Evening Star Newspaper, October 15, 1929, Page 17

@he Toening Star WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1929. ¥ PAGE 17 675 POLICE COURT RUM CONVICTIONS SINCE JANUARY 1 Seventy-Two Found Guilty on Trial, While Others Admitted Violation. MANY CASES REMAIN FOR ACTION BY JURY Penalties Range From 90 Days to a Year for Each Sep- arate Count. Six hundred and seventy-five liquor convictions were returned in Police Court here between January 1 and Sep- tember 1 this year, it was announced | today by Assistant United States Attor- neys David A. Hart and James R. Kirk- | land, in charge of prosecution. Seventy-two of these were jury con- victions, while 003 were obtained by de- fendants pleading guuty and agreel to a trial by the court. Against the ] Yerdicts of gullty turmed tn by Jnrles there were 54 verdicts Hnrt -nnounccd that a Inrge percenuxe f the persons who have demanded jury mm for violations are yet to be tried. Only Police Court Cases. These figures cover only the convic- tions in Police Court, such misde- meanors as the possession of whlsky maintaining a nuisance and possess in transportation. The pmecu said that a large number of persons had been sent to the grand jury under the Jones act. These offenders are charged with sale or transportation of whisky. Eleven cases were sent lo the grand on Saturday alone + - jq‘:ym Jones 1.’; ome n Little Veronica Molloy, 21> years old, “There has been a ot of talk about [ of 1815 North Capitol street, died this laxity in prosecution,” Hart said, “but | morning in Children's Hospital from if any one can show me how it is injuries sustained yesterday when she sible to obtain more convictions under ( fell over the rail of the second floor threoenc conditions, I will gladly listen to | rear );gfl;h :fb:ifl; home to the cement em.” yard [ee! 10 The penalties range from 90 days to| According to Dr. Grace Purse, who & year, for each separate count, but in | trested her, desth was due to a' frac- numerous instances same individ- | tured skull. She was stunned when uals have been convicted on more than |she struck the ground and did not re- one cl 3 gain consciousness. e Her father, Thomas J. Molloy, who HART REFUSES PAPERS. is the proprietor of a hardware store at 3241 M street, said today that the Holds Police Had No Authority to Make | iitie girl. had been in the habit of VEION!CA MOLLOY. INFANT GIRL FALLS TODEATH AT HOME : Child Plunges Over Second- Porch Railing Onto Cement Yard. Seizure Without Warrant. Because police entered prlvne quar- ters and made the arrests and seizure without a warrant, it United States Attorney David A. Hart, lt Police Court refused to make out in a case where 109 hl]l-glllon whisky and 25 bottles of home were seized. Policemen W. C. Curtis and N. G. Thayer of the fourth precinct said that t.hey saw many people going in a_house in Christians court southwest. Th!.nk ing th's unusual, they followed the per; mns in and found the qu-nmy of vhu- ments had ma | B S was ‘They arrested erlt Richardson and Chlflu J. inson, all colored. They were taken to the ¢ precinct and released on bonds of Bteecuior Hart Tefused to make out rpen and ordered the persons released rom bond. He said that the polwe hld no right whatsoever ta enter the ho NEW TRAFFIC LIGHT - PLAN IS ADVISED Stephan Favors Device Which Sig- nals “Go” Automatically as Car Approaches. on the *go” signal at the lvptnu:h of. an -uw;nobue. 'g‘s dispatched to Di- o Maj. Gen. Anthon Stephan, of the Merchants and Manufactures’ Association, today. It is pointed om that such tnflc signals are employed elsewhere marked success. They function by maxu of a plate in the roadway over which the automobile passes, switching on the green light, which remains green until I the machine has passed the interesec- tion. Thus the necessity of waiting the change of the light is obviated. . ‘The letter particularly urges the in- stallation of such devices at Connecti- cut avenue and Albemarle street and at Wisconsin avenue and Macomb street. Here, it ;u lx:nndltc}:wta' the :;;2: 1s practically all along the two ave ‘The cup ypresenwd annually by the Merchants and Manufacturers’ tion to the winner of the speed compe- tition for fire trucks will be formally given to No. 5 truck company Priday afternoon, October 25, at 4 o'clock. ‘The presentation will be made at the truck house, on Dent place between Thirty-fourth and Thirty-fifth streets, byOfl:l Stephan. Commissioner Proctor Dougherty will receive the cup for the firesnen and then in turn will pre- sent it to Lieut. W. B Nash, commander of the fire compan; ‘The contest for whlch the cup will be awarded was held during the latter | part of last month. The record time for getting into action was seven snd two-fifths seconds. UNCONSCIOUS WOMAN ; FOUND IN BUILDING Police Are Told She Was Over-! come While Trying to Call Taxicab. Tenora Holmes, 28, of the Cumber~ land Apartments, 1332 Massachusetts avenue, was found by passers-by about 7 o'clock last night in the ground-floor corridor of an apartment at 1433 T street, apparently unconstious. She had gone into the building to call a taxicab when she was overcome, the woman said The Emerge Hospital ambulance was lummoned and the woman removed to the hospital, whm she was treated for bruises about the body and dis- charged. shnwldpol.\celhehldbeen assaulted by a mn whom she iden! as “Bob” during the course of an I\I- tomobile ride on Defense Highway. take her home. 3¢ wflqulners detectives, and J. W. sey, detective, attached to No. m clnct are investigating further of the story. playing on the porch. Climbs Into Rocking Chair. According to his . reconstruction - of what happened, she climbed up into a baby's rocking chair and then at- DTS | tempted to get onto the back of it. The chnlr:medlndshe pitched over the lu.ll.lu Leins, neighbor, living at 1819 North Gapitol street, saw Veronica fall and rushed to the H:hgl;:e-d mm& ‘Bes| *’m the child is survived by three sisters and two brothers. Boy Breaks Arm in Fall. -year-old William Moxley, 3921 cheupuhe meet lell from a the wo * Chapel lnd Gran road lbfllll 5 oelock y-ter- day afternoon, breaking - hi arm and mmnl hl.l face. He wu llven the office of Dr. F, M. llechunzy lfll wl.uxamln avenue, be- tm helnl rk, 68 yurl old, of 508 D streez southeast, fell on the steps front of his home early last evening l.nd sustained a painful inju He was given first aid at Cas- \‘lllly Hol'plhl by Dr. J. Rogers Young. [WOMAN SUES BUCK T0 GET $2,687.50 7 Accuses Broker of Accepting Check, but Failing to Deliver 50 Shares of Stock. Miss Nonnie E. Snyder, Bristol, Va., has filed suit in the t Supreme Court to recover $2,687.50 from Ben- jamin R. Buck, trading as Buck & Co., stock broker, in the Evans Building. Miss Snyder says she arranged wil Buck January 15 to buy for and deliver w her 50 shluu of Transcontinental Air Transport Co. stock. When she demanded the stock September 11, she asserts, the defendant accepted her check but falled and neglected to de- liver the stock. Attorneys Douglas, gg'" & Douglas appear for the plain- Buck is under bond of $10,000 to await the action of the grand jury on a charge of eonducun. a bucket shop. SEEKS $25,0 $25,000 DAMAGES. Child, 5 Yhars 014, Struck by Auto, Is Plaintiff. ‘Rodman, 5 years old, by nu mothu, ‘Mrs. Rose B, Rodman, Columbia road, today fiied sult in the District Supreme Court to recover $25,000 damages from Mrs. Edith K. MM:KEMIE, 3801 Ingomar street, for personal injuries. The child was struck by an automobile of the de- fendant May 17 near Eighteenth street and Columbia road and sustained seri- ous injury, it is alleged. Attorney Mm- ton W. King appears for the plaintiff. 1786 | fourth preclncl because she was drunk, TESTS MAY RESULT INNEW PERSONNEL | IN DISTRICT POLICE, Physical Examinations Are Being Given Officers Over 55 Today. MEN FOUND TO BE UNFIT MAY RETIRE FROM FORCE Inspectors, Assistant Superintend- ents and 19 Others Affected by Policy. Important changes in the administra-. tive personnel of the Police Department |may be the result of physical examina- ‘wona of officers over 55 years of age bel.nl conducted today by the Board |of Police and Fire Surgeons, Among | those who are past the 55-year mark are included all the inspectors and as- sistant superintendents, nine of the captains and 10 lleutenants. According to law those condemned as physically unfit by the board may ke retired by the District Commissioners Iol’ physical disability. Such a ‘“con- demnation” was the direct result of the retirement last April of Maj. Edwin B. Hesse. The present superintendent, however, Maj. Henry G. Pratt, is on the list of those to be examined. ‘The list includes Assistant Supts. E. W. Brown and William S. Shelby, Inspectors Thaddeus R. Bean, Willlam H. Harrison, Albert J. Headley and Louis J. Stoll; Capts. Charles H. Brem- erman, Frederick H. Cornwell, Robert E. Doyle, C. P. M. Lord, Caney L. Plemons, Charles T Peck, Willlam T. Sanford, James E. Wilson and Martin Reilly; Lieuts. James E. Bobo, F. M. Dent, Walter Emerson, McGill Grove, ‘Willlam E. Holmes, Harry R. Lohman, James W. McCormack, Michael C. Raedy and John M. Walsh; - Sergt., Coleman R. Bro Eight dzuctlve sergeants are to be examined tomorrow. The examinations will be held in No. 3 Truck House, Fourtegnth street and Ohio avenue. Dr. James J. Kilroy is chairman of the board of surgeons. L SR GUN PERMIT LIST DRAWN BY JUDGE Capitol ~Criticism on Alleged Favors to Rich Chinese Answered. ; not. In answer to charges at the Capitcl that rich Chinese were allowed to' carry concealed weapons while the permits were refused poorer ones, Judge Gus A. Schuldt announced that.he had all of the data on the subject ready to be given to the Senate whenever that body should desire it. He announced that he hed compited a complete list of all of the persons who had been granted permission to carry ‘weapons, as well as a list of those per- sons to w this privilege had been refused. He sald that with this he would send & copy of the procedure that is gone through when a person desires to obtain a permit to carry a dangerous wea) Tg:n:hkl Police Court magistrate said that a person to obtain a permit must send in a written application, ac- | COMFORT ASSURED CRIPPLED PUPIL I This type of classroom furniture will be installed in the District’s schools for crippled children. The ohair, equipped with swivel seat, permits ready movement of the handicapped pupil, while the iron framing of both desk and chair makes pos- sible the attachment of limb supports as individual needs require. MILLIONS OF ANT COWBOYS START "HERD" DURING SEASON Strangc Phenomenon of Insect Life Takes Place at First Frost—Barns Are Built to House “Cows™ or Plant Lice. BY THOMAS R. HENRY. Millions of ant cowboys in the countryside about Washington now are cor- ralling their cattle from the pastures and dragging them into barns for the ‘Winter. ‘This strange phenomenon of insect life, says Dr. William M. Mann, director of the Natlonal Zoological Park, takes place every year at the time of the first frosts. It is especially notable just now at Plummers Island, the wild life preserve maintained by Washington naturalists near Cabin John, where nearly every stone turned over shows the herdsmen working like mad to save their live stock from the cold weather. “Cows” Are Sleek. ‘The “cows” of the ants are aphids or plant lice, now fat and sleek after a plentiful Summer in rich pastures. The principal local species of cow-keeping ants, Dr. Mann says, are the twisted- belly ants which still are very nu- merous. As soon as warm weather comes in the Spring, he explains, the aphids are taken out of their subterranean “barns” and pastured on plants. Whether they actually are taken to a particular plant individual ants or whether they sim- ly are allowed to escape and seek out their own pastures, with the ant colony following, is unknown. But once they aré established on a branch they are ed zealously. The twisted-beily ants actually butld outdoor barns on the branches for them, where they are sheltered from being washed or blown away by storms. ‘These barns are of the same material as hornet nests and are very small, so that they can be detected only by careful examination of branches. Cows Are Milked. All Summer long the ants “milk their cows.” The milk is a nectar-like fluid companied by a good reason why the his | applicant whhu to carry a weapon. This must bg followed Ly an indorse- ment of the applicant’s character by persons of good 1epute. He said that any I'ollu Court judge may issue a permit to carry a concealed weapon. When a person comes for the permlt a $300 bond to keep the peace must be posted. The magistrate stated that this bond must be renewed every month for the permit Lo remain \alid. He stated that very few of the poorer class of Chinese :prly for permmnn and intimated lieved the necessity for an applicant w post a bond explained this. ‘The ability of the rlchzr ‘members of thls group to meet the requirements as to money and character wit- nessa explained the increased number of pemlu granted to them, the judge expllin regard to senatorial criticisms of '.he Dl.slrlct Follce force, the judge said that he believed Washington ranked among the first cities of the country in regard to police efficiency. He said that among any group of 550,000 people there was certain to be some murders. He said he thought this clty had unusually few. FOUND ASLEEP IN PEW. Colored Woman Arrested in Church Accused of Being Drunk. Alice Williams, colored, was found asle in a church pew on Seventh street southwest, according to the story Policeman H. W. Beechner told Judge Gus A. Schuldt, in Police Court this morning. He arrested Alice, escorted her to the said the “I was drunk, but I wasn't sleep in a church pew,” said Alice, as she glared at the policeman. - She toid the judge that she “just got out” Saturday and had just gone through with the fatiguing job of “movin’.” “You moved in the chutch, did you?” queried the m-mmte‘ “Well pay $25 or serve 10 days in jail. e officer. Navy Will Sell U. S. S. Sylph at Auction, But Warns Agdainst Rum-Running Use |} ‘The U. 8, 8. Sylph trim yacht that has been the Secretary of the Navy for his pmm craft, and has carried numerous dignitaries from lhe ‘Washi Navy Yard down the rer, 18 to be put on the Mwuon bl on November 19, but the department wamned prolpectlve pur- chasers '.lu she must rum- In_mal this announcement’ today, :'be Bureau of Suppuz and Amobeunu. & Wfll sa nlvfi e recou bew:l 11 ucloeklt'.hebumu on November (19. B aarecd tha a uled in whole or in part rtation to or from any B e St o t 3 ., fer- kind, or of any 3 = which is forbidden tion of by the Con- !fltl&l.nn or by any law of the United “In order thlt the Hlmbzmfiment an unlawful purpose, it will be necessary for each bidder to submit with his bid an affidavit in which shall be stated the purpose for which this will be used.” | Citizens of the United States only can become owners. The U. 8. S. Bylph which until recently was moored at the Wuhmgon Navy Yard, is now. located at_the lvy Y-fll. Norfnlk Va. mnm with m vmm engine, icated rer ot 550. She lfl 12! teet 8 lnches and has a beam of 20 feet. Nor- dllnhunwnc is 152 tons, and her maximum speed is at 15 knots. The same condil Tegarding the transportation of liquor were set forth when the idential yacht Mayflower was offered for sale several weeks ago. exuded from the bodies of the over-fed aphids which the ants obtain by strok- ing the smaller insect. This is one of the f sources of food for the ants during the Summer. In return they protect the aphids from their natural enemies. But when the leaves begin to turn the days of rich pastures are overand the p;:’ ids will perish if the)' lre not n'lven secure shelter from the the ants build subterranean clverna well below the frost line, probably five or six feet down, where they themselves intend to spend the Winter. The en- trances are under sheltering stones. ‘Then each ant grabs an aphid and ca ries it bodily to its Winter qulmn, the “cow” submitting without a sf Once below the frost line the apl are pastured for the Winter on roots from which they cln obtain small amounts of juices. A stone on Plum- mers Island turned over these dnyi shows the ants dragg gs or along the fat, white lphl ‘What hlppen! during the Winter in the subterranean quarters, Dr. Mann says, is unknown. It is possible that the lplda continue to exude some sus- tenance for the ants, but it is more likely that they get just enough food to keep them alive, and that the ants themselves go through a semi-hiberna- tion process, during which they require very little food. ‘Winter homes are warmer by the heat of the huddled bodi Common Property. It is likely, Dr. Mann says, that the aphid herd is the common property of the ant community. Society is organ- on a communistic basis, so that there are no “big butter and egg men” among the aphid herders. No evidence has yet been seen of vidual prop~ erty ‘The practice of hes these lflh!d.l has develuped through an evolutionary wndlnl over mlllkml of ummuon: and has been an important factor in Preserving the stock of both the apnids and the ants. ‘The aphid herds kept during the Winter increase enormously as soon as they are “put out to pasture,” but gen- erally nature keeps up a balance so that they are rot a serious menace to vegeta- tion. Sometimes, Dr. Mann says, the insect herdsmen make the serious mis- take of building a barn for the grub of n uupflhr, which after its metamor- 0sis cannot escape from the narrow "dwr" and will proceed to devour its protectors. This is a similar mistake to penning up a wild buffalo with a herd of domestic cattle. The Winter warmth of the subterranean quarters of the ants also attracts other insects, which sometimes prove dangerous to their hosts. Behavior Is Different. Although the “cattle round-up” is closely plrlllel to the activity o( humlll stock raisers, Dr. Mann says, the: a fundamental difference between the behavior of ants and men which cannot be lost sight of. The ants have no in- dividuality in their work. almost entirely as automatons, each one doing exactly the same task in ex- actly the same way. “The behavior of the lndlvidull ants,” says Dr. Mann, “has more aptly to the behlvlar of '.hz cells of a body than to that of a& community made up of individuals. Everything is directed to the preservation of the com- munity rather thln of the individual, who has no intel!l'.l other than those of the community.’ When suitable quarters are available, Dr. Mann plans to arrange at the Zoo exhibits of ant colonies of various spe- cles where the behavior of the insects can be observed through glass during the entire year. BUILDERS ASK CHANGE IN OPENING OF BIDS Mondays and Saturdays Desired Closed for Submitting Figures. ‘The Master Builders’ Association of ‘Washington has suggested to all Gov- ernment departments and agencles re- ceiving bids for construction work that bids hereafter be opened on any day in the week except Monday or Sat- urday and if ible at 3 o'clock in the afternoon tead of 11 o'clock Jn the mornln ' ed by the builders that it ls dlmcult to_get bld.l in on Monday and Saturday, because the former lol- lows a two-day or & day and a half holiday peri ind the latter is a short working day. uuo say that the ning at 11 does not_give fi complete the bld.u and arrange for bonds. Letters have ~been received from David . Lynn, architect of the Clplwl, and the quartermaster general's de ment of the Anny. uylnz that the re- quest is reasonable and promising to comply vllth it so lll' as pcl.sibu. SLUG USERS WATCHED. Park Police Chief Tells of Drive to Curb Practice. iFhrough the use of detectives, recent use of slugs in automatic | BOY HITCH-HIKER HELD ON MILK THEFT CHARGE | = Pleads He Was “Broke and Hun- 8ry” and Was Going South to Hunt Job. Raymond Byrd, 19-year-old Rochester, N. Y, hitch-hiker, was arraigned in Police Court today for stealing a bottle of milk. The boy said that he was on his way South to get a job for the Winter, and that he took the milk because he was “broke and hungry.” Judge John P. McMahon commented that a person must eat and ordered the boy referred to the proba He had also told the judge that his mother was dead and that he had not lived with his father for several years. He sald that his parent lived in Berk- ]ey'.i?wa’; ‘harged with y Was cl with carrying a concealed weapon when a knife was found open in his belt. “Just had it,” was Raymond’s explmluon‘ DIRIGIBLE VISITS CAPITAL. Los Angeles Flies Over City Sec- ond Time Within Week. Pbr the second time within a 'veel the giant Navy Los Angel dirigible fiew over the National Capital -hmuy She is after dusk yesterday. in Government build- | the cit; pt. mm. superintendent pouce announced today. He the dismissal of one man recommended. As many as 70 slugs were found in & single day recently in one of the chewing gum machines of the Wellare and Recreational Association of Publw Buildings and Grounds, Ine, brought about the campaign. e be be-n number of training flights during the announced remainer of October, it was today by the Navy De'p.mn She is being used for the tral of the crews which will man the new Navy dirigibles now under construction by the ooodyenéu Zeppelin ~ Corporation at Akron, Ohlo. SCHOOLS FOR LAME WILL BE READY FOR STUDENTS BY NOV.1 Physiotherapist for Each Is Named by District Com- missioners. SPECIAL FURNITURE SOON TO BE DELIVERED Crippled Pupils to Be Brought to Classes and Returned to Homes in Busses. The administrative plan under which the District of Columbia’s two public schools for crippled children will be operated is virtually completed. An- nouncements made today by school and health department offic] indicated that both institutions would be ready to receive their pupils November 1. ‘The appointment of Miss Helen N. Moore as physiotherapist l'. the white crippled children’s school, to be estab- lished in the Wel'htmm Building at Twenty-third and M streets, and that of Mrs. Edith C. Minard as physiothera- pm xor the: colcted seliool for cripples der Building, near Seven- teent.h and M streets, were anpounced by Dr. William C. Fowler, District health officer, today. Miss Moore and Mrs. Minard, both Washington women, were recommended for their respective posi- tions by the health office, and their ap- pointments were made by the Com- missioners. Bus Plans Completed. At the syme time Maj. R. O. Wil- marth, assistant superintendent of schools, in charge of business affairs, declared that the manufacturers from whom had been ordered specia) furni- ture for the use of the little cripples had guaranteed delivery in time for the in- uulhtlon of the equipment before :No- . He announ also phm lur the transportation by lms of the crippled children had been com- pleted and the contracts for service, which will approximate taxicab delivery of the youngsters directly from their homes to their schools and return, had been signed. Robert L. Haycock, assistant superin- tendent in charge of elementary schools, outlined the school day which will be framed for the education and treatment of the handicapped children. According to Maj. Wilmarth, the two schools will be equipped with' special furniture in addition to the regular classroom fitments. Pifteen special chairs which will permit the nthchment of limb supports and pads to fit the Q-!ble abnormal contours of crippled and girls, and 15 combination de.lk.l and chairs equipped with swivel seats and permitting the convenient use of various rests are among the pieces of furniture to be delivered. The order will include several wheel chairs for use in the two schools and several cots, " Seven Busses to Be Used. mnsp:nbnwn wfmtg: i) dl.“y Pt of crippled pupfl! Four of these will be assigned to white Duplls, covering a route of .p- proximately 30 miles each morning and lmmo\m trip. The remaining three busses will carry the colored children, traversing almost 23 miles each morn- ing and each afternoon. The schedules are arranged so that no child will be on a bus more than 45 minutes. The children will be called for at their re- :gectlve homes in time for delivery to leir schools by 9:30 o'clock, and the ‘'home-bound trips will begin at 3 o'clock. ‘The lchool day, Mr. Heldyeocl explain- ed. will programi suit the needs of uch chl.ld, 80 that indlvldun nunmulwm A rded the pupils. provided accor: the specific requ To Name Faculty. Although the actual enrollments in the two schools still are in doubt, Mr. myeock said today that every indica- tion pointed to a number of children in each school sufficient to warrant the es- tablishment of two sections in each building. 'l'hux four teachers would be required to instruct the classes, which would be halved according to the ages of the children. Commenting upon the teaching personnel problem, Mr. Hay- cock said there would be no difficulty getting teachers to work with the llttle cripples. ~ Already - seve instructors now In the scl system have applied (or gon.hm, he explained, and the teachers probably will be dnwn from among these persons. The plan of treatment and the ex- tent to whlch the authorities will en- deavor to carry it, is in the hands of the District health office. Dr. Fowler said today that a system by which the family physicians of the pupils will be ht into consultation with ' the health office staff doctor now is under discussion bal ;l'hl.:l hysician’s al L 's personal a at the vhnol. but involves the ex of professional opinions between the fl‘”‘ medical man and the outside tor. Physiotherapy, augmented later by hydrotherapy and violet-ray course, prboably ~will constitute the major treatment program set up for the pupils ot the schools. Miss Moore and Mrs. Minard, the physiotherapists, have not yet been sworn in, but they will enter office with the opening of the schools. P ASKS FOR ANNULMENT. Ellen E. Walker Claims Husband Has Another Wife. Ellen E. Walker, nee Senger, 1012 Massachusetts avenue, today filed suit hn the mmm Supreme Court for an- nulment of her marriage to George T. Walker, 1121 Tenth street, which took place at Rackvlue July 31 She says WI.I.kel' ted himself as single at ‘the time of the wedding, ln¢ she lived with him until early in Sepwmhel‘, when. she d she learned been_married in Vll‘l’nh lo cnumu ‘Walker, from whom he was not divorced. When:she confronted hl.m with - the: information, she asserts, he left her and “mtel:‘egywA:,t‘: first x'i;; represen rmey 1. H. Minowitz. —_— e, Child Is Hit by Car. James Jackson, 6-year-old colored boy living at 1809 Twelfth street, was home after receiving hospital treatment. hat | Schofield Barracks, ' Asks for Retirement l COL. CHABI.ES W. KUTZ. COL. CHARLES KUTZ ASKS RETIREMENT Former Engmeer Commis- sioner of District in Service for 36 Years. Col. Charles W. Kutz, Corps of Engi- neers, former Engineer Commissioner of the District and now the senior of- ficer of his grade in the corps on the active list, has applied to the President for transfer to the retired list of the Army February 1 next, under the law giving such privilege to officers who have had at least 30 years' active mili- tary service. Col. Kutz has been in command of the 3d Engineer Combat Regiment in the Hawaiian division, with station at Oahu, since July, 1928, and is now in this city on leave of absence. Under ordinary procedure he will be given leave of absence to the date of retirement February 1. Col. Kutz is the second high-ranking Engineer officer recently to seek retire- ment, Col. Wiliam P. Wooten, the other, already having had his applica- ptssed on favorably by the bresl- dent Col. Wooten, who also leaves the mmhe February 1, will go on leave Oc- Born at Reading, Pa., October 14, 1870, Col. Kutz was graduated from the Military Academy in June, 1893, nm the head of his class, and assign the Corps of hlxlnev‘rl During his 3! years' service he passed through all the grades and reached his colonelcy in June, 1920. His earliest engineering service was l\lccesslvel at Baltimore, Pen.und Me.; ice of the chief of Engineers, tha clty, at the West Point Military Academy, at Seattle, z“h and ln the Philippines from 1911 In 1914 he was ] inted Engineer Commissioner of the District of Colum- bia and served as such until the United States entered the World War in 1917, :’,!‘::’m;'a 2 ol e T colonel o eers. the Whert Do ves Promoted to the grade of T general and remained in ac- tion until recalled to assume command of the big Engineer camp at Fort Hum- phreys, Va. Shortly after the signing of the Armistice, in November, 1918, he was reinstated in the office of Engineer Commissioner of the District and con- tinued in that office until 1921, when he was ordered to Cincinnati to take charge of the Central Ennnmmmtm In July, 1928, he was transferred to Hawail for duty with troops and. has continued on that duty to date. ‘Woman Injured by Truck. Anna Fegan, 65 years old, of 501 G street scthwost, was knocked down on the street near her home about 6 o'clock this morning by a motor truck reported by the ‘police to have been driven by Samuel Smith, colored, 6 Bellevue court southwest. She was taken home and treated by Dr. R. T. Holdden for shock and injuries to her body. Her condition ‘was reported not serious. Mobile Dirigible Mast May Solve Mooring Troubles|" in|Navy Now Conducting Ex- periments With U. S, S. Los Angeles. Navy is paving the way to !lkmlnlte large ground crews for iand- ing dirigibles through experiments row going forward with the U. S. S. Los Angeles and the mobile mooring mast. As the project is not yet in a com-|to plete state, description of the equip- ment is not available. It has not been :‘el::ldl:dhwhnnhzr ’;r.cwn orm:ncn utilized in bringir air- shlp to earth. . “The time is not far distant when large ground erews can be materially reduced by the employment of this e?uipment when perfected,” the Bureau Aeronautics, Navy Department, said today in the news letter, Experiments Told. Describing recent experiments with the Los Angeles, the bureau said: “The men generally employed on '.he bow were shifted to stern l.lne‘k pmem which will eventually replace men on the after lines is not yet ready for use. The ship, the mast and all the equip- ment stood the loads very satisfactorily. ‘There still remains_considerable refine. ment work on the mobile mast and on other mechanical equipment before it can be used regularly, but such work is well in hand. The progress on this project is very gratifying and is one of the m'jo:t im) t advances in airship opera 300 in Ground Crew. Some 300 men are needed to bring the Los Angeles to earth, dependent uwn yarying weather conditions. The required a larger number ol men, to its greater bulk. Naval officers explained today that the keep- ing of large numbers of ground crews at a commercial airship field would be an expensive overhead which the mo- bile meoflu‘ mast may remove. Rear Admiral W. A. llnflett chhl of the Bureau oluyflgfl‘ Ag:nnuuu, plained Tscent al mooring to unm stub_mast vfll be similar principal to the methods employed at the high mast. The transfer of mflfl"" bag- gage and cargo is a more easily from a height nl a few feet, he said, than by elevator at the high mast :nd a)-mlp Tepairs can be more easily ef- | served in BURROUGHS CASE NOT TO BE TAKEN UP BY GRAND JURY State’s Attorney Plans to Continue Inquiry After Body Adjourns. OWNER OF FELT HAT TO BE INTERROGATED iConlhb].e Says He Got Impression Jury Wanted to “Hurry Him Although the matter was called to t.hflr l"ertlon Dlrtlally thmugh ln order oearles connly Commlssloners lhe October Circuit Court grand jury will take no action in the death of Thomas Pnnknn Bumm"l;s and a further in- to the much-discussed cir- m of the case will be posi- poned :ndul after the grand jury has was indicated yesterday by suzea Attorney J. Frank Parran when he declared he had been “too busy” while the grand jury was in session to interrogate the owxer of a felt hat turned over to him by a brother of man as an important clue. ‘The prosecutor said this would be done after the grand jury adjourned. Died in Emergency Hospital. Burroughs died in Emergency Hos- pital four days after being brought there from ar automobile accident near Silver Hill. His death was directly due to pneumonia, but this in turn was induced by bodily injuries which hs family believes could not have been caused by the automobile mishap. It was learned Burroughs had at- tended a roadhouse where a fight w: lmed Just prior to the automobile a cident. One of the men in the car ad. mits being in the fight, according to county officials, but claims Burroughs was not involved. Constable A. C. Thompson, in whose district the roadhouse is located, con- ducted an independent Investigation of the case and presented his findings to the county commissioners Tuesday. He was told to take the matter up with the sheriff, the State’s attorney and, if | necessary, the grand jury. Goes Before Grand Jury. After a conference with the State’s uttomzy, Thompson went before the grand jury last week. The constable said he got the Impression the jury wanted to "hurry him out of the room.” o other "witnesses have been called by t.he grand jury to mmy in the case, as far as can be learned. John Stephens, 55 yen's old, of the 800 block of F street southwest, owner of the felt hat reported to have been worn by, Burroughs when he was brought 18 Emergency Hospital Septem- 17 and later died under circum- stances unsatisfactorily explained to his family, told a reporter for The Star he lost the hat through a mistake at the suphens was brought to the liospital on the afternoon following Burroughs' admittance to the institution. He was removed from the front yard of hiz home by doctors and taken to the h pital in the ambulance, where he ln- formed Dr. John Baber he suffered his injuries when he was struck down by an automobile after alighting from a street car in Georgetown. He was trea ed for a possible rib fracture und con: tusions and released. Hat Found by Family. He declares that upon arriving home he missed his hat and asked Dr. Baber to locate it. The physician made an un- wuccessful effort to find it, and the hat was later found by members of the Bur- roughs family in Thomas Burroughs’ clothes bundle. They turned the hat over to Parran in hopes that the right- ful owner might ahed new light in the mysteriou$ death of their relative. ‘The hat contained a tag such as is- sued to employes on construction jobs. ‘The number. given by Stephens corre- sponds with the tag number found in the hat now in Parran's possession. Police and street car company records disclosed no report of an accident in which Stephens claims he was injured, although the index report at Emergency gives a report of the accident. Hospital officials say this card is made up entire- ly from the plflents statement of the ‘SPECIAL CONVENTION BY. COLORED GROUP Two-Day Session Will Open Tomor- row in McKinley Memorial Church. Several hundred persons are expected attend a special convention of the Mount Bethel Baptist Church of Wash- ington and vicinity, a colored group to start, tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock in the McKinley Memorial Church, Fourth and L streets. The session will ll!t two days. opening prayers will be offered by er M. M. Frie, president of the Wom- an’s Evangelistic Board of the District of Columbia, Mrs. M. Corum, leader of the Natianal Baptist Church Chorus and others. The initial devotional exer- cl.us will be conducted by Rev. J. Carter, v. E. B. Brooks and Rev. J. L. Gar- flzld Rev. J. A. Johnson of Pittsburgh, will preach the opening sermon. ‘The object of the convention will be explained by the Rev. S. G. Lamkins, executive secretary.: He will be fol- lowed by Rev. W. A. Gray, president of the Workers of Christ. other speakers tomorrow will be Dr. J. L. S. Hollomon, president of the Baptist Ministers’. Conference and president of the Washingtcn Baptist Seminary. The day’s session will close with a discus- 1| Solorcd peopie ot Washington *slong col people of n along spiritual and material lines. Revival hg:lrw?“rvblgs lt.d'l &slock to- MOrrow . conducted by the City M&n and Church Extension Bo-.rd of which the Re is chairman: the Yo soclation, the Rev. W. Robinson, dent, and the National !vnn mAllochflon the Rev. H. W. B, h‘m An address on “The Negro in the Ooum What Can You Dn for Him?" will made at 8 o'clock tomorrow night hy J. H wflwn, local lawyer. Langley Junior P -T. A. to Meet. A meeting of the Langley Junio High School Parent-’ Te‘ehen’yAuoch- tion will be addressed by Prof. Stephen E. xumev. assistant superintendent of schools, tonight at 8 o’clock. Miss Gladys Marks wfll sing. Refreshments will be the school cafeteria after the < meeting.