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AIRPORT MEASURE TOBEREPORTED BY SUBCOMMITTEE Amendment Giving Planners More Leeway in Land Negotiations Included. FEDERAL BOUNDARY LINES INDEFINITE Elliott Believes Federal Govern- ment May Own as Much as 40 Acres of Area. bcommittee which held hear- the Bingham-Nelson 3 the District airport near th end of Highway Bridge, will report the measure favorably to the Senate DIW“ mmv nd':eb:t \'.; next meeting, Senator Vandenberg o subcommittee chairman, an- nounced last night. subcommittee will recommend following the description of the lands in the bill there be inserted the words “the use of which lands shall be ac- by purchase, condemnation or otherwise by the National Capital Park Planning Commission on such terms as may be most favorable to the Government, provided that for any land and imj 'ments acquired in fee k"'.hn tle shall be in the United Lands to Be Combined. would_be estab- SHUCKS! WALTER [Cheerful Youth Has Visitors Autograph Cast on Frac- tured Leg. Thoughts of Team Playing Without Him Fail to Spoil Day for Him. The circumstances, as the city editor | explained, combined all the elements of | the sort of human interest story that | starts a tear—pathos, sentiment, a wide | appeal. | There was Walter Johnson's eldest son, Walter, jr., on a hospital cot while | the fractured bones of either leg knit | slowly. | There was Walter junior’s base ball | team, the Bethesda, Md. Athletic Club sandlotters, practicing without him for today's opener with an able rival, the Chevy Chase Calhouns. ‘There was Spring weather with its challenge to the 1l4-year-old player whose arm and fingers had learned cun- ning from the world's greatest pitcher. “Sob Story” Just Wasn't There. ‘There was the probability that breezes through a certain window at George- town Hospital would bear echoes of bats answering to pitched balls, of the shouts of sandlotters at their Saturday after- noon practice. ‘There was the possibility, remote per- haps, that the injuries suffered by Wal- ter, jr, when an automobile ran him down March 13, would have some per- manent aftermath—a limp or even worse. Yes, the circumstances seemed to hold every potentiality for a story of pathos and heart appeal, to the city editor and to the reporter he sent to talk to Wal- ter, jr., yesterday afternoon. In an hour the reporter returned. ow can I write a sob story,” he asked, bout & fellow like that? Do you know what that Johnson boy was doing at the hospital?” city editor said he didn't. “He was collecting autographs on his plaster casts!” Sure enough, there were sounds through the window of boys playing base ball in the neighborhood, and there was Walter, jr., stretched on pillows and looking rather pale for an athlete. But o everything was as e as could be, particularly Wal- , I, :| had his nurse prop him higher in may own as much of the present Washington - | one. MOTHER OF W. VIRGINIA REPRESENTATIVE DIES Mrs. Eliza Ann Farrell Wolverton Expires at Age of 95—8Son Leaves for Home. Representative John Wolverton of West Virginia left the Capital last ht for Grantsville, Calhoun County, Mrs. Eliza residence on the farm until the present day. The mother of 10 children, she is -':;.vlved by three sons and two daugh- arrangements have not yet completed. TWO BOYS FACE CHARGES IN HOLD-UP SHOOTING Pair Accused of Rifling Cash Box of Delicatessen on East Capitol Street. ‘Two boys who are alleged to have shot Max Reikes, proprietor of a dell- catessen store at 108 East Capitol street, after taking $15 from the cash register March 4, were held under bond at Police Court yesterday. ‘The boys were arrested on Eighth street near B street southwest after several false fire alarms were turned in. They were identified later by Reikes. ‘They gave the names of Matthew W. McKinney and Willlam J. Rogers, each 19 years old. The former faces charges of turning in three false fire alarms as ‘well as the charge of robbery and was sent to jail in default of $5,600 bail, ‘while the latter is held under $5,000 bond. ‘Two young men, according to police, walked into the delicatessen, poked a revolver in the direction of Reikes and rified the cash box. When the store operator made a move to frustrate the hold-up, the revolver was fired and Reikes fell to the floor with a bullet throu his lung. Since that date Detective Chester C. Stepp, No. 9 pre- einct, has been hunting the boys. been TEA HOUSES OPEN TODAY UNDER PUBLIC SERVICE Announcement Made as to Hours at Pierce Mill and Hains Point Establishments. ‘The Pierce Mill Tea House, Tilden street and Beach drive, in Rock Creek Park, and the Haines Point Tea House will open for the season today, it was announced yesterday by Lieut. ld.“:xrecmr of public build- be from 12:30 pm. to 8:30 p.m. daily Monda: ‘| he considered it his duty to seize the Col. U. ¢ Interviewer Adds Autograph. One of the first things he did was to invite his interviewer to add one more sutograph to a most impressive collection. While this was being done Walter, KIE to view the per- formance. “That makes 66, I think” he said, with a note of pride. “And some of my viistors drew pictures. How do you like that sketch of my dog? Though | it does look more like an airedale than | a fox hound.” One of the autographs read: “Cork- leg Walter.” Walter grinned about that “They'll think so,” he , “in_about 8 couple of weeks now ¢ ¢ * aiyhow T beu?-ndn»u: before daddy gets back from Spring practice. ‘'m going to save these two casts, and the two others they took off last ‘week. ':oh'ad plenty of autographs on them, too. One of the autographs, he said, was it there by a Boy Scout who had shot ISN'T “SOB STORY" MATERIAL, he Sunday Stae WASHINGTON, D. C, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 30, 1930. JOHNSON. JR., WALTER JOHNSON, JR. lions in Africa. The signature seemed rather illegible. ers had autographed Wal- ter's casts—girls who dropped in from Western High School to giggle and chat for awhile, or pluck candy from some of Walter's present boxes; schoolmates from Bethesda High School, where he is a sophomore, or teammates from the Bethesda Athletic Club. Enjoys Stories and Radio. While Walter isn't thinking about the game today with “the Calhouns” lf‘:c &l reading Mfluf m);:mry l?.nfl de- ive thrillers preferred, or listening to_his bedside radio. Walter said he refused to let his thoughts dwell on base ball overlong, and this is easier because his father telephones every night, and his mother spends hours dailly with him at the hospital. Too, one or the other of his four brothers and sisters are always ;:‘uk playing checkers or casino with Although the compound - fractures, sustained when he was hit near his Alta Vista, Md., home by an automobile driven by George Peter of Rockville, Md., have healed but slowly, and one of Walter's legs had to be re-set seve: days ago, physicians are confident. will suffer no permanent effects. ¥ Large for his age, & handsome and amiable youngster who smiled often and ran his fingefs through his thick, curly hair, Walter seemed rather reluc- | tant to talk about girls. “I like base ball better,” he said. “And thanks for the autograph.” (Copyright, 1930. by North American News- paper Alliance.) LETTERNAN RAD PROB 1S RDERE Pratt Is Dissatisfied With Vice Squad Chief’s Account of Entering Apartment. Dissatisfied with a written explana- tion submitted by . Oscar J. Let- terman, vice squad f, Maj. Henry G. Pratt, superintendent of police, yes- | terday instructed Inspector Thaddeus R. Bean to investigate a raid Friday in an apartment at 1631 S street in | which two_arrests were made without ‘warrants. Letterman’s explanation sim- ly stated that the raid in question had n made on “legal authority.” Maj. Pratt said yesterday he expected Bean's report early this week. Refuses to Issue Papers. Maj. Pratt ordered the investigation after learning of the refusal of David A. Hart, assistant United States at- torney, to issue. papers. against Eleck Harmon and his wife, Mrs. Dora Har- mon, charged by the vice squad with | possession of 10 quarts of alleged liquor. Although reluctant to discuss the case, Hart indicated he believed the apart- ment had been illegally entered. Hart's decision resulted in the im- mediate release of Mr. and Mrs. Har- mon, who had been at liberty under bond of $500 each, arranged after they were taken from their home to the| eighth precinct in a patrol wagon. | A statement of facts sent to Hart| by Letterman explained he had visited the Harmon apartment in search of Eddie Croghan, wanted on a warrant charging the sale of whisky. Letter- man added Harmon and his wife were arrested after the detectives saw 10 quarts of alleged liquor and several hun- dred quarts of alleged beer in their kitchenette. Croghan was not located. Considered Seisure Was Duty. Letterman declared he had failed in | an effort to locate Croghan at his sup- posed home in the 1400 block of Merid- ian place and had gone to the Harmon apartment after receiving information that the man was living there. He said alleged liquor when he “bumped into it.” Pratt announced Letterman would be taken before the Police Trial Board should the Harmons make a formal complaint against him. He said that should warrants be obtained for Let- terman or any of his assistants for illegal entry or any other offense he would see that they were arrested and brought to trial. SUSPECTS STILL HELD Sixth Precinct police continued last night to hold three men arrested early yesterday in connection with an at- tempted hold-up of a Baltimore bank It was indicated, however, that they would be released soon. ‘The men told in: tors they came to Washington from hmond Thurs- except . At Haines Point special dishes, sand- wiches and refreshments will be served every day in the week. Both tea houses will be operated by the Welfare and Recreational Associa- tion of Public Bulldings and Grounds, Inc., 'l’l: % funds derived from their operal be used for lic recre- ational facilities. N day in search of employment. They said they knew mothing of the attempted Tobbery. DT Treated for Bullet Wound. Earl Owens, colored, of 46 Pierce n.“r:el, was given hospital treatment night for a slight wound in his right arm, inflicted, said, when a CHURCH CAMPAIGN CONFEREES TO DISCUSS RETIREMENT BILL SOON Senator Dale and Representative Lehlbach Expect Conference This Week on Respective Proposals. Retirement legislation for Govern- ment employes probably will enter its final stage this week, when Senate and House conferees are expected to meet to discuss the points of difference in | the bills passed by the two branches of Congress. | Senator Dale, Republican, of Ver- mont, is chairman of the Senate con- ferees and Representative Lehlbach, Republican, of New Jersey, heads the House managers. Indications yesterday | were that a conference would be held | the early part of the week. Whatever the conferees decide upon must be ap- proved by the Senate and House. WILL OPEN TODAY Dr. Kernahan Will Speak at Various Services, Outlin- ing Its Purposes. ‘The Washington visitation evange- lism campaign, conducted by protestant churches of the city, will open today with services in 36 churches of various denominations and a mass meeting of workers at 3 o'clock in Constitution Hall. At that hour Dr. A. Earl Kerna- han will deliver his first formal ad- dress on the work to be done in the campaign which he is directing. Morning and evening services will be speeded in the 36 churches during the day. Dr. Kernahan, who arrived yesterday, will be conveyed to each church by the schedule committee, headed by Page McK. Etchison, and the transportation committee, of which Merritt O. Chance is chairman. He will give preliminary talks at the churches. Workers to Get Instructions. Rev. Jason Noble Pierce, general chairman for Washington, will preside at the Constitution Hall meeting, at which nearly 4,000 enlisted workers will receive their first instructions of the campaign. In each of the nine headquarters in the city, Maryland and Virginia, there will fe during the week a series of localized instruction conferences. Next Sunday, to be known as “launching Sun- day,” there will be a series of meetings at the headquarters church in the va- rious districts. During the actual visi- tation period, which opens April 7 and continues to April 11, inclusive, there will be inspirational supper conferences each night in all of the headquarters churches under supervision of Dr. Kernahan and his assistants. Will Address Clubs. 3 ‘This week Dr. Kernahan is sched- uled to speak at clubs, civic organiza- tions and high schools. Tomorrow noon, he will ress the Newcomers Club in the Carlton Hotel; Tuesday at 10 o'clock at American University, and at noon at the Civitan Club in the Hotel Lafayette; Wednesday at 10 o'clock at ‘| George W. FAVORABLE REPORT ONTRACTION UNITY MOVE IS EXPECTED House District Committee Concludes Hearings on Merger Plan. SECTION ON APPEALS IS HELD FIGHT CENTER Companies Bitterly Oppose Part Limiting Recourse to Courts in Disputes. The House District committee, having concluded lengthy hearings on the bill to merge the Capital Traction Co. and the Washingtorg Railway & Electric Co., will report its findings late this week or early next week, it was announced yes- terday by Representative Bowman of ‘West Virginia, acting chairman. oMembers of the committee, in the meantime, will pore over the record of testimony taken in the case and read the many supplemental statements which have been flled by persons and corporations interested in the merger proposal. Action by the committee will await the return to Wllh.lnfon of Represent- ative McLeod of Michigan, acting chair- man of the committee, who is in Detroit. Favorable Report Is Expected. Indications are that the committee will report the bill favorably, Whether it will retain in the measure the much- controverted section 13, which would limit the a) of utilities from de- cisions of the Public Utllities Commis- sion, is & matter of conjecture. The section was opposed bitterly in the hear- ings by representatives of the two rail- way companies, and also by the Chesa- peake & Potomac Telephone Co. and the Washin Gas Light Co., the utility interests contending that the limitation of their rights to appeal to the courts would deprive them of their “due process of law” perogatives and violate the Federal Constitution. The Public Utilities Commission de- nied the claims of the companies and told the committee the section would in no wise abridge the constitutional rights of the corporations. The utilities were accused by Harleigh H. Hartman, com- , of “shadow-boxing against an imaginary evil.” Hartman Is Pessimistic. Although at least one of the traction companies indicated its willingness to enter into negotiations with the com- mission in an effort to settle the differ- ences over section 12, Mr. Hartman ex- pressed pessimism ing the success of uumfley. ‘The committee mem- bers hope that some compromise would be reached, so that the entire bill would not be imperiled. The section in question would give utilities the right to appeal to the courts regarding issues of law involved in dis- puted decision of the commission, but would prevent the courts from reviewing “matters of fact” developed in testimony before the commission by witnesses. LINES ASK CHANGE OF BUS TERMINAL Want to Transfer From Little 9th and C to 12th Street and Avenue. The Public Utilities Commission was confronted with a serious bus terminal problem yesterday when operators of three interstate lines applied for au- thority to transfer their terminals from the union bus terminal at Little Ninth and C streets to Twelfth street and Fennsylvania avenue. ’l'hey terminal of the Washington- Alexandria bus line was recently shift- ed from Little Ninth and C streets to Twelfth street and Pennsylvania ave- nue under a_ temporary order of commission. Now three other bus lines which terminate at the bus depot want to move—the Washington, Marlboro and Annapolis line, the Old Dominion stages and the Washington-Baltimore line of the Washington Rapid Tran- it Co. ”wumnmmmlexmdm busses are ‘mitted to park on the west side of ?wrel!th street between D and C streets, but the commission is of the opinion that -space cannot be found for the usses the lines. A recent :heck bg’ the commission'’s investigators also showed that Twelfth street and Pennsylvania avenue, because of traffic e':cnxenum,l is not a suitable place terminal. tmT?uw%\m lines, the commission be- lieves, are uelun{‘m change the termi- nal because of the opening this Sum- mer of the new Internal Revenue Build- ing at Twelfth and C streets. OLD LAW GIVES SATURDAY HALF-HOLIDAY 52 WEEKS Federal Bar Association to Take Up Movement in Government at Meeting Tomorrow. Means of obtaining a half-holiday for Government, clerks the year around will be discussed at a meeting of the execu- tive council of the Federal Bar Asso- clation, tomorrow night at 8 o'clock, in the Interior Department. The principal speakers will be Edwin A. Niess, chair- man of the legislative committee; Wil- liam R. Vallance, president, and George A. Warren, vice president. The Government lawyers recently dis- covered a law making Saturday after- noons throughout the year holidays for employes in executive departments had been enacted more than a quarter of 8 century ago. The provisions of the act never have been followed, however. MARYLAND YOUTH SOUGHT Dorsey, Jr., Missing ¥rom Prince Frederick Home. ‘Washington police were uested yesterday to institute a wmrfir! for George W. Dorsey, jr., 17 years old, who has been missing from "his _home in Prince Prederick, Md., since Prida; ‘The youth is described as bei: tall and weighing 158 pounds. He Eastern High School, and at noon at pistol he was handling was accidentally discharged. the Rot Club in the Ma; ‘Hotak a5 has light brown hair and blue eyes, The boy was wearing lue suit, Ln lhwl and a tan hat n ol last seen by his! y the | Mr. Brown is that although policemen the [ be deceiving.” y. 6 feet | Mr. ENERAL NEWS PAGE B-1 SENATE HEARNES Above: Debutantes in riding costume awsiting their turn in the polo quadrille in the Fort Myer Soclety Circus yes- terday. Below: “Levi,” the Army’s spectacular Jumper, painted up for the circus, doing one of his stunts. —Associated Press Photo. ONLY 63 0F 374 PASSPOLE TEST Commission- Statement Ex- plains Examination Is Based on “Horse Sense.” Only 63 applicants out of 374 who took the recent examination for ap- poinun:dnt a8 Wu)anmnu '::lliee'mebn qualified, according to a & ent by the Civil Service Commission made quirement of an eighth-grade tion for members of the District’s po- lice force contained in the 1931 ap- propriation bill and the comment it has _aroused. ‘The statement explains that the mental examination now given appli- cants is not based on his having passed th any number of grades at , but rather is a test of intelligence or what is commonly known as “horse sense.” According to the statement, the commission feels that it is more important that a Ylo- liceman ‘“should have native intelll- gence and know how to use it in an emergency than that he be able to name the’ States bordering the Great ukuu.nr solve a problem in arith- metic.” Three Phases of Examination. There are three parts to the exami- | 8! nation, the statement explains. First | comes the mental test (the ‘“horse | sense” detector). Then comes a physi- cal test. The would-be policeman must be not younger than 22 and not older than 35, must weigh more than 145 rmlndl. but not be obese; must be not less than 5 feet 8 inches barefoot, and must be free from disease or physical defects. Having negotiated these hurdles, the policeman next must make a statement under oath as to the occupations he has followed for the preceding several years, and give the names of five spon- sors. The commission communicates with the sponsors and the former em- Fluyen. if any. If their replies are favorable, the candidate is accepted. Although the statement is somewhat general, some details of the picture are available from the before the District subcommittee of the House ap- propriations committee, where the mat- ter of examinations was gone mwi thoroughly. For example, the following questions were put into the record by Frederick W. Brown, assistant chief examiner of the commission, as fairly | typical of the horse-sense tecting questions: Examples of Questions. “Which of the following is the chief reason why a police force is necessary? (1) To enforce law and order; (2) to control traffic; (3) to prevent criminals from escaping from jall; (4) to record rints; (5) to direct strangers.” e explanation of this question b have many duties, their chief purpose is to enforce law and order, so that (1) is the right answer. Sample 2: “Your superior officer signs you to duty at a lnwub}k re- ception where you are expected to watch for pickpockets. ‘Remember,’ he tells you, ‘you cannot always judge a man by his clothes.’ Which of the following most nearly expresses his meaning? (1) Look at all men with suspicion; (2) detective should wear civilian clothes; (3) crimes are usually carefully | planned; (4) a well dressed man spires confidence; (5) appearances may The answer number 5, said Mr. Brown, is the one the would-be police- man must put down in order ta score on_this question. Sample 3: “Read the following state- ment and then answer the questic ‘The nature of police duty requires policeman to be alert concerning per- sons, places and happenings in order to prevent crime and protect g‘l‘lopenyf ‘Which of the following does tI state- ment show a policeman on duty should be? (1) Obedient, (2) watchful, (3) ambitious, (4) systematic, (5) thrifty.” | Although, said Mr. Brown, a police- man should be obedient, ambitious, systematic and thrifty, this is not stated in the glrurlph. ‘The paragraph does state that he should be watchful, so (2) is the correct answer. More Successful Candidates. ‘The recent examination yielded a higher assay of successful candidates than the one held next before the hearings, July, 1929. In that examina- tion there were 369 competitors, only 26 of whom -were successful. The rec- ord of the hearing shows that the Representatives who attended seemed rather impressed with the idea that graduation from a high school should be required instead of the grade school qualification finally imposed. “What would happen,” asked Chair- | man Simmons, “if you would send out notices and state that the examination is to be open to those who have an education equivalent to a high school education?” - of getting 369,” replied Brown, “we might get 100 and pass 10. Mr. Simmons and other committee members sald that if the qualifications were raised it would attract a higher type of man, who now will not take! the examination because he does not want to associate with those limited to third grade educational outlooks. . Brown thought, h&:ever. that th; an ! limiting factor was that, rerrdlul of the stated qualifi- cations, it would probably be impossible to secure th-school duates for jobs paying $1,800 or $1,900 a year. Rho, Mr. Bl * CRACK HORSEMEN JOUST AT CIRCUS Capacity Crowd Watches Many Daring Events at Fort Myer. A stirring exhibition of horsemanship, representing evolutionary phases in cavalry combat, from tournament joust- ing to light artillery maneuvers, was iven last night in the Fort Myer riding hall, when the annual Society Circus, sponsored by the 3d Cavalry and 16th Field Artillery, was concluded before a capacity crowd of society and Army notables. ‘The evening program was opened by a medieval tourney, with crested knights, armed with blunted lances, Jjousting before the assembled court of “King Albert of Arlington.” The show was concluded by an artillery pageant, with gunners and cannoneers, covering the Continental Army period to the- present day. The most colorful event, staged by members of Troop E, 3d Cavalry, rep- resented a band of RIff tribesmen, garbed in native dress and armed with scimitars, In two events society debutantes of ‘Washington performed. A difficult exhibition pistol marks- | manship was given biy‘ Headquarters e pa Troop, 3d Cavalry, ti rticipants shooting at suspended balloons while in full gallop. A series of daring hurdle and obstacie jumping was made by Sergt. Frank York, a cousin of the famous Sergt. Alvin York. Sergt. York was mounted on Levi, crack Fort Myer jumper. In the event, Riders of '98, a re-enact- ment of the San Juan Hill charge, with a series of intricate horsemanship maneuvers, two riders, Corpl. Baker and Pvt Willilams of Troop F, were slightly injured when thrown from their mounts. They were treated at the Fort PROGRAM OF IRISH MUSIC TO BE GIVEN Georgetown Presbyterian Benefit Will Be Held in Parish House Tomorrow. A program made up entirely of Irish music will be presented tomorrow night at 8 oc'lock, in the series of “Ten Events,” given for the benefit of the church fund in the parish house of Georgetown Presbyterian Church. ‘Washington singers and a harpist will present this music. The singers are Dorothy Neff Tyler and Alexander Buel Trowbridge. The harpist is Katherine gl.ul: ‘The accompanist is Kathryn Hill W) ‘While folk melodies will dominate the program, there are many gay, lilting songs by Tom Moore, Willlers Stanford, Balfe, Lover, Richardson, Easthope Martin, er?rzt Ruthven Lang, How- ard and William Arms Pisher, that will give artistic balance to the program. Mrs. Wallace Radcliffe is arranging this series of events. o VISITORS LOSE DEBATE American University Freshmen De- feat Princeton Freshmen. Princeton University freshmen were defeated in debate last night by Ameri- can_ University freshmen, in a contest at Hurst Hall on the American Uni- versity campus. ‘The winning team had the affirma- tive of the question, “Resolved that the tendency of modern advertising is economically and . socially harmful.” The American University debaters were Charles Squire and bert Marcus. while the visitors from Princeton were A widm! of University Debating Council. Plans for Play to Be 'dee. Final a ements for the benefit performance of the play, “Jerry,” to be presented at the National Theater, April 28, will be made at a meeting of Gam- ma Phi Beta Alumnae Association, Wednesday. The association will FEDERAL BUILDING 1S GIVEN IMPETUS |Bill Authorizing $230,000,000 Sent Hoover — Open Bids for New Project Tomorrow. | The action of Congress yesterday in sending to President Hoover for signa- | ture the new Keyes-Elliott bill earry- | ing an authorization of $230,000,000 for new public buildings, half of which is for the National Capital and half for the country at large, will be followed tomorrow afternoon by another impor- tant step in the local Federal building program when bids will be opened at the office of the lu})e architect of another major for _construction building here. The structure is to be the first unit of the huge extcnsible building for the Department of Agriculture. This initial unit will cover the site bounded by B and C streets and Thirteenth and Thirteen-and-a-half street, kn as Linworth place southwest. This is directly in back of the new administra- tion building for the Department of Agriculture which now is nearly ready for occupancy. Plan Nationwide Survey. As a result of passage by Congress of | the Keyes-Elliott bill a nationwide sur- | vey of all cities and towns will !omce Departments to determine what | buildings ~ shall be recommended to Congress for construction under terms of the measure. The plans for construction in Wash- ington under this bill are well along Siuchion of the great pushe. Buldings struction o planned for the Mall mp“ For the country at large, a new sur- vey will be launched, to go into_the latest needs, so as to determine where the money should best be spent to re- lieve congestion. The report on this survey will take a long time, and will probably not be ready for Congress until next December, it was estimated last night at the Treasury. The Keyes-Elliott bill also contains provisions which will immediately speed up the program here and throughout the country. It increases the yearly maximum from $10,000,000 to $15,000,~ 000 for Washington, and from $25,000,- 000 to $35,000,000 for the rest of the country. As announced yesterday, the office of the supervising architect will take on 85 more technical men in car- rying out the enlarged program. Authorizes Land Purchase. e Keyes-Elliott bill also author- the purchase of more land, most of which lies west of the White House, south of the Mall, and also the block between Pennsylvania avenue and H street, on which is located the Treasury Annex No. 1, Belasco Theater and the Cosmos Club. Just when the land will be purchased under the bill has not been decided. The other large areas of land to be purchased are thus described in the bill: “Any land and buildings * * * within the area bounded by Pennsyl- vania avenue and New York avenue on the north, ,Virginia avenue and Mary- land avenue projected in a straight lne to Twining Lake (Tidal Basin) on the south and Delaware avenue southwest on the east, including prop- erties within sald area belonging to the District of Columbia, but exclud- ing those portions of squares 267, 268 and 298 not belonging to the District of Columbia, the square known as south of 463, all of square 493, lots 16, 17, 20 and 21 and 808 In square 536, and lots 16 and 45 in square 635.” MINSTREL TO BE GIVEN AT LANGLEY HIGH FRIDAY Performance Will Be Sponsored by Circle “T” Club of McKinley School. Anvivflormecotmnl’lcm'lm“n; spon. club Friday evening at in the Langley Junior High School auditorium. ‘The minstrels have been organized by | be | started soon by the Treasury and Post | ON DISTRICT BILL START TOMORROW Commissioners Are Expected to Be Called First by Subcommittee. ACTION ON $9,000,000 LUMP-SUM HOLDS STAGE House dontinnel Former Policy by Fixing Government’s Share of Appropriations. Senate hearings on the District ap- propriation bill, which passed the House several days ago, carrying a total of $45,333,117, will at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning before the District subcommittee of the appropriations committee, of which Senator Hiram Bingham, Republican, of Connecticut * e Comnissioners. probably will mmissioners be called , first, followed by of de- partments, to explain items under their direct supervision. The hearings are in executive session and are likely to con- tinue throughout the week, or at least for several days. ill, con- e House, in passing the bi tinued the practice it has followed for the nm?‘“ several years of fixing a $9,000,000 lump sum as the leral Government's share, In the forthcom- ing consideration of the bill at the Sen~ ate end of the Capitol, lef interest among local taxpayers will center on what action the subcommittee decides take on this basic feature of the measure, Bingham Declines Comment. The Senate in the has defended the plea of the ple of the District for an equitable division of expense be- tween the local and Federal govern- ments. Any chang R S or of questions, will not be determined until after the hear- ings. Chairman Bingham has been studying the House provisions, but has not discussed the problems involved in advance of the Senate hearings. Last year the Senate subcommittee increased the Federal contribution from &mmmsowm. and its action v appropriations committee and by the &mu‘:‘p;‘n cons ference, however, the Senate had to yield to the House on the lower figure, The total of the bill as it comes to the Senate this year is considerably larger than it was a year ago, but with the Federal contribution still ~$9,000,000, | producing a wider gap between the lump sum and the total. ‘The $300,000 item in the bill for Ehu::hnu of land and establishment of new Farmers' Market in the South- west, near the water front, which pro- voked a lively debate in the House, is likely to be argued again when the measure is taken up in the Senate. Long Debate Last Year. When the enabling act on which the appropriation is based was be! | Senate a year ago it led to a long de- bate between opposing factions, with Senator Glass, Democrat, of Virginis, leading supporters of the Southwest | measure, and Senator Tydings, Demo- crat, of Maryland, heading those who contended the market should go north of lvania avenue. The bill for the Southwest site finally addition to Chairman Bingham, the members of the subcommittee that will hold the hearings on the District | bill are Senators Ph , Republican, of Colorado; Nye, Republican, of North Dakota: Pine, Republican, of Oklahoma: | Glenn, Republican, of Illinois; Capper, | Republican, of Kansas; Keane, Repub- lican, of New Jersey; Glass, Democrat, of Virginia; Kendrick, Democrat, of | Wyoming; ] York: ratton, Mexico, and Ki INDIANA GLEE CLUBS RECEIVED BY HOOVER Earlham College Singers Are Pho- tographed With President—Give Recital in Barker Hall. Members of the combined glee clubs _ of Earlham College, Richmond, ., were greeted by President Hoover yes- terday afternoon on a visit to the White House, where the President posed for a picture with the young men and women. The glee clubs appeared in recital last night in Barker Hall at the Y. W. C. A. Building under auspices of the Wash- ington Co-operative Young Friends’ Group of the I Street and Irving Street Meeting Houses. A year ago the Men's Club of the “Friends” college at Richmond gave a concert here, and later met with the President and Mrs. Hoover and gave a short recital at the White House. G. A. Lehmann, professor of music at the col- 1 and baritone soloist of the West- ! minster Choir of Dayton, Ohio, is di- recting the combined glee clubs of 30 men and 30 women. ACTION IS EXPECTED ON D. C. COMMISSIONERS Senate Committee Probably Will Act Following Public Hear- ing Tuesday. The Senate District committee is ex- pected to take action this week on the nominations of Maj. Gen. Herbert B. Crosby, retired, and . Dr. Luther H. Reicheiderfer to be District Commis- sioners, following the public hearing scheduled for 10:30 o'clock Tuesday morning. The committee received several com- the Kappa Alpha Fraternity of the University of Maryland. Half of the show proceeds will be expended for sodding the new st eld at the meet at the e of Mrs. Pyke Johnson, 3940 Morrison street, Chevy Chase, at 6:30 pm. high school. Ticl be procured at the high school members of the Circle ROME, March 29 ().—Premier solini today received E. H. H. mm‘:g president of the New York Stock change. .