Evening Star Newspaper, December 1, 1929, Page 17

WASHINGTON CAPPER T0 OFFER FIRE ANDPOLICEPAY RAISE BILL SOON Announcement Follows Con- ference of Senator With Group of Civic Leaders. ZIHLMAN TO PUSH MEASURE IN HOUSE $1,900 a Year for Privates of Both Departments and Increases Proposed. A bill to increase the salaries of the more than 2,000 members of the Police and Fire Departments will be introduced in the Senate at an early date by Sen- ator Capper of Kansas, chairman of the District committee, he announced yes- terday, foliowing a conference with a group of civic leaders. Chairman Zihlman of the House Dis- trict committee also promised the rep- resentatives of the trade and citizens: associations that he would actively push the police and firemen's pay increase bill and hoped to see it passed early in the coming session. ‘The measure to be presented to Con- gress would establish an entrance sal- ary of $1900 a year for privates of both departments, with provision for an annual increase of $100 until a maxi- mum of $2.400 a year is reached. Un- der existing law the salary range for privates in the two departments 1s $1,800, $1,900 and $2,100. The bill alse carries & schedule of proposed increases for the officers of the two uniformed services. In making known his willingness to NEVITT TORESUME PROBE INTO BLAST Coroner’s Duty Is to Fix Criminal Responsibility if Any Exists. Coroner J. Ramsay Nevitt tomorrow will resume his inquiry into the dis- astrous boiler explosion at McCrory’'s 5 and 10 cent store on November 21, when six persons received fatal injuries and a score more were hurt less se- riously. It is the duty of the coroner to determine and fix criminal responsi- bility if any exists. ‘The inquest was started the day fol- introduce the pay bill, Senator Capper ted out that 10 years ago Wash- n stood fourth on the list of Amer- iean cities in the matter of salaries for its guardians of life and property, but that he understood the District is now in sixty-fifth place on the list. Voicing Personal Views. In eomin& out in support of a salary bill for the police and fire services, Senator Capper em] that he was voicing his personal view and was not unds to speak for the committee. He said he would ao all he could to secure enactment of the measure, The following is a comparison of nt arn'hrks 3111 hofll‘-nufl c:" tw Department the rates pro in the salary bill: Major and superin- tendent, from $5,200 o $8.500; assistant supermtendents, from $3,500 to $5,500% inspectors, from $3,250 to $4,500; cap- tains, ’rom $3,000 to $3,600; lieutenants, from $2,700 to $3,050; sergeants, from $2.400 to $2.750, and privates, a basic salary of $1.900, with an annual increase of $100 for five years, making the maxi- mum §:,400. All original appointments would te at $1.900 and the year would be & probationary period. In the Fire Department present sal- aries ard the proposed bill com as follows: Chief engineer, from $5.200 to $8,500; deputy chiefs, from $3,500 to 85,500 battalion chiefs, from $3,250 to $4.500; fire marshal, from $3,250 to $5;- 500; deputy marshal, from $2,500 to $3.- 000: inspectors, from $2,160 to $2.460: captains, from $2500 to $3000; lieu- tenants, from $2350 to $2,840; ser- geants, from $2,200 to $2,600; superin- tendent of machinery, from $3,250 to $5/500; assistant superintendent, $2,500 2 $3,000; pilot, $2,250 to $2,600; marine /‘engineer,’ 2250 to $2.600; assistant { e engineer, from $2,150 to $2,460; marine fireman, $1,800 t0-$2,100. For privates the present and sal ary rates are identical wit] given for the police. Those who conferred with Senator Capper yesterday were Charles W. Darr, 'sident of the Chamber of Commerce; iward J. Murphy, president, Board of ‘Trade; Gen. Anton Stephan, president of Merchants and Manufacturers’ As- sociation, and Dr. George C. Havenner, | president, Federation of Citizens' Asso- | ciations. The salary bill was laid before Senator Capper by the delegation. Statement of Senator. Following the conference, Capper said: “It is my earnest conviction that the police and firemen of Washington are deplorably underpaid. We have fallen 80 far behind in failing to increase the | wages of these valuable public servants | that our firemen and police would be financially better off in a city of 100,000 population. I mean by this that com- munities only one-fifth or one-sixth as | large as Washington are paying their | firemen and police more. comparatively, | than the protectors of life and propert; receive in the District. “It would be a rather vain task to spend much time in attempting to dis- cover the cause of this distressing con- dition. Our duty now is to enact legis- lation to give these men a decent wage, | sufficient to support their families. “Considerable criticism of the Police Department has been made of late. ‘The police are charged with inefficiency, rudeness and dishonesty. While I do not doubt that there may be a few un- desirable men in the department, I be- lieve the department. on the whole, is served by loyal and honest citizens. ‘The departments should offer, however, sufficient financial inducements to at- tract high-grade men, and pay suffi- clently to enable their members to with- stand the frequent temptations of ‘easy money.’ *T Than exert every effort to obtain | the early passage of this just and very necessary legislation. Senator | | i | | e | RETIRED ENLISTED MEN | TO NOMINATE OFFICERS Quartermaster Wright Requests Full Attendance at Meeting Saturday Night. ‘Nomination of officers for the coming year will occupy the attention of the Retired Enlisted Men's Association, composed of veterans of Navy, Marine Cor] on the services' retired lists, which will meet on Saturday night at the Pythian ‘Temple, 1012 Ninth street, at 8 o'clock». Wwilliam Wright, the organization’s quartermaster, has requested that all members attend, as this meecting will be an important one. PLAN BAR EXAMINATION. Tests to Be Held at Georgetown December 19, 20 and 21. Examination for admission to the bar of the District Supreme Court will be held December 19, 20 and 21 at George- town Law School, according to an an- nouncement yesterday by John Paul Earnest, chairman of the examining committee. Applicants are warned to have notice of their intention to take the examina- tion with the clerk of the court by De- cember 14. the Army. and Coast Guard lowing the blast, but was postponed after a few witnesses had been heard to enable experts to make a more thor- ough investigation. ‘The inquest will be held in the board room of the District Building. It is expected to be of a highly technical na- ture, much of the anticipated testimony being from District officials and experts of the United States Bureau of Stand- ards and the Bureau of Mines. Employes to Be Questioned. Dr. Nevitt also will hear employes of the store, the plumber who installed the boiler equipment, police and eye- witnesses. It is probable that Maj. Donald A. Davison, Assistant Engineer Commis- sioner of the District, will be asked to testify. Last week, Maj. Davison, as chairman of a special board of inquiry, conducted ap investigation into the causes of the explosion and announced that he and the board members had reached “defi- nite conclusions.” 1In all probability, he will be asked to state these conclusions R i) trast leted T the speci r comple! its inquiry, Maj. Davison refused to di- vulge its findings. Such action might prove prejudicial to a coroner’s inquest and might result in embarrassment to the District should it be named as co- defendant in any suits for damages, he said. Experts to Be Called. ‘The experts from the Bureau of Mines and the Bureau of Standards, whose identities have been guarded, also will be asked to testify. Maj. Davison said he would “advise” Dr. Nevitt as to ques- tions best calculated to elicit the es- sential testimony they are capable of glvlng. He explained that a physician would be apt to experience difficulty in questi itnesses in a ‘wif technical in- vestigation such as this. s explosion is believed to have re- sulted from some stoppage in the pipes attached to the low-pressure boiler used to provide hot water for the store. It will be the coroner’s task to ascertain © how and why this stoppage oc- curr Officials of the store retained experts to make an investigation for their own purposes. It is possible they also may | be asked “OTHER WISE MAN” WILL BE PRESENTED! Christmas Play Will Be Given at| Luther Place Memorial Church. “The Other Wise Man.” popular com. munity presentation at Christmas time, will be given December 26, 27 and 28 at Luther Place Memorial Church, Ver- mont avenue and N street, by a group under auspices of the Chapel Players of Washington. The play has been given at the Luther Place Church for the last four years. It is based on the story by Henry Van Dyke and is presented with an appropriate musical accompaniment. Bess Davis Schreiner and Denis E. | Connell will direct the preununun,‘ Miss Katherine Riggs is in charge of the musical setting. ! PR —— | CATHOLIC ALUMNAE ! TO MEET THURSDAY | | Literature to Be Discussed and Reviews Given at Session of Chapter. The first literary meeting of the year, 5] red by the local chapter of the | International Federation of ~Catholic | Alumnae, in the interest of Catholic literature, will be held Thursday eve- ning in the headquarters of the of American Pen Women, 1706 L street. Rev. Edward H. Roach is to present a review of Hillaire Belloc's “Survivals and New Arrivals.” “Hylton's Wife,” by Mrs. George Norman, will be reviewed by Mrs. James H. Delaney. WASHINGTON, D. C, SUNDAY MORNING, PROPOSED ENTRANCE FOR ARLINGTON CEMETERY The Sunday Star SPARE HOURS GIVEN TO FLOWERS)| BY WIFE OF CONGRESS MEMBER DECEMBER 1, ITRIAL FOR SHELBY | Design suggested by Fine Arts Commission to link up with the terminus of the Memorial Bridge, now under construc- tion, and made public in connection with the report on Arlington. LARGER AREA FOR ARLINGTON ASKED IN FINE ARTS REPORT |Comprehensive Study of ' Proposals for Expansion and Removal of U. S. Farm Advised. A comprehensive study and adequate plan for the development of Arlington National Cemetery, with provisions for proper expansion, and the removal of the Agricultural Experiment Farm, near Hoover Field, are recommended in the eleventh report of the Fine Arts Commission, made public yesterday and covering developments from January 1, argement of the cemetery is necessitated, th 1926, to June 30, 1929. e report shows, by the fact that “the number of graves now in the Arlington National Cemetery is about 37,000; the average annual number of new graves is 800: the potential number of graves that by law may be included in the cemetery by reason of the World ‘War reaches into the millions. “The approaching completion of the Arlington Memorial Bridge, the ap- proaches to which extend into the cemetery (the bridge itself being focused on the Arlington Mansion); and the work in connection with the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, both emphasize the necessity of preparing a plan which shall give to these and to other signifi- cant features their appropriate settings and connections. Tentative plans for particular memorials have been sub- mitted to this commission; but lack of unity and comprehensiveness have pre- vented approval. ‘Would Prepare Plan. “The utter inadequacy of all that has been done in the way of planning, and the piecemeal character of the work in progress and under consideration, led this commission to recommend the employment of competent advice in the preparation of a plan that shall insure: ‘First, the recognition of significant 'morials; “Secondly, a system of roads and walks laid out in conformity with the sacred character of the place and the deep interest it arouses in the hearts of the American people; “"'I"lhlrg‘!yht.he umneld I‘Dll’lt r:uch areas shoul preserved for the purpose of maintaining to a reasonable ex- tent the present parklike character of the cemetery, and therefore the public interest therein. The proportion to be maintained between grave areas and park areas must be studied. “The Secretary of War should be authorized and directed to have made a comprehensive study and an adequate plan for the development of the pres- ent cemetery; also of those lands, already owned by the Government, which are needed for the expansion of the cemetery, together with recom- mendations for the purchase of lands needed to round out and make sym- metrical the Government holdings. “It is high time to consider Arling- ton as a military cemetery and to insist that its military character be maintained in the headstones and monuments. The fantastic bizarre, the unusual (especially the mausoleum), should have no place in Arlington. Trees to Cover Slopes. “One_ thing above all others is now required—the planting of trees to cover the slopes toward Washington. Today the white stones are seen unpleasantly from the city. Yet the great distinc- tion achieved by old Arlington in com- mon with the military cemeteries of the Civil War universally—a distinc- tion also being achieved by the Ameri- can World War cemeteries in Europe— comes from the trees and the green grass and the small, uniform head- stones. “The approaching completion of the Arlington Memorial Bridge, with the extension into the Arlington National Cemetery, plans for the restoration of Arlington Mansion and the finishing of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier pre- sent three problems that require serious consideration in order to es- tablish a unity that does not now exist. The treatment of the required con- nections within the cemetery requires adequate and competent study.” ‘With reference to enlargement of the cemetery, the report says: “It is obvious that the Agricultural | Experiment Farm must be moved. Even then no plans of enlargement as yet suggested are adequate. Every person who has worn the uniform of the United States is entitled to burial | within its sacred precincts. The pos- sibilities rise into the millions. Today | the monthly average is about 65. The | burial at Arlington (by virtue of mili- tary or naval service) of former Sec- retaries of War Robert T. Lincoln and John W. Weeks, and of former Secre- E tary of State William Jennings Brya) are indications of the high esteem | which Arlington is held as a place of | burial by the families of men not pri- | marily of military life. This tendency is on the increase.” LIVERPOOL TRADE ENVOY T0 SPEAK Matthew Anderson to Be| Heard at Luncheon Here Tomorrow. Business and civic leaders of the city | have accepted invitations to attend a | luncheon to be given by the Washing- | ton Board of Trade tomorrow at 12:30 | o'clock in the Willard Hotel in honor of Matthew Anderson, official representa- tive of the city of Liverpool, now visit- ing here. Mr. Anderson is touring the United States in the interest of the betterment of commercial relations between his city and this country. Heads Civic Group. He is general manager of Liverpool, Inc., a civic organization in the British shipping center which has been largely responsible for the growth and develop- | ment of the city in recent years. ] He is to speak at the luncheon on the | trade conditions in England and the . circumstances in which he finds indus- try and commerce here, stressing par- ticularly their interrelation. About 80 guests are expected to be present at the affair. Commissioners to Attend. | Among these will be District Commis- | | sioners Proctor L. Dougherty, Sidney F. | | Taliaferro and Willlam B. Ladue; | | Leander McCormick-Goodhart and Ar- | thur S. Pack, commercial secretaries of | Fine Tree Destruction For Parking Space Is Again Deplored ‘The Fine Arts Commission has reiterated its opposition to the street-widening, tree-tearing pro- gram that has been pursued in ‘Washington, with consquent ex- tension of automobile parking space, in the view of the visory body, as set forth in its report of three years’ work that has jyst come from the press. “The commission has deplored the widening of streets in the District of Columbia, which meant tearing down many fine trees without first a well designed plan, and an estimate of appro- priations for replanting trees such as will give shade, and not saplings. It has seemed that while street widening has been intend- ed to facilitate traffic, it has re- sulted too often in giving simply more room for parking automo- biles by allowing them to park ‘head on’ instead of parallel with the curb. TROLLEYS’ STORAGE ON STREET DEPLORED Arts Commission Report Scores Situation at Rosslyn End of Key Bridge. Storage accommodations for street cars should be found elsewhere than the public streets, in the opinion of the the British embassy, and Edward L.! Fine Arts Commission, which has some- Bacher, head of the foreign commerce | department of the Chamber of Com- | merce of the United States. thing to say on the subject in its re- port, just made public after its pres- Commissioner Dougherty is to speak | entation to President Hoover. briefly, as will Mr. Bacher and E. J. Murphy, president of the Board of ! Board of Trade. Beginning at 1 o'clock, the proceedings will be broadcast from Station WMAL. Until either popular fancy turns to- ward forms of expression other than the medal or until serious consideration is given to the medal as a distinct work of art, this country cannot hope to comj with France in beauty and significance in the design of the medal, in the opinion of the Fine Arts Com- mission set forth in its report of three years’ work just made public. “‘At the present time there is a strong demand on both Congress and the de- partments for commemorative medals,” says the commission. “Now a medal is something any one feels competent to design, leaving the execution to be worked out usually at the mint. The art of the medal is little lerstood or ap- Art Neglect in Medal Puts America Behind France, Says Commission Report preciated in this country, and very few American medals rise into the realm of works of art. Usually the d is re- quired to be pictorial rather than sym- bolic; then money is lacking adequately to pay for the time an artist must spend in order to produce good results, and in most cases there is haste to produce the medals for a particular occasion. By executive order all desi for medals Dealing with the topic of access to Fort Myer, Va., the commission says: “At the request of the Arlington County civic develnrmenz committee, this com- mission visited the town of Rosslyn at the Virginia end of the Key Bridge There they found that the open plaza, intended to give free access to the bridge is occupied largely as a turning and storage place for District street cars, which properly should find such accommodations off the public streets. Also they found that the Government road leading to Fort Myer has sharp turns which are both unsightly and dangerous to a high degree. This com- mission has su ted that completion of the concrete road between the Ar- ‘ lington National Cemetery and the Fort Myer drill ground would give to the fort expeditious access to the road on | the easterly side of the cemetery and thus the city of Washington over the Highway Bridge. This done, the Gov- must be submitted to this commission for advice, but the final decision i5 with the executive officer, who often does not ize the standards of the medalist as developed in the Greek coins, the great medals of the fifteenth century and the French masters of the eight- eenth centuzg,” ernment road might be given o Arlington County.” % g A AR A A German incendiary bomb, of a World War air gld. was ‘r‘:ece;ecll‘g found in a pond in the grounds of Rev. J. Locke at mm&xm and. | been nuilified AND KELLY SEEN IN COMING WEEK Special Board Expected to Be Composed of District Commissioners. REQUEST FOR SPECIFIC ACCUSATIONS REFUSED Deposed Police Officials to Be Given Chance to Face General Charges. Inspector William 8. Shelby and Lieut. Edward J. Kelly, former Detec- tive Bureau officials, will be cited this week to appear before a special trial board, probably composed of the Dis- trict Commissioners, on’ charges of the July grand jury that they ‘“bungled” their investigation of the McPherson strangling mystery. Such are the latest indications in the local police tangle, following fail- ure of municipal authorities to obtain from the Department of Justice confi- dential data which they hoped would aid them in determining the fate of the veteran officers. Inspector Shelby, deposed chief of the Detective Bureau, and Lieut. Kelly, former head of the homicide squad, are to be brought to trial at their own request. Insist on Defense. ‘They have insisted, through counsel, that they should be given the opportu- nity to face their accusers before a le- al tribunal and defend themselves rom the scathing rebuke adminis- tered by members of the July grand jury, which indicted Robert A. Mc- Pherson, jr., for murder, after the de- tectives had cleared him. ‘The charge inst McPherson has )y the overwhelming vote of the present grand jury, but the serious accusations against the police officials remain of record. The Com- missioners are understood to be in agreement with the condemned officers on the point that they should be per- mitted to answer the charges in open trial. Action by the Commissioners has been delayed pending completion of the Federal investigation of Mrs. McPher- son’s death and settlement of the case in the courts. The matter has been further complicated by the inability of the District officials to obtain specifica- | tions on which to bring the officers to trial. General Accusations. ‘They had only the general charges of the previous grand jury, alleging, broadly: 1. That Lieut. Kelly permitted the destruction of certain evidence at the scene of the tragedy in the Park Lane Apartments “before it was possible to have completed a thorough investiga- tion. 2. That the police department con- ducted “a most cursory and inadequate investigation at the time the body was found.” 3. That the detective bureau failed to interview witnesses whose testimony “‘proved of vital importance to the jury in arriving at its verdict,” viz., the in dictment of McPherson, “although such witnesses were readily available had an effort been made to interview them.” 4. That Inspector Shelby and Lieut. Kelly “did under oath attempt to mis- lead the jury in to physical facts, and their statements were subsequently disproved by other witnesses and by members of the jury themselves.” Instructions Alleged. 5. That the grand jury “firmly be- lieved that officials of the detective bu- reau indicated to certain witnesses what they should testify and what they should forget.” 6. That Inspector Shelby, appearing as a witness before the grand jury, “raised his fist in rage and shouted, “This grand jury should indict that man —and that damnable woman—for per- jury,’ indicating to the jury that the testimony of these two witnesses had been divulged to him.” ‘The grand jury concluded by recom- mending that Shelby and Kelly be re- lieved of all duties with the Detective Bureau “until their activities in this case have been investigated by the proper tribunal to determine what, any, disciplinary action should be taken.” Shelby and Kelly at first had de- manded a detailed specification of their alleged shortcomings, so that they would know exactly what they were accused of. That is, they wanted to know what evi- dence the grand jury referred to as having been destroyed: in what respects their probe was cursory and inadequate; what important witnesses they failed to question: the nature of the physical facts which they were accused of dis- torting; the names of the witnesses whose testimony they were alleged to have sought to control. and, in the case of Inspector Shelby alone, the identity of the man and woman Whose usg:nony allegedly had been divulged to him. Information Withheld. Since the report of the grand jury, as a whole, did not contain these specifi- cations, the special committee composed of Assistant Engineer Commissioner Donald A. Davison and Corporation Counsel W. W. Bride sought to obtain them from individual members of the grand jury. They failed completely in this effort. Last week the committee took ‘a new tack and turned to the Department of Justice in the hope that it might obtain some information of value from the confidential records of the Bureau of Investigation, covering the testimony of more than 900 persons questioned in the Pederal investigation of the strangling case. At&rrnzy General Mitchell blasted this move with a diplomatic but posi- tive refusal to permit the committee to examine the secret files. Thwarted at every turn in the effort to obtain the elusive “specifications,” but convinced that the plea of the accused officers for & proper trial was reasonable, the District authorities ate believed now to be ready to accept the offer of the attacked pair to waive specifications and g0 to trial on the road charges contained in the grand Jury’s report. Joint Trial Favored. The Commissioners are understood to feel that there should be a joint trial of the two men, since most of the charges are made against them jointly. If either of the pair should demand a separate trial, the problem might be complicated. present attitude at the District Building appears favor- able to a joint trial before the Com- missioners themselves, constituting an extraordinary trial board. 3 Lieut. Kelly, of course, could be tried properly by the police trial board, but in the case of Inspector Shelby there is the drawback of his high rank. An | cused officer customarily is entitled s trial by & Jury of his peers to and for Toil in Grandeur. Visits 0ld World Gardens and Makes Home Spaces Lovely. BY GRETCHEN SMITH. With the fragrance of roses and a | vision of white phlox in an old-fash- ioned garden cl&flng to the earliest memories of her childhood, Mrs. Edward E. Browne, wife of Representative Browne of Waupaca, Wis., has devoted the recreation hours of her life to the study and cultivation of flowers and plants. As other women have spent their moments of leisure attending tea par- ties or bridge games, Mrs. Browne has surrounded her homes and weeded and watered, tended and trained the plants which repay with a profusion of blos- soms and & perfection of development her love and labor. Few women can say that in their travels abroad, the gown shops of Paris or the jewelers of the Rue de la Paix held no lure for them. During her last visit to Europe, two years ago, Mrs. Browne did not even go to Paris. She traveled instead to the flower gardens of the Old Werld. “Nothing in_ Europe” she will tell you, “is more beautiful than the sight of the wild flowers of the Tyrol in Spring and the lovely old Andalusian gardens of Spain. Some day I am go- ing to have a Spanish garden myself, with little brick walks, an old well and quantities of Calendulas and magenta- colored phlox. Then England—where iis there anything more beautiful than the old lish gardens with the holly- hocks and the blue delphinium?” Speclalizes in Peonies. In her home at Chain-o’-Lakes, Wis., Mrs. Browne has specialized in the cul- tivation of nies. She has more than 100 varieties and states that one of her Claire du Bois plants had 75 large, per(ect.l{ formed blooms at one time. Lady slippers, that dainty little blossom usually considered a fairly short-stemmed plant, grows in Mrs. Bn::{ne‘s garden to the height of her waist. calls “the poor man's orchid” also is found in a riot of color bordering the walks and hedges of Mrs. Browne's 40- acre estate in Wisconsin. Although a faithful old gardener has assisted her for many years in the cultivation of her flowers and plants, Mrs. Browne personally supervises and directs the entire work of her garden ‘from the turning of the soil to detecting the tinlest weed which might be found obtruding in the rich soil of her flower beds. “Soil!"—that Mrs. Browne will tell you, is the secret of horticultural suc- cess. A Chicago gardener and florist, at- tracted by the fame of Mrs. Browne's beautiful gardens, visited the home on Chain-o'-Lakes. “Never,” wonderful - “That.* replied Mrs. Browne, “is be- cause I give it plenty of fertilizer. In my soll every year I put loads of leaves, all the kitchen garl and all the wood ashes from the stoves and fire- places. Te this I add plenty of marl, which is decayed shell from the nearby lakes. This supplies the lme which our sandy loam in Wisconsin needs. I find also that if you properly work the soil of a wden. it will take the place of rainfall'in the dry season.” Once Barren Grounds. Ten years ago, when Mr. and Mrs. Browne first took the pretty white house at No.7 Underwood street, Chevy Chase, the grounds were barren of plants or flowers. For several years now the Browne home in Maryland has been noted among flower lovers for the beau- gone forth into the gardens whioch have | The irls, which Mrs. Browne | g he said, “have I seen such | sofl.” * Mrs. Edward Browne Repaid! l | | | MRS. EDWARD E. BROWNE. |ty of its flowers and follage in the | Spring and Summer. Mrs. Browne while a student at Mount Holyoke College specialized in botany and still possesses a very fine herbarium from her student days. On the book shelves of her homes, both in Chevy Chase and in Wisconsin, are to be found many volumes containing in- formation on flowers, their cultivation, angd suggestions for beautifying of gar- dehs. “To be a successful gardener,” Mrs. Browne tells you, “one must study and read continuously.” It is natural to a lover of the great out of doors, like Mrs. Browne, born and reared in the beauty of & Wisconsin countryside home, that birds as well as flowers should be numbered among her dearest friends. Song birds have made a haven of the Browne home, nestling in the pines of the Wis- consin lake shores. A humorous anecdote is related rela- tive to a Norwegian cagpenter employed in the building of the Browne “cottage" several years n%o. ‘"Hans loved birds as dearly as 1,” said Mrs. Browne. “Shortly before comple- tion of the cottage, he came to me one Gay and said he was afraid he could not finish two of the dormer windows for at least two days. Some.robins had nested above the windows and their offspring had just been hatched.” Hans said he could not disturb them until the little birds were “ripe.” So the dows remained unfinished until the little robins were “ripe” and had “flowed"” down from their nest. Travels Extensively. Mrs. Browne las traveled extensively, { both at home and abroad, and every- ‘where she has gone flowers and gardens have been the spots that have called to her and received the time and at- tention which fellow travelers may give to shopping and sightseeing, Even the literature which she carries in her travels tells of the beauties of the flower world. “When we went abroad two years with me and found it very restful to study and read when I had become tired i:rivmtlng the museums and art gal- eries.” A unique philosophy has been de- veloped by the Wisconsin lady from her love and knowledge of flowers. To me” she sald, “the charm of travel is that I meet my plant and tree friends everywhere I go, and they all speak a language I can understand. The dusty zinnia outside the gates of Peiping T reeognized as a friend, just as I did the purple iris near the Al- hambra; and whether the gardener spoke Japanese or Italian, we under- stood each other. “Gardening makes for democracy and is a civilizer. Whoever quarrels with a person with whom he exchanges seeds or plants? A garden is a spiritualizer as well. God lives in a garden, even when it's hot. Really, working in & garden is a splendid remedy for all toxic ills, whether they be physical, or social | or mental.” 13 OCEAN MAIL ROUTES ARE CERTIFIED TO BOARD | Brown Says Contracts Should Re- quire Holders to Keep Vessels Up to Date. By the Associated Bress. Ocean malil routes over 13 sea lanes were certified by the Post Office De- partment to the Shipping Board yester- day with a statement from Postmaster General Brown to the effect that speed of ships required on the routes should | equal that of any ships of foreign reg- vfi:;’y which might operate in compe- | tition The Postmaster General also said that contracts for the carrying of ocean mail | should have a provision in them re- | Quiring replacements to keep vessels “fully abreast of the most modern ships service.” The Post Office Department is ex- pected to proceed immediately with ad- vertisement of the routes. DIPLOMATS HEAR LECTURE Prof. Macchioro Addresses Italy- America of Washington. Prof. Vittorio Macchioro, philosopher and historian of the Royal University of Naples, was the principal speaker | last night at the first Fall meeting of | the Italy-America of Washington at the | Mayflower Hotel. He discussed “The | House of Mysteries.” |~ The Italian Ambassador, who is hon- | orary president of the soclety, and mem- bers of the embassy staff, the Ambas- sador of Brazil and the Ambassador of Cuba and Senora de Ferrara were among the distinguished guests present. Bfifi:yihinisfi .superi&x:a beyond Major Commissioners. There have been suggestions that the Commissioners appoint a special citi- zens' trial board, composed of promi- nent business and professional men of the city, but legal aspects of this pro- posal weigh against it. There is said to be doubt that such citizens could | serve legally without compensation and there is no fund with which to pay them. Moreover, there is doubt as to poena witnesses. A precedent for establishment of a special board appointed from within the municipal service was set in the Bur- ingame case, in which high District officers sat in judgment of s against Capt. Guy Burlingame, but the Commissioners themselves sitting would be an innovation. ‘The Commissioners, functioning as a trial board in the Shelby-Kelly case, would have the power to subj to compel the witness to testify. Definite announcement of a decision as to procedure in the controversy is not expected before Tuesday, as Maj. Davi- son of the inquiry committee will be occupied tomorrow at the inquest inta the McCrory explosion. The Commis- sioners will await a report from Maj. ! Davison and Mr. Bride before taking utlm:s > . lof foreign lines in the same or similar | Pratt, police superintendent, and the | the authority of such a board to sub- | poena wit- | nesses, but would lack judicial authority | VARIED QESTIONS - AWAIT CITIZENS {Sharpe Will Explain Wiscon- sin Avenue Car Service at Meeting Tomorrow Night. Improvement of street car service on | Wisconsin avenue, a proposal to build a sunken garden on the site of the old Brightwood reservoir on Sixteenth street, better school facilities and street improvements are among ques- tions to be considered by various citi- aen:"t-uociuuons at meetings tomorrow ni C. Melvin Sharpe, representi the ‘Washington Railway and Eleetlg‘c Co., will address the Cathedral Heights- Cleveland Park Citizens’,Association at St. Alban’s parish hall. Some dissatis- faction with street car service on Wis- consin avenue has been expressed by residents of this section and Mr. Sharpe has been invited to explain the situation from the standpoint of the street railway company. The annual election of officers also will be held. ‘The most pressing question before the Sixteenth Street Highlands Oiti- zens' Association at this time is the future disposition of the Brightwood reservoir area. The association favors beautifying the site by creating a sunken garden there. It is strongly opposed to using the old reservoir for a swimming pool. At the meeting in the Sixth Presbyterian Church, Six- teenth and Kennedy streets, Edgar C. Snyder, United States marshal for the District, will deliver an illustrated lec- ture upon sunken gardens and rks he has visited in other parts of the country. Mr. Snyder is chairman of a com- mittee of the Sixteenth Street High- lands Association which has been em- powered to confer with Lieut. Col. U. S. Grant, 3d, director of public build- ings and Public Parks, upon plans for the reservoir site. Col. Grant at the last meeting of the association invited the co-operation of the ,organization in settling this questiox. Other citizens’ associations scheduled to meet tomorrow night follow: Kenilworth Association in the Kenil- worth School;: Manor Park Associa- tion in the Whittier School and the Washington Highlands Association in the Congress Heights School. The Dupont Circle Citizens' Associa- tion is scheduled to meet tomorrow ‘a{fl,glnoon at 4:45 in the Mayflower otel. MINISTER WILL SPEAK. Eric H. Louw, Minister of the Union of South Africa, will address a meeting of the Cana Club of Washington in the Hotel Mayflower Tuesday eveni at 8:30 o'clock. A musical program will be rendered under of Ruby Smith Stahl. o ago.” she said, “I carried my peony book him, PAGE 17 FEW ENTER FIELD. FOR APPOINTMENT AS DISTRICT HEADS Two Names Received While Present Commissioners Are Silent. | TERMS OF DOUGHERTY | AND TALIAFERRO TO END — Gen. Anton Stephan and Daniel E. 0’Connell Receive Support From Groups of Citizens. With the date for the expiration of the terms of Commissioners Proctor L. Dougherty and Sidney F. Tallaferro only a little more than two months away, the names of only two aspirants to their places, provided they are va- cated, have been received by President Hoover. At least, only two persons have thus fas been f¢ ly recommended to the President, though two or three other names have been informally suggested for the President’s consideration when the time comes. Those who have been formally fa- dorsed are Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan commander of the District National Guard and president of the Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association, and Daniel E. O'Connell, city editor of the Washington Times. Business Men as Supporters. Gen. Stephan is the choice of a large number of local business men and his recommendation was in the form of a petition drawn up and signed by 30 friends, mostly members of the Mer- chants and Manufacturers' Associa~ tion. The indorsement, however, was n&t made in the name of that associ- ation. Joseph A. Burkhart, a former presi- dent of the District Bar Association, is understood to have headed the list of signers. Gen. Stephen's backers point out that his long association with civic movements here has given him a thorough knowledge of local con- Jitions. Some weeks ago a group of more than 30 active newspaper men, nearly all of them members of the National Press Club, called in person upon Pres+ ident Hoover and directed attention to Mr. O'Connell's qualifications and exrerlence and urged his appointment. . It is known that friends of Charles I Stengle, former Representative in Congress from New York, but who has been a resident of this city for & num- ber of years, have started a boom for , but no formal recommendation has yet been recelved at the White House. President Hoover was represented yesterday by one of his assoclates as having given no thought to the subject of the local commissionerships. May Be Other Candidates. Although few hats have been thrown into the ring thus far, it is felt by those who are familiar with g:u experiences that it will not be long before there will be a sizable fleld of candidates. Mean- while no public expression of their wishes in the matter have come from either of the incumbents. ‘The Republican State committed of | the District, the accredited Republican organization of this city in the matter of patronage, has not yet made any recommendations to the President. It is understood that this committee will shortly definitely settle upon its candi. dates for these two places on the board. The policy has been to.name one Re- publican and one Democrat. POLICEMEN SUSPENDED FOR BURNING CAPTIVE Cnfllln and Patrolman Charged ‘With Torturing Prisoner With Red Hot Poker. By the Associated Press. NEW ORLEANS, November 30.—Ac- cused of applying a red hot fire poker to the bare flesh of a colored prisoner to make him tell where he got a watch he pawned, two New Orleans men were suspended today and c! with assault. The charges were brought by J. Ber- nard Cocke, assistant district attorney, against Capt. James Burns and Patrol- man John Mobery. The complainant, Gordon Nichols, an | ex-convict, alleged that the officers burned him twice with the reddened, cause he clung to his story that he found the watch. MINE TO BE REOPENED AFTER $100,000 BLAZE Car Shops, Motor Barn, Office, Blacksmith Shop and Supply House Damaged at Bayard. Md. Special Dispatch to The St WESTERNPORT, Md, November 30.—The Emmons Coal Mining Co., which sustained a loss of nearly $100,- 000 by fire, which swept its Culpeper mine at Bayard, on the Western Mary~ land Railway, below here, late Thurs- day, exgecu to resume in a week. The fire is thought to have originated in the mine forman’s office, engulfing the car snops, motor barn, mine office, black- smith shop and supply house. Six mo- tors, two mining machines and a great quantity of tools and supplies were consumed. The mine, which employs about 300 men, had been running to capacity and was calling for more men on account of the demand for certain grades of coal it produced. FORMER OFFICERS JAILED. Borger Ex-Mayor Among Ten Per- sons Held on Dry Warrants. BORGER, Tex.. November 30 (#).— Former Mayor Glen A. Pace and four former peace officers of were among 10 persons in jail here tonight following arrests on Federal dry wars rants, which were understood to have been sworn out in United States District Court at Amarillo by Federal agents of Kansas City. « With Pace were former Chief Deputy Sheriff Jim Crane, former uty Sheriff Carl Baird, and former Con- stable C. A. Mitchell, all ousted during martial law; Jack Payne, uneil’ne deputy constable; Louis Weitzman, Hotel manager; Curley Lantron, town :bus line operator, and Lewis Crim and H. ©O. Taylor, who were held without Bond gurln( martial law under general drder ¥ ' Federal Agents Fred W. Harpoleand Tkt Ao T P AT ve 'n mal gations here for several months. tf * poker and hit him on a broken rib be-\