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Washington News SCHOOL ESTIMATES INCREASED §1%9,626 FOR BUDGET OF 1332 Revisions Made Necessary by Congressional Action on Funds for 1931. AFFECTS TEACHERS’ PAY Board Agrees to Changed Figures at Special Meeting Held " Yesterday. The School Board today forwarded to | the District Commissioners a revised iist of school estimates for 1932, showing a net increase over its original figures of $199 . School estimates for next year now total $15.220,427, as compared with | $15,020.801 as transmitted to the Di: trict of Columbia heads early in May. The revisions which were sent to the Commissioners today were voted by the board without public reading at its spe- cial meeting late yesterday, and were necessitated by the Senate and House compromise on the 1931 bill when it was passed last week at the end of a long and heated deadlock. The changes in- clude both increases and decreases and center largely about the elimination in the recent congressional conference uf | an item for the construction of the new Douglass-Simmons Elementary School. | Includes Salary Adjustments. | By virtue of the elimination of that | building four teachers who were to have been placed in it now are elimi- nated, but 13 others are included to make up for deductions made by the House and Senate. The revision in- cludes also 20 salary adjustments for that number of assistant professors at the teachers' colleges who were elimi- nated with the paasgse of.the current bill. Tnese changes represent a net increase of $27.400 over the $6.566,700 originally requested for teachers and brarians. ; nSaany step-ups for janitors, which were eliminated in conference are pro- vided for in the revised estimates with an addition of $19,120 to the $866,477 item originally provided. This figure would have been larger had not_the laborer provided for the Douglas-Sim- mons Building been eliminated. Furniture Item Cut. ‘The furniture and equipment item of $403.150 is reduced $4,114 with the elimination of equipment not now need- ed for the Douglas-Simmons Building. The Douglas-Simmons Building is T inserted in the 1932 school estimates by the addition of $140.000 to the build- item of $3.215,000. O ftem of 8120 13 added for clerks boosting the clerk salary item to $190,- 600. STILL BELIEVED CAUSE |; OF FIRE IN FOREST 200 Acres of Timberlard on Suglr-[ loaf Mountain, Maryland, Burned | Over in Two Days. FREDERICK, Md., July 9.—Fire be- Heved by forest wardens to have orif inated at a still in Sugar Loaf Moun- tain, 10 miles southeast of Frederick, burned over more than 200 acres of valuable timberland yesterday and Mon- day. The fire was under control this morning, although a dozen forest pa- trols were left at the scene to prevent rther outbreaks. ‘ul-“l‘“\‘r men, among them two specially trained crews from Frederick industrial men were required to check the flames. Last night C. Cyril Klein, district forest warden of this city and several a sistants discovered a “still set-up,” and a large quantity of whisky mash. Much of the equipment had been removed 1t is believed the operators fied the fire. PICNIC CROWD TO HEAR 3 CONGRESS ASPIRANTS| XKeith, Ball and De Jarnette Ac- cept Stafford County Health In- vitations for July 12. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. FREDERICKSBURG, Va., July 9.—| Three of the five candidates for the Democratic nomination for Congress from the eighth congressional district have accepted invitations to speak at a picnic to be given by the Stafford County Public Health ~ Association at Widewater July 12, while the friends of a fourth stated that it was probable their candidate would also be present, members of the association said. Thomas R. Keith, Frank L. Ball and | E. H. De Jarnette have signified their intention of attending the meeting, and although Crandal Mackey of Ar- lington has not definitely accepted, he | is considering the invitation. Judge Howard W. Smith of Alexandria will | not be present. WASHINGTON, B4, GREAT FALLS' USE - FORPOWER DENIED * BYU.S.AUTHORITY iLarge Private iInterests Fail| in Effort to Erect Plants in Vicinity. PARKWAY NOW PROPOSED CONFLICTS WITH PROJECT| Civic Groups Working to Preserve Scenic Beauty Acclaim Official Decision. Guided by recent congressional action | safeguarding Federal park plans for the Potomac River to Great Falls, the Fed- eral Power Commission has rejected the application of private interests for| preliminary permits looking to_hydro- | electric development of the Potomac | gorge. | The rejected applicants are the Byl- | lesby Corporation of Chicago, the South | Branch Power Co. and Albert M. Quick and W. H. H. Stineman. The action was taken ‘“‘without prejudice to the filing of new applications not in con- flict with the parkway or for a project for which congressional authority can be shown.” The commission predicated its move on the provisions of the recently enact- ed Capper-Cramton bill, authorizing a magnificent George Washington Mem rial Parkway on both shores of the Potomac from the home of Washington, at Mount Vernon, and Fort Washing- | ton on the opposite shore to the rocky | palisades of Great Falls. Decision Wins Approval. | News of the commission’s action was hailed with gratification today in local civic circles, where a long and vigorous fight had been waged against recurring proposals for commercialization of one of America’s leading scenic delights. Leading in the campaign of oppo- sition to the power program was the National Capital Park and Planning Commission, which had mapped out a pretentious ' plan for preserving the natural beauty of the Potomac River. One of the high lights in this fight was the interchange between Lieut. Col. U S Grant, 3d, executive officer of the commission, and Maj. Brehon Som- ervell, District engineer, who strongly favored joint park-power development. Much Spent on Survey. Rejection of the power plans comes as a blow to the Byllesby Corporation, which had spent thousands of dollars in preliminary surveys and estimates, un- der the direction of Gen. Charles Keller, formerly Engineer Commissioner of the District. An investment of approxi- mately $60,000,000 was contemplated by the corporation. In a letter to the applicants, F. E. Bonner, executive secretary of the com- mission, said: “As the project for the parkway will occupy in part the area ncluded in the project covered by your application for a preliminary permit, your application 1is rejected without prejudice, * ¢ o Eonner said today the commission felt it was obligated to reject the appli- cations, in view of the clause in the Capper-Cramton act precluding power development of the Falls unless specifi¢- ally authorized by Congress. The new lew, the Commissioners agreed, gave to Congress the sole power of acting on power projects within the park area designated in the act. Further Delay Opposed. “The commission thought it was un- fair to delay further any action on the permits in the light of the legislative developments,” Bonner said. ‘The application of the Byllesby Cor- poration has_been pending for about three years. The plans called for ercc- tion of great impounding dams in the gorge below the Falls, which would cre- ate enormous reservoirs and inundate many acres of wooded and rocky land in the virgin territory along the upper reaches of the river. This wiping out of prospective park land was termed by op- ponents a desecration of nature ‘that was unnecessary and that left no assur- ance that citizens in this vicinity would derive material benefits from cheape: power. The corporation, on the other hand, contended the development could be so correlated with the park program as not to impair it, and held forth inducement of cheap electric power for consumers. FOR SERVICE COMPANY Weekly Training Planned for Sil- ver Spring Guard Organi- zation. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. SILVER SPRING, Md, July 9.— Weekly training under actual field con- ditions ‘in preparation for the annual Summer encampment is being planned for the transportation platoon of the Service Company, 1st Maryland Infan- JAMES H. SINiON DETAINED| FOR MENTAL OBSERVATION Police Report He Disturbed Neigh- borhood With Firecrackers—Bed | in His Rcom Found Ablaze. | James Harney Simon, 22 years old, of | 1822 L street, was arrested by third pre- | cinct police early today and held for mer tai ~bservation after, police report- ed. ho disturbed the peace of the neigh- | bo by selting oll firee ckers and sul utly cansing his bed to cateh lice said they found Simon on the nd floor of a garage in the rear of [ street address afier neighbors reported a shooting in the vicinity. The Fire Department extinguished the biaz- ng bed. Hospital. GRANDVJUR'Y THROUGH oWpectal Dispatch to The Sta DANVILLE, Va, July 9.—After re- turning 10 indictments and not a true Sill in one case, the grand jury of the Simon was taken to Gallinger | try, stationed here, First Lieut. Ward Caddington, platoon commander, an- nounced yesterday. According to Lieut. Caddington, the organization will assemble every Sat- urday afternoon in July and travel to a farm near Wheaton, where its animals are stabled, and drill there. A progressive scheme of instruction has been mapped out to culminate in the encampment at Camp Albert C. Ritchie, Cascade, Md., August 3. The first platoon also is conducting a drive for recruits. | CONDEMNATION OF LAND IS HELD SALE IN COURT Justice Bailey Directs Payment of $26,000 to Beneficiaries of Mary Bishop Will. Holding that a condemnation by the United States Covernment amounted to a “sale” as that word was used in the will of Mary Frances Bishop, Justice Jennings Bailey in the District Supreme Court today directed the payment of Corporaticn Court yesterday was dis- charged by Judge leigh and the trial of cases begun. The indictments in- cluded Tiarry Thomas, charged with storebreaking and passing a worthless check. . ‘Thomas was identified through the Bureau of Identification in Washing- ton, D C. as having a police record. Not a true bill was returned in the case of Elmo C. Ryols, charged with robbing Harry Yeatts, a discharged service man, recently of his purse, containing £26,000, the award by the condemnativn proceeding. o be paid over to Jennie Wiiliamson and _ Catherine Curtis, named as beneficiaries under the will. Prennses 1306 D street was devised by the wili to the Washington Loan & Trust Co., &s trustee, with & life interest to Jennie' Williamson. Attorneys Wilton J. Lambert and Upper left: Four maids among the bathers. Left to right: Virginia Weedon, Ellen Snyder, Ma poses for a dive. sister, June Miller. y Jefferson and Alice McWhirt. Lower left: Mrs. Bernice Merelman with her son, Upper right: Alice MeWhirt Jack. and her —Star Stafl Photos. ARBORETUM SITE INPARK IS URCED Modification of Anacostia Plans to Permit Use of Area Is Possible. Modification of the plans for the Anacostia Park so as to permit the use ot a portion of the park area by the | National Arboretum is a possibility, it | was learned today at the office of Maj. Joseph D. Arthur, jr., who recently has! succeeded Maj. Brehon Somervell as| district engineer for the War Depart- | ment for the Washington area. Maj. Arthur explained that the pro- posal had not reached his office and that he was not familiar with the de- talls. In a general way, however, he | explained, it has been suggested by those interested in the National Arbore- tum that some of the swamp area in- | cluded in the present park plans be left in its present state so that wild birds can feed on the wild rice that grows in profusion in_certain places along | the ~Anacostia River above Benning | Bridge. | A tentative siudy of this proposal, it | was stated today, indicates that it would | probably reduce’ the cost of the Ana- | costia Park development to some extent. This would be due to the fact that if the swamps are left as ‘hey are less dredging would be required. It also would be unnecessary to construct as much sea wall along this portion of the river as has been planned here- tofore. | When the matter reaches Maj. Ar- thur officially it will be given & closer study by him and others interested in the park development and ‘the ar- boretum. After he has examined the proposal Maj. Arthur will be in a posi- Uon to submit a recommendation in the usual manner, Maj. Arthur said today that he has | been spending nearly all of his time for veck or more, since he ns- position here as dis- | zing himself | sumed his new trict_engineer, as rapidly and thoroughly as possible with the various projects under way | and proposed in the Washington area. BURGLAR SUSPECT HELD Special Dispatch 1o The Star. ANNAPOLIS, Md., July 9.—Shortly after the Anne Arundel County com- missioners voted a $150 reward in their efforts to solve a series of burglaries in and near Severn Park an arrest was made late yesterday, William Hohney, 26, colored, is held for investigation. He is suspected of the attempted bur- glary early yesterday of the store of William Boro. He said he had just ar- rived from St. Marys County and knew nothing of the robberies. Boy Hurt in Fall Frm; Trapeze. James Rabbit, 9 years old, of the 500 block Seventh street southeast, sus- Rudolph H. Yeatman asked for a con- struction of the will germitting the distribution of the award, which was sustained. The trust company was reo- resented by A Arthur Peter and AN < s talned a fracture of the left forearm and a dislocated right arm yesterday afternoon when he fell from a trapeze at the ale Playground. The oungster was treated at Ci Hos: SUSPECTS SEIZED INTAY HOLDARS One of Four Colored Men Said to Resemble Robber of Cab Driver. Police of the fourth precinct today arrested four colored suspects In con- nection with the series of taxicab hold- ups which have occurred in a sparsely settled section of the southwest this week. Three policemen who conducted the investigation into the robberies, Pre- cinct Detective R. J. Barrett and Pvts. N. G. Thayer and J. Auffenberg, ar- rested the four men, in 8 house in the first block of R street after completing their investigation of the hold-ups. Capt. d Cornwell, commander of No. 4 station, said that three of the suspects probably would be released. The fourth, he said, closely answers the lon of the colored bandit who v held up Willlam G. Nalley, 27 ars old, of 1400 L street. Under a threat of death Nalley surrenderad his watch, his taxicab and $3 in cash. The robbery occurred at First and R | streets southwest, close by where an- other cab driver was robbed the day be- fore under similar circumstances. Board of Education for Montgomery | Consolidates With Sandy Spring. | Special Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md. July 9.—-At monthly meeting here yesterday the County Board of Educailion decided to close the one-room school at Ednor and to arrange to transport the pupils to the school at Sandy Spring. The action was taken at the instance ot numerous | patrons of the Ednor School, who held that by consolidating the two schools the pupils would have much better fa- cilities at the larger institution at Sandy Spring The board appointed Mrs. G. Robert Gray, Elzie Vordell and Earl Lechlider truslees of the schools ai Poolesville, King's Valley and Potomac, respectively, to fill vacancles. its | WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 1930. Arrangements for the operation of the McKinley swimming podls at First street and Lincoln road northeast and the Francis swimming pools at Twenty- fifth and N streets were announced to- day by the Welfare and Recreational Association throvgh the Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks. The NicKinley pools are to be open from 10 am. to noon, from 1 pm. to 6 pm. and from 7 pm. to 10 pm. During the morning periods free in- struction s to be given in swimming SWIMMING HOURS ANNOUNCED FOR 2 DISTRICT SCHOOL POOLS Program for Children anfldults at Me-| Kinley and Francis Authorized by Wel- fare and Recreational Association. | and life saving. There will be ci.sses for both children and aduits. |~ The Francis pools, for colored resi- | dents of the District, are open from {10 am. until 6 p.m. and from 7 p.m. {to 10 pm. During the morning hours, that is from 10 a.m. until noon, free | instruction is to be given in swimming and life saving and there also will be classes here for both children and adults. Mixed bathing is permitted at both pools. Embrey Promotion Solves Puzzle Over Police Force Statu | The promotion of Warren O. | | Embrey from acting lieutenant to full lieutenant at Head- quarters Detective Bureau solved his complicated and puzzling status. As acting lieutenant Embrey drew the pay of a detective sergeant, wore a lieutenant’s uniform and carried the badge | | of a police private. Now he will draw the pay of a lieutenant, continue to wear his lieutenant's uniform, but the badge will be gold plated and inscribed “Lieu- tenant " Lieut. Embrey is in charge of the Detective Bureau at night. STATEMENTS READ INMURDER TRIAL Three Accused in York Slay- ing Reputedly Seek to Shift Guilt. When court recessed for luncheon to- day in the trial of John Borum, John Logan and Milten Guy, all colored, charged with first-degree murder in connection with the slaying of Lamar | Watson York, prohibition agent, April 12 last, in Brooks court, the Govern- ment had succeeded in getting intr duced as evidence signed statements from the threc defendants which, it was indicated, would disclaim respon- sibility for the killing and lay it at the door of one of the others. The state- ments were not read before recess. The statements were admitted after a shary legal skirmish by Justice J C. Adkins, who is presiding in Criminal Division 1. In doing so he instructed the jury that it was to consider only the evidence in each statement bearing | against the defendant who signed it. that statements concerning the others were not to be taken as evidence against them. The statements had been ob- |tained by Lieut Edward J. Kelly, in charge of the homicide squad who was a government witness when the court recessed. Color Changed by Heat. NEW YORK (#).—When tantalum, one of the newly extracted metals re- sembling steel in appearance, Is heated, it first turns blue. Next it turns black, and finally red. {JUDGE SCHULDT RESTORES BOARD TO WARN TRAFFIC LAW BREAKERS Magistrate to Use Safety Slogans as Aid in Instructing | Erring Motorists. Judge Gus A. Schuldt upon taking over the Traffic Court bench today re- sumed the posting of his advisement and warning blackboard in the court room, where persans awaiting arralgn- ment, may read it. The chief Police Court magistrate inaugurated th ‘actice in March but it was discontinued as the other judges ascended the traffic bench. “1_think 50 & he gard to trafic regulations. They have to be taught and I intend to post les- sons for them as long as I am in this sald Judge Schuldt. The board contains such things as “Don’t depend on_luck! Be Careful! Traffic toll 1930—31 killed, 1,251 i Jjured!” This is followed by some of the more ir-portant regulations and penal- tles for not heeding them. Judge Schuldt intends o 7 ACRES BOUGHT FORMILITARY PARK 'Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., | to Be Commemorated by Monumentalization. ‘The Government has purchased 37 | acres additional land for a national miliiary park near Fredericksburg, Va. to commemorate the battle of Freder- | icksburg, 1t was announced today. [ The land lies in Spotisylvania County and was purchased by the Government |at a cost of $2,084 through condemna- tion proceedings. This area is part of the park which will be developed later on by the War Department through monumentalization to mark the site of 1 g‘?e of the bloodiest battles of the Civil | War, The area to commemorate this battle is now practically complete in the hands of the Government. Altogether it extends from what is known as Ha ilton Crossing to the sunken road Marys Heights, at the town of Freder- icksburg. At the present time the Government is merely acquiring the land, and, ac- cording to officials in charge, it will pobably be several years before monu- mentalization takes place. Among the features planned, it is understood, will be monuments in action showing various groups of the North and South are represented in general plans for the battlegrounds, and States have been invited to erect monu- ments and markers to commemorate the participation of their troops. This Fredericksburg development s only part of a larger movement de- signed to commemorate five different important battles in that general vi- cinity. The Fredericksburg area is the first to be acquired and other lands will be bought on the sites of the important engagements of the Wilderness, Chan- cellorsville, Spottsylvania Court House and Salem Church, Development of this project is in the hands of an organization known as the Predericksburg - Spottsylvania Battle- field Memorial Commission, of which the members are: Maj. Gen. John L. Clem, U. S. A, retired, who resides in this city; Vivian Fleming, representing the Confederate Army, and Maj. Arthur E. Wilbourn, United States Cavalry. Maj. Wilbourn is the executive officer of this commission and is on active duty in headquarters at Fredericksburg under general supervision of the War Department, MT. RAIMER 870YS HURT Special Dispatch to The Star. MOUNT RAINIER, Md., July 9. Donald McCubbin, 4 years old, of 3110 Date street, is reported to be in a serious pital, where he was taken yesterday Robert Almond, 2, who was with him and suffered slight injuries, was taken home after receiving attention at the hospital. cross the street %hen struck. David Bell. 2, was similarly injured" several hours before He was treated at home. | Chief of Police Plumer arrested Harvey Scaley, driver in the McCubbin acei- dent, and released him under $500 bail. $100 Necklaces Stolen. Two boxes containing necklaces valued at $100 w?e stolen last night from the machine of Leon N. Tyndall of 1820 Kalorama road, & jewel salesman, different troops in life size. Both the | condition at Providence Hos- | ;lfltern being run down by an” automo- | . The boys were attempting to | L L COMMISSION LAYS - POLICE VACANCIES | T0STRICTERTESTS More Important to Get Good | Men Than Save Few Weeks, Says Reply. MORAL INVESTIGATIONS TAKEN FROM POLICE Agents Trained in Selection of | Prohibition Officers Make Searching Inquiries. Strict character examination of can- | didates for policemen has been respon- | sible for some delay in the certifying of | men to fill vacancies in the Police De- partment, the Civil Service Commission declared today in a statement. replying to criticism yesterday by Maj. Henry G. Pratt, superintendent of police, that | lack of new policemen was preventing | the department from functioning at its maximum effectiveness. The statement of the commission dis- closed that character investigation, for- | merly a function of the Police Depart- ment, had been placed in the hands of the commission in view of the commis- slon’s experience in applying the char- acter test to applicants for prohibition | agent positions. “The Civil Service Commission feels that it is more important to insure the | appointment of worthy men .as police- men,” the statement declared, “than to | save a few weeks' time. Character Test Thorough. “Such little delay as has occured in filling policeman vacancies,” the state- | ment continued, “is due to the thor- | oughness with which the Civil Service Commission is applying the character test to the applicants who qualify in the physical and mental tests in the recent policeman examination. “The policeman examination consists of three parts. These are the mental test, the physical examination and the gharacter exafination, conducted in the order named. Not until recently has the Civil Service Commission undertaken to conduct the character investigations in policemen examina- tions. Formerly the character investi- gations were made by the Police De- partment itself. In view of the com- mission's experience in applying the character test to applicants for prohi- bition agent positions and other posi- tions which have to do with law en- forcement, the commission is convinsed that extreme care should be exercised | in bsthe character tests for policemen’s | | Jobs. Covers Period of Years. “The character investigation is made | personally by agents of the Civil Service | Commission and includes searching in- | quiry among employers, neighbors and | other associates of each applicant, cov- | ering a period of years, The inqul s made with a view to securing every scrap of evidence which might be of value in determining the fitness or un- fitness of the applicants for employ- ment as policemen. “The commission will begin certify- ing eligibles for the policeman vacancies in the District of Columbia within the next three or four days. It has been the commission’s understanding that the progress being made was satis- factory to the Police Department.” Maj. Pratt yesterday declared that with 62 vacancies in the uniform per- sonnel and funds available to fill them, he had been unable to get any definitc information from the commission as to when the men who took the last police examination would be certified for ap- pointment. The examination was held April 21, Maj. Pratt pointed out that some of the vacancies have existed since March 16, more than a month prior to the examination, and that the department made strenuous efforts at that time to keep the personnel up to its full strength by appointing men from the cligible list of the Fire Department. ‘Twenty-nine of the 62 vacancies, Maj. Pratt said, existed before the beginning of the current fiscal year, on July 1, and the others have been created by the 1931 appropriation bill, 19 D. . YOUTHS BEGIN DUTIES AT ANNAPOLIS Cadets From Capital and Vicinity | in 1934 Class at Naval School. Special Dispatch to The Star, ANNAPOLIS, Md., July 9.—Nineteen Washington, D. C., boys and many from Maryland and Virginia are among the members of the Naval Academy class of 1934, which has arrived 400 strong | to begin training. The practice cruise to European waters is to begin after the present routine is completed. Those from Washington follow: J. P. Wiley, I. H. Presler, G. H. Wigfall, G. Pilcher, R. E. Bomke, W. W. Walker, P. L. Joachim, R. Rutherford, M. C. | Shallenberger, J. Herllee, L. C. Coxe, | E. W. Seeds, W. 1. Smith, A. D. Gor- | ham, A. L. Benedict, D. C. Cordiner, 1P, ll.l Dubois, P. M. Magruder and R. L. Main, Others include Ernest Christensen of Landover, F. G. Marshall of Rockville, W. Scanland, jr, of Chevy Chase: R. E. Wheeler of Fort Eustis, Va.. | R. McGowan of Alexandria and C. L. | Wheeler of Falls Church. | - | Chemists Are Trade Need. | Inustrating the demand of industry for trained chemists, Dr, Harrison E Howe says an American college this | year received 70 requests for scientific | | doctors and had only 20 available. ! Public Reception | | For Dr. Tindall to | Be Given Friday Dr. Willlam Tindall, the veteran employe of the District who is given lifetime employment by a clause in the recent District ap- propriation act, will be given a public reception in the board room of the District Building at 10:30 o'clock next Friday. Com- missioner Luther H. Reichelderfer will preside and Senator Arthur Capper of Kansas, chairman of the District Committee of the Senate, will make an address. Dr. Tindall began his lon career with the District govern- ment in 1867, after being de- mobilized from the Union Army, and has served it continuously ever since. He now is in charge PAGE B-1 OFFLER CLEARED OF SWEARNG AT COLORED DRNER Taxi Operator Claims He Is Friend of Representative De Priest. LEGISLATOR ADVISED ACTION, HE ASSERTS Police Sergeant Did Not Hurl Epithet at Cab Driver, ‘Witness Declares. Deliberating less than 10 minutes the Police Trial Board today exonerated Sergt. John H. B. Swain of the eleventh precinct, charged with conduct pre- judicial to the good reputation of the department as an outgrowth of his in- vestigation of an automobile accident, during which he was ct | With hav- ing referred to Theodore sevelt Tay- lor, colored, 25 years old, ci 631 Harvard road southeast, as a “Negro.” Swain denied the charge and also said he had permitted Taylor to explain his version of the mishap, which resulted in Taylor's arrest June 8. Witnesses backed his story. ¢ The case against Swain was instituted by Taylor on what he said was the ad- vice of Representative Oscar DePriest, colored member of the House from Illi- nois. Taylor told reporters he was a close friend of Representative DePriest Witness Clears Officer. G. E. Veirs, a shipping clerk of 4514 Fifth street, the other party in the crash, appeared .s defense witness. He explained he was driving east on Ben- ning road northeast when his machine collided with a telephone pole and then riccocheted into Tayor's car. He sald the accident was due to the carelessness of Tayior. Veirs said Swain was courteous. H» asserted he did not see the policeman handle Taylor roughly, as the latter charged also. Mrs, Viers, her daughter Doris and Harry McAllister, who were with Viers at the time, all testified for Swain. They said he showed Taylor every' considera- uonhumll he insisted “on’ talking too much.” ‘Taylor, appearing a the first wit ness against Sergt. Swain, testified he was driving east on Benning road northeast at 19 miles an hour when he noticed another automobile lg proaching him from behind as started to turn into Forty-fourth street, He said he continued along Benning road for fear of being struck by the other machine. Says He Held Out Hand. The witness said regardless of the fact that he failed to make the turn, the other car crashed®into a telephone pole and then struck the rear end of his automuwile. He said he was hold- ing out of his kand when he approached Forty-fourth street. Taylor testified Sergt. Swain arrived on the scene shortly after the accident and began questioning the driver of the other automobile. He added that Swain immediately ordered him to go sit in his machine. He said he obeyed the instructions. A few moments later he started back to the spot where the sergeant was talking to the other driver. “When Sergt. Swain saw me coming,” Taylor said, “he rushed at me, grabbed me by the seat of the pants and shoved me back into my car, telling me to ‘gt back in there, you — Negro’ In doing so he hurt my back.” Fined on Permit Charge. Taylor said he was removed to the eleventh precinct a few minutss later without being given an opportunity to learn the identity of the other driver or to explain his side of the accident. He was charged with reckless driving and failure to exhibit a driver's permit. He saild he was exonerated in Police Court a few days later on the reckless driving charge and fined $2 on the permit charge. While Taylor was on the stand he was accused by Joseph Kelly, attorney for Swain, and members of the Trial Board with changing his story. Capt. O. T. Davis, a member of the board, engaged in an argument with Taylor when the witness testified on cross-ex- amination that the machine which struck his car had hit his automobile before colliding with the telephone pole. The captain had the stenographer read earlier testimony of Taylor in which he had said the machine struck the telephone pole first. Capt. William G. Stott, another member of the board, also argued with Taylor over several details. “Illustrates” Testimony. Taylor illustrated his testimony by pushing two toy automobiles up and down on a three-foot square chart, At one point in answer to a question by Kelly Taylor testified “I was doing most of the talking." Kelly brought this out in an effort to prove the contention of Swain that it had been necessary to order Taylor to his machine because he would give no one else an opportunity to talk, PRESIDENT AIDS GIRL BY WAIVING CIVIL SERVICE Miss Patia Smith to Have Position in Commerce Department on Executive Order. On the recommendation of the Sec- etary of Commerce, the President has authorized the appointment of Miss Patia Smith “to an appropriate position in the Department of Commerce, with- out reference to the provisions of the civil service rules. Miss Smith is the daughter of Curt§ M. Smith, a former employe of the Hureau of Standards, who was seriously injured in an explo- slon in the dynamometer laboratory, ;nn-re he was on duty, in September, “As a result of his heroic action,” the executive order in the case. reventing loss of life and further amage to Government property by closing the liquid ammonia valves of the altitude chamber and pumping out | the ammonia coils to a vacuum, Mr. | Smith was seriously injured and inca- pacitated for some time prior to his death, on March 15, 1929. GOLD BADGES ISSUED Detective Bureau !e;zelntl Are Given Coveted Insignia. Gold badges, long coveted by “head- quarters men,” were issued to sergeants in the 'Detective Bureau today by In- Mpemr Willian 8. Shelby, chi@ of de- of the District's Bureau of In- L S L0 e e H e retofore members ofthe de- tective force were issued the Srdina; o bl g on

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