Evening Star Newspaper, January 26, 1927, Page 6

! - 6 THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €., WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 26, 1927. PARK FANBODY | * HELD NECESSARY Nearby Maryland to Profit| Largely by U. S. and State Aid in Work. s of the| have d County Misinformutlon is the ba opposition veloped in Md.. to the Maryland missior the moven to_develop M ang P jeorges Cour il t 1 al. The | with ter which former mayor of Hy sent to Gov Ritchie, prefaced on the supposition that the counties will bear the full} brunt of the expense g In the first p members of the existin \cto Maryland Commissior point out that there is no in the two counties shall bear the burden | of the taxation, but it is proposed that | the State and Federal Government | will expe make its provision mental budget, while in the Federal Gov taken vesterday when tive Fred N. Zihlman of Maryland offered a bill in the House which would authorize an_appropriation of $200,000 a vear of Federal funds, to be used in both Maryland and Vir- ginia for the purchase of parks and playgrounds See Higher Values. Members of the existing Park and Planning Commission point out di- rectly likewise that, the improve- to be made under the Zoning \d Planning Commission will of such momentous cha virtue of Federal and State aid that property values in Montgomery County and Prince Georges naturally will increase by virtue of attractive environment as well as safety of in- vestment through zoning work, At the same time it was pointed out by the people who heve studied the proposed Maryland legislation, and familiar with the whole move- ment, that the District of Columbia will not, as erroneously stated, be the chief beneficiaries of the parking and | planning scheme in Maryland, as the taxpayers of the District have paid their own way for the parks for the emjoyment of all the people. As matter of fact, it was added, person: in touch with the pulse of the popu- lace of Prince Georges County at a meeting Saturday night in this eity pointed out that that county needed the legislation even more than Mont- gomery, as they were small-home owners, who spent the entire year at home, and parks would be a great benefit to them. Not Bound to Pay Tax. The proposed legislation does not Bind Prince Georges County to pay a tax to buy park lands, but only a 3- cent levy to maintain the commission, but does bind Montgomery County. It is to be left to the citizens of the former county to say whether they want to improve their county and the valuation of their individual holdings by virtue of contributing a small levy 1 Matthew F de ected to in the nment Representa- step are of the | T Flyer Who Was Ducked in River Is in Sick Bay to Prevent Pneumonia. Parachute Acts as Life Belt in Swim to Shore Near Memorial. Lieut. W. G. (Tommy) Tomlinson f the Naval Air Station at Anacos is under a pile of blankets in the of the station today guard nst iliness that might result is involuntary icy bath in the ac River yesterday afternoon e and his landpiane were forced put down" in the water as the uel supply became exhausted Lieut. Tomlinson was flying a Cur “Hawk” land plane over Colum bia Island and opposite the Lincoln Memorial, at about 200 feet altitude, when the engine ceased to function Grasping the situation quickl the t saw golf links, near the Memorial, but not without possible injury to him- self. So he elected the water and bearing in mind a previous critical situation, he slipped his safety belt before he went in. As the plane met the sudden halt in its speed m free of the cockpit mac. Loaded down lving suit and a weighty para chute, the sailor-aviator struck out for the shore line opposite the Me. morial and found that the parachute served, to a degree, as much belt in the water as in the air. By the time he reached shore he was ed up by a_ boat connected with rlington Memorial Bridge and carried back to the air station. The plane did not sink and was towed back the water the tossed the into the n Pot heavy slim chance of landingg on with a | a life | LIEUT. TOMLINSON HELD IN BED AFTER FALLING IN POTOMAC UNPERWOOD, LIEUT. W. G. TOMLINSO) to the air base, where efforts are be- ing nade today to salvage as much of it as possible Lieut. Tomlinson took no chances of becoming submerged in the p nd repeating his almost fruitles: fo § to extricate himself that he ex. perienced the day before the Schneider Trophy race orfolk. On his first official preliminary navigability test in the Navy's Curtiss-Packard racer the plane was overturned as it struck a well on landing, and Lieut. Tomlin son was caught in the fuselage and prevented from reaching the surface for several moments When he arrived at the station yes- terday the flight surgeon ordered him to bed to guard against a cold or pneumonia. n BROWNING COUNSEL GETS TRIAL HALTED UNTIL MONDAY __(Continued from First Page) girl and the real estate man went out at_night. Mrs. Mayer, before her, had testified that one night at Cold Spring, N. Y., where the couple were married, she had heard Mrs. Browning scream, and when she and Mrs. Heenan rush- ed to the room of the couple, they found the girl in tears, and saying: “Mother, please take me awa: Identifies Numerous Letters. Mrs, Browning, who was held over from yesterday, took the stand today on the continuation of cross-examina- tion by John E. Mack, attorney for the real estate man, and spent most of the hour of her appearance identi- fying numerous letters addressed by her to the realtor. Mr. Browning, during the marking of the letters for _identification, tugged at his collar and seemed more nervous than his wife in the witness chair. The letters, together with file young men Mrs. Browning knew be- fore her marriage. Quibbling ended when Justice Seeg- er ruled both diaries out temporarily, since it seemed to him neither con- cerned Mrs. Browning during the time of her marriage to the man whose separation suit she was today answering. Mrs. Browning's testimony took up most of yesterday's session, after a brief flood of tears had caused a five-minute adjournment for her benefit. She charged her husband with acts of cruelty and peculiarity, THREE PLEAD GUILTY TO BANDITRY CHARGES John Williams, Joseph Henderson and Thomas Asble Are Held for Grand Jury Action. John Williams, Joseph Henderson and Thomas Asble, charged with ban- ditry, pleaded guilty in Police Court today before Judge Gus A. Schuldt, and were held for the action of the grand jury, without bond, when Rus. sell Kelly, assistant United States at- DRY LAW METHODS UPHELD N REPORT | “Under Cover” Strategy in | Obtaining Evidence Explain- [ ed by Treasury. In the enforcement of prohibition “under cover’ methods employed only to obtain evidence agalnst major violators, and would not be counte nanced to entrap citizens, the Department advised the Senate 4 report yesterday, submitted in re sponse to the resolution of Senator Reed, t, of Missouri It from the department's records d the report, “that these activities are not looked upon with avor in any circumstances and are forbidden if they involve any illegal ity, and particularly if they are used for any other purpose than to gain | information leading to evidence against major law violators engaged {in the commercialized liquor traffic.”” Canadian Border Case Cited. One of the cases citéd dealt with operations along the Canadian border, when two prohibition agents were fureished an automobile and money for rum-running from Canada to Al bany, with the consent of Judge Cooper of the United States Court for the northern district of New York. As a result, the report said, dence was obtained against 40 alle bootleggers around Troy and Albany Judge Cooper initiated the activities, it was asserted, by calling in R. Q Mer , the State prohibition direc- tor, and urging him to catch the “higher ups” in the rum traffis, as he was tired of imposing sentences on individual rum-runn “Bridge Whist Club” Another case had ridge Whist Club” in New York, which was started by prohibition agents to get evidence on overseas liquor smugglers, which the depart- ment said was the main source of American bootleg supply. Inder cover men also were sent to Norfolk at the request of prominent citizens, the report added, to co- rate’ with the city manager in cleaning up the cit Ack” Asher, prohibition agent, now dead, “pretended to be engaged in the liquor traffic in Peoria, Ill, for the purpose of getting evidence.” WIFE ASKS $10,000. Two Sued for Giving Liquor to Husband. CLARKSBURG, W. Va., January 26 (#).—That her husband became in toxicated on liquor obtained from them and lost a leg in an accident while wandering along a railroad track formed the basis of a sult for $10,000 damages filed against by Mrs. May Gains against Vincenzo Bartellaro and Antonette Bartellaro. . Transferred to Hartford. Col. John J. Bradley, 18th Inrantry, at Fort Slocum, N. Y., has been or- dered to Hariford, Conn., for duty with the Organized Reserves of the xplained. to do with the Astronomer Dead I | | | {ASTRONOMER EXPIRES AFTER HEART ATTACK Arthur Newton Stricken While Working at U. S. Naval Observatory. ARTHUR WTON, Arthur 2 at the servatory ewton, el United where ate astron val Ob had worked for , died last night in ity . He with a ttack in omer States he more than 20 ye Georgetown Univer was stricken while at the day Hospi heart observatory earlie Newton was stationed in the Almanac office of the observ. He had charge of a large part annual publication of the hemeris and Nautical Alm, He also had contributed numerous articles to various astro nomical publications. Hi ntly con tributed an article on Orbit of the Satellite of Neptune,” published in the monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society of London. The same article is to be published full in the next issue of the nomical pers of the Ame Ephemeris, it is stated. Mr. Newton was a native of Oxford, Ohio. He s survived by his wife, Mrs. Anne W. Newton Funeral services will be in St. Paul's Catholic teenth and V at 9 o'clock. Interment Mount Olivet Cemetery. Nautica atory of the Amer conducte® Church, Fif- lay morning will be in « W. J. WHALING ATTEMPTS SUICIDE BY SHOOTING William J. Whaling, year-old widower, shot himself above the heart at 9:30 o'clock this morning at home of his stepmother, Mrs, Eliza beth Whaling, with whom he lived 1604 Montello avenue northeast was removed to Casualty where he may die, the | Hospital, CONSIDERS BILLS - TOHELP WORKERS | House Civil Service Commit- tee Holds Hearings on Two Measures. Hearings were held on two bills to improve the condition of civil service | employes in Washington before the | House civil service committee today. The Oldfield bill relating to labor of | certain watchmen and building guards s introduced, covering the District of Columbia, so as to provide that employe in the custodial service would have one day off in seven in lieu of Sunday | Representative Oldfield, |of the Democratic congressional committee, appeared in behalf of this legislation, as did also a repre- sentative of the Library of Congress. L. C. Stewart, president of the Na- | tional Federation of Federal Em- | ploves, indorsed the bill, but asked | the bill be made general all employes of the Government forced to work seven days a chairman cove now week, Takes Up Smith Bill. The committee then took up the bill fathered by Representative Addison T. Smith of Idaho, a member of the civil service committee, which provides for annual leave for all Government work- rs of 30 days as a matter of law and 10 days’ sick leave to be cumulativ up to 60 days. Through this legisla- tion it is sought to standardize the sick leave provision throughout all {branches of the Government service. | The chief clerks or appointment of- icers of the various (overnment | establishments, a representative of the | accounting office, the Shippinig 1d the Civil Service Commis- sion appeared in behalf of this meas- ure, Introducing statements showing the number of employes affected and the average number of days which they have heen forced to take on ac- |count of illness. Steward Favors Measure. Mr. Steward also spoke in favor of this measure, as did also Thomas E. Ryan, representing Federal employes from Chicago; Miss L. Trouland, repre- snting the women of the Bureau of aving and Printing; who stated it they have now no sick leave and are compelled to use their annual leave when sick; John R. Newman, chief time clerk at the bureau, who gave figures regarding the days off RY CLEANIN AT WOODKUFI'S Is of the ~Highest Quality and it costs Tews to | you Gloves Any Length, Only be 607 12th N.W., 3406 14th N.W. 400-110°18th N.W. For Estimates, Main 1400, 74 with orde Bring or enclose this Your Clear24y Komll’l will do it quick— Cold in head, cough,coryzs, nassl and dry eatarrh, head- ————— e ——— taken on account of iliness, and Maj J. Q. A. Braden, president of No. 2, which is the largest group in the Dis. trict, and who made a general state. ment urging the passage of this measure. URGES $1,500 MINIMUM WAGE. U. S. Employes’ Federation Head Pleads for Welch Bill. ‘The House civil service committee held a hearing yesterday on the Welch bill, which would establish a minimum salary of $1500 for full-time service by adult civilian employes of the Gov ernment. The committee, it is under. stood, will not report this or any other bill to increase civil service salaries before the present Congress ! closes. Luther C. Steward, president of the tional Federation' of Federal Em | ployes, and five members of Congress pleaded the cause of the underpaid Government workers at the hearing The House members who spoke were Representatives Rathbone and Irwin of Tllinols, Welch of California and Murphy of Ohio, all Republicans, and McMillan of South Carolina, Demo- crat. They insisted that less than $1,500 is not a living wage for aduls Mr. Steward argued that even with $1,500 set as a minimum the salary is really only about $900 as measured by pre-war value of the dollar. He pointed to the heavy turnover in the Federal service, saying that for some years it has amounted to about 20 | —_— e 2 You Will Always Find the Best in the Land Center Market At Any Stand 1110 per cent. This creates a very un- healthy condition in the Federal service, he said, with a tremendously excessive and unnecessary expense on the Government through the loss of experienced employes The Personnel Classification Board was censured by Mr. Steward for fail ure to carry out what he said were the intents of the ssification act as passed by Congress. If the classt fication board had acted as Congress intended and expected this special remedial legislation would not have been necessary, Mr. Steward said. ' GRANDS UPRIGHTS < AND ~- MIDGET PIANOS FOR RENT HUGO WORCH G. ES.8 \Var@Yes (7 TeYira 708 NW. | wearing glasses fitted by our expert ms CHAS SCHWARTZ & SON : BPerfect Diam onds e Clearance Comments Our esceptionally large stock of suits and overcoats offers models after file of tabloid duplicates, came out of his huge, black suit case at his elbow, wherein he has preserved the A mnote he left blamed worry for the attempted suicide, Mrs. Whaling could offer torney, informed the court that the men were implicated In seven other charges of hold-up and robbery. ache, earache, deafness, sore nose, sore lips, bad breath,rose cold, hay fever. Ask your doe- for the purchase of public spaces, and_ fabrics mot usually to be It is argued by members of the ‘ at sales prices. The ONE- 'OURTH OFF reductions mean 1st Corps area. no_further existing park and planning commis- wlon in Maryland that the whole con- #ribution of Prince Georges and Mont- gamery Counties in this work will not, even in a small measure, approximate the amount of funds to be contributed by the State or the Federal Govern- ment during the course of the next faw vears. It is pointed out that it is necessary that some machinery of op- eration be set up before either Mont- gomery or Prince Georges can expect to get desired aid or administer the funds which the State and Federal Government undoubtedly will provide. Commission Apart. Opponents of the park and planning scheme have argued that the new commission is to be dominated by the manitary commission, but proponents of the plan point out that such is not to be the case. The sanitary commis- sion, by virtue of the character of its work, has been forced to use a large engineering force, and in the course of its work has provided an elaborate set of maps and plans of the entire area to be affected by the proposed zoning, park and planning work. The commission will work independently of the sanitary commission in ail re spects save in the utilization of sani- tary commission maps and engineer- ing forces. It is pointed out that in- asmuch as the machinery has already been established for such work and now is being maintained, it would be unwise to set up an independent en- gineering force, which would cost the taxpayers additional tens of thousands of dollars. The chairman of the sani- commission will be only a $500-a- year member of the commission and not its head, and this liaison is be- Jieved advantageous. Only the chal man of the new body is to receive $3,000 a year. It is pointed out that s the highest type of men are to be placed on the commission, men who will be indifferent to salary, but those desirous of performing, unselfishly, the important work ahead. If the coun ties employed on a full-time basis the type of men best fitted to carry for- ward this work, it is argued that the ry of each commissioner prob- ve to be $10,000 a year they would attract the type of men best fitted to carry on the work. Status of Commission. The park and planning commission to be created under the proposed ac- tion is to be an outgrowth of the na tional law which provides for Federal appro ions in the territory of greater \Washington development and embrac Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties. This legislation pro- | vides that t wtional commission co- with like commissions in Vir- and Maryland, and Gov. Ritchie med existing de facto commis. sion early last Summer in order th Maryland’sinterests might be advanced written words recounting his and his wife’s venture into marriage. At one point this morning, it seemed likely a legal point would long delay the case. It concerned a diary writ. ten by Mrs. Browning before her mar- riage and was offered for identifica- tion yesterday by counsel for Brown- ing. Today it appeared the dlary was a copy of the original one and did not contain certain passages concerning is passed by the Legislature and a new commission of six is named by the governor. But in order that the work of zoning park purchase and general city planning proceed in Mary. land it is necessary that there be some such legalized body. It was added that the people of Montgomery County want to be taxed to take advantage of the opportunity now for improving their community, and it was for this reason that the proposed law is to provide definitely for taxing them. 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