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83 PCT. PAY RAISE OVER 190815 URGED ~ FORENLISTED MEN Warrant Officers Would Get 87 Pct. Increase Under Board’s Proposal. WOMEN NURSES WOULD RECEIVE 105 PCT. MORE Single Schedule, Applicable to All Services, Is Advocated for Enlisted Personnel. This is the Aifth of a series of erticles on the proposal, now pending before President Hoover ‘and Conpres: Geodetic_Survev. appear tomorrow. BY DONALD A. CRAIG. For warrant officers, commissioned warrant officers, enlisted men and wom- en nurses the average increases in pay proposed In the new schedules recom- mended by the Interdepartmental Pay Board are greater than the average in- crease proposed for commissioned offi- cers in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and allied Government services. ‘The proposed schedules would effect a mean increase of 87 per cent for warrant officers and 113 per cent for commissioned warrant officers over the schedules of 1908 or the date when the particular grade was created. . The mean increase throughout ail grades and lengths of service for enlist- ed men over 1908 would be 83 per cent. For women nurses throughout the various grades the mean increase would be 105 per cent over 1910. 58 Per Cent for Commissioned Officers. For commissioned officers the increase over lm‘an heret:(ore pointed out, would be 58 per cen As in the case of commissioned offi- cers’ pay, the board in its analysis of the pay situation for the other grades has gtarted with the Army and Navy y acts of 1908 and several later laws Pr”which mew grades were instituted vather than the joint service pay act of 1922, which it considers as having been yassed by Congress to meet abnormal tonditions immediately following the war. In addition to being very much greater than the pay of 1908, the new schedules would be: substantially greater than those in effect at present, as will appear from the comparisons of pay ranges for various grades and lengths of service. It is recommended that rental and subsistence allowances for warrant and commissioned warrant officers, as estab- lished by the present law, be discontin- ued, as in the case of ed officers. $2,550 Base Pay Urged. It is proposed that warrant officers of the A‘:my—excepl those of the Army Mine Planter Service—and of the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard receive $2,550 a year from the date of warrant, | Miss awith an increase at the rate of $150 a | re, year for each three years of service in lncyeegnu:e .‘i'n any of the services, not ex years. 1t is proposed that warrant officers of the Army Mine Planter Service shall Teceive pay according to their as follows: Master, ,000; mate, $2,500; second mate, $2,100; engineer, $2,900; assistant engineer, $2,500. They would also receive $150 a year increase for each three years of service in any grade in any of the services, not ex- ceeding 30 years. Commissionsd warrant officers of the Navy. Marine Corps and Coast Guard would receive $3,900 a year upon com- mission, with an increasz for officers with “creditable records” of $300 a year for each period of three years of com- missioned service not to exceed 21 years. “These schedules for warrant and commissioned warrant officers,” says the rd, “have been determined with- out regard to that of commissioned of- ficers, since these officers are appointed after years of enlisted service and are not, under the law, eligible for promo- tion to higher grades.” Present Maximum Is §2,919. Under the law of 1922, now in effect, warrant officers of the Army receive pay and allowances ranging from a minimum of $2,475 to a maximum of $2919, and warrant officers of the Army Mine Planting Service from $2,007 to $3,474. Congress last year granted increases to warrant.and commissionea warrant officers of the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. Warrant offi- cers of the Navy and Coast Guard un- der this law are receiving from $2,055 to $2,967 and commissioned warrant of- ficers from $2,487 to $5,000. Warraut officers of the Marine are receiv- Corps ing from $1,995 to $2,919 and commis- | those sioned warrant officers from $2,487 to ‘With respect to the increases over the 1908 or later schedules recommend- ed for the warrant and commissioned warrant officers of the several services. the board says: “This is considerably greater than the percentage of increass recommended for commissioned officers in the line of promotion, but is in fact roughly com- mensurate with the 104 per cent in- crease in the cost of living since 1908, Furthermore, the warrant officers and commissioned warrant officers are not, save in exceptional circumstances, ad- vanced in grade; their career is limited, and there should be a reasonable re- ward in pay for success thetein.” Provisions for Enlisted Men. In the case of enlisted men, the board Tecommends that existing discrepancies between the pay in the several services be removed. It schedule applicable to all services. The proposed_monthly base pay by grades is as follows: First grade, $150; first grade (acting appointment), $1. ond, $99; third, $84; fourt, $54; sixth, $36, and seventh, $21, Enlisted men would receive increases on this base pay of 10 per cent upon ! the completion of the first four years of enlisted service in any of the’ sev- eral services, and an additional increase of 5 per cent for each four years of service thereafter, not to exceed a total of 25 per cent. Under the proposed schedule, the pay range, for example, of & master elec- trician in the Army would be from $1,800 to $2,250, as compared with $1,512 to $1,890 at present; for first sergeant, $1,188 to $1.485, as compared with $1,008 to $1.2 for color ser- geant, $1,008 to $1.260, as compared with $864 to $1,080; for sergeant, §792 to $990, as compared with $648 to 8810, ' for corporal, $648 to $760, as compared with $504 to $630; for private. first class $432 to $540, as compared with $360 to $450; for private, $252 to $277, as compared with $252 to $264.60, “It will be noted,” says the board, “that beyond equalizing the pay of en- listed men of the Army and Marine Corps of the fifth and sixth pay grades, nn?'shno(nwmmoxmemv,m roposes a single pay | @he Foening %htf w. ASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 1930. Abingdon House, near Alexandria, destroyed yesterday by fire originating in brush. D.A.R. DELEGATES VISIT FIRST LADY Party Received by Mrs. Hoo- ver Is Headed by Mrs. David D. Caldwell. Delegates to the annual meeting of the State conference, District of Co- lumbia Society, Daughters of the Amer- ican Revolution, were received by Mrs. Hoover at the White House this noon. The delegates were headed by Mrs. David D. Caldwell, retiring State regent. In the assemblage ved by Mrs. Hoover were officers and officers-elect. of the District of Columbia Society. The new officers elected in Memorial Continental Hall late yesterday will be installed in April. ‘The delegates proceeded to the White House from Memorial Continental Hall, following their morning session, and after being received at the White House convened in another session in Memorial Continental Hall this afternoon. ‘The morning session today was given over to committee reports, reports of chapter regents and brief patriotic exercises. Urges Aid to Veterans, Mrs. Daniel C. Walser, chairman of the District of Columbia D. A. R. com- mittee on conservation and thrift, urged all the chapters to be diligent in rendering aid to former service men and to various Cross activities. She reported that 330 trees were plant- ed in the District of Columbia by va- rious chapters of the society lest year. W. H. Wagner, State of the magazine contest, announced chapter prize winners for procuring subscriptions for the soclety’s magazgine, ‘The first prize, $10, offered by the District of Columbia Society, D. A. R., was won by the Marcia Burns Chapter, Margaret Pields, special chapter esentative for the contest; second , $6, to Our Flag Chapter, Mrs. . B. Ke , chapter representa tive, and third, $4, to E. Pluribus Unum, Miss L. Langville, special chapter rep- resentative. be delivered by speakers in a nationwide broadcast, under the auspices of the D. A. R. The radio party will be hld tonight in the Roose- velt Hotel, with Miss Bertha Frances Wolfe. chairman of publicity for the Eastern division, D. A. R., as hostess. Former Senator George Warton Pepper of Pennsylvania will be the speaker, Miss Harman Made Regent. Miss Helen Harman of the Col. John Doneldson Chapter, D. A. R., was elect- ed State regent yesterday. Miss Harman Headed the list of nom- ‘inéés on what was described as the administration ticket, all of whom were elected. Her opponent was Mrs. Albert N. Baggs, who headed the conservative Coast Guard of those grades, no in- crease in the actual pay of the lowest three grades is recommended. “The board believes that, since these are the lower grades of responsibility, occupied by men in the earlier stages of their military service, and since a large part of the increase in the cost of living for enlisted men has been ab- sorbed by the Government itself by ac- tually subsisting and quartering them, the present rates are adequate. In the four higher grades, however, an ap- proximate 20 per cent increase is rec- ommended. increase 'is warranted by the greater value to the service and the muudr responsibility of the men in grades.” Clothing Allowance Increase, More liberal allowances for clothing are recommended for the enlisted L It also proposes that the existing re- striction on the percentage of the au- thorized number of enlisted men of the Army and the Marine Corps in each pay grade be removed and the distri- bution be made at the discretion of the heads of the respective departments, subject to ultimate control by the ap- propriations made by Congress, as is | now the case for the Navy and the Coast Guard. This would permit ad. vancement in rank and pay for enlis ed men under more favorable cond ;"10"71\[‘“0’; at present in the Arm arfne X i In the ease of Women nurses of the Army and Navy, the board ds that the subsistence allowance be continued and it proposes that women nurses of the Army, Navy and Public Health Service receive pay according to the following schedule: Superintendent, $4,000: assistant su- perintendent and director, $3,000; as- sistant director, $2,400: chief nurse, 00: nurse acting as assistant to ef nurse, $1,800; nul $1,500. $120 for Each 3 Years. All members of the Nurse Corps would receive an increase of $120 & year for each period of three years of ters would be granted a cash allow- ance in lieu thereof of $60 a month. The board says that the recommend- ed pay for nurses is “somewhat less, except in the lowest grade, than that granted those in civil life, but the greater assurance of continued employ- ment and the existing age retirement privilege compensate for the minor dis advantage in pay of the service nurses. ‘The range of compensation for serv- ice nurses of the lowest grade now fis from $1,059 to $1,779, while under the proposed schedule it would be from $1,500 to $2,100. The range for a su- rintendent now is from $3,559 to ,279, while under the Wfl ule it be from $4,000 to $4,600. m. g:.r intermediate grades Will Be Installed MISS HELEN HARMAN. ticket. Miss Harman served as State vice regent during the past year. ‘The new State regent is to succeed Mrs, David D. Caldwell, State regent for the past two years, when the new officers are installed following the meet- ing of the National of the National Society, D. A. R., here in April. Miss Harman was formally nominated by Mrs. Harry C. Oberholser, " Other officers elected were as follows: To the office of State vice regent, Mrs. Harry Colfax Grove, who is State his- torian and former vice regent-of E Plu- ribus Unum Chapter; State chaplain. Miss Helen M. Brown of the Louisa Adams Chapter; State recording secre- tary, Miss Mae Helm of Constitution Chapter; State corresponding secretary, Mrs. Mallette R. Spengler, regent of Abigail Hartman Rice Chapter; State treasurer, Mrs. Alfred E. T. Hansmann, regent of Monticello Chapter, and State ‘Thistorian, Miss Kathrina L. of Victory Chapter, D. A. R. The treas- urer was the sole candidate for that office. Mrs. David D. Caldwell was in- dorsed by the society for the office of vice president general of the Nationa! Society, D. A. R. 60 Chaplers Represented. Mrs. Willlam B. Hardy was chairman of the tellers’ committee in chargs of counting the votes, which was aloud. Sixty chapters were represented at the meeting. The soclety went on record as favor- ing the flying of the United States flag on top of all school buildings in the District of Columbia on each national holiday. Coples of the resolution are to t to the Board of Education and of Citizens' Associat tions. ‘The soclety also indorsed proposed leg- islation for making “The Star Spangled Banner” the official national anthem, Mrs. Frank F. Greenawald, speaking on the latier resolution, declared the society would never have an opportu- nity to approve the adoption of any national anthem “written under any more stirring circumstances than was ‘The Star Spangled Banner.' Another resolution was adopted urg- ing l?ltlon to prevent the “desecra- tion of the United States flag. Resolutions of regret were adopted over the illness of Mrs. Henry B. Pat- ton, State chaplain of the soclety, and over the illness of Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey. A resolution of sympathy was also ordered sent to Mrs. Noble New- port Potts, long prominent in the society, over the recent death of her husband. Other resolutions adopted - included one to make available a fund of $5,000 the soclety carries for loans to students doing pre-college work to aid in paying their expenses, as well as to lend it to George Washington University students. It was available only to the latter be- fore, it was stated. It also was voted to send presents on special occasions to the “real daughters of the American Revolution, er those who actually are daughters of soldiers who fought in the American Revolution.” Mrs, Francis A. St. the meeting that 12 “real daughters” still are living. None lives in the trict, however. Mrs. H. B. Gauss, chairman of & committee on a chapter house, reported that more than $15,000 has been raised toward the erection of a building to house anclent relics in possession of the society, many of which now are housed in Memorial Continental Hall. HYGIENISTS HEAR TALK. ‘The histology and pathology of the teeth were described by Dr. Carl J. Mess to members of the District of Co- lumbia Hyglenist Association at its monthly meeting last night at 1710 Rhode Island avenue. Following the business session there was a soclal. Miss Florence Engel, the president, presided. ‘The next meeting will be April 2 at the office of Dr. Arthur W. Shea in the Farragut apartments, MERCHANTS TO MEET. A meeting of leading hardware mer- chants will be held at Hine Junior High School tomorrow night at 8 o'clock, where plans for the organization of a retall hardware merchants’ association air reported at discusse There will be addresses by Dorsey de, jr., of uw.’ w'-;hnh;(wn chbne?l:ber Commerce; J. Frai Campbell, a o in hards busing the lware ess of city, and George M. Yeatman, , president of the Southwest Citizens’ Assoclation. ABINGDON HOUSE ' DESTROVED BY FIR 0ld Mansion, Home of Wash- ington’s Stepson, Had Colorful History. Long since a ghost-like ruin amid its briar-strangled gardens, the romantic old mansion house of Abingdon just across the Potomac from Congress Heights was destroyed by a brush fire yesterday afternoon. ‘The wind-fanned flames only com- pleted the work of years and neglect, and brought to a conclusion in kegping with its tragic history the days of the old house on the river rich with as- sociations of George Washington. For the past three years the house has been entirely deserted, on a tract of land owned by the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad. ‘There have been various movements on the part of patriotic socleties to stop the progress of ruin, but nothing ac- tually has been done. ‘When Washington married Martha Custis in 1759 she had two children, a daughter Martha and a scu John. He became deeply attached to these chil- dren and was almost heart-broken when the girl died in 1773. Hopes Centered on John. The hopes of both Washington and his wife were then centered on John. But the youth's ideas were not always those of his elders and he had a will of his own which not even Washington could control. He fell in love with a girl across the river, Eleanor Calvert, daughter of Benedict Calvert of Mount Airy, Md., and a lineal descendant of Lord Baltimore. Both of them, Wash- ington thought, were too young to marry. They finally were married, at the home of the bride’s parents. Washing- ton, the records show, attended the wedding. Martha Washington felt so badly about it that she would not at- tend. She had hoped that her son “would study for one of the learned professions,” but her hopes were blasted. A little later, however, she became reconciled. She wrote the bride: “My Dear Nellie: God took from me & daughter when the June roses were blooming. He has now given me an- other daughter about her age, when | Winter winds are blowing, to warm my | heart again. “I am as happy as one so afflicted and so blest can be. Pray receive my benediction and a wish that you may iong live the loving wife of my happy son.” Come to Mount Vernon. Shortly afterward the couple came to Mount Vernon to live. After two years Washington purchased.for them from Gerald Alexander, one of the founders of Alexandria, the beautiful river estate of Abintldon. n:l'ol' ,rhfew years ever: went smoothly. Three children mm John Custis had lenty of money, inherited from his lather. His mother and stepfather were frequent visitors and Abingdon was a | center of the colorful life of the Colonial 1 gentry. ‘Then came the Revolution. John Custis served as aide-de-camp to his stepfather. During the closing days of the Yorktown campaign he was taken down with a malignant fever and was taken to the home of an aunt, a few miles away. This took from Washington all the happiness which might have been ex- pected from the surrender of Corn- wallis and the end of the Revolution. Immediately after the surrender he hurried to the bedside of his sick step- son, arriving only a few moments be- fore the young man's death. So the widow was left alone at Abingdon house with her children. Washington took the children to Mount Vernon, where they were cared for by Mrs. Lund Washington when Martha Washington was absent in Philadelphia during her husband's term of office as President, Arranged Second Marriage. The plight of the family was much in the mind of Washington. He is credited with arranging a second mar- riage for the widow with Dr. David Stuart, a close personal friend, whom he afterward appointed one of the first Commissioners of the trict of Co- lumbia. With her childrén restored to her again, she moved back to Abingdon the old mansion was revived. ‘Washing- ton used to come up the river by boat to visit them. But somehow or other there was a defect in the title by which she held the property. The heirs of Gerald Alex- ander sued to recover it and won in the courts, At the time of the Civil War the guperby was_owned by Maj. Bushrod ashington Hunter, & descendant of the Alexanders. Both he and his son served in the Confederate army, ‘The property was confiscated by the Government. The younger Hunter re- covered it after the war, largely through the aids of James A, Garflield. A short time later he sold it and the house has been on the decline ever since. slry:ped by souvenir hunters and oc- cupled by familles with little apprecia- tion of its historical significance, it gradually became a complete ruin, until its days were ended by fire yesterday. Edmonston Child Di;::l Biph!herin EDMONSTON, Md. March 6 (Spe- cial). — Lillan Elizabeth, 3-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Axel H. Hiortdahl, dled yesterday of diphtheria. Funeral services were held this after- noon, with interment in Fort Lincoln . ‘The father is a rural mail carrier out of the Hyattsville post office. . MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IS HELD SOURCE OF PROFIT TO DISTRICT Bingham, Outlining Advan- tages of Project, Sees New Source of Revenue. BELIEVES TREASURY SHOULD GET RECEIPTS |te Senator Emphasizes That Field ‘Would Not Be Used for Gov- ernment Aircraft. A substantial amount of revenue [ should be derived from operations of the municipal airport to be established at the south end of Highway Bridge, in the opinion of Senator Bingham of Connecticut, chairman of the joint con- gressional. airport commission. Senator Bingham said today he pre- sumed the receipts would go into the ‘Treasury to be used toward meeting the cost of operating the airport, as is done in the case of other self-sustaining municipal activities. hile members of the commission cannot predict the probable income from those who use the airport, Sena- tor Bingham said he saw no reason why it should not reach a considerable sum. ‘Would Give Title to United States. In local discussions of the airport plan, one of the arguments mentioned has been an airport at the south end of the Highway Bridge would be subject to the control of the laws and taxes of Virginia. Senator Bingham pointed out in this connection that a large part of the proposed site is already Federal property and that the intention is to give title to all of the land to the Government, The airport, however, would be under control of the District Cognmialonfir‘:‘. i enator gham suggested that the airport legislation goes through there probably would be appointed by the District government an airport manager to study administrative details, including the question of fees to be col- lected. He said that in some cities space in hangars {s rented, while in and for a few years the colorful life of | in other places leasing mfiemenu are made for the erection of gars, There would also be the question of charges to be made for storage of planes and for other uses of the field. Would Be for Commercial Use. He called attention to what he said was another mistaken view regarding the airport, that it would be used to & large extent by Government planes. The Government, he said, has already made plans for development south of Bolling Field to take care of future needs of service planes. The proposed airport near Highway Bridge, he de- clared, would be for commercial planes and the regular uses of a municipal airport. Senator Bingham expressed the hope today that those who are not enthusi- astic over the plan now under consid- eration would not block it. “The commission has worked hard and sought the best expert information available in arriving at this conclu- ‘sion,” he said. The bill to carry out recommenda- tions of the commission is being put in legislative form and is e: ted to be ready 'within & few days for ‘introduc- tion in the House and Senate. The measure may have to be referred to regular committees for reports before being acted on by Congress. It is not likely, however, that this would occa- sion much delay in view of the long consideration given to the airport prob- lem already by members of the Senate and House who served on the joint commission. TWO BADLY HURT AS AUTOS COLLIDE Five Others Are Injured in Traffic, Including Hit-and-Run Crash. Leroy P. Hunt, 17 years old, of 1302 E street southeast and William Bush- ong, 16, of 1339 E street southeast were reported seriously injured last night when an automobile driven by Hunt collided at Kentucky avenue and C street southeast with a machine i operated by John W. Abel, 19, of 513 8 street southeast. The injured were taken to Casualty Hospital. Abel was unhurt. Five other persons were hurt in traffic accidents last night, among them two colored men, who received minor injuries when a machine in which they were riding was sideswiped by a hit-and-run car in the 2000 block of Benning road northeast and forced into a trolley pole, where it burst into flames and was destroyed. Dominic G. Simms, 23, of 634 L street north- east and Algie Collins, 31, of 1246 Duncan street northeast, both colored, were treated at Casualty Hospital for minor injuries. A taxicab operated by Arthur R. Kelly, 36 years old, of 200 Indiana ave- nue crashed into a tree at Third and E streets southwest. Kelly was treated for minor cuts at Emergency Hospital. Fourth precinet police mnced him under arrest on reckless driving charges. Thomas J. Sheridan, 29, of 619 Quebec place was struck by & car sald to have been driven by Frank G. Hick- man of 222 Fifteenth street northeast the 800 block of Mount Vernon place, receiving lacerations and con- tusions. He was treated at Garfield Hospital and later sent home. Another pedestrian was also injured when an automobile said to have been operated by James E. Wedge of 651 C street southeast, hit Charles Causton, 30, colored, of 1851 Ninth street, on Seventh street near R. Causton was given medical attention at Fredmen's Hospital for lacerations of the left side and a possible fracture of the right hand and later was taken home. LENTEN BIBLE CLASS. To Meet in St. Mark’s Church for Course on “Life of Christ.” Under the auspices of the Men's Club of &t. Mark's, Episcopal Chureh, Third and A streets southegst, a men's Lenten Bible class will be organized. The class will meet on Friday evenings during Lent at the church, beginning tomor- row at 8 pm. The teacher of the class will be Rev. H. A. Woolfall, rector of St. Mark’s Church, and he has pre- paied a course on The urel;r Christ.” The meetings purely non-sec- tarian, and an invitation is extended to all men in the city to attend, F¥P MISS FAY L. BENTLEY NAMED ON CHILD HEALTH CONFEREN Board of Education Approves Request for Three Months’ Leave of Absence. * Will Study School Attendance as Factor in Preventing Child Delinquency. Miss Fay L. Bentley, director of school attendance and work permits in the District of Columbia public school sys- 'm, has been named a member of the White House Conference on Child Health and Protection as the first mem- ber of the local system to be chosen for the Nation-wide survey. Accordingly the Board of Education late yesterday approved her request for three months’ leave of absence in which to engage in the conference assignment. Miss Bentley's duty in the conference will be executed as a member of the subcommittee on delinquency of which Judge PFrederick P. Cabot of Boston is chairman. She will visit representative cities, counties and States, personally, in order to gain first hand information concerning specifically the school at- tendance phase of child welfare and in writing of her report she will have data provided by the Federal Bureau of Edu- cation, which is sending questionnaires to virtually every city and town in the Nation. Miss Bentley's study will be confined chiefly to observations and school attendance as a factor in pre- venting child delinquency. Her work will be completed in June. She said to- day n:henwo‘:ildwbefln phleel;e leave nmm as she is able to com) urgent now on her desk. In granting Miss Bentley's three- month leave of absence at the recom- mendation of Dr. Frank W. Ballou, superintendent, the Board of Education was mindful yesterday of the distinct recognition accorded the local school system in the selection of one of its officers for participation in such a stu- pendous and important work as the GAMING PADLOCKS WILL BE SOUGHT Amendment to Law Will Be Asked of Senators, Rover Says After Parley. An agreement providing for drastic amendment of the gambling laws to permit padlocking has been reached between United States Attorney Leo A. Rover and District officials, it was learned today. The recommen- dations will be submitted tomorrow to Senator Robsion, chairman of the Sen:le District subcommittee on police airs. While Rover was reticent when asked to discuss the matter, it is understood that a provision similar to the padlock 1 probably will be suggested. o matter how stringent gambling laws may be made,” said Rover 3 “we will never h‘lhle to obtain and prearrangems present when v.h:’premml are raided.” Doubts Barricade as Evidence. Rover continues to doubt the validity of & proposed amendment to make the mere existence of a “barricaded” door prime facle evidence that the place is { being used for gambling. He is ex- pected to oppose the adoption of that suggestion. ‘There has also been suggested, it is stated, that the law be amended to make the mere possession of gambling paraph a misdemeanor. Such provision, it is' pointed out, would have to be carefully worded, so that it would not ban the of private bridge games by e OWn of & pack of cards a violation of the law. May Inspect Clubs. Information concerning gambling es- tablishments conducted in the name of & “club” is expected to be facilitated by & proj addition to the license laws which would provide the right of Dis- trict officials to make inspection of the premises when desired. Of course, this will not be included in the changes of :l‘me gambling code now under considera- jon. ‘The conference of officials at Rover’s office yesterday afternoon lasted two hours. There were present Maj. Henry G. Pratt, sufirlnundem of police; In- spector Wil S. Shelby, head of the Detective Bureau; Assistant Corporation Counsel Vernon E. West, representing Corporation Counsel Bride; Building Inspector John W. Oehmann and Fire Marshall Charles G. Achstetter, repre- senting Fire Chief George S. Watson. Chairman Robsion said today the next meeting of the subcommittee would be held as soon as possible, but the time has not been definitely fixed. When this meeting is held, the subcommittee is expected to receive the recommenda- tions and suggestions of local officials as to what additional legislation is needed to enforce the gambling laws in the District. RETIREMENT BILL AWAITS CONFEREES Senate and House Members Will Prepare Measure for Final Approval. Senate and House conferees will meet within a few days to put the finishing touches to the Government employes’ retirement bill, which has passed both ?nnches of Congress but in different orms. The Senate late yesterday designated Senators Dale of Vermont, Couzens of Michigan and McKellar of Tennessee as its conferees. Managers for the House were expected to be named today. ‘The Senate passed the retirement measure _in January. Lehlbach of New Jersey had worked out a new plan of retirement, but, following hearings, a compromise measure Was reported, including the salient features of the Senate bill, with portions of the Lehlbach proposal included. This bill passed the House two days ago. The purpose of the conference is to consider :lddit!onll features incorporated by the ouse. Indications are that the conferees will reach an early agreement and sub- mit it to the Senate and House for approval. . e e mmmhw_‘lmfih MISS FAY L. BENTLEY. Child Conference proposes to undertake. Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle, board mem- ber, paid tribute to Miss Bentley at yesterday's meeting when she explained that the director of school attendance and work permits, burdened with press- ing duties of her own department, had completed a law course at George Wash- ington University in February and had successfully passed the District of Co- lumbia bar examination in December. Miss Bentley, who passed the bar ex amination on her first trial, said today that she has not actually been admitted to the bar; but that she hopes to com- plete this detail before she leaves the city on the Child Conference assignment. She explained she studied law for the sole purpose of having a legal training for the better exercise of her position arrangement. of the Kenyons;r:d light” | a¢p in the school system and that she has no ambitions to practice law. GIVIC GROUP VOTES T0 JOIN CITIZENS' 'Association of Oldest Inhab- itants, D. C., to Enter Federation. The Association of Oldest Inhabitants night. to join the Federation of Citizens’ Associations, and appropriated suffi- cient funds to pay the first annual dues. ‘The action was upanimous, and was taken on motion of James F. Duhamel, corresponding secretary, seconded by B. Israel. Several others at- tempted to second the motion, and it was carried without discussion. The featured entertainment of the evening was presented by Al B. Grif- Known on the stage as “Griffo, the man of many noises,” Mr. Griffith regaled the association with many hu- morous imitations, and also ' whistled and imitated a cornet. He was accom- jent | Panied at the piano-by Carl Rond, or- ganist of thé - Eieut of motlan pleture theaters members elected Neéw 2880~ loystus er, G. C. Havenner, Willlam J, A F Jorss, Adolph G. Keyser, Carl S. Key- ser, Louis P. Keyser, Franklin V. lian, William A. Richards, William Richards, E. J. Sacks, Jocelyn Z. Yoder. Maps Are Given to Grant. ‘The association lrnroved the official turning over to Col. U. 8. Grant, 3d, director of the Office of Public Build- ings and Public Parks of the National Capital, of some original maps of the District of Columbia dated as far back as 1814. Action in the matter was re- the ition to attend. ‘The banquet, which is to be held Fri- day, April 25, at the Raleigh Hotel, Mr. Emery said, would include a “special tribute” to Theodore W. Noyes, “a man we think and know is this city’s fore- most native Washingtonian.”$. Tickets, he announced, were available Lom Miss May E. Hungerford, 1734 P street. MRS. OURISMAN DIES AFTER BRIEF ILLNESS Pn_sumonh. Following Birth of Son, Proves Fatal to Auto Dealer’s Wife. Mrs. Florence Ourisman, wife of Benjamin Ourisman, automobile dealer, died early today at her residence, 3901 Connecticut avenue, of pneumonia. Mrs. Ou an, who was 23 years old, had been ill only a few days, con- tracting pneumonia following the birth of a son last week. A native of Durham, N. C. she came to Washington six years ago and shortly afterward married Mr. Ouris- man. She is survived by two sons, the in- fant and Mandell, 3; her mother, Mrs. Mary Shevel of,Durham, and a sister, Mrs. H. Siff of Petersburg, Va. Funeral services will be held tomor- Tow afterncon at 1:30 o'clock at the funeral parlors of Bernard Danzansky, 3501 Fourteenth street. Burial will be in Ohev Sholom Cemetery. Mr. Ourisman is president of the Ourisman Chevrolet Sales Co. P LUNCHEON CELEBRATES ANNIVERSARY OF POST, Mrs. McElroy, Wife of Late Kit Carson Commander, Enter- tains Members. Representative o his post at luncheon on the anniversaries of the founding of the post, Mrs. McElroy today was host to Kit Carson Post members and other Capital G. A. R. members at luncheon at_her home, 1412 Sixteenth street. ‘Today is the sixty-first anniversary of the founding of Kit Carson Post. The members were given luncheon at 1 :::::k :nd pmvl:od wl& an enter- ent program during the afternoon. Mrs. McElroy told the former asso- ciates of her husband that as as it remain any members of the pos an party provided will be for them at the home, Col. McElroy died last Octaber, g™ 0 CE PAGE B-1 CROSBY SELECTION DETERMINED UPON BY WHITE HOUSE President Satisfied as Pro- tests Decline Sharply in Recent Weeks. BROWN’S NOMINATION BELIEVED IMPROBABLE Hoover Will Draft Efficiency Bu- reau Head Only if No Others Are Available. P&eflldent Hoover is determined I m;’nc.h‘ Therefore, W] should not go ahead with appointment, it is uld.'o b Still Seeks Candidates. In the case of Herbert Brown, President is l’:gre!ented as feeling u':.i: inasmuch as the former has no desire to be Commissioner and only gave his consent to serve as a matter of obedi- ence to his superior officer and a will- ingness to help the President, he will not call upon Mr. Brown to keep his Therefore, the Presid cast- fore, ent, ing about for some o citizen who measures ards he is looking for s Ry e e finding one in time to appointment by the end of this month, at which time Commissioner Taliaferro has asked to be relieved. Two Are Considered. 1t is the purpose of the President to have the successor to Commissioner Taliaferro serve as c of the District of Columbia voted last | pi HIBERNIANS EXPECT 11,000 AT BANQUET More Than 600 Reservations Al ready Made for St. Patrick’s Day Event. More than 600 reservations have al- ready been made for the banquet the Ancient Order of Capital is promised by the committee in charge of this celebration. The day’s observance will start with & solemn to_the . ‘The bc.n“qu’et m&‘:::w is rangements for seating more than 1, guests at the banquet, as many Hiberni- their are bel tigan, & member of the national board of directors. ESAN VICTIM OF KEROSENE BLAST IS NEAR DEATH Clothing Set Afire While Tending Furnace in Motor Company Building. Charles R. Green, 30 years old, col- ored, of 220 B street, is near death at the Casualty Hospital from burns re- exploded and set fire to his clothing. Green had gone into the basement to stoke the furnace and, finding that the fire had burned low, he added more fuel and poured the kero sene on it. The ofl exploded and the colored man ran into street with his clothing envel- oped in flames. Employes of the motor wa- sued Green and extinguished mes. He was taken to Casualty Hospital, TREATED FOR INJURIES. Police Report Says Man Slipped on Apple Peel as He Left Car. James Manton, 27 years old, of 1028 Eighth street was treated at Hospital yesterday for the chest sustained,

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