Evening Star Newspaper, January 27, 1927, Page 7

THE EVENIN( STAR, WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1927, * POLIGE COURT MEN FIGHT MERGER IDEA . . e | itir & Commissioners Forward Bill| jhools of this clty and Embodying Plan to Con- gress, Seeking Action. Strong opposition to the mendation approved by Commissioners vesterday favoring the consolidation of the Police Municipal Courts was voiced by Polic Court officials today. disapproving of the plan urged that traffic cases be handled by Municipal Court inasmuch as it would relieve the present congestion of the Police Court and that most traffic cases were of a municipal nature The following is* the opinion ex sessed today by the officials following % consultation between them Judge Gus A. Schuldt, the magistrat Opinion of Officials. The report of the committee recommending the consolidation of the | Dr, 0. M. Norlie Is Re-elected | are | | President of Association } at Session Here. \ Municipal Court with the Police Court should be carefully considered before any definite action is taken “It is quite revolutionary to com bine a criminal jurisdiction with a civil. Citizens having business of a aps object to nd this is hinted at by the e when they seek to void this hy having separate entrances to the courthouse. “The consolt ourts would ation these two so result in a building f colossal size. The Police Court is United States court, while the Mu al Court is what its name indi- Traffic Cases Angle e Municipal Court is b the Police Cour raffic icipal instead Court try the con why criminal c procedure would seem to be the logical solution of the Palice Court’s congested problem. Consider Further Plan. The District Commissioners at the time began serious consideration of the recommendation of committee for the establish- of a traffic violation bureau | h wouid serve to keep a great wajority of minor traffic ¢ *olice Court. The prin recom- the District and Court officials in the NAVY PAY CLERK DIES. William Clayton Webb, 35, Was Educated in Washington, D. C. Pay Clerk William Clayton Webb, U.S. N., 35 years old, died suddenly vesterday at his residence, 1818 Mon oe” street. He was born in Seneca C., and was cducated in the public *hools of this at George He enlisted as a yeoman in the Navy in 1915, served on the U. S. S. Birmingham during the World War, and since on the Asiatic station and in Washing- | ton. | He s and” M urvived by his parents, Mr. James M. Webb, and a brother, Joe H. Webb. Mr. Webb was brother of the late Lieut. Comdr. ~| James Reid Webhb. Funeral services will be conducted | tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at his late home, followed by interment in Arlington Cemetery. LUTHERANS END ' STATISTIC PARLEY With the annual election of oflicers | this morning and the adoption of a resolution at th sesslon | favoring a analysis origin and occupations of immi to the United States Lutheran Statistical Associa its two-day convention at Memorial Church to a afternoon’ statistical of | ants the America officers were re. President, Dr. 0. M. Norlie rah, lowa: vice president, Dr. vl Ackerman, Columbus, Ohio; se iretary, I Lenker, Minneapolis { Minn.; tre Dr. V. I Vestling Keokuk, auditor, Rev. M. E Waldeland, St. Ansgar, Iowa; li-| brarian, Rev. G. L. Kieffer, New York ¥, and editor of Lutheran in All Lands, Dr. Lenker. Dr. Greever Speaks. | This morning's session was devoted | to business and an address by Dr. W. M. Greever, Columbus, §. C., who discussed the Canadian and Mexican religious censuses made ntly. Papers were r this afternoon by . E. H. Kohn, North Carolina; Dr. O. Solberg, president of Augustana d as fol- mendation of the committee for reliev ing congestion at Police Court—con- solidation of the Police and Municipal | Courts—already has been approved | by the Commissioners. A bill provid- | ing for this morger was transmitted | 1o Congress today with a request for its introduction and enactment at the present session. The proposed bureau would give motorists an _opportunity to waive trial and plead guilty to minor infrac- tiohs of the traflic regulations, pay an agreed schedule of fines and spend no money for attorneys’ fees. Committee’s Final Report. The citizens’ committee was ap- pointed some time ago to study the advisability of establishing a magis- trate court system, one of the plans | suggested for alleviating th> crowded conditions In Police Court. About a month ago the committee reported zd- | versely on the plan, but recommended | instead the creation of tv wddition: Judgeships in Police Court. Its final Teport, however, urged the consolida- tion of the Police and Municipal Courts, making unnecessary, in the committee’s opinion, the appointment of two additional judges. The final report also urged the crea- tion of the traffic violation bureau | first_proposed by Col. I C. Moller, aesistant director of traffic. The Commissioners, however, did not give this proposition deliberate considera- tion when studying the pian for merg- ing the two inferlor courts, but reserved it for further study. The Commissioners, it was said, are unanimous in_ favor of consolidating ihe Police and Municipal Courts and Lelieva that it will relieve materially the congestion in the former court. Suport of the hill providing for the merger will be actively sought during the present session of Congress. | SNEAD HEADS BOY SCOUTS | FOR FOURTH YEAR IN ROW Re-elected President of District Council—Other Officers Chosen at Annual Meeting. L. A. Snead was reelected president of the District of Columbia Council, Boy Scouts of America, for the fourth nsecutive ) r, at th annual - tion held at the University Club, jerday afternoon. Mr. Snead Hcout Commisioner before h to the presigency three y Barry Mohun was re missioner, and A. J. treasurer in place of George Hewitt Myers, resigned. Three new men were clected to the executive board, Ernest 1. Daniel, George McClellan and Robert L. McKeever. The comptete list sollows: President, L. ury president, Huston Thomps viee president, Arthur J. May; second vice president, Adf. Gen. Lioyd M. srett; third vice president, Julius Garfinckel; fourth vice president, Paul Bartsch; treasurer, Arthur J. May; commissioner, Barry Mohun Members of the executive are: Henry P. Blair, Ernest H Isaac Gans, J. H. Hanna, ¥ Jones, George B. McClellan, L. McKee Roy L. Neuha L. Rust, W. Whitney, 1. Wilson. MRS. ELIZABETH HOWE, WIDOW OF GENERAL, DIES Fortier Capital Resident, 77, 'Was Active in D. A. R.; Buried in Arlington Today. election com- made of officers is as . Snead; honor- n; first board aniel, Lee Robert Mrs. Elizabeth Dunn Howe, 77 years old, formerly active in the Daughters of the American Revolution and the New York Avenue “hurch, this city. and the widow of jen. Walter Dunn Howe, noted In dlan fighter and u hero of the Spanish American War, died at the home of her son, George M. Howe. Cambridge Mass., yesterday She formerly e Martha Washington Chapter R., and resided here from t of her husband’s retirement Army until after his death in 1915. Since then she lived with her sons at_various places Funeral services were conducted at Gawlei*s chapel this afternoon at 2 ‘elock. Interment was in Arlington ‘emetery. Mrs. Howe is survived by three sons—Judge Walter D. Howe of El Paso, Tex.. Dr. George M. Howe, who is a member of the department of German at Harvard University, and Capt. Alfred G. Howe of the United States Navy. Japan's efforts lalry industry have s amiliated . to encourage its resulted in the i hutter | by was | Presbyterian | College, Sloux Falls, S. N. J. Lohre, secretary of the Norwe- gian Lutheran Church, Minneapolis. A more stable immigration policy based upon statistical analysis, and | not mere guesswork, was advocated Representative Knud Wefald of Minnesota at a hanquet of the asso- ciation held at the Lee House last | night. Rev. E. H. Meuser, pastor of | St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, and Dr. Kohn also spoke. i Dr. Thomas J. Murphy was the principal speaker at the session held | in Luther Place Memorial Church | last night. ing the religious census being con- | ducted by the United States Bureau Obstacles Pointed Out. i in-hand in this work there are many sbstacles to overcome and much work | %0 be done before figures can be made public. Rev. O. J. Kvale, Representa- tive from Minnesota, also spoke on “The Battle of the Re(ormnllon."\ into 168 different languages. | Forty-eight members were ad- mitted to the association this ing, including Rev. Henry Manken, | pastor of the Church of the Incar- | nation, this city. . POSTAL SAFE ROBBED. | Nitroglycerin Blast Wrecks Parti-| tion at Kempton, Md. | | Special Dispatch to The Star. OAKLAND, Md., January 27.—The | safe in the post office at Kempton was | wrecked by veggmen early yesterday. The charge of nitroglycerin was $o0 strong that partitions were blown | across the floor and damage was done to merchandise in the same building. | Postmaster Robert Schell is not yet | took. In their escape they dropped | two registered packages, one con- | taining $145 and the other §20. SHIPPING NEWS Arrivals at_and_Sailings From New York. | i l | ARRIVALS YEST AY. H | Justin—Pura F e | i DUE TODAY. | | 12 5 | puda She Hayer—World ‘cr b0 okns. DUE TOMORROW. enezuela—San Francis Venezuela—San Fran Manacvo—Nassay .- e Santa Marta’ XPECTED ARRIVA concagua—Valparaiso : A editerranean ' cruise American Farmer—London American Lemion—bushon Aircs Amcrican Morchani—London AlNivania—Southampton | Sonthampton a1 | . i W YORK. . .Feb Feb:2b | ob: %8 | .Feb, ¥eb 1 Jan. 3 b Feb. S AT > Biane Cristob olm—Gothenbirg n Franc v | Hambirg—Ha tH Lituania—Danzi adl Al . J 31| Nova Scotia—Trinidad’ Paris—Havre .. ..o | President Adams—World cruise. | : | Preside v . 10 Samaria—Liverpool AT Santa Luisa—V ren: % | | Stboney—Havana X Ulia—Puerto L el | | Jan: 30 | Febi1z | Fob. 1| | OUTGOING > SAILING TODAY mbeau—Havre e - v Shinper—Plyimouth’ i i 11:00 A M i 4:00 P i Hahice 10700 AN | S hristiansand. Octo Vera Tampico n Juan | Thiringia—Cobh Hellig Olay AM Noon | Cruz 11:00 Orisiobal, 3 San Fran e . oL B00BM [ cotumbus—¥ W criise L 1:00 PIM | " Lo | 1:00 P | Do | Ebru Coast D Crigtob o d” Valbarais. . - ATLING TOMORROW. ajestic—Southampton and Cher- | Maloury s Midnight | s v atita-Mediierranean Erilee o ot Midnight Rosniy oFiin il Gibraitr, Naples and_Genoa.. s . Midnight itk Aime: Midnight | 3:00 P.M 11:00 A t | | Laconia—- it —Port au i nhia and Cartage! | Floridian—Cristobal Anders—Santo Domingo N Rirna—Port Au Prince . 5:00 P M Australia 18 having a heated public wnment as to whether to retain the [ | comes below | exceed budget { now, | and | since that time. land two daughters, HOPE OF TAX CUT FOR 25 1S END tain to Be Made on 1927 Earned Incomes. BY DAVID LAWRENCE All hope of any tax tax credit 1926 having been definitely | the country can be assured that |incomes earned during the calends | vear 1827 a reduction is virtually [tain to be made ! In other words, business and Individuals who usually |a rese for income tax reduction incom reduction ¢ on incomes for the ye set asid payment that wi ve an_figure on a be felt when the are made out n year henc The corporati ixes be reduced to their original sur on s ine ) sure to experiefice a dowr ward revision. Some tax reduction i likely for every bracket of taxes, though in the higher bracket the percentage of change will be rel tively small. Sentiment in Congress. This is a summing up of sent ment in Congress at the moment an these changes would have materialize if the parliamentary situation he mitted tax revision at this s Con The President shelved wse th nted to revise the whol . though, to be sure Republi de ing to allow the tax que: terfere with the legislative program believing that everything would nd an extra session forced Then there was the thought ths substantial uld b de in the se in De wer, 1927, and e on ¢ sidential gns. fax reduction has always hand in hand with a prosperou tion of the country—in fact, economi ave thought ta tion stimulated business by releasin large sums which would otherwis ave been paid to the Thus it is estimated that the of the next cut will run from §; 000,000 to £400,000,000. Another r'is the confidence in the s situation which t vy implies, for the Treasury ha: 5 indicated t if the busine cutlook were cloudy, a tax reductio would be unwis ! and congresslonal gon: cond som| 50, busi Cut Causes Increase. Secretary Mellon has from the star hoped t a surtax down to 1 cent would be more productive tha any rate which the Treasury has bees mpelled to impose since very time the rates have Iy increased. to low rates on big incomes because i has been apparent that methods o sl A | avoldance, especially in the purchase ties, can be prac- | Govern He stated that while the churches | ment of needed revenue which other and Government are working hand- | Wise must be made up by keeping the | of tax-exempt secul ticed and thus deprive the small taxpayer’s rates high. The truth is the material reduc tions that have been made on in $20,000 have been i large part due to the fact that the the quadricentennial of the hymn | GOvernment by lower surtax rates | i has been able to count on a heavier which he stated has been translated | Févenue from persons of large in- come. Chairman Madden of the ference with P significantly warned Congres December session periled. The talk of tax reduction therefore, is with the objec of impressing Congress in the nex few weeks with the need for con tinued economy (Copyright. 1927.) MRS. ISABEL T. MAY will not be DIES IN NEW YORK able to tell just what the cracksmen Society Woman Succumbs After|ing and other lines of business there. Long Illness—Body Brought Here. Mrs. Isabel T. May, wife of Col. Henry ) long active in died in the Pl City, vesterday 68 years old K street ciety, York fllness Mrs. May had worker in various izations here, ing st in the Christ Child Society. She became ill while at the Summer home, at Sout last August and undes tion in a New York hospital in tember. Leaving the hospi charitable went an opera sh 18 went to live with her daughter, Mrs. | Black, and in the Plaza Hotel had remained Several physicians gave up hope covery from the illne: Her husband, Col. May; two Henry C. May and Gerald de C Mrs. Tlack William vom Rath were with he: g the last several weeks of hes Harry & October 8, of her - re with the body this afternoon. F services will be conducted in thew's Cathc morning at 11 Buckey will off Before her m: Coleman of ( mera Church o'clock M alifornia Burglars Get $100,000 Aspirin. NEW YORK, January Using motor truck their loot, son street escaped with 13,000 valued at more than $100,000. aw. Hud today Extra Dry and Pale 'OU won't have to acquire a taste f like its gingerness. Another thing about it—it’s always the same. Guggenhel 0 | | iy ,‘Reduction Is Virtually Cer-| Maj. Hesse Says Police De- bandoned on coneerns | 1k retarns | the sur. |sald he has kept in ¢ d per L tax cred- | having many of | $10.000 was were unwill 3 jon to in e g ring 928, which would be just before the | cam reduc Government. umount | fac reduction | tention per the war. heen re- ed the receipts have been material- There is not the same Dr. Murphy is direct- | ODDosition in Congress and there was House morn- | appropriations committee, after con- sident Coolidge, has s not to recommendations so | that the program mapped out for the im- long been an active | organ | rticular inter- | May ampton, L. I. : fligs there | weeks ago | sons, May, and ! May 10 | is president of the Racquet ~lub heve. @) —! and rtons of aspirin | ) .0/ DRASTIC MOVES - T0STOP ROBBERS ? partment Is Determined to Check Crime Wave. I stic measures have heen taken by the Police Department to check r|the wave of prevalent in Washington in the last two weeks, it was announced today by Maj. d win B. Hesse, superintendent While Maj. Hesse declined to re- veal for publication his plans rounding up the apparently well or- ganized gang of thieves have looted some of Washington's lead ing woman's apparel shops of thou- sands of do worth of furs and clothing, he confidently expressed tl bellef that the police would put end to the serles of burglaries No KFault With Police Commissioner Proctor L. Dougherty »se touch with of the police in searching for the robbers and is satisfled that Maj. Hesse I8 doing sible to round them up. Washington is not the only city af I | fected by an epidemio of robheries, a | Commissioner Dougherty pointed out d [ Reports from New York, Baltimore and other cities, he 8aid, indicate that ganized gangs of crooks are operat | ing successfully, and the police are difficuity in apprehending robberies so i 0 who n « | the activitie of e | them Jewelry valued at approximately | stolen from the home of | Guy W. S. Castle, 1905 Nine street, yvesterday by a “jfimmy | e | R 4 he door of Mrs. Castle 1s forced with a thin piec \ | The jewelry evidently was selected o | letsure and with a view to easy sale. | It the property of Mrs. Castle. Mrs. David Tennant, her sister, and the latter's daughter, Miss Anne Ten nant. Mrs. and Miss Tennant have | been guests of Mrs. Castle and had e | planned to return to their home at i { Oaklands, Va., today. l Second Major Robbery. was the second major robbery in shington within a few day: the oth resulting in $13,700 in loot from Erlebacher’s, 1210 F street, The old-fashioned jewelry and watches which might aid in tracing | the thief were exempted from his at- He took a crescent contain- s | ing about 19 diamonds, a necklace s | with about 20 dlamon pearl sun- | n | burst with a large diamond, -and a number of other expensive pieces of v with diamond settings, theft occurred during the ab- t | Sence of Mrs. Castle and her guest - | from the apartment between 1 and 3 o'clock sterday afternoon. The whole apartment had been ransacked | when they returned. Erlebacher Loss $13,684. ‘The original estimate of s lin the Erlebacher robbery Tuesda: | night dwindled to $13,684 after a pre- |liminary inventory. The thieves stole {about 65 dresses for sport and street valued at about $40 each, or 1; 25 fur coats and wraps, | at '$7,431.50, including an | ermine wrap valued at $900; 19 eve- | ning gowns, valued at $2,707, and if{)"l‘ evening wraps trimmed with - | fur, valued at $945.50. These figures | were furnished Detectives O'Brien and Nally, who have been assigned the ase, by officials at the store. Detectives admit that the series of hold-ups, robberies and thefts Wash- ington has been experiencing this Winter is probably without parallel in police history. WESLEY M. OLER DEAD. President of Ameflca;n Ice Com- 1 pany Succumbs in New York. | t| Wesley M. Oler, 70 years old, presi- nt of the American Ice Co., 41 East orty-second street, New York, and chairman of the board of the Knicker- | bocker Ice Co., died of pneumonia at | his home, in Larchmont, N. 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