Evening Star Newspaper, November 21, 1929, Page 17

. HARLAND URGES SENATETO RETAIN D. C. TRAFFIC CODE Substitution of That Advo- cated by Eno “Tremendous Mistake,” He Says. PARKING CONDITIONS BEING CONSIDERED Director Says Majority of Regula- tions Here Are in Line With Standards. Traffic Director William H. Harland today told the special Senate subcom- mittee investigating the traffic situation in the District that it would be a “tre- mendous mistake” to abolish the exist- ing traffic code and substitute the Coun- ¢il of National Defense code advocated by William Phelps Eno, internationally known authority on traffic. Mr, Harland also gave the committee his views on other traffic matters and | revealed that consideration is being giv- en to parking conditions in the congest- ed ares with a view to prohibiting park- ing during the morning and afternoon rush ‘hours, His expressions were con- tained in & comprehensive 22-page re- port submitted to Senator Hastings of Delaware, chairman of the committee. “Whirlpools” Are Depiored. In;opposing the Council of National | Defense code, Mr. Harland said it pro- wvides for traffic whirlpools at all street intersegtions—an idea tried out in ‘Washington some years ago and proved to be impractical. Moreover, he said, this code classes as reckless drivers all persons who drive while intoxicated, disobey & traffic signal or order of a traffic. officer, exceeds the speed limit and provides that an :c‘:mtzmblnftm(m emergency may pass e left of a tree{ee:x. Such a practice, he declared, ‘would be exceedingly dangerous.” In other words, he said the code is “noth- ing more nor less than a series of ad- monitions or instructions to drivers and pedestrians and could not be enforced.” Mr, Harland explained that the great majority of the District’s traffic regula- tions are in line with standards sug- gested by the national conference on street and highway safety, although four of the outstanding features have not been . adopted, These he i as a certificate of title law, a pedestrain con- trol tion, a prohibition against all-night parking, and 'a uniform left- turn regulation, “There IF;GII‘! to be no opposition,” Harland said, “to a law providing that | all cars be titled, and there are many good reasons why such legislation | should be adopted without delay. All Night Parking. “Public_opinion, however, is divided on pedestrian control legislation, on the | all night parking restriction, and upon | the proposal that complete left turns | shall be made on the green or “go” | signal at all controlled intersections. | However, due to the continuous increase | in traffic, it is believed that it will be necessary in the very near future to take steps toward the abolition of all night parking in some sections of the wistrict. This is a matter that will have to be given very careful considera- tion before anything is done, as there are not sufficient garages at this time to care for the number of cars parked. “Careful consideration also is being | given to parking conditions within the So-called congested area with a view toward prohibiting parking during the | morning and evening rush period and fo.the abolition of angle parking on | certain streets where traffic congesuonl oceurs. Changes Still Considered. “The matter of changing our present | methods of making left turns at co trolled intersections is still under con- sideration. Public opinion in the Dis- trict appears to indicate that no change should be made in the turn at this time. It is felt that it would not be in the iInterest of safety to make a left turn on a green or “go” signal, against a red or “stop” signal and against oncoming traffic. It would have the effect of slowing down and endangering through traffic and jeopardizing pedestrians who may be crossing the street on the proper signal. Purther study of our local traffic conditions with respect to this turn will have to be made before any recommendation can be made in this connection.” Defending the time-limit parking in the business section, Mr. Harland ex- };reu?d the opinion that in the near | future it may become necessary to ex- tend similar restrictions to the non- | business sections in order to prevent | congestion of traffic where all-day park- ing is now in effect. Entire Elimination Suggested. “Proposals have been made,” the traffic director added, “that parking be eliminated entirely within the so-called congested area of the District as was done in Chicago. However, I do not believe that such a drastic measure is necessary at this time. The need for such a restriction has, without doubt, been brought about by angle parking and double parking. This type of parking causes congestion of traffic on our widest streets and will have to be gradually eliminated as conditions Tequire. ““Another traffic condition which adds greatly to the traffic and parking ‘prob- lems in the District is the small num- ber of private and public garages and the absence of bus terminals for accom- modation of interstate buses. It appears that some move should be made to en- courage the building of public and pri- vate garages in order to afford accom- modation to the large number of cars registered in the District, for the tour- ists and for the interstate bus lines. It is believed that if such accommodations ‘were provided the public could be ed- ucated to make use of them. It is for this reason that no steps have been taken toward eliminatipn of all-night parking, for, without garages there is no place for cars to park except on the streets or on vacant lots. Lack of Vacant Space. “In some sections of the District having large apartment houses there s no vacant space within a reasonable distance for garages. Those interested in the construction of apartment houses should be encouraged tc provide auto parking space within the buildings. In order to do this it probably would be necessary to change the bullding and zoning laws. “It is believed that traffic conditions in the District could be greatly im- proved by a more rigid enforcement by the Police Department of the traffic regulations This, however, cannot be expected at this time wi the small number of police officers available for traffic enforcement.” Mr. Harland also called attention to the need for proper facilities in the Postman C. E. Bird of Takoma Pa FRANCIS T. BOWLER. F.T. BQWLER, RETIRED ENGINEER, SUCCUMBS Served 50 Years on Pennsylvania Railroad and Ran Congreui?nnl Limited Many Years. Francis Tomlin Bowler, 76 years old, | retired engineer of the Pennsylvania | Railroad, who for many years ran ihe Congressional Limited, between here | and New York, died at his home, 1716 | Kilbourne place, yesterday, after an ill- ness of two weeks. Mr. Bowler was retired in 1923, after 50 consecutive years’ service with the railroad. He began as a fireman at th: age of 20 years. He was widely known among the railroad men of the old school. He was .a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. He is survived by three sons, Ralpi W. E. Bog4er of Pittsburgh, Pa.; Roland T. E. Bowler of Sharon, Pa., and Victor R. Bowler of this city; three daughters, Mrs. Oscar Reamy of Oak Grove, Va.; | Miss F. Madeleine Bowler and Mrs, | Winfield Wollett, both of this city, and a brother, James Bowler of Fredericks- | burg, Va. | Private funeral services will be con- ducted at the residence tomor afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment will be in Rock Creek Cemetery. | Government's triangle area -south of | Pennsylvania avenue for parking of the cars of approximately 25000 Federal | workers. “In the absence of proper facilities for housing these cars off the { street and with the closing of Eleventh | avenue,” he said, “a serlous traffic situ- ation_will_ confront the District. cently called attention to this matter, and this office is co-operating with the board in order that the plans may, if possible, be made before it is too late i to meet this grave situation.” Progressive Traffic System. With reference to the testimony be- | nection the present progressive traffic signal | system to_produce higher traffic speed and capacities by what is known as the “flexible progressive system,” Mr. Har- land sald he could not agree with all of his conclusions. However, he said he believed that such a system, when properly designed, and maintained, would perform its intended functions if installed on main traffic thoroughfares ! where the distance between intersections {is about equal and where there is little interference from traffic getting into or out of parking space and with few turning movements at intersections. The traffic director said he was will- ing to experiment with the flexible progressive system, and, suggested that Rhode Island avenue frcm First to Twelfth streets be used for this pur- pose. This thoroughfare, he said, is an ideal one, as the tiaffic there is of considerable volume, Mr. Harland renewed virtually all of the recommendations for changes in the traffic code which he_ included in his recent annual report. He added to them, however, a recommendation that the traffic act be amended to pre- vent a driver whose permit has been revoked or canceled in the District from driving here with a license of {another jurisdiction. He cited a recent case of this kind, which is now before the Supreme Court for review, as to e legality of a non-resident driving the mail on his route every day, rain or shine. | Osborne, and Thirteenth streets south of thej The | Board of Trade of the District has re-- | fore th> committee of J. Rowland Bib- | bins, another traffic authority, in con- | with certain refinements for | - @he Toening Stap WASHINGTON, D. C, rk with Lucky, who “helps” him carry —Star Staff Photo. Neighbor’s Dog Adopts Postman And Stays on Job and Covers Route With Takoma Man. Animals apparently don’t believe in the six-day week. Such, at least, is the opinion of C. E. Bird, a route carrier of the Takoma Park post office. In proof of his state- ment he points to “Lucky,” a playful all over his route every Sabbath look- ing for him. * Lucky follows Bird regularly each | week day. Arriving at the post office with the break of dawn in all sorts of weather, Lucky greets his friend with enthusiasm every morning. He postage stamps. Licking the gum of stamps is his hobby. ‘When Bird packs his letters into his mail bag and gets all set to start on his daily round, Lucky barks. After the manner of a bird dog he barks when he sees his master take his gun from a rack before starting on a hunting trip. ‘The postman, with his faithful com- panion trailing him, walks several miles each morning. At noon he and Lucky perch on a curbstone and share Bird's lunch. Their repast finished, they re- sume their ‘trek. “Lucky's the most intelligent dog you ever saw,” Bird told a reporter today. “As for being faithful, he is a past master. Rain and snow mean nothing to him. He shows up every morning at daybreak, including Sundays. When he can't find me on Sundays at the post office he wanders all over my route looking for me.” Lucky’s owner, E. A. Scigler, lives at 115 Cedar avenue, only a stone's throw from the post office. DAY MIDWESTERNERS WIN BRIDGE PLAY HONORS Finals in National Contract Pair Championship Tournament Will Be Played Tonight. . By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, November 21.—Eight pairs of partners won prizes yesterday after- ncon at the opening qualifying round of the annual national championship bridge tournament of the American Bridge League. The winners in_the contract classification were Mrs, John Milwaukee, and Mrs. Lewis Throman, Chicago; Mrs. A. G. Keck, Wilmette, Tll, and Mrs. Arthur McEd- lowney, Evanston, Ill.; Zina J. Frost, Aurora, Ill, and A. M. Hirsh, Auror: Blake C. Hooper, Cleveland, and Mrs. C. W. Aldrich, Cleveland; Mrs. Elliot Evanston, and Mrs. _Sidney Lovell, Chicago; Walter A. Thomas, Minneapolis, and R. M. Gillette, Min- neapolis; P. D. Parcells, Chicago, and C. W. Rilling, Chicago, and F. E. | Bruelheide, Minneapolis, and J. H. De | Lorenzi, South Bend, Ind. Quaifying play in the national con- tract pair championship - will continue until tonight. The finals will be played tomorrow. PR LIBRARY OF CONGRESS PREPARES TO EXPAND One Lot in Square Behind Institu- tion Acquired as First Step in Program. | Acquisition of an area back of the i Library of Congress to mak: way for future_expansion of that institution was begun ~ yesterday, when David Lyni architect of the Capitol, purchased or lot in the square boun econa, Third, A and B streets s st. Congress has authorized purchase of this entire square and also the south half of the square between A, Fast Capitol, Second #nd Third streets. The one lot acquired yesteyday was the first step in this program. While definite plans have not been made for a new building in this area, it is being of the Library, London Sets Own f;hion. London has defled Paris in chos. its own fashionable color for this < @ result the best dressers wear dshlia, a_hue that is akin to stock pu-ple. It was chosen by the new British Color Council, representa- tive of al! trades and industries, which was created to decide the fashionable the in the District after his permit to op- erate in the District hlfl% revoked, hue for Britalm “Lucky” Licks Stamps wire-haired Airedale dog, who wanders | then moses around in search of stray | bought to take care of the expansion ' BINGHAM OFFERS HOPE FOR AIRPORT LEGISLATION SOON Senator Tells Trade Boa;rd Representatives Committee Will Make Study. THOROUGH INQUIRY INTO NEEDS 1S AIM Plans for Meeting of Aviation En- thusiasts Here in January Are Well Under Way. Hope for passage of airport legisla- tion for the District at the coming ses- sion of Congress was held out to repre- sentatives ot the Washington Board of Trade by Senator Bingham, chairman of the joint committee on aviation, at | r conference at the Capitol this morn- | ing ! The discussion with Senator Bing- | ham by the trade body representative: Lawrence E. Willlams, chairman of its | aviation committee, and Robert J. Ca(-i trell, executive secretary, was the first | step in the board’s endeavor to create Nation-wide interest in the need for an airport here. The movement will be climaxed January 13 with a meeting jointly by the National Aeronautic As- soclation and the Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce. Promises Thorough Study. Williams and Cottrell went to Senator Bingham to learn the status in Con- gress of the airport proposal and to ask for advice as to how the Board of Trade could best employ itself tow:®d obtain- ing an air fleld for Washington. Senator Bingham declared the mat- ter is receiving careful consideration by his committee. The committee, he declared, will make a thorough study of the aviation needs of the city with a view to making the port modern in cvery sense, with facilities to take care of the growth of aviation for years to come. Plans for the joint meeting in Janu- ary were discussed at a luncheon con- ference today in the Carlton Hotel. ‘The conference was attended by Fred- erick R Neely, general manager of the National Aeronautical Association: Paul Bratan, representing the Aeronautical | Chamber of Commerce; John Victory, secretary of the national advisory com- mittee for aeronautics; Burdett Wright, chairman of the airport committee of the National Acronautic Association; | Mr, Willlams and Mr. Cottrell, Henderson Will Speak. Annpuncement was made that among the speakers at the meeting will be Col. Paul' Henderson, vice president of the Transcontinental Air Transport Co. and vice president of the National Air Transport Co. It is expected that this meeting will be attended by the most influential aviation enthusiasts of the country. The board has gone on record as favoring the Gravelly Point airport site, but it was said today. however, that the trade body will receive the proposal of any other site with an open mind, since the principal goal is to get an airport for the District. - CHARGES MAN SOLD LIQUOR TO INSANE! St. Elizabeth’s Officials Say Some| of Patients Returned Drunk. Acting on complaints from authorities of St. Elizabeth’s Hospital that some | one had been selling whisky to the patients of the institution, police of the eleventh precinct arrested Harry E. Matthews, 3200 block of Twelfth place southeast, and charged him with sale and possession of liquor. He was released on $2,000 bond. According to police, several of the in- mates of the hospital admitted to them that they had been obtaining liguor from a man who lived on Twelfth place. Yesterday a g:nccmln accompanied a patient to ti premises where they we‘x"’e sold whisky by Matthews, police said. The whisky squad of the eleventh precinct, composed of J. J. Tolson, Wil- liam Wright and Charles Warder, raided the house. Matthews was arrested and a half-gallon of Jiquor was seized. ‘The police say that authorities at the institution told them that some of the patients had returned from trips in a drunken condition. These persons were watched. 1 PERSON IN EVERY 1,000 REPORTED TO BE BLIND American ' Federation Estimates Proportion During Survey of ] Situation Here. One person in every 1,000 of average population is blind, according to esti- mates of the American Federation for the Blind, made public today through its director of fleld service, Charles B. Hayes, who is here consulting with Miss Clara Somerville, research secretary for the Council of Social Agencies, which is making a survey of the blind situa- tion in Washington. ‘These figures do not refer to total loss of sight, according to Mr. Hayes, but include any person who has less than one-tenth normal vision after his good eye ‘has been refracted. A person whose sight is in this state is ad- judged industrially or economically blind, he said. The organization which Mr. Hayes represents is making a study of the sit- uation in the United States to formu- | late plans for taking care of the blind. | WRC SUNDAY SCHEDULE INCREASED TWO HOURS | 8abbath Broadcast of Three New Radio Features Will Start at 8 AM. The Sunday broadcasting schedule o Station WRC will be increased two hours with the addition of three new features, it was announced today by the National Broadcasting Co. Hereafter the Sunday program will begin at 8 am. instead of 11 a.m. and continue until 10 am. After an hour of siience, broadeasting will be resumed and continue without interruption until THURSDAY, conducted by the board and spon‘or?dl | | NOVEMBER 2 1 198, *% SOME OF YOUTHFUL TRAFFIC POLICE IN 13th PRECINCT | safely through the traffic. Officer J. R. Jenkins of the thirteenth precinct with a group of his schoolboy cops trained fo help their schoolmates —Star Staff Photo. BOYS RULE TRAFFIC IN 13TH PRECINGT School Patrol System Func- tioning Perfectly for Pupils’ Safety. Two_snappy youngsters with white Sam Brown belts and nickel badges stand facing each other across a busy street intersection. The time is 8:45 am. and the street is busy with traffic, Behind one of the boys is a group of school children forming, obeying im- plicitly his instructions. When all are in place he steps down from the curb and guides them to the middle of the street. There he is met by his part- ner, who takes charge of the children and escorts them the rest of the way across. again take their posts at the opposite curbs and wait for the next contingent. functioning. So well have they done their work that not a single school child has been injured’ while under their care. came from the American Automobile Association and was promptly adopted. The association furnishes the boys with their belts and badges. Thirteenth Precinet Success. The schoolboy patrol idea has met with unusual success in the thirteenth police precinct under guidance of Offi- cer J. R. Jenkins, who has been de- tailed by Maj. Pratt to devote his full time to the undertaking. Patrols have been formed at each of the 11 schools in the precinct, bringing into the work a total of 130 boys. Another patrol of 11 girls will be formed this week at the Whittier School. One of the most surprising results of the patrol work has been the will- ingness with which children obey the commands of the youthful traffic offi- cers. So thoroughly has the lesson of safety been drilled into them that now when a child reaches the curb while the officer is still in the street with one group, he waits for his return rather than venture forth alone. Officer Jen- kins says the children have shown much more willingness to obey the di- rections of the boy leaders than those formerly given them by the regular metropolitan policemen. Another factor in the success of the idea has been the willingness of motor- ists to co-operate. The youthful traf- fic cops are not supposed {o direct auto- mobiles except in cases of sudden emer- gency. Rarely have motorists ignored their upraised hands when danger threatened the children. In a few in- stances, however, drivers have paid no attention to these signals. In such cases the patrol leader takes the license number of the car and turns it over to the automobile association. The of- fender is prosecuted promptly for fail- ing to give the right of way to a pedes- trian, Selected by Principals. The boys on the patrols are selected by the school principals, and they must have the consent of their parents be- fore they can serve. Once selected, they are given careful instruction by police- men, and if they are to keep their badges, they must be on their toes every minute, because the competition for the posts is keen. ‘The boys on the patrols give up mors than an hour a day to the work, in- cluding recess periods. Each patrol has a captain and two lieutenants. The members assemble at the school at 8:40 and are assigned posts by the captain. They repeat this process during recess, at noon and after school. ‘Team captains have encountered little difficulty in enforcing discipline among the puplls and among the members of their patrols as well. If a member of the patrol lags in his school work or plays while supposed to be on duty, he is promptly dismissed. Few such cases have arisen. If other students refuse to obey the commands given them, they are reported to the principal of their school, who punishes them as she sees fit. The idea has met with the warm approval of parents and Parent-Teacher Associations throughout the city. A majority of the parents seem to feel that the patrol work offers opportunities for spiendid training to their boys, whose ages range from 10 to 15 years. Father Given Lesson. One father wrote in to tell of this incident. He was taking his boy, as & patrol member, to the movics one night anl started to cross the street in the middle of the block. The boy took him by the arm and said, “No, daddy; let’s go to the corner.” “This little incident,” the father wrote, “convinced me of the merit of the schoolboy patrol idea. I feel that my boy is forming habits that will be of inestimable value to him in later life, while at the same time he is furthering his own safety and the safety of others. Be assured of my hearty support in midnight, The three new attractions will be the Sunday Symphonet, under the direction of Ludwig Laurier; the Balladeers Male Quartet and the Recitalists, your undertaking.” That the other school children re- spect the authority of the traffic patrol officers is shown by another incident. One of the pa reported ‘When all are safely over the two boys | It is the Schoolboy Traffic Patrol . ‘The suggestion for such a patrol DR JAMES J. KILROY. JAMES J. KILROY, PHYSICAN, DIES Succumbs to Heart Attack After Brief lliness. | Dr. James J. Kilroy, 56, chairman of | the board of surgeons of the Metropoli- tan Police Department and for more than 30 years a practicing physician of this city, died in George Washington University Hospital last night. Stricken with a heart attack Mon- day, Dr. Kilroy was removed to the hos- worse. Another attack last night re- sulted in his death. Dr. William J. Mallory and Dr. Thomas S. Lee; heart speclalists, were attending physicians. Was Known for Charity. Beloved by the entire Police Depart- ment and hundreds of others, Dr. Kil- roy was widely known for his charity. | He was known to have treated hun- dreds of patients without charge. Dr. Kilroy is said never to have taken | & vacation. He became a member of the board of police surgeons in 1918 and had held the position of chairman of the board since that time. | Born in Lambertville, N. J., Dr. Kil- roy came to this city as a young man, worked as a clerk at the Navy Depart- ment and studied medicine at George- town University, where he was gradu- |ated in 1898. ~After his graduation he | became the first interne in the George- | town University Hospital. Pratt Pays Tribute. | Maj. Henry G. Pratt, superintendent of police, upon learning of the death of Dr. Kilroy, declared that the Police Department lost a staunch friend. road. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Annie Kilroy; a son, James J. Kilroy, jr, of Pittsburgh; a brother, William T. Kilroy of this city, and/a sister, Mrs. Katherine Hamill of Lam- bertville, N. J, Dr. Kilroy' was a member of the American Medical Association and the Funeral arrangements were to be com- | pleted today. | | |obey instructions. = The small boy older brother witnessed the incident, [but said nothing at the time. After school, however, he waited for the pa- trol member. said: “I'm going to teach you a lesson | for reporting my brother. "You haven't got any badge now This, Officer Jenkins sald, was one of ble has ‘developed among the pupils themselves. The boys on the patrols.who give up five hours of their time each week to the work do not go entirely without compensation, are selected from each patrol and taken to two downtown moving picture shows. guests, out a plan whereby in his district one guests of the management. mobile association, which will give the a gold medal at the end of the year, 'Police Department Surgeon pital Tuesday, when his condition grew-| Dr. Kilroy resided at 2649 Woodley | District of Columbia Medical Soclety. | gno"camis | dences —— — | son and two daughters, Roscoe Peacock | small boy to his principal for failing to | 0f Maples, N. Y.; Mrs. D. Newbold cf | boy's | Haverfor | Funeral services will be When he met him he | necticut avenue. the only two times when any real trou- | On one Saturday a month two boys | Department, was carried The managers of the theaters have ar- | morning from the effects of fumes from ranged for the boys to come as their | kerosene lamps left burning while he | Officer Jenkins has also worked | siept. ooy out of every five is taken each week | southwest, to theaters in the thirteenth precinct as | Hospital, where Dr. Francis E. Gilfoy A further | of lrl award has been arranged by the auto- | dition as ‘“undetermined.” RED CROSS ADDS 10000 MEMBERS Far Short of 40,000 Goal, Al- though Cash Pledges Are Satisfactory. | with only 7 days of the 20-day cam- paign left, the local chapter of the American Red Cross is still far below the quota of 40,000 new members alloted to it in the annual drive for member- ships, it was declared at the headquar- ters of the District of Columbia Chapter today. Thanksgiving day will be the last day for soliciting memberships, and | while the daily average of cash returns has been_ satisfactory, the number of | new members enrolled is approximately 16,000. Many donations have exceeded the $1 membegship fee, due to several generous contr#butors, but the receipt of | money alone fails to affect the allotted | quota, Mrs. H. C. Barnes, director of the | local chepter, said today. | Yesterday the headquarters personnel | of the Community Chest, the drive for | which will begin next imonth, was en- rolled 100 per cent in the roll call drive and a 100 per cent certificate was accordingly issued. Dr. Thomas E. Green of the speak- ers’ bureau of the American Red Cross, spoke last night over Station WOL in behalf of the campaign. D. J. Kauf- man, “Radio Joe,” dedicated half an hour last night to the drive. Miss Mabel T. Boardman, secretary of the Ameri- | can_Red Cross, will speak over WMAL |at 7:15 saturday evening. 'SERVICES ARE HELD FOR AARON JOHNSTON Former Chief Engineer of Central of Georgia Railway Buried in Fort Lincoln Cemetery. | | | i 1 Funeral services for Aaron Johnston, | 64 years old, former chief engineer of died in Siblev Hospital Tuesday of pneumonia, were conducted mn Cham- | bers’ funeral parlors, Fourteenth and Chapin streets, today at 11 o'clock. In- terment was in Fort Lincoln Cemetery. He resided in this city at 1631 R atreet. A native of Richmond, Va., Mr. John- ston was the son of the late Judge Rob- ert Johnsten, the youngest member of the Confederate Congress during the {Civil War. He was a brother of the [late Prof. James C. Johnston of the Harrisonburg, Va., State Teachers’ Col- lege and author of “Biography, the Lit- erature of Personality.” Mr. Johnston is survived by his wid- ow, Mrs. Mattie Johnston, and three sisters, Mrs. Margaret Rose of this city; |Mrs. D. W. Proctor of Baltimore, and Miss Julia Johnston of San Francisco. {WIDOW OF CIvI L WAR | Mrs. Lucretia C. Peacock Dies at Home of Daughter After Brief Illness. Mrs. Lucretia C. Peacock, 70 years old, widow of Jacob C. Peacock, ve! eran of the Civil War and retired Gov- ernment worker, died yesterday at the Chase, Md., after a brief illness. Born in Mansfield, Ohio, January 10, 1859, Mrs. Peacock spent her early lflel in Towa. Accompanying her husband, | to Washington 40 years ago, where he established a permanent resi- Mrs. Peacock is survived by a Pa,, and Mrs. Ruth. | held tomor- | row afterncon at 2 o'¢lock from the ! parlors of Almus R. Speare, 1623 Con- Burial will be in Ar- lington Cemeter: i KNOCKED OUT BY FUMES. | Condition of Colored Watchman Is | Undetermined. Frank Chum, 65-year-old colored night watchman for the District Water from his watchhouse at Twenty-eighth and M streets in an unconscious condition this Chum, who lives at 470': K street the Central of Georgia Railroad, who ! VETERAN EXPIRES AT 70' home of her daughter, Mrs. Linford | Ruth, jr., 13 Drummond avenue, Chevy | PAGE 17 R JONES NANED TOPREACH SERWON AT CHURCH PARLEY Doctrinal Address for 1930 Convention Is Assigned to Rev. J. W. Loftis. PLACE FOR SESSIONS AWAITS DECISION Meetings Will Be Brought to Close Tonight With Report on Young People’s Work. Opening of the final day of its 52d annual convention, the Columbia As- sociation of Baptist Churches, in ses- !slon at the Fifth Baptist Church, this morning named Rev. H. M. B. Jones of the Second Baptist Church, to de- +|liver the annual sermon at the asso- ciation’s convention in 1930. Rev. T. {E. Boorde of the Temple Baptist Church, was chosen as the alternate. The doctrinal sermon for the mnext convention was assigngd to Rev. J. W. Loftis of the Silver Spring Baptist Church, with Rev. C. R. Ferguson of the Wisconsin Avenue Baptist Church as_alternate. ‘The appointments were made by the convention at the suggestion of a com mtitee headed by Rev. William S. Ab- ernethy, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, who was chosen by the new moderator, Rev. Samuel Judson Porter of the First Baptist Church, at the opening business session Tuesday. The committee failed to designate a site for next year's meeting, announc- ing that Grace Church, the only one extending an invitation for next year, has a seating capacity of only 600 peo- ple. The constitution provides that the Ico'nventmn cannot be awarded to any church unable to accommodate than 800. The matter was referred to the ex- ecutive board and it was expected that a report weuld be made by that group this afternoon. There are only four *| churches in the association able to meet the seating ents. Hear Committee Reports. Most of the morning session today was devoted to_committee reports and an address by Rev. Henry J. Smith of the Petworth Baptist Church. Rev. E. E. Richardson of the Congress Heights Baptist Church reported for the com- mittee on education, while the report of the publicity committee was made by 8. G. Nottingham, association secretary, for George B. Praser, chairman. Adopting the report of the committee on committees, headed by Rev. H. W. O. Millington of the Highlands Baptist Church the association appointed stand- ing committees for the ensuing rear, and also chose the executive board from the 27 churches in the association. ‘The morning session opened with devotion led by Rev. N. M. Simmonds of the Highland Baptist Church. Fol- lowing committee reports and address by Rev. Smith, Rev. Hugh T. Stevenson of Bethany Church, read theiScripture | followed by the prayer by Rev. Hubert Bunyea of Anacostia Church, and the annual doctrinal sermon by Rev. F. W. Johnson of Grace Church, Bene- diction was pronounced by the Rev. 0. O. Deitz of Brookland Church. The afternoon session yesterday was featured by addresses made by Rev. B. T. Livingston, chairman of the com- miitee on evangelism; Mrs. H. E. Good- man, president of the Woman's Ameri- can Baptist Foreign Mission Society, and Dr. Howard Freas, medical mission- ary in Belgian Congo. The session was opened with devo- tional service by Rev. Rufus W. Weaver and benediction was delivered by Rev. J. Wesley Loftis. Report on Missions. N Rev. A. J. Barton of the Home Mis- sion Board of the Southern Baptist | convention and Rev. G. Clifford Cress, | field secretary of the Northern Baptist | convention, spoke at the meeting held by the convention last night, explain- ing the work in their areas. C. B. Clark, religious songster, rendered sev- eral numbers. Prayer was by Rev. Roy Palmer, evangelist. . Robert H. Mc- Neill, a layman of Calvary Chi closed the meeting with benediction. The report of the committee on missions, made last night by Rev. Gove G. Johnson of the National Baptist Church, revealed that $608,000 was spent on missionary work during the t year, including $104,000 for mevolent. purposes, 2 The convention will close tonight. A report of the committee on young people’s work will be made by Jordan R. Bentley, while an address will be delivered by Rev. S. McC. Lindsay, pastor of the Brookline Baptist Church at Boston. Percy S. Foster will lead the song service. OFFICERS ASSIGNED. Lieut. Col. Taulbee Is Ordered to Texas. Lieut. Col. Joseph F. Taulbee, Quarter- master Corps, now in Hawaii, has been ordered to Fort Sam Houston, Tex., for | duty; Capt. Nicholas D. Woodward, In- | fantry, from Fort Benning, Ga., to Bal- | timore, for duty with the Maryland | National Guard: Capt. Dale B. Ridge- ly, Dental Corps, from San Francisco 1o Honolulu; Capt. Archibald A. Fall, Infantry, from Fort George G. Meade, {Md., to Hawaii; Capt. Arvid P. Croon- | | | }qmst‘ 6th Infantry, at St. Louis; Capts. | Eugene V. Behan and James J. Infantry, at- Fort Willlams, Me., an Capts. Roy N. Hagerty, George F. Mac- Donald and Ralph B. Lovett, Infantry, at Fort Benning, Ga. have been or- dered to the Philippines, and Capt. Cladius L. Lloyd, Infantry, in the Phil- ippines, has been ordered to Fort George G. Meade, Md. Capt. Coleman E. Driver, Coast Ar- tillery Corps, at the Presidio of San Francisco, has been transferred to the Army retired list, because of disability incident to the service, COL. JONES RETIRED. West Point Graduate Served Cavalry. Col. Samuel G. Jones, adjutant gen- eral’s department, recently attached to the staff of the commander of the 9th Corps Area at San Francisco, has been placed on the retired list, on unt of age. He is from Alabama and was graduated from the U. 8. Military Acad- emy in June, 1890. Most of his service was in the Cavalry arm, in which he reached the grade of colonel in January, 1918. 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