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4 PLAN TO SALVAGE ; WASTE MATERIALS Salvation Army Social Serv ice Center Will Also Give I Aid to Unemployed. 40 ALREADY ENROLLED New Building Will Be Dedicated February 12 With Address by . Commissioner. i_ 'Salvaging waste material with waste labor ami helping men who are temporarily down and out to support themselves is the principle of j the now Social Service Center build ing of the Salvation Army, at 102 B street northwest, which will be for mally dedicated on February 12, Lin coln's birthday, according to a state ment issued today by Adjutant George Daxton, who is in charge of social service work among the men in Washington. “This building, which will contain facilities fi>r helping the men to re pair old materials to he usable again, is really an .levator in motive.” said Adjutant Paxton. "We take them in. give them clothing, board and room free of charge until they find that they can better themselves, (hen we gladly let them out. to take advantage of any opportunity that comes their way. ‘ln. Up and Out’ is our motto.” Forty Already Unrolled. The home will have an executive staff of eight and a foreman for each department of the salvage work. The pew building will accommodate siXly livc nun. hut Adjt. Paxton thinks there probably will he about llfty to occupy the home when it is opened, on February 15. after three days of open house, to which the Washington public is cordially invited. Already forty men have enrolled for admis sion to the industrial building. "Our work will include collecting, either by direct solicitation or In re sponse to telephone .alls, old papers, magazines, clothing and furniture,” said .Mr. Paxton. "The men will then sort the publications in the baling room and prepare them for shipment to nearby paper mills. The men will clean, repair and press all articles of Clothing, which will then be placed on sale *at a nominal price to the poor of the. city. The same is true of the salvaged fur niture: it will be repaired, varnished and sold at low prices. All funds so collected will be used to defray the ex penses at the institution. The men who do the work will be paid what the so ciety considers appropriate for their services. The plant includes a fine laundry, shoe-repairing shop, carpenter shop, cleaning and pressing room and extensive woodworking shop. Rudolph 1o Speak. Commissioner Rudolph will make the opening address at the dedication cere - monies February 12 and will raise the American flag on the building. Com missioner Kstill of New York, who has charge of the Salvation Army activities department east of Chicago, and Mrs. Kstill will come to Washington for the dedication. They will bo accompanied by Col. Richard Holz, chief secretary of the eastern department; Col. Damon, field secretary, and Col. E. J. Parker, who Is directly in charge of social service work in the eastern department of the Salvation Army. Brigadier Welte, assistant to Col. Parker, also will be here for the ceremonies. Brigadier David Stitt of this city is in charge of the program for the affair. This building, or, rather, group of three buildings. Is the first of several to bo built in Washington by the so ciety to replace the old, unattractive buildings which have hitherto housed the headquarters of the Salvation Army In Washington. G. W. U. SHOWS STEADY GROWTH IN DECADE President Hodgkins Cites Figures Proving Big Jump in Registration. •‘The student registration of the Uni versity has greatly increased during the last decade." said Dr. Howard L. Hodgkins, president of George Wash ington University, at the annual meet ing of the trustees of the university last night. “In 1910-11 the registration ■was 1,270; so far this session there have been 1,439 enrolled, and, when the second term registration is com plete, it is expected the total enroll ment will exceed 4,800. The enroll ment of full-time students has In creased rapidly. There are more than 1.300 full-time students in the uni versity. “The attendance has increased every year since the close of the war. The increase in day students has been notable. In arts and sciences In 1918-1919 there were 291 full-time and 1,717 part-time students. There are now 950 full-time and 2,293 part time students. “In the arts and sciences faculty there are now forty-one full-time teachers, fifteen of whom are listed in •Who’s Who’ and seven who are list ed in ‘American Men of Science.’ Os the entire teaching staff of the uni versity, including part-time teachers, sixty out of 280 are in one or both of these books of reference. “The university is sound and healthy, financially and educational ly,” said Dr. Hodgkins in conclusion. *Tt has an established position in this city and among the educational in stitutions of the country. It is look ed to to establish additional courses in the fields of economics, political science and business administration.” Cow Takes City Championship on 9,790 Lbs. Yield Washington has a new champion. . She Is Small Hope Wayne Pon tiac, a cow owned by the Home for the Aged and Infirm. The Holstein Frleisian Associa tion of America announced her championship today for the 305- flay division of the senior two s year-old class. She made 9,790.3 pounds of milk and 340.44 pounds of butter fat, equivalent to 425.5 pounds of but ter. - / The Home for the Aged and In firm also holds the state dairy rec ord, it was announced, for the 305- day production over all ages. Co lantha Pontiac Jamaica, owned by the home, has a record of 13,160.1 pounds of milk and 450.14 pounds of butter fat, equivalent to 562.67 pounds of butter. EXCEPTIONAL VALUES i —ln Furniture, Damps and Shade*. I, Ton’ll find the moat attractive aasort -0 iaent to select from and the prices ar* < £ extremely reasonable. CORNELL WALL PAPER CO. ru 18th X.W. Main 53T8-8874 Graduate Eyas Examined KeOmnlok Medical Collars Glasses Fitted DR. CLAUDE S.SEMONES Eyesight Specialist t ’ 11 w NEW SOCIAL SERVICE BUILDING OF SALVATION ARMY. $4,676,457.65 FREE SURPLUS FOUND IN TREASURY FOR D. C. i (Continued from First 1 ’age.) respect to these comparatively snail discrepancies.” The accountants make the follow ing recommendation with regard to keeping the District accounts on the books of the Treasury Department: “We recommend that the account to be opened upon the books of the Treasury Department, as provided by the act of Congress approved June 29. 1922 (the District appropriation act establishing new fiscal relations between the District and the federal government), be made" to compre hend ail transactions in connection with the fiscal relations between the United _ t?lates and the District, so that all expenditures, receipts and adjustments for each fiscal year could be readily established." Compile MM of Claims. The accountants have listed, but not summarized, claims that might be set up against the District on behalf of the federal government. The sugges tion of such claims Is inferential, however, and may not be regarded as recommendations of the accountants. They merely call the attention of the ] congressional committee to these mat- J ters. The first of these inferred claims has to do with $1,622,739.75 of uncol lected taxes in 1878, when the half and-half plan of appropriating for the District was first set up. At the time I these taxes fell due no provision of law existed for apportioning this amount between the District and the federal government, and it was credit ed to the general fund of the District when collected. It is hot believed by District offi cials that the federal government can properly lay claim to any of this money in the circumstances. Another item dealt with by the ac countants as a possible claim against the District Is the District’s propor tion of a bond issue of 1879 amount ing to $1,092,300, the principal and interest of which was paid off out of the appropriations for the District sinking fund, although the terms of the act authorizing the issue were to the effect that the United States should bear no part of the cost of the issue. Charge Against District. Miscellaneous revenues of the Dis trict, derived from license fees, etc., and deposited to the credit of the District of Columbia amounting to $6,800,058.57. in the period from 1912 to 1922, were discussed by the ac countants in their report. There was no provision in law to share this sum with the federal government and it was placed to the credit of the Dis trict. This was suggested as a possi ble charge against the District. In this connection the accountants say;- • • “The auditor of the District in his letter of November 6, 1922. addressed ta the Commissioners,of the District, goes into some detail regarding each of the items. If these collections for the years 1912 to 1922, and those prior, had been apportioned, gs were certain other receipts from District sources, the balance in the general fund at Jund 30, 1922. would have been consid erably less.” The accountants call attention also to the fact that certain collections made by the clerk of the District Su preme Court are deposited wholly to the credit of the United States. These are fines, etc,, and none of them go to the credit of the District, although the District pays 60 per cent of the maintenance fund for the court. Another Possible Claim. Credits received by the District on account -of drawback certificates is sued to reimburse the District for tax overcharges, amounting to $351,412.90, from 18 T 9 to 1900, was suggested also as a possible claim. Still another item which it was sug gested might be charged against the District was $345,102.52, the District’s proportion of the $240 bonus to cer tain employes of the District Supreme Court, the District Court of the office of public buildings and grounds and the Zoological Park. The accountants suggested also that the District might be chaarged for a share, of the pay of the Army officers who have been stationed here, oc cupying various positions in the Dis trict government, which accountants figure at $282,422.18. The District's share for the pur chase of additional lands for the Zoo logical Park, amounting to $82,500, is referred to as another possible claim. For the relief of Eldred G. Davis, former collector of taxes of the Dis trict, there.was paid into the Treas ury $643.33 to make good a loss oc casioned by the larceny of a similar \ ( Today! Our Entire Stock of SHIRTS -' (at about) V3# This semi-annual sale cov ers every Manhattan shirt in stock, white or colored, day or dress, without a single ex ception. B^etr^HsfeT^ The Avenue at Ninth. — l - THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 12. 1923. I sum from his office, and this the ac countants discuss also as possible \ claim. DONOVAN TO PRESENT CONVINCING ARGUMENT I TO PHIPPS’ COMMITTEE All of the possible claims against , I the District's five-million-doliar stir l plus referred to in the report of the accountants will be thoroughly stud , ied and discussed by Maj. Daniel .1, i ; Donavan, local auditor, in a written : ; statement to Congress. In view of the fact that he has been ' i invited by Senator Phipps to submit i both written and oral statements on the findings of the aeeountants. Maj. j Donovan refrained from discussing the report today. Will liegin Statement. Maj. Donovan will begin immediate. I ly the preparation of a statement of what the Commissioners believe the city is entitled to with regard to the surplus. It is probable shat the. District au thorities will lake up in their brief the question of whether Interest is to be allowed on the surplus revenues for the period during which those revenues have reposed in the Treas ury. Hears 3 Per Cent Interest. j The provision of the current appro priation act providing for the invest igation into the fiscal affairs of the federal and District governments stated that any money found due to eithfr government should be consid ered as bearing Interest at 3 per cent. I While unwilling to discuss the re port publicly in advance of their rep resentations to Congress, it was clear ly indicated at the LNstrict building that the city officials are elated over the recognition of the existence of the surplus by the accountants who made the investigation. While the city heads are much ified over the recognition of the ex istence of the surplus, they realize that they must present convincing facts and arguments to the joint con gressional committee in reply to all' claims that may be made against the surplus. Exhibits Are Attached. The auditors have attached to their report a number of exhibits iVhich give in much detail the receipt's and disbursements, balances and appro priations of the District funds. Ex hibit A deals with the District gen eral fund—giving a summary of bal ances on deposit in the United States Treasury, receipts, disbursements and pavments and reimbursementa to the United States by years, and in total for the eleven fiscal years ended June | 30. 1912 to 1922, inclusive. Dealing with the totals, exhibit A shows that the balance at the begin ning of this period was $2,665,081.81. and the balance at the end of the pe riod was $7.574,416.90. The total deb its and credits for the period are set down as $104,235,964.35. The District surplus in the Treas ury began to accumulate first i,n 1916, when the old half-and-half plan of appropriating for the District was in operation. GIVEN 7-YEfIR TERM. Dick Dashington. colored, who re cently- testified that the police gave him the “fifth degree” by burning news papers under his bare feet in an effort to force a confession, was sentenced to day by Justice Bailey in Criminal Di vision 2 to serve seven years in the penitentiary on a charge of burglariz ing the store of Benjamin Dekelbaum. Dashington was also convicted of an other charge before Justice Stafford In Criminal Division 1, and will be called for sentence there tomorrow. Dekelbaum’s store is at 1433 11th street northwest. The robbery oc curred July 13. 1921. As the prisoner has been in Jail for six months the court ordered that much deducted from his seven-year sentence. Justice Bailey did not comment on the charges against the police made by Dashington, I “The King of Lubricants ” mroßons Smooth, Clean and Efficient for Winter Lubrication SHERWOOD BROTHERS, Inc. Phone Lincoln 7558 111 PERPETUAL I BUILDING ASSOCIATION Pays 6 Per Cent on shares maturing in 45 or 83 months. It Pays 4 Per Cent on shares withdrawn be fore maturity. Assets More Than $8,000,000 Surplus More Than $BOO,OOO Corner 11th and E Sts. N.W. Hi JAMBS 8E88Y..... .President H |jj JOSHUA W. CARR, Secretary Jj [Esggggjg gsgggg gg SB 5H6386 sgsSBwt '; % . ' ■ DENIES RENT BOARD VIOLAIMDER Chapin Brown, for Self and Commission, Answers Contempt Charges. Chapin Brown, attorney to the Dis trict Rent Commission, today an swered the rule recently issued against him and the members of the commission to show cause why they should not he adjudged in contempt of court for filing suits in the Munic ipal Court against George IV". Linkins, rental agent of an apartment on Girard street, owned by William O. Gilbert, when the court had enjoined any attempt to enforce the determi nation of the commission in relation to the rentals of the apartments. Exonerates the Members. Mr. Brown exonerates the members of the commission and says he In stituted the suits and the commis sion was not even cognizant of the fact that they had been brought. No reply to the rule is made bv A. Left wioh Sinclair. William F. Gude and Mrs. Clara S. Taylor, members of the commission, because of this state ment of their counsel. Mr. Brown denies that the filing of the suits are specifically enjoined by the court order relied on by Mr Linkins. and points out that the laws of injunction require specification. The court could not so enjoin the . commission, he claims, under a de cision of the old Court in General Term that the collection of a for feiture or penalty by an officer of the government under the responsi bility of his office, may not be en joined by a court, of equity.. In Effect Files New Suit. The lawyer also claims that bv asking for affirmative relief in his petition, Mr. Linkins has in effect filed a new suit for Injunction, which cannot be entertained by the court under the wording of the extension of the Ball act, which provides that only ny appeal can a determination of the commission be stayed. He asks that the rule in contempt bo dis missed. Chief Justice McCoy has the matter under advisement. RIBS FRACTURED BY AUTO. Miss-Annie O’Brien, forty-four, of 1003 K street, sustained a fracture of the jaw and fractures of several ribs when struck by an automobile operated by Byron S. Adame of 1801 Park road, late last night at 10th and K streets. She was taken to Emer gency Hospital, where her condition is reported not serious. . vThe indigo industry Is one of the i oldest of the early chemical indus tries in the southern states. It is mentioned in Louisiana as early as 1720. p 1 —- a=a— aaa— :a ■■■■xia ■ sb i : tsi ■ ‘is. '-nr:=a Sol Herzog, Inc. • f 9th & F St. 1 laeaem gmcaanes —gg , i ■■■; ■■ i, j. ■ >1 Continued Story—of Great Interest Herzog’s Half Yearly i Clearance Sale JpPj Economic interest as well as style interest — because, added to I the high quality and fine style is the Clearance price that saves you i money. Prices for Spring will be higher—better stock up now at I these great reductions. | r~Suits & Overcoats -^ i Hand-tailored garments from <r Styleplus” and other na tionally famous makers. Many light shades for Spring wear, $25 Suits & O’Coats for $19,75 S3O Suits & O’Coats for $23.75 $35 Suits & O’Coats for $27.75 S4O Suits & O’Coats for $31,75 VI I J ' j Manhattan Shirts At Sale Prices . This has always been Manhattan Shirt headquarters for Washington— hence, you’re sure of a complete range of patterns and sues to select from. PLAN LAW REFORM PARLEY IN CAPITAL Lawyers and Jurists Form Association to Suggest Uniformity of Statutes. MEETING SET FOR FEB. 23 Supreme Court Justices and Lead* { ing 1 Judges of Nation Are to ,1 Be Invited. j By the A aw* 1 In ted j NEW YORK. January 12.—The or ganization of an American law insti tute here yesterday was accompanied by the announcement that the lead ing lawyers and judges of the nation would be invited to a conference at Washington February 23 to consider revamping state and national laws with a view to eliminating recognized "defects.” A committee was empowered to in vite to the Washington meeting the Chief Justice and his associates of » the United States Supreme Court, the senior federal judge of each circuit 1 court of appeals, the Attorney Gen eral and solicitor general of the I United States, the president of the American Bar Association and its l executive committee, the president of ' each state bar association, the dean i of each law school belonging to the Association of American Law Schools, the presidents of the principal legal . societies in the United States and I some hundred other officials and prbmlnent private attorneys. Started at Harvard Club. Organization of the new institute was decided - upon at a meeting at the Harvard Club of some fifty law yers of national prominence, presided over by Elihu Hoot. A report upon many months of study of alleged defects in existing laws was ordered published. 1 The law's “uncertainty and com , plextty” are its two chief defects. the committee asserted, that cause ’ “useless litigation, prevent resort to t the courts to enforce Just rights. . make it impossible to advise persons of their rights and when litigation is • begun, create delay and expense.” i The most serious consequences of these defects is that they "create a j lack of respect for law. which under -1 mines the moral fiber of the eotnmun • ity and become a cause of anti-social i conduct.” I “As a result,” the report continued, ( “the rich are more apt to use their wealth to oppress, the business man is more apt to cheat, and those in • immediate want are more apt to steal. “In our opinion the most important . task that the bar can undertake is ; to reduce the amount of the uncer > talnty and complexity of the law.” J Ignorance Seen as One Cause. ■. “The ignorance of judges and law . vers” was named as one cause of (he law's uncertainty. Others , enumer r ated were: i Lack of agreement among members of the legal profession upon fundk s j mental principles of common law; lack of precision in the use of legal i terms; conflicting and badly drawn \ statutory provisions; attempts to 1 distinguish between two cases where . the facts presented no distinction; f an excessive volume of recorded de . clsions as well as novel legal cases. The remedy advocated was the pro duction of “a restatement of the law that will have an authority much 1 greater than that now accorded to r anv legal work.” s "The character of the restatement t which we have in mind.” the com , mittee said, “can best be described t bv saying that it should be at once f analytical, critical and conservative.” t iiiiiiiii hin 11 in 11 im nimnniTrilmnlmi s SPECIAL For Saturday f Rosemary Chocolates ; CQf, the i Oct pound Blackistone’s • ROSEMARY CANDY SHOP s 1403 H St., Next to Flower Shop S iiimiHiiiiiiiiiiniiimiimiiilHimiiinni |SXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXK^ I Quality and Quantity | I Keep “Creamcrust” | J *Sa/cs Climbing | V ’ Here is. a One-pound Loaf with that even texture that counts for so much * y ✓ when slicing. • A loaf that is just as | * / dSkiMlii good when a day old, if L% / | I# ■ kept in a closed bread box. 1, freshly baked ... £ One Pound 1 i 2 Baked Ham, Rum Flavored, 35c lb. v 5 . . < y A real old southern style; candied, baked ham with rum flavor to finish 5 \y it off. Picture one of our delicious “Blue Ridge" hams with the bone re- S I * moved, spiced, candied and baked to a tempting brown, topped off with V > rum flavor. Truly delectable. . y. \ ; \ | Smithfield Hams, 43c lb. | Genuine Virginia cured hams smoked and aged to pro £ WWf duce a mild mellow flavor. £ * I - I Boneless Shoulder Lamb Roast, 32c lb. y Consider what this means; bone out (no waste). Reduces the actual j* K cost about 20 per cent. » i - I Leg of Lamb, 35c lb. £ | Frederick Co. Roasting Chickens, 42c lb. \ $ Fresh arrivals from near-by farms in Frederick county, Md. Milk-fed 5 * stock, carefully dressed and guaranteed top qualitv. y I. | Baking Chickens, 40c lb. * \ * Newport Roll Beef Roast, 33c lb. | Prime native steer beef, has the highest food value and is always held at a premium at the packing houses, 2 Shoulder Clod Roast, 22 lb. Pork Loins to Roast, whole or half 23c lb. | Cut from tender little pigs. An exceptional week end value. Sweet Potatoes, 3c lb. y Our fruit and vegetable department offers a display of top quality mer £ chandise at reasonable prices. 2 Cranberries, 2 lbs. for 25c | | !Old Dutch Famous Coffee, 25c lb. |* the price is reduced, but the quality remains the same * £ » Blended and roasted.at our own plant with special care to produce a mel -5 low, satisfying cup of coffee. g jj| ■ , ■ ’“ a $ I i Grape Juice, pt. 23c, qt. 39c ; Armour's pure, grape juice, probably one of the best known and most popular' brands on the market. We are making a special re duction in price for Saturday only. Old Dutch Ginger Ale, 3 Bots. for 25c % Paper Shell Almonds, 3 lbs. for 89c I Very fine new crop California nuts at a wholesale price. 4 Royal Baking Powder, 6-oz. Can, 19c Wilsco Asparagus Tips, Can, 30c Wagner’s Stringless Beans, 2 Cans for 25c Nonsuch Mince Meat, 2 Pkgs. 25c J. This article needs no introduction. Buy a dozen packages at this special price. , 15 All our markets will supply the articles advertised so far as their stocks permit. The few items not in their stocks will be on sale at the Master £ Market. aura! ft mtTmw* 11 * 622-24 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W. Ph i! j .’ ' • ! | - m■ ■ . g | : * i