Evening Star Newspaper, January 22, 1928, Page 2

o .. INCINERATOR PLANTS ARE LRCED Federation Recommends Ap- propriation of $800,000 for Refuse Burners. » Apggopriatia of a sum not to exceed | £800.000 for the construction of one or more modern incinerator plants in the District of Columbia was recommended by the Federation of Citizens' Associa- tions &t its meeting last night in the board room of the District Building. The action was taken on & vote of 26 to 20 after a heated debate and fol- Jowing strenuous objections raised at the preceding meeting of the federa- | tion over the operation of the trash ' nt at Montello avenue and Mount Olivet road. which was declared an in- sanitary nuisance. The delegates to the federation last night ted :pproval of the bill now pending in Congress providing for | & new om of handiing condemna- tion of land for Federal Government | purposes with the additional of several amendments designed for the protec- tion of District property holders ana providing that milar condemnation methods shall appiy to property to be condemned by the District government men Bill Reported. on reaflirmed 1S ap 1 of the proposal that the old Pen ice Building when vacated by | Accounting Office. shall by the Dis- rd and as the head- ceting place of orga (s and velerans' orga d 10 support Activ bill for this purpose. able report on the bill provi icgal status for the Woman's | Bureau of the Police Department and | for an incresse in the number of po- licewomen was submitted by the com- law and legisiation. but after the matler again was re- instructions that the | ate its objections 10 the | pro easure, now pending before Congress. It was pointed out that the federation a vear ago indorsed the prin- of the change in the status of the On motion by William McK. Clayton. for the public utilities committee. the federation restated its opposition to the use of one-man cars and urged the elimination of center trolley poles from Wisconsin avenue. The latter action was taken on the request of the North- ; west Suburban Citizens’ Association, which urged that the Washington Rail- wuy & Electric Co. be asked to remove | the center trolley poles on Wisconsin | svenue from Massachusetts avenue to River road and from River road to the District line when that portion of the street 1s resurfaced. MMustrated Lecture Given. The session was opened with an il- lustrated lecture by A. L. Harris, mu- nicipal architect of the District on the | development of the proposed new mu- | nicipal center for Disirict government acuivities on the site between Third and BSevents streets, D street and Pennsyl- vania avenue The report by the special committee on city refuse disposal. made by J. G Hefty. delegate from the Washingion Chapter of the American Society of Enzineers. was adopted after a debate lasting neariy an hour and a half. The committee presented a skeleton draft of a proposed bill and in addi- tion suggested three sites for the pro- posed plants: One at Buzzards Point on the Polomac River, another to b:’ located either at the foot of M street 2l a place east of Foxhall Heights | ready used as a dumping ground. and along the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad | iracks south of Takoma Park. Mr | Hefty urged that ashes and other solid | refuse could be taken to points along the river for filling purposes. such as at Gravelly Point, posed for use Stengle warned are standing on a voicano.” due o fears of property owners that location of ' plan . IN DEVELOPM |Board of Directors Announce | Plan of Co-operation in i Improving City. Acierence to L’Enfant Ideas Urged in Future Work for Beautification. The American Institute of Architects will aid in promoting plans for the architectural development of Washing- ton. it was announced yesterday at the national headquarters of the institute here. following a meeting of the board of directors The worlds finest Capital™ is the aim of the architects. according to the announcement by Milton B. Medary. jr of Philadelphia, president of the Insti- tute and member of the National Fine Arts Commission | Mr Medary made public the report of the institute’s committee on public works, of which Abram Garflield of Cleveland is chairman. Mr. Garfield urged adherence to the L'Enfant plan in the future development of the city. He said: Indorses L'Enfant Plan. “Maj L'Enfants city plan was used in 1ts main principles so long as this city remained within the original limits, but during the middle of the last cen- tury extensions were made without e rd to anything except the views those who were opening up nc gentlemen knew the prin- ciple of the oninal plan it was only in conformity with the ate of the American mind of that that they should look upon their own plan as little better than any one’s else and especially that of a foreiencr At any rate a large section of Washington is laid out without regard to L'Enfant's and it is quite probable that 1t < considered of no importance. ‘When about 40 vears ago a few people began to suspect that the prac- tice of the fine aris was a little too difficult to be taken up by just any one, the plan and development of Wash- ington began to be discussed. This re- port will not go into the history of the McMillan or McKim Commission or of the other commissions which have been appointed, and which have made valuable reports since that time. The rpose now is to have the institute keep in mind the uncertainty of the situation rather than the accomplish- ments. Danger Prevented. “The axis of the Mall was changed so as to take into account the more or less accidental location of the Wash- ington Monument. but this new plan would have been destroyed by the pro- posed location of the Agriculture De- partment except for the energy of those few members of the institute who un- derstood the danger. backed up finally. by Executive order and assist- ance. “Before that time the Library of Con- gress had been so placed that an im- portant view of the Capitol dome was cut off from the southeast. The War, | State and Navy Building was built upon a plan balancing that of the Treasury Building as required by the wording of | the law, but with an elevation which met that expression of beauty which the then architect in charge belicved was an improvement upon the Treas- ury Buildings. “These last two operations were car- ried out before the institute or a pub- lic which we believe has become more discerning had begun to take a hand but even after that happy period when everything that was done was splendid ASHINGTO |ARCHITECTS' INSTITUTE TO AID ENT OF CAPITAL | | B MILTON B. MEDARY, JR. there was trouble about the Lincoln | Memorial. Does any one believe that {1t was so piaced because of the Me- Millan plan? It was so piaced after a | nard struggle in which the opponents | o its present and obvious location had | attemp.ed to locate it almost anywhere Ielse in Washinst Hostilities Still Linger. “Even the younger members of the institute may remember the success of those who knew what to do wihout advice when the present Navy build- ings were built so that th upon the Mall ber the victory of those who under- stood the Washinzton plan when the power house on the Potomac. ruinous to everything that is beautiful. wac abanduned. This last victor: ly that a'most to this day ars. hostilities which were then aroused come to the surface. “These are a few things, but they should be remembered The Mall plan of McKim, Burnham and Olmsted ex- !ists on paper, the models may be se:n by a visit to the remote upper siories ol the National Muscum. and it be looked upon as an established thing but the fact is. and. in the face of ele ments of this plan which have been adopted. it _depends not upon the eu- | thority ot Congress. but upen its mem bers. and it is for architects to under- stand and uphoid these merits. “Therefore let it always be under- stood that the plans of the City of Washington. well as we may think of them, are always in need of defenders because they have never been adopted | Must Ee Refreshed. “Congress may be depended upon to v encroached | They will also remem- | | | | | | | BAGKS ESTHETE LEONBULDINS Park Body Urges Passage of Shipstead Bill as Guard to Civic Beauty. Passage of the Shipstead bIll giving governmental organizations power to control the appearance of buildings fronting on Federal reservations in th District is one of the primary nceds of the city. al any other esthetic control should come later. according 1o a decision of the National Capital Park and Planning Commission yesterday in_concluding Its two-day session here. The commission had under _consid- eration a letter_from Senator King of Utah. ranking Democrat on the Senate District commiitce, asking the commis- {ston to study the ‘question as to what | | win, chairman of the Park and Plan- | e ) may | | | | carry them out if Congress is well and | sufficiently informed of the merit, but | Congress has many may easily forget | these things less we see to it that it is constant reminded. “It is necessary first to understand and next to follow up and guard carc- fully these intentions and plans lost they be forgotten. The American I stitute of Architects is that body of citizens upon which this burden mu:t rest “We have no desire to return to the | days of Kubla Khan. His decrees mav have been like the laws of the Medes and the Persians, and when once pro- mulgated couid be looked upon as final | This 1s no longer so and it is well that (it is so. An understanding by all is necessary, and when that understand- | ing has been reached we will have beauty esents the Nation and achieved by one and | seen by others only from a distance and los track of LECTURES TOAD where it is proj i to develop the Disuict airport. | Vigorously attacking the proposal to | | construct ihe disposal plants on prop- | erty within the District, Charles 1. « Us | 2] the federation “you APITOL GUIDE FEE The”piants near their noidings weua | Arranged by Citizens® Com- | Taylor Again Introduces His seriously injure property values. | Opposition 1 ths project also was woiced by E. J. Newcomb, 8 member ©f the Board of Public Welfare, who | urged that the refuse dispossl be done 2t the Lorwn Reformatory by convict ' labor. — U. S. IS NEAR WAR, ADMIRAL DECLARES Plunk Sees Danger of Conflict as Result of Trade Rivalry. | EW YORK. January 21.—War be- Un i e d Statcs and s com- cial competitors in the not distant | future war predicted today by Admiral Charies P. Plunkelt, comman. can' of the Brooklyn Navy Yard. In of the propused, $725,000.- | butiding program, before the Republican Ciub, Admiral “ald “Wce are nearer war to- re in our history as & nation The penalty of commercial and in- Guririal eMciency,” Admiral Plunkett inevitably is war. If 1 read his- correctly, this country is #hearer T than ever before. beceuse its com- | mittee to Give Instructions in Balloting. Hopeful that it may be successful in pleading its request for national rep- House committee on the judiciary Tues- day morning. and that its vigorous cacpaign In that cause will result in iegislation giving District citizens rep- resentation in Congress and the elec- toral college, the citizens' joint com- mittee on representation for the Dis- rtict has arranged a series of lectures ballot, the first of which was held Fri- day morning, Miss Elizabsth J Hauser of Girard, Ohio, fourth vice president of the Ni tonal League of Women Voters, cx- plained the various methods of voting before a large group at .he Washin, of preparations was planned and Government committee of the Vote- less District of Columbla League of Women Voters The lectures wil be held each Wed- nesday morning at 11 o'clock in the Washinglon Board of Trade offices in | The Star Bullding, Edna L. Johnston, | * chairman of the committee in charge | |announced. Mis Helen M. Rocca, sec- | |retary of the Efficiency In Government | ¢8r Bill Providing Salaries and Regulations. Renewing his figh! agemnst the pres- ent fee system ™ 210 5 fur sightseers ! | Democrat. of Colorado, has introduced ! his bill to cstablish a free guide service in the Capitol Building. and s pressing for an cariy hearing before the com- | dent; mittee on accounts This measure would place the Capitol | Louls supervision | Georgs | to instruct local citizens how to cast a ARd control of a board consisting of the | eral cout gulde scrvice under the | Architect o fthe Capitol, the sery | at-arms and doorkeeper of the ate, and the sergeant-at-arms of the House This board would promulgate regula- tions under which any visitor would be given free guide service. force would consist of a chl would be appointed and subject to re- | being conducted by the efficiency in| MOVal by the board The Taylor bill specifically ‘No guide shall make any charge for his official services nor shall he, in the course of officlul duty, speak in prajse or censure of any person. Any viola- (Hon of the provisions of this section hall be punished by immediate dis- missal “No_souvenirs, books. pamphlets, or shall be sold in the builing ex- committee, will speak on Wednesday | CPt 88 herelnafter provided The osition 1y places us in com- | morning. Paul £ Lesh, local atiormney | board shall have prepared un omeis 5L other greal commercial and prominent in the national ",Dr'.‘umphl!l containing such historical nations o sentation for the District movement, 8nd descriptive duta concerning the Other speakers at the National Re- | wil) speak the following week bullding and the works of art therely pablican Cluy discussion were Col.| ““genator Capper, chairman of the | 8% It may deem advisable and copies pleotore Boosevell, Representative A | enate District Committee, and Repre- | thereof shall be kept 1 sale 1o il Piant Andrew of Massachusetts, Rear | weptative Zihlman, chairman of the | Public at cost. at the headquarters of pdmial Bradley Fiske retired, and|House District Committee, have uc- |the service. ‘The expense of printing Rrpresentative ¥. B La Guardia cepled Invitations W express thelr views | &nd binding the pamphlet shall be de La Guardia was the only speaker 10|,y the subject frayed from the appropriation for .y,;w oDPOIon W the so-called big ALl persons Interested in national | PrINting and binding for Congres, 11 MEN UNDER ARREST AFTER APARTMENT RAID Detective, Concealed on Fire- lands Guftney on | Gaming Charge | Bacape Aler ylg on fire escape Detective R4 Cox of the first preciney figured e rel0 Jast night st sperunent 34 1 t which resulted W the est of Willlam Josepn Geftney, 32| 810 G0 Wik wes charged with per- | milLing gsning Ten men were re- Quired U Geposit collstera) s witnesses $u0 Cot0x nd other gambling pare- prernalie were seimed { Wille preparing Vs raid the apen el aevectives siled Arthur Lee be Bett years ol @ving his sddress be e Bherman Aparunents, walking | Wirough e sliey iwaring f boz which €0 Vo contain they stated 15 bot of twer Mo van srrested snd ppssions Of beer wicing parly comprised sl ) datverman, Detective J J na Folcemsn J. R Le Foo, wll Bowie Bank Shows Gain, Bpeiinl Dinputeh W The Stor BOWIE 144 Junusry 21 AL Lhe ohi ol g of elockholders of Uhe Bk of Bovie reports showed Ui biik had e cundy giowth Quring (he last vemi Offcere snd directors were sl re- losied, 2 representation for the District are in- | vited W attend, Miss Johnston said Soviet Trade Increases MOBCOW, January 21 (#).~"Tuass, the Buviel News Ags eign trade of Rumsia scross the Euro- pran fronter amounted W 107,000,000 ruples (853,500,000) in Dugember against 96.000 060 rubles i November. Exports were 49,000,000 rubles. leaving sn ad- verse bilance of 8,000,000 rubles as com- pured with fuvorsble balance of 5,000, 000 rubles in November sava that the for- | hesdquarters of e service shall be maintained In the rotunda of | the bullding. and a guide shall be on duty there ut all tmes during the hours the bullding 1s open W Wie public Snow Falls in Houston. HOUSTON. Tex., Junuary o Houston's first snow 1n thiee yey ® fell {todey. 1. W Daingerfield, weather ob- server, sadd I wmy the heaviest since 1925, In both cases however, only "fraction of wn nch fell and melted as rapidly as it struck the ground NITED WELFARE A GENCIES RENEW APPEAL FOR HELP Uhe Assoclated Charities and Citizens' Reliet Assoctation. Washington's unitea tamily welfare ngencies, v ty's givers W contribute liberally The present urgent need is for food. shelter and clothing. ‘The cal 1| rteadly for seversl months past N are serlously multiplied Blekness, un W Lhelr pppeal Lo the generosity of the wL this tme Lo relfeve and prevent wuffering i the homes of the poof and distressed the aclunl necessition of life, for fuel, s for ussistanice have been Increasing ow I e midst of Winter these calln employment. widowhood und desertion are tie four big factors which bring about dependency, thereby affeoting hutiJreds of children s well sy sdults Fhese social service sgencies are entirely dependent upon the support of the people of Washington ‘This con b mel only by a ¢ wppesl wnd It possible increase {helr snd will ot others who have pever their wld? The need 1 urgent is w community-wide obligation which MUty -wide respon WAL il former contibwitorns renew el onations without furthier EMUs Lo meel (he present emergency Joled i thin comminity work lend Contributions may be designated for one or both of e socletles and sent W Ord Freston, Uessurer stieet, Johi CORC on Nt finance commitiee, 1023 Kleventh JORAN ‘THOM, hatrman, Joint Finance Committee thing to do and ! which we care about un- | | organizations to deal with the matters | Committee during its session yes l | [ spend next week making this study. ft | and of the telegraph companies will be | was said. but will not make a report | presant to testify tomorrow, as will also ! height should b: done to give governmoatal agencles more power to control the beauty of the Capital. Senator King for several weeks has stated last night. that the commission considers the passage of the Shipstead bill the first step in gaining such con- trol. and that its passage s imperative in view of the impending governmental building program in the triangle. Controls Appearances. ‘The Shipstead bill merely gives the Government the power to control the and : of buildings fronting on Federal reserva- tions, whereas it is Senator King's idea. it is held. to control the d:velopment of surburban areas in the District to conform more o the general plan of the city, Senator King, for s»veral week. has been considering how the supervision could be accomplished by legislation The Senator said yesterday he had another conference on the subject with Maj. W. E. R. Covell. assistant engineer | commissioner, following which he ad- dressed a letter to Ma). Gen. Edgar Jad- ning Commission. asking a study >f the question. Senator King. in his lett said ‘I have felt that there should be A greater restriction as to the char- acter of buildings erected within the city and greater supervisory power con- ferred upom‘one or more organizations over builaings erected within the Dis- trict I have belicved that past zon- ing resulations were not adequate and am not sure that the present zonin law gives sufficient power. It Is ob. vious that many beautiful avenues that were designed for residential purposes have been invaded by com- mercial activities to the impairment of the beauty of the District. Too Little Supervision. “I believe there has not been suf- fielent. supervision, as a re: of f which the suburban distri have developed with reference to nd without resard for beauty an incomple draft &f a which gives greater power to the District Commissioners and District some not herein referred to, but tion of the matter. I find that prob- lems of <crious import are presented. “As a member of the Senate Distric: committee, I shall be under great obli- gations it your commission and the representalion ot other organizations will canvass these matiers and submit ugzestion: The commission named Miiton B Medary of Philadelphia and Frederick Olmsted of Brookline, Mass., members of the body, to make a further stud: ot the proposed approaches on the Vi ginia end of the Arlington Memorial Bridee particularly in their relation to lans of the State Hizhway Commis- sion of Virginia to build roads to thes approaches. The . two membors will in considera- | until the mecting of the commission | next month. | i | resentation for the District before the ! in the Capitol, Representative Taylor | provides | administration, | | the water from freering The proposed boulevard to Moun | Vernon agam was discussad by the com- | should not be deprived of t IS FOUEHT mission, which has approved the so- river route. and it was decided the services of the commission e body having in charge the 200th anniversary celebration In 1932. NEW OFFICERS NAMED BY RETAIL CREDIT MEN Leo Baum Elected President of Local at An- Association nual Meeting The annual election of officers of the Assoctated Retall Credit Men Bureru. - Leo Baum was elected presi- phen H. Talkes, secretary -treasurer. and 5 Grigsby, assistant secrets Curtis Shinn was named gen- nsel, and Frank L. Long. attor- nt- | ney tor the collection department The following were elected to the board of directors. Ben Stein, A Coonin, Charles M. Keefer, Mark Lans- burgh, Elsie M. Lee. Harry V. Oster- The guide | mayer, Herbert J. Rich, David Sanger, lef guide at | Samuel T Schwarte, Rear | ton Board of Trade offices. The course 31800 and 10 guides at $1500, who |John W Tallentire Stephen H Talkes and Mr. Baum The retiring president, Mr. Tallentire, was given a vote of thanks for his In & resolution, POOL CLOSED TO SKATING Will Not Be Opened Until Tomor- row, to Get Thick Ice Coat. Iee skating on the Lincoln Memorfal reflecting pool will not be permitted st least until’ tomorrow, even though there Is an ice surface today, It was sald last night at the headquarters of the United Btates park police. Polieemen have been detatled by Capt Patrick J. Car- toll of the park police to keep ull skaters off the pool today While the pool was frozen yesterday, it was pointed out that the wind kept uickly, and the fals are desirous of having a thick wt of fce form on the water befor permitting skating, s in that event the kating will Inst for s longer period Maj. C. W. Foster Retired. Ma). Charles W. Foster, United States Cavalry, here on leave of wbsence, has been placed on the retired st of the Army on account of disability incident to the service. Ma). Foster in from Oklahomi . He was awarded the Dis- tUnguished Service Medal for service in the Natlonul Army durlng the World war e vas graduated from the Military Academy in June, 1914 1 40-Y ear Iiivuru- Of Elderly Pair Ends in Wedding By e Assoiated Fress WHEELING W Va, Januury 21 Divorced 40 years ago, Peter Wood, 42 and Mis Eleanor Kirkpatriok, 0B, both Pennnylvanians, married here today After 10 yeurs of married 1ife el younger duys. Wood. a Wanh- wlon Coupty, Pu. biidge con- tructor, wnd Mis Kikpairick, thes Mis Wood of Californle, Pa. w divorced Both were maiied again, deuth Interrupting the second witon of each Hecently they met, talked over old times and agieed (0 make another Uy, ‘They abtained & Heense here and weie married at the howe of & minkster, was held | yesterday al the offices of the Credit Ben Stein, vice president; Ste- | D_C. JANUARY 22, 1928 PART 1. FIRE EPIDEMIC COST LITTLE BUT CALLED FOR MUCH LABOR Unparal]eledufi;dship Inflicted on Mem-' bers of Department—Supply of Hose | Largest Ever Held Here. The total cost to the District of the ) pany to have three complete changes record-breaking series of fires which | he “The fire department is splendidl | kept the entire fire department working t fortified with ‘hose, sa:d ‘I;]:v’-ld gr{- continuously throughout last Mn"d-y}?h::"!h t lhl;‘ i de;nnn.u.rnled by the night and a part of Tuesday, wiii not | {8Ct that 1 have asked for only 84,500 | exceed $2,000, it was estimated voster- | WOrth In next year's budget for re- |Gy by Fire Ghiet Geanee . W ison. | Placement. whereas, in' former yeatn. ! 1o hile the monetary cost of the fires o earimates uveraged about $22,000 the municipal government was low, 3D P the fire chief pointed out that they mffig,‘:"’;v{:,“f@”:fu:';d.flornf “Wat- faused a tremendous and unparalieled | GITE 1PN Rose aiter every fire. Wat- rdship ou every one of the 850 mem- | o SO TUWES ! grou ‘:in A‘7r e of the fire department, 26 of whom | TSt 50, &, ffe ground =~ Apparatus Raacatiercome by smoke in one cob- | broken windows and ‘subjocted oo | flagration alone Ve Watson's estimate includes the cost S°1S Of scvere treatment. of asoline and oil used by the vailous Reward Is Barr-d, engines in responding to the 24 alarms | Suggestions hav | Which came from scattered sections, the | police dzpnrtmenlc 1?::«“ :fl l:::u!rnd ”l:: | deterioration of the apparatus. the wear | given the persons resp nsible. for the | ‘lnn the tires and the destruction of hose. | arrest of John Joseph Fisher, who has 1 s Dl M e oo admitted that he started two of the | ‘ ; 9 : 1 e » | seven major conflagrations, but officials | The hose which burst and Was | explained that it could not legally be | | Placed out of commission in the vari- done. The police department draws | [ pus fires was not a serious factor, the | all funds offered as rewardy frour e | | l[!r:; ikglel( expl Ol(l‘n}d. 8 the depnnmrnll | contingent fund, it was pointed out as about 39 ect in reserve, which | but no reware | incidentally constitutes the larg o e oftedi i sup- | information leadin; Ply of reserve hose in iis history. This | Fisher, and therefore the. fana cebntt | supply. he said, pormits each fire com- | now be used " for that purpose. CHILD LABOR BILL MANSFIELD OUSTED ~ FOES WIN HEARING ~ BY POLICE BOARD McLeod Acts After Protests Patroimal Are Made Over Meeting Yesterday. ; n Found Guilty of Unbecoming Conduct Fol- lowing Tragedy. Those wha are opposed to some pro- visions of the child labor bill, which was reported favorably in the judiclary subcommittee of the House District committee yesterday over the protests of Chairman McLeod that the bill hould at least be read by the subcom- mittee. are promisad a hearing tomor- row morning 10:30 o'clock in the House District committee room Chsirman Zihiman of the full Dis- rict committce had promised several who suggested amendments that no action would be taken without notifving thrm No notice was given of the purpose the meeting yesterday except to those prima bill passed. A tive of the American Federation | Labor wes urging members of t Dismissal of Policeman C. 8. Mans- field of the Eleventh Precinct was rec- ommended yesterday by the Police Trial Board, which went into charges of un- Dbacoming conduct flled ageinst the offi- in_whose apartment Miss Mattie Louise Eddelman took a fatal draught of poison January 8. after Mansfleld's estranged wife. finding the couple to- sether. took poison. The wife, who also took poison, has recovered. Lieut. S. J. Marks, Sergt. O. S. Hunt. Detective Serge harles E. Mans- -who is no relation of the man nd Sergt. Neison O. Holmes | ified that Policcman Mansfield had admitted living with Miss Eddelman in his wife's absence. Attorney Joseph Kelly appeared for the defendant and strenuously objacted to the board’s conduct of the trial claiming that his client “had not been given the kind of a trial that would have been accorded 2 bootlegzer.” and that it wa- ridiculovs to ronvic. a man n confessions only. Hurover, the rd, wi h was made up of W. H of rily interested in getting the legislative representa- ot ‘ to get it voted out. Mr. Zihiman was not present. | Protests Are Made. ! When it became known what action had taken protests » subcommittee w made to Chairman McLeod aand other members of the District comunit- of whom stated that they are o oppose the report of the ce unless an opportunity is {granted for a hearing of both sides | Mr. McLeod has promised to try to get the eubcommittee to reconsider its ac- ion and h~ar tomorrow morning those | who wish to urge amendmen As acted upon yesterday the il would interfere with the work of news- s or newspaper delivery routes serv- A Wahly, corporation counsel. Capt. Mar- t tin Rellly of the Capt. Ira Sheets of overruled the obj Ofticer Veet Sixth the Third Pr ions. Braziel of the Second Precinct pleaded guilty to chargss of being off his beat and other minor in- fractions of police regulations and was fined $20 by the board. Action of the police trial board in fining Police Privates P. J. Hospidor and W. L. Danley of the fourth precinct $30 each foliowing their conviction on charges of gross neglect of duty was confirmed, yesterday by the Board of District Commissioners. The officers were accused by Capt W. G. Stott of the fourteenth preci of going to sleep in an automoblle park- ed in the rear of 3407 Rodman street in the earlv morning hours of Novem- ber 24, They had been assigned to a special plain clothes detail in the woods in the rear of Rodman street 1o watch for the so-called “cat burglar’ and other night prowlers The tria! board found both officers zuiity in December. and an appeal from its decision was made to the Commis- sioners on the ground that the evi dence did not support the charges con- tained in the specifications CiviL SERVIbé WORKERS ATTEND ANNUAL DINNER ‘The third annual dinner of the em- ployes of the United States Civi) Serv- ice Commission was held last night at the Hotel Washington Many officials, em-loyes and their friends attended Tr* dinner was foliowed by addresses an_entertainment and dancing The speakers were the Chvll Service Commissioners, William C Deming. G R. Wales and Miss Jessie Dell. Chief Examiner Howard A Edson and Sect tary John T Doyle Miss Rena B Smith was chatrman of the executive commitice and Wil- ltam C Hull secretary-treasurer. Other members of the executive committee Mrs. L. L Alderman, James B Baugh Pro and net. ers of ne Representatives members of Cong who sold news- napers as boys. and who vigorously pro- |test that the boys in Washington oppor- tunity. | Miss Bentley Speaks. ‘The principal speech in behalf ot the I Lill was made vesterday by Miss Fay Bentley. director of the Bureau of School Attendance and Work Permits in the District, who sald | "My experience has shown the need for improved child lzbor I lation in the District of Columbia. The present child labor law was passed in 1908 and stands today without amendment. Th law falls beiow the standards of the more progressive States in many re- { spects.” The majority of the State laws |in fact have better administrative pro- | vistons for the issuance of employment certificates than the District law “Twenty-five have amendatory re- quirement that a child shall pass a physical examination before being granted an employment permit It fs also necessary \n ‘the majority of the States that a child present an intention |to employ certificates signed by the prospective employer stating the type of work and the hours of such employ- ment before a permit Is issued “One of the outstanding defects in the certification provisions of the 1908 Iaw is that concerning evidence of age cceptable The proposed child labor law will correct this defect™ . | ROBBINS TO BE GUEST. Jr: Mrs. B. Janet Best, Miss Marcia ———— Boynton. Frederic W Brown, Miss Towa Society to Give Reception for Jesste Brown Miss Maude V. Carter { Miss Myrtle Coombs, Thomas D. Dunn Assistant War Chief. J. F._ Edwards, Harry T. Kranz Aiss Martha Lloyd, Maurice J McAuliffe. | Charles B. Robbins of Cedar Rapids AMiss Vena Miller. H E Morgan, Miss Towa. who will take over the dutles of | [iny - pPolkinghorn and Willlam L. Assistant Secretary of War early this Quaid | week. will be tendered a reception by Ithe Towa Society of Washington on the | . night “of January 31 in"the " Willard BOULDER DAM BACKED. Hotel SHarry E_ il commisstoner general STt A, P of L. Favors Construction t Protect Rights of All By the Asanciated I MIAML. Fla, January 21 - The ex- coutive counctl of the American Fed- eration of Labor favors construction | |of the Boulder Canvon Dam “mn such | | (ashion as to protect the rights of all parties” and approves the proposed Senate tveatigation of power com- | les “without making the investiga- licital foot ball e ent of the council's attl- Of 1439 tude was made by President William e Walklg on O Groen at the close of today's sesston t between Twelfth and Thirteenth ¢ (e council, which adjourned today atreets carly Inst night, wnd was pro- o Monday, A telegram from the coun- nounced dead at Emergency Hosplial o q Senator James E Watson of In- where he was taken in a taxieab by diapa, chairman of the committee in Joseph Brock. @ friend, who was in his whioh' the POWEr COMPANY Investign- company ton resolutlon rests. suggeated that the Auaulopay 18 expected (0 be per- matter be handled by hon-partisan formed today to determine the cause of experts * death, which presumably was fxom natural causes | whittier was employed by William | Leeth, w tire dealer at 1307 L street He came here (wo years ago from | Buftalo, N ¥ i ESTATE VALUE, $1.200,000, of immigration. who is president of the soctety. announced last night that invi- tations would be extended to all lowans Uliving in Washington, espectally thos teception to meet the new Army official MAN DROPS DEAD. Ordered Stricken on Street. Fred Whittier, 40 vears old el, collapsed whil for Victim Fer on recel, Thomas Jefferson Ryan's Will Filed for Probate Thomas Jeflorson Ryan of Mot Hprings, Va ., and Washington, who died December 10, left porsonal property | valued wt $1200.000, according o the petition of the Farmers' Loan & Trust Coand Ellen Coughlin for the o bate of the will He s survived by his ! This pamphlet cont vear, It includes Feec vations according to the widow, Mia. Genevieve Ryaw Hott | ders, The pamphlet | Mayflower, and by the lulLuv\Iu othe ern and shters Anne W Ryan. 8 | Dougdus Rywn, Mary 1 Hyan, Alice N e R noen oenpeve R Mule it B Georgetown University Ryan, Eugene Ryan and James A Hyan Attornevs MelKennek, Flannery and Cralghill appear for the executors The teatator wan a vetived oapitalist Al died sudenly W hia ofice, [4 Our Pamphlei The Well-Nourished Baby Is sent free to any Washington directions tor teeding be baby, both for plain milk and for milk pow- Bureau of Health Education | 1484 Columbia Road Nears Corinto eCflY. SANDINO IS ALIVE, DOCUMENTS SEIZED BY MARINES SHOW BRIG. GEN. F. | | ] | | | Spec ’ COURT RECORD SET INTAG CAMPAIGN Arlington Judge Disposes of More Than 100 Cases in Two Hours’ Time. al Dispateh to The Star. COURTHOUSE. ARLINGTON, Va { January 21.—Averaging nearly a case | per minute, Police Judge Harry Thom- | a3 13 believed to have set a speed record | here today. when he disposed of more | than 100 traffic cases in approximately two hours flat. | dJudge Thomas twice exhausted the ink in his fountain pen as he rapidly noted the decisions on the backs of the defendants’ papers, and court taches grew hoarse calling out the names of those taken in Arlington County's recent drive against use District of Columbia tags by Virginia residents. | The judge found 19 of the defend- |ants guilty of the charge of automobiles in Virginia witho: te licenses, while he dismissed similar charges against 47 others and eontin- ued some 30 other cases until Tuesday | Army Officers Listed. | _Among the cases to be heard Tuesday | are those of abodt 10 Army officers sta- toned at Fort Myer, who were arrested last week by State Motor Cycle Officer E. J. McDermot:, along with scores of civilians. Judge Thomas said he con- _(Continued_from_ First Page.) dino was becaten before the arrival of tne 11th Regunent of reinforcements. apt. Gilbert D. Hatfield of the 5th Reglment. whose home s in New Mex- ico. was given the naval cross today for his heroic conduct during the fight- ing at Ocotal last July. when a small vody of Marines held off an extensive attack by the Sandino forces. Charles C. Eberhardt. American Min- ister in Nicaragua, who has been at Puerto Cabezas, once the headquarters of the Liberal government set up hy Dr. Juan Sacasa. is en route to Panam s CHURCH FOR EVERY 1.00015 ADVOCATED Minimum Standard of Serv- ice Set by National Cemity Conference. By the Associated Pross 2 CLEVELAND. Ohio. January 21 — Definite standards for the church ac- commodations of communities were set up today by a fact-finding commission as a result of the two days session the National Church Comity Confer- ence in session here. The commission recommended as the ‘mum standard of church service equipment for every 1.000 popula- ton a full-time resident pastor. public worship every Sunday. Sunday school regularly and an edifice ade- to the needs of the community worship. religious training and serv- quate for fce. A community was declared by the commission to be “overchurched” when the number of churches in the commu- nity exceeds the minimum ratio. The Meeting was atiended by more 0! | land. $10. Elmer Rea: tinued these cases at the request of Fort Myer authoritics, who said they dee sired to confer with Motor Vehicle | Commissioner Hayes in Richmond. Th Army officers contend they do not hat to purchase Virginia tags for their cars as they reside on a Federal reservation | and use a military highway to and from the Key Bridge. | Many and varied wers the reasons given the court yesterday to explain the defendants’ use of District of Co- lumbia tags in Virginia. They ran; from pleas that the cars they were driv- ing belonged to “Daddy” or “my broth- er-in-law.” or some other rel e or friend. to claims that they were visi ing sweethearts or frie; and were not | “regular” residents of Virginia A majority of the cases dismissed involved the use of automobiles owned by employers in Washingtos All such cars equipped with regulation District of Columbia tags may be used in Vir- ginia by residents of the S but when the car is equipped w | mobile dealers’ tags and t | being used for demonstra the law is being violated, Ju ruled. D purposes, dge Thomas Costs Mount High. _Those convicted—all residents of Virginia under the ng of the cow ware fined $5 or $10 and costs. Costs amounting in _each case to ap- nroximately $925. These cases follow | C. E Scharan. $3: Ralph Feltman. 83 P. W. Martin. $5: R I Richardson. $5 W. O Baker. $5. W N, Daniels, §5. { Edmund E. Phillips $10° J v Birch, $5. William Martin. §5. Oscar P. Wil- {liams. $5. Norman Dawson. $5: vin Nell. $10: J. W._ Buell. $10. M_J. Gan rcon. $10:. John- son McCawley, $5. H. H. Plumb. $5- {P. B. Anderson. $5. an vland et /D and Gay | Cases dismissed were those of § T. Ashton. Horac F on, Albert Ash- ton. R R. Allen H. Humphrevs, Paul Gibson. A A Groff. Morris Lithir R. J. Furnello. Herman Kiavans, liam L Grant. Francis L Street, R. K. Cox. C. A Brown. W. C Norwood. A B, Hartung W. H. Dupar. Willis H Jore dan. H W Morse. A G. Frey. Thomas 3 H;;xr_v lf‘ Boyd Brady. M. Bernstein, Preston Redmond. ~How: Leroy x)‘;lr;;n& Daniel e G than 500 delegates, representing 28 Henshen, C. Beo«.n_. n 3 3 enshe; C. G o] 2 Protestant denominations. E. E Terry. Benion E’;F‘:;kfl’;m E “Demagoguers” Deprecated. |King. Thomas Bl Dr. H E. Bathe The n deprecated “dema- DUt B T Howland. Welton Armold Sosuery and narrow ecclesiasticism gn\lsse‘_u ge man, W. H Walker. L. hepgred their rule only can be| Oave O Vingina Smin X E aboliched by “the spread of tolerance built on broad acquaintance with facte and with each other.” Because religious communities differ in their ability to achieve religious tnity the commission recommended regional autonomy™ in achieving a co- overative Protestantism. The confer- ence indorsed the Home Missions Coun- cil, the Federation of Churches and City. State and the Pederal Counctl 2 of Churches. recommended establishment u,{ A& _system of comity commi ety State and national, “which shall ve advisory and adjustment powers among those denominations constitut- ing the same.” It was agreed to encournge the Na- tional Home Missions Council to take the nitiative in urging regional federa- nd comity commissions v underchurched and orvn-‘l:’ur!;ll:gd territories and make the facts of their conclusions known to the public council would act as a national church- planning commission That the time has come when Ameri- can neh‘wu: life must organize into arger religlous units was another con clusion of the commission. It was de- red the accomplishment of this aim Vil vary in accordance with the na- of the community and the genius Interchurch Work Urged. The commission declared the time is ripe for the “establishment of an inter- lominational commission for the en- agement of Protestant work in rural reas where no one denomination seems | ble of carrying on the work.™ The conference will close tomorrow’ With a mass meeting. at which Right Rev. William McDowell. Methodist copal Bishop Fraser of the Washing- ton Diocese, will speak The executive committee of the Fed- eral Counctl of the Churches of Christ i America Wil go into session here Monday to decide on a common pro- fram for the coming vear. using some of the information gained at the comity conference. PLANE BLAZES IN AIR. Pilot Briugs Craft Feet. DAYTON Ohio. January A Keystone bomber. piloted by Lieut Fugene L. Kubank. with Qene A | Althoft. chvillan observer. as a passen- Ner. caught fire when 2000 feet over Wright Fleld here today Both 0f Althoft's ankles were broken when he jumped from the blasing plane Eubank succeeded - bringin the plane o the ground and esow With minor burns | Down 2.000 n e Pt of address. ains sitple and clear bies through the fivst ling Tables showing age and weight of the is endorsed by Dy George Mo Kober, Protessor ot Hygiene, ) 3 . Lip- Eniniser. Milton E nd ton ftomey William ? appealad from most of the de- ! phard. Virgtnia Davic, Frask She Commonwealth's C. Glof pos: heard in the Cireutt Monday in Pebruary YACHT DISABLED AT SEA. Coast NORFOLK. va. A rndio message Guard headq the cucter ) ‘tanding by Cutty shark dout 20 m ¥ south of Cape looke The vacht this :w tress calls saring of order. her e was drifting % Patched 10 the scene an said she was standing by ¢ Craft. dbut the weather was 0 permut taking the vacht The Cutty Sark is owned der Smith of New Yorx an |8 crew of 11 She is dound fr York to Charleston. BUDGET QUIZ TO CLOSE. Hearings on $40.000,000 D. Estimate Make Progress. Hearings on the $40.000.000 Dustriet budget for the fscal vear 1939 will be closed during this week The only tme portant departments vet to be discussed are schools. pollce and parks. The carT ver New [ -5 |school ftem 18 practically one-third of the entire budge: Unusually good progress was made during the past week by the Distriet subcommitiee of the House aj ~ ations commitiee which & \m the hearigs under the chatrmal of Reprasentative Simmons of Nedraska. Army Officers Pn.o;ed. The War Departmient has announced the promotion o the grade of colonel of the foloww AUers of ihe army Lieut U Faulkner. Pl Artilery: Liend Col Frank & long and Samuel Q. Shartle. Coast Artiliery Corpe, Lieut Col Wit B Rurt, In. fantry, Liewt. O Jodhn D C Nall Quartermaster Corps and Lieut Oo Arthur W Rrown. Judgs Advoate Oen- ecals Department Temple of Peace,™ 75-Story Building, To Honor Franklin B e Asmavated Beas NEW YORK. Januvary Plans 0 A Thakary Ctengle of peace” m honar of Berpamin Frankitn whah WORIE stand o midtown New Youk And Woull surpass I heght any DUl g Vet erveted were antousced WERE At the Afth wanual meetig of the lniernathnal Messwamo Frankliin Soviety Plans drawn up by et Frankin Bache Hunuogion a o seadan’ o Fankin call Ae g rARIE Bueiire 880 foed W hoighi, SOSIE ARRLEATOLY A8 00 A Rstory affioe Bullding wauld be Surwied By A Ay ower The structure woult be anosviod AV aNmas repesent g e o g WAL o, Qg \