Evening Star Newspaper, April 11, 1928, Page 15

D. C, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 1928 THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, THE PENNANT CHASE IS ON AS PRE see the opening game at Grifith Stadium yesterday, the President was on hand to perform the time-honored ceremony of throwing out the first ball. On the right of the President. as he draws back to hurl a perfect “strike” to Umpire Owens, are Frank W. Stearns, his personal friend; Manager Bucky Harris and President Clark Griflith of the Nationals. THE COMEDY TWINS WERE THERE. Altrock and Al Schacht made the fa waited for the big doings to get under way yesterday. The comedians made the day complete. T COOLIDGE THROWS OUT FIRST BALL. Leading the 18,000 fans who braved the raw weather to Copyright by Harris & Ewing. An instrumental duet by Nick ns forget the raw weather as they in a pool at Hamburg. Copyright by Harris & Ewing. | OUTSWIMS SEA LION TO SET ENDURANCE RECORD. The giant German swimmer, Otto Kemmerich, who gave his pet sea lion Leo a lesson in long-time swimming when he set a new endurance record of 46 hours The sea lion had to be carried out after 40 hours. Wide World Photos. POLICE OFFICERS | | | MILL BE SHIFTED Captains, Lieutenants and Sergeants to Be Trans- ferred, Hesse Hints. It was learned at the District Bulld- | ing this afternoon that Maj. Edwin B.| Hesse, superintendent of police, con- templates making a number of trans- fers of captains, lleutenants and ser- geants next week, the transfers to be- eome effective the morning of April 16. At least four captains and possibly a greater number of sergeants will be sflected by the move that is sald to have the sanction of the District Com- Maj. Hesse, it is stated, has con- templated such a move for some time. believing the general transter will put | new life in the precincts affected by the transfers and that members of r commands will redouble their| to perform effective police Will Seek Maximum Penalties. 1t is understood that Hesse has view & more effective enforcement the handling of Intoxicants, and included in his move is | to be an effort 10 induce the courts pen: upon especlally the more g members of his command as much and possibly more dice of many other cities in the tion_enforcement fer penalt members of the s charged with pros- judges soon hearty co-op- | n their efforts | of the liguor Mits Ignorance Plea e P statute erind bition law has been upon | books long enough be | was the comment of Ma) d violators of it can certainly bootlegyer and smplated tran There will b wny of the men but the shifting 20 men is expected Uy smprove the service Girl Gets Annulment itz in Kquity Division 1 has p ey vor of Mrs 16 yewr 1347 “Yuy sed Cameron W nics mate st the Naval marrisge ook place U the gl continued 1o whs not i No He inf LESL IBIEES, 4 1 Lir perents of el BROOKHART SEES FARM BILL PLOT Supporters Really Blocking It in Interest of Dawes, | Is Charge. A charge that supporters of the Mc- | Nary-Haugen farm relief bill were pre- venting farm rellef legislation at the present session of Congress in the in- | terest of the nomination of Vice Presi- | dent Dawes for President was made on | the floor of the Senate yesterday by Senator Brookhart of Iowa, Republican Progressive. At the same time it developed that President Coolidge does not consider that the McNary-Haugen bill, still con- taining the equalization fee principle. has been redrafted so as to avold the criticism of belng unconstitutional Call It “Dawes BilL” | The Towan, who in 1924 was in the | La Pollette-for-President camp, and to- | = y is & foe of the McNary-Haugen told the Senate that the Vice President was running for the presi- dency as a supporter of the proposal, | which, in his judgment, should be called the Dawes bill.” He said that N. Peek of the corn belt committee of | 22, which has been active in behalf of the McNary-Haugen bill, was really Dawes' campaign manager i Declaring that Peek had come to him and bad sounded him out as to how he regarded Daw dential can- | didate, Brookhart sald he had told him the Vice President would not do, “as he was tied in with the big banking and s and connected with the de- licy of the Federal Reserve game here yesterday. Kellogg Speaks for Erection of Of- fices on U. 8. Land, Near 18th and C Streets. for the use of the Pan- Union of an office bullding Erection American on the p between Elghteenth street, C street and Virginia avenue northwest Is authorized under & bill introduced today by Chair- man Elliott of the public bulldings and grounds committee of the House Becretary of State Kellogg and As- sistant Becretary Carr appeared In ex- ecutive m on of the committee today urging favorable action on this me ure, ‘The plans for the bullding are to be subject to the approval of the Na- tional Commission of Fine Arts, It is understood that the Carnegle Institute will finance the bullding The shie 15 now occupled by & tempo- rary structure which the director of determine the real | statement by Mr. Peek criticizing the agricultural policies of Herbert Hoover, which was inserted 1 the Congressional Record this week,” Brookhart told his colleagues Sees Veto Wanted. 1 am not for Hoover or Dawes—they must support something better than the McNary-Haugen bl or T will not sup- | port them,” Brookhart asserted, declar- | ing that Peek wanted the Senate Lo pass | & bill that would be veloed Senator Watson of Indians, s Re- | publican presidential candidate and an | ally of the Viee President, arose along | public buildings and public parks s ai- with Benators McNury and Gooding, | thorized Lo remove al the proper tme Republicen, 1daho, 10 deny that Peek | The Elliott bill iically provides that the tew bullding would be exen had sought from him any delay in con sderation of the farm bill, While he | from il 5 long as 1L I8 us s sympathetc toward | hy the Pan-American Unlon Benator Waison reminded the . that, of course, the Vice Presi n'in-(BILL WILL AID TEACHERS. slation. | id have nothing 1o do ¢ or formulating the le troducing WILL PRESS RUM CASES. { Rover to Try to Clean-Up r...m..u: Court Actions, United Btates Attorney Leo A Rover announced tday that & determined ef- | Board of Education fort will be made in his office to clean | e bl 1s ""“*"‘4""“ to amend the up il pending probibition case sgp | Leachiers' salury uct in several particn 12 A - v Jars Lo undo intevpretations placed by thals purpose he transferred e aastsian s e runsterred W. M. Blet | Gontroller General McCarl on the ket u his been working n Police Court, to | it vow stands. The Buresu of the District Bupreme Court, fSevern) | Budiel teported that the mensure Is uses are Tendy for trin) and | Bot in confiict with the financial pro I follow in segular order ram of President Coolidge, and the R 7. Camalier, ssslstant at the omimissloners so notified Congrens to Salary Act, Bays Board of Edueation, Amendment Bought A bill providing relief for certaln teachers in the District public scho | eligible for promotion was transmitted o Congress yesterday by the District Commissioners ot the request of the ourt " house, will be wssigned temporarily Police Court o aid Devid A Harl, a Busses now leave the terminig ot Vie Istent United Siabe lr‘ ney. i loris Btatign, London, st a rate of 230 ClBigs Of NGuQr DEvReCulOLs Liels, B Lous dwiog b rush kouss, i 1 of Government land lying | the | ROTHROCK GOES OUT ON SEASON'S FIRST IMPACT OF WILLOW AND HORSEHIDE. 1928 major league campaign. He reached first base after Joe Judge had scooped up his groynder and touched the bag for the first putout of the opening Gen. Lejeune Delegat Ma). Joseph C. Fegan of the Marine Corps, never has fallen down on an assignment, but he is sitting up nights worrying over the task recently him by Maj. Gen. John A now, assigned | Lejeune of locating the orginial verses | gei overything |10 the famous Marine hymn with the | . famillar ending “If the Army and the Navy ever look on Heaven's scenes, they will find the streets are guarded by United States Marines.” Maj. Fegan has searched almost from the halls of Montezuma to the hills of Tripoli, only to find that there are us many verslons of the song as there are ways of rendering it Object o Parodies, The search for the orlginal stangas as begun, It is understood, when son; objections were ralsed Lo certaln of the Immum which have grown around the eathernecks’ hymn. Some of the sen which have become popular o ranks are sald to have been regard e In more wedate of the he-man or not_exactly suitable for type rendition in the front parlor Fearful lest the orlginal words might | be 1ost forever to posterity, officinls de- cided to look Into the siiuation Fegan sent out letters to many old-time Marine officers in various parts of the country and requested that they assist | im0 his quest. The variety of verses | recelved tn reply were sald | mide | the proble Dle Mu]. Fegan toduy was optimistic over il outcome of his nvestign- | ton, He indicated he had evolved trom the many replien whit appears to bo o stundard wording, and this will be mads public Iater in un authorized publica Hon of the verses, The original vegsion, ns 1 have com- pited o1, differs slightly from the word e conlalued W GHEESRL VEagN Task—Many Versions of Song Are Found. MaJ. | S BAD LUCK OMEN BY SLUGGING AFTER RECEIVING FLORAL TRIBUTE. .Presentation of a floral horseshoe to Manager Bucky Harris and Joe Judge by fellow members of the Cosmopolitan Club of Washington just before the opening of hostilities at Griffith Stadium yesterday. The Washington first baseman didn't suffer the usual effect of pre-game honors, for he banged out four safe hits in as many trips to the plate to carry off the batting honors of the day. LEADS IN ATHLETICS AT SWEET BRIAR. Miss Mona Stone hurls the Javelin and performs in other branches of sport at Sweet Briar College, Va., where track activities are now in full swing. Workers for the college | AMONG THOSE PRESENT YESTE! Copyright by Harris & Ewing. Photos. RDAY. Secretary Hoover was one of the 18,000 fans who defied the bleak weather to see Washington and Boston pry off the lid at Griffith Stadium. panied by Mrs. Hoover (at left). The Commerce Secretary was accom- Associated Press Photo. endowment are holding a dinner here April 20. The Boston shortstop running out the first ball hit in the Wide World Photos. PAN-AMERICAN UNION ORIGINAL VERSES OF MARINES' | DESIGNS ARE INVITED | BUILDING PROPOSED FAMOUS HYMN BEING SOUGHT FOR UNKNOWN'S TOMB, | es Maj. J. C. Fegan to and Sculptors for Plans to Complete Shrine, An invitation to architects and sculp- tors to submit designs for completion of | the Tomb of the “Some of the |Issued today by Secretary Davis of the MaJ. Fegan sald today objectionable phrases are eliminated, | War Department. The design must I'm still walting to hear from a coloncl |reach the Quartermaster General by at a distant post, in reply to my lei- [poon June 2 ter. I can't give out anything mm:’ Congress has authorized $50,000 for on the song untl T hear from him and | mpletion of the memorial and $500 ipto shape. | Aielgrncivg el T'm trying now ta find out who the | W' awarded for each of five designs | william H. Beall, colored, 16 years | author of the song was. 1 hope to haye | selected | old, giving his address as 1918 New | | that information shortly." Secretary Davis will request the | Hampshire avenue, was arrested by American Institute of Architects to | Patrolman Q. E. Heyne of the first pre- recommend an adviser to assist him in |sel*~ting the designs. The award jury will be composed of three architects, se- lected from & list to be submitted by !the Institute of Architects, entative of (he American I Rolling to Police one of the Gold Star Mothers After the five best deslgns have been | An assailant who cut a coat worn by [ yelected, the Jury Will reguest the ar- | Mus, Laura Irvine, 1015 Sixteenth street, | Usts Lo improve them if possible, and | prepare mode From these the fnal | . WOMAN’S COAT CUT. Incident Reports Easter Egg at fwhile she wan In the White House [PUFRECRTTG L ed |graunds Monday afternoon used o . weapon so sharp that she was not | » | wware of the attack until ahe reachea | WIN DRUGGISTS’ VOTES. h she reported last night to the {third precinet police Mrs. Irvine sald that returning home after the Easter egg rolling, she re- ‘mmul her coat and found that it had Jbeen cut from the shoulder almost to the walst, She at first treated the matter lightly but later decided that the police should be on the lookout genators Reed and Watson Favor ed for President pator Reed of Missouri and Sena- Watson of Indlana were indorsed for President last night by the Demo- cratie Retall Druggists' Club and the | Republican Retall Druggista’ Club, re- spectively, at the annual meeting of the Distriot of Columbla Retall Drug- glsts’ Assoelation, at the Ralelgh Hotel Passover Ends Tomorrow The Passover, which the Jowry of |' ‘The minual election of offoers of the Washington has been observing for the | association vesulted as follows: Paul | . 2 gk Penrson, president: Willlam P, Herbat, last week, Wil end at sunset tomors row, Bpecial services will be held to- Marrow morning at the Jewlah Home for the Aged, which will he attended by | those who have purchased a glass i the memorial eablnet there Sery lees will alan be held al the home al 0,30 o'clogk, s eveplis vice president; Ceorge K ORNnn, 800+ and vice prisedent, and Dy, Augustus © “Taylor, #ecrelary. Roth th® hride's octogenarian grand pirents wemw pressnt at a wedding at Clive, Bpaland, recentlyy Secretary Davis Asks Architects| Unknown Soldier was | UTILITIES PROBERS - SCAN COPLEY, INC. lllinois Witness Says Men Be- i hind Papers Are Interested | in Plants. | | Resuming open hearings today under the Walsh resolution for an investiga- | tion of public utility financing, the Fed- eral Trade Commission delved into the | zharges of Willis J. Spaulding of Spring- | field, IIl, that the Copley Press, Inc.. | was interested in utilities. Spaulding denied he had charged the Copley Press with anything unlawful, | although he belicved it contrary to pub- | He interest for the Copley Pr W0 be | connected with utilities. He was silent when asked to cite anything the Copley papers had done since January 1 con- trary to public interest. ‘The witness added that since Copley Press took over the Springfield Journal January 1 the newspaper had not printed any editorial agaimst mu- | nicipal ownership of public utilities, but | pointed to a news story printed by the | Springfield State Register, favorable to | such ownership, which the Journal did | not carry. He said th | a story unfa ship of tilith Spaulding said that he wanted 1t known that the men behind the news- | paper enterprise were interested in utili- tles. He sald that he belleved an inves- tigation would reveal a direct utility connection, explaining that he believed B. P. Altshuler. attorney for Ira C Coplay, head of the Copley Press, owned 1,960 shares of Copley Press stock and | that he was also attorney for the Wes®: ern Qas and Electrie Co. Journal then had carried able to municipal owner- [ TWO BOYS‘ARRESTED. | Colored Prisoners Held in Window- Smashing Case. cinet early today after he is alleged to have smashed a store window on Sev- enth street and then fled Another colored boy, alleged by po. lice to have been his companion in sev- ral window-smashing and petty-lai ceny episodes, Yan in an oppasite direc | tion, but was overhauled by Patrolman G. A, Willlams of the sixth precinet he prisoner was booked as Jully | Cofer. He said that he was 14 years old, and that he didn't have any home Both are held for imvestigation. Arvest of the two boys, police stated s expected to solve the mystery of a ories of window robberies along Sev nth sty and in the viciity of Eighth and D streets oceurring during the last several weeks LECTURE AT Y. W. C. A, Dr. Joseph Jastrow of Wisconsin to Speak Friday Joseph Jastrow department | | | | the Uni head of Dr. of the niyehology under the auspices of Assoclation of University Women, at the Y. W. Q. A, hall at 8:15 o'clock. His tople will be “The Psy- chology of the Moral Approach. Dr, Jastrow will be tendored a dinner Friday evening by the Association of University Women at its clubhouse, 1634 1 Sigpn, 7 ening American the | versity of Wisconsin, will speak Friday | the | Seigel walked to Hyattsville PLEA FOR SEHOOL - HELD PREMATURE | Sixteenth Street Citizens Told Number of Pupils Does Not Jusify Building. A permanent.elementary grade school in the Sixteenth Street Heights area must wait until at least 60 per cent of capacity can be filled and until that can be shown an effort should be made to obtain several portable schools. Ths wias the answer of Dr. Frank W. | Ballou, superintendent of schools, de- livered last it to the Si nth Street Heig! Citizens’ Association, i ch seeks additional school fi He said th .f had shown about 100 children of school age | in the com the eight 15 to a | for the c which, spread over s, would average 12 or SS as against the aversge of 36. The smaller classes efficient instruction ge class, he said. because d to handle as the av usually teachy se extent that if a new mer shows prospects fo t | vey in the Su enough childre 0 warrant the new building the Board of Education would endeavor to have ap- propriations made for the needs of the community, Assurance that portables | would be available next September could not be given, he said, because pressure x tions. He s portables board has to use them to than to go ak ings on half me in t | Action was taken u put classes on & M permarn he lowe ng the ment of the roadbed bdetween o on Georgla avenue near the . A resolution urging the location of & market on a site somewhere nor of Pennsylvania avenue was tabled. W A. So 1 re ittee provided Taylor John ident of the assoclation, presided reshments. {BANDIT ROBS DRIVER | OF $35 AND TAXICAB | | Not satisfied with the money he took | from the pockets of Harry Seigel 200 | Massachusetts taxicad driver near Hyattsville, Md, early this morn- | g, an armed bandit also took the cab, and lett Seigel to walk to Hyattsville fos | assistance. Seigel tald police he was | Ninth and K streets at 323 o marning by & white man about jold, who ordered him to | Bladensburg. When they reached Bladensburg, how- {ever, the man said that he had ¢hanged this mind and wanted to be taken to | Bast Riverdale. Shortly before the: reached Hyattsville, the man stuck a pistol against Seigels back and ordered him to stop and alight. The bandit then searched his pockets taking between $30 and $35, ardered him 10 stand where he was, and drove away where he avenue, hived & reparted the ncident Twelfth precinet police said that be fore they Teceived Seigels complaint Motor Cycle Policeman Thomas ¥ Helde had chased a speoding cab of the sam» make As the one stolen from Seigel, by the daiver had outdistanced him {or her unknown assadlant,