Evening Star Newspaper, June 10, 1926, Page 2

WOMEN'S BUREAU BILL 15 APPROVED House D. C. Committee Makes Amendments to Measure. TAcislation (o give legal status for he Women's Burean in tha Metropol ‘an Polica Department was agreed 'n today at the fourieenth special ceting of the House District com- ttes called for tais purpose. After Ciffculty in securing a quorum, the ~mmittes amended the pending bill ongiderably, hut the time of the com- inittea expired hefore action could be zken In ordering a favorable report. The bill as amended provides: “That there shall continue to he a women's bureau in the Matropolitan Tolica Department of the District of Columbia. te consist of one director with the rank of assistant superintend- ent. who shall be directly responsible to the major and superintendent of nolice; one assistant director with the rank of captain: one case superviso three patrol supervisors and ! vates, one of whom shall be assi 1n each precinet statfon as matron. All officers and members of the TWomen's Burean shall be women, but the major and superintender: of po- lice may. upon request of tae director, detail for service in the Women's Bu rean such number of men from the | officers or members of the Metropoli. | tan police force as the major and su-! perintendent of police may deem ad-| visable, and while o detaiied such of- ficers or members shall be subject to the direction and control of the direc- Appointments Provided. “The Commissioners of the District of Columbia shall appoint to office and promote all officers and members of the Women's Bureau. All officers and membars of the Women's Bureau, ex- cept the director and the assistant director, shall be appointed and pro- moted in aceordance with the pro- visions of the civil service act, ap- proved January 16, 1883, as amended, and tha rules and regulations made in pursuance thereof in the same man- ner as members of the classified civil service of the U'nited States. except that: (1) Minimum preliminary re- | quirements for appointment shall be graduation from a standard high &chool or the completion of at least 14 college entrance units of study, and either not less than two years' respon- wible experience in systematic social xervice or educational work or not less than two years' responsible commer- cial experience, involving publie col tact and tending to qualify the appli- cant to perform the duties of tha posi- tion; and (2) promotion shall be made only upon recommendation of the di- rector that eonduct, intelligent atten tion to duty and improvement through training in special courses Jjustifies sueh prometion. i Director's Qualifications. “The director shall he a trained so- rial worker.as evidenced hy a certif care of graduation from a recognized | school of sacial werk or the equiva-| lent of such certificate from a college of the first class and at least two| vears’ executive responsibility in work | with individual delinquents, ‘Bxcept as otherwise provided, the| fficers and members of the Women's | Furean shall he subject to the same| 1les and regulations and to the same | diseipline as other officers and mem. here of the Metropolitan police foree. | in so far as such rules, regulations | and discipline are consistent with the special class of work performed by them. and shall he possessed of ail| the Fights. powers, henefits, privileges | and immunities now possessed or | which may hersafter he possessed by othar officers and memhers of the Metropolitan pollee force. it heing the intent of this act that the officers | and members of the Women's Rureau and other officers and members of ' the Metropniitan police force shall, so far as practicabie and according to ! subcontractors. }Ancient Egyptians Nursing Bottles Better Than Ours By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, June 10.—You can't put anything over on the anclent Egyptians. Prof. Ralph Magoffin, president of the Arche- ological Institute of America, finds they possessed superior nursing botiles. They were heavily constructed at the hottom to prevent tipping and had square sides to prevent rolling. The tops only were the same as the modern varlety. GEARE EXONERATED INTHEATER CRASH Contractors Also Cleared of | Any Liability in Tragedy. Reginald W. Geare, architect; the Union Tron Works and its president, John H. Ford, steel contractors, and the late Frank 1. Wagner, general contractor for the erection of the old Knickerhocker Theater, were exoner- ated today by the District Court of Appeals of lability underthe damage suit brought hy persons Injured and the personal representatives of others killed by the collapse of the roof of the building, January 28, 1922, Nearly 100 persons lost their lives and more than 100 were injured Suits aggre xating more than $500,000 in damages were instituted. In_announcing the opinion of the appellate court, Chief Justice George E. Martin explained that the liability of the Knickerbocker Theater Co., of Harry M. Crandall, its president, and of the District of Columbia was not involved in the cases decided. "The District was charged with negligence in connection with the inspection of the building during the progress of the work of construction. The action of the higher court re- verses the decision of the District Su- preme Court which had overruled de. murrers filed by the contvactor and The higher court | holds that after the building had been completed and accepted by the theater company the contractor and subcon- tractors were not liable for infury to patrons of the theater. The court finds that the declaration does not bring these cases within any recognized exceptions to that general | rule of law excusing the bullder after his work has heen accepted. It also finds that the rule of res ipsa loquitur | (the happening of the thing speaks for itself) does not serve to bring the | case within the exceptions. and the, general ruie govern It is not necessary to pass on question of misjoinder of parties, court holds,_ because the case is posed of on the general demurier. ASK EMBARGO BE KEPT. Phenol Resin Product Makers Say Europe Competition Is Too GrelL{ An order making permanent the | embargo issued by President Coolldge last April against importation into this | country of synthetic phenol resin prod- | uete was urged by witnesses at a hearing hefore the Tariff Commission ! vesterday on petitions filed by the | Bakelite Corporation. Witnesses told the business in articles made from phenol resin products is being injured Iv in this country, because low priced imitation materials from abroad =old in United States markets at | m one-half to two-thirds less than | the price at which it is possible to =ell the domestic products. the the dis. ymmission that the period of service and classifica, !'f‘ufl. he 1upon the same footing. ! The annual salaries of the nfficers | and members of the Women's Rurean | =hall be as foliows: The director, the assietant director and the privates | hall receive the same salaries .| other officers and privates of the | Metropolitan police force with the | same grade and rank: the case super- | visors and the patrol xupervisors shall | recieve salaries at the rate of $2,700 per annum. | Functions Are Defined. “The funetiene of the women'’: reau shall he to do nl?\Pnli\"-:fl:fltt‘— tive work and to exercise the fune. tione of the police In the casey of | wemen and children, whether offend. | '.;;t ll‘; \h-“n'\i\‘ of offenses, suhject :o | e laws and rezulations | triet of Co'lumbia, e The women who are officers and members of the Metropolitan police force at the time of the passage of | this act shall be continued in thefr recpective grade as officers and mem- hers of tha women's bhureau, except that (i) the lieutenant and sergeant in office at the time of the passaxe of this act shall. as director and as sistant divector, respeetively, of the women's bhureau. hold the rank and receive the pay of an assistant super- intendent and a captain. respectively, of the Metoropolitan police farce, and (2) the privates serving at the time of the passage of this aci in the ca. vacity of case supervisors and patrol supervisors. repeciively, shall no Innger he known as privaies, but shall be continued as cas. pervisors and patrol supervisors, racpectively. Clerical Aid horized, The Fommissioners of the District of Columbia are authorized 1o appoint for duty in the women's bureau, in accordance with®the provisions of the civil service act In the same manner as membhers of the classified civil serv- fee. nne office secretary, six stenog. raphers, one typlst and such other assistants as may be provided for hy the Congress from time to time. The compensation of such emploves shall be fixed in accordance with the classi- fication aet of 1923, It was emphasized that under this bill the major and superintendent of police has authority to put members of the police women's bureau into nniform. Features of the proposed legislation which would give much Lroader powers to the policewomen fer example, 1 investigate neighho hond conditions and all places of public tacsembiy- -were stricken from the bill f1a_executive session. FI|‘7§E DESTROYS 7 CARS. Dowrltown Garage of Gas Light| i | ‘/ Company Is Damaged. Huhdreds of persens watched firemen fighiing a blaze in yage in the rear of 923 D sireet, rwned by Simon Atlas and occupied the Washington Gas light Co. Saven automobiles balonging to the gas eompany were destroyed or badly damaged and the buliding also was damaged. Despite denea clouds of smoke, the firamen quickly ‘got the blaze under centrol. Origin of they fire was not determined. A cmall fire occurred in the hase memt of §10 E atreet, Kint Pin Bowl ing Al 1ast night “about 11:30 o'clocky, Damage to bujlding and cons gents Tyounted to 3100 lase night | i [ They pointed out that cigarette holders, clgar holders, beads and nov- | elty articles, which are imported | principally from Austria and Czecho- | slovakia can he made much cheaper than the American products because | of the lower wage scale in those conntries, NORWAY STRIKE ENDED. Engineers and Miners to Return to Work Tomorrow, They Say. OSLO, Norway, June 10 (P).- The strike of engineers and miners, which hegan in April, has been settied by the acceptance of mediation on the part of the employers and workei 1t is estimated that 30,000 men went out on April 24 when the employers | inslsted upon a 17 per cent reduction in wages, based on the reduced cost of Uving. Work will be resumed to- morrow. Today in Congress Senate. Senator Gooding, Republican, of 1daho, addressed the Senate on pending agricultural legislation, answering arguments advanced vesterday by Senator Fess, Repub- lican, of Ohio. Conferees on civil service retire- ment bill met, but did not reach a final agreement. Another meeting will be held tomorrow. Conferees on the bill to provide home care for dependent children in the District will meet at 4 o'clock this afternoon, with the prospecis of reaching an agree- ment today. Campaign axpenditures commit- tee continued hearing on the re- ceut Pennsylvania primary. Finance committee held another executive session on the French debt settlement. Public lands committee is hold- ing executive meeting this after- noon. Commerce committee held hear- ing on bill having to do with the disposition of fur seals by the Gov- ernment. House. The House is considering the hill authorizing the Court of Claims to adjust claims in certain cases. Special meeting of District com- mittee reports out two pieces of remedial legislation as result of recent investization of municipal administration. This committee agree upon provisions of women's bureau bill. Another al meeting is called for late this a’ternoon to receive reports of Gihson subcommistee on its investi- gation of Commissioner Fenning and municipal affairs generally. Judiciary committee holde reg- ular meeting in executive sesson. Interstate Commerce committe conducts hearing on rallroad con- solidation. Public lands committee continues hearing on Northern Pacific land grants. Indian affairs committee holds regular meeting in executive ses- n. Merchant marine committee con- Sefiate bill relating to the district in . i 1 ito the Pol | viewpoint. T HINDENBURG VIEWS BRING ON BEDLAM Fist Fights Threaten Reichstag When Marx Defends President. By the Associated Press. BERLIN, June 10.—Bedlam hroke loose in the Relchstag today when ancellor Marx. defended President ron Hindenburg againat Socialiat at- acks for his recent pronouncement agalnat confiscation of the t fights threatened hetween jes of the Right and Left par- ‘'he Sociallsts’ criticism was voived by former Chancellor Hermann Muelier, who charged the President with vivlating the constitution in the ahundoning the non-partisan atitude | prescribed for the chief executive. ds Prompt Action. (President von Hindenburg in a re- cent letter to Count Frederick Loebell, Monarchist leader, sald seix- ure of the property of the former kalser and the members of his family and of other German rulers would be “an attack on the constitutional foun- dations of the state and a violation of the fundamental laws of morals and Justice.”) Chancellor Marx, addressing the Reichstug, reiterated that the cabinet could not approve the referendum for confiscation of the former ruler's properiy, set for June 20, because it Violated the fundamental rights of private ownership. ile demanded speedy action on the government's compromiss settlement bill, which would create a special court for set- tlement of the ex-rulers clalms. It & not expecied, however, that the compromise bill, which 18 the same as that proposed by the Luther cabl- net, will be acted upon before the veferendum is held. Scores Hindenburg’s Letter. An official party declaration issued by the Soclalists regarding President von Hindenburg's letier reads: “Is it right the President to stamp the 12,500,000 people who signed the referendum petition as iawless and normal? 18 it right for the President, who is supposed to represent evervhody impartially, to take sidas and offend millions of his own people?”’ The declaration closes with an ap- peal for the voters to turn out at the referendum so that “the common weal rlumph over the princes’ rob- ACCIDENT INJURIES FATAL TO POLICEMAN 14 Dem Earl A. Skinner Dies at Hospita Motor Cycle Collided With Automobile. Injuries sustained while avolding a collision between his motor cycle and an unidentified automobile at Twenty- first and 1, streets Monday resull ed in the death ut Emergency llos- pital last night of Policeman Farl A. Skinner, 39 years old, of the third precinct. A tree branch swaying against a window of the home of W. D. Dene- kre, 1315 Sixteenth xireet. had set oft a burglar alarm. and Skinner ar Policeman J. J. Ramsay were racing in a motor cycle and sidecar for the scene, in hopes of calching a bur glar, when the accident occurred Skinner swerved the motor eycle to avold collision when the sutomobile loomed up and itx wheel struck the 1. street curbstone, catapulting him and Ramsay to the sidewalk. Ram say escaped with minor cuts and brulses, but Skinner sustained a frac- tured collarbune and fracture of the ribs, Skinner was popular with his fel low officers. Since his appointment Department, on Febru ary 10, 1919, he had been aingula unfortunate, four times previously having been injured in accidents. Before entering the Police Depart- ment Skinner had served in the United States N He is survived by a widow and a child. COOLIDGE FLOODED WITH HOUSE OFFERS, DURING REPAIRING (Continued from First Page) Coolidge's consent to go ahead with this improvement to the White House. For more than a vear he had been approached. He did not see any neces- sity for spending so much mone: Besldes, he found the building very comfortable and he was satisfled. 1e even refused to approve a plan for general repair work and a new roof a year ago when the roof and top floor were adjudged unsafe by engineers. This condemnation threw no fear into him and he would not change his However, the subject was again brought up several weeks ago, and he finally consented. He Is repre: sented as having given in with the reply, “We'll, it's got to be done some time. 1 guess it might as well be done no It is estimated that the work will cost $375,000. will be used In providing temporary quarters, if this 18 found necessary. Letter of Gen. Lord. Gen. lord's letter yesterday stated: “Several years ago @& thorough in- vesilgation of the structural condi- tlon of the Executive Mansion re- vealed that the roof was in such a dangerous condition that practical re sonstruction was considered necesmary, he propused repairs, however, have been deferred from time to time untll a point has heen reached when further postponement may necess tate the much greater expenditure in the future and may invite a possible disaster. “The $350,000 recommended for the | pairs includes all necessary work from the celling of the second floor up, which is incident to the recon- atruction of the roof. There is aiso recommended a sum not to exceed $25,000 for rent of temporary quarters | for occupancy of the President during the progress of the work, which is sxpected to consume about six month: The urgency of these repairs has 8o manifested itself since the transmis- sion of the budget for the fiscal year 1927 that the approval of this eati- mate as a supplemental item is recom- mended.” . Gowdy Loses Columbus Berth. MILWAVKEE. Wis,, June 10 UP).— George McQuillan, former major league pitcher, today was appointed manager of the Columbus club of the American _Association, succeeding Hank Gowdy. Trafic Bill Goes to Covfieunce. The House today sent the District traffic hill to conference and named Representatives, Zihlman, Republiean, of Marvland: Underhill, Republican, of Massachusetts, and Gilbert, D”no- tcal- K TR0 ol - W HE EVENING STAR “TWEAKING” CASE DROPP WHEN COURT FINDS NOSE INTACT former | von | which resulted in hemorrhages. | Of this amount $25,000, HI 'Boarding House Breakfa The assault charge against Edwin L. McCullough, secretary to Senator Means of Colorado, who wan alleged to have tweaked the nose of George 8. Roberts over a boarding house breakfast table at 1 G street, liter- ally was laughed out of Police Court |today when it was found by Judge ieorge H. Macdonald that the de. tendant had not “detached” the plaint- {16r'a nome. | After a recital by Mr. Robert of the grievances the defendant took |the stand and swere that in the al leged assault he had merely touched the tip of Mr. Roberts’ nose, and had not zed it, twisted it nor | "At this | interjected. | tach it? No sir,” responded the defendant | “Well I think this case has gone far Macdonald did not point “And Judge you | enough,” the court said smillng. “Case | | dismissed.” The difference between the two nien arose over a lack of formality of the defendant in addressing Mr. Roberts. | Both testified that the defendant call- GTON, Means’ Secretary Dismissed—Accused Denies Detaching Organ. de- | D. €., THURSDAY, ED st Row Involving Senator ed Mr. Roberts “George.” much to his displeasure. Words® were passed be- tween the two, each alleging today that the other had called him “a yei- low pup.” Mr. McCulloch told ‘the court that he had threatened to tweak Mr. Roberts’ nose when: the | | latter persisted in deriding him as & conrse, fll-mannered fellow.” On the other hand, Mr. Robertn de clared that he had resorted to the : suult charge hecause he, a slight man | of 65 vears, could not defend himeelt | against the younger and stronger secregary The only prosecution witness, Mrs. | Mary E. Young, roprietor of the | hoarding _house. for whom the trial | was postponed from vesterday, proved today to be n defense witness. She said | whe had not seen the alleged tweaking | and characterized Roberts as a “dis- agreeable, cranky old man.” The courtroom was thrown into a | near capvulsion when the plaintiff, [ trying t@ demonstrate how his nose | was pulled, started to tweak the nose of the prosecuting attorney, .Joe Bruce. Mr. Bruce hastily declined. CHURCH CARNIVAL OPENS. | Cleveland ;n;l Affair Continues | Through Satusday Night. A large crowd was In attendance at the opening of the benefit carnival for the Cleveland Park Cougrega- Uonal Chureh, at the church, Thirty- fourth and Jowell atreets, last night The carnival opened at 6 | remained open until about midnight It i8 o be open between those hours again tonight, tomorrow night and Saturday night Among the many attractions dancing, music, games of skill, no |elties and fortune telling. leo ¢ | Brooks is general chairman of the | committee in charge | . |SENATE BILL ASKS ANNUAL ASSESSMENT Capper Introduces Measure Sim- | ilar to House Plan and Backed | by Advisory Council. A blil simllar to the Just ap | proved by tha House District commit- tee, providing for the assemsment of | real estate in the District annually in- stead of every two vears, as at pres- ent, was Introduced in the Senate this afterncon by Chairman Capper of the | District committee. | The measure has the indorsement the Citizens’ Advisory Council. The councll in a letter to Senator Capper lled attention to the | new District appropriation act limit | ing the price to be paid for school and park sites to 25 per cent in excess of assessed value. The council pointed out that practicaly all of such sit |acquired in recent vears have aver |aged from 60 to 100 per cent above | assessed value, and the I ex pressed the belief that this difference | 18 due in large measure to the fact | that property, is assessed only at tw | vear intervais: CAVALRY RESERVIST HERO IN RUNAWAY Leaps Upon Ice Wagon, Stops Frightened Team in Time to Save Woman and Baby. Teaping to the driver's seat of a careening ice cream wagon today a it headed into a traffic stream at | nineteenth street and Pennaylvania avenue, with two black horses execut- ing & spectacular runaway, Willlam | Jackson Turmer, Jr. 22 years old, member of the editorial staff of the Army and Navy Journal and a lieu tenant of cavalry In the Officers’ Re- serve Corps, ot the horses under con- 1 just in time to avert Injury to an unidentified woman crossing the | Twentleth street with a | avenue at | baby in a perambulator. The horses evidently were heading for home, at Thirty-first and K streets, | when Turner, who was awaiting a | street car, was startled by the racket | and olatter of the empty and the runaways. Turner made a fiying leap to the driver's seat,” then descended to the tongue of the wagon and gathered up the loose reins. . He sawed on the bits of the horses and brought them to & stop just as they were approach- | ing Twentieth street, where the wom- an and baby were crossing. During the runaway swept past Nineteenth street and Pennsylvania avenue, where a traf- flo policeman had a ‘“stop-sign’ against them, narrowly averting col- lision at that point with vehicles. The policeman had his back turned to the horwes and did not see them | until they had proceeded a consider- able distance west of him on Penn- sylvania avenue. DISTRICT COMMITTEE APPROVES 2 PROPOSALS Real Estate Assessment and Amendment to Corporation Code Favored. ~ ¢ Annual Two pleces of remedial lewislation growing out of the recent investiga- tion of the municipal administration by the Gibson subcommittee of the | House District committes were or- | dered favorably reported at a special meeting of the House District com- mittes today. One of these proposes to amend the code of laws relating to corporations | hereafter interpose the defense of feat the payment of any interest which it has contracted to pay. Annual assessments of real estate for purposes of taxatlon, as recom: mended by the District auditor and the assessor, was written as an amendment to a bill which has al- ready passed the Senate providing for amendment to the tax law of the Dis- trict. This proposes that real estate texes shall be payable semi-annually in September and March. DESERT CLAIMS VICTIM. DELTA, Utah, june 10 (®).—With his hands at his throat and an empty water hottle at his side, George Car- ter, prospector, was found dead yves- terday in the Great American Desert, { 45 miles southwest of here. Tracks showed he had walked around a ten-mlle circle several times hefore he was overcome by thirst and |iss"Gown o e had been e ‘clock and | clause in the | lee wagon | the horses | | by-providing that no corporation shall ! v v Ve - bl | usury in any actlon to avold ov de-|the new church is being conairucted. | | finkle again was in the lead! PRESIDENT ANYIOUS TOLEAVEBY JULY T Departure Depends on Con- gress Adjourning at End | of This Month. | BY DAVID LAWRENCE. 1 President Coolidge hopes Congress will adjourn not later than July 1 and while he h not asked the leaders to shape their plans to meet his desires; they know now that Mr. tdge would like to get away to! the Adiropdacks the firat week in July. Congress also knows that the White House ix 1o be repaired and Mr. Coolidge is anxious for the work to he begun as soon as possible, so he will not have to bhe out of the Executive Mansion any longer than is absolutely necessary. It will take six months to make the repairs and the Government will have t@ pay rent for temporary quarters, The July 1 date for adfqurument, therefore, would fit in with ihe Preai s wishes, ns he cannot leave hington while igress i% In sessfon—not that there s any statu tory obstacle but he must remain | here to confer with leaders and sign bills at the last minute. veeds Change of Climate. | Driven out of the White ilouse, therefore, by the urgent need of re pairs Lo the building the President is also eager to gel some nmouniain | air. Washington thus far has proved | unusually cool for June but Mr. Cool tdge has become thoroughly convinced | that he needs a change of climate each | Summer. Last year's tp to Swamp. | | seott benefited him a great deal. Re-| cent visitors to the White House say | the President i« beginning to show | some of the strain of responsibility and the effects of this session of Congress, which hus been particularly perplexing hecause it has heen under the constant cloud of polltical revolt. | due to faflure to enact a farm relief | Dbill of the subsidy type. | Congress can, it 1t wishes, clean | | the slate and adjourn by July 1. Some very ortant ‘measures are pending to which & majority in both houses would reudily agree, If they could be brought to a vote. But the re fusal 1o enact farm relief legislation hax made the proponents of vertain other meusures bostile to anything wanted by the other groups. About the only chance of an arly adjournment lles in a truce under &n agreement to do little be- vond what already has heen done at thix session. The treaty of Lausanne, which would restore diplomatic rela- tions with Turkey, probably will be lost in the shuffle, as there appears to he more than the necessary { third vote to block ratification. {lation to ald the raflroads in their | financing operations of the future ix heing held up. too, pending the out- come of the debate on farm relief. Prohibition legislation is in a tangle, also, because the refusal of the vari- ous commitiees to report bills to modify the Volstead act has caused | some of the “wets” to threaten to prevent any additional enforcement |legtslation being adopted. Iere, too, R veto power is possessed by & minor ity in the last days of a_session. The program adopted, in the final analysis, will consist of those measures for which there fs almost unanimous sup- port. Most of these are minor bills But it does look as if Congress will clear up its work and get through by the end of this month. CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH UNSAFE; ORDERED CLOSED (Continued from First Page.) Representatives and those high in Government service are Presidant and Mrs Coolldge, Secretary of the Navy Wilbur and family, Secretary of Agriculture Jardine and family and Justice Hdrlan Fiske Stone and family. The auditorium of the church has been the largest of any Protesant church in the city, but for many years it has been unable to seat its congrega- tions. The larg part of every con- gregation fs made up of transients and visitors from all parts of the United States and abroad. A alstinguished list of Summer | preachers. of egceptional power and| international reputation, has been an-| nounced, to begin June 20. Arrange- ments will be. made for the congre- gation to worship in some suitable | auditorium, so that the services may be carried on without interruption. It had been hoped by Dr. Plerce and the members of his church that one | of the theaters of the city might be | obtainable as a place of worship while | but under the new arrangements in most of the larger theaters rehearsals are held Sunday morning preparatory to the new bilis which begin Sunda. afternoon, so that the theaters are not available for this purpose. Manager Lawrence Beatus of Toew's Palace Theater, F and Thirteenth streets, however, has invited the con- gregation to occupy that theater next Sunday morning, and there is prob- ability that next Sunday evening the | congregation will unite with the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church in its church, at New York avenue and H street. Ttalo-German Pact Possible. ROME, June 10 (#).—Ttaly in ready and willing to conclude an economic entente with Germany similar to that ! hetween France and Germany, it s officially stated. The matter is being studied on the eolé basis of the eco- Mfc advantages to be gained, palft- | were considered. | round raggedly. feame JUNE 10. 1926 AMERICAN GOLFERS BEATEN IN BRITAIN Gadd Apparently Winner of Tourney—Barnes and Kirkwood Disqualified. By the Associated Press. LIVERPOOL, June 10—George dd, with an aggregate of 296, looked A likely winner, with the final round about half completed, in the British northern professional golt champion- ship tournament. None of tha American professtonals wan left with even a fighting chance after Rill Mehlhron's fine try proved not quite good enough. Mehlhorn, with an aggregate of 145 for the first two days’ play, scored 76 this morning and 77 this afternoon for an aggre- gate of 299, Aside from Gadd, W. H. Davies and C."A. Whitcombe seemed to_have the best chances. They needed 74 to win, while either E. C. Jolly or Aubrey Boomer, the other posaibilities, re quired 71, which seemed an uniikely score under the inclement weather conditions of late afternoon. Two Americans Disqualifie Jim Barnes and Joe Kirkwood were disqualified her play because they were not at the first tee on scheduled time for this mornin round. Walter Hagen, who was al late, but not as badly delayed an the sher two, was sllowed to continue. Willlam Robertson. a British pl er. was also disqualified for late st ing. Barnes, Kirkwood and Hagen were allowed to play the morning round under protest while thelr cases The mtarter at the first tee atated that Hagen responded when his name was called, and this | resulted in the committee allowing him to continue in play. Hagen played the third round for a Trouble in & bunker on the thirteenth cost him & & rnes finished his morning round in 72, but his score wus not entered on the ofMolal sheet. His aggregate 220, placing him one below Gadd, who was leading, with 219. Other scores were: Jamea Adwick, 76, uggregate, 301. Walter Hagen 75 aggregare. 304. Cyril Walker, § aggregate, 308. T. 1. Armour with drew at the end of the third round Al Watrous, 76; aggregate, 3oz, Gadd, leading at the end of the morning play with 218, slipped on the steps leading to the clubhouse locker yoom after finishing his morning round and brought a recurrence of an old fnjury to his fool. He was unable 1o continne play after tight bandaging. Cyrfl Walker started his morning 6. 6. 4. 5. finding bunkers trouble and other difficuities and taking 40 to go out. Ie improved coming in and finished wit . He scored 28 on the ninth and fifteenth and a birdie 3 on the home hole, where he sank a long putt. Bill Mehlhorn was also in trouble on the first outward trip, taking on the third and fourth. Iis spoon shot off the tee on the third, found a bunker and he took ? to get out. He was also bunkered on the fourth. He touk 3 putts on two greens, but had hard luck on several others, rimming the cup in tries for birdies. Watrous Breaks Record. Al Watrous broke the Formby course record by twe strokes with a splendid 68 in the third round thix morning. lie went out in 34 and back by the same score. llis card included two one on the 18i- vard ninth and the second on the 404- vard fifteenth. The latter was de- cidedly the more remarkable, the Grand Rapids pro holing a full iron shot against the wind for an eagle. His card: out In. s 4 4—34—68 RICHARDS DEFEATED IN FRENCH TOURNEY United States Tennis Star, Playing Mediocre Game, Falls Before Henri Cochet. 34 44 435 4 . the Associated Press. PARIS, June 10.—Vincent Richards, American star, was eliminated from the singlea of the international hard- court tennis champlonships in the semi-final round today by Henri Cochet of France. The score was 6 64, 64 With Richards’ defeat. the American disappeared from the men's singles of the tournament. The New Yorker plaved a mediocre game, while Cochet, who has been brilliant during he present.tourney, was at the top of is form. Earller today Richards won the final set of his postponed match with Baron von Kehrling of Hungary. The acore of the match, which was haited by rain vesterday, was 6—1, 63, Mijss Elizabeth Ryan and Miss Mary K. Browne, the American pair, de- feated Miles. Contestavlon and Counin, —2, 6—0. Suzanne Lenglen, paired with Mile. Viasto, defeated the English pair, Mra. 1. Shepherd-Barron and Miss Joan HEBREW HOME FOR AGED GETS 850 NEW MEMBERS Campaign Teams of Morris Gar- finkle and Mrs. J. Kotz Lead at Workers' Rally. More than 850 new contributing members have heen secured in the membership campaign of the Hebrew Home for the Aged, according to re- turns made by workers last night at |'a rally in the auditorium of the home, Eleventh street and Spring road. The returns last night showed 560 new members. Three hundred mem- bers had already been turned in at a | previous meeting Monday night. The team captained by Morris Gar- Kotz's team heads® the groups in'th women's divigion. Bernard Danzansky, chalfman of the drive, urged the workers to make the drive successtul this week. Charles A. Goldsmith and Mrs. Willlam Levy, heads of the division, also spoke. TWO-THIRDS RULE HIT. North Carolina Democratic Execu- tive Committee Opposes It. RALEIGH, N. C., June 10 (#).—Dis- regarding warnings by the opposition that such discuasion might lead to ob- taining candidates not desired by the Routh, the North Carolina Democratic executive committee, by a vote of 4% to 10, pla itself an record as tavor- ing the aholishmersit of & twe-thirde rule and’ the unit rule in ths sele tion of Detnaematio candidstes & | HERRICK FETES BERENGER Herriott Also Is Guest at Dinner by American Ambassador. PARIS, June 10 (#).—Ambassador Herrick last night gave a dinner to Ambassador Berenger, Mrs. Berenger and former Premier Herriott. ‘Those present included the Belglan Ambassa- dor, the Argentine and Danieh Minis- ters, Gen. Nollet! Vice Admiral Du- mesnit, Consul General Skinner, Coun- selor Sheldon Whitehouse, Count de Jean, Miss Anne Morgan and Mrs. Sherwood Eddy Parmel Wise, With 84, Tops Morning Field at Columbia—Hough- ton’s 79 Stands. John I5. Wise of the Washington Golf and Country Club turned in an flsld in the second Spring golf tournament. Thomas H. Kelleher, unattached. was in second place at the conclusiog of the morn: ing fight with a card « V. Christis of Indian third, with a score of 86. None of the morning starters w near the score of 79 turned in yester- day by A. I.. Houghton of the Manor Club, but u #core of the leading play orx of the city were scheduled to start ‘Ihlt afternoon, with the probebility {that several of them would letier Houghton's 79. Other sarly scores to day follow: Maj. Edward Roth. Co- | lumbju, 94 J. W. Finley, Columbla | 93 Sidney K. Kent, Columibia. 96. Houghton Best In Qualifying. A. L. Houghton, club champlon and ace of the Manor Club, led a feld of 170 goifers in the firat qualitying day of the tourney yesterday. Houghton shot & 79, the only card turned in under 80 by a mediocre fleld that included few of the real stars about Washington. The Manor Club plaver shot consistent golf, having only one really bad hole —the ninth —where a second shot was bunkered and he took 7 to the hole. He was out in {40 and back in 39 for his card of 9. Waiter R. Tuckerman. the new Chevy Chase Club champion: . A. Fuller and R. A. Loftus, all of Chevy Chase. plaved poorly, Tuckerman scor- ing an 84, Fuller an 86 and Loftus declining to turn in his card. The Spring was day was enlivened by one of the un- | usual ocurrences of golf. an eagle 2 on a hard par 4 hole, the fifteenth at Columbia. where Claude S. Watts bold his mashie second shot. The scores turned in yesterday. all on the high side. showed the effect of the wind which swept over the course all day, making putting diff- cult and adding to the hazard al- ready imposed by slippery, keen | greens. The greens were irue and Food 1o putt on. but required x keen | touch and good judgment of distance. Fifty-four plavers turned in cards un- | der 94, indicating that probably 3 will be the deadiine for qualification in the last of the six flights. The fleld which started today—the last qualifying day- was composed of bet fer golfers and practically the same number as that which started yester- day. i Tow Scores Listed. GOLF TOURMAVENT STORESRUN HEH 24 this morning to lead the morning dayv's qualifying | flight of the Columbia Country Club’s | CLERKSINCREASE MEMORIAL GIFTS Agriculture and G. P. 0. Em- ployes Add $65.65 to Donations. Additional subscriptions from two Government departmenta were placed to the credit of the $200,000 Distriet of Columbla World War Memorial fund today by n Poole, treasurer of the drive. The employes of these departments -Agriculture and the Government Printing Office—previously had con- tributed toward the memorial, which will be erected in Potomac Park in honor of Washington'’s boys who served in the World War. The De of Agriculture emploves additional and those of {the print shop. $21.95 additional The memorial commission alao acknowledged today receipt of a dona- tion of $26 from the Catholic Daugh ters of America and of $10 from Dean Onativia & Co. The memorial ix to take the form of u classic Doric temple, on the [ marble ceiling of which it ix proposed to inscribe the names of District men who made the supreme sacrifice for their country. The temple. hesiden 85, and Carl Lyeing o gtriking architectural addition to the Capital’s imposing monuments will serve the utilitarian purpose of being a place for patriotic band econ- certs, All checks for the memorial should be made out to Mr. Poole, as treas. urer. His office is in the Federal- American Natlonal Hank Building, Fourteenth and G streets, ZONING CURB ASKED IN MICHIGAN PARK Citizens’ Association Also Hears Plans for Own Celebration } of July 4. Petitions to the Board of E for added school facilities and 1o 1h zoning commissioners for housing 1e f.!\‘l‘lf‘l[nnl were indorsed hy the Mich igan Park Citizens' Association Jast night at a meeting held at 4200 Thir- teenth street northeast. Plans for Fourth of July observance in the com- munity were also discussed. ‘The Michigen Park residents are Iflu]»‘l“nx to the Poard of Education to allocate Bunker Hill School, now used by colored children. to the whita children of the District. to relieve tne congested facilitles there. An effor: is belng made by the 160 householders of the community to forbid the erec. tlon of semi-detached dwellings and to have the area limited to detached homes. Contemplated celebration of Tnde- pendence day was outlined at the meeting. The program will include a children’s parade with a hand, flag raising, feldpiece salute. the reading of the Declaration of Independence an athletic meet and a base hall game. B. B. Pettus is chairman of the cele- bration program. Franklin T. Howe will be in charge of the sports. Mra. John A. Kiernan is marshal of the parad GANG TAKES CONDUCTOR ucation { “The scores up to %5 made vester- day follow: .. hion. Manor. 7 Cam attached ' De Vere 3. uuattached: 86- , Fuller. Chery Chase hia: E, J. Gray. Manor umbts: 85 —R. 8 Freact, ir ¥is.: F. H. Thompson. ATgy Columbia: John Britton. Brownell. ludian Spring 89 I.. Bono. Col Indian oS bia s Pope. Ward. Congressional : Burr. Co H 20—W. Eeuney dgr. Congressonal: ! ' ¢ “Rabinson. Co ton: 91 —G s, Colum Tivie, " Hopkins, Washin a:_John W. Owens ,?x' Manor: $2—R. Colurgma: R. A 0: limbia: $3—J. W. Childress. Chev. i George Brothers. ynattached. F. D, ington 2 . P. Baroard, Colui = C C. H attached B “Murphy. Bannockbui Indian Spring: A. 8. M Elliots Spicer. A ! Indian Spring: J. M. Downer | WM. Smith. Columbia: W. 2 Jymbia: Larcy Dar. unattac hed . Frank Ree- side, Chevy Chase: W. M. Kochenderfer, Co Tum| I'E. lhm‘!lu‘. (‘EHABDI‘:I i‘&m‘l. . Columbia: C. unn. - Colum! A ™ ardiner. Columbia. and J. E. Murphy. B fe Fuller. Washington: Josenh v Chase: D. L. Thompsan, . G. Morris, Beaver Dam: E. W. €. Murray. Washington ‘Bapnockturn: G. H. . Oldys, Colum: rewson. mbia: W Indian Page Hufty gressional, the North and South amateur titie holder, played, but did not turn in a card, | pleading pressure of business as a reason for withdrawing. Some of the queer quirks of medal play showed up yesterday, the rounds of J. Logan Hopkins and Gardiner F Orme standing out as examples. Hop- kina scored 52 on the first nine and got back in 38 for a 90. Orme was also out ih 52 and back in 39 for a 81. A dinner will be given by the club to tournament contestants tomorrow- night. COMMITTEE INSPECTS STREET CAR PLOW PITS Group Acts Following Citizens’ Pleas for Installation of Safety Devices. An inspection of all plow pits now in operation in the District street car systems was made today by a com- mittee recently appointed by the Pub- lic Utllities Commission to make a study of their safety. ‘The committee is composed of J. H Stephens, superintendent of railw of the Washington Raliway and Elec tric Co.: J. G. Hefty, vice chairman of the committee on public utilities of the Federation of Citizens’ Assocla- tios A. F. E. Horn, chairman of the Washington section of the Ameri- can Institute of Electrical Engineers; R. H. Dalgleish, chlef engineer of the Capltal Traction Co., and Maj. W. E. R. Covell, Assistant District Enginesr Commissioner assigned to public utilities. Appointment of the committee fol. lowed a request by the Civic Federa- tion that auntomatic sttachment and detachment devices be instalied in the street car plow pits. MAN HELD AS EMBEZZLER XKansas. Sheriff Identifies Louis- ville Prisoner as Fugitive. LOUISVILLE, Ky., June 10 (#).— Sherift J, D. Turkington of Crawford County, Kans., today identified the man_held here under the name of H. E. Jones, Ed Dolson, who is wanted for alleged embezzlement of more than’ $200,000 from the Farm- ers' State Bank of McCune, Kans, of which he was treasurer. Police sald Dolson agresd to return without requisition papers. Sherift Turkington said Dolson had evaded officers in New YVork, Roston. Chicagn. San Francisco and other ba was taken heve, {‘o] FROM TRAIN, BEATS HIM {Six Men Jailed After Unexplained | Attack in West Virginia—Vie- tim in Serious Condition. i BLUEFIELD, W. Va. June 10— {Charles F. Barr of Bluefield. a Nor {folk & Weatern Railroad passenger F. | conductor, was in a serious condition at a local hospital today after having | been taken from a train at C‘rumpler. { MeDowell County, by & band of i masked men and badly heaten. Authorities have heen unahle to find a motive for the band. six alleged members of which have heen arreated The men in jall gave their names aa Preacher Phipps. Lon White, W. R. J { Andy, Willlam Ratliffe, Fred Edwards jand D. N. Sutliffe, all of Crumpler or near Investigation of which took place continued. the occurrence, Wednesday, was FLAG DAY EXERCISES. Washington Lodge, 15, Elks, Give Program Sunday Night. Annual Flag day exercises of Wash- ngton Lodge, No. 15, B. P. O. Elks, will be held Sunday night at § o'clork t the Jewish Community Center, Six- teenth and Q streets. with Represent. ative Frederick N. Zihilman of Mary- land, chairman of the House District mmittee, and P. J. Haltigan, reading clerk of the House of Representatives, as principal speakers. The exercises are partly ritnalistic and are mandatory on all subordinate lodges of the organization. The cere- monies inclnde the use of nine dis- tinct flags, portraving perinds of the development of the Nation and the { National Emblem. After the ritualistic portion of the exercises, instrumental musjcal num bers will he presented by Sol Minater's Orchesatra and vocal selactions hy the Washington Quartet, composed of Mary S. Bowie Richle McLean. J. F. M. Bowlie and Fred East, with George son as accompanist. e NEGRO IS CONVICTED. Jesse Smallwood Awaits Sentence for Manslaughter. Jesse Smallwood, colored, was con- victed yesterday of manslanghter by a v in Criminal Division 2, before Justice Stafford, in connection with the death of James RButler, also colored, March 20 last. The men engaged in a quarrel at the home of a woman at 1302 First street southeast, and Smallwond was charged with throwing a brick which struck Butier, inflicting a fatal injury. The case wi 1ed a few dave ago in Criminal Division 1. but the jury dis agreed. Smallwood was remanded for mentence. Assistant 1'nited States At- torney W. H. Collina conducted the prosecution. to D. C. BILL 0. K. SEEN. Dependent Children Measure Be- fore Conferees Today. Final decision on the bill to pro- vide home care for dependent chil- dren in the District is expected to be reached by the Senate and House conferees at their second meeting, late this afternoon. The conferees held an extended szession vesterday afternoon and it is probably they will reach an agreement t. y. The question at issue is whether the administration of this aid is 1o he under the Roard of Public Weal fare. as advocated by the people of :"Ishm“:fir and provided for in the Senata bill, ar whether a sepa board shonld he created, as Mr;(‘, wnder the House plan.