Evening Star Newspaper, September 12, 1926, Page 2

NUNS WITH $5,000 INLACE ARRESTED U. S. Customs Officers Say Four Sisters Had Contra- band Sewed in Clothes. the Associated Press ST. ALBANS, Vt., September 11.— Tnder Federal guard at a hotel here tonight, four nuns of the Order of Franciscan Sisters from Massachu- setts convents were held as suspiclous persons by customs authorities. They were arrested early today on & Montreal-Boston sleeper when Fed- eral officers discovered fine laces val ued at more than $5,000 secreted in their clothes. ‘The customs officials identitied them as Sisters Isarr and Perfetu Locoro of St. Anthony’s Convent, Fall River: Stster sagrado. mother superior of the Convent of Our Lady Gloria, New Bedford, and Sister Des Oliviers of the Convent of Our Bast Boston Had Been in Retreat. eived here fro ted that the party had reat at a Canadi con- from their own stories to 1t was sald they By Mas, i . and the customs officials were en route from Quebes 1 tion drawn to collector of authorities Henrv Whi oms, said, when Iis Inspectors noticed that their gar ments seemed unusually large. While the tratn was stopped in Richford they were to declare for customs. Al 1 the negative, the inspectors stat d A few minutes later a_plece of lace was seen, Whitehill said, protruding from the gown of one of the nuns. They were immediately taken from the train and given a preliminary ex- amination by a woman customs offi- cial plied in n Petticoats. sed a lary Uity lace sewed petticoats which Brought here from were questioned and the petticoats had been convent on Dom Montreal vesterday, frer coming Lace Sewed This search discl tity of first qu specially made women wore Richford, the rev 1 that obtained inick street where from Q All der Ush, but by a F ported questions They disclaimed | the lace came to coats and s them at the mention of fts heir band. An examination of their bag gage disclosed a quantity of cans filled with n powder later found by he authoritles to be a French patent omach medicine Finest Quality sefzure of lace at the customs offices us bein finest Breton quality and baby clothes, dotlies, priests and table linens. Fach sewed carefully th which were £ two cloth sewed ether with on the inside »me of the had price tags them showed a_small piece to 1 After belng put under guard at the hotel, the nuns asked to have counsel, and a Burlinglon lawyer notified. They no effort in touch with convents. (‘us- toms authorities would be armigned before States commissioner he 600 USE SCOUT CAMP > quan into the at a in had stopped shoc d be Lo lede in their petti ihing was given ent without any filled with contra. of Lace. tescribed of the included rments was was The Dlec pettice pleces of the lace articles ind_one vorth $150 into made their said they the United Monday DURING 1926 SEASON! Summer at Roosevelt Has Been Most Successful in History of Organization, Says Report. and offi- America, a part At Camp Boy AMore men thar the Seouts on. sper this year Chesapeake Bay, ac- the committee aade public last night the season just scegstnl in the ation. Most of spent two many of o o whole reason than visitors at- tended h only one day a was open for visitd seventh week at the camp wis to the members of the “C be of the vears ago, which seven other coun- was spent in nd law hes and aside from the reg- feti niore at weeks them stay More (the week Th tven ove 0. outs, WS r camp sea of specialized train prospective time in Followin; ghth week first local Mills, Md until Sep- as ann wced, due to ¢ attained by that camp Chesapeake Bay camp Burnt on dut stnea osed CLOSER TIE éOUGHT IN FRANCO-GERMAN PARLEY IN GENEVA inued from ge.) titude to all presentagives their appreci- the organs esteermand they hold would al- nemory deepest es whose expressed voicing friendly generously ation of Spain’s work in of the League'and the the affection in which Spain-—express! which ways remain i rerished Good Wishes for League. oo the note ague of & “In tions in imperative duty, Spaln press the hearty wish ideals and universal which the League was which our country has earnestly and so effec- be crowned with In usion leaving th: obedience to desires that the b peace for founded and hitherto =o tvely served deranges iders con- which ead had the pla cerning the henceforth wi of 10 membe about been re consist o An agree ched to ele to seat and simultaneously mandate of re-eligibility, thus virtually assuring her unbroken membership in the council Youth, 17. Weds Widow, 82. September 11 COOKSVILLE. Tenn specter of ages OP) — That love is no was proven at Cookesville today when Wil Madewell, 17, was married to Mrs. Amanda Spivey, & wrinkled but sprightly widow of $2. Lady of Good Help. | City when | was | sxked if they had anything | Scout | i | | i | | | | | i | | { | | | | | { woman. {a tussle with the man. | whisky in the yard | He hatled him. | son, 75 Are Made 111 Oh Beer Salvaged From Railroad Yard By the Associated Pre READING, Pa.. September 11.— A mysterious illness developed in the northeastern section of the city today. Children were confined to bed;, men were unable to go to work_and housewives were pros- trated. Doctors attended at least 75 persons, and an investigation quickly developed the cause. Six hundred barrels of high- powered beer. contraband cargo on two freight cars found standing in the yards of the Reading Railroad Co., were confiscated by a detail of State policemen yesterday. The kegs were rolled from the cars and the bungs knocked in by the troop. ers with pickaxes, the beer run- ning away in foaming torrents. A lot of this was swooped up in ket- tles, dishpans and other utensils by nelghbors and consumed. Their sickness was the result. DETECTIVE MOBBED | AFTER HARD FIGHT Ogle Battles With Assailant in Street, Then Is At- tacked With Bricks. After losing his pistol and black- | jack during a fight with a powerful | colored man, Detective Howard Ogle of the fourth precinct was mobbed by several score of colored men and women in the vicinity of First and H streets southwest late vesterday after- noon. Police reserves were called to quell the disturbance. Ogle reported that ou several occa- sions during the fight his assailant nearly overcame him, and that he threatened, “T'll shoot yvou with your own gun.” Ogle sald when the crowd saw he was geting the worst of it they began to throw bricks at him. The detective was treated at the police clinic for severe bruises. His face was badly distigured. Woman Threw Jars From Car. While at Second and K streets southwest,” Ogle explained last night, ‘I saw a car with a colored man and L followed, and the woman started to throw jars out. At Second and H streets the woman jumped out with a few jars in her arm. At First and H 1 managed to force the car to the curb. “L got in and told the colored man to drive to the fourth precinct sta tion. He stalled for a minute, and then some one from outside the auto- mobile knocked me out. The driver ran away. “Recovering quickly, I engaged in My gun was on the floor and he was fighting to get hold of it “1 recognized my ussailant as a ) whom I had arrested Friday for cless driving and who had been sentenced to 20 days in jail. I later huu]m'd he was out on bond on an ap- peal. ““After we fought for a time in the automobile we began to have a run- ning ficht on the street. It wa then the mob started in on me. I at last managed to stagger to a pa trol box and call reserves.” Reserves Arrest Two. When reserves arrived in charge of Capt. Albert J. Headley, Ogle directed (hem to 307 1 street southwest, where they arrested Beatrice Johnson, col- ored, 29, and Harriet Ward, colored, 3, both of the 1 street address., on charges of illegal po on. Police say they found 204 qua of alleged The Ward woman s charged with disorderly con fter she is alleged to havg hit Spotwood Graveley on' the also w duct Officer head. Ogle says that he exp hend his assaflant and harges against him. While returning to the precinet from e 1 street address, Ogle ob se Campbell, 29 vears old, 613 place southeast, on z with a_suspicious bulge Cts 1o appre- Dlice sever: his waist. He declares the boy turned sharply to speed away, when his bicyele skidded and he fell, break ing a number of bottles of alleged corn whisky. The vouth way treated at Casualty Hospital for laferations on the body and later charged with pos session and transportatfon of whisk and breaking gla 1 the street. His bicyele was confiscated BREAD-AND-WATER SENTENGE IS BEGUN Nebraska Farmer, Dry Law Violator, Refuses First Meal ‘as Prisoner. ited Press. MAH, Nebr., Sgptember 11.— Thomas Nelson, 30 vears old, Craig farmer and lquor law violator, today started on @ 60-day jail sentence, 40 days of which must be served on a bread-und-water diet. With Roy Car- Bertha farmer, he has been principal in the fight against County Judge Orville Chatt's bread-and-water sentences. Nelson was offered his first bread- and-water meal at noon, but refused, saying he was not hungry, as he had breakfasted and lunched heartily Carson, on his fourth day of the sentence, on a liquor charge, said he felt better today because of medicine which had been given him yesterda The physician said, however, that Car- son had lost 4 pounds. Under the law. the county physician can chunge the diet or sentence if he | teels @ prisoner’s health is too poor County Physici aid it would be to stand the diet. Benson, however, his d R. C. Hunter, Omaha attorney, who has been retained by J. H. Chatt, brother of Judge Chatt, to aid the men. today said he would bring in- junction proceedings against the Sheriff and county attorney, seeking to restrain them from enforcing the bread-and-water diet if the county physician did not modify the sentence. Clarence Darrow, Chicago criminal lawyer. has telegraphed Hunter from Greeley, Colo., expressing his desire ud in flghting the sentence after 1. Mr. Darrow said he has ments that prevent his partici- pation in the case before that time. However, Attorney Hunter expects the matter to be settied by that time. Another tirade agamst his jurist brother for imposing the sentence was made by J. H. Chatt today, In answer to Judge Chatt's question at Rochester, Minn, asking why his brother had become S0 inters in the case ted An Australlan aborigine is deliver- ing speeches in Hyde Park, London, Upper left: “Wheel of Progress” float on which No. 3 Engine and No. 1 Truck Companies collaborated to win The Evening Star Trophy for the prettiest display. Upper right: ction of the fire- fighters parading down Pennsylvania avenue. Lower left: Decorated engine of the Vointeer Fire Department of Seat Pleasant, Md. Lower right: Bamey, Gene and Tom, the three old pensioners, who were the last horses to be mustered out when the Fire Department was motorized, were one of the brightest spots in the parade as they pranced along in the shafts of a discarded old piece of steam apparatus. BALL GAME CLOSES FIREMEN'S BIG DAY Police Win, 8-3, Over Rivals at Engrossing Contest | After Gala Parade. | The tiremen of Washington and its | suburbs for close to 50 miles around had a big parade down Pennsylvania svenue early yesterday afternoon, but the policemen who silently wuarded the sidelines had a much bigier one at the Clark Griffith Sta- dium w few hours r—right over the prostrate forms of the firemen’s battered base ball team. Having seen the helpless ‘‘corpse of their own nine hauled mournfully through laughing multitudes, tender ly guarded by & squad of grinning firemen, the policemen dropped their splendid Qid meekest obeisance before Overbearing _ umpires and then proceeded, with methodical assurune, P emother the merry fire laddies be- 1 8-t0-3 defea ¥ meath wn ¥ Boi000 persons. including two of the District Commisioners, the unicipal departmental officials ag itizens high in_the social and bust toas life of the National Capital, Su¥ Tie firemen sEart out for two intiigs as if they intended ing thelr e sts to materialization. And theg s saw the policemen rise in thet o1 majesty and lead the HADIESS firomen straight to “‘the box $30,000 Added to Fund. at Clark Griffith Stadiun iroguht to n close ofe OF the BIEECE rctal days the Police Departmerit Srr the Fir I}t‘p.u‘nnl'n{‘n‘f‘ Washington ave ever Known ax estima :’l‘x‘::t‘,(ho \lay's events netted the n:m e ino reiletiof Emeonphans SRy widows of firemen and ]u.l}u;\\}y Lt e extent of about §30,000, and tL OO e am they supplied the pecple CF Washington with a really gala tival. All of the fun The game and pomp which have combined to make past clashes 0 the olicemen and firemen one of COF Uy > ¥ standing onal Capital’s out e L e h when the crowds began Matig oon tadium turnstiles hot. It FCo e an uncommon thing for & ciCact to go tramping up the runwal o 20 Fr seat,” only to be waylald ) i icemen who had o % " raffic policemen who b the smlling & entirely different kind before. e e, sir, and have ! | thank you, e h'("x“r:‘f[\'hi" usual sales argument. B the besleged citizens either thought it was worth 60 cents to be “sira” 40 S tlmes by a dictator of the tra e he saditional toll. For few bo¥ oL were lemyty. when o &arl started, and everybod: {‘f:,;fi:i‘ happy, United States Ma an oo the festivities at the ball park A hh @ concert from 130 untl 2 oic 'Then their invigorating O lndies suddenly gave way to th Miintive drone of the funeral march, Piremen raised their hats and bowed P+ heads in abject sympathy, and & Lecpectful hush fell upon the crowds, T slowly through the gates came a mournful procession. Corpse and Clowns Amuse. 1t was the “corpse” of the police- o base ball team again, back to men s e crom its last Journey down Pennaylvaniz avenue, ready for inter- nt. | Solemnly borne on the shoul- ot six rusty, bearded bluecoats, the casket was carried out to the pitcher’s box. In agonized mottons fopecter™ within raised its hea he one terrible look at Its surFound e, and sank back to eternal rest with an awful groan. Then. the Nrain too much, the crowds—firemen and policemen, alike—howled with aughter. ' L owns had thelr turn for the next 15 minutes. Then picked mem- bers of the Fire Department, all vet- erans of the World \ar, assembled behind the Marine Band. ~Back of them the two teams lined up, and while the band played “The Star| Spangled Banner” and all stood at at-| tentlon, the Stars and Stripes was hoisted to the top of the mast in deep center fleld. One flashing march around the areria, with the band play- ing Sousa's “Stars and Stripes For-| ever,” snappy salutes from the stands | as the colors passed, and everything| Was ready for the battle to begin remen jead Off. | The firemen, first up, started out| like they Intended to even up some old scores with Finney Kelly, the policemen’s star twirler, and make base ball history by handing the blue- | coats their first defeat at the hands of @ fireman nine. Two hits and a base on balls gave them a counter and they almost got two more. Hull, | pitching for the firemen, set the po-| licemen down easily in thefr first trip | to the plate. In the second inning the firemen | counted again. and again poor head-| work cost them at least one run. But| then Hull began to get wild and his mates became even wilder, with the result that the policemen scored their | first run. In the next inning. the firemen tossed up the sponge. With a single hit, the bluecoats scored three runs. Only the firemen know | bow many ervors they made, but after L “Jus lall three of his opponents in one in- | Heads erd one of their number had permitted a run to get home through his error, two more crossed the plate while he was telling the rest of the team how sorry he was. In the midst of this scramble Hull had given way to Flynn. Flynn pitcher admirable ball, striking out won by No. 8 Engine Co. volunteer section, Md. Co. |ance in the by Annapolis, Harris Jewelr Alexandria, Va. The Washington Daily phy, for the company with the Ia number of cars in line, open to al testants, won by Potomac, Va. trophy, support could bode and it came in in the meantime, ning. But his nothing but defes quick order. Kel had taken hold of himself, and except for a harmless run in the fifth, he was invincible. The firemen got nine hits to the policemen’s eight, but numerous free passes early in the game, coupled with six errors, gave their foe plenty of handicap to breeze home with the victory. The Teams' Line'up. lineup of the teams was as Firemen—Snow, shortstop; Mayhew, second base; Hager, catcher; Gateley, center field; Petersen, first urke, right field; Walters, left att, third base; Hull, pitcher; Flynn, pitcher. Policemen— B left fleld;: Myzur- sky, first b peiss, right field; Hiver, shortstop; Weathershead, third base: Rinker, center field; Stewart and Campbell, second base; Huffman, catcher; Kelly, pitcher, Umpires— “Shorty” Hughes, plate: “Billy” Betts and “Buzz” Daniels, bases. But victory for the policemen at the base bail park only evened up the honors of the day, for in the morning the firemen had the stage to themselves and their parade was perhaps the best of its kind Wash- fngton has ever seen. About 400 picked men, marching on foot, headed the parade. They were the National Capital's entry for the Metro-Goldwyn picture, “The Fire Brigade,” which is to bé a national epic of America’s fire defense forces. The picture,. now being filmed, will show the firemen of five picked cities as part of its feature. Visitors Show Up Well. One of the most striking things of the parade, however, was the show- ing of the companies from the suburban towns of Maryland and Virginla. Gone were the creaky old pumpers and hose wagons of past vears. In their places roared mighty juggernauts of the latest type, fit companions for the finest equipment the most modern company in Wash- ington has to offer. And the men, too, were trained firemen, showing the effects of discipline and” organiza- tion in their demeanor on the march. The procession was not without its pathetic and its humorous touches, however. The tragedy of progress was exemplified by the presence in Iine of the three old faithfuls—Barney, Gene and Tom, the last team of Washington fire horses to be retired from active service. Hitched'to an old horse-drawn pumper, one of the few remaining here as a relic of the past, the big white Percherons clat- tered gaily down the avenue, draw- ing the greatest applause of them all bodies still strong and muscular, they showed only too plain- Iv that they had been retired “in the interest of progress.” and not be- cause they were “through” in any sense of the word. The fun was fur- nished by a coterie of clowns who in ordinary days are men who protect homes from the fire demon. Many Prizes Awarded. A number of prizes had been of- fered to the winners of various phases of the parade, and the winners were announced just before the ball game yesterday as follows: The Evening Star trophy, for the District company entering the best float, won by No. 3 Engineand No. 1 Truck, combined. Second prize, the phy won by the W The Washington mes-1 trophy, for the organization, won by Aunapolis, Mc pearanc hwartz Co. trophy The compan. to participate in the parade, wo Leesburg, Va. The Odell Smith trophy, for best comedy float in line, won b phy, won by No. 6 Engine. the best decorated private car i parade, was won by the M Woodmen of America. Order of March. d, was as follows: Mounted poli rine Band, Chief son guards. battalion talion of men, United S gineer G. S. Fire Depart veterans, first of Columbia District of wa District District of Columbia firemen. Marshal of Parade. United States Navy Band of parade, Sergt. A. J. Annapolis FI burg Fire Department. Pire Department, Berwyn I partment, Brentwood Fire D hent, Cottage City Fire Depart College Park Fire Department. Band, Hyattsville Fir Riverdale Fir Heights Fire ant Fire Deparf l“?l e Department, Greater Heights Fire Department. Thurel Fire Department, Corps, Silver Spring Fire D ment, Rockville Fire Depart Kensington Fire Department, koma Park Fire Department, boro Fire Department. Heights Fire Department Alexandria ! ton Fire Departmert, Department, Friendship Fire 1 ment, Cherrydale Fire Depar Potomac Fire Department. Leesburg Fire Department. endon Fire Department, He Fire Department, Falls Church Department, Vienna Fire Depart McLean Fire ;’)epa:t(me(-“n(t, Ea igton Fire Department, &t ndependent Band, As Marshal Sergt. D. F. Sullivan, ney, Gene and Tom, Miss b Bargagni, District of Columbia Department _floats, band, | section, band, business secti comic float: E Ballston any property or exact any n contributions or to United States, Germany, Great ain, Ttaly, France and Spain. If You Tire Easily —if you should also have a persistent light cough, loss of weight, some chest pains or hoarseness, you may be developing consump- tion, and you should lose no time to See a Doctor or Have Yourself: Examined at the Free Health Department Clinic 409 15th St. N.W., Tuesday, Thursday or Saturd at 2-4 o'clock. Friday evenings from 7:30-9 o'clock. To Prevent Consumption Avoid house dust and impure or close air, day or night. Get all the light and sunshine possible into your home. . Avoid raw milk, raw cream and butter made of unpasteurized cream. . Eat plain, nourishing food. . Get enough sleep by retiring early enough. . Try to avoid worry. Be cheerful. Think kindly. Your mind acts on your body. Health Insurance A Physical Examination Every Birthday Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis Telephone Main 992 1022 11th Street N.W. Who have paid for the abeve bulletis. (legal notlo®) The Washington Post Trophy, for the company making the best appear- Second prize, the won News tro | ond prize, the William Hahn Co. tro- hington fireboat either local or visiting, making the best ap- for coming the longest distance 1 Truck and No. 3 Engine, combined. Second prize, the Albert Steinem tro- A purse of $50 in gold, offered for The order of march for the parade ates Ma nine battalion chiefs, colors second battalion of District of (Columbia firemen; third battalion of , marshal Bargagni; jre Department, Bladens- Branchville e Department, e Department, Riverdale Department, Seat Pleas tment, Capitol Heights fre Department, Arling- Depart- Washing- seek to compel military service by nationals of the Potomac_Electric Power Co. trophy, won by argest 1 con- Se ferald 1. the on by the y No. n_the odern Wat- and ment, bat- fire- e De-| epart- | ment, Union Capitol Drum epart- ment, Ta: Marl- sarley band, Fire ment, Clar- rndon Fire ment, it Ar- istant Bar- fldred Fire individual | at short range and both men were on, band, | struck in the heads and chests, dying e e AMERICANS PROTECTED. Nicaragua Also Guards Rights of | bodie Nationals of Some Other Nations. MANAGUA, Nicaragua, September 11 (®).—To avold any international complications, the government has or- dered the mllitary not to conflscate money Brit- i Social Workers Collect Alimony For Chicago’s Poor: By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, September 11.—To ease the destitution which so often | follows divorce among Chicago's poor, Cook County is collecting ali- mony as a feature of its charitable work. A division of the county Social Service Bureau, created in_July, already is gathering $350 to $500 a week in small alimony checks for wives and dependent children. any of these checks are for but $5 a week, and none is for more than $15. The Chicago plan was devised by Judge Joseph Sabath of the Di- vorce Court when he found himself besieged to collet alimony in ar- rears for women to whom he had granted decrees. Miss Virginia San- ford directs the work as head of the Social Service Bureau. Similar alimony collections has been under- taken in Detroit and Cleveland. THANDED DEPUTY SHOOTS TWO DEAD Missouri Officer Kills Robber Suspects With Shotgun at Close Range. By the Associated Press. SEDALIA, Mo., September ll-—A one-handed deputy sheriff met two bank robbery suspects near here to- day and when the smoke of battle cleared both alleged bandits were dead. The officer was not Injured. Elbert Bardwell and Willlam Pal- mer, sought in connection with the holdup of a Pleasant Green, Mo., bank July 28, were riddled with buck- shot from an automatic gun by Dep- uty Sheriff Cecil Jenkins of Boons- ville, Mo., who said he had a tip that the men were in or near Sedalia. Fired On by Men. Jenkins said that when he stepped from brush by the roadside and ac- costed the two men, who were in an automobile, and_commanded them to halt they opened fire on him. He re- turned the fire with his shotgun, rest- ing the barrel of the plece across his maimed arm and using his good hand to work the trigger. The firing was almost instantly. As soon as Jenkins realized the two were dead he rushed to Sedalla and informed officers. Sheriff G. H. Rec- tor and Coroner W. G. Jones went to the scene and the coroner ordered the s brought to & morgue here. Crowds at Morgue. The shooting caused great excite ment_and throughout the afternoon crowds gathered about the morgue, eager to get a glimpse of the dead men. Four men took part in the Pleasant (Gireen bank robbery and escaped with $7,000. Two men were arrested, and one of them, John Wolford, has eon- fessed participation. The other, James A. Lunsford, was released on bond. Bardwell and Palmer had been trailed closely in this section by coun- ty officers and detectives since’ the arrest of Lunsford and Wolford. Jenkins lost his left hand in France during the World War. GALLES AND U. S. BISHOP T0 TALK ON CHURCH WAR Beauchamp Invited to Mexico After Ban Lifts Following Appeal Here. MACON, Ga., September 11 (®).— Bishop W. B. Beauchamp of the Meth- odist Episcopal Church South today announced he had accepted an invita- tion from President Calles to dis- cuss the religious situation as it af- fects Protestants in the southern republic. Bishop Beauchamp will leave for Mexico City in about a week. He plans to_inspect the Methodist mis- sions in Mexico. When the religlous crisis developed in Mexico Bishop Beauchamp was barred from the country by an action which prevented visitations of all Protestant misslonaries and teachers. It is sald an appeal to the State De- partment in Washington has been an- swered with the granting of permis- sion for the bishop to enter the LAND PRICE LIMIT DELAYS PROJECTS Planning Commission Finds It Cannot Buy Park Sites at 25 Pct. Above Assessment. BY WILLIAM J. WHEATLEY. Development of the park system of Washington, particularly the acqui- sition of new areas to be added to it, is facing stagnation as a result of the action of Congress in prohibiting the purchase of any new lands, th: price of which greater than per cent over the assessed value a shown on the District of Columbia records. While it is known that the officials of the National Capital Park nd Planning Commission will make a strong plea to the bureau of the budget to have the ban lifted by inclusion of a provision in the ne appropriation” estimates to Congre for its repeal, the fact remains that the Park Commission cannot go for- ward in .planning park extensions at this time. One of the greatest projects in this ear’s purchasing program, which has hed the deadlock point, so far as stopping the work of the commission is concerned, is that of Fort Slocum, one of the old defenses of Washington during the Civil War. This is planned s one of the links in the proposed irive around the District of Co- and there is a great desire to acquire it now before the old breastworks, still standing, are de- stroyed by the inroads of home build- ers. At the present time the land is in the wild state, but home con tion is crowding its very border: is located just west of Blair r the vicinity of Rittenhouse street Contains Eight Acres. This piece of property contains ap- proximately eight acres, and the pres- ent owners are asking from 18 to 20 cents a square foot for it. Being in an area as yet undivided for building purposes the assessment on it is vel low, and the price asked is approxi- mately three times the assessed value, or 300 per cent. When the officials of the planning commission initiated dis cussing with the owners for the pur- that they paid twice the value, and were merely asl increase of 50 per cent. very clear to the Government officials that the owners could not be d to take less than they paid for the property. There are two other areas under consideration, both in the northeast section of the city, which are among those coming under the congressional ban, and which must be put aside either until Congress repeals the law or becomes apparent that it will be useles for thecommission to go ahead. Two sections of land now are under condemnation proceedings, one of these just west of Sixteenth street in the Piney Branch area. and another just west of Georgia aven small addition to the.present Fort Stevens Reservation, which marks the site on which President Lincoln stood, and was_under fire during the attack by the Confederate troops on the Nation Capital. It is the belief that the con- demnation jury will fix the pric ion $600,000 Fund E Of the $600,000 allowed the commis fon this yegr for park land purchases “ongress did except $150,000 of the amount from the 23 per cent limita- tion, but it is conceded that this will not go very far in acquisition of any parcels of great size. At the present time it appears likely that the other $450,000 will have to go back to the Treasury unless Congress, after re- celving a report of the situation, de- | cides to lift the ban. Insistence of Congress on the reten- tion of this provision will mean, prac- tically, that the Park and Planning Commission will cease to exist as the official land purchasing body for the Federal Government here, for it will be quite useless to continte to appro- priate funds which cannot be spent. The Park and Planning CommIssion originally was started merely as a purchasing agency, and its activities as a planning commission have been but recently enlarged. so that if the feature is removed by ation, it will merely fill the role of an advisory body on city and park | planning. The Planning Commission sought several weeks ago to use the con- demnation law to get around the stipulation of Congress, but Con- troller General McCarl informed the commission that it could not be done. To allow this, it was pointed out, would be merely a subterfuge to nullify the act of Congress. provis country. Locusts continue to do heavy dam age to crops in Mexico. As the matter stands | sion officials up against a stone wall, and will have to lay the facts directly before Congress at the next commis. chase of the property, it was disclosed | INQUESTINTO AUTO - DEATH TOMORROW Besa and Mme. Entezan to Testify Into Accident Fatal to T. J. Cadel. 4 coroner's inguest will he held at the District morgue tomorrow morning at 11:30 o'clock in con- nection with the death of T.J. Cadel of 1948 Calvert street, who yester day was pinned under the automo bile of his daughter, Miss Jessia Cadel when it turned over after a crash with & large coupe operated by Mme Abdullah Entezan, wife of the third secretary of the Perslan legation, at Twenty-first and R streets. Nefther Mme. Entezan nor Herman Besa of the Chilean legation, who was In the machine with her, wera injured, and Miss Cadel escaped serfous Injury. Mr. Cadel's head was crushed between the top of Miss Cadel's sedan and the street paving He dled betore he could be treated at Casualty Hospital Claims Speed Was Moderate. Only persons occupying the two automobiles, so fur as police know witnessed the accident. From them police received the following ac count of it: Mr. Besa and Mme Entezan, who fs well known in lo- cal soclety circles as the former Miss Margaret Hume, were proceeding east on R street at what im was u moderate S exceeding 15 miles an hour. Cadel automobile approached the south at the intersection street at such a speed that a co lision could not be averted Mme Entezan swung her machine inic Twenty-first street but was unable to prevent u sideswipe blow by the right front wheel. The other cu swerved, mounted the curb and turned over. Mme. Entezan told police she did not have an operator’s permit but that she was occupying the machine with Mr. Besa in an endeavor to learn a special gear shift arrange- ment on that car, with the operation of which she desired to famiHarize lerself. She said the machine was well under her control at the time of the accident, and that she had 3 vears’ driving experience. ne Breaks Apparently Locked. Skid marks on the street interse tion, leading to the wrecked Cuadel car, indicate, according to police, that the brakes of the machine must have been locked from the time it entered the intersection until it turned turtle The right rear wheel of the car was smashed, glass in the windows broken and fenders bent The other machine sustained day F ¢ to the right front wheel and fender. Mr. Besa attempted to take the dying man to a hospital in his machine, but the bent fenders braked the wheel. An ambulance was called Mr. Besa and Mme. Entezan went to the third precinct after the acci dent to t the outcome of the in juries and police investigation. After remaining the approximately an hour they were asked to appear as witnesses at the morgue tomorrow fo the inquest. Hurt not sustain severe injuries in the accident hut was treat ed at her home for shock and cuts and bruises. She was confined to her bed late yesterday and could make no_statement. Her father Hill, Pri Daughter Sl did thy Miss Cadel wis he Georges County. He operated a n there, making his home in Washington during the Win ter, for more than 30 years. Ten years ago he retired. Since then he has been spending Winters with his son in Florida and his Summers in Wash ington with his daughter. He was a familiar figure arour Center Market, where he had n acquaintances among farme the Maryland rural districts, whom he visited frequen It was whi returning from the market yvesterday that he was killed. He is survived by Frances Cadel, and his d. this city; another daughter, Miss Inez L. Cadel of New York, and : Cadel of Kissimee, Fla. arrangements have not yet be pleted. near Oxon fron a sister Farm Chores by Electricity TRE N. J., September | P).— Jerses to have State aid in the pr of substi tuting dypamoes for disappear ing hired hand. A survey is being made of the extent to which the chores of the typleal farm may be handled electrically farmers lem the Syndicate Organizer Held ITHACA, N. Y., September 11 (®) Even in these days of ‘vertical trusts” the program of a trading syn dicate which included operation of diamond and gold mines, a rubber plantation and @ ne transit emed too to the leg thoritles. 5 ath arrested as one of the organizers. it to the attention of the Bureau the Budget. There will be a meating between the park officials and Budget Bureau officials within a short time, when this matter will be dis cussed at great length. The stipulation of Congress appar ently was the outcropping of a. fee ing that the Government was paying too much for land in the District, and should not be made the party to as sisting in the inflation of land prices On the other hand, it has been pointed out that Congress has et the com mission up as the machine to pur chase land, to permit the scheme for the development of the beautifica plans for the Distric in an orderly ect would not separate bill in Congress, which has heretofore result in much delay Under the old system many of ti projects were lost because Congress falled year after year to act on pre posed purchases, and notably among these projects was the bill providing for the purchase of Klingle Vallas Piney Branch and the Patter tract. The Klingle V tract was saved in part by the commission and the Piney Branch tract has practically heen lost as an asset for park pur- poses. With the patterson tract noth ing at all has been done. Since the present difficulty arose, it has been pointed out that the com mission is made up largely of Gov. ernment officials, including the chalr men of the Senate and House commit tees on District of Columbia. affairs and that these officials scrutinize every project, and are just as anxious as Congress to see that exorbitant prices are not paid for lands needed in the development of the city and that therefore, if Congress did not have confidence in these officials to carry on their duties, the commission should be disbanded, and a return made,to the old method. But, at any rate, the new provision of the law hds been given a test, and the needed lands cannot be purchased The situation will be placed squarely before Congress, to let the members of that body again determine whether it will insist_on a retention of the provision, and halt plans for beauts fication. each pro, carried in «