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Washington News " AGENTS 10 CHECK - TAXICAB PERMITS 'New Regulations of Utilities 'k Commission Go Into lf'a? Effect Tomorrow. | AUTOS FOR HIRE MUST | DISPLAY CERTIFICATES Company Goes to Court in Effort to Prevent Rules Being Enforced. ‘The Public Utllitles Commission to- day issued an order constituting all policemen on the local police force as agents in enforcing the new taxicab regulations which go into effect to- morrow. ‘The enforcement activities at pres- ent will be canfined mainly to seeing that each cab plying the streets has & certificate displayed on the wind- shield showing that the cab has been inspected and approved by the com- mission and that its owner has met the requirement as to insurance, bond, or financial responsibility. It has been impossible to inspect all cabs presented for inspection in time, and the commission is, consequently, issuing temporary certificates to those who have made bona fide efforts to comply with the new regulations but Policemen who find cabs operating without the certificates will arrest the Spebined Award to Be Given for Ten 3 the courts have does not come under the Public Commission. The company points out that it et o e, et oy ¢, " on for passengers exercises discretion in E%E; g Bt ABBOT VOCATIONAL GIVES 7 DIPLOMAS James G. Yaden Delivers Address at Mid-Year Exercises Held at School. Sration in. the killed ey St Teceived by seven graduates of the Ab- bot Vocational School yesterday at mid- . | shown over & period of many years their Citizens’ Associations, sldunl.n: address. A. J. , presi- nt of the Mid-City Citizens’ Associa tion, presided. ‘Graduates and their respeetive trades are: Robert Burgess, woodshop; Newton Bowman, auto mechanics; Winston Ire- land, plumbing; Julius Kirson and Ed- ward Raab, printing; Leonard King and Solomon Feldman, painting. Each of the graduates gave a brief talk on some phase of his education. delivered the ROBBERS TAI.(E PROPERTY HERE VALUED AT $634.30 Articles’ Range From Vacuum Cleaner to Jewelry in Series of Thefts. Ranging in kind from vacuum clean- ers and jewelry to tobaccos and a pistol, articles of a total value of $634.30 were stolen last night, police were informed. Those robbed and their losses in- cluded Sam Futrosky, 403 H street, Jewelry, $475; James P. Cassidy, 950 ‘Twenty-fifth street, a vacuum cleaner and tools, $88.50: John W. Wood, to- baccos, $30.80; Alice T. Lanham, 716 Seventh street northeast, money and ‘watch, $20, and John L. Butler, 617 Oneida place, a revolver, valued at $10. OLDEST RETIRED ARMY OFFICER BURIED TODAY | —— | Gen. Gordon Served During Civil | and Indian Wars and Was Widely Known. Funeral services for Brig. Gen. David | Stuart Gordon, 97 years old, oldest, re- | tired officer of the United States Army, who died Tuesday, were conducted at Gawler's chapel, 1754 Pennsylvania avenue, today at 10 o'clock. Rev. Dr. George Piske Dudley. rector of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, officiated. Interment was in Arlington Cemetery. Gen. Gordon Civil and Indian Wars and was widely known. GETS ABSOLUTE DIVORCE. Mrs. Helen Fisher, Wife of Ex- Dry Agent, Awarded Decree. Mrs. Helen M. Pisher, 902 East Capi- tol st.r;t&m mn of ou-hns. Puxl;e:o, former agent who came nce as the result of the shdot- .of Senator Green in a chase of rum- runners several years ago, was awarded a final decree of absqlute divorce by Justice today. She sued Fisher stati grounds. mlfil declared Fisher deserted : DE LIGNE-FOUNDS pting | existing friendship” between the was a veteran of the | PRINCE ALBERT DE LIGNE, The Belgian Ambassador, and the medal he has established at George- town University. MEDAL AT SCHOOL Years for Best Paper on Belgium. In honor of the forthcoming cente- nary of the independence of Belgium, Prince Albert de Ligne, the Belgian Am- bassador to the United States, has founded a gold medal in the School of Foreign Service of ‘Georgetown Univer- sity to further promote “the happily two nations by encouraging the study of his the Ambassador wrote in a letter to Dr. Edmund A. Walsh, 8. J, its nt, transmitting his offer, “I, too, belleve that the outlook for better international relations depends largely on a more complete and accurate understanding. Prince de Ligne explained to the school authorities that the medal, which bears on one side the coat of arms of ‘@he Foening Staf WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1930. POUCENEN MADE o] RAMTONPARKBL L5 v oxcsss o st v s o] T T0RECEE 15 PASSED BY HOUSE BYVOTEQF 1997024 $23,000,000 Is Povided to Carry Out Washington Me- morial Boulevard Plans. ‘GREAT FALLS TOLL SPAN AUTHORITY IS REVOKED $16,000,000 of Total Fund Is to Be Used for Acquisition of Land Within District. The Cramton bill authorizing imme- diate expenditure of $23,000,000 from the Federal Treasury to carry out de- velopment of the George Washington Memorial boulevard, along the palisades or both sides of the Potomac River from Fort Washington and Mount Ver- House by a vote of 199 to 24 late yes- terday. Three important amendments were adopted. Chairman Dempsey of the | House rivers and harbors committee presented an amendment, which carries the approval of Secretaries Hyde and { Hurley of the Departments of Agricul- ture and War, members of the Federal Power Commission, designed to meet the opposition of the power development advocates. This reserves authority that Congress may at any time in the future, if it considered that public interest de- mands, use the lands thus acquired for park purposes for navigation, power, drainage or other such developments. Toll Bridge Is Revoked. ‘The authority previously given by act of Congress to erect a million-dollar toll bridge at Great Falls is automatically revoked by an amendment offered by Representative Shafer, Republican, of Wisconsin, which reads: “No private toll bridge shall be built within the confines of the George Washington Parkway.” Previously an amendment was adopted on motion of Representative La Guardia, Republican, of New York directing that “a free bridge across the Potomac at or near Great Falls” be erected. ‘The Cramton bill now goes to the Senate, where Senator Norris of Ne- braska, outstanding opponent of toll bridges, is expected to lead the fight to retain the Schafer amendment. Repre- sentative Moore of Virginia emphasized the injustice of thus automatically re- versing the authority ted by Con. e Great Fais non to Great Falls, was passed by the ! BURROUGHS ORDER DEFIED BY PARENTS 35 Vote to Refuse to Comply With School Transfer Decree. Voting in defiance to the Board of Education’s ruling that students of the seventh and eighth grades of the John Burroughs School should be transferred to the new Langdon School, 35 parents, members of the Burroughs Citizens’ Association which met in protest last night. declared they would refuse to comply with the order. Five others voted to obey the ruling. Despite the decision to refrain from making the vote official, the possibility of a strike loomed today, although the parents have agreed any less violent action will be adopted if the adoption of & new agreement can benefit the pupils. Termed the 'most rapidly growing section of the northeast, the Burroughs community at Fifteenth street and Rhode Island avenue northeast, is said to be lacking in educational Alities. ‘The order of the Board of Education, it was said last night, would not aid the section, as the removal of the seventh and eighth grades would only delay the congestion temporarily. The Langdon neighborhood, it was said, has fewer residents, but is better ped with schools as it has the 16-class Langdon School and the 8-class ‘Woodridge institution. Local Politics Blamed. Local politics were blamed at the meeting for the conditions existing. gress Bridge Co., in which 'many Washing- ton, Maryland and Virginia people are stockholders, has gone ahead at con- siderable expense with preparations for erecting the bridge. $16,000,000 for Parks. the Ambassador, will be made available for a period of 10 years, and is to be awarded to the student in the iplomat the political and di mm'nvho submits the best essay dur- ing year on some of Belgian history. Its first will be made at the June t this year. One Hundredth Anniversary. “Belgium starts the celebration of the 100th anniversary of its independence in March of this year,” Prince de Ligne wrote. “This seems to me an unusually auspicious occasion to stimulate the in- terest of Americans in the better knowl- edge of the history of my country. “The people of the United States have itic history of deep interest in my country, and have evidenced it by practical acts in friend- ship, which are almost unparalleled in the history of the world. I feel that it would be mutually beneficial to both nations, and still further promote the happily existing friendship, if the lead- ers of tomorrow in the United States— namely, its university students of to- day—could be encouraged to make still further studies ‘in Belgian history. A knowledge of the trials and tribulations of my country over a period of cep- turies, with the resulting achievements, will enable one to understand better what Belgium is today and what are its hopes and aspirations. “Since my arrival some years ago in Washington,” Prince de Ligne added, “I have been impressed with the work of the School of Foreign Service of Georgetown University in promoting in- ternational peace, friendship and pros- perity through understanding between the nations of the world. Like the founder of your school, I, too, believe that the outlook for better international relations depends largely on a more complete and accurate understanding of what the nations are today and why. I have noted particularly the work that the school has doing in the fleld of the political and diplomatic history of Europe under the direction of Dr. Leonid Strakhovsky, who made most of his historical studies at our venerable University of Louvain, from which he recek;ved the doctor’s degree in historical science, Establishes Medal. “In view of these facts, and in order to encourage further the study in thg history of my country,” he concluded, “I should like to offer personally to the school, a medal to be awarded to the student in the courses on political and diplomatic history of Europe who pre- sents the best essay during the year on some phase of Belgian history. I offer this medal to be effective immediately and to continue over a period of 10 years.” ‘The jury of award for the Prince de Ligne Gold Medal, as it will become known at Georgetown, consists of the Ambassador, Dr. Strakhovsky, and Dr. ‘Thomas H. Healy, assistant dean of the school. ‘The school authorities were i particularly pleased to have this medal established because the history of Bel- Iglm. m' ;ddlflon to %g '!enenl d};uu}ry. affords the opportunity for study of a 'zyg:n Eu;zim nation. . Stra ky, who is mmr in the course which is being ored, is a Russian who joined the Georgetown faculty last year. He lived for a num- ber of years in Belgium after the fall of the czarist regime and is a graduate of several Russian universities. He was persuaded to come to this country by Dr. Walsh and has assisted the latter in preparing his studies of Soviet Russia. Crew of Five Drowns. course on | 3¢9 Out of the $23,000,000 expenditure authorized by the bill, $16,000,000 is for juisition of land within the District of Columbia for park and playground . The total amount is to be W to the Federal Treasury at e rate of $1,000,000 a year from Dis- trict revenues. During the two hours’ debate in the House under the special rule which gave the Cramton bill pri con- sideration, Representative Bowman, Re- publican, of West Vil ia protested vigorously that the United States under this bill is sharing the cost of purchas- ing land with the States of Maryland taxpayers to pay the full cost, and pointed out that the contribution of the Federal Government is only $7,000,000, as compared with $16,000,000 by the District, and that not one cent of the Federal contribution is to acquire land in the District, but entirely in Maryland and Virginia. ‘The $7,000,000 for acquisition of land in Maryland and Virginia is on a 50-50 basis regarding areas to be acquired for the George Washington Memorial boule- vard project, and one-third from the Federal Treasury and two-thirds from the States regarding extensions of Rock Creek and Anacostia Parkways. Dallinger Explains. Representative Dallinger, Republican, of Massachusetts, a member of the House committee on public buildings and grounds, on whose motion the bill was reported last year and again this year, replied to Mr. Bowman that this bill places no additional burdea on the District taxpayers because it is already substantive law that $1,000,000 annually shall be expended for acquisition of land for park purposes. He explained that the advantage for the District is in getting the full $16,000,000 available at once so as to buy the land before prices are advanced or before desirable tracts are despoiled by industrial or other de- velopment. &p protesting against the Schafer amendment prohibiting the building of a toll bridge, Rcrreunutlvc Moore of Virginia said: “If the bridge should be bullt, the Government will have no dif- ficulty in taking it over and using it as a free bridge. “On the other hand, nobody can fore- cast how long it will take to carry out the project contemplated by this bill. It may be years. Meanwhile there will be no method of travel across the Po- tomac River at or near the Falls. Is there any justice in defeating the efTorts of the Maryland and Virginia public to have provided a means of communica- tion tween those States across the river, even if it be a toll bridge, pend- ing the uncertainty as to when this bill, should it become a law, will be carried into effect and a free bridge con- structed? “This is nothing more nor less than a renewal of. the effort made by the gen- tleman from Wisconsin in the last Con- gress to defeat the bill authorizing the construction of the bridge. was passed and then rej for a bridge across the river at the point in question. It seems clear that the public interest will not be served by adopting the gentleman’s amend- ment. If the amendment, on the con- trary, is rejected, the public interest cannot suffer at all, because when the d, providing to be in the discretion of the Govern- ment and there can be a free bridge instead of a toll bridge. Expenses Incurred Cited. “Private interests have already in- |curred expense. The bridge company has made its plans, has employed its engineers, has submitted the whole matter to the War Department, has GULFPORT, Miss., January 31 (#).— Five colored seamen, the captain and crew of the oyster lugger Navagoe, her on May 13, 1929. They were mar- e June 30, 1523, in this city and have children. No claim for alimony was wife, who was represented Attorney Raymond Neudecker, drowned early Wedne:day in the 75- mile glle that swept across Mississi] Sound, sald a report yesterday from Charles Carlson, lighthousekeeper, west | is of Cat Island. The boat went to pieces 10 miles off shore. ¢ flwn a permit and, as I am informed, secured the money and is about to begin construction. Yet, forsooth, here now, on the urgent .Fp“l of the gen- tleman from Wisconsin, who has been a relentless foe of the bridge, the House asked to support his amendment and destroy the ibility almost, certainly during and Virginia, buv requires the District | That bill | ing’ time arrives the whole matter is going | hoj ‘The decision to refrain from making the Burroughs vote official came par- | Bs tially because of the lack of any plan which would substitute for the board’s order. William E. Rabenhorst, presi- dent, when asked to advise parents of remedies for the situation answered that he would met assume the responsi- bll‘lty of advising the adoption of any rule. Compromise action by the Board of Education is awaited as a method of solution. Should the board desire to call a special meeting tomorrow to debate the question members of the |the Burroughs Association will readily at- [ Darr tend, Rabenhorst declared. Saturday is the closing day of the semester and some action is necessary to prevent the opening cf the new term with pupils undecided as to what school they shall attend, it was said. Claims Benefit in Future. Selden M. Ely, superintendent of the fifth division, which includes the two schools, was present and requested that the order be obeyed, although there would be some inconvenience. ‘The benefit would come in the future, Ely | a said. The request was not heeded, as Bur- roughs members contended that if they sent their children to the Langdon School, increasing its enroliment, the.| Woodridge School would remain con- gested, which would necessitate the construction of additional housing facilities. * Burroughs School, on the other hand, it was said, would be tem- porarily relieved and any prospect of c{.)‘:;trucllon of a new school -would be slight., many gentlemen whom I am facing, and perhaps a much longer time, of the con- struction of this means. of crossing the river. And we are asked to support the amendment without knowing who is to bear the expense of building a free bridge.” Representative Cooper, Republican, of Wisconsin, who has served in the House longer than any of his colleagues, com- ing here first in 1893, joined with Rep- resentatives Schafer and Cochran, Dem- ocrat, of Missouri, in opposing the toll bridge. He emphasized the importance of proposed development in gi the National Capital a proper setting and making the palisade drives attrac- tive to tourists. He said: “One of the most instructive, beauti- ful drives in the world, when these con- templated improvements have all been perfected, will -be the drive from the Capitol, through the Mall, past the great Monument to Washington, past the Memorial to Lincoln, up the river to the Falls, across that bridge and | down on the other side, past Arlington, to Mount Vernon. More than any other road in all the world, it will teach pa- triotism and thrill the hearts of lovers of liberty. Thousands of automobies will go over that bridge on Sundays., hundreds will go over it on every other day.” éhlll’n‘llfl Dempsey of the rivers and harbors committee stressed, durirg his lengthy debate with the frienas of power development, led by Representa- tive McDuffie, Democrat, of Alabama, the importance of the Cramton bill, say- “Allow me to say what I have said repeatedly, that this bill is a very im- portant bill and a long step in advance postl ving | Mr. Kelley, the composer, will for this National Capital and also for the Nation. I am very earnestly, very honestly, very enthusiastically for this bill, and I trust and believe we have reached a substantial agreement, and pe that we will not get into any technical details which will in any way or to any extent jeopardize the success of the bill.” Representative Treadway, Republican, of Massachusetts, who, when the bill for restoration of Wakefield, the birthplace of Washington, wus under consideration in the House, protested that the Fed- my time and the time of charge?” eral Government should control all such shrines, including ‘Mount Vernon, and make it impossible for any admission charge to be exacted, renewed this pro- test yesterday. He asked: “Does not the gentleman think that the same thing would apply to the en- trance to Mount Vernon? Should not the public be allowed to enter the of Mount Vernon without i grounds CAPITAL SYMPHONY MAKES BOW TODAY Newly Organized Orchestra Will Open at Constitution Hall at 4:45 P.M. ‘The first serious attempt in many years to give Washington its own symphony orchestra will be launched at Constitution Hall this afternoon at 4:45 o'clock, when the newly-organ- ized National Symphony Orchestra will make its bow in a pretentious sym- phony program. Rudolf Schueller, eminent German- American conductor, will conduct this afternoon’s concert—the first of four he and his men propose to give in gv-muwn during the late Winter and Mr. Schueller, who arrived in Wash- ington from Cleveland, Monday morn- ing, held the last of four rehearsals at Constitution Hall this morning. Guest at Reception. He was guest of honor yesterday afternoon at a reception tendered by Prank F. Frost, the president of the new orchestra, at the latter's home, on Nor- manstone drive. Mr. Frost also is one of the viola players of the National | Symphony. The orchestra committee, in charge of the plans for the opening concert this afternoon, is headed by Nicholas Longworth, Speaker of the House, and includes Mrs. Eugene Meyer, Mrs. A“’R:filc. Miller, I:MB-. ?r‘oap, &- ator ur ura - lan, Herman Hagedorn, M. Walter ruce Howe, Duncan . Phillips, the Baroness van Boetzelaer, Mrs. Franklin Ellis and Mrs. Lawrence Townsend. C. of C. Indorses Orchestra. ‘The orchestra and its plans have been indorsed by the Washington Chamber of Commerce, Board of Trade, Mer- chants and Manufacturers’ Association, the Federation of Citizens’ Associations the American Automobile Associa- of com- to co-operate with headed by Charles W. president, and includes Charles J. Stockman. The Board of Trade committee includes E. J. H\HZM. dent; Joseph A. Burkhardt, Morris, E. H. Droop and John Saul. Gen. Anton Stephen, president of the Merchants and Manufacturers’ Associa- tion, represents that organization. Dr, George C. Havenner, president of the Federation of Citizens' Associations, represents his civic group. ‘The District Federation of Music Clubs is represented by a committee that includes Mrs. Joseph Stoddard, rs. Gertrude Lyons, Miss Esther Linkins, Jerome Willlams, Karl Holer and George Gaul, while the Women's Clubs committee includes Mrs. Merritt O. Chance of the Women's City Club, Mrs. David Caldwell, State regent, Dis- trict of Columbia, Daughters of = the American Revolution; Mrs. Leonard B. Schloss, Council, of Jewish Women Mrs. Richard Gasch, e of Amer- ican Pen Women; Mrs. Carl Fenning, American’__Association of University Women; Mrs. Edgar B. Merritt, Dis- trict Federation of Women's Clubs, and Mrs. George G. Siebold of the Ameri- can Gold Star Mothers. Gans Heads Merchants Group. Isaac Gans heads a merchants' com- mittee which includes King, Frank Jelleffl, John B. Hanna and Joseph Dreyfus. ‘The program Mr. Schueller has se- lected for the opening concert this afternoon be principally distin- guished for its presentation of sym- phonic variations on “A New England Hymn,” one of the movements of Edgar Stillman Kelly's famous American com- tion, “New England Symph ony.” be in the audience. ‘The program opens with the overture to the opera of “Tannhauser,” by Rich- ard Wagner, and includes Georges Bizet'’s “L'Arlesienne,” No. 1 orchestra suite to A. Daudet’s drama, as well as Liszt's symphonic poem, ‘“Les “Pre- ludes.” Every member of the National Sym- phony~ Orchestra is a professional ‘Washington musician. Special permis- sion to waive all wage considerations has been granted by the local mu- siclans’ unfon in order to make the organization possible. The orchestra numbers in excess of 80 men. o WANT OFFICES HELD BY RESIDENTS ONLY Conduit Road Citizens Instruct Committee to Give Views to Congress: Following a lengthy discussion on the residential qualifications for appointees to District government posts, m Con- dult Road Citizens’ Association last night instructed its executive committee to make known to Congress that the association favors the appointment of District residents only to local offices. executive committee also was in- structed to make known the desire of the association for the enactment of legislation to do away with the &hclnz of the greater part of the burden for street repairs and highway development upon the abutting property owners, address was delivered at the meet- ing by Mrs. Elwood Street, wife of the director of the Washington Community Chest. Clyde 8. Blll!y;r:rflidml of the association, presided. e meeting was held in the munity Church, Cathe- dral and Connecticut avenues. * was goli igh its final rel lulolp:‘ Schueller, the director. ROBSION HEADS POLICE PROBE BODY Committee Left Without Chairman When Sackett Was Made Ambassador. ‘With the appointment today of Sen- ator mm.vfiwumn. of Kentucky, as chairman, the subcommittee h: dling the investigation of the Police De;lr'.ment. district attorney’s office and other local agencies, is in a posi- tion to function once more. The subcommittee was left without a chairman several weeks ago when Sen- ator Sackett, Republican, of Kentucky left the Senate to become American Ambassador to Germany. Chairman Capper of the Senate com- mittee also announced today the filling of all other subcommittee vacancies, in- cluding the selection of Senator Kean, Republican, of New Jersey, to become head of the group in charge of traffic groblem. ‘This post formerly was held y Senator Hastings, Republican, of Delaware, who was transferred from the District committee to the interstate commerce committee. The police and fire subcommittee toook a recess shortly before Christmas in its work on the investigation started by Senator Blease, Democrat, of South Carolina, into sev- eral specific matters connected with the Police Department and district attor- ney’s office. Before the Christmas holi- days were over Senator Sackett was ap- pointed Ambassador, and since that time the subcommittee has been await- ing the selection of a new chairman. Senator Robsion, a member of the House for a number of years, was ap- pointed Senator to succeed Sackett and :”l? “lelw assigned to the District com- Senator Baird, Republican, of New Jersey, another new member of the local committee, was placed on the fol- lowing subcommittees: Banks and in- surance, streets and avenues, and traffic. Senator Robsion also was placed on these subcommittees: Judiciary, educa- tion and labor, and public health. Senator Gould, Republican, of Maine was assigned to the streets and avenues subcommittee. Australia Votes Work f-or Idle. SYDNEY, Australia, January 31 (#).— Appropriation of $5.000,000 to provide work for unemployed was voted by the l federal government. Several hundred transient men with snow shovels yesterday “staked” them- selves to a trip South, ‘When the intense cold weather settled over Washington they were noticeably absent from their usual lodging places. At the Salvation Army's Hall, at the Central and Gospel Missions and at the District’s lodging house some 300 men were missing, although the temperature in the streets was approaching zero. The men had found employment. Few showed dispositions to linger in the city after scoops had been turned in and wages collected. Unusually large numbers of the un- ::anpl%’e.d are mq Lhmg::, wmun.; ‘Winter. “stake” ghey move on. Above: The first photograph of the assembled orchestra of 80 pieces whic! throu, hearsal this morning PAGE B-—-1 STREET CAR FARE BRIEFS WEDNESDAY Date Set by Justice Wheat After Hearing Oral Arguments. BOWEN ASKS INJUNCTION BE MADE UNCONDITIONAL Vandenburg Says Merger Plan Must Keep Two-Year Guaran- tee Against Increase. Justice Alfred Wheat of District Su- preme Court has set next Wednesday as the day for receiving written briefs from the parties in the street car fare case after hearing oral arguments in at Constitution Hall. Below: Equity Court yesterday. The arguments were directed to a temporary injunction compelling the Public Utili- ties Commission to order an increase in carfare in the District to 10 cents cash, four tokens for 30 cents. The present nhuh 8 cents cash, six tokens for 40 cents. Speaking for the Capital Traction Co., G. omas Dunlop said this in- crease would make this company's re- turn on its valuation 4.83 per cent in- stead of the present return of 3.47 per cean He t}esglbea zlo&h rates as con- fiscal of e petitioner’s property and gmlm unconstitutional, a return of 7} or 8 per cent might be necessary before confiscation of the company’s property was avoided. Bowen Presents Arguments. Similar arguments were made in be- it it was im- at the true —Star Staff Photos. | wers 4000 AUTOS LACK 1930 LICENSE TAGS Midnight Last Hour and Total | for, e Issued Up to Yester- day 91,297, The crowd of applicants for auto- mobile license plates today at the Dis- trict Bullding appeared no larger than that for several days past, although this is the last day for obtaining the STRESSES TWO-YEAR CLAUSE. Vandenberg Says Merger Plan Must i Have Fare Guarantee. tee against any increase in car fare for two BE S n‘lnnmbekm 1930 plates before the 1920 plates are - outlawed. body driving a car with 1929 plates T midnight tonight is subject to arrest for driving with dead There was a slight delay this morn- ing while Charles Pussell, the assist- ant assessor in charge of arrangements, sent out for a new stock of penholders. Those provided by the District for the convenience of persons waiting'to fill out application blanks proved too pop- ular, disappearing almost as fast as were put out. Up to the close of business yesterday the sale of tags for 1930 had reached 91,207. Although there is no exact in- formation available as to the number of District owned cars on the street, it is believed that the number still without tags is in the neighborhood of 4,000. Should all of these owners ap- ply for tags today, the crowd could be handled without many long waits in line, unless most of them waited until the afternoon hours after the Govern- body will be sold a today un- less hi presents htmaeu‘l‘n’»unevby 4 e des WOMAN AND SON FOUND DEAD OF GAS IN HOME Investigating - Officials. Believe Deaths From Heater Fumes Accidental. Carrie Miller, colored, 49 years old, and her son, Evald Grover, 15 years old, were found dead in their home, 53 Mas- sachusetts avenue, early today. Fumes, ml‘lce say, were escaping from a gas ter in the room they were occupying. Investigating officials expressed a bellef that the deaths were accidental. SHOVELS STAKE 300 WANDERERS WHO TURN SNOW INTO PROFIT | Charity Institutions Note Exodus When Oppottumty for Work Knocks to Men. the requirement for a two- nonununfiotrleq of exist ¢ n’;f ew- ting fares is an surmountable obstacle from the vi 511‘3':‘;! the e:m-:‘plnlu, then weu.micht suspenc merger negotiations and not waste further time.” Senator Vandenberg sald he could not believe this mvfihfl would be an insurmountable Ity, because, after more than a year of studying the ques- TGS chpetted. Hom merger an e expec m merger an savings to the companies from being relieved of paving charges would prove of such advantage to the companies that they could forego the possibility of a change in rates within two years. ‘The committee is expected to meet ?e"xz week to consider the merger reso- ution. MOMBASSO REFUSES FOOD AS MUD PACK FAILS Zoo Head Keeper Is Silent on Hip- popotamus’ Chance for Re- covery. ‘Wearied by the ns of a lingering illness, Montbasso, female hippopotamus at the Zoo, failed to reegond yesterday to the mud 'k given her by attend- ants in the hope of hastening her re- covery. Yesterday she was looking better and had a fighting chance to return to the normal health that has been hers her 19 years of life. Today W. H. Black- burn, head kflm the Zoo, said woe- fully that Moml Wwas no better, and as to her chance of recovery he would not say. mm"ém rests in hc;,r secluded ufe. T privacy protected by canvas stri that cover her home. Resorting to Lg: use of a mud bath that so delighted Mombasso’s feminine vanity in the warm Summer months, keepers hoped that it would restore her appetite, but, ;}thou‘hpon::e acepted ':.,he treatment, the ippo) us pay more than ;unt attention to the food placed be- The majority this year is eager for |t work, and hundrec: left beds yester- day at 5 am. to s::k employment at the District Bullding or at business establishments and homes throughout the eity. o A means the at_ shovell snow usually rom $4 to $5 in the pocket of ', & fair “stake." The higher type of transient this year is a matter of comment among Salvation Army workers. Although none of the was as full last night as on the night of the the time of natural death to members of her tribe. PG e RS LY GIRL RESERVES TO MEET. 200 Delegates From Eastern Re- glon to Convene in Capital. More than 200 tes from - rious States com e the Mernm vr:- of Girl rves will meet here »