Evening Star Newspaper, April 8, 1930, Page 15

Washington News STRONGER GAMING LAW FOR DISTRICT 10BE CONSIDERED, The Foening Star : ‘WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1930. MERMAIDS IN WATER CARNIVAL | | | Police Subcommittee Head to Hear Local Officials on Need for New Act. BARRICADES SUGGESTED AS EVIDENCE OF INTENT Howell Local Enforcement Bill Testimony Up Again This Afternoon. As the Senate District committee ‘went into session this afternoon to con- sider Senator Howell’s bill for stringent enforcement of prohibition in Washing- ton, Chairman Robsion of the Senate police subcommittee also was making plans to hear local officials later in the week on the need for additional legislation to curb gambling in the District. Senator Robsion, who has just re- turned to the city from a visit to his home State, announced that he would probably call his subcommittee together ‘Thursday to receive the views of United States Attorney Rover and representa- tives of the corporation counsel’s office yegarding possible changes in the gam- ing laws. Senator Robsion indicated he would also consider enforcement of the law here with regard to narcotics. Result of Inquiry. ‘The conferences between Senator Robsion and local officials on the ade- quacy of existing laws are an outgrowth of the inquiry the subcommittee con- ducted several weeks ago into the con- troversy between Public Printer George H. Carter and the Police Department ‘with regard to law enforcement condi- tions in the neighborhood of the Gov- ernment Printing Office. The inquiry dealt largely with alleged gambling ac- tivities in the vicinity of the printing office. One of the suggestions made to Sen- ator Robsion by police officials recently was that the District be provided with 2 law under which the barricading of buildings be made prima facie evidence of illegal intent. ‘The hearing this afternoon on the prohibition enforcement measure is ex- pected to be attended by officials from the Attorney General's office, the Fed- eral Prohibition Bureau and the Police Department. The hearing will be pre- sided over by Chairman Capper, with Senator Howell also taking part. Would Increase Force. ‘The bill would clothe all members of the police force with authority to en- force prohibition, whereas only 38 po- licemen have these powers now. Ad- vance indications have been that the hearing will deal largely with a dis- cussion of the new search-warrant pro- visions, under which warrants to search residential property would be issued upon information of the pres- ence of a still or knowledge that liquor had been taken to or from a dwelling. Under the present practice evidence of & sale is required in obtaining warrants for dwellings. Senator Howell contends that with- out the new provisions bootleggers may shield their operations by storing liquor in residential property without making sales from those places. Attorney General Mitchell has advised against enactment of the proposed search-war- rant clause, giving a number of rea- sons. TWO HIT-AND-RUN MOTORISTS SOUGHT ‘Woman and Young Chinese Are Sugar, Virginia Michaelis, Slyvia Mink These young ladies will add color to the water carnival to be given April 15 by the Phi Delta Sorority at the Ambassador Hotel. Left to right: Edith and Rose Colin. —Star Staff Photo. SINMONS DEBATES GONGRESS' ACTIONS Three Citizens Engage in Clash With Him at Meet- ing of Association. Three champions of the District en- gaged in a debate last night with Rep- resentative Robert G. Simmons, chair- man of the House subcommittee on District appropriations, after Mr. Sim- mons addressed a meeting of the Six- teenth Street Highlands Citizens’ As- sociation. In his address Mr. Simmons attacked the Board of Education and the House of Detention, and criticized the resi- dents of Washington. After concluding his remarks, he asked if there were any questions. Snyder Opens Battle. United States Marshal Edgar L. Sny- der, a member of the association, was the first to pick up the gage of battle. “Why,” Mr. Snyder asked, “isn’t Con- gress fair enough to appropriate for the use of the District more than $9,000,0002" q “Probably, Mr. Snyder, be- gress is too generous. If they paid only wast the District is entitled to the figure would be somewhere be- tween $7,000,000 and $8,000,000. I base this figure on the revenue that would be derived from taxes on Federal prop- erty here.” Harry N. Stull of the Federation of Citizens’ Associations next asked Mr. Simmons: “Why is the operating cost of the National Zoological Park charged to the District?” “Why do you call it the National | Zoological Park?” Mr. Simmons parried. “Strictly a Municipal Zoo.” “I understand that is the name,” Mr. Victims—Accidents Injure Four Others. Police today are searching for two “hit-and-run” motorists who figured in two of the five traffic accidents reported last nlql;t, in which six persons suffered minor injuries. A soldier riding & motor cycle, which knocked down Titt Moy, 23-year-old Chinese, of 1227 L street, as he was walking across Fourth street lnd' Pennsylvania avenue, is one of those being hunted. ‘The soldier failed to appear at the Emergency Hospital after halting the driver of a passing car and asking him to take the injured man to that insti- tution, promising to follow behind. He did not give his name. Moy sustained bruises about the body. Mrs. Rose Paxin, 22, of the 900 block of Kennedy street, was the other hit- and-run victim. Mrs, Paxin was riding in an automobile driven by her husband when a car crashed into the back of their machine at Fifth street and Massachusetts avenue and then fled. Mrs. Paxin was treated at Emergency Hospital for back bruises. Mrs. Amelia Ernest, 46 years old, of the 1200 block of Fourth street north- east, sustained minor lacerations of the ::.luht.m an unusual accident early last g! Mrs. Ernest was riding on a Wash- ington Railway & Electric Co, street car when a traffic semaphore struck by an automobile driven by Lawrence J. Burley, 29, of the 1400 block of G street northeast, was hurled against the win- dow of her seat in the car. The sema- yhoto and flying glass lacerated her ace and she was taken to Emergency Hospital for treatment. Cuts about the face were received by William Kelly, 6, of the 800 block of E street southeast, when a machine operated by Samuel Eisenberg of the 800 block of D street southeast hit him. boy was taken to casualty Hospital by_Ensenberg. Emory B. Roland, 27, of the 2300 Nichols avenue southeast, and Carlin H. Tracy, 19, of the 100 block of New York avenue northeast, escaped with slight cuts when two trucks they were driving collided at Sixth and C streets. First aid treatment was ad- ministered at a nearby drug store. T DOGS ATTACK BOY Cornered by two dogs while return- ing home from school yesterday after- noon, Henry Lee Downey, 9 vears old, of 3723 South Dakota avenue northeast, liceman A. M. Winfree 'was rescued by Pol 3 of No. 12 precinct, who killed one of thzmm,:mem German police dog. ‘The other dog . ‘The youngster was bitten in the back and upper right arm by the two dogs and his screams attracted neighl hrgr“ a8 jum&o'aout of the police car upon ‘Teaching scene. Police have been unable to trace the ‘ownership of the slain dog. ‘WILMIN bors, | The Atlantic Stull countered. man, s don’t you cal the International Zoo and charge its operating cost to the League of Nations? It is strictly a mu- nicipal zoo and the best investment the city has.” Then Henry I Quinn, also of the Federation, took up the cause. “Washington is called the Natlon’s Capital,” he poin out. “If this true, why shouldn’t the Nation support o t? “That is just another subterfuge,” Mr. Simmons answered. “It may be the Nation’s Capital in name, but in fact it belongs to the people of Washington.” “Don’t you think, Mr. Simmons,” Quinn asked, “that these disputes could be ironed out if the people of Washing- ton had some form of representation in Congress?” “I doubt it,” was his answer. “In my opinion, the mental attitude of the people of Washington will have to change before their complaints will cease.” Attacks Educators Particalarly. Mr. Quinn replied that all of the peo- ple wee: not mere faultfinders. “Per- haps not,” Mr. Simmons declared, “but they certainly are a most vociferous opening remarks Mr. Simmons attacked particularly the Board of Edu- cation. “In my opinion,” he sald, “the board either should be elected or abol- ished. I prophesy that the present board wouldn’t stand through one elec- tion, and I have told the members this to their faces.” Censuring the board for requesting as- sembly-gymnasiums, Mr. Simmons said: “My committee has made up its mind to build class rooms until the class-room situation is met, no matter what the Board of Education may recommend. ““We are_interested in watching your reaction. You have damned and con- demned us for years; now we'll see whether there is any change.” Mr, Simmons cited figures which he said proved that school officials had been given more than they asked for. He charged the House of Detention with being the most extravagant minor branch of the District Government. “It costs them $8 to $9 per day an inmate,” he said, “while at the Receiving Home the cost is but $3 or $4 a day. Over- head costs at the Detentio; can- this difference.” le of Washington probably increased police pay bill if they want it, Mr. Simmons said, but they must be El!pll'!d for an increased tax rate if it is passed. The association went on record as indorsing the Cramton bill to preserve the Potomac River Valley for park pur- W. H. Howard Made Agent. IGTON, N. C,, April 8 (A).— Coast Line Railroad an- nounced today the appointment of W. H. Howard of Atlanta, Ga., as general nger agent, with headquarters effective April 15. Mr. Howard w_chairman of the Southeastern is Passenger SENATE APPROVES NNEDITRET BLS Proposed Pay Raise for Po- lice and Firemen Postponed. Sanitarium Fund 0. K.’d. Devoting & large part of its day to District affairs, the Senate yesterday passed nine bills and two resolutions of interest to Washington, including the Shipstead measure, to give the Fine Arts Commission power to control the ex- terior design of private buildings front- ing on the more important Federal structures and parks. The Shipstead measure has not been acted on by the House. Action on the pay raise for police- men and firemen and on the bill to establish the District airport near the south end of Highway Bridge were post- poned for further consideration on a later date. Bills in Approved List. ‘The following bills passed yesterday, but still require House action: Increasing the limit of cost on the | proposed Children’s Tuberculosis Sana- torium from $500,000 to $625,000, the District authorities having decided the additional amount was necessary to de- velop the institution properly. To enable the Commissioners to fill unexpired terms on the Board of Pub- lic Welfare instead of having to make all appointments for a six-year term. Two bills to authorize the exchange of lands for other nearby lands desired in connection with the development of the park system. One bill relates to the Klingle Ford Valley, in the North- west, and the other to the Turkey Thicket Playground and recreation field in the Northeast. A bill to exempt from the workmen’s compensation law part-time employes of non-profit making societies and associa- ns. “PA bill increasing the height limit on a portion of the Dean tract with the proposed erection of the United Masonic Temple. To authorize condemnation of strips of land on Wisconsin avenue near Davis street for sidewalk purposes. Howell Resolution Adopted. ‘The Senate also passed the Howell resolution, autho: the erection of is | a memorial in Washington to the late Willlam Jennings Bryan, and sent it to the House. Another resolution sponsored by Sen- ator Oddie was passed, to pay $24,000 in wages to a group of Washington navy yerd workers who could not be paid for the inaugural holiday on March 4, 1929, without special legislation. The Senate also passed a bill pre- viously approved by the House author- izing fraternal and benevolent corpora- tions, heretofore created by act of Con- gress, to separate their insurance from their fraternal activities, subject to ap- pmval of the local insuranee depart- menf ___. LAY CORNER STONE TODAY FOR HOLY NAME COLLEGE Franciscan Institution Site Scene of Impressive Ceremony, Bishop Shahan Officiating. Exercises for the laying of the corner stone of the new Holy Name College of the Franciscan Order, located in the central high point of the 30-acre tract of the Franciscan Monastery in North- east Washington, were held this after- noon. Bishop Thomas J. Shahan, rector emeritus of the Catholic University, has been delegated by Archbishop Michael M. Curley of Baltimore to officiate in his absence at the corner stone cere-|ihe monies. Visiting priests of the Holy Name Province, whose headquarters is in New York, and officials of various Catholic institutions in Washington, headed by Mgr. James A. Ryan, rector of the Catholic University, were in attendance. The Holy Name College will be de- voted to a four-year course in theology and will accommodate also visiting priests who are taking post-graduate work at Catholic University. It is be- l‘;xz erected at a oost] of $800,000 and now m.huy completed. The ding will contain 110 indi- vidual rooms, besides lecture halls, din- ing hall and other facilities. In one wing is to be a private chapel two stories R — Chinese Reds Win Fight. CANTON, April 8 (P—A PR R Rl depredations the Kwangtung- Kaingsi border, severe defeat today at the hands of the Reds. Canton sending reinforcements for the regi- S5GENT RATE CABS TOGET HEARING ON USING NO METERS Public Utilities Commission to Pass on Charges of New Companies. CODE NOW REQUIRES CLOCKS ON VEHICLES Amount of Money Earned by Firms to Be Determining Factor in Decision. ‘The vexed question of regulation of the new 35-cent cabs is expected to be thrashed out at a public hearing within the next 15 or 20 days. Two concerns have asked the Public Utilitles Com- mission to approve their rate, which is 35 cents within the city proper, with additional zone rates for suburban hauls. Commissioner Harleigh H. Hart- man said today that although neither application had come across his desk, they would undoubtedly be considered at the commission’s next meeting Thursday and that at that time a date g:r ulu public hearing would probably set. He stated that no rates would be approved until after & public hearing. Rates for the Diamond Cab Co. were recently approved without a public hearing on their petition, but Mr. Hart- man explained that the Diamond com- ny had discussed its rates at the learing last year on the commission's proposal to establish a new taxicab code, and that a further hearing was unnecessary. Since the rates of no 35- cent cab came up for discussion at that hearing or any other, he said, a separate hearing must be held. Have No Meters. ‘The 35-cent cabs carry no meters, and one of the rules in the taxi- cab code is that all cabs operat- ing as common carriers must have meters checked and approved by the commission. Some of the flat-rate cabs deny that they are common carriers, while others admit it, at least construc- tively, by their application for approval of rates. Mr. Hartman sald that the meter question was discussed recently and the commission decided not to at- tempt to enforce it against the flat- rate cabs at this time, as it might de- cide after the public hearing to approve the flat rate. Since the meters cost $150 apiece, he said, the commision felt it had better proceed with deliberation before seeking to place so large an ad- ditional burden on the flat-rate con- cerns. The two concerns that have asked for approval of their rates to date the City Proper Cab, apparently a one- man operation, and the Stop-Me Cab Co., which is said to operate a fleet of 150 small cabs. Another kink in the situation is the problem whether the flat rate cabs should be allowed to use H tags. Legally, only cabs with H tags are allowed to pick up customers indiscriminately on the streets, and those with L tags are sufiposed to be housed in garages or by call boxes and wait for requests for their services from their headquarters. As to L tags, however, this rule is more honored in the breach than in the ob- servance, and drivers are more or less constantly being hailed into Police Court by the hack inspectors for doing an H tag business on L tags. Service Should Govern. Mr. Hartman said that the position of some of the concerns using L is that since they are operating a livery business they are not common carriers and therefore not subject to the au- thority of the comm! the situation, Mr. Hartman explained, was that it was the class of service rendered and not the type of tag carried that should govern. inted out that a Mr. Hartman material element in the situation was the question whether the flat-rate operators are making any money, or enough money to insure a stable busi- able to secure any reliable figures on the situation, as the ones he had seen did not take into consideration depreci- ation, cost of rubber, or wages for the ver, Since the operating life of a cab is only slightly in excess of one year, and in some cases as low as seven months, he said, the omission of depreciation alone would make the figures worth- less. Should the present flat-rate com- panies show that they are making money, it might become the duty of the commission to reduce the rates on all cabs to those rates. If it appears that they are headed to bankruptcy, rather than see them ruin the entire taxi in- dustry by cut-throat competition, it might be necessary to order flat-rate concerns to increase their rates. HAVE RATE CONTROVERSY. Taxicab Chauffeurs Union to Consider Fees Paid to Drivers. Uslon, commposed mainly of operators of nion, com) of o) T8 Of meter cabs in the District, with refer- ence to the rate controversy precipi- tated by the establishment of 35-cent cab companies “not interested” in their drivers belonging to the union, will be definitely settled at a meeting of the union drivers tonight at 500 H street, E. C. Rayford, business agent of the also are expected to place the union on a definite stand with reference to the drivers who have left the meter companies, which employ only union drivers, to operate the 35- cent cabs. Approximately 50 union cab drivers who have left the meter companies to drive for the 35-cent companies have ut on the union’s “blacklist” and threatened with a nn‘: do not return to companies, ‘The point at issue between the 35- cent companies and the union, Rayford points out, is the rate paid by the 35- cen mmlu—!o per cent of the fares to the rer, against 40 per cent, the uniorr rates, paid meter cab drivers. ‘The 35-cent cab companies, Rayford re- ports, have held that they cannot oper- ate at & profit and pay their drivers 40 per cent of the fares. { memb.rship entirel ! are taking no stan iare not interested in the union provi- ‘slons for supplying drivers on call. docserae Alienation Suit Compromised. . His view of | ness. He sald that he had never been |als % Society and General FIREMEN FIGHTING FLAMES AT BOLLING FIELD Fire yesterday destroyed the parachute building, The above photograph was made while the firemen FOUR-ALARM FIRE | DESTROYS HANGAR 'Parachute Building and Con- tents Also Burn at Bolling Field. ‘The Bolling Fleld parachute depart- ment building and repair shop and the visiting plane hangar are piles of em- bers and twisted metal today foliowing the fifth major fire which has occurred at the fleld in less than 10 years. The buildings were destroyed late yesterday afternoon and the other buidings on the post were endangerd when fire broke out in the parachute bullding and leaped 30 feet to the hangar. Four alarms were turned in for District fire apparatus before the blaze was brought under control. Damage is estimated at $17,000. High winds, following the storm earlier in the afternoon, made the blaze difficult to control and grave fear was felt for the remainder of the post, virtually all of the bulldings being of temporary World War construction. Many of the barracks and other build- ings are of frame construction and are tinder-dry. All of the hangars, though of steel and sheet metal construction, are covered with a tarred water-proof- ing which is highly inflammable. Parachutes Destroyed. Between 20 and 25 parachutes, value@ at approximately $256 each, were in the parachute building and were de- stroyed ;l"he parachute building, of frame and stucco construction, was burned to the ground. The hangar col- lapsed in ruins after the hot fire from the walls had twisted the columns ! supporting the roof. ‘Two airplanes in the hangar, a Sikor- sky twin-engined amphibian recently acquired by the Army Air Corps, and a Douglas 02-C observation plane, were rolled out of the hangar and saved. The only contents of the hangar lost were working tools used un the fleld and a few spare airplane parts. ‘The estimate of damage was fixed at $17,000 this morning following an in- spection by officers of the field and the District Fire Department. The burned hangar, known as “No. 4" was used for visiting planes and had housed such famous aircraft as the Spirit of St. Louis, Col. Charles A. Lindbergh's | transatlantic plane; the Question Mark, Army endurance record holder; the Southern Cross, used in the flight from California to Australia, and others :lrl;l:h have figured in American rec- l Four Alarms Sounded. When the fire broke out in the para- chute structure at about 4:30 p.m., ofi- cers on the field saw that the fleld fire | fighting apparatus would be unable to cope with the situation because of the high wind and turned in an alarm for District apparatus. Two _additional arms were sounded in rapid succes- sion and finally a fourth alarm was sent in. After it was realized both burning buildings were doomed, the fire-fighters concentrated their efforts on saving ad- facent buildings. ‘The first serious fire at Bolling Fleld occurred October 16, 1920, when damage estimated at nearly $1,000,000 was “"fifd' hotographic laboratory and e phof p! rat and re- pair hangar were destroyed on March 31, 1923. Four enlisted men were in- jured fighting this fire, which resulted in damage esimated at $250,000. Pire loss of $500,000 was caused by a fire which broke out on the field Janu- ary 26, 1926. On December 27, 1927, the quarter- master warehouse was destroyed, the loss_being $500,000. There have been other fires at the fleld, resulting in minor losses. . Parent Takes Life When Struggle for B o Son’s Future Fails Business Ventures of Ju- lius C. Albright Turned Out Unfortunately. Fourteen ago Julius C. Albright, having nved,fi..ooo, retired as manager of the Schlitz Brewing Co. here. He and his wife, Josephine, debated two courses of action. Fond of fishing and hunting, Mr. Al- bright longed for a little place near the water down in Maryland, where, if they were careful of the dollars, they would hAvℓaglh to tide them over the rest ot €] lays. They huly'one son, however, and their love for this boy decided them on an- other course. y resolved to establish a business so that he would have some- thing to begin with when he reached ma; 5 The $30,000 was invested in a fancy grocery store in Brookland. For eight years they led, but the store did not prosper. lly they sold out for u'lfoo. But they thought they saw still another the repair shop and the ‘were still fighting the four-alarm blaze. visiting plane hangar at Beiling Field. —Star Staff Photo. | DAVID AKERS‘ Hll: ‘o LABOR CRITICZES KINDERGARTEN CUT Reduction in Personnel Public Schools Opposed by Central Body. Strong opposition to the provision in the District appropriations bill provid- ing for a reduction, in the personnel of District kindergarten teachers and for their assignment to elementary school classes was voiced last night by the Central Labor Union meeting at Musi- clans Hall, 1006 E street. ‘The union decided to send direct ap- peals opposing the proposed legislation te each member of the Senate appro- the Board of Education. W. W. Keeler, chairman of the union’s legislation committee, pointed out the kindergarten classes and elementary schools, he said, would be if the plan proposed in the House bill should be adopted. Mr. Keeler declared: | _ “The rich can and do send their chil- | dren to private kindergartens where | one teacher is asked to look out for a very small number of children and where the afternoon time is zealously guarded as & rest period for the child. The working man’s child should have the same consideration.” A heated discussion followed Mr. Keeler's remarks in_which representa- tives of the crafts deplored the injus- tices which the cutting out of the 78 kindergarten teachers would work on the poorer children of Washington. Frank Coleman, secretary of the labor union, reported on the action taken recently by the executive com- mitiee of the union in appealing to Congress for aid in the present sit- uation. “The labor movement of this city will not sit by idly and allow our public school system to be pulled down. “Organized labor played an important part in the establishment of our public s here years ago, when it sup- ported Mayor Seaton, when he ran on & public school platform and was elected mayor on that plea. “We are still in the same fight to give the people of Washington a good public school system. We expect in this fight to have our school officials join us in our efforts to protect the interests of the children of this city. The appeal to the Senate appropria- tlons committee and the school board officials will be dispatched today the union announced. William J. Locke Better. PARIS, April 8 (#).—Wiliam J. Locke, British novelist, who has been serfously ill, was slightly improved today. in| priations committee and to officials of | “deplorable state” in which both the | Rights. TECH SENRWINS ORATORY CONTET David Akers Hill Delivers Prepared and Extempo- raneous Speeches. Speaking in competition with the se- lected orators of McKinley Manual Training High School this morning, David Akers Hill, 18-year-old senior, was awarded first place in the National Oratorical Contest at the Technical High School. The competition was held before the assembled history classes of the school. It embodied the extemporaneous feature inaugurated this year. Instead of the 10-minute prepared ! speech of past contests, each orator delivered a six-minute prepared oration, and then was assigned a subject for a four-minute extemporaneous sp:ech. In picking the winner the judges took tx;m consideration both parts of the ora- | tion, Six Enter Contest. Five boys and one girl participated in the contest. Their names and the | subjects of their prepared addresses | follow: Hill, “Who Shall Modernize Our | Constitution?” J. Milton Tepper, 15 years old, “You and the Constitution”; Gordon H. Horsnell, 16 years old, “Per- sonalities and the Constitutional Con- vention”; Joseph Bendhein, 17 years old, “The Birth of the Constitution”; Miss Tomalee Nix, 17 years old, “Ad- vantages of a Rigid Over a_Flexible Constitution,” and Richard Bowman, 18 years old, “The Constitution in the Daily Life of the People.” ‘Tepper was selected as the second best speaker and will be alternate for Hill in The Star area finals in case the latter is unable to appear. By his victory the winner automat- ically becomes the contestant in the competition for the entire region in which The Star sponsors the oratorical contest. He also becomes the recipi- en’ of a $100 prize. Other Subjects Assigned. ‘The extemporaneous subjects nslgned! to the youthful orators were in line with the subject-matter of their pre- pared addresses. The topic given Hill was “What Effect Have the Dissenting Decisions of Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes on the Supreme Court?” The alternate subject was “The Bill of Hill, the son of Mrs. Roberta A. Hill of 26 S street, will be graduated from high school in June and intends to en- roll at Georgla Technical University in the Fall and study architecture. He is { a member of the tennis team, president | of the dramatic club, assistant editor of | the school paper, vice president of the Constitution Club, a member of the Opera Club and a member of the liter- ary staff of the Technite, annual Mc- Kinley publication. Principal Frank C. Daniel presided and introduced the speakers. By an unu gulation no applause was per- micted at ie conclusion of the speeches. The judges were George Jones, head of the history department of the local high schools; Maj. Harry , U. 8. A.; Mrs. James Plummer Rice of the Renshaw School of Expression and Prof. Robert Maurer of Georgetown Univer- sity Law School. _ SNYDER’S RENOMINATION IS FACING OPPOSITION A request to be heard in opposition to the reappointment of Edgar C. Snyder as United States marshal for the Dis- trict of Columbia has been received by the Senate judiciary committee from Miss Susan L. Da . Davis. In- a letter to the committee Miss Davis wrote that the questions she de- sired to raise relate to the conduct of the office and not to the character of the nominee. She did not give any further details. The subcommittee appointed yester- day to consider the nomination probably will fix & time for a meeting within a day or two. The subcommittee is com- of Senators Gillett, Republican, of Massachusetts; Borah, Republican, of Idaho, and Ashurst, Democrat, of Arizona. CLOSE-UP PICTURES OF BIRD LIFE HERE ARE TAKEN BY SCIENTIST Dr. Paul Bartsch Exhibits Patience and Persistence to Obtain Photographs. Armed with an umbrella, & brief case, a camera and the patience and persist- ence peculiar to an ornithologist, Dr. Paul Bartsch, curator of the National Museum, has obtained 8 life in the Nation’s Capital, he dis- closed last night in an illustrated lec- Central Y. C. A. or clump of trees, Dr. Bartsch sets his umbrella up with the ald of stakes to hol curiosity of as tured close to the tent to in- i ves! “;nhi how he has climbed to the tips of the highest trees or waded waist deep in the mud of the Gravelly Point les of remarkable | S] collection of close-up “shots” of bird | fish crows, finches and humming birds were shown to indicate the success of these expeditions. “A real bird-lover thinks nothing of undergoing all sorts of difficulties in search of bird domiciles,” Dr. Bartsch explained. Incidently, the museum official came | ingto; t | to the defense of the much-maligned SENATE EXPECTED TOVOTEONCROSBY WITHIN FEW DAYS Confirmation to Await Search by Glass for Rul- ing on Eligibility. VIRGINIAN RETAINS RIGHT TO CAST ADVERSE BALLOT Dr. Reichelderfer’s Nomination Probably to Be Considered at Same Time. The nomination of Maj. Gen. Her- bert B. Crosby, retired, J(or District Commissioner, favorably reported by a 6-10-2 vote of the Senate District com- mittee yesterday, is likely to be taken up in the Senate within the next few days, with indications that its consid- eration will be accompanied by further debate as to whether retired Army of- ficers are in civil life within the mean- ing of the District’s organic law. Chairman Capper of the District committee sald the nomination would be in order this afternoon if the Senate decided to hold an executive session, but it was not certain whether Senator Glass, Demoerat, of Virginia had ob- tained the additional information he was seeking on the eligibility issue. Told of Decision. Senator Glass was told several days ago that in 1924 or 1925 former Presi- dent Coolidge _considered appointing Gen. William Black as District Com- missioner, but that the then Attorney General decided the general would not be eligible. The Senator told the com- mittee iast week he understood it was former Attorney General Stone. When the committee met yesterday Chairman Capper read the letter in which Attorney General Mitchell said | he had talked with the former Attor- ney General, now an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court, who did not recall ever having been consulted about the matter or having rendered such an opinion. Mr. Mitchell also wrote that there was no record of such an opinion by former Attorney General Stone. Senator Glass said yesterday he wanted to make a further study of the question of the eligibility of retired Army officers, suggesting that it may have been former Attorney General Sargent who rendered the opinion about which he had been told. Senator Glass has said that his only purpose is to satisfy himself that the appointment of Gen. Crosby is in accordance with the District law. Crosby Held Eligible. ‘The committee decided to report the nomination to the Senate while Senator Glass is making further inquiry as to whether a former Attorney General ever ruled adversely on the question of eligibility. In connection with the ap- pointment of Gen. Crosby the Attorney General's office recently prepared a lengthy opinion, upholding the eligi- bility of retired Army officers for this position. Those who voted tc report Gen. Crosby's nomination favorably were Senators Capper, Jones, Vandenberg, Kean and Robsion. Senator Blease of South Carolina was not present, but had asked to be recorded in favor of Gen. Crosby. Senator Glass and Senator Copeland of New York voted in the negative and reserved the right to oppose confirma- tion when the appointment is taken up in the Senate. Senator Copeland ex- pressed his opposition 10 days ago when the committee conducted the hearings on the nomination. The nomination of Dr. Luther H. Reichelderfer for the other civillan Commissionership was reported favor- ably without opposition a week ago and is also awaiting action on the Senate calendar. It is expected they will both be considered the same day. Sends Two Telegrams, Seeking further light on the eligibility of Gen. Crosby, Senator Glass today sent telegrams to two former Govern- ment officials, asking if they have any information about the case of Gen. Black. The telegrams were sent to Col. Wil- liam J. Donovan, who was Assistant At- torney General, and to C. Bascom Slemp, who was secretary to former President Coolidge at the time, when, according to information reaching Sen- ator Glass, the eligibility question arose. The Senator said Col. Donovan is in New York and Mr. Slemp is at Colo- rado Springs. DETENTION HOUSE RETENTION URGED Board of Trade Will Send Letter to Senators After Hearing Mrs. Van Winkle. A letter urging the retention of the House of Detention at its present site will be sent the Senate District com- mittee by the Washington Board of Trade, it was decided yesterday by directors after listening to an appeal by Lieut. Mina Van Winkle, chief of the ‘Women’s Bureau. The item for rent of the House of Detention was eliminated from the District appropriation bill by the House subcommittee on appropriations, with the suggestion that one of the buildings purchased in the new municipal center area be used for rpose. Mrs. Van Winkle maini that none of these buildings is suitable and pointed out that the removal of the House of Detention might necessitate the sending of women and young chil- dren to the District Jail. organi duty of all Washington citizens to sup- port this work. 4,333 VISITORS LISTED Total Number at Washington Mon- ument in Sunday Record. Braving the downpour of rain Sunday, 4,333 persons visited the Wash- n Monument on that day, accord- ing to compiled bfi ard force of Office of Public Blltf“d.lnfl public today 1o Py S O, col ‘W] 4:30 and 9:30 pm. '”I:tl';e‘g