Evening Star Newspaper, June 16, 1929, Page 17

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C JUNE 16, 1929—-PART 1—SECTION 2. TWO ESCAPE DEATH AS AUTO SKIDS INTO CREEK BY ROADSIDE Both Able to Keep Heads Above Water, but Held in Car by Closed Doors. MAN AND WIFE HURT SERIOUSLY IN CRASH Machine Leaves Road After Side- wwiping Truck and Overturn- ing Near Forestville. ¥. 1. Gray of Washington and Wade W\ Courtney of Richmond narrowly escaped death yesterday afternoon when thelr car skidded off the Jefferson Davis Highway below Alexandria. ~Va. oht into Hunting Creek and was nearly submerged in the water. By standing up in the machine they kept their heads.above water, but were unable to n the doors and escape. Wfllhmo&e of Wallace. C. rick street, Alexandria, who were dri ing past, halted their cars and swam to the sunken ear from which they pulled Gray and Courtney through a window and assisted them to shore. Forgets Bonds in Excitement. Warper. however, according to a re- port to Alexandria police, suffered more | the heginning of work on the long- |tee appointed by'the District Com-| ceedings, but not until the public hear- than s wetting from his hurried plunge into the creek to rescue the stranded pair. He was carrying two bonds to Robert. E. Cooper of Wallace, N. C. representing 25 and 10 shares, respe tively, in Republic Truck Co. stock and, fearing they might be stolen while he was in the creek, them to an unidentified woman stand- ing on the road before he leaped to the rescue. % Due to the excitement of the rescue, he got. back in his and. drove off, remembering later what he had done with the bonds, he reported. He drove back to the creek but by that time the custodiary of the bonds had left the eene. 1t was thought that the woman had seen Harper drive away from the place of the accident and, unable to hail him, would mail the package to the | owner, whose name and address were on_the envelope. Meanwhile, Gray and Courtney had mone to Washington. Man and Wife Tnjured. Paul Duvall, 220 East Peyion avenue, , Va., is in a eritical condition at.Casualty Hospital, and his 26-year- old - wife, Lois, suffered injuries which ‘may prove fatal when the machine in which they were riding left the road after sideswiping & truck near For- restville, Md. Iast night and over- turning. Duvall, ‘who is not expected to re-| wover, & A possible fractured | skull, eoncussion of the brain, numer- ous eontusions and lacerations to the | face and head and possible internal in- Juries. i His wife; Whom physicians at the in- atitution say may recover, suffered con- cussion of the brain, severe body bruises and possible internal .injuries.. A 2-year-old child who was riding v\'hi | Committee s Drafting Bill to| them at the time of the accident, es- caped uninjured and was taken to the home. Picked Up By Paserhy. The injured couple was picked np in A passing ~ automobile of Herman Moore of Landover, Md., and taken o the hospital, where they were treated by Dr. Louis Jimal of the hospital staff. The machine was almost demolished. MANY RADIO STATIONS GET LICENSE RENEWALS WRC Among Those Granted Longer | of Commerce announced it had a com- | Period to Operate—Four Gut From Air. ‘he rating license of WRC and » Tuuo‘mlmbev of other broadcasting stations were renewed to July 31 by the Federal Radio Commission vesferday. The lgenses of these stations were not extended for various' Feafons in the general renewajs of April 30. The commission st the same time erdered four atations off the air for violation of regulations. These are WICC, Easton, Conn.: WAGM.,. Roval Oak, Mich.; RKWYO, Laramie. Wyo. and KFWK, Oakland. Clif. The license of WRC was not renewed ‘April, 30 because a New Jersey station applied for its wave length. ~ The action of the commission yesterday. however, nssures WRC of continued occupaney of the 950 kilocycle channel until August 1, PURSES SNATCHED FROM TWO WOMEN Mrs. William F. Ingham's thvi Sprained When Colored Man Fseaper With $60 Haul. Mrs. Willlam P. Ingham of 1625 Six- | he hastily handed | 'WOMAN ASSAILA Drives Off Wl'n:e— Colmar Manor. | [ The courage and presence of mind of Mrs. Linda Bohannon of 65 M street, who pursued an assailant of her brother despite the danger of gun- fire, are credited by Richard | with having saved him from fatal injury last night. Shreve, 55-year-old proprietor of a filling station at Colmar Manor. Md.. was attacked near his home by an unidentified white man about 9 o'clack. On his person was the day's receipts "from the gas station. Shreve was felled | by several blows struck with an auto- | mobile - crank. Hix sister. visiting in | the house, ran to the door, and Shreve's | Assatlant, seeing her. ran. ‘FOR RAZING HOTELS Work on Plaza Projected Is Expected to "Get Under Way Next Month, Bids have been asked by David Lynn architect, of the Capitol. for the razing of the first group of Government hotels on Union Statlon Plaza. which will mark awaited extension of the Capitol Grounds. The bids will be opened June 25 and the work started in July. is, initial move calls for the demo- lition of-14 of the temporary war-time structures, located in_the area bounded by B and G streets, Delaware and New Jersey avenues. This will leave several other groups of dormitories nearer | Union Station, which will continue to | be used for Governfent workers for the present. ‘When this first group of buildings is razed those two squares will be graded. 1t is expected funds will be solight from Congress in December to continue the roject, including purchase of additional ?-M needed to meet the revision’ Con- gress has made in the original plaza improvement_plan. All of the 1and required for the orig- inal project has been acquired. but the | plan adopted by the last Congress pro- vides for extending the Plaza project further westward in order to have the p new boulevard from .Union Station meet Pennsylvania avenue at about. Second street. In the original plan it would have merged into Penn- sylvania avenue at Peace Monument. | 1 dormitories between Union Station and C street has not been fixed, but they probably will mot be disturbed until | progress of the improvement makes it necessary. £.OF C. TO RENEW ! Give Commission Jurisdic- -tion.Over Carriers. Steps to secure legislation giving the Publie Utilitles Commissfon complete | jurisdiction over ‘taxicabs will be re- newed af the regular session of Con- | RTéss in Decsmber, it was indicated yes- | terday ‘when the Washington Chamber i | | i | mittee at work on the draft of a bill to give the commission full authority to | regulate these carriers and to require .them to earry indemnity and lability insurance. The chamber's announcement Was contained in a letter to Barl V. Fisher, executive secretarv of the commission. The chamber sald its subcommittee on {1aw and legisiation is preparing the bill. Agitation for legislation empowering . ission= to regulate taxicabe | the e tollowed the short-lived “iitney” serv- ice introduced last year by the inde- | pendent taxi ewners which the com- | | mission did not authorize. It was again reviewed when one taxi company | refused 1o make reports to the com- | mission and increased its rates without | the_commission’s approval ! The corporation counsel's office in a forma) opinion last year in connection | with the “jitney” venture held that the | | commission had authority to assume | iurisdiction over all taxicab operations. {Tn view of the court decision to the contrary, attaches of the commission | believe that legislation is desirable to {avold future litigation or disputes with | the taxi operators. 'KELLEHER 1S GIVEN Operator. Shreve | BIDS ARE SOUGHT JULY The exact time for removing the | TAHCAB EFFORT PURSUES BROTHER S NT., BRAVING GUN Man Attempting to Rob Md.. Gas Station eried the wounded Z “There he goes.” man. “Get him!" Mrs. Bohannan | promptly set out in pursuit.” She stopped when the man drew what she thought was a pistol. but hailed » pass automobile and urged the oc- cunl.:l‘gl to continue the chase. The | man ekcaped. | Melnvl‘i’l‘le‘ Shreve had been taken to | Sibley Hospital. He suffered from five cuts on the head and physicians who treated him described his conditon as | undetermined. | " Shreve was attacked abouf. two years ving the gasoline station. in fghting two men off. 4 PROGRAM TO BE EXTENSVE "Citizens' Committee Consid- ers Children in Prelimi- nary Arrangements. | ago after lea but. succeeded Preliminary plans for the eelebration of Independence day were announced yesterday through the citizens’ commit- | missioners to arrange for the observ- | ance in the National Capital. This year's program, it was said, will be featured by a far wider partiei- pation than that of last year, and the hope was expressed that children would i Washington Monument and the | Sylvan Theater. The display of fire- | works with which the Sylvan Theater program will close, will be more elab: orate than in many years. It is esti- mated that more than 80.000 spectators will witness the display on the Monu- ment grounds. Present. plans_include. a numher of | innovations, both during the day and evening. discussed by the citizens’ committee is the reading of the Declaration of Inde- pendence at all the city's playgrounds on the morning of the Fourth. ~Another is the holding of yacht and motor boat races, as well as model yacht races in { the early afternoon. A parade of patri- otic ovganizations will take place im- mediately preceding the formal official | ceremonles of the evening, if present plans are approved To Co-ordinate Exercises. The citizens' committee will take steps to co-ordinate all community exercises during the observance. Active co-operation of the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Children of the Revolution and practically all ‘adult patriotie organiza- | Hons is already promised. ‘As usual, the aid ‘of the -Army, Navy and’ Marine | Corps can be counted for the military events and thes Na- tional Glard also has assured co-opers- ion. | Co-operation is asked along all lines | by the committee in ra the $5.000 néeded to “put over” the finest July 4 celebration the city has knosn sin the World War. - E. J. Murphy, presi dent of the. Washington Board. af Trade. | i chairman of the finance subcom- | mittee, One contribution, entirely voluntary, | has dlready heen received at the Com- | munity Center Department in the Franklin School Building, which is the official headquarters of the Citizens’ Committee. 1t came from Walter A. Jacobs, 2030 Porter street, who for the past three years has been the first, citi- 7en of the Capial to send in his con- | tributions to the fireworks. Checks for | she July Fourth fund, it was announced. should be made payable to Victor Dey- ber, treasurer, and should be sent either to Mr. Deyber, 10 Mr. Murphy, chair- man of finance, or to Miss Sibyl Baker, executive vice chairman, Pranklin | Building. Committee to Be Larger. District Commissioners will be greatl: augmented to include representatives of many additional Washington .of hoth national and local interests. The executive committee will meet Friday to continue work on plans. Its personnel eonsists of E. F.Colladay. chairman; Miss Baker, vice chairman: | Charles W. Darr, Dr. George C. Havenner, E. J. Murphy. Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan and Victor yber. Chairmen of the subcommittees, who will meet with the executive committee, include Mrs. Virginia White = Speel, Edgar C. Snyder, Gen. H. O. Williams, Harlan Wood, Winfree Johnson, Capt. Montgomery and M. A. Leese. The finance committee includes. bes sides Chairman Murphy, the following: Mrs, James F. Curtis and E. C. Graham, vice chairmen: Maj. Julius 1. Peyser, Charles W. Darr, George E. Hamilton, Dr. George C. Havenner. Dr. J. Hawkins and Gen. Stephan. 662 FAMILIES AIDED | play a far greater part in the cere- | fes of the evening's exercises at | One of the features now being | organizations in | R.| After luncheon an athletic program | g BY CHARITIES GROUP TOCENT CAR FARE PLEA 15 SET FOR HEARING JULY 22 Capital Traction Co. Pre- pares for Fight to Raise Rate 42 Cents. OTHER LINES MADE | PARTIES TO PETITION| | Commission Indicates Tt Will Ad.| here to Policy ‘of Uniform Charges in Distriet. The Capital Traction Co. will begin ts fight for finaneial relief July 22, he date fixed by the Public Utilities 1 1 | Commission yesterday for public hear- |ing_on the company's application for | a higher fare. The commission also made the Wash- |ington Railway & Electric and the | Alexandria, Mount. Vernon & Washing- ton Railway companies involuntary parties to the .increased fare petition. thereby indicating that it proposes to adhere to the policy of maintaining a uniform rate of car fare on ail traction | lines operating in the District. Did Not Join Year Ago. Although the Washington Rallway & Electric Co. did not join with the Onp- ital Traction Co. & year ago in petition- ing the commission for an' increased fare, it was made a party to the pro- | ing on the application had been under | way for some days. The Virginia line, | however, was not made a party at all. | | The new fare sought by the company | | 15 10 cents cash with a token rate of four for 30 cents. The present cash | | fare is 8 cents, while tokens sell six for 40 cents. Aside from the higher-fare petition. the commission considered a number of { | other matters, a majority of them of a | routine nature. It did not. however, dis- cuss the Tecent. sale of Washington Gas Light Co. stock to a group of New York | financlers, this matter .being deferred pending an_investigation of the legal phases of the transaetion by Corpor: tion Counsel William W. Bride, the com mission’s general couns Platform Removal Héaring Set. A public hearing was called June 26 on a petition by the Mayflower Hotel Co.. and indorsed by several members .,f Congress, to remove the permanent. load- ing platform opposite the hotel entrance on Connecticut avenue. A previous re- quest for removal of the platform was| denied by the former commission. The | present commission, however, is under- stood to look with favor upon the re- moval of the platform. | A request. of the Southeast Business | Men's Association to order all street cars equipped with jacks for emergency use { should person fall under & car was | dented. e expense of such equip- { ment, the commisston decided, would | be_too great. | | | ‘The commission had before it a letter | | trom the Washington Rallway & Elec- | | tric Co., calling attention fo orders | Tecently issued to trainmen not to ex- | ceed 20 ralles an hour while crossing the | P Street. Bridge on the Georgetown | {line. The company asked the commis- | ! sion to take no action with reference | to the matter of speeding of street cars over this bridge recently. called to its attention by the bridge department of the District government until the com- | pany has its inspectors check for sev- | eral weeks the speeds at which the cars | Actually run. ‘The commission agreed | | to this and instructed the executive secretary fo secure periodical reports from the company on the speeds a which the cars were crossing the bridg \BALL GAME FEATURES TYPOTHETAE OUTING' Printers Defeat Supply Men, 3 to 1, in Leading Sports Event at Chapel Point. The Printers defeated the Supply 13 101, In an exciting ball game whieh | featured the armual outing of the Ty- e R R t ; Ol int, Md., yesterda ;n&!me-w follow. AW rinters—Morrison, first base: Taylor, second base; Kline, shortstop: Kellogg. left field: Reynolds, third bese: Doing. | center fleld; Hierling, right field: Wood- cock, pitcher: Sullivan, catcher. Supply Men — Dunnock, first base: Howser, second base: Dowden, short- | stop: Robbins, lef field; Hawley, third | | base; Stiles, center field; Koch. right field: Parsons, pitcher: Furlong, catcher. The game iook place immediately on arrival ‘of the caravan of auto- | | mobles, which left Peace Monument, at, | 10:30 o'clock, headed by Lew Thayer official pilot.” Over 200 members par- | ticipated in the outing. | was ataged, Tesulting as fellows Fat men's race—Wnn by Arthur Mor rison; Howard Haynes, second: | Flannigan, third. |~ 100-yard_dash—Won by Prank Par- | sons, jr.: “Reds” Brown, second: Busten | Anderson, third. | Three-legged ' race—Won by W, M.| Jerry | | tentary for, 15 years | 15 A few of the thousand Boy Scouts who spent a glerious day yesterday on the estate of Karl W. Corby on the Rockville | Pike. “BIG TRAIN” TALKS AT SEOUT QUTING {More Than 1,000 Boys Dis- port as Guests of Karl More than 1,000 District Boy Scouts joined in the largest local Scout outing of the season as the guests of Karl Corby on his estate on the Rockville pike yesterday. The day was featured by a series of fleld events. a base ball game, swimming and a talk by Walter | Johnson, manager of the Washington Base Ball Club. The Big Train briefly told of some of | his early experiences in the big leagues and stressed the importance of young persons taking advice from their elders. The majority of the Scouts journeyed to the Corby estate in bhusses which left from near the Washington Monument yesterday morning at 9:30 o'clock. During the afternoon the Indian group, under the direction of Calvin Green and Andrew Conlyn, gave an In- dian dance in costume. Fred Stewart staged a number of carnival features. Camp Wilson, on the Colesville pike, near Burnt Mills, Md., another Scout enterprise, opened last night with an elaborate camp fire ceremony. number of Scauts attended the opening. Kenneth D. Smoot is director of this camp and it was arranged under the direction of Dr. Walter D. Merrill, chair- man of the camp committee of the D. C. eouncil, of which Linn Drake is Seout execytive, PRISON SENTENCES AREINPOSED ON Penalty of 15 Years Given Man for Assault Upon Young Colored Girl. Chiel Justice .McCoy in Criminal Division 1 yesterday sent to the peni- John H. Smith, for a criminal assault on’ a r-old colored girl. Lawrence Coin, colored, will serve 10 vears for housebreaking and larceny He broke into the store of Isaac Tar- anto, 1017 New York avenue, April 9, and ‘stole $162. For housebreaking and _larceny of two shoes and four caps, Elmer John- son, colored, was sent to prison for aix " years. 'He was found guilty of smashing the show window at the store of Jacob ‘Farber, 1000 Seventh atreet, where the shoes were taken, and re- peating the crime at the store of Julfus Cohen, 95 L street, where the eaps were stolen. The thefts oceurred last March. . Ellis Gleen, colored. whe pleaded guilty to two charges of housebreaking colored, i and larceny. was sentenced to serve five vears in prison. He stole $170 from the store of Cost Kakis, 1111 Vermont avenue, March 31, and obtained $1 from the lunchroom of James E. Dulin. at_708 Thirteenth street. Harry E. Thomas was ordered to serve five vears for robbery. He plead- ed gullty to breaking into the jewelry store of Herman C. Korman, at 706 H_street northeast, February 16, and taking $7,175 in jewels, most of which | was recovered. Willlam Carley was given two years and Claude O. Soper wasa sentenced to three years for conviction of a charge of possessing a smoke screen device. The youths were convicied two weeks ago and are alleged to have had the A large | —8tar Staff Photo. 11,500 70 GRADUATE AT HIGH SCHOOLS e | Tablet Is prrnvpd On Press Building As Historic Marker The permanent commitiee on | | marking historic sites has been | | authorized by the District Com- | | missioners to place on the | | National Press Club Building a | | tablet with the following words: “National Press Building. Cor- | | ner stone laid Aj 1926, by President Calvin e. Build- ing covers site of the Ebhit House, where resided President William McKinley while serving in Con- - | gress, and other notable men, 2 including auch distinguished ‘s0l- | | Approximately 1,830 boys and girls, diers and sailors as Rogers, Far- | | Who, for four years have wrestled with ragut. Worden, Canby, Thomas, | | the intricacles of science, letters and Porter. Winslow. Boggs, Case and | | mechanics, will be graduated from the Drayton. The building also covers | | eight senior high achools of the Dis- a part ef historic newspaper row. | | trict in commencement. exercises Tues- -the permaneni, | | day, Wednesday, Thursday and Fri Day” of Classes for D. C. Pupils. | || " “Erected by night. Dr. dent, will commence- committee on marking historic lay of thit week. sites:” | During the same period about 1.000 | s | other students -will be graduated from | TS | the junior high schools, while on Wed- | \nudx’y‘ the official final day of the I | 1928-29 school year, 1,100 boy and girl 1 | graduates of the elementary schools -’ A | will be. prometed to the senior high g schools. | . The first of the graduation exercises | in_the sepior high schools will be held E | Tuesday morning at ‘10’ o'clock when | members of the two-year class of the ' | Business High are awarded | s | i, el M S 1 le, mem| of rd of lu- | Mrs. Chambers Tells Pros-| cation, will present the certiicates at i 1 initial commencement. o ” to' | FEastern High School’s two-year gradu- ecutor He “Refused” to lm il receive ther ,,:.,mm{,m,,', pee - 8 ardy, - super- Hear Her Claims. | Intendant of schools, at 3 o'clock Thtes. day afternoon to be the second of the e series of exerelies, Contending - that District Attorney| _ Ballou te Participate. Leo A. Rover “has, but a hort mml: Businéss High School's foir-year class R0, refused to grant me an interview,” |and that .of muwmh Schivol | Mrs. Loutse T. Ohambers, widow, ,m(wmummfi_m At fhe Wardman Park Hotel, made | Sois . ® meioe mo avallable to the newspapers last night | participate in the Business copies of & letter which she said she | ment. while Dr. J. 5 | sent. yesterday to M. Rover in the case | a;f;’n‘",;":h, o |of Henry V. Haynes, former president | western High:School's will | of fhe Parmers & Mechanics' Bank of | Teceive their diplomas at 4 o'clock | Georgetown, whom ahe sued last week | Wednesday afternoon in exercises af- on A eharge of dissipating her fortune. | o¢"G 08 Ve ira central, Eastern [ Mur; 0Chlmbera in her letter asks that h“‘i}“t‘;;yl and mnh:-mhei:a m‘mu r. ver take some 0] Ir . comment simyl . bring cha o;m:;umt myne:cfi" tho | ously at 8 o'clock Wednesday night. courts, or rL‘hat if he take no such ac- | Henry L. Gilligan, board membet. will tion. he notify me of his intention in | be the attending school offieial at the writing." | Central - e; ;, Dr.. H. Barrett District Attorney Rover. at his home | Learned ‘of the ‘bodrd " will. participate | Iast night. said that he has not as yet | in the Eastern function, while Rev. | received the letter. He said that he re- | F. I A. Bennett, board member, will be | celved a report from the Controller of | the attending official at the Dunbar ‘g’fnf":;"'&" o;‘ the “e"““n?pz‘nn— commencement. Dr. Charles P, Carusi, e Haynes case ai en | president of the school rd, was to | asked the auditors of the Department of | have participated in'the )‘(’:;{I.nley High | Justice to go over the whole case. Very | School commencement, but he sailed | ::f::‘«:,i}. I’:I:m mflve;ra ;:td.rr ::;‘ {‘h‘: ';:- ’{or l'nm;: yesterday, and lnothelr offi- [ Dartment. of Justice suditors. . This. e | o "o be ppointed'to feke his place | said. is now being thoroughly investi- | 15 to Graduate at Cardore. The Cardozo High School, the new | gated .as it involver quite & number of | e e o4 oo | s Mg kol il fime. | ¢ June uation a In answer to the sccusation of Mrs. |8 o'clock Thursday night when 15 stu- gyt B T T .Splmé‘é | {‘bfi . i) | m’t :,t:; u‘:ti in v::lut'!;“"'ltt!‘luhlsl Jecratary | board, wil l;epereie;‘: The achool ofcials | orm 2 rict at- | ap t) exercises. | forney did mot. think anything could be | ' mfiafi,fi‘fim School will | gained at that tilne by an interview. as | the schools of its class with ite he had the whole case in a more order- | graduation acheuled for 10:30 o'clock Iy 'fl: S h:«;‘rn;dfmnm 1t ‘mfld be | Thursday morning with Dr. Johnson in possible for an individu put it. | attendance: - The Macfariand Junior Should it be determined. after care- | yioh School will hold its commence- | ful sitting of the case. that there ts| n & S€0P0 JooL (U 0nich time Robert { basis for further action on his part, Mr. | A rintendent. | e xatd he o o) BT, L. Haycock, assistant superintendent, Raver » proposes - | will participate. - ambers. Other junior high school graduations | = and school officials who will attend |SAY ALEXANDRIA TORPEDD | thetr exercises wil be as follows: | PLANT WILL NOT REOPEN | | | Hine Junior High -School, 2 p.m. Wednesday, Miss Jessie LaSalle, assist ant superintendent. | _Shaw Junier - High School, Wednesday. Dr. Bennett. Powell Junior High School. 2 p.m.. | Wednesday, Stephen E. Kramer, first | assistant superintendent. Stuart Junior High School, 2 p.m.. | Wednesday, Mr. Gilligan. Francis Junior High School, 10:3 | 8.m.. Wednesday, Mrs. McNeill. —_——— 2 pm, | Naval Anthority Declares Station to Remain Closed Despite Con- greasional Movement. | The Alexandria torpedo plant i= not |to be reopened, ;Wednesday Is Official “Last: PAGE 17 PROPOSES ANNUAL PUBLIC HEARING ON DISTRICT BUDGETS Finance Committee Chairman Makes Suggestion in Radio Address. WANTS EXPERTS TO FIX DIVISION OF REVENUES Believes “ Pederal Government Shonld Increase Amounts for Loeal Expenses. A propossl that the District Com- missioners each year hold an official public hearing on budget estimates for the operation of the local government, at which- the city heads should present the financial program for the forthcom- ing fiscal year on which they had agreed. was made last. night by Rudolph Jose, chairman of the committee of the ‘Washington Chamber of Commerce on District finance. The suggestion was made by the vice president of the chamber in an ad- dress over station WMAL in which he | detailed the recent action of the trade | body taken on budgetry estimates now being formulated and the proposal for appointment, of & commission of experts 10 determine what is the equitable share !ol the cost of the National Capital }::uch the Federal Government should ar. While declaring thaf, the chamber is committed in favor of a larger contribution from the Federal Govern- | ment toward t expenses, Mr. Jose asserted that the only way the uncertainty as to just what portion the National Government does pay can | be solved in appointment of a com- | mission of qualified tax and appraisal | experts to formulate a plan for divid- ing the costs, after first obtaining all the facts. Jose’s Statement. Regarding the question of the prep- aration of the budget estimates, the | chamber official said: “Under the present plan District taxpayers who desire to inform them- selves regarding needed expenditure in- crease must duplicate the investigation of departmental requests already made or being made by the Commissioners. Thus we have a half dozen or more separate agencies, both public and pri- vate, all covering the same ground. “In the belief of the Chamber, this situation would be relieved and better | results would be secured if arrangements | were made each year for an official | publi¢ hearing on “the District budget estimates. Ai this public hearing, the District, Commissioners should present | to District taxpayers and taxpayers' associations the financial program or budget upon which they have agreed for the next fiscal year. :nmmuy'obf :‘Jll‘h p l;"lh.:fioh“m' : I appro] n requests, classified by pp and nww'q R re, | expenditure, should.- | In printed - | and form to simultaneously ‘at ex- | priation summary | would be a the preyiously preposed program for the vear in gquestion 'm:pmm exact lmpllfl:z:ig'n“of income and expend- | iture Federal-Share. Discussing the ehamber’s stand for a more equitable contribution by the Fed- eral Government, Mr. Jose emphasized the fact that substantive-law for the District calls for a 40 per cent Federal contribution. “In fact. however, we se- cure only about half that amount. There are at least three different opin- ions-as to the exact percentage paid by the Federal Government, due to lack of facts and clear understanding of issues involved. “'The only way to solve_this tangle is to appoint a properi; investi- gating committee to ge lacts, and then, with the aid of tax and appraisal experts. to formulate a proper plan for dividing the ‘cost between the Federal and District governments. “The chamber believes that Distriet taxpayers should bear a tax burden in proportion to their capacity to pay, and fair when compared with the actual i :“u{f:g on taxpayers in ecomparshle | With reference to the 1931 sstimates | now being prepared. Mr. Jose said that the chamber is strangly opposed to the huilding up of a needlessly large surplus { in the Treasury and that the chamber | had proposed 'o'%‘l budget.. for the | year of $51,000,000, contending that | with: eash in the surplus fund this was less than available reverues for the year, conservatively estimated. He commended the formulation of a tentative five-year program, but pointed out what was deemed several w esses. in the plan.. suggesting changes in method and prot n for an and several other proposed new develop- | ments, an -armory and $3,000,000 for | schools and grounds. il | Zit:l : {MILLS’ LIBRARY PUT | A. BUILDING | "IN Y.W.C. 8 YEARS' 9 4 MONTH Kiine and Fred Stringer | device on an automobile when they were 1 | Rare Volumes Were Bequeathed to #eenth street, had her purse. containing | arrested in the Southwest section sev- Columbia Junior High School, 2 p.m.. #60 in currency and several pieces of jewelry. anatched from her by a colored man, while walking along R street. be- tween Sixteenth and Seventeenth streets early last night. The receptacie was jerked from her wrist was sprained. The robbery occurred nearly in the place and manner of several Tobberies in the past several months. Az in the other instances, the man ran down an #lley and escaped. Mrs. Anna etmore of 210 F stree who stated that someone jerked her purse, containing $15 from her while she was standing in & crowd in the 900 block of Louisiana avenue. HEART ATTACK 1S FATAL T0 WORLD WAR VETERAN Thomas B. Walsh @ies Suddenly at Home After Becoming I11 at Meal. Thomas B. Walsh, 43-year-old World ‘War veteran, died sudcenly at his home 1 at 1529 Monros street last night, after | having been taken ill at the dinner table. His death was attri heart disease. Efforts of fire rescue squad No. 2 and Dr. L. D. McCarthy to revive him werc futile. Walsh, who s survived by mother, Mrs. James F. Walsh, was the son of Dr. James F. Walsh, who before his death was a practieing physician n for a number of vears'rum to members of the vice squad. She in Washin, and formerly lived at 801 Ncw Jersely avenue er with such force that buted to| POTEL | his { d $7.500 Fine Also Imposed by J\u-‘ | ticg McCoy in Gambling Case. | i | Appeal Is Noted. Recently convicted on 23 counts of an indictment charging setunf‘ up of | # gaming table, John B. Kelleher yes- | terday was sentenced by Chief Justice MeCoy, in Criminal Division, Ne. 1, to | serve terms aggregating eight years and nine months in the penitentiary and { to pay a fine of $7,500. | Kelleher noted ‘an appesl to the | Court. of Appeals through his attorney. | Daniel Thew Wright, but was denied | an application to be admitted to bail genndmg decision of - the Appellate urt. Solomon Chesavoir. convicted more {than a year ago on a charge of third | offense violation of the national prohi- bition act, was surrendered yesterdsy before Justice Siddons in Criminal Di- | vision 2 and began service of a term of |one year and one day in the peni- tentiary. Chesavoir was arrested June 6, 1927, after an automobile chase. Police re- they found 328 -half gallons of in the machine, | first woman to face Justice Sid- | dons on a plea of gulity of violating | the Jones-Stalker e-and-ten” law, was treated with lenlency - yesterday. | She is Mrs. Matilda di Dominico, who operated the Garden of Naples Restau- rant, 423 Eleventh street, and who con- fessed to selling ‘a small quantity of The tion for two years ion of & sentence. / was placed on without impos Cases Treated in May Exceed Total for Same Month in 1928, Reporting in welfare work accom- plished in May the Associated Charities announced yesterday that 662 families | were under the care of the organiza- tion during that period. The number | included 68 families not previously aided. Sickness and unemployment were the factors most frequently encountered. terial or cash relief was extended to bout half of the families, amounting to 7,327, or 81,327 more than was given for such relfef during the same, month g:w year, when 524 families were under re. Physical disability was found in 489 instances, and nursing, medical aid or hospital trestment was provided in'a reat many cases. Tuberculosis ranked st on_the list of diseases, with 70 cases. There were 316 instances of un- employment or underemployment founc in the families visited. Temporary or permanent employment was . obtained for 90 persons. Visitors made 1,469 calls during the month, Epworth League to Oronfen FRONT ROYAL, Va. June 15 (Spe- cial).—The Spring institute of the Win- chester district will be held at the Methodist Church in Front Royal Tues- day, June 18. The purpose of this in- stitute is to get all leagues in line for the Summer assembly at Massanetta . July 8-14. Backward race—Won by J. T. Diggs; W. E. Brown, second. Shoe i J. A. Wathen, second. Tug o' war—Won by team composed of Howard Haynes, Frank Parsons, sr.: Prank Parsons, jr.; Jerry Flannigan and | James Sullivan. | _Nall-driving contest—Won by | Wathen; H. V. Palmateer, second. | * Piteh 'to_ba | 1A 4 rrel—Won by Jerry Flan- nigan; H. V. Palmateer,’second. Golf match—Won by Prank Parsons, | | Jr.. Charles Koch, aecond. Swimming contest—Won by 8. R Dunnock; E. L. Anderson, second Largest fish caught—C. W. Edwards. Smallest fish caught—Lewis M, | Thayer. | _Largest toad fish eaught—Edward F. ruver. Gold prize—S8. R. Dunnock. At 5:30 o'clock a shore dinner was gerved and the nrluf awarded. A storm broke st the concludlon of the day's program. but no damage was done at Chapel Point or vieinity, DELAY_AIRPERT DECISION. ! No decision has been reached by the | Joint Congressional Airport Commission as to location of proposed airport facili- ties for Washington, Senator Bingham. chairman of the commission, dald yes- terday. He reiterated the statement that the question of location is being left for| determination after the funds have | beent appropriated and the cost of various ted sites has been ascer- tained and weighed in connection with the advantages and disadvantages of each proposed locality. eral months ago. aSmithson Banion. for housebreaking and larceny of $81 in jewels from Julia McCain, 16541 Eleventh atreet northwest, May 8. colored, was or- VIRGINIA GARDEN CLUB RE-ELECTS MRS. SMITH | Organization Will Restore Pamous Gardens at Home of Robert E. Lee. Special Dispatch to The Btar. STAUNTON, Va. .June 15.—Mrs. Herbert McKelden Smith of this ecity was unanimously re-elected president of the Garden Club of Virginia at the annual convention in Winchester. Others chosen are: PFirst vice presi- dent, Mrs. Kenneth L. Giipin, Boyce; second vice presiden’, Mrs. Walter Martin, Norfolk: corresponding secre- tary, Mrs. J. Sharshall Grasty. Char- lotiesville; recording secretary-treasurer, Mrs. Charles Evans, Danville. b The club voted to undertake the restoration of the gardens at Staf- ford, Westmoreland County, home of Gen. Robert E. Lee, and named Mrs. Fairfax Harrison committee chairman. Visitors from Virginia and other States paid $14,000 in admission fees to Colonial estates during Historic Garden week in Virginia to raise funds for the resporation of the Kenmore Gardens at Predericksburg. The convention of Garden Clubs of Virginia will be enter- tained in 1930 by the James River Club of Richmond. ered to serve seven and & half years | Accor naval authority. Mamherlhe! Congress | i it i | Wednesday, Mr. Hayeock. Langley Junior High School. 8 p.m., Tuesday, Isaac Gans. - Jefferson Junior High School. & p.m.. Wednesday. Harry O. Hine, secretary of the Roard of Education. an intensive campaign for reopening of the Alexandria station., which was con- structed dvi the war. Echoes of this cam; ‘were heard in Newport, R. 1, where fear was enter- ktained that work at the Newport Tor- | edo Station would be curtailed when he Alexandria plant resumed opera- | Senator Metcalf and Representa- ftive Burdick of Rhode Island were assured by naval officials that the rumor is _without foundation. n e Alexandria station was reopened, it was stated, its work would have no effect uj the operation of the Newport. plant, for a three-fold expan- sion of the Navy's torpedo requiremerts Oldest Baker Dead. CUMBERLAND, Md., June 15 (Spe- cial).—Charles M. Pferdeort, Cumber- land's oldest baker, a native of Pitts- burgh, died at his home here. 75 years old. He had been in the bak- ing business here for many years and when he discontinued it, he taok charge of the postal substation at Center and | Valpley atreets, where his bakery was lo- cated. He is survived by his widow. would be necessary to force reopening of | Mrs. Ma: Pferdeort, and one the Alexandria station, and if such an | ter, J. M. Flick, at home. emergency arose, all stations would be | He is alto Survived by a sister. Mrs. forced to work at full capacity. Elizabeth Angles, Terre Haute, Ind. Swans Considereci é;r Reflecting pooili As Park Officials Study Care of Birds ticularly from dogs and from Potomac River rats when the birds are Lient. Col. U. S. Grant, 3d, director i of the office of public bulldings and (Rt 5 Col. Grant, yesterday decided to pur- public parks, is studying & proposl {0 | chase 13 peatowls for the Lincoln Me- place swans on the refiecting pool of | marial area and awarded the contract the Lincoln Memorial, |10 the low bidder, W. J. Mackelsen of Officials of Col. Grant’s office are In | Yardley. Pa., who to consultation with Smithsonian Institu- | dozen birds for $420. tion officials at the Zoologieal Park to|3 years of age and are coming into full secure information about the feeding | plumage. nucleus of a He was | | Organization by Vietim of Vestris Disaster, The library bequeathed fo Women's Christian Associat Vestris, November 12, 1928, hes placed in the hoard room of street administration 5 . Mills c'" an active worker in world fellowship committee. of which | she was a member. Her library con- tains many rare volumes, dating back to the early part of the eighteenth century, and includes the Wiographies of many European monarchs in foreign lnluuuu, as well as many of historie value. With the arrival of Summer activities, Vacation Lodge at Cherrydale, Va., and fi":'.‘.‘:’x Kahlert on West River, Md., are swing. Man; urfihl s are planning outings nythe ch.tlon . The Girl Reserves will hold a eon- ference at Kamp Kahlert from 24 to July 6. Miss Mahel R. Cook, Mlzs Dorothes McDowell and Miss Kather- ine Moritz will be the seeretaries in charge. Mrs. Irving Ketcham, education di- rector: Miss Virginia, Wingfield, mem- - Ty, lu:‘d w;:mm ‘Cook. executive. have been ap- Lpointed as delegates the ; .& g..;\. '):1 -Yuen,c‘ln tbo. (fintmnuu at Silver . N. Y., July 9-17. iss Tm e B. Ireland. secretary of the muufi» e music. Am vision, ‘will' direct ths 3 ong the ‘program leaders listed are Mis ‘The six peacoc] | and care of swans. Col. Grant hens will be used as the problems to be met in conjunction with | set, of birds to be placed in the various the keeping of birds in the parks, w-lmnflfihawm o . Miss o ‘mmzer_uulsr and ¥