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Washington N ews_l WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, MUNICIPAL CENTER UNDER ADVISEMENT Senate Group Impressed With Arguments Presented by District Officials. COMMISSIONERS FAVOR BILL MINUS INTEREST Donovan Holds Government Shoi.d Share Expense of Project on 60-40 Basis. ‘The proposed $15,000,000 loan from the Federal Treasury to help the Dis- | trict develop the Municipal Center has been taken under advisement by the Senate District committee, with indi- cations that committee members were impressed by the arguments precented by District officials at the hearing yes- terday against placing an interest charge on such a loan. In a report read by District Auditor D. J. Donovan, the Commissioners re- ported favorably on the bill, except as to the 3l per cent interest charge. They opposed levying int°rest, on the ground that the Municipal Center is as much a National Capital improvement as the Cramton park bill and more so than the airport bill. The park and airport bills both call for loans to the District without interest. Following up the testimony of Dono- van, Commissioner Reichelderfer told the committee that, even if this loan is made to the District without in- terest, the local tax rate is going up. Believes in Pay as You Go. At the outset of the meeting Senator Jones, Republican, of Washington said he did not believe the committee should act on the $15,000,000 loan at this time, pointing out that he did | not know the atttude of District peo- | ple toward the project. Senator Jones, | who is chairman of the appropriations committee, said he was & believer in} the pay-as-you-go principle, and de- cidedly opposed to putting a proposal of this kind on an appropriation bill. Chairman Capper explained that he | drafted the bill as the result of discus- sions in the District subcommittee han- dling the local appropriation bill. Sen- ator Capper read from the -rpmpm- tion hearings the statement of Senator Bingham, chairman of that subcommit- tee, to the effect that as the Municipal Center would be used by future genera- tions, its cost should be spread over a period of years. Senator Bingham's statement pointed out that present tax- payers would have to go without schools, streets and other needs if the Munici- pal Center is met out of current reve- nues. ‘Auditor Donovan reminded the com- mittee that the District officials orig- ! vania avenue for the Municipal Center | wealthy, but polygamy is legal. |COURTSHIP NEW, of Catholic A Courtship is comparatively new in the world, but alimony and trial mar- riages are very old, and monogamy is practically universal, it was explained at the annual meeting of the Catholic Anthropological Conference at Catholic University yesterday. The day's program was taken up en- tirely with discussion of the family among different peoples. While in theory the husband is abso- lute owner of the wife in India, sald Dr. Biren Bonnerjea, professor of Hin- dustani at the Holy Cross Foreign Mis- sion Seminary, in practice she is mis- tress of the household and the equal partner of her spouse. Evils of infant marriages, he insisted, have been great- Iy exaggerated, since they are only cere- monial in nature. While polygamy is permitted, he | said, it is practicaly non-existent in India. Thus the last census showed only 1,008 married women per 1,000 males. Except among the very wealthy, he said, a man seldom takes another wife unless the first is childless, and even then a child usually is adopted. Sons, he said, are considered necessary by the Hindu religion to save the par- ents from damnation. Marriage Governed by Stars. The Hindu marital ceremonies, he | pointed out, are governed on every hand by the positions of the stars, and none would think of marrying without the services of a professional astrologer. Marriages can be performed only in March, April, May and June. Courtship is practically unknown in China, Shi-Lin-Chao of Johns Hopkins University told the conference, and the Chinese regard the Western custom as absurd. They characterize it as “tak- ing a kettle of boiling water off the stove to cool,” while the Chinese mar- riage is “setting a kettle of cold water on the stove to heat. The Oriental system, he insisted, results in just as happy and devoted partnerships. Monogamy is also the rule in China, he insisted, except among the ;eelz can afford more than one wife, and there are not enough women to go around. Under the Chinese system, he explained, the family is the police pre- cinct, school -district and parish, and 'is the foundation of all the national institutions. The sun is considered the father of all life, and the parents as partaking of the quality of the sun, whence arises ancestor worship. Irish Family Patriarchal. The ancient Irish family was patri- archal, said Rev. James A. Geary, in- structor in Celtic languages at Catholic University. Dowry and bride price, he sald, constituted an equal exchange. Divorce was permitted the husband if the wife was childless or to the woman if he brought another wife into the house, but in the latter case he had to BUT ALIMONY ' AND TRIAL MARRIAGES ARE OLD LOAN PLAN HELD \Facts Are Explained at Annual Meeting nthropological Conference at GU. | pay her an “honor price,” comparable to modern alimony. While polygamy was possible, he said, it must have been confined to the pow- erful chiefs. The first wife always re- mained head of the household. ~With | secondary wives trial marriages of a year, always celebrated in May, were | practiced. If any children were born | during the year the marriage became | permanent. |~ Theoretically, he said, the father was absolute head of the household and | could sell his children and secondary wives, but not the first wife. He could | make an advantageous contract with- out consulting her, but both the first wife and the grown sons had to be con- sulted before he could enter any agree- ment disposing of property of the family. Actually, he said, the ancient Celtic family was a much more complex nsti- tution than merely husband, wife and children. There were familles within families with a decreasing responsibility for the behavior of members according to the degree of relationship. Brides Bargained For. Among the ancient Teutons, said Dr. Paul G. Gleis, professor of German lit- erature at Catholic University, wooing was practically eliminated, although there are occasional instances of the insubordination of women. Brides were bargained for between families, Dr. Gleis said, but in practice this was far different from wife-buying. It was only late in the Middle Ages, he pointed out, that love becomes a prominent element in Germanic romance and previously it is presumed not to have been an essen- tial element in marriage. If the wife happened to love the husband it was fortunate, but not necessary. The ancient German family life, he said, seems to have been almost ideal and this picture comes out clearer and clearer as the original sources, espe- clally ancient Icelandic literature, are consulted. Polygamy was tolerated but not approved. Wife and husband were almost perfect partners, fighting and | working together. ‘There is also little doubt, he said, of the exposure of the aged and of un- wanted infants to perish in hard times and of the rare selling of children into slavery. But these harsh features, he said, become of little significance com- pared with the high morality and de- votion of most families. Marriage by purchase, but with the bride fixing the purchase price and ac- tice among the Nootka Indians of the Pacific Coast, said Rev. Vincent Kop- pert of Mount Angel College, Oregon. Rev. Dr. John M. Cooper, professor of anthropology at Catholic University, presented the various theories of the origin and early history of the family among primitive peoples, pointing out that these still were subjects of much conjecture which could only be cleared up by years of research. and that Congress enlarged it to four squares. He prefaced the report of the resent Board of Commissioners on the Fun proposal with the statement that the views of the Budget Bureau toward the plan have not yet been received. The report said the Commissioners do not look with approval on the piling up of a large debt, except for extraordinary improvements. Asks Commissioners’ Views. Senator Copeland, Democrat, of New York, asked if he understood the posi- tion of the Commissioners to be that they lrpwve this_loan, provided it is without interest. Donovan replied that it depends on how rapidly the Munici- pal Center is to be developed. If the center is to be devel in six or eight years, he ‘said, then the District needs the loan. If it is to be put off for a longer time, the loan will not be , he testified. “It would be only fair for the United States to participate definitely in the Municipal Center development,” Dono- van declared, adding that the District put up city offices for much less than this development will cost. “What would be a fair proportion for the United States?” Senator Capper in- quired. Donovan replied that the existing substantive law fixing the 60-40 ratio between the District and Federal gov- ernments would be fair. In support of the plea of the Com- missioners that no interest be charged on a Municipal Center loan, Donovan called attention to the large balances of District funds always on deposit in the Federal Treasury, on which the Dis- trict does not receive interest. If this| money were deposited in banks, the District could get interest on it, the| auditor said. After reading a long list| of these monthly balances, Donovan| said: | U. S. Has Use of Money. “During all these years the United. Btates has had the use of this money. Now when there is a chance for the United States to loan the District a little money, it could be done wl!hou!‘ interest. Senator Robsion, Republican, ot Ken- tucky estimated the monthly balances of District funds in the Treasury, read| by Donovan, indicated an average of about $8,000,000. When the auditor called attention to the steady increase in the total of the annual District appropriation bill since the Federal Government began making its share a $9,000,000 lump sum in 1925, Senator Capper observed that “that seems pretty hard on the District.” Engineer Commissoner Ladue con- curred in the views expressed by Com- missioner Reichelderfer and the auditor. Requests Postponement. The Board of Trade, through its ex- ecutive secretary, Robert J. Cottrell, re- quested & postponem:nt of the measure. He sald it represented a departure from the pay-as-you-go system, and that more time was desired to study the plan Dr. George C. Havenner said the Fed- eration of Citizens' Associations and the Citizens' Advisory Council had ap- proved making the loan $25,000,000, but without an interest charge. Asked by committee members what he thought the additional $10,000,000 should be used for, Dr. Havenner said the city needs several new bridges and a num- ber of branch public libraries. He said there is need for a bridge across Rock Creek Park and one across Eastern Branch at Massachus'tts avenue. At the beginning of the meeting Sen- ator Jones suggested postoponement of @& separate bill to raise the salaries of the District Commissioners from $9,000 to $10,000 a year. The Senator from ‘Washington also urged careful consid- eration be given another separate bill introduced a few days ago to authorize @ $500,000 viaduct to eliminate the Michigan avenue railroad grade cross- ing. Award Sewer Contracts. The District Commissioners today awarded to W. J. McLane a contract TINDALL RETENTION 15 URGED IN BILL Capper Measure Would Con- tinue Veteran District Official in Service. Dr. William Tindall, veteran District official, who has become an authority on municipal affairs through 61 years of service, and who faces automatic re- tirement in August under existing law, would be retained under a bill intr duced in the Senate yesterday after- noon by Chairman Capper of the Dis- trict committee. When the bill was brought before the District committee late yesterday Com- missioner Reichelderfer said he and Gen. Herbert B. Crosby had the matter informally since coming into office and expressed the belief that no one in the District would voice an ob- jection to passage of the bill. Case Regarded as Unusual Commissioner Reichelderfer said the former Board of Commissioners was technically justifid in the position it | took, but he described Dr. Tindall’s case as a “very unusual one,” and one that probably would not arise again in the next 75 years. After expressing his own view, Dr. Reichelderfer said: “Some people think Gen. Crosby is a military martinet, but they are wrong. for he has taken a deep interest in this case.” Engineer Commissioner Ladue de- scribed Dr. Tindall as “a mine of in- formation on the history of the District government” and a “man we would like to see retained.” Early Action Expected. Dr. George C. Havenner, president of the Federation of Citizens’ Associations, and Grover W. Ayres also indorsed the bill. The commitiee is expscted to take action within a few day: Dr. Tindall's service began even be- SI]: the present form of District gov- ment was established. For many years he was secretary to the Board of Commissioners and is now head of the municipal Bureau of Information. MASSACHUSETTS GROUP TO HAVE EASTER DANCE Affair Will Commemorate Patriots’ Day, Bay State Celebration. Program Is Arranged. The Massachusetts Society will hold its Easter dance tonight at the Ward- | man Park Hotel to observe Patriots’ day, |a Bay State celebration. A short program will be given, in- cluding a talk by Representative Wil \iam P. Connery, jr., on “Patriots’ Day’ and several numbers by the Imperia’ Male Quartet. Sanford Bates, superintendent of Fed era) prisons, who is head of the society | will preside. Among committee chair | men in charge are Mrs. John A. Cham- | berlain, Mrs. L. D. Gibbs, Miss Eleano Carleton, Louis W. Hart, Willlam T. Simpson, John H. Springer and Robert H. Kempton. Guest tickets are in charge of George A. Hernan, secretary. Dr. Marvin to Address Club. | Dr. Cloyd Heck Marvin, president ot the George Washington University, wil | deliver an address at a luncheon, i I given by the Kiwanis Club at the Wash- fngton Hotel at 12:30 o'clock tomorrow for the construction of the Clay street and Dix street service sewer, between Forty-second and Forty-fourth streets nortKem. at a cost of $6,783.57. at which time the District Commis sloners, Gen. Herbert H. Crosby, Dr Luther H. Reichelderfer and Col. Wil- liam B. Ladue, will be guests of honor. \ LETTERMAN DENIED AGQUITTAL MOTION Hitt Overrules Plea for Di- rected Verdict on lllegal Search Count. A motion for a directed verdict of acquital was overruled today by Judge isaac R. Hitt shortly after Sergt. Oscar J. Letterman of the police vice squad was arraigned in Police Court on a charge of illegal search in con- nection with a recent raid. Judge Hitt announced his ruling aft- er more than an hour of bickering be- tween opopsing conusel. J. Russell Kelly and Joseph Kelly, attorneys for the = defendant, insisted that their client was within his rights in search- ing the apartment of Mr. and Mrs. Eleck Harmon, at 1631 S street, on March 28. U. 8. Counsel Heard. Charles B. Murray and Walter M. Shea, assistant United States attor- neys, argued that the act under which Letterman was charged had a direct bearing on such cases. | In his opening statement to the jury Murray said he would prove Let- terman and the members of his squad had forced their way into the Harmon apartment without a search warrant and conducted a careful hunt for liquor. He added the defense contention that Letterman entered the apartment in searching for one Eddie Croghan would not stand up when witnesses had testi- fled that “the top of the radio and | dresser doors were opened in search for a man” Defense Is Outlined. Kelly, in outlining the defense case, said five one-half gallon jars of whisky had been found in the Harmon apart- ment, together with a jar of caramel coloring matter sufficient to color 1,000 gallons of liquor. He d witnesses would testify that a person in the Har- mon apartment had been overheard telling & man leaving the apartment he should not have been permitted to buy whisky be:ause he was drinking. He sald he would prove complaints had been made against the Harmons. He also announced plans to call a group of character witnesses. Testimony of Witnesses. The first witness, George Bullard, chief of personnel of the Bureau of Prohibition, submitted a copy of the ap- pointment of Sergl. Letterman as a Feccial prohibition officer. Lieut. L. 1. H. Edwards, personnel offi- cer of the Police Department, the next witness, told of Sergt. Letterman's du- ties and declared he was an efficient officer. United States Commissioner Needham C. Turnage, the last witness before the noon recess, said he had issued no rant for the raid on the Harmon apart- ments. He added he had known Let- terman for years and considered him a good officer. cepting or rejecting offers, is the prac- |, PRESIDENT ASKS CONGRESSTO 0. K. B BUILDINGS HERE Program Carries Total of $35,550,000 for Struc- tures in Capital. $2,000,000 REQUESTED FOR PURCHASE OF SITES Supplemental Estimates of $28,- 693,540 Appropriation for Fiscal Year 1931 Are Submitted. A total of $35,550,000 for eight new Federal buildings in Washington, in- cluding $50,000 for landscape work and authorization for a change of location for the Archives Building, is included in the Federal building prugram sub- mitted to Congress yesterday by the President, with supplemental estimates of appropriations of $28,693,540 for the fiscal year 1931. ‘The new projects for the District of Columbia listed in the program sub- mitted by the President under the au- thorization of $150,000,000, against whlch'rrojects aggregating $47,968,741 have already been authorized, include: Proposed Program. Department of Agriculture Buildiny $85,000; Interstate Commerce Commis. sion Building, $4,500,000; Department of Justice Building, $10,000,000; con- necting wing, Labor-Interstate ~Com- merce Commission Building, $2,000,000; Department of Labor Building, $4,750, 000; Jandscape work, $50,000; Post Office Department Building, $10,300,000; Public Health Service Building, $865,000; State, War and Navy Building $3,000,000. In addition to this building program, & $2,000,000 item is included for ac- quisition’ of properties to be used as sites for public buildings. The purpose of this estimate is to provide funds for continuing the acquisition of properties to be used as sites for public buildings in the District of Columbia, Two acts ,000,000 1 - tion of sites. il Would Reduce Sum. Of this amount $14,680,000 has al- ready been appropriated and an item for an additional $7,000,000 is contained the Treasury Department appropria- tion bill for 1931 now under considera- tion in the Senate, leaving $18,320,000 ;\cr';u::l; ft‘be ;m‘.-n uume. The estimate mi reduce t| w_fi:a.uo,noo. ot e President’s recommendation also includes $1,400,000 for employment of outside professional services on the public building program. The estimate for this purpose in the budget for 1931 was $275,000. That amount provided only for jects then under consider- ation and made no provision for the Projuu which are now submitted argely as a result of the recent act ex- tending the public building program. As a means of further expediting construction progress under the extend- ed building program, the Treasury De- partment now desires in the case of several of the larger buildings to secure the services of private architects not only for preparation of sketches and ;::;::: gnw\;\n -: u:xer;tofore. but for lon of working drawings, speci- fications, etc., but not for sunerv?semn or superintendence, except in one case. For this purpose, and in some instances to enable payment under the terms of contracts already made, the amount of the estimate submitted by the Presi- dent, $1,400,000, will be required for ?alr&nmmml'zum;;mup to June 30, , the director of the Budget Burea: explains, & 3 Creates New Positions. There also is requested $28,140 for salaries in the office of the supervising architect and $265400 for general ex- penses of public buildings. This amount provides for 85 additional technical positions also made necessary by en- largement of the public building pro- m. gram. One hundred and ninety-six new projects to a total value of $76,804,300, would be constructed elsewhere in the country under the estimates. POLICE COURTESY URGED BY CROSBY Ratings for Promotions Are Added to by Credits for Politeness Under System. Commissioner Herbert B. Crosby, yes- terday meeting the captains and in- :g:cwra of the Police Department in office of Superintendent Henry G. Pratt, made a brief speech in which he stressed the value of courtesy in police work, saying that it would be one of the cardinal points in his administra- on. tion. 8hortly before Commissioner Crosby became a Commissioner, the depart- ment had worked out a new system of ratings for promotions, in which added credit is to be given in the ratings for courtesy. This system, Commissioner Crosby said, had his approval. The officers of the department were intro- duced to the new Commissioner by Maj. Pratt. POOR FUND STOLEN FROM LOCAL CHURCH Box Taken Last Night, Is Report to Police—Home Robbed of Hunting Equipment. The poor box of St. Thomas the Apostle Church, at Twenty-seventh street and Woodley road, was rifled and an undetermined amount of money taken last night. The robbery was dis- covered by Rev. Thomas A. Walsh, who made a report to the fourteenth pre- MusIC GROUI;’S PROGRAM Rochester Clubs to Appear at Con- gregational Church Tonight. Dr. Sigmund Spaeth’s the “Jabber- wock” and Mozart’s “Gloria From the Twelfth Mass” are included in the pro- gram to be given by the University of Rochester Musical Clubs at the Pirst b: | Congregational Church tonight, begin- ning at 8 o'clock. | _Other numbers to be rendered by the | Glee Club Little Symphony Orchestra |of 24 pleces include Eville’s “Hymn to the Rising Sun” and “Isa Lel," a folk song of the Fiji Islands. cinct station. Hunting equipment, valued at $855, including an $800 shotgun, was re- ported stolen from the home of Mrs. Estelle Harris of 3136 Dumbarton ave- nue last night. It is believed that en- trance was gained with a duplicate key. ‘Three rings, wonth $260, were taken from the apartment of Dorothy Burgett, at 2701 Fourteenth street, according to report made to police of No. 10 pre- cinct last night. A pocketbook containing several dol- lars in change, a fountain pen and other articles was stolen from Miss Olive Huguley, daughter of Dr. J. W. Huguley of 2443 Nichols avenue south- east, while at the Zoo on Monday, it was reported to police of No. 11 SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY RISING HERE @he Toening Staf APRIL 23, 1930. Society and General The 366th anniversary of the birth of William Shakesp eare, which is being celebrated throughout the world today, finds the steel framework of the Shakespearean Library, adjoining the Library of Congress, virtually completed. The edifice, to be of white marble, is being erected here through the foundation established by Henry Clay Folger, Standard Oil Co. head, and will be maintained in conjunction with the Congressional Library. Mr. Folger's extensive Shakespearean collection will be housed in the new building. Mr. Foiger is a member of the National Shakespearean Fed- eration, of which Henry D. Fruit is vice president and ranking officer for the District of Columbia. MAN, TRIED HERE BY 11 JURORS, IS FIRST TO ILLUSTRATE RULE United States Branch of Police Court Takes Advantage of Recent Decision by Supreme Tribunal. The United States branch of the Police Court is the first local tribunal to put into effect the recent decision of the United States Supreme Court authorizing the trial of any criminal case before a jury of less than 12 per- sons when counsel on both sides and the defendants personally consent. Flreman William Capps is being tried before 11 jurors on a charge of liquor violations and because of the absence of one member of the jury panel all parties consented to proceed with the trial. The Supreme Court rendered its de- cision April 14 in the case of John Patton and others, charged with con- spiracy to bribe a Federal prohibition officer. The question of the validity of such trial in a felony case was certified by the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the eighth circuit to the United States Supreme Court for de- cision. Justice Sutherlend rendered the ;mlrdnon of the highest court in the and. STUDENT RESCUES GIRL FROMATTACK Tackles Colored Man Who Attempted te Drag Young Woman From Porch. A colored man who, it is thought, ma; have been implicated in a previous at- tempt at assault was captured after a struggle early today by a George Wash- ington student who ran to the rescue when man followed 16-year-old Dorothy Burns and tried to drag her from the front steps of her home, at 1413 Varnum street. Miss Burns, a student at Central High School, was returning home on street car about 12:45 o'clock this morn- ing after visiting her sister. She left the car at Fourteenth and Varnum streets and as she did so a colored man alighted behind her. Miss Burns quickened her pace and walked the remaining two blocks to her home, and as she mounted the front steps the man, who was following, seized her from behind. The girl's screams attracted William Brainin, 19, of Capitol Heights, Md., who was passing. Student Makes Tackle. The university student made a fiying tackle at the man and they grappled and rolled on the Burns lawn. Mean- while, the girl's father, James A. Burns, was aroused by the commotion and rushed out in his bathrobe. Mr. Burns also laid hold of the prison- er and while neighbors gathered at the scene one ran and telephoned No. 10 precinct station. vts. D. F. Donoghue and D. J. Murphy were sent in the police car and found an excited group around Brainin and the colored man, who was still struggling. At the precinct the man, said by % lice to have been drinking, gave his name as Dellie Clark, 35 years old, of Q street near Thirteenth street. Police expect to confront him today with Miss Helen Teawalt, 19 years old, of 408 Shepherd street, who was fol- lowed on her way home from work early yesterday and seized by an un- identified man. Has Scratches on Face. When arrested early today Clark had scratches on his face, mouth and neck, police said. They were informed by Miss Teawalt that she had scratched at the face of the man who attacked her in beating him off. The girl could not say if her assail- ant was a white or colored man. Police were unstinted in their praise of Brainin's prompt action, and declared ;r‘-: Joung man undoubtedly had risked e. Burned by Short Circuit. Burns about the hands were received by Mrs. Arlene F. Leary, 35 years old, of the 1800 block of Otis street north- east last night when she attempted to beat out a blaze started in her home by a short circuit in an electric iron. She was treated at Casualty Hospital. Hurdy-Guidy Man Arrested. Arrested while playing a hurdy-gurdy machine on Connecticut avenue near Albemarle street yesterday, Albert Flor- elia of New York City was charged with "gzrmlt by Police- irby fourteenth pre- released on $10 bond. “In affirming the power of the de- fendant,” said Justice Sutherland, “in any criminal case to waive a trial by a constitutional jury d submit to trial by jury of less than 12 persons, or by the court, we do not mean to hold that the waiver must be put into effect at all events. Trial by jury is the normal and with occasional exceptions the preferable mode of disposing of is- sues of fact in criminal cases above the grade of petty offenses. In such cases the value and appropriateness of jury trial have been established by long ex- perience and are not now to be denied. Not only must the right of the accused to a trial by a constitutional jury be jealously preserved, but the main- tenance of the jury as a fact finding body in criminal cases is of such im- portance and has such a place in our traditions, that, before any waiver can become effective the consent of Gov- ernment counsel and the sanction of the court must be had, in addition to the express and intelligent consent of the defendant.” HANGAR SPRINKLER CONTROLS FLAMES More Tests of System Are to Be Conducted Today by Scientists. Bureau of Standards scientists today kindled the third fire in a new hangar in the bureau grounds in a series of tests to determine the efficacy of auto- matic sprinkler systems to control hangar . Two fires were started yesterday, one resulting in failure when the hangar and an obsolete airplane obstinately refused to burn with s clent vigor In a test yesterday afternoon, how- ever, there was a real conflagration in the hangar when fire reached the gaso- line-filled tanks of an anclent Army Voight observation type plane in the hangar for test purposes. The sprinklers went into action, dropping a screen of water completely around the plane, ex- tinguishing the fire in the wings and fuselage and holding under control the flames from the burning gasoline. It was pointed out that the purpose of the water sprinklers is not to ex- tinguish gasoline fires, but merely to control the flames and prevent their Bpl’eldlnil until chemical equipment can be brought into play. Two tests were on tod: the first, as were the two yesterday, being start- ed by a gasoline blow torch placed on a work bench so that its flame played on the wooden hangar wall. The second test involves a fire caused by a solder- ing iron land on the fabric of an air- plane wing. One of the striking features of the tests is the collection of condemned and decrepit Army and Navy airplanes as- sembled so that actual conditions ob- hl;ldn( in a hangar fire may be dupli- cated. Resurrected from airplane dump heaps, they have been patched together by an Army rigging crew into sorry semblances of the trim planes they once were. Missing struts are replaced by lengths of two by four lumber and other makeshift repairs have been made. ‘The tests are to continue until April 30, 17 separate fire tests being sched- uled to determine the efTectiveness of various sprinkler combinations. All the expenses of the tests are being met by private capital. FORD’S THEATER MUSEUM BILL IS INTRODUCED Lincoln Building Would House Relics and Serve as Meeting Place for Veterans. The old Ford’s Theater, on Tenth street between E and F, where Abraham Lincoln was shot, would be remodeled for use as a museum of Lincoln relics and a meeting place for veterans’ organ- izations’ under a bill introduced in the Senate by Senator Robison, Republican, of Kentucky and referred to the Dis- trict committee. ‘The bill authorizes $100,000 to be used by the director of public buildings and grounds for repairing the building. The measure also would provide for placing in the building the Oldroyd collection of Lincoln relics, purch: the Govern- ment some time ago. Similar bills have been lnu;oduced i previous years. PARENT-TEACHERS ELECT OFFICERS Mrs. Joseph N. Saunders Is Named President of Dis- trict Congress. Mrs. Joseph N. Saunders was unami- | mously elected president of the District | of Columbia Congress of Parents and Teachers, meeting in seventeenth annual convention in the Hotel Washington today. Mrs. Saunders, who served as first vice president of the organization during the past year, succeeds Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter, who had served the congress lu president continuously for second vice president, M. Ely was elected third vice dent, defeating Mrs. G. Mrs, Walter C. Jones. Other Officers Named. Other officers elected were: Mrs. J, W. Byler, fourth vice presi- dent; Mrs. Joseph Sanders, fifth Vi president; Dr. W. C. Ruediger, sixth vice president: Mrs. Willlam T. Ban- nerman, seventh vice president; Mrs. W. B. Fry, secretary; Mrs. Z. D. Black- istone, treasurer, and Mrs. H, S. Par- sons, torian. Mrs. Rafter, the re- tiring president, and Miss M. Gertrude Young were elected delegates to the | Federation of Citizens’ Associations. The new officers are being installed this afternoon as the convention ends. Addresses in Program. Prior to the election this morning an address on “Character Education in School” was delivered by Miss Eliza- beth Goodykuntz, asssitant commis- sioner of education. Miss Goodykuntz declared that the essentials of charac- ter education have been boiled down to teaching pupils consideration, cour- tesy, co-operation, promptness, honesty, obedience, leadership, self-confidence, | reliability and industriousness. | “All the dreams of mankind are realized in character citizenship,” Rep- | resentative Melvin J. Maas of Minne- sota declared at a “fellowship dinner” of the cougress in the hall of nations as sul %) ter Education in Citizenship,” Mr. Maas developed the thought that the future of the Nation depends on the good character of its citizens and the exer- cise of diligence by them in perform- ing their duties as citizens. He described “indifference” of per- sons in interesting themselves in the government of the Nation and exercis- ing their duties as citizens as “the greatest crime in_citizenship.” Dr. Frank W, Ballou, superintendent of schools, also stressed the importance of proper training in the home, school and church, and emphasized the im- portance of well rounded mental and physical training to develop proper character. Tells of P.-T. A. Importance. Mrs. Arthur C. Watkins, executive secretary of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers, told of impor- tance of parent-teacher organizations as a means of acquainting parents and teachers with each other and develop- ing co-operation between the home and school. A tableau depicting the Iuncuonxn&‘:l parent-teacher groups and what 24 seek to accomplish- was given at the banquet. part were Mrs. Charles Speaker, who played the part of mother; George Bowman, who took the part of father, and Miss Eva True- shime, principal of the Congress Heights School, who played the char- acter of teacher. retiring d - W. ‘Tady snd Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter, president of the congress, presided an presented the toastmaster, Joseph Burk- art. Grace was said by Mrs. David O. Mears. Vocal selections were pre- sented by the “Singing Mothers of the District of Columbia,” led by Mrs. Eppa L. Norris. Besides the speakers, toastmaster and the presiding officer, others at the head table were Judge Kathryn Sellers, Mrs. William F. Little of New Jersey, Miss Martha Stromberg of Baltimore, Mrs. | Frederick Schoff, Mrs, T. B. Stevenson of New York, Mrs. Willlam Brice of Pennsylvania and Mrs. Walter Jones. Addresses by Mrs. Rafter, who spoke on “Character Education in the Home,” and by J. Lee Allen, who spoke on “Character Education,” featured a ses- sion of the congress in the Washing- ton Hotel late yesterday afternoon. EDGAR C. SNYDER AGAIN CONFIRMED AS MARSHAL The Senate late yesterday confirmed | Edgar C. Snyder for another term as United States Marshal for the District of Columbia, without debate. Mr. Snyder, who was first appointed by President Harding, is beginning his third term. The Senate confirmed Mr. after recelving a favorable re, Judiciary commif the Senate TRACTION MERGER AGTION DELAYED BY HOUSE GROUP Hull Declares Measure Legal- izes Monopoly Vio- lations. POUNDMASTER SALARY RAISE GIVEN APPROVAL Railway Express Agency Asks Firearms Bill Amendment, Claim- ing Bonding Burden. ‘The House District committee by a vote of 9 to 2 today favorably reported the McLeod bill, giving police authority to the pound master and increasing his salary from $2,250 to $3,080. After considering amendments rece ommended by the Stalker subcommit- tee to the McLeod bill requiring proof of ability to respond in damages for juries caused by the operation of motor vehicles, the committee deferred action, because various members de- sired to offer further amendments de- signed to protect the interests of out- side tourists who might be in a colli- sion here. Further consideration of the street railway merger bill was definitely post- poned until Thursday, May 8, when it will be the exclusive order of ess. Comment by various members of the committee showed a disposition to allow the street-rallway merger legislation to hang fire indefinitely, and the prediction was made that no action would be taken at the present session. Representative Hull of Wisconsin laid before the committee a prepared state- ment questioning whether Congress “after having passed laws against the proposed monopolization of public utili- ties in the District by limiting the amount of stock which can be held in public utilities by competing or holding companies to 20 per cent of such stock, and after such laws apparently have been wilfully and flagrantly violated, will now willingly approve of what seems to have been done illegally by enacting a special measure giving sanc- tion to all that has been done, and per- mitting unlimited stock and bond pro- motion thereunder.” An amendment to the firearms bill now pending on the House calendar was suggested to the committee by J. Cole Greenway, an attorney representing the Railway Express Agency, asking that the express companies be excluded from the provisions of the bill on the d that this legislation would p! e heavy bonding burden upon them. FURLONG FUNERAL RITES HELD AT GEORGETOWN Jesuit Brother Had Been TN at College Infirmary for Past Year. Services were held in Dahlgren Cha at Georgetown College this morning ?c.rl Brother Richard Furlong, 8. J., 67 years old, who died Monday night in the col- lefie"nflrm.ry after a year’s illness. pressdent o - Gaongatown - Dalvauiis n iversity, chanted the office of the dead, lolln'?d by the funeral mass which was said by Rev. Prancis X. Delaney of St. Prancis Xavier College, New York City, who was Brother Furlong's tor. terment followed in the 5-«.-.&;' emeu!:y at th: store for the last 15 years. A native :I mr.:d;lpthx{.’ Jborurllt August 7, 1862, e entered the Jesuit ord - El’lfik. il;l(d.. h'i 1881. e Pl e survived by two brothers, whe live in Philadelphia, and the tullowln: neices and nephews: Mrs. H. A. Weston of Lansdown, P and Miss Margaret Furl of Philadelphia; Jo- seph Mcllivain of Philadelphia and Jo- seph E. McGahan of Jenkinstown, Pa. GOLDNAMER RITES HELD Native of Germany Had Made His Home Here for 12 Years. Funeral services for Jacob Gold- namer, 89 years old, who died Monday evening, were held at his late residence, 2701 Connecticut avenue, at 12:30 o'clock today with Dr. Abram Simon officiating. Interment was in the Wash- ington Hebrew Congregation Cemetery. A native of Germany, Mr. Goldnamer had lived in Washington 12 years, com- ing here from Princeton, Ky., where he was a merchant. He made his home with his son, M. S. Goldnamer, the only member of his immediate family surviving him. DR. FOLKMAR BURIED ‘Woman Physician Died in Hospital Here on Sunday. Funeral services for Dr. Elnora Cud- deback Folkmar, 67 years old, woman physician and specialist in electro- therapeutics, who died at Emergency Hospital Sunday, were conducted at Hysong’s funeral home, 1300 N street, this afternoon. Interment was in Cedar Hill Cemetery. VICKERY RITES HELD Widow of Civil War Veteran Is Buried in Arlington. Funeral services for Mrs. Cara Lucille Vickery, 75 years old, a resident of ‘Washington for 50 years, who died Mon- day after a long illness, were held at the residence, 1522 Newton street, this afternoon. Interment was in Arlington National Cemetery. She was the widow of Charles W. Vickery, Civil War veteran and for- mer superintendent of the railway mail service. Mr. Vickery died in 1919. Mrs. Vickery is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Cora T. Graham, Mrs. Alla V, Gass, Mrs. Ono Blundon and Mrs. Meta 1. Archer. —_— HOLD SPALDING FUNERAL Woman Prominent in Social Cir- cles to Be Buried in Albany, N. Y. Puneral services for Mrs. Katharine Culver Spal , who died at her home, 1703 le Island avenue, Monday aft- er a long illness, were conducted there yesterday. Interment is to be in Al Y. dBl‘.ldln was the wife of Charles 3 and her husband have long :fi,“ prominent in social circles in )