Evening Star Newspaper, May 25, 1929, Page 4

THE EVENING STAR. WXSHINGTON. ~BOARD OF TRADE ONFROLIC TODAY Annual Shad Bake of Busi- ness Men Held at Sher- wood Forest. With a day of funmaking ahead of them. 850 members of the Washing- | ton Board of Trade and their guests left at 9 o'clock this morning for Sher- wood Forest. Md.. where the annual | shad bake of the board is being held this year. Even as the picknickers rathered in ! front of the District Building, the | point of assembly for the procession. a | carnival spirit was apparent among the usually staid business men. At 9| o'clock they boarded busses chartered for the occasion, and private cars and the caravan got under way. | Leading was a car containing E. J Murphy. president of the board. and Elmer T. Burdette, chairman of the | committee on arrangements. Next | came a bus conveying the Boys' Inde- . pendent Band. playing en route. An | escort of motor cycle police cleared the | way as far as the District line. At Bladensburg a detail of Maryand State | police took over their duties and showed | the route to Sherwood Forest | At the Maryland resort all necessary | preparations had been made when they arrived. During the rest of the morn- inging the business men were left much to their own devices, which consisted principally in wandering about and | waiting for dinner. Promptly at noon | ate meal. ner at 2 o'clock i A program of entertainment and sports was arranged for this afternoon, including seven boxing exhibitions and & “battle royal” A base ball game between the membership and public order committees. and clay pigeon shooting and a golf tournament fol- lowed. Swimming and boating were in- @ulged in by those who prefer water sports. At 5 o'clock a light lunch is to be | served and the souvenir bags. con- taining 40 presents, will be distributed. About 6 o'clock the return journey is scheduled to begin. Among those who made the trip were Representatives Zilhiman, .chairman of the House District committe; Edward M. Beers, Albert R. Hall and Frank L. | | Youngsters at the Friendship House who are rehearsing for their operetta, | the first call was sounded and the mem- | .ppe Land of Nod.” which will be presented at Hine Junior High School, May 26 bers and guests sat down to &n elabor- | u¢ =36 n'm’ Front row, left to right: Fannie Wright, Virgini The late arrivals had din- | richt; back row. Lydia Hunter, Mary Smith, Charles Burto and Virginia Rollins. Ranwick Lena Robert Jacobs —Star Staff Photo. RECORD RETRACTS PARLEY TAKES UP WLEAN REPORT Philadelphia Paper Admits Error in Criticism Against RADIO SCHOOL AID Possibilities Are Discussed by | Broadcasting Executives | WooDWARD & LOTHROP 10™ 11™ F axp G STREETS ay 30th establishes Summertime in the home Even though Washington weather is slow to suggest the warm sultry days to come, we know that Summertime will be upon us before we realize it. May 30th is the significant day when every home is ready to begin on its Summer schedules—the day when the seaside cottage, the moun- tain cabin, the country bungalow—and even the town residence will glisten anew with bright new cretonnes, cool-looking rugs and lamps, and refreshingly new appointments throughout. Is your home ready for Summertime, and do these smart suggestions prove of help to you? One of Summer’s Lamps, %6 So very outstanding that we want you to know about it. A.chlrtnln‘ crackled pottery base, which comes in rose, yellow, green and ivory— with gay pleated chintz shade; Summery and colorful. Bowman; Commissioners Dougherty and Tallaferro, Assistant Engineer Com- | missioners Maj. Donald A. Davison and Maj. L. E. Atkins, Capt. H. C. Whitehurst, District engineer and co- | By the Associated Press. ordinator; Maj. * Henry G. Pratt. PHILADELPHIA, May 25.—The Phila- superintendent of * police, and Chief delphia Record today published a_cor- Engineer George E. Watson,: head of | rection on a story it printed May 13 in the Fire Department. | which Edward B. McLean, publisher of i e i the Washington Post, was criticized for | his alleged conduct ‘at a social affair TWO HELD UNDER $1,000 ;n\‘gé‘ by the Belgian :r;famrdé. - 1 ecause of the story Mr. cLean en- i | tered suit, inst the Record for $1.- BONDS BY PO_L!C,E JUDGE 000,000, declaring that he had not been i3 present at the Belgian Ambassador’s so- cial affair. In its correction the Record Post Publisher. Charges of Larceny and House- | said: breaking Preferred Against | _“The Philadelphia Record on May 13 | was joined by William S. Paley, presi- | published an account of an editorial in | gent "~ of rg‘:] ‘;’:’1!;‘:;.'!‘,{':5: e criticizing the | chain, who sald that his organization Young Men. Carl R. Smith, 27 years old, of the 3100 block of G street southeast, and Frank 1. Murphy, 17, of the 600 block of Thirty-second street, were held under bonds of $1,000 each yesterday when' arraijgned before Police Court Judge Gus A. Schuldt on larceny and house- breaking charges. Detective Emery E. Nichols, Balti- more & Ohio Railroad private officer, | alleged that a box car on a train had been broken into in the Benning yards and a carton of salad dressing, a case of potato chips, a pair of house slippes and two pairs of shoe taken, and that he waited at the scene Monday night, and Murphy was caught while attempt- ing to break a seal on a car near !hel place of the first robbery. It is said| that Murphy confessed and Smith was implicated. He was arrested at his home. where, police say, a portion of | the alleged loot was recovered. The second charge is the outgrowth of the theft of several hundred pounds of scrap iron from the establishment of Joseph Smith, in the 3600 block of Benning road northeast. It is said that the iron was later sold. VACANCY FOR CHECKER. Civil Service Commission Will Re- eeive Applications Until June 7, ‘The Civil Service Commission has an- nounced that it will receive application until June 7 to fill a vacancy in the position of stockman in the supply de- partment, United States Naval Acad- emy, Annapolis, Md., and vacancies which may occur_either as checker or stockman in the Navy Yard Service in| Norfolk, Va., or Washington. | The entrance salary for stockman is| %4 a day at the United States Naval Academy, and for either stockman or checker $3.60 to $4.48 a day in the Navy Yard Service, . 1 Applicants must have had at least *x months' experience in responsible positions in storehouses or warehouses. Full information and application blanks may be obtained from the secretdry of the Fourth United States Civil Service District, 1723 F street. DRY OI:FICEHS INDICTED and Educators. | 3y the Associated Press. Educators and radio executives. in a | special conference on the educational | | possibilities of radio called by Secre- | | tary Wilbur, discussed the advisability | of “radio instruction and whether it should supplement or displace class- | room instruction. | John W. Elwood. vice president of the | National Broadcasting Association, told the conference that his organization | stood willing to devote as much time to | educational broadcasting as the educa- tional authorities felt necessary. He Lamps, SEVENTH FLOOR. Mts. Marie L. Fenn Here Next Week through the courtesy of 1847 Rogers Company In the Garden You will surely want a new archway or Summer house, on which you can train climbing vines and roses. of styles—at prices attractively low. These offer a splendid selection Mt. 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McLean, the Record makes this correction, and regrets exceedingly the error.” PLEA WINS LENIENCY. } Judge Permits Man to Go After | Hospital Stay. | ‘The eountry where the tall corn grows and does not flow is the place | for Thomas Johi colored, according to a ruling by Judge John P. McMahon i Police Court yesterday. Appearing before the court after be- ing incarcerated in the hospital for 10 days, for treatment, Johnson re- quested leniency of the judge. “I do not wish to hear any more of your troubles,” said Judge McMahon. | “The worst one seems to be liquor.” “I will go right back to Rockville and | work on a farm around the corn,” | promised Johnson. The court suspended sentence. o INSPECT SCOUT CAMP. | Boys and Fathers Visit Site at Chesapeake Beach. | One thousand Boy Scouts and their | fathers are inspecting-Camp Roosevelt, | near Chesapeake Beach, Md., today as guests of the Council of Sachems of the | C. M. O., honor tribe at the camp. { The party went to Chesapeake Beach | this morning by train and then hiked five miles to the camp at Calvert Cliffs. [ Most of the fathers tramped with their | sons, while a few made the trip from | the beach to the camp by launch. | Troop 49's drum and bugle corps played | IN FIGHT WITH WOMEN]durlng the march. By the Associated Press, MONTGOMERY, Ala.. May | The day is being spent in swimming, | boating, racing and other scout activ- ities. The camp will formally open for | 25— | 1ts eleventh Summer season June 24. | Charlie C. Sealey and G. G. Cargile, | - former special agents of the attorney Railway workers of Germany are de- general of Alabama, were indicted by | manding higher wages, the Montgomery County grand jury here vesterday on charges of assault -with intent to murder. The charges were the outgrowth of an exchange of shots sev- eral weeks ago between the two men and two Montgomery County school teachers. ‘The charges were preferred by Miss' Mae Lewis and, Miss Estelle school teachers, following an Annie Camp, ‘WOODWARD nutomobile chase during which approxi- | mately 10 shots were said to have been fired by the occupants of the two cars. The officers said they mistook the teachers for rum runners. They main- tained that they fired only at the tires of the machine occupied by the young women. LOCAL & LONG DISTANCE MOVING AGENTS ALLIED VAN LINES coLD ¢ stonace : FUURS 1313 YOU STREET, N.W. PHONE NORTH 3343 | During * ‘ May 27 | B» the Associated Press. 10™ 11" F anp G Stareve Fine Chiffon Hose i Specially Priced was ready at any time to be of any assistance possible to schools and that already experts were mapping out ed- ucational programs for next year. airman Robinson of the Radio Commission suggested that every broad- casting _station, before it is given a license by the Government, he required to promise a certain amount of time to be devoted to programs under the direc- tion of the Federal Bureau of Educa- don. or some other agency designated by the Government. Secretary Wilbur raised the question as to where radio educational work would be most useful in the school courses. He asked that the conference consider not only what courses would be helpful, but whether such instruc- tion be designed for use in elementary schools, secondary schools or on the col- lege level. PARAGUAY AND BOLIVIA EXCHANGE PRISONERS Men Captured by Each Nation in Recent Hostilities to Be Repa- triated by Agreement, Repatriation of the 35 prisoners taken in the hostilities of last December be- tween Paraguay and Bolivia has been agreed upon. ‘The commission of inquiry and con- ciliation, which has been in session here for six weeks, announced that the Bo- livian soldiers, who are in the custody of the Rotary Club at Villa Hayes, Para- | guay. are to be delivered to Corumba, Brazil, where they will be allowed en- trance to their own country. The Paraguayan soldiers, held at Villa Montes, Bolivia, are to be sent to For- | mosa, Argentina, for return to Persguay. In each case, military attaches of the United States. assisted by officers of, in one case, the Brazilian, and, In the other. the Argentine army, are to super- vise the transfer. A S In the past year less than 6.000 new automobiles were sold in Belgium. 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