Evening Star Newspaper, August 4, 1926, Page 2

> - SITE IS PROPOSED FORCITY AR PORT Aeronautic Bocy Asks Area West of Anacostia River Re Given for Purpose. % Formal suggestion that the National Capital Park and Planning Commis sion set aside for future developme as the District of Columbia air port that area south of Benning bounded on the east by the Ana River and the west by street northeast was made today to Maj. U. 8. Grant, 3d, e offi cer of the commission port committee, District Chapter. ional Aeronautic Assoclatl The suggestion, in writing. followed a personal interview with Maj. Grant last Friday on the subject, at which time the committee was told to place the proposal in lett rm in order that it may be considered at the next meeting of the commission, Text of Letter to Grant. letter to Ma) and the n follows Refer is made to the subject of a mun pal air pe recently dis- Qussed with you by a committee repre genting the Washinglon Chapter of the National Aeronautic Assuc “All about the country, built or have definite plans fo cipal fiying field: eady a great air trar ort N 10,000 miles is in actual operation scheduied for operation within a few days. Still other thousands of miles of are to follow, of which one through Washington on the wa New York to Atlanta and New leans. “In’view of the fact that ton is the seat of the Feder ment, and that the latte last months assumed 1 the encou en regulation ciy that_this city in the matter of an action is taken in the co near future, Wasn n will find it selt without aval that volume of reasonably be predict Area Is Specified. “It is respectfully su there be considered in ¢ park plans the allocati South of Benning road, between the Anacostia River and Twenty-first Street northeast and extending south to B street southeast, approximately, including the neces of lower section of King Lake less there is anothe able “It is obvious: w0 all airports he center by tue a Grant The commiss! passes y from Or- Washing overn- the v for nent” and sted that inection with of that area un- close to i ‘Twenty-first | the | |ARCHITECTS’ CURB ASKED. Board, Reporting for Year. Urges More Regulation of Profession. Proger registration for structural and mechanical engineers is desired, {the Board of Examiners and. Regis: | trars of Architects of the District ad- vised the Commissioners today in its | {annual report outlining the activities | jof the last fiscal year. The board jnlso recommended further protection | to the public hy strengthening thé act | providing for the examination and | | registration of architects and for regu- | {lation of the practice of architecture. | | " During the vear the boatd regis- | tered 76 persons and accepted 55 cer- | | tificates which entitie a practitioner to | sign as an architect, but not as a reg- ! istered architect. | ““The attitude of the board regard- ing infractions of the law has been lenient.” the report declared, “it being preferable to warn violators rather than prosecute. This does not mean, | | { however, that the hoard will be able | to avoid prosecuting violators if fla- |grant cases arise during the coming | vear. HEAT WAVE RELIEF PROSPECT IS DIM Temperature Slightly Lower, | But Humidity Contributes i to City’s Discomfort. | Washington's latest hot spell. which | started on an_indefinite career ves- {terday with six heat prostrations and damaging thunder squall, resumed course with little appreciable { abatement today. Patches of clouds served to keep the temperature several points be- ow yesterc official high mark of degrees, . but the continued high dity permitted of scant relief { from the standpoint of physical com- | fort The forecast its for today and tomor. was fair, with little change in temperature, Forecaster Weightman | expected the mercury to ascend stead iy this afternoon, hefore reaching a sbable peak several points above he 90-degree mark. Kiosk Shows 98 Reached. | Before receding temporarily in the wake of yesterday's brief, but spirited storm, the temperature registered 98 | degrees at _the kiosk on Pennsylvanta avenue. The storm was of freakish | character, deluging the major portion of the city and its environs with sud- den fury. but entirely missing certain | other sections, including the golf course in East Potomac Park. Many motorists were soaked by the abrupt | rainstorm, which caught them una- “ wares, Lightning struck the home of Harry | tor use in the primary THE EV. ILLINOIS PROBERS DEFIED BY INSULL Challenging Senate’s Right to Ask About Funds, He Refuses Information. By the Amsociated Press. CHICAGO, August 4-—Authority of the Senate to inquire into campaign contributions to other than senatorial primary campaigns was challenged | today by Samuel Insull, public utili- ties executive of Chicago. Insull, who has testified to contribu- tions of $1 19 in the senatorial | campaign of Tllinois. advised the Sen- ate campalgn funds committee that he took This position an the advice of his counsel. He then read a statement prepared by his counsel setting forth {his viewa that the authority of the committee is limited. Now 1 shall ask you some ques. | tions,” Chairman Reed said. “Did you | not give or cause to he given on your | behalf money to Charles \. Barrett “If you want to put it that way Chairman Reed then made the rec- ord complete by asking Insull if he gave money for campaign use to Rob- ert K. Crowe and Homer K. Galpin. The utilities magnate declined to an- swer, Mute to Other Querles. - “Roy 0O, West has testified that you gave him $£10,000, ' 1s that the fact?"” “1 have to make the same answer to this whole =eries of questions and 1 have noth!ng more to say on that sub- Jec “Did you contribute any money to promote the nomination of Senator Deneen?”, Insull reflected a moment. ! “1 feally don't réemember.” he said. | “I was trving to recall whether I was | in the country at the time,” | ¢ lection Is Mr. Barrett tes. tified you gave him $10.000. Is that : ques. | tion | George F'. Stafford of Monmouth, IlL.. superintendent of the State Ant Saloon League, telegraphed, accepting | service on a subpoena and advising the committes that he would be on hand tomorrow. He is to be question- | ed about activities of the dry organi- zation in the primary Another witness was . F. Lowrie, | secretary of the Progressive party of | Illinos. ‘who appeared at his own re- | quest to deny that Insull had con- | tributed any money 1o Parley P.| Christensen, Progressive party mmm-‘ date for the Senate, or to other candi- | dates of that organization. Lowrie | sald no single contributi to the Pro cssive party fund during the pri- | ampaign . amounted to more Iy statement covers that Representative Copley, {Dr. D. Pe-rcy Hickling Urges! | which | {GIVIC GO-OPERATIVE | BUREAU CUTS LIST per, left to right: Commissioner Commissioner Rudolph, Commis- sioner Dougherty, Representative Zihiman of Maryland and Daniel K, rges, secretary of the Roard of ‘ommissioners. Lower: Commissioner Dougherty as he appeared at his desk this morning before taking the oath of office. D.C. LUNACY BODY URGED BY ALIENIST Commission Be Created to Hamdle Cases. Creation in the District of a lunacy commission to handle cases of persons | suspected of having a mental disease is urged by Dr. D. Percy District alienist, in his annua was submitted toda ‘ommissioners. “I again desire to call your atten- 1 report, to the | tion to the method of commitment and {in | | port, the handling of mental cases of those suspected of having a mental disease the District of Columbia at the present time,” sald Dr. Hickling's re- nd would recommend that Hickiing, | PLANIS APROVED Arlington 00u?|ty Federation Backs Liason With D. C. and Maryland. Proposed co-ordination of effort on part of the Federation of Citizens’ Assoclations of the District of Co- lumbia, the Arlington County Civie Federation and the Montgomers: County Clvic Federation in matters of mutual Interest to all and for the seneral welfare of a greater Natlo Capltal, incorporated in a plan for an_interfederation conference, was | unanimously indorsed by the Arling- ton hody at its regilar monthly meeting at the courthousa last night. This actlon was faken following | submiseion of the report of Frank G. Campbell and J. Cloyd Byars. two members of the local federation com- | mittee, which also consists of Presi: | dent R. E. Plymale and Charles . Kincheloe, and which, with commit tees of the Washington and Ma land Federations. has been engaged in the formulating the plan for the liason. Authority for the appointment of | the local federation’s membership on | the {nterfederation conference was | voted the precident, Mr. Plvmale. He stated today. however, that the pres. ent membcrs of the commitiee, who are serving in a temporary capacity, wiil continue to serve pending the outcome of the federation's efforts to have Gov. Hyrd enlarge the official Virginla Reglonal Development Con mission 1o include recognized clvie i leaders of the county who will be ;r«-unum»u.le.o to him 1he fede tion. The action of the federation in in dorsiug the interfederation plan, Mr. Plymale states, is a clear cut indica tion that the people of Arlington | County are whole-heartedly hehind any movement that will serve 1o make the ional Capital and fts envirous a itiful and metropolitan area. This | proposed interfederation liaison will do more than that, he.said, adding | that it will create a harmony of feel {ing and understanding hetween the | communities which fa necessary in | facilitating problems of a common interest. Announcement | by 4 ih | wag made that an {invitation extended by the local dele- | gates to have the next meeting of { the proponents of the plan in Arling- ton County had been accepted. ASSAILANT SUSPECT IN ROCKVILLE JAIL Negro Charged With Beating Mrs. | each | tal condition |at st AT ST. ELIZABETHS Veterans Have Been Movee or Released Since Congress Opened Inquiry. The number of Veterans' Rurea: beneficlaries at St. Elizabeth's Hosp tal has been reduced by 145 since the recent congressional investigation of guardianship matters, it was learned today. A survey of the status of heneficiary of the bureau has been completed by a specially c tuted medical committee with further clearing up the entire situ- ation at the hospltal complained of before the House investigating com mittee This survey, it was revealed, is part of the program of Director Frank T. Hines for looking sharply into every angle of the treatment accorded in sane or fil veterans at the institutic with special emphasts laid on gt dianship matters and the possib of transferring patients nearer romes. every Jusy isti- r ties thetr 827 Still in Institution. The number of bureau patients at tha hoespltal has heen reduced from 972 to 827, princiaplly by transfers of patients other institutions nearer their homes. it was learned. but some of the 145 who have left the hospital ave gotten out on writs of habeas corpus. Where wards have been transferred to other States and institutions, it is known, the Veterans' Bureau has taken steps to have the guardiauship here relinguished aud another one set up in the new place (o which the patient went. Although i cials would not from this angle, it that under this procedure Commissioner Fenning alres lost & number of his wards Another development tance. in addition to the completed, with o cage, is the of temporary neuropsychiat hoard, which is to look closely into the men of each individ This, it is under the bureau's plar before the « every man who I not been gally committed. The burea known, regrets to thus force | into the courts for an adjudication, as they will thus be branded with | court record for insanity. Under practice in vogue du the many men who were tally’ were cured in th the country then hranded by court e The committee, bureai the ma understor former 1y discuss 1 was has ommendatio ettt up ) izabeth’s part of to bri stood eventually is tients the pas s men g the atig which has just fin population as po in order that S a ookt 4 I whose home is in Aurora, TIL, identi- mmission of lunacy be pro. Meader, 2008 Monroe street north- | either a the fullest advantage may be taken|L. of air transport, and it is in view of |east. this that the committee is suggesting |setting adjacent woodwork afire. The | this site. blaze quickly was extinguished by | is believed that the proposed {members of No. 17 Engine Company. would fit in with the pians |The Meader family was about to par demolishing the chimney and e t airport for the Anacostia’ River Park project and would in no way interfere with the boulevard system. “A well planned airdrome would be not only of definite vaiue to the eity, | but would be a center of outdoor in terest. It will serve private flying in the same manner as equestrian tralls, polo flelds, goif courses and the like now serve those other forms of sport.” Members of the committee whose signatures were attached to the let- ter are W. R. Gregg of the Weather Bureau, Allen M. Smythe of the Na- tional Capital Press and a reserve naval aviator; Arthur Halsted, Bureau of Standards; John F. Victory, na- tional advisory committee for aero- nautics, and Carl F. Schory, secre- the contest committee, Na- utle Association. said” to the letter nt Ay wiil be placed before the commission | at its meeting August 21 and that If | the members thought the hould eventually become a n they would keep the Benning area or any other plot of ground suitable for the purpose in mind while carrving out the park projects. The executive officer could not or would not tate to forecast the action of the com mittee, but his own attitude on the proposal was taken to be very favorable. WOMAN UNCLOTHED, Mrs. Alma Porter Taken to Hospi- tal After Being Detained at Pclice Station. A pair of roll-tops and slippers con- stituted the only wear Mrs. Alma Porter, 25 y 24, 1230 Fourteenth stree! liceman E. D. Gemeny precinct found her I fence in front of the Thomas Circle and M before last midnigh crowd of curious s tor Using coat to shield the nude woman from the gaze of onlookers, Gemeny took care of her until other garments were obtained, -took her to the police station and hooked her on a charge of intoxication and disorderly conduct. Hearing of the st of the young woman, Motor Cycle Policeman D. A. Davis of the eighth precinct, who had investigated an alleged escapade in which she was reported to have fig- ured in front of the home of S. D. Milton. 1607 § street, about 5:30 o'clock n apartment when Po- the second g Vvlie estate at treet shortly last Saturday morning. booked her at | No. 8 on chaxges of disorderly conduct | and destroying priv Davis, summoned to ate property the S street house because of an alleged disorder | there, reported having seen Mrs. Por- ter leaving the vicinity in a taxicab. Ve had witnessed no infraction of the he reported to Capt. R. E. Doyle, his commanding officer. and did not arrest the young woman. The story of the affair in front of the Milton home inciuded one of dis- order and of some one hurling a | stone through a window. Mrs. Porter's husband, learning of his wife's arrest, telephoned the police that the latter had recently undergone an operation and said he feared the eéxcitement incident to her arrest might result disastrously. ter was taken to Gallinger Hospital shortly after her arrest. GUEST’S PURSE S;OLEN. Man Gets 20 Days After Friend of Daughter Is Robbed. Peter Carragher of 1307 ¥ northeast has been given 20 day lparn the meaning of hospitality. “Pesterday his daughter Margaret invited a girl friend, Lilly Miller of 700 Sixteenth street northeast, to the ‘house for luncneon: While there her pocketbook, containing $14, was Stolen., Carragher was arrested by Precinet Detective L. M. Wilson of the ninth precinct and brought be- fore Judge George H. MacDonald in Police Court today. The court sentenced him to 20 days in jall, treet to hesi- | {ration | Twenty-fifth and F streets. {given first aid at Emergency Hospital {by D | gency Hospital. apparel of | over a i ounded by a | and then | take of the evening meal when the blinding crash came. No one was in- | jured. | Cornelius Pann, colored, 104 Four- and-one-balf street southwest, suffered {an attack of heat prostration while |at Eleventh and F streets southwest | vesterday afternoon. He was uncon |scious when he reached Emergency Hospital, but regained consciousness last night and was reported recovering | today. i Vietor Lowenbaum, 22 years. 1334 | Massachusetts avenue, was overcome | | by the heat in a barber shop at 1123 {Fourteenth street. His condition was not serious. Man 48 is Overcome. Silas Curry, colored, 48 years, Fairmont street, suffered an attack of t prostration while at Clifton Ter- vace and Fourteenth street. He was treated at Freedmen's Hospital by Dr. E. H. Allen, who reported he was not dangerously affected. Henry Bradley, colored, 34 years, 410 L ‘street, was stricken near his home and taken to FKreedmen's Hos- pital. His condition was not eritical. Farl McCornish, colored, patient at Walter Reed Hospital, suffered an acute attack of asthma and heat pros- while in_the vicinity of He was | 75 f Joseph J. Larkin. Miss Mamie McWold, 25 years, 1346 | Park road, suffered an attack of heat | exhaustion while at home yesterday e was taken to Emer- Her recovery is ex- afternoon pected. NORTHERN CITIES SUFFER. High Temperatures and Humidity %Recorded Over Wide Area. [ NEW YORK, August 4 (@).—A| wave of tropical heat sweeping the | North Atlantic Coast greeted passen- gers on the steamships Munamar and Orizaba on their arrival from Nassau, | Bahamas, where they survived a tropical storm that devastated the | islands. i Heat and humidity caused five| deaths In New York and New Eng- land yesterday. The mercury climb- ed to 94 in Boston, 92 in New York, | and proportionate temperatures were recorded elsewhere. Humidity reached 100, the saturation point, { The steamer arrivels from the trop- | ics told of natives lving prone in the mud during {he recent hurricane, | | of 47 sponge boats swept out to sea | with 400 negroes huddled in them, of | | thousands of cases of whisky washed | through the streets, and the nose of a steamer rammed through a 5-foot | sea, wall. They estimated the storm | | dead at 500. | - o Rockenbach Inspects Forces. Brig. Gen. S. D. Rockenbach. com- | manding the District of Washington, | is making an extensive tour of:inspec- {tlon of District troops which are on | detached secrvice for the Summer. Yesterday he inspected the 16th Field Artiliery at Camp Meade, and tomorrow he will fly to Philadelphia to_inspect the Fort Washington bat- talion, on duty at the Sesquicenten- nial Exposition, his office announced today. Held on Liquor Charge. Capt. Guy Burlingame and his squad of the eleventh precinct arrested Bernard . 0'Kelly, colored, 28 years, of 1313 Q street, early last night, and seized 240 quarts of whisky and an Mrs. Por. | automobile, according to report made | ment O'Kelly was charged | Ruling i)y M;:Carl -Blocks Purchase Of 'Building in U S. Housing Plan to the police. s with transporting and lllegal posses- sion. 5 Organ Grinder Earns $20 & Day. NEW YORK, August 4 (®).—If.you want to get in the money—and the jncome tax class—go biind and get a { hand organ A blind organ grinder arraingned In court vesterday on a disordely con. | duct charge placed his average earn- ings at $20 a day. His able-bodled helper received a salary of from $15 to $18 a week. Pl PR Woman Sues Surgeon. Edith Miller today filed suit in the District- Supreme Court to recover $20,000 damages from Dr. Walter A. Wells, whom she charges with negli- gente while performing a nasal opera- tion in 1923. SHKe is represented by Altorney Leon Pretufelder, fied himself as a publisher. explaining that_he had sold out his holdings in | the Western United Gas“and Eleetric | Co. and affiliated companles on Janu ary 5. He still holds an honorary position on the board. Utility Sale Told. Representative Copley sald the pub- lie utllity serves about 100 towns in Jackson, Franklin. Willlamson and Perry Countles. The company als »wns about 30 miles of internrban | railroad and’ about 40 miles of city | voads in ‘Aurora and Elgin The witness sald his stock was | bought by A. E. Fitkin of New York | and . H. Rollins & Sons, but that he | still has a “large holding of the un derlying securities.” “To he frank, 1 took all the cash T could.” | Chairman Reed developed that the Tllinols Commerce Commission ap- proved an application of the utility in- terests for an increase of rates on November 11, 1925, “When did you make your first con- tribution to Smith's campaign fund?" Reed asked. “It was after that,” Copley snid. Smith is chairman of the Commerce Commission. Copley said he sup- ported Smith for the Senate six years vou contribute anything like then?" Reed asked. | : but I gave several thousand dollars.” “Did any of the money you gave | come directly or indirectly from your | companies?” “Not directly, but indirectly, as my | Income was from the companies and | their sale.”” | Copley sajd that his last contribu- | tion to Smith's campaign was made | after he had sold out his utility inter- est “Did any of your assistants con- e any money 10 the campaign?” could not sa “Were you one of those antl-World Court enthusiasts?” “No, sir.” tribut; BURNING SHIP FLEES WHEN OTHERS OFFER AID Vessel Off Venice, Fla., Turns and Runs—Believed to Be Laden ‘With Liquor. By the Associated Press SARASOTA, Fla., August 4.—Mys- tery surrounds the ship, which, on fire 7 miles off Venice yesterday morning, turned and fled when a rescue party started to ald her. Officers believed it to be a liquor vessel and that its occupants preferred to take chances | with fighting the flames rather than | be captured. The Venice flagship Haven reached | within a mile of the burning ship. Coast Guard Cutter No. . dis patched fwom Tampa to aid in the rescue, had not' reported last night. | 0l1d Auto Parts Make Up Car. J There was recently brought inta the shpps of the General Electric Company of Schenectady, N. Y. an old automobile found to he made up of the parts of 11 other makes of cars. The wheels and transmission were from a 1911 Cadillac, the engine from a 1917 Packard. the rear axle from a 1911 Studebaker, the front axle from a 1916 Buick, the radiator from a 1910 Marmon, headlights from a '1914 Stutz, the windshield | from a 1918 Scripps-Booth, seats {from a 1910 Fiat, steering ,wheel from a Dodge of 1918, the thstru- | ives our organized citizenship new | courage and means much for | welfare of the District of Columbia.” | Council read: board from a 1918 Cole and the fenders from a 1916 Nash. DOUGHERTY TAK 'AS CITY HEAD BEF (Continued from First Page.) for the District in a manner which | gives renewed assurances of his per- | sonal interest In the_affairs of the National Capital. and his solicitude | for the welfare of our beautiful city. | All those who have the pleasure of | knowing the Chief Executive's choice | personally, and those who have fol: lowed his career since his coming here over a quarter of a century ago. | will. T am sure, most heartily and gratefully approve the President's selection. | Praises Dougherty's Work. “Interesfed since he has made his home among us, in every movement for the betterment and heautification of our city, he has always been found in e front rank of those giving gen- | erously of their time and energy to make this Capital City a worthy rep- { resentative of the greatest Nation on | arth. i I deem it a privilege to present { Hon. Proctor .. Dougherty, who will | now take the oath as a Commissioner | of the District of Columbia.” | All members of the Citizens' Ad- | visory Counell, with the exception of | George C. Havenner, occupled special | reserved seats in the front row of the board room. Mr. Havenner is out of the city and was unable to return in_time. Two of the largest of the floral tributes sent to Commissioner Dougherty came from the Federation of Citizens' Associations and the Citizens’ Advisory Councll. The in- scription on the card accompanying the flowers from the Federatlon read: “We are much gratified at your ap- pointment, for we know that you will make good. The selection as District Commissioner of a delegate to the Federation of Citizens’ Associations and member of the Citizens’ Advisory Council establishes a precedent which the Council Members Elated. The card which accompanied the flowers from the Citizens' Advisory “Your colleagues of the Citizens’ Advisory Council rejoice in vour selec- tion as District Commissioner. They congratulate vou on this new and broader opportunity for practical civic service, They wish you a most successful administration and earnest- Iy pledge you collectively and indi- vidually their hearty support in the performance of the exacting duties you are about to undertake. ‘We are with vou, boy—go to 1 The first official act of Commis. sioner Doughtrey in conjunction with his other colleagues was to approve | an order giving the Coast and Geo: detic Survey permission to transport 200 pounds of TNT across the city to_the Washington Navy Yard. The action was taken at a re | organization meeting of the board of Commissioners thjs afternoon, at | which Cuno H. Rudolph was re-elected | chairman and Lieut. Col. Bell, acting ' chairman in his absence. Commis. | sioner Rudolph has served as chair- man of the hoard from 1910 to 1913 | and continuonsly since 1921. Prior fo the inaugural ceremonies | Commissioner Dougherty submitted his resignation as local manager of | | f ) | “One of the first stumbling blocks toward. carrying forward the Federal building and housing program has | bobbed up in the form of a decision by Controller General McCarl, which in effect will prevent the purchase of the Economics Building, at Linwood | place and C street southwest, for the | Department of Agriculture. In the deficiency act Congress ap- propriated $325,000 for the purchase of this building, provided the Govern- ment paid no greater amount for the purchase than in the opinion of the Secretary of the Treasury would pro- cure an equally advantageous site. and erection of a duplicate building. The Treusury figured that such a, building could® be constructed for less” than $325.000, hut asked the controller general if interest on this sum might he calculated in the total cost of pur: chase. The controller general said the law would not allow the calcula- tion of the interest on the sum which would have accrued during the erec- tion of a new structure. The owners | what ES OFFICE OATH ORE BIG THRONG the Otis Elevator Co. and spent the morning adjusting the affairs of his | task of selecting a new Commissioner | office hefore departing to take his |2V first publie position. Gladioli in profusion were banked | high on his desk in the Otix Building | at 810 Bighteenth street—testimonials | from friends and admirers—messenger | hoys came in almost continuous lines | with messages of congratulations and | newspaper photographers “shot” in-{ numerable pictures of him in various | positions. Busy clerks viewed the proceedings admiringy, but the new Commissioner appeared to he me- | puzzled and visibly unnerved over the attention o suddenly show ered upon him. In an interview with a represent. | Wtive of The Star Mr. Dougherty em phasized that he would come into of fice utterly free from any fixed policies as to his administration of the im- portant departments of the municipal | government which will come under his | supervision, chiefly the police and fire- | fighting units. T want to get my feet | under the desk,” he said, “before de- | termining any policy to guide my ad- | ministration. 1 also want to make | a sort of an inventory of what has gone on in the pas Seclusion Not Explained. Commissioner Dougherty declined to reveal how he kept in seclusion yesterday while scores of newspaper reporters searched franctically to lo- cate him. “I was in several places,” he said, jovially. The Commissioner did. however, in- dicate that he purposely kept out of the way of inquiring reporters and even his friends and associates, be- | cause he had not received official con- | firmation of his appointment. The an- | nouncement came at 3:30 o'clock yes- | terday afternoon, via long-distance | telephone, he sald, from Kdward T. | Clark. President Coolidge’s personal sacretary, who is at White Pine Camp. The news of his appointment, Mr. | Dougherty explained, was almost as much a surprise to him as it was to the public. Just a few days ago, he | sald, a representative of the Depart- | ment of Justice interviewed him re- | garding his views as to holding a. pub- lic, office, but gave him no intimation | that he was being considered for the | commissionership. “I was rather suspicious, though, as to the object of his mission, although my suspicipns were offset by the fact that my name had not previously been mentioned among those submitted to the President for consideration. I was supporting Mr. Suter (Jesse C. Suter, chairman of the Citizens’ Ad. visory Council and -president of the Federation of Citizens' Associations), and had_personally indorsed him to e President.” Commissioner Dougherty said his re- ply to the Department of Justioe gent's question as to his views on holding a public office, was in effect: “It is a_service that no man can re- fuse. He owes it to the public, es- pecially when chosen by the Presi- dent.” The new Commissisner pointed out ! that his inaugural address would be | brief. .He said he had prepared an | address, but would speak extempo- raneously. ~ “It 18 too warm to bore people with long ceremonies and a. long speech,” he said. “I have planned to keep the ex- | sroises as short as possible, and plunge | into work immediately.” P Among the hundreds of telephone and telegraph messages of congratula- tions Mr. Dougherty has received since his appointment, he has fajled thus far to get one from his predecessor, Frederick A. Fenuning. Commissioner | Dougherty is confident. however, that | Mr. Fenning will send his congratula- {of here that any tions before the day is over. i ! NAME GOES FROM DOOR. | Fenning's Successor to Be Desig- nated on Transom Glass. The glass in the transom of the door leading into the outer office of of the building, therefore, having asked more than the Treasury figures would be spent in erecting a dupll-!in large black letters, was removed !eart] fotmer Commissioner Frederick A. Fenning, which bore his name | patches, howevs |tion of several persons being hurt by | vided such as is in successful opera- tion in many of our States, notably that of New York and Illinois, or would urgently een advocated for a number of years bhefore the Commissioners and the various committees of Congress.' Dr. Hickling also recommended that the Commissioners appoint an assist ant alienist 10 serve on a part-time basis. An assistant s made necessary he said, by the laws of the Distriet, | which require two physicians especi- qualified to sign commitments to trict Training School. Voluntary help has been relied on in the past, he ex- plained. Of the 2,423 cases examined and dis- posed of at Gallinger Municipal Hos- pital last year, Dr. Hickling said 1.014 were alcoholics and f1 drug addicts; 169 were found to be not psychotic, and 365 were transferred to St. Eliza- beth's Hospital. Fifty visits also were made to St. Klizageth's Hospital, he said, and 60§ cases were examined prior to thelr appearance in court. POWERS PROTEST INBALKAN RO France and England Assured by Bulgaria That She Will Preserve Peace. By Radio to The Star and Chicago Daily News. VIENNA, August 4.—-Dispatches from Sofia state that France and Eng- land have protested to the Bulgarian foreign minister relative to the al- leged Komitadji activities on the Jugo- slav-Rumanian frontiers. The foreign minister replied that Bulgaria would continue, ds previ- ously, every effort to preserve Balkan peace. (Covyright. 1926, by 1'||‘llhv Daily News Co.) NOTE NOT YET RECEIVED. | Officials Say Rumor May Have Grown From Press Statements. GENEVA, Switzerland, August 4 (P)—The secretariat of “the League of Nations has no information what- ever concerning a note reported to have been sent to the league by Jugoslavia protesting against raids on Jugoslay territory by Bulgarian ir- regulars. The report, it is pointed out here, evidently is the outcome of the com: ment_in Belgrade newspapers urging the Jugoslav government to address such a note to the league. HEAVY QUAKE ROCKS TOKIO; SEVERAL HURT Biggest Shock Since 1924 Centered Seaward, Else Catastrophe Would Have Resulted.” TOKI10, persons were August & (). Several region about Tokio last night. though it was considered the heaviest earth disturbance since 1924, no serious property damage -was done andyit was not until reports were re- ceived from the Kanto district south asualties were at- tributed to it. Vernacular press dis- jumping from windows struck by falling tiles, Tokio lighting systems or heing were tem- porarily put out of commission, water | .| mains burst and there was interrup- tion of ¢ommunication and tramway lines. 3 The metorological observatory stated that the reason there was no serioys damage was because "the uake centered seaward about cate, the negotiation of this purchase, | today by employes of the District |11 miles from here and that if the in the opinion of officials, will have to await the action of Congress in the next session, Bullding prior to the inaugural. cer monles” of the new Commissione: _Proctor L. Dougherty. quake had ceniered landward, a casastrophe probably would - have been. the result. e I recommend that “the | present procedure be modified as has | Elizageth's Hospital and the Dis. | Al- | tonveyed informa- | ' W. F. Hancock. His Employer, in Chevy Chase. | Special Dispaten to The Star. ROCKVILLE. Md.. August William Murr alias John Bailey, | colored, 25 years ol who has heen a | fugitive four months charged with | brutally beating Mrs. W. F. Hane: i Chevy Chase. where he was em | ploved, was lodged in jall here today | The arrest was made at the home of A B. Caldwell, where the negro had | obtained, employment after returning fio Montgomery County. Maji. R. B. | Lawrence, of Battery Park. acting {upon Information received by friends. located the fugitive and took him fnto custody. Mrs. Hancock remained for some time under treatment in Walter Reed Hospital. She was attacked upon refusing to comply with a de- wmand for her purse when she was pay- tng the negro for services. TREASURYV SéCRETARIES ALL AWAY FROM CITY First Time Department Has Been Thus Left, It Is Said, But Rei.ine Continues. With the departure of acting Secre. tary of the Treasury Winston who will dedicate the Coast Guard exhibit at the Sesquicentennial Exposition at Philadelphia today, the Treasury has heen left without any dentially appointed heads. It is per- haps the first time in history, accord- ing to those who are acquainted with Treasury lore, that such a thing has happened. Secretary |and Assistant of the Treasury Mellon Secretaries Andrews |{and Dewey are in Furope. and the {office of the other assistant secretary is vacant owing to the resignation of Judge McKenzie Moss, now a judge {in the United States Court of Claims. Business was being conducted as usual, however, with W. N. Thomp- son, assistant to Undersecretary Winston in administrative charge of the department. and Chief Clerk F. A Birgfeld, designated as chief executive officer, and authorized 1o sign mail in the absence of the Secretary and b assistants, Any emergency question of first import, it was explained, could easily await the return of Mr. Wins. ton tomorrow., CHAMBER OF COMMERCE APPROVES OF DOUGHERTY Board of Directors Unanimously Praises Choice—Stephan to Study Air Port. Unanimous approval of President Coolidge's appointment of Proctor L. Dougherty to succeed Frederick A. Fenning as District Commissioner was voleed by the hoard of directors of the Washington Chamber of Com- merce at its regular monthly meeting last night. Besides the fact that Mr. Dougherty: is & member of the chamber, the di- rectors -expressed themselves par- ticularly pleased that the President.| should have chosen a local business man who has resided in Washingtcn for a_considerable period. A letter will be sent to’ President Coolidge, thanking him for his choice, land to Mr. Dougherty, congratulating { him on his appointment. The queation of establishing a com injured but none serious. | mercial air port and the acquisition | Iy in an_earthquake, that shook the | Of a site for such a port was referred | | by the directors to, Maj. Gen. Anton | Stephan as chairman of a special | committee for study. This committee will report in September. Martin A. lLeese, president of the | Chamber, was .authorized to appoint a special con location for R A One Bridge in 2,000 Miles. in China there is only one bridge | spanning the mighty Yangtze River, which has a_course of more than 2,000 miles. This bridge is at Tzuli. 1t is a suspension bridge with ' two of six chains clinging the hoards. with a railing alongside. It is in fairly good repair. There was once another bridge at Chaotung, bnt because of raids from the north whereby Chinese were = carried off into slavery the Chinese themselves broke down the bridge, leaving only the one at Tzull. ‘enter Market, i of its presi-| ittee ‘to study a vew | ished its into each bureau beneficiary beth's nsisted of Dr man, f the neure service of the V' survey the status of at St E ord sy e Ever psyehiatrist fr the idual Reports Made. which report The survey an individual on ficfary at S beth's goe status of each man condition, as properly provid committed an protection in reg; Recommendations are also made in each case as to whether the man should be continued in tha hospital heree whether he should be committed or whether he in_ physical and mental condition to enable him to he removed to an institution closer his_home. . Through the Washing reinal {office. in charge of Col R. N Millan. this survey is heing summ ized in a, chart, which will show geo graphically the situation regard the men at St zabeth’'s and h they might be moved On account of the overcrowded eon ditions at_the hospital, plans are unde W to find out from ete surce what the possibiities of tra er are. Letters have been written to all regional offices in the country concerning ble accommodations and communications have been for warded to all the relatives or guar- dians of the men affecicd The henfit of havins tamily is believed Ly officials of the bureau to be considerible, and 1o be |a real factor in speeding his recovery 'SLAIN MAN'S BODY ~ TAKEN FROM WELL | Chicago Police Get Third Murder Mystery in Day—Alcohol Feud Is Seen. to whethe! + 1 for, whether legally f he has had proper to guardianship N M possibe + man near his | | | | { By the Awociated Press CHICAGO, August 4. Finding of | the hody of an unidentified man [trussed and weighted with stones in a | suburban well gave police today their third murder mystery in 24 hours. The body, found last night, ap parently had been in the wafer two weeks. There were three hullet wounds in the head, leading the po lice to believe that the man had been “taken for a ride” and slain as the ‘resull of some illicit alcohol traffic feud. Alcohol gang warfare also was blamed for the death of Joseph Salvo in Chicago Heights, a suburban com- mupity, in which a half dozen recent slayings have been recorded. The third killing, that of Morris Markowltz, wealthy teaming con tractor; was laid at the door of labor troubles. PAYS $50 FOR PANTS. At Least Taxi Driver Forfeited That for Ruining Officer’s. NEW YORK., August 4 (®.—As Trafic Policeman Walter Hedwall faced the other direction, guiding trafe, Chauffenr Nathan Secatly’s taxi hit him a glancing blow with disastrous results. Policeman Hed wall told Magistrate 'Gotlieb about it | vesterday in court. " “And the pants had cost me $16." | he concluded. “Will vyou pay for | th the magistrate asked Scatty. | “one policen pants, $160" | gasped Scatty 1 can buy a suit for ihat.” “ANl right, then pay the court $50 | or take a present of 10 days.” decided | the arbiter. And Scatty settied for 50. | | | i 5 *“No, Flyer il'elrl Australia. BIMA, Dutch East Indies. August 4 (). .Allan_Cobham, British airman fiying from London to Australia, ar- rived here from Sourabaya yesterday and left today for Koepang, Island of Timor. He is now within 700 miles of Australk George Washington loved to follow the houngs in fox hunts.