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PARK GOMMISSION REITERATES STAND Grant Will Advise Maj. Som- ervell of Opposition to Granting Permit. EARLY ACTION IS SEEN BY DISTRICT ENGINEER ‘Application to Build Wharf in Rosslyn Brought Storm of Protest. Licut. Col. U. S. Grant, 3d, vice chair- | man and executive officer of the Na- tional Capital Park and Planning Com- mission, said today he would write im- mediately to Maj. Brehon Somervell, | District engineer for the War Depart- ment for the Washington area, advising him that the commission still opposes the granting of a whar{ construction permit to the Sun Oil Co. of Philadel- Pphia, at Rosslyn, Va., even after a study he problem. oll'&ll. pSOmL-rvt“ is expected to take action on the application without delay, but what his course will be has not been indicated. Somervell Delayed Action. Maj. Somervell has delayed action on th’z application for the permit, filed some weeks ago by the oil firm, pend- | ing an opportunity for the commission to examine the subject. The commission, in voicing its op- ! position to the granting of this per- mit, is communicating with the Arling- ton County, Va., board of supervisors and zoning commission, to suggest that the area in the -vicinity of Rosslyn, near the Key Bridge, be rezoned from | commercial back to residential. If this 1s done, in the opinion of planning com- mission officials, it. will preclude the oil company or any other commercial firm from erecting a wharf or other | structure’ there. Proposal Causes Protest. The proposal of the oil company to | erect a zhlfl and storage tank in which | to house petroleum products, after they have been brought to Rossiyn by water. has raised a _storm of protest on both sides of the Potomac River. The com- any, however, has not been without Rs proponents, who favor the granting of & permit to construct the wharf, and so advised Maj. Somervell. SLIPPERY ROADS CAUSE 2 CRASHES Two Men Seriously Injured After; 24-Hour Period Without Accidents. A 24-hour period without traffic acci- | dents, despite the unfavorable weather, was brought to a close early this morn- ing by reports to the police of two acci- dents that resulted in serious Injury‘ to two men. Charles W. Warner, 57, of 624 Mary- land avenue northeast, was struck by an automobile at Third street and Maryland avenue northeast about 8| o'clock as he stepped from the curb. He was taken to Casualty Hospital, | where Dr. Louis Jimal of the staff said he suffered internal injuries and pos- sible fractures of the skull and spine_ William A. Brown, 19-year-old col- ored youth, of 4313 Sheriff road north- east, 1s said to have been-identifled as | the driver of the car that struck| ‘Warner. Police said he told them he had to swerve his car to avoid a col- lision with another machine. Ice on the Defense Highway at Lan- | ham, Md., was blamed for the other ac- cident. John C. Darnelille, 25, of Chrys- tal Springs avenue, Capitol Heights, Md., was seriously injured when his au- tomobile skidded on the bridge across the Pennsylvania railroad tracks at| Lanham and crashed against a guard | post on the bridge. A companion. uninjured, removed | Darneille from the car. The latter was | taken to Casualty Hospital, where he | was said to be suffering from lacera- | tions and shock and possible fracture of | the skull. ‘The boys were hurt while coasting, and two colored men and two colored ‘women sustained minor injuries yester- day by falling on the slippery pave- ment. 1 The boys were Hamilton Simone, 12, | of 803 Silver Spring avenue, Silver Spring, Md.,, and David Zirkle, 19, of | 2024 Fourteenth street southeast. Young Simone sustained severe bruises to his face and what may be found to be a fractured jaw about 9 o'clock last night when his sled collided with the sled of another child while they were coasting at Mississippi and Carroll avenues. He was taken to Walter Reed Hospital and treated by Capt. John Brickley. The Zirkle boy was hurt about the same time last night. His sled collided with an electric light pole on High street southeast. A passing motorist took him to Casualty Hospital, and he was treated by Dr. Louis Jimal of the | staff for abrasions to his face. Those injured by falling on the icy pavements were Isaiah Young, colored, 30, of 33 K street northeast, a frac- tured ankle: N. H. Staunton, colored, 20, of 501 North Henry street. Alex- andria, Va., a sprained ankle: Rosetta Vance, colored, 18, of 913 N street, sprained shoulder, and Henrietta Simp- | son, colored, 21, 2 Messer street south- east, body injury. MRS. BOWERMAN TO TALK. Will Discuss “Recent Books” at Mt. Pleasant Branch Library. Mrs. George F. Bowerman will speak on “Some Recent Books of Fiction and Non-Fiction” tomorrow night at 8 o'clock in the Mount Pleasant Branch of the Public Library. Her talk will be the first of a series to be given this Winter by members of the staff cf the Public Library and sev- eral guest speakers on the subject of books. ELREC s ALUMNI TO HONOR TRIO. Emeritus Professors of G. W. U. to Be Entertained at Luncheon. A luncheon, sponsored by the Gen- eral Alumni Association of George ‘Washington University, will be given Saturday noon at the Lafayette Hotel in honor of Dr. Kerfoot Shute, Dr. William Kennedy Butler and Dr. Ster- ling Ruffin, emeritus professors of the university. Dr. Shute, Dr. Butler and Dr. Ruffin, all uates of George Washington, taught for many years in the Medical School, gaining a national reputation in scholarship and science. ! Members of the several loc: tonight. The upper picture is of Cl PLAY TOURNAMENT OPENS TONIGHT Be Presented at Columbia Heights Center. The first presentations of amateur players in the fourth annual one-act play tournament under auspices of the | Community Drama Guild of Washing- ton will be staged this evening, begin ning at 8 o'clock, in the Columbia Heights Community Center, Eleventh and Harvard streets. Four of the 20 plays that have been sented. When all have been staged the four adjudged outstanding will com- pete. The program for this evening follows: The Park View Players of Park View Community Center, in “The Fourth Mrs. Phillips,” by Carl Glick, under direc- tion of Yvonne Levy; the Circlers of Vermont Avenue Christian Church, in “His Model Wife,” by Helen Bagg; the drama unit of the Senior Luther League of the Church of the Atonement, in “A in's a Bargain,” by Mary Riley, and the Chevy Chase dramatic 8roup n an abridged version of the comedy, “Doctor Knock,” by Jules Romains, the | English_version having been prepared by H. Granville Barker. The second program ' in the prelim- | inaries will be staged at the East Wash- ington Community Center tomorrow i night and the third in the Columbia Heights center Saturday evening. The finals are to be staged the night of February 7 in the McKinley Auditorium, with five dramatic critics from the Washington newspapers rating - the | plays. Prof. William Lee Corbin of American University is chairman of a | committee of judges for the preliminary | performances. o HOLTON PROMOTED IN WATER SERVICE Veteran Named Superintendent of; Department, to Succeed Garland. ‘The vacancy in the position of super- intendent of “the District Water De- partment was filled by the Commis- sioners today with the promotion of D. W. Helton, veteran executivé in that department. Holton succeeds J. 8. Garland, who retired_as superintendent November 1. He is 56 years old, and has been con- nected with the municipal government since October 22, 1898, when he was | appointed a chainman in the Sewer De- | partment. The following year he was transferred to the Water Department. Advancing through the various po- sitions in the department Holton, last July 1, was virtually the directing head, due to the illness of Garland. He has served as acting suprintendent since Garland’s retirement. Holton’s promotion was recommend- ed by Col. William B. Ladue, Engineer Commissioner, and Capt. Hugh P. Oram, assistant Engineer Commissioner, who has immediate supervision over the Water Department. High praise of Hol- ton’s ability was given by Capt. Oram. DEMOTED DETECTIVE | Thompson Will Be Replaced by Charles Mansfield, Who Is Pro- moted to Sergeant. ‘The District Commissioners today demoted Detective Sergt. E. E. Thomp- son and transferred him from the De- tective Bureau to the sixth precinet. Charles Mansfield, a member of the promoted to detective sergeant to suc- ceed him. The Commissioners also transferred patrol force to the narcotic squad, re- placing Mansfield, and shifted Sidney Miles from tlie fifth precinct to the Union Station. All of the changes were made on recommendation of Maj. Henry G. Pratt, police superintendent. A woman reported she detected liguor on the de- tective's breath when he was at work on a case. CHAMBER TO OBSERVE 1TS 23D ANNIVERSARY Commerce Body Schedules Ban- quet and Special Program of En- tertainment Tomorrow Night. The Wuhlnfmn Chamber of Com- merce will celebrate its twenty-third anniversary tomorrow -night with a banquet in the Mayflower Hotel. A special program of songs, dances and other entertainment has been arranged by the committee, headed by Charles H. Frame. Senator Royal 8. Coprland of New York, will be the guest of honor and speaker. The invocation is to be pro- nounced by Right Rev. James Hugh Four of Twenty Dramas will| ORDERED TRANSFERRED| Detective Bureau's narcotic squad, was | J. C. Dalglish from the Union Station | THESPIANS AWAIT CURT dramatic play tournament of the Community Center ude A. Cooke, Mildred Wick and Roberta Beele Galloway of the Circlers of Vermont Avenue Christian Church. Lower left: Miss Esther Royle of the Takom: Lola Farnsworth Davenport of Chevy Chase dramatic group. Lower right: Milton Korman, Jewish Community Center Dramatic Association. entered in the tournament will be pre- | Wa: | | | i i | I o 'G. 6. DONALDSON, figuring in each fj 1 - @he Foening Starf Society and General WASHINGTON, D. 0, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1930, ON TRAINS NEARLY 50 YEARS, TE TE roups participating in the one-act epartment, which gets under way Players. Lower center: Mrs. Fair O;ators Wm Vote for District Debate at Y.W.C.A. Defeat Group From Y. M. C. A.—Senator Caraway Master of Ceremonies. Exhibiting a convincing logic in sup- port of “votes for Washington,” cou- pled with a charming brand of oratory, three fair forensic representatives of the Y.'W. C. A. defeated a capable trio of orators from the Y. M. C. A. in a lively debate last night on the question of national suffrage for the District be- fore a large audience in Harker Hall, Seventeenth and K streets. Senator Caraway of Arkansas, who s master of ceremonies, announced that sides in the contest were allotted under collegiate debating rules and were not to be considered as placing efther association on record in favor of T opposed to the question at issue. e victorious team was composed ot Miss Margaret Pisher, Miss Essie Vaughan and Miss Hattie Shockly and the ¥. M. C. A. debaters were Herbert P. Haley, Herbert H. Weinreb and Paul Keen. The judges were Dr. Lucius C. Clark, chancellor of American Univer- president of the Washington Pederation of Churches. The vote was two to one in favor of the girls. The affirmative side opened and closed the arguments. Each side was given five minutes for rebuttal. i The girls based their contentions on what they termed “basic principles un- derlying ~ American democracy” and quoted the famillar slogan, *Taxation without representation is tyramy.” They cited taxes paid by local residents into the Pederal Treasury, the otic response of District citizens to the pleas for men and money in time of war and the political intelligence of the local population as reason why they should be given the right to vote for their President and for representatives in Congress. They answered, also, charges that a large portion of Wi n’s citizens are not qualified to vote. The present voteless plight of the Capital, they declared, violates fundamental vrinciples of the Magna Charta, the Declaration of Inedpendence and the Constitution. ‘The opponents argued that Washing- ton is prosperous under present con- ditions, asserted that George Washing- ton and Madison did not intend for Washington to have national repre- sentation, expressed fears of political corruption that might follow suffrage and call attention to the “Back-to-the District” movement in nearby Virginia as indicative of the fact that Wash- ington without the vote is more at- tractive than other places which are enfranchised. ly agreement both sides restricted their argument to national representa- tion and the right to vote for Presi- dent and Vice President, without touch- ing on collateral proposals to change Wu{\lnmn'l present form of Govern- ment. A reception followed the debate, with Senator Caraway and officials of both associations greeting the guests. Many persons prominent in public and pri- vate life of the Capital were present. A musical program was presented by Miss Katherine Moritz, violinist, accom- panied by Miss Edith Dawson, and Dr. Carson P. Frailey, tenor, assisted at the piano, by Ervine Stenson. Invoca- tion was offered by Mrs. Irving Ket- chum of the Y. W. C. A, PHOTOGRAPHER, DIES Funeral Services for Studio Owner ‘Will Be Held Tomorrow Morning. George G. Donaldson, 62, proprietor of the Donaldson photographic studio, ! 925 and $21 F streel, died in Sibley ospital yesterday aftér an iliness September. me, Mr. Donaldson, who established the studio at the F street address 33 years ago, was widely known in this city and in ‘nearby Maryland. He resided at Hyatfsville, Mr. Donaldson, & native of Texas, is | survived by two sisters, Mrs. M. E. Bartlett of Wichita Falis, Tex., and Mrs. J. T. Harper of Dallas, Tex, an a brother, who resides in Wichita Falls. Mmunllldmni ‘Was unmarried, eral services will be conducted W. W. Deal's funeral home. oo m street northeast, tomorrow morning at 10:30 o'clock. Interment will be i Cedar Hill Cemetery. PURSE SNATCHERS BUSY. ‘Two purse-snatching incidents were reported to the police last night, women incident. Miss Gertrude Cudworth of 676 Fourth street northeast reported to the ninth precinct station that one of three colored youths snatched her pocket- book from her while she was nearing her residence early in the evening. Two boys were arrested on suspicion later. Mrs. Abe Cohen of 3109 Eighteenth street r:goned to the tenth precinct station that a man attempted to take her ‘ketbook ~from her about 17 o'clock and that her cries frightened | him away, She did not identify her Ryl{, president of Catholic University. assaileat SUPERIOR RACES AND NEW GROUPS SEEN BY HROLICKA Scientist Discusses Evolution Processes Which Develop Characteristics. GREAT IMT’ROVEMENT IS DECLARED POSSIBLE History of Oppositions in Human Development Found Basis for Optimism by Scholar. BY THOMAS R. HENRY. There is little biological objection to race mxitures which have taken place everywhere throughout history when- ever human groups have come into opposition, Dr. Ales Hrdlicka, curator of physical anthropology at the National Museum, told the Anthropological Society of Washington last night in a lecture on the origin and spread of races. In practice, however, certain race mixtures usually turn out badly, Dr. Hrdlicka said, because the weight of social precedent against them is such that the parents are from the inferior stock of both races and the children are born into such poor homes that their better qualities are killed from the start. ‘The biological objection to race mix- tures, he insisted, is particularly un- founded when they are between closely related races, such as different groups of the white family. Here, if the en- vironment is normal, there is no reason why the children should not develop into first-class citizens. Chief Differences Environmental. All the human races, Dr. Hrdlicka ! sald, shade into each other, even when the difference is so marked as between i white and black, since the most striking | physica! differences result from environ- | men . Groups, the majority of whose individuals can be distinguished from the individuals of every other group, he said, have existed from the earliest days of man and probably existed among the sub-human species. Thus, clear “race” differences can be found between the Neanderthalers of Western and Central Europe, setting them apart as defi- nitely as the North Europeans and Al- pine peoples of today. In spite of this, he insisted, there is no evidence showing different origins for the race ups of today. The most striking erences are only skin deep. The white race ranges, because of en- vironmental differences, from the almost unpigmented blondes of Northern Europe to- Arabjans as brown as Indians and Hindus quite black, yet all strictly “white” in raclal derivation. % Under the skin, he said, the physiolo- gical similarity of all the races is al- most unbelievably minute in detail and all have the same life cycles, a condi- tion which would not obtain if they had different original ancestors. Inequality Exists Today. As they stand today, Dr. icka said, all the races are not equal, equali- ty being an impossibility among the groups of a plastic phylum still in the grip of evolutionary changes. While there is no reason why they cannot catch up with each other, he pointed out, this is very unlikely in the case of the smaller, more belated groups who everywhere, in contact with the ad- vanced groups, are yielding and dying. | but leaving more or less of their blood in the people who supersede them. Thus | the Tasmanians already have gone and | the Australians, Ainos of Japan, Ne- | gritos and Bushmen are going. Racial belatedness, he said, is more than a lack of present opportunity, and the preaching of this doctrine is unfor- tunate since it does not spur the belated races to greater endeavor, but only makes them complain of the injustice to which they are subjected. Oblique Eyes Inherent. Oblique eyes, such as those of Orien- tals, he said, are probably inherent in nature, nearly all the mammals having them. But the natural physical effect of broadening the forehead is to straighten the eyes. But individuals | might depart from this rule, and where & strong group of them were associated it would continue to be an hereditary character in man. They are continually cropping out, however, in the white and black races, while Orientals frequently have straight eyes. The way is by no means closed for the emergence of new and superior races, Dr. Hrdlicka sald in an interview discussing his lecture. How this will take place, he said, still is conjectural, although there are vari- ous indications of what may ‘happen. There are fleéting moments, supposedly familiar to all, when a man seems to stand on the heights, looking down on the problems and perplexities of life, mentally far superior to his ordinary self. . This, he said, has a physiological ex- planation and points to the possibility that, through the working of evolufion, the physiological mechanism of "the brain will be so improved that such moments will be commonplace and man’s ordinary mental powers increased manyfold. ‘The 10,000,000,000 odd cells which make up the brain, Dr. Hrdlicka ex- plained, must obtain their oxygen and nutrients and eliminate their waste products through the blood stream. But in the enormously rapid evolution of the human brain within the narrow confines of the skull the circulatory system has not entirely kept pace with the increase in cells. The network of blood vessels carry blood to every part of the organ, but they are comparatively small and weak. Also they do not get the first call on the purified blood pumped into the system by the heart. Brain Cells Must Breathe, In order to work, & brain cell must have plenty to breathe and eat. If it tries to function on inadequate supplies it soon grows tired. The very work of thinking causes the accumulation of waste products and toxins which must be got rid of. The tiny transportation system, the blood stream, requires time to carry these toxins away. That is why. after A great accumulation of them, it is necessary to sleep, reducing mental activity to its minimum, to give the blood stream plenty of time. The brain is thus like a rich agricultural country without adequafe rallroads or river systems. ‘But at times, seid Dr. Hrdlicka, there are optimum conditions when the brain is getting a full supply of pure blood laden with oxygen and nutrients and there are no back shipments of toxins to be made. The result is one of those moments of supernormal mental func- tioning which pass almost before they can be recognized. But evolution, in which an organ moves to ever greater efficlency, may be tending to improve the brain’s circulatory system, so that more and more cells can be called into action. In this way the moment of optimum conditions now experienced by the indi- vidual may become more and more the | might be interpreted by the drivers as COMMISSION RULES GOVERNING TAXIS UNDERGD' REVISION Recommendations of Police Are Followed by Public Utilities Body. AGE LIMIT IS RAISED FOR DRIVERS OF CABS Maj. Pratt, Eldridge and Brown Attend Meeting to Iron Out Differences. The Public Utllities Commission to- day announced that it would make sev- eral amendments to its recent order governing the operation and equipment of taxicabs and other public vehicles, beginning February 1, to meet the ob- Jections of police and traffic officials. The changes were discussed at a con- ference yesterday afternoon between members of the commission—Maj. Henry G. Pratt, superintendent of po- lice; Inspector E. W. Brown, in charge of the trafic bureau, and M. O. Eld- ridge, assistant director of traffic. The amendments to be made in the order will raise the minimum age limit of drivers of public vehicles from 18 to 21 years, to conform with existing po- lice regulations, and remove all refer- ence to a requirement that taxicabs should be equipped with a motor which would propel them over a smooth-sur- faced highway at a speed of 35 miles an hour. Speed Danger Seen. ‘Traffic officials had expressed the opinion that the speed requirement a license to drive at that rate in viola~ tions of present speed regulations. Several other minor changes will be made to bring the regulations into con- formity with rules prescribed by the traffic code with respect to the e(iuip- ment of all types of vehicles, public as well as private. Fears had been expressed by police and traffic authorities that the com- mission’s new rules would conflict with police and traffic regulations and create confusion in enforcement. Accord Is Reached. ‘These fears were completely dissi- pated as a result of the conference, it was said, and police and traffic officials pledged their co-operation in enforce- ment of the regulations. The chief objection found by police and traffic officials in the commission’s new code was the regulation permitting the issuance of licenses to drivers of public vehicles who are “not less” than 18 years of age. Police regulations re- quire drivers of such vehicles to be not less than 21 years oY age. This age limit was adopted, the com- mission was told, primarily o prevent ‘minors from operating taxicabs. Parents also had objected, it was said, to the | pol licensing their sons under 21 years to drive these vehicles. e e MERCHANTS SCORE JONES’ PROPOSAL Combat Abolition of Washington Residence Provision for D. C. Commissioners. Opposition to legislation proposed by | Senator Jones of Washington, which would permit appointment of those | holding voting residence elsewhere to the position of District Commissioner, | came today from the Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association. | The association takes the position | that abolition of the existing residen- | tial requirement for Commissioners not only is unnecessary, but would consti- tute the “last straw” in the deprivation ' of rights of the half million local citi- zens to a voice in their own govern- | ment, it was declared by Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan, president. i The assoclation ints out that | ‘Washington now is deprived of repre- sentation in Congress and that, in ad- dition, the affairs of the municipality largely are administered by ex-officio commissions, made up primarily of Federal officials. The two civillan Commissioners of the District, it was declared, are pri- marily the two local officials appointed by the President as representatives of the citizenry of a populous and grow- ing city. It is contended by the asso- ciation, Gen. Stephan states, that in & city of 3 half million lation there are men having bona fide residence in ‘Washington capable of administering the affairs of the District. Rather than limiting the voice of local residents in their vernment, Gen. Stephan pointed out, the majority of the local citizens and the Merchants and ufacturers’ Association are vigorously and hopefully urging adop- tion of the joint resolution pending be- fore Congress” which would pave the way for the placing of local repre- sentatives in both the House and Sen- ate, glving Washington national rep- resentation on a parity with citizens of other sections of the United States.. Peruvian Treasury qu; 0.X.d. LIMA, Peru, January 21 (#).—The Chamber of Deputies has approved the issue of $4,000,000 in Treasury bills, which the Senate authorized last week. The bills are for terms of one and two years and the funds, it was understood, will be used chiefly to strengthen the exnhlni'e position of the Peruvian pound which has been acute since the recent collapse in Wall Street prices, common and lasting' experience of the| race. This, he indicated, will be brought about by the increasing demands on the human organism of modern life, re- plete with a muitiplicity of problems which were not experienced even a generation ago. ‘This, he pointed out, will lead to the survival of those with' the most abun- dant and strongest circulatory systems, which, while they are not directly in- heritable, fildlll“y will become repre- sented in the germ cells, which are the l)roduct! of other body cells. Over a longer period the same pui 1l be served as if they were directly inherited, experience all the time bringing more and more stimull with which the brain cells must deal. ‘With this path of evolution open, Dr. Hrdlicka pointed out, all the exist- ing races of man have almost infinite prospects of future advancement and the door is not closed against the evolving of new races superior to any now in existence. None has become 80 specialized as have some of the animals, he said, that it cannot change in response to changes in environment. / Ty CONDUCTOR TO Thomas 0. Taylor Completes' Service Which Has Carried Him 6,000,000 Miles. Veteran Railroad Man Ex- pects to Visit West Coast Upon Retirement. BY GRETCHEN SMITH. ‘Thomas O. Taylor, the oldest Pull- man_conductor in the United States, who has traveled nearly 6,000,000 miles | in 47 years, is g to take a vacation | —to make a railroad trip to the West | Coast to see “how it feels to be a passenger.” Mr. Taylor, who resides at 1369 Columbia road, became eligible for re- tirement on January 7, when he cele- brated his seventieth birthday, but he expects to continue as Pullman con- | ductor on the Washington-Buffalo run | _ until sometime in the Spring, when he will travel as passenger on the trains | which, for 47 years, he has served in an_official capacity. Starting in 1883 as conductor on the road between Pittsburgh and Oil City. | he has witnessed many drastic changes in the provisions made for the comforts | of passengers, both in the equipment of the cars and routes of travel. | Knows Many Notables. Mr. Taylor has known and met | dozens of famous people in his long | years of service, and has experienced practically all the thrills of a railroad man's life from wrecks to train rob- | beries. Interwoven with the tragedies which he has witnessed, have also been comedies, and even some of the most serious moments have afforded a momentary laugh to those with a sense of humor, An incident of this sort was related by Mr. Taylor in recalling a famous train robbery which occurred many years ago some distance outside of New_ Orleans. “Two robbers had forced their way into the Pullman at the point of guns,” explained the veteran train official. | “One was tall and thin, with a neck at | least two hands high. The other was | short and fat. and they were a funny- looking couple. Forcing all the sengers out of their berths, the two | robbers carried on a conversation while they stood up the people before them. Plan to Kiss Girls. “‘Jim,” said the tall. thin man, “we’ll Tob all the men and kiss all the girls.” “T'll be damned if you do,” replied the little man, “some of my woman relations may be here.” On this occasion, Mr. Taylor says he | saved the cash which he had collected on the “run” by throwing it up into an upper berth when the robbers were not ooklnf. : Mr. Taylor has met every President since the administration of President Arthur, with the exception of Presi- dent Harding. He made numerous trips as conduc- tor on the trains which were run espe- cially for President Roosevelt. Recall- 1nf the- democratic spirit of Roose- velt, Taylor told of an amusing event which occurred while the President was on a visit to Keokuk, Iowa, previous to TAKE REST TRIP THOMAS O. TAYLOR. —Star Staff Photo. his journey to Louisiana on a survey of the deep waterways. Serenade to Roosevelt_ “Before arriving at Keokuk,” he said, “about 4 o'clock in the morning, the train stopped at a cattle-loading sta- tion to take on water. About 50 farm- ers in wagons and trucks and all sorts of conveyances had gathered at the station with a four-piece band to ser- enade the President. The only thing the band could play was “Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep,” and Mr. Roosevelt was so delighted that he stepped onto the platform in his pajamas and bare feet and delivered an eloquent speech to_the cheering farmers.” Mr. Taylor, a few days later, on the same trip of President Roosevelt to Louisiana, was present at the episode duction of the famous “Teddy Bears” to the children of the United States. “Mr. Roosevelt had gone out on a short hunting trip while down in Loui- siana,” he continued. “The only thing he brought in from his expedition was a tiny bear, which was so small that his friends jokingly called it ‘Teddy.’ Shortly after that little toy bears be- gan appearing in the shops.” Recalls Beloved Poet. On_his trips between Philadelphia and Boston, Mr. Taylor frequently met the well loved poet, Walt Whitman, one of whose best friends was a_baggage master on that train. “Mr Whitman | which shortly after inspired the intro-| PAGE B—1 HEARINGS ON PAY BILL FOR FIREMEN AND POLICE SLATED | Subcommittee of House Dis- trict Group to Hold Sessions Starting Next Week. PASSAGE OF ARMS BILL URGED BY TWO MEMBERS { Letter From D. C. Commissioners Recommends Favorable Action on Measure. Hearings will be started early next week on the police and firemen's pay increase bill before a subcommittee of the House District committee of which Representative Lampert of Wisconsin is chairman. This was decided today at the weekly meeting of the House I 's- trict committee. The subcommittee on lice an. Illinois;' Sullivan, Pennsylvania; Pal- mer, Missouri; Sullivan, New York; Mrs, Norton, New Jersey, and Hall, Mis- sissippi. Would Control Arms Sale, Chairman McLeod and Representa- tive Stalker endeavored to rush through today a favorable report on the Zihl- man bill to control the possession, sale, transfer and use of pistols and other dangerous weapons in the District, They emphasized that this bill had been given a unanimous favorable report last year and had passed the House without objection. Representative Tarver of Georgia, a new member of the committee, re- minded the meeting that the personnel of the committee has been considerably changed since last year and he and other new members expressed the thought that at least they should be granted an opportunity “to d th bill and see vll’?lplo'.l in it." Vi " would always buy a Pullman ticket,” said Mr. Taylor, “but he never traveled in the car.. One would always find him in the baggage coach with his friend the baggage master, and there he would stay throughout the entire trip, eating his meals in the coach with his friend.” Mr. Taylor, who was born in Penn- sylvania, is a distant cousin of both Bayard and Zachary Taylor, who mi- grated to the Southland from the Key- stone State. “In all my travels,” concluded the stately, white-haired official, “I have never gotten to the West Coast. Sev- eral times I have started on a ‘run’ there, but something has always pre- vented my getting there. After I have retired I may enjoy the novelty of traveling as a passenger and take the trip to the West Coast to visit some relatives living there.” Ends Long Service POLICEMAN OTTO SONNTAG. PUBLIC STREET CAR HEARING IS TONIGHT Senate District Committee Com- pletes Arrangements for Meet- ing on Merger Plan. The Senate District committee today completed arrangements for the public s hearing on the street car merger plan to be held at 8 o'clock tonight Room 212, Senate Office Building. It is ex- pected that members of the Public Utili. Hles Commission will outline essential Teatures of the resolution in its present form, after which the committee will ae'r the companies and local organiza- lons. ‘The plea that half fare for children be made mandatory has been received by the committee from John J. Noonan of this city, who sent his message from B{l‘ltasel.l‘ Belgium, where he is on a visit. ‘The merger resolution authorizes the Public Utilities Commission to establish reduced rates for school children, but Mr. Noonan urged Chairman Capper to make the provision compulsory. Mr. Noonan, who was formerly a stockholder in the Washington Railway & Electric Co., said Washington is the only important city in the United States or the world that does not have a pro- vision favoring children. CENSUS WORKERS SCAN SERVICE MEN’S PAPERS 500 Veterans Take Examination for Positions as Enumerators in Capital. tion papers submitted by 500 disabled service men canned today by special ex- | rs to determine the fitness of the service men to jobs as census enumer- ators in the decennial census in Wash- ington, which starts April 1. The papers were filled in Monday night at Central High School, where the veterans tended a meeting called by the Df trict Department of the Disabled Amer- ican Veterans of the World War. J. Sterling Moran, Washington cen- sus supervisor, and Comdr. E. Claude Babcock last month on a plan by which bled veterans were to be ven preference in appointment of census enmerators. { I | more were amine POLICEMAN SMILES AS SERVICE ENDS ‘Mr. Sonntag’ Expects to En- joy Long Vacation on Small Action Held Urgent Necessity. Acting Chairman McLeod read a let- ter from the District Commissioners recommending favorable action on the pistol bill as an “urgent necessity” and stressing that there is now a lack of control. Representative Tarver said he was in accord with the principle of the bill, but suggested several amendments. He has introduced a similar general law for the entire country. On motion of Representative Lampert this bill went over for consideration by the subcommittee. BEATING CRIPPLE BRINGS SENTENGE Henry P. King, Released Only a Day, Jailed for Attack on Witness. Convicted of attacking a man thought would testify against him inh: manslaughter case, Henry P. King, 30, ;:-us :::mfi;d‘,w a year and a half in u i o ég“n' dge Gus A. Schuldt in King was released from the District Maryland Farm. "The future looks bright to “Policeman Ol(? Sonntag,” whose retirement was approved yesterday. As “Mr. Sonntag” he won't miss the early and late calls to duty, nor will he mind laying aside the familiar blue uniform. He won't need to pack the service revolver, which has swung at his belt so long, and he won't need to pace his beat in all weather. Life, as “Mr. Sonntag,” will be simple and pleasant, “Policeman Sonntag” is certain, for the patrolman said yester- day he expected thoroughly to enjoy his release from the routine which has dictated his waking and sleeping hours for 40 years. Anticipates Long Vacation. Both in years and point of service, Policeman Sonntag is one of the oldest officers on the, force. Well past his sixty-ninth year, he looks forward to a long vacation in some small Maryland town. So far he has passed every physical examination with a rating of j almost 100 per cent, and only once was he absent from duty because of sickness. “That,” said “Policeman Sonntag,” grinning with some embarrassment, “was when I had the mumps. “It must be the walking that keeps you fit,” he went on. “I guess I've walked around the world several times | pounding the pavements of Washing- ton.” “Yes," reflected the officer, seated in his home at 1343 Vermont avenue. | “the life of a policeman is not a bad | ‘one, all in all. But I was glad the Commissioners approved my application for retirement today. It goes into| effect March 15.” Then he glanced at the clock. “Three-fifteen!” he exclaimed, jump- ing up and leaping for a cabinet where he kept his service gun. He hastily buckled it about him in its ancient holster, gave has cap a final pat and bolted for the door, “Can’t be late for roll call!” said “Policeman Sonntag” over his shoulder. Capt. Hellmuth Retired. ‘The District Commissioners yester- day approved also the retirement of Capt. Frank Hellmuth, 49 I street, of No. 2 fire engine company, effective February 11. The police and fire relief board recommended his retirement for ghyllcll disability incurred in line of uty. Capt. Hellmuth has been connected with the fire department since July 1, 1901, and has an outstanding record of service, his citations including a deco- ration for work in connection with | the Knickerbocker Theater disaster in | January, 1922, Promoted through the | varijous grades, he became a lieutenant | September 8, 1916, and was advanced | W his present rank June 1, 1926. {WILL TALK ON AIR TRAVEL. Col. Henderson to Discuss Passen- ger Transportation. Col, Paul Henderson will speak on the future of air transportation for assengers at a dinner meeting of the ‘ashington section of the American Soclety of Merchanical Englneers at 8 p.m. tomorrow in the Cosmos Club. Members of the Aero Club of Washing- ton Chapter of the National Aeronautic Assoclation have been invited by the ! soclety to hear Col. Henderson. Jail only yesterday on his personal bond after he had been held in default of bail since his arrest eight months in connection with the death of Rich- ard Sykes, 40, found dead nearly a year ago in the rear of the Mades Hotel, 300 Pennsylvania avenue. Assistant United States Attorney Renah F. Camalier, the Government's representative, said in court that he connected the attack last night, made a few hours after King was released from jail, directly with the Sykes case, in which the man attacked was con- sidered a valuable Government witness. He asked Judge Schuldt to give the de- {fendant the maximum sentence on this account. ' King last night is alley 'd to have attacked Richard Jon ‘fexleu man living at 103 Four-and-a-half street, ‘who was also indicted for manslaughter in May along with King and three (n:er pde‘l’sons - ccording to testimony of Jones Richard Coleman, his tzomm , ing entered the Four-and-a-half street res- idence late last t and attacked the former while he was in bed. Knowing that his friend would be unable to de- fend himself because of his crippled condition, Coleman went to his rescue. King is said to have turned upon him and stabbed him three times on the arm with a butcher knife, Policeman T. D. Bacon of the sixth precinct arrested King, who had sought refuge in a second-story room. MERCHANTS PETITION FOR SLUSH REMOVAL The District Commissioners were pe- tioned today by the Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association to take steps immediately to remove from the down- town streets snow and ice which, fol- lowing the snowfall several days ago, was swept from the center of streets against the curbs. This accumulation of heaps of snow and ice at the curbs, it was declared, has handicapped the parking of cars in the congested downtown section, and thus has interfered with the free movement of traffic. With the additional snowfall today this situation will be made worse, the Com- missioners were told in a communica- tion from the merchants’ association. The ety should take steps immediately, it was contended, to remove the snow from the downtown streets. * The communication points out that many protests against these conditions have been received yesterday and today from downtown merchants by the asso- clation. TYPOTHETAE TAKES UP HOOVER ECONOMIC PLAN Participation of the United Typothetae of America and the thousands of Eub- lishing and printing plants which it represents in the Hoover economic~ progress- program was under discussion today by the board of directors of the organization at its national headquar- ters, in the Tower Bullding, today. George R. Keller of Detroit, presi- dent of the U. T. A, will make the principal address at the annual Ben- Jamin Franklin dinner of the Washings ton Typothetae tonight at the Hamil- ton Hotel. The toastmaster will be William John Eynon, president of the hington Typothetae. ' FoN A4