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Washington News CATHOLIC WOMEN'S DUTY 70 DIOCESE COUNCIL STRESSED Director of Rural Life Bureau Addresses Ninth Annual Con- vention in Hotel Mayflower. SURVEY OF NEGLECTED ENDEAVORS ADVISED Committee Appointments Announc- ed—Prayers Given for Settlement of Mexican Church Problems. The duties of the Diocesan Council were stressed today by Rev. Edwin V. O'Hara, director of the Catholic Rural Life Bureau, before the National Coun- cil of Catholic Women, meeting in the Hotel Mayflower in the third day of its ninth annual convention. Dr. O'Hara’s address was delivered at & short general session which convened at noon following special group confer- ences throughout the morning. Pointing out the co-operation between the Diocesan Council and the National Council of Catholic Women, Father O'Hara said: “In addition to preventing cuplica- tion the Diocesan Council should survey the field to see what work is being neg- lected. It will be found in every dio- cese,” he added, “that while many so- cleties are striving to compete with each other in doing certain lines of work | that other lines often more important | lie entirely unnoticed.” ‘Work Must Be Handled. It may be necessary for the Diocesan Council to carry on special work for a time to cover certain fields of Christian endeavor until some other organization is ready to take over such special work, he indicated. 3 The conferences held during the morning. ‘ncluded those on ‘“organiza- tions” and on the diocesan and state. The former was opened With prayer by Right Rev. Msgr. P. C. Gavin, rector | of the Shrine of the Sacred Heart Cath- olic Church here, and was presided over by Miss Mary G. Hawks, while Mrs. M. J. O'Fallon, presided at the second named group meeting. The purpose of the meetings was to discuss various affiliated organization activities 1 connection with the Na- tional Council of Catholic Women, with a view to making specifi¢” recommenda- tions as to how better work and co- operation may be obtained. The policies decided upon are to be breught before the General Assembly for its approval at & business meeting later. Council Million Strong. The council represents approximately 1,000,000 women throughout the goun- try, including the membership in 14 national organizations, 39 diocesan or- ganizations and 1450 separate organi- zations in various localities. Today's program was officially opened | with prayers of thanksgiving in St. Matthew’s Catholic Church for the set- tlement of the Catholic Church dis- putes in Mexico. Holy communion was administered to the Mexican delegates and the national officers of the council | by Archbishop Nicholas, Primate of Serbia. ¥ The following committee appoint- ments were announced today: Nominating committee—Miss Mar- guerite Boylan, Hartford, Conn., chair- | man; Mrs. Roy Lewis, Milwaukee: Mrs. | J. W. Keogh, Sioux Falls; Mrs. George | N. Fell, Toledo; Miss Isabel Fogarty, | Springfield, ; Miss Mary Reilly, | Scranton, Pa.; Miss Margaret Hickey, | Kansas City; Mrs. W. A. Walliser, San | Antonio; Mrs. A. H. S. Bird, Salt Lake City; Mrs. James B. King, New Or- leans; Mrs Rose Reilly, Butte; Mrs. J. B. Hunter, Santa Fe; Mrs. J. J. Hayden, ‘Washington, D. C.; Miss Teresa O'Don- ahue, New York; Mrs. P. J. Quinn, New York, and Mrs. Hugh Higgins, Dubugque. Washington Woman Named. Resolutions committee: Miss Louise Darr, Washington, D. C., chairman; Mrs. Zeller, Oregon City; Mrs. J. J. Bernet, Cleveland; Mrs. Viola 8. O'Connell, Detrol Mrs. A. 8. Musante, San Francisco; Miss Mary C. Duffy, Catholic Daughters of America; Miss Katherine R. Williams, Milwau- jkee; Mrs. David Irwin, Lake City, Min ss Ana Dill Gamble, York, P ss Irene Devlin, Theta Phi Fraternity; Miss Anna Rose Kimple, Toledo; Mrs, J. P. Donley, Denver, and Miss Cecilia Yawman, Rochester. Credentials committee—Mrs. Minerva ‘Boyd, Daughters of Isabella, chairman; Mrs. T. J. Collins, West Virginia; Mrs. A. E. Kendall, Houston; Mrs. J. Stuart Maher, Portland: Miss Ethel Morse, Tampa; Mrs. Walsh, Scranton; Mrs, D. G. Monaghan, Denver, and Mrs. Henry Gramling, Milwaukee. Amendments committee—Mrs. Arthur F. Mullen, Omaha, chairman; Mrs. A. F. Adelman, Madison, N. J.: Mrs. Rose Roy, Los Angeles; Mrs. Alfred Whit- ton, Washington, D. C.; Miss Gertrude Shiels, Cincinnati; Mrs. Grace M. Cro- nan, Youngstown: Mrs. Frank J. Van Laanen, Green Bay, and Mrs. B. J. Hannega, Pittsburgh. Honored at Luncheon. Honored at a luncheon in the Hotel | Mayflower yesterday, Bishop Joseph Schrembs of Cleveland, Episcopal chair- man of the lay organizations of the National Catholic Welfare Conference, was_presented with a leather bound brochure in which were engraved the names of the Catholic women'of the Cleveland diocese who contributed the first $10,000 toward the $20.000 scholar- ship in the National Catholic School of ial Service. The need of spiritual training in schools was stressed at a meeting of the council by Mrs. Frank A. McGowan of Canton, Ohio, who spoke on “The C‘l't olic Contribution to Our National Life.” Addresses on physical and psycholog- ical influences on children were features of the session late this after- noon. The convention will continue through Thursday, with the election of officers and adoption of resolutions ‘Thursday afternoon, followed by & banquet that night. Calling attention to the unending conflict between established religion and implous- _radicalism, Rev. J. lton Sheen of the Catholic University de- partment of theology in an address last night before the council denounced na- tionalism, pharsaism and neopagan- ism as. parasitical impediments to American progress. “Love Thy Neighbor.” Supporting his remarks with the Christian principle of “love thy neigh- bor as thyself.” Dr. Sheen, in admon- ishing the radical nationalistic element in this country, said, “Love and devo- tion to country docs not mean hatred of every other nation. Non-American does not necessarily mean anti-Ameri- egn. ul;ntrlotlsm. Dr. Sheen advised, condi- tioned by impartial cosmopolitan in- Washington Man, 30 Years in Government Service, Is Sworn Into Office. Mellon Selects Him to Sue- ceed James C. Jones, Who Resigned Some Time Ago. An important change at prohibition headquarters has been made by the ap- pointment of Dr. B. R. Rhees of this city, who has spent 30 years in the Government service, today to become dep\*y commissioner of prohibition, it was Announced. Appointed by Secretary Mellon of the Treasury, Dr. Rhees has been formally ‘Youngstown, Ohio. ‘The position has been filled in a tem- porary and “acting” capacity off and on by O. D. Jackson, whose real job has been prohibition administrator for the tenth district, with headquarters at New Orleans. Jackson divided his time between New Orleans and Washington, spending most of his attention on the field work. Native of Washington. Dr. Rhees, a native of Washington, holds a degrec of doctor of medicine from George Washington University, has practiced medicine here, and has been in the armed forces of the United States both as doctor and first lieu- tenant of Cavalry on the Mexican border. Dr. Rhees was promoted to the deputy commissionership, one of the highly responsible jobs at prohibition head- quarters, from his place as special agent in charge of the Washington division of prohibition agents. In this position. which he held for some time, he had interstate authority and operated with a force of men entirely separate from the group working here under the di- rection of the deputy commissioner prohibition administrator. Prior to be- ing made a special agent he had been narcotic agent in charge of the local narcotic division. Born in this city, the new deputy commissioner attended school at Force School, Friends Select School and spent four years at Omecgan Lake Military Academy. He received & degree as a sworn_into office in a post which has| virtually remained vacant since the res-| ignation of James C. Jones, who is now director of finance for the city of| DR. B. R. RHEES IS APPOINTED DEPUTY DRY LAW COMMISSIONER DR. B. R. RHEES. —Harris & Ewing Photo. doctor of medicine from George Wash- ington University in 1909 and practiced medicine here. Wilkie's Dr. Rhees’ first Secretary. Government experi- ence, was with the former United States Fish Commission, now the Bureau of Fisheries, of the Department of Com- merce. He was later with the light- house board, and served as secretary to John E. Wilkie, chief of the United States Secret Service. Dr. Rhees, be- fore becoming a narcotic agent in charge here, had served as private sec- retary to two different commissioners of internal revenue, T. Roy Cabell and | William H. Osborne. | Dr. Rhees, in his new position, be- comes one of the two deputy commis- sloners at prohibition headquarters. He is in charge of prohibition, while the other deputy commissioner. Col. L. G. Nutt, is in charge of narcotics. Dr. Rhees, who resides at 2401 Cal- vert street, is a member of the Amer- | ican Medical Association, Phi Chi, the National Medical Fraternity; Temple- Lebanon. Dr. Rhees’ military experience in- cludes service twice in the Hospital Corps of the National Guard as a phy- sician, and as first lieutenant of Cav- alry with Troop A which, during the Mexican trouble, was attached to the 16th United States Cavalry on the border. PRIMATE OF SERBIA TELLS OF GRATITUDE Archbishop Nicholas Is Here to At- tend National Council of Catholic Women. Archbishop, Nicholas, primate of Serbia, who is attending the meeting here of the National Council of Catholic Women, is deeply grateful for the as- sistance rendered his countrymen by the United States in the trying days that followed the close of the World ‘War. His purpose in coming to America, he said today at the Mayflower Hotel, is countrymen in America to be loyal to the lanftl of their adoption. ‘The archbishop, who comes from a family of prominence and wealth, has been ‘decorated by almost every Euro- pean country for his humanitarian work during the World War, e ARLINGTON RITES HELD FOR LIEUT: 0. R. MEACHAM Army Air Corps Officer Died as Result of Injuries in Plane Accident. Funeral services were held in the Arlington National Cemetery yesterday afternoon for Second Lieut. Oren R. Meacham, Army Air Corps, who died at Fort Sam Houston, Tex., September 24 as a result of injuries received in an airplane accident. Lieut. Meacham was born at Salida, Colo., August 16, 1904, and was graduated from the West Point Military Academy in June, 1928. FOUNDED ON U. S. PLAN. ROME, October 1 (#).—Premier Mus- solini today received a report on the |terms of a $1,000,000 donation by George Eastman of Rochester, N. Y., for a dental clinic in Rome. Deputy Amedeo Perna, who repre- sented Italy in the discussions with Mr. Eastman at Rochester last August, told of his studies of the dental prac- tices in the United States. The premier expressed gratitude that the same meas- ures will be introduced in Italy, thanks to Mr. Eastman’s generosity. The Rome dispensary will be similar in many respects to the Rochester dental dispensary and the Eastman dental clinic in London, both of which were created by Mr. Eastman's gifts. with military armaments, Dr. Sheen clared, is one of the most dangerous illusions confronting' the young Ameri- can mind. p Dr. Sheen charged that pharisaism, or gross hypocrisy, is undermining the moral fiber of the American people. The most flagrant example of this is the in- different and irresponsible attitude to- struetion” in our public schools is the most sensible method of realizing inter-} ~~tional amity. The idea that national | is consistently commensurate ward_the prohibition law, he said. Only a responsible and civic-min national comdousnesn‘un eradical” this, he sald. to convey the gratitude of his people | for this assistance, and to urge his | VICE SQUAD MAKES THREE RUM RAIDS | Man Trapped With Half Gal- lon of Alleged Booze by Undercover Agent. Unsuspecting that the man to whom he agreed to make a delivery last night was a policeman working as an under- cover agent for Sergt. Oscar J. Letter- man'’s vice squad, James M. Tanerhill of | the 300 block of Fourteenth place north- east, met him, together with the raid- |ers, in front of his home with half | gallon of alleged liquor. He was prompt- ly arrested and charged with transpor- liquor. The officers forced Tanerhill to take them into his house. There, they al- lege, they found 24 quarts of liquor. According to Sergt. Letterman, Taner- hill has sold liquor on two previous oc- casions to informers. A second raid by the vice squad last night on a house in the 1000 | block of Thirty-third street, resulted in | | the arrest of John Lynch, colored. 29 years old, for possession of 56 quarts |of alleged liquor, and conducting & | numbers game. Elizabeth W. Tucker, colored, 28 years old, and Louis Wilks, colored, 29 years old, were arrested by the vice squad in the 1500 block of Union court | for the sale and possession of half a gallon of alleged liquor. | Besides Sergt. Letterman, officers | making the raids were Detectives R. J. Cox, George C. McCarron and James A. Mostyn. JOHN DUGAN IS DEAD FROM HEART ATTACK Retired Georgetown Livery Man Was in Business Here for Nearly 50 Years. John Dugan, Georgetown resident, who conducted a livery business for nearly 50 years, died suddenly early this ‘morning at his home, 3267 N street. A heart attack caused death. Mr. Dugan, who was born in Staun- ton, Va., about 70 years ago, came to this city in boyhood where the death of his father obliged him to assume the financial support of the family, he entering the livery business and then established a concern of 'his own that developed into one of the largest of its kind in Washington. He retired some years ago. Mr. Dugan is survived by his wife, Mrs Mary Jane Dugan, and a son and a daughter, Joseph L. Dugan and Mrs. Harry 8. Jones, both of tI city. He was a member of the Holy Name Society. ‘The funeral will be held at Holy Trinity Church at 9:15 Friday morning, preceded by brief services at the home of Mrs. Jones, at 3267 N street. Burial will be in the Holy Rood Cemetery. CAR OWNER SENDS $200 T0 REWARD DETECTIVE District Officer’s Recovery Stolen Machine and Arrest of Suspect Brings Check. In appreciation of the recovery of his automobile and arrest of 8 young man who is alleged to have stolen it, Robert Berryman, Memphis, Tenn., has sent Detective Frank M. of the police automobile squad, who made the arrest and recovery, a check for $200. Edward Arnefte, alias Victor George, | was arrested by Detective and is said to have admitted taking the car in Memphis and driving it to this city. Numbers on the car had been mutilated and ‘the car bore a Filorida license tag. Arnette was charged witha violation ot Tleged stolen automobile here from jurisdic- e actiom of the grand Juy. action of 3 b F'W ":l?be deducted It 1s likely tha ‘rom the reward and credited to the police of dhe WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, Noyes Lodge and the Tall Cedars of ; tation, sale and illegal possession of | ening Stas. ‘WITH SUNDAY MORKING EDITION 20 POTENTIAL DAM | SITES ARE LOGATED INPOTOMAG BASIN Geologist Studies Rock’ Strata to Determine Ef- fects on Construction. 60 MILES OF SHENANDOAH | RIVER WORK IS FINISHED| | Anacostia, Occoquan Creek and Rappahannock to Be Surveyed by Engineering Party. Fifty potential dam sites for the de- | been located in the Potomac River basin above tidewater, as the result of the season’s work conducted by fizld par- ties under the direction of Maj. Brehcn | | Somervell, District engineer for the | War Department, in the Washington area. E. J. Merrick, jr., civil engineer, who | has just returned to Washington fol-| lowing a fleld inspection trip, said to- day that Lewis M. Prindle, the geol- ogist furnished by the Geological Sur- | vey, now is engaged in making a sries | of studies of the rock formation in th~ | Potomac River basin, to ascertain if | the strata are such as to permit the; | dams to be stable and the 1eservoirs | | to be made water tight. | 30 in Surveying Parties. Two parties, making a total of 30| men, who have been working independ- | ently through the Summer, now havs} been consolidated into one’base camp | at Luray, Va., as the work of survey- ing the Shenandoah River is being | pushed forward. The fourfold survey being conducted under authority of Congress is_taking into account irri- gation, navigation, hydroelectric de- velopments and flood control and will | comprise the entire Potomac River ba- {sin.” Mr. Merrick said today that an- | other year will be needed to complete | the_investigation. These surveys started and up to this time the parties from Maj. Somervell's | office have completed profile studies in { the Potomac River basin representing 11,094 miles, located 50 potential dam | sites, made general cross-section sur- | veys of 16 reservoir sites and exam- ined 15 towns, adjacent to the Potomac | River ‘system, now being damaged by floods. The parties now are working on the topography of the Shenandoah | River and now have completed 60 miles {of this work. When Winter snows and ice drive the | surveying parties to the lowlands, Mr. | Merrick explained, studies will be made |of the Anacostia River, Occoquan Creek and the Rappahannock River. Shenandoah Is Examined. With Frank A. Renner, hydroelectric engineer in the District engineer's of- fice, Mr. Merrick, during the last two weeks. made an examination of the Shenandoah River for dam sites and in- | spected the South River, Middle River and North River for potential devel- back to its source in the mountains. “A_lost river” was encountered :on the North River. which is an upper {branch of the Shenandoah, where it runs through Bridgewater and Mount Solon, Va. Mr. Merrick explained that the river disappears froma view in the mountains at North River Gap and leaves only the normally dry bed of the Solon, eight miles distant. 15 POLICE ADDED 10 TRAFFIC SQUAD Force Last June Made Per- manent by Superintendent. Fifteen motor cycle policemen who were temporarily assigned to the Traf- fic Bureau from various precincts last June during an intensive campaign on traffic law enforcement were perma- tendent of police, ‘The assignment increases the perma- nent motor cycle force of the Traffic Bureau from 13 to 28 riders. Also 3 sergeants are attached to the bureau mounted on motor cycles. Assignees Named. ‘The privates assigned, with the pre- cincts to which they were formerly at- tached, are as follows: D. E. Galimore, second; Anthony Richitt, fourth; W. J. Cunningham, fourth; R. A. Cunning- ham, seventh; D. Davis, tenth: C. W. Sine, elevent Miles Znamena- cek, eleventh; J. D. Martin, second: C.| L. Smith, twelfth; F. J. Rowen, thir-| F. J. Scoville, thirteenth; C. W. Pitts, thirteenth; J. T. White, four- teenth; K. P. Greenlow, fourteenth; R. S. Montgomery, seventh. Sergeants Tradée Posts. Sergts. H. T. Burlingame of the elev- enth and J. S. Johnson of the ninth ['precincts exchanged assignments. Pvt. G. W. Ward of the eighth preclnét changed assignments with C. Carver of the seventh; Pvt. | C. Thyer of the seventh exchanged as- Islgnments with Pvt. F. L. 8. Mason | of the thirteenth. | thn was shifted Pvt. V. V. vml!l from the tenth to the thirteenth pre- cinet, Pvt. C. D. Cunningham from the twelfth to the second, and Pvt. K. P. Greenlow from the fourteenth to the Traffic Bureau. ARMY TRANS;—'ERS LISTED. Resignation of Capt. C. S. Brodbent, Jr., Is Accepted. ‘The President has accepted the resig- of Capt. Charles 8. Brodbent, jr.. Ttan p!tbrt D. A. Russell, Wyo. Medical teenth; General Hospital, this city, c-ptbo:’l‘lerlllmnml. , Quartermaster , has_been- tnn:?err?dl from Miller Field, N. Y., to the Panama Cri':ll Zoge; g‘:{pt. J; m; e, Quartermaster 'ps, %nvflle. Ind., to Chanute Field, Capt. Henry J. Hunker, Quarter- master Corps, from Rockwell Field, Calif., to Jeffersonville, Ind.; Capt. Robert L. Miller, Quartermaster Corps, from Jeffersonviile, Ind., to Munitions Building, this city, and c-g’t‘.,mmur W. Drew. Medical Corps, Fort Leavenvorih, Kans., to Fort Rosecrans, ! A Walter Reed for treatment; Strot w. Jeffei 1. opment, tracing the Shenandoah River | river, the water coming out near Mount | Assignments to Motor Cycle | | nently assigned to the bureau today by | i order of Maj. Henry G. Pratt, superin- | ;| old, of 21-B Todd place; Henry Corbin, t]Jast night at 11:30 o'clock at the Fox 1929. ONE OF THE RESULTS OF THE RAIN velopment of hydroelectric power have | A slippery street plus a skid put this truck in this position at 3525 Fourteenth street late yesterday TRAFFIC MISHAPS INJURE TWO BADLY Man and Woman Are in Criti- cal Condition After Accidents. | | A woman and a man were critically injured last evening in automobile ac- | cidents, one of them, police say, by a | hit-and-run driver. Another man sus- | tained less serious hurts when struck | by an automobile, which failed to stop The woman is Mrs. Emma Bonnar, 70 years old, 5521 Chevy Chase Park- way. She has been unconscious since the accident and was not identified until today. Driver Is Arrested. | Mrs. Bonnar was struck by an auto- mobile driven by Ernest Bagley, colored, 34 years old, of Bethesda, Md., &s she was crossing Connecticut avenue at Davenport street. She was taken to | Emergency Hospital In a passing auto- { mobile and there treated by Dr. I Rut- j koski for an injury to her right knee | and left elbow and internal injuries. It is thought that her skull may be frac- tured Bagley was arrested by four- teenth precinct police and held pending | the outcome of his victim's injuries. Knocked down by a hit-and-run au- { tomobile about 7:30 o'clock last eve- ning, Edward Dailey, 67 years old, of 214 John Marshall place was injured internally and his head and face badly lacerated. His skull and left leg may be fractured. At Casualty Hospilal, where he was treated by Dr. J. Rogers Young of the staff, his condition was sald to be serious. The accident oc- curred in front of 40 B street. A police | lookout for the car, which 1s said to | have borne Maryland license tags, has | been broadcast. | The second victim of a hit-and-run | driver since noon yesterday, Rev. James | T. Gaskilin, colored, 77 years old, of Nauck Station, Va., today is in George- town Hospital recovering from severe bruises and three fractured ribs, sus- tained at Twenty-fifth street and Penn- sylvania avenue, A pedestrian noted the number of the car and reported it to police, but the driver has not yet | been apprehended. | Child Is Injured. Thrown to the street by the collision jof the automobile in which she was | riding with another machine at Sec- | ,ond street and Massachusetts avenue | early last night, 4-year-old Bess Far- | rell of 66 I street escaped with minor bruises. The child was ap occupant of | a car driven by William J. Welan of an I street address, and the other machine was operated by Gerald S. Rodley of 4222 Thirty-eighth street. The child was treated by a nearby physician. As he stepped from behind a street | car at Seventh and E streets at 8:30 o'clock last night, Paul Seidell, 50 years | old, of 338 C street, was struck by an | automobile driven by James N. Law- yer of 19 Todd place northeast. Lawyer took the injured man to Emergency Hospital, where he was treated for lacerations to his left eye and bruises. 'hree other persons sustained minor injuries in traffic acidents last night. They are Robert S. Brown, 32 years colored, 62 years old, of Baliston, Va., and Sophia Harris, 56 years old, of 2021 Vermont avenue. |JEWELRY IS STOLEN FROM AUTOMOBILE Brooklyn Man Reports His Park- ed Machine Is Looted—Cloth- ing Also Taken. When the car of James Finnegan, 252 Sixty-seventh street, Brooklyn, N. Y., parked at Twelfth and F streets, was robbed yesterday afternoon a bag con- taining wearing apparel and jewelry was stolen. The two articles of jewelry taken were a women’s wrist watch set with a diamond and sapphires, valued at $200, and ‘a flexible bracelet set with a diamond, valued at $50. el ROGERS PICTURE SHOWN. Oklahoma Delegation in Congress Guests of Fox Theater. !o"‘l'hzy Had '?e 36: P““;fll‘ William X “qalkie” ring Rogers, whose articles appear . daily in The Star, was given an advance showing ‘Theater, The oma delegation in Congress were guests of honor at the picture, which will open ‘here Saturday. Employes . of The Star and the! families were guests also. Senators. W. B. Pine and Elmer Thomas were present and after the performance sent Will Rogers a tele- gram conmmllm;g!hlm on his acting tating that picture was even than Paris. ‘The picture is of a humorous vein, based on a story by Homer Troy. All the scenes were laid in Hollywood, with the tion of those taken in Clare- more, Okla., the home of the versatile comedian, Woman Knifer Gets 10 Days for Each Stitch on Victim Had the doctor, who sewed up a knife wound in the arm of May Gregg, colored, been a friend of the assaulter, Claire Johnson, he would not have taken 50 many stitches, says Claire. Judge Gus A. Schuldt sentenced Claire to serve 10 days in jail for each stitch. The total time the woman must serve in jail is 180 days. According to the testimony, May was holding a conversation with Claire’s husband. The wife became very jealous and demand- ed that the conversation cease immediately. May said that Claire had nothing to do with her and that she (May) would talk to any one she wanted as long as she wanted. Whereupon Claire drev a knife and cut her adversary's arm. Judge Schuldt asked the com- plainant how many stitches the doctor took to sew up the wound and when he received the answer said, “Claire, you must serve 10 davs for each stitch.” WILL ASK HEARINGS ON LIABILITY BILL Representative McLeod to Seek Committee Action on Proposed Auto Law. | | | | | l Public hearings on his motor ve- hicle liability bill. which has been pend- ing before the House District commit- tee for the last two years are to be! urged just as soon as the committee is organized in the new Congress, which | starts in December, according to a statement issued today by the office of | Representative Clarence J. McLeod of Michigan. If these hearings are au- thorized they cannot be started until | after the Christmas recess, or in Jan- | uary. .In the statement issued today Repre- sentative McLeod is quoted as follows: McLeod’s Statement. | “In view of the many requests that | are being received for hearings upon | the question of motor vehicle liability legislation for the District of Columbia, | I wish to state again at this time that it is my intention to ask the House committee on the District of Columbia to grant public hearings upon the bill, H. R. 4015, at the earliest possible time after that committee is organized. “There are so many ramifications to | the question of automobile safety and | liability legislation, affecting so many | varied interests, that it is hardly possible | that any proposed bill will pass Congress | without some changes. I believe all are | agreed upon the objective sought— | that is, that we want safe streets and | highways so far as possible—but so far | as accidents cannot be prevented, some effective means of assuring public in- ! die;neguy for damage done must be pro- Vi ‘Work of Specialists. “The bill which I have introduced represents the work of a committee of | Washington business men and special- | ists in automobile law. Although there has been no opportunity up to the pres- ent time to hold public hearings in Con- gress upon this bill, I am advised that it has already received the voluntary in- dorsement of a considerable number of local organizations. . ““This question merits the best thought that can be devoted to it. No plan is predestined for success. It will be for Congress to determine what in its judg- ment will be the best law for the Na- tion's Capital. “It is-my hope that all who are inter- ested in this problem will contribute toward its solution, in order that Con- gress may enact the very best legisla- tion it is possible to devise.” HOLDER OF MONEY ORDER ARRESTED IN NEW YORK' Arrested this morning in New York City while attempting to cash a $100 money order, reported identified as part of the loot which was taken from the Lanham, Md., post office about two weeks ago by robbers. Arthur , €Ol= ored, is being held in New York while ‘police iny te how he got the money er. Local authorities were informed that kne David John- from New the robbery. Postal inspectors here are endeavoring to locate his home in an attempt recover the loot. Arguments Date Sef Argument on the anti-trust case brought by the Interstate Commerce ission against the Baltimore & Ohio Rairoad in connection with its urchase of stock in the Western Mary- rlnd will be heard by the commission, November 22. The commission charged the Baltimore & Ohlo with purchasing the stock without the commission’s approvalf. to | Methodist Episco) BURROUGHS DEATH PROBE ARES FIHT Prince Georges Constable Declares Roadhouse Owner Admits Disturbance. Investigation into the death of Thomas Franklin “Chuck” Burroughs, | 41-year-old watchman of the La Fon- | taine Club, near Bladensburg, Md., who | died at Emergency Hospital September | 21 without clearly revealing the manner |in which he was injured, yesterday led | Prince Georges authorities to_the dis- covery that there had been a fight at & roadside resort the same morning the man was brought to the hospital. | One of the county constables, who has | been conducting an independent in- vestigation into the case, claims the pro- | prietor of the roadhouse readily admit- | ted there was a fight at his establish- | ment that night. He also is said to have | told the officer Burroughs was among | his guests of the evening, but claimed the man left before the fight started. - PAGE 17 AR FARE INCREASE SRIEFS ARE FILED BY TRACTION LINES ;Three Companies Agree All Rates Should Be Uniform in Capital. UTILITIES BOARD READY FOR MERGER HEARING People's Counsel Is Expected to File Answer to Pleas Before October 15. Briefs have been filed with the Pub- | lic Utllities Commission in behalf of | the Capital Traction Co, the Wash- ! ington Railway & Electric Co. and the {washznmn Interurban Railroad Co., in | support of the companys’ plea for an | increase in carfare in Washington. The ! fare sought is 10 cents cash and four | tokens for 30 cents. The present fare is 8 cents cash and 6 tokens for 40 | cents. The company’s briefs all agree in | insisting that street car fares in Wash- | ington should remain uniform and that therefore any increase granted for one company should be granted for the others. The briefs all claim that based on the evidence introduced at the pub- lic hearings on the carfare case, the companies have established the fact they are not earning a fair return upon their respective valuations, and that they are therefore entitled to the re- lief sought. Seeks “Reasonable Return.” The Washington Railway & Electric | Co’s brief cites many cases where courts have allowed public utility cor- porations to earn 7 and 8 per cent as a “reasonable return” upon their valu- ation. The companies contend that even with the increased fare the probable return will still be far below these figures. People's Counsel Ralph B. Fleharty and Willlam McK. Clayton, counsel for the Pederation of Citizens’ Associations, idid not file briefs. They are expected to file reply briefs befor> the date for the latter expires October 15. Meanwhile, the car fare case will come on for hearing again before the commission at 10 o'clock next Monday, but the discussion will be confined to a possible merger of the street car lines on the car fare case ed by merger discus- sion. The car fare case will probably not be decided by the commission be- fore the end of this month. | The fight caused so much noise that residents of nearby houses complained | to Federal revenue authorities, the con- | stable says. As a result the roadhouse was raided three days later and the manager arrested on a liquor charge. | | He_was acquitted, however. STARTS BUS ROUTE INQUIRY. Utilities Commission Seeks to Reorgan- ize Interstate Schedule. ‘The Public Utilities Commission has The constable regards as highly sig- ! begun an inquiry into the routes fol- ificant the statement that Burroughs | lowed by all interstate busses entering at the roadhouse. It is known that | Washington, with a view to reorganiz- he was in an automobile wreck at Silver Hill, on the road to Washington, a few hours after the alleged fight. The offi- cer does not believe, in view of the na- ture of the automobile wreck, that the man could have sustained from that accident alone all the injuries he was found to bave. The sheriff and State’s attorney of Prince Georges County have been told that the dead mans’ brother, Clarence Burroughs, was one of the two men in the automobile when it skidded and left the highway at Silver Hill. Inasmuch as the brother has not complained they | ing all routes so that the busses will fol- low the simplest possible routes to and from their terminals in Washington. The investigation will also look to cut- ting down the number of terminals al- lowed to be visited by the lines, it is understood. In some cases the busses visit several hotels and terminals dur- ing their course through the city. ‘The matter was called to the atten- tion of the commission by an applica- tion of the Nevin Bus Lines, Inc., to change their route by adding a loop around the block bounded by Fifteenth, are taking no action. The car was not | v: damaged seriously and neither of the! other men was hurt seriously. Burroughs was taken to Emergency | Hospital by David Lubar, a passing mo- | torist. He died of pneumonia. INDICTMENT FOUND IN CLUB PROMOTION Walker Is Accused of Mail Fraud| in Union League Activities, Lawrence Walker, promoter of a local Union League Club, was indicted yester- day by the grand jury on charges of using the mails to defraud. He is said to have made misrepresentations in a circular sent to James A. Councilor in connection with proposals for the club. Councilor is said to have relied on the alleged misrepresentations in buying a membership. Walker pleaded not guilty before United States Commissioner ‘Turnage some weeks ago and was held in $2,000 bond for the action of the grand jury. Larceny after trust is charged in two indictments against John G. Yates, whose address is not disclosed. Yates | is said to have received $370 in cash and $1,000 worth of bonds of the South- ern Consolidated Bonds belonging to Belle V. Shaw, which he is alleged to have converted to his own use. Another indictment charges that he had in his possession $3,160 worth of stocks be- longing to Carrie L. Clarke, which he is said to have converted to his own | use. William C. Shaw, jeweler, formerly of 1114 F street, was also indicted for larceny after trust. It is alleged that Mrs. Grace G. D. Ecker, Lexington, Va., left a solitaire diamond ring worth $1,000 at the store of the accused in October, 1928. to be reset. When she called for it July 2, 1929, it is alleged, Shaw denied any knowledge of the ring being left with him. W. C. T. U. OF MARYLAND CONVENES TOMORROW Fifty-Fourth Annual Gathering, Lasting Three Days, Will Hear Ad- dress by President Mary Haslup. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, October 1.—The fifty- fourth annual convention of the Mary- land Woman's Christian Temperance Union will open tomorrow for a three- day session in the Mount Vernon Place 1 Church. ‘The State dent, Mary R. Haslup will preside at the meetings and will deliver her annual address. The young people’s branch will be represented by the secretary, Miss Roberta D. Carnes. ‘Thursday the Loyal Temperance Legior pageant, conducted by Mrs. Nanc: Snyder, will be held. 5 Friday a sesslon will be held with 2 | “law observance and law enforement rally.” The speaker for this occasion | shortly after he had been removed engers at a bus terminal at 1421 Penn- vania avenue. Their terminal is on Fourtenth street just above Pennsyl- vania avenue. In discussing the appli- cation, Gen. Mason M. Patrick, chair- man of the commission, remarked that it would be a much simpler solution of the problem for the passengers waiting at 1421 Pennsylvania avenue to walk a half block to the Fourteenth street terminal than for the busses to loop through one of the most congested por- tions of the city to accommodate them. ‘The investigation also is directed to- ward determining whether all of the in- terstate lines follow the routes pre- scribed in the orders of the commission allowing the lines entering the city. It is understood that already two cases have been discovered where the routes have been changed apparently without the commission’s opinion. HIGHER PAY URGED FOR CUSTOMS MEN Representatives of Eastern Ports Tell Board Private Business Allows Larger Salaries. Incressed salary rates “in Keeping with the high degree of technical skill entailed in enforcing the Federal tariff laws” were advocated on behalf of customs employes yesterday by Luther C. Steward, president of the National Federation of Federal Employes, in presenting 18 representatives of Eastern customs ports to the classification board. Capt. C. C. Van Leer, chairman of the board, presided at the hearing, with Ismar Baruch representing the Civil Service Commission and William H. McReynolds in charge of the field survey. The representatives presented letters from employers of workers with duties similar to those of the customs service. showing that rates paid by busincss firms were considerably in excess ot those paid by the Government. An amusing incident developed at the hearing when C. F. Hutchinson, a tea tester, told of the hardships of his work of sampling hundreds of cups a day when he “didn’t care for tea.” The complete report of the board will be submitted to Congress in De- cember, and during the next few weeks hearings will be held on the salary question at which representatives of the 1,600 Federal occupations will give a comprehensive picture of Uncle Sam's workshop. JAMES W. WARD DEAD. I¢ Victim of Heart Attack While at Work on Building. Stricken with a heart attack this morning while employed in the con- struction of a school at Thirty-sixth and Davenport streets, James W. Ward, 64, of 3639 New Hampshire avenue, dl;d 4 fellow employes to the contractor’s office will be Grant Hudson of Michigan. The public has been invited to attend all on the grounds. He was pronounced dead by a physician summoned from a nearby office.