Evening Star Newspaper, April 15, 1928, Page 2

IREE DEVELOPMENT ZIHLMAN FORESEES .. PLAN'15 OUTLINED! MERGER VOTE SOON Committee of One Hundred!Bill Expect v”Sponsors Program to Pro- tect Street Plantings. Aiming to protect and develop tree culture in Washington, a group of dis- \the matter under sered at a “tree AWillard Hotel lly luncheon” at the d started their plans Moward fruition. The gathering wes held under thc Jnuspices of the Washington committee sof 100 on the Federal Citv of \American Civie Association and out o Mhe speeches and discussion came many Yroposals for protecting the trees al- Yeady growing here, for improving the reet and park planting and for de- )eflmmmt of the National ~~With the program of protection and expansion put forward, Frederic A. De- !lano. president of the association and “chairman of the committee sponsoring 1t luncheon, announced that Capt !Chester Wells had been appointed chairman of & special committee on {trees. He will name his committee {members and work toward development of the program. The speakers included: Harlan Kel- sev, member of the board of the Na- i tipnal Arboretum; Dr. J. Horace McFar- ‘land, chairman of the roadside im- ! provement committee of the American git i ; Maj. Carey H. Brown . of the National Capital Park and Plan- intpg Commission: Dr. F. V. Coville | chief of the Bureau of Plant Industry. | Devartment of Agriculture, and Col {'William B. Greeley, chief United States i Forest Service. e Delane Cites Advantages. { *Mr. Delano declared there were three |niitural advantages which made Wash- {ington _“interesting and _distinctive.” Fhese, he said, were: The Potomac and t Potomac Rivers; the “accidented try with its wonderful hills, where e land varies from sea level to 400 feet and the trees of Expressi; regret that the District ppropriation for trees had bees cut the customary $110,000 or $115,- , down to $90,000, this year, Mr. De- 0 quoted Representative Simmons of , chairman of the District jbcommittee on appropriations, s ticizing the way in which the city | dministration was cutting down & many trees “unnecessarily.” He ferred to the widening of strees, and | g of street grades which used abutting lots to be shaved off trees lost '.hm;ywlr order to con- con: Déces- | rhe city tree was of d, B S i E? §§ % i a8 g8 & Bgo g% i5E : il % aF c S SES L the old side- i: is , but now conerete. t time our street trees nourishment chiefly from of the parking, be- and the fronts of of trees will go feet into such open spaces R it i H § i g ® ] ? ] i a8 g & 'Trees Grown in Pockets. business streets where msphalt concreve cover the whole space from Nding 1o bullging the only pos- wbilily of shade trees s small trees | in pockets of il under the side- ¥ properly constructed “The best knowledge that we have st the present time, however, i not suff- cient. The problem of growing street trees successfully under modern condi- e ll?ullu sclentific study snd ex- periment. And here we find & remark- The District of Colum- agricultural experiment siption. Every Blate has one. “1 should like to ssk you & question. In the sheence of ap sgricultural ex- ymm station in the District of Co- ambls, cannot the prinecipel sgricul- tural question of the District, the main- | “¢ tenance of her street trees, be best stud- | jed in copnection with the naticnal | arboretum, which is proposed W be es- | tabiished here “The Becretary of Agriculture, under slmost lusupersble difficuitics, s en desvoring Lo establish such en institu tion, Hie diffculties are: Pirst, inude guate legislation, and second, real estete l who demsnd from the Government or three times what their land is the | sl “ | to preserve the trees without widening | id in sand the | mmfi importance that keep the parking as | Much can be done even under | eonditions if proper kinds of rees | ere chosen end the pockets of soll are | ed to Be Intro- duced in Both Houses Tomorrow. ! street railway merger proposal by the | House well in advance of the date of jadjournment, in spite of the fact that ! Representative Gibson, Republican, Ver- (mont, and Representative Hammer, Democrat, North Carolina, have already tated that they will demand a ve areful investigation entirely indepen ent of the hearings that have been held | by the Public Utilitles Commission. 1‘ Mr. Zihlman intends tomorrow to in- troduce the merger bill in the House, and it is probable that Senator Capper | will also introduce it in the Senate. {Mr. Zihlman will also confer tomorrow with members of the Public Utllities subcommittee, of which he is chairman, | 2nd if their views coincide with his, he | will seek to arrange with the Senate committee for brief joint hearings on | { the merger proposal. | It is understood’ that there is some | opposition in the Senate committee to | joint hearings, although Senator King | is said to favor such a course. Mr. [ Zihlman believes joint hearings would | expedite procedure so that identical action by the House and Senate might be taken at the earliest possible date. Mr. Zihiman expressed his personal opinion that while there should be a i Chairman Zihlman of the House Dis- | trict committee expresses optimism that | inguished civic leaders and experts in | legislative action can be taken on the study yesterday gath- THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €, APRIL 15 1928—PART 1. wt oo nat R S | careful study of the merger proposal, | that extensive hearings are not neces- sary beocause the Hbuse and Senate | committees have before them the trans- | | cript of the hearings already held. He believes that if the Public Utilities Commisston is heard on any opponents there may be of the merger proposal, | | that only a brief hearing of the trac- | tion companies will be necessary. | This opinion of Chairman Zihiman is | in direct contrast to the opinion e pressed last week by Gibson and Ham- | mer, both of whom have previously | given extensive study to the street rail- | way problem here. The revised unification agreement | was sent to Congress yesterday by the Utilities Commission. worth. It is to be hoped that a just and effective condemnation law will be enacted, as well as any other legislation | necessary to the establishment of the national arboretum " 3 | Col. Greeley, who is retiring shortly | from the Forest Service, emphasized | the value and advantages of bringing | the tree to the average city dweller, | especially to those who are confined | largely to their own block. Recognizing | that there was a wide difference in the | { claims of those who wished to widen { the streets for traffic to the oblitera- tion of trees, and of those who wished | the streets for trafic, Col. “Greeley | pleaded for “striking of some balance 1 in our city planning. { “We cannot give the trees the whole | { right of way,” he said, “or can we give | the whole right of way to broadening the streets to the sacrifice of the trees. &re-( value, he , in bringing o city people | some vision of the benefits which the in its broad | . Proper development | of the city tree, he , should claim | as much support and public interest | as the development of the great na-| parks: “The further removed people are from | the great " he said, “the| ‘more it tulor_uwbrlnll the out-of-doors to them.” . ¢ [ chalrmmbehno?m the eco- | visabllity of purcl both | the Potomac River from Key to Grest Falls,’ which he sald Would Save Potomac Gorge. “It we really believe in this Nation | and in Washington as a growing com- munity,” he said, | gorge of the Potomac while it can be saved is something vital to be thought A program of suggested improve- ments, to be distributed to the eon guests, and towards which they will be asked to work, will be given to the special committee being formed on trees. Recommendations | 1. For adequate appropria and care of street trees. For planting 1928-1929 to authorize the $125,000 al- ready adopted by the Senate. 2. For adequate appropriations to re- place trees removed from parks because of casualties of various sorts. 3. For adequate appropriations for the National Capital Park and Planning Commission for purchase of parks. For | 1928-1929 to authorize the $1,000,000 adopted by the Senate. 4. To suthorize Great Falls in the environs of Wi and so pre- serve the wooded valleys and be’ ks of the Potomac as well as the river, d islands, falls and rapids. That the District of Columbia Com- missioners be asked 1. To issue Instructions to all ap- propriate departments to sefeguard street trees in the installation of all public utilities, both underground and overhead. 2. To investigate and apply all feas- ible methods for better health of trees, including larger open s or installa the ‘Toots & better tion of grills to give chance, | _ That the National Capital Park and Planning Commission be asked to con- duct studies and make recommenda- tions to the District of Columbis Com- missioners on the following: | ). Desirable changes In mapued | streets o conform with topographical | | or other natural conditions, | 2. Examinstion of plats for subdivi- slons to take advantage of topography. | natural cover and native trees 3. Bpecific study of all street widen - iigs 1o determine whether an alterna uve plan not involving destruction of | trees can be worked out, | et Specific study of down-area W de- | termine how far alternative and less | ucmwe parking spaces for automs- | bl may be made available In oracr w free full street space for moving | traffic without sacrificing street trees. | Survey of Downtown. 5. Investigation of the relation be- tween the height and bulk of buildings and street trees, with special reference 0 | How tar | o banish | slreets; How far high buildings wnd conse- quent intensive use of land sdd to the | congestion of trafic on arterisl ap- prouch streets and adjacent downtown | ; B desirable | rom business | it 18 necessar street trees FEDERATION BARES | C. Havenner, with the main fight cen- | Wilson. "valuation, Willlam McK. Clayton sal | tensions Blreets | Above: The parade of banners around the White Houve. Below: A érowd Ihhl"l police headquarters for the house of detention, where they were held untii ail. and of a | | charter of the new compan: res for | | clause” providing for hal | school children. | i made of the limitation | mention is the merger agreement in | No | of the lite of { thz Public Utilities Commission’s letter. | The committee recommends that it lbe directed to appear before the ap- propriate congressional committees in | support of the recommendations. STAND.ON MERGER LN | i Fight ~Centers on . 850, “BULL” MONTANA 000,000 Valuation forRate- | BEATEN BY WOMAN | Making Purposes, : | Accused Says She Is His foe.' The stand which the Federation of Actor Insists She Is Citizens’ Associations will take before | Congress ¢n the proposed merger of | Housekeeper, the street rallway and bus lines was| W adopted by that body at a meeting last | | night in the District Building. As final- | P the Associuted Prees | ly approved, it was a composite plat-| GLENDALE, Calif,, April 14.—Jackie {;)lrm ma:‘;' up of rca;filmcx:fi‘lll_lmls odf Laverne, alias Jacqueline Montana, e committee on public ulllities And |says ghe is Mrs. Louis Montana, wife of | principally substitutes offered by George |, b . yvrontana, film actor and former | tering around the matter of the $50,- | wrestler, was in jall here today on a| 000,000 valuation for rate-making pur- charge of battery sworn out by Mon- | P tana. This brought forth charges from President Yaden that there were delib- | Police said that the actor, who welghs | erate efforts of federation members to | 180 ponds, told them she had assaulted | kill prospects of a merger at any cost, | pym with a high-heeled slipper. “Bull's” when it was sought to put in a restric- . tion which would prevent the ""W“\{.‘.‘f.”%’fi;{",‘;{ scratches. The woman | company from getting an Increase In| iy, gotor maintatned that the woman fare for 10 years. is his housekeeper, not his wife. She The evening was given up to the| ¢ |msserts that she is a dancer and that merger question, except for a brie tn Qeorgla four period at the beginning, when Charlc: | Jetl, ygo arose to a question of personal privilege | J and demanded appoiniment af.a specics | oy tiny "i° Set for next Thursday on committee to investigate charges madc | Hatl Saet nt $100. had not been: raised at the meeting of the Brightwood Citi- | Jatevod y . ’ zens’ Assoclation Vridey night that some of the federation's delegates ha | been “reached” and thelr suppor! | thrown to the merger plan as proposed ‘LINDBERGH PLEASED | AT BREMEN’S SUCCESS | The final act of the federation was ¢ name the following special committec to conduct this investigation: C. A AL Barker, Louls Gelbman and Herber they were married WILLIAMS, Ariz, April 14 (#).—Col. | | Charles A. Lindbergh, told by the As- | sociated Press oi the' successtul west- . ward spanning of the North Atlantic ie course of the debate o0 |y the German plane Bremen, was that the effort of the raflroads to ge {mgfiyflfiufifip aviation s fixed valuation was “rotten to the lating the core, and that it will not stand up un. | by i he i, P der test” He charged that the valu o ation of $50,000,000 was much too high and said that it included a valuation o $4,000,000 for the lines in Maryland which had never been evaluated eithe: by courts or by & commimton o ¢ ¢ | terday by the International Cigar Ma- It was at this point that President | chinery Co. of New York against Yaden ook the floor and pointed out | Thomas E. Robertson, commissioner of that it efforts were made Tt aravent | patents, to compel ' the imsuance of the ratiroads from secking & rate | patents’ relating to cigar-filler cutters change before the expiration of 10| Of the “fresh-work™ type. The plainuff, years the companies would reject the | UFOUBh Attorneys Dodge, Prescott & Terger. Mr. Yhden wad hat the come. | PIL #ays it is the assignee of Wilford Dantes could g0 before the Puplie | J. Hawkins, inventor of the devices, and Attacked As Too High. During th great_deal confidence | . Sues Patent Commissioner. Suit was filed in Equity Court yes- PICKETS ARRESTED IN NICARAGUAN DEMONSTRATION of young women sympathizers leaving claimed by their parents, or putting up COSTES AND LEBRY RETRN T0 PARS | Six-Month Air Trip Around World Ends Amid Cheer- ing Throngs. By the Associated P PARIS, April 14.—The flying French- men, Dieudonne Costes and Joseph Lebrix, came home this evening from their air odyssey over 35000 miles of land and sea—over Africa, the two who | Americas, Asia, Europe and a wide ex- | panse of the South Atlantic. Speeding to Paris in six days ffom ‘Tokio, on the other side of tie earth, they brought their biplane do'm at Le Rourget field just before dusk, the noise of their motor drowned by the sound of 1000 Gallic “Bravos” and “Vivas" Two squadrons of French military planes escorted them on their last few miles. On the ground there was a band and there were cheers, the waving of hats and handkerchiefs, laughter and Joyful tears. It was out of a cloudy, gray and drip- ping sky that Costes plloted the Nup- gesser-Coll to the landing fleld, end- ing a pligrimage around the world, all of it through the air, except the cross- ing of the Pacific. Every member of the French cabinet who is in Paris, ex- cept the ever-occupled premier, M. Poincare, was at Le Bourget to welcome the new national heroes. So also were the aces of Krench aviation, whose achievements Costes and Lebrix have exceeded, the veteran Louls Beriiot, Pelletief Doisy, the popular * " Drouhin, Capt. Arrachart vouthful Sergt. Detroy: fly from Paris to New | monoplane modeled after Lindbergh's | Spirit of St. Louts. Although only those with passes were | admitted to the airdrome, there wore enough of them to break through the police barriers, just as they did the night Lindbergh landed. Outside the field there were tens of thousands more. Costes had this to say: “It has been a marvelous experience, but Parls surely does 100k g After the welcome Costes and Lebrix were escorted to a hangar decorated with the flags of the 30 or more lands they visited in their flight. Toasts were drunk to their fresh giory, then Utilities Commission and get a rate | charges that the letters patent have change In 30 days, and to tis Clayton, | Deen unlawfully withheld by Mr. Rob- | shouted a dental, followed by another | ©TL8OD. denlal of a statement by Yaden that! the ‘companies now were getting only a | 4 per cent return on thelr investment, | When the question of universal trans- | fers between bus lines and cars was | under discurston, Mr. Clayton charged | that the rallroad companies did not | want this, He sald that in future ex- | the tansit companies would put In bus lnes Instead of rall lines, | and intended to get their Increased | | revenue from the charges from (rans- | fers instend of a higher rate, There was agreement on the objection | that the proposed new compiny hould not ve_allowed o purchase power from the "Polomae _ Hectric Bower Co and then sell 1L at a profit to other car companies and Lo Her dis- tributing compunies for er than strest rallway operation. The commit- tee report, in part, follows The committee recommends that the The Need o at the Y. M, C. A. Buil Mys. Ernest R, Grant, b Dr. F. C. SMITH, Assist mittee of the House Monday | ing trees end planting new ones along That the co-operation, of the VIrginié | federation approve the removal from and Muryland Nationsl Capital Park|(fe iyeer car merger pian of the Der- wnd Planning Comminsions be request-| setual fixed rete. base and rate of w eturn, 1. Establish adequate regional parks | '™ 2 Plan srierisl highway connection with suficlently wide rights of way 3 Define plans for preserving exist- Approves Hall Fares, The commitiee re federntion approve the atulude of L coiamission in declining 1o nominate the three so-called public directors I the manner provided in the original imends that the such highways 4 Discover some means (through | oning or other restrictions) o prevent | Wilkon plan. billboards and unsighitly shacks along, The committee helleves that 1t should scenic highweys lepging into the Fed-' maintain is position relative Lo n- wral City, clusion of & f:bax dispute claul the Dr, It The Public Telephope Main 993 § through the highways, crowded with the cheering thousands, they were 'led away to Paris, to real French food again, and to & long, long sleep. Evening Club f a Sanatorium for Tuberculous Children Will Be Presented on Monday, April 16, 1928, ding, 17th & K Streets presiding, y ant Surgeon General, and Hon. ERNEST W. GIBSON of the D. C, Subcom » of Representatives Discussions by Dr, George M. Kober rank Ballou Dr, W. C. Fowler 37 A - O TS W, Peabody Aol g Is Invited Assoclation for the Prevention of Tuberculo 1023 11th Stress N, LIBBY DENIES USE OF FRANKING RIGHT = Peace Advocate Urges Inves- tigation of Charge of Im- proper Mailing. Urging a full investigation of the charge of improper use of the franking privilege by the Natonal Council for Prevention of War, Frederick J. Libby, executive secretary, yesterday denied that any letter or printed material of the National Council for Prevention of War was sent out under the frank of Representative MvClintic of Oklahoma. “We are as well acquainted with the laws governing the franking privilege as anyone else,” stated Mr. Libby. In urging an investigation, Libby said: “The National Council for Preven- tion of War has never sent out any of its own letters or printed materiai under a Government frank. We are as well acquainted with the lqws governing the franking privilege anyone else. As a matter of fact, we have, ourselves, had reason to protest to the Post Office Department and the Department of Justice concerning abuse of the frank- ing privilege by the Reserve Officers’ Assoclation and even officers, who have made War artment penalty envelopes to attack the National Council and other peace organizations. The speech de- livered in the United States Senate by Senator Walsh of Montana on February 127, 1928, sets forth the facts in this | | ““Concerning the present charge, we i did mail to our bulletin subscribers the | reprint of the Congressional Record | containing Mr. McClintic's report. These were delivered to us sealed by the House folding room, addressed by us and sent out in exactly the same con- dition as received. Furthermore, they were malled a week earlier than the letter in our own business envelope ap- pealing for funds, with its enclosures, which it is claimed was enclosed with the report. If these documents have been placed together in the McClintic eavelope, it is perfectly obvious that the combination was made after they left our office, and evidently with mali- clous intent. We hope that Mr. Mc- Clintic will insist upon a full investiga- tion of the occurrence.” | Mr. 85 AGITATORS FACE TRESPASS CHARGES FOR “LIBERTY” MARCH (Continued_from First Page) _ mitted, because they saw a good chance to get what they had thought was to be a free trip to the Capital. It developed also that the movement on Washington apparently had been in progress for several days, both by train and aute, with various groups adding | tc their numbers as they went along. Two of the local girls, Sophie Min- kin, 14 years old, of 1316 Belmont street, and Annette Rich, 15, of 3540 Four- teenth street, who did not obtain their liberty until relatives were advised of their plight, told police they were study- ing jc .alism in local high schools and joined the demonstration for “experi- ence” in their work. The Minkin fifl said she 15 a student at Central High School and her companion said she is | o enrolled in Western. Many Lack Collateral. ‘The other Washington girls, who Itkewise obtained their freedom through relatives, identified themselves as Sarah Deskin, 16, of 200 Second street south- west and Ella Mendleson, 13, the youngest of the demonstrators, 407 Rhode Island avenue northeast. “I received a letter telling me of the proposed parade,” Miss Deskin said, “and the letter said that only the leaders would be arrested in case the police interferred. My mother does not know that I joined the party and does not know of my arrest.” Eleven other youthful members of the band had not fared so well last night, however, and, with 34 of their elders, still were held, as the mass meeting at Musicians’ Hall, it was an- nounced, ylelded but $38. Those arrested nm: uxlumfl l.': 'p‘l;t .l:!p the required amount of collal to be released under bond, making their appearance in the United States branch of Police Court necessary to save their bondsmen from being re- quired to forfeit. The others will be permitted to forfeit the amount lateral posted. O feanwhie, Inspector P&‘:‘ ! announc-" tion mo( hose arrested to imm author- ities for reference. e thinks that some of the number, almost all of whom admitted alien birth, may be wanted for deportation Wanted to See Blossoms. The real surprise of the demonstra- tion came when questioning of the demonstrators befi and police dis- covered that the Ni trouble had only been h: "Tgf m'r a holiday for any of t rticipants. Y O lsabelle Klelnman, 17 years old, | of Philadelphia, a high school girl, said that she was in favor of the use,” but came also to lend her at- jve personality to a delegation which she intimated she didn't think was overburdened with personality. 8he, like her companions in the House of Detentioh, was entirely un- worrled. Miss Kleinman had been accom- panied here from Baltimore by Miss Sonin Peretz, 17, who said she wasn't worried over the Nicarai situation, but was lured by a desire to see the cherry blossoms. 28 r;-vn come here each yvear to see the cherry blossoms, and when invited to come today I thought I would take advantage of the opportunity,” she said. Miss Peretz and Miss Kieinman, who were unable to furnish collateral for their release, were taken to the House of Detention temporarily. Awaits Ald From Home. “How do you expect to get home wm):louz mun)ry?" tective Ira Keck asl Miss Perets. l“'wmn 1 get out,” she answered, “T'll find & way to get home. I came over in a private automoblle, and I suppose I'k go back home the same Way. “Have you any money?” she was asked. “None,” was her response; “but it will come from home when my people learn I'm here. Auburn-haired Clara Stroller, 20, nother Philadelph! who also was mfm she knew "1 read Meanw! ed that he will send arrested, sald she U what it's all about. of the Nicaraguan situation in the Philadel- phia papers and learned of it from other sources,” she added. “Did you carry a banner?" she was asked. “Yes," she anawered. “I carried a banner at the request of the commit- tee, but really don't know what slogan it contained.” Miss Stoller said she had no ?-nuntl acquaintance with any person living in Nicaragua, but become interosted in the "cause." “And,” she added, “I think I'm in the right." Came Here for “Ride" “1 just came for the ride,” sald Jonas Ovland, 16, of Trenton, N. J. "I never heard of the people with whom 1 and I do not care anything Amerioa's forelgn policies, but use of the | hol |MAN DIES ON STREET CAR b 0. A. von Herbules, 70, Expires|On WS interested when they told me that they would give me a ride to Washington and I did want to see the c-fi p> When asked If he came in & the boy told Lieut. Groves that he most certainly did not! “How did you come then,” the of- ficer asked. “I eame on a truck and believe me there is a big dlflsmwe." the youth n asked if he knew where the truck was then located the youth de- clared that he did not, but would be able to find it all right if ‘would Just release him for a little while. His sugTutlml was not followed. Six boys from Baltimore, most of them still in their early teens, were among the delegation taken to the House of Detention. They all said they had no radical and %\uz came because they were offered a free ride to the Capital. . ‘They had been in the House of De- tention but a short time when the large bus in which they came was brought to the door. They were then rei after posting collateral and immedi- ately started their homeward journey. 2] fut came over here to see what the city looked like,” was the explana- tion also of Morris Shapiro, 15, of Balti- | more. Wanted to See City. “I don’t know what #°s all about,”| Morris admitted. “I was told there was going to be something like a parade over hefe and so I thought I'd come along. “I didn't see how there could be any harm in a parade,” he added, “and so I volunteered to come over.” Morris said he came here in a truck | with about two dozen men and boys and | two_ladies. “T expected to see the city,” he vol- unteered, “visit friends and return home. “But uzlewlggea “I don't know 2o ppen now.” % he stated, what ‘in the city, Some of his com also were deeply interested and ' some bought souvenirs to me. Asked if he had any money, the dis- appointed boy sald he had exactly 25 cents, adding that he had brought his lunch with him and did not realize he would find himself in need of $25 to leave as collateral, not having given any thought to the possibility of arrest. | “Why did they arrest me?” he as! “I had nothing to do with the parade and was not even carrying a banner.” One woman marcher sald that they traveled for blocks in search of a po- liceman when they arrived in the city | early yesterday morning. Ffaw Plenty Policemen. “We wanted the cop to direct us” he said, “but never a policeman did we see until we had located the gather- ing place and were prepared ° ) march. Then we saw more policemen than we thought were in the entire city. We were under the impression that law- abiding people of Washington required but four policemen to keep them straight. Il bet that Coolidge was shrinking in his chair for fear that this motley crowd would throw a bomb under his chair.” But that there was a much stronger feeling underlying the activities of others was brought out at the mass meeting last night, m which approxi- mately 200 persons participated. The meeting, howsver, was enlivened when one of the audience, who said he was a newspaperman and gave his name as Williams, challenged the state- ments of Mauel Gomez, secretary of the league, and Max Shockman, editor of the Labor Defender, who spoke. He also branded photographs In a circu- lar of the league g to show atrocities glAmgnugml:nlrmel in Nica- T as ng fraue tly labeled. 'fi: challenger said he {ud recently returned from Nicaragua and had first. hand information on the situation. He said the sending of Marines there justified, and that there a state of warfare in the country. Several of those in the audience flung questions at him, and after he had spent some time answe who presided, decided cussion. Was Was ering, Mr. Gomez, to end the dis- M“:s‘:med the authority of Gomer’s Address. Gomez, in his address, which took more than ap hour, charged that the Marines were in Nicaragua “not to in- sure a fair election, but to insure an unfair election.” The government, he said, was striving to protect American interests. He said the Nicaraguan situ- ation had great significance, because “Nicaragua is the point of focus for a much greater clash of forces.” Shockman declared that the sending of Marines to Nicaragua would have a parallel if the Polish government had sent warships and marines to Chicago | during the recent election to insure a! (dllr‘:ltcflon and protect the Polish resi- lents. At the close of the meeting visitors | were asked to become members of the | league. Several signed cards, giving from 81 to $5 for the work of the I which includes, it was said, President Congress. sending financial aid to Sandino’s men for t.he‘b' purchase of medical sul and ban- dages. In this the $38 was collected. 14 Give D. C. Addresses. ‘The prisoners claiming Washington as home identified themselves, as. fol- lows—they, with all the others, also to give their place of Deskin, 16, Russia, 200 Sec- thwest. 14, United States, Belmont street 1316 t. Annette Rich, 15, United States, 3540 Fourteenth street. Ella Mendleson, 407 Rhode Island & | i 13, United States, | enue_n - | Esther Brooks, 19, Poland, 2263 | ‘Twelfth street. Irving Pelts, 21, Russia, 4419 Georgia avenue. | Willilam Rosen, 43, Austria, 3149/ Mount Pleasant street. Zelmanoff, 38, Adams street northeast. | Tillie Malakoff, 34. United States, 633 | Allison street. ‘Tessle , 36, United States, | 3400 Warder street. | Qussle Curwits, 41, Poland, 828 Shepherd street. Rebecoa Feinstein, 37, Russia, 32€7 M street, Joseph Arthur Rinis, 32, Poland, 3100 Warder street. Gertrude Rinis, 30, Russia, 3100 Warder street. Russia, 336 | While Taking Ride. Stricken while oh a thlumn-‘ Virginia street car, at Fourteenth street and Speedwav yesterday after- noon, O, A: von Herbules, 70 years old. of West Falls Church, Va., digd within a few minutes. Death was due tq natu- ral causes. He was dead by Df. Adler of Eme! Hospital. P“l““ notified & son, Walter von Her- bules. Enroll me as SHOTENDSHISE - 0 FOLED BANDIT Intruder Brought Down by Detective After Enter- ing Grocery Store. His attempt to hold up a grocery store at 421 L street southeast, thwarted by the quick action of the owner, Mrs. Fanny Gindes, in calling the police while he was trying to force a clerk into the back room at the point of & pistol, Willlam Johnson, colored, 28 years old, 146 Francis street south- east, was captured only when haited by a shot from the revolver of De- tective R. F. Langdon of the fifth precinct after a chase last night through alleys and unlighted streets nearby. ‘The bullet passed through Johnson's left foot. He was treated at Casualty Hospital by hy. At the station house he was with attempted robbery and with carrying conl Wweapons. The would-be robber was frightened from the store either by hearing Mrs. Gindes eflh% the police or by seeing the clerk, Gray, 311 L sireet take | Southeast, pick up a gun hidden behind the Chase Ends In Capture. ‘When the police arrived at the store they saw the colored man dart from behind a tree across the street. John- son-discarded his coat as he ran. Pin- ally at«Third and I streets southeast. Yed. | he was overtaken and as he drew a gun from his pocket Langdon shot him Mrs. Gindes said Johnson came into change for a time was trying force Gray into the kitchen. Instead of complying, however, Gray jumped behind the counter and picked up s revolver beside the cash . Johnson then backed out of the store and hid behind the tree across the street. Sergt. J. C. Holmes and Detectives T. M. McVearry and Langdon responded to the call, which resulted in the chase and capture. Robbed of $200. Leaping upon him as he was deicend- ing a flight of steps to his banans storeroom. He lnmneenndnomuwm4 One of the men held rifled other kept her covered with his gun. ELOPE TO ROCKVILLE. Miss Mildred Fisher and John K. Mullally Wed. Miss Mildred Pisher, license. The ceremony by the Rev. 8. J. Goode, pastor of the Christian Church. P S— AUTO UPSET FATAL. Raymond Worthmiller of This City Killed on Frederick Pike. ‘Worthmiller, 31 years 4118 Chesapeake street, fi last night on the W Prederick Hosital. Worthmiller leaves a wife and two children. GLEE CLUB WILL SING. Members of the National Press Club and invited guests on panist, assisted by Karl Holer, come poser-accompanist, and J. B 8 Kin- A wguun F. Lenoir, 80 years found dead early yesterday morning aboard his t, moored at the foot of Half street southwest. The body was taken to the District morgue and was identified by Samuel Lenoir. s .'llvhl At 2418 Fourth street Qld, was a member of @he Foening Sfar Golden Rule Safe Drivers Club Name Address 1 agree to abide by the Golden Rule of Motordom, “Drive s you would have others drive,” and at all times be considerate of pedestrians snd childrea.