Evening Star Newspaper, November 14, 1928, Page 17

NG STAR, WASHINGTON, D WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1928, . President-elect and Mrs. Hooves . Stanford University Memorial Chapel on their way to services last Sunday morning. Mrs. down at a collie dog lyirig on the wal . The scene shows the typical Spanish architecture and palms of the Stanford campus.—Asso r approaching the the American Shij Hoover is looking Ik as they pass by. ciated Press Photo. Miss Helen Howison, Washington soprano, who will be heard on the vesper concert program at the Washington Auditorium next Sunday afternoon, with the Russian violinist, Yetlin, and Louis Pot- ter, concert organist. ~ PT A TOGUARD PUPILS' SAFETY Conference Launches Move to Reduce Children’s Ac- cident Toll. A:move to guard children from acci- ~—Copyright by Marris & Ewing. COMBIVED POVER RATEIS PLANED Consumers Extra Charge for Separate Meter. Aside from lowering the rate of elec- . At right: Capt. Schuyler dents on school playgrounds and public | tric current January 1, the Potomac streets started today as a result of a|Electric Power Co., it was learned to- meeting yesterday in PFranklin School | day at '@h? Public Utilities Commission, of representatives of the Parent-|is planning to combine two existing ‘Teacher Association and school officials. Many accidents occur regularly on school playgrounds and on streets fre- quented by children, it was pointed out, despite the fact that nearly all could be avoided by proper precautions. Plans call for a plea of safety con- sideration which will reach all related civic organizations, parents, children, teachers and newspapers. Stephen E. Kramer, first assistant su- perintendent of schools, met with the representatives of the parent-teacher group and gave assurance that school officials would co-operate in every way possible. The following program, to take effect immediately, was adopted after a thor- ough discussion of the problem: 1. A systematit effort to arouse pub- lic sentiment. 2. A method to secure better instruc- tion in the homes in regard to safety measures. 3. The holding of a conference be- tween the local parent-teacher associa- tion and the teachers of the school which it represents to consider the problem of that particular school and the of helpful suggestions by the parents and teachers. 4. The securing of careful inspection of playgrounds at each school with re- gard to safely factors. 5. The enlisting of the co-operation ¢ of citizens’ associations by asking each association to devote at least one meet- ing to the question of safety. 6. Requesting each local parent- teacher association to devote some specific part of its yearly program to the subject of safety and to prepare safety suggestions to be taken home by the children 7. By asking the co-operation of the newspapers in the publication of attractive articles dealing with safety. Besides Mr. Kramer, the meeting was attended by Mrs. Joseph Sanders, Mrs. H. D. Aller and Frank C. Merrit, all representing the Parent-Teacher Asso- ciation; Miss Bertie Backus, principal of the Powell Junior High School, and Miss Gertrude Young, administrative principal of the Peabody-Hilton-Car- bery Schools. Izaak Walton League Elects. Special Dispatch to The Star. LYNCHBURG, Va. November 14.— The Lynchburg Izaak Walton League has elected the following officers for | 1929: President. M. B. Mount; vice pres- idents, H. Minor Davis and E. M. Wood: secretary-treasurer, G. R. Lewis, jr., and domestic schedules which will eliminate separate meters and wiring for elec~ tric refrigerators and household ap- pliances, and save consumers the fee now charged for such installations. The average cost of each installation is estimated at $20. H. A. Brooks, commercial manager of the company, is working out a rate for the proposed combination, which will be submitted -to the commission for approval when the new schedule is considered. J. D. Murray, Utilities Commission accountant, is conferring this afternoon with Brooks over the proposed consoli- dation of the two' schedules. He also will discuss with him the probable rates for the coming year. It was figured several weeks ago on the basis of the power company’s earn- ings in excess of 7)2 per cent on its valuation that a reduction could be made in the domestic rates in 1929 from 5.9 cents to 5 cents a kilowatt hour.’ JEWISH WOMEN PLAN TO AID RED CROSS Auxiliary Discusses Activities in[ Twelith Annual Roll Call Drive. Activities of the Jewish Women's Auxiliary of the District Chapter of the American Red Cross in assisting in the twelfth annual roll call of the organiza- tion were outlined and discussed in a meeting held at the Jewish Community Center yesterday afternoon. ‘The women of the District of Colum- bia Council of Jewish Women are in Charge of the roll call activities at Lansburgh’s, and Mrs. Joseph Solomon and Mrs. G. M. Sigmund of the Jewish Women's Augiliary have been estab- lished in the Federal National Bank since ‘the first day of the roll call, it was reported. Reports at the roll call headquarters at 1342 G street show that thousands of members have already been enrolled this year, but thai the membership is still far from the goal of 40,000 to be raised by Thanksgiving day. A steady demand for speakers from civic societies, schools and other K“’“FSI directors, E. A. Watson, John T. Mor- ton, J. C. Burks, Fred W. McWane. Dr. James R. Gorman, Dr. James Morrison and Glmer Craddock. is coming into the roll call headquarters daily. it was announced. Speakers who will explain the roll call will he sent kefore groups upon request. Cummings, skipper of ipper, who has been commended by the Shipping Board for his vessel's work in rescuing pas- sengers from the lost steamer Vestris. It was first to arrive at the scene. —P. & A. Photos. Germany introduces the convertible balloon. This giant gas bag, built and recently tested at Augsburg, has stabilizing planes, and by attaching an outboard motor to the gondola is converted into a near- dirigible to be piloted in any direction.—Copyright by P. & A. Photos. A view of the quarter deck of the battleship Mar yland, where President-elect Herbert Hoover and his party will do most of their exercising during the weeks in which they will make their home aboard the giant sea fighter on the South American trip. Mr. Hoover plans to board the Maryland next Monday at San Pedro, Calif. And a German springs still another novelty.: This-time it's a sailboat in which adjustable planes, constructed like those of an airplane, take the place of canvas sails. It is said to be more easily handled than the usual small sailing craft. il —Underwood & Underwood. When Western and Business High staged their gridiron battle at Central Stadium yesterday. Eddy Brownfield, Western halfback, is shown car- rying the ball for an 8-yard gain in the second quarter. Western won, 6 to 0. VIRGINIA BAPTISTS RE-ELECT ROSSER Bristol Pastor Made President of Association at Alexandria Session. Special Dispatch to The Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va., November 14— Rev. R. J. Rosser of Bristol was re- elected president of the Virginia Baptist General Association yesterday -as the 150th annual convention of that body opened at the First Baptist Church here. William Pilcher of Petersburg, Rev. W. F. Bagwell of Halifax, Rev. R. T. Hayes of Church View and Rev. W. F. Fisher of Lynchburg were elected vice presi- dents. F. T. Crump of Richmond was re-elected treasurer and Rev. Hugh G. Smith of Druryv‘\llletsecretary.h 2 The report, of the treasurer showed re- ceipts Iogolhe year, $668,048.42, and ex- penditures, $647,986.28, leaving $20,- 0 Two sessions were held last night, one in the First Baptist Church and the other in the M. E. Church, South, to care for the large crowds. The pro- grams were held 'simultaneously. hur Stovall of Charlottesville, spoke at both sessions on the “Baptist Student Work in Virginia”; Percy Foster of Washing- ton, D. C., led both assemblages in n ‘song. w?{‘mlpsérmongst the First Baptist Church was delivered by Rev. Ira S. D. Knight of Norfolk, who used as his subject, “Jesus.” Rev. J. W. Storer of Richmond lectured ‘on “Is This, That?” at the M. E. Church. Rev. E. H. Puryea of Arlington led in worship at the M. E. Church, and music was sup- plied by the M. E. Church choir. The First Church choir sang at the session urch. ,n;xtyghmlon opened with worship, led by Rev. John K. Goode of Rich- mond, while meetings of the general ‘Telling the court of her fruitless search for nine years for her two child- ren, Mrs. Lettie B. Baker today sued out a writ of habeas corpus in the Dis- trict Supreme Court against Sister Mary Stanislaus, in charge of the House of Good Shepherd, Thirty-sixth street and Reservoir road, where she has late- ly learned that the children had been placed. Justice Hitz directed the sister in charge to bring the children in court at once, when he will pass on the ques- tion of their future custody. ‘Through Attorney Phillip W. Austin, the mother tells the court 'tha* while she was elsewhere employed, the v'augh- ters, Ruth Virginia Baker, now 20 years old, and Annie Elizabeth Baker, now 19, were taken from their home in Mother Sues Institution to Regain Custody of Two Girls Missing Nine Years Franklin, Va., March 19, 1919, by a man named Pleasant, said to be field secre- tary of the Children’s Home Society in Virginia, and placed in the custody of social institution officials in Rich- mond. The whereabouts of the children was concealed from their parents and their father died in 1923, the mother says. The elder daughter, she declares, was placed in the House of the Good Shep- herd April 17, 1924, and the other daughter April 22, 1926. On learning that her children were in this institution, the mother said, she tried to see them, but was refused per- mission. She declares she is able to provide a home for them and asked the court to return them to her. committees, including the Sunda school, Baptist Young People's le;’ony: co-operative program, missions, educa- tion, hospital, orphanage, relief fund and’ the Baptist Foundation, took up the major portion of the morning session. The report of the committee on nomination and the new board was made by Rev. T. Claggett Skinner of Lynchburg. Rev. E. B. Willingham of Lynchburg delivered the report of the committee on hospital, the Religious Herald was given by Rev. R. H. Pitt of Richmond and W. A. Harris of Rich- mond made the report on historical history. Rev. E. B. Jackson of Lexing- ton addressed the convention on “The Psychology of Baptist Persecution.” | The “quite hour” was conducted by Rev. 8. J. Porter, who spoke on “Six Pictures of Jesu: Proposed drainage of the Zuider Zee in Holland i5 expected to not only re- claim 500,000 acres it covers, but also to prevent the continued salting of the {fvesh water channels. VOLIVA TO PROTEST WCBD REALLOCATION General Overseer of Zion City Ap- pears Before Federal Radio Commission Here. Wilbur Glenn Voliva, ruler of Zion City, appeared today at the hearing of the Fed- eral Radio Commission in the Interior Department to protest the reallocation of the wave length and broadcasting time of Radio Station WCBD, the Zion City station. Mr. Voliva expects to take the stand later in the day to explain the requests he is making in behalf of his_station. He explains that the station ' gives mainly sacred concerts and religious presentations. —Star Staff Photo. UNKNOWN SOLDIER MEMORIAL STUDIED Jury of Awards Considering De- signs for Completion of Tomb in Arlington Cemetery. Another step toward completion of the tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery was taken today when the jury of awards met in the office of the quartermaster gen- eral, Munitions Building, and studied the models of the five designs previ- ously selected by the jury out of 73 de- | Signs submitted in the general compe- tition. The jury consists of Charles A. Cool- idge, Boston; Paul P. Crets, Philadel- phia, and D. H. Burnham, Chicago, rep- resenting the American Institute of Architects; Mrs. Willam D. Rock, Philadelphia, representing the Gold Star Mothers, and Col. Hanford Mac- Nider, Mason City, Iowa, representing the American Legion. ‘This afternoon President Coolidge paid a visit to the Munitions Building and inspected the models, after the members of the jury called at the White House to meet the Chief Exec- utive. Though the jury will reach its de- cision as to the most suitable design within a few days, it is possible that it may not be publicly announced for several weeks. B Of the five designs from which the final selection will be made, one was submitted by Horance W. Peaslee, architect: Carl Mose, sculptor, and Charles Eliot, 2d, landscape architect, all of this city. — A broken-glass patrol has been estab- lished by the New York Automobile Club as part of its safety and highway courtesy work. —Associated Press Photo. The end of a “tail” that's still a mystery. Workmen restoring the tail of one of the bronze buffaloes on the Q Street Bridge, over Rock Creek, which some playful The tail was found, but not the FOUR CONVICTED ON GAMING CHARGE Offenses Alleged Include Op- erating Gambling Table and Race Betting. Four men were convicted today on each of eight counts of an indictment charging the setting up of a gaming table for receiving bets on horse racing and playing “black jack.” The jurors | received the case about 4 o'clock yes- | terday afternoon and deliberated until | midnight, when the two women and |ten men were given sleeping accom- | modations at a nearby hotel. This morning they told Chief Justice McCoy they had agreed on same counts | but were not in accord on others. The | court advised them to reconsider tieir | verdict and at 11:15 o'clock the jurors returned with a verdict of conviction. The penalty under the law is imprison- ment in the penitentiary for “not more than five years.” John A. Maloney, Albert J. Lowry, Ralph A. Holland and Frank A. Stevens, the accused men, who were taken into custody in a raid at 212 Ninth street June 6 last by the vice squad, spent the night in the District Jail while the jury deliberated. When the verdict was announced, Attorney E. Russell Kelly, for the accused, asked the court to set bail for the prisoners pending the hearing of a motion for a new trial. Chief Justfce McCoy declined to fix bail and ‘remanded the four men to jail to await action of the court on the motion. Assistant United States Attorney Wil- liam H. Collins, who prosecuted the men, will oppose the motion for a new trial. The accused made no defense at the trial yesterday afternoon, deciding to stand ‘on the plea of their counsel that the Government had failed to make out a case against them. Witnesses for the prosecution told of elaborate precau- tions to prevent admission of unde- sirables on the premises. The jurors heard of “peep holes” in the upper door and electric_contrivances to notify of the approach of any one at the en- trance door. MRS. WOLSTENHOLWE Prominent Woman Bowler Suc- cumbs in Hospital at Age of 25 Years. Mrs. Pauline Burkhalter Wolsten- holme, 25 years old, wife of Glenn Wol- stenholme, one of the leading bowlers of Washington, died early this morn- ing at Sibley Hospital. Mrs. Wolsten- holme is well known in local bowling circles, having been prominent in wem- en’s duckpin activities for several years. She is survived by her husband, her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs, Ernest Burkhalter; four sisters, Mrs. A. D. Rust, Misses Anna, Emma and Eliza- beth Burkhalter,. and one brother, Ernest Burkhalter, all of Washington. Arrangements for the funeral will be announced later. IS CLAIMED BY DEATH| person sawed off the other night. perpetrator. —Star Staff Photo. GAS EXPERT SETS | Baltimore Man Estimatés Company’s Property Is Worth $34,380,228. The valuation which the Washington Gas Light Co. is seeking to have placed on its properties for rate-making pur- poses today took a huge leap at public hearings before the Public Utilities Commission, when Alson S. Miller of the Bartlett Hayward Co. of Baltimore testified that in his opinion the prop- erties are worth $34,380,228. This ex- | ceeds the previous high appraisal, that of William V. Burnell. by $4,600,000, and is more than double the valuation of the company now on the books of the commission. Miller was the third expert to testify in behalf of the company as to its value whose estimates vary. The dif- ference lies mainly in the “intangible” elements of value entered by the vae rious experts. Engineer’s Figures Examined. William V. Burnell, engineer of the firm of Stone & Webster, consulting engineers of Boston, completed his testimony for the gas company yes< terday after cross-examination by Peo= ple's Counsel Ralph B. Fleharty. Fleharty'’s questions were directed particularly at Burnell's items of going concern value, which he estimated at & figure $605,000 higher than the com=« pany’s engineer, R. O. Luqueer, and de« preciation which he identified as “cost to_restore.” Burnell's method of arriving at de- preciation on gas mains was gone into thoroughly by Fleharty. The Boston engineer calculated the depreciation on these mains at $147,900 by a hypothet- ical process. Holding that- there is presumably no depreciation on a gas pipe which does not leak, Burnell estimated that an in- spection of the company’s 667 miles of mains and pipes would develop 7.000 leaky joints, which could be repaired at a cost of $12.50 each, or a total of $87.500. To discover these imaginary leaks, tie engineer sald, bars would be | driven into the ground at intervals at a cost of $80 a mile, or $53,360. The cost of drilling and repairing, he estimated, would be $140,860, To this figure he fidded f per cent, or $7,040, for co ; ingeucies, making a grand total of $147,300 to restore the gas mains to 100 per cent operal condition. This figure was added to valuation. — PRINCE VISITS U. S. Alfonso of Spain, Wife and Son in New York. NEW YORK, November 14 (#).—The Infante Alfonso of Spain, 42-year-old . first cousin of the King of Spain, ar- rived yesterday on the Majestic for his first trip to America. He was accom- panied by the Infanta Beatriz, together with their son. The prince explained that, although he was here on a social visit, he also would aeronautic development, both as d to come mercial 8ying and plant’eqwpment, | stue