Evening Star Newspaper, June 10, 1930, Page 17

® Tison Carter, colored, 28 years old, of Washington News WASHINGTON, D. C, The Foening Star UESDAY, JUNE 10, Society and General 1930. PAGE B—-1 SUN OIL COMPANY PERMIT AROUSES KEEN DISCUSSION Arlington Organizations and| District Stirred Into Con- troversy Over Plant. DECISION?N WHARF i EAGERLY AWAITED; TR | Proposal to Give Federal Authori- | ties Jurisdiction Over Virginia Water Front Is Fought. BY LESTER N. INSKEEP. Perhaps at no time in the history of the relationship between Arlington | County and the District of Columbia, to | say nothing of the relationship between the civic organizations and the govern- ing body of the former political juris- diction, has there been more contro- versy than that aroused by the grant- | ing of a permit to the Sun Oil Co. of | Philadelphia for the erection of a tank | farm and_distributing station on the | Potomac River front just north of the | Key Bridge in Rosslyn. This matter has been a source of contention since the application for the | permit was made to the Arlington | County Zoning Commission nearly a year ago, and has apparenfly not Teached a climax, despite efforts of many official and semi-official organiza- s, as well as residents directly af- , to have the plant barred. Decision Awaited. At the present time there is pending & decision by the chief of engineers of the United States Army, Maj. Gen. Lytle Brown, as to whether the company shall be permitted to erect a 200-foot wharf into the Potomac River upon which to unload its products. This decision is expected during the coming week and is awaited with the greatest interest by those affected. There is also pending in Congress a Joint resolution giving to the director ©of public buildings and public parks of the District of Columbia the right to disapprove permits for wharves extend- ing into the Potomac River from the Virginia shore opposite the District of Columbia. This resolution passed the Senate with little opposition, but when it reached the House District commit- tee it was found to include the wharves of the City of Alexandria, and is being held up pending a redraft of this par- ticular clause. The original permit was sought by C. H. Greathouse, owner of the property upon which it is proposed to erect the plant. The Zoning Commission refused to consider the matter until the appli- cation had been formally made by the company, and by that time a large amount of opposition had been aroused in the county, particularly among the residents affected. When the formal application was made, and after a pub- lic hearing, the Zoning Commission voted three to two to recommend to the Board of County Supervisors that the permit be denied. Citizens File Petition. When the aplication came up before the latter body another public hearing was held and the Arlington County Civic Federation, Organized Women Voters of Arlington County, adjacent property owners and other organizations presented _petitions _disapproving the granting of the permit. i Disregarding _ these petitions, the board, by & two-to-one vote, granted the permit, giving as its reason the need of the county for the additional revenues that might flow into the county treasury as a result of the es- tablishment of such industry. The board has at all times resented the action of Federal officials and civic organizations for their interference in the matter, and at its last meeting passed a resolution attacking the con gressional resolution by which the di Tector of public buildings and public parks would be given jurisdiction over the wharfage construction on the Ar- lington County shore. The permit granted by the Board of Bupervisors is only for the erection and operation of the plant, the courts hav- ing held that the Federal officials have Jurisdiction over the river to the high- water mark of 1871; hence it will be sible for the engineer's office of the {ar Department to cut off the ship- ping facilities that are sought. At the time the application was filed | 1t was stated by the oil company that wharfage facilities were absolutely nec- essary to the project, since it is only by that method of transportation that | the company can hope to handle its products in a sufficiently economical manner to justify operation of the plant. The principal objection of the Na- tional Capital Park and Planning Com- mission to the plant is that it would be Jocated in the area that is desired for the construction of the proposed George | gton Memorial Park, extending| Mount Vernon to Great Falls.| The commission has made known its | opposition to any project that might either interfere with this development or mar the possibilities of beautifying the Arlington County water front that faces Potomac Park The fight of the Civic Federation and Organized Women Voters has been directed by Mrs. Florence E. Cannon of Arlington as representative of both or- ganizations, while Capt. Crandal Mackey, at present a candidate for the | Democratic nomination for Congress, | acted personally and as legal repre-| sentative on the behalf of the adjacent | Pproperty_owners. Capt. Mackey, together with 25 or 30 | other owners of handsome residences | on the heights overlooking the site of the proposed plant, objects both on the grounds of desecration of an otherwise pleasing view and because of the fire | hazard, claiming that a fire in a g line and oil storage piant of the s of that proposed by the Sun Oil Co. would not only endanger the lives and homes of nearby residents, but all of | Rosslyn and parts of Georgetown as! well The board of supervisors, acting upon the advice of the commonwealth's at- refused to consider petitions | a reversion -of its decision, it | claimed that the board has no right legally to deprive the company of rights already granted it. “NUMBERS GKME" RAIDED Three Arrested by Capt. Collins’ Squad in Local Lunch Room. Capt. Maurice Collins of the seventh recinct, accompanied by several mem- Bers of his command, this morning con- ducted a raid on an alleged “numbers game” in a lunch roo the 300 block of K street and arrested three men, two white and one colored. One of the men arrested was Patrick | Bonohue, 44 years old, of the 4400 block of River road. = Another was George W. Helght, 36 years old, of the | from time to time. | until last weck successfully fought ex- PROPOSED SITE OF DISPUTED OIL PLA ERVOIR RE PROPOSED RESERVO! oL -4 e; e \ @ e PROPERTY. § il s The extent of the proposed plant o in the above map. from the Lee Highway to the Potomac that point that is under consideraion for and that it is directly adjacent to one residential areas. f the Sun Oil Co. at Rosslyn is shown It will be seen that the property takes in the entire distance River, taking in all of the territory at the George Washington Memorial Park, of Arlington County’s most restricted BUTLER TO SHOUSE FACES 3 CHARGES Boye Denies Gift Shop Theft and Stolen Property Accusations. Axel William Hansen Boye, butler to | Jouett Shouse, chairman of the execu- | tive committee of the Democratic na- | tional committee, was held under $11,- ! 000 bond in Police Court today for | action of the grand jury on thre charges. Judge John P. McMahon fixed a bond of $1,000 on a grand larceny charge, $5000 on a charge of housebreaking and $5,000 on a third charge of bring- ing stolen property into the District. | Boye pleaded not guilty to all three. The first two charges against him grew out of the alleged burglarizing by him of the Gift Shop, 1228 Connecticu avenue, on June 5. The third charge | was based on the allegation that he | brought into tni city property stolen in Pennsylvania. Boye told the court he was a grad- uate of the University of Denmark and that he came to this country in 1023. Shop Theft Charged. Boye was arrested June 5 and charged with burglarizing the Gift Shop of Mrs. Edith L. Hawes, 1228 Connecticut ave- nue. Police say they had trouble sub- duing the man when they found him in the shop. He was taken to the third precinct station suffering from slight abrasions to the head. Boye is alleged to have confessed to a long string of thefts in fashionable | hores here, as a result of which au- | thorities claim to have recovered thou- | sands of dollars worth of silverware, tapestries, chinaware and wearing ap- | parel. While the complaints number only five, Detective Hubert McNeill said Boye | has admitted thefts which may result in 180 charges being filed against him. | They include 22 charges of grand lar- ceny, 1 of housebreaking, 1 of bringing | stolen property into the District and | the remainder involving petty thefts. Some of His Victims, Homes the prisoner is said to have admitted robbing, and the property taken from them were reported by De- | tective McNeill as follow Jouett Shouse, 2230 Massachusetts nue, sil- ver, chinaware and_wearing apparel, value, $1,200; Mrs. Isaac Mann, 1333 Sixteenth’ street, silver and chinaware, $1,000; Mrs. Hawes, antiques, $1,800; Mrs. Charles A. Simpson, Wyoming Apartments, pictures, silver and china- ware, $1,500, and Dr. John R. Simpson, Meyflower Hotel, tapestry, $100. Boye, native of Copenhagen, Den- mark, is said to be a jewelry and an- tique expert. During the time he was employed in homes in this city, it is| stated, he admitted taking property | He is said to have been a visitor to representatives of sev- | eral foreign countries and to have been | heartily welcomed to the homes of other wealthy residents of this city. During his stay behind the bars at the third precinct police station he continued communicative. _Detective McNeill declares he described his opera- tions in several hom and assisted in locating the loot, most of which has been recovered. He had practically no | callers, according to the police, and nc | effort was made to obtain his release on bond. TRIAL SET FOR JUNE 18 William Niemoth to Face Balti- more Jury in Robbery Case. BALTIMORE, June 10 (#).—William Niemoth, alleged Chicago gangster, who tradition proceedings to bring him here for trial for the 1926 Sonnecborn $47,- ( 000 pay-roll robbery, will face a jury when Niemoth pieaded not guilty and asked for a trial by jury. Succe;d; Dr. Har’ry ‘W. Chase. CHAPEL HILL, N. C., June 10 (#).— Frank Graham, professor of history at the University of North Carolina, yes- terday afternoon was elected eleventh president of the university, to succeed 200 block E street, the third being Har- the 1600 block of Florida avenue. Dr. Harry W. Chase, who recently re- signed to become head of the University of Illinols. i | M here June 18. The date was set today | D. Held for Burglaries AXEL W. H. BOYE. BRADY BROTHERS HELD AT ROCKVILLE Prince Georges Sheriff Re- fused Bomb Prisoners After Mistrial. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md, June 10.—Al- though Sheriff Charles S. Early of Prince Georges County journeyed to Rockville yesterday fully expecting to obtain Herman and Leroy Brady and return them to the Marlboro Jail, the two brothers stayed here last night when Judge Robert B. Peter refused to re- lease the men. Sheriff Early was surprised and some- what confused when the court declined to let him have the brothers, the judge explaining that he wanted to confer with his associates before permitting them to leave Montgomery County. The situation caused by the mistrial of a removed case is said to have created an unusual problem in regard to the legal status of the prisoners. The Bradys were indicted for the Seat Pleasant bomb murders and their trial last week resulted in a hung jury. Births R c eporled. I. Clements, girl itk Quigley, girl. A_Rappa, girl 3 Robertson, &1rl. | John K. and Ro: &irl Joseph K. 'and U Marriage Licenses. George Hibble, 24, and Helen Boyles, 22, Seotse Hpleo s er. 22, and Dorothy L. Gal- Vey, 24. and Valborg Anthen- Fontal Johnston, Wilmer P. Joh J D." Joh Wingina, Va.. and ond, Va.; Rev her I. Lin- Ohio;” Rev Helghts, Md., Lucey John C. McGuire, 23, Capitol 5. D , 18, this cityi son, and Rebecea C h 20, and Mellie Fields, 24 Rev n 50y James Seaver, 74. Youngstown. Ohlo, and Catherine Many, 66, this city; Judge Robert E._Mattingly. rt W. Burton. 24. and Mary H. Hoge. t and Cecil H. Ledger, arne; s, H H. D. Sterret George D. Miller, 20 R.'B and Elizabeth Dudley Rev. Charles hia. Pa., 3. i Rev. Smit) 21 Esther Mendelson, 21, this cit: Loghiip L. Norris 4 Hel 24: Rev. T. B. Barret Sl 0 A Byusr, H(}%(‘!I) gyn':'y,sfl.‘i.bll}!d! (21)ly. R‘;\ L. Buckey. alp] jeebold, . and Doris V. Lind i et Vi o e, 0 aop e o a2 rall, 30; Rev. W 8. Aternesry "® M Wor R 1l E. Sheaffer, 27, ; Rev. 8 V. Whi and T, hy. and’ Maxine G. eeler, HOOVER APPROVES MARKET CLOSING | AT END OF MONTR Agriculture Secretary Au- thorized to Close Land- mark After June 30. POUNDMASTER GIVEN SPECIAL POLICE POWER | President Signs Bill Making Offi- cial's Salary $3,080 Year and Giving Him Arresting Right. | President Hoover today signed, the | joint resolution providing for the clos- ing of the Center Market in this city, at the end of this month. According to the terms of this reso- lution, the Secretary of Agriculture is | authorized and directed to give notice |that the Government will cease to | maintain this public market after June 30. The buildings used and occupled | for the purposes of the market will be | vacated on or before that date. The closing of this market marks the | passing of one of the familiar land- | marks of the Capital. Upon its site | will be built the Archives Building, in { accordance with the public buildings | program for the Federal Capital. In | the original public buildings plan_the Justice Building was | erected upon the market site, but under legislation now pending the latter building will be erected between Ninth |and Tenth streets and Pennsylvania {avenue southwest. The. President today also signed H. R, 111403, which gives the poundmaster of the District authority as a special police officer of the Metropolitan Police De- { partment to make arrests in the per- formance of his duty. It also provides for a salary of $3,080 a year for the poundmaster. MOTOR OWNER INJURED BY SPEEDING DRIVER Impact of Car Chased by Police Causes Damage to Charles Cassell's Automobile. Knocked into his automobile by an- other automobile which was captured by police after a chase, Charles Cassell, 35 years old, of 5811 Colorado avenue. was slightly injured last night. Cassell was thrown with such force that the handle of the door was broken off. Cassell was repairing his machine at Ninth and G streets when an automobile operated, police say, by Murphy Gist, colored, of the 1200 block of Eighth street, struck him. Gist was captured | after a two-block chase and charged at tthe third precinct with reckless driv- ing, leaving the scene of an accident, { and failure to change the address on his driver'’s permit. Cassell refused treat- ment. WILL TALK ON STORES Prof. Anne Bezanson to Address Bection of Association. Prof. Anne Bezanson of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsyl- vania will speak on “Cutting Wastes in Retail Store Operation,” at a lunch- eon meeting in the Raleigh Hotel to- morrow of the department and specialty store section of the Merchants and Manufacturers' Association. Mark Lansburgh, president, will preside. Boy Fights Death Time Within Year Frank Howard, 5, Who Had Ptomaine Attack, Now Suffers Serious Fall. It appeared to doctors at Casualty Hospital today that 5-year-old Frank | C. Howard of 206 Indiana avenue would survive another near-fatal mishap, his second within a year. Frank was playing about his home | yesterday afternoon when he decided to get & toy horn from a clothes closet in the facé of a paternal prohibition. The child up-ended a trunk against the closet door, clambered on top of the trunk and opened a transom. Try ing to crawl through his foot slippe and he went down in a heap, the broken transom falling upon him. Frank’s mother, Mrs. Carrie Howard, ran to a neighbor’s house for assistance and the child was driven to Casualty Hospital. There Frank was found to have concussion of the brain and a possible fracture of the skull. His condition was described as “fair” today and he has a good chance of Tecovery. About a year ago Frank picked up an apple while at play in his back yard. He ate a few bites of it and shortly after came down with ptomaine poison- ing, which all but cost him his life. Only a few months ago the Howard home was saddencd by the loss of | Frank’s younger brother. Escapes Death Again ;of the structure, to permit the con- to have been | { for the Washington area. | structed, while plans are actively under | livery of the material through the pipes. . | Full Report Expected Saturday on In Hospital Second| MT. VERNON ROAD DETOUR PREPARED. 10 AID UNDERPASS Two Highway Bridge Spans Nearest Shore Must Be Torn Out. CONTRACTOR PREPARES FOR TRESTLE SUPPORT Hydraulic Fill Proceeding Under Direction of Maj. Somervell, ‘War Department Engineer. ‘The groundwork is now being laid for the detouring of traffic to and from the District of Columbia across the Highway Bridge, at the Virginia end tractor for the Bureau of Public Roads, Department of Agriculture, to remove the two steel spans nearest the shore, so that the underpass for the Mount Vernon Memorial Highway may be con- structed. ‘The contractor is now placing piles to sustain the trestle for detouring motor traffic, so that the underpass, which will avoid a grade crossing with the Highway Bridge, may be built, free of the complication of trafic. The un- derpass will be that portion of the Mount_Vernon Highway that connects with Columbia Island and the Arling- ton Memorial Bridge. Unable to Set Date. Officials of the Bureau of Public Roads were unable to say today just when the traffic detouring on the Vig- ginia end of the Highway Bridge will commence, explaining that this depends on how rapidly the contractor can get the trestle built. ‘While this phase of the work is pro- ceeding, the hydraulic fill construction is going forward under the direction of the office of Maj. Brehon Somervell, dis- trict engineer for the War Department That portion of the basin fill upstream of the High- way Bridge is practically completed, and it is expected that next month the portion of the basin fill downstream of that bridge will be completed also. As it is, about three-quarters of the en- tire basin fill work is now done, E. A. Schmitt, engineer in Maj. Somervell's office, said today. Much of Fill Completed. Mr. Schmitt pointed out that across Gravelly Point Inlet about three-fourths of the work is now completed. The line of sand and gravel being pumped up from the river bottom by the powerful dredge across Roache's Run is about completed. The final rough dressing up of Four-mile Run is likewise nearing completion. Preparations are proceed- ing to start work on the Hunting Creek fill and a small wharf is being con- way, Mr. Schmitt said, to initiate the ' work there with the ' construction of trestles upon which the pipe lines will be placed to carry the material which the dredge Welatka will pump from the river bottom to make this line of the future roadbed. When the fill is appre- ciably advanced a booster unit will be placed in operation to assist in the de- HOSPITAL BENEFIT MAY CLEAR $1,000 Convict Ship Ticket Sales. A full report on the proceeds derived | tom the benefit day for Casualty Hos- ital aboard the Convict Ship yesterday is expected by Roscoe Fertich, chairman of the hospital's campaign executive committee, Saturday. Mr. Fertich said that 1,000 tickets for the benefit, placed with the Girl Scouts, would not be reported on before the end of the week, and that Mrs Martha J. Vaughan, chairman of the board of lady managers of the hospital, did not expect to hear finally from her workers before Friday. It is expected that the benefit will bring in at least $1,000 to the hospital's building and equipment fund. Casualty has been conducting a drive to raise money for retiring part of the | indebtedness on its new building and for the purchase of additional equipment. THREE WASHINGTONIANS FINISH INFANTRY COURSE Five Others From Nearby Mary- land and Virginia Also End Fort Benning Training. ‘Three Washingtonians and five resi- dents of Maryland and Virginia are in- cluded in the graduating class of the United States Army Infantry School at Fort Benning, Ga. The class, which numbers 153, graduates today. ‘Those from the District of Columbia are: First Lieut. Roscoe G. MacDonald, 3320 Sixteenth street; Second Lieut. Thomas B. Harper and Capt. Perry L. Baldwin. MacDonald is assigned to duty at West Point, according to an official War Department release. Harper will go to the Philippine Islands, while Bald- win will take up his post at the Re- serve Officers’ Training Camp at Dela- field, Wis. Others from nearby Maryland and Virginia in the graduating class include: Capt. Rosser L. Hunter, West Falls Church, Va.; Capt. John F. Quensen, South Boston, Va.; Maj. Charles E. Speer, Baltimore; Capt. ' Charleton Coulter, jr., Baltimore, and First Lieut. Maurice S. Keer, Rock Hall, Md. WILLIAM REID AND WIFE ARRESTED SECOND TIME Liquor Charge Suspects Taken Into Custody by Vice Squad on Similar Counts. William A. Reld, 50 years old, and his wife, Martha Reid, 40 years old, of the 1400 block of Florida avenue, both col- ored, who were arrested Saturday night on liquor charges, were arrested again last night by the vice squad on similar charges. The former was charged with sale, possession and maintaining a nuisance and the latter with sale and possession. Hughle Coleman, colored, 23 years old, of the 200 block of I street, and Luther Bushong, 45 years old, of the 1200 block of Pennsylvania avenue were SECRETARY HYDE ’S NEW OFFICES | Above: Lighted fountain in the court, second floor. Below: Secretary The Department of Agriculture has begun moving into the mew building. photographed from the balcony on the Hyde's office in the new buildi 31.8 Per Cent Gain Is Notet in Report Prepared by Lieut. Edwards. During the three months ended with May liquor arrests in Washington rose 31.8 per cent above the arrests during the same three-month period of 1929 according to & statistical report pre- pared by Lieut. L. I. H. Edwards, per- | sonnel officer of the Police Department. There were 1,649 arrests based on the | Volstead act’ during the past three| months, and only 1,157 in the 1929 period The Sheppard law in the 1930 | period landed 3,995 in the toils of the | law, mostly for intoxication, compared with 3,124 in the same period the yeaxr before. In spite of these increases tha total number of all arrests declined, the fig- ures being 29,774, compared with 32,269 Other figures show that arrests for felonies increased slightly, tha® arrests for misdemeanors declined slightly an, that there was a sharp drop in arrests| for the various offenses against the traffic_code. Traffic accidents at_the| same time increased sharply from 1,577 | to 2,383. The decrease in traffic arrests was from 17,487 to 13,985, and in ar- rests for misdemeanors from 6.927 to 6,058 The increase in felonies was from | 948 to 1,073. | REILLY SUCCESSOR TO BE NAMED SOON Walsh, Lamb and Edwards Are Eligible as Lieutenants for Promotion. ‘The post made vacant several days ago by the death of Capt. Martin Reilly of No. 6 precinct probably will be filled in the near future by one of the de- partment’s three eligible police lieuten- ants, J. M. Walsh of No. 10 precinct, R. A. Lamb of the Trafic Bureau and L. I. H. Edwards, personnel officer on headquarters duty. ‘The elevation of one of these men to the captaincy will leave a lieu- tenant’s position open for some ser- geant, whose place in turn will be taken | through the promotion of a private. ‘The names of thos: to be promoted | probably will be submitted to the Dis- trict Commissioners the latter part of this week by Maj. Henry G. Pratt, su- perintendent of police, who is attend- ing exercises today at Lehigh Uni- versity, where his son, Henry G. Pratt, ir., is & member of the graduating class. GERMAN INVENTORS MEET Form New Party in Whitsuntide Congress at Hamburg. HAMBURG, Germany, June 10 (P).— Five thousand German inventors met | here yesterday in a Whitsuntide con- of existing German parties. The new group is called the “Party of Technics,” and, unlike most of the other politics. The leaders sald the organiza- | arrested in a second raid by the squad on a garage near Fourteenth and V FRANK C. HOWARD. w~—Star Stafl Photo. streets last night. with sale, nuisance. Both were charged ion and maintaining a 'Wo pints of liquor were siezed. German new technical schemes, which, incident- | ally, might partly solve the unemplny-i ment problem. inventive genius to develop gress and added another to the legion the Health Department in the | pit | parties, insists 1t will remain aloof from | tion would strive to smooth the way for | sity Hospital LIQUOR ARRESTS VIRGINIANS TOAD HERE INCREASE. IN BYRD TRIBUTE Delegation Headed by Ex- Governor to Attend Medal Presentation Here. Virginians, proud of the latest achievement of one of her most famous sons, will take an active part in the greeting which the Capital will extend to Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd and his men on their return here June 20 from thelr successful South Pole ex- pedition. Former Gov. Harry Flood Byrd of Virginia, brother of the polar explorer, will lead & delegation of “home folks" who will come here to see President Hoover decorate Admiral Byrd with the National Geographic Socety’s . special gold medal of honor. The medal will be awarded the naval fiyer at notable ceremonies on the evening of June 20 in the Washington Auditorium. On the platform, in addi- tion to President Hoover and officials of the National Geographic Society, will be Byrds entire command of approxi- mately 72 men. Failing in an effort to_induce Ad- miral Byrd to land on Virginia soil instead of at New York, citizens of the Old Dominion will pay their re- spects to Byrd during his visit to Washington, ~Residents of the Shenan- doah Valley section, where the Byrd brothers are known as plain Tom, Dick and Harry, are expected to turn out in large numbers. Admiral Byrd will come here direct from his New York reception. as guest of the Natlonal Geographic Society. The medal ceremony will climax a lively series of official functions. In early editions yesterday The Star in- advertently said that former President Coolidge, instead of President Hoover, would hand the medal to Byrd. Mr. Coolidge is & member of the board of trustees of the society. PURCELL WINS IN FIGHT OVER SALE OF CITY CLUB Motion to Dismiss Suit Seeking Setting Aside of Action Is Granted by Hitz. Justice William Hitz of the District Supreme Court has granted the motion of Attorney Alvin L. Newmyer, repre- suit of William Cogger, Samuel F. Cole and E. R. S. Embrey, a committee of the holders of second mortgage bonds secured on the property of the City Club at 1312 to 1320 G street, to set aside a recent sale of the property at auction. Purcell bought the property for $625,000, with the furnishings. The bondholders claimed that the price was inadequate, asserting that the property and fixtures are worth $1,250,- 000. They also charged that the saie was conducted impropesly in that the furnishings were not first offered before the building had been sold. Deaths liepo—rted. The following deaths have been reported to | last 24 hours llam J. Hughes, 81, Walter Reed H tha Sedan, 80, Garfield Hospital. = v Sullivan, 79,2137 Randolph bi. n.e. Jumes Platt, 11, U. 8. 8. Soldiers” Home spital. ~ Timothy O'Leary, 72, Georsetown Univer- John* Tracy, 05~ COUNCIL ASKS CUT IN ESTIMATES FOR 1932 FISCAL YEAR Advisory Group Follows Pre- diction of District Auditor to Keep Tax Down. $3,440,000 REDUCTION IN FUNDS RECOMMENDED Committee of Citizens to Finish Review of Schedule at Meet- ing Tonight. The Citizens’ Advisory Council set to work last night on the departmental estimates of the amount needed to op- erate the Government of the District during the 1932 fiscal year. After go= ing through about half, the councilmen had passed resolutions expressing their opinion that some $3,440,000 less than asked for should be granted. This is following almost to the letter the cut predicted by the District au~ ditor, Daniel J. Donovan, who said some time ago that $7,000,000 must he lopped off the departmental estimates or the tax rate must go up. The coun- cil is very anxious not to have the tax rate go up. The Federation of Citizens” Associations, which elects the council, adopted a strong resolution against en increased tax rate at its last meeting for the current year. Would Reduce School Fund. ‘The school estimates should be ree duced by $790,000, the council thought, of which $256,000 ought to come from the fund for buying school sites. The council approved the entire fund sought for 1932 building and construc= tion work on schools, however. An- other million dollars of the council's recommended cut came out of the esti= mates for the sewer department and the municipal center land purchase project, an even $500,000 being lopped from each item. This would result in cutting the municipal center estimate in half, and cutting the sewer esti= mate to $2,128,500. Other cuts recommended by the council included: i Seventy-five thousand dollars from the electrical department’s request, $300,000 from street and road work, $300,000 from salaries and general ex= penses of the District Government, 3200,000 from the bridge estimates, 130,000 from the Fire Department and $40,000 from the Police Department. | All the major projects of both of the latter departments, however, were ap= pmmglesd, with their’ accompanying esti= ates, Further Cuts Recommended. Further cuts the council thought hould be made were $290,000 from the treet cleaning appropriation, $140,000 rcm the Public Library estimates, ,000 from the trees and parkings re- st, $97,000 asked for new comfort ns, and $10,000 asked for playe unds. The council will continue considera« | tion of the estimates tonight. Besides | their votes on the financial aspect of | the estimates, the council suggested that the Commissioners investigate the electrical department thoroughly before approving the increased appropriation sought, and also held that the present division of authority over playgrounds | between the District and the office of | superintendent of public buildings and public parks should cease. Apparently consideration of the esti- mates will be completed tonight. Coun= ciiman Harry N. Stull attempted to se- cure a less hurried consideration, but the council went along with its chair- man, Dr. George C. Havenner who had prepared a resume of recommenda- Li;ms for cuts, and supported most of them, | qu T |MRS. MARY M. ROSE SUCCUMBS AT 73 | Mother of Treasury Employe, For- mer Teacher, Had Been Ill Two Months. Mrs. Mary M. Rose, a well known resident of Washington, mother of Francis C. Rose, assistant to Seymour Lowman, Assistant Secretary of the ‘Treasury, died at her home, 2963 Tilden street, at 6:50 o'clock this morning after an illness of more than two months. She was 73 years old. Mrs. Rose was born in Washington, and before her marriage to the late Henry L. Rose her name was Mary Monica Bowen. She had been teaching in the Washingten public schools about three years before she married, and was widely known as a teacher of vocalism, In 1875, the late Crosby S. Noyes, former editor of The Evening Star, visited the primary grade Miss Bowen taught in school No. 6 and was so impressed with the excellent readings by her little puplls that he wrote an editorial in The Star praising their efficlency and Miss Bowen as a “superior vocalist.” Mrs. Rose never lost her interest in the schools and for many years was active in their behalf. She is survived by another son, Leon- idas B. Rose of this city, and two daugh- ters, Miss Mary E. Rose and Miss Lael T. Rose. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock in her late residence, with burial in Cone gressional Cemetery. TWO YOUNG HITCH-HIKERS AWAIT WORD FROM HOME | senting James A. Purcell, to dismiss the | South Carolina Lads Explored New York and Traveled to Wash- ington, Spending 50 Cents. ‘Two young hitch-hikers from Ander- son, 8. C., who saw the bright lights of New York for 50 cents, feasted on steak and potatoes with local police last night and now are anxiously awaiting the ar- rival of their parents. ‘The two boys, James Kedrick King, 15 years old, and Edward R. Green, 14 years old, left their homes last week with $1 between them. They arrived it New York City early Sunday morning and walked along the famous Broadway they had heard so much about. Five cents of their stake was spent for a loaf ?f bl’te!d they said was much too stale o eat. Catching rides from New York, they arrived here last night. Traffic Police- man Harold Johnson, stationed at Four- teenth street and New York avenue, saw them and picked them up. He bought them a good meal and wired their qoohR 72, Georgetown University Marie Sylven. 72, 128 F st. n.w. nna J. Clements, 85, Providence Hospital. Frances M. Bell. 15, U, 8. Naval Hospiti Bessie O. Wallace, 52, ‘1047 49th st. n.e. parents to come for them. 4 l-{]hi I:ta'z ll.il;‘l had ’sok t‘:’enls of their nitia e when picked u) officer last night. B i