Evening Star Newspaper, June 30, 1929, Page 17

he Swundiy Stad? WASHINGTON, D C, SUNDAY DISTRICT HEADS SET$48,100,000 FOR NEW BUI]GET Figure Is SIOO 000 in Excess‘ oi Amount Set When They | Started Estimate. ‘ AUDITOR PLANS TO CUT | SUM TO $48,000,000 Budget Bureau May Send Estimate | Back to Conform With 1930 Appropriation. The District Commissioners worked | until late vesterday afternoon putting | the final touches on the city’s budget | of expenditures for the fiscal year of | 1931, Long after all the employes in | the District Building had gone home, the city heads struggled with the figures submitted to them by their various de- partment heads, and finally arrived at a budget of about $48,100,000, or $100,000 in excess of the figure they had set for themselves as they started on the job several weeks ago. The work is not yet, technically speaking, com- plete. District Auditor Daniel J. Donovan will go over all the figures again tomorrow morning, and A siight amount of further pruning may be done in an effort o get the figures below the $48.000,000 1 Then_they will be sent over to the Budget Bureau for approval. May Be Returned for Cut. 1 the recent edict of the latter body to the effect that the 1931 budget must be held down to the 1930 appropriations is to be interpreted strictly, then the Budget Bureau will probably send them back with orders to cut the budget further down to $45,000,000. This is the appropriation for 1930, consisting of $41,500,000 in the regular bill, $3,000,000 appropriated by the special session of Congress for purchase of land for a municipal center, and a con- templated supplemental appropriation of $500,000 for purchase of two modern trash incinerators. Soon after the beginning of the final budget meeting, members of the Pub- lie Utilities Commission appeared be- fore the Commissioners and urged the inclusion in the commission’s estimate of an additional 1tem of $25,000 to in- crease its personnel. The commission, 1t is understood, is desirous of employ- ing a number of additional accountants and technical experts to keep a close check on the financial mfldlflnn »f the public utilities corporations, which is physically impossible, it was said, with the present limited staff. The commission’s estimates for 1931 were reviewed by the Commissioncrs several weeks ago, but the need of the increased, force caused the members to ask for & special hearing to consider the request for an additional $25,000. el of l".'l’lle wmvr]n&uion hearing, with Col. William in the dual capacity joner and a member of No Startling Slashes. Although the make-up of the budget the bureau is more or less to dmus 1t was made anywhere along the line. It is reported that the heaviest sufferers are the Public Library and the National Capital Park and Planning Commis- sion, each of which agencies asked for ropriations far in excess of the gures. It was learned that the figures were cut down with something rtion all along_the ""“‘“—fi“i‘&f Birector William H. Har- iieht 's request for -$150,000 for traffic- urchases was cut to less than half, ll was learned on good authority. The estimates submitted.to the Com- missioners by the department heads totaled, in round figures, $51,000,000, which means that a slash_of $3,000,000 has been the result of the Commis-! sioners’ labors thus far. Heads Worked Overtime. ‘The city heads worked overtime in! order to complete consideration of the! budget before the vacation of Commis- sioner Sidney F. Taliaferro, who leaves on a motor trip through Virginia to- morrow. He will be gone about three weeks, spending the latter part of his vacation at a New Jersev ocean resort. After he returns Commissioner- Proctor L. Dougherty, president of the board, | will take his vacation. Engineer Gom- | missioner Willlam B. Ladue will prob- | ably not get his vacation until the late Fall. There is a busy Summer ahead of the Public Utilities Commission, of which he is a member. Daniel E.| Garges, secretary of the board, is al- ready on leave. The Commissioners sat up until nearly midnight Friday night considering estimates of the water department and traffic director’s office. Yesterday, they also took time at the end of the session to appoint a commit- tee charged with the duiy of purchas- ing land in the area betwesn Pennsyl- vania avenue, Judiciary Square, Third and Sixth streets, for the new munici. pal center. Maj. Layson E. Atkins, As- sistant Engineer Commissioner, was made chairman of the committee and | ‘Tax Assessor Willlam P. Richards and Corporation Counsel William W. Bride were named as the other members. The Commissioners also nominated eight representatives of the District to the annual conference on city taxation | to be held at Upper Saranac, N. Y., in September. The representatives will go at their own expense. They are: Dr. Thomas W. Page, Frank Coleman, Wil- liam P. Richards, Edward F. Colladay, Robert J. Cottrell, Robert V. Fleming, Joshua Evan! nd Wililam L. Beale. ENGLISH IS NOMINATED FOR N. E. A. DIRECTORATE Washington Man's Name Is Pre- sented by Colleagues at At- lanta Convention. Harry English, chief examiner in the Districi, public school system and one of the most active members of the school staff in city and national educa- tional projects, was nominated yester- day by his fellow Washingtonians at- tending the annual convention of the National Education Association at At- lanta, Ga., to be a member of the as- sociation’s board of directors, The election of the members of the board will be held Wednesday, at which time one director from each State will be chosen. Mr. English, for many years in the personnel of the local schools as an officer, is himself a graduate of the old ‘Washington High School. He was one of the first high school cadets and at one time attended classes in the Franl Jin School which now is the adminis tration building in which his office is located. Besides Mr. English, the Washington delegation includes Miss Ruth Loulsc Grosvenor, president of the District of Columbia Education Association, and Miss J. Anna Tennyson, secretary of the Jocal body. |bid was chosen from among seven. {pool will not be undertaken at this LION CUB TAK | ES TO BOTTLE Mistreated by her mother, “Little Nell,” baby lion cub at the Washington Z0o, is being fed on a nursing bottle by one of the keepers. —P. and A. Photo. RAZING OF HOTELS BEGIN TOMORROW Work Will Mark Start on Extension of Capitol Grounds to Plaza. | Workmen will start tomorrow tear- ing down the first group of Government | Hotels on Union Station plaza to make | way for the extension of the Capitol grounds, a project contemplated by Congress for more than 20 years. David Lynn, architect of the Capitol, awarded the contract a few days ago to Sidney L. Hechinger Co. to remove the 14 dormitory structures on the two squares bounded by Delaware and New Jersey avenues, B and C streets. The | workers will start tomorrow morning at the corner of New Jersey avenue and C street. | This leaves several other groups of | the temporary war-time _structures, north of C’street, undisturbed for the | time being, but it marks a beginning | on the piaza improvement. The re- maining dormitories will not be taken down until the progress of the plaza project necessitates their removal. Seek ;Appropriation in December. The first appropriation to begin actual landscape treatment of the plaza, in accordance with elaborate plans ap- proved by Congress, will be sought at the regular session in December. The entire plaza improvement project will cost approximately $4,900,000, spread over several years, and it has not yet oeen determined how much will be made available at the next session for the initial year, One of the outstanding features of the plaza parkway will be the wide boulevard extending diagonally from the western fountain in front of Union Station to Pennsylvania avepue at a pomc between Second and Third streets. also calls for the closing of North Clm'ol street from D to B street. street car tracks which now run between the station and the Capitol will be moved from Delaware avenue to First street northeast and the tracks on C street will be depressed into a | subway between New Jersey and Dela- | | ware avenues to give an unobstructed view of the Capitol from the depot. 1 avenue the C street tracks will be| extended east from Delaware avenue to | connect with the new tracks to be laid | on First street northeast. These track changes, however, will not be made in | the immediate future. The plan approved by Congress for the plaza layout necessitates purchase of additional land to the west of the | original plaza area, and this will take | a considerable part of the total esti- mated cost of the project. The only work that can be done this | Summer is the removal of the domi- | Yory buildings between B and C streets. | PARK BEAUTIFICATION CONTRACTS AWARDED | 42 Statues Are to Be Cleaned and New Bottom Put in Pool. ‘Two local firms were awarded con- tracts yesterday by Lieut. Col. U, S. Grant, 3d, director of the Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks, to assist in making more_ presentable the parks of the Capital. James Torreyson, with offices in the Investment Building, was awarded the contract for cleaning the 42 statues in various parks. His While the Torreyson figure was $4,200, the low bid of ali, one of the contractors | asked $34,790 for the job. Rose Brothers Co,, Inc., 2120 Georgia | avenue, received the contract for put- ting in a new concrete bottom in the small reflecting pool of the Lincoln | Memorial and “mopping the surface” of the large pool. This work, a modifica- tion of ‘the contract as originally called for, will entail the expenditure of some $37,000. Col. Grant decided to omit the cleaning of the copings of both pools and the repair of the tile of the large time, as the cost was considered too high. An experimental strip of ma- terjal to be placed in the bottom of the large pool, to seek a suitable water- proof bottom, will be omitted from the contract. GIRL RESCUES MOTHER FROM GAS-FILLED ROOM Parent's Screams for Aid Bring Help—Woman Is Unconscious ‘When Found. Mrs. Mary H. Gheen, 42-year-old | g mother of two children, late yesterday opened her bedroom window at her home, 924 Virginia avenue soutawest, and cried for assistance after she is re- ported to have turned on th~ gas jets. ‘The woman was found in an uncon- scious condition after she had screamed | by her 16-year-old daughter, who was in the house at the time. the fire rescue squad and a physician from Emergency Hospital revived nher | abled Residents to Learn Members of | an D. C. TRAINING LAW EFFECTIVE MONDAY New Measure Entitles Dis- | | | | | Vocation Fitting Disability. The fiscal year which begins tomor- | row will be marked by the going into effect of a new law enacted by the last Congress, entitling disabled resi- dents of the District of Columbig to vocational training to fit them for oc- cupatiohs- they are able:to fill in view of the particular disabllities. The Federal board for vocational education, which will administer the act, s expected to complete arrange- ments during July to put the new ser- vice into full operation. A separate division is to be set up under the board to handle the local work, and a super- visor_remains to be appointed to direct The Civil Service Commission is arranging to hold an examination dur- | ing the coming month for this position. Separate Law for Service. | There has been a Federal law since 1920 for: the rehabilitation of injured civilians in the States, but it did not apply to Washington. The Seventieth Congress passed a separate law to make this service applicable here, and ap- propriated - $30,000 for its operation during the comtn‘; year. This appro- priation is on a fifty-fifty basis between the District function of the board is to determine what kind of work the applicant could perform, taking into account his or her particular disability, and then arrange to train the person for that activity. By observing and studying the results obtained in rendering this. service in Wls!flnzwn, the Federal board expects to gain a wider-knowledge of the sub- Ject with a view to improving rehabilita- tion ‘methods throughout the country. It has been pointed out, for example, that while methods of rehabilitation for those who have lost an arm or a leg are fairly well established, further study could be made of the problem from the standpoint of persons affected by ail- ments which bear an important rela- tion to the kind of labor they could | perform. { Instead of turning south into De]nwxrel ‘Will Formulate Set of Rules. ‘The Federal board, under the au- thority contained in the new law, will | formulate a set of rules and regulations to govern the administration of the service. The law defines those to whom the service would apply as follows: “That on and after July 1, 1929, the Federal board for vocational education is authorized and directed to provide for the vocational rehabilitation and return to employment of any disabled resident of the District of Columbia. “Sec. 2. For the purposes of this act (1) the term ‘disabled resident of the District’ of Columbia’ means any bona fide resident in the District of Colum=- bia who, by reason of a physical defect or infirmjty, whether congenital or ac- quired by accident, injury or disease, is or may be expected to become to- tally or partially mc-p-cxuua for re- munerative occupation, and (2) the term ‘vocational rehabilitation’ means the rendering of any such disabled resident fit to’ engage in a remunera- tive occupation.” The law authorizes the Public Health Service and other governmental agen- cies to co-operate with the Federal board in making it effective.’ Another interesting feature of the act is that it authorizes the Federal board and the United States Em- ployes' Compensation Commission to formulate a plan for the vocational rehabllitation of civillan employes of the Government in Washington who may be disabled in the performance | of duty. |LEWIS ENDS AIR- RAIL JAUNT ACROSS NATION Interstate Commerce Commission | Chairman Makes Second Trip as Traveling Pioneer. Arriving in Washington at 10:05 o'clock yesterday morning following a round trip over commercial air and rail combination routes as one‘of the first two persons to make the trip, E. L Lewis, chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission, became a plo- neer trarscontinental traveler for the second time. Less than 20 years ago, Mr. Lewis was one of the first persons to make the then' 30-day Iuwniobfle trip across the continent. ~On that journey, he re- ‘calléd last'night, four fatalities occurred to mar the historic achievement, while on the combined air and'rail journey he had just completed, only fect comfort and rare B:flvuecfl for en- joyment . of -scenic beauty, combined with tremendous speed, marked the round trip crossing of the continent as unusual. Mr. Lewis and’ Elwood Turner, au- thor of the 'Pennsylvania flying code, left Washington last Sunday night and affer, traveling . by railroad sleep- ers and airplanes, they reached Los Angeles, where they spent two evenings one day, before setting out upon the return trip to the Capital. On the journey 4,000 miles was covered by air. and her condition last night was said to be, not serious. L The route was mapped out by Col. chnrlu Llndber;h. | Gladman, said that letters would be | prepared’ and dispatched Monday to COL. GLADMAN WINS INSTAFFORD RULING ON GUARD QUSTER Justice Holds Officer Should Be Given Due Hearing by Military iTribunal. COUNSEL PREPARES " TO DEMAND TRIAL Whether Court-Martial or Inquiry Will Be Requested Has Not Been Determined. Expressing the view that due process of law requires that a National Guard officer be given the same opportunity to be heard before a regularly consti- tuted military tribunal as is given an officer of the Regular Army, before he can be dismissed, Justice Wendell Phil- lips Stafford yesterday handed down his opinion in the long-standing suit instituted by Lieut. Col. Harry E. Glad- man, executive officer of the 121st Regiment of Engineers, local National Guard, against National Guard officers and War Department officials, attack- ing his dismissal from the local Guard without a hearing. ‘While the opinion denies the com- mon law writ of certiorarl it was said that the judgment will not be docketed until September 18 next, in order to give Col. Gladman an oppor- tunity to apply to the military author- ities for either a court-martial or a| court of inquiry, at which the officer would be given an opportunity to ap-( | pear and defend any cause which the | National Guard officlals believe they might have against him. Definite Course Undetermined. H. Winship Wheatley, counsel for Col. the military officials, demanding the | right to be heard, which Justice Staf- | ford suggested would be due process of law in his case. Whether it will be a request for & court-martial or & court of inquiry had not been determined last night. If the military authorities refuse to comply with the demand, then, it was said, the matter again will be referred to the civil court, for consideration before the docketing of the ju ent. ‘The defendants named in the suit are: Maj. Gen. Creed C. Hammond, chief of the Militia Bureau of the War Department; Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan, commanding the local Guard: Frederic H. Smith, adjutant general of the Jocal Guard, and Dwight F. Davis, as Sec- retary of War. Justice Stafford, in his opinion, sets’ out the various statutes, one column dealing with the dismissal of Regular Army officers and the other dealing with National Guard officers, and asks: “Is the fact that the national defense act fails to, provide for such appearance and hearing conclusive as an affirma- tive statement that Congress intended s Natjonal Guard officer should not have the right to such hearing before dismissal? “A comparison of the acts govern- ing the vnmus methods of dismissing officers of the National Guard and officers of the Regular Army shows that he 118th article of war "applies equally both cases,” Justice Stafford says. Pol‘t‘l-flfst :utuu 713, provides that the esident shall convene a board each year for the purpose of classifying officers of the Regular Army to deter- mine which officers shall be dismissed from the service, while section 93 of the national defense act provides that the Secretary of War shall cause similar inspection of National Guard officers. Falls to Provide Specifically. “Thus it seems,” Justice Stafford’s opinion continues, “that with one or two exceptions, not material here, no officer of the Regular Army may be dismissed except after an opportuniy for an appearance and hearing. While similar agencies are provided for securing dismissal of a National Guard officer Congress has not provided spe- cifically for a hearing before such dis- missal, “If due process requires an oOppor- tunity for an appearance and a hear- ing before an officer in the Regular Army can be dismissed, why is any: thing less than. that due process when it is sought to dismiss an officer of the National Guard of the District of Co- lumbia when both the Regular Army and the National Guard of the District of Columbia are part of the Army of the United States under the provisions of the National defense act? “It would seem therefore that due process requires an opportunity for a hearing before an officer of the National Oulrll of the District of Columbia can dismissed from the service notwith- sllnflinl that there is no specific pro- vision therefore.” He concludes by saying that if due process requires that a National Guard officer be accorded a hearing before dis- missal, and he is the subject of a dis- missal order of the Secretary of War, his remedy seems to be an application to the Secretary of War for a hearing rather than an application to a law court for & writ of certiorari. ‘Was Given Honorable Discharge. Col. Gladman was honorably dis- charged in an order issued by Gen. Stephan on Angust 27 last, following star chamber preceedings before an officer of the Inspector General's De- partment of the Army. Witnesses, amang them officers of the local Guard, appeared, but Col. Gladman was not allowed to appear. Immediately upon receipt of the order of the local Guard, and & notice | from the Militia Bureau of the War De. artment notifiying him that his status been changed on the records there, he instituted proceedings in the Dis- trict Supreme Court, seéking'to have the whole case certified there, and the proceeding quashed. Pending a decision on the case, his position as executive. officer of the local meer regiment has not been filled. e attracted consid- erable nuntlnn in military circles, as t is the first time that such a dis- missal has been contested. Births R.e rted. ing births n-v- been reported to m& o m‘)- eorg: or, girl . and Martha E. Van Vranken, Karl 0. and Elenor D. Sonnémann, #irl. Leigh and Smaille Lawrence, Ereston and Maty. it ip P. and Prance -nd lren“ oD bert G. dward Olive d Dorothy no-weu boy Hersenel ana Wevie Wrish boy. ng Braham. boy. ahd Maltle Caramwas: Praficts ana Lilian Sprisgs. Eugene N. and Elizabel o Alen, boy. GENERAL MORNING, JUNE 30, 1929—PART 1—SECTION NEW McKINLEY BATHING POOL OPENED Four of the girls who were among the first o initlate the new bathing pool at Mellnley High School yesterday. | Left to right: Betty McMillan, Olive Birmingham, Bobbie Dulin and Melba Vierdag. —-Star Staff Photo. NEW FOREIGN WAR | OFFICERS INDUCTED Harvey L. Miller, Captain of : 3! Marines, Chosen Leader of District Chapter. Closing its tenth annual convention with a display of enthusiasm, the Dis- trict of Columbia -Chapter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, last night, installed new officers and adjourned until the next encampment in this city, at a date yet to be named in June of next. year. Harvey L. Miller, widely known in sport circles in the District, was unani- mously elected department commander for the ensuing year. Miller, who is the Cuban rebellion. He wis under fire in Nicaragua in 1912 and two years later saw sérvice on the Mexican border. He served on the personal staff of Admiral Joseph Lee James in France in 1917 and was on the staff of Gen. Stephan, when he was department commander. Once Fleet Champion. Miller was at one time boxing cham- pion of the Pacific fleet, where he gained fame for being able to take it and give still better. He served in the capacity of sports editor for one of the local z‘lxml for a number of years, and dur- that time he gained additional r nown in his endeavors to promote am: teur boxing in this city. Prior to his election he was commanding officer of the Front Line Post. BOY INJURED IN FALL. 3-Year-Old Taken to Hospital, Suf- fering Brain Concussion. ‘Three - year - old Z Woodrow Wilson White is in a serious condition at Casualty Hospital as a result of injuries suflered last night when he fell down 3‘ it of steps while playing in front | e Boys' Club of Washington at| "30 C street. Physicians at the hos- pital said the child suffered concussion of the brain. According to police, the child was attempting to balance himself on the top step ot the flight when he lost his balance and fell. COMPLAINTS HEARD ON LEATHER TARIFF Group Is Told by Some That Rates Are.Tdo Low-—Others Oppose Raise. By the Assotiated Press. A series of complaints against the provisions of the House tariff bill phclnl d\mu on leather and shoes, now on th free list, were laid yesterday before n Senate finance lubonmmnue by ap- proximately a dozen wi Meanw] three mlur lubeommllm which either have comgl}end or started hearings on'other sections of the bill, were reviewing reams of evidence and utlmony presented with a view to pro- anges in the bill when it comes f.he full committee for considera- Other officers installed last night were uon as follows: John J. Allen, National Capi- tal Post, senior vice department com- mander; J. Allen Praether, Columbia Post, junior vice commander; Chester M. Wright, Columbia Post, quartermas- ter; Edwin 8. Bettelheim, Equality Wal ter Reed Post, judge advocate; A. Cercell, Front Line Post, surgeon; V. O. Anderson, depariment chaplain, and l!:thex Prancis J. Hurney, deputy chap- n. Council Members Chosen. Council members elected for 1930 fol- low: National Capital Post, D. J. Leahy, R. C. Muschlitz, T. R. Cavanaugh, B. S. Bladen: Front Line Post, W. J. Har- rington, T. Topach; Equality Walter Reed Post, W. L. Thomas, J. W. Boyer, J. L !prunlmeyer, Federal Post, C. A. Brode, M. J. Butzky; Columbia Post, H. C. Davis, W. L. Hazard, and Potomac Post, W. J. Tyrell and E. Warren. A'resolution was adopted, seeking to cause_the abolishment of the office of the National C. I:h;r ?h C;)m:ljmlnn in Washington an ve the funds used therein devoted to furthering the activities of the V. F. W. ‘Miller, prior to his election, was pre- sented & Allur p jue by members of the PFront fltude for the untiring lnd 1‘|th|l he performed while leader of thlt pom sl HOPEI GOVERNMENT IS HOST TO WRITERS Gideon Lyon of Evening Star Is Among Speakers at Peiping Banquet. By the Associated Press. PEIPING, China, June 29.—Three of the American newspaper men now visiting here under auspices of the Carnegle Endowment for International Pelce were slightly indisposed today, but all were expected to recover si ficiently to be able to continue with the They are Hesry L BT are Hi akefleld of the - nllwfla Journal, Paul Wright of the Chicago Dally News, and Fred Hogue of the Los Angeles Times. The visitors were the b‘nq\u! guests of the Hopei provincial government. Yu_ Hslen, dlrecw: of labor, and welcomed the group. There were T Gideon Lyon of The swfie P;fim.‘ls of the_Springfield publican, and George Finch, secretary of the )uwlplper men earlier were received it Chiang Kai- Shek, who told them of the hopu and aims of the Nationalist govern: Eloctrioiu Hurt in Cavern. STAUNTON, Va. June 29 (Special). —wmum M. Snyder, local elec was seriously injured when he was ad- Julu.nt a defect in the wiring system of Grand Caverns, near here. While tnlpefl.ln‘ a wire, it is believed, Mr¥ Snyder recelved an electrical shock, which hur)ed him some distance into a cavéin plf ambulance was called and he 'll smoved to the local hos- pital, where, upon examination b; - sicians, he was reported wbelu&ph’ from a fractured arm and shoulder an: other ‘injuries. _— Smoot Studies Sliding Scale. Chairman Sme whose subcommit- tee concluded he: Friday on the sugar tariff, continued his study of the sliding-scale plan designed to stabilize domestic sugar prices by fluctuating the " | duties between prescribed limits as the price varied, but announced he would not call any witnesses on it unless a practical method were worked out. manufacturers of women’s shoes, F. G. ‘Wadsworth of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce told the sundry subcom- mittee which was considering leather and shoes that 157 producers in that city were suffering directly from in- creasing importations. He asked that the House rate of 20 per cent ad va- lorem be raised. Imports Held Negligible. Opposing the duty, Dr. J. Anthony Schwarzman of New York, representing importers of Swiss shoes, declared if the 20 per cent rate finally was en- acted his firm would have to stop im- rting. He added that imports of igh-priced shoes were negligible com- pared to domestic production. Decllfln( that foreign manufacturers were making an ‘“intensive drive” on the American market, Abraham Mit- tenthal, New York leather goods manu- facturer, asked a raise in the House rate on these groducu from 35 and 50 per cent to 75 per cent. Straying from L\u subject of tariff, Mittenthal prompted a series of ques- tions with a statement that the manu- facturers in New York lived “by the grace of the gunmen, and not by the grace of God.” 1In reply to questioning by Senator Walsh, Democrat, of Massa- chusetts, he \asserted that the manu- facturers, by bringing in cheap foreign labor, largely were responsible for the “undercover social labor war.” Marion _ Devri representing the Tanners’ Council, described the House rates of 121 to 30 per cent on leather as “beneficial but inadequate.” He said the tanners did not object to a duty on hides, but believed they were entitled to higher protection. The sundry subcommittee will con- tinue hearings tomorrow, commencing its study of the silk schedule, as will the subcommittee on metals, which was in recess yesterday. DICE GAME FIGHT MAY END FATALLY Suffers Dangerous Stab|y Wounds in Battle Over Crap Winnings. Man Deep stab wounds in the back and across the shoulder may prove fatal to Randolph H. Brown, 30, of 320 uuu chusetts avenue t, who brought to Casualty Hospital at o:so last night from in front of 1121 Hol- brook terrace northeast, following what police say was a fight over a craps game lt that address. passing . taxicab. driver picked up the g).j;lred man and took him to the B wn told dootors e was leaving the winni game with his ings when he was set upon by an unknown patty from * HUNDREDS BENEFIT - BY CHEST OUTINGS ‘ in Country Filled | Daily With D. C. Children and Mothers. Outings for 6,500 boyx and of District, many of whom are &‘d: en- joying freedom from city restraints in the open s s of country camps and watering places, have been made pos- sible through contributions to the Wash- ington Community Chest. The outings range in length, it was pointed out yesterday by chest offi- clals, from the entire Summer spent by the children of St. Ann's Infant Asylum at their country home to the two-week visits of mothers and children to the | camps of the Salvation Army and Asso- ciated Charities. Numerous other Sum- ?b hcmgl::“ov:r( th g‘s d girls r & majority e boys an 1t is their only opportunity to get away from city streets during the warm months. It is also a period of relief for hundreds of mothers who recreate for short periods. 500 Expected at "Hlp]lyllnl. Among the various camps are Camj “H- land” on the Patuxent, opentd cials of the Salvation Army yes- urdly with Capt. and Mrs. C. L. An- drews in charge. There are - tions there for 100 persons at one time, including mothers and children. A total of about 500 are expected to be accom- modated there during the Summer. Camp ‘Good Will, on Danlels road, mr Military road in Rock Creek Park, erated under the Summer outings com- mittee of Associated Charities, are already filled to capacity and are ex- ted to care for a total of 1,200 dur- g the Summer. The headquarters of the Summer outings committee at the Social Service House, 1022 Eleventh street, yesterday received calls for more canvas cots for the children and addi- tional spring beds for mothers at Camp Pleasant. Provision for addition Il sleeping places for the extra larg group of campers received in the nm part of the season is needed, Mrs. Laura B. Glenn, superintendent, and her staff of trained workers was ldv‘lud There are now 143 guests at the cam) ‘which is maintained for underprivflued colored women and children. Every available sleeping place is needed at Camp Good “Will in- Rock Creek Park to care for more than 160 children and mothers, and the baby shack is filled with infants under the care of trained nurses during the day, officials said, so the mothers may have L eompl!h rest, p Roosevelt, the Summer camp mdnu\ned by the District of Columbia Council, Boy Scouts of Amerlu. lz Calvert Cliffs on Lhe Chesapeake, is ported city for the two weeks, and Ln lications are that it will be filled throughout the Summer, with a total of approximately 1,000 boys helng given an outing during the season. Girls Have Camps. There also is Camp Wilson, another Scout , located at Burnt Mills, Md., which accommodates about 700 - boys during the season. the same order of the Scout camps is that of the Boys’ Club, Camp Reeder, located at the West Hatton Farm, Mount Victorla, Md., on the Wicomico River. Everything is be! prepared for the opening of the iatter camp on Tuesday, with an initial en- rollment of 50 boys Camp Letts. on the Rhodes River, the 217-acre site, provides various camp sports, etc., for bays from 12 to 18 years of age. Camp Kahlert, the Y. W. C. A. Sum- mer outing camp, located at Sudiee, Md,, on the West River, in Anne Arun- del County, provides outings for about 800 gils each year, teaching swimming, life saving and bouttn'L The Girl Scouts of the mmm main- flom Har- risonburg, Va. p Pleasant at Blue mlnrop- Mr. Y. M. C. A. Boys' Camp, located on a | Wi NEWS PAGE 17 HOUSING PROBLEM PERPLEXES DISTRICT SCHOOL OFFICIALS Senior High- Summer Class Enroliment of 2,200 Creates Difficulties. WESTERN ABLE TO CARE FOR ONLY 1,800 PUPILS Several Hundred May Be Denied Admission as Fund Lack Bars Increasing Facilities. Confronted with the problem of hous« ing an estimated Summer senior high school enrollment of 2,200 students in the Western High School Building which has accommodations for only 1,800, while, at the same time, they lack emer- gency funds with which to open a sec~ ond senior high bullding, District school officials may be obliged to refuse ad- mittance to the vacation schools to several hundred boys and girls, it be- came known last night. Only one definite partial solution to the problem was seen by Walter B. Pat~ terson, supervising principal in charge of Summer schools, yesterday. This, he ‘sald, 48 to use two or more rooms in the Gordon Junior High School for the overflow of the Western Bullding nearby. ‘The remainder of the students over and above the 1,800 capacity of Western, Mr. Patterson declared, may be taken care of by their voluntary withdrawal of their applications for vacation enroll- ment because of the distance to Western from their homes. Central is Being Painted. The announcement that the senior high schools of the Summer sessions would be held at Western High School this year instead of at Central as on previous years, was made just before the close of the regular 1928-29 sea- son. It was not made known until that time that the Central' Building, at Eleventh and Clifton streets, was to be painted throughout during the current vacation. The stadium at the new McKinley High School, Second and T streets northeast, is under conestruc- tion this Summer, and thé Western High School . at Thirty-fitth and R streets was decided upon as the only available school building which even approached the supply of the vacation school demands. Business High School, at Ninth street and Rhode Island avenue, although | centrally located, has a capacity of only 900 students. In their contemplation of every plan to meet the existing emergency in the Summer school housing in the senior Nlh school department, Mr. Patterson said last night that he and his asso- ciates are considering installing the commercial course however, more than two rooms will be as there are six teachers as- signed to this work. Whether the Gor- don Building, which is scheduled to be 'openml as one of several junior high schools this Summer, can turn over a sufficient number of its rooms to ths senior high school use is not yet cer- tain and probably cannot be determined until all enroliments are totaled somz time this week. Expects Many to Withdraw. Since the ted Summer session -enroliment- is- upon applications entered when it was it the classes would be held in the Central Building, . Patterson believes many students ‘will not persist in their determination to af Summer schools now that they must wravel to West Georgetown for class. Such voluntary withdrawals of applications for entrance, with the use of two s in the Gordon Build- ing, he said, y be sufficient to permit the schools operate without par- ticular handicap. If emergency funds were available, school authorities indicated, it would be possible to open a second and more centrally located school—such as Busi- ness—and thereby assure that every boy and- girl who wants to continue studies this vacation would be able to carry on without' overcrowding. ‘The Summer sessions are scheduled to open July 5, to continue for six weeks. The course is more intense than the regular Winter session and only students who, in the opinion of their teachers, are capable of undertaking the high pressure work with reasonable chance ror completion, will be admit- ted. It:is because of the same intense nature of the course that normal con- ditions for the classes are being sought by the aflchll in charge. % TWO NAVAL FLYERS GOTOU.S.S. WRIGHT Lieuts.- Callaway and Bowes Will Leave Anacostia Station About July 15. Naval orders issued yesterday at'the department show that Lieuts. Harvey Bowes and Steven W. Calloway wi]l be detached from the naval air station at Anacostia about July 15 and go on duty to VP Squadron 8-S, aboard the U. 8. S. mut Callaway, who is 34 years old and head of the flight test section and one of the Navy'’s most experienced pilots, narrowly escaped serious injury or desth early this mionth, when he was wrecked, with three enlisted men, in & twin-motored Sikorsky amphibian plane, which sank off the Anacostia naval air station. . The plane was ‘tripped up” in taking off, when it struck the waves in the wake of a river ah-mbon ohservers said. betwaen 125 and 150 girls at & '.lmc or a total of about 800 during the Sum- mer season. The Phyllis Wheatley branch of the " % ins Cam the St. Ann's mum Mllnl at Md., which cares for about during the Summer. — Italian Town Honors Pope. DESIO, Italy, July 20 (#).—This lt- tle town, where Pope Pius was born, today laid the corner stone of a monu- ment to its illustrious son. Arnoldo Mussolini, brother of the premier, l’!p— resented the government, and Fermo Ratti, a brother of the Pope, IIIII Donna Camilla Ratti, sister of tiff, were present. L4 g Schoel. huct!n lhtlu in le’. nm: until .vune ummod the naval Scroen Actor Sued by Wife. lus June 29 (P)—Em- mei ¢ com.-n screen actor, today was sued T 000 & e sepa- nle ‘mainten: mce by Mary I. Corrigan. uu e s an sulity ice then.