Evening Star Newspaper, June 28, 1927, Page 2

SCHOOL LAND SITES * MENACED IN SLASH * Cut of $2,500,000 Ordered in Estimates Delays Build- ing, Says Ballou. Elimination of practically all items for the purchase of land contained in | the 1929 school budget, with the effect that the so-called five-vear building program will be, in fact, a_seven- vear building | today by Dr. Frank W. intendent of schools, the task of following the in of the District Comn v 1o pare the tween $8.000,000 and $ ot only will we virtually b throw out all of the land items, but we also will have to eliminate a few of the building projects to amount desired by the Commi Of course, with the building pre already $2,000000 in arrears, it heen evident for some timé that the five-year program would resolve itself into a six-year program, but now it seems certain that it will be more likely a seven-year program. Two Estimates Arranged. “I regard as very unfortunate the necessity for the elimination of the land items, inasmuch as the sche- duled purchases should be made before the higher assessments are made. As a matter of course, the elimination of the items at this time probably will mean that we will never | some of the sites which hav ed.” . together with members of Education, will pre- a new set of estimates totaling 00,000 and still another totaling ,000,000. The Commissioners in. formed him vesterday that they would try to recommend the higher estimate 1o the Bureau of the Budget, but that they wanted the lower one at hand should they have to make the fur- ther reduction. The total 1929 esti- inally submitted to the amounted to $15.- 1 a A substantial reduction will be magde in the estimates for certain repairs &nd improvements requested by the Fire and Health Departments, but not | regarded s essential by the school | officials. The school board embodied the recommendations of the Fire and Health Departments in their budget in order that the Commissioners could | finally decide whether the suggested improvements were imperative. Hardest to Decide. The Commissioners decided yesterday | that the Board of Education should be permitted to decide what items should be eliminated inasmuch as this body is better versed in the school situation than are the Commissioners. The | achool officials indicated today that the | .-items of construction in the building | .-program will be the hardest to decide | > upon in the substantial eliminations ordered. The conference with the Commis- | sioners yvesterday afternoon was at-| tended by Dr. Ballou, Assistant Superin- tendent Stephen E. Kramer, Robert L. Haycock and Garnet C. Wilkinson, Maj. Raymond O, Wilmarth, business © manager, and Mrs. Lillian Herron, Dr. Henry B. Learned and Rev. F. I. A, Bennett, members of the Board of Education. ¢ PRESIDENT HITS © FULL-HOLIDAY PLAN FOR U. S.EMPLOYES | (Continu ¥ Page. ments as having been established | Bolely for the purpose of national de- “Tense and not for the administration of insular affairs, Hopeful for Wood’s Health. President Coolidge! Indicated that | ‘he does not consider the physical con- dition of Gen. Wood as being seri- ous and that he feels sure the latter % He was_epcouraged also by the reports the general made dur- jng his visit on conditions in the ¥Philippines. The tter advised the President that the natives are accept- whole-heartedly the ideals and of the, United States, 211 of which will greatly assist them in increasing their capacity for self- “ government. As for the matter of self-govern- Z ment, the President is of the opinion “_that the Filipinos are in a most “happy position now, in that they have ‘virtually self-government without all the expense and responsibility that | accompany it. President Coolidge’ today declined to make any comment upon the Ge- neva naval limitations conferenc When asked for an expression of opin- fon regarding the reported endeavor Jon the part of Great Britain to bring the discussion of capigal ships into the threepower parley the President reit- erated his statement of last week that he would abstain from comment be- cause he feared anything he said pub. licly might be misunderstood abroad. Woods Named Register. President Coolidge today appointed Walter 0. Woods of Kansas as regis- ter of the Treasury to succeed Harley V. Speelman, who has resigned. In making known this appointment, the President indicated that Mr. Woods' appointment would become effective immediately. Mr. Woods is a veteran of the Spanish-American War and the World War, having served as a captain and later as a major in the latter. E Mr. Speelman, a native of Ohio, has | been in the Government service for | .. many years, during which time he has been active in civic affairs in the Dis trict. At one time he was president of the Columbia Heights Citizens Association. He was appointed regis- ter by President Harding in 1921. His resignation is understood to have i been tendered by him because of ill health, Hopeful for Flyers. President Coolidge feels very hope- ful about the outcome of the California* to-Hawail flight of Lieuts. and Hegenberger, He If today when ady n their way. his optimism upon the Pa- t made by Capt. Rodgers of He pointed out to those with whom he was undertaking that Rodgers made a flight long enough and was in the air a sufficient length of time to have permitted him to reach Hawali had he ot lost his course. 1t is thought likely that Secretary of Commexge Hoover will be the first of the President’s official family to visit him at the Summer White House, It was announced at the executive of- fice today that Mr. Hoover is soon to make a trip to the Pacific Const and that he no doubt will routes hix trip so as o permit a short stay in the Black 1ills, that the | w DPavis Is Invited. Secretary of r Davis may 1y follow Mr. Hoover's visit. When the President learned that the la‘ler was in St. Paul, Minn., he telegraphed him an invitation to come to the -game lodge for a visit. President Coolidge expects zeembers of his cabinet to visit him at .‘some time during the Summer, but it thé present, no date Has been set “'for Secretary of State Kellogs or Rec- yetary of the Navy Wilbur to arriv Amere, ' ;- vy close- | several months ago with the appoint. [ the |30 and that their pets will be liable | commun| discussing the | various REORGANIZE OFFICE OF D. C. COUNSEL Commissioners Complete/ Changes—Madigan and Sedgewick Dropped. Reorganization of the office of the Corporation Counsel, which started ment of William W. [ tionaily known lawyer, to Corporation Counsel phens, was completed today by the District Commisioners, The final ad- justment involves the elimination of numerical standing of the assis- tant corporation counsels and the creation of the office of Principal As- sistant Corporation Counsel and a number of assistant corporation coun- sels. All of the changes will become ef- fective Friday when Mr. Bride takes office and Mr. Stephens is reduced to ant corporation counsel. The changes also caused the drop- ping of two of the present assistant | ride. interna- as successor | Francis Ste corporation counsels, Frank Madigan, at the Police Court, and Paul J.| Sedgewick, at the Juvenile Court. El- | wood 1. Seal, formerly assoclated | with Mr. Bride, was apointed to su ceed Madigan. No successor to Sedge- | wick has been named. | Will Receive $7,500. Mr. Bride will receive a compensa- | jon of $7, vear compared with | 000 given Mr. Stephens during h tenure as corporation counsel. In his new assignment as one of the as ants Mr. Stephens will draw a salary of $4,000 a vear. The position of principal corpora- | tion counsel was given to Ringgold | t, who has been an assistant cor- | poration counsel for a number of | His salary will be $5,600 a Besides Mr. Stephens the other as- sistants will be Robert L. Williams, W. H. Wahly, E. W. Thomas, Walter L. Fowler and Richmond B. Keech. | Other changes due to the reorgani- | zation provide for the transfer of Miss | Georgia F. Green, secretary to Mr. | Stephens for a number of years, to| the position of senior clerk stenog- rapher, and the appointment of Ruth 1. DeAtley to take her present posi- tion. Transfer to Tax Assessor. Miss Margaret Dickens, a clerk in the corporation counsel's office, was transferred to the tax assessor’s office, The reorganization of the corpora- tion counsel's office was planned as | result of attacks on that office and Mr. Stephens in person in the last Congress. A@direct outgrowth of the | criticism was the inclusion in the Dis- ct appropriation act for the coming fiscal year of an item of $7,500 for the salary of a corporation counsel, an increase of $1,500 over the present compensation of that position. Infer- entially the Commissioners interpreted the act of Congress to mean that a new corporation counsel was desired. Salary Is Reduced. The demotion of Mr. Stephens will cost him a reduction in salary of $2,000 a year. Mr. Hart by his pro- motion will receive an increase of $1,600 a year, while Mr. Willlams will lose as a result of the shake-up $1,200 a year, his new position paying him $4,000 annually compared with the present salary of $5,200. Mr. Stephens has been Corporation Counsel since December 30, 1919. He entered the District service as a law clerk in the counsel's office July 1, 1903, and has been connected with that office ever gince. He had served only one year as a law clerk when he was made fourth assistant corpora. tion counsel, and his promotions fol- lowed rapidly. * DOG TAGS EXPIRE JUNE 30, BUT NEW ONES NOT READY Time to Be Allowed for Issuance. Muzzle Warning Is- sued. The District Health Department today issued a warning to dog owners that the present dog tags expire June to capture by the poundmaster after that date unless equipped wih new tags. As the tags will not be ready for distribution until July 1, the Health Department announced that the poundmaster would not pick up dogs wearing tags issued last year until sufficient time has been allowed for the issuance of the new licenses. The poundmaster, however, has been instructed to capture all dogs running at large not wearing a sub- stantial muzzle securely adjusted to prevent the animals from biting or snapping. The Health Department also warned persons nmot to play with pet dogs especially those with which they not acquainted. Recently a number of persons have been bitten, it was said, and in some cases it was neces- s: for the victims to take the anti- rabies treatment. —_—— THANKS NAVY FOR AID. Standard Oil Company Appreciates Protection in China. Appreciation for the “great assist- ance” rendered by the American naval forces in protecting the lives of its employes in China and saving it great financial loss has been com- municated to Admiral Williams, com- mander of the Asiatic squadron, by the Standard Oil C . The letter, forw Department today, tion taken by vour forc Nanking incident, the evacuation of hangsha, Ichang and Chunkiang; the protective measures at all treaty ports and the courtesy of your wire- less to points cut off from normal ion have placed the com- taff under deep obli- rded to the N declared the “a s during the ny and our tion to you Motors of Planes May Turn on Light In Dark at Airport By the Associated Press. HARTFORD, Conn,, June 28.— Airplanes approaching Hartford's airport at night will turn on great flood lights by the sound of their engines, if plans now under consid- eration are carried out. Clarence M. Knox, State commissioner, has sug- | gested a resonance switch to con- | trol lights which are to be install- | ed soon. This switch would be thrown automatically by the en- gine's hum as the plane neared the ground, The ientific staffs of | Yale University and the Westing- | house Co. have become interested in the plan The flood lights will consist of two batteries. of four lights each Tha resonance switch can be devel- oped, Capt. Knox says, so that it | below Highway Bridge. District square. TWASHINGTON BARRACKS 0, TUESDAY, PRESENT ro chting basin e the adjoining area of about the ng the first field, wi e R ROAD 70 AicnanOR i with a hotel o hout including the ¢ clubhouse, adjoi me size could be filled rost of necessary JUNE 28, 1927. ngineers’ conception of how the propesed Municipal Airport would look if located at Gravelly Point en the Vir; At one end it is proposed to establish a i It would require fully a year to complete a field of this size, w period of years. District officials estimate $1,000,000 as the cost of complef ich would be a fleld 3,000 feet ng n gradually over a AUTOHTS TROLLEY, Four Children and Four Adults Hurt in Series of Traffic Accidents. The automobile driven by F Charles Fahl, assistant steward at the Washington Hotel, residing at 5403 Fifth street, crashed into the side of a Capital Traction car at Fifteenth treet and New York avenue about 30 o'clock this morning, resulting in injury to Fahl and damage to his au- tomobile, street, on his way to his place of em- ployment, and the street car, in charge of Motorman William West and Conductor Edward . Matthews, was making a left-hand turn into Pennsylvania avenue when the crash occurred. Expected Right Turn. It was explained by Fahl that he thought the car was going to make a right-hand turn toward Fourteenth street. He said he was under the impression that cars about to make a left-hand turn at that point had to come to a stop and the motorman sound the gong. The street car involved in the accl- not come to a_stop, nor did he hear the gong sounded. Kahl, his face and right hand hurt, wa gency Hospital. Four children were injured in traf- fic accidents yesterday, the youngest, Major Lawrence, colored, 18 months old, having been knocked down on the street near his home, at 1222 R street, by an automobile. He was treated at Garfleld Hospital for an injury to his head. Girl, 5, Knocked Down. Five-year-old Mary M. Stone, 1726 Corcoran street, sustained bruises ves- terday morning when knocked down by an automobile at Thirtieth and M streets. She was given first aid at the street. Roy Nelson Curtis, six years old, 605 Alabama venue, ~ Congress Helghts, was knocked down by an au- tomobile on Alabama avenue, near his home yesterday afternoon and se- verely injured. He received a cut over his left eye and a broken bone in his left foot.” He was given first aid at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital. John Nagle, 8 vears old, 30 Grafton street, Chevy Chase, Md., and his mother, Mrs. Mabel Nagle, 40 years old, were injured shortly after 2 o'clock in the afternoon when the car driven by Mrs. Nagel struck an elec- tric light pole at Connecticut avenue and Ellicott street. The boy was only slightly injured, but M gel's right k fractured. Mother and son were taken to Bmergancy Hospital and given first aid by Dr. Priest. Three others injured in vesterday's traflic accidents were: Caroline White- sell, rs old, 1826 Calvert street: Joseph Bruner, years old, Yuma street southeast, and G Butts, colored, 27 years old, Twenty-first street. SURPRISE PARTY GIVEN T0 HONOR DR. D. H. KRESS Addresses and Recitations Feature Celebration at Washington San- itarium and Hospital. Dr. D. H. first medical 136 rge 1104 Kress, superintendent of the ‘Washington Sanitarium and Hospi- tal, in Takoma Park, was tendered a surprise party in celebration of his sixty-fifth birthday on the hospital lawn last night. It was featured by addresses and recitations, which fllus: trated the work of Dr. Kress during clated with the institution. | the twentieth anniversary of founding of the sanitarium. An address was given Abbott, the present medic Dr. G. K. I superin- Mary Glenwright, who Father ‘Time; by Miss Cora Smith and Miss_Florence Davies, who rep. resented Youth, the dlalogues bring ing out many incidents In the career |of Dr. Kress; a demonstration by | Mrs. W. J. Fowler of the work done in the occupational therapy depart- ment; a vocal solo by Dr. Anita represented will not be affected by automobile engines. Lottl, and addresses by 1 landes and Milton Faircf)ds. DRIVER INJURED Fahl was driving south on Fifteenth | dent with his machine, he stated, did | treated at Emer- | office of Dr. Everett Ellison, 1720 M | neurologist and the nearly 20 years he has been auo-‘ | The party also was a prelude to| Commissioners Reduce New York a general celebration commemorating | the | | ! | tendent, who told of the development | widened to 4; of the institution; dialogues by Miss | originally planned, in order to protect | | | the fi $250.000 IN ART DESTROYED IN ORGY BY UNTIPPED THREE Ham Bones and Bottles Found Mixed With Shattered Masterpieces in Lihme's Gotham Apartment. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, June 28.—Dissatisfied with tips and wages given them by their wealthy employer, C. Lihme, retired zinc magnate, three apartment house employes held a drinking orgy in his exclusive Fifth avenue apart- ment, the police announce, and stroyed $230,000 worth of rare fur- nishings and,art objects. Ham bones, ale bottles, knives and tongs were tossed recklessly at Van Dyck and Rubens masterpieces, stat- uary, costly rugs and tapestr A mirror, 50 feet square, was smash- ed to bits and a $17,000 organ was wrecked. The damage, which police and in- surance adjusters declared exceeded anything they ever had seen before, was done Sunday Lihme family had gone to its Summer home in Newport., It was discovered when an interior decorator called to transfer paintings to an exhibition. To Are in Custody Two of the accused employ tor operators, were in custsdy today, and search was being made for a third. The vandals confined their activities chiefly to the first floor of the triplex apartment, comprising the three top floors of a 14-story building. The police said the two eclevator men, John Healy and George Tiernan, both 30, confessed. “We did it,”" they quoted the men as saying, because Lihme didn’t de- | shortly after the| | raise our wages and because he didn't tip us.” Enter From Elevator. The trio entered the apartment from an elevator opening directly into the Lihme home, Foodstuffs were re- moved from an icebox and consumed during the course of the drinking session. Bottles were Rubens’ “portrait valued at $15,000, “Lomellini and family,’ century - masterpiece $100,000, Portraits of Mr. Lihme's daughte Princess Anita L. Lebkowicz, and Mrs Clement A, Griscom, 3d, of Philadel- ph were virtually destroyed. Gobelin tapestries and period furniture were ripped and shattered by hacking and pounding. Princess Surveys Damage. Surveying the damage, the princess, well known golfer, gazed woefully the s her_sister. “They were our gift to mother and father,” she sald. “We thought it would be nice to please them. And | they were so proud of them. Now look at them!" Mr. Lihme came to this country | from Denmark in 1889 and became | chief chemist for the FPennsylvania | Lead Co. at Pittsburgh. He invented chemical processes of gr ilue to the zinc industry. Until a few years ago the family lived in Chicago. thrown _ through of an_old man,” and’ Van Dyck’s " a seventeenth valued at QUANTICO MARINES 10 STAY IN TROPIGS Regiment to Remain in Nic-| aragua for Permanent Duty. 612 to Return. By the Associated Press. Marine Corps orders announced vesterday disclosed that the Quantico, Va., regiment of Marines, with the exception of a single battalion, or 62 officers and 1,148 enlisted men, is to be kept in Nicaragua for permanent duty will be in order, make up the Ame can legation guard at Managua, to be on hand during the Amer supervised elections in 18 Ord this country sions on the first av ment ship _of Marine officer. 921 enlisted men, and the assignment of 11 officers and 30 men to duty with the new Nicaraguan constab- ulary All told, 1,533 M turned. he 612 unaccounted for in yest s orders, it was announced, itico on two ships, will be sent to Qu i bringing 33 officers and 500 regiment’s and the nes will be re- men. Of the total detached from N - guan duty yesterday, 10 officers and 600 men were directed to report for duty at San Diego. Orders were given 24 officers and 321 men to return to Haiti, while two officers were ordered to Guantanamo, Cuba, and one to St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. 0LD 0AK TREES SAVED. Avenue Widening Plan. The District Commissioners today or- dered that New York avenue between Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets be instead of 48 feet, as the fine old oak trees, which line that thoroughfare, Clifford L. Lanham, superintendent of trees and parking, advised the Com- missioners that the widening of the street from 40 to 48 feet as proposed would necessitate the cutting of the roots of the trees to such an extent that they might be injured. A reduc- .00 Fried-)tion of 8 feet in the width will spare the roota. BOYCAUSED FATAL Lad, 13, Tells of Throwing Match in Air, Resulting in Playmate’s Death. “I found a match and threw it up in the air like a fire cracker and the wind came down and blew it over onto the_gasoline tank.” : From the nervous lips of 13-year-old George Knatz, 5515 Seventh street, on the witness stand at the District morgue this afternoon came this ac count clearing up the mystery sur- rounding the cause of the explosion Sunday afternoon which ulted in the death of his playmate, Joseph 1. dy, 14 Kennedy street, in spital yester- day. Death Held Accidental. The coroner’s jury found the death accidental. The’ verdict recited that death was caused by “universal hody burns and exhaustion” as the result of an_explosion in the tractor on the lot at Fifth and Kennedy streets. The ex- plosion, according to the verdict, was caused’ by -a match lit by Knatz and thrown into the gasoline ank. Until this time there had heen doubt to whether a lighted match or a cigarette butt had caused the ex- plosion. The first was that of George. Joseph with the g time. Iour hoys were Knatz picked up a match, he said, and threw it into the air. It landed on the gasoline tank, which had a small hole in the top, and drippings around the top, he said, probably ignited. Then everything exploded. Planned to Go Swimming. The boys were just about ready to leave the scene to go swimming when the tragedy occurred, George said. When he discovered his playmate | was covered with blazing !after the ecxplosion, G | Harvey A. Drennon, 35 years old, 5608 Fifth street, in beating the flames out of the boy's clothing. Drennon also testified at the inquest. Iis right “hand was still burns, Deputy was playing ctor at the Corener Herbert Martyn, mortem proceedings, testified that the bady of the boy was covered byrns almost completely. Coroner J. nmsay Nevitt pigsided at the in esty " " P S shed portraits of herself and| BLAST, HE ADMITS George | explanation | round_theve. | bandaged from the | who examined the body in the post- | with | FELIZABETH RYAN DEFEATS CHAMPION Godfree, Loses at Wimble- don—Lacoste Victorious. | By the As: WIMBL, ciated Press ON, England, June 28.— | Mrs. Kitty McKane Godfr | Wimbledon champion, wa | today by Miss Elizabeth Ryan of Cali- fornia, after one of the most stub- | bornly ~contested women’s | matches seen here for many years. | The score was 3—6, 6—4, 6—4. | _ Both players fought relentiessly for | every point, and Miss Ryan won | through ior stamina when the frailer h girl tired badly in the last set. tene Lacoste | finals in the men' stratght set victory over Ka of Czechoslovakia at 6—4, Miss Helen Wills, former Americ champion, reached the semi-finals in the women’s singles Ly defeating Mrs. Peacock of S ca in straight Sups Inglis reached the seml- singles by a 4. | TRADE GROUP TO MEET | ON BUDGET ESTIMATES Hearing Tomorrow Will Consider | Joint Recommendation by Three | Organizations on Finance. The join committee of represent- atives of the three trade bodies ‘Washington will meet in the office the Washington Chamber of merce at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow noon to consider a draft of a joint recommendation by the organ concerning the tax rate and ¢ for the operation of the District gov- | ernment during the fiscal y 928-29, Officials of the Board of Trade, the Chamber of Commerce and the Mer- |chants and Manufacturers' Associ- | ation, who compose the joint commit- tee, will consider a report which | tentatively been drafted b ries of the three associations—Robe J. Cottrell for the Board of Trade, Dorsey W. Hyde, jr., for the Chamber of Commerce and Fdward D. Shaw for the Merchants and Manufacturers’ Associaton. WILL SEE BALTIMORE HIGH-WATER PRESSURE | Committee Named by Commission- ers Will Make Visit to City on Thursday. The committee appointed by Commissioners to siudy advisability of the installition of a high-pressure water system for fire protection in the high value section {of Washington will visit Baltimore Thursday to inspect the high-pressure stem there, it was announced tod: | by Geos on, chief engineer of the I partment and chaivman of the committee, This will be the | committee’s final inspection trip be- Afting its report to the Com- the the | District ! L FEs its visit week the committee has lost som: ts enthusis a high-pre ystem for the District, but Chief tv json pointed out that the members |plan to keep an open mind until the | investigation is complete. { in New York \Chicago-to-Coast | Roadster Races to Cut Train Record ! | i By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, June .—A road- ster roared out of Chicago at 3 a.m., central standard time, today in an attempt to clip seven hours from the fastest rail time between g0 and Los Angeles, vy maintaining a speed of a mile A minute over half of the 2440 route the driver of the Klein, hopes to reach Los Angeles in time for breakfast Thursday morning. The fastest rail time between Chicago and Los Angeles is 63 hours, covering a milezge less than 2,300, English Tennis Star, Mrs.‘ tennis | vl Kozeluh | . ton’ Roads, §'a. CONTINUED STORNS STLL DELAYBYRD ‘Experts See Transatlantic Route by Azores Favored by Future Flyers. ssociated Pross, W YORK, June 28.—Storms of the type that have held Comdr. Rich- | ard E. Byrd and his crew of three earthhound for weeks are regarded | by experts as likely to lead to cholce | lof a transatlantie route via Bermuda | |and the 2 t | Dr. James Kimb: assistant | meteorologist of the United States | Weather Bureau, who advised both | | Lindbergh and Chamberlin on weather conditions for their European flights, | believes the mnorthern great circle course will always present its obstacle | of storm and wind. Captaing Meet Storms. “We have the men and the courage —that has been demonstrated,” he said. “But I cannot possibly conceive of an airplane built in the next few ars that can ride out a north Atla ¢ gale with any degree of safety. He declared Byrd would have met | continued storms, low clouds, fog and conflictive winds it he had taken off in the big tri-motored Fokker mono- plane America Sunday morning. Cap- | | tains _of n liners docking here | bear out this statement. It was ced that tomorrow morn- ing would be the earliest possible hour for a departure, with the prob- ability that favorable weather would not arrive until later. Plane Stands Ready. In discussing his plans, Byrd, ac cording to the New York World, in- advertently indicated he intends to fly back across the Atlantic if he suc- ceeds in his flight to Paris. Comdr. Byrd, says the World, had heen telling its reporter he planned to fly at a height of 15,000 feet on lhek way to Paris. ‘On the way back,” he Is quoted as ing, “we would probably fly much er to the surface.” | When pressed for more on this sub- | ject, says the World, Comdr. Byrd 1ld say nothing. | he biz plane meanwhile continues | | its starting mound at | Roosevelt Fleld, Long Island. T. H. Kinkade, motor expert, put the en- gines in motion for a test yesterday and brought people running to view a supposed surprise take-off. Byrd's flying companions—Bert Acosta, pilot; Lieut. George O. Noville and Bernt Balchen—inspected the runway with him and found it in perfect shape. TEMPORARY USE OF BOLLING FIELD GIVEN FOR AIRPORT| (Continued from First Page.) cl aid, unless such steps are taken, the | War Department’s offer for the use of Bolling Field does not stand.” Tentative plans for the municipal | airport were completed today dt the | District Building and provide at Gravelly Point, in addition to a class | A landing field for sea and airplanes, a vachting basin at one end. The water at this point already has been dredged to a depth of 30 feet and only a wall would be necessary to make | the basin completé. A hotel, designed as a clubhouse, would be erected at | Expansion of Field. The field proper would take at least ear to construct, Maj. Covell said. Necessary hangars, shops and person- nel quarters, he estimated, would cost approximately $100.000. Approxi- Mately 200000 yards of ashes and yefuse could be dumped by the Dis- trict each vear at a considerable sav- ing, and merchants could contrilute an equal amount of refuse during the Vear, As the needs of the airport grow additional space of an equal length and width could be filled in over a | course ot about five vears, it was ex- plained, at very little « could be done by dredgi the rivi channel, which is nece \ch year. The two combined fields would give the airport runways a mile long, Maj. Covell 'asplained, and_provide ampic facilities for water and land craft. Another feature at the proposed site would be the establishment of a Taooring mast for dirigibles. Another Site Offered. Another airport site, including an area around what is known as Buz zard's Point, was offered to the Com- missioners toda Admittedly Bu: rd’s Point is an ideal location, | though the tract involves only about 1150 acres. Maj. Covell said its loc | tion hetween the Army War College and the Washington Navy Yard, how- ever, places a restriction on flying that’ would interfere with the opera- | tion of an airport. Planes seeking a landing would have to fly over either one of the two Government reserva- tions, which is forbidden under Fed- eral regulations. Otherwise, it was said, Buzzard's Point could well be considered, since | there is other land adjoining that | could be added to make it a sizeable field. It is located one and a tenth miles from the Capitol, nearer than | any -other site thus considered. The terr outh of P street sout west Is sparsely settled, but Ma Covell helieves the price of acquirin | additional area would be almost pro- | hibitive. | A second area In Arlington County, e tract northwest of Ballston | and about four and a_half miles from the Lincoin Memorial, also_was sus- gested for an airport site, It has the backing of the Arlington County Chamber of Commerce. This tract is S0 small that it can hardly be con- sidered in connection with the project, it was said. * Davison Stresses Airports. The establishment of airports throughout the count along a scien- tific plan based on geographical posi- tioh is the next important step the advancement of Americ tion in the opinion of Assistant retary Davison, in of Army aeronautics, expre: statement | today to the American Legion | Mr. Davison regards the airport as one of three major factors in avia- tion’s development, the others being the production of airplanes and train- ing of pilots. The airport should be not only a terminal for the aerial traf- fice of its community, he said, but a port of call for airplanes compelled to make unscheduled stops. He lauded the Legion's work in promoting air- poris. The American public is awakening o the value of aviation, Mr. Davison | said, and the country is proving it- elf progressive in flying, not only in ommercial -~ aviation but military eronautics “Commercial supremacy In the air may in time be as important as com- | mercial supremacy of the seas,” he | satd. From Memphis. Capt. Henry E. Lackey, commander | & " Transferred | of the cruiser Memphis when she re- | turned Charles A. this point. i merman, March, Fox trot, “Lonesome and ‘Waltz suite, H. 6. DAVIS WEDS GRAGE VANDERBILT Engineer and Daughter of Gen. Vanderbilt Married at License Bureau. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, June 28.— derbilt, daughter nelius Vanderbilt Vanderbilt, and Davis, a mining eng ried today in the chajp riage license bureau at t Building Since 1918, derbilt’s debut engaged to seven per whom was Mr. Davis. viously reported suitors were orge, youngest son of the Ki Queen of England; Lord Ivor Sy Churchill, son of the former of Marlborough, who was M suelo Vanderbilt York, the Marquis of Donegal. The céremony was performed b deputy clerk of the marriage buteau the witnesses being Harry H. Arm stead of the Engineers’ Club and a patrolman on duty at the bureau Davis is a junior partner and m! engineer in the Aumstead mine avis was born 25 years Elkins, W, Va,, the son of John T nd Bessie Armstead Davis. Miss Vanderbilt born in this vears ago. Her engagement Davis was first reported in Washir ton May 20 last, but could not be co firmed by either family. Mr. Davis is a grandson Henry ( way Davi coal mine operator of W v and in 1904 Democratic candidate for vice president of tha United States on the ticket with the late Judge Alton B. Parker of" MOXLEY IS ELECTED MAYOR OF BRENTWOOD Helm Named Treasurer—ZEasterday and Henr the year « she has been repx of New and Czarra Win Coun- cil Seats. Special Dispatch to The Star. BRENTWOOD, Md., Lloyd V. Moxley yeste ed mayor by a vote of : 129 votes received by Williar Grove, jr. Mr. Moxley was the mayor of the town when it was corporated in 1 A was elected mayor the follo yea > 1 who was not a candidate for re-cl tion. Mr. Roberts has t com- pleted his third year as mayor of the town. llmer C. Helm was elected town having received 184 votes, st 91 received by Fred D. and 38 received by Donald Mason. As councilman for the irst ward, Otis Il was elected by a vote of 36 as against 27 received by Abbott E. Jones, present councilman, and 12 received by Wil- liam E. Foss. Raymond S. Czarra was elected councilman for the see- ond ward by a_vote of 43, there heing no other candidates for this office | At the regular council meeting im- | mediately after the election the re- turns of the vote as announced hy the supervisors of election were can- | vassed and ratified. A meeting will be held Friday evening, July 1, for the induction of officials | CATHOLIC LEADER GETS AWAY IN MEXICO CITY Hernandez, Liberty League’s Treas- urer, With 87,000 Pesos, Re- ported Evading Police. June 2 day was ¢ t- Anst H. first n- ile a wi liman By the Associated Pre: MEXICO CITY, June Hernandez, treasurer of the for the Defense of Religious st of whose officers are rharged with conspiring tholic_rebellion in_Mexico, El Universal Grafico to have sue ceeded in evading the police and es- caping from Mexico City, with $7.000 pesos of the league’s money. The police had been watching the ban': where the league's funds were deposited. intending to a nandez when he came to draw mone. Somehow, aper says, he entered without their knowledge, drew the money and disappeared. DREW HAS RELAPSE. Condition ofActors’ Dean Reported Extremely Weak. FRANCISCO, June w, dean of Amer uffered a relapse today in anst an attack of seized him in Portland, ¢ weeks ago. His con ported extremely weak. The report marks another turn fn Mr. Drew’s battle which thus far has been a gradually losing one. e had a “fairly good” day yesterday hospital bulletins said. o8 ().~ an acto his fight s which seve was SAN John D on re- WACO LEADS, FLIGHT. National Air Tour Group Lands at Geneva, N. Y. v aco, piloted by led the planes of the Air Tour to a noon-day Geneva airport today, landin am. standard time ond to was another Waco, piloted by . Cleveland. while the third plane was the Hamilton piloted by R Paige. A crowd of nearly 10,000 greeted the fiye 3 GF The June 28 (A) John P. W 1927 No op a it 10 ar BAND CONCERTS. Tonight, 7:30 o'cle avenue and Twent northeast, by the 1 Band, Charles Be | March, “Fr Overture, “The Melstersinger Two concert numbers— % Persian Market”. K Bellstedt Grand scenes from the opera * Boheme” e Valse, “Oriental . +...Ivanoviel s from the musical comedy 2 .Herbert Bach ambers anner.” Finale, from . March, “The Champion” he Star Spangled By the United States Soldiers’ Home Military Band, this afternoon, begin- ning at 5:40 o'clock, John 8. M. Zim- bandmaster: Che American Trumpeter,” Lake Overture, “Bohemian Life"” Bergenholtz Suite characteristic, the Western Worla® “The Red M (¢) “The Black Man rpts from musical ‘Shuffle Along" (requested) comedy Blake ".Dgvis Cupid's Dream”. ,Crosby Lindbergh home from Kurope, was ordered today to|Finale, “What Can I Say After I'm duty at the receiving barracks, Hamp- Sorry? .. Lyman “The Star Spangled Banner.