Evening Star Newspaper, May 25, 1927, Page 2

» Trowmge FIRST ORATORICA " FINALIST ARRIVES Carl E. Albert of McAlester, # Okla., Comes With His 7™ = School Principal. Carl E. Albert, 18-vear-old auburn- paired orator of McAlester, Okla., rode into Union Station at 10:20 o'clock this morning as the representative of the Midwest zone in the fourth Na- tional Oratorical Contest and the first of the seven contenders for the na- thonal championship to reach Wash- n. smpanied throughout the trip, which began with the departure from MeAlester Sunday afternoon, by R. L. McPheron, principal of his school, Albert was met on his arrival by Randolph Leigh, national contest founder and director, and George W. Summers, Washington correspondent for the Oklahoma City Okianoman, Which sponsored the contest in Al ert’s ¢ BTt a5 at once apparent that the newspapers of the Midwest, after Carl's victory at Kansas City, were truthtul in their reports of his voice. After further introductions, Carl and Alr. McPheron were photographed, and thereupon the party set out for the hotel where the orator and his school principal will make their home while her Wants to See Shortly after his ; a reporter for The that this is first trip to Washinston: In fact, it is his first visit to the East. He <aid he wanted particularly to see Mount Vernon and the White House, but that he hoped he would be per- mitted to visit them after the con- test, as he w not keen to risk tir- ing himself before the big battle. Carl wanted to know if any of the other contestants had reached Wash- fnzton. When he was told that he was the first, he explained that he was anxious to know what kind of it Vernon. ival, Carl told v are a bunch of aid seriously, “be- me that that is fmportant thing in any con Ih that the fellow who wins will forget it, and it I win Jobody will know anything about it. Have “Official” Guide. Albert and Mr. McPheron faken in tow by Mr mmer: will be their pfiicial guide an folk” representative while they here. While the Midwest being received additiona made for the ainment tors of the contest. s Club wili ente: 30 o'clock tomorrow r o as will Lave ched Washington by that time. It will be at the Washington Hotel Charles Pimper, chairman of the en- tertainment committee of the club, will extend the formal invitations to the sp The Utah State S v n for Miss Dorot: Sait Lake City sirl, who will 1eAch IWashington tomorrow morning to1ep- resent the Western zone. A large delegation, including Senator Reed Smoot, will be at Union Station to meet her as she steps off the txain. Plans for her entertainment duri her stay in Washington will he com- pleted by the Utah State Society 1o- day. good sports,” cause it seems about the most were e are champion was plans were of the at planning CAPITAL INVITES AIR HERO'IN CABLE SENT BY COMMISSIONERS d m_First Page.) toric feat and are planning to be- gtow upon him medals and other marks of appreciation, and the occa- sion of formal reception to him in this city would be a proper time to ke these awards Postmaster New, under whom Lindbergh last served before he began preparations for the transatlan- tic flight, said today the Post Office Department “would use every effort” to get the ariman here. “I think it would be most appro- priate for Lindbergh to come ta ‘Wash- ington,” Mr. New said. “In fact, 1 think he should come here, and I hope he gets here before the President goes away for his vacation. I don’t know when Lindbergh expects to sail for the Tnited States, but it would be too bad if he was to defer his stay beyond the time the President is scheduled to depart for his vacation. “Although the department no longer has control over him and he is not subject to the air mail orders, we are awfully proud of him and still feel that he is one of us.” St. Louis backers of the New York- to-Paris flight of Lindbergh were in- vited today by Secretary of War Davis to confer with him as to recognition 1o be accorded the fiyer upon his re- turn to this country. The invitation was extended after Mr. Davis had conferred with Harry F. Knight and H. K. Bixby, two sponsors of the flight. The Secretary feels that arrange-| ments for the celebration should be | dictated by the St. Louis friends of | the aviator, but sald he believed it would be fitting to place Lindbergh’s plane on exhibition in Washington. Mr. Davis expressed his belief that Capt. Lindbergh should receive the Congressional Medal of Honor and a ! reward for his record-breaking flight. | The War Department, he added, would | support any spec legislation to make the award possible, as after Comdr. Richard F flown over the North Pole. should be given the Army tinguished Flying Cross, Mr. #aid, “adding that should minor technicalities interfere he believed they would be-waived without protest. o CARRIES U. S. INSURANCE. Lindbergh Has $10,000 Govern- ment Endowment Policy. The world’s new “harles A. Lindberzh a $10,000 Government it was ned today crans’ Bu reau, with med as his mother, Mrs. had Lindbergh s Dis Davis hero, at the beneficiary n through interpid as obtained when the had not learned much about aviation, a flying cadet at Brooks Fie June . taking the c fered by His polic; maturing at 62 years, and has been kept up by the young man by re; Jar payments, o that in case of hi death in the hazardous occu; had chosen, his mother would & tected, to the ‘limit of the Govern- ment's protection. flver NATS’ EXHIBITION OFF. Game With Jersey City Skeeters Postponed Because of Wet Grounds The Washington N. tlon game with the Jersey City Skeet ers of the International League was postponed today due to wet ground Washington players will idle in New York tomorrow, resting up for a set of two double-headers to be } .,a in A tionals' exhibi: Cotham “Pridey ‘and -Satneds ) | which will done | vangeline L. Lind-| Students’ Autos Officially O. K.’d At Georgetown U. Automobiles for the students at Georgetown University have been given the stamp of official ap- proval by the president, Rev. Charles W. Lyons. ‘While some colleges are banning the jitney and sport roadster from the campus, Georgetown has just provided a spacious new parking place, off the freshman fileld, for students’ automobiles. So long as they don’t run amuck about the campus and obey the student rules, they are free to come and go as they please. m not one of those college presidents who think automobiles are a menace to students’ morals,” President Lyons. 3 a means of healthy do not tell students th must keep off the streets because they are dangerous,” he adde “nor do we forbid them to ride about in their automobiles because they might be harmed morally. It is up to the student not to abuse the privilege. “We measure a student at Georgetown by his conduct and his studies and if he does not come up to standard we get rid of him.” Besides affording parking places for the 75 or 80 cars that used litter the campus drives, the new parking area will be a great help to crowds attending athletic events and:commencement exer- cises. ONSULT GIBSON ON NAVAL PARLEY State Department Officials Discuss Personnel of U. S. Geneva Delegation. By the Associated Press. Hugh Gibson, Ambas ium, returned to Washington today from"Geneva and went into « ence with ate Department offi over the personnel of the delegat vesent this county: wdor to Bel- ference to open in Geheva on June 20. Confirmation was given at the State Department toda that Allen W, Dulles, former State Department at- tache and now member of a New York law firm, will be a member of the delegation as legal pert. Doubt that this country will enter the conference with any sharply delineated program of naval limita- tion, such as was presented to the ‘Washington conference by Secretary Hughes, was expressed by Secretary Kellogg. So far, Mr. Kellogg added, no agenda has been developed. MACNIDER UNHURT IN AIRPLANE MISHAP Ship Blows Tire, Turning on Nose, But He Flies in Another, of War Hanford f not Asting Secretary Mas Nider, who flies, as_guch mo.e than any other ‘high-ranking civdian Goverament official in Wash- ing.on, was personally introduced to one of those little mishaps that occur to airplanes yesterday afternoon at Bolling IField, when a tire of a light plane he and Capt. Ira C. Eaker, a pen-American flyer, were in blew out s they were taxying along the zround, and caused the ship to go on its nose. z Taking advantage of the oppor- tunity to escape the mild heat wave for a few minutes late yesterday, Mr. MacNider and Capt. Eaker went to Bolling Field to make a local flight. Capt. Eaker was at the controls of an Army PT-1 training plane and was taxying over the rough ground opposite the engineering hangar at the south end of Bolling Field, when the left tire blew and the wire wheel collapsed. Instantly the plane tipped up on its nose. Mr. MacNider and Capt. Eaker climbed out, walked back to the line, boarded a Curtiss O-1 observation plane and spent the remainder of the afternoon flying over the city and down the river. Mr. MacNider will fly to Boston tomorrow, if the weather ‘permits, ‘While in the air the War Secre- tary often takes over the “stick™ and rudder and flies himself, although he as yet has taken no instructions in landing and taking off. . TRACKS DYNAMITED ON COAL RAILROAD Switch and 100-Foot Section of Pittsburgh & West Virginia Line Destroyed. sociated Pre PITTSBURGH, May of the Pittsburgh & West Virginia Railway, which serves coal mines in the Castle Shan: region, was dyna- mited early today A switch and about 100 feet of trackage were blown at Foleys sid- |ing. One sectjon'of rail was thrown 1,500 feet by the blast. County de- tectives believe the charge was set off with batteries. The railway serves the mines of Pittsburgh Terminal Coal Corpo- tion, one of which recently resumed operations on a non-union basis. DROPS HIS OPPOSITION | T0 $100,000 COLLEGE GIFT | ! Former President of Greenville, S. C., Institution Had Opposed Do- nation to Fundamental Religion. By the Associated Pres GREENVILLE, May 25.—"I knew the trustees would accept the gift under conditions as outlined, and 1 do not think I should enter any further protest,” said Dr. D. J. E former president of William-Jewell College, when notified last night that the institution of which he was once 2t the head had accepted the $100,000 onation of Joseph Reynolds, to be used in educating ministerial students who followed the fundamental trines of religion. “I entered my protest in the form of 1 letter to the trustees, in which 1 set forth four or five objections to ceptance of the gifts. Generally I am opposed to any such proposition be- cause it would tend toward deletion of science from the college’s curricu- lum. But being no longer connected with the institution, whatever protest I may now make would be without avail,” Dr. Evans reinarked. Dr. Evans is now in Greenville as speaker at the annual Furman Unl ~ersity commencement, g doc- | | THE EVEN WEIGHTS MEN HEAR OF MASTER SCALE Will Assure Universal Stand- ardization at Chicago, Burgess Tells Conference. A huge master scale, which will h all the freight moved on all the railroads of the country, will soon be installed at Chicago, if plans outlined to the Conference on Weights and Measures today by its president, Dr. ? insure absolutely ite weight on all pro- ducts ¢ y the railroad, where under the present system there is no possibility of consistently fair weight. Dr. Burgess spoke at the second session of the conference, which is meeting at the Bureau of Standards here. This universal standardiz freight weight, it was expla be secured through the install the ive scale to be maintained by the Bureau of Standards. Roads Offer Land. The master scale will standarize the testing cars of the railroads, which the railroads in turn will use for test- ing and adjusting railroad track scales 1gh the United States. Thus the indard of weights will be to the scales used in weighing all the carload freight in the countr; Land for this purpose has been of- fered by the railroads using the Chica- go vards, and $50,000 wi i ed by Congress for a building to house the scale and for its installation, Dr. Burgess explained, but delay has been caused by a clause in the contract stipulating that the land would revert to the railroad if the Government ceased to use it for that purpose. Since it is impossible to accept the t of land under these terms, he <aid, it is now necessary to secure he gift of the land in fee simple. ‘This, he believes, will soon be ac complished and the work begun. Under the present inaccurate tem, it was explained, wholesal quently taweight mere dize and have to : on the full amount, as well as to the costs of the full amount. Extra Cost Passed On. This extra cost is passed on to the consumer. On the other hand, the rail- e themselves have frequently ship- ped freight in excess weight and lose money. The railroads, Dr. Iurgess said, are anxious for the master scale to be installed, and he predicted that there would be no further hitch in the plans. E. J. Saldana, executive secretary of the government of Porto Rico, told the conference of methods used in standardizing weights the sugar industry of Porto Rico. A group of inspectors every vear makes a trip to inspect all railroad scales used weigh sugar, he said, and in addi traveling inspectors are con ¥ checking up on the accuracy of the scales. ‘A vast amount of money, he said, has been saved as a result of this standardization of weights in Porto Rico’s leading industry. David Lawrence, president of the United States Daily, urged the mem- hers of the conference to discard technical terms and use simple Eng- lish in dealing with the press. The publicity given to scientific news often depends on its wording, he said, and interesting material is often over- looked because it is written in language difficult to understand. He suggested that the co-operation of newspaper men be sought in giving material to the pape Wider Radio Use Urged. What s of most importance to the scientists, he explained, is not always of the most interest to the public. He suggested a wider use of the radio, predicting that it would play a greater and greater part in the spreading of news. Differences of opinion regarding the best methods for vegulation of new types of devices were expre y several ‘speakers on the subject. Burgess, in his address, suggested tl the conference draw up specificatiom and submit them to the different States, and that the States pass laws based on these specifications for the regulation of new types. ; H. L. Fiury, chief of the division of weights and measures of Alabama, declared that approval of particular types, was the only feasible method for regulating the many mechanical devices on the market. Field inspec- tion, he said, is inadvisable, because no uniform action can be taken, and the approval of a device rests on the opinion of the individual inspector. Voluntary submission of samples, he declared, is “playing with the job. Would Control Weighing. Control of weighing and measuring devices as establishment of some method of type approval was urged in a paper from William F. Swoger, director of the Penns; a State Bu reau of Standards. Juri tion over various types should be vested in the Bureau of Standards, he said. Mr. Swoger pointed out that great efficiency has resulted from the type- control system, but that obstacles are being encountered frequently in the laws of other States, which often con- flic Enormous detail work also has caused some difficulty, he said. The Massachusetts law governing weighing and measuring devices was explained to the conference by John J. Cummings, Massachuse! inspec- tor of standards. The flexibility of the law, he said, has permitted general enforcement be extended over a period of while it allows im- mediate action in cases of controve or when doubtful devices are ol served. Mr. Cummings urged that other States follow Massachusetts and pass a similar law. Urges Better Supervision. More efficient methods of super- vision of types of weighing and meas- uring devices was urged by George Warner, chief State inspector of weights and measures of Wisconsin, who pointed out that a bureau to which a manufacturer could submit a device would eliminate much of the trouble arising now out of various methods of supervision. Mechgnical rather than individu: inspection was urged wherever pos- sibie. sys- fre- han- in War Secretary Back. of War Davis resumed the War Department this morning after an absence of several wee in the South, during which he assisted Secrctary THoove in measures for the relief of Missis- sippi flood sufferers and attended the military mancuvers near San An- tonio, Tex. Wilkins Turns Back. FAIRBANK May Secretary his duties at Alaska ze H. s pilot, who left here rplane for Point Bar h, Greenlind, ham i terday by on the way turned The rea plane b 300 feet re ight. the return was that 1 to rise more than hove the ground. = Tt isn't so easy to attr attention nowadays by dressing in bizarre fash- ion. About the only sure W left- and that s limited in geope—is to take a violoncello on & crowded smtrect “cav, Wilkins and Alger | NG STAR. WASHINGTON, idge announces he will use as the $ are adequate. 'D. €., WEDNESDAY, MAY 25 LUTHERANS T ADD TOHOME FOR AGED Plans for $75,000 Two-Story Annex Announced at Ses- sion Here. Plans for building and equipping a two-story addition to the National Lu- theran Home for the Aged, Eighteenth and Douglas streets nmortheast, at a cost of about $75,000, were announced at today's session of the Lutheran ynod of Maryland in the Church ot the Reformation, Second and B streets southeast. This, with the $3,000.000 women's col- legge to be built near Kensington, Md., and the church to be erected at Con- necticut avenue and_Ellicott streets, make a total of $3,825,000 to be spent in Washi and nearby vicinity in building projects in the near future. $15,000 Already Raised. Rev. L. M. Zimmerman, who report- ed on the home addition, stated that 345,000 has been raised for that project and indicated that building would com- mence when the total has reached the sum of $60,000, the cost of the addi- tion without furnishings. The new structure is to have a basement and two stories above ground and is cal- culated to provide space for 30 occu- pants, There are 58 persons in the home at present. Rev. John Weidley, pastor of the Church of the Reforma- tion, is president of the board of trus. tees of the home, which is in charge of Sister Mabel Stanley, matron. Dr. Zimmerman also made a plea for a large endowment fund to care for the upkeep of the home. Reports at today's ion showed the synod has 142 parish and church schools under its jurisdiction, with 3,343 officers and 33,708 students. In this number, it is stated, are more than 16 week day church schools. Ministerial Relief Urged. A resolution was adopted to effect the organization of more conference Sunday schools. Another resolution placed the synod dciinitely on record as favoring the raisnz of $4,000,000 for ministerial re.icl, this question having been discus meetin; Consideration of = constitution and repo: of the board of dirccto the synod's Theological Seminary, its board of education and reports by representa- tives of the Lutheran Brotherhood are to come up during the afternoon. An ordination service will be held in the Keller Memorial Lutheran Church tonight at 8 o'clock. Those to be or- dained are Hugh J. Rhyne and Hugh k. Yost, while L. Barnes, J. H. A. Borleis, Carroll Klug, Walter V. Simon and Howard L. Wink are to receive license: The sermon will be delivered by Rev. Charles . Wiles of Philadelphia Mission Work Described. Addresses on mission work spon- sored by the synod marked sorvices in the church last night. Those who spoke were: Rev. J. S. Simon. of Hagerstown, who told of the need of more for extending foreign mission Rev. J. M. Francis of Waynes- Pa., who stressed the value of home missionary work; Rev. R. D. Clare of Baltimore, on the work the synod has done toward helping edu- cate ministerial students, explaining that $10,000 had been speut by the organization for that purpose last year, and Rev. 8. J. McDowell, whose Subject was “Inner Missions.” A report by the statistical secretai Rev. W. G. Minnick of Baltimore, g ing expenditures for various phases of the Synodical work during the year preceded other business yester- day afternoon. The report showed a total of 139 congregations, including one non-synodical congregation, with 31,560 communing members and a to- of 62,544 baptized members. It showed a total valuation in church properties of §6 ,146 and ex- penditures of $1,066,150, the sum of $193,900 having been spent for henev- olent purposes. Home Mission Report., Other business included a report on the work of the Synodical Home Mis- sion Board by Rev. W. A. Wade, the secretary, who stated that $9,000 had been spent for its work during the past_year; a_report on the work of the Board of American Missions by Dr. F. F. Fry of New York City: a report by the treasurer, L. R. Alden, and a report on the work of the Wo. men’s Missionary Society. Memorial services were conducted at the meet- ing by the necrol 1 committee, headed by Rev. J. T. Huddle of this city, for the late Rev. C. M, By: and’the late Rev. Jerome The question of making Vi changes in the synod's constitution also was brought up for discussion. Mr. Alden, the treasurer, and Rev Dr. Minnick, statistical secretary, were re-elected at the afternoon s sion. synodic 1membe THREE FOUND DEAD. Double Murder and Suicide in Fam- ily Suspected. KNOXVILLE, Tenn., May 25 (®).— Sam and Floyd Phillips and their sis- ter, Louise Phillips, were found dead vesterday in what police believed was se of double murder and suicide. The finding of the decapitated body of Sam Phillips on the Southern Rail- way tracks just west of the city re- sulted in the discovery of the bodies of Floyd and Loui Phillips_in the house the three occupied on Edgewa ter street. 'Their skulls had been crushed with an ax. Police advanced the theory that Sam Phillips, a textile worker, had slain his brother and sister and then ended his life, although no motive was -knowa, . State Game Lodge, on the Black Hills Reservation, in the southern part of South Daketa, which President Cool- mmer White House, providing accommodations and facilities for communication South Dakota Senators Tell President Of Facilities at Black Hills Lodge Senators Norbeck and McMaster of South Dakota after a long talk with President Coolidge today regarding the attractions of the Black Hills res- ion in their State, which the dent has tentatively selected for his Summer vacation went away feel- ing convinced that the latter very shortly would announce publicly that he has definitely selected that place for the Suminer White House. President Coolidge made ft known yesterday that he was greatly im- pressed with all he had heard about the Black Hills region and that he favored the idea of going there this Summer, but before making a definite decision he desired to make further inquiry regarding the accommodations and other facilities. It was made plain by the two South Dakota Senators after their talk with the President that they gave him every assurance that adequate facilities, not only for the President and Mrs. Cool- idge, but for all of the others that would be in their vacation party would Pres be provided. They reminded the Pres ident that he was coming to South Dakota at the invitation of the Cov- ernor and the State legislature, and that any request for changes or alter- ations in the lodge or in the matter of other facilities will be complied with. The President is known to be fairly well satisfled in his own mind that he and Mrs. Coolidge will he able to make themselves comfortable in the State Game i~dge, which will occupy for their Summer home, but he is represented as being ap prehensive in the matter of quarters for others who will be in his party— secretaries, clerks, Secret Service Marine guards, chauffeurs, per correspondents and news aphers. He also is known to be espec interested in the mat- ter of telephone and telegraph facil- ities, not only to make sure that the Government's business will be properly transacted, but because of his desire to provide the proper wire facilities for the correspondents who will “cover” his vacation. DAST GUARD SHIP ON ARGTIC DUTY Will Sail From Washington $12,000 in Gold Loot Recovered From Creek Bed By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, N Bars and sheets of gold and gold alloy of an estimated value of $12,000, taken from the 1llinois Watch e Co. at Soon to Become Floating Outpost of Civilization. For the first time in its history the Coast Guard will send a detail from Washington, to be gone many months, as the floating outpost of civilization in far Northern waters. The cutter Northland, recently com- pleted at Newport News, will dock at the navy vard Friday afternoon and ill be inspected formally by high of- ficials of the Treasury and ranking officers of the Coast Guard Service Saturday morning. After the formal inspection, the work of outfitting the craft will begin and the ship will de- part for the Arctic regions early next week. Successor to Historic Cutter. She will take up the work once per- formed by the historic cutter Bear. which last year cruised 47,000 miles in the region of ice and snow, and which won fame by repeated valiant exploits, including the rescue of the Greeley expedition. The old Bear, after 54 years of service, will bccome a re- celving ship on the California coas nd the Northland will take her place | in representing the Government at the Northern limit of civilization. ‘The North land will be in command of Comdr. J. H. Hottel of this city and will carry a crew of about 100 officers and men. The official inspection, as stated, will take place at 10 o'clock saturday morning. Officers and men will be attired in dres uniforms and the acair will be conducted with all the formalities of the service. The in- spection party will include Undersec- retaries of the Treasury Ogden Mills and Lincoln C. Andrews; Admiral F. C. Billard, ranking officer of the Coast Guard, and his aide, Comdr. S. S.! Yeandle. Duty May Be Permanent. Coast Guard officials stated this morning that the ship may never re- turn to Washington or to this section of the country. She will go on active duty in the Arctic region, performing all of the functions of Government, in- cluding the administration of justice, the giving of medical attention, the inspection of ships, as well as the mani- fold duties of a service endeavoring to proctect lives and property. Open gangway will be the policy while the ship is here and visitor: cialy welcome on Saturday. She has just finished her conditioning cruise and when she leaves here will make her ¢ to her post by going through the anama Canal to the Western coast. ALLEN T. PREYER HEADS GROUP OF ADVERTISERS Greensboro, N. C., Man Elected In- ternational Association President. Other Officers Chosen. By the Associated Press. GREENSBORO, N. C., May Allen T. Preyer of this city wi ed chairman of the third district, In- ternational Advertisers’ Asociation, at the final business session of the dis- trict convention here He will succeed B. Y. Kinze mond, Va. John Poole of Washington, D. C., chairman, and A. S. Myers, Greens- boro, secretary-treasurer. The 1928 annual convention will be held in Greensboro next Spring, this being chosen unanimously for the second consecutive year. Reports from various advertising clubs in the South- eastern district and discussion of the International Advertisers' Association convention to be held in Denver, Colo., at an early date featured the closing session of the convention. BYRD DELAYED AGAIN. Condition of Roosevelt Field Halts Paris Flight. SLT FIELD, N. Y., May field made sodden by heavy v delayed further tests of Byrd's three-mo- the New ROOS 25 (A).—. rains to Comdr. Richard E. tored Fokker plane for York-to-Paris flight. Elgin in a robbery several weeks ago, have been recovered from the bed of a creek near Schaumburg, northwest of Chicdgo. Roy Nebel, 19-year-old farm boy, caught the gleam of the precious metal in the water about a week ago. Believing it was copper, he made no effort to get it until sev- eral days later. Failing in an effort to sell the metal to a neighbor, he took one of the bars to a jeweler, who pronounced it gold. Detectives employed by an insur- ance company are searching for the remainder of the loot. ASKS CARE OF ROADS BE VESTED IN U. S. Committee Recommends Sections in Rock Creek Park Under D. C. Jurisdiction Be Transferred. Sections of four roads lying within the bounds of Rock Creek Park and now under the jurisdiction of the Dis- trict of Columbia. has been recom- mended by the co-ordinating commit- tee of the National Capital Park and Planning Comniission to be turned over to the office of the Public Build- ings and Parks of the National Capi- tal for maintenance and repair. The committee gave much consid- eration to the matter and the belief was expressed that the roads could De better kept up by the park repair gang because of the fact that they are in the park boundaries and are more or less isolated. Most of these roads now are said to_be in a poor condition. They are Military road, Broad Branch road, Klingle Valley road and Tilden street. The committce also decided to rec- ommend to the City Commi that Belmont road east of Connecticut avenue at the south approach to the Connecticut avenue bridge be opened as a highway. Accompanying this was a recommendation that it be made a one-way street for east-bound traffic, The committee also considered a number of other highway changes, but took no definite aetion at this time further than to decide to ask the Commissioners to make plans for hold- ing a public hearings July 1, by which time the committee expects to com- plete its consideration of the changes now before 12 “GAS” PUMPS B‘ANNED. New Equipment of Filling Station Found Inaccurate. Removal of 12 new-type dispensing pumps installed recently a local gasoline filling station which were found to be delivering short measure was ordered today by George M. Roberts, superintendent of weights and measures of the District. Mr. Roberts warned the owner that pumps which would pass official approval must be installed. The pumps ordered removed are a type never hefore used in Washington, and purchases made from them by in spectors of the weights and measure department, according to Mr. Roberts, showed inaccuracies in measure rang- ing from eight to fifty ounces short on five gallons. - VERDICT IS SUlEIDE. A coroner’s jury convened’ at the District Morgue today decided that J. F. Woods, 41 years old, of 213 C street, who_drove his car over the sea wall at Hains Point yesterday, was a suicide. Wood’s body was under the water 45 minutes and efforts of the Fire Department rescue squad to re- suscitate him were futile, —e Andrews Meets Distillers. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Andrews was understood today to have gone into conference with rep resentatives of whisky distillers and owners concerning the proposed plan The next test will be with a full load of 14,600 pounds. Comdr. Byrd remained in New York, devoting his time to studying eharts «and -mape. A for manufacture new medicinal liquor. No annowncement was forth- coming from the sessions, but it was understood that they would continue -for-some -time. | March, DENIES PINEDO REACHED AZORES Dispatch to Rome Says Flyer Is Still Being Towed by Sailing Ship. By the Associated Press. ROMI, May Stefani - News Agency from Horta Island of Fayal, in the Azores, toda s the report that Col. Pinedo's plane has arriyed there is not con- firmed. All the dispatches received in Rome this morning on the subject tended to modify the previous information that the seaplane was still being towed toward the Azores by a three- masted Poptuguese vessel. WAS UNINJURED IN LANDD Pinedo Expected to Resume Flight From Azor NEW YORK, May jured despite his forced landing in mid-Atlantic during his 1,600-mile jump from Trepassey, Newfoundland, to the Azores, Col. Francesco de Pinedo today presumably was with his plane at Fayal, Azores, or near there, The last advices from Fayal, with communications difficult, were that he was being towed to port. The Santa Maria, was seen in tow of the schooner In- fantin Vesagres near latitude 41 north and longtitude 32:28 west, 360 miles southwest of the Azores, by the steamer Cabo Torres, said wire- less messages received by the Radio Corporation of Amerf The vessel was sighted at 12:50 G. M. T., or 8:350 stern daylight time Monday. A German warship went from the Azores to meet the schooner. Advices from Lisbon indicated that word had been received from Pinedo that he was unhurt and needed no more assistance. One report was that he had reached Fayal. Pincdo’s course was charted from Trepassey to the A: thence to Portugal and then to Rome. Expec- tations are that he will resume his flight when his plane is overhauled in the Azo . Pinedo left Trepassy early Monday and was due in the Azores in afternoon. (#).—Unin- CLUBWOMEN MEET 31 Organizations Represented at Annual Gathering Held at Glen Echo. | Special Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., dresses by Right Rev. man, bishop of Washington; Owen Kuhn, president of the Mont gomery County Civic Federation, and Mrs. John L. Alcock of Baltimore, president of the State Federation of Women'’s Clubs, featured the twent second annual meeting of the Mont- gomery County Federation of Women's Clubs held in the amusement park at Barton Club of ¢ilen Echo as host. stituent organizations attended. In the absence of the president, Mrs. 0. C. Merrill of Chev iliness, the vice presic T. Moore of Sandy Spring, pre M Merrill resigned as president Miss Moore was elected to |her. The opening excrcises wer. inarked by the recital of the collect for women’s clubs and the Lord's Prayer and singing by the children of the Glen Echo Public School. The address of welcome, which was mada by Mrs. Blanche A. Odell of Glen Ficho, was followed by greetipgs to presiding officer. ‘The principal business consisted of submission of reports by the officers nd committees on education, fine American home, social service, redentials, press and publicity, elub extension, legislation, library exten- sion, conservation, county fair, inter- national relations and_ resolutions. The singing of “Our Pledge the song of the Maryland Federation of Women's Clubs, led by the composer, Mrs. Chester B. Graham, and of Maryland, My Maryland,” opened the afternoon session. Between. the sessions the speakers, members of the executive board of the county federation and a few others entertained at luncheon by the A Barton Club, of which Mrs. liam J. Ransdell is president. The angements for the meeting were in charge of a committee of which Mrs. H. W. Houghton was chairman. Miss Adalene Pratt of the Maryland Public Library Commission, spoke on “County Libraries.” Band Concerts. bandstand, Navy Yar 30 o'clock tonight, the United avy band, Charles Benter leader, Charles Wise, assistant leader: March, “The Thunderer”.......Sousa Overture, “Mignon”. ... homas uite de ballet, “Coppelia”....Delibes xophone solo, valse, “Erica,” Wiedoeft Musician E. Waulters. “The Second Hunga- .. Lisat Lincke n B Minor,,” “The Unfin- chubert ann- -.Wagner ‘ommerc: ) Gsell Dedicated to Mr. Tsaac Gans. “The Star Spangled Banner.” “Chamber of At Sylvan Theater at 7:30 o'clock tonight, by tes Army Band, William J. Stannnard directing, Thomas F. Darey second leader: March, “El Capitan”.... Overture, “The Four Ages of Man,” Lachner Antony and Cleo- ..Gruenwald Suite de ballet, patra” () “In the Arbor.” (h) “Dance of the Nubians.” (c) “Solo Dance.” (d) “Antony’s Victory Piccolo solo, “Little Sweethear Brookenshire Sergt. A. Lutkiewitz, soloist. Selection, “Attila”. .. eeees . Verdi Waltz, “Puszta Maiden . .Roberts Xylophione solo, “Liebesfreud,” Kreisler Young, soloist. “In a Chinese . .Ketelby Sergt. J. L. Oriental fantasia Temple Garden™. Intermezzo, “Forget-Me-Not"..Macbeth March, “On the Mall" ....Goldman “The Star Spangled Banner.” By the United States Soldiers’ Home Military Band, upper bandstand, to- morrow evening at 5:40 o’clock, John S. M. Zimmermann bandmaster: March, “Sons of Britain"....McNichol Overture, “The Marriage of Fi- garo Mozart Morceau, Ostrow Rubinstein “Bocea- “Kammenoi Scenes from the cio” < & +....Suppe Fox-trot, “It Made You Happy When You Made Me Cry".Donaldson Waltz suite, “Birds’ Voices”..Vollstedt opera Finale, “My Dream of the Big Parade” 4. .Me!-iugh D - —A dispatch to (hwl‘ Today's advices concurred in affirming | Pinedo’s plane, | the | | MONTGOMERY COUNTY en Echo vesterday, with the Clara | More than 400 members of the 31 con- i the club members and guests by the | CAMPBELL LOW INGOLF TOURNEY Score of 84 Best Card of Early Starters in Indian Spring Play. A score of 84, turned in by A. Campbell _of Indian Spring { Club, was low among the early sta | ers in the qualifying round of t | Indian Spring Golf Club invitati tournament today. A heavy course, combined with oceasional showers, helped to make the scorves higher than usual. Campbell of two | man s fr Her D. five shots in £ 89 turned in by ler of Columbia | W ide of Congr the leading ton are qualifying Other Early Scores. Other early scores today R. F. Antrobus, Congressional, DePue Falek of Osden, Utah, & ¢. Heath, Bannockburn. 92; M. } | Robb, Bannockburn, 9 H. | Rhodes, Congressional, Davix Utz, Indian Springs, s cock, Argyle, 94; -W. Lockwood Indian Springs, 9%4; C. Allen, In | dian Sprin Perry B. Hoover, | Indian Spr G. . Foley, In- Springs, . McCarty, In- Springs, 4 O. Hird, Manor, Thomas Flaher Indian pring, 100, J. Hass, Argyle, 100; G. C. Dillard, Bannockburn, 100, More than 110 golfers began pl All the leading links stars of W ington have entered the tourn some to play their qualifying re today and some tomorrow. Geoy Voigt, winner of two tour ready this year, and Mil S - son and A. L. Houghton, who have each won a local event, will start t morrow. Among the prominent players who started today were John C. Shor of Argyle, runner-up in the Chevy Chase tourney two weeks ago; Hugh H Saum ‘and Albert R. X enzie of Argyle and A. F. Williams, star of the home club. Added entries yesterday w thi follow 9 D. B. the Spring eve | ments’ yet playea loc argest tourn: ally. New Fifth Green. An entirely new fifth green was put into play fof the tournament, the yard course in the neighlorhood of 6 the longest tests of the game around Washington.. The entire c has been groomed carefully for the event The qualifying round will be con | tinued through tomorrow, with match play rounds to begin Friday. Semi- final and final rounds are slated for iturday. The usual tournament din ¢ will be given for contestants Fri- day night. POWER FIRM DENIES -|POTOMAC CONNECTION i?lea to Purchase Four Companies Is Not Linked With Big De- velopment Plan. Special Dispatch to The St BALTIMORE, May tric’ Public Utilities Co. wcted fn any way with Fotomac_River power X ltec P. Wilson, general manizer of the company, testifiecd be the {Public_Service Commission vesterday at a heaiing on the application for | the purcha four Maryland power | ccmpanies by the utilities compan: Mr. Wilson declared that he knew of the Potomac project only through spapers and that he could assure the commission that the two projects were not even remotely connected. The Utilities Co., he declared, was orporated in February of this year and is a Chicago concern. It has secured, he declared, by purchase, the holdings of the Electric Public Service Co. of Delaware, which op- erates in five States. The companies whose purchase is being_sought are the Midland F ic_Co.. the Antietam Electric 1 Power Co., the Emmitshurg tric Co. and the Home Elect These concerns are distributors, and not generatoys, of electric enersy, their power béing purchased from the Potomac Edison Co. LAW ENFORCEMENT BODY ESTABLISHES NEW OFFICES HERE irst Page.) —The | net con- » proposed project. 1'hes (Continued_from | | mated, however, that the matter prob- ably would be settled scon. The association, of which Rev. Wil liam 8. Abernethy, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, the president and on whose board of directors there ate a number of prominent Washington ymen and I 1 and other pro- flagrant violations of the Dr. Ellison said. g after these feliows tooth and he declared tods “and welcome information from ever body who has knowledge of the e istence of such law violations.” As these reports come in from members or non-members, Douthitt, the only paid member of the organizi- tion, but the amount of whose salary would not be revealed by Dr. Ellison, is charged with the duty of investi- gating them to determine their w Should he find direct evidencs violations, it would be his duty, cither alone or assisted by the police or the “under-cover” men who work un “plece work,” to obtain this evidence, The police then will make the raids or take whatever action is necessa Douthitt will appear in court Government's star witness. Owing to the extent of the rcporus which Dr. Ellison said have come to him up to today, it would he vir- tually impossible for Douthitt, pliy- ing a lone hand, to get the nec ary evidence on all of them at onc fessional, prohibition law. Several “Freel Douthitt told Dr. ter said. that there are several men in Washington engaged in turnin: up evidence for the police, for whic they are paid as th make the cas They are not attached to ti department, however. These men, therefore, would assist Douthitt in running down the reports and their compensation would come from the District government, whereas Douth- itt’s reward would come from the association. The ‘“under-cover” men acted independently of the police in obtaining the evidence prior to the necessary legal action taken against alleged violators, it was explained. Dr. Ellison also said today that the board yesterday afternoon adopted & membership amendment to the con- stitution, which reads as follows “Membership in this organization shall be limited to patriotic citizens who are willing to sign the pleds membership and to pay an annu fee of $1 or more.” ot In an effort to help backward chil- dren a “visiting-teacher” system has just been inauguarted in the schools of .Chicggo. nees.” on, the lai-