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- The Sunday Stae GENERAL NEWS THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. s J NI 1929—PAR PAGE 17 ‘BLEASE OBJECTION DELAYS FUND FOR NUNPALCEVTER ,‘ Senate Resolution to Make| 83,000,000 of Surplus Avail- able Not Acted On. FURTHER OPPORTUNITY LIKELY THIS SESSION Baving to Taxpayers Had Been Expected in Passage of Meas- ure Before Recess. Action by the Senate on the resolu- tion to make $3,000,000 of the Dis- triet's surplus revenues available to buy land for the municipal center develop- ment north of Pennsylvania avenue was delayed yesterday, when Senator Blease, Democrat, of South Carolina, objected to unanimous consent for its immediate passage. The resolution, which passed the House Friday, was reported favorably by the Senate appropriations committee yesterday afternoon. When Senator Blease objected to its passage at the time it was reported, it was placed on the calendar. It is expected, however, there will be further opportunity to consider the measure at the present ses- sion. After there had been a brief dis- cussion of the question, Senator Blease sail Let that go over until Monday. object.” $3,000,000 From Surplus. In the debate which took place yes- terday Senator King, Democrat, of Utah, asked Chairman Warren of the appropriations committee whether the measure should go to the District of Co- Jumbia committee. Senator Warren explained that the 3,000,000 is to be paid out of the Dis- trict’s surplus, $10,000 of it to be avail- able for immiediate or early use. Senator Bingham, Republican, of Connecticut, Who has charge of District appropria- tion bills in the upper branch, also explained that the bill authorizing the | municipal center development was ap- proved by the District committee in the ast Congress and enacted into law. Senator King sald he knew the mat- ter had been before the District com- mittee, but was not sure it had been definitely agreed as to the amount to be appropriated. None Federal Money., Answering & question by Senator McKellar, Democfat, of Tennessee, Sen- ator Bingham emphasized that this ap- propriation comes entirely out of the city's funds—money now in the Treas- ury to the credit of the District. None of it is Federal money, he said. The municipal center project contem- plates purchase of the area between Third and Sixth streets, Pennsylvania and Louisiana avenues to meet the housing requirements of the District government. In seeking to have the District’s sur- plus tax money made available at this session to_expedite acquisition of the property, those in charge of the meas- ure felt it would result in a saving to the taxpayers. Another reason for seeking early action is that several agencies of the District government must look for office accommodations in the near future, and it was felt that some of the buildings already existing in_the municipal center area could be utilized pending the time when new municipal structures are to be erected. 0DD FELLOWS NAME VIANDS TO CHIEF POST Potomac Lodge at Alexandria Will Hold Elections Friday Night. 1 ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 8—F. M. Viands was the only nominee named | for the post of noble grand by Potomac | Lodge, No. 38, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Jast night when nomina- | tions were made for the election which | | will be held Friday night to select three | lodge officers. J. H. Hudson and James Gore were | mominated for vice grand, while George | ‘W. Bontz, treasurer, was the only nom- inee picked for that office, assuring him {of his re-election. The traveling gavel, which is being exchanged among_the lodges of the Northern Virginia Odd Fellows’ Associa- tion, will be presented to Potomac Lodge June 28 by a delegation from the Arlington_Lodge of Clarendon. Mem- bers of the order from Falls Church, Leesburgh and other nearby communi- ties will witness the presentation. The gavel will remain in the posses- sion of the local lodge for one month and then will be presented to some other organization of the Northern Vir- ginia body. MARYLAND POULTRY MEN WILL MEET JUNE 4 Mre. Helen Baker and Agriculture Officials to Address Meeting. Special Dispatch to The Star. CHESTERTOWN, Md., June 8— ‘Mrs. Helen Baker will address the third annual Maryland Poultry day meeting | of the Maryland Poultry Association, at the United States poultry experimental farm at Beltsville, Md., June 14, Charles E. Bird of Meyersdale, Pa.. and Alfred R. Lee of the Department of Ag- riculture also will speak. Other Eastern Shore poultrymen who will_be present are F. B. Cilfton, jr.; S. E. Harper, Mrs. LeCompte Barnett, A. W. Perdue, W. H. Farlow, E. F. Hastings, H. H. Reich, L. E. Holsinger, D. W. Sparklin and William H. Irons. FIRE LASSIES ELECT. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. RIVERDALE, Md., June 8. —Mrs. Ethel Baker last night was elected pres- jdent of the Ladies’ Auxiliary of the Riverdale Volunteer Fire Department at a meeting in the firehouse. Other offi- cers chosen were: Mrs. Robert Evans, vice president; Mrs. Vincent Fitzsim. mons, secretary, and:- Mrs. W. E. Ben- nett, treasurer. Follo! \Charles E. Holmes, T the b\u&m :y“r‘m u"r‘: John, was, ho Jadies staged a surprise pa or . etiring president. Styles for Towser { | The proper method of wearing a muz- xle is shown here by two inmates of the dog pound who, unfortunately, did not learn of it until their arrival there. Above: The proper muzzle. Below: A muzzle which permits the wearer to gnaw on a bone or a human leg, as the case might be. This muzzle is not re- garded as conforming to the regula- tions. —Star Staff Photos. $9.000000 COURT BUILDING EXPECTED! Report of Structure for Su- preme Berch May Be Mzde Soon. ‘The commission created to obtain i plans for the proposed United States | Supreme Court Building probably will | be ready to make a report to Congress within a few days, in which it is ex- pected they will recommend a structure the total cost of which will be a little over $9,000,000. The bullding to be recommended will be along the general lines of the model recently placed on display in the Senate Office Building. A bill to authorize the building, long the lines to be recommended in the commissioners report, is now being drafted for introduction in both houses of Congress. The site for the proposed structure, lying between Maryland avenue, East Capitol, Pirst and Second streets . northeast, has been acquired, but a separate measure will be necessary to authorize the building. Other members of the commission conferred briefly at Garfield Hospital yesterday with Chief Justice Taft, who is also a member of the commission, re- garding the completion of the report to be sumbitted to Congress in the near future, The necessary legislation will be handled by the committee on public buildings and grounds, of which Repre- sentative Elliott of Indiana, is chair- man in the House, and Senator Keyes of New Hampshire is chairman in the Senate. TO VISIT CONGRESS | From South Carolina School Will “Hear Congressmen Argue” Tomorrow. As the sequel to a South Carolina schoolboy’s wish to “hear Congressmen gue,” a bus loaded with 17 boys and girls, comprising the eighth grade civics class of the Hendersonville, S. C., chool, parked at the Washington tour- camp last night to await the opening of the Capitol doors tomorrow morning. | The famous debates of such men as | Henry Clay and Daniel Webster were | being studied in the civics class last | month when youthful Robert White exclaimed, “Gee, I wish I could hear those Congressmen argue!” The class teacher, Mrs. H. M. Kinsey, hesitated but a moment. She foresaw the possibilities of impressing the rather dry subject vividly on the minds of her | charges. “Let's do,” she responded. Thus it was that 17 members of the class formed themselves into a “ways and means” committee, headed by the teacher, to raise funds to put the project across. ' Entertainments were given, ice cream and candy sold and the proceeds put in the bank for the trip. Some- times the citizens wearied of the finan- cial onslaughts of the determined 17, but choosing the line of least resistance, invariably yielded. Monday “they left aboard a school { bus, packed with provisions and neces- { sary equipment for camping along the jroad. ‘The remainder of the space in ithe bus was divided between 24 per- |sons, to which proportions the orig- {inal number grew. The itinerary cov- | ered Columbia, Rock Hill, 8. C.; Gas- | tonia, Shelby, Chimney Rock, Ashe- ;ville, N. C.; Bristol, Tenn.-Va.; Wythe- i“m Lexington, Staunton, New Market, Mrs. H, M. Kinsey, general manager; Mrs. O. A. Speights, chief cook; Mrs, John Sanders, Mrs. Blanche Bryan, Mrs. 8. D. Guess and Miss Nelle Moore, tant cooks; John Sanders, official chauffeur and’ guide; Sue Speights, Ruth White, Eula Guess, Dorothy | Drew, Elizabeth Guess, Frankie Guess, Mamie Drawdy, Alice McTeer, Hazei Varnadoe, Arthur Moore, Henry Moore, Robert_White, James Varnadoe, Mc- ‘Teer Bryan, Albert Baggett, Carol Boynton and Eugene Griffin, of the civies class. Representative McMillan of South Carolina was appealed to and he prom- ised not to let Congress adjourn until the party reached Washington, They will spend tomorrow morning at the Capitol, the afternoon sightseeing and return’ to their homes on Tuesday morning. Cause of Fight Explained. In The Star's account of the trial of Mrs. Albert Sindoff of Brentwood at Hyattsville Police Court Wednesday, it was erroneously stated that the woman convicted of assault arising from an argument over language used by James Colomy, son of the complainant, The language of the defendant’s son, wever, the c:‘u:eJ of the argument, according to Ju . Chew SheriZl, D FOR PRISONERS N DISTRICT SEEN - AS WELFARE NEED Research Secretary Finds Problem of Ex-Convicts Is Difficult. 0CCOQUAN WORKHOUSE HAS MANY “REPEATERS” Penniless Freed Inmates Often Found Willing to Go Back to Jail. Lack of adequate prisoners’ aid service in the District of Columbia and the need for a separate, co-ordinated or- ganization which would devote its entire time to this purpose are stressed by Miss Clara Somerville, research secre- tary of the Council of Social Agencies, in a report to the executive committee of the council after a two months’ sur- vey of problems of ex-prisoners in Wash- ington. The report was unanimously adopted by the committee. The workhouse at Occoquan offers the most pressing immediate difficulty, ac- cording to Miss Somerville. The daily average population for 1928 was 665 prisoners, serving from 10 days to one year each. Of this daily number, about 50 were women. Occoquan officials esti- mated that from 20 to 25 per cent of the inmates were “repeaters,’ many of whom were such constant visitors that they were welcomed by name by the officials on each occasion of their re- turn. During the year about 5,000 were sent from Washington, And every night in the year, she re- called. the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Rallroad “dumps” a number of discouraged, dejected returning pris- oners at the Seventh street station, and the guard accompanying them informs them that they are “free.” Turned Out Penniless. Most of them are penniless. Few have anything that remotely resembles & home. In the colder months, many are inadequately clotned. Hungry, cold 1 and homeless, they are turned loose in the streets of Washington and this, Miss Somerville finds, is largely the cause of the large percentage of ‘“repeaters.” They are often glad to get back be- cause to them the prison means warmth, shelter, clothes and food. The municipal lodging house is not in shape to be considered in any mod- rehabilitation of these men and women. Studying their abilities and striving to place them in useful occupations where they will be an asset rather than a li- ability to the community, is what is needed to solve this problem, Miss Somerville thinks. Conditions are different at the Dis- trict Jail, Miss Somerville finds. The daily average of prisoners there, based on the 1928 report, is 464. The out- is in the 21-30 years of age group, an age when they can still be taught to be useful citizens. The women's de- partment at the jail, she finds, is & complete, independent unit, in charge of nurses and a capable matron who has had considerable experience. Represent Denominations. Most of the workers who visit the jalls in behalf of outside organizations are religious workers who go there for services or in the interest of one par- ticular denomination. Conditions_among the prisoners the District Reformatory at Lorton are somewhat better. The prisoners there, sent up for longer terms, are for the most part of & higher mentality than the short-termers and in addition they are at_the prison long enough to learn some kind of trade, several of which are practiced there. The making of bricks is the biggest industry, the prison supplying_all bricks for schools and other public buildings in the District. The prisoner released from Lorton does not fare quite so badly as the short-termer from Occoquan. The Lor- ton prisoner is given $5 in money and clothing and is returned to Washing- to n. On July 3, 1926, Miss Somerville points out in this connection, there was enacted a law to increase the clothing and cash gratuity furnished to persons discharged from prisons. 1t provides that on the discharge of any Federal prisoner he shall be fur- nished with transportation to the place of conviction or place of bona fide resi- dence within the United States at the time of commitment, or to such place in the United States as may be author- ized by the Attorney General, and if the imprisonment shall have been six months or more he shall also be fur- nished with such suitable clothing as may be authorized by the Attorney Gen- eral and. in the discretion of the At- torney General, an amount of money not to exceed $20. Law Is Not Used. ‘The possibilities of law, she declared, are not utilized. The same old $5 con- tinues to be the prisoner’s gratuity an he is sent back to Washington, regard: less of the place of his bona fide resi- dence at the time of conviction. Probation officers of the various courts are not sufficiently staffed to handle the cases. More intensive case work in the Police Court probation office is declared a necessity. The Juvenile Court proba- tion office is composed of a staff of 13. ‘This staff holds medical and psycho- logical clinics each week. The office also calls on the several charitable or- (nx;haflons to supplement with mate- rial. Miss Somerville’s report will be sub- mitted to the budget committee of the Community Chest for its guidance in making appropriations to those of its member organizations which do prison- ers’ aid work; while the Council of So- cial Agencies will work as rapidly as possible on plans for the development of the central prisoners ‘aid organization which is recommended. il MCKELLAR UTILITIES BILL IS OPPOSED BY CAPPER Abolition of Commission in District Is Regarded as Un- wise Plan. ‘The proposal of Senator McKellar, Democrat, of Tennessee, to abolish the Public Utilities Commission of the Dis- trict, was characterized as unwise by Chairman Capper of the Senate Dis- trict committee yesterday. Senator Mc- Kellar introduced his bill Friday, ex- pressing the bellef that the public has not benefited from having a regulatory commission in Washington. Senator Capper declared that it has become generally recognized all over the country that commissions are nec- essary to Tegulate rates and service of gnbllc utilities. Under the McKellar ill the regulation would revert to the system in_effect prior to the creation of the commisgjon. namely, of having Iates fixed by contract with Congress. ern social program, which looks to the | standing fact is that the largest number | SEVEN PERSONS HURT IN NEARBY - MOTOR ACGIDENTS Three Narrowly Escape Se- rious Injury When Car | | | Bursts Into Flames. |FIREMEN RENDER FIRST i AID AFTER COLLISION Two Workmen Hurt, One Critical- ly, When Car Hits Cement Culvert. Three persons narrowly escaped seri- | ous injury Jast night when their auto- mobile, overturned by collision with an- other car, burst into flames. The acci- {dent occurred at Trinidad avenue and | Moss street northeast. Four other per- sons were hurt in automobile accidents in nearby Maryland last night. Miss Susie Garner, 21, of Croomes Md., who was in the car which upset, was the only one requiring hospitai treatment. At Casualty Hospital, wherc she was taken in the ambulance, shc was found to have sustained lacerations to her left arm and her face. Collision Upsets Car. Police report that one of the cars, driven by Howard Buley, and containing James Buley and Miss' Garner, all of Croomes, Md., was struck by a machine | operated by D. R. Tounes of 610 Morton street northeast. The force of the col- lision caused the first car to turn over 1and the gasoline to become ignited. Its three occupants crawled from beneath without difficulty, Firemen of No. 13 Truck Company, located nearby, ad- | ministered first aid. | Two men were injured, one critically, | when the machine in which they were riding left the road and crashed head- long nto a concrete culvert 3 miles this side of La Plata, Md. The injured men, W. L. Geese, 67- year-old laborer, whose injuries 'may prove fatal, and his companion, Louis Christopher, 28 years old, a_building { contractor, living in the Maryland town, were both taken to Casualty Hos- pital in a passing truck owned by the | Baltimore Lumber Co. of Baltimore, Md. | Physicians said last night that Geese suffered a fractured skull in addition to serious internal injuries and numerous body bruises, while Christopher's skull { may be fractured. 1 ‘Wife of Victim Notified. | While no accurate description of the accident could be obtained, A. J. Emer- ick, whose home is near the scene of the crash and who notified one of the injured men’s wives, Mrs. G. L. Christo- pher, who was visiting friends at 2020 Fourth street northeast when the acci- dent occurred, the men are believed to have been returning from a construc- tion job on which they were working 5 miles this side of La Plata and were | en route to their home in the Maryland | town, when their machine left the road and hit the culvert. The name of the driver of the truck which took the in- jured men to the hospital was not learned, but it was said that both men | were thrown clear of the wrecked car and hit against the culvert with ter- rific force. Mrs. Christopher suffered a serious shock when informed of the accident and was taken to Casualty Hospital in Emerick’s machine and treated b Dr. H. P. Parker of the hospital staff. She was later revived and returned to her home. A 70-year-old man was injured yes- terday afternoon in a collision between a Health Department ambulance and an automobile in which he was a pas- senger. The accident occurred at Eighth street and Mount Vernon place. At Emergency Hospital, the injured man, who gave his name as Edward F. Stewart of 1237 Columbia road, was treated for lacerations sustained by striking his head against the wind- shield. The ambulance was driven by Robert L. Todd, colored, 39 years old, of 1204A° Carrolburg street southwest, and the private sutomobile was op- erated by Louls C. Epperson, 42 years old, of 1242 Columbia road. No one was in the ambulance at the time, Farmer Run Down. James Marshall Davis, 60-year-old farmer of Mechanicsville, Md., is in critical condition at Casualty Hospital | as & result of injuries suffered when run down by a hit-and-run driver, while walking along the roadway near his home shortly before last midnight. It was said the injured man may have a fractured skull in addition to severe lacerations. According to Joseph L. Davis, a cousin who brought Davis to the hos- pital, he was on his way from his home to a grocery store about one mile this side of Mechanicsville when he was run down. A description of the car, which was said to be a large touring car, was furnished Maryland police, but no information that would throw light on the identity of the driver could be learned. Dr. Magruder McDonald of the hos- d | pital staff, who treated Davis, held little hope for his recovery. SENATE AGAIN 0. K.’S PATRICK NOMINATION General's Appointment to Utilities Commission for Three-Year Term Is Confirmed. For the second time within a few weeks, the Senate yesterday afternoon confirmed Gen. Mason M. Patrick as a member of the District Public Utili- tles Commission. On the first occa- sion he was nominated to finish out the remaining days of the term of former Commissioner Childress. His confirmation yesterday was for the three-year term beginning July 1 The Senate's action yesterday came promptly on the heels of a favorable Teport from the District committee. When the nomination was first consid-. ered, along with that of Commissioner Hartman, several weeks ago, the com- mittee concluded both men’ were well qualified for the positions and ratified them promptly. It was not deemed necessary to hold another committee meeting on Gen. Patrick'’s _renomination. Chairman Capper polled the committee and sub- mitted the favorable report. MISSING BOY SOUGHT. Carlton Mockabee, 15, Reported for Police Search. Police have been requested to search for Carlton H. Mockabee, 15 years old, of 1134 Florida avenue northeast, who left his home Friday morning and has not _been seen since. The boy is described by his parents as w::rhlnu 130 pounds, having light hair and a fair complexion and wearing blue knickers, s blue shirt, gray golf stock- ings and brown tennis e Huge United States flag, one of the largest in the world, being carried down Pennsylvania avenue yesterday after- noon to the Capitol, where it was hung across the front of the building for the vesper under auspices of the United States Flag Association. sallors and marines to carry it to the Capitol. required 2 from the Ellipse to the Capitol. The flag w: ARLINGTON NEEDS CITED BY BROWN Increased Powers of Local Government Held Necessary to Development of Region. Whether Arlington County, Va., ever again becomes a part of the District of Columbia or remains a part of Vir- ginia it should have a more closely knit form of government or an exec- utive agency with increased powers of local government, in order that it may be developed as an attractive part of the Washington region, in the opinion of Maj. Carey H. Brown, assistant di- rector of the Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks and executive assist- ant of the National Capital Park and anning Commission. Maj. Brown carefully refrained from discussing the political question of the boundaries of the District, expressing no opinion upon the suggestion made in some quarters that Arlington County should be brought back to its former place as a part of the District. “The National Capital Park and Planning Commission is, of course, very much interested in the future of Arlington County,” said Maj. Brown. “The whole tendency of planning ac- tivity in recent years has been to e: tend the functions of the planning com- mission beyond the fixed city limits into the surrounding region which is tributary to the city. This accounts for the term ‘regional planning’ as distinguished from ‘city planning.” Pass Over Political Boundaries. “So far as planning activities alone are concerned political boundaries can be passed over. The plan should be & considered and wl-nbl':\n;w? whole, dis- regardini litical undaries. gThe l‘el‘l’:lltlnn creating the National Capital Park and Planning Commission contemplates the extension of l.he plan of the National Capital into ‘its en- virons in the States of Maryland and Virginia! The necessity for considera- tion of the Dl,:nr;llnf problems of Arling- ounty is obvious. wn'r?\e Ar’l’m[wn reservation, including Fort Myer and the experimental farm, comprises over 1000 acres immediately confronting the Lincoln Memorial and Potomac Park. Entirely aside from this consideration is the obligation of the commission to assist in the planning of the amenities for those residents, now suburban but within the limits of the growing city who have chosen the Virginia side as the location of their homes or businesses. “Just as the commission's plans must overstep the political boundary between the District of Columbia and Arlington County, so must they extend beyond Arlington County into Fairfax and the Alexandria. 4 :‘Ilc(. no definite limit can be placed upon the National Capital region. Says Limits Should Be Flexible. “For different purposes the region is :x'h:remly defined. The regional highway plan, for example, must con- sider a larger area than it is reason- able to zone for height and bulk of buildings. Thus, so far as planning is concerned, there should be flexibility as to the limits of the area under consid- eration. Fortunately, the activities of the Park and Planning Commission are not restricted by any arbitrary fixed limits. “However, planning alone is not an end. The purpcse of the plan is to serve as a gulde for the execution of blic improvements. W"Phnmgg commissions are advisory in character. The execution of the plan, unlike planning itself, must be carried out by officials having jurisdic- tion over definitely limited political areas. “Arlington County. is now in the sit- uation in which every community finds itself at the time of transition from rural to urban character. At such time it is necessary that the powers of execu- tive officials be augmented in order that they may be able to cope with the more numeroys, more pressing and more in- tricate questions of public improve- ment_which arise. “I believe that the people of adjacent | Virginia comprised within the National Capital region must face this neces- sity for development of a more closely knit_executive agency and devise the method of increasing the powers of local government to meet these new and increasing problems. IT WAS POISON, ANYWAY! Victim Claims It Was Gas Fumes, but Police Say Liquor. Joseph Carroll was overcome by one of two types of polson. In Police Court yesterday police in- formed Judge Gus A. Schuldt that the man was arrested at Four-and-a-Half street and Armory court southwest, after they observed him iIn an ap- parently intoxicated condition. Carroll denied this. The poison that affected him was carbon monoxide gas, he said. He related a story of walking be- hind an automobile and inhaling the poisonous fums, h overcame The case was referred to proba officers. . fire endersonvile, PRINTER SERIOUSLY HURT. roag Trestle. John F. King, 54 years old, a printer living at 607 Fourth street, is i a seri- ous condition at Casualty Hospital as the result of injuries suffered last night ‘when he is said to have fallen from the | railroad trestle at Second and M streets northeast, along which he is believed to have been walking. Physicians sai he may have a fractured skull in addi- tion to severe body bruises. Police of the ninth precinct and Headquarters Detectives Ben Kuehling and Arthur Fihelly, who investigated the case, said they believed that King lost his balance while walking along :;?-le slippery tracks and fell to the street ow. ARK POLCEHEAD REPORTSFORDUTY | Capt. Montgomery Here to Replace Parsons, Who Leaves in Week. Capt. Ray C. Montgomery, Field Ar- | tillery officer, U. 8. A., reported yester- day for duty as superintendent of the United States Park Police, under Lieut. Col. U. S. Grant, 3d, director of the Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks. Capt. Montgomery, who has been on duty at Fort Hoyle, Md., went into conference with police officials to familiarize himself with conditions and regulations. Capt. M. H. Parsons, the retiring superintendent, is scheduled to go on leave in about a week, preparatory to going to the Coast Artillery School at Fort Monroe, Va., in the Fall. Born in Iowa November 19, 1885, Capt. Montgomery received his appoint- ment in the service from the District of Columbia. He graduated from the Field Artillery Technical School in 1922. He was appointed to the service from civilian life and served during the World War, becoming a permanent Regular Army officer late in 1920. Capt. Montgomery proposes to take an intensive course under Capt. Parsons in the duties of his new office during the coming week. Capt. Parsons will introduce the new superintendent to the United States Park Police Force at the general inspection of all the com- mand on the Washington Monument grounds on Wednesday next. Capt. P. J. Carroll of the U. S. Park Police met Capt. Montgomery during the day and went over with him va. rious detalls of his new duty and gave him a close-up of the whole work of the force. ROUND TABLE KNIGHTS RE-ELECT C. B. FLEMING Clarence E. Fleming was re-elected international counsellor of District 22, at the district _convention of the Knights of the Round Table in the University Club, last night. E. A. Ed- monds of Norfolk, Va., was elected vice international counsellor. Dr. Everett M. Ellison, former pres- ident of the Washington Round Table and first vice president of the Inter- national Round Table, spoke on the principles of the organization and its recent work. Speakers included W. M. Aitchison, president of the Wash- ington Round Table; R. R. Adams of Roanoke, Va.; Alfred Anderson of Nor- folk, Va., and Nathaniel K. Gardener, Dr. Ralph L. Morrison, k S. Po- hanka and Horace L. Stevenson, all of Wi gton. DISCOVER HOME AFIRE. Special Dispatch to The Star. SHEPHERDSTOWN, W. Va., June 8. —Mr. and Mrs, Dan Folk, living near here, returned to their home from a pleasure trip here only to find it aflame. The fire originated in a basket of soiled clothes in' some unexplained manner. Considerable damage was done to the house and contents. Believed to Have Fallen From Rail- | flag services there this afternoon The flag is 165 feet long, 90 feet wide, weighs 640 pounds and escorted by the Marine Band on its journey —Associated Press Photo. FLAG CEREMONIES 10 BE HELD TODAY Services Scheduled to Start at Capitol and Sylvan The- ater at 4:30 P.M. Heralding the coming of Flag day, | Friday, Washington today will pay trib- ute to the flag in two colorful observ- | ances. On the West steps of the Capitol, at |4:30 o'clock, the “Story of the Flag" | will be told’ in pageant at the vesper fag service of the United States Flag | Association before a company which | will be headed by Vice President Curtis. At this observance, a huge flag, 165x90 | feet, brought here from Detroit, will be displayed. At the same hour at the Sylvan Theater in the Monument Grounds Washington Lodge of Elks will hold a ceremony at which Charles Colfax Long will speak on the significance of the flag and Judge Robert E. Mattingly will tell its history. Many patriotic groups will join with the Elks: vocal music will be furnished by the Chevy Chase Chanters; the Na- | tional Guard Band will give a concert | starting at 4 o'clock, and the Marine | Band will play during the ceremony. In_connection with the pageant at the Capital, 2,000 schoolgirls will form a “human flag.” | Trafic was suspended along the Avenue yesterday afternoon while the Detroit ~flag was carried to the Capitol. RUM AUTO FORCES OFFICER OFF ROAD Escapes After Five-Mile Chase Along Alexandria-Fairfax Highway. | | | A Washington taxicab, believed to be {a Tum-runner, escaped last night after |an exciting_five-mile chase along the Alexandria-Fairfax road, running an Alexandria police patrol car, driven by | Fred Kaus, off the road and’ disappear- |ing toward Fairfax. The cab sagged |in”the rear, indicating it was heavily { loaded. | Kaus first observed the cab when it | sped across the intersection of King street and Diagonal road in Alexandria and gave chase. Observing the pursuing police car. the cab driver switched off all his lights, opened up his motor and turned toward Fairfax. Several motorists, hearing the roar of the speeding machine, turned their automobiles into ditches along the road- side to avoid colliding with the cab and the-pursuing police car. Kaus managed to pull alongside the cab about 4 miles from this city as the cars reached a speed of 60 miles an hour. He blew his whistle and ordered the cab driver to halt, but the cab driver suddenly swerved his ma- chine to the left and forced the police- man off the road and into an open field. The cab had disappeared from sight when Kaus' machine regained the road. A chase at high speed for five blocks along Benning road northeast last night of a fleeing automobile by Motor Cycle Policeman Matthew Chmylko of the eleventh precinct, ended with the officer overtaking the machine in which, he reported, he found 48 quarts of whisky. The driver, Henry Rabtke of the 300 block of Bryant street northeast, was arrested and charged with speeding and transportation and possession of liquor. Chmylko said that his attention was attracted to the automobile by the speed at which it was traveling. To Visit County Institutions. FAIRFAX, Va., June 8 (Special).— The County Board of Supervisors will hold a special meeting on Wednesday at 10 o'clock to examine the jail, the county rock quarry, gravel pits and county road camp. The Fire Department rescue squad has received many strange summons since it came into existence three years ago and last evening another one was added to the list. About 7:30 o'clock a call came that a child had been injured at the tourist camp in East Potomac Park. With siren going full blast, the emergency car sped to the camp. Directed to a cottage oc- cupled by a party of high school stu- dents from South Carolina, who had Jjust arrived, they found a 15-year-ola girl who had injured her ankle two days ago and wanted some one to take an X-ray photograph of it to determine whether it was broken. The emenlgrnvely told the little , Wl e was Sue Speights of & C., that they did not Rescue Squad. Called to Tourist Camp. Learns Girl Wants X-Ray of Ankle carry x-ray apparatus with them, but they would be glad to attend to the injury. Pvt. S. B. Perry, after a cursory examination, decided that the ankle was not broken, but just sprained, and bandaged it to prevent further swell- ing. Ten minutes later the three fire- men who had made the run in, almost record time filled out of the cottage chuckling good-humoredly. Mrs. O. A. Sfiei[hu. mother of the girl, said that her daughter hurt her ankle while the were camped just out- side of Bristol, Va. It was not thought serious at the time, and no examination was made until they reached Lexington, Va. There a local physiclan gave the opinion that there was a fracture, but that an X-ray picture would have to be taken. The Capital offered the first opporti CITIZENS 10 STUDY §90640.235 BUDGET URGED FOR DISTRICT ‘Figure $2,640,000 Higher | Than Amount Fixed Tenta- ‘ tively by Commissioners. |REPORT IS PREPARED BY GROUP PRESIDENT Dr. Havenner Predicates Total on Increase in Government Lump- Sum Appropriation. A municipal budget of $50,640,235 will be considered by the Citizens’ Ad- visory Council when it meets in the District Building tomorrow night to prepare budget recommendations for the Commissioners. ‘The figure, which is $2,640,000 higher than the amount tentatively fixed by the Commissioners, is suggested in a report drawn up by Dr. George C. Havenner, president of the Federation of Citizens' Associations and chairman of the council, who has just completed an exhaustive study of the detalled financial estimates of the various mu- nicipal departments. Based on $1.70 Tax Rate. Dr. Havenner's budget total is pred- icated on continuance of the existing $1.70 tax rate, and an increase in the Federal Government’s annual lump sum of $9,000,000 contribution toward the expenses of the District. The addi- tional amount which the United States Government should share in the Dis- trict's expenses is not set forth in the report, however, but Dr. Havenner is expected to request the council to stipu= late a definite figure. Although Dr. Havenner's total is considerably higher than the amount the Commissioners have under con- sideration, the council president points out that there will be no necessity to raise the tax levy to support a budget of the size he recommends, nor will it necessary to use entirely the surplus i revenue to the credit of the District in the Federal Treasury. Dr. Havenner, however, contemplates the use of more of the accumulated surplus than do the Commissioners. “The revenue available in 19031, coupled with the use of the surplus,” Dr. Havenner said, “will be sufficient to support a budget of more than $50,= 000 for sewers and the same amount the surplus fund. I have drawn my budget report with & view to leaving a leeway for supplemental items.” Increases by Departments. Increased funds over those recome mended last year for the public schools, highways, sewers, street lights, the trees and parkings department and the penal institutions are urged in Dr. Haven- ner’s report. It does not, however, con= tain an item for the proposed municipal airport, since Congress has not enacted legislation authorizing its establish- ment. The increases recommended include $1,460,000 for the public schools, $200,~ 000 for sewers and the same amount for highways, and $25,000 for street lighting. Additional funds also are asked to enlarge the personnel of the penal institutions and for the erection of a new ward building at the Gal- linger Municipal Hospital. ‘The Havenner budget also contains an item of $275,000 for elimination of the Michigan avenue grade crossing, which the Commissioners intended to {put off until the 1932 budget; $50,000 for the erection of a station house for the proposed fifteenth police precinct, $350,000 for beginning the construction of two high-pressure incinerators for the disposal of combustible refuse, $115,000 for the erection of a branch public library in Northeast Washington |and $35,000 for the purchase of a site for another branch library in George- town, $4,000,000 for the municipal cen- ter and $40,000 for the erection of & public convenience station at Nichols avenue and Good Hope road southeast. Would Change Paving Move. In connection with the increase for the highway department Dr. Havenner urges that its estimates hereafter in- clude items for sidewalks and roadways in the grounds of the District’s insti- tutions. " These items now form a part of the estimates of the various institu- tions and the council president believes all of the paving items should be handled by the highway department. In preparing the municipal budget the Commissioners have promised to give serious consideration to the recom- mendations of the council as well as those to be submitted by the Washing- ton Chamber of Comerce and the Board of Trade which also have been studying the departmental estimates. The finance committee of the cham- ber, which has studied the budgetry estimates for that organization, already has announced it found five ‘“‘weak- nesses” in the present budget system. These were named as the failure to give the total of all requests for ap- propriations by various departments, failure to furnish estimates for func- tions such as police and fire instead of by bureaus and divisions, failure to issue estimate figures until the week before the time for filing comment thereon, failure to include the salaries of all officials in the department in which they work and failure to prepare five-year "program _estimates in the Same manner as the 1931 budget so As to permit comparison of costs on various items for each year. Without, commenting on the commit- | tee’s five points of “weakness” in the budget system, District officials indi- cated they were favorably inclined to- ward a modernization ' of the budget structure, but pointed out that the present set-up is decreed by law and must follow the language in the preced= ing appropriation acts. A set-up along functional lines such as is used by the Census Bureau and a4 number of municipal governments, which would corelate with present bookkeeping and accounting systems, it was sald, should be adopted. Donovan Used Set-Up. Daniel J. Donovan, Distric auditor and budget officer, u.seduaubs stantially such & set-up in his five-year financial program in which the various activities of the municipal government were classified. These classifications Were general government, protection of life and property, health and sanita- tion, highways, public welfare, educa- tion. recreation, miscellaneous, public service enterprises and retirement and disabllity fund lability. The present budget making system designates each department independ- ently. The Police Department, for in- stance, has a separate classification from the Fire Department, under Dono- van's financial pr m, however, both g‘(u these departments are iped under 1 classifie " e gegeral classifcation, “protection of