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Society and General @he Foening Staf WASHINGTON, D. (., LOWMAN DOUBTFUL OF TOTAL ARIDITY, MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 1930. PAGE B—1 |[Predatory Prowler i AN REGULATON b e Vel ST (F PIRLEY | Precinct Captain Growing | |Skeptical Despite ‘Pan- COLD WEATHER BRINGS OUT THE SKATERS THUG HITS WOMAN, STEALS HOUSE KEY, i | BUTROBBERY FALS Relative ‘Frightens lntruderl Away as Man Tries to Bur- | glarize Building. MRS. MINNIE KARM, 68, ! IS FELLED BY BLOW| Purse Yiclds Address and Means | of Entering Home Few Hours Later. , Seizing a key and an identification | card from the pocketbook of Mrs. Min- nie Karm, 68, of 2010 Eighteenth street, when he struck her on the head with a blunt weapon, and left her lying in the street last night, a robber used them :? locate and enter her home early to- ay. . ‘The two attempts to rob the woman of money were futile, however, as Mrs. Karm carried only a small amount of silver when she w: attacked and | ‘Thomas Regan, her son-in-law, fright- cned the robber away when he came to her home. | Robber Hid Behind Tree. Returning from a visit in Petworth, Mrs. Karm alighted from a bus at Eighteenth and Columbia road and started home. As she neared Lanier street and Ontario place, the robber stepped from behind a tree and struck her. As she fell, he snatched the purse from her arm and fled. Despite the violent blow, Mrs, Karm returned home, assisted by a passerby | and, after a doctor examined her in- Juries, she retired at 11 o'clock.. Awakened about 4 o'clock this morn- ing by his wife, who heard the front door opened, Regan investigated and saw the man run from the porch Although the extent of Mrs. Karm's injuries have not been determined, she is not considered to be seriously hurt. Reports Loss of $42. Robert L. Hall, 1832 Ninth street, re- ported to police yesterday that a dupli- cate key worker had visited his home .and stolen $42 in cash. Karl Nations, 822 L street, told police his office at 639 F street was visited by | burglars and robbed of $3.75. Theft of & quantity of meats, cheese and coffee was reported by John L. Whitt, 3626 New Hampshire avenue, who said the foodstuffs were taken from his motor truck in front of 1241 H street northeast. MRS. CAFRITZ REPORTED ON WAY TO RECOVERY | Physicians were hopeful today for the complete recovery of Mrs. Gwendolyn Cafritz, 19-year-old wife of Morris Cafritz, who regained consciousness iast night at the Emergency Hospital. Her| condition was described as “very favorable.” The improvement in Mrs. - Cafritz condition, her skull having been frac- tured in a fall from her riding horse last Wednesday, started last night when she recovered consciousness at 10:30 o'clock. For several days she had been in a semi-unconscious state. . Bernard A. Baumback, 20-year-old Ballston, Va., youth, also regained ‘consciousness at the Emergency Hos- pital last night after lying in a coma for nine days following a collision in front of the White House between a motor cycle which he was riding and an automobile. His condition, 15 im- proved slightly, hospital authorities say. CAPITOL AIDE NAMED. Fdward Brown Appointed Custo-| dian of House Offices. Edward Brown, a veteran, employed | in the office of the architect of the| Capitol, was today appointed by David -Lynn, architect of the Capitol, as suc- cessor to Michael Carrigan, to be cus- todian of the House Office Building, which Brown helped build. 1 Brown has been in charge recently | of tearing down old buildings, includ- ing the war-time dormitories on the Plaza between the Capitol and Union | Station, commonly known as “Govern- ment Hotels.” DEATH REPORT MADE. Coroner Holds Johnson Child Died of Natural, Causes. Coroner J. Ramsay Nevitt was called | upon yesterday to give a certificate of death in the case of Mary Elizabeth Johnson, 10 weeks old, child of Mr. and | Mrs. Claud A. Johnson, 1322 I street. | The mother of the child has been ili | since the birth of the daughter, it was re- ported, and the infant had been in the | care of & nurse at 2524 F street, where | she died late Saturday night. A cer- | tificate of death from natural causes | was given, U. 8. Consul at London Is Re- turned Here. Fllis O. Briggs, New York, third sec- | retary of embas: at Lima, Peru, and Lowell C. Pinkerton, Missouri, consul at London, England, have been ordered 1o this city for duty at the State De- partment. Richard M. de Lambert, New Mexico, third secretary of embassy, on duty at the State Department, has been pro- moted to second secrefary of embassy Elbridge D. Rand, Los Angeles, United States consul at Geneva, has resigned from the Foreign Service. ADVERTISERS TO MEET. to Be “Washington as a Host” Luncheon Topic. “Advertising Washington as a Host” will be the topic of an address by Wil- liam Knowles Cooper, former secretary of the Y. M. C. A before the Adver- tising Club of Washington at its lJunch- eon meeting tomorrow at the National Press Club. Arrangements will be made for the entertainment of delegates and visitors to the convention of the Advertising Federation of America, which meets here in May. Eberle Wridorw Pension Asked. Chairman Britten of the House naval affairs committee today introduced a bill providing for a pension of $150 a | month for Mrs. Tazie Harrison Eberle, widow of Admiral Edward W. Eberle. Senator Swanscn has intreduced a simi- Jar bill in the Senate, | SOORES NEW YORK Prohibition Enforcement MRS. MINNIE KARM. | —Star Staff Photo. | | SEEKS NEW FUNDS Complete Equipment Needed | by Institution in Chari- table Work. ‘To complete and fully equip the new Casualty Hospital, at Eighth street and Massachusetts avenue northeast, which has been in partial operation since last July, it will be necessary to raise $100,- | 000 by public contributions, according | to announcement to day by Dr. Joseph ! D. Rogers, president of the board of | directors. | Dr. Rogers called attention to the fact that Casualty Hospital is not in the Community Chest, which does not supply funds for new buildings and equipment, and, therefore, the amount needed to complete the hospital will have to be raised independently. Dr. Rogers and the other members of the beard, however, are working in harmony with the leaders of the Com- munity Chest drive, and have decided not to open their campaign for Casual- ty Hospital until after completion of the Chest campaign. Letters Sent Out. Br. Rogers, on behalf of the board of directors and lady managers, sent letters to those who have formerly contributed to aid in the erection of the new hospital building, explaining the hospital’s present needs. “Your previous contribution, with others, has made possible the splendid new building now occupled by Casualty Hospital,” says the letter. “Casualty is an emergency hospital run by the people, in which no person shall be refused emergency medical or surgical treatment on account of race, color, religion, residence or financial condition. It is conducted solely for the benefit of the public, and its en- tire income is devoted to the operation of the hospital and care of its patients. “It is the desire of the directors to raise $100,000 at the earliest oppor- tunity to complete certain features of the building, the approaches, additional equipment and furnishings.” In Convenient Situation, | “The proximity to the Union Station, | Capitol, House and Senate Office Build- ings and Library of Congress, to which most tourists to the city naturally gravitate, makes Casualty Hospital most _convenient for emergency calls from these places.” 5 Since the opening of the new’ hos- pital building last Summer it has attracted a great deal of favorable attention from the public and physi- | clans all over the city and there has been a general desire that the building and equipment, be completed as speedily as possible. Already emergency cases are being treated in the free wards, which are on the upper floors and occupy some of the most attractive lJocations in the building, having large windows facing to the east, south and west. Some of the private rooms, the nursery, operating rooms and other parts of the institution are also in use. When finished, according to the plans, the hospital will be one of the most mod- ern institutions of its kind in the country. Individuals Contribute. The Itallan-American Club of this city recently contributed $1,300 to fur- nish & room, which will be suitably inscribed. Mrs. John J. Duff con- tributed an amount sufficient to furnish the board room, on the first floor, in memory of her sister, Mrs. Mary Farr Perry. A room for policemen and fire- men’ has been furnished and equipped by Mrs. John Allan Dougherty. Many other organizations and individuals have heretofore contributed to help build the new hospital. § When finally completed the hospital and equipment, will cost about $250,000. A drive for funds about three years ago brought in approximately $60,000. This was increased by legacies and other contributions later to $110,000, which was sufficient to permit the work on the new building to be commenced. It was necessary to borrow a considerable sum as the work progressed. It is estimated that $100,000, which the public will be asked to contribute, will complete the building and_equipment, although it will not entirely clear up the_indebtedness. ‘The board of directors has announced that all of the money contributed will be used for the hospital, none of it being used for the expense of conduct- ing the campaign. 1t was also revealed that Dr. Rogers has turned back his salary of $6,000 a year as head of the hospital for the past four years. g SCOUT COUNCIL ELECTS. E. Hamilton Re-Elected District President. George E. Hamilton was re-clegted president of the District of Columbia Council, Boy Scouts of America, yes- terday_at the annual meeting of the council in the Union Trust Building. George Hewitt Meyers was again elected treasurer and Barry Mohun was returned to the office of ‘commissioner for the seventh consecutive year. Vice presidents elected are Julius Garfinckel, Luke I. Wilson, Paul Bartsch and Samuel H. Kauffmann, George Day fauel ‘Without 7Arre=t. For the first time in more than three months, headquarters detectives failed to make an arrest yesterday when the 24-hour period passed without a prisoner being booked at headquarters. Investi- gations made yesterday, however, re- Chief Tells Rechabites He’s Ashamed of Home State. LAUDS COAST GUARDS IN BLACK DUCK DEATHS Urges State and Local Authorities to Assume Larger Part of Responsibility. Seymour Lowman, generalissimo of prohibition enforcement, revealed two things iast night—that he has littie ik E hope of ever achieving total liquor pro- hibition in this country and that he is ashamed of his home State, New York. | The Assistant Secretary of the Treas- ury-in charge of prohibition enforce- | ment so_expressed himself in address- | ing a temperance mass meeting in | Calvary Baptist Church in celebration | of the eighty-first anniversary of Eagle | Tent, No. 2, Independent Order of Rechabites, | In & general discussion of the pres-| ent status of prohibition enforcement, | Mr. Lowman had pointed out that ifl | some districts of Pennsylvania women | make liquor while cooking the family | dinner. | “These women,” he said, “keep a tea | kettle filled with mash on the back of | the kitchen stove. They tie a towel| over the snout of the kettle and keep | wringing the moisture out of the tow- | els as fast as it is distilled. Thus they | keep themselves constantly supplied | with lquor. i “While such_conditions as these pre- | vail it seems almost futile to talk about | total prohibition.” | “Ashamed of Home State.” Since the adoption by the country of the eighteenth amendment, Mr. Low- man said, virtually every enforcement act on the statute books of New York | State has been repealed. “And I am thoroughly ashamed of my home State,” he declared. | At one point Mr. Lowman launched into a vigorous defense of the Coast, Guardsmen who fired the machine-gun bullets that killed three rum runners aboard the speed boat Black Duck. “Early this month,” he said, “the Government received information that a fleet of rum boats was anchored off the Atlantic coast. The large vessels stayed without the 12-mile limit, send- ing their contraband cargo ashore in small, speedy boats. Members of the Coast, Guard were ordered to be on the lookout for these speed craft. “One morning early before dawn & crew of Coast Guardsmen saw a speed boat cuttirig through the water at ap- proximately 35 miles an hour. It was the Black Duck. At that speed little could be seen but the whirling spray in the wake of the boat. “The Coast Guard ship ordered her to stop by proper signais, but she re- fused to do 50, and they gave her the ‘works.’ Unfortunately the Black Duck swung around in such a manner that the machine-gun bullets penetrated her cabin, killing three of the four men aboard.” Mr. Lowman accused newspapers generally of overemphasizing accounts of the killings and minimizing the ver- dict of the coroner's jury exonerating the Guardsmen. Says Prohibition Needs Support. ‘The speaker said he liked the under- lying idea of the Rechabites, because “it does not embody compulsion. You employ moral suasion to convince others,” he sald, “and this is more potent than force. Mr. Lowman saild he wished the Rechabites every success in their drive | for 1,000,000 signers of a pledge to make this country safe for prohibition. “Prohibitipn,” he declared, “needs the support of the Rechabites and all tem- perance organizations at this time.” He also urged the State and local authorities to assume a larger part of the responsibility of enforcing prohibi- tion. “The Federal Government,” he said, “might be able to handle the large commercial violations, but it can't do the whale job. The local authorities must attend to the police end of en- forcement. “To my mind, prohibition has been a success and a great benefit. As the years go by I feel we will attain a reasonable success, enough so we will be justified in speaking of our coun: try as a temperate and sober America. John R. Mahoney, high secretary of Eagle Tent, made a short address, urg- ing that all persons present sign the pledge cards. Charles Williams, past high chiet ruler, outlined the history of the Recha- bites and read the minutes of the first meeting held in Washington 81 years 2go. ‘The speakers were intzoduced by Rev. Dr. William 8. Abernethy, pastor of the church. | | i | | SOCIAL REFORM TOPIC. Mrs. Henry Moscowitz, Al Smith Bupporter, to Speak Here. Mrs. Henry Moscowitz, prominent in New York State politics, an adviser of former Gov. Alfred E. Smith during his presidential campaign and active in social reform movements, will speak on “The Need of Political Action to Make Social Reform Effective” to- morrow night at the Jewish Com- munity Center. Mrs. Moscowitz's talk will feature the annual meeting of the Jewish Com- munity Center, which will begin at 815 o'clock. The election of officers will be held. Mrs, Moscowitz is appearing under. auspices of the center forum, which before this season has presented such notables as Mabel Walker Willebrandt, Bertrand Russell and Count Inya Tolstol. Y. W. C. A. ELECTS BOARD. Group Celebrates Silver Birthday Anniversary at Barker Hall. The annual election of board mem- bers of the Young Women's Christian Association of Washington featured the silver birthday anniversary meeting of the association Saturday” evening, in Barker Hall, Seventeenth and K stre Members ‘elected to the board a Mrs. Danfel L. Borden, Mrs. William Knowles Cooper, Mrs. Harold E. Doyle, Miss Eleanor Eckhardt, Mrs. Wiliiam D. Mitchell, Mrs. Edwin B, Parker, Mrs. Thomas W. Phillips, Mrs. D. A, Skinner, Mrs. George Winchester Stone, Mrs, Huston Thompson and Miss Mary Jane Winfree. Addresses were delivered by Rev. Henry W, Snyder, pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, and Mrs. Harrie Chamberlin, former president of the sulted in several arrests early this morning. ‘Toledo, Ohio, Y. W. C. A. Mrs. Thomes Edwin Brown, president, presided. BULDING TRADE ENPLOYERSFORM Public Expected to Benefit by Move to Stabilize Industry. Stabilization of the building industry | w1 Washington and the District, with benefits to the public in great efliciency in_operation and resultant lowering of bullding costs, was foreshadowed today by the permanent organization of the Building Trades Employers’ Association. The organization in effect s an as- soclation of associations, all elements of the industry, builders, contractors and subcontractors, being represented on a board of directors which 1s to act as the clearing house and governing body on matters relating to the industry.| Chief -among the purposes of the new association are the co-operation in establishment of wage scales and work- ing agreements between affiliated asso- ciations and labor organizations, and providing means for arbitrating griev- ances among the members. Seventeen Organizations Included. ‘The Builders and Manufacturers’ Ex- change and 16 assoclations of con- tractors and subcontractors are affili- ated in the organization. The Opera- tive Builders’ Association is not form- ally a member, but it was said today that its officers took part in meetings which led to the permanent organiza- tion and planned to affiliate in the near future. E. H. Rosengarten, president of the Master Builders’ Association, was elected president at the annual election recent- 1y and other officers were named for the permanent organization as follows: E. A. Rule of the Mason Contractors’ Assoclation, first vice president; J. Kraft of the Employing Plasters's As- sociation, second vice president, and William Amoroso of the Ruble Stone Cutters, third vice president. ‘Thomas Grant, secretary of the Mas- ter Builders’ Association, was named executive secretary. He will have charge of the office headquarters soon to be established. W. Stecker of the Heating | and Piping Contractors was named treasurer. Central Body Provided. It was pointed out today that the organization provides the building in- dustry in Washington with a central body for the first time. Heretofore, the various elements have been organized within themselves, but have not co- operated in the study of subjects re- lating to the industry, such as building and labor costs, and policies, to the extent now presaged by the organiza- tion of the Building Trades Employers’ Association. ‘The activity of the association is expected to operate to lessen the activ- ity of the “little fellows” among sub- contractors who are described by the larger contractors as operating on a shoe string and frequently leaving building jobs incomplete because of financial in- ability to continue. The standardization of contracts and bids also is expected to develop out of the new group's work. Spokesmen for labor unions affiliated with the Washington Building ‘Irades Council were represented today as hold- ing the opinion that the closer co. operation of the building trades ele- ments would prove beneficial to labor. An executive committee has been named for the association with the fol- lowing members: E. H. Rosengarten, W. B. Putnam of the concrete contrac- tors, W. Stecker, Robert J. Barrett of the plumbing contractors, James F. Murtaugh of the mason contractors, R. B. Phelps of the cut stone contractors and Frank F. Gillen of the concrete contractors. WOMAN UNHURT IN LEAP. Is Held for Observation =After Three-Story Drop. Of sturdy stock is Mary E. Grant, 50, colored, of 1238 Twenty-fifth street. She proved this beyond doubt early today when she leaped from & third floor window of her home without being injured. Police say she attempted sulcide. The woman was treated for mental disorder by Dr. Samuel M. Plerre of 2124 L street, and later removed to Gallinger Hos; ob:-ration, Municipal COURT AID ASKED AGAINST EVICTION Mr. and Mrs. William 0’Brien Charge Apartment Group Acting lllegally. Wwilliam F. O'Brien and his wife, Mary E. O'Brien, 2540 Massachusetts |avenue, today invoked the aid of the | District Supreme Court to prevent their threatened eviction from apartment 101 in a co-operative apartment building which they charge is occupled almost exclusiyely by Army officers. Named as defendants are the corporation known as 2540 Massachusetts Avenue, Maj. Gen. Frank Mclntyre, retired, | president and director; Maj. H. H. | Pfeil, secretary and director; Maj. Gen. Frank W. Coe, retired; Col. N. D. Ely, | Col. Irving J. Carr, Maj. Philip H. Wor- cester, William H. Schofield, Catherine D. Crosby and Lydia F. Carroll, direc- tors of the corporation. Through Attorney Richard E. Well- ford, the plaintiffs tell the court that they purchased from Monroe & Robert { company for $7,950 and the payment of $23.95 monthly for expenses since March, 1926, They assert that they have kept their part of their contract, but have been advised that at a recent meeting of the directors of the corpora- tion, which they claim was held illegally, their eviction was voted and they were notified to remove from the apartment within 30 days. The charge is made that the defend- ants have entered into a conspiracy to evict the plaintiffs and have threatened 1o sell the stock standing in their names on a claim that the O'Brien apartment had been used in a manner cffensive to the other occupants of the building. The plaintiffs tell the court that they had to complain to the District au- thorities about plumbing repairs and before they were able to get requisite heat in cold weather. They claim title to the real estate, declaring that the corporation is merely a holding com- | pany in trust for the purchasers of the | separate apartments. Unless the court | intervenes, they assert, they will suffer irreparable injury through the sale of their stock certificate. Gen. MclIntyre said that eviction of Mr. and Mrs. O'Brien was sought solely because “they have failed to live up to regulations of the building,” .3et up by the board under a self-government plan for the co-operative building. He de- nied that the building was occupied al- most exclusively by Army officers. LIVING COSTS COMPARED. The American housewife paid 11-3 per cent more for her food December 15, 1929, than on the same date of the preceding year, but 1 per cent less than on November 15, 1929. In issuing its retail food index yester- day, the Department of Labor said | that from November 15 to December 15 | there were decreases on 27 articles on which monthly prices were secured, in- creases on six and no change on nine. B. Warren 75 shares of stock in the |to The_reflecting basin before the Lin- coln Memorial, which was opened to skaters today. Below: W. Valentine and Eleanor Daly cut a few fancy figures on the fce. —Star Staff Photos. Skating on Lincoln Pool Is Permitted During Daylight Entrance to Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway Closed for Safety. Jolly King Winter has brought coast- ing and skating to Washington. Lieut. Col. U. 8. Grant, 3d, director of public buildings and public parks, gave au- thority for skating on the Reflecting Pool and the Lincoln Memorial. At the same time, he authorized the park division of his office to close the en- trances to the Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway, between Massachusetts avenue and - Connecticut avenve, to permit children to coast in safety. Although the ice is between 21 and 215 inches thick on the Reflecting Pool, instead (é the required 3 inches, offi- clals of Col. Grant's office decided that with proper supervision, both by United States park police and civilian em- ployes, skating will be permitted during the daylight hours. Officials said that there will be no skating tonight. Coasting for children will be per- mitted in the Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway between Massachusetts and Connecticut avenues, the entrance from Calvert street near the Connecticut Avenue Bridge and from Massachusetts avenue west of Belmont street. The section will remain closed for the bene- fit of the coasters as long as the snow lasts in the park, but officials pointed out that as there is comparatively little traffic in that area at this time of year the closing will work no hardship on motorists. Streets Roped Off. The following streets have been ordered roped off and reserved for coasting by Traffic Director William | H. Harland: In the northwest section— First street from L to M street; Fifth street from L to M; Garfleld street | from Massachusetts avenue to Thirty- fourth street; Twentieth street from Kalorama road to Belmont street; Eighth street, Shepherd to Taylor street; Irving street, Mount Pleasant street the Zoo; Columbia road, Georgia avenue to Warder street; Aspen street, Fourth to Sixth street; Bu- chanan street, Fourteenth street to Illinois avenue; River road, | ‘Wisconsin avenue to Fessenden street; Emerson street, Arkansas avenue to| Fourteenth street; Fessenden street, Thirty-seventh to_Thirty-eighth street; | Macomb street, Thirty-fifth street to Connecticut avenue; Morrison street, Broad Branch road to Chevy Chase parkway; Garfleld street, Ridge road to New Mexico avenue. In Northeast Section. In the northeast section, Newton street, Fourteenth to Eighteenth street; Tenth street, F to H streets. In the southeast section, North Carolina ave- nue, First to Second street, High street, Maple avenue to Fourteenth streets; Stanton road, Douglas street to Sheridan road. In the southwest section, N street, South Capitol to First | street; Ninth street, C to E street; McLean street, Third to Four-and-a- half street. Coasting will be allowed week days| except Saturdays from 4 to 11 p.m. The hours on Saturday are 10 am. to 10 pm. 1 AMERICAN UNIVERSITY GLEE CLUB IN CONCERT. Musical Program to Be Given at Meeting of Business Women. The American University Glee Club, under direction of Dr. H. M. Dudley, will give & musical program at a meet- ing of the Business Women's Council at 8 o'clock tomorrow night at the Church of the Covenant. Accompaniments will be given by : Mary Cline, Miss Spence and Mary Elizabeth Hetrick. The public is in- vited. Ornament ‘The All Hallows Guild of the Na- tional Cathedral has obtained two specimens of the famed Irish yew tree, and in Virginia, too, notwithstanding the refusal of the City of Petersburg to part with its trees. Representatives of the guild obtained the specimens at what is known as the Harvey House, in Kilmarnock, Lan- caster County. One is to be placed along the roadway adjoining the south transept and the other may be placed in the bishop's garden. ‘The guild has supervision of the landscape program and sought the trees for ornamental purposes. The superintendent of & cemetery at Peters- burg recently offered two trees for sale and the guild negotiated for their pur- chase, The offer w withdrawn later | CATHEDRAL GETS 2 IRISH YEWS " FROM LANCASTER COUNTY, VA. Specimens, Such as Petersburg Refused to Give Up, Will Grounds. when the city authorities held the superintendent had exceeded his au thority. Purchase of the trees in Lancaster was said by cathedral authorities to be only a detail in the landscape develop- ment program and to have no connec- tion with the Petersburg incident. The guild is in corresponderce with various persons and groups in its effort to ob- tain choice specimens of decorative trees, being specially interested in yew and holly. Cathedral authorities said the trees probably were not more than a hundred years old and that significance was not attached to the specimens because of | ithcr’s” Reported Attack. As each wind from the northeast brings fresh echoes of the gun hunt being waged for the eleventh precinct's predatory prowler there is developing in responsible circles a sneaking sus- picion that maybe a “blind tiger” is responsible for at least some of the more lurid reports from the panther front. Despite additional reports overnight of a noisy and gory battle in a north- east pigpen and of the injury of a street car conductor by a stray shot thought to have been fired by a panther hunts- man, Capt. Charles T. Peck, comman- der of the aroused precinct, today was ‘more skeptical than ever. Fearful of Casualties. The redoubtable captain, aroused by the shooting of the conductor, an- nounced his grave fears that hysteria over the alleged beast of prey may lead to casualties among the hunters them- selves or among citizens mistaken for the elusive marauder. Frankly, Capt. Peck, believes the “panther” may be the creature of the imaginations of certain well intentioned persons stimulated, perhaps, by excite- ment. As for last night's battle in the pig- sty of Bernard Chapman, at Fiftieth street and Fitch place, Capt. Peck thinks it was just the result of domestic | difficulties among discontented porkers. Dying Pig Is Found. Chapman told eleventh precinct po- lice the story of being awakered by a great yapping of dogs shortly after midnight and of finding the clawed and dying pig in the center of the pack when he arrived at his pigsty. A short trail of blood, but no tracks, led away from the sty and led Chap- man and the police to doubt if the dogs were responsible for the attack on the pig. The pig was so badly wounded, Chapman says, that he had to shoot it to put it out of its misery. The conductor shot was Eugene A. Buckley, 603 Florence street northeasts The bullet came through the window of his eastbound car near Fiftieth street and Deane avenue northeast, near Seat Pleasant. Buckley was treated by Dr. Louis Jimal at Casualty Hospital. His condi- tion is not serious. HEAD OF COMMITTEE ON UTILITIES BACK Acting Chairman McLeod Calls for Meeting of House Group on. Merger Bill. Acting Chairman McLeod of the House District committee returned ‘Washington today and immediately is. sued a call for a meeting morning of the subcommittee on public utilities, of which he is chairman, to consider the so-called merger bill, which is permissive legislation, recommended by the Public Utilities Commission, to grant congressional authority under which the street railway companies might reach an agreement to merge. ‘The other members of the subcom- mittce are: Representatives Lampert, Wisconsin; Reid, Illinois; Bowman, West Virginia, all Republicans, and Representatives Whitehead, _Virginia; Palmisano, Maryland, and Hall, Missis- sippi, all Democrats. WINS SENATE ACTION Reappointment Ordered Favorably Reported by Judiciary Committee. The nomination of Judge Mary ! O'Toole for reappointment to the bench of the Municipal Court of the District ‘was ordered favorably reported today by the Senate judiciary committee. Senator Borah, Republican, of Idaho, was Instructed to consult Senator Heflin, Democrat, of Alabama, regarding a question he had asked concerning the nomination. Senator Heflin said later he had asked the committee if Judge O'Toole was one of the judges who send girls to the House of the Good Shepherd, but had learned that such cases do not come before her court and, therefore, he has no further questions. The Senator said he had learned that the Municipal Court hears only civil cases. Senator Heflin said that when other nominations for local judgeships come to the Senate, he would renew his ques- tion to find out what court handled such matters. AUTO SHOW TO OPEN EARLIER THIS YEAR Public Is to Be Admitted to Audi- torium at 10 A.M. During Week Days. The automobile show. which opens at the Washington Auditorium Satur- day night under auspices of the Wash- ington ~ Automotive Trade Association, will be open to the public at 10 am cach week day of the show instead of at 1:30 p.m. as on previous occasions. Approximately 80,000 persons visited the show last year. Under the fiew plan the show will open at 7:30 o'clock Saturday night and remain open until 10:30 o'clock. The following Monday the doors will be opened at 10 a.m. and will remain open until 10:30 that night. The exhibition will close Saturday, February 1. PRESIDENT AND WIFE WORSHIP IN MARYLAND President and Mrs. Hoover yesterday morning did not go to the Priends’ Meeting House on Irving street, their usual place of worship, but instead took a ride into the country to attend the prayer at the Little Friends' Meeting House at Sandy Spring, Md. Unheralded, the President and the First Lady walked into the little Mary- land meeting house, where only a hand- ful of worshipers were meeting, and thelr presence was accepted without the slightest stir. The President and Mrs, Hoover were accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Rickard, personal frignds from New York. ‘They heard a prayer by Allan Farquhar that the United States dele- their age. The yew is said to have been discovered in Ireland about 125 rs ago. The two frees were obtained a greasonable price.” gation at the London Naval Conference would be guided the right way. Re- turning the party toek a short drive through Rock Creek Park. T S BETWEEN OFFICIALS Public Utilities Commission to Hear Police and Traf- fic Objections. ENFORCEMENT PROBLEM PRIME CONSIDERATION Code Drawn Without Advice of Two Department Heads Brings Conflict. Police and traffic officials will hold a conference tomorrow with the Public Utilities Commission upon the new set of rules and regulations promulgated by the commission to govern the operation and *equipment of taxicabs and other public vehicles, beginning February 1. Regulations Amenable. Maj. Henry G. Pratt, superintendent of police; Traffic Director William H. Harland and Inspector E. W. Brown, in ckarge of the Traffic Bureau, have been invited to the conference, at which the commission hopes to iron out the ob- jections found in the new code by police and traffic officials. Maj. Gen. Mason M. Patrick, chairman of the commis- i sion, has indicated that the commission would amend its regulations if police and traffic authorities could pomt out any provisions that might cause serious conflict with existing police nad traffic regulations. The primary purpose of the confer- ence, however, is to discuss provisions for enforcing the regulations. Al- though the new code was promulgated several weeks ago, the commission has not discussed the question of enforce- ment with either police or traffic au- thorities. Advice Not Asked. Since the new code was drawn up without the advice or counsel of the police and traffiic officials, a belief was expressed by them that the commission was attempting to usurp certain powers and functions vested by Congress in these departments. Particular objection was raised to a series of rules govern- ing the equipment of public vehicles, the majority of which traffic, cfficials contend, are covered in the existing traffic code. AUTOPSY ORDERED | Accountant Found Dead in Apart- ment With Gas Flowing From : Three Jets. An autopsy was to be performed at the morgue today upon the body of William Beddome, 50, found dead in ‘his apartment in East Clifton Terrace last night with gas flowing from three jets. The autopsy was ordered by Dr. J. Ramsay Nevitt, district coroner. Beddome's ly was found on & kitchen table, covered with a blanket, when Miss Sally Burgner of 3625 Six- i teenth street detected odor of gas es- | caping through the apartment door and called the janitor, who forced open he door. Although Beddome had been ill sev- eral days, according to business asso- ciates, no notes explaining the cause for his act were found by police. Burgner told police that Bed- dome, who she had known for three months, telephoned her about 5 o'clock yesterday morning and said that he was “sick and cold” and urged her to come to see him. Belleving the man was not in a serious condition, she postponed | her visit until last night. He was an accountant with the firm of Councilor & Buchanan, by whom he had been employed for two years. He came to Washington from ~Montreal three years ago. ISPEAKERS TO URGE RESPECT FOR FLAG | Curtis, Pershing and Others in Public Life Will Aid Broad- cast Series. An impressive list of speakers has been arranged for a series of radio broadcasts from Washington beginning February 4 and continuing to March 18, designed to arouse the patriotism of children throughout the country and i promote greater _reverence for the American flag. The program will be sent out over the network of the Na- tional Broadcasting System on Tuesday afternoons from 5 to 5:15 o'clock from station WRC here. ‘The list includes Vice President Curtis, Gen. John J. Pershing, George W. Wickersham, Secretary of Labor James J. Davis, Representative Ruth Brvan | Owen, Representative James M. Beck and Mrs. J. Borden Harriman. The series will be opened by Vice President Curtis, The Marine Band :\'lilll( play patriotic airs following each alk. |AUTOMOBILE VICTIM MAY HAVE BROKEN LEG An injury of the right leg, which may prove to be a_fracture, was suffered by Henry E. McEwen, 37 years old, of 4102 Twelfth street northeast when he was struck by an automobile last night at Fifteenth street and New York avenue. He was removed to Emergency Hospital. Police reported the auto was operated by Joseph H. Mattare, 1615 Thirty-fifth street. Edwin Thomas, 29 years old, of 3330 N strect suffered several broken ribs and probable internal injuries when his automobile overturned near Fairfax, Va. | He was taken to Emergency Hospital here by another motorist. Physicians said he would recover, L BLINDED BY LIQUOR. Police Say Colored Man Was Vic- time of Poison Alcohol. An investigation was launched by police of the second precinct today in the case of Frank Mahoney, 24, col- ored, of 1467 Rhode Island avenue, who was pronounced blind at Emergency Hospital last night, police say, from drinking poison alcohol. Mahoney gave police the name of a man living on Logan place from whom, he said, he obtained the poisoned liquor,