Evening Star Newspaper, May 4, 1929, Page 12

* SINCLAIR MAY MISS - LUXURIES IN GELL ONCE GIVEN T0 RiCH Wealthy New York Broker in 1897 Had Persian Rug in Jail Here. HOTEL MEALS SERVED IN HIS PRISON “SUITE”/ | { Rnn Things Differently Now, Says Maj. Peake, Who Awaits 0il Magnate. 1f precedents count for anything, Harry F. Sinclair, now headed for jail for contempt of the Senate, might be justified in asking for all sorts of favors during his 90-day sojourn at the Dis- trict Jail. | ‘The oil millionaire could cite the im-| prisonment in 1897 of Elverton R. Chap- man, wealthy New York broker, as a| case in point. Chapman, like Sinclair, refused to answer certain questions pro- | pounded by a Senate investigating com- mittee, and his punishment was 25 days of luxury in the same jail which Mr. Sinclair is due to enter Monday. A Persian rug, sumptuous furniture | and hotel meals, served in his special | two-cell “suite,” contributed to the com- fort of Mr.,Chapman while he was a guest of the Government. In view | of the furor created at the time by | these “special courtes! however, Mr. | . Sinclair well might nder over the advisability of secking similar favors | for himself. The treatment of Chap- man precipitated inquiries by the grand | jury ‘and the District Supreme Court, | to say nothing of protests from other | prisoners. Jail Now Run Differenity. Maj. William L. Peake, superintendent | of the District jail, said today he had heard of the Chapman case, but added that the jail is being run’ differently today than it was in the gay '90’s. “Our jail down here is not like it} used to be,” Maj. Peake explained. “We are running it along modern lines, al- though we still have the same old buildings. As for Mr. Sinclair, I can only say I have never met him, have never seen him and haven't heard one word from him or his representatives. I have made absolutely no arrange- ments to receive him here and don't even know what cell I shall put him in when he comes. The cell situation changes daily. I'll have to wait until he gets here. “I cannot discuss how Mr. Sinclair will be treated in advance of his ar- rival. I am not crossing bridges until I reach them. In this conneetion I might point out that we had a millionaire here Tor three days recently, and I never saw him from the time he entered until he left. I refer to Jack Shields, who was . sent here before starting a three-year sentence at Occoquan. The fact he was. a millionaire didn't arouse my curiosity, enough to single him out from among the other prisoners.. But I'm not sa; anything now about Mr. Sinclair.” Order Is Due Today. ‘The order of the Supreme Court un- der which Sinclair will be committed to Jail will be issued late toda; The order will be si | g igned by Charles Elmore Cropley, clerk of the Supreme -~ Court, and will mailed to Prank- E. Cunningham, clerk of the Supreme Court of the District -of Columbia. The mandate directing the trial court to ‘enforce the sentence it imposed on Sinclair will remove the last obstacle to_Sinclair's commitment. The time at which he must begin to serve the sentence will be determired by the lower court. Chapman Case Recalled. Chapman refused to answer questions put to him by a special Senate com: mittee regarding speculations by cer- tain Senators in American Sugar stock. He was sentenced to 30 days, begin- ning May 17, 1897. On the morning of his commitment he went to the jail for a preliminary inspection, in com- pany with a United States marshal, the ‘warden of the jail and Frank V. Ben- mett, manager of the Arlington Hotel. Chapman was shown the cell assigned | to him and he pronounced it ‘“very | satisfactory.” It had in it only the usual iron cot. When he reported at the jail late in | the afternoon, however, a marked trans- formation had taken place. The cot been removed and the cell had been luxuriously finished. An adjoining cell also had been fitted up as an “office.” In the first cell were a fine Persian rug, | a brass bedstead with hotel linen, chif- fonier with mirror and a chair. It was stated an offer was made to drape the stone walls and curtain the windows, but Chapman declined the offer with thanks. In the office cell were a rug writing table, easy chair, two othet chairs, a reading lamp and a refrig- erator for cooling water. Manager Bennett of the Arlington as- | signed a waiter to bring Chapman his | meals, which included “fancy dish from the hotel. The hostelry also sup- plied all the towels, crockery and sil- ! verware, according to cotemporary a counts, Caused Court Action. The alleged “favoritism” shown Chap- man resulted in the filing of an action in the District Supreme Court by a fellow prisoner, Lawrence Ball, who de- manded similar privileges. The court called on the jail warden for an -ex- planation, and about the same time the grand jurors made an inspection of conditions “at the jail. The warden defended his action by citing as a prec- | edent the case of one Hallet Kilbourne, | confined there several years before for | refusing to reply to questions by a | House committee, and he pointed out, moreover, that Judge Cole, in sentenc- | ing Chapman, declared the court did | not regard the broker as a criminal. | The warden said he felt that he had | done his full duty in merely confining Chapman. Apparently the matter blew over and Chapman walked out of jail on the twenty-fifth day, a free man. He had been given five days off his term for “good behavior.” ROBERT H. WMACKIN, 69, BRICK CONTRACTOR, DIES Funeral Ser Monday, With Burial in Pros- pect Hill Cemetery. Robert H. McMackin, 69 years old, for a number of years engaged in business as brick contractor, died at his home, 1102 North Capitol street, yesterday after a long illness. | Mr. McMackin was a member of the | La Fayette Lodge of Masons; the Co- Jumbia Commandery, Knights Templar; the Washington Board of Trade, Cham- | ber of Commerce and the Master Build- | ers’ Association. He was a native of Philadelphia, but had resided in this city since a boy. Surviving him are his widow, Mrs.‘ Margaret C. McMackin; a sister, Mrs. Minnie Crawford of Baltimore, and a brother, James McMackin of Philadel- hia. 5 Funeral services will be conducted at the residence Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment will be in Prospect Hill Cemetery. {tor at Central High S; ces Will Be !‘!Md1 Caged in & rude pen on the back porch of his home, at 5309 Hayes street northeast, where he was said to have been a captive for 24 hours without food or attention, a 7-year-old colored boy, Louis Thomas, was liberated late yesterday afternoon by Policeman Thomas Delaney of the eleventh pre- cinct, who reported that the child was totally unclothed when he found him and his body covered with blood from a scalp wound. The officer, who responded to com- plaints from neighbors that the child was being cruelly mistreated, reported that the injured boy's father, Dellie ' THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON., D. C, SATURDAY, MAY 4, 1929.° BOY FOUND CAGED AND BEATEN, FATHER FACES ASSAULT CHARGE |Officer Reports Lad, 7, Was Unclothed and Body Covered With Blood From Scalp Wound. Thomas, 28 years old, had imprisoned and beat the boy about the head with a board. Thomas was locked up at the eleventh precinct last night on a charge of assault. He was to be arraigned in Police Court today. At Gallinger Hospital, where the child was removed in No. 11 patrol, he s treated for shock, body bruises and a scalp wound. Doctors at the hospital this morning said his condition was not serious. Neighbors told the officer they had heard the child’s screams. When he arrived, young Thomas was unable to move his limbs, Delaney said. MAID OF ORLEANS 1S HONORED HERE |Fifth Centenary of Martyr- dom of Joan of Arc Com- memorated by Women. In commemoration of the fifth cen- tenary of the martyrdom of Jeanne d'Arc, national heroine of France, elab- | orate ceremonies will be held this after- | noon in Meridian Hill Park, before the | monument erected in honor of the “Maid of Orleans” and dedicated to the women of America by “Le Lyceum.” a | society of the Frenchwomen of New | York. A large delegation of the society ar- rived from New York to participate in | the ceremonies, sponsored by a distin- guished committee which includes Mme. Raymond Poincare, Mme. La Marechal Weygand, M. Paul Claudel, M. Maxime Mongendre, French consul general in New York, and Mme. Morgendre. Several hundred Boy and Girl Scouts will participate in the program. Music will be played by the United States Marine Band, selections includ- | ing the French and American national anthems and “La Madelon,” the popu- lar_war song of France. Speakers for the occesion include Mr. Claudel, Lieut. Col. U. S. Grant, III; Mme. Carlo Polifeme, president founder of the society, and Dr. James Brown Scott, president of the Institute Fran- casi of Washington. Invocation was pronounced by Rev. P. Baisnee, secre- tary general of the Institute Francais. and the benediction at the conclusion of the ceremonies was given by Rev. Father Dacey. Delegates from New York included Mme. Carlo Polifeme, Mme. Eugenia Ricklin, Mme. Auguste F. Zoeller, Mme. W. Le Cerff, Mme, S. M. Melkon, Mme. Emile Gomer, Miss E. Lallemand, Mrs. g}ma& ‘Donoghue, Mme. Emile Guendet, rs. Hariot Holt Day, Baroness Kath- erine Evans von Klenner, Emile Guen- det, Francois La Cerff, Auguste F. Zoel- VNG | jer, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Payson Wood .| and Cav. Carlo_Polifeme. Stephen . C. Parker, veteran of for- eign wars of the United States, was ‘executive officer of the committee. WHEAT CONFIRMED AS DISTRICT JUDGE Fills Post Created as Means| of Speeding Up Condem- nation Cases. The Senate, in executive session late yesterday, confirmed Alfred A. Wheat as a justice of the District of Columbia Supreme Court, to fill the new position created by the last Congress for the purpose of speeding up condemnation cases. It was provided that with this additional judge, onc member of the court would be assigned to condemna- tion work. The new judge has been a special assistant to the Attorney General of the United States for the past seven years and since the recent elevation of So- licitor General Mitchell to the cabinet post of Attorney General, Mr. Wheat has been acting solicitor. One-Time Central High Teacher. Following his graduation from Dart- mouth College in 1889, Mr. Wheat came here to study at the Columbia Law School, which later became ' George Washington University Law School. Mr. ‘Wheat served for a time as an instruc- hool and, with Allan Davis, was insti ental in the development of business courses. This led to the establishment of the Busi- ness High School. Leaving here in 1892 Mr. Wheat went to New York to practice law. He is a native of New Hampshire. Nomination 0. K.'d by Committee. Just before the old Congress ad- | journed President Coolidge nominated Henry H. Glassie of Chevy Chase for the vacancy on the District bench, but the Senate did not act on the appoint- ment. Mr. Wheat's appointment by President Hoover was reported favorably by a sub- committee composed of Senators King, Democrat, of Utah; Goff, Republican, of West Wirginia, and Robinson, Repub- lican, 'of Indiana. HONORED BY ASSOCIATES. George F. Mitchell. 1 | ticide Administration’ of the Depart- ment of Agriculture, was presented with a watch yesterday by his fellow work- ers upon his retirement from the de- partment. Mr. Mitchell, who lives at 2328 Twentieth street, leaves the Gov- | ernment service to take a position in Watch as Parting Gift Token to! George F. Mitchell, supervising tea | examiner of the Food, Drug and Insec- | JAPANESE RITES SHOWN IN MOVIES Official Films Show Enthrone- ment of Emperor and Hoover Inauguration. Pre-views of official educational films showing the elaborate enthronement ceremonies of the 124th Japanese Em- peror and the inaugural of Herbert Hoover, thirty-first President of the United States, were exhibited last night |at the Wardman Park Theater as a feature of the cherry blossom fete given in honor of the Japanese Ambassador, Katsuji' Debuchl. The program was to have been held in the Sylvan Theater, but: inclement weather prevented this. Additional features of the program have been arranged for tonight at the Monu- ment at 7:30, demonstrating the use of the new talking motion picture auto- mobile of the Bureau of Commercial Economics, “under whose auspices the fete was arranged as a continuation of the Sunday evening programs for the diplomatic corps. which have been held on Sunday evenings during the Wi months at Wardman Park. Dr. Anita Maris Boggs, director of the bureau, presided over the program last night, which included, in addition to the films, addresses by Lieut. Col. U. S. Grant, 3d, director of public buildings and public parks, and George Henry Payne, political editor of the New York Evening Post. Col. Grant spoke on the significance of cherry blossoms to the people of Japan, describing their com- parison to that of the life of a warrior, and Mr. Payne discussed the friendship existing between the United States and Japan, oldest and newest of world powers, which, he declared, has a solid foundatior,, being based upon inter- national understanding. Dr. Boggs prefaced the showing of the Japanese film with a brief resume of the ceremonies depicted, describing the colorful dress worn by those who took part and interpreting some of the | scenes which were enacted for the first time before an’ official camera to be given to the world. A section of the United States Ngvy Band, with Lieut. Charles E. Benter, conducting, opened the program with a concert. 1 Z00QUARTS SEIZED IN RAID ON STORE Two Arrests Made by Reve- .nue Agents—Shipment Traced to Florida. A raid on a tire shop in the 1200 block of New York avenue last night by revenue agents led to the arrest of two men on charges of illegal possession of liquor and reported seizure of 1,200 quarts. Frank Shore, owner of the establishment, and James H. Hall, 47 years old, 800 block of Rock Creek road, taken into custody by Agents H. F. Richardson and Warren A. Heddens were booked at the first precinct and later released under bonds of $500. Entering the shop after breaking through a rear door, agents carried the cases from the second floor down a lad- der, while a large crowd watched. Hall, said to be an employe at the establish- meh% is charged with possession of one quart. . Shore's establishment was the scene of a raid some time ago when Heddens entered the place and seized three trunks said to contain liquor. A charge of possession is still pending against Shore as United States Commissioner Needham C. Turnage recently over- ruled a motion to contravert, filed by defense counsel. The trunks were ¢on- signed to a “Mr. Frank Willoughby,” in care of Frank Shore, and the latter denied ownership or knowledge of the contents. The trunks were shipped from Miami, Fla., but on arrival at Union Station express company officials notified agents they were suspicious of the contents. A search revealed the contents and -the trunks were sealed and delivered to Shore. After their delivery- Heddens raided the shop and Shore's arrest followed. HOWARD IS SPEAKER. Plans Three Addresses . Tomorrow on Review of Week. Clinton N. Howard, chairman of the National United Committee for Law En- forcement, Will make three addresses tomorrow on. the events of the past week in Congress and the war against rum runners. In the morning he will preach at As- bury Methodist Episcopal Church and at 3:30 o'clock in the afternoon will speak at a mass meeting in the National Baptist Church, Sixteenth street and Columbia_road. the evening at He will also speak in New York. the Clarendon Baplist Church. i :Youth’s Unique Phy Includes Half Verte In addition to having his heart on| his right side, his appendix on his left and a similar transposition of all his other vital organs and viscera, as de- scribed in The Star last week, il has been found that Paul Deeck, 17-year- did Berwyn, Md.. youth, has an extra half vertebra, with a normal rib at- tached, giving him 13 ribs on one side and a normal number, 12, on the other. Dr. A. O. Etienne of Berwyn, the boy's | | | family physician,-who discovered the in- | ternal transposition and told Providence Hospital physicians about it—with the result that Paul was taken to that in- stitution and studied and X-rayed for three days—points out that this extra| a mislake in diagnosing and treating ! this country, but Brazil is represented | Court, an authority on juvenile juris- sical Structure bra and an Extra Rib is the positions of the boy’s vital organs. The half vertebra is wedge shaped. according to Dr. Etienne, and is located between the fourth and fifth cervical vertebra, The normal rib, attached to it. extends around the chest and causes a slight “natural” curvature of the spinal column. | Despite his remarkable “make up,” | Paul is outwardly a normal, healthy boy, and works in a laundry at Branch- ville every day. As a matter of protec- tion, however, he carries with him at all times a card stating his organs are revéised, so that should an emergency inter e FOUR DEATHS LAID 10 ENFORCEMENT Pratt Makes Report to Rep- resentatives on Three- Year Period. ONLY ONE POLICEMAN LISTED IN FATALITIES Thirteen Were Injured, However, in War on Rum Trade—Civil- ian Victims Recorded. Thirteen local policemen were injured and one killed, three citizens were killed by auto collisions and five injured as & part of enforcing the national prohibi- tion law, either through violation of the smoke-screen law or otherwise, during the three-year period ended May 1, according to a report sent by | Maj. Henry G. Pratt, superintendent of { police, to Representatives Simmons of Nebraska and Underhill of Massa- chusetts, yesterday. In the same period 12 arrests were ;nnde for violations of the smoke-screen aw. The policeman who was killed was Private J. F. McAuliffe of the seventh precinct. The report states that he was “killed by Samuel Jenkins, a well known bootlegger. McAuliffe was on his way to Jenkins' house in answer to :iml‘%n:l.phmt when he was shot and ed. Killing of Civilians. The civilians killed were Sister Ce- phus Becker, 63, of Providence Hos- pital, while a passenger in a car which was in collislon with another car op- erated by Clifton Young, colored, of 1010 Delaware avenue southwest. Rob- ert Landson, who was driving Sister Cephus’ car, was also injured in: this aecident. Lieut. Samuel L. Gallahan of the fire department, was killed July 25, 1927, when a liquor-loaded touring car crashed into the fire apparatus on which Gallahan was riding at Bladens- burg and Queens Chapel road nort) In this accident three other civil- ians, Miss Rebecca Hayes, Miss Katie Caster and Miss Louise Brown, were also injured.when the rum car after colliding with the fire apparatus swerved and crashed into a coupe in which they were_riding. John F. Lutich, 57, of 19A Bates street, was killed by a liquor car operated by Robert D. Dixson, col- ored, of 1425 Third street, at North Capitol and P streets January 4, 1929. 4 The injured policemen are as fol- lows: Pvt. R. E. Smith, eleventh precinct, forced off Good Hope road southeast by a liquor car. Lacerations on hands, elbows, knees and hip. Pvt. Henry E. Soloman, third pre- cinet, injuries to both legs while attempting to arrest Harvey A. O'Con- nor of 641 Orleans place northeast for violating prohibition law. O'Connor started his car suddenly and dragged Soloman about 50 feet. Officer Hurt in Chase. Sergt. George M. Little injured about avenue by a liquor car, his auto strik- ing a telephone pole. Pvt. Robert T. Joiner of the liquor squad. Broken leg received when his motor cycle struck a rut in the road as he was chasing a liquor car. Pvt. G. T. Brown, fourth precinct. Fell while chasing bootlegger and re- cetved injuries to body and legs. Pvt. C. P. Cool, eleventh precinct. Cuts and bruises to face and fody in a collision occurring during the pursuit of a liquor car. Pvt. H. H. Britton, seventh precinct. Injuries to right leg and back when he was pushed off running board of liquor car. Pvt. E. W. Gore, fourth precinct. Injuries to abdomen when he fell off running board of liquor auto he was attempting to capture. Pvt. C. R. Sydnor, eleventh precinct. Compound fracture of right wrist, laceration over left eye, strained back and bruises and lacerations on face and body, in collision while in pursuit of a liquor car at Eleventh street and South Carolina avenue southeast. Smoke Injures Eyes. Pvt. A. E. Brown, Traffic Bureau. Eyes injured by smoke screen turned on by unknown bootlegger. Pvt. C. R. Sydnor, eleventh precinct. While pursuing man on foot through alley near Eleventh and K streets south- east, fell and received lacerations to hand’and knee. The men he was pur- suing is said to have been John Stevens, “a pal of John Fleming, who was shot by Officer Rouse.” Pvt. A. E. Brown, Traffic Bureau. Injuries to eyes in smoke screen turned on by unknown driver of suspected liquor car. Pvts. A. E. Brown and R. V. Sinclair, both of the Traffic Bureau. Eyes in- jured by smoke screen turned on by unknown operator of suspected liquor car. Arrests Are Listed. The list of men arrested for posess- ing the smoke screen device follows: Harry Fitzhugh of 1826 M street north- west, October 5, 1926; Lawrence Bowles, 2346 Q street southeast, October 12, 1926, and James L. Dean, 910 I street, January 30, 1927. George C. Henry of Richmond, Va. March 21, 1928; Harvey Johnson, Rich- mond, Va., March 21, 1928; Willlam Carley of 1919 L street northeast, June street southeast, June 26, 1928; Claude ©O. Soper, 419 Seventh ‘street southeast, April 22, 1929, and John Stevens, April 24, 1929, Lawrence McNally, 200 K street northeast, April 30, 1929. ‘The smoke screen report also.states that on April 28, 1929, a car equipped with smoke screen was pursued by Pvt. D. E. Galimore. Four shots were fired at the officer, who did not return the fire. On April 30, 1929, a car equip- ped with smoke screen was chased by Pvt. Rinke. Both these cars escaped in clouds of smoke, which rendered fur- ther pursuit impossible. HELD UNDER DRY LAW. Colored Couple Accused of Sale and Possession of Liquor. Mae Reynolds, 25, and Mattie Mack, Police Court today, charged with the sale and possession of intoxicants. They were arrested last night at their home in the 1800 block of Fifth street by Sergt. O. J. Letterman and Policemen George C. McCarron, J. A. Mostyn and Richard Cox. The place was raided after Policeman Mostyn is alleged to have purchased liquor from one of the women. ‘Two men, Louis R. Dixon and Robert Ball, both colored, were. arrested when, according to police, they came to the | house with some whisky. They are charged with illegal transporting and possession. Foreigners in U. Several foreign officers are now at- tending United States naval schools and courses of instructions, and more are to follow. This announcement was made today at the Navy Department by the Bureau of Navization, which | pointed out that Cuba leads in the num- arisz n strange doctor weuld not make half vertebra is as rare and unusualas himy pid ber of its officers under instruction in and Peru will soop be. OF DRY LAWIND.C. the legs when forced off Connecticut | 26, 1928; Claude O. Soper, 419 Seventh | 4 the benefit of navigation. 23, both colored, will be arraigned in S. Naval Schools. NEGOTIATORS HOPE 10 GET STRIKE ON U... WORK SETTLED Concrete Construction Held at Standstill on Revenue Structure. QUESTION OF PAY RAISE AFFECTS PRIVATE JOBS Agreement by Government to Al- low Increase May Bring Con- gressional Probe. _While concrete work remained at a standstill today on the Internal Reve- nue Building, part of the Government's $50,000,000 building program in this city, an early settlement between the striking union workmen and the em- ploying contractors was expected. In some quarters it was suggested that the employes might go back to work early next week. Negotiations continued today between representatives of the Master Builders' Association, acting for the contractors and subcontractors, and the union rod- men, excavating and hoisting enginecrs and other classes of workmen. Neither side was ready to make a statement, but it was reported that the confer- ences were proceeding in a satisfactory manner. Temporary Deal Possible. It was rumored that a temporary | agreement, granting the workers’ de- mand for the 10 per cent increase in wages, might be reached as to work on the Government buildings only, and not to affect private bullding enter- prises. Confirmation of this report could not be obtained. E. H. Rosengarten, president .of the Master Builders’ Association, sald that adjustment of the present controversy was a slow and intricate matter, as so many subconstractors had to be con- sulted, as well as the representatives of the workmen. He said every effort was being made to reach a settlement that would be fair to the employing contractors, the workmen and the people of Washington as a whole. The builders wish to avoid any action that may result in an increase in the cost of private building operations in the city. . For this reason it has been suggested that the desired wage in- crease be confined to the government building program. Effect on Other Work. For the present the work on the Internal Revenue Building is all that is seriously affected, but that on the new Commerce Building -will soon be far enough along to be involved. If a settlement should be, reached which would materially increase the cost of the Government’s building pro- gram, and especially if it would not af- fect private building operations, it has been suggested that Congress might in- vestigate the matter. It has been esti- mated that the proposed 10 per cent wage increase would add $1,500,000 | labor cost to the Government program. In such a contingency Congress would have to appropriate more money for labor- cost, and that would bring up the question of the wage increase at the Capitol. It is believed that an investi- gation of the circumstances would be made_either by a speclal committee or the Public Buildings Commission, of which Senator Smoot of Utah is chair- man. WATER LILY POND SAVED BY DECREE Court Issues Injunction in Favor of Anacostia Swamp- land Claimants. Justice Jennings Bailey of the Dis- trict Supreme Court has granted an in- | junction’ asked by the heirs of John | W. Ross, former District Commissioner, to prevent Maj. Brehon Somervell, in charge of the Anacostia park improve- ment, from taking possession of 22 acres of land located on the shore of the Anacostia River between the channel and the ‘taking line established for Anacostia Park. Attorney Joseph D. Sullivan filed the suit for the heirs and the testimony was taken before Lucien H. Vandoren, as special master, who filed a report up- holding the claim of the property hold- ers and advising issuance of the injunc- tion against the Government. The decision, it is claimed, will set- tle the controversy between the holders of the marshlands of the Anacostia River and the United States Engineer’s Office engaged in the project of im- proving the Anacostia Park area, as to the -ownership of the lowlands along the Anacostia River. Lily Gardens Involved. Involved in this tract of marshland, although in another suit ‘brought by claimants, is the famous water lily pond across the Anacostia from the Ross estate. This lily pond, one of the most beautiful and interésting spots about Washington, is known as the Shaw Water Garden, of which Mrs. L. Helen Fowler is the proprietor. She is a_sister of Charles M. Shaw, the (l:lhher claimant to marshes in that sec- i tion, The United States has contended that the Ross property was below the-high- water mark, and that undér the ruling of the case of Morris vs. United States, commonly called “The Potomac Flats Case,” and which_related to the mud flats along the Potomac River that formerly existed where Potomac Park now is, hte property belonged to the United States and that a patent from the Colonial proprietor would have the effect of depriving the United States of its right to reclaim the land for I Show Original Patent. ‘The property owners, however, con- tended that the land was above the ebb | and flow of the .tide at its ordinary stage of high water, and was, there- fore, susceptible of private ownership. In proving their case before the spe- cial master they introduced copies of the original patent from the Province of Maryland to Benjamin Haddock for the property known as “Haddocks Hills,” dated June 10, 1685, and of the patent from the Province of Maryland to Ninlan Beale-for-the property known as “Enclosure,” dated June 12, 1688, {and of a patent from the Province of | Maryland to Richard Henderson, for the | property known as *“The Wilderness,” ‘dlted August 30, 1760, and proving the | chain of title in'an unbroken fine from Lord Baltimore, the. proprietor of the Colony of Maryland, to t Ives. . Chicago Jurist Dies. CHICAGO, May 4 (#).—Judge Victor 1 P. Arnold, 55, of Cook County Cirenit prudence, died yesterday, ' ICOMMODORE JAHNCKE IS TITLE ASSISTANT SECRE New Official Had It as Yachtsman and Clings to It Here. Navy.Has No Such Rank at| Present, So Confusion Is Unlikely. Ernest Lee Jahncke, who turned over the management of his dry-dock busi- ness in New Orleans to assistants in order to accept President Hoover’s offer to be Assistant Secretary of the Navy, is highly enthusiastic over his new work, and is happy to be so closely as- sociated with Mr. Hoover, but he is not going to feel “at home™ ‘Washington until he is addressed as “Commodore™” instead of “Mr. Secretary. Mr. Jahncke has confided this feeling to friends, asking that they pass it on to others with the hope that soon every one with whom he comes in con- tact, either officially or socially, will be calling him “Commodore.” Of course, his purpose is not to fool any one into thinking that he is a high ranking na officer. - He simply wants to be called “Commodore” because he is used to it. Everybody in New Orleans, in fact, all along the Gulf of Mexico, knows him as Commodore Jahncke. Nobody down there knowns him as plain mister. Therefore, it isnt’ because of any hifalutin sound, such as the title of commodore might convey to the un- knowing public, that he is seeking. He is _familiar with it and likes it. Like most business men, Commodore Jahncke is simple and direct and he has gone about the spreading of his lik- ing for the commodore title in Wash- ington in just that way. He is a mem- ber of President Hoover's medicine ball cabinet and. it was this- little group of athletes that he first took into his confi- dence. Some of the wags in this com- | pany asked why he didn’t pick admiral TARY ‘WANTS| ERNEST LEE JAHNCKE while commissioning himself in the Navy, but the commodore retorted that he really has some claim to the title of commodore. He was commodore of one of the leading yacht clubs in New Orleans, and, like Secretary of the Navy Adams, is a yachtsman of no mean repute. ‘That admission settled the argument. From then on he was commodore with the White House athletes. Even Presi- dent Hoover, who had been calling him admiral, fell in line with the others. Commodore Jahnse is the type that makes friends quickly, and he is about as well known already as any of the newer officials in the new administra- tion, and among these new friends he is “commodcre.” It is in the Navy De- partment itself where he is not making such good headway in this connection. | Those old salts know there is no such rank as commodore in the Navy any longer, and, moreover, they look upon yacht club commodores about the same as do real fishermen upon those who use worms. SCOUT FROM G. . 10 GO T0 ALASKA Robert Douglas, 16, S_elected to Write Book as Resuit of African Experience. Another Summer ‘adventure in the wilderness ‘awaits Robert Dick Douglas. 16-year-old Boy Scout of African fame and now a freshman at Georgetown College, who leaves Washington tonight to hunt big game with a camera in dis- tant Alaska. ‘Young Douglas was chosen by George Palmer Putnam, New York publisher, to make the Alaskan trip and then write a book telling of his camping experi- ences. One of the “Three Boy Scoute in Africa,” Douglas entered Georgetown last Fall from his home in Greensboro, N. C...after his return from an expedi- tion into the jungles with Mr. and Mrs. Martin Johnson to hunt and make mo- tion pictures of big game. Arriving ‘in New York, Douglas will remain there until tomorrow night, when he sails for Seattle. and. then. to Kodiak Island, his destination, off the southern coast of Alaska. He will make the trip alone and join the rest of the expedition at the island. In addition to the wonders of an- other long trip, he young Boy Scout faces a seven-week vacation on the island without a care in the world. To hasten . his start, he was permitted to take his examinations at the collegz ahead of the rest of the freshman class. Douglas will do most of his hunting with a camera. He hopes to come back with pictures of whales and Eskimos with which to {illustrate the book he is to write and the lectures he will give on the Chatauqua platform late this Summer. Because of Douglas’ work on his first book about Africa in collaboration with Edward Oliver of Atlanta, Ga., and David Martin of Austin, ., the other two Boy Scouts who went on the expedition, he was selected by Mr. Put- nam for the trip to Alaska, to which he is looking forward with all the eager- ness of a boy of' 16. Douglas is planning to return to Georgetown in the Fall and remain there until he obtains a degree of bache- lor of philosophy. He is a great-grandson of Stephen A. Douglas, the “Little Glant” of Democ- racy, famous for his debates with Abra- ham Lincoln. Douglas also comes of a Georgetown family, for his grandfather, in 1867, and his father, in 1896, were graduated from Georgetown College. MRS. HOOVER GUEST AT SPRING FESTIVAL Attends Neighborhood House Cere- monial Yesterday—May Queen Ceremony This Afternoon. Neighborhood House, 470 N street southwest, is preparing today to crown the queen of the May at an impres- sive ceremony there this afternoon, marking the feature event of the twen- ty-seventh annual Spring festival. The fastival was attended yesterday after- noon by Mrs. Herbert Hoover, who stayed throughout the entire afternoon program, which included the “operetta, “Rose Dream,” and a series of dances and other features. Mrs. Hoover was presented with a basket of flowers, grown in the garden | of Neighborhood Heuse by the house garden clubs, The presentation was made by seven children, representing the seven departments of children groups at the house, the basket being carried by Little Bruce McDade, 4 years old, who has been attending Neighbor- hood House School since he was 5 weeks old. The other groups were represented as_follows: Westley Henly, Boys’ Club; Ema Jasper, Wednesday Craft Club; Cora Nickell, Girls' Social Club; Regina | Flynn, Allegro Music Club; Margaret Koehler, Saturday Sewing Club, and Edna Zirkle, Dancing Club. Mrs. Hoover was recelved upon her arrival by Mrs. Wilbur J. Carr, presi- dent of the board’ of Neighborhood House, and by Mrs. Hennen Jennings, Mrs. Joseph Stoddard and Miss Ellen men, who were the hostesses for the lay. . | | the horticultural division of the office TRAFFIC AGCIDENTS CLAIM TOTAL OF 12 Three of Victims Are in Crit- ical Condition in City Hospitals. Traffic accidents late yesterday and early today resulted in injuries to 12 persons, three of whom were in a eriti- cal condition this morning. They are: Kenneth Bouden, 4 years old, 524 Eighth street southeast, who is at Cas- ualty Hospital with internal injuries re- | celved yesterday afternocon when hit | while near his home by an automobile driven by Guy Sydnor, 22, 1725 Fif- teenth street southeast. Miss Eleanor Linthicum, 40 years old, 1334 East Capitol street, is thought at Casualty Hospital to have a fractured skull as the result of a collision this morning at Thirteenth and East Capitol streets in which two others were slight- 1y injured. Clarence Page, colored, 24, 1774 U street, was treated at Freedmen's Hos- pital this morning for internal injuries following a collision at Sixteenth and S streets. Boy His by Street Car. | Miss Linthicum was a passenger in an_automobile operated by Herbert F. Kolley, 305 Todd place northeast, which was in collision with one driven by C. K. Foley, 1832 Massachusetts avenue southeast, police of No. 9 pre- cinct reported. The latter man was treated for cuts about his hands, while Walter O'Love, 25, of Silver Spring, Md., a passenger in the Kolley ma- chine, sustained lacerations to his face. Twelve-year-old Willlam R. Dawson | was only slightly injured, police re- ported last night, when struck by a Capital Traction street car on Penn- sylvania avenue near Second street southeast. Dawson, who lives at 2352 Q street southeast, was treated at Providence Hospital for lacerations about the body and possible internal hurts. The trolley was operated by Motorman C. C. Bell, 642 C street| northeast. { Child Struck by Auto. ‘Three-year-old Robert Lindsey, 1430 Potomac avenue southeast, was slightly bruised and shocked early last night, when struck by an automobile operated by Nichola Bassi, 1201 I street south- east. The child is said to have run sud- denly into the street near his home. He was treated at Casualty Hospital. Others slightly injured last night included: Alton Williams, colored, 8 years old, 142 M street southeast; Mrs. Frances B. Davis, colored, 40, 1423 Q street; Pauline Jones, colored, 22, 68 I street northeast; Ida Johnson, colored, 20, 227 C street southwest. Eleven-year-old Helen Murphy, 1306 Sixth street, was hit by a motor truck yestorday afterncon as she was crossing Seventn at O streets. She was treated at Emergency Hospital for slight lacera- tions and sent home. Police reported her condition undetermined. The second precinct reported the truck was operated by Louis H. Jenkins, colored. 19 years old, 74 Be Frees street. | H. D. Trammel, 34 years old, nar- rowly escaped serious injury this morn- ing when a bread truck he was driving, owned by the Continental Baking Co. of 2300 Georgia avenue, crashed into an electric light pole at Seventeenth and H streets. The front of the truck was crushed by the impact, which knocked the pole across the pavement. PARKS RICH IN COLOR. Pansies, Fringe Trees and “Snow-]| balls” Are in Bloom. The parks of the National Capital are now putting on a pretentious display of rich color. Charles Henlock, chief of | of public buildings and public parks, said today there are splendid displays of pansies around the Sherman statue, just south of the Treasury; in Montrose Park in Georgetown and in Lafayet! |88 BRIDGE OVERFALLS WL B OPENED N YEAR FROM O dreat Falis to Be Lighted at Night for Benefit of Passing Drivers. $1,500,000 BOND ISSUE UNDER PREPARATION 30-Foot Roadway to Be Supple- mented by Two Sidewalks Across Gorge. ‘The new bridge crossing the Potomac River Great Falls will be open for traffic about this time next year. This announcement was made today by Norman B. Landreau, attorney for the bridge company, which has just re- ceived final approval from the War De- partment to construct the new bridge that will open up a new scenic stretch of country for motorists. Just at pres- ent, Mr. Landreau said, the firm is pre- paring to issue bonds to the amount of $1,500,000 to take care of the construc- tion of the bridge proper and the ap- proaching roads. At the same time ths engineers for the project, Meigs, Long & Beale of Philadelphia, with offices at 819 FPifteenth street, are preparing specifications and details of construc- tion, so that bids for the work can b2 { called for in about a month. ‘Will Light Falis. ‘The Great Falls Bridge Co. hopes to | have the successful contractor at work | on the bridge in about two months, Mr. | Landreau, who -has offices in the In- vestmentsBuilding, said. When the bridge is in working order, the attorney explained, it is planned to have a lighting system so that patrons of the toll structure will be able to see the falls and gorge at night, with lights playing on them. It is contemplated that 10 months will be required to con- struct the bridge. It will be necessary to construct some 23; miles of road on the Virginia side to link up the bridge with the Winchester-Leesburg pike. On the Maryland side, a few hundred feet of road construction will be required, to connect the bridge with Conduit road. Will Be 43 Feet Wide. ‘The bridge will be 43 feet wide, Mr. Landreau asserted, so that three lanes of cars can negotiate the structure at one time. There will be an 8-foot | walkway on the upper side to permit people to view the Falls more advan- tageously, while on the lower side there will be a 5-foot walkway to permii them to look down into the gorge. The road- way will be 30 feet in width. Construction of the rnew bridge will enable the Washingtonian to take a trip by way of Great Falls and circle a wide stretch of country on an auto- mobile outing. |RETIREMENT LAW PLEA AGAIN FILED |(Jivil Service Employes Ask Con- gress to Act on Measure. A plea for action at this session of Congress on the bill to improve the Gov- ernment employes’ retirement law has been filed with members of the Senate civil service committee by Robert H. Alcorn, chairman of the joint confer- ence on retirement of civil service em- ployes. The bill passed both houses in the seventieth Congress, but President Coolidge failed to sign it. Mr. Alcorn points out in his state- ment that all the facts relating to the measure have been compiled and sub- mitted to Congress and he expressed the belief trat this bill could be enacted at this session “without any interfe: ence with the administrative program concerning farm relief or tas Tevi- sion.” He also pointed out that only about 1 hour and 15 minutes was re- quired in both houses for the considers» tion of the bill in the old Congrwss. The measure would raise the max- imum annuity from $1,000 to $1.200, ll’l&I the average annuity from $740 to AUTOPSY IS ORDERED IN SALESMAN’S DEATH R. F. Cronie, Believed Heart Dis- ease Victim, Declared Hit by Street Car 2 Weeks Ago. An autopsy will be held today in the case of Robcrt F. Cronie, 65 years old, residing near Twenty-sixth street and Bunker Hill road northeast. who was found dead in bed at the National Ho- tel yesterday afternoon, to determine if his death can be attributed in any de- gree to injuries suffered about two weeks ago when he was struck by a street car at_Fourteenth and H streets. Following an examination Jate yes- terday, during which it was indicated that Mr. Cronie died of hear: attack, relatives of the dead man informed Cor- oner J. Ramsey Nevitt of details of the accident, and the autopsy was ordered Cronie, a traveling salesman, w to have received treatment at Emer- gency Hospital after the accident, but returned to his home two hours believing that injuries to his side elbow were of no serious consequence. LOSES $35 TO BANDITS. Adam Glenn Consented to Change $10 Bill for Stranger. Adam Glenn's willingness to accom- modate’ two unidentified colored men with change for a $10 bill, on H street between Second and Third streets rortheast yesterday afiernoon, resulted in one of the strangers snatching $35 from him. Glenn, residing at 1671 Montello ave- Park, north of the White House. i The horse chestnut trees and the Vir- | ginia fringe trees are in bloom and the | viburnum — commonly called “snow- balls"—are displaying their blossoms. | also. These blooms are scattered through the parks of the city, Mr. Hen- | lock said. | iHusband'a‘nd Wife Die of l;ncumonia nue northeast, was stopped by the two men, who were in an automobile bear- ing no rear license tag, and asked for change, one of them displaying a bill. Taking a roll of $35 from his pocket, Glenn proceeded to count oat the change, whereupon one of the men snatched the money. The two sleves then sped a: GETS STAB IN BACK. Within a Few Hours of Each Othcr‘!‘iliph\o in Critical Condition, His o i Stricken with pneumonia at nearly the same time, Mrs. Ethel Hungerford Hutchins, 68 years old, and her hus- band, R. Philemon Hutchins, 67 years old, died within a few hours of each other yesterday at the residence of their daughter, Mrs. Mary H. Miller, 1868 Ingleside terrace, without either realiz- ing the condition of ths other. Mrs. Hutchins died yesterday after- | noon at 3:30 o'clock and Mr. Hutchins | died last night at 11:15 o'clock. without h:'\'ln‘ been told of the death of his | wile, 1 | Mr. Hutchins was a retired farmer of | Southern Maryland and had come to Washington with his wife to spend the Winter. a trip home when stricken. lp u They were preparing to make 21 years old, is held at the fifth pre- cinct under a charge of assault with Wife Arrested. Stabbed in the back wjth a paring nife, George Soria, 31-year-old Fili- ino, is in a critical condition at Cas- alty Hospital, while his wife, Margaret, ki Joint funeral services will be con-|a dangerous weapon, following an alter- § dueted in Christ Church, Wayside, Md., ] cation this morning in an apartment at Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Inter- ment will be at the old home, Waverly, Md. Mr. and Mrs. Hutchins leave two daughters, Mrs. Miller and Mrs. Wini- fred H. Grant, and a | 1321 South Carolina avenue southeast. ‘The injured man wos removed to Casualty Hosplial, in th® 2mbulance, where he was treated by Dr. Jimal reco Louis of the stafl, 2 is expacted to ver,