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@he Foening Star WASHINGTON, D." C, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1930. PAGE B-1 FORTDRNVEPLANS T0 BE STUDED BY PARK COMMISSN Trade Board Delegation to Appear on Question of Closing 13th Street. ALLEY DWELLING REPORT ‘ ALSO TO BE CONSIDERED! Conduit Road Improvement Iovell Will Be Explained at Session by Maj. Someryell. Studies of several projects relating to the continued beautification of Wash- 1 n and its environs will be con- sidered tomorrow by the National Cap- ital Park and Planning Commission. The commission’s staff will present studies for the fort,drive, designed to Jink up by a beautiful boulevard a score of Civil War forts encircling Washing- ton. The studies will have re!erence‘ to a connecting link between Fort Davis | and Fort Stanton; from Fort Reno to | Broad Branch road and Fort Reno to | Rock Creek. These plans will be laid before the commission by Capt. E. N. Chisholm, jr., the engineer, and Charles | ‘W. Eliot, 2nd, city planner of the com- : miss] A delegation from the Board of Trade again will discuss with the commission the problem of closing Thirteenth street leading south from Pennsylvania ave- nue, with reference to the triangle de- velopment program now going forward. Somervell to Explain Plans. Maj. Brehon Somervell, district en- gineer for the War Department for the ‘Washington area, will explain to the commission plans for the improvement of Conduit road. Maj. Somervell has charge of the conduit through which Washington’s water supply is carried | from Great Falls to the city. W. T. Partridge, consulting architect of the commission, will discuss features of the Woodward & Lothrop exhibition depicting the future development of ‘Washington, which the commission as- sisted in preparing in co-operation with other groups. Mr. Partridge also will take up with the commission plans for the George Washington Memorial, to be erected on Sixth street near Pennsyl- vania avenue. Carillon to Be Considered. The commission will consider sug- gestions made by Henry K. Bush- Brown, Washington sculptor, for a carillon for the National Capital, con- taining some 52 bells. The rearrangement of Harvard street to make it an important traffic artery will be taken under consideration, and Mr. Eliot will advise the commission concerning recent highway conferences e. Lieut. Col. U. 8. Grant, 3d, executive officer of the commission, will give fur- ther consideration at the meeting to the Teport recently submitted by John Ihl- Board on the charge that he robbed Mrs. Gloria Gordon and Marie Rego, who testified yesterday that Traffic Police- man W. D. Dayis told them he was a “rodman” from Philadelphia and that he ‘was to be paid $200 for killing a woman. Davis was tried by the Police Trial Marian R. Jacobs of $50. TRIAL BOARD FINDS SIX POLIGE GUILTY Seventh Accused Officer Re- fuses to Submit to Body’s Jurisdiction. ‘The police trial board last night con- victed six policemen of various offenses | and withheld its decision in a seventh | o fter hearing prosecution evidence, the defendant refused to submit to_the jurisdiction of the board. The officers convicted were: Pvt. George C. McCarron, fined $50; Pvt. J. M. Maynard, colored, dismissed from the Police Department; Pvt. Julius Moeler, fined $30; Pvt, C. D. Poole, or- dered to pay a debt; Pvt. E. L. Baker, fined $10, and Sergt. John Thompson, tm%x& guilty without penalty. en der, hous! expert, on the alley dwell- ing flmt‘:fi: here. Legislation is under considera uire lual n to req tion of these riod i- alley dwellings over a pe- of years, without disturbing prop- flnd rt) ts. elmuon'fllbemumerednm of the commission's agenda, and this | ests phase of deliberations will be with the armory and Center Market proposals. MEAT DEALER DIES AT AGE OF 84 YEARS x=3 Herman Oppenheimer Was One of First Merchants to Operate in Center Market. Herman Oppenheimer, 84 years old.; local meat dealer for more than 60 rs and one of the first merchants operate in the Center Market, died he George Washington | 1@. subsequently establishing a resi- dence in Washington. Entering the Jocal meat business, he successively op- erated butcher stan@s, over a period of 60 year, at the old Northern and Lib- erty , the Center Market and 924 Louisiana avenue. He retired from business several years ago. He was a member of the Washington Hebrew Congregation. Two sons, Max heimer, also a local meat dealer, Jacob Oppenheimer, survive him. | During recent years he had resided with his sons. Funeral services will be held at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning at the chapel of Bernard Danzansky, 3501 | th street. Interment will be! in the Washington Hebrew Cemetery. DRY ATTITUDE EXCIJSES JUROR IN WHISKY CASE | Salesman Feared Prejudice, Since He Did Not Believe in Prohibition. John P. McCarthy, 25, a salesman, residing at 715 Allison street, is opposed | to the prohibition law and not afraid to say so. When called late yesterday afternoon tc sit on a whisky case being tried before Justice Willlam Hitz in Criminal Division 2 he advised the court of his state of mind. “I'm afraid I would be prejudiced in this case,” said the juror, “since I do not believe in prohibition.” Justice Hitz excused him from sit- ting in the case. The jury was com. pleted, however, and shortly returned verdict acquitting Cecil Johnson, col ored, on all three counts of an indic ment for violating the national prohi- bition act. Attorney E. Russell Kelly | defended the prisoner. SCHULDT REAPPOINTMENT CONFIRMED BY SENATE Nomination to Police Court Bench Is Given Approval With- out Debate. ‘The Senate yesterday afternoon con- firmed the reappointment of Judge Gus A. Schuldt for another term on the bench of the District Police Court. His nomination was | in [8bsence of the defendant, Assistant bate after it had been favorably report- No. 239, at the judiciary request for a continuance was denied, Policeman W. D. Davis of ‘Traffic Bureau, through his attor- ney, F. Joseph Donohue, refused to trial, contending that even a par- disclosure of his defense at this time would be prejudicial to his inter- , in view of the that he is charged in Criminal Court with robbery and illegal possession of liquor in con- nection with the same offense for which he was cited to the trial board. Charge Against Davis. The charge against Davis was that he | and two companions, on the night of | February 10, went to the apartment of | Mrs. Marian Jacobs, in the 1300 block of | Island avenue, and robbed her of $50 at the point of a pistol. He also | was charged with having liquor in his | possession. Donohue asked the trial board to| continue his client’s case, in view of the pending criminal proceedings against him, but the board would consent only to deferring the defense. Donohue re- plied that his cross-examination of prosecution witnesses would disclose Davis’ defense as fully as though the defendant himself had taken the stand. When the board declined to accept this view, the attorney and Davis walked | out of the room. Proceeding with the case, despite the Corporation Counsel Stanley De Neale placed Mrs. Jacobs on the stand. She said that'Davis, after forcing his way into her apartment at in the morning, pointed a pistol at her, snatched $50 from her hand and knocked her down. She also testified that the policeman had a partly filled bottle of liquor in his fon. Sub- stantially the same tesf ‘was given by Miss Gloria Gordon and Miss Marle According to told them he was rodman from Philadelphia and that he w;amfoin; to be paid $200 for killing somebody.” Asked for “Break.” Pvt. James A. Hunt of the second precinct, who was called to the apart- ment by one of the women, said Davis asked that he be “given a break.” “When I refused,” Hunt said, “he told me I was up against a tough racket and that my life was in danger.” Hunt testified that after he had placed Davis under arrest, the latter turned to one of his companions and said: “Shoot the works to him.” The policeman testified that the money supposedly taken from Mrs. Jacobs was not found on any of the three men. After hearing the prosecution, the board decided to withhold its decision to give Davis further opportunity to defend himself, Put. McCarron, a member of the po- lice liquor squad, was fined $50 after admitting that he had taken drinks of a milkish-colored liquid” Chinese New Year party. He was rested when his automobile collide with a parked car as he was leaving the party. The testimony indicated that McCarron was not drunk at the time. Caught in Raid. Maynard, patrol driver of the third recinct, was charged with being caught n a raid on a bootlegging establish- ment. He was found gullty and dis- missed from the force. Moeler was charged with disobeying orders and with accepting a leather vest from & prisoner. He was fined and or- dered to return the vest. Baker was fined for being off his post of duty. Sergt. Thompson was charged with failing to report to the station house. He testified that he was taken sick at the same New Year fflfly at- tended by McCarron after drinking some of the punch, and became 50 1ll he was obliged to go home. Beauty Exposition Planned. A carnival and beauty exposition is to be given by the Journeymen Barbers’ ternational Union of America, Local Auditorium toward in- ress fund of creasing the sick and dis the local. I Blaine, Republican, of Wiscons| per read a letter from Co) sel Bride, outlining and praising the iced | meml] SEMTE COMMITTE TOQUESTION KEERH People’s Counsel Nominee’s Knowledge of Utility Law Sought. Richmond B. Keech, nominated to be | people’s counsel before the Public Utili- ties Commission, will be questioned by the Senate District committee at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon as to his! knowledge of public utility Mr. Keech is being called before com- { mittee at the suggestion n(lsenlwr n. ‘The committee took up the nomina- tion two days ago, when Chal nccap- ‘oun- work of Mr. Keech as an assistant cor- | poration counsel. Senator Blaine said, however, the letter did not cover the e: perience of the nominee on public util- ity regulations and suggested that Mr. Keech appear before the committee. ‘The committee also will take up to- morrow the proj for an amendment to the street railway merger plan to pro- vide definitely for reduced fares for school children. Willlam McK. Clayton of the Federation of Citizens' Associa- tions, and John Noonan will be heard on | this question. WILL DEMONSTRATE NEW COMMUNICATION Col. A. H. Griswold to Show Radio- Telegraph Before Civic Group. Leading civic and trade bodies have been invited to participate in the international radio-telegraph demon- stration to take place in'the City Club at a luncheon Monday under the aus- pices of the Washington Chamber of Commerce. Col. A. H. Griswold, well known com- munications expert, will address the meeting on “Co-ordinated Communica- tions,” outlining past progress and describing the present-day hook-up of telegraph, cable and radio which links every civilized country of the world. ‘The demonstration will commence after the luncheon. Good-will messages will be transmitted from the dining room to Shanghai, Rio de Janeiro, Paris, San PFrancisco, Cuba and other points. These messages will be read at the meeting, as will the replies, which are anticipated to begin arriving from 5 to 25 minutes later. The whole pro- gram_will be broadcast by Station WMAL, Saturday evening, Franck C. Page will deliver a radio address on “The Marvels of Modern Communication” in | series of talks, | the chamber’s weekly broadcast from WMAL. TREASURY ARCHITECTS STUDY TRIANGLE PLANS ‘The Treasury Department board of architectural consultants gathered from all parts of the country today for an- other meeting at the Treasury Depart- ment on the plans for beautification of ‘Washington and development, especially of the so-called Mall-Triangle. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Heath, in charge of the public build< ing program, was in conference for a while with the board. No detailed information was forth- coming as to the exact nature of the problems before the board, but it was unders they were making progress on plans for the new structures which are in the program for construction in the triangle. Members of the board have virtually completed sketches for several estimates for which will be drawn and submitted to Con- gress, when the Keyes-Elliott bill be- comes law . 6. S. DANIEL IS BURIED. Funeral services for George S. Daniel, 62, brother of Frank C. Danel, principal of McKinley Technical High School, who died Tuesday at his home, 1657 Newton street, were held this afternoon at the residence. Interment was in Rock Creek Cemetery. Mr. Daniel, a lifelong resident of ‘Washington, in recent years conducted & clothing establishment at Fourteenth street and Columbia road. He was a ber of the St. John's Masonic He leaves another brother, Robert A. Daniel, also of Washington. His widow, a daughter, Mrs. Willlam H. Wagner, and a sister, Mrs. Terry Turpin, also survives | jointly in the pi | celebrations JOINT OBSERVANCE PLANNED TOHONOR FATHER OF NATION Sons of American Revolution and Sons of Revolution Unite in Celebration. FESS WILL ADDRESS SATURDAY EXERCISES Association of Oldest Inhabitants of District Will Hold Spe- cial Services. For the first time since 1924 the Dis- trict of Columbia Society Sons of the American Revolution and the Sons of the Revolution in the District of Co- lumbia will meet jointly in celebration of George Washington's birthday. The exercises will be held in Memorial Con- tinental Hall Saturday morning at 10:30 o'clock, with the Daughters of the American Revolution and Children of the American Revolution participating rogram. Beginning in 1825, the Sons of the American Revolution have held their | in the Memorial Hall, | where they have met jointly with the | Daughters of the American Revolution | and the Children of the American Revo- lution, while the Sons of the Revolution have held a separate meeting with other patriotic organizations. Arrangements for the joint meeting this year were completed about a month ago at a meeting in the District Build- ing called by Commissioner Proctor L. Dougherty. Exchange Courtesies. Following the holding of the separate celebration by the two organizations, be- ginning in 1925, the two bodies have ex- | changed courtesies on several occasfons, ! At the annual meeting of the Sons of | the Revolution, Col. Alonzo Gray, presi- | dent of the District of Columbia Soclety, Sons of the Americon Revolution, was | guest of honor. Similarly, Dr. Thomas E. Green, president of the Sons of the Revolution in the District of Columbia, was guest of honor at a meeting of the Sons of the American Revolution. Senator .Simeon D. Fess of Ohio will be the principal speaker at the exercises Saturday. The exercises will be opened with invocation by Rev. James Shera Montgomery, chaplain of the House of Representatives, followed by ma: of the colors, with a guard of honor formed under supervision of C. Y. Latimer of the Sons of the American Revolution. The audience will be led in the Pledge | to the Flag by Mary Josephine Davis of the Gov. Thomas Wells Society, Daugh- ters of the American Revolution. Fol- | lowing the assemblage will be led in the recitation of the American's Creed by William Tyler Page, clerk of the House | of Representatives, Several Speakers on Program. i Greetings will be delvered by Ken- neth 8. Wales, vice president of the| National Society, Sons of the American Revolution; Mrs. Percy E. Quinn, pres- ident of the National Society, Children of the American Revolution; Dr.| ‘Thomas E. Green, president of the Sons of the Revolution in the District of Co- lumbia; Mrs. Lowell Fletcher Hobart, president general of the Daughters oi; the American Revolution, and District | Commissioner Proctor L. Dougherty. ! Music will be furnished by the United States Marine Band Orchestra. Another feature will be the presenta tion of a medal by Representative Edith | Nourse Rogers of Massachusetts, on be- half of the Sons of the Revolution in the District of Columbia to Murray Bern- hardt of the Eastern High School for the best essay on “Contributions of Mass e chusetts to the War of the Revolution,’ and the presentation of a medal by Mrs. David D. Caldwell on behalf of the District of Columbia Soclety, Daughters of the American Revolutfon, to Miss Edith Drewry of George Washington University, for the best essay on *“Ameri- can History.” Benediction will be de- livered by Rev. Edmund A. Walsh, 8. J., dean of the Forelgn Service School of Georgetown University. Matshals will be Milo C. Summers of the Sons of the American Revolution, | and es C. McGraw, Sons of th81 American Revolution. The joint com- mittee on arrangements for the celebra- tion and other committees representing the group follow: Joint committee on arrangements— Col. Alonzo Gray, Sons of the American Revolution, chairman; Mrs. David D. Caldwell, Daughters of the American Revolution; Dr. Thomas E. Green, Sons of the Revolution; Mrs. James Henry Hal Children of the American Rev- olution; Milo C. Summers, Sons of the American Revolution, secretary, and Miss Helen Harman, Daughters of the American Revolution, treasurer. Daughters of the American Revolu- tion—Mrs. David D. Caldwell, Mrs. John M. Beavers, Miss Lillian Chenoweth, Miss Helen Harman, Mrs. Frank Hight and Mrs. E. L. Morrison. Sons of the American Revolution— Col. Alonzo Gray, Kenneth S. Wales, Robert C. Tracy, Selden M. Ely, Willlam R. McGarry and Milo C. Summers. Sons of the Revolution—Dr. Thomas E. Green, Dr. James R. Mood, Alblon K. Parris and Maj. Edward F. Riggs. Children of the American Revolution —Mrs. James Henry Harper. Public Invited to Attend. The public is invited by the organ- izations to attend. Tickets will not be_necessary for admission to the hall. Following the patriotic exercises the District of Columbia Society Sons of the American Revolution will hold their an- nual meeting and election of officers in the Hotel Mayflower at noon. Wil- liam Knowles Cooper, former general | secretary of the Y. M. C. A,, is the sole nominee for president. Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock the Sons of the Revolution in the District of Columbia will hold their annual| religious services in the Church of the Epiphany in commemoration of the birth of George Washington. Rev. G. Freeland Peter, canon of the Washing- ton Cathedral, will deliver the sermon. Services will be conducted by Right Rev. Philip Mercer Rhinelander, former Bishop of Pennsylvania, assisted by Rev. Z. Barney T. Phillips, rector of the Church of the Epiphany and chaplain | of the United States Senate, and Rev. F. Bland Tucker, rector of St. John's Church, Georgetown. ‘The Association of Oldest Inhabitants of the District of Columbia will ob- serve Washington's birthday with spe- cial exercises in the Western Presby- | terian Church, to follow a business ses- sion there called for 10:30 o'clock Sat- jurday morning. Representative Henry Allen Cooper of Wisconsin will be the principal speaker. Members of the as- | sociation and their families are invited | to attend. Place Wreaths at Monument. | Wreaths and floral pieces will be | placed at the base of the Washington Monument Saturday morning in com- memorat of George Washington at and following the annual ceremony at the Monument, it is announced by of Bublc budings and pusic parks of of public buildings and public parks of the National Capital. Vgrelnu will be NEW MARKET OPEN Building, With 61 Stands, Oc- cupies Site of Old Park Theater. The New Fourteenth Street Market, Washington's newest privately owned community market enterprise, located at Fourteenth and Buchanan streets, on the site of the old Park Theater, was opened formally today. Frederick J. Rice, local attorney and business man, is the owner. Construction of the new structures and the remodeling of the former the- ater building were started last Sum- mer by the Wardman Construction Co. from plans by Milburn, Heister & Co., architects, and recently completed. Has 61 Modern Stands. ‘The new market occuples approxi- mately 27,000 square feet of area, di- S. | vided into 61 uniform, modern stands, most of which are now in operation. The stands are divided by aisles 9 feet wide. Main entrance is through a large lobby on the Fourteenth street side. To facilitate the reception and han- dling of foodstuffs, the building is sur- rounded on three sides by alleys and is equipped with platforms for loading and unloading of merchandise. Provision for parking of automobiles of customers has been made with the acquisition of an adjoining lot, which is to be used to supplement parking space near the market. New Delivery System. A new marketing plan is involved in the development there with the employ- ment of a co-operative delivery system, which provides for three daily deliveries of g for the tenants of the building, who will pay regular fees for this service. Mechanical refrigeration has been provided for perishable foodstuffs in am- fl! storage space in the lower parts of ands instead of in a central cold stor- age plant. There are three fish stands, equipped with modern, fish cases provided with ventilating systems to prevent accumu- lation of fish odors. Burglars Break Store Window. Smashing & window pane to enter the store of Nathan Cohen, at 1601 Twelfth street, last night, burglars stole an assortment of silk underwear, stock- ings, aprons and canned goods valued at $40, according to a report made to second precinct police, placed there by representatives of the latter office, also by patriotic, fraternal and civic organizations, up to noon. A feature of the morning ceremony will be the raising of 48 flags, repre- senting the 48 States of the Union, on poles su ing the monument. The monument is to be visitors from noon until 4 o'clock. Announcement is made that the central building of the Public Library, at hth and K streets, will be open for circulation Saturday from 2 to 6 o'clock. On Sunday it will be open at the same hours for reference work anly. Branches and subbranches will be closed both Saturday and Sunday. hol M ON 14TH STREET TAKEN IN ROBBERY PRESCRIPTION RU 'Other Merchandise Also Is Stolen From Drug Store on Columbia Road. Thirty-six pints of assorted prescrip- {iion whiskies and other merchandise | valued at $150 were stolen from the | Whelan Drug Co. store at 1801 Colum- bia road last night by burglars, who smashed & basement window in the rear of the store to gain access to the building. The robbery was discovered at an early hour this morning, when Dr. Paul Voorhees of 2121 New York. avenue, manager of the store, opened the estab- lishment and discovered that the shelves had been rifled. A hurried check-up showed that 17 silver-plated watches and several th- priced pipes had been stolen from dis- play cases, while the whisky had. been taken from shelves in the rear. Police of the eighth precinct investi- gating found that the robbers had smashed in a window to enter and had unlatched the rear door opening on an alleyway to make their escape. ‘The store was one of four robbed last night which kept police of the second and eighth precincts busy with investi- gations this morning. Cigarettes, candies and groceries val- ued at $10 were stolen from the Sani- tary 0!‘00!3; Co. store at 1738 Vermont avenue by thieves after they had forced open a rear door, according to a report made to the eighth precinct by Thomas H. Bradford, manager of the store. Three savings banks containing approximately $15 in change and mer- chandise worth $1.50 were taken from the store of Abraham Sherman at 522 R street, it was reported to the second precinct. An undetermined amount of cigars and cigarettes were stolen from Armold Yanovich's store at 1123 8 street. An attempt was also made to rob another Sanitary store at 2017 Eleventh street, the manager, Charles L. Wiley, reporting he found the glass in the rear door smashed with a brick. It is belleved the would-be robbers were frightened away. {WOMAN SUSTAINS BURNS FROM DISINFECTANT ! Miss Catherine Lambert, 22, of 1435 N street, was burned about the face last night by a disinfectant which splattered on her when she threw it into the wash basin after mistaking it for cough medicine. Her sister, Mrs. Margaret Brown, with whom she lives, explained today that Miss Lambert had been in the habit of taking cough medicine every night. Last evening she poured a quantity of an undiluted disinfectant into a glass and was about to drink it when she dis- covered her mistake and dashed it vio- lently into the basin, A portion of it flew up intc her face. Mrs. Brown summoned the ambu- lance and the young woman was taken to Emergency Hospital, where she was treated, and then allowed to return me. High above the street workmen today were setting in place tons and tons of stone to cap the huge columns of the new Department of Commerce Build- ing. Each one of the capstones, also known as “capitals,” which go on top of | Allian the columns, weighs about five and a half tons. These complete the columns | dation and provide the first comprehensive view of that part of the huge new build- ing from the Fourteenth street side. —Star Staff Photo. MASONIG LEADERS CONFERENCE OPENS |Milton L. Meyers Chosen Chairman of Grand Mas- ters’ Meeting Here. Milton L. Meyers, grand master of Masons of Oregon, today was chosen chairman of the annual national con- ference of grand masters, being held at the Willard Hotel. J. Claude Keiper of this city was re-elected secretary. The conference, which is held every year two days before the birthday of George Washington, opened this morn- ing for a one-day session with Byrne E. B r, past grand master of Mis- sourd, last year's chairman, presiding. ‘Wil Visit Temple. Tomorrow the delegates will go to Mellndmo‘.'hVilam p‘;lcitx:]atr‘ in the meet eorge Washington Ma- xomfinfimnl Memorial Association, to | take place in the new Masonic Temple. | "The session this morning was taken up with a roll call of States, elections |and consideration of the agenda deal- ing with Masonic affairs. At 12:15 o'clock the delegates were received at the White House by President Hoover. A luncheon at the Willard Hotel was followed by resumption of consideration of the agenda and matters of general business. Dean Pound to Speak. Roscoe Pound, dean of the Harvard Law School and a member of Presi- dent Hoover's law enforcement com= mission, was to tonight at a din- ner in the hotel. address was not announced. This morning the report of the agenda committee was presented by Grand Master John W. Dutton of New York in the absence of Grand Master Roscoe O. Bonisteel of Michigan, its chairman. Papers were read outlining the educational work in their various jurisdictions by Grand Master Herbert W. Dean of Massachusetts, Deputy Grand Master Charles H. Johnson of New York and Grand Master Hiram Lively of Texas. Following the read- ing of the rs the delegates indulged in a of the matters pre- sented. DISTRICT DRY BILL SENT TO MITCHELL Attorney General’s Comment Sought on Measure as Revised by Senator Howell. The Senate District committee has sent to the Department of Justice for comment the proposed prohibition en- forcement bill for Washington as re- vised by Senator Howell, Republican, of Nebraska. Attorney General Mitchell several months ago went over a tenta- tive draft of the proposed legislation committee, but it was thought advis- able to have his comment on the meas- use as finally introduced. The Attorney General in his previous report vised against one of the amendments written in by Senator Howell extending the search warrant provision to cover private dwellings upon information of the presence of a still or knowledge that liquor had been taken to or from a dwelfln;. DR. SHOWALTER TELLS OF SOUTH AMERICAN TRIP Scenic Wonders and Industrial Progress Are Described Be- fore Optimist Club. ‘The scenic wonders and the industrial development of the larger countries of South America were the subjects of a talk by Dr. William J. Showalter, asso- ciate editor of the National Geographic M , at the weekly luncheon of the Optimist Club of Washington at the Hamilton Hotel yesterday afternoon. Dr. Showalter, who ‘recently returned from an extended tour of South Amer- ica, carried the Optimists along the line of his journey, through Peru and Chile, n)on{ the West Coast, thence by the great Transandean Rallway into the central portion of the South American mflnmt. through Argentina, Brazil ht will be 1 the club, A. Nash, on a tour of ins) L G elephones nuh:z control office, 723 Thirteenth 8 ‘The subject of his | and made definite suggestions to the | the ation, of | Faiiax. Aoington. s Estat FLAT DENIAL MADE TONOBLE'S CHARGE IN GALHOUN REPLY Joint Statement Disavows Use of Trust Funds to Buy Home Site. FOLLOWS SCULPTOR’S PLEA FOR INJUNCTION Property Dbclared Purchased With Proceeds of Sales of Val- uable Holdings. Capt. and Mrs. Clarence C. Calhoun today flatly denied that they had used trust funds of the Woman's Universal Alliance, or any other organization, in the purchase of property known as Braemer Forest and the erection of their home thereon, as chufizd by W. Clark Noble, well known local scuiptor, in a counter suit filed inst the Cal- houns late yesterday in the District Su- preme Court. Noble, his wife and three others are under indictment for an alleged con- spiracy to blackmail the Calhouns in & case centering around the Mothers' Memorial Foundation and have filed pleas in abatement attacking the validi~ t{l of the grand jury which indicted them. The sculptor's latest move yes- terday was taken.to obtain an injunc- tion against the Calhouns, the Universal ce, formerly known as the Wom- an’s Universal , and the foun- to secure an accounting in ref- erence to funds to have been collected for the iblishment of a memorial to motherhood. Joint Denial is Filed. The Calhouns, in & joint denial, de- clared “there is not one scintilla of truth” in the statements set forth in !hehrl!oljunc(lon !\:lr:, which reviews the controversy over the proposed memorial | and asks the court to order the sale of | the Maryland prcs)erty and residence of the Calhouns and the use of the pro- SRR o LR of ,000, whic) sa) still d him for his work. . o With reference to the alleged use of | the trust funds, Capt. and Mrs. Cal- | houn said: “There was not the slightest reason for us to use the funds of the alliance or of any other organization, as we were enabled to bear the expenses incident to the purchase of this property and the erection of our home from sales of valu- able business property, including the branch post office on Fourteenth street, interest in the Western Electric Build- Lnlsnaux residence at 1519 New Hamp- sl avenue and very valuable resi- dences in Princeton, N. J,, and Charles~ ton, 8. C., which were owned by us. ~“There were no available funds of any character belonging to the Woman's Uni- versal Alliance or the Mothers’ Memo- rial Foundation which could have been ¥sed for this purpose, as shown by the statement of Wayne Kendrick, certified public accountant, auditor for the Dis- trict of Columbia and auditor for those organizations, which statement has re- cently been published in the dally press. “The auditor's statement further shows and the facts disclose that more than two-thirds of the money it in getting the work of those organizations before the public was advanced out of our private funds, for which we have never been reimbursed. Declares Own Funds Used. “Furthermore, the auditor's statement shows and the facts disclose that dur- ing the period when Mr. Noble's d was being presented to the public through literature deseribing it sufficient funds were not received to pay for the posf and clerical service of its dis- tribution. We have a written statement from the man who m: the presen- tation of Mr. Noble's stating this fact, and, in addition, we advanced the | money out of our private funds for this | most unproductive campaign, | “At the urgent request of Mr. Noble, | the executive committee of the Wom- an’s Universal Alliance accepted his de- sign for the ‘purpose of illustration only,’ according to the text of the reso- lution offered by Judge Charles Kerr of the Departmen” of Justice, as appears in the minutes of the meeting. This was done with the distinct understand- ing that the alllance would incur no obligation to Mr. Noble therefor and with the promise on his part to finance the campaign, which he failed to do in every particular. Mr. Noble stated at the time that the publicity would be worth $200,000 to him, the collection of which will-o'-the-wisp he has been ardently chasing ever since. “As to his suggesting to us the idea of a memorial to motherhood, news- paper clippings and ted addresses show that the idea had been dissem. inated through the country b‘ us more than two years before Mr. Noble claims that we met him. ‘Welcome Investigation. “As Mr. Noble himself admits, he had no contract of any kind at any time with the Woman's Universal Al- liance, the Mothers’ Memorial Founda- tion, or with us individually. He with- drew his own design from us within a few months when there was no public response to the campaign in which it was used fot illustration. After doing this he made an announcement to this effect in the public press. “Mr. Noble'’s attorneys sentatives have been invited to examine records of the alliance and the Mothers’ Memorial Foundation, to as- certain if anything is due to Mr. Noble. Thz{ have insistently and persistently declined to do so. We have no fear of an investigation of the records if the court should hold that he were en- titled to it. “As to Mr. Noble's statement that no one was authorized to act for him, we hold a written statement signed by him and his wife at the time the so-called blackmail investigation was bel made authorizing one of the parties to represent them in obtaining money from us. This representative was afterwards indicted with them. “As to any retarding of Mr. Noble's own monument idea to women, accord. to hjs statement, he had had " and repre- ing to hjs it about a ‘quarter of a century before he met us, without any apparent ma- Tesults. “Mr. Noble attempts to confuse the two memorial ideas. The difference is that his was the dead, non-utilitarian monument to womanhood the past, ours is a living temple of service to and for motherhood of the past, present and future. “We have contributed largely of our time, ability and means, with scant re- ward, except the consciousness of an honest endeavor to further a great cause and ideal for the benefit of our fellow, men, and shall continue to carry on, in spite of all obstacles.” Real Estate Board to Meet. the real estate bill now before ly will be the chief subject for discussion at the iner of the