Evening Star Newspaper, February 19, 1930, Page 17

{ character. SPINDEN DESCRIBES ! i MAYA' CIVLIZATION N JUNGLE WILDS Discovery of Science of Agri- | cuiture Is Credited to Redmen. WORK IN ASTRONOMY LAUDED BY CURATOR| Development of Art and Study ofl Mathematics by Race Is Outlined. BY THOMAS R. HENRY. In the wet jungles of Central America the Redman, long before the coming of | Columbus, had developed one of thej world's great civilizations. Dr. Herbert | J. Spinden, curator of the Brooklyn In- | stitute of Arts and Sciences, told the ‘Washington Anthropological Society last night. gI‘o the Indian, he said, must be given the credit of having made one of the two original discoveries of the science of agriculture in the world and his dis- coveries are largely the basis of Amer- jcan prosperity today. Not a single ele- ment of this American agriculture was known in the Old World, Dr. Spinden said. In architecture, he pointed out, the Redmar. had built pyramids 300 feet high of stone and mortar, exceeding h; size the famous great pyramid of Cheops in Egypt, had developed a sys- tem of crude but accurate astronomy and mathematics, and had attained a perfection in art which was not reached in the Old World until the golden age reek genius. M!Oven noK:. he said, a start hardly has been made at unraveling the mysteries of the anclent cities of Yucatan and Guatemala, where the Maya civiliza- tion reached its greatest development. The recovery of the history of the Mayas involves reading complicated hyroglyphic writing and interpreting carved figures. Serpent Symbolized Sanctity. Yet these show that nearly a thou- sand years before the coming of Colum- bus the civilization had reached such a stage that a great scientific congress was held in the City of Coba, the cen- ter of the old Maya Empire. Much of the Maya religious art, he said, is dfficult to appreciate because of the strangeness of the ideas to white men. Thus, cverywhere is the figure of the serpent. incorporated in the designs of buildings and inh the pllctures (:‘fotki.xgs and gods. Yet the people were - sent worshippers, but used the serpent as a symbol of sanctity, much as the halo is used in Christian art. Tie Maya, he pointed out, was in approximately .the cultural stage of the Greek: before the days of their great-| est advances. and of the Assyrians and | Egyptians. The art of the buried cities shows that the Indlan still was at the ‘animal god” stage. which was thgl status of the early cuitures of Eurupe.‘ Such figures as the sacred jaguar are rominent. % This is a natural stage, Dr. Spinden pomnted out, in the process of human thinking. Man looks aromnd him and sees certain animals greatly superior to himself in some qualities. He natural- ly assumes that they represent the uu-‘ preme embodiments of these qualities, | or . Thus the Maya did not wor- ship the jaguar itself, but the perfect combination of jaguar qualities, of | which the animal itself was a symhol. | This was about the same religion that of ancient Egypt. Conqueror Held Great Leader. ‘The Maya had developed, he said, a wery beautiful form of religious symbol- , based upon observations of nature. ism, It involved, like many of the other In- | those dian religions, blood sacrifice, but the | Maya shed his own blood on the altar. ‘This was supposed to be very holy | Some of the loveliest of Maya paintings | show drops of blood from the pierced ear of the priest or king changing into flowers as they fell, and birds sucking | the nectar from them. All this disappeared before the con- quering Toltecs from the north, also_ people who had developed a high civil- ization but of a fiercer stock who main- tained human sacrifice. The first ‘Toltec chieftain who subdued the Maya empire, Dr. Spinden said, must be con- | sidered as one of the greatest figures | in New World history, consolidating an | empire which covered most of Mexico | and Central America. He was highly impressed, the inscpiptions show, with | the gentler religion of the Mayas and tried to introduce it in place of human | sacrifice among his own people. but could make no prgoress before the Toltec fundamentalists of his day. The Toltec empire, in turn, Dr. Spin- | den pointed out, went down before the | Aztecs, who had established their | capital on the present site of Mexico City and were in their full glory when the Spaniards came. The "Aztecs and | Toltecs, Dr. Spinden said, probably bore | about the same relation to the Mayas | as the conquering Romans to the Greeks. Recent discoveries show, he said, that at its height the Maya culture was very widespread, reaching far into South America and into the Southern limits of the present United States. Thus, there is one little doll-like fig- ure, probably a_representation of the goddess of fertility, which the Mayas placed in their corn fields. which is found almost universally through this area. Ruin Threatens Structures. Analysis of the human faces in the Maya art, he said. shows that they must have been a highly intellectual people with a great deal of moral Their descendants, who still live on the scene of the former glory of their race, appear greatly degenerated. It is unfortunate, he tourists have begun to be interested in the ancient New World cities. This has led to building roads to the sites and cleaning off the dense masses of tropical vegetation which covered the ruins. As a result the great stone structures are left exposed to the damp tropical weather and are in great danger of being destroyed. They are not like the ruins of Egypt, which are preserved by the desert atmos- phere. said, that SICK MAN COSTS D. C. $75. Four Engine Companies Answer as Fire Alarm Is Turned In. A sick man cost the District of Co- lumbia approximately $75 last night. ‘The man, Charles Ashton, colored, 45 years old, became 111 at Thirteenth and H streets. Some one turned in a fire alarm. Four engine companies, two trucks and a rescue squad responded under the direction of a battalion chief. Ashton was removed to Emergency Hos- A rough estimate placed the cost of answering the alarm at §75. | OVER DEBATE Its members bent eagerly forward, some with hands cupped to their ears to catch each spoken word, a small army of gray-hired veterans of the Gov- ernment service has pitched its tents on Capitol Hill to watch the uncertain progress of the current retirement battle. This pilgrimage- of venerable public servants, many of whom have given the best years of their lives to Uncle Sam’s peace-time progress, does not at- tract the acclaim that greets the march of veterans of the military service. Few passers-by turn to look as the small groups of retired employes of the civil service wend their way slowly, sometimes falteringly. to the caucus room of the House Office Building. Have Served Faithfully. Yet these pilgrims have served their Government just as faithfully and well, in their prosaic way, as have those other servants who have followed the more colorful pursuits of war. The Government has recognized and met its obligations to the veterans of . Now it is weighing its obligations to the veterans of peace. That there 15 an obligation has been recognized PEACE-TIME VE’I’ERANS PUZZLE Gray-Haired Army Pitches Tents on Cap- itol Hill to Watch and Wonder as Experts Figure What Is Due Them. The Foening Star Society and General WASHINGTON, ON RETIREMENT| tricate insurance formulas governhxg‘ “expectancy of life.” Newspaper Man ‘“Licked.” Newspaper men, assigned to get a | “running account” of the testimony. were forced to sit by and wonder what it was all about. One of them finally | folded up his note paper, put his pencil in his pocket and announced, laconic- | ally, “I'm licked.” e s | But the white-haired veterans of the | civil service hung on, trying to hear | with failingears and trying to under- stand. The strain proved too much | for some of the older ones, and they struggled to their feet and left. One or two others rested their heads on | their canes, held before them on the | floor. Frequently the words of a speaker were relayed to a deaf neigh- bor in tones that were audible over the room. “What's that he said?” one aged man | was heard to ask. ‘ “He says we'll get the full benefits ultimately,” came the reply in a loud] wl : ‘hisper. “Ultimately? Huh!" snickered the | other. “Maybe I won't live that long.” | Retroaction Promised. n the past, with the e of -re- tirement legislation. But inequalities have been found, injustices have been | done, and none knows it better than | who have been affected by the workings of the law. That is why the trek of retired em- ployes has taken place yesterday and today. A new bill has been drawn. Is it a good one or a bad one? What are | its provisions? How does it compare with the present law or with other pro- | posed measures? | It is clear that the first sessions nl" | the hearings left the retired hosts in the caucus room in a confused state of mind. 2 Their brains were led yesterday | through a maze of figures and explana- | tions that even some of the committee | members confessed they ‘could not un- | derstand. An expert of the Bureau of | Efficiency testified most of the day re- | garding statistics and percentages and deductions and whatnot, based on in- But Chairman Lehlbach threw out one hopeful - morsel for the hungry listeners. He made it clear that the | provisions of the new il would be alr may benefit by it. Un- | sca regarding their stat proposed legislation. | When the hearing adjourned the | audience broke up again into small | groups, for discussion of the day's de- | velopments. How those developments | affected some of the audience may be | gleaned from the remarks exchanged | by one of the chatting groups, | “Well, what do you think of the new | bill?” a member of the circle asked. “I couldn’t tell you whether I'm for or against it,” another responded, with a laugh. “I know just as much now as | I did before I came here. Give me a ! hand down these stairs, will you, | brother?” | us under the | PLUMBING INSPECTOR WILL BE PAID TRIBUTE | Alfred R. McGonegal Will Be| Guest of Honor at Testimonial Dinner Tomorrow. A testimonial dinner will be given | Alfred R. McGonegal, inspector of | plumbing for the District of Columbia | for the last 20 years, tomorrow eve- | ning at Wardman Park Hotel by the Master Plumbers’ Association of Wash- | ington, of which he is an honorary | member. The dinner will be in honor | of Mr. McGonegal's elevation to the | highest office in his profession and his many years of service in the plumbing dustry. In addition to association members and other representatives of the plumb- ing and heating industries, invited | guests will include officials of the Dis- trict and Federal Governments. The committee in charge of the af- fair is composed of Harry A. Scroggins, | chairman; Thomas E. Clark, vice presi- | dent; Joseph A. Heffron, treasurer, and | Frank Bentley, secretary. FUNERAL RITES HELD FOR SISTER SYLVINA Requiem Mass Is Said by Rev. John L. Gipprich, With Burial in Mount Olivet Cemetery. Srevices were conducted in Dahlgren Chapel at Georgetown College this morning for Sister Mary Sylvina, a member of the Mother Order of St. Francis, who died Monday at George- | town University Hospital where she was | attached for the last 16 years. Burial was in Mount Olivet Cemetery. Requiem mass was sald by Rev. John L. Gipprich, 8. J., regent of the hos-| pital and medical school. The mass was attended by Rev. W. Coleman Nevils, 8. J., president of the university and many of the priests at Georgetown |and other Catholic institutions. Sister Tlluminata, former superior of the hos- pital, and three brothers of _Sister Sylvina who survive her, John Patrick and James O'Connell, all of Wilmington, Del., were at the funeral. | | Wife Eludes Irate Husband, CI by his wife with having at- temp to carry out a threat to cut off one of her ears because she faled to have a cup of tea ready for him when he returned from work, Charles A. Brown, a resident of Southwest ‘Washington, today drew a 30-day jail sentence in Police Court. The technical charge against Brown was intoxication. It is have re- sulted from his anger on being unable ' to find a drink of his favorite beverage | on returning home from work yester- day afternoon. “Naturally,” Brown explained in court, “I had to have thing. There was a little liquor ln.& house, so I used that as a substitute.” MAN’S THREAT TO PUNISH SPOUSE BY CUTTING OFF EAR JAILS HIM to Have His Tea Ready. | \ Enraged Because She Failed Testimony revealed Brown laid down a rule on his five years ago that he should be served a cup of tea every afternoon at 5 o'clock. “He made a promise,” his wife as- serts, “that he would cut off one of my ears if I failed in my duty.” Mrs. Brown sald she happened to be away from home at the stipulated hour yesterday. She added when she re- turned an hour late her husband seized | her left ear and gave it a tremendous Jerk. Mrs. Brown eluded his grasp fled. She returned with R. H. Knapp, a fourth precinct policeman, who ar- rested Brown. ;i Upper: A group of retired Federal employes at the House Office Building during_consideration of the Lehlbach bill. Left to right: W. J. Hoggsett, George R. Hagan, G. W. Whalley, Dr. Arthur MacDonald and J. B. Jacques. Lower: Scene in the hearing room. —Star Staff Photos. ROAD PLAN SOON 10 BE COMPLETED Somervell to Submit Recom- mendations on Great Falls Project to Congress. Plans for the widening and straight- ening of Conduit road from the District line to Great Falls will be laid before Congress soon, in response to sugges- tions by Maj. Brehon Somervell, district engineer for the War Department for the Washington area. Maj. Somervell explained today that the law directs that he shall prepare plans, a survey, an estimate of costs and the amount of Federal participation in the project. He expects to transmit his recommen- dations to Congress in about a month, routing them through the chief of Army engineers and the Secretary of War. The survey has been completed, the major said, and plans are nearing ter- mination, while about 75 per cent of the report is now written. Single Road Proposed. ‘While plans of the District govern- ment contemplate & double roadway with central parking over the conduit that carries the Washington water sup- ply down from th ePotomac River at| ) Great Falls to the Dalecarlia Reservoir, Maj. Somervell pointed out that the United States Engineer Office, of which he is in charge, does: not propose 2 double roadway from the District line to Great Falls, as traffic diminishes as it nears Great Falls. Maj. Somervell made it clear that this proposed widening of Conduit road | made retroactive, so that the employes | is not part of the contemplated George | y Washington Memorial Parkway that is | | til he said ‘so, late in the afternoon, | planned to skirt the Potomac River | this group of annuitants was wholly at | from Great Falls to Fort Washington on the Maryland side. Traffic over the road that is buit upon the conduit is permitted by the grace of the Federal Government, which had the road constructed primarily in order to get to the intakes of the con- duit at Great Falls. The United States Engineer Office has placed a limit of 6 tons gross on traffic permitted over the conduit. D. C. Plans for Park in Center. Under the plans of the District Gov- ernment, the strip of parking will be placed directly over the conduit in the middle of the double roadway. This will save the conduit from a large | amount of traffic vibration, in the opin- fon of the engineers, and permit a greater tonnage to travel over the dou- ble roadway. Congress appropriated $3,000 for the study that is now nearing completion in Maj. Somervell’s office. As a guide in reaching his recom- mendations, Maj. Somervell had re- quested the National Capital Park and Planning Commission for an expression of opinion on this subject. GROUP HITS CLOSING OF MICHIGAN AVENUE Association Planning Vigorous Pro- test Against Projected Change at Brookland Grade Crossing. Vigorous action opposed to the clos- ing of Michigan avenue at the Brook- land grade erossing probably will be taken tonight by the Michigan Park Citizens’ Association at its meeting, at 3912 Twelfth street northeast. In a letter to all members of the as- sociation President W. M. Deviny has urged a large attendance at this meet- ing. It is contended that Congress plans to widen the Monroe Street Bridge instead of building a grade crossing on Michigan avenue, an t any such action would be highly, mental to the interests of resi that section. letri- nts of MRS. CLARA PADGETT IS STRUCK BY MACHINE Fractured Wrist, Bruises and 8hock Suffered in Accident at G and Eighth Streets S.E. A fractured wrist, were suffered by Mrs, Cldra Padgett, 53 years old, when she was struck by an automoblle-late yestérday at Eighth and G southeast. to Casualty Hospital. Police said the car involved was driven by Francis Blanford of 823 E street southeast. Among other persons injured in traffic accidents terday were Martin Fer- bruises and shock yes d | guson, colored, 19, of 1419 Half street George Russell, 20, 107 southwest: Eighth street northeast; Jack Grovo, 7, ‘Hall, colored, 6, Judge Gus A. Schuldt passed sen- tence, 340 C street; Ji 2617 Georgia n‘:fi!. and = Adelaide Parks, colored, 35, T street. WEDNESDAY, She was removed. FEBRUARY PARENTS URGED 10 AID FIGHT ON RED PROPAGANDA Arndt Claims District Stu- dents Receive Literature From Radical Groups. TEACHERS POWERLESS TO BLOCK PAMPHLETS Children Are Told They Are Being Trained to Wage Wars for “Bosses.” A proposal to combat red propaganda in the public schools which “smacks of | disdain for law and order,” by an ap- | peal to the school children through their | parents, was advanced last night by | Julius H. Arndt, a member of the ad- visory council of the Macfarland Com- munity Center a* a meeting of the Pet- worth Citizens' Association. Mr. Arndt said circulation of red lit- |erature has been noted, particularly |among school children of the Petworth + section. | “We are powerless to block the cir- | culation of this propaganda,” Mr. Arndt sald, “since there is nothing unlawful |in the methods employed by these or- ganizations. But we can and should {warn our children against it. To the adult mind fallacious doctrines directed | at our established institutions and ac- | |cepted form of government would not, perhaps, gain a foot hold, but with the | child mind it is another story. Their minds are versatile and quick to grasp novel ideas. With the young we should behure{ul that no danger of inequality exists. Children Trained for War. “I have in my possession a pamphlet { addressed to ‘Workers' children, colored and white,' copies of which were re- cently distributed to children near the Macfarland Junior High School by an | adult, which reads to the effect that ‘the children of the United States of America are being trained through the | Boy Scouts and other semi-militaristic | (organizations to be good soldiers for the bosses and to fight in the next war of 19, TROOP E, 34 U. WINS TROPHY Capt. Shelton’s Unit Given| Highest Rating in Its Branch of the Army. 1930. Award Announced by Maj. Gen. Crosby as Result of Endurance Tests. Adjudged the finest Cavalry unit in the Army, Troop E, 3d Cavalry, sta- tioned at Fort Myer, Va, a familiar sight in the Capital, has been awarded the Goodrich trophy, symbol of th highest rating in that branch of th: Army by Maj. Gen. Herbert B. Crosby, chief of Cavalry. i Capt. James M. Shelton, has made the highest average of excellence in mobili- ty, fire power, shock and endurance, in tests conducted from September 1 to December 15, in competition with pick- ed troops from 16 other Cavalry regi- ments at Army posts throughout the country. Donated by Lieut. Col. Goodrich. The trophy has been donated to the Army by Lieut Col. L. E. Goodrich, Officers’ Reserve Corps, for presenta- tion annually to the Cavalry troops “demonstrating the highest efficiency rating through the three d a half months of tests, which involfe problems in mobility, fire power, shock and en- durance,” according to the War De- ent. For the purposes of competition the crack units of each of the Cavalry regiments in the Army are chosen for the grueling tests through which the troops are put. Through all these tests Troop E, 3d Cavalry d with flying colors. The rating gained by the troop, In winning the annual award, the| crack Cavalry unit, under command of | FHP S. CAVALRY, FOR EFFICIENCY CAPT. JAMES M. SHELTON. however, was due to many months of intensive training, practice and ma- neuvering, Capt. Shelton said today. Capt. Shelton this morning announced that on the afternon of Thursday, Feb- ruary 27, his troop will hold a “Good- rich trophy drill” in the riding hall at Fort Myer. Known as Quadrille Group. Troop E is not the “monkey drill” troop which shows at many Army func- tions here during the year. It is known in the Fort Myer driils as the “quad- | rille” troop, offering a quadrille | clalty in the weekly fancy drills given at | Fort Myer. | Capt. Shelton today paid trib- ute for the aid given him in the > paration of the troop for the g;:h honor it has received to his subos nate officers in the outfit, First Lieuts. '%rcn B. Hudson and Donald W. Saw- | ROVER CONSIDERS Man Be Called Before the bosses, which is very near.'” pealed to the “workers’ children” to {join the organization known as the cd the youngsters to attend its next meeting.” “We children are part of the | youth,” the pamphlet read. “We must fight against the bosses’ wars together | with our older brothers. There are over 3,000,000 children in the United States of America working in the mills, fac- tories and flelds. Here in Washington there are many children who work as lacks and newspaper boys. | “These children have to go to work {at an early age because their parents I'do not make enough to support them {and because the bosses want to draw | more profits out of the workers and their children.” ‘The pamphlet. mimeotyped on cheap | paper, stated that the organization was the only one of “workers' children which fights with and for the intérests of the workers and their children.’ “School authorities and teachers are powerless in controlling the distribution to our children, through circulars, fal- lacious doctrines, detrimental to the in- terests of law-abididg, home-loving and peaceful American citizens,” Mr. Arndt continued. “Such propaganda is usu- ally distributed to the children after they leave ghe school grounds and, therefore, the teachers and principals cannot be, held to blame. this propaganda is for you parents to take the matter in hand. Talk to your | children about it—put them on their guard! Let them know yopr thouyghts in the matter and what Jour wishes | are. | “We can no longer regard movements as associated only witi the Old World and not in any way related | ese | problem for us. An undercurrent of | opposition to orderly government is be- | ing circulated through our schools and | we must fight it down.” Armory Resolution Defeated. ‘The association last night voted {down a resolution offered by I. | Lavine, chairman of its economy a | taxation committee, which would in- | dorse the Bowman bill providing for the | acquisition of the Washington Audi- torjum to be converted into an armory i for the District of Columbia National jGuard. It was the sense of the asso- ciation that if $1,000,000 were to be expended on an armory, as provided in the Bowman bill now pending in the House, it should be expended on the construction of a new building, ideally located and embodying all the require- ments for a modern armory. A resolution offered by Horace J. Phelps indorsing the Bowman bill, inasmuch as it provided for a commis- sion to acquire an armory for the National Guard, but branding as “un- wise” the proposal to buy the Washing- ton Auditorium, was adopted by the association. The association passed @gresolution directing the secretary of ‘the asso- clation to address a letter to the Dis- trict Commissioners voicing disapproval of the location of a pool room in the Petworth section and asking that action be taken to block the establishment of one now contemplated in the 3700 block of Georgia avenue. At the next meeting of the association two bills now 'pending in the House, introduced by Representatives Rogers and McLeod, which provide for auto- mobile liability insurance in the Dis- trict. will be taken up. The matter was laid over so that the bills might be printed in the next edition of the Pet- worth Citi , 50 that all members might be tliar with them by the { next meet; Charles I. Stengle, a_former member of Congress from New York, who is the association’s delegate to the Federation of Citizens’ Associations, was last night nominated for membership to the Citi- zens’ Advisory Councl, The pamphlet, Mr. Arndt said, ap-| | “Karl Liebknecht Memorial” and invit- | | case of Robert F. | Department, “The way to defeat the purpose of | © . Grand Jury. United States Attorney Leo. A. Rover announced today he would give “proper consideration” to the letter of Henry | G. Pratt, major and superintendent of | police, asking that Daniel E. O'Connell, | city editor of the Washington Times, be summoned before the grand jury to tell of the source of his supposed in- | formation that several police officers. including two captains, were en in | violations of the national prohibition | act in some manner. e letter reached Rover this morn ing. The prosecutor declined further | to discuss the matter at this time. | Pratt’s request is the outgrowth of the . Langdon, suspended | precinct detective, acquitted earlier this week on a liquor charge. Maj. Pratt sent with the letter a clip- ping from the Times reporting the trial of Langdon. The clipping quoted Mr. O’Connell as testifying that he had in- formation indicating that “about seven members of the Metropolitan Police including two cap! 3 were engaged in liquor law violations.” Maj. Pratt in his letter asked that Mr. O'Connell be subpoenaed in the in- terests of justice and compelled to dis- close the identity of the members ac- Transcript of the testimony given by O’Connell on the witness stand in the | Langdon case discloses that he made Ino pretense of having anything but “‘hearsay” information as to the alleged violations of the law by -members of the Police Department. When asked | by counsel to relate the conversation had with Dr. Doran and other prohi- to our interests. They constitute a | bition agents, the witness said: “It was to the effect that for about a month we had been gathering prohibition in- formation and we had about that time, I guess, a list of about some- where between seven and ten members | of the Metropolitan Police Department, who, according to the information given to us, had been engaged in some sort |of way in violation of the prohibition act. I think there were two captains, one lieutenant and—-" Here Justice | no further in detail. SENATOR ROBSION WANTS |HEAVRINS TO GET JUSTICE Charges Faced by Couple Grew Out of Visit by Police to Park Lane Apartment. Congressional influence sought by Mr. and Mrs. Roy Heavrin, witnesses in the McPherson case, to ald them in their trials on assault and disorderly conduct charges preferred following a visit by | pojice to thelr Park Lane apartment, will assist them only so far as justice Stranded in Macon, G SOVIET FME)"DS ORGANIZE. Branch Formed Here of Sympathizers ‘With Russian Government, Pledging themselves to disseminate information concerning the work of the Soviet Union through education and prornndl, and to lend financial sup- port in so far as they are able to the Russian government, 20 Soviet sympa- thizers met at the Playhouse, 1814 N street, last night and formed a Wash- | Ington branch of the Friends of the Soviet Union, an international organ- ization with American headquarters in is served. Senator Robsion of Kentucky, visited by the Heavrins yesterday, declared he only wished to see justice meted the couple in their forthcoming trials. The charges grew out of a visit by police to their apartment to settle an alleged domestic difficulty. Heavrin is accused of having hurled pepper in a gollce- man’s eyes. His wife also is charged with participating in the affray. The Senator’s secretary conferred with Assistant District Attorney Charles R. Murray and Assistant Corporation Counsel Chester A. Gray yesterday re- garding the case. The Heavrins' ob- tained continuances of their trials until March 4. g ACTRESS ASKS AID. without funds, Miss Bernice Carter, who claims Washington as her home, has written {ng mid i seitine back Home 10 her in me mgther, who."she says, is 11l and needs er. Miss Carter, a member of a show troupe that closed down without notice, society, Mrs, zt,ruh 1p the woman. In el e g melnulpne. mew organization would appreciate any information leading to the location of Miss c;mu r'}u Tt:'l.‘hzr. The young woman Wrof e was in nce‘:nf)x being evicted from her New York City. A plan of o) ization of the soclety was read, which calls for its members to defend the Soviet Union against world imperialism; to protest against “Stimson interference”; to bring pres- sure to bear or otherwise ul”e complete and unconditional reoofnll ion of the Soviet Union, and to enlighten the peo- ple of the United States as to the “les dat it Setaeliaine that have been circulated through the capitalist press of the world” concerning Russia. A treasurer was clected and a tem- porary ttee selected to make plans I large meeting to be held next menth at a place to be named later. Gordon interposed and the witness went | BUSINESS CENSUS | bution Agencies Are Liable toPenalties. FRMSFALTOAD 75 SUBPOENA REQUEST Pratt Asks That New’spaper;Negligent Washington Distri- | Notwithstanding the general call is~ sued by the Chamber of Commerce and | of the other civic bodies to ald the Census Bu- | reau in the collection of the census of distribution, now in progress in Wash- ington, between 25 and 30 operators cf distributing agencies, retail stores and | other establishments have rendered | themselves liable to fine and imprison- | ment through refusal or failure to an- | swer the enumerators. Although the Census Bureau does not Intend at present to prosecute violators in compilation of the bigger job that is annual decennial nose count, or enu- meraulon of population which will start April 1. Fines of from $500 to $10,000 may be levied against any cne who withholds information or giveg false information and may be accompanied by jail sen- tences under existing census law, Mr. Moran points out, even though it is not the present intention of the census au- thorities to institute prosecutions. Mr. Moran made it plain today that the information sought by the Census Bureau is obtained and held only in the strictest confidence and goes even to the clerks in the bureau only as a dis- connected series of numerals or checks, which cannot be deciphered by any one who does not possess the key to the en- tire series. 'EIGHT PERSONS HELD IN GAMBLING CASE Fake Message to Police Alleged Shooting Affray—Seven in Cus- tody Listed as Witnesses. | | Responding to a fake telephone re- port, blamed on a disgruntled visitor, that a shooting was in progress at 1427 P street this morning, headquarters de- tectives and police of No. 2 precinct made their way into what they de- scribed as a_ gambling establishment and arrested William Arthur Shannon, 29 years old, of the 2400 block of Thir- teenth street, on a chal gaming. Seven other persons on the premises at the time were taken to headquarters and booked as witnesses. Detectives H. E. Ogle and C. J. P. Weber said they found a largg table in the rear of the store wilich was equipped for dice games and a number as_an agency for several numbers games. When the officers arrived they forced their way into the rear room through a heavily bolted door. CAPT. SHERIDAN FERREE HEADS 1812 WAR SOCIETY Capt. Sheridan Ferree was elected president of the Society of the War of 1812 for the ensuing year at the annual dinner meeting of the ization held last night at the Army and Navy Club. Henry Randall Webb was elected honor- ary president for life. r officers elected were: Samuel Herrick, first vice president; Willlam Howe Somervell, second vice president; William Henry Marbury, secretary; Willlam Marbury Beall, treasurer; Dr. Mark F. Finley, registrar. The new executive committee is com- uestions asked by the census | ytility, | | of the census law unless their offenses | Chesapeake & plainly are willful, the bureau would ap- ' and the Washi preciate the wiling aid of every citizen | fold the Senators the utility companies census of distribu- | have no objection to taking from the tion, according to J. Sterling Moran, | local ecourts the le supervisor for the District of Columbia. | Possess to promul Mr. Moran is the guiding head of the | find the co) present census of distribution and the | sued, but he declared the pending bill to come shortly—the | goes beyond ‘that and | i rge of permitting | P! of slips indicating that the place served | th posed of Col. M. C. Buckley, Dr. Andrew Stewart, Mr. Herrick and Mr. Somer- vell. Delegates to the general soclety are Col. Buckley, Dr. Stewart, h Herrick and Mr. Scrervell. Sleep Walker Falls Over Chair, Thrusts Hand Through Glass A midnight walk in his sleep ended at Casualty Hospital for Elmer Burriss, 30 years old, of | BURNED FIG 419 Third street, last night. Burriss was treated at the hos- le for minor lacerations of the left hand after he stumbled over a chair in his bed room and ran his hand through' a glass window pane. ) PAGE B-—1 SENATORS DISCUSS POWERS OF COURTS INUTILITIES CASES Hearing on Bill to Regulate Their Authority Becomes Technical Debate. LEGAL PHRASEOLOGY : CREATES CONTROVERSY Disagreement Centers Around Ex- tent of Review by Tribunals to Be Permitted Under Mo With the Public Utilities Commis- sion and the utility companies still far apart on the powers that should be left to the local: courts in passing on utility cases, the Sepate District committee will face the task of settling the differ- ences when it meets again, within a week, to act on the court amendment bill, The two-hour hearing before the | committee yesterday afternoon became a debate over legal phraseology, haviug to do principally with the question of the extent to which the court should be permitted to review { > evidence on which the commission bases findings. ‘The bill provides that when appeals are taken td the court from decisior of the commission, “the commission as to the facts upon which such order or decision is based shall be conclusive, if such findings are sup- )y evidence and if such order or decision is not confiscatory.” Controversy Arises Over “The.” A spirited contro develo] the hearing as to what would the efle? o‘l ‘!;,"F,;““ Lh&wgfl “the” .in front of lence"” e proposed amendment. Some members of the committee and counsel for the companies took the view that the bill in its present form would :flnmtufie&mé‘mdwewi nce, no_mat W_inconsequential, to supporfthe commission’s ¥ would make the commission’s fing as_to facts conclusive. Harleigh Hartman, member of the Utilitles ' Commissian, vigorously de- fended the bill as submitted. He said the purpose was to prevent the court from substituting its judgment for that commission. It ‘would confine the court to questions of law, except in cases involving constitutional questions. Mr. Hartman testified that one effect of the bill as advocated by the com- mission would be to prevent a valua- tion case from being reviewed by the court until ‘it reached the stage where confiscationn could be alleged by the Phone. Counsel Gives Views. P. Hoover, counsel for the Potomac Telephone Co. ington Rapid Transit Co., at Gt gislative power they lgate an order they mmission should have is- takes the companies the right to have a judicial review of actions. of the commission. Mr. Hoover sald the measure would relegate the companies to the right of a_judicial review only where confisca- n was involved, but not on the ground gidthe unreasonableness of a commission er. Counsel for the companies commission also e as ::d Bt the laws of the States vide with re- facts produced gard to court review of by S: wl;.lmhan ion. muel R. Bowen, attorney for the Washington Railway lleztm: o also outlined detailed objections fo bill, expressing the belief a disinterested lawyer would hold that the measure takes away due process of law, E. C. me&el of the Washington Con- sumers’ Guild_opposed the pending bill. Chairman Cn‘pper presided, an: the following committee members to-# part in the discussion: Senators Giass of Virginia, Blease of South Carolina, Robsion of Kentucky, Kean of New Jersey and Blaine ¥ Wisconsin, ALUMNI FORM CLUB. Dr. Hyman Shapiro Is Named First President. Electing Dr. Hyman Shapiro, local physician, as its president, a Phi Lamb- da Kappe Alumni Club was organized last night at a joint meeting of the George Washington g:n'gtex;u of the Phi aternity. Other elected officers in- cluded Dr. David Kushner, secretary treasurer; Dr. J. Allen Yager, grand su- national organization, Co., the HULL SPEAKS TO LEGION. Representative William E. Hull of - linols was a er at a meeting last night of the Kenneth H. Nash Post of e American at the Hamilton Hotel. Mr. Hull spoke on vef ns’ leg- islation ?nd Ll:cul ities in 3 Plans for the formation of a rifle club within the post were formulated. sr;:r flubflv% mlul(cd with the Na- lon: lon and the Amer- ican Legion Rifle Association. o FOUND DEAD IN BED. Paul Kolik, 55 years old, an employc of a brickyard in the northeast section, was found dead in bed this morning in a room which he had rented at No. 4 Rittenhouse street northeast. He is be- lieved to have suffered a heart attack Kolik, who told his friends he had a wife in San Francisco, Calif., had been in falling health for some time past. CELEBRATION PLANNED. A Oeor‘e Washington birthday cele- bration will be held Thursday evenin at 8 o'clock by the Columbia Plri Citizens’ iation in the George we School, Ninth and Ingraham sl Mrs. Willam E. mwn!ly has ar- ranged the entertainmen pmflm. of the association, will preside, s HTING FIRE. Mrs. Sadie Jiacinto, 32 burned about the hands and arms yes- terday while attempting to beat out a fire at her home in the 700 block of Twelfth street northeast, be- lieved to have been started by chiidren playing with matches. The blaze seonfined to the second estimated at $200, years old, was »