Evening Star Newspaper, May 9, 1929, Page 4

FISHER ENS TOUR D BuS TERMINALS bfficial Will Make Report on Findings to Aid City in Depot Decision. ;4 Earl V. Fisher, executive secretary of the Public Utilities Commission, " re- ‘furned today from an inspection trip to Chicago and Pittsburgh where he #xamined the bus terminal facilities of the cities preparatory to making a re- Tt to the commission on a solution of bus terminal problem here. | In Chicago, Mr. Fisher said, he talked | to Alfred Granger, an architect and | ember of a firm interested in building | terminals. ‘The concern is now buflding terminals in Detroit and Chi- cago, and expects to start construction | shortly in Grand Rapids, Mich : Madi- | son, Wis., and Springfield, I Mr. Granger, when he was here representing the Chicago Institute of Architects in | their plans for the development of the north side of Pennsylvania avenue, talked with Mr. Fisher about a plan to t & terminal in the triangle bounded By sSixin, C streets and Louisiana ave- nue, near the western end of the pro- municipal center development. The building would house a hotel of the $1.50 per room type in the upper stories, the basement being used for a terminal. Such a terminal is now under construc- tion at Twelfth street and Michigan avenue, Chicago, in the southern corner of the Loop district. ‘The plan to have a hotel sandwiched between the monumental buildings of | the municipal center and the Federal development south of Pennsylvania ave- nue, however, is not expected to receive a favorable reaction from the utilities commission. _ Engineer Commissioner William B. ~adue, a member of the commission, is also a member of the National Capital Park and Planning Commission, which is extremely inter- ested in securing buildings of a dig- nified and monumental character for bath sides of the historic Avenue. Mr. Pisher did not have time to dis- ouss his probable recommendations to the commission today as he went into an executive session of the commission shortly after he arrived at the District Building for work. He said that in Pittsburgh a very similar situation ex- | ists to that in Washington. There are many interstate bus lines using the city streets and stopping in front of various hotels, and the city authorities are about to make some attempt to relieve | the conditions. Mr. Granger. according to Mr. Fisher, has made no proposition to develop a bus terminal in Washington, and as far 28 it is known is not interested. His talk about the proposition was from the purely theoretical point of view of a professional architect. CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. TODAY. American Association of Engineers, W Chapter, will meet, 8 a'clock, at the Playhouse. Speaker, Lieut. Comdr. J. H. Keefe; subject, “The Activities of the Metallurgical Section of the Naval Gun Factory.” Buffet supper will be served. “The Woman's Home and Foreign Mis- slonary Soclety of A. M. E. Z. Church will hold an all-day meeting in John Ch Jenkins We Mrs. will speak on “Stewardship.” Dinner will Be served, with Mrs. Marie Hicks Smith as hostess. ©Ohlo Girls’ Club have a get- tonight at Tfifl Circle Club, 1326 Massachusetts aveque. James E. Walker Post, No. 26, Ameri- Legion, will meet, ‘9 o'clock, at the ifth street branch Y. M. C. A. Final drive in membership campaign. FUTURE. ‘The ild of St. Gertrude's School of Arts and Crafts will hold its last meeting of the tomorrow, 10:30 am., at the apartment of Mrs. Milton B. Alles, in the Dresden. ‘The Stearns Bible class will meet temorrow, 1 cgm in Mount Vernon Place M. E. Church South. Dr. K. B. Momaw will be in charge. Alpha Delta Phi luncheon tomorrow, | 12:30 pm., at Hotel Gordon. A special meeting of the Trinidad Oitizens’ Association will be held to- merrow, 8 pm, in auditorium of ‘Wheatley School, to protest against assessment for widening of Benning road northeast. Mrs. B. F. Langworthy, president of the Woman's City Club of Chicago, will speak before the District Federa- tion of Women's Clubs tomorrow at the Roosevelt Hotel. As chairman of juvenile protection of the National Parent-Teacher Association, she will give a summary of the proceedings of that congress, now in session here. ‘The People’s Civic Association of Po- tomac Park will hold a mass meeting at Gethsemane Baptist Church tomor- row, 7:30 p.m. ‘The Writers’ League will meet at Thomas Center tomorrow, 8 puy. Orig- inal stories by Evelyn Cimna Miss Mooney, Mrs. Watson. Any one in- terested in writing is invited. DON MELLETT HONORED. Pew Eulogizes Slain Canton Editor as Journalism's Martyr. COLUMBIA, Mo., May 9 (#).—The VIRGINIA SLAYNE THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, MAY 9. 1929. ! CHILDREN REHEARSE FOR COMMUNITY CENTER FESTIVAL The rainbow ballet of the Columbia Heights group, which will take part in the children's festival at Central High Schoel Saturday afternoon. PUZZLES OFFIGERS Unable to Identify Body of| Youth Found in Freight Car at North Garden. By the Associated Press. CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, May 8.— | Police today had not been able to identify the body of a young man found | in a Southern Railway freight car at| North Garden yesterday. Trainmen found the skull crushed | body lying face downward, with a heavy | iron bolt close by. A physician esti- | mated that death had occurred six | hours earlier. The theory is held by police that the killing was done between Danville, Va., | and Monroe, Va. | TWO ACCUSED OF MURDER. Bride of One Suspect Is Held As Ma- terial Witness. CHARLESTON, W. Va,, May 9 (®).— | Charges of murder were placed today | against Millard Morrison_and Walter | E. Willmot of Elizabeth, N. J., in the death of Frank Bowen, who was shot | on the road near Marmet yesterday. | Wilmot's 14-year-old bride, who told | the police she and her husband were | on their honeymoon, was held as a | material witness. | Police quoted Willmot, who gave his age as 21, as saying Morrison shot Bowen while the latter was driving them to a filling station in his machire after the supply of gas in their own car ran out. Officers sald Wiilmot also stated the three transferred their baggage to the Bowen car and continued to Ka- nawha, local suburb, where they were arrested. Mrs. Willmot, according to police, denied any knowledge of how Bow:n came to his death and said she thought he was intoxicated. Morrison said he thought Bowen had gone to slesp. Motor Cycle Patrolman A. L. Youell stopped the car as it was speeding through Kanawha, Fe said he found Bowen's body covered with an cver- coat in the front seat. He also said he found three revolvers in the machine. LA WAR MOTHERS’ HEAD HERE TO PLAN PROGRAM Mrs. Spence Arrives to Supervise Observation Sunday in Ar- lington Amphitheater. Mrs. Thomas Spence of Milwaukee, Pkesident of the American War Mothers, afrived in Washington today to supervise plans for “Mother’s day” ceremonies to be held Sunday afternoon in Arlington Amphitheater. About 200 delegates from various State chapters are expected to attend the exercises. The displomatic corps and high Government and service officers have been invited. Arrangements have been completed under direction of Mrs. L. V. Dann, member of the local chapter, American ‘War Mothers, to have 50 service men attend the ceremony who are patients at Mount Alto Hospital. Mrs. Spence will devote some of her time while in Washington to the proj- ected establishment of an American ‘War Mothers’ headquarters here. ASK BOARD CURTAILMENT. Baptist Body Victimized by Carnes ‘Wants Reorganization. MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 9 (#.—The Southern Baptist Home Missions Board, center of a controversy since defalca- tions of its treasurer, Clinton 8. Carnes, were discovered last year, answered de- mands for its reorganization today with a recommendation to the church con- vention of curtailment of its institu- tional activities and the enforcement of the greatest possible economy. The difficuities left behind by Carnes when he went to prison for embezzle- ment have crippled the board, the re- port said. The board asked a budget of ‘sivgo'_.sooo. one-half to be used to pay el late Don Mellett, assassinated Canton, Ohio, editor, was eulogized as “the | great martyr of journalism” by Marlin | E. Pew, editor of Editor and Publisher, | at & journalism week banquet at the University of Missouri last night. It was the initial address in the annual course provided by the Don Mellett memorial lectureship. 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Duveen Brothers, art dealers, brought a “Crucificion,” by Pero Della Francesca, for $375,000, the highest price ever paid for a painting at public auction. Leon Schinasl, cigarette manu- facturer, obtained Fra Filippo Lippi’s “Madonna and Child” for $125,000. The seller, Carl W. Hamilton, art collector, had _previously placed their total value at well over a million dollars. PRATT COLLECTS 249 Places Raided in Last 3 Years, Edwards Finds. Action Contemplated. raided during the past three years, ac- cording to statisties gathered from all of the precincts by Police Lieut. L. I. H. Edwards. Lieut. Edwards’ statistics are being made up into a report which he will submit to Maj. Henry G. Pratt, superintendent of the department, in the near future. Maj. Pratt requested these statistics last month “for certain confimpllted action of the department.” Mli. Pratt's order to gather these statistics called not only for the ad- dresses of places which had actually been raided, but also for information about places suspected by the com- manders of various precincts of harbor- ing professional gambling. This latter report is not yet complete as the statistics of one of the precincts had to be sent back for correction. It is understood that there are only ap- proximately 20 such places listed. No further light as to what the “con- templated action” will be was forthcom« ing from headquarters today. When Maj. Pratt first sent his order out, he stated that it had been the result of & conference with United States Attorney Leo A. Rover, but that the use to which the statistics would be put was a de- partmental secret. The complete reports nrr‘ expefited to be in Maj. Pratt's hands week. WILBUR WILL SPEAK. Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur, who for some time has been chairman of the medical council of the United States Veterans' Bureau, is understood to be considering resignation of this post on acceunt of his more recently assumed duties as Secretary of the Interior, Dr. Wilbur will preside at the open- ing of the next meeting of the council at the bureau tomorrow morning, which is to be addressed by himself and Di- rector Frank T. Hines of the bureau. It was reported unofficially that he probably would tender his resignation as chariman of the council during the sessions, which will continue for at least two days. Ban onv;h’pinol Asked. SACRAMENTO, Callf., May 9 (#).— The California Assembly has passed a resolution memorializing Congress to ex- clude Filipinos from the United States, or to restrict sharply their immigration. ‘The measure goes to the Senate and, if approved there, will be sent to Congress. GAMBLING FIGURES Two hundred and forty-one gambling | estabiishments in Washington have been | TRAFFICFINE PLAN | - MAY BE EXTENDED | Collateral Deposit System f Asked for Park Police 1 by Col. Grant. The system of allowing violators of certain minor traffic regulations to de- posit collateral at preeinct stations | without the necessity of the offender or | the officer's attendance at Police Court has worked so well that a recommenda- tion will be made next month that it be extended to the park police as well as the metropolitan police, Asst. Supt. Ernest W. Brown, in charge of the ‘Traffic Bureau, saild today. He said that the request for the ex- tension had come from Lieut. Col. U. 8. Grant, 3d, director of Public Buildings | and Public Parks, who s favorably | impressed with the idea. Inspector Brown sald that the system | has worked very well so far and has allowed many policemen to stay on the | street who normally would have been | idle in Police Court. Last Monday, he | sald, there were more than 400 cases |in Trafic Court where the offenders elected not to stand trial, this number representing arrests over the week end period. The presiding judge merely asked if anvbody who had elected not to | stand trial had changed his mind. | There was no answer and the whole list | wt“ disposed of in less than two min- utes. 3 | Inspector Brown said that he would suggest a further extension of the sys- tem to cover cases where precinct com- manders insist upon a greater col- lateral than that called for in the minimum schedule set by the Commis- sioners. A present, in the case of repeated violators or in certain flagrant cases, the preeinct commanders have the option of asking a higher collateral and in all such cases the officer must go to court. Additional time would be saved, Inspector Brown pointed out, if in these cases as well the offender and the policeman could be excused from attendance at court. . ARMY FLYER PRAISED 971 Hours Aloft, Carrying 1,000 Passengers Without Forced Land- ing, Sergt. Shepard’s Mark. Having flown for some 971 hours, car- rying more than 1.000 passengers with- out a forced landing, Gunnery Sergt. Millard T. pard of alreraft Isquldmn at Quantico, Va., was com- mended today by Maj. Wendell C. Ne- ville, commandant of the corps, and Rear Admiral William A. MofTett, chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics. The commandant wrote to Sergt. Shepard that this work, performed during his recent duty in Nicaragua, was most creditable. “It is demonstrated that your char- acter and efficiency are of a high order and have reflected credit upon naval aviation and the naval service,” Gen. Neville wrote. Sergt. Bheiurl made his record in the same Fokker plane which, as as- sistant pilot, he helped to ferry from Anacostia, D. C, to Managua, Nicara- gua. He enlisted in Cleveland in 1919. ‘The sergeant was at one time a printer. 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This year, however, the announcements of the availability of the tickets started a de- mand_which absorbed the suply with- | in 36 hours. | Three more of the eight finalists will | be chosen in zone finals tomorrow and | Saturday, -s0 that at the close of this week only two of the speakers will be undetermined. The Pacific Coast finals, embracing an area that extends to the Hawalian Islands, and the Southern zone will choose their representatives to- morrow night, while the Midwestern zone, centering in Kansas City, will se- lect its spokesman Saturday night. SCHOLARSHII; AWARDED TO DAN MOODY’S BABY| Texas University Bestows on In- fant Son of Governor Extraordinary Privilege. AUSTIN, Tex. 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