Evening Star Newspaper, April 16, 1927, Page 4

GONTRAGTS ARE LET ' FOR SIX CRUISERS H Navy’s 10,000-Ton Fighters g to Be Built at Five i Ship Yards. The Mare Island, Calif., and the remerton, Wash., Navy Yards will ch build one of the six 10,000-ton uisers for which bids were recently ened at the Navy Department. % The remaining four cruisers will be Built, one by the Bethlehem Ship- Building corporation of Quiney, Mass. ine by the American Brown Boveri lectrical Corporation of Camden, N. % and two by the Newport News, 2., Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. One Ship to Be Compléted. retary Wilbur was to open bids fgr the completion of the con- ruction of the 10,000-ton cruiser it Lake City, for which a contract | m Cramp & Sons Ship and Lngine Philadelphia, Pa. as let about a year ago to the Wil- | | ilding Co., of ‘hile no oficial announcement was | it and mine,” the patrolman replied. Made it was inlicated that the ¢ Co. had fa Aatisfactorily 2 The bids to be opened today also in- ude propelling machinery for the It Lake City and for the cruiser | . being built at the New Y § Navy's Program Complete. #The awards of the six cruisers yes- torday represent the remaining part of the program for eight scout cruisers which were authorized in 1924 by Con- gress. Appropriations for three of the skx were provided by Congress in 1924, 1925 and 1926, the last Congi anthorized an initial appropriation of $450,000 for the construction of the rémaining three ships. Bids for the work were opened Apri ind their terms were made public at that time. BLAST KILLS EIGHT; * FOUR SHOPS RAZED b IN CHICAGO FIRE L (Continued from First Page.) futile to make further attempts at identification, due to the charred eondition of the bodies. Escape Was Impossible. Descriptions of the explosion given by two eye-witnesses, Robert Gruenig and Fred Robinson, agreeq that flames enveloped the buildings so quickly that escape was impossible. Gruenig, who lives across the street from the destroyed buildings, was thrown from his bed by the force of the explosion. Robinson, a street car conductor, who was preparing 10 go on duty, was also thrown to the floor. Levin'’s shop and the grocery store were in flames when Gruenig got to the window, he said. “I heard several screams,” he said, “and then silence, save for the noise of the fire.” The loss of the four brick build- ings was estimated at $25,000, with mo estimate as to the value of their contents. . Debris Thrown Half Block. Residents of the neighborhood were routed from their beds by the explo- sion. Some reported seeing a sheet of flame shoot upward the doomed structures shortly after the blast. Cries of the trapped came from the burning buildings. Police believed u;:c the victims were caught- asleep b the explosion and never had a chince to escape. 3 bris was thirown for half a block ia ' every direction, and hundreds of dows in_adjacent buildings were shattered. - Police and firemen work- ing on the case said they never had | Some of them, though a minority, it Biondi will officlate. Visit..s to the ;hmu will be welcome throughout the lay. A Easter programs have. been an- nounced by many other churches, and the congregations are expected to turn out in their latest Spring outfits, as is the custom. The annual parade of fashions may be looked for along €onnecticut avi nue and other boulevards, ‘and prepa- rations have been made by park offi cials to take care of crowds of pedes- trians and motorists. In order to make the Zoo Park safe for the great number of childr.. to flock there Monday for the egg-rolling, the entrance gates will be closed to all vehicles At the White House the usual | Baster Monday celebration will be staged by exuberant youngsters from all parts of the city. President and Mrs. Coolidge, while temporary resi- dents elsewhere, probably will take time to drop in on the merrymakers for a while, as they have done in pre- | vious years. The section of the grounds | being used by the construction force will be roped off. POLICEMEN HAZY | ABOUT “STOP” SIGNS, } SURVEY REVEALS | {Continued from First “If there had been a collision, you'd | have been in the wrong.” | Other officers feel the same way con- cerning the regulation, their replies | to the investigator's questions clearly | revealed This is not true of all, of course. | seems, know the intent of the regula- tion perfectly. This is especially true of the men on the traffic force who, naturally, would be more familiar with regulations relating to motor ve- hicles. The traffic men, however, be- | cause of their special duties which confine them to one intersection, have very little to do with the enforcement of the regulation, It is the patrolmen, walking their beats, who have the real opportunity to check up on the host of drivers who are endangering themselves and all other street usery by rushing head- long past the stop signs or impatient- Iy easing their way into the vehicular maelstrom on the arterial highway. se are the men, though, who reveal a haziness on the regulation that in some cases is nothing short of amaz- ing, as shown clearly in the incident cited above, Tdeas Far Apart. The widely contrasting answers of Officers X and Y to the question “How is the boulevard stop regulation in- terpreted here?” emphatically is in- dicative of how far apart are the pa- trolmen in their ideas of the meaning of the regulation. Officer X said: “There is only one interpretation. The man on the boulevard has the right-of-way. When you come to a stop sign, you must stop. Stopping isn’t all, either. You've got to wait until you can cross the intersection without blocking a single car on it. Somettmes, you've got to wait a long while, but that's just tough luck. If it takes you all day to break in, you've got to wait all day. In such a case, motorists don’t like the law. If they are on the boulevard, however, they think it's great." His answer revealed that Officer X knows the regulation thoroughly. Con- trast it with the reply of Officer Y. ““Well, those stop signs mean stop.” “But, how long?” asked the in- vestigator. “Well, after you come to a complete stop, you can go ahead if you are on the right of the car on the boule- vard.” “You mean that after one has stopped he again has the right of way, provided he is on the right?” asked the investigator. “Sure,” replied Officer Y. Z Comes Closer. ' Officer Z came a little bit closer to the proper interpretation of the regu- lation, although he still was quite a bit away from the correct construc- tion of it. He said: “You have the right of way if you are on the right, provided you'have seén anything like the complete de- struction by the blast. Albert Goodrich, Mayor Thompdon's nefvly appointed fire commissioner, 100k charge of the inquiry and an- notinced that a rigid quiz into the ex- plosion would be started at once. CAPITAL THRONGED - WITH VISITORS AS EASTER DRAWS NEAR (Continued from Wirst Page.) Burope, where he visited his daugh- ter, Mrs. David K. E. Bruce. Secre- tary Hoover probably will spend most of ‘his Easter on a train from New York to Washington, while ‘Secretary Work is in Hawali on an official mis- sion. Vice President Dawes will spend Easter at his home in Evanston, Ill., while Speaker Longworth as well ag many other congressional leaders will remain in the Capital. of worshipers. juntise services will be held at 7:30 o'clock at Walter Reed Hospital and at Temple Heights, Connecticut and Florida avenues. The former will be under auspices of the Army Medical Center and the latter of the Washing- ton Federation of Churches. A “living cross,” formed by 300 members of the hospital personnel, will be a feat -e of the Walter Reed ceremonies. As designed by Chaplain A. C. Oliver, jr., the cross will be 150 feet long, laid out on the slope be- tween the bandstand and the main bullding. The bas> will be comnosed of enlisted men of the medical detach- me..t and the upper portion of Army nurses in white uniforms. Sixty Red Cross workers in uniform will form the heart of the cross, under leader- ship of Miss Margaret H. Lower, fleld director at the hospital. Students of the Army School of Nursing and the ocoupational and physio-therapy aids will outline tL.e entire group. Col. Axton to Speak. ) Col. John T. Axton, chief of Army ekaplain , will deliver an Easter m sage. The scripture lesson will be read by Rev. Dr. Thomas C. Clark of the Takoma Park Presbyterian Church. Capt. E. R. Holz of the Sal- vation Army will offer prayer. The musical program will include selec- tions by the Army Band and a #0lo by Mrs. Walter K. Wilson, soprafo. in th> event of bad weather the serv- fces will be held in the Red Cross house. WRC will broadcast the pro- sram. Secretary of the Navy Wilbur will preside at the Temple Ieights exer- cises. Rev. Dr. 1. R. Sizoo, pastor of the New. York Avenue Presbyterfan Church, will give the sermon. The Marine Band Brass Quartet will play and the singing will be directed by Perty Foster. The grounds were dona‘ 1 for the occasion by the Grand Lodge of Masons of the District, and 4Gmnd Chaplain J. C. Palmer will assist in the services. vices at the National Cathedral, Mount St. Alban, wiil begin with holy esmmunion at 7:30 a.m., in Bethlehem man and Chancellor William L. De Chapel, with Bishop James E. Free. Vries officiating. There will be morn- ing prayer at 10 o'clock in the new yoan chapel in the crvnt of the south Chapel of the Resurrection, the Nor- transept. Rev. Dr. De Vries will have charge of this service. Dean G. C. F. Bratenahl will preach the sermon at an 11 o'clock festival service, and Bishop Freeman will conduct the evensong service at 4 o'clock in the afternoon Solemn pontifical mass will be sung in the National Shrine of the Im- stopped within 25 feet of the sign. You've got to be careful, though, be- cause if you get hit by a man on the boulevard, he might have a little more prestige in court. Technically, though, you have the right of way, if you have stopped and are on the right of | the man on the boulevard.” Answers to the same query by other officers' were a variation of these, with a majority belleving that stopping was all that was necessary to re-establish the right of way of the man who happened to be on the right regardless of whether he was on the cross street or the arterial highway. Officer X, whom the investigator met at Connecticut avenue and Til- den street, revealed himself to haye a remarkably clear idea not only of the stop regulation, but also of his dutles as an officer. Violation of this provision of the traffic code, he de- clared, to be a serious offense, result- ing in many accidents becau e arterial highway traffic assumes the right of way and proceeds at a fairly rapid pace regardless of the action of the driver on the cross street. He declared his belief that | it s not ignorance so much as will- fulness that causes so many viola- tions of this important provision of the traffic code. Far From Ignorance. “I've had lots of cases of violations of the stopssign rcsulation,” he said. “When you see a man violating this regulation after you have taken the trouble to explain it to him and warn him that he has laid himself open to prosecution, you know that it isn't ignorance of the law. I've had lots of cases of this kind. has the right-of-way provided he has stopped before entering the intersec. tion, there is great likelfhood of jus- tice miscarrying when collision cases on the arterial highways are brought into court. From this, it may be adduced that there is great necessity for fully ac- quainting every member of the police force with the simple and terse inter- pretation of the law that cross traffic not only must stop at the Intersection, but also wait until the way is abso- lutely clear before entering the boule- vard. ‘With every indlvidual on the police force equipped with this information and charged with the responsibility of using it—with reason, of course, as in other traffic cases—it is believed that 2 long Step toward enforcement of the law would be taken. As matters stand, with a wide count showing 50 per eent of the motorists of the city violating the law and with apparently slightly more than half of the police officers ignorant of its construction, the situation patently is fraught with grave danger. CARROLL TO IMPROVE STEADILY, DOCTORS SAY Theatrical Producer, Emerging From Coma, to Remain in Hospital as Prisoner. By the Associated Press. GREENVILLE, 8. C., April 16. After watching their patient emerge periodically from the acute coma which selzed him Wednesday, phy- sicians attending Earl Carroll, New York theatrical producer, last night announced there seemed no reason why the improvement should not con- tinue steadil Carroll will remain in the city hos phal as a Federal prisoner, until his condition warrants his removal, Chief Marshall Join Pingley said. who_became ill with and cold after arriving from York Thursday, was still con- fined to bed, but her physician said her temperatur: was normal and that ske was doing satisfactorily. Earl yesterday, Carroll muttered seml-consciously several times convey- ing to attendants and physicians the impression that he believed himself in Atlanta prison. Lady Kitty Vincent, a write| specially interested in American dians and is said to have the largest collection of books about Indians to be found in Great Britai “There was a fellow down on New- ark street that I had warned on two mornings in succession. The third day I took him into court, After that he quit violating the law. Other drivers are the same way. They know the law, but they just won't obey it. When they are on the boulevard they like the regulation. When they are trying to get om to it they don't like it at all.” | In querying several officers, the in- vestigator asked whether he had not seen something “in the paper” about | the boulevard-stop violations, referring | to The Star's campaign against this serious traffic menace. In such cases, | the officers, particularly those who showed a perfect understanding of | the law, answered the question affirm- | atively and several vouchsafed the in. | formation that such articles helped them in the enforcement of the regu- lation. Officer A's answer is typical. said: “Yes. Those things help us, too. If the motorist has been wrong in his interpretation of the law or has been ignorant of it, he is set straight and watches hig step. 1f a driver has been violating the regulation willfully he | gets the idea that the police are pepped | up, and he, too, watches his step. Most of them, I believe, belong to the latter class. The law Is clear if they take the trouble to read it at all.” Encouraged by Laxity. The inferences to be drawn from the data developed by querying police officers in every part of the city are these: With motorists permitted to escape penalty for violating the law in one part of the city, they are encouraged to run counter to it in another, with great potential danger to themselves and others. If the patrolman, who is the only police officer with a real opportunity to enforce the regulation, is, in some cases, ignorant of its proper construc- tion, there is little chance of untversal application of the force necessary to compel .obedience to ft. He maculate Conception at Catholic Uni versity, Apostolic Delegate Fumasoni- KAWN First Time Shown This Monday GREATEST BATTLE FOUGHT AS MISSISSIPPI FLOOD RISES (Continued from First Page.) continued to supervise relief for the homeléss at Rocksprings and several other Texas towns damaged in a series of tornadoes. The State sent crews to aid in salvage work. Losses to stockmen In the five-day snowstorm in Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska were small as compared to estimates, when drifts several feet in height threatened to wipe out entire herds of cattle and large bands of sheep. The snowfall was heaviest at Casper, Wyo., where 33 inches was re- ported. Damage in Oklehoma and Kansas was estimated at more than $3,000.000, MISSISSIPPI LEVEE BREAKS. Thousands of Acres Inundated South of Charleston, Mo. CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo., April 16 (#).—The Mississippi levee, 25 miles south of Charleston, Mo., in Mississip- County, broke away today and water was Inundating thousands of acres in the lowlands in that vicinity. \ heavy wind, lapping over the top of the newly constructed embankment, washed out a breach in the levee and within a few minutes a gap 100 yards in_length had heen opened. Four hundred men who had been working to hold this stretch were called to safety and no effort will be made to repair the break, éngineers sald The break occurred at Wolf Island, a point near where forces had been concentrated for the week in an effort to hoid the levee, which was rebuilt late last year. Wolf Island is almost directly across the river from Hickman, Ky CREST PASSES »T. LOUIS. Villages Isolaied and Great Areas Sub- merged in Wake, . LOUIS, April 16 (#).—C of the Central Mississippi Valley today watched the crest of the gigantic sweil in Mississippi River sweep past i thering additional force turgid tributary streams ory adjacent to father of waters” in Iili- nois and Missouri came reports of flooded highways, frdntic efforts to save water-soaked levees, great areas submerged under sheets of water, iso- lated villages and homeless refugees Wondmard & Lnthrop DOWN STAIRS STORE | | U s g 3t 10N 10 Monday will be more than just the Monday after Easter, it will be the first day in 1927 that Summer Dress Styles will be shown in the Down Stairs Store. No explanation is needed to tell that these are Summer Dresses—a glance will tell you. mer styles, and a really beautiful array,of Summer Tints that defies description. You must see them. Petite bows on square necklines, much stitching and pleating in evidence, also tucks, pleated jabots, and self or contrast- ing embroidery. Square, tailored shawl and V necklines, Shades of maize, flesh, peach, tan, turquoise, mint, beige and powder blue. Plenty PLAIN WHITE, NAVY and BLACK Dresses. Sizes 14 to 20 and 36 to 44 It the officer misconstrues the law, assuming that the man on the right DOWN STAIRS STORE | Ships b M\ Style Presentation and Initial Sale 150 New Summer Frocks of Stehli Crepe (Stehli Silk Crepe launders most satisfactorily) 30 Smart, New Summer Styles Such wonderful Sum- coral, orchid, Passing St. Louis today the crest will take days to reach the lower Mis- sissippi_Valley and will be augmented as it takes up the contributions of the Ohio and Arkansas Rivers. WINNIPEG FEELS FLOOD. Man Drowned as Assiniboine River Overflows Banks. WINNIPEG, Manitoba, April 16 UP). —Lowlands along the Assiniboine Riv- or to the west of Winnipeg und in the vicinity of Portage La Prairle were flooded today. The river overflowed its banks In the Portage yesterday and with further rainfall last night a serfous situation Is feared. Many fce jams were reported in the. river be tween here and portage. Hundreds of acres of lowlands have been flooded along the Seine River, in Southeastern Manitoba. C. Ceri, Portage La Prairie grocer, was drowned while attempting to ford | a stream. i RECORD RAIN AT NEW ORLEANS, Hundreds of Blocks Flooded as 14.01 Inches Fall. NEW ORLEANS, April 16 (#).- Fourteen and one-hundredth inches of rain fell at New Orleans last night, the Weather Bureau reported today. The rainfall breaks all records for the last 56 years, the highest previous record being 9.22 inches. Hundreds of blocks in the residential sections were flooded and thousands of persons were unable to get down town to business. | RED CROSS DS TENTS. | River | Relief to Mississippi | Flood Region. The Red Cross headquarters here | vesterday shipped a large number of | Army tents to the Mississippi River | flood-stricken region. The tents will be used to house refugees in Mjssouri, Kentucky, Arkansas, Illinois and Uhio made homeless by the flood. The Army co-operated with the Red Cross in supplying the tent Mrs. Mary Livermore Barrows, | granddaughter of Mrs. Mary A. Liver-| more, a famous leader in the woman's | rights movement of a generation ago. has been elected an alderman in Ml rose, Mass. AT 'Gossamer Shéer Woodward & Lothrop 10th, 11th, F and G Streets You are Cordially Invited to Attend The Easter Sing, by the Woodlothian Chorus Monday, April 18th, beginning at 9.20 A.M. G Street Balcony For the Opera and Post - Lenten Social Affairs Shimmering white satin gowns, fairy-like tulle creations, fringe- dripping georgettes, chiffon affairs with -floating draperies and particularly smart lace gowns have been assembled for the Opera and the bewildering succession of social activities that follow Lent. Women’s Evening Gowns, $29-50 to $42.50 Misses” Evening Gowns, $22:50 to $42.50 Iridescent Zegora Evening Slippers, $25 Exquisite slippers .of. -iridescent pearl kid, with flower - trimmed straps. Glittering White Stone Jewelry, $1.50 to $22.50 Indorsed by ' Paris—white bracelets and neckléts glitt mode. Long White French Suede Gloves, $9 The formal accessory for the opera, shown in fashionable styles. Silk Hose, $3 and $3.50 Pastel tints, in filmy, cobweb sheer hose—for the formal gown or dance frock. Large French Evening Flowers, $2.50 to $10 Exquisite imported flowers of chif- fon, soft velvet and metal cloth. Undulating Ostrich Feather Fans, $10 to $40 Gloriously lovely and flattering are these fashionable fans. WOMEN’S AND Missks’ SEcTION. THIRD FLOOR. - ACcESSORY SecTions, FIrsT FLOOR. Daby Jeek, Begins Monday, April 18 Monday, our Annual Spring Baby Week begins—offering really unusual values. Planning months ahead and selecting the finest values at the lowest possible prices make it worth-while to buy in quantities during this event. THE SPECIALIZED INFANTS SECTION Offers the finest and most complete selection of everything a baby needs for health and comfort, from infancy to 6 years of age. THE LAYETTE Room One of the Specialized Features is a beautifully equipped room, where prospective mothers may conveniently select every neces- sity and luxury for the new baby. Look for Advertisement in Monday’s Star For Detailed List of Sale Values INPANTS’ SeCTION, FOURTH FLOOR.