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@he Foening Star WASHINGTON, DO, N ONDAY, APRIL 29, 1929. UNEXPECTED FLO CERTIFICATE LOANS ‘11,849 Grants Made During First Three Months by Bureau. $4,289,013.99 TOTAL ALLOWED SINCE 1927 Views of Officials Tjgt Requests Would Decrease Ar¢ Met by Steady Demand. et An unexpected flow of ‘veterans is pouring into the regional cfffice of the United States Veterans' Bureau to bor- Tow money on their World War ad- Justed service certificates. Whereas officials had thought that after the first big rush was over the ! demand for loans would let up, there has been a steady demand. During the first three months of this year, ending March 31, the local office made 11,849 loans to veterans, totaling $793,172.46. Few Redeem Certificates. Since the first loans were made on | the bonus April 1, 1927, up to the last | of March of this year, the local office | has loaned out on bonuses $4,289,013.99 | on 36893 adjusted compensation cer- tificates. A few veterans have been redeeming | certificates, those who have called at the bureau and paid back their loans | amounting to only 250 out of the more i than. 36,000. ‘There also have been several “re- peaters,” veterans who have come back the second time after their certificates have acquired a new loan value, so that the number of loans has mounted to 53,611, more than the total number of certificates on hand. L Time Limit Is Extended. Loans are still being made, but they can be issued only on certjficates Chlch are at least two years old. the time limit | expired one time for obtaining the bonis, Congress has extended it again and\ under the present law veterans may agply on or before January 2, 1930. ST. LOUISANS TO CONFER | HERE ON AIR MAIL'LINE Arriving This Afternoon in Big‘ Tri-Motored Plane to Discuss Capital-Gotham-St. Louis Route. A delegation of St. Louisans headed Clarke, president of the Public Service Co. of St. Louis and | chairman of the air board of the Cham- | ber of Commerce, will arrive at Bolling | Field late today to confer with Second Assistant Postmaster W. Irving Glover | relative to the establishment of a di- rect air mail line between St. Louis, ‘Washington and New York. The delegation is traveling aboard a tri-motor, 12-passenger Fokker plane. Leaving St. Louis at 7 a.m., the party is scheduled to arrive here about 4 pm. The delegation will be joined, upon their visit to the Post Office Depart- ment at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow, by prom- k:ent St. Louisans attending the an- ual meeting of the United States | Chamber of Commerce and by Senators Hawes and Patterson of Missouri, Sec- retary of Agriculture, Hyde and per- haps a delegation f: Pittsburgh. e HELD FOR ‘CAUSING ROW, GIVEN 60 DAYS IN JAIL Colored Man, Self-Appointed Peace Officer, Penalized for:Disturb- ance in MacMillan Park. | Although Joseph Jones, colored, rr-‘ siding in the first block of O street, is not officially attached to the Metropoli- ! tan Police Force, he attempted to main- | tain peace and good order in Mac- | Millan Park Saturday night, but was arraigned in Police Court today for 8 disturbance which he created there. Charles L. Hendricks, colored, walk- | ing through the park, was accosted by Jones and informed he must seek other places in which to exercise. Hendricks is said to have objected and Jones, seiz- | ing his arm, “placed him under ar-| Test.” Resisting, Hendricks broke away and attempted to escape, but was soon ap- prehended by the self-appointed minion of the law. Jones was unable to hold his prisoner as police arrived and took the erstwhile officer into custody, charging him with impersonating an | officer. Assistant District Attorney Jo- 1 seph C. Bruee substituted a charge of | assault today. & | Informed ithat the defendant had | been observed in the locality on numer- ous occasions prior to his arrest, Judge Ralph Given ordered him to continue to maintain gcod order in the District jail for 60 days. ADMIRALS ARE LISTED IN TRANSFER ORDERS Reassignments - of Officers and Other Changes Recently An- nounced’ by Navy Department. Admirals oceupy the prominent place today in/Changes at the Navy Depart- ment. Rear Admiral Edward H. Camp- bell, tMe judge advocate general, left that post today for duty as commander of the Special Service Squadron, which is on duty in Central American waters. Admiral Charles F. Hughes, chief of naval operations, and other high offi- cigls of the department were on hand 10 bid Admiral Campbell farewell. Capt. Frank B. Freyer will be acting judge advocate general until the arrival of r Admiral David F. Sellers, who is scheduled to Jeave his flagship, U. 8. S. . Rachester, and turn over command of the Special Service Squadron to Ad- ‘miral Campbell. In the Bureau of Supplies and Ac- counts, Rear Admiral Charles Morris, paymaster general and chief of that bureau, retires from the service, turn- ing over his duties to Rear Admiral Joseph J. Cheatham, brother of the quartermaster general of the Army, Maj. Gen. B. Frank Cheatham. IR TR IS It is clatmed for Montreal, Canada, that it is the largest wheat-shipping port in the world, ONE GUNMAN HELD: | arrested man is !and Hooks questioned the cab driver {ing man as he lay on the ground, but W. A. KROLL, CUP Wed to 95,428 Couples Since 1911. | membered in Many Homes in Nation. “Colonel” William A. Kroll, who has | started more than 95,000 couples along | | the marriage road during the past 18 years, died this morning at his resi-| dence, 122 Maple avenue, Takoma Park, Md. He was 60 years old. | As assistant clerk of the District Su- | preme Court Col. Kroll had Been in charge of the issuance of marriage li- censes since July, 1911. During that time he issued 95428 licensess | During his long service he gleaned | liberal philosophy from the confidences | of the thousands who came to his desk in the clerk's office for permission to | | take unto themselves a wife or a hus- | band. High or low, rich or poor, all re- ceived the same treatment and stood | ion an equal footing when they came be- | fore him. He issued licenses for ceremonies per- formed in the White House and for others where the preacher’s fee was an | item of real importance. | will be kept alive in thousands of scat- | tered homes, where he will be remem- | bered as the kindly man who seemed | ! so sympathetic and proved so helpful | |on that important day when the first | legal step was taken. He was given the title of “colonel” | y newspaper men at the Courthouse, who relied on him for many g stories growing out of applications for licenses. Col. Kroll had been in poor health Kindly Manner Will Be Re- ID'S CHIEF AIDE “COLONEL” W. A. KROLL. —Harris-Ewing Photo. for some time, but continued at work until Friday night. His death came as a shock to his associates and friends. He was born in Allegheny County, Md., August 26, 1869. He moved to| Takoma Park in 1898. He was an active member of the Takoma Park Council, where he served several terms, i and was a tireless worker in Republic- an oplitical circles in Montgomery County. In 1900 he accepted a posi- tion in the Government Printing Office, where he remained until appointed to the assistant clerkship at the Court- house. Funeral arrangements have not been completed, but services are expected to take place at his residence Wednesday morning. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Margaret Kroll; a son, William M. Kroll, both of Takoma Park, and a daughter, Mrs. Margaret Tibbitts of Dover, N. J. SECOND IS HUNTED Taxi Driver Escapes as Fare Empties Gun—Police- man Fired On. One colored man was lodged in 8| cell at the second precinct station | house today on an investigation charge while police began search for a second as the principals in two shooting af- frays in which the lives of four police- men and nearly half a dozen pedes- trians were endmgcred yesterday. The john Hooks, 25, who was overpowered by police in the base- ment of an apartment house at 2800 Connecticut avenue, where he is em- ployed as a janitor, Hook pleaded not guilty when ar- raigned in Police Court this morning and was released on $1,000 bond after demanding a jury trial. Hooks is said by police to have fired at a colored taxicab driver whom he had hired at Ninth and M streets, and after he is allezed to have. drawn a gun when the cab reached Scott Circle about the fare. The driver, Willlam A. Robinson, teld pelice of the second pre- cinct that Hooks had ordered him to drive to an address in the 900 block of L street, and after calling there told him to go to 2800 Connecticut avenue. ‘When the cab reached Scott Circle and N strcet, Robinson said, Hooks, after questioning him about the fare, pulled a gun. Taxi Driver Escapes Bullets. Robinson said he pulled on his emer- gency brake and leaped from the cab. As he fled down N street Hooks fired at him several times from the cab win- dow. None of the shots took effect. Hooks left the cab and disappeared. He was later taken into custody by Head- quarters Detective Frank Varney and police of the second precinct in the drblsenum of the Connecticut avenue ad- ess. Earlier in the day a man whom police said they know and who lives in Tem- perance alley fired at Policeman Claude Evans of the second precinct when the latter stumbled and fell in the alley, where he had gone to arrest the man for firing a pistol in his home during a card game. The policeman said he emptied his service revolver at the flee- failed to hit him. Evans and Officer D. E. Gallimore of the same precinct, who was following closely on Evans’ heels, chased the flee- ing man to Eleventh and U streets, where they recovered a .45-caliber auto- matic pistol the man had thrown away. At this point the policemen lust trace of their quarry. Bullet Strikes Auto. During the chase and exchange of pistol shots Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Hall of Ithaca, N. Y, narrowly escaped when a builet crashed through the windshield of their parked automobile andt lodged in a cushion in the front seat. Aroused by the gun battles and by other instances of unwarranted use of weapons, the public order committes of the Washington Board of Trade will Tenew a vigorous campaign for enact- ment of a rigid law regulating the sale, possession and transportation of fire- arms, it was announced today. Odell S. Smith, chairman of the com- mittee, this morning called a meeting of a special committee to consider the question with a view to obtaining pas- sage of the proposed firearms law at an early date. During the last year the Board of Trade aided in the drafting and urged enactment of a firearms law which would require the registration of ap- | plicants for the purchase of weapons, | recording of sales and giving the po- lice an opportunity to investigate each | application for such purchase before | sales are consummated. Vagrancy Law Revision Urged. The committee, it was stated, also will renew its campaign for passage cf a modified form of the Baumes law for Washington, under which persons con- victed of felonles for the fourth time would be given life imprisonment. The proposed modified Baumes law, how- ever, would not include in its provisions | |life 'penalties for those convicted of | drinking in public, carrying small quan- titles of liquor, etc., restricting the op- i eration of the law to serious felonies. ‘The public order committee also will insist upon the early enactment of a | more rigid vagrancy law for Washing- ton, one with “teeth” in it sufficient to have the effect of driving out of the District dangerous characters with po- lice records and having no visible means of support, although they may possess small funds of money by which they ! now may escape the operation of the | present vagrancy law. Virtually all of the world’s supply of nickel comes from Eastern Canada. | derive from the United States commis- BROWN AND PARTY SAIL FROM PANAMA Commission Made Study of Canal Zone Republic’s Financial Condition. Having completed an investigation looking toward reerganization of the governmental machinery of Panama, Herbert D. Brown, chief of the Bureau of Efficiency, and a stafl of assistants sailed from the Canal Zone yesterday aboard the steamer Ancon, bound for the United States. The party is ex- pected to reach its destination May 6. The party, which includes Mr, Brown, Herbert H. Rapp, Archie L. Peterson, James V. Bennett and Paul | L. Rapp, went to Panama about two | months ago to balance the budget of the Panamanian government and out- line administrative procedure for the government offices. New Office Is Recommended. During their stay in Panama théy have made a study of the government'’s organization and financial condition and have presented to President Flo- rencio H. Arosemena a report which outlines a plan for the financial re- habilitation of the country. Their re- port contains detailed recommendations not only for a general reorganization of the offices but for special improve- ments in methods of work, all looking toward curtailment of routine expendi- tures. Chief of their recommendations is one for establishment of the office of controller general. They also have made suggestions looking to a change in the whole revenue system, proposing the gradual reduction of import duties with the gradual increase of property taxes|N. J. and the introduction slowly of an in- come tax. The commission felt that this change, besides being of paramount benefit to the mass of Panamanians who are now in their opinion more or less exploited by a favored few, would have the additional merit of eliminating the friction which exists between the people of Panama and their neighbors, the employes of the Canal Zone, on account of the benefits which the latter saries. The commission feels that a re- duction in import duties would tend to put the Panamanian merchants on the same free trade basis as the commis- saries and eliminate the complaint that commissary materials are bootlegged into Panama. Bank Urged Investigation. ‘This investigation was undertaken by the Panamanian government at the re- quest of the National City Bank of New York, the vice president of which, George E. Roberts, formerly director of the mint, engaged Mr. Brown to do the work. Having loaned Panama $16,000,- 000 last year, the National City Bark is naturally interested in the solvency of the government. Mr. Brown and his assistants were granted leave of ab- sence by President Coolidge, and the then President-elect Hoover, and have made the investigation on the same terms for which they work for the; United States Government. Mr. Roberts has been in Panama with Mr. Brown and has contributed to the report an economic section in which he discusses the resources of Panama. Mr. Roberts and Mr. and Mrs. Brown have been widely entertained durirg their stay in Panama, by officlals of the Panamanian government and of the Canal Zone. On April 7, Mr. and Mrs. Brown were hosts at a dinner ard dance at the Union Club in honor of the governor of the Canal Zone, Col. Harry Burgess, and Mrs. Burgess. HOUSE AUTHORIZES FUND FOR GEORGIA RELIEF TASK $2,000,000 Balance of $6,000,000 Appropriated at Last Session Is Made Available. By the Assoclated Press. ‘The House today passed a resolution to make available for the use of the sufferers from the recent Georgia and Alabama storm the $2,000,000 remaining from the $6,000,000 appropriated for storm relief in the Southern States at the last session. The measure now goes to the Senate. It was called up by Representative Larsen, Democrat, of Georgia, who told the House of the damage done by the recent cyclones and hallstorms in his section. Concerts Discontinued. Beginning today, the concerts at the ine Barracks on Monday and_Fri- day afternoons by the Marine Band were discontinued, For the remainder of the indoor season the Marine Band Orchestra will continue its Wednesday night concerts, however, | ber, on “The Growing Responsibilities | | Ohio. C. OF C-DELEGATES ' AT COURTHOUSE, IS DEAD AT 60| OF VETERANS ASKS o 16sums csnes o > PICKING NOMINEES FORDIRECTORSHIPS Two Sectional Meetings of | Council Pave Way for Opening Session. FIRE WASTE CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNCED | Bronze Plaques Are Presented to Five Organizations for Lead- ing in Work. ‘Two sectional meetings of the Na- tional Council of the Chamber of Com- merce of the United States, at which nominees for the 18 new directors for the ensuing year are being chosen, paved the way for the opening of the seven- teenth annual convention tomorrow morning, which is scheduled to close Friday with formal voting on directors. Pending the action of the national eouncil on nominations later today, side feature of the preliminary session was the presentation of bronze plaques | to the commercial organizations of De- troit, Erie, Pa.; Lakewood, Ohio; Owens- boro, Ky., and Albany, Ga., for leading in the 1928 national fire waste contest sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce | and the National Fire Waste Council. | Detroit Wins Grand Prize. | ‘The Detroit representatives were given the grand prize. The plaques were pre- sented by Representative Joseph L. Hooper of Michigan. Nearly ail of the 3,000 or more dele- gates to the convention had registered | up _to noon. President William Butterworth pre- sided at the first section meeting, com- posed of national councilors from local | and State organizations other than trade | associations. Over the section of trade | association representatives. the vice! president of the chamber, Robert R.| Ellis, presided. The keynote address of Julius H. Barnes, former president of the cham- | of Business,” which will be the prin- cipal event at the opening of the con- vention tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock, is being awaited with keen interest. The question of distribution appar- ently is the most important lm&l‘x{x the attention of the representatives of the 1600 organizations affiliated with the Chamber of Commerce. Dr. Julius Klein, chief of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce of the Department of Commerce, will be | the principal speaker at tonight's banquet of the American section of the | International Chamber of Commerce, which will be held at 7:30 o'clock at the Mayflower Hotel. i Nominees Are Listed. For the 18 vacancies on the board of | directors, which will be elected formally Friday, the names of 35 business men, coming from all parts of the country, have been proposed. Directors are elected by geographic districts, and also represent the main branches of com- merce and industry. The names upon which action will | be taken include the following: First district (Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut | and Rhode Island)—Ralph S. Bauer, | R. 8. Bauer Co.,, Lynn, Mass.; Leonard | S. Horner, president Niles-Bement- Pond Co.,, New Haven, Conn.; Redfield Proctor, vice president Vermont Marble | Co., Proctor, Vt. Second district (New York, New Jer- sey, Pennsylvania and Delaware)— Robert Boettger, vice president Yonkers Trust Co., Yonkers, N. Y.; Lammot du Pont, president E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Wilmington, Del.; Fred- eric H. Hill, Elmira Water, Light & Railroad Co., Elmira, N. Y.; Roderick Stephens, vice president Stephens Fuel Co., New York, N. Y.; Francis B. Wal- len, sr., Wallen's (jewelers), Camden, | Third district (Maryland, District ot! Columbia, Virginia, = West Virginia, | North Carolina and South Carolina)— Albert L. Cox, vice president Boylan- Pearce Co., Raleigh, N. C.; E. Asbury Davis, president Neudecker Tobacco Co., Baltimore, Md.; F. Roger Miller, vice president Grove Park 1lnn, Ashe- ville, N. C. Fourth district (Tennessee, Missis- sippl, Alabama, Georgia and Florida)— | William Candler, vice president At- lanta-Biltmore Hotel Co., Atlanta, Ga. Fifth district (Michigan, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky) —Homer Gard, president Journal Publishing Co., Ham- ilton, Ohio.; P. W. Litchfield, president Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Akron, Sixth district (Wisconsin, Iow: Illincis)—John C. _ Allen, pre.fld.e'x.z‘: People’s National Bank, Monmouth, 1ll.; John H. Camlin, J. H. Camlin Co., Rockford, I1l.; Walter L. Cherry, presi- dent Cherry-Burrell Corporation, Cedar Rapids, Towa; Carl A. Johnson, presi- dent Gisholt Machine Co., Madison, Wis.; Charles A, Kiler, president C. A. Kiler Furniture Co., Champaign, Il Seventh district (Colorado, Kansas, :{!’ekxl‘:om_i‘ Mmdr;.'o ?flkllhomn, New , Texas and Louisiana)— - d"g";“d“&m )—No can. g] trict (Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, N{brnk‘l and Minnesota)—C. E. Danielson, pro- prietor Grand Hotel, Minot, N. Dak., and George W. Holmes, president First National Bank, Lincoln, Nebr, Ninth district (Washington, Oregon, Idaho, California, Nevada, Utah and gzlmgl)l—mxzereg G. Griges, president 'aul ‘acoma Lumber Co., Tacoma, Wash, Civic development—Charles W, Lons- dale, president Simonds-Shields-Lons- dale Grain Co., Kansas City, Mo. Domestic distribution—H. K. McCann, president The H. K. McCann Co., New York, N. Y., Edward P. Peck, vice president Omaha Elevator Co., Omaha, Nebr.; Earl C. Sims, president J, C. Penney Co., New Rochelle, N, Y.; Her- bert J. Tilly, president Strawbridge & Clothier, Philadelphia, Pa., and Carl Weeks, president The Armand Co., Des Moines, Iowa. Finance—John G. Lonsdale, president National Bank of Commerce, St. Louls, 0. Forelgn commerce—H. M. Gilbe: president Richey & Gilbert Co., Ylklln‘:: Wash., and Hugo Hartenstein, vice %re;:denl Thrall Electric Co., Havana, uba. Insurance—C. A. Ludlum, vice presi- dent The Home Insurance Co., New York, N. Y. Manufacture—No candidates yet. Natural resources production—Mat- thew 8. Sloan, president New York Edi- son Co, New York, N. Y., and F. A. Wills, chairman of board, Supplee- Wills-Jones Milk Co., Philadelphia, Pa. Transportation and communication— A. W. Robertson, chairman of board, Westinghouse Electric & Manufac- turing Co., East Pittsburgh, Pa. o 2 Ringling Circus Due. May 20. The Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey combined circus will be pre- sented here on 20 and 21, it was announced | | nand Foch of France are to be held in | | Charalambos Simopoulos, and Mrs. Si- | Mme. van_ Royen; | the Minister from Czechoslovakia, Mr. @ & Aot Huge Sikorsky amphibian plane which arrived at Bolling Field today for christening before the This plane was wrecked at the start of Rene Fonck’s projected transatlantic flight. | In the photograph, left to right: Wilson F. Reynolds, John K. | pilot; John Cochran, Donald Gretser, Alfred Clinch and Henri Berthoux. South America. Ak s Montgomery, 1 | PAGE 15 FONCK PLANE HERE FOR RECHRISTENING BEFORE: CHILE: HOP i start of a flight to It has been rebuilt. Harold_McMahon, —=Star Staff Photo. Dierck, the mascot; FOCH MEMORIAL SERVICES TODAY | Diplomats Among Those Ex- | pected at Ceremonies in | Washington Cathedral. Memorial services for Marshal Perdi- | the Bethlehem Chapel of Washington Cathedral this afternoon at 4 o'clock. | Members of the diplomatic corps, the | cabinet, other Government officials, and men and women who participated in the World War activities are to attend. The French Ambassador, Paul Clau- del, and the Bishop of Washingtog, the Right Rev. James E. Freeman, will speak in commemoration of the great war leader, in the little room wherein rest the remains of Woodrow Wilson, the Nation’s War President. In addition to the seats reserved for invited guests, a portion of the chapel will be available to men and women who served during the war. Patriotic and veterans’ organizations are expected to be represented. Accepted Invitations Listed. Among those who have accepted invita- tionstoattend aer: The British Ambassa- dor, Sir Esme Howard, and Lady Isabella Howard; the Chilean Ambassador, Senor Don Carlos G. Davila, and Senora Dona Davila; the Minister from Greece, Mr. mopoulos; the Minister from Venezuela, Senor Dr. Don Carlos P. Grisanti; the Minister from the Dominican Republic, Senor Angel Morales; the Minister from Canada, the Hon. Vincent Massey, and Mrs. Massey; the Minister from the Netherlands, Mr. J. H. van Royen, and the Minister from Lithuania, Mr. Bronius Kasimir Balutis; Ferdinand Veverka: the Minister from the Irish Free State, Mr. Michael Mac- White: the Minister from Poland, Mr. Titus Filipowicz; the Minister from Nic- aragua, Senor Dr. Don Juan B. Sacasa; the naval attache of the Spanish em- bassy, Capt. Jose Iglesias' y Abelaira, Royal Spanish Navy; the secretary of the Be embassy, Viscount de Lantsheere; the counselor of the Polish legation, Mr. Stanislaw Lepkowski, and the charge d’affaires of Haiti, Mr. Raoul Lizaire. U. S. Notables to Attend. Justice James Clark McReynolds of the Supreme Court is expected to at- tend, as is Secretary Charles Francis Adams of the Navy, and Assistant Sec- retary of the Navy Commodore Ernest Lee Jahncke, and the following repre- sentatives of the Army: Assistant Sec- retary of War Patrick J. Hurley and Mrs. Hurley, Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Ben- jamine F. Cheatham, Brig. Gen. Her- bert Deakyne, Brig. Gen. F. LeJ. Park- er, Maj. Gen. James E. Fechet. Maj. | Gen. Herbert B. Crosby, Maj. Gen. Ed- ward Albert Kreger, and others. SCHOLARSHIP OFFERED | YOUTHS BY EDISON | D. C. Commissioners Receive Invi- | tation to Select Representative Boy for Competition. The District Commissioners today re- ceived an invitation from Charles Edi- son, writing for Thomas A. Edison, the inventor, to select a representative high school boy of the District of Columbia to compete for a scholarship Mr. Edi- son is offering. giving four years train- ing in a technical school. The governor of each State was sent a similar letter. The 49 boys thus select- ed will travel to Mr. Edison’s home at West Orange, N. J., where the inventor will personally examine them. The commissioners will turn the in- vitation over to the Board of Education. ADVERTISING TEST. Club Members Will Discuss Effec: tiveness of Layouts. The ability of members of the Adver- tising Club of Washington to discrimi- nate between productive and non-pro- ductive ads will be put to the test tomorrow at the club’s regular weekly luncheon in the National Press Club Bullding. . currr:a'll Rhem:l;“zmi m,nne.x'\:eh n:;:;- director, will give ‘o 2 gflvm ads, one that has failed and one ‘that has succeeded, and will ask | baskets of fruit sent by sympathize them to select the good one. Boy’s Face Beams As Hope to Become Ball Player Risesl Clipping Telling How Crippled Pitcher Won | Game Cheers Child. | For the first time in many days the | pain-worn face of 12-year-old Robey | Whitfleld beamed with joy this morning | when his physician-friend and consoier, | Dr. Leon Gordon, sat at his bedside in Emergency Hospital today, where the boy lay with his right leg missing, and showed him a clipping from a news- | paper account of a base ball game in North Carolina in which a youth, with his right leg and left arm missing, had hurled his base ball nine to a 2-to-1 victory and had held the opposition to two scratch hits. Afraid It's Not True. Robey was perceptibly moved when Dr. Gordon had mentioned that such a feat was possible. But when the physi- cian drew the clipping from the pocket of his uniform and held Robey up in bed to read it, the youth’s eyes, dulled by pain over two weeks’ suffering, fairly gleamed and sparkled. “Say, Doc,” the boy said almost in a whisper, “do you think this really hap- pened?” The boy waited as if afraid to breathe until the physician had told him it was true. Doctor Assures Him It's So. “Why, of course, Robey,” Dr. Gordon ‘ answered. “It wouldn't be reported by a news association unless it were true, angd it'’s just as true that you will be able to pitch even more effectively than | the boy mentioned in this clipping, be- cause you have two hands.” ¢ Robey, who was the star first base- man on a juvenile base ball team and ‘who lost his right leg as the result of an automobile accident at Sixth street and Pennsylvania avenue two weeks go, said this morning that life just wouldn’t be worth going through with if it was not for his friend Dr. Gordon. The clpse ties of friendship that have sprung up between the lad and the physician date. back a few days before 1'.he accident which cost the boy his eg. Doctor Cured Finger, Too. On a Monday before Robey was run over. he came into Emergency Hospital, accompanied by the base ball squad, with an injured finger. It was Dr. Gor- don who treated Robey's finger and who told the boy that he would personally see to it that he would be able to play in a few days. Robey went back to Dr. Gordon every day for nearly a week and Dr. Gordon worked diligently and skillfully and sympathized and consoled Robey and cured his finger. Robey and | Dr. Gordon had become fast friends. ‘The following Saturday night, Dr. Gordon was called into the emergency room to administer to a boy who had been seriously injured in an automobile | accident. It was Robey. The first words the lad spoke after 24 hours of unconsciousness were: “Where is Dr. Gordon, and ask him if I can play ball again?” Robey is g:‘t‘tln[ better now, and as he lay in in a room filled with TS who have become interested in him through reading of his case in the newspapers and huge floral bouquets sent almost daily from the White House conservatory, his star of hope is Dr. Gordon. LEJEUNE WILL LEAVE FOR COAST WEDNESDAY Former Commandant of Marine Corps Will End Service Latter Part of June. - Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune, former commandant of the Marine Corps, will leave Washington on Wednesday to proceed to duty on the West Coast, and there to spend the remaining days of his service in the famous fighting organization in which he has won high renown. On July 1 he is scheduled to become superintendent of Virginia Military Institute, and, although he will still be in the Marine Corps, Gen. Le- Jeune has accrued leave coming to him. Officially he will leave the Marine on October 31. e veteran and beloved Marine commander will go _from Washington to New York. On Priday he will sail from that city aboard the U. 8. Army Tri t Somme, bound for §: Francisco. He will inspect various Ma- rine Corps activities on the West Coast until the latter part of June. D. C. Accountant Will Marry Captain Who Reunited Her With Lost Brother Nine sightless persons whose way is made easier in the Columbia FPoly- technic Institute for the Blind, at 1808 H street, do not know it yet, but romance has invaded their quarters and centered on Miss' Mary Augusta Frost, 55, who since 1920 has served the institute as accountant. On June 10 Miss Frost will travel to Portland, Me., and on the next day will be married to Capt. Henry J. Frost, 61, for 20 years director of the Seamen'’s Bethel, and missionary to those who live on the islands in Casco Bay. Miss Frost met the captain threé years ago in Portland, when his work reunited her and l;‘tr brother, :;‘IO had run away from home as a youth. Azynociueed Press dispatches told of the captain’s announcement of the en- gagement and Miss Frost confirmed the report today. Other employes of the institute were not informed of the romantic development. Miss Frost plans to return to the in- stitute after marriage and remain until At t, when she will join Capt. Frost. His eyesight is falling him and his bride will assist him in his work along the waterfront. He has charge of the Seamen’s Bethel and during the in a tiny launch, journeys among the 300-odd islands of Casco the islanders with read- | Mm.em(mdmrwppuu. THO WONEN HURT INAUTD ACGDENT Seven Others Injured In and Near Washington as Toll of Traffic Mishaps. the most seriously, in automobile acei- ' dents in and near Washington yester- day. Mrs. Sally B. Lucas, 32 years old, 6215 Western avenue, is thought to have a fractured skull and ribs, following an accident yesterday afternoon in the 4000 block of Connecticut avenue. She will undergo X-ray examination at Emer- gency .lospital today. ‘The woman was seated in a parked automobile when another machine, which police say was operated by Ruth Mooney, 21 years old, 1722 Niheteenth street, skidded in the car tracks and swung toward the curb, striking the Lucas machine. Wife of Policeman Is Hurt. No. 13 precinct, 4603 Georgia avenue, is thought to have sustained several frac- tured ribs shortly after noon yesterday, when the automobile in which she was | streets with another operal | street. Officer Broderick, who was slightly cut by flying glass. and his wife, were removed to Walter Reed Hospital, where | they were treated and later discharged. | Three motorists were injured yester- | day afternoon in a collision at Capitol Heights, Md. Le Roy Dove, 33, 513 F street northeast, driver of one car, was treated at Casualty Hospital for a pos- about the face, while Daniel Walker, 50, 627 Thirty-first street southeast, re- ceived treatment for a fractured right arm and cuts on the scalp. Daniel Wal- ker, jr., who, with his father, was a passenger in the machine driven by Dove, was treated for minor cuts and bruises. Identity of Other Driver Unknown. The three were brought to Washing- ton by an unidentified motorist. Police did not learn the identity of the second driver figuring in the crash. Other motorists treated for minor in- F. Mudd, 1101 W street southeast; .Tri-Motored Craft Will Nine persons were injured, two women | Mrs. Mary M. Broderick, 43, wife of | | Policeman Jeremiah C. Broderick of riding with her husband was in a| collision at Eighth and Crittenden | ted by Thomas M. Knight, 24, 4819 Eighth| sible fracture of the jaw and lacerations | juries and discharged included Willlam | Be Renamed Today by Senora de Davila. HUGE SHIP CRASHED ON ATLANTIC TAKE-OFF 4,900-Mile Non-stop Flight to San- tiago Is Planned for the Southern Star. ‘The big twin-motored Sikorsky am- phibian plane Ville de Paris, construct- ed for Capt. Rene Fonck, France's lead- ing World War ace, for a transatlantic flight two years ago, is to be re- christened at Bolling Field at 3 o'clock this afternoon in preparation for an at- tempted 4.900-mile non-stop flight from this city to Santiago, Chile. The plane, which will be renamed Southern Star, took off from New York this morning for Bolling Field, piloted by Harold McMahon, test pilot for the Curtiss Flying Service, and carrying as a passenger John K. Montgomery, pres- i |ident of American International Air- ways, which is sponsoring the proposed South American flight. It arrived here shortly after noon. The plane will be christened by Senora Dona Herminia Arrate de Da- i vila, wife of the Chilean Ambassador. {Dr. L. 8. Rowe, director general of the { Pan-American Union, is to preside at the exercises. Members of the diplo- matic corps, Army and Navy aeronau- ties’ pegrl! and Federal officials have been invited to attend the ceremonies. The plane left New York for this city yesterday, but was forced back by bad weather. On this morning’s flight, it ran into heavy head-winds, which held it far behind its schedule. ' The Ville de Paris was built in 1927 and was wrecked in “Sikorsky Gulley," at Roosevelt Field, after failing to clear the ground with the great load of gaso- line with which it had been loaded for the transatlantic flight. Two men were burned to death in the crash, Fonck barely escaping. . {PASTOR ARRAIGNED ON LARCENY CHARGE Rev. Joseph Daniels Accused of Selling Piano That Had | Not Been Paid For. Charged with larceny 2fter trust, Rev. Joseph Daniels, formerly residing in the 11300 block Kenyon street, was arraigned in Police Court today before Judge Ralph Given. Mr. Daniels until his ar- rest Friday is said to have been the i pastor of a church in the 1100 block of | N _street. Police allege the defendant procured a piano from the firm of W. W. Kim- ball & Co. h:“ Ad‘u‘ustigt last, year, after ing a sm: *posit. p.éhogn!y before Christmas Mr. Daniels is said to have been in need of money to purchase gifts for his only son and is alleged to have sold the piano to a second-hand dealer. He received only $15, although the list price on the in- strument when purchased on the in- stallment plan amounted to $120. Detective W. S. Smoot of the Tenth precinct is said to have appeared at Mr. Daniels' home to take him into custody, but he was not there. His son, Joseph Paul Daniels, 20 years old, was taken into custody and confined in Charles S. McNair, 58, 1808 I street, and | Mark D. Johnson, 22, 916 P street. CAMPAIGN FOR FUNDS All Branches of District Federa-! tion Meet to Discuss Methods of Procedure. | A meeting of all branches of the District of Columbia State Federation of Colored Women's Clubs was held at the First Baptist Church, Sixth and | G streets, last night, to raise funds for headquarters of the National Associa- tion of Colored Women, 1114 O street. Spirituals and Gospel songs were sung | by pupils from the Croome Settlement School of Maryland. A recitation was given by Miss Pearline Wilson and a piano solo rendered by Miss Elizabeth Johnson. Open discussions of law_enforcement affecting the fourteenth, fifteenth and eighteenth amendments to the Consti- tution and also of the needs of free i’“"]‘é"” education in the South were eld. Others taking part in the program were Mrs. Daniel E. Murray, Mary B. Love, Grace Jackson, Corinne Wilson, Marie Madre Marshall, Mrs. R. A Henry and James C. Clark. Miss E. A. Chase, administrative principal of Briggs Montgomery School, presided. S A RINGS, CHICKENS, CASH MAKE UP LOOT OF THIEVES Grocery Store Owner Reports ‘14 Fowls Taken Some Time Saturday Night. Rings, chickens and money comprised part of the loot of sneak thieves operat- ing over the week end, according to re- ports made to police. ‘Two rings, one belonging to Mabel R. Pettit, and the other to Geo: Redeen, were stolen from 1014 Pot avenue southeast. Jacob Pavenstein, owner of a grocery store at 707 Four-and-one-half street, reported the theft of 14 chickens from his store late Saturday night. Frank Schertz and Ralph Barnhardt, living In the 1300 block of Farragut street, reported the. theft of $12 and $18, respectively. AT SR L G Photo Engravers Celebrate. The twenty-fifth anniversary of the Washington Photo Engravers’ Union was celebrated last night at a banquet at the Hi n Hotel, with 200 mem- the tenth precinct station. He was later | released when Mr. Daniels was arrested. Given ordered the case con- COLORED WOMEN PLAN i, i o s THREE TO BE HONORED. Rail Workers to Congratulate Trio With 120 Years of Service. The retirement of three men whose service with the Pennsylvania Railroad aggregates 120 years will be observed this evening by the local Britherhood of Locomotive Engineers, at a meeting in the Northeast Masonic Temple, Eighth and F streets northeast. Four generations of one family will be present to observe the retirement of Charles F. Barnes of 1337 A street northeast, who closes out 44 years' ser- vice with the railroad. Mr. Barnes mother, Mrs. Martha E. Barnes; his son, Norman H. Barnes, and the son's little daughter will attend. W. H. Bailey of Chevy Chase, D. C., for 50 years an employe of the road, and Henry Jeslester, whose service is 35 years, also will be congratulated on_the occasion of their retirement. Charles R. Bush is chairman of a committee of the brotherhood arrang- ing the exercises. PLAY IS SCHEDULED. Parish Priest” to Be Pre- sented May 12 and 13. ‘The St. Peter's Players will present “The Parish Priest,” a three-act play written by Daniel L. Hart, of Wilkes-Barre, Pa., at Parish m:- ond and C streets southeast, on May 12 and 13 at 8:15 pm. The presentation will be the fifth produced this year and the twenticth since the organization, which is com- posed of more than 50 players, was formed five years ago. Many of the original players are listed in the cast of “The Parish Priest.” The play is under the direction of Alfred A. McGlrrll%{ and Rhe a}l‘t]mmsh:ram of Margaret n, Agnes Nolan, ce Kel:‘e:. Thot';:: O’Donnell, Robert Dil- lon, Howard Smith, Norman Sims and Prancis McGarraghy. “MISTAKE” COSTS $10. ‘The similarity of row houses in the 300 block of Missouri avenue proved the undoing of Jesse Gilliam, col , last night when he started home after leaving a friend’s party. Although he reached the block in which his home was located, he at- away. After discovering his key would not fit the lock of the portal, he becaxs e, Tousekosper, whens opening tie , when door this morning to get the milk, dis- “The bers, mm and friends attending. Edward J. Volz, international president, attended the banguet and congratulated the Washington on its develop- ment, g S covered Gilllam asleep. “1 must have made a mistake,” Gil- liam informed Judge Isaac R. Hitt to- o kg 00 ded th b 8o, " respon e court. “Ten dollars.” %