Evening Star Newspaper, November 14, 1929, Page 17

SECRECY MARKS SENATORS' PROBE OF CAPITAL POLICE Sackett Subcommittee, for Time Being, Wil Not Dis- close Steps It Takes. BODY WILL FUNCTION ! SIMILAR TO GRAND JURY First Meeting Is Devoted to Dis- cussion of Blease Resolution Calling for Inquiry. ‘The senatorial investigation of the Police Department, district attorney's office and other local agencies got under way at an executive session of the Sackett subcommittee at the Capitol Jast night. However, the Senators will | not, for the present, disciose the steps | they are taking. i “We will function like a grand jury, Senator Sackett, chairman, told new paper men at the close of last night's | meeting. “The subcommittee felt such a course would be in the public inter- est for the present.” In rtesponse to & question, Senator Sackett said the subcommittee discussed all phases of the Blease resolution, under which it is proceeding. This resolution was broad enough to cover a general inquiry of District affairs, but specified the following matters: ¥ A report as to the suspension several ‘weeks ago of Policeman Robert J. Allen, following the investigation' he made into the McPherson case; a report as to whether there was delay in returning indictments growing out of the death of Lee King, Chinese, last Summer, and a report from Police Court as to the number of permits issued this year to :l‘n;v concealed weapons in the Dis- rict. Consider Suspension Plea. [ ‘The subcommittee has writ reports on these subjects, but has decided not to make them public for the time being. ‘The Senators also decided not to dis- close at this time the response received from the Department of Justice to the request for the assistance of an in- vestigator. Among the questions discussed at the executive session last night was the second resolution introduced by Sen- ator Blease, which would have the Sen- ate recommend that Supt. of Police Henry G. Pratt, Inspector W. S. Shelby and Lieut. Edward J. Kelly be suspend- ed unless Capt. Robert E. Doyle and Policeman Allen are restored to duty. This resolution was introduced by Sen- ator Blease just after Capt. Doyle and Private Allen had been suspended be- cause of letters they ,had written the superintendent. Since its introduction, Capt. Doyle has been acquitted of the charges and restored to duty, and Allen has been found guilty, but has ’l‘l.\m :?:pnl pending before the Commis- Senator Blease contended that pend- the investigation of police affairs all- of the officers referred to in his resolution should be kept on the same basis—that is either all suspended or all on duty. Definite Action Not Taken. Senator Sackett indicated last night that the subcommittee had formed an opinion on this resolution, but has not yet taken definite agtion. The resolu- tion was referred to the subcommittee by the Senate for report. Senator Sackett said the subcommit- tee did not fix a time for the next meet- ing. The night meeting was called be- cause all the members could not attend during the day, with the tariff bill be- ing debated in the Senate. All of the members were present last night and discussed the investigation for an howr and a half. EXERCISES TO MARK SCHOOL ANNEX WORK Ground to Be Broken Tomorrow for Dual Addition to Park View H Institution. District and school system authorities , have been invited by the residents of the Park View community to attend the ground-breaking exercises which will initiate construction of the dual addi- tion to the Park View Platoon School at 11 o'clock tomorrow morning, it was announced today by Miss Edith Shan- non, in charge of the asggangements. Besides .the three Commissioners of the District of Columbla, the full Board of Edvcation, Dr. Frank W. Ballou, superintendent of schools, and Selden M. Ely, supervising principal of the fifth division, in which the Park View School is located, received invitations today. Representative Robert G. Simmons, who has been active in school affairs of the District in recent years as chair- man of the appropriations committee of the House District committee, will be invited later today to be present. The exercises, although brief, will be sufficient to recognize the beginning of construction of additional school facil- jties, which have been sought by the community of sevéral years. Steam shovels already have started excavations for the foundation, but the community organizations, including the Park View Citizens' Association, the Park View Parent-Teacher Association and the Park View Woman’s Club, were unwill- ing to allow the work to be begun with out formal recognition. CHARITIES GIVEN FUNDS IN LOUISE N. BROWN WILL Sister Bequeathed $16,000 in Trust. Relatives and Friends Are Remembered. Louise N. Brown, who died November 9, left $4,000 to the BSt. 's branch of the St. Vincent de Paul Soclety; $1,000 to the Washington Lodge of tge ‘Theosophical Society and $500 each to the Salvation Army, St. Ann's Infant Asylum, St. Vincent’s Female Orphan Asylum, German Orphan Asylum, Christ ¢ Child Society, Little Sisters of the Poor and St. Joseph’s Home and School. - A trust fund of $16,000 is to be held by Mrs. Ingrid Hoes for the benefit of Emma E. Lake, sister of the deceased, during her life. At the death of the beneficiary $8,000 is to be paid to an- other sister, Lena Goebel and $8,000 to a third’ sister, Kate Scheuch. A number of relatives and friends are remembered with cash bequests and the is to be distuributed among Loehl, Alwine Miller, Marie L. £ ‘u.u. h;!dll-i:- Mh;'l'-uu u::hm\i 4 | are named as executors. i i @he Zoening Star Seaman Richard Curry. SEEKS T0 QUASH DAYTON CHARGES Counsel Declares There Is No Law by Which Woman May Sit on Jury. The present grand jury has been attacked in two pleas in abatement filed on behalf of Dexter Churchill Dayton, charged with first-degree mur- der in connection with the death by strangulation of Marjorie O'Donnelt and of Benjamin Buck, accused of op- erating a bucket shop. Ten. reasons why the Dayton indictment should be quashed are mentioned in one plea and about 25 reasons set forth in the Buck case. ‘Through Attorneys Ring & Cobb Dayton claims that there is no pro- vision of law by which a woman may sit on the grand jury, and Eileen Lally and Grace F. Mackey are so serving. Buck through Attorneys Harry S. Barger and H, Wlnxmr ‘Wheatly asserts that there was no public drawing of the names of the gfln jurors, but the draw- ing was held in the private room of the jury commissioner. He also asserts that the names of prospective jurors are not jointly selected by the {‘u‘ry com=~ missioner, but are privately handed to them by the clerk of the commission and then ordered into the jury box. United States Attorney Leo A. Rover will oppose the pleas and will insist on & court decision of the points alleged against the validity of the present grand jury, which is the third to be attacked consecutively. The validity of the April grand jury is under attack awaiting court decision, the July grand jury also was ques- tioned and, without waiting for the f':un (to :ct. Mr. Rovgn:drde'red thrne: portant cases reass| or gra; Jury action, and Special Angunz United States Attorney General John E. Laskey is again submitting the McPherson murder case. The present grand jury was organized in October. James N. Fitzpatrick, jr.. foreman ot the grand jury, is declared by Attorneys Bsrfir & Wheatley to be l.mpronfiy serving because in the summons to Ju!r’r duty he was described as James N. Fitzpatrick, no junior appearing after the name. Several other grand jurors were improperly described in the lst :}l jurors and in the subpoenas, it is z ged. . Failure to ask the panel if any were connected with the Police oraFire Ds- partment is urged as error in the em- neling, and the point is made that ey were not separately sworn. BRIGHTWOOD TEMPLE VISITATION IS MADE {Joint Meeting With Stansbury and Takoma Lodges Held ‘to Hear Grand Master. Visiting Brightwood last night, the of Columbia, accompanied by the of- ficers of the Grand Lodge, made a grand visitation to Stansbury Lodge, No. 24; Takoma Lodge, No. 20, and Brightwood Lodge, No. 43, meeting Jjointly for the occasion in Brightwood Masonic Temple. Takoma Lodge jour- neyed from its home in Takoma Park to join with the other tio clodses for the ceremony. éhsrles J. Sutphin is the master of Stansbury Lodge, Harry Silverman of Takoma Lodge and Carroll L. Coakley of Brightwood ‘Lodge. Grand Master Wisdom D. Brown congratulated each of them on their records of achieve- ments for the Masonic year ended Sep- tember 30 last. Incidentally, he remarked that should he ever decide to transfer his mem- own he would be tempted to affiliate with Stansbury Lodge, in view of the assets of $113,000 shown by the report of Stansbury’s treasurer. Returning to Masonic Temple, Thir- teenth street and New York avenue this evening, grand visitations will be made at 8 o'clock to the New Je Lodge, No. 9, and at 8:30 o'clock to Temple- Noyes, No. 332, and Cat Lodge, No. 40, meeting jointly. BECKER RITES HELD. Chemist at Lakehurst Air Station Died From Injuries. Funeral services for Lee H. Becker, assistant chemist at the Lakehurst Naval Afr Station, who died Monday from injuries sustained-in an automo- bile accident near Lakehurst, N. J., were conducted at the residence .of his parents here,’ at 1510 Newton street northeast, today, The body will be taken to Madison, Wis., for burial. Mr. Becker leaves his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J, B. Becker. NAVY AIDS IN RED CROSS DRIVE Grand Master of Masons in the District | bership to any other lodge than his| Ey. WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1929. CHURCH TO RESERVE, ‘MIRACLE" RULING, Washington debutantes yesterday visited the destroyer Upshur at the Navy Yard and enrolled the officers and men in the annual roll call. Miss Gertrude Lamont, daughter of the Secretary of Commerce, is enrolling In the photo «—Wide World Photo. RED CROSS DRIVE AVERAGE HOLDS P Daily Subscriptions Reported by Workers Total More Than $1,200. ‘Washingtonians continue to respond to the annual roll call of the American Red Cross and Mrs. Harry C. Barnes, di- rector of the local chapter, reported this morning that the average dally sub- scriptions thus far in the campaign have totaled more than $1,200. More than 600 volunteers are can- vassing the city in efforts to fill the quota of 40,000 new members allotted to_the District of Columbia Chapter. ‘Today is the fourth day of the drive, which will continue to Thanksgiving day, November 28. Thirteen debutantes, working in be- half of the drive, went to the navy yard yesterday and station on the U. 8. S. Upshur, where officers and men of the base came to subscribe. Mrs. Barnes stated this morning that 2 100 per cent certificates were issued yesterday, one to Gude Bros., florists, and one to the Mount Vernon Every member of both of these zations was enrolled. Addresses over local broadcasting sta- tions are to be made Saturday night in behalf of the umplgn for membership. Frederick Willlam Wile is to speak at 7:15 o'clock over Station WMAL. Miss Mabel T. Boardman, ‘director of volun- teer service for the American Red Cross, and secretary of the national organiza- tion, it to make an address dedicated to the movement over WRC at 6:45 o'clock. Miss Boardman is also scheduled szenk over WMAL the following Satur- y. COMBINED VETERAN AGENCIES IS SOUGHT Legislation Placing PenliOI;l and Hospitalization Under One Unit to Be Offered. By the Associated Press. Approximately $750,000,000 paid out annually by the Federal Government in military pensions and for treatment of war veterans would be placed under the administration of one icy in legis- lation to be presented e regular of an Wil- the lon* by Chairmi :mzm of the House expenditures com- The advisabllity of such & step is be- ing considered by & special commistion appointed by President Hoover which is “mbe to submit a report before De- cember. The agencies that would be consoll- dated under the plan are the Veterans' Bureau, the lons Bureau in the In- terior Department and the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. The annual outlay for the Veterans' Bureau alone is nearly half a. billion dollars. Gen. Frank T. Hines, director of the Veterans’ Bureau, has estimated, Wil- liamson said, that $10,000,000 would be saved in the construction program of the bureau, while other economies would result in the use of employes and hos- pitalization facilities. BOAT DAMAGE CLAIMS TO BE INVESTIGATED Coast Guard Officer to Get Report on Gionanni Case Beaufort, N. C. Following a conference at the Capital | with Senator F. M. Simmons of North | Carolina, Capt. C. 8. Root, Coast Guard | intelligence officer, is preparing to open |an investigation of the case of Capt. ank Gionanni, who is seeking redress from the Government for damages he claims his boat received while in cus- tody of a cutter crew at Beaufort, N, C. Capt. Root said this morni that he will communicate with the aufort, N. C., office to obtain a report of the Gionanni case and then determine what action to take. Capt. Gionanni says his ship was damaged while being towed from More- head City to Beaufort after it was seized for an alleged failure to make port entry at former city. The ship was held at Beaufort for one ) mately $4, ges. The Anna, Glonanni’s small Pana- man craft, is anchored off the Army War College, awaiting the outcome of the investigation. Capt. Glonannt sailed the boat here from North Caro- lina to ask Senator Simmons and Rep- resentative C. L. Abernethy, also ot North Carolina, to take charge of his case. From Two Made Lieutenan Clifford J. MacGregor, 1135 W strect southeast, has been commissioned a second lieutenant of Cavalry and Zach. Syria is still suffering from the ef-|ariah L. Johnson, {1;., a leuten. allure grain crops |ant of Infantry, both in the Reserve o orps. of the Asamy. CIVIC FEDERATION WASTES ITS TIME, CITIZENS DECLARE Connecticut Avenue Associa- tion to Discuss Withdraw- ing From Group. i DELEGATES’ REPORT MAY START BATTLE Quinter, President, Declares Mem- bers Believe Being Part of Or- ganization Is Useless. ‘Withdrawal from the Federation of Citizens' Associations, which is charged with “wasting its time in talk,” will be discussed by the members of the Con- necticut Avenue Citizens' Association at & meeting to be held Monday night at 8 o'clock in All Souls’ Church, corner of Cathedral avenue and Woodley place. “Our delegates will not attend the federation meetings any more,"” said Willlam S. Quinter, president of the Connectlcut avenue group, today. Mr. Quinter is a real estate dealer, with of- fices at 1 Thomas circle and lives at 2823 Twenty-seventh street. “They have recommended that our association resign as a member of the Federation,” Mr. Quinter continued. “They say the federation is not getting anywhere—that it is wasting its time in ‘mere talk and doing nothing of im- rtance. When I was a delegate to the ederation I found the same thing be true.” The delegates from the Connecticut avenue body to the Federation are Harry C. Grove and Robert Lynch.| Their report to the association Mon- | day night is likely to precipitate a lively debate. Mr. Quinter believes the sentiment of the association is over- whelmingly in favor of withdrawal from the federation. He sald the Connecticut Avenue Association has no special grievance against the federation, but that many of its members believe membership in the federation is “useless.” ‘The Connecticut Avenue Citizens’ Association has & membership of about 200 men and women, living between Rock Creek and Albemarle street on and near Connecticut avenue. The secretary is Mrs. J. M. Whitman. TRAFFIC ACCIDENT VICTIM MAY DIE Five Others Hurt in Mishaps Caused by Wet Streets and Fog. Wet and slippery streets, combined with a heavy fog, resulted in injuries which may prove fatal to one and lesser hurts to five others in a series to |of traffic accidents reported to police last night and this morning. Samuel A. Moreland, 75 years old, of 1221 M street is in a critical condition at Emergency Hospital this morning as the result of injuries suffered last night when run down at Eleventh street and Pennsylvana avenue by a Capital Trac- tion Co. street car operated by Motor- nn Walter Minnick of 100 H street. The injured man was removed to Emergency Hospital in a passing au- tomobile, where physicians found him to have sustained a possible fractured skull and numerous body bruises, in addition to serious shock. He is not expected to recover. Struck Trying to Cross Street. ‘The man, who is employed at the City Post Office, was attempting to cross the street when struck. Conductor Howard Dussenberg of 619 Lamont street was in charge of the Mrs. Rosa M. Goodwin, 55 years old, of 37090 Eighteenth street, suffered skull injuries last night which confined her to Garfield Hospital after she had been run down at New Hampshire avenue and Quincy street by a machine driven by Perry Brown, 41 years old, of 1101 Massachusetts avenue. Knocked down at Sixth street and Louisiana avenue last night by an tomobile which, police sald was operated by John D. Neumann of 208 Ascot place northeast, Thomas J. Anderson, 73 years old, living at the Central Union Mission, was treated at Emergency Hos- pital for shock and cuts about the face and head. Police are searching for a colored man said to have driven the automobile which last night ran down and injured Dr. Charles V. Petteys, 70 years old, of 3616 New Hampshire avenue as the pl ian was attempting to cross the street at Thirteenth street and Park Refuses Medical Aid. Dr. Petteys, who refused medical aid and went te his home, told Policeman A. J. Milhill of the tenth precinct that the colored driver of the machine told him his name and gave an address on O street near First street. William Mahoney, 15-year-old col- ored youth, living at 927 Twenty-seventiy street, was treated at Emergency Hos- pital for Injuries suffered last night when the horse-drawn vehicle on which he was riding, and driven by Walter Weaver, 55 years old, colored, of 933 ‘Twenty-seventh street, was in collision at Sixth and K streets southwest with a taxicab operated by Ray Shackelford, 21 years old, of 1328 Four-and-a-half street southwest. The boy was not seri- ously hurt. ‘Walter Keiby, 40 years old, of 9i8 Eighteenth street, was treated at Emer- gency Hospital for injuries sustained early this morning when run down at ‘Twentieth street and Pennsylvania ave- nue by an automobile driven by Bishop ‘W. Davis of 1010 Eighteenth street. The man was taken home after re- ceiving hospital treatment. NAVY OFFICERS SHIFTED. Lieut. W. K. Hicks Is Transferred to Canal Zone. Naval orders made public today at the department show that Lieut. (junior E-lde) Wayland K. Hicks of the Med- 1 Corps will be detached from the Naval Hospital here about December 14 and go on duty at the submarine base in the Canal Zone. Comdr. V. ‘MeAl of the Dental Corps will be detached from the Naval Medical School here and leave for duty at the tion at Hampton naval training sta- A Hurt by Blast MISS RHODA LEWTON. C0-ED IS BURNED BY ACID BLAST ! Miss Lewton Back in Classes Today Following Labora- tory Accident. Miss Roda Lewton, sophomore pre- medical student at George Washington University, was back at her classes to- day after a narrow escape yesterday |when a flask of hot concentrated sul- | phuric acid exploded and threatened seriously to impair her sight. The explosion occurred while she was | conducting an experiment in the or- ganic chemistry laboratory, during which it was necessary to heat a mix- | ture of sulphuric acid and bromine. | Suddenly the cork shot from the | flask and the hot. powerful acid sprayed over her left shoulder and across her eyes. The young woman cried out in pain and members of the class rushed to her assistance. Benjamin D. Van Evera, chemistry instructor, was in the room, ard imme- diately applied sodium bicarbonate to neutralize the acid. The comparative slight nature of Miss Lewton’s burns and the fact that her eyes were not seriously injured are attributed directly to his quick action. Van Evera then took the girl to the university hospital, where she was treated by Dr. L. B. Alexander, who assured her that she would not lose her sight. For some time, however, her eyes must be treated every day, he_said. Following hospital treatment Van Evera took her to the home of a friend and from there she was taken to her home, at 113 Chestnut stree, ‘Takoma Park, Md. Miss Lewton was graduated from Central High School two years ago. While there she was prominent in ath- letics and was a member of the rifie team. She also took part in water sports. Pollowing graduation she at- tended Antioch College, Antioch, Ohio, for a year and then transferred to George Washington University. At the age of 15 Miss Lewton was chosen from 160,000 contestants as one of the editors of the Camp Fire Girls’ national magazine. ARMY HOUSING WORK FAST PROGRESSING { Annual Report of Quartermaster General Cheatham Tells of Work in Nearby States. According to Quartermaster General F. B. Cheatham, in his annual report, considerable progress has been rhade in the construction of permanent barracks, quarters, hospitals and other buildings needed for the proper housing of the Army. Completed construction in- cludes barracks at Fort Humphreys, Va., at $240,000; barracks at Fort George G. Meade, Md., at $300,000, and Lun.rwn at Walter Reed General Holgi 1, this city, at $300,000. Other work nearing completion are the hos- pital building at Walter Reed Gene: Hospital, at $400,000, at Fort George G. Meade, at $150,000. 1929 will provide 419 hospital beds and permanent housing accommodations for $3,047 enlisted men, 20 officers’ families, 50 non-commissioned officers’ families and 161 nurses. Gen. Cheatham says that plans for { the construction of barracks at Bolling | Pield, Anacostia, for which $240.000 is available, are delayed pending decision as to the purchase of additional land adjacent to the field. EDWARD D. JOHNSON PRESSMAN, IS DEAD Bureau of Engraving Employe for 89 Years, Succumbs to Long Tiness. Edward D. Johnson, 59, printing | pressman at the Bureau of Engraving | and Print where he had been em- ployed for 39 years, died at his resi~ dence, 4819 Kansas avenue, yesterday, after a long illness. Funeral services will be conducted in St. Gabriel's Catholic Church Saturday morning at 9:30 o'clock, following brief services at the residence. Interment will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery. Mr. Johnson was a life member of the Printing Pressman’s Union. He is survived by his son, Henry J. Johnson: three sisters, Mrs. Daniel Sullivan, widow of Maj. Daniel Sullivan, former superintendent of police here; Mrs. Agnes Bray and Mrs. Bessle Estey and a brother, Robert Johnson, all of this city. WINS BEAUTY CONTEST. Miss Sophie Mink Is Voted Win- ner at Sorority Party. A beauty contest and a ‘“splash party” featured the Psi Lambdo Tau Sorority entertainment at the Ambas- sador Swimming Pool Tuesday night at which more than 75 members and friends were present. Miss Sophie Mink was -djugm the most beautiful of the participants, while Miss Rose Gendelman was declared runner-up. Prior ;n Lh)amhel\n{‘ contest, entrants posed for photographers. ‘The committee in charge of entertainment consisted of Miss Sophie Construction work during the fiscal year | I *% OR.H.T.HENRY SAYS Invesitgation of Reported Grave Cures May Be Un- dertaken, He Avers. ROME WOULD WEIGH EVIDENCE OF CASE Catholic University Professor Tells of Rigid Requirements by Which Proof Is Measured. BY THOMAS R. HENRY. , A few days ago, attendants in a Massachusetts cemetery observed some nondescript visitors dipping rainwater from depressions on an obscure grave. Folks do strange things in graveyards, where grief and reverence may combine to produce fantastic behavior, so the attendants at first barely noticed the incidents. But more and more persons came, kneeling on the mound, plucking tlades of dead grass, Lrlmrun( over surround- ing graves. Day after day the throngs increased until they no longer could be ignored. The old Irish Catholic ceme- tery at Malden had become, for no ob- vious reason, the center of one of the greatest and most colorful religious spectacles the New World has known. The climax came on Armistice day, when more than 150,000 persons from all over New England flocked there, Memory of His Life Lost. ‘The grave was that of a young priest who died 60 years ago, presumal al the outset of his ministry, the strangest part of it all was that nobody seemed to know anything about him. Practically all memory of his life and Eersonlll!y had been lost. It nown only that he had lived and died. Somehow, mysteriously and without warning, an idea had arisen thar there was some miracle-working potency in his grave. Where it came from nobody knows. It seems to have appeared sud- denly in the group consciousness of thousands of individuals. Some claim to have been cured miraculously of various bodily ills, to have gone to the grave crippled and walked away whole. In the face of such a remarkable phenomenon, says the Right Rev. Hugh T. Henry, professor of homiletics at Catholic University, the attitude of the church will be to reserve judgment on the whole matter until the present excitement has died away, when an in- vestigation may be undertaken by the local bishop if it appears that there is anything worthy of investigating. Church Believes in Miracles. ‘The church, Dr. Henry pointed out, believes frankly in the possibility of miracles in the present day, but is ex- tremely rigid in its demands for proof that an event cannot be explained satisfactorily by known laws of nature, which would throw out sensational cures of functional ailments in most instances. Great spontaneous pilgrim- ages of this nature, he says, are not new in the history of the church and some- times die down without any further notice being taken of them. Following the investigation by the ecclesiastical authorities at Boston if thay decide to make any, Rev. Dr. Henry said, all the evidence will go to Rome, where it will be subjected to such a severe examination that it will be impossible for any flaws to escape notice. The difficulty of meeting the requirements is so great, he pointed out, that although apparent miracles are reported often, up to the present the claims of only two Americans as can- didates for canonization have been rec- ognized. One was a poor Indian girl and the other a distinguished church- man. Both cases were attended by events which seemed to transcend nat- ural causes. Almost Blinded by Disease. ‘The first was that of Catharine Teg- awitha, an Algonquin Indian known as the Lily of the Mohawks, who died in 1680 in her twenty-fourth year. She was the daughter of a Christian Algon- quin woman who had been captured by the Iroquois. Both her parents died o{ smallpox when she was a chm 4 | she herself was and blinded by the A Converted to Christianity by Jesuit her short life in squaw, devoting her whole life to the practice of religion. Apparently color- less as her life had been, authenticated | miracles were reported after her death. The second case was that of the Right Rev. John N. Neumann, fourth Bishop of Philadelphia, who died in 1866. He was a member of the Re- demptorist Order, who came from Bo- hemia as a missionary. The evidence of supernatural intercession through him is so strong, Dr. Henry said, that he has been made a ‘venerable,” the first step in the progress toward canol ization. His remains were placed in vault before the altar of St. Peter Re- demptorist Church, in Philadelphia, which is visited annually by hun seeking help. So rigidly was the evidence in Bishop Neumann's case considered in Rome, Dr. Henry said, that one of the points introduced by the devil's advocate, the official who presents the contrary evi- dence, was that in his.old age he had been addicted to the use of snuff. This, the devil's advocate insisted, constituted a surrender to temptations of the flesh not entirely in keeping with a saintly j character. The argument was over- come by testimorfy that he mixed salt with the snuff to deprive himself of any pleasure in its use. Church Distinction Is Cited. If further developments at Malden justified continued interest in the case, 1 Dr. Henry said, every shred of evidence possible to obtain concerning the life and character of this obscure young t will be secured and submitted to me, with accounts of the present manifestations. The church, he pointed out, makes a careful distinction between mi operated by igles,” re- markable happenings w] can be ex- plained byl:!lwl‘l.lu law '::: m":kh hlx: no r“lmcu T rel s nce. an illustration of f\:“ latter, he described the case of a blind colored pianist for whom the claim was made that he could repeat any music after hearing it once, regardless of its difficulty. Father Henry, himself a composer, tested out ‘this man with some music which he him- self had compdsed but never!ubllmed 50 that the colored man could not pos- sibly have been familiar with it. Yet he played it almost perfectly. After- | ward the priest ascertained that the mmmwumb&u&.mlflm a Klevet, chairman, and the Misses Esther Feldman and Schwartz. came ‘The Psi ‘Tau Sorority holds | possibly its mmlfil regularly at the imbu- 3 . dsador Hotel every Tuesday evening. 80 p«:u.lhrl’ constituted that it seemed to “echo” any sounds which to it. Yet such a case could not be considered in the nature of miracle. Cures, he said, never are accepted at ol iracles— that is, events which seem to be directly | tha God—and Chow Dog, “Ears” Of Deaf Mistress, Is Being Sought Chink, Strayed or Stolen, Is Missed After 5- Day Absence. Mrs. Grace Newman is somewhat deat and sometimes cannot hear the door- bell when callers stop at her home, 2600 Tilden street. Until last Sunday, however, she ex- perienced no embarrassment on this score, for she had an extra pair of ears, very keen ones. ‘They belonged to Chink, a woolly, alert Chinese chow dog. Chink could hear the doorbell as it gave the first preliminary tinkle. ‘That was Chink’s cue to dart in search of his mistress, He apprised her of visitors by tugging at her skirts, and frisking about in delighted antici- pation. Last Sunday Chink either strayed or was stolen. No one in the neighbor- hood has heard of him since, ugh & wide search was instituted. Any one with knowledge of a Chinese dog answering to CI is asked to communicate with 2600 Tilden street, where the dog is missed. ADVERSE PUBLICITY DEPLORED BY DARR Chamber of Commerce Presi- dent Urges Optimists to Defend Name of City. Adverse stories on the city govern- ment situation in the National Capital in the last five months have diverted thousands of dollars of investors' money from here, Charles W. Darr, president of the Washington Chamber of Com- merce, told members of the Optimist Club at the weekly luncheon meeting '%’::'l:lrdly afternoon in the Hamilton Darr called upon the Optimists to live up to their name and defend the city and its officials, “The fair name of our city,” he de- clared, “is our proudest possession. Help us keep it. The stories that have gone from Washington over telegraph, 1adio and by telephone (o the press of the country, painting a picture of blood running on Pennsylvania avenue as freely as water does in the Potomac River aud of the crooks in great gather- ing in the Capital, have wrought thou- sands of dollars’ damage to the business of the city. Who will think of investing their mnn':x here as long as they are pre- sen such a picture of Washington? Just as thousands of tourists have been diverted from the Capital by the stories published some time ago describing the traffic conditions here as chaotic, so Sties el “upon wsuppRried.snd A verified = charges ...K.'i‘%"‘&u clty officials. “Stand by our public officials, our Police Department and the other de- partments of . our city government.” Judge William M. DeLacy, speaking in behslf of the Red Cross roll call, traced the record of the organization in national and international disasters, | gave a history of the organization’s | work in the Capital in the last year and urged the optimists to enroll. Veteran Railroader Killed. CUMBERLAND. Md, November 14 (Special) —H. E. T. Poorbaugh, widow- tor of this clt&, was fatally injured on the Connells division at Garrett late last night when he fell from a car while several cars were being shifted. legs were severed and he died early to- dl:mwhlle beipg brought here on an engine. their face value, every allowance being made for cases of hysteria, which may simulate real organic trouble. The atti- tude of the church toward miracles, he sald, differs from that of materialists in that it does not start with the convic- tion that they are improbable or im- possible, so that evidence in favor of them is treated differently than that against them. All evidence is weighed by the same standards. Points Ouf Hume Contention. er, veteran Baltimore & Ohio conduc- | ¥ PAGE 17 TRIANGLE TRAFFIC CHECKS HEAVIER ON T3TH STREET Trade Board Representatives Sustain Contention Com- paring 12th Street. CASE TO BE LAID BEFORE PLANNERS 2,724 to 2,390 Morning Rush-Hour Data Favoring Plea for Building Change. Continuing its count of the traffic en- tering and leaving the area of the trie angle, the Washington Board of Trade this morning and yesterday evening ob- tained figures substantiating its conten- tion that Thirteenth street—to be blocked by the Government develop- ment—carries & much greater number of vehicles than does Twelfth street, which will be allowed to continue south of Pennsylvania avenue. . Saturday representatives of the board will appear before the National Capital “| Park and Planning Commission to pre- sent their case, for which they have been fighting since early last week, that the present bullding plans for the tri- angle do not provide for sdeg\uu handling of traffic, and should be hanged. The particular bone of contention is Thirteenth street. It is proposed to cut off this street at Pennsylvania avenue with a solid line of building: extending from Twelfth to Fourteenth street. Eleventh street is already blocked at C street, Tenth street at B street and Eighth street at the Avenue. Count Passing Vehicles. ‘Yesterday morning and afternoon and this morning, members of the Board of Trade stood on the corners of Thir- teenth and Twelfth street, and, under direction of A. G. Seiler, an engineer of the Traffic Bureau, counted the ve- hicles as they As a result of their computations it was shown that during the mornln% rush hour, between 8:15 and 9:1 o'clock, 2,724 vehicles passed over the intersection of Thirteenth street with Pennsylvania avenue, while at Twelfth street there were 2,390. In the afternoon, between 4:15 and 5:15 o'clock, there were 3,109 vehicles at Thirteenth street and Pennsylvania avenue and 2,718 at Twelfth and the Avenue. i It is pointed out that the difference in these comparative figures is due al- most entirely to the north and south fic, since traffic along Pennsyl- vania avenue at both Twelfth and Thirteenth streets is fairly constant. Comparison of Figures. A comparison of the traffic crossing Pennsylvaria avenue on the two num- bered streets, indicates that during the morning rush hour 332 vehicles trav- eled north on Thirteenth street as against 236 for Twelfth street, and 650 traveled south on Thirteenth street against 248 in the same direction on Twelfth. During the afternogn rush hour the count showed 695 vehicles went north on Thirteenth and 509 north on Twelfth. The same period saw 329 !'south bound on Thirteenth and only 126 on Twelfth. By these Gigures the board hopes to prove to the National Capital Park and Planning Commission Saturday morn- ing that Thirteenth street is the princi- 1 avenue of entrance and exit to the riangle and that if this should be blocked, even at the present time, a hopeless congestion of traffic would ensue. Particular attention is called to the fact that when the 25009 persons who will find employment in the new Government development enter and leave that comparatively small district d;‘ll,y. the situation will be immeasur- ably ‘worse. rse. VETERAN WASHINGTON PHOTOGRAPHER DIES George Prince, Native of Capital, Expires at the Age of 81. George Prince, 81 years ‘old, a lead- ing photographer here for more than a half century, dled yesterday following a brief illness. Funeral services will be held at the Hysong funeral home, 1300 N street, Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The services will be conducted by Harmony Lodge, No. 7, F. A. A. M. Burial will be in Rock Creek Cemetery. Mr. Prince was born in ‘Wi {;} “b‘:fn:u re?ide:’ !::‘Gmmm‘:nhuut his e, employ e photograph: usiness from early bn:hoodp. g As owner of the Prince photo estab- lishment, at Eleventh street and Penn- sylvania avenue, Mr. Prince was the of- ficial photographer for a long succes- sion of United States cabinets and Pres- idents. He retired 15 years ago. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Clara A. Price, and a son, Leslie Prince, by a former marriage. A SPEAKER TO DISCUSS HOSPITAL IN TOKIO Miss Christine M. Nuno of the staff of St. Luke's Hospital, Tokio, who has had considerable experience in public health work in the Japanese capital, will deliver a series of addresses in As the contrary of the church’s po- sition he m‘nud out the contention of Scot! philosopher Hume, who started with the assumption that a miracle necessarily was impossible and 24 'l":: not assume the un- reliability of a witness simply because he mflfi:l fi uemkllic’:y lmpn-ltl;le Mup; nings, judges his reliabili z I-?:no standards as would be for classifications of ml A clude those happenings which could not have been brought about by no natural inging the dead the ted out, two |has ‘Washington, beginning November 18, on the work of the hospital, which is conducted under auspices of the Epis- copal Church and has the patronage of the Jaj se Emperor. The his of St. Luke's flmfll is an interesting one and recos a . endowment fund for a great medical center in ‘Tokio, toward which the Emperor already has con- tributed $20,000, is being sought by Te] ntatives of the church. Nuno, who was a nurse with fore as m a 3 second are happenings which rnl.n; could have been brought about by the will address a meeting in All Souls ‘r’o‘r o‘t" n::gz bu:n which O\'R.:l i :(mofl-.l Church, Washington, and at —— tirely pro. Solock portion to the results which l‘lh.l,ht nor- 'mflu ‘= eveng.mfi'the h . ‘was chang- uxiliar) Ascensio ing of water into wine, which might be | On e mn{nm of the nn(t:;mr:& a chemical ddress the Worhan's Auxiliary of but not tely .in great the Church of the Epiphany, Wash- .