Evening Star Newspaper, February 7, 1928, Page 2

CITIZENS OPPOSE CAR MERGER PLAN #Service™ Is Held Chief Con- cern of Public in Res- olution. t “service.” embracing 2t and schedules, © tion of stock and the for the joint concern of t e Cathed Heights 2ht adopted aiiway tion by the new plan, Saturday Heights The guaran- merged vuml- s of federation d the shdil which | rman | com- ponent of the the real concern of the of return, Mr. would destroy | eatened by lack of | I finance: NG to Be president of t that “are none of the tion which the Cathedral sation adopted expresses Mr. Frampton. FOUR CAUGHT IN RAID HELD AS BOOKMAKERS Two Detectives Enter Apartment. . isoners Ask Them to Prove Identity. alieged to race bets i bee an apart- onducted a surpri sh their identity befo making arrests ! Not wanting 1o smash the door of the | nt, Brodie and Varney secreted | in a janitor’s closet on the | h floor and listened to phone con- Yersati indicating bets were bein taken. until an alleged patron appeared and the door was opened. Then the detectives sauntered in and heard members of the quartet accept bets.! it is charged, and finally toid one ©f the men it Was nNot necessary 1o con- tinud to incriminate himself. “Get out of here.” remarked a mem ber iof the gquartet. evidently thinking | the detective was joking Badges were displayed to convince the quartet of the identity of the detective . n placed under arrest registered as John Wil Godfrey, 35 years old, 2707 Con- necticut avenue: Edward Percy Rose, 39. and Milton Block. 34, the G street | and Herbert Thompson Clark, | 713 Rittenhouse street. They were heid on charges of making handbooks and re $2.000 bond. Four telephone trunk lines, each hav- ing six cornections, were not disturbed by ex. Thev did seize a nunber of alleged betting slips and two | Cecke of cards, however, and held them | FOUR BOYS AND GIRL ARE MISSING FROM HOME Police | | s Asked to Aid Bearch for! of Young- | !in Lee High 8chool, Pots Sampson, 17 a pup! rom sinee ye: s think the L the in- N. C father e been requested from from home 5 tumt hes bound | ired west- 1 suries ey bl Cudets B » presen e acor [ vt ty ADOLF K. BARTA RETIRES FROM COMMITTEE POST e o Wood ot HOPS FOR I.UJST RALIA, Cugpt izt Ly It Med cpted u wm vere Lusigl slena, f wis Eoutnen ¥ ’ CITIZENS PROT | without satisfactory substitution c | in trom 90 0 95 per cent - top | THE FEVENING STAR, WASHINGTONS D. Cuba Will Issue 500.000 Lindbergh tamps Tomorrow LINGTON BRIDGE PLANS MODIFIED Elimination of Center f’ark- ing Approved to Prevent Traffic Curve. By the Associated Press, HAVANA, February 7.-Five hun- dred thousand Lindbergh postage mps, commemorating the air- arrival in Cuba. will be on e tomorrow, the date fixed for that event Final preparations ave being made at Camp_ Columbia, wWhere it is e pected Col. Lindbersh will arrive bout 4 o'clock in the afternoon on flight from Port au Prince, A medal will be hestowed upon rdbergh Friday morning at the department by the council rovineial government of Ha- | i | A number of points affecting the final {appearance of the Arlington Memor | Bridge were settled -yesterday in New | IYork City at a conference bet | { members of the National Committe | Fine Arts, Lieut. Col. U. S. Gr secutive officer of the bridge commis- | Lsion: Maj. J. C. Mehatley, in charge of | construction of the bridge, and the ar- | chitects, McKim, Meade & White. | 'The conference considered the mat- {ter of reducing the length of the es- I planade between the bridge head and Arlington Cemetery. The original plan {called for this t(horoughtare 1o end Dupont Circle Group ASSAils it b i to end - the ropsed e 1t of the cemetery on the river side Changing of K Street Establishment. and p vana 10f the road. which bounds the present {erounds. ‘The ofticials decided to Jeave it s originally planned 1 also was decided that the archi- tects in the near future will make a specal study of this esplanade with a \iew to determining whether it would be ! | wise to Teduce 1ts present proposed width K Street Market, at Twenty-first | of 200 feet l]{bwn\‘ explained |\v.“ L‘(;id BaK B smbers | Grant that the bridge proper wiil be 9 S’ was volced |by memhers | L0y 80 oreus with' H00-toot width | of the Dupont Circle Citizéns' Assoctn- | GRS IEEAs E N pronased conter e a8 meeting of | parking. Jt wonld be nece iy 1o cune yeslordny hTtefnoc proce s out of a strafght, Line when vesterday pfternoon I | {500 e bridge. Therefore it has bee Hotel nined to elininate the center | tion nirai Wi nt a commi! the market situation and report its committce was adopted. A committee, composed of Admiral Joseph Strauss, . 8. retired: Mrs. Henry Watson, wife of Representative Watson of Penn- vania, and Capt. A. J. Gore. was Opposition to the proposed removal « reets in the elimination of this 1t v adiisable to 1 the wiith | v, but the architects will before a final decision s g i ard Rog decined ce to invesii in Washin: indings to the execu as decided further 16 eliminate the figures which it was proposed to put pylons at eftber end of the | hese figures, nowever, will be as corner posts of the proposed plaza which will be located on Co- Admiral Strauss said, “It is silly to | jumbia Island. remove the K Street Market because the roof on the building is in nged of | Tepair. “Suspicious” of Removals. “The fact that markets are closed in several sections of the and the manner in which the Far: 1% and Center Markets are being removed | nses | the average citizn to become | picious.” Admiral Strauss declared. | Mrs. Watson termed the proposed re- | moval of K street market as the| | | 5 estate man who is plan- ning to erect an apartment house on the site adioining the K street market. | and that_mnfluence has been used to | ve the Federal Government close the | market in order t the proposed apartment building be more de- sirable. to i head, which of the kuy- | > officlals | v. When Fine | was_examined pted In a cerving Commi fons for ma than are veing g coert nown by the model will Women Assail Plan. Other woman members declared th the marketing problem is becoming | very serious for District housewives and that the removal of the K street mar. ket will leave the people of that sec tion without u reliable market | Walter 8. Ufford, general secretary of the Associated Charities, explained the work that organization is doing in the District and invited the members of 2 . the association to attend the two-dav|ada for the suppression of smuggling be | meeting of the Association of Com- amended so as to provide for refusal of munity Chests and Councils, to be held | cicarances to vessels or vehicles carrying here February 20 and’21, | cargoes of liquor was disclosed yester- Three new members, John Ruther- gquv arternoon when the minutes of the ford Helen D. Pigeon and Laura P.|conference here between the Canadian Waller. were elected. Roval Commission on Customs and Ex- DORAN HOLDS NEW =555 ORY TESTS NEEDED The Canadian officials feel the undn{ Must Fill Ranks, He Says, | desired can be accomplished by legisla tion and the commission has pecom- Answering Civil Serv- ice Head. mended enactment of such measures to their government. It was the desire of | the United States that the treaty be! Although Willlam C. dent of the Civi changed to add provisions similar to | those in the Cuban-American treaty. | said today in Chicago the comm! nad not decided 1o give another The conference, held here last August prohibition agents throughout the at the request of the Canadian commis- | fon, went thoroughly Into smuggling | conditions along the border. particularly the smugghir The Canndian | | smuggling scar of 1926 brought the country Jumes M. Doran, probibi- tion commissioner, from his office here said indications were that the elgble | o e ihrough consular fees imposed | ists set up by the commission In M5 | on thuir fnvoices. In addition, it §s ex- | frst test, would be o inadequate il | pected, th | -1y American Government Sug-| gests Amendment to Ca- nadian Treaty. By the A The desire of the American Govern- ment that the treaty of 1924 with Y were the of consular reduction of the v in that conn- | em similar | wtoms Ap- | peats | should adopt the tions for a e Canadiun Parliament | commission’s recommenda- | Canadian consulae agent sys- tem, Ameriean officials fore an in- | ommission into being and its report and | c crease in the expenseg of American ex- United + should ecommendations were mude to th vadian Parliament on 4 AmOng il recompien institution of ystem agents fro 4 Deming, presi- | o o e mena adopt the commission's rec- | dation for importion of an ex- | s, | cise tax of 89 a gallon on all Hguor ex- | oried. AU present there Is no excise | tax on liquor exported and imposition | f the proposed tax is expected Lo eurs | tinl exports of lguor much of which, | the Canadian commission belje s | anrgzled 110 the nudiun pr nees instead of breing exported |ONE MISSING, 5 HURT l petween the Bridge Crash Over Small Stream ion-ang he o on €, B. & Q. Reparted Nenr standa the | Demiing | Luray, Mo. A By e exnmina- | parl | omme e additions U be held, Mr. Deming done nothing or said nothls 1y a statement or concluson” vest wili bee hield comminrlon s correct fust evam- v eompileted, ones he was ione wou The commisiol try pose of 4 or But Conitnise ot vill Comm 1 which und i such hings e buresu knows that mination Cannol be ann: e need for it 15 demonstiated | CHICAC satistaction of the commiseion " s mbssdng ana xa i ion places 10| slightly o jured probibition departsent has wol oeen | bound . Chicago, % contiiud Severs) | miliond pa pubicants now e being cials | through w b d iteed w Creck. a small nnent Lurny, Mo, according o formation teceived sl Ui radivond company s offices het, 'PLUNGES TO DEATH FROM HOSPITAL WINDOW Waomnn, Wound, i Michmond il e One ve pussengen today when an Burlington & Quine nper i eranhed vanning Wyaconda Lo chars Wias Consy cetvabie thal . eramination might be n ald The comm, b 5 ot prepared @ second el INCREASES ARMY FUNDS. Feunte Allows $2.600,000 Addition wl tor Pust Baildings dived e Huffering From Bullet Leaps Five Floors cd i House bulld, g b A TR T Dby HHCHMOND, Plongng \ fiom @ bt Febunry Bh-foor w Lol Muh I tanitly “kitle e bt treated for a butlct i bt chest pecelied on Juniary Mis 1 ey b cald o have been il by vhien she tecetved the b Settd et e B b wt Yes G tated Dhit e bebeyed 10 10 bave e Gited L uny wocident FPhie womnn hind st had enktost F0na e ree hind furned to eive 1 1y 1o an orderly when Mis Dabney spponched e window and plunged 1o ey dewth on the Jawn Nve fluols down aid 9 ’ i 82600 900 wthionizi vy gt hospital 42 Wt e Seniate wddivd e Ao Fort Benjamin Harson W WD oW goes U oot cen e Benate and Hinse G pprop At vty fviig sehool e | Yer, whove Vhat ”ll",‘ e e Admiral Plunkett to Retire. Chiatlen 1+ Plankett Wi third naval i i Pelnuary 1o, when | Mear Admirnl | commandint . Piesident N ot 16 Bpeak, Vi Febiuwy 7 jashinglon Withasy As cuntilied tist Mivsi ol dellver ni Lyun, nuw manager of yard hins been nanied o woced Adiniral Flunkett temgniarily | Admral Louls 1t de Boogoer, con | lawser IN TRAIN SMASH-UP; : Dry Agents Seek to Prevent Rum Supply From Reaching Convention Cities By tha Associated Press. Prohibition officials are wasting no time starting thelr compaign to make the Republican and Democratic na- tional conventions dry. A force of undercover men already has been placed in charge of Alf Of- tedal, right-hand man of Prohibition ommissioner Doran, and they are cen- teving their efforts on preventing the storage of lquor supplies in Kansas City and Houston in advance of the conven= tions. 3 svidence s at hand “that movements ¢ are afool by big liquor oper- to lay in stores at the conventlon from Mesico and by the water rontes, and some signs of such activi- tles have been mnoticed as far awi the Canadian border. Enforcement is expected to be more difficult in Hous- ton than in Kansas City, because the ‘Texas city is closer to the Mexlcan bor- der and the gulf. While Federal officials do not antic- ate any raiding of hotel rooms and Rarnsslng of delegates, they belleve they will break the backbone of the conven- tion liquor trade by preventing arrival of large supplies of liquor and by break- ing down the distribution system of the bootleggers by a sharp esplonage. “We are after the big fellows,” one officlal declared. “We are driving at the source and liquor will be scarce at the conventions.” VARE MAN QUITS SENATE RECOUNT Slush Fund Group Have Too Many Watchers. By the Aswociated Press, Representatives of William. §. Vare withdrew today from the organization set up to conduct the recount in the Pennsylvania senatorfal election which has been contested by Willlam B, Wilson, Harry Kunzel, @ county commissioner )t Phifadelphia pervisor for Mr. Vare, left the count- ing roum when hie was overruled on & omplaint that there were too many representatives present for Mr. Wilson and the Senate campaign funds com- mittee. Objects to Number. N Kunzel complained against six cepresentatives for the campaign funds committee and also objected that Rob- 1 Carson of Pennsylvania constituted additional representative for Mr, Vilson enator Waterman, Republican, of Colorado. chalrmaii of the elections sibcommittee which was to start the recount for Allegheny County, tod ruled against Kunzell. While Kunzeil wax communicating with Philadelphia as to the next step the recount was delayed. Meanwhile, Senator Reed, Democrat, Missouri, chairman of the tunds commitiee. was going ahead with an Inspection of the Philadelphia bal- lot in the 1 Peunsvlvania election in another room in the Scnate Office Building. Count Proceeds. Despite the withdrawal of Kunzel, Chairman Waterman went ahead with preparations to start the Allegheny County count ‘The first pounded ballot boxes wa: e room, where clerks were assemble about long wooden tables. Photog- raphers were admitted and then Mr. | Waterman said the recount would pro- | ceed On a floor below counsel for Mr Vare were in consultation and there cre intimations that all representation would be withdrawn also from the Reed committee room. . .ATTORNEYS BACK WELCH BIL Meeting Indorses Drive for Increased Wages for Fed- eral Employes. The Welch bill now before Congress providing for increased salaries for ali Government emploves under the Civil Service, was indorsed conditionally last night by approximately 100 Government torneys, meeting under auspices of the Fe Bar Assoctation, in the audi- torium of the. Interior Department The approval was mude contingent upon an amendment to the measure in- «uring that no employe will be reduced by 1t in either grade or sulary. The resolution declared present sal- aries 10 be low and not a fair compen- sation, nor comparuble to compensation received for similar legul work per- furmed in private employment. Debate eld. The proviso in the resolution indors- ing the Welch bill was inserted follow- g considerable argument as to wheth- {1 the bill would not automatically re- duce employes to a lower grade with the same » or permit administra- tive officers 10 do s0. Chirles €. Needham of the Tnter- “t Sommerce Commission stressed the point_that the bl would help to elevate legal work in the Government wrvice 1o auch position ay to induce men of high caliber to enter it, He pointed ont the advantages possessed by W Government atlorney over & private The economy as well as the teure and lack of strain ke Gov- crnment employment more advanta- wous to the Inwyer, he ndicated Committee Sought. The association passed resolutions cmpowering the president, Ma). Charles William Freeman, to appoint & commit- tee 10 present the views of the attors neys ut the congressionsl hearing on the Weich bill, aid expreming ith ap- {preciation of ansistance given it by the prers Willix - Monty, finsncin) secretary ot the axsoclation, was chidrman of ‘the committes which wrranged detalls ot e meeting, while ‘Third Vice Prealdent J Ernest Downin was i clarge of the membership extennion committee WILL SUE POLICEMAN. Attorney Charges “Animosity” in Arrest for Pavking. ¢ Judy Convicted by ol f(' Robert K 1 parking, J Harry todny 4 ™ Gee of w elvil ault agninat Y Huy Augloston of the parking squad, g the policeman with “pevsonal aty decdaration alleged that Aggleston anteted Weldh Halurday ws ho caime ont of s oflice wt L0 Fourteenth strect und Lok him Lo Uie st precinet st von hose 1w patial wagon, steud of {atlowing Lim Lo walk (et and pat up collateral “This wus due to the oficer s anhmonity,” Welch elatmed Aguieaton dented the chiniges und do- clured e did not know Welel, although aware of the fact that Welch nd hree previous avertime parking.” . Gloth Resignation Asked, Bpectnl Diapatch to ‘The Biar, CLANENDON. Vi, February 7~ The Wonnan's Civie Club of Clatendon, at & cling yesterday afternoon at A (e pesoluilons e resignation of Common wealth's Attorney William € Gluih which were adupted by the Wormish'a Chdatinn Temperanoe Unton ot Avlings W Cotinty i teeting i Ol Baplist o Hekets' for G Uhe selenution Chuch hwie un ander fcbier of e bt fset, by Dbt conelder e ak aien et s Cenal wb liead of Wie MW Yoik yurd Vi Chtet k) Fewusiy 4 Ohureh hore Bundey. Thete wels 14 members pigaght ol the Uivie Club weotiig, who had been named | campaign | | of the im- | hoard as follows brought into | McKelvy, Frank M. McLaughlin, Louis TRADE BODY BACKS - HOSPITAL SCHOOL Plans Active Support of Move for Aid to Crippled Children. The movement for establishment of a hospital school for crippled children i the District of Columbfa, similar to the plan in Baltimore and other cities, will be supported actively by the Washing- ton Board of Trade, it was decided by the board of directors of the organiza- tion yesterday afternoon It hag been proposed that an addition to Children’s Hospital Yere be erected | for the use of such a school. ‘The plan | was approved in principle by members of the board at & recent meeting. It was pointed out by E. J. Murphy, chairman of the executive committee of the board. that Washington now hasno such facility. ‘The board of directors also author- 1zed the publishing of 25,000 pamphlets containing views of monumental struc- tures in the District of Columbia taken from the “Book of Washington,” pub- lished recently by C. C. McDevitt under | sponsorship of the Board of Trade. W. W. Everett, first vice president of the board. resigsed as national coun- cilor to the Chamber of Commerce of the United States for the trade body, and Mr. Murphy was nominated by Ed- win C. Graham, president of the board, and approved by the directors to fill the vacancy. The change was made due to the fact that Mr. Everett is in line for election as president of the Board of ‘Trade soon Odell-S. Smith was extended the con~ gratulations. of the directors for his work as general chairman of the com- mittee, which arranged for the annual Midwinter dinner meeting beld last Saturday night. New members were admitted to the H.,F. Hawken, W. N. Bolduc Montfort, Dr. Terrell Moody, Ar- thur E. Powell, jr.; William S. Pratt, Fred G. Sinclair, K. T. Sullivan and John O. Thornton. TRACK OPPOSITION HELD PREMATURE Reports That Kennedy Street Will Have Double Line Are Denied. Agitation of Kennedy street residents over reports that the Capital Traction Co. is planning to double track its Ken- nedy street line is premature, the Pub- { lic Utilities Commission announced to- day in answer to a protest signed by 50 property owners of the street. The car company also denjed that any such plans have been made, explaining that the report originated In a talk by John H. Hanna, its president, before the Manor Park Citizens Association, in which he said that if Congress fails to authorize a traction merger the com- pany will improve service on the line and probably add another track Meanwhile at a meeting of the Cit- zens’ Assoclation of Takoma, D. C. in the Takoma Branch Library last night, it Was announced that the company will double-track the line from Fourteenth and Kennedy streets to Takoma Park, provided the Utilit Commission ap- proves, in the event of the failure of the proposed merger. It was also announced 1hat service had been improved on the line as & result of a new schedule which went Into effect yesterday. School Gym Approved. Harvey L. Halght of the school com- mittee announced that the present bill before Congress and approved by (he budget mcludes an appropriation for the addition of w gymnasium and audi- torfum (o the Takoma public school J.E Sullivan and EE. Hibbs of the laws and legislation committee report- ed on the recent conference before the members of the House appropriation committee relative to matters in the ‘Takoma Park sectfon. The necessity for puving the cnst side of Piney Branch ToRd and - Whittier street, between Seventh and Georgla avenue, will be tuken up with the District anthorities | with a view of these rondways lewls A Jones, chatrman of the street and light committee, urged the amsoctation to request of Oltizens' Assoctations to urge the en- furcement of the regulations requiring all gas, water and sewer mains be latd Drior (o the construction of permanent rondways, to the improvement Approve Fire House. The location of a fire company in the vicinity of Takoma Park at the ure Ment request of the Sixteenth Street ¥ tlon — was ! C. King of the fire | and police committoe. During the progs rons of his veport John K- Taylor, presis Wt of the 8 el Helghts Ase soclation, nccompanted by J. H. Wilson, Paul £ Schmidt and ‘Thomas J. M Breen, visited the asocition. Prestdent Taylor addressed (he meeting, stroass g the need of better fire .m.l'..~n..n n e vielnity of Aluska avenne at the District Hue I‘m»l-ln-}ll Hovace W, Whittaker an- nouncedthe appotntient of ¢ € King, Chaltman. Willlam Leavitt and 1K Hobart as miembiers of the fire and pos Hee commitive of the Takonia Associns ton Heports of the activities of the Foed- eration of Clteens Associatlons wern presented by Di 1N Shoemsker and Joone O Buter, delogates ANSWERS 5,019 QUERIES. Hince thg/eatablishment of & Anancial Investignitng rvice by the Washin ton Bolter Rustiens Burean ahout thres vents mge w (otal of 5010 inquivies from the public huve heen answered by the burenin mocording (o & veport oday by Youls Hothsehild dhieetor Thivse duguirics. he states, have coma from fudividuals in (he District seeking hice concernting stocks and bonds LWl they contemplated purchinsing and st ot 1 ie suld. were the ventilt of e cumpmign slogan of the Bolue ¥ Lyvepl--pvestis the Federation | TUVSDAY; FEBRUWARY 7 10284 LA FOLLETTE SEES COOLIDGE DRAFTED Asks Senate to Go-on Record Against Third Term. Ry tha Aseociated Press. A Senate declaration against more than two terms for a President was | asked today by Senator La Follette, Re- publican, Wisconsin, with the statement that “powerful factors in the Republ can party” were preparing to “draf President Coolidge for another term. ‘The move was countered with an at- tempt by Senator Bingham, Repubdican, Connecticut, one of the administr tion group, to refer the La Foliette pro- posal to committee. La Follette replied that to send his resolution commending President Cool- idge for observance of the anti-third- term precedent, and declaring the Sen- ate to be opposed to more than two terms for a President, was “like send- ing it to the chloroform room.” Senator La Follette took up specifi- cally the statement made by President Coolidge to the Republican natfonal committee as to his own availability for nomination this year. H “By not using conclusive language he has opened the door to those who would draft him for another term.” he said. “Powerful factors of the Repub- lican party are members of its move- ‘r’m'nl 6 smash the third-term prece- | ent. “I believe that the Senate will re ognize the gravity of the situation and place ‘tself on record by a substantial majority for this resolution.” BALL INTRODUGES RECIPROCITY BILL Proposed Virginia Measure Would Give Cars From Other States Freedom of Roads. Special Dispatch to The Star. RICHMOND, Va, February 7.—State Senator Ball yesterday introduced a | bill in the State Legislature providing | for a ‘broader system of reciprocity for | automobile drivers from other States | who visit Virginia. Under the measure a visiting motorist | would have complete freedom of the | Virginia highways as long as his car was. properly equipped with license | plates {rom his home State. Vehicles | carrying passengers or property for hire would be allowed 30 days in the State, | | after which they would be required to register and pay the same fees as are charged for machines owned by Vir-| ginia residents. i Amends Present Law, The present law makes 30 days the | limit for all automobiles, but the pro- | posed bill does not even contain the | clause found In many States giving reciprocity to cars from other localities on an equal basis with the rights ac- corded by the visiting motorist’s. State. The biil would amend the present law and reads as follows. “Anon-resident owner. except as otherwise provided in this section, own- ing any foreign vehicle which has been duly registered for the current calen- dar year in the State. couny or other place of which the owner is a resi- dent, and which at all times when oper- ated in this State has displayed upon {1t the number plate or plates issued for | such vehicle in the place of residence | of such owner. may operate. or permit | the operation. of such vehicle within | this State without registering such ve- hicle or paying any fees to this State, Affects Bus Lines. “A non-resident owner of a forelgn vehicle operated within this State for | DIFFICULTY jout_for | pear i court Monday when the GLOTHES he transportation of persons or prop- erty for compensation, either regularly according to a schedule, or for a con- secutive perlod exceeding 30 days, shall register such vehicle and pay the fees therefor as is required with reference to | ke vehicles owned by residents of this | | State. | “There belng an emergency, this act | | shall be In force from its passage.” VIRGINIA PLANNING COMMISSION ASKED Ball ln!rodmi;rto Providc; Board for Alexandria, Ar- lington and Fairfax. Special Dispateh to The Star RICHMOND, Va. February State | Senator Frank Ball this afterncon tn- | troduced w bill Into the State Legislag | ture to provide for the formation of & park and planning commisston for the metropolitan districts of Alexandria, Arlington County and such parts of Fairfax County as may come within the | | suburban area of the National Capital, ‘The commission would be composed of three members appointed by the city counctl of Alexandria. three by the su- Im‘vlmr.\ of Arlington County and three | by the supervisors of Falrfax County Its function would be to map out und [ plan such development as may take place i the suburban area of Washing- fon, and it would be authortzed to em- [ploy » competent city planner to aid it | in this work | ‘The commission could expend no pubs Ml funds unless they are appropriated | |y the Alexandria council and the |rounty supervisors However, the com- misston could spend at its will auy money received from private mdividuals rporations, ssociations or others who might be tnterested 0 the community development Alr Mail Cut Approved. Reduotion of the air mall postage rate to & cents wn ounce has been unanimously approved by a House post | disappdared office suboommittes The present rate 1 10 cents a hall ounce \ Guilty to Passin WIH her aunty aic gone and traces of black perpingthiough - bleached Blond tresses, Kolia June Dodd 19 vours ald, 402 MeKinley atreet, sobbed as whe pleaded guilty to fMve charges of pasaing bad checks before Judge Jdohn L McMahon in the United ey branch of Pollee Court this morning, Hov ouse was veferved to the probation | ofMeer for nvestigntion and & report o Felivumry 14 Mba Dodd was brought from War. renton. Ve Jatiuary $1 by Headguae (ers Detevilyes la Kook wnd [ Thompson AL the tine of hwr artest | e waa Chiatged with fur mrm name | of her cousti, Miss Ruth Bolla Dadd | of Fhillpe (erinee, W soven cliecks The charge on which she was wiraignes, however, was chanued (o the leaser of« Rockefeller Clock Blamed by Radio Fans By the Asspciated Press, LAKEWOOD, N. J, February 7.— Pending investigation of recetion trouble nelghbors have with the radio. a clock in a tower by the lake on John D. Rockefeller's estate has been stopped. The face has been lighted nigntiy, the lights being synchronized with the electric mechanism. A neighbor wrote the Federal Radio Commission JFFCULTY T INCONDEMNATION Court Has Trouble Trying to Find Three Members for Site Board. Difficulty in iring three men to serve on a condemnation commission who are satisfactory to counsel for the Government and lawyers for the o ers of property in the twb squares, 7 and 728, needed for the site of the is being experfenced by Justice Wi Hit2 of the District Supreme Court. The PN WAs rejected and a second g called vesterday. 25 more men, who a Like trouble was esperienced election of a eu sought to condemn the lots on G s adjuining the Government Printing Of fice. A panel of 25 men had been called and no s ade. Another venire of 25 was ordered sume moned for Tuesday. Assistant Attorneys General Henry H. Glassie and A. Leftwich Sinclair, who are in charge of both cases for the Government, as well as lawyers on t! side of the property owners, seem ine clined to blame the present law in con- demnation cases for the difficulties, Under an amendment injected a few | years ago into the law the jury com mission keeps a list of not less than 100 names of persons owning proper in fee and draws from this list on quest from the court the number talesmen ordered. ‘To get on this list it is only nece sary to appear on the assessor's bDooks as the owner of real estate in the fee when the qualifications for a comn sioner to condemn land have alwa; Counsel are incline { the old law was pre the judge could m: the entire community and Gov counsel often proposed the name o of the proposed commissic and the lawyers for the property owners, when possible, agreed on another member and the third commissioner was designated by the court as its chairman to repre- sent the court. When counsel could not agree on a particular commissioner it was customary to present three names on cach side and leave the selec- tion to the court. The men so selected ere, as a rule, not only competent but also were men of experience, capable of forming sound judgment on real prop- | erty values, it is pointed dut. TAKEN BY BURGLAR Two Women Report Theft in Home—Church Is Entered. Wearing apparel and jewelry valued At $100 were stolen last night from the home of Miss Rosa Armstrong and M: Evelyn Lightfoot, 1418 Florida avel they reported to police. A fur coat & two dresses were taken from Miss Ar strong’s room while Miss Lightfoot was robbed of a bar pin A thtef last night ransacked apartment of Josephine Smith Second street. and made away with four dresses valued at $80. she told s)ollfl‘ The burglar gatned entrance by forcing & front window Apartment Looted. Thirty dollars tn cash, a revolver vale ued at $30 and a child's bracelet were reported stolen yesterday from the apartment of Joseph M. Genelli. on the third floor of 913 1 street. by a burglar who gained entrance by using a_jtmmy Mrs. Constiello Chappelie, 1127 Penn- sylvanin avenue southeast, reported to police that her handbag containing $60 in bills and & pair of cuft links was olen from her while she was tn a st vesterday. Police were told of the ransacking the study at the First Presbyterfan Church, John Marshall place between C and D streets, Sunday night, by truders who made a fruttless s monev. Desk doors and drawers were found ftmmied open and the contents strewn on the floor, but nothing was taken the 1948 Church 1s Entered! Immaculate Conception Church, Eighth and N streets. was visited by a burglar last night & door that had been leit unfastened, police were told. jimmted inner doors And poor boxes but found only a bunch of Kkeys A wedding ring and § n s from the apartment Joseph Sileott, second floor of 3010k stieet, early Sunday night, and | Richter, 1797 Lanter place. told of t lukluf of two suits of clothes from b talloring estublishiment at that number last night \ {4 N Medals Asked for Hawaii Flyers Congresstonal medals ot honor for Lleuta Lester 3 Mattlang and Albert ¥ Hegenberger, first to fv from ¢ Pacific Comst to Hawail were ask foduy In bills by Representative (it van, Democrat. Massachusetts The MEASUTES Wete teferted (o the Howse military conimittes Girl, 19, Sohamin VCourt As She pl:;;h E o BNd Cliecks Hive Tmediately atter her ariest hghout the Tivestigation o her conducted by potice the gl whose ap Pearance fs more that of & clild of s malntatned & cool e and acted as it she were amused at the proceedings Today, however, subjected (o the gare Of & crowded o oom. she Broke down and aobiwd M Diddd 1 st Bave told palice that she bleachied Der Bai becaie st Bondd veadd TG geniemen pretor blonges sihe enplitiedd LAt When fuida gos | aho caihied e Cievka and (hen we 10 -Waitenton Het cousiin aigd fast Protected her By paytiog thie b e an g as posatble Asabstant it Ralph Given told nu»&ml pline and Hiates e oot the 'amwr ARVIONIMENE Wi o ther thaty & prison term, ALt ey ne for “Static” LETTERS BLAMED - FOR RUN ON BANKS Miami Police Seek Author of Warnings That Severely ¢ Hit Four Institutions. the Assor in this ecity the cumula reacting of “more ND CENS W ] n a dozen” anon s which | precipitated sispen: one bank's it on temporary closing i " and were responsible for but deter: “d rin on a fon ‘. police sought the mys- author indeterminate ed January 23 " and adorned | Meznwhile number ided Taxing over of the Souther . Bank & Trust Co. b utions of d for t ncreased had prepar the e | currenc Iv all of them experienced slight w1 rly yesterday. . later that deposis wed a jump. the City National an- uncing a $400,000 boost. Heavy Demands Met. James H.. Gilman, president of the ank of Bay Biscayne, largest bank of tion, and he First most heay |B temporary other closings. as_people see th need for withdrawing their Letters Blamed. il 4t the Soun eld myst n o and issued a state- the benk would re- While thi i summon State a ment which said | open March 15. at Trust Co. it was lice H. Leslie Quigz . Bank officials i n nl “more than & dozen.” Postal inspectors doubted existence of a Federal law which could operate against the senders LETTERS NOT ILLEGAL. Ofticials Here Believe Florida Bank Warnings Were Within Law. ) k. and th as for sendi he* matls, but of ached to a ess it could be de SMITH-FOR-PRESIDENT CLUB IS FORMED HERE Charles W. Head of Organization—Mass Meeting Is Pl doom Darr Named ed. was 1gon yesterday w th-for-President! in the Southern o the District Na- presi- Distric the ne He entered through | declares Gov an /DIRECTOR TO BE CHOSEN. Chamber " Commerce cancy Caused by of a of Comumerve v new t We! over by lvan b prestdent of th ASKS PROBE FUND. As A preliminary to Senate considera- Hon Henator Walah Damoeras Mon- tana @ Nis tesofuthon v an nguitry e Mieratate pubfe Wiy power dom tefenad o the commitioe o " 1 ovesionday atternoan expenditures votuw comumit i B e Se ' Wabm i Henabor W Woulid leave the piw e T Benate ausikietion up e the Mantanan, who unmedately sons the proposal W the sudiv commition X o . Ol alsh