Evening Star Newspaper, May 11, 1926, Page 5

NI, VERNON ROAD | 10COSTZ MILLION Public Roads Bureau, in Re- port, Urges Future Traffic as Factor. The of the proposed memorial boulevard from Washington to Mount Vernon which, it is expected, Congress will authorize as an outsanding fea- tuge of th ricentennial eclebration of Washington's birth, when all the world will puy homage at his tomb on the Mou Vernon estate in 1932, is £2,000,000, uccording to a report made teday by P. St. J. Wilson, acting chief ¢f the Bureau of Public Roads. This egislation is fathered by R aresenta- oore of Virginia. his report was asked by the House committee on rouds, which directed the Sureau of Public Roads to make a survey of that section between Wash- ington and Mount Vernon through which a memorial highway probably would pass. In making ‘the survey and esti- mating the cost the Bureau of Pub- llc Roads has kept in mind that a highway from the Capital of the N to the home and tomb of founder should not be such as built to serve the ordinary purposes of commerce and communication, but should be of a monumental character. Such a highway should be planned with broad vision, the report pre- <ented to Chairman Dowell of the House committee today emphasizes. The committee, however, believes that the report is only a tentative one and that the proposals it contains are suhject to alteration to meet the views of members of the committee and of the special commission ap- pointed by the President to plan for The bicentennial celebration. cost Future Big Factor. Jort says that the proposed should have a right of way ient width to permit suitable landscape treatment and to allow for the expansion of the traffic facllities which may be needed in the future. It shouid be as direct as practicable and should be improved initially with the pavement of sufficent width to accommodate the traflic of the pres- ent and immediate futu be laid on easy gradien shoul <o located as to pass near the places hetween the ci and Washington and Mount Vernon which are associated with the memory of Washington and wherever possible should occupy a location affording extensive views of the surrounding countr: The Bureau of Public Roads con templated in its estimates of $2.000.- 000 the construction of a highway with @« pavement 40 feet wide on an st graded width and a_200-foot ight of way, which will permit future development. The report proposes a good location on which it will be possible to obtain the necessury right of v sonable Beginning at terminus of the Arlington southern rorial Bridge, now under construc- The re hlghway of suf be cost. n able line for the highway which will nass near the Arlington National Cemetery, the George Washington Masonic” Memorial at Alexandria and other points of historic and patriotic intorest. 1t also will he possible to cross the ridges in such a way as o afford splendid views with a grade t no time exceeding 7 per cent. Delay Danger Warned. The longer the project is delayed tho greater will be the cost of the | pqdeq. v, Congress is warned. | yjon right of wu Washington suburban development is extending rapidly toward Alexan- dria_and, singularly, Alexandria de- velopments are reaching out toward Washington. In a few years more, it may be possible to secure right of way for a suitable location only at a heavy cost. At present there seems to be un enthusiastic sentiment favorable to such a way in tho area which would be traversed, and the ind tions are that a considerable part of the right of way, especially south of Alexandria, would be donated. The | cost of that part which it would be | necessary to purchase, if the project | were initiated at once, would prob- ably range from £200 to $5.000 p acre, depending upon proximity to citles and the degree of subdivision. If the matter is delayed the progre: of subdivision will materially reduce the probability of donation and cor- | respondingly increase the cost, it is | declare Present Roads Unsuitable. The existing highways are sirably located for such the report points out. itage to be obtained 1 them would be the saving of right of way and this advantuge vould be more than offset by the disadvantage of their location from ihe point of view of a memorial high- way. The most total iles, not L purpose, e only ad- | owinge the cost highway direct length constructed cation would of appro and it s e could be constructed ent for $1.870,000 exclusive of cost of right-of-way. It is not tleable at this time to estimate with any degree of aceuracy the cost of the rightof-way, but it probably would not exceed $130,000. In order to construct the highway properly it will be necessary to make some deep cuts and heavy fills. If it is intended that the highway shall be dedicated in connection with the celebration of the 200th anniver- sarv of the birth of Washington, the preliminary worle should be com menced at once. The initial steps need not be very costly. fiscal vear 1927, the ri shouid be chtained and the grading should be commenced. The construe tion of bridges, drainage, structures ind grading should continue through the fiscal The project should be completed in the early part of the fiscal year 1932, n order that it may be formally opened February 22, 1932, to com- memorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of George Washington. It is believed that an authorization for the expenditure of £500,000 per year for four years, beginning with fiscal vear 1927, would accomplish the desired re sult. — oo Circus Day Finds Four Little Boys on the have 121, pres th pr vear | tirely On “Missing” List| In the spreading g wake of the circus, mor and splendor in Washinzton boyhood domains, came reports to the police yester- “duy of the disappearance of four voungsters. Sidney Wolpoff, 11 vears old, of 1225 Decatur street, and his friend, Bernard Rubin, the same age, of 4800 Georgia avenue, went to the circus grounds last night and failed to return. Another 11 ¥ old. Russell "hom: also was reported missing from his home 223 A street south- east, vesterday afternoon, and had not returried this morning. Nine yeir old Joseph Wecks had an alibi that he was “zoin’ fish- in’,” when he left home at 411 10th street southwest, Yesterday afte noon. This morning failed to bring ucwe of bils whereabouts, Ay at a rea- | the | it will be possible to find a suit- | the | print supy high- | probubly | It should| MRS. EMME! i | | | 1 { | | | the strike is illegal s declared by the | government spokesma j and THE EVENING STAR, MARY Head of the Women's Auxiliary Serv-| ice of the London Police. All volun-| teers have been placed under her com- | mand. A PANKHURST, | suffragette, who 's Auxiliary Po- - AN LAWRENCE. Labor member of Parl preparin delivery. VISCOUNTESS MASSERNE FERRARD, AND Who is sell during the strike. 1 g a smashing speech for early | nurse the: WASHINGTON, D WOMEN PROMINENT IN BRITISH STRIKE STRUGGLE - ISABEL MACDONALD. ment, whe is | Daughter of the former premier, a e days in a baby clinic in | London. g newspapers in London | Who is dri DUCHESS OF SUTHERLAND, & a newspaper delivery truck. AS SITUATION G train with h, and | ze one | were in- a number hurt when a manned by volunteers collided a freight train near Edinbur in another accident at Camt person was Kkilled and two Jjured. King Holds Council. eorge held a private ce this 1 for 1 reasur yuneil | yroing ation of was not King at Buckingham Pa Whether it was further emerzency disclosed. A government spokesman, ing the situation at the be the eighth day of the there had heen important defec among the railway men, but that the main body of strikers remained out The whole country was quiet, he The 1 rovised transporta gervices w steadily expand fng and the measure of protection for the volunteers had proved eflica- cious. Notwithstanding the action in commande outlin ning government's | x the news:! ply not in the hands of pub- | lishers, the Daily Mail brousht out | its first London edition this morning. | In its leading le the paper sug. gests that “as it is not'denied by any | one that the general strike is illegal.” the Trades Union Congress hus no legal sanction, its o contrary to the law, 1 be dissolved. The Mail also urges that “the 500 Soviet agents in Great Britain” be de- ported. Declaration Bears ¥ Sir John Simon’s declaration that nsed to to have many trade unionists to return work unconditiomlly The general strike is illegal, Ju Astbury declared in the chancery di- vision today, and those inciting it or | participating in it are not protected under the laws regulating the trades unions. His opinion, the first ha from a judicial bench since the strike began, was made in g it an in- Junction against certain branch lead- ers of the Sailors’ and Firemen's Union. The injunction restrains the branch leaders from calling out their led down During the | ht-of-way | | provineial towns. men without orders from general ers of the union Supplies Are Adequate. Al the docks in Wales are working and supplies, at least in the port towns, are adequate At Bristol voluntary laborers are unloading the ships as soon as they are berthed. The brewery emploves have returned to work. The engineer- ing union final o notices to its members, but dispatches indi cate that these have been largely ig- ored. P Birmingham numbers of tram- way men and industrial workers are returning. 3 Forty-eight vessels are discharging or loading at the Liverpool and Rirkenhead docks without disturbance. | Is and sailings continue. The r 1 transport there is ll}\])y'l\\'ll\:. with 20000 volunteers working. Most of the flour mills have resumed with Volunteer labor. Cattle killings con tinue in the abattol Municipal worker: throughout the courtry have retur after short absence £ On the Tyne shipping is practical- Iy at a, standstill owing to the coal shortage, but the shipyards are still working. The Barrow shipyards are function- ing, but the Hodbarrow iron ore | mines in Cumberland, the iargest in| England. will « by the end of the week if the strike continues. | The main development at Glasgow is the reopening of the docks, volun- teers discharging cargoes of food- stuffs which are conveyed to the traders without military escort. The strike is affecting the trade in Northampton. ~ One has closed and others working on short time. Similar conditions prevail tevington, Rushden, Wellingbor ton, Latimer and Finedon. South 1t issued ed hoot large are at Ket- . Bur- Food System Working. The system of food distribution | throughout Great RBritain now has reached a point.where officials believe only unusually serious trouble can in terfere with the full rationing of the entire population. i Motor convoys aré proceeding sev- eral times daily from the heavily guarded docks in London to Hyde Park with flour provisions and to Smithfield market with meat. The provineial roads are filled by day and | by night with a stream of lorries carrying food 10 even the smallest | London is geiting its daily supply | of meat by a fleet or motors and this morning a great convoy of 300 lor- ries, heavily guarded by troups, wound » |the strike of mill workers, in many centers | j its way from the docks to the market, where it was distributed to the trade without trouble. Ships are beginning to arrive from the continent with supplies of butter, eggs, cheese and other similar pro- visions that have been short for sev eral days. Three ships unloaded in the Thames during the night and others ‘are expected at the more im- portant ports during the day Food lorries are meeting with little annoyance from the strikers and in one of the districts, where trouble had been expected—amdentown pickets today even assisted traffic po- licemen in “keeping the stream of trucks moving. Troops Sought in Manchester. Manchester threatens to become the center of trouble in consequence of The millers are complaining that the strikers are menacing lorries haul- ing wheat, which is abundantly stored on the ship canal docks. It is, there- fore, expected that soldiers soon will be employed in Manchester, as in Lon- don during the last week, to guard wheat transport. Millers declared that they can insure milling by volunteer labor, which is plentiful, under protec tion. Difficulties London in moving m great central market owing to alleged part of the Trade has approved the Smithfield emergency organization’s plans to throw a cordon of police around the entire market district. An appeal has been issued for strong men to load and unload supplies of meat arriving at market. A large percentage of this comes from South America. Union wages and plentiful police protection have been promised those who answer the call. Trish Dock Workers Out. Dock workers In Ulster have gone on strike. In Belfast alone 500 of them have quit their jobs. The strike leaders say that other unions, includ- ing railway men, shortly will be in- volved. t is contended by the government that the situation at the docks and in the ports is well in hand, but the maintenance of free operation of these great centers for the importa tion of the mation's food is a matter garding which the authorities mani- re constantly concerned. The Chamber of Shipping, a_cor- poration of ship owners, has placed its organization at the government's disposal. An advisory committee, in- stituted by the chamber at the gov- ernment’s request, has laid down the principle that free movement of shipping is essential if the nation is to be fed and trade maintained. Ability to insure this siluation had been announced by the committes provided it has the co-operation of the authorities and other commercial interests and if protection is af- fofded merd willing to work. The committee says the Govern- ernment and the pubiic must do their utmost to protcct the workers, their families and homes. ¥ood Predominant Issue. As the strike progresses the ques. tion of food supply and distribution likely to become predominant, and armed forces probably will be em- ployed to keep provisions available from the at Smithfield intimidation on_the strikers. to the public, as was the case on the | London docks at ths week end. The government today, in addition | to pointing to an improvement in the public utility services, referred to the increased an1 increasing traveling ac commodations, both local and long distance, and the maintenance of food, light and power supplies. It laid emphasis on the fact that public order, with few exceptions, had not been ' disturbed. The Trades Union Congress, on behalf of the strikers, pointed out that their men were avoiding cxcesses and declared that the ranke of the strikers were ever increasing by the addition of many men who were quitting work out of ympathy for the movement. In a tement the general council of the congress id that the behavior of i strikers during the first week of the stoppage was a great example to the whole world. There still was nothing today | indicate whether labor’s *second line of defense” was to be called put. The Trades Union Council has re- quested the Parliamentary Labor party to hold meetings throughout the coun- try with the purpose of holding the strikers together. King George con- stantly confers with ministers of the crown at Buckingham Palace. Thus | far he has shown no sign that it is | his purpose to attempt to intervene in the strike situation. The wood used for making the best violin bows comes from the swampy forests of Bragil. g re heing encountered in The Board of | 1§14 to | 2 in room, 50% drive to r: needed School endowment was luncheon at followed by tional by Dean Balloch lected, pledges thr of the endowment fund have to be rai iona Board raised by was paid on pledges by members the prominent Washingtonians of the President. the necessity of r needed in order to maintain the pres. ent high r: and to secure further c philanthropic age opment of the university. ing Rivera ukases that it is poor sports. manship to put old nags in the ring without protection. BRITISH STRIKE END IS FORECAST |Lookout in Treetop ENERALLY EASES|Warns Moonshiners biTE Of Agents’Approach A chair, tied high up in branches of tall tree, smiled down a tenantless greeting upon prohibi tion_unit raiders, led by Agent T. T. Hartinan, late vesterday as they entered large distilling plant in woods near Halis St tion, Md.. where a 600-gallon still and accoutrements for turning out 3.000 gallons of liquor a week were confiscated The chair in the tree evidently had served a lookout in good stead, for the still was deserted when the agents there. Two horsepower boilers, 150 gullons of liquor. 6.000 gallons of mash and 960 half-zallon empty jurs were selzed The agents loaded the best part of the paraphernalia on their automobile to transport it back to the District, but became stuck: in a mud-hole en route and had to telephone the eleventh precinct for assistance in towing them out. & R HOWARD HEADS SEEK $149,000 IN PLEDGES Fund Must Be Collected by July 1 to Receive $250,000 En- dowment Gift. An intensive local ¢ the the and national balance of $149,000 Howard Medical launched at a he university yesterday, conference of the na- endowment committee, called s chairman. v little more than $100,000 col- s a result of the campaign for e years ago, the balance ought will sed by July 1 of this ear to meet the terms of the condi- gift of the General Education of $250.000 if o like sum is that date. About $2,000 of for With ommittee vesterday. Addressing the committee and other guests ity at the luncheon, Stanley Durkee urged ing the balance univel J. ting of the medical school, operation of cies in the devel It was decided by the committee to conduct an intensive drive for Wash- ington's quota of the amount sought during the latter part of this month. Bull Fighting Faces Reform. MADRID, May 11 (®).—Bull fight- is to be reformed. Primo de 100 M. P.’s to Guard tatue of Liberty Against ‘Outrages By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, May I1l.—Any one attempting to repeat the feat of three mien who on Saturday draped the Statue of Liberty with black crepe will have to run the gantlet of 100 husky M. P.'s. Col. James Dean, recruiting of- ficer, announced vesterday that 50 men would he enlisted this week to bring to its authorized strength of 100 the First Military Police Company, guardians of Miss Liberty. Hotel Inn 604-610 9th St. N.W. Daily, $1.00, $1.50, $2.00 weekly: $10.50 rooms, $8: shower and lavatory, ‘$10 more. Rooms like Mother’ 7_rooms. SG with toilet, DEPOSITS MORRIS PLAN BANK | Under Supervision U. 8. Treasury 1408 H ST. N. W. BILL GOESTOHOUSE Great Smoky Mountain Plan Included in Measure Unan- imously Favored. The bill creating the Shenandoah National Park, fn the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginfa, and the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, in the States of North Carolina and Ten nessee, was unanimously reported fa vorably to the House today by its com mittee on public lands. The Semate committee on public adjourned without taking defi tion, but ordered another meet- ing for tomorrow afternoon, when the witne who appeared before the Houss committeo will be asked to testify. The witnesses wero not re- leased from the House hearing in time to appear before the Senate commit- tee today. Kentucky Bill Separate. The House committee reported out {at the same time a second bill, intro- {dueed by Rep entative Thatcher of { Kentucky, anthorizing the establish- fment of ‘a third national park in the i on surrounding the Mammoth | Cave of Kentueky. Deslgnation of this I park is to ba contingent upon the peo |Dle of Kentucky raising sufficient | funds to buy the necessary Jand and {make the Federal Governmont agpres t of it, as was done in Virginia, rth Carolina and Tennessee. Acceptance of Mr. Thatcher's bill is helieved to have removed the last | obstacle in the way of passing the legislation necessary for the creati of the Shenandoafi National Park and the Great Smoky Mountain, | National Park at this sesston of Con- | aress. The sponsors of the other bill thope to obtain avorable action al- most immediately by unanimous con- sent of the House and the Senate | Mr. Thatcher had insisted upon the | inclusion of the Kentucky part in | this measure, | Legislative Biock Removed. | In view of the fact that the Inter- { for Department had declined to ap- prove such a step because the people of Virginia, North Carolina and Ten- nessce had rafsed their prescribed quota and that Kentucky had raised none as vet, it was feared that op- position might be ralsed in Kentucky which would have blocked the legis- lation at this session. By presenting \ separate bill, however, it is believed Mr. Thatcher has paved the way for the Kentucky park when the neces- sary obligations are fulfilled and at the same time has cleared the road for the creation of the other parks. CITIZENS ASK SEWERS. A delegation representing the Ben. ning, Glendale and Oakland Citizens' Association appeared before the Di trict Commissioners at their semi- weekly board meeting today and urged a number of civie improve- ments for their community. Specific requests were made for sewerhge and trash and garbage collections, also a sidewalk in the vieinity of the Smothers School. The Commission- ers in addition were asked to have cinders dumped on the main street The deputation was headed by W. H. Holloway, chairman of the water and sewer committee of the associa- tion. He pointed out that Benning, Glendale and Oakland are developing ne Evans. representing the Cap- itol View Development Co., re- quested the installation of a fire alarm box in the vicinity of and East Capitol streets, and improve- ment of the roads in that section. Friends Seek Closer Union. | PHILADELPHIA, May 11 (P.— | A steptoward a closer understana ing between the Hicksite and ortho dox branches of Iriends was taken vesterday, when the two groups, meeting separately, agreed to recog- { nize the marriage and membership certificate of the other. The ex- change of letters was said to have been the first communication be- {tween the two groups of the society in 93 y s Freeman Heads Barristers. ed president of the Federal Bar Asso- ciation at the sixth annual convention at the City Club last night, to succeed . C. Baggarly, who declined re-elec- tion. Other officers elected were George A. Ward, first vice president David D. Caldwell, second vice presi. dent; J. Ernest Downin, third vice president; William E. Monty, treas. urer; Ralph Connell, secretary, and Henry P. Alden, financial secretary. Georgian R'ec;lls Having Spanked Byrd as-F reshmap By the Associated Press. ATLANTA, Ga., May 11.—An old “school _buddy” who roomed with Comdr. Richard Evelyn Byrd at Vir- ginia Military Institute in 1905, has recalled here how he used to spank the future Arctic explorer for failure to shout down enough rain to fore- stall the daily drill period. “Dickey was a freshman that year and acted as ‘my rat,’ said Henry L. Graves, local investment broker. “He was a good rat, but occasionally ex- ercising my authority, T spanked him, good naturedly, of course. “On cloudy days the drill sergeant ordered first-year cadets to assemble on the drill field and vyell for rain. If the rain came there was no drill and everybody was happly. If mot, the rats were blamed for not having shouted hard enough and were sub- ject to spankings. But I reckon Dickey wasn't shouting for any show- ers Sunday up there on the top of the world.” 3.50 Philadelphia $3.25 Chester $3.00 Wilmington AND RETURN SUNDAY MAY 23 Specinl Train—Eastern Standard Time lr:vcl'"thln:wn (Union Station) 7:30 Ar. Wilmington 10:05 a.m.. Chester 3 . Phijadelphia, Broad Street, 10:50 . Broad Street Sta- m‘“fi'fifl"_" Gm.. West Philadel- hia :40 p.m. hester - 7:50 p.m.. Wilmington §:19 p.m le two days preeedi Tickets on sale twe days b ing C., TUESDAY, MAY 1I, COL: LEE CRANDALL, 94 TODAY, TALKS OF FLAPPERS AND HEALTH SHENANDOAH PARK | wnd are without many modern | Maj. Charles W. Freeman was elect- | 1926. Oldest Government Work- er Calls Girls Now Good as Ever. Gives Temperance Credit for Longevity, and Sees World Better. Col. Lee Crandall, who lays claim to heing the oldest ernment employe, today celebrated his 94th birthday anniversary by dolng o full day's work as a deputy jcollector of internal revenue and | cogitating, withal, on the wholesome i trend of the times. | As active in body and as optimistic in spirit as ever, the Confederate vet- n and former politiclan and news- paper man discussed freely with his colleagues in the revenue office at 1422 Pennsylvania avenue such prob- lems as the flapper, health and tem- perance, and announced his convie- tion that the world is getting better, The girl of today, despite her short skirts, her cigarette case, her lipstick and her penchant for the Charleston, 1s just as good, morally and mentally, as the more demure yvoung lady of the days of the long dress and the | minuet, Col. Crandall declared with emphasis. Furthermore, he added, she is considerably more healthy. Has Seen Many Eras. 0, sir,” erner insisted, “I don’t believe in all | this talk about the world getting orse. I've lived a long time and watched a lot of generations grow {up, and I will stick to my contention | that times are improving right along. I expect to live to sec this country pay off all its debts and do all its business on a cash basis.” Col. Crandall attributes his longev- ity to temperate habits in all things, He used to use tobacco some, he say and was not averse now and then to a swig of champagne, but he has touched neither for a number of vears. Soup is his favorite food. He seldom eats meat. The greatest health safeguard he knows of a pint of warm water before brealfast. le has been drink- | the white-haired South- COL. LEE CRANDALL. ing warm water every morning for many years and ought to know, being still in perfect health. This internal bath is just as important es the outer one, he declare Was Captured in War. The colonel expects to claim the honor some time in the future f Le ing the only living Confederate vet- eran. gle entered the Southern cause as « Ycaptain of Company $th Louisiana Infantry, and fought under Stonewall Jackson through the Valk of Virginia., being wourded in the wrist during one batt He later was made a_major and then a colonel. Col. Crandall was captured by Union forces during the latter part of the war and was confined to Johneons Island, Ohio, until cessation of hos- tilities. Following the war T the York Dally Graphic, illustrated daily in the world, and liter came to Washington and found ed the National View, a veekly. He was appointed a deputy collec- to of internal revenue in 1914 and has never taken a day of annual or sick leave since, he says. Col. Crandall lives with his wife at 1822 Calvert street. 1 has a daugh- ter and three sons living. represented THREE MEN SUCCUMB TO ACCIDENT INJURIES One Hit by Street Car and Two Struck by Autos—Inquests Will Be Held. Thres men, Injured in traffic acei- dents here in the past few days, died vesterday. Coroners’ inquests will be held in ‘each case. Charles C. Cos. tello, 54 vears old, of 1421 D street who was knocked down by a two-car | electric train as he was crossing Four teenth street at Ohio avenue, died at Gallinger Hospital vesterday. After he had been treated for cuts on his { head at Emergency Hospital, follow- |ing the accldent two weeks 'ago, he was arrested on a charge of intoxica- tion. but later was removed to Gal- linger for treatment. ice to have been by James E. Littleton, colored, 127, of 242 Fourteenth street. He died at Providence Hospital. Littleton was arrested. Edward Forrest, colored, 72, of 1460 { Irving street, struck by an automo- bile, said by police to have been oper- ated by John H. Pratt, colored, 1409 Morris road southeast, died at Casualty Hospital last night. Pratt was taken into custody pending the decision by the coroner. | U.S.NOT AFFECTED. | cah, dr: lleged by President Informed of Conditions | at Cabinet Session. | Advices received by President Cool- idge are to the effect that the general {not been felt in this country. The |matter is known to have been d |cussed briefly during today's cabinet { meeting at the White House and a re. port made to the President indicated {that American industries and com- {merce have not vet been affected. istration realizes that the ultimate ef- fect upon American commerce and industries would be very great. A | continuation naturally would mean {that there would be no need for | American commodities and raw ma- terials, all of which would result in serious damage to the commerce of the city. Wife Charges Desertion. i | Charging crueity ana desertion, Mrs. i Charlotte Chapman, 1 K street southeast, has filed suit in the District Supreme Court against Herbert P. Chapman for a limited divorce. The discontinued several months ago at her request upon the promise of her husband that she would be provided for if the court action were not press- ed. This promise, according to the wife, was not kept. The Chapmans were married in Wilmington, Del., January 5, 1918, and hava no children Attorney Raymond Neudecker appears for the wifa wear field sires a change highest type of men's apparel. : {Write full details in confidential. strike in Great Britain thus far has| If the strike continues, the admin-| wife charges that a similar suit was | |ALBANY CHURCH USES | 250-YEAR-OLD VANE | Brass Weather Cock, Marked by Indian Hunters' Shots, Still Whirls in Breeze. By the Associated Press ALBANY, N. Y., May 11.—The old weathervane brought to the Dutch setlement here in 1656 is still in ac- | tive service. It is a jaunty chanticleer | of beaten brass, perched now on one | of the two tall spires of the Madison Avenue Reformed Church. Except for three bullet holes, which tradition says were the results of pot- shots by the wondering and perhaps covetous Indians, the trim and well proportioned cock has borne his cen- turies well. | tail feathers proudly poised, he swings with the winds and the storms, sur- ve the city he has known since it was in waddling clothes. Tevered as the oldest relic of Al- bany’s early days, the weathercock | has'been in its present position since | the erection of the church in 1887. In {an $i-year vacation that began when | the ancient church at the foot of | State street, on which it had stoed for | 150 vears, was demolished. | " 'This old church, built in 1656, was | the second house of worship erected in the settlement. Its predecessor, known as the First Reformed Dutch | Church, had been constructed in 1642 at a cost of $32 and at the instigation of Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, the patroon who in 1630 had bought 700,- 1000 acres of land in this section. In | 14 s, however, the burghers felt the need of more room | for their devotions and chose a site | outside the walis of Fort Orange. One of their first cares was to pro. |cure a weathercock from Holland; | they ordered it, in fact, before the: sent to the Dutch West India Com- pany the beaver skins that were to Le exchanged for a pulpit and bell. | g s i first | With head held high and | ving from all points of the compass | that vear it was recalled tp duty after | worthy | e J OHIO RIVER READY FOR SHIPS IN 1929 $100,000,000 Project to Make It Navigable All Year Nears Completion. e By the Associated Prees LOUISVILLE, M: Sam’s $100,000,000 project to n Ohfo river navigable the year roun from Pittsburgh to Cairo, Ill., where } it empties into the Mississippt rive 1 is within three s of completion The last lock and dam will place and the last bit of dredging fir ished by 1929, sald the United & district engineer here. The plan w authorized by the Rivers and Harbo act of 1910, although local improve ments had been made at various times since 1879, when the first lock an am was buflt near the head of the river. ‘When finished, the project will cor sist of fifty locks and dams, placed intervals over a distance of 965.5 miles, The river then will have a minimun depth of nine feet, which compared with a former depth of one foot where it ran over shoals Bigger Ohio Commer: The Ohio is expected to become o chief artery of commerce and con munjcation ‘when the work has been completed. Figures for tonnage he dled by boats operating on t cent over those of 1924 ments totalled 15,757.015 tons, against 10,866,638 tons for 14 The distric engineer pointed out that part of the increase was due to an improv method of ¢ shipments that the average would fall be thirty and forty per cent. Sand and g tonnage topped the list, with coal “There was marked increa 4 shipments. While the p cerned principally with improvement of the river and its tributaries, river transportation men declare that the country as a whole will benefit in th cheaper transportation to be afforded. twee i Two Dams Eliminated. With the exception of raising the ! dam at Louisville, work has heen com pleted from Pittshurgh to the latte: point. This has made all year navi gation possible, except ¢ | cold weather. Below Louis dams have been finished, o completed this vear, another in 19 and the remainder Ly 1929, The pro- ject originally contemplated fifty-four locks and dams. but two above and be ! low Louisville Lave been eliminated. | There have been great changes on the river. Many landings prominent in the days of the frontier have disap- peared. Those settlements at landings that remain have in many instances | &rown to prosperous cities. The roust- | about that once sang m rdies pecu | liar to the river have virtually dis- { appeared. At present shipments over to the gulf are irregular. due to the uncertainty of river stag No trans portation company is operating boats on schedule over the entire route. er the Ohio The principal raflway rrears with salari Hudson-Essex Mechanics Apply Service Il Station, Il 1019 17th I St N.W. r Senate to Meet at Night. The Semate made arrangements to- day for another night session from 8 until 11 o’clock Friday evening to con- sider routine bills on the calendar. More than 70 measures were acted upon at the special session last night, and it is the hope of Senate leader to obtain action on another large block of pending bills Friday night. | Strikers —.I;ef_l.l‘se Pay Prepared by Blackleg Clerks | By the Associated Peess. | _ABERDARE. Wales, May 11. | The striking railway men in the Aberdale district have refused to | accept wages due them. 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