictions to the
contrary, hurled a formidable bar.
rier by beating Convention Hall. s
The Typos won the first game. 535