Evening Star Newspaper, May 14, 1930, Page 17

J Washington News GRAVELY CLEARED BY GRAND JURY IN CROTTS SHOOTING Detective Had Been Acquitted by Court and Police Trial Board. COLORED WOMAN INDICTED IN DEATH Eight Are Charged With Jones- Stalker Law Violations, In- cluding B. N. Colle. Bpottswood F. Gravely, third pre- cinct detective, was exonerated today by the grand jury of a charge of as- sault with a dangerous weapon in con- nection with the shooting of James Crotts of Silver Spring March 19 last, following an alleged attempt to extort money from two woman occupants of an apartment in the 1900 block of First street, With Crotts on the occasion were Policeman Ardie Swortzell of the fourth precinct and John C. Elgin. The trio are under indictment. Gravely was acquitted by Judge Rob- ert E. Mattingly at a preliminary hear- ing at Police Court, but United States Attorney Leo A. Rover decided to lay the matter before the grand jury. Gravely was also freed by a Police Trial Board where he had been charged with reckless use of his pistol. ‘With Precinct Detective William F. Burke, Gravely had gone to the apart- ment to investigate the charge that men were attempting to “shake down” an alleged disorderly house and ‘when the three men had been identified to him Crotts is said to have started to Tun. Gravely then shot him. Colored Slaying Probed. Murder in the second degree is charged in an indictment against Joe Loines, colored, in connection with the death of Eli Meeks, also colored. The shooting occurred April 12 at 807 Twen- ty-sixth street, following a quarrel over & card game. Susie Anderson, colored, is indicted ter. She is said to have shot to death Mary B. Pruitt, also col- after a quarrel at 531 Twenty- | P! ored, sixth street, April 1. George Gibson, colored, is charged with an _assault with a dangerous The Foening Staf Sorry He Drove JOSEPH MORGAN. BOY STARTS TO TAKE BREAD TRUCK HOME Sent for a Loaf, He Is Returning ‘With It When Playmates Dare Him to Bring Vehicle. ‘When Joseph Morgan’s mother sent him after a loaf of bread yesterday afternoon she never supposed that Jo- seph, who is 8 years old and does things in a big way, would try to bring in a whole baker's truck. Perhaps the idea would have escaped Joseph after all, ambling home to 1220 D street southeast, had his playmates reffained from flinging a dare in his teeth. \ “Oh, you have some bread!” cried one. “There's a whole truck full! why not drive off with that, too?” Joseph felt like he had enough bread anyhow. “The driver's gone,” some one sug- gested, “——dare you!” ‘That sltered the situation. Joseph leaped aboard, kicked at a lever which looked promising and was off with the children shouting in pursuit. The truck, an electric_vehicle belong- ing to the Rice Baking Co., lurched into the curb, the driver into the street and aforesaid driver bit his tongue. ‘They took Joseph to Casualty Hos- tal, treated him for the laceration and presently he was on his way again. Joseph brought home the bread, but he was late and for a good reason re- weapon. He is said to have shot Police- man R. J. Frazier as the officer inter- rupted him as he was entering a parked car April 10. £ ht persons are charged with Jones- Stalker law violations by the grand Jurars, including Berthold N. Colle, former proprietor of the Purple Iris ‘Tea Room, at Thirty-second and Ritten- house- streets. - Sales and possession of luctant_otherwise incapacitated to ex- plain his tardiness. DISAPPROVE BILL WASHINGTON, D. C, PARK BILL PASSAGE SOON EXPECTED AS SENATEGIVES 0.K. Capper-Cramton Measure Is Returned for House to Study Changes. FEDERAL EXPENDITURE WILL TOTAL $9,000,000 Power Development at Great Falls TIs Left to Future Determina- tion by Congress. The prospect for enactment of the Capper-Cramton park development bill into law at this session of Congress appeared bright as the measure went back to the House today for considera- tion of amendments, following its pas- sage by the Senate yesterday. ‘The bill authorizes a loan of $16,- 000,000 from the Treasury for the ex- tension of the park and playground system within the District, to be re- paid by the District at the rate of $1,- 000,000 a year without interest. It provides for establishment of the George Washington Memorial Parkway along both shores of the Potomac from Mount Vernon and Fort Washington to Great Falls. It also contemplates extension north- ward into Maryland of the parks along Rock Creek, the Anacostia River, along Indian Creek, the Northwest Branch, Sligo Creek and Cabin John Creek. Capper Explains Bill. Senator Capper explained to the Sen- ate that the total amount involved in the bill is $33,500,000. Of this amount approximately $24,500,000 is to be the form of loans to the District, Mary- land and Virginia, to be repaid, leaving $9,000,000 as the Federal expenditure toward the program. ‘The bill authorizes the $9,000,000 ap- propriation toward the several park projects to be developed in adjacent Maryland and Virginia. Of this amount $7,500,000 is applicable to the George ‘Washington Memorial Parkway and in- cludes, under a Senate amendment, the estimated cost of taking over after the park has been established the proposed bridge to be erected by the Great Falls Bridge Co. across the Upper Potomac. The remaining $1,500,000 authorized be appropriated is toward the exten- sions of Rock Creek and Anacostia Parke northward into Maryland. In the establishment of the George ‘Washington Memorial Parkway along the banks of the Potomac, half the cost is to be borne by the United States and half by Maryland and Virginia. In extending Rock Creek and Anacostia ’ | Parkways, the United States is to bear FOR NATUROPATHS D. C. Heads Report Unfavorably on Measure Authorizing Practi- tioners to Administer Drugs. ‘The District Commissioners yester- day sent to Congress an unfavorable . | report on a bill to allow naturopaths to A charge of false pretenses Edward A. Johnson was dropped administer drugs. ““*Naturopathy’ has always been known against by the grand jury. Others Are Indicted. Others indicted and the charges sgainst them include: Daniel Howell, Noah Wat- son ', George Ell Moore and War- Ten A. Yates, nonsu of minor e e e , grand larceny; cis J. ORourke, robbery; John R. Rutley, Francis Hazen, Charles Costello, alias ‘William Lemar, alias Dago Charlie, alies Charlie Taylor, Richard Vernon (three cases); _housebreaking and larceny; Prank Posey, smoke screen; Joseph 'wis, receiving 53.»: Coleman and ford, assault with dangerous weapon. PBURKE PUT IN UNIFORM. Detective Is Demoted to Private at His Own Request. William F. Burke, attached w will rank yesterday and will be succeeded by Rupert McNeil. Burke was recently before the trial board on charge of conduct prejudi- cial to the good order and reputation of the force in connection with an alleged attempt to secure a nolle prosse of a charge against Rose Foster of conduct- ing & disorderly house. The accusation was that Burke had ded United States Attorney Charles Murray to enter & nolle prosse in this case on the state- ment that the gir] was in Pennsylvania, whereas, in fact, was in the District. The trial board was satisfied, however, that Burke had spoken the truth. and acquitted him and he was subsequently restored to duty. The filing of this charge grew indi- rectly out of an affair two months ago in h Burke's partner at the third precinct, Spotswood F. Gravely, shot and wounded James Crotts. Gravely was tried in Police Court for assault with s dealy weapon and was acquitted. The Foster woman was the witness in this case. Once before, in 1924, Burke was de- moted from precinct detective to uni- form man when he was found guilty on s charge of intoxication, but was pro- moted again on account of his good as a system of drugless healing” the Commissioners reported, “and it would seem, therefore, that internal medica- tion could have no part whatever in their method of 3 ‘The Commissioners promoted Lieut. John Sheahan of No. 2 Truck Company to captain. . Charles L. Bryam of No. 13 Truck and Sergt. John L. Wer- heim of No. 2 Truck were made lieu- tenants and Pvt. Fred Litteral of No. 14 Engine Company was made a ser- geant. Pive contracts for construction of sewers were awarded as follows: Upper Potomac Park interceptor, Canal road btween Hutchins place and New Cut road; Good Hope road service sewer, between Nineteenth place and Naylor road southeast; Potomac avenue storm sewer, between Manning place and Newark street; Tenth street service sewer between W street and Florida avenue, and & new sewer in N street between ‘First and Kirby streets. The total amount of the contracts is $90,- —— FEWER JOBLESS PASS THROUGH D. C. IN APRIL Transient Service Bureau Attrib- utes Decreases to Open Weather Season. Only half as many unemployed men passed through Washington last month as in March, due to the seasonal im- provement of employment, according to the monthly report of the District’s Transient Service Bureau. “This improvement can be attributed to the open weather season rather than any general economic improvement,” the report read. “There has been a gathering of men around the Lake ports preparing for the opening of the season in May. State roads and other constryction jobs in the North are opening up and at least are drawing men away from vicinities where there is a dearth of large construction jobs. “The decreasing number of men stopping at the Municipal Lodging House and other missions here as well as the smaller amount of relief neces- sary for the individual shows that the homeless man is spending less time record. Maj. Pratt said today that the change ‘was made “for the good of the service” st Burke’s request. The request was spproved by Burke's commanding offi- cer, Capt. Willlam G. Stott. Burke could not be reached today for a statement. PRESIDENT MAY ATTEND VETERANS’ CONVENTION Takes Under Advisement Invita- tion to Attend Parley at New Orleans in June. has taken under |, > tenth national convention of ization at New Orleans the in June. the President, Mr. Murphy discussed the conditions relating to the Disabled Veterans of the World War. He said afterward, “Legislation affect- the disabled veterans is now in a itical condition at the Capitol, but in discussing the situation with the President I found him sympathetic, just as he was when he had an op- m;mymwmwmmmm several weeks ago.” the Disal tend the that in the city and is moving toward the sections which may offer employment. “We have been able to increase the number of cases with which construc- tive work has been done.” DRAMA GUILD GOVERNED BY CODE OF BY-LAWS Community Organization Adopts Regulations Requiring Board of Governors and Three Trustees. By-laws to govern the administra- of the Community Drama were adopted 4 i at a meeting guild last g of the night at the Fr: t- | ministration Building. Under the set-up adopted last night the guild shall have a board of |=v- ernors, composed of three trustees, Wwhose term of office shall be un- lu"mz':d' with “:lmncm caused eath or resignation filled L“'l;l?ub é by the e by-laws were drawn uj committee headed by Judlep )‘:iynr; O'Toole of the Municipal Court and in- cluding Miss Sibyl Baker, director of the Community Center Department, and Capt. Ray C. Ilonfin s 8u- rintendent of police of Bubtio Buildings snd ic Parks, one-third and Maryland two-thirds. Way to Expedite Work Provided. It is further provided in the bill that the United States may advance to Maryland and Virginia more than the Federal share in order to expedite completion of the program, the differ- ence to be repaid to Uncle Sam over & period of eight years. the $16,000,000 to be loaned to the District of Columbia the city will have 16 years to repay. Senator Cap- per pointed out to the Senate yester- day that these annual refunds will be the same as the amount now being spent annually by the District for park extension, but that the park commis- sion and local officials will be able to acquire desirable lands more vantageously, and before they are used for buildings, by having this money ad- vanced. After the bill has been enacted into law by Congress it will be necessary for certain agreements to be entered into by the authorities in land and Virginia in order to carry out the George Washington Memorial Parkway and the Rock Creek and Anacostia ex- tensions. As passed by both House and Senate, the bill leaves for future determination oy Congress the question of whether nydro-electric power _development should be permitted on the upper Po- tomac. The same clause reserves to Congress the right to decide questions relating to navigation and flood con- trol on the Potomac. Amendments Clarify Bill Although the Senate rewrote the House text of the bill, Senator Capper explained that the revision was made in consultation with Representative Cramton and officials of the park com- mission, and that most of the amend- ments were intended to simplify and clarify the measure. Senator Robinson, Democrat of Ar- kansas inquired what steps the com- mittee took to see that the land to be taken for park purposes would be ac- quired at fair prices. Senator Capper pointed out that the park authorities may institute condemnation proceedings whenever satisfactory purchases cannot be made. Senators Copeland, Democrat, of New York, and Blease, Democrat, of South Carolina, joined Senator Capper in sup- porting the measure. Senator Fess, Republican, of Ohio sald some of the finest landscape architects in the country have declared that the areas to be included in this park program can be given remarkable landscape treatment. He voiced the hope that this program may be well on the way to completion for the ge:&rge ‘Washington bicentennial year, Senator McKellar, Democrat, of Ten- nessee wanted to know when the George Washington Memorial Highway would be finished, and Senator Capper sald not later than February 22, 1932. Senator Fess urged his colleagues to visit the model of the memorial high- way, now on display in the rotunda of the Capitol, TRAFFIC AND PARKING COMMITTEE TO REPORT Will Submit Result of Survey at Joint Luncheon Meet With Planning Commission. The special trafic and parking com- m“;“' pw!mchul;u beenu:nonflgle!;z - parking and transporta the Dlgmct under the direction of Dr. Miller McClintock of Harvard Univer- sity, will hold a joint luncheon with the National Capital Park t“':‘be Planning Commission 0ITOW 8 Cosmos b tock report Club to hear Dr. McClinf progress of the survey to date. Check was made last week of the transportation habits :l.fl:mflflrfln Ga:; ernment em| an Surve will be p:”::xt week of the em- ‘mad by ployes of the city’s principal stores. Visions Sahara as Fertile. NEW YORK, May 14 (®»—J. H. Ricard believes that one day the Sahara will be made to a8 the Formerly French ture, he has come to & methods of reclamation. in | president of the H. to | ment for the delegates. rose. ‘minister of icul- | dispose &ud]o Am":r‘lnn ADVERTISING MEN | 70 OPEN MEETING HERE TOMORROW D. C. Business Leaders Plan to Entertain Two Con- ventions. OGDEN MILLS TO SPEAK; BROADCAST ARRANGED Representatives of 133 Agencies to Discuss All Phases of Work. Papers Are Chief Item. Washington will be host to the ad- vertising leaders of the country when the American Association of Advertis- ing Agencies opens its thirteenth an- nual convention tomorrow morning at the Mayflower Hotel. For two days the representatives and executives of the 133 agencies compris- ing the membership of the association will consider all phases of advertising. Members of the Advertising Club of Washington are arranging for a second convention that will follow Sunday and next week, when the Advertising Fed- eration of America meets in the Wil- lard. It will be the twenty-sixth con- clave of the federation, which met last year at Detroit. Handle Bulk of Advertising. With the advance guard of delegates to the American Association of Adver- tising Agencies already arriving from all sections of the country, the board of governors, of which H. K. McCann, K. McCann Co,, is chairman, met early today at the May- flower to arrange various details of the business sessions commencing tomor- row. The 133 agencies of the associa- tion, handle about four-fifths of the na- :ional advertising business of the coun- Ty. The association will hear a message tomorrow night at its annual banquet from Ogden L. Mills, Undersecretary of the Treasury, who will be the principal speaker, Mr. Mills' address will be broadcast over & national radio hook- ap. Radio stars of the Columbia Broad- casting System will furnish entertain- Subjects to be discussed at the con- vention sessions include newspaper ad- vertising, radio broadcasting, outdoor advertising, research, export adver- tising and agency internal operation. Mr. McCann will preside at the two closed business sessions and John Benson, president of the association, will preside at the only public session tomorrow afternoon. Arrangements for the banquet at 7 o'clock are being made by President Benson and F. R. ble, secretary of the association. Luncheons and social events for the delegates and wives also are being ar- ranged during the two days of the con- vention. Newspaper advertising, according to President Benson, the main theme of the convention. Among the speakers at the opening session will be L. Ames Brown, presi- dent of Lord, Thomas & Logan; Mr. Benson, Willlam S. Hedges, president of the National Association of Broadcast- ers; John U. Reber, vice president of the J. Walter Thompson Co.; Lee H. Bristol, vice president of the Bristol- Myers Co.; H. T. Ewald, president of the Campbell-Ewald Co. and chairman of the National Outdoor Advertising Bureau; J. Fred Woodruff, vice presi- dent of the Campbell-Ewald Co., and F. R. Gamble, secretary of the A. A. A. A, ‘The Advertising Club of Washington had a round-up meeting yesterday at the National Press Club in planning for the convention of the Advertising Federation of America. Hoover to Greet Delegates. President Hoover is to open the con- vention on the White House lawn at 12:15 o'clock Monday, after which the delegates will adjourn for luncheon at the Willard. In presenting the convention program, Charles J. Columbus, managing director of the local club, said the inaugural would occur Saturday when New York and New England clubs, and some from nearby States, will arrive. Thirty-five “Quaker Maids” of the Philadelphia Women'’s Advertising Club will come by planes, arriving at Bolling Pleld at 2:45 o'clock. Miss Amelia Ear- hart will lead them. C. C. Younggreen of Milwaukee, presi- dent of the federation, and Earle Pear- son of New York, its general manager, were expected here today to assist i arranging for the convention. James W. Hardey, chairman of the reception committee of the local club, will open booths during the convention period. The annual banquet will be held Tuesday_evening, when prominent offi- clals and advertisers will be on the pro- . Norman C. Kal, chairman the dinner committee, is arranging an elaborate program. Other functions in- clude a White House reception for the ladies. C. Malvin Sharpe heads the committee on transportation; Allen De Ford is chairman of registration and Miss Mary Jewby heads the woman's committee. She is secretary of the American Fed- eration of Advertising Women. E. S. Johnson presided at the local meeting yesterday. —_— REPRESENTATIVE OWEN TO BE CITIZENS’ GUEST WEDNESDAY, of | the MAY Officials of Bureau of Internal Revenue and assistants looked over the new room they will occupy early next month at Twelfth and B streets. Shown on the steps of the building at the entrance they will use are, left to right: Jean Tay- lor, Margaret Burrus, J. R. Cox, special agent of the special intelligence unit; Virginia Arnold; Elmer L. Irey, chief of the 14, 1930. special intelligence unit; Josephine Robinson and Gertrude Ingraham. —Star Staff Photo. CITIZENS PROTEST DRAINAGE ORDER Burroughs Association Op- poses Connection With Storm Sewers. Vigorous protest against the recent order of the District Commissioners, made through the Health Office of the District, requiring residents of Newton street northeast, between Twenty-second and Twenty-fourth streets, to connect their surface water and rain water drainage with the new storm water sewer system, was made by the Bur- roughs Citizens’ Association last night at a meeting in the John Burroughs School. It was also brought out that there is a difference of opinion be- tween the Health and Sewer Depart- ments on the application of the order. ‘The matter was brought to the at- tention of the association by one of its members, who had been served with such a notice, but hed disregarded it, believing he was acting within the law. The Health Department sought to have the connection made through the office of the plumbing inspector of the District, and the cost of execut- ing such work assessed against the property owner. Now in Hands of Counsel. ‘The member declared that he took his case to_the people’s counsel and it is now in the hands of the corporation counsel., The position taken by the Health Department is that it is acting under an act of Congress which requires that all surface and rain water drainage be connected with storm water sewers as soon as facilities have been installed. ‘The position of the Sewer Department is that there is no such law and that residents are not compelled to comply with any order of this sort. In the case of the residents of Newton street, J. B. Gordon, the sanitary engineer of the District, said this morning the houses were constructed in this section some | cessfully five or six years and at that time all regulations with respect to sewerage were complied with in so far as facil- ities at that time permitted. ‘The Burroughs group directed its committee on sanitation and its com- mittee on streets to investigate the matter and to protest against the order of the Health Department. An informal opinion from the corpo- ration counsel’s office this morning was that the ruling of the health office is not in accordance with any law. It is understood that the instance is the first in which such a ruling has been made by Health Officer Fowler. He was away from his office ill today and could not be reached for a statement. Another angle in the controversy is that of the Engineer Department, which is not expected to permit the tearing up of newly paved streets in order to make these sewer connections. Except under special cf tances this de- partment does not permit newly-laid cement to be disturbed inside a period of three years. ‘The cost of making the connection with storm water sewers in each in- stance is to be born by the property owner. School Is Sought. The association asked for provision in the 1932 budget for an elementary school at Twenty-fourth street and Bunker Hill road northeast. It also asked that funds be made available for the construction of a new junior high school on the site adjacent to Burroughs Recreational Park at Eighteenth and Perry streets. The civic group indorsed the House | Co: bill sponsored by Representative Hart- ley which would legalize amateur box- ing in the District. Plans were announced for the pres- entation of a benefit entertainment at the Burrough School May 23, the pro- ceeds of which will go toward the Fourth of July celebration contemplated by the association. The next meeting of the association, which will be held the second Tues- day of next month, will be the first an- niversary meeting. Plans for a celebra- tion are being formulated. Friendship Heights Association to Hear Address on Her Work as Nurse During War. Representative Ruth Bryan Owen of Florida, daughter of Willlam Jenni Bryan, will be the guest of the Friend- ship Helghts Citizens’ Association to- morrow_evening at the residence of Emory H. Bogley, president of the as- sociation, Wooten avenue and iont- gomery street, Friendship Heights. ‘The Friendship Heights Citizens’ As- sociation is represented in the Mont- gomery County Civic Federation, the members of the various units of which are invited to hear Mrs. Owen's address, which will be on the subject of her serv- ice as a nurse during the World War in Egypt and Palcstine. —_— MERGER TO BE STUDIED Senate District Committee Expects to Meet Tomorrow. ‘The Senate District committee is ex- pected to meet at 10:30 o'clock tomorrow morning to act on the street rallway merger _resolution, the blic utility courts procedure bill and the Howell local prohibition bill. Chairman Capper had expected to l:x‘l the measures yesterday -rw; noon, other meeting. MORRIS TAPP SUFFERS FROM BLAZE IN GARAGE Truck Driver Burned When Kero- sene Is Accidentally Ignited as He Was Lighting Lamp. Morris Tapp, 32 years old, of Ballston, Va., suffered severe burns last night in a fire, which started in an alley garage of the Super-Concrete Corporation, 3046 K street. Tapp, a truck driver for the company, was filling a kerosene lamp at the rear of the truck when the liquid suddenly ignited and set fire to his trousers. He ran from the garage and extinguished the flames in & of water nearby. Fellow workmen took T"’mm town University Hospital, W] he '-re'rlged for burn"n lg‘)‘.;uk the ley e damage ge mated by firemen at lfi.u BOBBY IS BANKER NOW ATLANTA, Ga, May 14 (®).—Now it's the Atlanta lawyer-banker-golfer, instead of merely the lawyer-golfer, when one talks about Robert Jones. noon. ‘Bobby was elected to the board of directors of the PFirst National Bank was a8 esti- Inventor Rewarded P. T. RUSSELL. INAVY YARD EMPLOYE WINS $1,000 AWARD Underwater Radio Loud Speaker Proved Success in Tests. A deslgn of an underwater radio loud speaker, prepared for use on dis- abled submarines for transmitting and receiving sounds, has brought its in- ventor, P. T. Russell, radio engineer of the radio test shop of the Washington Navy Yard, a $1,000 award from the Bureau of Engineering of the Navy De- partment. Considered “the most beneficial in- vention of the year,” the invention will be considered for installation on sub- marines of the Navy. It has been suc- tried out on the S§-51 during recent tests in Florida waters. It may be brought into play for emergency use, naval officials explained tod: Russell has been at the Washi Navy Yard for about eight years, and officials said he has other inventions to his credit. VETERANS TO NAME OFFICERS TOMORROW Delegates to Consider Bids to Hold Convention in New Orleans. Officers for the ensuing year will be elected at the annual convention and dinner of the District of Columbia Department of the Disabled American Veterans in the Raleigh Hotel tomorrow night. Reports of officers for the past year will be read and the delegates will consider invitations to attend the na- tional convention at New Orleans next month. State Comdr. E. Claude Babcock will preside. Among the guests will be Frank T. Hines of the Veterans' Bureau, Senator Royal C. Johnson, Representa- tive Harold Knutson, Representative Mary Norton, Representative J. E. Rankin, Representative W. E. Connery, W. J. Murphy, national commander of the Disabled American Veterans, and mdrs. Weimer of Chicago, Paulson of Philadelphia, McLagen of Connecticut, Golden of Baltimore, and Griggs of Richmond. REAR ADMIRAL RODGERS UNDERGOES OPERATION | Retired Naval Officer Treated for Eye Trouble by Surgeon at Johns Hopkins Hospital. An eye operation was performed yes- terday upon Rear Admiral William L. Rodgers, U. S. N. (retired), after he ‘was admitted to the Wilmer Eye Insti- tute at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Balti- more. Mrs. Robert Giles, his sister, was at the hospital during the operation, which has been described as successful. Admiral Rodgers has been having trouble with an eye for some time, his friends said today, and has been treated by Dr. Wilmer. The patient was repre- sented as resting c fortably today. He is expected to be in the hospital for about two weeks. GINGER ALE EXEMPTED FROM “BOOTLEG” BAN Drink Classed as “Innocent By- stander” During Battle on Poi- son Ginger Product. Ginger ale is a harmless and innocent bystander, injured in the battle against bootleg jamaica r, which has been causing thousands of cases of lysis. This was the view presented to Pro. hibition Commissioner James M. Doran yesterday by a group of ginger ale! requs Doran agreed | be on the lookout for James W, Steele |82¢ B manufacturers, and Dr. heartily with them. use ple ‘got scared of the away from good carbonated ginger ale, according to the manufacturers. Dr. Doran gave ginger ale & clean bill of ington | necessary to qualify him to handle AWARD CONTRACT FOR ELIT SEADOL Out-of-Town Firm to Erect Building Despite Local Protests. The District Commissioners yester- day overrode the protests of local labor and business interests and awarded a contract for the construction of the Eliot Junior High School, in the north- | east section, to the W. P. Rose Co. of | Goldsboro, N. C. Although the Rose concern submit- ted the low bid by $24,000, the local in- terests claimed that the award of this contract to an out-of-town concern would help to put many local laborers {out of work and would be mcre expen- sive to the city in the long run. In making the award the Commis- sioners reviewed the history of the case and made it clear that they were acting in accordance with the law. Commissioners’ Statement. “The Commissioners held a hearing on the matter of the award of contract for this school on May 9, and heard SHELBY CONTINUES CHECKING SUICIDE INBAKER MYSTERY More Details Sought in At- lanta Death Despite Palm Print Failure. DEAD MAN IDENTIFIED AS NEW YORK RESIDENT Removal of Markings on Clothing Causes Further Inves- tigation. ‘The Atlanta, Ga., suicide, whom police sought to connect with the slay- ing of Mary Baker, was positively iden- tified by Atlanta Department of Justice agents last night as Frank McDonough of 101 Post avenue, New Yqrk city. With the receipt of the identification by Chief of Detectives Willlam S. Shelby at police headquarters this morning an investigation into the man's move- ments around the time of the slaying of the Navy Department clerk was launched. Inspector Shelby said this morning the fact that the suicide removed all marks of identification from his cloth- ing before hanging himself from a bill- board near Atlanta justifies the probe mit.r‘:l his whereabouts at the time of the crime. Asks More Details. Inspector Shelby said he has sent telegrams to police of New York and Atlanta requesting a more detailed re- port of the McDonough case. This in- formation, Shelby said, was expected late today or tomorrow morning. Shelby sald he wants to know more about the man's past and his motive for suicide. ‘The palm and finger prints of the suicide failed to check with the palm prints taken from the murder car, which was found abandoned near Arlington Cemetery shortly before Miss Baker’s bullet-riddled body was - covered in a mnearby culvert. Inspector Shelby said that pictures of the suicide will not be forwarded here. It was at first reported that the pictures would be shown to Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Wood and Prancis Rice in an effort to determine whether the man they saw beating Miss Baker in an automobile at Seventeenth and B streets on April 11 resembled the suicide. Alibi Verified. Robert Joseph Janney, 30 years old, an automobile mechanic, arrested in connection with the case after he is many arguments against awarding the | contract to an out-of-town contractor,” the statement said. “Under the pro- visions of law, however, the Commis- sioners must award this contract to the lowest bidder or reject all the bids and readvertise the work at the present time or in the near future. In view of the delay which would be involved in re- advertising the work, and the necessity of providing accommodations for the children who would attend this school at the earliest practicable date, the Commissioners do not feel that they would be justified in delaying the con- struction of the school. “While the Commissioners would pre- fer that local contractors should be suc- cessful in securing contracts for con- struction work, they have no discretion to make such a ent. law requires that awa be made to the lowest responsible bidder who can give adequate security and show that he has the business organization and experlu‘lg: job. “Should Congress desire to establish & more restricted policy, that must be done by legislation. There are certain bills now nding in Congress which have this purpose in view, but unless and until such bills have passed ex- ecutive officers cannot be guided by the policies expressed in them.” After the decision of the Commission- ers had been announced the Washing- ton Building Trades Council made pub- lic a letter sent to President Hoover April 12 in which it was contended that granting of local contracts to out- of-town concerns must result in a lower living scale here. Refers to Conference. The letter called the attention of the President to the recent business con- ference called by him and at which he recommended stimulation of municipal building. Declaring it to be the understanding of the council that the President’s in- tention was that contracts for this work should be let to concerns in the mu- nicipality where the work was to be done, the letter asked Mr. Hoover “to intervene in this matter and confer with the District Commissioners, to the end that this contract may be given to a concern who will maintain the standard rate of wages and who will five pref- erence to legitimate local building trades mechanics.” The council contended that the firm to which the contract for the school was : awarded imports its building mechanics Ifrom North Carolina, ‘“paying them | from 25 to 3334 per cent below the standard rate in this city.” This, it was argued, is unfair to the building mechanics here, 3,000 of whom are at present unemployed. MORE SCHOOL DENTISTS DESIRED FOR DISTRICT Ben W. Murch Group Votes Ap- peal to Congress for Alice Deal High School Approach. Plans to appeal to District officials for the appointment of additional dentists in the Health De ent to examine the teeth of school children were made yesterday at a meeting of the Home and School Association of the Ben W. Murch School. Mrs. Leslie Wright, dent, ex- plained she had been informed no ex- amination had been made of the teeth of a majority of the 288 children of the school because of a shortage of den- tists. The organization alsc degjded to re- quest members of thie District commit- tees of Congress to include a provision in the present school appropriations bill for a street to provide an approach to said to have annoyed a young woman Saturday night at Seventeenth and B streets, where Miss Baker was last seen alive, was absolved from all connection with the case today when police veri- fled his alibi that he was in New York on_the night of the slaying. Janney, who collapsed following & severe grilling at police headquarters two days ago and was taken to Gal- 1 Hospital, showed police a pawn ticket dated April 11, New York City. Police checked this pawn ticket and found it to be valid. Janney, however, will be held on charges of reckless driving and failing to_stop at an officer’s command. Inspector Shelby places little or no credence to the report that a solitary camper, thought to be a World War veteran, is at large somewhere in Vir- ginia after he is said to have declared he knew Miss Baker and then disappeared. _ REDUCED FARES LISTED ON AIR LINE TO CHICAGO New Schedule Outlined Which Per- mits Direct Connection at Cleve- land on From Hoover Field. Reduced fares and & new schedule which will permit direct connection at Cleveland with airlines to Chicago will be inaugurated Friday by the Wash- ington-Cleveland passenger line of Pennsylvania Airlines, operating out of Hoover Field. The line, which has been operated since last August by Clifford Ball of Pittsburgh, was merged last week with Pennsylvania Alrlines, taking the name of the latter organization, with Mr. Ball as president. The new schedule is intended to make possible for the first time a direct all-air passenger service between the National Capital and the Pacific. A number of flag stops have been added to the route, stops being made there only when there are passengers to be picked up or discharged. A tri- motored Ford is to be added to the line, which has been operating for eight months with single-engined Fairchild cabin monoplanes. SEARCH FOR MONKEY Police and Boys Join in Hunt in Anacostia Vicinity. Police and small boys in the vicinity of Anacostia were on the lookout today for a small pet monkey which slipped his collar yesterday afternoon and escaped from the backyard of his mis- tress, Mrs. Margaret Laigmal of 2235 Fourteenth street southeast. ‘The monkey, which Mrs. Laigmal valued at $35, is harmless but quite a rover, having made several previous forays into adjoining wood lots. He was treed yesterday afternoon but eluded his pursuers, and seen only once since, clinging to a tree top about midnight. — ILLNESS HALTS TRIAL Policeman Hunt’s Hearing on Charges Indefinitely Postponed. Tllness of the defendant today caused the indefinite postponement of the Police Trial Board hearing of Sergt. Odessa Hunt, former head of the police school, charged with drunkenness. Hunt was suspended recently following his arrest by fellow officers. An attachment for Hunt was issued in Police Court yesterday when he failed to appear when his case was called. His T the site of the new Alice Deal Junior High School in the Reno section. FUGITIVE SOUGHT Police Informed of Escape of Man From Penitentiary. Local police were ested today to who escaped Sunday from the Federal Tyre Becal Penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kans;, |t It happened yesterday after- | dangerous “jamaica ginger” they veered | where he was serving a six-year term for housebreaking committed in the District of Columblia. Steele was sentenced in the District Supreme Court July 14, 1926, collateral also was ordered forfeited. HELD ON DRY LAW CHARGE Two Men Accused of Having Liquor in Possession. Anthony J. Louis, 22 years 1016 1 street, and Eth b and charged with ransportation of alcohol last night of No. 12 station, wi muh!n;‘tnflvhkh lve-gallon cans fice described a4 aloobot. 1 "