Evening Star Newspaper, February 12, 1927, Page 16

i MAIL TRUCK DRIV S AFETY PLEDGE CARDS. mail trucks the safety pledge cards which are being! driving of light commercial vehicles Automoblle Association to Washing Postmaster Mooney distributes to drivers of circulated in The Star's campaign to curb reckless s fn the Capital. The cards are being distributed through the American ton business_establishments, a number of which already have asked for ployes. Washington Star Photo. INVENTOR (| BRATES EIGHTIETH BIRTHDAY. homas A. Kdison, the electrical wizard, recelves the congratulations of Henry Ford as he celebrates the eightieth anniversary of his birth yesterday at his West Orange, N. J.. home. The inventor submitted to the usual bombardment of querles from newspaper men during the day. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood. COMMITTEES CONTINUE DRIVE FOR COLUMBIA HOSPITAL three of the recent young arrivals at Columbia, for which FUND. Hospital nurses holding a drive Is now being conducted to raise $150,000. The response to the campaign so far has fallen short of expectations, and workers in the campaign have been urged to redouble their efforts to reach the goal sought. the cards, to be signed by their em) TE PASSES THEIR FARM B of Oregon (right) and Representat framers of the farm_relief bill whic night by a vote of 47 to Senate pending in the Hoyse, followed a long fight JLL. Senator Charles L. McNary Gilbert N. Haugen of Iowa, joint h was passed by the Senate last action on the bill, which is now n its behalf. & RECOVERING FROM Huddleston, the first woman to sw sunshine of Long Beac! strenuous feat. She is shown w STRAIN OF LONG SWIM. Mrs. Myrtle NOSE DIVI IN THE AIR TEST CHAIR. Lieut. Leon D. Carson n the Catalina Channel, enjoys the , Calif., as she recovers from the effects of her h her young son, who encouraged his Copyright by Harris & Ewing. mother throughout the swim. Copyright ! Underwood & Underwood. (standing) and Lieut. John F. Hart, medical officers of the Navy, demon- strate how the new Barany chair Is used for examining would-be avia- tors in the Navy. The chair puts the subject through all the flying tests, from a nose dive to a tail spin. Copyright by P. & A. Photos. LOCAL PUP WINS FIRST HONORS. Newcoin Regret, prize English bull terrier owned by Frank P. Leach of Washington, which was adjudged the best dog at the eleventh annual show of the combined terrier clubs at Madison Square Garden, New York. Acme Photos. CLAYTON REGENVES UNANIMOUS VOTE Brightwood ., Association Urges His Appointment ‘as People’s Counsel. AUTOIST IS HELD, AFTER 2 ARE HURT | Upper Marlboro Man Under Bond on Hit-and-Run Charges—Others Injured. ‘Benjamin W. Richardson, 35 years old, Upper Marlboro, Md., was docket- ed at the ninth precinct this morning on a “hitand-run” charge in connec- tion with the running down and injur- | ing early last night of B. V. Dmitrieff, | 27 old, 1215 Tenth street, "’“di Ralph Goldsworthy, 23 vears old, 3145 [ Mount Pleasant street at Bladensburg | Yoad and K street northeast. Rich- ardson surrendered himself to Ma Willam McK. Clavton was again unanimously indorsed for the position of people’s counsel on the new Public Utilities Commission, by the Bright- wood Citizens' Association, at a meet- ing held last night in Holy Comforter Parsh Hall, 5718 Georgia avenue northwest At the same time a resolution was adopted protesting the nomination and confirmation of Benjamin R. Adams and John W. Childress as public util- CAPITAL IS GIVEN 31 ACRES FOR PARK Virgin Forest Near Old Fort Dupont Is Donated as Link by Charles Glover. Another addition has been made to the Federal park system here through the generosity of Charles C. Glover, donor of the Glover parkway acres in Georgetown. Mr. Glover terday handed to Lieut. Col. U Grant, 3d, officer in charge of public buildings and public parks of the Na- | virgin forest land in the eastern sec- {tion of the District, receiving there- | tional Capital, a deed for 31 acres of | 10 PROMOTE PARK ‘Tennessee and North Caro- lina Executives Copfer With Secretary Work. GOVERNORS HERE The ' project for establishing a national park in the Great Smoky | Mountatn area of North Caroltna and moved forward today at between Governors of North Carolina and Tennessee, Secre- tary Work of the Interior Depart- ment, members of the State Conserva- tlon Commissions and officials of the Natlonal Park Service. Following a general two-hour con- ference the two State governors and members of the commissions went into | for the nominal sum of $1. The deed| 1 land Officer Green and requested the | S # . 9 1 | officer to accompany him to the ninth » 3 ! 4 stipulated that the land was to be used for park purposes. precinct early today. He was reléased | on $1,000 bond, pending his appearance The land Is located in the area he tween Fort Dupont and the Anacostia | in_court. River parkway, and adds another step | fties commisisoners. The resolution adopted cited that “since their nomi nations a month ago there has heen over 100 meetings' of trade and civ tions held throughout the Di t and not one has indorsed eith conference among themselves to do- cide on the amounts of money to be | spent by the two States to acqulre the 428.000 acres necessary before the aren can be accepted as a natlonal Dmitrieff sus nomination and in only one, t i the Citizens' Northwest Suburb: S a motion offered to in- dorse and that was promptly laid on the table’ This record js v nt parallel in the District of Columbia.” | Protests Center Trolley Poles. The removal of the center troll poles on Georgia avenue to the sid of this thoroughfure from Flovida | avenue to Rock « ek Church e was ac ted, despite an order to this effect issued some time Ly the | Fubl tilities " Commission. U'p o the present time, it wps feported, no action had heen taken the Wasl ington Railway and Electrie Co.’ tor ward their r oval. The association will u trict Comunissioners to « prove Thirteenth street fellow to Madison stre pleting the thoroughtare to Piney Branch roud The follow were elected to mem- | bership in ton: L. W.| Davis, 1 ) E. Bute, R L. Harloy ieorge J. Brilmyer. The of the law agalnst employes of the Washington apl Transit Co. . for the flagrant mutilation of trees along the' route of by ‘“he Dist en and im from Long- thus com- northward 1 on members of sociation A reque: Washingtc curing I« was discussed tion of a resh by in co-operation rade District this | cting as | » members feel- | Federation of Citizens’ functioned for the citi 18 in this respect the > Ltions gens' associntic | Street Opening Urged. The openir Concord avenue to Piney B W view to r of Ninth street from | ch road lieving | avenue | system ¥ : resented resolution ring on s pointed out that in the ap- reduce in and the subject. 1t w the system would be a savi construction of new buil proximately 000,000, the cost of s @nd the purchase of additional land for échool purposes. | Ertorts will be made to have in- cluded in’the 1928 budget appropr atlons for constructing an eight-room | addition to the Truesdell School in | Brightwood Park. ‘ the A8 | Goldsworthy | Gallow ned his injuries in sist his companion, | who escaped with minor hurts. Dmitrieff is reported to have been dragged some distance and in- jured internally. | Taken to Hospital. The men were treated at Casualty Tlospital- and police of the ninth pre an_effort to OFFICIA nment to consider front row of the group, eans of YRGE NATIONAL SUPPORT FOR plisting the financial support of the country for the impor which includes members of the cabinet and sclentific and industrial leaders, Mellon, Secretary of State Kellogg, SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. Pre President Coolidge, Chief Justice Taft lent Coolidge meets with other high officials of the Gov- ant scientific work carried on by the Smithsonian. In the are, left to right: Secretary of the Treasury and Charles G. Abbot, acting secretary of the Smithsonians. in the proposed linking of the old | Civil War post, now used as a nursery for the ralsing of trees to line the | District streets, with the Anacostia | park. The Federal Government owns the te the District of Columbia. In addl- Copyright by Harris & E st o tion it owns 80 acres adjacent to the ing. cinct investigated. They reported | e | Y aeeme e ercer, | DR. EDWIN C. HUNTER IS CLAIMED BY DEATH| William H. Baker, 70 years old 27| injured | ed. down | circle, was seriously st_njght when knoc r Ithode Island avenue and Four-. o teenth sir e automobile. of | Native Washingtonian Had Prac- | b: Mack Weldwin, 5708 Georgin avenue. | c0q Medicing, Here for 20 He, was, taken, to Jimergenay. Hospital { . and Welman was held to await the Years—Had Been Long Ill. | Dr. Edwin C. Hunter, 45 years old,| outcome of Baker's injuries. In a collision between a taxicab driven by ‘Charles W. Milburn, 1940 | native Washingtonluy and a physician Calvert street, and the automobile of | here for moge than 20 years, died of | Thomn Thirty- | heart disease at his residence, 131 A | fifth pla h and R |street northeast. last night. He had st dy this morning, Miss K. |been in failing h Dr. Hunter was educated in the pub- » schools here and later graduated| 3 old, 815 M street pass in the taxicab, received an m the Georgetown Universit School. ¥or the past 10 vears he injury to her face and n sprained | fr 1 been assistant medical examiner unkle e was given first aid Hospital. the Pennsylvania Railroad, the Boy, 8, Is Hurt. { Atlantic Coast Linc Railroad, Ilwood Ogle, 8 years old, 1813 'Third | Washington Terminal Co. street northeast, stepped - from a | street car loading platform nes inth and F spreets ahout 8 o'clock ¢ht. and was knocked down by b driven by Luber Oliver, 1905 enue. The child, only | 5 taken home by his if.and Mrs. Annie T | his widow, Mrs. I {ter: a daughte Hunter, and a s ter Wilbur of this city. Funeral _arrangements been completed. WORLD PRA'Y.ERS CALLED. Church Council Takes Action on International Issues. Because of the “many grave prob- lems threatening to disturb the peace of the world,” the administrativ committee of the Federal Council of Churches has issued a “call to prayer Jon world issues. f was started yesterday | In a stateme |and the peliglous pr tod; the council suggested that during the balance of this month and in March each minister druw attention to the “spiritual issues involved in_the American relations with China, Mex- Hunter. e leaves stelle ) Miss Anna ter, Mrs. N Louise a taxic y Hun- Pennsylvania stightly hurt, w mother While ¢ have not venth and K lock last night, sing near streets about 9:30 o'c Calvin Stonnell, 26 years old, nth street northeast, was struck )y @n automobile owned and driven by Benjamin S. F ke, 1313 Ran- dulph street, and his right leg injured. lie was taken to Emergency Hospital. Asks $250,000 for Injuries. CHICAGO, February 1z (®).—Suit for $230,000 for injuries sustained in a game of g in Cireuit Court by William Johnston against former directol L of the Medinah Country Club. John- ston alleges he was struck by a ball to church leader 1lth since last May. | and the| loff Hun-| He ws the son of the late Josephilast night at the Pythian Temple. | | | while playing on the club’s course last August, sustalning permanent in- jurfes. Donald Dukelow, who drove the ball, in made a defendanle ico, Nicaragua and Europe.” The prayer is not intended to in- terfera with the normal sesviges, church ' better pa. | enforce 'POLICE HOSTS TO LEGISLATORS AT CONGRESSIONAL EXERCISES Metropolitan Force Wins High Praise for Courtesy as Blanton Promises Pay Boost Aid for Record. His address was greeted with pro- longed app resentative spoke briefl; yme 400 men, charged with en- ment of law here, entertained nine of the men who make laws here congressional night” the Policemen's Association Hammer of North regarding the of policemen, and urged them on to better accompl Repre- sentative Schafer of Wisconsin, who nnounced that he came fromsthe city of Milwaukee, where his constituents voted 131, to 1 at a recent referen- during cises of In the course of several short ad- es the policemen were ‘told that sy marked them and dis- tinguished them in their daily lives. They were urged to be even more cpurteous, in view of the impression it would create, especially upon out- of-town visitors to the National Capi- tal. They were told that Washington had an excellent police force, unri- valed in this country. They were urged to'make it even better. Representative Blanton of Texas, in the first talk to the policemen, told them that they were duty bound to the laws which Congress clared he was in favor of 100 per cent enforcement of the Volstead act. Urges Dry Enforcement. He urged the police to see to it that such enforcement was accorded here. In the hush which followed these words he explained that by once at- taining 100 per cent enforcement of the law the day when the wishes of his constituents for modification would be realized, would be brought that much nearer. favor of a clothing allowance for plain clothes men, who do not profit from ) the free uniform bill providing outfits he charged, “who tries to keep. you |for policemen, and for a liberalized from dolng your duty, you ought to|pension law for policemen incapaci- him out of the w I'll” make | tated in line of duty. you a promise. If you will give us| Other guests from Capitol Hill who the best police department in the |spoke were Representatives McSwee- world here in-Washington from now | ney of Ohlo, Little of Kansas, Beers on, or do your level best to make the | of Pennsylvania, Wilson of Missis- Metropolitan Police Department the |sippi, Gasque of South -Carolina and best in the world, I'll promise you IlStalker of New York. 4 will e one who will work to get vou President Horace W. during the next session of troduced the legislators. Preceding the short ' makes, “If there is anybody up above you,” Lineberg in- speeches, i.n Congresa’ dum to modify the Volstead law, de-} He came out in| tract, and the Glover land just sold to the Government adjoins that. It will form an fmportant link in the proposed drive to connect all of the old Civil War posts. o 5 Ly Stricter Lake Zone Seen in Conference. CHICAGO; February 12 (#).—Tight- ening up of prohibition enforeement, through increased efficiency of admin- istration of the various units included in the Great Lakes zone, is expected by dry chiefs as a result of a confer- ce of administrators begun here yes- ‘;FRANK ). SYLVESTER DIES i AFTER MONTH’S ILLNESS Retired Fireman Had Seen 27| Years' Service—Burial Tues- day at Glenwood. Enforcement Frank J. Sylvester, 55 vears old, re- tired fireman, dled suddenly at Sibley Hospital this morning. A para { stroke following a month'’s illnes: | the cause of death. | " Mr. Sylvester was a lifelong resi- | dent of Washington. He was retired | from the District is('l'\XCE three r's ago, a : <,‘_,i‘n;‘f,:_::“p::;“e‘f"\,'k. J\ % terday under orders of Gen. Lincoln C. | Andrews, Assistant Secretary of the | the Jr. 0. U. A. M., the Firemen's e ! lief and Zion Lutheran Church. D 1 Tle is survived by his widow, Mrs. | o ) | Ada S. Sylvester: one daughter, Mrs, | Hesteih Ten | Charles Jones of Washington, and one | Better systematization of the work brother, William Sylvester, Chicago., |in a]l of the regional offices and better Funeral services will be held Tues- | co.operation between these offices are |day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the | the aims of the conferenc ' Ireéxdence, 624 Delafield place. Rev. S E POISON KILLS MAYOR. tichard Smith, pastor of Zion Luth- eran Church, will officiate. Interment Bargent, Nebr., Official’s Death Is Still Unsolved. will be in Glenwood Cemetery. SARGENT, Nebr., February 12 (#). —Death of James E. Werber, mayor of Sargent, here last Monday resulted from poison, administered by an un- known person, a coroner's jury held late yesterday. That he committed suicide has been discredited by au- thorities, who are endeavoring to penetrate the mystery surrounding his_death. ‘The State bacteriologist at Lincoln, who examined the viscera, reported that he found a large quantity of poison. s ‘Werber had been married for more than 30 years and, so far as can be ncaraned,lla had no enemies. * vlvania to the Missi i S Sent to Fort Washington. | Capt. Samuel W. Reeves, Army | Medical Corps, at the proving grounds, Aberdeen, Md., has been tran#ferred to Forth Washington, Md., for duty. entertainment, under direction of Chairman George Wheelock of the entertainment committee, was pre- | sented. On the program were Rubin Martin_and company in a comedy | skit; Florence Berry and Alice Ken- nedy, dancers; Gertrude Powers, with ukulele blue songs; Duncan Thomp- son in a monologue, Billy Gedney in songs, Helen Dulin in dances, Mitchell and Mitchell in songs and Gertrude Powegh and Edith Mack in vocal se- lection. Miss Edith Reed accom- panie§ the singers. Fort Dupont tract, but has loaned it | ffected extends from |go so. | them ! pa park. Work Promises Survey. Secretary Work promised the gov. ernors a survey of the 704,000-acre area, laying half in North Carolina and half in Tennessee, will be made during | the coming Spring and Summer to | outline roughly the areas acceptable |to the Interior Department for na | tional park services. Gov. A. W. McLean of North Caro- linn and Gov. Austin Peary of Ten nessee were told that 150,000 acres of the 704,000-acre area available must bs secured by the States as a pledge and that securing of half of the balance will insure establishment of a park of at least 428,000 acres. There will bo no seneral development of the park area until the major portion of the available balance above the 150,000 pledged acreage shall have been secured, Secretary Work said. Fire rangers of the department will pro tect the area from forest flres, but otherwise there will be no Federal de- velopment until the acreage has all been secured. Legislatures in Sesslon. “The governors,” Secretary Work said, “are as anxious to go forward with the establishment of the park as the department is to have them There is no difference between as to the desirability of the Both Legislatures are in ses- slon and are sympathetic to tha prol- ects. Apparently the only element necessary to acquisition of the prop- erty ls time.” Assistant Secretary Edwards ex- plained that the governors want both North Carolina and Tennessee to act in harmony and not to acquire any land until they can act as one. A bill to appropriate $2,000,000 for pur- chase of the prospective park area is now beforo the North Carolina Legislature. L S Nominated as Minister. J. G. Carter of Georgia, colored, was nominated yesterday minister resident and consul general to Liberia. Carter is now a foreign service officer, class 7. SE B To;unini Sails Home. »" NEW YORK, February 13 (@)=~ Arturo Toscanini, noted Italian coms ductor, sailed today on the Olymple. Tliness several weeks Ago Di an . American tour, although bhe con. ducted several concerts mare regently.