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A—16 DALE-LEHLBACH RETIREMENT BILL * VOTE DUE MONDAY, Rule Suspension Expected to Hurry Measure to Conference. COMBINATION PLAN ‘ SUCCESS PREDICTED | Lehlbach Proposal, Favored by! Hoover and Increasing Annui- ties, Added to Old Dale Bill, The Dale retirement bill. which has | already passed the Senate and been amended b; e House civil service | committee to carry the Lehlbach bi! revising the civil service law as | amended by a compromise between | Chairman Lehlbach of the House com- mittee and the joint conference on re- tirement, will probably come up in the House for a vote on Monday under sus- pension of the rules. Rule Suspension Predicted. Chairman Snell of the rules commit- tee said that it has not vet been | definitely decided whether this meas- ure will be brought up under suspen- sion of the rules or by a special rule granted by the rules committee. but he is inclined to predict the former. | He believes that this bill will now be | passed, because it represents a better agreement than has ever been had be- fore regarding liberalization of the re- tirement law, because it grants the em- loves better annuities,than the Dale il and because President Hoover is supporting the legislation. Chairman Lehlbach is prepared to move to suspend the rules and to call up this new Dale-Lehlbach bill which, if passed by the House, would go to conference instead of being sent back to the Senate for concurrent action, as would be necessary if the new Lehl- bach bill were called up under its own | hearing instead of the hearing of the| Dale_bill. Robert H. Alcorn, chairman of the Joint conference on civil service retire- ment, representing many organizations of Government employes who come | under the provisions of this legisla- tion, is expecting that action will be taken under suspension on Monday. Lengthy Debate Prevented. This course, however, under the rules of the House, would prevent lengthy | debate and would prevent a number of members of the House committee, who are minoril v objectors, from offer- | ing any amendment on the floor. Under | the House rules when suspension is asked debate is' limited to 20 minutes ! a side, after which the measure is to be voied either up or down without amendment, except such committea amendments as may be covered by the chairman in calling up the bill, BATTLESHIPS HEAD FOR CARIBBEAN SEA| Naval Maneuvers in Pacific Ended | and Combined Fleet Experiment Is Next Problem. By the Associated Press. CRISTOBAL, C. Z. March 1— Maneuvers in the Pacific ended, ships | of the battle fleet led by the aircraft carrier Lexington, are en route to the Caribbean Sea for a combined fleet problem with the scouting fleet, be- ginning March 10. The Pacific maneuvers culminated in a concentrated air attack on the canal defenses, and the vessels began their transit of the canal Thursday. Transit of the battle fleet forces will require about 10 days. The aircraft carrier Lexington, one of the world's largest ships, was de- layed several hours in' her passage of the canal by high winds which were sweeping over the Gatun Locks Thurs- y. With the transit of the Lexington completed, the other ships of the line kept up a steady parade through the locks from the Pacific to the Atlantic side. The entire fleet will be at Colon by March 10, joining the second cruiser division, which has been assigned to it during the joint war games. ‘The full force of the Navy's air power is assembled in the Canal Zone, and the aircraft forces will play a leading part in the maneuvers. FORMER SOLDIER SENDS $50 TO PAY FOR CLOTHES Mails Sum for Equipment He Says He Hypothecated While in Service. A former soldier, now residing in Col- orado, has sent $50 to Maj. Gen. Car- michael. chief of Army finance, to pay for clothing and equipment he says he hypothecated while in the service about 10 years ago. “Since that time,” the soldier writes, “God has wonderfully saved me, and I am going over my tracks and making every wrong right that I possibly can. Inclosed find check for same, and, by His grace, I hope nothing of its kind will have to be Tepeated.” DECORATIONS ALLOWED. War Department Favors Pride of Detroit Police in Honors, ‘The wearing of Army decorations by members of the police force of Detroit, Mich., while on duty in no way conflicts with the War Department policies or regulations on the subject, according 1o a letter sent by Secretary Hurley to the police commissioner of that city, who asked for direct information on that point. “Quite to the contrary,” said the Becretary, “the War Department looks with favor upon the wearing of such decorations, believing it tends to in- crease the morale of the individual and pride for the service in which the deco- rations were earned.” ARRANGE CARD PARTY. A card party during Easter week in the red parlor of the Willard Hotel to raise funds for needy families was ar- ranged last night at a meeting of the Big Sisters of the District of Columbia, held in St. Patrick’s rectory. Mrs. Hes- ter J. Surguy, the organization’s presi- dent, presided. Consideration was given to the pro- Eul to sell a plot of land, by e Big Sisters, near the Washington Navy Yard, to permit additional money 1o be utilized in its work, which is car- ried on purely by volunteer efforts, Mrs. Surguy said. While the organi- zation is Catholic in its membership, the president explained tha: the char- ity of the group is distributed without rezard to creed. 4 | Kernahan directed survey, which will | [for the instruction of the workers in | with well known local pastors as lead- ers as follows Front row, left to right: Dr. W. S. ARRANGING DISTRICT CHURCH SURVEY THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 1930. Abernethy of Calvary Baptist Church, Dr. Jason Noble Pierce of First Congregational Church and Dr. Earle Wilfley of Vermont Avenue Christian Church. izoo of New York Avenue Presbyteri McKendree Church and Dr. W. A, Church South. Back row, left to right: Rev. L. E. Ripley, director of survey; Dr. Joseph R. an Church, Rev. William Pierpont of | Lambeth of Mount Vernon Place M. E. | Photograph was taken yesterday following one of the meetings in connec- tion with arranging for the survey, which will be held from March 9 to March 21, —Star Staff Photo. SURVEY 70 HOLD VARIOUS MEETINGS Gathering of Kernahan Dis- tricts at Headquarters for Prayer. City-wide mass meetings for prayer will be held tomorrow in the headquar- ters of each of the 10 districts for the open March 9 and continue until March | 21. These prayer services will all take | place at 4 o'clock and are strictly for prayer and praise and not in any way the survey. All pastors and people in the city are urged to attend one of the district prayer services tomorrow, announce- ment of which will be made in all co- operating churches tomorrow morning. These meetings are under the direction of Rev. C. E. Hawthorne, devotional chairman of the general committee for the Washington Survey and Visitation Evangelism Campaign, of which Dr. Jason Noble Pierce is chairman. The prayer meetings for the people tomorrow will be held in eight districts District_1—Metropolitan Presbyterian Church, Fourth and B streets south- east. Leader, Rev. Frank Steelman. District_ 2—Mount Vernon Place M. E. Church South, 900 Massachusetts avenue. Leader, Rev. Simpson B. Daugherty. District 3—Mount Pleasant Congrega- tional Church, 1410 Columbia road. Leader, Rev. J. R. Duffield. District 4—St. Paul's M. E. Church South, Thirteenth and Crittenden streets. Leader, Rev. Harvey Baker Smith. District 5—Ingram Memorial Congre- gational Church, Tenth street and Massachusetts avenue, Leader, Rev. John C. Copenhaver. District 6—Brookland Baptist Church, Twelfth and Newton streets northeast. Leader, Rev. R. Y. Nicholson. District 8—Wesley M. E. Church, Connecticut avenue and Jocelyn street. Leader, Rev. J. Turnbull Spicknall. District 9—Anacostia M. E. Church, Fourteenth and U streets southeast. Leader, Rev. Thomas S. Davis. ‘Two districts will hold prayer serv- ices later in”the week: District 7 will hold its service at the Church of the Pilgrims, at Twenty-second and P streets, Tuesday night at 8 o'clock, with Rev. P. C. Edward as leader, and dis- trict 10 will hold its meeting for prayer Thursday night at 7:30 o'clock in the Clarendon Baptist Church, Clarendon, Va., with the Rev. Perry L. Mitchell as leader. RADIOS FOR SHUT-INS. ‘The young people of the Interde- nominational Societies of the Colored Churches of the District of Columbia and Maryland have launched a project for the purpose of installing radio equipment of the “homes of shut-ins” of their race. ‘There* are six such institutions, namely, the Stoddard and Vermont Avenue Baptist, the African Methodist and A. M. E. Zion Methodist, St. Ann's Episcopal and the Children’s Eighth Street Home. ‘The members of the publicity com- mittee are: Mrs. Marie Davis, Mrs, G. Pierre, E. W. Freeman and Miss Anna 8. Payne. HUSBAND FILES SUIT. When he sought a reconciliation last month after his wife had left home, she yrote him: “There is one thing Sure, ou can’t be true to but one, and until I can I'm going to paddle my own canoe, J. Harold Price, 642 Lamont street, tells the District Supreme Court in a suit for an absolute divorce from Fannie J. Price, 51 Randolph place. Since their separation, the husband declares, the wife has committed impri prieties.’ Attorney Vivian O. Hill ap- KEECH IS SWORN INBRIEF CEREMONY New People’s Counsel Takes | Oath of Office Before Friends and Associates. Richmond B. Keech, the new peo- ple's counsel, took the oath of office | at a brief ceremony in the offices of the Public Utilities Commission today. The oath was administered by Clerk Frank E. Cunninghom of th. District Su- preme Court. =esides the usual oath of office, Mr. Keech was required to take an' oath that he was not pe- cuniarily interested, voluntarily or in- voluntarily, in any public utility com- ny. A large gathering of Mr, Keech's friends and professional associates were present as he took the oath. His father, Leigh R. Keech, also witnessed the ceremony. He had been with the corporation counsel's office for four years, and the employes of that office attended in a body. Mr. Keech's resignation as sssistant corporation counsel, caused several new appointments and promotions at the District Building. Assistant Corpora- tion Counsel Walter L. Fowler was given charge of condemnation proceedings. E. M. Welliver was transferred from Juvenile to Police Court. Chester H. Gray was changed from Police Court to office work at the District Building. Raymond Sparks, until recently an employe of the claims department, was | appointed an assistant corporation coun- | sel and assigned to Juvenile Court. Mr. Sparks passed the December bar ex- aminations. John O'Day was appointed to fill the vacancy in the claims depart- ment. LAYMEN’S UI\'IIT TO MEET. Episcopal Association to Inaug- urate “Lenton Visitations.” The Laymen’s Service Association of the diocese of Washington will meet at Trinity Church, Third and C streets northwest, Thursday evening to in- augurate a “Lenten visitation” in that parish _during the coming Lenten sea- son.. Bishop Freeman will preside at the meeting and make an address to the association. In connection with the visitation a series of Sunday evening services are being planned at Trinity with special preachers. Among these are Canons Peter and Stokes of the National Cathedral. ‘The services at Trinity tomorrow in- clude a celebration of the Holy Com- munion at 7:30 a.m. and a choral cele- bration of the Eucharist at 11 o'clock, with a sermon by the vicar, Rev. Jack- son L. Cole, The children's service is held at 9:30 o'clock and followed by the church school. Noonday seryices of prayer and medi- tation will be held daily, beginning Ash ‘Wednesday and continuing until Easter, “IH.S.” SERMON SUBJECT Rev. Edward 0. Clark to Preach at Chevy Chase Church. The ordinance of the Lord's supper will be observed at the Chevy Chase Baptist Church tomorrow at 11 o'clock, The pastor, Rev. Edward O. Clark, will take ‘as the subject of his brief medi- tation the Bible monogram, “I. H. 8.” “Fighters for Freedom” will be the general theme of a group of messages beginning at 7:45 p.m. The topic will be “Arnold of Brescia.” A group of workers has been en- rolled to participate in the Kernahan religious survey, to be conducted March to 21, Skating Vogue Grips Italy. Skating has become the leading pas- time in Italy this Winter. It is all the rage in the larger cities and is spread- ing to the smaller ones and the coun- try. In Milan, dancing halls are being superseded by ice rinks, there now pears for the husband. being three large rinks in that city. NJURY MADE LEG UNGRACEFUL, STENOGRAPHER SAYS IN SUIT Miss Freda M. Hunter Tells H Drawer, Aski ow She Bumped Knee on Desk ing $50,000. The shape of her left knee and leg has become “ungraceful and unsightly in appearance” and she is obliged to wear an elastic support, Miss Freda M. Hunter, 1417 Irving street, tells the Dis- trict Supreme Court in a suit for $50,000 damages against Edward Stevens and Alfred A. French, trading as Stevens & French, 2473 Sherman avenue, by whom she had been employed as stenographer and office manager. ‘The plaintiff tells the court that a drawer of the desk furnished her by the defendants was out of order and instead of employing skilled repairers, the work was intrusted to Edward Stevens, jr., a son of one of the defendants, and the drawer was left about 6 inches. . She called the attention of the firm to the added danger of the protruding drawer, she says, but it was not cor- rected and May 29, 1928, she was order- by one of the firm to leave her desk to go to another portion of the room, and in obeying that command struck her left knee against the pro- truding drawer. ‘The knee had to be placed in a plaster cast, she states, and she was obliged to submit to numerous opera- tions by surgeons at great expense. She declares the kneecap became dislocated and fixed in a position much below its normal place, and she now has only a limited use of her limb. She is repre- sented by Attorney Robert H. McNetll, 14 . SIX DISTRICT BILLS ORDERED FAVORED . BY SENATE GROUP Traction Merger Amendment Affecting Outside Com- panies Heard. W. R. & E. OPPOSES RAIL AUTHORITY PROPOSAL Committee Votes to Change Iowa to Logan Circle and Permit Early Auto Assessments. ‘The Senate District committee yes- terday afternoon ordered favorable re- ports on six bills and also took testi- mony regarding a proposed amendment to the street railway merger resolution intended to give the local commission authority to pass on conditions under which outside railway companies use local tracks to enter the city. The following measures were ap- proved and ordered favorably reported to the Senate: Monument Limit Raised. A bill to raise the height limit for a portion of the monument at Masonic Temple, to be erected on the Dean tract, the plans for which are to be approved by the Fine Arts Commission and the National Capital Park and Planning Commission. A bill to permit the assessment of automobiles for personal tax purposes on December 1 instead of January 1 so0 that in future tags may be sold in December, A Dbill to change the name of Iowa Circle to Logan Circle. A bill to authorize the Park and Planning Commission to exchange cer- tain areas of land for other parcels in the Klingle Ford Valley and in the Turkey Thicket development, with view fo improving the park- projecta i these two locations. The proposed Turkey Thicket park is in the vicinity of Tenth street and Bunker Hil! road northeast. A bill to authorize fraternal and benevolent organizations to separate their insurance activities from the:: fraternal activities, Tydings Offers Amendment. The railway merger amendment cor- sidered yesterday was offered by - ator Tydings of Maryland, who said purpose was to give the commissier: authority to consider the arrangemen’ between the Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis line and the Washington Railway & Electric Co. under which the Baltimore and Annapolis cars enter the District. S. R. Bowen of the Washington Rail- way & Electric Co. laid before the com- mittee the reasons why he does not be- lieve the amendment should be adopted. The committee took no action on the question yesterday. BOY’S BURNS MAY PROVE TO BE FATAL 6-Year-Old's Clothes Catch on Fire While Playing With Matches, Six-year-old Leonard P. Wienecke of 1767 E street northeast, may die from burns sustained yesterday afternoon playing with matches in the rear of his home. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Christian Wienecke. The boy with several small compan- ions was striking matches and flinging them aside when one fell on his clothes. The flames quickly enveloped him be- fore either he or the other children were able to realize the seriousness of the situation. ‘The boy's screams attracted the at- tention of his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McVearry, who live next door. The uncle rushed to the yard and tore the blazing garments from the child’s body. At Casualty Hospital, where he was taken, physicians pro- nounced his condition ecritical. ‘This morning his condition was reported to be not any better. “VOICE IN THE STORM.” Dr. Sizoo Announces Topic of Sun- day Morning Sermon. Dr. Joseph R. Sizoo will preach at both services in the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church tomorrow. At the 11 o’clock service he will preach on the theme, “The Voice in the Storm.” At the evening service at 8 o'clock he will continue his series of Sunday evening studies on “Some Needed Cor- rections” with the thenfe, “On Being ‘Too Busy.” At the close of this sermon the usual questionnaire period will be observed. “THE BALANCED LIFE.” Topic of Dr. Montgomery’s Morn- ing Sermon Announced. “The Balanced Life” is the subject of the sermon at the Metropolitan Methodist Church tomorrow morning, delivered by the minister, Dr. James Shera Montgemery. In the evening at 8 o'clock Dr. Montgomery will speal on the subject, “The Cowardly Refusal.” The Queen Esthers will meet Tues- day evening with Mrs. Frank Ketcham, 3028 Twenty-fourth street northeast. ‘The Epworth League of the church will give a social Saturday evening in the vestry of the church, SERMON ON CROSS. Rev. Harold E. Beatty Announces His Subject for Tomorrow. “Looking Toward the Cross” will be the subject tomorrow at 11 am. in Georgetown Lutheran Church by Rev. Harold E. Beatty, pastor. Christian Endeavor at 7 p.m.; topic: “Faith and What It Does.” At the 8 p.m. service “family night” will be observed, and the sermon sub- Ject will be “God and Your Home.” Dr. Fred A. Moss to Speak. “Phychology of Race Prejudice” is the subject of the lecture that will be delivered by Dr. Fred A. Moss, pro- fessor of psychology in George Wash- ington University, before the Presby- terian Ministers’ Association of Wash- ington and Vicinity Monday at 11 a.m. in the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church. Day of Prayer for Missions. Under the auspices of the Women's Council of the Washington Federation of Churches, the world’s day of &x‘lye’r for missions will be observed the Luther Place Memorial Church, at Thomas Circle, March 7, from 11 to 2 o’clock. Mrs. Henry W. Peabody of Boston will preside and speak of world prob- lems, including those of our own Na- when his clothes caught fire-as he was | COMMUNITY CHEST PASSED 129 DRIVE ' DESPITE SHORTAGE $1,610,478.80 to Be Avail- able for Agencies, Although $180,000 More Sought. 65,454 CONTRIBUTORS GAVE TO CHARITY FUND Unemployment Presents Serious Problem to Organizations Sharing in Money. A recount of funds derived from the re- cent Community Chest campaign indicat- ed that the amount probably available for Chest organizations for 1930 will be $1,610,478.80, according to a statement today by John Poole, president of the Federal American National Bank, which is the corporate treasurer of the Chest. Although this is approximately $180,000 less than the budget determined as necessary to meet the requirements of these 75 organizations, which was $1,766,767.07, the drive produced about $120,000 more than the 1929 campaign. Chest officials derived some encout- agement from this fact, despite the shortage, because the 1930 fund was given by a total of 65,454 contributors, a larger number than gave in the previous year, which means that many more friends of the Chest. Agencies Are Taxed. Figures to date show 64,454 audited pledges amounting to $1,595,861.61. Pledges reported but not audited show 1,200 more givers whose contributions total $10,225, making a total of $1,606,~ 086.61. From this, according to Elwood Street, director of the Chest, must be deducted 5 per cent or approximately 85,000 for shrinkage, leaving $1,521,- | 086.61, which, added to the cash bai- ance on hand January 1, amounting to $89,392.19, makes $1,610,478.80 which will be available for Chest organi- zations. Unemployment, according to Mr. Street, enters more and more into the situation. Not only did it affect the #ifts of men who had given the pre- vious year, but it has reached such alarming proportions that the organi- zations which do family welfare work are taxed to capacity to care for the number of requests for relief received daily. Unemployment Is Problem. “The Salvation Army,” Mr. Street said, “recently pointed out that re- quests for relief, due to unemployment, were five times the number received at the same time last year, and this statement was borne out by reports from the Associated Charities, Catholic Charities and Jewish Welfare Federa- tion, all of which reported great in- creases in appeals for aid due to this cause. The Travelers’ Aid Society also reported greatly increased requests for help 'because of the unemployment sit- uation. These statements have been further borne out by a statement issued by Director General Francis I. Jones of the United States Employment Serv- ice, who said that the enrollment of Jjob-seekers at the Pennsylvania Ave- nue Government Employment Office is | greater this year than last year, while the opportunities for placement are not as numerous. Skilled workmen are among the unemployed and the largest surplus ot clerical help in many months exists in the District, with httle like- lihood of its being absorbed by the Government or by private business. “‘Members of the budget committee . are studying this situation at the pres- ent time, with a view to working out some plan for taking care of the work to the fullest extent possible. Until they have reached some conclusion, there is nothing that the Chest can do further. We expect a report from Chairman Corcoran Thom of this com- wmittee within the next few days.” GROCERY HOLD-UP NETS BANDITS $29 Woman’s Apartment Is Robbed of $435 in Jewelry by “Jimmy” Burglar. Two armed men early today held up Frank Charles, alone in his grocery at 55 Florida avenue, and escaped with $29 from the cash register. The intruders, both colored, came in shortly after mid- night and one of them backed the grocer into a rear room while the other rifled the cash register, Jewelry valued at $435, including a diamond ring, platinum wedding ring, brooch and bracelet, was stolen yester- day afternoon from the apartment of Marie Simons, at 1104 Vermont avenue, by a burglar, who jimmied the door and ransacked the premises. ‘The second call wishin the week was paid by a burglar yesterday who used @ duplicate key to admit himself to the home of James M. Hall, at 1308 Girard street, and then made off with jewelry worth $70, Mr, Hall reported. A similar means of entry was em- ployed on the previous visit, Monday, when $34 was stolen. . SUICIDE ATTEMPT FAILS. “And now, my wife, it is time for me to take la longue traverse to that coun- try from whose bounds no traveler re- turns.” These words were embodied in a rambling letter found in the pocket of R. L. Freear, 55, of 2140 N street, a druggist, who fell unconscious in a drug store at Twelfth and E streets about 10 o’clock last night, apparently from overdose of a drug. The man lay in Emergency Hospital for several hours last night before he regained consciousness. This morning physicians said he was out of danger. The letter told of financial troubles. Freear, who has three children, is said to be employed in & drug store in Balls- ton, Va. He lives with his family at the N street address. SERMON ON “OPEN DOOR.” Rev. Kyle Booth, pastor of the In- gram Memorial Congregational Church, Massachusetts avenue and Tenth street northeast, will have for his subject to- morrow at the 11 o'clock service “The Church With the Open Door.” Fol- lowing the sermon the sacrament of the Lord's supper will be administered. At the 8 o'clock evening service the subject of the sermon will be “Aris- tarchus.” The church school meets at 9:30 o'clock, the Christian Endeavor Soclety at 7 p.m. ‘The midweek service is held Thurs- day evening at 8 o'clock. The subject for this week is “The Christian Life as a Friendship.” “Christian Rules of Conduct.” At Second Baptist Church, Third street between H and I streets, tomor- row, the pastor, Rev. J. L. S. Hallow- man, will preach- at 11 am. on “The Christian Rules of Conduct,” and at the evi service on “Building Eternity.” Bible school, 9:30 am.; B.Y.P.U, 6 pm for | 1 WRECKED BY SMOKE SCREEN ADVERTISING PRIZE WON BY STEWART Department of Commerce Worker Awarded $2,000 for Volume of Research. For “research conspicuous in further- ing the knowledge and science of ad- vertising,” Paul W. Stewart of the Bu. reau of Foreign and Domestic Com- merce of the Department of Commerce last night received an award of $2,000 from Harvard University. The award was one of the 1929 Harvard advertis- ing awards established by the late Ed- ward W. Bok, philanthropist, of Phila- delphia. )f Stewart’s prize was for his re- seal volume entitled “Market Data Handbook of the United States,” a vol- ume published by the Washingtonian during the past year. Other Prize Winners. The awards, made by the Faculty Club of the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration, included one gold medal and nine cash prizes, total- ing $14,000, and went to, besides Mr. Stewart, the following: Cyrus H. K. Curtis, Philadelphia publisher; Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn, Inc., of New York; Northern States Power Co., ‘Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co., Newell-Emmett Co., New York; Ar- thur Kudner, New York; Silas Spitzer and Anton Bruehl, New York; E. R. Squibb & Sons, New York, and Kenyon & Eckhardt, Inc., New York. Mr. Curtis received the “gold medal for distinguished cotemporary service to advertising.” The award of $2,000 for a “national campaign for a specific product” went to Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn for their advertising of a product of the Armstrong Cork Co. Best Local Campaign. | ‘The award of $2,000 given for “a lo- cal campaign for a specific product of merchandise” went to the Northern States Power Co., management of Byl- lesby Engineering & Management Cor- poration, for the advertising of the power company in Minneapolis. The Westinghouse Electric & Manu- facturing Co. received the prize of $2,000 given for the “general or insti- tutional campaign.” The award was granted for the general campaign ap- pearing in the rotogravure sections of newspapers. ‘The prize of $2,000 awarded for the best “campaign of industrial products” went to Newell-Emmett Co. for its ad- vertising of products of the Graybar Electric Co. French Service, Rev. Florian Vurpillot, pastor of the French Congregation, Wwhich meets every Sunday and every Friday after- noon at St. John's Church, Lafayette square, will preach tomorrow at 4 p.m. on “Suis moi.” On_Fridays during Lent, at 4:45 o’'clock, he will give a series of sermons on the parable of the talents. Eckington Church Services. Rev. Henry B. Wooding, minister of the Eckingfon Presbyterian Church, North Capitol street corner Florida avenue, will speak tomorrow at 11 o'clock on the text, “The Horns of the Altar” and in the evening at 8 o'clock, on the theme “Unto the Hills.” Young people’s service, 7 p.m. Byrd’s Radio Chief Sees First Movies Of His Young Son Baby, Now 15 Months 0ld, Born After Father’s Departure, ‘The first glimpse of his little 15- month-old son, whose acquaintance he has yet to make, was given Malcolm Hanson, chief radio engineer, a few days’| ago when the moving pictures taken last Fall were shown aboard the’ City of New York while she was plowing her way northward through the ice packs of the Antarctic Ocean. A radio message received from her husband by Mrs. Malcolm Hanson at her home, 3819 Military road, tells of the showing of the pictures on the nights of February 22 and 23. “Movies of you and baby were great,” reads the message. “Have been shown two nights in succession. From pic- tures and photos, he is developing rapidly. Now in ice pack. Expect to get through soon. Hurry New Zealand and homeward.” 3 ‘The pictures to which Hanson refers were taken of Mrs. Hanson and baby Malcolm last September while Mrs. Hanson was visiting her husband’s fam- ily in Wisconsin. At that time Mal- colm, jr, was 10 months old, and the pictures were not seen by his father until 5 months later on the day that the baby was 15 months old. The only other picture which Hanson has seen of the little son who was born on the itlon reached Wel- d, on its southward s a photograph taken when was & few days old. Policeman Lyman L. Leich and the eleventh ~ precinct police automobile which he turned over today while try- ing to drive through a smoke screen laid down by a suspected rum car. —Star Staff Photos, YOUNG MUSICIANS HERE FOR CONCERT National High School chestra Pays Visit to Hoover. Or- One hundred and twenty-five student | musicians of the National High School | Orchestra, in the course of their annual ‘Winter concert tour, arrived this morn- ing for appearance tonight at Constitu- tion Hall, They are sponsored by Sena- tor and Mrs. Arthur H. Vandenberg of Michigan. Visit White House. A few hours after leaving their train the young visitors, who were chosen from the outstanding high school or- chestras of 36 States, visited the White House and were photographed with President Hoover. Later a section of the orchestra played for a luncheon at the National Press Club. Each Summer the boys and girls are assembled at a camp at Interlochen, in Senator Vandenberg’s home State of Michigan, where they undergo special instruction and lay _plans for their Winter tour. The organization work is conducted under the supervision of Joseph E. Maddy, director. One feature of the program tonight will be the piano solos of Miss Elizabeth Vangenberg, daughter of Senator and Mrs. Vandenberg. Both the Senator and his wife are enthusiastic patrons of the orchestra, and have reserved practically the entire orchestra section of the hail for their invited guests, to include many distinguished members of the social and official life of the Capital. ‘Washington high schools will be rep- resented by four student members of the orchestra tonight. William Tufts, jr., the only Washington student who has attended the Summer camp, and a grad- uate last year of Central High School, will play the organ, while other locai members will be Minnie Clipker, 16- year-old violinist, and a recent graduate of McKinley High School, and Char'es Cook, bass violinist, and Martin Emer- School. Plan Trip Abread. _Funds realized from the concert tour | will be used to defray expenses of stu- dents unable to finance the trip to the Summer camp, and to provide trans- portation and incidentals when the orchestra goes abroad during the Sum- mer of 1931 for a series of concerts . INFORMATION BUREAU FOR CiTY CONSIDERED | Charles W. Darr Calls Unofficial Meeting to Study Agency’s -Possibilities, The establishment of a municipal in- formation bureau was discussed unof- ficially yesterday afternoon by members of Washington’s various trade and auto- motive organizations at a meeting called by Charles W. Darr, president of the Washington Chamber of Commerce, and held in the chamber’s offices. Mr, Darr took special pains to make clear that he was not acting in his capacity as president of the commerce body and could not speak for it. The other conferees took a similar attitude. The only definite action resulting from the meeting was the passage of a mo- tion to refer the matter to the organi- zatlons of which, those present were members. This, however, Mr, Darr said today, is not binding on either the iny dividuals or the trade and automotive groups. The consensus of the meeting was fa- vorable to the idea, provided work such as the municipal information bureau would perform is not already done by some other agency. A letter was read from the American Automobile Associa- tion indicating that the association ade- quately fills the need for such a bureau. The question of financing the project was discussed, and it was estimated that it would cost between $15,000 and $30,000 annually, PROMOTIONS LISTED IN WATER SERVICE Humphrey Beckett Advanced to Engineer in Charge of Distribution. Others Given Higher Posts. ‘The District Commissioners yesterday promoted Humphrey Beckett, assistant engineer in the water department, to engineer in charge of the distribution system, to fill the vacancy created by the recent promotion of D. W. Holton to superintendent of the department. Other promotions in the department ordered were: W. R. Woodward, assistant engineer to chief assistant engineer; T. M. Lati- mer, draftsman to chief inspector of valves; T. L. Wilson, chief inspector of valves to assistant engineer; Howard Wilson, draftsman to skilled draftsman, and John B. Allen, skilled laborer to draftsman. MRS. WESTCAMP SUES FOR ABSOLUTE DIVORCE Baking Company Employe Alleged to Be Living With Another Woman in Virginia. Mrs. Hertha M. Westcamp, 1362 Irving Supreme Court for an absolute divorce from Howard Westcamp, a baking com- pany employe, residing in Virginia Highlands, Va. They were married May 15, 1919, and the wife names two correspondents. The husband, she as- serts, went through a marriage cere- mony April 6 last with one of the co- defendants is now mldin{d with her in Virginia. Attorney D. Edward Clarke appears for the wife. N i | son, trombonist, both of Central High | street, has filed suit in the District | POLICEMAN HURT AS SMOKE-SCREEN CAUSES SMASH-UP - Suspected Bootlegger Re- leases Cloud Just as Auto Hits Depression. PURSUER THROWN HIGH IN AIR AS CAR UPSETS Wreck Ends Mile-a-Minute Race at Pennsylvania and Minne- sota Avenue Intersection. Plunging at 60 mile an hour into a dense smoke screen thrown off hy & suspected bootleg car, Policeman Lyman L. Leich of the eleventh precinct was badly cut and bruised early today when the police car he was driving struck a depression in the road at Pennsylvania and Minnesota avenues and turned over twice, He was picked up unconscious by a man who had witnessed the accldent and taken to Gallinger Hospital, where Dr. Roy Burgess said he was suffering from severe cuts on the face and body and a possible fractured rib. Leich re- gained consciousness at the hgspital, Clothes Torn Off. So violently was the policeman hurled from the automobile as it turned over that his trousers were ripped off and his overcoat and uniform cap torn to shreds. Leich told Lieut. Sidney J. Marks that he was cruising on Anacostia road at 6:30 this morning when a large car, which he belleved to be loaded with whisky, passed him. He said that he gave chase and followed, the car at a mile-a-minute speed until reaching the hollow near Pennsylvanta avenue. In in the depression, where smoke hangs to the road, Leich said, the sus- pected bootlegger opened his screen, blinding him. He lost control of the police car, he said, when it struck the depression in the roadway at Pennsylvania avenue, and before he could straighten it out the machine had skidded into Minne- soto avenue and turned over. Tossed High in Air. An eyewitness said Leich was tossed high into the air as the machine, which was badly damaged, turned over the first time. ‘The policeman, who is 41 years old, lives at 2312 Minnesota avenue. The accident was witnessed by Lawrence Bowle, 2346 Q street southeast, KRAMER SPEAKER T0 STUDENTS HERE School Executive Makes Talk at Conference Held in St. Mark’s Church. Addressing the seventh annual Tri- cesan Student Conference at the St. Mark’s Church this morning, Third and A streets southeast, Steven E. Kramer, st assistant superintendent of public chools, declared, “The great problem ‘nf life is to interpret religion realist- call The individual should respond to the personality of Christ, Dr. Kramer con- tinued, with the same degree of reality that he responds to his material en- vironment, Referring to the participation of se eral public school students in re cent Communistic demonstrations, Dr. Kramer said, “The last thing the pub lic school authorities intend to do wage a campaign of oppression. Soci tolerance and liberal education are tb only correctives for such a condition. Dr. W. Sinclair Bowen, Washingtor physician, following Dr. Kramer on the program, drew a parailel between the practice of medicine and the teaching of religion. Other brief addresses, relating to the topic “Serving God in the Modern Age,” were delivered by wrence Choate, president, Brotherhood of St. Andrew; Stewart B. Shaw of the Uni- versity of Maryland, Rev. Harold N. A' rowsmith, canon of the Pro-Cathedra Baltimore, Md., and Miss Florence 1 Newbold of the Girls' Priendly Societ of the United States. The mornin meeting was concluded by sectional con ferences of men, women and clers groups, under the direction of Walt P. Plumley, jr., of the Virginia Th logical Seminary; Miss Newbold & Rev. Ronalds Paylor, church chapla of the University of Maryland The Right Rev. James E. Freemai, will deliver the feature address of the conference this evening, at 6 o'clock, His address will be preceded by the an- nual dinner. The conference s tarted - ning, yesterday eve. Hoover Names Four Cadets, The President has appointed f more cadets-at-large at t,?lgOWesz P(fi:: Military Academy, subject to qualifica- tion at the entrance examination this month. They are: Hugh S. Knerr, Langley Field, Va.; Craig Smyser, Corn- wall, N, Y.; Vincent C. Frishy, Cam~ bridge, Mass, and John W, Sat- terthwaite, Huntington, Ind. Former Congress Meémber Dies, BRUSH, Colo., March 1 (#)—George Kindel, former Representative from the first Colorado district, died .here yester. day afternoon from injuries suffered in an automobile accident.. He was injured Thursday night near Hilrose when the car'in which he and wainthrop Brosely, Denver attorney, were riding plunged into an frrigation ditch, fhieves Steal $100. Sawing their way through the rear door_of Joseph Maxwell's Book Store and branch Post Office at 2018 Georgla avenue, thieves last night entered tie store and stole $100 from the cash register and an undetermined amount of postage stamps. Life Question Is Subject. “Life's Greatest Question” will by the subject of a sermon tomorrow at 1 am. by the pastor, Rev. A, E. Williams, at Mount Olive Baptist, Sixth stree( 3 between L and M streets northeast, At 3:30 p.m. there will be a communion service. Monday at 8 p.m. one of the groups of the church will present a gr’c':!‘_nt entitled “An Oriental Wed- Fire Cripples Transportation. KINGSTON, Ontario, March 1 (#).— Fire today reduced Kingston's public transportation service to one street car, Believed to have been caused by spon- taneous combustion, the flames de-, stroyed the cer barns and their con- tents, including more than 25 street CArs. Only one car was saved. The damage was ted at more than 2125,000. -