Evening Star Newspaper, January 20, 1929, Page 12

32 e PRESS CLUB HEAD ARE IALELRATED Installation of Officers Marked by Elaborate Mock Ceremony. Is Before a gathering of more than 1,000 persons, newly elected officers of the National Press Club were inducted into their offices at an elaborate but not wholly serious ceremonial last night in the club auditorium in the National Press Bullding. A mock inauguration was preliminary to the installation of officers, which was followed by a grand march and an “inaugurai” ball. New officers installed were Russell Kent, president, who succeeded J. Fred | Essary; Edgar Markham, vice presiden W. H. Atkins, secretary: Elliott Thurs ton, treasurer: W. C. Murphy, financial secretary; Kirk L. Simpson, Theodore | y and Eugene S. Leggett, new | members of the board of governors Other members of the board who con- tinue in office are Paul Wooten, chair- man; Louis Ludlow, Ulric Bell and Sam W. Bell. Gillilan Administers Oath. The “inauguration” of the club's offi- cers, in marked contrast to the solemn impressiveness of a presidential in- stallation, was made a semi-humorous event. g Festivities opened with a procession | of the new officers. Banners, worded “The Original Kent Man,” “Throw the Rascals Out” and “Lame Duck Bri- gade” were displayed. The procession was headed by the United States Army Band, Thomas F. Darcy, second leader, playing a military march. Strickland Gillilan administered the oath to the incoming president and his cabinet. Mr. Gillilan was attired in judicial robes and wig. The new president introduced the ether new officers, following which the | dance was declared on. The Army Band, during preliminaries, played for t time publicly v “Na- tional Press Club Marc Staff Sergt. Alfred Gsell of the band. Preceding the installation ceremonies, & pre-view of the German film *Behind the German Lines” was shown for the first time in Washington, as was a news film. Officers Give Reports. Reports of officers and chairmen of cial committers were given at the xenunl business meeting, preceding the induction events. Charles A. Hamilton reported a substantial increase in mem- bership. Reports of Secretary Atkins end Treasurer Markham showed a broadening of club activities. Mr. Kent reported as chairman of the house com- mittee and before yielding the gavel to the new president Mr. Essary forecast continued exrlnsion of all club activi- ties, especially its entertainment fea- tures, during the new year. LOUISIANANS PRESS FOR FLOOD BILL ACTION | wWill Ask for Interpretation of Reoslutions Regarding Pay- ment for Property. By the Assoclated Press. A conference of the Louisiana con- gressional delegation and the Louisi- ana flood control committee decided yesterday o press for action at this session on the resolutions interpreting the flood control act to allow for com- })enuuon of all property taken over or flowage purposes. some.szubb was expressed over the possibility of obtaining congressional epproval of a joint resolution previous- 1y introduced because of the limited term of the session, but it was definitely decided to attempt to obtain action on the proposal. Gen. Jadwin, chief of the Army en- | gmers. has interpreted the law not | allow for compensation of property invoived in control of the tributaries and this is what the Louisianans desire to have changed. CHICAGOAN FEARS RADIO CONTROL BY SMALL GROUP Oswald F. Schuete Testifies Before House Committee Over White Bill. By the Assoclated Press. Pear for the safety of the country it control of all radio facilities should be acquired by a small group of indi- viduals was expressed yesterday by ©Oswald F. Schuete of Chicago, execu- tive secretary of the Radio Protective Association, "in testimony before the House merchant marine committee on the White bill to continue the life of the Federal Radio Commission for an- other year. His organization represents the independent radio equipment manu- facturers. The witness said that the control of radio by a “trust is a menace to the safety of the republic.” ‘“Tomorrow,” he added, “such a radio trust may menace the peace of the world. “It is because of the peril of any such radio trust control over our in- fernational communications that we be- Meve your committee should have a vital interest in the complaint which we have filed.” ARMY MEN TRANSFERRED. Maj. Woodward Will Leave Wal- ter Reed Hospital. Recent Army orders include the trans- fer of Col. James R. Pourie, Quarter- master Corps, from Fort Sam Houston, Tex., to the Philippine Islands; Col. Clyfiard Game, Quartermaster Corps, | from Governors Island, N. Y., to_com- | mand the quartermaster depot at Phila- delphia; Col. F. V. 8. Chamberlain, In- | fantry, from the Army War College, to| the 13th Infantry at Fort Adams, R. L; Col. Pegram Whitworth, Infantry, from the University of Alabama to Jefferson Barracks, Mo.; Col. Moor N. Falls, 6th Infantry, from Jefferson Barracks to Chicago; Lieut. Col. John Randolph, In- fantry, from New Haven, Conn, to the 6th Infantry at Jefferson Barracks; Maj. George S. Woodard, Medical Corps, from Walter Reed General Hospital, this city, to Fort McPherson, Ga.; Maj Wwilliam H. Lloyd, Medical Corps, from Fort Lecnard Wood, Md., to Fort Wash- ington, Md.; Maj. Thornton Rogers, th Infantry, from _Chilkoot Barracks, Alaska, to the 17th Infantry at Fort Crook, Nebr.; Maj. Basil D. Spalding, | from the University of Kentucky at| Lexington to Alaska; Capt. Henry W. Isbell, Infantry, from Fort Brady, Mich,, to the office of chief of Infantry, War Department; Capt. Maxwell G. Keeler, Medical Corps, from Fort McPherson, gl... to the general dispensary in this ty. FATHER OF 14 EXPIRES. ORANGE, Va. January 19.—T. O. Gillum, 79 years old, business man of this city, died at 6 o'clock tonight. He was the father of 14 children. Mr. Gillum owned and operated for 50 years the Madison flour and grist miles, 3 miles from Orange, in Madison County. He also was a director of the National Bank of Orange. Several years ago Mr. Gillum came into prominence by managing a base ball team made up of nine of his sons. He is survived by all of his children end his wicow, who was formerly Miss |mond today, . Murphy, financial secretar: Standing, left to right: of the board. THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., JANUARY 20, 1929—PART 1. Officers and board of governors who were installed with ceremony last night. W. H. Atkins, secretary; Elliott Thurston, treasurer; Edgar Markham, vice president: Theodore Huntley, and Paul Wooton, chairman of the board. Sam W. Bell, Ulric Bell, Louis Ludlow, Kirke L. Simpson, Eugene S. HOLDS REINS OF NATIONAL PRESS CLUB Seated around table, left to right: Russell Kent, president; William Leggett, members —Harris & Ewing Photo, LEE AND JAGKSON HONORED BY SOUTH Citizens Aided by U. D. C. and Sons of Veterans in Birthday Events. By the Assoclated Press. RICHMOND, Va, January 19.—A new South today honored the man of Appomattox and the hero of Bull Run. Tribute was paid to Gen. Robert E. Lee on his 121st anniversary, and to Gen. “Stonewall” Jackson, whose an- niversary is Monday, in memorial ex- ercises ' throughout the vast territory south of the Mason-Dixon line. memory of the men who led the daunt- less gray hosts in the 60s. Banks closed, State offices suspended business and schools conducted special exercises, many of the States observing a legal holiday. Virginia, on whose soil the battle raged, and who gave to the Confederacy its famous chieftain, held notable ex- ercises at Richmond and Lexington; Mississippi, who gave the Confederacy its only President, Jefferson Davis, honored Lee and Jackson at its home for veterans; the Legislature was in ad- journment in Nerth Carolina in their Kentucky, the day was observed. Honors for Veterans. In the old House of Delegates in Richmond, where a year ago a Virginia Legislature adjourned in honor of Abra- ham Lincoln, Maj. Giles B. Cook, last surviving member of Gen. Lee’s staff, and 18 Confederate veterans were guests of honor tonight at a joint ceremony held by Richmond chapters of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Crosses of honor were pinned on the breasts of the veterans in a public ceremony. Douglas Freeman, editor of the Richmond News Leader, delivered the principal address, eulogizing Lee and the man Lee called his right arm. Cheers rang out as the audience sang the stirring tones of “Dixie.” Gen. J. O. Lane Stern and Mrs. Floyd Crutchfield. followed by veterans in uniform, led the grand march at a ball given at the Commonwealth Club of Richmond by the Sons of Confederate Veterans. Costumes of the 60s were worn by the guests, who became young again for the night. Founders' day at Washington and Lee University brought hundreds on a pligrimage to Lee's tomb in the little chapel of the university, where he spent the last five years of his life as president, teaching economy, forget- fulness of all animosity, and faith in the future of the Southland. It was Lee the teacher, the citizen, the humani- tarian, who was honored there. A wrought-iron grill and gate at the entrance to the mausoleum was pre- sented by Harry Litchfield of Richmond. ‘William M. Martin, governor of the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank and a member of the university board of trustees, delivered the principal address, urging the students to follow the wise example and precepts of Gen. Lee, under whose leadership the college grew into a great university. The Kappa Alpha Fraternity, spon- sored by Gen. Lee, held memorial serv- ices in his honor on Lee Circle in New Orleans. Made Legal Holiday. In Virginia, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, Florida and North Carolina the day was a legal holiday. Banks were closed in Tennessee and play- ground exercises were held in many sections; Kentucky, not a member of the old Confederacy, closed its banks and State, county and city offices while local exercises were held; the United Daughters of the Confederacy held ex- ercises at the Georgia Capitol in At- lanta and conducted exercises in Ark- ansas; the United Daughters of the Confederacy held memorial dinners for veterans in South Carolina and spon- sored memorial exercises at Beauvoir, the old Jefferson Davis home on the Gulf Coast of Mississippl, now a home for Mississippi veterans. Before adjourning in honor of Lee and Jackson last night, the North Car- olina Legislature heard the Confederate chieftain eulogized by Judge Francis W. Winston, Representative fro Bertie, in night exercises in the Statehouse at Raleigh. Hundreds visited Battle Abbey as it was thrown open to the public at Rich- inspecting the mural paintings of famous battle scenes and the picture of Lee surrounded by his generals and other officers. At Culpeper, Va,, the battle flag of Mosby’s men, a famous Confederate command, was presented to the Con- federate Museum by the Arlingion Confederacy. - The flag was_the prop- [erty of the late Capt. S. M. Angelo, who requested the presentation by the Arlington Chapter. COUPLE FOUND DEAD, ing Says He and Wife Were Despondent Oyer Ill Health, By the Associated Press. ATLANTA, Ga., January teday and the police are convinced the; took his own life, they believe. made their home for two years. |80 together,” was found. house, also was found in the room. The stars and bars floated again in | honor, and in other States, including | Chapter of the United Daughters of the SUICIDE PACT SEEN; Letter in Veterinary's Handwrit- 19.—The bodies of Dr. Walter Ruffin, a veterinary surgeon, and his wife were found early died as the result of a suicide pact. He slew his wife with a revolver and then | The bodies were found in their room :nt a boarding house where they had A second letter, written by Mrs, Ruf- fing to the proprietor of the boarding | A leiter in Dr. Ruffin’s handwriting, | | addressed to a brother, W. A. Ruffin of | Petersburg, Va., in which he said he . and his wife were despondent over con- | tinued ill health and had “decided to Acquired by U. By the Associated Press NEW YORK, January 19.—Stratford Hall, birthplace and boyhood home of Gen. Robert E. Lee, in Westmoreland County, Va., has been acquired by Wil- liam Alexander, jr., Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy of Con- necticut, and will be preserved as a na- tional shrine similar to Mount Vernon and Monticello. Announcement of the sale came to- day, the birthday of Gen. Lee and the 200th anniversary of the building of old Stratford, gift of Queen Caroline, wife of George II, to members of the Lee famuiy. For generations this was the home of the Lees of Virginia—Richard Henry Lee and Francis Lightfoot Lee, signers of the Declaration of Independence; Henry Lee, Robert E. Lee and Sidncy Lee. Lighthorse Harry Lee and his sons, Maj. | Lee Birt}xplace, as National Shrine, D. C. of Connecticut A Lee memorial foundation, shortly | to be incorporated, will direct the res- toration and formal dedication of the historic estate. Present plans provide that the Colonial library shall be re-es- tablished and scholarships founded in memory of the Confederate leader. The purchase includes, besides the pi turesque mansion and other buildings, the Lee burial vault, an old mill and several hundred acres along the shores of the Potomac. Adjoining the planta- | birthplace of George Washington. | “'The stratford plantation, originally obtained from the Indians in 1650 by | the first Richard Lee, was in the po: | session of the Lee family from tha | time until 1830, when it was acquired by the ancestors of Charles E. Stuart, who has sold it to the Daughters of the Confederacy. |Coolidge Dignifies aotidee Dgnitice G THERN | EADERS Increasing Tariff| And Unshelled Peanuts Get Protection. The shelled and unshelled peanut situation was clothed with the dignity of an executive order by President Cool- idge yesterday. As a result, within 30 days, the tariff on unshelled goobers will be increased from 3 to 4.25 cents a | pound, on unshelled peanuts from 4| to 6 cents a pound. Mr. Coolidge's order was accompanied by an extended monograph to the press on the entire peanut crisis. Pea- nuts consumed in the United States, it appears, are chiefly of three types; the Virginia type, produced in' Virginia and North Carolina and imported from the Orient; the Spanish type, produced gen- erally throughout the South, and the Runner type, produced chiefly in Ala- bama and Georgia. ‘The Virginia type is the best in size, shape and flavor—the kind generally | caten at ball games. However, they were imported in such quantities from China | that the domestic market was threat- ened. American grown peanuts, un- shelled, cost 9.165 for delivered at Chicago; the Chinese peanuts could be delivered at San Francisco for half that price. The American growers asked that .the tariff be raised to add to their protection. Mr. Coolidge agreed. In witness whereof he set his hand 2nd caused the seal of the United States to be affixed to the new schedules. $400 JEWELRY STOLEN. Thieves Enter Home of Virgil Davis, Arlington County. Special Dispetch to The Star. ALEXANDRIA. Va., January 20.— ‘Thieves last night entered the home of Virgil Davis, residing at Lloyd lane and Braddock road, Arlington County, and escaped with jewelry valued at $400. Entrance was gained through a rear kitchen window. A diamond wrist watch, incrested with 24 diamonds, a gold wrist watch and a beaded purse composed the loot. ‘The robbery took place while Davis, a telegrapher, was at work, and his wife was visiting in Washington. * pooa > Pannie Munday. He was a native of | the past 35 years and came here from i tata, Nortolk, va, T Exercises held yesterday in Statt Tyson of Tennessee, who deli &¥aced the wreath at the foot U. S. Growers of Shelled| ARE PAID TRIBUTE Veterans of Civil War Attend Confederate Organizations’ Celebration Here. With half a dozen gray-haired vet- erans in their midst, local Confederate organizations yesterday met in com- memoration of the 122d anniversaries of Robert E. Lee and “Stonewall” Jack- son at Confederate Memorial Hall, 1322 Vermont avenue. Garbed in the gray uniforms of the Confederacy and proudly displaying service medals, the veterans were stir- red by Rufus W. Pearson's declaration that “the Southern Confederacy fought the Civil War on the grounds of self- government and not because of the slavery question, which was a luxury for the South.” ~ Mr. Pearson, commander of the Dis- trict and Maryland divisions of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, also described the character and life of the two famous Southern generals. Rev. Haskell R. Deal opened the meeting with the invocation, which was followed by a song by Mrs. Francesca Kaspar Lawson, accompanied by Mrs. Henry Hunt McKee. Mrs. Maud Harold Smith recited “The Little Bronze Cross.” ‘The last order of Gen. Lee was read to the meeting by Adjt. John M. Follin, a Confederate veteran. Lucien Powell, the artist who fought during the civil strife at the age of 16 and made many famous sketches of battles and skirmishes of the war, sang several old Southern songs with Mrs. Lawson following the reading of the order. Preceding the celebration the Chil- dren of the Confederacy gathered in Statuary Hall at the Capitol and listened to an address by Senator Tyson of Tennessee, who told them many in- stances of Gen. Lee's military career. The Senator also told the children to retain their patriotism for the South and advised them to study the his- torical facts of the war. Following the address Miss Harriet Ryder, president of the children’s di- vision, placed a wreath on Gen. Lee’ statue in the hall. The wreath was presented to her by Mrs. George D. Horning, president of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Mrs. George Alexander was in charge of the children’s affair. LEE HONORED ON BIRTHDAY Hall at the Capitol, by Confederate The Ruffins had lived in Atlanta for | organizations in Yonor of the birthday of Robert E. Lee. Photo shows Senator the address, and Miss the utatus, i Harriet E. Ryder, who —Underwood Photo, | tion is Wakefield on the Potomac, the | IPOLICEMAN GETS NEW BOARD TRIAL Luther Walker, Accused in Highway Bridge Duties, Wins Right to Counsel. The District Commissioners have remanded to the Police Trial Board, for | a new trial, the case of Luther Walker, | fifth preeinct, who was found guilty by | the board of being in a watchman's box | on the Highway Bridge instead of do- ing duty on the bridge. When the case came to trial before | | the board a brother officer of the ac- | cused, Policeman Robert J. Allen, third ! precinet, sought to appear as Walker's | counsel.” Inspector Louis J. Stoll, chair- | man of the board, would not allow the | | appearance and gave Walker one hour Iin which to prepare his case. At the end of the hour 1 $15 imposed. |” Walker appealed on the ground that he was taken by surprise and unable to prepare an adequate defense in the time allotted. The Commissioners took up his appeal last Tuesday, and ordered the case remanded for new trial, with ample time for the officer to secure counsel. The action was not announced at the time, but news of it leaked out yester- day. Secretary Daniel E. Garges of the Board of Commissioners explained that the fine in the case, $15, was so small that it was not considered .im- portant enough to be announced to the newspapers. Mr. Garges said that although this action had not been taken in any recent case, it was not unusual, and that cases had frequently been remanded for re- trial in the past. QUESTION MARK DUE TO TAKE OFF TODAY Expected Here Thursday Night. Fuel Plane No. 1 Will Accom- pany Record Ship. By the Associated Press. SAN DIEGO, Calif, January 19.— Reconditioned and in readiness for her journey, the Question Mark will take off from Rockwell Field at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning and by Thursday night she is expected to be back in her hangar at Washington, D. C., after suc- cessfully carrying out her mission of setting new endurance records. Announcement of plans for the big plane came today. Fuel plane No. 1 will accompany the monoplane, al- though refueling operations on the eastward flight are not contemplated at present. Maj. Carl Spatz, flight commander, will be in the Question Mark with Capt. Ira Eaker, H. J. Adamson, assistant to F. Trubee Davison, Assistant Secretary (of War for Aviation, and Staff Sergt. | Roy W. Hooe. Fuel plane No. 1 will be piloted by Capt. Ross G. Hoyt and Lieut. Elwood Quesada. The two planes are due at Tucson, Ariz, tomorrow; Monday, at Midland, Tex.: Tuesday night, at Shreveport, La.; Wednesday, at Mont- | gomery, Ala., and they will go to Wash- ington the following day. GEN. WINTYRE IS HONORED AT BANQUET New Philippine Trade Commis- sioner Is Praised by Island Officials. Maj. Gen. Frank McIntyre, who re- the Bureau of Insular Affairs of the War Department, and has been ap- pointed Philippine trade commissioner, night at Harvey’s, where he was praised by Philippine leaders, former officials and a speaker for a delegation of more than 30 New York bankers and busi- nes men interested in Philippine af- fairs. Gen. McIntyre, in responding, laid down the principle that the trade re- United States should be continued as they now stand, and should not be curtailed, as proposed by the Timber- lake resolution, which would restrict to 500,000 tons duty-free sugar from the islands entering the United States. commissioner, declared it was “up to all fair and just-minded Americans to prevent any move to curtail the growth of trade between the islands and the United State: Other speakers included: Represen- tatives Beedy, Republican, of Maine; Williams, Democrat, of Texas; Gilbert, Democrat, of Kentucky: all members of the House Irsular Affairs committee; Charles D. Orth of New York, presi- dent of the Philippine-American Cham- ber of Commerce, LeJ. Parker, chief ot the Bureau of Insular Affairs; Vicente G. Bunuan, director of the Philippine Press Bureau; Frank Crone, formerly Direc- tor of Educdation of the Philippine Islands, and Vicente Villamin of New York. Messages of congratulation to Gen. MclIntyre were read from Chief Justice William Howard Taft, Newton D. Baker, former Secretary of War, and Nicholas Roosevelt of the New York Times. POLICE CHECK STORY OF GUN-TOTING GIRL Young Tennessee Woman Hoped to| Sell Weapon to Obtain Funds, She Says. el Hope that she could sell the loaded pistol police found in her pocketbook to get much-needed funds, was the only motive for her carrying the weapon, Miss Ruth Barnett, 17, of Bristol, Tenn., declared at Police Court yester- day, following her arraignment before Judge Gus A. Schuldt for carrying a | deadly weapon. = ‘The charges against the young wom- an were continued to permit proba- tion authorities to check-up on her story and communfeate with relatives in_Tennessee. Miss Barnett she left her home following _difficulties with her step- father. The revolver she was carry- ing belonged to him, she says. She came to Washington to locate a_brother, James Barnett, a painter. The problem of transportation was solved when a salesman en route to New York offered to drive her here, she said. After making several unsuccessful in- quiries for her brother, she went to Union Station and was there arrested by a policewoman ‘“on suspicion.” Miss Barnett explained that the revol- ver was loaded because she was afraid | to take the cartridges out of it. | Gen. Estes Tnnlfe;;erl. Brig. Gen. George H. Estes has been relieved from duty at headquarters, the case was_tried, | | Walker was found guilty and a fine of | cently retired from the post of chief of | was the guest of honor at a banquet last | lations between the islands and the | Pedro Guevara, resident Philippine | tiaj. Gen. Prancis | 9th Corps Area, Presidio of San Fran- cisco and m!gned the command of the Jefferson aear St. Louis, FOUR HURT IN THIS CRASH Photo of automobile which turned turtle yesterday afternoon on Tunlaw | was a hurried affair road, injuring four of the occupants. ( tached to No. 20 engine company, one of the injured. CAR CARRYING FOUR MEN GOES OVER EMBANKMENT Fireman, Driving Machine, Serious- 1y Injured When Pinned Beneath It. An automobile containing four men, one of whom was seriously injured, plunged over an embankment in the 3800 block of Tunlaw road yesterday afternoon when Ernest B. Fowler, 23, a fireman attached to No. 20 Engine Company, who was driving the car, lost control. Fowler was taken to Georgetowrr Hos- pital and there was said to be suffer- ing from internal injuries and a possi- ble fracture of his hip. His companions escaped with scratches and bruises. Police of the seventh precinct say that when the car got out of control it broke through a fence and ran down the embankment, turning over. Fowler was pinned beneath the ma- chine and was rescued by his friends. — HITCHCOCK ASSAILS KELLOGG PEACE PACT Certain Wars Outlawed by Treaty and Others Legalized, Says Former Senator. By the Associated Press. OMAHA, Nebr, January 19.—The multilateral peace treaty negotiated by Secretary Kellogg was assailed tonight by former Senator Gilbert M. Hitch- | cock in addresisng the annual Jackson day dinner. “It is intended to outlaw war, but when the reservations and interpreta- tions, expressed or implied, are summed up, we find that what the treaty does is to outlaw certain kinds of wars and l&g;l:;e uth;rllélm{ss." said the former an of the Sen - tions committee. G i DETENTION HOUSE - PRISONERS MOVED 1 | Confusion Reigns at New Site as Vans Transfer Furniture. While they didn't get much to eat | yesterday and were bundled, bag and | baggage, out of their quarters at 908 B | street southwest, inmates of the Dis~ | trict’s Detention House today were m: |ing the best of their new quarters at | Sixth street and Louisiana avenue and last night were eating hotel fare. Inster), Ernest B. Fowler, a fireman at- —Star Staff Photo. 'PROVIDENGE BLAST SHAKES WIDE AREA | Four Manholes Blow Up in Busy | Section—Windows 500 Feet Away Shattered. | By the Associated Press. PROVIDENCE, R. I, January 19.— ;F‘mlr manholes blew up in one of the | busiest traffic areas of the city early to- night, shaking buildings within a radius of a quarter of a mile and shattering windows in structures 500 feet from the | center of the explosion. One man sitting at a drugstore soda fountain was knocked from his stool by the concussion and suffered nervous shock. Occupants of many structures in the vicinity, most of which are board- ing houses or small hotels, were alarmed by the loud report and shaking of the buildings, but there was no paniec. , The explosion believed to have been caused by the ignition of accumulated {gas from a leak. centered at Washing- ton and Dean streets, within 400 yards of Cathedral square, which marks the western boundary of the downtown busi- ness section. i S 2 |EARTH CRACK S\VALLOWS ANDEAN TOWN BUILDINGS Inhabitants of South American Village Take Refuge From Disaster in Tents. By the Associated Press. LIMA, Peru, January 19.—El Sol says that the central part of the Andean village of Huaeihuas collapsed suddenly and many buildings disappeared in an | enormous crack in the earth. The in- | habitants fled precipitatedly and now | are living under tents in the neighbor- hood. It is feared some lives were lost. The cause of the disaster is unex- plained. | They didn't get any lunch yesterday |and their supper consisted of coffee— but it was Willard Hotel coffee. | “We're having a hotel take care of the feeding of the prisoners until we can get things straightened out in the new Detention House.” Lieut. Mina C. | Van Winkle, chief of the Women's Bu-~ reau of the Metropolitan Police Depart- | ment, said last night as she was pack- |ing her trunk preparatory to leaving | the old Detention House on B stireet. | Evacuation of the old detention house Bids for moving of furniture were opened only yesterday morning. When the contract was finally awarded, less than 36 hours remained for evacuation of the place. Mrs. Vaa Winkle is under court orders to lea the B street apartment, which has housed the detention house for several months by midnight tonight. It was no comfortable night the pris- oners spent at the new quarters last | night. While the lights, gas and water | had been turned on, the kitchen had not been set up, and up to midnight some of the beds had not been unpacked from moving vans. “We're making the best of a bad deal,” Mrs. Van Winkle said. “We're taking no prisoners tonight, but are caring for those already in charge. Saturday night and Sunday arrests will go to Gallinger Hospital.” Mrs. Van Winkle, who made her home at the old Detention House, dit not stay at the new place last night. but engaged a room at a hotel until “we can get things at the new place straightened out,” she said. RADIO HEARING SLATED. Television Broadcasting Band Question to Be Aired. To determine whether picture or tele- vision broadcasting may be permitted in the broadcast band to a greater extent than now authorized, a hearing will be held by the Federal Radio Commission here on February 14. The hearing will be for the presenta- tion of evidence as to whether such broadcasting can be accommodated on a 10-kilocycle band of frequencies, whether such transmission will result. in undue interference with the regular broadcasting of other stations, whether there is any general public interest in such transmission in the broadcast banc rather than in the high frequency banc and other questions bearing upom thc issue. At present television and pleturc broadcasting are not permitted in the broadcast band between 550 and 1,50¢ kilocycles, except upon formal authorit: from the commission, and then onl: between 1 am. and 6 a.m. = ki e Mrs. Hoover will make the fourt! college woman to become “First Lady.’ LANSBURGH & BRO BAS EMENT ST ORE | Tomorrow! An Exceptional Offering! 600 Wash Frocks Checked and Printed Broadcloth 1.74 Charming Figured Piques In Distinctive Styles—And Sizes 36 to 46 ; Washable home frocks as cheerful and charming as you want to look each day. 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