Evening Star Newspaper, May 5, 1929, Page 17

The Sunday Stae THE SUNDA TAR, WASHINGTON, D ., % MAY 1929—PART [GENERAL NEWS | * DISTRET LBRARY ASKS 6O PER CENT INGREASE N FUNDS ' $500,000 Bridge Over Klin- gle Valley on Conn. Avenue | Also Is- Sought.. | | SPAN. WITH ROADWAY OF 60 FEET"IS URGED Estimates of Two Departments Cite Needs for Additional Money in 1931. | z | A new $500,000 bridge over Klingle'| Valley on Connecticut avenue and a| 60 per cent increase over the 1930 ap- | propriation for the District Public Li- brary are called for in the estimates of the Highway and -Library depart- ments for the fiscal yéar of 1931, sub- mitted yesterday to Maj. D. J. Donovan, District budget officer. The bridge plans -call for a hand- some concrete arch structure, similar to the bridge on Sixteenth street, across Piney Branch. The original estimate for this bridge, made some years ago, called for $350,000 for a span with & 48-foot roadway. The greatly in-| creased travel over Connecticut avenue | recently, however, ‘caused & revision | of the estimates, which now call for | a bridge with a 60-foot roadway and | two footways eight feet wide. The total estimates call for expendi. tures totaling $4,416.100, as ngainst $3,906,690 appropriated for the 1930 fiscal . This will be divided as| general repairs and maintainance. $1. 675,000; sidewalks and curbs, $20,000. Gas Tax Fund Uses Cited. Under the gasoline tax fund: New paving, $1,120,000: curbs and gutters, $290,000 (a decrease of $55,000); minor in roads and sidewalks, $10,000 (a decrease of $5000); gradings, $180,000. . The estimates also call for $87,680 for reconstruction of the flooring of Anacostia Bridge over Eastern Branch.| ‘The appropriation asked for salaries 1 is $228,420, compared with $216,690 appropriated for the 1930 fiscal year. The estimates do not state the specific section of roadway to be paved, repaired, opened or replaced with the money asked for. One of the omissions from the list is that of street widening projects. It is ted that street widening work will held down to a minimum in the future. The appropriation act for | 1930 was the first in several years not | 10 contain any street widening projects. In nearly all the branches of library | work Dr. George F. Bowerman. District librarian, in his request for more funds. | reported that the library is being erip- pled because of lack of appropriations. { In s of a request for an in-| crease of his appropriation for pur-| chase of books and periodicals, Dr. Bowerman wrote: Says Cannot Answer Calls. “The present fund does not admit of pure! hundreds of new titles on subjects for which the library has many calis, nor a reasonably sufficient num- ber of copies of important books. It was reported that at one branch a reader was surprised to learn that the library purchased new books, as she had seen 80 few of them. Other agencies re- port that readers have discontinued coming to the library for the reason that they are unable to secure the de- sired books. It also is not an uncom- mon ‘complaint that at the Public Li- brary the book wanted is practically ‘unobtainable. “The collection of books required for supplementary reading in the high| schools is inadequate throughout the entire system. The stock of the schools division is in desperate condition.” ‘To remedy these conditions, Dr. Bow- erman asked for an increase in the fund for purchase of books and periodi- cals from $38,000, as appropriated for the 1921 fiscal year, to $63.650. In ad- dition, he asked an increase in the allottment for binding from $14,000 to | $20,000. On account of the small ap- | propriation, he said, the binding work is lagging behind the demand and many popular books are being kept out of service for long periods while waiting to be bound. Total Sought Is $619.116. Dr. Bowerman asked for a total ap- propriation of $619,116, as against $390,090 for the 1950 fiscal year. In cluded in the new items asked for are 2 site for a branch library in George- | tems rather htan replace any -present method. They were the result of two | eading | were designed specifically for classroom use. 'ORDER OPENING Imposition of Senten £ Last Lega] The Supreme Court yesterday formal- ly directed the District of Columbia Supreme Court to enforce the three months’ jall sentence upon Harry F.|man would “appear when the court Sinclair for his refusal to answer ques- | tions asked by the Senate oil investi- | gating committee. The order of the Supreme Court, ! which was placd in the mail late yes- terday _afternoon and tdfnorrow will | reach Frank E. Cunningham, clerk of the District Supreme Court, is the last judicial step in the commitment of the oil man to prison except the actual| imposition of the sentence by Justice William Hitz, who was the trial judge. Whether the District Supreme Court | will order the enforcement of the sen- | tence tomorrow and set the time for Sinclair to begin his jail term was not determined yesterday by that court’s officials. Several formalities will be | necessary before the commitment order | can be promulgated. Upon receipt of the mandate Mr. Cunningham -will notify Leo A. Rover, | district attorney, of its arrival. The| district attorney then will advise the oil man’s counsel and will present a motion | to Justice Hitz asking for the issuance | of the commitment order. With these steps, George P. Hoover, | counsel for Sinclair, will be called upon fo surrender the ofl man fo the juris- | dictiop of the court, and if he should | | fail to comply the Federal marshal| TO SINCLAIR MAILED BY COUR DOORS OF JAIL i Hitz Is ce by Justice Step Due.l Attorney Says 0il Man Ready. would be ordered to arrest Sinclair. Mr. Hoover did not designate any definite time when Sinclair would sur- render to the court, but said the oil calls for his presence.” He added that Sinclair now was in New York and was ready to come to Washington when notified. District At- torney Rover, however, asserted that | Sinclair may appear before the court tomorrow. Meanwhile. there was speculation as to what arrangements would be made for the incarceration of Sinclair in the District of Columbia jail. Maj. William L. Peake, superintend- ent of the jail, said he had made no plans to receive the oil man and “did not even know in what cell I shall put him when he comes.” He added that he could not discuss how’ Sinclair would be treated during his sentence, but said a retent prisoner who was a millionaire “didn't arouse my curiosity enough to single him out from among the other prisoners.” Under precedents dating back to 1897, Sinelair might ask the jail au- thorities for a number of favors dur- ing his sentence. Elverton R. Chapman, a New York broker who refused to answer questions of a Senate committee regarding speculations by some Sen- ators in sugar stocks and served a 30- day sentence in May, 1897, enjoyed the comforts of a Persian rug and sumptu- ous furniture in his cell and had hotel meals during his prison term. FILMS FOR SCHOOL COURSES EXHIBITED Classrcom Projections in Several Subjects Seen by Officials Here. Classroom projection of motion pic- tures as a means of augmenting text book teaching was considered by a| group of 100 public school system offi- cers yesterday when Dr. Thomas E. Finegan, widely known educator of New York and Pennsylvania, demon- strated the use of portable projectors | and especially prepared educational films at the Franklin Administration Building. | ‘The three films which Dr. Finegan | presented showed the course of making | news print papers from the moment | the trees are felled until the printed journal is sold upon city streets: the life history of a mosguito. and the to- | y and animal kife of America’s The films. Dr. said. were de- signed to augment present teaching sys- 1 years' study by I educators and | He said such reels now are being used in many cities in the teaching of gmpmhy. history, science and even glish. Following the projection of the films, Stephen E. Kramer, first assistant su- perintendent in charge of high schools, declared the principle of film teaching “highly valuable,” and indicated that serious study of that method of instruc- tion would be made in the local system. Dr. Finegan was for 25 years deputy commissioner of education in New York State and was head of the Pennsylvania State education system.from 1914 until | | WILEY WILL COMMAND BLIMP LOS ANGELES Rosendahl Will Take Charge of Rigid Airship Training and Experimental Squadron. The Navy Department has chosen Lieut. Comdr, Herbert V. Wiley as the new commanding officer of the dirigible Los Angeles, relieving Lieut. Comdr. Charles E. Rosendahl, who becomes | commander of rigid airship training | and experimental squadron. In making this announcement yes- terday, the Navy Department sald Comdr. Rosendahl was chosen for the | new post because of his extensive ex- | Sergt CREEN GABLES CASE WITNESS 1§ SEZED Girl, Long Sought in Death Probe. Is Arrested in Raid by Vice Squad. Barbara Bond, 20 years old. long sought by Prince Georges County, Md., police in connection with the fatal shooting March 20 at Green Gables roadhouse of Wesley Poutra of 1632 S street, was caught in a raid early last night’ by Sergt. Oscar J. Letterman’s vice squad and is being held at the House of Detention for Maryland au- thorities. She is ch‘nr]l'ed h"edw“hds“:l and possession of liquor and conducting a disorderly house. | . ‘The raid, which was on an apartment in the 200 block of F street, also re- sulted in the arrest of another woman and two men. They were booked at the sixth precinct as Marie Williams, 20 years old, of 1801 F street, held for investigation; Russell D'Este West. 26 years old, of the 600 block of Third street. charged with breaking glass in the street, and Glen Alvin Spencer. 23 years old, a.soldier, attached to Bolling Field. tsansportation and possession of liquor and destroying Government evi- dence. Bulldog Is Set on Detective. West and Snyder were arrested when they attempted to deliver liquor to the apartment, police charged. When the police_entered, a melee ensued. More than 10 men were in the place. Dur- ing the general altercation the Bond girl set a bulldog on Detective Richard J. Cox, a member of the squad, who was bitten on the calf of the right leg. He was treated at Casualty Hospital. ‘The raiding squad, composed of Sergt. Letterman and Detectives Cox, George C. McCarron and J. A. Mostyn, drove u| to the F street address about 6 o'clocl last evening and, armed with a warrant charging sale of liquor, they were about ! to enter when they saw West come out carrying a package under his arm. He lndycox recognized each other at the same time and the pair set off at full speed down an alley. The chase ended within half a block with the capture of the fugitive, but not before he ha4 smashed a half-gallon jar, according to police. Sergt. Letterman Answers. A few minutes after they entered the apartment there was a knock on the | door and Snyder walked in without waiting for any one to open the door. “‘Where do you want me to put this he inquired of one of the women. “Put it right here in my hands" Letterman shouted, snatching it nd placing it on a table. Before Snyder could be subdued, he sprang for the two bottles -he had FEDERATIONBACKS BRI SCHODL PROGRAN Citizens Support Figure Even| if Necessary to Dip Inte Surplus Funds. | { | 1 | | HAVENNER AND YADEN IN CLASH ON REPORT | Delegates Back President's Stand i on Allocation of Gas and Surplus Funds. | The inclusion of an item of 33,000,000 in the 1931 District budgel for new | public school buildings and grounds was | recommended last night by the Federa- |tion of Citizens' Association: | Even though it be necessary to dip into the District's surplus revenues. the Federation declared $3,000.000 1ld be the absolute minimum allo:#" . 10 | the Board of Education for adutional school accommodations. Preceded By Debate. Action was taken on recommendation | of the education committee, and was | preceded by a protracted debate in | which Dr. George C. Havenner. presi- | versa dent of the federation, and James G.! they | Yaden, his predecessor, were the prin- | cipal participants. Dr. Havenner vigor- ously opposed the committee’s report in lms original form, because it provided | of the martyrdom of Joan of Arc. that the schaols should be allotted one- third of the total District budget and given the surplus to the credit of the District in the Federal Treasury at the close of the fiscal year. Opposes One-Third Portion. While supporting the need of in- creased school facilities, Dr. Havenner declared the school board should not be granted one-third of the total budget. which includes trust and special funds, water revenues and the gasoline tax. It would be unfair to motorists, he argued, to use a portion of the revenue derived through the special tax on fuel for the specific purpose of improving the streets, to build schools and pur- chase sites. Moreover, he pointed out CLAUBEL HONORS . MAD OF ORLEANS 'French Ambassador Pays Glowing Tribute to Joan ‘ of Arc on Anniversary. | | that the municipal center and other outstandin; contemplated improve- ments might have to be sacrificed if to the schools. “Why should we recom- mend using the estire surplus for one purpose,” he declared, “when we have other projects of nearly equal impor- tance.” “Trying to Muddy Waters. ‘Yaden, who submitted the report as chairman of the education committee, accused Dr. Havenner of “trying to muddy the waters.” A motion made by the president to remove from the report the one-third proportion pro- vision was described by Yaden as “an adroit move to kill the whole proposi- the surplus revenues are turned over | In a few simple but eloquent words the French Ambassador, M. Paul| Claudel, paid glowing tribute to the i | memory of the French national heroine, | Jeanne d’'Arc, in an address delivered | at the ceremonies held in Meridian Hill Park yesterday afternoon commemorat- ing the five hundredth anniversary of the martyrdom of the “Maid of Or-| leans.” With symbolic reference to the power | | of good for which Jeanne d'Arc stands, | the Ambassador said, “she went to every | country in the world where wrong deeds | ! are done—where a downtrodden people | tion” Dr. Havenner denied that tris! ories to heaven, where bold endeavor was his purpose. and the federation | is started, where something foreign to supported him by eliminating the Pro- | our right and duty is to be thrown out: portion provision as well as the Dro-| where something stronger and flercer vision to allocate all of the surplus| than any tyranny is silently born in the | vera e edu= | went merica en:lnn coanmlr.:ce e '-?g:::e;d::g; weht bdck iodher ‘r;‘nt‘ikw"e pla‘ce wfl'h g«: out amendment. ne of Pershing and wi em grea = D A fion o a branch public Ubrary | peny of ~ American boys, and_now, in Georgetown, and recommending thlil thanks to the generous idea of French | ‘whenever practicable branch Hbrmes' ladies of the Lyceum, she is come again | be located in buildings erected spe-| 1o Washington, and there on a lofty cifically for that purpose and separate | hil), looking toward the Capitol &};‘e\ from school buildings. Another urged | wiite House and Mount Vernon she | that the District Community League of | nas taken her seat, as on & symbolic Bible Readers be permitted to distribute | and spiritual steed fo lead the powerfu pamphlets containing _the of | armies of this young Nation, of this| | Proverbs to public school children. | young democracy, as an inspired gen-| i Improvement Program Up. | eral who receives her orders from | 4 | Heaven.” ‘The major portion of the meeting was | £ ’ devoted to a discussion of an improve- | Pays U. S. Women Tribute. ment program which the committee on | In a gracious tribute to the influence | highways, parks and waterways, headed | ot American women for mtemmonéa; | by Thomas J. Liewellyn, recommended | peace and good will, M. Claudel statet : [for “inclusion in “the 1931 budgetary | “The recent negotiations for the pact =8 . f Paris so successfully conclude v | estimates 1 differences were in evidence | Shown me-—they have shown to all the | ‘d""m;‘ d‘ficuwgn {’fd ‘hf_r"fifflrl‘)vm:p;;:\ i wnrm-—w{h:t a {mwpr for good are the was finally adopted. .| women of America.” | Chairman Llewellyn explained, con-| = Other speakers were Dr. James Brown | tained only major projects of citv-wide ' gcott, president of the French Institute | importance, listed in the order of of washington. who gave a historical | priority. | sketch of the French maid. | ey im RN T i s ey el way rovems o g e “Lyce 3 . aven Y sbuthenst from Pennsylvania | founder o Srance of New York, also e R U A e s ad southeas | . n 3 TR e District line, Benning Toad north- | hoa vy “her. upon the history of the | east from Fifteenth street to the Ben-| gong ning Road Bridge, New York avenue | "'s jarge gathering of children, drawn | B eieinaciia | the coremunigiend the BURC ok 2 4 - *| United States Marin , were ad- avenue from Nebraska avenue (o Forty- | GG in‘particular by Mme. Polifeme, B, i Sepiib, fron |[THO sdmORReN HEmAS (1158 S SR8 505 1 v 0 tal 0 B Florida. avene fo West Virginia, ave- | 0t 1h5 WO {5 “0f” the little French | | | | stances surrounding - the Scene at Meridian Hill yesterday afternoon when hundreds attended ccremonies marking the five-hundredth anni- The photo shows the French Ambassador, Paul Claudel, and Mme. Claudel as stood before the statue of the French saint, while Boy Scouts formed a guard of honor. —Star Staff Photo. Match Plus Gas Tank Leaves Man Minus One Motor Vehicle Gus Pheakos of 419 Second street got out of his machine at Georgia avenue and Rock Creek Church road last night and at- tempted to look into the gasoine tank. using a match for illumina- tion. the police reported. A pedestrian turned in the fire alarm and No. 25 engine company and .the tenth precinct reserves The cat “Bas destropea ™ NEW INSTITUTIONS SOUGHT INREPORT Judge Sellers Shows Need of Proper Industrial Schools for City. Continuation of the probation survey and establishment of proper industrial COURT TILTS MAY DELAY PARKWAY Surveyors to Seek High- Water Shore Line in Anacostia Project. Surveying parties will be sent out from the office of Maj. Brehon Somer- | vell, Army engineer for the War De- partment for the Washington Area, to | determine more definitely the high- | water shore line in the area being de- | veloped for the new Anacostia Park, north of Benning Bridge, as the result of litigation in which the Government was a losing party. While officials of Maj. Somervell's | office said they anticipated no suspen | sion_of work at this time, because of the injunction obtained by the heirs of John W. Ross, former District Commis- sioner. they made it plain that if further | legal difficulties are encountered, it may | tend to delay the work of developing the | | park. Justice Jennings Bailey of the Dis- trict Supreme Court has granted the | injunction sought by the Rass heirs. barring the War Department from (aking possession of 22 acres of land on the shore of the Anacostia River, schools for white girls and boys and | befween the channel and the taking for colored girls. is advocated strongly by Judge Kathryn Sellers of year ending February 1 last® the | Juvenile Court. in her report for the line established for Anacostia Park. Land Held Abovg Tide Flow. ‘The Government unsuccessfully con- Judge Sellers feeels that the practice | tended in the injunction proceedings of placing delinquent children under | that the Ross property was below the the care of probationers is an excellent one, despite the fact that it is of com- | high-water mark and that the mngrrll‘y e belonged to the United States. paratively recent origin. The juvenile | Equity Court upheld the view of the nrobation officers are highly ~trained | Ross heirs, for whom Attorney Joseph men and women. D. Sullivan appeared, and decided that During the past vear they made|the land was above the cbb and flow personal investigations of the circum- lives of 494 children who were placed on proba- of the tide at its ordinary stage of high water and accordingly was susceptible | | of private ownership. The heirs con- tion. These investigations look into the | tended they had a chain of title in an child's environment, the personnel of unbroken the family, the economic status of the | Proprietor of the colony of Maryland, | family, the type of supervision given by the parent or guardian, health con- ditions, the school history of the child line from Lord Baltimore, | to themselves. The case was heard and_testimony | taken before Lucien H. Vandoren, spe- and the religious affiliations of the | cial master, who reported his findings family. Special Reports. After a child has been on probation for six months this early report is looked | up and a special report made as to whether it 1s possible to dismiss the child. During the year covered by the report, 3,774 children were dismissed from probation. The Juvenile Court dealt with 2.0: complaints against 1,051 children du ing the year. The report states that 341 of these children were charged with 550 felonies. Judge Sellers gives much credit to the work of the mem- bers of the Metropolitan Police Force for the satisfactory manner in which these cases were handled. A deplorable condition exists in the to the court. | Officials of Maj. Somervell's office as- serted that on the Washington side of the upper part of Lake Kingman, the work is being handicapped. as the office is not able to follow an economically- arranged plan and it is forced to shift | forces to meet changing conditions. Water Lily Pond Invelved. Involved in another suit is the noted water lily pond across the Anacostia River from the Ross estate, it is said. Known as the Shaw Water Garden, of which Mrs. L. Helen Fowler is the pro- | | prietor, the lily pond area is one of the | most unusual around Washington, as | many varicties of lilies from many parts of the world are grown. It is claimed that Justice Bailey's de- PAGE 17 GRAND JURY FALS 10 INDIGT 20.0F 3 - HELD BY CORONER !Coufl Records Reveal Cases Ignored by Inquisitorial Body in Findings. 'WAYS TO ELIMINATE “REPEATERS” URGED Maj. Peyser Favors Putting Homi- cide Probes Under Police Court Jurisdiction. ‘The District grand jury during the past year has ignored 20 out of 55 cases | in which persons were held for their | action by coroners' juries, it has been disclosed by a survey of court records | made in an effort to determine how | nearly the judgment of inquest jurie: | coincides with that of the grand jury. | The coroner’s jury system recently has ‘been criticized because of the “repeat- | ers” appearing on juries. During the period in which the grond jury records were examined true bills were returned in 24 of the cases, 20 werc ignored and 11 are pending. When a homicide occurs an autopsy is performed to fix the cause of death, and if the circumstances warrant a coroner’s jury is impaneled to look into | the circumstances of the death. Jury May. Hear Evidence. ry. under direction of the coro- lence, but no one is After the inquest is ended three courses are open to the jury. | Tt may decide that the circumstances of the homicide do not warrant the holding of anv one for further action. it may reach the conclusion that the death resulted from actions on the part | of persons unknown to the jury or it | may name some person as being re- | spensible for the homicide and hold {him or her for action of the grand |iury. When the case reaches the grand | jury. it may be ignored. or that body | may’ indict the accused and hold him - for trial. In an article published in the Star last week, Maj. Julius Peyser, president | of the District of Columbia Bar Associa- | tion, questioned the desirability of coroners’ inquests. Peyser Urges Court of Law. Maj. Peyser expressed the belief that i a preliminary hearing of the circum stanees of a killing should be held only before a regularly constituted court of law, such as a police court or & hold- | ing magistrate. The practice of holding these inquests before a coroner’s jury, | he said, has resuited in much delay of Hegfil procedure. i | e contends that only a person thor- | oughly acquainted with legal technical | ities is capable of deciding whether or | not a_partciular killing carries with it the elements necessary for the indict- ( ment of a suspect on a_charge of man- slaughter or murder. If such hearings are held before any other body than a court of law, he says. the possibility of delay arises out of the likelihood | of some one being held for action of | the grand jury when the evidence ! against the suspeet is not sufficiently strong to warrant his indictment. “Repeaters” Criticized. Several prominent Washingtonians recently have criticized what they term “repedtérs” on coroners’ juries. “Re- peaters” are descrived as men who serve time after time on successive Jjuries. It is contended that the presence of too many “repeaters” might tend to reduce the deliberations of any jury to |a cut and dried affair, with the “re- peaters” holding the balance of power Wwhenever a vote is taken. | To offset this, it has been recom- | mended that the members of coro- ners' juries be selected from among the | members of a panel picked by the jury | commission, which selects the juries | for the trials in the regular courts. The | jury commission was created several | years ago to combat the “repeaters” on juries in the District courts and has | been an_effective remedy for this evil. Maj. Peyser is in favor of abolishing | the coroner's jury entirely as a legal | institution. If this is not deemed ad- visable, he also favors bringing the selection of its members under control of the jury commission. Rover Has Same Opinion. Others who have expressed the same | opinion are: Leo A. Rover. district at- | torney; Assistant District Attorney | Pearl McCall and members of the | Washington Chamber of Commerce. | The Chamber of Commerce now is con- cison will govern settlement of the | ducting an investigation of the manner ownership controversy between the hold- | in which members of coroners’ juries ers of marshiands of the tia | are chosen with a view toward making River and the United States engineer's recommendations to Congress for office. | changes, if the conditions are found ‘The marshland area along the Ana- | not to be satisfactory. costia River is being reclaimed under | The District of Columbia Bar Asso- perience. He will be called upon to train officers and men to “meet the future requirements for personnel for the Navy's rigid airship program.” Comdr. Rosendahl has commanded the Los Angeles since May, 1926. Comdr. Wiley was sent to Lakehurst, town, 835000, and a building for the Northeast branch, $115.000. An item for purchase of a site for the North- east branch is carried in the 1920 ap- propriation act. For establishing new positions at the e deliverance of her | Nation's Capital in regard to the ut- | terly_inadequate facilities for the care h vour ambition as sh2 |of delinquent children who must be | ; | removed from the guardianship of their | parents, she says. ~At present the Dis- | trict of Columbia, under the direction r|of the Board of Public Welfare, is brought in, dashed to the kitchen and mashed them in the sink, cutting his | arm enough to require treatment at| Casualty Hospital. | About three hours earlier the same of - | ficers Taided a store at 908 Fourteenth | street, run by Edward Tipton, a few | nue, and Forty-ninth street from Mas- , it Rachusetts avenue to Western avenue, | Kirl who wen Land Transfer Proposed. | ““Strive to reaci ; Park development—Early transfer of did,” she said to the young people. section E of Anacosita Park to the | Plane Showers Down Popples. office of public buildings and public s main and branch llbraries $34,355 is N. J. the home port of the Navy's| asked. This would create new full- time and six half-time positions at the main library and 11 new positions in the branch ljbraries. An increase in | the maintenance fund from $21,150 to $38,111 is also asked. | giant dirigible, in April, 1923, and was | assigned to the Los Angeles in Janu- | ary, 1925. During Comdr. Rosendahl’s | absence last Fall, Comdr. Wiley was | in command of the Los Angeles. | RED CROSS ASKS FUNDS PLAY TO BE GIVEN. FOR TORNADO SUFFERERS Miss Mary Parson Directs St.| James Group's Program. ' ‘The St. James Players, the dramatic | club of St. James Church, will present District Chapter Seeks Aid in Med- minutes after a rookie policeman, used as an under-cover man, is alleged to have bought liquor and then been told by Tipton that the next time he wanted liquor to go to a house in the 1500 block of I street which he was just opening up for business. Liquor Reported Seized. The under-cover man was sent to_the I street address, where, with the help of a note from Tipton, he bought a pint of liquor, pofice declared. De- tectives Cox and 3ostyn following the under-cover man arrested Willlam 4 feal Work and Repairs of | .’ three-act comedy, “Dulcy.” Thurs- Homes Hit by Storms. day evening. May 16, in the church hall, | Eighth street between B and C streets An appeal for funds to aid the tor- | northeast nado sufferers in_Maryland, Virginia, = The play is being directed by Miss West Virginia, Alabama and Florida iS | Mary E. Parsons, assisted by Miss Lulu being made by the District of Columbia McIntosh. The title role will be played Chapter of the National Red Cross. |by Miss Amanda Clagett. Other leading A telegram was received by the local | roles will be taken by David Martin, chapter last night from James L. Fieser, Miss Jean McCann, Miss Margueritc acting chairman of the National Red Prangley. Jay Howard. Curtis Pranglev. Cross, asking that between £150,000 and William Davis, Lindsay Duvall and John Hamilton Flury, 51 years old, who was | charged _with sale ‘and possession of liquor. Both later were released under | $2,500 bond each. At the T street ad- | dress 24 quarts of liquor, 36 quarts of |alcohol and 17 bottles of beer were seized, police reported. Black recently flew 5,000 Africa, to London, the fastest time so Campbell miles, from Nairobi in five elapsed day: far for the journe: $200,000 be secured for medical aid Prangley. and repairs to the homes. of sufferers - from the tornado. Donations _should be sent to the office of the District of Columbia Chap- ter, 821 Sixteenth street. | VICE CONSULS NAMED. ‘ Frank Miller, 14, whose parents Tive Seventeen recently appointed vice contils 1% the Rurelon Bervica have been | ) (08 32001 Bkt of "TWelRIN kRS detailed to instruction at the State De- partment preliminary to their assign-|department in Richmond, Va.. is not ment to regular posts of duty. They are | gullible. He is home today, having been Miss Margaret Warner, Massachusetts; | returned to Washington by his mother Miss Nellie B. Stogsdall, Bingham, jr., Connectitcut; Charles E. Bohlen, Massachusetts; Daniel M. Brud- dock, Michigan: William Karnes, Illi- nois! Milton P. Thompson, Tennessee: | Claude A. Buss, Pennsylvania: Dorsey | nor G. Fisher, Maryland; William H. Hess- | Friday night and complained to Desk ler. Ohio; Sydney G. Gest, Pennsylva- | Sergt. Brennan that he had been kid- nia: John H. Madonne, Texas: Robert|naped from the corner of Ninth and G S. Ward, Ohio; Stuart Allen, Minne- | streets here, the previous afternoon by sota: Albert E. Clattenburg. Pennsyl-|two men in a green automobile. He had vania: Robert G. McGregor, New York, | and Alvin T. Rowe, jr., Vizginia. fi] naping. Dispatches from the Virginia capital last night related that the youth strolled nonchalantly into police headquarters the men who kidnaped him, the auto- northeast, can testify that the police Indiana; Hiram | after a two-day absence which he ex-| plained with a colorful story of kid-| a compact story, detailed description of Glamour of Youth's “Kidnaping” Tale Fades Under Detectives’ Questioning| mobile, license number and even an elaborate word picture of certain man- nerisms distinguishing his abductors. The two men took him to a vacant house about 2 miles from Richmond, he told the sergeant, gagged -and pound him and threatened him with death should he attempt to escape. Escape he did, however, much to his apparent , gratification. 'He ‘was getting through the story in great style when an unap- preciative detective interrupted with | embarrassing questions. One result was | that young Miller confessed he had |reached Richmond in less dramatic manner. The other result was that he was held as a fugitive from his parents until ves- terday, when Mrs. Miller called at head- quarters for him. | rks and improvement of the grounds. Elimination of grade crossings—Con- struction of a viaduct across Michigan avenue and one across Franklin street. Joseph L. Gammel of the Lincoln Ppark Association made a futile effort to have the extension of East Capitol street, which would require the con- struction of a bridge across the Ana- costia River, included in the improve- ment program. The federation, how- ever, after eliminating an item from the committee’s recommendations pro- viding for the conversion of the aban- doned Sixteenth Street Reservoir into a sunken garden, later approved the project. 4 ‘The federation also admitted to mem- bership the Medical Society of the Dis- trict and approved a report of a special committee which investigated the charges of E. C. Riegel, director of the ‘Washington Consumers’ Guild. report, submitted by Hugh H. Framp- ton, declared it was the consensus of the committee that it would be a “waste of time to give further attention to either the charges or the author.” and recommended that the matter be filed. WILL INSTALL OFFICERS. ‘The District of Columbia Optometric Society will install its recently elected officers at a meeting in the Raleigh Ho- tel tomorrow night. The new officers are: Dr. George T. Warren, president; M. A. Leese, first vice president: E. H. Etz, second vice president; Dr. E. H. Silver, secretary, and Dr. 8. J. Dantzic, treasurer. An address will be delivered by Dr. W. 8. Whitman, | | | Dr. Dr Sentenced to Eight-Year Term. | Justice Siddons in Criminal Division | 2, yesterday sent Raymond A. Jones, i colored, to the penitentiary for eight years. He was found guilty of strik- ing " his - cousin, James R. Jones, a janitor at an apartment in the 1400 block of Meridian street, with a police- man’s baton as he lay gsleep and rob- bing him of $1.01, \ The | Lieut. Col. U. S. Grant. 3d as mastel ¢ ceremonies, introduced the speakers. | While delivering his address, Dr.| Scott was forced to pause a moment, | while a United States Army plane | | thundered overhead, throwing poppies | down upon the crowds gathered below. | ""A large group of Boy and Girl Scouts | assisted as guards of honor, carrying the | colors of the United States and France, |and the personal banner of Jeanne | d'Are. At the conclusion of the ceremopies an Army guard of honor fired a salute. while the Boy Scout trumpeter sounded taps. The Marine Band plaved the na- | tionial. anthems of France and the | United States concluding with the pop- | ular war song of France, “Madelon.” of CONSTITUTIONAL GROUP WILL MEET TOMORROW Judge Van Orsdel Will Be Chief Speaker at Annual Meeting of Association. Judge J. A. Van Orsdel, former presi- | dent of the Indiana State Bar Associa- | tion, will be the chief speaker at the annual meeting of the National Associ- ation for Constitutional Government | tomorrow morning, at 11 o'clock, ‘in | the office of the association in the | Colorado Building. | Judge Van Orsdel has long been | interested in popularizing the Consti- tution. ‘The National Association for Con- stitutional Government is a patriotic and non-partisan organization founded in 1914 for informing the people as to | the fundamental principles of govern- | ment upon which the Republic was founded. Its president is David Jayne Hill, former Assistant Secretary of State and former Ambassador of the United States to Germany. Its treasurer is John Joy The assoel magazine called The Review. edited by Dr. Herbert F. | ‘Wright, professor of political |1 Georgetown University, | | Constitutional | cause no other place exists. Edson. ation publishes a quarterly | science ‘ ad maintaining a industrial school for colored boys at Blue Plains. This institution takes care of the colored pretraining school- boy and reduces the commitments to the National Training School for Boys. No such school, however, exists for the care of white boys. At present such boys are committed to the Industrial Home School on Wis- consin avenue. While excellent work is being done by this school many juve- nile cases which should be sent elsewhere must be committed to the school be- Both boys and girls are sent to the Industrial Home, ranging in ages from 8 to 18 years. 3 successfully operated Industrial School Need. Judge Sellers earnestly urges that steps be taken to provide a proper in- dustrial school for white boys, which will rank with the Blue Plains School for colored boys. This would cut down the commitment of boys to the National Training Schoc* %or Boys, vhich is a Federal institution of a reformatory na- ture, and to which only juvenile delin- quents of the most incorrigible nature should be sent. At present, when the court recom- mends to the Board of Public Welfare that a white girl, too young to be sent to the National Training School, be held in an institution. the board must use the Industrial Home School on Wiscon- sin avenue. There is no institution whatever where colored girls of the same class may be committed. Judge Sellers recommends that suit- able institutions be furnished the board for these groups by erecting separate cottages as a part of the Blue Plains Industrial School for Colored Children, or as a part of a new industrial school for white children, or by erecting addi- tional cottages at the National Training School for Girls and giving the Board of Public Welfare the right to place their wards in such cottages without court commitment. Nearly 70 remarriages of couples who obtaingd divorces were performed London. last year. the direction of Maj. Somervell into a pretentious park that. when finished, will stretch from the vicinity of Bolling Field up to the District line, and Mary- land authorities are planning to extend it north. Maj. Carey H. Brown, en- gineer of the National Capital Park and Planning Commission, recently ex- pressed the hope that the Anacostia Park of the future will take the form of a parkway to Baltimore. DIRIGIBLE AND PLANE MAY RACE OVER SEA Graf Zeppelin Prepares for West- ward Flight and German Ace Heads Rival Crew. By the Associated Press. 4.—A dirigible race westward across the Atlantic within a fortnight. The Graf Zeppelin is scheduled to start for the United States on May 15 and the builder of a Caproni airplane for a Polish transatlantic flight said today | that it would be ready to fly from here on the same day. Capt. Adam Kowalszik, former Ger- man World War ace, commands the Polish flight crew, which has had the co-operation of a Chicago committee headed by Stanley Adamkiewicz. Representatives of the fyers returned today from Dublin, where they arranged for the only stopover planned for the fiight from Milan to Chicago. ‘The giant four-motored plane which they will use was subjected to its first ground tests today. sNo difficulty de- veloped. The government has an- nounced that the air ministry will send a representative here to superintend the take-off. i American cars were prominent at the | ciation and the Women’s Bar Associa- tion yesterday referred letters from the Chamber of erce asking for their | advice on the proper procedure in look- ing into the question of repeaters to | their committees on legislation. When the committee reports are received, presumably at the next meeting of the two organizations, replies to the two letters will be drafted. RETIREMENT BILL | WILL BE PRESSED | Dale Indicates Effort to Get Favor- i able Report to Senate at Present Session, An effort will be made = the present | session of Congress fo have the Senaie | eivil service committee report favorably to the Senate the bill to improve the Government employes’ retirement law, Senator Dale, Republican, of Vermont, chairman of the committee and author of the bill, dicated vesterday. It is virtually certain. however. that the measure will not be enacted into law at this special session. If the Sen- ate committee should report it out it would remain on the calendar for early consideration at the regular session in December in the event that a vote is not obtained a this time. Senator Dale said yesterday he feels that if reapportionment of the House is to be considered at this session, he sees no reason why the Government employees’ retirement bill should not be reported from committee. Col. Hurley Will Speak. Col. Patrick J. Hurley Assistant Secretary of War, will be the guest of honor and the principal speaker at the recent automobile W &t Geneva, Switzer] monthly . luncheon Tuesday of the ‘e holdl at the G 3