Evening Star Newspaper, December 24, 1929, Page 2

— CAPPER DESGRBES CIYBEATTYPLANS Radio Address Also Presents ! Plea for National Rep- resentation. (Continued From First Page.) and vigorous Nation. Tell him that ‘Washington yields to no capital in its surpassing attractiveness. “And you also may tell him this— that Washington is being rebuilt on a scale never dreamed of in the Old ‘World; that Congress soon will send to the President for his signature a bill authorizing the additional expenditure of $115,000,000 for public building proj- { ects in Washington. This bill brings the amount of the total public building and park pr sram in Washington up to $190,000,000. Bill Has Passed House. “This bill has passed the House of Representatives and is certain to receive favorable action in the Senate after the Christmas recess. “Only a few days ago Congress took action on a bill which will give the! United States Supreme Court a mnew, spacious, adequate home, just east of the Capitol grounds and opposite the beautiful Library of Congress. This bill .authorizes the expenditure of $9,740,000 for the Supreme Court House. “Now I can appreciate the fact that & great many of you radio listeners are not familiar with the appearance of Washington, except through pictures, which convey a small part, but certain- ly not all of the rare and noble come- liness of our National Capital. “Perhaps you do not know what I mean wher. _ speak of the Mall. The Mall is a park in the heart of the Cap- ital City, extending from the Capitol Building westward to the Polomac Riv- er. It was laid out by George Wash- ington, . Thomas Jefferson and Maj. Pierre Charles L'Enfant, a young French engineer officer, who had served gal- lantly with the Americans in the Rev- lutionary War. 2 ‘When these three men first looked st the land that was to be the home of the National Government, their hearts must have fallen. Standing on the wooded eminence which was to be the site of the Capitol Building, they could see the thriving community and river port of Georgetown several miles to the northwest. There were two other small, isolated communities, Hamburg and Carrollsburg. ‘Then there was Bladensburg, far out to the northeast. Directly before them, stretching downward to the Potomac, lay a slimy, noisome marsh. “This,” said L'Enfant, indicating the expanse of tangled brush and mire, “will be & beautiful park.” Redrafted and Revised. ‘The enthusiastic Prench engineer drew his plans accordingly. They were redrafted, of course, and still later re- vised once more. But the essential elements of L'Enfant’s dream today are becoming realities in stone. “Can any American study this pic- ture and fail to find in it a real pa- triotic thrill? Washington and Jef- ferson, with the excitable, zealous L’Enfant, standing on a wooded hill. Jooking over the farm lands, woods and muck. And making out of this de- pressing landscape the most beautiful city in the world. “Ambitious? Of course, it was am- bitious. In retrospect, it seems pre- sumptuous, foolhardy. There have been only two world capitals so founded—the former Russian capital of St. Peters- burg, now Leningrad, and the newly created city of Canberra, in far Aus- “Why, in the story of the founding of our National Capital, we have one of the greatest stories of all time, one to stir the romantic imagination and quicken the pulse of every citizen. “Let us look for a moment into the plans which L’Enfant drafted with ‘Washington and JefTerson. “These were plans which Congress was in duty bound to carry out, to the best of its ability. But they were so pre- tentious that it was impossible to raise the necessary funds. Remember that, at that time, there were in this couw 3 less than 6,000,000 persons. They simply could not have borne the tremendous cost of building a National city. Wilderness in 1800. “Then let us see what happened to these plans. The country gradually was expanding westward, and new citizens were arriving from foreign lands. In 1800, when Congress moved to Wash- ington from Philadelphia, they found it almost as much a wilderness as it had been in the days when the Powhatan ‘Tribe of Indians held solemn councils at the foot of Capitol Hill. “The story goes that, in 1836, Presi- dent Andrew Jackson was becoming im- patient at the delay in beginning the present fine building which houses the Treasury Department. He walked out of the White Hous= one morning, with the worried architects and harassed public officials, and strode off to a point not far from the Whits House. Then he stopped, at the northeast corner of the present site, and thrust his cane in the ground. ‘Here, right here, he said, ‘I want the corner stone laid.’ And it was. “At the end of the Civil War, Wash- ington was a disorderly, unkempt, straggling town, mostly unpavad, poorly lighted, the park areas grown over with weeds and rank vegetation. Ii was a picture of the direst neglect. Visitors from overseas visited Washington to laugh at it, to write scornfully about this Capital City wherein the work had fallen so ridiculously short of the ambi- tious plans. ‘And_then came Shepherd. Alex- ander R. Shepherd was governor of Washington at a time when the city had a territorial existence. Shepherd also was commissioner of public works. He is a unique figure in our history. He was imbued with a burning desire to clean up Washington and make it a self-respecting seat of National Gov- ernment. He had to fight indifference, %0 he used vigorous means. Tackled Job With Vigor. “Although frequently he exceeded his authority, he tackled his job with su- rhuman vigor and resourcefulness. ith amazing disrespect for private rights, he tore down offending struc- tures, closed streets, tore up railroad | tracks, paved, lighted and beautified the city. He gave Washington its first B! of sanitation. He planted thou- s of trees. He Inclosed in a sewer the disease-breeding Tiber Creek which crawled across the city. It was dur- ing the reign of “Boss” Shepherd, as he was called, that the half-finished Washington Monument was completed, in 1884, one may still see, in this great tribute to the father of our country, the place where work was stopped and where it was begun again. “But Shepherd, the recipient of bit- ter blame and threats in his time, could not do it all. It is hard to believe that this man, who did so much for Wash- ington, should have been so hardly used by his contemporaries. But it is & fact that he was severely censored for his work, because he did mnot proceed through the regular channels. Now his name is mentioned only in praise of his red-tape-cutting and his passion Jor bullding. “Shepherd could not develop the Mall, | and the effect of this was that the plan of the city was still unfulfilled. In 1900, when’ the city was celebrating its 100th year as the seat of National Gov- ernment, President McKinley called to the White House & number of high Government officlals and the American Institute of Architects. The meeting Tevivec interest in the L'Enfant plan. Senator McMillan, then chairman of THE DOGS’ . 2%} pound had their Christmas tree. CHRISTMAS THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. TUESDAY, DECEMBER TREE : i District Poundmaster Smith followed his usual custom and the dogs at the Each canine prisoner will receive two sausages and two cakes from the packages on the tree. —Star Staff Photo. (Continued From First Page.) missioners and others in official capa- city will be among the special guests. A Natlon-wide network of the Na- tlonal Broadcasting Co. system, through station WRC, will broadcast the great carol chorus to thousands of homes in all sections of the country. It will be Washington's official announcement to the country at large that the Christmas tree of all the Natfon is ablaze with light in honor of the Christ child. As the last note of Witcomb's cornet dies, the children of Washington from the junior high schools, in conjunction with thousands of voices in the assem- blage, will join in singing “O Come All Ye Faithful” led by Dr. E. N. C. Barnes and accompanied by the ‘Marine Band. . | Secretary Wilbur will voice the Christmas greeting and formally intro- duce the President, who will light the community tree for the first time in his administration. This is the sixth year that the tree has been lighted by the President of the United States. At 6:10 o'clock, after the lighting of the tree is heralded to the whole city, the carol chorus will again sing. Such familiar refrains as “Hark, the Herald Angles Sing.” “Deck the Halls” and “Joy to the World” are included in the program. And then Alice Leake, Girl Scout of Troop 53, and Joseph Wheeler, Boy Scout of Troop 35, will present to Mrs. Hoover the Christmas greetings of the people of Washington. At exactly 6:20 o'clock the ceremonies will con- clude with the Star Spangled Banner, in which the audience will join. Communities to Celebrate. Scarcely a community in Washing- ton tonight will be without its own Christmas tree or carol service of some kind, each expressive of the holi- day spirit. Mrs. Gertrude Lyons, vice chairman of the District Federation of Music Clubs, is chairman of the carol singing. schedule throughout the city, under direction of the Christmas music committee for the 1929 tree of which Mrs, Joseph M. Stoddard, president of the Federation of Music Clubs, chairman. Busses loaned by various public utili- ty companies in and around Wash- ington_will convey the carol singers from Sherman square, after the main festivities, to the various hospitals. homes and other institutions where brief programs will be presented. Prac- tically all the theaters are offering carol numbers this evening. At the National Press Club a program of carols was rendered by the N!l.im\al‘ Capital Choir at 1:15 o'clock this after- noon, under the direction of Dr. Albert W. Harned, a member of the club. At 11:30 o'clock this evening a special carol service will be held at the Sixth Presbyterian Church, and there also will be midnight carols at the Elizabeth Somers Residence of the Y. W. C. A. Residents of Foxhall Village are car- rying out a unigque Christmas program this year, both as to holiday observance and community lighting. This activity centers about the lving tree planted in the oval of Greenwich Parkway by Harry II. Boss. At 7 o'clock this eve- ning bugles will sound a call and groups of singers with lanterns will march through the village, returning to the tree, where Santa Claus will present gifts to the youngsters. Each window in Foxhall Village. in accord- ance with the program, will glow with & simple white candle. This is believed to be the first instance in Washington where such an effective uniformity in & lighting scheme has been adopted. Trumpeters o Play Carols. Santa Claus will be Wesley Heights' guest of honor again tonight. Officers of the Community Club, assisted by | Willlam C. Miller and Allison N. Miller, have arranged for the tree celebration which has been enjoyed in this com- munity for several years. The tree stands on the property of Allison N. Miller, at Catherdral avenue and Forty- Fourth street. A 6:30 o'clock, trumpet- ers will motor slowly through Wesley Heights playing carols as a signal that the program is to begin. At 7 o'clock, the community will join in the sing- | ing of carols around the tree and there will be a short address by A. D. Call. Then Santa Claus will take a hand in nlu-l proceedings with a gift for every child. [ There will be evensong services also at the community tree at Twenty-fourth street and Rhode Island avenue north- east and the Friendship Citizens' Asso- clation, In conjunction with business men, and the Parent-Teacher Associa- tion of the Janney School has arranged to beautify and develop the Federal city. “These experts brought out what is known as the plan of 1901. In the principal phases it follows closely the L’Enfant plan, differing only in certain respects where the growth of the city and the advantage of new knowledge showed the original plan to be not feasible, “New buildings are going up and a magnificent bridge to be known as the Memorial Bridge is reaching across the Potomac to link the Lincoln Memorial with the Lee Mansion at Arlington o the Virginia shore. A beautiful me morial highway to Mount Vernon, the home of ‘the first President, is being developed,. and plans are in progress for a fine parkway extending slong the | Potomae, preserving its beauties and eliminating its defects, It is the hope of Congress that most of these projects will have been complet:d in 1932, when the National Capital is to celebrate on & magnificent scale the 2! anniver- sary of the birth of George Washing- ton.” Senator Capper closed his & calling attention to the ut President Hoover, former | MRS. I-E)OVE CAROLERS' CHRISTMAS TIDINGS TO BE BROADCAST FROM CAPITAL an elaborate program for its community tree at 6 o'clock. It will be held on the' grounds at Wisconsin avenue and Albe- marle street. The Elks’ Club Boys' Band will accompany the singing. A living tree will be lighted on this occasion in memory of the boys of the community who lost their lives during the World War. ‘Washington’s less fortunate children, those in the hospitals and orphanages and settlement houses, will not be for+ gotten In the midst of so much re- Joleing. Girl Reserves from 40 clubs will give parties and gifts during the day and evening at the following in- stitutions: Hillcrest, St. John’s Orphan- age, Baptist Orphanage, Neighborhood House, Noel House, Priendship Hoi Gallinger Hospital, Children’s Hospital, District School for Feeble Minded Children, ~ the - Associated Chariti Central Union Mission, Foundling Hos pital and Blue Ridge Preventorium. At Children’s Hospital especially, the sick little patients will receive a real Christmas treat, with trees in all the wards and toys for every child. Mis- slon_ workers throughout the city also are busy getting ready for the free Christmas dinners that will be served % homeless men and women tomorrow. Christ’s Birth to Be Theme. At practically all the churches in the city tomorrow the story of the Christ child’s birth and the significance of Christmas observance will furnish the themes for special sermons. Many of the churches will be ablaze with lighted trees and all are decorated in accord- ance with Yuletide custom. Christmas will be observed at Wash- ington Cathedral tomorrow with five services in the Bethlehem Chapel, which is devoted to a symbolic pres- entation of the story of the Holy Nativity. A sermon appropriate to Christmas will be delivered by Right Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop of Washington, at the 11 o'clock special festival service, the first portion of which will be broad- cast through Statlon WMAL over the Columbia Broadcasting System. ‘This special service will be conducted by the Very Rev. G. C. F. Bratenahl, dean of Washington Cathedral and is to be preceded by celebrations of the holy communion at 7:30 and 9:30 a.m., and a service of morning prayer at 10 o'clock. In the afternoon there will be the usual prayer service at 4 o'clock. Music for the 11 o'clock service will be provided by the Washingion Cathe- dral Choir of men and boys. The hymns and anthems include “Come, All Ye Faithf “It Came Upon a Midnight Clear," n This, the Christmas Morn, the Saviour of Mankind Was Born," and Horatio Parker's anthem, “Before the Heavens Were Spread Abroad.” ‘The service will be the fourth to be broadcast from Washington Cathedral over Nation-wide hook-ups during the past two months. In addition to the vast radio congregation it is expected there will be a large congregation par- ticipating in this year’s Christmas ob- servance of the cathedral, Station WMAL of the Columbia Broadcasting Systém will teell the story of Christmas through the medium of 31 features in a 16'-hour broadcast for Christmas day, it was an- nounced. A radio dramatization of Charles E. Dickens' “A Christmas Carol” will be the feature tonight from 11 o'clock until midnight, and at 9:30 o'clock tomorrow morning WMAL will open its Christmas day program with features originating from New York and Washington. ‘The outstanding religious feature of the program will be the local and Na- tion-wide broadcast of the Christmas ceremonials at Washington Cathedral. R TAKES PART IN SEVERAL CHRISTMAS EVENTS (Continued Pr 2 Pirst and stained glass windows telling the Christmas story, was the scene for Mrs. Hoover’s personal distribution of “fam- ily baskets.” A few worthy old wom- en were chosen for the honor of re- celving “first baskets” from her hands. Preparations had been made for a Yule- tide miracle of good will, with food for 3,000 in those high-piled, bulgy baskets. A lady bountiful in a sealskin coat of the new logwood brown shade, Mrs, Hoover has been keeping pace with Santa and has furnished almost as many sur- prises. Absolutely unannounced and unac- companied by secret service men, she arrived at the Chrisimas sale of the dis- abled veterans of Walter Reed Hospital, She bought generously, but she chose carefully and with definite purpose, In several instances, when an object of art already sold caught her faney, she accepted no substitute, but paid to have it duplicated. Her whole manner a: sured the eagerly watching veterans that she was not “buying just to be buy- ing,"” but was evaluating the work that went into their wares. And a disabled Indian soldier was overjoyed when she sked him to autograph the basket he had woven “She didn't just come dashing in and go dashing right out again,” was the appreciative comment at the Thrift Shop, & “permanent rummage sale” con- ducted by four of the Capital's charities, For Mrs. Hoover lingered fully 20 minutes, making the rounds of the counters, commenting on this doll and that doll, in & collection of a hundred, before she took her own doll purchases home to the White House o be sent to her grandchildren. At the “kiddie bag” party of Central Union Mission, where she tried so hard Coolidge and Secretary of the ury Mellon, in support of beau: the Senate committee on the District of Columbia, was authorized by Con- gress to employ a special commission of experts to discuss the ‘8&5! means the National Capital. It is fitting, le | said, that the greatest nation in tie | world should have the most beautiful | capital, succeed, she several times put a friend); arm across the shoulders of some l'.tle girl. And she stooped down to talk to Marguerite Wynkoop on her own level when she presented with a frowsy- haired, long-legged | cock, assistant postmaster. They haven't i values of the small and large packages j2nd in the city than they did iast year, E.0. LEATHERWOOD OF UTAH DIES HERE Health Broken in Battle on| Swing-Johnson Bill for Boulder Dam. By the Assoclated Press. ! Representative Elmer O. Leatherwood ' of Utah, died early this afternoon at | Garfleld Hospital, where he had been a | patient for several weeks. i The Utah Representative was born ! on a farm in Southern Ohio and was | 57 years of age. Leatherwood's home was in Salt Lake | City. The Utah member was one of the | Republican stalwarts in the House, For a number of years Leatherwood was & member of both the irrigation and public lands committees. This brought him in contact with much of the legislation affecting Western States, particularly in regard to reclamation and irrigation development. His long fight against the Swing- Johnson bill caused a breakdown in health several years ago and at that time he was absent from the Capital for an extended period. He recovered, however, and his friends thought he had regained the constitution which he had prior to his first serious illness. JOURNAL CRITICIZES INFLUENZA REPORT Says Research of Dr. Falk Does Not Warrant Claim of Ise- lation of Germ. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, December 24.—Publishing the preliminary report of Dr. I. S. Falk on his isolation of the influenza germ, the Journal of the American Medical Association in this week's issue says that while Dr. Falk's work is of great interest, it does not warrant the as- sumption that the way to an influenza vaccine has been found. ‘The Journal asserts that “to intimate, as was done in numerous interviews, editorials, and other publicity relative to this discovery, that the way is now clear for.a vaccine or antitoxin or any other specific method of treating in- fluenza is to go far beyond the actual evidence provided by this bacteriologic research.” A previous issue of the Journal, whichi is edited by Dr. Morris Fish- bein, denounced Mr. Falk's announce- ment of his work as “unwarranted” and declared that the furore caused by it was inexcusable. ‘The preliminary report in the cur- rent Journal was read before the Bacteriology Club of the University of Chicago December 12. Dr. Falk is pro- fessor of hlvwkne and bacteriology at the university, He will leave shortly the professorship to head the commit- tee on the cost of medical care at ‘Washington, “The University of Chicago investi- gators do not seem to have gone f: beyond previous research on influenza,” says the Journal. ASHORE. British Motor Ship Silverway Re- quires Salvage Assistance. LONDON, December 24 (#)—Lloyd's advices from Macassar, in the Dutch East Indies, state that the British motor vessel Silveray, from San Francisco for Surabaya, Java, ran ashore and requires salvage assistance. The Silveray, 4,535 tons gross, left San Francisco on November 19 and touched at Los Angeles and Calcutta. RECORD CHRISTMAS MAIL HERE HANDLED BETTER THAN EVER (Continued From First Page.) year than last, according to W. H. Hay- filled a proportionate increase in the number of sacks of mail, but Mr. Hay- cock thinks that is only an indication that the gifts are coming in smaller packages this year. Of the relative the postmaster has nothing to say. Capital folk, according to Mr. Hay- cock, have sent 7 per cent more sacks of mail to their friends out of town & big increase. More Greeting Cards. From December 16 until yesterday the local post office had handled 4 per cent more greeting cards and letters than during the Christmas rush season last year. Last week 12,000,000 pleces of this sort of mail went through the local post office, as against half that number in normal times. ‘The volume of outgoing rlrcel post. packages was 3 per cent larger this Christmas than last Christmas, and 2 per cent more packages came into the city, according to the computation of Mr. Haycock, made on the basis of mafl sacks handled and not according to the number of packages handled. Five per cent more was spent this year by the people of the Capital in sending gifts to their friends. That the Capital’s Christmas stock- ing will overflow even more than these figures indicate is expected by Mr. Hay- cock, who reveals that, due to bad weather in the West, a great deal of mail may have been held up and not arrived in the Capital in time for de- livery. A vast amount of Christmas mail in parcels and letters, comes to the Capital, and it is thought that much of this which been on the way during the recent bad weather has been on trains that were held up. { Praises Local Post Offices. Mr. Haycock was enthusiastic in his praise of the work of the local post office this year. “I have been with the Post Office here for 42 years and never in all that time have I seen the Post Office in such fine shape at the close of a holiday rush mail season. From all the figures I can gather, it is to be the biggest and best Christmas the city has ever seen, and the Post Office has handled all this work in great fashion. The postman has earned his Christmas rest as never before.” It has taken a vast amount of help to keep all this mail moving in record fashion. More than 2,000 persons have been employed, and thereby given a chance to earn some extra Christmas money, to help the regular force of the Post Office through the trying time. ‘The Post Office has employed 1,343 extra clerks, 756 extra carriers, 92 ex- tra laborers and 56 extras in the motor service, Last Mall Today, ‘The last mail—that is, the letters and lreallng cards—goes out of the Post Office this afternon at 2:30 o'clock, with some sections getting their final deliveries a little earlier. ‘The final parcel deliveries will be made until about 6 o'clock tonight, to keep the packages straight and didn't | working and no' deliveries Al l The Post Office will be closed tight from midnight tonight until midnight tomorrow night, none of the clerks being made. Only a staff to handle the mlfis from the incoming trains will be kept at 24, 1929, Members of the Belgian royal family who were intended victims of a plot sald to have been discovered by Belgian and Italian police in connection with the forthcoming marriage of Princess Marie Jose of Belgium to Crown Prince Hum- bert of Italy. Princess Jose is shown above with King Albert, Queen Elizabeth and Crown Prince Leopold of Belgium. The plot is said to have contemplated the bombing of the Italian royal train which will convey the King and Queen to Italy for the wedding. —International Photo. TWODEASAUTD AND BUS COLLDE Prominent Washington Attor- ney Is Among Injured in Traffic Toll. Two perons were killed and 20 others injured, 2 seriously, in the holiday traffic of Washington and nearby Mary- * land and Virginia yesterday, which was particularly heavy despite icy streets and highways. Mrs. Charles S. Boomer, 31, and J. W, White, 35, both of 1214 O street, were killed yesterday afternoon while en route to Norfolk with the woman's huse band to join the Boomer children and White’s family. Chritmas celebrations awaited the three. The husband, C. 8. Boomer of the same address, was seriously injured. The accident occurred on the Rich- mond Highway near Fredericksburg. The other serious injury befell Prank J. Kelly, prominent Washington attor- ney, who sustained a possible fracture of the pelvis and internal injuries when his automobile collided with another vehicle yesterday afternoon at Four- teenth and B streets. Many Minor Collisions. ‘While the treacherous going resulted in numerous minor" collisions in Washs ington yesterday and early today, only 13 persons were injured enough to re- quire hospital attention. Different versions were given of the BYRD PROMOTION PLEASES HIS PARTY News of Advancement Is Re- ceived With Cheers in Little America. By Radio to The Star and New York Times. LITTLE AMERICA, Antarctica, De- cember 23.—The news that Comdr. Byrd had been made a rear admiral for his exploration in the Antarctic caused pleasure to every one in camp. The importance of the work done this season had brought to hany men the thought that possibly there would be national recognition of it, but the promotion came unexpectedly and brought happiness to every man in the expedition, ‘They were unaffectedly glad that his work in scientific exploration, both here and in the north, had won his new rank. Sends Thanks of Men. “It is, of courss, not possible for me to express how grateful I am,” said Admiral Byrd. “We had no idea that Congress would so generously recognize the work of the expedition. “What we have been able to do has been entirely due to the earnestness jnd efficiency of the fellows who came with me. They have devoted themselves with a complete unselfishness to the success of our enterprise. “Never was a leader more fortunate in his men. So since it is they who have brought this honor to me, I send their thanks along with mine.” The first word came a few days ago when press reports sald that a bill would be introduced in Congress. Then came word that it had passed the Sen- ate and last night we heard that it had gone through the House quickly and had already been signed by the President. There was as much jubilation as though a dangerous fiight had been successfully finished, and every one smiled and said, “That's greatl” Give Congratulations. ‘The chief had been out for a walk on the inlet and when he came in several men lined up by the door the way side-boys stand at the gangway, all of them grinning from ear to ear, and unlike side-boys began to applaud and say, “Congratulations,” admiral!™ Every one in the room jumped to his feet and stood at attention. The new admiral knew then what had happened and he looked a little embarrassed as the stood there for a smiling. " he sald, looking around the room full of men, “you fellows made me a rear admiral. You did the work.” ‘Then the crowd pushed forward and shook his hand, calling him admiral until under the unfamiliar title he looked as though he wanted to get out of sight. It was a sincerely warm and enthusiastic feeling of congratulation and Admiral Byrd showed that he felt it deeply. Every one felt that it was the best Christmas present the expedi- tion could have had. (Copyright,’ 1929, by the New York Times 0. and the St. Louls Post-Dispaich. Al rights for publication reserved throughout the world.) g i MERCHANTS LIKE TRAFFIC HANDLING Association Believes Parking on F and G Streets Is Not Congestion Cause. A \etter commending police traffic officers for their efficiency in handling the vehicular and pedestrian traffic in the downtown section during the Christmas shopping season was sent to Commissioner Dougherty today by the Merchants and Manufacturers’ As- soclation, Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan, president of the organization, praised the man- ner in which the officers kept the extra load of traffic moving and prevented bad tangles, at the same time keeping the safety and of the great throngs of pedestrians in mind. The association, Gen. Stephan states, is especially pleased with the traffic handling since authorities abandoned the plan which had been suggested for abolishing all parking on F and G streets in the downtown section during the Christmas season. The assoclation expressed the belief that the parking does not seriously adg to the congestion. . BANDEON CERT. By the United States Soldlers' Home Band Orchestra, at Stanley Hal this afternoon, at 5:30 o'clock, John g M. Zimmermann, bandmaster; Anton Pointner, assistant leader, March, “The Rifle Range”. ‘The Magle Flute”..’ Mogart cte—"In a Monastery Gar. (intermezzo) . Le! Scenes from musical comedy “Giori~ anna” . Priml work, and these will have all the in- coming matter in shape for immediate handl! the force goes o work at midnight tomorrow. Chinese_eharacteristic, “Ah ¢ Valse Lente, “Magic Shadows" Finale, “Gotta Feelin' for You', “ime. Star Wpangieq Beoier s Al | o Simmons Is Given Donkey, Toy Ark As Birthday Gifts Fight on Portables Is Recalled in Presents From Friends. Chairman Simmons of the subcom- mittee handling the District appropria- tion bill in the’ House will be 38 years old tomorrow. Last night a number of his personal friends caught him by surprise in his home and helped to celebrate the anniversary. Because Mr. Simmons is such an ar- dent Republican he was presented with a toy donkey which carried this verse: “!tf"s wild and woolly and full of eas “And has never been curried below the knees. “Not from the East, but from the t, West, “wnl:h Grundy concedes to be the test.” As a facetious reminder of Mr. Sim- mons’ campaign for elimination of the portables he was presented with a Noah's Ark on which was printed the sign “The First Portable.” Another toy house was tagged “Propaganda Building,” referring to Mr. Simmons’ recent statement on the floor of the House that the portable structures were school au- thorities to stress the fact that addi- tional funds were needed for properly housing the school children in the Cap! . DRY” EDRGAN FLAYS MCORMICK Senator Harris Says Crime Commissioner Encourages Law Violators. By the Associated Press. President Hoover conferred today with Senator Harris of Georgia, who has demanded the removal from the Law Enforcement Commission of Fed- eral Judge Paul J. McCormick. The Georglan, a leader among those who have expressed dissatisfaction with the procedure of the commission, said that he had been called to the White House by Mr. Hoover. He would make no comment on the nature of the dis- cusston, Judge Paul J. McCormick, the Geor- gian contends, is “such a partisan against the prohibition enforcement law that, however honest he may be, he is unfitted to hold office on the com- mission. Harris’ criticism followed McCor- mick’s assertions that the invasion and search of private dwellings without warrants was an outstanding evil of present prohibition enforcement and that “third degree methods, as indulged in today, are wrong.” McCormick “Disfurbs Prohibitionists.” In a formal statement, Harris de- clared that “the prohibition forces of the country will greatly disturbed if the President does not remove this man, who has encouraged anti-pro- lhlbltionisu as well as violators of the law.” Harris, & Democrat, and an out- spoken “dry,” is the author of a resc- lution calling upon President Hoover to obtain for transmittal to Congress a preliminary report on the work of the commission. Senator Glass, Democrat, Virginia, has joined him in opposing the appropriation of any more funds for the maintenance of the commission until a report is recelved. Glass Differs With Harris. Glass, however, does mnot share his view regarding McCormick. He sald in Lynchburg, Va., last night, that it was not his “idea” that the commission “was appointed to find out something that would please any particular group in Congress, but was appointed to as- certain the facts, regardless of the con- clusion the facts might si nlgy." It is the duty of the individual mem- bers of the commission and of the com- mission as a whole, he said, to report the result of the investigation now in progress ithout respect to whom it would please or displease.” Borah and Jones “Interested.” Borah of Idaho and Jones of Wash- ington, both Republican “drys” were interested in Judge MsCormick’s views, but would make no comment. Jones plans an early interview with members of the commission to lay before them u Tequest for an early report. In addition to his remarks regarding search of homes and “third-degree methods,” which he said he advanced on his own behalf and not for the commission, Judge McCormick said his colleagues had concluded that two major problems, prohibition enforce- ment and official lawlessness, demand immediate settlement. He also criticized governmental procedure and asserted JURY HOLDS BURKE AS MASSACRE AID Markings of Bullets That Killed Gangsters Shown at Inquest. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, December 24.—Fred Burke was spotted on the microscopic tabs of sclence today and labeled a participant in the St. Valentine's day massacre of seven Moran gangsters. A new science to cope with the cun- ning of crime—ballistics, the finger- prints of bullets—was used by Col. Cal- vin Goddard, New York expert, to pre- sent evidence to a coroner’s jury of six prominent Chicagoans that immediately brought a murder charge against Burke. Magnified many times, the grooves and markings of bullets that raked at least two of the massacred gangsters were shown in the analysis of ballastics to be identical with bullets fired from a machine zun found in the arsenal at Burke's St. Joseph, Mich., hideaway. SIMMONS DENIES SCHOOL LIGHTING BLAME IN LETTER (Continued From First Page.) the wiring would be done if and when funds were secured. “I am, of course, unable to say who gave the newspapers the information upon which they based their statements. It appears that they received it from some one in authority in the school building, and as a result have conveyed an erroncous view to the public of ‘Washington. “I am unable to understand why the school authorities persist in propagating the impression in Washington that they desire to do certain things, such as equip portables with lights, but are un- able to do so because of lack of appro- *| priations. “For the fiscal years 1926 to 1930, in- clusive, there has been appropriated for repairs and improvements to buildings and grounds $2,529,610. This money is available for the installation of electric lighting in school buildings. It is not necessary to ‘borrow’ from the repair fund for that purpose—the appropria- tion is made for that purpose. During the fiscal years 1926 to 1929 $228,043 was spent from that fund for electrical work in public school buildings. Congress Added $75,000. “When the hearings were held on the 1926 bill you testified that the installa- tion of electricity for artificial light- ing purposes must likewise be paid out of the repair and improvement funds. That year, Congress increased the bud- get estimates for repairs and improve- ments $75,000. “In the hearings on the 1927 bill you testified that 10 per cent of this fund was set aside for emergencies and that the balance was allotted in the following order of importance: (1) elimination of fire hazards; (2) health, including such items as lighting, heat- ing, etc.; (3) painting; (4) all other el n 4 h “Again in the hearing on the 1027 bill you stated that -the program this year contemplated putting electric lights in every one of our buildings that remained unlighted by electricity, so that item will be taken care of. A great deal of attention has been given in the last few years to that particular need, and we have adopted a program over the past two or three years, which, if carried out this year without any un- forseen demand on the amount of money available for this purpose, will be completed so that all the buildings will be lighted with electricity.” "Again in 1927, Congress increased the appropriation for repairs and improve- ment $75,000 over the estimate of the Bureau of the Budget. “Again on the testified, as you did in 1927, as to the allocation of funds within the appro- priations. Unspent Balance Sufficient. “Certainly, when we increased your appropriation in 1927 by $75,000, we had a right to expect that what you testified would be done with that money would be carried out before the Winter of 1929. For the fiscal years 1926 to 1930, there was allowed to lapse an un- expended balance in the repairs and improvement fund of $5,631. This fund is sufficient to have electrified 26 of the 1928 bill, Mr. Kramer D accident in which Mrs. Boomer and ‘White were killed. Boomer, the third occupant of the car, declared the auto- mobile was on_ the right-hand side of the road when hit by a passenger bus as the latter skidded in rounding a curve, Other witnesses said the auto swerved into the bus as White attempted to pass a State snow plow. ; The collision was head-on, and the heavy bus, loaded with 20 passengers, plowed through the light sedan. White, who was driving, was instantly crushed to death where he sat behind the wheel. Kelly Reported Improving. Mr. Kelly's condition was reported as improving at Casualty Hospital today. He was injured when the automobile he was driving was in a collision with a truck operated by George Kreafle, 20 years old, of Baltimore, Md., who was arrested by Patrolman E. J. Spence of the fifth precinct and charged with reckless driving. John J. Doolan, 28 years old, who, with Kelly, maintains law offices in the Denrike Building, at 1010 Vermont ave= nue, was riding in Kelly’s machine and sustained scalp lacerations, contusions and a wrenched left ankle. Kelly, who is 38 years old, formerly was an assistant district attorney, re- signing about five years ago to enter rivate practice. He resides at the ardman Park Hotel. Four persons were serlously injured when their automobile left the "slip- pery Washington-Baltimore Boulevard near Laurel, Md., early today and crashed into a telegraph pole. The injured, all from Bult'more, are W. H. Ledbeter and Jonn McNamara, both of whom had fizctured thighs, and two women who were removed to the University Hospital, Baltimore, before rolice could learn :heir “identity. One of the women is said to have a frac- tured skull. On Trip Over Holidays. ‘The party was.bound toward Wash- ington: on their way to North Carol tor the holidays. The machine was coms pletely’ dempolished. Icy streets made it extremely diffi- cult to check the momentum of heavy vehicles and two collisions were re- ported late yesterday and last night between bus and street car, Six bus passengers sustained minor injuries, The more serious of the two accl- dents accurred about 9:30 o'clock last night at New Hampshire avenue and Upshur street. A Washington Railway & Electric Co. car, operated by Motor- man William Mills of the Four-and-a- Half street barns, proceeding west on Upshur street, - was struck by a bus owned by the same company and driven south on New Hampshire ave- nue by Herhert M. Jewell, 3223 Eight eenth stred, northeast, who was une able to check the skidding machine, Passengers of both street car and bus were thrown from their seats by the impact. Traffic was tied up until the street car, put out of commission by the collision, was moved away. Almost all of the bus passengers were shaken up and bruised. Only five of them, however, required hospital treat- ment. They were Maj. and Mrs. J: H. Reynolds of 4714 Sixth street, Pvt, Vincent M. Pizygochi, 35, of the United States Coast _Artillery, and his wife, Mrs, Norah Pizygochi, 31, and Miss Martha C. Parke, 21, of 1207 Park road, All but Maj. and Mrs. Reynclds were treated at Emergency Hospital by Dr. J. E. Lewis of the staff for slight cuts and bruises. The Army officer and his wife were taken to Walter Reed Hos- pital for first aid. Similar Accident Earlier. About five hours earlier a similar ac- cident occurred at Fourteenth and Bu- chanan streets. The collision was be- tween a Rapid Transit Co. bus, oper- ated by Donald Payne, 703 Varnum street, and a Capital Traction Co. street car, operated by Thomas Dyer of the Fourteenth street car barns. C. B, Myers, 23, of 10 Prospect street, Cherry- dale, Va., a passenger in the bus, was cut on the right side of his face by flying glass. He was taken to the office of Dr. H, E. Wood, 4322 Kansas avenue, for treatment. Policeman Sidney H. Miles of the eleventh precinct was cut and bruised about the head and body late yesterday when his machine was in collision with a coal truck on the Marlboro pike just beyond the District line. Miles was taken to the Casualty Hospital in the eley~ enth precinct patrol. Cornelius Wheel- er, colored,. 24, of 516 Third street southwest, driver of the truck, was taken to Providence Hospital in a pass- ing truck and treated for lacerations to his face and left shoulder. A collision between two automobiles at Kentucky avenie and C straet south- east yesterday afternoon resulted in minor injuries to Ralph Givens, 16, 1505 street southeast, a passenger in one of the cars. He was treated at Casualty Hospital for cuts on his right wrist sus- tained from flying glass. The machines Were operated by Hugh S. Morris, 524 Fourteenth street southeast, and John F. Farley, 108 Sixth street southeast. Boy Cyclist Injared. Walter Turk, 16, of 2004 Perry street northeast, was knocked from his bicycle by an autcmobile as he was riding east on Pennsylvania avenue in front of the State, War and Navy Building-last eve- ning. He was treated at Emergency portables, according to your figures, without curtalling an; - ture_fl:hfl. was ml‘de. s “The repair shop advises me cost will be about $125 per &‘?&fi’: 50 that the total cost of this installa- tion will be between $10,000 and “In view of the testimony of - self and Mr. Kramer that {n lhn”:;- penditures from the repair and im. {vaemeflt fund that ‘health, including ighting,’ were second in importance only to the elimination of fire gom: in view of the fact that Congress has appropriated for that purpose $150,000 more than recommended by the Bu- reau of the Budget in the last five years, in view of the fact that there has been available a total in five years of $2529.610, it would appear that that the machinery of the law was an- iquated and in need of more up-to- date | the portables could have and should have been electrified. Whr, then, has it not peen done?” Hospital for a fracture of the left knee. The automobile was operated by Jona- than H. Brewer, 27, of Glen road, Je:ell. Xn. oseph Ferrieria, 29, of Hyattsville, Md, was treated at Casuall Hospital yesterday for lacerations to his left hand sustalned when the automobile he was driving - was in collision at Thirteenth and D streets southeast with a car operated by Joseph H. Sweeney, 47, of ‘Twenty-third street. g Others slightly hurt last night in- clude Charles E. Walker, colored, 10, ©of 1032 Fourth street, and Mary Ellen Bowman, colored, 54, of 810 Twenty- fourth street. P Burned Woman Left Jewels BOSTON, December 24 (&).—Jewels valued at $1,000 and a bank book show- ing a balance of $1,000 have been found in a safe deposit box of the first Mrs.. Babe Ruth, who perished in a fire, s | Y ! y