Evening Star Newspaper, January 14, 1930, Page 16

TA—16 =% PARENT-TEACHER PROGRAM PLANNED Officers of Association Out- line Denver Conference Ac- tivities at Meeting Here. How to help the parent understand the new problems confronting his chil- dren in a modern age will be the cen- Aral theme of the National Congress of | Parents and Teachers, meeting at Den- ver in May. This has been decided by a com- mittee of 19 officers of the association, who met at the Martinique Hotel yes- terday to formulate a program for the ennual convention 3 | It was pointed out at the preliminary | conference that the parent’s under- | standing of conditions under which his children go to school, work or play is handicapped because the conditions have undergone a revolutionary change | in the past 20 vears. | This problem of readjustment, on which the congress will concentrate, has ( been termed “The New World Chai- | Jenge.” | The conference here, called and pre- sided over by Mrs. 8. N. N. Marrs of Austin, Tex., national president of the congress, is being attended by seven | ‘Washington women. [ They are: Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter, president of the District Congress; Mrs. Charles E. Roe and Mrs. E. C. Kendell, field workers for the organization; Mrs. Arthur C. Watkins, executive secretary of the District group; Miss Frances Hays, extension secretary of the Dis-| trict ' Congress: Miss Charl Williams, | chairman of the educational commif tee, National Congress, and Miss Flor- | ence Ward, manager of the work in the rural districts conducted by the | National Congress. J. Elmer Morgan, manager of publi- | cations here for the congress, also is | attending the conference, which will close tonight following a business ces- sion this morning and this afternoon. Another highlight of the convention program, the committee decided, will be a conference on child education in the churches, to be conducted on the opening day by Dr. Valeria Parker,| well known New York child specialist and social hygiene expert. Mrs, John Hayes of Twin Falls, Idaho, acting manager of the bureau of pub- licity for the national congress, is at- tending the meeting here. | | S. J. HENRY IS NAMED DEFENDANT IN SUIT Removal as Trustee of Corcoran Courts Apartment Asked by Bethesda Woman. Removal of Samuel J. Henry, presi- dent of the F. H. Smith Co., as a trustee under a deed of trust securing $800,000 in bonds on the Corcoran Courts Apartments, is asked in a suit filed by Mrs. Nancy De Land of Bethes- da, Md., through Attorney W. Gwynn Gardiner, in the District Supreme Court late yesterday afternoon. Also named as defendants are Morris Cafritz, builder of the apartment; Henry J. Robb and Robert M. Taylor. Cafritz, it is alleged, guaranteed the bonds, of which Mrs. De Land owns $2,000 worth, and it is declared that he all has had to take up a deficiency of $100,000 under his guaranty. Interest and amortization payments Men’s Suits or Overcoats 75¢c Ladies’ and Men’s Felt Hats Cleaned & Blocked 513 11th St. NW. | prove fatal, according to hospital au- ANNOUNCING The Opening of a $50,000 Strictly Modern Cleaning and Dyeing Plant and Shop, Now Open for Your Inspection at 3108 M STREET N.W. TR REDUCED PRICES 24 Years of Quality Service—NOW— Improved Facilities—Increased Efficiency Cleaned & Pressed | Cleaned & Pressed | Cleaned & Pressed 50c CLOTHES DOCTOR, Inc. “MODERN PILLS FOR CLOTHING ILLS” CLEANERS AND DYERS i 3 CONVENIENT LOCATIONS f | | 3108 M Street N.W. are being made to Henry, as trustee, it is stated, and because of the litiga- tion against the Smith company here and in New York and the fact that $70,000 of Smith company's funds were in a suburban Maryland bank which is now in the hands of a recelver, the plaintiff asks for an accounting. STRAUS BANK AIDE KILLED IN PLUNGE H. 5 Martin Falls or Leaps to| Death From New York Apartment. By the Associatea Press. NEW YORK, January 14.—Herbert | Spencer Martin, 47 yars old, a vice | president of S. W. Straus & Co., invest- | ment bankers, early today either fell or | jumped to his death from a window of his ninth-floor apartment in Park avenue. \ His body was found in the rear court- yard by a house employe and a passerby wWho heard the thud as the body struck the ground. Mr. Martin also was a vice president of the Ambassador Hotels Cor- poration. His wife, the former Madeline Straus, daughter of the banker, told police he | had suffered a nervous breakdown a | year and a half ago and that they had | been plannnig to sail today for Europe to consult nerve specialists. WOMAN BADLY BURNED IN BLAZE AT RESIDENCE Ethel Burley, 39 years old, colored, is in a critical condition at Casualty Hos- pital with burns of the entire body and face which she received at a fire at her home, 39 DeFrees street, shortly before noon today. Her burns are expected to thorities. The woman was asleep in her bed- room at the time and failed to awaken when the fire started from an over- heated stove. Firemen responding to the alarm found her in bed and re- moved her from the house, after which members of Fire Rescue Squad No. 1 administered first aid treatment and then rushed her to the hospital, where she was placed under the care of Dr. Louis Jimal. ‘The bedroom of the home was gutted by the flames, but quick work by the }f}remen saved the remainder of the ouse. FOR COLDS AND THROAT TROUBLES Ladies’ Long Coats 1 10c All Neckties Cleaned & Pressed 1755 Penna. Ave. NW. Out Today! Your grocer and delicatessen sell them . . . and they will be served at lunch counters and fountains. Something Fudgettes, 3 for 5¢c (Box of 15 for 25c) A New Product of HOLMES & Son Deliciously Smooth Chocolate Cake With Rich Chocolate Frosting Ditferent! THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, REROUTING OF CARS ASKED BY CITIZENS Stanton Park Association ‘ Wants Traffic Situation | Remedied in Neighborhood. | was at this point that Policeman Ross Kaylor was killed recently when his motor cycle ran into a street car on the Thirteenth and D streets line. The association is on record in favor of reversing the direction in which the street cars run on C and D streets. C street is a one-way westbound street for automobiles, and the street cars now run east on the same street, returning west- ward on D street. The association has asked the Public Utilities Commission to order that the street cars run east on D street and west on C street. A motion was also adopted urging that the Traffic Bureau put up boule- vard stop signs on all cross streets along Maryland avenue from the Capitol to Fifteenth and H streets northeast. Sev- | eLatl fl:e]mh"ers‘o}l“me ‘saz;cln:%ntpg}nmd - | out at last night's meeting that Mary- Street car and automobile traffic con- | PIE O% 'AS NIEhUs meeting that Mefy: ditions on C and D streets and Mary- | night by automobiles going to and com- land avenue northeast occupled the at- | ing from the Baltimore boulevard. tention of the Stanton Park Citizens'| m Micnu‘r’ltt ;‘arttms co‘nstdnnt trnf;lr 1t | was declared that there is danger of ac- 3:‘”;‘:‘};: '; :"*’ ,"]“’“t“'”ly h"““““ In| Ciflents, sapecially from trafh seeking e Peabody School last night. to cross the avenue. The through traffic The situation at Sixth and C streets on this thoroughfare, it was pointed out, northeast was particularly criticized. It | IS increasing every year. D. C. TUESDAY, 1930. POLICEMAN.FACES DEPARTMENT TRIAL George L. Aikens Accused| After Conviction for Liquor Possession. JANUARY 14, quantity of alleged liquor was seized. His arrest by Maryland police brought his automatic suspension from duty with the Washington force. Trial Not Yet Set. The date for his trial before the Police Trial Board has not yet been set. At the same time Aikens was trans- ferred from motor cycle to foot patrol the assignmeht of eight privates in the department, as follows: W. G. Fuller, from duty as station clerk, Detective | Bureau, to foot_patrol duty, fourteenth precinct: R. J. Fraser, from foot patrol, sixth precinct, to duty as station clerk, Detective Bureau; Hendrik Boese, from fourteenth to sixth precinct. Precinct Changes. Formal papers charging Motor Cycle| 1, L. Leitch, from fifth to eleventh | Policeman George L. Afkens with con- | precinct; C. P. Paul, eleventh to fifth duct prejudicial to the reputation of the | precinct: Jeremiah Mills, from motor- Police Department were drawn up to- | cycle patrol to foot patfol duty in the day at police headquarters. Aikens was | fourteenth precinct; M. N. Carpenter given a sentence of eight months at |from foot patrol to motorcycle patrol Rockville yesterday on a charge of |duty in the fourteenth precinct. and W. liquor possession. H. Bell, from foot patrol duty. tenth He was arrested December 28 at his | preninct, to motorcycle patrol, seventh home in Montgomery County. A | precinct. STORE-WIDE ADOLPH BEHRMANN DIES SUDDENLY AT HOME HERE Shoe Dealer, Native of Germany, Had Made His Residence in Georgetown 40 Years. Adolph Behrmann, 69 years old, for | 35 years a shoe dealer of Georgetown, died suddenly yesterday at his resi- dence, 3280 N street. Funeral services, with Rabbl A. Simons officiating, will be held tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock | at the residence, Burial will be in the | Washington ~ Hebrew Congftgation | | Cemetery. | A native of Germany, Mr. Behr-| | mann came to this country 40 years ago, establishing a residence in George- town. He entered the shoe business, in which he was continuously engaged for | 35 years. He was a member of the Odd | Fellows and the Washington Hebrew Congregation. Besides his widow, Mrs. Sophie B. Behrmann, he is survived by two sons, Rudolph and Albert Behrmaon, and a | daughter, Miss Paula Behrmann. | ror LINENS VISIT BERBERICH’S 1200 F St. Organized Resporls_ibility Use Yellow Cabs and Black and White Cabs Owned and Operated by Mid-Winter Clearance Only once a season comes this important sales announcement from Sidney West, Inc. But it’s worth waiting six months for! We have priced our regular Fall and Winter stocks of Suits, Overcoats and Men’s Furnishings for immediate clearance. 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Entire Stock of FRUHAUF, WESTYLE, STEIN-BLOCH we T3 OVERCOATS At Great Savings Four-Piece Sports Suits Included Were $40 Were $45 Were $60 Were $65 HIGHER PRICED CLOTHES '/ REDUCED IN PROPORTION Mid-Winter Clearance Were $50 Were $70 Were $55 Now$ 2950 | Now$ 3350 | Now$ 37 50 | now$4. 1 50 Were $75 Now$4.4-50 | Now$4.850 | Now $5 50 Now$5550 FORMAL WEAR EXCEPTED Fancy Negligee Shirts Plain colors, striped collar-attached and styles; demi-bosom Were $3.00 3.50 & $4 . 6.00 . 7.50 .. 1000 (Silk) . Pigskin Gloves Special $295 WOOLEN HALF SILK SH and figured; in collar-to-match shirts included. Now .$1.95 IRTS WHITE ENGLISH NOwW $L15 BROADCLOTH $195_9$2.8_83.95 Prices on Men’s Furnishings Neckwear Now .. 98¢ ....8L15 .. 1.85 Sweaters & Golf Hose 25% Less Starting Wednesday (INCORPORATED) 14th and G Streets N.W. EUGENE C. GOTT, President at 8 A.M.l