Evening Star Newspaper, January 25, 1927, Page 5

BUTLER T0 REMAIN ATHELM OF G.0.P. Decision Seen as Evidence of President’s Intention to Seek Re-election. BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. William M. Butler, former Senator from Massachusetts, is to remain chatirman of the Republican national committee during the rest of the Cool. idge administration. This announce- ment, now issued with what is called “definite and absolute assurance,” as- sumes special significance, because it resses that Mr. Butler will continue the G, O. P. heim throughout the ar 1928. Between now and June 1, 1928, President Coolidge’s intentions | regarding another term will be made known.- This may soon or be deferrad until later But the fact that the Pr ning as his official political lieutenant the man who piloted him to victory in 19 1 as al- most categorical _evidence Coolidge will in_due cour his readine: in the to be his own successor. Ends Undercover Conflict. The decision to continue Mr. Butler in the national chairmanship puts an end to a lively undercover conflict within the committee for his toga Many Republican politician: mped to the conclusion that Butler's days ‘were numbered when he succumbed to David I. Walsh, Democrat, in the 1926 senatorial contest in Massachusetts. The White House spokesr n promptly quashed that theory by announcing that Butler, having ceased to be a Sen- ator, would have correspondingly more time to be an active Republican national chairman. But the statement carried no suggestion that the New I'edford textile magnate would indefi nitely keep hi hand on the party throttle. This, it is now forthcoming on high authority, is exactly what Butler is going to do. Three Republicans of national prom- inence have tigured in the contrn\'l‘er sial discussion of an heir to Butler's | Pretenders cropped up over- night as soon as the Massachusetts election went against him. Some of them were active aspirants. Others were in the hands of their friends. The name that was most conspicu- ously discussed was that of C. Bas- com Slemp, Republican national com- mitteeman from Virginia, and former secretary to President Coolidge. An- other G. 0. P. leader who was credited with chairmanship ambitions is Dr. Hubert Work, Secretary of the In- terlor, and chief captain of Republi- can forces in Colorado. The third politiclan who was. boomed for But- ler's place was Roy O. West of Chi- cago, now secretary of the national committee. Mr. West's support sprang from quarters close to Vice President Dawes. Climax te Conferences. Renewal of the Butler lease on the party chairmanship has come as the climax of a serles of intercommittee conferences at Washington and other political centers. Outspoken views were presented, especially from the Midwest and Northwest, regarding the desirability of displacing “New England control” of the Republican national machine. Those leaders who espoused the removal of Butler were actuated not only by the belief. that his defeat ‘“‘discredited” him amon, party workers, who generate littl enthusiasm for a “lame duck.” There also was the fecling on the P of these practical gentlemen that a ‘national chairman of greater per- sonal magnetism than Butler has should be given the scepter. Also, those Republican managers who were steam-rollered by Chairman Butler at the Cleveland national convention in 1924 revealed renewed enthusiasm in favor of his decapitation. As happened in the Lake Erie metropolis, they have once again been flattened out, in con- sequence of frowns from the White House Jove. Bascom Slemp's aspirations are not looked upon as entirely suppressed. The suave Virginian's disappearance from politics, following his departure from the Coolidge secretaryship in March, 1925, has been more apparent than real. During the present session of Congress, Slemp has had occasion to renew his close ties in both houses in connection with the Muscle Shoals offer of the Farmers’ Federated Fer- tilizer Corporation. Perhaps Slemp's ambitions in the direction of organiza- tion leadership may have something to do with the fact that the Coolidge War Department assailed the Slemp proposition for Muscle Shoals as by all means the most unattractive bid yet submitted for Uncle Sam’s white elephant. Nevertheless, the political prestige of the Old Dominion lone- star Republican leader is considered to have been enhanced by his Muscle Shoals activities. If Muscle Shoals drags iInto the next session of Con- , as there is every likelihood that it will, the country may expect it to be trotted out as a Republican agri- cultural rellef measure. Slemp will be one of its prophets. Western Farmers Turn Away. As to the President’s 1928 plans, the past week has brought forth two out- standing developments. The first was the announcement by Ralph E. Wil- lilams of Oregon, vice chairman of the Republican national committee, that Western farmers are turning aw: from Coolidge in favor of Lowde The Oregonian did not mimce words in narrating that fact at the White House. A more satisfactory develop- ment, from the Coolidge standpoint, was the episode in which George K Morris, Republican State chairman of | New York, figured. Morris informed the President impire State G. O. P. leaders are for his renomina- tion as the surest means of beating Al Smith in 1928, (Covyriht crown. CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. The Social Club of the Hebrew Home for the Aged will have elty dance tomorrow night home, FEleventh street and road. The City Club will have a beef. steak dinner tomorrow, 9 p.m. Stag. t the Spring The lecture of Mrs. Appleton P. Clark, jr., scheduled for tonight at the First Baptist Church, under aus- pices of the Woman's Society, has been postponed on account of a death. St. Paul's Catholic a general parish ¢ 31, at St. Paul committees m ¢ The Michig: ate Washington will have a banquet and dance tomorr at .Rauscher's, to celebrate the ninetieth annive of the admission of Michigan the Union, as a State ‘The annual dinner of the Society of the Army of Santiago de Cuba will e held February 5 the Army and vy Club. enator Means of Colo. rado, combander-inchief of the United Spanish War Veterans, and Maj. Gen. El Helmick, will be the speakers. The Citizens' Association of George- town will meet tomorrow, 8 p.m., at the Curtis School. Commissioners Doughérty and Bell and President Yaden of Federation of Citizens’ tions, will-speak. “Do We Need i Community Center in Georgetown?” vill be the subject of the evening. All avited. Church will have ty, Januar; into happen relatively | dent | | a nov-| i| Retains G. 0. P. Job | | WILLIAM M. BUTLER. fa | - DENAND TEACHER N EASTERN QU Prof. Henry Flury Target of D. C. Women’s Clubs Be- cause of Resolution. Because of his action at a meeting of the Secular League Sunday after- noon in introducing a resolution charging that the Naval Radio Sta- tion NAA fs being used for the broadeasting of propaganda for a larger Army and Navy and demand- ing that it be stopped, the District of Columbia Federation of Women's Clubs yesterday unanimously adopted a resolution requesting the resigna- tion of Prof. Henry Flury from the faculty of Eastern High School. Copies of the resolution were sent today to the District Commissioners and the chairman of the Board of Education. The federation repre- sents 32 local clubs with a member- ship of 6,000 women. Trouble Over Socialism. Sharp criticism was directed at Prof. Flury several months ago when Maj. Gen. Amos Fries, chief of the chemical service, questioned the propriety of a high school teacher submitting a_definition of Socfalism such as was submitted by Prof. Flury in a recent contest. The resolution which spurred the club women to actionm at their monthly meeting at the Hotel Roose- velt yesterday was presented by Prot. Flury at a meeting of the Secu- lar League Sunday, and largely through his efforts was passed by the league. It was as follows: “Whereas from all accounts it ap- pears that the United States Naval Radlo Station NAA is being used for paganda for a larger Army a Ravy by alleged patriotic socleties; and “Whereas the taxes taxes of all the people, a large and increasing number of whom are opposed to this matter, properly subject to legislutive action, support the United States Naval Radio Station NAA, “Be it hereby resolved by the audi- ence assembled in the Secular League at Musiclans’ Hall, That we demand THE EVENING ‘SHOT INTERFERING WITH ROBBERY W. L. Mason, Dairy Employe, Victim of Thugs Who Held Uo Lunchroom. Three colored hold-up men were being sought by the police today fol- {lowing the shooting of Willlam L. Mason, 57 years old, a checker at the Thompson Dairy, Eleventh and V streets, when he sought to interfere, shortly before midnight last night, with the robbery of Manager Lew! Hines of Thompson's Lunchroém, at 1107 V street, across the street from the dairy. Mason knew Hines. ing in front of the glance, traveling across the street, took In the spectacle of his friend, the lunchroom manage with his hands high in the confronted by an assallant. As thg assaflant leaped for Hines, Mason ran across the street. He was passing through the door when a pistol cracked. Mason stopped, shot through the shoulder. The two men, having gotten $3 from the h register, ran out _and jumped in an old touring car at {he curb. A third accomplice had it in motion almost immediately, and they sped west on V street. Condition Not Serious. Mason went to Sibley Hospital for treatment of the wound. It was ound that the bullet was imbedde.l under the right shoulder bone. condition was said to be not serious. Hines described the colored men who entered the establishment, and police are led to belleve that this group is the same which was operat- ing Saturday night, holding up two pedestrians at different times in the northeast suburban section. The search was still continuing to- day for the lone bandit who, under a threat of causing a panic at the Am- bassador Theater, robbed the cash- fer's office there of $2,000 Sunday night. He was stand- dairy when his Confess 7 Hold-ups. Seven hold-up operations have been admitted by three men charged with robbery now in custody of police, it was stated by headquarters detectives today. The three men are M. T. Asble and John Willlams, both of Norfolk, Va., and Joseph Henderson of 609 Third street. Asble and Henderson were arrested last week when their automobile was wrecked in a_collision at Sherman avenue and Columbla road a short time after Abraham Luber had been held up near his home, at Thirteenth street and Columbia road. An_investigation by Detectives Kel- 1y, Darnall, Sweeney, Waldron, Cox, Cullinane_and O'Dea’ resulted in the arrest of Willlams. The places alleged to have been held up, and, according to police, admitted by the men held are: The store of Dick Azadiah, at 1401 Eleventh street; the Sanitary Grocery at 1901 Twelfth street; the store of Morris Shapiro, at 1901 Fifteenth street; the store of Her- man Goldstein, at Nineteenth and M streets; Paul Castro, at 1256 Ninth street; the A. & P. store at 2145 I street, and the store of William Wieg- man, at 400 New York avenue. THE WEATHER District of Columbia — Falr and somewhat warmer, with lowest tem- perature tonight about 32 degrees; to- morrow cloudy, probably followed by that this abuse of Government prop- erty should cease at once.” Resolution Adopted. After Mrs. May D. Lightfoot, chair- man of the department of American citizenship of the local Federation of ‘Women's Clubs, had read to the meet- ing a newspaper article telling of Prof. Flury’s remarks at the Secular League, the following resolution was adopted unanimously: “Resolved, That the District of Co- lumbia Federation of Women's Clubs at its meeting held January 24, 1927, requests the resignation of Prof. Henry Flury of the Eastern High School because of his utterances at a meeting of the Secular League held January 23, 1927. “Resolved further, That a copy of this resolution be sent to the Com- missioners of the District of Columbia and to the chairman of the Board of Education.” The resolution was presented by Mrs. Charles P. Grandfield, chairman of the committee on temperance. FLIP OF COIN DECIDES. Court Grants New Trial Due to Jury’s “Chance” Verdict. JOHNSTOWN, Pa., January 25 (). —A Cambria County judge-yesterday granted a new trial in the case of Arthur Cohen versus A. Alexis, when counsel for the defendant charged that a verdict had been reached b the jurors through a flip of a coin. Cohen seeks to recover $1,000 and in- terest on a lease involving rental of a building. SHIPPING NEWS rain. Maryland—Fair and slightly warm- er tonight; tomorrow increasing cloudi- ness, probably followed by rain. Virginia—Mostly cloudy tonight and tomorrow, probably rain tomorrow; somewhat warmer tonight in extreme north portion. ‘West Virginia—Increasing cloudi- ness tonight, followed by rain in south and rain or snow in north por- tion tomorrow; warmer in north and west portions tonight. . Records for 24 Hours. ‘Thermometer—4 p.m., 39; 8 p.m., 37 12 midnight, 32: 4 a.m., 30; § a.m., Barometer—4 p.m., 30.34; 8§ p.m 36.36; 12 midnight, 30.35; 4 a.mn., 30.34; 8 a.m., 30.37. Highest temperature, 42, occurred at noon today; lowest temperature, 25, occurred at 8 am. today. Temperature same date last year— Highest, 26; lowest, 21. Tide Tables. (Furnished by United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.) Today—Low tide, 12:56 a.m, and 1:25 p.n.; high' tide, 7:42 a.m. and 8:21 p.m, Tomorrow—Low tide, 1:42 a.m. and 2:12' p.m.; high tide, 8:28 a.m. and 9:15 p.am. The Sun and Moon. Poday—Sun rose 7:21 a.m.; sun sets sets 5:22 p.m. Moon sets 11:28 p.m. Automobile lamps to be lighted one- half hour after sunset. Condition of the Water. Temperature and condition of the water at Great Falls at 8 am.—Tem- perature, 34; condition, very muddy. Weather in Various Citles. Arrivals at and Sailings From ARRIVALS AT NEW YORK. Columbus—Bremen ... .Jan. tie—Liverpool .. 3an, * Jan! *l3an * Jan. Jan| | s | Mexico » Fort Vietoria—Bermuda thampton p—8an Juan DUE TODAY. mpton Majestic—Sout ] —Londos American _Tr Orizabs Huror—Santo Alaunia—Liver 5 % DU IMORROW. France—Havre RIS EXPECTED ARRIVALS AT NEW Aconcagua—Valparaiso , Ad diterrs Americ Domingo an Francisco’ SESE R E0E S Rotter angerfiord—Oslo ... nhagen i E= G5 OUTGOING STEAMERS. SAIL TODAY. Wilson Funchal presidente o Nupies, Patras and Lee—Havana obert E . . Port au Prince an: Ancon-— tobi Cami and Para ...... Maraval—Grenada, Trinidad *and Gepreetown ... ... City of SaHord—Cape Town TOMORROW SAIL Juan—San Juan, Curacao, mu — Pernambuco, ‘Santos San Buerto Cabello and La Guayra. | Tivives—Kingston, Cristobal, Car- | M akena and Santa Marta. | Reliance—West _Indies cruise Fort Victoria—Bermuda Montrovai—West_Indies crii Scrthla—Mediteiranoss crupg Noon Noon Noon M bori Noon .10:00 g Temperature. g Stations. Isomo] & iF 5% “jqau asep Atilene Albany Atlanta "L Avantic City Baltimore Birminghar ismarck .. Cloudy © Cloudy Chicago ¢ - Clncinnatd ¢ Colim'.8.C. i Denver . Detrot El 'Paso! Gatvesion clena, . . Huron. . D. Indianapglis Jeexsonville. Kunsas City Lios Angeles. Loulsville - ami N. “Orleans Niw York Olita, City Omaha . Philadelphia b Portiand Me Portland 0Ors 1 Peloundy Cloma o Snow " . Clondy Cloar Clear Clondy o i 0.01 0.02 FOREIGN, (8 am.. Greenwich time. today. Temperatu her. L. 48 Part cloudy o Part cloudy Cloudy Raining Clear Rainin, Tart oy lear ¢ Hollnnd and Switzerland have just been connected by telephone ser His | STAR, WASHINGTO! ’ Lieut. Earl H. Kjncair, U. 8. N,, ‘D. "C., TUESDAY, JA UARY 25, 1921. RADIO COMPASS INDICATES STORMS operating a radio compass used in con- Junction with a_weather man recorder to obtain the direction from which static is received in experiments aboard the United States transport Kittery. STATIG 1S WARNING . OF STORM AT SEA Navy Finds Radio Compass Can Chart Path of Hurri- cane Days in Advance. ether that squeals so impolitely into the ears of radio fans upon the slight- est provocation, may soon be har- nessed to serve man in an important capacity. Tests have shown that static indicates the approach of a storm at sea long before existing me- teorological instruments announce Its proximity. As a result, masters of ships may soon be in a position to direct their vessels well out of danger zones by lstening in on the howls from the air. Sxperiments conducted by ships of the Navy have produced such marked re sults that they have been published on the current pilot chart and sent to every ship afloat,” either in the Navy or out of it. The most extensive experiments were those made by Lieut. Earl H. Kincaid, navigator of the U. S. S. Kittery, which was selected for the work because it makes regular trips between Hampton Roads and ports In the West Indles. These tests showed that static glves advance In- formation on weather conditions in definite zones sufficiently in advance to permit vessels to avold the zones. It was on the Kittery, in 1924, that this usefulness of static was discov- ered. Weather information sent from Arlington, Va., every day coincided 8o closely with static conditions that Lieut. Kincald began almost uncon- scicusly to use it as a barometer. When reception of the radio signals was difficult, the officer began to listen for announcements of changing at- mospheric pressures between himself and Arlington and each time he re ceived them. Finally, the radio operator on hoard was Instructed to keep a watch for static and note its direction. Each time he reported heavy static Arlington warned of changing pres- sures. When the Nassau and Miami hurricanes were blowing Arlington was not heard at all. The amount of static always coin- cided with the severity of the storm. Eventually tHé; Navy Department in- stalled & ‘réidlo compass on the Kittery.) ‘s This compass gave warning of the Nassau hurflcane when it was 1,000 miles_distant and two and a half @ays before it was in the area of the surface weather map. As the hurricane drew nearer the compass pointed with increasing accuracy to- ward the center of the storm, show- ing that it would pass north of Haiti. At that time the Kittery was moored at Port Au Prince, Haitl. When the Miami hurricane first appeared its course was plotted twice a day. As a result, officers on board the Kittery predicted that it would center sufficiently north of Cape Haitien for the ship to reach that port sately on schedule running. The prediction proved true. The Navy Department is now per- fecting an instrument which will make it possible, it is thought, to produce a daily graph of static con- ditions, just as weather maps are now kept. Engineers are striving to improve the instrument so that it will give a relative intensity of the static impulses recorded. ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES. TONIGHT. Midwinter dinner dance of the University Cub. Dinner starts at 8 o'clock. Dancing at 9. Kentucky Soclety meeting, 8:30 o'clock, at the Willard Hotel. Maj. ien. Charles P. Summerall, chief of staff, U. 8. A, will make address. Musical entertainment by Elsa Ray- ner, violinist. Dancing. Mrs. Selden P. Spencer will con- tinue her Bible talks on “Jesus Christ and His Kingdom” at the Business Women's Council, from 6:45 to 7:15 in the lecture room of the Church of the Covenant, At 8 o'clock Mrs, Kinchelo, reader, will entertain under uspices of the music committee. All interested are invited. Southeast Washington Association will meet, 8 o'clock, Southeast Public Library. Citizens’ in The Georgetown Civic Association will meet, 8 o'clock, at Phillips School. Election of officers. Col. James S. Pettit Camp, No. 3, United Spanish War Veterans, will meet, 8 o'clock, at 921 Pennsylvania avenue southeast. The Curley Club will meet, 8:156 o'clock, at the Gordonr Hotel. Eckington W. C. T. U. will meet tonight at the home of Mrs, Ehling, 2331 Third street northeast. The Iowa Circle Citizens' Associa- tion will meet, 8 o'clock, in the lecture room ar_Northflln.mr Church. Static, that raucous voice from the | BUSCH DEFENDANTS IN FIGHT IN CELL OVER TESTIMONY (Continued from F Watson said: “Tt didn't look like that lat that time; it was dirty.” Watson's testimony occupied virtu-| ally all of the morning session, and after _direct uminatiort defense counsel for Proctor and Kagles asked but one or two questions. Watson was preceded by Clarence P. Robinson, a policeman, attached to [No. 10 precinct, who testified that | between 4 and '4:30 o'clock on the morning of September 26 he, with | several other policemen, went to 4210 -w Hampshire avenue in a police | trol and tound Policeman Frank L. Ach on the porch of that addr He as taken to Garfield Hospital by Robinson and Policeman Bradshaw in the patrol. Henry Brown, 4117 Fifth street; Po- liceman W. Buchanan of the tenth precinet ‘and Policeman Raymond F. Nalls, also of No. 10, followed Watson on the stand. Justice William Hitz interrupted Nalls' tesitmony at 1 o'clock and adjourned court in order to permit a juror to attend a funeral. Brown told of finding a bullet hole n the back of a parked automobile Buchanan testified that he found sev- eral articles which previously had been testifitd to as having been stolen in several hold-ups charged against the defendants in the areaway of 4107 New Hampshire avenue, and Nalls re- cited the story of finding Policeman Ach lying on the porch of 4210 New Hampshire avenue and later picking up a gun on the lawn of 4128 Fifth street. Attorneys in Clash. While the Government brought in additional testimony yesterday after- noon in support of its contention that Proctor, Eagles and Moreno deliberate- Iy planned a “hold-up” and a “hi-jack” the night before the shooting, and that Bagles and Moreno were armed when they departed on the expedition, attor- neys for Proctor and Moreno clashed openly in court. Martin O'Donoghue, attorney for Moreno, cross-examined James W. Cal- lan, under indictment for robbery and a prisoner at the District jail, and by the nature and tone of his questions it appeared he was trying to establish that Proctor also had a gun. Callan, a friend of three of the defendants, was present at Eagles’ home, 319 C street, on the night the trio left the house. Harris J. Atchison, another friend of the three defendants and who also was present at the C street house, sub- stantiated Callan’s testimony to a great degree. Atchison also is under indictment for robbery The witnesses sald Proctor arrived at the house about 9:30 o'clock on the night before the Petworth shooting and wanted to borrow Eagles' gun. The latter declined to lend it, they tes- tified, and then Callan offered to sell Proctor a nickel-plated revolver. Proc- tor said he did not wish to buy it, ac- cording to the witness, but undertook (0 sell it, leaving the house and return- ing two hours later with $6. He re celved permission to borrow $3 of the amount, Callan said, on the plea that he wanted “to get some whisky."” Proctor endeavored to interest Cal- lan and Atchison in a plan to “hi-jack 20 cases of red liquor” that were ‘‘com- ing in on the road,” but they refused, according to their testimony. Then Proctor persuaded Kagles to go, and the latter invited Moreno, they said, and as they left the house Eagles pro- duced two revolvers, keeping one and giving the other to Moreno. Atchison identified the two revolvers held as Government evidence, and which were picked up near Grant Cir- cle after the shooting, as being the ones Eagles and Moreno took out that night. Callan only partially identified them. When Proctor returned to the house a second time he left a “stranger” in a closed car parked at the curb. The identity of this “stranger” could not be established by the witnesses. In addition to Callan and Atchison, Gladys James, now Mrs, Gladys Pope, who occupied the stand yesterday, and “Mrs. Pal Eagles,” otherwise known as Reba Cooper, were present when the three left the house, it was testified. James B. Archer, counsel for Proctor, vigorously objected to O'Donoghue’s questioning of Callan and Atchi- son about whether or not Proctor had gun, explaining that “this counsel is representing somebody I do not know,” and at another time, “I do not | know which side of the case this gen- | tleman is arguing on.” The Govern- ! ment prosecutors appeared elated dur- |ing the interchange of words between 60,000 ARMENIANS DIG "HOMES™ IN GROUND, FEARING "QUAKES American Funds and Moral Support Assist Refugees of Rece Tells on By the Associated Press. LENINAKAN, Soviet Armenia, Jan- uary 25.—Fearing a new disaster, 60,000 refugees, made homeless by the great' earthquake of October 22, are digging new homes 1n the ground like moles. Although now firmly re-established and pursuing their normal vocations, the Armenian people are still under constant strain and anxiety because of the recurrent earth shocks which have persisted with disturbing fre- quency since October. These intermittent shocks, which have been very severe, left many of the natives in a state resembling “shellshock.” Many of them have refused to return to their own homes becuuse of fear that an- other and greater earthquake may overwhelm them. A statement by prominent Leningrad sclentist t these shocks are likely to continue throughout the Winter has added to their anxiety. Homes Too Flimsy. The earthquake taught them t their old ramshackle homes, buf above ground, of crude, uncut stone, held together with mud and stra were too flimsy to withstand the con- stant earth shocks to which Armenia is subject. In every village in the devastated areas the Assoclated Press correspond- ent, who visited Armenia before and some of have at | nt Shocks—Strain Country. |after the earthquake, found rows of these new subterranean ‘‘home | which, with only their earthen ro nd a part of their walls showing ove ground, resemble closely the | shell-roof dugouts in France during |the World War. That they are dur- |able and permanent is shown by the fact that they successfully resisted | the successive earthquakes which fol- lowed the disastrous upheaval of Oc- | tober 22. American People Aid. Helped with funds and moral encour- agement by the American people, this traditionally unfortunate people have rehabllitated thelr wrecked homes and fortu:¥a with amazing rapidity. In spite of bitter wintry weather, lack of ‘materi; nd money, they have in |almost every case been able to replace | their ruined domiciles with better and | stronger dwellings. The Soviet government is providing | them with building materfals at cost, plus a small interest, the principal of | which they may repay in installments. | The city of Leninakan, which bore jthe brunt of the enrthquake, hus re. | sumed its normal life. Only here and there are there evidences of the dis. aster. The Armenian people have rebuilt more than 60 per cent of the area laid waste by the recent earthquakes, which buried alive 400 people, obliter- ted 38 villages, made 60,000 people homeless and entailed millions of dol- lars’ property damage. SIX PERSONS HURT IN AUTO ACCIDENT Tony Granatiro Believed to Have Suffered Spine Fracture—Other Serious Traffic Mishaps. Six people were injured in an auto- mobile that left the roadway near Bolling Field about 11:30 o'clock last night and overturned. Tony Grana- tiro, 37 years old, 1917 North Capitol street, the most serjously injured, suf- fered internal injuries and a possible fracture of the spine. Howard Raymond Connoles, 39 years old, owner of the car, was accompa- nfed by his wife, Mrs. Gladys Con- noles, 28 vears old, 1232 Neal place northeast, and both were injured. Others in’the car injured were Arthur Hillyard, 50 years, 1703 First street, ind Mr. and Mrs. A. Florimbis, 1917 North Capitol street. All were given first aid at Bolling Field and all were able to go to their homes with the exception of Grana- tiro, who was taken to Casualty Hos- pital. An X-ray examination will def- initely determine the extent of his injurfes. Blinding lights on an ap- proaching car were blamed for the ac- cident. Mrs. Jennie Stewart, colored, 45 vears old, 1154 Twenty-third street, was taken to Emergency Hospital last night by her husband and treated for |a possible fracture of the skull and | injuries to her scalp. Police were told | that she was knocked down by an | automobile early Sunday night on | New Hampshire avenue near Wash- |ington Circle. Police are investigating. | George Perry, colored, 27 vears, 766 | Saratoga avenue, Baltimore, Md., was found in a dazed condition at Ninth |and G streets southwest about 11:30 | o'clock last night by Policeman P | quette of the fourth precinct. Perry | had been run over by a large touring ar and ported. His condition was reported undetermined at Emergency Hospital. | A collision between two automobiles | at North Capitol and V streets yester- | day afternoon about 5:30 o'clock re- | sulted in injury to William S. Sills, oc- cupant of one of the vehicles. He was | treated at the office of a physician near the scene of the accident for cuts and bruises to his left leg. Evelyn Shoemaker, 16 years old, re- siding _on Conduit road, was slightly injured yesterday afternoon, when knocked ‘down by an automobile in front of 1420 Wisconsin avenue. It was reported to the police that an un- identified colored girl pushed her from the sidewalk. 25 Planes Off to M;n‘euven. MIAMI, Fla., January 25 (#).— Twenty-five nadval seaplanes, compris- ing two air Squadrons of the Atlantic couting fleet, hopped off at Intervals yesterday for Key West, en route to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for Winter maneuvers after a two-day stay here. The U. S. S. Sandpiper, tender ship, awaited their departure before pro- ceeding to Key West. | | | injured internally, police re-| TRADES SCHOOL FOR WHITE GIRLS Capital’s First Institution of Kind to Be Opened on February 1. Washington's first trades school for white girls will be opened February 1, under the direction of Miss Mary Lackey, principal, it was announced at the Franklin School today by As sistant Superintendent of Schools Stephen E. Kramer. The school, which will parallel the work being done for boys at the Ab- bott School, will be located in four rooms on the second floor of the Den- nison School, § street near Fourteenth street. In addition to Miss Lackey there will be a teacher of domestic art and a teacher of cooking. Installation of equipment now is being carried on Forty girls between the ages of 14 and ears have been selected for training in the new trades school from all sections of the city. They will be taught sewing, millinery, cook ing. preparation of menus and putting up food in cafeteria style. They also will receive academic instruction. Assistant Superintendent Kramer explains that it Is the intention grad ually to expand the school and in the near future inject simple office work instruction in the course. i U. S. EXPERTS TO SEEK DATA ON AUTO FUEL Board Preparing Report on Pe- troleum Substitutes Will Visit General Motors Plant. Four members of the technical com mittee of the Federal Oil Conservation Board will leave Washington tomor row to make an inspection the follow- ing day of e laboratories of the General Motors Corporation at De trolt. ‘They are seeking informatioy on the plans of the corporation to im. prove engine designs calling for less motor fuel and greater motor effici- ency. The board is preparing a report dealing with possible substitutes for petroleum and development of the ofl shale industry, and the Inspection is to secure data for this survey. A meeting of the board on this report will be held within two months, Sec retary Work, chairman, announced today. The committee to visit Detroit is composed of George Otis Smith, di- rector of the Geological Survey; Maj. Gen. Edgar Jadwin, chief of Army engineers; Rear Admiral H. H. Rous seau of the Navy Civil Engineer Corps and Harry Hill, chief petroleum, en gineer of the Bureau of Mines. . 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