Evening Star Newspaper, January 16, 1930, Page 17

G DEVEOPENT PROBLENS TAREN UPBY ARCTEES Land Subdivision Discussed at Opening Meeting by M. C. Hazen. NEED TO BANK STREETS AND HIGHWAYS FORESEEN Charles W. Eliot Makes Address to Landscape Men on L’Enfant Plan. Expert comment on the subject of developing Washington as a city of | beauty and utility was forthcoming this morning at the opening meeting of the American Society of Landscape Architects at the Willard Hotel. Members of the society and guests were welcomed to the thirty-first an- nual meeting by Charles Moore, chair- man of the National Commission of Fine Arts, and on behalf of the organi- zation Arthur A. Shurtleff, president, responded. % t the morning meeting, papers were ?tcsenud by Melvin C. Hazen, suyveyor for the District of Columbia, who dis- cussed the topic “Land Subdivision Problems in the National Capital,” and Charles W. Eliot, 2d, city planner for the National Capital Park and Planning Commission, who discussed the topic “L’Enfant as a Landscape Architect.” The largest problem of today, said Mr. Hazen, in respect to subdivision of is the traffic. No one :nohws u‘xg t of s in traffic, and he sai :‘hw‘t emfld highways will have to be banked to care for “the ever-increas- ing speed.” Three Periods Reviewed. Reviewing the three periods in the de- ‘velopment 'cf ‘Washington, the L'Enfant ‘plan period of 1790, the period without control to 1888 and the period with Mount Pleasant, Wi and the like, which, he said, “were cre- ated without regard to ug_e city plan or the adjoining properties. tunto" e oatiime ot he LERlAnt e oul e O | that the feet wide, he said: ee“Fersmully, T do not believe that this should be disturbed without very in the matter of v divider must divide his land to me:t ve the sul correct this trend of concentration into congested areas and-apartments.” Assessments Favored. Alluding to the three methods by which the District carries out its street gu.u—cubdlmum of land and dedica- of theh;:’m:;l, M::d‘l‘:fdn dby the roprietor through unsul led prop- Erty and by condemnation—Hazen ex- pressed the opinion the opening of a street is & local bénefit, and that as- sessments should be made. He said the District Commissioners have about 45 mdemmmn proceedings pending in court. s » “Without an adequate control of the division of land now subdivisions are eet the improvements finally reach that point,” he said. “‘Education of our citizens’ associa- tions and civic bodies to the import. ance of an adequate and comprehensive city plan, and the willing co-operation of the citizens, are important agencies in assisting the municipality in carry- ing out an advisable plan.” | Mr. Eliot described in illumipating | manner how L'Enfant went at the job President Washington gave him. He| explained that his presentation was| the exposition of a theory evolved by William T. Partridge, architectural | consultant to the Planning Commis- sion, which “has been derived,” Mr. Eliot said, “from study of L'!‘n(-m‘p‘ ‘reporm and letters and of the plan/ tself. Has Claim to New Method! “If Mr. Partridge is correct in his analysis,” said Eliot, “and I believe him to be, L’Enfant could justly claim to have originated a new method of procedure in city planning. Over 130 years ago L'Enfant demonstrated the | Wisdom and importance of those prin- | ciples of design which have since be- | come known as the art of landscape architecture.” : ‘The Potomac River was the subject of treatment in discussion at luncheon which the members attended at the Willard, and illustrated slides were shown., presentative Louis C. Cram- ton of Maryland; L. W. Wallace, secre- tary of the American Engineering Coun- ell, and Lieut. Col. U. 8. Grant, 3d, di- rector of the Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks, spoke at the lunch- eon. This afternoon the members and their guests were cautioned to wear oid clothes for a trip to Great Falls and a walk along Potomac Gorge and Po- towmack Canal. ‘The members of the National Park and Planning Commission and the Na- tional Commission of Fine Arts will be guests of the soclety at the annual dinner this e"mn’I in the Willard Hotel. The affair will be informal. ‘The society will be in session through | Saturday afternoon. $1,000 REWARD IS POSTED FOR SCHOONER’S RESCUE Lone Officer of Fishing Craft Still Battling Rough Seas of Decem- ber Storms. By the Associated Press. ST.' JOHNS, Newfoundland, January 16.—For one little schooner the destruc- tive storms of last December are not yet over. h:vlr !:" month .)EIB has b:;n At le: somewhere on the :’!l-‘;‘l’t‘i‘c. h:‘l" captain wearied by his lone battle to bring the battered boat to esterday the Newfoundland govern- ment offered a reward of $1,000 to the officer of any ship that would go aboard the schooner Neptune and bring her safely into a Newfoundland port. The announcement of the reward was broad- ¢ cast by radio with the ship would pause Scene at the Anne Abbott Studios, Bal Boheme is being painted. Left to Mary Perkins, The Foening Staf WASHINGTON, D. C, where the scenery for the forthcoming right: Elizabeth Tabler, Virginia Rutty, Rachel Hovermale (on ladder) and Elizabeth Porter. —Star Staff Photo. WOMAN SAYS THUG STOLE BRAGELET Mrs. Chambers Describes Thief as “Dark-Complex- ioned, Heavy-Set” Man. Police today had the meager descrip- tion of a “dark complexioned, heavy- set” man to guide them in a city-wide search for the pedestrian accused by Mrs. Louise A. Chambers of Wardman Park Hotel of robbing her last night of an $8,000 diamond bracelet as she st-olled across the Million Dollar Bridge, near the hotel. The loss. reported to the police last night adds another pter to the financial misfortunes of Mrs, Chambers, who has gained prominence in the press recently in connection with her charges that much of her wealth was “dissipat- ed” by Harry V. Haynes, former bank gm':edden{z with whom she had in- Mrs. .Chambers claims that the stranger approached her as she was taking a walk on the Rock Creek span, snatched the platinum band from her arm and escaped. (Mrs. Chambers said that she was carrying a pocketbook and wearing other valuable jewelry at the time, including a bar pin. . The bracelet, she said, is set with 36 1-carat ‘dismonds. A “lookout” has b‘e;n flashed to police in all nearby citles. The: thief was described to police of the fourteenth precinct station as being about 32 years old, dark complexioned, about 5 feet 10 inches in height and was said tq weigh around.200 pounds. Mrs. Chambers, whose husband and daughter are dead, filed suit last Sum- mer in the District Supreme Court for $140,000 against Haynes, former presi- dent of the Farmers & Mechanics Na- tional Bank of Georgetown, charging that Haynes wasted her fortune in a series of financial transactions which she did not authorize, A. J.'DRISCOLL URGED . FOR COMMISSIONER Delegation Puts Civie Leader's Name Before Hoover. A. J. Driscoll, 2651 Woodley road, was urged as a member of the Board of District Commissioners by a_delegation which called at the White House yes- terday. In this group were Gilbert Hall, Frank B. Hoffman, Francis de 8. Ryan and W. H. Richardson. In presenting Mr. Driscoll's qualifica- tions the delegation emphasized his familiarity with matters concerning the District government and the National Capital in general, because of his long residence here and his activities in civic | affairs. He. has been president of the Mid-City Citizens’ Assocfation for 19 years, and is treasurer of the Monday Evening Club, and member of the ‘Washington Board of Trade. Nearly a score of names have now been presented to President Hoover to consider in connection with appoint- ment as Commissioner in the event he decides not to reappoint one or both of the present civilian members of the board, whose terms expire February 4. CIVITAN CLUB INSTALLS OFFICERS AT BANQUET Frank A. Birgfeld, Retiring Presi- dent, Is Presented With Wall Clock. ‘The Civitan Club officers for the pres- ent year were installed at the organi- zation’s annual banquet meeting for the installation of officers in the La Fayette Hotel Tuesday night. The new officers are: President, Willard M. Kochenderfer; first vice president, Maurice L. Town- send; second vice president, Shelton T. Cameron; third vice president, James B. Henderson; secretary, Morgan, jr.; treasurer, Raiph M. Wolfe; chaplain, J. J. Dimo: d sergeant-at- arms, R. R. Sparrow. Rev. Dr. J. J. Dimon presided during the ceremony of installation. retiring president, Frank A. Birgfeld, was presented with a wall clock by Clarence L. Harding on behalf of the club. The new board of directors also took office. It consists of the above-men- tioned officers and the following: Dr. R. C. McCullough, Thomas L. Phillips, William D. Gi , Dr. Grant 8. Barn- hart, Leonard F. Rouff, “k:ney E, Kent, Rudolph Jose. Phil J." Wiehmann, Ben Charles G. | the LOVE OF GIRL SEEN ASMURDER MOTIVE Police Believe Slayer of Res- taurateur Was Desperate for Marriage Money. ‘The desperation of a middle-aged Greek who needed a large sum of money to win the consent of the parents of a beautiful gir! of .his own race to their marris was seen today by police as the underlying motive for the murder Monday night of Christos Hara- lampidis, 60-year-old Ninth street res- taurant proprietor. Headquarters Detective John Flaherty, returning this morning from New York, where for two days he has been ueun¥ unsuccessfully two men & ed the murder, reported e viewed the girl, and she told him of ths, romance between herself and the older of the two suspects. It had been thought that the hunted pair went directly to New York and the young woman for shelter, and while no trace of them was discovered in that city, Inspector W. 8. Shelby, head of the Detective Bureau, forecast an agest in 72 hours. trace of one man has been lost. According to Flaherty, the girl said she and the man were in love with each other and wished to marry, but since he was poor her parents would not con- sent to the match. Police advance the theory that the man, willing to go to any lengths, deliberately planned the murder of Haralampidis in order to get the large sum of money the restaurant keeper was known to usually cagry about. An ‘anonymous letter received yester- day naming & young Italian as the pos- sessor of important information in the case was found to be without value late yesterday. Lieut. Edward J. Kelly, chief of the homicide squad, interviewed the man and said today he is convinced he knows nothing of the murder. A report on the blood analysis being made by the Health Department, which may definitely establish the identity of the murderer, has not yet been received by investigators. Specimens of blood caked on shoes found in the room of one of the suspects and of blood on the brick with which Haralampidis' skull was crushed are being compared. PENSACOLA TO BEGIN SERVICE FEBRUARY 8 Second of Eight New Cruisers to Be Commissioned, With Comple- ment of 538 Men. By the Associated Press. The light cruiser Pensacola, second of the eight 10,000-ton vessels of the Navy’'s 1924 program to be completed, will be commissioned “at the New York Navy Yard February 8. ‘The Pensacola will be commanded by Capt. Alfred G. Howe, with a regular complement of 538 emlisted men, be- sides 30 chief petty officers, 12 war- rant officers, 31 ward room officers and 1 cabin officer. With ten 8-inch guns and four 5- inch anti-aircraft guns, the Pensacola carries two 3-pounder saluting guns and two 21-inch triple torpedo tubes above water. CENSUS TAKERS VISIT BUSINESS HOUSES HERE Fifty Special Agents Canvass Es- tablishments With Annual Sales Under $60,000. Pifty lFeclal agents are canvassing the District today, collecting informa- tion from Washington's wholesale and retail establishments for the compila- tion of the first census of distribution authorized by Congress in connection with the decennial census. ‘The canvas starting here today will cover the entire country. The 50 agents making the Washington census will later be sent to various sections of the United States to supervise the work ere, It is announced by the Department of Commerce that information obtained for the census will not be disclosed, but will be used only for statistical tables. ‘The census today {s being limited only to those establishments having annual sales of less than The bus $60,000. larger business ~h will be visited later. gt W. F. Bullis Commissioned. Willlam P. Bullis, 2756 Macomb strest, this city, has been commissioned by the War Department a first lleu- tenant, Coast Artillery, Organized Re- Warren and the retiring”president. serves of the Army, brutal | drainage | ENGINEER PIGTURES MODELD.C. AIRPORT AT GRAVELLY POINT Edwin A. Schmitt Outlines Plans at American Road Builders’ Convention. SITE TO BE ON FILLED LAND IN RIVER CHANNEL Equipment Will Be of Latest De- sign, With Concrete Roads Making Access Easy. By a Stafl Correspondent of Phe Star. ATLANTIC CITY, January 16.—The |* first comprehensive picture of the en- gineering and construction plans for the proposed model airport for the National Capital at. Gravelly Point has been sketched here for the municipal airports committee of the American Road Build- ers’ Association, now holding its annual convention in the Atlantic City Audi- | torium. The plans were outlined to the com- | "TARIFF FIGHT HALTS mittee yesterday by Edwin A. Schmitt, assistant United States engineer for the District of Washington, who was in charge of the preliminary engineering for the Gravelly Point project. The guiding motive behind all the plans, Mr. Schmitt said, is to make the proposed airport for the National Capital one which will rank as one of the finest in the world. ‘The airport is to be made on filled land on what is now a mud flat covered by shallow water extending from the Potomac River channel to the Virginia shore, Mr. Schmitt explained. Levees are to be built around the area selected for development and the dredging fill deposited in the resulting basin by hy- draulic dredges. Site Capable of Expansion. ‘The Gravelly Point site is capable of expansion to an ultimate size of 10,000 by 4,000 feet, he showed, the first unit, at the northwest end, being approxi- mateiy 3,000 by 4,500 feet in dimensions. The levees and filled ground are to be carried above the highest estimated freshet level, the quantity of material estimated for the fill being increased by 30 per cent to allow for settlement and shrinkage. The river face is to be pro- tected by a riprap stone wall estimated at eight tons to the foot. Roads to connect with existing main highways and service roads on the field are to be of the most modern concrete construction. The problem of adequate been most thoroughly studied and a system of laterals spaced 40 to 50 feet apart and rock filled drains by the runways has been decided upon, he said. Cost of drainage installation on the surfaced portion of the field is esti- mated at $376 per acre and on the un- surfaced part of the fleld $286 per acre. Complete meteorological equipment was planned, including wind indicator, illuminated tee, barometer, anemometer, ceiling indicator and other necessary instruments, at a cost of $6,000. There is to be complete field radio equipment, including a tower behind the airport buildings, to cost $17,000. Modern Emergency Equipment. Miscellaneous items planned include first-aid equipment, ambulance, com- pletely equipped emergency room in the administration building and kits in all hangars and shops, for an estimated cost of $6,000. Fire-fighting equipment gropucd includes a chemical truck and ose carts, together with an extinguish- ing system in all buildings, at an esti- mated cost of $12,000. Sufficient fire hydrants and outlets on water mains are covered ‘in the water service esti- mates. For maintenance of the field, har- row, scrapers, roller, trucks and miscel- laneous equipment are covered by an estimate of $33,000. Adequate equip- ment for field maintenance, Mr. Schmitt sald, was recognized as of first impor- tance. Hard-surfaced runways for eight-di- rection service are planned for the first unit and subsequent units, to be of 200 foot width, though in some in- stances only a width of 100 feet is in- cluded in the estimate for construction under the present program. Airplane taxi roads at the sides of the field are planned to provide access to all of the runways. Concrete aprons were esti- mated for in front of all hangars and the administration building, with a uni- form width of 200 feet. Sanitary Sewer System. For each field unit a complete sani- tary sewer system was planned with conections to all buildings and a small disposal plant. The cost for the system for a 3,000-by-4,500-foot unit is estimated at $13,500. An adequate water supply is regarded as essential for all except one unit of the proposed field, and will be provided by laying a main from the existing water system. Sketch plans were prepared, Mr. Schmitt said, for a large administration building with marquee, waiting rooms, restaurant, guest rooms, offices and towers overlooking the field. This will be a building of substantial construction and pleasing architectural design, with an estimated cost of $165,000. The latest hangar estimates call for struc- tures each 100 by 200 feet in size, sub- stantial in character and of archi- tectural treatment in keeping with thc adminsitration building. The unit cost of the hangars is estimated at $110,000. Garage and repair shop and two pub- lic comfort stations. were included at an estimated cost of $35000 for the ga- rage and repair shop and $8,500 each for the comfort stations. Repair-shop equipment is estimated at $28,000, in- cluding complete equipment for repairs to motors and planes. A fuel truck for gasoline and ofl, with tanks and fueling pumps at all hangars are provided, at an estimated cost of $11,000. Complete Lighting Equipment. “Of prime importance,” Mr. Schmitt said, "fl the night-lighting equipment, as the fleld would be a terminal for mail and other planes flying at night. After consultation with the aeronautics branch of the Department of Com- merce, an estimate of $60,000 was made which would provide for beacon, a com- plete system of boundary lights, ap- proach lights, flood lights for landing and flood lighting of hangars and ad- ministration building.” A fence eight feet high is to be placed on the land sides of the fleld. An item that is not customary at most airports was included for landscaping, Mr. Schmitt said. An estimate of $25,- 000 was included for special treatment with shrubs and trees around the air- port buildings and along the approach roads. A seaplane development complete in itself was planned at Gravelly Point. This development will be necessary whether the landplane field be located Point or at some other ay from the river, Mr. Schmitt said. A Navy t; hangar, 160 by 220 feet in size, with concrete runway, is lanned, at an estimated cost of $135, 00 for th> hangar and $35,000 for the runway. Therc is to be a concrete THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, Guilty Consciences Of Officer’s Friends | ‘; Bring Rum Seizure: | Occupants of Truck Run[ When Saluted, Leaving 500 Quarts Behind. 1t is not so bad for one’s acquaintances to be “high hat” when spoken to, but naturally one is wont to feel a bit hurt when the acquaintances take to their heels on receipt of a cheery greeting. Although it proved that Policeman F. J. Scoville’s friends’ consciences werr a bit beclouded and sensitive, and tightly so, it would have been better if | they had not run. ~Anyway, the police- | man didn’t understand and felt quite | bad about the whole affair, until an | investigation cleared up the situation. ‘The officer, riding down Seventh street yesterday afternoon on his motor cycle, found himself passing a truck going in | the same direction. He looked, recog- nized the occupants and yelled “Hello” in his cheeriest fashion. Instead of a return salute there was a squeak of brakes, the vehicle came to a sudden halt, and the two occupants leaped out and disappeared in an alley. Scoville felt hurt. He halted his ambled over to eased. He saw cases which he knew contain whisky. A count at the Traf- fic Bureau revealed approximately 500 quarts. He reported at Police Court today that he might get another opportuniiy to “speak” to his “high-hat” friends. DISTRICT DRY MOVE Capper Bill for Two More Jus- tices Awaits End of Fray, Sponsor Hears. ‘The program of legislation to make | prohibition more effective in Washing- | ton and to enlarge court facilities prob- ably will have to await completion of the tariff bill in the Senate, it was in- dicated today. With regard to the Capper bill to place two more justices on the bench of the District Supreme Court to expedite the trial of ca Senator Capper has oeen advised that the judiciary commit- tee does not expect to be able to take up legislation of this kind while the tariff debate still is in progress. Hope for Action in Month. Hope is entertained at the Capitol, however, that the Senate will be able to dispose of the tariff and send it to conference by the middle of February. Another important feature of the pro- gram to improve law enforcement con- ditions in the National Capital is the bill to give the District a local prohibi- tion law, which Senator HMowell of Ne- braska is expected to introduce within a short time. Senator Howell is going over the PFederal changes in his origi- nal draft which were recommended by Attorney General Mitchell 10 days ago. Hoover Urged Legisiation. Legislation to make Washington a model city in the matter of law enforce- ment was recommended by President Hoover in his message at the opening of the regular session of Congress in December and was referred to by him in when he transmitted to Congress the report of the Law Enforcement Commission a few days ago. The bill for two additional judges was introduced by Senator Capper some time ago and was referred to the judici- ary committee. It is probable that the Hfl“lx dry bill will go to the District of lumbia committee when it is introduced. JELLEFF'S STORE TO BE ENLARGED | Three Stories to Be Added at Cost, of $150,000 to Present Structure. Eapansion of the store building of the Frank R. Jelleff women's wearing apparel business house, 1216 F street, will be started early in the Spring with the construction ‘of three additional stories, it was announced today. The cost of the project is estimated at $150,000. The three added stories will carry the" building to a height of 110 feet and pro- vide approximately 18,000 square feet of additional floor area. The building now is of four stories. Plans for the project have been drawn by A. P. Clark, jr., local archi- tect, and the work is to be done by 8. J. Prescott Co., Inc. - Permit for the operation has just been issued by Col. John W. Oehmann, building inspector. The Jellefl property is 36 feet wide and has a depth of about 150 feet. The additional stories will conform to the general architectural motiff of the present building and will have a facade of stone. While the most of the additional space will be used for merchandising purposes, including provision for a fur storage department, there also will be provision for a dining room for the em- ployes of the firm and an emergency room. Another feature will be addi- tional elevator service. The building to be enlarged adjoins a larger building acquired sometime ago for the use of the Jelleff concern. WOMEN'S FLYING GIVEN PRAISE IN RADIO SPEECH Senator Key Pittman Lauds Achievements of Sex Despite Aviation Handicaps. Declaring that women's achievements in aviation establishes their right to a “place in the air,” Senator Key Pitt- man of Nevada, speaking last night as part of the National Woman's Party radio program, pointed out that this af tainment marks another step by women toward equality with men in all fields. Senator Pittman, citing the lack of women's flying schools in this country, said that even in face of this 100 woman pilots are listed by the Depart- ment of Commerce. Mrs. Will Irwin, novelist, will be the m. speaker for next week's progr: apron and ramp into the water. This area is tc be fenced and to include for seaplanes all of the facilities pro- vided for landplanes. In order that the best possible types of construction and design may be pro- vided in the airport buildings, it is planned to hold an itectural eom- petition when the authority to proceed is given by Congress, Mr. Schmitt said. | 1930. POPE PIUS PRESENTS PAPAL BULLS 10 GONGRESS LIBRARY Gift Made in Recognition of Aid in Reorganizing Vati- can Cataloguing. DOCUMENTS GATHERED AFTER EXTENSIVE SEARCH | | ok g Manuscripts Are All in Latin and | Have Been Restored on, Finest Parchment. Pope Pius XI has presented to the Library of Congress elabcrate repro- ductions of 30 papal bulls issued before 1,000 A.D., ‘all that could be secured in Spain, Germany and Italy, in recog- nition of aid given in reorganizing the cataloguing system of the Vatican ibrary. The bulls, many of them in a very tattered condition, were gathered after an extensive search and restored on the finest parchment at the Vatican library by a method involving very lelicate ~workmanship. The method consisted of covering a new sheet of archment with a thin gelatin coat- ng and then rolling down upon it a sheet of the ancient manuscript, often falling to pieces, so carefully that each letter fell in its proper place. Pope Directs Search. The search for the bulls was carried on under the instructions of Pope Pius, himself formerly a librarian, who has taken a deep interest in such researches. Many of the bulls of the earlier popes no longer can be found. The manu- scripts are all in Latin, with medieval variations in spelling and phraseology, making them difficult to translate. The collection sent to the Library of Congress contains bulls of Paschal First, Leo the Fourth, Stephen the Fifth, Romanus, John the Thirteenth, Benedict the Seventh, Gregory the Fifth, Silvestre the Second, John the Eighteenth and Benedict the Eighth. They are exfiecmd to throw much light on_certain F! ases of medieval history. By the gift the Vatican shows its ap- preciation of the services of Charles Martel, chief cataloger of the Library of Congress, and three associates, who went to Rome in 1928 to aid in install- ing in the Vatican Library the Library of Congress cataloging system, and also of the assistance rendered here to Mgr. Eugene Tisserant, Mgr. Enrico Benedetti and Prof. Don Camelo Scarlia of the Vatican Library staff, who came to :V:shlnlwn to study the methods used. Relations Established. In this way, it is pointed out, most cordial relations have been established between two of the world’s greatest li- braries, each containing great masses of historical and cultural material which 1s available nowhere else and each interested in the restoration of ancient historical papers. Vatican Library, while available to stu- dents, in the past has not been easily accessible because of the lack of a mod- ern cataloging system, such as has been devised by the Library of Congress and is serving as a model for some of the world's largest collections of books and manuscripts. The cordial relations between the Li- brary of Congress and the Vatican Li- brary already are bearing fruit in the receipt here of a considerable mass of photographic reproductions of papal papers bearing on the early history of the New World, one in particular being a photograph of portions of the treaty of Tordesillas between Spain and Por- tugal to enforce the decree of Pope Alexander VI dividing the newly dis- covered lands between these powers. TELEPHONE COMPANY’S PURPOSES OUTLINED Public Relations Work Is plained to Optimist Club by W. W. Wheeler. Public relations work of the telephone business was explained to the members of the timist Club. of Washington at the weekly club luncheon at the Hamil- ton Hotel yesterday afternoon by W. W. Wheeler, advertising manager of the Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. Wheeler told the Optimists of the ef- forts of his firm to interest its sub- scribers in the workings of the vast plant that is set in motion for each call, and urged his hearers to take an active interest in the relations between the telephone firm and the Public Utilities Commission. It was announced at yesterday's meeting that on January 22 the club will hold a luncheon dance for the wives of members. The club also will hold a book shower for the benefit of the library at the Washington Boys’ Club, which was installed and is sponsored by the Optimists. PREVENTION OF CRIME, TOPIC OF PEN WOMEN Representative Hammer of North Carolina to Address Dis- trict League. Representative William C. Hammer of North Carolina, a member of the House Jjudiciary committee, will discuss “Crime Prevention Through Law Enforcement™ before the clvics sections of the Dis- trict League of American Pen Women, meeting tomorrow night at the league’s studio in the Stoneleigh Court apart- ment. The session will be devoted to talks on the general theme of crime prevention through the agencies of law, education and literature. Other speakers include Stephen E. Kramer, first assistant superintendent of schools, and Dr. J. Orin Powers cf George Washington University. Dr. Frances Moon Butts, chariman of the civics section, will preside at the meeting. A round-table discussion will be led by Miss Elizabeth Malott Barnes, vice president of the league. MERGER IS DELAYED. Although efforts are being made to secure an early hearing on the per- missive legislation recommended by the Public Utilities Commission of the Dis- trict, to authorize a merger of the street railway companies, no definite arrange- ments has yet been made. « ‘hairman McLeod of the subcommit- tee on public utilities has been detained in Detroit by illness in his family, but expects to reach Washington within a few days. Other members of the sub- committiin say that they have been be- sieged b¥ requests that an early hear- ing be granted on the merger proposal. Much of the priceless material in the | > P -~ Commission Finds Definition (finally) For “Naturopathy” | Meaning of Healing Art Term Established, So Li- censes Can Be Granted. After months of studious wrestliny with a delicate problem, a definition of naturopathy emer; today from the Commission on Licensure to Practice the Healing Arts. There are about 68 naturopaths in town, who have on file with the com- mission applications to practice their art, or science, here. All of the applica- tions are based on the section of the law giving those established before its passage last year the right to continue to practice under registration with the commission. But thel gnctlu must be confined within the definition made by the commission. The commission has given to the definition long study, in which it tilled a vergin field, for the term “naturopath” appears in none of the dictionaries. Here is the official definition: “Na- turopathy in the practice of the heal- ing art is the use of such physical forces as air, light, water, vibration, heat, electricity, hydrotherapy, psycho- therapy, dietetics, or massage, but shall not include palpating, analyzing and adjusting the articulations of the spinal column, the administration of drugs and medicine, surgery or the applica- tion of X-rays or radium.” The 68 applicants will be registered under this definition. “SIRPRISE PARTY LEADST0 ARRESS Party to Celebrate Man’s 23d Birthday Ends in Raid by Police. Yesterday was just one surprise after another for Fred Sellers, colored, on his twenty-third birthday. ‘The first was a surprise party which his wife and 26 friends staged in the Sellers home at 916 French street late in the afternoon. Neither Sellers nor his hosts knew that Sergt. Letterman was down on the program of surprises, nor did they know that the sergeant had been “tipped off” that everything served at the party ;uuld not conform with the prohibiiton W, Bu the sergeant and the members of nis vice squad nevertheless called io “pay their respects.” Liquid Found in Keg. ‘The sergeant and Pvts. Richard J. | Cox, George C. McCarron and James | Mostyn found eight quarts of something to drink reposing in a keg beside Sellers’ big birthday cake, and arrested . his spouse, Mrs. Mae Sellers, 19 years old, on charges of sale and possession of whisky. Sellers took to cover when the squad raided the home, but was finally found iding beneath the table, and was ar- rested for possession of whisky and con- ducting a disorderly house. The names of 26 guests were taken as witnesses. The raid was the climax of four made by the vice squad and sixth pre- cinct police yesterday in which eight persons were arrested on liquor charges. Preceding the advance on the birth- day party the vice squad took into cus- tody Bessie Chinn, 32, colored, allas Ethel Jackson, and Theodore Jacksopn, 28, colored, both of 30 Florida avenue northeast, and charged them with sale and possession. Ten quarts of whisky were found, the officers said. Man and Wife Taken. A raid at 306 Pennsylvania avenue by the vice squad resulted in the arrest of Walter Tapscott, 29, on charges of possession of whisky and maintenance of a nuisance, while his wife, Marie Tapscott, was charged with sale, pos- session and maintaining a nuisance. Directly across the street, Sergt. J. C. Maloney and Detective E. C. O'Mera, both of the sixth precinct, entered a house and arrested James Rice, 73, and his young wife, Carrie Rice, 29, at the same time the vice squad was raiding ‘Tapscott. Rice was charged with sale and pos- session of liquor, and the wife was charged with possession. Eighty bottles of beer were seized, the officers said. MRS. CAFRITZ SHOWS SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT Exzamination Fails to Show Sknlll Fracture After Horse Throws Young Matron. A slight improvement was noted to- day in the condition of Mrs. Gwendolyn Cafritz, 19-year-old wife of Morris Cafritz, real estate operator, who has lain unconscious at Emergency Hospital since her horse slipped during an early morning ride yesterday and threw her headlong to the pavement at Thirteenth and B streets. Although further examination today failed to reveal a skull fracture, physi- cians say the young woman may have nemorrhage of the brain. -There also were signs that she was emerging from the coma, and doctors felt confident of her recovery. Mrs. Cafritz has been under the care | of Dr. John J. Shugrue and Dr. Edward Cafritz, her brother-in-law, as well as staff physicians of the hospital When the accident occurred, Mrs. Cafritz was making her way through the streets toward a bridle path in Potomac Park, having obtained her horse from a stable at Ohio avenue and Twelfth street. She was placed in a passing automc- bile and rushed to the hospital. Mrs. Cafritz, a native of Budapest, met the local real estate man while visiting relatives here. Their marriage followed last July. APPEALS CEURT BACKS MARYLAND DRY CHIEF Refusal of Druggist's Plea to Re- new Permit Is Sustained by Decision. By the Associated Press. RICHMOND, Va. January 16.—The United States Circdit Court of A s yesterday upheld Federal Prohibition Administrator John F. J. Herbert of Maryland in refusing to reissue a drug- t's permit to Clarence L. Anstine of 1timore. ‘The al;ohlbl!lon administrator, ac- cording to the court record, had refused to renew Anstine’s permit on the ground that he had conspired with a physician in an alle 1llegal sale of 14 pints of whisky. e District Court at Balti- more Juled at the orij he that The pRrmi should be pranted. S g e PAGE B—1 PARK COMMISSION T0 AIR PLANS FOR GREATER CAPITAL Hoover Is Invited to Take Part in Session to Start Tomorrow Night. POLLARD AND RITCHIE SCHEDULED TO SPEAK Sun 0il Co.’'s Proposal to Build Wharf at Rosslyn Will Be Brought Up. The National Capital Park and Plan- ning Commission is “going to tell the world” about its plans for a greater Washington tomorrow evening at 8:30 o'clock in Constitution Hall, Eighteenth and D streets. President Hoover has been invited to participate and Gov. Pollard of Virginia, Gov. Ritchie of Maryland and Lieut. Col. U. 8. Grant, 3d, executive officer and vice chairman of the commission, are scheduled to speak. Frederic C. gton, chairman of the commission, will be the presiding officer. Senators and Representatives and other distinguished personages will be present in the audience and the Vir- z,lnh Legislature is expected to attend a body, but as the Maryland Legis- lature is not in session at this time its members will attend as individuals. Regional Plans to Be Given, The regional plans for the National Capital will be presented by the com- mission, through the media of slides, addresses, exhibits and maps. The commission will acquaint the audience with these salient features of the ex- pansion of the National Capital and its_environs. One of the important questions to come before the commission at its two- day session, starting tomorrow, will be that of the proposal of the Sun Oil Co. of Philadelphia to construct_a wharf in the vicinity of the Key Bridge at Rosslyn, Va. The commission will consider a pre- liminary traffic study for the location of the War and Navy Department build- ings and their relation to the Mall and traffic facilities. Harris and Thider to Speak. A. L. Harris, the municipal architect, will again appear before the commis- sion and advise it about the new District municipal center transit problems. John Ihider, housing expert, will make his final report on the problem of dwellings in the alleys of the National Capital. oposal But. Tofward by" the Operetive proj put forw e Operative Bumr.!‘ Association to increase the height of apartment houses in certain zoned areas by setting back the upper stories to permit a higher elevation. A preliminary report of the regional committee on drainage and sewerage in the met: litan area of Washington will be made by members of the com- mission’s staff. A report of progress on sites for schools, playgrounds and recreational centers will be received. Thomas H. McDonald, chief engineer of the Bureau of Public Roads, Depart- ment of Agriculture, will speak on the present statys of the construction of the Mount Vernon Boulevard. \EMPLOYMENT DOWN DURING DECEMBER | Decrease of 2 Per Cent Shown by Bureau of Labor Statistics Covering Month. By the Associated Press. Employment is reported by the partment of Labor to have decreased 2 per cent in December as compared with November and pay rolls showed a de- cline of eight-tenths of 1 per cent. Figures compiled by the Bureau of Labor statistics also showed that em- ployment. in manufacturing industries was 3.8 per cent below the correspond- ing month of last y: while pay rolls were 5.8 per cent lo For the entire 12 months, however, the index of em- ployment for all industries combined was 3.9 per cent above the level for 1928, and 1.1 per cent higher than the average of 1927. Earnings of employes averaged 6.2 per cent higher than the preceding year and 4 per cent above the level of 1927. Retail trade, the department said, showed in December a substantial in- crease over November and anthracite and bituminous coal mining companies reported increased employment. Ship- building also occupied more men in De- cember than in November. SENATOR WALSH T0 TALK T0 NEWCOMERS CLUB Organization Will Install New Of- ficers When It Meets on Monday Night. Senator David I. Walsh of Massachu- setts will be honor guest and principal speaker at the annual dinner of the Newcomers’ Club, meeting at the Carl- ton Hotel on Monday night. At that time officers will be installed as follows: Henry P. Seidemann, presi- dent; Dr. P. §. Constantinople and Rus- sell P. Freeman, vice presidents, and Frank M. Elliott, treasurer. Special guests at the dinner will in- clude the Minister of Panama, the United States Minister to Costa Rica, George Boncesco, finance counselor of the’ Rumanian legation; Commissioner Dougherty, Charles Darr, president of the Chamber of Commerce; Dr. Thomas H. Healy, assistant dean of the Foreign Service School, Georgetown University, Capt. Charles Oman, U. 8. N.; J. C. Gibson and 8. R. Detweiler. CAR JUMPS TRACK Seven Passengers Escape Injury as Flames Follow Crash. Seven passengers and the crew of a Capltal Traction Co. street car escaped injury shortly after 1 o'clock this morn- ing when the car left the tracks, crashed into the stone wall around Gallaudet College at Eighth street and Florida avenue northeast and caught The “plow” held fast to the under- ground rail when the car swerved from the tracks. Flames leaped from be- neath the car. They were extinguished by_the Fire Department. W. B. mmm'm