Evening Star Newspaper, July 20, 1927, Page 5

HOOVER TO CONFER | ~ WITH PRESIDENT Flood Relief Policy May De- velop From Visit of Sec- retary on Way West. DY J. RUSS ondent of The Star, AME LODGE, member t him at his va- e tn the 1 Hills. The remained away from his | in Rapid City this morninz to on hand when Mr. Hoover arrived about 11 v'clock. The Pr lent has heen looking ward to M 5 1y bec achment for this young and active member of inet, and because of his desire ss 2 number of important mat- with him. It is expected the Sec- t with a complete summary of the Mis- ppi flood situation which will show what has been done in the wa lief work and what is necessar; matter of reconstruction and rehabi tation work in the devastated area. ccted also that Mr. Hoover, on sit, will unfold his ideas to what the Federal Government should do to heip solve the flood problem. ay Be Decided. sht possible out of this conference the President will at least decide on a tentative po Jowed by the Feder: giving assistance to flooded o The advisabilt calling an extra session of Congr the Fall to take up the matter of flood velief and future flood contrel also will be considered. i7lood lation w1l be enly of impertant governmental v two of a number matters | I §150,000 of the published sion t Heads Service League MISS LENA HITCHCOCK. GRAVELLY POINT URGED FOR MUNICIPAL AIRPORT; INSPECTION IS PLANNED (Continued from First Page.) initial appropriation of ble half from the funds 1 Government. ioners for an ) de Question of Title Arises. Chairman Yadan declared today that ccounts of last night's ve the erroneous impres- the council is opposed to when as a_ matter of appears to be in favor c site. “Just because meeting & at we asked a number of leading ques- tions is no reason to were at issue,” he said. ume that we The question of title to the Gravelly Point area arose, as it did when the representatives of the three loeal trade elief and flood control legis- | bodies first met, and Dr. Havenner ex- ed the opinion that he did not relieve any taxpayers’ money should these two will take up while they are | be used to reclaim land in Virginia. Because of the of Together In the hills. broad and varied nature tary Hopver's acti on things general country, the President, stood, has any number of qu propound. There is every reason to feel that they will discuss at sreat Jength the developments of commer- |0 cial aviation, as well as radio control end regulation. Also. the President will want to know what Mr. Hoover |1 thinks of the economic cond the future business prospects throughout the it is under- |V On Way to California. t Mr. Hoover, who is on his way to California, where he and Mrs. Hoover | expect to spend a brief vacation, T rived at Custer shortly after 10 o'clock this morning, and the 20-mile ride to the Game Lodgo was made in ties and his grasp | Federation of Citizens' who has ning Commi: cision, of the Chamber Maj. Clayton E. Emig, chairman of cre- | the public utilities committee of the Associations, been most helpful in the working out of the local airport prob- tions to | lem, wili be asked to sit with the council at its meeting tomorrow night. While the meeting will be conductad openly, Chairman Yaden said it was not proposed to hold any hearing. The Gravelly Point site, which has heen a bone of contention for more ions and [ than a month, has the approval of aviation experts of the Army, Navy and Department of Commerce, besides he National Capital Park and Plan- ion, which conducted an ndependent inquiry a year ago and recently reafirmed its former de- It also has the indorsement of Commerce, the Board of Trade, Merchants and Man- one of the White House automobiles. | yfacturers’ Association and the Fed- ‘While awaiting the arrival of the head of the Department of Commerce the eration of Citizens’ Associations. Meanwhile the advisory council President announced that after lunch- il look into the qualifications of eon at the lodge he and Mr. Hoover | will motor to the executive office, where they will be engaged the great- er part of the afternoon. He an- nounced also that he would excuse the cabinet member long enough |, whilo at the office for the latter to be shoro Point, adjoining Bolling Field, as well as the Benning tract. Price of Site Is Factor. The limitations of the District's budget undoubtedly will have an im- interviewed by the newspaper corre- Longth of Visit Uncertain. Tt could not be learned at th» Sum- mer White House this morning just v long Secretary Hoover will re- main at the lodge. In answer to this question the President said he was un- That question re- mained entirely with Mr. Hoover him- However, he hoped he could make a real visit. able to answer. new fishing Canada, will arrive, it is understood that more portant bearing on any final decision reached by the council, which is de- sirous of keeping down the local tax rate, already burdensome. The Grav- elly Point site, Maj. Covell reports, can be converted into a permanent airpert of class A qualifications for an estimated oxpenditure of $765,000 over a five-year period. This could be done, District officials are agreed, without an increase in the present tax rate. On the other hand, purchase of Bin- Ay Ning Field and equipping it tempora- Hoover can be induced to remain over until Saturday, so as to accompany President to some waters back in the wilds of Rapid Can- yon, the President has planned to visit on that day. The Coolidge caravans are continu- ing to pour into the Black Hills to pay respects to the President and Mrs. This afternoon two cara- one from Winnipeg, and the other from Des Moines, Towa, rily as an airport would entail an ex- pense held to be out of proportion to the ability of taxpayers to stand. The entire cost of the project would be approximately 600,000, and even if this is extended over a period of years, the cost of the land alone would mne- cessitate an increase in the tax rate, in_the opinion of District officials. Maj. Covell declared today that he was not discouraged over the situa- tion and believed the advisory council would agree with him and his aides than 400 persons are in these two out. | that Gravelly Point, considering all fits, President Coolidge did Secreta Hoover the honor of motoring to Ci ter, 20 miles from the game lodge, to greet him. Mr. Hoover was agreeably surprised, on descending from the train, to see his chief waiting for him. The President greeted the Sec- retary cordially and escorted him to the presidential car, in which they proceeded back to the game lodge. Farm Data Submitted. . Results of a survey on farm costs of production were placed before President Coolidge vesterday by three representatives of the corn belt com- mittee formed at Des Moines in 1925, They were E. E. Kennedy of Pontiac, 1L, statistician of the group; W. R. Crouse of Des Moines, and D, D, Collins of Belle Fourche, S. Dak. Determination of costs of produc- tion made up the first task this com- mittee had, its members saic This was done figuring five-year averages of production, the 1925 values on lands, a return of 5 per cent on the farmers’ investment in real estate, a return of 7 per cent on the invest. ment in personal property and equip- ment, labor at the prevailing rate and pay to the farmer of a salary of $1,800 a year, out of which he 1o pay house rent and pay products of the farm he us On this basis, it has been calculated, the cost of producing a bushel of 42, a bushel of wheat, $2.42; 79 cen hogs, $16.32 a chickens, 23 cents a pound; butter fat, 93 cents, and eg: 6 cents a dozen, Mr. Kennedy These figures and the stati: in arriving at them were laid hefore the President. He was pleased to have them, committee members said, and spoke understandinzly and sympa- pathetically of the problem they pre- sent. Yy aid. s used Will Return to U. S. Henry W. and dances; al things, is the logical and best avail- able site for an airport from the view- point of safety, future development and cost. LEGION TO ENTERTAIN. Final Affair for Veterans of Walter Reed Hospital Tonight. The District of Columbia Depart- ment of the American Legion will give its final entertainment for the veterans at Walter Reed Hospital to- night at 8 o'clock. Charles Kohen, chairman of the hospital welfare com- mittee, announced that the entertain- ers, who are from the Fox Studio, are donating their services. The program includes the Blue Bird Orchestra, Lewis Mugs, director; Al Mathews and Harriet Peele, songs Hudlow Sisters, songs nd dances; Miss Estelle Murray, vocal selections; Mary Day and Ida Belt, songs and dances Duncan Thomson, Scotch vocalist; George Levy and Company, comedy skit, with Irma Gladmon and Baby Margaret; Chick Godfrey and Charles Althoff, blackface comedians; Marie and Marie, dances; the Hawaiian Melody vocal and instrumental music, i Paula Pomery, oriental and Ha- wailan dancer, P BISHOP FREEMAN IS BACK. Right Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop of Washington, has returned from an inspection trip of cathedrals in England and France, and was wel- comed k home yesterday by the staff of Washington Cathedral. The reception was held in the Cathe- dral library, and after the brief exer- s a luncneon was served in the Na- tional Cathedral School Alumnae Tea Bishop Freeman expressed his ation of his welcome and voiced Il grow to hold an even ionship to the city and Na- ES ! Our experienced optometrist will tell you whether you need them. If you do need them, you can buy the finest and best suited for your eyes for ONLY 50 CENTS A WEEK 1004 F St. N.W. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON. D. €., WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1927, WHOLE BRITISH CABINET MEETS FOR STUDY OF NAVAL PARLEY D.C. WOMAN HEADS OVERSEAS LEAGUE Miss Hitchcock Honored at National Woman’s Session in Denver. Miss Lena Hitchcock, 1755 N street, terday was elected president of the ational Women's Overseas Service League in convention at Denver, Colo. Upon the League's authorization to appoint her own _executives, Miss Hitchcock named Miss Elsie Galloway 1634 Connecticut avenue, correspond ing secretary; Miss Faustine Dennis 1639 Columbia road, treasurer, and Miss Ellen Kinney of Philadelphia, recording secretary. In the platform upon which she sought the presidency, Miss Hitch- cock, who is past president of the Washington unit of the league, stress- ed hospitilization for needy women who served overseas during the World War and urged concerted efforts to bring about such relief. Her election was unanimous. Miss Htchcock s the daughter of Mrs. Virginia White Speel, president of the League of Republican Women of the District of Columbia, and presi- dent of the Federation of Women's Clubs of the District of Columbia. She served overseas as reconstruc- tion aide for the Army for 14 months, leaving this country June 16, 1918, and returning in the late Summer of 1919. Upon her return she continued in the service of the Army at Walter Reed Hospital for several years and upon her discharge received high com- mendation of the commanding officers. The National Women's Overseas Service League is an organi women who served overseas allied forces in the World W purpose, in addition to fostering the wartime friendships, is to promote the welfare of disabled service men as well as to foster patriotic activities. The corps area vice presidents in- clude Miss Sophia E. Arnold Poole of Philadelphia, Miss Martha Blakes- lee of New Haven, Miss Jane Doyle and Miss Pauline Brown of Toledo and Miss Ruth Rosehold of Minnea- polis. SECRETARY INHERITS ADVERTISING AGENCY Widow of Nathaniel Atkins Gets Bulk of Estate Valued at “Over $10,000.” By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, July 20.—As a re. ward for her 15 years of “faithful service,” Miss Edith Howells, secre- tary to the late Nathaniel Atkins, ad- vertising agency owner, was willed the entire business, it was revealed yesterday when Atkins' will was filed. Atkins’ estate was valued at “‘more than $10,000.” After the bequest to Miss Howells the residuary estate was left in trust to Atkins' widow. She also receives $2,500 outright. Miss Howells, who is 38, said she would continue the agency ROAD CONTRACT LET. 2.83 Miles of Concrete Surfacing in County to Cost $58,001.56. Special Dispatch to The Star. UPPER MARLBORO, Md., July 20. —Contract for the construction of 2.83 miles of concrete surfacing on the Edmonston road from the termi- nus of the present improved stretch at East Riverdale to the Branchville road was awarded yesterday by the State Roads Commission to Jarboe & Houghton of Mechanicsville, Md., at $58,001.56. of Cost of the work will be borne by property owners of the Edmonston road district, created by the last Legislatura upon request of these cit- izens, A total of $106,000 bonds has been sold to finance the project. A movement is on foot to extend the road ultimately to Baltimore via Camp Meade. It is pointed out this will relieve greatly the heavy traffic on the Washington-Baltimore boule- vard. The road now is improved from its intersection at Bladensburg to East Riverdale. Ordered to Homes. Lieut. Col. James A. Thomas, Coast Artillery_Corps, under treatment at Walter Reed General Hospital, and Col. Gordon N. Kimball, Judge Advo- cate General's Department, at the Presidio of San Francisco, have been ordered to their respective homes to await retirement at the convenience of the Government. o If a human being could jump as far in proportion to his size as a grass- hopper, he would clear a 22-story sky- scraper, says a noted forester. e SWAT THE FLY Take advantage of an early start by an aggres- sive war on the fly at the beginning of the season. The Star has for free distribution wire - handle fly swatters. Ask for one at the main office of The Star, 11th and Pa. Ave. N.W. CAN you find a_ new home in a SELECT NORTHWEST SECTION —six rooms, three porches, screened throughout, hardwood floors, built-in garage, 100-ft, lot, paved alley. —at any- where mnear this price? 5800 BLOCK 8th N.W. (One Sa. North of 8th and Madison) Drive Out TONIGHT N. L. SANSBURY CO., INC. Gordon’s New Aide ' CHARLES B. MURRAY, Chief _clerk in the office of Maj. Pey- t ordon, United States district at- 'y, who yesterday was elevated to the position of assistant United States district attorney. MARSHAL IS AUCTIONEER. Federal Official Has New Duty Due to Economy Plan. The governmental economy pro- gram of saving till it hurts has added another job to the already multi- tudinous duties of the office of the United States marshal for the Dis- trict of Columbia—that of auctioneer. The office has just made its debut, and has disposed of 19 automobiles seized under the prohibition law, all of which brought to the Government §943 and saved the price of a com- mercial auctioneer, hich in this case would have been ' Marshal E. C Snyder said that the prices were as good as are generally received when the automobiles are sold by commercial auctioneers. The new method of selling the automobiles was put into effect under new regu- lations, made by order of the con- troller general of the United States, who has_insisted that money must be saved by the Government wherever possible. It was said that the prac- tice has been in force in other parts of the United States for some time. During the recent carnival season In Haiti, money in circulation increased $200,000 in one month, according to one statistician. STREET WIDENING MEETING GALLED Business Men’s Group to Dis- cuss Delay on Thirteenth Street Expansion. The advisability of the action by | the District Commissioners in delay- ing until next Spring the work of | widening Thirteenth street from I | street to Massachusetts avenue, be- cause of protests against the neces sary removal of shade trees, will be taken up for consideration at a spe- cial meeting of the Thirteenth Street Business Men's Association this after- noon. While the contract for the comple- tion of the Thirteenth street ing program has heen let, i has heen deferred unti March to allow Congress time to rule again on the question of the street widening programs in the light of the tree removal. . Members of the Thirteenth Street Association, it is said, feel that the idening of Thirteenth street, which already has been completed to I street, should be continued to Massa- chusetts avenue at this time, inas- much as but few shade trees would be affected there. Pointing out that this operation to Massachusetts has been authorized by Congress and that necessary ap- propriations are available, Ross P. president of the association, n a letter announcing the meeting: " “If we had known that the chief result of, widening Thirteenth street at an expense of 40 per cent to us | property holders would be to afford garage space for car owners who do not reside on this street nor transact business with those of us who do abut on this street, we might well have hesitated. “As property owners and as busi- ness men we are interested in hav the widening of this street to Mass chusetts avenue carried out in acc ance with the congressional mandate. If_this project is completed it will add to the value of our property, it will relieve a great deal of the con- gestion of automobiles parked on the already widened portion of the street, it will properly utilize Thirteenth street as an arterial highway, and the sooner new trees are planted to take the place of those that have to be temporarily sacrificed, the sooner the tree lovers will have their wishes gratified.” Japan, unle: there is the remark of one Br spokesman—*"‘Great Britain will want above the regul: (Continued from First Page.) don talking with Premier Baldwin and the rest of the cabinet. son, as chief American delegate, asked that the departure of the two British leaders be not looked upon as an adjournment of the con- ferenca, but onl a temporary su pension of the chief delegates’ negoti- ations. In view of the fact that Admirals Sir Frederick and Field and Sir Aubrey Smith and most of the British technical experts remained behind, the Americans feel that con- siderable of what Mr. Gibson terms “light housework” can be done in conjunction with the Japanese techni. cians, in ordet that the British pler potentiaries can find minor matters fairly well cleired up by the time they return to resume the more arduous labors. Nevertheless, while the minor chores are being done, some one will be glued to the telephone to Lendon to learn how the British cabinet Is re- ceiving the reported determination of the United States not to pt a ra- tio of 12 10,000-ton cruisers armed with 8-inch guns for Great Britain and the United States, and 8 for the United States is au- thorized to construct other somewhat lighter cruisers still capable of mounting 8-inch guns. Limit of Concessions Sought. The conservative view prevailing in Gene is that the British cabinet wants to see how far it can go in mak- ing concessions. On the other hand, ish to build as many 8-inch-gun cruisers United States, and if the es insists on constructing rable number of the ships, Britain cannot possibly keep within the total tonnage figures re- cently proposec In the meantime a fresh difficulty looms on the horizon in connection with tha maintenance of obsolete cruisers as proposed by the British— these obsolete vessels to be over and r treaty-fixed total ton- inally the British suggested Ve as the age limit for cruisers, while the Americans suggested 20 and the Japanese 16. Subsequent to in- troducing their obsolete warship pro- posal the British favored accepting the Japanese age limit of 16. One Japanese claimed that this con- stituted a joker in the conference, as cruisers would be regarded as obso- 1 at that age and kept on as sub- iary craft for a period of eight ears, during which, under the orig- inal British suggestion, they could be considered as still of fighting value. The Americans, however, seem to feel this qlestion of obsolete cruisers can he settled by specifying the exact number and character of ships which fall under this category, but they ad- mitted that this question had not been tackled. PRESIDENT 1S HOPEFUL. Attitude of Nations in Going to Ge- neva Basis of Opinion. RAPID CITY, S. Dak., July 20 (®).— In spite of evidences that Great Brit- ain, Japan and the United States are having some difficulty in reaching an agrcement on total cruiser tonnage, President Coolidge is hopeful that the Geneva naval arms conference will terminate successfully. Reports to the Summer White House indicate that the conference has run into some difficulties, but Coolidge looks for a favorable out- come since he considers that all of the three nations went to Geneva with the idea of effecting a further limita- tion of naval building. MRS. ANNIE BLACK DIES. Resident of Capital for 36 Years to Be Buried Tomorrow. Mrs. Annie P. Black, widow of John T. Black and a resident of this city for the past 36 years, died in a local hospital Monday night after a long illness. She would have been 65 years old July 30. Mrs. Black is survived by three sons, William H. Black, a petty officer of the United States Navy; Andrew Black and George W. Black of this v, and two daughters, Mrs. Agnes aferro and Mrs. Annie B. Dietz, both of Washington. Funeral services will he conducted at her late residence, 1216 Saratoga avenue northeast, tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. J. H. Miers, pastor of the Fourth Presbyterian Church, will officiate. Interment will be in Glenwood Cemetery. Lucy H. K. Armes Dies. b Lucy Hamilton Kerr Armes, vears old, widow of Col. George Armes of this city and daughter of the late Representative John Boz- man Kerr of Maryland, died at the residence of her son-inlaw and daughter, Col. and Mrs. Thomas M. Knox, at the Vancouver Barracks, ‘Wash., last Wednesday, according to word received here. Mrs. Armes moved West soon after the death of her husband. MYSTERY SHROUD MURDER ON SHIP Woman Slain, Desperate Killer Breaks Out—Mate of Kingsway Dies. By the Associated Press, NEW YORK, July 20.—A deep-sea mystery smacking of square rigging days that has preceded the four-mast- ed schooner Kingsway half around the world was the subject of Federal inquiry today. With the arrival of the 1,200-ton craft off Quarantine, the tale of the murder of a woman, the escape of her slayer and the death of the mate was to be sifted by United States dis- trict attorneys who were prepared to board the ship with armed forces. The Kingsway was due at Quaran- tine at mignight, but became be- calmed in a fog off Sandy Hook. Earlier in the day it had signaled Coast Guard patrol boat 101 near Barnegat and the patrol boat pro- ceeded to trail her to Quarantine. First reports that all was not right with the Kiingsway came from the American consul at Monrovia,’ Liberia, who reported to the State Department that a woman aboard the craft had been murdered by the cook while the ship was off the Gold coast, The Kingsway, owned by the African & Eastern Trading Co., had sailed last year from Perth Amboy, N. J.. for a_deep sea trading cruise along the African coast. The ship carries no wireless and the meager report of the slaying de- veloped into a mystery of the sea as the ship plowed its slow way across the Atlantic. A later report from Monrovia was that when the ship arrived there the captain said his mate had died and he engaged a new one. 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