Evening Star Newspaper, May 10, 1930, Page 16

w INCREASED WATE RATES IN DISTRICT PASSED IN SENATE Municipally - Owned Power Plant Study Included in D. C. Measure. APPROPRIATIONS BILL CONFERENCE DUE SOON Fight Expected on Capper Proposal to Purchase Southwest Farm- ers’ Market Site. After adopting a mnew schedule of water rates and restoring the House provision for $25,000 for a study of the power needs of the District, with a view to establishing a municipally owned service, the Senate late yesterday paused in its work on the District appropriation bill until Monday, when the $300,000 item for purchase of the Southwest lar amendment, allowing the Cornmi sloners to retain in the District service Dr. William Tindall, veteran municipal employe, who otherwise would be re- tired autogpatically in August. The item still must agreed to in conference. Senator Capper, chairman of the Dis- trict committee, has made a motion to strike the market site from the bill, and Senator Glass, Democrat of Virginia, is prepared to oppose the move. This probably will be the last contro- versial item, although it will still be possible for individual Senators to offer amendments from the floor. Present in- dications are the appropriation bill will be completed in the Senate Monday and g0 to conference with the House, where chief interest will center around.the THE EVENING ARMY AIR FORCES TO START BIG WAR GAME HERE MONDAY Potomac River Dividing Line Between “Hostile Countries’ " and Nine Bombers Are to Be Seen in Action Next Week. The Potomac River once more will become the dividing line between “hos- tile” countries at 8:30 a.m. Monday, when crack Army Air Corps squadrons, two regiments of anti-aircraft artillery and Signal Corps and Intelligence units begin what is said by Army officers to be the most important series of maneu- vers of the kind ever held. A half squadron. of the 3d Attack Group, Fort, Crockett, Galveston, Tex., composed of three flights of three planes each, under command of Lieut. George A. McHenry, jr., Army Air Corps, is ex- pected to arrive at Bolling Field this afternoon or tomorrow, to be based there during the week of the coming PRE Nine Bombers to Arrive. Nine great bombardment planes from the second bombardment group, Lang- ley Field, Hampton, Va., under com- mand of Capt. Frank Havkett, Army Air Corps, are to arrive at Bolling Field between 3 and 6:30 p.m. tomorrow. The attack and bombardment planes will be under command of Maj. Hugh J. Knerr, commandant of the second bombardment. group, who will be com- mander of the “Red” attacking force, with his headquarters at Bolling Field. The visit of the attack planes will give residents of the National Capital their first opportunity to see in action final decision to be reached on the Fed- eral contribution. Recognizing the mounting total of the bill during the past few years, the Senate raised the Federal share from $9,000,000, as advo- cated by the House, to $12,000,000. ° New Schedule Increases Rates. The new schedule of water rates, drafted by Senator Howell, Republican of Nebraska, is an increase over present rates but lower than the rates approved by the House for water consumed. The Howell amendment, however, also would require the raising of $234,600 for the Water Department through a general tax, to be known as a fire hydrant tax. The present water rate for unmetered l service is $7.03. The House raised it to $9.85. The Senate appropriations committee cut out the increase, but the Howell amendment puts it up again to a compromise figure of $8.09. ‘The present rate for metered serv- ice is $6.36, which was raised by the ‘House to $8.75, eliminated by the Senate committee, but increased by the Howell amendment to $7.13. For business places not required to install meters the House directed a 40 per cent increase, the Senate commit- tee cut it out and the Howell amend- ment provides a 15 per cent increase. ‘The fire hydrant tax was figured by Senator Howell at $46 per hydrant, which would raise $234,600. This amount would be taken from the gen- eral revenues of the District and cred- ited to the water fund, thus becoming an additional annual charge against taxpayers generally. ‘The water rate problem remains to be detarmined finally in conference. A large part of the afternoon yester- day was taken up by the power survey item, which Senator Norris, Republican, of Nebraska finally succeeded in having restored to the bill after it had been knocked out by the Senate committee. Senator Norris delivered a lengthy speech in support of public distribution of eléctricity as a general proposition, giving detailed ‘comparisons of rates in effect in Canada and the United States. Senator Bingham said the committee struck the item out because the House inserted it without, hearings and with- out recommendations from_ the Budget Bureau or local officials. He said the Senate committee found that the do- mestic rate for electricity is less in Washington than in any city in this vicinity. Senator Norris contended the item should be restored to let the people of Wi n find out what could be done by & municipally owned plant in Wash- ington, The Nebraska Senator asked for a roll call vote and succeeded in having the appropriation put back in the bill, 30 to 19. Tindall Served in Civil War. In sponsoring the amendment to keep Dr. Tindall in the District service with- out regard to the retirement law, Sen: tor McKellar told the Senate this vet- eran employe rendered distinguished service in the Civil War and has served the District government for 61 years. On motion of Senator Caraway, Demo- crat, of Arkansas, the Senate accepted e#n amendment, providing that no de- duction for house rent shall be made from the salary of the superintendent ©of trees and parkings. Senator Bingham agreed to a request by Senator McKellar to restore to the bill the House languuge providing for one court crier in each branch of the District Supreme Court. The committee amendment would have provided for deputy marshals who would act as bai- liffs or criers. ‘The Senate early yesterday afternoon sustained Senator Bingham on the item of $60,000 placed in the bill by the col mittee to carry on a war against mos- Qquitos in Washington. ARMY TRANSFERS MADE PUBLIC BY WAR OFFICE President Hoover Accepts Resigna- tion of Capt. Williamson, Re- cently in Canal Zone. Col. Charles D. Herron, Field Artil- lery, Fort Sheridan, Ill, has been ordered to this city for duty as execu- tive for Reserve affairs in the office of the chief of staff; Col. John L. Shepard, Medical Corps, at Chicago, and Lieut. | Col. T. N. Gimperling, Quartermaster Corps, at Fort Leavenworth, Kans., have been ordered to examination for retirement; Maj. P. H. Herman, Coast Artillery, has been transferred from the Panama Canal Zone to Fort Monroe, Va.; Maj. B. G. Chynoweth, Infantry, from Fort Benning, Ga., to Fort Sam Houston, Tex.; Maj. H. E. Keely, Medi- cal Corps, from Fort Sam Houston, Tex., to Hot Springs, Ark.; Capt. W. W. Eagles, Infantry, from Ripon College, ‘Wisconsin, to Fort Benning, Ga.; Capt. Daniel Noce, Engineers, from the Phil- ippines to Fort Logan, Colo.; Capt. W. E. Durst, Quartermaster Corps, from Philadelphia_to Schenectady, ¥ First Lieut. J. C. Cluck, Air Corps, from this city to Detroit; Second Lieut. E. C Hayden, Quartermaster Corps, from Fort Humphreys, Va., to the Massachu- setts Institute of Technology, and Sec- ond Lieut. D. A. Watt, jr, Engineers, from Fort Humphreys, Va., to the State University of Iowa. The President has accepted the resig- nation of Capt. Emery Willlamson, Sig- nal Corps, recently stationed at <Corozal, Panama Canal Zone. Coroner to Probe Slaying. An inquest into the death of Marion Carter, 34 years old, colored, of 1332 B street northeast, who was shot and killed by her husband, William Carter, EDMOND D. BERNARD, The winner of the championship of the New England zone in the National Oratorical Contest last night. TWO ZONES HOLD ORATORY FINALS E. D. Bernard to Represent New England—V. L. Withuhn Is Coast Champion. Two opponents of Edmund Gullion, The Star's champion, in the national oratorical finals here May 24 were chosen last night in the New England and Pacific Coast zones. They were Edmond D. Bernard, 15 years old, and Vernon L. Withuhn, 18 years old, re- spectively. Bernard, who is a sophomore at the Cathedral High School, Springfield, Mass., and represented the Springfield Union Newspaper, was the youngest of the seven contestants who took part in the speaking contest at Utica, N. Y., last night. He won the New England zone cham- pionship with a six-minute prepared oration on “The Origins of the Con- stitution,” and a four-minute prepared address on the subject, “What Are the Chief Points of Difference Between the Constitution and the Articles of Con- federation.” Reported As Rapid Speaker. ‘Young Bernard is reported to be a rapid speaker of unusual personality, good diction and well controled gestures, and to give the impression in both his prepared and extemporaneous speeches of being thoroughly familiar with his subject. ‘The contest in which Withuhn won the right to represent the Pacific Coast in the national finals was held at Seattle and was participated in by seven speakers, The subject of his prepared address was “John Marshall and the Federal Constitution.” He spoke extemporane- ously on “Marshall’s Influence on Amer- ican Foreign Relations.” Senior at Seattle School. Withuhn is a senior at the Ballard High School in Seattle and represents the Seattle Times, sponsor of the con- test in the Pacific Coast region. His case is an example of the thor- ough study necessitated by the ex- temporaneous feature of the contest this year. Referring to his impromptu address in_a previous elimination in which he discussed the Supreme Court case of McCulloch vs. Maryland, he said: “It wasn't so hard. You see, I was prepared to speak on 30 different decisions of the Supreme Court in Marshall’s time, all the cases being linked with or mentioned in my original oration.” FAVOR SLUG BAN BILL Commissioners Want Sale Manufacture Stopped. The District Commissioners yesterday approved a bill pending in Congress 1o prohibit the manufacture, sale, or use of metal slugs for use in slot machines or telephones, The bill has the ap- proval of District Attorney Leo A. Rover, to whom it was submitted by the Commissioners for an opinion. Contracts were let to the M. Cain Co. for construction of the Michigan Park service sewer at a cost of $2,136.50 and to Thomas Delashmut for the Glover Park and Forty-fourth street service sewer for $3,424.35. and Service Revolver Stolen From Home of Police Officer Entering the home of Capt. Caney L. Plemmons, commander of the twelfth police precinct, at 1000 Douglas street northeast, a burglar made off with the police officer’s service revolver last night, after completely ransack- ing the place during the absence of the Plemmons family. ‘The revolver was stolen from the bureau drawer in Capt. 40, of 1639 Tenth street, during a quar- rel yesterday morning, has been called Coroner J. Ramsay Nevitt for 11 b; o’elnck ‘Monday morning at the District Morgue. . Plemmons’ bed room. There was no jewelry or money in the house at the time, it was re- ported. these deadly combat planes, a post-war development, which have injected into modern warfare a terrible new ele- ment against which as yet no adequate defense has been perfected. The at- tack planes are used entirely against ground forces and habitually fly just above the ground, taking advantage of every hill and grove for concealment. Their offensive power is described by Air Corps officers as terrific, Severest Defense Test. ‘The maneuvers will form the severest test ever made of existing methods of defense against hostile air atiacks. Phillips ~ Field, Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Md., is to be the point of attack and will be defended by 20 pursuit planes from the famous 1st Pursuit Group, Selfridge Field, Mich., the anti-aircraft batteries of the 67th and 69th Coast Artillery, the 1st Signal Company, Signal Corps. and a provi- sional anti-aircraft intelligence battery. Twenty-nine observation posts, man- ned by artillery, signal’and' intelligence observers, will be located at intervals of five miles apart on segmenis of circles centered at Aberdeen at distances of 45, 70 and 100 miles toward the southwest in Maryland and Virginia. Communica- tions with Aberdeen will be maintained by field telephone and radio. The exer- cises are to be conducted night and cay for a period of six days, concluding cn Saturday. DAVIS BACKS DATA ON UNEMPLOYMENT Reply to Senator Robinson Deplores Controversy Over Serious Matter. Secretary Davis in a statement made public today said industrial situations like those of the present are “too vital and too serious to our people to be made the subject of political contro- versy.” The Labor Secretary was reply- ing to the criticism of Senator Robin- son of Arkansas on the work of the ad- mx‘nli:tratmn during the recent economic crisis. Senator Robinson in a statement yes- terday, issued through the Democratic national committee, charged that the Bureau of Labor’s unemployment statis- tics and other information had been in- accurate. Exactness of Information. “Every statement issued from the Bu- reau of Labor Statistics was computed on accurate information given by more than 12,000 manufacturing’ establish- ments throughout the country,” the Secretary continued, “and each state- ment issued by each manufacturer was a statement of the exact number of employes on his pay roll.” ‘The same methods of estimating em- ployment conditions have been followed for many years and proved correct, he added, predicting that the accounting of employment in recent months will be proved as accurate as any prior re- turns. Praises Timely Action. “Let me state here that had it not been for the action of President Hoover in calling in representatives of finance and industry, agriculture and labor last Fall after the deplorable crisis in the stock market,” the Secretary concluded, “and the action taken by those repre- sentatives, our country would have ex- perienced a still more serious unem- ployment crisis.” He referred to a Labor Department canvass of opinion of the governors of all of the States, made by wire during March, in the endeavor to ascertain views of the general conditions in their States. He expressed the belief that “the encouraging statements received by the department from the governors of nearly all the States, Republican and Democratic alike, in response to these telegrams reflected their honest judg- ment.” BROTHER LOS.ES EFFORT TO SHARE TITLE TO LAND Justice Hitz Refuses to Set Aside Deed Mother Gave Plaintiff’s Sister. Justice William Hitz in Equity Divi- sion 1 yesterday refused an application of Tefft Johnson to set aside a deed by which premises 1700 L street, valued at $50,000, was conveyed jointly to his mother, Anna W. Johnson, and his sis- ter, Abby Johnson. The son claimed that his mother, then 78 years old, was incapable of making a valid deed and asserted a claim as one of her heirs at law to share in the value of the property. The mother died July 9, 1927, Miss Johnson defended her title to the property, denied charges made by her brother and offered proof tending to show that she had been a constant companion to her mother for 30 years and her mother had sought to com- pensate her by fixing the title to the property so that it would pass to her at her mother’s death. Miss Johnson was represented by At- torneys Wilton J. Lambert, R. H. Yeat- man and Austin F. Canfield. PLAN TO PROMOTE LABOR INTEREST IN PALESTINE ‘Washington Zionists to Consider Pioneer Workers at Meeting at Community Center. Under auspices of the Washington committee for Pioneer Workers in Palestine and the Jewish National Fund, a mass meeting of Washington Jews will be held at the Jewish Community Center tomorrow night to stimulate in- terest in the labor phase of the Zionist movement. ‘The Ploneer Workers’ organization is engaged primarily in organizing the {emigrants to Palestine into co-opera- {tives, furnishing them with tools and teaching trades. The National Fund is {x{nterrswd in buying land for coloniza- on. Phases of the upbuilding of the Jew- lish homeland will be discussed by Dr. {Chaim Greenberg of New York and l‘Prol. Chayim Fineman of Philadelphia. | ek | TIME CHANGE REJECTED {District Heads Will Not Adopt | Daylight-Saving Scheme. The District Commissioners do not intend to seek the introduction of day- i light savings time into the District, they told John W. Lainhart of Sixteenth street, near W street southeast, who had written to inquire about their stand on the question. The matter has come up many times in the past, the Com- missioners said, but owing to the fact that there is no unanimity of opinion and that the introduction would take an act of Confress, they see no reason for departing from the attitude of their predresisors that the daylight savings time should not be introduced here. IPRESENT CONGRESS EXPECTED T0 PASS RETIREMENT BILL Dale to Call Senate and House Conferees Soon for Final 0. K. SENATORS’ OBJECTIONS LIKELY ‘TO BE WITHHELD Higher Annuities for Higher-Sal- aried Federal Workers Due Un- der $16,000,000 Increase. The outlook for an early agreement on the civil service retirement bill, which has been deadlocked in confer- ence for more than a month, appeared bright today, with Senator Dale, Re- publican, of Vermont, planning to call the conferees together the first part of next week. There is every indication that the conferees will accept the bill in sub- stantially the form in which it passed the House rather than have the ses- sion end without any retirement bill being enacted into law. May Withhold Objections. ‘While some of the Senate conferees have been considering the mneed for certain amendments to the new plan of retirement contained in the House bill, the expectation now is that they will not insist on altering it at this time. seems likely to be adopted, sets up an entirely new method of computing annuities, it contains & provision that in no case shall an employe receive a smaller annuity than he would have been entitled to under the Dale bill as passed by the Senate. It has been estimated that the House plan will exceed the cost of the present retirement system by about $16,000,000 annually. Under the House proposal the. : would be set up for each employe a personal account, to which would be credited all his past contributions, together with interest. In the future his contributions would be credited to this account, with the exception of $1 a month. This de- duction would go toward meeting the cost of a basic annuity of $30 a year for each year of service, up to a maximum of $900. In addition to this basic annuity, each employe would be entitled to whatever additional annuity could be purchased with the amount to his credit in his personal account. Maximum Decreased. The effect of the Senate bill would be to make possible higher annuities for employes in the higher salary groups, and also the exceptionally low-paid em- ployes. Under the Senate bill the max- imum annuity would have been $1,200 n any case. Confidence that the retirement law will s00n be passed by both House and Senate was expressed today by Repre- sentative Addison Smith, ~Republican, of Idaho, a House conferee. FOUR YOUTHS HURT IN AUTO ACCIDENT Two Injured Seriously as Car Turns Over in Rock Creek Park. Two youths were serlously injured and Lwo others escaped with lesser hurts last night when a coupe in which they were riding through Rock Creek Park skid- ded on Beach drive when the steering gear locked and was wrecked when it overturned and rolled down a slight in- cline, Alired Clark, 22 years old, of 48 Westover street, Clarendon, Va., and Ear]l Kunkle, 22 years old, of the Park | Central apartments, at 1900 F street, are in Emergency Hospital. John M. Culler, 21, of 2035 C street, and John Hillard, 21, of Clarendon, Va., sustained minor injuries. Harry Saiden of 1331 G street, who passed in his automobile immediately after the mishap occurred, helped the four men from the wrecked car and took them to Walter Reed Hospital, where they were given treatment by staff physicians. Clark and Kunkle later were removed and their com- panions dismissed. Mrs. Mollie Hummer, 74 years old, of 2930 Macomb street received contusions of the head and shoulders late yester- day when an automobile driven by Vie- tor H. Knoop, 18 years old, of 3813 Van Ness street struck her as she was cross- ing from the safety zome to the side- walk on the west side of Connecticut avenue between Macomb and Newark streets. Mrs. Hummer was removed to her home. Her condition was pronounced not serious. AMMONIA PIPE BREAK ROUSES, HOTEL GUESTS A confusion resulted in the lobby of the Hotel Roosevelt on Sixteenth street shortly before noon today and several score guests and attendants issued hastily to the street after a workman repairing the ice manufacturing plant in the basement disconnected an am- monia pipe and flooded part of the building with unpleasant fumes. A hurry call for Rescue Squad No. 2 was turned in by the manager and fire- men, arriving on the scene a few moments later, donned gas masks and descended to the basement, where they found a large pipe spraying the gas iree. They managed to make the re- pairs about 15 minutes after the break occurred. No one was injured or affected by the fumes. Police Sent After Suitless Bathers Produced by Heat Complaints Against Men and Boys in Swimming Places Bring Action. The old swimming holes, the hot weather and the bathing suit shortage have combined so to upset the modesty of the Police Department that today it was decided that something must be done about it. The chief of police Euh it-up to the fifth, eleventh and arbor precinets to do it. “‘Complaint is made,” reads an official order to these aquatic precincts, “that men and boys make a practice of swim- ming in the Eastern Branch from the Pennsylvania Avenue and Anacostia i Bridges; that they climb down to the supporting plers and strip and swim v\"uhnut bathing suits of any descrip- tion.” After pointing out that this is in violation of section 12, article XXVI, c{ the Police Riguiailons, the minions of the law are instructed to enforce it. STAR, WASHINGTON, Although the House bill, which now ; | O'Neill, b€ HONGRS T0 BE PAID NATION'S MOTHERS BY UNITED GROUPS Women’s Organizations and Congressional Club Plan Ceremony. SATURDAY, SERVICE TO BE AT TOMB OF UNKNOWN SOLDIER Carnations Sold to Aid Disabled Veterans as D. C. Awaits Mother's Day Tomorrow. Mother’s day will be observed in the District_tomorrow with ceremonies, at 2 o'clock, at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, under auspices of the American ‘War Mothers and the Congressional Club. ‘Throughout the city, carnations were being sold today for the benefit of dis- abled veterans. The ceremonies at the Unknown Sol- dier's Tomb will be participated in by high Government officials and ranking officers of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. Greetings for the Gold, Silver and Blue Star Mothers will be delivered by Mrs. Virgil McClure of Lexington, Ky., national president of the American War Mothers. Mrs. Porter H. Dale of Vermont, president of the Congressional Club, will deliver greetings from the Congressional Club. Acting Secretary of War F. Trubee Davison will make the address, and Maj. Gen. Amos A. Pries, U. 8. A., will pay a tribute to motherhood. ' The music will be furnished by the United States Army Band. Secretary of War Hurley has been prevented by illness from speaking. WIIl Sing Mrs. Coolidge’s Song. Representative Woodrum of Virginia will sing “The Unknown _Soldier,” by O'Hara and Johnston. Mrs. Gert- rude Lyons, a member of the District Chapter of the American War Mothers, will sing “The Open Door,” written by Mrs, Calvin Coolidge after the death of her son, Calvin, jr. The Capital City Choristers will give selections from “Pilgrims of Destiny.” There will also be a cornet solo by ‘Thomas F. Darcey, second leader of the Army Band. The invocation will be given by Col. Julian E. Yates, chief of chaplains, U. S. A, and the benediction will be pronounced by Capt. Sidney Key Evans, U. 8. N. An aisle of honor will be formed by Gold Star American War Mothers, car- rying garlands of laurel and white car- nations, through which will pass the representatives of patriotic and frater- nal organizations as they march from the Amphitheater to place flovers on the tomb. Mrs. N. N. Nock, national Gold Star chairman, and Mrs. Luch Cash of the District Chepter of the ‘War Mothers, will lead. “Taps” to Be Sounded. “Taps” will be sounded by Staff Sergt. Frank Witchey, who sounded *Taps” at the burial of the Unknown Soldier No- vember 11, 1921, The committee on arrangements in- cludes Mrs. McClure, Mrs. Martha C. American War Mothers; Mrs. Nock, Mrs. W. W. Morrison, president of the District Chapter, American War Mothers; Mrs, Dale, Representative Katherine Langley, Mrs. Daniel Reed, Mrs. John C. Schafer, Mrs. Lucia R. M ell, Gen. Charles P. Summerall, Admiral’ Charles F. Hughes, Maj. Gen. Wendell C. Neville, Rear Admiral F. C. Billard, Rear Admiral R. E. Coontz, Maj. Gen. Fries, Maj. Gen. John L. De Witt, Col. W. R. Gibson, Lieut. Col. Charles G. Mortimer, Maj. John T. Harris, Col. Yates, Capt. Evans, Capt. Morris 8. Daniel, jr, and George M. Ross. Among the representatives of the organizations who will pass through the aisle of honor are Mrs. Dale, Mrs, Mc- Clure and Mrs. F. M. Merritt, the East- emn Star; Mrs. W. T. LaVarre, Federa- tion of Women’s Clubs; Mrs. Pedro Cato Rodriguez, Daughters of Colonists; Mrs. Walter E. Hutton, United Daugh- ters of Confederacy; Mrs. Media A. Bergren, Ladies of the G. A. R.; Mrs. Charles B. Donch, District Chapter, American War Mothers; Comdr. B. M. Rossel, American Legion, and H. Bach- enheimer, the National Eagles. ‘The exercises begin promptly at 2 o'clock. KVALE TO GIVE Y.M.CA. ADDRESS. Mrs. De Gast to PresiZe at Dormitory | Mother’'s Day @bservances. the annual Mother’s day opservances Representative Paul John Kvale of Minnesota will bo principal speaker at to be held tomarrow morning at the central branch of the Young Men's Christian jation. He will address residents of the Y. M. C. A. dormitories at the annual Mother's day breakfast meeting. Mrs. Leonard W. De Gast, wife of the general secretary of the institution, will preside. There will be group singing and solo numbers, with Wilbur Swanson at the plano. Voung women of the Concordia Church will assist in the breakfast. Paul Brindle of the Y. M. C. A. staff is in charge of arrangements. MUSIC “THE DIAMONDS OF ABDULLAH.” THE Opera Club Players of Immacu- late_Comception Church presented Harry Wheaton = Howard's oriental musical comedy, “The Diamonds of Abdullah,” last night at the Immaculate Conception Boys’' School auditorium. 1 This fifteenth semi-annual operatic performance gave the members of the club a chance for a wide range of ex- pression, Admirably supported by Mr. Howard’s light and refreshing music, to which Florence Yocum, especially, did complete justice, there was much in this tale of intrigue in and about the Sahara Desert to please an appreciative audience. Such songs as “You'll Never Know” seemed to linger long after the performance, as did others which Miss Yocum sang. Besides the heroine there were others in the cast who did well. First in line for honors was perhaps Catherine Ryan in a comedy role which seemed to reach something of a climax in her “Song of the Camel.” Then there was William Stoddard, a most pictorially satisfying Prince Abdullah, and three Marines from U. S. S. Navajo, who supplied 90 per cent of the laughs. There were, | furthermore, three young dancers who took care of the terpsichorean end of things and a sizeable chorus singing | with considerable verve, | Members of the cast included Agnes | Dowd, Eleancr Hopkins, Phillip Hannan, | William Hannan, Richard _Babcock, Thomas Gallagher, Thomas Ryan and Grace Willey. de S M | — —— | . | vmcemBP‘.r-lhsM l?yegor!ed. 5 ’1 gir] d Sqporonia A. fvex girl, . Hacliten, girl. Ge: " and gnfiflfx_fa and Annie Maghan, girl y T, arriet | nd “iheresa Chichester, siel, Bertha M. Ontias, wir T and Loulse Houston, Birl. ohn and Earl MAY 10, . 1930. BOY WHO LOST EYE IN DUEL FEARS; BAN ON MILITARY CAREER West Point Has Been Goal of George T. Bean, 16, Since Infancy. Fell on Stick Practicing De- ployment Maneuvers Be- hind Home. Lying upon his cot today in a shaded } room at the Episcopal Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital, 16-year-old George T. Bean of 2915 Connecticut avenue was beside himself with anxiety over what might become of the mili- tary career which he had planned since infancy. George's comrades at arms in Com- pany C at Central High School are certain that the youth’s loss of his right eye Thursday when he fell upon a stick while drilling behind his home should not bar him from future par- ticipation in military training. Even at the age of 6 George's play- | mates were only playing but George himself had his life work in mind when he mancuvered his toy soldiers, West, Point was his goal then and as George grew older he never changed it. He liked to imagine himself command- ing men in one of the military parades which swing with such precision down Pennsylvania avenue from time to time. Takes Up Training Seriously. As George entered his ’teens a real rifle replaced the noisy toys of earlier days, real military training occupied the time he previously had spent drill- ing juvenile companies on back lots. George's father, John E. Bean, was not half so proud as George when the son apneared at his home clad in the natty uniform of the High School Cadet Corps. That was two years ago. Since then George learned with en- thusiasm a great deal of things mili- tary with his comrades of Company C. There was excellent prospect, George and the entire company felt, that the company would win the District drill champlonship early next month. On last Thursday George and his fel- lows were brushing up on the drill manual near the Sixteenth street res- ervoir. One of the maneuvers, which will be required of companies compet- ing in the elimination finals, was to CHAUFFEURS PLAN FIGHT ON HARLAND Present Proposal for Re- moval of Traffic Head and Reorganization of Bureau. Union taxicab drivers and chauf- feurs today drew up their ranks for a fight for the removal from office of Traffic Director W. H. Harland and his assistant, M. O. Eldridge, and reorgan- ization of the entire Traffic Bureau. ‘Today they presented their proposi- tion to the District Commissioners, the | chairmen of the House and Senate Dis- trict committees, the chairmen of the subcommittees or appropriations for the District and the Federation of Citizens’ Associations. Charles H. Lettow, chairman of the legislative committee of Taxicab Driv- ers and Chauffeurs’ Union, No. 169, de- clared that he also would seek support of the Central Labor Union. Bare Complaint on Expense. Basing their complaint against the Traffic Bureau upon the contention that the expense of maintaining the office of director of trafic is a “waste of money of the taxpayers of the District,” and withholding what was described as a long list of complaints against Mr. Harland and his office force, which- they say, they will present at the *prop- er time,” the legislative committee of the union offers a plan for “construc- tive” reorganization of the system of handling traffic in the District. In a report to the union, which was sent today also to the various authori- ties interested, the legislative committee states: “The legislative committee of the ‘Taxicab_Drivers and Chauffeurs’ Local Union, No. 169, have interested them- selves in the cost of maintaining the traffic department and have come to the conclusion that there is a waste of the taxpayers’ money used in paying the salaries of many of the employes of the department, from the director down. ‘Therefore, we are convinced that the act of Congress which created the office of the director of traffic, and provided for the civilian employes under him, does not serve the purpose for which it was enacted. Make-up of Traffic Department. “As constituted at present the Traffic Department _consists of the following employes: One director, one assistant director, one office engineer, nine ci- vilian clerks, one messenger and one storekeeper. Under a well-defined plan these positions shown below could be abolished, and result in eliminating the following expenditures. One director at One assistant director at. One office engineer at . Two civilian clerks ($1,560 each). 3,1 One storekeeper at. One messenger at . 2,800 20 Total amount .$19,328 “To offset this would require a re- organization of the present police force of the bureau. By making the inspec- tor in charge of the bureau take care of the work of the traffic director (which work he is now doing to a great extent, as the records will show); plac- ing a captain in charge of the person- nel of the bureau as far as the handling of the enforcement of the traffic regu- lations go, and adding one lieutenant who could easily do the work now done by the assistant director, who handles the revocation and restoration of per- mits and certain minor complaints (these are usually given to the police to investigate, anyway), the total in- crease in the salaries of the Traffic Bureau, as far as the Police Depart- ment is concerned, would amount to about $1,000 & year. This would mean a gross saving of about $18,000 a year to the taxpayer.” Deaths Reported. ollowing deaths have been reported to e "BeBartment 1 the Dast 54 hours: . Hopkins, 84, 1362 Otis st. e, 82, 131-A Bates st. , 524 14th st. s.e. 79, 5863 Chevy Chase GEORGE T. BEAN deploy, run a short distance with the rifle and fall flat. The idea, George learned, was to hug the ground as closely as possible so that “enemy fire” would sweep over his head and body. The drill was arduous, but George was not satisfled with his progress. Decides on Overtime Work. When he returned with his military rifle to his home on Connecticut ave- nue, George decided to work overtime on_the “flop” part of the drill. Now regular flelds on which students drill are painstakingly policed for sticks, stones or foreign substances. In his anxiety to perfect the stunt, however, George let this detail slip his mind. He dashed forward with his rifie across his chest, flopped suddenly and struck a pointed stick hidden by some weeds. His eye was plerced. Now the question which is worrying George’s. comrades of Company C is whether or not the military authorities will agree with them that George's dis- ability was incurred in line of duty. At any rate, Company C feels so, and they are certain that George should re- ceive some official mark of recognition. Tllness Fatal COL. EARL D. CHURCH. 20L E.D. CHURCH DIS IN HOSPITAL | Pension Commissioner Was Twice Decorated for Serv- ice in World War. Col. Earl D. Church, commissioner of pensions, died in Casualty Hospital last night. Death resulted from cerebro- spinal meningitis, which developed ‘Wednesday morning after an indisposi- tion of seevral weeks, during which Col. Church had been confined to his rooms at Wardman Park Hotel. Col. Church became commissioner of pensions in May, 1929. At the time, Secretary of the Interior Wilbur an- nounced the selection had been based on Church’s extensive knowledge of in- surance, together with his record of distinguished service in the ordnance department of the American Expedi- tionary Force in the World War. For his war services Church received the French Croix de Guerre and his own country's Distinguished Service Medal. Survived by Widow. He is survived by his widow, who was with him at the time of his death. They had no children. Col. Church was the first insurance executive to fill the post of commis- sioner of pensions. In selecting Col. 0 | Church, President Hoover, it is pointed out, expected the bureau to get the benefit of busines methods used by in- surance companies. A World War veteran, Col. Church went to. the bureau with the under- standing of the needs of veterans of past wars. He entered the Ordnance Department as a major in 1917. Sub- sequently he went overseas with the first 75,000 members of the American expeditionary forces. He served both with the French and British as well as with the American armies and saw service in the salients of several of the great battles of the world conflict. Receives Croix de Guerre. Later he was advanced to chief ord- nance officer of the 9th Army Corps. He received the Croix de Guerre with a bronze star at St. Mihlel. Col. Church was educated at Yale University. He belonged to many or- ganizations, including the Connecticut Chapter of the General Society of May- flower Descendants, the National Rifle Association of América, the Yale Alumni Association, the Hartford Club, the Navy Club, the Army, Navy and Marine Corps Country Club; the Con- gressional Country Club, the Farming- ton Country Club of Farmington, Conn. the Military Order of Foreign Wars of the United States, the Veterans of For- elgn Wars, the Military Order of the World War .the 18 Division Vet- erans’ Association, the American Legion and the Ypres League of London. perkway. J. Reough, 76, }25 E st. s.e. Nielin Bmith, T, Garfeld Hospita. Eva A. Killmon, 69, 2126 37th Frank W. Await, 68, Georse Hospital Tie H. Schirr, 68, 3219 Tth Huben 'A. Small, 68, 4315 7th s Sean C. Marshall, 65, Homeopathic Hos- pital . Woedon, 61, Emergency Hospital. Jonn O Wiiiard, 60. 8000 Eastern ave: Gaspare Amato. 58, Emergency Hospital. Sl M. Johnson, 53, Georgetown Hospital. Warren ‘Hanna, 43, Home for Aged and , Galll Hospital. 35, Gallinger Hos ;“1“’“ of Art fian L Gotumbla Hospital. o O ome for Aged and Tnfirm. Emma Duckett, 56, 2 14th st. s.e. Eime, Ricts, 28, Gallinger Hospital, Samuel Johnson. Children's Hospital. e AT Hammond, 10 months, 1145 16th , 5, Children's Hospital, L st. 10, Col, Church had prominent connec- tions with insurance companies at g:rt(flrd. Conn., before coming to this y. QUICK MOVE HALTS FIRE LAW CONFERENCE | REAFFIRMS JURY CLAUSE IN GODE Over-rides Minority, Provid- ing for Less Than Unani- mous Agreement. THREE-DAY SESSION TO END WITH BANQUET Leading Jurists Will Address Din- ner Presided Over by Wickersham, Over-riding an obstinate minority, the American Institute of Law reaffirmed the incorporation in its new model code of criminal procedure of a section pro- viding for less than unanimous agree- ment by juries in rendering a verdict, except in capital cases. o This step was taken after & motion by Frederick W. Mansfield of Boston to require unanimous verdicts in all cases was defeated in the institute gathering by a vote of 79 to 56. Opposition to the position taken by the institute was based chiefly on the ground that it would require enactment by all but five States. Dinner to End Session. ‘The eighth annual meeting of the institute will close with & banquet to- night at the Mayflower Hotel when vital problems affecting the administration of justice and Jaw enforcement will be discussed by leading jurists and mem- bers of the bar. American Institute of law will close with a banquet tonight at the May- flower Hotel when vital problems affect- ing the administration of justice and law enforcement will be discussed by leading jurists and members of the bar. George W. Wickersham, chairman of the Hoover Law Enforcement Commis- sion and president of the institute, which has spent three days in advane- ing its tremendous task of restating the law and agreeing on a new criminal code for the Nation, will preside at the banquet. Addresses will be made by George Wharton Pepper, former Senator irom Pennsylvania; Henry U. Sims of Birmingham, Ala., president of the American Bar Association and a mem- ber of the council of the institute, and Justice Royal A. Stone of the Supreme Court of Minnesota. Leading Jurists to Attend. The dinner will be attended by more than 600 leading jurists and lawyers who have been participating in the three-day sessions, besides members of the Supreme Court and officials of the legal branch of the Government. irtual agreement upon further rec- ommendations for a wholesale revision of the Nation's criminal code and the completion of another sfe& in an 18- year task of “restating” the country’s common law, stood accomplished today. All that remains of this part of its task is a formal vote of adoption. At one point in the double-headed program the two groups met on com- mon ground. Congratulations were e: tended to Owen J. Roberts of Phil dent Hoover to the Supreme Cou Mr. Roberts is a_member of the insti- tute’s council. If his nomination is confirmed he will be the third member of that body to be elevated to the highest tribunal within the past five years, He attended the opening ses- sions of the institute Thursday. Section in Code Withdrawn. One change made in the “model code™ involved a provision for facilitating the summoning of witnesses from other States. The entire section was with= { drawn, when it was found in_ partial conflict with a plan to accomplish the i same end, formulated by another law i body. In the discussion, Judge Jesse A. Miller of Des Moines, president of the | National Conference, pointed out that the conference now has pending a draft —tacitly approved at its meeting in | Memphis in 1929—that would make uni- } form State laws on this subject apply to any two States adopting this provis- ion.. It would also apply to crimes gen= erally, according to Judge Miller, be=- cause felonies are not defined in the same terms in various States, and would apply to courts of general Ji on. A committee was appointed to harmon- ize the differences. ‘The step accomplished by the cone ferees on “restatement” of the common law was an agreement.on the pro- posed draft of the “conflict of laws.' The draft was designed to serve as ref erence work, facilitating decisions upon laws that now conflict. It constitutes an important chapter in the estimated 22 volurge task of “restatement” to be com= pleted in 1941, WOMAN WINS DIVORCE Mrs. Irene M. Humphries Awarded Limited Decree. Mrs, Irene Myrtle Humphries was awarded a decree of limited divorce from Walter Humphries by Justice Jennings Bailey in Equity Court on the ground of desertion. Mrs. Humphries was represented by Attorneys Raymond Neudecker and Willlam C.. Ashford. Under provisions of the decree she will receive permanent alimony. Justice Wheat, on December 4 last, signed a temporary restraining order against Humphries, direct him not to proceed further with a divorce suit in Arlington County, but subsequently the restraining order was vacated. The court was informed, however, that Hum« phries had not called his case for trial. i CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. ‘TODAY. Card party, Woman's Benefit Asso- ciation, club house, 1750 Massachusetts ayenue, 8:30 p.m. Dance, Venetian Society of Columbus }anvcmty, Wardman Park Hotel, 0pm. Dance, Palais Royal Beneficial So- ciety, Hotel Roosevelt, tonight. Card party, Orient Commandery, Knights Templar Drill Corps, Masonic Hall, Eighth and F streets northeast, tonight. Dinner, Episcopal Young People's 5001“}’. large ball room, Willard Hotel, pm. Card party and dance, Alpha Beta Zeta, Mayflower Hotel, tonight. Lecture, the League for the Larger Life, Hay-Adams House, 800 Sixteenth street, 8:15 p.m. Lecturer, Dr. Alfredo Warsaw, noted naturopathic physician, Subject, “Combined Healing Forces.” Masonic and Eastern Star card party, | Joppa Lodge Hall, 4209 Ninth street, tonight. Card party, Association of Matrons and Patrons of 1927, O. E. 8, Thomas- gircle Club, 1326 Massachusetts avenue, pm, Is Mount_Pleasant _Citizens’ Policeman Promptly Quenches Blaze on Street Car. Seizing a fire extinguishe: passing bus, Trafic Policeman J. O. Hite last night extinguished a fire on a Wi n Railway & Electric Co. street car on H street near Eighteenth. The fire, belleved to have been started by a short circuit, was put out before any damage had been done. Nearly a score of passengers on the car filed out in an orderly manner. Mount Pleasant branch library, 8 p.m. Card party, Ladies’ Auxiliary, of 8t Jonm, No. 169, Aloysian house, 47 I street, Monday. Dance, Iris Social Club, Swanee ball room, Earle Theater Building, tomor~ row night. i Lincoln_ Woman's Relief Mgeting, Corps, No. 6, G. A. R. Hall, 14} Penna sylvania avenue, Monday, 8<p.m. ts Club ¢