Evening Star Newspaper, April 19, 1928, Page 7

THE EVENING QT.\R. TWASHINGTON, D. €. THURSDAY. APRIL FINANCIATLS 19, '1928. SUBSTITUTE WAGE |Radio Call Asked On Grave Marker TRANSIT REVENUES ( BILL CONSIDERED " ®> ™o CONTINUE INCREASE "Housc Committee Discusses Measure Urged in Place of Welch Plan. Would Raise Minimum. it said to Government $15.000.000, as W professior ative grac highly ploving when they death Lower Grade Increase. NAVY ASKS FOR BIDS ON TWO BIG AIRSHIPS $8.000,000 to Be 5pem on Dirigi- bles Capable of Carrying Five Planes. » Department todar asked for bids on two great rigid dirigibles which Congress has authorized it to scquire About $8,000.000 is to be expended for the ships. which would be 787 feet Jong and 132, feet in diameter. They would each carry a crew of 16 officers #né 45 men and would also carrv five sirplanes. The cruising radius would be 31.200 miles. Decision to ask for the bids followed! the entrance of the American Brown Boveri Co_of (‘.mgan N. J. into the sirship building fiel Two years ago Cof s agthorized b constructior of two ships. but placed enly $200.000 at the disposal of thel ®avy. The Goodyear Co. of | Akron. Ohio, won the design contest. but declined 1o begin construction ex- t-plus basis. inview of ess had limited the re to $4.500.000 LEHLBACH ASKS RULE FOR RETIREMENT BILL Limited Debate Equally Divided Between Friends and Foes of Messure in House Sought. e liberalized bill reported The regslution debate shall be and be equall v and Fede oda\ nad before 1t one of m' mnsl unusual requests in its history—a petition to permit & radio call to be inscribed on the marker of a wom; an's grave Mildred Amateus Radio S. Lorentson operated Station 1AID, in Providence, R. I, up to the time of her death last August. Inas- much as she was very active in radio, it was decided that this call would not be assigned to any one else. Her sister. Lillan Lorentson,' of Hartford, Conn., has just written the commission requesting that the il be inscribed on the ¢ with commission au- considered likely will approve that this the re- is commission quest WOMAN WILL FACE TRIAL IN'SHOOTING Wife's Bullet Intended for Fermer Friend, Hits Youth Passing in Street. h assault with a danger- s & result of the acci- yesterday afternoon of k. 17-year-old Business ool student, Mrs. Myrtle Hor- ars old, 1110 Ninth street, raigned in Police Court rold A. Koss, 38, of the Mount n Apartments, said to have been se of the shooting. is charged destroying private prop- Charged wit s weapon. “shooting occurred. police say. Thomas J. Horrigan. 37. the husband. and Koss became gaged in an altercation in_ front of e apartment where the Horrigans e The fight. reputedly. was over the ntions of Koss to Mrs. Hor- Presrdent Merrill 348 533.17 Gross and $1,- 626.01 Net for March. Reports Continued improvement in the gross and net revenues, compared with last year, is shown fn the report of the Washington Rapid Transit Co. for March, filed todav with the Public Utili- ties Commission by E. D. Merrill, presi- dent and general manager. Gross revenue for March amounted {to $48.533.17. an Increase of 158 per | cent over the corresponding month of {1927, Net revenue after taxes and al- wances for joint operations was $1.- 01, as compared with a deficit of $8.378.66 for March last year. Mr. Mer- [ rill attributed the increases partly to the increased rate of fare, partly to the use of new and more attractive equip- ment and increased service ’lhv- report showed that the operating ses and taxes for March fotaled 54578, As compared with $49,047.53 for the same month in 1927, a decrease of $1.501.75, or about 3 per cent. In- terest charges this year were $3.159.14, an_increase of $126782 over March 1927, due to the interest on expendi- tures for the 3l new busses placed in service last October. After deduction of interest charges, the report shows a deficit of $1. compared with a deficit of $8.3 in March, 1927 Revenue passengers carried in March this year totaled 476.116. an increase of 56 per cent over corresponding figure for March, 1 The number of | bus miles operated was 150,7:4. an in- crease of 194 above the bus miles op- {erated in March, 19 SALT CREEK PROBE ASKED BY NORRIS Resolution on 0il Leases Referred to Lands Committee the ey were friends before Mrs | Horrigan’s marriage, six months ago. 1t was claimed. n. it is said, returned from his the Department of Agriculture d Koss in front of his home started. during the course of the glass in the door of the was broken and Koss was the head with & crank handle igan flair came to an abrupt halt rigan fired a shot that through thes door and struck Shenk lez as he was passing. Shenk. who lives at 519 Columbia road, was taken to Emergency Hospital and the bullet removed. He was later permitted o return home. Mrs. Horrigan told headquarters de- tectives and the reserves from the sec- ond precinct that she fired in an effort to protect her hu\blnd LAWYER AND BONDSMAN DENY G|RL’S CHARGE Judge thryn SQHON Refuses to Quash Accusation Against Two Men. Denuy Hughes, Jocal attorney, and Edward Buckley, professional bonds- man, facing coniempt proceedings in Juvenile Court in connection with the case of Dorothy Mildred Biddick. a 15- year-old Central High School student Charged with sale and possession o: liquor, entered a general denial of the aliegations responsibie for the contempt citadon today. Hughes is charged with appearing for the girl in Juventle Court on Aj l and entering a plea of guilty for Biddick or any one for her charged with failing o advise the girl of her legal rights. Buckley is alleged to have procured the services of Hughes | for her without authorization and with failing to advise her of her rights. The respondents say that on April 7 Richard Biddick, the girl's brotoer elephoned Buckley's office from 908 Fourteenth street and requested nim to come there. There, it is alleged, he met the brother, and mother. Mrs Millie Biddick, and Edward Tipton. the proprietor of the store, and that Mrs Biddick requested him to obtain her deughler's reiease on bond. He did so, according 1o the unswer, and Tipton in the presence of the brother and Mrs Biddick. suggested the name of Denny Hughes as a suilable lawyer and Mrs. Biddick acquiesced. Two days later, re- spondents contend, while the girl was in Buckley's office Hughes was introduced o her as the lawyer employed by her mother. and that there he talked to her for about 20 minutes and advised her that he could not hope 1o successfully defend the - and for her to plead gulity. as @ dge of sound judgment ace her on probation, which ed 1o be correct put first denied that she jon with Hughes in Buckley nd then admitied the charges were. In the nation she further admitted talked the case over for about and that Hughes told her she pleaded guilty he thought would put her on probation hearing was started this morn siter Judge d a motion of defense counsel McComas Hawker, o quash the charge BURGLARS CHACK SAFE. General 'rn..u Lmnpnny Robbed of 880 by Thieves caking through a rear window, safe rglars lzst night entered the office of v Truck Co., 1208 nty-third street, knocked the com- ton from the safe, drove in Lhe dle and escaped with 880 in cash The robbery was discovered when the place war opened for business this morning. and Jerome Panciulll, head of the concern. notified the police Motors VEN the kitchen wink will sparkle as never before, BABA) ishes dirt and ol upon the stand Miss Bid- | had any | that she told | Kathryn Sellers had | of Senate. Investigation of leases In the Sait Creek oil fields in Wyoming made by the last Democratic administration was asked in a resolution introduced today by Senator Norris. Republican, of Nebraska Senator Norris would have the Sen- ate lands committee. which inquired intothe Teapot Dome and Elk Huls leases under Secretary Fall of the In- terifor Department, make the new in- vestigation. Asking immediate consideration of his resolution, Senator Norris was advised thet it must first be referred to the committee on mau and control Soclolog\' lor “Finest.” Correspondence of The Star NEW YORK.—A course in social sci- ences for police officers will be extended next year to every patrolman on the PI(\' foree. J. E. ALEXANDER DIES Auto Supply Manager Succumhu to Henrt Disease. James E. Alexander, 48 years old, man-m of the Crosstown Auto Sllp- 1801 Fourteenth street, died u lm Sretidence, 21 Bast Brady Iane; ! Chevy Chase, Md., yesterday. Death was attributed to heart disease. Mr. Alexander was a former resident of Georgetown, He was the son of the late Fendall Alexander. He Is sur- vived by his widow, Mrs. Caroline B.| Alexander: two daughters, Miss Caro- line L. Alexander and Miss Mary Eliza- beth Alexander, and a son, Fendall Al- exander. Funeral services will be conducted in Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, Chevy Chase, Md. tomorrow morning at 9°30 o'clock. Interment will be in Oak Hill Cemetery. 'FILIPINO DEBATERS WIN ON INDEPENDENCE Score Sixth Vnctor\' in U S. by De- feating George Washington University Team. Proposing that the Philippine Islands should be granted “immediate and complete independence.” the debating team of the University of the Philip- pines. at Manila, which is on a tour of the United States and Europe. last night continued itz clean sweep of victories by winning over Géeorge Washington University in a debate at Corcoran Hall The decision was by unanimous vote of the three judges in favor of the youthful Filipino debaters, who thereby chalked up their sixth victory over strong opposition In_the United States They have defeated teams from Le- land Stanford University, the versity of California, U ersity of. Colorado, the Nevada Bar Assoclation and the University of Utah. The Fili- pinos will meet mank other university and college teams in the United States. including the University of Michizan, Harvard, and several State universities. A large audience was in attendance, including the resident Philippine com- missioner, Pedro Guevara: Vincente G Bunuan. director of the Philippine Press Bureau. and some members of Congress. The contest was spirited and evoked much response from the audi- ence. which predicted victory for the visitors even before the decision of the judges was announced The Filipino debaters were Teodoro T. FEvanglista. Pedro Camus and Deogracias Puvat. and were accom- panied also by a fourth member of the team. who is held in reserve, Jacinto Borja. The coach Is Romulo, editor of the Manila Tribune The George Washington debaters. who took the negative of the inde- pendence question, were John L. Sey- mour, Karl Prisbie and Gwynn San- ders. The judges were Johnston B Campbeil. chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission George FE Martif. chief justice. Court of Apoeals of the District of Columbia. and Dean Hill Stanley. attorney. formerly Assist- ant Attorney General of the United States Frnesto Vallejo, _youthful Filipino violinist. and Jose Corominas. Filipino baritone, both of this citv, entertained The presiding officer was Prof. Gilbert 'L Hall *C.A.R. Delco'ate“ With Bashful Axr Turns Out to Be Small- Slzed Reportcr Some of the children belonging to the National Society, Children of the American Revolution, which is holding #ts thirty-third annual session at the Red Cross Bullding. are “big for their age.” and— Some of the reporters on the local papers are “small for their age.” and in spite of an affected “man of the world™ air, have juvenile countenances s The junlor presidents of the C. A. R were giving their annual reports cover- ing the workings of the societies. and the presiding officer believed she had Early Shoppers Store Opens at 8:30 \ one boy near she heard from all except the door, ~Now give us your report, sald, addressing him No answer. Business of pretending not to hear. “Come, my lad. don't be bashful. tell us what your society is doing.” the pre- siding officer again. Still no answgr. Business of pretend- ing somebody else was being addressed “Now. really son. there's no need to b* frightened. What society are you from?" ‘The question couldn’t be ‘Sorry, madam. I'm a reporter,” mbarrassed vouth confessed O ignored the Uni- | Carlos ¢ (1S ANTIWARNOTE FILED IN GENEVA ‘Copues Deposned for League‘ | Information by Ameri- | i can Consul. i By the Associated Press GENEVA, Swit and, April 19.—For the information of the League of Na- tions and In the interests of accuracy | 8. Pinkney Tuck, American consul, ac ing on Instructions from Washington has deposited with the League secre- | tariat 10 coples of Secretary Kellogg's note to the powers concerning a multi- lateral pact outlawing war, and the text of a draft treaty prepared in w»sn— ington. The League of Nations figures im portantly In the Kellogg-Briand corr. spondence, and as Foreign Minist: r Briand emphasized the necessity of taking into account French obligations s a member of the League, the Wash- igton draft does not conflict with the ! obligations of members imposed by the covenant GERMANY DELAYS REPLY. Cabinet Reaches Decision Out of Courtesy to France. BERLIN, April 19 (®).—-The cabinet has decided for reasons of courtesy to Erance to withhold for the present Ger- tany’s official answer to Secretary of State Kellogg's proposed pact to outlaw war. A note from the on the subject s expected Fril will sugzest that all the pe which have recelved Secretary Kellogg's pro- posal enter into an exchange of views before replying to Washington SHELBY MAY LOSE RETIREMENT PLEA Police Physicians Subnn( Unfavor- able Report on Inspector's Application. French government | v, This The application of Inspector Wi S. Shelby. assistant superinten the Metropolitan Police Department for retirement fro mactive service be- cause of physical disabilities incurred in iine of duty. probably will be rejected by the police retiring and relief board when It meets this afternoon in the board room of the District Building. An unfavorable report on Inspector Shelby's application has been submit- ted to the board by police physicians who examined the official. The physi- clans. it was said. reported that Inspec- tor Shelby, while not in perfect physical condition, ‘could with proper diet and | regular exercise continue to serve the | department without impairing his | health, With this report. cflicials of the Pr lice Department point out that the board is not likelv to approve the in- spector’s application Inspector Shelby applied tor retire- ment about a month ago, following » sinus and heart attack. He said at the time that he acted on the advice of his family physician BOY, 15, IS MISSING. Cisappenrs Atter Colleglate Flivver Crashes Into Wall. Missing since yesterday, when his collegiate flivver” s said to have run wild and crashed into the wall sur- rounding Central High School while going down Thirteenth street hill, Ru- dolph Lofstrand. 15, 738 Rock Creek Church road, is being sought today by his parents. 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